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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26
county.

county.
IL. That each teacher of a rural
school should read one or more
good agricultural papers and should
find time to give, from time to
time, a lecture on agriculture and
domestic science.
IL. That while we indorse the
paying of teachers according to
the grades of certificates, we do not
think they should be held respon-
sible for the attendance of the
school. as that is clearly the duty
of the parents, the trustee, and the
truant officers,
10. Realizing the deplorable con-
dition of the school houses through
out the county, we recommend and
urge that some specific and econo-
mic measure be adopted by the
county board of education to make
these houses sanitary and habitab'e.
IA. That this institute commend
the work of the School improvement
Leagues and urge that in each dis
trict where there is need OF some
special, definite improvement, tine
teacher should seek the aid of such
a League.
10. That 1t is the sentiment of
this institute that every teacher
should read the official state pub
LEGATION. THE Southern School
Journal and at least on othe pro-
fessional periodical and one cur
rent events weekly. .. - ->..'
16 That each teacher should, if
possible. have one or more pupils
ready to receive a common school
diploma at the January examina-
ton next; and that the teachers of
the country should keep constantly
before their pupils the thought OF
taking advantage OF a free high
school course after completing the
eighth grade.
II. That this institute advise its
younger teachers to take the com
mon school diploma examination
next January and during the win
ter avail themselves of free instruc-
ton in the high school of the
county. az-
Is. That these resolutions be
printed in the BIG SANDY NEWS,
and such of them as may be of
general interest be published also
in THE SOUTHERN SCHOOL JOUR
NAL.
IL. That this institute heartily
endorses the work of Temperance
and Purity and pledges to support
every effort the county superinten-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

If you are housewife you can
not reasonably hope to be healthy
or beautiful by washing dishes.
sweeping and doing homework all
day, and crawling into bed dead
tired at night. You must ge out in
to the open air and sunlight. II
you do this every day and keep
your stomach and bowels in good
order by taking Chamberlain's Tab
let's when needed. you should be-
come both healthy and beautiful.
For sa'e by Louisa Drug Co.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

session. and are sometimes jealous
of some married woman who flirts
and makes dash. I'm only a
young girl" we heard one say. Only
young girl Oh be glad of IT,; de-
light in IT, Thank heaven every
morning that you are still young
girl. We cannot stop time. The
years will slip through your fling
ers like the beads from a broken
necklace after while; but now
they linger while you are still
girl--a girl in the home of parents
yet In the prime of life, with young
brothers and sisters for companions
There will never be anything better
than this in all the world. There are
no skeletons In your closet. no
ghosts in your reveries. Your flu
ture is all full of hope. You can
fancy lover coming to you who Is
perfect in all things; and every
young man is interesting; because
he may possibly be the other half
of your soul. And every new girl
may be the lifelong friend and con-
fldante all girls hope for. As for
beauty. the idea OF a girl OF seven
teen thinking herself plain, as some
do. In few years she will look in
the glass and see those fine hori-
zon'al lines on her forehead, on
which Time scores down our troub-
les. and at the corner OF her eye
brows three little pencil marks. and
a little fall In her cheek, and a
mouth that does not smile as rapid
ly as II once did; not an old face
yet, but not girl; and then she
win realize what 1t was to have a
girls face! Oh, how few the years
are, How they whirl away! Glrlhood
is gone SO soon, But, while you
have T. envy no woman her dia-
monds and laces, her carriage or
her palace, her fortune or her adj
mirers While one is in ones teens,
nothing else Is necessary except to
realize the fact and thank heaven
for IL
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

A. NJ. Mason, farming near Canaan.
Me-, was badly crippled with sciatic
rheumatism due he says TO uric
acid in his blood. Foley Kidney
Pills entirely cured me and also re-
moved numerous black specks that
were continually before my eyes"
Foley Kidney Pills are uric acid
solvent and are effective for the
various forms OF rheumatism. Fer
sale by All dealers.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26
WEST JEFFERSON. o. /.

