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Higgins-Brandau.

A wedding of interest to the friends
in Somerville of the groom was solem-
nized on the tenth instant at the Madi-
son Street Methodist church, Clarks-
vile, Tennessee. The parties married
were Mr.. Thomas Dupree Higgins of
this city and Miss Alberta Brandau Of
Clarksville.
The groom is son of Capt. G. G.
Higgins of this city and is very popular
here with his large circle Of boyhood
friends. He was reared in Somerville,
tho has been away from here for sew
eral years, holding responsible positions
with the Y. & M. N. r. r. in Missis-
sippi. His absence from this city has
not lessened the esteem in which he is
held here and these friends have been
gratified at the success he has met and
the promotions he has received from
his employers.
The bride is daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. John William Brandau of Clarks-
vile, and is said by those who know
her to be young. lady Of splendid
culture and the most charming address.
The young couple spent their honey
moon on a trip of several days to New
York and other eastern points and are
expected in Somerville in a few days
for a visit with Mr.. Higgins father,
after which they will return to Bates
vile, Mississippi, where he will resume
his work and they will make their home
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Because Of is toaic and laxative eheef, LAxA-
TIFE EzoA0 QULHxNEis Il better than ordinary
Qutnine and does net c2use nervousness nor
ringing IN head. Remember the fan nnme and
iook fuT tks sagzztuFs q +. ". GROVE. zs<.
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RENEWING WORN OUT COTTON
LANDS.
Mrs. G. H. Mathis Trebles the
Yield of Cotton, Grain and Hay,
Makes Money For Herself
and independence for her
Tenants.

Mrs. G. H, Mathis of Birmingham,
Ala, the we'll known reclaimer of
worn-out southern farms, for many
years has built up the fertility of soil
on her land by system of cover crops
and crop rotation which any tenant
farmer in the South can follow and
produce twice or three times as much
cotton, grain or hay than the land pro-
duced before rotation was begun. Some
years ago she bought 1000 acres of
badly worn-out mountain and fiat land
in Eastern Alabama for $500 an acre.
Crop rotation improved the land till it
produced bale of cotton an acre and
she sold the farm for $4,000 an acre.
She says any farmer can do the same
thing.
A tenant on one of Mrs. Mathis
farms this year on 80 acres raised IS
Lales of cotton, 500 bushels of corn,
hay to feed bis teams for a year, all
potatoes and vegetables and meat for
bis family and received 81, 100 cash for
his work, paying Mrs. Mathis $S5O.OO
cash, lbs bushels of corn, tons of hay
and 100 bundles Of fodder. Another
tenant farmer rented 46 acres, raised
20 bales of cotton, which, with the
seed. brought 800. He also raised
900 bushels of corn. $50 bushels Of
sweet potatoes. two hogs weighing 800
pounds each. kept two cows and had all
the truck from garden. He got ST.
500, cash, the living for his family and
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the feed for his stock.

the feed for bis stock.
Mrs. Mathis system is very simple.
She begins the years work in Septem-
Der when all the land on her farms is
turned with a two-horse plow and sub
soiled by sub-soil plow with two mules,
The plows are followed by disc harrow
after which the land is compacted with
roller. Then the field is sown in
crimson clover and hairy vetch. using
20 pounds of crimson clover seed and 10
pounds of vetch seed per acre. In
May the clover is torn to pieces with
disc harrow and turned under with a
two-horse pillow. Cowpeas are sown on
the freshly plowed land at the rate OF
II bushels an acre. On poor land the
clay. long-vine pea is sown and the
whip-poor-will variety on land in fair
condition. The cowpeas are cut up
with a disc harrow in August and the
land turned with two-horse plow, set
to run from to inches deep.
In September the land is sowed with
the following seed per acre: Oats, l
bushel; crimson clover, Is pounds;
hairy vetch, 10 pounds. Either the
Appler or the red rust proof variety of
oats is used. These crops are cut for
hay early the following June, and the
hay is profitable money crop. As
soon as the hay is harvested the land is
planted to corn and eowpeas, or any
other crop desired. Crimson clover
and hairy vetch are again sown on the
land in the fall. The following spring
the land is planted to cotton and on up
land will average bale to the acre.
Oats, with crimson clover and hairy
vetch, are sown in the cotton rows
after the first picking, and the rotation
is started over again. The acreage of
oats, crimson clover and vetch to be
followed by corn and cowpeas is varied
somewhat each year to allow for the
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The attention of Fsyette county
teachers is called to the fact that there
will be no meeting of the Association
next Saturday Nov. 20. On account of
the Liberty Bell Celebration in Men,
phis. which large number of our
teachers and students are anxious to
attend, this action was deemed advis-
able and is taken with the consent of
the County Superintendent.
G. G. FosKETT, Pres.
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Get Rid of Those Poisons in
Your System!

