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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
France and Absinthe.

When Russia shut up the Vodka
shops she virtually made the country
dry, since that is the drink of the
people. But France was not so dras-
tic in her rule. She took away alb
sinthe, but she left the people the
wine to which they have always been
accustomed.
The wine drinkers were not drunk
ards, incapacitated for labor or fight
But the destroying effects of the
slow-poisoning absinthe had long
been watched and deplored. War
conditions gave the government the
desired excuse for preemptory or
ders for the cessation of its use. The
army on the firing line must be kept
always at the top notch of efficiency
and the military orders went SO far as
TO empower authorities to seize and
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06

eases are communicated from ami
mails to man, but for the most part
the germs which get into drinking
water and produce disease come only
from human beings. II we keep the
waste products from the bodies of
human beings and animals away
from our water supplies, we keep the
water free from disease germs.
The usual sources of farm water
supplies are wells, springs and els
terms, Running stereams are so sell
dom free from dangerous pollution
that without publication they can
not often be considered safe for do
nestle use.
1t is sometimes impossible TO Sc
cure pure water for drinking and
cooking, and methods of publication
must be adopted. II should be borne
in mind also that once a safe supply
is obtained, its purity is insured only
by the continued observance of the
principles of common sense and COM
mon cleanliness. These are neither
difficult nor expensive.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06

The other day a merchant said he
couldn't afford to advertise in his
home newspaper. If the mans view
were not distorted, he would see that
he couldn't afford not to advertise.
Refusing to advertise is his most ex-
pensive extravaganza. That same
merchant will spend hours telling Of
the unfair" competition of the mail
order houses who are his most ag-
gressive and dangerous competitors,
yet the methods employed by the
mail-order houses which succeed are
the very ones which the merchant
refuses to use. The mail-order house
first af all is an ADVERTISER. Ad-
vertising is the life of its business.
Every magazine that enters the
small town and rural home carries
the ad of the mail-order house. Ex-
pensive catalogs are printed showing
the illustrations of the actual articles
Occasionally sheets are scattered
broadcast over the country as a
SPECIAL "come-on" fos the bargain
hunter. Instead of doing these things
in a smaller way through the columns
of his local paper, the merchant
who can't afford to advertise sits
down and "cusses" his tough luck
and wonders why he can't get the
business. He never thinks he has
better opportunity to reach the peo-
pie in his neighborhood than the
mail-order house has. 1t doesn't
cost him as. much as it does the out
slider; he can draw tIhe people to ais
store and show chem the actual
article he is advertising and, when
they buy, ley can take their pur-
shace nome with them instead Of
havin & to wait for several weeks for
II. Advertising is an investment. ~
should be charged to your setting
cost. Figure what percentage you
have to pay to advertise, then base a
fifty-two weeks campaign on the
computation, Yoa can't lose. You
can't afford NOT to advertise!-Cen-
trail City Argus.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
Shortage of Milk Cows.

There has always been a shortage
of good cows, and present indications
are that there always will be, or at
least for long time to come. Far
mers as a rule are more particular
in regard to the grade of COWS they
keep than they were years ago, and
they have to be if profit is to be
derived over high-priced feed and la
Dor. And especially so since we h. ave
to compete with more foreig". as;rx
products, These were considered
OILY trihing thihss sfY a few years
ago, but today tn q situation rs chang
ing and er4u.res a great deal o.
though,
MANY dairymen have discontinued
raising their own cows on account o
selling their milk, while others have
yealed their heifer calves on accoun
of the steady demand and high prices
paid for veal. These facts in tim
created a shortage of cows, and thu
prices went higher and higher. Els
pecially is this true of profitable pro
ducing cows.
What most farmers are in nee'
of is a better grade of cows than cal
be bought out in the open market
With some care in the breeding an'
choosing of the heifer calves, and o
course proper care and feeding il
developing the calves to maturity
there is no question but that a bet
ter grade of cows can be raised thai
can be obtained by any other meth
ods.-Farm Life.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
Rutabaga For a Farm Crop.

