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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

attractive feature of the front porch
Is the white railing with fits heavy pill
lars on each side Of the stairs and the
large square columns at the corners
These pillars and columns are in
keeping with the massive effect giYer
by this design.
The exterior Of this house is Of clap.
boards. No attempt Is made to match
the chimney by trimming other parts
Of the house in similar manner. The
chimney is constructed Of rough-fin.
ished reddish brown bricks, and
stands exposed as special decorative
feature. This is another detail that Is
unusual.
II you have got q house for sale.
the impression that is created on a
prospective buyer right at the start is
often the main reason for either buy.
ing or deciding not to buy. The best
impression that can be made will be
due to little details that are different
from the ordinary run of houses.
Everybody likes to have something
that is distinctive, q house that peo
pie will notice as they go By. 1t
doesn't cost any more to make house
into a home than to build four walls
q roof, some windows and a door. and
the tlrst is much easier to sell II the
occasion demands.
The living room occupies the entire
front of the house with the exception
of the front hall. This Is a mighty at.
tractive room, where the family can
really live. A dark room is all right
for developing films. but it is poor
place to live In all the time. and that is
what living room is for. Opening on
to the front porch are three windows.
The center one is quite wide, with
narrower one. on each side. On each
side OF the fireplace Is window, 80
that the room is sure to be bright and
CHEEKY.
In the colonnade between the living
room and the dining room is a china
closet, and alongside of that is q
cased opening connecting the two
rooms. The dining room is well light
ed by a projecting bay of four win
dows.
The kitchen is as carefully arranged
as the rest of the house. 1t is compact
and planned so as to be az convenient
as possible. The sink Is placed under
the double window in the back, which
will be appreciated by every house.
wife. In front OF the handy little cor
ner porch Is a pantry containing a
cupboard and also a refrigerator that
is iced from the back porch, which is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
MAKES PLEA FOR THE BIRDS
Milwaukee Newspaper Points Out
How Necessary They Are In War
ring on Insect World.

War and rumors OF war are on
every side and occupy our minds q
large part OF the time. There Is an
ever present fear Of danger to our
country. There Is real danger Which
Is not considered as seriously or as
frequently as II should be. There Is
In many localities reckless destruc'
ton Of bird life. The hawk has
caught a chicken" is the cry. The
hawk must be shot. The owl shares
bis fate. This is without thought OF
the thousands OF moths and injurious
insects which they have destroyed.
thus enabling you 20 enjoy some OF
the fruits you have been endeavoring
to raise. Had these birds not helped
you by killing insects. you would have
no fruit at all. The North American
calls attention to the fact that 'one
pair of gypsy moths. unchecked. would
In eight years produce a brood that
would destroy every vestige Of foliage
in the United States" What lie the
value Of one fowl. compared with the
thousands OF injurious insects de-
stroyedi These birds also relieve you
OF an army OF mice that are destrue-
tive. Many other birds are the good
friends Of man, clearing trees from
scale, and various injurious things
that unaided. he would be unable to
core with. Instead ~ killing every
hawk or owl you see. learn about the
birds and discover which among them
are your friends. Few birds deserve
death at your hand. Without the birds
man can scarcely live 81 all. and II
existing. would be deprived Of almost
every comfort and pleasE4e.-Milwar
kee Journal. NEs
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
SUPERSTITION STILL WITH US
Decisions Have Not All Been Done
Away With, Despite the Advance
In Education. III

The accusation of witchcraft has
been made against a Detroit woman.
Let none Of US so too far In our SCOT
filg.
Superstition is dead. IL existed In
the middle ages. but not any more.
So they say.
Actually, superstition lives and
thrives despite the fact that a few
glaring decisions have been repudi-
ated by the majority.
There is the superstition Of legal
revenge. the superstition Of money
getting as 9 means OF being happy.
the superstition OF race prejudice and
class prejudice. These are but
few. The vast mass OF them are 80
cherished that 1t Is unwise to name
them.
The public mind holds many super
stitions. and 30 does the mind OF ev.
cry individual. What are called the
dark ages are 500 years behind. Who
can guess how many Of our illusions
win have been scorned and cast aside
500 years hencei-Detroit News.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
a Good slo Adds Dsauty to the Farm Yard.

