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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
MAKING THE WOOD LOT PAY
Farmers Cannot Anerd 10 Keep un
profitable Land go Every Acre
Msans Money In Carrying.

The farm wood lot problem Is very
important one. II In the problem OF
making the wool lot pay. Farmers
can no more afford 10 keep Improbable
land than they can AFFORD TO keep uu.
profitable cows Idle land which 10
not growing more valuable Ii like q
boarder In the dairy herd. II eats up
part OF the profit made elsewhere,
Good farm management may or may
not call for the opening OF an actual
book account with the wood lot, but
evsry good farmer needs to know at
the close OF the year whether he Is
richer or poorer for his t!mbered land,
II costs money to hold land Every
acre means carrying cost. The tenant
farmer pays this cost In rent The
man who works his own farm should
he able TO earn at least rent and
wages II no sold the farm and put
the money in good savings bank II
would yield him yearly income with.
out the hitting OF finger, His farm
is ar investment. II should be n pay.
ing investment.
II the wood lot does not directly or
indirectly compensate for taxes and
interest allowance on It's value. II is
not doing its share toward making the
farm pay. II is being carried at a net
loss
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
A 3frram bad

A-Strcam bed
B-Forked posts on banks These should
b. strong durable. and well sut IN the
ground Many times We SEQ trees al the
fence. crossing that, are the correct ais
tancs apart To BE- utilized for this pur-
pose which makes Il all the more lasting
and permanent.
C-po,e 10 ~ and turn IN forks The
length and size will depend upon the DIS
faBcs across the stream II should be As
straight MS possible, and musJ be smooth
and round at the ends, 20 permit OF easy
turning,
u. d-wire or straps 10 retain pole and
prevent It's rising during foods
r. e~smooth wires.
= t.loards or small poles attached 20
wires
q, g-~Stay wires. TO prevent posts from
pulling UP or leaning downstream. These
should extend upstream from the posts.
ing but large stock are kept adjoining
these gates, leave as much space as
possible between the wires to permit
the passage Of trash and timhers dur.
ing the foods.
When the water rises during a food.
a gate Of this kind rises and floats on
the surface OF the stream. and there
win DO very little strain or pressure
on the fence, As the stream runs
down, the gate again settles in It's
original position. forming stock
proof fence.
One must be very careful to keep all
logs, sticks and trash from collecting
and hanging on the gate after the
water recedes. to prevent breakagc or
damage by sagging, which would cause
the gate not 10 work MS II should.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

And" continued the lecturer, y
warrant you that thrre y not a man
in this entire audience who has ever
lifted his finger or In any way At
tempted to top this awful waste OF
our forests and our lumber supply. II
there Ia ] want that man TO stand up"
There was q slight commotioa In the
rear OF the room and nervous little
man rose To the occasion and 10 bis
feet
And now. my friend will you Ell,
plain in just what way you have con.
served the forests Of our nstiony'
And with the utmoyt gravity and
sincerity the little tnan said = have
used the same toothpsck twice
Harper's Magazine.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

the sige OF the calendar pad you can
get Various sizes OF calendar pads
are sold In the stationery stores. and
cost two or three cents apiece. When
you get the calendar place II upon q
piece OF wood and mark out around
II design similar to that shown In
Fig. J. A piece OF cigar box wood
makes a very pretty board, and this
wood Ia easily cut with a sharp knife.
Fastcn the calendar to the board with
small tacks and screw screw eye
into the top edge OF the board to hang
up the calendar by.
The whisk,broom holder shown In
Fjs ! 10 made OF six easily cut strips
Zig 81 Cigareox wood will do nicely
Make strips A and r IN inches wide
by I inches long, c three.fourths inch
wide by ~ inches long, n ~ inches
wide BY the length OF c. and f and r
OF the same size As G. Nall strips G.,
II. II aud + 10 the edges % strips A
and II. with c, T. and even with the
ends OF A and h. and the lower edge
Of y even with the lower edge Of &
Allow the ends of the strips to proiec,
"a shown Screw small screweys
into the center OF the top edge OF
strip u. by which 10 hang ~ the rack
stain each gitt with one Of the
modern stain finishes sold 10 pain,
stores, or, where you have used cigar.
box wood, simply NIB up the surfaces
with ooilad linseel oil
tCopyrsht by A. Nicely Hslt)
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

