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Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
CARE OF THE HoLLYHocK

Keep the hollyhock flowers picked
off: Remove them as soon as they
begin to- die. This serves two pur.
poses: it makes the plant more at
tractive and it prevents seed from
forming. If you have noticed, there
are almost always little branche.
starting about the base of the ole
plants. If seed is not allowed to de
velop, the energy of the plant will be
expended on these, and they will beal
a good crop of flowers late in the sea
son. But If the plant perfects seee
they never amount to anything. Set
to it that they are encouraged t.
make themselves useful.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
EFFECT OF EARLY BREEDING
Tests Made At Efissouri stationf Fail
to Show That Growth of Young :.
5; 0iIts 10 Retarded.

,By P. r. TRowBRIDGE. Missouri Ag-
ricuftufaI Experiment -Station)
:. The growth of young gifts does not
1eem tG be checked By breeding, 'ac-
cording ito the results Of the tests re-
Gently made at the Missouri agricdl-
tural experiment station. The car
casses were analyzed but the compo-
siton did not seem to be. different
from those of animals not bred until
they were older. Although CESSATION
did not retard, the factation period cid
SO, and sow sucking a good litter
of pigs cannot eat; enough to maintain
her weight OF condition OF fatness.
During this lactation period or while
she is sucking pigs. the demand for
mineral matter In the feed .is;,much
greater than during the gastation pc
Rod preceding birth. = -
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
HoysEPLANTs IN WINTER
ey 1. M. BENNINGTON.

Among the most beautiful and salts
factory house plants for winter are
palms. They are very strong and
hardy, and with the observation of
few simple rules can be kept green
and vigorous all winter. More palms
are killed by overheating than by cold.
They should have temperature of be-
tween so and 60 degrees. If it is not
convenient to have any room in the
house kept as cool at this, stand them
In the corner farthest from the ra-
iiator, as close as possible to the light,
but not in the glaring sun.
The worst. enemy of the plants is
dust. Owing to its smooth leaves, the
palm can be readily kept free from
this. Its leaves should be washed
with a soft sponge and lukewarm wa
ter.
The watering of the plants Is of
great interest. The great danger is
that the housewife will be too gener-
Gus in this respect. It is difficult to
give a definite rule. Generally speak
Ing, the earth in the pot should be
kept moist, but not wet. If the room
Is kept at high temperature, the plant
will require more water than in a
cool place. But winter should be a
time of rest for the plant. 1t should
not do much growing, and therefore
pourishment and water should be given
sparingly. 1t is easy to soak the soil
Of plant, but hard to dry it, once
thoroughly wet.
nj n mol nthar
should ever be put in a glazed pot. II
nm ornamental pot is desired, the earth
en- pot should be. set inside. A porous
pot absorbs and eynporates the mois-
ture, while in a glazed pot the earth
grows sour and unfit for even very
hardy plants. There should be hole
in the bottom of. the pot, over which
a stone, a bit of broken crockery or
something similar should be laid. This
will. keep the earth from filling it up.
and the surplus water will trickle out
beneath, A few Jumps Of common
charcoal at the bottom of the pot will
prevent the roots from .rotting. and
powdered charcoal mixed with the
earth has the same effect, keeping the
bottom from turning soqf. = .g
Having temperature and moisture
right, the next enemy of the plant is
parasites, such as fungi and insects.
Many little insect pests fnfest the
palm. Some of these are destroyed by
washing the leaves with a sponge and
soft brush, using clean water only.
Those that cannot be destroyed in
this way, such as scales, tcan be quick
ly dispatched by tobacco juice diluted
with water. Any tobacconist or cigar
manufacturer will give you all the
ribs of tobacco leaves. you want. Put
handful of these in quart of water
and boil. Wash the. leaves with this,
and if you put lin "a a,'little whale-oil
soap, it will be more effective. OF
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
Fe.alty Of Partners.

A member of the New York supreme
court, reproving New York firm of
architects for -canceling an agreement,
says: Authorities unanimously agree
that there Is scarcely any relation in
life which calls for more absolute good
faith than the relation OF partners"
Also;,rA pureE and more elevated NOR
ality is demanded Of partners than the
common morality Of the trade., The
meaning is that an individuals who
trunsacts business for himself may.
look out solely for himself, while a
partner must never consider his own
advantage apart from that OF his as
sociates. i-s=.1i s IS sstA
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
REMOVE WEEDS FROM GARDEN
Plants Rob Crops ss Food. and 'AsoIstlfs
-t5arbor Injurious lnseets' and
Encourage disease.

