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The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-09-09
A Bugs Prayer.

oh Mr. Man. If you have heard of
that Ross Dead Quick Spray. for
get il. pray thee, or die. BE merci-
full and use on me anything else. and |
may pull through. The mosquito said
Amen
This spray is SO clean and 60 effective
no home should be without IT. Sold in
Dermott by Henry Bordeaux and Han
chey Drug CO.
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-09-09
AMONG COl0RED PEOPLE

Items of interest among colored
people should be left at the Palace
Drug Store or at this Office
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-09-09
Free Tuition Offered
To the Boys and Girls of Chicot Cour

To the Boys and Girls of Chicot Coun-
ty:-
have in my possession a number of
Enrolment Certificates furnished me
by the Fourth District State Agricul-
turai School at Monticello. Arkansas.
These Certificates. when properly filled
out and sighnd by me, entitle the hold
err to free tuition for one year at the
State Agricultural School and enroll
ment in any of the Courses offered in
Agriculture. Home Economics, Animal
Husbandry. Manual Training, Literary
Branches, etc.
| shall be glad to have the young
men and young ladies of Chicot County
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-09-09
Notice of Sale.

Notice is hereby given that as com
missioner of the Chicot Chancery Court
pursuant to a degree of F. ). Hilliard's
obtained against s A. and NJ Scott on
the Dist day of August, 1918, will sell
The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1915-09-09

