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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
To Lccture ON MGrcnt Nnrthnc.t..

Frank Branch Riley. widcly-known
scientist. will deliver a lcctur at the
WeStmorcland Club at $40 O'Clock
toniEht on The Lure OF the Great
Northwest" Members of the club
and their guests vii! he present and
the lecture will be illustrated with
beautifully colored stercopticon
slides. Mr.. Riley. who Is a speaker
Of great charm II magnetism. lee
iureNl before : large audience IN
Washington last week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
RAIL SITUATION MUCH
IMPROVED GENERALLY
Freight Trains Now Reported Nov.
Ing ON Senriy All Lines of
United States.

Local freight trafnc conditions be-
came more nearly normal yesterday
when several trains OF slow freight
were dispatched to the South. Indi.
cations are that the abnormal si,u-
alton which existed in all parts Of
the country Is gradually disappear.
Ing, reports from other points show
Ing great Improvement in the traus.
portation of necessities.
The embargo on shipment of nor.
fshables 10 New York and Jersey CITY
was lifted before IL had been in cf.
1ect t~Wenty-four hours. Thirty cars
or produce were shipped to New York
:Ssb urday from the Eastern shore.
Trains Of pcrishable stun from the
West are being moved Owe the Penn
s"ylvania,, and this. combined with
the perishable freight from thc
south. constitutes a large portion OF
y traffic. Slow freight Is accepted
AZ most points in limited quantities
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
virgininns win in Contest.

National winners OF The school
essay contest. in which sixteen Rich
moDd i.oys anl girls Won minor
prizes. woe announced yesterday by
the War Department. The three sue
ccssful contestants were Donald l..
Campbell. Clinton. Iowa.. Marjorie |
Sheets. Chiliicothe, Mo. and Bette
Howcn Eason. Dcsota. Miss. Miss
Marguerite Tierncy, OF Newport
News. received the highest award
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
Ill PoNT-FREMCH CONCERN
WILL MANUFACTURE SILK
~,tcrnntionnl Compnny Formed Win
headquarters at NhmihS'""'
Delaware.
my AsSoc!aisn iressi

WILMINGTON. DEL; Apprn Conn
,tdhirr dcs textiles Ariiicicls. of Paris.
nave entered into an agreement TOT
the formation of a neT fcmpa six. it
us a@nnounccd here today. The new
concern. 10 be known as the pnpont
Fibre Silk Company. will be capital
iznh Tor a 900. 900. Leonard y. fcrkcs
hns hncn elected president of the
which expects to have its
plant here in full operation within
n year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
American Line steamer Mongolia RE-
ports Dutch Vessel Refused
Oncr of Assistance.

LONDON. April IS.-The American
Line steamer Mongolia; from New
YORK. April 10. for Hamburg. reports
ID, in latitude As, longitude -. The
Dutch steamer Iu!dcrdyk. New or
leans for Rotterdam. saying thai the
latter. vessel. had engine trouble ana
would be delayed in reaching Rot,er.
dam The steamer refused assistance,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19

Members of In" CONGREGATION Of
FiTSt Christian Church At rnurning
Worship yesterday morning AT william
FOX Sclool. contributed 5000 TO-
wards the $4,000. 900 fund being
raised by tho hurch In the South,
The drive ends next SUNDAY,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
Arrest Made In Murder Chs.

MAItTINS' FIDItIiY, OIlIO, ADril
iS.--Thc police announced today thew
mad arrested Barte Carrie. of this city,
night OF. Mrs. john Burkhardt and
,Eer dauahter. Lilly, wealthy Martins
gerry residents.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
STEAMER IN DISTRESS
Vessel william OItricn. New York to
Rotterdam, Sends y d = From
800 Miles East OF Coast.
y NSsUCIHIVU ITtFs ]

ivy iNSsUVIUIEU ITtFsI
BOSTON. April lS.-Thc steamer
William O'Brien. from New York
April Is. for Rotterdam. requested
assistance tonight in wireless mes
Sagcs Intercepted here. The steamer
gave her position as about 500 miles
easy of Philadelphia. The message
said:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19

of any Virginia contestant. an auto
ir"phed letter from Secretary OF
War Eaker.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-19
DEVELOPS ENGINE TROUBLE

Hatch covers or. taking water
rapidly. Please stand by"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
CHAPTER M.

