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The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-05

LOST-On train, a pocketbook containing
money and key; also pair of colored
glasses. Call Ind. 2378 White. Reward.
STRAYED-One dark brown mare, weighs
about HOO lbs, rather fat. Has scar
on front foot above the hoof and big scar
on leg; stubby name and tail. Notify A.
Burkholder. 200 Western ave-, Topeka.
Call 302 both phones.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-05

FOR SALE-Household goods and farm
ing tools. Inquire 901 Adams st.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-05

FOR SALE OR TRADE driving pony for
cheap horse. Ind. GAG. Bell 115
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-05

FOR Rents unfurnished rooms, ligh
housekeeping rooms. 1405 Kansas ave
The Topeka state journal., 1911-06-05

LOST-A locket. monogram r. e. w.
Finder please return to R. E. Wilson,
l268 West ST, Santa Fe treasurer's office
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03
Virden.

Willie Curtis is in Clark coun-
ty on business.
G. Q. Curtis went to Clay City
Tuesday on business.
1t is very dry here now a good
rain is badly needed at this time
corn and other vegetation is suf-
fering.
Greedy Snowden bought of Jas.
Stanhop one milk COW, one two
year-old heifer and two game
hens for $50 so
Killes Ware, wife and three
children visited the latter's
mother, Mrs. Becca Williams,
near Side View last week.
Morris Curtis, wife and two
children, of Vaughn's Mill, visit
ed the formers brother, +. ID.
Curtis Saturday and Sunday.
At her home here after a short
time of suffering Mrs. Grace
Clemens, wife of K. b. Clemens,
died July Goth. She was taken
sick early Saturday morning, at
one O'Clock she gave birth to
a sweet little girl babe, at IL
O'Clock she passed into eternity.
Mrs. Clemons was a good neigh
Dor, a christian lady and loved
by all who knew her. She was
to Mr.. Elsberry Clemens
the Goth of June, 1910. She was
the youngest daughter of T. b.
Ware, being only about 10 years
of age. She had been a member
of the Christian church at this
place for five years, during that
time she tried to do her Masters
will the best she could. She
leaves her husband and little
babe; a father, mother, three
brothers and three sisters besides
"a host of relatives and friends to
mourn their loss. The bereaved
ones have the sympathy of the
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03
NO. 81
entire community.

entire community.
We should not grieve after
Grace as those that have no hope,
for she left "A bright hope -
there's no doubt but she is resting
with the blessed Master in Il Q
sweet beyond. The funeral waa
preached at the church Mondty
at IL O'Clock to a large crowd ~
Rev. M. Z. Lowry and the re-
mains were laid in its resting
place in the Virden burying
ground. The activg pail bearers
were Nit Pace, q. w. Everman,
T. G. Morehead, hurry Pace, Q.
9. Curtis and ID. G. MOrehead.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03
VOL. XVI.
Asks Local Option Ele ction.

A petition signed by a number
of legal voters of Powell county
was filed with the county court
at Stanton Tuesday asking Judge
Hardwick to call local option
election IN this county Sept. Both
1911. The election will be called
by Judge Hardwick at the next
regular term of county court
which will be next Monday. The
petition had about 25 20 more
indorsers than was necessary to
call the election. The committee
in soliciting names thought that
if 25 20 was enough to call the E.
lection % % more than that
would not hurt.
The greatest precautions are
being taken to see that the re-
quirements of the law are fulfill
ed to the letter, thereby shutting
off all probabilities of a contest.
The drys are expecting a MAORI
ty of from three to four hun
dred.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03
What Reciprocity Does.

