davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
Jerome Davis.

jerome Davis.
Jerome Davis win tell Chautauqua
audiences this summer about condt
tons In Russia as ne viewed them IN
the role OF Y. M. c. A. secretary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
MORE HOME OWNERS.

''The red flag who his own home.
the epgramac remark of great American citizen
buys his home, whether 1t
country he nstnctivey and perhaps uneon
scousy himself in the whole country No man
feeling and be anarchist bOlshevst
Bolshvism anarcism far the United
them been fed while lot by the fact that
many unable their home the city and
homestead the country In the cities has been
hard 200 500 cent higher than before the
good days coming Patriotic citizens working
shall have homes that they call their
that the strongly farmer
will result fewer awyerpoicians in the councils OF the
ordinary citizens of the republic
citizens will that there is less renting OF agricultural
owning andwhch is the thngess renting
They all admit that the rural
backbone of this nation let him rule little then
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
THE SUGAR SHORTAGE.

It's pretty nearly that somebody put curb on the outrage
Depending what of the country you are
anywhere from % to 30 cents pound AND
hear talk 3ent sugar and even gh
how much beet enters in this proheerng
business pretty that the beet grower himself gets
raising bees pretty because that the TACT
all agricultural products in this country But we DO
the manpulato of the are the fellows VINO are
burden child IN the
the babies The buyers of and the rein
simply coming The profits their waered common
papers. -,
large profits wholesalers many OF whom
hold dole that the demand
greater than the supply all the time We hear OF 2oooO
York alone five pounds OF sugar Tor
every being in the country
there to relieve the exaperaed
exaspered retailer because him. innocent as he Is III
majority falls the denunciaions of the public
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
CONVENTIONS OPENING TODAY.

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va. -
National Retail Coal Merchants As
sociation.
Huntington, W. Va. - West Virginia
Pharmaceutical Association
little Rock, Ark.-Arkansa Associ-
alton of lumber Dealers.
Victoria, B. canadian Industrial
Congress.
Houston, Texas. - Texas Press As
sociation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
TENANT FARMS.

In the of Iowa. the states employment bureau reported that
onerd of the farm boys who went didn't back the
farm. They wanted city jobs.
Of they did, And you blame them when they
high the city and small prospects for themselves the
country producing food for the cities
and getting only pffg percentage of the paid by the
sumner for the goods he himself grows by hard work?
Senator Capper tells of county KansasSummer
cent of the farmers DeKalb county Ill., has II
The land question be dealt with this
fore long farm boys will the cities and then presently
the pecter famine will stalk The owning
his land getting adequate price
duees, won't forever raising food for fun.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
TODAY's CALENDAR OF SPORTS.

Racing - Meeting of Westchester
Racing Association, at Belmont Park.
Meeting of Kentucky Association, at
Latonia.
Meeting on Montreal Jockey Club. at
Montreal.
ristown Kennel Club, Morristown, N.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
stAls b ohIo. 80 q rolede.

STATE Of Ohio. City Of Toledo,
Lucas County, %.
Frank :. Cheney makes Oath that he
IL senior partner OF the Arm OF n. J.
Cheney a Co, doing business IN the City
Of Toledo, County and state aforesaid,
and that said firIn will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the une Of HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9Th day OF December,
A. ID. 1886 A. w. GLEASON.
lSeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F.. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Halle Family Pills for constipation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

First large detachment of regulars
arrived at New York from France.
Senator Knox submitted resolution
that League or Nations be separated
from Peace Treaty.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10

Miss Mildred Clemens.
Miss Mildred Leo Clemens, cousin
of Mark Twain, lectures on Hawaii
and brings Hawaiian singers with her
for Chautauqua's third day.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-06-10

Geraldine Edgar, violinist, and Rob
ert Macdonald, pianist. appear this
summer on the Chautauqua program
with Miss Jessie Christian, soprano
OF the Chicago Opera Co.
Mr.. Macdonald, who has been in
Chautauqua and Lyceum work for
some time. is a fit accompanist for an
artist OF the quality of Miss Christian
Miss Edgar has a charm and person
atty of her own that aids her talents
as q violinist
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
r POULTRY | ! + | + :
: FATS
SUCCESS IN RAISING SQUADS
Opportunity ls Well Worth Consider
ing for Those Who Have lofts-
Produce Meat Quickly.

