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The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

you see. my five or six thousand a
year. my wife's future and my own
look very dark sometimes
Lydia watched the pathetic figure
before her with sense of vast pity
But | don't give up" Sarnold con-
tinued. Il have a good many literary
interests and / am going to retain
them. | have six months to train a
pair of eyes for me-your eyes. Do
you see that Instrument" he contin-
ued. pointing to piece of mechanism
in corner near his desk THAT is a
dictaphone. l am going to dictate my
stories to you. That other mechanism
is for shaving the wax records after
ward.
My plan is to practice debating to
you until l am able to dictate logical
and coherent stories | STALL use my
six months of eyesight to train you as
to punctuation. You will learn from
the tones of my voice Just when to put
a comma and when a semieolon or
period. In short. by the time my sight
is gone | shall hope TO have an excel
lent substitute. and | shall then offer
you, in addition to your salary. share
in my profits. You are not-pardon
me-not engaged. Miss For >"
No" answered Lydia. glad that he
could not see her blush.
Nor ever will be-"
81 don't know don't think So
Its one of the risks of life" said
sarnold. Marriage is the penalty"
And SO their association began: and
Lydia soon learned why Sarnold had
spoken so bitterly of marriage. Ii
ever there was an incongruous couple
1t was Sarnold and his wife. Sarnold
was quiet. gentle. thoughtful. and
perhaps, little irritable upon ocea
sion; Mrs. Sarnold was shrewish, cold
calculating. and evidently a source OF
continual distress to her husband
What the life OF the couple could be
like when she was not present Lydia
could very we'll understand from what
she saw while she was there.
And from the first Lydia seemed Il
become the object OF Mrs. Sarnold,.
hostility She guessed that the wife
too selfish to take the place she shoult
have done as her husbands assistant
grudged her her own. Nevertheless.
Mrs. Sarnold shrewdly realized tina
her future. as well as her husband S
lay at Lydia's mercy.
At the end OF three months Lydii
could take her employers stories ex
actly on the typewriter from the dicta
phone, punctuate to please him, ant
even yentured to make suggestion
which he sometimes adopted. Tha
was the beginning, in fact, of a yer,
happy partnership. Those hours wer
the happiest in Sarnolds life. GRADY
ally their intimacy grew and Mrs
Sarnold was not slow to perceive it.
Sarnold's blindness seemed to hay
become quite progressive. He grope
his way about the room now like on
sightless. and Lydia. not daring t
question him, felt her eyes fill wit
tears as she saw his helplessness.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

Lydia entered the sunny room in the
big house a little timidly. When she
had answered the advertisement she
had never dreamed that the answer
would come from anything but bust
ness Office She was still more Devil
dered when the tall man wearing the
blue glasses CROPPED rather helplessly
toward her and indicated that she
should sit down where there was no
chair
Miss Ford, l received something
like fifty answers to my advertise
ment," said Harold Sarnold. Many of
them were clearly illiterate. However,
yours impressed me most as my wife
read it to me. | wish l could see your
face. Won't you speak," he continued,
a little irritably.
Lydia. quite discounted. murmured
something.
Yes, have a mental picture of you
now" answered Sarnold. You are
twenty. or thereahouts. and your quiet
voice denotes a gentle personality. Is
that correct7"
81 hope sc" murmured Lydia, totally
at loss and resisting a strong temp
tation to fee.
We'll, now-you Jave sat down,
haven't you?" said Sarnold. finding his
chair. Il am an author. My pen name
is Lucas Devine. You may have heard
of it?"
81 certainly have" said Lydia warm
~. 81 have read"
Thank you" interpesed Sarnold.
THE trouble is that my sight is good
for only six months. according TO the
best eye specialist in New York.
Amaurosis, he calls the trouble. |
could see you now. if l took off these
glasses, but I am outstanding it. So,
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

description OF the method has been
prepared and will be published in the
near future by the department, but in
view of the widespread interest in the
subject at this season of the year,
when paintings of sudan grass will
soon be made, the following nontechni-
cal description is published:
Seeds of Johnson grass are notice
ably smaller than those of sudan grass.
(See Fig l; compare l and % When
the two are mixed, seeds evidently
smaller than others may be suspected
to be Johnson grass.
In nearly all samples part of the seed
is unhulled and part hulled. This is
true of seed of both Johnson grass and
sudan grass. The smaller size of the
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
FARM :
POULTRY
CHICKEN HOUSE
Structure Possesses Four Basic Prin-
ciples, Light, Ventilation, Warmth
and No Drafts.

