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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-06
Tho Heart Of the Farm.

The first farm was garden. and
The first farmer was gardener. The
other fields and the other branches
OF agriculture have grown out from
this central development. Ever
since the first garden was made, a
good garden has been the very heart
OF every properly conducted farm.
A farmers primary business IL to
raise things TO eat-for himself first.
and then for other people. No farm
ing community which does not feed
itself becomes a rich community. No
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-06

THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL,
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST
and THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN
wish to secure the spare time of q
man or woman to act as local repre-
sentative in Hartford and vicinity,
looking after the renewals of their
many subscriptions in this section.
and introducing these publications
to new readers. Payment will be
made in salary and commission. Pre-
vious experience is desirable but not
essential. For details address. with
references, Box 654, THE CURTIS
PUBLISHING COMPANY, Independ-
ence Square. Philadelphia. 17t2
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-04-06
Plates and Plates.

Cook-They say that the plates on
a battleship are nearly foot thick.
Kitchen Maid-Mercy! Fancy
having to wash them three times a
day!
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
Fine Cotton.

Louis Toomer, a prominent and
prosperous colored farmer uho
lives on the Columbia road abt,vo
here brought a banner stalk Of
cotton as tar a producing bol)s
and blooms are concerned,
Twenty-Five grown bolls and
thirty-two squares and blooms
were counted on the stalk and
the plant is green and apears to
be just started good hloomino
and growing bolls.
The stalk is Oh exhibition At.
the Darlington Store, Inc, to
show for itself.
The farmers in this section
are bringing in the most favora.
bic reports on the cotton pros
poets, in faot they claim tbs
prospects are the best they have
had since the year 1909, when
this parish made the largest crou
| in its history.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
Curbing the Waste.

Just now tue housewives OF the
country are being deluged with
advice aud warnings to waste in
kitchens. In nine families out OF
every ten the advice ia entirely
superfluous, from the fact that
prices and pocketbooks fail to
harmonize. Economy was the
first Lesson learned by the women
when the present era OF high
prices opened. There is practi'
cally no waste in the average
American home.
The waste and extravaganza IN
this country is in the hotels, res
taurants, cafes, etc., and in the
mansions of the idle rich. Intel
ligent economy will never be
practiced in these places so long
as people persist in from six to
ten course meals, of which but a
fraction is actually consumed,
the residue going either to "sec-
ond hand" resorts or to the swill
barrel. No system of food econ
omy can be successful that per-
mits waste Of products for no
other reason than that the wastel
has the price.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26


We want t. express sincere
thanks to our many friends both
white and colored, who showed
so much kindness and sympathy
to US during the great loss We
sustained in the sudden death ui
our wife and mother, and the
serious injury of two children.
Your kindness was especially
appreciated.
J. W. Langston and Family.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
Kerensky Named Premier.

Petrograd, July 20.-Premier
Lvoff has resigned and Alexander
F. Kerensky has been appointed
premier, but will temporarily re-
tain his portable of minister Of
war and marine.
M. Tserelli has been appointed
to the post of minister of the in'
terror, which was held by M.
Lvoff, but will retain his portfolio
of minister of posts and tele.
graphs.
M. Nekrasof has been named
Professionally as minister of JUS
tice. in place of M. Pereveizeff
who resigned Thursday.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
Baker Sends Guards South
For Climate.

Washington, July 2O.-In re-
sponse to protests against train :
ing of Northern National Guards
men in Southern states, a letter
from Secretary Baker, read to-
day in the Senate, said the ar
rangement had been made for eli
matte reasons and that the Guards
men probably cannot be sent to
France before cold weather.
He saidit is planned to send
divisions of the Guardsmen to
France. probably during the WIN
ter, as soon as they are trained
and tonnage Ia available,
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
Card of Thanks.

Frankli.. ton, La. July "a
Editor Era.Leader;
Will you allow me space in
YOUR columns to thank the Bos.
ton Store again for their gener.
osity and l was the lucky con.
testant to win the piano. Mr..
VIM. Carp has had an expert
Piano tuner to come over and
tune my piano free Of charge.
I also thank again the people
who helped me win in the con.
test.
Yours sincerely,
Elvie Taylor.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26

Last week the southern states
shipped 27,OOO,0OO pounds Of
food into New York City alone.
And keep in mind that the south
is the section of which Carl Vroo.
man said so contemptiously
"This year she has got to feed
herself Commercial Appeal.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
Approaching the fact that tn