then both an economical and compact
method of storing feed.
Much damage has been done to the
cause of silage by the extravagant
claims OF its over-enthusiastic friends.
Although corn silage is not complete
and balanced ration in itself, it is SO
we'll relished that large quantities are
consumed. Being a succulent feed. II
tends to heavy milk production. and
should be given an important place In
the ration OF dairy cows. II has
proved an important factor In steer
feeding as we'll as in milk production.
but steer cannot be finished on silage
alone, any more than COW can pro-
duce her best yields of milk on such
a ration. To obtain the most economi
cal returns, some dry roughage should
be fed in connection with silage. and
legume hay. as alfalfa clover, or
cowpeas, is the best for this purpose,
particularly for young stock and cows
Economical milk can be produced
from these feeds without the addition
OF grain, II the cows are not giving
more than two gallons of milk day.
providing the corn was we'll cared
and both the silage and the legume
hay are of excellent quality. Cows
giving a larger yield must have grain
added to their ration.
A pasture will carry much more
stock during spring. early summer.
and fall, than 1t will through the hot.
dry weather of midsummer. BY help
ing the pasture out at this season with
partial soiling, the cattle not only have
better feed during this critical period.
but more stock can be carried on
given area than by pasturing alone.
AS land increases in value and farm.
ing becomes more intensive, there is
greater need for soiling, and the most
satisfactory method OF providing
substitute is by means of the silo.
It requires too much labor to cut green
crops every day and haul them to the
cows, and besides there is necessarily
great loss in being Obliged to feed
the crops before they are fully mature
and after they are over-ripe.
No crop furnishes more feed to the
acre than corn. and with the silo It
can be utilized for soillng. thus per-
hitting the whole crop to be harvest,
ed when at the right stage Of matur-
ity and fed when needed. saving both
feed and labor.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

One Of the best things to figure on
in a basement is q workroom where
q bench can be built and the tools
that are around the house can be kept.
Lots Of men like to putter around the
house trying to tx everything that
goes wrong. from doors to alarm
clocks. II they really can fix things
as well as they say they can. no re-
pairs win ever be needed for the
house. Even II they can't they will
provide a lot Of pleasure for them
selves and amusement for their
friends. There 10 nothing more inter.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
eBy W. }. FRASER. Illinois,

tBy w. J. FRASER. tlilnois.)
The digestive organs OF animals
that chew the cud are so formed as
to require comparatively juicy and
bulky food. The COW cannot, there
fore. thrive on exclusively dry food
so well as can the horse. The nearest
an ideal food that can be obtained for
the dairy COW Is good pasture; but, In
many sections. for more than six
months in the year green pasture is
not available. The best substitutes to
use during this period are corn siiage
and such roots as mangels and turnips.
Corn yields an average of twice as
much dry matter per acre as do root
crops, and since the latter require
much more labor, which in this coun.
try Is relatively expensive. silage Is
far more economical.
Making corn into silage is a means
of preserving the grain as well as the
stalk in the best possible condition for
feeding and without the expense of
Smelling and grinding. In feeding
whole corn, either in the ear or
shelled, many of the kernels are not
digested. With silage, the grain being
eaten with the roughage, nearly all
the kernels are broken during mastica-
tion, and, since they are somewhat
soft, are practically all digested.
BY the use of the clio the corn Ia
removed from the field at a time
when no injury is done the land by
cutting 1t up while soft. As the corn
is cut before the blades are dry
enough to shatter. there is no waste
from weathering and both stock and
grain being in good condition, the
whole crop Is consumed by the stock,
while with dry shock corn a large
percentage of the leaves and butts of
the stalk is wasted.
1t has been determined that one
cubic foot of hay in the NOW contains
about 4.3 pounds OF dry matter, and
that cubic foot OF silage in a thirty
six foot silo contains about SO pounds
OF dry matter. From this 1t is EVIL
dent that cubic foot of space in
silo of proper depth will hold more
than twice as much dry matter as the
corresponding space in a NOW. It is
also true that on the average larger
amount Of digestible feed can be OBJ
tanned from an acre in the form OF
silage than in any other way at like
expense. Making corn into silage Is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
STIMULATE A SLUGGISH JACK
Veterinarian of Oklahoma Experiment
Station Gives Direction for
Handling Breeding Animal

