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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

er than 81 feet This permits the
erio 70 Be hiied By throwing the corn
over the boards II the quantItv af
eorn on hand Is sufficient to I'll tha
CID above this point. additional s,d,p,
osarus can be hung on .0-penny spikes
oriven into the inner side Of the studs.
me boards have holes ut proper inter.
vals to a. over the spikes and ara
corn.
The rat-proocnr ID an important fen
ture OF the design which the farmer
can not AFFORD to neglect oue-half
men mesh wire netting n Put On ali
sides OF the crib between studs and
siding and carried to a height Of 90
inches above the ground or above the
noor OF the driveway. Al the ton Of
ne wire q strip Of ssneh xzlvanired
iron should Be nailed To the outside Of
me siding The bottom Of the xal-
vanired iron 10 , inches lower than
ne TOP Of the wire. making q total
height for the wire and iron str,u Of
- Inches all around. This galvanized
iron strip viii halt any rats that NAV
Climb NJ the walls The rat-proornx
% put on the drive side OF cribs 30
mat x the doors are left open rats
win still be unable to get At the corn.
Care should be taken not TO leave any
ooiects near the walls which would
enable rat to Jump above the rat.
PROBING
PROVISION Is made for drag doors
on the outer side Of each crib and ?
rolling doors on the inside. The drag
doors are 50 designed that corn viii
roll out Of them on TO the ennveyer
belt Of a shelter. The rolling doors
on the inside are for access to the
crib. They should consist OF a frame
completely filed with wire netting.
with q galvanized iron strip at the
same height a. On the vail The drag
doors are made OF siding nailed to
cieats with the wire mesh between
Movable inverted truughs Of sIsfs
are placed On the floor Iengthwise OF
the cribs These are In sections 70
facilitate handling and are designed
TO Increase the circulation Of air
through the corn As 4 further aid to
circulation o. air. movable shafts may
be placed at the side or on top Of the
troughs- The shafts are constructed
Of I BY inch vertical strips nailed
to frames made Of by inch stun.
In order to hold the shafts in place
while the cribs are being filed. they
may be tackled to the erossties over.
head The number Of shafts to be
used viii depend upon the amount Of
moisture in the corn
Complete working drawings for this
crib may be obtained from the ONCE
Of public roads and rural engineering
Of the department A bill Of materials
to enable those interested In the mat
ter TO form some idea Of the probable
expense IN their locality Of erecting
the structure viii also be furnished
on request
As has already been said. however.
some OF the fundamental principles In
volved. the rat-pruohng, the ventila-
ton. and the protection against ground
moisture. may be employed advan-
tagecusly In smaller buildings
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16
CORN BREAD WAS A FAILURE
suf Husband Tried 10 De psser.~s In
rls Rsn.rss. 70 tne D;seonsnturs
% tire Guest

They were . newfy-marrfed coupie.
he wife. though . fair cook. dsd not
know how 70 make thirrs his moth
er had prepared And this vexed the
husband. although ne was Disposed 10
be indulxsnt for the sake Of harmony.
But there vss one point upon which he
screwed not little His wife could
not make edible corn bread. and corn
bread vas the food upon which he
vas reared
One day . girihood friend OF the
wife visited her and. after assisting in
the preparation Of luncheon. accepted
an Invitation TO stay and eat Il With
the nevfyveds. The husband arrived
and the guest and he took their places
1t the table while the wife vent 70 the
Kitchen to bring some forgotten dish.
Before his plate vas the husbands
corn bread. but n was q miserable fall
ure. siekiy yellow. Eat and heavy. He
became confidential
There is one Of the trials Of a hus-
band whose wife caa't cook he said
apologeficaily to the guest. lust have
look at that corn bread But you
mustn't let the wife know what I said.
for IL would hurt her ceelfnxs.-
When the wife entered the room a
few moments later she noticed that q
deep blush suRused the guest's face.
Why what 10 the matter. dearg"
she asked
-it's nothing the guest replied hur.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16


