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IOST OF STATE ROADS.
F
|^Friab'ii Factor* Mint B<* Taken Into
[V Consideration.
Bri'p cost of n road H dependent upon
only the typo of construction, but
■P' nmonnt nnd character of grading to
done, the cost of labor nnd ma to
tals, the width and thickness of Bur
j facing, the character and amount of
drainage required and other factors of
equal variability. Based upon general
averages. It has been ascertained by
highway specialists of the department
that under average conditions mac
adam roads can bo built in southern
es at from $4,000 to $5,000 per mile.
;rel roads fct from $1,500 to $2,G0C
mile and sand-clay and top soil
da at from $800 to $1,500 per mile.
New Bngland and tho other eastern
« macadam roads are reported nt
from $0,000 to $0,000 per mile, grarol
roads at from $3,200 to $5,000 and bitu
mln^i macadam from $8,000 to $13,
STATS HOAD HI OOKNW7TICUT.
to the character of con
whether surface treated, pen
tlon or mixing method. The bltu
us type Is quite general in the
states. As indicating costs in
other sections of country the state
highway commissioner of Michigan ro
ported 1a 1913 the average cost for
macadam roads to be $4,300 per mile.
roads $1,500 per mllo and
. roads about $10,000 per mile
average coot of state highways
itructed In Ohio In 1913 was $8,383.
_ to types, in 1912 tho brick
pared highways averaged $14,050 per
mile and the macadam highways
900. In California the first 350 miles of
the state system of highways cost an
average of $8,143 per mile and con
sisted principally of thin concrete with
a thin coat of bitumen. Tho maximum
and minimum figures given are not ab
solute, but are intended to present tho
SJ range of costs. The rates given
ide grading, drainage, surfacing
engineering costs.
k THE DIXIE HIGHWAY.
; ‘ Route For Tourist* Ex
pectsd In Another Ysar.
The first Inspection tour of tho com
missioners of the Dixie highway over
the route from Chicago to Miami termi
nated recently In Miami While it can
not be said that the commissioners
found a twelve mouths’ road—that Is,
a highway easily used the year around
—ah the way they did find wonderful
progress In road building along the en
tire way, and In many considerable
stretches the highway Is already IdeaL
Several members of the touring party
stated that the Dixie highway In Its
entirety Is In as good condition as the
Lincoln highway was at the time of
the first Inspection tour over It, If not
better. It must be considered, of
course. In this connection that the
Dixie highway has not nearly os much
mileage as the Lincoln highway.
The work which has already been
done furnishes a basis for the perfec
tion of the highway which is most ad
vantageous. It Is assured from the
present condition of the road and the
tremendous interest that has been
taken in Its construction that one year
more will see a twelve months’ road, J
That it ehould be such a highway is
absolutely necessary before the Ideal
and the purposes upon which the con
ception of the highway was founded
jean be realized.
There are two principal purposes
tback of the construction of the high
way. One Is for the economic benefit
of the localities through which the road
runs. The highway in its present con
dition is passable, but not In all in
stances in such condition as to allow
the transportation of crops to market
at the minimum cost.
The other purpose Is for the benefit
of tourists of the north coming south
and for tourists of the south going
north. The advantage now is greatly
In favor of the tourists going north in
the summer and, owing to several bad
motions, offers less advantage ns a
Whole to tourists coming south, be
cause winter weather puts the roads In
worse condition.
Aside from the convenience of tour
ists motoring southward, southern
'Georgia and Florida are to derive a !
great financial benefit from a perfected
highway. Florida in particular Is pe
culiarly dependent upon tourists’ trade.
The road is not yet in condition where !
motoring over its entire length will be
• fAeaaure In the winter months.
HOW TO MAKE PIES FOR A
FAMILY OF TWO.
Pies tpr two persons made In
flvo Inch pie plate, three-quarters
Inch thick (eight of them):
Crush—A cupful pastry flout,
salt, two (big) teespoonfula lard.
This will make a two crust pie,
half the amount for a one crust
pie. Use as little water as poesP
tie to roll
Apple Pie.—Two bilge apples;
slice thin; little salt, butter, dash
nutmeg, spoonful sugar; two
crusta.