(By.J. g. GARDNER, Missouri Agrdcul-
- tural Experiment Station3 %
III the weeds have fourished In youx'
garden, or in parts Of 1t, NOW them
down, now. If they have not gone to
seed, they can be plowed. under later
to help out the stable manure you ,ap-
ply. but If they have, they should be
removed from the garden and thrown
on the compost heap; composing kills
weed seed. !
Weeds are expensive things to have
in gardens or anywhere else; they rob
garden crops Of food and moisture,
many Of them are natural food for all
kinds of insects, which, when they
have devoured the choice parts of
weeds, attack adjacent garden crops.
Weeds may also support plant dis
eases that would otherwise, die and
they induce mildews and rusts by re-
ducing air and sunlight around the
garden plants. These weeds are now
going to seed, and winter winds will
jar that seed out, and the chances for
a heavy stand of weeds next spring
will be quite good.
Other good things to remove nov,
and as the later crops mature, are
the crop remnants, especially If there
has been disease or insect infection.
Dead stalks are wintering-over places
for diseases and insects.
Stalks removed had best be burned,
though If a compost pile is made, the
insect-infested stalks may be burned
on 1t. Disease spores survive the COM
posting temperature; burning is safest.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
An Adjustable Drag.

pieces 8 inches apart, letting them
lean forward at 45-degree angle with
the ground. The four thin pieces just
in the opposite direction to brace the
former. The two short pieces go across
the end. This makes the drug just
the same rs flight of stepJ laid fiat
on the ground. When heavy drag Is
wanted, simply fill in on top with dirt
until as heavy as wanted. If light
drag is desired, leave off the dirt.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
THE coLoNEL's LAST STAND.

nN THE night of January 10, 1854,
" just before retiring to his virtuous
couch, Samuel Pepys wrote the follow
ing in that diary Of his, which was
destined to become world-famous long
after his death:
"All our discourse tonight was about
Mr.. Tryon's late being robbed; aud
that Colonel Turner "a mad, swearing,
confident fellow, well known by all,
and by mel one much indebted to this
man for his very livelihood. was the
man that either did 1t or plotted 1T;
and the money and the things are
found in his hand. and he and his wife
are nowiin Newgates for it; Of which
we are all glad, so very known a rogue
he was" t,'''' ''i''
! Col, james Turner was the sort Of
man yot read about in historical nov
els. a swaggerer and rufier, with his
hand ever upon his swordhilt, and his
eye quick to read offeqse in a look or
a SMILE, He was great drinker and
gambler and. spent his evenings in the
inns, where he kept the varlets busy
drawing sack. In his day he had been
mighty soldier and had demonstrate
ed that he was brave man upon sew
eral fields. He had made a hit with
!, King Charles too, for he was man
after the kings own heart. He was
humorous and jovial, and had no re-
spect whatever for the moral law.
The colonel had many false friends,
and one true friehtl. Whenever he was
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
MAKING GOOD SHOCKS
Hork That Is Usually Left for the
Hired Hand.
Practice Of Throwing Bundles Tooeth-
Or Should Be Discouraged - No
Telling How Long Grain May
Remain In Piles.

Folks do not take as much pride in
building grain shocks as they did 25
gears ago. It is work that usually is
eft for the hired hand, and too often
the hand is supposed to keep up with
the binder, or as nearly up with it as
possible, thus poor shocking is the
natural result. It pays to take more
lime and build good shocks: Throw
ng bundles together ought not to be
.alled shocking, but too many of us
10 that or have 1t done for us and call
the result shocking it certain
y is, says writer in an exchange.
There is no telling how long grain
may have to remain in the shock, es-
)ecially If it isto be fthreshed without
stacking, as waiffsg for threshing
machine is one of the most uncertain
propositions on earth. Rain may fol-
low rain, causing long delay, and a
breakdown is liable to happen at any
time. The well-built shock may stand
through it all without much injury but
the thrown-together pile falls over or
lops around in such way that 1t
soaks in water about as readily as
1oes sponge, SO of course the wealth
er gets the blame for spelling the
grain in the shock. -,
We find the best type Of shock to
,uild toscure out and dry out the quick
est, and one that will stand as well as
any If it is well put together, is the
long, narrow form, with bundles set in
pairs. We usually make these 8, 10
and IL bundles large, never much
larger or smaller. Such. shocks will
dry out and cure out quickly, especial
~ IL set with the ends to the north and
south, giving the forenoon and after
noon sun chance at the broadsides.
As each pair of bundles are set they
should be firmly placed, not lightly
thrown together. Such shocks will
stand as well as a round shock that is
loosely piled together, and will dry out
much quicker after each rain.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
So tho Colonel Began to TAX.

