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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

sS9 HE sugsest!veness OF sudden
contrast must always be
Quickener to the inner life
that sharp little spur for
ward It gives to the magma
uon-and to descend from a sojocrp
of months among the frozen immoDfl.
tiles Of the Alps. and catch a great
bit OF the worlds surface in dancing
motion, gave me sensation the 9th.
er day that was keen enough to be
properly described as shock" For
It seemed like passing from death in
to life to drop from the terrors OF the
silent heights and come abruptly up
on the blue waters of Lake Geneva.
ripping for miles IN sunshine. splash.
ing along the shores as with a sound
of children playing. and carrying to
and fro the white lateen sails in fore
taste already of the summer. And
the contrast-the transition, at least
seemed all the more sudden and eff.
fective because deep IN the bosom OF
the lake. Ike giant thoughts maturing
in some steady mind, lay the refiec.
tons OF those very mountains left two
short hours before. For the valals
Alps that tower beyond the southern
shores. facing the strip from Lausanne
to Villeneuve. drop into the lake
dark images OF themselves that
stretch half way across and readily
conjure to an imaginative mind the
picture OF death waiting inevitably in
the depths of all things.
OF all the big puddles that indent
the map Of Europe. Lac Leman has
been my favcrite-and for a some
what bizarre reason connected with
the fancies OF childhood. I always
thought OF It's crescent shape as
formed by some Blue Noon in her
first quarter that had tumbled from
the sky and embedded herself here
between the Jura and the Alps What
she loses IN picturesque variety OF
shore and bay. she gains in the per.
feet symmetry OF her delicately-curved
lips. this crescent-shaped depression
trimming with blue water. Just now,
of course, she is peculiarly "brim-
ming" for. IN common with the other
lakes OF Switzerland, after the down.
pours OF the winter months she has
about as much water as she can com
fortably hold: and the poplars that
sentinel the shores here and there like
campanile seem from a distance to
be standing well over their ankles
among the waves. On all sides the
slopes discharge their melting SHOWS.
and the Rhone, swollen and turbulent,
comes tearing In with an almost IN.
precedented volume Of mountain wa
tiers.
Everywhere along the northern and
western shores, as the lake curves
from Chillon round to Morges (where
Paderewski leads his farmer llfe), and
along Ia cote past Nyon TO Geneva,
the vineyard slopes are all running
and a-drip. while on the opposite side
the streams from Faucigny and Chab-
lais come foaming down. only yielding
in torrential value to the floods that
come rushing further east from the
vaIais snow-helds behind st. Gingolphe
and Bouveret At night, leaning
out Of my hotel window. heard this
sound Of many waters family in the
air, and irresistibly came the picture
OF the lake as great receiving sta
lonesome patient mother of the
fairy tales taking into her untroubled
heart all the passion and complaint
OF these troubled and troublesome
children. listening to their babbling.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
Chance to Rise.

Society Child-Mamma. how long
does dog usually live?
Society Mamma-About ten years,
dear.
S. c.-And how old Is FidO!
S. M.-Four.
S. c. latter apause)-Mamma, in six
years I'll be the head Of the family.
won't I?-Puck
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
Plenty There.

II believe I viii go to South Amer.
lea"
What could you do down there"
"oh, I might be able to get a Job
as assistant trouble-maker.-
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
FIDUCIARY SETTLEMENT.

The account of Margaret E. Hay
man, Executrix of the last will and
testament of Mary J. Hayman, de-
ceased, is before me for final settle
ment. GEO. G. SONlERyILLE,
Commissioner of Accounts for Mason
County, W. Va. may e5-2t.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

The new Lucinda, built at the
Kanawha docks, was inspected at
Cincinnati by Inspectors Cameron
and Peyton. Mr.. Albert Bodies. the
local artist, painted the Lucinda's
name on the boat in the several diff
ferent places as required by law.
Mr.. BOlles is going to paint up Capt.
Hanes' ferry boat Ann Bailey. He
will paint new faces of Ann on the
wheel houses Capt. Hanes is doing
a big ferry business at Kanauga with
the Ann Bailey. Engineer Andrew
White is in charge of the Bailey's
machinery and Capt. Hanes and his
brother Sherman do the plotting
Tribune, GallipOlis.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

