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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
Select Seed Corn.

Autumn is the time to prepare for
a profitable corn crop the following
season. At corn-ripening time drop
all other business and select an
abundance of seed corn. The process
is too important to be conducted in
cidentally while husking. When Sc
lecting seed corn give the process
your entire attention. Get the very
best that is to be had and preserve
it well, and your increased yields will
return you more profit than any 9TH
er work you can do on your farm.
In IS years investigations con-
Quoted upon Scioto River bottom soil
near Piketon, Ohio, with WOODBURY.
White Dent, U. S. Selection II, the
yield was raised from an average of
63 bushels of dry shelled corn from
1901 to 1907 to an average of as
bushels from 1907 to 1913. The prin-
cipal influence producing this in
crease in yield was the selection and
the care of seed corn.
The only proper way to select seed
corn is from the stalks standing
where they grew. as soon as ripe and
before the first hard freeze. As
soon as the crop ripens go through
the field with seed-picking bags and
husk the ears from the stalks that
have produced the most corn with
out having any special advantages
such as space, moisture, or fertility.
Avoid the large ears on stalks stand
ing singly with an unusual amount
of space around them. Preference
should be given the plants that have
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
Farm Department

be glad to ksow what the worm is.
Yours truly, G. o. r..
Answer: The caterpillar describ-
ed is the young of the catalpa sphinx
moth. For a number of years this
big caterpillar was not found except
from Virginia south into Florida, then
westward to Mississippi. Lately it
has spread over much larger range.
The worms would probably be bet
ter known IL they were seen in num-
bers each season. A few are, of
course, to be found each year, but it
seems that occasionally they appear
in enormous numbers like this sea
son. The editor has in mind an
enormous tree in Louisville which is
being stripped of its leaves. This
is the first time in eight years that
the worms have been observed on
this tree.
The adult form is big moth fly
grayish-brown in color and three
inches from wing to wing tip. The
full life history of this insect with
methods of control can be found in
Farmers Bulletin, No. 705, "The
Catalpa Sphinx"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
Stimulating Feeds.

Many stock powders TO force hens
10 Law are put on the market. They
have little merit. Hens do not need
stimulating food. Hens that Will
not lay when fed properly balanced
rtien are not liable to lay when fed
stock powders, unless every bodily
requirement is met with proper feed.
Common table salt has far more mer-
Il than any stock food or poultry
p.wser that can be purchased.
Fhere is very little need for
much protein in the mash ration IL
ample milk is fed. Both beef scrap
and cotton seed meal are very high.
II large acreage of peas or soy beans
is sown they will take the place to
some extent of beef scrap and cot
tor seed meal. If the beans can be
pulled up stalk and all and thrown
to the birds during the winter they
will be found to be good feed.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13

QnpaLid5
Now in Good Health Through Use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Say it is Household
Necessity. Doctor Called it a
Miracle.

All women ought to know the wonderful effects of
taking Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound even on
those who hopeessy ILL., Here three actual
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
THE LINOTYPE IN
THIRTY YEARS HENCE

Just what the Linotype will b.
like in 1916 and what Il will be do
ing in the way of speed and adap,a-
bility, is a business secret, The ed
itor of The Mergenthaler Lines o.
Type News says that he is not pre-
pared to deny that IL will be trotting
around collecting it's own news and
advertisement copy.
Reporters and advertising solicit
ors should not hasten to commit
murder or suicide because OF this
prophecy. BY that time advertising
will. no doubt. have become SO plen-
tiful and advertisers so enthusiastic
that the advertising solicitor will he
needed more than ever to placate
those whose announcements the
newspaper is Obliged to leave out
As to the reporters. the world will
be ever so much bigger and there
will he ever so much more news to
write. In 1856 there was no news
from Alaska. because there was no.
body up there to make any. The
Philippines were so newsless that
even Manila did not appear as a date
line very often in a year. A Guam
date line would have been queried
by even the most accomplished proof
reader.
1t seems hardly a daring assump-
! ton that the newspapers of 1916 will
contain daily items by wireless from
new metropolitan areas in the val
leys of the Euphrates and the Tigris,
and from brand new towns in des-
erts now nameless along the branch
ing mileage of a European-Asiatic
railroad.
This does not seem to be a very
fantastic prediction; the only really
fantastic and apparently incredible
/ prophecy that The Lines o. Type
News can offer is that by 1916 the
Tariff Question will have disappear.
/ ed from the news. That does sound
like a whopper.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
NOTICE.
Ohio Circuit COurI

