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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

living room, but is ample for the needs
Of the family. 1t opens at the far end
into a hall which gives access to an
other small bedroom and to the stairs
leading to the cellar, and to the floor
above. At the right end, which forms
a sort of wing to the main building,
Is the large kitchen which Is necessary
In farm homes where many must be
fed. or one corner is a handy lava
tory. In corner adjacent to the pan
try and kitchen a dumb-waiter has
been installed. which makes the carry
ing of food and other supplies from
the storage cellar to the kitchen a very
easy task and lightens much of the
work which falls on the shoulders of
the housewife. Too many of these la
bor-saving conveniences cannot be In.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
SURGERY NEEDED FOR TREES
Most Persons With Little Practice Can
Undertake Ordinary Repair
Work Necessary.

The best, safest and most economi-
cal plan to prevent future extensive
Injury and decay. or to prevent the
early Disagreement or death Of the
tree, Is to attend to all injuries az
soon as they occur, say specialists Of
the United States Department Of AT.
rlculture. This kind Of work is COM
paratively simple and inexpensive.
Tree surgery has become IN estnb-
llshed industry In all cities, and II il
often profitable to employ the services
Of those trained In this work. bat most
persons can. with a little preliminary
practice on the simpler types Of work.
undertake ordinary tree repair pro-
vided they are familiar with the use
OF the gouge and mallet. a saw. and
paintbrush. A steady bend and
ability 20 climb will be necessary fur
work In the top OF tree.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

Upper Wire Stretcher for Stretch
ing Skin From Side TO Side. Not
Suitable for skins Cut or Torn
More or Less Along the Under Side.
Lower.-Thls Wire Form Stretches
Skins From Back to Belly instead
OF Side to Side.
between upright scantlings as stove
wood Is piled and kept thus until
enough have accumulated TO make a
bale They should then he baled un.
der lever or screw pressure. secure
W bound and covered with burlap
for shipment.
II rabbit skins are Intended for
home use and not for sale, they may
be tanned.
A good tanning liquor Is composed
OF one quart Of salt and one.half
ounce OF sulpburic acid to each gal.
lon OF water As the acid corrodes
metal. this liquid should he kept In
glass or wooden coniainer. Rabbit
skins will he tanned In this mixture
10 from three to four days. hut they
may be kept In II for O longer time
without injury.
Drying the Skins.
When removed from the tanning
liquor skins should he washed several
times In soapy water. wrung as dry
as possible. thoroughly rubbed on the
flesh side with cake of hard soap
folded In the middle lengthwise over
line. hair side out. and left to dry
When both outer surfaces are barely
dry and the interior is still moist. the
skins should be laid over q smooth
rounded board or plank and scraped
on the flesh side with the edge OF y
worn fat file or other blunt-edged
tool. In this way an inner layer OF
tissue Is removed and the skins be-
come nearly white In color. They
should then he stretched, rubbed. ana
twisted until quite dry. II parts Of
a skin are still hard or stiff. II should
be returned 70 the tanning solution
and the process repeated until the
entire skin Is soft. Fresh butter or
other animal fat worked into skins
while they are warm and then worked
out again in dry hardwood sawdust.
or extracted BY hasty hath In gaso-
line. Increases their softness. Home
dressed skins should be matched for
color before being made up into gar
Rents
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

stalled in the farm home, because the
amount of work to be done Is always
considerable.
Upstairs are the sleeping quarters.
Here the floor plans call for four bed
rooms Of various sizes, bathroom and
a splendid nursery In the far wing over
the kitchen. The dumb-walter is ex-
tended to this room, so that in case Of
Illness the prepared meals can be car
ried direct TO the sick room. In addi-
ton to the dumb-waiter there Is an in
valid lift in the side hall.
All of the bedrooms have good light
Ing facilities. most of them having ex-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