in financial troubles. which was pretty
often, he could count upon the assist
ance of Mr.. Tryon, q benevolent ancient
man Of wealth. Trybn never refused
him money, but didn't hand out as
much as the colonel thought was nec-
essary. Mr.. Tryon's mind ran on shil-
lings, while that Of the colonel ran on
pounds. In those days, as in our own
times, the man who makes business
Of high wassail needs large income,
and the co1onel's embarrassments grew
and multiplied. He realized that q
good haul was necessary to get him out
of his difficulties. The idea Of robbing
Mr. Tryon at once occurred to him. OF
course it was rather mean to pillage
man who had befriended him SO
much, but no good business man allows
sentiment to interfere with commerce.
So it happened that on the night of
January 8, Mr.. Tryon woke from a
deep dream of peace to find a huge
masked figure bending over his bed.
The figure held lanthorn in one hand,
and a horse pistol, about the size of a
hitching post, in the other. While this
intruder stood guard, a second robber
bound the old man cruelty and gagged
him. : He was trussed up SO tight he
hhd,, great, difficulty in breathing
Leaving him in this shape, the maraud-
ers ransacked the premises and carried
away 5000 in money, and jewelry to
the aAi6e iof $4,000. After two or
; three. haprs Of misery, Mr. Tryon man
aged to free himself OF the gig. and
yelled So i;-,shrilly that the night
watch came to his relief. -. .,Yi
The robbery remained q mystery for
about twenty-four hours. 1t happened
!. that Mr. Tryon had a friend, an alder
man, who was fond of sleuthing, and
this alderman soon traced the crime to
Turner, and recovered the money and
jewels where that gallant warrior had
hidden them. And as Pepys intimated,
the robbery was the talk Of the town,
and continued to be for many, a long
day. 1t was one of the first important
burglarfes in the criminal annals Of
England.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
WEEDS TAKE MUCH MOISTURE.
Many Plants Particularly Liberal In
j. Use Of. Water Intended for the
Growing Crop. "

The sunfiower, Russian thistle, smart.
weed and many other weeds are par.
ticularly liberal In using the water
supply intended for the growing crop.
I. is not only because Of the wa:er
used that weeds injure crops. but also
because they use plant food which has
been dissolved in the soil and which
should, be used by. the useful plants.
The shading effect Of rapidly growing
weeds likewise injqres the yogpg corn.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12

course, there are many insecticides
used by florists, but this is cheap
simple remedy, which is just as ef
fective as any other. Being a vege
table poison, no great care is required
in handling or using the tobacco juice
whereas paris green and other min.
eraI poisons should be applied with the
greatest precaution, as even a slight
ov verbose will scorch the leaves and
thereby ruin the plant.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
PRACTICAL PEG FOR HuskING
New. Invention 10 Said to Be Great
Time Saver-It Fits Snuoly
Around Husker's Hand.

Here's something new in the way Of
an aid to corn husking. This new
style peg is. said to be a great time
saver and to have been demonstrated
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
ADJUSTABLE DRAG is HANDY
Easily Arranged to Fit Team or
Ground-Resembles Flight of
Stairs Laying Flat. TE

This is very handy drag and can
be adjusted to suit your team or
ground either. You can make it a
heavy drag or you can make only a
light. smoothing drag Of it in one min
ute's time. Lumber for this drag is
as follows:' Four pieces 2 by g
inches, feet;: four pieces, 1 by 8
inches, 6 feet; two pieces, 1 by 6
inches, 26 feet. Put the four thick
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
ATTENTION. AcivEN'fo .sAEEf
Farmers Are .Replnnina ste. Reiilzs
Their Worth as Farm Animals
Mutton In Demand.

