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Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25
Stock and Corn judging
Contest.

A chance to attend a short win
ter course in Agriculture free Of
cost. In order to encourage and
develop an interest in better live
stock and corn for Missouri, the
State Fair management will offer
at their eleventh annual State
Fair the following prizes to young
men showing the greatest prof.
cheney in judging live stock, corn
and horticultural products.
LIVE STOCK JUDGING CONTEST:
Any farmers son between the
ages Of 16 and % years is eligi-
lhle! There will be three grades
of prizes, first, second and third,
IN the order given following:
/. Best judge of horses and
mules, first, $4,000; second,
$1,000; third, $500.
2, Best judge Of beef cattle,
$1,000; $1,000; $500.
8. Best judge Of dairy cattle,
$1,000; $1,000; $1,000.
4. Best Judge Of swine, $4,000;
$1,000; $500.
5. Best judge Of sheep, 500. 90;
$1,000 $500.
To the young man receiving the
highest score, age 16 to 20 years,
who has not attended the Agri-
cultural College, will be awarded
a special $4,000 Short Course
scholarship at the Missouri Agri-
cultural College at Columbia.
The contestant having the
highest average rank for Judging
all classes Of live stock will be
awarded diploma.
BOYS CORN JUDGING CONTEST.
Any farmers son under 20years
Of age is eligible. There will be
five PRICES, first, second, third,
fourth and fifth, in the order nam
ed, following:
Best judge Of corn, young man
10 to 20 years, first, $1,000; sec.
ond, $1,000; third, 81 30; fourth,
50, 90; fifth, $3.50.
Best Judge of corn, boy under
10 years Of age, $1,000; $1,000;
$3.50; $500, $3.50.
To the young man receiving
the highest score, age 16 to
20 years, who has not attended
the State Agricultural College,
will be awarded = special 5000
Short Course scholarship at the
Missouri Agricultural College.
The contestant having the high
est rank will be entitled to a di-
ploma in addition to the first pre-
MUM.
HORTICULTURAL AND POULTRY
SCHOLARSHIPS.
A $4,000 Short Course scholar
ship win also be offered by the
horticultural Department of the
State Fair, based upon proiicien-
cy In judging the various kinds
Of fruit,
Secretary T. E. Quissnberry OF
the State Poultry Board likewise
has under consideration, plans by
which it viii be possible to offer
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25
Really Good psiInItIsn,
Honor for. American woman.

Mrs. Grubb. wife Of General Grnbb.
who was formerly United States min.
lister TO Spain. is the only woman IL
the United States who has been hon.
ored with the Spanish order " the
Order Of Noble Ladies' OF Maria lsaIsa.
She received II recently from the
queen Of Spain. Mrs. Grub non -.
sidss at Edgewatef. n. J.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25

