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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19
STOMACH ACTS FINE!
NO INDIGESTION, GAS,
HEARTBURN, AC1DITY
Pape's Diapepsin" Fixes Sick
Sour, Upset Stomachs In
Five Minutes.

You don't want slow remedy
when your stomach is bad-or an IN
certain one-or harmful one
YOUR stomach is too valuable; you
mustn't injure it with drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in giving relief; it's harmless
ness; it's certain, unfailing action in
regulating sick, sour, gassy stom-
achs. It's quick relief in indigestion,
dyspepsia and gastritis, when caused
~ acidity, has made it famous the
world over.
Keep this wonderful stomach
weetener in your home-keep 1t
,andy-get a large fifty-cent case
rom any drug store and they If any
ne should eat something which does
lot agree with them; If what they
at lays like lead, ferments and sours
nd forms gas; causes headache, dir
mess and nausea; eructations or
,cid and undigested food-remem-
yer as soon as Pape's Diapepstn
,omes in contact with the stomach
t helps to neutralize the excessive
,cidity. then all the stomach distress
raused by it disappears. Its prompt
ness, certainty and ease in overcom-
ing such stomach disorders is reve-
lation to those who try it. (adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19
A CHILD HATES or,
CALCKEI, PILLS FOR
LIVER AND BOWELS
Give California Syrup of Figs" If
Cross, Sick, Feverish,
Constipated.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose" mother insist
ed on-castor oil, calomel. cathar-
tics. How you hated them, how you
fought against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what
they do. The children's revolt is
well-founded. Their tender little
''insides" are injured by them. ..
If your child's stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs
Its action is positive, but gentle
Millions of mothers keep this harm
less fruit laxative handy; they
know children love to take it; that
it never fails to clean the liver an ]
bowels and sweeten the stomach, and
that teaspoonful given to-day saves
sick child tomorrow. 49,.
Ask your druggist for bottle OF
California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-upl
plainly printed on each bottle. Be-
ware of counterfeits sold here. Sec
that it is made by California Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any Other
kind with contempt. (adv)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19

Something rat-like in the flash of
the little old mans eyes caught my
attention as Bronson spoke to him
shortly, in passing.
"Who's your friend?" / asked him,
in the vernacular.
Him" struggling disdainfully
''Oh, that's Unforgettable Johnson
Its a queer story; but to the
point." he went on in answer to my
look of question. "Of course that's
a nickname, but it will stick to him
long after he is dead and gone. His
real name is just as odd. United
Forever Johnson they christened
him, in the confidence of a patriotic
family pride. Ever since an ances-
tor won renown in the Revolution
ary War there has been one United
Forever johnson in each generation
1t was honoring the patriotic within
of family idol.
But here's the story. Ted Sam
pie came home from college, on his
way to a training camp, in the midst
of a Liberty Loan campaign. h
stayed long enough to set a sales
limit that hasn't yet been surpassed
Then he went on, eventually to
France. After six months at the
front and another six months in an
English hospital he came home, fin
ished so far as soldering was con
cerned.
He had been struck by a bit Of
shrapnel and his memory was gone
All his life, up to the moment Of his
regaining consciousness, was an ut
ter blank. He didn't even recognize
his folks, and everything was
strange. For three months he
simply wandered around getting &C.
euainted again. 1t was pitiable.
lone day he met Johnson. John
son, by the way, is wealthy; inherit
ed it from a family that has Away
stood high in this section. But
Johnson, personally, was a bareback
loyalty and periodically he was 8
blacksheep. And a miser.
You don't remember me, reckon
Teddy" he asked
Then came the miracle. Ted
Sample roared out one of his old
time laughs, and in it was note
that bespoke a complete comeback
Remember you? You parsimonious
tight-fsted old skinfiint, you bet
do! I'd remember you in the mid.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19
ALWAYS READY FOR ACTION

