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like raising and cutting blades. The
digger is operated as is an ordinary
pillow. With the beam resting on top
q the ground. the share Is pushed
along underneath. This loosens up
the row of vines and In the meantime
the blades In the rear cut the nuts
from the vines 30 that the latter do
not have to be untangled to remove
them. This implement II designed to
be pushed by hand. rather than drawn
By horse or mule. .
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coTToNsEED FEED FOR HOGS


John c. Burns. professor Of Animal
Husbandry. Agricultural College OF
Texas, says:
We have conducted several tests In
feeding cottonseed meal to hogs. and
many other experiments have been
carried on at other southern expert
mental stations. The danger in feed
ing It seems to depend upon the
length Of time 1t is fed and upon the
quantity fed. Large quantities
amounting to one-third to one-haIf Of
the full ration have been fed from
twenty-five to thirty days without any
bad results. II kept up for . longer
time losses always occur through
death. We have fed as much as one
seventh to one-sixth Of the full ration
tn cottonseed meal with very good re-
suits and without losses.
! do not think 1t advisable II one
expects to feed for more than fifty or
sixty days to let the cottonseed meal
constitute more than one-seventh to
one-sixth Of the full ration. 1t is claim
ed that It II less dangerous when sour
ed or fermented. and hence II has al
ways been our practice to thoroughly
mix the meal with the other feed. and
soak In water from twelve to twenty
four hours. feeding It in the nature Of
thick slop.
For fattsning hogs . mixture Of
three parts corn and two parts wheat
shorts. BY weight. furnishes . we'll
balanced ration. For growing hogs
about three parts corn. three parts
shorts and one part cottonseed meal
win give better results
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SYNOPSIS.

The scene at the opening of the story is
laid in the library of an old WORKOUT
southern plantation. known as the Bar
-ony. The place is to be sold. and its
Quintards. is the subject Of discussion by
Jonathan Crenshaw. business man. a
stranger known as Bladen, and Bob
Yancy.. farmer. when Hannibal Wayne
Hazard. a mysterious child Of the old
southern family. makes his appearance
Yancy. tells how he adopted the boy. Ma
thaniel Ferris buys the Barony. but the
seuintards deny any knowledge OF the
boy 10y Yancy to keep Hannibal. Captain
pears and asks questions about the Bar
-ony. Trouble at Scratch Hill. when Han
nibal Is kidnapped by Dave Biount. Cap
tain Wurrell's agent; Yancy overtakes
the boy. Yancy appears before Squire
BALKAN, and is discharged with costs for
the plaintiff Betty Malroy. friend of
the Ferrises, has an encounter with Cap
tain Murreli. who forces his attentions on
her. and Is rescued by Bruce Darlington.
Betty sets out for her Tennessee home.
Darlington takes the same stage. Yancy
and Hannibal disappear. with Murreil on
their trail: Hannibal arrives at the home
of Judge Slocum Price. The Judge recog..
nizes in the boy. the grandson of an old
time friend. Murrell arrives at Judges
home. Cavendish family on raft rescue
breaks Jail Betty and Darlington arrive
at Belle Plain. Hannibals rifle discioses
some startling things to the judge. Han
nibal and Betty meet again. Murrell ar
stakes. Yancy awakes from long dream
less sleep on board the raft Judge Price
makes startling discoveries In looking up
land titles: Charley Norton. young
planter, who assists the judge. is mys-
teriously assaulted. Norton informs Car
rington that Betty has promised to marry
him. Norton Ii mysteriousiy shot
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Of the public health and marine hospi.
tai service came into the field and
both not only succeeded In transmit
ting the disease to lower animals by
injections. but both were able to inoc-
ulate guinea pigs BY the bite Of the
tick. The results Of their studies were
published almost simultaneously.
Mr.. J. J. Moore has very recently
made an important contribution to our
knowledge Of this subject. He has
shown BY laboratory experience that
the minimum duration Of feeding by
an infected tick required for the In
lection Of . guinea pig 10 an hour and
forty-hve minutes. The average time
seems to be about ten hours. while
twenty hours were almost invariably
infective.
DR.. Ricketts,. acting under the aus
pieces Of the state board Of health. &C
complished . monumental piece Of
work in Montana, and laid the founda-
ton for all future efforts toward con-
troll or eradication Of Rocky mountain
spotted fever. His work on this dis
ease IL known the world over and
has received high recognition. His
services were rendered without expec-
tation Of receiving remuneration and
he received none. In the end he lost
his life while conducting what was
really q part Of the same investiga-
ton. Howard Taylor Ricketts, died Of
typhus fever at Mexico City. Mexico.
May 8, 1910. at the age Of thirty-nine,
while studying that disease, having
presumably been bitten by one of the
Hoe which he had just shown to be
capable Of transmitting the disease.
DR.. Ricketts,, in his reports. gave
list of seventeen domestic and wild
animals upon which the ticks were OBJ
served. They were found on the
ground squirrel. -chfpmunk, wood
chuck and mountain rat. but he be
lieved that the adult ticks fed mainly
on the larger animals-horse, COW and
certain Of the larger wild animals, as
the deer, elk and mountain goat.
The most effective way of securing
control Of the spotted fever tick Is by
preventing adults from maturing on
domestic animals-principally horses
and cows Domestic animals must be
kept free from ticks for two consecu-
tive years before any material reduc-
ton In the number will be accom-
plished. Tick control is probably
alone sufficient method Of securing
relief from the disease. They key to
the situation appears to be concen-
tration Of effort on keeping domestic
animals free from ticks.
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SPRAYING THE FRUIT TREES
Combination Of Three Pounds Of Ar
senate and Fifty Pounds Of Lime
Sulphur Recommended.

