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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-29
ABOUT ROADS.
Commissioner-Elect WeymueIler
Talks.


Editor DEMOCRAT Il read in
your paper communication from
"Ben and /, and | don't know
who "Ben and T. is but he struck
a responsive chord in my veins.
/ ann in favor of Improvements.
There is much agitation about new
court house and new fairgrounds,
all of which | am in favor of in
their turn, but good roads are
first with me. | live close to the
Athens county line and when / see
those neighbors trotting along on
smoothe pixies, and then look back
into our county it makes me Won
der what century we are living in.
1t has brought me to investigate
what is the matter with Hooking
county. have given the matter
some attention in Athens county.
/ find there is a valuation on the
tax books in that county of
$S, 800, 600, and their taxes for
road purposes is 3 mills. They
are bonded for 5000. 10000 and
have built 80 miles of the best
macadamized pike for $261, 100000,
the balance of the money being in
litigation. Their mills tax raises
over $25, 600 a year to pay on their
Indebtedness, which yearly sum is
50, 300 more than their annual
stipend. This goes to sinking
fund for future improvements, and
to repair roads leading to the
pixies. | find that after pixies were
built in Athens county, that the
farmers all became encouraged.
and fixed up their fences and
graveled the roads leading to the
pixies at their own expense. 1t
became a pleasure to them to drive
ten miles to town in the winter
time, and their home roads when
fixed up, lead somewhere instead
of into a mud hole or a swamp.
Now, what can we do? Hook
ing county has tax valuation. of
S., 500, 100000. We have ] mills
levied direct for road purposes,
besides on an average of about %
mills to townships for road pur-
poses, so that we are putting about
mills on our roads every year or
$16, 10000 and what have we
nothing but mud holes and i'm
passable lanes. 1t is said in coun-
ties that have a system of pixies
that it reduced the levy for road
purposes in townships more than
one-half, so that we can say that
l mill must remain for township
road purposes. Let us add mills
to that for bonded Indebtedness on
pixies and we have 4 mills for road
purposes, and that is but / mill
higher than we are already paying.
The 3 mills to be applied for pike
purposes would raise $1G, 800 90
per year and that would meet our
bonds. To the farmer whose farm
is appraised at $4,000, the raise of
! mill would mean $2.0 additional
per year on his taxes. He would
have the use Of good pixies, and
save double that amount in wagon
repairs, harness and horse-fesh.
Let us talk together on these
matters. The subject is ripe and
the time is not far distant when
we will wake up and go forward.
i am a farmer and a tax payer,
and would gladly pay twice my
share of the taxes if we had the
good roads to show for it. / am
ashamed to show a stranger our
county in its present condition.
We have a county of good people,
genial and cordial, but we need an
awakening and a moving forward
for the advancements that keep
pace with the century.
f. WEYMUELLER.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-29
Shot and Killed

Louisville, KY, Jan. 26.-Collis Sloan
was shot and killed by Cooney Hafen-
dorfer. Hafendorfer claims he acted
in self defense. Sloan was a brother
in-law of r. G. Whayne. who was
found dead near here with gunshot
wound in his breast several months
ago.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-29
Notice of Appointment.

Estate of John Nutter deceased. The un-
dersigned has been appointed and qualified
as Administrators of the estate Of John
Nutter late of Hooking County, deceased
Dated this 2Gth day of January A. ID. 1903
JOHN T. NUTTER,
Jan. 30, 3w. Administrator
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-29
Suddenly DROPS { cad.

Inze, KY, Jan. 10. = After having
been wounded on the head and under
gone an operation and onparently re,
covered, Benjamin Molet suddenly
dropped dead while at work. He was
wounded several months ago, it is
said. by Floyd Bowen. His skull was
trephined and for a month he had
been at work. Bowen was allowed
bail in the sum of $500.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-29
cattIemen WllI Proteat.

