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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23
SOMETHING NEVER TRIED
IN STATE OF KENTUCKY

Kentucky bluegrass pastures are
considered the finest In the world and
SO they were, originally. and many Of
them are today, especially those thous-
ands OF acres that have never seen the
pillow But much Of our fine pasture
land has been cropped with hemp and
tobacco and then turned back to grass.
Other fields have been planted to corn
wheat meadow and back to grass
again. IL we stop TO think. all of these
crops, with the exception OF clover,
have led on the fertility Of the land.
Naturally the soil is that much poorer.
We have ali seen bluegrass pastures
that could be better the exception be-.
Ing the reverse, but how can they be
improved
Virginia is solving his very prob
lem and doing II satisfactorily by the
application OF ground limestone and
acid phosphate or the cheaper form Of
ground rock phosphate, which is slow
or TO act. but is more lasting We fire.
qucnty see natural bluegrass land foul
with sheep sorrel and weeds and with
the grass standing up on stilts-like,
showing the soil is sour. Lime would
correct this. although limestone lies
underneath. And then bluegrass loves
phosphates. This combination OF lime
and phosphates made the bluegrass re
gion what It is; our soils are now de-
ficicnt in both lime and phosphates
and they must be put back to restore
original conditions Virginia is doing
this, even on her steep hillside pas
lures, Who in Kentucky has the cour
age to try it2-Kentucky Farming.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23
HOW OUR LANDS ARE DIVIDED.

For five months we have had engi-
neers dividing up our 1000 acres of
land. Our tract comprising approx
mately 1000 acres-a very fine stock
farmland the balance is cut into
tracts of as near 40 acres each as pos
siOle.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23
FARMS FOR Sale.
OUR PURCHASE OF 1000 ACRES
AT A FORCED SALE.

of rich, rolling land in Scioto county,
Ohio, one OF the richest counties in the
State, has made it possible for you to
be farm owner, at one-half cost per
acre of any other like property in West
Virginia, Ohio or Kentucky
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23
SOME FACTS ABOUT OUR 1000
ACRES STOCK FARM.

400 acres cleared with the following
improvements.
One house, eight rooms bath, porch
es, and cellar, water piped into house
from spring on hill.
One house, seven rooms, BATH cellar
from spring on hill.
One house, cottage, four rooms. All
three in good repair, and newly paint
ed
Five or six log houses in fair repair,
can be fixed for very little money for
tenants,
One barn 56xl14 fet, three stories,
will stall feed SO head of cattle, stalls
already in place, with hosting hay
forks, etc
One barn 36xS0 feet Both of the
above have new roofs, on stone foun-
dalton, cedar uprights, and n first
class condition.
One horse bar 50x52 feet.
One general barn and tool-shed .
xsO.
One ceiled granary, 40Xl0.
Well in barn lot, and $50 will pipe
water from spring into all the barns.
Whole property we'll watered with
streams and springs.
Macadam pike runs through the
property and one mile will put you to
dc
HOW TO GET THERE.
Take d. T. G. /. Railway from Iron
ton, o., or Jackson, o. Take b. & o.
Railway from Portsmouth, o., or Jack
son, o. Buy ticket to Bloom. Fare
forty two to fifty-five cents. Inquire
for r. T. Lawson. Resident Manager.
Bloom Furnace, oen mile from station.
TERMS AND ADDRESS.
$500 to $500 per acre, your terms.
You can't duplicate 1t in any part OF
the country at our price.
This opportunity is worthy OF your
consideration. Make your selection
early.
Farm lands are getting scarcer each
year. Population is getting greater.
Farm prices going higher Better buy
NOW. i
For further information address:
v. v. ADKINS, Manager
scIoto Farm Land Co..
18Th Street. ASHLAND KY
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23
FARM FOR SALE.

Good farm of about SOC acres near
railroad and river, in Lawrence Co..
KY. Timber and coal. Grass, tobac-
co land; barn; large amount Of new
ground; good buildings. Write BIG
SANDY NEWS office for particulars.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23

Mrs. Title Jones, wife of Green
Jones. fell dead while cooking dinner
at her home at Camel City Friday
Her remains wereb uried Sunday at
Eroypn Crock
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23
SOME Of the MANY ADVANTAGES
IN THIS NEIGHBoRHOoD.


