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,V- V THE TRYON NEWS, TRYON, N. C. ORCHARD PROTECTOR FOR TREES : I At ...... r,etened to uaivamu Lath Rabbits and Prevent Ke? sun Scald. lv ICO i nil""- from I I.WU. tector to Keep ruuuL trees may be made or five laths to two ...in tour by lUBi , wirPs by the U6e or smaii ivs a wr,ter ,n MichiSan I'M1' nnp end of the wire Is bent One L the for hook while the other riiiPi TP & RAISE, KILL AND CURE PORK Most Profitable Course for Farmer to Pursue Any Surplus Can..;., Readily Be Sold. There's a profit in selling pigs and baying pork but not for the farmer who follows this practice. ..The farm er's most profitable course Is to kill. cure and can enough pork for his own use and sell any additional amounts which he can produce and for which there is a demand. TJie practice of home curing pork has suf fered through neglect, but It Is now being revived, according to the bu SILENT CONVICT MAY NEVER SPEAK A Handy Tree Protector. Is made in si loop. These "hooks and eves" allow the protector to be put on and taken off with ease. Besides pro tecting .th? trees from the rabbits, the laths also protect them from sun scald. Man Who Served 25 Years. for v $84 Theft Blames Speech for His Troubles. Boston, Mass. "Corkey" - Hanley. who went on a "talk strike" ten years ago because an idle sentence he dropped got him Into prison, and later extended his sentences, is free, but he still Is silent Physicians who have been asked to examine him declare his silence- has cost him his voice, that even though he wished, he can't talk now. But he doesn't wish to speak. Every time any one begs him to do so, he writes : "I shall never sneak araln. . Mv tongue has got me into too much trou ble already." When his mother died three years ago, she begged him to say something WHERE SURPLUS FRUIT GOES American Apples Shipped to 80 Differ ent Countries Demand for Oranges and Lemons. Despite the greater consumption of fruits In the United States during the past 10 ywirs, there has been a mate rial increase in American fruit ex ports, while imports have decreased. According to figures compiled by the bureau of markets.. United States De partment of Agriculture, the average yearly exports of dried and fresh fruits for the pre-war period 1910-1914 were approximately 504,911,000 pounds. With two low years the average for the period 1915-1919 was 518,259,000 pounds, an Increase of 2.6 per cent. The 1010-1014 imports averaged 252, s compared with 109,321,000 pounds for 1915-1919, showing an an nua! decrease of 57 per cent since 1914. The fresh fruit expoit trade of the United States Is chiefly in applesT lem ons, and oranges; and of dried fruits, apples, npricots. peaches. Drunes. and raisins. The imports of fresh fruits are of bananas, grapes, lemons, and oranges ; and of dried fruits, currants, dates, figs, olives and raisins. American apples are sent to 80 dif ferent countries, reaching all parts of the plohe. There is u constantly . in creasing demand for American lemons and oranges, Canada and the United Kingdom being the largest purchas ers. The decline in imports of grapes is accounted for by the rapid develop ment of the grape industry in Amer ica. The same reason is given with reg:i rd to lemons. In pre-war days as ouch ns 150.000,000 pounds of lemons m: imported annually from Italy, but the imports have declined greatly with the increase In American production. Several million pounds of oranges used to be imported from Jamaica, Mexico, and Italy, but very few are now brought Into this country. Hogs in Alfalfa, a Good Grown Protein Feed. Home- reau of animal industry and the states relations service. These two bureaus of the United States Department of Agriculture are co-operating to en courage the general adoption of this wholesome usage among farmers. Home-cured pork, scrapple,; pork pud ding, sausage, canned pork, " head cheese and lard are among the food which the farmer should get from his own cellar shelves nd-not from the. city market. All transportation costs and commissions remain in