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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-21
RICH LAND, CHICK
WEED AND TROUBLE
All Good Farmers Desire Land OF High
Fertility.
(By ]. G. McAmis, Division of Exten-
sion. University Of Tennessee.l

(By J. G. McAmis, Division Of Extsn-
sion, University Of Tennessee.)
All good farmers desire land of high
fertility, whether they strive to attain
it or not. But in some respect at
least 1t may cause trouble. This ia
not pessimism; 1t Is q fact, as shown
by an experience that the University
Farm is having now.
The richer the land, the nearer
weed heaven" 1t is. Chick weed
seems to be foreordained to take such
land. Those who have visited the
farm in the winter or spring seasons
in the past two years found 1t, as they
have not found II before, literally GOV.
cred with winter-weeds, especially
chick. 1t was in the alfalfa, clovers,
grains-everywhere.
This is the price being paid for lands
made wonderfully fertile by manure
and kept so by winter cover crops.
All rich land must pay the price, II
once the seed is imported in clover,
alfalfa, or grass seeds, and there will
be no delay in payment. The weed
will see to that If preventative meth.
DDS are not used. Verify, an ounce
Of prevention is worth ten pounds Of
cure.
Sow weed-free seed Do not use
dirt for incubation which is taken
from a weed-infested field. Live stock
carry the seed from farm to farm IN
the manure.
Certain factors for control are being
tried. The winter fallow Thorough
cultivation in dry periods) is helpful
in the absence of crop. Unfortu-
nately this eliminates valuable cover
crops.
For chick weed in alfalfa, where 1t
is most serious, thorough cultivation
with a spring tooth alfalfa harrow i'm
mediately after the last cutting and
even later is advised. The ground
must be dry. II damp, little injury VIII
be done to the chick weed.
As a last resort in infested alfalfa,
one bushel Of orchard grass per acre
has been sown at the last cultivation.
II is putting up strong fight against
the chick weed at the farm. Grass
likes rich land, too. There is very
little OF this weed found growing in
orchard grass. Other grasses do not
seem to be as effective.
While appearing TO be modest and
delicate, chick weed Is one Of the
hardest, most aggressive plants
known. Small white star-like flowers
appear every month from late fall until
early spring, and result in millions
Of tiny brown seeds. The weak stems
grow several inches long, with . trail.
ing haoit
RWAREl Take no chance OF bring
In the seed on your farm, especially
II ou are in the business OF soil I'm
svemenL
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-21
One Thousand Dollars In Pre-.
miumS Will be Given to the
Farmers of Tennessee
MIO-WINTER STOCK SHOW
Stock Show VIII Be Held at the Ex-
pertinent Station Farm, at Knoxville,
January 24-2s-No Entry Fees
Premium Lists and Full lnforma.
tlon viii Be Furnished Upon Re-
quest-Good Animals Shown.
(By G. D. Lowe, Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee.)

(By G. D. Lowe, Division of Extension,
University of Tennessee.)
Mr.. Stockman, are you interested in
securing premium of $1,000 over mar
ket value on fat steer or $500 on a
fat barrow or wether? Such prizes
will be awarded to animals shown at
the Mid-Winter Fat Stock Show, to be
held at the Experiment Station Farm,
at Knoxville, during January 2429,
1915.
Animals do not have to be purebred,
but must show at least one cross OF
the breed under which they are en-
tered.
Glasses are provided for Short Horn,
Hereford and Angus steers. Poland
China, Berkshire, and Duroc-Jerssy
barrows and medium wool and coarse
wool wethers.
On steers in each breed class $1,000
In cash will be hung up to be awarded
as follows: $500 to best steer, one
year old and under two; $500 to best
under year steer, with second prize OF
$500, and third prize of $1,000 in
each instance, also $500 additional
for best steer any age.
On barrows, in each breed class,
$1,000 will be allotted for prizes as fol-
lows: $500 to best barrow, under
year, with second prize of $1,000 and
third of $500 in each instance; also
$4,000 additional for best barrow any
age.
On wethers, prizes of same amount
and manner OF distribution, will be
awarded as on barrows.
The show is intended to interest the
average farmer, that he may decide to
exhibit from his herds and flocks that
he is fitting for the seasons market,
few of his best animals.
There are no entry fees, so that YOU
have all to gain and nothing to lose.
Premium lists and full information
will be furnished upon request.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-21
Bad Cold Quickly Broken Up