As result OF many reeus lo1 m
rustion regaruins = ooli VI M.
sA-lS So s--~----. !,
me lni,eu go -, -. o.
'ea'1ai - =, - - -.
eprn e.io Ia - -
lns u 80
ss -Ae a. -
-. .,---.u-u Zach n NV q fe~t
~,,.r.tv N 1 600 bu,bels II
- .nw,v.r onrv ana of IN. ~-,b~
=. 49,, =, a. 49, ard thu CON.
- - ~. other l~ft 10 . mara
=. ,,,.
-
as w -
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1
ne aetzils OF construction can %
u building CRIBS o. Greater or
dimensions or OF dfnerent type
devices fof venfiiating and rat
n1nx can pc used N new cribs or
''ns o'a s
y the plan shows. a concrete foun-
On d put In for al Of the walls.
foundation should extend from
Nv the frost level to inches above
Nd for me outer van and 70 ,
les above for the inner wall The
g between the foundation walls
I'd De niied IN with veli-tampec
ers or gravel. and On top OF this
concrete floor laid The differ
n height above ground between
inner and the outer concrete foun-
nns sil give a Inch pitch 10 the
Inward me outer edge and thus
o. wafer tnat may beat through
vans OF the crib The cinders OF
underneath the noor prevent
'ars rising nom the ground
sn capillary action The eoor it-
anosld De constructed OF 4 inches
enfofeed concrete. with the sur
loHeied to smooth finish.
q concrete driveway IN decided
inches OF gravel or ctnder
should be first tamped down and
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16
RICHES TO Aims
and RICH AGAIN
outsast Daughter Of Early MI
honare Returns to oId-Aoe
Comforts.
PLOT FOR MElODRAMA


Chicaso.-In the good old DAYS Of
meiodrama you might have stood. dime
In hand waiting at the theater door
FOR sight Of that rafting melodrama.
From Afllionaire's Mansion to Poor
house. or Stubborn as Her Father"
From the program slip you might
have learned that Seth wadhams was
a millionaire Ice manufacturer Of Chi
eago, and beautiful Emma was his
daughter. And then you would have
leaned forward tensely to see old Seth
point forehnger (leanl at his daugh-
ter and hear his harsh Connecticut
voice plank down the law.
Daughter. you divorced Lorinx
without my consent The son OF the
proudest social family In Chicago. A
couple OF years OF him sated you. You
rid yourself OF him.
And now you're going to marry Col
ton. the architect. en-, I say you
shAnti Marry him and your never
darksr my door asainI-
spiritsd Girl Departs.
Now. What could q young girl Of
spirit do One insolent glance At old
Seth: enc defiant stare over the foot
hghts-and she's gone,
Well. years had passed, and with
their passing had come no word OF
beautiful Emma Wadhams nor of Col
ton Married they had been. and then
had vanished
Old Seth wadhams had become a
man OF sorrow. So Seth wadhaus be-
gan a search Il brought no results.
Seth Wadhams lost hope. He was
out Of business now. had sold his ice
company and had retired perma-
nently.
By the way. this isn't stage fiction:
rs the truth But to resume:
A dozen years had passed and Seth
Wadhans made his viii, disposing Of
all his property No hequest was left
to bis daughter. for he was convinced
that she was dead
And On February 8. 1sss. Seth w.d
hams laid him down and died.
tiers Skip n yezra-
Skip - years In April. 1911. q
bent little woman came to the Old
Peoples home OF Chicago. Her hair
was faded and her step was uncer-
tain
Ny name Ia Emma wadhzns
Green she said Il am sixtytwo
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

Every farmer should market his
own live stock This In TO be thu
slogan Of the extension work In Min
nesota during the coming winter.
There are about zoo live stock ship
ping associations In Minnesota There
should be three or four times a.
many. Through q cooperative as
ISOLATION which is well organized and
managed. the farmers can market
their own stock TO the very best adj
vantage
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

