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Ola Ram Discovered
Youth Will Be Served
Not long ugo the Companion print
ed a story by Mr. O. A. Stephens en
titled "Cephas Tyranuus." The story
reminded a reader of an experience
t hut u cousin of his had with a ram
that must certainlly have been an off
spring of old Cephas. The raui was
past middle age, wa# large and heavy
and had a wicked set of horns that
he used at every opportunity. He be
came so dangerous that he Anally had
to be confined by himself in a small
enclosure.
My cousin, writes ovr correspond
ent, had obtained a younger and
?mailer ram for breeding purposes,
and the sight of the newcomer filled
the old ram with deepest hatred. He
was never ablo to get at him, though
be often put the enclosure to a severe
test when the young ram would come
In sight.
The end of the jealousy came sud
denly one day when the gate of his
pen was Inadvertently left open. The
old ram gave one angry blat and tore
through the opening, making for his
enemy, who was feeding with the
ewes about 200 yards awny. At the
snort of defiance the entire herd
looked up, and the ewe? took to their
heels. Not so their new lord, how
ever. He stood his ground, braced
ail four feet and lowered his head to
jneet the oncoming rush. As the two
collided there was a crash thut was
heard in the next field. The impact
threw the old ram clear over the
youngster's back, and like Cephas,
when he landed some five feet to the
rear, he lay quite still. Examination
allowed that his neck was broken.
The young ram appeared dazed for a
moment or two; then he leisurely trot
ted off to Join the ewes at their new
feeding place.?Youth's Companion.
Musk Ox Well Equipped
to Cope With Enemies
The musk ox which makes Its home
In the northern pnrt of Canada is a
connecting link between wild cnttle
and sheep. Its horns are similar to the
cape bufTalo and its flesh tastes like
beef. It has next Its body a dense coat
of soft, clean woolly hnir, and through
tills grows a rain coat of very long,
straight brown hair like thut of the
Tibetan yak, says the Winnipeg Free
Press.
It lias a tail so short and small that
the animal seems tailless. Their horns
meet In a broad base over the top of
the skull, drop far down, then sharply
curve upwurd for several Inches, ter
minating in sharp points. They are
specially designed for puncturing the
vitals of wolves and polar bears. The
musk ox lives and thrives even up to
the farthest north for hoofed animals.
Pretty Legend of Crosses
Near the place where the Blue
Ridge and the Allegheny mountains
unit?? there is. In Patrick county, Va.,
a spur of the Hlue Itldge called "Bull
mountain." On the side of this moun
tain, and nowhere else In the world,
there are found the famous "fairy
stones." The mountaineers explain It
by legends worthy of the myth-making
Greeks. One story says "that ages
ago, when the red men were masters
here, these stones were showered down
by the Great Spirit ns a sign of salva
tion coming to the savage race." But
the generally accepted legend?that
one from which the name comes ?Is
this: "When Christ was crucified on
Calvary eliln messengers carried the
news to all parts of the world. When
the tidings <?f woe reached the fairies
in the rugged mountains they ceased
their merrymaking and at once began
to make these crosses as mementos of
the sad event."
Heat Kills Germs
Radiant (or visible) heat was em
phasized by Prof. Leonard Hill?at n
recent meeting of the London Zoologi
cal society?as "most useful In helping
caged animals to light against infec
tion" from tuberculosis. Hot-water
pipes, he pointed out, though an eco
nomical way of raising temperature in
the animal houses, do not provide all
the benefits of radiant heat such as we
know best In the form of sunlight and,
in another form. In the domestic coal
fire. In fact, central heating?excel
lent In its place?Is not healthy heat
ing. as the prevalence of tuberculosis
In steam-heating countries such as
Sweden. Russia and the United States
goes far to prove.
Paused Over Bonanza
Although any '4i)er who made
good In the gold rush to California In
184i> had np bone to pick with his
fate. It Is a comment thftt many of
them and their brothers who were not
so successful walked right over n rich
bonanza in the southern part of Mex
ico. along the Isthmus of Panama,
over which many of them trekked.
Along tbewiver of the Winding Snake
many '41>ers walked on the!r way to
the Pacific const, little knowing that
later prospectors would find a rich
Cel d of oil ben?at* their feet.
