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SHOT BY
A ROBBER

steubenville, o., Dec. s.--After tho
citizens Of Brilliant had surrounded
the store Of Rodgers g. Clark to CAP.
ture burglar, one Of their number
was shot and the robber escaped.
George Bucey was mistaken for the
thief and wounded.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10
WHAT ABOUT THIS, JuDeEa
(Mt. Gilead Register.)

Judges of the court of appeals in
this district are in Mt. Gilead this
week. They will wind up affairs here
by Friday as usual By the way, one
of the honorable members of the
bench, Judge L. B. Houck of Mt. Yer
non, has been prominently mentioned
as most suitable candidate for gov
ernor, on the Democratic ticket.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10
EXECUTED AS SPIES
Fourteen Women Shot to Death by
Villa Firing Squad.

Ell Paso. Tex, Dec. s.-Fourteen
Mexican women were executed at
Casus Grandes as spies by Villista
soldiers. Letters from Carranza off,
cials urging villa officers to desert
were said to have been found on the
women. The fourteen were lined up
along the wall OF an adobe hut and
shot down with one volley from q fir
ing squad.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10
From The EduCa.
tors Notebook

New YOrk--The commission of
eighty-one Mexican school teachers
and officials who have been inspect
ing the school systems of the eastern
cities, will sail from New York on
Thursday on their return voyage to
Vera Cruz. They will stop off at
Havana on the way. 1t is understood
that a like commission soon is to
visit this country to study methods of
instruction in our grammar schools.
The commission now here has devot-
ed itself to primary instruction meth
DDS, following a brief stop at Har-
ward for brushing up on American
education theories.
Seattle-The state of Washington
is making scientific survey Of all
public educational institutions in the
state, in accordance with an act of
the legislature. Special attention is
being given to the facilities available
for and adapted to the immigrant pop.
ulation.
Springfield, Mass.-The American
International College, which was es.
tablished primarily to give alien stu
dents an American education, has in
augurated special department for
training these students for service
among immigrants. The foreign STU
dents are being trained to become
pioneers of their own people in this
country.
Kansas City, Mo.-During the past
five years, this city has spent nearly
s5.000,000 in public school buildings.
Seventeen complete school plants
were put up, with two high schools.
Extra buildings and Fairgrounds
were also provided.
Philadelphia-A special committee
of educators appointed to investigate
the comparative records made by girl
students admitted to college on ex-
animation and on certificates, re-
spectively, reports that investigation
in Wellesley, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and
Vassar disclosed that the students ad-
mitted by examination were more
proficient. This report was submit
ted to the Association of Colleges and
Preparatory Schools Of the Middle
States and Maryland. For the first
time woman was chosen president
of the association. She is Miss Kath-
crime e. Puncheon, principal of the
girls high school of Philadelphia.
Minneapolis, Minn.-The might
university of Minneapolis, in which
six thousand students are training for
greater usefulness and better
chance in life's battles, is one of the
notable examples of what the cities
of the United States are doing for
their citizens. 1t is said that there
are three millions Of aliens in our
country over the age of ten who can
not speak English. Minneapolis has
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10
Recess Appointments.

Washington, Dec. S.-The president
sent to the senate several hundred
nominations of persons now holding
recess appointments. and which will
have to be confirmed by the senate.
Secretary Lansing's nomination as
secretary Of state was one of these.
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President Wilson VIII address the
meeting at 3 o'clock and Immediately
after the close OF the address will re.
turn TO Washington.
Attention has heretofore been call.
ed in these columns to the raw deal
handed the girls OF the state by the
Willis board OF agriculture. Here is
some expert testimony on the mat
ter by A. p. Sandles in the Putnam
County Sentinel:
Breaking Faith With the Girls. In
1914 girls who won second prize I'm
domestic science contests were given
a free trip to Columbus and weeks
training in the department of domes-
tic science at the Ohio State univer-
sity. The state paid the expense.
Nearly every county was represent
ed. Girls were encouraged to emu
late the housekeeping virtues Of their
mothers, instead of learning the tan
go and turkey trot. The same offer
was made for 1915. The legislature
set aside $4,000 for junior contests.
The girls were to have their share.
Now Columbus sends word Nothing
doing" Lack OF funds is pleaded.
Broken faith with girls who won VIC
tory in home and kitchen is the yer.
dict. II this $4,000 has been or is
used to pay for political Jobs instead
Of keeping promise made to the bak-
ing-sewing girls, the people of Ohio
ought to know it. II girls had vote
the story might be different"
An observation by the Upper San.
dusky Chief seems well taken. This
is It:
Newton l.. Bunnell, of Lebanon,
member of the corn boys party to
Washington, had no more than reach
ed that city until he gave out an in
terview criticizing President Wilson
and the national department of agri-
culture. Bunnell happens to be .
member of Governor Willis now fa-
nous state board of agriculture. In
stead Of being in the east telling 9TH
er greater men than he how to con-
duct the nations business, Bunnell
ought to be back in Ohio, using his
wonderful brain to figure out some
scheme to wipe out the deficit caused
by the 1915 state fair, which was un-
der his partial management, and also
to pay off the many debts which the
fair still owes. It also is not improp-
er to ask whether BunneJls expenses
on the joy trip we're paid by himself,
the railroad company or the state.
The kind Of talk given out by Bun
nell and others of his kind demon
strates the class of cheap politicians
which Willis has surrounded himself
with. Hope is left, however, for they
will go back to private life early in
1917.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10

