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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Little Lawrence Mayo

This community had one of its most
severe schocks last Tuesday morning
when Lawrence Mayo Jr., eldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Mayo, had fal'
len 10 Looshatchie river at the Water
Mill and had been drowned. The en-
tire community was grief stricken,
with this, one of the saddest deaths
that has ever visited the town.
The little boy whose age was five
years had ridden 10 the mill with his
grand. father, Mr.. Greene, and young
er brother, Douglsss, and the boys were
left in the automobile while the grand
father went into the mill for 8 few
minutes on business. But the boys
left the automobile after being left
alone, and going to the creek behind
the mill, the older boy slipped and fell
into the Itream where the water was
seversl feet deep, When the grand
father, after being told Gy the younger
child of the accident, went to the point
where the older had fallen in, there
was no sign of the child whose little
body had sunk to the bottom of the
stream. Telephone messages to town
sent an army of willing and eager
helpers to search for the ho1y. which
wss found some thirty steIs from shore
In eight feet of water Strenuous ef-
forts were made in application by Drs.
Morris and Armstrong of methods said
by physicians to resuscitate drowned
persons, but to no avail. II was more
than an hour from the time the little
victim fell into the water until his body
was recovered.
This community has never been more
shocked and grieved by an accident
than by this one which takes from one
It's best homes one of its most happy
innocent and lovable figures aid the
hearts of the community go out in
symathy to bereaved parents and grand
parents.
Funeral services we're cunducted at
the home Wednesday afternoon by Rev.
e. A. Tucker and Raw. ]. W. McNutt
burial was in the family lot and the
sweet spirit Of the child has wended its
way to its Maker.
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To Taxpayers

E iitor Falcon
! am writing to call attention of Fay
cite County taxpayers to the deplor.
able condition of the county's finances
due to several causes, chief of which
is the extension of time at which taxes
become delinquent, from Msrch /, 10
May l, 1921.
Without this extension pll taxes due
to the county and state would either
have teen paid by this time or be de-
linquent.
There is divergence Of opinion as
to the wisdom Of this act of the leqis-
lature. At any rate it has nearly
stopped the payment of taxes-due to
such an extent that some of the coun.
ty funds, particularly the school fund,
are badly overdrawn.
Without going into exact details the
county is now In the same position as a
business firm whose outgo {: is in excess
of its income. You can readily see
that this Is an unusual condition OF af-
fairs at season when taxes are
usually pouring into the trustees hands
Like any business firm the county has
certain expenses such as the psymer.
of school teachers and the care of it's
unfortunates insane asylums and tie
expenses of its courts and jail, which
are monthly expense and might be
likened to the overhead expense Of q
business. These expenses cannot b.
postponed or avoided like the building
of q road or repair of bridge They
are continuing lcharges aud 1t must
be met each month. As it happens the
county is not now taking in enough
money 10 meet these charges and it It
barely possible that. unless those who
are able to do so pay, their taxes as
once without taking advantage of the
extension of time, the schools may be
forced TO close.
/ am sure that there are many tax
payers In the county who can pay their
taxes now. They must pay them by
May l, or suffer ths sale of the proper
ty agsinst which these taxes ase as
sessed and wish to appeal to all those
who csn.pay to do so now. ]. 7. JORDAN.
Trustee of Fayette County.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Parent Teacher Meeting

The Parent Teachers Association
met 10 regular session on March 2,
1921. A brief business discussion was
followed by both an entertaining and
an instructive program. Miss Eliza
beth Maxwell held her audience per-
fectIy during a rendition, attractively
interpreted. of Helen Tamary.. Miss
Patty Mosby portrayed her skill in rem
dering ''Rondo" by Chopin to the de-
light of her hearers. The discussion of
the subject of Tuberculosis and its Pre-
vention by DR.. Armstrong impressed
the Association as q timely one and
very beneficial. We thank you each
one most cordially. A MEMBER.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Select Settings with Care


Eggs that are abnormally small and
poorly shaped should not be used for
incubation, neither should eggs that
have thin or very porous shells cay the
specialists. II possible, eggs should be
set when fresh, and 1t is never advis.
able. to use for Matching eggs that are
now two weeks old. One Of the quick
est ways to obtain uniformity in the
off spring is to select uniformly good
sized eggs Of the same color.
Hard. sharp grit for grinding feed; and
oyster SHELLS to supply lime fer. egg
shells are both necessary. Neither viii
replace the other.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Spraying VIII Control Most
Destructive Orchard En-
emses
Spray At the right time.
Use the right materials.

