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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21

until our offer was taken. When we
want anything here we work together,
and we get it-so.ne pulling, some
lifting, and it usually comes our way;
but the waiting game holds little OF
promise.
If you people of Taney county
would pull and lift when your enter
prising county paper pushes you would
get the things you most want and
need. We will give a 5O-foot right
of-way through our 147 5O-1OO acres
of land in Taney county for road.
Taney county is no colder than San
Joachim county, California, and you
can raise anything we can raise here.
We make from 500 to $50 a year
raising pecans. You should raise them
more successfully, for you have nat
ural tree-growing country. When you
can equal Our pecan crop your land is
worth $1,000 to $500 an acre, be-
cause it will pay big interest on that
amount. Try it, and see how you
will climb, and boost the value of your
land. Mr.. Kilby, of Taneyville, could
raise the trees for planting in his nur-
series. I would suggest these three
varieties as the very best trees to
plant, thus: one row Drake's Seed
ling, one row Nonpareil, one row
Texas Pacific, one row Nonpareil, and
so through the field, thus planting two
rows Nonpareil to one of each of the
others. The Nonpareil is the heavy
and regular bearer and the other varie
ties the best and strongest in pollina-
ton, hence the mixing in this manner.
Mr.. Kilby could bud them on peach
roots, as some do here, or he could
have the tender switches with the buds
on them shipped from here in moss,
and I think they would go through all
right. '
If you people on the sunny slope of
the Ozarks will do this you will make
80 per cent more money than you now
do, with per cent of the work, and
will increase the value of your land 10
or 20 fold.
D ANrnrpc0NJ
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
To Prevent Blind Staggers.

Apropos of the fact that correspond
ents have noted the death of several
horses recently by blind staggers, H.
T. Wilson, who lives short distance
southeast of town, advises the Repub-
lican that there is no need for losses OF
this kind. Blind staggers in horses
are caused, he says, by the dust of
worm-eaten corn, and the preventive
measure consists simply in "snubbing"
the tip of each ear of corn so affected
before feeding. He is very sure that
he is right as to the cause, and it
necessarily follows that removing the
cause will prevent the disease. Paste
this on your feed basket.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
The Meanest Man in town

is the one who always wears a frown,
is cross and disagreeable, and is short
and sharp in his answers. Nine cases
out of ten it's not the poor fellows
fault, it's his liver and digestion that
make him feel so miserable, he CAM t
help being disagreeable. Are you in
danger of getting into that condition?
Then start at once taking Ballard S
Herbine for your liver-the safe, sure
and reliable vegetable regulator. Sold
by ]. w. Owens, Protein, Mo-,
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
Taneyite Makes Good IN California.

Ripon, Calf, Dec. D., 1909.
Eds Republican: It is near three
years since I have written anything
from the land of gold. We are get
ting along nicely. A number of us
have joined our resources and own
$4,000 acres of land, and are
building an irrigation system costing
about $4,000. We are getting an
electric railway line running from
Stockton to Modesto. This line runs
through my land, I having given them
the right-of-way.
We wanted the line, gave the right
of-way, and advertised that we had a
right-of-way from Stockton to Modesto
to give to any company that would
build the road-and it was not long
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
President Helps Orphans.

Hundreds of orphans have been
helped by the President of The Indus
trial and Orphans Home at Macon,
Ga. who writes: I'VE have used
Electric Bitters in this Institution for
nine years. 1t has proved a most
excellent medicine for stomach, liver
and kidney troubles. We regard it as
one of the best family medicines on
earth.'' It invigorates the vital organs
purifes the blood, aids digestion, creates
appetite. To strengthen and build up
thin, pale, weak children or rundown
people it has no equal. Best for female
complaints. Only SOC at 0. c. Hus-
ton.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
A Model Ear of Corn.

A model ear of corn was recently
placed in the corner stone of the new
agricultural building of the Missouri
college Of agriculture at Columbia.
The idea was to allow future genera
tions who should be living when this
building is torn down to see what was
considered to be an ideal ear of corn
in 1908. The ear was fine specimen
of Reid's Yellow Dent, almost cylin-
drical in shape and with perfectly
filled butt and tip. The rows were
straight, the kernels of good depth and
the ear was perfectly solid and COM
pact. The kernels were packed so
closely together that no open space
was left between the rows or between
the kernels In the rows and it was per-
feet in practically all details, scoring
90 3-4 points out of possible 100.
A fine photograph of this ear was pre-
served showing side view of the ear
and also a view of the butt and tip.
The college of agriculture had printed
a large number of copies of this photo
graph and any one interested in Sc
curing these may do so by writing the
college of agriculture at Columbia.
The great interest that is being
taken by Missouri farmers in better
seed corn should be an incentive to
every man to study carefully the var
ious types of ears and the college of
agriculture will be glad to place this
photograph in the hands of any one
who should desire it without any cost
to him.
M. F. MILLER,
College of Agriculture and Experiment
Station
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
81 a Year in Advance.

