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Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-27

~ 1918 Wn enid: "Noihlng can be
~ greater service 20 she cause OF
cdnesfion 81 Npv Mexico than q clear
and tomnTcnpnrivo statement of nii
our 0chooi laws b. such a form - VIII
rnnhfe aii onr ciiiaeus "a get the facts
readily and easily" "A these laws
nre ~ present thty are in many caFes
conaieiinr. weak and inefficient We
therefore urge that me next ieeisia-
ture provide Tor the appointment Of
nm edueationai commission, whose
duty q shall be Ia work with and as
rift lhe committee on education TO
prepare and present o. fhe legislature
& yet ~ laws that viii meet the needs
of onr Public school system. and ihat
i SUFFICIENT appropriation be made 60
meet the expenses ~ such q commits
sion.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-27

Everything IN toilet articles al this
Highland Pharmacy Phone 30.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-27

f|NtAhI4 NNNNN nn the matter q the
noai session.
NsrnFt Supervision.
Quoting ifom M nN0rtee delivered
hN ne I1cn. Alvin ~ White before
the NtN Ntkltn rduoaHoral aslocia-
tlQn TAI f9f1 After j. taftful c1n-
e|1trsiion ~ the ennIecf aaslenrd me
] anl eompelled % state lhai 90 my
nrInlon tie next most litportaut cd-
ufstlenai problem before our state
tef improvement ii our rural schools
81 an cxneii Supervision az the snme
Ne nellote that The PROPER test ~ u
tunniv NupoflufauuentE qualification
nm eaHtatlenai qualification. and
shat when administrative qualities
hnfe assn neea proved satisfactory
- he enir Whteh he SERVES. the
eahsl iiHlIunal nnIltHon of term
enoaid n1 raised end thai h,s term o.
oNet should rather be defermlncd BY
usttIH service Than constitutional llm-
leTlon and we urge the next ieHis-
latnro r. submit "a The voters ~ the
state an amendment ~ lhe cnnstitu-
t'oh bringing about fhs end
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-27

ties the great need r. professional
training. We therefore recommend
that IN tuch counties two weeks In
stisute devoted eatlrcly 20 professional
work be substituted for the two
weeks Institute.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-27

We hereby express our most cordial
appre, lation of the very able, inter-
ssilng and profitable addresses dee
llvored before mo association boy DR..
n. T.. Claxton. commissioner of edu-
Gallon OF the United States; and 10
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
"GOING TO LAW"

A conveyance Of land described az
running with the meanders Of non
navigable stream gives title to the
thread of the stream in the absence
Of contrary intention shown by the
deed.-Robinson Versus Wells, KY. 49,
s. w. 81.
In selling personal property the gen.
eral rule is that where no misrepre-
sensations are made by the seller in
respect to the quality or condition of
the property the purchaser buys at
his own risk and cannot recover dam
ages on account Of defects or unsound-
ness, but where animals or articles are
sold for food the law implies war
ranty on the part Of the buyer thar
such. provisions are wholesome and
fit TO eat, and the rule of buyers risk
does not apply.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
A Peculiar Animal.

One kind Of African mice we seldom
see or read about is the little elephant
shrew. 1t is barely four inches long,
but the trunk and shortened tail COM
bined give it another four or five
inches. The fur, though drab instead
of gray, is otherwise like that of a
chinchilla, as also are its large and
delicate ears, while both in the forma-
ton and the manner Of using its legs
it reminds one Of a new species of
miniature kangaroo 1t has swift leap
ing powers. 1t will tuck up its append
ages and, like a ball, roll over and
over in a straight lire and after a
meal, which occurs at very short inter
walls and consists Of several mouthfuls
only, quite surprises one by standing
stock still. apart only from a gentle
quivering of the trunk.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
a Picnic Stove.

