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THE ADAIR BOUNTY NEWS
Some Good Business Hints.
taie great prosperity of the
farmers has aroused the cupidity
of financial sharks and they are
swarming, all over the country,
presenting a thousand schemes
to bring a fortune in a day. The
crooked financial Dromoter is a
genius in preparing bait for the
unwary. He can make black look
like white, turn doubt into cer
tainty, overthrow tradition, set
precedent aside, turn waterless
wastes into green fields and
bring gold from barren rock.
, He is genial, plausible, capti
vating and conniving and it takes
,j a strong mind to deny him. But
he must be denied until his
schemes have been proven.
There are many investments of
high merit, but they are as gold
en apples in a sea of sand when
compared with the worthless
ones, and it requires a trained
intelligence to discover them.
There is safety in these simple
rules: Sign nothing until you
. have shown it to your lawyer.
Make no bargain without con
sulting your wife and your bank
er. Pay no currency but always
give a check and then take a re
ceipt showing in detail the trans
action. Keep Birds Natural.
As a rule poultry are of a
hardy nature and. consequently,
are not delicate until man makes
them so. If properly cared for
they will remain strong and vig
orous, proof of this being shown
in the fact that on all the large
farms in care of veterans sick
ness is seldom found among the
stock.
The nature of the fowls mu
be stuied and every comfort giv
en. Comfortable houses must
be provided. A house should be
so constructed that it will be
practically an open shed during
the summer and a warm and yet
well ventilated house in winter
free from drafts and safe from
the cold winds, stormy weather.
The nearer poultry is kept in
a natural state the more hardy
will they be. It was this fact
that led up to the invention of
the scratching-shed house plan,
There is danger in houses built
so tight that scarcely a breath of
air can enter. Again, such
places are often overcrowded
and the fowls sweat while on
the roost at night, a condition
that quickly brings on colds. It
is safe to say that fully two
thirds of the cases of roup are
due to overcrowding in close,
badly ventilated houses.
Drives Off R Terror
The chief execuoioner of death in
the wineer and "spring mouths is
pneumonia, Its advance agenrs are
colds and grip. In any attack by one
of these maladies no time should be
lost in taking the best medicine ob
tainable to drive it olL Countless
thousands have found tills to be Dr.
King s Xew Discovery. "My husband
believes it has kept him from having
pneumonia three or four times," writes
Mrs. George W. Place, Eawsonville,
Yt., "and for coughs, colds and croup
we have never found its equal."
Guaranteed for all bronchial affection
Price 50 cts and $1.00. Trial bottle
free at Paull Drug Co.
Hogwallow News.
(From The Hog Wallow Kentuckian.)
The Postmaster says the big
papers had better not talk about
him like they have been about
,NTaft.
Wood is getting scarce around
Hoevjyallow. J? it bmith reports
tbfct he spent Wednesday in the
woods in Gander Creek bottom
and could hardly chop enough j
for a load.
The sweet strains of the Ex
celsior Fiddling band rippled on
the autumn night breezes around
the home of Wash Hocks Thurs
day night' the occasion being a
jug of nine year old licker.
Cricket Hicks has got up a pat.
ent hen roost which he will start
out to introduce to the buying
public next week. The patent
consists of a sassafras pole about
fifteen feet long and is flat on
one side so that the hens can sit
down if they get Lired during the
night.
Miss Hostetter Hocks has de
cided to drop literature and go
back to music after letting her
accordeon rest forlseveral weeks.
A recent piece of poetry concern
ing the autumn breezes will be
played by her and realism will
be added to the feature by the
escape of the wind from her ac
cordeon. Toils A Poul Plot
When a shameful plot exists be
tween liver and bowels to cause dis
tress by refusing to act, take Dr.
King's New Life Tills, and end such
abuse of your system. They gently
compel right action of stamach, liver
and bowels, and restore your health
and all good feelings. 25c at Pauil
Drug Co.
The Plan Won't Work.
The suggestion of President
Woodrow Wilson that he take
the oath of office as President on
March 4th and that the inaugu
ral ceremonies be postponed un
til the last Thursday of April,
won't work. We can't have an
inauguration which is not an in
auguration any more than we can
postpone Independence Day from
the 4th of July to the 4th of
August. The inauguration of a
President is the time he takes
the oath of office and enters up
on the discharge of his duties
fixed by the Constitution for the j
4th of March. We cannot change
inauguration excep by an amend
ment to the Constitution. The
ceremsnies must be at the time
he is inducted into office and they
cannot postponed for six weeks
or more for the reason that the
people will not go to Washing
ton after the President has al
ready been in office for six weeks,
t We most heartily commend the'
idea of making the inauguration i
later when the weather is good
but it cannot be done except by
law. President William Henry'
Harrison lost his life by exposure
when he was inaugurated by
contracting pneumonia which
shortly caused his death. In
1872 when Grant was inaugurat
ed for the second time we re
member distinctly that several
of the Annapolis cadets had their I
feet frozen standing in line as it
was the coldest day ever known
in Washington up to that time.
