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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
BOTH PARTIES IN GOOD LUCK
Passengers in Auto and odoriferous
"Pussies" Alike Went on Their
way Rejoicing.

An unusual sight was witnessed last
Of Brocktonians were autoing to
Bournehurst and on the road this side
of Onset there suddenly appeared n
black and white patch. The machine
approached the spot at q fast rate and
as It drew nearer the mass straight-
encd out into line across the road.
There was gasp Of astonishment-
and of dismay. also, for the black-and-
white mass proved to be mother
skunk leading four little ones across
the street. They we're moving very
slowly, so slowly indeed that II was
impossible to stop the car before II
reached them.
Admonitions Of "Don't hit them"
were not necessary to the driver OF
the machine, but he was wondering
how he was going to miss them. As
luck would have II, the mother skunk
just then separated hcrs"'f from the
four little ones and the, machine
passed right over her without harm
Ing hair Of the odOrous animal.
The passengers, looking back. saw
the mother pOlecat huddled in the
road, while her offspring had turned
and We're streaklng il across the high
way and over the railway tracks into
the friendly bushes. They were right
In the path Of an approaching trolley
car, but negotiated the retreat with
out casualty. Probably the unharm-
ed but dazed mother rejoined her lit
tie flock later. Had the auto and the
skunks met in collision it must have
o cast gloom over subsequent pro-
ceedings for the car and its cargo
Brockton Enterprise.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
New Method Of Making n Lawn In
Few Weeks.

New Method Of Making Lawn In "a
Few Weeks.
. A new, quick method of establish
ing stands Of sod on lawns, and more
especially on golf greens where the
grass gets severe usage, has been
worked out by botanists of the u.
S. Department Of Agriculture. Bent
grasses, which grow from runners,
are principally used in the method. A
quantity of healthy sod is stripped at
a depth of approximately " inches,
which gathers in most of the grass
roots with as little dirt as possible.
The sods are run thru a feed cutter
which is so arranged as to slit them
into ribbons about inches wide and
the ribbons are shredded by hand,
leaving a mass of grass roots. These
roots are sSwed broadcast on the
ground, which has been carefully pre-
pared by blowing and narrowing;
and II golf green is desired 1t is
usually covered about an nch deep
and rolled
For ordinary lawns IL has been
found sufficient to broadcast the sod
shreds ami harrow or disk them In.
by this method a good stand of sod
has been obtained in as shor' time
as three weeks. The mnthcl has
been used on golf courses thruout
the country. A green of the public
golf course in Potomac Park. Wash
ington d. c., prepared in this manner,
is regarded as one of the finest in
the country.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
DID SEEM LIKE LAST STRAW
According to Discouraged One There
Was About Nothing to Do But
"Up and Die"
They were talking of the city govern

They were talking of the city govern
ment.
"They all work together" one man
complained. First they let the trusts
put up the price OF coffee and tea till
a poor man can't afford to drink 'em
any more. Then the milk companies
get after US and put milk out of our
reach. Then comes prohibition and
we can't buy beer at all. Thought the
limit was reached tEen, didn't your
Sure" said the Idle Person, "they
haven't thought of anything more to
do, have thcy|
'But haven't they, thought" bitter
ly replied the discouraged one. Don't
you read the papers? When there's
nothing else left TO drink but water,
this blasted city government suddenly
wakes up and raises the price Of wa
ter. What chance has poor man to
live, anyhow"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
WANTS TO TRY KAISER

Senator Duplantier created a com
motion in the French parliament by
demanding to be informed as to what
the government intends to do to bring
the former kaiser of Germany to
trial for crimes against humanity. lie
demanded an immediate discussion Of
tie question and many senators back
ed him up. When Premier BRAND
faced the senate. however, he Quilted
the demand by stating that two years
after the armistice Wilhelm could
hardly be tried like the others at
LCipng without some Slight incon-
veDience."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
The Time Of Heather.

The moors are purple with heather
or-mOre strictly speaking-with ling,
for by this time the real bell-heather
is pretty nearly over.
Heathers of different kinds inhablt
the high moorlands all the world over,
In America, Africa and Asia, as well
as In Europe. Our own ling may be
seen fiourishing I'm Newfoundland and
also in New England.
Most people regard heather simply
from the aesthetic standpoint, and
never give thought to its varied uses.
But every year there is much cutting
of heather for the purpose of broom
making. Heather again. is an excel
lent material for matching purposes,
and properly put on heather thatch
will last a century.-John o. London's
Weekly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
Which Stone Is Best?