cold and they will often range On
stormy days when II would be unsafe
to allow the hens out. But al night
a dry roosting place Is needed that Is
free from draughts.
1t pays to Gull the geese In the fall
and keep only the best for breeding
stock The money from geese seems
to come from raising large number
while the grass is plentiful and then
cashing In on the bulk of the flock
before winter increases the work Of
caring for them. A small flock OF
breeders will annually produce large
flock of market geese IL they are 80
managed that the eggs are strongly
fertile and plenty of setting hens are
available for broodlng the first eggs.
In the winter the geese will he
healthier If they are held In moderate
flesh and not overfed. They cannot be
neglected one day and then stuffed the
next day If the best results are expect
ed. Examine the birds every few
weeks and note the condition Of the
body. Because of the heavy plumage
II Is sometimes difficult to tell ths
condition without handling.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

a. Pays 70 Keep Farm Inventory.
various farm projects by the time re
qulred TO put them through. To such,
q complete cash record for year.
properly assembled. will be an eye
opener. Often seemingly unimportant
things, such as the flock of poultry or
the orchard. produce nearly as much
net cash ~ the obviously important.
At some regular time each year
usually about the first Of the calendar
years farm inventory should be
made. tn .ny system Of accounting
che inventory Is absolutely essential,
as upon II Is based the division OF one
years business from another. The In
yentory Is simply a list OF farm prop
erty and farm debts, and corresponds
to the stock taking" which every
merchant does periodically.
An Aid to Credit.
Taken alone. the inventory viii show
a farmer the exact net value Of his
property. and viii be guaranty Of
solvency and an aid In securing credits
and loans from the bank In time OF
need. The Inventories Of two dates.
a year apart. show whether progress
or retrogression has occurred during
the gear and definitely measure the
degree Of change 81.
Taken 10 conjunction with cash sc-
count for the year, the inventory
shows how much has been made by
farming and to what extent the per
sonal and household expenses have
OFFSET profits. II also gives a much
better insight into the income pro-
duced by each farm department. as
a decrease IN inventory value OF hogs.
FOR instance. may offset to some ex-
tent what. from the cash account
hooks Ike a very large income from
mat source.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
PREPARE GARDEN SOIL EARLY
@Piantins Over" May Be Necessary
Sometimes, but Labor Is Always
Well Rewarded.

An early beginning In preparing
the land and planting gardens Is Of
much importance. Regardless OF the
seasons, II Is well to get an early
start. That planting over" may
sometimes be necessary cannot be de-
sIed. But little Is lost when garden
land must be planted over. for the la
Dor necessary 10 prepare the land Is
always well-employed. Much Is lost
u early maturing vegetables are plant
ed too late. Get your garden land
ready and plant on time.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04


type Of home, and an ideal Longing
and resting place for the family after
the work Of the day. This living room
Is o by Il feet 8 inches, with a large
open brick fireplace built In the side.
II extends the full depth Of the house,
thus providing for excellent lighting
from front and rear as well as the side
N which the fireplace is located. At
the far end a door leads to a small
BEDROOM, feet 9 inches by IL feet.
sery convenient for the men who have
arise early.
The reception hall also opens into
he dining room on the opposite side.
This room Il not quite as large as the
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
INVESTIGATE UNUSUAL NOISE
Excellent Plan for Truck Drivers Do
Ascertain Cause Of All Queer
Knocks and sqvesks

Truck drivers should be taughf to
investigate any unusual noises tmme-
dIately they are heard. Neglect or
delay may make later Investigation
useless. For instance. an immediate
investigation Of a noisy differentiaL
followed by q thorough cleaning and
1lling with fresh OIL. may save the cost
Of new gears and hearings. And thl,
applies In a hundred other psrts Of the
mechanism.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
MANY scI0NS ON ONE TREE
Novel Example Of Tree Grating 10
Found In Orchards OF Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station.

A novel example Of tree graffing is
found In the orchards Of the Ohio ex-
pertinent station where an original
Ben Davis tree contains 900 scions.
Each scion Is u representative Of seed
ling or variety OF apple trees found IN
many parts Of Ohio. The CRAFTS ARE
made 20 secure a shortcut way OF
testing many Of the seeding apples
found In Ohio The fruit from each
graft Is gathered and Is tested out for
appearance. quality. marketing and
culinary qualities.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04

excellent addition to the grain ra.
ton, and will reduce the cost of the
winters feed IL used.
Amounts of feed to be given can
well be governed by the gains made
by the sows. Yearling. or older sows,
need not gain more than half pound
daily during pregnancy, unless they
are very thin In the fall. Gifts have
growth to make as well as litter 70
produce, and consequently should in
crease more In weight than mature
sOws; from One-half TO three-fourths
of a pound is a reasonable amount.
Exercise is one of the important
factors In producing strong pigs. When
the snow is not too deep, II is good
plan to feed ear corn some distance
from the house or shed SO that the
sows will have to exercise to get their
feed II is probable that exercise Is
big factor In avoiding hairless
pigs"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
BE CAREFUL WITH LANTERNS
Little, Pickering Flame Has u IN its
Power TO Destroy Anything of
Infsmmabls Character.

