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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-23

EXPERIENCED SALESMAN WANT
ED-To travel 20 counties around
Richmond, KY, selling hats and cloth
ing. Very best of references requir-
ed. Address Cox Hat Co, Bristol, Tenn
sc -
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-23

FOR SALE-Kentucky Red Berkshire
Swine; some extra nice boars and gifts.
Large enough for service. These are
from my champion show herd. w. 3.
Turley, Richmond, Ky. 2S1 If
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-23

OUR dry cleaning and dyeing done
by Swiss, of Louisville. Bring it to us
where YOU know it will be done right.
Hill 6, Mattingsly. phone 391, over
Western Union. 81 Up
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Arthur Whitmore, u, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Whitmore. and Mary
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-23

WANTED-At once good office man,
handle insurance and real estate: sal
airy $125 to $3.50 per month. See V.
NJ Gaines, phone S54 SO 5p
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-23

MEN-WilI press your suit for 40
cents. flWhile you wait. Ladies soc.
Hill & MattingIy, phone S91. over
Western Union. 81 2p
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
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PLAN TO INCREASE POULTRY
Department. of Agriculture Recon-
mends Careful Selection OF
Breeding Stock.

The campaign that has been inaugu-
rated by the United States Department
OF Agriculture to stimulate and in
crease. poultry production along more
efficient lines is divided into the fol-
lowing phases:
Careful selection of breeding stock
to reproduce a larger percentage Of
good types of profitable producers
Early Matching, so as to produce fall
and winter layers.
To confine mother hens to brood
coops for at least two weeks after the
chicks are Matched.
To provide free range for both grow
ing stock and layers in so far as pos
sible to stimulate growth and produc-
ton and conserve food consumption.
To preserve eggs for winter use.
The production of infertile eggs as
soon as the breeding season is over.
Disposing of surplus cockerels as
brOilers to conserve grain.
To discourage the marketing Of all
profitable hens of the general purpose
class until the end of their second
year, and of the Mediterranean or egg
class until the end OF their third lay
ing year.
To encourage the careful selection
Of all hens in order to eliminate the
improbable producers.
To discourage the marketing Of all
profitable pullets as brOilers and of all
well-matured puIlets for meat.
To encourage the capOnizing of cock
erels only when free range can be
provided and a special nearby market
afforded
To encourage backyard poultry
keeping, especially among city and
suburban jewellers. thereby utilizing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30

Any amount of fun can be had with
the electrical toy shown in Fig. i.
The toy consists of an inductiOn-coil,
an interrupter, a pair of grips, and a
dry battery. For the inductiOn-coil
Gig. p, get a 5-16-inch carriage-bolt
about pa inches in length Gig. 81,
some No. 20 or 24-gauge eIectric-bell
insulated copper wire, and some No.
30-gHuge insulated magnet wire. Cut
a pair of cardboard disks IA inches
in diameter Gig. ~, and slip these
over the bolt, one next to the bolt
head, the other next to the nut Gig.
81 then pierce a hole through one
cardboard end, stick 3 inches of one
end of the coarSer wire through it,
and wind the wire upon the bolt, plac-
ing each turn close to the preceding
turn. Three layers of this wire must
be wound on from end to end of the
bolt, then the wire must be pulled
through the cardboard end, and cut off
Gig. 81. This forms the primary-coil.
Wrap the wire with a layer of bicycle
tape or several layers of paper. then
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
SAFETY ORDERS

