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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01
Had Him There

From the Boston Transcript.
Hell never see a woman smoking a
cigarette but | remind her that she Is
driving another nail in her coffin.
Shell thought you men claimed that
woman couldn't drive a nail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01
Expensive ANYHOW

From the Detroit Free Press.
II don't see how they can afford to dc
what they do on his salary"
do you know what his salary is?"
mo. but l don't see how they can af-
ford things just the same
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01

From the sydney Bulletin.
IT ear some blokes sayin' the pubs
orter be shut up till the wars over ter
make EN- eagerer ter defend the coun-
try" fs@
WY the country wouldn't be worth
defendin!''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01
Evident Appreciation

How is your garden getting onT'
First rate" replied Mr.. Crossiots. Il
haven't eaten any of the truck myself.
but I know from the appearance Of the
neighbors chickens that it must be very
nice and nourishing."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01
Awkward

"rrl-Teacher. may I be absent this
afternoon? My aunt's cousin is dead.
Well-yes-I suppose so. but
reaAy / wish 1t was some nearer relative
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-01
Fathers Worry

IT suppose you worry good deal lest
your daughter marry the wrong man."
Not so much, as I do for fear she
may not marry at AL.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
FIRST MEAL FOR THE CHICKS
Don't Feed Little Fellows Until They
Are Forty Hours old-Eneour-
age Them to Scratch.

Chicks Matched with hens should be
fed as incubator chicks until they are
on range; /. e., first meal of bread
squeezed out of sweet milk; first three
weeks, rolled oats, bread crumbs and
hard-boiled eggs, mixed shells and all;
wheat boiled in milk, curds, or any
other convenient food suitable for
chicks. Feed on clean boards, and
give green food. When on range,
make sure that the chicks are getting
sufficient amount to eat. The cheap
est way is to pen the hen, let the
chicks run, and feed them outside the
coop.
Chick feed is too expensive for hen
feed. We do not like to give hard and
fast rules about feeding chicks, lest
we put in the ration something which
is not at hand. Preparing ration for
chicks is like preparing a meal-a
balanced meal that will promote
growth and health may be prepared in
any number Of different combinations.
The main thing is, don't feed before
the chick is forty hours old. Don't
leave food which will sour before
them.
After they are trained to eat scat
ter cracked grains or rolled oats in
clover leaves, to coax them to scratch,
and feed them in such a way that they
are not robbed by the old hens. Mash
feeds fatten quicker. Alternate
cracked corn and ground mashes for
market birds after six weeks. Make
breeding birds scratch for all they
get. Milk is always good.
Egg shells sometimes become too
hard to hatch easily. When such is
the case, cover them with a flannel
cloth wrung out of hot water, If they
are in the incubator, beginning at the
fifteenth day. If under the hen, DIP
them In warm water.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
SELECTING SITE FOR GARDEN
II Possible Locate Vegetable Patch on
slipping Ground-Plow Soil Fully
Six Inches Deep.

1t is much better to have the fruit
garden separate from the vegetable
garden, If one Is able to do so, II
for no other reason than the trees
and bushes are liable to be broken
in cultivating among the garden
crops.
Locate the vegetable garden, II pos
sible, on sloplng ground, fully ex-
posed to the SUM- A warm, wet
sheltered location may be planted
early in the spring. The early vege-
tables always bring the most money.
For small family, one-half acre,
properly MANFRED and cultivated, will
furnish full supply of vegetables.
Plant crops the full length of the
garden; for horse cultivation the rows
should be marked off three feet apart;
for hand culture with garden pillow,
run the rows Is to 20 feet apart.
Have the ground deeply plowed
fully six inches deep. Pillow as soon
as the ground is dry enough to crum
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
OWN REGISTERED LIVE STOCK
Practical knowledge of Business
Should be Obtained Before Start
Ing With Pure-5reds.

