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VOL. XXV.
GRAHAM, N; C, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1899.
NO. 13,
L JMlAMANiJE
i
ur Specials
-A man's tan Vici Kid
lasts, several snad;s
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Same in black.
Special Ho. 2.
A ladies' black kid, lace or button, natent or
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Davis Davis, Prop's Big Shoe Store,
-s- Ai L. DAVIS, Manager.
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Paying Double Prices
for
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oleasant. is
itr
But
that s what yon are
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here. Did you think it '
ossible to buy a 950.00
iiCTCleiorii.75T cat-
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? What do you think of fin
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shows y samples of clothing
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Shoe, Hat
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47 ihowi Carpti. Rugs, Por-
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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Klioe over White, Moore at Co. '8 store. Main
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ohm Gbat Btnuk. W. P. Byhtjm, Jh.
I BYNUJtf & BYNUM,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law
GREENSBORO, N. C.
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In office Monday and Batur
nays. -
M V.l ."Ui.l.llll
TnJihk-tewths ofi
! . all thopain
andsicknesafrom
which women
suffer Is caused
by weaknessor
"derangement W
the organs of
menstruation.
Nesrlv always
when a woman is not well the
organs are ffected. But when
they are strong and healthy a
woman Is very seldom sick. . .
b nature's provision for4he regu
Utton of the menstrual function.
' It euros all "female trouble. It
Is equally effective for the girl in
her teens, the young wife with do
mestic and maternal cares, and
the woman approaching the period
known as the " Change ol Life.'
They all need tt. They are aS
benefitted by it
For adVIca la eases requtrtar seeds!
eiractkMia, address, tfrlr.e srmptom
the 'Ldtes' Adrtsory Depsrtmeiit,"
TbeChitunoosa Mnactns Co. ClavtS).
WOt, 1. 000KI. Tassts. fjlsa, WM
ssBsiss II ism siiliissatat
mm mmimm leesinsanoe aae eeciofv
seuMastnilenlMr. w)e el Cared
attrely tar Ut tut atse helpes say
POULTRY POINT8.
Purplish red edges of cotnb and wa
indicate lack cs condition.
Bay eggs instead of birds to improvs
"ww. U is ranch cheaper.
On warm, pleasant days open the
Paltry hooae and girt it a good airing.
IJB la ti hennonaa after, dark,
if row hear wbatming yon hart:
roup on hand.
In eieanin a heaJhooae everything
la anovaU should be takes oot
and cleaned,
If cat very ftoa and cooked, clover it
a Rood thins; to add to the morninj
tor poultry.
It costs no soor to tahe good car oi
food fowl than i does to take care oi
aanghill. - -Bone,
that hare) narrow in' then
7 ground make an exceedingly rei
Wa food tor fowl " .
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il n wn. i ",'
mm
lis .
Week!
shoe, several toes and
a beaut v fnr 3 hut
It's made by Nelson.
nr nnartor ra onw
BERMUDA GRASS.
A Method at Chnnglns Native Pas
tore to Bermuda Sod.
For a number of years the farmers of
the south have learned to depend more
and more upon Bermuda grass for graz
ing purposes and for hay, and the acre
age set to this plant has steadily in
creased,' becanse many farmers have
carefnlly planted the seed, or the sets,
covering thousands cf acres.
It is often a matter of importance to
know bow to change the native pasture
land into Bermuda sod witbont expend
ing a greatanigiioflalmrjrjdlhe
loss of pasture for a eeason. Tbe Texas
experiment station has investigated this
matter, and has developed a few prac
tical and valuable facts. The method
that the Texas station has finally adopt
ed consists in brief of the following:
Daring the winter or early spring a
turning plow farrow is ran in strips six
or ten feet apart, ribbing the land, care
being taken to run these furrows in
such a direction that tbe land will not
be encouraged to wash; then small
tufts of Bermuda are laid upon tbe far
row strip that bas been turned over,
tramping npon each piece of turf.
These are placed one very five or six
feet upon each of the ribs.