Approaching the fact that the
conquest Of the air will bring the
war to a speedy end the House
passed the Air Fleet Bill without
a roll call. But it appears that
in the Senate the measure is to
be blocked and its passage delay.
ed by LaFollette and Gronna.
How long will these traitorous
senators be permitted to openly
serve the cause of Germany
Daily States.
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
liver DIDN'T ACT
DIGESTION WAS BAD
SAYS 6s year Old Kentucky Lady, Who Tells How She Wa Relieved
After Few Doses Of BaekDrausht

Meadorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Cynthia
Higginbotham, Of this town, says: AT
my age, which is SIS, the liver does
not act so well as when young. A few
years ago, my stomach was all out Of
fix. was constipated, my liver
didn't act. My digestion was bad, and
1t took so little to upset me. My ap'
petite was gone. I was very weak.
decided l would give Black
Draught a thorough trial as I knew it
was highly recommended for this
trouble. began taking 1t. felt
better after a few doses. My appetite
improved and I became stronger. My
bowels acted naturally and the least
trouble was soon righted with few
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
Sheriff Sale. 2949.
Simon S. Thomas
vs..
John MileY.

JOhu M1iey.
Notice is hereby given that BY vnyi .,si
Of an order of seizure and sale iS.% S'.s
out of the 26th Judicial District OvJ. .s
of La, in and for Washington f''.1 "A
in the above entitled cause, "A
to me directed, l will proceed 70 s;ss 4
at public auction to the last anu ~
est bidder, on
Saturday, August IL, lSn
at the principal front door Of the tahs,sss| oS|
house at Franklinton, La, DS..ss ~
the legal sale hours for judlcls. ~ 4.
the following described prope,"pr !
ing and situated in Washington
ish. La, to.wit:
SwA of sci and WI of sci OF SET, 4
, ton 2. township south, Rang
east, St. Helena Meridian. u
Terms of sale-Cssh with oei'e'
appraisement. ,u, 4
This the 10th day Of july ~. inu,,
! J,E, RaHmsn' 7'''V
The Era-leader., 1917-07-26
doses Of Black. .Draught."

doses OF Black.Draught.
Seventy years Of successful use has
made Thedford's Black.Draught .
standard, household remedy. Every
member. Of every family. at times.
need the help that Black -Draught can
give in cleansing the system and re.
lieving the troubles that come from
constipation, indigestion, lazy liver,
etc. You cannot keep we'll unless your
stomach, liver and bowels are In good
working order. Keep them that way.
Try Black.D Draught. It acts promptly,
gently and In natural way. II you
feel sluggish, take q dose tonight.
You will feel fresh tomorrow. Price
Csc. a package-One cent q dose
All druggists. ]. So
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
POISON BOTTLE IN HAND.
Mrs. Irene Mcdonald Found Dead at
Lyndonville.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. l5.-Mrs. Irene
Mcdonald, 35. a domestic nurse, was
found dead in her room at Pleasant View
hotel at Lyndonville about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning with a bottle of chic
roform in her hand. Mrs. Mcdonald had
been i'll for a week and when an attend
ant went TO her room with her break
fast she found the door locked. The
proprietor, Joseph Neagle, was notified
and the door was finally opened.
The woman's body lay in the bed and
in one hand was grasped a four-ounce
bottle of chloroform about two thirds
full. It is believed the woman commit
ted suicide although there is a possibil-
ity that death resulted from natural
causes.
But little is known of Mrs. McDon-
aid in Lyndonville, she having resided
there but about year. She went to
that town from Morrisville. 1t is known
that she had parted from her husband.
but his whereabouts are not known
there. She leaves three sisters. two liv-
ing at Rutland. Mass, and Mrs Herbert
Thorpe of Charlotte. The latter viii ar
rive at Lyndonville and win take charge
Of the body.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
WITH S734 IN POCKET.
Thomas Hojer Killed Himself in Bur-
lington by Hanging.

