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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28
LIVE STOCK7
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Don't overwork the mare; it won't
pay.
1t is as easy to teach colt good
manners as faulty ones.
If grass is short, be sure to feed a
succulent ration of some kind.
The manners Of the horse usually
reveal the temper of his owner.
A good Shropshire flock should av-
erage nine to ten pounds of WOOL
Unless a man has great love for
horse he should not handle colts.
1t pays best to have a horse well
broken when he is offered for sale.
The cause of unthrifty pigs can
often be traced to filthy swill bar
rel.
No animal that gets only feed
enough to support life can make a
gain or profit.
Silage is highly relished by young
stock and by idle cows, as well as
those in milk.
A five cent straw hat filled with
leaves dipped in water may save a
$500 brood mare.
Silage is well adapted for fattening
lambs and for a part ration for win
tering breeding sheep
Don't leave the sheep in dry. short
pasture. Give them, a chance in q
fresh pasture, or give good grain ra-
ton.
Most horsemen have had unfavor-
able results from feeding silage to
horses. A few report It a satisfactory
feed.
Fine-wooled ewes crossed with one
OF the mutton breeds will make
sheep possessing both wool and NUT
ton qualities.
Many shepherds report as good re-
suits from feeding silage to sheep as
are reported by dairymen and beef
cattle feeders.
Men who rushed their sheep TO
market last year are sorry. and men
who are rushing their best hogs TO
market this year win be sorry next
year.
Silage is not of much value 10 hogs.
except when given in small feeds for
variety and Z an appetizer. Hogs
show less liking for silage than any
other class Of farm animals.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28
A Cash Offer.

The Kentuckian has made specia
clubbing rate with The Memphis
Weekly Commercial Appeal by
which we will furnish both papers
for one year for the very low sub
cription.price of 1928. The Com.
mercial Appeal is one Of the largest
and best papers in the South, and
we hope to receive many new sub
scriptions on this offer; 1925 cash
for both papers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28
Pumpkins for Hogs and Cows.

It is surprising that more pumpkins
are not fed to pigs and cows which
have access to alfalfa pasture in the
fall. For brood sows and shoats. and
even for fattening hogs ration OF
pumpkins will give good results. II
has been found that raw pumpkins
will give as good results as though
they were cooked. II cooked and
some grain sprinkled over them hogs
win eat more Of them. which is the
ouly advantage. In feeding cows the
seeds should be removed II fed in
large quantities, for the seeds, II fed
IN considerable quantity. win inter
fere with the digestion and cause .
decrease In the milk now. .nsA.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28
WEED OUT GRADE STATIONS
Effect Of Breeding From Such stocb
Is Apparent In Very Low Grade
Of Horses Produced.

The education Of the average far.
mer as to the Importance Of good
breeding IN the production Of horses
makes slow progress. The majority
land this Is not over-stating the fact
ARE not yet prepared to pay de-
cent price for stallion service, pre-
ferring to use scrubs because they
are cheap.
Some Of the states have passed
stallion laws containing some excel
lent lectures. Wisconsin has a
cense law which prevents the previ
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28

lence and distribution of grade stall
lions in the state.
Minnesota has a law framed along
the lines of the Wisconsin measure.
Pennsylvania and Utah have adopt
ed similar laws and other states have
restrictive measures under considera-
ton.
The effect of these laws is to make
the owner of each non-registered stall
lion declare his horse a grade" On
handbills that are posters so that no
one may be deceived as to his pedi-
gree.
The situation abroad is very much
better than in this country. In fact,
practically no scrub, grade or non
registered stations are used for pub
lis service.
In the investigations of this matter
carried on by DR.. A. s. Alexander of
Wisconsin it was found that of all
the stations in the state, 60 per cent.
were grade stations and only 40 per
cent. pure bred.
Some of the specimen horses used
for public service are remarkable ex-
hibitions of wretchedly bad, run
down and diseased animals. The illus
trations are from photographs of a
Grade Hambletonian" and a Grade
Percheron," which travelled through
out the state for service. One is 1873
hands in height and weighs $50
pounds, and he is not the worst in the
lot, by any means.
The effect of breeding from such
stock is apparent in the very low
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28

grade Of horses produced. Water can
not rise above its level, neither can a
grade stallion raise the blood level of
his progeny above that of his own
veins in quality.
The use of such sires, therefore,
means a retrogression and a great
damage to the farmers of any state.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28
Calendars.