Tbe land is then allowed to carry the
ordinary amount of stock, which is
easily supported from unbroken native
pasture, while at tbe same time the
small pieces of Bermuda are becoming
thoroughly established. Daring tbe next
fall season tbe land is broken broadcast
and oats or rescue grass planted upon
the land. In harrowing in the grass, or
oat seed, the Bermuda grass is more
thoroughly scattered pver the land than
would otherwise be the case, and at tbe
close of the second season it will be fonnd
that tbe Bermuda is well distributed, and
forms almost a complete carpet on the
land over which it was at first pat down
so ecatteringly. The oats' or rescue
grass removed during the early spring
fully pays for the extra labor expended.
The Bermuda, wben thus set, is per
manent, and, though it may require an
occasional turn plowing to keep it up
to its maximum yield, it is one of tbe
most reliable and best all around grasses
fnr the stek farm that can ba secured.
For the cotton farmers it bas one objec
tionable featnre it cannot easily be
got rid of.
Pore Drlnklnar Water.
' Considering tbe fact that a medical
authority states that the following dis
eases and disorders have all been pro
duced by impure water namely, dys
entery, dyspepsia, diarrhea, cholera,
typhoid fever, scarlet fever, malarious
fever and ague a bulletin of tbe North
Carolina cation on "Drinking Water;
City, Town and Rural Supplies," cer
tainly deals with a topic important to
tlia farmer, for. while much attention
has been given to perfecting water
works systems for cities, there is still
room for improvement in the practice
in small towns and rural districts.
Among other interesting statements it
is told that typhoid fever germs cannot
exist for any length of time in pare
cold sorine water, becanse there is too
little for tbera to feed npon: but pol
luted waters furnish the necessary con
ditions for their growth and multiplica
tion in the DTodncts of decomposing or
ganic matter. Analyses of samples of
water disclose tbe fact -that tbe driven
and artesian well waters are in most
instances comparatively free from or
ganic impusUiee -and that of the dug
wells thiaw that are deepest furnish
water of a higher degree of organic
'parity than the shallow wells.
A Farm Coavealeae.
The sketch, from Ohio Fsrmcr. shows
a box mounted on two poles as runners,
which is very convenient in hauling
oat loose material to the fields, distrib-
V. KMr.y : '
. A HAKUY BOX.
nting asbes. lime. etc.. when used as
fertilisers, or fine manure, for top dress-
iaa. The rounded shoes, or runners.
will not cut into turf, and a load is
easily hauled on bare groond. Have tbe
end gate movable, either hinged or to
be takes) clear out wnen nnkaiDg.
Bt. Game's Lak.
U St Oeorge'B lake, in Liberty, fa
caid to M one or me nantiaomon
sheets of water in Maine. It fa fed
almost entirely by springs, and its
waters are so clear that object on
ita bottonnnnrbe seen plainly when
the water fa many feet deep. The)
water at tbe outlet of tbe lake paaees
down a descent, and the fall in three-
quarters of a mile Is estimated to oe
175 feet "
Mrs. Mann (meeting former err
ant) Ah, Mary. I oppose you are
getting better wage at your new
Mary o, nu m. a m wu.
for nothing now. in nxameu.
Boston TTsiiavript
A CAPTURE.
First post bad gone on the bugle at
Port haskatcbewan, and tbe major wu
tuning on the porch of his quarters.
discussing with his adjutant thedetnils
of a practice march arranged the fol
lowing week for B troop. The hard bine
of the sky changed to purple, then to
itci'l gray, and Saturn appeared low
iloun on tbe western horizon. Over
the levensrreTehes of the prairie the
ulgbt wind blew softly, rustling the
yellow grass. It was peculiarly soothing
to the two officers, smoking in lazy con
tentnient after on arduous day in tbe
oiazing Acgust sun. They paused in
their chat, and their thoughts drifted
to oilier lunds. They saw faces, tbe pen
sive faces of women and the laughing
ones or little children, while tbey watch
id tbe stars come out, one by one, in
the deepening dusk. Tbey remembered
thut those same stars shone over the
homes which sheltered those women and
children ; they seemed like sentinel eyes
keeping tireless vigil over those loved
ones, separated -from them by long
leagues of hill and plain and by the
vicissitudes or a soldier s calling, and
their hearts warmed to their friendly
twinkling
At length the major's vagrant
thoughts reverted to the matter in band
"Thirty miles will do for the first day,'
he resumed. "That will take you into
the beaver hills, where there s good
camping, now tbe cool nights keep the
flies down. How s regimental No.
