North Carolina Newspapers

ii-al4aWviaawsa IT 1 , -4 r:fi f iff v "pf HJ ' - t s $ s Sr. J , ') '' ... , V - VOL. XXVI. w ... GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1900. NO. 42 . : - .':'." ..---;---.". - r ...... ,r. ... ..-. .. ...,..,. .,., ..,,,,. . AUTUMN WITH THE POULTRY . - . ' i i mi ii br li lt Tlw M aak Oa MMl Taa Mar UU ta Wwm. - T At too season do an poultry diseases cum mora trouble than when the (all ' weather make its presence felt It If tb season for cold and roup, fox bron chi tia and pnenmoai a the many ; "mysterious" ' dlaeaaea -which follow neglect of the fowla during the preced ing hot eaaon, Unless you take care, roup will get a footbold In your flock. . It Is up to rod to see to It that toe ma' llgnant little germ does not bare favorable opportunity to do business. Your poultry houses mast be dry and ready for winter; the fowls must be eradoally hardened off. They should aotle made tender by suddenly shut ting -them In tightly In close bouses at the .first suggestion of cold weather. 1 - The" front windows ought to remain pea nights for some tlmaryefc but they should be ready to close on rery chilly nights. The birds- must tot be crowd ed, and the vermin must not be allow ed to flourish. Ton cannot afford to feed' fowl and Hce both; ' Too- will have to sacrifice one or the other, and the lice ought to go. That night feeding oftaash needs to be a little stimulating to keep pace with the.wee.ther, btu dont bare It too much so. Keep the birds busy, and re member that exercise means health and warmth. ' Keep a sharp lookout for the snuffles or nose colds. - These, If neglected,' mean' trouble later. neglected cold makes a favorable op portunity for the roup germs to get in - their work, and yon. will have lunu hm, true roup and all the other varie ties of roupy disease "If you don't watch, out" Don't let slight colds get the start of you. Almost all fowls are liable to slight cold at this season. The trouble almost always starts with snuffle -or aose-cOM.- A little-treat ment in time will avoid trouble. V For sample cases of cold with slight glary- discbarge from the nos trils. If the bird seems all Tight other' wise, try in drops of spirits of cam-, phor dropped on sugar and then dis solved m a pint of drinking ' water; For bronchial colds with rattling in the throat and noisy breathing try tablet representing one one-thousandth grain of arsenke -of 'antimony, given three times a day in severe cases, or for treatment of a number of fowls put ten such tablets In a pint of drink ing water and let them drink as they want it. If the fowl is suddenly fever ish and dumpish, with much sneering and running at nose and eyes or other Influenaa symptoms,' try giving a one grain quinine pill per fowl each night foe a week, , For a remedy for-this trouble, to be used lit the drinking wa ter, use 10 to 80 drops of tincture of genenilum In each pint or water, ac cording to the severity of the case. Dont waste time, doctoring any very severe" cases. Kill them and get rid of the carcass' by bnrylng It deeply or by cremation. : Dispose of It at once and do not leave the carcass lying around for a more convenient time to dispose of it The safety of your . flock depends a;' good" deal on yon promptness. Make the food stimulat ing and easily digested tor bird with colds. A little ginger or cayenne pep per will make a valuable addition te the mash at this tunc,. . : ... " An old time farm remedy, and one widely: published as a remedy for au tumnal colds In -poultry. Is the follow ing: Take a teaspoonful of lard, add half 4 teaspoonful each of gmger, mm; tara ana rea pepper, his thoroughly and make Into a stiff dough with flour. Boll Into pills the sis of a pea, Qlw one pllt at nlght; (repeat twice daily If necessary. It Is a good remedy and proves helpful in many cases. ; , Kor; obstinate catarrhal colds.! with mshing at the nose and no other markedly noticeable symptoms, try the following local treatment; Dissolve In a prat of water one teaspoonful of powdered sulphate of copper (use the . common crystal of blue vitriol pow dered). Make, a swab by twisting a bit of absorbent cotton about a sharp pointed stick. Bwab out the nostrils and the cleft of palate with this solu tion dsDy until discharge stops. - Cos- gentle treatment.- Bough handling will do- mere barm than the remedy will do good. Dr. Wood hi Poultry Monthly...- . r " ',:, : salt Otm Doubtless the remedy for gapes which la recommended by our'eorre rpoodent ls beneflcial, but our readers when using K must temeniber that aa excess! v qoentity of salt will kiH mi old. fowls. Do'aot throw It ea the freuneXi If yoo oa It, Itmlt the quan tity, says Poultry Keeper. , "While on my way to Union Mills I stopped along the way to talk with a lady about p. K, and she gaxe me a remedy for gapes. 