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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

in a vertical position TO the binder attach
ment b. means Of chains and gathering arms.
Latterly various improvements and modifca-
tions Of the design have been made and new
inventions along the same line have been in
troduced In some of the machines the binder
is in almost horizontal position instead Of
vertical
Naturally, badly tangled fields make the
progress Of a corn harvester somewhat slow,
but II is remarkable with what precision the
machine will right the stalks. Owing to the
great variation in the height of the corn, even
in the same field the binding attachments are
given great range of operation and in some
machines they are placed as high as 32
inches. The machines weigh from 14O0 to
1900 pounds each and cost, on an average,
$l25 The average numbe~ Of acres cut per
day by such a corn binder is upward of eight
and the total cost per acre of harvesting the
corn by this method (allowing for cost of ma
chine, wages of driver, outlay for twine, etc.
averages about $3.50 Corn shockers cost
about as much as corn binders and weigh ap-
proximately the same. These are the ideal
machines for owners of small farms who dc
most of their own work. man with three
horses and a corn shocker can cut about five
acres of corn per day at a total expense OF
S1.O6 per acre against s15O per acre with
the machine previously described
The fundamental features of the corn
shocker are the circular rotating cutters
which cut the corn as the machine advances
and the circular rotating table upon which the
corn is collected vertically to form a shock
loading device for handling the shocks adds
greatly to the efficiency of the modern ap-
proved type of machines. Corn pickers. ;ua.
chimes which remove the ears from the stalks
(Which latter are left in the field cost $3.50
each and are operated at an expense oS s1s1
per acre Combined huskers and sbredders
are the latest additions 10 corn handling ma.
chinery and on up-to-date farms these ere IN
many instances operated by gasoline engines.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
To Raize Old Paris Fortress

sian, NJ. Tvanon, had gone for a drive
I'm taXicab. The motor broke down
near the Notifications, and while Z
was being put right NJ lvauoff went
tor a stroll. He was not more thar
a couple Of hundred yards away from
his cab when two men and two women
attacked him. stabbed him IN seven
places, robbed him OF e'l his Toner
and his watch ana chain ara a ,al-
liable scarfpin. and left him f.. dead.
The two women have been a~este-.
but their companions ere sdll AZ
large. The incident is being uset az
another argument for the evolins o.
the Notifications. Another RTS;me-t
still is. OF course. the great value 81
the land for building purposes
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
Nervousness--A Lack of Control

How often we meet women who
complain of being nervous. What they
really mean is that they have not con
troll Of their nerves, but let them run
away. A woman may be of n nervous
temperament and yet have such good
control of her nerves that she never
complains of being nervous.
This lack OF nerve control mani
tests itself in varisus ways. Sometimes
It is only a tendency TO cry at trivial
things or an inclination TO dependency
to have ''the blues" or TO worry
over real or fancied sights. Many
women waste so much time thinking
over things that arc past and gone A
sisit with friend loses its Joy In the
lfterthought. for this victim of the
nerves lives over again every moment
of the visit She recalls everything
that has been said and wonders II a
different meaning was meant. Things
that were said as a Joke and original
~ taken that way are now brought up
for criticism and pondered over until
the woman convinces herself of the
presence of a hidden meaning She Is
mot satisfied until she has bent and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

shaped the original thoughtess SEN
tence into an ugly sting.
These nervous women are the ones
who are continually tormented with
the demon Of jealousy. II one Of them
should suddenly meet her husband on
the street walking with another wo-
man, what curtain lecture he re.
ceives that evening: or II not that. he
finds his wife wearing the air OF one
who considers herself much abused.
The real facts of the case may be
that her husband met the other wo-
man quite accidently and, as they
were going in the same direction. he
could not avoid walking with her with
out being positively rude. In this age
men must OF necessity have business
transactions with women. II Is a
common occurrence for two men 20
lunch together i'm order TO have
chance to talk over some important
business matter without fear Of ister-
ruption. There is no reason why n
man and woman might not do the
same, and yet how impossible IL would
be to convince the Jealous woman that
this was the case. To be jealous Is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
4 EZ/hZAAP 5c6WMEur HGuRNAAT"