all around Therefore you must use
tho cover boards from larger box.
Nail a pair Of wooden strips across
them to hold them together Gig, 81.
These strips can be placed upon the
under side OF the boards in such a
position that they viii keep the GOV.
or from slipping from side 10 side,
and from end to end, when It Is placed
upon the sewing box by making the
cover TO INT on. you will save your
sell. the trouble OF putting on hinges.
Perhaps you can buy r large enough
remnant IN cretonne for your sewing
box The care with which you put on
this covering material will determine
whether or not the box will be a sue
cess. As n grocery box Is more or less
rough, and It's boards ara uneven. II
IL best to cover the wood with some
other cloth. FIRST. for foundation for
the cretonne. Stretch the cretonne
over each surface neatly and use gimp
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
To Hslp BABY Week."

The State Board of Health through
the department OF vital statistics. has
pledged its hearty cooperation to the
movement for baby week" proposed
by the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs and Endorsed by the chlldren's
bureau OF the United States depart.
ment OF labor Baby week wifi be
held throughout the country nert
March. A list OF the mothers OF ell
babies born this year In Tennessee Ia
being compiled by the state board OF
health through the registered birth
certificates. and letters will De al.
dressed TO practically every mother In
the state telling OF baby week
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

Matf Effective TFeahmeaN ftF Hlislat
to 70 Cut Oct EvsrF Aseesspa
Twi9 ard canksr.

tsy r q, q. MOTION. Maryland rxper4.
stisnt Hsneiual
The most effective Treatment ZOE
the control Of apple hiigh, consists
In cutting out the diseased parta, In
young orchards and In nurseries
where there 10 naturally but little
blight, and In old orchards in seasons
when blight 10 not serious. by cutting
out every hlighted tvfig and oanker
as soon as possible. giving special At.
tention 10 the body and base al the
true. bad outbreak may be prevented
In following years. II 10 also nsees.
sary TO destroy all blight In the neigh
borhtod on Wild or cultivated trees 40
the bees may carry II long distances.
Bees are. however. necessary to pol
ienAte the flowers,
When old bearing trees are badly
injected, winter is the best time 20
cut out the blight The cuts on large
branches or In the traak should be
brushed with q dssiniectAnt and when
dry protected by painting with white
lead In linseed oil. In cutting blight
in the growing season. II Is important
to wipe the pruning instrument after
each cut on cloth or sponge wet with
either carboiic acid. concentrated
llmesuiphur. per cent tormalin. or
other disintectant to prevent reinfec-
ton OF the next cut, Cut twice sew.
eral inches below where the blight
shows, as in spring the germs extend
much farther in than they show or
tho outside.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
Christmas Gift Ideas for Boys and Girls
By Al. NEELY HALL csO11S1s ~ A Nicely HATH

- HE Shops are :ull OF pretty cfe-
i tonnecoversd articles for O. girls
room. and 80 simple are most Of these
to make hat any girl who works care.
fully can easily duplicate them for ac-
ceptable Christmas gifts tor her young
friends. First OF ali. there Ia seq.
ing box. The proportions may be what.
ever you wish. Il, you dent ind a
boz Of the right size at home you can
probably get II a, the grocery store.
The sewing boz In Fig. has legs
made OF strips inches vide. inch
thick. aud from IL to % inches long.
according to the height that you want
to have the boz. Fourteen or Is inches
Is right il you wish to use the boz as
Il bench to sit on.
The cover Of the sewing box should
be wide enough aud long enough 70
project Y OF an inch over the sides
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
Storing Roots.

