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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

\ new theory is seldom advanced but
straightway some one comes along and
Overturns it. Not long ago enterpris-
ing poultry keepers attached great
merit to the forced melting of a flock
of hens to induce early and long con-
tinued laying. More recently the dec
laration has been made that this
forced mOlting is an injury rather than
a benefit. The truth probably lies be-
tween these eXtremes-that such feed
ing at melting time as will put the
flock in the most vigorous and active
condition possible is Il benefit.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

Every thinking horseman knows that
it is not whether a collar is soft, but
whether it fits. that makes it a good or
bad collar. Without question the best
collar made today is an iron frame in
which there is no leather or padding
on the parts touching the shoulder.
This reduces perspiration TO n mini
mum and keeps the surface of the skin
in a healthy condition. 4 collar that
has to be padded is likely to be either a
poor fit or poorly made.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

As u source Of supply for the nitro
gen ration needed on the farm a field
Of alfalfa is preferable to a clover
meadow for two reasons. The first is
that it is a perennial, not a biennial,
as is the clover. This means that it
can send its roots deeper into the earth
and when once established is much
less likely to winter kill or die in a
dry spell, as was the case last summer
A second point in favor of alfalfa is
that under equally favorable condi-
tons it will yield twice as much
hay as will clover. Perhaps it is some
what more difficult to get a field of
alfalfa started. but it is worth the eff
fort.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

Data lately published show that
about 1900 families are at present re-
siding on land watered by government
irrigation systems.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

With proper care ducks will begin
laying at five months without regard
to the time of their being Matched.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

Two farmers in eastern Kansas have
had an object lesson on the benefits OF
thing that should be of practical help
10 other tillers of the soil. The soil in
the section where these men live is
stiff clay and does not have adequate
natural drainage. One of these men, Il
sort of agricultural progressive, decid-
ed he would tile n part of his land
this some five years ago. Every year
since the land was drained it has pro
Guced bumper crops, whether the sea-
son was wet or dry. The sea
son just past, Notwithstanding the Sc
we're drought, yielded seventy bush
els of corn per acre. A patch belong
ing TO his neighbor who had no faith
in thing produced just thirty-five bush
els. and that in dry season. while if
the season had been as wet as some
have been within decade it would
have raised no crop at all. filling is a
boon to heavy soil in wet season and
also benefits it in dry. The man who
can add two and two is no longer de
batting whether thing pays.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

Labor TO keep alive in your breast
that little spark of celestial fire, con-
Wiene8 Washington.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-02-07

The road to success is as easy as the
road to ruin Benjamin Franklin.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04
Independent Reporter One Year S1.OO

We had lG Suits when Sail Now
about 30 Suits left and these
these ,otafH
very best qualities and styles.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04
Concerning Our Cemeteries.

| have always felt proud of being
a native of the State of Maine and
particularly proud of the fact that ]
was native of Somerset County
While l could only claim a residence
for few years in Skowhegan during
my early boyhood days, l have al
ways felt deep interest in Skowhe-
gan's welfare, and have always enjoy
ed visits to this place.
During my stay at this time, had
occasion to visit the old cemetery on
Baptist Hill and was very much i'm
pressed with the seeming neglect of
same, with the exception of a very
few lots.
In my travels over the United
States, have always found it an I'M
varying rule that where you find a
we'll kept cemetery, you find live,
progressive towns or cities, or, in
other words, where you have a bunch
of live ones, they take good care of
the dead ones.
| have no means of knowing Just
what provision is made for the care
of the cemetery, but feel confident
that if the citizens of Skowhegan who
own lots and have members of their
family buried there, would visit the
same and observe the existing con-
ditions, they would feel satisfied that
some provision should be made to
put the cemetery in presentable con-
dition. There are quite a number of
pretentious lots there showing SEEM
ing neglect. feel positive that these
conditions are unknown to large
number of the progressive citizens
of Skowhegan.
A cemetery should be a place of
beauty that it's citizens could visit
and show strangers with a feeling of
pride.
G. r. FREEMAN.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04
SKOWHEGAN LOCAL NEWS

