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THE ADAIR 30UNTY NEWS The Horse and the Gumdrops. It happened one day in mid winter on a street in one of the fiarge cities. Two large horses were pulling a great wagon fill ed with heavy mail bags, and as they attempted to turn the cor ner, one of them slipped on the icy pavement and fell to the .ground. The driver, who was in a hur ry to deliver the mail at the sta tion where the train was already made up to carry it to the West, tried in every way he could think of to get the horse on his feet again, but all efforts failed. As soon as the animal would get fto his knees and attempt to rise, his broad, smooth shoes would slip and down he would go again. A crowd of people had collect ed, some offered suggestions, others simply stood and looked on, never even trying to help .either the horse or his driver. "Then a gentleman carne'gacross -the street to see what was the trouble. When he took in the'situation, she walked a little way down the .street and purchased a cent's ssvorth of gumdrops from a ven der, then came back andunfold ang his morning paper, laid two of the sweet balls upon itfwithin fiasy reach of the horse's head. The horse smelled the candy, .nd lapping one up, soon3his sznouth was drooping with satis faction. He did not swallow it, but rolled it adout on his tongue as if he was trying to make it Izst as long as possible. Then ?he took the second drop, and in a 'minute or two made another at tempt to rise, jnst as though he nust do something to pay for 'the treat. The gentleman and ihe driver then spread a large blanket on the pavement, and, setting his feet on this, the ani anal was able to get up without difficulty. "An Eskimo will work an en tire day for a single gumdrop," said the gentleman, as the horse iinally got on his feet, "so why should not a big, strong horse do the same?" That question was siot answered by the laughing 'Cro'.vd, but the driver o f the wagon said those gumdrops ji'were worth their weight in oldtohim." "I'll always car ry some candy in mjT pocket," he shouted as he drove briskly -off to the waiting train. All the beating in the world would not have accomplished what a little thought and the re ward of the sweets did in this case. Animalr are all alike in this respect, and so are most girls and boys if they are scold ,ed and -driven they are very apt t o balk. Treat them with thoughtful kindness and reward them with a trifling gift, and there is not much you cannot get them to do for you. Remem ber this when you are dealing with the little folks and with dumb animals. for the Weak and Nervous. "Tired-out, weak, nervous men and women would feel ambitious, energetic and full of life and always have a good appetite, if they would do the sensible thing for health-take Electric Bitters. .Kothing better for the etomach, liver or kidneys. Thousands say they owe their lives to' this won . derful home remedy. Mrs. O. Rhine vault, of Vestal Center, K". Y., says: 1 "I regard Electric Bitters as one of the greatest of gifts. I can never for get what it has done fori me." Get a bottle yourself and see-what a differ ence it will make in your health. jd'Only 50c and $1.00. Recommended by .Paull.Drug Co. Ad. Some very serious mistakes have been made in human affairs by supposing that learning and contact with books and schools would confer that highest of all human qualities wisdom. The oretically speaking, a sound and thorough education ought to bring wisdom in its training, but it often fails. A certain very successful phy sician was once consulted by a patient who asked this question: "Doctor is it best for a man to give up all he knows about his own case and take the word of a doctor for it?" The answer was as iollows and ifwas a truly wise and comprehensive one: "Well, that depends upon how much wisdom either the patient or the doctor has. All patients should understand their body well, for they have had a good deal of experience with it, but they don't; they lack the power of wise deduction. All doctors should have the ability to diag nose the disease correctly and judge wisely what is the trouble, but they don't. They may have great learning, but they lack the power of wise judgment. Learn ing helps, but wise judgment is the supreme quality after all. It is a born gift." We have often thought of this doctor's remark as applied to the farmer. The knowledge and mental training that comes through books and schools is a great help, but it is not wisdom of judgment. Some men seem to have this gift of wise judg ment even with very limited ed ucation. Other men with abun dant schooling lack wisdom, the power to judge best what to do next. This individual equation, the man behind the farm, is a great thing. The power to choose wisely has always been esteemed one of the highest of human gifts. Coupled with en ergy it is what makes the great farmer, the great general, the great statesman. Ordered to Work., Gov. Hatfield, of West Vir ginia, has done what no other state executive ever did. He has ordered 10,000 striking coal min ers to go to work. True, as me diator between the operators and the miners he has succeeded in adjusting all differences except that relating to recognition of the union, which he says is a matter which the operators and miners can settle themselves; and he re gards this of so little importance compared to the interests of the state, which has now expended approximately a million dollars in maintaining order in the coal regions, that he feels justified in issuing the order that he has. As chief executive of the state he probably is justified in taking the position he has, but it is a question whether or not the op erators and miners will recognize the importance of 'the interest which the governor represents. If they do not, it is barely possi ble that, as chief executive, -the governor may take another step which will be even more drastic state operation of the mines, indicated by his threat to call the legislature into extra session. This would be revolutionary in the extreme, and yet might also be justified by the exigencies of the situation in West Virginia. Grit. Wisdom. Black Rot. The name -of this disease itself really tells the whole story. The comb turns black and the tissues seem to be dead and the diseased parts