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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11
PLANS TO BUILD
STORAGE HOUSES
Wooden Structures Are Prefer
able Because Cheaper and
Easier to Keep Dry.
ALLOW CIRCULATION OF AIR
-Duaout" ls Not Satisfactory on 40.
count Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. May
Be In the Form Of Pillars
or Solid Walls.

iFrom the United States Department OF
Agriculture.)
Sweet-pOtato storage houses may be
built of wood, brick, hollow tile, ce-
ment, or stone. Wooden houses are
preferable, because they arc cheaper
and easier to keep dry than the other
types. It is difficult to keep moisture
from collecting on the walls of a ce-
ment. stone, or brick house. Where
such houses are built for sweet-potato
storage they should be lined with lum-
Der so as to keep the air in the house
from coming In contact with the ma
sonry walls. It is best to build sweet
potato storage houses on foundations
that allow a circulation Of air under
them. The "dugout," or house built
partly under ground, is not satisfac-
tory for storing sweet potatoes in the
South, because 1t is practically impos-
sible to keep this type of house dry, and
moisture in the storage house will
cause the crop to rot.
Foundation Of House.
The foundation Of the storage house
may be in the form of pillars or solid
walls and should be Of such a height
that the floor is about on the level
of the bottom of the wagon bed, while
the footings should be carried below
the frost line or to solid ground. Grid
ers by 10 or 8 by inches in size
are usually placed on the pillars.
Where cement, brick or stone
foundation walls are built, they should
extend 18 to 20 inches above the
ground level; and plates 2 to 3 inches
thick and s to 10 inches wide should
be placed on the wall. In using walls
for the foundation 1t Is necessary to
provide means for ventilation under
the house. This can be done by plac-
Ing small windows in the foundation
every 10 to II feet. Even where solid
outside foundation walls are used 1t is
advisable to use pillars for the CEN
ter supports. The rows of pillars
should be not farther apart than 8
to 10 feet.
The space between the walls should
be left open, because any material used
to keep out the cold will absorb moist
ure. Many storage houses have been
built with sawdust, shavlngs, or sim
liar material between the walls, but
this practice should never be follow
ed. Sawdust will take up moisture
and when once wet will never dry out.
This moisture will keep the house damp
and cause the walls to rot. The air
space is a good insulatOr IL the walls
are made tight
Ventilation ls Important.
Thorough ventilation is necessary In
a storage house. This is provided by
means of windows, doors, and ventila-
tors In the floor and through the roof.
The openings In the floor around the
stove prevent overheating the pOta-
toes near the stove. The bottom of the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11
FACTORS IN KEEPING
BEES SUCCESSFULLY,
Honey Is Splendid Substitute for
Sugar, Now in Demand.
Failure to Provide Proper Care Ia
Winter and Spring May Result In
Almost Total FaIlure-PIenty
Of Stores.
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricuiturs.)

Bookkeeping can be made a
profitable side line on the farm.
When properly managed bees
make a good supply of honey,
which is a splendid substitute
for sugar-now In great demand.
While the essentials Of beekeep-
ing are simple and easily under
stood, II is highly important that.
the keeper understand the bees
and give them the care they
need at the proper time. Too
many beekeepers work by rule
Of thumb, but the most success
full are students of bees who
understand their needs in the
different seasons.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11
Haue your Co.. ROOD

II you haven't time 10 test your own
cows. better get It done for you by
joining a eow-teSting association.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11
DEMAND FOR MORE PORK

The serious decrease In hog
marketings during 1917 has
brought forth a demand that
farmers and pig-club members
materially increase their swine
production to meet the needs Of
our soldiers and our allies for
pork and pork products. Prop
er housing viii be an important
factor In such increased produc-
ton, as 1t will reduce the
amount Of feed consumed and
viii prevent losses from expos
ure during winter, especially. In
some sections Of the country the
farmers build larger and more
expensive houses than are neces-
sary, but In q great many places
too little attention Is given to
proper houses for swine.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11

Weeds use up moistzTc. When they
grow in a crop they compete with the
crop for the moisture. and weeds usu-
ally keep on growing after the crop Is
cut. thus using moisture that should be
saved up for next years ezop.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11
Early PIowIna Is Desirable.

