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The statesman., 1905-01-13

ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAMP NO. /,
AMERICAN WOoDMEN.
Meets at Five Points every Friday ey.
ening. All nelghbors are invited to
attend.
]. II. MORRIS, Commander. Harvey
e. Page, Clerk, 2414 Logan.
The statesman., 1905-01-13

PAST GRAND MASTERS COUNCIL
NO. II8, G. U. o. OFO.F.
Meets the second Friday in each
month at Odd Fellows Hall, 1892 Arap-
ahoe street.
WALTER SCOTT, @. 8.
The statesman., 1905-01-13
RED CROSS coMMANDERY NO.

RED CROSS COMMANDERY NO.
II
Knights Templar, meets first Thursday 10
J. R. CoNTEE, E. c.,
WILLIAM sPRAGuE, Recorder.
FAR WEST CHAPTER NO. S, R. A.
NJ,
Meets third Thursday in each month l..
G. A. EDWARDS, Fl. p; WILLIAM
SPRAGUE, Secretary.
The statesman., 1905-01-13

GOOD SAMARiTANS, GRAND
WESTERN LODGE NO. 2.
Meets first and third Fridays of each
month, in Odd Fellows Hall, 1892 Arap-
ahoe street. R. M. JOHNSON, w. c.,
NJ HUGHES, R. S.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
WORTHLESS FRUIT TREES.


Across the road from my house Is Q
piece Of ground that once had on 1t
at thriving orchard. but that was long
ago, says q Kansas farmer In writing
to the Farmers Review. The farmer
that owned 1t had the old notion that
what was to be would be and that II
his orchard was to be . paying piece
Of property all he had to do was to
let II alone and II would take care Of
itself. The result was that the insects
got In and then the fungus disease.
and the trees began to blight and die.
When the caterpillar did not strip the
leaves on the branches the blight killed
them. At the present time . few
worthless old trees remain and they
are broken and deerepit. Most of the
limbs have gone and the only possible
use Of the trees Ia to breed fungi, and
insects for the troubling of my orchard
and the orchards that are In the neigh.
borhood. We would have had more
oney In our pockets than we have II
we had long ago Induced the man that
owns those old trees to cut them
down. but what can neighbor do? II
We suggest that the trees are q men.
ace to us and of no profit to their own.
or, he ID likely to assert that we are
interfering with his rights. He would
probably suggest that we had better
mind our business. II ! had . lot
OF old tree cripples like those I would
MAXI hre wood out Of them and put
the ground to some useful service
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
BUILD AN ICE HOUSE.
Summer Il the Time to Prepare the
Place for Next Winters
Crop Of Ice.

Summer Ii the time to get ready for
winter, and now Is when the Ice house
should be constructed. There are q
few things that must be carefully
looked after in the construction of this
house. One Of these Is drainage. Good
drainage Is necessary, for II the water
rises with the melting of the ice the
loss to the ice supply will be very
great. Ice melts many times faster In
water than In air, and faster in NOV
ing air than in air that Is held in place
by the sawdust or isolating material. .
The walls Of the icehouse should be
firmly built, cautions the Farmers Re-
view, ~ there Ia danger that they will
bulge out II they are not strong. The
lateral pressure IL not a. great as with
silage, but ID considerable II the Ice ia
not carefully packed. Sometimes the
ice falls apart and lurches to the side
OF the house. and then the strain \
very great. We have seen small Ice
houses on farms that were only two
thirds filed with ice, because the sides
Of the house had bulged so the owners
were afraid to put In full supply.
Sometimes permanent props may be
made, ~ with the large commercial
icehouses. A double air space will help
to keep the temperature low and pre-
vent wasting ice. The house should be
as near the cube as possible, as this
will give the largest possible space fol-
the least possible material.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
KICKING COWS.
How . Rope May Be So Used as to
Restrain the Fractions Animal
without Throwing Her.