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Cheer up, friends. There is an
old saying in Missouri that six
weeks after the katydids begin to
sing there will be nipping frosts.
The katydids are singing.--A
North Missouri exchange. The
katydids began their joyful
strains away along back yonder
in the merry month of June in
this section, and that was more
than six weeks ago, but we have
had no frost down hese yet and
it will be q month yet before we
are sure of one.
Ell Godsay told US Tuesday that
Bunch Coleman recently found
twenty-five sticks Of dynamite
buried in the public road some
three miles south of town. He
and his brother we're digging for
fish bait by the side Of the road
when it was discovered. There
was enough to have blown up
the whole country if it had ex-
ploded and it is something OF q
as to why the dynamite
was buried there.-Hopkins
Journal.
VIM. Pollock OF Mexico, is the
inventor of a"good roads wagon.
The wheels have tires 4 inches
broad. The tread OF the front
wheels is an inch wider than the
rear wheels 80 that their track,
when driven in a straight line, is
about eight inches wide. Mr..
Pollock thinks thatif the farmers
would use wagons Of this pattern
the roads would never he full of
ruts and become impossible as
they frequently do in very rainy
weather.
The potatoe liar is now taking
his place beside the fish liar, the
corn liar, the hot weather liar,
and the g-hatching-in-the-
pantry liar. A Johnston county
man says in the grasshopper year
1876 he planted potatoes in the
middle of July and raised the
largest crop he ever has had. The
value of this story depends large
ly, OF course, upon the size Of the
Johnston county mans former
crops.
A girl living at McCredie, Call
away county, has established q
record for school attendance
which will be hard to beat. She
is thirteen years Of age and
has attended school for the past
four years without missing q day
or being tardy. Part Of the time
during bad weather, she walked
from her home to the sohoolhouse
Q distance OF three miles.
On two evenings this week sey.
eral reputable citizens OF Garth
age have seen Q strange object
in the heavens which has the ap.
pearance and manner OF an air.
ship. The object asceaded high.
ef and higher and finally vanish.
ed. And Carthage is . perfectly
dry town, too,
A Springfield man describing
his experiences in New York
says: ~ got on street cars two
or three different times and told
the conductors the names OF
friends along the line that vsnt-
ed to visit, and blame me il they
could tell where any Of them
livedl"
just when q lot Of persons had
begun to wonder what had hap
pensd 10 Cole Younger, the man
agement Of the Albany races and
reunion announces that Cole has
been engaged as the banner at
traction for that event. He win
make . speech,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25
'ROUNDABoUTTHES STATE.
Cleaned from Exchanges--Made by the Shears,
the Pencil and the Paste Pot--Some Origi-
nal. Some Credited, and Some Stolen,
but Nearly All Interesting Reading.

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Down near Liberty one farmer
had 25 sheep killed BY dogs.
Nodsway county has let the
contract for fifty new cement cul.
werts.
The Push Grocery company at
Alton appears to be forging to the
front.
Garbage stone," says the
Carthage Press, getting real per-
sonal, sis capitol building ma
terial." ="
In the list Of uninviting town
names we will have TO place
Hungry Hill of Lafayette county
right at the top.
A Trenton man has found q
pearl within q mussel shell found
in Grand river. It weighs 18
grains and he has refused $50 for
it.
A Mercer county farmer one
day last week took a load of tim.
othy seed to Princeton, sold it and
went home with $3.50 in his pock-
et.
A Missouri man hated preach
ers 30 badly that he stipulated in
his will that when be died his
funeral services were to be con-
Quoted by a justice of the peace,
"Neyer tell q married man a
aecret," says a Lamar bachelor
who, recently learned by expert
ence. "He'll be sure to tell his
wife--and then II is secret no
more."
The mosquitoes and the flies
have entered into a working
agreement down in Rolla, accord
ing to the New Era. When the
flies go to roost the mosquitoes
get busy.
O. j. Mooers OF Boone county
has sold Rens Russell, the prize
heavy harness mare, to Miss
Long, daughter Of R. A. Long of
Kansas City. Miss Long paid
S1,400 for the mare.
State Auditor Gordon last week
apportionod the $40, 900 of the
automobile licenses to the various
counties OF the state, according
10 their assessed valuation. Rip
ley county will get about $50 of
this fund,
"The straw crop is o failure
and az a rule, 80 is the vote"
writes ]. L. Wilcox, the dean Of
Boone county editors, who has
been through enough mud-sling-
ing campaigns to know whereof
he speaks.
TheWarrensburg chief OF police
thinks that several burglaries re-
Gently committed there were the
work OF ''local talent" Burglary
isone importantindustr to which
wsrrensburg has pot heretofore
made claim.
A Missouri Pacific section man
pssd . target rifle instead of bis
hand to see IL yatermelons were
ripe. Unfortunately for him be
practiced on a farmers patch and
it proved . little expensive when
hH was arrested.
John Rslstan, . travelling man,
has been ''making'' Columbia
regularly for the last forty-five
yeare, according TO the Tribune.
or Ralston's hrst customers not
pne is in business today. Most
Of them are dead.
A Springfield Law firm has
earned q fee Of si0o, 900 for mak-
ing 6 compromise with Macon
county for bonds issued many
years ago. A few more fees like
that would cause the law schools
b become congested.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25
University OF Missouri.