his pock ets. A bulletin, "Killing Hogs and. Cur ing Pork," now bring revised by the Depatment of Agriculture, iill soon be reedy for issue. New methods and Improvements have been -given space In this discussion, and details of the processes for canning fresh pork have N J!;-Jp 1 HOW IT HAD TO BE DONE. "What are you doing at that safe?" shouted the political manager, as he turned a flashlight n the crouching figure In front of the safe. "Indeed, boss," replied Bill the Burg, "I don't mean no harm. Of course, what I'm doin looks a little Irregular, but" "You came here to steal, didn't you?" , , "No. All to the opposite. What was doin' was tryinr to slip a few thou sand Into your campaign fund all un beknown to anybody." PEACEFUL SALT TURNS BERSERK Mfld-Mannered ''Chicago Tailor Has Interesting' Encounter With Hold-Up Man IS TAPPED ON HEAD Fits the Circumstances. "Why, this is a funny telephone ; Isn't finished, Is it?" "Yes; that's a complete telephone." "But there is. nothing to It but the receiver. Where is the mouthpiece?" "Doesn't need one. That is the in strument over which I converse, with my wife." Puck. Then, O Boyl Just Drop Below arid Read of the Diver and Sundry Things This Caveman Did t .." Those Burglars. Chicago. B'or so man j- years that loop folk have come to regard him as an . immutable institution, Samuel Goodman has been plying -his needle and pushing his tailor's goose in the little shop at 5 East Congress street. Gazing at the humped figure, squat ting crosslegged on the old, worm- eaten workbench sewing new amni ties for widowed button holes, snip ping a frayed cuff, rehabilitating shiny elbow the compassionate philos opher would have seen a symbol of the crushing pace of modern clvillza tlon. And would have observed that Mr. Goodman was fair very far re-. moved from our Jungle forebears of prehistoric times. Two Husky Callers. "Peaceful Sam," as his customers - . A call him with patronizing gemaiuy, received two callers one nlght-husky young men, who leered as they closed the front door and asked : "Well, what have you got?" Mr. Goodman uncrossed his legs, climbed down from the work bench, smiled apologetically, bowed, and, raising his arms to a level with his " IP" i'jj:p&l 1 FENCES USED FOR CHICKENS Cost of Equipment, Labor and Mahv tenance Is Increased Where Yards Are Divided. Fences dividing the land used for i poultry into yards Increase the cost cf equipment, labor and . maintenance. There should be as few fences as pos sible, as land can be cultivated and kept sweet more easily If not fenced. 3 The value, too,' of fresh, sweet land for poultry can hardly be overestimat ed. A grass sward can be maintained on good soil, by allowing 200 to 293 square feet of land per bird (217 or 174 birds "to the acre),- while more space is necessary on poor or light land. A larger number of fowls are usually kept to the acre where double yards are used, and the land is fre quently cultivated. . Plymouth Rocks and the heavy meat birds In small yards require fences five to six feet high, while a fence six te seven feet high is necessary for Leg horns, say poultry specialists of the United States Department of Agricul ture. The upper two feet of the fence for the latter may be Inclined Inward at an angle of 80 degrees, or a strand or two of barbed wire mgy .be used. on J top of the regular wire to help keep them confined, while it is sometimes necessary to clip the flight feathers of one wing of those birds that persist In getting out. It is not advisable to use a board or strip along the top of the fence, as hens will often fly over one so constructed. Posts may be set or driven into the y criTm n A TMiaiT oKn1 ha not . Ck? rrVl f t ten feet apart for commonjpoultry net- The Old Prisoner Was Obdurate. to her, his sister entreated on hei knees that he grant the mother's dying request, but the old prisoner was ob durate. The same request was made by his fatherbefore he d-ed, with the same result. Patrick J. Hariley, better known to hiis friends and inmates at the stat prison as "Corkey," ceased to talk when lie confided the secret of a coun- tprfpfHn? TYinrhln hp hnd rnnstmrtpd. been added. Gaming preserves pork j to n riend' m prison. The friend in- wilu iebu puis uuvurs uuu lesseus uie i fftrTTW,, nrknn nffiHnls nf th "mint." and Corkey was given a few more years imprisonment to Ids sentence. Prison' officials, physicians and rela- breast, palms upthumbs horizontal, ting, or 16 to 20 feet for woven wire. corner posts should be about eight i mcnes in ammeter ana De set iour ieex In the ground, while intervening posts may be four or five Inches In diameter and set three feet In the ground. ?