A breeder writes to Oklahoma A.
and N. college that he has jack that
Is apparently in good health, but re.
fuses to work. DR.. W. P. Shuler OF
the department OF veterinary medicine
OF Oklahoma A. and NJ. college gives
the following directions for handling
a breeding animal Of this kind:
Provide sufficient vetol tablets for
a ten-day course Of treatment. These
tablets contain yohimbine. q recently
discovered drug having . powerful
stimulating action on the sexual or
gans
Secure tablets which contain one
grain each Of this drug. This is .
dose. Il should be administered three
times daily in the food, or dissolved
In = half-pint OF water as dreneh.
This is a much safer drug to use
than cantharides or Spanish e.. and
is susa In action.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
AZ Valuable sueeulent Fsod as Any
Of Roots Like ManseIs. Turnlps,
Ete.--Rich IN Protein.

Potatoes are fully as valuable as a
succulent food in ration for dairy
cows as any Of the roots. like man
gels. turnips. etc. In food value M
shown by their chemical analysis
they are fully equal to any Of them
being much richer in starch, equal in
protein and also nearly equal In fat
This being the case. II Is largely q
question OF palatability and dlgestibii
ity. Cows may not at first like pota'
toes as well as they do beets, but II
is largely because they have not been
educated to eat them.
When potatoes are very cheap Il
win pay to feed them to cows, but
usually they are worth too much for
human food to be used as live stock
food. Beets or carrots. etc. are not
usually figured as being worth more
than four to Ave dollars per ton for
stock food; according to this. pota.
toes must be as cheap as is cents to
pay to feed them.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
Fu,urIst Ambulance.

In interior decoration the modern.
.st movement still holds the fort An
ambulance. recently presented to
France by q woman much interested
in art and who has q liberal fortune
back Of her. has its paneled walls
painted In a peacock green to q
height OF four feet. with the rest OF
the surface the color OF a lemon.
Such q color scheme would make
most well people feel sick and dizzy
but the giyer Of the ambulance is
sure that the wounded soldiers will
be delightfully."- amused; they will.
perhaps. be made to forget their In
juries b. the nightmare effect. --Har-
per's Bazaar.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

Maria" said Farmer TopsoGl.
them city boarders Is due here to.
morrow
Yes. Hiram
Better put away tn phonygraft an
tn pianner player. en- tell tn hired
man ter keep n sssymobiIs locked up
IN tn garage. We've got ter make
this place look ss rooral IS possible.
or them. folks won't think they're get.
tin their moneys worth"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
KEEP sILAGE OVER SUMMER
Extra supply VIII Not Spoil During
Hot westher In Average Well
Built, Well-Filled sIlo.