:" OF use nOn-skfd tires, don't you!
4 And rubber heels, and chew your
food. and are careful not to stick head
or arms out of the window? Then
there's accident insurance. dentists,
and pure food laws TO keep you out
Of trouble.
But do you have a list of things that
might happen? And do you keep that
list in sight? I've a ten-spot says you
don't
In the navy we do. Ammunition and
guns are of course the dangerous part
of our equipment, almost of our lives.
After years of experience and many
accidents we have been able to cata-
lOgue all the possible misfortunes that
might befan a loading crew. We have
devised a complete set of instructions
which, If properly carried out, consti-
tute stitch-in-time against all such
miss-stitches as fire. explosion, and
destruction of the ship.
This list is called the warship's
safety orders.
Almost the first safety order is that
they all shall be printed and posted
in every part of the turrets and near
all guns. Men must know them back
wards and forward, and one at time.
Men must know this safety first" cate
chism so perfectly that when the emer-
gency arises no instant shall be lost
remembering just what to do.
Safety orders are of two kinds, pre-
ventive and stop-it-fve. The former
A. 1aA
entertain him after he has arrived. OF
the former some samples are those in
regard to ammunition: Don't take
naked lights into magazines. Don't
drill with '1ive"-that is, Ioaded-am-
munitiOn. Don't expose too many
charges at one time-two or three are
the limit with the big guns. Don't
handle shells and powder bags rough
ly-they are strong, but much stronger
If they go off in your hands.
Most care is taken at the guns
themselves. After each shot the plug
man must sponge off his breech-block
Suppose $50 lbs. of smOkeless powder
are showed in for the next shot. Sup
pose the red-hOt plug is swung home to
stop the powder. Before it locks the
whole mass may ignite. And the only
possible advantage that can come out
of such care1essness is the afternoon
of you may get while burying the
ashes Of your shipmates who were in
that turret. Safety orders say
SPONGE" And, believe me, we
SPONGE!.
There are over 200 safety orders
No more important set of commands
exists in the fleet. No day passes
without some drill and instructions in.
GLIDING them And the result is safety
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
ROMANS AND GOOD HIGHWAYS
Roads Built Two Thousand Years Ago
Are Still in Active Service
How Constructed.

Two thousand years ago the Romans
built roads, some of which are still
in active service. These roads have
lasted through the centuries simply
because of their massive construction.
The Romans built four successive
courses or layers on the earth SUBJ
grade. carefully prepared and drained.
First came the statumen or founda-
ton, then the roduS, next the nucleus,
and finally the pavimentum or wearing
surface. says a writer. The statumen
consisted Of large fat stones, while the
two intervening courses were built OF
smaller stones laid in lime mortar
To carry the chariot and packhorse
traffic of Roman times, these roads
were seemingly ridicuIously heavy, yet
the wisdom of the builders was amply
demonstrated by the 500 years dur
ing which the Roman road system
formed the backbone of the transporta-
ton system of what was the greatest
empire of all time.
We can learn a mighty profitable
lesson from the Romans, and If we
take the lesson to heart now, standing
as we do on the threshold Of a new
highway era, We shall save ourselves
much pecUniary sorrOw-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
CHECK DISEASE AMONG HOGS
Animals Become infected with TU-
bercuIosis Principally From
Following Cattle.

Graduating tuberculosis from cattle
Will practically solve the problem OF
controlling the disease among swine.
That is the opinion Of veterinary ex-
perts experienced in the handling and
post-mortem examination OF swine re-
ceived at the principal market cen
tiers. BY means of a simple and
practical marker. hogs may be tat
tooed with distinguishing letters and
figures, and when disease IS found by
pOst-mortem examination the identity
of such animals Is known With .
simple system OF records it is thus
possible to trace a shipment to the
farm from which It came and stamp
out infectious diseases at their source
Evidence shows that swine become in
fected with tuberculosis principally
from cattle, either by following them
in feed lots or pastures, by receiving
infected dairy by-prOducts. or by eat
ing tuberculous carcasses-
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wind on eleven layers of the small
wire as you did the coarse wire, using
care to get it on evenly and smoothly,
and run both ends through the card
board ends Gig. p. This forms the
secOndary-coiI. Mount the induction
coil upon wooden base by means Of
pair of tin straps Gig. y.
The two ends of the primary coil
should lead to the dry7battery, the
two ends of the secondary-coil should
lead to the grips Gig. ID. Prepare
four binding-pOst plates like that
shown in Fig. IL First fold a tin strip
in half Gigs. II and 49, near each
end punch a hole for a screw, and near
the center punch a hole for a brad !;
then bend the strip in half lengthwise
Gig. ~. Mount each plate by driv-
ing a brad through the small hole and
Il screw through the larger holes.
Fasten the ends of the secondary-coil
and one end of the primary-coil to
three of the plates. The other end of
the primary-cou must be connected to
an interrupter, and the intPrrupter
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
TO KEEP HENS COMFORTABLE
House Must Be Kept Dry, Well Ven
tiIated and Sufficient Space
for Scratching.

