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I AUSTRIA HUNGARY f \ SEVERS RELATIONS |.i - P RANGES HERSELF UNRESERVED LY ALONGSIDE HER ALLY IN ORtAT STRUGGLE. WAR DECLARATION EXPECTED I K-- - United States Seizes Austrian Mer chant Shlpa Interned Here.—Noth- K} Ing Has Been H*srd From Turksy and Bulgaria. jj; Washington —Austria-Hungary, rsng tng herself unresorvedly with Ger- L, many, has severed diplomatic relations ||Mtli tha United States, precipitating ■L situation which Is expectod here to to war. Baron Erich ZwleiHnek, the Austrian Charge, asked the State Department W for passports for himself, his staff and the Austrian Conaular force in this country; and simultaneously American Minister Btorali reported from Dome that Austria had announced the break lu relations to the American Embassy I In Vienna. Immediately the Treasury Depart | ment ordered the seizure of all Aus- Irian merchant ships In American har bors. The Austrian crews were taken off and sent to Immigration stations and American guards put on board. The measure was explained as purely * ofle of police caution, hut It is realized that It may be interpreted by Austria aa an act of war. In a similar situs , tlon after the break with Qe-msny, no •hips were seized until a state of war actually had been declared. Whether Bulgaria and Turkey are preparing to follow suit still Is un [ known, but officials generally believe that sooner or later they will do so. *. Bulgarian Minister Panaretoff called ton Secretary Lansing to ask If. this Government had any information from Sofia, but was told nono had been received. Both Rulgarla and Turkey are believed here to be weary Qf the war, but German domination .Of the Central European alllancu Is expected to drive them, as It drove Austria, to a break with Germany's new anemy. Word Flaehsd Abrosd. Telegrams prepared a week ago In anticipation of the development, have 5 been sent to American diplomatic and Consular officials abroad Instructing thsm to wind up their conduct of En tente Interests In Austria, and of Aus traln interests In Entente countries. * Spain will take over American Inter acts In Auatria and Sweden will as sume Austrian interests here. Safe conduct for the former Aus train officials on thslr trip home will ba sought at once from the British and Franch Governments. Wllh them tf will go Count Tarnowski, the newly appointed Austrian Ambassdor. who arrived at New York on the day Ger many announced her campaign of i' ruthleasnes but whose credentlsls L President Wilson has refused to ae | eapt whlls negotiations proceeded to §L develop how fully the Vienna Oov | eminent endorsed the submarine pol | Icy of bar Ally. In a statement reviewing these ne f gDtlatlons, tha Btate Department re r vaaled that on April 1, before Presi dent Wilson went before Congrecs to ask for declaration of a state of war with Germany, Austria served notice that such a declaration woold mean a I break between the Washington and Vienna Governments. This notifica tion brought to an abrupt end the State Department's efforts to dissuade the Austrian Foreign Office from adhering fully to tha Oerman submarine policy. Disposed to Be Tolerant. Although tha full text of the com guplcatlon exchanged was not given |* out, tha Department's review dlsclos | ed a disposition on (he part of the £ United States to tolerate Austria's E verbal endorsement of the German poller, provided there were no steps If lor actual co-operation and no. in r alstence that Count Tarnowski be re i reived by the President. On the part P* of Austria, there was evident a desire Bio maintain friendly relations, but an L Increasing inability to do so because of Oerman pressure, r Officials were without definite ad £ Vices regarding arrangements for ff withdrawal of tha Embassy staff at Vienna and other Americana in the E-4eal Empire Ambassador Penfleld * already Is in Switzerland, having been §j»rdared more than a week ago to start | for Washington for personal discus f gion of the American negotiations. It I; .fa assumed that no obstacles will he § placed In the way of the departure of r American Charge Grew, his staff, the I too other native Americans scattered F throughout Austria and Hungary, and ? auch of the 1,800 or more naturalised American cltlsens who car* to leara. Departing Austrlans. Baron Zwledinek and other Australn | officials In tha United States probably :*, jrin go home on a Swedish or Nor |-wegian passenger steamer. Definite fox their trip Till J>e CUBA FOLLOWS U.S. INTO WORLD WAR FIRBTOF LATIN AMERICAN COUN TRIES TO JOIN WITH UNITED BTATE3- FORMALLY DECLARES WAR Vot* Wss Unanimous.