Grants mutual free trade in
these principal articles, hitherto
taxed:
Live stock and poultry.
Wheat, rye, oats, barley, buck
wheat, corn, hay, straw.
Fresh vegetables, fresh fruits,
dried fruits.
Dairy products, eggs, honey.
Cotton. seed oil and seeds.
Fish of all kinds, fresh or froz-
en-, and all fish oils.
Many forms of partly manu-.
featured lumber.
Fencing wire, coke.
Wood pulp and print paper
and typesettIng machines.
Grants important reductions
of tariff on these principal arti-
cles:
Fresh meats, canned meats and
poultry, lard.
Flours and meals.
Manufactured cereals.
Wagons, plows and all farm
Implements.
Roofing materials, cutlery,
bells and gongs.
Musical instruments, motor
vehicles, boats.
Plate glass, aluminium, finished
lumber, iron ore, coal, cement.
Clocks, watches, feathers,
leather goods.
Peanuts, canned vegetables,
condensed milk.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03

The Rev. L. s. Fuller, manag-
er the Eastern division of the
Kentucky .Anti-Saloon League
spoke Sunday morning and at
night to an interested congrega-
ton on the subjest of saloons or
no saloons. He made a most ra-
tional address all flied with rea-
son, love, pity and common
sense. No one could have found
a single point brought out by
him uponswhioh 30 make an is.
sue.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03
Administrators Notice.

All persons having accounts a
gainst the estate of America Curry,
deceased, are hereby notified to
present same to the undersigned
proven as required by law. Those
knowing themselves indebted to
the estate will save court costs by
paying promptly.
D, M Curry, Admr.
with will annexed of America
Curry.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03

There are over 5000 automo-
biles in Kentucky. Each one
must pay a yearly license that a.
mounts to about IS 90 per ma.
chine or more than $500 in the
aggregate. This is placed into
an accumulative good roads fund,
there vet having been no law
passed to apply the money to the
roads of the State. One years
license has been collected and
the license for another year is
now due.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03

Frank Mize, who recently re-
turned from Osborne, Kas., is a
first class plasterer and he offers
his service to the people of Clay
City and Powell county either by
the day or contract.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION.
Selecting and Caring for Seed Corn.

Every farmer who expects to
plant seed corn next year of his
own raising should select it in
the field this fall and give it the
proper care during the winter.
Everyone who is not growing a
variety with good breeding be-
hind it should get such a variety
before another year goes by.
Once a productive variety is
found, seed should be selected
from ones own field rather than
buy seed from a distance, as the
imported seed is likely to be not
so well adapted to local condi-
tions as the home. grown seed.
In buying new seed, it is safest
to get it from a grower of repu.
tation as near home as possible.
Most corn growers select seed
from the crib in the spring there
fore it is not possible to know
anything about the conditions
under which it grew. The whole
plant, and not the ear is the u
nit of selection. The reasonable
way, then, is to go into the field
when the corn is coming into
maturity, and select good ears on
well developed stalks of the same
maturity. The stalk should be-
of medium height, stocky and
vigorVpa bearing the ear about
fosr feel from tie ground, with
a good shank that gives the ear
just enough drop to protect it
from the rain. Select for two or
three stalks in a hill, according
as you expect to grow two or
three in a hill. An ear that is
good with one stalk in a hill
might have been poor in compe-
tition with other stalks in the
hill. See that there are no nub-
bin or barren stalks close to the
selected plants, as they are gen.
orally from weak seed, and the
selected ear will have been cross
fertilized by them. Mark the
ears selected by tying a tag to
them, and allow them to mature
thoroughly. Gather as soon as
mature, husk and hang up in a
dry, we'll ventilated place where
there will be no injury by mice.
A very good way to hang corn is
to string it up so that the ears
do not touch each other, very
much as boys hang up their pop
corn. Select at least twice as
many ears as will be needed for
seed, since many will have to be
discarded as not coming up to
the desired type. These points
cannot be determined in the
field.
In the spring before planting
time, make a termination test of
every ear, and discard all weak
ones. Select so of the finest and
strongest ears and shell them to-
gether and plant them in seed
block in a place on the farm
where they will be least exposed
to your neighbours corn. Then
select the next years. seed from
this block as directed for select.
ing in the field. Plant each
year a seed block by using the
best so ears. This procedure
will improve the yield and quail
ity of your corn.
For further information ad-
dress George Roberts,
Agronomist Kentucky Agricul-
tural Experiment Station.
n naua.u Of To0 ioE % =.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-08-03

ID. Deyary, of Log Lick, is in
the city today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19
GRASS PRODUCTION IN SOUTH INCREASING THE GRASS CROP
Success Of Farmers Directed by De
partment Of AqricuIture-More
Acreage TO Hay.