was more widespread misconception regarding
the needs of corn than about any other leading
farm commodity
For the purpose of putting our farmers on
the right track In their corn growing Uncle
Sam during the past few years had field agents
or demonstrators travelling about the country
ali the while to give advice and assistance TO
the corn growers who do not appear to be
doing the thing the best way. At first there
was disposition to regard with distrust if not
with suspicion the advice of these book farm.
ers," but gradually as they proved that they
could double and triple corn yields with scarcely
a cent of extra expense, they won over to
their side a considerable portion of the farm
ing community and this missionary work" Is
now being extended until In time ii will EN-.
brace the corn belt" where strange as it may
Seem the farmers are not getting nearly all
that they should out of the land-that is If
you let these government sharps tell it.
The first boost that was given to the Amer
icau crop came through Improvement by
seed selection. The experts have induced the
farmers to select their seed corn with great
care in the field instead of merely making use
OF what happens TO remain in the crib at plant
ing time and the Improvement from this cause
alone has approXimateL at least twenty per
cent. Most of the progressive corn growers
have also awakened TO the wisdom of properly
preserving seed corn by keeping IT dry during
the winter in a special seed house instead of
merely entrusting it to the corn crib in the old
haphazard way II has now come to the pass
where the best quality of corn is worth S25 per
bushe more for seed purposes than unsolicited
corn.
A second effective method of improving our
corn crop has its purpose the Improvement
OF the condition of the soil I'm accordance with
the studied requirements OF corn cultivation
Modern science is teaching the farmer that it
simply will not pay to attempt corn growing
on poor land until it is brought into a fertile
condition by the growing and plowing under of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

TO acknowledge the superior charms Of
the other woman. IF | cannot hold
you against all women. then ! do not
want YOU" is the right thought. If
you thiEk some other woman Is at
tracing your husband, wake up and
beat her at her own game. DO not sit
idly I'm the corner and complain.
A woman who is nervous does not
usually realize what is the cause Of
her condition. When eXcitable and ir.
ritable and suffering from nervous
headache. she takes various remedies
TO deaden the symptoms instead Of
looking the matter squarely in the
face and going after the cause. Many
women need n hobby TO take up their
spare time. II their minds were oc-
cupied and their bodies kept in n good
condition by proper care, they would
soon gain control OF their nerves
Copyright. 1910. by w q. Chapman)
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
ECZEMA ON HANDS AND FEET

"In the latter part Of 1889 my face
and head broke out in little pimples.
My doctor gave me some medicine and
a salve. | used them for months but
did not receive any results. In the
meantime it broke out all over my
back and chest. | then went TO an
other doctor and he told me the same
as my own doctor-that it was eczema.
He also gave me medicine for eighteen
months. All l could see was that he
moved 1t from my face and body TO
my hands and feet, and although | did
everything, | could not heal my hands
and feet. My hands would split open
on the joints and would be so sore that
| could not use them at Zines. Then
| started to use Cuticura Soap and
Ointment In July, 1898, and before 1894
/ was fully cured. | therefore recon-
mend the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
to any person having skin disease. AS
soon as | began to use Cuticura Soap
and Ointment found relief at once.
My sister, Miss Rebecca Jackson
had a breaking out on her face and
hands the same as myself. She used
Cuticura Soap and Ointment for seven
or eight months, and was cured entire
ly." (Signed) Samuel F. Jackson, 1217
Pine St, Philadelphia, Pa, May 5, 1911.
His sister writes: "Whatmy brother
says is quite true, and you can imagine
how | suffered and how glad I was to
be cured by Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment." (Signed) Miss Rebecca Jack
con, IS Delaware St, Trenton, n. j.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, q sample
Of each, with 32-page book, will pc
mailed free on application to "Cuti-
cura," Dept. 20 K, Boston.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
u NUQf12V COaNAyAPN3LfR %

