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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-07-06

Cocotone Co.
Dear Friends: Your Cocotone Skin Whitener is the
finest thing aver My skin very dark and the
first box has made many shades lighter and my friends
all ask what have been using. Enclosed you will
find 49, Please send me six boxes of Skin Whtener and
two cakes of soap. You're truly
ANNA M. WHITE.
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plants, such as corn, are to be sprayed,
2 pounds Of freshly slaked lime shoulC
be added to so gallons of the
mixture, to prevent burning of the
foliage.
In case the worms are crawling In
a body. surround them with a furrow
or ditch and crush them with a log
drag as they fall into it. If shallow
post holes are sunk in the bottom of
the ditch Mt intervals Of about 20 feet,
the worms will crawl along the ditch
bottom and fall into the holes, where
they may be destroyed.
Use Of Poisoned Bats.
Poisoned bats Of varying compo-
sition have long been used as n lean
Of destroying the many different spe-
cies of cutwOrmS and also the army
worm. An effective bait of this kind
may be prepared as follows: To so
pounds Of wheat bran and 1 pound
of paris green OF 2 pounds OF
%nrscnate of lead add the juice Of one-
half dozen oranges or lemons. Then
bring the mass to a stiff dough by add
ing mOluSScS Ut SlFup,
preferably molasses, and scatter the
mixture broadcast in small pieces
throughout the infested field. This
poisoned bait may be used safely in
alfalfa and corn fields where 1t is
desired, if possible. to save the crop
for forage purposes.
In case this poison is used, care
should be exercised in preventing
stock from gaining access to the poi
soned grass or grain and being injured
or killed by eating 1t. 1t is fur bet
ter to sacrifice a portion Of the crop,
if the destruction Of the pest can be
accomplished, because If army worms
are not destroyed they will take the
crop anyway and probably devastate
other portions of the farm.
Additional information regarding
the army worm may be obtained from
Farmers Bulletin 731, which will be
sent free on application to the depart
ment of agriculture.
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INCREASE Fertility OF SOIL
All Droppings Of Various Farm Ami.
mails Should Be Saved and Prop
erIy Applied to Land.

Since heavier demands than usual
are being made upon land, manure will
be a great need. Those who have
live stock sufficient to produce manure,
ave and apply it properly are fortu-
nate. This will be the means Of in
creasing the yield at q time when
prices r high. Surely such methods
will be highly desirable.
It will pay generally to save all OF
the animal droppings for soil fertility.
10 do this it is advisable generally
to pen the animals at night where this
is practical in order that the manure
may be saved. Another way to con-
serve manure is to Craze crops, thus
allowing animals to spread their own
manure.
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DETAILED STUDY OF
COST OF FARM MILK
Feed Accounts for One-HaIf of
Expense Of Production, Ac-
cording to Specialists.

(From the United States Department Of
Agriculture.)
A detailed study Of the cost Of pro-
ducing milk on our farms. recently
conducted by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture, leads to the
conclusions that on those farms feed
accounts for one-half or more of the
total cost, the remaining charges being
divided about equally between labor
and other items, such as shelter, use Of
equipment, use Of bull, interest, depre-
citation, and overhead. The conclusions
are based upon an exhaustive analysis
Of the business Of the four farms, each
of which is representative Of q type Of
dairying. While the actual costs on
the farms, as elsewhere, vary from
year to year, the ratio between each
item and the total remained nearly
uniform when the same system of
management was followed. 1t is be-
lieved, therefore, that milk producers
throughout the country will find valu-
able suggestions on the report Of this
study, just published as Bulletin SOL
OF the department OF agriculture, n
entitled "The Cost Of Producing Milk
on Four Dairy Farms Located in Wis
consin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
North Carolina" by Morton O. Cooper
and C. NJ. Bennett.
The fact that the cost Of feed is
shown to be at least one-half Of the
total cost of producing milk on the
farms il cited as evidence that the
feed item is of great Importance to the
dairyman who seeks to reduce the cost
Of production. 1t is pointed out, how
ever, that the greatest economy Of pro-
duction is not always attained by cut
ting down the feed cost, and that some
times it is necessary to increase the
feed bills in order to increase profits.
The question Of feed supply is held
q be one for Individual solution. Just
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-08-09