Rutabaga turnips are extensively
grown for a farm crop. The roots
are close grained, very hard and VIII
endure a considerable degree Of cold
without injury. Sow from the goth
of June to the middle of July, IN
drills 2 feet apart, and thin out to
inches.
The land should be plowed level
narrowed crosswise and lsngthwise
so as to get it into fine filth. Then
plow shallow burrows 2h feet apart
in these burrows spread the manure
or fertilizer.
In using a drill to SOW the seee
it should be adjusted not to sow lesi
than 8 pounds to the acre, II in rows
as above.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06

destroy all absinthe in shops and
warehouses and to revoke all Iicen -.
to make or to sell II. ~
The result was that III
disappeared from the CT 1iduor
the army became me ..e s'.,a,,;j ana y, a
and valorous. " dependable
chambe- government. through the
ar =, of deputi' $. has set aside
appropriation of $4,000, 900 to
I pay liquor dealers for the absinthe
that was seize d and destroyed, and
also to settle .or the taxes the deal
ers haze paid.
Notaing iairer could be conceived !;
these men had been allowed, by law,
to engage i'm the business, pernicious
as II was, and now the law steps i'm
20 see that hey have fair play in the
evening up of accounts.
Nothing is to be done to set the
dealers up in new business. They
were trafficking in a commodity that
was a public evil and calamity, but
the authorities had permitted the
traffic, therefore the government rec
ognized its personal responsibility in
the matter, and felt bound to pay for
what it destroyed.
1t is all the more creditable to
France that she does not wait until
after the war to adjust her account
with these dealers. The $4,000, 900
appropriated is large sum for times
of peace, and to pay il while war is
draining every financial channel
shows fine sense of justice and a
keen appreciation of a financial obi
cation.
France has broken the absinthe
bottle and cast the shreds into the
scrap heap. This much good. at
least. the war has done her.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
The Clerk Guaranteed IL.

"A customer came into my store
the other day and said to one of my
clerks, have you anything that will
cure diarrhoea?" and my clerk went
and got him a bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and said to him, "if this
does not cure you, / wAl not charge
you cent for it." So he took it home
and came back in a day or two and
said he was cured" writes J. II. Ber'
~ & Co., Salt Creek, Va. 'Obtafsabl'
everywhere. n
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
Directory
Chic County

Circuit Court. F. Birkhead.
Judge; Ben d. Rfngo, Attorney; w.
p. Midkiff, Jailer; E. G. Barrass
Clerk; E. E. BiSkhead, Master Com
missioner; r, T. Collins. Trustee
Jury Fund.-; s. o. Keown. Sheriff
Hartford. Deputies-S. A. Bratcher;
office deputies-Mrs. S. o. Keown an,
Gilmore Keown. Court convenes first
Monday in February and continues
three weeks; third Monday in April
two weeks; third Monday in october
two weeks.
County Court-John b. Wilson
Judge; w. c. Blankenship, Clerk
c. Z. Smith, Attorney. Hartford
| Court conyenes first Monday in each
month.
Quarterly Court-Begins on the
first Monday In every month.
Court of Caims-Convenes frs
Tuesday in January and first Tues
day in October.
Other County Officers-C. S. Mox,
ley, Surveyor, louisville, Ny. X
f. d. No. q Tom Hines, Assessor
Olaton. KY; Ozna Shuts, Superin.
tendent, Hartford; DR.. A. b. Riley
Coroner. Hartford; I. ii. Benton
Road Engineer, Hartford.
JUSTICES COURTS.
Ed. Shown. Hartford, Tuesday aft.
er Sd Monday in March, Tuesday aft.
er Sd Monday in June, Tuesday aft.
er Sd Monday in September, Tues
day after Sd Monday in December.
l.. A. Mcdaniel, Rockpor, Friday
after Sd Monday In March, FRIDAY
after Sd Monday in June, Friday
after Sd Monday In September
Friday after Sd Monday in De
cember.
S. w. Leach, Cromwell, Wednesda,
after Sd Monday in March,, Wed
nesday after Sd Monday in June
Wednesday after Sd Monday in Sep
TENDER. Wednesday after Sd Mon
day in December.
X. c. Tichenor. Centertown. Sat
urday after 3rd Monday in eacl
month.
Winson Smith, Select, Tuesda
after I'd Monday In March, Tuesda
after I'd Monday in May. Tuesda
after Sd Monday in August. Tues
day after I'd Monday in November.
w. s. Dean, Dundee, Wed
nesday after the second Monday 4
March. Wednesday after I'd Monda
In May. Wednesday after Sd Monda
in August, Wednesday after I'd Mon
day In November.
Ben +. Rice, louisville. Tsesda
after I'd Monday in March. Thurs
day after I'd Monday In May, Thurs
day after I'd Monday in Angus
Thursday after I'd Monday in Nc
vember.
Ben w. Taylor, Ralph, Friday af,
er I'd Monday In March. Friday afte
I'd Monday In May, Friday after
Monday in August. Friday after 2
Monday In November.
HARTFORD POLICE COURT.
o. G. Martin. Judge; Mcdowell A
Fogle. City Attorney; J. p. Stevens
Marshal; Court convenes second MOI
day in each month.
City Council-J. G. Her, Mayor; I
T. Collins. Clerk; J. L. Bean. Treas
urer. Members OF Council-J. C. BeG
nett. Capt. A. ID. White. A. 4. Pats
w. H. Gillespie. w. II. Barnes. G. N
Crowe. IA
Hartford Board Education-J. n
b. Carson, Ch'm'n.; c. M. Barnett
lSec.; =. w. Ford. Treas; r. 7. Col
Inns. J. d. Duke
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
WORKMEN PAY
BACK BILLS
That Is Why War Export Orders
Have So Slight an Effect on
General Business.

