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The Ordway new era., 1916-12-08
Work Basket and Tray

Paper rope Is put to many uses, and
any number Of Christmas novelties are
made of II. II Is bought in bundles ut
the paper denler's and woven over
wire, and It may be had In several col.
ors and white.
In the picture n work bnsket made of
brown rope is shown with its lid re-
moved, After the basket has been
The Ordway new era., 1916-12-08
Other Legislation Urged.

Three matters of capital Importance
await the action of the senate which
have already been acted upon by the
house OF representatives: the bill
which seeks to extend greater freedom
of combination to those engaged in pro-
noting the foreign commerce of the
country than is now thought by some
to be legal under the terms of the laws
against monopoly; the bill amending
the present organic law Of Porto Rico;
and the bill proposing more thor
ough and systematic regulation of the
expenditure of money in elections. COM
monty called the Corrupt Practices Act.
I need not labor my advice that these
measures be enacted into law. Their
urgency lies in the manifest circum-
stances which render their adoption at
this time not only opportune but neces-
sary. Even delay would seriously
leopard the interests of the country
and of the government.
Immediate passage Of the bill to reg
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where the horses have to stand. Eli
Their type Of floor is easy to clean, as
1t can be washed out with hose after
the cattle have gone out.
The feeding arrangement in this
barn is compact and easily handled.
The silo is placed up close to the
back part Of the barn and has chute
which empties the silage directly into
the feeding alley. From here It can
readily be placed in the managers, which
are built of concrete the same as the
floor itself.
The horse stable is separated from
the dairy barn part by wall with
three doors placed in 1t. Two OF the
doors are in the litter alleys and the
other is In the feed alley. Three single
stalls are placed ON one side in this
part Of the barn, and across from these
are two wide stalls that can be used
either for two horses or can be fin
ished of as box stalls.
The entire arrangement Of this barn
presents an attractive design for the
man who wants a compact barn for
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07


During a sea fight the engine-room
men tend the great engines Of battle
ship with all the care that they would
bestow upon the same delicate yet
mighty mechanism in time OF peace,
roaming listlessly. yet with a definite
purpose. around the engine room with
oil cans In hand. bestowing drops OF
lubricant here and there as required.
Theirs and the stokers' Is almost--not
quite-the hardest part Of the whole
grim drama OF a naval battle. for they
are absolutely cut on from the fight,
and are only cogniEant OF II by the
quivering Of their ship as the great
turrets over their heads fire. or as
the enemy's shells thud against the
armor. or when some stray shot finds
its way through the stell wall and the
bankers to the boilers. Such an event
blends a whole stokehold In one fren.
sled orgy OF death-death by explod.
Eng shell and scattering fragments OF
steel; death by awful wounds from
6ying. burning Goals. or death BY
scalding. kissing. binding steam as
the water tubes burst all around them.
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Cow Barn Design Size a BY a Feet

poses. The braced gambrel roof. such
a. is shown In the illustration, Is the
commonest type. but round barns are
frequently built with q braced roof.
Either type leaves the entire upper
part Of the barn entirely free from all
Instructions. so that 1t can be most
readily utilised as q haymow. The
unobstructed space also allows the In
stallation Of the hay track in the peak
OF the roof. The track is fastened to
q collar beam. which Is a short beam
placed between the upper rafters. and
serves the double purpose Of support
ing the track and bracing the rafters.
Many manufacturers OF the equipment
used furnish special hanging irons that
are easily attached TO the collar beams
and which support the track down be-
Low. II this style Of equipment is used it
win save considerable time and trou-
bic 10 have the collar beams all even
and true. The collar beams are set as
high as possible 50 as to bring the
track well up into the peak.
The change in the appearance Of
barn doors Is . feature Of modern
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07

Hannah Smell was born at worces-
ter. England. on April 20. 1T27. the
daughter OF hosier. In order 10
seek her husband who had abandoned
her. in i745 she donned mans attire
and enlisted as a soldier in Guise's
regiment OF foot. but soon deserted.
and shipped on board the sloop Sval-
low. under her .brother-in-law's name
OF James Gray. She was wounded In
the siege OF Pondieherry. but succeed
ed In extracting the bullet without
calling in a surgeon. When recovered
she served before the mast on the Tar.
tar and Ethan. but when paid OF she
resumed woman's costume Her ad.
ventures were published under tbs
title OF The Female Soldier IN 1850.
and she afterwards gave exhibitions
in military uniform IN London. she
died insane in Bethlehem hospital
London. on February &. lisa
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07

