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THE GLEANER ISSUED SVBBT THURSDAY. GRAHAM," N. Uafl2, 1898. BUB8CIPT10N, DASH 1ST ADVANCE : On year 11.00. i fBTtie editor will not be responsible for the views expressed bjr correspondents. ADVERTISING BATES : One square (1 la.) 1 time 11.00, for each ub- eeiiuentlneertlooWoent, For more spsoe and longer time, rate! furnished on applica tion. Looal notlooe 10 ets. a Une for Oret lntertlon ; subsequent Insertions cts. a Une. Transient advortlaemonts must be paid for In advance. J. D. KBRNODLE, Editor Mass Convention . A Democratic Mass Convention far Alnmflnra countv is hercbv call ed to meet at. the court house in Graham, on Saturday, May Hth 1flS. at 12 o'clock. This conven tion will select delegates to- the Stato, Congressional, Judicial ami Senatorial ijonvcniions. Nn tnivrmliin primaries will be held, hut every voter who attends ...ill l, n i-..,.,w.i,i,.il ilrlrnnt.n from riia tnwnHhiri. Every voter in the county who endorses the plntlorm ot the Mist llnm wr tin National Convention. known as the Chicago platform ; who favors the management of white schools by white people and the management ol eolorcu scnoois oy colored people ; wno wvors a ciean, economical and comnctent adiniiiis- tnttinn of our State and County governments and of the affairs o our public institutions by white men free from scandal, extravagance, jobbery and the blunders of incom petency ; and who intends to use his vote and influence to restore these conditions in our State, is cor dially and earnestly invited to at tend and participate. Hv ordnr of the Democratic Ex- ecutive Committee of Alamance county. E. 8, PARKER, Jr., Chairman To be sure the war question is a most absoibinir one just now, but the interest in it should not be allowed to completely over Bhadow every other question. For the regulation and preserve tion of home institutions the good government of our State and nation from the humblest to the highest office and the regula tion of society political matters demand the best attention from every good and patriotic citi- zen. Looking to these latter mat ters a Democratic mass conven tion has been called to meet in Graham next Saturday. It is especially important that the Convention be well attended. Our State has had a class of of ficials, and still has them, that has not reflected credit upon the loyal and conservative people of our good old State. The State needs to be purged of the exist ing conditions and to do it the honest yeomanry of the State must come together as they did more than twenty years ago. The people have had a change; a change that has neither been beneficial to nor worthy of their State. After a short experience the people recognize that anoth er change is needful, if the laws of the land are. to be properly administered and other neces sary measures placed on the sta tute books. To accomplish these' things the people must elect competent and trust worthy officials, and the start ine point is lnour county con vention, hence the necessity of every good citizen being present Guilford county Democratic convention sends a divided dele- rration to the Judicial" conven tion 6(jV4 for T. J. Shaw and 41V4 for D. Schenck, Jr., for lodge. 'LcTTAtffinance-wend- solid delegation for CapL E. S. Parker it is due him by his countymen ; it would only be a just recognition of his. fitness and ability for udicial honors The Spanish fleet left Cape Verde several days ago. It was expected In Cuban, witters this week and s Ll I i.l. la moaorn nam vu wntwi the North Atlantic squadron was momentarily looked for. The un expected has happened again the Cane Verde fleet has turned up at Cadis. Snaln. cone homo. The wav is now open to invade Cube and expel the Spaniards from the Western Hemisphere, And it will be done. Wheat in Chicago at the close of business Tuesday . was 11.85 per bushel rise of 65 cents per bushel since the first day of May. Specula tion did it It is not permanent. aft (Ka mnnlfnal Atarlinn in Greenville fourof the six aldermen elected are colored. This is due to the fact that the fusion Legislature pprrymandered Greenville so that it l? turned over to me negroes. Te Care a Cat an Omm ISar. Tae Laxatire Bromo Quinine Tab 1 A 11 druggists refund the Eoney if it Lils to cure. 25c DEWEY HEARD FROM. And Formally nuked For His Berate Deed it lul Last Saturday morning the fol lowing dispatch was received by Secretary Lone of the Navy, at Washington: "Manila, May 1. Squadron ar rived at Manila at daybreak this morning. Immediately engaged the enemy and destroyed the following Spanish vessels: Roina Christina, Costilla, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba, Gener