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The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
School House to 30 Sold.

The school house about two
miles south of this city near the
bridge will be sold Monday, June
9Th to satisfy a debt of about
$3.50 held by DR.. }. 4. Lemming.
This house was built about TWEEN
ty years ago and a district tax
levy voted to pay for the same.
The taxpayers claim they have
paid in enough money to settle
the debt, but for some cause or
other the money has never reach
ed the proper creditor. 1t seems
he has been very patient to wait
so long for his money and now it
is doubtful if the house will
bring enough to pay off much o.
yer half the judgment. A new
school house will now have to be
built in this district or the old
one bid in by the Board of Edu-
cation which will likely be
done.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Why Should Kentucky be Behind.

In speaking of his early days,
Uncle Joe Cannon says: 81 was
born in North Carolina and when
four years old, in the arms of my
mother, | was moved over the
mountains. The family went to
the Wabash, and my good old
mother never ceased mourning
for the magnificent climate of
North Carolina. My father, when
IA young man, helped to found a
college down near Greensboro.
A few years ago | accepted an
invitation to attend its COM
mencement, and | went around
wife Professor Hobbs through
the section of country in the vi
entity of Greensboro.
visited the old farm where
was born and found there every
evidence of prosperity and thrift.
As | remembered the place, it
was crossed by deep gullies and
was not good for much. | asked
the farmer how he got the land
into such prosperous state. He
replied that he begun by throw
ing IA dam across each gully so
that the dirt washed IN and lev
eled up the land. Then he found
the use of clover and cowpeas,
and improved the land so that
while he had paid only $40 an
acre for it a few years before, he
had, within a few days, refused
$50 an acre. | was amazed at
the evidences of progress on every
side, and if | had been taken in
to Greensboro blindfolded |
would have remarked, How mar
velously has the city of Peoria,
or the city of Quincy, improved
Renaissance in agriculture is not
only going on IN New York and
New England but it is going on
in the South.
Is Kentucky behind all the 9TH
er states in progress when it
comes to the upbuilding of our
soil?
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Raise Reduced.

The tentative raise of 10 per
cent. on the taxable property of
Powell county made by the State
Board of Equalization, was final
ly reduced to 5 per cent. under
the arguments produced by the
committee fron this county COM
posed of Judge,Hardwick and an
other Taxpayer of the county
who went toi Frankfort April
90 to appear before the Board.
The raise last wear was 20 per
cent. And Notwithstanding the
loss of 5000 acres of land in our
last years assessment which was
hard evidence to overcome be-
sides some other errors that were
committed, the committee from
this county succeeded in show
ing the Board Of the unjustness
of a raise comsng as it does, when
so many of Dur river bottom
farmers have made half crops for
the past five years.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Killing in Estill.

Near Irvine Monday Owen
Tyree, 40 years old, was shot
and killed by billiard Dunaway,
a lad of 10. Dunaway went to
Irvine, where he surrendered
and was locked up, though he
could have given bail, but pre-
ferred being in Jail till his trial
came up which was set for yes
terday. Tyree is brother to
Mrs. Henry Sons of this city.
This is the first killing for three
years in Estill county.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Take Care of the Soil.

A farm paper says: aside
from the vicissitudes of the
weather, practically all of the
misfortunes that come to the
farmer or his farm can be traced
to the haste to secure the present
dollar without providing for the
future good of his soil. Take care
of the soil and it will take care
of you, and any other method is
a downhill pull"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Visits Frenchburg.

Rev. j. @. Hanley, President
of the Stanton College, and some
of his faculty are expected to
visit Frenchburg School on
Thursday and Friday of this
week. Mr.. Hanley will be ask
ed to occupy the Thursday even
ing prayer meeting hour with a
preaching service, after which an
opportunity will be given to
meet these friends in an inform
al way. A cordial invitation is
extended to all who may wish to
Notwithstanding Agitator.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Change in L. & E. Time Table.

