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THK ASHEVILLE TIMES. SUNDAY. NOV. II, 1917 VPAGE SEC Hardware andRoofing -the lasting kind RutlitKt II tvrr ttJ in art fisW ,iA KU-HFR We want our customers "to be permanently satisfied with all purchases they make from us. That's why we carry only de pendable brands of . hardware and tools. That s also thel reason we prefer to sell RU-BER-OID Roofing rather than cheaper brands. RU-BER-OID is SURE to give permanent satisfaction. No mat ter where you use it, it is DE PENDABLE. Wc guarantee it. !t lasts almost indefinitely with er :u repairs, because it can't crack, v. ::rp, ran, rot, rust or leak. Come in and let us show you the genuine RU-BER-OID (with the "Ru-ber-oid Man" on tho roll.) We have it in Slate Gray, Tile Red and Copper Groen. HARDWARE CO, NORTH CAROLINA "Our rooms never looked so well" Of course," you want your furniture and hangings to harmonize with the finish on your walls, ceilings and wood rrim well, simply finish them with :pp.;.;-.onis JL ! ASHEVILLE, URMYTO DEAL WITH LOGALTR UGKEHS Government Is To Purchase Specified Quantity of Veg etables at Lowest Possible Price Kaleigh, N. C, Nov. hi. -Director B. W. Kilgore, of the Extension ser vice, announces that from informa- tion received from the Department, of Agriculture . at ... Washington local truckers in the vicinity of National guard ramps and National, army, can- I tonments will" be called upon to sup- ply to some ' extent the vegetables ! needed by these '.establishment's.' " .. In ! . letter sent from the quartermaster's j office, at Charleston. S. c:, to the camp quartermaster at each army camp in the southeastern department tho: following information la given I "It is desired that the growers -in the Vicinity of your cantonment .be in formed of the approximate "quantity of. vegetables that' will . be required during a given period, and .".informed that the government will purchase vegetables , after sending out circular proposals,, and. that the award will be made to the grower or flrin who- of fers the vegetables at : the lowest price.' . v. ., .. "In furnishing this information, all those interested raust . be impressed with the idea that if growers or firms in sorne other part .of the country agree to furnish vegetables at a bet ter price, the government vt-ill. of course, purchase from the lowest bidder.- . "Report will be made to this office, with the least, practicable delay showing the ttpproxiniine quani Hies of the various vegetables which, it is thought. Will be ' r-.tii! vu at. yqtir camp ..for - the winter and spring. pe riod.". Tills is a valuable opportunity for truckers in the vicinity c f 1 h.ese camps to find out just what they will re quire, arid to make plans for furnish ing these supplies during the coming season. It is probable that there is a VEL0UR FINISH This is a durable oil paint which dries with a soft, water color effect. It may be successfully applied to plaster, wood work, wall-board, canvas, burlap or any other wall covering; also to steam and hot water radiators. Eighteen beautiful tints to select from; will combine harmoniously witffany furnishings. Velour Finish may be used as appropriately in the parlor or living room as in the bedroom. We guarantee this finish to be lasting and sanitary. If it becomes soiled, you can wash it with soap and water. DEVOE & RAYNOLDS CO., Inc. NEW YORK - CHICAGO THi nlHest p(nt manufacturer! in th Unitd Stal. Founded in New York In 17S4 sufficient supply of greens, sweet po tatoes, turnips, etc.,. to. give all. that will be:, needed this fall and winter. i but it is. a good Idea for plans to be 1 !id for next spring's production lb order that local truclters may obtain - their share of. the funds which, wilt ! be. distributed by. the. United States : government for . these products. 1 HE 1 LU Sin Was Wo. Very strong peppermints are grand-, father's favorite confection; One day he gave one to four-year-old Marjprie, and waited slyly to see what she would do. when she should discover, the pun gent flavor of the candy. . A few min utes later he saw her take the partly eaten peppermint from her mouth and place it on a table beside an open win-, dow. . "What's the matter?" he asked, "Pon't you like the candy?" "Oh, yes," repjifd Mai.iorie. 