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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12

Handling Hides In Large Quantities
Permits Grading and Classifying
Product So That II Can Be Sold 10
Best Advantage.
and probably. But wen II he should
produce the best quality Of hides and
skins. the small producer Is ut q dis
advantage compared with large pro-
ducers like the packers. for example.
because the latter handle large guam
titles Of hides and Al sort and grade
them according to the demands of
various tanners. The extremely scat
tered sources and the comparatively
small individual production Of country
hides and skins makes 1t impossible
for country producers to sort and
classify their product in marketable
lots.
Nevertheless, many features of the
present methods of marketing country
hides can be improved, since these
methods support expensive nonessen-
tial profit-absorbing and specializing
Intermediates which operate, possibly
internationally but inevitably, to sup
press this branch Of the industry and
to discourage the quality of workman
ship displayed.
Distribution Systems.
Three principal methods of market
Ing domestic hides and skins prevail
at present. as shown by studies made
by the bureau of markets. The one In
which the farmer. ranchman and local
butcher usually participates is need
lessly complex and costly. The hides
which my one of these individuals has
to sell are usually disposed Of either
TO a Junk dealer or n local buyer.
These men, In turn. sell to a travelling
buyer. The latter passes on his goods
to the large hide dealer. and this deal
er sells to a broker or a tanners buyer,
from whom the collected skins are
finally disposed Of to a tannery. Thus
there is maintained q long. circuitous
distribution system that adds needless
" to the final cost.
Contrast this system with the direct
methods which the packers are able to
employ. Each packer having a large
assortment Of hides Is able to grade
and classify his output 50 that he can
dispose Of ii advantageously to a hide
broker or a tanners buyer direct
From these men the hides 90 direct to
the tanner. Thus various intermediate
agencies and their profits are elm
mated.
So simple a distribution system Is.
Of course. impossible for the small pro
Queer. However. experience has shown
that the farmer and ranchman and the
local butcher can dispense with the
Junk dealer and the travelling buyer,
and In some cases. with the local deal
ers as Intermediates In the distribu-
ton system. When the producers ne
gotiate directly with the large hide
dealer. the halter sorts and CLASHES
the hides sent In and Is In q position
to share with the producer q part Of
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
CLEAN UP HOUSE
BEFORE WINTER
Make Sure Structure Is Free
From Vermin Before Cold
Weather Sets In.
USE STRONG DISNFECTANT
rows Will Not Thrive and Produce
Eggs II They Are Tormented With
Lice and Mites-eet Rid Of
Their Hiding Places.

Along with the storing Of pumpkins,
the husking of corn and the other
tasks that fall brings comes the disln-
lection Of the henhouse. Whether the
poultryman has a few birds or many,
II he is wise, he knows that the roosts,
floors, nests and every crevlce Of the
building should be thoroughly satu-
rated with a disinfectant before the
birds are introduced to their new quar-
tiers. Hens do not thrive or lay well
when they r infested with lice or
mites. The following directions for
Kidding the chicken house Of all Its
unwelcome inhabitants are given by
the United States Department Of Ag-
riculture:
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
FEEDING STOCK IN TRANSIT
Shippers Who P~atronlxe Roads WITH
out Proper Facilities Must Make
Own Arrangements

whea the distance is such that q
live stock shipment to destination cam
not be made within the time provideH
under the federal 2S-hour law. animalsn
must be unloaded. fed and watered-
The railroads which have the heaviest
long-distance shipments provide feed
in-transit stations for this purpose M
Intervals along their lines. Railroads
which do a small live stock business
often are without feed-in-transit sta
ions and the shipper patronizing these
lines must make his own arrangements
for feeding and watering.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
|WuGEMERAL
,fXRMN0PES-

Let's grow more alfalfa.
"
Cooperation is q big factor In Sue
cess
Fan A. the best time to plant thosee
trees and shrubs
AweI-fertlized farm 10 lie q high
bred horse-a JOY 10 work with foF E
scscnplishes its task so readily.
A general movement to do avzY
with the unsightly billboard wsal8
improve the country landscape.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
PQDHRNNQlS

