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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
HOW TO PRUNE APPLE TREES
Avoid Common Practice Of Cutting
Away All Branches That Are gas-
lily Reached From Ground.

In pruning apple treea avoid the
common practice OF removing all the
branches easily reached from the
ground and leaving all the top
branches. II is better TO begin at the
top and thin out the branches which
shade the center OF the tree too much.
II the tops are too high. lower thsn
moderately and gradually. but do not
disturb the balance between top and
roots II there 10 q large root sys-
tenn Il can take care OF a big top. II
much OF this top 10 suddenly removed
the riots wifi ssRSh UP ~ mssh. sacse
material than the remaining top can
use that there will be heavy growth
Of water sprouts.
DO not try to do too much At ohs
time--it Is even better to distribute
tho work over two years and some
times even three years Always cut
the branches close TO the trunk or
main branch. Never leave stub 10
carry decay to the tree Paint all cut
surfaces with white lead and raw oil.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
GRANDMA USED SAGE
TEA TO DARKER HAIR
She mixed Sulphur with Il 10
. Restore Color, Gloss,
Youthfulness.

Common garden sslre hrsxed tats .
heavy soa with sulpAur aided. win
tath gray, streaked and faded hair
beautifully DARK and luxaraani. Dust
q few applications wiii provs . rsvela-
ton u y2sr hAir b s&dlag. stFeakeA
or gray. Mlxtag the Sage Tea AND Sub
phW recipe at home thoaEh. m
troublesome, An easier way 10 % get
. secent bottle OF wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound ut any drug store
ell ready for use. Thin is the cid time
recipe improved by tAs additsoa al
other ingredients.
While wispy, gray. faded hair Ia nee
sinful. We ell desire 10 retain eur
youthful appearance and attractive.
ness ny darkeninE your hair with
wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound.
no one can tell. because n does II 90
naturally. so evenly You Just dampea
q sponge or SOFT brush with n ana
draw this through your hair. takinx
one small strand al time; By morn,
Ing all gray hairs have disappeared,
and. after another application or two.
your hair becomes beautifully dark.
glossy. soft and luxuriant.
This preparation 10 q delightful tos.
let requisite and Ia not inteHNied for
the cure, mitigation or prevention OF
disease. ADV.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

4 candidate for favor among the
coats ot spring. that needs only to DO
seen to provoke approving smiles.
presents its planness aud It's graceful
ness ald it's modishncss all nj one
glance The charm OF simplicity be-
longs to II. or. at any rate. II looks
simple, but with simplicity which
attosts that II has been thought out by
an artist.
A material in black or very dark
color with narrow but pronounced
stripe In white gives the garment a
very fine start In the good graces OF
fashionable women Its lines are cor
rect assuring ono Of the two accepted
silhouettes. and II Is dstins uished by
certain original touches In its finishing,
All OF which goes to prove that II
belongs 10 tho smart set Ia the world
OF apparel.
AZ pictured. the coat IL made In
black and white and fastens down the
front with five large black buttons
having varying stripes OF white on
them No two are exactly alike. Tho
coat sleeves IA plain as can be. are
finished with oddly shaped cuffs that
evidence no intention OF following the
example OF the sleeves In the matter
OF plninness They are adorned with
two buttons, Ike those on the front,
but IN a smaller sire
A slit pocket IL set In Mt each side.
And. since II would never do for peck.
cts to be negligible this season. they
mako opportunity for shaped banda.
applied about the silt and a garniture
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
SELECTING WOOD LOT TREES
Straight oulek-Growine, clear5oled
TREES Should 30 Kept to Grow
10 Large Size.

The trees selected for fuel should
be those which the wood lot can do
without easily The removal OF the
best trees year after year will in the
end leave the wood lot with only
poor trees.
The straight. quick growing. long.
clearboled trees should be kept to
grow to large size, and the crooked,
broken. deattopped, suppressed and
diseased individuals. which will not be
missed, should be removed
II Ia common to see In wood lots old
trees OF poor form occupying space a
haltdoxen thrifty trees should occupy,
because no one had the courage TO 70
move them. Such trees should be tee
first 10 be cut,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
IMPROVE The PASTURE
FIRST Ppirt Is To Remove An
Weeds, Brush and Trees.
Excellent Fiesuiss Can us obailnsd
BY FEATURING Geats and Sheep
Source u ineome Themselves
ard Save Much Labor.

