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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15
LETTER FROM MISSOURI
TO THE PLAIN TALK

Our farmers in old Missouri are very
busy planting corn at This time, the
Spring being very late. The wheat
crop is looking fine here.
This is a fine country for farming
wheat, corn and potatoes, but is not
the country to line in that the grand
old hills of Sunny Tennessee furnish.
We often think of The old hills and
the good people in and around old
Newport where we were raised.
There are several Tennessee people
in this section. James Hicks formerly
of middle Creek has been confined to
the house most all winter from bruise
on his foot.
The Missouri River has been to q
height of twenty-ore feet at Kansas
City, our nearby city, but did no dam
age and is falling fast.
We are anxious for Saturday to come
as that is the day we yet THE PLAIN
TALK.
Very truly.
G.. III.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15

ton and can be used to advantage
only in the paved streets Of the city or
ON good country roads
The motor truck has its place on the
farm. 1t can be used for blowing and
heavy hauling. but can never replace
the draft horse. II the draft horse is
u permanent part OF agriculture more
attention should be given to its pro
duction.
There is an increasing demand for
heavier horses on the farms. Deeper
and better tillage mnSf lie practiced in
the future. ana this requires heavier
machinery and more motive power
There are two ways Of Increasing this
power. One'is by increasing the ,nn',
Der Of light horses I,ut the most eco
nomical way is to increase the weight
Of the horses. This VIII re,inrr The
farm labor force. will decrease the
amount OF equipment necessary IN re
Qulriug less stable room and less iar-
ness. and the cost of feed Will he less
ened.
All farmers and breeders who are
breeding horses for commercial p,Irf
poses should replace their small mares
with heavier ones. This must be done
gradually by adding few good draft
mares to the herd every year and sell,
ing the poorer ones. Sometimes good
colts may be reared from inferior
mares by mating them to good stall
lion. but better ones always will he the
result of the mating of better mares to
the same stallion.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15
Turned Back the Compliment.

Harry Lauder, the Scotch come
dian, tells q story of an English
nobleman.
ellis lordship was introduced to
me at the Tivoli one night" SO the
story begins. He asked me to dine
with him. Iacccpted, and then he
hesitated and said:
81 don't mean dine Mt my home,
you know. My wife doesn't APP
prove of--er-music hall people.
you know. ] mean dine atmy club.
cat your club?' said |, with a
Mortified look. 'Oh, no! No, thank
you, my lord. I'm sorry to have to
decline. but the fact is. you know.
my wife Observation-Disclosures of
clubmen.'"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15
Well Preserved.

81 told Miss Knox today" said
he. 'sthat the only word that prop
erly described you was peach -
''Indecd:" replied Miss Butte. ri
suppose she said something real
NICE as usual:"
"Wcll. she said: 4 suppose that
is the proper word. At any rate.
she looks well preserved "-Philo-
dclphia Press.
A Sop to Conscience.
Hub latter night ouD-I feel
like the two spot. wish you'd tele-
phone to the Office that I'm in bed
with the grip.
Wife-That would be a lie.
Hub-How particular You women
are! Fetch over that grip and lay
it on tho bed near my feet. There!
Now. will you telephone Boston
Transcript.
Long French Fishing Grounds.
1t is an established historical fact
that for more than 400 years French
fishermen have come each season to
the shores Of Newfoundland and the
neighboring banks. except during the
wars with England, when French
ships were temporarily driven from
these seas.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15
What, Indeed?

A duchess requiring lady's maid
had an interview with one, to whom
after having examined her appear
ance. she said. "Of course you will
be able to dress my hair for me?'
ooh, yes" replied the girl; at
never takes me more than half an
hour to dress a lady's hair"
"Half an hour. my child"' ex-
claimed the duchess in accents Of
terror. "And what on earth. then
should be able to do with myself
all the remainder Of the morning"
Dundee Advertiser.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15

