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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1921-11-19
PASSES UP SMALL FORTUNE
Frenchman Didn't Read Will on Body
Of Dead Man He Stumbled Over
in ForeCt.

Senlis, France-Threp hundred
yards from tie monument which
marks the farthcst southern advance
of the German army in France. in the
woods near here. Anatole Demuy. n
pensioned railroad worker. stumbled
upon the body of man. whose right
and still held a revolver.
Demuy lost no time in going through
the dead mans pockets and Hppropria-
ing $500 francs. S"Orning national de
ems" bonds and o,her papers.
Noticing his exaggerated expendi-
'lreS and failing to> obtain any in
or:nation from, hor husband rs to the
hidden source Of his sudden wealth,
Dcnuy'S wife reported him to the
police. He WAS arrested and upon
threat of being charged with theft,
directed the polio" to the spot where
the body was found
a @endarme opened will found
among the papers. The first article
read:
81 am friendless and without family.
| leave all the money, bonds and yalu-
ables found on me to TIE person fad
ing my body, after deductjng the ex-
pense of modest funeral"
Demuy had failed to read the will.
He will be arraigrcd on charge Of
theft.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1921-11-19

as the bleeding man tightened his
grip, and its claws worked spasmod-
ically.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1921-11-19
FIGHTS BATTLE
With Wild CAT
Colorado Man RepuIses Attack
of Furious Beast With His
Bare Hands.
MAN BADLY INJURED
Cat Springs on Him From Behind
and Makes Desperate Attempts
to Bite His Jugular Vein-
Forced to Give Up.

Waverly, Colo.-J. J. Smith of
Waverly went back to the primitive
last week and fought a battle with
wild cat with nothing but his bare
hands to defend himself. The cat at
tackled him when he was returning
to his home from the w. b. Roberts
ranch on the Poudre.
Smith was badly bitten and torn
on the neck, arms and body before he
succeeded In driving the cat away.
Although old settlers declare it is
all unprecedented thing, Smith de-
clares that the cat sprang upon him
from behind and made an attempt to
bite his jugular vein.
Fierce Battle Rages.
He was thrown to the ground by
the shock. Then, in the mud, with
the moonlight filtering through the
trees upon them, the man and the
wild cat fought such a battle as must
have been waged between prehistoric
man and the wild beasts in days be-
fore the stone age.
At first, with the terror Of the stu
tion upon him, Smith screamed for
help. Then, desperate with the snarl
ing, biting, clawing brute struggling
to reach the vital SPOT of his neck,
Smith fought the wild cat at his own
game.
He dragged the cat from his back
and worked his hands about its
throat. but the beast squirmed loose,
and fixing it's teeth in his neck tore
his clothing to ribbons with razorlike
hind claws.
For many minutes they fought.
Then finally the man succeeded in
pinning the cat down and was chok
ing It, The animal gasped for breath
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1921-11-19
MEXICO CITY ARMS POLICE
Pistols Replace Sticks When Public
Criticizes lncfficiency of
Gendarmes.

Mexico Ciiy-The purchase of 1000
pistols by Governor Gasca of the fed
eral district is taken rs an indication
here that Mexico City gendarmes
hereafter are to he armed
The local police department for
some time has been severely criti-
cized for inefiiciency. This was at
tributed to the fact that they were
allowed to carry no arms and were
dependent solely upon stick to en-
force their commands.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1921-11-19
Horse Opens Door With Teeth.