When the big industrial plants of
the country started operations on
the unprecedented orders for guns
and ammunition and other war sup
plies it was expected that a business
boom would be started. With thous-
ands of hands on full times and fac
tories running day and night with two
and three shifts of operatives, all re-
the top wage, it was not un-
reasonable to look for boom. But
so far it has failed to materialize,
and why?
The answer is easy, an investiga-
ton in active manufacturing centers
will show. The majority of work
people are paying up debts incurred
to keep body and soul together dur
ing the period when the Wilson Tar
if was starving and freezing the la
.oring class.
But for the kindness of - -
chants in these same -"t@r 'Eie e.,
eha"'9 aaro sa@astFtal cen
te'' .,ot say what woult
,", .,pened as a result of thu
I~sIf-baked'' tariff. These merchant
credit and kept families
from becoming paupers and, ever
worse, starving and freezing, anC
now, when business is booming as {
result of war orders, the operatives
are paying their bills and keeping
mighty little change on hand fol
sporting.
Once the bills are paid then W.
will see more liberal spending on thu
part of industrial workers, but it il
not likely that there will be mucf
plunging as the future is not certain
as could be wished for.
1t is some time to the fall of 1916
but each week offers more encourage
ment as to the Tariff settlement al
that time, and quiet boom may bt
expected as a result of activity or
war orders.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
Court Docket-Special Term, Au-
gust 1918.
First Day, Monday. Aup o..


5229 Com'th. VS.. Jerry Clark,
Everett Webster,
Gilbert Wright,
Leslie Craig,
Wayne Spinks,
Clarence Ri.snArdS6. n
Eiwood Lee, 4 =
Bird Lee, IL.
Charles Lee. ~ ~.
Harvey Plumm .er. IL
Guy Chinn. s. 4
u .il aetenaaatsn,
zoo, ~ Day---Wednesday.
nth, VS.. Jesse .Fulkerson
Jim Hendrix, Jr,.
- Robert Green,
Fred Landrunh, T..
Fred Landrum,
Frank Beilew,
4 Estill Mcconnell, -
Robert Swain, %
Sam Robertson, =
Clarence Durall, ~
Thurman Keown.
Go defendants)
Fourth Day-Thursday.
1904 Com'th VS.. Frank Allen,
j. l.. Smith
]. b. Swain,
johnson Hefiin,
Henry Arlington,
Marvin Everly,
Clarence Morris,
Jim Morris,
David Oldham, Jr.,
LATE Myers, ::
Frank Tichenor, =.
Marion Balls,
Wilbur Taught, y"
Herman Render,
Claude Allen, ~
Charley Overton, -,
Everett Tichenor, -.
Orville Williams, r-.
Estill Fulkerson' ~x-~~
Alva Chancellor,
Finis Igleheart,
Noah Lee Withrow.
(22 defendants)
5235 Com'th. vs.. Murray Maddox.
Fifth Day-Friday.
$500 Com'th. VS.. Tom Williams,
Elvis Williams,
Henry Stearsman.
e defendants) o.,
Seventh Day-Monday.
$3.50 Com'th. VS.. Claude Allen.
LATE Crowley, ~
q defendants) ..s--
Eighth bay-Tdesday:
SEQ Com'th. VS.. John Durham; sr.,
John Alexander,
John Durham. Jr., -,
y Clarence Morris, s(i~
IA Jim Morris.
- "a defsndantsl
Ninth DAy-WedDesday.
1921 Com'tn, VS.. Jesse Fulkersan,
CHARLES FulkefSon,
~ Estill FulkerSon,
Charles Grant, (
Ross whittier,
Oscar Bowen,
Robert Swain,
Hetsley Rowe.
Mike Wydick,
George Hunter,
belly Singleton.
I'll defendants)
Tenth Day-Thursday.
sos Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey.
5000 Com tn. VS.. Bruno Frey.
521O Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey.
5211 Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey.
5212 Com'th. VS.. Bruno Frey.
Eleventh Day-Friday.
1898 A. p. Kelly, ct at, VS., sam
Neal, ct al.
749S Finley Carter, ct al, VS. On Mo-
ton for Ditch.
7476 C. r. Rhoads. ct al, VS.. on Mo-
ton for Ditch.
5166 Susan McCarty, ct al, VS.. A. r,
Kelly, ct al.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
CHILDREN Cry
FOR FlETCMR'S
Q a STO a
GoodHyater For Farm Homes.

