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THE gOURIER PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY XfM. C. HAMMER, EDITOR Ashebore, N. C. Thursday Feb. 4, 1913 The Methodist Episcopal Church 6o.tk, held a Conference ia Dallas Thu, recently and agreed to under take to raise $1,000,000 in the next thr.e months for the Southern Meth odist University at Dallas. This does not look like the churches are losing their hold. BANKS AND PIGS North Carolina sends $3,000,000 out of the State every year for meat alone to the West. The First National Hank of Lexing ton, is loinK a real service to David son county. The bank has arrange,! to buy three car loads of Vlga from Missouri and distribute them amor,? the farmers of Davidson county, tak ing their notes payable m a yen i'ear. Some suggests this is an nlvrrtis ing scheme. Suppose it is. It is get ting down to something practical. The bank is welcome to all the advertis ing it will get out of this, for it is doing that which looks to the better ment of the State. WORKING KOIl BETTER CROPS The Citizens Da:, of Concord, is organizing a corn dub of its own, the purpose being to stimulate more care and more thoroughbred hogs prices for the best yields of corn. Trizes are given in money. The bank has gathered the figures and shows that Cabarrus has sent out nearly five hundred thousand dol lars every year for flour, meat and foodstuffs, all of which should be prown by farmers. these things at home nearly halt a million dollars would bo put in the pockets of the farmers of that county. The bank offers a number of prizes, the prizes to consist of money, coupled with blooded stock for the winners. Commenting upon this the Salis bury Tost says: "According to the United States government our State has the best all round soil in the Union. It is best adapted for growing all crops and there is no reason why we should not grow our own food and then sufficient rot.tnn to nut millions in the bank. "Every county in the State ought to grow more foodstuffs., by all means its feed for stock and grow cotton for a surplus money crop." HOW TO WEED OUT POOR TEACHERS One of the troublesome things to contend with is to secure good teach ers in the public schools. The State has provided county high schools in the different counties where thorough teacher training can be hail. In Randolph county there are three county high schools, Farmer, Liberty and Trinity. Tuition is furnished at these high schools free to all the boys and girls of Randolph county, who have completed the common school studies. In McDowell county the board of education at the January meeting took a forward step by adopting the following resolutions: "Whereas, there is a demand throughout McDowell county for bet ter prepared teachers, both in schol arship and professional training, and Whereas, the State and the county offer full high school course in the county high schools, which are ac cessible and without cost to all the boys and girls of McDowell county who have completed the common echool studies, therefore be it Resolved First, that beginning with July 1,1915, all applicants for teachers' certificates to teach in Mc Dowell county, who have never taught before, muit present to the county superintendent a certificate from an accredited high school with a full four years' course of study and has com pleted the following high school sub jects for four rears. English, history Mis tathflssttites. SecijaJ, Ika flfll audi afvtioaata pletion of at least four weeks' nor mal training course in some accredit ed high school." Evidently it is the purpose of the board of education in McDowell coun ty to raise the standard as to profes sional teachers in that county. The county high schools should offer a full course in teacher training. YOU'RE CONSTIPATED BILLIOUS! CASCARETS Tonight! Clean Your Bowels and End Headaches, Colds, hour Stom ach Get a 10-cent box now. No odds how bad your liver, stom ach or bowels; how much your head aches, how miserable and uncomfor table you are from constipation, in gestion, billiousness and sluggish bowels you alwavs get the desired results with C'ascarets. Don't let your stomach, liver and wels make vnu miserable. Take C'ascarets tonight; put an end to the headache, billiousness, dizziness, ner vousness, si k, sour, gassy stomach, backache ami all ether distress; lei'nse your inside organs of all the ilo. gases and constipated matter hich is producing the misery. A 10-cent box means health, happi ness and a clear Mead lor monlns. .No more days of gloom and distress if 'ou will take a Cascaret now and then. All druggists sell Cascarrts. Don't forget the children their little in- s need a gentle cleansing, too. One of Pintepp "So , .tie i imes. oii'ii' u traveling a trying life." Bag t is. We meet aw- man. li must be ley (yawning "i tul bores ut times When Jude Looks ii-ipcrtar. Jiul.; Johnson never io.. :ts in portant than vheii lie is huvin hU rhcrs s!.;:ud i;h the money his wif Look ia tor u;ukiu3. Atciiitoa Glebe Inconsistent Man. Wliii! a man tr.;:rnes, lie wants an &TH 1; t!n-n, ailer t lio honeymoon, ho jrow !s tveauso lie dija't i:et cook. Keepin0 Aluminum Bright. To removj stains from aluminum cooking utensils dissolve four tabls spoont'uls of o.'