An odd circumstance In connection with this
phase OF the crusade for better methods of
handling the corn crop the discovery by
Uncle Sans Investigators that corn growers
as a class are very conservative, altogether
TOO conservative, indeed, for their own good.
The implements and methods employed in
Iowa are entirely different from those of Con-
necticut and the latter. in turn, are dissimilar
IN those in use in Georgia. No section has
monopolv of all the good things in methods
and machinery and in many instances prac-
tice I'm vogue in one locality could be profit
ablv used in another district which had remained
in ignorance of it, All this bids fair to be
changed however, under the present awaken
ing Wideawake corn growers are paying
visits to other corn-producing states than their
own and the result is likely to be a general
dscarding Of poor and adopting OF lhp12'eu
methods.
The depth OF planting, the distances be-
tween rows and hills and the depth and fire.
ouency of cultivation are all corn problems
that are being solved along dependable scien-
tific lines after century or more OF discus
sion and dispute. Meanwhile the Improvement
of corn cultivating and harvesting machinery
has worked wonders In bringing about the
new era in the corn fields. Mechanical corn
harvesters have developed more slowly than
the machines for wheat and other cereals, at
tempts to solve the problem of mechanically
handling the corn crop dating from 1920,
whereas It was not until 1881 that Cyrus Nc
Cormick made the first reaping machine.
Despite the fact that there was almost con
tinuous experiment In the sphere of corn har-
vesting machinery from the date above men
toned II was not until 1892 that success crowned
the efforts Of the inventors The principle in
corn harvesters and binders which was destined
TO prevail appeared in the year mentioned the
invention of an Illinois man In its element
airy form IL consisted of a corn harvester with
the two dividers passing, one on each side of
a row of corn. which was cut and carried back
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
Fortifcatiors Now Useless-Undeslr.
able Persons Rent Space From Gov.
ernment and Attack Pedestrians.

There is talk. as there has been
talk for years. OF leveling the fortih-
cations OF Paris, which are perfectly
useless. now I'm the improved condi-
tions OF modern warfare, and OF
building houses on the large tract OF
ground which would be set free right
round Paris. At present the fortifica-
tions are not only useless as pro-
lection TO the city in time of war, but
they are absolutely dangerous TO the
citizens in time of peace. According
TO the law a large space around the
Notifications is kept free Of all stone
buildings This military zone, as II
is called. has no houses upon II, but
little one-story huts are allowed 10
be- built there and are rented at tiny
rentals by the military authorities.
Their cheapness and discomfort at
tract undesirable tenants. and the
Paris apache has for years made a
hunting ground Of the Notifications
Only a few days ago a rich Rus
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

legumnous crops the application of manure,
etc In not few instances corn farms have
been rendered more profitable by rearrangng
the fields in order TO make them more uniform as
regards moisture and soil fertility Soil wash
ing, that is the washing away OF the surface
soil-one of the bugbears of corn growng-is
being prevented by systematic means such as
were almost unheard of n few years ago.
The big problem of fertilizers Is one which
touches the very heart of the corngrowing
industry and the experts In and out of the
government service have prepared very ex-
plicit directions for enabling the corn grower
TO add TO his soil nitrogen or whatever other
ingredients are most needed to produce the
lOngedfor prize ears of corn 1t has been
found upon investigation that many farmers
have had very different ideas TO how corn
should be planted and cultivated but at the
same time It has been discovered that no
hard and fast rules can be laid down as ap
plicable TO the whole country. The corn
grower who is cultvating a deep soil in a sec
tion where there is prolonged dry weather will
obviously have to proceed on n different the
ory from the man whose land is low and wet.
The point that Is being driven home is that
each farmer must study his own particular
needs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
rh. Man Who Sued the Widow.

