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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05
Pen, ChiseI and Brush.

J. o. Davidson. who will execute
the bust of Ambassador Page, is an
American sculptor whose work has at
tracted marked attention in the last
few years.
Madison Cawein, the "homespun"
poet. dedicates his new volume of
verse, "Minions Of the Moon" to "All
children, big and little, who have ever
believed or still believe in faeries."
Alban Jasper Conant, for whom Abra-
ham Lincoln sat for a portrait before
he became president, recently celebrat-
ed his ninety-third birthday in the New
York studio which he has occupied for
more than thirty years. Active in
mind, he still enjoys fairly good health,
and every day finds him busy with his
brush.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05
LET'S HAVE FEWER "RUNs."

It's an overworked word, the poor
little monosyllable "run."
81 found run started in my best
stockings this morning." said the
woman, $50 | thought I'd run down.
town and go into IS, where they
are having great run on silk hose.
They ran an advertisement in this
mornings paper you know. Well, l
ran my eye over the bargains on the
way down and I saw SO many things
I na,fed that | ran out of money be-
,a got to the hose counter. Well,
: On mYkgs off by that time, ax,t,
,Dn't run a III at IS, so I was
espair until who should l run in
to but my husband. l got some
money from him-he's more gener-
Gus than the general run of men,"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05
HE COULD TRY IT.

A gentleman gave a. large dinner
party in Dublin once and invited Mr..
O'Connor, one of the wittiest men in
the Emerald Isle, to amuse and d.
vert his guests. Mr.. O'Connor ac-
cepted the invitation with pleasure.
But from the beginning to the end of
the dinner he preserved a solemn and
serious face. The host thought this
very strange, and just before rising
from the table remarked to him jest
ingly: "Why, O'Connor, old fellow,
| don't believe the biggest fool in
Ireland could make you laugh to-
night"
Whereupon his guest answered in
solemn tone, speaking his first word
that evening: 'Try." Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05
Forest Of Natural Columns.

There Is in Bulgaria group OF nat
ural columns much like the Giants
causeway in Ireland. On the edge of
q plateau In the open country rises this
forest Of natural columns, which gives
the impression Of an antique ruin. The
columns, which are about fifteen to
twenty feet high, are absolutely cylin-
drical, and they are often as much Is
three feet thick. The stratification of
the rock resembles joints and vertical
erosion due to rain has formed Doric
outings.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05

A sleeper Is one who sleeps A
sleeper ia that in which a sleeper
sleeps. A sleeper is that on which
the sleeper runs while the sleeper
sleeps. Therefore, while the sleeper
sleeps In the sleeper the sleeper car
ries the sleeper until the sleeper,
which carries the sleeper, jumps the
sleeper and wakes the sleeper In the
sleeper by striking the sleeper under
the sleeper on the sleeper, and there
IL no longer any sleep for the sleeper
sleeping In the sleeper on the sleeper.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05
Marriage Licenses

Marriage license since Jan. 26.
Hiram Ruble to Lucille Robinson;
Allen Glenn to Kate Brown; Will
Hulk to Erlie Pack; Dan Taylor to
Kate Shelton; Mumford Meas to
Elsie Dawson; Chas. Newman to
Jennie Jones; Reuben James to
Marie Ball.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05

"Why do you say that Brown is
smarter than you are"
"Why, you see, he had a chance
once to marry my wife-and
didn't New York World.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05
THE FOOL.

Knicker-Did he swim out too
far?
Bocker-Not far enough; had he
continued to Liverpool he wouldn't
have drowned.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05

"They say that woman's tears
come to her aid at any moment"
Yes; her tears are volunteers, so to
speak"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05
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! NOTES. |
~ So