Spray ht the right time.
Use the right materials.
Do the work thoroly.
These are the important points for
the control of orchard enemies insects
and disease-says Charles A. Keffer,
Director. Division of Extension, I'm
iversity Of Tennessee. Prof. Keffer'
Just prepared bulletin on this sub
iect from which the following Is taken:
I'm most parts Of Tennessee 1920
was good fruit year, sbut weather
conditions were unusually favorable to
orchard enemies-insects and diseases
SO that the man who did not spray
thoroly ut the right times failed to
make profitable crop. The lesson is
as cd, and as neglected. as orchard
planting. Fortunately for all there are
several large commercial apple and
peach orchards in the State. The own
er of these orchards had too much at
stake to neglect them. They SPRAYED.
And they profted in proportion to the
timeliaess and thoroness OF their spray
ing.
"The man with big orchard has
earned the less,n that the small grow
er must learn If he would have fruit.
country.
1.-The most destructive orchard fruit
diseases are the brown rot and leaf
curl Of the peach, the brown rot at
tacking the cherry and plum, and the
bitter rot, scab and blotch of the ap-
pie. Since all these diseases can be
controlled by timely spraying. and
since all Of them impair the quality
and selling price of the fruit, they are
here considered collectively.
There are other seriousifruit diseases, ;,
but as they cannot be controlled by
spraying they swill not be considered
here.
The most important Iruit insects
| that can be controlled by spraying are
San Jose scsle insects which infest
fruit trees; the aphids or lice found on
young growths of apple and other
fruits; curculio, which is especially in
furious TO the peach and plum; and
codling moth, the ginsect which causes
wormy apples:
Both diseases and insects can be
measurably controlled BY spraying,
When the weather is continuously wet
and cloudy. control becomes much
more difficult and consequently less ef-
fective." 81
The title Of the new publication Is
.Sprsy The Orchard" 1t is now ready
| for distribution to the fruit growers
and farmers of the State. Ask your
county agent for one or write TO the
Division of Extension, University OF
Tennessee. Gall for publication So.
4
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
In The Spring
Your Blood
Needs A Tonic
Winter Weakens Blood, Makes
Faces Pale. Take Guides
Pepto-Mangan
THE BEST KNOWN BLOOD TONIC
Drowsy Spring-Fever Feeling
That Comes from Sluggish
Blood Will Soon Leave You
THE BEST KNOWN BLOOD TONIC

As all growing things On earth shoot
into new life in Springtime. so do the
billions of cells that make up each part
CT the body renew their vigor.
As you open the windows. breathe
the Spring air, and let in the sunshine.
the red corpqscies in your blood should
carry more oxygen to the tiny cells.
The red corpuscIes are tiny disshaped
particles, swimming in enormous
numbers in the blood. They carry OK
ygen TO cells 10 all parts of the body,
and they carry away worn-out waste
matter. Sometimes, especially In the
Spring, after sthe winter indoors and
more or less sickness, the red corpus
cles themselves need rebuilding. Codes
Pepto-Mangan contains just the in
gradients to give them greater power
to absorb oxygen and to distribute II
thruout the toiy.
That Is Why 1t is such good Spring
tonic. II helps so much to bring back
color to cheeks made pale and wan by
the necessary indoor Writer life. II
adds to the number of red corpuscles.
With fine Spring days and GUIDES Pep
to- Msngan you gain in vigor and attain
good health.
Don't 20 around drowsv this Spring.
Take that good tonic. GUIDES Pepto-
Msngan. You can get |; 10 tablet form
or in liquid form at your druggists.
Both forms have the same medicinal
value. Insist upon genuine Guides
Pepto- Mangan.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Card Of Thanks


