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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

First Child-Does your father scold
every minute he's in the house?
Second Child-No, not when he's
beating us.-Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

Virtue is the greatest thing in the
world-how beautiful, how heavenly
NITtuous.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

The Hon. Bill Taft is far more fear
full of the fate of the country nov
than when he was the pilot, with a
great deal less reason for him to be
SO.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

The split skirt ought to afford need
ed and grateful ventilation this warm
weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

Be persistent in one thing. The
world has no use for a man wac
proceeds by fits and starts and who is
always jumping the track.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

Too many men love ease and re-
pose-the very moment repose begins
power ceases
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

Harry Thaw is sane enough to
to know that the lawyers are robbing
him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

When the baseball team goes awaV
ii is like leaving a vacuum behind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

Only a few of the old-fashioned
wives are still alive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18

Oh for a blast or two from old
Boreas!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-18
OFFICIAL ORGAN
City OF Americas.
Sumter County.
Webster County.

Railroad Commission of Georgia For
Third Congressional District.
VI. q. Court, Southern District of
Georgia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
Literal.

What is the most sunshiny system
to live by you ever heard Off"
81 guess It is the solar system"
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19

A short concave face and Slightly
dropping ear are the sure signs OF
an easy keeper and of the quiet dis
position. Such are some of the feat.
ures that should be demanded in the
male hog. not for appearance but be-
cause they indicate qualities of real
value.
1t is important, of course, that the
male hog should be chosen with ref
erence to the females with which
he Is to be mated. 1t is always of
interest to note the faults of the dam
which may be corrected. or at any
rate, modified. in the offspring with
careful selection of the sire.
II she is sharp backed and slab
sided he should be broad on the back
with well-sprung ribs. If she is long
nosed and coarse about the head he
should have short, concave face
with fine ear and heavy jowl
II she is too coarse, too lazy, too
active, too anything, in fact, the op-
posite characteristic should be promi-
nent in the male with which she is
to be mated.
IL Is sometimes desired TO make q
direct cross between two breeds. In
this case the male should be selected
from the smaller of the two. Where
1t is not desired to cross breed it is
best to have the male somewhat
smdller and more compact than the
female with which he is to be mated.
The male chosen to fill the responsl-
BILE position of head of the herd
should not only be a good individual
animal, but should come of a family
that shows uniformity of breeding.
He should also come of a strain
that is known to be prolific. 1t is a
losing game to keep a SOW a whole
year that raises but six or seven pigs
in that time. This is often done and
the fault is not always on the female
side of the house.
The strain that has no two pigs
alike. that farrows small, weak litters,
that he lacking vital ruggedness,
should be Stunned with all possible
care.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
STERILIZED SOIL
FOR THE FLOWERS
Destroys All Vegetable and AMI
nal Life, Keeping Out Weeds
and Worms.

Few persons are aware that the
soil used by florists for filling window
boxes and flower pots is sterilized.
'rhis is not done to kill the germs.
but to destroy all vegetable and ami
NAL life in the soil, SO that the weeds
Will not be springing up along with
the flowers, and worms eating their
way through the wooden boxes.
The sterilizing plant consist of a
large bin, with steampipes running
through 1t about four apart. Along
these pipes there are holes every
few inches.
The soil. which is sod, pIowed up
and left to decay for year, is
dumped in. Then the steam is turned
on for half an hour. At the end of
that time the process is completed
It's simple enough said a green
house man. but one thing has to be
avoided. If the soil is heated too
much 1t becomes useless. Some of
the elements are destroyed by exces.
sive heat."-E. v. b.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
EASY METHOD FOR
KILLING GOPHERS
Piece of Parsnip, Baited With
Strychnine, Will Prove Quite
EffectuaI.
tBy JACKSON rAYLoR)

Whenever l find fresh dirt thrown
out by gopher uncover the hole and
take piece of parsnip about one inch
long. cut circular piece out of one
end. scrape some Of the parsnip UP in
the bottom. then mix as much strych
nine with it as can be taken up on
the point of large penknife, put the
circular piece back and the bait is
ready.
| then put the bait In the hole, push
ing it back foot or more, and leave
the hole open. Now Mr.. Gopher will
always come out and stop up the hole,
for he does not like the light; the
parsnip is great temptation to him.
and he eats 1t. stops the hole, and
seals his grave.
Sometimes there may be the second
gopher in the run. but not often. 1
have never failed to get the gopher.
and think 1t tends to keep others on,
for ] have been troubled but little
since using this plan.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19