The back yard poultry keeper can
hardly hope for success with turkeys.
geese. ducks or guineas, but for those
who have lofts over a garage, stable,
or coal shed, the opportunity for squad
growing is well worth considering.
For food purposes pigeons are usu.
ally classed with poultry. Culturally
they are in class by themselves, pro-
ducing meat only, producing it very
quickly, and able to produce well un.
der conditions that do not admit Of
growing any other creature used for
food.
While the idea! arrangement for
pigeons is to have their house on the
ground, and small covered yard.
called a ety." connecting with it,
pigeon keeping may be carried on
quite extensively in upper rooms or
lofts, with or without open-air fys.
Many f1ocks of pigeons are kept in
Jorge cities in quarters provided for
them in the lofts or on the roofs o
buildings used for mercantile and man
G1ecturlng purposes.
A space six feet square and high
enough for the attendant to stand
erect will accommodate eight to ten
pairs Of pigeons for squad breeding,
the poultry specialists in the United
States department of agriculture say.
The birds mate and begin breeding
when six to seven months old The
male shares with the hen the duty of
incubation. The young hatch in
about II days. At four weeks old,
average squads will weigh about three
quarters of pound each. Some of the
larger ones will weigh over a pound at
that age.
A good pair of breeders will produce
six or seven or more pairs Of squads a
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
WAYS OF PROTECTING
ANIMALS FROM FLIES
Covering With BurIap Is One
Effective Plan.
Leather Nets or Strips Attached to
Horses Bride Aids in Keeping
Pest Away From Work Stock ,
-Dartened Stable Good.

The importance Of taking steps to
prevent the breeding of stable flies
rather than depending on protection
of the stock when the flies are full
grown cannot be emphasized too
much. However, where this is not
done the farmer is forced to resort
to various means of warding off the
flies.
Work animals may be protected
largely from the pest by means Of
coverings. One type of covering
which has been found to be very effec-
tive and inexpensive consists Of a
blanket made of double thickness of
burlap, so arranged as to cover COM
pletely the back, sides, and neck Of
the animal. The legs also are covered
sometimes by means Of old trousers
slipped over the feet and tied over
the back. Leather nets or strips Of
leather attached to the bride also aid
In keeping the flies from the head.
Completely darkened stables offer
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
ANIMALS END THEIR LIVES
Collie Dogs Said to Become Despond.
cnt and Weary Of Existence When
Usefulness Is Over.

Some animals really commit suicide,
says writer in London Answers.
A dog either from old age or suffer-
ing from an incurable malady, will leap
into the sea. Especially is this true
Of collie dogs. A kind Of melancholy
seems to take possession of them
when their activities and usefulness
are impaired.
The writer has known a Scotch COL
lie to take, as 1t were, a farewell look
at the old herding hills one day and
then to plunge into the sea with a
whining cry, and thus end its misery.
Hunters have known the elk buck
and other big game to leap over preci-
pieces deliberately and mangle them
selves when the man-enemy was with
in steady range of his prey.
A stork has been known to perish
in a conflagration rather than desert
her little, helpless brood.
A swallow was seen flying back and
forth to its nest after wicked wreck
ing Of her nest by some mischievous
Crchins. She was running the same
risk as her birdlings, and seemingly
faced the prospect Of their fate un-
f1inchingly.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
PLAN TO CARRY LIVE FOWLS
Bird Wrapped in cornucopia Of News
papers and Given Plenty Of Air
Is Quite Content.