II Is strange that, after all these CEN
turtles Of building and rebuilding, a re-
cent project in London should set on
foot lively controversy as to what
really is the stone which best with
stands that city's atmosphere. Per-
haps generation hence the answer
will be none. says the London Chroni-
Gle, and the REINFORCED concrete sys-
TEN now on its trial will have estab-
lished itself. Portland stone has been
claimed generally was that city's most
useful building stone, but there are
doubters now, and the conclusion
seems to be that science alone can
counteract the ravages Of London's at
mosphere by artificial coating Of ex-
posed faces of the stone.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
AMERICAN SAILORS IN
FIGHT WITH BRITISH

A large-sized clash occurred be-
tween British and American sailors
in the streets of Hongkong over the
question of who won the war;" AT
ter many disputes about the matter a
party OF American sailors went out
to hunt up a like number of British
and settle the custom. The leader
found IA British sailors in a saloon,
told off an equal number of Ameri-
cans and announced that the question
would be settled there and then. I'VE
at once proceeded to decorate the
Britishers. he admitted. land the
fight ended when police whistles were
blown" The leader was fined $50
and the other Americans $40 each by
a British magistrate after hearing
the testimony
A fight also occurred at Shanghai
between American sailors and ia
panese. The Americans playing in
the streets set off firecrackers and
hurt some pedestrians. This brought
on a quarrel with japanese sailors
and civilians which resulted in a
fight and injury to several. The af-
fair was soon over
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
r0,m Women Oyerburdened

In advocating the Introduction OF
Iabor-saving devices wherever posi-
bile in the farm household, Miss Flor
ence Ward of the department OF ag-
riculture declares that over-fatigue
among farm women is the Creates
menace of country life. She toiu
members of the Congressional ciuo
in washington many ways this bur
den can be made lighter.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
LIE RESULTS IN DEATH

Because Mrs. T. Foran of Mil
waukee told her husband burglar
had stolen $40 which she herself
had taken to buy a dress for her
child, they are both in jail charged
with the murder of Joseph Wamser
as the burglar" Mrs. Foran was
afraid to ask her husband for the
money and had taken 1t from a box
where he had hidden it. To strength
en- her story she pointed out man
as the burglar" and Foran running
after him, shot and killed him
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
Soldier cashsd as a Note

A soldier presented himself at the
commonwealth treasury. Melbourne.
Australia, and said: 81 am f20 note
and want TO pc cashed." He stated
that be had swallowed the note at
FleuIlalx when he expected TO be cap
tured. He remembered the number.
and the note In question turned out to
be the only one missing from a par
ticular Issue which had been recalled.
The man was given new note.-Cen-
trnl News.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08

In every home where there is a
baby there should also be bottle of
McGee's Baby Elixir. 1t may be
needed at any time to correct sour
stomach, wind collie, diarrhoa or sum-
mer complaint. 1t is a wholesome
remedy, contains no opium, morphine
or Injurious drug of any kind. Price
Soc and. 60c per bottle. Sold by
Ohio County Drug Co. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08

When you feel lazy, out of sorts
and yawn a good deal in the daytime,
you can charge it to. torpid liver
which has allowed the system to get
full of impurities. Herbine cures all
disorders produced by an inactive
liver. 1t strengthens that organ,
cleanses the bowels and puts the
system in good healthy condition.
Price 6Oc. Sold by Ohio County Drug
Company. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
DRAGO DOCTRINES
AUTHOR is DEAD

DR.. Luis M. Drago, author of the
celebrated Drago doctrine, died at
Buenos Aires. When three warships
from three European nations APP
peared off the coast of Venezuela
some years ago to collect debts owed
by the nation to individuals in Europe
DR.. Drago promulgated the doctrine
that the collection of private loans
by military means was potential
occupation and therefore a violation
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
Homcrs Establish New Record Flight

