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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05

EVERYBODY has hi own notion Of
what's the "softest" job in The world.
Each ofvus thinks he can lay finger
upon the man who does the least work
for the greatest amount Of pay-th ,ugh
we're likely, at that, to be wrong. But
this story deals with a man whose lob,
measured commercially, was the most
eXacting and paid the least. And there
can be no question as to his standing, for
all his fellows admitted that he was head
and shoulders above them. He YVES the
uncrowned king of his realm.
We say "he was" for he dead; and it
is memorial of him, a bool of 100 pages,
a. special number of the Ardmore Puzzler,
that moves us here to talk about him.
He was born William p. Bourke, but
when he entered "Puzzledom"-and that
wasn't long before he ascended the
throne of that strange lomair-he took
the name of 'Kosciusko McGinty."
The mind of the average man, at mem
ton Of the word puzzles" conjures IN
the name of Sam Lloyd, but Lloyd was
commercial puzzler, whose odd quips and
cranks were made to pay him big money.
This other mans puzzles probably
brought him in no more than 800 in
cash all told, in twenty years devotion to
his work. His biographer says of him:
His was a genius which could and cid
win critical recognition in the high do
mains of literature but he de-
liberately and of choice dedicated It to
the art and the fraternity which he loved
and, without regret, abandoned the plau.
dts of the great world for a smaller one
which he loved more"
Many Phiadelphians who watched with
-boyish or girlish las the case may be)-
eagerness for the weekly appearance of
Golden Days." published by James Ell
verson at Ninth and Spruce, will remem-
ber the department Of "Puzzledom," al
though they probably found the problems
there too hard to solve. It was there
that Kosciusko McGinty, in 1885, first
won his spurs. In the years that followed
he turned out witty and ingenious con-
ceits which excited the admiration OF his
fellows, but which would simply mystify
dred pages in the memorial book are
given TO them, hundreds Of poems and
sketches and seven-letter and eightletter
squares" worked out with painstaking
effort and much burning of midnight oil.
Did you know. busy reader that some
of these square-building bugs have even
gone to the trouble to compile diction.
airy of eight-letter words and another of
nine-letter words? 1t Is even so, and
more so. There is dictionary OF three
letter words, compiled from more than
two hundred autl critics and there are
probably not fifty people in the world
who would want such thing. Some un-
requited laborl
But labor is q thing no puzzIer is
stingy about, and this King Of the Pug
zlers least Of all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05

dozen German vessels put out
OF business without loss TO the British
is rather more than good days work.
1t looks like THE Days" work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-05
Work RIGHT at Firing Line

No effort is made to make conversions"
among the soldiers. The huts are abso-
lutely nonsectarian. All faiths are welcome
and intermingle. On Sundays Catholic
Protestant and Jewish services have been
held in the same hut.
There always is something on" at night
entertainments Of all kinds On "stunt
night" everybody gets up to do something.
These are great treat When one realizes
that after mess there is nothing for the sol
diers to do, 1t Is easy to see what the huts
have come to pean to them. One look at
the CHEEKY fireplace with it's sparkling big
logs and with numberless chairs drawn
around 1t, the men, healthy and happy, at
once convinces the visitor Besides sup
plying the men with many things they need,
the association teaches boxing French
and singing.
Secretaries meet the men on arrival at
all ports "over there" The men, feeling
rather lost. find themselves in huts In
France similar to those here. Thus the
etrangeness" OF a foreign landscape dis
appears. The secretaries work night and
day. II would seem. They are confidential
advisors, cheerers and cheer leaders At
one OF the recent battles the Y. M A.
dugout distributed $4,000 cups of hot choc-
olate near the battlefront. The association
gives each man on going into the trenches
two large packages OF chocolate. to be used
only II he is wounded. II would pourish
him for two days while lying in mo Mans
Land"
Some secretaries are in the thick OF the
fight bandaglng light wounds, doing every
thing possible to help the men There are
association dugouts just back OF the front
trenches. The work of these secretaries Is
OF the hardest kind. Many have given up
good positions 10 undertake the work. Ask
the soldiers themselves II the secretaries
ara slaekersi
All the warning nations have asked for
more secretaries and more huts. The worl,
has accomplished wonders. Not only does
It help 70 a great extent to keep the men
its. Il would seem, almost with a rcther,s
care. Among tho requests received for
huts cane one recently from the Vatioo, I,
urging that fhe work 81 und1rIa1at o1 /.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
BENEFITS OF CONCRETE ROAD
Enables Farmer to Haul Two Loads
at One Trip, Instead Of One Load
at Two Trips.

