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I - " nn 1HE Alamance - GeeaneI! tr rival to "ufo! k u t , rinl doth tor Anauylha Ifk. ; for whom al pin.. Kit km to IU U tctm, llrht, trivia, abort, J piMloa et U lyric t, : -jw very win nJw' -- -:r y avert, deem JOT lor s volume ran to be, ruled with my own n4 tlrriiuj powrr. Which T0" h"" in tl But deem 111 llkw til Ten (the pottos bock) I But .worthy of th "all Km price" box, "Obetrrel d. avoLt" U low, my tady. t to poetry, . To be original om'i tim ihould bo . And uch la mine, you dndj Oil low ii ordinary. Ilk hi Terse, - on ill the oral model baaed-aod won. It nil them ill to mind. Ilr love, percbinc, my lady la food time Will think M predou M a itnln sublime; - Then ihU Btpcaraa b done; , But blif Thil OBly Praia, to it bdongt: jt it about a laitta a hi ong - And worthr-well. worth but on. : v . - ;.! : Mr rlnl 1 "minor;? eo am t Mr rlrtl doth (or Amarylli tight For whom 1 alao pin. 1 Sot yet hi ptmian (would that It wan apunad) It, like hii lilthtul m.nuscript, "returned," Bat mine, aweet, what miner Pall Mali Oaaetta. , ContraPorrazo. The Oolonella Bum md It Una. peetoa eun. By Philip firraln. GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1901. NO. 1. -: ' MY RfVAC ANO l ' heard the other day that her rw .... . ...... I . . . heard the other riavthi. butcher. Think of iri,. Z ?.m lUB .couree or tne hreakfast. which la lamb!" . . "r muo . ,'?luWa8 ft Kan8ag Clty '"eat man." aid the colonel Indignantly, "and 1 should think, you, and your aunt might ."eth,DK etter to "Pd your tu iunu gossip. ate by himself without waiting for the ladles, be chuckled, as though some thing on his mind was affording blin great amusement. When Miss Josephine and her aunt -aui imo me room, he drew a Ions Whenever the .......u.w,. ! Danu,n daughter the m hw 7. ,:,. -" 10 ""Per W"H the E 8rUIJf I"- S W elTe .dU r great disadvan tage, as Is always the case with simple Innocence when it U called upon to face adroit Insinuation and the suspl clon that lurks In a tone rather than in the Spoken words. It is true that be umueu mrs. tsronson, for she vieiiy ana cresscd in modest, becom ing style, and she was a bright and en tertalnlng talker. yeS; he must admit that he liked her best of all the women at the Balboa. The others who were of suitable age for companionship were iwu uuu or were taken up with daugh ters or devoted to complaining bun bands. The winter climate of California la very delightful, especially at the great Hotel Balboa, but even there clouds are not unknown, and storms occur ' at times. Similarly the relationship be tween Colonel Talbot and his daughter Josephine was said by their sentimea tal friends to be a beautiful one, for tbey loved each other devotedly and were seldom separated; nevertheless It bad Its periods of disturbance when tbey failed to agree and when each spoke freely according to the family custom. , The colonel was a man of large means, whose home was in an eastern 'city. He had taken a suit of rooms In the Balboa for the winter. for a party wblcb consisted of himself, his daugh ter, aged 23, and his sister, a matron of about his own age. There was also a .;mald. "l V ' The reason was about half over when the trouble between the colonel and Miss Josephine began. Tbe storm cen ter at the outset was a certain Harry Grandln. Some time later a second 'V area of disturbance was created around . ; a widow, a. Mrs. Bronson, but this was f" declared, by tle colonel not 'to be: a , genuine casus belli, put merely a coon According to the. material provided at that time on which td base a Judg ment Harry, u rand in waa .either a handsome fellow, with exquisite man ( nera, who could talk to jour very soul and whom all tbe .other girls wanted or he waa a peBtlferou nuisance that hunter most likely, who. should bt run .... jatt the place If the colonethad his way about It And the widow, from tbe same sources, waft either a ly. dentgn Ing creature that penciled her eyelash es and pretended hot to know that she vwta