not. 1t is such as the angels
wear. 1t forms the white robes of
the saints. 1t wreathes the coun-
tenance of every doer of good. 1t
adorns every honest face. 1t
shines in the virtuous life. 1t
moulds the hands of charity. 1t
sweetens the voice of sympathy, it
sparkles on the brow OF wisdom.
1t flashes in the eye of love. 1t
breathes in the spirit of piety. 1t
is the beauty of the heaven of
heavens. 1t is that which may
grow by the hand of culture in
every human soul. 1t is the flower
of the spirit which blossoms on
the tree of life.
Harvesters, riding plows and
cultivators may be found on every
farm, but the washboard is about
the same kind of one that our
grandmothers used. A good wash
ing machine costs from FIVE to
eight dollars, but a washboard can
be bought for twenty-five cents.
This kind of economy gives good
many men a chance to look for a
second wife.
Fathers and mothers, do not
quarrel; at any rate not in the
presence of your children. If you
must say mean and spiteful things
to each other, at least go into
room by yourselves and do not
teach your children the unpleasant
art of wrangling.
Unkind words do as much harm
as unkind deeds. Many a heart
has been wounded beyond cure,
many reputation been stabbed
to death, by few little words.
Let the children have good
does not last long.
Age is incapable of the fine en-
thusiasm of youth.
***
Consider that your visitors come
to see you, and not your pantry.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
Treatment of Oats for Snut.

Treatment of Oats for Smut.
Few farmers realize the great value
OF treating seed oats for smut. Expert
ments made by the experiment station
at Columbia show a gain varying from
5 to 20 per cent in the yield of oats
by thus treating the seed. The meth
cd is so simple and so cheap that no
farmer should fail to treat his seed oats
before sowing:
Various methods are in use for treat
ing oats but the one which the expert
ment station has found to be most
practical is as follows: Secure lb
bottle of commercial formalin (some-
times called formaldehyde) 40 per
cent strength and pour this into YES
sci containing 40 to so gallons of wa
ter, and stir. Spread the oats out on
a clean barn floor and sprinkle on this
solution from a sprinkling can. Shovel
them over and over until every grain
is throughly moistened, allow to stand
in heap for twenty or thirty minutes
and spread out in thin layer to dry.
Shovel these over occasionally to aid
the drying process.
The oats may be sown just as soon
as they are dry enough to handle or
they may be kept any length of time.
The best way is to make this treat
ment along in the winter when one
has time, since the treatment lasts
indefinitely. Care should be taken
that the oats are dried out thoroughly
if they are to be sacked, since they
may be injured in termination by be-
ing sacked damp.
M. F. MILLER,
College of Agriculture and Experiment
Station.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
IN THE HonE nest
Cheerful Evening Reveries for Tired
Mothers
MORNING GREETINGS.

MORNING GREETINGS.
Don't forget to say "good morning"
To the children, parents all,
When you meet their loving glances
At the early morning call.
Say it tenderly and fondly,
Say it over with smile;
1t will please them as they scatter,
And may keep their hearts from guile.
There's charm that seems to follow
Every greeting word we say;
Our good night" and our "good morn
ing"
Chase unkindly thoughts away;
They give rest to weary watchers,
To the weak impart new power,
While the good within the greeting
Seems to fall on every hour.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
"Sixty Feet of Sons"