Burlington. Jan l5.-Thomas Hojer,
33, a Dane, who is unknown in this city,
committed suicide Saturday at the st.
raul street house. boarding and room.
ing place, by hanging himself TO the foot
OF an iron bed with cord used to fasten
back the window curtain. On his per-
son were found S734 in money and an in
surance policy for $1,000 made payable
to his mother in Denmark.
Hoier arrived at the boarding house
last Friday night. He was sober and
cheerful and excited no suspicion. Moth
ing was seen of him Saturday morning
and in the afternoon the proprietor start
ed an investigation, Hojer's dead body
being discovered. 1t is thought the man
had been dead for many hours.
In his pocket were number of papers
and letter addressed to his mother. Ii
is believed he has brother living in
Minnesota. but the authorities have not
been able to get into communication
with him. His last previous boarding
place had apparently been Lynn, Mass,
and it was in that city that the insur-
ance policy was taken out.
A search of the pockets in the mans
clothes revealed little information. The
insurance paper showed that he was 80
years of age The policy was for 81 900,
taken out with the Prudential company
at Lynn, Mass, two years ago next
month and made payable to his mother.
Hoier had several letters on his person
One was written to his brother. Neils
Hojer. in Blue Earth. MINI. II had been
sealed and stamped and then broken
open, apparently written at least sew
eral days ago, as in il the dead man
stated that he had left Nebraska City,
Neb. where he had been working. intend
ing TO 90 to Minnesota, but had gone TO
Lynn. He had found no work and was
endeavoring TO do 80.
Another letter was from the young
mans mother and may be the only elew
TO his rash act, on the theory that he !
killed himself that she might buy neces-
saries OF life with his insurance money. |
In the letter the mother stated that BY /
a previous letter her son had stated that |
he was thinking Of coming home when he I
had 81 600. She advised him 10 wait un. 4
tn he had more IS all neccssaries were /
selling at excessive rates and hard to OBJ 4
tain. She also stated that he would sure 4
Iv be taken in the reserve CORPS Of his i
-ountry's army and that he would be /
punished besides She advised him TO
uait until the war was over and then 70 I
come with an American citizenship. The 4
lose of the letter va most aGcctionate.
the mother wishing her son . merry
Christmas and harry New Year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
The Government Wins Test
Cases in Which $35, 5,000,-
900 Was Involved
CLAIM WAS BROUGHT
FOR CARRYING MAILS
The Supreme Court Handed
Down a Decision in
Two Cases

Washington, d. c., Jan l5.-Test
cases regarded as decisive of about 500
railroad claims against the government
for approximately s95,0OO,OOO. additional
compensation for carrying the mails
from 1907 to 1911 were decided to-day
by the supreme court against the rail-
roads.
In the so-called railway mail pay di.
vision cases, the Chicago and Alton and
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroads
instituted proceedings in the court or
claims on which 500 other railroads re-
lied to determine claims of between ST.
100000 and $35,O00,000 for additional
compensation for mail transportation be-
tween 1907 and 1911. The Chicago and
Alton claimed Sll6,500 and the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley S26,s00. Both suits
were dismissed by the court of claims.
Since the litigation arose, following
years Of dispute between Congress and
the postotiice department with the rail-
roads over the basis or railway mail pay,
Congress re-organized the system by re-
Gently substituting the car "space" sys-
tenn for the weight computation plan.
The claims for extra mail pay from
1907 to 1911 were based on the ground
that the postmaster general exceeded his
in 1907 in changing the de
visor" by which the average daily
weight of mail carried was ascertained,
so as to include Sundays. which previous
ly had been excluded from the computa-
tions because little mail was formerly
carried on Sundays When the six
working days" deyisor was adopted in
1873, mail transportation was confined
almost entirely TO weekdays and the
railroads eontended that Congress, in
1907, refused to change the "devisor" to
include Sundays as working" days in
averaging the weight Of mail to be the
basis for payment Of mail carriage.
Having accepted contracts. although
under protest, and having carried the
mails under the new seyen-day deyisor
plan, the government eontended that the
were not entitled to recover
additional compensation in the courts.
The railroads were not then required, !
rs prescribed in compulsory legislation
asst year, to carry mail offered by the
During the four-year peri |
ID in question, the government contend |
ID. the railroads could have refused to
the mails ii dissatisfied with |
he seven-dsy devisor computation. Al |
hough they might have so refused. the |
ailroads replied that refusal would have
disrupted business and social conditions /
n the country and that the reduction in
nail pay resulting from the seven-day
evisor was, in effect, forced upon them
" the government.
The test cases we're twice argued be-
ore the court, in April 1915 and again
n December 1916, former Secretary OF
Var Dickinson, who representated the
overnment in the "steel trust" proseeu-
ion, being among the railroads counsel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
TO CENTRALIZE BRATTLEBoRO.
That Is, to Make the Government More
Compact, is the Plan.