flirting or ahe was an estimable person, who minded her own affairs ' sad was nothing to tbe eolonel.nor be ' to ber and who ought not to be drag red into this matter. "It seems very, strange.", said Joseph, lne. "that tbe person X love best In all the .world, , mf, own father, la the only one that thinks I am a perfect fright" ,"1 don't think anythlnK pfhe ktadr; k crledthe iolone..lndlmantly.u Toq. .are an exceptionally handsome woman. as your mother was be,for?; yon. and , now n as wen as as yon do." He nn isnea with a grin. " ?Xaei whf & yon, always . assume that every man who pays me tbe slight t attention does so merely because of your moneys Bba beamed, on him as one does who has scored.- - "I don't assume It of every one" be- ' fan tat colonel. ; ) i ; t i v i ; -; ' :. 3 1 1 , "That Is not rich. and. bald and stu pid ,:.. f'fr, fMy dear, said the colonel solemnly, ; "there are some things li this world that your old dad knows a little, more about than yon do, and. money Is one 01 iaem. ' inere are twd parts-to get . .,ung rich. One Is to make jnoaey. and ,nie other la to hold on to It Tbe first or these la easy enough, but tbe second ' Is deadly hard. -Who was tbe English. nan who said that whenever he woke - ap in the morning in the city of Paris and suddenly remembered that the Place contained, .according to police tatistles. ; over , 60,000 people. .' who would rob him if they got a chance It ' threw him Into hliw funk Knw. I ,hve some money, l dmltr ' There Is m u u aiuaw us to nsf lire easily . pwtty arjch'aj wepleaae . wiuun reason. I have jut It to the ltt possible shape tolesve to yoo un 1 pass out But how long do yoo " It win all last K some, rasraUy spendthrift . should : nave at it as your hniband? 1 80 t Jjwiw rather snspect 89 innocent ones I tier iatner bad been a Loyal Legion man, as he was, and she could remeni ber something of the war. Just enougu for him to fix her age as 15 years less man nis own, and this gave one fruit mi topic of conversation. She admired Scott and Dickens and disdained the -new stuff," as he did. Loncfellow was her favorite poet and bis. Her tastes and Interests were simple and oomesuc, yet she was greatly diverted Dy tue colonel's experiences In bus! ness and politics. The other women werejclvll to her, but a little distant. This may have been due to the suspf; clous hints let fall by Josephine and ner aunt, or it may have arisen simply from the fact that she was a widow. All single women and most married ones think that the widow should take her place on the funeral pyre beside the body of the husband, after the In dian fashion. When the Ashing party bad departed the next morning, tbe colonel betook himself to tbe bowling alley,' whither none but a few old enthusiasts ever came. At one end of the long room In a little alcove there was a window that looked out over the ocean. Tbe widow was fond of this quiet secluded spot, and on days when Josephine and ber aunt were away the colonel usually found her there. She bad a soft crape shawl over her rounded shoulders, and she was busy over a beaded purse. She scarcely looked up from her work as he approached and seated him self at ber side. "Are you going to play?" she asked, and be replied ac cording to the regular formula: "Pres ently. May I sit here?" "Certainly." . She looked Innocently beyond him toward the alley. "Did your daughter come down with you?" Miss Josephine never played. She has gone fishing with her aunt and the rest of them. Why didn't yoo go too?" As a matter of fact tbe widow bad not been asked. "I do not care for fishing," she said, and as she did so she baited her hook with a sweet smile and threw It out toward him. The colonel's old heart gave a youthful Jump, and. his hand trembled a little as be readjusted his eyeglasses. "I took pains to find out whether you were to be of the party." said he. "and when I found you were not going I decided that I did not care for flsblng myself." This was nibbling at rather close range, but tbe widow pretended not to