Alliance, Me-. Jan. 10, - Four hun
dred cattlemen. representing the live
stock owners on the ranges of west.
ern Nebraska. parts of Wyoming and
South Dakota. are holding conven-
ton in this city. the object of which
is to formulate protest against the
proposed land-leasing law
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-29
WlIl Hold Sham nattIe.

Pensacola, Fla. Jan. 19.-Informa.
tion has been received from the bu,
reau of navigation at Washington
that the North Atlantic squadron Will
visit this place and will probably re-
main until after the Mardi Gras fes-
tvities during the coming month. 1t
Is believed that the squadron will en-
gage the three forts in sham battle.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-29
ornhans, Homo Rurned.

Omaha, Jan. 90. - Fire in the st.
James orphanage made 100 children
homeless and caused a loss of sS5,.
600. The children were. removed III
safety and are quartered in the con-
vents of the city
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09

1t is reported that Lord Lansdowne,
British foreign government secretary,
is to gn from the cabinet.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
HEAVY ARM0R.
WILL BE USED THIS YEAR TO
PROTECT FAST BALL
PLAYERS.

Heavy protecting armor Of this
years football players will he good
deal different from that of last year s
gridiron here. The armor will be able
"a protect all right as before, but il is
intended by the new rules that oppos-
ing players will not be injured ut the
same time. This is especially true of
tho head gear.
The rules committee has passed n
regulation that if head protectors are
worn thev shall no longer be made Of
sole leather, papier mache or other
hard and unyiolding material. More
over, all other devices for protectors
must be so arranged and padded, as,
in tho opinion Of the umpire, to be
without danger TO other players.
To meet these requirements there is
now on the market new headdress
made of soft leather, fitting the head
closely and having n pneumatic crown
sufficient to afford absolute protection
Ventilation is provided through heavy
felt
Next in importance to the pneumatic
headdress is the leg and SHIN guard,
made after model submitted by
Coach Warner, of the Carlisle Indian
school. The old arrangements of sep
arste protectors for each Of the parts
covered 10y this arrangement was re-
ally a makeshift. The movements are
not retarded in the slightest degree.
Heavy wool felt is used in padding
the guard both inside and out.
Another arrangement for which Mr.
Warner is also responsible consists Of
shoulder guard molded to the form
and heavily padded both inside and
out with wool felt
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
TINE EXTENDED.
RAILROADS GIVEN UNTIL OCT.
18TH TO PUT on SAFETY
APPLIANCES.

The interstate commerce commits
sion has extended until October . the
time within which railways must com
plete their equipment for compliance
with the safety appliance act. The
commission Will meantime consider the
further extension Of the law and the
question q the location Of grab-irons
on engines. In the setting az August
6, the Boston ami Maine appealed for
time for putting automatic couplers on
locomotives AMI making the coupling
equipment ON passenger cars uniform
with locomotive equipment. The
Coloraio and southern wanted time
for equippinR its narrow gusge passen-
ger locomotives with drivor brakes,
while tho Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe wanted the requirement OF grab
irons on fronts aud sides of locomo-
tives dispensed with. The appeal of
the other roads related to the equip
mont of 80 per cent Of the cars in all
trains with air brakes,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
Find the Hound.

\ Cock perchcd amorg the branches of crowed aloud.
The srins of his echoed through the wood we'll
known sound brought Fox who prowng quest OF prey
the spot Reynard seeing the Cock height his
work 20 find bringing him down. lie saluted the bird
his mld and said Have heard cousin of the
proclamation of universal ard harmony all kinds OF
and birds? We longer upon and devour another
but and friendship be the order
and will talk this great leisure The Cock who
knew that the Fox only his old tricks pretended be watch
something the distance and the Fox asked him what
looked earnestly Why. said Nc Cock, Il think pack
Hounds yondcr oh then said the humble
must be gone NAY cousin said the Cock. pray do
coming down You surely afraid of Dogs these peace
able times NO no said the Fox but whether they
have heard Of the proclamation vet"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
CROPS OF KENTUCKY
The Drought is Being Seriously
Felt Now.
Imperial Tobacco Company 1nvades
the Greensboro
Market.
D EATH AT MON " \
DROUGHT IS FELT.