Apple Custard Pic.—Two cup
fuls apple sauce sweetened to
taste, yolk of one egg, little lorn*
on extract. Mnko a frosting of
the white of the egg; little sugar;
set In oven a minute to brown.
Custard Pie.—An egg. a pint
of milk, teaspoon ful of dour, salt,
sugar and nutmeg to taste.
Cocoa nut Pie.—Sam© as custanl
pie, with two teaspooufula of co
coanut over tbo top.
Lemon Pie.—One-half lemon, a
cupful or a little more water,
yolk of an egg, teaspoonful floor,
sugar to taste and salt. Iiake
with one cnist, front with white
of egg and little sugar.
Squash Pie.—A cupful squash,
a cupful milk, a tenHpoonful
flour; sugar und spice to taste.
Mock Mince Pie.—Small cupful
sugar, cupful of cracker crumbs,
one-half cupful wuter, spoonful
vinegar, one-half cupful chopped
raising, little salt; butter and
spice to taste; two crusts.
Prune Pie.—Two cupfuls cook
ed and stoned prunes, little lem
on extract and sugar to taste;
bake with two crusts or with one
and frost.
THE PET CANARY.
How to Take Good Cara of a Captiva
Bird.
Allow tin* bird to bathe but twice a
week and clean cago then. Coat the
bottom of cago with graveL Give
fresh water after thoroughly washing
water cup.
Empty seed cup every morning and
' give a little over a teaspoonful of best
bird seed. It must be the beat If you
want a good singer. This seed is not
bought at any grocer’s, but conies
from a bird store. Empty the box of
seed Into a vessel with a tight cover,
like a preservo Jar. Seed exposed to
air becomes as hard as atalo bread, and
the bird won’t relish It. Take off the
swinging perch, for It makes the bird
lary. The best singers are lively.
Give a tiny piece of apple or water
cress or cabbage once a week. Tills
regulates bowels. The hanl boiled egg
Is used only at breeding time. During
the season when wild birds mate the
captive bird Is depressed and won’t
sing.
Another very necessary word of ad
vice Is to lore your bird. Like children.
It responds to love and thrives bettor
for It. A piece of cuttlefish bone Is
always necessary, fastened to the bars.
If your bird still continues to remain
silent go to a first class bird store,
where you Will get excellent advice and
remedies for any bird disorder. You
can buy a book on the care of captive
birds.
How to Avoid th« Short Llfo of Bloaoh
od Llnons.
The linens of olden days were hand
ed down from mother to daughter, but
such is fnr from being the case today,
owing to the difference In bleaching.
Where formerly it took months of sun
shine and rain to bring about the de
sired whiteness, now It Is done In two
or three days by menus of strong min
eral gases, whose fumes bleach, ac
cording to tbelr strength, more or less
quickly. 80 It Is not a i>oor Idea to
buy linen which is not yet bleached
white, as a few trips to the laundry
will remedy this, and In addition it Is
cheaper, for the bleaching process Is a
costly one. Then, too, the use of table
cloths and sheets would be lengthen
| ed appreciably since overbleaching rots
the fibers. This is why blouses seem
to melt away In spots.
How to Bake a Cako In tho Moat 8ol
antifio Way.
Divide the time into four parts. Dur
ing the Unit part the cake should rise
and not color at alL In the second it
should continue to rise and begin faint
ly to color. In the third it should tie
come evenly tinted a very light brown.
In the fourth period the heat may be
slightly diminished. If necessary, and
the cake will shrink a very little from
the sides of the pan. A covered pan
is useful in some ovens. I*> not move
the cake during the second and third
quarters. Det It cool while hanging In
the Inverted pan.
Interest In Good Roads.
The great Interest that Is now mani
fest throughout the country in the gofsl
roads movement la clearly shown in
the increasing activity of the stste gov
ernments In the work. At the present
time all of the stales, with the exrep
tlon of Indians, Mississippi, Rontb
Carolina snd Texas, have enacted law*
providing for siaia aid In road work.
dtosift teaT
Long
hours, close and
tedious work are very apt
to result in Headaches or
other Pains. Don’t suffer.