II the lime-sulphur wash was not APP
piled during the dormant season.
spraying with arsenate of lead for the
plum curculio just as the buds are
swelling, and after the blossoms fall
should not be neglected. At this sea-
son also a disease like the shot-hole
fungus of plums and cherries can be
checked by the use of self-boiled lime.
sulphur or the bordeaux mixture.
For this spraying, therefore. COM
zination Of three pounds of arsenate OF
lead and so gallons of the self-boiled
lime-sulphur Is recommended; or. II
preferred, three pounds of arsenate OF
lead may be used In so gallons of the
bordeaux mixture.
The following Is a simple formula
for making bordeaux mixtrue: Dis
solve four pounds of copper sulphate
(hlue vitriol) In Is gallons Of water.
(The crystals are readily dissolved by
being suspended in burlap sack near
the surface of the water.) Stake four
pounds of the best stone lime, and,
after 1t is thoroughly slaked, dilute
with water to rs gallons. Now pour
at the same time the two solutions, the
copper sulphate and the lime, through
a strainer into the spray barrel. The
resulting material is bordeaux mix
ture. and is the 4. $50 formula For
the small orchards and shrubbery, the
knapsack sprayer (price $6.5O) will
answer and n nronorlv mead NTH lost
Tor number OF years. The galyan-
lied iron tank holds five gallons. The
pump Is made entirely of brass with
large air chamber. 1t is an excellent
spray. For a few trees, the little buck
ct spray pump (price $500 will do the
work In very satisfactory manner.
The spraying of the fruit trees should
not DC neglected. 1t takes about ten
minutes to spray tree.
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CONTROL OF THE TICK
Most Desirable to Eradicate Dis
ease Breeding Pest.
Convincing Proof Now Given That In
sect 10 Responsible for Mans
Infection With Rocky Noun
tain Spotted Fever.