Louisville, KY, Sept. 9-The crop
Bulletin for the week ending Septem-
Der IL out today and shows the in
creasing evil effects of the drought,
which has grown considerably since
last week The crops in this section
are reported generally as suffering
severely and the indications are, I'M
less relief comes soon. that the winter
supply of feed stuffs will be materially
curtailcd. IL is thought at the local
Office, however, that change for the
better is in early prospect and rain is
predicted today.
The official report is a. follows:
THE first of the week was cool, but
the temperature soon acrose and the
latter part was quite warm. With the
exception Of few light local showers
the week was entirely dry ana the
drought is becoming very severe in
many localities.
The early corn and tobacco crops
were too far advanced to be injured,
but the late fields are suffering Sc.
verely.
Considerable tobacco is being cut
prematurely on account of firing on
the hill The early tobacco is being
rapidly cut and housed in good copdi-
ton.
EARLY corn is being cut and shock
ed under favorable conditions The
corn crop was very promising and the
early corn is turning out well, but the
late planting is being injured severely
by the drought, which will lower the
total production considerably.
Pastures are failing and in some
localities water for stock is becoming
scarce.
sweet potatoes are doing very well
and promise a good yield. Gardens
are drying mp and apples are dropping
badly. Sorghum is generally reported
to be in good condition.
Severe local hailstorms last week
caused great damsgr in Gallatin and
the northwestern portion of Grant
county.
"ploWing for winter whent has been
stopped by the dry weather, but other
work is we'll up"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
DIED WHEN NINETY-TWO.

Unionto WI, KY, Sept. O." Uncle"
Carmen Powell was buried today. He
WAS a brother of the late Governor
Powell and uncle of the mayor of Hen
derson. Strorg physically and men
tally he lived to be 90 years old, and
was Ill only few weeks. His wife
lived until few months ago. They
had no chillrep He had amassed con-
siderable property.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09

HICKORY Is SCARCE
The Supply is Rapidly Becoming
Exhausted.
The Slaughter of the Valuable Wood
should Cease at
Once.
MAKERS
MET.

The rapidly diminishing su 'Yiy Of
hickory, which has recently caused
alarm among manufacturers Of hick-
DRY products wss the subject under
discussion at the meeting Of the hick
DRY handle manufacturers association
at st. Louis a few days ago
There were present at the meeting
sixty persons, representing hickory
handle manufacturers who produce 30
per cent of the product that supplies
not only the United States, but Eng
land, Germany, China, Australia.
South Africa, and the South Ameri-
can countries. These representatives
were from all over the United States,
and the early part of the meeting was
consumed in listening to reports re-
garding the supply of hickory from
the different sections. These reports
brought out the fact that practically
the entire supply north of the Ohio
river has been exhausted. In this ter
ritory, it was said, the supply is con-
fined to few states in the south and
southwest.
The association believes that il the
situation is impressed upon the public
the slaughter ana waste of hickory
will be stopped. There is nothing
yet suggested that will take the place
satisfactorily of hickory. The manu-
facture of buggies, which has been
greatly increased within the past few
years, has made great inroads ON the
supply. According to the statements
made by several representatives though
the plants have the capacity, the man
ufscturors have not been able to meet
the demand CD the market on account
of inability to secure the raw product.
The market price of green sawed
hickory is $50 per 1000 feet. Manu-.
facturers buy it, however. in any
form that it can be secured, and vari-
GUS prices are paid. During the past
seven months the price of HICKORY pro-
ducts has advanced 100 per cent, and
there are vague intimations that the
ptice will go mp higher during the
next few months.
1t was positively stated, though,
that a uniform raise in the price Of
hickory handles had not been discussed
and that no such proposition was con
templated when the call for special
session was made by the president,
Charles ID. Gates, of Louisville, Ky.
Another meeting of the association
will be held in ST. Louis October 10.
At its close banquet will be served.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
HATCHtD SOON.
EGG ALLEGED TO HAVE TURN.
ED INTO CHICKEN IN THEE
HOURS.

