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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11
INDICA TIONS OF EGG PRODUC-
 TION AMONG THE BULLETS
"Slackers" Are a Burden to the Poultryman and a Waste Generally-Vigor Cannot Be Measured, Though It Has Close Re- lation to Shape
Fly W. l.. CHAPMAN Judge, Breeder and Writer

Never in the history of poultry keep- ing has the necessity of rigidly cunxng the flocks been more imperative. It is not only a business proposition, but a patriotic duty that all feed be con- served. Any poultryman who maintains q flock of fowls which does not make the most of it's feed is adding hFl.tssn to himself. and burden to the cause for which we arc fighting. Edison says, Each man must work a little harder and produce little more to make up for those that are gone." This advice should be applied to the poultry flock, too.
 We must get rid of the 'slackcrs'' and by so doing we are not only cutting down the consumption of grain and re- leasing labor for more productive em- ployment, but we ara helping to swell tho meat supply which Is becoming ser riously low. Severe aculling will not work any hardship on the poultry keeper. It will increase his profits and improve his flocks. Culling will perma- nently remove the "slackers'' from the breeding flocks, so that future genera tions will be moro productive. It will also force home the lesson that a few hens, we'll selected, are the most profit able.
 Need for Constitutional Vig0r
 The selection of bullets for layers de- bends upon their vitality and vigor. If they lack these qualities they had bet ter be sent to the fattening pens. Late matched chicks which are only partly grown have no place on the present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

Tho fuel shortage in Spain. brought about by the restrictions on coal ex- portation imposed by the United States and allied goy yerRments, which for mcrly supplied that country's demands. has opened up Q new industry for Cuba --the export of wood for fuel purposes to the Spanish peninsula
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

Dr. Nays Treatment conquers worst casao of Epilepsy. Spasms, Convulsions. Nervous Disor- ders. Generous $2.O0 bottle sent free. STArnA0p DR.w. H. MAY. Bl3 PEARL ST. NEW xor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-11

In the little village of East Lake where Dr. and Mrs. Barrett have lived so happily during their married life the First Lady of Birrningham'' may
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
WOULD TRAVEL FASTER THEN
Driver Of Powder.Laden Wagon Tells
Critical Youth How He Can Make
Better Time-ln One Direction.

An employee Of a large American
granite company was once driving
from a railway station with several
casks of blasting powder and dyna-
mite cartridges In his load, when he
overlook a young man walking. With
out waiting for an invitation, the
pedestrian climbed into the wagon and
sat down upon one of the powder
casks. He was a laxative young man.
and began at once TO make der gatory
remarks about the speed Of the wagon.
or. rather the lack Of II.
"We're passing everything on the
road" he said. cheerfully-"that Is.
everything that Is stationary" Not re-
ceivlng a reply. he continued, II had
half a mind to hire a landslip or a
slacier Just for speed, you know. but
l suppose we are doing about as we'll"
He was silent for some time; then
he broke forth with:
~ say, stop the horse! The earth Is
revolving fast enough to get us there"
Just then ne prepared to scratch o
match on the cask.
IF you are goin' my way" said the
driver lazily. "this Is Just as fast as II
will be: but. II you a to 60 straight
up at right angles to the road, Jest
light that match On that blasting pow.
der-and you're there now"
The young man decided to walk.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06

The fossil shells Of the early inver.
tebrates are always Of great impor.
lance to biologists, for they indicate
the period In which the rock beds that
contain them were formed-in other
words, the age Of the rock. Every
fossilliferous rock bed contains char
acteristic forms, or groups Of forms.
that determine the period In which It
was mud or sand. The economic I'm.
portance Of geology has been repeated.
ly shown. In the earlier exploitation
Of anthracite coal, thousands Of dol.
lars were wasted searching for coal
beds In New York until the geologist
OF the state showed that the beds In
that state could not contain coal,
since the fossils showed that they be.
longed to the Devonian age. whereas
the Pennsylvania anthracite coal
beds are Of the Carboniferous age, q
much later period. That discovery
stopped the useless expenditure. Tha
study OF the animal and plant remains
that are embedded In the rocks has
thus become an important part Of &c.
ology. and although the specialists en-.
gagged In the study are few. their work
Is OF the highest Importance.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
Women a. Fortune Builders.