MASS MEETING
Of Citizens In Houston County
Who are interested in the
young manhood and young wo
manhood of our community.
The Civitan Club is sponsoring
a movement to build an indoor
court and gymnasium and they
want to talk the matter over
with the whole people. , Come
I
and give us the benefit
of your advice.
FRIDAY NIGHT, FEB. 13th,
7:30 P. M. At Court House.
More Profits
from your
Tobacco Crop
THE profits you make on your tobacco crop
this season will depend largely on your
success in getting a high yield of good quality at
a low cost per pound.
"Experiments show", says
a noted expert, "that no
other one factor influences
the economy of production
of tobacco more than the
fertilizer used." The sound
ness of this statement is proved in
thefollowing typical experiments:
G. A. Campbell of Hardin County,
Ky., raised 600 lbs. of Burley to
bacco per acre without fertilizer,
1260 lbs. per acre when he used
1000 lbs. of a 3-8-0
mixture, and 1500 lbs.
of tobacco per acre
when he used 1000 lbs.
of a 3-8-10 mixture.
The addition of 10%
sulfate of potash,
which cost only
$6.00, increased his
income $42.00 per
acre over tho plot
where no fertilizer
was used.
In Ware County, Ga., Fred Cribbs
got only 160 lbs. of Bright Flue
cured per acre without fertilizer;
1000 lbs. of 6-4-0 mixture brought
his yield up to 480 lbs. per acre.
And when he used 1000 lbs. of
a 6-4-10 mixture, he got his best
yield of 890 lbs. per acre. Thus,
$6.00 worth of sulfate of pot
ash increased his net income
$76.00 per acre.
And in Steuben County, N. Y.,
Mr. C. E. Bailey, raising wrap
per tobacco, increased his net
income $55.40 per
acre by using $7.80
worth of sulfate of
potash in 1300 lbs.
of a 4-6-10 mixture.
Sulfate of potash im
proves flavor and
burning quality in
tobacco; when needed
to prevent sand drown
on light sandy soils,
specify sulfate of pot
ash macncsia.
FREE
The new 1925 edi
tion cf "Better
T obncco/'contains
sound fertilizer
?URnestionB for all
typrs of tobacco.
It will help you in
crease your profit
this season. Write
(or your copy now.
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Real Bargains for This Week
We offer for this week and un
til the next issue of this paper
the following Low Prices on
useful things on the farm.
These prices aie strictly for Cash and
when any charge is made List Prices
will obtain.
5 No. 30 Oliver Plows. Cash Price $13.00, List Price. I16.0O
3 No- 13 Oliver Plows, Cash Price 14.00, List Price 18.00
1 No. 18 Oliver Plow, Cash Price 17.00, List Price 20.50
1 No. O. %, Oliver Middlebuster, Cash Price 14.00 List Price 16.50
!l No; P. B. 8 Oliver Middlebuster, Cash Price 14.00, List Price 16.5#
1 No. A Oliver 1 horse plow. Cash Price 9.00, List Price 10.50
2 No, A Goober plows, Cash Prico 8.50, List Price ?.50
1 Avery Little Indian Sulky plow, Cash Price GO.00, List Price 72.50
1 John Deere Gang Plow, Cash Price 50.00, List Price 125.00
200 Lard Cans, 50 pound size. Cash Price, each .50, List Price 60
300 sacks Meat Salt, Cash Price 1.15 List Price 1.25
100 Kelly & Plumb Axes \x/z to 5 lbs. Cash Price 1.G5, List Price 1.85
15 4 Tine Manure Forks, Cash Price 1,00. List Price 1.25
Wagon Breeching prices from 10.00 to 18.00, cash prices 4.00 to 12.00
There are a number of other articles that we are
unable to list above which we are offering for cash
and as now is the time for you to begin to buy sup
plies for your farms you will save money by buying
from us.
Full supply of Chicken Feed, Cow Chow, Pig Chow
Horse and Mule Feed, Hulls, Meal, Hay, Corn,
Etc. Also Buckeye Incubators and Brooders.
Come to see us, we are out for business.
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THE HUSTLER
Phone 31 Perry, Ga. Opposite Depot