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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-02-02
George Marsie, of Garrard County Breaks All Rec
ords in Kentucky for This Season When Bas-
ket of His Tobacco Brings Soc a Pound at
the Peoples Tobacco Warehouse.
MARSlE'S ENTIRE CROP AVERAGES THE.
HIGH PRICE OF $3.50 PER HUNDRED
Widest Enthusiasm on the Breaks of the Peoples
Tobacco Warehouse Monday Morning
Since Two Years Ago

Numerous Big ding Enthusiastic Quality Good and
Happiness Regns Supreme Am Growers of the Weed
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-02-02

Gorge Marsie, of Garrard county,
sold the following baskets:
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-02-02
Established $50. 56th Year. No. 10.
SANITORIUM DESTROYED BY FIRE

Big Institution To Have Been Opened at Grab Or
chard This Week, Burns to Ground
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-02-02
AVERAGE $22.52

Grant Marsie sold the following
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-02-02
AVERAGE $19.34

Col. George Anderson sold the fol-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

on earth a long time-a couple Of
thousand years, anyway. Out of curl
osity, the ancient records were
searched to see just who it was that
invented artificial legs and hands, and
who the first man was that wore one.
No one seems to know. In tomb in
Padua remains were found Of a man
supposed to have lived about 300 B. c.
He wore an artificial leg. No wonder
he died 1t was made Of wood, partly,
and mostly of bronze. The whole sur
face was covered with the metal, and
around the poor souls waist was
wide band of metal to support all
those pounds of junk he logged
around.
There have been lots Of artificial
hands and legs and false ears and
noses and teeth and palates found in
all the ancient burying places of Eu-
rope and northern Africa. They were
hardly such contrivances, though, as
man would banker for.AExchange.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

1t will not do to simply smooth over
the top of the soil. 1t should be thor
oughly pulverized to the depth of eight
to twelve inches. To do this requires
a considerable amount of spading and
raking
When the soil is in the condition
of the finest portion Of your garden,
then plant your seed in rows 80 inches
apart, one seed in a place, and cover
lightly.
Then it is necessary to keep the
surface of the soil very fine all through
the growing season in order to keep
the moisture from evaporating
Do not wait until the weeds grow
higher than the corn before attacking
them. Use the rake as soon as they
make their first appearance and then
keep after them with rake and hoe
and hands until the corn natures.
If this practice is carefully followed,
one may be agreeably surprised in the
improvement of his crop, even from
seed that has hitherto proved disap-
pointing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
VEGETABLES MUST
NOT BE CROWDED
Much Garden Stuff Ruined by
Not Being Trimmed Out
Much Nerve Required.

Do not be afraid to thin out your
plants-they must not be crowded
Probably more garden stuff has been
ruined for want of being thinned at
the proper time than by any other
cause.
However that may be, one of the
most puzzling things for the beginner
is to find out whether any particular
vegetable should be thinned or trans
planted, and how far apart the plants
should stand afterward.
He will get some help from the cata
logues as to the distances, but whether
he should transplant or thin is the
kind Of thing that is not in the book
1t requires a great deal of nerve to
pull up and destroy the unnecessary
seedling-more nerve than the anna
teur possesses. They say that a per
son never becomes good gardener
until he steels his nerve to this ruth
less sacrifice.
A vegetable must have plenty Of
room to develop its best size and fla
vor, and no one can take pride in small
or commonplace vegetables. True il
is that the worst weed in corn Il
corn"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
OLDEST PIECE OF WRITING
sumerian Tablet in University Of
Pennsylvania Records Deeds Of
Babylonians.

