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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
HE BELIEVES INyESI4GATl0N
RESULTED IN CLEAN ELECTION
Especial 30 The Times-Dispatch


Bristol Va, November l3.-Follow-
ing the election bribery investigation
conducted in Lee County last spring
and summer by Judge Skeen. OF the
Circuit Court, there has been q general
desire to know the effect upon the re.
cent election. Chairman L. B. How
ard, of the Republican organization In
Lee County. who 10 here. said: The
election Of November was undoub:-
eddy the cleanest ever held in the
county I have heard from all pre-
cincts In the county. and no informa-
ton has come to me of any unfairness
being attempted In the county. The
voters were all on their good be.
havior. and there appears to have been
no effort in any part Of the county to
influence the election by tie use OF
either money or whiskey. Thas happy
situation / attribute TO the good OF
the election bribery Investigation. ard
TO the further fact that both candi-
dates entered into a solemn pledge not
to use money 70 influence the election"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
Omcerr Are Re-Eleeted.

Especial to The Times-Disparch.l
Harrisonburg, Va, November 10
All policemen and town officers. with
the exception OF attorney. were re-
elected last night at the annual election
of officers held by the Town Council.
The salary Of town attorney was rais-
ed to 500. the election to be held later.
The Council decided to give free water
and lights to the Rockingham Me-
mortal Hospital, which started In &C.
tober.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

pronounced tho benediction At the close
Of the morning session
No afternoon session was held. the
time being occupied with meetings OF
the cabinet and the various boards
and committees.
This evening Rev. T. A Smoot, pas
tor Of Epworth Church. Norfolk.
preached the annual sermon before the
conference.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

Especial 10 The Tines Dispatch
Elizabeth City, y. C., November IA
George D. Poole. Of Buckroe Beach Va.
and Miss Matte Lee spencer. of New
port News. Va. secured . marriage
license here to-day and were united in
marriage by Justice OF the Peace J. W.
Munden.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Harrisonburg. Va. November Ia
To-day. at Hinton. Rockingham Coun-
ty. Miss Vida Myers. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ward Myers. and Edward
Wine, of Glover HILL were married.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
Wedding Invitations.

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Jolly. OF thi'
city, have issued invitations to tn
marriage of their sister. Annie Heati
Jolly. t. y. Monroe Fancy. * B-urs
wick County. Th9 wedding IS t., tak'
place at 1890 o'clock ~ n on Wed
nesday, November 40. In Washington
Street ~ Z. Church.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
a Remarkable Hen.

The humble. but helpful hen has
been held up to us Of late as the
greatest wealth producer Of the coun-
try-the automatic provider Of health.
support and breakfast. Il has re-
manned for New York to present this
simple minded but Industrious friend
Of the farmer in the role of a hired
hand. Finding her master-we hate
to say Owner-busy building chicken
coOp-presumably for her occupancy
Biddy waited about until the man in
the case dropped 4 nail. Turning to
pick it up, de found that Biddy had
already forestalled him and was
standing by the coop with the nail in
her bill. held ready for driving.
Thenceforth until the homely. neces-
sary task was done man and her
worked in profitable and pleasant ALI.
ance. This is all true. too, because f
was printed in the paper"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
City a seoil.r Eo- Country Lie.

City a spoi'a- Fo4 Country Life.
IN one of the many fresh air homes
for the poor children Of the great
cities about seventy-fye tenement
youngsters are taken every two weeks
during the summer and given an op-
portunity to recuPerate in the pure air
and on the good food furnished 1T the
home. But many are not at al salts
fed. Recently one of the fresh air
youngsters was found crying in bed.
He was h0mesick for the city and
complained that he hadn't seen
fight since he had been in the coun-
try. Another hOmeSick city waif
walled because he hadn't seen any
cops" and another because it was so
quiet he couldn't hear anything but
crickets." These children unconscious
" expressed the power Of social en-
virOnment and the difficulty of break
ing its bonds. Many have wondered
Why thousands of women and girls
toll at starvation wages in cities when
there is plenty of work and a good
living for them in the country. These
children tell us why.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
Live Stock Notes.