Reduced to simple terms, concrete
road helps the farmer haul two loads
at one trip instead of one loan at
two trips; or, IL doubles the size of
the load and cuts IN two the tractive
power necessary to transport farm
produce. With less capital tied up in
horses there is more cash. to put into
equipment to produce more cash. The
concrete road reduces the strain on
horses and lengthens their lives. 1t
reduces wear on wagons and harness.
Where motortrucks are used 1t less
ems tire and fuel expense. II puts
the farmer In state of preparedness
to reach markets quickly when prices
are best, and he can take his profits
and get home with more cash than he
could by slow hauling on a bad ROAD.
1t adds to the acreage value of farm
because It increases its earning pos
sibilities. A concrete road makes all
of these advantages permanent, bring
ing its toll of profit to the farmer
daily in the form Of time, money and
effort saved.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
The Hicks 1918 Almanac.

For more than twenty-five years
the Hicks Almanac has had a world
wide reputation. The 1918 Almanac
has been prepared by Irl R. Hicks,
Jr., assisted by Rev. John.B. Noyes,
for many years the assistant editor
associated with Rev. Irl R. Hicks.
Bigger, brighter, better than ever is
a concise description of the 1918 Al
manac. 1t is now ready and is sold
as before for IS cents postpaid.
Words and Works is the name of
the monthly family magazine founded
by Rev. lrl r. Hicks. The subscrip-
ton price is $1.00 a year, including a
a copy of The Hicks Almanac to the
subscriber. Send 5 cents for sam
copy. Write.
WORD AND WORKS PUBLISH
ING CO., 3401 Franklin Ave,
st. Louis, Mo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
FARM
ANIMALS
CORRECT RATIoNs FOR PIGS
Animals on Pasture viii Gain Rapidly
N Given Additional Allowance
Of Grain Feed.

Pigs, granted on pasture, will gain
a pound or more day from weaving
to weight Of 200 to $50 pounds while
those getting little or no grain will
gain but. one-half to three-quarters Of
a pound per day. This will bring
spring pigs to marketable weight in
early fail, ut the period Of high prices,
whereas those being pastured only are
not ready for market until a month or
two later. A grain ration, by bring
ing the hogs to an earlier market, re-
duces the time Of feeding, the risk, and
the interest on the investment. The
animals are In higher condition, with
q finer and more palatable meat and
fat.
Farmers substituting pasture entire.
ly for grain and other concentrated
feeds to their market hogs through the
summer will find that before market
ing In the fall 1t will be advisable to
feed grain to harden the soft fat and
meat and put on additional weight.
Light but steady grain feeding on
pasture, however, gives better results
than a heavier feeding during a short
er finishing period.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
METHOD OF PAVING REPAIRS
Cleveland Contractor Reduces Gang by
Use Of Pneumatic chlsei-6aso-
line for Power.

A paving contractor Of Cleveland, o.,
has reduced his repair gang to two
men and a foreman for such work as
is shown in the Illustration, where a
brick pavement is to be patched. The
city is said to have larger mileage
of brick than any like area in the
world, and economical methods of re-
pair are therefore important. This
contractor first has all the old paving
removed with pick and sledge, except
along the edge Of the patch. There
the old bricks are loosened for re-
moval, with a pneumatic chisel. This
cuts out the old mortar and leaves a
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
SUPPLY FEED ANIMALS LIKE
To obtain Best Results II Is Best to
Cater to Beasts Appetite-Wateh
Them Closely. (