only case in which the longest string
counts. w. G.. Conner, of Kissee
Mills, secured the position of custodian
of the senate, chiefly, it is made to ap-
pear by the newspaper reporters, on
the strength of the plea that he was
the father of sixty feet of sons. AS
they are ten in number this would
give them six feet to the son, which
certainly an excellent average. One of
the St. Louis papers used a portrait of
Job, made after his skirmish with boils
and labeled w. G.. Conner, to illus
trate the story, which was good enough
without illustration. Mr.. Conner
surely has a case against the paper
for libel, not on account of the story,
but-well if you ever chance to see
the portrait you will understand.
Mr.. Conner writes the Republican
from Jefferson City As follows:
To say that the inaugural of Cover
nor Hadley was brilliant affair is stat
ing it mildly. His inaugural address
was sound, logical and to the point,
and was applauded by Democrats and
Republicans alike. The best of feel
ing exists between the parties, and the
governor has solid legislature to hold
up his hands in the right.
The vexed question of who was
elected lieutenant governor still hangs
fire, but it is the seeming desire of all
to get to the bottom of the facts, and
seat the man who received the majority
of the votes honestly cast, regardless of
his politics.
HouseRepublicans extended the olive
branch by giving all Democratic repre-
sentatives one clerk each, and the SEN
ate reciprocated by giving the Repub-
lican senators clerks.
Taney county was represented upon
the occasion of the inaugural by Hon.
A. S. Prather, ]. A. Weatherman and
Capt. w. G.. Conner In appearance
and department the delegation was no
discredit to the county.
If any of my Taney county friends
wish anything at my command, in the
way of public documents, etcetera, I
will be pleased to serve them. Com
may be addressed to
w. G. CONNER,
Care of Senate P. O., Jefferson City.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
A Horrible Ho1d-Up.

About ten years ago my brother
was held up in his work, health and
happiness by what was believed to be
hopeless consumption" writes w. R..
Apscomb, of Washington, N. C. He
'ook all kinds of remedies and treat
nent nom several doctors, but found
40 heip till he used DR.. Kings New
discovery and was wholly cured by six
ootties. He is a we'll man to-day"
IT'S quick to relieve and the surest
cure Tor weak or sore lungs, Hemor-
images, coughs and colds, Bronchitis,
I'd Cripple, Asthma and all Bronchial
auctions. SOC and S1.OO. Trial
oo1tle free. Guaranteed by o. C..
Huston.
Judge and Mrc D;oLoncor oi
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
Sixty Years of Married life.

Friday, January s, 1909, marked the
sixtieth anniversary of the marriage OF
William Hammond and Nellie Ham
mon, in Claiborne county, Tennessee.
Both were born in Kentucky, and with
in three miles of each other. They have
lived in Missouri about thirty years,
and about sixteen in Taney county.
Uncle Bill'' and Aunt Nell,' as
they are familiarly known to everybody
in the county, are still hale and hearty,
he running his own sawmill a couple
miles from town, and riding on horse
back long distances over our mountain
roads in disc barge of his duties as
constable, and she doing her own
work, cooking and keeping house for
the two of them.
They are the parents of eight child
rem, two of which are dead. The liv-
ing are: Mrs. Vina Davis, of Peel,
Arkansas, Ambrose Hammond, of Pauls
Valley, Oklahoma, Mrs. Susie Hicks,
of Brown Branch, Mo-, Mrs. Perlina
Yochum, of Oakland, Arkansas, Mrs.
Mary Belle Hill, of Protein, Mo-, and
Mrs. Minnie Brock, of this place.
They have Sc grandchildren and %
great grandchildren.
Uncle Bill'' served upwards of three
years in the union army during the
civil war, and has many hardships to
his credit, including broken leg. To-
gether they have Jared through storm
and sunshine, sickness and health,
poverty and prosperity, and are still
brave, cheerful and vigorous, and do
not lack for interests to bind them to
the living world around them and
friends to grasp their hands and wish
them good and gain.
And Uncle Bilp' is still good for
a pretty stiff foot-race and it would
take pretty good sprinter to kick dust
in his face.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
BOYS AND GIRLS AS COOKS.

