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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

An examination of modern military
terms reveals the fact that very few Of
them possess the meaning originally
assigned to them. Munitions, for ex
ample, in ancient times signiiied not
only the materials Of warfare. but also
the fixed defenses Of an army. Thus
the translators of the authorized YER
sion Of the Bible use the phrase 'mu-
uitiOns of rocks to translate ''impreg-
nable rock fortresses,' and the defend
ing army is charged to Keep the mu-
nitions" when the meaning Is guard
the fortresses." Carriage Is another
word with a changed meaning. In
Acts appears the phrase I'VE took up
our carriages 1t is one Greek word
meaning having packed up" and the
Geneva version $500 has I'VE trussed
up our fardels." In those days the
words meaning was something car
ried,o not as now, something that car
ries. London Chronicle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

Stealing is by no means rare among
the fiirrcd ana fea,hefeI ereatilr and
m1ny animals apparently band wh-
er for no other reason llau cgiialual
purposes.
Balloons always stcl il bands.
When they wish To foH au orchard
they do it in very system1tle man
aer "A sentinel is posted to warn of
danger The other baboons then line
up Ike n bucket brigade, one or two Of
the mem Der. scale the trees. and the
fruit is passed along from one to the
other until the last Que gets IT. when
he puts it IN sa.e place.
Bees. whli, nied as WORKERS. some
dmes have srel wheu tie in
dulee in thrg4s There are instances
where whole aiies uave a;ia, sed a
hive. assaul 81 he seutiuels and in
mates and sacked The establishment.
Bees that do this repeatedly usually
end by becoming habitual criminals
New York American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08
PAY Bills Promptly.

If you pay bills promptly the man
you owe will be inclined to pay his
debts at once. There's an old saying
that ''those who go borrowing go sor-
rowing" You'll never contract the
habit of running into debt If you meet
your obligations when they are due.
Paying up makes for business eficien-
cy, There are some men rated wealthy
who find it hard TO get credit. Other
men with nothing often can borrow
vast sums. Their credit is good. They
always meet their obligations. You
have heard it said, I'D sooner take
that mans word than another mans
bond" Be one of these men with the
word. Try paying your bills promptly
and see how II works.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

avoid useless and unnecessary debt
as you wonld a pestiience," advises a
successful financier. "There are two
classes of debts. One is constructive
credit, and the other is a destructive
credit. On one hand a farmer or bust
ness man may borrow to buy more
land, more stock, build improvements
On the other hand, borrowing may be
done simply to buy an automobile or to
spend in some way that the Investment
itself will not pay back the loan"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

Doctor. what disease Is the most
prevalent among the poOrr
"An alarming condition in which the
nerve terminations in the stomach
stimulated by accumulated secretions
of the gastric glands send irritations
to the spinal cord by way Of the pneu.
mogastric nerve"
Goodness How awful And to
think that we rich people can do moth.
ing for those unfortunate sufferersw-
Cleveland Leader.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

"Do you drink eoteef asked the
doctor of an aged patient.
yes" was the reply.
Coffee" continued the NJ. D., lis
slow poison.
"Yes, very SLOW" replied the old
man. q have taken 1t daily for nearly
eighty years. London Answers
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

life on the farm Is not what IT
used to be-"
"How Is thatY
When a farmer motors into town
every night to attend a theater you
can't expect him to get up at day
break. birmingham Age-Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

Look at this letter." said the exas.
perated man to his blond typewriter.
Every word in it that should have
two 'p's' you've only put one"
"WelI, SIR" said the girl timidly.
there's only one p on the Keyboard ,
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

where's your father. boyT" asked
the gentlemanly agent.
"Sweepin' the horizon" replied the
astronomers son.
"And your mother-where is sheT
shes out sweeping the backyard. -
Pearson's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

''You are the greatest inventor in the
world" said a newspaper man once to
Alexander Graham Bell
"Oh, no. ms friend I'm not" said
Bell. "rve never been reporter"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