City, was in town Sunday.
John Simmons visited relatives
in Morristown, Sunday.
Ernest Ottinger was calling in
Del Rio Sunday.
Luther Hill, of Chestnut Hill
was in town first of the week.
Mrs. DR.. Seay and son are Wis
sting relatives at Hot Springs, N.
c., this week.
Miss L. N. Catlett, the popular
milliner merchant of Main Street,
is able to be out again.
Capt. w. B. Webb sold this
week his home on Broadway to
Allen Sisk.
9th Madron has purchased the
j. w. Galloway property on Lin
coin avenue.
Mrs. O. L. Dukes has been very
sick at her home in Northport the
past week.
BE- Bible returned Saturday,
after two weeks visit in Nash
vile.
j. H. Franks, and daughter,
Ethel, of Parrottsville, were in the
city this week.
Mrs. James Burnett, of Del Rio,
was in town Tuesday, having her
eyes treated.
DR.. Clark, of the Crestmont,
Lumber Co., is spending the week
in Waynesville, N. C.
Ed Sellers, of Knoxville spent
few days with Newport friends
first of the week.
Mrs. Walter McCabe of Knox
vile is the guest of Mrs. John M.
Stokely.
Sheriff Boyer attended the con-
gressional committee meeting at
Bulls Gap, Monday.
David, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson Boley is very ill
with pneumonia at their home.
Guss Mason of Crestmont, spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
homefolks in and near Newport.
H. C. Phillips, employee of the
Newport Telephone Company, is
confined to his bed with pneu-
monia.
F. S. Fisher, who has been
spending about two weeks in and
near DeLand, Fla. returned last
Wednesday.
J. c.. Sunters of Philadelphia,
Pa, has returned to Newport to
inspect the books of the T. & N.
C. R. R. Co.
Misses Viven, Elma Friedrich
and Bertha Ford, of Crestmont,
spent Saturday night and Sunday,
with Newport friends.
D. A. Drinnon, Manager Cum
berland Telephone and Telegraph
Co., spent Sunday in cambridge,
and jefferson Civ.
Fred Fisher sold the beautiful
lot formely owned by John Holt,
in Eastport, to Mr.. Frank Liebrook,
the consideration being $4,000.
Friends are glad to learn that
Miss Sarah Ruble, who has been
seriously i'll at the home of her
brother in Eastport is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Glenn of
Hendersville, N. c., arrived in the
city last Thursday night, to at
tend the Glenn-Brown wedding.
Miss Della Freshour, who has
been residing IN KNOXVILLE Tor
some time returned Monday to
her new home on Church street.
L. L. Davis, formerly Of New
port, but now head-clerk in Bea-
mans Shoe Store, at Knoxville,
spent a few hours in Newport
Monday. r.
Dennis Campbell of Virginia,
passed through Newport, Friday
enroute to Crestmont where he is
employed by the Champion Lum-
Der Co.
J. Cauley Clark of Charlotte,
N. c., who has been in charge of
the construction work on the
Norfolk & Southern Railroad,
arrived in Newport Tuesday to
spend short time with relatives
Our Funny Language.
A sleeper L. one who sleeps 4
sleeper Ia that in which sleeper
sleeps. A sleeper is that on which
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05

He-Dearest, will you marry me?
She-No; | could never marry a
man who has expressed such narrow
minded views regarding divorce as
you have.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-02-05

per cent
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15
g. c., Hillsboro, Ore.

". VI, 6lIlSDOrO, ore.
Can you tell me the cause of bloody
yolks in eggs, or large blood spots in
the yolks? The fowls seem to be in
good health. They eat we'll and are
laying we'll.
Answer: Probably overlooking or
too concentrate ration and INSULT
Gent green food. Plenty of the lat
ter and wider ration with rather
scant feeding for while should effect
a cure.
2. [ have a good male (cockerel)
with my hens and he seems active and
vigorous, but is in poor condition be-
ing much lighter than two months
ago. Had | better remove him from
the breeding pen? He seems all right
in every way except for the loss in
weight.
Answer: The cockerel is probably
all right except that he doesn't eat
enough; too gallant to take his share
of the food and leaves it to the hens.
This is frequent cause of loss of
cockerels in the breeding season.
Take him out of the pen for two or
three days every week; confine him
where he cannot see the hens and feed
him up good. He will soon get back
to his normal weight.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

depends upon the number of eggs
laid. to great extent The hens lay
ing the best lay the most winter eggs
at the highest prices. 1t is safe to
say that good average laying hens
averaged price just little better
than 80 cents per dozen for all the
eggs laid in 1913.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

the floor itself, should be we'll sprayed
and a good coat of whitewash applied
afterwards with long handled brush.
Ii this job is we'll done and the hens
we'll powdered for lice at the same
time there should be little trouble
from vermin during the summer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

jured by washing them. to remove
filth. before incubating?
Answer: Not if the washing is
done immediately before the eggs are
placed in the incubator.
2. Should eggs be kept immovable
for any length of time before setting
in incubator?
Answer: When eggs are received
by express unpack and change posi-
tion of eggs and let them rest "a
hours before setting.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15
Tells WHY chicks die

]. c. Refer the poultry expert nj 1917
Main ST., Kansas City Mo-, is giving away free
\ valuable book entitled white Diarrhoea and
How to Cure It." This book contains scientific
facts on white diarrhoea and tells how to prepare
q simple home solution that cures this terrible
disease night and actually raises 90 per cent
Mr. Refer for one of these valuable FREE hooks.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15
@. G.. M, Puyallup, Wash.