In a practical article on "Picnics and
Campings." published in the Woman's
Home Companion, appears the follow
ing:
Picnic cooking, if In inexpert hands,
will undoubtedly be better over a stove
than an open fire. But you cannot
carry a stove on a picnic or camping
expedition, nor need you. A piece Of
thin sheet iron, thirty inches long by
eighteen inches wide, is all the stove
you want This lid across two little
banks Of earth, with the fire between,
or two logs with the fire between,
forms an excellent stove and not only
makes it unnecessary to wait for en-
bers for good cooking-since the flames
cannot reach the food through the
sheet iron-but is in itself an excellent
griddle for making toast and flap
jacks"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
Doqgie Got His MeatI

There was once a dog who used to
go to market with his master every
morning. He was always given a cent
to buy meat for himself.
If the butcher took the money be-
fore he gave him the meat the dog
would growl and show his teeth.
One day the master was called away
on business and was gone for several
days. On his return he told Romp to
bring him his slippers. Romp did not
obey, but skunk into a corner, and the
slippers could not be found.
Some hours later the gentleman went
to the postoffice. and Romp went with
him.
AS he passed the market the butcher
asked him to step into the store and
gave him his slippers.
Romp had carried them down one at
a time to pay for his meat.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
FOES OF THE ROSEBUD.
Get After the Fly and the Slug if You
Want to Save Your Flowers.


To destroy the green fly, colonies of
which congregate on the young growth
of the rosebushes and suck the juices
Of the plant. and other insect pests, we
spray the bushes with tobacco dust
after wetting them so the dust will
adhere. We have also found fresh
white hellebore busted on the bushes
a very good remedy. A sitter can be
made by punching the cover Of bak-
ing powder can full of small holes and
using the can in the same manner as
a salt or pepper shaker.
The rose slug, a light green worm
that eats the leaves, may be control
led by applying whale oil soap, one
half pound dissolved in four gallons
of water. The rose bug, hard shell
beetle that eats the leaves and bios
sons and greatly damages the roses.
is best controlled by hand picking or
knocking off on a sheet in the early
morning. Rosebushes can be kept
quite free of insects, however, by
literally and frequently sprinkling
with tobacco dust.-Rural Life.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
PARENT MOTH OF CUTwoRM.

PARENT MOTH OF CUTwORM.
the bran a slightly greenish tinge.
Then prepare a pint of sweetened wa
ter and moisten the bran with this.
Fill a pail with this material and
scatter the poisoned bran over the
surface Of the ground so that small
chunks half as big as a walnut or
larger will be distributed every foot
or two. Do this just before the plants
are due to come up.
Poultry must be kept away from
the garden for a few days. After a
week or two or after one or two rains
the bits Of bran usually disappear suf-
f1ciently so that there is little danger
Of poisoning poultry.
Often cutworms cause excessive
damage by cutting off newly set to-
mato plants or cabbage plants that
have Just been transplanted from seed
boxes. Such plants may be rather
easily protected by wrapping small
square or strip Of paper around the
stem when setting them out, so that
the stem near the ground will be pro-
tected by a cylinder or collar Of pa
per. This paper protector should eX-
tend into the ground half an inch and
above ground two or three inches. If
soft paper is used the collar should
make two or three turns around the
stem.
II land is kept in clean cultivation in
late summer, keeping down weeds,
especially If it is in a crop such as po-
tatoes or tomatoes in which there is
only one plant to considerable area Of
soil, there will be few eggs laid there
by the moths.-Circular New Hamp-
shire College and Experiment Station.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
FOUR SPUD CROPS A YEAR.
Spaniard's Methods May Be Good For
Others to Initiate.

Spaniard's Methods May Be Good For
Others to Initiate.
From Spain comes the report of a
Spaniard who grew four crops of po-
tatoes on the same land in twelve
months. The potatoes were grown I'M
der ordinary conditions, and the
ground was fortified with horse ma
nure.
First crop, Scotch seed potatoes,
planted Aug. % and dug Nov. 6, 1911,
fair size. firm and good quality; sec
ond crop, Scotch seed potatoes, planted
Nov. 0, 1911, and dug Feb. 10, 1912,
fair size and very good quality; third
crop, Scotch seed potatoes, planted
Feb. 81 and dug May 10, 1912, large
size and much better than those of
preceding crops; fourth crop, Spanish
seed potatoes, planted May 90 and dug
Aug. 10, 1912. poor yield and potatoes
small.
The grower attributes the poor quail
ty Of the last crop to inferior seed, lack
Of water for irrigation and to several
very hot winds that prevailed in July;
but, as in other years. the crop Of this
same period has been a good one, the
low yield of 1912 does not detract from
the feasibility Of the plan.-Rural New
Yorker
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
FOR The CHILDREN
Six Little Mice.