We wish to express our thanks to
the friends of our devoted cousin, Otha
Raiues, for the many deeds of kindness
SHOWN him during bis illness and death.
Also for the many beautiful florals.
We especially wish to offer thanks TO
the attending physician who s, earnest
" administered to bis every need for
many months and kept watch at the
bed side until the end. We are
jim PHILLIPS
JAMIE PHILLIPS
JoHNK. PHILLIPS
REvIE PHILLIPS
FRANCES PHILLIPS
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tional. DR.. J. w. Blacksrd. Address.
Brazil" Bishop John NJ. Moore.
Friday, Morning Sessions o'clock,
devotional, Miss Lillian Parker. Re-
ports.o district secretaries. Memphis
District, Mrs. George Watson; Paris.
Mrs. ]. D. Sexton; Psducah, Mrs. Tom
George; Union City. Mrs. B Winset;
election of officers; election of reserve
delegate to WOman's Missionary COun.
Gil, Richmond, We; selection of next
place Of meeting; Bible hour, Rev. C.
A. Water6eld. Adjournment.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Poultry Pointers for Ten
nessee Breeders

Progress in breeding poultry stock
will be made most quickly by picking
out the best individuals ia the flock and
using them as breeders. rather than by
breeding from the'fock as whole, say
specialist of the Division of Extension
University of Tennessee. The selection
of male for mating will be influenced
largely by the character of the female
used. If there is a general weakness
in the females in any respect, this
should be Offset as far as possible by
strength in that particular respect IN
the male used,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11

exceileu Is D tonic
and blood purifier.
l have taken 1t as
q tonic and TO
purify the blood
and Il was excel
lent / also found
1t good for stomach
trouble. And DR..
Piercs's Pleasant
Pellets are q fine
system regulator.
/ found them espe-
cially good for con-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Thanks

We wish to thank our friends who
go kindly lent their comfort and assist
snce during our recent illness and
bereavement. Also for the beautiful
floral offering. We pray God to re-
ward them as only he can do,
JOHN STEELE And WIFE
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11

stipatiOn and bilious attacks and they
also tone up the liver and drive impur-
tiles from the system In very mild
Way. s. HUGHES, ti4 Rogers,
Street.
You can procure trial package Of the
Discovery Tablets" BY sending 10 cents
TO the Invalids' Hotel. Buffalo. N. z.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
Garden Notes

The Falcon sold nearly ten thousand
frost proof cabbage plants during last
week and is receiving fresh shipment
direct from the grower about twice
each week, insuring fresh plants atiall
times. We expect to sell over $4,000
in March.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11

We have been asked several times a.
bout bedding sweet potatoes. We bed
the simplest and easiest way possible,
Make a lowflst bed as wide aud as long
as wanted, pulyerlze well and smooth
the surface; lay potatoes on this just so
they do not touch each other and cover
the bed with about three inches of pure
SAND. Manuring potato bed does no
good whatever unless it is ia giving
some wheat. The potato furnishes the
food for the young plant and no man
ure would help in this respect. We
have found this plan entirely satisfac
tory. II extra early plants are wanted
hot bed can be made as for any other
purpose, but we have found the simple
method described as good as any. Every
family should bed enough to plant the
home patch. Plants grown ,here at
home under natural methods are far
better than southern grown plants ship
ped here.
Last year on March Is the writer of
these lines left here for the Texas
coast country and vegetation had
shown mighty little signs of life.
We saw no swelling buds worth notice
Until we passed across Arkansas and
far southwark into Texas. Compare
that with the present vegetation here.
There is as much plaat life here now as
there was down on the coast then, and
our season is full month later than
theirs,
Set few frost proof cabbage plants
for earliest heading and plant paper
of stel for a little later this is better
than setting all the carly cabbage in
frost proof plants.ss
Our hot beds are coming along
nicely, with tomatoes, sweet peppers
and egg plants growing nicely. They
will be ready for the open gardtn by
about April d,
Wish we could have supplied every
customer, ,whocame US. answering our ad. !.
vertisement for home raised fall crop
Triumph potatoes Calls were many
and we sold out early ell we had. only
about 20 bushels. They are fully twice
as productive as northern grown seed.
Again we warn against planting
wrinkled peas or wrinkled (sweet) corn
till the soil warns up. II planted early
they rot and never germiDate, For
these earliest planting plant Alaska
peas and Adams corn, both are hardy
and stay in the seed bed til warm e.
nough to germinate and then come up
and grow. The wrinkled varieties are
of better quality generally, but MOI
near so hardy.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
CARE OF BREEDING

Watch the breeding flock carefully
and sec that the fowls keep in good
breeding condition. the United States
Department of Agriculture advises, in
Farmers Bulletin 1l16, on the selection
and care of poultry breeding stock.
The birds and houses should be examin.
ed to see that they are no infested with
lice or mites,
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-03-11
An Old Reliable Tonic