al Lezo, Marques de Duero, Correo, Vclasco, Isla de Mindanao, a trans port and water battery at Cavite. The squadron is uninjured and only a few men are slightly wounded. Only means of telegraphing is to American consul at Hong Kong. I shall communicate with him. (Signed) "Dewey." A little 'filer the following was also received: "Cavite, May '4. "I have taken possession of the naval statioa at-vitejiiippjne Islands, and destroyed its fortifica tions. Have destroyed the fortifi cations at (ho bay entrance, patrol- ing the garrison. I control the bay completely and can take the city at any time. The Squadron is in ex cellent health and spirits. The Spanish loss is not fully known, but very heavy 150 killed including Captain Oroina Marina. I am as sisting in protecting the Spanish sick and wounded. Two hundred and fifty sick and wounded in the hospital. Much excitement in Ma nila, v (8igned) "Dewey." Secretary Long, by direction of the President sent the following re ply to Dewey: Washington, May 7, '08. Dewey, Manila : The President, in the name of the American people, thanks you and your officers and men for your splen did achievement and overwhelming victory. In recognition he has ap pointed you acting admiral, and recommend a vote ol thanks to you by Congress. Long. The War Revenue, Washington, May 9. When the Senate finance committee adjourned to-night the consideration of the amendments to the w,ar revenue bill had been almost entirely com Dieted although there were some puzzling problems still unsolved, one of which was the manner of lealing with proprietary medicinal articles. The committee has decided to place a license upon banks at the rate of 1100 per year, and upon brokers at the rate of $50, but has not yet determined whether the professions shall be licensed or not. On life insurance companies the rate has been increased five fold, being 10 cents on every 1100, and it is es timated that this increase will add about 11,000,000 in revenue. The provisions for sn inheritance tax and tor a tax on bills of lading were adopted, as were the provisions for taxing all dealings in futures. In cluding bucket shop operations. The Democratic amendments will be taken up to-morrow and there is little doubt that they will all be adopted, as Senator Jones, of Ne vada, has indicated his purpose of standing with the Democrat on all the principal changes they suggest It Is possible that the consideration of the bill "may be completed to morrow, but it is not probable. Sae4. t havs been using Ramon's Liver Pills A Tonio Pellets for the past two years and consider that they have saved me 1500 in doctor's bills, to say nothing of the suffering and loss of the time. I can recom mend them as one of the best pills ever made. I sell twelve boxes to fourof sijy other kind. ' Dealers have no fear of netting overstocked with Ramon Remedies for they are ready sals and always give sa Olfac tion K. U MdJanieL Keiiy, uu For sal by J. C 8immons. Your friends may smile But that tired feeling Means danger. It Indicates impoverished And impure blood. This condition may Lead to serious Alness, it should be promptly Overcome by taking Hood's Samparillm, Which purifies and ' Enriches the blood, Strengthens the nerves, Tones the stomach, -' ' Creates an appetite, And builds up, 1 ' Energizes and vitalizes The whole system. Be sure to get Only Hoods. - OASTOnZA. BeaaaW j, Is) 1st1 Ti hw IssjM WEEKLY WASHINGTON LETTER. From OnrRccnlar Oarreooaaant. "" Washington D. C, May 6,98. Mr. McKinley's fighting blood has been aroused by the grert vic tory won by our Asiatic squadron under Commodore Dewey. It would hare been strange, indeed, if it has not been, for nothing more daring in the annals of naval warfare has been recorded than Dewey's ac tion in taking his. ships into an enemy's harbor, supposed to be heavil vfljined. for thepurpose of attacking a fleet nearly his equal in strength which was supported by heavy land batteries, and succeed ing in destroying the Spanish fleet, silencing the batteries and planting the American flag on the Philippine Islands. It was an achievement worthy of the American navy, and one that every American com modore is anxious to try to dupli cate. They are apparently going to be given opportunities, too. In fact, the orders have been issued tharvill give "the-restTif-our-navy an opportunity to share in avenging the Maine by, doing some fighting. Porto Rico is to be taken. Our soldiers also are to be allowed to do some fighting. The air of hesita tion, which was so aggravating, has entirely disappeared, and everything is now apparently bent on fighting. Admiral Dewey's official report has been