'I like it. but 1 thought I'd let. it cool for a little while." : The "Mother" Is Enormous Laundry Employing 6.000 Women Bix Saving By Mending Soldiers' Clothes . I'., not. pick a boil 'with the end of A fire poker, to ease K or you may b a victim of blood poisoning. if yiu f' i ! that it must, be - picked, so I let it be Agitated with an awl. JK: v M; W ' Y A I : IPS ' ' The Nation's Needs First The illustration shows a military officer hurrying to the tele phone for important military business and a civilian cheerfully ac cording him the right of way. This typifies the attitude of the nation and it also typifies the attitude of the Bell System. The nation is at war and it is necessary that private interests shall be subordinated to the Government's need for telephone service. When war was declared, the whole Bell System was imme diately placed at the disposal of the Government. During these weeks of military preparedness the Government has had the service of the most comprehensive and efficient tele phone system in the world. As our military strength grows, and we become larger partici pants in the great war, the demands of the Government upon our service will continue to increase, and must always be met. An extraordinary increase in telephone traffic, due to the un precedented commercial and industrial activity incident to the war, must be adequately provided for. Wo ask you to co-operate in this patriotic service, and to bear cheerfully any unavoidable inconvenience or delay in your tele phone service. ASHEVILLE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Ky HFXrtY WOOD . With the French Armies . Afield, Nov., 20.: (By mail V This is the story of t he"niother" of the. French army. - the: "iiibtlier" who darns the socks, washes the linen and mends, the clothing- "of the millions of "poiius'' of the French military; family. . I When America finally has a bis army on the western front, she will I he obliged . to. establish a "mother" of her own to .-perform '.'precisely the ! same duties as the French one. If j with all the 'genius of the American i race for orsa nidation, she succeeds in ; establishiiiK a more practical and a more efficient "mother" than lias l France, she will'- have jT'erformed a i Twentie'h century miracle., 1 ' The F; om it "mother" is located in one of the big cities well back from j the . front. ' -"Mother" is not a single i woman, .but she is a bp; sroup of building's hv which nearly ), 000 women j are .employed on a, pay roll that avei -j aces $100.01)0 ji mouth. The machin ' cry and mati rial on hand iiV the; stoi-e-! houses of the ''mother"- reiiresetit an investment if $ 1 0,000, 000 at the pres ient time , j The tank which "molher" performs I can liatdiy be -srasped by the Imatjin- .j won. oi tne .most r.evotea motner in liiierlca.v The- fact that the French "mother" performs this task not, for one boy alone hut for several millions cives absolutely no idea of the task. Only a fniiit idea can : bo had of the rep lily, when it Is known that every i Trench soiktier has . to be fitted out compittc-ly from head to foot on an avera-ie of every six . weeks. Such is the wear and tear on cloihinij at the I front. j When at the end of overy six weeks every French soldier is completely j refitted with new underclothing, socks I army coat, trousers and cap. not a rin-l I me particle of the old clothing which i he discards Is thrown away. It is all collected and sent to "tnoth l er" whore the first steps i to disinfect and clean it before turning it over to I the various departments to see how i much can be mended, how much can i bo saved, and what Is the miniiiiun i that must be thrown awav. Thirty car loads of cast off clothing and shoes I from the French army arrives at I "mother" every day. In the winter jwben the poiius have extra articles of eiothlng an everage of 45 cars come from the front Within one week after the arrival of each car load" absolutely overy sar ment that it is possible to mend and send back to the front practically new, has been taken care of, while every ounce of material Raved from garments and shoes that could not be repaired, has been utilized in making up new garments and new shoes. Hers are a few of tho things that "mother" does. When a car load of shoes that have been picked upon the field of battle or cast aside by the sol diers arrives, they are first sorted and then disinfected. If a shoe Is not worth repairing the uppers are cut off, wooden soles nailed on and they be come at once the most practical kind of a trench shoe. Of the few bits of old leather that alone remain from a carload of shoes, buttons are made for the clothing of war prisoners. Naturally , when these Karments come back from the front their origi nal "horizon blue" color has suffered various decrees of fading and modifi cation, From the millions of individ ual pieces of cloth saved from these color experts match out everything that has been reduced to .the same shade so that the new coat, or the new jacket that may be made out of a dozen old coats and Jackets will have precisely the same color as tho made from the same piece of cloth. French poiius are as fastidious about their dressing at the front as a(Pnrlslan dandy on the boulevards, and any "Joseph's coat of many col ors" that might be sent back to them by "mother' 'would certainly cause