The hog is more an individual than
machine, more perhaps than the
average farmer who raises hogs sim
ply because they seem to be one of
the farms many equipments realizes.
Hogs can be, with common sense
attention to its environment, feed and
other necessary attentions, produced
and marketed as quickly as a crop
or grain, and added to this the fact
that grain crop makes an income
only once year and there is no rea-
son why hogs cannot bring in money
trfce in the year. and all the more
should hogs needs and Individual
taste be catered to.
pure bred boar costing S25 to
$50 and small herd of grade sows
are all that Is required for a very
decent start in the hog business, but
to get out with profit an abundance
of feed that the hogs can harvest
should be provided before the hogs
are bought or bred.
In the selection of the male hog
1t should be borne in mind that he
will be apt to stamp his outward form
and appearance on the offspring.
The internal structure and all the
result of its action will be determined
for the most part by the female par
ent. This is not only theory. but a
well-known law of breeding
Therefore. success in hog raising
depends largely on the selection and
treatment of the male 1t matters less
how good the sows may be than is
imagined unless careful selection in
the males is looked to.
The boar should be of fine external
form for this is the result of superior
internal organism. Width between the
lore legs and large heart girth just
behind them denotes large. active
heart and lungs. the very foundation
of any animal
Straight. strong. clean limbs, with
hoofs erect. denote good, solid frame
work. Smooth, mellow skin covered
with soft. silky hair denotes the
healthy liver and an absence of in
ternal fever.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
TIMELY NOTES OF
THE POULTRY YARD
'Caponizing Should Be Done in
Fall, So Birds Will Secure
Highest Prices.
iRy c. s. MILLER.l

This is the best time for caponiz-
ing, for the reason that the cockerels
are the right age and weight. and will
arrive in market during January. Feb
uary and March, when the demand is
greatest and prices are highest.
The drone hen Las no more use in
the poultry yard than the robber COW
has in the dairy herd Cut them both
out and save feed.
The only way to detect the robbe-
COW is by the Babcock test, and to
spot the drone hen is by the trap
nsE
Fowls that are dry-picked present a
much better appearance than those
that are scalded
Do not deceive yourself with the
belief that you can successfully raise
poultry without admitting plenty of
sunshine to the poultry yard and the
houses
Every poultry yard should be SO
constructed that it can be moved
without much difficulty This is
often necessary when a disease
strikes the flock.
While grass is necessary to a fowls
proper COHulliOu, II Is not 1alr TO eX-
pect hen to live on grass alone.
Geese will make pretty fair liv-
ing II they have plenty of grass, al
though a handful of grain every day
Seven during the summer months, will
Vdo them all the more good.
Fowls do not thrive during the
winter unless they have some green
feed. The natural food of domestic
fowls is that which they pick up on
range, and If suddenly deprived of 1t.
both as to green vegetable matter,
and meat in the form of bugs and
worms, the evil effect is quickly seen
Stagnant water will make young
chicks Ill about as quickly as any
other bad thing that may be intro
duced into their systems.
Spade up a part Of the poultry
yard and SOW it to some quick grow
ing legume. confining the fowls in
the other part: when the crop Is
we'll started. change the fowls over to
IT and plow up the other side. Do It
Snow.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
Physicians Recommend Castoria

AST0RA has met with favor the part physicians
ceuica societies and medical authorities It used by physicians with
results most gratifying The extended Of Castoa unquesnaby
result Of three facts: fs-The npube evidence it harmless:
not only aays stomach pains and quet the but ass
es the food: n1 agreeable and perfect substitute for Castor Oil
absolutely sa does contain any Opium Morphine other narcotic
and does not stpe 1t is unlike Soothing Syup Drops God
Cordial etc. This deal for Medical
to danger and record the Of advancing health The
tor poisoning innocent children through greed ought To
knowledge Cora remedy which produces health
regulating the system by upng it and readers entitled
the information Journal of
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19

A correct guess passes for wisdom
with the man who makes the guess.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to ChaS. II. Fletcher.