Sam Gibson. with his new automo-
bile is prepared to give frst-class auto
service Day or night he is always
ready for business Phone or leave
word at McCroskey's.
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their work. They talk in all innocence
and arc encouraged by the listener
tu talk always NOR" and more; ana.
after n month. or two or three months
perhaps. there falls one sentence when
r. as "a straw that marks the direction
Of the vind-and that sentence hnds
rs way io Bo'lin. where 1t is cara IN
Il. ned. AcoIaiGtanCe ripens to friend
sh -: to th" outer worlds sight two
psnplc talk If things thai interest
Thorn but in realty the spy, HAVING
completely won the confidence Of the
mtn she set out to make her victim.
leads him on to talk of his work IN a
manner that he would nave deemed
u~nposa.ble when first he met this at
tractive woman.
There is on record failure among
women SPIES which illustrates tn
danger of employing them. The spy
10 question was N out to win the
affections of - young Attachc AT q
French embassy. and this she accom-
u ished through the simple cXpediert
" teaching him the German language.
In a regular course Of lessons which
the young diplomat underwent at the
lands Of the lady he found out that he
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inconspicuous apd apparently thor
oughly trustworthy woman h what
ever her station, has an obvious reason
for occupying it and Ls above reproach
or suspicion.
Not tina the adventures has not
her share as well. a ON carried
ont most Of the underground wok
connected with the Morocco loan; a
woman stopped the ~Clandestine III
riagc of one of the imperial IrincoS
and another woman arranged a mar
rage between u Bourbon king and a
member Of the house Of H"uhenZollern.
Yet another, according to Won Hlowitz,
brought of as skilful a coup in con-
nect!nn with the theft Of documents
as has ever been known. But these
things are exceptions to- h regular
work Of women spies. which is for the
most part unroina ntic. petty and mean
as is most espionage work, whether
man or he concerned in its
accomplishment.
During the siege OF LieGe mel mas
dueraded as ONE in order to obtain
information for the German com-
mander. In one particular case fo,u
ladies were observed In the town and
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II the varied nature Of this work is
borre in mind and the maay oppor-
tunities a woman would have for
learning details OF the personal sde
are considered. It will he seen that the
work OF the woman spy can be In
valuable. As already remarked. Ger
many wants to know not my the
things that are of immediate use bur
also tho little things that may he OF
use in certain continrercies-possIbly
useful as well AZ certainly useful and
probably useful informant on is welcome.
And. in the average French or English
household of the official class, either
in France or England, n German do
nestle, perfectly capable al her work
and in every a above suspicion on
the part Of her employers. car render
enormous service to the German So
cret service simply by keeping her
ears open. For the servant, whether
spy or honest employee. knows nearly
everything there IS to he known about
her EMPLOYERS. II the masters Nj
cial affairs are in such a stat" that
bribery might be- tried with a remote
chance of success, she il aware of IL,
II the mistress has COMPROMISED her
self in any way and is open to black
mail tine domestic is more likely to
know Of 1t than any one else, for h
has unulest'"n"d access % letters
where even the husband is ignorant OF
their cXiStcnCe- nobody thinks Of SuS-
pcctinE her of more than mere curl
osity n tn" worst, The object Of tn"
.,.g,.t,, "a tttytr.t,l Ia Stt,3,4~ 10 to
work along the lines of least resistance,
tn insure safety ana efficiency by
choosing means So uhV.uuS as To- 10
ne"llgihlc and that system has pro-
inc"d great result. past question:
More 80 nciallv l. this method notice.
able In the case Of the female spy-it
* NOT the adventures ~ Acton who
does most OF the useful work, but the
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certain small points Of makeup and
attire caused the police To entertain
suspicious. The ladies ware seized and
examined, and very few inquiries were
sufficient 70 settle the question Of their
them as German spies-and Trey paid
the penalty Of their daring. BEFORE
execution spies captured in the pres
cnt war have stated that they have
been forced to take on their tasks.
Certain PERSONS are selected 10y lot out
of the army and arr given choice Of
the disguise with which they must go
out 10 m" front. In many cases the
discusses are h~orclessly inadequate and
all the men who 20 out know that they
are going to almost certain death.
Rut the man who without Sous re-
hcarSsl goes out disguised as a woman
is not only facing death but looking
for !t-as do these German soldiers
in like CASE.
Cases have come 10 light in Belgium
in which WcarNrs Of the Rcd Cross
have proved To h. spies; women have
h'vn caught acting as nurses, keeping
to their posts simply for me purpose
uf obtaining such information as shall
be useful To- the German forces. such
cases ar" rare, for the Red cross nurse
is usually well authenticated and de-
-nrNodiS aluN" suspicion, hut the rarity
Of the cases and the very small likeli-
hood of detection renders them CORE
spOndingly dangerous. From their po-
sitions and duties they are IN the very
heart of things and arr abb" to get
more informant, ON than those in other
I-nsI lions. rhou"n the transmits Of
news, after II ma. urru obtained, is by
ln means an easy business.
Eastern ana northern France, before
the war, Were fun of women pies.
planted under the ii>rd post system.
They were mainly auNilaries, for il
was seldom that the charge OF a liked
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was not SO much attracted by her
after all: but she fell in love with
him In earnest. Thenceforth she was
not only useless, but q danger to the
German headquarters, since she WAS
III a position 10 impart information in
stead OF to extract il as Berlin desired.
1t must be obvious, when one con-
siders the extent of the organization
that Sticber set up, and tho nature Of
the reports furnished by the stan, that
an enormous anouu Of $ rNiCc work
is done to no purpose; but this is IN
cvitahlc. ike the Keeping up Of a avy
which remains Idle for fifteen or
twenty years. hut must sill ht main
tanned at full strength. Thus this
corps of women spies Is maintained
and its reports ar. received and
studied and tabulated. Much OF the
Information sent in by women is, Of
course. hopelcssly useless, but out OF
he mass of chan sufficient grain II
sifted to maxi the continuance Of tho
work worth while IN German estima-
ton. at least. II is a known fact that
the Government of Berlin has not
only over cooked but favored tho cstah-
Q ~ W. vi . - - - go A'A .
city. simpy because through the
keep rs Of these houses valuable in
formation H. to be ohtaircd. Young
men were lurrd 10 n certain notorious
establishment IN Berlin from the for
eign emhas sics, and even from depart
ments of the Berlin Government it.
self. In the first case the object was
information win regard 10 the procr-
dure At tn embassies and m the sec
end ease Information va dcs red as
To the integrity or lack thereof on the
part of those entrusted with the on
lrol uf German natiuna' AFFAIRS Tn"
woman who RAT this establishment
had laid 10 her WI count many ruined
equations and ruined lives In the
course OF her career.
1t is known that the permanent
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-
o"'e'""on AN VI "'"n,
ot"oi ""SS " d. "oi "a "."'
~"''I VIII 81 -
Wv "''n" "'"ud'"i'''"
ON foreign service women spies IN
responsive posts are rare out DAN
serous IN reNerSe proportion TO their
numbers one OF Stlehers women
learned all mo secrets she spught
sllhp1N 10y supplying a young rrehch
"'n''r "tlh as hnch cocaine as ne
hShf''. ltiu the "n''er IN question
~uIS'"''Tvu "'h'I means o' procuring
as much poWaer'u c''aln" a. ne
"'o''h 'n' 'PN IN u''s''"n Wou'd
nave '""n ',fr'' l" ""er some oth'i
i'N''' 'P "'''"'n''""' nut u"
"'" "' '"' SlH 'n"' III c"''"lu' VII"
most u'"E 'aNr'S' was Surnc.e,'!S
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spies, known in the vernacular as
post Offices have to send in to head
quarters certain Information. This in
formation is tabulated ms follows:
Al. possible information relating to
general officers ard their equals in the
country concerned, including personal
az well as official details.
Particulars Of all who pass from
military col eyes to commissions, and
al, who pass from naval colleges 90
he navy
Particulars Of all directors and ex-
am ncrs of military and naval colleges.
uarticu airs of the official duties and
personal habits of all officials in
charge Of arsenals, powder factories
stores dcpots, and other works con-
nccted with military and naval organi-
cation.
Staf officers. aides de camp, and
Generals orderlics-particularly com
corning the lives and habits Of these.
officers Or officials employed in the
VI ristry. secretaries and indcr secrc-
tarioS in Government offices, es-
pecially those whose circumstances
are low or whose affairs are in dis
order.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
(By O. M. OLSON.)