GOOD Neishbors:-Every farm sur.
rounding the property Is highly i'm
proved with good homes and barns,
ana the owners are kind, courteous,
5000 Sehoois;-No child under the
law Is required TO walk over u miles
Board must provide teams to haul the
children to school.
Good Churches:-Of different de-
nominations, located not farther than
ertv - " - ~
Fine Roads;-W.ll macadamized and
on good grades. Fourteen miles from
Bloom Switch to the paved streets Of
Portsmouth, o. over a fine state nilse
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23

was Visiting her father at Oslo last
week. ,6ss 1
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-10-23

cheer. Although the sorrows OF life
are manv s'as1sE@s ;sss1i.s. s5i s-'9
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
CHILDREN MUST PLAY.
That Is the Method Nature Provided
For Their Development.

That Is the Method Nature Provided
For Their Development.
"And the streets Of the city shall be
full of boys and girls playing in the
streets thereof" Thus spoke Zechariah
in 500 B. G.. But there were fewer
motorcars in Zechariahs day than
there are in ours. The children now
need for their play some place safer
than the street.
More important than the playground,
however, is the play. 1t is well that
children should play in a safe place,
but it is absolutely necessary that they
should play somewhere If they are to
grow up at all, for there is no doubt
now, / think, in the minds of educa-
tors that play builds the child 1t is
the method that nature has provided
for his development Play, indeed, is
the positive side of the whole phe-
nomenoD of infancy.
The reason the higher animals-and
man, above all-are born so helpless
and Uniformed is that they may be
finished by this special method. 1t is
for the sake of play that infancy ex-
lists; that there is such a thing as a
child at all. The child who is depriv-
ed of his chance to play is deprived
of his opportunity to grow up.-Crafts-
man
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
IVORY NUT TREES.
How the Fruit Changes From Liquid
to a Solid Substance.

How the Fruit Changes From a Liquid
to Solid Substance.
Once considered useless, the ivory
nut has become an important product
and now adds considerably to Ecua-
doris export trade. Something like
10000 tons are shipped from that
country each year, worth about ST.
100000, while Colombia and Panama
are both increasing their output
The tree is a stunted palm fern
with short thick trunk which grows
slowly to a height of ten to twenty
feet, marked by spiral lines or scars
left by fallen leaves and fruit stems,
The leaves resemble large gorgeous
green feathers and are like those of
the cocoanut palm, while the blossoms
are Of pure white and very fragrant.
The seeds or kernels resulting from
these are first in the form of sacks OF
sweet, refreshing liquid that changes
into soft, delicious, edible pulp and
finally becomes the hard nut of com
merce. The nuts mature very slowly,
requiring from blossom to ripeness
fully year The gathering Of green
or unripe tagua nuts is prohibited by
law In Ecuador
Hundreds OF natives, called taguaros,
make a business Of gathering these
nuts from the wild trees OF the In
terror of Ecuador, collect them on
RATS and float them down the rivers
to Esmeraldas or other Pacific ports,
where they are sold in open markets
to the exporters.-Argonaut.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
SAVE A LITTLE.
A Bark Account is Better Than Show
That Keeps One Broke.

It is quite possible that the Ameri-
can family is too optimistic. 1t is al
ways going to have larger income
next year or in five years. 1t desires
to keep up in social matters with the
people next door or farther up the
street. 1t buys pianos or motorcars or
encyclopedias on monthly payments.
but In most cases put no monthly in
stallment in the savings bank. 1t has
no margin of security.
How much better it is to have a mar
gin Of resources than to be living con
tinually on the ragged edge of nothing
as many of us do just because we are
such devotees of the god of appear
ances
While the high cost Of living is one
of the live topics of the day, note of
warming should be sounded-a warning
against extravaganza, suggestion that
every family make q deposit in the
savings bank each month. The fu-
ture happiness and prosperity of the
average American family depend upon
the proper adjustment of income and
expenditure. 1t is not what man
earns, but what he and his family
save, that counts in determining the
ultimate success or failure of his life
from a material standpoint.-T. d. Nc
Gregors Talks on Thrift"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
ENGLAND'S PREMIERSHIP.
a Coveted Office That Brings Misery
TO Its incumbents.

