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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-01-25
PR 0 F ESS ONA L
VETERINARY SURGERY,

have been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
for the practice Of Veterinary Sur.
gerry In oil fts branches, and am the
only one in the county. Call on or
address me at Villas, N. G. r. F. D. 1.
G. II. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
H.17-'11.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
DETECTIVE ARNOLD TELLS 1T.

1T is n very difficult thing" said
Operator Arnold, formerly Of the
United States secret service. TO get
set rid Of q large amount of counter
felt money in this country without de-
tcction, because Of the safeguards
which are thrown around the genuine
notes. The plan Of protecting money
has received the greatest attention
from the treasury officials, and marks
and characters have been put upon
the bills which it is intended shall
escape tho counterfeiter's notice. Il
would not be policy to tell what any
OF these marks are, but II will net bo
giving anything away to s2y that de-
fccts are put into bills sometimes in
order TO testify 10 their Eenuineness.
This is done on the supposItiou that If
n counterfeiter goes to work on a bill
and discovers what may seem 10 be a
slight defect he Will correct It, and
by doing so will furnish evidence of
his crooked work.
II was put to work upon a gang Of
counterfeiters, however, which beat
Nut bNNtluu-tuL AT us own game, 1 ne
treasury department received notice
Of counterfeit from Boston of a 500
bill on the First National bank OF that
! city The bill in question aroused
suspicion because the serial number
was duplicated. There was nothing
else about the bill that would excite
suspicion In the vignette Of Lincoln
on the bank note an intentional de-
feet had been made I'm one OF the lines
in the forehead aad It was reproduced
in the counterfeit, and a warning
was cent out calling attention to H.
within two weeks we he'd plenty
/ cf work on our hands, for the banks,
in scrutlnizing bills after receiving
notice, discovered several other coun-
terfcits Of different banks. Reports
came 10 Washington from New York,
I Chicago. Philadelphia, Boston. st.
Louis and other places Of the finding
OF couutcrfets, Il became very evil
dent that the country had been
flooded with the bogus money by g
very shrewd gang OF counterfeiters. A
comparison of all the ''yus bills indi-
Gated that they had q" aca nedo by
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
KEEP TAB ON AGE OF FOWLS
Enables Pou!tryr7an 70 Cgll Out Hens
That are UnproStab'c-cae
Mcthod Favored.

It ia mere guoss work to tell the
age Of hen after she has passed tho
pulet stage. To the good Eouitrym2n
It Is important that tho exact age Of
every fowl on his promises be known.
Hens that are past the age for profit
should be qulicd out and their places
taken by the younger stock. LcEhonds
with numbers may be used when tho
pullcts arrive at maturity, and, if rec.
ord5 are kept, tho identity OF each
fowl is easily established. a less clab-
oretc method. and one which no poul.
tryEeoper can afford net to follow, is
to punch a hole in ono Of tho four
webs OF the feet, each web represent
ing q certain year. Special punches
for this purpose may be purchased
from any poultry supply house, but n
small sized leather belt purch cen be
uscd 10 rood advantage. The hole Is
punched very easily when the newly
hatched chick IS first taken from tho
nest or incubator. All Of one seasons
chicks may be marked on the same
web, although II special hatchinEs
are to be kept separately as high as
Niteen combinations con be used lf
properly done the hole or tracos OF
tho gear will always remain and the
identity Of tho fowl cGnrot be lost.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN DENMARK
Every Town in That Country Of cv.,
5000 Population Has
Public Service.