A number of ancient Sumerian tab
let's, recording the deeds of the Baby
lonians thousands of years ago, have
been decipered by George A. Barton
at the University of Pennsylvania mu-
scum. One Of these tablets, which
tells how farmer rid his field of To-
Gusts and caterpillars, is dated 1000
B. C. and is the oldest piece of writ.
ing extant, according to an announce
ment made by officials of the museum.
The farmer, Doctor Barton's transla-
ton says, called in a necromancer,
who broke jar, cut open sacrifice,
a word of cursing he repeated, and the
locusts and caterpillars fed" For this
service he received tall palm tree.
That canal was constructed in
Babylonia nearly 5000 years ago is
shown by another tablet dated 1.-THE
year the Divine Naram-Sin opened the
mouth of the canal Erin at Nippur."
Naram-Sin was king in Babylouia
and is supposed to have financed the
construction of the waterway which
gave Nippur transportation facilities
with the rest of the world. A third
tablet, dated 5000 B. c., records the
transfer Of land and quantity OF
grain for bronze money. Gold and sill
yer were known at that time, but were
not used as currency.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

Most people buy any kind of sweet
corn seed that comes handy, put it
into the ground indifferently, hoe it
occasionally and "let it go at that"
The result of this sort of planting
and cultivation is naturally not the
best. There are many varieties Of
sweet corn seed to select from, and
the best for ones own garden can best
be told by observing the results of
other gardens.
There is great strife among seed
dealers to produce the earliest va
rieties, but this development is re-
sulting in a great deal of early seed
that is subject to smut.
There are some varieties which will
produce ripe corn in 55 days, but as
a rule, two months is as early as one
should expect corn from the time of
planting.
Next to the seed the preparation of
the ground is oi the greatest import
ance. The ground should be plowed
deeply and should have had a coat Of
well rotted manure the previous fall.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
POPULARITY OF
BASE BALL

Base ball has grown to gigantic proper
tions within the last decade and the scien-
tihc work of the teams has been the delight
of millions of spectators. There are so
many things to admire in the game that it
is impossible to describe them. Outdoor
exercise is one of Natures best aids in pro-
noting health and strength and keeping the
blood rich and pure; but, perhaps you are
one Of the many who are denied that privi-
lege. You lead sedentary life which al
ways has tendency to make the liver lazy,
the bowels clogged and digestion poor.
Oftentimes you are nervous, sleepless, have
no appetite and feel run down.
Under these conditions you will greatly
appreciate the assistance to be derived from
a trial of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t
helps Nature by toning and strengthening
the Stomach, Liver and Bowels, and with
these organs in normal condition your
system is well fortified against an attack of
Sick Headache, Heartburn, Indigestion,
Cramps, Constipation, Biliousness or Ma
laria, Fever or Ague.
Always take good care of your health
and you will be well repaid, while care
lessness only brings suffering and distress.
Let Hostetter's Stomach Bitters help you
to maintain your health.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

No great purpose has ever been
achieved by any individual until his
spirit has first gone out into some
wilderness solitude and there discov'
cred its native strength, its absolute
invincibility when 1t relies upon no
help but that of God. This is the
experience of all the greatest among
men. They go apart from their fel'
lows for awhile, like Moses, into the
land of INDIAN, or like our Lord him
self into the wilderness, or like St
Paul into the Arabian desert, and
there, in solitary communion with
God, from that highest Of all compan-
ionships, they drink in strength to
fit them for the work of our lives.
Alone with God, they see visions
which fill their souls, visions which
never fade afterward even in the
light of common day, but which serve
as beacon lights to guide them,
through storm and darkness, till the
purpose of their lives is fulfilled
Edwin H. Eland.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
SCARECR0W THAT
WILL SCARE CROWS
Ordinary Device, in Most Cases,
Does Not Serve Purpose
New Idea Is Suggested.
(By R. A. GALLIHER.)