(By o. M. OLSON)
The depth at which land should be
plowed depends much upon the sea-
son of the year, the kind of soil and
the physical condition of the subsoil'
Fall blowing, except for fall-grown
grain, should invariably be deeper
than spring blowing, as there Is more
time for it to become sufficiently set
tied and compacted Whenever land
is plowed quite deeply, and the eli
matte conditions do not thoroughly
settle the burrows, 1t should be thor.
oughly worked before 1t Is planted.
Heavy soils need to be plowee
deeper than the lighter types of soils
Such soils usually have quite com.
pact subsoils, and they are benefited
by being brought to the surface. II
is also benefit to heavy soils to bury
the vegetable matter at good depth,
as this will assist in keeping the sub
soil from becoming too compact.
Lighter soils are very much the
opposite. Their subsoils are usually
not too compact, and 1t is better to
have the vegetable matter mixed with
the surface soil. Deep blowing OF
such soils has a tendency to make
them too loose, and care should be
taken to thoroughly compact them be.
fore they are planted to crops.
Flowing land continuously at the
same depth every time has tendency
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
BEST FARM BUILDINGS
Too Little Thought and Study
Given to Details.
Not Generally Understood That Clrcu.
lar Structure 10 Much Stronger
Than Rectangular Form Cost
Of Material ls Less.
(By w. J. FRAZER.)


The planning, construction, and ar
rangement Of farm buildings do not
usually receive the thought and study
these subjects warrant. How many
dairymen have compared a circular,
40-cow barn with the common rec
tangular building containing the same
area? How many understand that
the circular structure is much the
stronger; that the rectangular form
requires % per cent more wall and
foundation to enclose the same space;
and that the cost of material is from
"a to So per cent more for the rec
tangular building?
In a community in which everyone
Is engaged in the same occupation,
one person Is likely to copy from his
neighbor without apparently giving
thought as to whether or not there Is
a better way.
In comparing 60-foot round barn
with rectangular barn Of the same
area, the two barns should afford the
cows the same amount OF space on
the platform Allowing each COW in
the 60.foot round barn three feet six
inches in width at the rear Of the plat
form, 1t will accommodate 40 cows and
leave space for two passageways. But
in a rectangular barn, only three feet
four inches of platform space need be
allowed for each cow, and the 1871.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
TAKE CARE OF THE MANURE
Shallow Concrete Pit Affords Practical
Means Of Taking Care Of Soil
Fertilizer.

