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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
M.inht, nnd Mea,urem.nts.

Recently somebody asked US how to
estimate the weight OF an animal from
its measurements. We have looked up
the method which is said to give close
results and want to say that 1t is more
bother thar It is worth, remarks Ma
tional Stockman and Farmer. Nova
days scales that are accurate may be
had for a very reasonable price, and
we advise llwho raise. feed or deal in
live stock to buy scales. II a man
does not feel that he can afford them,
he can usually find neighbor or two
who will club with him. 1t viii take
less time to drive animals to ones own
or his neighbor's scales than it will to
fool with measurements and calcula-
lions which at best are only approx
nations. No one who has stock scales
wants to give them up. They should
be on or convenient to every farm in
the country.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
SHEEP AND LANES.


FanINtlN % WNI"-s
Professor Powell Of 1iaine in writing
to 4 American cnliifatqr " DE pr9at T.
keepise heep mn lambs says that
eo5il 81 IN S Ne ssf.s 4 4 ,tlf..let
iK6uid tui 81 seeplig 5sers
ME l6lab ia " dnte 1srs
let s one that 3 lit and Ills depends
on good pasture and good feed. lilr
ty.fye ewes at the Maine farm are
carried all.Summer ON i've and aghalf
acres of land without grain This was
done for a period Of six years They
SHARED eight and q half pounds OF
WOOL each for this time. The pasture
was improved BY close grazing, the
turf became yelYety, no seed stalks APP
#peared, and sheep Obtained q good ra-
ton! every day. The grass is rich, and
being constantly cropped By the sheep
they do well, even though the pasture
appears oyerted Here Is a lesson to
the farmers Of Maine in sheep keeping
that is worth allthe Maine experiment.
has ever cost or wiz ever cost.
Grass Lambs For Profit
Grass lambs give profit. and this is a
good business for onr farmers II they
prefer sheep keeping to dalrying. If
lambs are not sold in winter the sum-
mer lambs can be sold In September
and October at 81, while the wool from
the sheep viii bring 50 The Dorset is
the best breed for the raising Of winter
lambs. For the grass or summer
lambs the Shropshlres are the best. In
England the Sllropshircs are called a
pasture and hurdle sheep. Next use
the SouthdowRs for the grass lambs
and for our rather poor farms. a close
second to them for this business are
the Cheviots, hardy breed. Both
these breeds are well adapted TO our
Maine farms Cotswolds, oxfords and
Hampshire Downs require too much to
be done for them. The Dorsets and
shropshires do the work for the farmer.
Small PaddoeIs For Sheep.
For best results sheep should be
kept in small paddocks In small hocks.
say twenty to thirty sheep on a five
acre paddock, or summer pasture. In
this way the sleep are easily kept IN
der the eye and care OF the farmer,
and to succeed with sheep they must
have close care. A wire fence three
feet high Is q sufficiently high fence
for sheep. as they do not know how
high it is and never jump. Maine is
adapted to this kind of farming. We
have the soil, climate, feed and can
grow the rutabaga turnips, crops and
oats necessary for their feed. These
fenced OF small pastures should be SO
arranged that good rotation can be
employed in their management.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
BANKRUPT NOTICE.

Notice of First Meeting of Creditors.
In the District Court of the United
States, for the Northern District Of
West virginia-In Bankruptcy
In the matter OF ]. Frank Pinnell and
william Pinnell, partners as ].
Frank Plnnell & Co.. and ]. Frank
Plnneu and William Pinnell as indi-
yIduals-bankrupts In bankruptcy.
To the creditors Of j. Frank Plnnell
and William Plnnell, as partners in
the name OF ]. Frank Pinnell 6 Co.
and as individuals, o fFairmont, in
the county of Marion and district
aforesaid, a bankrupt;
Notice is hereby given that on the
3lst day of August, A. D. 1907, the said
]. Frank Pinnell { Co., partners, and
William Pinnell and ]. Frank Plnnell,
as individuals, we're duly adjudlcated
bankrupts; and that the first meeting
Of the creditors will be held at the
Office of the Undersigned, Referee in
Bankruptcy, at Room /, in the Court
House, in the City Of Fairmont in Ma,
rion county, west Virginia. the 18th
day OF September, A, D. 1907, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at which time
the said creditors may attend. prove
their claims, appoint q trustee exam
Inc the banirups, and transact such
other business as may properly cume
before said meeting,
B. Il. BUTCHER
Referee Ia Banlf1ptey.
once ct tie Referee Faishpat ~.
"a ssP 1907.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
cover crop, ., Eertilizers.