According TO recent information
about the progress OF electric urbt
and power industries In Denmark. h
appears that all the towns OF 5000
Inhabitants and over are now rru,id
ed with public electric service. saws
the Scientific American. As To- Ju.Hs
having between 5000 and 5000 ML.b.
ltants. there are only three m which
electric mains are not installed. .,.
that 1t will be seen that DcnuarE ig
one Of the most progressive Countries
In this respect. The largest sized cleo.
trio stations are to he found 90 90.
pCnhagen and at pre- eat there a.g
three large plants In operation giving
total of 27O00 horse power Cug-
rent Is supplied for the city mains,
as well as Tor the tramway lines Ns
regards the Danish stations in small
towns, in general each town has .ta
own plant, and there i5 Int one ,N-
ample of an intercommuu., system.
This is at Skovshoyed, near Coppuaa-
gen, and the central station extends
It's power lines over all the suburban
regions, also supplying the tr'nHass
Of Hellerup and Klampcunurs in
most of the pwn electric stations tho
Diesel heavy oil engine Is used
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Peters. who was photographer, and
Sam Stetson, an enEraver, were kept
busily at work getting out the plates.
They had some new trick that they
were experimenting on for q long
while, and after a lot Of failures.
they found what they were after.
Plates were made for the bills OF a
dozen or more banks, and Forbes,
who was a good Judge, said that they
were the finest plates ever used to
stamp bogus money. Peters was
very retlcent about the way the plates
were made. and, rs it was none Of
our business, We didn't care. Taken at
the very worst, Peters was only a
halfhearted crook. He came OF a
very good family in Georgia.
when the plates were about done
| went with Forbes and got three
presses, which he had sent to 4 va
cant store in Harlem, and removed
them ourselves to the ranch in Flat
bush so no questions would be asked.
The only delay We met with was in
getting paper similar to that used by
the government. tried to make con-
nection with several big firms in
Massachusetts. but they were all dead
leary about going into the scheme, al
though We offered them big money.
FORBES and | finally took a trip to
England and found a paper manu-.
facturer who was willing to make the
paper. He knew what we were after
without being told and charged & price
for his work that was highway rob
berry. But We had to get tho goods
at any price and gladly paid him his
figures. We got the paper through
the custom house under a false In.
voice. with the aid OF an inspector
who was not above taking money for
| favors, and after keeping It in stor.
age warehouse for several weeks we
sent it to Flatbush. The paper was
as good as the genuine paper, and Il
did not take MS long to start the
presses. Stetson was practical
printer, and fixed the colored inks for
the different plates. Then we all took
turn at the PRESSES, and a felloy
could not help having a thrill of de
light as the piles or beautiful bills
were stacked up in the cellar.
I'VE kept the presses moving until
We had about 100000 in money
After all the bills had been rejected
that showed any defects, the good
ones were aged by colored fluid. We
were now reAdy for the real business
to begin. A careful comparison Of the
counterfeits with n magnifying glass
did not show the slightest difference
from the genuine. So confident was
Forbes Of the money that We sent one
Of the bills to bank to have its gen.
uineness tested. 1t came back all
| right.
Instead Of trying to push the queer
in small lots. as Is commonly done
by showers, We divided tho money
into five parts, anG the members OF
the gang took equal share and went
/ respectively to New York Boston
| Philadelphia, Chicago. and St. Louis
Then We put out the money in govern
ment and railroad bonds Of the gilt
edged sort, and got rid OF all the
money. We made the biggest life OF
record, and sold the bonds in London
inside Of a month"
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
ERUPTION LIKE PlMPLES

wathena, Kan.-"My child scalp
trouble became so bad that ! was
ashamed to have anyone see h.w. HE
head had n solid scab on it, He also
had terrible breaking out on his face
which was gradually growing verse.
The eruption was like pimplcs which
developed into sores when he scratch
ed, which he did almost constantly
Baby would almost scratch hm c,t
raw.
81 had used several different kinds
OF salve, none Of them helping in the
least bit, when ! saw the CutiCgra adj
vertisement in the paper and IL made
me think OF the good results my sister
had when she used It for her children
l had only used Cuticuru Soap and
Ointment about two weeks before p
noticed that the sores were almos. cr.
tlrely gone, and It must have been
month or six weeks he was trogb',I
before began the treatment To
would get easy when I would put The
Cuticura Ointment on him Cu'leg-a
Soap and Ointment completely cured
him and he has a clear complexion
now" (slgned) Mrs, W. II. Hughes.
Dec. 81, 1911.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free. with 82p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept l., Boston 4"
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Side Elevation Of Poultry HOuoe.