8be tried It and also s preacher at Door Village, the latter having lost about 100 chicks, and after treatment the death rate stopped. Be fed salt-Just threw It en the ground and let tneas pick It (so this - lady Informed me). Since theo I've tostene; and asotber one bad M. I Just ' took a ptadh of salt between, thumb g ' finger, opened tbe cttlcm's mouthr f . la Uie salt aod then beMt the ei,ic-k''heed In drtetlne? nasss, so aa to wash the salt dews, swT Ia fir tnbv tea tb Chick- was picking something: to -est- and ha- been ail light ntnce. Itow, tf tbe above to worthy of publican Hosv Jus pbUssh 1 Cer taj- beneflt of P. K. radera."-C Q. Cotton. ' ' - mm stwr ta . ' . Aa amusing anecdote ht related of General Bhermasjt who, as eomsaand taf geoerar of the army, vfarttod West Foist eao J una for the grsdoatiosi ez snHeeat He ' attetpaaled tb eoss maadant" eo Us Banday morning tour rinepwrJowef barracka. and ea eater tng a certain room be walked over to the mantelpiece. Stooping' dowa, be pried ap a brick from the mtddl of the earth with his sword scabbard and re Vested -boltow- spans ahoot a toot Sl'iare, to-which was steely packed a Mmsid, rstte quantity of tubaeco end fber contraband artk-lesr" Meanwhile . tht cadets otrtrpjlng the room stood by asately watching asd wosderlng -Wt ear mt mam tbe gtrsl was to kav bee able to discover the only Vtllar" of Ma ktoa la smacks. Tara og to the eommaadant, the general re ksarked: 1 nave be wondertcg If that Me Was sttH tber. I made M wbea I was fe sd aad lived kr this Tork Trtbsss. PUB COUNTBY HQ ADS. BEST METHODS OF IMPROVEMENT A LOCAL PROBLEM. Ceastaat Attcatlea aad Repair kr aa Expert WU D Hwt ta Iavav ' Dirt aad SraVal SVaaaa Praveatlea BWtier Tkaa Care.-'? (rraoi Hirpir"! Weekly. Copjriibt, UM. By , lUrper ntoUMit. , If our district schools were operated similarly to; our roads, : each, 'resident of the district might be called upon In turn to serve time as teacher. At tbe farmer institutes,, called to discuss method of general t Interest to the farmer,' the programme would include a paper on How to Improve Our Schools,'' and the speaker would per haps advocate longer school. hours, the commencing of school attendance at an earlier age and slmproved textbooks. Then would follow a discussion, open to aH in which one would advocate the teaching -of arithmetic as an es sential preliminary, to other branches, another would fa wy better, ventilation or scnooi uuuuings buu anoiner wouiu mak a apcal for tbeetd time spell- tag match, each on probably . believ ing. that be, had the. key to the remedy for poor schools. Fortunately our schools are above such discussion, but our roads are not. It Is by Bo"meaili untJsutir to bear speakers at fawners' " Institutes and elsewhere hi discussing the road ques tion advocate nndevdraiaage, and steam road rollers, and stone roads, and steel roads, and combined roads of stona and earth, and state aid for road building, aad superintendence by county survey ors, and many other things that would better be -discussed by road experts and before road experts only, and tbe entire discussion Is to a large extent useless and ineffective: because the road system lacks a ready means, such as the school system provides In the teacher, of putting reforms Into appli cation. If tbe present road system Is to be continued, then perhaps the scat tering broadcast of Instruction regard ing road improvement Is desirable, but If the system were properly reformed 4 1 there would be no more reason for men Interested In agriculture devoting theff time te the study of toad details than to ths science of pedagogics. Our road system lack tbe through -whom -alone reforms can be properly applied. - It lacks tbe man that should be to the road , what the teacher is to ths district school, a eon stout expert attendant. ..That local ex perts are needed will be admitted by all who have listened to the discussions at good road meetings. Farmers can not, agree as to methods of Improve ment,; No more can engineers, and be tween the methods proposed by farm era and those proposed by engineers Still greater differences exist There is reason for this In that most of the problem Involved arc dependent .Upon locat conditions and- cannot- be pre scribed for In- a general way, Stone road may be stilted to the wealth and development of th easterd states, but earth and gravel roads will for years to come continue to be the roads of tbe middle west1 It Is absurd to attribute this bitter condition to lack of knowl edge of stone roads. Every city of the central states ha good samples of bro ken stone roads. Tbe problem, depends upon local conditions, and tbe solution must be left to tbe hands of a local ex pert. :,..