With all its war relief work, the
American Red Cross is never caught
unprepared for disaster or civilian re-
lief work. This is illustrated by the
fact that relief has been furnished IN
sixty-four disasters thus far in 1917,
exclusive Of the help now being given
to the sufferers in the Halifax calan.
ity. A notable example was that OF
the month of October when help and
$125.000 was supplied by the Ameri.
can Red Cross to the 100000 Hood
people made destitute in the food ct
Tien-tsin, China. s.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19
SUPPLYING ARMS AND LEGS

French mutiles (wounded soldiers
who have lost either arms or legs)
gather daily at the various American
Red Cross headquarters in France,
seeking assistance in securing arti.
ficial arms or legs. The ones supplied
by the Red Cross are the most prac-
tical to be obtained.
So great has been the demand for
this sort of assistance that the Red
Cross is now constructing near Paris
an artificial limb factory. Also in the
same locality there are being erected
plants for the manufacture of splints
and of nitrous oxide, the latter highly
important in surgical operations.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19
FIRST AID TO RoUMANIA.

Sawdust was being used to dress
wounds in Roumania when a special
Red Cross commission reached that
country. Upon recommendation OF
this commission, medicines. surgical
instruments, hospital supplies, ban.
daoes, bed linen, collodion. wax pape,
and iodine were shipped to Roumania
by the American Red Cross. Later
suffering became SO acute In this nm.
fortunate country that the American
Red Cross War Council appropriated
$1,51S,00 for further relief.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19
STARTS DRIVE
FOR MEMBERS
American Red Cross Launches
Campaign for 5000, 900
EnroIIments by Christ
mas Eve.

Every American Home Red Cross
Home"
Three hundred and forty-five chap
tiers In the Lake Division, American
Red Cross, embracing Ohio, Indiana
and Kentucky, Monday, Dec. II, begin
a Christmas Membership Drive to
make this slogan a reality by Christ
mas Eve. These three states have
been given quotas aggregating 1,600.-
600 members. The objective for the
entire United States is 100000.
Differing altogether from recent pa
triotac campaigns, the Christmas
Membership Drive is a campaign for
people rather than for money. Al
though the principal memberships to
be sought are the 81 and 81 classes,
the real purpose behind the drive is
to enroll huge civilian army to spur
the morale of our soldiers by pledging
to the cause the hearts and minds Of
100000 Americans back home.
William Ganson Rose of Cleveland
is directing the drive in these three
states for James r. Garfield. former
secretary Of the interior and now man.
ager Of the Lake Division. Mr.. Rose
Is giving his services to the Red Cross
without compensation and has gath
cred a STAFF of associates, all prom
inent In commercial and advertising
life. They, too, are giving their time
and experience to the Red Cross with
out remuneration
House to House Canvass.
A house to house canvass will be
instituted in every city, town, village
and hamlet Booths will be erected
everywhere. Factories and business
houses will be invaded by canvassers.
Flying squadrons will brave bad roads
and get into the rural districts. Every
one will have the opportunity ito help
bind wounds of our fighters so that
every possible drop of American blood
may be saved to establish world de-
mocracy."
Present members will not be asked
to enroll again, but they will be given
the opportunity to waive the unex.
pired portion Of their memberships
and sign up anew for the calendar
year of 1918.
To every member will 60 a Red
Cross service nag. The flag has blue
border and a white field In the cen.
ter is Red Cross, indicating that one
member Of the household, where the
flag hangs. belongs to the Red Cross
For each additional member in the
household Red Cross sticker will be
given to be fastened In the flags
white field. II every member of the
household joins, white star will be
furnished for FASTING upon the flags
central cross.
THE legion OF workers required to
enlist this great civilian army will ex.
coed any similar force" says Drive
Director Rose. 1.-THE amount Of pub.
licity of various types used will sur.
pass that Of any previous campaign.
The purposes of the drive are more
comprehensive and far-reaching than
those of the earlier campaigns since
the inception of the war.
Success means driving home to
Germany the fact that the American
people are standing firmly behind the
American government in the present
situation. 1t means inspiration to our
soldiers. 1t means practical aid on
the battlefield. It means uniting the
spirit Of Christmas with the Red
Cross. 1t means tremendous drive
toward victory"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-19
die kettle of Hades. You're Unfor-
gettable Johnson, the only man in all
this county who wouldn't buy a Lib
erty Bond!'" ......,.
Losses in Battle.