You will find DR.. Kings New Life
Pills most satisfactory laxative in re-
leasing the poisions from your system.
Accumulated waste and poisions cause
manifold ailments unless released.
Dizziness, spots before the eyes, black
ness and miserable feeling generally
are indications that you need DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Take dose tonight
and you will experience grateful relief
by morning. 25c. adv. l2-1
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10 Drive Out Malaria

TO Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it Is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, the
Iron builds up the system. so ceats
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

The worst cases, no matter of how long standing,
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. II relieves
Pain and Heals at the same time. sc. SOC. 81 90
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Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because it contains the
well known tonic properties ofQUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-11-19

Invigorating to the Pale and SickIy
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria, ,enrches the blood aud builds up the sys.
tenn. true tonic. For adults and children. 500
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Marion Busyat
.Farr11e S cl1eol
MORE INTEREST TAKEN THIS,
YEAR IN AGRICULTURE THAN
EVER BEFORE.


Never in the history OF the Agricrl.
tural College at Morgantown has there
been such Interest shown by the farm
ers OF the state as at the present term
Of school being held at the University
town. Last year there were abou,
ninety men enrolled for the short
course. AT the term now IN session
there are over two hundred and fifty
not including the forty:two boys who
are taking the course and the twenty
three girls. The boys and girls were
prize winntrs In the corn clubs and
the tomato clubs.
Marion county has a large number
of farmers enrolled and they are gst,
ting much out Of theYwork. Several
of the school superintendent have
been at Morgantown getting In touch
with the work.
There is a wonderful corn exhibit
at the school. The display OF apples
too is great. Specimens OF fine primes
are on exhibition from New York, New
Jersey, Ohio, Idaho. Minnesota, Utah
and Maryland but none OF the exhibit,
ors are In. the same class as the apples
from West Virginia. OF course tho
apples from the other states ara
getting stale, having been packed for
a long time, but at their best the,
were not so fine a quality as the fruit
from our own native hills.
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COP. Carries
Enough toEzeet

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Jan. SIN a
review Of the November elections, is.
sued here at Republican National
Committee headquarters, Secretary
James B. Reynolds says in part:
1.-THE result of the elections Of No.
yember last proves three very impor.
Etant political facts: First-The Re.
publicans carried upon national is.
sues States that would give a clear
majority in the electoral college and
elect a Republican President. Second
The Democratic majority in tho
next House is. only the result Of the
Progressive vote in certain districts
of the country. and the Democrats
will be really minority party in the
House of Representatives. Third
Two.thirds Of the Progressive vote
of 1912 has not only ceased to sup.
port third party candidates, but has
returned to the support OF Republl.
can principles and candidates. This
Is the story that Is told by the Off.
cial figures of the last election Just
compiled by the Republican National
Committee"
This is followed by tables. stats.
tics and an exhaustive analysis Of the
vote by States.
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IMrs. Clayton Entert tanned.

Mrs. q. a. Clayton entertained in.
formally at sewing party yesterday
at her home on Watson avenue honor.
ing Mrs. Bernard Lea Hutchinson Of
Manar. ". Va, a guest in the city. The
guests included intimate friends Of
Mrs. Hutchinson. Who formerly was
c resident Of the city. A delicious
salad supper was served at the con.
clusion OF the afternoon. Mrs. Clyde
E. Hutchinson p1isided at the serving
tale. Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs.
Singleton Paul. OF Wheeling. and Miss
Anna Brock showalter, OF Kansas
City, Ne, were out Of town guests. =
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WHEELING INoIcTs
"a YosT vEoLAToRs.

