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Tlte Alamance gleaner " Tbt Oldost newspaper In tbe Count;. :1 v Established In 1875. X , . 91.00 per YearIn Advance. "Large and increasing circula . tion in Alamance and adjoining counties a point for ad vertisers. LEANER. "Keeping EvcrLislw Jy U I success." ; rates pucsisucdcna:::::;.. . Job Printing. All kinds Commejcial Til ing, Pamphlets, Posters, i: c neatly and promptly executed ; lowest prices. VOL. XXI V. G P AH AM, ? N. C.; THURSDAY , MAT 5, 1898. 1 3 n, a 4 ma Fr-:CE82.25-RED0JI No. 83, Brass Wmed White Bn ameled Bedstead, made Id M,48,tSand St Inch widths length 75 inches. It be one-lnoh pi I Ian. two Inch bras nee od eeps. XU bed retails at from t to 6 dollars. . Bar of tbe maker and savelbe mid dlemanl profits. Our Catalogues ere mailed for tbe asking. Complete lines of Furniture, Draperies, Crookeiyr Pictures, Mirrors, Stoves, Refrigera tors, Baby Carriages, Lamps, Bedding:, etc, are oontalned in these frank. Our Lithographed Carpet Catafc. oe show ing all goods In hand-painted oolorg Is also free; If Carpet samples are wanted mail us bo. in stamps, Dropapoataiat once to tbe monor-savers and reaaean. be that we pay freight tble aaeatst parehaeen ef rarpela. f,aee Cartalae. Parties mmm Bag aaseaatiag; f en ever. JuliusDincs & Son BALTimOIlE, no. fPROVEO SUPERIOR TO THOSE STANDARD WIDTH. '.v WIDE TIRES TESTED. OF The Draft of the Wide Tires Materlany tighter Than the Narrow on Nearly All : Kinds of .Bead Broad Wheels Better en the Faxm Cost Mo greater.- " ': Flower and Garden Seeds. Large lot of Ffower Bulbs To arrive in a Few days. School Books. i Don't fail to try Drugs, fine candy, &c OATES&CO., Burlington, N. C. .. ....... ,. ' ... ... Livery, Sale Feed STABLES. VI v. ; if ::yr:: Elaborate tcjft of tbe draft of wide and narrow tire, extending over a yerier of i years, hnvo recently teen completed 'by the Missouri agricultural experiment statieu at Columbia, write a correspondent of I be Sr. Louis Globe Demonrat Tbese tests have been made on. macadam, gravel and dirt road" in all conditions, and also on tbe meadows and plowed fields of the experimental farm. Contrary to pubHo expectation, in nearly all case tbe draft was materially lighter when tires 6 inches wide were used, than with tires rif standard width. Tho load hanled was in all cases tbe aaine; and tbe draft was moat carefully determined by means of a self record ing dynamometer. On macadam streets, bard . and smooth, as an average of all. tests, tho dffferenoe of draft was in favor of. tho 6 inch rirevand tbe same draft required to haul a ton load with narrow tires over this street haoled more than I hi tons with tbe broad tires, On gravel toads the results (bow that tbe draft re quired to haul 8,000 pounds with nar row tires hanled 8,610 ponnds on tbe broad tires.' On dirt roads, dry and hard and free from ruts, tbe broad tires pulled mora tban one-third : lighter, ' since 8,766 ponnds could be hanled on the broad tires with the same effort required to haul 8,000 ponnds on the narrow tires. On a dirt road out into rata by the nar row tires in tbe ordinary travel, with hard surface, the results are in favor of tbe broad tire, after tbe second run, even wben the broad wheels are rnn over tbe rnts made by (ncnorrow tires. On mnd roads, spongy on the surface and soft underneath, tbe broad tires drew one-half lighter tban tbe narrow tires. Three thousand and sixty pounds on the broad tires pulled as light as GOOD ROADS PROBLEM. and firm underneath, the narrow tires pulled materially lighter, tbe difference 8,000 ponnds on the' narrow. On tho tame read, when soft and sticky on top Ube farmer if be were asked to stand the The Stato should Aid the Farmer Xn tbe Construction ef Highways, : With all tbe advances made within recent years in tbe direction of better highways there are still many who pro fess to believe that tbe cost of these im provements mast necessarily fall upon the' agricultural portion of our people. Jdtl as tbe farmer wasthe pioneer set tler in most of tbo slates, so he baa been the pioneer roodhpiVder. At big town meetings be baa determined where new roads should be laid ont, which of tbem' should be "worked," or improved, and bow much of a tax should be expended upon each section. As it was left to him to-plan this important work, so its oxpeuse bus rested to a great 'degree, npon bis shoulders. ,- ' V-;."'. ".';.'