A st. Louis man is suing a widow
for 100000 for refusing to marry
him. He must be one Of those IRON
on the front porch of a house that was
built with money earned by another
man.-Houston Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

Poet-My epic on the coming cor.
onation has been taken.
Wife-Oh. darling. I'm so gladl
Who's taken it?
Poet-Mary took II this morning TO
light the study fire with!-London
Opinion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
A suscesiiov

"1f the sea had a mile way =. t~ll
as the sky wouldn't It b, c"-venett
for the sailors?"
in what way?"
They could have rt3..IS fIrNss
when their boats ss.mm,.l We waves"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
Innnortanf TO Mothara
lie Wnnriered.

What do you think Of my hat.
dear? | bought it at a great reduc-
ton"
Good heavens! What size was 1t
before they began to revce it?"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

Tire advance which has been made concerns
not only the methods employed in nurturing
and handling the corn crop but also the means
employed, that Is the machinery which is do
,ing so much to aid human Drawn in caring for
the golden kernels
Whereas progressive farmers have in man.
instances worked out their own salvation as
regards the improved methods of corn cultiva-
ton, it is perhaps only fair to give the major
portion of the credit TO the United States
department of agriculture, which has worked
in cooperation with the State Agricultural col
leges and experiment stations TO bring about
better understanding of the requirements OF
the corn crop. Many an old-fashioned farmer
has been wont to assume that every tiller OF
the soil knew from his boyhoOd apprenticeship
on the farm all that there is to know about
growing end yet the experts of the agri-
culture department found that in reality there
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

Mrs wfnslov's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
uon, allays pain. cures wind collie. CSC bottle
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28
USE ALIENS FOOT-EAsE,

The anti septic powder TO be shaken into The shoes
II you want rest and comfort forttrsd, aching s"oi
lem sweating feet, Aliens Foot Ease. Relieves
corns and bunons Of all pain and prevents blisters
sore and callous spots Always use IL TO Break In
New shoes sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept ans
.ubstitne. For FREE trial package, address Allen
b. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

There isn't much hope for the fell
low who IS too lazy to even go fishing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

For a tainwrecker no punishment
csn be too severe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-28

HERE is no branch of agricultural
activity in the United States
where the past few years has
witnessed greater Improvement
in methods of cultivation and har-
vesting than in the sphere of corn
growing. This is as it should be
Tor corn is easily one OF our
most important crops. Indeed,
although the fact is not generally
recognized, it is a greater wealth
producer-considered in the broad
snnee-thnn IS the Wheat crOD
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all it's stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, re-
quires q constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
tefnally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimo-
malls.
Address F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Teledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls family Pills for
constipation.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17
Entertainment at Crayson.

/ Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Seller as
sisted by Misses Stallings and
Hodge, entertained the little
folks at Grayson Saturday even.
ing, February II, 1911, by aparty
given in honor of Elsie's seventh
birthday. Games were played,
and after the children were
weary refreshments were served.
Then came the peanut hunt,
Miss Gladys Stallings winning
the prize for finding the greatest
number of peanuts.
Those present were: Misses
Bell and Gladys Stallings, Pearl
Warner. Ollie Mae Cloyd, Rilla
HUMPHREYS, Ethelee Nixon,
Ethelyn Biggs, Lucille Warner
and Elizabeth Hodge.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17
Life Saved At Deaths Door.

