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down tho street the merchant stepped
into bookstore.
Lets go I'm here and get started. /
see the FIRST thing on the list Is a
book for beginner That sounds
sensible, like II was start from the
bottom. Wen get two copies. You
take yours home, and III study mine
here"
Cant start any too soon for me-
answered Joe
well, here's the books. Now you
come TO town next Saturday and spend
the day with me. and Wen compare
notes on what we've read. When you
go home have your father point out the
four acres we are going 10 cultivate.
Don't matter whether IL is poor or not. "
I'D rather he'd give us the poorest.
meanest land there IL on the place. |
don't want him coming around after
ward saying we had any advantage on
the land" said Joe.
That's right: the poorer the land the
bigger our demonstration will be. Get
It laid of. and anything that suggests
itself to you, why. just go ahead and
do It. I'm going TO give you a check
book, and when you need to spend
any money write out n check for It and
sign ii Weston & SomervLlle. i will
instruct the bank to pay It."
"All right. sir, but am not going 20
spend anything l can possibly help"
Now, let me tell you something right
here: don't ever be afraid to spend
money If It Is going TO pay you to do
SO. III you can see where dollar
brings return spend 1t quick. The
thing to do Is To spend wisely-that Is
investment"
"Well. think the first thing l want,
then. IL enough hog wire fencing for
those four acres. Seems to me I've
never done anything much except chase
hogs out OF our fields"
You are starting right. Joe. That's
good sense. I'll send the wire out
Thursday and man to stretch Il and
put IT up. You get the posts ready"
"All right, sir"
And after you get the fence up 20
ahead now and use your Judgment as
to what next to do, from what you get
out of the book. Well, here's my bug
gy. The driver will take you home.
Good night, partnerr
He shook hands cordially and vanish
ed into the store. Joe, his precious
book held tightly I'm his lap. was soon
whirled home behind the Somerville
trotter and made up his mind that some
day he was going to have n horse and
buggy exactly like that when he got
TO making money farming.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
TIE THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
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you'll take IL now or not at all"
We'll, Of hits or hurry job, den |
reckln I'll halter take hit now.
wucks fer er dollar en- two bits or day
en- mer vlddles."
Not for me. I've seen you work
You kill too much time will pay
you cents n post, and you must trim
the branches and tops for drewood and
furnish your own rations."
"Wh-who gwlne pay fer all dlsT"
Joe pulled his checkbook from his in
side pocket.
When l write a check the Farmers
bank will pay 1t. You'n get your mon
ey all right"
Oats all I wanter know. Lead me
ter dem locus'es."
Hold OH n minute. DO YOU want TO
hire Link here out for few daysT"
"Whut doin'T'
"Helping me. I'll give you 10 cents
n day for him and give him his dinner
1t isn't any harder work than / am
going TO do"
''Yasser, Mr.. Joe, rents i'm ter you.
Link, you do whut he tells you. en- ef
you don do hit / gwine ter take de
hide often you. Does you heah me.
bOy?"
"Yasser, I heahs you" Abe Lin
coins glance at his parent was sad
and reproachful. Abe was fat and
lazy and hated to work.
'All right" said Joe. Uncle JEFF.
go get your aX and start I'm on that
locust thicket. You know where IL IL.
Want the posts eight feet long"
Uncle JEFF ambled down the road to.
ward his cabin Link, a big, over
grown boy two years older than Joe,
stood awkwardly waiting for orders.
Come ON. Link" said Joe. walking
into the grove OF oak trees. leaving his
father in the road eying him curious
ly. Mr.. Weston was dying 10 know
what Joe was going to do next. but
would not ask.
In the oak grove the dry leaves lay
more than shoetop deep. Joe took his
knife, cut a good sized bundle OF young
sprouts and tied them together, max
ing n stiff broom. With this he began
to sweep leaves. and II worked al
mirably
Link, you take this broom anc
sweep these leaves I'm piles. Make one
about every thirty feet I'll be bach
shortly"
Leaving Link at work, Joe hustled
past his father and soon returned from
the barn with four large oat sacks
Link had several good sized piles oil
leaves ready. Joe held two sacks anC
made Link cram them full of the dry
leaves, and, instructing him to ill the
other two. Joe swung the full sack,
upon his shoulders, marched across the
road and empted them on his foul
acres; then back and securing the tw,
Link had filed, he enptied them. TN,
others meanwhile I'm turn having beer
! loaded.
CIO be Cuntinuedl
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
PROLOGUE.

