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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

The big combine towboat Sam
Brown, which passed this city up
bound last Monday week, exploded her
boilers opposite Huntington Wednes-
day morning and sank in twenty feet
of water. About twenty-four of the Of
ficers and crew died in the blast or
sank with the craft. Only six of the
crew of thirty. it is reported, escaped,
and it is probable that these were
manning the twenty-five barges dashed
to the bow of the boat The Sam
Brown was accounted on of the finest
boats of her class on the Ohio river.
She was of medium size, being about
217 feet long with a deck width of
forty or forty-two feet. Her value was
roughly estimated at $4,000,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04
Correspondence
ABIGAIL.

Mr.. Mason Henson has the grip at
this writing.
Mrs. Joe Insko of Beechgrove, visit
ed relatives here last week.
Mr.. John Owens attended a bank
meeting at Germantown Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Insko spent
Saturday and Sunday at Bridgeville.
Mrs. Bonnie Osborn and Mrs. David
Osborn spent Wednesday at Jimtown.
Several loads of tobacco have passed
through this place this week on their
way to the Maysville market.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

Captain William Weldon and Pilot
Henry Holloway are in charge of the
Island Greek towboat Val p. Collins
towing coal from Huntington to Gin
cinnati. Pilot Holloway made the trip
from Ironton to Arkansas river on the
Bay Queen, it being his first visit to
the south. Steward Billy Sampson
went south on the Bay Queen to Pine
Bluff.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

Fleming County Circuit Court ad-
iourned Saturday morning to meet
again next Friday, there being a light
business on hand this term. The petit
jury was released, having tried but
one case, that OF Maude Undertake.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04
R ] 5 |.
Or no rush doesn't make any diff
ference with us.
You take no chances when you
bring your Tobacco to us.
We are fully prepared to
Shelter 1t,
Unload It,
Sell II.
Last week was the rush week
of the season; but every load that
came to us was
Well Cared For,
Well Handled
and
Well Sold.
We did not have a dissatisfied
customer and not a single wagon
remained outside our Houses for
a moment.
We are prepared to do what
warehousemen should be prepared
to do, and we do only what they
should do, to-wit:
Sell Tobacco.

We are not engaged in Specu-
lating. That is another and diff.
ferent kind of business. If we
wanted to buy your Tobacco, we
would, of course, want to buy it
low. so we could later sell it at a
profit, We give all our efforts
TO the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

Captain Peter Holloway, formerly of
the Homer Smith, and an expert navi-
gator, has taken a permanent position
as pilot on the Greenwood with Cap
tain Willis. The Greenwood is doing
good business with Purser William
Barringer in charge of the Office.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

Activity for mental spiritual and
bodily powers is necessity. If ener-
gy is not expressed in a right dlrec-
ton it will be in a wrong direction.
When expressed right the individual
develops; when expressed wrong he
deteriorates. This is the law.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

Rev. John Writ Dunning, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church at
Portsmouth, has accepted a call from
the First Presbyterian church at Kali
amazoO, Mich, and will resign his
present charge March l.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

and so weak l could
not sleep at night.
My eyesight would
leave me and every
thing / ate upset
my stomach. Twas
very nervous and II
/ would 8 start TO
sweep | would have
to stop and lie down
beforeI could finish.
] was looking over
the panpr one day
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

The House Committee ON Public
Utilities decided to report favorably
the Jim Crow" street car bill, but the
Senate Committee decided to amend it
so as to make it apply only to Louis
vile.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

The entire plant of Pennsylvania
asphalt concern is mounted on freight
cars so that 1t can be taken wherever
there is work for it to do.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

The Fleming County Board of Equal
izatiOn met Friday TO hear complaint
from those whose assessments had
been raised. adiourning that evening,
after making increases and listing
omissions to the amount OF about
100000.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

Sister Susan Murray of the old
Shaker colony at Shakertown is dead,
leaving only four persons left of this
peculiar sect. She was 80 years old
and died of grip.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

DR. w. d. Powell, who for the last
nine years has been secretary of the
Baptist Mission Board of Kentucky.
yielded to opportunities of the execu-
tive board and withdrew his rosigna-
fiOn
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

w, IL. Reinert, Jr., and Miss Irene
Finney, very popular young couple
of Ripley and well known in this city,
were married Monday at Georgetown
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04
RAILROAD Time TABLES
vine

No. departs 5:35 a. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. . departs 100 D. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. departs 9:45 p. M, daily.
No 10 arrives 9:45 a. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No arrives 2:05 p. m, daily. N
No. arrives $3.50 p. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Subject to change without notice.
II. S. ELLIS, Agent.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04
Growers Of Tobacco

and are running our houses on a
plan Of cooperation that best
serves their interests.
When you come to us you are
sure of the BEST and you have
lost something on every load that
you fail to sell at either the
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04

The first steam engine was brought
from England to America In 1853.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04
WOMAN so weak
COULD NOT SLEEP
Made Well by Lydia E. Pink,
hams Vegetable Compound.