GOodWater For Farm Homes.
Clear, sparkling water is not al
ways pure water. A refreshing
draught from 1.-The old oaken bucket"
may be the beginning of a long and
possible fatal illness from typhoid
fever, dysentery, cholera or other
diseases.
The subject of pur water supplies
for drinking and cooking purposes
is discussed in a bulletin just issued
by the United States Public health
service under the title Good Water
for Farm Homes"
The germs of the so-cailed water
borne diseases come from the bodies
of persons affiicted with those dis
eases. They do not live long out
side the body and do not originate
spontaneously in nature. A few dis
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
Farm For Sale.

About sc acres miles East OF
Hartford on Hartford and Cromwell
road, ~ miles from pike. Four
room cottage in good repair. Ever
lasting water at residence. Two
barns, tobacco and stock. Plenty OF
peaches and apples. All hill land.
but in very good condition. Posses
sion any time. Terms reasonable.
Apply to BARNETT & SON.
Republican Once.
2stf W. Hartford. Ky.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
A Doctors Prescription for Cough
An Effective Cough Treatment.

One-fourth to one teaspoonful of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken as
needed, will soothe and check Coughs
Colds and the more dangerous Bron-
chial and Lung Ailments. You can't
afford to take the risk Of serious ILL.,
ness, when so cheap and simple a
remedy as DR.. Kings New Discovery
Is obtainable. Go to your Druggist
to-day, get bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery, start the treatment at
once. You will be gratified for the
relief and cure obtained. 1
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
Despondency Due To Indigestion.

about three month ago when L
was suffering from indigestion which
caused headache and dizzy spells and
made me feel tired and respondent,
| began taking Chamberlain's Tab
let's" writes Mrs. Geo. Hon, Macedon,
N. Y. "This medicine proved to be
the very thing l needed. as one day S
treatment relieved me greatly. l
uesd two bottles of Chamberlain's
Tablets and they rid me of this trou-
ble." Obtainable everywhere. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-08-06
Thirty-siy For % r
1nts.

Dr. Kings New LIE ~FhtS
sunp,ied in well-c =, fihFs are now
containing g. ,.rhesd glass bottles,
pills, for - Stgar coated white
ofw <5e. One pill with glass
.,cfaGTr before retiring is an average
I dose. iEssy and pleasant to take.
, Effective and positive in results.
Cheap and economical to use. Get a
bottle to-day. take dose tonight
your Constipation will be relieved in
the morning. SO for csc, at 'all
Druggists. i
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13

MI. Messersmith but he could not Of
fer us any further inducements to
abide with him, so we loitered out and
discovered without much research, a
shack on which was inscribed a leg
end setting forth the fact that what
we had supposed could be bought at
the above mentioned restaurant, was
for sale in such quantities as any
reasonable person should desire, so
down we went and walked right into
the presence Of "Bill Cuskelly," after
ward notorious as our county sheriff.
Not to make any invidious COMPARE
sons, I had before zen more palatial
surroundings than seemed afforded by
Bill, however, we made nc complaint
as it was all in the experience, or as
the frontier world would have ex-
pressed it, "all in the days work."
We did not tarry further than for
Messrs. Fayville and Williams to find
out that Bill sold any priced cigars
that were wanted from the same box.
As there was a train going east be-
fore, another; meal would be needed I
saw mo mDre:%of the interior of the
Northern Pacifc's restaurant on that
occasion; nor did I need to be given
a souvenir for memory's sake, for I
can still remember very accurately
that 1 expended for n~ourishment at
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13

Hotel Messersmith rs cents and at
Bills enough to be reckoned in the
cash account as an even dollar. How
ever although not strictly ahead any
great amount, I palmed off on the
first named place a trade dollar which
helped the paternal government about
10 cents, though I profited nothing by
the incident.
Then it was that we decided that
we would see the sights, which at
that time consisted in going to H. l..
Dickinson's farm about a half mile
further west. Here we found that
gentleman and he told us all we could
wish to hear about the country. OF
course that gentleman was imbued
with the belief in the future greatness
of the town which bore his name, and
we could not, with any great hope Of
convincing him otherwise, dispute his
array of facts.
And I also saw and greeted John
McDonough, who I afterward found
out, had squatted on the NV corner of
section 10, now a prosperous suburb
of the Hub.
Later we embarked on the freight
train, conducted by Joe Clark, and
about nightfall, feeling as large as all
out-of-door3 w u superior knowl-
edge of men and events, arrived at
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13
/ N DICKINSON BOYS