All over the country there has
been the liveiest interest among
boys and girls in scientific farming.
In Joe. the Book Farmer" there
is simply and delightfully."- told what
one boy, who made scientific
study of farming. accomplished.
Intensive cultivation as practiced by
this young student worked wonders
with the soil.
Besides Joe, who is the central
figure, there are introduced by the
author several other familiar and
quaint characters in country life.
The story is of absorbing interest
to city and country folk alike.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13

Joe Marched Down 20 the Desk and
Signed.
be shown every attention tho prcsi
dent VIII receive them especially. they
VIII stay a week az the best hotel Boo
the city OF Washington see every lu.
terestiug sight there and be brought
back home at no expense whatever
This trip would cost anybody else at
Least 500 That IS The grand prize Tor
ON the boys 90 strive f1r
"The rolls OF the Boy Corn club OF
THIS county orc now open t1 receive
members," said toe SECRETARY Joe
marched down t0 the desk and si1ucd
"i'm going 90 have one ~ those
prizes too.' be said his eyes snapuIul
with determination
I'VE must have ot least Hfty boys u
this county said the superintendent
Of education "but thc sooner heg i1.n
tho better 90 win bc Tor them fr flcs
cen prepare their ground tha faU. and
that ls one " tbe maiu things Tho
listg viii remain open until March
I'D De mighty glad lf sou would give
me iist ~ the books ought fl ha.c.
said Joe fo the state comm. s.0ne.
when The meeting adjourned
"All right, son, here's Ist had
prepared. I'H request the department
Of Washington 90 send you their b1Ic.
tins % the subjects Of corn aud cotton
growing and truck flaming. aud what
ever the government issues IS on au
thOrity you can count on"
Here. just duplicate that order Tor
me, viii your I'm a biz too old % Join
the boys club, but I'm Joining by
proxy. Joe IS representing himself and
me, toe" laughed Mr. S0morWIe. I'm
really very much interested"
~ Joe and Mr somervlne went
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
CHAPTER I.