Alton Park, Tenn. -"Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery caunot be
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CHAPTER VI
What Every Man Knows


wasn't gone very long on this sec
ond excursion into the woOzy-wooZies,
though 1t was nighttime, and the
shaded electric light was turned on
when l opened my eyes and found
Mrs. Sheila sitting by the bedside.
The change In Mrs. Shella sort OF
made me gasp. She wasn't any less
pretty as she sat there with her hands
clasped In her lap. but she was diff
ferent; sober, and with the laugh all
gone out of the big gray eyes. and
look in them as II she had suddenly
become so wise that nobody could
ever fool her.
"You are feeling better now7" she
asked, when she found me staring at
her.
told her l guessed was. but that
my hand hurt me some.
You have had great shock OF some
kind-besides the burn. Jimmie" she
rejoined, folding up the bed covers so
that the ban ged hand would rest
easier. THE doctors are all puzzled.
Does your head feel quite clear now
so that you can think"
at feels as II I had a crazy clock
in it." l said But the thinking part
is all right. Have you heard any
thing from Mr.. Norcross YETI"
Not word. We have been hop
ing that you could tell us something
when you should recover sufficiently
to talk. Can't you. Jimmie?"
Remembering what Maisie Ann had
told me just before l went off the
hooks, I thought l might tell her
lot II l dared to. But that wouldn't
do. So l just said:
II told Maisie Ann all knew about
Mr.. Norcross. He left the Office some
little time before l did-with Mr.. Rip
ley. l didn't know where they were
going"
'.They went to the hotel" she helped
out. "Mr. Ripley says they sat in the
lobby until after ten o'clock. and then
Mr.. Norcross went up to his rooms"
OF course, I knew that Mr.. Ripley
knew all about the Hatch ruction;
but If he hadn't told her. 1 wasn't GO
Ing to tell her.
There was some trouble In con-
nection with Mr.. Hatch that evening.
wasn't there?" she asked.
Hatch had some trouble-yes. But
l guess the boss didn't have any,"
replied.
Tell me about IT," she commanded; !;
and I told her Just as little as could
how Hatch had had an interview with
the boss earlier In the evening, while
was away.
1T wasn't a quarrel?" she suggested.
why should they quarre!?" l
asked.
She shook her head. You are spar
ring with me. Jimmie. in some mis-
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told anybody yet but Mr.. Norcross;
but II you 60 to making trouble for
| him and the railroad company, I'll go
into court and swear to what I know !"
He was halfway out of the door
when l got through, and he never
made any sign that he heard what /
said. After he was gone / began to
sense, just little, how big a fool I
had made Of myself. But l was still
mad clear through at the idea that
he had taken me for the other kind of
fool-the kind that wouldn't know
enough to be sure that the president
of big corporation wouldn't get
down to tampering with a common
clerk unless there was some big thing
to be stood off by 1t.
Stewing and sizzling over 1t, put
tered around with the papers on my
desk for quite little while before
remembered the two kilograms. and
the fact that I'd have to go and stick
the three-bladed knife into Mr.. Nor
cross. When did remember, showed
the messages into my pocket, ficked
off the lights and started to go up
town and hunt for the boss.
After closing the outer door of the
office don't recall anything particular
except that I felt my way down the
headquarters stair in the dark and
groped across the lower hall to the
outside door that served for the stair
case entrance from the street. When
1 had felt around and found the brass
knob. something happened, 1 didn't
know just what. In the tiny little
fraction of a second that had left,
as you might say, between the hearse
and the grave. had vague notion
that the door was falling over on me
and mashing me fat; and after that,
everything went blank.
When I came to life out of what
seemed like an endless succession of
bad dreams 1t was broad daylight and
the sun was shining brightly through
some flmy kind Of curtain stuff in q
big window that looked out toward the
west. was in bed, the room was
strange. and my right hand was
wrapped up In q lot Of cotton and
bandaged.
hadn't more than made the first
restless move before I saw q sort Of
pie-faced woman in . nurses cap and
apron start to get up from where she
was sitting by the window. Before
she could come ovsr to the bed, some
body opened deer and tip-tosd n
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1T was what vas telling you