The Rocky mountain spotted fever
Is responsible for about a dozen deaths
annually In Montana and, because the
source of the infection has been looked
upon as a mystery. much alarm has
been felt. At the same time there is
reason to fear that the disease may
spread. In a milder form 1t is known
to occur in other states.
The establishment of connection
between this disease and the common
tick of the northwest placed new
importance upon the study Of the tick.
In the light of what Is now known re-
garding its responsibility. 1t is appar-
ent that the tick is the connecting
link between man and the unknown
ultimate source of the disease, and
hence it Is most desirable to eliminate
the tick.
The responsibility of the tick In
mans infection with the Rocky noun
tain spotted fever in the Bitter Root
valley was suspected by residents in
the valley before scientists expressed
such an opinion. Nurses and attend
ants had found ticks and tick bites on
the bodies of the patients and con-
nected their presence with the act Of
injecting the patient
The opinion that the tick is the
means of mans infection first attract
ed general attention when in 1904
Drs. Wilson and Chowning published
the results of their Investigations con-
Quoted during the summers Of 1902
and 1908. These investigators pre-
sented no experimental evidence, stat
ing only the results Of observations
which seemed to give credibility to the
tick transmission theory. They were
the first to publish this theory and
based their opinions on the facts (a)
that the disease occurs In many only
during the season Of the year when
adult ticks are known to be active and
when they attack man. and (b) that
1t IL possible to connect nearly every
case Of the fever with a recent tick
bite.
In 1905 DIR. H. T. Ricketts, Of the Uni
versity Of Chicago and DR.. w. w. King
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make the best OF your way to New
Orleans. Don't stop for anything
push through as fast as you can.
You'll find me there. I've q notion
you and l will quit the country to-
gether."
Quit the country. Why. captain.
who's talking of quitting the coun-
try?"
You speak as though you were
fool enough to think the niggers
would accomplish something!" said
Murren coolly. There will be CON.
fusion at nrst. but there are enough
white men in the southwest to ham
die a heap better organized insurrec-
ton than we'll be able to set going.
Our fellows Will have to use their
heads as well a. their hands or they
are likely to help the niger swallow
his medicine. look for nothing else
than considerable of q shake-up along
the Mississippi what with
lynchers and regulators man win
have to show a clean bill of health
to be allowed to live. no matter what
his color-just being white won't
help him any!"
No, you're right, 1t WON'T" and
again Hues gave way to easy laughter.
When you've done your work you
strike south as l tell you and Join
me. I'm going to keep New Orleans
for myself-it's my ambition to de-
stroy the city Old Hickory sayed!"
And then It's change your name
and strike out for Texas with what
you've picked up!"
mo, 1t isn't! I'll have my choice OF
men-a river full OF ships. Look
here, there's South America. or some
Of those islands I'm the gulf with q
black-and-tan population and few
white mongrels holding on to civiIiza-
ton by their eye-teeth: what's to
hinder our setting up shop for our
selves? Two or three hundred Amer
leans could walk of with an island
like Hayti, for instance-and it's
block with niggers. What we'd done
here would be just so much capital
QOWu WOu ndk0 IL n SIamO-
ing-ground for the Clan! In the next
two years we could bring in couple
of thousand Americans and then we'd
be ready to take over their govern
ment, whether they liked 1t or not,
and run it at a profit. Wed put the
niggers back In slavery where they
belong. and set them at work raising
sugar and tobacco for their own boss
es. Man, It's the richest land In the
world, | tell you-and the mountains
are full of gold!"
Hues had kindled with a ready en-
thusiasm while Murrell was speaking.
That sounds right. captain-we'd
have country and nag OF our own
and l look at those free niggers az
just so much boot"
Il shall take only picked men with
mel can't give ship room to any
other-but want you. You'll join me
In New orleans?" said Murrel.
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from here, Tom?" he asked abruptly.
by God, can't go too soon!" cried
the planter. staggering to his feet. He
gave Fentress hopeless beaten look.
You're my witness that flrst and last
I've no part in this!"
The colonel shrugged his shoulders.
Murrell reached out hand and rest.
ed it on Wares arm.
Keep your wits, Tom. and within
a week people will have forgotten all
about Norton and your sister. ! am
going to give them something else to
worry over"
Ware went from the cabin.
Look here, how about the boy
are you ready for him II can get my
hands on him! I'll send him either
up or down the river and place him
In safe keeping where you can get
him at any time you want"
This must be done without VIC
lence. John!" stipulated Fentress.
Certainly. / understand. Which
shall It be-up or down river?"
Gould you take care Of him for
me below, at Natchex!" inquired
Fentress.
'As we'll there as anywhere"
Good" said rentress, and took his
leave.
Three-quarters OF an hour slipped
by, then. piercing the silence, Murrell
heard a shrill whistle: 1t was twice
repeated; he saw Bess 60 down to
the landing again. A half-hour
elapsed and a man issued from the
scattering growth Of bushes that
screened the shore. The newcomer
crossed the clearing and entered the
cabin. He was young fellow OF
twenty-four or five, whose bronzed
face wore a reckless expression.
We'll. captain. what's doing:" he
asked.
IT anything's to be done, now is
the time. Hues. What have you to
report?"
We'll, I've seen the council OF each
Clan division. They are ripe to start
this thing on"
Murrell gave him a moment OF
moody regard.
Twice already I've named the day
and hour. but now I'm going to put
it through" He set his teeth and
thrust out his Jaw.
Captain. you're the greatest fellow
in America! Inside of week men
who have never been within five hun
dred miles of you will be asking OF
each other who John Murrell Isl"
Murrell had expected to part with
Hues then and there and for all time.
but Hues possessed qualities which
might still be OF use.
''Hues. you must start back across
Tennessee. Make 1t Sunday at mid
night-that's three days on" Uncon-
sciously his voice sank to a whisper.
Sunday at midnight" repeated
Hues slowly.
When you have passed the word
into middle Tennessee. turn south and
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PLow FOR THE PEANUT CROP
Implement Digs Up the Nuts and
Lite Them to Surfaee-eiadss
Cut on the Vines.