—Wild Cheer ing Follow* Speech«« of Leader* In Houie.—Her Duty to Follow U*. Havana.—Cuba, not yet out of her 'teens as a Republic, Is at war with Q' rmany, the first of the Latin Amer ican countries to range herself along side of the United States, her.llberator an ' protector. President Manocol affixed his signa ture to the Joint resolution passed un animously by both the Senate and" House without a dissenting voice be ing raised, thus putting Into effect the declaration that n stale of war exists between Cuba and the Imperial Ger man Government. The Joint committees appointed by the Senate and House agreed upon the phraseology of (he resolution to lie perseiited and the singe was set for quick action before either brain h of Congress convened. "Article I—Unsolved, that from to day a state of war Is formality de clared between the Republic of Oubi and the Imperial Government of Ger many, and the President of the He public Is authorized and directed by (hit resolution to employ all the forcea of (he Nation and the resources of our Government to make war ngalnst the Imperial German Gov ernment with the object of maintain ing our rights; guarding our terrl tory and providing for our security; prevent any acts which majr lie at (emp(ed against us, and defend the navigation of the seas, the liberty of commerce and the rights of neutrals and lnternndonal Justice. "Article 2.—The President of the Republic Is hereby authorlbed to use all the land and naval forces In (ho form ho may deem necessary, using existing forces, reorganizing them or creating new onos, and to dispose of the economic forces of (he Nation In any way he may deem necessary. | "Article 3. —The President will give account to Congress of (ho measures adopted In fulfillment of this law. which will bo.ln operation from the moment of Its publication In the of ficial gazelle." Vessels Seized. Chief Inspector of (he Port Panne notified Kuseblo AxJlazu, Secretary to the President, (hat ho had observed large volumes of smoke pouring from the funnel of the self-Interned German ship llavarla. Port police went aboard the ship and wcro Informed by her commander, Captain Graaflea, thst he, In compliance with orders from his Government, had aMempted to damage the machinery In order to render the ahlp useless. PRESIDENT SENDS REPLY TO POINCARE'S MESSAGE. Washington.—ln response to Presi dent Polncare'a congratulation* upon the entrance of the United States Into the war, President Wilson sent this message: "In this trying hour when the desti nies of civilised mankind are In the balance, U has been a source of grati fication and Joy to me to receive your congratulations upon the step which my country has been constrained to take In opposition to the relentless pol icy and course of Imperallstlc Ger many. "It Is very delightful to us that France, who slood shoulder to shoulder wllh us of the Western world In our s(ruggle for Independence, should now give us such a welcome Into the lists of battlo as upholders of the freedom and rights of humanity. "We stand as partners of the noble democracies, whose alma and acts make for the perpetuation of the rights and freedom of man and for the safe guard In# of the true principles of hu man liberties. In the name of the American people I salute ?ou and your Illustrious countrymen." JACKSONVILLE PIER DESTROYED BY FIRE. Jacksonville, Fla —One of the New York piers of the Clyde Line Steam ship 'Company was destroyed by fire here. A second pier was damaged, and a lighter laden with rosen and consid erable freight was burned. The steam er Huron, lyjng In the slip, was mov ed to safety. The