. Now, however, wben tbo Jalb for macadamized highways is to bo heard in city and town sliKe, farmers are prone to believe that tbey are called npon to share the larger expense of , their build ing. Farmers reply that they have al ready enough in the Way of taxes to pay without undertaking the obailding of elaborate systems of gravel or stone roads. It is unfair, they contend, that such a burden should be added to their already heavy load, and whatever may be undertaken in tbe way of construct ing permanent highways should be done at the expenae of those who are to reap their benefits. True it is that the saving in the cost of hauling crops would be considerable, and this saving would re sult almost entirely to the farmer. This is, however, no reason for asking him to pay the entire cost of building such roads. - He is not tbe only one to use tbem, because tbey serve to, bring city people' and city produot into tbe country as much as they serve to' bring tbe farmers with their produots into tbe city. Tho merchant who has business with tbe farmer is as much benefited through a good road to travel over as is the farmer who comes to town on bust' ness of any kind. Nor is tbe use of tbe toads limited to those living in the near vicinity. The travelers from a distance share the ben efits resulting from tbe -improvements. It would be the. height of injustice to THE WEEDER. mszty BAUD ON HOQ8E8. From L. A. W. Bulletin. YV. C. MoobeTkop'k Git Ail AM, N. C. Teams meet all trains. Good single or doa ble teams. Charges moderate, z-ze-oni PROFESSIONAL CARPS. JACOB "A. IX)NG, - Atto r ney-at-.L aw, GRAHAM,; -; - - - - n. c DrutiM in the State and Federal oonrts. Uitloa over White, Moore k Co.'s store. Mala street, 'raone no. J. D. KERNODLE, . IVTOttNKY AT LA IT - - . N. C. GRAHAM, 'fnnn Q sat Btios. J V. r. Bt, i. BVKUM & BYNU3I, Attorney and Counewtorai stt ' ' oaKENSBOUO, 9. C 7" Prlrt"reiariy l ha eoerts M AJa Manee eoootr. - Aug. t, W ly. .. ...Dentist, ' GRAHAM, N. C. ' Office at reiddeaee.. epeosite Hap tut i nurva. et work eAwaaeaaWe rrleea. oSloe Moedajre aad luf jlaira - - Y lit I None Better " Tjfj I i Money, hfy ! Very Mti Few , U Th 11 as 1X13 Good. ;; 12.68 PeAta rjcclyaiVe. We try as 4e bw eae thing, thstteaetblasr better, ae asieaJlr jaybaly saw sates b- Tbe Insist ef - ' eerpriee sad tbe btgb vabse ef ear ' Feats are sea irlnetng aroofa. aotaser togoad. Yoo'U AIws WfiQ If yon wear wear Koefra. C-v0 them once. m by Been Brdk rants Oa. Boa bare. M.C rm mm er j - HOLT J-JVHARTOX. amounting to an average of one-third, or. a load of 8,660 : pounds could be drawn wjth tbe narrow tires as easily as is, ooo pounds on the broad tires. Wben this same road had been wet to a great depth by continued rains,, and tbe mud Dad become stiff and sticky, to that It would gather on tbo wheels, tbe difference was again largely in fa vor of the narrow tires. In this case a load of 8,800 ponnds was drawn with tbe same draft cn narrow tires as a 8,000 pound load on tbe broad tires. ' Tbese two are tbe only conditions of the dirt road in wbich tbe narrow tires showed to advantage viz: Wbtn the surface is tco wet, soft or sloppy to compress under the ' broad tires, and is underlaid with a hard, dry substratum. In the naturo of tbe case this condition of road surface is of short duration. If the rains cease, a few boars of sun in the spring, summer or fall will dry tbe surface materially, cr go that it will compress and pack under tbe broad tires, enabling a given load to be drawn over its snrfact with tbe wido wheels with much less draft tban onjtbe nar row ones. If more join falls, this sub stratum is softened, and. tbe narrow (ires cut deeper, resulting in a greatly increased draft, compared with tbe broad tires." - - ' Tbe second condition of dirt roads fa vorable to narrow tires k when the mud is deep and stiff, and sticky enough to gather cn. the broad wheels. A careful observation for tbe lost two years has shown a stiff, poorly drained clay road to bo in tbis condition but a few times, and-then for bnt a short while. -y On meadows and pastures the results bate bred strikingly in favor cf the broad ntcclsv When tbe meadows are toft, from 8, ,000- to 4,000 ponnds may bo hauled on the broad wheels with the tame draft u that required to baul a load cf 2, CC0 pounds on tbe narrow wheels. On ttabblo land and plowed ground tbe results are favorable to the broad wheels. ,. - ' "". TBo experiments practically