OhaNcFsAtE 9a rNasso0rk.
Columbia, No.
Editor nEMocRAT:
There are many demands for
seed wheat and the Experiment
Station is compiling a list Of seed
wheat growers for reference this
fall. Good seed wheat should be
sound, clean, plump, heavy, and
true TO variety name.
II you hsye any for sale kindly
Gil in questipns below, detaoh
slip and mail to US at once.
Very truly yours,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRoNoMY,
University of Missouri.
Name of variety y.................................
is IL pure?
Will you fan it thoroughly.
Number of bushels on hand?.......
Price per bushel F. o. B.i .... -.
Name -.................................
T0wn..........-........:...
s'-f State ........,..............., =,
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25
hls Kind.


Patisnce-This novel says eyes
we're riveted to the fioor for an In
slant. but he quickly raised them
Patrice-Mnst have been sssk sort
Of FiFets'-ycnkers ststssmaa
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25

out AZ 1-2 bushels to the acre,
or about 1920 bushels oil told,
Who can beat this?-Clarksdale
Journal.
1 Twsnty.three persons were ar
rested at Dexter one day last
week on the charge Of playing
poker. They were fined each
S25 and the costs, and eleven Of
them not having sufficient funds
were sent to jail.
A novel method Of irrigation is
being used by Dr.H. G. Savage
near Warsaw to save his young
shade trees. He has q barrel be.
side each tree with a faucet at
the base of the tree. The barrel
is kept full Of water and the
faucet turned on enough to keep
the ground wet around the roots
of the tree. They are alive and
growing.
A. F. Dickey. superintendent
os the Dickey Clay Manufaetur-
ing plant Of Deepwater, was run
over and instantly killed by a,
| dummy engine at the plant FRI
day. Mr.. Dickey was brother
OF W. s. Dickey, former chairman
of the state Republican central
committee, now president Of the
Kansas City Missouri River
Navigation Company.
1. G. Patton Of Gentryville
was in Albany Monday and in
formed US that his oat crop Of 20
acres threshed out 1, 100 bushels.
Many OF er heavy yields Of oats
are reported, and while the crop
was short in few spots, still,
taking the county over, it will
average one OF the best crops OF
oats produced here in many
years.--Albany capitsl.
Thirty years ago, July 90, 1881,
the first legal execution which
took place in Nodaway county
occurred in Maryville on that
date, it being the hanging Of Al
bert P. and Charles E. Talbot,
in the presence of a crowd esti-
mated over 10000 people, for the
unnatural crime OF numbering
their own father on Saturday
night, September 18, 1880.
Miss Julia E. Heath of the
Walnut Grove Tribune delivers
this bit OF wisdom to her vain
sisters: "a girl may spend three
quarters Of an hour putting up
her hair and inspecting it with
her fiounoes pinned up where
they are torn and that openwork
effect in the heels and toes Of her
hosiery, but she can hardly be
called q we'll groomed girl"
Andrew F. Farris and wife and
ten children who moved from
Brookfield to a farm five miles
southeast Of Meadville some
months ago have been undergo
ing tragic experience for sew
eral days past, plot having APP
parently been laid to exterminate
them, or most Of them, by pc;son-
ing. The evidence indicates that
they drank coffee containing
strychnins or some other poison.
4 singular incident is related
by MissG aceWilliams, OF Wabash
Crossing. -Four years ago she
was wearing an opal ring. She
became superstitious OF the stone
for at time she suffered broken
limb and underwent a serious
spell of typhoid fever. just as
she was about to leave off wear
ing the ring the stone fell from
the setting and rolled UNDER
meath the floor Of an old sum-
mer kitchen. Two years ago, at
the time Of the food, this kitchen
was washed away. On Thursday
OF last week Mics Grace was dress-
Ing . young chicken, cutting into
the gizzard che found the stone.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1911-08-25

The century-old dispute over the
boundary between Persia and Turkey
IN Asia from Mt. Ararat south to the
Persian gulf seems to be at last In a
fair way to be settled. At q confer
ence recently held in Constantinople
both governments agreed TO submitfhe
points In contest to The Hague trib-
onal and 10 abide by its decision.
t5ls Kind.
. supposs lawyers % . rule. run 10
oats and pets"
what makes you think thati"
because | should think they would
naturally 80 to something In The lee.
line"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
Mrs. A. II. Lockwood