may be infested with mites, it is very
seldom that a dirty house wiH be
found to be free from these peR5.
Lice and mites cause more losses
among poultry than all other things
combined
Poultry houses should be so ar
ranged inside that the poultryman
can keep down the mites without an
undue expenditure OF time and en-.
ergy Mites live in house and must
be killed there. busting tho hens
will never get rid OF them.
The best means of getting rid Of
mites in the houses Is to spray thor.
oughly with kerosene emulsion. This
should be done twice with an interval
Of from five to seven days between
the sprayings.
The emulsion is made rs follows:
Cut up one pound Of soap and dissolve
It in hot water; while the water is
hot, stir in two gallons Of kerosene
and continue stirring for fifteen tc
twenty minutes. II IS important &c
have the kerosene. soap and water
well mixed, especially II It is not tc
be used at once. To this mixture add
seventeen gallons OF water This
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
Two.compartment Trap Nests, Show
Ing "stop Louse" Roost Hangers
Above.

makes a 10 per cent. emulsion. Some
recommend 10 per cent. but We have
found 10 per cent. efficient in killing
the mites.
Kerosene used OH the roost once
a week in hot weather will help to
keep down both mites and lice. II
put on a short time before tho hens
90 to roost, some Of It will get on
.he feathers and will Kill and drive
away lice. Care must be taken not
TO get too much on the fowls. or it
will blister them and this will stop
tho hens from laying just as much as
the lice will.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
chIId's Popularity Explained.

A winning lottery ticket Of $780,
600, in connection with the Mobiles
payment at the State Bank iu ST.
Petersburg, and it now traGspiros
that the owner is an eiEhtyear1't
orphan. and inmate Of the orphauaga
at Pskof The lottery ticket WAS Aer
sole possession. Her relatives la0
hitherto done nothing for the child,
but when the news of her good for.
tune became known they were one
and all eager TO adopt her. The au.
thorities have placed her ia the
charge Of an arch-priest, u distant con.
nection Of her father.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

50 to the proDortionate sizo Of the
house to tho nunbcr Of fowls kept,
only he who remembers that "thcro
Is more profit IN a houco half fun
than IN q house twice full" is safe
from blundering at this point Tho
most levelheaded practical poultry,
men insist upon ten square feet per
fowl, Contrast this with the room
afforded 100 fowls IN q 1920 house,
less than 2 1.3 feet of apace to each
(which is a common signD and Judge
as to the chances for EGGS Ia tho lat.
ter case and take warning.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
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CARE OF THE POULTRY HOUSE
Lice and Mites Cause Mere Loeaea
Than All Other Things Com.
blned-Spray Is Urged.

Il Is quite possible to have the best
poultry kept IN woll.built houses, well
fed, and still not get airy profit or
pleasure from them. In too many
cases where n good start has been
made the house is neglected and al.
lowed TO become filthy and infested
with mites. It may be said that filth
and mites generally 60 together for
while house that is kept fairly clean
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
THE GREATEST GANG OF coUN.
TERFElTERS.

A-M--A.HE days Immediately fol.
EEI 7 lowing tho Civil war were
III the halcyon days Of the
U ;t2 s49'';:5s''is: sss 1s.r.3 Tn2 apssss9 ;ssei
with bogus bank and
treasury notes. No man. when he re.
ceiyed a bill. could tell when he pre-
scented It at a bank whether It would
DO accepted or not When tho famous
Forbes gang began to put their out
put on the market the bank teller him
self could not tell whether he might
not have in his drawer another OF the
same serial number; for that was tho
only means by which a Forbes coun-
terfeit could be detected.
II Is not likely that another gang
similar to the Forbes crowd ever will
arise in the United States. The coun-
terfeiters OF today are photographers,
who bear the same relation to the
high-class maker of steel plates that
the coin molder does to the old.tlme
crook who cut his own steel dies. The
silk threads, tho secret process paper
and the excellence and activity of the
United States secret service have also
served TO render the finer forms Of
counterfeiting q lost art. Therefore
It is interesting to review the rise
and fall of the greatest of them all,
the Forbes gang.
knew Ned Ormsby, one OF the
members OF the gang well; a quiet.
diguiGed little man, gray about the
temples, and when he told me the
following story the pallor of the fed
eral peuitentiary was still upon him.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

ArchaeoloEists In Asia have run
across remains Of a nation that once
wor.hiped tho peacock But the pea.
cock IN all his glory. was not arrayed
as one Of these up,tu-datc damscls.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Theaters without orchestras? With
out tho shivery music. how are wc 70
know whether the villain is hunting
mushrooms or creeping up 10 the
Eleepiug hero 10 stab him through the
heart?
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Let ms remark In charity that rer.
haps some Of tho young women on the
street never realized how uuclothcd
they were until they saw 1t IN the pa
pcrs.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26
His Weapon.