The Lexington and Eastern has
made another slight change in
their time table. BY the change
the west bound train in the
morning arrives here at : 10 in
stead of I 10: and the afternoon
east bound train arrives here az
3 - instead of = :3S. The change
was made Sunday and is of much
greater convenience to travel go
ing TO Winchester and Lexington
than formerly as it gives them
twenty-seven minutes longer t.
stay at these points in the after
noon.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Louisville Boosters Here.

Louisville's delegation of bust
ness men swooped down upon Us
Thursday loading us with souve-
Mrs and literature. They receiv-
ed a warm welcome and paid a
high tribute to Clay Clay. We
have always been for Kentucky
cities and for Kentucky trade,
and was unusually glad to see
them come our way and try to
stir up some of the boys who are
not that way.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Notice to Taxpayers.

Many persons have yet failed to
come forward and settle their tax
now far past due. Unless prompt
settlement is made ] will have
to levy and sell property to make
the tax now due the county, state
and school board. This May 18th,
1911. A II. Norton,
Tax Collector.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01

Elder J. L. Turpin filled hi
stand at Powell's Valley Satur-
day and Sunday. He has ac-
cepted the call there again and
will attend the church regularly
preaching on each fourth Satur-
day and Sunday following.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01

Deputy Sheriff j. NJ. Welch
was here Monday serving sum
monses on the boys to have them
appear before Circuir Court the
Third Monday in this month.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01

Master Reese Fox, of Wi"ches-
ter, is with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Fox.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01

DIR. Martin reports the birth OF
a son to Mr.. and Mrs. John W.
Mize, of Vaughn's Mill the 10Th
Of May.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
The Same Here.

Senator Thos,. n. PAINTER was
here Saturday mingling with
friends. The Senator is much
stronger here than he was some
time ago as the i'll advised at
tacks of Hon. Ollie Jamas have
reacted and made friends for
Paynter. - Winchester Demo-
crat.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01

A light rain fell here yesterday
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Tobacco trust Loses Case.

The American Tobacco Com
pany and its accessories and sub
ordinate corporations and COM
panies, including the English cor
poration, were held by the Su-
preme Conrt of the Unit
ed States to be co-operat-
ors in a combination illegal I'M
der the Sherman antitrust law.
The court sent the case back to
the lower court with directions
to hear furtherlth the parties so as
to ascertain whether new con-
.dition esapfk. Sc '.eated in
harmony with the law. Justice
Harlan concurred in part with
the courts opinion and dissented
in part.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01

The prevailing drouth has sent
wheat prices away up and OF
course flour will soon be soaring
high too.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01

The weather conditions are
now such that the straw hat
market is firmer aud the demand
increasing.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-01
Quits Telephone Company.

With the exception of proba-
bly, dozen men the retail mer-
chants of Paducah agreed to dis
card the East Tennessee Tele-
phone Oompany's telephones by
June 4, and those who did not
enter the agreement are expect
ed to do SO by then. 1t is anoth.
er step in the phone war.
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
CBy w. HANSON. Illinois.)

In order to do neat and rapid work
at hog-killing time, 1t Is necessary to
have good scraper, sticking knife, a
lent for working.
For scalding, barrel is commonly
used, and 1t is all that is needed un-
less the hogs are very large. If very
large hogs are killed, scalding tub
will answer the purpose for scalding
much better than barrel
l have one which is made of two
inch planks for the sides and ends,
and sheet iron for the bottom. 1t is
six feet long and three and one-half
feet wide, with depth of two and
one-half feet.
Two hooks are fastened near the
top on one side, with pair of trace
chains to run under the hog. to facil
itate the turning and Withdrawing
from the tub.
1t is placed over a furnace, which
is made by digging trench in the
ground, and when in use place pieces
of wood across the bottom, in order
to keep the hog from coming in con-
tact with the iron bottom and getting
too hot.
l find that the proper temperature
for good scalding is from 180 to 100
degrees, and II a barrel is to be used,
the water should be boiling when
dipped out of the kettle, as the barrel
will cool 1t some.
If scalding tub is used, the water
should he cooled by adding bucket
Of cold water before the hog is put in.
To insure a correct heat of the wa
ter, use Thermometer. Small guam
titles Of lye, ashes or lime will have
no effect in removing the hair, but
will cause the scurf to come loose
more readily.
A hog hook is almost indispensable,
and If one is to be made 1t should be
made in the form of hay or bale
hook. In fact, l find that a hay hook
answers the purpose very well.
In handling the hog, stick the hook
in the flesh of the lower jaw, just be-
hind the fork of the jaw bone. How
tendons of the hind legs.
heep tne nOS IN constant motlOn
while being scalded, and draw it out
to air occasionally. When the hair
and scurf slip easily from the body
the scalding is completed.
In scraping and cleaning the hog,
l clean the feet and head first, then
the legs, and last but not least, the
body.
| l hang the hog with a rope and
pulley, as it is more easily hung in
this way than any other. But 1t may
be hung with the ordinary gambrel, a
stick which is sharpened at each end
and inserted under the tendon strings
| of the hind legs.
A short singletree will be found to
answer for gambrel-stick. II there
is sufficient help at hand, the hog may
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
The essential thing to work
for is response-whether in an
advertisement or anything else.
CHURCH SHOULD ADVERTISE
Must Warm Up and Stand on Same
Footing If They Are to At
tract the People.