demon tt rale that tbe impression that tbe broad a-hcclt in the avetage condition of road will inert ate tbe draft is wrong. ' In tound numbers tbe sum of 20,-- C00.CC0 is paid oat each year for tbe moinlrnanoo of our public roads outside of lie titira. Tbis estimate dots not Include tbe cost cf permanent improve. mints. All improvements must (ome ftun ( xprnditmes store Ibis tmounL. It is well known that the narrow tired veblrlrs are among I be most des tractive agents known to tbe public bigbwavt. These pablie roods may te maintained st a firstly I educed expense by substi tuting 8 im b tires for tbe 1 U inch tires new esrd. Inattnecb as tbe rqst cf the wide tired wheels is not greater thaa UmU i those bow ia tjse, also consider ing ttat iLry art' at durable as tbe nar row tire wheels, and. Jlie fart Jnet dent onatiatej that the draft is not to by their nee, bat ia tbe average materially decreased, remove the last objection against tbe gradual adop tied of the broad heel ea tbe farms, the country roads sad city afreets, Fos tbe farm and country seeds tbe tirta snoeld pot bakes than f rDcbre wide. For tbe dry streets 4 inches tboald ha the BiniatBas width. cost of -the highway movement. State aid will solve the proper division of the cost of good rpAjw This is the system by which tfaemaeadamixed highways of new Jersey have been built : , GOOD ROADS IN INDIANA. Farmers Awakening to the Meeessltr of ' Highway Improvement, ' At a dinner given recently by the state board, Commercial olnb and board of trade of Indianapolis for the mem bers of the state 'board of commerce Governor James A. Mount responded to tbe toast ''Indiana's Development." He said: "If the name Hoosier ever car ried with it any reproach, tbat time has passed. Indiana now -takes front rank among the states 'of the Union in the march of progress and development. Our state is interlaced with railroads and checkered by telegraph and telephone lines. During the last SO -years more tban 18,000 miles of free gravel roads nave been constructed. The toll roads, with but-- few exceptions, have been purchased and made free. Good roads being absolutely essential to the higher development socially, intellectually and financially, therefore road improvement it indicative of substantial growth, and no state Jn the Union' can point with greater pride to her roads than Indiana. "The good work has only just begun. In every county in the state the farmers are awakening to tbe necessity of better highways. Tbey realize tbe advantages of good roads, and in almost every com munity they are lending their cordial support to any plan wbich provides for the improvement of the roads. , Hun dreds of miles of dirt roadt in thit state are now being made into graveled turn pikes, and as this work goes on and tbe different communities are connected one with another by good graveled roads, so will Indiana develop ail of ber bound less resources. " - STATE ROADBU1LDING. Work Done la Baoelleat Basalts. rat rtafclae... Cartusbert for pick lea tnay follow crop cf early prat. It it beat to delay planting until tbe peas are baa vested. I bee plow and plant by f feet with rotted manors in- tbe bill. There is a right way to plant (be seed that all do not know, as Tbe Farm Jaaraal tells a boat tt: Make she bills low, scrape off tbe serf are soil tmtil you reach) saoaat carta, deposit the seed, press H down firmly with tbe foot aad cover with abotrt aa loch of taoiat earth and (kia gmliy with I be boa. Good planted will grrasinale oaick! 1. In tcientiflo construction in kfassa- ehusetts the highway commissioners find that the most important part of the work is in the reduction of tbe bills, as tbe draft over any road is, of 'coarse, measured by tbe power necessary to sur mount the grades. This explains in part tbe policy of tbe comttikaion in doing its work in small leotlcat, the 45 miles constructed -during the past year be ing scattered over 80 towns. "The other reason for thus scattering tbe new pieces of good road is to give an Important ob ject lesson to the authorities of the mn eral towns. Tbis policy is baring tbe desired effect - - - Tbe officials of tbe different munici The Bight and Wroag Bella on Which te - Bee It Its Twofold Advantage. - From east -and west come good re ports of the weederv Sural New Yorker contains the following from Professor W. P. Brooks of tbe Massachusetts Ag ricultural oollngei' 'i'.frii ' I consider the weeder