North Oxford, Mass. 81 had lost
three children and l was all run down
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04
WASHINGTON
THEATER

There are several cases Of scarlet
fever reported in Brown county, Ohio,
two in the family Of Mr.. Edward
Haucke on Eagle creek.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-02-04
Shelter 1t,
Unload It,
Sell II.

Last week was the rush week
of the season; but every load that
came to us was
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
CHEAPEST GAINS ON PASTURE
Feed Cost for Brood Sow With Litter
Cut In TWO by Turning Them on
Alfalfa or Glover.

Pigs make the cheapest gains on
pasture. Trials at the North Dakota
experiment station indicate that brood
sows running on good pasture and
nursing litters will do as we'll when
receiving one to one and a half pounds
of grain per 100 pounds live weight of
SOW as sows in dry lot receiving two
and a half pounds grain per day per
each 100 pounds live weight. The pas
ture just about cuts the feed cost in
two. The pasture alone does not fur.
nish CROUCH feed for either the brood
sow with litter or for the weaned pigs.
They should be fed some grain, so as
to make rapid growth. In this way
the spring pig can be ready for market
before real cold weather sets in.
Alfalfa, clover, bromus and winter
rye make the earliest pastures. When
these have not been provided, early
spring seeding Of such grains as oats
and barley or rape are the next best
thing.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
UNITED STATES SUPREME IN
PRODUCTION OF PETROLEUM
In Spite Of Producing Sc $40 Of
Worlds Output In 1915, imported
2o,000,0o0 Barrels.

New York.-The worldwide demand
for petroleum and its products is set
forth in compilation Of production is'
sued Thursday by the foreign trade
department of the National City Bank
which reviews the history from it's ear
| liest date to the present time.
According to this compilation the
United States produced In 1915 66 per
cent Of the worlds output Of crude pc
troleum against Ga per cent in 1910;
63 per cent in 1900; so per cent in
1880, and SO per cent In 1888.
The worlds production In 1915 Is
given as 44O,OOO,OOO barrels of forty.
two gallons each, against 32S,OOO,OOO
in 1910, 149,OO0,O0O In 1900, 770OO,OO
in 1890, 3O,OOO,OOO in 1880, 100000 in
1870, and about 100000 in 1850
Of this world production that Of the
United States In 1915 amounted to
292,000,000 barrels, an increase Of 3d.
100000 over 1910 and an increase Of
12S,000,000 over 1900. AS far back as
1860 this country produced virtually
the entire petroleum output Of the
world.
The worlds principal mineral oil
producers and their output in 1914
were:
United States with production Of
I 266.O0O,0OO barrels; Russia, 66,OOO,OO0;
Mexico, 21,O00,000; Roumania, 13,000,-
900; Dutch East Indies, 100000; In
dia. 100000.
The principal production of the
United States in 1914 was: California,
100,0OO,00O barrels; Oklahoma. 74,OO0,-
900; Illinois, 22,0OO,OOO; Texas, 2O,0OO,-
600; Louisiana, 100000; West Vir-
ginia, 100000; Ohio. 100000:
Pennsylvania, 100000, the figures be-
ing in round terms.
The United States, despite the fact
that she is by far the worlds largest
producer Of petroleum, is becoming of
late considerable importer, the guam.
tity of crude petroleum imported in
1914 being about 1S,00O,OOO barrels
and in the fiscal year which ends with
next month will probably amount to
about 20,000,00O barrels, very large
proportion Of this coming from Mex
leo and seeking market in the United
States because of her superior facili-
ties for refining the crude product.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
EeIt Sorry for tho Anostle

Mrs. Podger, a Lancashire woman,
has several sons at the front. Recent.
ly a neighbor, superior to her sur.
roundings by education and rearing,
called on her, and as they talked OF
saloniki where one Of her sons was,
Bhe remarked that Salonikians were
the Thessalonians to whom st. Paul
had sent a letter. "Well," said Mrs.
Podger, as she looked up from her
washtub, "'e may ave written there;
TN not sayin' as 'ow Q dint. But
I'm sorry for I'm II e sent parcels
! sent two to my boy months since, and
they amt been delivered yet."-Lon.
don Mail.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
COULD NOT
STRAIGHTEN UP
Had to Go All bumped Over and
Suffered Great Pain In
Sides and Back.