GERMAN ARMY DIEIaIBLE, FLYING OVER
BERLIN.
teen the reserve. are also to he built, to
he manned By special corps of 1852
officers aud men.
The appropriations for this feet to
he spread over the years l9l4 to 1918
include SS.7:M.OO for dirigibles and
$50 600 for acroplanes. while $1,000
coo is asked for in connection with the
pay and maintenance of the crew.
The life Of the new 'irship is est
mated ;it only four years each.
The sum.to be devoted to military
aviation ;is unexpectedly high. reaching
s19.75O.OOO. with supplementary esti-
mates of S1.OCOOOO to be added later
on. The sum of $.2.O00.OOO is assigned
for the construction of new fprtmsses
After tfflt passage Of the arnfvbiltiic
land forces ..af! Germany on peace
footing Win comprise 33.StO officers.
lT1 Iii privates and l5.cGn one year
volunteers The balance of the total Of
i $4,000 wilI-inrlude medical. veterinary
and pay officers. artiiicer>. the hospital
corps and other noncomlmt ants.
The imperial parliament. it Is argued
! by the newspapers. will undoubtedly
demand radical notifications OF the
new tax, proposals rejecting some.and
demanding; tile, substitution. M others
which will weigh more heavily on the
we'll to do Glasses
DR.. Otto Wiemar. the leader of the
| Pr0greSSivpS in the reichStag. ey-
presses the opinion that the dphate on
the military measures will not be fin
(! ishrd before the summer recess
Foreigners domiciled in Germany
are to he subjected to the war contri-
buttons on the same basis rs German
subjects.
Left Out In the Cold
Elder discussing the new min
istcr's probation discoursc)--ln my
opcenion he wasna justified in di.
viding folk into the sheep and tho
goats. wadna just say. Jamie. that
| was among the unco guild. an
wadna say that you were among
the unco bad. So wlar do we come
| in? He'll no do for MS. Jamie. We'll
no vote for him. .ontlon Punch.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15

Newport Produce Co. Warehouse
New Concrete Block Building
Plain Talk Building, with lease
5 Houses near cannery
G0rrell Farm, 200 acres
German Farm, 40 acres
2 Houses, Church street
/ House, Main street
/ House, Jones Hill
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15
Business Deal.

"Nobody ever gets the best Of
Wombat."
81 once saw him get the worst of
business DEAL
"Ncycr."
'Eact. lie had put penny in a
slot machine. and it refused to give
up."-Io,lisyille Courier-Journal.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15
GREAT AIR FLEET.
FOR The GERMANS
WlI Spend $4,000, 600 Dur
Ing the Next Five Years.
SEPARATE WING OF THE ARMY

s25,ooo,ooo Will BE Spent on Military
Aviation, and New Fortresses Are
Expected to Cost $52,ooo,ooo--
DirisibIes and Fifty Aeroplanes, With
Crews Of 1852 Men.
Berlin. -Germany's plans for big
aerial navy have been made public.
The fleet of airships and aeroplanes.
which is to be entirely separate from
that connected with the army. on which
nearly $25.OOO00O is to be spent. will
cost $l2.5OO,O0O.
A bill appropriating $4,000 as the
first outlay was introduced In the
reichstag. 1t calls for ten naval dirigi-
BILE balloons of the largest size. of
which eight are to compose the active
feet and two are to be held in reserve
Fifty-four double revolving balloon
halls. into which the dirigibles will be
able to enter regardless of the weather.
are to be erected and two more to be
kept in reserve.
Fifty aeropanes. of which thirty-six
are to form the active feet and four
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15

The sire and dam of horse are
not the only points to be consid-
cred in the production of heavy
drafters. The care OF the colt prob
ably will influence its growth and
development as much as its breed
ing. Some very good horses some
times are produced from Inferior
stock II they are well cared for.
The horse illustrated IL from the
farm of the Pennsylvania ,Agricul-
tural college. He Is grade Per-
cheron and was developed by care
and feeding.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-15

Speakers Are Plentiful.
Every banquet needs few good
listeners.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17
CONTINUANCE OF UNCERTAINTY
ON STOCK MARKET LAST WEEK

NEW YORK. Nov. ls-The high.
irregular character OF the stock mar
kot this week reflected a continuance
Of The uncertainty which has been felt
Tor some time past as 20 the outlook
ne great questions confronting the
financial world relating 20 intorna.
tlonal monetary conditions. political
complications and tho business Slfu-
alton remained un-olyed Tile stock
market. nevertheless. showed "a den.
nlte Improvement on the week n
benefited from the hopes Of settle
ment Of the Mexican problem with
out military Intervention such as
"ouiG withdraw gold from Europe
ard upset rho money market.
lr All markets there were Ingi,a-
uons ~ a hqu.datei condition and of
Wdtchiulne-- for signs ~ revival
Great important" wa attached 20
th" outcome Of fl. forthcoming
French loan for 2su.uuu. 900. which Do
is hoped viii unlock boarded capital
besides Tn taI- country increasing
dspsndence o. placed upon allowance
OF higher railroad freight rates 10
stimulate Investment markets
Laying o." ~ steel worker Ird.r1t
cd that tho fsrn-- ion 90 thar trade
Wa- s'llI 4n progress F.rmer Jer.
man steel markets le-1rret fears OF
foreisn competition as result OF
tarIr change Further price ,0rro-
~iOn- were announced bv domestic
producers Weakness of refined COP.
per pointed fp conditions boo thar
trade raraIl'Inr those ln fhn steel
industry
The sn0wsfOrm increased Tho costs
or railroad operations. huf simulated
qea-ouahl" demand FOR rtrcrartit O.
and resulted in an Improvement OBJ
crop prO-p poets.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17
EXPECTATIONS OF MUCH NEW
BUSINESS IN STEEL MARKET