The FIRST point IN improving the pas
ture lie to rid II OF al woods. brush and
trees which are not to be used for
shade trees or some other purpose.
such as protection. wtndbraak. ETC..
II. W. 6wops writes III Farm Life.
This can be done by grubhing. firing
and pasturing by goats and sheep. Elk.
cellent grazing lands can be made TO
produce which otherwise are only .
burden To the farmer. The practice
OF pasturing With goats TO clean up the
weeds. brush and to kill the stripping
trees can be probably managed They
not only save the cost Of labor. but
are an increasing source OF income
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
GIVE BROOD S0Ws ATTENTION
Best 10 Have Animals Farrow al Near
ly Same Time so Owner Can
Watch Them Carefully.

Two weeks before tho pigs are en-.
pected the SOW should be placed In q
narrowing pen connected with a dry
yard large enough to allow her 10 ex.
ercise. Her bowels should be kept
loose. She should have dry, sunny
shelter free from drafts, The SOW
should be petted 80 that she will like
to have her feeder handle her.
II IL best 20 have the sows farrow
at nearly the same time. and then the
owner can watch them day and night
during narrowing time There should
be Just enough bedding for comfort
best, Little pigs often get tangled in
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

two OF the accepted modes In millin'
cry for spring At the left Of the
group u straw sailor has wide. fiat
brlm. The crown Ia covered with
fallle ribbon put on In four sections.
over this ribbon covering ladder"
bows extend from the center to the
base OF the crown at the middle OF the
front and hack and al the two sides.
They terminate In loops and ends that
lie Hat on the brim.
A milan hemp. in gray, is shown at
the right, II Ia covered with gray
crepe. At the right side the brim
turns up sharply, A band OF narrow
velvet ribbon encircles the crown. I'm
Ished with a bow at tho left side. The
striking feature in this hat Is its bead
embroidery, Tho peacock feather
motif appears on tho front and side
brim and on the crown. embroidered
In small beads set close together
A bell shaped black hat at the top
OF the picture Ia a perfect example OF a
popular type II Is OF lustrous straw
trimmed with loops Of taffeta ribbon
perched on top OF the crown. Lac.
quered rose foliage covers part OF the
crown. and springs up among the loops
OF ribbon. This hat Is all black OK.
cept for the large pink rose at one
side.
Lacquered or vanished flower and
foliage trimmings are Immensely pop
ular. Everything has shiny. bril-.
liant surface. covered either with
transparent or with black lacquer.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
A Healthy Young Sow.

deep straw and are either crushed BY
the SOW or die from exposure
Give the SOW as little attention as
possible while she Is farrowing. unless
she must have assistance, In severe
weather place the pigs as fast as they
come In basket in which blanket
ia laid over a warm stone Keep them
well covered. and after al are born
and have become warm and dry take
them to their mother and place each
one at a teat Then cover the mother
and pigs.
During the first forty-eight hours
watch carefully. and II a pig strays
from its mother, put II back against
her body where II will be warm.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
MAKING MONEY FROM SHEEP
Breed Best Mutton Rams to Rance.
Bred E~es and Have Lambs
Dropped During Cold Weather.

The secret OF making money from
sheep In the corn belt is breeding tho
best mutton rams 10 range bred ewes
and having the lambs dropped in cold
weather
II Is a wellkrowr fact that, pound
for pound OF grain, forage and fodder
fed mutton lamb as rule. will pay
better returns than any other domes
tic animal,
The secret OF the English shep-
herds success lies IN the fact that he
considers the sheep an animal 10 be
cared for ard coddled, from birth TO
sale.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
FLAMES DESTROY
KNOXVILLE HOTEL
FIRE THAT BURNS 'rhE IMPERIAL
BELIEVED CAUSED Nv
LIGHTNING.
PROPERTY LOSS is s2so.OcO
Gusess Make SAFE Eseape When Mid
sipht Fire Alarm 10 oisen--Nssss
o. Interest Feem Over
the state.