i.uar
"All right again, sir, " said the ad-
jntant. "Slight attack of influenza, tbe
veterinary surgeon suid it was. He'll"
Tbe door of the guardhouse across the
sijnure opposite swung 'open, and a
bngle rang out shrilly on the quiet night
air The two officers sprang to their
feet A shot went off. followed by an
other und another. Forms flitted back
and forth through the bars of light
whirli streamed across theparade
gronndfrom tbe barrack windows. Tbe
officer of the day harried up. touched
his hat and said
"I have to report, sir. that the pris
oners McCorkle und Milligan buve over
powered the guard and escaped. "
The inujor muttered something not
on record, took three strides up tbe porch
and two back, and then rapidly deliver
ed bis orders
'Detail Kay and Hatherton to scout
sontb toward Blindmun's river; they'll
probably work round to that vicinity
sooner or later send smith and Ed
monds north to the Athabasca landing
and Mnrpby and Kraus east as far as
Saddle lake. Fontaine and Christiansen
can take the north bank of tbe Sas
katchewan as far us Lac Sta Anne. "
Twenty minutes later the four de
tails pulled out of Fort Saskatchewan
on a bund search (or as choice a pair or
blacklegs as might have been found any
where within 100 miles.
Dp to the winter before, some of the
Saskatchewan fellows had cultivated
the idea that they knew a little about
the game of poker, bat after Cracker
box baptized William McCorkle bad
dwelt among them for a month they
had been driven strfbbornly to the con
viction that somehow they bad made
an error of judgment A little earlier.
Culgaiy bad been a flower, a nigbt
blooming cerens. from the professional
gambler's point of view, but tbe bloom
had worn off ; it had become too slow
and staid, and Crackerbox bad heard of
tbe Saskatchewan game and moved
north. He thought there .might be a
profitable opening for him there, and he
was correct. His operations at the green
table had been quite satisfactory to
himself, and necessarily anything but
atisfactory to any one else.
Still, the game went on. and Cracker
box continued to pall down his jackpots
with complacent regularity, until one
night things happened- It bad been his
deal of course. He was discovered with
four nines in his hand, and as three
were held among the other players
round the board. Crackerbox was called
on for explanations, which be gave at
the point cf a six shooter. 'They carried
the wounded man home and Cracker
box to the guardhouse. Ha bad done
fatigue duty on the woodpile and round
the kitchen sink nnder tbe eye of an
nnsympathetic sentry and while be
did not say so. thought it was no sort
of occupation for a gentlemanly pro
fessional Rambler He bad been await
ing with feelings of deep distrust tbe
departure of tbe next rtage. wbicb
should carry him to tbe territorial pen
to abide events while th sick man lin
gered Perhaps they woald even show
so little deference to his cloth and sen
sitiveness there as to put bitn on tbt
stone pile with absconding bank officers
and other low violators of tbe law I The
toon gbt made his nostrils curL "But
now, "as be said to himself on tbe night
of bis escape, "we bare changed all
that " Tbe stag would depart witbont
him.
Milligan. tbe other fugitive, was a
promoter, and Milligan was in trouble,
as promoters now and then are apt to
ba He bad been tbe chief Instrument
in tbe mutiny that bsd occurred in B
troop three months before and was
serving a year bard labor In tbs
guardhouse for bis seal in a cause which
bad been promptly frowned down
Early in the morning on the third
day after tbs escape two cavalrymen
were riding across the prairia toward a
distant log shack beside the trail which
connected Calgary with Saskatchewan.
It was a stopping place for travelers and
tbe only doom in 20 miles
They'll sure stop at Bennet'aand
eat' aaid Sergeant Kay "We d best
not rids too close. " They drew aside
into a bluff of poplars and fastened their
boras anions: the trees. "Now. " eon
linaed tbs sergeant "take a walk t
fie right and coma i below tbs win
dow in tbs back of tbs sheet That
kaoUand the stacks will give roo all
the cover yon require: snlad. yo don't
show yourself. I'll shy round by tbs
left sod get to the front door When it
opens, bold
your gus on 'em from the
window." '
Inside Sennet's two men were bresav
fasting at a rough pin tsbk From tbt
inner I which tbey at u nugai
save been inferred tbs it was long
siacs tbey had tasted feed.
