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The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
By w. MILTON KELLY3

tBy w. MILTON KELLY)
1t has always been more or less of
an unsettled point as to how much
constituted a bushel, or how much we
shall give or take for bushel of
vegetables. The consumer can sell
dom estimate how long a bushel or
barrel of any kind of produce will last,
even though he uses about the same
quantity daily.
The size of the bushel is usually
regulated by the price of the article
bought, as with potatoes, if they are
cheap, the producer and middleman
give liberal measure, but when they
are high and they know that they are
masters of the situation, they give
the consumer very small measure.
They philosophically arrive at the con-
clusion that they should be well paid
for their produce and the expense of
handling 1t.
AT such times the measure is not
carefully filed or rounded up and
the buyer has to take what is given
him. On the other hand, If the pota-
toes are cheap, the grower and the
middleman have lost the vantage
ground they held and are willing to
fill up the measures rounding.
The same by-play goes on between
the dealer and the man who buys the
article for his home use. only of
course, it is more skilfully played
than in the former case in order that
the dealer may make an honest living.
Who has not bought vegetables for
family use at different times and been
surprised at the difference in the num-
Der of pecks that constituted bushel
or barrel of potatoes?
How much more simple 1t would be
to place one or a dozen heads of cab
bage on scale and sell it for so much,
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
LIVESTOCK NOW
FARMERS HOPE
COMMISSIONER NEWMAN ISSUES
REPoRT-FARM CROPS ARE
BELOW AVERAGE.
CORN REPORT DISCOURAGIRG
Livestock Stood the Drouth Better
Than Anything Else Produced
On the Farm.
Especial Frankfort correspondence.)

Especial frankfort Correspondence
Frankfort-Although the corn crop
report as of August 1 is the most dis
couraging that Commissioner New
man has given out since he went into
office, there is ray of hope in profits
on livestock. The livestock has stood
the drouth better than anything pro-
duced on the farm The report is as
follows:
Corn has dropped from condition
of 81 per cent to SIS per cent. Burley
tobacco from So per cent to Sc per
cent. Dark tobacco from condition
of 81 per cent to 81 per cent. Glover
pastures are disappearing, showing a
condition of 55 per cent; Bluegrass GA
per cent, and alfalfa IS. Cow peas and
soy beans are resisting the drouth
better than any other of the forage
crops. Again we would like to call at
tention to the possibilities of these
two legumes, and the farmer who has
sowed few acres of either of these
plants in all probability will have hay
for winter, as well as improving his
land. fruits are dropping off the trees
on account of the drouth conditions.
The condition of apples is given as 62
per cent. pears at 66 and peaches at
IS. Livestock conditions are given:
Horses, 80 per cent, cattle SO, hogs SO,
and sheep SO per cent. Poultry as a
rule is doing well. Garden conditions
are given at 81 per cent.
While rains would not do the corn
crop any good, yet it would be of great
help to the man who has sown late
maturing forage crops. There has
been but little summer blowing done
on account of the ground being toe
much packed to break up to SOW rye
barley or wheat as early as possible
in order to have winter pastures.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
May Have Demonstrates.

A farm demonstration from the Ken
lucky Experiment Station at Lexing-
ton is said to be available for Frank
lin county, and H. K. Gayle, who, is
connected with the Farmers Co-opera-
tive and Extension Department at the
Experiment Station, was in Frankfort
with a view to enlisting the support
of prominent farmers in the plan to
have a demonstrator brought here.
The services of demonstration are
declared to be of inestfmable value
and many counties in the state are
said to be clamoring for them. On
der the present laws an appropriation
from the United States for farm de-
velopment work amounting to $4,000
is available for Kentucky, and wher-
ever a county will pay one-half of the
expense of the demonstrators salary
the other half is paid out of the gov
ernment's appropriation.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18

This is q time when farmers are be-
coming wide awake to the possibili-
ties of new crops as well as carefully
studying the means of improving the
old. The need of growing leguminous
crops for improving the soil and bal
ancing feeding rations for livestock is
also fast coming to be realized. AS a
result the acreage of cowpeas, soy
beans, sweet clover and alfalfa upon
Kentucky farms is increasing very
rapidly. Cowpeas and soy beans fit
easily into crop rotations and are cas-
lily grown. Sweet clover is a wonder
full plant for retaining washed and
depleted soils and can be grown wher-
ever there is good drainage and plen-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Appeal Is Sent Out.