will rot off or become sep arated in time from the rest of the comb and leaves a very un sightly stump as when the comb has been frosted. Black rot is found only in high combed breeds, only rare cases of black rock in birds that have low combs. The cause of this troub le is due from improper circula tion of blood through the comb which causes the 1 tissues to be come dead. Most everyjcase of black rot will be caused from some kind of liver trouble. Ev ery time the liver gets out of or der the comb will show it and tells the whole story. In the early stages of3black rot the comb will be just a little dark, generally thespoints be come pale or purplish, and in a few days the whole comb will become dark. Cases where the bird is in a healthy condition and with strong vitality thediseased portion of the comb .will sep arate from the other and fal) off leaving the stump. The color changes from a purple to a blue and then to black. The bird will not have much appetite, and will stand around in a stupid po sition and will have very little energy. Just as soon as you notice a bird of your flock witha dark comb you should catch it at once and place in a coop, and begin immediate treatment, for in ad vanced stages of black rot treat ment is of little value then and nothing can be done. Feed plen ty of Green food and do not give stimulants; see thatfthe bird has plenty of sunlight and fresh air. Paint the comb three times a day with the following lotion: water one ounce, glycerinejthree fourths of an ounce,'and tcarbol ic acid crystale one grain. Now add one teaspoonful of muriate of ammonia to each pint of the drinking mater, this't'will help the liver perform the duties more easily. Phosphate of soda is also said to be good; give the3 sick bird one-half tablespoonful daily. Now the treatment of blackrot will be of little value ."as I said above, but the proper way to be gin treatment is to locate the cause underlying the trouble and try to prevent more case3 from appearing and deal with the old cases the best way you can. i Mild cases can be cured if taken in time, but advanced cases treatment will not do much good. Health a Factor In Success. The largest factor contributing to a man's success is undoubtedly health. It has been observed that a man is seldom sick when his bowels are regu larlie is never well when they are constipated For constipation you will find nothing quite so good as Cham berlain's Tablets. They not only move the bowels but improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion. They are sold by Paull Drug Co. Ad. In June Harvard University will bestow the degree of doctor of philosophy upon Norbert Weiner, eighteen years old. "Not so wurst." The University of Chicago professor who says that when the temperature goes up morals go down has yet to reconcile his saying with the fact that waves of crime occur most frequently in the winter. DEPARTING FROM OLD TRADITIONS High Schools Aid In Develop ing Kentucky Fruit Growing. 60,000 TREES IN ONE PLOT. Extensive Apple Growing Associations Launched In Rowan and Hardin Counties Movement Means Wider Use of Agriculture and Horticulture In Rural High Schools of the Strte. The present year has seen a great Impetus given to the fruit growing in terests in Kentucky. Two different sections of the state have launched ' extensive co-operative apple growing associations. Both in Iiowan and in Hardin counties the work has been helped and developed by our state de partment of agriculture. The depart ment has furnished these counties 00,000 NEWLY GRAFTED APrLE TREES. with four standard varieties of apple trees free of charge and has also agreed to advise and train the mem bers of the association in the care and general cultivation of the young trees and orchards during the nest five years. "When the newly grafted young tree3 were received by the association in Rowan county they were divided among the members, to be placed in home gardens for the summer's growth. In Hardin county it was de cided best to plant and cultivate the G0.000 young trees in one nursery plot. While plans were being discussed as to the best place and manner of car ing for this nursery work the agri cultural class of the county high school offered to take the trees and carry them through the summer until trans planting time next autumn. Just next to the high school at Eliz abethtown a fertile piece of sod land was broken and carefully prepared for the tender young stock. The day the planting took place was made some thing of a gala day for the students, especially as two experts from the state agricultural station, a government expert and a Louisville newspaper man came to inspect the work. When the 00,000 trees, onough to set 1,500 acres, were stacked in the side yard they did not look as if they would require much time to plant. Put after the bundles were opened and tiny man school hoys setting out ioun'g STOCK. bunches that could be held in one hand were seen to contain seventy-five or a hundred small trees the boys star ed first at the bundles and then at the well worked ground. The splendid part of this work lies in the fact that the high school is step ping outside of the old, narrow, musty limits of educational tradition and is floing something of very definite value for the community. It will undoubted ly be of great benefit to the boys who tlo the work, their fathers, their friends jmd neighbors, in gaining a new view point of what education will mean in the coming years. The development of Kentucky's re sources should be the first aim of every citizen, and when the enormous prac tical value of this work is realized it will give a great impetus to every form of agricultural endeavor. , If this work is a pronounced success this year it will naturally mean a wid er use of agriculture and horticulture in our rural high schools over the whole state. 'When this comes it will also mean that each community will ! be willing to put much larger sums of money Into, its school than it has in the past. Let us hope that many high schools will follow this splendid start. &llh als ' WiWlwA ' - ' e 1 1 ?1m And i E?&&-i2&afct W . 1 m urn iik If SHIlB B BoTiiI bAT .. ?. v HC " "V ' VJV 0. G. BABDWICN. Pres. J. H. COCKE, V. Pres.; W. T. Pyne Mill & Supply Co. 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