Demonstration work has been car
ried on by the department Of agricul,
ture during the last year with a Bpe-
cial view to the production Of grass
as a forage crop to carry the inCreas-
ing number Of farm animals. Each Of
100 farmers put in an acre Of grass
under the direction Of tho depart.
mcnt's farm demonstrators. 1t was
found that in most cases there was a
cut Of hay Of two and a half to three
tons an acre, enough TO carry the ami
mails for the smaller farmers through
the winter. Most of the farmers who
raised hay last year are putting in two
additional acres this year.
This change, which is incident to
breeding more farm animals, will, It is
thought, have a decidedly beneficial
effect OIL the fertility Of the southern
lands. It also shows the farmers that
they can carry their stock over winter
on homegrown forage and will recon
Gle them to the change from free
range to stock law" counties. This
Is a law that prohibits turning animals
out into the woods and cane brakes TO
Craze during the winter. It Is most
essential In helping the work Of tick
eradication among the southern cattle
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19

fighting like an unclaimed iend to re
tain his booty. His present pose was
out Of character, or the Irishman mis-
judged him.
Out Of character or no, 1t was COM
Portable. The serang, with head bent,
was fumbling in the folds of his sash;
O'Rourke thought him over long about
it, yet was inclined to give him time
il view Of his abjeCt surrender.
At length. still smiling oddly, the
MAJ lifted his ayes and stretched
forth a hand tight closed. THE sa.
hib," he said gently, shall see that
his servant spoke truth. Let this
weigh with the sahib for mercy. Be
hold"
The brown fingers Enclosed and in
the hollow Of his palm trembled that
which seemed a ball Of c~rystalized
rose fire, the stone that man has
named the Pool Of Flame. O'Rourke
uttered a low cry Of satisfaction, step.
ping forward to snatch up the jewel.
ALhullaiCOu6 bS was o"hA0 VI a
quick gasp from the direction Of the
woman, followed, ere he could account
for them, by two pistol shots.
The adventurer groaned, pitching
forward blindly, one side Of his head,
from the ear to the temple, a-Quiver
with an agony as If a white-hot iron
had scared him there. He stretched
forth an arm aimlessly and gripped an
iron stanchion. stopping his fail, and
hung there for what seemed an con.
sea and skies swimming blood-red be-
fore his eyes, in his ears a thunder
GUS rushing as of mighty waters.
By a supreme effort of will he kept
himself half-erect, clinging to the rail,
ard opened his eyes. So briefly had
pain blinded him that it was patent
barely a second had elapsed since the
firing Oh the shots. To his left a
stricken lascar was still in the act Of
falling; before him Mrs. Prynne stood
motionless, her face a mask of horror,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19

new power to accomplish his final
fiendish act.
Grinning with anguish. the man
leapt away from O'Rourke, staggered
and, Jerking back his arm, flung the
Pool of Flame from him with all his
might.
O'Rourke paused, petrided with de-
SPAR. The great stone, gIinting in
the moonlight like the very heart of
fire, described a long and flaming arc
and the sea leapt up with a
hiss to welcome 1t and It was gone.
A bitter cry broke from the Irish
mans lips: he made for the man.
whom he would gladly have killed
with his bare hands. But again he
failed. The lascar, perhaps guessing
his intention, was at the last too quick
for him.
By a supreme effort the gaunt So.
rang seized the rail, lifted himself m
on it, and dropped over the side. fol.
lowing that to win which he had civ.
en- his life.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19
Member Of School Board Finds They
Need No Lesson In PronuncIa-
ton From Him.