Dr. B. Hastead Scott Chicago, Ills.
Dr. William Belmont
first in Its
found anything that filled the
J. and
found excellent private practice
The formula
r.
extensively
troubles
that
DR. McCrann Of Omaha
children certainly
toria popular and efficient remedy
Dr. Caun of Philadelphia
toria
Of the medical
believe an excellent remedy"
Dr. R. Ward generally
proprietary expert
like that Of
cepon prescribe
to be thoroughly reliable
family join
men of Castori
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 21
THE GOLDEN CALF.

LESSON TEXT-Ex. s2:15-2D. s0-s5.
GOLDEN TExT-"My littie childre,
guard yourself. from .dols."-I John 5.21
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
The New Woman.

Mrs. Knicker-Are you going to take
a course in business collegeA
Mrs. Bocker-Yes; want to find
out how to get more money out Of
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
Excellent for Table.

With strawberry bed. few berry
bushes, and some plum and apple
trees the table can be constantly sup
piled with variety of desserts easily
and quickly prepared.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-19
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDMSCHOOL
LESSON

tBy z. o. SELLERS. Director of Evening
Chicago.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
HOW YOU MAY THROW
AWAY YOUR GLASSES

The statement is made that thousands wear
eyeglasses who do not really need them. If
you ore of these unfortunates, then these
glasses may be running your eyes instead OF
helping them. Thousands who wear win
dows" may prove for themselves that they can
dispense with glasses If they will get the
following prescription filled at once: Go to
any active drug store and get a bottle OF
DIPLOMA; I'LL two-ounce bottle with water
and drop in one DIPLOMA tablet. With this
harmless liquid solution battle the eyes two
to four times daily, and you are likely to be
astonished at the results right from the start
Many who have been told that they have astig-
matism, eyestrain, cataract, sore eyeiids. weak
eyes, conjunctivitis, and other eye disorders,
report wonderful benefits from the use of this
free prescription. Get this prescription filed
and use it; you may SO strengthen your eyes
that glasses will not be necessary. Thousands
who are blind, or nearly So or who wear
glasses. would never have required them II
they had cared for their eyes in time. Save
your eyes before it is too latei Do not be-
come one of these victims OF neglect. Eye
glasses are only like crutches, and every few
years they must be changed to fit the ever
increasing weakened condition, so better see
II you can, like many others. get clear,
healthy. strong, magnetic eyes through the
prescription here given.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
RANDOLPH

The ladies of the Federated church
held their annual sale on Friday at the
vestry of the Baptist church, with good
attendance and fairly good success. The
total receipts are not yet known as all
money is not yet received
Mrs. Frank Rope is in Montpelier for
few days with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Clough
Mrs. Emma Durkee, who for the last
seven weeks has been with her son, b. A.
Durkee, and family, has gone to Essex
Junction to remain for an indefinite
time.
Mrs. Edwina Flint, who has been
teaching in Middlesex, has closed her
school and gone to Franklin for the win
ter.
The circulation of books from the Kim
ball public library during the month OF
November amounted to ,440, an average
of about 60 per day.
News has been received from Mrs.
b. d. Dubois and Mrs. NJ. L. Washburn,
who are travelling abroad, that they
have Just returned from a trip to Hol-
land, and are now in Paris for a few
weeks.
An organ builder from Boston has been
here for the last week, overhauling the
organ at Bethany church which had
been somewhat disturbed from its level
by the repairs on the house, which are
now nearly completed. After the win
dows arrive and are placed in position,
the auditorium will be ready for the ded-
ication which it is hoped win be held be-
fore Christmas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
WATERBURY