The poultry house is both thu
home Of the hen and the factory
where winter eggs are produced, and
unless 1t provides suitable living and
working conditions the hen cannot
be expected to lay we'll. The chief
requirement IS that the house must
keep the birds comfortable. To be
comfortable the house must be dry.
well ventilated, we'll lighted and have
sufficient floor space to provide exer-
else by scratching. Dryness is in
sured by having good roof, keep
ing the floor of the house higher than
the surrounding ground, and by pro-
viding good ventilation Ventilation
must supply plenty of fresh air with
out drafts. This is secured in the
poultry house by having the south
side relatively open and the other
three sides absolutely tight. The i'm
pOrtance OF light in the poultry
house has not been properly emphs-
sized in the past.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
MYTHS

IT HERE is q strain of the mystic In
4 mariners which will never die.
For safety's sake they hold to mathe-
NAUTICAL precision when necessary. But
deep in the long night watches come
over again the old apparitions of the
sea.
Even in the navy this holds. There's
the thick main armOr belt poured and
forged by formula. There's the nice
cOmplexity of the thermometer. There
are drOp-fOrged cranks and pistons,
and glfstening oil-tempered torpedo
tubes.
Yet who has not heard the whisper
of fog on the arnOr shelf? No doubt
Columbus knew that the lips Of thick
weather on its way can always warn
the keen-eared ship captain. Though
the truth of the matter is that thick
weather comes with calm, and the
wash of sea alongside is then more
noticeable.
And who, in spite of thermometers
(wind velocity measurers), does not
know that westerly wind will work
evil with ones compass? Though the
scientific fact is that hOmeward
Founders into Queenstown started this
myth. They were right too. For with
weeks on westerly trades the earth's
forces induce a slight new magnetism
into the ships iron and so works
evil with the compass needle" Why
not blame the wind
There is the "welI-knOwn attraction
of land on ships" which the old ras-
Gals used to bring up in court after an
inexpiicable grounding. They used to
get away with it too. But can you
imagine a better creed when one has a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS man-Of-war and a
thousand lives on ones hands than to
believe that rocks and shoals are draw
ing the helpless monster into danger
Is there d better spirit TO keep a man
eternally vigilant and alert?
Some old beliefs are very real. Local
magnetic spots are not devils holes
as was first supposed. Off Madagascar
and in several parts of the South Paci-
f1c are areas of iron-sand bottoms or
something of the sort. British cruisers
have several times reported sudden
and extreme variations of their COM
passes at these points.
On the other hand equinoctiaI
storms (March 81 and September 21)
are pure myths. So are weather
changes with changes of the moon.
And it's Iunacy to believe that after
noon sights are less dependable than
those of early morning-unless ones
grog allowance is too great.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
BRICHTWORK

Z IPLING might write a stirring
N paragraph about polishing brass
on battleship. o. Henry could at
least drag a laugh out of the subject
Any sailorman could drag a laugh out
of a hitching post just trying to de-
scribe brightwork and what it means
to his brine-sOaked soul.
The American battle fleet used to be
white. On the cruise around the
world in 1909 foreigners marveIed at
our cleanliness. The ships were like
great floating advertisements for some
washing compound. They even smell
clean :" exclaimed an Australian.
Tidiness is all right and so is health
full weil-airedness. But warfare against
filth can be carried too far. After the
Spanish-American war the eternal ir-
r1tation of painting and scrubbing and
polishing coupled with ironbound
rules to preserve the virgin purity of
what had been painted, scrubbed, and
polished. nearly drove men to distrac-
ton. This one thing was said to have
been responsible for more than 75 per
cent Of assertions at that time
Finally war paint was adopted In
place of white. Rails and upper works
were also gray. Even guns, once so
beautifully polished, now faded into
the misty background of the sea no
rizon. Battle lanterns and search
lights were black. Gangways were
dull shellaced. Every effort was made
TO assure cleanliness, but without be
Ing finicky or fOppish. All surfaces
were made dull that could be. Today
'brightwork CALI on the bugle al
BIB a. N. means more than half an
hour of overhauling than OF actual
shining
The whole ship is divided into clean
Ing stations. During the morning
watch from $50 to 7:30 the. men
sweep and scrub patchwork, canvas
decks, masts and other parts. The
period from S:15 to s :45 is merely 6
final touch.
In the engine and dynamo room:
there is a good deal of metal surface
to be shined. But this is considered in
the class with scrubbfng on deck. How
ever, outdoor machinery, such a.
winches, cranes, and capstans hav,
small implanted parts which are pol
fshed at "brightwork' time.
Wood can also be brightwood. II
fact this term has come TO signify an,
surface implanted. For instance tn,
gunwales (edges or rails) of boats ar,
no longer vanished. They are scrub
bed. bleacbed in the sun, and sand
papered until softly white and smooth
Working parts Of a gun are polish
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
BALANCING