Theshnest:: lineI off samples seveI
seen in hopkinsville. from the Col
Inns Mfg. Co. of Philadelphia. can be
seen at the Kentuckian Office. Come
in and see them. We can please you.
no matter what style you want for
1918.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-28
HOpkinsyiIIe Market
Quotations.
Corrected Sept. l 1912.

RETAIL GROCERY PRICES.
Country lard, good color and clean
lac per pound.
Country bacon. i8c per pound.
Blsck-eyed reas. 81 so per bushel.
Country shoulders, 15c per pound.
Country hams, zoe per pound.
Irish potatoes. 81 25 per bushel.
Northern eating Rural potatoes
81 25 per bushel
Texas eating onions, $3.50 pc,
buehel
Red eating onions.Sl so per busbel
Dried Navy beans. $500 per
bushel
Cabbage, 8 cents . pound.
Dried Lima beans, 10c per pouno
Country dried apples, l5c pei
pound
Daisy cream cheese, Csc per
o und
Full cream brick cheese, 25c pei
oun1
Fu' cream Limberger cheese. Csc
pc. pound
Popcorn, dried on ear.2c per pound
Fresh Eggs zoe per doz
Choice lots fresh, well-worke6
country butter. in pound prints, 30c
FRUITS.
Lemons. %" per dozen
Navel Oranges, 30c, 40c,p doz
Bananas, zoe and 25c doz
New York State apples 81 so o
$500 per barrel
Cash Price Paid For Produce.
POULTRY.
Dressed hens, 12ac per pound
Dressed cocks, &c per pound
live hens, 10c per pound; live cocks
&c pound; live turkeys. i3: PEI
pound
Roofs. HIDES. Wool AND TALLOw.
Prices paid by wholesale dealers tt
butchers and farmers:
Roots-Southern ginseng, $5.75 Id
Golden Seal" yellow root, $I.35 Il
Mayapple, 81; pink root. 12c and Is.
TalloW-No. /, Al, No. 2, &c.
Woodbury., Zoe to TIC: Clear
Grease, 21c. medium, tub washed
23c to 3Oc; coarse, dingy, tubwashed
18c.
Feathers-Prime white goose. Soc
dark and mixed old goose, I5c to 30c,
gray mixed, I5c to S0c' white duck
22c to 35c, new.
Hides and Skins-These quotation
are for Kentucky hides. Souther
green hides &c. We quote assorted
lots dry flint. I2c to lac. $40 bet.
ter demand
Dressed geese. lie per pound for
choice lots, live 81
Fresh country eggs, Is cents per
dozen
Fresh country butter zoe ID.
A good demand exists for spring
chickens. and choice lots of fresh
country butter,
Hay AND GRAIN.
Choice timothy hay, $18 90
No. timothy hay, S18 90
Choice clover hay, SIG 90
No. | clover hay, SIG 90
Clean, bright straw hay, $500
Alfalfa hay, $18 90
White seed oats, CSC
Black seed oats, CSC
Mixed seed oats, Coo
No. 2 white corn. $1.00.
No. 2 mixed corn, $1.OO.
Winter wheat bran. $780, -
20
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
Would Have Made A Great Success,
But If so & So" We're
In The Way.

Many young people who lack gump-
ton, get-up-get or whatever you term
it, often reason thusly: If it had not
been for so.aud.so, and such-and-such
q thing, I could have made a great
success. The if and so.and-so are in
the way of these young people, and
such successful career is barred by
the if and sO.and.so that enter into
their daily life and rob them OF their
vim and courage.
These little words are the breast
works thrown up by the weak and va
ciliating, which beguile and deceive,
and which are offered as excuses for
many failures. This class of young
people need our help. Our life work
is to train young people to determine,
to get up and do things the commercial
world wants done, land for which it
readily paws cash, develop their latent
talents, quicken their perceptions,
teach them bookkeeping-b sines S
training, shorthand, typewriting,
telegraphy, station work, business
English, business law, business arith-
mstic, spelling, business writing.
rapid mathematics, and the use Of the
most modern Office appliances. With
such training the If and so-and.so is
put out of the way. We have trained
thousands who are now on the road
to success, and can do the same with
YOU.
Having control of the famous Byrne
simDlIfed shorthand and practical
bookkeeping gives US q wonderful
advantage over other schools in as
much as with these modern, practical
system we give more thorough course
in almost half the time required BY
other schools using other systems.
Confirm this assertion by inquiring
OF the best bookkecpers and stenogra-
piers of your town who have attended
our institution. Also write for cata.
log and read what young people say
we have done for them and how quick.
ly we removed the if and so-and-so
from their pathway, and placed them
well on the road to success. TYLER
Commercial College, Tyler, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
M. |. fariew Passes IS Mile Stone