Farmers are busy making hay
and cutting oats in this vicinity.
Mrs. Eva Boggs is on the sick
list. .i--s,ia-.z. AT
John Bishop had two COWS and
heifer struck by lightning and kill
ed the other day.
R. W. Boggs' telephone box was
struck by lightning twice in one
week and, the bottom was torn off
and the first time 1t shocked Mrs.
Boggs pretty badly.
Allen Prose called on Myrtle
Thompson Tuesday night.
Z Dennis Lyons and Ova Lyons are
working for Allen Prose and R. w.
Boggs. t-, r-, al -,
Silven Gray is visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. AL Prose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prose and
daughter. Ruth, OF zanesville are
visiting his parents near West JEFF
ferson.
Miss Gertrude Lyons is visiting
Miss Emily Bishop this week.
Miss Gertrude Lyons visited Miss
Carrie Boggs Saturday
KENTUCKY GIRL.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

dent may make to prevent from
holding a certificate in Lawrence
county any person failing in these
virtues.
Committee.
G. B. STEWART.
]. H. EKERS.
]. M. MOORE,
MAE SAMMONS,
e. M. KENNISON.
EMMA THOMPSON, Sec.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

We hope all Of our young read
ers will have good time--a glor-
ious Fourth. Pround of your free
dom. proud OF your country, we
would not suppress the enthusiasm
that wells up from your hearts, but
bid you shout: and yet. we would
kindly admonish you not to be
reckless. careless or thoughtless, but
evInce true manhood in daring to
do what is right and turning from
all that is wrog We also trust that.
perhaps in quleter and less noisy
way our older readers will likewise
enjoy the occasion to the full ex-
tent OF their ability.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26
!, woman's Now shoes.

When woman has a new pair
sf shoes sent home she performs
altogether different from man
She never shoves her toes into them
aud hauls until she is red in the
nee and all out OF breath and then
90 stamping and kicking around,
But pulls them on half way carefully
switches them off again to take n
lhst look and see IL she has got
the right one. pulls them on again.
looks at them dreamily, says they
ere Just right then takes another
look, stops suddenly to smooth out
= wrinkle, twists around and sur
veys them sideways. exclalms: "Mer-
csl how loose they are" looks at
ehem again square in front, works
her foot around so they won't hurt
bsr quite SO much. takes them off
noks at them. looks at the heel
ehe bottom and the inside, puts
them on again. walks up and down
The room once or twice, remarks to
hnr better half that she won't have
hem at any price, Tits down the
mirror so she can see how they
Iook from that way, backs off, steps
No again. takes thirty or forty fare
veil looks. says they make her feet
awful big and never will do in the
world. puts them on and off three
o. four times more asks her hus-
thnd what he thinks about it. and
then pays no attention to what he
nys. goes through 1t all again, and
nnally says she will take them.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

Buy II now. Chamberlain's Cold,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy n
almost certain to be needed before
the summer is over. Buy 1t now
and be prepared for such an emer-
gency, For sale by Lonisa Drug Go.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

All received copies of School Law.
Mr.. oDaniel appointed time and
place for Teachers Association as
follows:
Gallup August Slst, consisting Of
division 1-5 and part of 2. Prof j..
B. Mcclure Pres. and Don c. Belch-
er Sec. Blaine. Sept. IA. consisting
of divisions ga and part of 2 and Z,
S. w. Burton, Pres. and Oscar Bail
ey, Sec, Fallsburg, Sept. %, con-
sisting of divisions Sc and part of
Z, J. H. Ekers Pres. and Jack
Thompson Sec.
The Com. on Resolutions report
ed the following resolutions:
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26

Hopper. Mt. Sterling, Mr.. Elliott,
Frankfort, Prof. T. ]. Coates and
Mr.. Myers Coates, Frankfort, Mrs.
j. P. Weaver, Louisville. Mrs. Cora
Wilson stewart, Morehead, Mr..
Edgar Richardson, Stamping Ground
and Nj. Eubank, Jr., Lexington,
KY.
Institute was especially honored
by having many ministers visit and
take interest. Among these were:
the Rev. DR.. Cree, Rev. Mr.. F. +,
Shannon. DR.. Hanford, Mr.. Summers
Mr.. Critics and Mr.. Murray.
Wednesday being Trustees Day,
the following were present:
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-07-26
Glrihood.