wv Anb DUN
wv, faint no use. a poor man
amt got no chance In this
N DANCED country. II l had
c. enough money to move on
I'd ~ TO Oklahomy"
Tom Weston thus delivered himself
after taking his year 5 crop OF cotton
to town. When he finished settling
up for the twelve months advances
Of provisions, clothing, fertilizer and
feed for his two scrawny horses, with
10 per cent interest on the whole
amount, In addition to the three bales
Of cotton as rent he had to pay for
the dilapidated farm he occupied, he
was still In debt.
Tom Weston had never owned a foot
OF land, and he was forty-six years old.
His father had never owned n foot OF
land and died In debt at the end OF a
long life, the scant proceeds of his mis-
directed labors going always to others.
Joe Weston, fourteen years old, had
the same unhappy prospect stretching
down the years for him-a slave in the
chains of circumstance. and nothing
but toll. always for others. For his
portion, existence and the privilege of
toiling.
Joe had come to town with his IA
Their on settling day. He hoped that
when Mr.. Weston finished with the
Bonneville Mercantile company, or the
company finished with him, there
would be money enough for pair OF
real store trousers and a new hat and
"A M n hwff OH NON,
per bands on the toes. For four years
now Joe had worked in the fields with
his father, and Mr.. Weston had prom
ised him the shoes and hat and clothes
this year for helping
In the spring Joe dropped the cotton
seed I'm the furrOw. When it came up
he handled a hoe and helped "chop
out" the surplus plants. Then came
on the bitter fight with weeds and crab
grass TO give the little cotton stalks a
start The last year Joe had been
given a light plow and he plowed the
cotton. Then, along in the middle OF
September, he and his mother and lit
Gle sister Nell helped pick It.
After all the cotton had been picked
ginned and sold Joe was allowed to 20
TO school, from November until the last
OF February, for I'm March the plows
were started TO going again.
why don't you diversity a bit, Mr.
Weston inquired John Somervin,
kindly. You'd be better of If you did
Instead OF planting all cotton, why no
try some oats and corn. an acre or 81
OF yam potatoes, raise a couple Of pig
Tor meat, put I'm a good garden and GU
your expenses DOWN."
Then Il was that Mr. Weston mad
the remark about moving 70 Oklaho
ma. A shade Of impotence fitted owe
Mr. SomeFville's face
You're dead wrong there. Ton
There's more in the man than there 4
Ga the land The trouble is with you
Tom. not the country or the land. Yol
are Just too lazy 20 learn improve,
methods. and you are no different fl
thai respect from thousands Of othe
farmers TO this country You won
ienm anything"
-f-a-a-s. I've beam a heap about thi
here book farmin'. but / amt neye
seen nobody gettin' rich 80 &c."
Nobody around here has had sens
enough % try &c." retorted the mer
chant
IF We don't know uothiu' about 81
how we r0iu' 10 startE' inquired We
Con. thinking Dc bad Mr. SomcrviTa.
There's ora agent OF the Unite
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound My
mother bought it and the next month
was so well that worked all the month
without staying at home day. / am
in good health now and have told lots Of
girls about il. Miss CLARICE MORN,
y Russell Street, Taunton, Mass.
Thousands of girls suffer in silence
every month rather than consult ply
stefan. If girls who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, back ache,
headache, dragging down sensations,
fainting spells or indigestion would take
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a safe and pure remedy made
from roots and herbs, much suffering
might be avoided.
Write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass. (confdentiaD for free
advice which will prove helpful.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
Mines in Warfare.

A mine in warfare consists OF
charge. OF high explosive buried In
the ground. and arranged so as TO
explode when the enemy's troops are
over it, Mines are also used In siege
warfare, tunnels being driven under
the enemy's Notifications and enor.
nous quantities OF high explosive
placed in them
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
NJ. & K. RAILROAD.
Elective Sunday, November 2S, 1915.

receive sunday, November -, 1910.
EAST BOUND TRAINS.
Leave Morgantown 1850 a. m,
l2:45 and 80 p. m.
Leave Kngwood 1918 a m. 2:13
and +4:57 p. m.
Arrive NJ. G. X. Junction. 1901 a.
m, 1855 and "5:44 D. m.
Leave NJ. & X. Junction. 1929 a.
H., 1920 and 5000 p. m.
Leave Kingwood Hoop a m. 500
md "6:42 p. m.
Arrive Morgantown HIPS a. m.
i:25 and "S;O7 p. m.
TDaily except Sunday.
Saturday only
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
Hocace-My, This floors awful,
slippery It's hard TO keep on you
feet
Evelyn this partnerl oh! TheI
you were really trying to keep on m,
feet thought II was accidental
Regular Houra.

Faithful Colored Servant TO young
physlcian-Glory be. Or. Tawm, shO
nuf patient done come at last. He
done come today But / halter sen
him away. Young Physician-W What the
denco dill you do that for? Servant
Well, sub, yo' ortice hours am from II
70 l. lit were gwinc on half past
when Chis here gem'man ring de do
bell New York Post.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
Gaun Her Amau

Did the father give the bride
away2"
~ should say he did lie got rat
tied. and what do you think he said
* he handed her over TO the bride
groom? II Is more blessed TO give
than to receive - Cleveland Leader
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13

The number of birds imported INFO
the United States annually amounts
TO about 100000. and as many as IT.
600 have become dwellers in America
within one day The half million
feathored strangers represent 800
different species but the greater mum
Der Of the imrorta:ions are OF ca.
uaries parrots and game birds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
Submarines