Jerome d. Barnum gave the mem.
bers of the Syracuse Ministerial as.
sociation some sound ideas on church
advertising at a recent meeting OF
that body, when he said:
The church today must come down
from above and stand on the same
footing, the same foundation. as the
business man. The church must reach
out and tell Its story to those thou
sands who won't answer its call.
why is it that the theater attracts
SO many, thousands where the church
fails? Because 1t tells its story, 1t in
terests the public, 1t awakens curios-
ity and desire to see and listen.
The church today. my friends. from
an advertising mans opinion, from
the outside, is too cold. 1t must be
made to hustle with human interest.
Its music, so sweet and beautiful.
must be sung in advance just as the
advance agent Of the theater awak-
ems the spirit of the multitude for his
wonderful troupe.
II believe II the churches would de-
vote one-half the amount OF money
to advertising which they give yearly
to the cause of missions they would
bring into their buildings twice the
number of converts that the mission
aries enroll. Use the newspapers to
tell your story and tell 1t we'll"
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
HOW CITIES MAY ADVERTISE
Because They Lack Meaning A.
though Well Phrased.

In speaking on the subject of mu-
nictpal advertising. Charles Zueblin of
Boston said recently: Advertising is
anything which gets publicity. Sue
eessful advertising is anything which
delivers the goods. Good advertis-
Ing is story of goods which adver-
tise themselves. Much advertising is
inadvertent and would be gladly sup
pressed. but the publicity which at
tracts attention at least explains how
to advertise. Cities have been adver-
tised by typhoid fever bubonic
plague. tuberculosis. fires. floods and
earthquakes. The advertising is just
as conspicuous whether the cause is
meritorious or the result is detrimen-
tal
THE name of Reno suggests d.
vorce suits. as Salt Lake suggests
union suits, Los Angeles non-union
suits. and Atlantic City non-suits.
Reno also brings to mind the failure
of the white mans hope, as Cincin-
natl symboliZes the failure of the
white mans soap. The mention Of
Denver, despite all its charms. re-
minds us Of anti-tuberculosis, as Bev-
erly does Of anti-fat and Oyster Bay
antiseptic. The remembrance of
Oyster Bay brings up the subject Of
slogans, since the new nationalism in
its reform spelling is called New
Gnash-ionalism.
Many cities try to attract atten-
tion by slogans which fall completely
fiat, in spite of their alluring allitera-
tion or startling phraseology, unless
they have a genuine meaning. For
long time Tacoma attracted atten-
tion by its legend. Watch Tacoma
Grow We did, and the revised de-
cennial census has necessitated their
divertng attention from the methods
taken to parade fictitious growth
"A delightful Michigan city an
nounces that Grand Rapids Knows
How The cynical man inquiries il
that means that Grand Rapids knows
1t all? A Fort Wayne paper held a
contest to secure a slogan and out of
1000 suggestions Fort Wayne With
vigorous, but not distinctive. They
could have attracted more attention
with Mad Anthony. Sane Fort
Wayne
ut takes a great mind to select a
great slogan, and usually the selec-
tion is an inspiration rather than the
result of study. 1t was the late la
mented Gov. Proctor Knott who chris
tened Duluth the Zenith City of the
Unsalted Seas Put energy behind
such a slogan and it assumes another
form. 1t Immediately becomes the
mediator or instigator of enthusiastic
effort. Dry bones begin to rattle and
the dumb begin to sing"
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
The SECRET OF SUCCESS
Genuine Merit Required to Win the
Peoples Confidence