DK. MILES’
ANTI-PAIN PILLS
wOl quickly drive your
Mo away, and
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
will assist you by relieving
As Nerve Strain.
k if n**r oox. on rAiue
mm iiMtrrr you, you* mowky
or o
DIZZY tPEUL*.
"Mr nm+m *0
worn not. 1 h*/J M
aefcoo an4 nor*
•poll*. I 09014 Dot
*n4 my appotlto m
I b^gu tulaf Dr.
Anti-rain FDla an4
alwaro 0D9* mo Inota
Hof no matt or «ta
niilutl
Economy
Hints
A penny saved is
a penny earned.—
Benjamin Franklin.
IT 1* well to remember that If
you nave a cent on a purchase
of G cents or more you are saving
not onlj a cent, but 20 per cent,
which seems more worth while. When
using a dozcu eggs, as happens In big
families often. In others on occasions,
try scraping out tho eggshells with
a spoon. This will give you the amount
of one egg ami Is well worth saving,
especially while eggs are so very high.
When eggs are cheap they should be
put down for the winter. Tacked hi
water glass, they are Just as good for
any form of buking and will keep a
year if properly done. A quart of wa
ter glass added to twelve quarts of
boiled and cooled water put Into lorge
stone crocks after the eggs are placed
will keep them perfectly. The eggs
should of course be perfectly fresh
and great care taken not to crack
them. Cover the Jar and keep In a
cool place.
One of the common wustes In most
homes is the unscrapcd mixing bowL
Spatulas may now be bought at the
ten cent counter, and a few turns
with n spatula will scrape out a dish,
often saving the amount of an Indi
vidual cake or gem or blncult. If round
bottomed mixing bowls are used for
the dough mixtures, tho scraping proc
ess will be much shortened, as the
spatula, being flexible, will take up
every bit of the dough.
When apples are used if the parings
are saved and boiled with a little wa
ter, then the water added to equal
quantities of sugar and boiled, n glass
of Jelly or two, which will be fresh
and Inviting, will bo ready for your
table.
A LAUNDRY NOTE.
How to Mako 8taroh For Thin Fabrioa
and Waah Children'* Qinghama.
One and one-half tablespoon fuls of
cornstarch, n quart of water, one-half
teAspoonful of borax and ono-hnlf tn
blespoonful of shnred paraffin.
The starch Is rubbed In a little cold
water, and then Into It the quart of
freshly boiled water Is stirred. Let It
cook for two minutes, stirring nil the
time. When It tarns slightly blue add
paraffin and borax and cook a minute,
stirring hard, but taking care not to
scorch It. Strain through double cheeso
cloth, add enough bluing water to color
the starch and then bottle It.
Colored materials have to be "set”
before being laundered—that is. al
lowed to soak overnight In the proper
solution before washing. After being
set they are washed In warm water
with a white soap, never with a brown
alkali soap. Washing must be done
quickly and the garments dried In
doors.
Solutions to be used to ••set” colored
fabrics:
rink, brown and black—two cupfuls
of salt to one gallon of cold water.
Blue—one-half cupfnl of salt to a gal
lon of cold water.
Green, purple, lavender—a table
spoonful of sugar of lead to one gallon
of water.
Mixed goods, blue, green, brown—a
cupful of turpentine to a gallon of wa
ter.
How to Nip ■ Cold Before It Qota a
Hold on You.
If you find you liavo caught cold In
spite of precaution, nip It In the bud.
The time to attuck a cold In order to
cure It Is at the very start. At the
first snlflle or the first cough begin to
fight It Drink plenty of fresh water,
eat lightly and get plenty of sleep.
Before going to bed take a hot bath
and drink a hot lemonade. Then cov
er up warmly and t*» sure there is no
draft between the windows and tho
door, but hnre the window's oj>eu
enough io get plenty of air In the room.