.alie acid crystals In a gallon of wnter. Let this boil in the dishes for fivo minutes, then wash and rinse carefully with clean water. Lest Hole. Indeed. Tho story U told of an ancient Scotch jjolfrr whoso companion died and was about to bo huriod. The Scotsman sinvuhil out to th ceme tery to be present at tin; lnieraieiit, and arriving there, did not know nliero the giv.ve was. lie t uaiMoned a boy with a whistle. "Wilis', lad,' he said. "It's a new course. Whaur's the hole?" Process of Milking. I do not know that the process of milking has ev?r btvn described. The foieiinger first clasps tho upper part of the teat, and then the middle, ring and little fingers, ia rapid succession, so as to drive the milk before them through the oriiice. The knack la rather difficult to acquire, and at first very wearying to the hand, though Una soon passes. From "A Farmer's Note Book," by C. E. D. riielps. -"Srove Trees. ', which is found T'tiy peculiarities. . ... r9 germ'nate on hen the shoots are : they full oft and uud. As '.!:e youog The niaiiur . In Tr'.nidnd. r For ono thin:;, the tranches, i considerably r taki roct in the tree prows it eeudi out f.v-sh roots from its trunk and lower branches, until at last tho tree seems to bo sup ported by a network of roots, or con plicated series of arches, la the midst of which crabs, aquatic birds and la sects take up their ubod. SALTS IS FINE FOR T Rush tho Kidneys at once when Back hurts or Bladder bothers Meat forms uric acid. No man or woman who eats meaf Kga larly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says a well known authority. Meat forms urio acid which clogs the kidney pores so they sluggishly filter or strain only part of the waste and poisons from the blood, then you get sick. Nearly all rheuma tism, headaches, liver trouble, nervous ness, constipation, dizziness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders come from sluggish kid neys. Tho moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your bock hurts, or if tho urine is eloudy, offensive, full of sedi ment, irregular of passage or attended by a sensation of scalding, get about four ounces of J ad Salts from any reliable pharmacy and take a tableapoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is d from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, com bined with fitbie, and has been used foe generations to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to activity, also to neu tral Ire tbe acids' in urine so It no too sen ouees Irritation, thus ending bhMkksi ia ordera. dad Salts is inexseaswe aatt eaa not injures nakes a delightful efar eeeeaat litli-wr flriuk vkhfc ail reg- r bmaw eater sows mh smw mm tken te haew tte kkfcw etas ssst CARE IN HATCHING EGGS ESSENTIAL Artificial Eroodinc of Chicks, Showing (Prepared ly tlifl Unitrd Stntes Depart ment of Aprli'uliuri .) When it is noted that a hen sits on the rest fcr two or three nights in succession, she is ready to be trans ferred to a nest, which should be pre pared for her beforehand. This nest should be in a bos and composed of straw, hay, or chaff for nesting mate rial. Dust the hen thoroughly with insect powder each week while set ting. In applying the powder hold the h?n by the feet, luad down, work ing the powder well into tho feathers, giving special attention to regions around the vent and ur.der tho wings. The powder should also be sprinkled in the nest. The nest sii uild be in some quiet, out-of-the-way ; h.ce on the farm, where the setting hen will not be disturbed. Move her from the reg ular laying nest at nifiht. t'ut a china egg or two ia the nest whi n she ia set and place a beard over the opening so that she cannot get off. Toward eve ning of the second day leave some feed and water and let the hen come off the nest when she is ready. Should she return to the nest a:'tei- feeding, remove the china i gg or ;:s, and put under those that are to be incubated, in eool weather it is best to put not more than ten epgs under a m it, while l.i. 