trouble. Of the little scraps of cloth that re mains after nn old garment has been cut up, there are made a sort of wool- CHOOSING AND CONDITIONING BIRDS FOR THE SHOW Preparations Include Early Feeding and Special Management Suggestions for Making Up Pens, flashing Specimens and G ood Methods of Shipping H Prof. James It. Mormsu Former Erpert for the United Statu Department ol Agriculture Poultry Iceepcrt who send fowls to exhibitions do to to win recognition. In order to win the fotelt should be prop erly conditioned. Conditioning include earher feeding, njstematic care, prepara tion for exhibition, shipping the birds, and subsequent management. This arti cle will briefly describe these prepara tions. CfllCKENS are seldom fit for the show room until they are six months of age. Pullet3 should bo separate,! from the cockerels-as -early as possible Stimulating- food may bo given to cock erels longer than to pullets when the latter aro intended for exhibition. The fancier and the utility poultry kceper p i-oeoeil along different lines after pul lets have reached the ago of about six months. The latter aims to get his pul lets laying as soon as possible, while the former should delay laying in order to put his birds in prime condition for the . snow room, Basis of Good Condition For the preparation of pullet's or hen! stimulating food should bo reduced to retard the biological process of repro duetion. When laying commences, the pullet's growth practically stops. Where chickens have been properly fed after liemg hatched, they will be m as: good condition' for showing as they ought to be without the need of stimu lating food. Cockerels may bo fed a rah wet mash once or twice a day to fender them plump, and fleBliy; but this would be ruinous to pullets, especially if they were to bo used for breeding pur poses after hiving been exhibited. If pulletii are over-fat few chickens will be hatched from their eggs, and those few will be likely to 'inherit - low vitality. : Therefore,: when buying eggs : from prize-winning fowls, a knowledge of the condition of the layers as to this point is very important. " This is the convict tion of the best breeders and judges as it bears on fecundity auA vitality. A renlly good condition of hens or pullets for the show room is an amount, of flesh consistent with, perfect health: and clean, well-appearing plumage. The fancier must bring about these condi tions if he expecls to carry off blue rib bons. . For the plumage nothing, is bet ter than n gi od grass run. Fowls always . look clean and neat when so kept.. They seldom need any further preparation ; than that of washing the legs and feet. ! Selecting the Show Birds ..Where . one- hs a large number . of birds, from- which to choose, there ought to he liUlo ''difficulty ' in seie.el.iiig show peas even for .such. 'shoo ila New York and Chicago. r.l lie breeder, of course, kn-; ws the 'perfection points of his breed as reognizd by poultry Judges,'- The "Standvd- of Perfection" sets forth these joints and one should be familial with t eni. : let it first be seen thfit. the color of the lugs, eyes and plmun.no arc 'up to standard. Kxt s?e that roinbs, wattles beck -end 'g-.nral .proportion arc alike, so tt the b.rds will bo fairly uniform. Then i-t ove-y part of cash bird tie ex amined in" d'nil. fiea that the neck. haoklCj Wk.td tail arc the same in color, tnark'ng and carriage; also the hrcft-t and wjngo. , These, rules apply nv-n ww i.d'.vidv.al male or female bii'sarn select r 1 for exhibition., The fa c'.or Aould not be too crit ical. KxperieMe proves that few birds are absoluti-'y perfect. One of the chief chsrn terlstica of breeding is variation, and thi.i a good judge knows. Whilo the broder may thus rorormizfl some de fects in his own hirds, impartial judges have to weigh other blcmislici in birdf. of competing pens. One may there- ROSE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS . Because they are excellent winter aycrs, desirable table fowl, mature rap idly, and have rugged construction, ftose Comb Rhode Island Keds have be come one of the most, popular of Ameri can varieties of poultry. Their brown eggs are of good size. As market birds, ihey stand high because they arc plump ami yellow-skinned and are salable at all nges, from broiler size to maturity. Rhode Island Reds are produced from .Tosses of a number of other fowls, 'in cluding Light Brahmas, Buff and Par tridge Cochins, Single Comb Brown Leghorns and Park Cornish. Out of this collection came red fowls with single combs, rose combs and pea combs. Tho pea-comb fowls were not perpetu ated as a vaiiety, but both the single and the rose comb fowls quickly be came, popular.