Sulphur Springs, Va.-Mrs.. ]. NJ
Sprinkle, OF this place, writes: About
two years ago this coming spring,
got into awfully bad health. Had been
married only g short time, and my
health was not so good after my mar
Tiage as 1t had been before, and kept
getting worse all the time. ! was 60
ing down hill In health, could only
drag around. My friends recommended
that try Cardul. tried various rene
dies which did me no good / simply
moped oil the time and felt sick all
over... So began using Cardui and
in a short time / was greatly i'm
proved; after the use Of one bottle was
able to do my work.
Before starting 1t, / couldn't
stralghten up to save me; had to go
when went all bumped over, suffered
great pains in the abdomen, sides and
back worse than anywhere. After
the use of one bottle, l had no moro
pain at all. 1t is also q fine tonic.
The cure has been permanent, and
have had no trouble since, neither had
to have a doctor or take any medicine
since. 1t built me up in health and
strength"
II you suffer from any Of the all
ments so common to women try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. For sale
by all druggists. ADV.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26

treatment, and its value was en-
hanced at least four times within six
months after it had been sold.
A loss Of appetite is frequently OBJ
served in horses caused by irregular.
tiles of the teeth. Such trouble may
be located by the presence Of un.
crushed grain in the excrement. The
teeth should be examined from time
TO time In order to detect the presence
Of sharp points or other irregular
tiles, especially on the grinders. If a
horse cannot Easticate his food prop
erly. loss of flesh and weakness is
bound to result. 1t is a good plan to
look at the teeth frequently.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Horse plsllked Cigarettes.

A sensitive horse who has dislike
for cigarette smoke attacked Edgar
Akers, aged twenty-five, and bit him
on the right hand. Akers was smok.
ing a cigarette at Sixth and Spring
streets near the horse, which was
standing at the curb. With an angry
sQueal, the horse seized Akers by the
right hand. Akers managed to free his
hand, but not until the horses teeth
had torn the flesh from the fingers
Los Angeles Times.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
MEAL.TIME CONSCIENCE.
What DO the Children DRINK

There are times when mother or
father feeds the youngsters something
that they know children should not
have. Perhaps It is some rich dessert
but more often 1t is tea or coffee.
It is better to have some delicious,
hot fooddrink that you can take your.
self and feed to your children, con.
scious that 1t will help and strength.
en-, but never hurt them.
A Yorkstate lady says: II used
coffee many years in spite Of the con.
viction that It injured my nervous sys.
tenn and produced my nervous head
aches. While visiting a friend | was
served with Postum and / determined
to get package and try it myself.
The result was all that could be de-
sired-a delicious, finely favored, rich
ly colored beverage. Since quit COT
fee, Postum has worked wonders for
me.
MY husband, who had suffered from
kidney trouble when drinking coffee,
quit the coffee and took up Postum
with me and since drinking Postum he
has felt stronger and better, with no
Indication Of kidney trouble.
"You may be sure I find it a great
comfort to have a warm drink at
meals that can give my children,
with clear conscience that 1t will
help and not hurt them as coffee or
tea would"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creeh, Mich.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum cereal--the original form
must be well boiled 15c and 25c pkgs.
Instant Postum--a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup Of hot wa.
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
a delicious beverage instantly. s0c
and soc tins,
Both forms arc equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
-sold by Grocers.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26

crop. The seed will grow the same
season and the young plants will be
killed in the preparation Of the seed
bed and the cultivation of the crop.
Digging by hand and removing from
the field all porti7ns of the plant,
smothering with tar paper, and spray
ing with solution of sodium arsenite
are best for the complete eradication
Of quack grass on small spots.
ALI methods of eradication on large
fields are based on thorough tillage.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
MAKING START WITH SHEEP
Any Of Breeds Suitable to Local condi.
tlons Are Good--Western Ewes
Make Cheap Start.