Every acre OF land turned before the
fall and winter rains win be an acre
more for producing the bread and
meat supply next year. Feed and
food are in great demand. Deep and
early blowing is 4ighly desirable.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11
Helping the Meat and Milk Supply
PROTECT HOGS THIS WINTER

Information Service Department Agreutursl
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11
Ventilation Is important.

Thorough ventilation is necessary in
a storage house. This is provided by
means of windows, doors, and ventlla-
tors In the floor and through the roof.
The openings in the floor around the
stove prevent overheating the pota-
toes near the stove. The bottom of the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-10-11

windows should be within IS inches or
two feet OF the floor. The windows and
doors must be made so as to close
tightly TO keep out the cold. All win
dows should be made to open from the
outside. as the bins win interfere with
opening them from the inside. Where
glass windows are used, outside shut
tiers are put on, and these should be
well padded. Some Of the windows
should be made Of glass, so as to adj
NIT light without letting in cold air.
as 1t is necessary to have light when
working In the house and in cold
weather the house should not be kept
open.
Arrangement of Interior.
The arrangement of the interior of
the house depends upon the methods
of storage used. Some growers store
potatoes in boxes, crates, baskets, or
hampers, while Others store in bins.
The smaller containers are to be pre-
ferred to bins where II Is practicable
to use them. because they eliminate
considerable handling and reduce the
amount Of decay. Many growers store
In the hampers that are to be used for
marketing the potatoes. This Is a
satisfactory plan. as it requires no
outlay Of money for storage recepta-
cleS. and the packages for shipping
must be provided In any event If the
crop Is to be marketed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
CO-WORkERS IN SAME CAUSE.

Capitalists and captains of industry
were favorite objects of Remuneration
among privates in the ranks of industry
only very few years ago. If such men
had stood before an audience Of working
men and had condemned other working
men for striking they could not have got a
hearing and they might have been mob
bed
When Charles Piez, captain Of industry
in the service of the nation, stood before an
audience of workingmcn and denounced
the Oakland bollerrnakers for striking and
thereby delaying ships needed in the war
he was not only applauded, but was
interrupted with such cxclamations as.
They act like Germans Stand them
up against the wall and Turn them over
10 us. we'll handle them
That incident reveals profound
change IN the mental attldude OF both
employers and workmcn II shows hat
both have confidence IN the machinery
provided hv the government for adjust
mcnt oi industrial disputes int, more Inn
portan' Il shows that both rc;slize that
they are workers in the common cause
az their country. that thcY have met
On this common ground and have m
t"rcstS in common which arr lmpcnicd IS,
cessation 81 work anvw hcrc III the nitcd
States Portland OrcgouIan
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
GERMAN DIPLOMACY

From a most unexpected quarter
comes an assault on German diplomacy.
The influential and at times quaslofiicial
Frandurter Zeitung complains that dur
ing the last four years the Berlin Foreign
Office has acted in an erratlc and be
widering manner 1t admits, in short,
that German diplomacy has forfeited all
claims TO trust and confidence How, IT
asks, can any government take the word
of the German Foreign Office when II
contradicts and stultihes itself so often?
1t is not likely that the well-inforned
newspaper which indulges in these re
markable comments IS really at a loss to
account for the antics OF the German
Foreign Office. II must be well aware
that there is no such thing as German
diplomacy Germany boasts of its mighty
strength Of the good German sword
of its right to do whatever it chooses,
since German judgments, being German,
are necessarily righteous Judgments
In Germany the military cabal rules,
and the so-called diplomats are mere
puppets Imperial chancelors and secre-
taries Of foreign affairs take orders from
the great general staff Ludendorff is now
the dictator of Germany The foreign
Office has no terms Of peace, for its terms
VIGOROUSLY vary with the military situa-
ti0n. Chicago News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
KIND OF MEN THE
Y. NJ. c. A. WANTS

