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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

ems charged against hawks is com
mitted by three species-the Cooper's
hawk, the sharp Skinned hawk, and
the goshawk. The farmers boy
should learn TO know these daring
robbers by sight. SO as to kill them
whenever possible.
Cooper's hawk, or blue darter,"
as it is familiarly known throughout
the South is pre-eminently q poultry
and brd-eating species, and its de-
structiveuess in this direction to sur
passed only by that Of its larger con-
gener, the goshawk, which occasion
ally III autumn and winter enters the
United States from the North in great
numbers. The almost universal preju-
dice against birds Of prey is largely
| due TO the activities Of these w
| birds. assisted by third the sharp
Skinned hawk which IL habits and
appearance might Well pass for a
small Coopcr's hawk. These birds
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

ing the farm poultry house is that Of
placing 1t so close to other farm
buildings that hens over-run the lat
Ter. The usual plan of locating the
9ouitty houses, the poultry house be-
t"een the barns and the dwelling
mousse IS especially disagreeable since
II encourages the hens to not only
OVerrun barns but the back porch Of
he house az well This habit is en-
outraged by throwing the crumbs,
Sdole scraps, etc, out from the kitch-
eh door Under such conditions poul-
q! Keeping is not only unpleasant
OUT impractical and the reader is urg-
81 70 consider these points in selecting
satisfactory site.
TO" spot is unsuitable for poul-
Iy house because surface water is apt
" accumulate and damp air always
settles IN such a place. Land which is
naturally wet either because Of the
nature Of the soil or because of
Sp'lhgl conditions should be properly
Ss'aihed. Muddy quarters cause
r 10 consume large amounts of
h' THIS in addition to the damp
% 81 such location results in un-
neditniul flocks. There is also the
.ra,o,p,..ioility OF the egg becoming dirty,
- ,fV'tlhs IN an inferior product even
oH
uVuid be provided which will not
oniE otE AFFORD protection from disagree
"S "S'e winds but furnish an abundance
III, possible the poultry house
a1u'I be located upon a south or
I'Su slope. This is not so important.
fMe'cr as convenience to other
IN buildings. The location of a
'f0uuLtfy - house in an orchard is ideal
.4e trees do not shade the runs SO
f,,"e ihey remain damp. The trees
nlNI ISL necessary summer shade.
n, 0ultry raising has resolved itself
ta,o tWo systems: the intensive sys-
si1n involving houses of considera ble
ar,r r many houses, and large
anS "Yuht IN OF stock upon q small area
far,' NJ extensive OF colony house sys-
feraai III which small houses are scat
has a,r over large areas. The former
s,,I,i"N ahtages in that the labor re
estas IN the care Of the flock
Cd Hy during the winter. is reduc.
pens, minimum. In general the eX.
fowl, u housing is less than where
has :, 'fe kept in small flocks i
"e disadvantage of increasing tn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03
ruI FARM POULTRY PLANT
Poultry Farming May Be Made a
TroiiiabIr Project on Every Farm,
With Proper Equipment.
(By VI. l.. HEMPSTER)

IN, secret Of success in raising
.,5ultry is T. provide conditions as
nearly natural as possible. Such con-
ditlcns tn" poultryman is in
yositiun to provide. With unlimited
range at his disposal there is no need
,or him 10 crowd his poultry into
small Yards. Limited range, en-
eumbered with large numbers of di-
vision fences makes ii impossible TO
give the poultry yards proper cult
yatio, ThiS causes them to become
drhy and unsanitary. a condition
which i responsible for most poultry
diseases The success of poultry en-
,crprsc~ is usually measured by the
extent Of range provided for the pur-
pose Commercial plants which de
pend upon small yards are usually
Short lived Better sanitary Condi-
lions would yield the farmer more
satisfactory results.
The most common mistake in locar-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03
Feed Fried Sponge> to Rats

