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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-03
A City of Opportunity

Because advantages and exceptional facilities as to
railroads and shipping Alexandria fast coming into promn
ence in the manufacturing and industrial world.
And because this prosperity Alexandria is the ideal real e
tate investment this section Now the ideal time to get IN on
the ground floor and reap the harvest that to
See Us For Building Sites
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25
A BooUET FROM LA VETA

If you take a trip to Monte |
Vista one is struck by the
unanimity of her citizens to
speak u good word for the
town. Everybody boosts It.
You cannot find a knocker or
one that has q kick. As re-
suit, it is the fastest growing |
town in valley. Three banks
are located there, big ware
houses for the shipment Of
crops raised in the valley. You
cannot find a vacant house or
store building. A public libra
ry supplies the latest works Of
fiction and it supports the
strongest baseball team out
side of Denver. They have a
ball park and also a fair
ground. They held fair this
| fall and the citizens cleaned up
$4,000. They don't stop at
sports or intellectual matters.
A swimming pool is located in
the town and one or two OF the
largest garages in the state are
located here. They have a live
Commercial Club and through
their efforts outside capital has
invested in steam laundry, an
electrically equipped bakery, a
Sanitas meat market, q movie
show to accommodate 1000
people, a starch factory and a
brick yard, this year. We re-
member when Monte Vista
first erected her first building,
La Veta was quite town. The
land around La Veta is equal
to that of Monte Vista. We
have as good a supply Of wat
er. Monte Vista was a one
man town-that is, one man
was back of it. He is still liv..
ing, in Denver. He financed
the first irrigation system that
has made it the liking bee"
town Of the valley. He was
abused and kicked by some
who did not want the valley to
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25
[,d Miners Want to Decrease Output and
Increase Wases-An Outrageous Demand

n. calamity Of . nation.
~. s,,!ks Of the httaminous
[o.l miners seems inevitable.
John L. Lewis. acting prssi.
Ian, Of the United Mine Work.
|.r Of America. says: "Ths
co,.rument cannot stop the
C.r,.,ened strike Of coal min
sn"
IN view OF the seri0usness Of
y. .i,us,ion. the people (who
clv.ys have to pay) should
,or what the miners demand
rhjch, briefly, Is ~ follows;
W An increase Of 60 per
en-, Of the present wages paid
%, day labor and for piece
work at the mines.
ls) In addition to the mon.
,y.increase in day wages and
niece work. that thstime work
ID BY the mines shall be re-
dueed to six hours daily and
|,h,t the mines shall not work
more than FIVE days per week
except in emergencies, and for
emergency work there shall be
uaid time and a half for over
|t;me and double wages for
york done on holidays and
Sundays, Saturday to be re-
rarded as a holiday.
lS) That mines shall not be
worked double shift except in
emergencies.
az That miners violating
their contract shall not be re-
CURED to pay any penalty
whatever as il now the case.
(5) That In event the coal
operators do not accept all Of
tie demands made by the
union. a strike shall be called
on November first.
Tho demand In fact u for a
decrease Of 48 per cent In
working time and an increase
Of go percent In wages.
To the demands made, the
operators replied after confer
saee, that the demands are rad.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25
DEL NORTE LAMBS SOLD

During the past two weeks
the lambs grown in the Del
Norte district have been sold,
principally to outside men who
take them to other parts of the
state to feed.
The price received for the
lambs ranged between IL and
IL cents.
The lamb crop this year was
exceedingly light numbering
in the ncighborhood of 10000.
This is not so per cent of the
usual crop and is accounted for
by the fact of the exceedingly
hard winter and unfavorable
spring for the lambing season.
The lambs have come out of
the summer ranges in good
condition and have averaged
about 60 pounds.-Prospector.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