The member Of the board OF public
education who was visiting n Of the
schools in the primary department
had made a little speech to the chill
dren on the importance of correct pro
n%unciation. Picking up a chalk cray
on, he wrote the word "heinous" On
the blackboard.
ITO give you an example, boys and
girls" he said, 81 wonder how many
of you know how to pronounce that
word"
'Haynus!" shouted the children in
concert
Miss Guernsey" said the visitor,
turning suspiciously to the teacher.
how did you know I was going to
try them on that?"
81 didn't know It. Mr.. Judson," she
answered. "but ] am something OF q
crank on pronunciation myself, and
we have frequent drills on words. You
will find that these children know
how to pronounce exquisite. despic-
able, demoniacal. misconstrue, coad-
tutor, naivete, sacrifice. g~eneaiogy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19

The human body contains, among
other constituents, about two pounds
Of phosphorus, which is ESSENTIAL to
the health Of the bones and the vigor
Of the brain. This phosphorus. II ex.
tracted and put to another use, would
make up about 1000 packages OF fric
ton matches.
Besides phosphorus, the body con.
tainB q few ounces of sodium and half
an ounce Of potassium. The quantity
Of the latter would be sufficient for
many experiments In a class Of
chemistry.
In addition TO sodium and potassium
there are a few grains of magnesium,
enough to make the silver rain" for
q famlly's stock Of rockets on a Fourth
Of July evening or to create a brilliant
light visible at a considerable dis
tance.-Harper's Weekly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19

revolver still poised; to the right the
serang, drawing a kris, was smiling
sardonically, his eyes fixed upon the
woman who had set at naught his
plans.
O'Rourke tried to call a warning to
her, for 1t vas plain that she was ap-
palled by what she had done, needless
of all but the man she had killed; but
1t was as If the bullet that creased his
temple had temporarily prralyzed
him; his tongue clave to the roof OF
his mouth and be could neither move
0 speak,
Powerless Che believed), he watched
the serang gather himself together,
like some gaunt cat, and spring; In
two strides he would have been upon
the woman and the night had been
crowned with its most pitiful crime.
Yet in midair, O'Rourke saw the man
falter and fall back, dropping the
kris ana clutching f~rantically at moth
ing. .
Stupidly the adventurer saw the
smoke trickling from the muzzle OF
his own revolver and knew thct, some
how, he had managed TO pull the trig.
ger. His heart leapt in his breast, SO
keen was his gratitude. Trembling
in every limb, he essayed a second
time to fire and put a final period to
the serang's career. But his shot
went wide and the cylinder damned
SO that the hammer would not rise
a second time. With an oath he let
| 90 the rail and attempted to bridge
the distance between himself and the
lascar, who was now at a considera
BILE distance Keeling away toward the
rail.
But his o~vertared strength, Slapped
by loss OF blood, failed him; and NAL
ice infused new vigor into the serang
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19
GAPDEN and
EAPM NOTES

Don't change the collar from one
horse To another,
Cultivate a cheerful tone In speak.
ing to your horse.
Cut down the dead trees, as well an
decaying branches OF live trees.
1t does not pay TO feed and care
for inferior horses on the farm.
Wherever dairying is most extern.
sively carried on alfalfa Is popular,
II leaves strew the lawn do not no.
move them. They protect the grass.
A little oil OF pennyroyai or OH OF
cloves wfll drive flies away from the
stable.
At any season, when the horse has
become excessively warm he should
be cooled of gradually.
Healthy foliage held late In the sea-
son enables the trees TO build stronger
buds for the next crop.
Peach trees should be planted IA
feet apart each way, go trees per
acres, and on sandy soil.
Thin the vegetables Just 40 soon as
they come up. Why give room To,
plants not needed any more than the
weedsf
Melon and squash seeds soaked I'M
a thin solution Of saltpeter will. 80 a.
correspondent writes. save them nom
the striped beetle.
There Ia no season OF the year when
silage comes in handler thar Just now
while 1t Is necessary to tide over
between winter feed aud posture.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19
Experiments Encourage Farmers to
Loo into Live Stock PROPOSE
ito LESS Cotton Acreage.