barns as compared with the old sheds
that formerly served as barns. Any.
thing would do for a door in the old
days. The sliding doors always had
at least one roller OF the track and
hung down with mournful droop.
The hinged doors were broken so that
their only value was to bang up against
the side Of the barn in the wind. The
excuse was often made that the doors
didn't fit very well, but the cracks
around them helped In ventilating the
barn. Now that we have q regular
ventilating system, broken-down doors
have no reason for existing.
The doors shown in this barn are
all OF the most modern construction.
Double sliding doors are used in the
gable for placing hay in the NOW.
These doors are placed on slanting
tracks close up under the caves, where
they will be protected. Being on the
outside of the barn they are never in
the way and do not take up valuable
space in the NOW.
All the other doors into the stable
are Dutch doors. The upper and the
lower half open separately. The ad.
vantage of this type of door is more
pronounced in the summer than In the
winter. In the summer the upper door
can be left open so as to insure a
good circulation OF air through the
barn, and the cattle or horses can be
kept inside without tying them up or
placing them in the stanchions.
The ventilation is taken care OF in
the usual way for barn that is ar
ranged with the dairy cattle facing in.
Intake aues for the fresh air are
brought in with openings above and in
front of the cows. In back Of each
row Of cattle is an outtake flue that
passes up the wall and along under
the roof to the ventilator.
A litter carrier track is placed back
Of each row of cows, and the track for
this passes out through the back of
the barn to manure pit. The entire
floor of the cow stable is of concrete,
but often the horse part is made with
a wood block or cork floor in the stalls
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Good Manager.

A bareheaded woman with faded
and ragged dress solicited aims the
other evening Of a gentleman who was
crossing the City park. He came 10
halt and asked:
rs II for drink"
NO. sir; it's for food"
But | don't know how you live.
have to practice economy in order to
have money In my pocket You may
be extravagcnt. for all know. How
much money have you spent todayY
We'll. sir. I've spent seven cents
that will run FIVE OF US on cold pota.
toes so far: and II can get three
more wen top OF with bread and wa
ter before going to bed. Might leave
out the bread II can find 9 bit Of
tar TO thicken the water and deceive
the children. Can you draw II any
finer than that. sir?"
The man held out dime ~ he
passed.
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and divide the animals so that the
horses and the dairy cattle come under
separate roofs. This is especially
true II the owner intends to handle
quite a few horses. There are, of
course. no real objections to combina.
ton designs as long as the two parts
OF the barn are kept separate by the
use Of a wall and carefully built doors.
The combination barn shown here is
about the right size for 40acre farm.
Space is provided for IL or IA cows
and from to horses.
The roof is Of the selfsupporting
type. The lower rafter or gambrel
roof is 6 inches by 6 inches by IA
feet long. while the upper rafter Is 6 by
8 by IL feet long. The bracing Is taken
care Of by the timbers l inch by s
inches. Two OF these braces are used
by each OF the upper rafters and one
for each Of the lower rafters. The
lookout rafters are made from by As.
The trussed roof for barns has one
OF the greatest factors for utilizing all
the space in the barn for various pur-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07

For many years the boys of Trinity
college. Dublin, made and unmade the
reputation OF operate stars. They al.
ways sat In the highest gallery. and
were recognized as the real critics
OF an opera. Il remember" says Bar.
ton McGuckin, the well-known English
tenor, there was q fellow. Thomasl
or some such name. whose career was
blasted by q witty gallery boy.
Thomasi was anything but graceful
He had but the gesture. which con
sisted in bringing frs. one. then the
other hand to his heart and letting Il
~ back straight before him. It was
very much like the sort Of motion a
man would make n. deep water. He
sang an Itali- love song. working his
arms as described. When be finished
. voice from the gallery broke the 81
ience: "Ah. Misther Toomasi. you
ain nooch Of q singer. but III wager
ye'd make a Ioine swimmer" The au.
dienee screamed with delight Thorn
a. had to leave the stage.
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SUCCESSOR TO FRENCH

Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, who has
succeeded Field Marshal French as
commander of the British forces In
France and Flanders, is flfty.four
years old. He began his military ca
reer with the Seventh Hussars in 1885
and served in the Sudan and South
African campaigns, in both Of which
he won distinguished honors and pro-
motions.
At the outbreak of the present
war he was general officer command
ing at Aldershot and afterward was
made commander of the first army.
Several times during the war Gen.
eral Haig has been highly praised in
the dispatches Of the general he has
succeeded. At the battle of the Aisne
his conduct was described by Field
Marshal Sir John French as bold,
skillful and decisive"
Field Marshal French in his dis
patch to the British war Office describ-
ing the famous retreat from Mons,
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THE BEST PLACE.