!eal. sxtravagant and manifest.
y impossible Of acceptance :
that the demands indicate q
disregard by the union Of thc,r
obligations under existing con.
tracts which are still In force;
that the demands are nm auto.
cratic notice that unless nc.
cepted. the strike will be call.
cd In all the bituminous coal
mines Of the United States on
November first: that the de-
crease In hours will so reduce
the producing ability Of the
mines that sufficient coal can
not possibly be produced Mt
times when most needed: that
coal Ia a commodity most vital
to the needs Of the nation: that
the increase In wages and the
decrease Of hours would
double. II not more than
double, the cost Of producing
coal and thereby saddle upon
every citizen Of the country an
increased cost Of living: that
the automatic penalty clause
(which now applies alike to
the operator and miner) is nee
essary for the enforcement of
contracts that may be made:
that the demand for expiration
Of all contracts in November
instead Of April is a menace to
the public and places a weapon
in the hands Of the union to
which It il not entitled because
November is the beginning Of
the winter season.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

thrive or were not willing to
see what could be raised in the
valley. They raised wheat,
then hogs and peas, now they
raise potatoes and the old tim
ers are getting rich. Boosting
is what made Monte Vista. La
Veta and Huerfano county,
with one-half the boosting and
less Of the knocking now being
done, could outstrip the valley
town in five years.-La Veta
Enterprise.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25
NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP

have opened new blacksmith
shop hrst door north Of Cement
Barn. and am equipped to give you
Hrst-class work and service. Plow
work specially. Automobile
work. gun stocks made to order. Call
and give me \ trial.
II. l.. Cornwell.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

Miss Edna Startling has been
spending the week with Mrs. Frank
Cole on Rock Creek.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

A. d. Matthias will return to Ions
Beach. California. next Monday
morning.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

Rev. r. c. Young. d. D.. of Den
YER. visited with his sister. Mrs. W.
II. Hender on Tuesday OF this week
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

Frank w. Bell returned
Thursday from business trip
to Kansas City.
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

Have you seen the exceptional
values In City Residence offered by
G. F. Fouquet Investment Co? Bet
ter Investigate!
The Monte Vista journal., 1919-10-25

Fassett's is to be compli-
mented for their attractive
show window of Japanese
goods.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
BRIToNs ADOPT OUR SLANG

New York.-"Some bird" meaning
the person referred to has extraor-
binary quality. knocks it off mean"
meaning that the work or accomplish
ment of the person referred to shows
talent, and the phrase sup against it."
used to indicate state of welfare,
directly the opposite of "sitting pref
ty," these and other bits of American
slang used constantly by English girls
and men in all parts of England is
one of the most important changes in
Great Britain due to the war, was
statement made by Owen Wister, au-
thor; who arrived here recently.
1.-THE British feel that as a nation
they are closer than ever to America
since the war, and taking up our slang
is one method of showing it, explain
ed the author.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22

the stalk. Consequently one-third of
the productive value of each acre
planted TO corn is conserved when the
stalks are chopped and stored in the
slo. This is the only fresh feed that
can be provided for cows in the winter,
and there is not only saving in mon
ey, but the cows fed on ensilage pro-
duce a larger amount of milk, that is
heavier in butterfat
Positive Necessities.
A modern barn and silo are positive
necessities in modern dairy farming.
They keep high-priced animals healthy
and productive, save labor, and con-
serve feed, which at it's present price
is good business.
In planning dairy barn, or general
purpose-barn, it is always well to con-
suit the local architect, builder and
material dealer before deciding on the
design. These men know how a barn
should be built to supply the needs of
the individual. They also can tell
what such a building will cost and will
help finance the building should it be
necessary.
Dairy products are high in price now
just as are other farm products. And
they will continue so for some years to
come, according to those who are In
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
GA RApTTSTS To
MEET TUESDAY
TO PLAN DRIVE