G. Q. NJ, PuyaIIup, Wash.
When is the best time to spray and
whitewash chicken houses?
Answer: Any time is good, but a
good big cleaning and spraying job
a very thorough one should be done
in May when the hot weather is near
at hand. Nests, roosts, platforms,
walls, the cracks in the planking and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15
Questions and HnSWers
S. G.. NJ, Vancouver, B. G..

S. G. M, Vancouver, B. G.
Have tried carbolic acid and several
patent sprays for mites but have not
found them effectual. Can you rec
ommend som ething better?
Answer: Try peppermint extract,
one ounce to a gallon of water,
sprinkled on the roosts and nest
boxes. It is claimed that the mites
get a great move on them when this
preparation is used.
Mrs. L. NJ, Lyle, Wash.
Is the Matching quality of eggs in
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS = White, Fawn
L and White, and Penciled. A majority of the
duck breeders in the Northwest got started
from our stock. Why not you, Mr.. Beginner?
We have bred Runner Ducks for eight years
and there is no better stock in the Northwest
We can supply you with stock. eggs or duck
lings. Write for free circular to f. G. Vashus,
Kent Wash 3tc
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

G.. g., Star r., Seattle, Wash.
l would like to have you advise me
of the best way to get my yard-in
which [ have kept chickens for five
years-in good shape again. 1t smells
badly, especially in wet weather.
It is small yard and is pretty foul.
Answer: The best way is to shovel
out the top soil of the yard for a
depth of at least eight inches, and
haul 1t away. replacing it with fresh
soil. Before putting the new soil in
place spread a half inch layer of air
Stacked lime in the excavation. Be
sure to make good job of disinfect-
ing your chicken houses at the same
time. I have known of an instance
where the soil as thus renewed in a
city back yard at cost of IA cents
per cubic yard, exclusive of the cost
of the air Stacked lime which latter
can generally be purchased quite
cheaply. Ii part Of the yard could
be fenced off and seeded, so much the
better, and it would not be necessary
to lime this part of the ground.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

BARRED ROCKS-Two special pullet mating
ID pens. One cockerel mating pen. High-class
birds. Eggs 81 so per setting. Utility pens $l25
per setting, $500 per hundred. Silver Birch
Farm, r. /. Box r. Newport, Wash. Este
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS, eggs for
ID Matching. First premium birds Seattle and
Tacoma last shows. Pen No. l, So per Is; Pen
No. 2, $3.50 per Is. Some stock for sale. Also
greatest laying Indian Runner Ducks, 81 per
setting of IL. We invite you to inspect our
birds and their records. James L. Wilson,
Zenith, Wash. 4tc
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15
T. J. H., Kent, Wash.

U III 1AOdUi FVuous
The best way to "break up set
ting hen is to place her in a cool dark
and quiet place and feed very lightly.
This will soon prove effective,
though less picturesque method than
tying red flannel rag to her tail and
hardly so original as the device of
placing an alarm clock amongst the
eggs she is trying to hatch. Have a
heart, T. J.
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J. ID. M, Roseburg, Ore.

J. ID. M, Roseburg, Ore.
Can you tell me the average cost for
the year of producing eggs per dozenY
Also the average market price for the
year.
Answer: A fair production for
hens of good laying strain is from
II to II dozen annually. The feeding
cost in the Northwest nowadays is
about 81. 80 per year for Leghorns.
That would make the cost of produc
tion from IA to Is cents per dozen.
2. 1t is not so easy to answer your
second question as the average price
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

Several correspondents are inform
ed that eggs can be sent by parcels
post only when in packages hermetic-
ally sealed, in order to prevent dam
age to other mail matter in case the
eggs are broken in transit. Several
box manufacturers have put on the
market packages specially designed
for the shipment OF eggs by parcels
post. Several of these packages seem
we'll adapted to this purpose, but all
that I have seen are rather expensive.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-04-15

