North Carolina Newspapers

Tr. ; iiie o;. V Est- iI i Advance. Large an-1 ii.cit.i' ;g circula ton in Alamance' and adjoining counties a poin t for ad vcrtisers. i Paying Drab&Prices " for verytMoi nff ia sot li r But what you arc you don't bur Did vou think it posiibl to buy a s 50.00 v . Pries, 118.75. : alogiw No. 59 H A 1 , .. .- ".' about oicjrciea, oewiag Machine, Organi and Piano. What do you think of a fine J niit of Clothing, mado-to-your-V Mtura. raarantaed to fit and exorat vaii to your station for Js.jol Catalogua No. 57 show 3 tamples of clothing and-ahowa many' bargain la RhoM. Hat and furnum Furnishing. LithoaTaohed Catalogue ti how. Carpal. Rugs, for- j anned caraiOKU no." lien and Lace Curtains, in hand-minted color. - H e JKtu . A x..Jnh. us arn. fr and V fitraih lininj without chaige. . - ' What do-vnn ' think of a Solid Oak lry-a.r ram ily Refrigera tor for aU.o;f It ia but one of orer 8000 bar gains contained in our Gen eral Catalogue of Furniture ana riouaenoia t0oa, We cave you from 40 to 60 I per cent, on erery thin jf. Why , but at retail when vou know "wf off Which cataloffue do Price $3.06. yon want? Addrctathu way, . JJULIUS HINES A SON, Balttmort. d. Dept. 909. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JACOB A. LONG, Atlorney-at-L,aw,' GRAHAM. , . . - N. C PmntlnAn In the Rtnt nnd "Fodanil aoartB. OUtoe over Wli I to. Moore at Co.' etore. Main Htrnnt. 'fuODe Mk IL . . , . .. " Iohw Gbat Bysum. : W.-t. Brnirv, J. BOUM 4& BYNUM, " Attorney) and Counselors at lavr GREENSBORO,. N. O. "'" " Practice regularly la tl cmtrls of Ale rmuce county. Au. 1, W ly DR. J. ,1. 5TOCKAID Deqtist, GRAHAM, N.C. ' " Offlcs at residence, opposite liaiJi'Ht OhtltPil. : B at. work hc reasonable prices. lttftw An ,"iire Won a ay d and batui dava. TALL I' . JINB-TETfTHS ofr all the pain I andsicknesstrom I which worn nnier caused u k 1. .P derangcrnenl In n - thA orirnnii nf ' Netrly ahays L J g .J when a woman is not well thesd -.. organs are affeoled. But wheai' they are strong and healthy a woman is very seldom sick. - iPnfiVtlHl Is nature's provision for the regu lation of the menstrual function. It cures all " female troubles." It is equally cffeclive for the girl In her teens, iha young wife with do mestic and maternal cares, and the woman approaching the period known as the "ChanFO of Life," . They all need It They ai all benefitted by it. For tcVtco In case rrlrin arierial the "Ladios' AovIr-"ry Dcpartrnent,'' TM Chaltanuos Meoicii Com &haUa ' tHOS.I. COOrrs, Trmsle, Vst., tartt r ' Uj t! .Iftr H vs frmjiar"- 4 naif;..l r,..- - -a, o.--; owirl not r...t.. r... a at 14 ' atttal cw k . a d - h HM" r a.w... .... t - . . - as4 Kotaa, w hay is greatly in evidence with eotnparatiTe scarcity of choice to fan tj. It la believed that good sound seed po tatoes will be bigb rn-ed by the time tb plantixjg spaa-n arrives. In northern Ar: ! s tbe wild barsee J' become a rn; anre to stockmen, "ey not ci.'y pst ti e f.d that should to b tt, I ut a loo cbuse the cat offtberar?4. sroetscr I i r to have arr.-.- ;i. i t ; wtain fornn f f s ! n The Mar-' n r v PWitingenra j i i j a 1 d In Indn. :,.d c mark is said ra that causes ia estt!a wLLh is ex a w ay, to be r, ia reported f ccw facto- a ii rpport- oe nwi:: UsSJfal tb vr. The wir t-r s U-ir g r The oi l yr. Qmrzt s.-, t i, bj j v ow in t - ; a i 5 i." b a , 1 w ia Jl, $1.00 per Ly. 1 fe : at Cai.aall rah H VOL. XXV: Oi'llies - two kind, ami-hundreds of -other shoe; niiikert nur tm-k tiv fur the largest in town. Indies' Oxfordu li 1 you cant rest You know it is hsnd to buy n pond fhoe lor a cliild. AVo pay wj)coiid attention to th's line und the luh an ngn gained byourexpc riencKnnd capital l yours for nothing. A full line of liousn tumio'liing piods. " DAVIS DAV-H I'ropr'a ' . Uia Sh-teStore, JJorlth-tion, N.O. A FAVOR RETURNED. A late fall day in the year of 1860. A Mississippi plantation., well kept and Jnxnrions looking. A picture of life and activity snch as one will find only nnder these conditions. ' f. , ' v The bonse, a big, snowy white stroc tnre. with tall porch pillars reaching upward two stories in height, stands at the intersection of two driveways, which curve npward in somewhat irreg ular fashion