Chester, Pa.-When a stable here
caught fire, an old horse walked
to the door, slipped the bolt with his
teeth, and walked out of the reach
of the flames.
The building was owned by John S.
Lyndell, who was overjoyed to hear
his old friend neigh welcome. Nc
other animals were in the barn.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1921-11-19
Find Skeletons of
Prehistoric Beasts

Toronto.-F'rom the rocky
tombs in which they have been
preserved since prehistoric days,
the skeletons of four huge dino
saurs, those gigantic and mys-
terious creatures that roamed
the plains of this continent some
millions of years ago, have been
disinterred by a party of scien-
lists and will shortly be installed
in the Royal Ontario museum.
The find was made near Paricia,
Alberta, by party sent out from
the museum, and included two
practically complete skeletons of
the duck-billed dinosaurs and
two incomplete specimens. The
skeleton of the larger of the two
complete specimens measured
about 80 feet in length.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
QUEEN ANNE'S LACE.

your Majesty, the royal carriage
is waiting. viii you enter it?"
So spoke Sir Robert Roadside, and
the Queen said, Il will come"
Now you see the Queen was none
other than Queen Anne who belongs
to the family of flowers known as
Queen Anne's Lace. Sometimes the
family is known as the Wild Carrot
family, but more frequently as Queen
Anne's Lace.
AS you can guess Sir Robert Road
side was standing very firmly and
finely on the side of the road and
the carriage was made of nice deep
earth in which it was hoped the Queen
would take root
And the Queen did. The Queen
brought her lace with her too. for the
Queen is never without her lace. All
summer long she stood in her glory
surrounded by her beautiful white lace.
The Queen Anne's lace flowers are
white and look like little tables of
lace upon their rather tall stems.
Everywhere they can be seen in the
country.
''You will be with us for some timer
asked Sir Robert Roadside. "We hope
you will remain for some time in your
Howery kingdom
i "Ah yes," said Her Majesty, 81 ex-
pect to be with you until some time
N the autumn. Then 1 cannot stay
with you. l must rest. A Queen must
not get too weary.
Have they been talking of Court
matters and Royal personages in the
great world lately?"
EYES," said Sir Roadside, "they
nave"
"And what have they been saying?
asked Queen Anne.
They've been saying that they
wished, your Majesty, that you
wouldn't shove other flowers out Of
lhe way. They say that you're Sc
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
Mandarin Style of Garment
Slightly Shaped by Means of
Gathers Under Arms.

A good many negligees are made of
black satin in the style of oriental
robes, being hand painted instead Of
hand-painted are lined with bright
color to supply contrast. For in
stance. negligee of black satin may
be lined with gold or cerise.
There are several different styles
among these oriental models of black
satin. One especially is distinctly
new and interesting, not only for its
style, but for its simplicity. When
on, the corsage has a shawl effect, as
the two sides cross in surplice fash
ion, passing through a slit at one side,
to tie, and hang in long sash ends.
No sleeves are required in this negli-
gee. as the surplice sections extend
over the arm somewhat like kimono
sleeve, and while the garment is col
larless. it has turnback reverS at the
front showing the colored lining.
The mandarin style of negligee is
slightly shaped by means of gathers
under the arm. These negligees are
decorated in hand-painted motifs, In
striking designs and colorings, with
touches of embroidery combined with
the painting.
An unusual robe Of zenana cloth has
all the edges scalloped and button
holed in white chenille. The collar Is
deeply pointed at the back and at the
front there is full-length panel, mar
row and plastron-like at the top, and
widening out to extend over the hips
below the waistline. The scallopfng
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
FINDING GRADE OF POTATOES
Too Much Dependence Should Not
Be Placed or Size AIone-knobs
Detract From Value.

In grading potatoes too much de-
pendence should not be put on sizing
alone, say specialists of the bureau of
markets, United States Department of
Agriculture. A potato, for example,
may be so covered with second growth
knobs that it will not pass through
the meshes of the grader, but it does
not rightly belong in the first grade.
The knobs mean much waste and re-
quire extra time in preparing the
tubers for the table. Or, potato may
measure up satisfactorily to the stand
ards of size and yet be so diseased as
to be worthless.
A potato may even present a fine
prize-winning appearance on the sur
face, and be far below grade because
of injuries or disease of which there
is no evidence without cutting it
Freezing injury, or hollow heart, Illus
trates cases Of this kind. The grower
should not be blamed for losses which
result from these causes, but to great
extent field conditions are the primary
cause of the troubles which appear
when the potatoes are marketed.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
CHIEF CAUSE OF sWARMING
Lack Of Ventilation and Space for
Queen Bee to Lay Eggs En-
courage RestIessness.