origin of the Are was unkonwn. The loss was estimated by company officials at )150,000. The blaze was discovered In a corner of the pier warehouse. Turkestan le Inferior. The commercial Turkestan alfalfa baa been tested quite thoroughly In nil porta of tbe United States and in near ly every case has proved Inferior to American-grown strains. PLANS FOR FEEDING SOUTHERN CATTLE MORE CATTLE OF THIS TYPE NEEDED IN SOOTH. (By CHAKI.KH A. WHITTLE. Georgia State College of Agriculture.) A campaign In beef cnttle mixing In Georgia I.H being waged from the col lege of Agriculture, with particular ref erence to helping the farmer who has only a few head of cuttle to feed ami who bus not yet reached the point of building u silo. In the ftprlng directions were given for the planting of the kinds of crops that could be grown most economically and be mnrkctcd most profitably In feeding cattle. At the present time the Important phase of the work Is in get ting the cattle on feed In proper shape. To tills end specific Information has been put In the hands of every feeder in the stale. The schedule of feeds jjnd feeding embraces cottonseed meal, sorghum, oat struw or }orn stOvcr, cot tonseed hulls, cowpen hay and corn. The period covered by ttie schedule Is from November 1 to Junuary 13). The radons recommended are to be broken Into two feeds, one for morning ami the other for evening. The schedule for cottonseed meal recommended Is ns follows: November 1-5, 1 pound ; November (HO, 2 pounds; November 11-20, 3 pounds; November, 21-80, 4 pounds; December 1-10, (5 BUILD UP TIRED LAND Grasses, Cornstalks and Other Growth Add Humus. Nothing I* to Be Gslned by Burning Material*—Fire Will Destroy Seed of True Clover*—Also Has tens Erosion. Help mi 111 re bullil up (lie fields (lint IIIIVU worked (oo linril nut! have been turned out to rem. If trusses, corii slulks, leaves mid other orgiinlc ma terials lire left on (he luml, (hey will decny and mill humus to Ihe soil. Where these "materials lire burned off, however, till Ihe organic substances ure given off In (lie form of gases, and only tbe mineral matter Is left, in the nsli This Is blown about .by (he wind mid dissolved mid washed away by Hie ruins. The Improvement to the land, If nil, grasses and other growth were allowed (o rot Instead of being burned, would be worth millions of dollars to every southern shite. The destruction of useful plants Is another harmful result of burning oIT Ihe fields, mid Or. 11. 11. Itrown of the Mississippi A. anil AI. college cautious against this. I'lre will totully destroy (he seed of all the true clovers, which are invaluable us soli builders. Many of the most valiluble grasses can be killed by burning; evc-u Bermuda will die If burned repeatedly. Perhaps the greatest harm Is done In the woods by (lie killing out of seeds as they drop Jtjim (he trees, mid by killing Uie young Trees, ..thus preventing the reproduc tion of forests. Besides (he damage done by flrea, In (he removal of plau( food mid Killing out of vegetation, they greatly hasten erosion. On the other hand the corn stalks and grasses In the fields, and the sage grasses In worn-out soils pre vent (be rains washing ou( gullies and help to hold the water us It soaks Into (he ground. TEST CRIMSON CLOVER SEED Sample of Lot* on Market Bhow About One-Third Dead Beed—Work Against Poor Stand. Samples of lois of crimson clover Seed now on tile market tested recent ly. usually have contalniKl about one third of dead seed, and In many sam ples more than two-thirds of the seed was dead. It.is Important, therefore, that farmers know the quality of the crimson clover seed they Intend (o sow. Kvery lot of seed should lie tested for gvrmlnution, and then seeded heav ily enough to Insure geftiug a stand. If Ihe present supply of seed of low genulnallon Is sowed without testing, and at a usual rute of seeding |H>or stands nnd failures will follow even under favorable weather conditions. GOOD CONCRETE FOR FLOORS Mixture of Oil and Cement Is U*aful Where There Is Dampness—Rs *i*t* Water Prtuure. Oil-mixed concrete Is useful for base ment floors, walls, silos, etc., where