"Bliggins is a pessimist isn't hef"
ayes. Hes so fond Of bad news that
he goes down cellar every morning te
read the gas and electric meters."-
Washington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

"You can't judge things by what
they cost"
True enough. An artificial limb is
very expensive. and a real leg you get
free.n- Washington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

What ON earth's the matter7 Cut
yourself while shaying?"
Moo I should say that l shaved
myself while cutting"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

Creditors have better memories than
dehtors.-Franklin.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1917-06-08

Fly the pleasure that bites tomoerow.
George I1erNert.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
4 Pound of Honey,

When you eat a spoonful of honey
you have very little idea as to the
amount OF work and travel necess-
airy to produce it. To make a pound
of clover honey, bees must take the
nectar from sixty-two thousand Glow
er blossoms; and to do this requires
two million seven hundred and fifty
thousand visits to the blossoms by
the bees.
In other words, in order to collect
enough nectar to make one pound of
honey, a bee must go from hive to
flower and back again two million
seven hundred and fifty thousand
times. Then, when you think how
far these bees somtimes fly in search
of these clover fields, often one or
two miles distant from the hive, you
will begin to get a small idea of the
number of miles one of the indust-
rious little creatures must travel in
order that you may have a pound Of
honey.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Sweet Potatoes.

Sweet potatoes should be
thoroughly matured before harvest
ing, dug while the ground is dry,
carefully handled, and thoroughly
cured by holding them at tempera-
ture of so to to So F. for a week or
10 days after harvesting. After this
they should be stored in a place
where the temperature remains in
the neighborhood of So F. Such a
location is usually near the furnace
in a cellar, or near the furnace CHM
ney on the second floor Of the house.
There is little merit in wrapping
them in paper or burying them in
sand. Sweet potatoes are stored in
outdoor pits or banks, but this meth
cd is not to be recommended except
where no other facilities are avail
able. Sweet potatoes stored in pits
are not as good in quality as those
stored in houses. For further in
formation on storing sweet potatoes
write for Farmers Bulletin 54S.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Home Storage.
(Irish potatoes.

Irish potatoes can be stored in
pits, root cellars, or above-ground.
frost-proof storage warehouses.
Small quantities, or even carload lots
of potatoes are often placed in pits
in the field when other storage facili-
ties are not available. Immature po-
tatoes can not be successfully stored
for any considerable period even in
the of storages, and should never
be pitted or buried. Well matured
tubers of either early or late sorts,
if sound and in a dormant condition
upon the advent Of freezing weather
in the autumn, may be kept until re-
uuired for table use of for planting
by pitting, storing in potato cellars,
of which there are many designs, or
in above-ground, frost-proof build
ings. The commercial storage OF
Irish potatoes is discussed in Farm
ers' Bulletin SAT, Potato Storage and
Storage Houses.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
MORE U. 5. TROOPS
Land In FRANCE
GREAT ENTHU SLASH SHOWN BY
AMERICANS UPON THEIR
DECENTRALIZATION.

A European Port, July 29.-An-
other American contingent has safely
arrived and disembarked.
The American troops arrived by
the same steamer whereon Kermit
Roosevelt, his wife and child travelled,
When tenders went alongside the
vessel Friday the men were in high
spirits and frequently shouted: "Are
we downhearted?" Which was an
swered with a roaring mo" given
with great enthusiasm.
i; Representatives of the General
staff watched the Decentralization.
There was no civic demonstration.
Only a few spectators knew of the
landing. These cheered and the
troops cheered back. The men en-
trained quickly and left for their
new quarters. A signal company re-
manned at the port for some hours
and these were the only representa-
tives of the contingent which the pub
lie saw.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Can Surplus Food But Use Jars and
Cans Wisely.