WHEELING, w. Va, Jan: g.
Twenty.four individuals were indicted
for violations of the Yost law, when
the Ohio county grand Jury made its
report. In every case presented to the
grand Jury, save where individuals
were acting as go-betweens, were the,
indictments found, and these individ.i
uals will have to appear in the ca.
pacity Of witnesses. There were in all
f;fty.two indictments returned by the
grand Jury and there were thirteen
persons who were not indicted.
The wholesale indictments are
merely the result ofithe raid by state
authorities, and last evening Prosecu-
tor Addleman issued statement de-
claring that he would prosecute the
cases and that none Of the indicted:
could expect leniency.
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POWERFUL DRAMA e
AT THE COLONIAL

Lovers Of good plays of the past
few years, who remember with pleas.
ure George Broadhurst's famous and
powerful drama, 1.-THE Man Of the
Hour" win be interested in the Co.
lonial Theater today for there this
production will be shown on the
screen.
William A. Brady, who was respon.
sible for the play is also responsible
for the picture and he is doing the
later effort as well as he did his pro.
duction. Z,
The "Man Of the Hour" was once
produced at the Grand in Fairmont
and It created, possibly. the most
profound impression ever made by a
drama here. The story is well re.
membered as love and politics mix up
to happy conclusion. The film win
be the feature Of the Coloniars offer.
ing all day today.
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DICKENS POWER AS READER
Thaekeray's Daughter Relates How
Vtvldly author Could Bring Out
His Own Writings.

The most interesting comment upon
Dickens in From the Porch" a vol.
ume of essays by Lady Ritchie,s-the
eldest daughter of Thackeray, is the
description of one of his readings
from David copperfield." Lady
Richie had accepted an invitation to
this from her lifelong friend, Dickens
daughter Kate.
1t was not acting, 1t was not music,
nor harmony of sound and color, and
yet / still have an impression Of all
these things as I think Of that coca.
sion. The lights shone from the fish.
erman's home, then after. laughter ter.
ror fell, the storm arose; finally we all
we're breathlesely watching from the
shore, and tthis remember most Wv.
idly OF ally a great wave seemed to
fall. splashing on to the platform from
overhead, carrying away everything
before It, and the boat and the figure
Of. steerforth in his red sailors can
fighting for his life by the mast Some
one called out. Was It Mr.. Dickens
himself who threw up his arm?
It was all over, we were half laughing,
half crying with excitement; being at
that special time very much wrought
up. remembering the past, naturally
our emotions took shape.
81 was determined you should hear
him. said our. friend Kate. Come,
quick. before anybody else and speak
to him.. And before we. had recovered.
1t almost seemed as II we were stun
tnNthe storm on the shore, che had
drawn US into the room at the back
Of the stage and we found ourselves
standing before Mr.. Dickens himself.
alone again; the visions had vanished
and he was holding cur hands with
warmest. kindest grasp Of greeting
and comfort"
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BERLIN THRoNeED
With The WOUNDED

BERLIN, Jan. s.-No fair picture
could be drawn Of the Berlin Of war
time that did not include mention Of
the thousands OF wounded In the
streets. motorcars, In wheel chairs
and in the crowds on the streets, they
are everywhere, limping, manned and
swathed In bandages. At one dinner
table in the Hotel dion were four Off.
GERS, every one OF whom had his arm
in q sling mad two ofiwhom had Their
heads in tbandages. One, q captain.
had lost his right hand, but he had the
iron cross of the first class and iie
seemed the .happiest OF the party. In
deed, the cheerfulness OF the wounded
contracted strikingl with the sad eyes
OF the many women In mourning. The
toll has done little oiweaken,t the spirit
of the populace, but q Is beginning to
horrify the visitors.
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herd presented to the young rajah by
his prospective father-in.law loaded
with gold trappings and q small for.
tune in ivory ornaments.
well" one day, spoke young Hardy,
q fellow secretary In the service OF our
embassy, Il hear some lively news con.
corning our royal guest"
you mean Singh AIT"
Eyes. Heis playing the role Of the
modern Croesus at a swift pace. Tho
man Is an anomaly. He is devoted to
real art, oeneticent with INDECENT play.
wrights and authors and commercially
generous with the real poor and de.
serving. He has poured out a veritable
stream Of gold since his arrival. I
learn that the regal papa, however,
has RENTED another million to his &C.
count. The man does not drink or
gamble. He has a respectful admira-
ton for all womankind. He Is unself.
ishly loyal and helpful In all his i'm.
pulses. 1t will all be beaten out of
him, however,"
What do you mear?" asked inter.
estedly.
Singh Ali will go home bitter,
hardened man-and pauper."
"You startle mel"
Listen; he has fallen in love"
why, ! thought he was to marry a
princess in his native country?"
| '.That was the plan, but the glamour
Of the gilded life Of Paris has made
him forget. The witchery Of fair
false face has charmed him. Singh
All has met and has fallen victim to
La slrene.n
The revelation needed no added de-
tails. La sirene! A baleful cloud
struck my Imagination at the mention
OF that name-ill omened, notorious,
tnged with memories Of disgrace, en-
bezzlement, suicide. A vampire for
gold, she had fascinated victim after
victim. thirsting only for money, lead
Ing her prey to the brink Of an abyss
honor. respect and fortune gone!
And the rajah has met this WON
an r. asked.
He is completely under the domi-
nation Of her destinations. She 10 play
Ing a new role with him. She poses
as a cruelty deserted wife. He has
asked her to marry him. As his pros
pective flancee she is propriety itself,
awaiting she claims. divorce from
her husband" w,
"And Singh AIT"
SIS lavishing his wealth upon her.
He has leased a magnificent country
place near the city. There he has
Benshi. his favorite pet, in q little
park, caparisoned with a howdah and
fittings well worthy the palacelIke In.
closure IN which the animal exercises.
The week Is one series Of fetes. All OF
them La sirene attends-with a chape.
ronel There Is q musical there 10.
Il q
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night have cards. WIN you at