there Is more or less dampness as It resists low water pressures. I'roiii sto 10 per cent as much by weight of u spe cial petroleum as of cement Is used lu the mixture. . Famous Polish City. To the tourist (lie most Interesting building In Oalata Is the Church of St. Mary's, which contains the tomb of the celebrated Cossack chief, Ma- Ecppa, «hose Intrigue with (he wife of n noble at the Polish court and his dlro punishment (betng bound miked to the back of a wild horse anil set adrift on the desert) have been Im mortalized In IJJ ron's poem, Tbe tomb Is supposed to have been rifled of Its remains by the ltusslans dur ing one of their several descents upon the city, for % tlio memory of Mnzeppa Is execrated by the soldiers of the czar, Inasmuch as he became an ally of Charles XII of Sweden. He died of poison In the same yenr that Peter the Great defeated Charles on the field of I'nltowa. made Just as esrly as possible by Bwedish Minister Ekengren In con ference with State Department offi cial*. Mr. Ekengren had not been authorized formally by his government to take over Austrian Interests here, but he expected hi* request tor such authorization to be granted within a few hours. pounds; December 11-20. 5V4 pounds; December 21-30, 0 pounds; December 31 to January 9, 6V4 pounds; January 20-2 ft, 7% pounds. Kilt little corn enters Into the ration, j The schedule calls for beginning With | corn In the feed December 1 at the rate of 2 pounds until December 31, when It Is Increased to 4 pounds and continued during the remulnder of the feeding period. Sorghum hny Is scheduled to be fed at the rate of 20 pounds per day from November Ito November 30. It Is then decreased to 15 pounds until Decem ber 30, and Is further decreased to 10 pounds for the remainder of the period. Qat straw or corn stover Is fed at the rate of 10 pounds from November I I to December 1, when It is reduced to 7'/a pounds until January 1, when It Is further reduced to 5 pounds for the remainder of the period. C'owpea hay IB not fed -until Decem ber .1, when. It Is Introduced at 3 pounds per day, at which figure It remains until December 30, when 8 pounds ore required lor the remainder of the period. Cottonseed hulls are fed at the rate of 3 pounds per day from the begin ning to the end of the feeding period. PRUNING WELL EACH WINTER Hand-Picking of Fruit In Bummer Can Be Made Unnecessary—Opera tion Stimulates Tree*. Mciny letter* ore coming to the hor ticultural workers at Clemson college froin people who nsk whether It 1» better to prune pcnch trees to tliln the fruit, or to give the trees but n light pruning nt tills seuson nnd thin the fruit by hand-picking next summer. They nre advised tHiil In every In stance It will be found better to give "the trees n good pruning each winter. This will not only do nwny with the necessity fur hnnd-plcklng during sum mer, but It will also stimulate the trees nnd cause them to put on a better crop of fruit buils for the next season. Healthy pencil trees nlways put on more fruit buds than they can support, provided they nil set fruit. There Is no better wny of thinning these trees than by,correct winter pruning. More over, there Is no little lnhor attached to linnd-prunlng In summer nnd a man saves mui-h by avoiding the necessity of It except In the few cnsea where It Is absolutely necessary.—Clemson Col lege Bulletin. STORAGE HOUSE FOR ONIONS Building Mutt Be Dry and Construct ed to Permit Fairly Even Tem perature and Ventilation. A large part of our onion crop la not marketed Immediately nfter hnr vest, hut Is stored nnd disposed of grndually during the winter. Storage houses are of different types, from a single shed In which Arc Is kept to prevent freezing In extreme weather to well constructed dugouts which keep nn almost constant temperature during the storage period. A good stor age house for onions must be dry nnd so constructed that a fairly uniform temperature mny he maintained. Good ventilation, freedom from moisture nnd uniformity of temperature are all Important. Onions will stand con siderable frost without Injury and may bo kept well even If