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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-26

At 1000 yards torpedo seldom
misses its mark The 200 pounds Of
gun cotton it carries is sufficient to
send the biggest battleship to the
bottom in a few seconds. And a SUBJ
marine, prepared to fire dozen tor
pedos, can get within 300 yards Of
it's victim with little probability Of e.,
detection.
How do the little demons do it? Do
they rise occasionally for light and air
like seal or do they grope their way,
blindly, deep below protecting cur
tain of water?
Periscopes, a clever adoption of an
old idea, make detection almost inn ,
possible. There are L shaped tubes
20 feet long and as many inches in
diameter. The foot of the L projects
out Of the water. In fact, that is all of
the submarines which does show
above the surface.
In the periscope is set lense which
casts a picture of the horizon above
water into a mirror set at an angle =,
Of 45 degrees. The mirror reflects
the image cast by the lense down the
long tube on to white screen in the
captains cabin. If you have ever seen
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-26

Do you see the two sticks pointi
of wash" and foam behind them? 7
marine when it is below the surface.
to locate them in heaVing ocean.
BY w. S. ZIMMERMAN.
Globe Trotter and Student of Inter-
national Affairs.
The greatest battle at sea in the
worlds history can't be far off.
Germany cannot keep her fleet bot
tied up much longer.
And when the terrible sea battle
comes what will the submarines do?
Will the deadly little ships that sail
below the surface Of the water decide
the combat?
The strain of watchful waiting
must be terrific to the admiralty of
both England and Germany. So naval
experts tell us to look for movements
by submarines-eit the English
below-sea boats sneaking. into har-'
bors where the German navy mon
sters are hiding, or the German sub
marines boldly going to sea to attack
Britain's great warships.
There is little or no defense
against the submarine. Torpedo nets
and booms are useless; armor is i'm
potent; vigilance of no avail Even
speed cannot save a ship marked for
destruction for there is no telling
when or in what direction to fee.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
BUILDING WIRE FENCE
lExcElLEMT suRsTivuTE FOUND
ron RAILS AND BoARrsk
Nee Expensive Mhen One ceasidsrs
Lasting Qualities Of Coed Hessy
Gaisanlrsd Wire sad lnde-
ssraesihie cemsas PcstA

By r. *. EDWARDS. Copyright. isi1l
\ Pigs and the board fence were the
the bane OF our existence M boys. for
no matter how securely We fastened
tine old boards the pigs would get cut
!nss when we we're starting for tho
swimming hole or going befrying,
Now ecncrete posts and wire fencing
have become substitutes for the
boards and rails and once act up are
fortunately there to stay.
But wire fencing Is 30 expensivel"
the reader viii say TIE reply TO that
Is. IF you do not consider the lasting
qualities of good heavy galvanized
wire and the indestructihility Of CO.
ment posts" The writer remembers
putting a Htty-nye inch woven wire
fence around his garden some nine
teen years ago. using chestnut posts
set twerty feet apart. This fence Is
still standing and M 10 all appearances
In excellent condition Regarding the
Va Wv kNSts AiAAAAA A14N A&tf
dea. which bordered the highway aud
required 400 feet Of fencing. II We
had used board fence with eight
foot post spacing. thirty more posts
would have been required. and as
these cost even In those days is cents
each. a saving OF $3.50 was effected
In this particular case the posts be-
ing OF chestnut teight feet longt the
butts were painted with a creosote
preparation and set three feet In the
ground,
In using cement posts. which are
easily made at home, be sure 10 have
the butts VI the corner and end posts
extra heavy and then no anchors are
needed also provide for two bolt
holes in each post, one near the top.
the other near the bottom. 10 be used
for the bolts which hold the wooden
strip 10 which the wire Ia stapled
In setting some 500 feet OF poultry
fencing this past year the writer used
modern heavy woven wire. with six
foot cement posts set three feet In
the ground To these short posts
were bulted tye.foot wooden strips
three by four inches, TO which the
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

wire was stapled Many OF the ce-
ment posts In this case had TO have
extra large butts on account OF the
hollows In the ground. which had a
tendency to pull up the posts.
During this time OF the year, when
the ground Is very dry Il IL sometimes
very troublesome while building wire
fence to keep the post from turning
1T the corners Anchor the corner
post about four feet, then dig trench
the same depth toward the second
post, nail two by four scantling 20
the corner post at the bottom. have
the scantlfnE about four or Ave feet 10
length. now attach two by four three
feet In length 10 the scantling, lamp
the dirt over this securely and the
post will never slip or turn II properly
braced at the top. To properly brace
the post at the top the brace should
be fitted In the post two and one-half
feet from the bottom and top. this
brace should be OF good material with
cross brace OF wire as shown In the
illustration.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
LIVE ON FISH THEY CATCH
Remarkable Breed Of Banker Ponies
.. Natives Of the Coast OF
'..''."r-' Notth Carolina.