Ensilage may be fed to sheep. but
roots are better and safer.
Every quadruped on the place earns
his salt, but does it always get It?
The best way to be sure of healthy
sheep is to give them good feed and
the best care you can.
Pick out the best lamb i'll the flock
to keep or else buy one of some sue
cessful breeder of sheep.
Because sheep have warm coats it
does not follow that they can be ex-
posed to wet and storms.
The colt should early be taught the
use of the halter and made to know
that his master is his friend
Five minutes work with a rough
cloth on the horses hide after hard
days work will do him lot of good.
What we want to do in working a
horse for the first time is to teach it
to do things which it never did be-
fore.
The flock should have salt constant
ly before 1t in the pasture, so the sheep
can help themselves to it when they
crave it. Salt is one of the essentials
Of success in handling sheep.
1t is scarcely necessary to suggest
that it is good policy to make a close
examination of any newly purchased
hogs and be assured that they are alb
solutely free from lice before they arc
turned with the other hogs.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
4 REAL Up TO DATE BARN.

raise when they need water. Water
is forced into each trough through q
pipe so that the supply is always fresh.
There is n wide alley at the rear Of
each row Of stalls. with cutters which
may be flushed when the stable is
cleaned.
The building is well lighted and ven
tilated with sixteen windows on each
side and with ventilator fues of wood
opening Mt the ridge Of the roof. rs q
consequence the building IS cool in
summer and warm in winter, and the
air is pure at all times. At the front
end Of the barn are the milk cooling
and separator rooms, which are entire
ly separate from the stable. Two large
silCs, each with a capacity of thirty
tons, stand ut the end Of the stable
On this farm green corn and the refuse
OF the canning factory. which includes
pen shells, vines. corn cObs and Eusks.
and so on, are put mp for silaga This
makes very acid mixture. hut the
COWS eat It with great relish.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
Boil Rnnae Sfr-irh+

The best way to soften hay carrier
ropes is to boil them in wood ashes.
This is a formula forty years old that
has never been known to fail. Put
one-fourth to one-half bushel in enough
water to cover rope, say six TO ten
pailfuls, according to the size Of your
kettle Boil it until you are sure that
it Is thoroughly wet through. hang it
up TO dry and leave it alone until per-
fectly dry. Then you viii have rope
as soft and pliable as a tow strins
and one that Will give double the serv-
ice in wear as one untreated. 1t will
pay any one to try the experiment.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
i arm ano
Garden
LUXURY FOR LIVE STOCK.
Fine Dairy Herd Has Concrete Barn
Both Sanitary and Beautiful,

Fine Dairy Herd Has Concrete Barn
Both Sanitary and Beautiful.
The new live stock barn on Old Forge
farm, in eastern Pennsylvania, is a
fine example of farm architecture, as
shown by the accompanying illustra-
ton from the Country Gentleman. 1t
includes all modern equipment and
sanitary provisions. This structure is
112 feet in length, GO feet wide and 40
feet to the caves. 1t has a hip roof,
which gives additional NOW space and
adds to its appearance. The stable is
built with walls and floor of concrete
and is entirely given over to the sta
bles for the cows. 4 feeding aisle sew
en- feet wide runs through the center.
and a row of swinging stanchiOns is
placed on each side of this. Each stall
is equipped with feed box and COW
cred water trough, which has a swing
ing lid that the COWS have learned to
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
c0RNsTALK DISEASE.
Look Out For Your Cattle If You Let
Them Run In Fields.