Great Scott J" said tbs smaller of
tbs two. a youngish, compact sallow
man, with carefnlly pointed, narrow
black murtscbs. pausing for a minute
as Beanet set second heaping piste of
at on tbs table. "This is greatl It
would Uke all B troop to
frotnsnc afeed"
... "Elegnut." assented his companion,
with a iiionllifdl of steak, Shtill. I'm
not askin to see any v tli' clan. Ut
good riddance, unyways yo tuke nt.
an I hope ther'a us many moiles betune
us SB there is benomd us.
Tbe door creaked a trifle on its wood'
en binges. Crackerbox looked round
quickly. Sergeant Kay stood in the
doorway with a leveled revolver in his
band.
"I'll trouble yon, McCorkle," he said
easily. "Oaka quick now I Ton know
the formula.
The gambler's bands went up. Mil
ligan raised his at the same Instant
Hia eyes were engaged at the window
before him.
" 'Boat face I" Milligan came round
mechanically in obedience to the sharp
word or command. "Tntl tntl" Kay
went on proteatingly, "yon needn '
strike your dukes, Milligan. Keep 'em
up, keep 'em up. Tbey look first rate as
tbey are. Hatherton, walk round here
1 11 do the honors while you're com'
ing and fit these new cuffs on the gen
tlemen. 1 want to see bow tbey look.
Cutest thing in the market; lots of
starcb in 'em and polished to make a
Chinese laundry ashamed of itself. We
haven't had a chance to try 'em on a
real ellgililo candidate before.'
He bowed with mock deference to the
gambler. Crackerbox smiled amiably
In return.
"I'm right glad to see you. sergeant,
he said. "Seems just like home again.
Funny how things turn out ain't itt
I was just wonderin if you wouldn't
happen along and here yon arel
Well, all's fair In love and war and a
fox chase. Some fools in my shoes would
probably see things ropes, beams and
hornpipes. . I don't Life's too short to
waste in speculation over what probably
wouldn't occur. Play youi game out
and keep on lookin happy. That s good,
clean philosophy for a man. And if you
do pass out before the rest of tbe play
ers. why you're only a hand ahead, and
tbey u be hot In your moccasin tracks
Peonly just hitpo'
the ranch an hour before you, and seein
we was here first we can't do less than
make yon welcome. Yon wouldn't have
grudged ns a hearty reception, I know,
ir it bad happened tbe other way
round." Crackerbox laughed. "We
was right hungry. Mr. Bennet, here,
was so good us to fix us up a real enjoy'
able meal, an we've just wolfed it. '
And, us the handcuffs went on : "And
them bracelets I Ain't they cbarminl
Such finish ! Do yon know, sergeant, as
soon as I m out o this I m a-goin to
get me a pair, gold miniature, you
know same pattern, to bang on my
watch chain as a souvenir. What's
wrong. Milligan? You don't look pleas
ed."
The big Irishman glowered under bis
thick, red eyebrows. "I suppose this is
another twelvemont' for me," he
growled
Crackerbox burst into a loud laugh.
'Don't be downhearted, me son," be
returned. "They can't give me too
much of a good thing. I'll ask them to
let me have it.
. "Well, Mr. McCorkle," said Kay,
'now you're wearing government
jewelry we can be more sociable. I
guess you haven't finished your break
fast yet It's ahead of anything you're
likely to get between this and tbe fort
wbicb the same is 90 miles, so yon'd
best make tbe most of it Jump in
And since you're so hospitable, if Mr.
Bennett will be good enough to fry a
little more steak, we'll eat with you. I
guess you know better than to make
any breaks, be added, significantly
looking from one prisoner to tbe other.
'Too busy to think of It, returned
Crackerbox, sitting down to the table
again "Kind of a tough proposition,
this, sergeant" be added a moment
later after an Ineffectual attempt to
cut bis meat "tryin to handle r meal
with your wrists sawin one agaiiiht tbe
other, like cattle in a yoke.
Kay glanced at Hatherton. "Help
him out won't you t" he said. "Mr
Bennett will do tbe same for the other
man. I m sure.