The ordinary scarecrow, consisting
of pair of old trousers, coat and hat,
which adorns so many cornfields aft
er planting time, does not, in most
cases, serve the desired purpose; but
is regarded by Mr.. Crow as a notice
which plainly says: Here's a place
to get your free lunch" and he gets
it, too.
But there is such thing as making
a scarecrow that will scare, and here
is the way to do it.
Take box about fifteen inches long
by ten inches square. Place this box
near the cornfield fence, having one
end of the box open, and hens
nest" in the other end, in which put
two or three fresh eggs.
In the open end of the box set a
small steel trap, covering it with fine
dry grass or leaves. Then place an
egg about two feet from the box, in
such a position that when Mr.. Crow
is in the act Of getting this egg he cap
easily see the ones in the nest
/ The second trip he makes for eggs
is generally the last one. Now you
can catch one crow in this manner, but
one is sufficient; for he will at once
get busy giving out danger signals
that will be needed by all other crows
for miles around.
Don't be in hurry about releasing
him, for the longer he is in the trap
the better opportunity he has of cir
culating the news of his imprison-
ment.
Unless his legs are broken or he is
otherwise injured, it is best to let him
go, and not kill him.
No danger of this one coming back,
and the whole crow family will steer
clear of that cornfield all season.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
FERTILIZERS AND :
SOILS FOR ONIONS
Heavy CIays, HiIISides and Stony
Land Should Be Avoided
Old Muck Lands Best.
lRy ]. T. GRANGER.

The best soil for onions is a rich,
well-drained loan. Heavy clays, hill
sides and stony land should be avoid.
ed. Onion soil cannot be too rich.
Excellent crops are grown on deep,
rich, muck lands that have been un'
der cultivation for three or four years
Such lands should contain fair mix
ture of sand. New, raw muck lands
give poor returns.
The ground for onions should have
been planted to some heavily MANFRED
hoed crop the preceding year and be
practically free from weed seed. 1t
is a great mistake to grow onions on
weedy or rundown land.
The following which relates to grow.
ing onions on large scale also ap
plies to garden growing.
A rather firm seed bed which re-
suits from fall blowing is desirable
and gives the best results. A second
crop of clover, heavily fortified with
barnyard manure and turned under
in the fall followed by potatoes the
next year, makes an excellent prep
aration for onions the Sc 3ond year.
A heavy top dressing Of well rotted
barnyard manure or compost should
be applied in the spring, and well
worked into the soil. After this, a
complete commercial fertilizer an
alyzing per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent
available phosphorus and 10 per cent
potash should be applied.
This fertilizer formula is very pop
ular with large onion growers, and il
should be put on broadcast and thick
If the ground is in high state Of
cultivation the commercial fertilizer
may replace in part, the barnyard ma
nure. A top dressing Of ashes and
hen manure might also replace in par
the commercial fertilizers.
Very successful growers use them al
and in addition nitrate Of soda applied
broadcast in three or four applications
during the growing season.
Wood ashes constitute one of the
best forms of potash fertilizers ant
should be carefully kept under shell
ter away from the rains.
It is we'll to bear in mind that i
costs just as much to seed and cult
vate crop Of onions that yields 3OO
bushels to the acre as it does to grow
a crop yielding 800 to 1000 bushels
And further that the land once prop
erly prepared can be used for grow
ing onions year after year unless in
sects or diseases come in.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
SMILE At ILL LUCK
Men With "Peg" Legs Seldom
Embittered.
Know Each Other FacetiousIy as
"KnIghts of the Willow'-No Such
Thing as an Actual Leg
of Cork.

Growing facetious about a wooden
leg Is something few persons can af-
ford to do. A man with an artificial
foot, however, may take the step with
impunity. And the oldest part of it
is almost every man you meet with a
peg" takes his misfortune with the
greatest good humor-we're all mem
bers of the knights of the Willow"
among ourselves.
Only a few days ago down in the
factory where had my willow peg"
made, near Eighth on Main, the phone
rang, while sat talking to the boss.
"Yes?" queried the proprietor. "The
WHAT" he asked wonderingly. rs this
the Timber Navigation company"
And then he recognized the voice
coming over the wire and he laughed.
"It's the headquarters for knights of
the Willow, anyway" he replied.
Another wretched individual limped
into the place one day while l sat
watching the repair man fasten a new
piece Of buckskin strap to his Side
wheeler" He was as disconsolate
man as ever visited an artificial limb
manufacturing plant.
Can you show me a cork leg?" he
inquired.
81 cannot" replied the boss. 81 never
saw such an article in my experience
of artificial limb making. There is no
such thing made as a cork leg. But
we have the regular English willow
limbs for one or two hands or for
either or both feet. Where the public
ever got the notion such flimsy mate
rial as cork could be used in leg
that must be made to stand several
thousand pounds Of pressure l don't
know. It couldn't be DONE"
There are funny little sides to wear
ing artificial legs, too. Lots of times
have had fellows accidentally kick
my shin on crowded street cars or in
similar places. The resounding whack
OF boot sole against the willow gives
me many an inward smile at the look
OF establishment that passes over their
faces. A few nights ago pal of.
mine, with an artificial arm, was
standing near the cashiers desk in a
restaurant near Grand avenue. A vi
vacious young woman was switching
around nervously, when she banged
against his gloved hand. She must
have shocked her "crazy" bone rudely.
had to turn away to keep from laugh
ing in her face. My pal scarcely knew
she had struck his Willow" but she
knew It and thought his indifference
was assumed. She really believed, I
think, that he had baseball bat
tucked away under bis clothes some
where. She glared fiercely at him and
at the gloved hand hanging innocently
at his side.
But people ought to be accustomed
T. to them by this time. They have been
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
New Kind of Snort.

