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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19

is not improved by crowning. A sand
road Is at It's best when moist, so II
should be left fiat. No one wants a
sand road; so, If possible, clay should
be added to and mixed with the sand,
making what is known as a sand clay
road.
The old way, and 1t is used today
by many, of filling a mud hole with
brush with little earth on top, can.
not be too strongly condemned, and
is only permissible in cases of emer.
gency, when it is impossible to drain
the hole or to get sand or stone to fill
it. The overseer or foreman should in
dry weathre center this work on such
places until the road Is raised TO a
sufficient height to drain we'll, Many
overseers have brush hauled two
miles to fill mud hole when sand ia
within shoveling distance of 1t.
The illustration shows a homemade
clod crusher, which is self-explana.
tory. - .--'' ~ q. J., 4 W ls-zs,sJ -.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Amateur Photography.

The pastor of church in this city
went to call on one of his parishion-
ers who lived in a single room in a
club house. He raped on the door.
There was no answer for a moment
and then a rather suppressed voice
said:
Wait a minute. l can't let you in
now-but wait minute"
He waited. After what seemed sew
eral minutes he heard the voice again:
Nov stand up close to the door,
and when | open it come in as quick
ly as you can"
1t was the pastors first call, and he
began to wonder what sort of Black
Hand society or bombmaking club he
was to visit. His worst fears seem
ed about to be realized, for as the
door was opened he was met by a
streaming red light and an evil smell.
Hurry" said the host, "or you'll
spoil the plate. That lamp always
smells like hell" ~en-~rT"
Then he glanced up and saw who
the man was who had invaded his
dark room.-Indianapolis News.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
KEEPING AND STORING EGGS
Well Dissolved Solution of Water,
Slaked Lime and Salt Is Recon-
mended-Don't Crack.

There are many plans suggested for
keeping and storing eggs, but a very
simple one appears III a recent ex-
change:- To every three gallons of
water add one pound of fresh slaked
lime and one-half pint of salt. Have it
well dissolved. Drop IN your eggs one
at a time, but mind do not crack them.
If you wish to keep them one OF two
years you can do so. But you must
use them as soon as taken out or they
will spoil. When you put in all you
wish, take a thin piece of board and
put on top, and on that put little salt
and lime that the top may be as strong
as the bottom. II these are kept at
sea and in different climates, why not
keep on land in a cool cellar? Should
you wish to keep to transport. dissolve
sufficient gum shellac to make thin
varnish in alcohol, let them dry, then
after giving each egg a coat pack
them In bran or sawdust. When want
ed wash of the varnish and they are
ready to be cooked.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19

chicks, the cock bird should be not
less than one nor more than three
years old, and the hens two years old.
l have kept hens in pens 16 by &c
feet, IL to pen, and had good re-
suits.
A house IA by 16 feet and 6 feet
high at the caves is large enough for
three dozen hens. l am keeping about
100 in one of that size. My house is
built facing the south and all the
south side is made of lath one inch
apart. The east, west and north sides
are boxed tight, but there is a door
across the north end for cleaning off
the sliding drop board use no cur
tain in front of the roosts, and l have
no frozen combs or sick poultry.
AS feed to make hens lay there is
nothing better than wheat and Kafir
in equal parts. If the hens are kept
in pens feed all they win eat. Throw
the grain in straw or hay. Don't dose
your hens to make them lay, and If
onie gets sick, separate it from the
flock.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Fashions In Canes.