The Sun is in receipt of o communi-
cation from st. Johns, this county,
stating that an egg laid one day was
laid on fence post the same day on
the John Neighbour farm, and Matched
in three hours. The egg was put there
at noon and Matched at 8 o'clock and
the chicken il still alive and healthy.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
CHURCH DEDUCTION.

Sturgis, Ky, Sept. 9-The new
Cumberland Presbyterian edifice, the
handsomest in the city, will be dedi-
Gated September &c. The Rev. II. s.
Williams, of Memphis, will officiate
assisted by the pastor, the Rev. j. @.
Biddle, who has been the local minis
ter of the congregation for the past
seven years. The building of the
handsome house of worship is greatly
due TO Mr.. Biddles untiring efforts.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
GROUP.

Usually begins with the symptoms
of . common cold; there is chillness,
sneezing, sore throat. hot SKIN, quick
pulse, hosrsness and impeded respira-
ton. Give frequent small doses OF
Billiards. Horehound Syrup, the child
will cry for it, and at the hrst sign OF
q croupy cough, apply frequently Bal.
lard's Snow Ljniment externally "a
the throat. 50c at Dubois, Kolb and
%.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
RARE RELIC
CURIOsITIEs UNEARTHED OF A
GREAT AGE.

Paris, Sept Sin the Vendee. near
Troussepoil, interesting archaeological
discoveries have been made, dating
back to the>5oman period, by Doctors
Lacouloumiere and Baudoin. Thew
have discovered "a number of Gallo
Roman sepulchers, some treasures,
coins. q series of beautiful Gallo
Roman vases in perfect state of preser-
walton, leather sandals and some prim-
tive agricultural implements, as we'll
as the skeletons of mum Dor of domes-
tic animals of the period.
Near by, at Silvatoile, other dis
coveries have been made of dolmans
dating back to the Druidic period be-
fore the Roman conquest. Rare treas
ures have been found from time to
time in Auverngne. The latest dis
covery was made at Audjerne, where
Q treasure box full OF silver and gold.
weighing nearly 200 pounds was dis.
covered under q slab in an old manor
owned by DIR. Pitou, u retired naval
surgeon. There are coins belonging
to every period of the reign of Louis
XIV. and of Louis XIII The treasure,
according to French law, will be di-
vided between the proprietor Of the
manor and the workmen who dis
covered it.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
DEATH in GRAVES.

Mayfielt, KY, Sept. 9-Mrs. Jane
e. Willis lied OF infirmities Of OIL age
at the home of her son, Mr.. A. l..
Willis, at the age of n years. Mrs.
Willis came here about one year ago
from Ohgistian county u~~
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
GALLOWAY DEATH.

Murray, Ky, Sept. 9-Pen Collie,
who lived eight miles west of this
place, died of typhoid fever. He was
about forty five years of age and left
family. He was a brother Of James
Cole, the ex-postwaster of this place.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
QUITE ANOTHER VERSION.

1t ID said Mr.. John Lovett simply
eat l.. X. Taylor up alive at Benton
Monday. Taylor was only cheered by
one man during his speech and he was
a Republican. -Maytield Messenger
Democrat.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09
owENsBoRo TOBACCO CHNGE,

Greensboro, Ky, Sept. 9-The In
perial Tobacco company has estab-
lished a branch here leasing the large
factory of W. II. Clarke & Sons Mr.
L. II. Clarke has been appointed man.
ager. The Imperial Tobacco company
is the English trust. II will buy direct
from the farmers.
The fact was announced this after
noon and has created stir among the
local buyers, several Of whom an
noun,e that they will not be in bust.
ness this year.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-09-09