"Oh. I can't allow that I" protested
tbe gambler. "I'll manage. " Ho seized
tbe meat in bis fists and tore it between
bis teeth, like a dog.
"Here, quit that I" exclaimed Kay
"You're a human at least not an ani
mal. " He took out his keys and un
locked one handcuff "Tbere. I'll let
yon eat decently and not like a pagan
if you'll promise not to try to escape.
A sudden brightness flashed into tbe
gambler's eyes, but tbere wss nothing
of it left in tbe look be turned on Ksy
as he replied with a bland smile: "Burs
thing I'd promise anything nnder the
circumstances. That s easy. I say, ser
geant, yon 're res I obliging. I'll see that
you're mentioned in orders. "
. "See tbat yon keep your promise.
HUSBAND
SAYS:
"Before my
wife began using
Mother's Friend
be could hardly
get around. I do
not think abe
could
tret
along
without
it now. - Sh has
used it for two
months and it is
a great help to
her. Sh does
her housework
without trouble."
Mothers Friend
fa an external liniment for expectant
mothers to . It give mem
strength to attend to their Bousenota
duties almost to the hour of confine
ment It is the one snd only prepara
tion that overcomes morning sickness
and nervousness. It is the only
remedy that relaxes and relieves the
strain. It is the only remedy that
makes labor short and delivery easy.
It is the only remedy that puts the
breasts in condition so that swelling
or rising ts impomioie. uon i
medicines rnternaUy. They endanger
the lires of both mother and child.
S Mead B saM 7 SrasxMs SW St.
The aVsdfleM ixraatTfX,ADAnU.C.
ABSQuma'PvKE
Mattes the food more delicious and wholesome
' wovat VMnwa eowotn co.t wtwvoejt.
thatTU be sufficient. " said ayrhortly.
unlocking n handcuff of tbe other man.
Crackerbox - laughed provokingly.
"Now. sergeant, I like your jokes. Yon
two londed down with deadly weapons,
snd ns'-'
Sergeant Kay was naturally a kind
man. Also he dearly loved a game of
poker. and.herefore. perhaps unsus
pected by himself, nurtured a secret ad
miration for this cool desperado, wbo
looked on life as a game of chance, and
took good or ill luck indifferently, as it
came, with imperturbable good bumor.
But perhaps it was hardly discreet in
tbe sergeant to al'ow bis amiable dispo
sition to influence him to tbe ertent of
freeing bis orisoner's bands
During the meal the talk drifted to
poker. . Kay knew enough about tbe
game to have lost most of his pay for a
year before. He was interested in Crack
erbox's professional skill, and when tbe
gambler pushed back bis chair after fin
ishing bis coffee and remarked : "Just
let me show yon how that's done, ser
gcant, before you put the bracelets on
again," and walked over to another ta
ble on which lay a pack of cards, Kay
did not demur, bat followed be might
learn something which would help him
retrieve his losses, or perhaps even do
better than that ,,. t .
Hatherton was interested, too, and
stood beside the sergeant. Milligan was
still eating. Account for it as you may.
they appeared to have forgotten him
perhaps becanse be had once been a fel
prwith a blank defnnlter
sheet. Bennet apparently knew all be
wanted to about poker. He bustled
around, banging bis tin dishes and pans.
The noise enabled Milligan to slip np
behind the troopers unobserved.
You see, said Crackerbox, picking
up the thread of his story again, "there
was 1.500 in tbe pot. and they'd all
dropped out except Wat Batty and me.
I took tbe deck in my left hand it
was supremely interesting "like this,
snd 'Cards?' says I. 'I want one.' says
But. I gave it to him. 'I'm takin
three, myself, ' says I, while he looked
at his lmnd; and I took 'em. Tbey
were good ones, and tbey came right
out o' tbe deck here, jast like that
See!"
Hands up!" It wss Milligan wbo
ipoke. Tbe two troopers faced about
and each looked into the unfriendly
muzzle of bis own revolver, which Mil
ligan had deftly extracted from - its
bolster as he leaned over its possessor's
shoulder. - .