Jed certainly was the most slgnih-
cant disagreeable fact In the house,
and his influence the most significant
mnlignancy. He had been sobered by
the discovery of his attack upon Mrs.
Sidney, but as he began to recover
from his discontinue. and as the sense
Of caution began to lessen. he again
asserted. or suggested. control. par
ticularly when he was drunk. He never
allowed Mr.. Sidney to know this. In
their strange association at Horatian
wine feasts. Jed was tactful. respect
ful, considerate and jovial.
To Mrs. Sidney he was at time cour-
teous and thoughtful. at other times
dlsrespectful or even brutal. Some
times he seemed to brighten himself.
When I saw that he was again begin
ming to show disrespect for her, | was
for putting an end to II. Mrs. Sidney
was Mortified when said that Jed
could be brought to terms. She held
up her hands.
"No. ao.- she 2id. Not In any
event. Never. please. speak to Mr..
Sidney. Please never think Of IL. Jed
IL invaluable to Mr.. Sidney. He Is not
90 discourteous to me as you might
think. He Is gruff. and drinking does
not make him better. but II Is Mr.. sid
nsy's vhln that be should drink II
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
CHAPTER ll-cOntiuued.

The gardeners name was William
son. He had been on the place almost
from the time of Mr.. Sidney's purchase
of It, He was attached TO 1t, proud of
his work and fond Of 1t and its results.
He had a leat little cottage beyond
the gardens. His wife was very pleas
ant and thought too much of my serv-
ices. Williamson himself was a fine
man, and l am interested in gardening
Consequently, having to visit the fam
fly every day or every other day, /
formed a habit of talking with him,
When, by chance, l spoke of the
ghost story to Williamson, with no
more purpose than ever had had in
these inquiries, | noticed that he was
a bit embarrassed.
III take no stock In the stories about
the pool" he said. I'D just as lief
pass 1t at midnight as mldday-al-
most"
BE honest, williamson" suggested
laughingly.
almost, / said" he replied. "But /
did see something at the pool"
He was straightforward unlmag-
NATIVE sort of man. was sure he was
not about to indulge In romance.
II know something of these stories"
he said. II have not gossiped mine
about--I was coming from town late
after midnight. It was the second
year of our being here. II was in the
fall or late SUMNER do not remem-
Der. AS l came along the road by the
pool, l saw the figure of a man stand
Ing by the edge Of the river. 1t was
light enough for me to see that the
figure was leaning on stick or cane.
| stopped and was going to call out.
but for some reasoa-I don't know Just
why-I didn't. The figure did not
move. began to feel creepy and
went on as gently as | could. Fifty
feet farther, l heard rustlIng In the
brush and l thought l saw face. l
couldn't be sure, but | thought l did.
/ know / heard a rustllng. When /
got out In the open, / ran the rest Of
the way home on the turf"
There was nothing very alarming
about that" l suggested. My romance
needed more substance. You saw a
man and heard noise"
There was nothing in seeing a man
and hearing Noise" said Williamson.
ut was the effect"
THAT was due to the hour and the
place"
mo. I'm not superstitious. | was
not thinking of the place. The man
on the bank was different from a man.
] could not see why. I didn't think he
was a man. II was not because | was
scared-at first. l became scared as
i looked at him. he did not move.
He did not seem to be alive. When !
felt shivers starting up and down my
back. knew was scared. Then when
i heard the rustling. | went home as
quickly and quietly as | could"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

