v- .' ' . '.. . i , 't 1 . NAMES CF CONTESANTS, Abbottsburg, N. C Mrs. J. K. Baldwin -. . . . Ida Susr.a-ri - R. F. D. 1, Acrr.e, N. Mattie Powell - AIIbfook, S. C; Bertha A!!;-bnok Alma. N. C. 12,700 14 nio AU1U C. 55'715 0,'ouu Lee Rrddin 12,010 Albertson, N. C. Lenoir Smith . . Dora, Gr:iy Ashton, N. C. Katie OH- inn' Autryville, N. C. Grace Autry Fay C:hwe:l Aynor, S. C. Lillian r'.!; ; 'cn - Esther K:;t".n Mrs. E. V. Martin 8,300 6,880- 8,770 10.990 S.600 8,850 9,035 10,840 Bladenboro, N. C. Mary Jordan 47,015 Dor.rcJman, Ti. C. Mrs. Waiter llaynes 57,425 Bolivia, N. C. .Vera McKeithan 8,340 Bolton, N. C. May Bel Bvinklcy 13,340 Bowcfens, N. C. Mrs. P. If. liming 14,200 Burgaw, N. C. Grace T. Bernard - .. 7,100 'Mabel Howen. R. F. D. 3 . . . . 40,775 Elizabeth Durham 7,100 Lyda Scuthi rland 13,905 Causey, S- C. Bertha EuIIanl 41,370 Cerro Gordo, N. C. Pauline Hammond 14,775 Chadbourn, N. C. Winnie Br.-u!5;haw 10,930 Sadie Inm::n . . . . . 11,360 Nettie Lev.;-; 63,360 Clarendon. N. C. Beatrice Brown 62,305 riarkton, N. C. Laura Nance 5,310 Ciinton, N. C. Lela Hen-ins. R. F. D. 4 . . . . 7,770 Fannie Hohne.s 10,010 Ruth James 13,85C -'Elizabeth Kerr 6,080 Florence Williamson 5,730 Mrs. E. C. Williams 5,915 Conw?v, S. C. Mattie Britt 60,125 Mozelia Hedley 13,660 Council, N. C. Lizzie Council 48,850 Dublin, N. C. Flawny Melvin .. .. 8,L00 Elrorf, IT. C. Thelma Billiard 12,240 E.'izabethtown, N. C. Florence) Cain 6,800 Carlotta jLov.- .. 7,100 Sadie Mart.hburn 8,100 Fair 3!uff, N. C. Grace Pov.el! 36,815 Pet Martin 8,660 Faison, N. C. Mrs. P. A. Clifton 6,760 Sallie Oates 8,360 Folkstone, N. C. Mildred Doff '. . 14,775 Garland, N. C. Mrs. H. L. Cromartie 7,250 Mildred johnson 6.730 Gu-rley, S. C. Rose Prince 40,845 Grists, N. C. Eff'te Fiver 10,880 Facts From Here and. There Aztec Fort in Pre TTN Pre-Columbian days, probably even before the period of the Az tecs and Toltec peoples, and at a time when a considerable portion of the south western part of this country, now embraced in Colorado. Utah and New Mexico was densely populated by a race well advanced in many of the crude arts and industries, constant warfare was carried on between fac tions, rival tribes or different races, as is evidenced by the defensive posi tions picked out by the more peace able inhabitants for their dwellings. In nearly every one of the ancient communal buildings can be found towers and lookouts, with small win dows or loopholes commanding all approaches. Usually the towers are a part of the main building, but occas ionally they are detached and stand 0ff some distance, and are built suffi The Famous Basilisk A CCORDING to the ancient writers 3 the basilisk sometimes called cockatrice was a monster to be great ly dreaded. Its breath filled the air with a deadly poison and burned Up vegetation, and the glance of its eye was fatal to both man and beast. The only creature that could face it and live, they said, was the cock and tra velers were advised to take loud-enm-Ing cocks with them as a protection against the monster. So much for superstition. As a matter of fact the basilisk is a harmless lizard, living a If Sn ow I P all the condensed moisture of the atmosphere were to fall as rain and none of it as snow, hundreds of thousands of square miles of the earth's surface now yielding bounti ful crops would be little better than a desert. The tremendous economic gain for the world at large which re sults from 'the difference between snow and rain is seldom, realized by the inhabitants oX fertile and well watered lowhjndjS. Jt is in the extensive regions where Irrigation is . a- prime necessity in agriculture that the - special uses of enow comes " chiefly into view. All whiter the snow is' falling, falling up on tho mountains and packing itself firpily in the ravfhes. Thus, in na ture's great ice-house a supply of moisture is stored up for the follow ing siunn.er. e AU Uuiv.'h tUd irfcna.mcmtiM .Uif Hallsboro, N.; C. Lula I. Doors ."; : Louise Thompson 32,775 8,175 11,900 5,300 Hamlet, N. C. 