one of the most valuable inventions in the line of agri cultural implements of recent times; There is, naturally, a right and Wrong way to use it; right and wrong coiidl lions for tbe accomplishment of the ob jects in view. These objects are, briefly, destroying weeds and pulverizing tbe surface of tbe soil, forming a shallow layer of finely divided and inelloW earth which will aot at a mnlob, serving to prevent, to a large extent, the evapora tion of water wbiob rises by capillary attraction from the more .compact toil Bbeneatb. . . The weeder does tbe best work on toil of light or medium character, and when such soils oontaiu but a moderate amount of moisture. On heavy clay toils, saturated with woer, tbe weeder will not do good work: It fullt to stir tbe soil suifioientlyV tbe teeth sliding over tbe surface Instead of taking bold of it. By tbe very frequent use of tbe implement, however, never waiting long enoogb to allow the soil to become thoroughly compacted, tbe weeder may do very good work, even upon toilt which are quite elayey. But npon each soils tbe barrow Is often, used with ad vantage alternately with the weeder. - Weedert are effective mainly in de stroying annual weeds. Tbe myriad seedlings which start in' many fields can be effectively destroyed wben the weeder it nted aright. It must be used, to prove effective, just at these weeds are breaking tbe ground. It tbe use of tbe weeder is delayed until such weedt have made deep rootsit will have com paratively little effect upon tbem. To prove most effective as a weed dostroyer, the weeder should be employed wben the toil it comparatively iree irora wa ter and when the weatber it hot, clear and dry. ' - Tbe weeder judiciously used on most soils will almost entirely obviate the necessity of hand boeing for all our large growing crops. In my opinion, tbe weeder can be made even more valuable as a meant of conserving toil moisture than aa a weed destroyer, and. for tbis purpose it should be used often. When ever a crust it seen to be forming upon tbe surface of tbe soil, tbe weeder is called for, even though no weeds' ore apparent, and tbe drier and hotter tbe weatber tbe more frequently it should be used. The Worker Bees. The worker bees are tbe smallest in tbe hive and are those "we most fre quently see, tbe number in eaoU colony being from 10,000 to 60,000 at a rule. After a -severe winter there may be only a few hundred in a hive and still build up to a colony, while it is possible for a colony to contain from 90,000 to 100,' 000 of these workers. In tbe spring of 1873 I bad so few as 80 workers and tbe queen, by actual count, left in a hive on May 10, yet these built up to a strong colony by fall and actually gave five pounds of section boner. Again, in Jnly, 1877, 1 bad colony in an experiment, containing 83 frames which bad, as near at estimation could get at it, 09,500 beet. Tbis colony gave 666 pounds of surplus honey tbat season. Tbe worker beet have a length ened proboscis and their rear legs are of peculiar construction, to formed at to bold "pollen baskets." Tbe proboscis it not tubular, at tome naturalists bare long supposed, to be used like a taction pump for rooking honey, but it rather of a flat shape and is used for lapping or licking tbe honey up. Tbe worker has two stomachs, tbe first of wbich is nsed for receiving honey for tbe time being from tbe flowers, which is emptied as toon as it reaches tbe hive. Digestion never takes place in this stomach. ; Tbe second stomach is tbe one used for di gestlon and to sustain- the 'life of tbe bee. Tbe eex of tbe workers was so long In doubt tbat tbey were called neuters, bnt it is now fully proved tbat tbey are nndeveloped female. Progressive Bee keeper. THE LAYING BREEDS. GOOD POINTS OF THE 8PANISH AND . POLISH CLASSES. UVE GEESE FEATHERS., Habits aad TemneraaaeBt Mnst Be Con , sMereeV-Vorm aad leathers Hay Be Im proved, bnt Baelal Traits Cannot Be Bradieated Bvtls ef Overerowding. , ; Theodore Sternberg-, in Tbe Country Gentleman, epeakt of tbe Brack Span, isb Minorca and Andalntieni aa among the belt laying breeds. Where one lives in a location free from hawks and does not care to keep large flocks, but desires a ttriotly egg breed, also at liberty, the Polish class opens np a wide list of beau tiful, ornamental and most excellent layers. Tbe list of these attraotive fowls is a long one, and no fowls excel them at layers the White Polish, tbe Black