I observe. and you will notice, that
Notwithstanding the great incursion OF
women. Of late years, into one or an
other departments Of business, they are
not OF much account as fortune-bulld-
ers. Some of them earn or make q
good deal Of money, but they seldom
get rich by their own e%xertions, and
nearly all the rich women have inner
tied their fortunes from men. More
over, the women who are most success
full as money-makers are not, as a rule,
the most successful as ome The
women seem to be a c~onsecrated sex.
too valuable 10 be employed In mere
money-getting. Vast numbers OF them
earn n livlng-sometlmes a good one
and have to; but few OF them get rich.
II Is common for a young man to start
out deliberately to accumulate q for
tune. II Is uncommon for a young
woman to do so. She Is much more
likely TO accumulate n young man,
L. s. Martin. In the Atlantic.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
How Houses Explode.

The most remarkable phenomenon
connected with tornadoes Is the tx.
plosion OF houses, which literally
burst. scattering their fragments In all
directions. Sometimes substantial
dwellings are carried high into the air
and then explode. II Is nov under.
stood that this Is due to the fact that
the funnel cloud" (revolving ut n rate
Of at least SOC miles an ho.r) has q
u inside. Thus II sucks ur
everything in Its path, even emptyins
wells. 1t sucks all the air from around
a house over which II passes. and the
house "a vacuum being thus created
outside Of it) promptly explodes, W
ing to the pressure Of the air. at sc
pounds to the square inch. from with.
In. The house. In a word. Ia trans
formed into a bomb.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
By CAPT. ROLAND F. ANDREWS

tcop,nsh,, 1911. b, Msciurs Newspaper Syndicate,

planted her banner On the edge Of
the fosse, sprang down into the ditch,
PLACED the first ladder against the
walls and began to mount. Az she
rose an English archer drove an ar
row through her corselet %wounding her
cruelty between neck and shoulder.
As she fell the English leaped from
the wall to make her prisoner, but
her devoted French bore her to the
rear, where the sight OF blood and
the anguish Of her hurt first made
her cry, but In a moment she sat up,
drew the arrow from her body with
her w hands, betook herself for u
few moments to prayer, and then
rushed back into the fray to find the
discouraged Dunois ordering a retreat.
by my God" she cried to the army.
as she pointed toward the Tourelles.
'you shall soon enter there. When
you see my banner wave again up TO
the walls, to your arms again! For
the fort Is yours"
Heading the second rush she terri
fled the English, for they had thought
her slain and now saw her apparently
risen from the dead. The Biscayan
soldier who was now bearing her ban
ner pushed II forward from the fosse
until It touched the wall, %whereupon
the French swarmed up the ladders,
aided by the troops who had been left
in the city. but who 20 placed planks
across the ruined bridge and rushed
to the attack. Gladsdale striving fran
tically was sighted by Joan, who cried
out to him. Surrender! Surrender 4
the king Of Heaven" The hard-pressed
English leader dlsdained her summons.
but at that moment a cannon shot car
ried away the bridge on which he was
standing and he fell to death by
downing In the moat, With his death
the English abandoned resistance.
Three hundred had died In this one
fight. Two hundred were taken pris.
oners. The remaining English aban-
doned the siege.
Within three months Joan had full
filled the first part Of her promise, the
relief Of Orleans. Within three months
more she stood with her banner at the
high altar in Rheims and saw Charles
VII anointed king Of France.
Her devoted service lasted long at
ter. II ended only with her capture
at C%ompiegne, her sale to the English
and her %martyrdom Mt the stake in
Rouen. She had saved France. France
permitted her to be burned alive.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
HEART OF THE SUNSET
By Rex Beach
CpwNmu Harper q BwMY

the ones we like best until something
happens to 'em. but II you'd heard the
prayers the folks OF Jonesville have
been sayin' lately you'd know you was
our favorite." Then, with n meaning
twinkle In his eye, he told her. gravely /:
at seems n pity that I amt younger
and better-lookin'. I would sure cut
short your grief" Then he raised his
hat and rode AWAY. chuckling.
.Alaire turned to Dave In dismay.
"He knows !" she cried.
I'm afraid they oil know. But don't
worry they'll respect wishes"
Father O'Maliey had ridden on ahend
with Benito and Dolores; Dave and
Alaire followed leisurely. Now that
the moment Of their parting was AT
hand, they fingered by the way. delay.
ing 1t as long us possible, feeling n nat
ural constraint ut what was in their
minds.
"How long-wlll 1t be?" he asked
her, finally. "How long before ] can
really have you for my own"
Alaire smiled into his eyes. "No'
long. But you'll be patient, won't you
dear?"
He took her hand In his and they
rode on silently. u song In the heart Of
each of them.
(THE END.)
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
Nosing Around Too Promlseueus.
" Among s~trsnusra