'Ruth Hedgpath ... .. Ruby Medlin i Bertha Moore . 6,280, ! Lizzie Newton . Hampstead, N. C. ! Mrs. Beula.h Howard . . . . 6,470 41,660 40,010 j Mary Mallard. Havne. N. G. Julia Baker 5,800 Pearl Owen 5,680 Ingold, N. C. Lina Fowler Lueile Johnson .' Alma Melvin ... Ivanhoe, N. C. 6.400 6,340 5,620 Edna Robinson 8,130 Janie Beatty ,iio Bessie Black 6,600 i , Jabrtsoriville. N. C. Virginia Koonce -. . Knansvifle N. C. o4,4SO I Katie Newton . . . . - I Mrs. V. E. Powell 12,640 10,650 6,440 Lake Waccamaw, N. C. Grace Meares . . . . . Laurel Hillr N. C. Madie Bowen 7,000 : Myriam Hargrave 10.210 Sallie Love 7,770 ' Lumberton, N. C. Mrs. A. C. Sessoms 62,990 Laurinburg, N. C. Mary Russell 10,515 Ethel Cowan 5,000 Leland, N. C. Annie Lou Knox, R. F. D. Mrs. W. D. Ganey Edith Vereen. R. F. D. 1 . Mrs. Henry Williams . . . Loris, S. C. Thelma Blcakburn ...'. Lillian Johnson P V;D. : Marines, 1M. C." 6.880 9,080 10.660 6,410 47,015 7,315 10.610 6,530 7,925 Nina Pallard . . Mrs. E. B. Smith . . Maysville, N. C. Lila Mattocks Montague, N. C. Edna Charles 9,230 Mrs. L. M. Thompson 7,215 Maxton, 1M. C. Josie Maness 10,200 Mrs. L. H. Stanton 12,910 Mullins, -6. C. Mrs. H. A. Blackwcll 13,560 Sara Mae Byrd 6,615 Mrs. Eula Montrose 13,945 Magnolia, N C. Mrs. R. E. Taylor 7,200 Marion, S. C. Bernice Martin 64,150 Mollie Pace 13,930 Marietta, N. C. Rubie Adams 7,100 Mrs. W. M. Oliver 8,100 Anna . Pace 11,040 .Newberiin, N. C. Maggie Maie Hobbs 8,400 N'chols, S. C. Mrs. W. J. G)nerly a2,725 Old Hundred, N. C. Eugenia Woodard ...... .. 7,100 Almenia McNeil 7,340 Orrurn, N. C. Meekie Graham . . ..... . . 7,190 Carolyn Nye 14,214 Sara Stone . . . . 6,740 Parkersburg, N. C. Annie Bell Melvin 10.710 Lillian Reeves . . . . . i . . . . 7,400 Parkton, N. C. Nola Everette 35,270 Katie Ivey .. 10,665 Mattie McArthur 6,910 - Columbian Days ciently high to afford a view of the country on all sides. One of these remarkable structures has been found in Navajo, Canyon which is included within the Mesa Verde National Park, in southwestern Colorado. The tower still stands on top of a sandstone cone about thirty feet high ad is perfectly cylindrical. By the aid of steps wcrn in the stone it is possible to climb to the tower and even to walk around it. The walls are twenty four inches thick, and although their original height is not known those now in place are over nine feei high. This tower, arising from the bottom of the canyon to an elevation above the surrounding rim, command ed a view of the adjacent mesa and was undoubtedly the viewpoint from which warnings of an approaching enemy could be sent out to the Cliff Dwellers in the canyon below. ' quiet life in the woods and feeding on insectSi Its appearance however, is formidable, and it is this, perhaps, that gave it a bad name. It grows to a length of from twenty-fite to thirty inches, including its tail, which is much longer than Us body. Rising from its head, and inclining back ward is a broad, wing-like expansion, which gives it some resemblance ten the flying lizard. The crest of this expansion is formed somewhat like a crown, and that gave the basilisk its name, which is from the Greek word, meaning "king", Never Felt hardened