In proclamation issued by Acting
Governor McDermott the people of
this state are requested to make gen.
erous contributions for the use of the
Red Cross Society in its work in the
hospitals and on the battlefelds of Eu-
rope. The proclamation follows:
Whereas, terrible war is now rag
ing in Europe and immense numbers
of men are engaged in deadly conflict
by land and sea, and, suffering, and
soon many more will be suffering
from wounds and illness; and as all
humane people in our state must de-
sire to do something to. relieve the
sick and wounded, without regard to
their nationality, l now make an ap-
peal, in the name of our state, in the
name of humanity, for contributions
of money from generous persons for
the immediate use of the Red Cross
Society in its beneficent work of char
ity in the hospitals and on the battle
fields of Europe.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Agricultural Libaries.

Agricultural libraries consisting .oi
$50 volumes each are being sent into
rural communities by Commissioner
of Agriculture Newman. The libra
ries are placed in charge of preach
ers who have agreed to look after the
distribution and collection of the
books. Libraries have been sent to
the following places: The Rev. Fa-
ther Zeller, of Raywick; the Rev.
w. p. Gordon, of Cadiz; the Rev. J..
r. Cherry, of Jeffersontown; the Rev.
Hugh O'Sullivan at WhitesviDc, and
the Rev. James c. Rawling.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
The Anomalous Mexican.

In the opening paragraph of one of
his best stories Kipling wrote: LET
1t be clearly understood that the Rus
sian is a delightful person till he
tucks his shirt in. AS an oriental he
is charming. It is only when he in
sists upon being treated as the most
easteriy of western peoples. instead
OF the most westerly of easterns that
he becomes radical anomaly ex-
tremely difficult to handle. The host
never knows which side Of his nature
y going to turn up next" There is q
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER

Fruit and poultry work well to.
gether, provided the fowls are given
the whole orchard in which to run.
Certainly fowls are great weeders,
and if one wants to keep down the
grass in tbs orchard he can do it with.
out trouble If his flock of hens is large
enough.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Surplus of s4o,ooo,ooo.

Kentucky is to make very little
whisky for the season of 1914-1915.
This is the understanding reached at
a meeting of Kentucky distillers. AS
a matter of fact, each individual pres
ent notified the chairman that he pro.
posed to produce this season so per
cent or less of his average crop for
the five seasons from 1910 to 1914, in
elusive 1t was estimated that per-
haps 80 per cent of the states capacity
was represented at the meeting,
which was an enthusiastic one.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Amounts Spent in Primary.

J. C. w. Beckham received $5,325 in
compaign contributions and spent ST.
556.66 to obtain the Democratic nomi-
nation for the senate, according to his
postprimary expense account filed
with the clerk of the senate, in COM
pliance with the federal corrupt prac-
tees act. Other candidates for the
senate spent the following sums: Gov.
James B. McCreary, s6,169.76; D. H.
Smith, S379.61; George Nicholas, 40
cents, and William Marshall Bullitt,
nothing. Gov. McCreary received
$6,64O in campaign contributions, Rep
resentative R. Y. Thomas, Jr., spent
S4,539.20 during his campaign for the
congressional nomination in the Third
district, and Representative J. G. Can
trill says he spent $1,165 in his cam
paign for reelection in the Seventh
district.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18

somewhat similar difficulty with the
Mexican. He can be charming, but
one never knows whether he is the
most northern southerner or the most
southern northerner, and he can
change from one to the other with a
facility that is almost genius.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Making Good sIIaue.

Sorghum and corn in about equal
parts make good ensilage. The corn
requires from one hundred and ten
to one hundred and forty days after
planting to ripen for silage, while the
sorghum requires from seventy-fiye tn
ninety days. This should be taken
into consideration when the two crons
are intended for mixed silage.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
THE EUROPEAN APPLE cANkER.

European apple canker is becoming
common in apple orchards in different
parts of the country.
The preventive is to adopt spray
ing as a settled policy, giving the
orchards several sprayings every sea
son, whether they seem to be required
or not Then the invisible spores Of
destructive diseases will be rendered
harmless.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
LARGEST Number Of Votes.