On the coast Of Norm Carolina there
are several miles OF low. sandy shore
where nothing grows except coarse
grass, few salt water weeds and wild
parsley On these banks lives a strange
breed OF haliwild horses known as
banker ponies" These creatures ara
generally about twice the size of Shet.
land ponies. Every year the herd
owners drive the bankers" into pens
brand the toals with the proper mark,
and catch some OF the older animals
10 sell 10 the dealers
North Carolinians say that the beasts
must DO starved irtn eating grain. has
or grass. for they have always lived
on the rank salt marsh grass OF the
marshes and on fish. They catch the
fish for themselves az low tide: with
their hoois they dig deep holes Ia the
sand below high-vater mark. and whes
the tide falls they greedy dcvaur the
tish that are stranded In these holes
Often they fight bf,sky over an espc
ciaily tempting morsei.
In captivity these strange horses are
intelligent, but seldom are even ID
tempc- Once tanned. they make en-.
cellent draft animals, for they have
a strength that is sprnportioaate tt
their size Foals that are bred from
bankers" In captivity make yaluabl,
animals strong and intelligent
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
VALUE or THE GARDEN CROP
BY Careful Cultivation Farmer Car
Make Acre Pay More Money Thsa
Anything Elss on Farm.
Cpy ]. w. LLOYD

wy D. w. 1AS0 ~
No longer do the farmers OF the bet.
ter class content themselves with rails
ing a1few rows OF potatoes. calling
that their garden. II Ia not necessary
longer for the busy farmers wife TO
look after these neglected corn and
potato spots for the farmer has come
to understand that there Is good
money In them.
Time was when the farmer con.
tented himself with raising grain
crops, considering II beneath his dig
nifty to spend time on the garden. IL
there was a garden on the place 1t
was usually left to his wife and chill
dren to pull the weeds and TO DO any
other work that Wa actually required.
Nov, the farmer himself. with a
work horse anu modern garden ma
chsnery, can do more work IN an hour
than bis wife could do In week. and
do n better, by careful cultivation he
CAR make HIS f,E acre OF garden
Pay more cash money thAa any other
acre on the farm
The high cost OF nying has also
roased the inhabitants Of the small
towns and those who 1--we In the sub
urhs or the cittas make use Of every
foot of ground possible TO produce
vegetables 10 piece out the table snp-
plies and ~ first aid to their pocket
books.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
CULTURE OF ALFALFA CROP
Success Reported Upon Soils OF Great
piverslty should De Encourage
Basns 10 Make q Trial.

The matter OF alfalfa growing 10
now Of widespread interest. and the
success which 10 reported upon soils
OF great diversity should be an err
couragement to make trial. II only
upon a small plot In order to expert.
ment for future benefit II good stands
can be secured II means everything To
the middle and eastern sections OF the
United States. Stock fed upon II keep
In prime condition and need little or
no grain. Also II 10 . permanent crop
when yearly fert!liEed 10 the above
named sections. We know OF In.
stances In California and New Mex
leo, where the same fields OF alfalfa
have been used for several genera
tions, says a writer In an exchange
In the matter OF fertilization. we
must remember that alfalfa draws It's
own nitrogen from the air which II
stores In nodules along It's roots, but
Il is q heavy potash feeder. Chemical
tAlI4t nAS hAn thGA AN@AAf MS
much potash is required in It's produc.
ton as nitrogen, and nearly four times
as much potash as phosphoric acid.
This fact bears some relation possibly
to the matter OF luxuriant growth in
the far West and Southwest, where
the soils are rich in potash in avail
able form. We have not these con.
ditions. but frequent experiments In
many sections have given very salts
factory results with commercial fer
tilizers,
Some lands require heavier appli-
cation OF minerals than others, The
Indiana experiment station In circular
No. S4--"How TO Grow Alfalia"
ommeads 400 To 400 pounds per acre
Of fertilizer containing 70 10 per
cent OF each, phosphoric acid and
potash. They also advise incubation
and lining.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
GROUND GRAIN FOR FEEDING
Dat Grain Should BE Crushed and the
Ear Corn Ground Into Coarse
Meal for Horses and Cows.