These are the days OF lanterns In
the barn night and morning. II Is
well 10 remember that this little. flick
ering fame has In II the power to de
stroy your home and all you have
brought together In q lifetime. So
never set u down In the barn. but
hang It up securely. A wire running
the length OF the barn with 9 common
harness snap on II. makes q safe hold
er Better stu. b a. electric Ign
xystemi
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
RULES TO PREVENT CHOLERA
f,oo Ralsers Who % Not vseclnate
Mus. Observe Some Plan to Keep
f Disease Away.

Many small-scale hoe rsisers and a
Jew who ralse hogs % q large scale do
No, vnccInate A few general rules
mus, e observed by such stock
r.,.es o. cholera viii get into their
hsrd
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-02-04
M,k. be-. q BANNING Am.

.set out your tanning mill and clean
,-r seed grains. Clean seed pays
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
LOAN TO GREECE WAITS
ON RECOGNITION ONLY

The Treasury Department has con-
ferred informally with the charge
relative TO the making OF a loan to
the new Greek government, the State
Department was advised today.
Secretary Houston informed the
State Depar TT ment no steps would be
taken finally until the State Depart
ment advises that the new Greek gov
eminent H. officially recognized.
The prospective loan, ii is under
stood, is an nstallment OF $4,000. 900
on the loan OF So. 900 900 which Con-
gress authorized to be made to the
Nenizelos government.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
SEVERAL STRONG SPOTS.

There were several strong spots
like American car and foundry which
rose over = points; American wooden
which advanced points and inter
national paper which rose / point.
Gene raj electric was bid up over ]
point while general chemical pre-
tcrred on few transactions rose
over eight points.
Reading reflected steady absorption
advancing nearly points. Crucible
was active towards the close selling
Up while Baldwin and Republic steel
rose l point. Mexican petroleum held
within a two-point range and closed
showing a net gain OF y. Steel COM
mon finished slightly higher.
The small trading which has &C
companied the declines of the past
few days has led many to believe that
large market interests have abandon
ed their, position on the selling side
and are quietly buying in many is
sues. Profit taking, following the adj
vances of last week, are generally as
signed for the setbacks suffered on
Thursday and Friday.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
TEXAN W0ULDDR0P
TARIFF FREE LIST
Frank H. Kirby Would Substi.
tute Measure to Provide
Revenue.
Furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co.
Prices at noon.

Practical adjustment OF the free
list and substitution OF tariff for
revenue, was urged before the House
Ways and Means Committee today by
Frank II. Kirby, of Houston, Texas,
representing the Southern Tariff As
ISOLATION.
Kirby recommended tariff OF 15
per cent adj valorem on lumber and
logs, which would yield $4,000, 900
revenue; a tariH of 81 barrel on fuel
OIL the yield icing $3.50. OOO, 900 and
possibly tariffs on bituminous coal,
iron ore, cotton bagging and other
articles on tho free list. Lumber is
on the free list. Under the Payne
Aldrich bill the lumber tariff was
placed at 81 az per thousand feet. The
rate suggested by Kirby would be
higher.
do not discriminate against any
ono industry" said Kirby There
never has been a correct survey of
the standing timber In the United
states. The supply is diminishing.
The duty I recommend will not keep
out imports. " would permit use of
tree tops. and so conserve the timber
supply. For this purpose would
make the tariff all that the traffic
will bear.
ut will not affect the price. which
is fixcd by the retailers. There are
$4,000 lumber dealers In this country
In active competition for business.
The supply has exceeded the demand
There has never been a lumber trust
in the United states"
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
DEPARTMENTAL BANK MOVES.

today from its present location on
Thirteenth street to its new building
at lTl4 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, and will be open for business
there on Monday, according to an
nouncement just made.
The bank, which absorbs the So
cicty for Savings and Loans, has an
authorized capital of 100000. and
will have the same officers, including
Louis Gutenberg, president; r. j.
Quinn, vice president; Louis A. Ro-
safy. secretary, and j. r. Exnicios,
manager
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
STEEL ISSUES STRONG.