The new Ruth will be completed
next week and Capt. Sam Williamson
says she will be entered in the Char
lesion and Pittsburg trade unless the
Kanawha and Ohio packet owners
buy the Bessie Smith. The price was
agreed upon week or two ago but
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

k-SPs SssN> I. NJ Ss1---'-S aSSSI.S
i1a8
Sal: the COWS regularly.
&c; ready 10 SOW tie hog pasture.
sseer proa,s are sure and readily
ob;aiaable.
Keep the faad free from weeds by
burning TIE seed.
Dairy cows o.e being horgat in Yer.
mont and shipped 10 Iowa
borrowing is roor Policy at ali
times. 1t never ccments friendship.
Watch for and destroy nil weeds
thai appear dwt@s la;e summer and
iall.
Why. certainly the machinery
should all be under shelter by this
tine.
Unfraitful orchards. as rule. are
so because the soil is deficient in
plant food.
Thoroughbred stock not only pay
their board. but lay up something Tor
The rainy day"
Winter rye. especially a little fur.
Their south. make good early pasture
in the hog lot
Thoroughly clean and whitewash
the hen house this month. The clean.
er and winter it is the better
1t won't pay to try to brace up an
DID uee that blew down during the
heavy storm. Plant new tree in It's
place.
Ring-worm on cattle may be cured.
by washing once a day with a five
per cent solution OF carbolc acid.
autl healed.
a COW should have at least six
weeks vacation between milking Pc
Rods. II she Is MIXED continually she
will not last long.
The poultry Industry has dourished
as no other livestock industry. yet the
value o: poultry products Is higher
than it has been for years.
1t is Of supreme Importance that
the dairy stock should be handled
gently. Wild and inuactable animals
are usually the result of harsh han
ding.
Where dry grains are extensively
fed to fowls. they slouid have sue.
culent food-melons. culled potatoes.
beets and tomatoes will answer this
purpose.
Twenty.eight years ago hogs
reached the present level of prices.
The cause then was scarcity due to a
great epidemic of cholera which had
swept over the west
Good garden implements are essen.
tiai for successful gardening. Much
of the benefit and pleasure derived
from work In the garden Is missed bv
having poor tools. The best are the
cheapest.
Where milo IS grown fo- poultry it
need not be threshed. FoT!s eat I:
as readily from the head a when II
is threshed. Milo has a crooked stem
and It is sometimes convenient TO
hang the heads IN the chicken house.
The flower garden may not be as
profitable as the vegetable garden.
but 1t will add cheer. comfort and
contentment to the home. The rest
and peace OF mind afforded by strolls
in the flower garden is not to be com
pared with money.
The condition OF the bowels is the
best indication Of the fowls health.
When the droppings are more or less
hadr, dark brown color, capped with
white, We know the fowl is enjoying
the best Of health. But when they are
yellow and watery, indigestion. II not
liver troubles. are the cause.
There are various methods for ven.
tilating poultry houses, but the best
and simplest is to lie, the fresh air
come in unobstructed except by a mus
lin screen. Remove the window sash
and tack on muslin In its place.
Enough air will enter to keep the
house dry and sanitary. hut there will
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Sheep viii eat hrush bit they VIII
rot get very Eat CT such diet
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
RIVER NEWS

The MuskinGum river packet So
mona, recently sunk, arrived at the
Kanawha docks Thursday in badly
damaged condition, but will have to
wait sometime before she can be
taken out. The docks here are over
run with work and several boats and
Darges are awaiting their turns to go
out.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

A good rise is needed at Pittsburg.
Many of the dams have been put up
but several towboats were caught out.
There is still good packet water.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Many city horses with hoofs bound
and cracked and otherwise injured,
have been taken to a farm, their shoes
pulled OF and turned out to pasture
and thoroughly cured within six
months. In fact, the farmers around
the large cities used to find in this
class of animals cheap supply, many
OF which turned out to be hrst-class
horses. showing that all that was
needed was rest on Mother Earth with
out their shoes.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

ln-o=tet breeds Of hcss ere in.
rowing the hos prciss.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
the deal has not yet been closed, but
we presume it will be.