from their respective gates in the long, rambling white board fence that curronnds the grounds. A small darky "boy, clad !n very' non descript garments, is generally' to be seen on one or the other of these road' ways, grubbing away, no getically, I'm afraid, at the accnmnla tion of creeping vines and weeds that threaten to obliterate the bard clay roadbed unless speedily dealt with. Ee is there this very afternoon, but, alas and i alack, ? the son's rays, - slanting throngh the live oaks, with their long beards of southern moss, shine in vain upon bis defenseless, woolly bead, from which a much torn old straw hat baa fallen, and the creepina vines on the roadway get a fresh start in life. Billy is fast asleep. But Billy mast not be. too severely blamed. : It is siesta time all over lie serve, as the plantation is called. The wide, front door of tbe mansien stands invitingly open, it is true, yet every where about there is quiet and only aa occasional muslin curtain, at some up per window, flatters out into . the soft southern . breeze to tell of some fair slnmberef perhaps within. ' A faint, insistent sound comes, across the field to tbe rear of the bouse. Here ia tbe small sugar press, and here an old darky mounted on an equally an cient mule, is monarch of all he surveys this afternoon. ' Bound and round he goes, every now and then stooping to gather np the cane from convenient piles and feeding it into the press, which creaks ana groans lines a rusty well sweep. A long stalk of tbe cane serves him both as a whip for bis steed and refresh ment for himself. He alternately chews t one end and vigorously slashes at the mule with the other, tossing tbe stalk into tbe Dress, wben nnder this double duty its condition becomes somewhat dilapidated.' - There are cotton pickers way out in the wide fields which belong to the wealthy mistress of Reserve many of them but they are out of tbe view, and not even their rich toned, monot onous melodies come wafted, on the breeze. '.' v:;i--!' :';;v'''",-.-.v ...: -. The whole place ia quiet, and tbe sun. giving, np bis struggle with the sleeping darky boy by the roadway, takes a dip toward tbe west Suddenly Billy site bolt nprigbt ana thrusts out bis bare foot in a vigorous kick. A small yellow dog of the plain dog variety is sniffing and nipping at bis legs, with its owner coming along tbe road behind it. -He is a forlorn looking fellow vm dog's master a young peddler, wnn his pack carefully rolled in a piece of sacking and strapped to bis back. . His clothes are torn and frayed, bis hat ia stained and wcrn by time and many showers, bis face is streaked with per spiration and dust, and there are dark circles under his eyes ana lines arjon. his month that to the close observer might tell of banger and much fatigue. He comes wearily np the driveway and baits beside tbe darky boy. who ia engaged in. brisk argument with the yellow dog. .. . , A, "Who lives here, boy T he question "Who's yonr mistress!" ."Mis' Hamilton, she done lib heah. What yub want tub know foabl" in terrogates Billy in retorn. a note of im pudence coming into bis voice. " The peddler shifts his psck. "I have some things that maybe she would liks to buy she or somebody about the place. Is that tbe way to we nous i pointing np tbe drive., "U your mis tress at bomeTV . - '.: ' But Bill ba taken o bis bare feet and flown acroa lbs grass in lbs direc tion of tbe negro quarter '-', It takes but a few momenta for Dim to rooae two or three men and boys, who, shirking work in tbe field, have been aleeping within cm this balmy fall afternoon. They now emerge from tbe cabins and. led by tbe Important ciuy. .a mMt ih neddler. ' "Heah. wha" ynh doin beah, nowi r- Hamilton, abe don' 'low no tramps n' dia heah rUnUtion.- Go 'Jong. arlf nut n heah. ankk, now," says a burly Held hand, advancing toward the peddler in a threatening manner. "Caa't I see yonr mistress tor aao- . rf th women folfaaboot .i ! u..h thev would like to, toe jiiji -j. u. mothinr oat of my pc. "' . . i. i the lad (be is no rnore. n cy. inz sboot thegroopof darkies is of a friendly Uc. Bat not one does be see. Tbegrocp becomes re-en farced by two or three more, who Come nrnning from the cabins, drawn by the unusual excite ment, and everywhere be sees hostility. "No. yuh can' st.y roun beah o loaaah." repl"" the spokesman. Tub Jes' make tracks as fa' as yob kin. or yrjb-11 git intnh trubbil." vro&niBS a stent dnb from fomewbere in the rear and ihaking it in front of tbe nsltKlry r-xi.'