1t was our good fortune, last Tues.
day to sit at meat tand many other
good things, with company of the
truest and bravest men that this or
any other country of age has ever
produced, a company consisting of the
old soldiers who wore the Blue and
the Gray, may their glory never grow
dim.
The occasion was the celebration of
the seventv-eight birthday of our fell
low townsman, NJ. L. Farlow, who
followed his country's flag through
the yicissitudes of war for four long
wears. In commemOration of his
birthday, MIR, Fsrlow invited those of
his old Union comrades living in
Welsh, as well as Col. J. ]. McCollis.
ter, who served with distinction in the
Confederate ranks, to meet with him
and partake of most excellent dinner
And right here we must say that il
Mr.. Farlow did as good a job of
foraging in the sixties as he did in
securing the viands for this dinner he
surely could have no complaint to
make OF his rations in those days.
Covers were spread for ten. there
being three of later generation,
Mr.. Henry Day, Mr.. Mills and your
scribe present besides, our hoste. M.
l.. Farlow, M. E. Morrill,, J. f. Bow.
ers, j. 3. sLee, j. A. Anderson, J. J,
McCollister, and B. L. Graves. J. 3.
Lee, the Youngest of the veterans
present is q youth of stxty.fve while
our hoste had reached the more mature
wears OF seventy-eight, and the aver.
age age OF all present was an even
seventy years.
Following the splendid repast to
which all present did ample justice,
the company spent pleasant hour in
the parlor telling and listening to
deeds OF valor and prowess performed
in the days of the long ago. After
thanking their hostesses Mrs. Farlow
and Mrs. Kate Day for most excel.
ent dinner, and wishing Mr.. Farlow
many happy returns of the day that
was being celebrated, the company
broke ranks and departed to their re-
spective homes.
While Mr.. Fariow has nearly
reached the four score mark In life's
journey, he is still hale and hearty,
enjoying the best of health, and is as
spry and active as many q lad of
twenty
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
Miss Ling's Class Give Her a Pleas
ant Surprise.

Last Thursday evening the members
Miss Ethel Ling, very pleasant sur
prise party. all meeting at the home
of Mrs. NJ. L. Prentice, just across the
street from Miss Ling's rooms. After
the class had assembled Miss Ling
was invited over on some pretext that
did not arouse her suspicious, and all
unawares of what was in store for her
walked into the midst of her pupils.
The evening was pleasantly spent in
the ENJOYMENT of games and conversa-
ton. Delightful refreshments we're
served and jolly evening spent bv
all present.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
Heavy Rains Delay Farm Work ]
Inflict Damage Upon Stock

After a short and most accepA1
period of pleasant weather We seen
be doomed to experience anon
period of rains. A heavy rain Y
Friday that pretty thoroughly sOs']
up the ground that was getting G1
out sufficiently to work pretty w
This was followed bv couple oil O'1
OF fair weather, when on MODE
night a slow steady rain set 10 Y
continued practically without lA4
ruption for "A hours, soaking :
flooding the fields and roads 70 ~
an extent that it will take se'H
DAYS Of driving weather TO drj
sufficiently to enable planters w
into their fields again.
These heavy cold rains cOmpp
with scant pasture on the rangs
cause q great mortality among fs'
cattle, unless they are given leoN
the weather change for the Des'3
the very near future.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
IT PAYS IN MISSOURI,
Where Hardware Men Are Not Asi
to Advertise.

st. Louis, Feb. 12.--Praise for N|
papers rs the best advertising meiiz
was sounded at the Missouri RID
Hardware association cOnVertl
which opened at the Southern ha|
Several dealers told of their siH
Using experiences.
81 keep an advertisement in es.|
the two papers in my town. declif
a dealer who lives in q town OF lai
population. II use good sized Y
too, and sometimes it seems as thou
| was spending a lot OF money u
way, but | get it all back and nd
too. | could not get along EiAa
newspaper advertising"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
D. K. READ, EDITOR.