The manager of a cane and umbrel-
la department in a large New York
concern was surprised at the ques-
tion: 'Is there such a thing as fash
ion in canesw OF course there is.
The straight canes, with knob handles
OF all shapes and made of all mate
rials, were. so ne said, "all the rage"
few years ago. Conservative men
wore simple canes, but a miniature
bandmaster's baton was easily dis.
posed of. Then came the thin switch
cane, and a few years ago nothing
sold better than canes with straight
handles. Today everything wants a
crook handle cane, and there is a good
reason for the style. In crowded sub
way and elevated trains and surface
cars where a man must hold to straI
and has only one hand left for cane
and paper, the crook handle comes
very handy. 1t hangs at the pocke
or over the arm and it's shape 10 grace
full and sensible. II will not be dis
placed as the leader In many years.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
STANDING UPRIGHT.
Easy Only Because of Our Complies
Muscular Mechanism.
gonaut


We are so accustomed to standing
upright as a natural attitude that few
of US think what a special complex
mechanism is required for this pur-
pose. A moments consideration will
show that the ordinary explanation Of
the erect position (the center of gravi
ty to be directly above the feet is in
sufficient. When a man Is suddenly
shot, whether from the front or behind.
he drops on his face, for the truth is
tnat there is much more weight in the
front of the spinal column than be
hind It.
The fact Is that when we are stand
ing large number of powerful mus
cles (both front and back) are stimuli
taneously at work. the effects of their
action being to neutralize each other.
Thus the legs would fall forward were
1t not that they are kept vertical on
the feet by the strong tendon 1.-THE
Achillesl at the back of the heel
At the same time the muscles of the
thigh are frightened so as to prevent Us
taking sitting position, and the mus
cles of the back are pulled tense so that
the trunk does not stoop forward. The
head is prevented from dropping on
the chest by the ligaments In the nape
of the neck
That the upright Is not its normal
position is easily shown by the fact
that man mods as he Is falling asleep.
for as soon as the controlling nervous
force is deadened the head drops for
ward by its own weight, only to be
pulled back into position again With
jerk when the brain becomes sud.
denly aware of an unusual attitude
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
PERRY SCOTS TURKEY.
This Wonderful Bird Was Well Fixed
With Lees and Wings.


The story of I'err, Scott's turkey has
come down FROM Revolutionary days In
Carolina Colonel Gordon was accus-
toned to tell of the hasty march which
he made before RudOipb's legion. He
was Just sitting down tu dinner wnen
orders were given to Cross the Ashley
river. 1t was nearly nightfatl when ne
bivouacked in valley In which the
cavalry under Wayne had just en-
canned and with his officers. began to
sun on dry bread and potatoes. The
infantry which he commanded were IN
q starving condition. and the commis-
sary was without money. but raiding
upon the farmers was sternly made
punishable by death.
Reports of the hungry condition OF
the newcomers had circulated among
Wayne's men. Just as the colonel be-
gan to eat his musty bread private
from Wayne's cavalry appeared and
said respectfully: Perry Scott had
some money. colonel, and bought
turkey. We have unfortunately eaten
all but one leg took the liberty OF
bringing that to you" The colonel
took the leg gratefully and had scarce
ly finished 1t when another of Wayne's
men appeared with the same story of
Perry Scott's turkey and another leg
The colonel congratulated himself on
his luck and. handling the drumstick
over to a fellow officer, went out of the
tent 1t was growing dark. Another
cavalryman came up, whispered the
story of Perry Scott and cautiously
handed over third leg The colonel
continued his walk through the camp
and before his return had been secretly
offered twenty legs and fourteen wings
of Perry Scott's turkey.
Wayne's men had raided a poultry
yard the previous night and concocted
the story of Perry Scott's purchase to
protect themselves In case any turkey
bones should be discovered. The hun.
ger bitten faces Of their new comrades
were more than they could bear, how
ever. and each man. unknown to the
others, carried his share into Gordon's
| camp at the risk of detection and
death. 1t was not until the war was
over and the troops disbanded that
Colonel Gordon told the story of Perry
Scott and his many legged fowl.-Ar-
gonaut
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Her Idea of Love.

