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Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1915-12-19

The crown prince took Herr En-
merich by the arm.
"A short explanation may be in or
der he said. Herr Weisknopf. I
wish you good evening
For the second time the financier,
taken aback, looked utterly mortified.
Il wish you good evening. mein
herr his highness continued And
NeIsknopf. with snort of rage. de-
liberately turned his back on the
crown prince and withdrew.
You will have the goodness to go
straight home, mein herr the prince
called after him. Now listen, Herr
Emmerich-or perhaps / should rather
address you. Herr Graf, since you
know nothing of this affair That lump
OF wax was an impression OF the ia
nous French clavette. the key to the
seventy-fve nm Creusot machine
gun"
Count Won Lindorf raised his dull
eyes to the princes face. "So?" he
observed
And that gave me the key to the
situation.
So greatly did this famous gun out.
class that made at the Wedenkampf
works that the possession OF model
by the German government would al.
most bring the much-dreaded war
upon the stage
Measuring but SO inches at the muz.
zle. this deadly little weapon. Of
which some twenty-five thousand were
known TO exist had terrorized the
German government. and fabulous
sums had been spent IN the endeavor
10 discover the secret Of its manufac.
ture. One OF the features which char.
acterized it was the entire absence
of recoil. due to its glycerin jacket
It's most remarkable feature, how.
ever was this: Whenever. upon the
field OF battle, II might become nee.
essary to abandon 1t. by moving o
small key, called a ''clavette." the
piece dropped apart in such a manner
that the secret of its construction
could not be discovered.
This was the secret which Paradis
was bringing to Fraulein Weden.
kampf
Captain Paradis received one hun.
dred thousand marks from Herr Weis-
knopf for the betrayal OF the secret" /"
continued his highness. fixing his eyes
on the girls face
saw her start convulsively He
was bought" she cried He said"
Yes. fraulein," said the crown
prince gently. that was where the
man doubly forfeited his honor. Herr
Graf. Fraulein Wedenkampf had prom.
ised 20 marry him If he brought her
the clayette. Perhaps he loved her
perhaps he thought to salve his dis
honor by convincing himself that the
money was a secondary motive. Frau
lein Wedenkampf was resolved to sac
rifice her love for Germany.
We could not persuade her other
wise. And We needed the clavette.
But not by such means-nor at the
expense Of her happiness and yours,
Herr Graf
Count Won Lindorf stared at the
prince. and saw him tighten his hold
on his pistol
Then I. by my unlucky shot, have
ruined our hopes of learning the Sc
cret," he muttered; and the psince
wrested the pistol from his hand lust
as he was turning it upon his breast.
NO. gentlemen" his highness an
swered, we have held the secret of
the clavette four weeks Il came from
other sources. But-the time has not
yet arrived"
And we went out and left the lovers
together.
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1915-12-19

ease. Il am anxious to know wheth-
er you have yet had any communities
tion from your principal. Captain
Paradis."
None. your highness." ! answered.
1t is a wretched business"
1T is a miserable business" an
swered his highness, with some emo
tion. IF Paradis intended TO remain
in France and never set foot in Ger
many again. all might come we'll.
Fraulein Wedenkampt is a great favor
ite with my father. and we have
Count Won Lindorf's interests at heart.
But the man is on the way back to
Germany"
But surely your highness may have
been misinformed. saiu. He can
not show his face in Berlin again"
He is not going to Berlin" an
swered the crown prince. HE is to
visit Fraulein Wedenkampf at the gun
works at Brugge this evening at half
past eleven, Immediately after his
train arrives. We have positive in
formation. and unfortunately Count
Won Lindorf heard Of this before We
did. obtained leave OF absence. and Is
on his way to Brugge to intercept Par
ads and kill him. So. wishing to do
justice to the man, to save Count Won
Lindorf from running his career. and
TO protect the good name OF Fraulein
Wedenkampf, l have sent to ask you
whether you will still consent to be
Paradis' second"
1t would be a distasteful post" /
answered. but do not feel justified
II declining under the circumstances "
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1915-12-19
Literal Warning.