The Lake Charles American Press
n = recent issue congratulateS the
upODIe Of Lake Charles upon the wise
o,d con,ne ,dabIp pollcv. eyinced by
,ho citv authorities in awarding the
Issue or S}O0, O0O city paving bonds to
the CaIcasieu Trust and Savings
Rank. thereby keeping whatever pro-
fits may accrue from the interest upon
these ponds at home. A number Of
bids we're considered bnt in their wis
dom fbe city authorities recognized
thot the dollars spent at home are
still there for REIMBURSEMENT, while
those sent to other cities are gone for
ever, The policy of spending money
at home rather than sending it to d
distance is one that every community
must learn before it will attain to the
degree of prosperity that it is entitled
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
HOG CLUB
Schedule of the Southern Rice
Growers Meetings.

The Southern Rice Growers Asso.
citation is making thorough canvass
OF Acadia, Calcasieu and VermllllOn
parishes and is meeting with CRAFTY
ing success. The canvass in this
state will continue until about March
10th, when meetings will begin in
Texas and Arkansas.
The following meetings have been
arranged for Southwest Louisiana:
Gueydan, Saturday. Feb. II.
Morse, Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Estherwood. Wednesday. Feb. q.
Mermentau, Thursday, Feb. y.
Ebenezer, Friday. Feb. %.
Iota, Saturday, Feb. "A.
Sulphur. Wednesday, Feb. %.
Roanoke, Thursday, Feb. 2s.
Elton, Friday, March, l.
Welsh, Saturday, March, 2.
Egan. Friday, March, s.
These meetings will be under the
direction of J. I. Garvey, Louisiana
manager of the Association. and will
be addressed by number OF speakers
among whom are Hon. E. N. Daggett
of Elton, and Hon. l.. Z. Robinson of
Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16

In another column OF this issue of
the JOURNAL We publish set of plans
that have been formulated by Mr.. D.
w. Bailey, of Lake Charles for secur-
ing betttr understanding between
capital and labor in this state. There
is no question but that some plans
are needed to eliminate or reduce to
minimum the number and extent of
labor strikes in this as we'll as other
states and countries, and while we
have not offered any criticisms or
Communications OF Mr.. Bailey's plans
Cor doing this, we shall be glad to
have our readers do so and will be
pleased to give hearing to contri.
buted views upon this subject. 1t is
only bv . thorough agitation of these
questions that they will ever be settled
nv the people, the only way in which
anv great question can be settled cor
rectly.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16

According to recent DEGREES of Dame
Fashion, ne are soon to bid adieu to
one of the most interesting as we'll as
she most economical creations of fem.
inine wear that she present decade has
produced, namely the Hobble skirt.
But the loss oithe Hobble is not With.
Out its compensstions, as the newer
creation thai is to supplant it will be
the flowing Grecan robe draped from
the shoulders, that will be capable of
being even more Sttractively arranged
than was its predecessor. The change
from the Hobble to the Grecian robe
is Of great economic Importance. as it
is estimated that the new style will re-
quire at least fifty per cent more goods
for every dress made than the old
stvle required.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16

Referring to the passing OF LaFoilette
as a presidential possibility the
American.Press says:"It is q faVortte
pose Of politicians at acertatn state OF
swell headedness, to denounce the
newspapers, which have magnlhed
them unto what they are. Needless
to say, they seldom reach preSiden-
,ial possibility size. Lafollette was
singuIarIy fortunate in getting SO
far without betraying his limitations
The same was strongly illustrated IN
the case Of the Hon j. b, ASweII, the
recent gubenatorial aspirdnt. who
toured the state dpuOuncing the coun-
try papers who failed to support him
as fire crackers and pOp-guns, only to
be overwhelmed in defeat at the polls,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16

An exchange heads Il heavy editorial
with the caption 1.-THE election is now
over, so let's change the suhject", and
follows this plea for cessation OF
politics with no less than five edit
orials that bear directly upon the re-
cent primary election. Surely Shake
speare knew whereof he spoke when
he made the assertion that, it is easier
10 give advice to twenty men than to
be one Of the twenty to follow it,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
SHOCKING SOUNDS

in the earth are sometimes hesu 4
fore a terrible earthquake, th" ")
OF the coming peril. Natures '']
ingS arc kind. That duh pain orr
in the back warns you the hiuD)
need attention If YOU would esa
those dangerous maladies, afVr,
diabetes or bright's disease. a"
Electric Bitters at once and SEQ '"
ache Nv and all your best feeling
turn. My son received gres' S, !,
from their use for kidney and oi'',
trouble" "writes Peter oV''
South lockwood, Mich, Nv u = :
tainlY srras kldne7 Iur1!eIhe' :
i. 50 e7pts 81 A.! UrvG>ists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
| ALPHA EMBROIDERY
CLUB ENTERTAIN.
Give Delightful Social at Home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Greer Tues
day Evening.

