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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02

with leaves so as to provide plenty
Of fodder. II is important to observe
the tassel OF the stalk TO see that 1t
is strong, symmetrical and is we'll de-
veloped and free from any evidence
OF disease.
The stalk from which the ears are
taken should be we'll rooted in the
ground. upright, strong and vigorous,
and any evidence of disease or alb.
normal growth should at once con.
denim Il.
Only ears that are well silked and
that are thoroughly covered with the
husk from tip to tip should be select.
ed. Here again It is a mistake to SO.
lect ears bearing abnormally deyeh
oped husks or husks that are too little
developed.
II the ear contains an unusual
| amount Of husk 1t is a sure sign OF
coarseness and will show up badly in
next years crop.
The shank bearing the ear should
be short and not over an inch or
an inch and a quarter in diameter.
and those ears pointing downward
are the most desirable. These shed
the rain and thus preserve the grain
while those ears which stand upright
or nearly so, naturally catch moisture
which trickles down into the grain
and causes 1t to rot
AS to the number of rows and
grains on the ear, these will vary
with the variety, but in most standard
varieties they run from 16 to 20, al.
though they may run as high as "a
and still conform to standard.
II the number runs below ia the
ear should be discarded. The rows
should run straight from butt to tip
and those ears containing wayy rows
or rows that become mixed at any
point and lose their identity are not
to be taken.
Do not select ears that are much
larger at the butt than at the tip.
The cob of the perfect ear should be
perfectly straight and uniform in cir
conference.
The grain should be rather wedge.
shaped but symmetrical and well
formed and not too long. The tip
of the ear should be perfectly Gov
cred with corn, as we'll as the butt
Not many ears containing these char
acteristics will be found in a random
selection the first season; but by care
full breeding, ears may be produced
which will be perfectly covered al
both ends and symmetrical in appear
ance from butt to tip.
In selecting seed corn it is neces
sary of course to aim at the perfect
standard and not be content with any
thing else. If one goes to the trouble
Of making any selection, why not carry
1t out to its conclusion and strive II
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
NEW STEEL DEFlES YEGGMEN
German Chemists Discover Alloy That
Cannot Be Drilled, Blasted
or Cut.

New York,-The day of the scien-
tifc safe burglar is about over. A
kind of steel that cannot be drilled,
exploded or cut by the oxy-hydrogen
flame has been discovered by German
chemists.
Prof. Carl Duisberg, one of the
chief foreign delegates to the Interna-
tional Chemists congress here,
brought news of the discovery. He
says it is a question of only a short
time before the yeggman will have
to turn to new fields.
DR.. Duisberg brought with him two
specimens Of steel One was of the
ordinary kind and had been cut in
51a minutes by the oxy-hydrogen
flame and in six minutes by the oxy
acetylene flame
The second specimen was of the
new alloy, which had withstood the
heat Of both the oxy-hydrogen and
oxy-acetylene flames for IL hours
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
PQIHRYN0TfS

Desirable eggs are said to weigh
about "a ounces to the dozen.
If hens develop the feather-pulling
habit send them to market at once.
1t is as an egg producer that the In.
dian Runner duck has gained the most
fame.
Poultry balance their own rations If
they are given a wide variety OF feeds
to select from.
Eggs that cost 25 cents per dozen
will bring 81 to IS when Matched and
sold as broilers.
A hen over two years old is fit
only for the pot and to mother chick
ems. she is past her profitable laying
days.
All young stock on hand now that
you do not intend to keep through
the coming winter should be mar.
ketedl
After hens are through laying they
should be sold to the butcher unless
they are needed for breeders next
season.
Goose eggs require from twenty,
eight to thirty-two days to hatch, &C
cording to variety and method OIL
Matching
Hens, when thye cease laying, fatter
very easily and a fat hen is a thrifty
candidate for all kinds Of poultry
/ diseases.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Can't Buy Marital Bliss
Felicity Is Not to Be Measured by
Money or Bulk Like CONNER
cial Products.