The desire to own registered stock
is praiseworthy, but until a man is
well fitted by experience and inclina.
ton to handle registered stock he will
find 1t better to go cautiously until he
has gained a practical knowledge Of
the business.
There is no mystery regarding the
breeding and management of pure.
bred stock, still they require mate
rally different treatment than is usu.
ally afforded the common scrub stock.
These improved animals do not re-
quire pampering or babying but they
do require good care and enough to
eat and that they cannot obtain when
wintered around straw stacks and
fence corners.
The farmer who has made good
success with a grade herd or flock will
not find the transition to pure breds
very difficult. If man knows abso-
lutely nothing about breeding regis
tered stock he will do well to gain
the necessary experience by grading
up his scrub animals before he invests
in pure-bred stock. At least he should
gain the actual experience in some
way before ne makes the plunge.
There are many men who buy pure
bred stock who should never be in
the business and the result is that
their stock is a byword and de-
rision--a very disgrace to the name
pure-bred Some men have jumped
suddenly into fame by breeding i'm
proved live stock, but usually we will
find that these men gained practical
knowledge Of the science of breeding
while handling their grade animals
that made their success possible.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
DEPTH FOR COVERING SEEDS
Quarter or Half an Inch ls Quite Suf-
ficlent for Onions, Lima Beans
and Like Plants.

Too much stress cannot be laid up
on covering seed properly. We ere
very apt to cover too deeply AS a
general rule the smaller the seed, the
lighter should be the cover. Onions,
squashes, parsnips and lima beans, or
such plants that push up the shells
of the seed itself, find 1t difficult to
force their way through very great
depth of earth after it is packed down
by rains. A quarter or half an inch
at most is quite sufficient covering
for these seeds. Care should be exer-
cised to see that Jumps Of earth are
not~left over them.
When we plant beets, carrots, pars-
nips, ETC.. we always like to have long
rows, and do not believe In wasting
space in useless paths and walks, with
short rows running crosswise. 1t is
much easier to keep long rows clean,
than short ones, and the labor in car
ing for long rows is much less than
that needed for short ones.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
INDIVIDUALITY OF cow
Many Dairymen Neglect to Keep
Proper Records.
Sensible Way to Judge Animals Per.
Torrance IS on Her Total Yield for
the Season, Not by Any One
Test or Weight.

1t Is still possible to find dairymen
who never dig deeper than the sur
face knowledge of the whole herd
giving so much milk, counting simply
the total weight sent to the factory
one day, or per month, or again sim
ply the average yield per cow for the
factory season.
A plain fact that cannot be i'm
pressed too strongly is that COWS
have individuality; people have per-
sonality. What makes two cows
yield quite different weights of milk
and fat when all conditions are prac-
tically equal? Even supposing a
cows interior economy were made
visible and luminous, has any man
the requisite knowledge to fathom all
the mysteries of milk manufacture?
We do know this. the yield of milk
and its percentage of fat are apt to
vary from day to day most strangely.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
CHOLERA IS GERM DISEASE
Domestic Animals, Such az Dogs and
Cats, and Also Birds Are FIRE.
quent Carriers Of Infection.

Hog cholera generally is recognized
as a very contagious, infectious, germ
disease 1t is caused by an organism
described asl small enough to pass
through any kind of filter and still re-
tain its disease producing power.
No one has been able to identity the
germ which is the specific cause of
the disease. II is contained in the
blood Of sick animals, and is given of
in the urine; thus communicating the
yards and pens in which such animals
are kept. II may be carried by
streams. on the shoes Of persons who
ener the yardA or peEs. or BY horses
or cattle from one farm to another
Dogs, cats. rabbits and birds also
are frequent carriers Of the infection.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
CELERY FOR SMALL GARDENS
As a Rule 1t ls Only Moderately Profit.
able Crop-one of Most Dell
cious of Vegetables.
CBy L. NJ. BENNINGTON