Here is a sketch of what l consider
my best all-purpose house. This state
ment brings forth the question, why?
Before answering this l want to say
that there are many good houses in
use upon successful poultry farms or
plants.
The house as shown contains the
four basic principles necessary to a
practically constructed poultry house,
writes NJ. G. Scudder of Merrick coun-
ty. Neb., in Independent Farmer
These principles are as follows: Light,
ventilation, warmth and no drafts.
The size of this house is u by 16 feet.
1t will house sixty head of most any
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

(see Fig. 4, 1b) across the stem at it's
junction with the seed
Some of the seeds of both sudan and
Johnson grass have longer stem
which is part Of the branch bearing
the seed cluster. (See Fig. 4. 2c.)
Lastly, the free grains or hulled
seeds of Johnson grass are smaller
and darker eolored than those of su-
dan grass, and are usually oval in
form, while those of sudan grass are
elliptical. Compare in Fig l the free
grains shown at the left of and 2;
also Fig. 2, 2, and Fig. 8, 2)
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

Ducklings. when Matched in an incu-
bator sometimes need more fresh air
in the machine than chicks do and
when the hatch is complete and the
little ducklings are still in the ma
chine getting strong before being TAX
en- out, it is we'll to open the door
little, say one-eighth of an inch, to let
in more fresh air for them to breathe.
This. of course. applies TO a good
hatch. not where there are only few
ducklings in the machine.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

dan grass seed lest it contain seeds
of the dreaded Johnson grass which
they were unable to distinguish from
sudan grass.
Careful study of the seeds of these
crops. which, though closely related
and quite similar in appearance, diff
fer greatly in their agricultural value,
has resulted in the development of a
method by which they can be distin-
guished through a careful and thor
ough examination with the aid of an
ordinary magnifying glass which en-
larges objects to the extent of six or
eight diameters. A detailed technical
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

(By f. II. HILLMAN. Assistant Botanist
United States Department OF Agrieul-
tureD
Because of the close similarity of ap-
pearance of the seeds of Johnson grass
and sudan grass, farmers living in sec
tions where Johnson grass is a trouble
some weed have been reluctant to
risk planting sudan grass for fear of
introducing Johnson grass on their
lands. In some states also. where the
prohibited by law. the officials respon-
sible for the enforcement of the law
have feared to approve any lot of SUI
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

A horse has an ear for music. A
Cleveland horse has a preference for
ragtime When he heard the notes OF
a popular song from a monograph the
other day in store he fox-trotted
right across the sidewalk, dragging a
WeIls-Fargo express wagon after him.
The wagon became wedged in the
door, and the animal, unmindful of
the screams of women and shouts of
clerks, set his ears forward and lis
tened to the song, allowing himself to
be led away by Joseph Davis, the driv-
er, only when the phonograph had
been shut off
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

PA, what's it mean to follow your
nose?'"
1T means to go the way your nose
points
Then if our pug should try to follow
his nose, l guess he'd turn a back
somersault. Boston Evening Tran
script.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

BE cheerful. You can always look
about you and see people worse off
than you are"
That's true. And when the bill col
lectors come dunning me l can always
tell them of lot of people that have
more money than |. but the trouble is
they won't go to them. Detroit Free
Press
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Outdoor Matching Coop.

and partitions are made of poultry wire
Each run is covered with three Stats.
the outer two being nailed down while
the middle one is used as slide when
feeding and watering the hens. This
enables one to get at each hen with
out disturbing the others The nest
is put in frame one foot square
placed in one end"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
USEFUL COOP FOR MATCHING
Cheap, Durable, Neat, Handy. Lice
Proof, CIose-to-Nature Device
for Setting Hens.