Mrs. Alice Stamp has returned from
Scarsdale, N. Y. where she was the
guest Of friends.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10
thousand

Minneapolis-Fuily thousand
leaders in technical education in the
United States and Canada will attend
the ninth annual convention of the
National Society for the Promotion of
Industrial Education. The meeting
will be held here next month.
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its share. In the six thousand are
many aliens who WELD the pick and
shovel in the day time, or work in the
flour mills. Ambition is what brings
them each night to school. They are
encouraged, they learn, and they keep
coming, and many who began in the
reading and writing classes are now
taking high courses in the sciences.
The University of Minnesota, the pub.
lie schools, the Dunwoody Institute
and the Y. NJ. C. A. caregfor classes
in this great might university"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10

Urbana, Ill.-The new chemical
laboratory at the State university is
said to be the largest in the world.
The building will be formally dedicat-
ed next April, when the American
Chemical society holds its meeting at
the university. The home economics
department of the university has Sc.
cured a Pullman car and fitted it up
with all sorts of household equipment
necessary for demonstrations. The
car is being sent about the state dem
onstrating to women the latest meth
ods in household management.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-12-10

President Wilson viii address the
meeting at 3 o'clock and Immediately
after the close OF the address will re.
turn TO Washington.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
HOW TO SHIP HATCHING EGGS
Most Important Thing Is to Satisfy
customers-Neat, Attractive
Package Is Pleasing.

The most important thing is to
satisfy your customers by giving them
exactly what you advertise to sell, or,
even doing a little better.
II eggs are broken in transit do not
hesitate to replace them the day you
receive the complaint from your GUS
TONER
Give everybody a square deal and
remember that satisfied customer is
always a customer.
A neat, attractive package may cost
a trife more than a slovenly one, but
1t will please your customers and adj
vertise your egg business, because
customers very often Judge a mans
business by first impressions Of pack.
age and contents when they are re,
ceived.
The best package for shipping eggs
is basket, although many breeders
do not use them.
The basket should hold one or two
settings, and these can be got for two
cents from any manufacturer. A thick
layer Of excelsior should cover the
bottom, and all eggs should be
wrapped in soft paper and so packed
with fine excelsior that they will not
touch each other.
When the eggs are packed put an
other layer of excelsior over the top
and cover with a thu board.
Next to the basket is the egg box
made for holding Is or Is eggs. This
is arranged with cardboard compart-
ments with room for excelsior or other
packing at the top and bottom.
This box is provided with wire
handle and the cover slides into
grooves which may then be screwed
or tackled down with small nails.
Never ship a package that is not
screwed or nailed down, because this
will save eggs from being filched by
curious persons who can open the
package in transit.
Never ship a soiled egg. Nothing
so disgusts a customer as to receive a
setting of eggs which are dirty and
Of poor shape.
Eggs should be selected so that
each setting will be uniform In size
shape and color when possible.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