In the current issue of rarm and
Fireside several contributors describe
ways and means they have devised for
getting rid Of rats one contributor
device i. reported as folio vs.:
u have tried all the traps. poison.
and ordinary methods for catching
rats, but have never had anything to
compare with fried sponge. Cut up a
sponge into pieces the size OF your
thumb and FRY these pieces in hot
meat grease.
place them where the rats are
thickest and they Will eet the pieces
Of sponge When the sreaSe has been
diGeSted out. the sponge sWells up and
kills them. / have tri@d this myself.
and a great many friends have tried il
and all pronounce il q splendid way
to kill rats"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

ter lives in woodland ana j. chiefly
nocturnal. The niGhthawk often iilyS
by day. when the white bar across tn.
wing and its nasal cry are distinguish
Ing. The shinful - eNolution Of a COM
panX Of niShthawks as the birds
gracefully cleaHe thr AR IN lut,r..C.-
ing circles = n sight - be rcmeIl-
hered 50 expert are thry ON the
wing that no insect l. safe from them.
even the swift dragou!y being cap
tured with ease. Gnfortlng Jely their
erratc flight tempts men II use them
for targets, and this iueNca>ahl- rrac-
tice is seriously diminishing their
numbers, which IS deplorahle since
no birds are more useful This
species makes no most, but lays its
two spotted eggs on the bare ground.
sometimes OF the gravel OF the city
house. The nighthawk IS a voraciou~
feeder and is almost eXclusi ely in
from 80 to so different kinds OF III
secgs, and more than 500 kinds have
been Identified from stonaChs OK
amined by experts. From 800 to
1000 ants are often found in stom-
ach, Several species OF mosquitoes
including the transmitter Of malaria.
are eaten. other WelI-knOWn posts
destroyed by the uighthawk are the
Colorado potato beetle. cucumber
beetles, CheStnuts rice. CloNcr-lcaI
and cotton-holl weevils, hillbuss. bark
beetles, squash bugs, and moths Of the
cotton worm
The red-tailed hawk. or "hen-
hawk" as it is commonly called. is
| one of the best known of all our biI +
! of prey and is a widely distributed
| species Of great economic importance.
| It's habits of sitting on 81 me promi-
nent limb or pole in the open. or fly
ing with measured wing beat over
| prairies and sparseIy wooded areas on
| the lookout for its favorite prey
causes it to be noticed by the most
| indifferent observer. Although not
as omnivOrOus as the red d-Sh ouldered
| ha Wk, 1t feeds on q variety of food, IS
| small mammals. snakes. frogs in
sects, birds, craWiish, centipedes, and
even carrion. In regions where rat
tlesnakes abound il destroys consid-
cradle numbers OF the reptiles. Al
though it feeds 10 a certain extent on
poultry and birds it is nevertheless
entitled to general protection on ac-
| count of the inSistent warfare it
wages against field mice and other
small rodents and insects that are SO
destructive to young orchards,
nursery stock. and farm produce
The sparrow hawk. which is true
falcon. lives in the open country and
builds its nest in hollow trees. It's
food consists Of insects, small nam
mails, birds, spiders and reptiles
Grasshoppers, criclIets, and terrestra
beetles and caterpillars make up more
| than half of its subsistence white
field mice, house mice, and shrew>
cover fully Is per cent Of its anina
supply. The balance of the food in
cludes birds, reptiles and spiders. II
agric cultural districts when new
ground is broken by the pillow, the,
sometimes become very tame. even
aliShting for an instant under tn
horses in their endeavor to seize
worm or reptile. This little falcol
renders good service in destroying
noxiOus insects and rodents anc
should be encouraged and protected
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03
n. W. HENSHAW W.

The current idea in relation 10
hawks is erroneous. These birds are
generally ella assed as thieves and rob
bers, whereas a large majority Of
them are the farmers friends and
spend the greater part Of their long
lives in pursuit Of injurious insects
and rodents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

The notable increase Of noXiouS ro-
dents during the last few years in Ger
tain parts Of the United States and the
consequent damage to crops due
in no small part to the diminished
number Of birds of prey, viii, form
e1Iy destroyed them and aided III
keeping down their numbers. \ few
hawks are injurious, and the bulk of
the depredationS on birds and chick
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

growth. Besides this. il is hard where
mature stock is kept ID have the yards
and house as clean and sanitary As is
necessary for successful brooding.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03

usually approach under cover and
drop upon unSuspecting victims, max
ing great inrOadS upon poultry yards
and game coverts favorahfy situated
for this style Of hunting.
The night hawk must not be con-
fused With the whipnoorvill. The lat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-11-03
Hl\t KS

Some OF These Should BE Given Pro-
lection Always. and Others should
Be Destroyed BY Every Means Pos
Sible
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17

DR.. T. G. Buree of Cave City was
looking after some business here
Friday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B, Stroud, who live a few miles
west of town, last Friday,
j. H. Briehtwell and his son,
W L. Briehtwell Of Balboa, we're In
Evening Shade the latter part of
last week.
Bethel Parsley of Big Creek town
ship was In to see US few days
since. Mr. Parsley has lived in the
Calamine section since l849. He
served four years as a Confederate
soldier, and carries wounds which
prove he saw real service. He Is
now ID years Of AGE, but Is yet
active and full Of life,
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