Don't worry. The extra supply OF
silage left over from the winters
feeding viii not spoil during the sum.
mer In the average well.built. we'll
filled silo. In case OF doubt, cover
what silage remains with straw, hay
or barn sxeepings. tramp down hard
and dampen thoroughly.
At corn harvest remove the cover.
ing and al as usual You'll never
know the, difference. But better than
all this. supplement your pastures
with silage during the dry spell thif
summer. SCI "
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

esting than to watch an ambitious man
trying to put all the wheels back into
an alarm clock that has been carefully
taken apart
The exterior Of this house presents
a massive appearAace considering its
size. This effect Is due more to the
method OF building the frcnt porch
than anything else. The gable over
the porch Is built with a different pitch
roof than the one over the front part
Of the house This Is an unusual ct.
feet that Il not often seen and Is Just
one q she many ways Of adding q
special teach 70 house Eo as to give
II q dls.inetsve appearance The pan
elsd stacc0 gable ovsr the porch also
klres j uiezsing impression. Aaether
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

handler for the iceman and also pleas.
anter for whoever has to keep the
kitchen clean. Across the kitchen from
this pantry is a convenient little cup.
board set. back into the jog in the
wall. where II Is not in the way and is
easy to get at
On the opposite side Of the house
from the kitchen and the dining room
are two bedrooms. Between these two
Is the bathroom. which Is the best kind
of an arrangement for this part OF the
house.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
lcopyEght l9l by tha MCCLURE Newspaper syndIeatsl
TO THE MAN WITH AN IDEA.

! received recently the following
letter from one OF my readers:
Being an admirer of your column.
and knowing your desire to assist
young people. | wish you would ad-
wise me, and at the same time others
In the same boat. have been at my
trade for twenty years. have worked
for the largest six firms in our line. l
am at present with the largest In the
country, but the most mismanaged.
BY applying efficiency to the shop, l
know several thousand dollars could
be saved in the course Of year. by
changing the system so that the work
would not be rehandled. etc. What
| should like to know is to whom |
should give my ideas. the foreman
land have him get the credit. or the
owner? How should | go about the
latter?
Thanking you In advance. l am
Yours truly.
"ADMIRER"
1t is exceedingly difficult to advise
unless one Is familiar in the premises
and is acquainted with both the men
and the conditions. In this case. as in
many similar ones, can speak only
in general way. l will assume that
the writer OF the foregoing letter Is
correct when he says that his factory
Is mismanaged and will proceed upon
that hypothesis. Whether 1t is or not,
1t is obvious that Improvement would
be possible, and that our friend may
have some practical ideas. should.
however, advise him not to present
them unless he is reasonably sure that
they are worthy Of consideration. |
should suggest that he talk them over
with competent and trustworthy
friends, II he can, and try them out
theoretically. at least, before bringing
them to the attention OF his EN-
ployer.
The question is, however. whether
1t is best to present them through the
foreman or direct to the owner OF the
factory.
II the foreman is a man of integrity.
can be trusted, and is fair and square.
| should advise our friend to have a
frank talk with him, present his ideas
to him, and request him to bring them
to the attention of the proprietor, with
or without being accompanied by the
originator.
The foreman can easily obtain an
audience. and will be given attention,
while the originator, being mechanic,
Is not likely to have the same oppor.
tunity
II. however. the foreman is not to
be trusted. our friend should present
his ideas directly to the owner or to
one Of them. either verbally or In
writing.
In either case, l should suggest that
he write out these ideas. retaining q
duplicate copy OF them. the original
to be given to the foreman or to the
owner, in connection with verbal ex'
PLANTATION.
For his own protection ] should fur
Their advise him that he acquaint one
or two OF his trustworthy friends with
the facts. so that. should his ideas be
appropriated without credit or 70
muneratlon for him. he would have
tangible evidence Of being their orig
inator.
II the carrying out of the system
suggested required machinery or fix.
lures OF any kind. our friend should
protect himself BY patent before &C.
quainting others except reliable
friends. with his discovery. -
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
BLACK Pic Il Rnf.rr.a

In the northern states color IL Of
little Importance. but in the south a
large number Of pork-growers prefer
black hos. as being less susceptible
70 the heat and sun.
However. some southern hog-gross.
ers sim cling TO white hogs and seen
to experiences no troahls from TIA,
source
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

what are your objections to me az
a son-in-lsw?" said the young man.
4 don't like the style OF your
clothes replied Mr.. Cunirox.
why. don't pay much attention 10
dress"
That's the reason. have my
doubts about having you around the
house. I'm afraid you're the kind OF
man who would 81 your wife buy
your ciothes
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