Cover crops make good fertilizer,
and we have found It very beneficial
to turn under meadow late in the
fall. We prefer a good growth Of clO-
yer. One OF the very best blocks Of
peach trees that We ever grew was on
land on which a good crop Of clover
had been turned under late in the fall,
dragged and planted In the spring.
The chief objection TO sod land is that
more or less of 1t Is bound to come to
the surface during the process.of drag
Ging and cuItivating.-R. G. Chase.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
ARE YOU INTERESTED

In having the cleanest and brightest
home IN the city?
We have installed the TNvINCIBLE
Electric Renoyator for housecleantns
and are now ready to clean your car.
pets, rugs, furniture, etc, without re,
moving from your house,
We guarantee the work to be the
best you have ever seen.
ALI we ask is a chance to demon.
strate. \
we also do the best laundry work
Of all kinds in the city When inter.
ested, drop a postal, or call "a both
lines.
AMERICAN LAUNDRY COMPANY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

In the spring, summer and fall calves
are frequently subject to scours. The
frequent changes of the weather and
the character Of feed which the little
fellows get seem to affect their bowels
unfavorably. There are few simple
things which can be done to prevent
scours. They take but a few moments
Of your time, but they may save some
valuable individuals in your herd. In
the first place. keep the little fellows
we'll protected during the cold weather.
Do not let them become exposed to
student changes and cold DRIFTS.
Clean the stalls as Systematically as
you clean the COW stable. have seen
calf pens that were unspeakably filthy.
In such a place do not see how scours
can be avoided. Keep the floors and
feed managers clean. The vessels from
which they take their milk should be
scalded carefully. If not, they become
sour and undesirable bacteria will be
harbored in them. Be careful about
sudden changes in feeding, and If you
are using separated milk see to it that
the foam is removed and that the milk
is fed while warm. Provide an album
dance of sunshine in the barn and keep
the little fellows dry and well bedded.
These few precautions, seasoned with
an abundance of good common sense,
viii do much to prevent scours. A
good remedy Is dried blood -four, which
is preventive and a cure, according
to Klmbalrs Dairy Farmer. It is a
feed which, when mixed with the
milk. keeps the calf in good condition
and helps to build up bone and muscle.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

RI SAYS a writer In the Breeders Ga.
zette, Chicago. l think it is different
from anything yet shown.
ALB, c and D represent horses. Put
lines on outside horses A and D. Then
with rope or hitch strap fasten all bits
together, as shown by Figs. /, . ard g..
The results are satisfactory. We hitch
three or more horses abreast this way
with the same good results.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Apple blotCh appears to be the same
disease as that described from Illinois
by Clinton as due to an undescribed
fungus belonging to the genus phyllos-
tIcta. This fungus is under investiga-
ton by Messrs. Rorer and Scott of the
bureau CT plant Industry, who expect
to report on 1t at the end Of another
SEASON.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
Apple Trees on Wet Land.

ii Is generally known that apple
trees are very impatient Of wet feet.
This can easily be seen in orchards
where there are small spots Of poorly
drained land where the water stands,
remarks Country Gentleman In such
Fpots tie trees are always poor. and
they usually die out early, leaving
ihese places blank In the orchard. 1t
las been Observed that a twisted
gfoiythT Of the apple tree trunk indi-
ltes Imperfect Understandings,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

The Shorthorn ranks high as a beef
animal being prominent In contests at
the fat stock shows and popular among
stockmen both as pure bred and for
crossing. The Shorthoru produces
high classed beef and has a strong
loin and hind quarters development, as
sociated with profitable production.-
American Cultivator.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
cnnlInnirv YiIithout Id.

a y - a n =. - ,,-
An ingenious woman mas devised
plan for having good, cold mlk ana
butter all summer without ice. It Is
homemade dairy. 3 cheap. and easily
taken care Of aud Is successful, VIII
give the plan and any housewife can
have Il made with very little work
says p. =: +. In American Culuyator.
Get four pieces OF scanning oS
inches SIX feet long, and mall pieces
tgo feet long each way about TWO ana
s q half feet from the ground and nan
pieces q the same at the top Then
board over top and also lay a hoor az
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
The seelusion Of the Country.