Hiss Evelyn Bodhsh visited the
ars. OF lie week in Bangor
Hlss Filth and Miss Bertha Lew
Is are visiting Their sister. Mrs. ". w.
Wilkins In Wilton
Airs Charles Lancaster and daueh-
sf eft Monday for a visit with rela-
aKes in Boothbay.
Nr and Mrs { B. Allen OF Auburn
returned Monday after a visit with
Harry Dysart and family.
James p. Thompson has been con-
fined 10 his home on Winter street for
the past week, owing to a fall which
he received
The Woman's Missionary Society Of
The First Baptist church will meet
with Mrs A. T. Smith next Friday
afternoon al , o'clock.
Miss Grace L. Russell departed
Monday for Cambridge, Mass, where
she viii enter Harvard Summer
school for graduate study.
Mrs. Herbert L. Gale left the first
of this week for Marthas Vineyard
where she will remain at her sum-
mer home for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Jones were
taken to Brighton recently in the
Marston automobile Accompanying
theme We're Mrs. Frank Drawn and
Miss Gala Packard.
At the meeting of Russell Relief
Corps to be held this week, Friday
afternoon, July >. there will be a re-
hearsal Each officer is especially re-
quested to be present.
Miss Alice Brown of Dedham. Mass,
was a weekend guest of Miss Anne
Bergman. The two young ladies
have just finished their duties as
teachers in the public schools of The
Forks.
Mrs. Harry c. Turner and two chill
dren, of Los Angeles, Cal, were
guests the past week of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. T. Pooler, leaving Tuesday for the
Pooler's summer home at Boothbav
Harbor.
Mr. and Mrs. George Paddock, Miss
Winona and Roy Paddock have been
in Vassalboro in attendance at the
yearly meeting of Friends. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Packard were also in at
tendance at the meeting, Saturday.
DR.. d. N. Beach, president of the
Bangor Theological school, Bangor,
delivered very able sermon at the
Island Ave. Congregational church
last Sunday morning His text was
taken from Mark. 1921. There was
music by the church quartet.
Services at the First Baptist church
Sunday we're of much interest. The
pastor, Rev. G. Osborne, preached the
second in his series of the five great
PHILOSOPHERS, this being the Stole.
The soloist was j. Harvey White. In
the evening at the young peoples SER
vice, Miss Harriet Marble sang, and
in the evening the pastor preached on
the first of the teachings of Jesus in
regard to the relationship to the faith
err
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04

Divide Gagne, suffering from the af
ter effects in the Auburn police sta.
ton recently where he was being
confined after arrest for intoxication
attempted to hang himself to the bars
of the cell with his suspenders. Had
not City Marshall Rowe reached him
in time, he would doubtless have
strangled.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04

If you would be, good judge hear
what every one says.-Portuguese.
Opinion in good men is but knowl-
edge in the MANIFESTATION.
If a man is naturally enthusiastic,
he is punished so much for it that he
soon becomes intensely practical
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04

The sawmill of Bagley & Wood was
totally burned along with 100000 of
sawed shingles, recently. The fire
is supposed to have started about the
boiler room. The loss is about S. QUO
with q small insurance.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04
Farm for Sale

For good reasons offer my Farm,
Stock and Tools, situated In Bingham
Farm contains LIS acres excellent
land, fine wood lot, good orchard good
Buildings In village limits insured for
$4,000. For further description ad-
dress or call on
s. A. SMITH,
tf2 Bingham, Maine
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-04
TOT TO jRfNT'

Large, roomy house, with stable and
all modern improvements; two minutes
walk from Municipal Building. Adapted
for either single family OF two separate
tenements Inquire at Office of FRED
r. LAWRENCE, over Skowhegan Trust
Company. tf22
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
HYPNoTIsM RESTORED VOICE
Nightmare Had Caused a Man to Lose
the Power Of Speech for More
Than Four Years.