Salem, Ore.-Declaring that con
nUbial bliss is not to be estimated at
a price of so much per ton, or yard, or
acre." the supreme court, in an opin-
ion by Justice Burnet, has affirmed
the lower court of Multnomah county
in the case of Lizzie c. Dawson, ap-
pellant, against John H. Davidson, re-
spondent
Mrs. Davidson brought suit to set
aside deeds to property in Portland
amounting to $33,050. She alleged that
she, as a milliner, and he, as po-
liceman, started on their wedding
journey together, deciding not to keep
house, but each to assist in promot-
ing the financial welfare of the fam
lily. She alleges he was peevish, irri-
table, and that married life was not
harmonious. To promote harmony,
she decided to him property valued ct
more than $4,000, and that it was
done with the sole nope that the nus
band would discontinue his mental
cruelty" as she alleged his actions
constituted.
The court holds that connubial hap
piness cannot be made a subject OF
barter between the two spouses, and
that as far as that is concerned, if she,
of her own free will and accord, al
though with the hope of inducing a
different course of conduct toward her
on the part of the defendant, freely
gave him her property it must stand
as the court finds it. We cannot re-
lieve her of the consequences of her
own deliberate acts and deeds"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
LION BEATEN BY FAT MEN
California Sheriff and Companion,
Who Went Hunting for Deer Only.
Encounter Bigger Game.

San Francisco.-Lost-two guns,
five cigars, several pounds of flesh and
the wind" of two fat men.
And all because a mountain lion,
described as being the largest and
most vicious on record, broke through
the brush in Black gulch at the exact
spot where Marin County Sheriff Jack
Heating and S. X. Herzog were stalk
ing deer.
The guns, cigars, several pounds of
flesh and wind" of the two fat men
were all lost in their haste as they
scaled tall sycamore tree.
From this vantage point the two
freed hunters halloed and were pres
emily rescued by Robert Pearson.
Frank Riede and Bill Jones-other
members of the Victor Gun club-who
frightened the lion away.
At the foot of the tree the duo re.
covered guns and "wind"-but the CT
gars could not be located and it is be,
lieved that the lion appropriated them
The flesh, the fat men hope, is lost
forever.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
FINDS Lost COLONY
Steftanson Tells Story Of DisCOv.
cry Of Norsemen.
Explorer Sees Kin Of seandlnavlans
Who Were Last Heard Of In
i4i2-Also Finds Strange
Bear In Arcties.

seattle.-Vilhialmar Steiansson. aft.
or passing more than four years in
arctic exploration, returned to Seattle
by steamer from Nome, Alaska, and
told OF his discovery OF what he be.
lieves TO be the descendants OF the
Scandinavian colonists Of Greenland
who were last heard OF in 1912. When
trade with Greenland was resumed In
the seventeenth century trace OF the
colonists had disappeared
With his companion, Dr. r. NJ. An.
derson Of Forest City, Iowa, stefans-
son made a valuable geological and
chronological collection, which is on
the steam whaler Belyedere with DR..
Anderson and will arrive In San Fran.
cisco the first week In November on
the way to the American Museum OF
Natural History in New York.
stefansson and Anderson went to
the arctic In 1908 by way OF Winnipeg
Edmonton and down the Mackenzie
river to its mouth. They we're bound
for Coronation Gulf, a region which is
marked uninhabited on Canadian
maps and which they had been warn
ed to avoid.
or the so-called white Eskimos he
found at Coronation Gulf, stefansson
/ said:
They were taller than the Green
land Eskimos, but not so tall as the
Alaska EslSimos. They spoke Eskimo,
though | thought | detected some
Morse words. visited thirteen groups
Of these people, who number probably
1000, AMI saw 1000 of them. Ten Of
these groups or tribes had never come
into contact with whites and had not
even tradition of them.
Between the country of the blond
Eskimos and the Mackenzie is a bar.
rem strip 300 miles wide. which is
never crossed by Eskimos. The Eski.
mos west of the strip have no knowl
edge Of Eskimos to the east. Those
to the east know there are western
Eskimos, but believe them savage can
nibals. So
Musk OK, polar bear and seals are
abundant, and the blond Eskimos live
well. Many Of them have eyes as blue
as my own. A great many of the men
have sandy or red boards. They have
no tradition of their ancestry"
Stetfansson passed the first winter
at the mouth of Colyille river, Alaska
the second at Cape Parry, the third
an Coronation Gulf and Victoria
LAID. and the fourth at Cape Parry.
In his collection are the skins, skull:
and leg bones of nineteen barrier
ground grizzly bears. Only one bar
rem ground grizzly is in any museum
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
INTERESTING RELIC is FOUND
Oxen Yoke Bearing Date Of 1850 Pick
ed Up Near the Ancient Emf.
grant Trail.