George Andrews, who has been in the
Heaton hospital, Montpelier, five weeks,
is now at home, having stood the trip
quite we'll.
Major l.. VI. Grout remains very low,
although he seems little better than
a few days ago.
Harold Bowers, who has been quite i'll
with pneumonia in Beverly, where he
is attending business college, is expected
home soon. He will be obliged to give
up his school work for the present.
Miss Flora Scagel, who is in Kansas
City, is not very well, but was feeling
somewhat better at the last writing.
A recent number of Boys Life" the
official paper of the boy scouts, contains
fine picture of the cabin built by the
Waterbury scouts part way to Cancels
Hump and pictures of the boys camping
with Scoutmaster w. l.. Boicourt,
Mrs. Abbie w. Crossett, who is spend
ing the winter at the home of her neph-
ew, Fred Billings, in Stove, is much
more comfortable.
Arthur Reddish of Boston, formerly
treasurer of the church in Cliftondale
Mass, where Rev. w. L. Boieourt was
pastor, called at the Congregational par
sonage the other evening.
Frank Evans of Burlington was
guest of relatives in town over Wednes-
day night and attended the Masonic dis
trict meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
LONG TERM INDICATED
In Orange County Court, Which Opened
Last Week at Chelsea.

| Chelsea, Dec. S.-The December tern
of Orange county court convened Tues
day, Dec. 2, at 10 o'clock, Judge Fred NJ
Butler OF Rutland officiating and witt
the following court officers present; w
L. Crafts and II. X. Hayward, assistan,
| judges; Hale X. Darling, county clerk
William II. Sprague, deputy clerk; F. s
| Williams, states attorney; +. w. Kent
sheriff; Miss Mildred Brooks, reporter
Prayer was offered by Rev. A. B. En-.
right, followed by the opening proclama-
ton by Sheriff Kent OF the II cases
set for trial by jury, two were settled
three set to the court calendar by agree
ment, four continued, which left eight
for trial. The first case ready for trial
which was Harry Gilbert VS.. Fred Rowe,
in which the plaintiff sought to recover
damages for the alienation of his wife's
affections, was commenced Wednesday
morning and occupied the attention oil
the court until Thursday afternoon ana
resulted in a verdict of not guilty.
No other civil case being ready for
trial, the case of State VS.. Frank Eugene
Ordway of Washington was taken up.
In this case the respondent was charged
with having committed the crime of
adultery with one Hattie A. Taylor OF
Chelsea. This case was before the court
until Friday night, when the Jury rem
dered their verdict OF guilty. In the
prosecution Of the case. States Attorney
Williams was assisted by David S. CO.
nant and r. NJ. Harvey and S. c. Wilson
were counsel for the respondent.
On Saturday morning large number
of respondents were brought into court
and all but one entered pleas of not
guilty. The criminal docket is unusually
large at this term and il. as indicated
thus far, the majority OF the respond
ents plead not guilty, il win necessarily
make the term unusually long for the
December term.
The case of Sanborn VS.. Jacobs, which
has been twice tried in county court and
twice in supreme court and set as the
first case for trial at the present term,
was continued on account of Mr.. San
born being seriously i'll and confined to
his bed.
Unless settled or otherwise disposed
of, civil cases will occupy the atten-
ton of the court during the second week,
after which the criminal docket will be
taken up.
On the evening OF the opening day of
court meeting of the Orange County
Bar association was held in the court
room and at this meeting a most excel
lent paper, which had been prepared by
Judge George i. Stow on the life of the
late Judge William H. Nichols of Ran
dolph, was read by Judge Stow, after
which the following members of the bar
were called upon and spoke briefly of
their late brother, Judge Nichols: r. M.
Harvey, d. S. Conant, F. 5. Williams,
n. L. Boyden, S. G, Wilson and w. H.
Sprague. Remarks were also made by
Judge Butler of Rutland, Judge F. ID.
Thompson and Atty. w. w. Reirden OF
Barton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
THE BUSINESS
FARMERS CORNER
EUROPEAN FARMERS DEPEND ON
COOPERATION.
BY b. II. HIBBARD.
University Of Wisconsin.