frozen. PROFITABLE FEEDING OF COW Thorough Knowledge of Individual Animal* at Well at of Valut of Ftedt It Etttntial. The feeding of n dairy cow should be governed by the cow'a capacity to produce milk. Ity keeping a dally record of each cow's production the skillful feeder soon finds that some cows In the herd respond to nn in creased allowance of feed and return a good profit on It, while others are limited in milk capacity and overfeed ing them |s unprofitable. Profitable feeding requires a thorough knowledge of the Individual cows as well- as of the value of feeds. LIVE STOCK HELP FERTILITY Wealthiest Statea of Country Qrow Legumes—Stay Pretty Close to „ the Bank Account. Did you ever reflect on the relation of live-stock and legumes to community prosperity? Legume* an'd live-stock stay pretty close to the bank account and they are closer still to the fertility of the soli. Think of the wealthiest states In the t'nlon and then see If they do not grow a great many legumes and a great deal of live-stock. _L_ Help For Girls Desiring Education. j We have on our campus an 4part- I ment house, a 'wo storyb uilding of 2J roams, -villi a frontage of , 100 feet which may be used by ; girls who wish to form clubs and I live at their own charges, j Pupils can live cheaply and com -1 fortably in this way, many of them having their table supplies sent to them from their homes, j For further U 1 formation address j.J M. Rhodes, Littleton College, Littleton, N. C. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years NEW AMBASSADOR NEVER * PRESENTED HIE CREDENTIALS Count Tarnowtkl. CREATION OF MUNITIONS BOARD IS ANNOUNCED WILL BE CHARGED WITH SUPPLY ING ARMY AND NAVY WITH MUNITIONB AND EQUIPMENT. Washington.—Creation of a general munitions board was announced by the Council of National Defense. It will be headed by Frank A. Soott, a Cleve land manufacturer, and will be charg ed with supplying the army and navy munitions and enqulpment. One ofks chief functions will be to decide between the country's military and In dustrial needs. The board's establishment puts Into the hands of a group of army and navy officers and industrial leaders virtual ly the same task given the British minister of munitions. It creates ma chinery for a government department of munitions, with its head a Cabinet minister, If conduct of the war brings the need. Twenty men, fifteen of them army and navy officers make up the board. Besides Mr. Scott, its civilian mem bers are Bernard M. Baruch, Howard •E. Coffin, Julius Rosenwald and Dr. Franklin Martin. From the army there are Brig. Oen. Thomas Cruse, Col. F. O. Hodgson, Col. H. Fisher, Lieut. Col. J. E. Hotter, Major J. E. Pierce, MaJ. Charles Wallace and Capt. A. B. Parker and from the navy. Rear Admiral H. H. Rousseau, Rear Admiral W. S. Capps, CommandeT R. H. Leigh, Commander T. A. Kearney. Dr. R. C. Holcomb, Paymaster J. H. Hancock and Lleuts. W. B- Lemly and L.McHowe. The board will be expected to equip and arm forces called Into service, said the Defense Council's announce ments with the least possible disar rangement of normal Industrial con ditions or Interference with shipments to the Entente Allies. Its Immedi ate efforts will be directed towards co ordinating army and navy purchases and in assisting in acquirement of raw materials for manufacturing facilities and will establish precedence in army anad navy orders. AUBTRIAN MERCHANT BHIPS TAKEN OVER BY UNITED STATES Washington. Fourteen Austrian merchant vessels in American ports were taken over by the government | coincident with the announcement that ' Austria had broken diplomatic rela tions. I Telegrams to the collectors of cus ! Toms at the ports concerned were sent i personally, by Secretary McAdoo In structing that the crews aboard the vessels be removed and that customs guards be placed In their stead. The status of the removed crews will be determined by Immigration authorities, i In a formal announcement of the | government's action Secretary Mc | Adoo made It clear that the govern ment had not confiscated the vessels, but had acted for the purpose of pro tecting them "from further injury." | From this statement was Inferred that the ships were damaged by their crews as In the case of the Oerman vessels taken over by the governmen upon the declaration of war with Germany. | The vessels thus taken Into the government's keeping were all Atlan-1 tic or Gulf Ports as follows: New York. Dora Hlmalala, Ida and Martha Washington, at Boston; the Erny; at Philadelphia, the Franconla; at Newport News, the Budapest; at Pensacola, the Lucia; at Tampa, the Borneo; at New Orleans, the Anna, Clara and Teresa, and at Galveston, • the Campania and Itorowlti . 