laughed in their hair as they tore at
my arms, but you-you will be my
wife, and all Mexico shall bow at your
feet" He checked her denial with q
gesture. "Wait until I tell you the
vision I have seer during these days
of despair. I see Mexico made whole
by my hands; q land of peace and
plenty; a people with one name upon
their lips-the name Of Longorio the
D%eliverer; and you as the first lady
of them all. You know me for a man
Of tremendous ability in every line.
Well, I know myself, too. I have meas
ured myself carefully, and I have no
weakness. There is no other like me.
Pancho Gomez? Bah! He is a red
handed bandit Of no culture. Can
deleria, his chief? The idol Of the ig-
norant and a dreamer Of no force.
Potosi? He is president today. but
what Of tomorrow? Those who sur
round him are weakllngs, and he
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FulI.Grown Larva or Caterpillar.

how nea the specialized dairyman
should come to growing all the feed
required by his dairy herd is q ques-
ton Of individual business manage
ment. One man may find it more prof
liable to grow all the feed required,
while another may increase his profits
by supplementing the income from
cows with crop sales and purchase
part of the feed. In a few localities in
ed that will not only yield a product
for which there is a ready sale at good
prices but which also leave OF the farm
much feedable material. Sweet corn
is an example Of this type"
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CHAPTER XXI.
the Doors Of Paradise.

the Doors OF
Alaire began the mockery of playing
hostess with extreme distaste, and as
the meal progressed she experienced
a growing uneasiness. Longorio's bear
ing had changed since his arrival. He
was still extravagantly courteous,
beautifully attentive; he maintained
a flow Of conversation that relieved her
of any effort, and yet he displayed a
repressed excitement that was disturb
ing. In his eyes there was a %gloating
look of possession hard to endure. De-
spite her icy formality, he appeared
to be holding himself within the
bounds Of propriety only by an effort
of the will, and she vas not surprised
when, at the conclusion Of the meal,
he cast restraint aside.
She did not let him go far with his
wooing before warning him: II won't
listen to you. You are a man Of taste;
you must realize how offensive this is"
LET us not deceive each other" he
insisted. "We are alone. Let US be
honest. Do not ask me to put faith in
your grief. I find my excuse in the
extraordinary nature Of this situation"
Nothing can excuse i~ndelicacy," she
answered, evenly. "You transgress the
commonest rules Of decency."
But he was impatient. "What SEN
timent! You did not love your hus-
band. You were for years his pris-
oner. Through the bars Of your prison
/ saw and loved you. Dios! The first
sight Of your face altered the current
of my life. I saw heaven in your eyes,
and I have dreamed Of nothing else
ever since. Well, Providence opened
the doors and set you free; God gave
heed to my prayers and delivered you
to me-. Now you pretend to grieve at
your deliverance; you ask me to re-
spect the memory of your jailer! De-
cency? Delicacy? What are they ex-
cept artif1cialities, which vanish in
times of stress? Alexander the Great,
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My strength is gone" Impulsively he
half encircled her with his thin arms,
but she seemed armored with ice, and
he dropped them. She could hear him
grind his teeth. II dare not lay hands
upon you" he chartered. "Angel Of
my dreams, 1 am faint with longing.
To love you and yet to be denied; to
feel myself aflame and vet to see you
cold; to be halted at the very doors
Of Paradise! What torture"
The fellows self-control in the
midst of his frenzy frightened Alaire
more than did his widest avowals; it
was in something of a panic that she
said:
"One moment you tell me I am safe,
the next you threaten me. You say I
am free, and yet YOU coerce me. Prove
your love. Let me 60"
mo! No! l shall call the priest"
Longorio turned toward the door,
but halfway across the floor he was
halted by a woman's shrek which is.
sued from somewhere inside the house.
1t was repeated. There was an out
burst in a masculine voice, then the
patter of footsteps approaching down
the tiled hallway. Dolores burst into
her mistress presence, her face
b%lanched, her hair %disordered. She
flung herself into Alaire's arms, cry
ing:
"Senora! Save me! Gods curse
on the rutfian. Oh"
Dolores" Alaire exclaimed. "What
has happened?"
Longorio demanded, irritably: Eyes.
Why are you yelling like this?"
"a man See! One of those dirty
peladors. Look where he tore INV
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ALFALFA PASTURE FOR PIGS
Sweet Glover Is Another Early Crop
on Which Young Animals Thrive
Rape Also Favored.