anowy; bank' ; are melting gradually. In trickling '' streams they steadily . feed h drivers, which, as they flow through the valleys, are uti lized for irrigation. If this moisture fell as rain it would almost im mediately wash down through the rivers, and would hardly be felt at all in the summer when, the crops most needed water. fel 4'-. In all. parts of thcountry the no tion prevails, thnhSnow';is of great value as a. fertilizerfC Scientists how ever, areftnclined tattach less im portancdi5' to. itoferfi$e inlsoil nutri tion IOT . Some uave nu snow, are' exceedingly fertile than to its worth as a blanket during the months of high winds. It prevents the blowing off of the finely pulverized richness of the top soil. This, al though little perceived, "would be a THE WILMN1GT0N DISPATCH Pates, N. C. 8 300 Mrs; v. o. s . . 1 .'11 "SiT" " " " " 00i"aaLovMeal.PaS3 .'. Thntis Prevatt i,nv i Thotis Prevatt Khoenix, N. C. Mrs. L. S. Combs . 7.440 gi 40 7,830 Kate Powell Daisy Williams ! Purvis, N. C. Annie Culbreth Raynham, N. o. Mrs. G. E. Bond . . . . Jessie Stone Rennert, N. C. Marjaline Tolar . . . . V1 Richardson, N. C. Alma Singletary 7,210 5,31 6,330 6,315 Rocky Point, N. C. P. H. Duncan Roseboro, N. C. 1 Mrs Pauline Owen 'Minnie L. Sessoms . . a oVlinf Clyde Underwood . . Rr.fi. Hil!. Mildr Scott .... . Rowland, N. C. Bessie Brake 55,510 iMjsi 11,445 ! I Betty Smith ShallotW N- C. . FiuK 6,230 , 6,270 ; 10,270 i Naomi Ruark j Emma Stone Rexie Tripp St. Pauls, Pearl Evans 7,680 N. C. 5,900 Blnache Harries 8,340 8,340 6,990 Pearl Hester - Southport, N. C Eloise Daniel Supply, N. C. Myrtle Galloway Tabor. N. C. 45,715 44,060 63,175 Sallie Garrell Hattie Purvis 7,710 Tomahawk. N. C. M-r TiiliA Pm-ten 6 210 Mrs. Lillie Carten I'ZVi Mrs. J. M. Devane .. t,ouu it'o,, Mmvt . . 10.370! ' Town Creek, N. C. Nyda Evans, R. F. D. 1 . . . . 13,445 Vineland, N. C. Bertha Pierce 54,215 Belle Richardson 7.070 Madge Thompson : . . 5,920 Wallace, N. C. Ruth Teachey 64,520 watna, ra. u. Mrs J. G. Blake 16.660 Whiteville. N. C. Lillie Cook 43,015 Willard, N. C. Elizabeth Page 38,390 in connection with the Georgia Rail Wilmington. N. C. road, upon the following schedules: Mrs. B F. Britton 15,090 I-V WILMINGTON 3:i.5P-M- . ,0 Art ! Lv. Florence 7:55 P.M. Myrtle Besselheu 39-00 j Lv Sumte 9:30 P.M. Olive Brown 27,315 i Ar. Orangeburg 10:53 P. M. Grace Burriss .. .. 7,390 , Ar. Augusta (East, time) ..1:35 night Sallie Congleton 6,815 j AR. ATLANTA (Cen. tnie). .6:10 A. Mi Lorena S. DeVane 6,910 Returning: Leave Atlanta 3:35 P. M. Meriel Everitt .. .. .. .. 5,970 arrive Wilmington 12:50 noon. Bessie Buck 7,610 Elizabeth Bullard 64,650 Bessie Daniels 9,570 Mrs. Maude Foy . 13,020 Donnie Gurganious .. 11,460 Thelma Howard 7,710 Mozelle Jarrell 7,400 Mary A. Jewell 11,115 Mrs. J. Frank Jarman 39,700 Pauline Jones 9,710 Mrs. Sol. Jones 46,9o0 Mrs. Betty Jones 8,090 Ruth L. Kohler 7,300 Viola King .. 7,760; Mrs. Clyde W. Lassiter 6,080 Summer Underclothing for Babies : By Marianna Wheeler Format Superintendent for Fifteen Years of tne 'Rthies' HotoiUl, NeT Yofk 3 the warm weather approaches many letters come to me asking questions such as these: Shall my baby wear flannels during the sum mer? Are woolen shirts and bands necessary in warm weather? Is it best for a baby to. weap, a petticoat in summer, etc.? My answer to each question is "yes." If you would keep your babies well during the summer keep them warm. Remebmer that lit tle babies do not feel the heu- - dp adults. They have much less strength and vitality and very little of either to spare; none must be wasted by allowing their little