After being dumb for more than
four years, David Newell Shutter
of III Milton street, Long Island.
City, has had his power Of speech
restored to him by means Of hyp-
notism.
DR.. Alfred ]. Fox Of 21O Fifty
sixth street, Manhattan, who effected
The cure, declared that Shutters all
ment probably was caused by ler-
yous shock, resulting from night
mare. The doctor examined the
mans throat and became convinced
that there was no organic disorder,
and that it was a case of paralysis
due to shock. He decided, therefore,
that the case did not require the ad-
ministering Of medicine, but that
hypnotism would do more good, and,
accordingly, started to treat the case
along these lines.
After the first treatment, which
was about two months ago, Shutter
showed signs Of improvement, and
has been improving ever since, until
now he has practically the same pow
er of speech that he had before he
became afflicted. AS far as tones and
infections are concerned, the case is
cured, but there still remains the
necessity Of strengthening the vocal
which have become, so tc
speak, rusty through nonuse.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
He is THE CHAMPION PARENT
There Are T%hlrty-two Children Who
Call John w. Guy Of Vir-
ginia "Dad."

John W. Guy, father of 80 chill.
dren, lies dangerously ill at his home
in Nelfa, Va.
Mr.. Guy is seventy-nine years old
and a prosperous farmer. He was
born April 6, 1882. Despite his
years he was robust until about a
month ago, with glossy black hair,
and worked on his farm nearly every
day. He has been thrice married.
Guy first married Mary Ann Red
field in 1885 and she bore him seven
children. His second marriage was
an elopement.
Lola Crockett, sixteen years old,
became Guys wife when he was in
his Sixty-ffth year. Of this union
seven children were born. A boy
and girl, twins, arrived when Guy
was seventy-six.
Of Guys 80 children-21 sons and
Il daughters-23 are still living, the
eldest, a son, being ffty-six years
old. All of his sons are fathers of
large families.
81 have always lived a Christian
life" Guy says. 81 have been a menu
her of the Onancock Methodist
church for over fifty years, I have
had three wives. / can truthfully
say that not INT quarrelsome word
has passed between myself and either
Of them"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
CRENSHAW & YOUNG

Mr.. and Mrs. George Brunette
Of Kansas City visited relatives
here last week.
Luther Jones left Tuesday for
his home in Muskogee, Oklahoma,
aitq a several weeks visit with
relatives in this city.
Mrs. Jack Hurlbult and moth
er are visiting in BloSser.
William zeyzing returned to
school at Boonville the first of
the week after spending the
Christmas vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Zey-
zing.
Misses Buell. and Mary Hill of
Lexington are the guests of
Chas. Ersham and family.
Will ClaSterman was
called to Sedalia Saturday by
the illness of his son, George,
who with his mother were visit
ing at that place.
Isaac Fulkerson and family
who moved from this place a
year ago to make their home ait
Boonville, have returned to Wav-
ely to live.
The Woodmen of the World, a
new lodge which was organized
at this place recently, entertained
its members with a banquet Mon
day evening.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
HOW IKE LOST EYE

William L. Kaiser, a member of
the United Commercial Travellers,
has acquired a reputation as a story
teller. Bill" is much in demand at
banquets, reunions and stag parties.
Although the story is worn almost
threadbare, "Bill" insists upon re-
peating the following anecdote at ev-
cry opportunity:
The farmers, John and Jake, met
at a crossroads with loaded teams.
They paused to pass the local small
talk.
"John," said his friend, "did ye
hear O the accident down at Reeds
corners? P"
mary a word" replied John.
"Well," continued Jake, @yeIl re-
member Ike Robinson's hotel, the
Lakeside Travellers Rest A troupe
o Uncle Toms Cabin people put
up at the Corners last week, and Ike
gave the leading lady the biggest
room in the house, the old parlor
on the first floor"
The old man paused meditatiyely.
"Yes?'' queried John.
can that's how Ike came to lose
his right eye"
"How did it happen?" asked John.
Through accident ?"
"Nope," answered Jake. Through
the keyhole."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
Everybody is Talking About the
st. Louis Republic.