-!"fh KEEP THE SAME HOURS. Wifey George, how can. you stay away from home so late nights? Hubby- Oh, easily. I acquired the habit while I was courting you, my dear. Housewifery. She gets some yeast and plans a feast Of which I hate to think; . . The things she'll make are bad to take In food and worse in drink. shrugged his shoulders ana saia: "Ah, my friends, I have some fine woolens In the window. 1 will make you a suit with two pairs f pants for $35." "Don't kid us, old top," uaid one ofi the visitors. "We want your Jack. Put 'em up," and he prodded- Mr. Goodman with a revolver. Mr. Goodman's eyes popped. His knees knocked. He trembled as with ague. "Don't shoot, my friends. I will give you everything." The visitors laughed. It was a good joke, so good that the one with the gun deftly turned it about in his hand and rapped Mr. Goodman jovially on the head. The old man staggered. A toll and time incident to some ,of the older ways of curing the product Besides being rapid and simple, the new process saves pounds of perk for all periods of the year which for merly had to be eaten soon after slaughter or be wasted. , SUCCULENT FEED FOR STOCK IMPORTANCE 0F PLANT F0CD Something Else Besides Pruning and Spraying Needed for, Maximum Crop of Apples. e are finding out that, it 'take -to'nethiiij: more than a pruned and Praynl rce to produce a maximum fr'P of iippies, and that if a continuous froP f tipples is expected, there must f,e aiiu- plant food to produce a thrifty yrowth every year. Manure or clover or sweet clover Plowed under naturally keeps the soil 11 of numus and in fit condition to ho,(i moisture, and besides supplies consuls-able amounts of desira-ble Nonf food. But orchardlsts havej found that .-some quickly available fer lr applied' in the spring juet befwe the trees, bloom will make j1 h'vy wood foliage growth, thus rasurh-g larger and better flavored fruit. Silage Is Best and Cheapest Way, Say Specialists of B'ireau of Ani mal Industry. Silage Is the best and cheapest form m which to store succulent feed, say specialists of the bureau of animal in dustry of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. Many forage crops can be made into silage, but' corn, where It can be grown success fully, makes the best silage. Good silage depends upon cutting the crop at the right stage, fine cutting, even distribution, thorough packing, and plenty of moisture in the cut ma terial. When rightly put up and care Yully fed, there should be little if any loss through spoiling.. Siltge is Tvell nuited for feeding to all live stock. Dairy cows need it per haps more than other classes of anl taals, because the succulence which it MippUeo Is very Decessary for large milk production. It is a cheap and economical feed for beef cattle, from breeding cow to fattening steer. Sheep like it, and it Is well suited to theli needs. Even horsos and mules may be fed limited quantities of good ullage with go-xi results. tlves have done everything possible to induce him to answer questions, even to offering him freedom, but Corkey preferred to remain silent. "It Is possible he Is dumb now," Warden Elmer B. Shattuck at the prison .says. "His muscles haven't been used for so long they may have IU3( II1C1I ! CM. The sisters, too. do not believe he Is feigning dumbness. The nearest he came to speaking was wl.en he made a guttural, sound as he viewed an air plane sailing over the harbor. It was the first time he had ever seen one. Hanley was convicted, under the Habitual Criminal Act after being found guilty of stealing shoes worth sentence. The finding of the counter feit apparatus added some more years to his term of imprisonment. He is now 46 years old. and has spent most of his life behind, the walls. True to Form. "The ex-army officer gave his wife a real military command when she said she wanted to start the furnace." "What was It?" , 44 'Hold your fire!'" Cold Encouragement. He Darling, I dream of you as my own. She But threams, you know, go by contraries. Disappointment. 