received, and he cannot pos sibly be prouder ot it than is every American who reads it.' Millions of Americans yet unborn will thrill with pride and patriotism when they read of the victory won by the dar ing and gallant Dewey, who will be mode an admiral and who will re ceive a vote of thanks from Con gress. Congress has authorized the en listment of 10,009 yellow fever im mune, in the south, for service in Cuba, in addition to the 125,000 volunteers. It is always more or less danger ous to interrupt Representative Champ Clark when he is making a. speech, but Representative Lacey, ot Iowa, had to get squelched be fore hu would believe" it. Mr. Clark was making a Vigorous talk against the six democrats who voted for the republican war revenue bill, which authorizes an addition of 000,000,000 to the country's inter est bearing debt, and incidentally against the democratic party being held responsible for tho acts of the Cleveland administrations, which he leclured were democratic only in name, when ho said there were on ly two worse names in history than that of G rover Cleveland the names of Judas Iscariot and Ben edict Arnold. Just then he was interrupted by Mr. Lacey, who ask ed if Judas Iscariot was not the original Silver man. Mr. Clark turned upon him and retorted : The first silver speech ever made in the American Congress was by William B. Allison, whom you all worship. Now, some of the rest of you ask a question." The chal lenge was not taken up. In the same speech Mr. Clark ridiculed the claim of some of the republicans that they were responsible for the war with Spain, and addressing the republican side. he. said : "We took you by the scruff of the neck and dragged you into it. It's our war." Mr. Clark closed with' s glowing and patriotio reference to the brilliant achievement of Com modore Dewey, in Manila harbor.- The administration is not allow ing the war to cause it to forget the need' the republicans have for help in the Congressional campaign. The pat ronage 'of the Go vern ment Printi ng Office is to be turned over to the re publican candidates for Congress, by an order declaring that establish ment never to hare been legally under the civil service rules. It will be remembered that an opinion declaring that. the placing of the Q. r. O. under civil service rules was illegal was prepared by an -official of the Department of Justice last year, but was never adopted by At torney General McKenna ss his own and was never made public. At torney General Griggs, doubtless under pressure from the Republican Congressional Committee, has agreed to toe promulgation of that opinion as his own, and democrats in the G, P. O. who are on the look out for other jobs. Mr. McKinley deserves credit for standing uut against the enormous p rear ore brought to bear upon him by oliticians of bis patty in favor of inoometent applicants for gen eral's commissions in the volunteer army, lis has sent the nomina tions of eleven major generals and twenty-five brigadier generals to the Senate. Thirty-fire of them are of ficers in the regular army, and the other four, all major generals, are ex-officer, equally divided betw the I Joe and the gray. Fits Lee and Joe Wheeler representing the gfay, Senator SewcU of A. Y, and Gen eral James II. Wlieon, ot Delaware, representing the blue. "Eclipse Guano" the best for tobacco. - : t EUI COLLEGE BOTES. Cor. of The Gleaner. . Rain, hail, wind, cold, war, and commencement are the chief topics of the day; except with some, of course. The storm last week did much damage to wheat and other CTops in this community; in fact, it must have been far-reaching in its extent, as we have heard from quite a number of places where it did its work. However no serious damage was done here ; a few trees were blown down and a few window Danes were broken. The oldest people among us say they have nev er saw such a storm before. - " Our little village was favored last week with the presence of visitors from the North. The first to come was Rev. J. G. Bishop, of Dayton, Ohio. He is our Missionary Secre tary, and is the editor of "The Christian Missionary." Mr. Bishop is a man who is widely known and stands among the foremost men of his time. It is said that he is the only Bishop in the Christian church whoJsttderJhjLdjrection of anoth er Bishop, .Surely the Bishop who presides over him is neithe over bearing nor arbitrary In her ruling, as he appears to us to be a man of untrammeled liberty. He is a lead er in the great mission movement, one whose heart is in tho, work. His literature, such as programs for missionary, children's day, and oth er exercises, are Widely known and eagerly sought, not' only by the