popular grain feed for cows and
horses Is proyender-corn and oats
ground together Corn on the cob and
oats for cows is fully as good an
saelled corn and oats. and the labor OF
Smelling Is saved Probably the Amer
they ara ground the more completely
they will be digested. but there Is a
point Of fineness beyond which the
cost Of reduction VIII be greater than
the gain secured. Just when this point
vas reached would depend upon 30
many things. the price OF the grains,
the cost Of grinding and the value OF
the dairy product, that no definite
statement can be made. But this
much may be- said. the cat srairss
should be crushed SO as to expose the
kernels to the action OF the digestive
juices. and the ear corn should b
ground into coarse meal
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
Some Weather.

College boys who put money In their
purses BY toll In Kansas wheat fields
will not be discouraged by this story'
Il think smell burning meat" said
the farmer. as he paused for moment
In the harvest neld 10 mop his brow.
"You do" said the raw harvest hand.
YEARLY, as be stopped to get couple
more sheayes OF golden grain. The
burning meat you smell 10 my liver
frying II is oyerdone" And with
that the young fellow spat on grass
hopper and scalded II 10 death, At
lantR Constitution.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

the edge of the bar against the plug and
the top Of tho can as shown. when by
pressing down In the direction OF the
arrow the plug Is pried out OF the can.
This Ia much superior 10 the method
often applied Of knocking the plug with
a hammer or tugsing At IT, for the plug
is removed with very little effort
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

More cows are needed on our farms
No animals are better for soil improve
u. srt and the conservation Of human
food than cows More cows SHOULD 6e
keSa and more homes aeundantly sup
Piled with milk and butter. A few
rounds Of butter q week or few han-
1rsd pounds Of butter fat per rr0nth
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

Mrs. Catherine Cure. who wrote 70
novels between 1884 and 1851, worked
on a strange plan When J Y Plancbs
visited Paris In 1887 he found Mira
Gore living In the Place veudcme writ
IN. novel plays, articles for maS%
6.res almost every description Of IT.
era;are flowing from her iudefatigahe
pen HE says How DO you mau.
age it, I asked her. I receive ~
you know. few friends At dinner
every evening They leave me Al
10 or II. when | retire to ms room
and write un Q, in The morning.
Then 10 TO bed TIL neon when l
breakfast, altar which drive NJ; ana
pay visits. returning at to dress fcv
aiuner. As soon AZ nv frispds have
depart cd ! 90 to work al ulghs esaia,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
Experience Essential.

No farmer who has not tried II
should engage in the cattlefeesiins
business on large scale AT the start
He will had. and generally at pretty
high cost, that experience ard good
Judgment are needed as much as corn
TO lag the fat on bunch OF steers At
profit
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
Perfectly Natural,

As Herber, Cory tells 1t. he went 10
a dinner once where Andrew Carnegie
was guest
After the eating was over and the
speechmaklng had started" said
Corey, mir Carnegie reached 10 hts
pocket for something and pulled out
u handful of small change A dime got
away from him and fell on the floor.
and at the FIRST chance Mr., Carnegie
got down under the table and looked
for H.
did he find ~" asked one Of the
audience TO whom Corey was narrat,
ing the Incident,
did he find IT, echoed Corey. HE
found 10 cents - Saturday Evening
Post
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
USEFUL TOOL AROUND DAIRY


A very handy tool u hxva Ascuad
whslte there Ar~ milk cans TO be Opened
Is sh0wa hy the accompanying hlas-
tratira. says Popular Electricaty,
This consists OF q siesl rims A. and =
bar n. which 10 drawn 70 an edge like
n ehisel these two pieces oaing Asld
together By q pin G,
To remove the plug the ring h
placed over the top Of the can vita
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
SYNOPSIS.

Eieanora De ToseAna was singing Ia
PariE. Witch perhaps accounted for Ed,
ward Cnurtiandt's appearance there, Mni-
timillonalrD he wandered about whers
fancy dictated he might be- In Paris ons
day and Kauchatka ths next Following
the opera he goes 20 cafe and In ac-
eosted by pretty young woman She
gives him tho address Of Flora Drsmons.
vocal rival ~ Toschna, and Flora gives
him tie address Of Eieap0rG whom he Ia
determined H. see
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