To be a girl is to be in the hap
nest state possible to humanity;
but girls do not know 1t. They ara
always looking forward to something
wanting something diamond or u
beau. flattery or new gowns. They
rzther envy women a little ahead
of them. who have more self-pos-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01
a zig HORSE FEEDING TEST.

Probably the largest experiment Ia
horse feeding ever conducted was the
one recently concluded at Fort Riley.
Kan, under the supervision of Or
Campbell. who is connected with the
state Agricultural college. Nine hun
dred ana thirty sever horses were
used in the test. and these were di
yided into fifteen different lots and fed
as many different rations. Every meat
for every one of these horses was
weighed and mixed in the right pro
portions during a period OF 40 days
The purpose Of the experiment was to
find, IL possible. a grain ration that
would take the place Of oats and give
as good results. also to test the feeding
value of different hays and to deter
mine the effect Of different grain ra-
tons upon the health of the horses.
When the feeding tests were concluded
several things were made clear: First.
other feeds can be substituted for oats
as a ration for work horses. with as
good results and much cheaper. II was
proven conclusivelyy that oats alone
were a better grain for work horses
than corr alone. but more expensive
Horses that were fed oats alone gained
ON an average sixteen pounds u head
while n like number that were fed corn
alone lost twenty nine pounds apiece
in the same time. When oorn was fed
with the proper amount Of alfalfa Of
the right quality IL WIS found to give
just as good results aS oats and. be-
sides. was fully 10 per cent cheaper
Alfalfa hay. properly fed. proved to be
a more valuable roughage than either
timothy or prairie hay and cheapened
the cost of the daily ration from -
TO 40 per cent. A ration consisting of
six parts of corn. four parts of oats
and four parts of bran. together with
timothy hay. was rated as the best RI
ton that could be given a horse,
though not the cheapest. An old
idea was exploded in the experiment
namely. that horses fed oats have
more life than those given a ration OF
corn.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01
SENSIBLE MONTANA.

Beginning with Jan. / the good
people Of Montana will be able to
know a bit about the pedigree of the
eggs they have for breakfast. At that
date regulations became effective rela-
tive to the sale of eggs, which state
authorities say will be strictly en-
forced. Under the regulations eggs
will be classified as fresh eggs, ranch
eggs and case eggs. Eggs offered for
sale as fresh that are more than seven
days old will be considered misbrand-
ed. Ranch eggs are those that have
not been preserved or the age of
which Is unknown. All eggs that have
been kept In cold storage or that have
been preserved In any way are known
as case eggs, and the containers of
such eggs must have plainly marked
thereon in letters not less than two
inches high the month and the year In
which the eggs were placed In storage.
Any eggs Of the above class not plain
ly labeled are considered misbranded.
The law imposes heavy penalties for
violation and makes 1t incumbent upon
both the merchant and eating house
proprietor to specify plainly the class
to which eggs he sells belong.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01
A SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE

As a result OF cooperation on the
part of the business men of Lewiston.
Ida. and Charleston, Wash. a school Of
horticulture mas been established at
Livingston that will be quite unique In
its scope and purpose. Instead of fur.
nishing instruction pramirily to young
people. as Is so largely true OF the av
erage agricultural college. the school in
question will be attended most largely
by owners of fruit ranches in the vi
cinity and their wives and daughters
Among the subjects studied will be
fruit growing, nursery practice, the
growing of small fruits and vegetables.
insects and their treatment. plant dis
eases and other subjects arising from
the agricultural conditions to be found
in the valley; also soil physics and soil
chemistry. The business men Of the
two cities came to the conclusion that
the fruit industry of the valley was re-
tarded because of a lack of trained
men. and the school just established
has definitely in view correcting this
difficulty. That a high grade of in
struction will be given Is indicated in
the choice of Professor Thornber, pre-
viously in charge of the horticultural
departments Of the South Dakota and
Washington state agricultural colleges.
Lectures will be given In the forenoons
of five days In the week. while the labo-
ratory work will be largely done in
fha naorhu nrohordo Dr0FacCnr Tho~y~
Der believes there is a real need for the
school and is enthusiastic about Its fu-
ture.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