Christian church, but by other de nominations os well. His office work alone requires a correspon dence averaging from five to forty letters a day. Notwithstanding his business interests at home, he took advantage of a trip South in order to attend the Convention at Raleigh, and as he was returning home he stopped a few hours at the college and gave us a good lecture. Rev. B. S. Botchelor, of New Bed ford, Mass., wus the next to come, and. by the way, it is said that he is the only Batchelor that we have who is married. Mr. Batchelor lectured for us Wednesday evening on the subject, "Liberty, its Limita tions and Restraints." He dealt with his theme in a masterly way preHenting-his thoughts in a clear, vivid, forceful style; holding his audience in rapt attention for three quarters of an hour. We are al ways glad to have such distinguish ed men visit our college and speak to us on the great leading topics of the day. Such lectures are oases in school life. Another who came to us from the General Convention, was Rev. W. Bassett, of Maine. It was said of him that he was the Maine man in the convention. He is a recent graduate of. the Christian Biblical Institute of Stan fordville, N. Y., and is in the south seeking health. Rev. N. G. New man, of Suffolk, Va, also made a flying trip to see his brothers and relatives and friends here. , The Alma Mater is always glad to see her children. -r - Dr. Newman preached for us yesterday. Prof. Atkinston preach ed at Union Ridge, Prof. Wicker at Graham, G H. Rowland at Au burn, and BF. Black at Pleasant Ridge. , Lkk. : , Elon College., N. C, May 9, '98. Itoe on auman, mature on sores, dots and iU stock, eured la 10 minute by Wool ford "i Hanltarjr Lotion. This nerer falls. Hold by T. A. Albright, arasvlst, Graham. W. C. The 10-y ear-old son of Mr. Chas. F. Crews, of Oxford, stumped his toe, musing a severe bruise. Bleed poison followed and he died three days later. : - Wsbtbd: Tnutvofthy aad active gen tlemen and lad lea to travel for a reaponalbie Mtaull.had kouaela North Carolina. Menth l emu) and expenses. Pualtloa steady. Itefereoee. Boeloae self-addressed stamped envelope. The Uomlnion Company, Dept. sU, Chlata-o. - - - 11 1 , - j A Scotch laddie, Jock by name after carried, an unwilling patient, by, his mother to the bone man to t .i .... .li ir h wnm tin rv e bm w manipulations had hurt , him. "No,1' said Jock, "it didna' hurt me." "I told yuu It sidiu' be painful," said his mother MAh re plied Jock, "nae winder ; ye see, mother, I just let him fumble wi' the sound leg." ' v For that tired feeling you must ennclr and purity your blood. Hood's SarsapariHa is the medicine you need. ' " , OASJTORXAi Bmsstta ss tw Irs) If BBgM Use "Eclipse Guano" for tobacco SKI iVloiUCPELLCTS i sU ins of disease taassd by Boobs. Uer aad tnioessiss T-t tuk m Clesnses tv Took rris Invigorates aS.alii,sfOmamart. Ke.eays; "f MwrWUHhtabnttx: hadstlma The BMW Barter- Beak -Sana an Sjam. emt a vaak-a Tialalll Pfaa. -S,C,B.V.I For sale b j J. C. Simmons. iill aad aM mj ImA. Unas eilaf S 1 11 Unmr rum ami Teas IHSets e camma-mtB Dealer Seek, ami as a m salt I SBStaaaaS la ! aieasa, ami mat MS a aav earaea.- . .. ' ' ' JBE CUB1I BYISIOI Sixty liitfuud Iroopi to be Landed ti Soon u Poaftle. ' Washington) D. C, May 8.The Post tomorrow, will say:': . ' ' ' "' Between sixty and eighty thousand men will be landed on Cuban soil at once. ' ,1 They will wear the uniform of the United States, and they will not re turn until they have ; defeated the Spanish forces -on the island, and the American flag floats as proudly over . Havana, as it does over the ruins of the Cavite fortress in Manila harbor.;...'" .,-'.''; : This is the ides of the military advisers of the administration, and the President approves the plans. The first section of the army to invade Cuba will be the 15,000 or 18,000 troops that are now assem bled at New Orleans and Tampa. They are all regulars, and most of them are men who have seen fighting on the plains. They "are seasoned, disciplined, effective. They will be followed at "dfiee by another army of 50,000 .volunteers, which will be concentrated at Southern ports at quickly a the trains can carry them, and will be transported as fast as the' necessary ships can be collected.. It is estimated , that it will take at least 800 vessels to move this immense army to Cuba. . Near ly everything that floats has already been secured by the government, and last night the wires were hot in all directions, directing contracts to be closed immediately in all the principal seaport towns. Other details of the great expedi tion have been arranged. Within forty-eight hours there will be 2,000 wagons