Alfalfa is one Of the best pastures
for growing pigs. Sweet clover is n
Of the earliest pasture crops on which
pigs thrive almost as well as on alfai-
ia. Rape is a good forage crop which
is ready six weeks after planting. 1t
can be sowed in the corn at the time
OF the last cultivation
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CHAPTER xx-continued.

@SV"
mo, no." He made q gesture Of de-
NAL. "How ridiculous! I merely keep
you from certain destruction. You can
not go by train, because the railroad
has suspended public service, nor can
you ride or drive. I tell you, sonora
the people are aroused. For the mo-
ment you must accept my protection,
whether you wish to or not. Tomor-
row"-Longorio smiled warmly, mean
ingly-"perhaps you will not be in such
haste to refuse it, or to leave La Feria.
Wait until you understand me better.
Then But enough Of this. You are
unstrung, you wish to be alone with
your thoughts, and what I have to say
can wait for a few hours. In the mean
time, may I beg the hospitality Of your
ranch for myself and my men?"
Alaire acquiesced mechanically. Lon
gorio saluted her fingers in his GUS
tomary manner, and then, with a look
eloquent Of things unsaid, he went out
to see to the comfort Of his command.
Alaire sank into the nearest chair,
her nerves %quivering, her mind in a tur-
moil. This Mexican was detestable,
and he was far from being the mere
maker of a%udaciously gallant speeches,
the POLITICALLY fervent wooer Of every
pretty woman, she had blindly sup
posed him. His was no sham ardor
the man was holly, horribly in earnest,
There had been a CLINT of madness in
his eyes. And he actually seemed to
think that she shared his infatuation.
1t was intolerable. Yet Longorio, she
was sure, had an abundance Of discre'
ton; he would not dare to offer her
violence. He had pride, too; and in
his way he vas something Of a gen
tleman. So far, She had avoided Civ
ing him offense. But If nee she made
plain to him how utterly loathsome to
her was his pursuit, she was sure that
he would cease to annoy her. Alaire
vas self-confident, strong-willed; she
took courage.
Her thoughts turned from her fears
to the amazing reality of her widow
hood. Even yet she could not wholly
credit the fact that Eds wasted life
had come to an end and that she was
free to make the most of her own
Alaire remembered her husband nov
with more tenderness, more charity
than she would have believed possible
and it seemed to her pitiful that n 81
blessed with opportunity should hav'
worked such havoc with himself ant
with those near to him.
Doubtless it was all a part Of SOM
providential scheme, too blind for he
to solve. Perhaps, indeed, his owl
trials had been designed to the ent
that her greater, truer love, when /
did come, would find her ripe, respon
sive, ready. AS for this Mexican gen
eral, she would put him in his place
Alaire was still walking the foo
of her chamber when Dolores entered
ut dusk, to say that supper was read
and that General Longorio was wait
ing.
TASK him to excuse me-" she toll
her servant.
But Longorio himself spoke from tn
next room, saying: "Senora, I beg o
you to honor me. I have much Of i'm
portance to say, and time presses. Cor
troll your grief and give me the pleas
ure Of your company"
After an instant's consideration
Alaire yielded. 1t was best to hav
the matter over with, once for all.
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"WeII, What Have You to Say for
Yourself7"
dress! I warned him, but he was like
Il tiger. Benito will kill him when he
learns" d.
"Calm yourself. Speak sensibly,
Tell me what happened"
"One of those miserable soldiers
who came today-pig!" Dolores was
shaking, her voice was shrill. "He fol-
lowed me about like a cat, purring and
grinning and saying the most horrible
things. Just now, when I went to your
room, he was waiting in the darkness,
and he seized me. My money!
"A soldier? One Of my men?" Lon
gorio was incredulous.
Alaire turned upon him with a blaz.
ing anger in her face. els this more
Of your projections" she stormed. II
give you and your men the freedom of
my ranch, and you insult me while
they rob my women"
He ignored her accusation, inquiring
Of the elder woman, "Who was the fel.
low"
"How do I know" Dolores sobbed.
HE is IA thick, black fellow with a
scar on his lip, like a snarl."
"Felipe"
eyes, Felipe! I believe they called
him that"
Longorio strobe to the end Of the
living room, flung open the wooden
shutters of a window, and, leaning far
out, whistled sharply on his fingers.
"Oiga! Teniente! Ho, you fel.
lows" he shouted.
From the darkness q voice an.
swered; a man, evidently on guard,
came running.
"Call old Pancho," the general d.
rected. "Tell him to bring me black
Felipe, the fellow with the torn lip.
Quick"
eyes, general" came the voice; then
the metallic rattle Of spurs and &C.
coutrements as the sentry trotted
away.
Dolores had completely broken down
now, and Alaire was trying to comfort
her. Their guest remained by the win
dow, frowning. After a time there
sounded a murmur of voices, then q
shutting Of feet in the hall; Alaire's
friend, the old lieutenant, appeared in
the doorway, saluting. Behind him
were several others.
"Here is Felipe" he announced.
Bring him in"