your medicine had done for her and I
tried IL ItmAdo me struag and healthy
and our home 10 now happy with a baby
boy. ! arm very glad that | took Lydia
Il. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ard
do all | can TO recommend II. ~ Mrs.A.
b. BoscAMr. 60l T. Howard Street.
Cfeston, Iowa
Tons of Roots and Herbs
are u@ed annually IN the manufacture
Of I.ydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. which Is known from ocean 30
ocean rs the standard remedy for
female Ills.
For fosy years this famous root and
herb medicine has been prominently
successful in controlling the diseases Of
women. Merit alone could have stood
this test Of time.
: III you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia II. Plnkham's vcgcta-
bleComponndwill help You, write
to ydiaE.Pinkham NIedicineCCs
tconfidentiaD Lynn. Mass. for add
vice. Your letter will he opened.
read and answered by woman,
and held In strict confidence.
s---rr-ss- rSs-xsssszssxxakxxHw~s
I, Is believed that the River Nile
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

NNftAtaAtkfs<hNNA WANH .
mad taken LYDIA E
Pixkham's ycgssA-
be c ON pound I
Sussfa have pains u
i ovawworked or
lifted anything
heavy, and ! weud
BE- - " ssk and nsr
vous and In 30 much
misery that I would
be Frustrated. A
friend tod me- what
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
Tlme foe thinning Arpiea.

wher thinning apples thinning
should be done when the little apples
are about one inch in diameter Do
rot leave amp apples nearer together
than tclr Inches
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

Pride makes some people ridiculous
and prevents others from becoming no.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
RuR-MY-nSM

VIII cure your Rheumatism and al
kinds Of aches and pains--Nsursisia.
Cramps. Collie. spraias. Bruises. eusA
Old Sores, Burns. etc. Antissptts
Ansdyns. Price 2So.--AAv.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

II the play Is frost the audience
soon melts away
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21
WOMAN WEAK
I and NERVOUS
Finds Health II lydia =.
Psnkhan's Vegetable
Compound.

Creston. Iow,A ~" l satfeFvd with IL.
male tront,les from tho sime | came into
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

I, Is believed that the River Nile
contains more Kinds of lsh than any
other river In the world.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-08-21

Wen are great prste26srs 81 y
ayen lrgscaS to understand wonet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-12
National League Games.
Battle to a Tie.

ST LOUIS. May 12.-Darkness stopped
the ST. Louis Chicago game here yes
terday. with the score to 5, in the
thirteenth inning. The visitors scored
by punching hits and through the wild
ness of Doak and Perritt.
In the eleventh inning Magee and
Sweeney came to blows, the latter
knocking the St. Louis player down be-
fore the players and umpires could in
terfere. After Magee had singled he
tried to steal second base and, he says.
after tagging him. Sweeney hit him in
the back with the ball. He got up from
the base and struck at the Chicago in
fielder who dropped him with several
punches to the head
St Louis scored first in the second
through an error by Corridor. In the
more runs. The home team tied the
score in the ninth. when Gather singled
and was brought in on Wingo's triple.
the latter scoring on Magees single.
Score:
Chicago. 3 o o n o O o 0 )
81 Louis. . q o u . : . o o %
Two-base Wilson Three-base hits-Magee,
Wingo- Home run-Saier. Iilts-on Doak. in i
inning; of Perritt. ) in $ innings: of Griner 3
in innings: or Pierce. In 31-3 innings: of
Lavender, in 3 % innings: on Zabell, in 4
innings; Sacrifice hits Safer Zabel, Corridor.
Butler Double plays Snyder, Magee and Beck;
Sweeney. Corriden and Safer: Wilson and Butler.
Left on bases-s,. Louis, II: Chicago. Il. First
base balls-OT Doak. 3: on Perrtt 3: OF
t;rincr. .; on Pierre. :: on Lavender. /: off
Zahell. 3. Hit by pitcher-By Doak thinner.
mani struck cut by Duak l: by Pcrritt. 3;
Zabell 6. Empires -Messrs Eason and Quigley.
Time OF game hours and ~ minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-12
Merkle's Homer Aids Giants.