!. Sheep raising is likely to receive
more attention than It now receives
becAuse It seems that FARMERS are be-
ginning to realize THUR worth, as farm
animals. Wool continues to bring fair
prices and mutton wifl increase in de
manh a Geople learn to .use more Of It
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
Immune.

ais Bliggins spessimist7" = =
.sNot exactly. He can make others
SO gloomy they can't eat, but be sci.
dom fails to enjoy his own dinner"
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12
Peg tor Hu.klns Corn.

as quite practical. It fits snugly around
the husker's hand. Instead Of taking
hold of the ear in the old-fashioned
way, the husker makes a pass with
his wrist and husks the ear Of corn
with one notwithstanding Business.
Cheyenne record., 1916-10-12

Generous. ~. .rii
f"what has become of that dog of
yoursf" 5,-.,ss.
.1."Oh, he got so vicious that ~ was
dangerous to have him around, so
gave him to a friend of mine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
FR|AR ROCK WINS
 SUBURBAN CLASSIC
Short Grass Finishes Second in Big Race at Belmont.
 StrOmbOli Third

New York, May 3O.-Friar Rock, August Belmonts 3-year-old colt by Rock Sand Fairy Gold, won the classic Suburban handicap at one and one-quarter miles over the Belmont Park race track toGHy in the excellent time of 2:05. The win ner, guided by Jockey Gainer, carried 99 pounds
 Emil Herz's imported Short Grass, an aged horse, with IF pounds up, finished second, two and one-half lengths away and three lengths in front of the win rers stable companion, Stromboli, 122 pounds, which won this event year ago. Stromboh beat The Finn length for third money and ten lengths away Sharpshooter was fifth and Hauberk was last.
 Hauberk was the pacemaker from the start, but Friar Rock, always ill good po- sition, forced him into submission after leading for five furlongs and from that point the lightly weighed 3-year-old went on to win cleverly. The early pace told on The Finn with his heavy impost of 127 pounds and he was never passed until near the end. Short Grass held off the pace for the first mile, but when he made his stretch run the imported horse could rot get near the flying leader. He beat all the others handily, however.
 The Belmont pair. coupled, were favor ties in the betting. The Finn and Sharp shooter were next in demand while Short Grass was strongly fancied and Hauberk was the outsider
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
ANNISTON

Anniston, May 3o-(Special.) )-The work of remodeling the interior of the First National bank was commenced today by the Atlanta Bank Fixture company under the supervision of MT. Harnesber- ger.
 The board of directors of the bank ap- prOpriated sum of money for this work and made contract several weeks ago, but as all of the fixtures had to be made specially for the bank the commence ment of the work was delayed until to- day.
 The remodelng of the bank contem- arrangement and is made necessary by the remarkable growth of that institu- tion's development.
 Burglars entered grocery store last night and emptied the cash register of its contents with the exception of one lonesome cent, which they kindly left es a sort of financial nest egg. The rear door of the grocery was discovered open by the night patrolman of that beat when he was making his rounds at l o'clock this morning. A bar had been forced off and the rear door forced open. The burglar had manipulated the switch to prevent the lights being turned on should 1t be discovered that he was in the building before he finished his job.
 Several of Anniston's young men are planning to spend their vacation in the business mems training camp at Fort Oglethorpe this summer. The camp peo- pie are anxious to get as many men from the south as possible, as they point out that although the camp is in the southern states it is attended by several times as many northern men as south erners. It is understood that Sam Nor Yis. Chick Hannon, and Hubert Dent of khis city are contemplating going to the camp for a while and others may sig nifty their intention of doing so later.
 Therefore be it resolved, that the city council appoint committee whose duty it shall be to hang each and every min ister in the city,
 That was about the wording of the last paragraph of a petition which 20 prom inent business men of this city signed last week. The petition was circulated by a well known banker in a jest, to show that some men were so compliant they would sign anything put before them in evident good faith.
 The petition started by asking the city council to pass an ordinance excusing the ministers of the gospel in this city from paying a sanitary tax. The docu- mont was couched in legal verbiage and ambled along with many "wherefores" and whereas" until the final paragraph was reached, when it was shown that in order to make the payment of the tax unnecessary the ministers would have to be hanged and the petitioners urged the city council to appoint committee to do the hanging.
 The joke was on the signers Of course, . number of them are saying they knew it was a joke all along, but others frankly admit they did not read the document before signing it as they should have done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
President Wilson on Hill

Washington, May 30.-In response to a request President Wilson today sent this telegram to a St Paul editor: "Along with the great majority of my fellow countrymen I recognize in the death of James J. Hill the loss of a man who has been extraordinarily use full in the economic development of the country. He belonged to generation of builders to whom the country owes a real debt of gratitude and in that generation stood among the most fore most figures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
Indians Lose in Fifteenth