'or in the spring one can put twelve Dusting Hen With Insect Powder Be fore Setting, to Kill Vermin. to fifteen, according to the size of the hen. If eggs become broken while the hen is setting, replace the nest with new, clean material and wash the eggs in lukewarm water so as to remove all brokeu egg material from them. Many eggs that are laid are infer tile. For this reason It is advisable to set several hens at the same time. After the eggs have been under the hen for seven days they 6hould be tested as to whether they are fertile or infertile. Infertile eggs should be removed and used at heme In cook ing or for ome'ets, and the fertile eggs should be put back under the hen. In this way it is often possible to put all the eggs that three hens originally started to sit on under two bens and reset the other hen again. A good homemade egg tester or candler can be made from a large shoe box or any box that is large enough to go over a lamp by removing an end and cutting a hole a little larger than the size of a quarter In the bottom of the box, so that when it is set over a common kerosene lamp the hole in the bottom will be opposite the blaze. A hole the size of a silver dollar should be cut In the top of the box to allow the heat to escape. An infertile egg, when held before the small hole with a lamp lighted inside the box, will look perfectly clear, the same as & fresh one, while the fertile egg will show a small dark spot, known as the embryo, with a mass of little blood reins extending in all directions it the embryo is living. The testing should be dene In a dark room. If the eggs hatch unevenly, those which are slow In hatching may be placed under other hens, as hens often get restless after a part of the ohlck eas are oat, allowing the rematatog eggs to became cooled at the veer time when ateatfy heating U aecesssaT. peas skoofa be fed at aooa as poeeV sla alter f agga areheWuefl, as feed ta 3fis te keey tbs M; Asr - it r3 ! '1 HIST f t m Arrangement of Outdoor Brooders. wise many hens remain on the nest and brood the chickens for at least twenty-four hours after the hatching is over. Chickens hatched din ing the winter should be brcoded in a poultry house or shed, while the outside weath er conditions are unfavorable; after the weather becomes settled, they should be reared in brood coops out of doors. Hrood coops should be made sd that they can be closed at night to keep out cats, rats, and other ani mals, and enough ventilation should bo allowed so that the hen and chicks will have plenty of fresh air. Hens will successfully brood ten to fifteen chickens in the early breeding sea son, and eighteen to twenty-live in warm weather, depending upon the size cf the 'lien. The hen should be confined in the coop uiilil tho chicks are weaned, while the chickens are allowed free range after they are a few days old. When hens are allowed free range and have to forage for feed for them selves and chicks they often take them through wet grass, where the chicks may become chilled and die. Then", too, in most broods there are one cr two chicks that are weaker than the. others, and if the hen is al lowed free range the weaker ones often get behind and out of hearing of the mother's ciuelc and call. In most cases this results in the loss and death of these chicks, due to becom ing chilled. The loss in young chicks due to allowing the hen free range is undoubtedly large. t'hicktiis frequently have to be caught and put into their coops dur ing sudden storms, as they are apt to huddle in some hole or corner where they get chilled or drowned. They must be kept growing constant ly If the best results are to be ob tained, as they never entirely recov er from checks in their growth even for a short period. Hens should be left with the chicks as long as they will brood them. TIME TO INVEST IN MULES War Is Having as Great Influence on Industry as on Market for Meat Animals. To the man who has feed, but who hesitates to invest in cattle or sheep, either because of the high initial cost or the uncertain prospects at selling time, may occur the idea of feeding young horses or mules. The war is having fully as great an influence on the horse and mule business as on the market for meat animals. Seemingly, therefore, the present time ia most propitious for buying young mules. They may be bought $25 to $35 lower than usual, and when they are three or four years old there is every reason to believe they can be sold for $25 to $j0 a head more than In' an ordinary year heretofore. Growing mules will have a greater value than usual during . the next two or three years, in case owners want to borrow money on them. In buying mule colts, it ia advls- able to buy females. The cotton trade pays $15 to $25 a head more for mare mules than for males, because they are better shaped and look more trim. Mare mule colts will cost $5 or $10 a head more than males. Railroad con tractors and mine workers prefer male mules because they can stand more work, but the cotton trade pref erence for females overbalances this demand to the extent Indicated. Kansas and Missouri are the great est surplus mule states. At the pres ent time