! The ffth Of those deilEhtlul SOCIAL
evenings given by the ladies or the
Aloha Embroidery Club was ENJOYED
by about thirty Of the members ana
their husbands at the handsome home
OF Mr. and Mrs. Il. S. Greer, Tues
day evening. While the weather was
most inclement and number Of the
members we're not present, the loss
was theirs as the good time provided
for by the hostesSes was a sufficient
warrant for Drawing even rain ana
storm in order to attend.
The house, with the exception OF
one room reserved for the members or
the !. O. II. Z. and decorated with
their cO!0rs blue and red, was beautl-
fully decorated in the club colors OF
green and white, with q sprlnkilnG OF
red hearts scattered about sNtficlent
to give a hint Of the valentine season.
Immediately upon arrival each
quest was presented with a puzzle,
which when properly solved spelled
out the word welcome. The next thing
on the program was a written deScIlp'
ton Dy each of the gentlemen present
of their bride on their wedding dav.
Among other questions that were to
be answered in this connection were,
date of wedding, day Of week, time OF
the day, weather, a description OF the
bride and the dress she wore. These
descriptions were then read bv each
gentleman, his wife acting as censor
rs to the correctness OF the descrip-
ton. Mr.. Will Fear took the prize
in this contest, being unable to ans.
wer any of the questions, and was
presented with a doll dressed as
bride with the hope expressed that he
would in the future cultivate his men,
orv along this line, There we're but
two men who were able to answer cor
rectly all the questions propounded.
A real gypsy tent was erected aud
Mrs. E. NJ. Stewart correctly CARRIED
for the part was the fortune teller OF
the evening. The fortunes were re-
spectiye rather than prospective, re-
vealing leading trait event or
characteristic in the past life of each
individual. This was we'll planned
and was the source of much merriment
Several other interesting features
entered into the amusements OF and
contributed to the success OF the
evening.
Tissue paper hearts were finally
produced containing the name Of each
gentlemen present, and were allowed
to be blown about the room by the
wind, each lady secured one of these
and secured the gentleman whose name
was written thereon as her partner
for refreshments.
The refreshments, while the last was
by no means the least important OF
the evenings entertainment. A two
course luncheon was served that dem
onstrated beyond q doubt that the
ladies of the entertainment committee
are past masters in the art of pre-
pairing good things to eat.
The entertainment committee was
composed OF seven members of the
Alpha Club. Mrs. f.. G. Willard the
chairman being assisted bv Madames
H. L. Meeks, S. o. Scoggins, Will
Terry, r. S. Greer, II. M. Gray and
Miss Leota Robinson.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16

Had it ever occurred to You that the
United States, for these many years
the boasted price of Republics is now
only u second class nation having
that form of Government? The United
Republic OF China far exceeds the
United States of America in area
wealth and population. Think OF it.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
Dangerous ExperlMerA

A Brooklyn woman wants the
courts to grant her two years sep
aration from her husband. 80 that hs
may try to win her back. 81 Is TAX.
iLg dangerous chance. A man who
makes 1t necessary for his wife to
take such step would be Just mean
enough not 70 try to win her back.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16

We wish to call the attention OF
every rice planter in this section Of
the state to the account published else
where in this isRue, of the sale of
thousand sacks of rice recently made
by the Southern Rice Growers Asso-
citation, that tops the market for this
season so far, reaching the high price
of S3.77 per barrel or 1876 per sack.
This was not for an essentially fancy
grade of a single variety of rice, but
was for q mixed lot consisting of both
Honduras and Japan, and was taken
as it run for all grades. This splendid
price is o high tribute to the effencen
CIV of the Association. Taking hold
of the matter as it did when the price
of rice was down to less than the act.
Ual cost OF production, and still being
pushed lower by the greed of the New
Orleans Rice Ring, it is q matter
worthy OF the highest commentator
that the Association can now, within
two years create and maintain a
standard of values that has not been
known before for years. Mr.. Rice
Planter, il this high standard OF val
Ues for rice is OF interest to you per-
SonallY, put your shoulder TO the
wheel and help maintain them by
Joining the association and support
ing it with your influence.