Get them up. now I Quick I" bo re
peated
Crackerbox laughed his exasperating
laugh. "Yes, I would if I w:in your
place, sergeant he remarked. "Ev
erythlng bas been real pleasant so far
between us this mornin, and we
wouldn't like to have any misnnder
standin now we're about partin from
you. Oblige na Did you notice how
tbat game came outT Funny bow it
goes, ain't itt Luck with yon onemln
ate and the next it's witb tbe other
feller. I didn't know you understood
tbe sign language so well. Milligan
Yon tumbled handler than a tailed
steer. You mast have 'belonged to the
Invinciblos before you left tbe onld
counthry. What was your number t"
Bennet looked on stoically, while,
with some difficulty, Crackerbox re
moved tbe handcuffs and replaced them
on the wrists of hia late captors. In ac
complishing this tbe gambler hit npon
wbat be regarded as a neat arrange
ment He stood Kay and natherton
back to back and dividA a pair of the
cuffs between tbem on either side,
cnrely linking tbem together. Bennet
did not propose to risk bis health in any
attempt to uphold the' dignity of tbs
law. Why should bet From an abstract
point of view it seems rstber a peculiar
tact tbat there should so seldom be ap
parent any strong general antipathy to
ward the man wbo bas done nothing
worse than shoot another man openly
tt is only the wretch wbo lays unright
eous bands nnon a woman tbs Bill
Sikescs of this world wbo find all
doors cf hope, of human forgiveneai
and forbearance shut against tbem.
"You've been real hospitable, Mr.
Bennet and I just bats to put you ont
any, bat tbere sre times, yon under
stand, wben a man bss to burn all bis
crossed bridges, and this looks to me
like one of tbs times. It's quits a ways
to where we're going, snd I guess yon
wont bold it sgainst ns if w tops yon
op witb tbe others.'
They honnd Kay's snd Hstberton's
snkles, snd Crackerbox wslked Wen net
to bis bank in tbs corner and tied him
on it band and foot Then, as b stood
with bis back to tbs others, be pulled S
bill out of tbs silk hsndkercfalef about
bis neck, winked snd held it up so tbat
the host eon Id sew tbs "60" printed on
tbs corner sod then pushed it Into Ben
net's waistcoat pocket Milligan then
went to the corral and turned ont Wen-
Bet a stock snd brought tb troop
horses from tbs bluff,
"WelLsolong, serireant" said Crack
erbox as ba stood beaids Kay 's saddls.
"We'd be slad to spend another half
boor in your eompssy, but you under
stand ws'vs so time to wast In social
entertainment. Ws thank yo for a
real pleasant mawnia and for bringia
down these hussas for onr nss. Uy feat
was plomb playln oat. hot I reckon
we'll get on now. If yon luok reel hard,
boys, you'll find tbs keys of tbem cuffs
la tb grass not raore'n 400 yifds from
here. snd. Bennet your bosses won't
stray so far but what you'll be sbis to
pick em up tomorrer. uooa asy, ser
geant If yon ever com down my wsy.
look ms up. 1 won t forget yourconsM-
eration. I won't bonest
He sprang into tbe saddle sad claf
tend off. but at 1U0 yards b stoppea
snd drawled over bis ihoolder
"And. oh. 1 my. sahgeaat remsm-
beb to to tb aaajab and teu him 1
said, with my compliments, b ws a t
to fo'get to mention you in o' debet"
Than the outlaws sparred across ia
prairie ia tb direction cf that line be
yond which lay another government
driving Beanet s loose horses before
them, snd that wss tb last tb two
saw tbat day of cractsroos
tad Mllliga- V
In after years I sat often of an even
ing over Scotch with Kay. when he no
longer wore government clothes or
nursed an ambition to shine at poker,
but had married a "girl" and settled
down to raising cattle and a family.
He spoke of many things, but he never
told me what his feelings were as he
lay through that hot August afternoon
on the floor at Bennet's, counting the
slow hours, until a traveler came along
near dnsk and released him, and I nev
er asked. There are subjects which may
not be touched upon even lie twee
friends. Bleasdell Cameron iu Argon
not
CLASSES OF FOWLS.
There Are Three, and Knob Has Its
- Btroaa Points, and All Are Needed.
Useful fowls may be divided into
threo well defined classes tuble fowls,
laying fowls and general purpose fowls.