about that same evening. you remem-
ber-down in the hall when you
brought the flowers for Cousin Shelia.
You told him what told you didn't
your
NO: / didn't have a chance-n't
any real chance"
"Then somebody else told him. jim
nile; and that is the reason he mas
resigned and gone away. Mr.. van
Britt thinks II was on account OF the
two messages from Mr.. Chadwick
and Mr.. Dunton, and that Is why ne
wants to talk to you about It, But
you know, and l know, Jimmie. dear :
and for Cousin Sheila's sake and MI
Norcross', we must never lisp II to
human soul. A new general manager
has been appointed. and lie is on MS
way out here from New York. Every
thing has gone 10 pieces on the rail-
road, and all of Mr.. Norcross' friends
are getting rendy TO resign. Isn't II
perfectly heart-breaking?
1t was: IL was so heart-breaSinS
that | Just gasped once or twice ana
went Off the hooks again. with Maisle
AIMS frightened little shrek ringing
In my ears as she tried to hold me
back from slipping over the edge.
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subpoena can find me when I'm
wanted"
That's all nonsense, and you know
lift you're not too much of kid to
know anything" he snapped, shooting
out his heavy jaw at me. 81 merely
wanted TO give you a chance to get
rid Of the railroad collar, II you felt
like 1t. I like fighting man: and
you've got nerve. Take a night and
sleep on 1t. Maybe you'll think diff
ferently in the morning"
Here was another chance for me TO
get off with a whole skin. but by this
time l was completely lost to any
sober weighing and measuring of the
possible consequences. Leaning across
the desk end l gave him a final shot,
just as he was getting up to go.
Listen. Mr.. Hatch" I said "You
haven't fooled me for a single minute.
Your guess is right; l heard every
word that passed between you and
Mr.. Henckel that Monday morning in
the Billiard lobby. As l say, haven't
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ing to drive into me began to nd
hold. just a little. In spite Of what +
knew-or thought / knew. Was
barely possible. after ALL that ,h.n
had been foul play of some sorti
In the first place. something M
been done to me by somebody. II vi
sure thing that | hadn't crippled ,A
half-killed myself all by my lOnesou.
Then they had said that the 10
stayed up with Mr.. Ripley that mid
until after zen O'Clock. and had tha
gone up to go TO bed. That being ~
case, how could anybody have got b
him between that time and the less
ing time of the midnight Fast Mall d
tell him about Mrs. Sheila?
Anyway It was stacked up, II md
a three-cornered puzzle, needing SOM
body to tackle it right away; VI
when l finally went to sleep It vr
with the notion that. sick or no sd
l was going to turn out early In y
morning and get busy.
l was well enough to get up the na
morning. and when l phoned to Y
Van Britt he sent his car out to
majors to take me down to the ona
Just before l left the house, IA
Sheila waylaid me. and after telling
me that l must be careful and %
take cold In the burnt hand, she p
In another word about the boss %
appearance.
II want you to remember what
said last night, Jimmie and not q
the others talk you over into the y
lief that Mr.. Norcross has gone aSu
because he was either discouraged .
afraid. He wouldn't do that: "
know 1t, and l know It. We are ..
friends. you and l, and we must ssa
by him and defend him when he Su
here to defend himself Il
1t did me good to hear her unV
that way. l had been sort OF ge'uls
ready to dislike her for letting ~
boss get in so deep and not leilH
him straight out that she was m's
ried woman and he mustn't VI
when l saw that she was trying wv
just as loyal to him as | was II pun"
me over to her side again.
Though the boss disappearance W.
now four days old, things were ~
In sort of daze down at the 'a ~
road offices. Mr.. Van Britt, being
general superintendent and nei' a.
command. had moved over in1o
boss office, and Fred May was uvns
his shorthand work. They Wou,.. W,,.,
let me do anything much-l c0u'u'
do much with my right arm " ~,
sling-so I had chance 10 n'I
around and size up the situatlos
yon want to know how 1t slzea wy
you can take 1t from me that No..
pretty bad. People all along tne IA "a
were bombarding Mr.. Van BTU ""
letters and kilograms wanting 10 NV, NV
what was going to be DONE anu " :,
the change in management "As 4
ing to mean for the public anu NJ
that. You see, Mr.. Norcross hau
out a mighty attractive program \. /.
the little time he had been .. =,
wheel. and now 1t looked as II u M ~
all going to be dumped into 'n'
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