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The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04
REALLY BEARER OF MESSAGE
Pain Has Its Purposes and Should by
No Means Be Looked Upon
as an Enemy.

Pain is a message sent to the brain
Is in trouble, and to ask for relief. 1t
is, therefore, not an unmixed evil, but
bane or blessing, according to the
view that we take of it. Many per-
sons, especially those whose nervous
organizations are acuteiy sensitive,
for others, to such a degree that their
first instinct is to do something-any-
thing-if only the distress can be
checked. They refuse to listen to the
message, and think only of hushing it.
If we adopt the view that pain is
faithful servant bringing us a mes
sage, we alter our whole attitude to-
ward it. We learn to listen patiently
and to organize relief wisely. But we
must remember that there is pain that
can and must be borne, and pain that
cannot and should not be borne.
In certain kinds of accident, such as
extensive burns or lacerations, the ply
sician always gives the speedieSt tenn
porary relief that is in his power and
then removes the sufferer to a place
where he can give him proper care. In
such cases the call for the morphine
needle, or for some other anodyne, is
q perfectly legitimate one. But there
are certain kinds of intense pain that
ought not to be Immediately masked
with an anodyne, because it is very
necessary that the physician should be
liable to Incorporate their messages in
his diagnosis. Sometimes, as, for ex-
ample. when there is urgent need of
an operation, quieting the patient with
morphine might mean that when the
effect of the drug had worn off and the
pain began TO call attention again TO
the diseased condition it would be too
late to save the patient.
| Many of the pains we suffer are cow
ard pains. We know very we'll that a
little courage would give us relief. but
we are so much afraid of the dentists
chair or of the surgeons lance or probe
that we temporize from day to day and
so endure a great deal of unnecessary
suffering.
| ram Is gooO servant ana bau
master. We should learn TO heed its
message and then dismiss it as quickly
as possible. When it is of the chronic
type and cannot be dismissed, we
should always consult a trained physi-
clan. He will do his best to render it
bearable and he will save us from add
ing the blunders and penalties of self
dosing TO our troubles.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04

son. Dropping all other business at
corn-ripening time and selecting. dry
Ing and storing at least enough seed to
meet the requirements of two years
planting will insure a seed supply for
the second succeeding year in the event
Of crop failure the first year. Select
ing seed corn requires the corn grow
er's entire attention. If he will get
the very best that is TO be had and pre-
serve ii well, his increased yields will
return him more profit than any other
work he can do on his farm.
In 13 years investigations conducted
upon Scioto river bottom soil near
Piketon, o., with Woodburn White
Dent, United States selection II, the
yield was raised from an average of 63
bushels Of dry shelled corn for the
period from 1901 to 1907 to an average
Of rs bushels for the period from 1907
TO 1913. The principal influence pro-
ducing this increase In yield was the
selection and care OF seed corn.
Ears to Select
AS soon as the crop ripens, the first
step is to go through the field with
seed-picking bags, and husk the ears
from the stalks that have produced the
most corn without having had any
special advantages as to space, mois-
ture or fertility. The large ears on
stalks standing singly with an unusual
amount of space around them should
be avoided. Preference should be
given the plants that have produced
most heavily In competition with a
full stand of less productive plants. In
all localities the inherent tendency Of
the plant to produce heavily of sound,
dry, shelled corn is of most impor-
tance.
The same day seed corn is gathered
the husked ears should be put in a dry
place with free circulation of air and
placed in such position that the ears
do not touch each other. This is the
only safe procedure. Good seed is re-
peatedly ruined because of the belief
gathered and that the precaution men,
toned above is unnecessary.
In localities where weevils and grain
moths injure stored grain, the thor
oughly dry ears should be stored In
very tight mouse-proof receptacles,
with one pound Of moth balls or naph-
thalene inclosed for each bushel Of
corn. This quantity tightly inclosed
with the corn will prevent damage
from these insects and will not injure
the seed.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04
MORE EXPERIENCE IN ORDER
Red Triangle Secretary Not Absolutely
Satisfied With His Experience
Under Barraqe Fire.