Have you ever stopped to reason
why it is that SO many products that
are extensively advertised, all at once
drop out of sight and are soon forgot
ten? The reason is plain-the article
did not fulfil the promises OF the man
ufacturer. This applies more particu-
larly to medicine. A medicinal prep
aration that has real curative value al
most sells itself, as like an endless
chain system the remedy is recon-
mended by those who have been cured,
to those who are in need Of it.
In an interview on the edbject
prominent local druggist says Take
for example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root.
preparation l have sold for many
years and never hesitate to recon-
mend, for in almost every case it
shows immediate results, as many of
my customers testify. No other kid
ney remedy that l know of has SO
large SALE"
The success of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is due to the fact that 1t fulfils
every wish in overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder diseases, corrects urinary
troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
A free trial bottle will be sent by
mail, absolutely free Address Dr.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
mention this paper. Regular size bot
ties sold at all druggists-5Oc. and
$100.
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02

with stick and rinse it down with
cold water. When cooled sufficiently,
remove the leaf fat and kidneys and
cut it up.
l usually salt down on bench or
in box as soon as it has cooled
enough to trim, but l never put any
salt on the ribs and backbones If the
weather is cool.
The amount of salt l use is ten
of meat. In addition to the salt, l
also use two pounds of granulated
sugar and two ounces Of saltpetre
mixed.
Rub the meat once every three days
with one-third of the mixture. While
it is curing pack it. in box in a cool
room, where it will neither become
warm nor freeze.
Two barrels may be used, changing
! the meat from one to the other each
time it is rubbed. After the last rub
bing let the meat lie in box for a
week or ten days, then take it out to
smoke. When taken out of the box
dip each piece in a kettle of boiling
water and let it remain half minute,
after which sprinkle little powdered
borax on the meat side, and hang.
Smoke it four or five days with
hickory chips or corn cobs, then dip
and sprinkle it with borax again, and
put it down in clean hay.
The hot water destroys any fly eggs
that may have been deposited, and the
borax prevents flies from deposlting
| fresh ones
Meat treated in this manner may be
| left hanging all summer and will re-
main in the best condition.
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
GOT RID OF THE ovERALLs
Good Advertising by an InexperL
enced German Merchant That Dis
posed of over,suppIy of Goods.

The following story is told by f. F..
Treftz, the Chicago advertising ex.
pert. Treftz was stopping over for
several hours in small town in
Iowa on one occasion, when he ran
across the German proprietor Of a
merchandise store who had been talk.
ed into buying 5000 worth of overalls
by Chicago drummer.
I'm swamped with overalls and
can't sell them" said the proprietor
to Treftz. THAT drummer just talked
me into buying. whef didn't want all
he sold me. They say you're an ex-
pert in advertising. Tell me what to
do"
"As l was going to be in the town
couple Of hours, admitted was
something of an expert" continued
Treftz. Il told him to do lot of ad-
vertising in the towns paper. He said
he was running couple of inches in
the paper at a rate Of $958 year. I
advised him to take page every day
for four days. My German friend re-
piled the expense would be too much,
as the rate per page was $S Chang.
ing his mind, he said he would try
1t, and then he wanted me to write
his advertisement. l declined, telling
him ! did not know his public. ad-
vised him to write out something Just
the same as If he were trying to make
an overall sale to customer across
the counter. A few days later got a
copy of the paper containing his first
page ad. 1t occupied small space in
the center of the page and was to the
point. 1t read:
"A slaughter Of overalls! have
5000 Of the goods which must be
sold at once at a great sacrifice.
Ninety cents pair! The seat in
them will last longer than your
own!"
Treftz said he was curious to know
how the German Jared with his first
page ads and was about to write to a
banker friend in the little town when
the mail brought him a letter from
the fellow. 1t was to the effect that
he had sold out his overall stock to
the last pair on the fifth day. and
greatly regretted that he had not
made the price dollar instead of 30
cents.
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
seIf.cieanfns clstsrn.