I'm trying to simplify the problem of
having to set hens in boxes all over
the farm | came across this plan: This
setting coop is II feet long, 4 feet
wide, and l foot high. 1t is divided
into II runs each l by feet in size,
which is plenty of room for hen. The
frame is of 1 by inch boards" writes
d. o. krehbiel of Enterprise, Kan, in
Farmers Mail and Breeze sides, ends
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
PASTURE FOR AMGORA GOATS
For Best Results Animals Should Have
Ample Pasture With Some Grain
and Hay.

Angora goats are economical pro-
ducers under anything like ordinary
farm conditions. They are we'll adapt.
ed to grazing and can be maintained
on rather thin pasture. Yet this is
not desirable for best results. The
goats should have ample pasture, grain
and hay as supplements. Mohair has
been bringing good prices recently
and fresh goat meat is highly desir.
able as food
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Only Then.

Coster Ito parish visitor, who has
been commiserating with him on the
loss of his father1-Yes. mum, e
were a splendid father to us and no
mistake. Yer see, mum, there was II
of us, and l never knowed i'm raise Is
in observation-disclosures Punch.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
YOU MAY LOOK YOUNG
By Keeping Your Complexion Young
With Cutcura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal These
super-creamy emollients do much to
keep the skin clear, fresh and youthful.
as we'll as to keep the hair in live,
healthy condition and the hands soft
and white.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Keen bullets Separate,

1t is a good idea to keep the pullets
separate from the older hens. as the
former can stand heavier feeding with
out danger OF overwhelming them. The
surplus cockerels should also be ex-
cluded from the pullets if good results
are to be attained
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Sufficient for Amusement.

"My poor woman" said the settle
ment worker, what can do to re-
lieve your distress?"
Can you sing, ma'am?"
"Why-er-a little"
q wish you'd sing some of the new
ragtime songs, ma'am. Me and my
husband amt been to a cabaret in two
years"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Reouirements of Ducks.

The chief requirements of ducks are
plenty of water, grit, all the suitable
feed they will clean up three times a
day while growing, and at all times
to be handled OF disturbed as little as
possible.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Deserves Well of His Country

General de Castelnau. the famous
French commander, had nine sons
when the war broke out Now one is
at school, five are fighting on the west,
ern front, while three have been
killed
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

Hens Are Easiest.

It is much easier to raise few dol
lars to buy flock of hens TO start
with than it is to raise enough money
to buy one good brood mare.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Remedies for Lice.

Kill lice with crude or fuel oil
sprinkled on the hogs at feeding time,
applied By rubbing posts or used as a
two-inch layer on top OF the water in
Q dipping tank.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
BABIES AND GROWING CHILDREN

need tonic to tone UP the system and
regulate the liver. Mothers are con
stantly using with wonderful success.
our plantation Chill and Fever Ton
ic. Pleasant to take-contains no Cal
omel Price 50c-Ady.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
A Sincere Performer.

rs Bliggins patriotic?"
Tremendously so. Why, he wants
to get out and start a war so that he
can have the pleasure of fighting for
his country"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Weight of Building Materials.

Granite or limestone masonry, well
dressed, weighs 165 pounds per cubic
foot; mortar rubble weighs 154 pounds.
dry rubble 12S pounds, and we'll
dressed sandstone masonry IA
pounds
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
EoIIowino Suit.

"These are dreadful times. Ev-
erything is high"
Yes, | notice even the mercury has
been going up"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
In the Train.

"Oh, conductor, that cigar has fall
len on my dress and it is smoking!
Smoking is not allowed in this car,
madam, so l will have to put you out.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Set Out Some ASPARAGUS.

Set out good bed of asparagus. II
well planted. it will be good for many
years without renewal
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Leach Younaster to Eat.

An older chick in the brooder with
a batch of newly Matched youngsters
will teach them to eat.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

A man with a crouch never misses
an opportunity to advertise it.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08
Keep DOGS Away.