at Tampa, and 12,00Q mules. .Several hundred ambulances will also be hurried to Tampa. They may be, heeded. Battles are not all like the one which haj just been fought in "Manila harbor. Sending Arms to Cuba. Tampa, Fla., May 9. The steam er Gussie, one of the Mallory Line of boats, chartered by the govern ment for use as a transport, will sail for Cuba before morninsr, loaded with arms, ammunition and sup plies furnished by the United States government foi the use Of the Cuban insurgents. A company of one hundred United States troops from tho First Regiment of Infantry, will accompany the expedition and aid in guarding the landing if the valu able cargo on the coast of Cuba, and will, if necessary, penetrate into the interioi far enough to place the.su p plies in the bands of the insurgents. The expedition will, be in charge of Captain J. H. Dorst, General Miles' aide, who has just returned from Cuba. The Gussie has ; on board between six and seven thou sand rifles, and about 200,000 rounds of ammunition and several hundred ' boxes Ot provisions, con sisting principally of canned meats and hard tack. The utmost secrecy- is maintained regarding the point of landing, but in view ofCapt Dorst's recent landing near Havana, where he communicated with the insurgent leader, General Delgndo, it is be lieved that the expedition will be headed for a point not far from Ha vana. The Gussie had mounted on her forward deck to-day, a one pounder rapid fire motion gun for a protection. It is understood,' how ever, that she will bo met at some point not far from Key West by a gun. boat from the American block ading squadron, and escorted to the designated landing place. ValaabI e Weeaam. Especially ralaabl te weeoea is Brevas IraaBIUsra. ffsrkarht Tsnithss, hradsfihs dtasfjpean, strength takae the plaee oi waatnam, and the (lew ef baalth readily eaates te the pallid cheek whea this woo eWMnmedrietakca. FarSKkryebildrea arerarwarkad axa It has ae equal. Keaoaae aheald be withe thie Buoovs remedy. Brevas' Iraa Bittara sold by all dealers. BiliouGneGS n n - i n i aunatma. eta. m eaa XaeaeJT riUslama er Meed eelimlae, Beee-s L 1 1 I f I rus atmmmts the ssnsaah, ,,,V la. Soi4 a aS dnwrtMa. vttk meed's Ssrunniis ,1 The Live, : Have a magnificent combination for the people.- A popular line of the latest spririir at tractions. An unlimited variety in every department of the store. t The determination and "ability to make the best prices. We are offering these inducements with the best and nanusomestepnn ewus youvsjw, qualities as you llKe inem. Hie latcou- nwui uircui. buiupictc, anuaii nKii. piii-es. yun i tan io and take advantage of the inducements offered in ; . - - Dry Geo AH the latest and nicest styles of theajon. CUBSjB of, insomnia. VIEWS Of A RUSSIAN WOMAN WHO - HAS 8TUDIED THE 8UBJECT. mt the Cassis aad Bamedlee Lear. ed by Bavertmea mrnd Isneetlsatlea. ' The tan ml sal fat ike Bleed Hays la the Matter of Sleey. A mine of information oonoemliig various treatments prescribed for vic tims of insomnia is contained in a new edenti&o work by Marie de Manaocine, a BoasJan woman who has consulted hundreds of the highest authorities on the snbjeet and who has made many oriirinal experiments. - Her work has been translated into Enslish. . T Cold water bags applied to the f ors - head and hot ones to the back of the neck an recommended to produce sleep, sinoe by their means the blood Is driven from the brain. Hot baths toareass-ibe aiae of the blood vessels of the skin and prodnoe the same effect Another meth od of freeing the brain and canaing sleep one which will be found aooeptable to every one is the eating of a light sapper jost before retiring. The blood in this ease is sent from the brain to the stomabh. where it is needed in digestion. ' Experiments prove that monotony is an effective source of fatigne to the brain, whiob organ appears to automat ically drain off its blood where fatigned to a normal degree. Almost every one has tried the experiment of . oounting himself to sleep. Men have been readily put to sleep by being, made to hear wa ter drop constantly. A watch ticking under the pillow wlU produce the same result until one becomes so aooostomed to its monotony that it is no longer beard. According to the Russian au thority, old time nobles of her country were put to sleep by their servants, commanded to scratch their heels until lapse Of consoiousness occurred. The lullaby of the American -mother pro duces sleep because of its monotony. ' A Papago Indian recently told the writer that the native doctors among bis people sit at the bedsides of the sick and sing monotonous chants, repeated over and over, throughout the whole