-.. ', -, This baa tbe additional advantage of cheapness, for tbe local road expert would not need to be a trained en gineer, but would better be a man who baa bad tbe actual experience of ' maintaining a section of read in that locality. - One year's experience by a I day laborer In constantly attending; a section of 10 or 12 tulles of road! would make of that laborer an expert better able1 to cope -with the particular arablem of that section than county Comukaloaers or. patbmasters or en gineers wHh no better experience than the superintending, of a "once a year repair- - - - -- ' " " 1 ' Tbe results obtained by section bands so railroads may be cited as proof of what, might be accomplished for our road by constant expert attendants. What our roads most need is constant attention, not repair at rare Intervals, pot piling the center high with road metal once a year, not grading dowa hills and filUnr vaHer. bet a little ma terial here and there wherever needed and wbsaeter - needed, Af ounce of prevention is worth pounds of cur in taking road repairs. . ' Dads , become bad wbea rots are peraltted to form; when lb aorfae la softened by standing . water. - wbea chuck aoles appear, when duet results from execesive wear. Deterioration of road carfares may be delayed, but cannot be prevented by the substltu ttoa of a hard wearing surface, such as stone. Ke road surface I permanent The hardest of road surface can be maintained only by prcper care by a east attendant , The moat satis factory remedy for bad roads Is tbe Maatioa af harder sarfaea aad constant attention, but It la too expen sive a system to be adopted axeept after years of education and agitation. Daniel & Lataa, -- ' la tor brae abales of a vaUey a few atites from Moatdalx. N. i, are foand foastt fish af a kind which la almost ex tinct, only three speetmeas saw sarrir Bg. Tbry belong te the enter of gs soida, wbicb aaasasaas aa Interior easy skeleton, bot aaly aa aatsMs eavarteg af haey ar cartllaglaoo plate They were lb earUeat kaowa vertebrates. A aamber af exeelleat specisaeas show distinctly the eatatag. asay sealee of this peesUar specie ef ash, which, ac cord lag ie geologists, mast have exist ed ages agm - - ;t THICK OR THIN SEEDING. A Hew Drtf fa a Matter for Bath. . ." , Wheat aad Crass. . j While some of the largest recorded fields of various farm crop have been bbtalned from very light seeding' near ly every series of experlmenta, carried through a long term of years. Indicates that tbe largest average yields of most crops are obtained from heavy seeding, under favorable soil and climatic con ditions half the usual amount of seed tias been mode to produce an enormous crop, and some such Instances In the case of wheat, of corn, of potatoes and of tne grasses have been given a prom inence in the farm Journals that doubt less has misled thousands , who could furnish ideal conditions for-a crop. Fhere has been too much drift toward' light seeding for tbe good of the ma jority, and I believe that we shall see . more aavocacy or thicker seeding in the future. Three pecks of wheat can be'made to produce a big yield from bnc acre of land, and sit bushel of po tatoes can be made to do tbo same If soil and weather are all right, but on most farms double that amount of seed will give a surer crop. The man who counts only on the grain In corn crop and wants big ears for husk ing argues for light seeding, but where the object is the best feeding value front an acre experiment show that we have Inclined toward too-few rath er than too many stalks on an .acre of ground. . in seeding to grass- wo are learning that the heavier the seeding tbe surer the catch even up to point of doubling the customary quantities of seed per acre.: In seasonable year with good soil In flue tilth all this may not, apply, but on nine farms out of ten. la average years I believe that It doe, apply, and thus bears out the usual result from experiments at the various state stations. . JJ Alva Agee fortifies the foregoing opinion, expressed in National Stock pian and Farmer, with the experience Of Professor Hickman of tbe Ohio sta tion. Among tests which the latter ha been making with wheat is ono of thick and thin seeding, and tbe results for six year agree In showing that on tbe soil at Wooster a seeding of elgbt pecks per acre Is none too heavy for the best results. Indeed nine to ten pecks per acre gave the biggest yield and best quality of grain- but the re sults from, elgbt pecks are nearly as good, while those from seven, 'six, five and four pecks are decidedly Inferior, Mr. Agee'a comment Is: - I do not think that our alluvial soli needs a much seed as the Wooster soil but the experiment points toward heavy rather than- light seeding. If this be correct for normal years, It even mora desirable to - year when we seed wheat on tbe shares with the Hessian fly. v.'-'v "In respect to time of seeding Profess or Hickman says: , 'In tbe early and late seeding (St the last two years we have bad Hessian flics most abundant ly, and their work bas been -very dam aging. Tbe early sown wheat bos giv en them every opportunity, yet our yields have been higher... in every In stance from the earlier than from tbe late seeding.' This Is In line with ob servation of many ethers that soil must be exceptionally fine and fertile for very late seeding. - For rich, alluvial soil the station rec ommends tbe Valley. For my soil the straw la too soft After two years' ex perience with. It we go back to the Poole, wbicb has done -well with us and Is accounted by tbe- atatton one of the very best varieties.' : Oraw Crass.