That the pollution of the New and
Kanawha rivers is seriously injuring
navigation on these streams and is
the cause of killing thousands of fish,
besides destroying the scenery of
these valleys is the opinion of the
people who reside along these streams
and they have taken the matter up
with the government, asking for an
investigation.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Young hogs can be tsttened more
77casab.y than those Tat are cider.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

No fruit makes stronger appea.
through outward beauty than the
leach.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

ANT REGISTER
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The n''r carrier IS handy.
Make a seed be: for caa,eioapea.
E-yc ycr seed ready to SOW TIA,
Veg pasture:
ln-o-,et Breeds of hogs are i'm.
rowing the sos proi:s.
sheep viii eat hrnsh bit they VIII
not get very Eat Gu such a diet,
Young hogs can be ;a,tened more
77ea;ah.y than thase Tat are cider.
Ever the farmers ire getting fond
q burning tie gasoline sIons The high
way.
No fruit makes stronger appca,
through outward beauty than the
leach.
Plan not only to have a coed early
rarden, but . good garden all through
lie season.
If the pigs are Kept confined upon
. hard fcoT they are apt to have
crooked legs.
Duck eggs when over week old
Should no; be sold because they soon
lose their fertility.
II your best mare Is worth 5000 TO
some o;her farmer she IS worth 500
to you. Remember that
\ frequent change of feed win keep
the cows appetite keen and her pro.
Gucnon will depend upon what she
eats.
1t is not a good plan to change the
quarters Of pulietS or hens while they
are laying. 1t is very apt to check
esq production.
At an average price of Is cents per
dozen hen viii have to lay FIVE or
six dozen eggs to pay for the feed she
consumes in year.
Ducks can be raised without water
other than drinking water. The return
on cost OF feed and labor are much
quicker than with broilers.
In selecting branches of geraniums
for cuttings. choose the ones that
break readily. because they viii send
out roots quicker from the broken
surface
Peggy" the mother of five prize.
winner hens. is said to be valued at
$1,000. She is a White orpIngton.
and scored 9724 points out OF pos
s!ble 100.
The incubator chick starts out in
life under really more favorable con-
ditions than the hen-hatcned chick,
for its surroundings are clean and
free OF lice and disease.
A Guernsey COW produced In one
year 14.571 pounds OF milk and 955
pounds Of butter fat. To produce this
she ate $3.50 pounds OF grain in add
ton to silage. hay and fodder.
Milo is splendid poultry feed. 1t
contains large amount Of carbo-
hydrates and small amount OF pro
TEN. 1t should be fed with wheat
bran or other foods rich in protein.
Butter to be graded as extra must
have quick. fine and fresh favor.
It's body must be good and uniform.
Tie color must be good for the season
when made. properly sailed. neither
gritty or fat.
In mixed breeding. or crossed-breed.
ing, nothing IS accomplished beyond
the first cross. While few good in.
div!duals are occasionally secured. the
tendency is for the progeny to fall be-
low rather than above the average
One vigorous male to every ten
hens is sufficient for good fertility IN
the average farm flock, and with the
smaller breeds ore vigorous male with
Is hens viii answer. An excessively
large number of males only entails
needless expense.
The garden should he nIan-ed with
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

In mixed breeding. or crossed-breed.
ing, nothing IS accomplished beyond
the first cross. While few good in.
div!duals are occasionally secured, the
tendency is for the progeny TO fall be-
low rather than above the average
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Plan not only 10 have coed early
rarden, but good garden all through
Tie season.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

II the pigs are kept confined upon
"a hard acor they are apt to have
crooked legs.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Duck eggs when over week o'd
Should no; be sold because they soon
lose their fertility.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01
nae l!t..r carrIer s aanty.
Make seed be. for cauteloapes.