81 grew up with my romantic ideal
of love, and l married." confesses a
woman. "The pathetic part of my ro-
mantle ideal was that I believed fully
and firmly that there was some mys-
terious power in love that would
henceforth glorify every moment Of
my life
True, some of my friends had tried
to explain to me that there was a
'glamor' which would wear off, but I
laughed at them.
Il insisted that was not at all sem
timental; that l knew we were poor;
that I was quite willing and anxious
to work-and that l was going to be
happy!
well, have been happy, strangely
happy.
Possibly may be wrong. but 1t is
theory of mine that few men spend
much time and thought on the busi-
ness Of making their wives happy.
The wife, more than any other crea-
ture, has to make her own happiness
Her world is made by her way OF
thinking, and her way of thinking
about the man she marries Is the key
note of their natural happiness"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19

says Wallace's Farmer. Here the re-
semblance ends, for horse nettle Is a
biennial which spreads by strong un-
derground rootstocks, while buffalo
burr is an annual that spreads only
by seed.
Horse nettle is one of our very
worst weeds, especially in the south
ern half of our territory. To kill horse
nettle, methods must be adopted as
for Canada thistle and quack grass,
which will smother out the pest. If
the leaves are not kept continually
cut off as fast as they appear above
ground the plant will continually
spread by its running rootstocks. We
are sorry to report that this weed
seems to have been spreading rapidly
in Iowa and adjoining states this sea-
son.
Buffalo burr is western prairie
weed which will not cause serious
trouble where clean cultivation is
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Garden Fertilizers.

Well-rotted barnyard manure is the
best garden fertilizer. For late crops
1t Is not necessary that it be thor.
oughly decayed, as there Is time for It
to decay before the plants need it.
Nitrate Of soda and some other com.
mercial fertilizers are occasionally
used for special crops, and will prob.
ably have to be used more by market
gardeners thereafter on account OF
the difficulty in getting stable ma.
nure.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Good Roads
GEAT.MNOzNS

Cover crops must be used to pre-.
vent the loss of plant food.
The tool which usually follows the
plow in the course of tillage is the
harrow.
Don't forget the weeds that are
getting ready to go to seed along
the roadside.
Manure is one of the by-products
of the dairy farmer and it represents
decided profit.
From the time corn tassels out un-
til 1t becomes ripe 1t increases its
dry matter five-fold.
Hay stacked IN the open loses 20
per cent. of its value by spelling on
the sides and bottom.
Better to have two small silos, than
one too large. You can feed with less
waste from small silo.
1t does not pay to devote high
priced land. for long periods to pas.
turage and the production of hay.
Rotation allows or assists nature to
repair her waste places and Incident
ally facilitates the war with weeds.
Fall plowing of field areas will Oft
en- be of service In controlling cut
worms that are affecting field crops.
Now the weeds along the road. thus
preventing their seeding and also re-
moving an eye-sore to the travelling
public.
Do not build silo less than 30 feet
high II possible TO avoid 1t. Depth
gives solidity and keeping quality to
the silags.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19

The range of the Blue Ridge noun
tains in Pennsylvania Is divided by a
river every twenty-seven miles. as fol-
lows: From Susquehanna to the Swa-
tara. twenty-seven miles; from the
Swatara to the Schuylkill, twenty
seven miles; from the Schuylkill to the
Lehigh. twenty-seven miles; from the
Lehigh to the Delaware, twenty-seven
miles. At the next twenty-seven miles
nestles lake known as Culvers pond
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
St. Marks campanIIe.

The new Campanile Of st, Marks.
Venice, raised on the site of the old
tower, has been practically complete
for months, but It has been wanting
the great golden angel which crowns
the tower and dominates the city. The
angel has been placed in position and
the removal of the scaffolding has
begun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Maxbe II Was Aeeidsntal.

Pastor Goodsole had just preached a
sermon on 'Gossiping." II may have
been. therefore, wholly nnintentional
that he gave out the first stanza of the
closing hymn In this wise:
Blow ye the trumpet. blow
The gladly solemn soundi
Let all the neighbors know
To earths remotest bound.
He looked preternaturally solemn. and
there wasn't the slightest flicker OF an
eyelash.-Chicago Tribune.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Kerosene.

