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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-16
What The Assessors Book
Shows About Crittenden.

One would expect the books TO
show the largest increase in dogs.
that is. If one may believe all the
evidence that his ears hear. and
his eyes behold. But the in
crease is only 20S. and there are
now but 1878 dogs in the county.
Since the tax is moderate. and
the signs of increase many. we
may expect the books to show it
next year perhaps.
We have 1863 sheep. an in
crease Of AS over last year.
These are valued at 81. 80 per
head. But for the work of some
of the dogs listed. or not listed.
the number of sheep would have
been swelled to 1913, as their
were damage claims filed for ex-
actly so sheep killed and crippled
during the year. II is not sur
prising to see that the sheep
killed were in every case the
best of the flock. and that the
average claim per head was So. CO.
The Crittenden county dog GER
tiinly knows a good sheep when
he sees il.
IL is not 80 easy to account for
the loss of 5665 acres of land.
and 70 town lots. 1t may be
that the surveyors have aban-
doned the old time way of cal
culating and now measure from
hilltop to hilltop. Certain it is.
the assessors books show that We
now have that number less of
acres and town lots than we had
one year ago. The total acreaSe
is now 2l3, $3.50, but the averaye
value has increased 3Oc, and it is
now valued at $3.50 per acre.
The missing town lots were worth
SIS, O38 and the value of the 1872
remaining is $44s,65
Continued on Sth Page 9th col,
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-16
HOW 1T REALLY HAPPENED.

The Courier-Journal was the
only one of the four Louisville
dailies to print the exact truth
as TO why the state primary was
not called off.
The Times and Post reporters
were probably deceived, though
why they should have been, if
they visited the lobby of the
Louisville hotel Friday and kept
their ears open, nobody who was
there could well understand. AS
for the Herald, its reporter has
abandoned news and gone to
writing editorial exclusively
He knew the facts. but it did
not suit him to print them.
The Times said Judge Allie
Young blocked the game" by
telephoning to Louisville he
would not be a candidate for
governor as long as McCreary
was a candidate. This was pos
itively silly, yet the Times re-
peated it the next day. The
Post echoed this groundless sto-
ry. Allie would never have run
for governor even had McCaeary
abandoned the race and he we'll
knew McCreary would not for
he was well aware there was a
Western Kentucky dark horse
lying in wait for him.
When Sam Spalding. at 8 p.
m. Friday. deserted the conven-
lion crowd, at the Geographic
request of Ben Johnson, it was
all off. They thought they had
it fixed 7 to 6 to call off the pri-
mary, but upon losing Spalding,
they had to throw up the sponge.
Young's message, coming in
hours later, had nothing what
ever TO do with it. Every man
Young, Mayo or Haly could in
huence was still in favor of call
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-16
PEG-LEG ANIMALS.
Story OF Deer and Cows With
Wooden Members.

Nashville. Tenn. March II Several
cities or rural communities have
claimed the distinction OF having do
mcstic ahimals equipped with wooden
legs. but Nashville - the only city
perhaps that ever boosted ot peg
leg" deer The deer. however, did
not think a wooden leg was 90 much
To- boast OF and never really appre-
ciatcd the distinction.
The deer was the property of Col
J. H. Acklen. State Game Warden.
having been raised from iawn
about his home in West End Park.
about the vicinity OF the Acklen home
entirely Peerless OF man. One Of its
resorts for rowing was Centennial
Park, where II will be recalled by
many visitors To the old Exposition
grounds in recent wears. as beauti-
full and graceful animal, that did not
ia the least object TO receiving friend
~ pats or things to eat from human
kind In its rowing. however. the deer
one day strayed lar back OF the Ack-
len home and IN the course Of its
rambles someone shot IT, The deer's
leg was badly shattered by the shot
and il raced TO the Acklen home with
the injured member just about dan
Cling by the flesh.
Calls Aid OF Veterinary.
To save the pets life Col. Acylen
called in the aid OF a veterinary, who
amputated the wounded leg much at
ter the fashion that surgeon takes
of the leg OF a man. The wound grad
ually healed, but the aspect OF the
famed animal hopping about on three
legs was so pathetic that Col. .ick-
len decided to experiment with a
wooden leg for the deer. At some
pains and some expense an artificial
leg was made and finally affixed to
the stump. The deer, however. did
not approve. He preferred 10 hop
about ON three legs rather than par
ticipate IN such nature taking Re
poatedly efforts were made TO accus-
tom the animal TO the peg out il
would never be satisfied until il had
kicked off the artificial member This
done it would go Looping of about it,
business satisfied Many visitors at
the PARK VIII ItCdll TOW wei the uccf
got after its leg had healed. but few
very few of those who claimed friend
ship with his deership ever knew that
the graceful animal had a wooden leg
at home. probably the only artificial
deer's leg IN existence
Deer Gets New Home.
Finally Col Acklen gave the deer
to the prison authorities and it took
up its residence there. its wooden
leg being the only baggage that il
carried to its new abode This was
some time ago, but even in the pres
ence OF the heavy hand of the law and
the constituted authorities, the deer
persisted in kicking off his wooden
leg every time an effort there was
made to restore him his natural num-
her OF legs. Another deer, one from
the old Belle Meade herd. also used
to loaf abount the prison grounds.
Now both have disappeared; whether
they have died. been killed or have
emigrated to other parts, Warden
Rice has not been able to figure out.
lie rather thinks the "peg-1eg aeer
has died
The deer is not the only four
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-16
CHILD DIES AFTER TAKING
PILLS SHE PLAYED WITH