.lrr. "B sia'ta gwine-nlr goj boys; UH we maae tun,- called -out a voice In we group, it opuratbe others to action. "At him, now, boys!" And they go iiiui wiui a wi u. -u -. Whack! sounds the clnb over his snouiders. He winces with pain, but noias on stoutly Co bis pack. The darkies, incensed at bis resistance, surround mm on all sides. They tear off bis coat ibey beat him with their fists ver head and shoulders, tbe club' owner using his weapon freely. They buffet ana kick and shout at him until the poor fellow, outnumbered ten to one; sinks to the ground, with blood stream ing from an ugly cut on his forehead. and his precious pack scattered about mm. . . .. :.. "Now, up with bia, boys, an we'll throw him ont'n de gate. We'll show tramps what come roun? heah dat dev better keep el'ar dis beah plantation, " says tbe leader. Three or four of the stoutest fellows raised the peddler and were about to carry out their instrttc tions when suddenly there comes a mar mur from the rear of tbe group. JUeah's de miesus! Heah Mis Ham iiton ! Hole on, now, boys!" Ibey let fall their burden and parted respectfully as' a handsome' matron in a white mnslin gown, her head held proudly erect and her brilliant brown eyes flashing with anger, steps into tbe center or the group. "Who Is this poor fellow What have you been: doing to him, Sambo t' she demands, ' "How dare yon treat a man like that on my plantation I I'll have you all horsewhipped!. Growing more and more angry as the darkies slink back without replying, she stoops over the peddler to see the extent of bia injuries. - . ''Answer me. Sambo,:' she reiter ates. "What has .this man been doing that yon should so misuse himt The burly Sambo cowers before her scornful, steady gaze. "He war a tramp, Mia' Hamilton, an yah allaa .tola ns that no tramp war 'lowed on. dis beah plantation, so we warjes cVgettin him off n de place. an ! . "That will do," sternly interrupts tbe mistress of Beserve. ."Brutes! Yon would have killed him if you had had time',' I 'presume. ' Lift him up, now. yon two men, Sambo and Jonas, and carry bim carefully to the house. As for the rest of yon," looking about tbe group, "I'll attend to yon later, ' and, picking np her gown, she leads the way to the bouse. . The peddler is put to bed in a small room in the rear of the mansion. Mrs. Hamilton herself brings cold water and soft linen and binds np the ngly cut in his forehead, a pretty little girl, with brown eyes, clinging to her skirts.. Juat er he is given food, and: that Bight slept, for the first time in many weary weeks, without the open sky above him or a haystack of - disused old shed for bis bedchamber.-: - s. By the next day he is able to ait np and show his wares to . bis preserver, who buys liberally of bia household goods linens, laces and a feW gew gaws and also distributes calicoes and KinKbams among the women.- men, with a generous sum in his pocket and a new pair of shoes on his feet, be bids farewell to Beserve and again starts forth on his travels with a light heart. "I shall never forget yon, madam, and your great kindness to me, " be says in parting. "It may be that tbe time will come wben I can serve yon. - And the lady cf Reserve graciously bends her head and wishes bim a successful jonrney. r . ' Five years passed. There were many changes in Reserve ' Devastating war bad robbed tbe household of its stalwart yonng master. Percy Hamilton, who, at 21, led bis company to victory one sum mer day and .fell before tbe Yankee bullets.. Tbe darkies scattered at the first sound of war, and. without serv ants, the plantation declined and fell. Bo did all the other Hamilton fortunes, and in 1865 Mrs. Hamilton, with linea of care in her face and gray hair about her temples, found herself obliged to dispose of tbe land for a mere song to a shrewd speculator who scented profit from tbe rich soil She took ber daughter, now a maiden budding into womanhood, and went to live with