Honesty is the best policy" said
the rsady-made philosopher
Or course. II Is" replied Mr.. Dus-
TIN Stax But the public doesn't al
ways realize IT, Most people would
rather be cheated q Ettte in an az
fable way than do business with a
person whose conscience keeps MIN
n { state Of irritation
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

years old was once Mrs. Cotton
and my husband was an architect. in
afiuent circumstances. We lived in
various cities A few years ago he
died, and married q third time. Now
Mr.. Green and are poor. He Is with
relatives In Michigan, and must ask
for shelter"
Then the manager Of the Old PEG
pies home told her that her father,
Seth Wadhams. had left $4,000 to
the home. and they offered her 4 few
dollars q week to live on
She accepted the money and visited
Attorney John J. Cohurn- He inves-
tigzted and found that Mr.. wadhams
had left s18.0o0 to the home for its or
binary uses and $4,000 to build n
home for old men of American birth.
only. separate and apart from said Old
Peoples home
But the s3o.o had not been used
II had been invested So Mrs. Green
sued for the money, asserting IL should
be forfeited, because IL had not been
put to its proper uses. and Il should
be given to her as the sole material
heir OF her fathers estate.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

Flowing cowpeas under adds vege
table matter to the soil which tends
to make it loose and resistaE, to ex-
cessfye dry weather or wet weather.
II also adds chemical fertility 10 Ihs
soil IN the ray Of nitrogen
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

The magistrate was examiuinx .
witness. TO whom he remarked.
You admit you overheard the g.nr~
rel between the defendant and hinl
wife,
fis. scr. ! do stoutiy malnt.f,nf
the witness
Tell the court. II you can. what -
seemed 20 be dogng--
He seemed to be doin' the nsfs~r
in'.--Harper's Magazine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

Wabash. Ind.-Mrs. Amos Reynolds
committed suicide recently by leaping
into n IRE she lad built. Her charred
remains were found by her two step
children
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

Have you heard that BixsovrD
daaghter Is going TO marry a rzflfsss-
ziref-
Tea Heard Il yesterday. Bsg30w
tried to borrow ten dollars from -
on the strength Of IT.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

IMITATION IS siNcsREsT rlarTE~
Out Ike counterfeit money the insenr
ton has not the worth Of the orixtnnl
Insist on La Creole Hair Drsssing-
rs the original Darkens your hair N
the natural way. but contains no a.
Price t1-0o.-Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

s1ss q srreader.
aeascn why the manure
advantageous ID because .
-. las MS money invested in
J, :. o this sort win taks bet
4, = .as manure ON the farm
II, =, a a.,ow Il to lie around and
~ get IL back on to the
y aaouId be placed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

for Fire Weed
nc burns up his post Tim
s@fsr should have no sym
as d searching for trees
POSTS and cannot md
- married and kneesy Trees.
q. and dsformsd tree. and
ssad trees should be used
rms gives RON ss- tss
-. % srow larger and rfvss
@ a good appesrsnes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

He tannoyedl-lt's eight e'esock
and you said you would be here n
six
She-Dfd say six. thosEhs 4
said seven--Boston Transcript.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

DR. Pieree's Pleasant Pellets are To
original little liver pllls put up A. years
ago. They regulate hyer snd bowelsl-Asx-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

Chased by 5uii; Became insane
Lawrenceburg. Ind--Mrs- Anna N
Newman. aged sixty-seven. wife Of
wealthy farmer. became insane re-
Gently after being chased by an in
furiated bull Her mind Is a blank
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16

A pessimist likes a thing ~ eznx
enjoy. and an optimist enjoys q thing
he can't like
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
LITTLE FACTORIES REOPEN
Large Munition Makers Have Reach
ed Their Plant Capacity

In the month of July the exports of
munitions were valued at $50,000,000
and they were fully as large in Aug
ust. In September there was de-
cline in the movement. 1t is conserv-
alive to place the deliveries of NUM-
tions, transports, clothing, etc, since
the war began at $500, 100000 to $780,
100000. This is about what the
United States pay Europe annually
on tourist credits. alien remittances
and freights.
The actual shipments. are only
one-quarter to one-third the value OF
the contracts negotiated here. One
can sit down with paper and pencil
and in a few minutes foot up a bill of
$3.50. 100000 to $1,500000.000 that
the allies will have to pay here in the
next nine or twelve months, on ma
terials already spoken for Two con-
Germs alone, the Bethlehem Steel com
pany and the Canadian Car and Foun-
dry company, have contracts for
more than S500,000,000. A dozen cor
porations have taken orders for rifles,
shrapnel, high-explosive shells, tools,
cars, locomotives, rails, powder and
chemicals that will average $25,O00,-
600 to $4O,000,O00.
The situation at the end of Septem-
Der is that most of the large NUM-
ton makers have reached their plant
capacity, and the new business is be-
ing distributed among hundreds of
small manufacturing units. A tour
OF the New England and Middle West
ern States will reveal the fact that
many little factories that have been
closed for months and perhaps years,
their own special industry having
been depressed or replaced in the
economic changes of the century,
are reopening as supplies agents Of
the armies somewhere in France. -
Charles f. Speare in the American
Review of Reviews.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
$4,000 IN WOOD ESTATE
Will of Wealthy Hoosick Falls Resi-
dent Probated.