Ohio Circuit Court.
II. II. Spurrier, and John Spurrier,
Admrs. of the estate of S. j. Wei
Ter, deceased. Plaintiffs.
vs.-Notice.
Mary +. Weller, ct al, Defendants.
All persons, firms and corpora
tions having claims against the es-
tate of S. j. Weller. deceased, are
notified 10 present the same to me at
my office in Hartford. KY, properly
verified, on or before the first day of
November, 1916.
will be in my office until said date
to receive. hear proof of and audit
claims against said estate. All
claims not filed by said date will be
barred.
Done by order of court at its Sep
TENDER term, 1916, referring said
case to me as Master Commissioner.
OTTO G. MARTIN,
Master Commissioner Ohio Circuit
Court. 1853
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
Hardly Able to Move.

Albert Lea Mimi For about year had sharp pains
my back and hips and hardly able to around the house
My head would ache and dizzy and had appetite After
taking lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound Pills.
am feeling stronger than for years have little boy eight months
old and doing work all alone would be without
remedies in the house there like hem"Mrs f. f.
YosT Gil Water ST., Albert Lea, MINI.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13

The average life of fence posts
from the following kinds of wood is:
Usage orange, 80 years; locust, 23 q !;
red cedar. 2Ok; mulberry, II II !;
catalpa, 151a; burr oak, Is 1-S;
chestnut. 14%; white cedar. IA "a !;
tamarack, 1O1k; cherry, 10 1-S;
hemioek. 9; sassafras, s $40; elm.
S%: ash, S1s; red oak, Z; willow,
81. The number of years that a
fence post will last should be con-
sidered in the price paid for it, Of
tentimes for a few cents additional
a much longer-lived post can be Sc
cured. making it much cheaper in the
long run.
II the bark is left on fence post
II will rot much faster than if ii is
removed.
1t is estimated that the average
life OF a cement post is forty-eight
years and of a steel post thirty
years.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13

Harrisburg, Penn" When l was single suf.
fered great deal from female weakness because
my work compelled me TO stand all day. i took
and was made stronger by its use After / was
married / took the Compound again for female
trouble and after three months passed what the
doctor called growth. He said it was a miracle
the knife to have them removed. never want to
be without your Compound in the house, Mrs.
FRANK KNOLL, 1912 Fulton St., Harrisburg, Penn.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
Eat Catalina Leaves.

A few days ago l drove from my
home near Simpsonville to Shelby
Vile. During the drive l passed a
number of catalpa trees that had
been planted along the fence next
to the turnpike. Many of the trees
had been stripped of their leaves.
Those trees that still had a few
leaves on them were covered with
long green worms that had a black
band down the full length of their
backs.
They were eating the leaves quite
rapidly, swinging their heads from
side TO side. They were eating so
fast and there were so many of them
on the trees that l could hear the
grinding sound of their jaws. Would
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
Real
Estate!

FARM LANDS and City Residences
are now selling at low cost,
but don't expect IL to be so al
ways. If you ever expect to own
your farm or your home now is
the time to buy.
WE HAVE several farms listed in
Ohio county and they can be
had for reasonable prices and
liberal terms. II we do not
have the particular farm you de-
sire we will make efforts to get
il for you.
If YOU want to move to Hartford
where our children will have the
advantage of a good high school
notify us. We have houses and
lots for sale and believe you can
select one from our list TO your
liking.
WE HAVE a comfortable home in
Hartford, modern improvements
and a good garden in cultiva-
tion for sale or rent. Place
rents for $40 a month.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13

II SENS as though the one oppor.
tunity that is ever present is the op
oprtunity to do the wrong thing
Philadelphia Record.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-10-13
Three Doctors Gave Her Up.