TO Its incumbents.
The lot of the British premier is like
that OF the policeman In the Gilbertian
ballad-not happy one. After Lord
Derby had been prime minister he
said that he had had only two happy
days In office, one being the day be
entered 1t and the other the day he
retired from 1t.
Peel wrote: 1T is impossible for me
not to feel that the duties are above
all human strength: at least, above
mine" Peel also once made the curl
GUS statement that if his nose had not
bied every night during his premier
ship he could not have borne the load
OF his position
Lord Palmerston was so much af-
fected by his work that he had spe-
cfal high desk built, which necessitat-
ed q standing position He explained
that IL he fell asleep while trying to
keep up with his work the fall would
awaken HIM
Disraeli frequently stated that no
A"H N0uiu lave any uotion Vi Tue at
duous life, and when Gladstone was
released from the duties of prime min
lister he leaped head over heels down
grass bank at Lord Evans through
sheer delight
Lord Rosebery once wrote the fol-
lowing concerning the duties of prime
minister: HE has to deal with the
sovereign. with the cabinet. with mar
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
important Labor Decision.

The Amalgamated Association Of
Street Car Men has won an important
victory in the supreme court of Penn.
sylvania, which has ended a contro-
yersy involving several thousand dol
lars, which was started in Philadelphia
by a small crowd of malcontents who
attempted to seize the funds of locals
In that city and establish dual organ
ization. The decision Is of interest TO
the entire trade union movement be-
cause 1t reaffirms the established right
In many cases of an international or
national union to compel obedience to
its constitution and bylaws, and said
union may even go SO far as to expel
those who either do not obey or who
fail to remedy their grievances along
constitutional lines.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Boilino II Down.

They had been married just one year.
That was why be risked losing his
train by allowing her to fasten bunch
OF violets on to his coat. But his foot
tapped the floor impatiently, neverthe-
less, and he frowned as he wondered II
his wife's kindly thought would cost
him his cozy corner seat. George"
said his wife tremulously, you don't
love me as you used to-" MY darling
heart Of hearts," he exclaimed, des-
perately eyeing the clock, what makes
you say that?" Because, George" "
she answered, when we were first
married it used to take you whole
hour just to say goodby, and n-now"-
tears interrupted her words and ran
down her cheeks-"you can k-kiss me
and c-catch your train all In four min
utesi"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
TRADE UNION EFFECTIVE.
Secures Better Results For Workers
Than Compulsory Arbitration.

Secures Better Results For Workers
Than Compulsory Arbitration.
In recent article in the American
Federationist Samuel Gompers reviews
some of the disputes which have led
to strikes In New Zealand and Aus
tralia In spite of the compulsory arbi-
tration laws and quotes the following
from report on industrial matters
made by royal commissioner of New
South Wales appointed by the govern
ment:
1T Is a prime requisite of all justice
that decisions be arrived at speedily
and certainly, and it is difficult to be-
lieve that industrial peace can be Sc
cured by any form of Industrial JUS
tice which involves intricate litigation,
long delay. tedious investigation and In
many cases hope so long deferred that
suitors grow tired of waiting and
break through the artificial fetters
which, in the interests OF industrial
peace, the law has placed upon their
freedom of action
"The trade union organization has
been found effective In producing re-
SUITS" says Mr.. Gompers. at does not
profess to establish an immediate mil
lennium, but it does secure to the
workers an opportunity to pursue con-
structive, concerted policies for their
own self batterment. Social progress
must have its inception in individuals
and is best attained through their nor
NAL collective action.
Compulsory arbitration has not only
failed to be the panacea its advocates
claimed for it. but has failed to estab-
lish any principles Of industrial justice
or any conditions or relations that pro-
mote that ideal. Here, as in all other
desirable aims, the only hope for hui
man betterment, industrial social or
political, lies in the development and
education of the individual so that ho
may understand his rights and know
how to secure them. The machinery
for securing these ends is not so I'M
portant as the potential resourceful-
ness of intelligent individual initiative.
And thus the whole system of indus
trial compulsory arbitration is totter-
ing of its own weight and because Of
the false foundation upon which it was
arected
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Cats and Man.