The 4th of March is an unfit
time for an inauguration on ac
count of the weather and for
this reason it should be changed
but we can't have an inaugura
tion six weeks after the presi-
dent has been inaugurated. Itj
would be iike having the play of i
Hamlet with Hamlet left out,
Elizabethtown News.
California Woman Seriously Alarmed
"A short time ago I contracted a
j severe cold which settled on my lungs
and caused me a great deal of annoy
ance. I would have bad coughing
spells and my lungs were so sore and
inflamed I began to be seriously alarm
ed. A friend reccommended Chamber
lain's Cough Eemedy saying she had
used it for years. I bought a bottle
and it relieved my cough the first
night, and in a week I was rid of the
cold and soreness of my lungs," writes
Miss Marie Gerber, Sawtelle, Cal. For
sale by all dealers.
Ashamed of it.
Even the thick-and-thin sup
porters of the powers that be in
Democratic politics in Kentucky,
like the Glasgow Times, are
heartily ashamed of Kentucky's
poor showing in the recent presi
dential election. Says the Times:
"In 1908 Bryan's plurality
over Taf t in this state was 8;381,
and in 1911 Governor McCreary,
Democrat, carried the state by
31,335 majority over O'JRear a
Republican, with annonnced pro
gressive views. The Wilson plu
rality over Taft is approximately
106,000 and over Roosevelt ap
proximately 114,000, but this
majority over Taft and Roose
velt combined is less than 5,000.
"The slump appears to have
been heaviest in the Democratic
column, and forces the conclus
ion that the division in the Re
publican household was a fortu
nate thing for the Democracy.
In 1908 Bryan received 244,092
votes and Taft 235,711. There
fore the Democratic decrease
last Tuesday was approximately
28,000 and the Republican-Progressive
decrease was approx
imately 25,000.
"Whatever it was all about,
the fact remains that the De
mocratic managers in Kentucky
have little to glorify themselves
unless it be the realization of
Chairman Camden's declaration
for 100,000 plurality for Wilson,'
which appears to have been ful
ly realized."
Everybody though the poor
old Republicans, knowing them
selves to be hopelessly defeated
through internal dissensions,
would be so disgusted that many
of them would stay away from
the polls. But, disorganized and
dispirited as they were, the Re
publicans made a better showing
than the Democrats. Owens
boro Messenger.
Let Us Give Thanks.
Gladness! The Pilgrim fath
ers stood on the bleak coast of
New England cold and hungry.
What they needed most was food.
Sensible people were they, and
devout. When the spring open
ed they planted and prayed, and
when the meager crops of the
i iiiau uumiuii were uamereu uiey
set apart a day ot thanksgiving.
Colony after colony and State
after State adopted the idea, but
it was left for President Lincoln
; to nationalize it. In. 1863 be
'proclaimed a national Thanksgiv
! ing day. Be glad you live in
I this land. Be thankful that, in
spite of the politicians, we still
have a Government. The Con
stitution, like a hedge anchor,
still holds the ship of state amid
the sweeping storm of partisan
frenzy. Law is still supreme.
The virtuous element in society
, are still dominant. Public con-
i
t science- was never more con-i
i structive. Even the more radi-1
cal elements have a trace of con-
vercatism. We have not regain-
ed Paradise, but we are on the
way to Eden. There are still j
wrongs to be righted, but we see
the wrongs more clearly and un
derstand better' how to correct
them. Let Thanksgiving be a
season of social reunion and fes
tivity, but above all, let it be re
ligious a devout acknowledge
ment ofthe -goodness of our
God. Let sermons be preached
and aongs be sung r.in?.ulating
patriotism and exalting social
virtues. Make the observance
of the day indicative of faith in
God and loyalty to truth. Then
this great nation will be greater
and better. Leslie's.
Postmasters Will Have Trouble.
How would you like to be the
postmaster? That question will
be asked frequently after Jan
uary, 1913. Why? Because it is
going to be possible after that
date to send by mail crowing
roosters, cackling hens, eggs, of
any age, butter of any old
strength, turnips, onions, and
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almost anything and everything.
Postoffices will no longer be dull.
There will be little time left for
reading postal cards and similar
extraordinary duties.