DOISE is mans greatest social gift.
4 Awkwardness marks the clod.
Equilibrium Of mind and mental atti-
tude, grace of bearing and manner, are
characteristics of a gentleman the
world over.
And, strangely enough, of an engine
too.
Its aIfve!" spectators cried when
the first steam mechanism kicked side
wise and snOrted. It was But that
was all. For its basic lack of balance
made it no more than the abysmal
brute ancestor of our great race of
modern steam machineries.
Watts engine nearly shook the
laboratory windows out. Bob Fulton's
''baby" snatched pitch from his YES
sells seams by such vibration as
nervous earthquake couldn't initiate.
At that time centrifugal force was
the dark horse of steam design. No
ments-that is beverages rotating
masses were the wild tribe of early
mechanical construction Often and
often would they descend on a peace
full habitation of cranks and wheels
and wreck the whole contraption. En-
gines ran. but for how long was mat
ter of luck
Earlier types did fairly well because
their speed was nothing to brag about.
During the Civil war the Navy de-
partment built the Wampanoag for the
purpose of cleaning out Johnny Reb's
swift commerce destroyers. But her
knees knocked together too hard.
She averaged the then startling
speed of Is knots on her trial trip. The
engine made only 80 turns per min
ute. By heavy gearing a speed of rs
revolutions was transmitted to the pro-
peller shaft. (Contrass this with mod
ern turbines going about 1000 T. o. m. }
| But poise was there not, and a cruel
not it was. Her wooden sides trem-
| bled. Her whole body became palsied
like a great-grandmother who's eaten
! too many ice-cream .sodas as a girl.
But genius was not to be beaten 50
| easily. In the succeeding 40 years 70
tative speed increased tenfoId and
power jumped every year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
IMPROPER FEEDING OF PIGS
One Big Reason Why Fall Porkers
Prove Improbable in the Hands
Of Many Farmers.

One reason why fall pigs prove I'M
profitable in the hands of many farm
ers is improper feeding. Many per
sons have the mistaken idea that q
pig must be fed a light ration until
IL is four or five months old TO give
it a chance to grow. which is one Of
the biggest mistakes a hog raiser can
make. AS soon as fall pigs will eat
grain and while they are still sucking
their dams. give them all the grain
they will eat In fact, the best thing
is to have them run to a trough or
q self-feeder, where they can md
corn, oats, tankage or some other feed
whenever they want it After they
are weaned keep them right on "a
ton of that sort until they are ready
for the market If you have a self
feeder, put shelled corn or ear corn
in one part of it and tankage in an
other, or provide separate self-feeders.
one for the corn and one for the
tankage. and then let the pigs be the
Judge Of how much TO eat of each
constituent.
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state for ali roads for which govern
ment aid is expected. The action of
the commission extends the use Of the
approved standards to the roads which
will be built in Indiana under the pro-
visions of the county unit road law,
by which the state shares the cost.
Officials of the commission have
compiled the standards for the Indiana
roads, which are identical with the
requirements made of the State by the
federal government. The standards
will apply to all county-aid projects
proposed under the state highway law,
the county unit road law, and the free
gravel road law.
Many counties of the state already
have adopted the commission stand
ards voluntarily to keep their road
construction up to the specifications
prescribed by the federal and state en-
gineers.
Members of the commission, in dis
cussing the regulation, declared that
it will have the effect of standardiz-
ing road construction throughout Indi-
ana.
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around lis edge. and pivot hand from