And indeed there is something
to talk about. Where there's
smoke there S fire. Things are
happening at The Republic. It's
new editor, HoratiO w. Seymour,
has his own ideas about making a
newspaper. And Republic read
ers seem to think they are pretty
good ideas, too. They are
tickled with the crisp, spicy
little paragraphs of editorial of
comment which appear each day
they are delighted with the good,
sound, militant Democracy-Old-
fashined, Jefferscnian Demo
cracy-and the merciless expos
ure of Republican fallacies and
misrule they are laughing over
the caricatures and funmaking
cartoons; they are interested in
the stories of strange, novel
things that happen in everyday
life and recognize the superior
manner in which the news in
general is given; they are pleas
ed with the news in general is
given; they are pleased with the
new drSs The Republic is wearing
clearer type and more open
lines.
The enlarged size of The Re-
public, its enlarged staff of
writer's, it's enlarged facilities for
obtaining and printing the news
and the ivelist and best editorial
page in the Mississippi Valley
are making The St. Louis Re
public the most talked of, the
most interesting and the cheap
est newspaper, value considered,
to be had by the residents of
Missouri and contiguous ter
ritory.
Sample copies will be cheer
fully sent upon receipt Of your
name and address. Let us mail
them to you; also copy Of free
pamphlet entitled "Your Money
Back" describing a special, ex-
traordinary offer. Write today
before you forget it.
THE REPUBLIC,
ST. LOUIS, MO.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
TELEPHONE HAD A BAD COLD
And Orders for TWO Certified Copies
Sounded over the Wire
Like 235.

Slurring of words over the tele-
phone wire came near working clerks
overtime in the Office of A. B. Harri-
son, secretary of state of Oklahoma.
The department was called by
long distance from Kansas City and
requested, as the clerk understood, to
prepare two thirty-fve copies" of a
certain corporation charter. The Of
flee took on signs of business, with
orders going to town for several
reamS of white paper.
Judge Fitzpatrick of the corpora
ton desk stopped long enough to fig
ure that the fees to the state would
amount to 500 for copying alone.
"Do you suppose that is on the
square ?" queried Judge Fitzpatrick,
as he looked at his computation of
the cost.
Better confirm it." suggested the
secretary of state, SO a telegram went
to Kansas City asking if the request
was for 1885 copies"
Orders for the white paper were
countermanded two hours later when
a boy walked into the ~secretary's Of
flee with a message which read "Not
on your life. We want two certified
copies. New York Herald.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
SKIN TROUBLES SUCH AS
ECZEMA, PIMPLEs ON THE
FACE AND ITCHING
SCALP YIELD TO
THIS TREAT
MENT.

Why should you continue to
experiment with greasy lotions
and smeary ointments to rid your
skin of germ life9 They can't
DO it because they cannot pen
citrate to the seat Of the trouble
and draw the germ life to the
surface of the skin and destroy
1t. Why not try a proven rem
edy, one that will do thisP We
have a mild, soothing LIQUID
Compound that p~enetrates the
inner skin, right to the seat of
the trouble, drives the germ life
to the surface and destroys it.
The first application stops the
terrible itching. Your leading
druggist stands back of this
Scientific Remedy = Brinkley's
Sanador-buy it today from
Crenshaw & Young.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
OPENING up FRENCH ALPS
Touring Club Plans New Automobile
Route From Lake Geneva
TO the Sea.