This treatment will probably cause you
to perspire freely, and you must l>e
careful not to throw off the covers and
expose your overheated body to more
cold.
If this treatment Is taken at the start
and carefully adhered to It will prob
ably drive the cold right out of your
system. But If you do not treat It at
the very lieglnnlng It will have to run
Its course gradually.
How to Relieve Certain Pains by
Homemade Remedies.
Mustard Is the nearest approach to a
universal cure-all. Few pains will not
give w’ny before a mustard plaster, and
I w-lde range of Internal Inflammations
from colds and other causes may be
stopped by Its timely application. It
Is the first and t>est resort In threat
ened pneumonia
Hot milk, heated to ns high a tem
perature as It can be drunk. Is a most
refreshing stimulant In cases of cold
or over fatigue. Its action Is very
quick and grateful. It gives real
strength, as well as acting as a food.
How to Fashion a Gold Braidod Collar
That la So Modish.
Mold braided collars are distinctly
smart with simple little tmtteur frocks
of dark neutral toned pussy willow' pf
faille classlque. The collar la usually
of white silk and Is edged all around
with flat, dull gilt braid about half an
inch wide. From the i*>lnts of the
collar, and most collars have points
thee* days, depend tiny gold tassela.
*3 The producer and
ihe consumer hold daily
heart to heart talks
through these columns.
*3 There is no fictitious
value as an obstacle to
» business transaction
fhrough the want ads.
M You cannot afford to
niss the chances thrown
STATE AID FOR
PUBLIC ROADS
They Are Improved Oniy to a
Slight Extent.
HAULING COST TOO HIGH.
For Most Farmers Public Highway*
Ar* th# Only Mean* of Transports*
tion Loading From Point of Produo*
tion to Point of Consumption—Prog*
rsss of Stato Road Management.
[Prepared by United Rtates department of
agriculture.]
The public roads throughout the
country, which constitute the primary
means of transportation for ali agricul
tural products, for many millions of
tons of forest, mine aud manufactured
products aud which for u large iwreeut
age of farmers are the ouly avenues of
truns|>ortutlon leading from the point
of production to the point of consump
tion or rail shipment, have been Itn
proved to only a slight extent Ily rea
son of this fact the prevailing cost of
hauling over these roads Is about 2a
cents per ton mile.
More thun 350,000,000 tons aro haul
ed over our public roads each year, aud
the average haul is about eight miles,
from which It enu readily be sccu that
our annuul hill for hauling is nearly
$060,000 000. The cost per ton mile
for hauling on hard surfaced roads
should not exceed 13 cents. It is there
fore evident that if our rouds were
adequately Improved a largo nunual
saving In tho cost of huullng would
result. Railroad freight rates are ubout
V/t mills per ton mile.
Under the system of local rnuuage
ment which succeeded the toll systems
aud the road building activities of the
federal government tax burdens for
road purposes rested utmost entirely
upon farm property. Since the cities
generally escaped these responsibili
ties and burdens, this condition was
Inequltublo, produced Inadequate reve
nue and resulted in n very widespread
stagnation In the building of Improved
roads. A further inequity resulted
from the fuct that traffic In Its devel
opment took no account of county and
township boundaries, so that frequent
ly the traffic from ono county destroy
ed the roads of another county, which
In turn found Itself unable to obtain
redress. Modern traffic gave rise to
new and difficult problems of construc
tion, which tho limited skill of local
officials wus unable to solve. Itoad
taxes were, to u great extent, worked
out by untrained, undisciplined rond
hands. Most of the rond work con
sisted In patching from year to year,
und little tangible progress could be
shown for the money und labor ex
pended. These conditions rendered
state action ultimately Imperative, and
New Jersey In 1SJI1 was tho flrst state
to tuke definite action through legisla
tive enactment. Other states rapidly
followed the precedent set by New
Jersey, and this progress was greatly
accelerated by tho advent of the auto
mobile.
Of the progress of state roatl man
agement it may be said that forty-four
states have thus far established high
way departments for educational or ad
ministrative work, and of these thirty
have made actual appropriations in aid
of roaci construction or maintenance.