As the result of swallowing .laxa-
tive pills. with which she had been
to play. Frieda Geshelan, the
2-year-old daughter of Israel Ges-
helan. a blacksmith employed by the
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing
Company, died of strychninc poison
ing at her parents home, G43 Paris
avenue. at $40 last night As soon
as the mother discovered that the
child was sick she sent for DR.. Ed
win 7. Bruce, 521 West Hill street.
When he arrived he saw at once that
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1911-03-16

Or. Bells Ariiseptic SaIve
Good for ali Skin Diseases.
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Continued on 9Th Page 9th col,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
WATERSP0UTS.
Old Tins Mariners Fought Them With
Noise and Cannon.

Old Time Mariners Fought Them With
Noise and Cannon.
In the waterspout the medieval
mariner saw a malevolent living mon
ster-a sea dragon. There were vari.
GUS means of combating them. Once
all sailors carried black handled knives.
which the monster was believed to
hold in special adherence.
When a spout made its appearance
these knives were produced and point
ed In its direction. waved In the air 30
as to make the sign Of the cross or. ac-
cording TO the recommendation Of cer-
tain contemporary authorities. driven
several times into the side Of the ship.
Certain passages from the gospel OF
St. John were recited as charms
against waterspouts.
A loud noise of any kind was also
believed to be efficacious against them
shouts. the clash of swords. the beat
ing Of drums and gongs. etc. The Gus
tom of firing cannon against water
spouts. says the Scientific American.
dates back at least as far as the six
teenth century. The original idea ap-
pears to have been to frighten them
away by the noise of the report. but In
the later times 1t was believed that the
watery column could be cut in twain
by the cannon ball and the spout thus
dissipated It would be interesting to
know whether the cannonading Of wa
terspouts Is still sometimes practiced
1t was certainly common much less
than century ago. 1t is hardly nee.
essary to say that 1t Is entirely futile.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15

selves. To those who are waiting
above no torture is too great for you.
They have condemned you to death.
This morning. exactly as the minute
hand of your watch counts OF the hour
OF 6, you will be shot to death through
one of these holes In the dungeon
walls. And this-this note from Me-
leese-is the last thing l have to give
you"
he dropped a folded bit Of paper on
the table. Mechanically Rowland
reached for It. Stunned and speech
less. cold with the horror Of his death
sentence. he smoothed out the note.
There were only few words. appar-
emily written in great haste:
have been praying for you all night
II God falls to answer my prayers will
still do as have promised and follow
you. MELEESE.
He heard movement and lifted his
eyes. Jean was gone. The door was
swinging slowly inward. he heard the
wooden bolt slip into place. and after
that there was not even the sound Of
a moccasined foot stealing through the
outer darkness.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
Reciprocity and Aroostook Farming.