bodies to became chilled. Summer weather is variable; young infants are more or less sus ceptible to changes, even slight ones, and unless the stpmach and intestines are properly protected they are apt to suffer. It is not necessary to swathe in Wherell I Find a 44 One Mother's Solution "P HE first two years the children 1 went to school, I was often quite distracted hunting "pieces to speak." There must be pieces for Hallowe'en, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Washington's Birthday, May Day, Flag Day and Fourth o' July. I al ways saw and read to them such dear little poems as the magazines for those special months came, but that was usually too late to learn any of them. Finally I decided to be pre pared hereafter. I had each child buy, out of his own pennies, a big yellow, legal cap tablet. We cut out every other page; punched two holes at the top of the loose leaves, and tied them together, ; and each child wrpte his name on his two c4N INDIAN LULLABY By Agnes Lockhart Hughes H USH, little The clovers grasses Day steals away; The wildrose aflush, Hush, little pappoose, hush. Q LEEP, little pappoose mineffl J The south wind sighs through the whispering pine, The poppy's cup brims with sleep's drugged wine, ( And night's cool stars o'er our wig wam shine. Sleep, little pappoose mine. ; . kTCH. SUNDAV- 1 Edna LsaNJer. ....... . . V. J:-. 7,860 Ella McCarlcy : v. .V!d3;915 Mrs A R McNair 13,910 13,600 37,500 Lee Mearea , .. 12,470 ... 8.200 I. 13,175 .. 13,260 .. ' 6,410 .. 3,6,270 Mrs- c- Myers . . . . ' Mrs. Georgia;-1 Merritt i Sophie Northrop . . Sallie Ottaw Annie Phelps . Mrs. Thomas Piver .. .. .". .. 46,450 r ' Fannie Revillc 9.380 Katherine Shaw Louise Singletary . . Katie Swann ,, Mrs. G. F. Seitter .. .. 24,775 6,200 J.l,i)i) 13,030 62,545 8,270 12,000 I Pauline Und;etwbod . . . . 14,o70(Maude Vairgln .V .. .. I Maybcll Williamson . . . . 21,Sio( Winter Park, N. I I-Iazel Bishop 7,360 ! Edna Ellis 6.490 j Wrtihtsv:He. N. 8,730 j Elizabeth Westbrook . . 6,230 ; "aizabeth Shannon . . .. 5,710 8,270 7.720 SEABOARD AIR 1M RAILWAY The Iroirre8lve Railway of the South. Effective Not. 12th. 1918. DEPARTURE OF TRAINS FROM WILMINGTON. No. 133:55 P. m.Traib for Charlotte and Intermediate Points PULLMAN PAR- LOR CAR, WILMINGTON TO CilAJ:. LOTTE. No. 105:00 A. M. Train for Charlotte 3nd Intermediate Points. SLEEPING -AR BKTWEEN WILMINGTON AND "CHAR- LOTTE. Open at 10:00 P. M. for Passen - gers. 'No. 1412:30 P. M. Train from Chariotta and Intermediate Points. PULLMAN PARLOR CAR BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND WILMINGTON. No- 2012:10 A. M. Train from Charlotte and Intermediate Points. SLEEPING car between charlotte and WILMINGTON. PASSENGERS MAY IAIN IN SLBBPKK UNTIL 7:30 For detailed information and reaorra- tions, call on City Ticket Agent. Orton Hotel Building. . r. koonce, t. p. a. ( . Wilmington, N. C. ; JOHN T. WEST. D. P. A., Ralelga, N. C. j iTURniiRH si fppfrr to ATLANTA I WW---.. v M ' - - w - The old established through sleeping car line between Wilmington and At lanta will be continued via Augusta, Passengers may remain in this car, ; in the Union Depot, which is in the j hear of Atlanta, until 7:00 A. M., if f they so desire, ana on account of the I ea"rlier arrival of this train, and the 1 use of the Union Depot, convenient connections may be made with througn Dmmg, Sleeping Car Coach trains ,Yo.ur faces I keep in my hearts great, stop emus, in treating chins, and ma tncvn frnm oomo ctoitnn fnr- Phi. i larial fevers I have found it to be even bet- IT WtJwll lW. I K A 1-3. OULUV UtWllWH A. Wi 111 