dance Of vegetables for a large fam
lily. After the soil has been we'll en-.
riched and well fitted we are ready to
plant. If the plan has been we'll worked
out all that is necessary is to plant
each variety at the proper time in
the right place.
The family garden should BIO
planned to suit the needs Of the fam
lily, and no two families will agree as
to the amount of each kind of vege-
tables to grow. The time to plant
varies so largely with the locality
that l will offer no advice as to dates
of planting. The date also varies
with the season.
If we will study out the time 1t re-
quires each crop to mature we may
be able to plan other crops to take
their place as soon as they are con-
sumed.
A few crops like blood beets, egg
plant, melons, onions, peppers, toma.
toes, and winter squash, require a
whole season to mature. Other crops
like lettuce, radishes, early beets, sum-
mer squash and string beans will ma.
ture early enough to allow other crops
to be grown on the same soil after
they are gone.
The great object In doing this IN
the farmers garden is to keep the
soil from growing rank growth Of
weeds later in the season.
1t is not my purpose to advise which
varieties to grow. Study the seed
catalogues, talk with successful gar
deners in your own locality, and form
your own conclusions.
l should do more harm than good
by commencing varieties for all local.
tiles. Get interested in the garden
early by sending for the various seed
catalogues and garden implement cat
alogues. Good seed means success,
and good garden implements are a
pleasure to handle.
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tive enough to induce the bird to al
ter its diet The grain taken in win
ter and spring probably consists of
waste kernels from the stubble. The
stomachs do not indicate that the
bird pulls sprouting grain; but the
wheat eaten in July and August and
the corn eaten in fall are probably
from fields of standing grain. The
total amount Of grain consumed dur
ing the year constitutes As per cent
of the food, but 1t is safe to say that
at least half is waste grain and con-
sequently OF no value. Although the
crow hlackbird eats a few cherries
and blackberries In their season, and
in the fall some wild fruit, 1t apparent
ly does no damage In this way.
Swallows That Have Attached Them
selves to Abodes of Man.
There are seven common species
of swallows In the United States and
four OF these have already abandoned
their primitive nesting habits to some
extent and attached themselves to the
abodes of man. The swallow is one
of the important birds described in
the new Farmers Bulletin (630) of
the United States department Of agri-
culture, entitled Some Common Birds
Useful to the Farmer"
The presence OF swallows should
be encouraged by every device. says
the departments scientist Barn
swallows may be encouraged by cut
ting a small hole in the gable of the
barn, while martins and white bellied
swallows will be grateful for boxes
placed in a high situation.
Clin and barn swallows, II is said.
may be induced TO build their nests
In a suitable locality by providing
quantity Of mud to be used as NOR
tar. Il is a mistake to tear from the
caves OF barn the nests Of colony
Of cliff swallows. for in addition to
the fact that this bird destroys large
numbers OF injurious and annoying
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
CARING FOR SPRING LITTERS
Considerable Attention ls Necessary,
but There ls Nothing Difficult
Connected With Task.

Pig feeding and pig care Is mostly
made up Of common sense matters
like seeing that the mother Is proper
ly fed, the youngsters sheltered as
they ought to be, and that they do not
get chilled during the first few days
of their lives. This takes considerable
care and watching, but there is moth
ing about 1t that anyone cannot do.
Feeding the little pigs is job that
falls to the mother for the first two
or three weeks of their lives. If she
is in vigorous health prior to the
coming of the pigs, this part of the
Job will take care of itself. When the
pigs show an inclination to try to eat
when the SOW is fed then the hog
grower will have to bestir himself
and make ready to take care of their
growing appetites.
During the first days Of the pigs
life he will have to be watched to see
that he does not get the life crushed
out of him against the sides Of the
pen and that he does not wander out
side and freeze to death. Properly
built pens and hog houses will take
care OF this part of the job. Where
the SOW is kept In big hoghouse her
pen should be so tightly built that the
little fellows cannot slip out into the
other pens. There ought to be a sort
OF a fender around the walls Of the
pen. so the pig cannot be caught
against the wall by the SOW.
When the weather is very cold,
some sort OF an arrangement where
by the filters can come In a reason.
ably warm house should be made. A
great many pigs are lost every winter
through exposure in bitterly cold
weather. Some hog rsisers put arti-
fetal heat in their houses and keep
them warmed up for the first four or
five days after the litter comes. This
cannot be done on the average farm.
but good warm place can be pro-
vided
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

insects, the nests are picturesque
rather than ugly.
In the eastern part of the country
the barn swallow now builds exclr
sively under roofs, having entirely
abandoned the rock caves and cliffs
in which it formerly nested More
recently the cliff swallow has foCnd a
better nesting site under the caves of
buildings than was afforded by the
overhanging cliffs of earth or stone
which 1t once used and to which 1t
still resorts occasionally in the East
and habitually in the unsettled West.
The martin and the white-l ellied, or
tree, swallow nest either IN houses
supplied for the purpose, in abandoned
nests OF woodpeckers, or In natural
crannies in rocks. The northern vio-
let-green swallow, the rpugh-winged
swallow, and the bank swallow still
live in practically such places as their
ancestors chose.
Field observation conVinces an or
dinarily attentive person that the food
of swallows must consist of the small.
er insects captured in midair or
picked from the tops Of tall grass or
weeds. This observation is borne out
by an examination of stomachs, which
shows that the food Is made up of
many small species of beetles which
are much on the wing; many species
of mosquitoes and their allies, togeth.
er with large quantities of flying ants;
and few insects of similar kinds.
Unlike many other groups Of birds,
the six species Of swallows found in
the eastern states extend in prac.
tically unchanged form across the con-
tinent, where they are REINFORCED by
the northern, or Pacific coast, violet
green swallow.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
(By W. MILTON KELLY.)