some New Orleans frieoda a broken and sorrowful worn in. Early in tbe seventies a party of New Orleans merchants took a trip up the Mississip pi for combined purposes of business and pleasure. They bad large plans for improving tbe land and raising cotton. Incidentally, they bad capital enough to spare. ' "One of tbe richest and most produc tive plantations before the war was along here somewhere below Natcbes," said ona merchant to another aa they stood on the vessel's deck, looking off Into the country. "My agent secured it for me tbe other day, and I propose that wben we land yon and I take a car riage and drive out so that I can take a look at my newly acquired property." Tbe friend, a tall, black haired, eagle eyed merchant of tbe southern city, readily agreed, and the two carried out their plan that afternoon. They found tbe deserted plantation wtthmt much difilcolty. Deserted it was indeed and forlorn ia the extreme. No trace left of tbe Beat, white fences, nor semblance of well kept roadways, no thick foliaged live oaks hung with strings of mots all gone, swept away before tbe relentless scythe of war. A few tnmbledowB sheds marked tba place where once stood a group of tidy errant quarters, but tbe manaioB, once pillared and hxurlooa looking, had long since gone to raid, tbe win dows broken, tbe walls cmmblinf where they stood. The tail, black haired aoerrhant looked la silence for few moments aa they drew rein In front of tbe boom. "Do you happen know what was tbe same of this place before tbe war and who owned It Y ' be asked bis com- Pi00- . . .. .. .'..., .... "Beserve. I peueve, idt 1H nthrr. "A alrm. tismiiioo wn t bot It has chawed hands four or five fames in lit a esx yeara, "1 knew t." declared the f rat speak er. "What will yon take foe this place T" torn inff. ucM!y to tbe othf man. Tbe w-oTtid nwrchact laufrbed. "Why. don't know a I want to WiL Ears Jat boucht It, in fact" Bot af some diarnanion be ajrreed to part with tbe pruprty a good round nn. sn.1 lw-r t ! r"-ry pa pers wera made out sol t' traronrt.-. a eodod so far nl " 5 GRAHAM, N.C., THURSDAY, APK1L 20, 1899. Dot 'rrHaj'ithihe-blaelahaired man. With infinite pains and tbe ex penditure of in nth time and no small amount of money be managed at length to find trace of tbe Hamiltona who bad once lived in luxury and ease upon Re serve's broad acres. There were but two of them mother and daughter the latter a helpless invalid in the last stages of a lingering disease, and be walked in on tbem one afternoon in the shabby little rooms tbey occupied in one of the poorer districts of New Or' leans. They were living veritably from nana; to mcuth. . ' I am the peddlor lad whom yon bo friended many years ago, madam," be said simply to Mrs. Hamilton, who rose to meet bim with something of her old dignity and graciooaneas . of manner. "You were good to me that day when I came to you with my pack on my back.'. Now it Is my turn.- I have be' come wealthy. Will yon go back to live at Beserve if I restore tbe bouse and make it comfortable for yout" Bat this Mrs. Hamilton would not consent to da She bad a few old friends in New Orleans with whom she prefer red to spend her days, and going back to Beserve would mean tbe revival cf too" many painful memories. She was as proud as she was poor this southern lady whose fortunes were at so low an ebb and it was hard indeed for ber to accept bounty at any hand. t But the merchant insisted, and for tbe sake of ber daughter, whose days were numbered, she consented to the acceptance of a plan. He established them, in comfortable rooms in a pleasant neighborhood. He provided every necessity and many lux uriea. He instructed his bankers to send a check for (100 to Mrs.-Hamilton once a month, the same to continue nn til ber deatb. He visited mother and daughter, cared for tbem and comforted the broken hearted lady wben her love' ly, fragile child passed from things temporal to things eternal. He was and continued to be a firm and con stant, a beneficent and generous friend. Mrs. Hamilton still lives in New Or leansan old, white haired, feeble lady.' Iieon Godscbean, once peddler, now wealthy wholesale merchant, has one of the largest and best known establish ments on -Canal street today. St. Louis Republic, A Disk ( Tea. : Etiquette is a strange . affair. It changes so indisputably that wbat in one century will be called polite in an other will be dabbed tbe climax of Vul garity. Take that simple matter, for example, tbe drinking of tea from the saucer. - Wben tea was first used in England, it was drunk from a dish. In old collections of china many of these quaint pieces will be found. - Tbey are shallow basins devoid of bandies. ..