In the campaign in Italy in 1859
rifles were used on both sides, and the
proportion Of casualties to combatants
was at Magenta and SolferinO one
eleventh. In the Franco-Prussian war,
when both sides were armed with
breech-loading rifles, the average pro-
portion of killed and wounded at
Worth, Spicheren. Mars-le-TOur, Grave
lOtte. and Sedan was one-ninth, the
heaviest loss being at Mars-le-Tour,
where it was one-sixth, and the small
est at Sedan. where it was one-twelfth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Animals in Gas Attacks

Poisonous gas having been constituted by our enemies a weapon of war, va rious scientific authorities have made thorough study of it on behalf of the allies Among other features. the effect of gas attacks upon animals has been carefully noted, the Germans also hav- ing studiously investigated the same sub ject Results show that horses suffer much from the noxious fumes, and are subsequently, thrown into state of ner- vous terror on again scenting them. Mules are more inclined to stand their ground, and appear as if trying not to bi ieathe Gas helmets of kind have been successfully tried for both these animals In the trenches are many ami mals kept by the soldiers as pets. oi these. cats quickly scent the gas. and TUT about bowling. Guinea pigs are the first to succumb Rats and mice emerge from their holes. and are found dead III QuaEtities which, as the soldiers say, IS the only advantage of a gas attack by the enemy Poultry of all kinds are use ful for giving warning, ducks and fowi becoming agitated ten minutes or so be- fore the oncoming gas-clouds. Many kinds of wild birds are greatly excited, and the usually unruffled owl becomes as it were, half demented. Only the sparrow seems to disregard the poison ous vapor, and sparrows chirp on where horses are asphyxiated, and bees, put terflies, caterpillars, ants and beetles dle off in great numbers. The gas at once kills snakes and earthwormS are found dead in their holes many inches below the ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
If the Horse Could Talk

If a horse could talk he would have many things to say when summer comes.
 He would tell his driver that he feels much as if he could read a thermom- eter.
 He would say, Give me little water many times a day when the heat is in- tense, but not much at time if 1 am warm; If you want me to keep well don't [ water me too soon after I have eaten"
 He would say, When the sun is hot and l am working let me breathe once in while in the shade of some house or tree; if you have to leave me on the street leave me in the shade if pos sible. Anything upon my head, between my ears, to keep off the sun is bad for me if the air cannot circulate freely underneath it."
 He would talk of slipping streets, and tEe sensa tions Of falling on cruel city pushing him to the fall, the bruised knees and wrenched joints, and the feel of the drivers lash.
 He would tell of the luxury of fly net when at work and of a fly blanket when standing still in fly season, and of the boon to him of screens in the stable to keep out the insects that bite and sting.
 IIs would plead for as cool and com fortable stable as possible in which to rest at night after a days work under the hot sun.
 He would suggest that living through warm night in a narrow stall neither properly cleaned nor bedded is suffering for him and poor economy for the owner.
 He would say that turning the hose on him is altogether too risky thing to do unless you are looking for a sick horse. Spraying the legs and feet when he IS not too warm on hot day he would find agreeable.
 He would say, Please sponge out my eyes and nose and dock when come in tired and dusty at night, and also sponge me with clean, cool water under the col lar and saddle of the harness. Our Dumb Animals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Campaigns Against Rats

To reduce the $2Oo,ooo.o0o loss Iii food and other property destroyed an nually by rats. the bureau of bioloSi- cal survey of the United States de- partment of agriculture is giving ad- vice as well as assistance in 2 num- Der of state and local campaigns against this worst of pests. State-wlcc campaigns are in progress in MisslS- sippi, West Virginia and Georgia while Maryland, Minnesota and Alabama are planning to take up such work Tn a few weeks. These campaigns are us ually made through county agents ana emergency workers, by cooperation with the states relations service. The board of health of Kansas has been making an educational campaign against rats, while may local org%niza- tions in cities. villages and rural conn munities have been engaged in actiys efforts to eliminate these animals. An Indication of the increasing interest taken by the public in this worK is shown the steadily increasing dc- mand for antirat bulletins and posters published by the department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Cotton Seed Meal