Our game shooting season has
proved a failure"
Il could have told you before you
started that you were going on q
wild goose chase"
Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1915-12-19

Experiments in France nave shown
that sulphur is a valuable soil ferti-
liZer.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
WAYS OF HANDLING MANURE
Value Of Fertilizer Depends Largely
on Composition Of Foods Fed
to Farm Animals.

The value Of manure depends upon
the composition OF the foods fed. Cow
manure is cold and contains consider
ably more water than that from any
other class Of farm animals. 1t fer.
ments and heats slowly, and is called
a cold manure. A COW will void 40 to
so pounds OF dung and 20 to 80 pounds
Of urine in a day.
A COW fed a balanced ration will
void about one-half OF the nitrogen in
the urine. which shows the importance
OF preserving the urine; about one
fourth is in the milk and the balance
in the solid excrement.
Horse manure contains less water
than COW manure, and as the horse
has less power to digest forage, the
manure is more flbrous. Horse manure
ferments easily and hence is most val
liable for spreading over meadows,
mixed grasses and wheat
The best method for hay and grain
farms is to haul and spread the ma.
nure direct from the stables; use plenty
Of litter for bedding. For vegetables,
haul the manure where 1t Is to be
used and pile 1t. II the manure is
thrown out in the yard 1t should be
kept in concrete vault and the urine
pumped up occasionally and spread
over the solid manure. Manure thrown
out in the open yard and exposed to
heavy rains loses large part of it's
most valuable fertilizing elements.
This is very slovenly and wasteful
method. II this method must be fol-
lowed, have the barn spouted, use
plenty of litter and keep the manure
in compact heap. The urine that
drains from the heap should be col.
lected and thrown over the pile.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

Skim milk and corn, or skim milk
and shorts, fed in the proportion Of
3 to /, make an excellent ration for
weanlings. II skim milk Is not avail
able, mixture of s parts cornmeal,
parts middlings, and part tank.
age, fed as a thin slop, is very good.
Good succulent pasture is always bene-
fetal. 1t will aid wonderfully in put
ting growth ON the young pigs. and
the grain expense will be lessened.
After litter of pigs has been weaned
and are eating we'll, the most difficult
part Of their care is over. The feed
ing and management from then on will
depend much upon whether they are to
be kept for breeding or fattened for
the market.
Young pigs. just after they are ia.
ken away from their dam, should be
given their feed in such manner that
each individual pig gets its share. The
simplest way to accomplish this is to
allow the pigs to eat from a properly
constructed feed trough; one that will
keep the pigs out of the feed and win
lessen the possibility Of crowding.
A weaving trough is used with good
results on the government experiment
farm at Beltsville. Md. This trough
is large enough to hold quantity OF
slop sufficient to feed 20 weaving pigs
weighing approximately IS pounds.
1t is only inches deep, thus enabling
the pigs to get at their feed very con-
veniently. The construction Of the
ridge pole together with the partition
pieces makes It impossible for the pigs
to get into the trough with their feet.
1t is a very simple matter to keep the
trough clean, as there is plenty Of
room for one to work conveniently
with a scrubbing brush on the inside
of the trough. Water applied freely.
together with vigorous scrubbing
will keep the trough clean and SAM
tary. The trough weighs only 40
pounds. making It very convenient for
one man to handle. This trough. con-
structed as cheaply and as durably
as possible, Is sufficiently strong 30
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
FILL MANY LITTLE GULuES
Old Buckets, Cans, Shoes and Other
Discarded Articles Can Be Made
Useful In Filling Holes.

During winter is a good time to be-
gin to fill the many little gullies that
have started during the year. Instead
of throwing old buckets, cans and
shoes all about over the place, Just
carry them to where they can still be
of service-put them in gully. I
doubt If ever bucket or can was
more useful anywhere II placed with
open end toward the mouth of the
gully, says a writer in Inland Farmer.
In this way they catch and are filled
with the sediment brought by the tor
rents of water during heavy rains.
Then sticks and other obstacles lodge
against them and soon the gully is in
shape to hold all obstacles and much
soil, too, and In Q short time is COM
pletely filed.
l have seen "full grown" gullies
filled by placing empty barrels in them
In same position as given for cans and
buckets, but the barrels must be held
tightly by driven stakes and when
they are covered more must be placed
above them. Instead OF burning the
brush and small logs large logs also
If they can be conveniently handled),
just dump them into the gully beside
the barrels. You will soon see that
you viii have land to tn where once
was a large gaping gully.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