Editor Every Evening There stlli
does not seem to be a clearcut idea as TO
the kind OF men wanted for \. Nj. (. A.
service overseas and the work expected
Of them MAY |, therefore, briefly say
what Is wanted and who:
First Executives Which means men
of executive power, capable of supervising
an entire divisional area of huts and can
teens; a cham of stores, IN other words.
Every ounce of ability that an executive
possesses comes INTO play here. No man
is too big
Second. Business secretaries who can
look after the business and financial side
of transportation, buying and stocking
problems
Third Social secretaries who can mix
with our boys, get up entertainments Tor
them, run movie machine
Fourth: Athletic and physical directors
who understand boxing, baseball, foot
ball, sctting-up exercises, walking, etc.
Fifth. Men who can drive automobile
trucks and make repairs.
Thus from the executive to the expert
enced chauffeur Is there room Tor men,
hundreds Of them
As to the requirements:
First: No one should volunteer who IS
within the draft age, whether or not re-
iectcd by the military authorities, or who
is Of German or Austrian parentage.
Second: The only necessary qualihca
ton is that men shall be honest, clean and
decent in thought and habit
Third The period for which volunteers
are sought is one year
Fourth. An allowance where necessary
is made To each volunteer sufficient to
cover all general living expenses while
abroad together with transportation over
and back.
Fifth: Where necessary, reasonable
but limited allowance will be made for the
support Of family.
Sixth: Regular uniform similar to that
worn by the army, and cap designating
y M g. A. service are furnished.
We ask that every man, above military
age, who wants TO serve his country and
serve It next to our boys over there" will
see DIR J. Franklin Srhindel, y Nj G.. 4
Building, or any members of the Della
ware Personnel Committee.
He can be put in service IN France,
England, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, as he
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
AMERICAS MISSION

Nation, NJ more 'hau individuals,
hive mt" thrnscls,- Ihs Nusrfguu
nation, born ln ~ ~prf freedom
must have been destined III ftgt er
cnd III the evolution 81 tsl.af society
than the crioyucat cf as o~l trsviom
,sc the profoundcst lessons 81 history
ary wan Prom the hours when the ideal
II human llt,rfy tool rest n the hearts of
the fa,her~ of The republic. Amcrca's
mission Was tn b. such - Tho world
II is - The world today The great
hour of sm,rlcau destiny s here II
was TO ~ II Was f.rc r8alnod For
this aour and q thc purpnsr q human
freedom Has the American republic born
To meet tbs hour and thIs end America
Is offering her youth today on the bloody
hattlefelds of France a vIcarious sacrifice
u the ideals which from rhe beginning
have been the nation ; Glors and dIstluc-
ton among the nations ~ the earth
Looked A. ia the perspective of history.
how inevitable II all seems ana nov
magnificent In The vision of history
those etaiwart ranks Of American youth
who to-day strike palms with the hosts
that grandly stem and push back the
floods Of medievallsm and oppression take
their places with the fathers Of their
country and with the sayIors Of the world
Hartford Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
The Efficiency Of Airplanes.

Our War Department IS being criticised
about the construction Of airplanes. 1t is
charged that it is having manufactured
and sent abroad airplanes that are not up
to the required standard, in fact, are
inefficient
It is hardly probable this charge can
be sustained 1t may be that the air
planes thus far manufactured and sent
abroad are not Of the very best, but that
does not mean they were not Of the best
at the time they were completed and
shipped abroad. In the manufacture Of
air machines, changes are likely to be
frequent, even radical, and what seems
like perfection this month may be sue
ceeded next month by machines that
make all predecessors look like back
numbers.
There is no doubt the purpose Of the
War Department in respect of airplanes,
as with all other agencies Of war, is to
get the best, all the time To this end
much sacrifice of previous work is un-
avoidabie. 1t is to be hoped that all the
airplanes thus far made and sent abroad
will be capable of good work against the
enemy, and that we may look to subse
quent productions for even better results.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
The Extra Tax on Tobacco