When cattle are allowed to run in
stalk fields it frequently happens that
a large per cent die from various
causes. All these troubles are classed
under the one term-cOrnStalk disease.
In some western fields where there
is second growth of cane stalk late
In the fall an early frost will at times
develop In the stalk a deadly poison,
hydrocyanic acid. which kills the ami
NAL in very few minutes after eat
ing it, says the Kansas Agricultural
college.
In the last year or two some of our
state experiment stations have been
investigating several molds which
seem to affect not only cattle. but
horses as well. These molds grow quite
abundantly upon cornstalks. alfalfa
and other forage crops. The death of
a great number of animals has been
traced directly to the feeding Of such
affected fodder, hay or corn. These
mods, however, must have a certain
amount of moisture for their growth,
and it has been shown that when the
feeds have been properly harvested
and sheltered no trouble has resulted.
Only in materials exposed to the
weather, allowing the Development of
these lower forms Of plant life, has
serious trouble been found.
In the treatment Of these troubles
nothing reliable can be given, as dis
ease usually comes on without any
warning, and the animal dies suddenly
Much Of the trouble can be avoided
by allowing the animals only "a limited
amount OF the feed or il the stalk
field few hours only each day. 1t IS
necessary that plenty OF pure water
should be given frequently and enough
Of other roughaSe to keep the animals
from g0rging themselves on the fodder
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
Send OUR SUBSCRlP.
T.CN right AWAY
TO THIS PAPER-nOt to The
Louisville Times.
To CIeana black material.

'The other day [ was in dis
pair" said a friend recently,
"untl a good Samaritan came to
the rescue and helped me won-
derfully. This is what happened
81 went out to tea in q new black
frock and got q horrid stain nit.
Come along I'll soon get it
out, said the friend I was teaing
with.
80 Into a saucer she poured some
hot, farley lump Of bicarbonate
of soda.
Then with a piece Of black
material dipped III this, she
sponged the spot, with almost
magical results.
1.-The stain came completely
out and when dry was quite in-t
visible.
Bicarbonate of soda and
boiling tea is splendid for clean
ing black MATERIAL said my
friend. The tip was given me
by wellknown dressmaker. and
| have tried it many times with
excellent results.
: But the tea must be used
the minute the soda is
placed in it, she added, as if
allowed to stand, the soda turns
the tea too dark in color, and
might make it stain the materi-
al f" Exchange.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

When pouring the swill into the trough
the gate is swing inward and held in
place by the fastener shown. When
the trough is full the gate is swung
back and fastened. The trough Itself
is made Of heavy material and secure
y fastened by q stake at each end
which also prevents the hog from get
ting into the end when the gate is
swung open.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

An independent oil wagon made
the rounds Of a locality AOt far from
where the writer lives the other day
and disposed of a lot of fair quality
oil in barrel lots at II cents per gal
Ion when the same or better grade
of oil could have been got from the
nearby country store at from II to ID
cents per gallon. Either the chaps
that bit on this game did not take
their local paper or the merchants of
the town where it was located did not
make use of it as an advertising me
dunn.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

Notwithstanding the fact that fruit
raising in the Rogue river valley. in
Oregon, on small scale traces back
some fifty years. it is interesting TO
note that no spraying has to be done 10
combat fungous pests. as has to be
done in practically every state east of
the Rocky mountains. While we have
never seen an explanation of this fact.
there is little question that the warm
and dry summers have much to do
with it. Some Yellow Transparents
that we picked last July. though
sprayed with arsenate of lead and wa
ter only. were as clean and waxy skin
ned as could be.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
Artichokes For Hoes.

Artichokes and pumpkins are val
liable sources Of a vegetable feed sup
ply for winter The former can be
grown on hills and odd corners. which
would not otherwise be utilized. ana
In the late fall the hogs can be turned
in to do their own harvesting until
the ground is frozen. Pumpkins are
Of value in that they may be easily
stored until midwinter and fed when
the weather does not permit ranging
out of doors on the wheat or rye
fields
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

Tie experience of an Alameda (CalD
residpa VH YES some ten miles from
O46aWt Tying to get rid of the
aigl y fvc rout trunk Of an unusually
hnr eucalyptus gum tree. and thus
suspicion ON the extraordinary claims
made for the growing OF the eucalyp-
tus as money making scheme. No
Buyer who would make commercial
use Of the tree in question was found
wood
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

1t is all TOO often trees that are
sick or have been injured that are
most likely TO set too heavy a loading
Of fruit. If one wishes to save such a
tree it is often good idea to remove
good share or all of the fruit so
that the strength Of the tree can be
utilized in the production of new wood
grown instead Of fruit.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

Some trouble was caused in west
ern orchards during the spring follow
Ing smudging with crude petroleum
through the smoke from the oil pots
loading the blossoms with SCOT. This
coating is offensive to bees and in
some instances has kept them away
to such an extent during blossom time
that there has not been proper fertili-
cation of blossoms. with the result
that there has been . scaut setting Of
fruit.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

There is no succuIent crop that will
be reIiShed by or 90 the flock Of sheep
more good than turnips, which should
be sowed Oh rich and rather low
piece of land and preferably one thar
is as free as posi- Jle from weed seed
For field crop the seed may be sowed
about the middle of August for the
northern attitudes.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
Green Stuff Rsst For Cows.