The first essential for high egg pro-
duction Is healthy and vigorous stock.
Good feeding. purebred stock, no
lice, no carelessness-those things in
sure success to any poultry keeper.
Don't feed an exclusive grain ration.
Meat, green STUFF. grit and shells and
charcoal all shcdid have = place In
the hens diet.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
Medicine In Africa.

q novel and interesting experiment
ln training natives In medical and sur
gical work is being made In Uganda.
Native boys who are the raw material
from the best schools Of the country
are being taken and are receiving a
three years course Of training at the
large G. II. S. hospital Mt Mengo. the
native capital Of Uganda. where the
medical school began Its work three
years ago.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
DUTCH COLONIAL
ALWAYS PLEASES
Exterior Attractive and Interior
Comfortable and Convenient.
HOUSE CONTAINS NINE ROOMS
Home Built From This Design is Suit
able for City, Town or Farm
Offers Accommodations for a
Good Sized Family.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject OF building. for the readers of this
paper: On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
Is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all innuiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply,
BY WILLIAM A. RA0FoRD.
When the Dutch first landed on
Manhattan island and founded the
city which is now New York they
brought with them some ideas about
home building that have had a dis
tinct influence on American architec-
ture. The homes they and those who
followed them built were all along
the same lines, and were patterned
after those they had left behind in
the Netherlands. Since then archi-
tects have termed this type of home a
dutch Colonial" and there are many
thousands of them throughout the
United States.
A particularly fine house Of the
Dutch Colonial design Is shown in the
accompanying illustration. BY com
pairing the exterior of the house with
the floor plan that accompanies it it
will be noted that every inch of the
interior has been utilized, despite the
artistic exterior appearance. Usually
when there are out-of-the ordinary ex-
terror effects they are secured by sal
rlfcing some of the interior space.
This home is not large when the
number Of rooms is considered. The
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
WAY TO MARKET
COUNTRY HIDES
Producer Under Unnecessary
Handicap Due to Roundabout
Distribution Methods. :
STUDY GRADES AND CLASSES
Practice Of Farmer, Ranchman and
Local Butcher Usually Needlessly
Complex and costly-omlt Inn
mediate Agencies.

There is no magic formula for sim
pljfying distribution. Improvement IN
methods can only come from careful
study of the routes followed by each
kind or class Of commodity in Its Tong.
long trail" from producer to consumer.
This fact Is recognized by every stu
dent of present ecenomic processes
and likewise has been taken into ac-
count in the studies Of marketing prob
lens carried on by the bureau Of mar,
kets, United States Department Of, Ag-
riculture. One Of these specific prob!
lens which the departments special
lists have studied and regarding which
they offer definite recommendations
that involve a real saving to consumer
and producer, has to do with the mar
keting Of hides, a by-product from
which almost every farmer can derive
profit If he will give 1t proper atten-
ton.
knowledge Of Grades Needed.
The first need In the present situa-
ton is a familiarity or the part of the
producer Of country hides with the
recognized grades and classes Of hides
and skins. Such an understanding will
enable him to prepare and dispose Of
his products much more i~ntelligently
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12

wise with the prospective home build.
ers about their plans. Many home
builders have found that costly
changes in plans were necessary as
the work Of building proceeded. be
cause they could not vizualize the
plans they had selected. Advice Is
helpful, especially when 1t comes from
experienced men.
Next year will see the greatest
season of home building in the his
tory of this country. AS this is writ
ten prices have been reduced as much
as % per cent. which should remove
n of the handicaps that has held
back home building in the cities and
retarded 1t not a little In the smaller
towns.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12