Hon. Peter Charles Ksegan was in
Portland the other day and reporter
auizzed him as to the result of reciprocity
IN AroostoOk as we'll as other matters
Here was what he said:
ut looks as though Aroostook were to
have a bumper crep of potatoes. The
outlook for q large crop Is good, better
than IL has been at this time In other
years"
"what do the Aroostook people think
of the reciprocity treaty%
81 am afraid that the farmers don't like
it very wsll," said Mr.. Keegan. ~ be-
lieve they are more frightened than is
necessary and that II will not hurt them
as much as they fear 1t will.
"My own opinion 10 that reciprocity
with Canada will force our people into
diversified farming which is the one
thing above all others which Aroos
took county needs. In the past, you
know, one year the AroOstOok farmer
has made fortune, the next Year he ha,
made failure of his crop and mortgageo
his farm while the third year he has beer
forced to go into bankruptcy. 1t hal
been a gamble with him always with th'
prospects Of making big money and
chance of losing all he has. do not be
lieve it has a good moral effect upon ou
Young men and the only thing that VII
Improve the general condition 10 diversi
lied farming. Ii We bring that about !
will help Aroostook and Maine a. we'll
and think that reciprocity with Csnad
will be the thing that will do It."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
High Value of Skim Milk.

1t has been demonstrated by careful
experiments in feeding that skim milk
hrs feeding value from 20 cents to a
dollar per 100 pounds. Its value depends
upon the kind of animal receiving it for
food and the way it is fed.
Perhaps the greatest value derived from
m-milk feeding is in the case of young
animals-calves, young pigs and brooder
chicks. Pigs and calves by nature thrive
best on mothers milk, warm and sweet
from the udder. Young pigs few weeks
previous to weaving begin to take other
foods than milk from the SOW il they can
get it, Fresh, warm, skim milk is the
best food that can be given them at this
time of life. II it ia furnished warm and
fresh from the separator it ia almost az
good az that from the SOW. 1t furnishes
them Just the needed materials for good
development of bone and flesh. 1t keeps
them growing, thrifty and healthy, Civ
ing them fine early start in life, which
is half the battle in growing pigs profita-
bly,. 1t is also one of the best soft feeds
for pigs and hogs of all ages, either By
itself or mixed with mashes OF slops. It's
value in feeding may run as high as 80
cents per lVo pouhus, aSSoiu'os " 'u0
grade of pigs fed.
The highest value of skim milk for
feed ing has been obtained with chickens.
in some cases running as high as 81 per
100 pounds, and in special cases much
higher. 1t is especially good for young
chicks. az for pigs and calves, and supe.
rior for hens for egg production, as we'll
as for feed for growing broilers or roast
ers. 1t can be safely fed to poultry III
any quantity.
The average farmer who keeps pigs
and chickens can do no better with bis
dairy products than to sell the cream or
butter and reserve all Of the skim
for home feeding. In this way the prod
uct is economically marketed, and by
keeping and feeding it at home the an
nual feed bills for these animals are
materially reduced.-Exchange.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
Working a Three.Yesr.oId Colt.

Now, again, about working the colt
two hours in the forenoon and two in the
afternoon. II you hitch her to q plough
or harrow and keep her steadily going
for two hours, as you would mature
horse, you are OVERRIDING her. No colt
should draw . plough or harrow more
than fifteen minutes at time without
lust minutes rest or let up on the mus
cles of their shoulders. Their muscles
are not hardened for horse work; neither
are their ligaments or bones. In fact, NO
colt should be put to ploughing and har-
rowing until their muscles have been
slowly enured to other classes Of work on
some wheeled vehicle. A young horse
can be used at hauling manure or q wag-
on or may be hitched to land roller or
grain drill even with far greater safety,
and do fairly good work all day than they
can do q full hours steady work on a
plough or harrow, as there 10 . constant
let up of the pressure on the shoulder
and the propelling muscles of the hind
limbs. It Is the steady pull that tires
and weakeus; not the short pulls. Keep
this 10 mind all who have colts to work
into team horses, and you will save many
q colt from blemishes.-C. D. Smead, V.
s., answering correspondent.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
SIZE OF WHALES.
Length Of tho Biggest Ones and the
A.tohk rhsv Can Snout

Length Of tho Biggest Ones and the
Height They Can Spout.
A government official who has made
a special study Of whales states that
the average length Of full grown
sulphur bottom whale Is just under
eighty feet. This estimate disregards
the exaggerated reports sometimes
spread By sailors and is based on
actual measurements OF many indi.
vidual specimens. There seem to be
credible accounts Of whales reaching
q length Of from eighty.fve to ninety.
dve feet, but the authority quoted has
never seen any Of that size.
Whales appear to grow with great
Hapidity, the length Of yearlings being
estimated ut from thirty to thirty-fve
feet.
How high can whales spout7 Photo
graphs taken by the scientist referred
to give q means OF measuring with
some accuracy the height to which the
water IS thrown This appears TO be-
much less than 1t has often been sup
posed to be. II Is claimed that even
the great sulphur bottom whale on the
average spouts to height Of only
fourteen feet, although occasionally
the height may be rs much as twenty
feet-Cincinnat Commercial Tribune
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
Establish Your Market.