night No additional treatment beyond oonjuring is applied. Many patients are doubtless cured, the only virtue of the treatment being the relief of pain and the nourishment of the system by sleep produced by monotony.' Repeated rock ing produces sleep, as does repeated brushing of the hair. Korean mothers put (heir infants to sleep by seratobing them monotonously upon their abdo mens. Spanish mothers accomplish the same result by continuously stroking the spines of their infants. In the last two eases sleep is produced not only bx. monotony, but by the attraction of the blood to the body by the stimulus of touch, v. - The manipulations ot the hypnotist tend to fatigue the mind through monot ony. The writer has seen subjects hyp notised while counting their breaths. Hypnotic sleep, however, like sleep pro duced by. narootios, or anaesthetics, in jures rather than refreshes the mind as a rule. Sufferers from insomnia should court sleep In a lighted room. Experiments ' show that light falling upon the eyelids oauses a rush of blood to the brain. The head should not be kept too low, lest gravity produoe the same result '.' . Ihsomnla is found to be characteristic of 'persons who blush, laugh or weep readily and whose pulse is apt to quick en upon the slightest provocation. Loss, of sleep most frequently results from overwork of eitbes mind or body. Over train of either kind dilates the blood vessels of the brain and eventually par alyzes tbem. Extreme oold produces the same result. Experiments also show that exercise of she emotions causes rush of blood to the brain and sleepless ness if ooourring near bedtime. 4 Tbere ls an interesting theory that we require, sleep in proportion to the scarcity of red oorpusoies in out blood. .All people, therefore, do not correspond in their need of sleep. - Many authorities agree that the degree to whiob sleep is needed depends upon the strong tht of ecosciousness. Children, savages and idiots readily fall asleep because their consciousness is 111 developed, and therefore readily fatigued. ' Persona of strong will power and marked individ uality require relatively little sleep. ' It is difficult to overfatigue their con sciousness. Young infants are found to demand sleep the majority of the hours of the day, those up to 6 weeks of age requir ing SO hours, the time being gradually decreased to (ram tea to eight hours un til the age of puberty. ' During the age of puberty more sleep is required.. After puberty from nine to seven hours are necessary. After complete growth from eight to siav and in middle age even leas, until feebleness begins, when the sleeping hours should gradually in crease. . With increased intellectual growth, however, Insomnia naturally increases even during old age. Too mnob . sleep is thought to be haawiful by some authorities. ' Since oouaoiousnees requires waking hours for development, too much sleep will rob it of its education. During. sleep man grows like a vegetable, but his Bind gets no exercise, which Its derolopmeot demands Were a child to sleep SO boors a day an til 10 years old, be would doubtless have a feeble mind. Children who sleep too much are found upon In veatigation to be fatter than those who steep at a normal rate, but their intel lects are duller and their snuaolea weak er. InanrahUv, on the other baud, is al ways a dugeroas symptom la children. 6k, Louis Qlobe-DsaMora. '. - : . We Vssad Wife There ts ne salami ty befall a won a that I noteuffared. . - Aaitahle IIustjsMid Wsomg. say Slow, you have amr beea a widow. Vexed wife I said calamity, alx. Tit-Bits. Wide Awake, Hustling and Up-to-Date Merchants, of . : piijiiaiLiKrciTorj, h. b., " js and ni ii it it n - i tioioinooiiuoroi I I . J I I J .IJ al - POULTRY HOUSES. amaaestlens ean the Dapartsasa ef Ac In the chapter upon the construction of the poultry house Profeeaar Watson of the department of agriculture, Wash ington, suggests: "As poultry keeping is wholly a business of dotails, the econ omy of labor in perfortuing the neces sary work is of great importance. Build ings not conveniently located and ar ranged become expensive on account of unnecessary labor. As it is necessary to visit poultry houses several times each day in the year, convenience i of mare importance than in case of any other farm building. The operations must Dei performed frequently, so that any little inconvenience in the arrangements of 1 e traildings will canse not only extra expense in the care, but in many cases a greater or less neglect of operations that 'ought to be gone through with care fully each day." Lj?? .