Of a coat, collar spotted with blood,
necktie and a piece of white shirt,
There also had been found heavy
walking stick, bloodied and with hair
In the blood.
! had not been sitting on the bank
five minutes when was startled by a
shot from the nearby thickets, and a
bullet hit within two feet of where /
was sitting, knocking eff the bark Of
a tree. The report wac not that OF
small shotgun such as sed had car.
ried. 1t was the report OF rifle or
pistol.
The Clipped bark shovel that bull.
let, not shot, had hit the tree, and |
was unpleasantly conscious OF what
had happened. Jed had shot at me,
probably with large caliber revolver.
He could not have had rifle. unless
he had one hidden in the brush.
had seen what he carried, not only as
ne left the house hut as he was dodg-
ing through the thickets.
1t likely was pistol or revolver,
and that was why he had missed me.
| was stupetied for an instant, and !
did not jump or start. was notion
less, not even looking around, but l
was thinking rapidly. A subcoascious
protective idea formed almost instant
ly. and when the next moment another
shot came from behind me. fell for
ward on my face. rolled couple Of
feet to a bush. turned my face in the
direction from which the shot came,
got out my pistol and lay still.
After minute or two which seemed
very long time. Jed's face came In
view In the brush. He looked malevo-
lent but seemed undetermined and
cautious. | think he was uncertain
whether to leave my body where II lay
and have Ii discovered. or throw II into
the river and have my disappearance
unexplained. His decision was given
him by the noise Of farm wagon APP
preaching on the road. and he disap-
peared. I was ready to shoot him IL
he came near rue.
was young and had youths conf
dence. but nevertheless this event
would have sent me away from Hart.
ley If 1t had not been for Isobel and
Mrs. Sidney. They needed even my
small help and had to remain. I had
to remain. but | had also to protect
myself. Another time Jed might not
miss. On the way back TO the house
| thought out a plan which believed
would work. I inquired for Jed and
was told that he was with Mr.. Sidney.
| found him there drinking, and my
entrance gave him a shock which he
plainly indicated. His fright made
him so ugly that he was comic.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
LIVE
STOCK
ELIMINATE ALL POOR LAMBS
careasses Of Improperly Finished An
finals Do Not Find Ready
Sale on Market

Just why the latter part OF August
and early part Of September invari.
,lbly demorallzes the lamb market has
puzzled market students for many
years. A large percentage OF lambs
coming out Of Illinois. Wisconsin.
Michigan, Ohio. Indiana, and Iowa are
small native animals that have to be
sold for what they will realize. These
lambs coming on usually congested
market sell for a marked reduction
and since the consumption OF lamb
is limited In certain sections Of the
country, carcasses from these lmprop-
erly finished lambs do not find a ready
sale. This annual occurrence in this
section not only penalties che growers
of good lambs but means loss to the
producers of the inferior kinds. Since
the product is inferior II has a tend
ency to prejudice consumes against
lamb.
Farmers In the corn belt states sur
rounding the Chicago marker are ad.
vised by United States department OF
agriculture specialists to make con.
eerted effort to put their lambR In het.
ter market condition. II il thought
certain that most Of those who were
responsible for this years native
lambs could have put them in much
better market condition. with good
profit to themselves. II is regre'tab'e
that so large number of unlocked
and unrestricted, poorly finished, s.'ruh
bred lambs fill the markets from these
sections.
The man who keeps small flock on
the farm is advised to remember the
importance of handling sheep wisely.
The ewes should be bred early enough
In the fall so that they will produce
their lambs In March and April. Tie
lambs should be locked and castrated
when they are ten days old, They
should receive sufficient feed 10 keep
them growing In order that when they
are ready for the market In about
four months they should weigh from
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
"ENeAeEDl"