Kerosene is sure death to lice II
applied as spray, Spray the walls
roosts, corners and nestings and the
oil will kill all vermin. Sprinkle the
bottom of the nests with 1t and cover
with heavy coating of straw.
Kerosene Ii also very valuable In
preventing and curing scale disease
in- fowls. II it is used freely on the
roCsts once week you will have no
scaly legs. 1t promptly destroys the
red louise that preys on the fowls at
night. sapping their very life blood
and retires TO the roost poles during
the daytime.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
TWO OF VERY WORST WEEDS
Horse NettIe and Buffalo Burr, Former
Biennial and Latter Annual,
Cause Much Damage.

Many samples Of horse nettle and
buffalo burr have come to our office
this summer. These two striking
weeds are closely related, both being
degenerate cousins of the potato. Both
bear yellow flowers shaped like potato
or tomato flowers, and both are spiny,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
conorete as Corn sauer.

A good way to make start with
the use of cement on the farm is to
build concrete feeding floor for
hogs. II every farm could have a
good feeding floor of some kind. It
would mean the saving Of many bush
els of the corn crop.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
1s sgE E@
TREATMENT FOR BR00DY HEN
Unique Plan Is to Provide Wooden
Boxes With Screen Bottoms
Fowl Soon Cools of.

A unique plan for curing broody
hens is carried out by making a few
boxes with screen bottoms with legs
attached to keep the box up from the
ground and allow free circulation of
air, says the Iowa Homestead. Com
mon window screen is all that should
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
A Sample.

why did you cover that board with
paint and lean 1t against your gate
postr
THAT" replied Mr.. Growcher. "is a
sample for the benefit of the people
who won't believe paint Is fresh until
they have rubbed their fingers aero ss
Washington Star.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
MAINTENANCE OF GOOD ROADS
Best Method Is by Systematic Use OF
Road Drae-old Way is Very
Strongly Condemned.

No earth road can be maintained in
good condition unless it be so con.
structed as to drain well and unless
it be kept free from ruts and holes
The best method of maintaining an
earth road. especially a prairie road,
is by the systematic use of the road
drag. A sand road is never good un-
der any circumstances, but certainly
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Iha ReIunIna sensatIon.

Anything exciting in the paper to-
day?"
Il should say so! There's COM
plete description Of Mrs. Puffersbulk's
rope of pearls"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19

what success have you had with
the portrait OF your mother ln-law2"
tremendous. II is such speaking
likeness that my brother. when he
came TO look at 1t. instinctively ont
his cigar behind his back" isliegends
Blatter.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Too Much So.

Filters seems to have an alert
mind"
80 alert. IN fact, that 1t never lin
gers long enough on any one subject
to become master Of IT,"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
Box for Treatment.

be used for bottom. Into these
place the old hatchers until they
give up Matching. Several days In
such airy quarters cool them of and
they go to laying.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19

Patting yourself on the back is dif.
ncult task seldom done gracefully.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-09-19
FOR BEGINNER IN POULTRY
Two Dozen Hens Are Plenty to Start
With for One With No Experiences
American Breed Best.

For one who has had no expert
ence with poultry two dozen hens are
plenty to begin with. 1t Is better to
begin with one of the American or
Asiatic breeds. The Mediterranean
breeds are weak when small because
of feathering so fast. Free range Is
best. writes William Zimmerman of
Selma, Okla, in the Farmers Mail
and Breeze. If they must be put in
pens, IL hens and a cock to each
pen is about right. For good, strong
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
JOINS BRYAN IN
FIGHT ON PARKER
CONTINUED From First Page.)