with white crest, tbe Golden and Silver Spangled; tbese last in tbe same colors, with muffs and chin whiskers. Tbe va rieties mnst be nearly, a dozen. - In re gard to tbe size and temperament of fowls, Mr. Sternberg says: . As a general rule size and quietness run along in parallel lines, tbe little breeds being tbe most native, the most impatient of restraint, Jind tbis habit being modified in the proportion-tbat size increases. All breeds do -best wben at liberty, but some breeds thrive better in confinement tban do others. All breeds thrive best in small flocks, but some breeds thrive better in large flocks than do others. Of conrce it is under stood tbat tbe fanoier can and doet breed all breedt in confinement. . . "Bnt 1 mutt ooqfess that for tbe pur pose of tbe fanner, either in eggs or in meat, for sale in tbe ordinury market, it will not pay nt all to beep any fowl in confinement, and be mnst select bis breed with reference 'to its babit and temperament .and capacity to thrive In largo flocks. We know tbat fanciers have by selection mado changes in tbe shape of old breeds, have made tbe col ors brighter, markings more distinct, but the peculiarity of tbo uonsitting kinds is old, older than we have any record. Habit and temperament tbe "fancier doet not produce. Tbeso, like palitiet tare been compelled by public opinion within their own townt to bo lid j results be can secure oa bis farm, work- Blebasaa la agar Baste. Wben beets were first nsed as a source of sugar, tbe amount of sugar oontalned in tbem averaged about 6 per cent. At a result of careful selection and breed- ins during a period of many yeare the amount of sugar baa bean increased to aa average lying between tbe limits of 18 and 18 per cent, klsuy crops of beets show a sugar content of over 15 per out. while in soma exceptional tbe sugar bas been reported as high as SO per cent and even higher. Farmers mast avoid the mistake of regardful tzoeptional caaet as typical. Wben all the detailt are known about remarkably bigb yields of sugar la beets, it is Bfoal ly found tbat special conditions axial wbiob cannot readily be duplicated ia commercial operations. Tbe question of Interest to each farmer pertains to the better roads frcm tbe money appropri ated by-their towns, Tbe townspeople. seeing tbe Ligb type of road build ing by tbe state, can mora readily discern a poor grade road within tbelr towasbip. At a result of this ooeerrstioo ti towns bare appropriated fairly liberal sums of money, with which tbey have constructed roads of tbe same type as tbe roads built by tbe state. One post tiva proof ef tee exUat ef tbe work done within the towns, oatsido of tbe state work, rosy be found la tbe fact that, whereas in 1893 there were 3 T steam rollers In use, at tbe cad f . the year 18B7 there were 185 of tbe -same kind, aad tbe Bomber of atone crubrs bas Increased in tbe saine'propartiocL r Cast efOM Beads wbich follow old rootes aad travel from bill to kill wear oat wagons and bin sis at a rase Sfcas taxes farmers aad all others wba saw tbeat more thaa good roadt would cost tbea. According to a writer ia Tbe Farm Journal nine bend Ira of grain make a better "snort" I baa the Ml fsehiooed dears. 'Get up fueor ia a crone, Ibea few more, one in each of the spares btteo two of tbe first foer, asaVeap with the aintb, well tnokea, sad the tops toward tea prevailing wind. If well est, that it, each sbref at and Ing oa itt owa bot tnea and thoroughly cloned la j the top, aarbaabock U1 stand s still whd atorat and a three days' reia witbowi barza. log ander tbe conditions Involved in growing beets on a commercial scale, Ia Ia Van Hlyke, Hew York Btatloa. reeWlbwr Fee Bsiaabssilsa nitrate of soda is a valasblefertilli for strawberries and rasp terries aad attoold be applied with powdered phos phate of lime. Tbis application to strawberries will sotaetiaaee treble tbe yield. The berries are larger la else, band turner la snore solid and finer la flavor. Ordinary BaMinrc will not prod ace such' teeulvi as It it not eotjverted tot plant toP aatil after tbe demand 4 the frail V Urate of and aad pow dared pboe. chats of liate are aaatmilaud by tbe plant at coca, and arrpsvpriated at poet of lees (baa 1 10 per acre, using 400 ynendtof tbe aiixttnw wbVck contains tbe three iagredieato eoostdered aeoas- aary to see for feeding plants, aitrogea. acwepborte add aad aa alkali. Bo says A. H. Ward to Mebaa's Monthly. shipemtorttl