-. Then some one introduced cups with handles and saucers. Old fashioned folk did not care for them, and as a protest tbey poured their tea into the saucer and drank it from there, barking back as far as they could to the old beloved "dish." - v.:;.'; But, as to be old fashioned ia usually an unpardonable social crime, people who were nptodate determined that to drink from tbe saucer was a vulgar habit Just as bad as eating with a knife. In the kitchen and comfortable quar ters of that kind, where those who drank their tea drank it as tbey pre ferred, tbe fashion for pouring it into tbe saucer continued. But up stairs my lady was far too fastidious. She waited until bers cooled or drank it scalding. And so matters have gone on.- Even if this year a leader of society were to start tbe old fashion again it would take many a ' long month to do away with the great prejudice there is for tea drinking out of the saucer. Chicago Times-Herald . . Tvaayaea's Haatllitr. The poet Tennyson wss gifted with tbe grace of humility. ' His letters dis close bia dissatisfaction with himself and his achievements. He pitched hia ideals high, and ha knew, none more clearly, when he failed to grasp wbat he had reached after. An anecdote con tributed by tbe Duke of Argyll and quoted by Miss Cary in her volume, "Tennyson." exhibits tbe poet s hu mility. The first words I heard bim utter, . says tbe duke, "remain indelibly im pressed upon my memory. On being in troduced to bim at an evening party in tbe bonse of Lord John Russell. I said. perhaps with some emotion: " I am so glad to know yon I "Not in tbe tone or voice of a mere conventional reply, but In tbe accents of sincere humility, be answered: " 'Yon won't find much in me, after an.'" . - ..' . - Swewt null Slip. The main crop of slips should be set out in June. . Those set out in July are not apt to produce fall crops unless tbey are of an early variety- and the ion exceptionally favorable. Vine from tbe first slips set out may be nsed If the supply of slips is short Experi ments Indicate that there Is little or no difference In a crop grown from pieces of vine or one grown from slips. Tbe Southern Cultivator, the sooro of this advice, prouoonoss it a good way to pat oat vines to open a farrow on top of bed and lay vines along in it, two or three vine aide by aide, and then cover tbem at intervals, leaving por tions of vine uncovered at usual dis tances of potato hill, say IS to to inches, Wben hills are too crowded. they do not make large tubers. If the ground la damp, vine managed a above root quit reaaiiy. Tat iati Anatr. Tbe Aihanti army is the mala part of tb AshantJ nation. Every man who can keep op on tbe inarch ia obliged to awrve, and after an ex pedition baa aet out the women coar the streets and almuet beat to deatb any man whom they may discover skulking at borne. In bat tie the genera la oocnpy tbe rear, ao aa to rat down any one wbo may try to ran away. If tbe battle goes gainst them, tbe generals commit suicide. ratal Iaa, German doctors have found in making expenmenta with school inks a barilla that proved fatal to mice withia four days. But His not to mice alone that ink ia fatal. There bare be acme very tint rcxHit.itiorsdc-ftroyel ty it- -Boston r s7 a - . ' . "" Manes the food more eflVAl BawMlO ORCHARD CULTURE. KaTest f Ciena Caltivatlsa aaa ! Crotrlasr. . Whether orchards shall be cropped or given clean cultivation, how cultiva tion shall be done, whether it. shall be continued throughout the season and similar problems depend very largely on local conditions of soil, climate and tbe like. Varioua experiment stations have conducted experiments to find out what methods give best results and why tbey do so. As stated in farmers bul letin No. 87. a study