(By L. M. BENNINGTON
Celery is fairly good market crop,
but there are many other crops that
pay better. In the famous Kalamazoo
district in Michigan, where the crop
is grown exclusively on hundreds of
acres by experts, it is stated that the
average profit after rental of land,
growing and marketing expenses are
paid does not exceed 500 per acre. Oc-
casiopally we hear of a phenomenal
crop, but as a rule celery is only mod
erately profitable.
1t is fine crop for every farmer to
grow because it is one of the most de.
licious vegetables produced. 1t is not
difficult to grow celery. 1t requires ex.
ceedingly rich land, some commercial
fertilizer and great care in cultivation
and bleaching
In the Kalamazoo district, where
very fine celery is grown, the soil is a
very black, rich, spongy sort of loan,
but good celery is grown on sandy land
and on clay loan.
The ground must, however, DO put
into thorough cultivation and very
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
NOT A FRUIT THIEF
II Is Also Denied That BIuebird
PreyS Upon Crop.
is A HARBlNGER OF SPRING
In Selection Of Food Bird Is Governed
More by Abundance Than by Choice
insects Form Important
Part Of Its Diet.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Although the bluebird frequents our
orchards and gardens and builds its
nests In cavities Of trees, there seems
to be no evidence that 1t is fruit
thief. Neither does the bird seem to
prey upon crops.
The eastern bluebird, one of the
most familiar and welcome of our
feathered visitors, is a common inhab-
liant of all the states east of the
Rocky Mountains from the Gulf of
Mexico to southern Canada. In the
Mississippi valley 1t winters as far
north as southern Illinois, and in the
East as far as Pennsylvania 1t is one
Of the earliest northern migrants, and
everywhere is hailed as a harbinger of
spring.
II is evident that in the selection
OF its food the bluebird is governed
more by abundance than by choice.
Predaceous beetles are eaten in
spring, as they are among the first in
sects to appear; but in early summer
caterpillars form an important part
of the diet, and these are later replaced
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
SOME GOOD INCUBATOR AIDS
Eggs Should Be Warmed Before Put.
ting Into Machine to Keep Tenn
perature at Right Degree.

To warm the eggs before putting
them in the machine keeps the tenn
perature even, and to place cold eggs
into 1t lowers the temperature.
1t is necessary to make use Of the
dampening tray II the weather is dry
or If the place Is dry where the ineu-
bator is kept.
On the other hand, IL the machine is
placed in a damp atmosphere, the
dampening tray must not be filled.
II the chicken is too wet on leaving
the shell. there has been an excess Of
moisture. and IL the toughness of the
membrane inside the shell prevents
the chicken leaving easily, there has
not been enough moisture.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30

by grasshoppers. Beetles are eaten at
all times, except when grasshoppers
are more easily obtained.
So far as its vegetable food is con-
cerned, the bluebird is positively harm
less. The only trace of any useful
product in the stomachs consisted OF
a few blackberry seeds, and even these
probably belonged to wild rather than
cultivated varieties. Following is a
list of the various seeds which were
found: Blackberry, chokeberry, juni-
per berry, partridge berry. greenbrier,
Virginia creeper, bittersweet, holly,
strawberry bush, false spikenard, wild
sarsaparilla, sumac Several species)
rose haws, sorrel, ragweed, grass and
asparagus. This list shows how little
the bird depends upon tho farm or gar
den to supply its needs and how cas-
lily, by encouraging the growth OF
some of these plants. many of which
are highly ornamental, the bird may
be induced to make his home on the
premises.
Two species OF bluebirds inhabit the
western states-the mountain bluebird
and the western bluebird. In their food
habits they are even more to be com
mended than their eastern relatives,
Their insect food is obtainable at all
times of the year, and the general diet
varies only in the fall, when some
fruit, principally elderberries. is eat
en-, though an occasional blackberry
or grape is also relished Grasshop
pers, when they can be obtained, are
eaten freely during the whole season
Beetles are eaten and comprise most
ly harmful species.
The new Farmers Bulletin (No. 630)
of the United States department Of
agriculture describes this and other
American birds useful to the farmer.
1t may be had by dropping post card
to the Editor Division of Publications,
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, Washington, D. @.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30

heavily MANFRED; in fact. it ought to
be well fortified for at least two years
before being planted to celery.
To prepare the ground for celery
rows should be made about four feet
apart, and light application of well.
rotted stable manure and nitrate OF
potash placed in the burrows.
The plants taken from the seed bed
should be set about eight inches apart
in the row and great care should be OBJ
served in placing the roots in their
natural position without crushing and
doubling them up. The soil then must
be drawn firmly about the plants and
all weeds must be kept down.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30

The first half of the milk drawn may
not contain more than half as much
fat as the latter half; the COW may
have some slight sickness; some of
her delicate nervous functions may
be deranged temporarily; extremes
of weather, undue exposure, excite
ment, may all influence the yield of
milk and the test. Hence 1t is clear
that the sensible way to Judge a
cows performance is not by any one
test or weight, but rather on her
total yield for the season. A cold,
matter-of-fact average" does not
give necessary information. Cows
have individuality. which is worth
studying so that they may repay their
owners for intelligent handling.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
Drill In the Seed.

Do not broadcast small grain. II
done a large portion of the seeds are
not covered or are likely to be COW
cred only slightly. More seed viii
be required and the chances for a
good stand will not be good. Drill
in the seed. That is the modern, up
to-date method. You can't afford not
to drill in your seed, for econony's
sake and a larger yield at harvest
time.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
Plant Roots Early.