Brattleboro, Jan. Ex-senator Her.
mon E. Eddy and Representative George
L. Dunham held a conference Saturday
night with the directors of the Brattle-
boro board of trade, and after some dis
cussion a committee was appointed to
draw up bills embodying the legislation
necessary TO centralize the government
of Brattleboro.
The committee consists of Senator
Eddy, Representative Durham Chair
man Ernest w. Gibson of the village
commissioners, Attorney General Her
bert g. Barber and Chairman Robert c.
Bacon of the public service commission.
The committee will draw up bills to be
presented to the legislature and will sub
init TO public meeting to be called with.
in two weeks.
There is now separate government
for the town, village and incorporated
school district, and there are many who
believe il would be wise and economical
to hire one man to have the oversight
of the duties now performed by various
officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
WILL SUE HARRY THAw.
Gump Family Are to Demand $25o,ooo
Damages.

Kansas City Mo, Jan. l5.-Two
hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars is the sum Harry X. Thaw will be
asked to pay Frederick Gump, jr., the
Kansas City boy, for the treatment the
youth is said to have experienced at the
hands of Thaw in a New York hotel.
Criminal prosecution of Thaw. insti-
gated by Attorney Frank P. Walsh, will
be followed by lawsuit for damages,
which, according to those who have
the interests of the Gump family in
hand, will be instituted Immediately aft.
er Thaw is arraigned in New York upon
the indictment brought by the New York
grand jury charging him with assault
and kidnapping.
"a quarter of million dollars would
hardly repay Frederick Gump for the
terrible ordeal Thaw forced him to un-
dergo," declared DR.. w. S. Kuhn, neu-
rologist, to whom the youth told his
story after his flight from New York to
his home here. "The memory of that
night will be mental torture to this
young man throughout his life. and his
physical condition is sucn that there are
grave doubts if he ever will recover his
nerve strength"
Kansas City physicians, including Dr.
Kuhn and DR.. H. NJ. Hittner, the Gump
family physician, will be summoned to
New York to testify to the physical and
mental condition of Frederick Gump, ir.,
before his visit to Thaw and to his con-
dition after his escape.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
PRIESTS TRANSFERRED.
Bishop Rice Makes Announcement of
Changes.

Burlington, Jan. l5.--Announcement
was made yesterday of assignments and
changes in the diocese by the Rt. Rev.
j. j. Rice
Rev. r A. Nolin, ordained recently at
the cathedral, has been assigned as as
sistant to Rev. p J. Long of St Angus
tines church, Montpelier. Rev. George
Hagan, also ordained recently at St.
Mary's has been assigned as assistant to
Rev. d. J. 0'Sullivan, ?. r., of st. Mary's
church, st. Albans The third priest or
dsined at st. Mary's with the two above,
Rev. Thomas Mcmahon, is assigned as
assistant to Rev. j. p. Rand OF st. Mi
chael's church in Brattleboro.
Rev. Maxine Mooney. whose ordina.
tion occurred at the Basiliea, Quebec, on
December 81, Cardinal Begin officiating,
has been assigned as assistant to Rev.
p. C. Drouin. p. R., OF Our Lady of Vie
tories, st. Johnsbury. Rev. Thomas Lid
dy, ordained by the Archbiship of st.
Johns, Newfoundland, on December 81,
win come to Burlington this week and
be assistant at the cathedral.
Rev. A. Hugh McKenna, who has been
assistant at the cathedral for the past
Is months, has been given temporarily
charge at Pittsford Mills.
Rev. d. Carrieres. who has been as
sistant to Father Drouin at st, Johns
bury. will have temporary charge at
Woodstock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
MILWAUKEE GOES
DEEPER INTO MUD
Experts Declare the U. S. Cruiser to Be
Hopeless Wreck--All Hands are
Taken Ashore.

:. Eureka, Cal, Jan. l5.--The hull of the
cruiser Milwaukee, which went aground
Saturday and from which all hands were
safely brought ashore, was digging it.
self deeper into the sand to-day. Experts
who have surveyed the cruiser declare
her hopeless wreck.
The paymaster of the Milwaukee re-
turned to the ship yesterday and brought
off $4,000. Personal effects of the Off
GERS and men also were removed yes.
terday.
Preparation for salvage work were dis
cussed by Lieut.. w. +. Newton, in COM
mand of the Milwaukee and j. NJ. Fra
ger and r. J. Porter, heads of wreck.
ing companies.
After his inspection OF the wreck Fra.
ger declared that the cruiser cannot be
He said indications are that
the Milwaukee soon would go to pieces.
A temporary pier will be built out to
the Milwaukee so that ordnance machin-
cry and all other moyables can be
from the cruiser.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
BOY PRISONER A SUICIDE.
Manchester Police Say He Had Con-
fessed to Theft.