9 Agent Is that soubrette I sent ypu chic? Manager Chick? I should say notl She Is a regular old hen. Association. "The young man who comes to see Maud has such an explosive manner." "No wonder, when his father is in the fireworks business." A Condition. "Harry asked my hand for the next dance." "Then give it to him on condition he keeps off your feet." . - 1 j uKiasanaciiiisai! k : y -j. ; . .; .J;..- i.Sfew. iff. xt:: . . TTTTT ::;;: V ' V: - v. i':r: ' .:;: .i -. X---fJ. M Difficult to Keep Yards Clean Where I Fences Are Used. lighter posts driven Into the ground may be used for temporary fences. That part of the post set in the ground may be charred or. treated with some wood preservative to advantage, while corner posts should be firmly braced or set in cement. . NO CURE FOR FOWL CHOLERA Afflicted ' Birds Should Be Kilted by ' Dislocating Necks and Car. casses Burned. SCARCITY OF HEAVY HORSES Farmers Advised to Broed Every Good Draft Mare to, Beat Stair , lion Within Reaoh. A year ago most farmers thought the day of the draft horse had passed, hut thev have to think, differently now. They see that they are not go ing to be able to produce these good uiMMIY1!TlNG FOR TREE HOLES of the beginning of extremely high nrice. Under the circumstances, the best thing to do now is to breed every good draft mare to the best stallion within reach, even, though he is a con siderable distance away. 4 Charnes His Wife Used Dog Chain to Whip Him London "Do y&u mean to say you could not set' Into your own home?" said Mr. Ebblewhite, the Hlghgate mas;!st-ate, to a man with n much bruised face, who said hfs wife lad kept him but. "Well. I tred on Saturday," re plied the man. "and this (point ing to his. face) Js what I got. And this (holding up a dog chain) Is what she did It with." ' Mr. Ebblewhite Give your wife my compliments and tell her to come and see m on Friday. A HORRIBLE FAUX PA "My dear you have made a terrible mistake." "What's the matter?" "Don't you realize that this weath er is much too cool for furs." Poultry experts at Iowa Sfate col lege are warning poultry ' keepers against fowl cholera which Is a very " contagious disease of hens often prov ing fatal without: any previous indlca-. tions of trouble. , Indications Include a slow movement of the animal, a tendency to crouch and ruffle the feathers, and yellow or bright green stools. Examination of the dead bird shows a congestion of 4 the blood ves sels . in the liver, Sidneys and intes tines. V It is useless to treat sick birds. All that show symptoms should, be killed by dislocating their 'necks. Burn the body with oil and bury at least three feet eep all dead birds and all ex creta; Place one 7.3 grain bichloride of mercury .tablet in a gallon of drink ing water in a nonmetal CDntalner or use a 30-gallon sodium sulphocarbolate tablet in every gallon of drinking water. WIFE SHOOTS 'OTHEfc WOMAN' ;, - - V ' "Here's Where You Die" She Cries and Plugs Victim Four ' Times. . - The Equivalent. "I get but little out of life," Said Abner Gllnn. "About as little, said his wife. As you put in. He Bit Them and He Beat Them. drop of blood appeared. Another and another. It trickled down his eyes, his cheeks, and into his mouth. His tongue moved and then- Sam Cuts Loose. His knees stopped knocking. He stood suddenly, firm. The hump dis appeared from his back. His tongue moved again. There was a glint In his eyes entirely alien to loop -life.. It was 50,000 years old, that glint. And the gleeful bandits found them selves of