Carrots should be dag earlisr than
the more hardy crop. They can b.
stored In q cave. pit cellar or any
cool. well ventilated place where the
roots will not freeze Satisfy, parsnips
and horsera6ish are hardy and may
be left In the ground all winter with.
out danger OF loss from freezing.
However. there Is always p demand
for these roots during the winter. and
some of them should be stored for
the winter trade.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

tacks for fastening II, Line the inside
OF the box with plain -colored cambria.
Fig, 4 suggests how the inside may be
divided OF with cloth partitions.
In the sewing box illustrated in Fig.
8 we have something OF more elahor.
ate form. though Il ia no more din
cult to make Fig shows how the
frame Is built OF two upright strips
nailed to one side Of the box, and two
crosspieees nailed to the uprights, The
frame need not DO higher than a chair
back. Fig. 7 shows the box cover
boards fastened together with cross.
pieces.
Put on the cretosue covering In the
same way as directed for the other
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

BY paying ss2,eslse In taxes ard .
penalty Of .i.sD1.e7. the Cumberland
Telephone Company has compromised
the suit brought against /, by Reeve.
nue. Agent n. T. Stewart In Par, II oil
the Davidson County chancery Court,
and the suit has been dismissed by
Chancellor Newman Revenue Agen,
Stewart claimed In his bin that the do
feadans company was in arrears In
privilege taIes due on pay station tel
ephones 10 various counties Of ths
state.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
Cold smokehouse.

In smoking meats: there Is too much
carbon given OF and a very undesir.
able favor 10 impaired to the meat
Bacon should be smoked for two days
and hams from three TO three and one
half days.
In smoking summer sausage be care
ful not to get the temperature above
20 degrees r. This sausage should be
smoked with cold smoke A cold
smokehouse may be easily construct
ed Sausage should be smoked for
from IS to ~ hours. being very care
full to have u continuous FIRE. A large
piece OF wood with big knot In y
will smoke all night.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
CURING AND SMOKING MEATS
Use Only Green Hickory or Hard
Maple in Preparing Hams and Ia
con-Don't Use Soft Wood.

The proper method OF curing ane
smoking meat which Is TO he kept for
summer use Is worth considerable at.
tention, To cure hams and bacon and
sausage and smoke them so that they
are not only delicious but have good
keeping qualities. Is something Of an
art.
For smoking hams and bacon. using
only green hickory or hard maple, as
knotty as possible. in tight smoke.
house. Keep the Are as low as pos.
sible with hardwood sawdust or clean.
dry corncobs Never use soft woods
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

Following expertassDts extending
over a period OF several years, wlr-
loss communication has been astab
lished between q new station at Funa
hashi. near Yokohama. Japan. and tho
Hawaiian islands. over distance Of
$3.50 miles. Wireless communication
between Hawaii and the United States
has been maintained for about year.
and ncw messages will he regularly
transmitted between the Cnit-d States
and Japan. by way u the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
DESTROY ALL GRAPE INSECTS
Fallen Leaves and Trash In Vineyards
Should Be Rak.d Together In
Fsli and Burned.

Several grape insects winter among
the fallen grape leaves In trash In
vineyards and much may be done 10
destroy them II the trash Is raked to
gether and burned
Such work will be- OF vaiue against
the grape berry moth snd the grape
leaf folder, which hibernate in the
pupal condition In the fallen grape
leaves
The grapevine sea beetle and the
grape leaf hopper spend the winter as
adults under trash OF all kinds in and
about vineyards, and the destruction
OF trash as indicated will expose them
10 adverse climatic conditions.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
Can't 90 On Peace Party.

Gov. Rye has teiegraphed Henry
Ford a, the Biltmore hotel. New York.
that a press OF other matters will pre-
vent him from joining his peace party
In Europe In his telegram Gov. Rye
wished Mr.. Ford complete success Ia
his efforts to stop the war.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
By Al. Nicely HALL

THE gifts illustrated below nave
u been designed aloug very simple
lines vita the idea OF providing aTtt
Giles that can be constructed easily with
the tools almost every boy owns.
The spool rack shown in FIG. NAV
be made out Of boxboard three
eighths inch thick. The base piece
should be cut about ~ inches vide
and 6 inches long. with the top edge
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