-'-' "" '' : - SwMt Oekh beroad th. rmrlUmg Ini - Stud Snui b Urla pra. This Is the poet' Idea of one of the attraction of tbe happy land of Ca naan. ; a hi: -i f.'i". :': t ' If southern farmera would make It a practice to keep their hillsides covered with some crop of living green all through tbe winter and much of- them so all the while, it would do more to draw Immigrants of tbe desirable class than all our method of advertis ing. Stranger would conclude that we were prosperous people, and hence they would love to come and dwell among us. Tbe mind naturally asso ciates comfort and prosperity with greea fields. If we see a farm with neat, green lawns and brood green meadows and lovely green bills, we In voluntarily conclude that tbe owner Is prosperous and the family content Oa tbe contrary, we turn away. to. our 'feeling from naked Adds. We do not oxpect to And happy families there. -Grass Is by fsr tbs most- profitable crop. - No particular variety of grass, bnt grass some vsriefy or many va rieties form tbe foundation of pros perous farming; This I true because without these we cannot grow cattle. And It Is combined vegetable and ani mal farming that pays best-Southern Cultivator. ;.. . ... avias; Sass a ahaH Dlataaa. America) Beekeeper give tbe fol lowing plan far moving en er tw Uvea a abort distance: ' , "Set all frames containing unsealed rood, queen and nearly ell tbe bees la te another hive body and place It npos jth stand where It Is desired to bare It remain, leaving but a few rrames ar tomb with hooey and sealed brood up on tbe old stand. In tbe evening of tbe second day caret ally transfer tbe old .aire also to the new location. and. bar- Kit bottom board reuiorxL set It a tbe blve first mnovvd. If a board lor other Object is set seaiimt lb frr-r lof tbe hire, censing tbe bee to note 'their- new location apou first stai&ig out In the morning, but few Use will be lost" - - s ' ' llsllva. . "Doe that young woman ball froca Boston T "Tea," answered the yeath thought fully; that expresses the htea pri'cias y. She bail from Boston. -1 was arr ar before overtakes by sorb a heavy downfall af toteUartaal lrc."-Waah-ktgtoa Star. ' Blotobs Why dont you eewsnlt doctor abortymtr insomnia? Flobtia What: Aad roa as Mils! Wby. It's beeaase af what I ewe him bow that I cast slees. ' Mae It rit th Kama. "Red Bock, N. T.." said a man who apent some time there, "lent much of place, but there Is something Inter esting about It that I fancy all the world doesn't know. The present name is not the one it bas always borne, and what its other name was I don't know. Whatever It was the people did not' like It and concluded they would change it There was no particular reason why they should call It Bed Bock, but that was determined upon, and so Bed Bock It became. ' "Then In tbe course of time strangers of La Inquiring turn of mind began to ask wby the place bad such a name, and as no reason Could be given new comer to the neighborhood began to want a name that meant something. This Insistence grew so strong that the old residents began to look around for 4 reason for the name of their place, aad at last they found a huge bowlder near by wblch they said was what bad suggested tbe name, But tbe bowlder .was gray Instead of red, and the pro gressists insisted that that would not do. At last the old timers hit upon a new plan, and, procuring a barrel of red paint, they painted the . big rock red. Bed Bock Indeed It was now, and not only waa all opposition to the name overcome, but the painting of the rock every spring has become an" annual festival, and the people celebrate It with t big picnic and general celebra tion. . .I.;?' ' - ' "It was a new Idea to mc, and Jf I there Is any other town anywhere on earth that Is christened every spring with red paint or any; other, color J 'don't know where it Is." New York .Sun. - ' '-'-. ' - - " - ' . Ooek ahvotlaa la Tali Cora, ' Cock shooting In tall corn Is as easy to the expert aa If Is puszllng to tbe novice, i You will, of course, work with the rows, not across them, and If you are wise you will shoot at every glimpse of a bird and very, frequently after an Instant's sight of him, when you can only guess where he Is. Sharp work, say yc, my masters. Yes, In a measure, but not so wonderful after aU. You certainly must be ever ready and swift and smooth In action, but actual sight of the bird at the Instant of pull ing trigger Is not necessary,. Green corn won't stop even line, shot, and your charge will give a pattern a big as a bushel basket; hence tbe shak ing of a leaf, tbe flick of a vanishing wing, are enough for the master of the art In an' Instant bis gun Is on tbe spot where