NEW YORK. Nov 1G-The steel
companies are building great expecta-
lions OF new business upon the fact
mat stocks o. rolled products in the
hands of merchants and distributors
In the Interior are depleted. il being
Only a question OF time when new buy
lne VIII be inaugurated Last week ;
ORDERS, however, We're not enCouraE-
ing. and with specifications even
smaller. mills and furnace operations
We're further reduced As a whole.
the industry is operating little more
than 6n per cent. OF capacity some
line OF manufacture. rs sheets and tin
plate. have little over 30 per cent. or
capacity active
The October statement OF the steel
Corporation Indicated thar new orders
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17

last month We're less than 500 600
tons. or scarcely 40 per cent of fin
.shed capacity II is believed that 80
Nembcr viii make "a better showing
The railroads have suddenly ceased
active interest in structural work. ap
propriations for suCh work for 1877.
having been expended. The only i'm
portaut rail contract last week was
10000 tons for Louisville & Nashville
Orders Tor cars and locomotives wer,
insignificant.
Steel building work was sharnly
contracted. while competition for stea
orders was keen and lower prices ur4
vailed
The PIC iron trade was fat and
prices again dropped so cents per ton
last week In all sections
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17
WELLSBURC
Search for Robbers.

search was made FOR the hold-up
men who ueld n foreigner while they
robbed him OF SO. No violence was
used hv IN. robbers excepting the hold
ing the man and taxing hiss money By
fpf'" or arms that were muscular. The
iunu~rS started down the river and tie
robbed came to M~llSburg and notified
o. e trail which was followed FOR about
eight miles. Futile. apparently. the
rnuse was given up The foreigner who
Ma robbed did not know his assnilants.
Charles Withrow. OF the Fourth ward.
j. unable L. Dee az the store ON account
or having O. fractured RIB. sustained Just
previous 60 halloween by falling from a
step ladder.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17
rabernael. M.eungs.

Tabernacle meetings. will be held as
follows. saturday. ID "a. m. Follow ing
Jesus. AT . 90 clock D.. M. meeting for
women and girls over % wears. subject
w oman uf Her Best. At the same hour
meet for men and bows a. the Pres
nNf"ilar c.uitt. $50. Home and its
lisUI luess.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17

WHEELING. ". Va. Nov. Is. -.
lhv fyllowlu- quotations ON The. more
1--WE Ne~iuG stocks are corrected
iI.ly FOR the Intelligence by Iiowa-d
tt-ztett Son. local brokers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17

~ lHr reg AlaF meeting Of city cOun-
cil which VIII bee held 80 the council
chambers. Tuesday evening November
=. tN" CITY water board viii present an
tented statement of Improvement
additions and extension made uercr-
etl L" the city water works and will
I"ttl"H council To- have same voted on
o a." form OF bond iseu. TO cover
The entire amount - the uecessit e..
I'LL" Items which will be presented Co
council and their separate amounts are
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17

Fidelity Loca, Stocks.


~ iii.IsIt.. F'f. w O.. nov. 20. .f..
Corr fei daily f.r TIE INTEL gen. az
BY The Fidelity Investment association.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17
W Z or 7 L X

WE OF Z X
50 Wheeling q Belmont Bridge
80 Wheeling Mold n Foundry.
% Mhitaksr-tilcSSrcr Preferred
% Mhitaker-GIessac Common
90 Market Auditor.
80 Mutual Lumber Company.
IS la H.lls Common.
so Conservative Life
81 WarI Bread Preferred.
$1,000 WI ceiling s. Elm Grove Cfa7f) SIS
1000 Wheeling Traction ............t -
5000 Eagle Glass ......................G 's
5000 Nlud~.r Hotel. .............. s =
5000 Hazel Atlas Glass .............6's
5000 Portsmouth steel ............6's
5000 WlIfakcr-tiicss uer. ............G's
10000 WAe-IirE Traction cts .......6's
5000 Imperial Glass Notes ..........s' S.
5000 Ward Bread .... a.
WILL PURGE AsE
70 Ia Relic Preferred
Is national Bank Of West Virginia.
au NeurtlEY line
~ Home Fire Insurance
- Hazel Atlas Glass
POS. O. r...
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-11-17
OIL AND GAS