An ounce each of onion, satisfy, car
rot. parsnip. purple strap leaf and
white egg turnip. long dark red and
Crosby's Egyptian beet and one-half
ounce each Of two good kinds of Gu
cumber seed viii provide plenty Of
their kind il not planted too thickly.
All Of the root vegetables should be
put In quite early, so that good start
may be had before hot weather.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30

Pasture is one of the cheapest foods
for young pigs and can be easily
grown. Begin early in the spring by
blowing deep, making perfect seed
bed, then drill to rye and cultivate
with the harrow as soon as it is few
inches high. With the addition Of a
little grain. the pigs viii do well on
this all summer.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
Product. From w.II.pIann.d Garden.

BILE when forked over. Harrow and
roll to get the ground mellowed the
full depth 1t was plowed.
Spread a thick dressing Of rolled
manure over the ground and harrow
it in. The finer the manure, and the
better 1t is worked into the ground,
the quicker 1t will act.
Drill the seeds IN with a good ami
mal-bone fertilizer: one handful to
three feet OF row will be at the rate
Of 400 pounds to the acre.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
remporarx Hoo Pasture.

If you are short of hog pasture you
can make a good temporary one by
sowing a mixture of oats, barley. wheat
and rye. Sow all of them or a few
Do not be afraid to put in plenty OF
seed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
Money From pairyIno.

With good dairy cows you get the
money quicker because you can sell
the product every day. When the beef
man sells his fat steers be has to take
a good part Of the money he gets to
buy steers to put In their pace.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
suneriol. Clover Honey.

The quality of sweet clover honey il
so far superior to any other that il is
worth while to try 1t. even If the seed
costs 80 cents q pound.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
Uses for Pennen.

Tho large and hot peppers can be
used for many purposes and are good
to grind and mix with the chicken
food IN winter. One packet each Of
two OF three good varieties VIII suf-
&c
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
Give Only pure Water.

Watch the water supply and see
that the hens drink only pure water,
ana that they get plenty OF it. also that
they get It In eIean vessels.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-30
watch for Rabbits.

Keep watch over the young orchard
for after heavy snow falls the rab-
bits may turn toward the young trees
for food.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-23
ProteSta contra
eel Tempe =
Arecibo, Febrero %, 1915.

Arecibo, Febrero p, 1915.
Director del BOLETIN MERCANTIL,
San Juan.
tSupl1cole inserci6n siguiente telegra-
ma, trasmitido a lei Tempo. Direc-
tor "El Tempo, San Juan. Edici6n
inglesa ese peri6dico, fecha 21, informa
ful sorprendido pegando fuego canave-
rales Cambalache Tai noticia erronea
pudiera afectar mi reputation compe-
li6ndole rectifcar en- la misma secci6n
inglesa. Caiiaverales incendiados, aun
que pertenecen Cambalache hallanse
bajo mi cello y administration. Sebas-
tian Figueroa debe ser mejor conocido
de esa empresa, de la que fue suscrip
tor hasta hace POGO, siendo ademas bien
conocido en- la isla.
Sebastian Figueroa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-23
Sociedad de conciertos
Club Arm0nico
Vig6simo segundo concerto para el
microbes "a de Febrero de 1915.

Vig6simo segundo concerto para el
microbes "a de Febrero de 1915.
A las ocho y media en- punto. =
PROGRAMA.
Haydn Adagio, Allegro de la sinfo
MIA No. II en- Sol mayor. Orquesta.
x. Scharmenka, Danza polonesa. Or
questa.
Haydn, Allegretta de la sinfonla No.
II EN- Sol mayor. Orquesta
C. Roberto, La Bella Argentine"
Orquesta de mandolinas
Intermedio de diez minutes.
Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Concerto de
Violin Op g.
Allegro motto appasionato.
Andante
Allegrett-Allegro motto vivace.
Sr. Henri Ern acompanado al
piano por ell senior Torres.
Verdi, rGran selection de la Opera,
"Rigoletto'' Orquesta.
Nota.-El concerto de Mendelssohn-
Bartholdy, sera la primera vez que Sc
eiecuta en- Puerto Rico.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-23
Esplendida oportunidad de hacer
una buena adquisicion