Encxvills.--The Imperial Hotel. the
oldest and one OF the leRdini, hostel
ries OF the city. was the scene o. q
bad fire on the mo.aing Of March Il
that caused several hundred guests 10
flee for their lives in whatever gar
meuts they could hurriediy clutch, II
fl believed. however, that ali OF the
occupants OF the hotel were gotten
out Of tho building. AMI that none was
injured.
The fire vas discovered soon after
midnight by some men who were IN
the lobby with the clerk. The first
hlnt OF danger was when burning EN-
bers commenced 10 fall down the Gle
yator shaft. IL is believed that the
building was fired by lightninE To
the fact that the fire started at the
top and not AZ the bottom of the build
Ing is attributed the fact that all. II
is believed. were saved,
The older part OF the building ~as
where the fire originated. and was
the worst damaged, the back OF Il be
Ing Quilted The front was badly dam
aged, .es was the annex, almost the
Size II tie original b6lldinE me prfp
erty is valued at 100000 to $4,000
and Is owned by stock company OF
Knoxville men, and operated by the
Knoxville Leasing Company, The In.
surAnce will probably cover the dam
age The hotel Was probably entirely
filed with guests, or almost so, for
Mondays register alone contained
nearly 100 names
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
HIGH QUALITY GARDEN SEED
Experiments Conducted by pennsyl-
vania Experiment Station With Diff
ferent Cabbage Seed.

Good seed Is an important matter
with the gardener as well as the farm.
er. II never pays to buy cheap seed
Experiments were carried on year or
two ago by the Pennsylvania Expert
ment station with some ten or more
strains q cabbage seed OK the same
varieties from different firms
They found variations Of yield from
Ave 10 ten or ffteen tons an acre. az
cordirg 10 tho strain Of seed
The seed og the highest quality
meant several dollars more TO the acre
in net returns, even II It did cost few
cents more 4 pound.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
Held For Killing Marshal.

Cookeville George Carr. Marsh
Carr and Everett Heard. the three de-
PENDANTS charged by the United States
government with the murder OF Unit.
ed States Revenue Posseman ]. ).
West, at a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner j y,
Barnes. waived examination and we're
bound over to the next term OF the
federal cour, In this city.
They were allowed TO execute ap.
pearance bonds In the sum OF $4,000
each
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
Wants Repeal Of Custer Law.

Chattanooga The Hamilton county
Democratic convention In session here
Endorsed the administration q! Presi-
dent Wilson. Governor Rye. recon.
mended the nomination u Thomas
Walsh as railroad commissioner, Y.
r Preston as delegate from the state
at large, n A LAndress. district dele.
gate, and L n Williams. state com
nii;eeman Frank Garden, city at
tornsy. introduced a resolution calling
for the repeal Of the custer law. II
vas adopted
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

Memphis. Major Washington Hay'
erstick, attached 10 the treasury de-
partment OF the federal government as
Inspector OF public buildings. Is In
Memphis 10 inspect the federal build
ing and 20 20 over the costs Of upkecp
and maintenance with G. W Metcaif.
IT.. postmaster and custodian Of the
building
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

of four buttons. like those on the
sleeves There Is velvet inlay On
the bach OF the collar.
The sailor hat and blsck-and white
laced boots. worn with this coat PRIV
claim sense OF clothes which prom
iscs distinction for its possessor
There are wide hats and high hats
and variety enough In both sorts &c
insure several shapes that will be be
coming 10 each face nu, the variety
is not confusing as II was year ago
The styles are very well settled and
the hats are beautiful,
Each OF the bats in the group Of
th,ee pictured displays some one OF
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LDS TONGUE
II cross, feverish, constipated,
give California Syrup
Of Figs"

A laxative today saves u sick child
tomorrow Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels. which become clogged up with
waste. liver gets sluggish. stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue. mother II coat
ed. or your child ia listless, cross. few.
erish, bresth bad. restless, doesn't eat
heartily. fun OF cold or mas sore throat
or shy other chiidrrns ailment give 4
ieaspoouful of California Syrup OF
Figs then don't worry. because II 10
perfectly harmless. and In few hours
sil this constipation poison. sour bile
ard ferrnenting waste viii gently
move out Of the bowels. and You have
a well. playful child again. A thor
oush inside cleansing" IN ofttires all
that Is necessary. II should be the
nrEt treatment given tn any sickness
Beware Of counterfeit &c syrups.
Ask at the store for a s0-cent bottls OF
california Syrup OF E1ga." which has
full directions for babies. children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed On the bottle. ADV.
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The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
scAFFoLo BREAK FATAL.
One 10 Killed and Ore Seriously In
jured at Cleveland.