He had taken day off to go fishing,
but, alas! his luck had been very bad,
and when, on his way home, a fish
monger's shop came into view he
was tempted and fell.
Il want half a dozen large trout"
he told the man.
yes, certainly, sir" said the other,
masking number one size grin with
correspondingly large hand. "Will
you take them with your"
Eyes, please. And l want you to
stand over there and throw them at
me-"
Throw them, sir?' echoed the be.
wildered shopkeeper.
Exactly! My wife is sure to ask
me if caught them, and cannot tell
lie."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
Gettinu All Sewed Up.

1t was several days after arriving
home from the front that the soldier
with the two broken ribs was sitting
up and smoking cigar when the doc
tor came in.
well, how are you feeling now?"
asked the latter.
I've had a stitch in my side all
day." replied the wounded soldier.
That's all right" said the doctor.
1T shows that the bones are knit
ting"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
Incubator Hint,

Set some hens when setting the in
cubator; this will give you eggs with
which to fill vacant places after test
ing If you do not have these eggs,
then fill vacant place with cloth or
paper, as open spaces on the egg tray
make 1t a difficult matter to keep
the thermometer at right heat. Don't
leave the doors open when airing the
eggs; don't let the eggs chill while
airing. II the incubator room is cold
you must make the airing short one.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
Satan and the ceruIean Dee

Satan and the ceruIean Deep.
I'm in quandary."
What about?"
81 have two invitations to dinner
and l can't decide"
which one to accept?"
mo, which one to refuse. One Is
to home where a young lady has just
come home from a piano conserva
tory, and the other is where a FIVE
year-old boy knows a lot Of recita
tions. Farm Life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
Plant for Cultivation.

Always plant the vegetables so that
cultivation with horse will be pos
sible, as this is essential If the pro-
duction costs are to be kept down.
There must be plenty of hand work
done in truck growing in any case,
and the costs will be high enough
even II horse labor is used to the
limit
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
Baseball.

"The team is playing pretty good
ball these days"
Eyes, they've practically got over
the effects of their spring training
trip now"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

What has become Of the old-fash-
toned woman who used to carry eggs
into town and swap them for snuff
and calico?
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
Doctors Advice.

Doctor-You must go away for a
long rest.
Overworked Merchant-But, doctor,
I'm too busy to go away.
Doctor-Well, then you must stop
advertising.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

No man who has tried to split kim
ding with one believes George Wash
ington chopped down cherry tree
with his Ratchet.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
His Action.

"Ah, squire" saluted the village
bore, what are you doing for your
rheumatism these days?"
Examining the doctors one after
another" snarled the old codger, ito
see how much they don't know
Judge.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

There is at least this 70 be said for
the genius: He is & crank on only one
subject.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

Nature leaves lot Of work for the
dressmaker to finish.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
important 20 mothera
Doubtful Assurances.

do you think they approved of my
Eastern sermon?" asked one of our
well-known ministers.
Eyes, think so,' replied his wife;
"they were all nodding."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

The man who has to go after his
revolver seldom shoots anybody.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights
the laundress, At all good grocers. Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13
All!