INDIAN Runner Ducks. Fawn and White and
L English Penciled. Eggs for Matching. Day
old ducklings. G. Coffman. Box 2O6, Bothell,
Washington. otP
q G. LEGHORNs-Eggs for Matching from a
-. good laying strain of strong, vigorous.
active birds. Lynden Poultry Yards, Herman
Oordt, Lynden, Wash. 6tc
ANGLE Lake Poultry Yard = Black and
"A White MinOrcas, White, Brown and Bun
Ieehorns, Barred Rocks and s. s. Hamburgs
M ]. Berry, sta. s., Box III, Seattle, Wash.
CIRCULAR FREE, OF the best Buff and White
u Leghorns, Buff, White and Partridge Wyan-
dottes, Black Minorcas and Barred ROCKS
Fred 4. Johnson, 513 35th St Tacoma, Wash.
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pO|LTRYMAN'S CLASSIFIED

KNOX-LIGE Quickly, effectively. "Irled
~ everything; Knox Lice is best ever. Editor
Northwest Poultry Journal" For poultry,
livestock and dogs SOC and 81 boxes, postpaid.
Stones Drug Store. Salem. Oregon. SIT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-09
AGREES
ON AMATEUR STATUS

Lyons. France. June s.-The definition OF
an amateur was agreed upon Monday by a
committee OF International Amateur Ath-
letic Federation II follows closely the
definition as prepared in the report OF the
special committee submitted 10 the congress
held at Berlin in 1913 and embraces the fol-
lowing rules.
Il. An amateur IS one who compstes only
for the love Of the sport
go Competing for money or any other
pecuuiary reward in any sport considered AS
athletics makes the competitor profession
al in all sports considered as athletic sports
% In the event Of an amateur Compel
ing with or against a professional in any
sport not for money and other pecuniary
reward. then the federation to which the
member belongs shall be the judge as 10
the status OF the member.
a. In track and field sports anyone who
knowingly completes with or against pro-
fessional thereby ceases 70 be an amateur.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-09

, the probable purse for the proposed match.
! II the principals are signed Smith has
Frenchuan at any time The promoters
have been unable to procure the signature
Of Carpenter yet
Georges Hackenschmidt. exclamation
heavyweight wrestler Of the world, has
assumed charge Of the training Of Bonn
barber Wells, the English heavyweight.
Wells recently began preliminary work for
his proposed 20 round bout with Colin Bell
at London scheduled for June 80. II any
one can do anything 70 improve Weiss
feeble framework IL is Hackelschnidt. &C
oording to a well known American boxing
enthusiast IN London. Bell claims TO be the
heavyweight champion Of Australia
Charles Gurtz, one time second sacker Of
player OF army fame, is now enrolled on the
roster OF the Bloomington club Of the
Three-Eye league Early this spring the
lltt-e colton-headed infielder was signed
by the Silver City Indians Of the Copper
circuit but was given his release on re-
ceipt Of the offer from Bloomington Two
years ago GurtZ held down an infield posi-
ton on the "32d- infantry team who fin
ished IN second place OF the city league
column. due TO the sterling pitching Of Cliff
Hill. then playing with the Miners.
Promoter T. J. AIcCarey. Of the Pacific
A C., is filled with regrets Back in 1919
the original Vernon arena was enlarged 10
hold the 1000 crowd that saw Ad VOL
CAST and Joe Rivers battle for the light
his pavilion was OF sufficient capacity TO
hold any house" in the future When the
reserved seat sale for the COulon-Williams
battle opened McCarey was sorry he didn't
rebuild 10 accommodate the gathering that
IS expected TO be in attendance. when the
Two little battlers have 1t out for the title.
Jimmy Hurst. manager Of wildcat Ferns,
has turned down offer 10 handle the
business affairs % Jack Dillon the HOosier
middleweight- Hurst turned down the Of
fer, not because he believed the Indianian
IS not one OF the greatest fighters in the
world. but they couldn't come together on
terms. Hurst declined the percentage that
Jack offered It is more than probable that
It will be fixed up, however, according TO
reliable authority, as Dillon needs live
wire like Hurst
Despite the fact WOIgast is an ex-cham-
pion. his comeback has again placed him
in the Hmelight Of likely champions. For
this reason his scheduled match with Joe
Rivers, also a boxer who has slipped on the
ladder Of fame should prove better draw
ing card for McCarey's Vernon arena the
Fourth Of July than most fans imagine.
The unsatisfactory ending OF the WOlgast-
Rivers championship battle two years ago
will doubtless be settled beyond successful
argument this time Anyway, IL will Be a
battle for blood, for II viii settle a long
nursed grudge between the two fighters.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-09
Critic Is Called Perfect Fighter
-:H:- -:I:- -:II:- -:II:- -:n:-
Big Price Is Offered For Ehmke