United States Senator ]. N Camden,
who received the Democratic nominal
ton for United States Senator for the
short term, led the ticket in the pri-
mary. With Clinton county missing
he received 1887 votes. Former Gov.
Beckham, who won the nomination for
the long term, polled 72,677 votes.
Camden led the ticket by 1,120. Col.
Bennett H. Young polled 34.303 and
David H. Smith 1899 votes.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Growth Of Cattle Business.

Speaking at convention of the Pan
handle and Southwestern Stockmen
recently President w. B. Slaughter
predicted the greatest growth the
country has ever known in the cattle
business. He did not believe that the
shipment OF beef from other countries
would affect the cattle business here
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Plurality Of e,soe.

Former Gov Beckham received a
plurality of 6,So6 in the. August pri-
mary over Congressman Stanley.
There was total of 15s,8O5 votes poll
ed, of which Beckham received H.
SIT votes, Stanley 65,S71 and Gov. Nc
Creary 20,267. Complete returns in
the Progressive and Republican races
have not been received as yet by As
sistant Secretary of State Vansant.
Mercer county is still missing, but
must be filed before August Is, on
which date the state election commits
sion will meet to canvass the returns
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Balance 70 States CREDIT.

The balances on hand in the differ
ent funds of the state government at
the close of business July 81 were an
nounced by State Auditor Bosworth
as follows: School fund, $756, 495.18;
sinking fund, $12,S6S.42; general ex-
pense fund, S105,447.67 cash in treas
ury $S49,074.43. The outstanding in
debtedness of the state amounted to
1854, $685. as against $2,509,SS1.96
for last month.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Raspberry Water ,e.

Press raspberries through hdie
hair sieve-enough of them to. make
three pints OF Juice. Add one Bound
OF powdered sugar. the juice OF one
large lemon. and one teaspoonful OF
raspberry extract. Then freeze.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
After Territory

At the meeting of the fiscal court at
Winchester a committee was appoint
ed to investigate Clark county's claim
to about nine square miles of land now
included in Fayette county's borders.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the court by T. G. Stuart. The
committee is composed of County At
torney S. t. Davis, Col. t. G. Stuart
and Magistrates ]. S. Lindsay and E.
B. Dooley. Col. Stuart told the court
that when the survey was made max
ing Clark county out of a part of Fay
cite county the line was not properly
run. When the survey was made from
the mouth of Boone Creek, which
creek marked the boundary between
the two counties, the line was run in
several hundred feet, cutting off about
nine square miles of land that should
have been included in the Clark boun-
Diary, but which was given to Fayette.
When Col. Stuart was member of
the lower house of the legislature he
had bill passed by the house to have
the survey made the second time, but
the bill was held up in the senate,
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18

The most serious objection to sell
ing hay from the farm is that it car
ries away too much Of the fertility d
the farm.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Distribution of Funds.

Announcement was made by the
war department that out of the total
of S2,000,000 annually appropriated by
congress for apportionment among the
various states for the purchase of sup
plies and ammunition under the mi
litia law, $1,599,362 has been set aside
by the secretary of war for that pur-
pose during the fiscal year 1915. The
remainder of the unallotted funds,
amounting to $400,637, has been re-
served for special allotment to meet
any exceptional and urgent needs that
may arise. The law requires that the
funds shall be apportioned according
to the number of senators and repre-
sentatives to which each state is en-
titled in the federal congress. 1t is
provided. however, that no state shall
be entitled to benefit unless the num-
Der of its active militia shall be 100
men for each senator and representa-
tive to which each state is entitled to
congress. The state of Kentucky re-
ceived $2S,332.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Tobacco Company Sued.

The Burley Tobacco Company was
made. defendant in suit filed by w.
o. Cook. of this city, for $4,000 DAM
ages for injuries alleged to have been
sustained while at work in the plant
of the defendant in this city.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18

The heaviest fieeces are generally
found on medium-sized sheep.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-08-18
Clean Out Drain Dltch

Open up and clean out every draur
ditch on the place. - -,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-05-21
NEW VOL. 49-No. 20.
The Goat Dogs.