It is not natural for q COW to kick
when being MIXED. II she has ac-
Quired the habit. 1t is because she has
been allowed to contract It through
nistreatment. Heifers will never kick
unless they fear the man who has
charge Of them. but II you abuse the
heller you will have kicking COW and
II will b your own fault. says the
Midland Farmer. We have given vari.
ous methods TO counteract this annoy
ancs: and will b glad to publish any
thing that = sent In. Here u one rec
ommsnded plAn. Take . rope and
make q neos@ In one end. The rope
should b. an Inch In thickness and
should 10 about Ave fest long. When
starting - milk. pass the rope around
the legs and run the long end through
the loop. The loose end should lie
over. the lsp Of the milksr. ihs two
loops, one around each lsg. should b
above the Joints in the legs. When the
COW tries 70 kick she will bs abW b
push her leg forward but . short dis
tance, and will not be able to upset the
milk pail or disturb the milker. The
rops win slip little but not enough To
allow the COW to do any damage. It In
Of no use to attempt to tie . COW fur
ther down on her legs. a. she will then
Kst excited and throw herself.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
OLDEST MISSISSIPPI MULE.
He Is 36 Years of Age and the Prop
erty of Venerable Darky Who
Is Very Proud Of Him.

Jackson, Miss.-The Oldest mule In Mis-
sissippi is the property Of negro farm
er named T. j. Jefferson, who lives In
Copiah county, about 30 miles from this
city, and the old darky Is inordinately
proud Of his venerable possession.
The mule Ia 36 years of age. and was
born during President Grants admin
istration. The old darky bought the ami
NAL In 1871 from planter named vii.
liam Flowers, and has been its continu-
Gus owner ever since, not even being
compelled to plaster her with an occa-
sional mortgage. Her name IL Maud,
and she was two years old when Jeffer-
son became her owner. Since that time
he has made - crops with this animal,
and she is still hale. hearty, and frisky,
and bids fair to live at least another
decade.
The passage Of years 10 plainly marked
In Maud's cOloring, however, for In early
girlhood she was q dark and beautiful
sorrel, and now her complexion 10 q
strawberry roam, while her head 10 a.
most as white a. that Of her venerable
master, who cherishes for her . mos;
ardent affection. Jefferson has fire.
Quently declared that he wouldn't swap
Maud for . pair of the finest mules in
Mississippi.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
STOCK AND FARM SCALES.
without Them the Farmer Il at the
Mercy Of the Men with Whom
He Deals.

American farmers use more farm
scales and farm machinery than the
farmers Of nay other country. Az we
improve ouy stock and general farm
methods We fnd the necessity for
stock and farm scales to weigh what
we sell. and often We And It pays to
weigh what we buy. Nearly every
thing the farmer raises to sell goes BY
weight. II he sells bunch Of cattle
or hogs he has to take the buyers iig.
ures. and the buyers usually make a.
lowaAce for shrinkage, which In most
cases is moro than enough to get the
animals TO market. II farmer sells
Q load Of hay or grain to dealers. the
weight they allow II usually according
TO the price they are paying: II the
margin 10 small they make It upon
weight. The old story Of the absent
minded miller who to0k toll after his
man had done 80 still holds good, re-
marks the Midland Farmer. and the
farmer who has not got wagon or
stock scale may lose more every year
than the cost Of one.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
Teachers Examination

The Highland County Board Of School Ex
tions Of applicants for certificates will tax,
place In the Washington School Building
Hillsboro, on the first Saturday Of eaci
month.
Patterson examinations will be held oI
the third Saturday of April and on the sec
Ond Saturday OF May,
Examinations for High School and Specia
Certificates will be held on the frst Saturda,
Of September, December, March and June
A. prescribed BY law the fees for Teacher,
terson examination no fee Il charged
O. A. PUCKETT, Pres.
D. A. HIs1R,
Y. r. TOE. Clerk.
Beard Of EAuiners.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
NEW AUTOMATIC GUN
WAR WEAPON WHICH HAS
MANY GOOD PoINTA
Is Capable Of Firing 750 Shots a Min
ute - Fitted with Mechanism
Which Ensures Accuracy
Of Fire.