Homers Establish New Record Flight
The homing pigeons, bred and own
ed by the Bureau of Animal Industry,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. at the Government farm, Belts
Vile, Md, have established n record
during the past three years which
stands alone and unequalled. Begin
ming with 1919, the year in which the
loft was established the Beltsville
birds won first and second in the
IOO-mile and first in the 2OO-mile
young bird races as we'll as best av-
erage speed in flights of from 100 to
400 miles. In 1920 the birds from
this loft won first, second and third
in the 20O-mile and first, second and
third in the 3OO-mile race. In 1921
they won first, second, and third in
both the 400 and 500 mile oldbird
races. and best average speed of the
Washington Racing Pigeon Club and
National City Concourse Association
under whose auspices the races were
flown.
In 1919 there were 33 lofts com
peting in 1920 35 lofts, and in 1921
over 40 lofts comprising the best
birds of the best breeders in all OF
Washington. This record of first and
second and first, second and third in
all races from 100 to 500 miles was
won separately by individual birds
and has never been equalled by any
homing pigeon breeder in the District
of Columbia or vicinity, which not
only proves the superiority OF the
Beltsville birds, but is a tribute to the
ability and untiring efforts of Mr.. A.
Jacobson, who has full charge OF the
breeding and training.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
The Greatest Cotton Sheds.

The largest cotton storage sheds in
the world are being erected at Hull.
England. These accommodate $4,000
bales at one time under IDEAL cOndi-
tons, There are all facilities for In
spectlon of the cotton in the best light
and also for removing any particular
bales regardless of their position in
the pile. This is done by remark
able piece of mechanism recently in
vented.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
Small Brush Dams Hold Soil From
MnshinM AMaN.


One of the big problems that extern
sion workers are giving their aten-
tion to this year is saving soil. ac-
cording to extension specialists Of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculturc In. many sections Of the
Central and Western States every eff
fort is being made by extension work
ers to prevent washing and erosion of
soil by building dams or placing
brush heaps in guIlies. A represent
tative Of the department who return
ed recently from southwestern Ne
braska gives the following as an ex-
ample OF what issbeing done there:
In April, 1920, a county agent as
sisted in building 10 small brush
dams in a large ditch on a. farm
where large amounts of fertile soil
were being washed away By March
of this year the ditch was filled with
soil. Following this demonstration
many farmers in the neighborhood,
who had been watching the outcome
of the soil-saving work, built brush
dams in wasNouts on their farms.
The representative reports that in
Nebraska, Kansas. Missouri, Iowa,
and Indiana the extension workers
are holding soil service meetings and
demonstrations, and farmers are be-
ing taught to make use of soil sur
veys.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08

can Legion announced that Russell G.
Gross of Philadelphia was the first
man called by the draft board after
Bergdoll failed to respond. Gross
was killedNin the Argonne after being
cited for bravery in action, and in
his honor the Overlook post Of
Philadelphia will change its name
to that of the 49, hero.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
san to Be Considered.

"of course you are in favor Of wom-
en- voting"
"pm IA favor of votes for women"
replied Mr. Mcekton. but I expect
the decision viii rest entirely with
f, EN- as 70 whether or not they take
the trouble 10 go to the POLLS"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08

Doing hard work in a bent or
stopped position puts a stitch in the
back that is painful. If the muscles
have become strained, you can't get
rid of it without help. The great
penetrating power of Billiards. Snow
Linlment will appeal to you most
strongly at such times, because It is
the very thing you need. Price 25c,
60c, and $1.2O per bottle. Sold by
Ohio County Drug Co. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08

of the American policy as expressed
by the Monroe doctrine. The Drago
doctrine became known all over the
world.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy.

This medicine always wins the good
opinion if not the praise of those who
use it. Try it when you have need
of such a remedy. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08
Cured Sweet Potatoes Bring Better
Prices

Curing of sweet potatoes to prevent
spoilage is giving good results IN
Hampstead County, Ark under tne
instruction of the county agent OF
4he United States Department OF Az
riculture and the State Agricultural
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-07-08