BY virtue Of an order Of the Sharp Probap
Court for the Southern District. the underngnci
az public administrator Of the county Of SHARP
and AZ administrator Of the estate Of ", A. Bar
nett. deceased. will on
Saturday, May 2, 1914.
between the hours Of 10 o'clock in the forenoon
and o'clock In the afternoon. at the south front
door Of the court house in Evening Shade. Ar
kansas. offer for sale TO tho highest bidder, 10
separate traets. on a credit Of nix months The
purchaser being required 10 give note with ~
proved security bearing interest from date anu
paid at the rata of ten per cent per annufn and
lien 10 be retained on said lands until all purch"
money ID paid. the following described Iands sIt
uatu in the Southern District Of Sharp Counr
Arkansas to.witi
One acre Of land In tho aouthweat corner o
the northeast quarter Of the southwest quaf'''
Of section 30, In township II north, range we1
formerly owned by Dr. w. 0, rIbbles and two
thirds interest IN lot No. Of block Mo- l. am
town Of Poughkeepsie. Arkansas This ApriI
1914,
w, W. Briato@
Public administrator Of Sharp County and
the estate Of W, A, Barnett, deceased.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
PROBATE COURT NOTICES

Notice In hereby given that the following W..
cd administrators and guardians fled aeeoun'
current At the March term, lOii Of the nv
bate Court for the Southern District Of sna,
County, Arkansas, for settlement with Wv
respective oatatta, to.witl ,,I
A. ", Albright, guardian aud curator OF \
minor heirs of Ella Il, WatJina, iecnaatd ~
Rual settlement,
T, j. f0mpkRs guardian and curator oi y
eey f0mBkiha, a minor, Final settlement
Mrs, N c, Waling, guardian Of the mn
heirs Of q. w. Freeman, deceased, Annu"
tlement
WR Blagg, guardian Of Walter MARI
Homer Graham, minors Annual aetilen'a1
A, o. Smith, guardian 0f Earl and QUO '"
minors, Final settlement
N. " Hutchinson, guardian and eura%
Martha and JENNIE MclrarIin, minor heits 4"
NGrarlih, deceased, Annual settlement o,l
fhoB D. lleafden administrator eslaIe 2"
tleafdeh, deceased Final settlemeht ~
And all parties Interested In the sew"
VI said estates must come forward ana NV
teptons 10 said accounts or any item thefs
ANY they have, on or before the third day "
nest term Of aad court, ~ they viii be "
barred from excepting TO said accounts
item thereof a.a
Jas, NJ, gmpsehl WV
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
Maxville, Ark,

Misses Kate and Tommie Herrn
left Wednesday for Little Rock,
where they will spend some time
with their sister, Mrs. G. H. Stocks.
DR.. A. D, Barr and family, after a
residence of a few months in Even
ing Shade, moved back to their
farm at McEfue the latter part Of
last week.
T,C. Phillips, editor Of the Herald,
was elected mayor Of Hardy last
week He says he didn't want the
office. That's the kind Of a man
who makes the best officer some
times.
S. D. Arnold and T E. Homer Of
Ravenden we're looking after some
business at the court house one day
this week, They were locating
some mining claims in the vicinity
Of the old Graceland mines in this
county
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17

Atty W. T. Gray was in Big
Spring township, lizard county Sat-
urday looking after the interests Of
a client in the court of justice Of
the peace.
John c, Ashley was here from
Melbourne Sunday He is principal
Of the public school at Melbourne,
and Is now conducting a normal
term there with good success.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.

A good mare belonging to Ed
Wasson died Tuesday.
Miss Willie Edwards is at Bates
vile visiting relatives and friends.
W. R. Blagg, one Of our readers at
Center, was a pleasant caller FRI
day.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Baker we're
here from Woods Tuesday doing
some trading.
Dr. f. l., Garner had the good
luck to kill two wild turkeys Mon
day morning.
H, R, Bowers, formerly Of this
county, has been appointed post
master at Imboden
W. A. Edwards returned Tuesday
from BatesVille, where he spent a
day or two on business
Rev ", II. Stewart, an old and
much respected citizen Of Cave
City, was here Tuesday.
J.R, WilkerSon, a good citizen Of
Grange, accompanied by his son,
Taylor was an Evening Shade yis-
itor Wednesday
Mrs Y. A. Davidson returned to
her home at Hardy Tuesday, after
spending few days here with her
daughter Mrs, Milton Stokes,
julius White, who is now resid.
ing at Randall, near Pine Bluff was
here this week seeing his friends
and looking after some business.
The base ball boys have done
quite lot Of work on their ground
this week, A eame will be played
here Saturday, Ash Flat being the
opposing team,
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
FIRE CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
Gus1 Citizen Near Cave City Loses Barn And
Seven Head Of Horses And Iiulss.