notice It She did not lift her long eye lashes even tbe hundredth part of an inch, which gave tbe colonel all tbe better opportunity to admire tbem And through the whole morning 6V Circled round and round tbe bait, but be did not bite, perhaps by reason of an Instinct that had come down to hi 111 from the gay days of his youth and perhaps because she was not ready to land him yet - It la about a half mile from the noat landing to tbe entrance of tbe Balboa As the fishing party , walked this dls tance one small detachment, consisting of Miss Josephine and Mr. (Iraodlo. fell so far behind and moved so slowly that even the sympathetic Aunt Har riet glared fiercely at them as tney came upon tbe steps. Mr. Grandln was anotner wo am not care mucb for tubing, ue was saying: "People were altogetner too thick In that beastly little boat. I have not had a word alone with you all day." "Anything to say r "Only tbe same thing." "Y00 may say It Just once.' "I love von." "Walk faster. I can see my father looking at us from tbe corner of tbe Dlasaa," "And the widow is wim uiui-t stepmamma that Is to le. "TVin't vou dare to say ui. thought SO.. I, WOUia lunrr man that asked me." "1 W.111 Ii the Hint. Oh. Mrs. Fuller, we bare bad surb InvPlf dar. Mr. Oranmn ana 1 wc rwut to see If we could arrange to bare all the fish we caught sent to tbe poor marked portion 01 no It Is out at last. En-uu me, but I must go over to the city to be gone all day. Don't worry, my daughter; there Is enough for us to live on in a way." Then he hurried out of the room. The two women eagerly read the artl- was cle and then reread it to And nut wh.. it meant "Oh," said Josephine, "It was only yesterday that I said to father that 1 almost wished he would lose all his money: "How could you wish such a wicked uung! cried her aunt reoronphfullv "Now you see what has haDDenwl." They were Just beginning to read the article through for tbe third tluu- when Josephine looked up and said, "Here comes Mr. Grandln." "Hide It" said her aunt. indeed I shall not. I Intend that be snail see it first of all." uooa morning, Mrs. Blake. Good1 morning. Miss Talbot. May I sit here? "a uot see you ladles anywhere last evemng. Txr i - m . . aa uwyeu -porrazo' in our ffiarnH with the colonel and Mr. BdrntitnlMafl T. you pray -porraso,' Mr. Grandln r; "I tried It once, Mrs. Blake, but I do not approve of a game where you lay down a card and say porrazo' witii great triumph, only to havy tbe next person to you lay down another card ana say 'contra porraso' and take It all away from you. Where Is tbe colonel, by the way?" "He has gone to the city for tbe da v.' "There Is something here that I wish yon to read. Mr. Grandln." said Joseph, lne, banding him tbe paper. The young man read tbe article and brought his lips together In a buncb. "This refers to Colonel Talbot I take it, said be. Josephine nodded. "And It means that he has lost bis money." Josephine nodded again, and her aunt looked sadly Into ber coffee cup. "Does this involve you -lu auy way, Mrs. Blake " "Not at all" Mr. Grandln smiled cheerfully. "I suppose 1 ought to be decently sympathetic," said be, "but It Is des perately hard work. This affects no one. It appears, but Colonel Talbot, and my regard for him Is entirely by proxy I am ready to take bis loving duugh ters word for It that be Is a delightful character, but be bas never sbown tbai side of himself to me." "But It affects me." cried Josephine. 