In all $208,000,000 had been appropri
ated from state funds between 1«»1
and Jan. 1, 11>]5, for constru^jjon,
maintenance, administration and edu
cational roud work, and n total of
about 81,000 miles of improved roads
is the evidence to show that this ex
penditure was not in vain. These roads
were built for the most part as a Joint
state and local undertaking, so that a
large local outlny not included In the
state total was involved. At the pres
ent time only the states of Indlnna,
Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas
have no provision for any sort of state
participation in road work.
Summarized briefly, the essentials
to successful state highway adminis
tration, as demonstrated by the experi
ence of the various state highway de
partments, are as follows: (at The
elimination of politics ns a factor In
state highway work; (b) the control by
the state highway department of all
work on which state funds are ex
pended; (e) adequate appropriations for
contlnuouH maintenance of highways
under efficient supervision from the
day the highways are completed; (dj
state supervision as to surveys, plans
and specifications of roads and bridges
constructed tinder bond Issues nnd su
pervision of such other road and bridge
work as requires considerable cash
outlay and the exercise of engineering
skill and knowledge.
Object |.«iion Roads.
TU« construction of object lesson
roads by the federal government,
through the offlee of public road* atul
rural engineering of the department of
agriculture, la reviewed at length In
bulletin No. 2*4 of the department. In
carrying out this work engineers from
the office of public roads, when re
quested by tho local road authorities,
have supervised the building of abort
stretches of roads of various types, the
counties, except In tho caso of special
post roads, paying tho entire cost for
materials and lalH»r. Tuirtng the eigh
teen months covered by tha report for
ty of tbeso object lesaou roads hava
been built
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA STORI A
Power of Mueie.
Mueic w**hnn away from the eon!
the duet of everyday life — Auerbach.
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Deafness Cannot 8a Cured
hjr local application*, ** tfjey cannot reach
the «Iim>hw<I ftortlon of tt»e ear. f lifrp i*
only one way to rare deafness, and that
ia l>y nmi*Hfntional remedies Iteafncae
la canaed by an inflamed condition of tie
mnrona llninf of the Kflatachf *< Tnbe
When this to he ia infla.n* l yon have a
rumbling aonod or imperfe<», lira ring,
and when it ia entirely closed, doafnww ia
the man It, and onles* tt*e mil am .nation
can he taken ont and thla tohe rerg/imd to
lie normal condition, hearing will he de
stroyed forever; nine e.«era oot of ti n are
canaed by Catarrh. which ia nothjhg ted
an inflamed condition of the fnuoona
> trill give Owe Hundred
any caae of deafneaa (<
that cannot be cured
“MS* I
A Sanitary Coop.
This draw In* shows the plan of
chicken coop we designed and have
been using for the last ten years. The
coops are made In the winter time
when the men are not busy with other
work. They are made of twelve nud
six Inch soft pine boards. They are
twenty-three incites loug, eighteen
Inches wide, eighteen Inches high In
front and a foot high at the back. The
roof extends over ttie side walls about
three Inches on all sides, write* Mrs.
B. M. IVphart In the Farmers’ Mall and
Breece.
The floors uro hinged out, us shown,
and the coops are painted inside and
out Wire Hereon is put In the end*, uh
shown, to provide ventllutlou. The lit
tle side door permits chicks to come
and go. The material in each coop
costs about $1. We use the coops from
year to year, as they are cleaned out
every fall aud put away In the dry
during the winter. I have never yet
lost a chicken in these coops, either by
drowning, smothering or through hav
ing some animal get In.
MARKET GARDENING.
A Cambria couuty (I’a.) grower of
late cubbuge h to res aunually a I urge
quantity of Danish ball bead in the
stables of n barn wblcb arc not used
at all for live stock. By giving careful
attention to ventilation the cabbage
keeps In very good condition, and tho
barn Is always comfortable for pack
ing and loading tho cabbage.
Swiss chard roots, taken from iny
garden a few weeks ago and planted
In the cellar, nre making a lino growth.
A good crop of leaves can be picked at
any time, says a well known grower.