A sullen, frowning man in soiled uni
form was pushed forward, and Dolores
hid her face against her mistress
shoulder.
"Is this the fellow?" Longorio in.
quired.
Dolores nodded.
swell, what have you to say for
yourself?" The general transfxed his
trooper with a stare; then, as the lat
ter seemed bereft of his voice, "Why
did you enter this h~ouse?"
Felipe molstened his SCARED lips.
"That woman has rings of gold. She's
not so old. either, when you come to
look at her." He grinned at his COM
rades. who had crowded in behind old
Pancho.
CTO BE CONTINUED,
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Caesar, Napoleon, Poririo Diaz-they
We're strong, %purposeful men; they
lived as I live. Sonora, you daily with
love-"
Alaire's face was white with anger
as she replied: "You cause me to for
get that you are my guest. Are you
the man I considered you or the man
you are reported to be?"
"Eh?"
"Are you the gentleman, the friend,
you pretended to be, or-the vandal
whom nc woman can trust? You treat
me as if you were my jailer. What do
you mean? What kind of a are you
to take advantage of my bereave-
ment?"
After a moments consideration, Lon
gorio began haltingly: II don't know
what kind Of a man I am, for you have
changed me SO. There was a time
IL have done things I have scorned
all restraint, all laws except those Of
my desires, and SO, perhaps, I am a
vandal. Make sure Of this, however,
I shall not injure you. Mexico is no
more sacred to me than you, my hearts
treasure. You accuse me Of indelicacy
because I lack the strength to smother
my admiration. I adore you; my be-
ing dissolves, my veins are a1re with
longing for you; I am mad with the
knowledge that you are mine. Mad?
Caramba! I am insane; my mind tot
ters; I grope my way like a man
blinded by a dazzling light; I suffer
agonies. But see! I refuse to touch
you. I am a giant in my restraint.
The strength Of heroes is mine, and
I strangle my impulses as they are
born, although the effort kills me. Sc
nora, I await the moment of your vol
untary surrender. I wait for you" He
extended his arms, and Alaire saw
that his olive features were distorted
with emotion; that his hands, his
whole thin, high-strung body were
shaking uncontrollably.
She could summon no coherent
words.
"You believed I was a hawk and
would seize you, eh?" he queried. "Is
that why you continue to shrink? Well
let M tell you something, if my tongue
will frame the thoughts in my mind
My passion is so deep and so sacred
that I would not be content with less
than all Of you. I must have you all
and so I wait, trembling. I say this
so badly that I doubt if you under
stand. Listen, then: to possess yor
by force would be-well, as if I sacked
a cathedral Of its golden images anc
expected to gain heaven by clutchinf
the cross in my arms. Sonora, IL
you I see the priceless Jewel of my
love, which I shall wear to dazzle thu
world, and without which I shall de
stroy myself. Now let me tell yol
what I can offer you, what setting
can build for this treasure. Marriage
with Luis Longorio-"
Alaire could not control q start.
AS if quickened by his intensity, tn,
man read her thought. "You did no
imagine that I offered you anything
less?"
"What was ! to think? Your repu
!, tation-"
"Blood Of my heart" breathed tn,
general. $50! That is what you mean
a moment Ago.. That is why you re
fuse my embraces. No, no! Othel
women have feared me, and I hav'
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Upon the discovery of army worms
In their younger stages depends very
largely the possibility of stamping out
~lnfestations before serious injury to
crops has occurred. They are the
young of certain moths or millers that
fly only at night. The eggs from
which they hatch are commonly laid
on grasses or grasslike grains and the
tiny caterpillars, upon Matching, feed
for several days near the ground, hid
den by overhanging grasses or grains.
They may escape notice until nearly
full grown, by which time they have
become widely distributed over the in
tested fields.
Examine Meadows Often.
Meadows should be examined fire.
quently during the spring and early
summer months, particularly those
planted to timothy, bluegrass, wheat,
and especially millet. One should not
be satisfied with looking merely ut the
surface of the stand; the thicker and
longer the growth, the greater the dam
ger from the army worm. The grain
or grass should be parted with the
hands in various parts Of the field and
the lower portions of the growth ex-
nmined closely, in order that the pres
ence Of the small, grcenish caterpil-
lars may be discovered. If these be
found in any number the area covered
by the infestation should be deter
mined and vigorous action taken at
once to destroy the worms before they
become large enough to begin their
journey to other portions Of the farm
If the infested spot be small, the
grass or grain can be moved off and
straw scattered over the spot and
burned, thus destroying the worms.
If the caterpillars have become dis
tributed over a considerable area, thi:
can be marked off Ivy stakes and thu
crop sprayed heavily with a mixture
Of paris green at the rate Of 1 pound
to so gallons Of water. If tender
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(TO BE CONTINUED.l