There is need for all three of them.
The man who raises poultry for mar
ket requires the table fowl. Those that
are making a specialty of eggs need the
great layers, while the farmer and
many others who keep small flocks de
mand the general purpose fowl to sap
ply both poultry and eggs for the table.
The latter is the most popular.
The table fowls are bred for the
quantity and quality of the flesh that
tbey will produce, but of course must
lay ut least enough eggs for setting.
Theyjlio
tnred and huve a largo development of
breast meat as compared with the other
breeds, grow rapidly and mature early,
The chief value in the layers Is the
number of eggs they will lay in a year.
Size is not much of un item, as small
hens, like the Leghorns, will lay aa large
eggs and more of them than the larger
breeds.
The general purpose fowls come be
tween these two classes, partaking of
the qualities of both. They must be
good layers as well as good table fowls.
but are inferior to each in its specialty.
being rather a compromise between the
two.
It is hardly possible to combine all
these qualities to a high degree in one
breed that Is, to combine the abun
dance nnd qnulity of tbe flesh wbicb
characterize the table fowl witb the
wonderful prolificacy which marks tbe
best layers. Tbe best luycrs and tbe
best table fowls are differently consti
tuted, with different dispositions, and
convert tbe food they consume into dif
ferent products.
While the general purposo fowl is tbs
most popular, sll three ure required to
meet the vailed wants of the people,
and the other two classes are gradually
growing in favor.
On the farm the general purpose
breeds will usually prove the most
profitable, because eggs as well as meat
are needed constantly for table use.
St. Louis Republic.
The lialiama Onefc.
This duck, known to lintnrnlisU as
the Bahama Marbled duck (Deflla ba
hamensia and Fcecilonetta bahumonsis),
is sometimes seen at our exhibitions
In length it mcasnres shout XHH
inches. Tbe bill. H inches long, is of
a leaden color, reddish on the sides In
adult specimens, while in young birds
it is of a brownish color, the color
changing witb age.
The crown of tbe head Is a aepla
brow 6; the tall god hack brown, edged
with a lighter shade of the aaine color;
the breast gray, spotted witb brown
tbe wing bar metallic violet, edged witb
A rata or uttu
ruarrow strip ofbuff npon the front
and a broad on on the back; tbs bgs
sre of a dark color. Both sexes srs silk
la plumage.
Tbe lie ham a dock I fonnd la Brazil
and-tbe Bahama Islands, and, although
not numerous on these islands, yet one
there, I la tbera, bss given it asms to
this variety, ss it is called by sou nat
uralists tb Ilatbera duck. It ba also
received tbs names of Canard ds Ba
hama andLs Msree. It perches upoa
trees snd I not migratory In Its habit
A ery similar species la said to be
fonnd st tbe Cape of Oood Hop. Lon
don Poaltry.
- HnbesM Maaar. . .
Tb benbons furnishes a vary rich
manor fi tbs garden, bat it I a rath
er on aided mannr. rkb In nitrogen,
so that applications of pntssh and pbos
pbaU will b needed Wood ashes will
supply tbs potash, bat tbey should
never be mixed with tb ben mannr
before tbey ar applied - Kslait wilJ
also supply potash snd csa be mixed
with manors, tending to conserve tb
smmonia. Lira I a In thing to bar
about tb henboaa, bat it eboold not
be mixed with tb manor. Main
Farmer.
Tb Aurora (Ills.) Poo lory, Pia-eoa
and Pet Stock asworiatioa will bold it
first annual exhibition at Aurora Jan.
8 to ft. ItOO. - In two month tb so
ciety ha gained a membership of I
paid . p same. On Jan. tO-11 It
held a little roring show limited to
Mrs. a N. Ptere was yodg of
poultry and J. H. Reil of pigeon.
Tbere were neirly S00 entries In tb
poultry list and Its pigeon
DaWrtt's Uttls Early Risers,
Tkt leaseae SMU puis.
Greensboro Tobacco Market
ROR HIGH PRICES. .
Sold over 5,000,000 pounds last year for an average of $7.57 per 100
pounds. ' . 1
This is the highest average made-by any market in piedmont North
Carolina. o ' -
Over $1,260.00 paid out daily to farmers for tobacco during the past
year. .. ,. ; ' . .. r- ...