A farmer living near Williamsport,
Pa., sold all his golden bantam sweet
corn last year—grown in succession—
at a uniform prico of 25 cents a dozen.
Every ear represented the highest.qual
ity.
Is tho celery keeping nil right In the
trenches? Ventilation may Ik; needed
on warm days.
Grade the root crops before sending
them to market They will command
higher prices and help to win regular
customers.
Throe or four plantings of rhubarb
should be made in the cellar during
the winter months In order to obtain a
succession of this product
If soil is not available for the plant
ing of rhubarb In the cellar coal ashes—
either bituminous or anthracite—will be
found very satisfactory.—H. L. Walts
In National Stockman and Faraer.
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CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears
the
Signature of
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D *-'♦ ’Vn-'e t: . it nes
Pcrlmj.h* one i*c!X. n •/> -peeri
ng Is that ' » >*-1i gas
oline Just ns a horse docs its >u‘. a.
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World’s ‘ra:,esi ft'
The tallest trees are the Austro’’
aucalyptus. which attain a nelghi .
4kO feet
MAN, KNOW THYSELF
Tell Your Sick Friends of
DR. BANCROFT
THE INTERNATIONAL
SPECIALIST
THE DOCTOR WHO CURES
Without Operation for a Small Sum
Within Reach of All.
After 25 Years’ European and Ameri
can Hospital Experience.
CONSULTATION AND ADVICE
FREE
From 10 a. m. to 8 p. in. daily.
At 148 High Street, Opposite Post
oftlce, Morgantown, W. Va.
Licensed to practice Medicine and
Surgery by the State Medical Examin
ing Hoards in nine states and three
foreign countries. I cordially invite
men and women who are discouraged
and wtio think their cases incurable to
consult me free of charge. "Tls use
less to doctor month after month with
slow, uncertain methods that never,
never cure. Why wait until the laBt
ray of hope has fled? Theu to the
hospital and the grave
To cure chronic diseases requires
more than a mere medical knowledge
to cure the following intricate dis
eases. Hence the most successful
methods of treating chronic diseases
requires a long and varied experience
to be successful In the following
class of diseases. If I cannot cure
you I will not treat you.
Dyspepsia
Epileptic Fits
Nervous Troubles
I>eg Ulcers
Lumbago
Oleet
Piles
Dropsy
Blood Poison
Catarrh
Paralysis
Skin Diseases
Insomnia
Loiter
Tumors.
('hronfc Appendicitis
Liver, Kidney and Stomach Troubles
All Hecret Troubles Quickly Cured.
1-tf Bell Telephone LVI.W
Asthma
Cancer
Deafness
Lung Trouble
Bright's Disease
Heart Trouble
Kidney Trouble
Throat Trouble
Urinary Diseases
Nervous Debility
Constipation
Hernmorrholds
Bladder Trouble
Spinal Diseases
Rheumatism
Children Cry
fOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
Good In Various Fruit*.
Rod and white currant*? like melon*,
apple*. orange*. lime*. Igrruirm and
^ooaeborrle*, ar*> cooling and therefor*
tpo»t 9C£«ptabf$ ho; weather foods.
CHICHESTER SPILLS
diamond
BRAND
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‘ Al«*y* P«ri«t>ta.
IN THE FROG CAFE
House—Ah. I see Mr. De Frog Is run
ning a first class eating counter!
Lizard—Yes. and thoroughly up to
date. Why, each one of his toadstools
Is a revolving stool.
Mines in Warfare.
A land mine in warfare consists of ,
a charge of high explosive burled In |
the ground, and arranged so as to j
explode when the enemy’s troops are
over it. Mines are also used in siege
warfare, tunnels being driven under
the enemy's fortifications and enor
mous quantities of high explosive
placed In them.
MARBLE AND GRANITE
Monuments
Ont' of the most beauti
ful customs of man is
the erection of monu
ments to our departed
friends
If in need of any work
in our line call at our
shop or write us and we
will call with a full line
of Designs and Samples
HOME
Monumental Works
TERRA ALTA, W VA.
STORING VEGETABLES.