F:@vc ycr seed ready to sow that
veg pasture?
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

II your best mare is worth 900 10
some oiher farmer she IS worth 500
TO you. Remember that.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

One vigorous male to every ten
hens is sufficient for good fertility IN
the average farm flock, and with the
smaller breeds ore vigorous male with
Is hens will answer. An excessively
large number Of males only entails
needless expense.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Ever the farmers IRE getting fond
q burning tie gasoline cioug the high
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Ducks can be raised without water
other than drinking water. The return
on cost OF feed and labor are much
quicker than with broilers.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

In selecting branches OF geranfums
for cuttings. choose the ones that
break readily. because they VIII send
out roots quicker from the broken
surface.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Peggy" the mother Of FIVE prize
winner hens. is said to be valued a.
$1,000. She is a White orpIngton.
and scored 97% points out of a pos
s!ble 100.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

The garden should be planted with
a view to using tillage Implements.
Hand tools are slow and irksome. and
should be dispensed with whenever
possible A trained horse and good
one.horse cultivator will do more and
better work in one hour than can
be done with hoe in a day.
II pasture has not been provided for
the work animals and young stock
on the farm. this should be provided
for this spring. You Will see the
wisdom of this II you attempt TO live
on dry foods alone. When you provide
vegetables for your table. do not for
get the work animals.
For the orchardist to get the best
results. his orchard should not be To-
Gated more than SIX miles from the
railroad or other transportation
agency, FOR the double reason that to
haul his product a greater distance
lessons It's market value and because
the better the transportation facilities
the more easily It is for him to market
his product.
The same suggestions for the prep
aration Of land for watermelons ap.
ply to cantaloupes, except that the
distance for catalogues Is usually
five feet each way. Catalogues do
not grow as vigorously as watermel-
ons. and hence do not require as much
space for the vines. They are. how
ever. rank feeders and require a fer.
tile soil and good cultivation. Much
OF the quality and favor of the melon
is lost If they are neglected. Can.
taloupes mature sooner than water.
melons, but shogld be planted about
the same time.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

A Guernsey COW produced In one
year 1851 pounds OF milk and 955
pounds Of butter fat. To produce this
she ate $3.50 pounds OF grain in addi-
ton to silage. hay and fodder.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

II is not good plan to change the
quarters Of pu!iets or hens while they
are laying. 1t is very apt to check
esq production.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

At an average price OF Is cents per
dozen hen viii have to lay FIVE or
six dozen eggs to pay for the feed she
consumes in year.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Milo is a splendid poultry feed. 1t
contains large amount OF carbo-
hydrates and a small amount of pro-
TEN. 1t should be fed with wheat
bran or other foods rich in protein.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Butter to be graded as extra must
have a quick. fine and fresh favor.
It's body must be good and uniform.
Tie color must be good for the season
when made. properly sailed. neither
gritty or fat
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

y frequent change of feed WIN keep
the cows appetite keen and her pro.
Gucnon will depend upon what she
eats.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

The incubator chick starts out in
life under really more favorable con-
didons than the hen-hatched chick.
for its surroundings are clean and
free OF lice and disease.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

There are various methods for ven.
tilating poultry houses, but the best
and simplest is to lie, the fresh air
come in unobstructed except by a mus.
lin screen. Remove the window sash
and tack on muslin in its place.
Enough air VIII enter to keep the
house dry and sanitary. but there Will
be no breeze. even In very stormy
weather.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

The condition Of the bowels is the
best indication Of the fowls health.
When the droppings are more or less
hadr, dark brown color, capped with
white, We know the fowl is enjoying
the best Of health. But when they are
yellow and watery, Indigestion. If not
liver troubles. are the cause.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Good garden implements are essen
tiai for successful gardening. Much
Of the benefit and pleasure derived
from work In the garden IS missed BY
having poor tools. The best are the
cheapest.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