810 OFFENSIVE IN FRANCE BRITISH FORCES LAUNCH ! What seemingly Is the commence ment of a big offensive by the British forces In France has begun along a 15-mlle line extending from Lena to the village of Henin-Sur-Cojeul, lying j to the southeast of Arras. On the en-' tire line, big gains In terrain have | everywhere been made. Heavy cas ualties have been Inflicted on the Ger mans end In addition prisoners run ning Into the thousands. 5,81# already hare be,>n countod. were captured. Kti/lisli Spavin Linimnet re moves Hani, Soft and Calloused Lnmpsand Blemishes from horses; also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, King Hone, Still* s, Sprains, Swollen Throats, Coughs, etc. Save SSO by owe of one bot. tie. A wonderful Blemish Cure. Sold by Graham Drug Company adv sqnj mojj oraoq )n»m|Soj anno -jtO quo\' iuu »hj jo jjad « jqSaojq jaqi Jamas)* sqi ss« siqj etnas -eq 'aaue|i«iA eqi jo eujiatnqas nam •i»0 a iq Suinu|« eqj jo jsejajuj «oi* pew "aujiojao uj e*n oq* Ma* ÜBDiienrv-qsiuadg #qi jo WB HAVE THE EARUEBT, BlQ gest, high class Strawberry grown. Also the Best ooe or the ever bearing kinds; bears tbe best fla vored berries from Spring until the 1 •now Hies. Free Booklet. Wake- 1 field Plant Farm, Charlotte, North i Carolina 17febSt SUNDAY SCHOOL Lesson I!!.—Second Quarter, For April 15,19T7. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, John JC, 1-18—Mem ory Verses, 11, 12— Golden Text, John X, 11—Commentary Prepared by Row. D. M. Stearne. The Golden Toxt seems to be the heart of the lesson this time If not al ways. While in our lesson He hi the Good Shepherd laying down His life for the sheep and giving onto them eternal life, with the assurance that they can never perish nor any power take them from Hlra (verses 11, 15. 27. 29). In llet>. *lll, 20, 21, He Is the Great Shepherd risen from the dead, living His life In us and working In us that which Is well pleasing in the sight of the God of Peace. In I Pet v, 4, He Is the Chief Shepherd who shall give rewards to His faithful fol lowers at nis appearing. In Gen. xlli, 24; Ps. Ixjex, 1, He is the Shep herd of Israel. This last shall he fully seen when Ezek. xxxlv, U-10, and verse 31 shall be fulfilled, and theq shall be scon the significance of Ps. xxlll as never before In the history of the world. In our lesson chapter He Is talking to Israel, but He spoke of oth er sheep whom He must bring (verse 10), and sume of those we are now gathering to complete His body, the church, but (lie full gathering of the nations to Him shall be after Israel has learned to say. "The Lord Is my Shepherd," according to Zeeh. 11, 10-13; "Many nations shall be Joined to the Lord In that tluy nnd-shall lie my peo ple." Also .ler. iii. 17. "A 1 that time they shall call Jerusalem the Throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered unto It. to the_jiame of the Ixml to Jerusalem." He had been dealing with and was In the midst of thieves and robbers, who sought to enter the fold, but not by the door They were persistently robbing God and making His bouse a den of thieves (Mai. 111. 8; Matt xxl, 13). He Is the door as Well as the Shepherd, the only way of access to God, God's own appointed way, and it is not possible to come to God but by Him (verses 7-9; chapter xlv, 6). But by Him, the door, any man may enter In and be saved and In Him find pastures green and waters of quiet ness (verse 9), peace as a river and righteousness as the waves of the sea (Isa. xlvlll, 17). All who are-not Christ's are In the employ of the lead er of all thieves and robbers and Uars and murderers, the devil, of whom He said In a recent lesson that these re ligious hypocrites were his children (verse 10: vtll. 44) With righteous wrath lie denounced them In these words: "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how van ye escape the damna tion of hell?" (Matt xxlll. 