The high price of coal and the snort age of ocean freight space have pro duced a condition in Egypt under whlch cotton seed oil cake is being used as ! substitute for coal as fuel. The crush ing industry in Egypt produces a maxi. mum of about S5 900 tons of cotton seed oil cake annually for which there is no .1ocal consumption. As the result of lack of shipping facilities, large stocks of cake accumulated in Egypt. The high price of coal coupled with desire for economy in it's use induced experi- ments with local products as supst'- tute. The relation of the calorific value of cake to coal was found to be 1Z tons of cake to ton of north country large coal.
 The present price of coal in Egypt IS about $S0 per ton. The price of oil cake has been fixed by the government as various times during the past two years # d figure ranging between $32.5o Der ion and the present price of $l5 cake is now being largely used in place CT coal in boiler plants, in hotels, restaa- rants and private houses. Boilers ana stoves. it appears, are not detrimentaily affected through the burning of cake. One larger concern saves two men per hoiIer in burning cake instead or coal
 Cake ash has value as fertilizer o- about s25 per ton.-Consular Report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Mutton Sheep Now Lead

Sheep raising primarily for mutton pro duction and secondarily for wool is stead lily advancing in this country. At the present time 45 per cent of the sheep De- long to those of the mutton blood. 50 per cent to those of fine wool, and zu per cent to the crossbreeds Ten years ago. the mutton sheep were B per cent of all sheep, fine-wool sheep 4l per cent, and crosshreeds "A per cent, and conse1 ouently, during this period, one-tenth of the national flock has changed from wool to mutton as the chief purpose Whhe mutton sheep have thus increased their percentage of all sheep by 10 during as many years. fine wool sheep have lost 61k from this percentage and the crossbreeds, 31a per cent.
 This information is supplied by re- cent investigation by the United states department of agriculture and accords with the advice and propaganda Of the department in recent years in favor oi meat production. The tendency Tn thls direction in the sheep industry IS doupt- less economic. and is not the result ol | concerted purpose by sheep Keepers fo prefer mutton and lamb production to wool regardless of relative profit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Sunflowers for Silage


 Experiments with suntlowets to de- termine their suitability tor silage are being conducted in the west e.n United States by the bureau of plant industry. in co-operation with state experiment stations There are indications that this crop may be. specially useful in regions where the growing season is too cool for the production of large yields of silage corn. The experiments were begun in 1917 at Huntley. Mont. and Scotts BluKff. Neb.. and the first years results led the investigators to extend the work to other points this year. in 1917 the yields of sunfipwar silage exceeded those of corn sllaRe in the same fields from 50 to 100 per cent Yields of more than 20 tonsster acre were obtained under ir-isattor. Preliminary feeding tests have inli- cated that the sunfiower .silag may hs Ssubstituted satisfactorily for corn si-I laee. hut directly comparable rssults have mot vet been obtained In suffi.l ciept volume to Justify { Hull sts.en,snf 1T to the comparativs vaiuSs o{ thsS two feeds x v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
YOUR VACATION BY HELPING SOME FARMER
Holsteins Set Records