a' species of lightning cal culation tells him the bird should be, and the trigger Is pressed without tbe slightest delay. ' The difficulty with the novice la to get him to shoot at once in; stead, of waiting In rain for a clear view. Experts kill bird after bird In this way, ' The novice must dismiss all thoughts of empty shells. - No good sportsman worries over misses, though he will learn from failures bow to bold next time. - There Is no royal road to success In tbe fields Nothing but ex perience really counts.. So let the nov ice crack away, although lie may only get pne bird In ten. We all know what he'll get If he doesn't shoot at all. Outing. ": .' . " .' ' :.". Hla fatprwaalv Laaks, - : Trumbull's cradle was In Connecti cut . He came of the old Jonathan Trumbull breed. - As a young man he went south - to teach school, but be liked It not and dipped Into lawbooks. Aa soon as he wo equal to bis exam ination be was called to the Georgia bar, but be never paused to practice there. He migrated to Illinois, then tbe utter west and settled at Belle- rllle, St Clair county. In that part of the state known as Kgypt. There be at ouce took a leading place at the bar. He was always courtly, a! way carefully polite, what one might call a bit cold, yet be bnd great sway with tbe Juries. lie was a clear, cogent reason or and bad a trick of admon ishing with bis forefinger. Sometimes It would seem a If that potent forefin ger wove a spell. .1 doubt not It has brought many a Jury in- Its time to Tru hi bull's side of the question. Such wore the Impressive looks of Trumbull that 1 recall what flovernor Reynolds once said of him aa be closed bis argument In a law case. Trumbull was on tbe other side. - '.' '' And now, gentlemen," said Beyn- olds ss be prepared to close: "I've an swered his arguments, I've overturned bis statement of facts. I've undone tbe fallacious law be has announced to roo: but gentlemen, the man never lived who can reply to hla tookr Chi cago Tribune. . . ' 1 Da Dliwetiaaa. A Fifth avenue photographer la tell ing the story of an Incident wbicb amused him, though It Involved a com pliment wbicb he missed. A woman came into tne DuiHiing ana asked if th best photographer In tbe city bad a studio there, "with a hair dresser's establishment under It" ' "Yea are la th right pise, madam. returned the elevator man, who was questioned, "for this Is tbe best pho tographer In tbe city, t bough there I Bo hairdresser I the building." '. Th woman rose with a sigh. suppoe I bar made a mistake." she ht "I wanted the balrdreeaer."- New York Time. - - i Aa AaJaaatte Tan, ' ' , .' "Perhaps you can direct me, she Id, with pompous copdeeeeaeioa, to th floorwalker.' "I've a crying aesd for" , - ... , "Yer'nt.". Interrupted tbe floorwalker Ja bi quick, nervous way. "Hank- cniei apartment nr counter, nex alala."-PhlIadelpbla Press. . - Tha -Wlakaa LHtle "Microbe attack their victim wbea they are wora out." "That's so; w read about them tmtU we are daad tired, and then they take mas a advaatag of ." Indianapo- ' JooraaL draa Utt af aa Ml. For two rears aU effort to care Ecwtoa in tbe palms of my hand tailed," write Editor U. N. Lester, Syracuse, Kan., "then 1 waa wholly eared br Backten's Amicr Salve." It's the worU'g beat fix Eruption, Sores and all skin dis- a. unit at I . A i orient k. Co.' drag store. : DaWltf Witch Haxal Salva i Hew Tark's Blaveshla. . -',--. ', When New York city owned a slave- sblp Is told In an article In Pearson's Magaalne. The greatest Impetus waa given to tbe slave trade by the act of parliament of 1084, which legalized slavery In the North American colo nies. ' This does not mean that slavery was unknown la what Is now tbe United States before that time, be cause a early as 1020 a Dutch man-of- war landed and sold 20 African ne groes at Jamestown, Vn. . , In 1U20 the West India company Im ported slaves from the West Indies to New York city, then New Amsterdam. The city itself owned shares lu a slave ship, advanced money far 'Its fitting out and shared In the profits of Its voyages. This recognition and encour agement may account for tbe astound- lng fact that ,in 1730 slaves formed one-sixth of the entire population of New York. - Tbe general prevalence of slavery Is shown by tbe. fact, that at this time there were u7 slaves In New York's small suburb of Brooklyn, and that in London Itself there were resi dent 20,000 slaves. . Slaves were at that time publicly dealt In on the London exchange. ' No wonder the traffic In human flesh was a recognised commerce, and that In 177i the English alone sent to Africa 102 ships equipped for the trade and with a carrying capacity of 47,140 slaves per trip, :, ; . t A'TrWfcr Boa. ' t- . Not long ago a very fat spaniel was Introduced Into the bouse where a fox terrier had always been tbe master. The latter was told, however, , to be have well to the newcomer and not to bully him. So the two seemed fairly friendly and in the end got