Synopsis. : DIR. John Nicholson,
just beginning his career. becomes
resident physician and companion
OF Homer Sidney at Hartley house.
Mr. Sidney is an American. a semi
Invalid, old and rich and very de-
sirous to live. Mrs. Sidney is
Spanish woman, digniied and reti-
cent. jed. the butler, acts like a
privileged member of the family.
Hartley house Is tine old isolated
country place. with a murder story.
haunted pool" and many watch
dogs, and an atmosphere of mys-
terry, The haunted pool is where
Richard Dobson, son OF a former
owner of Hartley house. had killed
his brother, Arthur Dobson. Jed
begins operations by locking the
doctor In his room the very first
night. Doctor John fixes his door
so ne can't be locked in. He meets
lsobel. daughter of the house and
falls in love at first sight. In the
night he finds the butler drunk and
holding Mrs. Sidney by the wrist.
He interferes. Mrs. Sidney ex-
plains. John buys revolver.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
KEEP FLIES OFF LIVE STOCK
Mixture Of Laundry Soap, Water,
Crude Petroleum and Naphtha
lin 10 Recommended.

The following mixture is very enfec-
tive In keeping flies of live stock and
its cost is very small :
One pound of common laundry soap.
four gallons Of warm water, one gnl-
Ion Of crude petroleum and four OUNCES
Of powdered naphthalin.
Shave the soap In very thin slices
into warm water and stir II until
thoroughly dissolved. Put the naph-
thalin in the crude petroleum and stir
until dissolved. Pour the soap and
water into the petroleum and thor
sughly mix them together.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
IusOtad bg Ir73iNFyers CopyrlgM by6eOqe HDOrdNcO

would be unJust-don't you see II
would be unjust?-to make g point
against him of behavior that Mr.. Sid
ney causes Please never mention II. :"
She was very much In earnest and
was not satisfied until she had my
promise that | never would speak to
Mr.. Sidney of Jed until | had her col-
sent. She then showed relief, and
felt more distressed. Jed had some
hold on this resOlute lady that should
have liked to break
Jed's attitude toward me was a
thing to drive distracted a person who
cared what II was. did not. He
could be interesting, and then was
interested in him. He could be stupid,
and | avoided him. He could be surly,
and | ignored him. He could be quar-
relsome, and | fought him back.
II seldom was matter Of sobriety
or iasobrlety with him. He was best
natured 10 me at times when he was
most intoxicated He was surliest at
times when he was perfectly sober. At
other times he quite reversed this. One
never knew from his physical condi-
ton what his disposition might be at
the time.
He served Mt dinner when Mrs. Sid
ney, Isobel and |, more tremendously
than we cared to, dlned. Certain do
nestle ceremonies pleased Mr.. Sidney
and he liked to know that in some re-
spects the baronial character of his
place was being maintained as he
would have maintained 1t II he had
been active.
When Jed was in good nature, he
| frequently sought me out for talks, and
when he was in good nature, | en-
couraged him. / did not want to open
up any secrets the house might have,
merely to learn what they were, but l
knew Mrs. Sidney needed help, and
thought might give It IL knew how.
l also thought that Jed some evening
when pleasantly and good naturally
drunk and garrulous might say more
than he intended. There were many
opportunities, but he never did.
One night-thls was In September
was walking about the place with the
mastiffs at my side. | stood while at
the edge of the woods looking at the
houeo Tn ice aAaurt, h,,lly u Saannad
fit container of mystery. Only few
windows were Illuminated. II was the
river side of the house that was bright
at night.
/ walked slowly across the lawn
toward the side where Mrs. Sidney's
rooms were. A small balcony opened
off her sitting room. l could hear her
talking to some one on this balcony.
The person she was talking to. as
heard In another moment, was Jed. /
was then almost under the balcony.
II am resolute man." Jed was say
ing. "Pll have my own way. I'll have
what want I'll make you glad to
come to terms. I'm reasonable man,
too. Now, admit that I've been con-
siderate."
started to get out of hearing as
quietly and rapidly as / could, but
heard Mrs. Sidney, her voice vibrant
with Indignation, say:
~ ought to have you whipped"
THAT is silly, unreasonable passion"
said Jed.
II shall not hesitate to kill you"
said Mrs. Sidney.
Then I went out Of earshot. The
fact that Jed could threaten Mrs. Sid
ney In this fashion was inexplleable.
It could not be explained by his serv-
iceabllity tosMr. Sidney. great as that
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

was walked about for a while. dis
tressed and depressed; then | patted
the heads Of the mastiffs. went indoors
and to my room.
Al hour later I opened my door Ia
response TO light rap. Mrs. Sidney
was there.
May l come In q momentT" she
asked Thank yOu- I have q request
to make which you cannot help but
think IL neutrality-suspicious."
placed . chair for her. She thanked
me but remained standing. I thought
she must be In an agony Of mind. but
she smiled
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
after all, We are engaged"
ITO BE CONTINUED.
Worlds Hlahest Village.