About II o'clock on Thursday
night of last week the barn belong
ing to Sam Phillips, who lives three
miles from Cave City, was de.
stroyed by fire. The barn was
GOOD one and new, the roofing on
the structure having cost the owner
SOL.
Three head of mules and four
mares we're burned to death. All
this stock was valuable, one span
of mules being worth $3.50 A
colt, the only stock Mr.. Phillips has
left, is burned so badly that it will
probably die. All his feedstuffs,
harness, ETC., were consumed. The
loss is more than $500.
How the flames started is a mys-
terry. Mr. Phillips is a good man
and hard worker, and has no En-
emies, so people from his commun-
ity say. His many friends are SYM
pathizing with him very much,
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
FEW lines FROM JACK HEARD
Was Hunting HaHs On. Day And Dfappsd"
INTO A Republican Convention.

Editor Record;-AllOw me small
space in your paper, notice an
article or Two from Sol T. Ham Of
Sidney, and wish to state few
facts along the same line.
At our democratic meeting at
Poughkeepsie a resolution was
passed, without a dissenting vote,
that no man should vote in the
primary unless he was a democrat
and in sympathy with the demo-
cratic party. Mr., Ham has been
known as one of the Leading repub-
licans of Sullivan township since |
have been here, and if he was on
the election ground that day did
not know it. If Mr.. Ham had come
to the polls and made such state
ments as ne makes in your paper |
hardly see how We could have re-
fused him a vote,
He asks, Where we have trans
greSsed what shall we do to be
saved?" l have a remedy. Go to
the general election and vote a
straight democratic ticket, and then
come to our next primary, confess
your sins and do just like | do
vote yeilow-doe democratic ticket.
That's what it takes to make a man
feel good.
We notice where Mr.. Ham says,
Now after this confession will you
the simon-pure kind stand by us or
will you allow US to be stoned to
death by the wicked ones?" If we
have stoned anybody we don't know
it. If the democratic party does
not want a straight democratic pri-
mary in Sullivan township it need
not choose me as one of the judges
How | learned that Mr.. Ham was
a republican was this way: | was
horse hunting and went down to
Brickle Springs, where | saw a big
crowd. went in and found a big
lot of republicans holding a town.
ship convention. The "prodigal
son" was there and voting. The
last heard there Was an old man
saying, Stick close, boys, we ought
not to let them have a J. P" This
is the only republican convention |
was ever in, and | hope | will never
be caught in another suc.. trap. =
j. T, Heard.
Maxville, Ark,
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
WARNING ORDER

Sharp County Chancery Court. Southern District
J. T. Harrell, Mary T. Harrel and ]. NJ. Simp'
son. Plaintiffs.
vs.
J. z. Hill. w. II. Clark and Lewis Wisler. De
fendants.
The Defendants. ]. E. Hill and Lewis Wislcr,
are hereby warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint Of Tho
Plaintiffs, J. T. HarroIl, Mary 7, Harrell and
j. NJ. Simpson. This April /. 1914.
Jas. NJ Simpson, Clerk,
T. /. Horrn. Solicitor for plaintiffs.
W. T. Gray for non resident defendants.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17

Grandma Fowler, who made her
home with her brother, Seth Lath-
am, three miles from Cave City,
was found dead in her bed last FRI
day morning when member Of
the family went to her room to
awaken her. She was near 80
years Of age.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
From c. ". Godwin

Editor Reeord,-Please allow me
space in your paper to express my
thanks to the good people of Sharp
county for the vote | received in
the recent primary and the courtesy
shown me during the campaign.
Z. W. Goodwin.
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss.s, ,o: .. Ih421Nl

Il was announced from Washing
ton last week that the following
Sharp county postmasters would be
continued in Office Mrs Mollie
Ladd at Armstrong, Dora Nichols
At Balboa, Moses McGinness at
Grange, J, T. Locke at King Mills,
W. f, Pinkston At Mobley, Jasper
Mcleod At Reeds Creek, j, P, Stin-
nett at Reed, Austin Baker at
Woods, G, L. FOoks at Worrill.
Sheriff W. W. Bristow Of Sharp
county who was defeated in the
recent primary for third term, In
his card Of thanks for the vote he
did receive, has the following to
say. V attribute my defeat entire
ly to the fact that | didn't Oct
enough votes This shows Mr.
Bristow to be a good loser, and 1t
is seldom You see man who will
admit publicly that he was defeated
fair and square "=lloxie Enter.
prisa
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17
THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION
David /. King Makes Protest Against Baker
Being Declared Nominee For Judge.