Cleveland Fred Voorhees,, OK, and
married. brickmason. was instantly
killed and Michael Adams was very
seriously injured by the breaking OF u
scaffold while working on the new
Cumberland Telephone building at
this place
Mr. Voorhees, was thrown to tho
cement walk below. a distance OF II
feet. lighting on his head. death being
instantaneous.
Mr.. Adams Is suffering with broken
ribs and other internal injuries. Ply
sicians pronounce his condition very
serious, Mr.. Adams came 10 this coun'
try from England and gives no other
address.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

Il see ionquils and daTodils ON sale.
How Ia II that the early flowers are
always Yellow"
Dunno Guess spring Ia billions like
the rest OF IN" Louisville Courier
Journal
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

Don't expect the stallion owner to
guarantee a standing colt. He has
done his par; when the mare becomes
in toal. The future Development OK
the offspring depends on you
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
hinh School Contract Let.

Clarksyille Contracts for the eree'
ton o. the high school building. which
will be added 20 the main school
building. have been awarded The 10.
tai cost OF the building will be s35,
laf
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
Imprpved Brood. Of FreeaIno Flah.

II is announced that a Danish com
pany. with headquarters at Copoa-
hagen, is utilizing new process for
freezing fish. which Is declared TO be
q decided Improvement over previous
methods Recent demonstrations TO
fHEtess t1egaS s3g@axsssszs u ASycsGsr INA
half hour. which. under the system
previously employed TOOK several
hours.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

A fancy detached skirt yoke Of sheer
material is gathered 10 a skirt yoke
which is already full Little shoulder
capes appear on both dresses and
coats.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31
ScAlDS WE'RE FATAL.
slx-year4oid Child at Play Dropped
Into Boiling Kettle.

Into Boiling Kettle.
Coyington. The sixyearod son Of
Willie Patrick. farmer. who lives near
Liberty, is dead as the result Of fall.
Ing into a kettle OF boiling water The
little fellow was swinging to rope,
which sas tied around tree In his
fathers yard. when the rope broke and
the child fell into nearby pot OF boil
ing water being used for washing
clothes He was so badly scalded that
death resulted.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

Manure is the most important fer
tILser for the market garden. supply
tx 10th plant food and organic E.at,
ter.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

Silver aud xii. buttons, globe
shaped, are especially effective q
trimming for taneta trockA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

Cracks IN the vail vcn;ilste the prof
It's out OF the stable
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-31

The fool never stops TO count thA
COS. until the bill collector calls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
HUMAN FLY" CLIMBS TO
COLORADO BUILDING TOP
Takes Twenty Minutes for Perilous
Trip of Nine Stories, While
Crowd Watches.

Edward VI. Allen. sometimes called
thu human fly" climbed UP the Colo
RADIO building. yesterday afternoon.
With no other aid than his own hands
and feet. Allen chung to the trimming
he went IN story by story. stopping
at each floor to chat with those who
came To the windows.
The twenty minute climb up the nine
story building watched by crowd
from the street. After Allen had got
up i've or six stories the crowd saw
that he could accomplish the feat and
started to wondering how he would
get around the large coping onto the
roof This was soon seen when d knot
ted, rome was let over the roof. by the
aid of which the human fly climbed
over the coping.
Allen scaled to the thirty-third floor
OF the Flatiron building in New York
and mas climbed all the tall buildings
and church spires authorities will al
low him To attempt Yesterday Allen
placed his cap on the ground before he
started to climb and informed the
crowd that il was there for a purpose.
When the building had been climbed
Allen came down in the elevator.
sought his cap and found exactly |
cent III il.
i think that climb was worth more
than that he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Plowiing.

watch the farmer pillow; he :
busy at it now; he deity tools LIS
span OF mules, and whacks them
with a boush. One minute he
saws. Gee Next minute.
"Hlaw! says he: the mules, they
haw. and strain and draw upon
the double-tree The pillow point
strikes stone: the farmer heavcs
sroan; and then his nibs SUI
vevs his ribs, to find the broken
bone. Then. finding he is whole.
he takes a ten-foot pole; and
prods the mules. and says. ~ OH
fools. such tricks | will not
thole. The plowshare does not
scour. and he. for half an hour.
suspends the rules and lams the
mules with Wondrous vim and
power To turn the ftrrow o er
it is the oldest chore: man 5
titled the earth since Adam s
birth. and will forevermore. And
ever, as he walks. he picks up
clods and rocks, in west and east,
to pelt his beast. his horse or
mule or OK. WALT MASON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
FRED D. MORTON HERE.
On Way to Manassas From New
York, Where He Attended Meeting.