Il never felt so near my
grave, " writes w. r. Patterson,
of Wellington, Tex, as when a
tfrightful cough and lung trouble
pulled me down to 100 pounds, in
spite of doctors treatment for
two years. My father, mother
and two sisters died Of consump-
ton, and that | am alive today is
due solely to Or. Kings New
Discovery, which completely
cured me. Now | weigh 1877
pounds and have been we'll and
strong for years. Quick, safe,
sure, it's the best remedy on
earth for coughs, colds, lagrippe,
asthma, Group, and all throat and
lung troubles. Soc and 81. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17
Tortured for Is Years

by a cure-defying stomach trou'
BILE that baffled doctors, and re.
sisted all remedies he tried, Johr
w. Modders, of Moddersville,
Mich, seemed doomed. He hao
to sell his farm and give ur
work. His neighbors said, "he
can't live much longer. What
ever / ate distressed me-" he
wrote, till ! tried Electric Bit.
tiers, which worked such wonders
for me that | can now eat things
| could not take for years. Its
surely a grand remedy for stom.
ach trouble. - Just as good fol-
the liver and kidneys. Every
bottle guaranteed. Only SOC al
all druggists.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17
Proclan,aj :, Of Election.

- e : =. 49, II = go
Pursuant u disIblution BY the Par.
ish Board Of hool Directors Of tn.
Parish of Cald3 ell, Louisiana, at it,
regular meeting ield on the 31st day Of
December, 1901, G. T. Mcsween
president of aid board, hereby
give notice that in compliance with
said resolution, alspecial election will
be held in School District No. IL Of SAID
parish Of Caldwell La, on
Tuesday, 81 div of March, 1911,
for the purpose Of submitting to the
property tax-paylrs, qualified under the
Constitution and! laws of the State of
Louisiana, to votf at said election, the
following propositions, to-wit:
l. To levy q siecial tax Of five mills
on the dollar on al property in School
District No. IL IF the parish of Cald-
well, La, subject to State taxation,
annually, for a period Of five years, for
tho, n,rnneo of
Wv * p p .s 7
~ Duhsplhg aecnool mousse at uray-
son, La.
(b) Purchasinf Tor CONSTRUCTING a
muhl;c school h,l,a;no tito - which
s..,, 1890 e' WY ~ "s'.
sna'l vest IN tne Hapac;; OF constructing
a public school building and purchasing
a site therefor, tile to which shall vest
IN tho nnhlc
~ ~ Mcur cesI anu issue p y9 ~ =
nol,ars o esDsno ~ w., ~ I inmt,er
than FIVE yaorS do+a u ard - .o hee,.
$50. - 1.a.s 11gn ua.e a1'u :" De"l
, n. not e1ce9lng nve per cent per
a an. payable apnualIy OF seml-annu-
al,y, + .or ing purpose OF purchasing lor
t t:sas =. pebhc scnooi nuldlng,
III e,.l sa 70 Wnlcn shah vest IN tne PUBIC;
" sonstlucting apuDllc scnooi Dulldng
, any purchasing aSn asite therefor title to
WIZ LII ILlall vest % we pubic.
49, rol tne purpose o. sald speclai elec,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17
Fifty Years Ago Lincoln Was
Elected President.

Fifty years ago last Monday
the electoral vote was canyaSsed
by congress, and Abraham Lin
coin was declared formally elect
ed president Of the United States.
On February IL, 1861, Abraham
Lincoln was fifty-two years old.
The previous day he left Spring
field for Washington and on the
night Of the 18th had spoken at
Indianapolis. The morning of
the 18th he took breakfast with
Governor O. P. Morton and then
left for Cincinnati, speaking at
several points along the way.
The railroad throughout the en-
tire stretch traversed by the
presidential train was patrolled
by men who waved American
flags as the train passed, this
being the agreed signal to indi-
cate a clear track. At Cincin-
natl Mr.. Lincoln spoke from the
balcony of the Burnett House,
addressing most Of his remarks
to the Kentuckians and assuring
them that he intended to treat
them as Washington, Jefferson
and Madison would have treated
them. Immense crowds greeted
the president-elect all along his
line Of travel, the crush at Gin
cinnati being so great that the
police had to clear the tracks be-
fore the train could pull into the
station. Between election day
and Inauguration day Lincoln
grew a beard.