tbey bare first endeavored to get better prices for these nearer bcaae. If tbey would retail tbesrecirt aad eeefcesutoee. ert, a large sens would be added to tbe receipts front poultry. always jalalie. for ery family taast a times bare then. It frequently bap- bey tbeta front another. aad to every Tillage aad to a, will be found (hose -whd prefer to buy 1 farmer thaa from tbe eValerm MIKOnCA COCKgnEL, racial differences in man, have their origin in aget long past How, when or where tbey Were Implanted we do not know.. Man select! and improves form and feather, but tbe- toward - facial traits are beyond biro. "Aa tbe breed! I have referred to are noneitters, in order to keep op the stock tome sitters will be required. On strict ly egg farms I am very sure tbst it does not pay to raise chickens, except to tbe extent necessary to keep up tbe stock to tbe required number. One of the most serious faults in poultry keeping is stocking tbe farm with bens for laying to its full capacity, and then hatching out a great lot of chickens, thus crowd ing tbe grounds beyond tbe limit. This fault is also a grievous one with fan ciert and with breeders for tale. Over crowding it tbe most common and tbe most dangerous to besltb, and the most profitless fault in all poultry culture. "Overcrowding bens on tbe farm It similar in egg results to overstocking a pasture with dairy oows. Yon get your milk from the grass, the cow is only a machine for converting grass into milk. You can only get so much milk from so much pasture, but before you get any milk at all tbe cow must have sufficient grata for her own support A pasture wbiob will support 10 oows and enable tbem to make a profitable return of milk Will fall to pay If stocked with 80 eowa bo it Is in a general way with poultry cn tbe farm. Tbe ben does not create. She is a machine, and as tome machines are better for tome purpose tban are others, to aotue fowls ate belter fog tomo purposes tban are others. As. good a wsy as any to keep np tbe stock is to buy enoogb common bens wnicn are nrocayaua cot tnem, ana sin tbem off at soon as tbe chickens are able to oar for themselves. All tbe breads I bare been writing of grow quickly and need not be batched before Mayor Jons and Into even Joly. This sate lots of care, at tbe weatber la usually fine in tbese months. I am very sure tbst to sil tbeee breeds bens are useful and profit able up to 8 cr 4 years eld. In all farm poultry for, egg I believe It wise to nave a place purposely fixed to beep tbe corks separate from tbe ben all tbe time, except to tbe breeding Maaoa. Tbe bens are much quieter and attend better to their knitting wben relieved from tbe demands of society." Tbeeoetof aa egg in I be eastern state t estimated at I east, bet this Oepetxu to tbe pricee of grain. If meat, milk. gut bone, chopped clover and cooked po tatoes are given, tbe eost will be leas, not becaose tbe meal can be purchased less than tbe grata, but beoaat tbe leading oi a variety aad balanced ra i will lad no tbe beos to lay nor egr. Tbe greater tbe aomcer of eggs laid tbe lower tbe cast proportionately, and It is possible te produce) egg at a I of only balf a eeot each. P. H. Jarobs fat Farm and Fireside. The Beat SsJre Irt the world for Cuts, Bruises, goree, t'loert, gait Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, Chinblaina, Corns, and all Skill Eruption, and poaitirelv cures File, or no pay reqated. It kt guutvntecd to gir perfect satis faction or money refunded. Price 2.5 cc to per box. For sale at T. A. Albright dt Ux's drug store. ef Plashing the Birds Fewer Feather Used Mow Thaa Formerly.. "The feathers aren't alive, but the geese tbey were plucked from were," said a dealer.- in live geese feathers. "And tbe geose thoy were plucked from never once squawked nor squeaked dar ing tbe operation. Not because it didn't hurt the geeso, though. It burts a goose like tbe mischief to pull it feathers out, bat tbe reason a goose doesn't boi ler and niako a fust over it is that it doesn't seem to know enough. A goose will squawk and clatter and cackle a if it were suffering more agony tban a borse with the eolio just at tbe sight of a person, but if yon oovtr it up nud pelt it with stones it seems to -fprgetl that it bas o voice and will take all tbe punishment yon give it without utter ing a bit of protest "Never saw a goose plucking, eh? Well, it isn't a sight that would give yon maub pleasure. On the