these youngsters first see the light
when the spring work on the farms is
in full blast, and when every mule
or horse is in requisition. Thus 1t
happens, and only too often, that the
brood mare who is about to drop a
foal is rushed too hard by some care
less driver, consequently the colt that
she has carried for ten months, and
which should have come right is lost.
Then, again, the colt may come in all
right, but the mare is thin and weak
from hard work on short rations; in
other words, she is in rundown con-
dition, her flow OF milk is small and
entirely inadequate.
From the very start the foal of a
mare in this condition has a struggle
for existence, so the odds are against
him. II his mother is worked hard
and not fed properly, this colt will
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
KEEP LITTLE PIGS GROWING
Eastern Breeder Describes Plan Of
WEAVING Younusters-FIrst Give
Oats and MIX.

To keep pigs growing properly they
should have as little setback at wean.
ing as possible. This is the way that
an eastern breeder describes his sys-
TEN:
Before my pigs are weaned l teach
them to eat and they are ready and
eager for their meals when they are
weaned. / first give them oats and
milk, putting the oats in a trough,
pouring the milk over them 80 they
cannot get too much milk at one time,
II | am short on milk, put oil meal
and middlings in milk and pour it on
the oats. This plan starts the pigs
eating while they are still sucking
their mother and 1t is the best feed
have used for this purpose. As they
get older / feed oats separately and
make slop Of oil meal one quart, mid
dlings three gallons, milk and water
20 gallons. Then put 20 pounds OF dry
bran In the troughs and pour on the
slop and turn them in. Give them
only enough so they will clean 1t up
well as II they wanted q little more.
This keeps their appetite Just sharp
enough. A little corn is fed also and
at eight months old these pigs will
make as good as you viii find"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
BEST TOP LAYER OF sILAeE
Heavy Green Stalks From Which Ears
Have Been Removed Form Heavy
cover-Packs Well.

For the top layer of the silo a good
practice Is to use heavy green stalks
from which the ears have been re-
moved. This forms q. heavy layer
that packs we'll and at the same time
contains smaller amount OF food ma
terials so that the minimum loss Is
sustained II II spoils. ID !,
Various methods and materials have
been used for covering the top Of the
silage to prevent It's spelling. None
have given complete satisfaction, but
the one mentioned above has given
as good results as any, especially when
the top layer was thoroughly wet
down and packed firmly by tramping
The best practice is to commence
feeding as soon as the silo is filled, in
which case there win be no loss Of
silage through decay.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
Detailed Plan Of Construction Of Trough.

that the pigs can not break II to pieces,
Lumber N-inch thick is used in
constructing the trough. with the ex-
ception Of the floor and ridge pole.
The floor is made from 1-inch stuff.
while the ridge pole can be made from
a piece of lumber inches square
dressed.
The following bill OF material IL
necessary to construct the weaving
trough:
One piece inch by 1 foot by IL
feet for the floor and ends. The end
pieces can be dressed down to y by
inches by 16 feet for the two sides.
One piece inches square by feet.
dressed. for the ridge pole.
One piece x by IN inches by IL
feet for the partition pieces.
Total number OF board feet, 20.
Thirty.six screws TX inches. No.
81 to fasten the partition pieces.
Fiftytwo nails Is penny: IL used
to fasten each end piece to the ridg
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