Who is the wife Of Mr.. A. II.
LAwood. one Of the Avistors par
ticibating in the meeting near the
T. c. R. r. says:
II have used NYhL'S FACE
CREAM For three years and find it
the best thing For my skin and com
plexion have ever used. it re-
moves travel-stain, roughness Of my
skin. tan and chaps better and quick
er than any cream have ever tried.
caves my face and hands soft and
snoothe and is absolutely greaseless
and will not soil the most delicate
fabrics"
For sale exclusively at COUNT
ZLER'S DRUG STORE Tor Is cents
the box.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
RAINS RALLY
BEGINS TONIGHT.
AT the Ninth Street Christian
Church at 7 O'clock.

For half hour or so tonight DR..
F. M. Rains will meet as many
members Of the Ninth Street Christ
ian church in the lecture room of
the church as may find it possible to
attend a preliminary conference at
that time. Vastly important plans
will be made in this short meeting
for the great service of tomorrow
morning, Many who have read and
heard of the distinguished Christian
leader no doubt will avail themselves
of the opportunity to meet him
socially after the meeting.
The great rally service itself will
occur tomorrow morning at l0:45.
No more important meeting .than
this has been held in the church for
a great while.
Dr. Rains will arrive this morn
ing and will be the guest of his
friend, the minister Of the Ninth
Street Church.
DR.. Rains is a Hentuckian, having
been born in Grant county. He
came of upright, pious parentage.
He grappled with life in this world
with smiling cheer but with a pur-
pose of steel. He early became a
Christian and gave himself to the
Ministry of the Word. His higher
education was received in Columbia
Christian College and in the famous
old College of the Bible at Lexing-
ton.
DR.. Rains began to preach as
pastor in the little city of Winfield,
Kansas. A little later he bacame
leader of the Disciples in that state.
Thence he was promoted to be Sec
rotary Of the new Board Of Church
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04

Extension. This churcl, building So
ciety he quickly established upon a
solid foundation. Alnust million
dollars are now being r,ed IN this
enterprise. From thets a Ii .hnent
of this notable work ar. Rains
went to the publishing 81 of the
Disciples in Cincinnati here azain
his vital enthusiasm ard h.s conuuer-
ing optimism wrought ll-ir appro-
pirate results. From tre publishing
interest he was called il 1898 70 his
great career as Secretary ard Treas
urer of the Foreign Christian Mis-
sionary Society. Ii is f,r what he
has done in this world vide interest
that he will be rememb I'd best by
other generations of n. people.
Now for almost twenty cars he has
been the Commissary-G neral If a
great army of Christ m liking posi-
Bile from year to year We olher and
remoter frontiers for the kingdom
Of God.
DR.. Rains will not speak tomorrow
morning on missions. how aver. He
comes especially,to speak to the local
church Of its own affairs in response
to the urgent invitation of It's off,
GERS.
As speaker, DR.. Rains is one of
the most promiscuous figures among
his brethren. He has a good voice,
a pleasing and impressive personali-
ty. an exceptional humor and limit
less zeal and vigor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
In Proclamation issued For
HOpkinSville By Mayor
MeaCham.
NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
To Make HOpkinSville CIeanest,
as Well as Busiest, City
in Kentucky.

The people of HOpkinsville are
hereby called upon to set aside Fri
day and Saturday, Nov. 10 and IL,
as fall cleaning days.
Gather all refuse that has accu.
INFLATED since the Sprint clean.
ing" and have it hauled away, every
one providing for his own wagons.
as here is no appropriation this time
to d. IN NJ public expense.
Also remove or destroy all leaves
on lawns or in the streets in front
of your houses. A sanitary inspec-
tor will start out Monday. Nov. 10,
to see if these orders have been COM
piled with. Let everybody help to
make Hopkinsville the cleanest city
in Kentucky as we'll as the busiest.
CHAS. M. MEACHAM,
Mayor.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
Barnes Rogers.