day set for stripping geese of their feather tbey are enticed into some airtight oa tbe use. Tbe pickers, who ere always women or t- girls, go among the geeso with tbeir heads and faoea entirely covered with hoods fastened round the neck with a shirr string. There nro holes for tbe eyes, and also little holo.i at tho nose for fresh air. "From the neck down the picker is covered with a glazed muslin garment, to which no feathers or down will ad- hero. The picker lit on low stool j arouna a largo ana pcnectiy ary tan. There is generally a man or boy in tbe neighborhood who I an expert at get ting tbe geeso ready for picking. Every body can't do that. Tho winga of the goose have to be locked together by a peculiar arrangement of them near tbo boulders, and whilo the wings are not tied or fastened in any other way tbe lock is such that no goose can open it. The fowl! feet aro tiocT together with ; broad bands of soft muslin or flannel. J Wben a goose is thus made helpless, it I 4s taken upon tho picker's lap, and she plucks tbe feather out rapidly, but with snob skill that sho seldom breaks the skin or causes blood to flow. Feath er fill tbe air. during tbe process of plucking, but all settle gradually down into tbe tnb at last, ... "Boforo beginning on a gooso tbo picker brushes tbo feathers tbe wrong wsy, exposing tbo skin. An expert can tell at a glunce by tbe color of tho skin whether sho must eiorolte more than ordinary care in plucking it, or whether it Is not bettor to let the gooso go with oat plucking at tbat time. Iu every case tbo pioker must bo careful sud not pluck tbe feathers too close under tho wings. If a goose lias been Improperly picked in that respect, the wing will droop and drag un the ground. All through this process jA yanking tbe feather out cf a goose's body not a sound cf complaint or cry of pain is board from Mio goose. It submits to tho torture with a silent solemnity tbat would be laughable if it wore not for tbe evident fortitude of the fowl that goes with it. "It is necessary tbnt tbe fuatbers should be taken from live geeso tbat it, if tbo comfort and pleasure of people who must have feather bod and pil lows are to bo studied. Dead featbenf are no better than husks and are un wholesome But tbero Un't a ponnd of feather used today where 60 pounds were soma year ago. Asthma and hay fever have dona a great deal to lessen tbe demand for feather bed and pil lows, for it was discovered a few years ago tbat feather bod and asthma loved to consort', and tbat nothing would start an asthmatic to wheezing so quick ly and positively as a ococh of geose feathers would. Tbe discovery spread, and tho patient and uncomplaining goose owes a great dual of its latter duy com fort to tbe asthma. "New York Sun. (aj BIC STORES Under One Management. SAMPLE BROWN MERCANTILE CO., of Greensboro, irnnf 4 1i a rri- -! -. AIitMitiu 1 x1 1 - ' ( ( ( ) ( ) """ ". Jvviv amiuaii.c ' LU MIUW 1. II itt, incj HOW have an Immense stock of NEW SPRING GOODS, cm- J I bracing as nice, stvliwli. .in to Aat BfnfTno ;B lrf K ' ' lrrkf Kvy onw 4)B. u V Ull a house in N. C. In their dry eoods house. 234 South Elm v St. you will find everything in Dress Goods, Trimmings, Notions, Hosiery, Silks, Carpets, . . Mattings, etc. At 225 South Elm St. they have by far the largest stock ( ) 1 WOF FINE carried by any house in the State. Vou are earnestly re- ( ) quested to call on us when in" Greensboro or order what ( ) you want with tbe understanding that if goods and prices ( ) ( ) () are not satisfactory money will be cheerfully refunded. Sample BroWr Mercantile Co., GREENSBORO, N. C. www ) () o We have just returned from the North with the newest of now styles and the lowest of low prices. Give us a call and be convinced and let fas show you what we can do for you. A ' . . We are now located. in the new store of 13. A. Sellara &'Son,'and are nq longer known as Mrs. M. A.' Walker & Co., but a . i unit inn vftnaB.f? MISS uliuliAltu mini mi ka iiivftuiwil 9 BURLINGTON, N. C. INSURANCE ! Sawdust Ksploslons la Water. Who everbeard of aawdast explo sions? They ere common enough in Canada. Navigation on the Ottawa riv er bat been seriously impeded at times by explosions of sawdust, Ono would hardly suppose tbat rawduit dumped into tbe river wonld in conrte of time reform Itself into a go generator which would keep the surface of tbe stream in a constant state of upheaval. But It i true to such an