houses a bucket pump, knapsack
sprayer or barrel pump is desirable. A
rather coarse spray should be applied
from all angles and thoroughly driven
into the cracks. The floors should also
be treated.
In tests conducted by the United
States Department Of Agriculture dur
ing the last four years several differ
emit materials used rs sprays have
proved effective against mites. Com
mercial carbolineum, which consists
essentially Of a h~igh-grade anthracene
oil, has proved very effective. The
killing power of this substance, which
is derived from coal tar, lasts for sew
eral months, and mites which may be
inclined to come In from other build
ings are repealed for a long time. This
material Is rather expensiye-about 81
q gallon-but since the number of
treatments necessary to control an In
Hesitation Of mites completely is less
than that required when any other
known material is used, its application
Is strongly advised.
Crude petroleum. while not so effec-
tive as carbolineum, retains its killing
power for several weeks, and in most
localities Is very cheap. Since 1t does
not dry into the wood so rapidly. 1t is
more likely to soil the fowls and cloth
ing. These materials can be sprayed
better II reduced with kerosene at the
rate of about n part Of kerosene to
three parts Of the other material. Both
often contain foreign particles which
should be strained out before the
spraying is begun.
Two Treatments Advisable.
1t has been found that n thorough
application Of either of these materials
will often completely eradicate the
mites from an infested chicken house,
but ordinarily 1t is advisable to make
q second application a month after the
first. and In some cases a third treat
ment Is required. These subsequent
applications may be made with a
brush. the materials being used pure
and only the roosts, their supports, the
walls adjoining and the nests II they
are infested, being treated. This meth
cd OF application is effective for the
irst treatment also II the houses are
not heavily infested. Poultry should
be kept out Of the treated buildings
until the material Is wen dried into
the wood.
In spraying henhouses care should
be exercised to prevent the spray from
striking chickens around the building.
This is especially important with
young chicks.
Pure kerosene and kerosene emul-
eson In double the strength ordinarily
applied to plants WIN destroy all mites
hit. but these substances have not
body enough to destroy those mites
which are In more protected situa-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
TREAT SHEEP FOR PARASITES
One West Virginia Farmer Saved $500
This Year by This Practice
5 No Fatalities

Treating sheep for parasites saved
me Monongahela county CIV. va.)
farmer $500 this year. the United
States Department Of Agriculture Is
advised. During a two weeks period
the farm bureau Of Roane county, W.
Va. had more than 100 head Of sheep
treated for parasites without fatalities
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12
Destroying the Mite.

The first step necessary to destroy
parasites on chickens is to get rid Of
the hiding places as fast as possible,
The roosts should be taken down and
all unnecessary boards and boxes re-
moved. In heavily infested houses
mites are to be found in all parts of
the building, including the roof. Where
they are less numerous, the intesta-
lions usually r confined TO the
roosts and nests and the walls imme-
dlately adjacent. For large chicken
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-11-12

room Is IA feet 8 inches by Is feet
8 inches. Back Of It is the kitchen.
Q by 10 feet 6 inches. Through the
hall to the back there is a washroom.
or laundry. with a lavatOry adjoining.
Thus II win be seen that the house
Is equally divided. the two rooms on
either side being Of the same size.
but separated by the hall. At the
same time the cased openings permit
the use Of dining and living room and
ball for entertainments
Upstairs there are Eve good bed
rooms and bathroom. Three Of the
rooms are across the frORt Of the
house. and two At the back. with the
bathroom between. All open directly
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28
Notice Relative to Opening and
Closing Of the Polls


Act No. 20, Public Acts of 1919
Special Session
Sec !. On the day Of any election
the polls shall be opened at seven
O'clock in the forenoon. or as soon
thereafter as may be, and shall be
continued open until five o'clock in
the afternoon and no longer: PRO
NlDED, That in townships the Board
Of Inspectors Of Election may. in it's
discretion. adjourn the polls at
twelve o'clock noon, for one hour.
and that the township board in town
ships and the legislative body in
cities and villages may. by resolution
adopted fifteen days prior to the
election and published with the no
tee Of election. provide that the
polls shall be opened at six O'Clock
IN the forenoon and may also pro-
vide that the polls shall be kept omen
not later than eight o'clock in the
evening of the same day.
THE POLLS Of said election will
open at Z o'clock a. m. and will re-
main open until 5 o'clock D. m. of
said day Of election.
Dated Oct. IL. A. ID. 1920.
Francis c. Hayward. City Clerk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28
BRADY SCHOOL NOTES
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IN the eighth gradel