Do not let dogs chase and bark q
the cows. Cows are very nervous.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

Fig johnson Grass Seeds Which
Have a Stem "a and CD. Line Mark
ing Point of Separation of Seed From
Stem-C, Portion of Seed Cluster
Branch.
johnson grass seed is evident in both
the unhulled and hulled seeds. Mote
the hulled grains at the left of l and 2
in Fig. II
On closer examination under the
magnifer, most of the unhuiled seeds
of sudan grass are seen TO have a
short stem. (See Fig. 2, 1a) Besides
this, the two slender appendages ~
ing on one face of the seeds are broken
at the end tSee Fig. 2, 1c.) Most of
the unhulled seeds of Johnson grass
have no stem. but smooth scar in
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1916-06-08

Sold upon merit-Hanford's Balsam.
Adv
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
GUN CARRYINGI IS
DISCOURAGED IN
POLICE Court
Determination to Prevent Prac-
tise Full of Danger Shown
" q BY Authorities

Four cases involving the indiscrim
mate carrying of firearms by irres
ponsible people in Honolulu occupied
the attention of the police today. One
affair was settled out Of court. an
other postponed and two closed with
heavy penalties. +
The heaviest fine imposed by Judge
Monsarrat was upon Joe Reyes, who
was assessed SO for being offensive
~ armed in Iwilei August 3 Another
charge of threatening a woman was
dismissed Reyes had fired a pistol
but claimed that he was practising
shooting at nickel. .--.
Next came Jack Koloke, who was
accused of displaying loaded pistol
in threatening manner Sunday on
Kawaiahao lane, near Queen street.
He admitted his guilt and was fined
$25. He was allowed one day to OBJ
tain the money. ...... =. :...
Another gun" case was that OF
ALOHA, a Filipino woman accused OF
having a loaded gun in her posses
sion and of saying to the man with
whom she was living, Il will kill you
tonight when you go to sleep" The
matter was postponed one week.
The affair which did not come to
court involved John Borges, who
threatened his wife with a revolver,
30 Policeman Ed Ross reports, Sun
day on Metcaf avenue. He agreed
to be good and the policeman took
only the pistol. T. ..:.. '".. H.. !.
The Koloke case was the most in
teresting on account of the dramatic
testimony given by the defendant on
the witness stand. .. .:...
You can punish my physical body"
he declared through an interpreter,
but ! have made my peace with my
God and you cannot hurt my spiritual
being" III. III ~....s
Koloke said further that he had no
Intention of hurting anyone, but mere
ly took the pistol when he went to
talk to members of his wife's family,
who haG been interfering in his do.
nestle difficulties. The gun lent re-
spect, he said, and gained him a re-
spectful audience. -. H..
His wife told the court that Koloke
had ntot been in trouble before in the
10 years of their married life and that
he supported the whole family which
had now got him into trouble.
The old man told straight forward
story of his offense. 49,. .....: ......
Il am going to tell all the good
points and the bad points, too" he in
formed the court, before he began.
Both the judge and the prosecution
were affected by the simple words.
Il am sorry for the old man." said
Chillingworth, but there's too much
gun work here and we can't help it
II he happens to be the victim"
Judge Monsarrat said he felt the
same way. II -. ..... s. .=..:s:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
AUTOMOBILES FIGURE Ill.
IN FOUR ACCIDENTS;
NONE IS SERIOUS

The week end in Honolulu and vi
cinity was replete with automobile
accidents none of which was serious.
Police report the following bumps:
On Saturday afternoon Sergt. G.. C.
Reed and J. P. Fria of Fort Shafter.
both on motorcycle, ran into and
knocked down boy, David Nuahiwa,
who had jumped off a wagon. "
The same afternoon another boy,
Alexander Honan, on a bicycle, was
struck by an auto driven by William
Brennan at the corner of Lunalilo and
Pensacola. The bicycle was damaged.
Saturday evening Sake, on a bicy-
Gle, tangled with an auto truck driven
by S. Moore on Queen street near Pier
Ia; slight injuries. ...>". !. !. Il: .- ..:s@
Another Saturday evening accident
occurred at the first railroad crossing
this side of Scaofield Barracks when
R. H. Gampbel's car, which was COM
ing to Honolulu with six soldiers, was
by a car driven by Nomura,
who was going towards Waialua.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
CASE OF BROWNS
IS HEARD BEFORE
BOARD
CONTINUED from page one)