How many or what kind Of sheep
one should buy to start with depends
on how one is situated, and whether
the idea is to raise lambs or to feed
out at once.
If the beginner wants to raise lambs,
iifty or one hundred young ewes would
be plenty for first trial. Any of the
breeds suitable to your conditions are
good. Western ewes make cheap
start when bred up with good mutton
rams.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
BIG WASTE IN FARM MANURE
Estimated Value Placed at 100000, 600
Annually-As Much as Total Of
Wheat Crop.

By PROF. ]. G. HUTTON, Associate
Agronomist South Dakota State Col
lege)
It has been carefully estimated that
the value of the farm manure which
is allowed to go to waste Is $700, ,000..
600 annually. The wheat crop for
1912 has been estimated at 730, 100000
bushels. 1t is seen from these figures
that the value Of the manure going
to waste on the farms in the United
States is worth as much as the total
wheat crop Of the country.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMALS S
Burning Large carcasses Is Difficult
and Laborious and Requires
Large Amount of Fuel.

Dead animals on the farm should be
buried deep enough to prevent them
from being dug up again, or they
should be burned. To burn largo car,
casses like those of dead horses and
cattle is difficult and laborious and re-
quires a large quantity OF fuel. Nm
most instances it is more economical
to bury them.
All animals which have died OF in.
fectious diseases and ara buried
should be covered with heavy layer
OF LINE before the graves are closed.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Army Bill Adopted by Senate.

Washington.-The senate Wednes.
day agreed to the conference report
on the army reorganization bill with
out roll call. The bill provides for a
regular army Of 211,60O officers and
men at peace strength and approxi.
mately 100000 at war strength, and
for federalized national guard of
$4,000 officers and men at maximum
strength.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
INCREASING THE CORN YIELD
Result OF Interesting Experiment Con.
Quoted With Alfalfa ny North
Dakota Station.

AT the North Dakota experiment sta.
ton. where manure and alfalfa sod
preceded corn, the yield was 1873 bush.
els per acre in 1915 and 56.9 bushels
per acre in 1914, while the yield
o. corn following corn in 1918 was So
bushels per acre and in 1914 was 3S7
Dusheis per acre. This made an in.
crease OF 20.9 bushels in 1913 and 1872
bushels in 1871, or an average in.
crease OF 1876 bushels per acre due to
alfalfa and manure preceding the corn
crop.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
TAKING CARE OF TEETH
Horses MOIars Should Be Ex-
amined for Defects.
Elongated and liberated Grinders
Often Prevent Animal From Prop
erIy MastIcatins Its Food
Weakness Follows.

II your horse shows difficulty In eat
Ing, or loses flesh without apparent
cause, it is time to examine the teeth.
Very often elongated teeth prevent a
horse from properly masticating its
food, thereby rendering it impossible
to obtain much benef1t>from it.
liberated teeth also are source
of great trouble and prevent horse
from eating we'll Sometimes broken
teeth cut the sides of the horses
mouth and form painful sores. which,
Of course, interfere with mastication.
It Is a good plan to examine the
teeth of all horses two or three times
q year, and in the case Of broken or
elongated teeth treat them with a
file. If the teeth of valuable animal
are badly affected 1t should be treated
by veterinary surgeon.
A man living in an eastern state tells
of a six.year-old Virginia mule which
almost starved to death because Of
bad teeth. 1t was sold for q nominal
price and the new owner, after haV-
ing the animals teeth treated, found
that he had q mule that was capable
of doing almost as much work as any
other on the place. The animal picked
up flesh amazingly Immediately after
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Many Killed In Powder rxn,os,oc

Gibbstown, N. J.-At least fourteen
men were killed and about thirty In
,ured Monday In a terrific explosion at
the Repauno plant of the Dupont Pow.
der Company near Gibbstown. The
Diast occurred in the building In which
u1nitrololeol is manufactured and
wrecked tnat structure and three
others.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Two Fish Hatcherles for Texas.

Washington.-A bill by Representa-.
tive Burke Of Wisconsin proposes es.
tablishment of eighteen fish hatch.
cries, two Of them in Texas. One is
assigned to the northwestern portion
of the state and the other on the gulf
coast for the propagation of sea fish.
One hatchery is proposed for Okla
homa. They are to get $4,000 each.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Inausurate Louisiana Governor.