in the bablt of taking short ramble together. - However, tbe fox terrier waa evident ly of a thoughtful disposition and on one occasion came across a bank, or wall, which was easy euougb to leap off, but there was greater dllOculty In returning. . . The fox terrier sprang down tbe bnnk and enticed his heavy companion to follow, with- the- result that the latter could npt get back, while the former, by reason of bis greater ac tivity, was easily able to do. Now tbe terrier saw bis opportunity, returned borne and cruelly left bis com panion lamenting. Never did the for mer seem happier or gayer than en that day when be bad one more th sole run of the bouse, and be sulked when later on the spaniel had been found, assisted up tbe wan and brought borne. f -ii ,t'' ' -..-,:. Since then the fox terrier bas repeat', edly got the spaniel down the same place, with tbe usual result, and seems to glory In his mischievous act. Wbeth er the "fat dog" will learn to avoid temptation to such a ramble remains to be seen-Buffalo News, f .,- v : . Bow MDavia Harms." Cam ta ata Wvittaa. ' ' '- - I ', . i . An Interesting little anecdote Is told about bow "David Harum" came to be written. It Is father pathetic. It seem (hat Mr, Wescott, the author, was tbe kind of man wbo could do pretty much anything paint a picture, plan a bouse or compose n sonata but he bad never made much money, so when be became 111 and realized that be might not live long and would leave bis family with little or no money be was desperate. : "Write. a book," suggested a friend and neighbor to him one day when they were talking over tbe situation, "I did make an attempt at It once," answered Mr. Wescott "I tried a love story) but I couldn't make It go." , "Add a )ittle local color to It," said the fh-st speaker. "Take one of th people about here that you know and work him up old , for Instance," mentioning a character familiar to them both. "He'd be first rate," ' "That's a good Ideal" exclaimed Mr, Wescott and tbe result of this conver sation was "David Harum," and yet "David" waa never In the story st all as It was first conceived. Anna Went worth In Woman's Home Companion. , alariaa; Bl Jaws, ! ' Shark stories, with some reason, ar commonly received with Incredulity. A well authenticated anecdote, however, Is told of Dr. Frederic Hill, aa English surgeon of distinction. 1 - . A man fell overboard lu tbe Indian ocean and almost Into a (bark's mouth. Hill, who was standing dose to tbe rail, grabbed a belaying pis and with out hesitation Jumped to aave ' tbe sailor. : The great brute waa Just turning on bla back to bite, when Hill drove the belaying pin right through both Jaws. Both men were got en board again un harmed. , '" '. ..':.. - "Perhaps that fellow, won't want an other toothpick. Ha any one got a Clean shut to lend I This was my last" were the only word of the rescuer. Th Or star. ,Tbe oyster I aa fixed and sedentary a the potato, and its cultivation la Just a easy. - In Europe It propaga Uon no been reduced to a scientific basis, but la this country only a be ginning baa been mode. , . . Aa oyster I ready for market In about live years.' Th trivarvee have so much to contend with that perhaiw only on In 2,000.000 live to grow up and b eaten by human beings. Chi cago Times-Herald. v hat ta B BSaaaaraaaA. "What do yoa think of a man wbo regularly carries bl business borne with blmr ... "Well, that depends. Now, If a man's business I to sell Uguor, for Instance, It Ua't Just tbe thing for bla to take a great deal of It home a 1:1 aim cvary algbt" Boston Transcript a ariaaitr. -Annie Motrins la tb meanest kind of gossip." "Wbt variety I thatr T ' "8 he's the kind that docsnl b'Q any thing herself, bot get yoa to tell all yoa know." Chicago Berord. T. A. Albright & Co. guarantee every bottle of Chamlerain,s Cough Remedy and will refund the money to any one who is not satisfied after using two-thirds of the content. This is tbe best remed id the woild (or la grippe, coughs, colds, ercrup arid whooping cough and is pleasant n1 aaCa In take It nreventa an " r j tendency of a cold to result in I pneumonia. 4m HOW MANY HENSt (Im af Flaek That Caa Be ProStahly 4 ates la Oa Peat ,' j.:: 4, It I a matter of Importance to de termine bow many laying bens may be profitably kept In a poultry bouse. It is especially Important In those regions where the climate is such that careful ly constructed bandings arc required for the proper housing uf fowls In win ter. .The opinion Is ' quite ' generally held that when kept lu yards or allow ed to roam at will hens do best in flocks of about 40 or CO and that when t confined In winter quarters each lay ing hen requires about teu square feet of floor space. The size of tbe flock which may be profitably kept In a pen of definite size bas been recently re ported upon by the Maine station. The station poultry building contained IS pens alike In else and arrangement of window space and gravel, bone and