In tho new bill for war taxation that
is 10 he presented 20 the House Of Repre-
sentatives on the reaSsemhhng oi the
Congress. il Is SAID an additional tax
will be laid on tobacco.
While all Of us are willing TO do our
part, especially in the payment OF war
taxes, 10 help our country 10 successful
issue of the great war, We naturally do
not desire to be unduly imposed upon
And in respect OF taxation, the great
numbers of our people are remorseiessiy
imposed upon They are compelled to
bear the burden Of taxation imposed by
law upon various public corporations.
Take the tax on telegraph and telephone
corporations under Federal gov
ernment control, however-did the com
panies pay the tax? Not for minute
1t was promptly transferred to the people;
on every bill they were compelled 10 pay
for telephone monthly service, and in the
event of kilograms they sent. And so
with the taxes on theatres and other places
of public amusement. Did the theatres
and other amusement places pay this
Federal tax? Not at all They simply
added it to the charge for admission.
Thus, they passed the buck and the
people had to bear the cost
But in respect of additional taxes on
tobacco, it may be expected The people will
raise a protest Tobacco is no longer TO
be included in the list of Injuries, to be
enjoyed only by those who have plenty
of money 1t is the poor man necessity,
and it should not be unduly taxed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
THE EVENING SMILE.
NOT ENTITLED TO MORE.

The late Bishop Dudley of Kentucky
used TO relate with much relish an amusing
experience that he once had in connection
with eaffles At a fine old Virginia
homestead, where he was a frequent
guest, the waffles were always remarkably
good
One morning, as breakfast drew near
an end, the tidy little linen-coated black
boy who served at table approached the
bishop and asked in low voice
'Pishop, won't y have 'n'er waf1e?"
Yes" said the genial bishop, 7
believe | will.
'Dey ain no mo, " said the boy
We'll exclaimed the surprised gen
tlernan, IF there aren't any more waffies,
what made you ask me II wanted another
one?"
Bishop. exclaimed the boy "yous
done ct ten already. and fought yeh
wouldn't want no mo'"'-Y Youths Com
panIon.
Some of you men uh b play poker day
and night ought to be taken up for loaf
ing "Playlu' poker in Crimson Guleh,
answered Three-hnger Sam thoughtfully,
NAV be non-essentlal But il you per-
teck your interests it amt loahn RI
" ashlngton Star.
scast so you've been back to your
old home town, have YOU" Crimsonheak
4 certainly have And did anybody
recognize YOU" 4 should say 20. Every
body owed money recognized me instant
II Only those recognized YOU Only
those2 Saw. | owed everybody IN town
when | left Yonkers Statesman.
"Is the plumber at home?" 81 think
you'll find hlIn in the garden, over BY the
onion patch Looking for leeks, | sup
pose Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
PRESS COMMENT.
THE FIGHTING MAN KNOWS.

Ii Lord Lansdowne would talk with the
ordinary British, French or American
soldier. he would find that the man with
the gun is not groping In the dark He
knows what he rs fighting for. He may not
know the precise terms under which he
would be ready to quit, and it Is impos
sble for any statesmen To frame them IN
advance of the fact But four years of the
war have clarified the dominant issue in
his mind He sees il straightforwardy
as the death-grapple of conflicting sys-
TENS, under one of which he and his chill
drcn can live thor own lives IN their own
way, and under the other Of which they
must be the servants of military despOt-
ism whose word Is law His very Instincts
tell him. and this Judgment is sustained
by his experience, that the two systems
cannot survive. One of them must 90
under, either now or later, and he Is de-
tcrmlned that his system is the one that is
To endure. For that cause he is prepared
to give his life or to make anv of the small
lcr sacrifices that the war may demand
Lord Lansdowne is wholly out of touch
with this great body of democratic sontI
mcnt. He rs thinking of the war in other
terms. His mind works along the CON
ventional grooves of the old diplomacy.
HIS point of view on the subject of peace
negotiations colncIdes with that of the
German sutocracy, which holds that if a
peace conference were TO assemble. this
diplomatic gathering could compromise
all the disputes and bargain peace that
would be acceptable To everybody.
There can be no greater mistake. If
this war is anything, 1T is a war TO end war;
a war to destroy the particular conditions
at least out of which this conflic' anne
No Congress of Vienna, no Berb.. Con-
ference. will ever receive a mandate from
the free peoples to hagglc over the main
terms of the settlement. They are to be
written with steel or not written at all. -
New \ ork World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
JUST FOLKS
AS 1T LOOKS TO A BOY OF SIX.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