The accompanying floor plan and
perspective show a flve-room cottage
house that resembles a bungalow in
many ways. 1t is built higher from
the ground than the bungalow gener-
ally Is and the roof has a slightly
sharper pitch, but the pitch is still
fiat enough and the caves project SO
as to give more or less OF bungalow
appearance.
This house is placed well above the
ground so that there is plenty Of head
room for heating system. OF course
deep cellar can be dug in land that
is high and dry. but even then the
basement is likely to be damp and
will certainly be dark. A large and
rcomy basement can be built under
this house, as It is 25 by 40 feet. Par
tftion walls can be constructed in this
basement, dividing it up into various
rooms which can be used in many
ways. The furnace room can be shut
OF from the rest Of the basement and
q room provided for the storage of
fruit and vegetables which will be
cool. Also laundry should be built.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24

Who is that ielloT Sc loudly sdTo
eating national preparedness,,s
That's DoEhlay. lie never has n
umbrella when ii rams.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-09-24
FNe-RoOm Abode Might Almost
Be Called Combination Of
Two Ideas.
HAS MANY SPECIAL FEATURES
Outside II Has ; Most Attractive Ap.
pearance, and inside Every Ar
ransement Has Been Made
for the Comfort Of the
Occupants.
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all SUBJECTS pertaining to the
subject OF building. for the readers Of this
paper. On account Of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
is without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
10 William A. Radford, No. 1897 Prairie
avenue. Chicago. Ill.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-26
Chesapeake Junction Congestion.

Attention is called. in the course
of letter to The Star, to a danger
Gus congestion of traffic at Chesa-
peake junction when extra heavy
crowds have gone to the beach and
are on their way back to the city.
1t appears, from the testimony given
in this communication. that it is not
uncommon. if, indeed. ii is not COM
mon, for the city line to provide a
smaller number OF cars at the juno
ton at the hours when beach trains
are due to arrive to carry the num-
Der of people who are known to be
coming in. This traffic should be
easily regulated and accommodated.
The number carried eastward is
known by mid-afternoon exactly,
and that information should be in the
possession OF the city management.
1t is known how many each train
from the beach will carry-an excep-
tionally large number, by the way,
so large as to warrant inquiry by the
Maryland authorities in reference to
the safety of passengers-and. there
fore, there should be no difficulty in
at least providing city transport for
those who are booked to reach the
junction with each train. If there are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-26
Glad Assurance.

When lettering August steams up
with will,
And the sun starts anew with it's
stocking.
Like a furnace conducted with pa
thence and skill,
For the purpose OF practical jok-
ing,
Oh, do not despair, though the
warmth makes you sigh.
Be an optimist bold and remember
The wish of your heart will come
true, by and by.
You'll have plenty of ice in De-
cember.
The tree which repines while each
breeze stands aloof
With a burden of snow will be
weighted.
The frost will come prowling from
cellar to roof
Where the caves are with iciclcs
freighted.
The crystal won't melt when re-
leased from the tong,,
Like a dewdrop that falls on an
ember;
The seasons in passing will right all
our wrongs.
You'll have plenty of ice in De
cember. '-1-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-26

not enough street cars there to carry
the returning excursionists there is
sure to be a rush for the inadequate
accommodations Most of the adults
who go to the beach are accom-
panied by children. The haste of the
crowd to get car space-standing
room is all tfats most can expects
rendered greater by reason of the
fact that families must be kept to-
gether. Having carried these people
to the junction i'll the morning, the
local company should be under obi
cations to furnish them with accom-
modations on their return, and not
depend upon their necessity to force
them to accept whatever service may
be granted. The public utilities COM
mission should inquire into this sit
uation and compel the furnishing Of
cars enough to carry the crowds that
are known, within a few individuals,
to be in need of transport.