Rev. ]. A. Smith, district organic
er of the Baptist SIS, 100000 cam
paign for missions in Friendship as
ISOLATION, has issued call for a
meeting of all the pastors of the as
sociation, together with one layman
from each congregation, to assemble
in First Baptist church here Tuesday
morning, August 26, at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Carl W. Minor, pastor of First
Baptist church, and the mebers Of his
congregation will be hosts to the Wis
itors.
Friendship association, which is
one of the largest and most prosp-
porous Baptist organizations in Geor-
gia. embraces within its bounds the
counties of Sumter, Schley, Webster,
Terrell. Marion, Stewart, Lee and
Macon, and the assembly here next
Tuesday win be an important one.
Laymen who will attend the gather
ing will be named by the pastors
of the various churches. and 1t IS
expected every congregation in the
association viii be represented.
Plans for promoting in the cam
paign which have already been con-
sidered by leaders in the movement
will be placed before the delegates
at meeting next Thursday, and con-
certed plan of campaign for the en-
tire association will be worked out
and agreed upon. DR.. Smith, who is
in charge of the program, was until
recently an army chaplain with the
rank of captain, and at the Mexican
mobilization was chaplain of the old
Second Georgia regiment, which en-
braced an infantry unit at Americas
and hospital detachment at Daw-
son. He served with that organiza-
ton until it was finally broken up
and sent to France as replacement
unit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
AMERIcUs TINES RECORDER.

has made a study of the best method
Of housing his stock and Of caring for
the animals.
The feed alley is equipped with an
overhead carrier system that leads
from the silo and feed rooms TO each
stall. The ensilage and grain are
placed in the carrier and taken to each
manger, which, it readily will be seen,
eliminates many steps and much time.
Carriers are over each litter alley and
lead to the manure pit or pile on Ell
Their side of the silo at the rear of the
barn. Here again the work is done
easily and with a minimum expendi-
ture of time,
Tanks Do Not Freeze.
The stall floors as well as the stable
floor are constructed of concrete. At
the rear of each row of stalls is gut
ter, with drain at one end. 1t Is the
work of but few minutes to flush
these cutters after the manure has
been removed. The indoor water tanks
viii not freeze in the winter and water
always is available for the stock. With
4 small additional expense the water
ran be piped to individual drinking
cups at each stall.
Sunshine and fresh air are two of
the things that keep the cows healthy
and productive. The windows in this
barn permit the sunshine to fall On the
litter alleys and cutters. Sunshine kills
germs and keeps the barn air whole
some. The windows also admit plenty
Of fresh air, the foul air being drawn
put of the stable through the shafts
and out of the ventilatorsson the roof.
Just a word about the silo. One
third of the feed value of corn is in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
GIVE AID TO LEPERS
American Society Plans to Extend
Its Usefulness.
Wootan Is Added to Committee to
Assist in Widening Scope
of Work.

New York.-Announcem has Just
been made by William M. Danner of
the American Society for the Mission
to Lepers of the election of James B.
Wootan, director of publicity for the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America, as a member of
the American committee to assist in
extending the committees campaign
of worldwide usefulness.
The committee estimates that there
are not less than 100000 lepers In
the world, 5000 of whom have already
been baptized as Christians. 1t is
the intention of the committee to
preach the Gospel to the afflicted vic
tins of this horrible disease to palliate
their sufferings, to supply their SIM
pie wants and to help rid the world of
| leprosy.
Ninety-six stations in various parts
of the globe are maintained by the
committee. Of these 80 are in India,
Burma and Ceylon, IA in China, three
in the United States and the remain
ing scattered through japan, Korea,
Siam, the Straits Settlements, the
Malay states, the Philippines, Africa,
Madagascar and Dutch Guiana.
Dr. J. w. Mexican of Omaha, head
of the Chieng Mai hospital and dis
pensary in Siam and the head of leper
work in that section, reports to the
Presbyterian board of foreign missions
that the lepers have undertaken week
ly voluntary offerings for church
benevolences. Not having any coin
envelopes they made their own out of
scraps of paper, many manifesting
great skill in spite of fingerless hands
or stumps of arms with which they
worked.
In Japan, Korea, the Philippines
and parts of China leprosy is said to
prevail to the extent of one person to
each 1000 population. Doctor Nc
Kean warned the king of Siam and
through the Presbyterian board warns
the world that there is urgent need
for the enlargement in the scope,
equipment and efficiency of the leper
asylums.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22