water dishes. The pens were 10 by 10 feet and the entire floor space of 100 square feet was available, since tbe walk used by the attendants wo ele - vated above tbe floor,- The tests were made with four lots of 15 pullets each, four lots of 20, four lots of 25 and three lots of SO. The breeds selected were Brahma and Barred Plymouth Bocks, there being eight lots of tbe former and seven of the latter. WHh each breed the lots contained from 13 to 80 Indi viduals. The experimental conditions would give the lots containing 15 pul lets 10.0 square feet of floor space each, the lots containing 20 pullets 8 square feet each, those containing 25 pullet 04 square feet and those containing 80 pullets 3.5 square feet Care was taken to have tbe individuals' In tbo, lots as uniform aa possible to form, sis and rigor. All the pullets were hatched early In May, with the exception of one lot of IS which was hatched about two weeks earlier. - The test began in No vember and continued six months. Careful records of the egg production, etc.," were kept The results with tbe different lots of the same slu were found to be quite uniform. A summary of the more Important result shows that the lots containing 20 hens gave a greater total net profit per lot than did those containing any greater or loss number of hens. Lots with 25 bens giiveallghtly greater net returns than did the in hen lots. The lot that had 30 hen each' gave very much less net returns than did any of the others. The average net profit per hen, however, steadily decreased the number of hens per pen Increased, being 80 cents per ben during six months with, the lot of 15 and only 80 cents with the lots of 30. Tne tests indicate in general that the best results will be obtained by allowing each, hen from eight to ton feet of floor space, L - Sowlast Ralvr Tatah. , Hairy vetch Is hardy ss regards cold. Sown In October or earlier, it has With. stood exceptional cold In Alabama. One of the reasons for giving prefer ence to hairy vetch as compared with crimson clover Is because of tbe ease' with which the former reseeds the land. When the ripe seed pods burst open, they scatter the seed to considers- ble distances. . t ... Hairy vetch 'Used as pasturage -will re seed the land If stock are removed a few . weeks before tbe time of seed formation. ' On tbe Mississippi ' Agri cultural college farm hairy vetch and turf oats are cut for tbe grain crop at such a late stage as to Int.. .re the shot terlng of enough seed of both retch and oats to re seed th land, Invariably with vetch and generally with oats. By sowing hairy vetch wltb red oat sown early In the fan for grain, re- rcedlng will sometimes occur by leav ing a long stubble, Including considera ble of tbe lower portion of the vetch plant wltb attached seed. If retch Is expected to make enough second growth to Insure the rcseedlng of tbe land, cutting should occur when the plants are In the early blooming Stage. . ; :jz- ! r. y-tf Or by pursuing exactly the opposite course, cutting tne vetcn alter soma pods have matured, bay can be maxie from hairy vetch without Interfering with resceding. - i ... .-: lews aad Kate. ,. In reporting an indicated shortage of nursery stock ana aavising unusuni care in buying, Bural New Yorker says: "About tbe greatest liar we nave beard of this year la a local nursery man In Alabama wbo offers avarlety of grape wblch wlU produce 230 pound of craDcs th second year from plant- ing! inese grapes win seep in. u winter, and when spring comes they . ,,. L -I, turn Into fine raisins." . American wlnemakwr are feeling well over tbe success of their products at the Paris exposition. Tbe proportion f awards was higher than that gain ed by any other nation not even ex cepting France, and might have been greater but for a misuse of French name which caused som brands to b adjudged falsely labeled and therefor not to be, considered in tbe competi tion. "" Secretary Hester, New Orleans Cot ton Exchange, puts tb cotton crop of 18W-1900 at a 430,410 bales, a decrease of 1,838,424 under 18U8-0. According to Oblo authority, ' tbe stubble fields of wheat ar full of Hes sian fly In the flaxseed state, and tbe prospect la good for aa abundaut crop f flir tbia fall " Cottoa la once more "king," accord ing to government statistics of exports, which show for tbe seven months of this year ending with July, an exporta tion greater In value thaa that of any other slngl article; for th month of Aagust tb average export price was 0.7 cent per pound, a against an average of 6.8 cents during tbe year 1800 aad 58 cents la 18U0. . Tb present la the biggest boney shipping at s son ever kaowa hi Coto rado. . . . . J Caahar la Ptecaaa. - Tbs dread disease kaowa as canker la rery coougtoua. aad affected birds should be at once removed from tb toft and the entire premtaea sboakl b tally dials fret ed. . Examine tb itb af each bird, and If fpuml with canker spots the spots should be paint ed with a Bototioa of kiuoa Jofc-e aiad sugar, rowdered bwrut slum Iw also rery good. If the tanker bas spread much alani tfce sjoUb. It hardly my to apead great deal of tlute over tUem Kratbrv. . 