The steel Issues showed strength
and Reading was again bid up rather
sharply. General Motors was traded
in on an unusually heavy scale and
suffered a fractional decline.
The disclosures made by railway
executives before the House Com
merce Committee OF the precarious n
nancial condition OF some roads failed
to have any marked effect on the
rails and they finished fractionally
higher,
The oil stocks held within a small
range.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
GUARANTY TRUST SURVEY.

Recent Improvement in the ex.
change position of the pound
sterling, although it's immediate eff
feet on trade may be of negative
nature on account of the hesitancy
OF buyers abroad and although the
Gains registered since the first of
the year may be in part due to
temporary influences, is sufficiently
encouraging to warrant optimism in
any consideration of Great Britain's
ability to increase her buying power
for American goods, according to
the Guaranty Trust Company's New
York; international trade survey,
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-The foreign
exchange market showed an easier
tendency at the opening today. De-
mand sterling yielded 4 cent TO
S3.12. Francs fell two confines to
COS for cables and COZ for checks.
Lire dropped three points to 3.44 for
cables and 3.43 for checks.Marks ad
vanced ! point to las. Belgian cables
6. 80. checks, 6.3S: Guilder cables 81 .S5.
checks. 32.75; Sweden kTonen cables,
IS: checks, n 80.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
STEADY RANGE
OF n. Y. PRICES
Steel Issues and Reading Show
Strength in Stock ex-
change Today.
by MAX kAsE.
I. ". =, Financial Editor.

NEW YORK. Jan. l5.-There was
little feature TO the trading on the
stock market today, prices holding
within an unusually narrow range
while the volume of business was the
smallest in many weeks. Prices gen
orally displayed an advancing tend
ency due TO covering by shorts.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
WHAT About CROssMAN OILt
.. IL. r., Minnesota uyeMue-cOuld


.. It. -. MinHesots nseaue-could
you give me any Information In re-
gard 10 the ,. AZ. Crossnssa OIL aud
Development Co., of -. Louis, Mo.
Instead OF selling stocks, their plan
Ia to sell lots near Tulsa, Okla, the
buyers TO share in the profits from
the production OF oil from these lots
and from some leases they hold.
received two dividends. but have
received none for some time, and
their excuse is trouble with the
Government in regard TO the leased
land, which is owned by Indians.
! know OF number OF people
who bought these lots. and am sure
IL would be OF interest IL any in
formation can be obtained and pub
lished.
Aasw~r-We beg to state we have
no facilities (nor has any other news
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
mr.. MORSE RESIGNED DEC. N.

Mr.. Morse resigned as war De-
partment director OF sales on De-
cember 81. For two years he was
in the director OF sales office and
for more than sixteen months he was
at the head OF that big sales or
ganization OF the War Department
which has supervised the sale and
transfer of material costing tho
Government about $1,000, oOO00 since
its creation.
Mr.. Lamar. who was assistant di-
rector of sales for eighteen months.
was in charge of the sales to for
cgn governments, and signed the
contracts with the French and Bel
gian governments whereby millions
OF dollars worth of machine tools
were disposed of. TO be used in
building up the war-wrecked indus
tries of those countries.
MIR. Klopstock has been engaged
in the exporting and importing bust
ness for several years, and has Cx-
tensive foreign connection.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
y n
Investors Service

The Washington Times viii be glad 20 its readers
and All unpublished
Service Washington. ID
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

LIVERPOOL, Jan. l5.-Spot cotton
opened in fair demand. Prices were
steady. Sales, 5000 bales.
American middling, 1910; good
middling, 1850: fully middling. l1.76;
middlinG. 1895; low midding. 80;
good ordinary, 7.6O: ordinary, 6.s5.
Futures opened steady.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
FOREIGN TRADE
WORK GETSU.S.M MEN
Former War Dept. Director Of
Sales Heads Corporation Just
Formed in New York.