Ifttsburg Penn" Your medicine has helped
me wonderfully When was girl IS years old |
was always siclly and delicate and suffered from
Irregularities: Three doctors gave me up and said
would go into consumption | took Lydia e.
bottle began to feel better / soon became regular
and | got strong and shortly after was married.
Now have two nice stout healthy children and am
able TO work hard every day. Mrs. CLEMENTINA
DUERRSG, "a Gardner st., Troy Hill Pittsburg, Penn.
All women are invited To write Ia the Lydia u.
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for special advice,-it will
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
Saxon Cars Relay
Across Country

4.
Raclng q top speed for stretches
Of about seventy-five miles each,
fifty-two Saxon Six motor cars will
relay from New York to San Fran
cisco BY way Of demonstrating what
can be done with motor car as the
bearer Of messages over long dis
tances.
Starting Saturday morning from
New York City, a Saxon car will
enter the Lincoln highway and will
travel the first lap Of the journey.
Just before the start message from
Mayor Mitchell Of New York to
Mayor Rolf Of San Francisco will be
handed the driver and this will be
passed along the line and finally de-
livered at the city on the Golden
Gate.
This relay race, the first of its kind
to be run, is to be another demon-
stration Of Saxon ability and en-
dufance. Two weeks ago, 206 Sax
ons entered 3O0-mile nonstop run
and proved the economy OF Saxon
in the matter Of fuel consumption.
Now fifty.two OF these cars will DEM
onstrate that they can 60 at an ex-
press train speed and show no signs
Of 6train, over both smooth and rough
roads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23

certain to result providing the heat
of the spark be sufficient to ignite this
mixture.
THE fact that accidents have not
occurred more frequently is presum-
ably due first to the fact that the heat
of the spark is not always sufficient to
ignite an explosive mixture even
though this mixture exists in the re-
gion where the spark occurs, and Sec
ond, more often because the proper
ton of air to gasoline vapor is not
such that ignition can occur, i. e., the
mixture is either too rich or too lean.
Atmospheric conditions have much
to do with the production Of so-called
static charges or at least with their
distribution. Thus if the air be warm
and damp the air itself is a sufficient
ly good conductor to preclude the
possibility of a charge of high po-
tential collecting on any body ex-
posed to the air. On the other hand,
if the air be cold and dry, a condition
which frequently exists during the
winter months, especially at points
away from the sea coast, charge Of
high potential may be collected on the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
Tire Company Stands
By It's Statement

President J. N. Gum Of the United
States Tire company, when asked if
the new ruling Of the War depart
ment would influence the attitude Of
the company toward its militia en-
ployes. It is asserted, made the fol-
lowing statement:
= want you to understand that the
action Of this company was taken adj
visediy. When we decided to grant
full pay to all employees called on
active service, we did so without a
single reservation. The United States
Tire company and It's parent organic
zatlcn, the United States Rubber
company, both feel that as American
corporations they owe = duty to the
country to support and aid its milf
tary organization. The officers OF
both companies feel that, even if there
Is no real trouble along the Mexican
border. our National Guard will OBJ
tain an invaluable experience. and we
are willing and glad to contribute to
their obtaining thorough military
education, and believe it to be our
duty to relieve them from financial
worry while SO doing"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
CHALMERS ANNUAL
OUTING TOMORROW
Some Employe to Get Car as
Prize in Contest Of Best
Ideas.
THOUSANDS WILL ATTEND

Detroit, Mich, July 22.-Over 5000
Chalmers employees and their families
will be guests Of the Chalmers Motor
company, at the annual Chalmers out
ing to be held at Bots Blanc island in
the lower Detroit river tomorrow.
The big Chalmers plant will be
closed for the day. Two OF the largest
passenger steamers running out of
Detroit have been chartered to carry
the big throng.
Chief among the events Of the day
will be the award by Hugh Chalmers
Of $1,000 Chalmers Six-30 touring
car, to the employee who has turned
in the most valuable suggestion to
the company during the past six
months. An additional $500 in gold
will be divided among other employees
according to the merit OF their sug-
gestions. Interest in the suggestion
contest since last anuary has reach
ed 4 white heat, and the men and
women who have turned in ideas for
improving Chalmers cars and manu-
featuring methods, are eagerly await
ing the decision Of the judges.
Big Day Promised
Cash prizes have also been hung
up for the winners OF the various ath-
letic events scheduled for the day.
Among the many events on the pro-
gram are: Prize dancing contest;
ladies' comedy race; pie-cating con-
test; egg race for girls; tug-of-war be-
tween departments; departmental
relay race; shoe and potato races;
thfee-legged races; fat mems race;
100 yard dashes for men and boys
and obstacle races. A baseball game
between crack players Of the manu-
featuring departments and offices
promises to be hotly contested.
To provide for any In need Of medi-
cal attention, staff Of doctors and
nurses from the Chalmers company
will have . special tent where all
cases Of illness will be treated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
WATER SUPPLY IS
BORDER PROBLEM
Goodrich Truck Man Tells Of
Conditions Along the MsF-
lean Boundary. \
DRILLING MANY WELLS