Six little mice they lived in a wood,
Six little mice so pretty and good.
Their tails were long, and their eyes were
bright,
And they loved to frisk in the clear moon
light.
Old Mother Mousie she shook her head.
my dears, you're safer far in bed.
Now, trust your mother. She's old and
wise,
And she fears the owl with the big brown
eyes"
The six little mice all looked sedate
And declared they would never stay out
so late.
But the very next time that the moon
shone bright
They forgot their promise and went out
at night
Oh, how they danced! 1t was famous fun
Hither and thither to skip and run.
Little they guessed that the big brown
owl
Was flying that way on his nightly prowL
He bounced on one. and he bounced on
two,
With hoarse ''Tuwhit!' and loud ''Tu-
whoo!'
He carried them off, that owl so brown,
And their dear little tails hung dangling
down.
Away they scampered. those frightened
four,
But two little mice will come home no
more,
And the OWLS brown babies up in the
tree
Had mouse for dinner and mouse for tea.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
PAYS SIX TO ONE.

A man who could invest a
quarter and get back a dollar
and a half would think he had
struck a good thing. That is
about what a farmer can do in
the handling of manure. Tween
ty-tive cents worth of acid phos-
pilates added to the stable ma
nure will return 80 cents worth
Of crops. The Ohio experiment
station has proved it, many
farmers have found it to be so,
and yet most of us fail to invest
the quarter or make the worse
mistake of failing to care for the
manure at all.-National Stock
man and Farmer.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
Betty's Visit,

Betty was shy, but when Aunt Anna
said, will you come and see me.
Betty?" Betty would say, "Yes. thank
you" One day when Betty had gone
all by herself to pay a call Aunt Anna
gave her nice piece of cake with cur
rants in it and said, Now l think
you will like that"
But Betty said, Il shall take it back
for Baby Tom, if may, for Baby Tom
is too small to come and see you by
himself"
So kind Betty took the cake to Tom
and told him she would like him to
have it, as he could not do as she had
done and so alone to see Aunt Anna.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
Keep the Calves looming"

The calves must be kept coming,
whether they suck the COWS or. are
hand fed. Skimmilk calves grow
strong and thrifty if given chance
Their milk has to be clean and enough
of it. With it they need something tC
take the place of the cream that is
gone Corn is a good substitute. Oats
help also. Ground faXseed in the milk
is fine, but it costs too much these
days. For cheapness and results corr
and oats crushed together or just plain
corn coarsely ground and fed dry are
hard to beat.-Iowa Homestead.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
Turning Alfalfa Into Pork.

At the Kansas experiment station
200 pounds Of pork were made from
enc ton of alfalfa hay and 10 pounds
from an acre Of alfalfa pasture. At
the Nebraska station hog rations con-
sisting Of One-fourth alfalfa hay show
ed the alfalfa hay worth its weight in
cornmeal and superior to the same
weight of bran. The Iowa station
made pig pork at 1884 per 100 pounds
and realized Ill cents per bushel for
corn. With alfalfa and corn, pork cost
S2.SS per 100 pounds, and corn return
ed S6.6 cents per bushel, difference
Of 80 1-3 per cent in favor of alfalfa.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
Hand or Power SpraYina7

Hand spraying is more expensive
than power spraying. The cost varies
much in different cases, depending on
the efficiency of labor, convenience
and other essentials, and much de-
ponds on the apparatus used The
pump should have capacity to main
tain high pressure, and the nozzle must
throw a fine spray. The requirements
are the same for every kind of spray
ing.-Farm Progress.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
Il arm ano
Garden
ORCHARD AND GARDEN PEST.
Poisoned Bran and Clean Cultivation
Two Ways of Fighting the Cutworm.