II is almost impossible 20 TX the
precise date OF the origin OF On. .dca
OF the submarine boat II is hundreds
Of years old. 20 say the least THO
practical submarine is. OF course. quite
modern. dating back not more than M
teen OF twenty years.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13

10 3 I "A y at nome
from work and suf-
fer a long time.
One day a woman
came 10 our house
an d a s k e d m y
mother why / was
suffering. Mother
told her that | suf-
fered every month
and she said, Why
don't you buy a
bottle of Lydia +.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
coroner's verdiot In Indis

For quaintness It would be hard to
heat the verdict returned I'm India on
man whose fate Il had been to assuage
tigers appetite THAT Pandso died
OF tiger eating him. There was no
other cause Of death."-London Chron-
fClp
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
Keepina undor.

Patience-It Is said that man Is
generally heaviest I'm his fortleth year
Wonder II that rule applies to wo-
manf Patrice-Oh, woman never
gets as heavy as that!-Yonkers States
man
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
GIRL COULD
NOT WORK
How She Was Relieved from
Pain by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Taunton, Mass had pains in both
sides and when my periods came had
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
For the Canary.

A little fresh or salt pork covered
with 'ayennc pepper and nuns
nc age is great treat for
lrds md does their ncaltn cI-t
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13

When baking app, prick ~ skin
with fork and they w'l r7t1lr.t
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
ProtesstcnaIGa roe

A. G. HUGHES
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
KINGwooD. W. VA
General practice in State and Federal
courts.
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S. r. GUSEMAN

COUNTY SURVEYOR
REEDSVILLE. w VA.
Calls answered to all parts OF the
county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-04-13
Unmarried Rjrds

CTo be Continued.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-02
ON exhibition
ATLIBRARY

Have you called at the Public Lii
brary? The D. A. R. now have the
second exhibit of old ancient curios.
Pewter porridge dish IT'S years old,
loaned by Mrs. Fisher, pearl inIaid
picture, four generations old loaned
by Mrs. John Mccain, pewter teapot,
coffeepot and sugar bowl, loaned by
Mrs. John E. Daily; first fluid lamp US
ed in Grand Rapids, given to the Ii
brary by Mrs. May Rumsey; hand
made horn spoon and shawl, over 1875
years old, loaned by Mrs. 0. Denis,
very old Chinese shoes, Mrs. Geo. Ba-
ker, Sr., and shoes very old embroid-
cred pin cushion, carved pine knot used
for razor holder by Mrs. J. Parrish;
candle moulds, used by Mrs. Joseph
Wood in 1850; lantern from France,
used by Mrs. Geo. Zenier in early 1850
the first boot made in Grand Rapids,
by VIM. Balderson, lantern belonging
to Mrs. Nancy Smith in early 1850.
Many other things. If you have any
thing of interest let the committee
know, they will be glad to borrow them
for three or four weeks. No charges.
Everybody welcome.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-02
OUR FRIEND
THE NUTHATCH

We all know about fair-weather
friends, says the Chicago Evening Post
and some of US have panied recollec-
lions of their fitting when hard times
come knocking at the door. Therefore
why not say a word or two in praise of
a foul-weather friend who sticks to US
when blizzards are roaring and life
generally is difficult?
That friend is the white breasted nut
hatch, who comes with friendly conf
dence to the tree outside the window
on the coolest and dreariest days, and
there performs gymnatic feats for our
entertainment.
There is no cold severe enough to
chill his affections His stock of food
is hidden in the crevices of the bark
He is sure of provender, except when a
cold rain falls, and freezes as it falls.
That seals his pantry doors, and it is
then the time to reward the nuthatch
for his friendship by an Offering of
suet
This bird of the winter, in his gray
and white with a touch of black, is ma
lures acrobat. Other birds are climb
ers, and, on a pinch, can get down a
tree trunk as well as up it; but they
must back down, while the nuthatch,
when he wants to descend simply turns
tIlrns round and walks down the trunk
headfrst, thereby setting at defiance
lot of natures laws, and striking the
human observer with amazement
The nuthatch's greeting to us is only
a "Quank! quank!" but it is a whole
some and never a querulous sound The
nuthatch is bird of cold weather and
of warm heart. It is the foul-weather
friend
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-02
GOING To
SOLDIERS
HOME
(From Fridays Daily.)