DR.. o. L. Barnes, a young physi-
clan of Carl, an Miss Ivel Rogers, of
the same neighborhood, were mar
ried in GAINESVILLE Tuesday afternoon
The bride was a county pupil at
tending the public high school here.
The young people went over to
GAINESVILLE in an automobile and
after the ceremony returned to this
city, where they spent the night,
going to Carl Wednesday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
Eb Gaines Fired.

Frankfort. Ky, Nov. 1.-R. A.
Bockhoop, of Lexington. has been
appointed chief engineer at the
Frankfort penitentiary to succeed
Ed Gaines. of Frankfort, who has
held the place for many years.
No reason was given for the dis
missal Of Gaines.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
Soldiers Fired On.

Company d is now doing guard
duty at Fulton, during the |. G.
strike troubles. Wednesday night
the patrols were fired upon by some
one concealed in a vacant building.
No harm was done. In the absence
of specific orders Capt. Clark did
not make an investigation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04

Mrs. E A. Chavanne and little
daughter, who spent several months
here, have returned to their home
at Lake Charles, Louisiana, accom-
panied by Mrs. Chavanne's mother,
Mrs. Hunter Wood.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04

Messrs w. r. Doris, L. B. Corn
EFT. Dr.. E. H. Barker, R. J. Caroth-
ers. ST.. 4. c. Underwood, Gus Ste
vens and R. M. Fairleigh have re
turned from Rochester, on Green
river. where they spent week fish.
ing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
Public Sale Nov. 8.

will sell at public auction. on
Thursday. Nov. g. at my farm nesr
Montgomery. Trigg county. recent
ly sold. the following property: IL
head horses and mules. cattle, hogs,
sheep. corn. hay. farming imple-
ments. etc. Terms announced on
day of sale. ]. T. GILES.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
Occupation Not overcrowded.

In a period when many business and
professional men complain OF unusual
dullness in their various cailings 1t is
pleasant to record that one occupation
diligently followed by many persons
Of both sexes is at its height We re-
fer to the business Of minding other
peoples business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
in CROFTON
Attorney General Breathitt Will
Speak This Afternoon.

Attorney General Jas. Breathitt
will speak this afternoon at Crofton
and not in this city as announced in
Thursdays Kentuckian.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04

The Comeback.
We are turning q lot of young law
yers out" Don't worry. They'll get
back at rs by taking Us IN"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-04
The World PlaYa Fair.

The World Plays Fair.
Depend upon this: You get what IL
coming to you. be It big honor or .
swift swiDA
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

AGENTs-Here's $40 to $50 weekly; new
invention for coal oil lamps, fits any
common burner makes a brilliant white
light, don't smoke or smell. Listen: Krei-
ger, Mo, made S21 one Saturday; Halb-
man, Wis, cleared $l2 first day. Low In
price; sell one for every lamp. No eX-
perience necessary. Not sold In stores
Free sample; exclusive territory. Write
quick. The Sidney Fairchild Co, 293 Fair
child Bldg, Toledo, Oho'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26
MEDICAL

FREE medical and surgical tr0atmenl ~
Creighton Medical college 1tth and Daven.
port SITS: special attention paid to eonfine-
nsnt eases; all tFeatment supervised ~
college professor. Phone Douglas llu
Cells answered day and night
CANCER Hospital 1880 Wells St. Chit
caEo, accommodates cases which can not be
properly cared for at home. Serum treat
ment emploYed-'
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

AGENTS-Get my big free colored cir
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every home office, factory, shop and by
automobile and motor boat owners. Ad-
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Mill st., Leipsic, o.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

AGENTS-Stop right here. Something
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New Automatic Razor Sharpener-abso
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Profit for two days, $3.50. 10000 sold in
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Men everywhere are excited over the mys-
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-26

Manifestations to handle as side
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designed and adapted foS limiting hotel
menus. To be sold direct to hotels. Very
liberal commissions. References required
Address for full particulars The American
Monograph company, ia Century bldgr
st. Louis, Mo-