was made at the Nebraska station of the effect of calti VIS. I CULT1V ATIO AMD imcTJlnVATID. ration lob the growth of apple trees, tbe size of fro it and the water contents of tbe soil Tbe report says i "The trees In cultivated ground suffered noticeably less from the drought and bot winds of summer than those In sod ground. Tbe foliage was darker and more .vigorous in appearance, and .there was no yel lowing and dropping of the leaves or wilting during hot windy days, both of which occurred with uncultivated trees. Apples from cultivated land averaged nearly 14 per cent larger in weight than those from pasture land and over 17 per cent larger than those from mowed land. " ; Tbe average percentages of moisture in the first 20 Inches of tbe soil in different portions of tbe orchard in the latter part of October were "Mowed portion, 14 1 pasture portion, 14.7; portion cultivated till August 17, and portion cultivated the entire season, 20.4." . . Observations on grass. land near tbe orchard showed that alfalfa only two yeara old took the moisture from the soil as completely aa an old June grass sod These facta show how very neces sary cultivation la in a dry climate. That the same ia true in dry seasons in moister climates is shown by observa tions at tbe Cornell (N. Y.) station. Tbe California ststion has recently reported an instance of tbe beneficial effect of cultivation on the growth and frultfulness of orchards. Apricots grown in adjacent fields under exactly the same conditions, except for cultivation, showed great difference in behavior. See Fig. 1. where A represents a culti vated and B an uncultivated apricot tree in a dry season. Tbe soil of tbe re gion in which tbe orchards are located bas a rather loose texture. One orchard waa cultivated several inches deep, and tbe other was uncultivated. During one season tbe trees in tbe cultivated field made a wood growth of over three feet while those in the uncultivated field made a growth of not over three inches. There was also a great difference in tbe fruit Tbe average percentage or mois ture in tbe first six feet of soil was 6.S In tbe cultivated orchard and 4.8 in tbs other one. A recent bulletin of tbe Il linois station reports marked benefit from clean cultivation of an orchard. In 18S0 three rows each of Ben Davis and Grimes Golden apples were planted, tbe trees being aet 10 feat apart each way. These were divided into four plate, tbe first being given clesn cultivation and tbe second, third and fourth being crop ped with oats, clover and blue grass, respectively (Fig. J). Tbe same treat ment was continued each year after planting. Tbe trees grown on the grass plats were decidedly inferior to those grown on tbe cultivated plat as regsrds height, diameter of trunk, vigor ana abundance of folisge, eta For instance, hi the case of tbe Ben Davis trees tbe diameter of tbs trunks on foot above tbe surface of tbe soil waa about twice as great in tbs case of tbe cultivated plat as in case of that in grass. Simi larly tbe height of tbe tree in tUe two plata averaged 18 and 11 feet and the diameter of tbe tops 10 M ana on feet respectively. Jn growth and vigor of tbe trees tbe clover plat ranked next after tbe cultivated, and tbe oat rank ed between tbe clover and tbe blue grass plat. Fig. S shows the effect of tbe different systems of collars on id growth of apple trees A, clean culti vation; B, cropped with oats; C crop ped with clover; D, cropped with bine rass. Tbe injury caasea try growing gras In young orchard ia shown very em- no. ii oirrutrxT rrsmis or ctn-rtnua, phaticstly by an experiment conducted at tbe Utah station. Parts of an orchard were seeded to alfalfa, timothy, clover and a mixture of timothy and clover soon after the trees were set, and other puts wer cultivated, all being irri gated alike. Over half of the trees ia tbe grass plata died aad were reset twice, while too cultivated tree lived and grew well It ta not to be expected that growing grass la young orrnaro to always aa is jurkms as it proved te bs at the Utah station, yet tbe reportea experiences of fruit growers sod experi menter everywhere show th Impor tance of carefnlly cultivating young or chard. Even ia a climat a moist as that of