cago, Cincinnati, St. Louis, etc. For fares, tickets, etc., apply t wmiis, Lren. rass. - i. Phone i6",. WilmJngt-)i, K, C. ATLANTIC COAST 4-N The tSandard Railroad of the Sw.'th. fants in heavy flannels or an immod erate amount of clothing in order to keep them warm. Usually they do not need additional heat, but what they do not need is certain protection in or der to prevent loss of heat and energy. Fabrics composed entirely of cotton or linen do not seem to possess heat saving qualities; : in fact, they absorb considerable heat from the body be fore they become warm. Not so with wool; it responds almost immediately to the heat of the bdoy, and holds it. The ideal material for infant's under wear during "the summer is that which is light in texture and contains about one-third wool, mixed with cot ton or silk. Cold extremities are pro ductive of indigestion and colic, and they are very uncomfortable to a baby at any season of the year. A baby's legs should be protected by a flannel skirt and the tiny feet en cased in stockings or bootees. Place To Speak?" "books." Four years ago we began. We went through all o,ur back num bers of magazines, cut out and pasted in the books all the suitable pieces. Since then, every special day maga zine is gone over for pieces before we lay it away or pass it on. We are careful not to cut a piece out if it cuts into a story or helpful article, but copy instead. The children do the work of this themselves. ;But I, too, keep a book, for I've cut or copied pieces that will do for later years, which they pass by now. It only takes a few minutes to, do this, and the choice of a piece to speak is a pleasure to every one concerned now, instead of a nerve-racking job of hunting as be fore. pappoose, hush; kneel 'midst the lush, with a crimson blush, dreams with her face DREAM, dusky child of the West; The dewdrop sleeps on the pansy's breast, The songbird sways in its soft brown nest, ' And cloud boats float o'er the moon's pale crest; Slew tolji MORNING, OCTOBER 21 ; 1 91 :..: : ; , HEART-THROBS. (By "Smiling Jonas.' f.y Mountain Lyrics" is the title of a small volume of poems that came ta me from the author, Mrs. Ella Z. Har ris, of Lenoir, N. C The dedication is clothed in such beautiful prose composition that 1 am giving it in full, just as it fell from j the gifted pen of the author - "To the whispering pines and glossy leaved, orchard trees, the murmur of clear streams and the love-songs of birds; to the voice sweeter than. any other, whose lullabys stilled my fret fulriess in infancy and taught me 'my fi'-st prayer; to the towering Blue Mountain?, whose child I sun and all the sweet magic of nature, whose j Scent, sight and sound, bewitched my i childhood and cast a spell over the hc?rt. that can never wholly leave it , this hook is affectionately dedfeat- ?od." . (Signed) ! MRS. ELLA Z. HARRISS, I Those of our readers whoso hearts Jand minds are prone to turn in senti mental channels at tnis season oi tne year will enjoy reading some of the gems that appear in this little book. ' and will enjoy it to a greater degree j because they were written by a "-Tar .., A', . .: .4r Heel" lady, who is just coming into prominence as an author. My chief esf regret is that her best poems are j ionr o inseirt in mv Heart-Throbs, I 1J ,w 111 wL -rl f a iVtoH 'but I feel that all who are afflicted with Muses will enjoy her poecic ef- ,poems full of sentimeni, m music and rytnm tnat ougnt to live ana maxe the writer famous. Certainly, here is one North Carolina lady who has the poetic gift. James Larkin Pearson, the sweet singer of the Briishies, seems to