'f- - - --. V , - ' Cassia; Dowa With Peraehate. "Coming down from the clouds In a parachute Is like a dream," said a cir cus balloon artist "Ever dream of falling from a high place? You come down, alight quietly and awake, and you're not hurt Well, that's the para chute drop over again. No; there is no danger. A parachute can be guided readily on the down trip, but you can't steer a balloon. To guide a parachute out of harm's way a practiced band can tilt it one way or the other, spill out Air and thus work it to where you want to land or to avoid, water, trees, chimneys or church spire. u "Circus ascensions are generally made In tbe evening. When tbe sun goes ddwn, tbe wind goes down, Tho balloon then shoots Into the air, and the parachute drops back on tbe circus lot or not far away.'-'-1 --" ' "A balloon Is made of 4 cent muslin and weighs about 500 pounds. A para chute Is made of 8 cent muslin. The rope that secure the parachute Is cut with a knife.. 'The aeronaut drops fully 10Q feet before the parachute be gins to AIL It must flu If you're up J high enough. ' Invariably the fall la head first, . When- the parachute be gins to fill, the descent Is less rapid, and Anally when the parachute has finally filled it bulges out with a pop. Then the. aeronaut climbs on to bla tra peze and guides tbe parachute to a safe landing. In seven cases out of ten you can land back on tbe lot where you started from. New York News , Waatad a Job as Boss. A boy of about 14, with well worn clothes and a face in which timidity and determination struggled for the mastery, enteredThe office of a ship ping tous on Front street one day lost week, - approached the desk of him Whose appearance spoke tbe control Of the establishment and, catching bis eye, aald; "Do you want a boss, mister?" "What!" exclaimed the proprietor, surprised out of bis self control . "I want to know if yoa want a boss, air." - ,-,- : "I don't understand you. " What do you meant"' ',- . "Well, air, I're been. looking tor something to do for three weeks now, and nobody wants a boy,1 so today I thought I'd see if -somebody didn't want a boss. I'd like to be a boss." "Well, well! That's not bad. Are yoa willing to work up to tbe Job T It took me 25 years to get It" . ; "'Deed I am, sir. If you'll give me the chance." ''."?""" - Today an earnest boy In Jumper and overalls Is struggling with bundles and packing cases In tbe shipping room of the concern,' He Intends to be boss of tb - establishment : before hi side whiskers, which have not yet sprout ed, are as gray as those of the present Incumbent : And the chances, with bis energy and will, are, la bis favor. New York Times. . . Fear Goo Issekse Cheap, "Gimme three nickel cigars," said the man wltb the red necktie at the restaurant, counter. He waa quickly supplied. , ' "Now gimme a good Havana or Key West cigar, about a 15 center." vv i He .carefully lighted the Harana ci gar and tucked tbe nickel cigars In his upper rest pocket ''''" ---;.:.-'' "Yoa smoke a 'Havana yourself and keep the nickel cigars for your friends, I supposcr said the' dealer, with a sickly smile. ": 4- .- .-. ffJ.,'Vi.' No," said the man with the red necktie; "I've got a better scheme than that I always smoke a 15 cent Ha vana or Key West cigar after dinner. Then I smoke the nickel cigars after ward. The nickel cigars taste exactly like the Harana cigar, and thus I get the benefit of four choice cigar that ordinarily would cost me 00 cents for 80 cents. " '" ""'' "Try It yourself," said the man with the red necktie aa be walked out Chi cago Tribune.. .. . ... The Ptetare aad the Prasaa. A well known artist used to tell a good story concerning bis first acade my picture. He was favored by many Visitor to e U, bis frame maker onong the number. Thl good fellow took bis stand before the work and seemed burled In profound admiration. "Well," said the painter, "what do you think of It John r "Think of It lr? Why, If a perfect Yoa won't see one better, I know. Mr. bas got one Just like It" "Wbatr said tbe amazed artist "A picture Just lik thatT" 'Oh," replied the frame maker, I wasn't talking about picture. I was peaking of the frame. You may be lieve me, sir. If s the frame aa gets em In, and that Is Just a beauty!" Wharala Ta.y Wave Allk. ' A country minister wbo, though a poor man, waa notoriously defective and hesitating In hla style of delivery te tbe pulpit wss sitting having a cop of tea wltb on of tbe eld splnsterj connected wltb bis congregation when be observed that the spout of tbe tea pot was either choked or too narrow. ( Your teapot. Miss Kennedy," be re marked, "dlsna dlsna tin weeL" Ay, Jlst like yoursel'. Mr. Broon." retorted the nettled lady. "It has an enco pnirdeilvery." 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