it is possible to buy any reasonable number of weaning mule colts within a radius of 100 miles, or lesB, of Kansas City, in a compara tively short time. Missouri posses ses about 350,00) mules, Kansas some thing less than 300,000. Each of the cotton growing states has between 200,000 snd 300,000 mules, Texas more than 600,000, but they raise compara tively few mules. Raise All Your Feed. While it may be better to use some mill feeds during the winter, profitable dairying can be carried on with farm raised feeds alone. The man who has plenty of alfalfa hay and good corn need not worry atxmt not having the elements of a balanced ration. If in addition he has sflage he can afford to forget about the mfHs and their prod- acta. ftwve the teat Heifers. Good eows are scarce. Save the best toOan tmi grew tbatttato big, useful New Meat Market Just Opened in Rear of J. C. Hannah & Son's Store. A full line of meats and fish will be handled. All meats will be inspected by a competent inspector. Asheboro Meat Market RANDOLPH TO HAVE THE DATE WILL BE FRIDAY, APKIL 2 BELOW 155 A LIST OF PRIZES r OK THE OCCASION ALL OF THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO THE SEVEN GRADES EACH SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY MAY TAKE a PART. To The Teachers of Randolph County: Speaking. Each school is entitled to a declaimer and a reciter chosen from any grade below the eighth to compete for a gold tations should not'be over eight minutes long. Wiite Dr. L. R. Wilson, Chap el Hill, N. C, for bulletin of Declamations. Spelling Each school is entitled to one pupil from any grade bclcw the eighth to contest for a prize given by Mr. Hugh Parks in spelling. The spelling will be oral: each ene missing a word will sit down and the last person left standing willl be the winner. Tho books from which words will be fjiven are Reeds Word Lesson and A Spelling Book." 220 yard dash. Quarter mile run. Running broad jump. Running high jump. A suitable prize will be given to each boy winning an event and also one will be given to the school winning the greatest number of events. Displays There will be a display of writing, map drawing, free hand drawing, spec Athletics ' Each school will be entitled to eitcr two pupils from any grade below the eighth for the following athletic luu yard ia.Ui. mens of written spelling through any work done at your school. A prize will be given by the Woman's Club, to tne sniooi maKing me Dest uspiay. Essay A prize will be given to the boy or girl writiner r.n essav of not mom than 1500 words on any phaso of Randolph County's Life. Diplomas The pupils passing a satisfactory examination to be criven March the 18th an(rl9lh on the following subjects Mimes Progressive Arithmetic book 111 to page 192. Spelling A Spelling Book or Reeds Word Lesson. Geography Dodges Comparative Geography. Sanitation Ritchies Primer of Sanitaton. Agriculture Hill, Burkett and Stevens Agriculture for Beginners. History Our Republic, Grammar Essential Studies in English book II. All high schools ending two or more weeks later than April the 2nd will be given an examination and diplomas will be awarded at their regular commencements. Certificates Certificates will be given to all pupils who have been neither tardy nor absent during the school year. Remember this applies to the first seven grades this year. The examination will be given studying as many as tv.-o text books higher than these are ineligible to compete. The events are bo arranged that part it makes no difference how large the school may be or how small. The rural schools will have the same chance along with the city school. De not think because your school is small The success of the county commencement depends on your co-operation. Let me urge you to do all you can tional events in the history of Randolph. If you think the commencement you will do all you can to make it a The pupil winning a prize this y ear will not be eligible for the same prize next year. Yours very truly, T. FLETCHER BULLA, County Superintendent of Schoels. Bad BLOOD POISONING Is hiuiu ana urtHj. xoe saie uung to do when any wound is made come to us for antiseptic bandages and supplies. -Many a Mfe has lost by using -just anything" ia dressing wounds. Yea can rely apoa anything you gel at our drug stare. ' .-. . TBJB ASHEBOKO DRUfi COMPANY ' ' . . Wa git yti what yea ask far. COUNTY COMMENCEMENT Asheboro, N. C, Feb. 1, 1915. medal. These declamations and reci cver.ts: the irrades and anv other sneoimona of uegin now to prepare your exhibits. will be given a County diploma: on seventh grade studies. All pupils each school in the county may take a that you cannot compete. to make this one of the greatest educa a good thing drop me a letter savinir success. 1jQaJn-1" a danger to be feared; it causes iieeta 0m x