Animals are much like human be-
ings in that they have their own In
dividual preference for certain foods.
While this preference is formed by
habit, to get the best results with the
feeds, it is best generally to cater to
the animals appetite.
Some horses will not do we'll without
oats in the ration. Others do not espe-
cially care for oats, but require corn,
some require more hay than others,
some must have ground feeds. To get
the best results such animals should
be humored.
Our problem in feeding is to watch
the animals and see that they get the
feeds they require and no more. Feed
left in the trough or scattered on the.
ground out Of reach Of animals does
not produce
Even in feeding cattle skiIful feed
er will soon learn the different AMI
mails pecullaritles and meet their To-
qulrements in such a way as to g.
economical gains. If he does not watch
closely he is likely TO waste feed v'i.a
some Of the animals are not &c, &
enough.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
MARINES ESCAPE roNslLIrIs.

That little or no tonsilitis has de-
veloped among the thousands O.
United States marines now in train
ing at southern camp, is due, medi-
cal authorities say, to the caution Of
examining physicians at recruiting
stations.
An applicant with enlarged tonsils
will not be accepted in the marine
corps, as it has been pointed out
that tonsilitis is more than a "mere
ailment," and in a military camp
will spread rapidly. Medical research
workers have discovered that ton
silitis is the "base" of numerous dis
eases, among which are Inflammation
of the joints and heart, the latter
often proving fatal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
DOGS SCENT AIR RAIDS.

A curious feature of the recent
air raids over England has been the
rapid detection by dogs of the pres
ence of hostile aircraft. Bomb
dropping at a distance of three or
four miles always causes the dogs
to bark, and it is only ON these oe-
casions that the large number of
dogs kept in the neighborhood is
for the chorus Of resentful
barks is remarkable. 1t has been
noticed that bomb-practice, gun
practice and the hum of British
planes much nearer home do not
disturb dogs to any extent, and it
appears certain that the animals UNI
derstand that there is danger about,
even when it is not in the immedi-
ate vicinity.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
TO PRODUCE INFERTILE EGGS
Formerly Farmer Was Not Paid for
Trouble, but Now Merchants =
Have Learned Value.

It pays to produce infertile eggs.
Many merchants are now paying an
extra price for these eggs, according
to Ross NJ. Sherwood Of the depart
ment of poultry husbandry In the Kan
sas State Agricultural college.
Two classes of merchants buy eggs
from the farmers. One pays slight
increase In price for infertile eggs
and the other pays the same price for
both fertile and infertile eggs. The
swat-the-rooster moHement made 1t
possible for the farmer to market in
fertile eggs.
Formerly the farmer was not paid
for his trouble in producing infertile
eggs as the merchants did not know
the value Of the infertile eggs for mar
ket purposes, pointed out Mr.. Sher-
wood. Recently, however, 1t has been
brought to the attention Of the mer-
chant, that he can afford TO pay
premium for infertile eggs because
they will keep much better. He will
be able to ship his eggs to a good mar
ket with the assurance that they will
grade as first and seconds, instead Of
rOts when they reach their destina-
ton. I
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
GOOD RAM ALWAYS CHEAPEST
Scrub Animal Is Particularly Expen-
sIve at Present High Prices OF
Wool and Lambs.

A scrub ram is expensive at any time
but dOubly so at the present high price
of wool and lambs. A good ram has
many times proved to be more than
"half the flock" Many successful and
progressive sheep breeders trace their
start on the road to success to the pur-
chase of a good ram. Sometimes the
price of the ram has looked high, but
time proved it to be the cheapest and
by far the best investment ever made.
At the University of Missouri college
of agriculture a good mutton ram, such
as any farmer could purchase at $50
to $40 this season, bred to western
tColorado) ewes, sired lambs that av-
eraged two and half pounds more at
three months Of age, when they were
marketed, than lambs, out of the same
class of ewes, which were sired by an
inferior or scrub ram. Furthermore
lambs sired by the superior ram sold
for 90 per cent more per 100 pounds
than by the inferior ram.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
SWEET CLOVER FOR PASTURE
No Other Leguminous Crop, With Elk
eeption Of Alfalfa, Furnishes as
Much Good Feed.