'Don't you see that?" "Not a bit of it" said Mr. Grandln. I am going to take care of you. and I have a great plenty." Mrs. Kluke look ed op In surprise, and be addressed himself to her. "This Is mutter wblcb I would have taken up with Colonel Talbot If be bad ever given me a cbance, but bis manner toward me during tbe lost week or : linn been such as to make It Impossible for me lo 1 address blm on any subject I don't blame him. I am sure that If I bad colonel. He had heard of tbe widow's departure a little while before, and be knew that that danger was passed. He reserved his part of the confession, however, until some other occasion when It might be needed. Argonaut. BAD ROADS REMEDY. HOW TO SECURE IMPROVEMENT ECONOMICALLY. IMO. By The Rcjeete Oae'a Humor. Suaaeatloa That Country Highway If the young man who has been " itvtd" Sectlou Am At. beaten In the race for tbe hand of tbe eat to Have Constant Chars girl he loves can only keep bis temper K", tvilou. and look honest while talking, he Is trrom Harper'. Weekly. Copyright, easily tbe greatest teaBe on earth. Harper a Brotben.j The rejected suitor In this case Is Farmers object and with Justice, to round faced. Jolly and a second cousin atone roads costing upward of 15.000 or tne rejector. Tbey were out rldlna Per mile. The farmers of nearly every together tbe other afternoon. Being j state In the Union oppose state aid be a good whip and reckless through, dl cause of the fear they have that the ex appointment be bad two runaways travagance of expensive stone road en that appeared to be genuine, and she ffiqeers, who build well and then fall was even more indignant than fright- to maintain, may be saddled upon ened. 1 tbem. On the other hand, the idea nf a "Charles," she fluttered,, "you made constant attendant appeals to the farm those horses run away. I saw you era as a rational method of evolution flicking their ears. Yon "never wer toward a better system of roads at the much of a horseman anyway." : same time that It trains experts to care "Come now," and he perfectly I nil- for them, tated a man whose feelings are hurt; I In order to secure satisfactory and "there is no one In Detroit better at economical improvement of our coun thls sort of thing than I am. Here we try rottds, therefore, the writer, Daniel are after two runaways without a Luten, in Harper's Weekly, would bruise or a broken bone. Want an- j advocate a system by which the roads other spin?" should be divided Into sections of from "No, no, no! Next time I'll ask ' 10 to 20 miles In length and a man em Gregory to drive me." j ployed for each section to devote his "Gregory? Just because be is going ; entire time and attention to tbe len to marry you. Don't my dear. Greg- j provement of that section. Tbe st ory doesn't know tbe difference be- tendant should provide team and wag- tween a horse and a steam euglne." on wnenever needed. He would re ' "Indeed!" with hard voice and eyes -ulre 110 assistants. He should be held snapping. "1 recall that he was the 1 to itrlct attention to duty and to a first one in at the brush at that fox 1 strict observance of hours, whether In hunt last summer, and you rode. Mr. wet weather or dry. Conceit" ! Ruts would be eradicated by filling He turned away to bide his grin and ! wltn harder material; tbe surface said, as though pronouncing a death , could be smoothed by scraping with a sentence: "I never though to tell you. waKn tire drag if no better tool were You know bow mucb talk there was ' available.' Chuck boles would be fin. CAUSE AND EFFECT. about bis taking Impossible Jumps and riding with such absolute recklessness. Some of the envious ones looked It up. my dear. Gregory was tied to the saddle.1 She wanted to murder ber cousin on the spot but compromised by making him drive Mr borne. She knows be eras Joking, but will not know bim even In company. Detroit Free Press, if I tbe first '1 - neriDle.' timrt mnni nr a lerter nnu --y- .. .l- niafM trhpn ner lay Desiae ine ruion" 1 ana S "... . 1 r hi. rlanzbtf ana sister. i- uo wiraia nnr rna muriiM wimi u' wharntoa-a- r-z. I recoenlxed U- asm auarvw - - T J..T- .. '' 1 '.h. of hi. T attorney In tbe eamern m, -W-Abtfcf Hundredth he me dowa tbrf a M Vhr PAr.u ava- . -.wl aAvflnr of hM flflOgotfT HHO hi tftMlSL hwafl tHaaaWlaTrl 5 2 ssJfl Joaepblne. Jt elongb,, said her father. oar yeunit tH&iMniM 1.. hundredth that Is specially n - n , 3 . " 1 where be resided. ann ne nr - -erf eh. letter with some esgerneaa: ' P Dear ttbaflH r." n ' to O back to tbe point from Wmr. I ot aadentaad ilJ. JBiM Josepk- ltfraCfl: Z J believe J Jpld yoo Jbaf j&tt. fVJ7 taaay t read -j a Bahlng party tomorrow and 5i-B,uj aet your tor - "uiuj party iodwitow anu MP. CranrfU. ..t.a i 'n-mmt' 1 r! " '"'t y" tbinkr ' Vh. , M 'on lase about It? li?n'l'Tou ure rue Into ir"" 'Pa ao as to make It ,10 BmTilf" J m y firing yon a W yfrtreaBBe , 'osephine flung bersetr oter the ' arlL eo,OB'' chair and rM her hoat bla Becfc .