The SaSons and Prussians are en-
gagged in mi pic war ON historic ground
whore fang BATTLES were fought,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-28

new trypetid, to which has been given
the name dacus cucurbitae. Its food
plants consist of all members of the
family cucurbtacae. The fields We're
filled with melons in nearly all stages
of development in a state of decay.
The female fly by means of her
ovipositor pierces the epidermis of the
melon and deposits from fifteen to
twenty eggs in the one incision. The
very young melons are commonly at
tackled since then the skin or rind is
more tender and more easily penetrated
by the ovipositor. Eggs We're found
in melons varying in size from time of
setting to three inches in length. The
larger infested melons contained the
larvae in stages more or less advanced.
The melons continue to develop after
the eggs have hatched and while the
larvae are developing on the inside.
Infested melons are as rule doomed
to decay but in some cases they resist
the attack but even then the result is
a deformed product unfit for the mar
ket.
The work is not confined to the fruit
but the vines as well are found to be
infested by the larvae The vines are
especially subject to attack If the
growth is abundant and succulent. 1t
is serious matter where the plant Is
attacked near the crown since then the
entire plant Is destroyed. If the wealth
er Is wet then the vines rot readily
after the injury. AS to the length of
the life cycle of the insect | can only
say it is not more than three weeks
from the time the eggs are deposited
If the conditions for development are
favorable.
After Matching from the eggs the
larvae burrow their way into the melon
feeding on the interior. When fully
developed they leave the melon and en-
ter the soil beneath where they pupate,
issuing later from the ground as an
adult insect, When removed from the
melon the larvae have "A peculiar mode
of locomotion. They double themselves
together and then suddenly straighten
out, throwing themselves two or three
feet. This may be as much n matter
of protection as locomotion. The pupae
were found in the moist soil beneath
the infested melons at a depth of an
inch or so. The fly attacks all cucur-
bits; water melons. musk melons. |
squashes and cucumbers.
The remedies thus far are entirely |
precautionary measures. More must be |
learned in regard to the time of appear
ance of the fly since some advantage |
may be gained by planting at a time
the fly is less in evidence, Since the |
list OF food plants is so varied not a
great deal can be done in exterminat-
ing 1t by ceasing to plant for time
the crops which 1t attacks. The COM
mon remedy is to cover the young fruit
soon after IL sets with q piece of cloth
or some straw. Something could no
doubt be done in the way of a variety
test. The rinds of some varieties are
known to be more tough than others
and would offer more resistance to the
ovipositor of the female fly. Other con-
dltions being equal such variety
should be selected for planting.
Something also may be possible in the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-04-28

borers in check. There is always a de-
where the cane fields are not burned
over. The fields should not only be
burned over but all unburned stalks
and stumps left in the fields. especially
near growing cane and along the tracks
used in carrying the cane to the mills,
should be gathered and burned. 1t
would be necessary to pile them to-
gether with wood in order to complete
ly burn them but the cost of the ma
terial to burn them would be money
well invested.
The burning of all the trash in this
way and care in the selection of seed
cane would undoubtedly keep this pest
in check were it not for the fact that
the cane does not all mature at the
same time. One crop is being har-
vested while alongside ii Is a field in
which the cane is only half grown. The
suggestion might be made that an eX-
cess of water in irrigation should not be
practiced since this brings about one
condition which favors the develop
ment of the borer.
Next came a paper from l.. G. KEEL
logg on the Importance of Irriga ton
in Hawaii" His paper was short, but
to the point. In effect, speaking of irri-
cation at Wahiawa, his conclusions
that the best crops to be raised there
We're sugar cane, which it would pay
to irrigate; pineapples, which 1t would
not pay to irrigate; sisal, which did not
need to be irrigated, and lastly ba-
nanas, which must be irrigated, If they
are to be grown in punches of market
able size, and irrigated copiously.
j. r.. Higgins spoke from notes upon
the planting of Grounds About Homes
in the Country and advanced a strong
plea for the cultivation of a knowledge
and appreciation of beautiful things i'm
nature in the minds of people who live
out of town.