extent that small boats bsv been capsized and Inrgo voaettls Injured by tbo submarine convulsion. Tbe bottom of tbe Ottawa river Is covered witb a deep layer of sawdust damped there by tbe lumbermen who bave carried on tbelr log cutting lndo try on it bank and trlbutsrle -for years, Tbe dnst, becoming water soaked, sinks to tbo bottom snd in tbo course of time rots and generates a highly ex plosive gas. The latter rise to tbe surface, each bulblo b- fng Joined or re st) forced by other, bnbblt-t on tbe way op. "Coutael with air seem to be at de structive a touch fire to this gas, arid the mom cut tbo surface I reached it explode witb a loud report. Legislation may In time do away with tbe annoy anus, but even If no more sawdust I thrown Into the stream henceforth lb I million of ton already tber will take a long time to work off their gas gener ating quail tie. Denver Bepublican. Captala Casey. Captain Hilas-Ouwy, commandant of tbe League Island navy yard, who has become ranking captain in the navy, was graduated from the United Hate Kaval academy in 1800, and was a mai ler la tbe navy wben tbe war broke ont From 1070 to 1871 be wae on the Colo rado, tbea attached to tbe Asiatic squad ron. II was hi command of tbe bat talion of sailors from tbe fleet to tbe Korean expedition and tbe assault on Fort JfcKee, Seoul river. In June, 167s. Bino that time be bss held many Im portant place a. Before taking command ef tbe League Island navy yard be was ptaia ea ' board Admiral Blond's flagship, tbe New York. AU told. Cap tain Geary' actual ea sarvlu cover a period of is year aad month, I years sad I toon Lb of which were under big pre ant eommlasi&o. Southern and Western " stock men know a good thing when they tee It therefore ' for acratchea, tweeny, ring-born, strains, tpraina, bruises, saddlo and harness gsJis and ailments of homes. tbeV use Rice's, Goose 4 rease Liniment, it is good far bw as beast. Sold and guar anteed by all druggists and general tores. OASITOnXAi te., ' a 'm leapt I wish to call tho attention of insurers in Alamance county to tho fuct that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established ia -1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is Still in the ring. . There in no insurance agency in North Carolina with better facilities for placing largo lines of insurance, that can give low er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every branch of tho business, find a lodgement in my office. , With a -practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted in soliciting a share of (he local patronage, ' I guarantee full natisfnction in every instance. Correspondence solicited upon all matters pertaining to insurance. I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will make it to Ihe interest of all who desiro protection for their families or their estates, or who wish lo make absolutely safe and profit able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica tions to other agents. Very respectfully, . ' ' 7 JAME3 P. ALBRIGHT. . ' " BURLINGTON, N. C. t : : osooooooooooooooooooooocco cb Suits I .'iBlsT BJ .iJlT SB. I I! -aB I la Ims seel LL .. JBBBSaStMBbBBtlBSt: o o o o o o 1 1 Furrxitureo o f Only $15.00 caltfully bodrt. high, bureau glass 24x20,J J h stand. 2 doors and drawer, and high splasheii ) NLY I15.O0 C ) Read description krierman beveled, wash ihark. Nice centre table, 24 in.. square, all solid oak, ON tether suits w.w up. ELLIS FURNITURE CO., n to ' f Burlington, N. C. J OCCOOOOOCCCCGOOCCCCU rJ. M. HAYES - BURLINGTON, N. C, . SELLS Wheeler and-Wilson' " .1.9 He needs no introduction to the people of Alamance. yDMlNlSTEA TUB'S HOT1CS. HiTlft uallft4 4mUl.irtor of A. A. ThonpMO. oeeeeaed, aft persfKis Indebted to estate of deeeaaed are requested to mat Im mediate payment and all peisuua nodding eUUaM against aaM defend mui present tbem on or before April 1st. lfe. or una entice will be pteewfed In her of tnalr recov ery. That list of Bart-h. 1. . a. TUOMiOB . AdrnV, Mr.S4-f- Oeceoia, K.C A New Shop. When in need of a Neat IlairCct or a Smooth Shave, in fact anything in the Barber line, you will do well to call at my shop in the Vestal Building. overT. A. Albright's drv -store. My shop is first class i i every appointment. HOP. RU1TIN. iCac.t.-iar.t.i serve,! 1 VIUOJ.O' tma and lwdrM o travel f.r a r";- -fUhiisbctJ bouBtB Id Km-th lrr)n. IT sVViBj sWKl infaB. roaii. fj nv&Kpm Tab lomBruo Cold ib m y, i-, 1