Columbus, N. NJ, July 22.-Diffi-
Guilty in establishing adequate sources
OF water supply along the arid border
and the line of Communications into
the Mexican interior, is a handicap
that is certain to result in much suf-
fering among northern militiamen, de-
clares Charles R. Serfass, stationed
here by the B. F. Goodrich company.
Mr.. Serfass, whose job is to give
Goodrich truck tire service to Uncle
Sans truck transports and keep them
"on the move" has been on the
ground since the week Of the memoir
able Villa raid in March.
He has had an unusual opportunity
to familiarize himself with the many
conditions and incidents that have re-
suited in the present wholesale mobi.
lization of national guardsmen along
the border.
Men Of the state troops, the. ma
jority of them fresh from pursuits in
civil life, are not, by any manner OF
means, going to enjoy summer pic
mic in this land of hot suns" says
Mr.. Serfass.
Water Supply Short.
"The greatest drawback here is the
lack of water and adequate facilities
for moving food and troops, both by
truck and train. Moreover, if it were
not for the successful work Of the
limited number OF motor trucks now
in service-succeeding the army mule
of older days-the problem would be
intensified. Much credit is due the
northern truck makers for their speed
in filling orders and in furnishing the
government with experienced drivers
and mechanics to keep the equipment
in battlcship order.
"The government Is now slowly
drilling wells about every two miles
along the border. Each well has to
be equipped with q gas engine and q
reservoir tank. Since the National
Guard troops commenced to arrive
and establish camps, more wells than
at first were deemed necessary have
had to, be drilled.
mo more unfavorablc time OF the
year could have been chosen for a
concentration OF northern men unac-
climated to this heat, which gets more
intense as the summer advances.
Then, too, the attitude makes a big
difference. A great many Of the
northern boys are going to suffer
much from the scarcity of water in
the camps for drinking and bathing"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23

body and dissipated in the form of a
spark jumping to another object or
to the earth. This same phenomenon
may frequently be observed when a
comb of hard rubber passed through
the hair in the presense of cold
dry atmosphere.
Keep Metal Parts in Contact.
TO prevent the possibility of fire
when filling . gasoline tank it is sim
ply necessary to ground that is, con-
meet with the earth, the funnel or noz-
zle on the surface ofwhich the charge
is apt to accumulate. As rule the
most, if not all, danger can be averted
by simply keeping the funnel or filling
nozzle in metal contact with the tank
being filled.
when the funnel or nozzle is
grounded, as, for example, by connect
ing either to some metal object such
as a pipe running into the earth, this
allows the charge to pass through the
conductor and with the earth without
the production Of any spark.
Thus, for example, if wire-wound
hose be used and this wire be con-
nected at one end to the discharge
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
GUARDS AGAINST FIRE
Expert Tells How Electric Charges
Accumulate in Filling
. Auto Tanks.
HOW TO PREVENT EXPLOSIONS