-? The poultry house, lie says, "should have a good roof," another thing we all knew, adding what we had possibly not given thought enough to, "with side walla more or less impervious , to moisture and cold. " The walls he recom mentis can be made of small field stone. '-'For the colder latitudes,'.' he says, "a bouse with hollow or double side walls is to be preferred on many ao eounts, although a solid wall may prove quite satisfactory, particularly if the building is in the hands of a skilled poultryman, as imperfect buildings and applianoes,-when under, the manage ment of skilled and experienced men, are not the hindrances that they would be to the amateur. Buildings with hol low side walls are warmer in winter and cooler in snm'mer, with less frost in severe weather and less resulting moisture when the temperature moder ates sufficiently to melt the frost from the walls and roof of the house. ' ' "A cheap, efficient bouse far latitudes south of New York, " he adds.-"may be made of two thicknesses xf rough inch lumber for the side and end walls. This siding should be put on vertically, with a good quality of tarred building paper between. In constructing a building of this kind it is usually bee? to nation the inner layer of boards first, then put on the outside of this layer the build ing paper in such a manner that the whole surface is covered. Where the edges of the paper meet, a liberal lap should be given, the object being to prevent as far as possible drafts of air in severe weather. Nail the second thickness Of boards on the building pa per so as to break joints in the two boardings. .In selecting lumber for sid ing it is best to choose boards of a uni form width to facilitate the breaking of Joints. - . , "In constructing a roof for a house in the colder latitudes one must either ceil the inside with some material to exclude drafts or place, the roof boards close together and cover thoroughly with tarred paper before shingling. The or dinary shingle roof is too open for windy weather when the mercury is at or be- . . . rwn. M lit ( low me zero mara. xw iuwib wiu - dure severe weatner wiinont sunenng from frosted combs or wattles if there ' are no drafts of air. Hens will lay well during the winter months if the bouses are warm enough so that the single comb varieties do not suffer from frost bite, but whenever the combs or wattles are frozen the loss in decreased .egg pro duction cannot but be serious; ". ' - POULTRY TRICKS. -'. Bow Bhow Birds Are Handled mod Caret. via timers wno rememuerme cucilj,!, as a nourisnlug institution anew mat the handlers, in preparing a gamecock far a battle, would make the bird fierce and courageous by daily duels, so clev erly conducted that the leathered cnam pion would fancy itself a real victor. The method was to -face the bird and, push at it with the hand,- meanwhile clucking to arouse the' chanticleer to anger, and also to throw it upward, an hour at a time, to strengthen the wings and legs. Properly trained, the fowl be comes all whipcord and has no fear of anything that walks or flies. There is as much handling of show birds, but on the reverse principle. The birds are made tame and gentle and are taught to walk in a style - that will bring out their good points. -They are tapped un der the beak to make them hold their heads up jauntily, the combs meanwhile held in tin helmets to keep the edges' unbroken and u fright, and the feathers Lsre treated in diveraerways to bring out the gloss and full beauty of plumage. - Poultry judges have a standard of perfection to which the prise birds must oonfurm in head, legs, body, ' combs, wattles and color, and so closely is the plumage considered llj-at, as the fanciers say, they "mast breed to a feather." To pass the scrutiny successfully some exhibitors have been known to pull false feathers and insert missing ones, to deft ly color the plumage by artifice, and also to splice feathers, all practices for bidden by the show rules. ' Such tricks seldom escape the notice of the judges, however, and the exhibit ors who rely upon diet and good train ing to fit the birds usually win the most prises.