When it comes to generosity there are mighty few cows that can excel Canary Paladin Vale S4403. This pure birthday presented her owner with two heifer calves. She then proceeded to roll up 2 worlds record for both butter and milk production in both the seven day and 3o-day divisions Hats off to her.
 She produced S01.3 pounds of milk irl seven days. yielding 35.2a pounds of but ter and in 30 days she produced 3O0l-s pounds of milk, yielding 131.31 pounds of butter. All of these records are the highest ever made by a COW of her age class by q wide margin.
 Canary Paiadin yale's sire is Bright est Canary 37170 and her dam is Pal4- dine Vale 76331. Her twin heifer calves are by King Pontiac Pelham De koi. She is owned by J. w. Vaughan. St Johnsville, \. Y.
 Idleaze Jcntiac Lass 2SS652 has coverea herself with glory by becoming the thirty-yhird pure-bred Holstein COW to produce more than 40 pounds of butter in a week. Her official record for sever days stands at 7l5.5 pounds of milk, yielding 42.4S pounds of butter. She then continued and completed a 30- day record of B. pounds of milk, yielding 14lqS pounds Of butter.
 Her sire is King of the Pontiacs 39o37 and as she is his third daughter to yield over 40 pounds of butter in week he is again in class by himself, King of the Pontiacs was the first bull to have more than one 40-pound daugh-s ter, an honor which he was forced to share this winter with his sire, Pontiac p6t-fra te, xt,o rr,lxr i. with three 4O-pound daughters. The dam of Idleaze Pontiac Lass is Pelham De o1 Urma 109314
 Ideaze Pontiac Lass freshened at the age of four years. If days. She is ownsd by J. w. Vaughan, St. Johnsville, N. ' s|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
Farm Bins for Wheat

Farmers in sections where the acre age of wheat is unusually large are urged by the department of agriculture to provide enough bins on the farm to take care of their wheat when threshed This is said to be necessary to save the wheat that will probably pile up in cer- tain localities, because the large crop IS likely to put a heavy strain on storage elevators and transportation systems. The wheat should be stored in bins on the farm, according to the bureau of mar kets, which has issued circular con- taining plans and drawings for a portable bin that can be quickly built. Copies of this circular have been distributed to county agents throughout the large wheat-producing sections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04

At least 37 per cent of the digestible material of the corn plant is left in the stover when the ears only are used. When corn is ensiled this 37 per cent goes into the silo with the 6s per cent in the ear The importance of this saving will be more apparent when given a money value. With yield of 50 bushels an acre the value of grain is s75, at s1.50 bushel Since the stover contains more than one-third of the food nutrients, it is worth at least one-half as much as the grain, or $37.50. How many farmers will willingly leave in the field $37 50 an acre? Yet this is done in many sections of the country where the corn is husked and the stover left in the field
 HOW CORN IN SHOCK LOSES
 But suppose the dry stover is fed as roughage. Even then it is not, saved as completely as in silage. When, under ordinary farm conditions, corn is cured in the shock, the loss of dry matter is approximately 25 per cent and may be as high as 45 per cent. These losses are due to the breaking off of leaves by the wind and in handling. and to destruc- tive fermentations. The loss of dry mat ter in the silo is very slight when the silo is tight and the silage well packed at the time of filling. As silage, the cornstalk is all consumed, but as stover. unless 1t is shredded, only the leaves are eaten, and even then a great part of the stalk is discarded. Some feeding experi- ments show that even in shredded stover the portion discarded is as high as 31 per cent. This is in addition to the loss of dry matter during the curing process.
 SILAGE OF IMMATURE CROP
 Too frequently an unfavorable season like that of last year results in the loss of the whole corn plant or in immature. soft corn that IS of little value. By far the best method to utilize corn which is immature at harvesting time is to put it into the silo. Even frosted corn will make satisfactory silage if harvested at once If it becomes dry it may be saved by adding water during the filling pro- cess
 The making of as much silage as can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-04
State and County Fairs


 The season for state and county fairs will soon be with us. and we urge on all farmers to do their part to make suc- cess not only of the local fair, but of the big state fairs also. These great enterprises are planned and conducted in the interest of farmers, and they look to the farmers for patronage and sup port. At this time of stress and war 1t is dcuhlv important that the fairs be we. attended, not only for the aids and inspirations to better farming which may be found there, but also for the ex- change of ideas and viewpoints which come frcin meeting other persons en- gagged IT. your line of work.
 Fairs are the great annual meeting places of farmers. They hold the same place in his life as the big annual con ventions in other lines of business They offer opportunity not only for amusement and recreation. but also a chance to see how the other fellow does his work, and the result he gets; and business transactions begun at our fairs amount to many millions of dollars annually.
 Plan your work this year so that you can attend at least one big fair; take your family with you, if you are lucky enough to have one: and go prepared to look, listen and learn. as we'll as to en- joy yourself