Springfield, Ill.-The new 30-caliber
tripod-mounted automatic gun was
exhibited recently at the armory here
before board Of army officers. The
gun weighs eleven and three-quarters
pounds, and the tripod uncluding
swivel, base and yoke) weighs twenty
six pounds. The bullet, powder charge
and velocity are u. s. G. standard for
the new Springfield rife. The rate
Of fire is 75O shots minute.
The chief points of interest in this
gun are: u It is operated by pis.
ton contained in the cartridge, without
loss of powder gas; (2) without bar.
rel vent; (3) without utilizing the re-
coil, and (D without a sliding barrel;
also, the sensible recoil is greatly re.
duced. It is impossible for the pis-
tons to wear and cause gas leakage
and powder failure, as there is fresh
piston in each cartridge. These ad.
vantages are secured by the adop.
tion Of this new system of automatic
operation which permits the bullet in
gun to be fred a considerable dis.
tance toward the muzzle before there
is any force to move the barrel.
The ammunition for this gun is of
standard design, SO far as exterior is
concerned. II can be used in any rife
that is chambered to receive 1t. Lo.
| Gated In the base of each cartridge
case is a piston having diameter the
| same as or greater than the bullet
| When the powder Is ignited and the
bullet shot forward the piston imparts
a rearward velocity to an inertia mem.
Der Of the mechanicism. When the
bullet has travelled about six inches
toward the muzzle of the gun the
piston is stopped from farther rear
ward movement, but the momentum
impaired to the inertia member
(through medium Of the piston) con
tinues said member on rearwardly
When the bullet Is about three feet
beyond the muzzle this inertia mem
her engages the breech block, opens
it and pulls It back, at the same time
throwing out the empty carriage case
and bringing the block into position
to shove another cartridge into the
chamber upon its forward movement
The inertia member, while travel
ing rearwardly, congresses the action
spring. II the trigger is held bacl
this spring will give the inertia mem
ber forward movement, whereupor
a fresh cartridge is pushed into the
chamber and the breech block II
locked before the firing pin can come
into contact with the primer. Tn,
firing pin is part Of the inertia mem
ber.
The cartridge next to be fred II
gradually fed into position during the
greater part Of the rearward move
ment Of the inertia member. II is
therefore, possible for the merit,
member to start the cartridge con
veyor gradually and to have a con
siderable leverage over II. A featur,
Of importance is that the mechanism
moves backward and forward Away.
in alignment with the line Of bore
Such movement has the minimum
tendency to lateral vibration and In
sures accuracy Of fire.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10

ANTI-KICKING DEVICE FOR cows.
kicker. Numerous plans had been used
to break the habit, but to no avail. After
some thought we procured q 1s-inch
strip Of wood. cut a hole in both ends
large enough for hame strap. then
buckled 1t on the cows leg as shown in
illustration. She kicked for some time,
but could only lift her foot and kick
backward while milked her with ease.
After using this method for awhile she
would permit even o child to milk her.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
Friskiest Squire at Ninety.

Dressed In his Sunday best, SQUIRE
George Applegate, the largest individual
property owner Of Bethlehem, Pa, and
a nonagenarian at that, strOlled into q
grain field the other afternoon, cut with
q cradle half dozen shocks Of wheat
and few minutes later, while moppine
the perspiration from his brow at the
wedding Of his nephew. challenged the
bridegroom to jig. Then, refusing q
cab, he romped home, mile away. a
spry as q man Of 80.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
1T used TO be impossible for me to
save money when I was . bachelor" /"
"And now that you are married-f"
" don't even try"

Jeannle--I wish had big mouth
like Lena's.
Queenie-For goodness sake, why ?
Jeannie-so could hold all my hair
pins 1t once, when I'm dressing.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
A Reasonable Explanation.

A church which has been under con-
struction for 1900 years has just been
completed at Paris The Chicago Rec
ord Herald remarks that 1t must have
been put up under government con-
tract
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphrsys' Homso-
pathio Specific No. 20, In use
over 20 years, the only success
ful rsmsdy. ~ per vial, or spso-
tal package for serious oasss, %.
~ n psussisAa, ssssipA q Ssiss
WsmsAsy' ~ O.. wsnsm I ~ sts.Mx
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
DEVICE FOR KICKING COW.
Simple, Home Made Device Which
Will Cure the Most Unruly
Animal Of the Dairy.