"In the last few months. many ar
ticles have appeared in the automobile
papers giving accounts OF fires said
to have been caused by sparks result
ing form charges of electricity gener-
ated by the straining of gasoline
through chamois or in other similar
manners" writes Herbert Chase, chief
engineer Of the Automobile Club of
America, in the June number of Mo-
tor Travel, the clubs official publica
ton. "A considerable amount of ma
terial has been collected by the writer
on this subject with the hope that
some authoritative data might be pre-
sented for the benefit of club mem
bers. The bureau of standards at
Washington has been conducting an
investigation along this line, but as
yet has made only preliminary re-
port. From this and other sources
the fact has been established that fric-
tional electricity is generated by the
passage of gasoline through channels
or through other nonconducting ma
terial. This so-called static charge
may under certain circumstances be
sufficient to cause a spark which, ac-
companied by certain conditions, may
in turn result in igniting gasoline va
por, thereby causing fire.
1T is a fact long recognized by
physicians that the rubbing together
OF two remembering materials will
cause the production OF static
charge. The electric charge thus gen
Grated will distribute itself over the
surface of the nonconductors or other
object in contact herewith. If then
either body containing the charge is
brought close to another body which
is not charged or which has charge
Of lower potential than the first body
spark will jump from one to the
other.
Gasoline itself is nonconductor,
as is chamois and such material as
rubber, canvas and the like, from
which hose such as is used, for ex-
ample, to deliver gasoline from the
ordinary type of measuring pump into
the tank of car is made. The pass
age of gasoline through such hose
or through chamois in funnel is apt,
especially in a cold, dry atmosphere,
to produce static charge on the sur
face of the funnel in which the
chamois lies or at the nozzle at the
end Of the hose.
Poor Mixture Prevents Explosions.
Suppose now in filling tank the
funnel containing the chamois be held
in the end or is otherwise out Of con-
tract with or insulated from the tank
to be filled. As the gasoline passes
through the chamois the funnel takes
on the electric charge. II then the fun
mel be brought close to the tank of the
car or with any other conducting me-
dunn spark will jump from the fun
mel to the tank or other conductor.
The same phenomenon would occur
if the nozzle OF a non-conductor hose
used for filling purpose we're held out
Of contract with the tank during the
filling and afterward allowed TO touch
it. If this spark occurs at a point
where the gasoline vapor is mixed
with air in certain proportions an ex-
plosion follows and fire is almost
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
Maxwell Makes Good
On 5,6OO-Mile Tour

With the speedometer Of his Max
well touring car registering more than
5000 miles, w. S. Gilbreath, field
secretary Of the Dbde Highway asso-
citation, motored into Detroit last
week, after an extended trip through
the south, where he has been preach
ing the gospel Of good roads.
Naturally. Mr.. Gilbreath sought
those sections OF the south where the
travel was toughest to make his mes
sage more effective. He drove his
Maxwell over roads that seemed i'm
patsable and the car responded to the
severe test in great style. The Dixie
highway secretary, passing through
Detroit, called at the general offices
Of the Maxwell company 10 pay per-
sofisi tribute to the prowess OF the
car.
Il have never seen car get hard
e. pounding" he said, "and the way it
stood up under the strain proved it
to Be . marvel in construction. It not
only stood the wear and tear Of the
rough roads in fine style, but it made
some speed records and some econ
oray records Of which to be proud
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23

yond doubt. One instance which has
come to the writer's attention it that
of large automobile factory in which
it was at one time practice to draw.
gasoline into portable tank which
was allowed to rest during the filling
process on a wooden box. The funnel
used between the nozzle and the port
able tank was not in contact with the
discharge nozzle of the pump during
the filling operation, but was close
enough to it for spark to jump after
the charge accumulated on the funnel
and portable tank had become of suf-
ficiently high potential"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23

nozzle and at the other end to the
metal fitting attaching the hose to the
pump or its delivery pipe, no charge
will result, for the pump itself is
grounded. If funnel and chamois
aroused while filling tank, the gaso-
line being delivered through the hose
nozzle, the tank of the car and the
funnel should be kept in metallic con-
tact, and so should the hoze nozzle
and the funnel.
No Danger if Care rs Exercised.
MANY fires have occurred as re-
suits Of sparks caused as above. This
seems to have been established be-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-23
Farmers Interested In
Auto Trucks, SAYS Barker

w. S. Barker, state agent for the
Dixie Flyer, spent several days last
week in travelling about the rural dis
tricts, along the road to Crete, Lin
coin and Ashland.
Barker reports excellent crop con-
ditions and a growing enthusiasm
over motor-driven pleasure and work
vehicles.