Nothing is more disheartening than to
see young persons trying hard to do what
they do not know how to accomplish. A
case in point. We were standing in a
hotel office the other morning in coun-
try village OF some pretensions when a
bright-eyed young farmer appeared at
the desk aud attempted to negotiate the
sale of 20 pounds of freshly made June
butter. As is usually the case on such
occasions the hotel man was all supplied
and the young man turned away greatly
disappointed. Some one had told him
that there was always good sharp de-
mand for good goods and that was what
his goods were. so why was he searching
to find what he had been repeatedly told
every one was eager to obtain at fancy
price? Sure enough, why? What We
saw in one Maine village is to be seen all
over the state every day in the year. 1t
may not always be butter, but it is the
same weary search for what the aearchcr
IL quickly led to believe he will never
find. And yet good butter and good prod
uce of every kind Is scarce and difficult
to get hold of. What about it?
Just this. You must establish your
market before you can reasonably expect
the market to greatly desire your goods.
Our friend who raced all over the village
to sell few pounds of butter should
have visited the market and got sale for
his goods before he came with them and
his disappointed young wife. If he bad
sold three men two pounds each, even,
and the goods had proven all right he
need have no further trouble marketing
his produce, for the story of good butter
will 60 as far and as fast as the taste OF
poor. In this self same town where our
young friend met such sore defeat, We
happen to know that it Is difficult task
to find butter that the seller is willing to
risk his reputation on. There is in every
town market enough il the producer
would only establish the reputation OF
his goods. The lesson is so old 1t hardly
seems to be necessary to say more on the
subject at this time.-Turf, Farm and
Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15
NUMBER 80.
Amin Jean hesitated.

Again Jean hesitated.
"And her love for me-" finished
Rowland.
"Yes. her love for you. m'seur." said
Jean.
The two men rose from the table
and for moment stood with clasped
hands In the smoky light Of lamp and
dawn. In that moment neither heard
q tap at the door leading to the room
beyond nor saw the door move gently
inward and Meleese. hesitating, fram.
ed In the opening.
It was Howland who spoke first.
81 thank God that all these things
have happened. Jean," he said earnest
ly. 81 am glad that for time you
took me for that other John Rowland
and that Pierre Thoreau and his broth
ers schemed to kill me at Prince AL
bert and Wekusko. for II these things
had not occurred rs they have would
never have seen Meleese. And now.
jean
His ears caught sound Of movement.
nnd he turned in time to see Meleese
slipping quietly out.
"Meleesew be called softly. ME
leese"
In an instant he had darted after
her. leaving Jean beside the table.
Beyond the door there was only the
breaking gloom of the gray morning.
but 1t was enough for him to see faint.
ly the figure of the girl he loved. half
turned. half waiting for him. With
cry Of Joy he sprang forward and
gathered the trembling girl close In bis
arms.
"Meleese-.my Meleeser he whis-
pered.
After that there came no sound from
the dawn u room beyond. but Jean
Croisset. still standing by the table.
murmnred softly to himself. "Our
Blessed Lady be praised. for It is all
as Jean Croisset would have it-and
now ] can 90 to my Marianer
THE END.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15