Don't have an empty preserving
jar in your home next fall.
Reserve regular tight-sealing con-
tanners for canning foods.
Concentrate products so that each
jar or can will hold as much food
and as little water as possible.
Put up jams, jellies and preserves
in wide-necked glasses sealed with
cork or paper and paraffin. Pack
fruit juices in ordinary bottles.
Don't can anything that can be
kept just as well dried or in other
forms. Dry navy and mature Lima
beans for winter use.
Produce in your garden lots of
cabbage, potatoes, and root crops
that can be kept for winter without
canning.-U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03

nize and grasp the benefits derived
through the medium of publicity-in
placing their names on gates and
entrances to their farms-I am call
ing upon the landowners in every
count, in this Commonwealth 10
please have a beard or sign painted,
giving the name If the owner of each
farm, also the rGme of the farm. II
same hears such. and post in cnr-
sp'tious place, or the gate or posi-
at the entrance to the farm. This
will require but little effor: and e..
pense upon the part of each land
owne, and the benefits derived
through such simple and iuexrensive
methods of publicity can not be over
estimated .T".-"~'-'' .~'
--ss,- | 80 MAT S. COHEN.
Commissioner of Agriculture
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
arnnDePartrnent

they mature, and placed in a warm,
dry place until dry enough to shell.
Navy beans and kidney beans are
usually harvested when a maximum
of pods open and the vines cured like
hay, after which they are threshed or
shelled. Peas are handled in the
same way as navy beans. After the
beans and peas are threshed or she'll
ed they should be placed in bags and
hung in some dry place, such as a
closet or attic.
Dried corn, dried apples, peaches,
apricots, raspberries, etc, may be
stored in the same manner. All dried
products should be protected against
insects, rodents and dirt.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
To Raise Coal Sunk In 1888.

Stockholm, July 2S.-lmpelled by
the present high price of coal, a
wrecking company has started work
in an effort to recover a cargo of l.
200 tons of coal that has lain at the
bottom of the Great Belt, a mile
north of Nyborg, for thrity-four
years. The cargo was that of the
steamer Dorka, which sank i'm 1888.
II is believed that nearly a thousand
tons can be recovered. Samples re-
covered show the coal TO be undamag-
ed by its long immersion.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
HUSBAND SWALLOWS
HER SILVER SPOONS

Philadelphia, Pa, July 29.-For
several weeks Mrs. Joseph Quinlan
had been mystified by the disappear
ance of numerous articles from her
household. She changed servants
half dozen times, but the articles.
such as silver spoons and pieces OF
household hardware, continued To
be missed. Recently her husband be-
came i'll and was sent to the Phila-
delphia Hospital where they removed
the following articles:
Thirty-four silver teaspoons.
One alcohol cigar lighter and chain
One paddock.
Twelve screen door hooks.
One glass medicine dropper.
Six 10-penny nails.
Thirty-six carpet tacks.
Thirteen metal buttons.
Six safety pins.
Forty pieces printers type.
Thirty-two coins.
Four souvenir medals.
Nineteen screws assorted sizes.)
Two hundred and forty-seven peb-
bles.
Disordered nerves were respon-
sible. Mr.. Quinlan confessed he was
unable to overcome his appetite when
tempted, for instance, by nice
screen door hook.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03

name of her mother after her parent
had died.
She took the money, she told Me
Judge, for her babies, for they had
no food. When the fine of one cent
was imposed she was unable to pay
it. Attaches of the court not only
handed over the cent necessary to
keep her from Jail but made up a
good sized purse for her.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Flesh COlOred.

A fat old colored woman entered
the drug store and looked around
uncertainty.
HAS you all got any paper an en-
Velopes with fiesh-colored bordahs?"
"Was II mourning-paper you wish
ed?" inquired the clerk.
"You's struct il, disactly! But |
aforementioned the name. Glib me a
box Of il, if you please, sab"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Onions.