T DUNG GRIFFO, the great Australian.
" and not Mike Gibbons, is the most
perfectly finished piece Of fighting
machinery that ever stepped into a
boxing ring. according TO an expert boxing
critic Opinions regarding the cleverest
boxer that ever jumped through the ropes
appear to be somewhat equally divided be-
tween Critic and Gibbons. Grtffo still holds
the palm for cIeverness, however, in the
opinion OF the critic
Ten thousand dollars in cash. with three
major league players thrown IN for good
measure, bringing the total offer up TO the
equivalent OF $4,000. is reported 20 have
been the price offered to Henry Berry,
president Of the Los Angeles Coast league
club. for Howard Ehmke. touted a a sec
ond walter Johnson Berry. for purely bust
ness reasons declined 10 reveal the name
OF the club, although It is believed that the
offer was received from either Washington
or Detroit
Georges Carpenter, French heavyweight
champion, viii clash in the acid test OF
his career with Gunboat Smith, IL present
plans Of London and Paris promoters ma
1erialize. A defeat at the hands Of Smith
would affect the French boys stock a
little. but the French people would still
proclaim him the boxing marvel Of the
century. twenty-five thousand dollars is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-09
Game ofPoLo, Played Today,
Dates Back To Year 9OOA.D.
British Army Officers in Persia Discovered Game Some
Years Ago and It Has Been Popular With Wealthy
Devotees of Sport Ever Since; Polo Is Now
Featured in International Contest.
Rr Frank G. nTENKE.

of the goal posts, and between the two
posts.
The. goal posts are similar 70 o. those oS
used in football games Win tlle =
ceptiOn that they have no cross par,
The posts ara p feet apart and 10 1eer
high, and light enough TO breaA II COL
The ban is Of wood, with no other
covering than white paint, does not eX-
coed five ounces in weight, ana IS only
Sis inches in diameter
Dimensions Of Field.
The field is 900 feet long and $50 feet
wide. Wooden ratings about Two 1eet
in height are run along the sides, and
any ball batted over the railing is out
of bounds. The ratings are only
lightly built, and give way when
horse crashes against them In or
binary games the height OF the ponies
is limited TO 14-2. but the height rule
has been waived in the present
matches
A match game consists OF eight
periods technically known as chuk-
kers. These chukkers are each Of IL
minutes duration. a three minute rest
is permitted between each chukker ex-
cept the fourth and fifth chukker,
when seven minutes Is allowed.
The teams change goals after a score
has been made.
A safety shall count as minus one
quarter, and a foul counts as minus
one half in the scoring. For instance,
If a team scores two goals and then
commits two fouls and a safety it is
penalized LII goals leaving its net
score at only 81 Of a goal
Rules Against RoughneHs
Careless or unnecessarily dangerous
riding on the part Of the players, IN
necessary humping, roughness, failure
to give & player the right Of way,
crossing in his path when he has the
right Of way, the cruel use Of spurs on
horses, striking the pony Of an adver-
Sary and about two dozen other such
stunts are barred by the polo rules.
Infraction Of some of these rules gives
the referee the power to fine the
player, order him out OF the game and
also to penalize his team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-09

EW YORK, June 9.-Polo comes
N into its own again Saturday,
4 y when the American and English
teams meet at Meadowbroolz, L L, in
the first game Of the series to decide
the championship for the ensuing year.
And today, from many sides, comes
the double barrelled question where
did polo originate and what are its
The game originated in Persia some
where back in 500 a. D. It was called
Kan-jai-- baZee. The game was played
differently than it is today, yet the
principle Of the game remains IN
changed through the centuries.
Many years ago some British went
wild over the game; that IS, 1ashlon-
able and wealthy England, for polo IS
a game that only the rich can play be-
cause il means the expenditure Of
thousands Of dollars each year for polo
ponies.
Bennett introduced It in Q. S.
In 1876 Jas. Gordon Bennett intro
duced the game into the United States
He had played the game in England
and had taught mis- American friends
the principles Of play A game finally
was staged in the old Jerome Park,
New York, and so enthusiastic were
the Americans who participated that
they formed the Westechester Polo
club, the first Of its kind in the cOun-
try
Admission to the playing field was
BY invitation only until late in 1877
and then the general public was ad-
mitted for a fee. The public here, as
in England, enthused over the thrilling
game, and other clubs were started.
There are hundreds Of them in Am
erica today, and the players are legion
-Four on a Side.
Polo may be played with three on a
side. or four on a side. Not only the
international game but practically all
the other games are played with four
men on a side
counted q goal the ball must pass be-
tween the goal posts or above the top