did you see where an escaping ma.
MAC somewhere struck down his par
suer with a cake Of sOap?'
Then | suppose he made a clean
getaway"
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

The fear that tho price OF shaves
may be fixed under the patent law
need not alarm. There is no law
against whiskCrs
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

a New York woman says she loves
her horses better than she does her
husband Probably she doesn't drive
them as hard
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

A Long Island woman eloped the
other day with a liyeryman. We sup
posed liyerymcn had become obso-
lete.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

However perhaps we ought to be
glad that the girls are showing a ten
dency to wear their own hair in fas,
ciuating little lunches
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Woman up state wants divorce
because her husband insists on talk
ing politics. This comes under tho
head OF cruel and inhuman treatment
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Tho treasury department plans 70
make papcr money smaller I'm rlze
but not because the ultimate consun.
.er is troubled with enlargement Of the
bank roll
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Woman in New York has left ali
her money to her lawyer probably
on the theory that no would get it
anyhow.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Farmer IN Ohio says he owns a cat
with three heads Think Of listening
in the Silly night TO a cat with three
voices
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

The lettercarrier will be glad when
the vacation season with its Hood OF
foolish post cards is over.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

The recent death OF the 1856 year old
Mexican must have been q happy
one. Think Of living 1SJ years IN
Mexico!
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

II a lobster is mot an animal" what
Is IT. You can't classify It either as
vegetable or as a mineral
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Man In Vienna shot himself because
three girls were in love with him
He was loved not wisely. but too
we'll
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

III you want TO be beautiful. DO
your own washing says one OF the
doctors Most women will prefer the
drug store brand Of beauty
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

A Missouri woman has written a
book vita her toes Probably it was
made up from fOutnotes.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

A Philadelphia policeman is going
into vaudeville. Going to do sleep
walking act, probably.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

A scientist says that CLEOPATRA
would, IL now alive be put in a luna.
tic asylum buy she might put the
ulienist there first.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

What a happy little world this
would be II we could only shovel snow
in the summer time
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Mans best friend at present Is the
electric fan. 1t is better eyea than
snow bank.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

II Boston wins the American league
pennant baked beans will become the
national dish.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

A COW ur York state Is said to have
caught FISH with her tail. but who
wants TO FISH with a cow Fawncy
casting a COW in a trout stream
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

An aviator fell 200 feet without be
ing hurt. but this IS no proof that
aviation is being made safer.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

II you are in favor OF pajamas, as
against nighties, tell 1t to the ma
rines.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

Dictagraftlng is tho latest addition
10 the English vocabulary.
The Jasper news., 1912-09-26

After all, a pennant is only a
nag
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-12
Commencement EXERCISES
At Baptist Church Were Enjoy
ed By Large Crowd of
Fallon Parents.

During the playing of the goth Gen.
tury march by Harvey Morton. the
members of the graduating class, head
ed by Principal Fetter and DR.. Adams,
took their places upon the rostrum.
The first number on the program
was Improvement In Plant Life" by
Miss Laura Mills. She told what had
been done for plant improvement by
Burbank and others.
The second on the program was Ros-
coe Williams, who gave a biography
and criticism of E. A. Poe.
Miss Mabel Sutton read an essay on
the practicability of an education.
The last of the class, was Johnston
Price who spoke upon the career of
of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Without speaking of the individual
class performance, it suffices to say
that they all did well and acquitted
themselves in an acceptable manner.
The solos, by Mrs. Headley and Mrs.
French, were verv much enjoyed by
all.
DIR. Maxwell Adams of the University
of Nevada, gave an address. He took
for his subject ''The Children of OPP
portunity." He is a pleasing speaker
and bis address was enjoyed very much.
A. R. Merritt, President of the High
School board, presented the diplomas.
His words showed that he was very
much interested in the welfare of the
high school, and that he is interested
In the welfare of the class. He urged
that they ever keep clear distinction
between reputation and character, that
they always be loyal citizens.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-12
LAND OFFICIALS were HERE
Investigat ting The Entries of De-
linquent Homesteaders. Ad-
vises Paying Of Charges.