83.) The Spirit through Paul sard to Ely mas. who tried to turn a man rway from the door to life. "O full of all tillty and all mischief, child of the dev il, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the I.urd ?" lActs, xill, 7-10.) Contrimt the flood Shepherd, who by laying down Ills life for us h.i) pro vided life, and life abundantly (or all who will receive Him. He gl'V> free ly that which He has purchased at so great a price, even the sacrifice of Himself. Life eternal, the water of life, eternal redemption and aH that la Included in such expressions be cotae the sure and everlasting posses sion of all who receive Him, and there Is nothing In the Bible that In any way conflicts with the iiositlve assurancesc of verses 27-30 See Heb. I. 3; lx, 12, 20, Itom. vi. 23: 111. 24; Rev. xxß. 17 There can be no contradictions In the Bible, for the same Holy Spirit wrote the whole book. As to life abundantly, compare par don abundantly and an abundant en trance Into His kingdom tlsa. Iv, 7; II Pet. 1. 111. The Lord gives not bnly freely, hot fully, all that He has pur chased for us. and He desires to be able to give full rewards for service In that day (II John 8) which He certainly will do If we hare been faith ful. Salvation Is wholly of grace and the sume to all. bat the rewards will be according to our works (Itov, xxll. 12). Note the wonderful statement In | verses 17, 18. that uo man could take i His life from Him, but that He laid It down of Himself, having power to do this, and to take It again His was the only life that could not be taken from . Him. It Is true that they killed Him but It was 1 localise He allowed them to do it. He willingly Buffered all that I was put upon Him, leaving us an ex ! ample that we might follow His steps, who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered He threat ened not. but committed nimself to Him who JuJgetb righteously. Thea having left us a perfect example and having no sin of His own. for He was without guile. He took the sinner's place and suffered In our stead. His own self hearing our sins In His two body on tbe tree il Pet 11. 2144). Hirelings seek their own Welfare rather thau that of tbe flock, but true followers of the Good Bhepberd seek the welfare of the sheep, not consid ering themselves David took his life in his hsnd when lie delivered part of j his flock from the linn and tbe bear. I but the Son of David actually laid down His life for His flock. When He putteth forth His sheep He goetb be fore them, and He only asks that we keep close to nim and follow Him felly (Deut xxxt ft). Society Item: A modern Ara bian Night's entertainment was given by Oen. Stanley Maude to the Turks just outside Bagdad on the night of the Bth. j, Germany ia carrying away every tree in Belgium, bnt does Batcher von Biasing imagine that a man c»n't be hang just as well to a lamp-post? German-Americans desiring to drink a toast to the submarines are chagrined to learn that Unele Sam will furnish the "chaser." New that Bagdad has fallen, and the British troops are still go ing strong, there Is the proba bility that Russia is offering to bet those British that they can't take Constantinople too. * i i. There probably was a good deal of similarity in the oold welcome extended Count von Bernstorff and those few small hyphenated Senators. B ASTORIA ir Intents and Children. ithers Know That| ienuine Castoria lways /> are the /O* of AttlT iTI f p t Use jr fgr Over Thirty Years ASTORIA BKtt Copy Of Wrmpptf. TW« WHTHW •OMFAWT niwwmi orrr. PROFITABLE HEED LAMBS If Farmer Can Foresee Flfty-"Oent Mar gin Thay Will Ota Remits, Says Nebraska Expert Many tetters are being received at the Nebraska experiment station ask ing whether or not it is profitable to feed lambs at the present high price of feeders. If one can get a