With the exception Of alfalfa on
fertile soils, no other leguminous crop
win furnish as much nutritious pas
turage from early spring until late
fall as sweet clover when II is prop
erly handled. Live stock thrive on IT,.
Animals which have never been fed
sweet clover may refuse to eat 1t at
first, but this distaste can be over
come by turning them on the pasture
as soon as the plants start growth.
There rs practically no danger from
bloat from sweet clover, according to
Farmers Bulletin 500, "Sweet Glover;
Utilization" which has just been Is
sued by the United States department
Of agriculture.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
NO HIGH COST OF LIVING
Practically Everything Necessary
Grows Wild and in Abundance In
Amazon Basin.

One of the most interesting ex-
plorations Of modern times is that
which the University of Pennsyl-
vania has conducted in the Amazon
basin. Many Of the wild tribes in
that unknown jungle region we're
visited by white men for the first
time when the expedition reached
their villages Nearly all Of them
treated the scientists Hospitality,
many Of them erecting special huts
and offering all possible aid and in
formation.
These Indians of the South Amer
lean interior are now for the most
part in the same condition as the
North American Indians were dur
ing the early Spanish exploration Of
this country-that is, they have not
yet been corrupted or diseased by
contact with civilization. Most of
them are remarkably healthy and
well developed. They live largely by
hunting, fishing and gathering the
fruits of the jungle. Most Of them
cultivate nothing but cassava, which
is a staple food among them. The
development of agriculture is
checked by the fact that almost all
materials grow wild in abundance.
There is even a species of wild cot
ton which the women gather and
spin. Houses are built of poles
matched with palm leaves. Many of
the Indians sleep in hammocks
woven of plant fiber. Their way of
life is surprisingly clearly and sani-
tary. Indians Of the Parikutu tribe,
for example, battle several times a
day, using bamboo scrapers in lieu
of Turkish towels.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
HIGHWAY WORK IN OKLAHOMA
County, State and Government Coop.
Grating on 70iIdIng Road Through
important Towns.

Oklahoma has made new departure
In convict road work. Poifatalomie
county, the state, and the United
States Office of public roads and rural
engineering are cooperating on build
ing a road, 80 miles long, which passes
through the important towns of the
county. The county is furnishing the
necessary funds and portion of the
equipment; the state the remainder Of
the equipment and-50 prisoners and 4
employees.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
cIod crusher.

can be folded up and latched on top
Of the crusher so that only the latter
is working where there is no scrub to
be cut. The cutting operation is per-
formed by a number Of scraper knives
attached to the sides and rear Of the
framework, so that no naughty scrub
escapes.-Farming Business.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
Il Wasn't His Fault.

One youngster in school had deliv-
cred severe kick in the stomach to
another lad. When taken to task as
to why he had struck his playmate
there, he said: II didn't mean to hit
him there, but he turned around just
In time"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20

Measuring the current carried from
electric wires by streams of water
from fire hose, an Italian scientist
found that chemical extinguishers
were the most dangerous fire-fghting
equipment to use around live wires.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
THINKING BASEBALL.

Boy Speaking piece at school)-
Half league-half a league-half
a league-er-er--there's no use go
ing ON with only half a league,
ma'am, it wouldn't make the game
worth while.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
wAkEo 'EM UP.

The Girl--What has your brother
done in this great WARP
The Kid-He did something to
arouse the country.
The Girl-And what was that?
The Kid-He sold alarm clocks
for about year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
LIGHT DRAG NOW PREFERRED
Things Can Re Done With It That
Cannot Be Done With Heavy One
Weight Can Be Added.

Build a light drag. One can DO
things with light drag that he can
net do with heavy one. And then
one can weight light drag TO make
II heavy. But how can one tighten a
heavy drag7- DO not build the drag
too long; especially II your roadway
is rather narrow or runs between high
banks.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
ACTIVITY is LIFE OF FOWLS
Best Results Obtained by Feeding
sParineIy in Morning and Heavily
In the Evening.