VIII OF wealthy r1OoSiCk rdiiS heSi-
dent Probated.
The will of Senator Walter A
Wood of Hoosick Falls probated in
the Rensselaer, county surrogate
court at Troy disposes of an estate
said to be valued at more than $780,
900. By the provisions of the instru
ment filed for probate, dated Novem
Der 9, 1906, Julia Wood Blackington
sister OF the testator, and two
uncles, George H. Nichols, Jr, and
William S. Nichols are given $1,000
each and the remainder of the estate
goes to the testator's wife, Dorothy
Harrison Wood.
Subsequent to the date of the will,
two sons were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Wood, Walter A. Wood, 3D. and Har.
rison Wood, but the provisions of the
document were never changed and
no provision was made for the sons,
According to law, however, their in
terest in the estate will change that
of their mother. and instead of the
entire residue of the estate she will
get only the widows dover.
After the payment of the dover
and of the legacies to the sister and
uncles of the testator. the balance of
the estate will be divided equally be-
tween the two sons. The widow and
Ira ]. Wood are executors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
SHORT WELDED BLISS
Pittsfield Bride Had Her New Hus-
band Arrested

Pittsfield, Oct. 26-"We were mar
ried Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock and before 6 o'clock that
night / reached the conclusion that
| would never live with that man
He abused me in various ways and
/ owe So to the city clerk for marry
ing us. will pay the city clerk, but
don't want to have anything more
to do with my husband That was
the statement made in the district
court this morning by Mrs. Matte
Russell of Wahconah street whose
husband was arrested last night and
arraigned this morning on the charge
of assault and battery.
Judge Hubbard then called Russell
to his desk and the defendant said:
Judge, was married before and liv-
ed happily for ten years with my first
wife. We never had quarrel. She
died about four years ago." Russell
then paused and for moment it
looked as though he were going to
weep. He braced up and said: "Well
Judge, if she doesn't want to live
with me it will be all right. She can
come up to the boarding house and
get her things"
Where do you work, Russell?"
asked Judge Hibbard. 81 have been
employed in mills mostly" answered
the defendant, "but for four or five
weeks did not have any work. | got
a job and was to start to work We'd
nesday morning, but of course / did
not go then as got married.
1t develops that the couple had
quarreled most of the time they had
been together since they were mar
ried and last night became so noisy
that Russell was arrested His case
was continued to Monday of next
week and he was released upon per.
sonal recognizance with the condi-
ton that he should not interfere with
his wife. t'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
THE PARANDRA BORER.
Attacks Orchards In Which the Trees
Have Previously Been Injured.


Have Previously Been injured.
Prepared by United States department. of
agriculture.
The parandra borer is an insect
which can do very little harm to fruit
and other trees as long as they are
sound and vigorous, but which is quick
to take advantage of any injury to
complete the work of destruction. Or
chardists are therefore recommended
to keep their trees free from all ex-
posed dead surfaces. For example, the
not uncommon practice, when pruning
out large branches, of leaving stubs of
SIX inches or more is quite likely to
result In ultimate injury from this in
sect. The stubs are practically sure to
die back to the trunk, and the decayed
spot or cavity thus formed attracts
the beetle as place in which to lay
her eggs. Instead of leaving such
stubs, therefore, the cut should be made
nearer the trunk, where the natural
swell at the base of the branch will
insure rapid healing. The cut surface
should then be covered with a heavy
coat of white lead or some similar
paint
1t frequently happens also that this
parandra borer takes advantage of in
jury caused by the entrance of the
common round headed apple tree borer
into a tree. For this reason whenever
round headed borers are found they
should be removed at once While the
wounds made by them are still suf-
6ciently small to heal quickly. Acct
dental injuries to tree should be
remedied by cleaning off the torn and
splintered bark and wood and painting
the surface thoroughly.
Precautions such as these. If careful
ly carried out, will probably protect
orchards from this borer. Many trees,
however, which have passed their
prime have their lives much shortened
by the insect. The larvae Matching
from the eggs burrow within the wood,
probably for three years, before they
emerge as adult beetles. In this re-
spect they are very similar to the
round headed apple tree borer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27