Carrying live fowls in a cornucopia
of newspapers. in the manner of car
rying bouquet, is good idea. The
bird is laid down on the paper and
the legs slaughtered out on a line
with the tail; the wings are held in
position at the sides. The newspaper
is then rolled around the bird. making
cOrnucopia, and the lower end is
twisted, which leaves the upper end
open. When carrying the bird in this
manner, the twisted end of the. cornu-
copia is held in the hand. allowing
the roll to rest on the arm. The bird
has plenty of air and seemingly is
content in its peculiar position.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

much protection from the flies, al
though the resulting lack of ventila-
ton is Objectionable. The thorough
screening Of all windows and doors is
much more desirable. When screened
barns are used, care should be taken
to brush the flies from the animals,
when they are about to enter, by
means of nets over the doorway or
with sacks. Little can be done to
protect range stock from the flies.
On hog farms freshly plowed
trench offers considerable protection
to the swine. The sides of these
trenches may be smeared with petro-
leum, which rubs Off on the animals
and acts as repellent. The trench
may be used also for protecting sheep,
but the petroleum in their case is un-
necessary.
Write the United States department
of agriculture, Washington, D. c., for
Farmers Bulletin 1907, free upon re,
quest.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

ries and rice. It has established
grades for wheat, corn, oats and cot
ton. In the near future it expects to
recommend grades for hay and other
produce. 1t has recently prepared ten
tative wool grades with d view ulti-
mately to recommending standard
grades Of that commodity. A complete
classification of cattle, calves, hogs,
sheep and goats has been adopted by
the bureau for use in reporting live
stock market prices. A similar clas-
sification is in use for reporting whole
sale meat quotations. Consideration is
also being given the question of hav
ing representatives demonstrate United
States grain grades to European c0un
tries for the purpose of familiarizins
dealers there with the standards upon
which international transactions with
the United States should be based.
Hay Producers Feel Need.
In the matter of hay farmers admit
that the marketing of the commodity
is hazardous undertaking because OF
the possibility Of loss due to misun-
Outstanding. lack Of inspection, varia.
tfons in grades in different markets.
differences in the manner In which
rules for grading are interpreted; and
because of sharp practices. In fact.
many farmers have stated that nine
tenths of the losses in the hay business
aro dino tn lack of standard grades and
a uniform, impartial inspection service.
Not only does the use of standard
grades result in better understanding
and confidence between producers and
buyers but in greater satisfaction be-
cause of increased monetary returns.
Farmers everywhere are urged to con-
duct their business Of marketing upon
the sound business principle advocated
by the bureau of markets. The bureau
will 0e glad to advise anyone desiring
the various grades it recommends.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
SCORE ONE FOR MRS. JONES
Neat Retort That Certainly Should
Have Made Her Retter Halt Do
Some Thinking.

How he ever happened to do it. heav-
en- only knows. but Jones really
brought home small box Of candy
and gave it to his wife with lordly
and gracious air. Mrs. Jones managed
to overcome her establishment suffi-
GENTLY to thank him. but evidently
Jones did not regard her expressions
of appreciation as adequate to the &C.
casion. for he observed:
II happened to be with Smith when
he gave his wife present yesterday.
Now, there's woman who can really
show a man that she appreciates a
thing! Her expressions of thanks were
really charming"
Doubtless, but consider how much
practice she has," Mrs. Jones respond
ed sweetly.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
UNIFORM GRADES
ARE prof TABLE
Lead to Mutual Understanding
and Confidence Between
Farmers and Buyers.
EXPERT ADVICE on SUBJECT
Wartime Potato Regulations Proved
: Merits Of Standard !Grades-eureau
Of Markets 70 Recommend
- ClasslhcAtions.

prepared BY the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
II an expert c0nclusively demon
strated q method to you whereby you
could increase the profits from your
business 10, 20 or so per cent, would
you throw him out of the house? Or
would you embrace him as did group
OF Michigan potato growers when the
bureau Of markets, United States de-
partment Of agriculture, offered sug-
gestions - expert advice - regarding
the formation of potato growers ex-
change and the business methods that
the exchange should use?
Today the potato growers con-
cerned are very glad they adopted
the latter course. far in less than
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

Compound so tried It. Now feel all
right and can work better. You have
my permission to publish this letter"
-VICToR1A KoPPL, q Oak Ridge Ave-,
Summit, N. J.
If you have warning symptoms such
as sense Of suffocation, hot flashes.
headaches, backache, dread Of i'm
pending . cyl sm id sounds Ssa i in the
before the eyes, irregularities, con-
etipation, variable appetite, weakness,
mquietude, and dizziness, get a bottle
of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Co.:i-
pound and begin taking the medicine at
once. We know it win help you as it
did Mrs. Koppl.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
SMALL START FOR BEGINNER
Safest Plan for Those About to En-.
bark in Poultry Business-Many
Hard Problems.