margin of 60 cents on the selling price over the buylngj price, It may be a profitable transac tion, Is the answer of the animal hus bandry section of the experiment sta tion. Two years ago, when corn was 60 cents and alfalfa hay |B, gains on lambs cost $4.88 per hundred. Last year with feed at the same price, lambs fed heavily on corn made gains at $5.03 per hundred, and those receiving a medium feed of corn made gains costing $4.90 per hundred. As corn will probably bring 70 cents and alfalfa hay $lO this winter, it is likely gains will cost upwards of six cents a pound. Consequently, a 60-cent margin be tween buying and selling price should mean a chance for profit to the careful feeder who gets'satisfactory gains. FODDER IS NOT SUFFICIENT Cannot Be Depended Upon Alone to Carry Stock Through Winter to Best Advantage. Good shock fodder is good roughage to carry stock cattle In winter, but alone It Is not sufficient. If you have some thrifty shotes to follow the cattle, feed broken ear corn. This pays bet ter than to grind the feed and use corn and cob meal. Experiments at the Illi nois station show that broken ear corn la practically as good as corn and cob meal from the standpoint of beef pro duction, while hogs following cattle thus fed, make three to four times as much gain as those following cattle getting corn and cob meal. It will pay to use a little purchased fMd such aa cottonseed meal, even at relatively high prices. Don't depend on corn fodder and corn alone to carry your stock cattle to best advantage. BOAR IS IMPORTANT FACTOR Purebred Should Be Uaed In All In stances—Best Is Neils Tee Good —Avoid* Long Head. The most Important factor in hog breeding is the boar. In all Instances use a purebred. Too much emphasis cannot be laid on this. Choose him from the best as the best Is none too good. See that he is well conformed, full of vitality and of good disposition. Avoid a long head, long neck and long legs. See that be stands well up on his toes. Do not buy a sway back nor one that Is too arched. His back ahould be I nearly straight A little arch won't i hurt but it most not be too pro nounced. Good Roads. The value of farming land depends very largely on the distance from i market A good road has the effect of shortening the time required toe carrying a load of produce to market which Is practically the eaase thing as shortening the distance. Kothlng adds more Immediate value to our farm land than accessibility to markets, such connecting link between (he farm and market being a good road. The early dragging of our dirt roads Is certainly to be commended. Just as soon as the frost begins to come out of the ground, the farmer should commence dragging. Glils is not a laborious job, a good team can put the rdad between him and the first crossing toward town, even If half a mile away, In good con dition In a half day, and be will save many times the cost of such labor or expense during the year. 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Sutton, deed, this Is toi notUy all persons hold ing claims against said estate to present the same,/duly authenti cated, on or belore tae iota day of February. 1918, or turn notice will be pleaded in bar ol tneir re covery; and all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate settlement. This the, a 9 th day of reb'y, 1917. L b. MURRAY, A(im r with will annexed of Oeorge W. Sutton, dee'd, NOTICE! To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that Rich ard Neville, residing in tnis coun ty for the last live or more years, has this day filed his petition in the Superior Court ol tnis county, praying to be restored (b the rights of citizenship according to law. Ue was convicted of larceny on March 6, 1911, and was pardoned by toe Governor belore his term of sentence was to oegin. This application will oe present ed to the Superior Court on the second Monday oefore the first Monday of September, 1917, which will be the SUth day ol August, 1917, This the 6th day of March, 1917. J. D. KKRNODLK, C. S. C., of Alamance County. * 'uP-TO-DATg' JOB' PRININO 4 *i | DONS AT THIS OFFICE. | % OIVTK DS A TRIAL. j