Placerville, CaI-Campers near the
summit Of the Sierra Neyadas discov.
cred relic of the days Of old the
days of gold, the days Of 40" It is
a yoke for oxen and was lying near the,
long-ago abandoned emigrant trail. ~
Over this trail came thousands ~
persons from the eastern states and
foreign shores. Along the almost OBJ
liberated trail are still to be seen rem
nants of prairie schooners, here and
there rough hewed tombstone, each
in itself a chapter in the life OF some
pioneer.
The yoke has stamped on it date,
1885," and several initials which the
elements have made indecipherable.
The yoke was made of oak and has
withstood the rains and SHOWS Of sixty.
two winters remarkably well.
1t will be placed in the Native Sons
Home at Coloma as a part of the col
lection of days of 40" curios.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02

Mo. shows a good stalk, we'll bal
anced ear about four feet from
the ground, we'll set and turned down
enough to shed the rain. No. is
weak stalk, joints too long, ear set
too high and much too near the top.
those stalks which, although they may
have borne one good ear, indicate by
their general appearance that they
would not reproduce perfect stand
next season.
Seed corn selection is one OF the
most important details of growing the
crop. 1t must be undertaken in
systematic manner, because slipshod
and uncertain methods will only re-
suit in disappointment and failure.
Really seed corn should be raised on
specially prepared ground from pedl-
greed seed, and this work should have
been undertaken at planting time last
spring. However, a good beginning in
the selection of seed can be made now.
When the corn is thoroughly ripe
in the field the selection should be
made by taking a row at time and
picking only those ears which come
up to certain standard fixed before
hand
In the selection of the standard the
farmer must make up his mind in
advance whether he wants large,
coarse stalk with the ear high from
the ground or smaller, stout stalk
with the ear lower down.
If he desires a large ear with
coarse grains, or a medium-sized ear
with the grains compactly set, he must
make his selections accordingly.
Right here, however, the selectoT is
warned against a very common mis-
take-that is picking ears Of abnor-
NAL size or appearance. If he wants
a. large ear with coarse and loosely
set grains he may find an occasional
ear bearing these characteristics in a
very marked degree, abnormally so in
fact but it would be a mistake to
select such an ear because the ten
dency will be to increase variation and
when these variations run to excess
they are pretty sure to produce un
desirable qualities.
II would be just as great a mistake
II the selector is looking for a medium
sized ear with closely set grains tC
select an understood ear with the alb
normally sized grains for the reason
above given. 1t is always wise tC
stick to the medium specimens, hav
ing the desired characteristics, as bet
ter results will always follow such
selections,
Il is a good plan to select seed from
atalks Of stout. healthy growth which
nave made uniform progress during
the season and that are well provided
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
LIKE SECOND ENOCH ARDEN
George Wade Returned to Los Angeles
to Find His Wife Wed TO
Another.

Los Angeles.-Like Enoch Arden,
Warren Wade returned as one from
the Great Beyond. but unlike that fic-
titious character. Mr.. Wade did not go
away again when he found his wife
had married another man, and as a
consequence, Mrs. Susie NJ. Wade
ormsby recently asked Presiding
Judge Willis to annul her marriage
with George NJ. Ormsby so she could
be legally free from Mr.. Wade, and
legally remary Mr.. Ormsby.
According to her story, related in
court, Mr. Wade, shortly after their
marriage in Seattle, in 1908, went
to Alaska. For many months she
heard no word from him, then came
advices telling of his having persisted
in the frozen north.
After a year Mrs. Wade married
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
POINTERS FOR DUCK RAlseRs
Pekln ls a Great Layer, bot Does Not
Possess Flrmness Of Flesh Of
the Ayieahury.