Fair, fat and past forty is this secre-
tary of the Red Triangle. He has the
smile that won't come off. Every
doughboy within miles around the hut
knows him and likes hrs CHEEKY person
ality. That is why. perhaps. the OPP
portunity came Pudgy's way last week
to spend a night in front line dugout.
While he was there a deafening bar
rage rained around the dugout for
full half hour.
Everyone wanted to know afterward
how Pudgy liked ii.
II fear" he confessed, and the ever
lasting smile broadened as he spoke,
that I'm no braver now than before.
Maybe I'd better go up front some
more and get sort of used to it."-Ex-
change.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04

onstrated experimentally. The results
of the tests, given briefly, are as fol-
lows:
1. For series of five years, II varie-
ties were tested in ten Northern states,
equivalent lots of seed being used in
each state. Varieties that produced
most In some states were among the
poorest in others.
9. Seed ears taken from the highest
yielding rows OF ear-to-row breeding
plats have repeatedly produced better
than seed ears taken from poorer
yielding rows. Seed ears from the best
producing stalks found in q general
field produced more than seed ears
taken without considering the produc-
tiveness of the parent stalks. AS the
result Of selection work of this kind,
average acre yields on some farms
have been increased 18 per cent in a
decade
8. Four bushels Of ears were divided
into two equal parts, one part being
we'll taken care of and the other placed
in barn as corn is ordinarily cribbed.
The well-preserved seed gave yield
on poor soil II per cent higher than
the poorly-preserved and ~ per cent
higher on fertile soil, Notwithstanding
the fact that both lots of seed germi-
mated equally well.
Prevention Is Best.
Seed corn that natures normally
nd hoc xx-iIl
grow satisfactorily. 1t is very poor
management to neglect proper pres
ervatiOn and then spend time In the
/ spring separating by termination tests
those ears that have been badly dam
aged from those that have been slight
ly damaged. Prevention is better than
cure, and in this case n cure is iEn-
possible.
If it is found necessary to plant seed
the vitality of which is at all doubt
full. each ear should be tested separate
ly and only those planted which germi-
nate perfectly.
If the only seed available for plant
ing Is inferior in quality and vitality.
ii should be planted thick in order to
counterbalance imperfect termination
and TO approximate perfect stands.
Poor stands are a frequent source of
poor yields. In nearly every locality
good farmers usually agree regarding
the stand that approximates the opti-
mum for normal soil and seasonal con-
ditions. Stands markedly inferior to
the optimum give an increase In size
of ears, but decrease In total yield
Loss may be sustained from too thick
O stand, which causes a decrease in
size Of ears and in total yields.
Prepare in Fall.
| Autumn is the time to prepare for q
profitable corn crop the following sea
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04
Chances In Hudson Bay.

The trappers and others employed
by the Hudson Bay company have no.
ticed that where deep water was to be
found in the bay heretofore 1t is be-
coming so shallow that navigation is
accomplished with difficulty. Investi-
CATION has led TO the discovery that
the shores of the great body Of water
are gradually being tipped as If an ef-
fort was being made TO empty its wa
ters into the adjoining sea. The bay
where Henry Hudson spent the win
ter of 1910 has entirely disappeared
or has so changed that Ii cannot be
now located, although there is suffi-
cient data left by him TO locate the
bay under conditions as he found
them.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04
IN MISERY
" ''''FFOiR For YEARS
Mrs. Courtney Tells How She
Was Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkbam's Vegetable
Compound.

Oskaloosa, Iowa" Fo- years was
simply in misery from q weakness and
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04

work for me and / know It viii help
others if they will give it fair trial"
Mrs. LIZZIE COURTNEY, los 9th Ave,
West, Oskaloosa, Iowa 6.
Why will women drag along from day
to day, year in and year out, suffering
such misery as did Mrs. Courtney, when
such letters as this are continually being
published.s Every woman who suffers
from displacements, Irregularities, in
flammation, liberation, backache, ner-
vousness, or who is passing through the
Change of Life should give this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia d. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, trial. For
special advice write Lydia Z. Pinkham
Medicine Co.. Lynn, Mass. The result
Of its long experience is at your service.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04

aWAdi oAiAS- ~ ~
nothing seemed TO
do me any good A
friend advised me
TO take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. /
did so and got re-
lief right away. /
can certainly re-
commend this valu-
able medicine to
other women who
suffer, for it has
done su ch goo d
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04
Wet and Muddy.