Farm folks bewail as a rule, the Sc
cluslon OF their homes. In the city, on
the other hand, this very seclusion Is
persistently sought at the expenditure
of thousands of dollars, says a writer
in Iowa Homestead. How little We
appreciate our advantages.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Don't Hot me up hill, for have to
carr you and the truck and myself
TOO MY IT yourself some time. Run
Up hillswith a big load.
DON'T keep my stable very dark, for
when / 90 out into the light my eyes
ate injured
DON'T say whoa unless you mean
Il Farm Journal.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

A substitute is never as good as
the orlginal-therefore, insist on get,
ting what you ask for. A dealer who
is always wanting to sell you some.
thing just as good is not working for
your interests. but for the extra profit
he hopes to make.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Among the ouakers', said Miss
wise u believe the men wear their
has IN hutch.
BoE fidlculous : exclaimed Miss
eladay As Il anyone could pesst
bly interested in mems hats T. r..
PhEladslphia Press &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
Farm, Field
aua Garden
PACKING VEGETABLE Is.
Some Kiuds ofTfaeg Shipped gln III
aarftI ssslses.

Cueumbefs me shipped ID tie one
third barrel Yeneef bssskets. The cut
ihows q baske ready Tor heading up.
The cueunbers IS viii be seen, are
not placed ii The basket indlssrimis
nntely, but me- afrnnged by hand 50
as 10 II closely and u leave 6at sur
facc on tor fortie placing Of the cover.
OF course here as elsewhere grad
Ing IS nece sfy, and the more Uniform
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Noticing from time TO time how diff.
ferent parts of the country drive four
or more horses abreast send sketch
showing how we hitch them in Nilsson.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Buyer and seller can be brought
face to face. Try The want column
OF the West virginan, the paper ey.
erybody reads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Go to the LIST waM BITTER Store for
butter, eggs. tish and pork. s25 Water
street 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
LMgaY ANa soAa1INa -


ReH 81 postonce. ft|,r
Wien y6a'Nani a rig iar 'e.| 80 q.
basln eaIi or phone g. flu1r
an eggaes hauied day OF r'sa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Schools books at Globe Book Store,
son HoIsI building q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
THE JUNoo METHOD

'oFers a speedy t..se r. yUu. This
method q healing was discovered
by d. Victor Theodore Junod, one
Of the most celebrated physicians,
Of France, and has been In vide!
and successful use in tae hospitals,
Of France and Germany. It Is,
used extensively in the hospitals
Of the University Of Bonn, which!
: perhsbs the foremost medical
Institution in Europe. Dr. sehmoit-
en-. Of that hospital. who came ali
the way. to Washington to attend
the American Medical Congress.
said in a paper read by him before
that congress that this Treatment!
had I an used IN tuberculosis Of
the joints, and had given relief,
where even ampuiation had failed;
to do so.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
GROCERIES.
Handy Grocery CT
GROCERIES.
n. a. PopI. Grocery store.

Cor. Columbia and Merchant St,
First Ward. Dealers in staple grocer.
les. Family trade solicited. Phone
us your orders, Prompt delivery.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
PLUMaINa 8 aAs FITTiNe.
Reed Plumhinn ID,

First class plumbing gas fitting,
steam and hot water heating, All kinds
Of pumps repaired. Water filters all
sizes. Pipe, fittings, valves and pack.
Ing. cadd Bldg Parks avenue, Both
phones. Res. Bell, phone, 1851.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
led CORN