The best dairymen are now feeding
either silage or some green soiling
crops every day in the year. and they
find this class of feed cheaper and
better than any other kind. Some dry
feed should, of course, 60 along with
the green feed.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

: reader of the Rural New Yorker
reports the odd Instance Of damage to
steers in his feed lot While the ami
mails were resting at night by weasels
that crawled over them and gnawed
holes in their backs and sucked their
blood
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

Many a weed spotted pasture could
be cleaned up and kept clean were
small flock of sheep kept on the place.
This would mean sheep tight fences,
but it is taken for granted that the
good farm is well fenced.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

We sometimes wonder how the ped,
dlers and collectors who pick up play
ed out copper utensils get enough to
make it worth while, yet figures for
1910 show that 34O42,O99 pounds of
just such scrap copper was collected
and sent to shelters.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

The mourning dove takes little pGins
when it starts housekeeping to build
a substantial nest, and rs 4 result it
is often broken up. There are q good
many folks whose marital enterprises
are short lived and for the same Tea-
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

We know q fine row of hard maple
shade trees that were thinned three or
four years ago. but they will never
have the. symmetry and uniformity OF
size and shape that would have been
possible had the job been done a dozen
years ago.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

Never were more automobiles being
sold per week than right now, and
never did it take more to buy a well
matched team of draft or driving
horses. The doleful prophecy that the
automobile would put the horse out of
business is not Undertaking..
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03

A fortune awaits the man who can
invent fly blanket for cows which
will keep off the flies, stay in place
and stand the wear and tear.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
HOW TO SAVE PIG FOOD.
Easy Way to Prevent Waste and Also
70 Keen The Sho-ts CLaen.

Many a time win the pig spill bis
food all over the ground. lie can be
stopped by making u trough similar to
the one shown in the drawing. Place
an ordinary trough right IN front OF
the gate. Take the gate off its hinges
and swing from a rod at the top, so
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-01-03
MAKE HENS PRODUCERS.

The fowls belonging to the
average farmer weigh from three
to four pounds. They should
weigh from six TO eight pounds.
The average hen lays seventy
five eggs year. She should lay
15o eggs q year. These gains
, can be made by careful selection
and breeding.
Do not kill the laying hen.
Weed out the nonproducers.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

word, hoping thus to impress her
nephew. But he was so busy keeping
one eye on her and one on the little
boy on the other porch, that he did not
have time to use his ears at all and so
did not hear one word.
Leaving his camp fires burning to
deceive the enemy, he stole around by
ish and captured"
Billy held up his hands to catch a
ball which Jimmy made believe to
throw
Miss Minerva still read on, uncon-
scious of her nephew's inattention:
THE suffering at Valley Forge had
been intense during the winter"
Billy made a pretense behind his
aunt's upright back of throwing a ball
while the other child held up two fat
little hands to receive it. Again he
laughed aloud as Jimmy spat on his
hands and ground the imaginary ball
into his hip.
She looked at him sternIy over her
glasses:
What makes you so silly?" she in
quired, and without waiting for a reply
went on with her reading; she was
nearing the close now and she read
carefully and deliberately.
And he was chosen the first presi-
dent of the United States"
Billy put his hands to his ears and
wriggIed his fingers at Jimmy, who
promptly returned the compliment.
HE had no children Of his own, so
he is called the Father of his Coun-
try"
Miss Minerva closed the book,
turned to the little boy at her side,
and asked:
who was this great and good man,
William"
Jesus, was his ready answer, in an
appropriately solemn little voice
why, William Green HilIH' she ex-
claimed in disgust. what are you
thinking of? don't believe you heard
one word that read"
Billy was puzzled; he was sure she
had said Born in manger" Il didn't
hear her say nothin' bout bulrushes, .
he thought. so t amt Moses; she
didn't say log cabin so t amt Aba
ham Lincoln; she didn't say Thirty
cents look down upon you,' so t amt
Napolyon l sho' wish I'd paid ten
ton"
"Jesus!" his aunt was saying, born
in Virginia and first president of the
United StatesI"
George Washin ton, I aimed to
say" triumphantly screamed the little
boy, who had received his cue.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