Onions should be we'll matured be-
fore harvesting, and should be al
lowed to become thoroughly dry be-
fore being stored. They may be put
up in baskets, crates, or bags, and
placed in a cool dry place. The attic
is better than the unheated cellar for
storing onions. Temperatures slight
ly below the freezing point do not in
jure them, provided they are not
moved or handled while frozen. The
commercial storage of onions is brief
ly discussed in Farmers Bulletin
354.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
MOTHER STOLE TO AID
BABIES; FINED CENT

New York, July 30.-The lowest
fine in the history of the Brooklyn
Federal Court was imposed by Judge
Chatneld in the case of Mrs, Purcell.
on trial for forging pension voucher
that had come TO her home in the
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
TRAPPED By FOREST
FIRE, FIFTY KILLED

Nelson, B. c., July 31.--Fifty mea
are reported today to have been trap
red in a disastrous forest fire which
swept over the Elk Lumber Comp
any's plant at Spruce Greek, twelve
miles east OF here. Last report! said
that four bodies had been recovered
and that the fire was still burning
fiercely last night. No estimate could
be made of the timber loss.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
HOOVER'S PLANS
FOR FOOD CONTROL
FIRST LOOK-IN ON EXPERTS
ORGANIZATION FOR con-
SERVING SUPPLIES.

| washington, July ga hint OF
the efficiency methods that will be
introduced into the handling of food
stuffs by Herbert Hoover's food or
ganization, when Congress finally gets
thru mulling over the food control
bill and gives Hoover some authority
to act, is shown in plans already
worked out for taking care of the
great potato crop.
Next to cereals, potatoes will be
Americas biggest crop. And next to
wheat, potatoes are most needed for
export to our allies and to our own
soldiers in France.
Last spring everybody was abjur-
ed to plant potatoes, potatoes, pota-
toes! Back yards and front yards
and vacant lots all over the country
were turned into potato patches. The
result is unless other than normal
methods of handling the crop are
provided very large part of it will
go to waste, altho every potato is
needed.
Already in the big early potato sec
tions of Virginia and Eastern Mary
land thousands OF bushels are being
left to rot in the ground because local
markets are glutted and transporta-
ton can not be secured to outside
markets.
Had the food bill been passed by
July /, this enormous waste could
have been avoided. Hoover expects
to be able to check it within a very
short time after it is enacted.
AS soon as the bill becomes a law,
the food administration will pro-
vide storage facilities in every center
of potato production and will buy at
good price any surplus growers may
not be able to place Immediately on
the market, or for which they can not !
get transportation.
From these stocks the Government !
will be able to eQualize supply in all |
big cities, removing any excuse for |
inflated prices due to local manipula-
ton or shortage. In cases where a
particular market is glutted, with
danger of loss to grower
Or of wastage, the Government will
take up the surplus and thereby
stabilize both supply and price.
Immediately on passage of the law
steps will be taken to equip a number
of large dehydrating or evaporating
plants for potatoes. Excess stocks of
potatoes will be put thru these plants
is rapidly as possible, relieving the
demand on storage space and pro-
riding a potato product for export
which will save millions OF tons of
shipping.
Potatoes contain eighty-fve per
.ent water. With this water taken
,ut, the potato requires less shipping
pace, weighs less and will keep in
initely better.
Out of each 1000 tons of potatoes
or export to France we will first re-
move $50 tons of water. Only $50
otns of vessel space will be required
instead of 1000 tons, and the $50
ons of water can be put back in
gain when the potatoes are prepar-
d for eating in France.
These dehydrated potatoes lose
one of their nutritious or edible
Qualities in the process.
Sweet potatoes, of which the South
a great harvest, will be
andled in the same way. Many 9th
r vegetable crops may be preserved
imilarly.
All that is lacking to start the
heels of Hoover's big food regulat-
lg machine is a final vote by Cong
ess. Till that comes high prices and
"a ste will continue
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Farmers Attention.

Since the Inauguration OF the
GOOD Roads" movement in Ken
lucky and the construction of many
miles of the best roads in America,
this State has been quite haven for
tourists, coming from almost every
state in the Union, and since many
OF our farmers have failed to reOg
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Children Cry
FOR FLETcHER'S
Q a . . RIA
Rather Plainly Put.