St. Louis, May 30.-Severeid's hit in the fifteenth inning scored Pratt with the winning run and St. Louis won the first game of double header from Cleveland today to 4. The second game, which was called on account of darkness, after seven innings, ended in a l to 1 tie.
 In the first game Cleveland scored in the first inning. The locals tied it up in the seventh when Miller hit for a home run. In the tenth Howard. for Cleveland, doubled, O'Neill walked and when Coveleskie hit to right Tobin and Miller collided and it went for home run. Score:
 First game: R. H. E. Cleveland 100 900 900 300 0O0-4 10 5 St. Louis .00O 900 100 300 O01-5 12 3
 Batteries: Coveleskie, Klepfer and O'Neill; Davenport, Plank and Severeid.
 Second game: R. H. F.. Cleveland 100 900 0-1 1 St, Louis ......0 900 900 1--1 5
 Batteries: Bagby and Billings; Baum gartner, Park and Hartley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
Senators Lose Two

Boston, May 3O.-The league leading Washingtons lost twice today to the worlds champions, Boston winning 4 tc and to 2, in morning and afternoon games, respectively.
 McNally, substituting for Barry at sec- ond for the Red Sox, played prominent part in both victories. His batting rec ord this afternoon was three hits and three runs in three times at bat He fielded flawlessly in 15 chances during the day.
 The afternoon contest was decided by the locals ability to bat opportunely, while Leonard had the Washingtons at a loss to solve his delivery Scores
 Morning game: R. H. E. Washington .......... GOO 002 OO1-3 IA l Boston ................ GOA 900 00*-4 Il
 Batteries: Harper, Dumont, Ayres, Shaw, Rice and Henry; Shore, Foster and Cady Thomas
 Afternoon game: RH E. Washington .......... 900 O02 0Oo-2 z 2 Boston ................ 104 102 O0*-8 l
 Batteries: Boehling, Dumont, Ayres and Henry; Charity, Leonard and Cady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31

seas and the Mexican border, Mir. Meyer referred to Chairman Tanner of the New York republican state com mittee as the real leader of the Hughes boom." and asserted that upon the issues of the campaign he "appar- ently is as silent as h1s candidate"
 MT. Meyer declared he had been much puzzled by the attitude of Jus .tice Hughes supporters and had been coming to the conclusion that his can didacy without his consent has been espoused by some republicans who do not favor strong position either by the party or by the country on the is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
Athletics Win Over Tanks

AuIctlCS VIII OVcr dnkS
 New York, May 30.-The Philadelphia Americans won their first victory of the season in New York this afternoon when the sensational young pitcher, Myers. bested ShaWkey, a former Athletic twirler, in pitchers battle and won, 1 to O.
 The Yankees won the morning game, to ?, through CrowelIs wildness. He issued Il passes. The batting of Out fielder Oldring featured in today's games, as he made five hits in seven times at bat in the two games. Scores:
 Morning game: RH.E. Philadelphia ........ OO0 600 OO2-2 z 3 New York .. 4O1 O1O O1*-7 6 3
 Batteries: Crowell and Meyer; Murphy, Fisher and Nunamaker
 Afternoon game: R,HE Philadelphia ....... 900 GOO 1OO-1 6 G New York - GOO GOO OOO-0 4 2
 Batteries: Myers and Meyer; Shawkey, Love and Walters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
ollie diocese clergy participated in the ma SC z.
Must Try Beavers Again

Atlanta. May 30.-The Atlanta board of police commissioners must again try James l.. Beavers, former chief of police. who nearly a year ago was reduced to captain after the board had declared him guilty of insubordination. Judge John T.. Pendleton of the Fulton county superior court, decided today. Judge Pendleton sustained a writ of certiorari filed in behalf of Beavers, charging among other things that he had not received . fair trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31
ASKS WHERE HUGHES
 STANDS ON ISSUES
Meyer Wants to Know How Hughes Thinks on Border Situation, Pre-
 paredness and Rights on Seas

New York. May 30.-George Von l. Meyer, chairman of the republican Roosevelt committee, today issued a statement calling upon Justice Hughes supporters to say how their candidate stood on the preparedness Issue and the rights of this country on the high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-31

sue of preparedness and our rights on the high seas and on our border"
 Justice Hughes silence has rendered this possible,' Mir Meyer said. Those of us who feel deeply on the question of a firm assertion of our American ism both at home and abroad do not feel that any candidate can be taken on faith at such time