We'll. II tell her I just coined
over a minute to see bout Miss Mi
nerya's hustle" he agreed as he again
tumbled over the fence.
A little negro boy. followed by a
tiny. white dog, was passing by Miss
Minerva's gate.
Billy promptly flew to the gate and
hailed him. Jimmy, looking around to
see that Sarah Jane had gone back to
the kitchen, as promptly rolled over
the fence and joined him.
'Lemme see yo' dog" said the for.
mer.
Amt he cute?" said the latter.
The little darkey picked up the dog
ana passed it across the gate.
y wish he was mine" said the
smaller child, as he took the soft, fluffy
little ball in his arms; what II you
take for him?"
The negro boy had never seen the
dog before, but he Immediately accept
ed the ownership thrust upon him and
answered without hesitation, I'll take
a dollar for her"
Il ain's got but nickel. Billy, amt
you got 'nough money TO put with my
nickel to make a dollar?"
Nav; l amt got a red cent"
i II tell you what we'll do" sug-
gested Jimmy; well trade you base
ball mask for him. My mama's going
to gimme new mask cause l all
time stay at home, so well trade you
our old one. Go get it, Billy"
Thus commanded Billy ran and
picked up the hustle where it lay neg
lected on the grass, and handed it to
the quasiowner Of the puppy. The deal
was promptly closed and a black little
negro went grinning down the street
with Miss Minerva's ancient hustle
tied across his face, leaving behind
him a curly-haired dog.
"Ain't he sweet?" said Jimmy, hug
ging the fluffy white ball close to his
breast, I'VE got to name him, Billy"
Les name her Perjury Pearline,"
was the suggestion of the other joint
owner
He amt going to be name nothing
g. Ill 4AHAC NLleIAy 0CSiCl GU JlIlliy YOU
all time got to name our dogs the
scalawaggest name they is. He s 60
ing to be name Sam Lamb cause
he S my partner"
shes girl dog" argued Billy, "an'
she can't be nam no mans name. If
she could I d call her Major"
81 don't care what sort o. dog he is,
girl or boy. he s going to be name
Sam Lamb Pretty Sam Pretty
SAM" and he fondIy stroked the little
animals soft head.
Here. Perjury! Here, Peruny!"
and Billy tried to snatch her away.
The boys heard a whistle; the dog
heard it, too. Springing from the little
boys arms Sam Lamb Perjury Pearline
ran under the gate and flew to meet
her master, who was looking for her
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-05-02

an amt a-goin to be 'sponsibIe
neither" and he poked out a swollen
jaw for Jimmy to touch.
key Rosenstein at this moment was
spied by the two little boys as he was
walking jauntily by the gate.
you better keep way f'om here,
Goose-Grease, Jimmy yelled at him;
you better get on the other side the
street. Billy here s got the mumps
an he femme tech EN- SOS l can get
EN-, SOS my papa and mama II Iemme
do just perzactly like | want to; but
you're Jew and Jews amt got no
business to have the mumps, so you
better get way. I paid Billy bout a
million dollars worth to Iemme tech
his mumps,," he said proudly. Get
way; you can't have EN-
key had promptly stopped at the
gate.
'What1l you take, Billy, to lemme
get emp" he asked, his commercial
spirit at once aroused.
''Whatu you gimme?' asked he Of
the salable commodity, with an eye to
a bargain.
key pulled out a piece of Irvine and
a blue glass bead from his pocket and
offered them to the child with the
mumps. These received a contemptu-
Gus rejection.