What is your definition, Miss Nab
ell, of a manly MANI" he asked.
Miss Mabel looked at him coldly.
The clock struck IL. She hid a
yawn behind her hand, and said.
my definition of manly man, Mr..
Skinner, is a chap who doesn't stay
on and on just because he knows the
girl isn't strong enough to throw
him out"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Business Scholarship.

We have for sale, a scholarship,
good for a complete course in either
Bookkeeping and Accounting or
Stenographers Course in the Ovens
boro Business & Industrial College.
For particulars apply at Republican
office. II
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
OIL co. HEAD
FOUND SHOT TO DEATH

Oakland, Cal, July BOD. G. SEQ
field, president and director of the
California Standard Oil Company,
was found dead to-day with a bullet
wound in his temple and revolver
by his side. He had been i'll some
time.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Beans, Peas, and Other Dried Pro-
ducts.

Such vegetables as may be kept in
the dry state should be grown to as
great an extent as possible. Various
kinds of beans, including Lima beans,
should be allowed to dry on the vines.
Lima beans should be gathered as
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
Lost In The Flood.

Onyx-My wife burst into a food
Of tears the other night.
Bronx-Did she cause any trouble?
Onyx-I should say so. Swept
away s4S for a new hat the first tor
rent.-Chaparral
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03

One need not fear to caution or
reprimand cruel drivers-a cruel
driver is too COWARDLY to do a
human being personal injury.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
The Disturbing Agent.

"My por man have you ever been
pinched by poverty"
''No, mum: not as often as | has
been by the cops"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03

Remember that WATER is the
first great need of animals, especially
in hot weather.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03
He Knew Her.

Mrs. Gabble-I met Mr.. Brown to-
day while was shopping.
Her Husband-That so! What did
you have to say?-Boston Transcript.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-03

We'll, my good man, you certainly
seem to be out of luck?"
Eyes, and money"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-13
How Animals Figure
In Christmas Customs

THE Christmas customs In Norway
and Swden are the most inter
eSting of any country. IL Is time
of great rejoicing 10 show that there
are friendly feelings between every
one In the household the shoes are
placed in a row In the hall when retlr-
ing on Christmas eve, and. like the
German custom, candles are left burn
ing in the village windows all night
to light the way for "KriStine.' who
brings the gifts. The Christmas tree
is largely decorated with candles and
pretty cakes arranged in bright colored
baskets. all usually home made.
The richer households send good
things to the poor and everywhere
among both rich and poor are the ami
mats and birds remembered says Our
Dumb Animals. The boys aud girls
save up their pennies during the year
for this purpose. Sheaves OF grain
are fastened To the window lodges in
town, and in the Country the sheaves
are fastened TO long poles and renewed
every day for week, and many are
the birds that spy this feast On the
barn floors of the peasants bowls of
hot pOrridge are SET for poor, robin
Goodfellow" to comfort him because
he has no SOUL The cows and the
horses share In the general happiness
by having a double share OF food given
them.
II IS big skip from the northland
10 the southland or tropical countries
where Christmas Is celebrated without
the evergreen tree 10 decorate and
hang gifts ON. In Brazil the holiday
may be- spent outdoors in the sunny
flower scented air
They have quaint superstitions In
these summer lands relative to Yule-
tide. ON The coffee plantations the old
folk say HAT on Christmas night the
animals have the gift of speech and
that If only child has sufficient cour-
age to 20 out alone after dark IL will
hear on the stroke of l. the cock
crow in loud clear voice from his
highest perch
"Christo nnsceu"-Christ Is born.
The bull In II deep, sonorous bass
inquiries from distant field. "onde'
-whereI
The sheep then answer in chorus.
I'm Bclcm de Judah Bethlehem
of Iudea.
In turn all the domestic animals Civ,
Ia the world the glad tidings of the
Nativity. Many child wishes II haC
the courage necessary 10 enable hin
to spend midnight outdoors and hear
this wonderful conversation OF IN,
brute creation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-12-13
Announcing MeritoI Products

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