Baton Rouge, La.-Ruffin G. Pleas.
ant Monday was inaugurated govern
or OF Louisiana, succeeding Luther E.
Hall. In his inaugural address Gov
ernor Pleasant advocated abolition of
the fee system for public offices and
urged efforts to bring settlers from
other states and foreign countries to
Louisiana.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
PROFITABLE GAIN FROM PIGS
Suitable Pasture With Enough Grain
to Stimulate Bony Growth VIII
Produce Results.

Pigs make profitable gain on any
kind Of suitable pasture with enough
grain to stimulate he bony growth.
They need grain, even with alfalfa
a forage crop.
Even when grain is high and pork
comparatively low, as at present, we
cannot afford to stunt the pigs by rely.
ing on the pasture altogether.
One pound of corn for each so
pounds Of live weight will prove
enough II the forage is plentiful.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
MOST USEFUL AS FUNGIcIDE
FormalIn Solution Is Easy and Ef.
ficient Treatment for Several Dis.
eases of Cereals.
By W. W. ROBBINS, Colorado Agr,cu,.

By W. W. ROBBINS, Colorado Arr,cul.
tural College, Fort Collins. Colo.)
The formalin solution is one of our
most useful fungicides. The formalin
sprinkle or dip is al easy and efficient
seed treatment for the following GER
cal diseases: Bunt or sinking smut
OF wheat, covered smut Of barley, all
SHUTS of oats, kernel smut of sorg.
huns. and all Smuts of millets.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
C. C. ouIlfln Case Upheld.

Austin, Textile court OF criminal
appeals Wednesday affirmed in an
unanimous opinion the case against c.
G. Quillin, from Travis county, given
seven years for misapplication of pub.
lie funds in connection with the recent
Indictment and charges against Ger.
tain tax collector of the state.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Farm Bond Purchase Bill Defeated.

Washingtou.-The proposal to have
the government purchase from land
banks farm loan bonds up to the maxi.
mum of $5O,O0O,0OO per year, as pro-
posed in an amendment to the rural
credits bill by Representative Henry
OF Texas, was defeated Friday by a
vote of 10 to 81.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Raid Victim Found Alive.

marathon. Tex.-F. Bundanis. the
lost trooper Of company A, Fourteenth
cavalry was found Tuesday by Cham.
pion Wood, a mining man of Boquillas.
wandering aimlessly and half dead
from thirst and exhaustion, In the
woods 80 miles north of Boouillas
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Motor Vehicle for Farm Work.

work and has for it's object the provi.
sion of simple, inexpensive vehicle
of the character specified, having
means adapted to support cultivating
mechanism, and adapted to be driven
by the same motor that drives the
vehicle.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
TO ERADICATE 0UACK GRASS
Young Plants Are Easily Killed If A.
tackled Before They Have Formed
Underground Stems.

Young quaclI.grass plants, II at
tackled before they have formed un'
derground stems, are as easily killed
as plants of wheat or other grains of
the same age.
Manure containing Quack-grass seed
may be applied on plowed ground be-
fore preparing the soil for cultivated
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
ApproprIate.

"Can you suggest a good motto to
hang up in the dining room?" asked
the boarding house mistress.
How about Forgive US this day our
daily bread?" suggested the man who
was going to move the next day any
how.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
BONDS LIVER PILLS
ARE rHE BEST

They are made especially for Head
aches, Biliousness, Constipation, Dir
Einess, Indigestion, Torpid Liver and
ali ailments due to an inactive Liver
or Bowels. One pill is the dose. ADV.
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
MOTOR VEHICLE FOR A FARM
Device Invented by Louisiana Men
Has for Its Object Simple and
inexpensive Implement.

The Scientific American in 'illustrat-
ing and describing a motor vehicle,
invented by e. L. Folse and s. E. Rob.
ichaux of Raceland, La, says:
In this case the invention is an i'm
provement in motor vehicles for farm
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
HHOSTE7 M
u q Stomach RiNl
Logical Result, q
,'l't Nobody likes the umpire.
IT'S the logical result =,
be strictly neutral"

DR.. 3. F. jackson, ,ceIebrs,.sp D.
handed down to posteritS ,SI u ~ \
prescription for female trouN,l N
sold under the name Of d'VTs,sl "P.s..
Price soc and s1.OO.-Adv ''as
The Rice belt journal., 1916-05-26
Gas Well at penison.

Denison, Tex.--A natural gas well,
WIN an established production of
from 100000 to 100000 feet daily
was brought In Tuesday,