continued rom FIRST fase.)
spirit continues after his arrival here
tomorrow.
OF equal interest to this decision was
the announcement that Colonel Bryan
has written a letter to L. P. Hail. ma
tional committeeman from Nebra SKA m
which he says emphatically that ne is
not a candidate for the Democratic
nomination.
The news OF the Bryan letter slipped
out tonight, and the men who have
been hoping to see Mr.. Bryan carry the
prize out of a deadlocked convention
are as mad as hornets.
Mr.. Bryan's friends sa.<. tonight that
un1er no circumstances would he de-
ceive his old friend and political asso-
ciate. While the news OF the Bryan
letter brought ray OF sunshine inEo
the Democratic camp. it was apparent
that many of the Democratic leaders
declined to accept 1t at its face value.
Tho casting OF Woodrow Wilson's
political fortunes with Colonel Bryan
and tho shifting of Champ Clark to-
ward tho conservative side of the polit-
ical field caused a great stir on tho
Democratic battle-ground tonight.
There were all sorts OF speculation as
to what effect the present align
ment might have.
Even members of the New York
State delegation were intimat!ng to-day
that Champ Clark was beginning to find
favor in their eyes and that the caucus
of the delegation on Monlay might
bring development IN his favor.
Attitude of Murphy.
The attitude of Charles T. Murphy
toward the. Gaynor boom Is uncertain
at this time. The Gaynor boomers.
however. are going ahead with the in
tention of presenting the Mayors ma mic.
The caucus of the New York State
I SalsGAttsn an Monday. Is being anti
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

quotation from some of George's stuff.
The long stretch of alternate strips
of orange and black running vertical
~ TO make a background for tho
speakers platform. gave n lot OF folks
the notion this afternoon that some
t can OF past or present of Prince
ton associations had put one over. In
curry. however. disciosed that the
coiors are those of Maryland.
Under the speakers platform and
b baSH or, IL the telegraph companies
as as, If they could take care of the entire
telegraph business of anywhere
The Harmon headauarters at the
Emerson show much activity. Lieu
Pomerene are some of the most active
of Harmon's followers They spent
much of the day in getting the lay OF
hers OF tho national committee. They
are SO busy that they haven't time to
teed out news.
The Ohio Governors headquarters
are laid out on plan similar to most
of the candidates pow-wow pariors.
The hustlers Of the press department
have II all figured out for Harmon On
the second or third ballot. The fact
and 500 delegates and that Wilson's
count may be $50 OR Whereabouts. and
that even Underwood has a larger
known following than Harmon, doesn't
Feeling that there is nothing to IT
put Harmon. you trundle into the
Ozark rooms, where Senator Fred T.
Dubois. OF Idaho. Is tho big boss. Look
Ing around. you spot John Temple
graves =, of Georgia. The little colonel
When anybody Is needed to talk SOFTLY
In words OF three syilables or more
there Is hurry call for Colonel
Graves.
Ono thing that strikes visitors
forcib!y Is that the Clark people have
nothing but kind words for other
candidates.
People interested in Oscar Undor-
wood find his lieutenants at the st.
James Hotel. where Mr.. Underwood's
manager. Senator Bankhead. OF Ala
oama, has headquarters. Phere is a
pleasant stir around the Underwood
rooms. but not much OF e. press
All IN all. to-day has been clsim
day at the various headquarters
There was nothing else to do The
AeaaeE!s vera sll.. marking hIaa upfil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

clpated keenly by everybody, and II
may De one OF the determining factions
of the convention. If the raucus
STANDS .or Mayor Gaynor 1t will in
troduce new and important factor
IN the presidential race. Therefore.
the action Of New York is looked
forward TO as one of the two I'm
portant contingencies that may unset
al political calculations, as TO who
Will be nominated
inc other contingency Is the condi-
tioh mat may arise out OF the fight
LOT the temporary Craftsmanship. II
S o clark throws his support to
Parker. 1t may release Mr.. BRYAN and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

Hitting between the Hotel Belvedere
and the Hotel Emerson and back again
the managers and press agents of the
candidates were saving the Democra-
Tic party and the delegates q lot of
trouble. Between first cocktail time.
which was s:45, by the watch of Jim
Ham Lewis. OF Chicago. and dinner,
the following candidates were nomI-
mated on the first ballot: Harmon.
nor.
There is no doubt that the Wilson
people are doing a lot of hustling.
Ihey have papered the town with
Autographs of the Governor.
There is as much doubt as to the
form Of the platform to be adopted at
the Baltimore convention as surrounds
the identity OF the nominee Numer-
GUS tentative planks have been search.
ed and are being carefully watched
and guarded. awaiting the time when
they shall be cast into the general
hopper. The only question on which
there seems to be a deinie agreement