Fred D. Morton, principal of Manas
sas Industrial School. has returned to
this city from New York, on his way
to Manassas, where he attended a
meeting of the New York Manassas
Association, at which George Nc
Aneny. editor of the New York Times
and formerly president of the board
of aldermen of New York. was elected
president of that association. and Os-
wald Garrison Willard was elected
treasurer. The meeting was held
Monday evening in the parlors of Mrs
Henry Wizards residence. $40 Park
avenue, New York city, the speakers
being Mr.. McAneny, Mr.. Willard
George Gordon Battle and Mr.. Morton.
A musical program consisting of negro
melodies was rendered by Messrs.
Rosamond Johnson. Felix Weir and
John letter The meeting was in the
interest of the Manassas Industrial
School, Manassas, Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
ALUMNI TO MEET.
N. U. Law Graduates to Assemble
Monday Evening. MAY |.

The annual meeting of the Alumni
of the National University Law School
is to take place Monday evening, May
!, at s o'clock in the main lecture hall
Of the National University Law School
building. on 18th street. between New
York avenue and ! street
The election of president. two vice
presidents, secretary and treasurer.
and of ten members of the board of
governors, is scheduled. Plans will he
discussed for the Joint student and
alumni banquet to be held at the
Raleigh Hotel early in June.
Representative Charles G.. Carlin,
president of the association. Will pre-
side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Ask 5000 for D. C. Printing

An appropriation of $1,000 has been
requested from Congress by the Dis
trict commissioners to be used in
printing the various annual and special
reports of the District government
These documents were formerly print
ed at the expense of the general gov
eminent. but the joint committee on
printing has recently decided the Dis
trlct government should bear the en-
pense. 1t is possible that the item will
be added to the District bill. which
soon VIII be reported to the House
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
HIKER NEARING HIS GOAL.
Joseph D. Bartini Approaching
Bridgeport, Where He Will Seek Job.

Joseph ID. Bartini. a former resident
of the District and veteran of the
Spanish American war who. falling to
get job in Washington and hearing
of ain opening in Bridgeport Conn, set
out for that city, is today completing
the final lap of the journey, which he
has made Oh foot. He still is drawing
the child's express wagon which he
took with him. laden with his baggage
for the long tramp.
The tired traveller was found asleep
at Esd street and LIST avenue New York
city, Thursday morning by Patrolma n
Huebner. The policeman saw to it
that he got bed and breakfast in the
municipal lodging house. Yesterday
he started for Bridgeport
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Christ Child Society Exhibit.

The annual meeting and exhibit of
work of the Christ Child Society is to
be held Thursday afternoon at Rausch-
er s. The exhibit opens at . O'Clock.
and the meeting will he called at 4
O'Clock. DR.. John \. Ryan will make
the principal address The work ac-
complished by various committees
during the year viii form the sub
Ject of reports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Presented With Loving Gun.

Mrs. Martha S. Gielow, founder of
the Southern Industrial Educational
Association, was presented with a low
ing cup at a meeting of the associ-
alton Tuesday afternoon at the resi-
dsnce of Justice and Mrs Seth Shep-
ard Justice Shepard. who is presi-
dent OF tho association, made the pres
eneAtton speech. lauding Mrs. Gielow
for thu work she had done for the or
GAndzae9on-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Will Lecture at Press Club.

Travel in the Tropics of Two Hem
ispheres." an Illustrated lecture, will be
given at the National Press Club to-
night by Prof. Henry E. Champion of
Columbia University. South America
and Asia will be the subject of Prof
Crampton's lecture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-22
Party for Fairgrounds Fund.

Under the auspices of the Parents
Teachers Association of the Johnson
Powell schools a May ball and card
party are to be held in the auditorium
at the Arcade. Monday evening The
proceeds are to be used for mainte-
nance and equipment of the school
Fairgrounds. Residents of Mount
Pleasant and vicinity are taking big
interest in this affair and the tickets
are reported to be selling rapidly.