Americans who take their motor
cars to France few of them, at
least-haye explored the beauties Of
the French Alps between Lake &C.
neva and the Riviera. But to the
ordinary tourist this is an almost
closed region. Only a few points
within it can be reached by railroad,
and the roads have not been Of the
best.
The Touring club of France ter
years ago tried to have better roads
opened through this interesting re-
gion, but its appeals met with Off
cial indifference.
Now, however, the railroads have
seen the possibilities, and there has
this summer been inaugurated a
service Of automobiles, combined.
with what railways there are, from
Nice to Evian on Lake Geneva.
The Touring club is planning,
with the aid Of the now interested
officials to secure improved roads
that will make easy automobile rid
ing the entire distance, avoiding the
railroads entirely. When completed
a.
this route will be close to the Italian
frontier alomst the whole journey.
1t will make accessible some of the
quaintest Of rock villages, and will
range in climate from the almost
tropical vegetation of the Riviera to
the barren, snow-elad slopes of the
mountain passes.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12

Two men have been
arrested and tried in Olatha,
Kansas, for robbery. Previous
to the holidays several robberies
were committed in towns in a
radius of forty miles Of Kansas
City. The last one, at Olatha,
Kansas, two men were caught,
and goods in their possession
have been Identified by a jew
eler in Warrensburg. A. Egle
was notified that some jew
elry still in their possession had
not been identified, and acting
upon this information he left Fri
accompanied by E. B.
Campbell and Eugene Phetzing,
for Olatha to see if the same
parties were responsible for his
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
Waverly Notes.
(Too late for last week.

(ToO late for last week
Miss Ogda McGrew returned to
school at Marshall Tuesday after
spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Ne
Grew.
Misses Lucy and Gertrude
Jordon spent last week with
their aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Butler, at
Kansas City.
Sam Graham was in Pittsburg,
Kansas, a part of last week.
Miss Title White was the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Willie
Wood, at Malta Bend Saturday
and Sunday.
George Albright Of Kansas
City spent several days this
week with his father, 0. H. All
bright. piH,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
IN ENGLAND.

The umbrella is gaining ground
in England. 1t has long been the
popular impression in this country
that all Englishmen carry umbrellas
whether it is raining or not, but ii
is only of late that the smart, slen-
der, tightly rolled umbrella has been
driving out the cane. During the
last summer there was a marked re-
viyal of sticks, but with the advent
Of the autumn rains they are going
back to the rack, and the place of
the umbrella is as secure as before.
In this country except perhaps in
circles where London styles are faith
fully followed, there seems to be a
slight falling off, if anything, in the
use Of umbrellas, for which motor
ing and the popularity of waterproof
coats have been held responsible.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
GOOD LIVER REMEDY FREE

of this remarkable cure for stomach
liver and bowel troubles through a
free sample. Mrs. Frank Lilly of
Plainview, ILL.,, sent for one and it
cured her and she is open in saying
that She will never take pills or strong
c~athartics again, as Syrup Pepsin acts
so mildly. Mr. w. L. Bryant, the
Postmaster at Sardis, Tenn, says he
will never be without it again. No
sick person can afford to ignore Q
remedy so highly endorsed as this.
1t is good for all the family from
infancy to old age, because it is mild,
free from gripping and yet promptly
effective. Furthermore, results are
absolutely guaranteed or money will
be refunded
For the free sample address DR.. w.
B. Caldwell, 402 Caldwell building,
Monticello, Ill.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-01-12
WHEN PRICES WERE LOW.

Old records brought to light in
Linn county, Kan, give some inter-
esting figures of many years ago.
Cows were quoted in 1887 at 81 ia
$40; horses, $25 to $40; hogs, a head,
$1.25 to $1.50; a nice veal calf sold
for rs cents; eggs, 8 cents a dozen,
and deer hams, rs cents each. One
could get a man to work from sunup
till dark from 10 to Is cents a day,
and he accepted pay in pelts, hides,
twists of tobacco, wild honey or yarn
mitts.