have discovered this talented lp.dy and" helped to bring her mto prominence, ana he nas done a good work. Long may he wave! Listen while she sings in accents low and beautiful; - The Hills of Home. "They grow more dear each passing year, Though farther away I roam; For my fancy turns while my heart still yearns For the pine-clad hills of home." I "And it seems to me I'd rather be i Shut in. in an humble cot; i Where the moon-beams fade 'neath the pine tree's shade, Forgetting and being forgot." ' ( j "For in dreams I view the mountains blue They beckon and whisper 'Come,' They could heal the smart of my ach ing heart The pine-clad hille of home." see no I "Oh! friends of yore I can more, ; Though afar and astray I roam; deep, t ... While I sigh for the hills of home." Listen again what she ha? to say in regard to-Gain and Loss and get in spiration from her words of wisdom j"When we reach the far city celestial, Profit from I know many people who increase their income in a moderate way by selling eggs and chickens to to their grocer and butcher, but few realize the immense advantage to be gained by taking up some of the special branches of this many-sided business. The farm wife thinks she is doing well if she gets a reasonable price for eggs and table birds, yet a little extra trouble, and the exercise of a little business ability, will make every egg and every pound of flesh bring a top-notch price. Of course, to realize the highest prices, stock and methods must be high-class. The first consideration is to select a breed and stick to it, for that is the only way to gain success. Few people can afford to buy prize winners at first, but everybody ought to afford good, pure bred stock. Every large poultry plant has what it terms "market stock" for sale, at reasonable prices: birds that can be bought for a dollar and a dollar and a half each. They are the progeny of high class stock, but ; do not come up to showroom standard. Ten birdj would give you quite a lot of eggs for hatching. Save the pulets, save out the very best, and the 'fol lowing year buy one or two (according' to the number of pullets youhave) really good roosters to run with- them, and you will be able to raise young sters the next season that can com pete for blue ribbons at your state fair, and gain the prestige which will 'en able you to sell their eggs at two or three dollars , a setting, and the pick of the young stock next season for from two tfe flye dollars apiece. I say the pick, for even when the most per fect birds are mated their progeny will not all be beauties. Some mem bers of the family are sure to' be just ordinary creatures, fit only for the workday side of life. For this reason A T RY a travel - evening when you have guests who may be number ed among the' older set.' After the guests have gathered and have spent a while in conversation, pass a tray of . post . cards, and each one present must take a "card.. These cards are of noted places or things in The United States and elsewhere, and must lay face downward so that jio one can see what picture is being chosen. m After' the drawing is over announce i that ' the "holder, of ; any card may ex 7 ? : the ceremony of the bestowal of the bli ip j i An Italian officer decorated by a French colonel, the French custom of lightly kissing the recipient of the honor on' both cheeks called the "Accolade" causes a smile from the witnesses. toojAll(1 a croWn has replaced every Cross; w NVe Hha11 ure see that success may be fail lire And wna we can Gain may be Loss. "Then let us not judge one-another, Till unroiied and complete is life's span, ' For