Instructions For Indoor and Outdoor
Storago In Wir.tor.
The basement 1* ofUan the boat place
ou tbo farm for storing vegetable*.
»«y» It. S. Carduer of tii© University of
Missouri. It must be properly built
ami tbo temjterature. moisture and
veutilation conditions kept right. If It
1» too warm tbo vegetables will dry
nod shrivel, and if the ventilation la
poor drops of water will form and tbo
vegetables will be more likely to decay.
If there is a furnace in the cellar the
storage room should be far enough
away so that It can be kept cool, and
during very cold weather the door may
be opened to prevent freezing.
Outdoor storage Is better if the buse
meut is too smull or if it has not beeu
built so that the temperature and other
conditions can be properly controlled.
The vegetables may be gathered and
piled as closely together as possible
and covered with u little straw nt first
and rn*»re heavily as the weather grows
colder until severe weather comes,
when six Inches of soil should Ihj add
ed. An owning should be left at the
top for ventilation. Cabbage should be
arranged in long piles, the bottom layer
three heads wide and the second layer
two heads wide. I/eave the heads uu
trimmed ami pile with the steins mid
roots on.
Koot crops may bo stored outside
much ns cabbages nre. Itolb should be
covered with several Inches of straw
and the straw covered with dirt. In
severe weather n layer of manure
should t>e added. But It must be re
moved in milder weather to prevent
heating and the condensation of mois
ture into water drops. Such outdoor
storago Is Inconvenient because It is so
dllllcult to select a day on which the
pile can be oi*encd without freezing
some or all of the vegetables stored
This can be remedied in part by mak
ing long piles which can be opened
without exposing much more of the
contents to the cold than Is to be re
moved to shelter ut once.
If a little celery bus been grown li
mnj' l*o left in the row If the exposed
tops are covered with straw and then
with earth when the weather becomes
severe. It Is better to pull the stalks
and then replant them ns dose together
as |>- sslble in a long l*ed three feet
wide on a hTgli, well drained ground
The edges of the bed are bauk<>d with
earth to the top of the stalks, and an
A shaped roof rests on the banks. This
r«*of Is tight except for a narrow strip
at the ridge, which Is left open for veil
tllation. The banks and roof nre cov
erod with straw or strawy manure to
w Inch six inches of soil should be add
ed when severe weather comes.
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VALLEY FAUNS.
Home* uml In vestments
In the far-famed Shenandoah Valley
Jf Virginia we have good level farms
at right prices, on metal roads, near
ailroads, large towns and city mar
kets.
3ti0 acre level limestone farm with
iood building on good macadam road
n one mile of railroad, stores, schools,
hurches, etc., 100 acres blue grass,
.0 acres bearing apples, 30 acres tim
>er, 300 acres smooth farming land,
'rice, $55 an acre.
266 acres highly improved ouly $12,
>00. Large brick residence, large new
>arn, cattle barn, running water, 80
icres creek bottom, near Winchester.
230 acre level farm, new 6 room
welling, nicely painted, large 100 ft.
attle barn, 200 acres in cultivation, 2
uiles railroad. Price $8,000.
1<3 acres level limestone farm on
nacadam road one mile of town on
ailroad. large 9 room dwelling, very
urge spring in yard, barn, teniu^
ouse and stable, 93 acres in cultivfl
>on, 80 acres timber; an estate, musL
>e sold. Price $8,000.
120 acre fruit, stock and grain farm,
,ood buildings, one mile to town, high
•chool and railroad. Price $6,000.
100 acres, good land, good buildings,
miles from Winchester. Price $2,500,
26 acre fruit, poultry and truck
arm, about 1,000 trees in bearing, 4
lilos of Winchester. Price $1,600.
Large mill, in town, on railroad, dtp.
.ig local feed and grain business of
.<0,000 a year. Price $5,00Q.
1 have farms and orchards of $1)
>lzcs in the Blue Grass and Orcbgrf)
•ection of the Valley. Write me whgt
ou want and about how much yoi|
are to invest and I will send list to
over your wants.
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Winchester, Va.
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