England gres prove very detri mental to yonng tree. Notwithstand ing; all thiit most not b fiA.Ttood Ihatc'e-ancoHivstHjej Is best in all DeWitt' Little Darly Risers, , Tat nawt Uttt- pit. A 'SBS?aR.. . ill A A : OIjE AI i ilK n r'nr"v a i i . a t r 1 r uyay delicious and wholesome MVrnPe OO. , (fW YOMC FATTENING ARTIFICIALLY. loins) of the Method of StB0BT ' Poultry With Food la Fraae. It is in Franco where tbe gastronomic trt Is carried to tbe highest point that artificial methods of fattening poultry to meet epicurean tastes , have been most developed. The ordinary method Is to shut tbe birds in a shed the floor of which is thickly covered with straw. with troughs for food and water round the sides. Tbe birds are free to move about, bat tbey are close enough to gether to cause an appreciable rise-in the temperature of the place. They are fed with substances which are easily digested, so that tbe stomach is spared as much work as possible. To give them an appetite their food is varied consid erably, nnd they are allowed nothing but salt water to drink. Three times a day boluses are administered in the rstDnta k ooosa tiiboooh a vusxel form of long sticks of forcemeat which are pushed down tbe gullet of the fowl Immediately after each meal the bird Is msde to drink. Staffing is not always done by hand Sometime a funnel filled with maise i employed. It Is introduced into the bird s throat and by tbe aid of a short stick tbe grains are poshed into tbe crop. ;-. - ;:r In Paris at tbe large poultry market the method In vogue is still mora prim itive and seems snvthlnar but ap petizing to tbe poultry lover. There it is tbe operator himself wbo fills his mouth from tbe trough of semillqaid paste and then injects it into tbe bird's gallet : - . . . In tbe wholesale' industry fattening cage are nsed, the appearance of which Is decidedly singular. Tbe cage is a cir cular structure, tbe walls of which are divided into a number of square boxes, each of them jtist large enough to bold Koose. Tbe birds' heads are turned outward and often tbs wl ole cage turn ed on an axle, so that each bird fronts tbe operator in turn. " ' ' BI4r' a Brood. Out in the Smoky Hollow section of Great Bend township. Pa., a party of i snow bound traveling men were swap ping yarns about animals one day in early March, says a correspondent of the New York Press. After several pretty stiff stories bad been told tbe ho tel clerk woke up. "Bill Sullivan of this township," said be, "bas a ben that bas just batched out a queer brood. She was forever sitting on something. trying to hatch oat doorknobs, bone- shoes and tbe like, and so Bill thought be'd cure her of the habit. He bad some rattlesnake eggs that he found Inst summer and bad put away in cotton. intending to batch tbem out in bot aand In June. ; "He put these eggs under tbe hen about tbree weeks ago, and In just 14 days the crisis cam. On morning there was an awful bow d'ye do in th henhouse, and Bill went out to investi gate. .. '' '"You may not believe it but there was that darned old ben bopping up and down in a fearful stste of mind, running np to look into ber nest and tben running away agsin with wings outstretched and cackling a demand for an explanation. Sbe flew at Bill as thona-h she Intended to peck bia eyes out but be beat her off and then took a look ia the nest "There were seven little rattlesnakes. each about four inches long, squirming about in it For one whole day that ben refused to return to the nest but on th next dar sb went back to it, and tbs had evidently mad p k? mind to rear that brood and make the best of If "Boys," aald Pete Bowles solemnly, "we've just about got time to catch that way freight" And tbey filed out aassaisasaasaaanB ' - : Car of Bosoo. Poultry bouse should be thoroughly renovated once, better twice, a year. If von wish, brighten tbe walla by a thorough application of good bot white wash to which a little carbolic acid baa been added If yon don't like white wash, smss some good wood pieservstiv and paint th whole Interior of the bona with It If you have earthen or and floor, which are tbe best, dig tfarm np and cart off the upper four Inches oT dirt and replace wiu new fresh earth or sand. If you have wood or