Just before the Rio Grande crosses the
boundary line between Colorado and
New Mexico, il enters a box canon
whose walls in some places are thou-
sand feet in height and almost perpen-
dicular. For number OF miles, before
il enters the canon the river flows through
a rough country that is worthless for
farming purposes. The pasturage even
is so scanty that il is suitable only for
sheep and goats. The few settlers are
all Mexicans.
Wolves and coyotes haunt the hills and
ravines along the river bank, and the
herds must be watched day and night.
Near the entrance to the canon lives a
Mexican rancher who owns several large
herds of goats. He has found out how
to herd his flocks without hired help.
He sends the herd out on the range under
the care OF dogs, each of which has been
raised among goats, and has, In fact, had
goat foster mother. This man describes
his method of training his dog herders as
follows:
"My dogs are a cross between the
shepherd and the Scotch collie. As soon
as the pups are born. take those that |
want to make into herders away from
the mother dog and put them to nurse on
a nanny goat, one puppy to goat. The
goat milk agrees with them perfectly.
They are never permitted to run with
other dogs. and know no companions ex-
cept goats, and by the time they are full
grown they have thorough knowledge
of their adopted relatives. You might
almost say that they were hall goat.
"After the puppies get their teeth. |
have TO watch them carefully, for now
and then one OF them will get the habit OF
biting the goats. That trait renders the
dog absolutely useless for my purposes.
and Immediately kill him. But biters
are very rare. The dog raised in this way
soon becomes natural guardian OF goats,
and at year or so can be put In charge
OF herd. The herds 90 TO the hills In
the early spring, and remain there I'LL
the first snow comes. The dog stays
with his herd day and night, drives his
charges to the best grass in the morning.
and rounds them up at night on some
good bed ground. just as human herder
would do. And all the time he keeps a
sharp lookout tor prowling wolves or
coyotes. | almost never lose any goats
TO these animals.
al carry food to the dogs once a day.
The only time dog will leave his herd
and come in TO the ranch is when ] tail
TO take him something TO eat. And then
he is impatient 10 get back TO his work.
and as soon as he has got his meal, hur-
ries away.
al find the dog herders more satisfac-
tory than men. They understand their
business thoroughly, and they are always
faithful. Moreover, do not have 10 pay
them any wages"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-05-21
Birds Taught To Sing.

Many scientists have studied the man
ner in which birds may be taught to i'm
itate the songs OF other birds. II is said
by some that birds songs are largely, u
not entirely, matter OF imitation, though
other scientists do not accept this sug-
gestion as even probable. Edward Con-
radi, Ph. d., has extensively investigated
not only the songs OF English sparows,
but OF several other birds, and In an In
teresting pamphlet tells US the results OF
his own investigations and those OF other
ornithologists.
Mr.. c. A. Witchcll finds that "imita-
ton is very prominent In bird song.
Birds in their wild state not only initiate
other birds, but also insects, quadmpeds.
and sounds produced by the elements"
A few OF his illustrations will make his
point clear the voices Of The owls simu-
late the moaning OF the wind In hollow
trees, such as these birds frequent; the
swee rec OF the common swift Is similar
to the swish Of his wings as he skins
through the air the voices Of mallards
resemble the croaking OF frog and toads.
In British Columbia he heard wren imi-
tating perfectly the trickling OF water.
Moreover, many OF the warbling birds
build their nests not far from water, prob
ably on account Of the insect supply, and
are thus often within hearing Of the in
tricate music of babbIing brooks. He
thinks that such birds as the robin, wren,
hedgespanow, blsckbird and blaekcap.
which sing mellow tones and intervals
Of pitch rather than limitations OF other
sounds, may have acquired this music
partly through the influence Of the muir
murs and gurges Of ripping streams.
The common call-note Of the brown
wren resembles the ehirp Of the cricket
this bird is generally found along hedge
rows where crickets abound, and thus
hears the crickefs chirp by day and by
night. The song Of the grasshoppef-
warbler is exactly like the persistent song
Of the green field-citket. The cry OF
the ostrich resembles the roar OF the lion,
and the shrill note OF the red-headed
woodpecker that Of a species Of tree-ffog
which frequents the same trees. In the
latter case, the resemblance is 50 great
that the cries can hardly be distinguished.
The squirrel and the snake reproduce In
their alam-eries the songs made BY these
animals during rapid retreat-the squirrel
the swish Of long twig. and the snake
the rastling Of dry grass as she g1ides
through it. He gives very numerous In
stances Of birds initiating other birds.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-05-21
JfesonCo 1914
Where Did The Wind Rise?