Peanuts are such popular article
In this country that anything con-
nected with them has more than
common interest. This applies to the
peanut digger. or peanut pillow. de-
signed by Mississippi man. The
pillow consists Of beam with q pair
Of handles rising from the rear and
U-shaped share beneath 1t. At the
back of the share is series of knife
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laying Something By toe Futurs

Laying Something by for Future.
The general prosperity can only BE-
a reflection Of the prosperity of the
individual. and no individual IL really
prosperous who is not laying aside
something for the future. The man
who makes $4,000 per year and
spends $4,000 Is poorer than the man
who makes $1,000 and spends but $500.
1t may be hard to walk while youz
neighbor whisks by In an automobile
but 1t II the man who has the cour.
age and character to live well within
his means who accumulates enough
capital to do things IN the world
Indianapolis Star.
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When do you start south?" asked
Hues quickly.
Inside of two days. I've got some
private business to settle before
leave. I'll hang round here until
that's attended to-"
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Salts a Milk Fever Preventive.

A good way to prevent milk fever,
say veterinary authority. Is to give
the COW q pound dose Of EPSON salts
week before calving. But this
should be done only In cases where
the COW IL in good flesh or well fed.
Dissolve the salts In water and pour
down the throat a. Z dreuch.
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tcHAPTER xvI-(contlnusd).


There you go. Price" began Ma
shaffy.
Solomon. this is no time for me to
hang back. l shall offer q reward of
I'VE thousand dollars for this informa-
-tion" The judges tone was resolute.
Yes, sir, l shall make the figure COM
mensurate with the poignant grief |
feel He was my friend and client"
The next morning 1t was discovered
that some time during the night the
Judge had tackled his anonymous COM
,inunication on the court house door;
Just below 1t was another sheet OF pa
per covered with bold script:
Ito Whom It May Concern:
Judge Slocum Price assumes that
the above was intended for him since
he found 1t under his once door on
the morning of the twenty-fifth inst.
Judge Price begs leave to state 1t
as his unqualified conviction that the
writer IL coward and cur. and
offers a reward of fve thousand dol
lars for any information that will lead
TO his Identification"
.
Tom Ware was seated alone over
his breakfast. He had left his bed
a. the pale morning light crept across
the great fields that were alike his
pride and his despair-what was the
use of trying to sleep when sleep was
an impossibility! He was about to
<v,,Sk <h~ <o1.l~ -h~r Ayu nx>v> -
tered the room to say there was .
white fellow at the door.
Fetch him along IN here" said
Ware.
Tbs white fellow delivered q PEN
-cYled note from Murrell When he
was gone. the planter ordered his
horse.
Az Ware rode away from Belle
Plain he cursed Murrell under his
breath. His own inclination toward
evil was never robust; he could have
connfved over q long period OF years
to despoil Betty OF her property, but
murder and abduction was quite an
other thing.
Three miles from Belle Plain he en-
tered bride path that led toward
the river. A growth OF small timber
was standing along the waters edge.
but as he drew nearer, those better
ments which the resident OF that
lonely spot had seen ut to make for
his own convenience, came under his
scrutiny; these consisted OF a log
cabin and several lesser sheds.
Landing. he advanced toward the
cabin. AS he did so ne saw two wom-
en- at work heckling max under an
open shed. They were the wife and
daughter Of George Hicks. his over
seer's brother.
Morning. Mrs. Hicks" he said, ad-
dressing himself to the mother, a
hulking ruffian OF woman. ANY
body with the captain"
Colonel Fentress IS"
"Humph!" muttered Ware. He
moved to the door OF the cabin and
entered the room where Murrell and
Fentress were seated facing each
other across the breakfast table.
We'll. what the devil do you want
of me. anyhow" demanded the
planter.
"How's your sister. Tom?" inquired
Murrell.
Il reckon she's the way you'd ex-
pect her to be-" Ware dropped his
voice to whisper
John. you'll ruin yourself with
your damned crazy infatuation!" It
was Fentress who spoke.
mo, / won't, colonel, but I'm not
going to discuss that. All l want is
for Tom to go to Memphis and stay
there for couple Of days. When he
comes back Belle Plain and its mig
gers win be as good as his. am go
ang to take the girl away from there
tonight How soon can you get AWAY
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
This Campaign Has Made
People Think and Discuss
Public Questions
That More Important Than Any Individual Success Publ
Thought in the End Must Govern NOT INDIVIDUALS.