The shallow concrete manure pit out
OF doors Is a practical means Of TAX
ing care of manure and is to be rec.
commended.
Where a manure shed is used 1t
should be so arranged that stock may
have free access thereto. In this way
the manure will be kept well packed
down by the animals tramping over
1t, and the danger of loss due to burn
ing and excessive fermentation very
materially decreased
Barnyard manure, however, is not a
balanced fertilizer for ordinary farm
crops; it is relatively high in nitrogen
and potash and correspondingly low in
phosphorus.
Experiments conducted by the Indi
ana station show that most clay soils
Of the state are deficient in that same
element, phosphorus. BY adding some
phosphate material to the manure as
1t is produced, we are able, not only
to supply the lacking element, phos.
phorus, but also to fix the nitrogen, to
some extent, and thus prevent its es.
cape in the form of ammonia gas.
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flowing In Relation to Drainage.

to form a hard, compact layer in the
subsoil at that depth. This is an un-
desirable condition, and can usually
be avoided by varying the depth
slightly from year to year. New land,
when first brought under the pillow,
should not be plowed too deeply.
While 1t may be desirable to ultimate
ly have a furrow six or seven inches
in depth. 1t should be brought about
gradually, by blowing half-inch or
SO deeper every year.
A method of draining fields which
has proved satisfactory and inexpen-
sive, Is ridging the land while plow-
ing.
The plow is started in the middle
where two burrows are plowed against
each other. BY turning the horses to
the right when making the turns at G
and d, the dead burrows will be To-
Gated at A and B and e and F. BY
continuing this system a series of
years, the bitches are made deeper
year by year. No ridge Is formed on
the sides Of the ditch. BY commenc-
ing to plow in this way, and by vary
ing the back burrows one year little
to the right Of c and D, and another
year a little to the left, the dead fur
rows will be made broad rather than
deep, making the fields gently undu-
late instead Of being cut up by deep
bitches and narrow high ridges.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
LARGEST in the World.

A plant laid out on a very exten.
sive basis for the teaching and cleo
trolytic precipitation Of copper is be.
ing constructed at Chiquicamata,
Chile. The ore body to be worked
in this vicinity is in excess of 100000
900 tons, says the Electrical World.
The first unit of the plant now in
course of construction has been de-
signed to treat 10000 tons Of ore per
day.
The refinery will have an output of
about $4,000 pounds Of copper per
day. Energy for separating copper
from the ore will be transmitted to
the plant from a generating station
on the coast over IS miles Of line at
100000 volts.
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f6Bll(
ROADS.
ACTUAL COST OF GOOD ROAD
Various Methods of Financing Road
Building and Retiring Debts Dis
cussed by Experts on Subject.

While it is frequently easy for a
county to issue bonds and borrow
money for improving the local high
ways, the raising of the money to re-
tire those bonds at maturity is often
not so simple. Many counties, in Dor
rowing money for bonds, figure that
the amount of money raised repre-
sents the total cost of the road, for
getting that the road must be main
tanned and repaired If, at the end Of
the term of the bonds, the county is to
have anything to show for its invest.
ment.
The question of financing county
road building is discussed fully in De.
partment of Agriculture Bulletin No.
1876, entitled Highway Bonds" which
is written by the office of public roads
in collaboration with James w. Glover,
professor of mathematics and insur.
ance, University of Michigan. In this
bulletin the authors discuss fully the
building and retiring debts for road
construction, and also deal frankly
with the actual total cost of road
during the life of the bonds. On the
total cost of road, the authors cite
the following two examples as afford
ing at least basis for estimating the
total minimum cost of a mile of road:
Bituminous macadam: Cost of con-
struction ($10,500) under per cent
serial bond with interest for 20 years,
$16,012.5O Cost of annual repair and
maintenance $4,000 for 20 years, $12,-
600. Total cost for 20 years, $2S,012 so.
Brick: Cost of construction ($1S,500)
under per cent serial bond with in
terest for 30 years, $26,42673. Cost Of
annual repair and maintenance $4,000
for 20 years. $4,000. Total cost for 20
years, $32,426,73.
The authors point out that the &C.
tual cost of building and maintaining
a specific highway can be determined
only after the character and volume
of traffic and actual wear and tear
have been studied for series of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
TREES ON PUBLIC STREETS
New York Authority Would Have mu'
inequalities Take UP Work OF
Planting and Care.