The Department of Agriculture Is
making efforts to encourage the pro
ductiou Of grass as a feature Of stock
raising in South Carolina. Last spring
an agent of the Farmers Cooperative
Demonstration Work started in to
make q specific demonstration in por'
lions Of the Piedmont Region Of South
Carolina, in the matter Of h pos
Blbllity Of grass and hay production,
The work was taken up with 100 dill
ferent farmers, inducing each of these
farmers to make an acre demonBtTa'
ton with grass. The predominant IN
dustry in this section Is Of course cot
ton raising, and not a great deal OF
interest is taken in livestock. Each
farmer put out an acre Of grass under
the direction of the agent. The land
was thoroughly plowed, a ton or lime
to the acre was applied, and in add
ton 400 lbs. of fertilizer was used.
The fertilizer consisted OF 200 lbs.
of acid phosphate and 200 lbs. OF
ground bone. The acid phosphate cost
S12 O ton and the ground bone $40 a
ton, This would make the 400 lbs. Of
fertilizer cost $40. The lime cost
about IS a ton. The farmers fur
nished all work, the lime, and the
fertilizer. The Department furnished
the grass seed. The most successful
mixture for hay grass In this section
of the South is found to be n made
up OF orchard grass, tall meadow oat
grass, and Italian rye grass, with red
clover. There vas a half bushel each
of orchard grass, tall meadow oat
grass, and Italian rye, and 10 lbs. Of
red clover sown to the acre. This
very heavy seeding was believed to
be necessary In order TO insure q good
stand. This mixture has been used
for some time on the Arlington Farm.
with good success, cutting as high as
two and a half and three tons Of hay
to the acre.
The work in South Carolina has
been eminentiy satisfactory, practical
~ all Of the 100 farmers having a fine
crop OF hay this season From all in
d~fcatiuns some Of these plots will cut
two and a half to four tons per acre.
So much interest has been aroused In
the matter that farmers are now pre-
pairing to put out two additional acres,
making three acres in all. They have
found by this demonstration that they
can grow enough hay to take care OF
two or three head OF horses used In
their general farm work. The success
with the hay crop has encouraged
farmers, furthermore, TO look into the
livestock proposition to the end Of in
PRODUCING greater diyersitcation and
devoting less acreage to cotton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-19

is it? What is IT." he heard her voice
repeating br~eathlessly. He knew that
his own lips moved for some seconds
without sound as he strove to answer
her. The words, when they came,
should have been quite unintelligible
to her; he realized this almost as soon
as he had uttered them: The Pool
Of Flannel"
Then he stumbled forward, crying
aloud for the serang. Halfway to the
ladder he halted; that individuals
head and shoulders were lifting above
the level Of the deck. O'Rourke Gov
cred him and called him aft as he
again retreated to the scene of the
tragedy.
Had he been in a condition to think
coherently, he might have acted more
prudently. But %maddened, he was
able to grasp but one fact; that the
Pool of Flame was gone and must be
recovered at whatever hazard.
The lascar came with what might
have seemed suspicious alacrity, con-
sidering the fact that he was coerced,
that O'Rourke held him at the pistols
point. Gaunt and sombre in the
moonlight, moving n~oiseIessly in his
bare feet, head up and arms swinging
limp, he advanced without a pause I'M
til about six feet from the Irishman;
at which distance O'Rourke, collect
ing his wits, found voice enough to bid
the fellow, Stop"
The serang halted, impassive, I'M
moved.
The sahib has called" he said in
an even voice. II am come. What is
the sahib's will with me?"
His words, together with his half
indolent, %half-defiant, wholly contemp-
tuous bearing, supplied the one thing
needful to restore to the adVenturer
his s%elf-control. O'Rourke drew him
self up, master Of self once more, and
looked the lascar in the eye.
You stand" he said slowly, choos-