It is the best market in the State for the farmer. "
Our Warehouses are large, comrnpdious and up-to date, whose propri
etors stand without a peer as slesmen of the weed. " ,
Every large firm in the United States and a number of foreign firms are
represented by our buyers. r ' w- J.
Tobacco centre, manufacturing centre, trade centre, railroad centre,
educational centre. -. .,
Our own manufacturers have a large capacity and are increasing their
trade daily and must have tobacco.
We have the strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warehouse 1
capacity. ; t
We want more tobacco and must have it if high averages will bring it. 1 '
Try us with your next load and be convinced of our merit.
Greensboro Tobacco Association.
INSURANCE! !
2 1 wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance county
to the fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in
5 1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the ring.
? There is no insurance agency in North Carolina with better
K facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low-
3 er rales or better indemnity. Only nrsl-class cmnpamesTln'every"
r branch of the business, find a lodgement in my office. With
-a a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted
J in soliciting a share of the local patronage. I guarantee full
' satisfaction in every instance. Correspondence solicited npon
all matters pertaining to insurance.
) I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will make
it to the interest of all wlio desire protection for their families
or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit
""... V
) able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica-
tions to other agents.
) Very respectfully,
) JAMES I. ALmtlOIlT.
BURLINGTON, N. C.
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Lay Tws RaadreS EsrsTa,
How can we produce hens that will,
200 eggs per annum T By scientific
breeding, as for a good butter cow or a
cow milker, as for a good trotter pr
bigh Jumping horse. Experiments have
been made to increase the number of
rows of corn on tho rob with success.
The same method is applicable to poul
try breeding. We will start with a ben
that lays 13U eggs. Home of her chicks
will lay ISO per year. From these we
ill pick ont layers, and so on, until
200 or better are tbe result. At tbe
sutna time it is jast as essential to breed
ont of males from prolific layers, as it
is the females: in fact tt is more so. If
we look afttr tbe breeding of tb fe
male only, we will introduce on the
HinlH stile blixiri which is lacking In pro
ficiency and thus check every attempt
in progress. It Is just a essential that
tbe male should be from the ben which
lays 173 eggs and from a male tbat
was bred from a hen that laid 150 eggs
as it Is that the hen should be from on
that laid 1 7.1 eggs and whose mother
laid 1.10 eggs. Poultry Herald
Pnnltrrssea Caa Keen Baer.
In addition to the feeding of bis birds
the owner of a poultry establishment
will find plenty to occupy bis attention
during tbe year. In the first place, tb
condition of tbe roofs and tb wire
work should be attended to periodically,
as dilapidations which conimenc 'in
small way soon Increase into formidable
matters, und while they are getting
worse the birds ar suffering discom
fort, which resnlt in a diminution of
their prodactivenesa. It is essential.
tooibaLthflopiofabJooitUig I
bouses should be dug over tb best
bottom fur a poultry abed Is earth best-
down bard snd tbe tainted top
layer replaced by fresh
tb case of small run
bav to be cleaned out
mold, while la
these will also
Country Lit.
Where he Kss Oo.
Calio print works us 40,000,000
dozen eggs per year, .win c la riders nse
1 0.000. 000 doten. tb photographers
anil other Industrie ns many millions,
snd the demands increase more rapid
ly than table demands
Sews aa
Too many farmers do not realiz bow
lb intelligent as of s few hotbed as
caa be tamed to profit financially and
ia the better table supply of vegetable
for bom use.
Tbs aa of stable manor, nnless It
ba been thoroughly basted snd rotted,
to kill weed seed is not sdvisabl oa a
lawn. Concentrated fertiliser rich la
phosphoric acid is to b preferred
If your onions ar frosen, do not st-
tempt to handle or to market tbem Ba
sil they bav thawed out Just where
they are. aaysTb Farm JotumaL Keep
hands off. Do not attempt to hasten tb
thawing by admitting tb sua or naing
Pneumonia, la grippe, coughs,
colds, croup and whooping cough
readily yield to One Minute Cough
Cure. 1st this remedy in time and
sar a doctor s bill or the under
taker's. J. C. Simmons, the drug
gist .
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