The New York State college OF Tor
estry at Syracuse university Is urging
the municipalities Of the state to take
I'D public control of street tree plant
ing and preservation in the same man.
ner as public control is exercised over
other street improvements. During
the last year the college has made in
vestigation of the shade trees in many
cities and towns of the state, including
New York city, Syracuse, Binghamton,
Amsterdam, Mt Vernon, Newburg
and Olean. 1t has been found that
thousands Of shade trees are dying
along the streets of the cities due to
past mistakes in selection Of varieties
and In spacing the trees at the time
OF planting
Within the cities of the state there
are, it is said, 10000 miles of street
capable of sustaining a growth OF
5000, 900 shade trees, which can be
made worth 1OO,OOO,O0O in increased
property value. Buffalo spends an
nualy about $4,000 for planting and
conservation Of shade trees along its
public streets.
Almost half of the land area Of New
York state is better suited, 1t is said,
to the growing of timber than to ag'
riculture. Agriculture alone cannot
solve the land problems Of the state.
Forestry and agriculture are co-or'
dinate, and together will bring about
the most effective utilization Of the
soils of the state and Of the country.
New York Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
PAYS TO GUARD THE TREES
take to Leave the Sapings
Unprotected.

Young trees, especially street trees,
should be protected and supported by
tree guards placed around them imme'
diately after planting. For street
trees, wire or metal guard is most
economical. For lawn trees, single
stake firmly driven into the soil is
usually sufficient. Leather or canvas
straps should be used to attach the
tree to the support.
Cultivation of the soil for three feet
around the tree is beneficial during the
first years Of growth. Loosen the top
soil with spade or hoe sufficient
number Of times during the season to
keep down weeds and grass. A mulch
of leaves or manure in the fall retains
moisture and acts as fertilizer when
spaded under. During the hot, dry
periods of the summer months, water
ing should be done once or twice each
week, not oftener. The feeding roots
which take up the moisture are at a
distance from the trunk equal to the
length of the branches, and the water
should be applied literally, but not
too frequently, to these feeding roots.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
ALL is NOT LUCK IN BROODlNG.
ROW IT WAITE
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Station.
What luck did you have brooding
chickens?" How often we hear this
question. "Oh | had the worst kind
Of luck, first the chicks became lousy
and | lost about half of them and
then the rats got most OF what were
left some got drowned in the water
bucket, etc, etc.
Far be it from me to say that there
Is no such thing as luck in raising
chickens but do believe that just
about nine times out of ten the trou
BILE arises because o. lack of atten'
ton to some minor detail or details.
For instance, If the old hen had been
busted two or three times while she
was setting the young chicks wouldn't
have gotten lice from her, II raid
had been made on the rats. along
about Matching time they wouldn't
have bothered much. 1t has been my
experience that rats are not very trou-
blesome if kept on the defensive, to
use war term. but once let them get
a taste OF Chicken" then you have
your hands full. It's also a simple
matter to fix the drinking water so
the chicks can't get into it. If you
have to use deep dish put brick
or rock or something into it so the
chick can climb on and jump out II
he tumbles in.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Who Invented Khaki

The answer to the question, "Who
invented khaki" is not easy, al
though we all know that the adoption
of khaki by our army dates back to
the South African war. 1t will sur
prise most people, says the Liverpool
Mercury, to be told that nearly fifty
years ago a Liverpool celebrity advo-
Gated something akin to khaki as the
most serviceable color for the uniform
of our troops. w. G. Herdman, the
artist, and author of Ancient Liver
pool" writing in. 1869, condemned the
red uniforms Of the British and the
white uniforms of the Austrian ar
mics as the worst possible colors, hav-
ing regard to their visibility at long
distances. He added, IF armies went
into action clothed in gray-green all
over, head or cap and all, they could
not be distinguished till close to-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06

years. The figures quoted above, OF
course, will not apply to ordinary mac
adam, gravel or clay roads, but in
all these cases the interest on the
bonds must be met, and there must
be expenditures to maintain them in
condition. The poorer the drainage
and the less permanent the character
Of the road foundation, the greater
must be the percentage that repair
costs will bear to the first cost. Sim.
ilarly, the question Of whether the
actual surfacing is designed to with
stand the character of traffic and
weather to which it is subjected also
has an important bearing on what it
will cost the county to keep the road
In such shape that when the bonds are
paid the locality still will have a valu.
able property to show as a result of
its borrowing and repayment.