night ] have cards. VIII ycu a.
tendi"
ehall never forget that evening.
There were few ladies' present and the
general throng by no means represent
ed the better class OF people. All was
decorous, however, and many deco.
rated civic authorit tiles and some Illus.
trious musical artists were In evidence.
La strene was the queen Of the as
semblage. The mute alteration Of the
rajah for this beautiful vampire was
almost touching. She was o truly won.
derful singer and after the delivery Q.
some operate gems, the ratah pubficiy
presented her with q necklace worth o
kings ransom.
! caught up an incident related OF
the capricious beauty. 1t seemed that
Benghi had suldly refused to take q
comft she profered, as II Jealous Of
the attentions Of his master. The
enrased siren had struck Benghi with
the keepers hook. binding one eye.
Afew days later We learned that La
Strene had about plucked the infatu.
ated victim Of her wiles. There were
rumors that his liquid wealth was
about gone. Then he lad to give up
his princely nest and some Of his
Jewels were seized for debt.
"His father has called him home, .
explained my friend. "and has refused
to furnish any more means. What he
had La slrene has devoured. Singh
Ali is practically bankrupt"
Through It all the young ratah
wavered not in his faith In the woman
who had charmed him. It was as II a
magic spell made him forget his home
fiancee. his fealty to father and coun.
try.
la sirene had riddled the last shred
OF two millions, !" reported my friend to
me. Worse than that. she has beg.
CARED the rajah. She expressed wish
TO own Benghi. The rajah sent her
the splendid animal, whit do you
think?"
Itshrugged my shoulders. expecting
any treachery or meanness from the
siren cormorant.
She intends to sell It to menagerie
man. who offers large price for the
animal. The nabob has been taken in.
She has practically deserted him."
1t was two days later when my friend
again came to me with the words:
"Retrlbution-the end!n
You meant" insinuated.
Ia Sirene is deadl"
"Deadl" I repeated vaguely and
fairly shocked,
Yes. 1t seems that Benghi never
forgot her cruelty. She was barter.
ing for the sale Of tho animal, when
1t seized her suddenly in It's trunk,
hurled her to the ground, pinioned her
with its ponderous foot and crushed
the life out of her."
The next heard OF Singh All he
was lying in hospital delirious with
afever, and HIS nurse was his old love.
His father had come to Paris with her
to rescue his son from the wretched.
ness his ingenious trust in a fair but
false woman had brought him.
! saw the three when they left for
their far away home. The weak steps
of the man who had learned SO ter.
.ribiej a lesson were guided by?a dusky
but beautiful girl, his, faithful fiancee.
His eyes took in a last look at Paris.
the beautiful Paris, the deyourer-and
he sighed. q
Then they turned to the patient anx.
ioue face OF his fiancee. And in their
depths was tho old love, restored.
(Copyright 1914 hv w n rt...
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Turnsin Sl,4OO
Fines for One Year

Justice R. Leigh Fleming has turn.
ed into the sheriff's office during the
year Of 1914, fines amounting almos.
to $1,000. The fines turned in were
as follows:
July LIST, s532.73; September LIST,
sS17.1s; January list, s34s.sO; total,
s1,1ss.ss.
Justice Fleming also turned over
$40 to the state game warden max
ing grand total OF s1,46s.ss.
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.eoooooocooocooooo
THE RAlAH's MILLIONS
SIC. 10 2SlO
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH sAER..