What with hunting for stamps
on pecking roosters collecting
extra post age 'on over-age eggs
and extra athletic butter, the
job of postmaster will be no sin
ecure. Trying to sort jam out
of a mess of dill pickles and tur
nips is likely to prove exhausting
labor, too. This parcels post
thing, you see, is likely to drive
some of our postmasters into re
tirement, and the result may be
something totally unexpected.
The wagons of the rural mail
carriers will resound with a bam
yard medley and all the postmas
ter will need to complete tre
ideal farm scene will be a cow to
milk and a horse to curry.
Designs are being made by
the bureau of engraving and
printing for a dozen new stamps
which will be on sale before the
first of the year, when parcels
post delivery begins, and will
range in demomination from one
cent to one dollar.
Exchanging Ideas.
It never does anyone harm to
meet his fellows in whatever vo
cation he may be engaged in for
purposes of exchanging ideas.
There is an ancient maxim that
says, "The day is lost in which
we have not learned something
new." This, no doubt, orig
inated when the only means of
interchange of ideas and
! thought was by means of
meet
ing and talking with one's
neighbors. In this age, how
ever, with our numerous news
papers and magazines leaded
with good things, our telegraph
and telephone service and fast
trains, one would have to be a
hermit indeed who did not mo
mentarily have opportunity to
hear and learn something new,
remarks an exchange.
The world has taken to special
izing in every walk of life and
the individual is required to keep
in close touch with his calling or
something new will be developed
on lines of economy and he will
very quickly lose out if not post
ed to the minute.
He Got Out.
The story comes from one of S
the "local pape.s in Arkansas
about a man that was afraid of a
thunder storm and crawled into
a hollow lop-. The thunder roll-
ed, the rain poured down in tor
rents and the log swelled up un
til the poor fellow wss wedged
in so tight that he could not
move. All his past sins began
to pass before him when he sud
senly remembered that he had
not paid his newspaper subscrip
tion. He said that made him
feel so small that he crawled out
of the log through a knot hole.
Printers Album.
The American Way.
One of the first thing3 in con
nection with the funeral of the
late Emperor of Japan was the
beautifully worded greeting
Secretary of State Knox brought
to the new Emperor. Of all the
foreign envoys to the funeral
ceremonies, Secretary Knox was
the only one to speak English to
His Majesty and to have gotten i
beyond the purely formal. AH
brought elaborate testimonials, i
duly signed and sealed; but
Secretary Knox, in these well-1
chosen words, in which he ad- j
j dressed the Emperor, expressed !
the real feelings of his country:
"The late Mikado's name will j
be remembered in universal his-!
tory for all time as great among
he world's greatest men. The I
people of America with one
heart and one mind profoundly j
sympathize with Japan in her!
bereavement, and at th 3ame !
time they rejoice with the Jap
anese people in that the halo
which is lighted about Mutsuhi-
to's name will grow in glory and j
brilliance with the coming of the!
ages." I
Taken down by one of the
grand secretaries, the tribute
was inscribed in the imperial re
cord book at the inner nalace.
was telegraphed to every part of
the Empire, and simultaneously '
hundreds of thousands of mourn-j
ers began to repeat it with their
Shinto prayers. Already it has
becone a part of the sacred liter
ature of Japan, and when one i
considers the reverence with
" . , i
wnicn tne Japanese iook upon
their Mikado, it is not idle to say '
this tribute of ours accomplished,
Secretary of State will cement
anew the friendship of the two
countries. Leslie's.
How to Bankrupt the Doctors.
A prorasnent Xew York physician
says, "If it were not for the thim
stockings and thin soled shoes worn by
women the doctors would probably be
bankrupt." When you contract a
cold do not wait for it to develop imo
pneumonia but treat it at once. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is intended
especially for coughs and colds, and
won a wide reputation by its cures of
these diseases. It is most effectual
and is pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by all dealers
Recipe For Success.
Keep your head cool your feet
warm your mind busy. Don't
worry over trifles. Plan your
work ahoad, then stick to it, rain
or shine. Jon't waste sympathy
on yourself. If you are a gem,
someone will find you. Don't
whine. Tell people you are a
failure and they will believe you.
Talk and act like a winner, and
in time you will become one.
What He Prajed For.
An old darkey who was a?ked
if in his experience prayer was
ever answered, replied: Well,
sah, some pra'rs is ansud an'
some ain't 'pends on what yo'
ask fo Jest arterdewah, w'en
it was mighty hard scratchin' fo'
de culled brudren, I 'bsarved dat
w'enebber I pway de Lo'd to
sen' one o' Massa Peyton's fat
turkeys fo' de ole man, dere was
no notic took pb' de partition,
but when I pway dat he would
sen' de oV manfo' de turkey,
de ting wuz 'tended to befo' sun
up nex' mornm dead sartin."