Por ener ausenarse dueho Europa
bonita popedad uada Hato Rey paada 2 bre
de San a Rio Pedras
La nca solar de 100 de
buena grande s6da
meores clases rdn de piedra pca
espl6nddo sio de cubero
da forman somba deciosa. Despu6s
deras
cuedas de ben mala
ba guinea 400 pamas de arbo utale abundando
ros todo muy bien entretenido. RI:
Para admtirla cambo nca
hubiera devolver ben
fnca hipoteca interes m6dico.
Els magnca prpedad pudendo para
qusiera mpantar ag1n h
siembra de hortaliza frutas flores
Para informes drijirse D Gusi, San Juan P R.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-23

visible viano detene cuaquera HERNIA mas
que sea- perme aa montar cbao hace n cuaquier
bao atga completamente TEMPO A
satsfacer todos los peddos fin avar
especaista ha alberto
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-23
San Juan de Pto. Rico. CaNe Tetuan No, z

una gran Ofcna Electro Ortopda para abrar cuaquier apa
ratio la conenc6n de operac6
NO manana mala enmedad
cada da produce amenudo la pegrosa esranguac0n
Hernia, causando la muere despu6s de dolores
ALBERTA DE A 12 Y DE 3 A DE LA TARDE Ell domn-
hasa las II "a
La DANA del Professor disposition de las senoras de
los nnos
Fajas obdad caido m6b
raqutcos esorbos oobado e6ctrcos
para dolores eumatcos ciatica dbdad de los nervios
Slendo numerOsOs los pedidos de la Isla. ell PROF
LAZZARINI envara para la comodidad de los enfel'-
especalsta ortop6dco de la casa vsitar las 81
guientes ciudades:
Axoc,lo Hotel Baleares, los d1as 2, 3 4 de
Aguadilla II aosa FeoSe9S Dniye'S0 los di"a s. Sy7
Maxxourroz Hotel Palmer los d1as TO- H. II
P0roco Hotel Melia, los das Is, 6, II. Is 10 de
Csravanoa Hotel Frances los d1as 23 "a y 25
FlumacaO Hotel Maxim, los das 27 28l
RUEGAsE TOMAR BUENA NOTA DE LAS
FECHAS SOBRE INDICADAS :
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-02-23
SOLAY VERDADERA CURA DE LAS
Il ERNIA 8
0 QUEBRADURAS SIN OPERACION
hedante ell GntO HerniariO de Milan
edaa de orc del Gongreso Paris

III immense entusiasmo despertado entire los
pobres pacientes de HERNIA, los cuales, des-
pues de la aplicaci6n de este maraviIloso apa-
ratio, renacen nueva vida, justifca los milla-
res de cartas que de todas parties llegaron al ce-
lebre especialista, pidi6ndoIe visite todas las
grandes ciudades del Centre America
El Cinto fEl6ctrco del c6lebre inventor no
contiene ning1n resorte de hierro; es todo de
tejido elastico, HECHO SOBRE MEDfDA. in,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-05
BLUFFS YOUTH
STEALS AIN AUTO
Seventeen-Year-0ld Eugene Welker
Takes Car Belonging to
Martin Mortenson.
IS CAUGHT NEAR GLENwOOD

Eugene Welker. II years old. Ia in the
Council Bluffs jail. charged with the
theft OF an automobile, a charge which
he frankly admits. but says he Is unable
10 explain why he did II. He is also
accused OF breaking and entering n build
ing at night.
Young WeIker who lives at the homo
Of his parents on South Seventh street.
Council Bluffs Il r. charged, broke
into the garage OF Martin Mortenson,
saloon keeper. al 1925 South Eighth street,
and stole now car. The theft was COM
mitted some time Thursday night, but
was not discovered until yesterday MORN
Ing. Two hours after Mortenson had
notified the police telephone message
from the sheriff OF Mills county stated
that tho automobile and the suspect were
In charge OF officers at Glenwood.
The boy appears 20 have been entirely
alone In his operations. and. with but
little experience In operating the car. he
soon got into trouble. He made detour
10 avoid passing through Glenwood, but
HIS arrest followed when something went
wrong with the car AZ a point eight miles
south OF Gionwood. II stopped and he
could not start II. The situation pre-
scented by the presence OF lone boy at
that hour OF the night stranded ON
country road and entirely unfamiliar with
his car excited suspicion. The Mills
county sheriff was communicated with
and the boy and car were returned TO
0lenwood Tho car had not been dam
aged.