No subject that DR.. Weir Mitchell
studied. either scientific or social, is
more curious than the one he describ-
ed in little known paper entitled
"Of Ailurophobia and the Power to Be
Conscious of the Cat as Near When
Unseen and Unheard." In this pa
per DR.. Mitchell declares that there
are persons who have been able to dis
tinguish the presence of cat by its
smell, but cannot any longer do so
and yet who retain ability to detect
unseen cats.
ut is likely" he says, that the cat
emanations may affect the nervous
system through the nasal membrane,
although unrecogniZed as odors. Why
these emanations should, If plainly
perceived as due to cats, cause GER
tain symptoms in those who dread cats
Is readily understood.
''The ultimate cause of unreasonable
terror Of cats / cannot explain. Gen
tury.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Strike Against Child Labor.

London Is experiencing the novelty
OF strike against child labor Fifteen
hundred girls working for a big pro-
vision firm went on strike because the
firm advertised for girls under the age
of eighteen years. For years it has
been the boast of this firm that in
spite of the practices of its rivals it
had never employed a girl under eigh-
teen years of age Recently girls of
fourteen and sixteen years were ad-
vertised for and placed at work in the
tin box making room on machines
which have never been considered safe
for inexpert operatives. The older girls
protested against the child labor and
when no attention was paid to their
protests went out on strike. The 500
men employed by the firm joined the
girls because last year when the men
protested against girls being given
mems work the girls Loyalty joined
them in a strike.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Her CONCENTRATIONS.

An Evanston lady was telling the
other day about a rather lugubrious
aunt who seemed to see everything
through blue spectacles. Her greatest
pleasure in life was In attending fu-
nerals, and in case of friends illness
she would console the patient with
gloomy forebodings and with tales of
others who had met untimely deaths
through similar Affections.
Her sister, who, though in good
health, was by no means young, was
celebrating her birthday, and 1t fell to
the melancholy one to send congratu-
Iations
'My dearest sister," she wrote. you
have passed another milestone in life's
journey Do you realize that you are
year nearer the grave? ] wish you
many happy returns of the day"-Chi-
cag0 Inter Ocean.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
SAFE FROM GERMS.
II Was Easy For the Pullman Porter to
Convince the Doctors.

Convince the Doctors.
A party of physicians We're on their
way TO medical convention, and they
had gathered in the buffet car to dis
cuss professional matters. The talk
had begun with proper cleanliness In
bandaging. 1t had progressed to that
point where sneezing was condemned
for the germs 1t disseminated, when
the engine whistled to announce an ap-
preaching station. The porter entered.
He waved his whisk broom
"Bresh you OFF, subj" he asked of
one of the doctors. The doctor turned
on him.
Just exactly what I've been CON
tending" he said heatedly. There's
one OF the finest little systems of
spreading germs that ever was invent
ed. This porter comes In here and he
brushes me off; then he brushes you
and you and you, and every one else,
and starts lot of germs flying round
In the air to be breathed In and start
disease. l say that germs ought not
to be disturbed in public. It's danger
ous They ought to be let alone-not
thrown up into the air by all this
brushing!'
There was moment Of silence. The
porter grinned foolishly. He stood
frst on one foot, then on the other.
He grinned again, then waved his
brush
Come on, doctah," he begged; come
on and let me bresh you off! Pshawl
Don't let that idea about microbes
bother you any! What little breshin'
I'm going to do amt going to disturb
no germs. No, suhr-Youth's Com
Danion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
1 abor Not Under Cover.