In answer to request in the Ohio
Farmer for method to keep COW
from kicking, I submit the following
plan: Some years ago we obtained
good butter COW, but an inveterats
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10

Pigic check bars, which are strapped on
TO the calf's head and connected pivot
ally with . nose cover that will rise and
allow the calf to eat but prevent IT.
drinking from its mother. o. r 81
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10

The Houdon bust Of John Paul Jones
has been sold for $1,000. The admiral :
most celebrated bust was the Scraps.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
cALF-WEANER MUZZLE.
Device Patented by Mississippi Man
to Prevent the Calf from
Drawing Milk.

william A. Albeit, Blanch. Miss, has
patented calf weaner composed of two
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10

Ethel-Kittie nirts shamefully,
doesu't shep
Maude- well, don't knock. Re-
member. you we're young yourself
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-08-10
HUM P.M RgYo'
WGToM HAZgl
OIL
Fo0 Pl11A,
eM AsPucATleN DRMss RELIEF.
SAMPLE NAII1D Y1Y8.

ee;i:: Si:s':: &: .s':s e.: w,..- ..4 ,.A
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-17

OF $ a n
mothers OF this
the
be tbI
Ia thI
$ d
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-17
Ia bic Linen

The prudent housewife will always
seize the opportunity of replenishing the
linen closet when good values are offered
Tomorrow we offer 72-inch good
quality white table Damask that sells
regularly for s1.25 per yard, at the spe-
cial price of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-17
Covert Cloth

We show quite an assortment of shadd
IN this goods, blue, brown, grey, tan AMI
green. not one but that will make 4
pretty appearance when the MATERIAL
made up. This is especially desirabI||
tor skirts and children's school dresses
being washable and very durable. \
will withstand much hard service. Pdl
yard
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-17
F1annellette

You will need some warmer wrapped
and house dresses pretty soon. Why nd
buy the material now, especially 4
we make special price on it, and thd
make the garments at your leisure. A lar
selection of Flannelettes in new desg1
that sell regularly at 1oc, Monday
&c
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-17
Towels

Here's another savings chance. Yo1
can always use few more towels, ane
when you can save one-third on tn
price of them that's the time to buy. T
good sized White Linen Damask Towel
with red border and white fringe tha
easily is worth 15c, we sell as a Monday
Special for
Toe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21
Railway Recklessness.

A train comes plunging along and
finds that the draw is open; "the air
brakes refuse to work" and slaugh-
ter follows. 1t is plain, says the In
dianapolis News, that culpability here
Is deep. 1t is simply criminal reck-
Iessness that will permit a railroad
to be SO run that it is possible under
any circumstances for train to ap-
proach drawbridge without coming
first to full stop-and this not merely
in the yolition Of the engineman in the
strictness of company orders. but as
a matter of mechanical impossibility.
1t is criminal recklessness for any
road to have track running over a
drawbridge that does not have with
1t an automatic device that would
prevent the train from running farther
until it first had stopped in full view.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21

is something going on once In awhile
and where there's fishing and some
pleasant drives. There's no reason
why we should kill ourselves running
all over creation"
Mrs. Whimsap said they had per-
fectly delightful time at Washington
Springs last summer" said Mrs. Wild
ierpool. She's going again, she says.
and I told her that we might possibly
go along, too. was intending TO speak
to you about it."
THAT might be first rate" said Wild
derpool. THE Whimsaps are pretty
good people-our kind. Where is this
placer"
Another week went by In the beatific
contemplation of various terrestrial
paradises. Several final decisions were
made and then Widderpool said he
thought there was too much society
business and white duck trousers about
these summer resorts anyway. What
he wanted was to put on an old flannel
shirt and get down close to nature.
He had scheme of an automobile trip
with a portable shelter tent and camp
outfit-just nowhere in particular.
We'll be irresponsible vagabonds for
a few weeks" he said. Gypsy along
without hurrying, stay where it suits
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21
FASHIONABLE coLoRs.
Light Tints Will Be Fashionable for
Dressy Wear and Plum and
0live-Green in Favor.

Color this season will be more ex-
Quisite and of a greater style value
than ever. The .medium-light tints will
be high style for afternoon wear. OF
these the apricot and peach shades will
be prominent. Then there are beauti-
full tones of biscuit or bread crust that
are excellent for the handsome sep
arate wrap as well as for the suit.
Next come the various shades of me-
dium-dark, and light plum and laven-
der, which by some of the prominent
importers have come to be regarded
as staple shades, SO greatly have they
been favored by the garment makers
for the past two or three seasons. Yet
the new shades of plum which border
on the amethyst are destined to be
more popular than ever.
Green of the olive shade, from light
to medium dark, will be the most gen.
orally accepted for fall. This is color
which it should be easy for the retailer
to recognize from its close resemblance
to the bottled fruit. yet despite This
near-at-hand comparison there are all
sorts of shades of green that are being
called oIive.-Dry Goods Economist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21
PIE FOR INJURED WOMAN.
A Native Massachusetts, Housewife
Offered It as Substitute
for Whisky.