FALLEN HERO FILLED
BERGDOL'S PLACE
After an investigation, the Ameri-
The New York herald., 1921-07-17

the sheets are a beautiful yellow with age.
Only one sheet from the pile was shaken out
by the Museum authorities. 1t is twelve
yards long and one and half yards wide.
Any modern human could lie in II, so soft
and smooth IL is.
Each sheet bears wah's name and date
In one corner-an equivalent for our present
day laundry mark There is nothing new
under the sum-
When wah's tomb was opened by the
shovels OF twentieth century CA d. diggers
it looked as though the burial party might
have been there yesterday! Carelessly
thrown to one side was a pail Of linen with
which the coffin had been covered when 1t
was brought up the rocky hillside by the flu
neral cortege and passing under the head of
the coffin lay the three linen tapes with
which it had been tied. These had been un-
l<notted and dropped to either side, but the
pallbearers had not taken time to lift up the
coffin to pull them out and carry away the
pail.
The linen pail was white compared with
the sheets i'm Wah's coffin. The lay mind
cannot account for this, unless it figures that
some chemical from the rocks of which the
tomb was built had beached the sheet lying
on the floor for four thousand years It may
be, however, that the Egyptians. being
coorful people. were given TO yellow bed
sheets while linen for common use was white.
In Wahs tomb had been set stoppered
jar Of beer together with other things that he
would need on the last day. The beer had
worked after the tomb was sealed up and IL
had blown out the cork and shot the contents
against the opposite wall. A trickle of brown
sediment down the side Of the jar and upon
the floor is all we have left to us OF wah's
beer.
This ancient Egyptian drink was ntoxicat-
ing and was made in brewery upon Me
henkwetre's estate. We have. in his dolls a
replica Of the industry. In the first room two
women grind the corn into flour and a man
makes II into cakes Of dough which another
workman treads into a mash i'm a barrel. He
uses his bare feet. The mash is put into
four tall crooks while the yeast ferments.
When 1t is worked IL is poured into stop
pered Jars and left till called for. Egyptian
beer was sweet and brown
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
Recent Discoveries Indicate Caesar or at Least
His Friends Drew Solace From the Pipe

castle In the vicinity Of Hanau The bowls
were made OF gray clay and Drowned by
heat Subsequently numerous fragments of
what were evidently clay pipes were un-
earthed in the ruins of Roman settlements
in Switzerland, especially In the Roman
castle near Haltern, known as Campus
Also of Germanicus fame, and at August
n-Rhine, or Augusta p racorum, as Il
was called by the ancient Romans
Careful examination proved that the
potsherds were parts Of clay pipes much
like the clay pipes of the present day Dutch
fishermen, the only difference being that
the stem of the Roman pipe was very short
and probably a thick straw was used as
mouthpiece.
Some of the excavated pipe bowls have
hinges. indicating that the Romans used
pipes with covers.
Celtic and German tribes drank smoke"
according to ancient Greek authors Greeks
and Romans inhaled the smoke of certain
dried plants, like coltsfoot, to regain health.
The smoking pipe Ca utens called infun-
dibulum) and the smoking pot were men
toned In ancient Roman literature.
There arises the question. What did the
Romans smoke? 1t is probable that inhaa-
tlon Of the smoke OF certain plants was as
common In the ancient Roman Empire
az the use of so-caled patent medicines
is to-day in this country. and that the
people, by and by became accustomed to
smoking aromatic narcotics. like lavender,
to while time away.
The fact that smoking pipes were ex
cavated In ancient Roman castles In Switzer-
land and Germany indicates that barbarian
mercenaries In the Roman army adopted
their southern masters custom of smoking.
During the migration of the nations
smoking, like other customs of civilized an
ctsnA timoa wss tost IN Europe 10 be re-
The New York herald., 1921-07-17