Is any life in the body. Give II q
suck Of the sow's milk and place 1t
IN the receptacle described. The pigs
will not suffer II they do not suck for
q few minutes after narrowing.
Before placing the pigs with the
SOW. cut out the eight small tusklike
teeth. There are four of these on
each jaw in the rear OF the mouth.
These teeth are very sharp. and II
left in the pigs mouth they viii likely
cause tearing of the sow's udder, and
the little pigs cut one anothers mouths
while fighting for teat These teeth
can be removed with bone forceps.
wire nippers, or q knife. Never pull
out the teeth. Always cut or break
them OF. After this operation place
the pigs with the SOW, care being ia
ken that each one gets to teat.
When the afterbirth Is passed Il
should be removed from the pen at
once and buried or burned. There Is
good reason to believe that eating the
afterbirth is often the beginning OF
The habit Of eating pigs.
Great care must be taken to feed
the SOW properly. II she Is not being
properly fed the little pigs will show
It. II the pigs follow the SOW around
very much and pull at her teats. It is
q good sign that she IL not giving
enough milk. and more feed should be
given TO stimulate milk flow. When Q
SOW 70 overfed. causing q heavy milk
iow. securing Is generally produced
IN the pigs III this happens. cut down
The sow's feed Immediately. Give the
SOW is TO 20 grains CT suiphste Of
iron teopperasl IN her siop morning
and evening. and II necessary increaca
che dose until results have been OBJ
tanned. i'
n "a very necessary that the little
pigs have plenty OF exercise and all
the sunlight that can be given them.
n they do not get exercise. they win
get tat and lazy and the usual result
"a the 'thumps,- This Ia caused By
the tat getting so thick around the
heart and lungs that the pigs find It
difscult to breathe. They vii be no
ticed heaving at the flank and gasplng
for breath. The best way to prevent
this is to avoid overfeeding and make
the young pigs take plenty OF exercise.
When the pigs ere about i've weeks
old. they viii begin to taste some Of
their mothers feed. Do not be in q
hurry to wean them. Eight weeks -
young enough to wean them. II there
Is skim milk for them. OF course the
size and development has q great deal
20 do with their weaving age. II skim
milk is not obtainahle. It Is better to
let the pigs nurse the SOW until ten
weeks old.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
SPRAYING PAID IN MISSOURI
On One Orchard Net Profit Was Found
TO BE tfet.f2 Per Acrs--lnseets
Are High Llvers.

Insects are high livers. On an acre
OF apple trees they may destroy q hun
dred dollars worth Of fruit. The av-
erage value Of the fruit of an acre Of
pnsprayed apple trees in the state OF
Missouri has been found 10 be s1s.e5.
Four careful sprayings made this
value jump to an average Of s1s7.1s
an acre. On one orchard in 1913 the
net profit due to spraying vas found
to be s1s1.12 an acre. The average
cost per tree for the first spraying was
Sc cents. Is cent? for the second. s.5
cents for the third. End 8 cents for the
fourth-a total Of ST. cents tree.
or an average OF s222s an acre.
American Farming.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

IL
soon have to forage around for at
least half of its living, filling up on
grass, long before his digestive or
gans are ready to assimilate food of
this sort in any quantity, thus It won't
be long before his hair becomes rough
and he develops paunch, in common
parlance - pot belly or, "a grass
belly" With this unsightly sign OF
growth will be noticed a lean neck.
thin headquarters and rough hair. At
the end OF the year the mare is still
poor, and the colt Is about two-thirds
OF the size he should have been II
the simple rules of feeding and care
had been carried out. Not costly rules
at all, only common sense.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
PRACTICAL GATES FOR FARM
One Recently Invented by California
Man--pevloe lie Mounted In Space
Between Two Posts.

Practical farm gates are always
worth second thought. Here is one
recently patented by California man.
There is keeper post and a pair Of
spaced diagonally Offset posts. the gate
being mounted in the space between
the posts. Brackets connecting the
posts are disposed at the ends and
center Of the lengths Of the posts, a
stirrup being pivoted to the central
bracket between the ends Of this and
straddling one of the gate rails and
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
ORCHARD GRASS FOR GRAZING
II VIII Endure Considerable Rough
Treatment Without lnJury-eood
for Woodland Pastures.

Orchard grass Is q coarse-growing.
bunchy grass that furnishes good
grazing in early spring and late fall
weather. It viii endure considerable
rough treatment without injury and
should be kept closely grazed for the
best results. No other grass will stand
more shade. and II is the one most
often recommended for woodland pas
lures. It never does well on light.
sandy soils. On wet lands and heavy
clays 1t is an excellent grass to mix
with redtop. From 20 to so pounds
Of seed to the acre win give q full
stand. Half as much win be SUFFICIENT
for pasture mixtures. 1t should be
seeded in the fall. It is one OF the best
grasses to SOW In gullies. to prevent
further erosion.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

the north than the sopth side. A
wall SIX inches thick win be strong
enough. In finishing up the back and
front walls give them the proper slope
so that the sash win At snugly. The
heavy concrete vail will give more
protection than could be got with q
wooden wall. and viii last for life.
time, whereas wood or lumber win
have to be renewed after q few years.
The material exclusive Of the lumber
for forms win cost In most places
about 3 per cubic yard. making the
cost per square foot of a six4nch
wall less than Eve centA Any kind
Of lumber may be used. and the labor
need not be skilled.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
A Good pIu.weanInO Trough Used at ssIt.vIIle, Md.