cement floor, clean tbem tnor oogbly and whitewash or nxrp tbem over with some cheap noopoiaonona dla- Infartant Then cover tbem Wben Ory with few Inches of aand or earth..! Dr. Wood. - ' Wa4 l Drooalaujr Pomltrr. . On of tbe littl things not taken Into account a it should bs i th per cent of waste in dressing poultry. It make a groat differmc ia killing 100 birds, weighing, in the market 400 pounds, whether tbey loo 20 or 80 per cent of their gross weight while passing from the block to tbe commiasioo dealer or narketmaa. Tbia largely rest o th form of bird, and ia a strong argument why. in elt-rting breeding stock for poultry making, tbe ie. and especially lb shap. of tbe Mrds sbum be ennsid ered. Tb acw tbe want la drewriDg the mt.r Lk brunt ia sTOwf nit JaUlo farm' One Minute Cough Care, cares. T kal Is hat H was saoas t NO. 11 Greensboro Tobacco LZcuIn , npR HIGH PRICES. Sold over 5,000,000 pounds last vear for an avpirnort nf 7 .17 n.r 1 ut I pounds. This is the highest nveraee Carolina, - - - . - Over $1,200.00 paid out daily to farmers for tobacco during the past year. , , It IB the best market in the State for the farmer. ' Our Warehouses are large, commodious and up-to dato, whoso' propri etors stand without a peer as slesmen of the weed. Every large firm in the Unitfd States and a number of foreign firms are represented by our buyers. t . ; Tobacco centre, manufacturing centra, trade n(r milrnnd ntrp educational centre. - Our own manufacturers have a trade daily and must have tobacco. We have the strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warehouso capacity. - We want more tobacco and must have it if h3gh averages will bring it. Try Us with your next load and be convinced of our merit. . Greensboro Tobacco Association. 8 II)JSTiJRiEO,iS: 1 wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance county to the fact thai the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in 1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in tbe ring. There Ta nolnsurance agency in North Carolina with better facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low- er rales or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every branch of the business, find a lodgement-in my office. With a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted in soliciting a share of the local patronage. I guarantee full, satisfaction in every instance. Correspondence solicited upon all matters pertaining to insurance. I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will make it to the interest of all who desire protection for thfjir families, or their estates, or who wish to make abeoluteiy'tfafo and profit able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica tions to other agents. - Very respectfully, JAMES P. ALBRIGHT, - BURLINGTON, N. C. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GLEANER, $1.00 per Year in Advance. A Bath la Wlaa, Take a wine bath. Such, we are as sured, to tbe gist of a circular which has just been issued in one of tbe de partments. A sojourn of 20 minute in a tub into which 100 liters of malve sie have been poured ia described as the most invigorating process that can be Imagined, it being added that tbe oper ation can be repeated with the same wine 100 time. "Youempty tbe whole hectoliter on each occasion -into the bath, and when you have bad your dip Son put tbe wine back into tbe o&xk. o the same malvesle doe duty over and over again, a fact which at least ought to weigh with persons who are not of an extravagant turn of mind. Bat this is not elL Tbe wine is not lost ven now. It can be drank. "For," conclude the circular, "after th 100 bath the malvesie is distilled, and the result is a delicious brandy," which, it is to bs devoutly hoped, is at least to be kept by tbe patient for bis own person al consumption. Tnett Wine batbs, U they become fashionable, open out such a vista of awful possibilities aa to In due nervous or squeamish people to es chew malveaie and cognac for tb re mainder of their days,. or for tbat mat tor to become teetotaler outright But after all tbe majority may still be ex pected to act on tbe blissful ignorance principle. Paris Oar. 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