Mammoth Spring. April 1.-THE
convention for the Sixteenth judic-
ial circuit met at the Hotel Nettle-
ton last night. Judge A. J. Witt of
Pocahontas was elected chairman,
and W. R. Chestnut of Salem secre-
tary. H, A. Northcutt was declared
nominee for prosecuting attorney
without opposition.
The vote for circuit judge was
tabulated and announced as follows;
For J. B. Baker 3,108; D. L, King
2951; s. A. D. Eaton 1,741; James
A. Watson 937.
Mr.. Baker was announced as
nominee, j H, Caldwell, attorney
for D. L, King, entered a protest
against declaring Baker the nomi-
nee.
Since the primary election there
have been rumors that Mr.. King
would file contest proceedings, it
being freely charged that fraud was
practiced in parts Of the circuit,
Tuesday the editor of che Record
received a letter from Mr.. King, in
which he said
" am going up in lizard this week
and investigate a little | haven't
the slightest doubt of my election
II ! could get the votes counted as
they we're cast When Chestnut
called the convention | went to
Salem and protested. | asked him
to have the meeting postponed un-
Ill could have an opportunity to
investigate, but he refused When
the convention met | filed a written
protest against the premature ac-
ton Of the convention, but was
ruled out Of order and refused a
hearing. kept copy Of the pro-
test"
Sharp County record., 1914-04-17

FOR SALE-Some good cows
with young calves. c, B Snow
MaxVilIe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-08-06
MOTHER NATURE'S LURE.


XXXVIII.
- HAVE been married for many
months And 1 am already be-
ginning TO wonder just how my
.,,r,,usl and mental account hcoks
what have ] honestly gained
marriage? What difference mas II
ro,s. in me, II any? II II mas rnaue
.om.-what is that difference: 10 my
,dvantage or otherwise? am growing
retrospective.
FOR one thing-I have exchanged
Tam. that was comfortable and ocanu-
,r,IIv managed for one that Is not nearly
r.II managed. I have changed my
-oo,ber's unending forethouEht Tor my
-,-,,fort for q chance to pet a oeautitui
10. who is inclined to be careless anu
,i,,I. friyoIous-snd who is not nearly
- domestic in her tastes as am. am
It,co,,ented, have learned 10 say
Lt.;,1 things-my temper is quicker ana
-y-nical. / have removed women
=. ,hot nedestal TO which In my I'M
-,o1 youth 1 reverently assigned
them. IL, r-,,.
have learned to tell petty lies. mat
4, .Iasr but too true, and ! am very
- |or 7 was inherently truthful I'M
I'll married Mary firmly believe mat
-, rnanv good women force th1r nue.
nards 10 netty lies and deceit oy an IN
-eaSonat1 BILE air Of resentment when theE
amt always explain. And merely lot
me sake of an untrammeled no" OF
~.esce in the bosom of his famliy-the
nan falls from grace.
Men hate TO explain. So. ! suppose 40
women, though probably they are not
CslIed upon to do quite so much of II As
non. Therefore when a man shoots
rooI after office hours and is late for
elmer, IL his wife aggressivcly sticks
mi her chin and demands where he has
cen in none too friendly tones, he's
likely 20 lie merely to keep peace in the
rsmily. and that's a pretty foolish way
OF beginning One lie so easily leads 10
another.
some men I know trot snilingiy home
when they are late with a bunch OF
>iolets or carnations or q box Of candy,
trusting the inanimate offering 70 make
I'D for the shortcomings of the animate
onc-but / have too much respect for
myself and Mary to insult her by any
thing so hopelessly transparent as a
bribe.
Nevertheless I must admit that when
] stop for a little chat with mother, a
habit by the way that fires Mary to the
most unreasonable fits of jealousy-or a
game of billiards. find the martyred
air with which Mary greets me most
trying. ] honestly dread IL and there
fore. having found that business is the
one excusable thing in her eyes, i have
lied and frequently insinuated business
as an excuse when II wasn't. The male