Ir2de MARK
face of leaden tint, eyes heavy and
dull, twitching eyelids, itching of
the nose, itching of the rectum, short
dry cough, grinding of the teeth, lit
tie red points sticking out on tongue,
starting during sleep, slow fever.
Over 60 years ago DR.. True discoy-
cred the formula of DR.. True's Elixir
the Family Laxative and Worm Ex-
peller. Since then people have been
writing us letters like this: my lit
tie granddaughter had pinworms very
badly, and after taking part of a bot
tie of DR.. True's Elixir is very much
better. Mrs. Georgia Philpot Hous-
ton, Texas" This remedy has a
worldwide reputation as the one safe
and reliable remedy for worms and
stomach disorders for both young and
old. At dealers. Csc, soc and 800.
Advice free. White me.
auburn. Main. o.. I4As.-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
The Farm DWELLING.

( Water supply and sewage disposal
are most important factors in the com
fort of the farm dwelling. Where con.
ditions permit IL is desirable to have
the farmhouse stand in an open loca-
ton facing the southwest, so that sun
light may enter all Of the rooms during
the day. An abundance of ventilation
Is u necessity, and iii most sections of
the country the addition of sleeping
porches will be found well worth while.
The bedrooms should be large enough
to allow each person at least 500 cubic
feet of space, and preferably 1000. In
The construction of barns. 1t may be
added, not Tess than 900 cubic feet
should be allowed for each 1000 pound
animal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27

to give way under the weight OF Il
hen. A door is next made and hinged
at the top as shown. TO this door is
fastened rope leading to weight
that is heavy enough to lift the door.
A small strip of wood is nailed across
the front of the hinged platform. COM
pleting the work. The details are
clearly shown in the sketch and re.
qu1re no further explanation.
The action of the automatic doors is
quite simple. AS a hen steps on the
platform the strip at the front end is
pressed downward, releasing the door,
which flies open because of the weight
attached to it,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
MACK AND BAKER REcoNcILED
Home Run Hitter Back in Organized
Baseball.


Connie Mack and Frank Baker
have buried the Ratchet. Some few
weeks back the head of the Athletics
met Baker by appointment at Sails
bury, Md, Ira Thomas being respon-
sible for the conference. The mana
ger and his former home-run slugger
had long confab, the result of which
was that Baker admitted that he did
not relish playing with the indepen-
dents, and that he was ready to come
back to organized base ball. Baker
technically was replaced on the
clubs roster, but it is understood that
he will not pc retained there until
the season opens, Macking having his
consent to make trade or sell him
to some other major league club.
AS a result of this conference Mack
now is in position where he can
make some sort of deal for Baker,
for there is no doubt that he will go
wherever Mack wants him to. 1t
seems to be understood that he will
not be kept in Philadelphia.
Mack is not talking much about
Baker, though he admits in the follow
ing statement that he had confer
ence will him:
81 am perfectly satisfied with the
outlook | can always use a star ball
player who can hit, but there must
be more than that in man to appeal
to me and convince me that he is a
winning player. Il admit that / met
Baker at Salisbury, and we talked
over things in general and parted the
best of friends, but don't care to
say anything further
Mack could not afford to let Baker
go to the Federals, which undoubted-
ly he would have done, and for this
reason Ira Thomas was assigned to
arrange the conference which has
brought about settlement of the
differences which existed between
the Athletics manager and the home
run hero.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-10-27
Automatic Door For a Coon.

To obyiate the unpleasant oecessity
of arising too early to open the door
of the chicken coop and let the poul-
try into the yard an automatically
opening door can be easily made, ac-
cording to the design suggested in the
accompanying sketch, writes L. l..
Bradshaw i'll the Worlds Advance.
The first step in the work is to pro
vide a hinged platform inside the
chicken coop. under which is placed a
spiral spring of just enough strength