- hi fancy points, how ever, the Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds were brought to perfection quicker than the Single Combs, and many of its Single Comb "sports" were used to perfect some of the brst lines of Single Combed Reds. This variety has a long deep body, very heavy in the breast;' Its plumage is a brilliant, rich, deep red in all sec tions, excepting the tail, which is greenish-black, and the wing flights, which are marked with black. When 'full grown males should weigh from T'j to SVj pounds, and the females from 5 to 6Va pounds. fore win where birds are known not to be up to standard in every particular. Hirds with glaring defects should not be exhibited, A fancier should not hesi tate to show even if the birds do not always meet his own standard of perfec tion.' .-. 1 .'; Making Up a Fen A bad selection is fatal to prize win ning. Likewise delay in getting the fowls together may banish the fancier's hopes of success. -Where birds unaccus tomed to each other are matched, this should be done at least ten days before the time of exhibition. The ob.iect in to have the birds familiar with each other. Some fowls will try to dominate the pen. I his is bad. It may cause fighting on the road or during the exhibition, caus ing damage to the plumage; and perhaps serious injuries. Such a condition might well kill one's hopes of winning a prize. - '-.- A good practice in matching is as fol lows: About a week or ten days be fore the pen is to be shipped, prepare a nice dry room for the fowls. Cover the floor thickly with clean straw. ; Place '.he birds in the room and throw a small iiunntitv of wheat or scratch feed into the litter. The birds should be allowed to get hmigrydieforc being put together, and they will he so eager to scratch they will nor. know they are strangers. Be sides, in scratching" for the grain the birds clean themselves without trouble, 'the clean dry straw helps them to put on a glossy appearance. To give a bright red color to the comb and wat tles, a little sulphate of iron may be dissolved in the. drinking water. Where whitffovls, or those with con siderable white in their plumage, arc shown, the natural clcamug process de scribed is not always sufficient.. , Sonic tunes it is necessary to wash the bird a day or two before they are shipped, Take a line sponge, moisten it, anil soap it thoroughly with a mild soap, one that does not contain too much free iilkah. Smooth down every feather re peatedly in order to clean the feathen without fuming them. Repeat the proc ess with water only until all tho HOtir has been removed. Lastly, smooth the feathers with a soft cloth. , Soda should not be used in tho water as it gives thr feathers a yellow appearance. Let the birds remain in a warm dry room well littered with clean straw. If they have had an extensive grass run so much the better. With such a run even white fowls may require no wash ing except their feet and legs, and per haps rhoir comb and wattles. Gloss on the Feathers Some fanciers feed linseed for a week before exhibition. Its use increases tho secretion of oil nnd adds lustre to tho plumage. Fowls generally refuse the seed whole, so a good method of feeding it is to add a small quantity of linseed meal daily to a wet mash. Another plan, which also maintains the health of the fowls, is to add to the evening grain ration for about two weeks equal parts of buckwheat and hempseed. These grnins are readily eaten by the birds and usually only in proportion to their organic needs. Theso grains not only add a gloss to the feath ers, hut they give a bright color to the comb and wattles. Various forms and kinds of boxes or crates aro used for shipping. Under all circumstances the top should be partly open for light and ventilation. The crate should have plenty of clean straw. A small cabbage may be fastened to the side or top; also part of a loaf of dry bread. The fowls will eat the soft part and neither bread nor green food will become soiled. The crate or box should be large enough for the birds to stand or sit sido by side without crowding. Whethor the birds require spocial care after their return from the show de pends upon the feeding and care they have had during the exhibition. If they have been improperly fed or unduly agitated, the birds may need a little corrective. If they seem languid or fev erish, give each one a scanty meal of bread soaked in milk, a few sips only of clean water, and a half-teaspoonful of castor oil. The latter should bo giVen at night. Next dny feed them moderately on soft food, do not give them too much water, and only a small quantity of green food. Tho following ilnv, if the birds seem all right, they nuiy be placed on their regular diet. In ill cases it is safest not. to give show birds any grain and to limit their water allowance the day after tlnir return. If these directions are followed closely, there will bo little injury from exhibi tion, and the same pens