The campaign for the Democratic
ocraric nomination TO United States
senator has been formally opened by
the two remaining contestants, Con.
gresham X D. Mcclellan and exGov
N II. Patterson. Mr.. Mcclellan open
ed his second campaign by speaking at
Tiptonville. while Mr. Patterson be.
gan the second fight with an address
al Ripley.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
MAKING A WATER GATE
Easily Constructed and WIN Last
for Several Years.
Sortrivanee RIaes and Floats on Sur
face Of Stream and Thsre 10 In
tie pivssare on Fence
Keeps Stock In Place.
rlsr u. cpvERpE.LLl

tBI "a CIV EklftsIsl--b
Almost avery farmer has enc or
tao small streams running acroals his
farm, and these streams, when the
water rises, play havoc with the
fences. 30 thSs hardly turner in the
whole country has scarcely any fence
at all where it crosses the stfeAHla,
indeed. II 10 impossible to keep up
an ordinary fence under such eiFcum-
stances.
A water.gate which viii prove high,
ly successful may be easily constructed
and made to last for years. An I'M
usually high water might damage IL.
but II constructed according TO direc-
tons, there Is very little likelihood OF
It's ever being washed away. II moth.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

Paul Rye. the son OF Gov Tom C.
Rye. has been fined SO By Judge Wells
In police court here. He was arrested
by an automobile detective on charge
o! diving without lights on bis ma
chine, He pleaded guilty to the charge
In court and paid the fine
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

Clerk Can you let me Of tomorrow
afternoon My wife wants me to go
Christmas shopping with her.
Employer Certainly not. We are
much too busy
Clerk~-Thsnk you very much. str.
You are very kind.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
Don't Slight the Dairy.

Too many dairy farmers are con.
Quoting their dairy as sort OF side
issue when they should be making II
a permanent busineSs-
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
Work Of Good palrYman.

The good dairyman Ia the fellow
who locks after the comforts Of his
cows, and his milk check always tells
the story.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

FaiaA doesn't amount TO tauch. All
the great majority Of the people know
about Henry Georgs 10 that so ia
fve-cent cigar
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

box, Fig. shows how the frame Is
covered. with selid piece tackled over
the back. and It's edges brought around
over the front OF the framework strips.
Make pockets out Of extra pieces Of
eretonne. TO hold unfinished work. pat
terms. and notions: and form q heading
In the pecket edges through which u
run elastic.
tCcpyriKht, hy A. Nicely aalL
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

A woiDGn hates the newspaper that
abuses her husband II breaks Up haf
monopoly of the product
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10
|0NE THOUSAND N
/ STATE FARM MEET.
AGRIcuLTuRisrs or MIDDLE sEc.
TioN or STATE HEAR va
AGENTS TALK.
CROP REPORT rs ISSUED
State comnisslener of Agriculture
says Greg conostieas Are Better
This Year rhaR Last Year.
caeltaI Mesa.

Nashville.
One thousand farmers from the coun,
ties comprising the Middle Division Of
Tennessee began their annual session
tn The state capitol In this city on Dec.
/, c. v. Piper Of the United States
Department OF Agriculture, in an ad
dress before them, stated that taere
were 1000 varieties OF grasses In the
world and 10000 varieties OF laEumes,
and that the United States govern,
ment was now endeayoring 10 find =
perennial legume which would flourish
In the sorth. Prot Piper said Ten.
nessee was entering on q period OF al,
falta cultivation. and tina, at present
there were $4,000 acres growing II,
whereas a few years ago there vera
only 5000 acres. He said the govern.
ment determined its use a. n substi-
tute for millet and that the southern
farmers instead Of applying for pam.
phlcts on how TO eradicate Johnson
grass are now asking how TO calti.
sats II
Prof Piper predicted great devel.
opment in agriculture for Tennessee;
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-12-10

Knox Bryson, commissioner OF as
ricul,ure, has issued the departments
November crop report As no re.
port was ISSUED in November 1914
comparative statement cannot he
made, II will be noted that the Yield
OF apples is given al S. per cent This
is explained by the fact that In some
ports OF the state this crop was almost
failure, while in other sections. Mau.
ry county. fer instance, the yield Is
reported by the correspondent at 100
per cent. Generally speaking. the re.
port II more favorable in all particu.
lars than last year. except In the mat
ter OF stock peas
The report follows;
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-29
OTHER FARM LAND
BEING IMPROVED
Nj. Marx And A. X. Beall
Each Doing Work To
Develop Parish