The one great secret Of having sue
cess with the family vegetable garden
Is to provide an abundance Of plant
food in a readily available form. Sta
BILE or barnyard manures are the best
fertilizers at all times.
Commercial plant-foods are excel.
lent in their places, especially when
1t Is desired to force some of the early
varieties of vegetables, but their use
requires that the soil be in a high
state of filth and that the gardener
have an expert knowledge of their
uses and functions.
To properly prepare garden / be-
lieve in blowing under heavy appli.
cation of manure in the fall, and then
in the spring narrowing in another
heavy coat of well-rotted manure.
After putting on what we think is
enough we double the amount and the
chances are we will have it about
right.
Constant cultivation should be the
rule, for this will keep the soil in an
ideal condition, physically, for the
roots to grow in, besides keeping the
weeds in check. Allowing the weed
seeds to terminate and quickly de-
stroying them early in the season will
save large amount Of work during
the summer, besides conserving much
needed moisture.
Eliminate all OF the old-fashioned
beds and plant everything in long
rows, so that most of the cultivation
can BIO done with horse. There
need not be an unpleasant amount of
hand work If properly worked with
horse and cultivator.
Leave plenty of room at the ends
for turning around with the horse
while cultivating.
Do not plan a larger garden than
you can keep clean and well titled. A
small garden will supply an abun-
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agrcuture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agrcuture.)
In the spring the crow blackbird
Tor grackle) follows the pillow in
search of large grubworms and lit
orally Grams its stomach with this
pest which Is 80 annoying to the
farmer. During the breeding season
also this bird does much good by eat
ing insects and by feeding them to its
young, which are reared almost en-
tirely on this food
The crow blackbird or grackle in
one or more of its subspecles is a
familiar object in all the states east
of the Rocky mountains. In the Mis-
sissippi valley 1t is one of the most
abundant of birds, preferring to nest
in the artificial groves and wind
breaks near farms instead Of in the
natural timber" which 1t formerly
used. 1t breeds also in parks and
near buildings, often in considerable
colonies. Farther east, in New Eng
land, 1t is only locally abundant,
though frequently seen in migration.
In the latter days of August and
throughout September 1t is found In
immense numbers before moviEg
southwark.
The grackle Is accused of many
sins, such as stealing grain and fruit
and robbing the nests of other birds.
An examination of 2,946 stomachs
shows that nearly one-third of its
food consists of insects, most of which
are injurious. The bird also eats a
few snails, crawfishes, salamanders,
small fish, and occasionally a mouse.
1t is on account of its vegetable
food that the grackle most deserves
condemnation. Grain is eaten during
the whole year, and only for a short
time in summer is other food attrac-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
WAY OF PREPARING POULTRY
French Method Acknowledged supo
rior to Others-Eaeh Carcass ls
Shown With Back Up.

The French method Of preparing
poultry for the market is acknowl-
edged. in some respects, superior to
others.
The birds are made very fat and
plump and are manipulated to increase
plumpness.
A few feathers are left on the tail
and neck. The skin is white and deh-
cate.
Each carcass is tied with a ribbon
and is shown back uppermost instead
of breast up. according to the Amerf
can and English method.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Give Fowls Oyster Shell.

Some say that oyster shell is only
suitable for egg-shen material and
will not do fer grit. As a matter of
fact nearly all kinds Of poultry viii
eat oyster shell at all seasons Of the
year. Growing chicks. goslings and
ducklings have no use for egg-shell
consequently their liking for it argues
tAat they need II to grind tfeir food
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Secret Of Foo Scarcity

One Of the secrets of egg scarcity
is overlooking and lazinsss. Nearly
all owners keep their laying hens too
fat and give them too little exercise
In winter there should be- quite a va
riety OF food, chosen with a view tc
supplying egg ingredients.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
STONE BEST FOR FOUNDATION
More Satisfactory Than When Built
on Wooden Base-Wlll Prevent
All Leakaaes.

If 1t Is necessary to use a storage
tank for water pressure on the farm,
tank built on the ground with a
stone foundation will be found much
more satisfactory than If built upon
wooden base. Some farmers have
storage tanks built in the tops of
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
The Dead Canes.

Raspberry and blackberry growers
nave a task that comes in no other
kind Of fruit growing. says New York
State Farmer. To be sure there are
thinning and trimming in all fruit
plantations or orchards, but the cane
fruit men must go over the patches.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Peas and Oats

Canada field peas and oats sown at
the rate Of about IL bushels Of each
per acre. as early as the grcund vii
permit, win furnish good early paslur
age
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16
Best Place for Nests

The nests may be placed on the side
walls or under the dropping boards.
Il Is best to have them darkened, as
hens prefer q secluded place in which
10 lay.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-16

barns, but an occasional overflow or
kite leakage will soon prove dis.
astrous, for this win rot the timbers
underneath. A stone foundation viii
prevent this trouble.