Mrs. Martha Wilcox, Gowanda, N.
Y. writes: II first used Chamberlain
Cough Remedy about eight years ago.
At that time | had a hard cold and
coughed most of the time. It proved
to be just what l needed. 1t broke up
the cold in few days, and the cough
entirely disappeared. have told
many of my friends of the good l re-
ceived through using this medicine, and
all who have used it speak of it in the
highest terms" For sale by all
dealers, adv, %
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-21
Poultry Parasites.

You keep the chicken house clean to
to keep the parasites off the ,schickens.
You spray to kill germs but what do
you do to get the germs and parasites
inside the chickens? Hens especially
show it at moulting time and during the
winter. How can you expect them to
lay? Free them of all internal parasites
by, feeding B. A. Thomas Poultry
Powder occasionally. IF it doesn't
make your hens:happy, we will return
your money. W. s. SHINAULT. adv. 20
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-21
To Cure Children's, Colds.

Keep your child dry, clothe, comfort
able, avoid exposure and give DR.. Bells
Pine Tar Honey. II is pleasant, sooth-
ing. antiseptic, raises phlegm and re-
duces inflammation. The first dose gives
relief, continued treatment with proper
care will avoid serious illness or long
cold. Don't delay treatment. Don't
let your child suffer. Get bottle to-
day. Insist on Or. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey. 25c at Druggists. adv. %
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-01-21
Constipation and Indigestion.

81 have used Chsmberlain's Tablets
and must say they are the best / have
ever used for constipation and indiges-
ton. My wife also used them for in
digestion and they did her good, !"
writes Eugene S. Knight, Wilmington,
n C. For sale by all dealers. adv. q
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
Fewer Suicides in Paris

Suicides in Paris have dropped to
about two week, as compared with
an average of fifteen to twenty in or
binary times. People who always
want to know the why and the where
fore Of everything have endeavored
to get at the reason of this. A wag,
who is perhaps, not so far off the
truth as some might imagine, sug-
gests that every one is so anxious to
see how the war will end that they
cannot bear to shuttle off this mortal
coil until victory crowns the day. 1t
is just possible that suicides are fewer
now because, so many favorite means
Of going to ones long account are not
readily available. For instance, from
the first moment that war was de-
clared all gunsmith shops were closed
up, and neither arms nor munitions
of any kind can be bought. No one
is allowed on any part of the great
public monuments, so that jumping
off bridges or the Arc de Tromphe is
no longer possible. Also the sale Of
liquors is restricted.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05

qualifications of sleuth. AZ he went
about his work day by day he medi-
tated and brooded over various things
he had noticed, and he put two and
two together in his mind, and con-
cluded that they made four, and he
determined to investigate. Why did
the able and gifted professor keep his
doors locked all the time? Why did
he keep up great fires in the assay
furnaces at all sorts of unholy hours?
These things were suspicious. Watch.
ing his opportunities, the janitor
broke through brick wall into
vault under the laboratories, and there
found parts of human body. Again
he examined the ashes and clinkers
from the furnaces, and found what he
took to be bones. Among the things
found were particles of gold, hui
man tooth, part of set of false teeth.
The abnormally long jaw of the miss
ing man made Identification easy and
certain. Parkman's dentist recognized
the false teeth at once.
When these discoveries were made
known to the authorities, Webster had
gone home after day of arduous toll
in chemical research, and was resting
in the bosom of his family. 1t was de-
cided to- arrest him at once, and two
or three officers went to his home in
a hack. They explained to Webster
that they considered it necessary to
make another search of his quarters
at the college and requested him to
go with them. He pretended to be
quite at his ease, and agreed to ac-
company the officers with his usual
cheerfulness, but there is no doubt
that he suspected the truth and real
lied that the truth was known. After
entering the hack with the officers he
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05