The organization OF the Foreign
Trade supply Corporation. with its
main offices In New York. OF which
f. C. Morse, former director OF sales.
War Department. is the head, has
been announced. With Mr.. Morse.
the president, are A. Lamar until
December 81 last. assistant director
OF sales. War Department who is vice
president: Paul Klopstock. OF New
York. chairman of the board of d.
rector, and Arther Mayer, of New
York. counsel.
The corporation will engage In a
general merchandise brokerage ex-
porting and importing business. and
in the buying and selling OF foreign
securities. The present oihces are
at IT Battery Place, New York.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE.

Two sales were made on the Wash
ington Stock EXchange-one before
call and one after.
Two shares Of Mergenthaler sold
at the opening of the session at 12O,
while after call, a 81, 900 Washington
Railway Gen. 6 brought 90.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

Furnished by Thomson & McKinnon.
12:15 Prev.
Open. High. Low. T. NJ. Close.
Wheat
May. l.69ia 1.69& 1861 1.74h 10
Mar. 1.751a 1.16A 1.733. 1871, 1.77A
Corn
May. :. 1884 73S. 7OA 7l% FAB
July. 74h 74h '2ls ':A 75hB
MA Ue'sI 1su as,. asu ssn as,.
July. 47a 47S aga 46k 4i% A
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
WASHINGTON GAS DIVIDEND.

Stockholders OF the Washington
Gas Light Company will receive their
regular dividend Of 30 cents per share
on February 1, voted at the directors
meeting yesterday.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
new YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK. jar 1.-THE coffee
market opened { to points lower to-
day.
March. S.55@Ss3 May. 6.ssd7.o1
July. 7.37d7.39: September 7.74@7.75;
October, 49, bid December, s.03@
sos.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
LOCAL SECURITIES
Washington stock Exchange.
SALES.

Mergenthaler, 2q120.
After eall.-Washingtcn Railway
general 6's, 81 .OO0dOO.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15

American Goods and Foreign Mar
kets." The undertone of the British
exchange market continues firm, the
bank says, and, despite fluctuations
by which recent transactions have
been marked, there are indications
that the upward trend may have a
decided salutary effect on the united
kingdoms foreign trade.
The Guaranty likewise considers
as significant the reflection Of the
sterling rise in many European
rates, some of which have reached
the highest marks in many months.
Great Britain's general
foreign trade outlook at the com
mencement of the new year, the
bank says:
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
NEW YORK CONS. GAS 90.

NEW YORK CONS. GAS 90.
~. n. X street nortkenst.-"il
YOU kindly let me know whetheN
you consider the following would
be safe investments?
I. New York Consolidated Gas
Comp1ny's one-year per cent
gold bonds, offered through the Ma
tional City Company.
.. The Ficischmann Compnny's \
per cent t~n-ycRr gold notes. Of
fered through Harris Forbes d co.
Answer-We believe the two dill
ferent s per cent bond issues referred
TO in your communication nre sbso-
IutcIy SQUAD and in every way attrac-
tive investment securities. The sim
pie facts regarding them proclaim
il. You need have no hesitancy IN
buying OF either one or both OF these
issues, we believe.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15

paper for determining the value Of
the ,. 4. Cfossma" OIL and Develop
meat Co.'S lands.
Such u proposition as you have put
your money into Is an extraordinary
risky speculation and that Is the best
you can make OF IL. Moreover you
cannot get your money out again.
Persons that go into such things
seldom count the hazards involved
nor recognize the impossibility OF re-
covering the invested funds. There
is nothing now in the way OF con-
structive advice that we can give
you that is worth anything. Ii II TOO
late.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15

NEW YORK, Jan. l5.-Total sales
OF stocks today were I'll, 500 shares {;
bonds, $5.SSS,OO
Total sales of stocks for the week
were 5OO1, 900 shares: bonds 73.63S,OO0.
The Washington times., 1921-01-15
WHITE OIL.

The White Oil Corporation has
brought in a new well in the March
pool Of the West Gushing district
with n flow of 800 barrels daily.