Young girls and boys learn easily
how to cook, and are proud 10 stir
the cake, beat the eggs, and whip
the frosting, long before the COM
mon mother has half the patience
to let them do it. Does it try your
patience2 That is just what a
good mother is for. Did they spill
the sugar and stir over the cake2
They won't do it next time. Don't
fret at them. Say, never mind,
nobody will know it but you and
me. Then just you tell who made
this cake, and who stirred up that
bread, and let them feel that you
are really helped, and let them
brag little; and if you do not
make fun of them, pretty soon
somebody will be saying, 81 can
make a cake as we'll as ma can"
How about that pie crust? How
many pies did you make before
you could make that melting kind
you make now? Let your girl
make the next crust, and you see
to it that she makes a success of
it. Here lies the most of the
trouble You think you can't tell
her. You can if you will. Rrag
up that pie little and see how
glad she is to make another. But
remember to do your part every
time, and that is all she can't do;
then don't tell her of that, ever.
Let her think she did it most all,
and very soon she will do it as we'll
if not as rapidly as you. Don't
give her poor stuff to use. Be
sure your lard is white and sweet,
else her pies will not look right.
Be sure the baking powder will
hold the cake up when it gets up.
If you have any poor stuff to use,
manage that yourself. | know
whereof | speak, for l have a girl
and two boys, and they can bake,
and we are farmers, too | look
after them, stove and all, but they
turn out splendid bake stuff. This
baking business is getting to be
big problem. Do not let your
girl wait until after she is married
before she can take potatoes which
are not the best, and make them
turn out of the kettle mealy and
good. MOTHER.
Our nature demands home; ii is
the first essential element Of our
social being. This cannot be COM
plete without the home relations;
there would be no proper equi-
lirium Of life and character with
out the home influence. The
heart when bereaved and disap-
pointed naturally turns for refuge
to home life and sympathy. No
spot is so attractiye to the weary
one; it is the hearts moral oasis.
There is a mothers watchful love
and a fathers sustaining influence;
there is husbands protection and
a wife's tender sympathy; there is
the circle of loving brothers and
sisters, iappYin each others love.
Oh, what is life without these! A
desolation, a painful, gloomy pill
grimage Through desert heaths
and barren sands"
There is a beauty which perishes
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
Brave Fire Ladies'
Station.

often receive severe buns, putting out
fires. then use Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and forget them. It soon drives out
pain. For burns, scalds, wounds, cuts
and bruises; its earth's greatest healer.
Quickly cures skin eruptions, old sores,
boils, ulcers, felons; best pile cure
made. relief is instant. 25c at O c.
Huston. -.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21

For sale-one black horse 9 years
old in the spring, weighs 100 and
will work single or double. Price, $50.
Also one new Moline wagon, 3 inch
tire, cost $500. Price, sos. Sher-
man Smith, Swan, Mo.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
c. c. BLANSIT,
Real Estate
WALNUT SHADE. MO.

L am farmer and stock-raiser, and
nave personal knowledge Of the lands
handle. Whether you want to go into
irult- or stock-raising, or intend to con-
nne your attention to plain farming, /
van SUIT you. place my own teams at
:ne disposal of homeseekers, and show
larms, without livery charges, to pur-
cnasers. Correspondence solicited.
C.C. BlanSlt, WalnutShade. TaneyCO. Mo.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21


Tolal, in cash, h,............. 8 13233.32
" collected from r. r. for
schools, .............. 1426 10
/" from levy for schools. 554O.O3
g. for county revenue,..... 1924 80
" for road purposes. ...... 1891 40
Funds for county revenue purposes
were subdivided as follows:
Interest and sinking fund.-. 1857 "A
Jury fund Of 1908 ,............ 195. II
Pauper fund of 1908, ........ 4S9 43
Contingent fund of 1908, ,..... 4S9, a
Officers fund of 1908, ....... 176l.97
Outstanding unpaid warrants for the
year 1908 were turned in to the amount
of $8o7.8O. County warrants are out
standing to the amount of only $14OO
for the year 1908, which, in my opin-
ion, can all be paid by February 10th.
JESSE NANCE, Co. Treasurer.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21

The following is an itemized state
ment of the taxes turned into the
county treasury for the month of
December, 1908:
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21

Judge and Mrs. Dickinson, O
ockens, were in town Saturday.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1909-01-21
Taxes Collected in December.

w. U. OONNtN,
Care of Senate P. O., Jefferson City.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
Kentucky Fair Dates.

Stanford, July 21-3 days.
Henderson, July q 5 days.
Georgetown, July 27-5 days.
Lancaster, July % 3 days.
jacksonville, Aug. IS days.
Winchester, Aug. 3-5 days.
Blue Grass Fair, Lexington
Aug. Sc days.
Russell Springs, Aug. 10-4
days.
Taylorsville, Aug. 1O-4 days.
Uniontown, Aug. 1O-5 days.
Harrodsburg, Aug. IL 8 days.
Columbia, Aug. IA days.
Leitchfield, Aug. ia days.
Lawrenceburg, Aug. TIA days.
Providence, Aug. IT. 5 days.
Barbourville, Aug. 49, 3 days.
Broadhead, Aug 1873 days.
Shepherdsville, Aug. 18-3
days.
Ewing, Aug. 1913 days.
Shelbyville, Aug. 24-5 days.
London. Aug. Pa days,
Elizabethtown, Aug. 24-3
days.
Springfield, Aug. 25-4 days.
Florence, Aug. 25-4 days.
Frankfort, Aug. 31-4 days.
Hardinsburg, Aug. 81 8 days.
Nicholasville, Aug. Sd days.
Tompkinsville, Sept. 1-5 days.
Fern Creek, Sept. Is days.
Bardstown, Sept. IA days.
Hodgenville, Sept. Z 3 days.
Monticello, Sept. IA days.
Carroll, Gallatin, Owen Tri-
County Fair, Sept. "a days.
Glasgow, Sept. 8-4 days.
Sanders. Sept. 81 days.
Kentucky State Fair, Louis
vile, Sept. 1876 days.
Scottsville, Sept. 16-3 days.
Bedford, Oct. IL days.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
Keltner