One day while the soldiers were
hiking on a country road which was
water in some places and mud In other
places one of the officers said, I'll be
darned if I'm not getting tired of be-
ing n duck one minute and a mud tur-
tie the next"
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04

prevent the peanuts from molding.
The stacks should be small and placed
around poles provided with two cross
pieces nailed TO the pole ten TO twelve
inches from the ground to support the
vines. After curing in stacks for a
few weeks peanuts can be hauled tc
the barn and stored without danger Of
loss.
Some growers who find 1t difficult TO
obtain poles rake the peanuts into
windrows with hay rake and then
stack them like hay. This method
requires longer time for proper cur.
ing, 'and is successful only when small
stacks are made and the peanuts are
quite dry before being stacked. If the
peanuts become wet they are serious
ly damaged for commercial purposes,
as the pods viii become discolored.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1918-10-04
Murde-ous.

Bell-How did she cut him dead7
Stell-LOOked daggers at him.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
eussEYvlLLE.

d. l.. Pigg, wife and grandson
Henry Webb Bussey, called on Their
daughter, Mrs. Thadus Ransom one
day last week.
NJ. f. Haywood spent Saturday and
Sunday with his family at this place,
Mrs l.. f. Pigg is visiting relatives
at Cando and Wilbur and her daugh-
ter Mrs. Stanton Miller of Charley
Kathleen Holt is visiting her aunt
Mrs. John Hayes of Adams this week
r. B. Pigg called on his Louisa
friends last Saturday,
Misses Lois and Virginia Stringfel-
low spent Tuesday night with Misses
Ruby and Gertrude Pigg
Miss Egie Bowe called on Miss Jarte
Roberts Saturday afternoon
Mrs. G. B. Carter and daughter,
Mrs. c. v Martin and little son call
ed on home folks at this place last
week
1 Bryan Miller. Mike See were in the
Vile Sunday
Corda Pigg and Mexie See spent Fri
day night and Saturday with Misses
Ruby and Gertrude Pigg
Sorry to hear of the death Of Mrs.
Large
Miss Fay Adams passed through
here Saturday enroute to her home In
Louisa after spending few weeks
with her grandmother. Mrs. Lark Ora
ham Of Ellen.
Mrs. John Hays and son called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Webb Holt Tuesday
night.
Thed o'Neal called on friends in
Louisa Sunday.
Ben and Everett Pigg were calling
in the vile Sunday afternoon
Miss Nora Roberts called on Pearl
Holt Sunday.
Mrs. o. l.. Roy and daughters OF
Huntington are expecting to visit nome
folks at this place soon.
There will be preaching at this place
next Saturday night and Sunday a m
by Rev. s.. b. Cooley. Everybody
come and bring some one with you
TULIP.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
MANURE is MOST VALUABLE
Humus-Maklno Material OF as Much
Benefit to Soil as Commercial
Fertilizer.

It is difficult to compare the value
Of stable manure with commercial fer
tilizer since the fertilizer has Its plant
food in a more available form than the
stable manure; then, on the other
hand. the stable manure has value
as a humus-making material which Is
almost, If not altogether. as valuable
to the soil as Its content of direct plant
food The stable manure contains
much more potash and nitrogen than
II does PHOSPHORUS, so that, consider
ing the high price and scarcity of both
Of these In commercial form, II Is
more important that the manure be
carefully saved and applied to the soil.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
TO PRODUCE BETTER CATTLE
Improvement Made by Breeders New
or More Rapid Than at Present.
Poor Gown Not Wanted.

The tendency to produce better cat
tie has gained the ascendency In the
minds and efforts OF cattle breeders
and Improvement has never been NOR,
rapid than now. A very poor grade OF
heifers or cows would find a very SLOW
sale under the present influence OF
quality and growth.
The farmer, who has had the rough
feed believes this kind OF an invest.
ment cannot help but result profita.
bly,. 1t is this belief that is going tc
be the salvation Of the meat problem
Of the country. In the matter OF gen.
eral meat supply. The big. growthy
animal may consume a little more
grass and rough feed, but It's pounds
Of growth and gain will pay the bill
and leave balance In its favor when
the feed yard period has passed.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
FALLsRuRe.