he that 'on ear'th striveth vainly 'M finish the Great Master's plan." , boUquets to the passing throng, but ic mv dpsirp to nav homage to tnose who deserve it, and in the innermost "r - r " 7 - r(,otJt!Po nf mv beine and with a feel (i f deep appreciation for this lit- tie volume of poems that has found, i ' abi(Ji lace in my neartf I shall; owoU fho nnmiT1? nf future events. ! truly hoping that many poems from UlIUll. - vw j ' " - the lifted pen of Mrs. Kiia z. warns, " "wtnHnwo nf mv nni j ' : OF MALARIAL FEVER When GItcu Up to Die By 1 hysicians. The cftu-i '.-'Tiess of Elixir Eabefe ia tlie treatment of Malaria, Chills and Fevers, Ague and Kindred Ailments is attestor! the following grateful tribute from J. , : Oerlet, of Vienna, Va. i "One member of my family was cured of Malarial Fever by Elixir Babek when given up to die by physicians. I have usea it in my family for sixteen yaers, and have . known in several instances three do3es to ter than you claimed, while as a tonic I consider It has no enual." Keen Elixir Bahek handy in your medicine closet finerffeiicics. it win waru on an iviaiariai diseases. Chills and Aerue. Loss of AnDe- tite. Bilious and Dyspetic Disorders, Hea R0; Lottie or prepaid direct upon receipt Selected Eggs By Kate V. Saint Mdr it is necessary to pay some attention to the culinary end ot the business, but you can still work on the higher plane, as it is the most profitable. Thorough bred birds are almost as ne cessary for the marketing branch of the business as for the other. Of course they develop more quickly than mongrels, fatten more easily, and. look better when dressed. It has not yet become the general market custom in this country to draw and truss birds at once, but private customers will quickly appreciate the improvement in flavor that immediate attention to cleanliness makes, and before long, I firmly believe, the pre sent custom of keeping and shipping undrawn birds will be condemned by the authorities. When birds are go ing to customers, instead of being sent in a sprawling condition they are truss ed as for roasting, leaving a piece of charcoar- inside to insure perfect sweetness. .. O : We have coops six feet long Jby two and a half - wide, with yards f six by ten, into which from five Jx ten birds are placed three weeks before killings Fowls of a year old, when properly prepared, make good roasters; taken from the general yard they are tough and fit only for- soup. Cockerels of ten or twelve weeks old Will, by spe'eial fattening and inactivity, become plump very quickly. The roost in the ;oop is only a foot from the floor; yard and floor of coop are of firmly trampled ear i, with no loose gravel, sand or scratching material of any description, the object being to keep the birds as placid as possible. Morning, noon, and night, mash is fed, as It is more easily digested and assimilated than whole corn. The first ten days, mash consists of one quart TRAVEL EVENING change it, sight unseen, with anyone else who may wish to make an ex change, , but that only . one exchange will be permitted.. This brings about quite a brisk bartering among the guests, as . several may ..wish to get hold of a card .representing place, or thing with which they are more fami liar, for; it , must alsp : be announced beforehand that ' the ' holder of ; each card will be called on a little later to tell something of the picture on the card. ' ' A' - c ' First -one' MiWitiia,!'