The health Of this neighbor-
hood is good.
We had nice rain last Sum
day.
w. P. Price has set over seven
thousand tobacco plants.
corn planting is about over in
this section.
w. E. Keltner and Miss
Whitlock were married last We'd
nesday evening.
Rev. Spencer Thompson preach
ed at Pink Ridge the last second
Sunday.
Everybody invited to t h e
children's day exercises next Sum-
day.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
ElIer.

Rev. A. F. Chrisman and wife,
and Rev. H. C. Wilson, left for
Adair county Thursday to con-
duct a meeting.
w. T. Mitchell, Of Eli, was
here Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. S. Stephens, of Sun
shine, is reported quite sick at
this writing.
M. F. Maupin and Arthur STAN
ton, of Russell Springs, were
here Tuesday.
DR.. J. M. Blair, of Eli, was
here on business last Tuesday.
M. E. Tarter, produce man of
Decatur, passed through here
Monday.
Rev. John M. Sullivan preach
ed an interesting sermon at
Christian Chapel Sunday.
]. H. Stephens, Of Huston
vile, aud Cornelius Stephens, of
Eli, were here Saturday.
Mr.. j. C. Ford was in Somer-
set, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Della Turpin, left for her
home at Stearns, KY, last Sat-
urday.
Rev. ]. M. Williams, of Wind
sor, will preach at Clear Springs,
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Gertie Harvey, of Sun
shine, visited at A. +. ChrlSman 8
Sunday night.
Logan Dunbar, of jamestown,
was here on business one day
last week.
Ores and Loren Bernard. of
Nelson's Store. passed through
here Thursday en- route to Rus
sci Spring.
P. w. Bernard and wife, visit
ed the later's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor Anderson, at Rus
sell Springs, Wednesday night
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26

Ed. Barger filled his regular
appointment at this place the
second Sunday.
Mr.. Averett Hood has rented
his dwelling house to Mr.. O. d.
Streeval.
N. C. Butler and family, visit
ed James Butler last Sunday.
w. H. Cupdiff and wife visit
ed Mr.. A. H. Feese last Sun
day.
Mrs. J. w. Hurt left for New
Mexico, last Tuesday to visit. her
daughter Mrs. Moss.
Misses Ida Todd, Mamie L.
Willis and Amanda Butler, were
the pleasant guest of Miss Belle
Butler last Saturday night.
Mr.. Fred Cundiff, of Camp
bellsville, visited his parents last
Sunday.
Miss Amanda Butler met with
very painful accident last Friday,
sticking the point of a pair of
sheep shears in her foot.
Miss Hattie Williams of the l..
w. T. S., was at home from
Saturday until Monday accom-
panied by Miss Georgia Whit
field.
Miss Ann Lizzie Hood visited
at Mr.. F. w. Shepherd last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.. Murrell
visited at j. L. Hutchinson, Sun
day.
Mr.. s. c. Hood is at home from
his mill this week.
Ed Butler purchased a fine
cow and calf for 500.
Elmer Murrell was seen on the
road to Garlin a few Sundays
ago with a neat smile on his
face.
The Adair County news., 1909-05-26
Decoration at Bear WaIIOW.

The following is a program of
decoration services to be held at
Bear Wallow, Saturday May %.
1. Song service by ]. w. Fos-
ter and others.
2. Sermon by Joe Pierce at 10
a. m.
3. Decoration of graves.
4. Adjourn for dinner.
5. Speaking by Capt. W. w.
Bradshaw, Paul Smythe, Plato
Wade and others.
6. All old Soldiers are especial
ly invited to attend. Every body
is invited to come and bring full
baskets. j. D. Burton,
w. B. Morris,
T. j. Holmes,
Committee.