Deep and Shallow caiiivnticn-A Coed
Wedding Tool.
A diversity Of opinion exists WHEELER
IT should be- deep or shallow cultivation
Ia geld corn Those VIZ make wsed
kiling ~ object usually lltyate
deeply. md moisture Only 81 mel
dert remark Ii ygfifef n sIaefiIn
cnituri ] ii All tliat 81 eitlti-
yate only when there are weeds 70
The Shallow Method
z TO my mind the ideal cultivation Is
the shallow method. The planter marks
are usually narrowed over and then
crossways again before the corn comes
Up. After coming up The weeder y
used about the third day. This idol
takes three rows at a time. In actlon
ii IS similar to a harrow, but having
spring teeth does not drag trash. The
object Of this tool IS to Kill the small
weeds that are sproutlng, which It
does By the million. Another object
which. 1t accompltshes Is TO break up
any crust and to make mellow sur
face. 1t also stirs the soil in the hills
around the small plants, which no 9th.
er tool does.
A WonderfuiTeol.
However, the weedef cannot be used
without damage to the young plants
when they are the least wet either
from rain or dew or even on a cloudy
day. In the hands of a thinking man
1t is a wonderful tool that has a ca.
paclty Of twenty to thirty acres per
day. Some seasons / have known Of
fields that had no other cultivation.
Usually it is necessary after the plants
attain some height to use the regular
corn cultlvator. Not a large number
Of weeders are in use on account of the
skill required to use them, as but few
hired men can run them,
Leaving the Corn Weedy.
The standard method of cultivation
is the single row cultIvator equipped
with four, six or eight shovels. Some
times the gopher attachment is used.
This consists Of series of knives run.
Ming Just under the surface. This
method usually commences as soon as
the plants can be seen distinctly across
the field. The first cultivation Is real
IL the most important one. Careless
help usually run the pIow gangs far
enough from the corn plants. as they
are not so easily covered up that way.
The result is strip of grass and weeds
a few inches in width the entire length
of the corn rows. These no future cul-
tivatlon can entirely eradicate. The
first cultivation leaving the corn weedy,
the later CIVILIZATIONS seek to overcome
the first mistake by getting closer,
ridging 1t up, which now can be easily
done, as the plants do not cover up.
Innumerable roots are cut OF, the
plants are stunte1 and the yield reduc-
ed, the amount depending on the dam.
age done
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
"A Message Of Health


II you ere a sufferer from paralF-
SIS rAalmellsm. lseonoler-aiaSia
neniheius a1plece symptoms
Wonan diseases, or 81 ne rom
ans malady d disorder al tns
from 1tdeted netY oy ieeie ht
circls 81 ciiraily ill
serious Ailments do arise from
these causes
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

School satchel and book cover given
free to each purchaser Of school books,
ASK for them. Globe Book Store. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

:Don't worry about that sir" re-
piled NeFyey. = never require much
sleep. PhIlads lphia Pres,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

"Mr. Nervey," said the girls faith
er, ut seems to me You sit up entire
IL too late With my daughter"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

ssbseri5s 81 vi nav.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09
DC WlLL cuRE You.

For thirty years l have practiced
this method Of cure with unvary.$
ing success. have references
from many people Of prominence
who have been cured by the treat. {
ment. Whatever your ailmentS
i-write me, and viii advise you'll
promptly whether 1t will At your;
case or not.
! BOARDING ARRANGEMENTS. !
Pending the establishment of al
sanitarium I have arrangements
whereby patients can beard at rea.S
sonable rates while taking this
treatment MY charges are most
reasonable, ane 1 guarantee salts. 5
{ faction II my aTyice : followed. ;
$IT BEARS INVESTIGATION.
The work have been doing bears$
the closest scrutiny. / invite corr
respondence, and will give prospect
tive paHsats every opportunity toS
investigate the treatment and my}
success in It's application. Hun-S
dreds Of people who had exhausted
; every other means known to meii.t
cal science for the restoration Of
health have found a cure In this
method.
{ FAVOURABLE DISEASES ;
} A SPECIALITY.
{ make specially Of treating}
these diseases that have failed to|
respond to all other methods of
cure. particularly invite corre.S
spondence with reference to these}
leases.
81 WANT A eoor Pnys'eIAN. )
As / am arranging to establish al
permanent sanitarium | viii require
the services of a liberal minded
physician. I prefer one who has
some capital to invest, after a thor-3
ough Investigation Of the treaty
ment aud the proposition. this Isl
not absolutely essential. Address {
PROF. II. N. D. PARKER, )
1924 New York Avenue, N. w, ;
{ WASHINGTON, D. c. {
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-09

Fresh oyster & Robbs
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-20
Business Injured.