Seals are very plentiful among the
Orkneys. and are sometimes caught
when asleep on the skerries. They are
attracted by musical sounds, and at
n time a considerable, number were
said to make their appearance In the
bay OF Hoy when the bell Of the parish
church close by was rung.
Seals are usually much on their
guard against the approach Of men,
but when unmolested frequently come
close to boats or people ashore. An
Instance of this occurred recently OF
Skraill bay. In Sandwich. where some
yawls were at haddock fishing, a writer
In the Edinburgh Scotsman says.
A seal made Its appearance, and
showed great curiosity as TO what was
going on. 1t swain repeatedly between
two boats a short distance apart, and
ultimately devoted Its attention TO n
Of them, diving under the boat and
coming up first on one side and then
on the other. At last Il made n spring
ut a fish which was being hauled out
OF the water on a hand line. II failed
10 get a proper ho'l, but the Ash was
thrown back to afford another chance,
which the seal quickly seized. II kept
so near that eventually one Of the ish-
ermen got hold OF its tail. and by the
assistance of another II vas taken into
the boat.
II was a young one. about three feet
In length. It did not seem to appreciate
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CHAPTER xxiv-continued.

ooh, I've been mapping there In that
chair, where I could keep eye on
you. I'm terribly selfish; ! can't bear
to lose one minute" After a while she
said: "Tve made a discovery. Father
O'Malley snores ~dreadfully! Juanito
never heard anything like It, and 1t
frightened him nearly to death. He
says the father must be n very fierce
man to growl so loudly. He says. too.
that he likes me much better than his
mother"
It seemed to Dave that the bliss Of
this awakening and the sweet intimacy
of this one moment more rewarded him
for all he had gone through.
"Tve been busy, too" she was say
ing. 81 sent Juan to the village to
learn the news and It's not very nice.
It's good we stopped here. He says
Neuvo Pueblo has been destroyed, and
the federal forces are all moving south,
away from the border. So troubles
aren't over yet. We must reach the
river tonight"
"Yes. by all means"
Juan Is going with us as guide"
"You arranged everything while !
snoozed. eh2 I'm ashamed Of myself"
Aiaire nodded, then pretended to
frown darkly. "You ought to be-" she
told him.
MY wife, He laid his lips against
her hair.
They were standing beside the win
dow, speechless, oblivious to all except
their great love. when Dolores entered
TO tell them that supper was ready ant
that the horses were saddled.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
Trial BY Ordeal In Early Days.