Columbus Crank was buried SUNDAY.
A large crowd attended the funeral
We certainly sympathize with the be-
reayed friends. Mrs. Crank went home
with her son, Jerry. to Pomroy, W. va.
Gussie Nicholas of Pittsburg. is here
visiting her father. Eli Frasher.
Uncle Bob Gaines and wife expected
TO go to Oklahoma the first OF April
Mrs. Crank will look after their home
while they are away.
The Ladies Aid Society meet at Mrs
Mary F'rashier's Thursday evening.
Mrs. Jack Collinsworth has just re-
turned from Chicago where she went
for a months treatment
Lindsey Coilinsworth and wife have
been visiting down the river.
We are very sorry to hear of Mrs
BIN Ira Short being III. She is In
Huntington hospital.
The infant child OF Roy Adkins was
buried in the CoHinsworth cemetery
Thursday. - SNOW BALL"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
WHAT CATTLE WORKERS DlD
Field Agents Gave Advice to $500
Farmers, Addressed Meetings and
Gave Other Aid.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment OF Agriculture)
Field agents In beef cattle extension
work. according to the annual report
Of the bureau of animal industry, Unit.
ed States department of agriculture,
in the last fiscal year gave specific ad.
vice to $500 farmers, addressed $50
meetings with attendance OF 5S,TsG
people, were instrumental in placing
with farmers 2.091 breeding cattle, he.
sides 960 hogs, number of breeding
mares, and 1,432 feeder cattle. Direct
assistance was given in building 11s
silos. and % additional live stock or.
ganizatlons were formed. Demonstra.
lions given included So in baby beef
$50 In steer feeding, AZ in cattle pas.
turing and over 1000 In hog raising.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
Killed by Poisons

All scientists agree that poisonous
products in the blood are eliminated by
the kidneys and liver The kidneys act
as kind OF filter for these products.
When the kidneys ere changed OF de-
generated, by disease or old age, then
these poisons are retained in the body.
II we wish to prevent old age coming
on too soon, or il we want to increase
our chances for a long life, Dr. Pierce Of
the InyaEds' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, says
that You should drink plenty Of water
daily between meals 20 flush the kidneys.
Then procure at your nearest drug store
Anuric. This Anuric drives the uric acid
out. Scientific men have learned that in
govt, also rheumatism, poisonous uric
acid crystals are deposited in or about
the joints, in the muscles : where in
Illumination is set up.
If we wish TO keep our kidneys in tho
best condition diet Of milk and vege-
tables, with only little meat once day, is
the most suitable. Drink plenty of pure
water, take Anuric double strength
three times day for month. Anuric
is many times more potent than lithia.
Send DIR. V. VI. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y.
ten cents for trial package Of anuric.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
head AND NOSTRILS
STUFFED FROM COLD
4pApE,s COLD COMPOUND" ENDS
A COLD OR GRIPPE IN a
FEW HOURS.

Your cold will break and all grippe
misery end after taking dose OF
"Pape's Cold Compound every two
hours until three doses are taken.
1t promptly opens cloggeu-u up nos
trils and air passages IN the neat
stops nasty discharge or nose runnlns'
relieves sick headache dizziness FEVER
ishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness
and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up. Quit blowing
and snuffiing Ease your thropbing
Woodworking else in the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Colo
Compound" which costs only re-"
cents at any drug store. 1t acts with
out assistance. tastes nice. and causes
no inconvenience. Accept no substl-
tute
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
FATTENING FEED FOR FOWLS
cornmeal, Midiings, Beef Scrap and
Ground Oats Are Said to Be
Advantageous.

A good fattenlng ration for poultry
is two parts cornmeal, one part each
of mlddlings, beef-scrap and ground
oats, with the hulls slfted out. These
meals should be thoroughly mixed, wet
with milk and fed to the penned birds
three times q day. Usually, II is not
profitable 10 keep birds In the fatten-
Ing pen longer than three weeks.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
MODERN FARMING

Modern farming is reaching
into what but a few years past
} we spoke OF as scientific farm
ing. The modern farmer of this
age has TO deal with principles
as well as facts TO succeed In
competition with his neighbor,
Who has already avalled him
self of the working principles
) that govern the production OF
his crops. Much OF the credit
) for this condition must be given
TO the painstaking practical re-
search work OF the colleges,
which has demonstrated cause
and effect In practical agricul-
ture. An experiment that does
not demonstrate the principles
that govern the results is not
complete and should not be ac-
!. cepted as reliable evidence on
which to establish farm prac-
tice. You cannot make silk
purse out of sow's ear no
matter how much II may be
made TO resemble 1t, and we
cannot long keep up the decep-
ton.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
LETCHER COUNTY