Special Agent ]. w. Keener, of the
general land office. spent several days
in Fsllop and vicinity last week, look.
ing over the homesteads of delinquent
entrymen. He stated while here that
the land department Of the government
was not prepared, nor did II have .
legal leg to stand on in making conces-
sions to government project home
steaders who are delinquent in their
water payments. He stated that those
who were holding back in the hope that
some form of relief would be granted,
were subjecting their homesteads to
cancellation without notice.
II seems, according to the govern
ment officials, that the graduated pay
ment plan has been abandoned tempo
rarily, so far as this project is concern
ed, as precedent has been established
by the department in the granting Of
this plan of allowing the innovation
only by adding additional charges In
connection Herewith, and the impress
sion has gone abroad that the increased
rates would not be popular here. 1t
seems that an investigating board 10
now at work upon a scheme to grant
some form of relief to government pro-
ject farmers, but so far nothing has
been done. and Keener did not believe
it an act of wisdom for land owners to
jeopordize their holdings by waiting for
governmental action.
Keener was accompanied here by
Project Engineer A. N. Burcb, of the
Oraldo, California government project,
who it Is believed came here COM
missioned by the department to re-
port in conjunction with Keener upon
conditions prevailing in this project.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-12
NEW RECLAMATION PROJECT LAW FAR REACHING
Dorh Bill Becomes Law Through the Presidents Signature Reduces Residence Term
From Five to Three Years and Provides for Leaves Of Absence
But Does Not Regulate Water Payments.


IN
TO lirrgb eacrage
Nothing
in ru
of
f wrk upnM is
of
in
fo orembm rising tn egoveem for its swaerc charges
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-12
WILL HAVE FIRE FIGHTERS
Fallon's Fire Companies Will Be
Local Pride If Present Plans
Garry To Maturity.

Fallon is to have fire department,
and if the enthusiasm that dominated
the meeting held in Wightman hall Sat
urday is to be taken as an indice for
judgment, it will be wide awake, live
organization that will be productive of
great value to Fallon. About 80 of the
representative men of the town were
present and the order Of business in
cluded formal organization, the rati-
flying of the appointment of George
Spreyer as fire chief, the election of
subordinate officers and the appoint
ment of committee to prepare bylaws
and regulations under which the fire
companies will act. Plans contemplate
the division of the towns fire fighters
into two companies, and Joe Howser
and Mark Wildes were elected captains
to command the two divisions.
Each company will have a chemical
engine included in its apparatus, in ad-
dition to the usual fire fighting COM
plement, which will include hose cart,
the city council having already ordered
second cart, which is expected here
within the next week. Russell Burch
was elected captain of the hook and
ladder contingent, which will be inde-
pendent of the two hose companies.
while Tom Srnford and Will Kaiser
were elected TO have immediate super
vision of the two chemical engines.
The captains of the hose companies
each appointed lieutenant, M. l..
Wildes appointing A. w. Lofthouse.
and Joe Howser selected l.. A. Kaiser
as lieutenant Of his company.
A committee was also appointed to
secure permanent quarters for fire
company meetings. and Chief Spreyer
is so thoroughly alive to the occasion,
and the sentiment is so favorable that
the town is assured an effective fire
fighting force. beyond a question of
doubt.
Those who wish to become charter
members of the fire department can do
SO by calling at the county recorders
Office and signing the list that is in pos
session of Recorder FRANKIE, who is the
secretary of the fire organization.
The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-06-12
BUD TERRILL'S PREuM|NERY
Will Be Helc Next Week When
His Surviving Victim Will
Appear Against Him.

George Flesss, who was shot by Bud
Terrill during the alteration in which
his partner Louis Carrara lost his life,
is recovering from his wounds in Reno
hospital. Altogether I'll shot found
iodgment in Flessa's anatomy, and he
claims that he was shot twice by Ter
rill, at whom he denies shooting.
Terrill has been in custody from the
day of the happening, but was recently
allowed to return to Terrill upon his
recognizance. According to present
plans, Terrill will be arrested and
brought to Fallon next week for his
preliminary hearing. 1t is believed that
Flessa will have sufficiently recovered
from his wounds to be able to be pres
ent and testify against TerriTI.
1t will be one mans word against the
other at the preliminary 30 far as di-
rect testimony is concerned, though
there remains the matter of finding an
empty chamber in Flessa's revolver to
be cleared up by the prosecution.