- It is allowable, to wash white fowl and to oil slightly colored plumage, but otherwvs the birds must be shown in the natural condition. Every fancier keeps his stock and show birds in distinct ards, and the latter are in training until too old to travel about and strut in public American bens ean produce eggs as J efaeaply as any toreigB ben Wbscn roosts, and there is no really, good reason why she should not do business for our Eng lish cousins. It is sot a question of low nor high wages. This trade baa been small only because we did not have enough to supply the home demand. Of the SSO, 000,000 worth consumed by England, the United States supplies leas than 1 par oaut, while our importations for home enmsumptioa are lare. . JDff- Honest Goods that possessworth and merit. - April the War Hoath. , : The first hostilities in the war of the Revolution and Civil war ocur red in the month of April, and April of 1898 marks the beginning of the Cuban war. ; . . - - A arntinffoian in Mhn Rnltillioro Sun office has given out the ful low ing interesting historical facts that nave epecjai interest nt tins uuw It was on April l9lh, 1175, at Lexington and at Cpticord, that the nret arroea ressisiance was wii the ' minute j. men 1 of the' British troops. ? -, . , ''- ; The excitement of April . 19th, 1861, is still remembered by many persons. The Sixth Aiassacnusetis Regiment was attacked by a rmbb ; in Baltimore, and the City I was turned Over to the sece!'i'ioni8ts.;,l? . 1 North Carolina, was.' tho first 'col ony to declare for. iddependencfevvin ,; April, 1776, and Rhode Island l- mnol : mmatiutplv fnllnwflfl ,' with a . Bimilarftfeclaration.- Six years Hler, in April, 1782, the recognition of our iiidependence was made ,by- the Dutch republic , April 18th, 17V6 Paul Revere's famous midnight ride. " r ; . April 19th,- 1775 Beginning? of the Revolution by the battle of Lex ington. - " ' ; April 11th; 1783 Congress pro claim's cessation of hostilities. " 1 -Anril 15tb. . 1783 oneress rati fies preliminary treaty of peace with Great Britain. . ' ". April 4th, 1812 Congress -establishes the embargo 'that Jiegins ho war of 1812; , -T - " . April ' 21st, ,1835 Simla Anna suffers his great defeat- Bt San Ja cinto. , - - , J - 5 . - - A nriV 9H 1 RirtVTrmf ilitiea- nnen between the United Sttttes 'flM April 12,"-1864 War of the re bclion begun by Qeneral Beauregard firing on Fort Sumpter. " -: April 19, 1861 First bloodshed of the war in conflict between Unit ed States troops and a mob at Bl- timore. r , April 9, 1865 -Lee surrenders to . Grant at Appomattox. .'. - April 19, 1898 Congress of the United States declares that "the people of the island of Cul a are, and of right ought to be free and in dependent." ' '-'. April 21, 1898 Diplomatic rela tions between Spain and the Umted States broken off. United States, fleet sailed for-Cuba, . Mr. Geo.W. Vahderblltto Marry; ' ; Ashevllle tltlsen. ' Announcement of the approach of a social event of international inter est is made in a letter from George W. Vandcrbilt to Charles JlcNamee, of Biltmore. The information is that Mr. Vanderbilt is to weil Miss Edith. Dresser, of London, England, the first of June. , '-.-:, Miss Dresser, the bride to be," is (Ill . . .LI. .uu J , .v. ; . resided in New York, but for -severe ii ri iiiur..... i iHitv i . v. 1 1 . ii I. ii 1 1 ii'i i v . - t ; 1 1 i ; e I.. al years has lived in London, where the marriage will occur. Mr. Van derbilt is now in London and will - probably remain , there until , the f t .u. r. ir- AUut 1 19 UJUI iUlt Itlliuciuiiv and his bride will come to Biltmore ITmicia art1 vrtalra t Ksa-f trial- AtrYa. ? Jivuov atsA luaav vunr viivi a v. s-m nent place of residence. ; Vi '. .'' '. . : A Texas military company was out on the range recently practicing at rifle shooting. The lieutenant in command suddenly became ex asperated' at the poor shooting, and, seizing a gun from one cof the" pri vates, cried sharply:- "I'll show , you fellows how to. shoot.' y- Ta k in g a Inner Aim an A -a ' airnna !aim anH an aim all together, he fired; and' missed. Coolly turning to the pn-. rate wno owned the gun, he said. "That's the way you shoot 1" - He again loaded the weapon and mist-a- . ed. . Turnincto the second man in the rank, he remarked.. ''That's the way yon shoot I" In this -way ne missed about a doxen times u- - lustrating to each soldier his per- sonal incapacity and finally ho ' aotidently hit the target' .MAhdV I Vinf ' a aifat nA t rf si w f V a uVy . avx w . (.jduiui VAI BtUllVSS llkf, uso gun back, "is the wayI shpot."-- s. Los Angeles Times. " ' uiw. jouiier, oi oampson coun ty, a brother of Senator Butler, has been appointed major of the third battalion of the First Regiment of North Carolina - Volunteers. ,The other. majors are Smith, of Ashe-. rule, and Kutzler, of Charlotte, the regiment being composed of three - battalion! . , - , :L Kinston elected Geo." B. Webb." uamocnu. . ruavor jnn ra hkj. . entire board) Demooratio aldermen. Lst year nve of the aldermen were - negroes. 0 . ; ; - - C A STO R I A - For Infants and Childrsm, Z " Til m Yea Kan AhrsTi E.r;M uxJ Styles and fashions see our splendid stock - - Bers the : STfr - , "7"
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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