| In Germany there are 10000 farmers
societies of one kind and another, in
France more and in other countries pro-
portionately many. These associations
are so numerous that the great majority
of farmers are within reach of their
Influence, and wherever cooperation has
gone prosperity follows; not perhaps con-
spieuous prosperity or the creation OF
a wealthy class OF farmers, but mod
est, persistent prosperity. The purchase
| of feeds and fertilizers is in bulk for all
the farmers of group, with no middle
man, and there is little or no charge by
| the member acting as agent, except for
necessary expenses. This means that
I5, 10 or % per cent. is saved, and with
the French or German farmer this means
the difference between profit and loss.
Farming in Europe is not remunera-
tive business, for it is done on narrow
margin, and were 80, 40 and 80 per
cent. of the prices paid on the market
for farmers produce taken up in com
missions and profits of merchants, as is
usually done in America, European farm
ers would become bankrupt. Co-opera-
tion has made possible the selling of
waste land. draining of swamps, pur-
chase of machinery, pressing of grapes,
distilling of potatoes and selling of grain
and butter In short, cooperation has
become the agency through which the
great share of business transactions of
farms is conducted.
The first great result of the saving
through cooperation is the ownership of
the farms by the farmers who till them.
In Denmark, the outlook for farm own
ership by the cultivators of the soil was
dubious until the advent of the cooper
ative bacon factory, creamery and egg
selling company. Now 80 per cent. of
the farms are farmed by their owners.
In Germany there was every evidence
that farms We're on the point of passing
into the hands of landlord class when
cooperation saved the day, and seven
out of every eight farms are operated
by the men who own them. 1t is the
same in other countries where co-opera-
tion has developed.
Not only have the farmers been able
to hold the possession of their, farms,
but by banding themselves together
they have developed a community spirit
which enables them to see that what
helps one helps the rest and what hurts
one hurts them all. Competition with
the cheap lands of America, and espe-
cally the soil robber methods of Amer
lea, has made il hard for the European
farmer to live, but cooperation has
made up for large part of the disad- |
vantage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS.
BY c. S. VALENTINE.


Two initial advantages of the Runner
duck COR small producers are; First, it
is best Matched with hens; second, it does
well in close quarters while small. Again,
it bears yarding well when matured and
remains in health and good producing
form in restricted quarters, when han
died in small flock, with clean ground,
enough water and ample food improper
variety and not too concentrated.
The Runner is of exceptional value as
a producer of eggs for the home table
both because the eggs are one-half larger
than the standard hens egg and because
they are far more freely produced in the
"off" season, when nearly all domestic
fowls are In mott. ] have seen the Run.
ners giving 6S per cent. yield under
plain farm conditions in the midst of the
mott. This production is more than dou-
BILE that which may fairly be expected
from the best hens under the same con-
ditions of feather.
Utility growers should produce birds
weighing four to five pounds when alive,
which are especially adapted to supply
the needs of the average modern family.
We now have a university extension
home economics announcement as to the
fine quality of the flesh of this marvellous
little duck, which means that a small
local dealer will get repeat orders from
enthusiastic customers. Moreover, if
small trade in eggs for Matching is de-
sired, il may be maintained with very
small flock. and the same birds can be
used as breeders three years, the young
being raised only one in three years.
There is, too, good call for newly
Matched ducklings and also for birds at
almost any stage of maturity if the
grower will sell them.
Tests made by persons OF prominence
in institute work no whit biased in fa-
vor OF the Runners, have shown the flesh
to be very superior and the eggs to be
of supreme custard and cake-making
quality and richer than any hens eggs.
They have also been used to make good
omelets even when used with water in
stead of milk.
But, more than this, the little Runners
have recently given the world genuine
surprise. director of the Cumberland
club supplied Runner eggs for analysis to
a state food commissioner, assisted by a
United States government collaborating
chemist, in order that the public might
have an expert opinion on these eggs.
This analysis showed well toward one
half more fat in Runner egs than in
hens eggs and ranking them the best
domestic eggs ever produced for the es-
pecial use of patients suffering from tu
berculosis and other wasting diseases.
copyright 1918, Morse international Agency.
All Rights Reserved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-08
ROCHESTER,

Thirty deer were killed here during
the open season.
Henry Shipman of Brattleboro has
been in town few days
Victor Mcintyre was in Warren last
week to attend the funeral of his wife's
mother, Mrs Wissell.
Mrs. William Clarke, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Chaffee, has returned to her home in
Buffalo, ~ Y.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Kezer have re-
turned from their visit to their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Karl Whitney.
Herman Kent is suffering from blood
poisoning
Mrs. Edna Stockwell is visiting friends
in Randolph.