may be shown munv times without losses. Pullets do not always mature uni formly. Often there are delinquents. Sometimes this t due to poor stam ina, wrong feedina methods or im proper care. In either ease it sltonld be corrected, and nrr.t weoh's article has to do Aith this important subject. en moccasin, cloth covers for can teens tllo colored letter and numbers of regiments that the soldier wears on his collur, chevrons, etc., etc. When socks cannot be darned, the upper portions which are still good ate unraveled and the woolen thread uijed In knitting, riiittens and mufflers. One of the regular articles of the pullus winter wardrobe at the front is an ordinary sheep's skin which ho puts over his regular clothing very much like a chauffeur's driving jack et. These, too, come back to "moth er" for repairs. The masterpiece of which "mother" Is the proudest is a sheep's skin made out of 327 scraps of other sheep's skins. Dozens of other things such as the steel helmets, the forage caps, the can teens and in fact all of a soldier's outfit except his arms pass through "mother's" hands. The saving is enormous. French military men who have a great admiration and respect for America's genius for organization are looking forward, with keen anticipa tion to the "mother" that will have to ; be erected in France for the welfare j of the American army. stricter mmwm i RlilEE! public establishment, will be fined from ono to five francs (20 cents to $1). If the offense Is repeated with in 12 months, the penalty is from six days to one month's imprison ment. If within the second year another charge is brought against the offender, he will be deprived for two years of his right to vote, to sit on juries, to. hold a public post and to carry arms. In particularly flagrant cases, the dolinquent may also be deprived of his paternal Jurisdic tion. Barkeepers who serve customers who are under the influence of drink or who are under 18 yenrB of age, will be fined from one to five dollars for a first offense, and for a second of fenBO will Incur three days imprison ment, which will be increased to a term varying from six days to one month, if the offense la repeated with in the year. In addition the barkeep er will be deprived of his civic privi leges, the same as the drunkard, .and the court will deolde whether his es tablishment shall be closed. Henceforth It will be Illegal to sell liquor on credit or to, employ women under 18 years of age in public drink lng establishments. Paris. Oct. 20. (By mail) The campaign against the abuse of liquor in France has made a notable ad vance. A law has just been voted by parliament to suppress drunken ness in public and to exercise a se verer control over bars. By the term of the new law, any person found In a state of intoxica tion either In the streetB or In any Making , Farm Maps. Raleigh. Nov. 10. One of the re qulrements of the seniors In agricul ture at the State College of Agricul ture and Engineering is a map of their farms. Prof. C. L. Newman has spent some time with these students in dividing up the farms to the best advantage and assisting them in work ing out rotations for thoir fields for Increasing the soil fertility. This form of study not only enables the student to look ahead for his returns but also makes him more familiar with his own farm than he otherwise would be. It has proven a great success and is recommended to the practical farmer for his own use as well as tho students who are special izing in agriculture. Defeat Infidels On Historic Spot, Capturing Town of Askalon London, Nov. 10. Where 217 years ago the Crusaders- achieved a notable victory over the Moslem hordes, Brit ish troops today carried the standard of democracy in a crushing defeat of tho Turks. Official statements from the ' Egyptian expeditionary forces told of the capture of Askalon with casualties inflicted on the enemy es timated at 10,000. Askalon la of ancient history. Her od was born there. It Is 14 miles northwest of Oan, and 30 mllos from -Jerusalem. The crusaders captured the city In 10it9, had to relinquish It, recaptured it in 11. a 3 and Saludln, the Grenl, took it again in 1187. Then In ,1270 the inlldel hordes took it They havo hold It ever since. With the occupation of Askalon, British forces have described a half circle around the Holy City of Jeru salem. At Hebron, occupied earlier in the week, the British are only 20 miles distant from the shrine of all christians. - Every person should sleep with his head turned north, if circumstances allow of it. There is an electric cur rent always passing from north to south, and it should strike that first and act as a tonic notho brains. Great statesmen have come to be al most Idiots from having this ctirront strike their hoofs first.
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