The main causes leading to swarm
ing are lack of ventilation, lack of
space for the queen bee to lay eggs.
insufficient room for storing honey,
and Over-abundance of drones or a
queen bee that has become too old.
To prevent swarming therefore, these
conditions must be avoided, suggests
the Extension Service beekeeping
specialist The queen alone is normal
ly capable of laying eggs, and for
this reason swarming is necessary to
make new colonies and perpetuate the
race. The old queen always comes
out with the first swarm.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
REDUCE LOSSES IN SHIPPING
More Careful Handling in Harvesting
and Packing Spinach Is Urged
by Specialists.

Losses in Iong-distance shipments
of spinach can be greatly reduced by
careful handling in harvesting and
packing together with effective re-
frigeration in transit, according to
specialists of the bureau of markets
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. Decay and deterioration
in transit caused by the development
Of Shiny soft rot cause serious losses
to shippers in some sections
'This decay develops rapidly in
transit when temperature conditions
are favorable" say investigators Of
the bureau. 1T starts at places where
the leaves have been bruised or
wounded, and it very frequently fol-
lows attacks Of blight or other field
diseases. Other causes of deteriora-
ton in transit are yellowing and wilt
ing of the leaves. Prompt handling
and shipment at a low temperature
largely reduce losses from these
causes"
When barrels are used, it is advis.
able to scatter crushed ice in several
layers through the container, a large
layer being placed on top of the spin
ach next to the barrel head. Holes
bored in the bottom of the barrel pro-
vide drainage. Shipments in baskets
or crates carry best with a layer of
crushed Ice in the center Of the con-
tainer and another layer on top of
the spinach just under the cover.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
For Bridal Party
ConventiOnahy Correct apparel
Should Be Worn.
Souvenirs in Memory of Occasion Are
Presented to Ushers, Best Man
and Bridesmaids.

The costumes which may be worn
by the entire bridal party are of such
Infinite variety that it would be i'm
possible in this brief account to give
them all, says writer in Good House
keeping, but it is always safe to
follow the cOnventionally correct de-
scriptions given here.
The bride is always dressed in
white 'tulle, chiffon, satin, Or-what
is very new-cloth of silver, trimmed
with old lace, if it is in the family.
A train is more imposing, and should
come from the shoulders, but if the
veil is of tulle instead of lace, that
may form the train and will give a
very soft appearance.
The accessories, such as slippers,
stockings, gloves and bouquet, are
all of white. In fact, no color of any
| kind is introduced, unless orange
blossoms are worn. If the bride is
divorcee or a widow, she should
wear a smart afternoon or travelling
| gown, and a hat to match. A prayer
| book is often carried, while a few
orchids or gardenias may be pinned
at the waist in place of the conven-
| tional bouquet.
! The groom, ushers, and brides
escort wear the conventional after
noon costume-cutaway coat, striped
trousers, white or gray four-in-hant
cravat, light or dark waistcoat, as
preferred, patent leather shoes ant
white bOutonniere.
The bridesmaids are all dressed
alike in any light color scheme, witt
hat to match. In England they Otter
wear bands of silver or flowers il
their hair. The maid of honor anC
flower girls are dressed differentl!
to distinguish them, and often there
is page and a flower girl dressed
in fancy costume, after Reynolds O.
Van Dyke, who walk together. Thu
favorite color of the bride is usual.
chosen for her bridesmaids costumes
and great individuality may be ex
| pressed in the costuming of the wed
ding procession.
The brides mother wears a smart
elaborate afternoon gown of mauv
or some other dignified color, and car
rieS or wears a small bouquet t
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16