"Well, how did Mondays weather suit
you? The stage driver made room be-
side him for fresh passenger as he ask
ed the question.
"Whewl That was hurricane. Seems
to me never knew a storm TO come up
so suddenly. The first gust rushed
straight at my barn door, and had mighty
hard work TO shut it.
"Your barn door Nonsense! II met
me full as was getting back from my
wood lot, and nearly blew my head of.
Nothing but south wind ever sweeps
that wood-lot road So"
"I'm mighty sure that storm came from
the west" insisted the passenger.
The stage driver laughed.
you've got the points of the compass
mixed up bit, Nat" he said. THAT
was a south wind when il started. But
you're not the only one that is fooled. |
met Sam Blight this morning, and he de-
clared that it blew from the southeast,
and couldn't convince him to the con-
trary."
"W hatever point of the compass it
came from, it did lot OF mischief before
it was through" the other said.
In the seat behind the two men, a
young man from the city listened to their
conversation. at did lot OF mischief
before it was through" The words fixed
themselves on his brain, as words have
trick of doing. Once there. they shaped
themselves TO fit his personal concerns.
That quarrel with Leonard Dawson was
doing "a LOT OF mischief" Life had lost
half its SAVIOR since he could no longer
reckon Leonard his friend.
He went back over The difficulty. A
difference of opinion does not always
mean storm. Friends could agree to
differ. Whose fault was it that they had
not done so?
"Where did the windrise ?" He asked
nlmSelf the question WhlnSlcally.
thought it swept down on me straight
from Len" Then smile crossed his
face.
"l'll be bound Len called it a straight
blow from me. Which was right !?
Where did it rise ?"
The next day Leonard Dawson got a
letter that said:
Len, old boy. Did that storm buster
from me to you, or from you to me? If
il came from me, repudiate it. There
must be no wind of ftemper strong enough
to blow away the good feeling between
us. RALPH.
Leonard laughed as he read it. "That's
like Ralph" he said. "Where did the
wind rise, anyhow? Pm blessed if |
know"
He reached for pen and paper. THAT
must have been circular storm, reck-
on" he wrote.
"l don't remember thatit rose my way,
but | wouldn't swear that it didn't. Any
way, it's blown itself out, and it's fair
weather again
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-05-21
The Housekeeper's Lament.

Oh I life is a toll and love is a trouble,
And beauty will fade and riches will iiee
And pleasures they dwindle and prices they double
And nothing is what could wish II to be.
There's too much Of worriment goes to bonnet;
There's too much Of ironing goes to shirt;
There's nothing that pays for the time you waste
on it:
There's nothing that lasts US but trouble and dirt
In March il is mud it's slush in December.
The midsummer breezes are loaded with dust;
In fall the leaves litter; in muggy September
The wall paper rots and the candlesticks rust.
There are worms in the cherries. and slugs in the
roses.
And ants in the sugar. and mice in the pies,
The rubbish Of spiders no mortal supposes,
And ravaging reaches and damaging lies.
It's sweeping at six. and it's busting at seven,
It's victuals at eight, and it's dishes at nine
It's potting and pannng from ten to eleven;
We scarce break our fast ere we plan how to
dine
With grease and with CRIME from corner to ceTter,
Forever at war and forever alert,
No rest for a day lest the enemy enter
spend my whole life in struggle with dirt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-05-21
EVERY DEMAND
SUCCESSFULLY NETS

The world demanded shorter time
across the ocean and it got the lmper'
ator; it demanded faster speed on
railroads, and it got the limited ex-
press; it demanded greater yersatllity
and it got the typewriter; it demanded
better stock remedy and It got
BLAcKuAS's MEDIcATED SALT BRICK
WHAT OTHERS SAY
Ship ten cases INDICATED SALT BRICK.
1t is proving more satisfactory than any hing
I ever handled in the Stock Remedy line. We
have never Jet sold anyone who did not re-
buy. REEVES GRO. co.
Tupelo. Miss, May "a, 1918.
For sale in Shepherdstown by H. T.
Licklider and Hertle- Hoffman Co., and
in Charles Town by Miller's Pharmacy
and D. w. Rodrick.