whitesburg, Ky.--Charlie Magee
lineman and local manager for The
whitesburg Telephone Co. was badly
injured when he fell from a telephone
poll at point near Fleming in this
county late Saturday evening. The first
reports came to Whitesburg that he
was dead. Magee was unconscious for
some time. but at length regained con-
seriousness and was able TO ride horse
back into whitesburg. He is now rest
ing nicely and has a splendid chance
to recover.
Aunt Susan Spangler. aged about TO-
one OF the few Confederate pensioners
of .Letther county and a good woman
died at her home at Milestone after a
long illness early Sunday morning. a
port Of the time she was an invalid.
The interment took place in the old
Webb graveyard at Mayking Monday
afternoon. Il. FL
~
william Hodge. aged about So a
miner was killed by falling slate in
the mines OF The Elkhorn Coal com
pany at Kona station above here.
Hodge came TO this State from Ten
nessee some time ago. He had son
killed in the same manner in a mine
in Western Kentucky a few weeks ago.
I 4 I I
Organization OF The Elkhorn Col
lierss company by Philadelphia and
Detroit people. including D.. C. Ander-
son. j. b. Altemus, C. C. Winters, A
l.. Mancourt A. F. Weist, s. l.. Bas-
tin and others for big development
on Thornton creek near Sergent, in
this county. has just been completed
and the initial work win be launched
at once. A mile and half branch line
OF the Louisville & Nashville will be
extended onto the properties 600 acres
leased from The Mineral Development
company. A new town. to be christen-
ed. Altemus, will be built II will be
thoroughly modern. a large number OF
men will be given work.
tttt
Wash Policy a Mayking farmer
jumped from a rapidly moving coal
train at point near Mayking Satur-
day night breaking his leg and other
wise injuring him. II is believed his in
iuries are internal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
GLENWOOD STOCK FARM
Y. B. ShOTtTidge Prop.
eLENWoop Ky.
We Have For Sale

We Have For Sale
THREE PURE-BLooD sHoRTHoRH
CALVES. MALES FOR SALE. TIL;
SAME TIL ERE ON EXHIsT-
TON AT -. ouNTY FAIR AT
LOUISA. TIC ANYBODY WISHING
TO BUY WE WILL MAKE THE
PRICE RIGHT COME AND SEE
THE STOCK. REGISTRATION PA
PEERS FURNISHED
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22

Peinru empty Golden Drran cans
with lids % Your grocer and set ono.
po1nd cIn OF Golden Dream coffee free.
which Is equal TO saving OF cents
per pound BETTERToN RUPERT
COFFEE 90. i-is-tf.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22

second. have sows bred as close to
gether as possible; third, II pays 10
keep a record of narrowing dates
fourth, to avoid failure with the male
use common hog sense; NTH, feed
balanced ratlons; sixth. keep the
sows gaining In flesh; seventh, see
that the sows have an abundance OF
exercise; eighth. the hoghouse should
be clean. roomy and comfortable
ninth. do not feed Ice water; tenth
be ON guard against lice and disease.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22

lets and can truthfillv say they did mo
more good then all the other medicines
l ieel much improved IN every way.
want sufferers from kidney troubles 20
Wy Anuric and learn for themselves ltS
merits."-r Al. BAILEY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22

FOR SAlEi-A mare 5 years old.
weight 1850 pounds! good worker; good
saddler. VIII bring mule col, this
spring Terms reasonable LOCK
MOORE, Louisa. fbS-4t
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
had thousand grounds for appeal

Average wholesale prices have in
creased 75 per cent since the world
war began, according to n review made
public by the Bureau of Loabr Sta
tistics s t-'a
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
KETTLE ISLAND. Ky. ~ suffered for
years with kidney and bladder troubles

- - NNNH|I
an 4 took all kinds OF
medicines, but could
not tell that 1t did
m g m uch good.
About three years
az, he'd terrible sick.
spells which would
lasi two or three
days. Kidney secre-.
ton was high color,
At last | procured a
rial package Of DR..
Pierce's Anuric. /
then took live or six
ftualfn rau ~ thn tai
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
SUMMARY FOR SWINE SUCCESS
Among Other Thlnas Indiana Expert.
ment Station Says Breed for
Early Litters.

The Indiana experiment station gfves
the following summary for success:
First. breed for as early filters as
conditions on the farm will permit !;
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-02-22
A ram should be chosen having oil
the characteristics Of the breed he rep
resents, and showing character. he
Good Type Of Mutton.

should also be chosen with reference
to the ewes of the flock. If the ewes
are large and coarse, the ram should
be small and compact. II the ewes
are small and compact, the ram should
be Of a larger type.