The, safest way for those who are
about to make their first attempt 81
poultry raising is to start In q small
way with few fowls and learn thu
business thoroughly before making
large investments. Mistakes will he
made and many difficult problems will
be presented for solution before SUI
cess in any large measure will be az
tanned.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

first-class shape, the farmer loses con-
l1dence in the buyer and regards him
as dishonest. =.
To Eliminate Distrust
These are conditions that should not
exist, and the bureau Of markets has
set about in very practical way to
help eliminate them. It maintains
that in the marketing Of produce there
should be common and uniform ba-
sis Of understanding. The various
kinds Of marketing produce should
be known by grades, and the specifi-
cations for any particular grade should
be the same everywhere. For example,
potatoes Of No. 2 grade should be
No. 2 potatoes throughout the entire
country and not No. 1 grade in Ger
tain sections. And If the farmer agrees
to ship No. 2 potatoes they should con-
form to the specifications for that
grade. BY eliminating the confusion
resulting from particular grade Of
produce having one meaning to the
farmer and another to the buyer, a
foundation Of mutual understanding
is established.
That the use Of standard grades is
readily appreciated by producers and
buyers alike, was evidenced during the
war, when the food administration re-
quired licensed dealers to use potato
grades recommended by the bureau OF
markets. The results were so salts
factory that when the regulation was
cancelled the use of potato grades, to
q large extent. was continued volun-
tarily. Y.
The bureau of markets has recon-
mended grades for potatoes. Bermuda
and northern grown onions. strawber-
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
'zN2115jE1SM}1IERAL
EKRM5K0HS
Paint up the farm buildings.

Paint up the farm buildings.
A good pasture reduces the feed
bill.
Good implements and machines in
crease production per man.
Hoe the grass away from young
fruit trees and protect from mice.
There is a rapid increase Of the num-
Der of dealers handling motor trucks,
due to the QuicKened interest Of
farmers.
Rape is unquestionably the best of
all the annual hog pastures. The only
drawback to it is that it does not
grow so very we'll on poor land.
Radishes and carrots are ordinarily
not thinned until some are large
enough to use-unless, Of course, the
seed has been sown exceptionally
thick.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

years time it placed in their pockets
more than a quarter Of million dol
lars over what they would have had
otherwise.
There is no dark secret about how
this was accomplished. In fact, the
achievement can be duplicated by 9TH
ers. Although. to be sure, the success
Of the Michigan potato growers was
due largely to the cooperative feature
Of the enterprise, an individual may
secure a proportionate result by .ap-
plying the same business principles in
marketing his farm products.
The fundamental principle that has
animated the bureau of markets in its
work is that distribution of farm prod
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
PURE BREEDS ARE PAMPERED
Supposition That Common Fowls A.e
Most Hardy Is Erroneous-Only
Strongest Survive.

The suppositiOn that common fowls
are harder than pure breeds is not
borne out by the facts. Those who
hatch chicks of the common kinds lose
a large number of them. only the
strongest surviving. and every yea.
they are more and more inbred. The
pure breeds suffer from being PAM
pered by their owners in many in
stances, in which cases they do not
compare favorably with common fowls.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
Runt Cross and White Runt (FemaIe.)

year. AS many as II pairs of squads
have been produced by one pair in a
year. When production is high the
female lays and begins incubation
while she has young still in the nest,
leaving the care of them to her mate.
Raising squads has been increasing
in cities In recent years. On farms
the tendency has been the other way.
OH farm a flock Of free pigeons, if
not kept down by killing off the in
crease, soon becomes a nuisance, de-
stroying grain and doing a great deal
of damage, especially on new-seeded
ground.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
Mulch to save Moisture.