The only time two women are in
perfect accord Is when they hate the
came people.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

Are you one of the people who
help make a path across the corner
of other peoples lawns and terraces?
If you are, stop and think how you
would like to have such a path on
your own lawn We have been hear
ing complaints and have noticed in
other places where residents are us
ing various representatives. to keep
pedestrians from killing out their
grass. Children and grown people
are both guilty of this kind of tres
passing. You have no right to save
few steps at the expense of running
someone else's property. Walk on
the sidewalks, that's what they are
made for. The next time you are
tempted to walk across the corner of
somebody elseS lawn or terrace re-
member you are trespassing on, pri-
vate property, which you have no
right to do. Give the grass chance
to grow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

The Osceola Country Club is prob
ABLY the first Of the many such or
CARNATIONS in the state to decide to
blow up it's golf links and plant the
ground in vegetables and grains in
Keeping with the wave of patriotic
conservation that is sweeping over
the country. At a meeting held Fri
day night the club members voted to
pillow I'm the north side of the
grounds and plant and till the same
under the directions of war en-
and Lloyd Simmons.-Osceola Senti-
mel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

Leon our favorite town of sensa-
tons in Decatur county has had a
real sensation and it is so sad that
we do not dare even speak Of it light
ly. Artie Cave while drunk, on forty
rod whiskev, shot his neighbor and
friend, Charles Mccain, widower
with seven little children. the oldest
10 years old. Now will anybody
stand up and say good word for
booze? We say as strongly as we
know how, Ito hell with .le whole
booze business. Demo-
crat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

Mrs. O. S. Long. VINO was here 10
attend the golden wedding anniI"E-
sary OF her parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
John Bell, returned to her HON" al
Shenandoah last Thursday. Hrr is
ter, Mrs. Sue Grim. Of Omaha, N4h.,
who was also here accompanied her
to Shenandoah for a few days yjal;
before returning home
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

f.. i. Sankey buys and sells land
nm commission. makes farm loans ON
approved security at the best rates,
and does a general real estate bust
ness. Has had 20 years experience
i'm the business. Office upstairs at
northwest corner of Main and Com
merCial streets. Leon. Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

Frederick Hoffman, son of C. w.
Hoffman, of Leon, who is student
at the State University at Iowa City,
enlisted at Des Moines Monday to go
to the training camp for officers at
r ort Smelling. Donald Price, OF
Van Vert, also enlisted for the same
purpose Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

DR.. J. w. Robinson returned from
Herman, Neb., Monday. In company
with Mrs. Robinson, he drove 10
Herman last week in his car to visit
their daughter, Mrs. Paul liubbcil.
but On account Of the rains had to
leave the carIthere and return Oh The
train, Mrs. Robinson remaining 1t
Herman
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Shira and lit
tie son, of Pocatello. Idaho, orriv-
ed last Wednesday evening for a
couple of weeks visit at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G..
formerly the driver OF the Adams
Express Co. in this city, but went to
rocatello some months ago to accept
position as baggageman for the
Oregon Short Line
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-05-03

For Rent If Taken by May 10Th
Good room house, good we'll, col
lar, large garden spot, third house
west of NJ. E. church on pavement,
$3.50 per month in advance.
Mrs. Ed II. Sharp.