foIsoned Bran and Clean Cultivation
Two Ways of Fighting the cutworm.
The most satisfactory remedy for
cutworms. which do much damage in
garden and orchard, is a homemade
material known as poisoned bran
mash. 1t is prepared as follows:
If a large amount is needed mix
thoroughly one-half pound of paris
green with twenty-five pounds of dry
bran. Then prepare some sweetened
water by mixing one quart Of cheap
molasses or two or three pounds of
sugar with two gallons of water.
Moisten the poisoned bran with the
sweetened water. Use just enough of
the water to make the bran fairly
moist
If a small quantity is needed mix
one teaspoonful Of paris green with
quart Of dry bran. 1t is not really
necessary to measure the paris green
accurately; simply use enough to give
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
How to Handle Blackberries.

When picking blackberries get them
out Of the sun as soon as possible or
they'll turn red in spots and not be so
salable. Hurry them into the crates
and then into Il cool cellar until time
for shipping or selling. Fill the boxes
full and pack neatly in clean pack
ages. If you want fancy price make
the crates look attractive.-Farm Jour-
nal.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

That ability to resist electrical cur
rents is largely an individual matter
or varies greatly with individuals is7
shown in the recovery of a NekoOsG
(Wis.) young man after coming in con-
tact with the high tension wire at the
substation of the Chippewa Power
company, which carries a current to
falling $4,000 volts This is more than
twenty-five times as strong as the cleo
trical current that is used in official,
eIectrOcutions.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Too many parents take the Puritan
attitude toward their children-that il
they do we'll in whatever task is as
signed them it is no more than they
ought TO do, while if they do IL they
should be upbraided for If. This may
work well with some boys and girls.
but the more sensible plan would seem.
TO be to give Il cordial word Of appre
citation for work well done. It will DC
the recipient good and in most cases
viii also serve to develop the sympa-
thies and sensibilities of the one who
gives. Older people crave merited ap-
probation. So do boys and girls.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
How Would She Know?

George, aged five. was out walking
one day with his father and mother
He asked his mother to go to his
aunt's house.
His mother said, mo. because you
always ask for something to eat as
soon as we get there, but if you will
promise not to ask then we will go for
a little while" So George promised
not to ask for anything to eat
When they were in sight of the
house George turned to his mother and
asked, "Well, mamma. how will Aunt
Jennie know | am hungry?
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

That the Chinese are making rapid
progress in civilization of the Occi-
dental type is indicated in the figures
showing the increase in the impOrta-
ton of hats into the empire from $780,
BOO worth in 1910 to over $4,000
worth in 1912.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

A simple method of disposing of
small colonies Of plant lice is by spray
ing the infested trees or bushes with
a solution made by stirring two table
ypoonfuls of oil of sassafras in quart
Of water.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

A lady reader reports that she has
found that the presence Of a tomato
plant in the hill of cucumbers tends
to lessen the damage done by the
striped squash bug, to which the odOr
Of the tomato plant seems disagree
able.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

While in no way allied to the bird
family, mud turtles also lay eggs. IN
stead of sitting on the eggs, as do the
mother birds, the mother turtle scoops
out hole in the sand in a sunny
place and there deposits her eggs, usu-
ally from fifteen to twenty-five il
number. These are Matched by the
heat of the sun. The eggs Of the.
swapping turtle are white, round as
a bullet and have a shell that IS tough
and pliable like parchment.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Some weeks ago an item in these
notes gave the suggestion of an east
ern lady relative to the edibility of the
common milkweed. it being prepared
and cooked like asparagus. The mat
ter has been referred to the botanist
Of the Kansas Agricultural college. and
be advises against using any varieties
Of milkweed in the manner suggested.
as several of them are quite poison
Ous.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Beekeepers will be interested in a.
bulletin lately issued by the bureau of.
entomology of the department Of agri-
culture at Washington, No. 100, treat
ing of sackbrood. which is an infee~
tious disease and causes the death Of
the larvae in the comb cells. Copies
Of the publication may be had at 3
cents apiece by applying to the super
intendent of documents. Washington.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