coo bushels of tubers were moved off
from the farms on their way to the
table. This is $4,000 bushels more
than left the farms in the correspond
ing period a year ago, or a half bushei
additional for every man, woman ana
child in the United States.
The potato crop of 1920 was the
largest in the history of the country,
amounting to 430, ,45S,00O bushels, and
Of these only 45,2S6,000 bushels were
estimated as remaining in the hands of
growers and dealers January 1. In
1919 the crop was 255.773,0O bushels.
and the amount in the hands of grow
ers and dealers January 1, 1920, was
estimated at 127, 100000 bushels.
When the potato crop has been
large, under normal conditions, the
stocks of January l usually have been
large, and in years of usual production,
before 191S the stocks of January
commonly We're about one-half of the
crop in the total of the principal north
ern potato-producing states. In the
case of the 1920 crop, on the contrary,
the stocks on the farm January
amounted to only One-third of the crop,
and were smaller than the average OF
the three preceding years, when the
production was much less.
Statisticians of the department be
lieve the greater consumption of pota
toes has been encouraged by the droI
in prices. For the entire country the
average price received by growers was
$500 a bushel August 1; $1.85, Sep
tember 1; S1.35, October L $1.1S, No
vember 1 $1.15 December 1, and $1.0t
| January l.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16

a(Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The hay crop, even when the labor
supply is normal, causes more worry,
anxiety, and disappointment than any
other crop. The time for harvesting is
comparatively short. Other crops re-
.quire attention at the same time. And
the weather Is to be reckoned with
A great deal of labor is wasted every
year during hay harvest, say special
lists of the United States Department
of Agriculture, not because of actual
idleness on the part of the workers
but because labor is expended unnec,
.essarily on operations that do not
utilize it to the best advantage. If an
old method can be superseded by q
new one that will enable the same
number of men to accomplish more
work in the same length of time, or
fewer men to accomplish the same
work in the same length of time, II
will mean more hay saved, more
profit to the farmer, and better con-
sdition for the country.
Shift Burden from Man to Horse.
Although there is a scarcity of man
labor, there are still plenty of horses
on most farms, and herein largely lies
the solution of the problem. On farms
where considerable hay is grown
methods must be adopted by which the
greater part of the heavy labor Is done
by horses. This will necessitate the
general use Of certain types of labor
saving machinery, some of them no
so common in the East, which have
been thoroughly tested and proved
satisfactory in the western part of the
United States. The small hay grower
however need not make a very heav!
investment in new haying apparatus
for by rearranging the working of hi
crew and using a little more horse
labor for the hard work he can adj
considerably to the efficiency of hi
crew.
Here are some suggestions made b!
the specialists for avoiding of labo
in haymaking.
Do not run two or more mower
close together. If the front mower ha
any trouble that causes it to stop, al
of the mowers usually wait while re
pairs are made on one. There is ;
tendency, also, for drivers to vast
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
SADDLE BAG OR CHAIR BACK
One of Latest Fads in Way of Down
PilloWs-Foot Pillows or
Eootrests

Perhaps one OF the latest innova.
tions in the way of down pillows is
the saddle bag or chair back. This
is an oblong case, partially filed with
down. making a light cushion easily
adjusted and thrown over the top OF
a chair to suit ones comfort. These
cushions are shown in all sorts OF
fascinating coverings.
With the revival of other old-time
bits of house furnishings come the
foot pillows or footrests. They are
long affairs, at least two feet, and
about foot or more wide and of the
same thickness. They are not soft
yielding things of down, but are
stuffed well with hair: A set of these
conveniences ordered for a blue libra
ry is of heavy, rich blue cloth embroid
cred with gold in square designs.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16