On Dec. 81 a good many people gath
cred on a farm near Raymondyille,
Tex, to witness the dynamiting Of five
acres of land. the treatment being
given for the purpose Of increasing its
productive capacity. Holes were bored
forty feet apart over this tract and to a
depth of five feet, and in these the
charges Of dynamite were placed and
exploded. IL Is claimed by those who
were in charge Of the experiment that
this treatment will increase the a
pacity Of the soil to hold moisture and
will make possible more perfect sub
drainage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

A disease which has been prevalent
among the cattle and borses OF east,
ern Oregon for the past year and a
half and had been dubbed the walk
ing sickness has been Ertely dag.
nosed as plain hydrophobia. following
a recent Investigation into the mai,
ady by the state bacteriologist. Pro
fessor Pernot. A curious feature of
the disease seems to be an attempt o.
the part of affected animals TO follow
moving objects. Invariably the dis
ease has been fatal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

The wheat producing territory of the
world is SO distributed that there is
not a month in the year but the har
vesting Of the cereal is in progress
somewhere. Ii begins in January in
Australia and Argentina and for the
remaining months is carried On success
sively in East India and upper Egypt,
lower Egypt. Asia Minor and Mexico,
Algeria. central Asia and China. south
ern France and the southern United
States, southern Europe and the cen
trail United States, northern central
Europe. England, Canada and the Da
kotas. Norway. Sweden and north Rus
STA. Peru and South Africa, and winds
up In December in Burma and Argen
tina.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

Perhaps In no a s does the proverb
IAN ounce of prevention Is worth a
pound Of cure" apply with greater
force than In the case of the flock OF
poultry. Ii is both cheaper and easier
to take the simple necessary precau-
tions to insure the health Of the flock
than to correct matters after a disease
gets a foothold. forNafter poultry get
sick the simplest and often the cheap.
est cure is TO knock them OF the head
and bury them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

There is no condition to be found on
the farm that will play greater hob
with farm animals in a shorter time
than housing them under such condi-
lions that they will not have an
absadance of fresh air by night or day.
Tie stable in which cattle or sheep
ere quartered may be steamy and
rvarm. but the air In such a place may
be 30 bad and 50 lacking In oxygen
al to nearly extinguish a lantern.
Fresh air doesn't cost anything. but
its mighty expensive business not
giving the farm animals all they want
Of It.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01
= CORN IN LOUISIANA.

A very interesting change that Is
going IN in those portions Of the south
where cotton has been the staple crop
for generations past is clearly shown
In the rapid increase In the produc-
ton Of corn in the state of Louisiana
during the past few years. A few
years ago the cotton boil weevil made
its appearance In the state. aud cotton
growers seemed to be threatened with
bankruptcy. But being compelled to
devote cotton land to the growing Of
corn and other crops has really been
q blessing in disguise. Figures that
hare been compiled show that the
production Of corn has increased from
l0.516.49 bushels in 1905 to nearly
100.000.000 bushels In 1911. In the
year 1910 Louisiana corn was sold to
Europe and Texas FOR the FIRST time.
and the surplus for the past year has
been close to 50.0o0.000 bushels.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

In some sections Of the west where
homesteaders are settling on the big
cattle ranges they seem to have adopt
ed the motto of free range. free beef"
and have been enjoying a toothsome
supply OF fresh beef by killing steers
now and then that happened to stray
on their ranches. Naturally the cattle
men object to this procedure and in
some instances have appealed to state
authorities for protection. It was not
&C very long ago when 1t was the home
steaders who were the suppliants.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