around its edge, and pivot d hand from
an old alarm clock at the center. Fig.
shows how to mark off the dial.
Place the dial in the center of a Ia
BILE, and have the players one at time
spin the clock hand. Then, whatever
figure the hand points to, when it
comes to a rest, must be crossed off
with a pencil Gig. y. If the hand
rests between figures 1 and 81, the
player loses his turn. The first play
er to cross out all dates is winner.
If possible, get blanks from a tele-
graph Office; if not. prepare simple
ones Gig. y. Upon the lines provid-
ed for the message, letter FATHER
TIME, leaving a space after each
letter wide enough to fill a word in.
Give the blanks to the players, and
ask them to write ten-word message.
In Fig. 2 is a suggestion, Forts At
tackled Three Hours Enemy Recapture
Tomboy Infantry Moving Eastward. -
Fig. 3 suggests how a cake may be
ornamented with cardboard figures
and hands, to form clock face.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Good Highways
IMPROVED ROADS IN INDIANA
Order Issued by State Highway Com
mission Requiring Standardiza-
ton Of Plans.

Uniform road construction is expect
ed throughout Indiana as a result Of
an order issued by the state highway
commission requiring the standardiza-
ton of road plans and specifications
for county highways which are sub
ject to the approval Of the commission
The regulation became effective July 1
and covers all county road projects
submitted to the commission for ap-
proval.
The regulation is similar to the fed
eral order requiring the use of stand
ardized plans and specifications by the
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horizontal lines to form 35 squares
Gig. u. Then cut 81 paper squares
Of the size of the squares marked out,
and number these from 1 to 81 Gig.
and number these from 1 TO 81 Gig. p.
Give players a numbered square
and pin, then, one at a time, blindfold
them, and direct them TO pin their
number in the right square.
Place a watch upon a table, then
pass paper and pencil to all and have
them write down parts OF the watch
that will complete the following ::
1-Something used before? 2-What
a cry-baby makes? 3-The support Of
a flower? "A season? 5-What a
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT SURE
ties Pledged to Assist in Good
Roads Development

Regardless of which party wins out
in the presidential election this fall.
American motorists can rest assured
that highway development viii be con-
tinued In their platforms, both the
Republican and Democratic parties
have placed themselves fatty on rec
ord as favoring liberal federal appro-
priations to assist in good road work.
The definite action of both parties
proves cOnclusively that motor trans
portation has been. recognized as a
definite factor in the nations economic
fabric and that everything will be
done TO utilize its value to the ut
most
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-12-30
Madrid Laundry Women.

The laundry women OF Madrid are
probably the finest of their profession
In the world. Nowhere else does the
linen come home so Delightfully."- clean
and it is all accomplished with cold
water. Within sight OF the windows
OF the royal palace any day of the
week, including Sundays, may be seen
acre after acre OF snow-whIte linen
spread out TO dry along the banks of
the Manzanares. In the turbulent wa
tiers of this creek, for 1t Is nothing
more In spite of its sonorous name.
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he is not fitted, or, If the boss is OF a
different stamp. he will hesitate to
promote him even when he deserves
it, because the boss knows the other
will think it is a case Of favoritism.
The effect. therefore, is bad upon the
whole organization. When any young
engineer or college graduate or any
body else comes to me asking for
letter TO enable him to get a Job at
our works I say to him inst what
have said here.-John D. Ryan, pres
ident Anaconda Copper company, In
Forbes Magazine.
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Spring. 5-Case. 6-Figures. 7
Hands. S-Wheels. 9-Crystal. 10

Spring. @Case. 6-Figures. Z
Hands, S-Wheels. 9-CrystaI. 10
Jewels.
Get enough calendar leaves to pro-
vide one for each player, Then-cut
the month, year and day lettering from
the top of each, paste upon cardboard,
and beneath the lettering rule horizon
tai and vertical lines as shown in
Fig. 1, so there will be square for
each date. Then paste each strip of
dates upon cardboard, and !, cut into
small pieces, each bearing a date
Place the pieces face downward, in
a pile, give each player a card, and di-
rect that the dates be drawn from the
pile, in turn, and arranged correctly
upon the card. Each player can draw
in one turn as many dates as he can
draw without duplicating. The player
filling his calendar first is winner.
Mount the leaves from calendars, one
for each player Gig. p, then prepare
dial like in Fig. 8, with 81 figures