swallowed something, and when they
arrived at the Jail he was frothing at
the mouth and almost in commissions.
The poison he had taken, whatever
it was, caused him great deal OF
physical anguish, but failed to end his
life, which was the ccnsummation he
probably wished.
His trial lasted eleven days, and the
evidence against him, though circum
stantial, was conclusive Many learned
and distinguished men took the wit
ness stand, testifying for or against
the prisoner. among them being Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Webster was found
guilty and sentenced to death. He ad
dressed the jury and tried to explain
away the evidence against him, but
his talk was not convincing.
He was in great anguish of mind
when returned to his prison. The
fortitude he had displayed during the
trial deserted him, and he became a
rather pitiable object. Application
was made to the governor for com
mutation of sentence, and in support
Of this application Webster made q
confession he declared to be true. He
admitted having killed Parkman, but
insisted that the crime was unpremed
itated, and that he suffered great
provocation.
According to his story he owed
Parkman money which he was unable
to pay at that time. Parkman called
at his Office on the fateful Friday and
was very angry because Webster didn't
have the money ready. Webster be
gan to make an appeal for more time,
but the visitor was furiously angry,
and upbraided him in the bitterest
terms applying the most contemptu-
Gus epithets. cat last" said Webster,
This fury became almost maniacal and,
unable longer to endure it, when he
thrust his fist Immediately in my face.
struck him over the head with
stick. The blow was upon the temple,
and he fell heavily to the floor. Every
effort to resuscitate him was in vain,
and in the agony attendant upon the
discovery that 1 was murderer, my
first thought was how to conceal the
body"
His petition for clemency failed to
move the governor, and one doleful
day he walked in fear and trembling
to the gallows tree, and his name was
added to the long list Of distinguished
men who, through some moral or
mental crook, have brought them.
selves into that shadow of disgrace
which shall be lifted nevermOre."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
WANTED
POSTAGE STAMPS IN HISTORY
scruPIes That Seem Amusing Enter
tanned by Royalties Whose Pic
lures Were Used.

The English post Office announce
ment invalidating all the stamps issued
in Queen Victoria's reign affected a
considerable number of varieties. From
a table published not long ago in
L'Echo de la Timbroglogie, the French
philatelic journal, it appears that no
fewer than 3,193 different Victorian
stamp portraits had been issued up to
the end of 1909. King Edward figures
upon 1880 different stamps. Outside
the ranks of royalty Bolivar tops the
list with 213 stamps, or nearly twice
as many as. Columbus, who has been
represented 119 times.
When postage stamps first came in
to use, some people urged that the
effigy of majesty is too sacred to serve
as label for letters, the Manchester
Guardian observes. Have you seen
the stamps YETI" wrote one ardent
loyalist in 1910. This is the greatest
insult offered the queen" King Ferdi-
nand of Sicily had special postmark
manufactured in the shape of frame,
SO that stamps could be obliterated
without his portrait being struck by
the postal officials. The smaller the
monarch the more he has to worry
about his majesty.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
Facts as to sleen.

A recent investigation into the char
acteristics of sleep quoted by Profes.
sor Jastrow of England reveals strik.
ing division of sleep conditions be.
tween the sexes. At the same time
it shows that people, as a whole,
vary little from the average, and that
most people sleep in about the same
way. People who are troubled sleep
ers really get as much sleep, but
they do so more ierkily.
The first quarter of nights sleep
possesses more rest than all the re-
naming three-quarters put together.
This gives a scientific reason for the
old proverb, AN hours sleep before
midnight is worth two hours after"
Not that midnight has anything to do
with it. but that the worth of sleep
does lie in the first part of it, and in
early times nearly every one was in
bed couple hours before midnight.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
London,s Lord Mayor.

Sir Charles Cheers Wakefield. lord
mayor of London, is man of large
business affairs and directs the opera
tions of one of the great English oil
companies. Since 1895 he has lived in
London. He started on the long road
to high Office in 1904, when he was
elected member of the court of com.
mon council. He has been decorated
by the president of France, the king of
Belgium, and, in other and different
days, the kaiser. He has travelled
greatly, and has written book called
Future Trade in the Far East" The
lord mayor has always been deeply
interested in charitable works and
prizes highly decorations of the Order
of Mercy and the Order of st. John
of Jerusalem, of which he is a knight
of grace. He is also a keen art col,
lector.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
Harvest Every Month.