: CONTINUED from page one) "
to have been related to Crowell,
Brown testified. .."".
Any statement that Mrs. Brown
and myself quarreled before the pu.
pills and teachers is untrue" Brown
continued. Mrs. Brown does not
dominate me. l deny that charge. II
there are disputes over school work,
they are settled by me. I don't claim,
however, that do everything As /
told you, there was team work at that
school. Mrs. Brown has never df-
rected me how to carry on the work. /"
Brown added that the work at the
Waimea school has been commended
by Inspector George S. Raymond and
by Commissioned Eric Knudsen.
During a conference which Brown
had with Commissioner Knudsen re-
garding the boards action in not re-
appointing the Browns, Brown said he
was told by Knudsen that "the board
is solid wall of opposition against
you; you are out of harmony with
the board" &c.,. 49,. IT. s.. :E*
It was expected that the Brown
hearing would be concluded this after
noon, - ~s.:>+.: -'....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
POLICE BLAME !.
PARENTS when
Child IS HURT

Because parents allow their chill
dren to run at large on the streets,
absolutely unrestricted, little Hara
Masanori, an S-year-old Japanese boy,
cut both OF. his legs in a terrible man
ner this morning when he ran into an
army truck on King street, near
Liliha street.
At least this is the explanation OF
the police for the accident, which may
cost the little fellow his life if infec-
ton sets In. They say that children
run in front of vehicles in such q
careless manner that it is wonder
more are not killed or injured.
The truck driver did not know the
boy had been struck until he was in
formed by passerby of the accident,
so he says.
The boys legs were both barred OF
skin and the muscles badly lacerated.
Police Surgeon R. G. Aver gave first
aid and sent him to the Kauikeolani
Children's Hospital. +
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
WOMAN ASKS DISMISSAL
TWO POLICE OFFICERS
WHO CAUSED ARREST

Saturday noon was set by the civil
service commission as the time for a
hearing on charges preferred by Chung
Loo Shee, wife of the owner OF the
Hop On restaurant at 64S North King
street, against Theodore Ferdinand
and Samuel K. Ferreira, police Off
GERS. s...=.: - - r..
She charges them, both conformity
and sevefally,' with conduct unbe.
coming policemen and police officers,
guardians of the peace and gentle
men," alleging in two pages of legal
language that they gave her ride in
the patrol wagon that she did not
want and arrested her without a war.
rant. She wants them removed.
Ferreira explained the foundation
for the charges this afternoon. Fer
dinand and found what we believed
to be spoiled butter in use at the res
taurant and told Chung Loo Shee to
come to the police station with us, )"
he said. Instead of coming peaceably
she objected strenuously.
After questioning her the captain
released her and turned the butter.
over TO the board of health for examin.
alton, leaving it to that body to bring
charges. -..=. -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
Ukulele Beats
Ford Joke and
American Flag

l. Ukulele. 2 One Hawaiian Song.
3. Four Ford Jokes f. Two Villa
Stories. 5. One Patriotic Song. S.
Two American Flags.
This is what one of the famous &C:
tors Of the age says is the list of things
a beginner must have 10 make success.
In an article on advice to those who
wish to go on the stage the writer
states that il Is a hard row to hoe
After going on with a number of
incidents describing the hardships in
the show business, the thespian points
out a half dozen of the popular dane
les that appear to go with success
George Cohan has proved that the
patriotic song and the American flags
were bound to succeed. The Ford
jokes have been good material for
years, and Villa also has broken into
the limelight, but first and second
comes Hawaii: The ukulele points the
way far above the joke about them
getting into your hair or coming in
punches like bananas. The ukulele is
ahead of the Mexican jumper, and in
the estimation Of the thespian beats
the patriotic verses and George CO.
han adoption all hollow. The one Ha-
waiian song follows the ukulele which
Is natural. @.~ -..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-14
D0UGHNUTS SHOULD
NOT BE EATEN

Doughnuts are hard to digest and
may cause appendicitis. Honolulu
people should know that simple buck
thorn bark, glycerine.: ETC., as mixed
in Adler-i-ka. often relieves or pre-
vents appendicitis. This simple rem
.edy acts on BOTH upper and lower
bowel, removing such surprising foul
matter that ONE TEASPOONFUL
relieves almost ANY CASE constipa-
ton, sour stomach or gas. A short
treatment helps chronic stomach
trouble. The INSTANT, easy action
OF Adler-i-ka is astonishing. The Hol-
lister Drug Company.-Advt.