a sudden on the floor under a scratching, tearing, foaming cave- man. tie mt in em ana ne Deat mem. He . Corp. Albert. G. Young, . Third field artillery. Camp Grant, was attracted by a tapping on the window at 5 East Congress street A little old-man Willi UlWU-OWiilcu a.v u;.Avru All f to him. Mr. Young entered to find FROST COLLECTED ON WALLS two men lying on the floor. lasting Regarded as Desirable Only In Soils Underlaid With Im pervious Hardpan . ;otn" ccchard growers use dynamite "iGSt out the hole fnr trer. This Is riled harflr H Rriflc .....i -.. ... . . . uuuenai.a witn an. impervious v - 'Fn Or thnw ln vtifoh thoJr mtiu. JJJns makes digging slow and ictjlt. The dynamite .should be W only when the ground is dry. ern the 80,1 18 fi,,eo wlth water the Pinion of the dynahjte forms a JiR-shaped cavity shout the size of a rrui in Which the soil Is very owe, tfTi the tree Is planted the'settllng .j loove soil sllo the tree to "ii.sifiernly deeper than . they IMMUNIZING SUCKUNG PIGS Sixty to Seventy Per Cent of 8erum Cost Can Be Conserved by . Treating at This Age. Tests madt at Ames, IfL, by govern ment ireterinarlans indicate that per manent immunity against hog cholera may be secured, by t treating sucking pigs.- Sixty to seventy per cent of the ierum cost can be saved by treatlns at this age. Further tests are neces sary before this practice can be safely advised i Springfield, O. A strange woman visited Miss Thelma Keller, twenty years old, at her home here. "Do you know Frank Snowden?" the woman asked. "Whv yes." Miss' Keller answered, surprised. , "Well, he is ray husband. Here is where you die." She sh6t Miss Keller four times. The police arrested Mrs. Snowden. She confessed asserting Miss Keller 1 had traveled with Snowden to Colum 1 bus and elsewhere. Mrs. - Snowden will be charged with first-degree 'mur der if Miss Keller dles V , Snotrden was a captain In the sig nal corps during the war. Miss Inez Mitchell, a frier.d of Miss 'Keller, sayf Snowden posed as a single man. Nothing Lacking. "So you've started shaving yourself, eh? Don't you, miss the barber's chat ter?" "Not at alL You see, I set mjr phonograph going during the process." "Will you call, the police, please. sir?" said Sam. "I got to finish this vest and It's late." And when the Harrison street pa trol - arrived, 'Teacefnl Sam, plying his needle and pushing his goose, smiled apologetically. The two bat tered captives gave their 1 names as Jack Shaw and Claude U4vln. Another Construction. Young Man Do you think your sis ter would be sorry to marry and leave yon? The Terror Oh, yes. She said she would have been married long ago if It hadn't been for me. London An swers. , v- Mental Reservation. ghe How could you truthfully tell that sharp-tongued' Miss Gabby that she reminded you of a-flower? HeSo she did, but I didn't men tion it was a jm ap-4ron, KISSES PART OF THEIR LOOT Chicago Holdup Men Take Money, : Overcoat and Watch t Well. 1 Chicago. Kisses have been stolen before now, but neveiTin the recorded history of Chicago's criminal opera tions have they been listed as part of the loot in a holdup until recently, . Three men stopped James Sl&rrett, resident of the Hyde Park Y. M. G A-. and Miss. Edna Robinson. They took Skerretf s watch, overcoat and $20 and from the girt several kisses osd$12. It Shows That-There le Not Suffi cient Ventilation to Carry Off Moisture. If frost collects on the walls of the henhouse. It shows thatthe walls are too thin or that there Is not sufficient ventilation to carry off. the moisture, from the birds breath, or that there are so many birds In the house that reasonable ventilation will not take eare of this moisture. . PREFER TO REMAIN OUTDOORS There I Nothing to Worry About If Turkeys, Geese and Ductus . Prefer Open Air. Don't worry If turkeys, duckr and geese prefer to stay outdoors until, snow comes, for they axe oftem healthier If allowed to live In the open as nature Intended they shonldV The greatest danger la from thieves and prowling trMmlx
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