''The organized labor movement has
nothing to hide" said Samuel Com
pers. 1--WE do nothing behind closed
doors. We recognize the common hui
man ailment, that we are liable to
make many mistakes. We must labor
to reach the highest ideals in spiritual
as well as material things. ! will not
insult the intelligence of thinking men
by saying organized labor is without
mistakes or above criticism. You who
are employed should refuse to work
overtime, because every hour you work
overtime you are keeping a brother
from job. Demand an eight hour day
and adhere to that rule"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
TRADE UNloNlSM
Mans first duty is te organi

Mans first duty is tC organize.
The labor movement is a thing
not Of idealism, but of instinct.
The spirit of organization"
and the spirit of progress" are
interchangeable terms.
The record Of trade unionism
shows that, after all, man was
not made to mourn.
The necessity of industrial or
ganization knows no law except
that of human progress.
Next to the family, the trade
union is the highest exemplifica-
ton Of the gregarious instinct.
Trade unionism that Is not
purely practical and simply sen
sible is not trade unionism at all.
The extent Of trade unionism Is
the best possible measure of a
peoples capacity for self govern
ment.
In trade unionism, as In other
human activities, success often
est attends those who know how
to wait-and work.
In the coming age of complete
industrial organization interna-
tonal boundary lines will cease
to be even imaginary.
+ 4.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
He Took No Chances.

A physician known for his coolness
and skill in surgery went to dentist
TO have tooth extracted and other
work done on his molars.
"Will 1t be painful?" asked the ply
sician Quakingly
''It'l be just as painless as one OF
your surgical operations" the dentist
replied encouragingly
Grabbing up his hat hurriedly, the
physician remarked as he started to-
ward the door: II forgot had an en-.
gagement in my office for this hour
I'll see you later, doc."-Indianapoli
News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
An Anrnhatxn Eaai

The fresh air kid had discoursed for
thirty minutes on the acrobatic won
ders of the vaudeville stage.
Huh, that amt so much" shifted
the farmers son at last. We've got
something in this very barn that will
turn without moving"
"Hain't neitherl What is itf'
ilk."-Detroit Free Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Strained.

They were discussing Bessie's we'd
ding.
Usually 1t is the bridegroom who is
nervous, while the bride is self pos
sessed." commented one Of the brides
maids, but Bessie's voice sounded as
though she We're frightened. 1t sound
ed rather strained"
"Oh, there's reason for that" ex-
planned one of the ushers. "You see,
she was talking through her yeilr'--
Lippincott's.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
And TO snara.

Mrs. Alden has Eve children. II
there were seven more, how many
children would Mrs Alden haveT
Several hands were raised
Anna may tell u.s." said teacher.
How many children would she have,
AnnaP
Enough. New York Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
The Last Word.

II wouldn't mind my wife's having
the last word. said Mr. Henpeck, 'if
she would only hurry up and get TO
it!-Lippincott's.
The elect are those who Will and the
nonelect are those who won't Henry
Ward Beecher.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
His Finish.

Sapleigh-How much money do you
think man ought to accumulate be
fore he can safely ask girl to marry
man, Mr.. sapleigh. You will probably
have to accumulate several millions
Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05

nament ana with public opinion in its
various kinds and degrees. Some OF
his colleagues he must convince, some,
he may have to humor, some even tol
cajole. 1t is harassing, laborious and
ungracious task."-New York Times.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Wise Man.

Rustum-You know Miss De Koy
very well. don't you? Van Swain-No.
Rustum-W What! i thought you were
engaged to her? Van Swain-So am
Judge.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05

s-aonlcai union, act1ng New Englanu
organizer. recently secured union
agreement and So week more for the
men on all the newspapers at Hart
ford. They had previously been open
ShonS
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Another Surprise.

Cholly-And was my present a sur
prise to your sister? Willie-You ber!
Sis said she never thought you'd send
her anything so cheap-Boston Trans
cript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05

The favor OF great men and the
praise OF the world are not much to be
relied on.--French Proverb.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05
Didn't Get II.

$50 you demanded an apology. Well.
and what happened"
"The supply wasn't equal to the de-
mand "-Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05

The road ambition travels is too mar
row for friendship, too crooked for
love, too rugged for honesty. too dark
for science.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-06-05

More Pay For Printers.
1oaenh j. Dallas Of Boston Typo