He-Is she a good dancer?
She-Not scrupulously.-Cal
Pelican.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-13

You can't buy a return ticket when
you're going to the bad.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-23

Brown, the person who was con-
victed on the gath of April, 1914,
in the District Court Of the
Eighth Judicial District of the
state of Idaho n and for Kootenai
County, Of the crime of assault
with a deadly weapon alleged to
have been committed upon the
person Of one, Annette Pressler,
AID who was sentenced by the
Court on the goth day of May,
1914, to serve an indeterminate
sentence Of not less than six co.
months, nor more than two ~
years in the State Penitentiary at
Boise, Idaho, will petition and ap-
ply to the Honorable Board of
Pardons at its regular meeting
III April, 1915, at 10 o'clock A.
H.. or as soon thereafter as ap-
plication can be heard, for a full,
complete, absolute, and uncondi-
tional pardon of said crime.
Said application or petition for
pardon will be presented to the
Idaho State Board of Pardons on
the 7th of April, 1915, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, at its regular meet
ing place in the State Capitol
Building at Boise, Idaho.
Dated and done this 23rd day
4 February, 1915.
G. E. BROWN
Petitioner
Feb. 26-Apr. 2.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-23
Tuesday March 20. 1915
BIPARTISAN STATE GOVERN
MENT.

Undoubtedly many good mea-
sures were passed by the state
legislature during the sixty days
Of its work. In the closing days
of the session, under the menace
perhaps Of an extra session, it
even surprised US by making an
effort to economic in the expend-
lures of the state government, to
which the majority as we'll as the
minority party was pledged in its
state platform. But, taking the
session as a whole, it has not been
marked by very strenuous efforts
to give the people the best gov
eminent it knew how. 1t has
been just about an average, so far
as the quality of its work was
concerned, of the experience of
assemblies where the state gov
eminent is divided between two
parties. The natural political
differences between the executive
and the legislative branches did
not result in a quarrel embaras-
sing the government, as they do
sometimes, but on the other hand
the two houses took no interest in
some of the most beneficial pol
icies and measures urged by the
governor merely because they had
no desire to help the state if by
so doing their political opponents
would claim the credit or it. 1t
only adds one more illustration of
the wisdom of placing the control
Of both branches of the state gov
eminent in the hands of the same
party and holding that party re-
spOnsible.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-23

Notice to the property owners
property liable for as
assessment in Local Improvement
District No 2 in the City of St.
Maries, Idaho, that the assess
ment roll Of said improvement
district is now in the hands Of the
City Treasurer of said City for
collection.
You are hereby notified that the
assessment roll for improve
ments in Local Improvement
District No. 2, which district was
established by Ordinance No. t42,
has been completed, certified and
lduly approved, and that the
EamOunts therein are charged
against the lost, blocks and par
cells of land therein designated,
have been by ordinance duly as
sCssed against the same.
And you are also hereby fur
theT notified that said assessment
roll of said improvement district
has been placed in the hands OF
the City Treasurer of said City
for collection, and that the own
er Of any piece of property liable
for any assessment therein con-
tanned may redeem his property
from such liability by paying the
entire assessment chargeable
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-03-23

against his or her property on OF
before the 30th day of March,
1915, or at any time after said
date and after bonds shall have
been issued as contemplated by
the ordinance Of the said city
above referred to establishing
sand district, by paying all the
installments of the assessments
which have been levied and also
the amount of unlevied install
ments with interest on the latter
at the rate of seven ~ per cent
per annum from the date of the
issuance of the said bonds to the
time of maturity of the last in
stallment.
The time when payment under
this notice may begin is the 1st
day of March, 1915, and the time
for payment to close under this
notices, whereby redemption of
property may be made by paying
the entire assessment without in
terest, as aforesaid, is the 3Oth
day of March, A. D., 1915.
Such payments shall be made
to the City Treasurer Of the City
of st. Maries, Idaho.
By order of the Mayor and
City Council Of the City of st,
Maries, Idaho.
CHAS. R. SCHULTZ
City Clerk
Dated Feb. "a, 1915.
Feb 26-Mch. 16