The market price for duck feathers
is about half that for goose feath.
ers.
In France the term "ducklng Is
applied 70 birds hatched the previous
season, and not the present year. as
In this country
Ia England Il ls claimed that while
the Pekln Is not great layer, II has
not the iineness OF hssh moi tbs early
maturity Of the Aylesbury.
The Cayuga, the only American va
rlety, furnishes a meat OF fine flavor,
but on account Of its black plumage
makes very unattractive appearances
when dressed. The French epiourei
greatly appreciate the high quality OF
the Cayuga. This is about the only
American product that we are not
overly proud Of.
The great secret OF fattening duck
lings is to begin early. and this can
only be attained by keeping the stock
duck young. In practice II is not profit.
able to keep the stock ducks more
than two years.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
DIED BY PEACH-RooT POISON
Death Of New York Sculptor Traced
to Ingredient In Chinese Medi.
cine.

seattle.-Poison extracted from the
roots of peach trees, said to have
been one of the ingredients Of medi-
cine prescribed by a Chinese herb
doctor, is believed by Coroner ]. C.
Snyder to have caused the death Of
Louis Potter, a New York sculptor,
who died here. An analysis Of the
medicine is being made and the po-
lice are instituting a search of the
Pacific coast cities for the Chinese
doctor, who has been missing since
Potter's death
Friends here say Potter had long
been deeply interested in Oriental
mysticism, but none of those uues-
toned had heard anything from the
sculptor Of the treatment he was
undergoing at the hands Of the GU
naman.
Coroner Snyder described the
an who was with Potter at the ho
before he died as apparently high
intellectual" about forty-eight yea
old, medium height and slender build
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Birds in Church Service
Novel Idea Of a Pastor Adds Greatly
to Harmonles of the Choir and
Congregation.

Venice, N. Y.-Canaries, caroling an
unusual accompaniment to the organ
and choir, we're used in the Venice
Union church the other night as an
aid to righteousness. The pastor, the
Rev. Fenwicke L. Holmes, decided to
surprise his flock with the unique
plan.
The congregation accordingly filed
into church frightened by the mel
ody Of a dozen pretty yellow birds,
imported from Germany, their cages
swinging at advantageous points high
above the heads of the worshipers.
The canaries interrupted the Rev.
Holmes sermon very little But when
the choir and the congregation arose
to sing hymns, the feathered song
sters burst forth into musical cadences
which greatly enhanced the human
praises Of the Creator.
The Rev. Mr.. Holmes does not know
that canaries were ever used before
at church services, but he thinks them
/ a great help to sincere worship. They
will be used every Sunday hereafter
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
COMBAT POULTRY-YARD FOES
Great Amount Of Loss and Much An.
noyanee Caused by Insect Par.
asites-How to Control.
~ qEORGE M. TURPTNl

Insect parasites are the cause OF
great deal OF annoyance and loss to
poultrymen. Some essential measures
for their control are:
Have the poultry houses separated
from all other farm buildings
Have all of the interior fixtures OF
the poultry houses, such as roost-
poles, nest boxes, feed hoppers,
dropping boards etc, removable so
that every part of the Interior can
be readily cleaned and sprayed.
Keep good dust bath to which the
fowls may have access at all times
Of the day. Common road dust with
fine ashes and powdered sulphur OF
air-slacked lime added is excellent,
The road dust should be gathered
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Stops Work of Lice.

The poultry department of Ohio
Agricultural college is recommending
a lice powder which it is said poul-
trymen will find effective in Kidding
the poultry of parasites.
Directions for making the powder
are: Put 21b pounds plaster of paris
into a pan. Then mix q pint gaso-
line and 4 pint cresol. Stir the plas-
ter of paris while adding the liquid.
When ready the mixture should be
rather crumbly After drying it
should be sifted, when it viii be
ready for use.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Kerosene.

Kerosene is sure death to lice If
applied as a spray. Spray the walls,
roosts, corners and nestings and the
oil will kill all vermin. Sprinkle the
bottom of the nests with it and cover
with a heavy coating Of straw.
Kerosene is also very valuable in
preventing and curing scale disease
in fowls. If it is used freely on the
roosts once a week ysu will have no
scaly legs 1t promptly destroys the
red louise that preys on the fowls al
night, sapping their very life blood
and retires to the roost poles during
the daytime.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02

The quality and quantity OF next
years corn crop will depend very
largely upon the selection OF seed
not merely the picking out Of good
looking ears. but upon the time, place
and manner in which the selection is
made.
Il we wait until Just before plant
ing time next spring and then run
through the cOrn-crib and pick out
what looks to be likely seed, we are
taking chances Of about eight to one
against a full crop.
The time to select seed corn is in
tho fall after the grain Is thoroughly
ripe. and the selection should be made
In the field This method enables one
to know exactly the kind of stalk
which produced the ear and to avoid
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
TURKEYS THRIVE ON ALFALFA
Two Hundred Acres Of Land in Ne
braska Utilized by Ranchman for
Breeding OF Birds.