The mountain top is small. There
is hardly room enough there for the
few who reach It's height; and. unless
those who do keep q firm foothold.
they may be pushed OF and dashed
20 pieces.
The way to the mountain top IL
steep and rugged, the rocks are slip
perry, and the path is full of landslides.
The valley 10 broad and fertile, and
there is room enough there for plant
ing and for harvesting.
The ordinary man can earn his liv-
Ing in the valley; the extraordinary
man may be able TO attach himself
to the mountain top.
! am not asking you. young man,
not to travel upward, nor am l sug-
costing that you forever remain on the
plains; but ] am attempting to pic
ture the dangers Of steep climbing,
and the liability of not being able to
find foothold at the top.
Better, far better, be a good tiller
OF the soil down In the green valley
than starve among the mountains
rocks.
In these days of strenuous bust
ness. of liberal education, and OF op-
portunity, the old adage that there
Is always room at the top" is not as
true as It used to be. for. even though
there may be room at the very top,
one must take fearful chances in
climbing, and he will meet strenuous
men en- route, ready and anxious to
win. not only by advancing them.
selves, but by pushing others down.
The tendency to go beyond ones
ability, to occupy positions unnatural
and difficult to hold, Is responsible for
many failure, and has ruined many
men who would have been successful
had they been contented and indus.
trious, with good prospect OF prosper
fly.
Ambition should be made of sterner
stun than that which drives man out
of himself into unknown regions. or
into places too high for him to gain q
foothold, footing which. even IL he
does gain 1t. he may be unable to
keep.
II is your duty to do your best. to
make the most of yourself, to encour-
age rather than to cramp ambition.
20 use common sense In the making
of yourself, that brand of good sense
which does not allow you to stay be-
low your level and ~hich will prevent
you from striving to go beyond It.
Thousands Of men move from where
they are. dissatisfied and disgruntled,
and enter new and unknown fields,
when, II they had remained at home,
making the best OF their opportuni.
ties, they would have been worth
more to themselves and to the world.
Where you are, unless II is below
the surface, may be the best place in
which for you to work and to stay.
Certainly, you should not allow your
self to leave your base OF operations
until you are sure that where you are
is not the place for you to be In, and
until you know OF location within
the probable scope of your capacity.
Beware Of the top. unless there is
q safe road leading to 1t.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07
Ico05TGhi iS. 0S he lociuTo NowsDaDeS sSndioats1
SOCIETY.


II am not In society this winter"
says a young society woman. X am
too busy to so into society" remarks
young man.
What is society" anyway, the so.
ciety about which the foregoing was
spoken? Really. don't know. and
the three big dictionaries refuse to
enlighten me. At a guess, l should
say that probably the young people
quoted refer to the collection OF per
sons they meet when they go out.
when they are away from home, at
balls, parties. and other invitation
functions. and not necessarily to the
individuals whom they visit. Perhaps
they are unfortunate enough to be-
long to some alleged exclusive form
or society, or to some clique or COL
lection of conceited people. who, be-
cause they don't know where they
stand, assume to stand for something
about which they know nothing.
Thousands, yes, hundreds Of thou
sands, of young people have injured
their presents and discounted their
futures by going into what they call
society" Yes, many men and WON
en- have sacrificed their souls upon
the altar of society"
Young people should have friends,
they should not be bookworms or
room hermits They should intermin'
gle, they should exchange expert
ences, play games Of conversation,
and other games; but all this does not
mean going into society" for "soci.
ETY." is commonly understood as sim.
ply another word for excess. with or
without the winecup.
1t is a significant fact that our great
merchant princes, our men of prodt
gious intellect, our famous discover
ers and scientists, our men OF mark
in every walk of life, care more for
sociability than for society, and not
one In a hundred of them Is in so
ciety." They live natural lives. make
friends among their kind, and enjoy
social intercourse They don't care
a fig" whether Mrs. Tone invites them
to her most exclusive ball, or whether
Mr.. Highbrow includes them In his
list of dinner guests
Many men of wealth. and more men
who haven't any. sacrifice the vitality
OF life to get into society" and when
they get in they spend half Of their
time keeping in. When they become
old enough to know better. they go
out into Natures out-otdoors. breathe
the fresh air, and mentally. and some
times physically, kick themselves for
the folly of their silly ambition.
Don't worry about finding your so
ciety" level. Your level viii come to
you. and any level you try to reach.
which is either above or below your
proper sphere. Is disastrous.
Bear in mind, young man and young
woman. that mere money, the ability
to dance the tango. and the capacity
for small talk. are not keys which
win unlock the door of good society.
II your ancestors came here In the
overcrowded Mayhower, or your sew
eral times removed grandfather
chased Indians, remember that you
may not be any better than other peo-
pie with a hazy past. for the whole
world feeds on the same kind OF meat,
sleeps In similar beds and wears
much.alike clothes. II It can get them.
Society" as It runs. starts from
nowhere and ends in the Land Of
Nothing.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07
PRESIDENT OF PERU