Manchester, n. H., Jan. l5.--A boy, IL
years old, Alfred Moquin, committed sui
eide by hanging himself in cell at the
police station yesterday afternoon. He
was found suspended by his belt, which
he had tied to the top of his cell door,
and stranglcd to death. Recourse was
made to the use of pulmotor without
avail.
The boy was arrested late Saturday
Afternoon and had confessed, the police
affirm.
For several weeks numerous reports
have been received at police headquar-
ters of wagons being taken from where
they had been left and found in some
other part of the city.
Saturday afternoon a complaint came
in that one of the wagons of Clark's
grocery, corner of Amherst and Dutton
streets, had been taken while on Elm
street and the police found it in the
rear of l20 Concord street, where the
Moquin boy lived with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Moquin.
The boy was found at the store where
he is employed ON Saturdays and after
school, at the corner or Elm and Central
streets.
1t is claimed that he made a practice
of setting out groceries from the store
and would then take the first wagon he
could get hold of and carry the groceries
to his home, where he is said to have
stated that they were given him in re-
turn for his work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
WHITE SLAVE LAW
IS NOT CONFINED TO
COMMERCIALIZED VICE
U S. Supreme Court Handed Down Di-
cision Upholding Conviction in the
Caminetti and Diggs Case
From California.

Washington, d. c., Jan lj-Intcrpret-
! ing the Mann white slave law, the SUI
preme court to-day decided that prosecu-
tions under the law for transporting
women in interstate commerce are not
limited to commercialized vice and in
clude personal immoral eseapades. The
conviction of f. Drew Caminetti and
Maury |. Diggs of Sacramento is con
firmed
Although the supreme court had pre-
viously upheld constitutionality of the
Mann white slave law, the question of
whether il prohibits interstate transpor-
tation of women only for commercialized
vice or applies to mere personal immoral
escapades having no element of CONNER
cialism or coercion has been disputed ever
since the laws enactment
Interpretation by the supreme court of
the disputed points was asked in the
celebrated Diggs Caminetti cases and in
the case OF L. T. Hays Of Alva, Okla. In
all three cases. the government conceded.
there was no element OF traffic for gain.
Caminctti was sentenced to Is months
Imprisonment and fined 1880: Diggs to
two years and a $1,000 fine. Hays had
an IS months prison sentence. All have
been az liberty under bail.
Lower federal courts and different ad-
ministrations Of the department of jus
tice have differed over the laws interpre-
tation. Various women's clubs and other
have agitated for an inter
probation to curb all immortality. wheth-
er commercial or not. Two other impar
tant questions raised were. whether
women were accomplices and. whether
men might be convicted solely upon a
uncorroborated testimony.
While Diggs and Caminctti voluntarily
gave some testimony they refused some
further testimony and the trial judge in
strlctel the jury TO consider such refusal
in reaching their verdict. Digs and
Caminetti oontended that violated the
clause cxempting persons 4
from testifyinV against themselves. The 4
uinth federal circuit court. however. hefd
hat. under various presidents. thu trials ]
-oups charge vas justified, The defend
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-15
MORE MARRIAGES I'm BARRE.
Total for 1916 Was los, Big Increase
Over the Previous Year.

For I05 married couples in Barre the
hymeneal morn dawned in the year 1916,
according to the annual statement of
births and marriages tabulated by City
Clerk James Mackay. Evidently the
high cost Of living held no terrors in
1916 for folks contemplating marriage,
for the l05 marriage licenses issued at
city hall last year represent consider
able increase over the preceding year.
when Is licenses were bought and paid
for. Not until the city health officer
complies his report on deaths recorded in
1916 will the table OF vital statistics be
completed, but without the neurology roll
the figures appended below are of timely
interest.
American brides and American grooms
predominated in the l05 weddings cele-
brated in 1916. After them in numerical
order come Italians. then Scotch and then
Canadian June was the month favored
of all others for couples bent on wedlocl,
but September, with TO, ended with only
one less wedding than the month of
roses Month by month marriage IL
eenses were issued as follows; January,
Z; February, 4; March, 5; April, 4 May,
81 June II; July. s; August. o; Septem-
ber, Ia; October, 10; November, Z; De
cember, II.
The nativity OF brides and grooms by
countries is given in the table below,