The little village Of Ksrzok In Kash-
mir is said by a writer in EAstrohomls
to be the highest In the world. Its
altitude is 1926 feet The buildings
consist OF a few wretched stone houses
and a small Buddhist monastery.
Kashmir Is the most northeriy state Of
India and lies wholly In the HImalaya
mountains. Not far from It's eastern
border Is 1T Everest. the Hottest peak.
20 far as known. In the world
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
RAISING REGISTERED CATTLE
Many Farmers Hesitate to Start With
Pure Bred Animals Because OF
Lack Of knowledge.

Many farmers would Ike to raise
registered cattle. but because OF their
lack Of knowledge Of pedigrees or indl.
viduality, or both, hesitate to start
with pure-bred animals. A safe way to
start Is to buy a few bred cows or
heifers and grow In experience as the
herd increases In numbers
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

"we are Indebted" said isobel, With
chill and unkind restraint. Thel she
smiled and said:
Good night, doctor. If am incon-
slderate at any time, put 1t down to q
naturally bad temper"
~
Jed had taken small shotgun and
said that he was going after rabbits.
which were unusually numerous and
threatened to be damaging to the
young brush about the place. 1t was
an October afternoon with a warm
sun. An hour or two after Jed had
gone. ] went out for q walk, going
down by the pool.
was In the brush for fifteen min
utes. and 1t happened that while was
there saw from little prominence
the figure Of Jed on ahead with his
shotgun. He was some distance away.
but / could see that he was going
stealthily from tree to tree In an odd
fashion for one hunting for rabbits. II
was as II he were stalking something
rather than trying to kick rabbits up
out of the brush.
| went on toward the pool. Once
again saw Jed ahead Of me. came
out on the path and went on TO the
river bank. where ! sat down.
Whenever | saw a piece of drift in
the pool aad watched its movements
thought Of. the body of the slain
brother. II had been whirled out into
the current and had been carried down
stream. On the bank had been found
few torn bits of clothing-the sleeve
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
LIVE STOCK NOTES

The amount Of concentrates fed can
be greatly reduced n the s0ws have
access to good pasture such as blue
Ersss. clover. alfalfa or rape.
Good pasture and considerable rsnge
for exercise not only lowers the cost
Of maintenance. but also serves 20
Keep sows 10 healthy coalition.
An old but correct statement that
the bull Is half the herd- needs 10
Be needed more than ever. owing TO
sAs high prices Of grain. labor anA
evsshead expense connected with pro
an<tion- :
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

One of the diff
cultles of the
present day speed
with which we
are living our
lives is that we do
not often enough
sit d aw n an d
It h ink on our
ways" II is to be
feared that think
ing is being swal-
lowed up In act
ing, and this may
be the reason that
many are living
thoughtless lives.
One of the great
literary lights OF
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
nIa Honer Roll

II may Be 9 battle with terrible pain.
struggle with mind - seal.
But Cod who see bis cNfdrsn here,
Knows thoss on hls holy rob
-sslectaA
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20
God, or
No God
S9Ss
- -
By REV. OTIS G. DALE, D. d.
Superintendent OF Men. Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.

TEXT thought on my ways and
turned my feet unto thy testimonies
Pa 1883.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

This is BIT from the personal ex-
perience of a great and good man.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-08-20

IS to 70 pounds and carry uniform
covering of flesh. Lambs which are
well bred, properly cared for, locked
and castrated, and In good flesh will
20 onto the market credit 10 the
man who has produced them and will
find a ready sale.