barn Is planned for a herd of 20 cows,
heir calves and one bull, with storage
room for the feed supply.
The dimensions of the building are
36 by 60 feet. 1t is of standard plank
frame construction, set on a concrete
foundation. The gambrel-trussed roof,
which eliminates all posts in the hay
loft, permits the storage of a maxi
mum amount of roughage, while the
silo at one end provides the animals
With fresh feed all winter.
There are many interesting features
features that make this modern, eff
cient barn-shown in the floor plan Of
he dairy stable that accompanies this
article. Through the center of the
barn there is driveway, 6 feet 6
inches wide, while on either side are
litter alleys, 5 feet inches wide.
Arrangement of Stalls.
The single cow stalls are ranged
along the driveway, which also is used
as the feed alley. Single stalls facing
the feed alley provide for 16 cows,
eight on each side. At the front of the
building are two stalls, bull pen and
a pen for the calves. At the rear of
the building are feed rooms and the
entrance to the silo chute while on Ell
Their side is an open water tank, sup
piled by the farm water system. There
are ten windows on each side of the
barn and a ventilation system leading
to the yentilators on the roof.
All of these features will have an
immediate appeal to the dairyman who
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
Golden Moment is Now.

Shake a barrel of apples and the
sound ones viii come to the top. And
in this great industrial shake-up the
man of right heart and keen mind will
find his chance. He who has not sue
ceeded as well as he would have liked
has now less cause or time than ever
for the cavil of discomfort or resist
ance to the advance of Industrial peace
and progress. Now is his golden mo
ment to apply heart and brain and
muscle to the best opportunity at hand.
Charles Grant Miller, in the Christian
Herald
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
Will Be Built as Soon as Possible to Meet Pressing
Demand for More Room

appreciation on the part of the legis-
lature, seldom shown in similar cases
The South Georgia members, devoted
in their efforts, have won for it the
strong friendship of the members from
North Georgia; so that there was prac-
tically no opposition to it's request
at the recent session.
The Spanish Mission style of archi
lecture was adopted by the South
Georgia State Normal College at the
beginning of it's career some seven
years ago; and this style will be fol.
lowed in every new building which It
erects. The plan of the institution
for all future time was made at the.
very beginning. This style, both beau
tiful and simple, is we'll illustrated
in the reproduction above of the ad-
ministration building.
The Valdosta College now takes care
of approximately 200 girl students
from all parts of South Georgia, and
the new dormitory will practically dou-
bic its capacity.
For the present, however, 1t Ia.
squarely up against stone wall be-
cause the present dormitory is already
crowded, and every bit of available
boarding house space in Valdosta has
been taken.
South Georgia girls in practically
every county in the section, will watch
with keen interest, for the completion
of the new dormitory, which will open
to them the door of promise and Of
hone
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
innocent Little Break.

A Washington woman was called
West to her brother, who was feared
to be dying. Upon her arrival she
was able to write home that happy
Improvement had taken place and the
sick man was out Of danger. A kind.
ly neighbor made inquiries, and when
the husband had informed her that
his brother-in-law would probably
live, the dear soul expressed her sym
pathy like this:
"Oh, isn't it pity your wife had
to take that long trip for nothing"
She had made a well-meaning little
break, even as you and I.-Washing-
ton Star.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
MODERN BARN FOR
THE SMALL DAIRY
Building to House 10 Cows and
Feed Supply Is Described.
COED PROFIT IN MILK HERD
Up-to-Date Housing and Silo Are Pos
tive Necessity-They Keep High
Priced Animals Healthy Save
Labor and Conserve Food.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account Of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford, No. 1927 Prairie avenue. Chicago,
Ill. and only inclose three-cent stamp for
reply.
Housing the dairy herd in the winter
so that the cows will be most produc-
tive and most profitable is not much
of a problem for the modern dairyman.
The present-day methods of designing
and constructing dairy barns have
been brought to science by farm
building architects and the comfort
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
Sensible View of Health.