All through the year wheat is being
harvested. In January it is cut in the
great fields of the Argentine and in
New Zealand. In February and March
it Is cut in the East Indies and Egypt.
The wheat fields are harvested in
April in Cyprus, Asia Minor, Persia
and Cuba. and in May in China and
Japan. June is the busiest harvest
month of the whole year, for then Tur.
key, Greece, Spain and southern
France, as we'll as most of the south
ern states of America are all cutting
wheat.
The more northerly states of Amer
lea, as well as Austria, Germany and
parts of Russia do their harvest gath.
ering in July.
August sees the wheat crop gath
cred in Great Britain, and September
and October for Sweden and Norway.
Peru and South Africa are busy har.
vesting in November and December.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
THE WEBsTER-PARkMAN CASE.

No modern crime is more celebrated
than the murder of DR.. George Park
man by Prof. John w. Webster of
Harvard college. This because both
the slayer and the slain were distin-
guished men, and also by reason of
the grotesquely horrible circumstances
attending the crime
Doctor Parkman was a wealthy and
widely known citizen of Boston, and
at the time of his removal was sixty
years of age. He was a man of most
peculiar appearance. His face was
unusually long, and terminated in a
sharp chin, protruding to such an ex-
tent that it seemed a deformity. His
head was bald and down the center of
it ran huge cranial ridge, suggesting
that his skull had been soldered to-
gether by poor workman He was
thin and tall, enjoyed excellent health,
and was remarkably active and ener-
getic for one of his years.
Webster was an entirely different
type of man, being short, round and
heavy set, with rosy and cheerful
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l1C was pOpuldEy HOL-
withstanding the fact that he wore
side whiskers, and his attachments
may be judged from the fact that he
held the chair of chemistry at Har-
ward, and also in the Boston Medical
college, where he had private offices
and laboratories.
1t was on Friday, November %, 1S49,
that Doctor Parkman disappeared.
He was man of such regular habits
that the neighbors set their clocks by
him, and when he failed to come home
for dinner his wife was much
alarmed. She told the neighbors, but
they laughed at her fears, and per-
suaded her that nothing could be
wrong. Next morning, however, the
doctor still being absent, and no mes
sage having come from him, Mrs.
Parkman was seriously disturbed,
and she notified the police. Then a
systematic search was conducted for
days together, but without results.
The doctor was traced to the Boston
Medical college, and there it seemed
that he vanished from the face of the
earth.
1t was known that the doctor and
Webster had some financial transac-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05

tions in the past, so the learned pro-
fessor was questioned, and he said
that Parkman had called upon him to
collect a sum of money due on a note.
He paid the money, and the note was
Cancelled, and Parkman left his of
fee, and that was all he knew about
1t OF course it was absurd to sup
pose that the professor knew anything
more than he disclosed, but, just for
the sake of appearance, and to satisfy
the public mind, which was excited to
the point of frenzy, the officers asked
permission to search the professors
quarters at the college. The permits
sion was cordially given. The learned
man showed the officers around every
where. and begged them to make their
search exhaustive, and they did.
They searched his offices and labora-
tories three separate times, and dis
covered nothing suspicious. Mean
while other officers were dragging
every pool and creek, and crawling
under buildings. and overturning hay
mows in vain effort to find a trace
of the missing man. After week of
this sort of thing the police confessed
themselves hopelessly baffied. and
freely expressed the opinion that the
mystery never would be solved.
Everybody had theory explaining
the disappearance, and only one of
sill the theories entertained in Boston
town came anywhere near the truth.
The ianitor of the college was a
man named Littlefield and he had the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
Feared LIahtnlna Rods.

Lightning rods, when erected in
early days. were in frequent instances
torn down by angry mobs. which sus.
pected them to be accountable for fail.
ures of crops, earthquakes and other
manifestations of divine displeasure.
The first recognition accorded them by
any government was by the senate of
Venice, which, May 8, ITS, ordered
their adoption for the protection of all
public buildings throughout the re-
public.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05

The crown prince OF Serbia ue and Prince Albert
rendered the
making
visited
of King George Queen MARI
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05

Victor M. Locke of Antlers, Okla,
principal chief of the Choctaw tribe of
Indians, takes care of his 20,7S9 peo-
pie. He has succeeded in having con.
gress pass bill paying to each man.
woman and child of the tribe $500 of
moneys owing them. This job out of
the way, he enrolled for the first mill.
tary camp at Plattsburg, N. Y, begin
ming June 5
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
The Customary way.