lea to the old continent.
wv HEN the Metropolitan Museum ex-
w piorers were digging in Thebes last
year they uncovered what is per-
haps the most important Egyptian exhibit
found in years, if not the most important
ever found in whole set of Itinerary dolls
and toys prepared for one Mehenkwetre. a
-reat prince. The toy sets reproduced the
daily life Of an upper class Theban In or
about 2000 b. G. and hence have distinct
historical value. The exhibit is attracting
a great deal OF attention in the new Egyp-
tian room at the Metropolitan.
A byproduct of this find is not claiming
the attention its Importance demands. This
exhibit is in a corner of the room devoted
to Mehenkwetre and consists OF case con-
tanning the mummy and wrappings of one
wah contemporary of Mehenkwetre.
Wah was not great or a rich man at all
He was only a servitor Of the prince, but he
apparently had a devoted wife or sister or
housekeeper-or perhaps he had great good
fortune i'm his female slaves At any rate
some one wove for him the most beautiful
sheets found SO far in any Egyptian tomb,
marked them with his mark I'm indeble
ink laundered them admirably, starching
with kind OF gum and ironing TO a great
smoothness; some woman saw to II that he
had plentiful supply to take with him TO
the grave
wah's tomb. unlike so many of the Egyp-
tian resting places, had never been broken
into or robbed. and the excavators found
everything just II was 1000 and more
years ago. when Wah was laid away. In
the coffin above him lay thirty -eight sheets.
folded uniformly and looking like silk in
their yellow sheen. The Egyptians either
dtA not use a bleaching liquid or II they did
The New York herald., 1921-07-17

~ I'D ioquacious Cicero take a puff when
he paused for a few seconds during
- his forensic deliveries? Did Sula
indulge in smoking when he signed tho
prescription orders? Did Pompey draw
solace from his pipe while fleeing to Egypt
where he was to meet Cleopatra? Did
Cesar drink determination and courage out
OF the stem of his smoking utensil when he
exclaimed. "Alea est jacta" (the die is
thrown), and led his legfons across the
Rubicon? Did Brutus and Cassius smoke
peace pipe when they settled their personal
differences Immediately before the Battle Of
Philippi?
Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety
nine out of ten thousand college graduates.
perhaps also Wizard Edison OF question:
naire fame. will tell you that such ques-
tions are absurd absolutely absurd. 1t is
regarded a historic axiom that Europeans
did not smoke before tobacco was taken
there from America in the sixteenth CEN
tury. There is not the slightest possibility
that the ancient Romans had the solace Of
Milady Nicotine.
Proceeding from that fact the historians
until very recently have ridiculed any sug-
gestion that the ancient peoples of Europe,
Asia Minor and Northern Africa smoked
Any time some implements or pieces OF
implements. indicating that Roman soldiers
smoked. we're found in the ruins of Roman
castle they were pronounced to be of
much later period and to have been placed
there by some accident. But recent dis
coveries show that the ancient Romans
smoked the dried leaves of some plants,
though not tobacco.
About thirty years ago. says Director
Bluemlein in the Umschau. potsherds of pipe
bowls as thick as a mans thumb were found
in the course of the excavation of q Romsn
The New York herald., 1921-07-17
Challenges Dawes to Evolve Better System
Than One Devised for Young Man in
Love but Out of Funds

place on account of his proficiency in the
art Of "cussing" we have not word to say,
because we personally do not curse, holding
the practice to be an evidence of inability to
express ones self emphatcally in pure die
tion and therefore on our "cussing' record
we were not entitled to the position, but If
an expert knowledge of budgets had anything
to do with the selection of Mr.. Dawes we wish
to state. in all modesty. that President Har-
ding. had he looked further. might have
made better selection
So we told our young friend that what he
needed was a budget. We had talk with
him about attentiveness and advised him to
do even more things than we have already
told about In the last few paragraphs. Then
we gave him schedule Of attentions, which
we will reproduce for the benefit of the
young men Of the present day. You see, we
have retired from the matrimonial agency
business and therefore freely publish the Sc
crets Of the profession. The figures we give
are not those we gave our friend. They are
done into modern day costs.
For young men who are counting. there
fore, we advocate the following schedule:
DAY. Character Of Attention. Cost.
SUNDAY-Formal call Gear fare) ...........S 10
Neutrality-suspicious. conversation.
TUESDAY-Theatre (ticxets) $3.50; supper, S5;
car fare, Soc. ........................ 1880
WEDNESDAY-Call with box Of candy, So;
car fare l0c ...................... Si0
THURSDAY-Bus ride, 50c.; fruit cherries
preferred), 25c. Ice cream soda, 5Oc 1.25
FRIDAY-CaIl with flowers, So; car fare, 10c. $40
SATURDAY-StroIl in park, Ice cream soda,
Soc; fare, 30c Observation-Disclosures. 30
Total for one week. Observation-Disclosures S19.15
Multiply this by ten, which will give ten
weeks campaign at cost Of s191,H during