The flower garden may not be as
profitable as the vegetable garden.
but It will add cheer. comfort and
contentment to the home. The rest
and peace of mind afforded by strolIs
in the flower garden is not to be com
pared with money.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Where milo IS grown for poultry it
need not be threshed. FoTls eat I:
as readily from the head az when It
is threshed. Milo has a crooked stem
and It is sometimes convenient TO
hang the heads IN the chicken house.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-01

Where dry grains are extensively
fed to fowls, they Should have sue.
culent food-mclons. cu!led potatoes.
beets and tomatoes will answer this
purpose.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-09
SPRING VALLEY.

Special Correspondence to the Herald
A. A. Bark was county seat caller
on Monday of last week.
Ed Jeide and Chas. Hilery have
been quite sick, also Thos. Welsh 8
son Wessie.
Art Lyness delivered hogs at
Bridgeport on Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. John Smith and son were at
Lancaster Tuesday.
Frank Woods is lathing his house.
Il. Fl. Grifis is hauling hay from
A Bark's farm.
Thos. $. Pendleton bought II head
of steers from John Krohn last week.
Miss Elsie Seymour, of Blooming
ton, is visiting at the home of Thos.
Welsh.
A. L. Cliff was at Bloomington
Friday.
Hiram Cliff and wife visited at the
home of his brother II. L. Cliff
Thursday of last week.
There was a quilting at Mrs. Tim
Mogan 8; those in attendance were :
Mrs. VIM. Plimpton. Mrs. Henry
Beirman. Mrs. Ben Pendleton. Mrs.
Jacob Ohlert, Mrs. Fred Wilson and
sons, Mrs. e. L. Cliff and son, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wilson, Mr.. Lewis
Henry's family, Mrs. J. Henry,
Lepha and Regenia and Pomer, Mr..
A. A. Bark. Mrs. T. s. Pendleton and
Delephine Pendleton. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Henry and son Lawrence.
Paul Walsh visited Saturday and
Sunday at I. s. Pendleton's.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-09
FLORA.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
Fletcher Miles and wife had quite
a pleasant surprise last Saturday it
being their fifteenth wedding an
niversary. There were seventy or
more present; they were presented
with many useful and beautiful
presents.
The wife OF Thomas Greene died
at her home last week. The remains
were laid to rest in the colored ceme-
terry last Sunday afternoon. A large
congregation was present, Rev. J. I.
Morgans officiating.
Harry Bass celebrated his birthday
last Friday night with dance: there
was large crowd present. All re-
port fine time.
Mrs. Jas. Edgington spent last
Thursday with her friends Mrs. Grant
Porter and Mrs. Geo. Houghton.
Wright AlIgar is visiting at the
home of his cousin Ervie Edwards.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Edwards spent
Saturday and Sunday visiting rela-
tives in Lancaster.
Homer Irish is moving into the
house purchased from Mrs. Shelbourn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-02-09
Another scheme is being attempted

Another scheme is heing attempted
in several of the states Of the middle
west to catch the farmer who wants
to get rich faster than ordinary
methods will permit. The plan is
similar to the one of twenty years or
more ago known as the Bohemian
Oats swindle which was worked SO
successfully and proved a gold mine
for its original promoters. The
operator of the scheme makes it
known to his intended victims that
he has new variety Of cats which he
says will yield % bushels more per
acre than any other kind. He offers
to sell the oats for-$4 per bushel and
to buy all that the farmer can raise
at certain price. As further in
ducement he represents that a. new
binder will be given away to the
farmer producing the biggest yield of
oats in his district. OF course the
oats is only some common variety and
by the time the crop has been raised
the swindlers have departed and fail
to keep their promises. The scheme
may not be attempted in this locality
but if it is farmers should be on their
guard.