(From Fridays Daily.)
Elmer Burr, who has been here the
past week expects to leave on the St.
Paul train tonight with his father,
Thomas Burr, who will enter the Ma
tiOnal Soldiers home for proper care,
attention and treatment. Both Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Burr are in very feeble
health and Mrs. Bliss has been caring
for them. Mr.. Burr's condition now re
quires a constant attendant night and
day to look after him properly. This
service is hard to secure here, there
fore his son Elmer, and daughter Celia,
who teaches in the public schools of
Milwaukee, thought that their father
would be better cared for in the Ma
tional Soldiers home. Mrs. Burr will
remain here and Mrs. Bliss will con-
tinue to care for her. The children
are very sorry to separate them but
they can see no other solution of the
problem to give them both the care
that they each need. Mr.. Burr APP
pears to have lost all knowledge of or
interest in his wife and wants to Won
der away from home and tries to get
out of his bed room through the win
dows at times. He needs constant at
tention. Mrs. Burr is partially paraI-
yzed having lost her speech and is
more easily cared for.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-02
A SAFE TEST

Forthose whoare in need of a remedy
for kidney troubles and backache, it
is a good plan to try Doan's Kidney
Pills. They are strongly recommended
by grateful people.
James Ingle, retired stationary
engineer, Plainfeld, Wis, says: "Do-
ans Kidney Pills aren't new medi-
cine to me. I have used them off and
on during the past few years and have
always found that they act just as
represented. My kidneys bothered
me by acting too freely. l had lame
back and pains across my Ioins and
mornings I felt stiff and lame. Doan's
Kidney Pills regulated the action of
my kidneys and relieved the backache
and lameness. They benefited me in
every way"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get Do
ans Kidney Pills-the same that Mr..
Ingle uses. Foster Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, n. Y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-02

SOCIAL and
BANQUET

The Christian Endeavor Society of
the First Moravian church are making
extensive preparations for this event,
which in past years has proven one of
the seasons royal good times, and is
looked forward to, with great pleas
ure and anticipation by all who ever
attended. Besides an elaborate ban
quet supper a delightful program has
been arranged consisting of speeches
by prominent men, music, both vocal
and instrumental and last but not
east an abundance of wholesome laugh
ter, and mirth also toasts and Jokes.
All who ever attended this splendid
entertainment have nothing but the
highest praise to give the young peo-
pie who render this triumph of social
enjoyment. The unique part of the
program is the many funny experience
es related about earning the dollar a
side from ones regular duties. For
an evening of pleasure and profit this
event simply cannot be equalled The
date has been set for November 8th,
at p. m,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-02
THE SANITARY
chemical 20.

John E. DAILY of this city has pur-
chased the business and good will of
the Sanitary Chemical Co., of Madison,
Wisconsin. He has moved the bust
ness to this city and will manufacture
the products in this city.
This company manufactures 'Mum-
myrat," an attractive food and poi
son for eXterminating rats and mice.
1t mummifies and dries up dead bodies
without odor, and Sanolene, for roach
es, bed bugs and buffalo moths. Mr..
DAILY shipped his first orders from this
point to the Northern Pacific and Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroads.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-11-02
thOuSa

We acknowledge the receipt of a fine
bunch of wedding cake from the hands
of the bride and groom, Miss Jenny
Ward and Mr. Henry Stocking. The
twain were made one flesh last week
Wednesday, Rev. P. S. Bennett officia-
ting. Mr.. Stocking is one of the most
valuable, reliable and efficient en-
ployees of the G. B. & W. R. R. COM
pany, who has hosts of friends along
the line and wherever known The
bride is the daughter of our esteemed
(deceased) citizen, o. P. Ward. We
wish the happy couple all the comfort
and blessings incident to the new re-
sponsibilities of the new life upon
which they have entered.