?Uier. y f ROBESON CHOSEN FOR SPECIAL - : nci i n wunr. i i ' j Dr McPhaul Health Officer Medical (Special to The Dispatch.) Ralegh, Oct. 20. Robeson is the eighth out of 10 possible counties i0 be accepted for county health work in accordance with the Bureau y County Health Work of the State T3-ot-H nf Wealth Tr W A Aluu.., it Lumberton, has been appointed ""W uwllu uull-c worn V.5 "11 Lina tan will be putting into operation - two of the most important health laws the State has been called on to enforce. These are the quarantine and medical school inspection laws Later. Dr. McPhaul will take up the unit of life ' .... . l j j., . extension wo-, ami m uie spring ne " "i v.. .JVaUm " 1 work Health work is not new in Robeson, j It was one of the first counties to de j monstrate . the value of a whole-time j health officer and the county is still i reapfng the benefits of this early work I Dr. B. W. Page, the county's first i whole time health officer, not only made health work popular in the court Attending , by the State Board of Health for this i that health work pays. As only 10 counties can be accepted hv thp Staff oBard nf Hpalih for thk bv jworlr RnKpcnn i; fortunatp tn oo the F. . ' Kopeson is iortunate to oe the eighth. The others that have been ac cepted are Wilson, Nash, Lenoir, Northhampton, Davidson, and Rowan. Pitt has bade the required appropriation-. An England correspondent suggests for'it Ttmp1q Sam's soldiers bo called 'Samsons," since they are strong men - 'and arc going to pull down the pillars German militaryism about the of I Kaiser's ears and Poultry of ground feed, one-third of a teaspoon1 ful of salt, one pint of boiled and mashed carrots, potatoes or beets, mix ed and moistened with skim milk in which beef suet has been boiled. One half pound chopped fine is sufficient for two quarts of milk. Simmer for fifteen minutes. Feed in V-shaped troughs as much as the birds will eat in fifteen minutes. It must not be allowed to stand before them conti nually, or -they will become satiated. It was an old Frenchman who gave me the hint about suet, which is ex cellent, making the flesh deliciously tender and juicy. After the fattening has been success fully accomplished, correct killing and dressing must follow, to insure excel lence. Twenty-four hours before kill ing, birds are removed to individual coops, a foot and a half square, with wire netting sides, floor of slats half an inch apart, and legs two feet high The open flooring and elevated posi tion allow the droppings to fall through, and out-of the birds' reach. For twelve hours they have milk be forej them all the time, but no food; last twelve 'hours, nothing but water, to insure the crop being empty. For such trade scalding is not per missible. The birds must be killed with a narrow, sharp pointed knife Stab in the roof of the mouth, and dry pick bdfore the flesh is cold. There are many ways of getting in touch with private customers. One is to put an advertisement in the local paper. Another is to have several cards ten inches square printed, and get some of the stores in your ton to hang them up. Strange as it may seem, millinery and fancy work es tablishments are among the best places for such cards, as women are sure to see them. and thus V very interesting and to structiye evening will bi spent in cussing v various 1 places an things throughout tb world. one may. not know, someone else Per haps will, and a short talk on most o the places is sure to follow, r Finally pencils and slips of PP are passed around, and a vote ta as to the' one who has given the W talk. This one 4s awarded a PJ ' . which may be a book on travel. . Iight refreshments may thea serrei,. ! - ' " - : , : L - - - l ,,Tl - '

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