Trial by ordeal goes back to ear.
Hest days, and In the Book of Mum.
bers there Is a case recorded of q
Hebrew woman having been required
to submit to n test. Among the Hin.
dus the ordeal has been practlced by
fire, by water, by poison or drinking
water in which deities had been
washed, by chewing rice, by hot oil,
by red'hot iron, and by drawing two
Images out of n jar. Livingstone de.
scrlbed the practice as being common
among all negro races north of the
Zambesi, the natives having the great.
est faith in It's efficacy. And 1t has not
always failed, or the trepidation OF
the criminal before the dreaded ordeal
has frequently betrayed him.
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THAT would be heaven, but there can
be no sitting down for me-"
Garcia, who had been standing In his
stlrrups scanning the long, fiat road
ahead. spoke sharply: "Caramba !
Here come those very soldiers now!
See !"
Far away, but evidently approaching
Mt a smart gait, was a body Of mounted
men. After one look Mt them Dave
cried:
Unto the brush, quick" lie hurried
his companions ahead OF him, and
when they had gone perhaps a hun
dred yards from the road he o
Juan's repeater, saying: ride In a
little way farther and walt. I'm going
back. If you hear me shoot, break for
the river. Ride hard and keep under
cover as much as possible" Before
they could demonstrate he had wheeled
Montrosa and was gone.
This was luck, he told himself. Ten
miles more and they would have been
safe, for the Rio Grande Is not q diff
ficult river either to ford or to swim.
I1t ulStnbunttu anu Iiuuc Hlo Nuy oh
foot to a point where he could COM
mand a view, but he had barely estab-
lished himself when he found Alaire ut
his side.
go back" he told her. But she
would not. and so they waited together.
There were perhaps a dozen men in
the approaching squad, and Dave saw
that they were heavily ACQUIRED. They
rode fast, too, and ut their head gal
loped a large man under u wide
brimmed felt hat. 1t soon became EVIL
dent that the soldiers were not uni
formed. Therefore. Dave reasoned.
they were not federals, hut more prob
ably some rebel scouting band from
the south. and yet He rubbed his
eyes and stared again.
Dave pressed forward eagerly, In
credulous.y; the next instant he had
broken cover with q shout. Alaire was
at his side, clapping her hands and
laughing with excitement.
The cavalcade halted; the big nan
tumbled from his saddle and came
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straddling through the high grass. wav-
Ing his hat and yelling.
"Blaze! You old scoundrel! I" Dave
cried. and seized one Of the ranchman's
palms while Alalre shook the other.
"Say! We're right glad to see you.
ALL" Jones exclaimed. 1--WE reckoned
you might be havin' a sort Of unpleas-
antness with Longorio, so we organized
up and came to get YOU"
The other horsemen were crowding
close now. and their greetings were
noisy. There were the two Guzman
boys, Benito Gonzales, Phil Strange.
and a number Of J%Onesville's younger
and more adventurous citizens.
In the midst Of the tumult Benito in
quired for his wife, and Dave relieved
his anxiety by calling Dolores and Fa-
Their O'Malley. Then, In answer to
the questions showered upon him, he
swiftly sketched the story Of Alaire's
rescue and their flight from La Feria.
When he had finished Blaze Jones
drew n deep breath. "We're mighty
glad you got out safe. but you've
kicked the legs from under n OF my
pet ambitions. I sure had planned to
nall Longorio's hide on my barn door.
Yes, and you've taken the bread out of
the mouths Of the space writers and
sob sisters from here to Hudson's bay.
Mig Austin. your pictures In every
newspaper In the country, and, believe
me, It's the worst ~atrocity OF the war"
"war." Father O'Malley had Joined
the group now, and he asked, Has war
been declared?"
"Not yet, but we've got hopes" To
Alalre Blaze explained: "Ellsworth's
In Washington, wavin' the Stars and
Stripes and sIngin' battle hymns, but l
reckon the government figures that the
original Of these newspaper pictures
would be safe anywhere. Well, we've
got our own ideas In Jonesville, so
some OF us assembled ourselves and de-
clared war on our own hook. These
gentlemen'-Blaze waved his hand
proudly at his neighbors-"constitute
the Jonesville Guards, the finest body
Of American men that has invaded
Mexican soil since me and Dave went
after Ricardo Guzman's remains.
blamed II l amt sorry you sldetracked
our expedition"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
On Floor OF the Ocean.

II is believed that to an enormous
extent the bed of the ocean is covered
with lava and pumice stone. Still more
remarkable Is II to find the floor Of
the ocean covered in many parts with
the dust of m%eteorites. These bodies
whirl about In the heavens like NINA.
ture comets, and are for the most part
broken into innumerable fragments.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
Worse Than Death.

visitor-Isn't II terrible To think
that the vessel yonder may dash on
the rocks and every soul on board
perlshf
Old Salt-Yes; but isn't II more ter
rible to think that maybe the crews a.
working themselves to death. and per-
haps there's not a bit o. bacca aboard
the entire raftf-London Tit-BitA.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
THIS SEAL HAD CURIOSITY

Its new quarters, and made strenuous
efforts to escape, but was kept a pris-
oner until the fishing ceased, and then
taken ashore. Subsequently the seal
was restored TO Its native element.
which II seemed to appreciate all the
more after its detention.
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Just So.