too much time talking when they stop
occasionally to let the teams rest. A
good practice when two or more ma
chimes are used is for each driver
to lay off a '1and" for himself and
work independently, so there will be
no interference from other machines.
Side Delivery Rake is Best.
Do not turn hay by hand. 1t is too
costly. The cheapest and most efficient
way of stirring hay In the windrow is
with a two-horse tedder. One man
with tedder will do more work than
u men stirring with hand forks. 1t
Is not even necessary to have man
to run the tedder. boy big enough
to drive a team will do just as much
work.
A one-horse rake operated by a man
makes raking very costly. A twO-horse
sulky rake is better, but the sfde-de-
livery rake is best. When curing is
done In the swath and a hay loader
is used, the crew can start taking rhe
hay from the windrow as soon as the
side delivery has made one double win
.1row across the field. If the sulky
rake is used, the crew will have to
wait until the rake has gone several
times across the field. In this matter
the extent of the haying operations has
to be considered, of course. On very
small farms the use of the side-de-
livery rake might not be economy.
L., o1A
is in proper. condition, there will be
mo necessity for hay caps or for
further labor till the hay is hauled
But hay caps will pay for themselves
in one year when the weather is bad
They are more especially needed with
clover, alfalfa, and pea vines, all OF
which cure slowly.
If hay is to be punched, the hand
method Is too expensive. A two-horse
sullzy rake can bunch 80 acres or more
a day and boy can drive 1t just as
well as man. Even more labor car
be saved, however, by using the push
rake to bunch hay after it has beer
raked into the windrow. It Is a good
plan to have two men working together
to round up the punches, since more
can be accomplished than when eaci
works alone.
1t is waste Of time to pitch hay
onto small hayrack on hlgh-wheelet
wagon. Use a large hayrack on {
low-wheeled wagon.
Loading hay with pichforks is thu
hardest, slowest, and most expensive
way. The men are working constantly
but the horses are doing nothing mos
of the time. If a loader is used, th'
hardest part of the work Is done b!
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16
FASHION NOTES OF INTEREST

A wrap of gray crepe de chine is
The skirt edge may be finished with
the new diamond-shaped scalloping.
Shells, straw flowers, leather cut.
outs and wooden beads trim the spring
hats.
A frock of blue linen is trimmed
with applique lines of a contrasting
color.
A chic hat of black milan is faced
with red and trimmed with burnt
goose.
White stockings are worn with
black slippers and with evening
frocks.
A cross-over vestee of Roman silk
is worn under an Elton jacket of navy
poiret twill.
Parasols of silk duvetyn are lined
with chiffon and trimmed with bunch
es of fruit.
Sport shoes are trimmed with col
ored feathers to match ones sweater
or girdle.
Checked taffeta is effectively com.
bined with plain taffeta in a smart
afternoon gown.
The waistline varies greatly, some
times high, sometimes low and some
times normal.
A frOck of cotton etamine Is
trimmed with motifs of cretonne en-
broidered in floss.
1t seems that the added length Of
skirts will be in uneven hanging and
dropping side panels.
Soft suede for bags is taking the
place of brocade. Beaded bags, how
ever, are still very much in evidence
and their popularity is due to increase
! as the summer proceeds.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-06-16

the horses and the men can handle
about 30 per cent more hay.
Save Labor on the Stack.
The push rake furnishes the most
economical method of hauling hay to
the stack, barn, or hay press if the
distance is not much more than one
fourth of a mile. One man, or a boy,
with a good push rake and a team
used to the work will handle three
times as much hay as two men with a
small rack on high-wheeled wagon.
Stacking hay with a push rake and
an overshot stacker mounted on wheels
eliminates nearly all of the back
breaking work of the old pitchfork
method. With a yield of one to one
and half tons to the acre, two men
on the stack can easily handle all the
hay brought in by three push rakes,
accomplishing vast saving in labor
and hay over the pitchfork method.
Another method not so good but still
vastly better than the pitchfork method
is stacker equipment with double
harpoon fork. The outfit can be made
at home and will cost very little COM
pared with the labor it saves, but
harder work is necessary to get the
hay on the stack than with the over
shot stacker.
When hay is to be baled from the
| field, one man by working in the after
noon, can round up enough hay which
has been punched by push rakes to
keep the press going next morning
until the dew is gone from the hay in
the windrow. When the hay is not
thus rounded up the crew will lose
two hours or more on mornings when
there is heavy dew.
Carelessness in setting the press may
result in less of labor. When the press
is properly set two men can get
plenty of hay to it from the stack.