The SOW, in order to produce a
large, healthy litter. should be in the
best possible condition. After she has
been bred. careful feeding and man.
agement are necessary to develop sue
cessfully the litter she is to produce.
1t is we'll to keep q record Of the date
on which the SOW was bred. in order
to know approximately when the
youngsters are about to arrive. The
CESSATION period of pigs is 112 to 115
days. 1t is good policy to be on hand
In case the SOW needs help, but she
need not be helped II she is getting
along well.
When the pigs are born during
warm weather they are less liable to
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
SPREADING STRAW ON FIELDS
Helps Prevent Soil Blowing and A.
fords Protection for crops--Adds
Needed Humus.

Where straw is present in such
quantities that It cannot be worked
over by live stock II can be spread d.
rectly on the fields.
II helps to prevent soil blowing and
serves as q winter protection for the
crop. As 1t gradually decays II be.
comes a part OF the soil in the form
Of humus or decaying organic mate
rial.
The scattering OF the old straw
stacks found on the big wheat farms
win pay well for the labor expended.
Now that special straw spreaders have
been constructed 1t Is not such q big
task to spread the straw produced.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

having o roller connected at it's free
end, on which the gate rail rides, TO
support the gate against downward
movement. An upper and lower bar
is used as hanger for the gate, this
having q roller at the front end. which
rides on the rail- The two pivotal
points Of hanger and the pivotal point
of the stirrup are disposed In the same
vertical plane.-Farming Business.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
lluht and Air Ess. nsIaI.

All stables. like houses. should have
ample window space in orier to ad-
NIT plentiful supply Of su4light and
fresh air. in themselves aEuong the
most powerful disinfectant, known.
Bacteria thrive in dampnese. dirt and
darkness, and clean. dry Sta BILE pre-
sents the most unfavorable CO, ditions
for their development For this rea-
son good drainage Is also an essential
point 60 be considered in the construc-
ton OF q stable.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

temperature, agitating seven or eight
times, and drain.
Add the salt wet while the butter is
IN granular form, using about one to
one and one-half ounces for each
pound of butter, according to the de
mands OF the market.
Work the butter Just enough to dis
tribute the salt evenly.
II the butter is to go on the market
It should be put up in neat, attractive
packages.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24

stirring frequently during this period.
Cool cream to churning temperature
as soon as ripe.
Let the cream stand eight hours or
more (overnighD at the churning tenn
perature.
The temperature of churning should
be such as to make the butter come
in from IS to 40 minutes, usually 55 to
60 degrees F.
II it is desired to use artificial col
oring, it should be added to the cream
just before churnihg.
Stop churniEg when the granules
are about the size of peas, varying to
wheat, and draw of the buttermilk.
Wash the butter once with pure wa
ter at the churning temperature, agi-
tating three or four times, and drain.
Wash a second time with water
about four degrees above churning
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
REGULAR FEEDING IS URGED
When Ration Has Needed Variety Lees
NJ Frequently Changes Are Made
the Better fer Animal.

A variety Of feed does not neces.
sarily mean q change OF feed. II the
ration is properly made; that Ia. n q
has proper variety and is balanced.
the less frequently changes are made
the better.
Regular feeding means the same
quantity OF the same feeds at the same
time each day. To feed at six o'clock
this morning and seven o'clock tomor.
row morning Is not regular feeding.
When an animal gets OF It's feed.
Il Is evidence Of feeding too much and
the remedy Is 10 feed less than IL want
ed. however ANAL that onantity nay
be.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-12-24
Way to Pack Fruit.

Fruit Of every kind should be
packed in boxes or baskets. stamped
with the name Of the grower. and II
be viii select name for his product
as a ssrt Of trademark in addition to
his own name. he viii have. in time.
q valuable asset. provided ne lives up
10 It In every way.