I've never dreamed the Joy untold
That really lies in growing old;
j used TO grieve that age was mine
And thought that only youth was fine,
But now I've learned from one who knows
The real source of human woes
And human blisscs that man
Must age as swiftly as he can.
I've read in eyes that never lie,
That boyhood's days must travel by
And years must come for one 10 smile
And find the joys that are worth while
And have heard splendid sage
Explain the glorious thrill Of age
And learned how happy | should be
Since Time has been so good TO me.
should be glad I'm getting old,
That nearly all my tale is told;
should not mind the weight of years,
Nor feel the heartache and the tears
That now more frequently return
As lower down life's candles burn;
should not sigh for years long fed
But only see the the joys ahead
But yesterday learned from him
That Age is laden to the brim
With happiness and splendid things,
And every year more gladncss brings
That youth is very dull and cold
A nd he is glad he's growing old.
Time was perhaps thought the same
As he, when my sixth birthday came.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
PIERROT GOES.

Up among the chimneys tall
Lay the garret of Pierrot
Here came troopIng at his call
Fancies no one else might know;
Here he bade the spiders spin
Webs to hide his treasure in.
Here he heard the night wind Groom
Slumber-songs for sleepyheads;
Here he spied the spendthrift moon
Strew her silver on the leads;
Here he wove a coronet
OF quaint lyrics for Pierrette.
But the bugles blew him down
To the fields with war behest;
Marched him past the quiet town,
Past the window Of Pierrette;
Comrade now of sword and lance,
Pierrot gave his dreams to France
Everybody s Magazine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03

prefers, or he can serve in ono Of the home
camps here or on the transports.
Henry NJ Candy, chairman, Otho
Nowland, Hon Charles M. Curtis,
William g. Taylor, Henry =. Scott,
DIR. Charles L. Candee, Leroy Harvey,
Personnel Committee
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03

II becomes an interesting question, in
view of the recent cordial invitations to
Republican county representatives to
visit the fountain head Of the Republican
faction, and receive
inspiration, when the representatives Of
Negro Republicans will be invited-if at
all And yet the Negro vote is the
backbone of the Republican party Of
Delaware, no matter by which faction the
party NAV be controlled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe, No, 81
Olive Temple, L. G. T.
Wenonah Lodge, 5. Of II.
Liberty Conclave, 5. w. NJ.
Mechanics Lodge, | O. o. +.
Lenape Tribe, Imp'd. Q. r. NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James Young Conclave, II. or :. " NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment of Every
Evening Readers.

Cine full name and address or the writef
must accompany each letter. not neccs.
snriiy for publication. but as evidence oil
good faith. Anonymous communications
will he ignored Publication of letters does
not carry with IL indorsement by Every
Evening of tho opiujons therein expressed.l
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03

All the war news Of the week has been
favorable And most conspicuously is
it to the credit Of our soldiers They are
doing the best kind Of fighting and
bringing the best results. But, however,
that is only another evidence of "the
American way
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
TUE EIIES
The FLIES.

The pcsky flies, IN endless herds,
have put me on the blink, can
not find the proper words 70 tell Just
What think ! wonder II the swat
crusade has thinned their ranks
at all. | wonder Il II really paid
to smash them on the WALL For
long sad wears We ve fought the
flies in every. WAY We knew We We
soaked the brutes between the
eyes. and poisoned quite n few.
We've blown for swatters hard
earned mon that should have gone
for pies. and now that oil the toll Is
done, have We thlnned out the flies,
We've caught them in patent
cage. we've crushed them in their
tracks. and often in seething rage,
we've slain them with an AK. We've
slugged them on the cellar stairs
and on the pantry shelves; we've
punished them with clubs and chairs
until we sprained ourselves. We
have beset the paths they trod
with pitfall and with gin, and
spread our tanglefoot abroad to rope
the blamed things in. And was our
labor thrown away, our anguish all
in vain? The flies seem just as
thick today, as hopelessly insane.
. Around me countless legions rise,
and buzz and scott and hum; |
. counted nineteen million flies, and
still new legions come, And l sup
pose they Il still be thick until there
comes a frost For sale A brand
new swatting stick, at less than
half its cost.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03

Even Turkey is getting disgusted with
a German al lance. And when it come
to the point that Turkey despises Ger
many, that country may realize that il
has no standing among the reputable
nations OF the world
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-03

Want 70 buy a good secondhand car
cheap Lots 81 Unusual bargains are
offered every day in our Automobiles Tor
Sale column on he CLASSIFIED Pare.