Speaking of the basketball game
by the Dickinson players at
Beach, the Advance says:
"They Beach players) have now
settled down to some hard work and
will be in the best Of shape for the
coming games and we look forward
to the boys to win back their lost
laurels and turn the tables next time.
"The Dickinson boys were GER
tainly a fine bunch of young men to
represent the high school Of that
place, not kicking or fighting with the
referee once during the contest, which
is a COMMON thing in high school
games played here. This being done
away with makes the game more in
teresting and more keenly fought"
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13
EARLY DAYS IN DICKINSON
Dickinson Press:

A2AASOI OASnAAAoOAA 1900.
Perhaps E. F. Messersmith will not
consider it an impertinence if I re-
late when and where I first met him
I had been at Green river for some
few days when a coterie of men ex-
pressed a desire to see Dickinson.
I remember that MIR. Williams, my
partner in business, and a Mr.. Fay
vile of Horizon, Wis.,, were among
those that took No. / train and went
to what we expected to find a village
when 10 and behold there were only
two buildings in sight from the place
where we got off the train, which were
directly in front of the railway COM
pany's hash-foundry. This, at that
time was the only place west Of Man
dan where a meal could be bought in
the usual manner III
AS we came into the dining room
we were accosted by a waitingMAaid
and she seated us at a t~ablessaRasWe
proceeded to absorb viands gaI6re.:s4 I
have found out since these saIaesgood
victuals ~coTnpounded---by
Mr.. Messersmith himself, which If I
am rightly informed, allows me to Sc
lect a high stool where it is nice and
cool for Mr.. Messersmith. Suffice it
to say we e fed a sufficiency by
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13
LOCAL NEWS

Supt. P. S. Berg was in Bismarck
last Saturday attending a meeting of
the executive committee of the North
Dakota Teachers Association.
City Engineer w. r. Veigel re-
turned the first of the week from at
tending the state engineers meeting
in Minot. On his way home he joined
the special legislative delegation at
Hebron.
Mrs. C. L. Bowen left the early part
of the week for Chicago, where she
will spend two weeks familiarizing
herself with the new styles and Sc
lecting her spring stock, which will
contain the very latest creations in
the millinery line.
Mrs: Frederick Davis of Haynes,
N. D., who had the fine Buff Plym-
outh Rocks at the show, writes that
during the month Of December and
January they received $50 dozen
eggs from IS pullets that were
Matched in June and July.
Judge Fred Maser was in Fargo
Sunday of this week visiting his son,
Fred, who has been quite ill there
with diphtheria for the past ten days.
Mr. Maser could only see him through
the window but was able to have a
talk with him. He was much better
towards the last of the week.
DR.. J.. H. Vallancey of New Rock
ford spent a few days in the city re
Gently, visiting his sister, Mrs. c. L.
Bowen. DR.. Vallancey finds the field
rather crowded at New Rockford since
work on the new railroad started
there and was out looking for a new
location.
In the February number of the
American Field were registered two
local dogs, n was Ben's King, age
three months, owned by M. E. Hall;
the other vas J. ]. Engbrecht's Ferry
Maid, also three months old. They
are very fine pups and will undoubt-
eddy develop into valuable hunting
dogs. .
Jacob Bull had word the past week
from his ranch north to the effect
that the stock was doing well and that
it would not be necessary for him to
go out as long as conditions remain
as good as at present. Mr.. Bull says
that he understands that they have a
great deal more snow north, along
the Missouri river and at Schafer,
than here.
Mrs. John w. Goodar and son,
Perry, left Bismarck on the 500 on
Sunday morning for their home at
Goodall. They had been away some
three months, spending quite a while
in Iowa. Just before leaving Mandan
they had visited at the B. Goodall
home in Dickinson. J. w. Goodall
had expected to come over on the
Plaza line to meet his family.
The Independents met defeat al
Hebron Friday night, being defeated
by the Hebron high school by a score
Of 20 to IL. Clutch" Hogue, of the
locals made all the points for the
Dickinson team. The close guarding
The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13
CALL FOR ROADMEN

Supt. of Highways w. r. Veigel
has called a meeting Of his road men
at the court house Monday, February
18th. Applicants for deputies will be
considered, n bridge foreman will
be appointed. All township super
visors. deputies, superintendent Of
roads and others interested in the
construction of roads and bridges
are urged to attend.