"You are constantly surrounded by
testers, sir"
Eyes, always got my wits about me-"
responded the king. who was some
thing Of the sort himself.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-06
Battles Which Made the World
JOAN OF ARC AT ORLEANS

Tow the Holy Maid In shinisg Armer Kept France Frsn Becsni.s
Eagnsh. Only to Meet Her Death IN Fire.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-18
Mrs, Nancy B. Amos
Dies in Paw Paw

Mrs. Nancy Brown Amos. wife of
the late Jas. II. Amos, life long resi-.
dent of Marion county. died Wednes-
aay afternoon at her home in Paw Paw
district, aged 20 years.
Mrs. Amos was formerly Miss Nancy
Brown and was born in Marion coun-
ty july II, 1852, She was united in
marriage with Mr.. Amos in 1861, his
death occurring in August of last
year. The surviving children arc
Ely P. Amos, Homer b. Amos and
Mrs. Carrie Wilson, wife OF T. n. vii.
son, Emery C.. Howard and Cora A.
Brock, wife OF Will Brock, are de.
ceased.
Funeral services will be held on Fri
day morning at II O'Clock rom the
NJ. b. church, south, at Ballah Chapel
OF which the deceased was member.
Rev. C. n. Coffmau will conduct the
services and the interment will be un.
der the direction OF Undertaken Il. c.
Jones.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-18
Greater Fairmont Invest
ment Company is the
Purchaser.
IS AN IMPORTANT DEAL
Purchase Price Paid Partly
in Cash and Partly in
Stock.

The entire property of the Mononga.
hela Industrial company. comprising
three hundred acres of factory sites
in Hickman Run and Knob Hill, was
purchased today by the Greater Fair.
mont Investment company and will be-
come part of that company's de
velopmcnt project
The price paid was 100000, part
in cash and part in stock of the pur-
chasing company.
The sale of the Industrial company's
property was decided on last night
at meeting of committee appoint,
ed to consider the matter. and was this
afternoon ratified at a meeting Of the
stockholders of the company
The property purchased is one of
the most valuable factory and resi-.
dence tracts in the city. Owens Bot
tie Works. Willets Clay Pottery and
Lange-Criss Box Factory are now 10.
Gated in the district and the plant of
the American Valve and Tank com.
pany is to be built there soon. Its pur.
chase by the Investment company
makes valuable addition to the pos
sibilities of that project.
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Millersville's Lit
to Meet Tomorrow

Millersville's popular Literary socie.
ty will hold meeting tomorrow even.
ing. The following interesting pro.
gram has been prepared for the occa.
sion:
Recitation, Gladys Shuckelford; reef.
tation, Birgie Meats; recitation, yir.
ginia Carpenter; recitation. Myrtle
Miller; select reading. Cecil Spencer;
recitation, Grace Miller; recitation,
Belle Fitzpatrick; recitation, Virginia
Spencer; song, Dorman and Mildred
Meats: recitation. Dorman Meats:
recitation. Pearl Springer; recitation.
Roxie Meats; song by quapette; de-
bate. question: Resolved that the doc.
tors are u bigger fake than the law.
yers;" to affirm, Arthur Rowan and
Charles Hall; to deny, Warren Car
penter and Bert Stanley. Recess.
General debate; reading of paper; un.
finished business; new business.
Lonnie Richard, chairman.
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VALLEY
ENGINEERS HERE
They Conferred With City
Officials Regarding
Proposed Bridges.

Seton Porter, of the firm OF Porter
and Sanderson of New York, consult.
ing and designing engineers, is in the
city with staff OF bridge experts con.
ferring with the city Board of Affairs.
With Mr.. Porter are A. C. Polk, G. e.
Waesche, c. L. Worse and John Lodge.
w. E. Brown of b. II. Davis, concrete
experts, is here to talk on the con.
crete end of the proposition to build
the bridge across the Monongahela
river and the bridge across Coal Run.
The firm of Sanderson and Porter
are well known throughout the coun.
try as industrial engineers. They are
beautifying and laying off the Pleas.
ant Valley industrial section and while
in the city the staff of men visited
this location. They feel that they
should be able to place brace of good
concrete bridges in the city and have
produced some photos of their work
which speaks for the ability of the
force of engineers they employ.
The party arrived on the 1O:4O a. M.
train on the Baltimore and Ohio rail.
road from New York city this morn.
ing and will remain until they have
secured all data necessary to return
later with estimates and general de.
signs.