(By the eighth grade)
The boys of this school are start
ing up a Boy Scout club.
Last Friday after school Mr.. Viola
from Shepherd came and told US a
lot of things about the Boy Scouts.
He told us some games they played
and some things that they did.
Afterwards we played some of the
games he told US about. Some of
the games were Chinese tay, ankle
tag and skinnins the snake. Mr..
Viola is coming back Tuesday after
school.
We had a small rain here Sunday
The boys of this school played ball
with the lrishtown school. We played
nine innings. The score was IL to Is
in favor Of the Irish town school.
Some of the boys are staying out
Of school to help husk corn and dig
potatoes.
The books given 10 US by the State
Library have arrived.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28
SUMNER
rnliIiIIInIlIIIIIllnIlnlIiinuIIIIliIIiIilllIl


DIR. Graham and wife of Alma was
here on business Monday.
Mrs. Jennie Vreeland of Hillsdale
came Monday 10 visit her sister, Mrs
H. A. Glow who is seriously ill.,
Melvin McClenathan was called
home from Lansing Tuesday by the
illness Of his little brother, Gerald
Mrs. Flora McClosky of Flint came
Tuesday TO visit friends.
DR.. Smith of Alma was a business
caller Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. F. Black and son
Lyle, returned Monday from q
visit with relatives near Detroit.
Arthur Pugsly and wife were in
Alma on business Wednesday.
ID. j. Ayers, wife and son, Ellis
left Thursday morning 70 spend a
week in Detroit visiting their son
Clifford, and family.
Paul Duffield and wife and daugh-
ter, called on j. +. Tucker Thursday
Clinton Fowler experienced some
excitement Tuesday when his horse
ran away with him throwing him
out. Fortunately he escaped with a
few minor bruises but the buggy was
complete wreck.
Sarah Pelton has returned from a
two weeks visit in Grand Rapids.
Mrs. NJ. +. Boyer of Lansing is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. +. +. Nc
Clenathan.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fowler were in
Alma the greater part of last week
doing some repairing on their new
house.
Ben Shaver and Willis Plank are
installing lighting plant in their
homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mervan of
Grand Rapids and Misses Lillian
Pelton and Ruby Clevenden of Beld-
ing came Friday evening to visit rel
atives returning Sunday evening.
George Glow of Alma was called
here Friday by the serious illness of
his mother, Mrs. II. A. Glow
Al Gorton is seriously i'll Of heart
trouble.
George wilkins has returned home
after several weeks stay in Pontiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Plank and |.
+. Tucker were st. Louis callers
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Booth and son,
Bert, called on relatives here Sunday.
Thelma Booth of California is
visiting friends here.
Miss Mildred Clevenden who is at
tending school in Ithaca spent the
week end with her parents.
Little Gerald, the four year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clenathan was
stricken with diphtheria last Sunday
morning Everything that loving
hands could do was done but of no
avail. He passed away Tuesday
morning. A short service was held
at the house Wednesday morning
conducted by Rev Cotteral Inter
ment was made in Sumner cemetery.
The family have the sympathy Of
their many friends in their sorrow.
Miss Myrtle Tomlin entertained
Mr. Inbody at her home Sunday
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28
MAUSOLEUM NOW
ASSURED FOR ALMA
THAT SUCH BUILDING WILL BE
ERECTED IN ALMA THIS
COMING YEAR is
SETTLED.
The Only Question Is Its Size and
Whether You Will Have Part
of the Benefit.