If sound mind and rational habit,
do so much to keep the body sound
and ii nature unaided can cure mos
of our durable ills, life is fairer deaI
for all of US than it has sometimes
seemed. Of course, 1t is not so easy
as 1t sounds to put fear and worry
narrowing love affairs and destructive
emotions-hatred and AenYy-out OF
mind. But if this is done we must do
1t ourselves. Doctors cannot do it for
US, and realization that the matter of
health is largely in our own hands
must contribute to the wiser ordering
of life.-Chicago Daily News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22

Valdosta, Ca, August PA new
$4,000 dormitory which will house
nearly 200 additional girl students. will
be built by the South Georgia State
Normal College at Valdosta, as soon
as plans can be made and the con
tract let.
This new dormitory which is needed
today to meet the demand of South
Georgia girls for admission to the in
stitution, comes as the result of an ap-
preparation made by the state legisla-
ture, in its recent session.
But it will take a whole year to
build it and get ready for the new
students; and, In the meantime, these
200 South Georgia girls must wait.
There isn't an inch of room for them
now, and President R. H. Powell is
regretfully turning down new applica-
lions every day.
So eager is the South Georgia girl
for an economic education in what she
regards as her own institution, that
undoubtedly by the time the new dor
mltOfy is Du1lI, Cney VIII noL ohly
fill it, but there will be another over
flow like that of today
The new building given by the leg
islature, comes as a direct result of
the benefits the institution has been
giving to the section which it splen-
didly serves; and it will enable it to
extend these advantages over a wider
area in response to an ever-growing
demand. The work it has done as
q state institution, has developed an
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22

r HAVEN'T seen Marjorie since
L the dinner party last week
she's been visiting some friends and
going about so much she says she
come back here to rest. told her
how good looking thought her
dinner gown was, and she laughed
and said, made over, my dear"
The skirt was of black satin, tight
fitting, and over this was full skirt
Of soft black lace. The bodice of
lace was made over a very high
girdle of about six different color
ed ribbons that came through to
the outside on the left at the back
and fell in different length loops
and fringed ends. She wore black
jet comb and a very long chain
wound several times around her
neck,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22

and health of the animals, two things
necessary if they are to be profitable,
are provided for.
Keeping a dairy herd is one of the
most profitable parts Of the farming
business. Not only are the COWS rev.
enue producers, but they supply the
farm owner with fertilizer that is nee
essary to keep the soil at its best. For
these reasons the farmers who keep
good-sized herds of cows are increas-
ing in numbers each year.
Seven months in the year in the corn
belt the cows are fed and housed in
barn. And to feed them and water
them and milk them and do the other
work that is necessary requires con-
siderable amount of time At the pres
ent price of farm labor, time really is
money and the modern barn is design
ed and equipped so that all this work
can be done with the least amount of
effort.
Barns of Several Types.
Dairy barns are of several types, but
the farm owner with a herd of eight.
cen or twenty cows wants a building
that can be constructed economically
and will be weather-proof and arrang-
ed conveniently. Such barn is shown
in the accompanying design. This
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
Contract Marriages.

Contract marriage is now the COM
monty accepted doctrine that marriage
is civil contract requiring only the
free and intelligent consent of parties
capable of contracting. A contract Of
this sort, drawn up and signed, is a
marriage in the eyes of the law in all
tho states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
Birth of RepubIicsn Party.

In 1854, on the 9th of July. the pres
ent Republican party was founded and
organized. 1t adopted an anti-slavery
platform. The first national conven-
tion was held two years later. John
Fremont was nominated for president.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
Measures Human Vibrations.

Utilizing galvanOmeter, French
scientist has invented apparatus for
measuring vibrations of human bones
and tissues, with which, among other
things, he reads PERSONS pulse more
accurately than by hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-22
How Musician Uses PerIscope.

Directing the music for a panto-
mime, which he could not see on ac-
count of his position below the foot
lights, the orchestra conductor in a
New York theater solved the problem
by using a periscope, says Popular
Mechanics Magazine. With its eye
piece at his stand he was able to
follow the action without difficulty.