water and sediment that have accumu-
lated below.
The cistern should be built In the
ordinary way and cemented fully to
the top. The conductor pipes should
enter through the cover. a drain pipe
leave the cistern Just beneath the
neck, or about three feet below the
surface. Into this Is cemented q gal.
vanized gas pipe which extends down.
yard to within about two and . half
inches Of a depression in the bottom
Of the cistern. fs
1t will readily be sesn that a. soon
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02

as the water rises above the drain, it
will begin by force Of gravity to flow
from the bottom up through the gal
vanized tube and leave the cistern
from the bottom. thus sucking out the
foul water and sediment from below
and leaving the clean, fresh water at
the top. l invented this device and
have had one Of these cistern in op-
Grafton for seventeen years. The wa
ter has always remained pure and
sweet. and without any attention what
ever to cleaning. There is no patent
and the additional cost of this simple
and sanitary device is about two and
q half to three dollars.
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
GUARD AGAINST
WASTE in FEED
Farmer Must Systematize Feed.
ing So That Good Rou2ha9e
Is Not Refused by
Cattle.

Feed has grown to be so high priced
that wasting 1t seems like squandering
gold; yet the careless feeder wastes an
enormous amount of feed every winter
when little watchfulness and sound
judgment would save it.
When stock are fed a tempting
grain feed before or at the same time
they are given their roughage ration
they invariably become somewhat
dainty as to what they eat, picking
out but the very best Of the roughage
and rejecting all the rest.
When this habit is once formed
stock will often go hungry rather than
eat what has been picked over and
which really is very good feed. There
fore, one must systematic his feed
ing in such manner as to guard
against the habit being formed.
This should in no wise be construct
ed as meaning the feeding of foul or
musty roughage, but at the same time
we do advise one to feed SO as to de-
rive the greatest possible profits. con-
sistent with the good health of the
herd. For this reason we should feed
the roughage before the grain or at q
time when we know the stock to be
hungry enough to eat all the rough
age containing certain amount Of
nourishment and we consider that the
system saves US great quantity of
food supplies every season.
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
Advertising Of the Future.

The advertising of the future, l be-
ieve. will be what the best adyertis-
ing Of the present is-a simple. direct,
plainly worded but readably written
description of the goods, with pos
sibly word or two Of explanation Of
the low price, II low price there hap
pens to be. That power which was
for years. and in some stores still is,
devoted purely to literary expression.
to the skillful turn of phrase and
the careful balancing of sentence,
will now be given to study of the
goods and the development of talking
points. s."-George H. Perry.
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
CISTERN THAT
CLEANS ITSELF
Method Is Shown In IIIustrat taon
That Carries OF Refuse
Settling at the
Bottom.

Cisterns are usually made OF brick
and cement mortar in the form of a
Jug. The water is let in at the top by
conductors from the eve troughs Of
the roof of the house or barn. The
SCOT. dust, leaves and other foreign
matter on the roof and in the trough
are washed into the cistern, writes
DR.. ]. A. Kirkland in the Wallace's
Farmer. This settles to the bottom,
making heavy deposit of slime and
filth, and the water, which is always
drawn from the bottom by the pump,
comes up dirty and foul smelling. If
the cistern is built as the illustration
represents, 1t will be automatic in
cleaning, as 1t will overflow from the
bottom, thus carrying out the stale
The Glenwood post., 1911-12-02
Nothing to Mrite About.

new reporter on a western paper
was assigned to go to a church meet
ing and get a story of it. He went.
When he came back the city editor
asked:
''How did it pan out?"
"Oh," said the reporter as he stuck
his foot on the desk and lighted a
cigarette, there was nothing doing. l
haven't got anything to write. Tho
tween the minister and the deacon.
and not a bit of church business was
done."-Saturday Evening Post