Look here! l don't want you hang
ing around here! You have the repu-
tation of stealing everything you can
ay your hands on and
No. sab! No, h.-dat is, no mo
dan is customary 'mongst gentlemen,
sab. Kansas City Star.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05

"A man dat honestly loves peace"
said Uncle Eben, lis liable to git
mighty irritated and hostile when he
finds mis- peacefulness constantly In
terseraa WITH
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
Seasoned Wood.

The effect of seasoning wood is to
bring into the same space 10 per cent
more tibers than when the wood was
green
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-21
AFTER KID
MULLIGAN
By ALAN HlNSDALE

When | was sheriff OF Marion coun-
ty IL was reported to me that there
was young clergyman in Hilton, II
farm center, some twenty miles away,
and 1t was suspected that he was Kid
Mulligan, a half boy, half man, des-
perado, who was fond of masquerad
ing In different DISCUSSES was anx-
iOus to secure Mulligan and concluded
to go to Hilton and inspect the rever-
end gentleman. | had never seen the
Kid. but had "a description of him.
On my way to Hilton met farmer
who had been held up by masked
man the night before. He was un-
armed and handed out what little mon
ey he had about him without making
show of defense. Indeed he was too
frightened to take notice of the robber
except that he spoke with voice not
at all gruff. On the contrary, it was
rather musical
This robbery was an indication that
Mulligan was the robber and Mulligan
and the robber were one and the same
person. went on to Hilton and made
inquiries for the Rev. Joseph Wyeth,
the parsons name, and was told that
he was to be found at the Phoenix ho-
tel. He was travelling under a com
mission of the bishop to raise funds for
building churches. | went to the no
tel, small tavern, and found the
curate sitting on the veranda. He
wore the canonicals of an Episcopal
| clergyman, his hair was parted In the
middle, and altogether his appearance
was exceedingly clerical.
Soon after my arrival at the tavern
he arose and started down the main
street till he came to church ana
turned in at back door. inferred
that the rector had study there anu
Wyeth was going to visit him. wait
ed till he came out, then went III t'
interview the rector. found him al
elderly man not versed in worldly
ways. lie had seen Mr.. Wyeth's ere
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-21

dentials from the bishop, but had not
scrutinized the signature. Mr.. Wyeth
was arranging with him to speak to
his congregation the next Sunday even
ing, with view to taking up a collec-
ton for church building In the diocese.
From Mr.. Wyeth's personal appear
ance and certain of his mannerisms l
gathered suspicious of him. did not
believe him to be Kid Mulligan, but
did believe that he was not an Episco-
pal minister However, l had no real
knowledge concerning him and felt
obliged to let him proceed with what
he was doing keeping him under sur
veillance. | decided to let him deliver
his Sunday evening address, but did
not propose to let him get out Of town
with the proceeds of the collection
without being convinced that he was
what he purported to be.
When Sunday evening came 1 at
tended the church services. At the
proper time the rector spoke few
words of introduction; then Mr.. Wyeth
began his address Possibly If / had
uOL DeeI SUSPICIOUS VI INN hhiShb
have been fooled by his remarks like
the others. One matter especially
gave him away to me. In mentioning
the places the bishop desired churches
should be built he included the town
of Bingham. l happened to know that
an Episcopal church had just been fin
ished In Bingham.
The young man spoke with a pleas
antly modulated voice and talked flu
emily. 1 sat in a pew right under him,
where could watch him, and think
that my fixed gaze disconnected him,
for he gave me an occasional glance,
and every time he did so he seemed to
lose the thread of his discourse.
Doubtless others of the congregation
attributed this to his youth and the
fright natural 10 a speaker.
That he had made very favorable
| impression was evident from the col
lection, which for so small a place
was considerable. The congregation
departed, and the two clergymen went
! into the vestry room, the one to turn
over. the other to receive the contribu-
tions. listened under an open win
dow and heard Wyeth bid the rector
I goodby, saying that he must be of
early the next morning.
Having seen the young man enter
the tavern and go to his room, | wait