Mulching of vegetables conserves
moisture by preventing or retarding
evaporation; it serves to keep the
surface soil loose .and friable, it keeps
down weeds and 1t produces vegetables
Of better flavor end finer texture.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
WOMEN OF
MIDDLE ACE.
MAY Pass the Critical Period Safely
and Comfortably By Taking
LydiaE. Pnkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Summit N. III have taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound dur

ul8 N0A1l&0 Oh LIE
and ! think Il = q
good remedy in such
. condition. I could
not digest my food
and had much pain
and burning in my
Q t o m q ch after
meals. I could not
sleep, had backache,
and worst Of all
werethe hot flashes.
! saw IN the papers
Ahnnt Va0ntoh1o
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

P0t4toe8 6e1oFe aho NfteF Grading.
ucts requires mutual understanding
and confidence between producer and
buyer. If farmer states that he has
shipped to market a carload of high
grade produce which upon arrival is
found to be of inferior quality, natu-
rally the purchaser questions the
farmers integrity and does not depend
upon his word in the future. On the
other hand, should a buyer allege that
produce was received in bad condition.
when, as a matter Of fact, it was in
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
Just a Row.

Just Row.
did you ever try working the ouija
board"
"Yep."
ever get anything out Of it,"
"Once. Got family row. Ma ac-
cused me Of influencing 1t and l swore
she was making the thing move"
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
Music's Charms.

II like rle'.ty of music at a political
gathering" remarked Senator Sor-
ghum.
"You think 1t has a calming influ-
creep
Undoubtedly. The great beauty
about brass band Is that 1t can't be
heckled."
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
Younu Chicks Lost.

Never allow the mother hen to rang.
with tie young chicks until they are
at least two weeks old
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
Az II Seems IA Re

AZ u seems % Be.
what does the critic say about the
shown"
HE says it's a good, clean, whole
some little play and ought to be sup
ported"
"Oh. dear. let's 60 somewhere
else"
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
Have One Colony House.

It pays every farmer that raises
chickens to build at least one colony
house.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10
klllina Off Quaek Grass.

Mining OF 0uae*
BY disking ttuack grass sou ana
then blowing d .eply crosswise Of the
disking most OF the green is hidden.
This :! goes a go,d ways toward killing
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

The loss in young chicks due to Al
lowing the hen free range undoubtedi,
Ia large.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

Equality causes no war.-Solon.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain
nothing but vegetable ingredients, which
act gently a. tonic and purg ative BY slim
ulatton and not by irritation.-Adv.
Middletown transcript., 1920-07-10

When argument ceases decayed eggs
are depended on by some.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-21
SOFT WOOD MADE BEAUTIFUL
Proper Application of Finishing Meth
DDS Gives All the Effects Of More
- r.. Costly Material.

Beautiful wood floors, approximate
ing in effect and finish the oak and
maple floors found in the best type Of
homes, can be developed, with the aid
of proper finishing methods and MAJ
terials, in such woods as pine, fir, and
cypress. says bulletin of large
American company. These so-called
~'soft" woods are very durable and
possess not little natural beauty OF
grain.
Hardwood effects are secured on soft
woods by staining with an oil wood
stain, consisting of permanent color
pigment in an oil vehicle. These
stains are particularly adapted to use
on the soft woods. The effect is COM
pleted by applying thin coat Of shell
lac and finishing with two coats Of
prepared wax or floor varnish.
The first step toward obtaining the
desired finish is to sandpaper the wood
smoothly. The stain should then be
applied freely with a brush, and, at
ter being allowed to stand for about
five or ten minutes, buffed off with
cloth. When the stain has dried for
"a hours the shellac and wax or var
uish may be applied as described:
A deeper effect than that procured
by the method outlined may be OBJ
tanned by the use Of a>varnish stain
over the oil wood stain. Both should,
of course, correspond in color. Often
it is difficult to determine upon the
best finish for floor in the absence
of expert advice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-21
. Aviators' Dangers.

Air service doctors have discovered
that airmen who have been experts
will, on occasion and for period, make
all manner of mistakes in landing.
With smooth lawn below them
they will do 'poached egg" and crash
the machine on it's tail or will take
the ground before they mean to.
These accidents are attributed to a
particular sort of WEAKNESS Of eye
muscles as well as eye nerves.: The
eye fails to- convey to the brain a
proper eye picture Of the ground or
other object.
The eye fails very much as the mus
cles Of an unframed athlete. fail. Many
exercises for the eye have been de-
signed which will remedy this de-
feet.