The Sault Ste. Marie Commercial
club has begun a battle for lower
railroad fares and express rates. Mem
bers of the legislature wiz be bonn
barded with kilograms and letters
Hirom their constituents demanding
that northern Michigan roads be
placed on the same basis as the ROADS
below the straits
During the past few days an in
vestigation of the existing conditions
has been going on. Figures obtained
from Railroad Commissioner Glasgow
show that, although some OF the up
per peninsula roads have been crying
poverty, they are making enormous
profits.
A campaign is also to be inaugural
ed against express companies which
charge extortionate rates north OF
the straits and the matter may be
taken up with the interstate COM
merce commission. 1t is charged that
business is being materially injured
thereby and the development of north
ern Michigan retarded.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-20

IN the 10 years since the interstate
commerce commission began the col
lection of facts about accidents, near
~ G,000 passengers, over $4,000 en-
ployes and nearly 10000 other persons
have been killed on American rail-
ways, and nearly 100000 more have
been crippled or manned, scalded or
crushed, disfgured or invaded; and
we still make no protest. For a coun-
try that has pride in itself and its
progress" this seems to me a humili-
ating situation, observes Carl Snyder
in Everybody's. But the still more hui
initiating fact is that conditions grow
worse year by year. In 1905 1T was
twice as dangerous to travel on rail-
way train or to work for a railway
company in the United States as it
was in 1895.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-20
Tribute to AlGer.

The state of Michigan paid tribute
to Hon. Russell A. Alger Wednesday
evening, memorial exercises being
held in representative hall in the cap
itol. The governor and his staff, the
supreme court, state officials, mem
bers Of the legislature and Michigan
members of congress attended, and
the members of the late senator's fam
lily were present. Lieut.-GOv. Kelley
presided. Features of the decoration
effects in the hall were the battle
flags which led the forces of Gen. AL
ger into battle during the civil war
Regrets were read from President
Roosevelt, Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson, Secretary of War Bonaparte,
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, and
Senator William Alden Smith, who is
in California.
The eulogy was delivered by Hon.
Don NJ. Dickinson.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-20
Malkinn Binder Twine-

That the governors proposed bind
er Irvine plant would be paying
proposition TO the state is the opinion
of Warden A. n. Armstrong, of Jack
son prison, who adds that the legisla-
ture should make provision to pay
prisoners making the Irvine for over
time, as do private contractors in the
case of prison labor
There are a thousand ways in
which the prisoners could slight their
work." says Warden Armstrong, "and
if a prisoners heart is not in his work
the result is the same as a man on the
outside. The contractors pay by the
piece on overtime. Many workers earn
as high as SIS a month, and it makes
them feel as though they were of
some account. A great deal of this
money goes to help support wives,
children and parents outside. The eff
feet is good. The success of the bind
er Irvine plant depends on running it
on business principles"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-04-20
Brother Wants the Money.

With the body of John Kingston fill
ing a grave in the national cemetery
at Nashville, Tenn, his brother, VIM.
Kingston, of Dunmanaway, County OF
Cork, Ireland, is making an effort 10
secure possession of money said TO
have been deposited in some bank in
Michigan in 1864 when John Kingston
was serving in the army. A letter from
Ireland says that John Kingston in
1864 placed to his brothers credit in
Michigan bank the sum OF $1,000.
The name of the bank was not speci-
fed. Investigation of records at Lam
sing shows that John Kingston en-
listed from Mundy. this county, Jan
uary Is, 1864, in Co. E., First Michi-
gan light artillery, was taken sick at
Nashville; died in the hospital Au-
gust 8, 1864. at the age Of 20. The
sum of money he is said to have de-
posted will have accumulated during
the 43 years to snug fortune for
the Irish brother in Dunmanaway.