CHEESECLOTH FOR TRUCK.
Better Than Glass as a Shelter For
Growing Vegetables.
The past summer, for the first time. I
tried cheesecloth shelters la our'kitch
en garden, says a Country Gentleman
writer. Next summer I am going t
have more vegetables under chit-- -cloth,
for it is great stuff. Some I
boards were lying round half-i . a
Inmber about eight inches wide. I t
them up into pieces fifteen inches long.
Four of these pieces nailed togetl t
made a square frame a box w;Ji
out top or bottom. Over the top I
tacked a piece of cheesecloth. There
was lumber for only twenty-four of
them, and I put eight over some cu
cumber plants started in the house,
eight over watermelons and eight over
muskmelons. Results were most defi
nite. We had cucumbers from the
sheltered vines two weeks earlier tht'n
usual and -watermelons as big as co
coanuts before plants that were set in
the open had formed fruit. The wir'te
shelter has a forcing effect and jet
permits hardy growth. Cloth has : a
advantage over glass in that it ItN
in- moisture. It is also a protect, u
against bugs.
When the vines under cloth outgrev
the frames I removed them. Just tlK i
I was nursing along a dozen eggplant.
With bugs, dry weather and other d'l
advantages, it seemed as if they w"! I
not live. Twelve of the frames w e
clapped over those plants, and in two
days the effect could be seen in who e
healthy green leaves. Then some
brussels sprouts came for transplant
ing in July, when the sky was like
brass. I put them right out as soon
as received, with a cheesecloth frame
over each, and they grew as if they
had been transplanted in a week of
rain.
Cheesecloth is cheap. If you buy a
bolt of it, about seventy-five yards, it
costs about 2' cents a yard. Th-
coarse, unbleached variety a yard wide
is what you want.
It Will fvlake Foor Land Richer and
Can Be Grown Easily.
The trouble with soils when they
cease to produce as they did when new
is not that the elements of plant food
are actually exhausted from the soil,
but the necessary forces for the libera
tion are exhausted. One of these
forces is bacteria. It is estimated
that in the common soil there are 130
million bacteria to the ounce. These
bacteria must have humus (decayed
vegetable matter; for their food; then
they will liberate food for the growth
of plants.
The supply of humus, the supply of
nitrogen, the physical condition of the
soil, the peuetratlon, aeration and
porosity of the subsoil, can be estab
lished by the growth of sweet clover
at a cheapness that is startling. Nor
Is it a hard plant to grow. It is one
of the hardiest of the leguminous
plants. It seems to establish itself
on old, wornout soils where other,
legumes will not grow at all and where
field crops grow so poorly as not to
pay. Owing to these characteristics
and to the fact that its bacteria are
capable of living and prospering on
the roots of alfalfa, it is perhaps the
best possible plant with which to pre
cede alfalfa in sections where there
Is dilliculty in securing a successful
growth of that plant. Kansas Indus
trfalist.
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GOOD FOR THE BOY.
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The boy who has engaged in a
corn contest, whether successful
ly or not. has gained practical
training of farreaching value
and lasting significance.
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Good For Shelling Corn.
Any one can make and use this corn
sheller, says the American Agrieul
turist, from which the picture and the
description are taken. It is made of .i
piece of board sis or eight inches louic
and about one and a half inches wide
At intervals of one-half or three-quar
ters of an inch notches are sawed -n
each edge and enlarged so as to take
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liOMKMADE COKX .SHKLLE1C
in a No. 10 or 11 wire. A hole is bored
near eacli end and one end of a wire
inserted and fastened.
Then the wire is wound as tightly
as possible around the wood and fitted
in the notches till the other eud is
reached, when the wire is passed
through the other hole and fastened
securely. All that is necessary is to
rub tills device over the corn and ears
to loosen the grain.
Points For the Thinking Farmer.
Now is an excellent time to lay that
concrete walk that you promised your
wife tor make last winter, when the 4
mud was ankle deep. These are ex
cellent months for odd jobs on the
farm.
No kind of manure, either animal ex
crement or fertilizers, will take the
place of good, thorough tillage, now
the land at the right time and to the
right depth, then work it down to a
mellow seed bed with disk and roller,
and harrow.
A brick wall or foundation", while
substantial enough, looks rather old
fashioned now. The concrete or ce
ment block foundation is the modern
type and, like most modern things. Is
an Improvement over that which pre
ceded it A great thing about concrete
Is its permanence 'and cheapness.
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