Just AT the close OF the week the
Failing Rock Creek country in the
Big Sandy district. Kanawha county.
W. Va. came TO the front with a good
producer For the past few months
that district has not been supplying
anything better than light producers
The South Penn oil Company has an
exception from small wells when IL
drilled In its No. :. on the T. G. Me
ders farm. The We'll produced so
barrels the first four hours after II
was drilled in tho Weir sand pay. and
is estimated to be good for 200 or
NOR" barrels day. When last heard
from the well was still drilling. with
a chance for an increase in produc-
ton
Lincoln County Compilations.
On Straight Fork. Duval district.
Lincoln county. the Rig Greek Devel-
opm'nt Company has drilled its No
Fl on the y. G.. Grass farm into the
i'eTea grit. and has an amber oil pro
dncer good for Is barrels a day. on
Bear Fork. I'm the same district. the
same company has completed Nc .
on m" Maggie Fowler farm. and has
l2-harrel pumper On the same
stream. the same company has the RIG
completed for No. ON the n. Hon
man farm
On Trace Fork. Duval district. the
iolIev Oh n DEVELOPMENT Compsnv
Is drilling No. 8 on the Thomas Nc
iowell farm. ON Laurel Fork. the
Carter OIL Comuanv is drilling "A test
on the Ballard Mckinney farm. on
Joos Creek. the Holley oil a DeveI-
opmcnt Company is drilling "a test on
Oh" j. w. LipScomb farm on Sugar
Tree Fork. Union district the Big
'r""k Development Company is drill.
INK 40. : ON the Potter Woodruff farm
Gasser in Doddrido=.
IN McClelland district. Doddridge
county. the Carnegie Natural Gas com
many has now drilled its test on m. I
W. Hawkins farm through tho fourth
sand and has % light rasscr. One-halT
mile south of I.nuie. Don Irrcnbrier dis.
'rict Keller So Noriarity have driIleI
q test ON tho VI. W stout farm
through the Gordon sand and have q.
dusfnr
on Thomas run. Clay district. Mon
"n.aIia county. the Manufacturers
Light q Heat company has drilled
fe-' ON the :. Warner heirs farm 100
ir"t into Tho Big luiun sand and have
very GOOD gas-c-. On the same dis
'ric' WayueshurC parties are due i'm
mo sand ai test ON tho % q Wilson
farm
To Nardi- district Harrison county
ft" Hope Natural Gas comuary.s so
ON The % VI Harhert farm Il rorl.
Ing mp at 1870 barrels and so { "a.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-27
SHE'S A FOUR TIMES
GRANDMOTHER NOW
On 1O1st Birthday Mrs. Shraka
Has 152 Descendants.

Wyalusing, Wis.-Mrs. Lydia Shrake
of this village has just celebrated her
one hundred and first birthday, a large
number of relatives being present
She has living four children, thirty-two
grandchildren, c~ighty-four great-grand-
children, thirty great-great-grandchil-
dren and two great-great
children, or 152 descendants. Her
youngest son Is sixty-eight years Of
age, and she makes her home with him.
Mrs. Shrake was born in Pennsylva-
mia In 1912 and when a child moved
with her parents to Coshocton county,
o., where I'm 1881 she was married to
Mr.. Ault, to which union two daugh.
ters and three sons were born. Her
husband died In 1888.
Five years later she married Jacob
Shrake, and they moved to Wyalusing.
TO them five children were born, one
daughter and four sons. The second
husband, who served in the war Of
1872, died In 1861.
Despite her age Mrs. Shrake is able
to do many Of the household duties,
has remarkable mental faculties and
keeps posted on current events through
the newspapers without the aid Of
glasses.
She takes walks about the neighbor-
hood with the aid OF a cane.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-27