Jose Pardo has again assumed the
presidency Of the republic Of Peru.
and now that South America and
South American affairs are attracting.
the notice of the United States. his
career and record of service are Of
special interest.
Mr., Pardo was born IN Lima some
fifty years ago. the third son OF the
famous statesman Manuel Pardo. him.
self former president OF the republic.
During the early years Of his life Mr.:
Pardo devoted his attention to the
family estates, the principal produc-
ton Of which is sugar cane. Turning.
to politics, he was elected president
of the republic for the term 1so4-os..
and II il his achievements during this'
period that promise stable govern
ment.
The benefits derived by the coun-
try during Mr.. Pardo's previous term.
of Office. where the reforms were eff
fected, show that numerous treaties.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07

There are thousands of farms all
over the country that are not large
enough to support a complete set of
barns of all the various kinds that are
in use, 30 the solution of their problem
lies In the combination barn. The
combination barn is designed to han.
die dairy herd and the horses that
are needed, under the same roof. A
heavy door separates the two parts of
the barn.
Combination barns are made in
many different sizes, but as a general
rule only the smaller sizes are built
II q large combination barn is to be
built 1t is better to rearrange the plans
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07
GALLIENI, ENERGETIC AND SIMPLE

Energetic simplicity is the domi-
mating characteristic Of General Gal
lieni, Frances new minister Of war,
and he gave q good example Of II on
September 3. 1914, when he found him
salf suddenly intrusted with the de-
Tense OF Paris upon that crucial day.
The government had fed to Bor-
deaux before the onrush of the Teu-
tonic hordes. Gallieni must defend the
city. He felt that his first duty was to
tell the Parisians OF the situation be-
fore them. He summoned q famous
historian on his staff to prepare the
proclamation.
Gallieni glanced at the long, high
sounding phrases, thanked the his
torian, handed him his page and.
picking up a pen, wrote:
ITO the Inhabitants and the ARM
OF Paris: The members Of the gov
eminent Of the republic have left Paris
to give a new impulse to the national
defense. have received the order to
defend Paris against the invader. Thai
-GallienL"
That phrase, TO the very end
Farisians. 1t Is the most famous phrsl
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07
RussIa HIdIna cold h sIb.rIa.


In the American Magazine q we'll
known American banker writes an ar
ticle entitled. The Money Side Of the
War" in which he presents many In
side facts about the financial situation
Of the nations at war. In the follow
ing extract he tells where Russia is
hiding some Of her gold:
"Curiously enough. the Russians
have placed one of their gold mints at
Irkutsk, in the heart Of Siberia, where
a hostile army invading from either
the west or the east would have TO
travel about two thousand miles owe
the Russian steppes to get at that
gold"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07
By WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

Mr. William A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
subject OF building work on the farm, for
the readers OF this paper. On account Of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer he is. without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford. No. 1897 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
Ill, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
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san Possible.

Because a man walks along the
street without his overcoat II docs not
necessarily follow that you are right
in assuming that be has put it In
hock.-Collier's
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HE KEPT HIS PLEDGE

John N. Tillman Of Fayetteville.
Ark, is an ambitious person with
clearly chiseled, statemanlike fea.
lures, red haid-red hair with . TO
mantle backward sweep and . dis
position to do those things that he
sets out to do. Consequently, because
he made little agreement In his early
boyhood to go to congress, he has gone
to congress. More than thirty years
ago q pair Of youngsters, one of them
Tillman, sat under big oak tree and
offhandedly made a boyish compact
to meet some day in congress. The
plan entered into lightly was not
sealed In blood, Huck Finn fashion.
or anything like that; still, as Tillman
looked at it, an agreement il an agree
ment. He took the thing seriously
and made up his mind to keep the
tryst. Ever since that day under the
big oak tree he has conducted himself
as one having an appointment to full
fill and eager to be on the way. Both
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the
district prosecuting
sticking thinking
became a Presbyterian minister
Tmsn a
honoed president University
That might have Tman doubtless would
his told
be hand a that When
began he frankly the about his boysh and
o
polls
and a break pledge could you?
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-07
GENERAL BARN
FOR SMALL FARM
Design Such That Dairy Herd
and Horses May Be Handled
Under One Roof.
ABSOLUTELY NO WASTE SPACE

Trussed Roof Provides for Utilization
Of Entire Upper Part Of the strue-
ture-Doors Of Modern Build
Ventilation and Feeding
Arrangements Perfect.
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credited Sir Douglas with having difficult position
Landrecies
General Hag Sohman He
the Sudan where field
galantry at Atbara and before Khartum
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some dairy cattle. with room for the
horses that are used around the farm