Last fall an English woman of let
tiers was staying as the guest Of an el-
derby lady at country house IN west
ern Massachusetts,. While they were
driving one afternoon they Lad the
misfortune to meet the on.nipresent
automobile at a sharp turn OF the road.
The horses, being spirited, SHE'D, dash
ing the carriage against tree and
throwing its occupants out into the.
road.
The English woman picked herself
up uninjured, but was Mortified to sea
her aged hostess lying on the ground
unconscious. Running to 4 nearby
farmhouse, she knocked for some time
before she finally succeeded Ia bring
ing sun-bonneted woman to the door
"A lady has been hurt-thrown from
a carriage. She is lying down there in
the road. Can you give ME soma
whisky for herr" cried the visitor, in
breathless anxiety.
We'll, no, we don't never keep no
whisky" said the native-born after
some elaboration Would the lady
like piece of .pie?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21

and move on when We get tired 1t
would simply make new woman Of
YOU"
I'D sooner do it than anything you
can mention" said Mrs. Widderpool.
Its lovely sdea."
Lets make little list of the things
we will. want said Widderpool, get
ting out his pencil.
The end is not yet, but. judging from
the experience of the past, Widderpool
will eventually decide that the really
sensible, practical, restful thing to do
will be TO stay at home. Here we are
nicely settled now" he will argue
I'VE can have the fairness and fullness
of the earth on our table. comfortable
beds, and our morning baths. If we
pine for nature we can get on a street
car and in an hour have nature to
burn. We can so on lake excursion
when we feel inclined, and take in the
roof garden or some show or another.
We can do a thousand things to pass
the time agreeably. i tell you this CO.
ing o~t of town is superstition. Sup
pose we just see what we can get out
of Chicago. Chicago Record Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21
Condemning the Rich.

Hostility to great private fortunes
is naturally melted by the many dis
closures of wealth ill-got But we should
be cautioned not to condemn indis-
criminately possessors of enormous
riches. In country like this, says
Youths Companion, legitimate growth
and enterprise inevitably throw large
rewards into the hands of-daring and
far-seeing managers. A recent writer
reminds us that where natural re-
scurtes are rapidly developed great ex-
ecutive ability cannot be prevented
from accommodating large fortunes, any
more than great oratory or great learn
Ing can be prevented from winning
success and fame. Great reward is
not necessarily undeserved or at
tanned by unreiigious methods. We
must discriminate between four kinds
OF rich men: First, those who make
their fortunes honorably and spend
them honorably; second, those who
make their fortunes honorably, and
spend them dishonorably; third, those
whose gains are viciously acquired.
but honorably spent, and, last-and.
We believe, least numerous-those
whose riches are ill-gotten and ILL.,
expended.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21
Pretty much every American who re-

Pretty much every American who re-
turns to the United States after So
journ at Panama has his own complaint
to make regarding conditions down
there, A recent wall is raised by work
man, who says: In the hotel where
most of them eat down at Culebra, where
worked. they partitioned off the big
dining-room in the hotel--a hotel built
ty the government and carried on by q
contractor-into parts for men who
wore coats and collars when they ate;
for others who wore coats and no COL
lars and for the third lot, who wore
neither coats nor collars. If man went
into a section in which he didn't belong
and refused to go out when he was or
dered he got fired from his job and lest
his chance of free transportation back
to New York"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-10-21
Like Mother Used to Bake.

The following recipe for ginger cake
is guaranteed to be as good as mother
used to bake"-even if it is not quite
the thing itself The young matron can
ring it in" on her husband and he will
never know the difference, for it's really
good:
One pound -four. one-half pound but
ter or lard. one-half pound sugar, ths
rind Of one lemon. one ounce ground
ginger, one nutmeg (grated), one-half
teaspoonful of carbonate of soda. use
lard very often. Rub the butter into
the flour; add the sugar and the grated
lemon rind tit is nice with juice In a
welD. ginger and nutmeg. Mix these
we'll together; warm one-quarter pint
of milk; stir in the soda; work the whole
into nice smooth paste. Roll it out,
cut into cakes, or bake it all in one in
the roasting tins. Bake in a moderate
oven 20 minutes.-Farm and Home
Journal.