have a hope Of heaven. take this note
to Meleese" he pleaded. "Jean-Jean
CroisSet"-
There came no answer. no movement
outside. and Rowland stilled the beat
ing of his heart to listen. Surely Crois-
set was there! BE looked again at the
watch be held In bis hand. In four
minutes the shot would be fred. A
cold sweat bathed his face. he tried
to cry out again. but something rose
in his throat and choked him until his
voice was only gasp. He sprang
back to the table and placed the note
once more under the watch. Two min
utes. One and a half! One!
With sudden fearless cry he sprang
into the very center Of his prison and
flung out his arms with his face to
the hole next the door. This time his
voice was almost shout.
Jean Croisset. there is note under
my watch on the table. After you have
killed me take 1t to Meleese. II you
fail I shall haunt you to your grave"
Still no sound. no CLEAN Of steel
pointing at him through the black aper-
ture. Would the shot come from be-
hind!
Tick-tick-tick-tick-
he counted the beating Of his watch
I'D to twenty. A sound stopped him
then, and he closed his eyes. and
great shiver passed through his body.
1t was the tiny bell Of bis watch
tinkling off the hour OF six!
Scarcely had that sound ceased to
ring In his brain when from far
through the darkness beyond the wall
of his prison there came creaking
noise rs il heavy door had been
swung slowly on its hinges or trap
opened. then voices. low. quick. excited
voices. the hurrying tread Of feet. a
fash of light shooting through the
gloom. They were coming. After all.
1t was not to be private affair, and
Jean was to do his killing as the hang
mans job is done In civilization-be-
fore q crowd. Howland's arms drop
ped to his side. This was more terri.
BILE than the other-this seeing ard
hearing Of preparation. in which he
fancied that he heard the click Of
Croisset's gun as he lifted the hammer.
Instead 1t was hand fumbling at
the door. There were no voices now.
only strange moaning sound that be
could not account for In another mo-
ment 1t was made clear to him. The
door swung open and the white robed
figure of Meleese sprang toward him
with cry that echoed through the
dungeon chambers. What happened
then-the passing Of white faces be-
yond the doorway. the subdued muir
muir Of voices-were all lost to How
land In the knowledge that at the last
moment they had let her come TO him.
that be held her in his arms and that
she was crushing her face to his breast
and sobbing things to him which be
could not understand. Once or twice
In his life he had wondered If realities
might not be dreams. and the thought
came to him now when be felt the
warmth of her hands. her face. her
hair and then the passionate pressure
of her lips ON his own. He lifted his
eyes. and In the doorway he saw Jean
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-08-15


Croisset and behind him wild. BEND
ed face-the face that had been oveI
him when life was almost choked from
him on the great north trail. Aud be
yond these two be saw still others.
shining ghostly and indistinct IN the
deeper gloom Of the outer darkness
He strained Meleese to him. and wheh
be looked down into her face he saw
her beautiful eyes flooded with tear
and yet shining with q great Joy. Her
lips trembled us she struggled to speak.
Then suddenly she broke from his
arms and ran to the door. and Jean
Croisset came between them. with the
wild. bearded man still staring over
his shoulder.
"M'seur, will you come with usr
said Jean.
The bearded man dropped back Int"
the thick gloom. and without speak
Ing Rowland followed Croisset. his
eyes on the shadowy form OF Me
leese. The ghostly faces turned from
the light. and the tread OF their re-
treating feet marked the passage
through the blackness. Jean fell back
beside Howland. the huge bulk OF the
bearded man three PAGES ahead. a
dozen steps more and they came to q
stair, down which n light shone. The
Frenchman's hand fell detainingly on
Howland's arm. and when moment
later they reached the top Of the stairs
all had disappeared but Jean and the
bearded man. Dawn was breaking.
and pale light fell through the two
windows of the room they had enter
ed. On a table burned lamp. and
near the table were several chairs
To one of these Croisset mot'on" fhe
engineer. and as Howland sat down
the bearded man turned slowly and
passed through a door. jean shrug'
ged his shoulders as the other disap
peared.
"Mon Dieu. that means that he
leaves It all to me-" he exclaimed. y
don't wonder that 1t Is hard for him tn
talk. m'seur. Perhaps you have begun
to understand"
ayes. a little" replied Howland. His
heart was throbbing as II he had just
finished climbing long hill. THAT
was the man who tried to kill me. But
Meleese-the"- He could 20 no fur
ther. Scarce breathing. he waited for
Jean to speak.
"It Is Pierre Thoreau." he said. "eld'
est brother to Meleese. 1t Is he VINO
should say what l am about to tell
you. m'seur. But be Is too full OF GRIEF
to speak. You wonder at that1 And
yet tell you that man with better
soul than Pierre Tboreau never lived.
though three times he has tried to Kill
you. Do you remember what you
asked me a short time ago. m'seur-if
thought that you were the John
Howland who murdered the father Of
Meleese sixteen years ago7> Gods
saints, and | did until hardly more
than half an hour ago. when some one
came from the south and exploded d
mine under our feet 1t was the young
est of the three brothers. M'seur. w
have made a great mistake. and we
ask your forgiveness"
] In the silence the eyes OF the two