NEW YORK. May 1o-New York
made il three straight from Boston
here yesterday. the champions winning
hard hitting game. S to g. Both Per-
due and Fromme We're driven out of the
box. However, the runs scored by Bos-
ton in the sixth and seventh came after
New York slipped up on a chance to
retire Boston runless
Merkle and Schmidt each hit home
runs with two on bases. The feature
of the game was a sensational one
handed catch by Connolly of Doyle in
the first inning. Connolly followed the
catch with a throw from deep left field
to first base, which doubled Fletcher.
The score:
New York ........... o 4 Ks
Boston .......... . o . . l l Go
First base Boston. I. Twobase hits
Sacrifice hit Bescher. Stolen bases Snodgrass
~. Burns. Deal. Left bases York. s.:
Boston. ;. Double play-Connolly and Schmidt.
Bases on balls-on Frommc. 2; Oh Perdue, 3:
"a James, 1. Struck out-By Fromme. 8: by
Marauard l. by Perdue. 2: by James. I. Wild
pitch -Perdue Hits-O6 Perdue. IL in in
nngs. OF James. l in innings: OF Fromme.
IN innings: on Marquard. none in inning.
Impires-Messrs. Rigier nd Enslie. Time of
sane-2 hours and minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-12
GOOD FISHING IN HARBOR.
Anglers Have Luck Below the Tida
Basin Outlet.

According to report hook and line fish
ermen using minnows for bait have re-
Gently had fine sport catching perch, cat
fish and other varieties Of Potomac fish
in the harbor off the foot of 18th street
below the tidal basin outlet bridges.
Some Of the fishermen fished from the
sea wall on the Potomac Park side of
the harbor, while others went out in
boats and anchored in midstream and
the fishing in both places was equally
good.
Sunday. it is stated. yellow perch from
five to eight inches long were caught
sevaral fishermen leaving with long
strings after two or three hours OF
sport. while the catfish caught were not
unusually large. some of them weighed
about Ave pounds. and some skill was
required to get them ashore.
On hard bottom off the naval powder
magazine. between this city and Alexan-
dria. white perch fishing is also reported
to be good. the fish taking the bait
greedily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-12
TRAvERs GOES ROUND IN 50.
American Nearly Equals Amateur
Record on Sandwich Links.

SANDWICH. Eng, May Heroine
d. Travers of New York. amateur golf
champion of the United States. found
his true form yesterday and caused a
sensation among the British golfers
who are to meet him in the coming
championship by doing the champion
ship course here in 50 strokes. The
amateur record for the course is 6S.
Mr. Travers with Charles w. (Chick)
Evans. jr.. of Chicago. as his partner,
defeated two sons of the Earl of Eldon.
the Hon. Michael and the Hon. Denys
Scott, both prominent Scottish players. in
foursome by three up and two to play.
The championship tournament starts
here May Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-12

There was nothing of special note in
the work of the teams in the bowling
tourney last night. The Bankers a class
team. got the best score OF any of the
hve-man combinations, and their set was
only LOCI. The best mark made BY an
individual was that of Howser of Chaplin
Sacks. rolling in class B. He obtained A
total of $50. for which he knocked down
132, ITO and sS pins in his three games.
Malcolm of the Bankers had set of
32i, with 1903. 122 and 1O2, made in his
three contests.
Tonight will be Department night. six
teams being scheduled to roll Bureau.
Bureau Stars Agriculture, Marine Corps,
Navy Yard and Finance are the clubs
which will take the alleys this evening.
There should be some good work done in
the singles tonight Some of the best
bowlers in the city are scheduled to go
on. Joe Costinett, Chaconas. John and
Earl Eiker. Jolliffe, Whitford. Rodrick
and Champion are some Of those who will
endeaVor to surpass the marks of the
present leaders. If Earl Eiker gets the
breaks and rolls as well as he did while
bowling for the Y. NJ c. A. five last
week he will come mighty near getting
the top berth in the class A singles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-12
Dodgers Lose to Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA. May I2-In the
quickest played game of the season here
Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn yester-
day. . to |. The home team won in the
third inning, when the bases were filled
on singles by Alexander Byrne and Lo-
| bert Pfeffer took Fuckers place and
| CraNath scored the runs which decided
the contest with d. single. After the
I hrst inning, when Daubert hit for a
home run. Alexander did not permit a
brooklyn PLAYER to get past first base
In practicins at shortstop today Man
ager Doom was hit in the eve by a
grounder. His eye and cheek were
badly injured. and Pat Moran had
charge of the team during the game
Score
Philadelphia ...... o o o q o q q 70
brooklyn .-.-...4 ... o o 0 o OIL
Two-haSe hit Paskert Home run-Daubert
Hits-bf Rucker. u in 1-3 innings of Pfeffer,
in 30 innings Sacrifice hit-Byrne. Stolen
base Paskert. Double plays-Elberfeld and
smith Smith "hea, It. and Fischer. Left on bases.
ifener. / Struck out-By Alexander. 1. I'm
pircs MeSsrs. Orth and Byron Time of game
/ hour and ~ minutes