An odd incident is related in a late
issue of an eastern agricultural jour
nal Of a bantam rooster that apparent
ly became disguised with the desertioD.
Of a clutch of eggs by his mate and.
accordingly got on the nest and sat or
them until the eggs Matched. 1t is.
more than likely that his mate was 2.
suffragette and that he was trying to-
make the best of a bad situation.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
To Kill Burdock,

To kill burdock put crude carbolic
acid on the roots after cutting close to
the ground with hoe. This method is
gective and probably as cheap as any
ming. The carbolic acid may be ap-
piled with a small oil can. A few
drops poured into the crown of the
plant viii be found effective.-Na-
donal Stockman and Farmer.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

ShlngIe n q / / S q
sheet of heavy gal
vanized iron about
fifteen inches long.
Bore a hole in the
block at an angle
of about forty-fve
de grees, eep
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Chinch bugs are said to cause an an
nual crop damage in the United States
Of $2O,O0O,OOO. The brunt of the loss
represented in these figures is borne
by farmers in the corn belt, who grow
wheat. oats and corn.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

1t is not good plan to let strawber-
ries or raspberries mature on the new
ly planted vines or canes. During
their first years growth the plants
need all the strength they can muster
for the growth of root and branch.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Following an apparently dormant
period of five or six months. three
year old pOinsettia that the writer has
has taken on new life with Il remark
ably vigorous growth. 1t occurs to
him that the plant. which is a native
Of Mexico, passes through just such
dormant period in its natural state
and that it will do the better for this
rest period
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03
Be MercifuI to Your Dog.

Unless there is a running stream
near by, so that the dog can get
drink when he is thirsty, fix him a
dish and see that 1t is regularly sup
Piled with fresh water. A dog is
dog: be Is your dog and your friend;
treat him as such.-Farm Journal.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Pear blight, which attacks both up
pies and pear trees and several Wild
allied species, is bad again this season
in many western fruit sections. The
disease is of a bacterial nature and
works in the sap. While takers ana
frauds have claimed 10 have proven
tives or cures for this malady for
which they ask long price,. there is
but one way of eradicating it-nams.y--
cutting out infected twigs and branch
eS well below the point Of infection
and disinfecting the cut and knife
after each operation with a I to 1000
solution of corrosive sublimate. IN
cutting it is we'll to go we'll below the
limit of infection the first time in or
der TO make sure Of getting it all
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

The planting for the last lot of sweet
eorn for the table should be made by
The 10th of July, and if it is put in by
The 4th it will be more likely to pro-
iuce a crop.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Common road dust sifted on the
rosebushes that are being skeleton
lied by the little green slug will put
them out of business. The dust is best
applied early in the morning. when the
dew is ON the leaves.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Those who have tried it suggest the
moth balls as a very effective
method Of keeping the little striped
beetles away from cucumber, squash
and melon vines. Three or four should
be pressed into the soil in each hill
deep enough so that they will not rolf
around.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Pure castor oil applied at intervals
will cause warts to disappear. The
larger the wart the longer the treat
ment will have to be.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

One level headed hog raiser suggests
leaving two or three of the smallest
ones with the dam after the litter has
been taken from her. This plan is good
not only for the backward pigs, but
the little chaps will be of assistance
to her in the drying off process.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

A live western merchant offered e.
substantial prize to the customer who.
would bring the largest family to his
store on given sale day. The man
who Won the prize showed up with a
wife and thirteen children. In these
days of small families this item is
worthy of notice.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

The June just past was a recorG
breaker in more senses Of the word
than one. On the evenings of the eth
and 10th frost was reported from
many sections of the country, while Oh
the 18th temperatures several degrees
above the 100 mark were reported from
many central western cities.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

enough to receive long handle. This
works very Observation-Disclosures and
Fireside.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1913-09-03

Some way a neat farm home
with buildings well painted al
ways goes with a good farm and
good farming. Does anybody
wonder why?