A very common practice with many
hocks is to feed the same quantity Ct
scratch feed both morning and evening.
Better results have been obtained by
feeding quite sparingly in the morn
ing and heavily at night. A hen likes
to scratch and work for her food.
Don't make II too easy for her. Re.
member activity is the life Of the hen.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BILLION DOLLARS LOST

One-half Of the manure pro-
duced in the United States IL
not saved for fertilizer, accord
ing to a statement Of Carl vroO-
man, assistant secretary Of agri-
culture. When this loss is fig-
ured on the same price basis as
commercial fertilizing materials
II amounts to approximately one
billion dollars annually.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
GETS CASH EITHER WAY.

"There goes young fellow of
much promise"
"Now, | would call him a man Of
touching personality"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
HOGS NEED succuLENT FEED
Pumpkins Are Excellent for Swine Be-
cause seeds Are Especially Good
Worm Externinators.

Pumpkins make good hog feed.
Hogs need a little sueculence Of some
kind TO keep them In good condition
and help them make the best use az
grains. Pumpkins are especially good
FOR hogs because the seeds are excel
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
solitude Has Its Value.

Proofs of growth due to solitude are
endless. Millions greatest work was
done when blindness, old age and the
death of the Puritan government
&oned him into completest seclusion.
Wa4hhoven did his best work In the sol
itude of deafness. Bacon would never
have been the great leader of scien-
tific thought had not his trial and dis
grace forced him from the company Of
a grand retinue and stupid court to the
solitude Of his own brain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
SUITABLE AS A cLoD CRUsHER
Not Only Does Machine Perform Duty
for Which II Was Intended, But
Also Cuts Scrubs.

This is a machine, a simple one at
that, that will perform double duty for
the farmer. Not only does it crush the
clods, a purpose for which 1t original
ly was invented, but the inventor has
attached a scrub-cutting device, so
that the two operations are slmultane-
Gus. Also the rear half Of the cutter
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
Eeature Of Road DEVELOPMENT.

A most significant feature OF road
development Is the construction Of bet
ter surfaces as result of automobile
traffic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
HIS SAVING GRACE.

"There's one good thing about the
kaiser"
whats thatY ?"
"He can't live forever"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
surfaced Roads In osoraIa.

During the five-year period ended in
1914 Georgia surfaced 1894 miles Of
her reads. This Is nj the rate Of more
than four miles per working day.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
CHECK FOR RUNAWAY HORSES
Binders So Hinged and Controlled as
to Make II Possible for Driver
to Stop Animal.

The binders on this device are so
hinged and controlled by a checking
device as TO make it possible for the
driver TO control the horse, If 1t starts
TO run, writes G. j. Lynde in Farmers
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
wgLL.kNowN FACULTY.

Teacher Children, is there any
substance which expands in winter
and contracts in summer?
Chorus-Ice!
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20

81 understand Count De Bum
Bum met and won his bride through
settlement work"
eyes, her father settled a million
dollars on him."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
USE FoRsUNTILLABLE LANDS
Rough Spots often Can Be Made
Profitable as Pastures-use Other
Parts Of Farm, Too.

There are often to be found on
farms OF any extent rough. untillahle
lands that cannot be used 70 adyan-
tage In crop production and that could
Be used probably for grazing pur-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
A SURE WAY.

"0ld Millyuns can't please his
young wife any way he tries, and yet
he lives only for her"
"Then let him try dying for her."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
TAcTFUL DISBELIEF.

she-Do you really believe in
charms?
He-Not so much as in the witch
q who use them.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20

clean, sound "key" for the new pave
ment TO meet as 1t is laid. The sound
bricks taken up are also cleaned by
the pneumatic tool and relaid. which
is another economy. Power for the
tools is furnished by a portable outfit
consisting of gasoline engine and an
air compressor mounted as unit upon
a truck that can be moved along the
pavement by hand.-Popular Mechan-
les Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20

Mail and Breeze, by deprivlng it of
its straight ahead vision, or to stop
il in the same way, in the absence of
the driver, by arranging the checking
device so II will be pulled by the turn
of the wheel.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-11-20
HIS CHOICE.

"what do you like best about go
ing to SCHOOL,"
''rhe coming home," replied the
small boy.