Give light, and the people will find their own road
The campaign which ended Yesterday election
paign of light giving. It campaign of thought of dis
cussion The old lines broken down. party
to the fore and the old parties rejuvenated.
Discussion confined old prosac general top
les broadened Women in the field taking part.
Protection of the lives of children the welfare of the weak
and the helpless emphasized in every platform
The bloody shirt buried the fashioned meaningless
oratory had disappeared.
Men, and women, actually said something in the
paign.
Millions citizens thinking for Themselves and
voted they thought best.
Party lines broken down. Some Democrats into
the Republican party BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE 1T BEST
FOR THE COUNTRY Many Republicans into the Demo
cratic party because they believe that that party best
what a majority of the people
Some Democrats and many Republicans into the
Progressive party looking to that party for light and better
And number larger for Socialist party
which this in other campaigns has done much stimulate
thought and compel the older and conservative parties
deal with questions
useful campaign of enlightenment and the nation will
be the better for it.
The important thing not the of this that
date party but continuous the part of the
body of the citizens
matter how brilliant the leader may be-
elevated the principles of party the nation does improve
unless the Of the share the qualities of the leader and
sincerely adopt and believe the principles that inspire the leader
No leader party principles could make of herd of
savages anything than herd of Cunning
bned with force might rule and help Them they could not be
lifted above the low plane.
And principles leaders party do anything for
this country except stimulate thought and direct THE PEOPLE
in the right road
people THINK the nation grows
Yesterdays election settled question put end to
discussion struggle The work of thinking and discussing
This will really be republic worthy of the people when
individual shall have knowledge and interest public a
fairs equal at least to the knowledge and interest of the best
leaders today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
Swift Judgment Upon the
Turks

The Balkan allies righteousy dripping with blood but
flushed with amazing victory stand knocking at the gates of
Constannope The people Of the civilized world look this
spectacle with sympathy and with elation Of spirit
But the hanceeres of Europe whispering upon the wires
from capital capital in anxious conference feared that
the trying find cancel the amazing
tory far be cancelled and to build up out of the
ruins of the old tyranny empire of blood and tears
The people of the United States and will repress
feeling Of indignation and the endless cruelty
the European diplomats their dealings with the Eastern qes
ton.
European Turkey contains less than million Turks
and children all told For this handful of Taars
nomnay the European powers have submitted century
bsrbarity and shame In reality Europe does submit She
enforces and pepetuaes the barbary and shame simply
maintain terrtoraly weak empire.
the middle of the fourteenth century present day
Christian Europe has form another paid tribute the
Turk in the blood and bones of children. earlier
Sc of a.: tribute suite undsgused Christian boys were
turned the Ottoman power be made
modern times Christian Europe has yelled under It's
of diplomatic fasehoods but has failed pay
toll Of Christian blood
century and the Turkish Empire has been pti
fully weak In strictne of speech has government
all 1t has been ottering house. patched into
look of Wilderness by the mutual jealousy and fear of
ropean Powers.
In the middle the nineteenth century Englshmen and
The Treaty of Paris closed the Cmean chapter disgrace
but did not settle the Eastern question Twenty later
- te OF Russo Turkish congress powers
at Berlin attempted to establish the Turk fresh
buchery but with disastrous results slaughter of our
missionaries later proved
The Turkish rule in Europe have been utterly abo
lshed long Certainly ii should be abolished now
Inc day OF vengeance has last the brleu
cheek Of European diplomacy blush thought that the
hand OF just Judgment may now be stayed