That there are considerable more
improvement being made on farm
lands, than one not in touch with
the progress would amagine, is
best shown by the fact that scores
of places in Washington Parish are
being improved. M. Marx, the we'll
known Columbia street merchant,
has begun work on clearing his forty
acres of fine cut over land near
Leescreek which will be planted in
potatoes. A. X. Beall, the enterpris-
ing N. Bogalusa merchant, is having
about 100 fig trees planted on his
farm near Peters lake and is max
ing many other improvements.
From all parts Of the parish comes
the announcement that this year
promises to see more improvements
made than any year in the past.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-29
Deposit Your Money
where you Know
it is safe.
HOW We DID DURING The WAR
By MRS. G. GRIFFING WILCOX

All the old umbrellas on the
premises were held almost sacred,
as we knew that when the supply
on hand was exhausted it would be
impossible to replenish our stock.
The ribs of these umbrellas, which
at that period were frequently made
of whale-bone, we split and polished
until they served moderately we'll
for the ordinary stay but, somehow,
we never made a speciality of cor
sets.
Our writing ink, too, we manu-
featured in those days. For this
article, we used the balls of the red
oak, which we crushed and boiled,
the liquid thus obtained was strained
and set" with copperas, thus pro-
ducins a raven black indelible ink.
The manufacture of writing paper
was beyond our capacity; conse-
quently we used for this purpose,
any kind of paper that came to
hand-newSpaper, wrapping paper,
wall paper, and indeed, anything
that could be utilized for the pur-
pose,
The article of wearing apparel
that tried mans souls most severely
and women's too, was shoes There
we're no tan yards in the vicinity
and if there had been, there was nc
material to work on. The cattle
were all driven off to the different
camps to furnish food for our SOL
diers, and the horses were pressed
into the service Of the country.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-29

lars in gold and three or four thous-
and in silver; this together with our
silver plate, we buried in our gar
den. The gold and silver coin we
placed in patent fruit jars. The
silver plate we packed in two large
wooden coffin shaped boxes, made
purposely in that form to avoid
suspicion if they were discovered.
We chose the dead of night for the
interment, and it took us two nights
to complete our burial; the work
being done in pitchy darkness was
necessarily very slow. We buried
the jars Of gold and silver in differ
ent places, carefully marking the
spots. One box Of plate we inferred
beneath a large cape jasmine tree,
the other under a cloth Of gold rose
vine. We were~particular to keep
something always growing on these
spots.
Our treasure remained intact dur
ing the four years of hostilities, and
after the surrender, when exhumed
we found it all in good condition
only slightly furnished.
At the commencement of the
war great many of our friends
and neighbors fled to west Louisi-
ana and Texas, thinking that the
people Of the Mississippi valley
would be subjected to every indigni-
ty by the Union soldiers. They
gained nothing and underwent
untold privations and miseries by
their move; while we remained at
home and suffered no hardships
whatever, nor received a single in
suit or indignity from a Union SOL
der during the whole time.
Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-04-29
LIFE IMPRISONMENT
ASKED BY LEO FRANK
Says He Is Innocent OfThe
Crime In Asking
Communication

Attorneys for Leo M. Frank
of Atlanta Thursday filed a beti-
ton with Gov. Slaton and the Geor-
gia prison commission, asking that
the sentence of death imposed up
on Frank for the murder of Mary
lPhagan be committed to life i'm
prisonment.
Among the grounds set forth by
Frank in his appeal for executive
clemency are the allegations that
he is innocent Of the crime, a.
that the principal evidence upon
which he was convicted was of q
questionable and unreliable charac.
ter His application contains about
$50 words and he states that it
does not undertake to set out in
full the reasons for his appeal, but
he asks permission to do so at the
hearing before the prison commits
sion.