Following the official oath which
formally made Enrique Jose yarona
vice president of the Island Republic,
the oath was administered to General
Menocal In the presence of a great
crowd Of foreign dlgnitaries, govern.
ment officials and other folk.
General Juan Mario Menocal, the
new president of the republic of Cuba,
was born I'm 1866 mt Jaguey Grande,
Matanzas province. He was educated
IN the United States and was In the
Military college of Washington, where
he obtained the rank Of captain. From
there he went to Cornell university,
where he graduated as a civil engi.
neer. Upon leaving Cornell he went
with his uncle, Aniceto G.. Menocal.
chief of the engineering staff which
made the survey Of the Nicaragua a
nal, and worked with him.
He returned TO Cuba as an engineer
for a French company which projected
the construction of a railroad from
Santa Cruz del Sur to ~Camaguey.
While making the preliminary studies
at Santa Cruz he joined the revolution
airy forces as d private and rose rapid
ly until he became general OF division.
His military record was brilliant. He
rendered invaluable service to the
Americans at the time of the Spanish
evacuation and later served with dis
tinction as chief of police of Havana.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-27
CUBA's NEWEST PRESIDENT.
Menoeal Receives Special United States
Mission at Inauguration.

Menooal Receives Special United States
Mission at Inauguration.
Hayana.-At the Inauguration here
of General Juan Mario Menocal as
president of the Cuban republic the
United States was represented by a
special mission, who conveyed the Of
fetal fluctuations of President Wilson
to Cuba's new chief executive. The
mission was composed Of the third as
sistant secretary OF State, Dudley
Field Malone, and Brigadler General
Enoch ii. Crowder, judge advocate
general of the army, with Edward
Bell OF the Latin-American division Of
the state department. as secretary.
The inauguration ceremonies and the
festival that followed 1t were magnif-
cent. The city was decked with flow
ers, and bands played In the pIazas.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-27
NO BREAK IN SILK STRIKE
Fifteen Women Arrested at Paterson
Following Clash.

Paterson, N. j., May 27.-There was
no general break in the ranks of the
striking mill workers as had been pre-.
dicted.
Some of the mill hands slipped back
in small groups, but the wholesale
return which manufacturers had said
would come did not materialize. At
one mill there was a clash between
pickets and a squad of employees who
sought to get inside, Thirty-two ar
rests were made.
Among the prisoners were fifteen
women. Eight of them denied that
they were pickets and asserted that
they were school girls lettering to see
a scrimmage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-27
Ban on Friedman Asked.

New York, May 27.-Dr. Joseph j.
O'Connel, health officer of the port of
New York, sent a letter to Health
Commissioner Lederle requesting him
to submit to the board of health at
its next meeting a resolution prohib-
iting the administration of the Fried.
mann treatment for tuberculosis in
New York until such time as those
interested affirmatively in its admin
istration shall notify the health de-
partment of it's ~innocuous character"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-27
El(,T
Local Evidence

Evidence that can be verified.
Fact is what we want.
Opinion is not enough,
Opinions differ.
Here's a Madison fact.
You can testoit.
Charles W. Lewes, bookkeeper for
G. M. q st. + r. r., Madison, S.
D., says: Il was suffering intensely
from back ache and kidney trouble.
1t seemed that every time | caught
cold, il settled in my kidneys ard
made the complaint worse. The kidney
secretions were irregular in passage
and | was Obliged to get up many
times at night. | felt so miserable
that it was hard for me to keep up my
ordinary everyday work, in fact. l
was about 10 give up when / heard
of Doan's Kidney Pills and began
using them. They did me a world of
good from the fist and | continued
until | was completely cured. l
have not had a sign of my former
trouble since"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. Remember the name-Doan's
and take nt other.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-05-27
To PROBE DISASTER
AT LONG BEACH
Thirty-S six Killed When AuditO-
rum CO|Iapses.

Long Beach, Cal, May 27.-With
the total dead as the result of the
municipal auditorium collapse now at
thirty-six, the city and county authori-
ties made final preparations for the
inquest inquiry into the tragedy.
The district attorney also expects
to demand a grand jury investigation
in order to fix the criminal RESPONSE
bility, if any, although his demand
will probably not be made until after
the c%oroner's inquest is well under
way.
1t is reported that a number of the
injured are in q critical condition
and may die, swelling the list of dead
still more. OF the t~hirty-six corpses
now lying in morgues and undertake
ing establishments here only one Is
that of a man. All the others are
women, girls or little boys, most or
the victims being aged women.
The grand jury investigation was
formally demanded in a petition sub
mitted to the district attorney by
British or Canadian residents of Long
Beach, who had friends or relatives
killed in the crash.
Anticipating such an investigation,
the prosecutor has already detailed
officers to observe the ruins with a
view of discovering what caused the
collapse.
1t is estimated that about 100 per-
sons were more or less seriously in
jured.