A Nebraska ranchman has more
than 200 acres of wild land, too dry
for cultivation without irrigation, and
makes a good living by raising tur-
keys.
A small creek runs through the
place and along it's sides grow some
cottonwood trees.
About 200 acres Of this farm has
BEEN Sown to alfalfa, and In spite of
the absence of much rain it thrives
very well.
The old ranch owner raises from
800 to 1900 turkeys every year, and
about the only care he gives them il
to feed them alfalfa.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
FOR BEGINNER IN POULTRY
Two Dozen Hens Are Plenty TO Start
With for One With No Experience
American Breed Best.

For one who has had no expert.
ence with poultry two dozen hens are
plenty TO begin with Il is better TO
begin with one Of the American or
Asiatic breeds. The Mediterranean
breeds are weak when small because
Of feathering 80 fast. Free range is
best, writes William Zimmerman OF
Selma, okla, in the Farmers Mail
and Breeze II they must be put in
pens, ~ hens and cock TO each
pen is about right For good, strong
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
The Farmers Aid.

A quail examined in Virginia had
10 600 pIgweed seeds in its crop-these
Feeds are very small, of course. AT
mis- rate someone estimates the quail
n Virginia and North Carolina togeth-
81 would consume in one season about
I 200 tons Of weed seed.
There are twenty-five federal bird
reservation in our country, consisting
n islands or wide tracts Of land or
water. on which all killing of birds is
unlawful during certain seasons of the
year The birds soon learn where
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Chicks on Restricted Runs.

When chicks must be crowded to-
gether in small quarters and in small
runs they will need much more care
than those having more range. Extra
care will go long way towards max
ing up for lack of room, but it il
risky business and plenty of room
should be given if possible.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
LOOT CACHED IN BEDROOM
Confessed Robber Of Wealthy Homes
Tells Police Where to Find
Hidden Booty.

Larchmont, N. VA cache of loot
taken from the homes of wealthy res
idents here and in Marmaronek was
found in a furnished room on Third
avenue, New York city. following the
confession at Larchmont OF & man
calling himself Paul Rossnan. He
was caught by Chief of Detectives
O'Nein OF Larchmont, who found that
Rossnans shoes fitted tracks left
near a number of houses that have
been robbed lately The stuff in Ross.
mans room was worth $4,000.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Giving Grass to the Hens.

One way of supplying poultry In
confinement with green food through
the summer is to give them clippings
from the lawn. Even an ordinary
sized lawn will suffice II only just
enough is cut each day to meet the
fowls wants-that Is, what they will
eat up clean-and no more.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Hardy Peaches.

The professors in the department OF
horticulture Of the Missouri Univer.
sity are experimenting to produce har.
der varieties of peaches for the &C.
commodation of the states climate,
which is inclined to run to light early
freezes. The new variety, if success.
full, will be a cross between the Elber.
tas and Crawfords
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
Organ of Noted Washington Scientist
Weighed 1891 ounees-AboVe
Normal.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The brain Of
DR.. w. J. MCGEE, Washington scien-
fist, who died, was weighed by Dr.
E. A. Spitzka Of Jefferson Medical col
lege. to whom it had been bequeathed
The organ weighed 49& ounces,
which is above the normal weight
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02
TREATMENT FOR BRooDY HEN
Unique Plan Is to Provide Wooden
Boxes With Screen Bottoms
Fowl Soon CooIs Of.

A unique plan for curing broody
hens is carried out by making few
boxes with screen bottoms with legs
attached to keep the box up from the
ground and allow free circulation of
air, says the Iowa Homestead Com
mon window screen is all that should
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-10-02

As extremely high ears tend to be
later than those lower down, they
should not be used for seed. On the
other hand ears too low tend to eM
treme earllness and therefore none
but ears Of a uniform height should
be used for seed.
produce perfect grains instead of one.
half or three-quarters perfect? Only
the perfect grain is worth striving for.
The selection of seed corn in the field
is not an easy job or one quickly &C.
compllshed. 1t cannot be done in the
usual completing way, but must be
done with basket on arm and in q
spirit of calm contentment even
though whole days work brings nc
more than a dozen ears to the seed
bin.
II the work is hastily done the
chances are largely in favor of poor
crop next year What is day OF
two spent in the selection of seed al
the proper time as compared to the
increase of next years crop resulting
from careful and wise selection?