$40. 10 $50
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH sHER.
WIN.
Asreal rajah was Visiting Paris and
had become quite the sensation Of the
hour. We. the young attaches of the
diplomatic corps, learning the ropes
as one might say, were In evidence
when he was first presented TO the
chamber Of deputies. It was like
viewing a novelty. We discussed him
casually as one would q new operatio
star or q popular danseuse, then we
forgot him.
Singh AZ was not person to be
straightway forgotten by the people,
however. Wherever he went he Gre
ated o turore. Heswas no dense over.
fed human porpoise with a dozen wives
back In his native country, and though
unsophisticated by no means crude or.
ignorant. While chiidlike in his ideals,
he had received a fair education and,
Tn appearance was manly and dignl.
fed.
his father, "the old fighting ra;ah of
Awnpore," had become half civilized
and thought he saw an advantage in
making his son familiar with the
world at large. The news Journals ex-
plotted all this. They published por.
traits Of Singh Ali and Of the princess
OF a neighboring province. ECleora was
Ter name. the chosen bride of the
young rajah, who was said to be heir.
ees TO fabulous millions.
According to the Paris prints Singh
Ali had brought cool million In stand.
ard coin to the great city to expend
in learning the ways of modern life.
Besides this whole strings Of precious
Jewels, which h. scattered layishly in
making friends. Besides all this regal
equipment, too, there was Benghi.
Benghi had frol1 the first attracted
fully as much attention as Singh All.
Benghi was an elephant, the pick Of q
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For{6utests.

Miss Martha Hutchinson was host.
ess at q charminglyl appointed lunch.
con at the County Club yesterday,
honortng her guest. Miss Jullette Rath:
bone, of Tarkersburg, and Miss Katiia:
leen Carroll, Of Charleston, and Elela.
nor Blackford, Of Petersburg, the
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MARTlNssuRe IS TO
HAVE ANEW HOSPITAL

CHARLESTON, Jan. ga charter
OF incorporation has been Issued by
the secretary of state to the Kings
Daughters Hospital Circle, Of Mar.
tinsburg. TO establish and conduct o
hospital aud training school for
nurses. The company is authorized
TO hold real estate to the value Of
$4,000 and personal property to the
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Billy Sunday
Taft in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. s:-Btlty! and
Ma" Sunday greeted former President
Taft here yesterday. The evangelist
and his wife were introduced by John.
Mr.. TAFT beamed with q
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great smile as he grasped the brawny
hand of the revivalist, but his expires.
sion was outdone by the smiles Of Billy
and MA" Sunday. Mr.. Taft and Sun.
day conversed interestedly for fully Is
minutse.
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Perfectly cas..

soubret-I feel SO sorry for Henri.
eta.
Comedlan-what's wrong with herr
"She Is SO thin she has hard time
getting an. engagement.
You haven't seen her lately. have
rou7' Is
mo. whyi-
.Ishe Is a star now.
.Indeed7" az
7 should say 50: she Is playing the
part Of hunger striker In a suffra-
sette observation-disclosures Tele.
gram.
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value OF $4,000

value of Sic, 600. 81 II
The incorporators are Mrs. Annie
E. Roush. Mrs! Susan Faulkner, Mrs.
Annabelle P. Morrison, Mrs. Minnie
Z. Tab1er. Mrs. Minerva Blessing, Mrs.
Mary d. Thorn, Mrs Virginia Rousf,
Mrs. Minna Thompson, Mrs. Mary q!
cushwa and Mrs. Florence Moral Of
Slartinsburg.
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Attended, MannInagi.en Dance.

Miss Mary Louise Nichols and Car.
neg Christie were among Fairmonters
who attended the Elks' dance in Man.
nington last night. They were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur G. Clay.
ton.