Readers Of this paper are entitled
to information relative TO the pro-
posed mausoleum TO be built in Alma
during the coming year. A site has
been selected and work will begin
early in the spring. Heretofore only
the wealthy have been privileged to
enjoy the advantages of a private
vault. The community mausoleum
makes it possible for those in almost
any circumstances to enjoy the same
privileges, the idea being to bury
above ground, thereby avoiding all
the disagreeable features Of the un-
foreground burial. and this can be
done at cost less than the cost of
a modern ground burial. There have
been enough burial places sold to in
sure a building, the only question
now is how large it is to be. The
exterior Of the structure will be of
stone, the interior will be lined with
marble, while the floor will be made
OF ceramic tile, with borders. The
windows will be Of art glass and the
building will be equipped with cleo
trio lights. The plans and specific
alton are now filed with the COM
mission. II is planned TO complete
the canvas in the next few weeks.
Remember that we build only for
those who subscribe. so il you want
a place for burial in this building
please notify the Flowers Mausol-
cum Co. General Delivery, Alma,
Michigan and opo Of their renree-
entatives will call upon you.-7l-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28

If you have weak digestion eat
sparingly of meats, let at least five
hours ebapse between meals. eat
nothing between meals. Drink an
abundance Of water. Take one of
Chamberlain's Tablets immediately
after supper. Do this and you will
improve your digestien.-adv. EST
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28

Got Her Good Health Out of q Bottle
Mrs. Edward Railsnider, Wabash,
Ind, says that she owes her good
health TO Chamberlain's Tablets. She
suffered from distress after eating
and constipation and was completely
cured by the use Of these tablets
adv -6S- At
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28
IIilIliIIuIliiiiliIlIIIliIIiIilIlllInIIIIiuuMm
TOWN LINE
,III,IillIIlilIlIiiilIIIIl,IlllI,Iil,IIIuIII,,

Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. O'Bryant en-
tertained her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Neil Sanders, and family of Forest
Hill Sunday afternoon.
Emery Church and wife spent Sun
day near st. Louis visiting friends
Mrs. Iva Whitcraft and two daugh-
tiers, Vergil and Thelma, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Charlie Roebar and
family of Alma.
Miss Emma Wilson of Alma spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Bert
Jones, and family.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28

Let us fill your bin with Chestnut
coal. Brown-W Ward Co, phone 27.-
69-tf.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28

Election returns by Western Union
Strand Tuesday .-adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-10-28

Record want ads pay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
I'VE MAY COST
NEGRO HIS SIGHT
Giant Lye Can Contents Greets Burnett
as He Enters Rooming House.

Charles Burnett, negro, may lose the
sight of one eye and possibly both, as
a result of can of giant potash being
thrown in his face. The contents OF
the can struck him full in the face,
burning him, severely and particles Of
the potash landed on the balls OF his
eyes, eating into them. Georgia Hurger,
negress, and Eileen Malone, her mother,
were arrested charged with the offense.
Burnett went to the home Of the wo-
men, where he is said to have been
staying, and told Georgia that he want
ed his l. l.. A. union card, as he was
TO attend a meeting of the union. The
woman denied him entrance and
Charles pulled the screen door open
and started to walk in. As he stepped
n the door the woman is said to have
thrown the contents of the can at him.
Medical treatment was given the ne
gro yesterday morning in the effort to
save his eyesight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-05
SUPREME COURT
CLOSES SESSION
Docket Is More Nearly Clean Now
Than in Years.

Tallahassee, Aug. AFTER being
constantly in session since October
10, 1919, the Supreme Court adjourned
until October 4th. next. Since conven-
ing last fall the court has considered
and disposed of 32S cases on the mer-
it's, in addition to various motions
and petitions for rehearing.
When adjournment for the midsum-
mer recess was taken today there were
only So cases on the docket ready to
be taken up and disposed of, of
which have been considered but were
not ready to be disposed of. There are
today a total of 204 cases on the dock
ct, but in 81 of these cases counsel
have requested the privilege of orally
arguing them. These 81 cases are
therefore not yet ready to be taken
up by the court. There are sc cases
on the docket in which briefs have
not yet been filed and, of course, these
cannot yet be considered by the court
A year and a half ago there were
were very nearly 400 cases on the
courts docket. Today there are only
204-a reduction of approximately
200, with the result that the court is
nearer up with it's work than it has
been for several years. During the
recess no opinion will be filed. but one
or more of the judges will be in ITALIA
hassee all of the time, while others
are off on vacation, and the records
in many cases will be considered and
such cases will be ready for early
disposition when the court reconyenes.