The brown or corn bread that is the
natural complement of a ration Of pork
and beans Is said to have been first
made by a Boston baker In 1746 in an
effort to find a cheaper substitute for
the white bread. which had become a
luxury owing to the high price of
wheat. While 1t was designed origi-
nally as a ration for the poorer classes,
1t took so well that 1t became highly
priced by both rich and poor. The fol
lowing is said to be the recipe for this
original brown bread: Take two cup
fuls of Indian meal. two cupfuls of rye
or wheat -four. two cupfuls Of sour
milk, one cupful each Of sweet milk
and molasses, two ~teaspoonfuls of soda
and two OF salt. Steam three hours I'm
a covered tin inside a large covered
vessel, then half an hour more with the
inside cover of.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

The potato crop for the season past
totaled 2S2,000.000 bushels, and. while
this yield was about IL per cent below
the five year average, owing to the
higher prices prevailing II Melted the
growers $213,000,O00. which was about
IA per cent above the return for the
crop on a FIVE year basis. At present a
good many potatoes are being import
ed and are paying a duty of 25 cents
per bushel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

The increasing scarcity of fur bear
ing animals is in no case better shown
than in the prices paid for mink pelts
now and a few years ago. The same
large. dark. prime peIt that was selling
fifteen years ago for $1.40 nov fetches
81. In the anne period prime skunk
skins have advanced from Go cents to
S1.75 and muskrat from ii to 40 cents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

In attitudes liable to frozen drain
pipes Ii is well during the coolest
weather { put some salt on the sink
strainers and pour a quantity of hot
water through. If the pipes are nearly
clogged this will tend to clean them
ont. while il they are stopped up the
salt will help TO melt them OUT.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

Scalding water. fresh air and sun
shine are three Of the most valuable
aids in the maintaining Of a clean and
healthful environment for and a
healthy condition In the farm animals,
and they are three aids that many a
farmer appreciates to a pitifully
meager degree.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

1t is rather a strange coincidence
that for the three winters past. in
Guiding the present. the lowest tenn
peratures through the north central
states have been recorded between
the 9Th and eth Of January, tempera
lures Of from 20 to 80 degrees below
zero having been registered in this
brief interval.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01


II the California Fruit Growers ex-
change has q pretty effective monopoly
In the handling and marketing OF cit
rus fruits, as commended by some mar
ket papers that are decidedly partial
to jobbers and middle men - Z class,
Il II q situation that these latter peo-
pie are chiefly and directly responsible
FOR. Time was, and that but q few
yeau ago. when. to use an agricultural
figure. the jobbers and commission
men as well as the railroads played
horse with the orange and lemon
growers Of California. It took the hit
ter quite awhile to get wise to what
allied them; then they got tired. later
nghting mad. organized. and the Fruit
Growers exchange Is the result. The
same provocation and much the same
results In cooperative effort along the
marketing line are 10 be noted In half
= dozen or more other fruit growing
lines. Il Il simply a case where the
mlddlemen have killed the goose that
laid tho golden egg.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

Buckwheat cakes light and nicely
baked and served with crisp bacon or
breakfast sausage surely do tickle the
palate, but a too steady diet of them is
rather tough on the stomach and con-
sequently on ones health. They are
best sandwiched in with other rations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

Fresh meat is quite too high to be
feasible as a ration for the hens, but IL
mi lives in a rabbit country the poul-
try will greatly relish the rabbit meat.
Skin and draw the rabbit and hang up
just high enough so the hens will have
10 jump to reach. The exercise and
fresh meat combined should set them
10 laying II they have been loafing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-02-01

Many an alarm clock is kept In the
house and wound up regularly as u
sort Of conscience satistier. That is.
the winding Of II at night seems to
make a justification for o~versleeping
In the morning.