-o 4,4, j tv2- mtrtlmealaliDOatwialitbat an ' IBony for as to get u up arjout , . Iwthat'almjst.'Dodle. r-" ."Vt Ufl, tot don't aalsd so 1 2i samA. thsurh they fZZZZZ. T alalaly r,TZTZZmMt u-faa- hutyaai " . . ' u I then a jm - VI H, f rani taax vm , awtiaua. reaanwherlas. niTw elwerb- y a-aaed ? T a. Oe W Will b ly e reanT aaa ihm f rcpatt aa , k,-'. a -attart Aaouwr twnm r - aarlauow. I haw uU fa v Vri' rnlonel imfoloed thif news- paper and. una ing we read aa rouows: .. . 1. ihmiwhi taat PaUUe. at TZj w . wril ml My zr-P-'--- fo-aoftdayotr . Ae eoiotiai 1 , - - . """08. looked a Iltde l?Jbt Ihe wlinr; you iaow. , 7,M yoa meanr be dignity. MrBBroMoIir -Jttanone widow, are roa? I a mD' '"'"iSiLI ZL TaTieeaa, the aa aat sappeaed a. a aw M , tmcos-. Si o - -h Mark w i - tat aettia la edli 1 r. mi all will 1 Miaaaa ual-a " SataftaW IMCal ft fetfl-. Tb. eotoaei smiled grimly as he jwd tlZie, ,nd -everalun.dru.f such a precious object to guard I should be a Cerberns too." He took a card from hla pocket and wrote some names upon It "Here Is a bank." said he, "and a firm nf nttor neys and a well known IhikIimmh bouse, all of them located in the cliy tvlif-re 1 live. Now If the colonel wixlien to make Inquiry of any of ihew lie will find out 1 think, all thai he need to know about me as a aoo-ln law" Mrs. Blake picked the card lip doubt fully and placed It in tin- Iwic that bung at ber side. 8be stood a xood deal in awe of ber brother. - When tbe young people wre alone a few minutes later. Josenhiue nald. "I heard where you were last evening." Grandln shook bis bead sadly "What a small place a big hotel Is'" he said. "Are you anxious to make yourself Still more unpopular with my ralherT "I wanted to see wlmi sort of step-motber-ln-law I waa likely to bove. that was all." "What do you tblnk of her?" ' "1 agree with yon. 8he woo't do at alt Bomelhlng mum he- By Jove, where Is tbal paper? 1-et, me have It for awhile, will you? I have an Mea." He took tbe paper and .went off In search of the widow, whom he prtwnt ly found sitting alone. he liked at tentions from yonoa men. and Grandln was a delightful talker A second letter from "A O W." wblcb arrived s day or two later con veyed to tbe colonel same Information about Mr. Grandln 1h.11 reum-d hits) to open wide hi eyes and whistle softly to himself The oolooel waa not exact- (y a worshiper of weaita, dw ao sonna It easy to respect a man woo was wons several times ss mucb money as he was, and ha started out Immediately to apologise and make amends. Ia his aearch be came upon the widow, boa Beted and cloaked and accompanied by ber maid. Goodby," she wiea aimy, -t off." ... -Off!" exclaimed the cMooei in aa tonisbment He bad seen Dot mua oc ber during tbe last few days, but bad supposed that waa doe to accident. Yes; to tne ruarro ana wens vac east" she said. Tnana you aaa yoar Aaar daughter and sister for being so kind to me." Her man ner waa patronis ing, not to say eootemptuotja, and tb colonel, who bad grown accvaiogiaa to her soft confiding wsya. was too aa- teonded to do aaytalng except sure mt ner aj she raalsnea aowa ue cut rldor. ' . Mr. Grandhi woom Jmtm to no apoto- aUa or enMSaaoaa. ira araapwa ww colooers band and shook It warmly. , TH.t Mwarjaoer story." said tbe Mfeoerwa a tske." 9 did not lose aaytnmg la tbe Blue Elephant" "Yo dlda tr enea aar. unaua And be teogbed. , ' . 0(0." aald tne COawei. ah mm n- pbuned how and why he bad swcfjred Ha mblkatJoa. .A tads Mr. Gra-dhi langsed food deal ore. . Tea see." said the ewtoatel. "I have always had a horror of a nutrpJaga as my family with any bum 01 a sw enurj eleaneat la It, Jr such a may aamid be avoided by a little rase Bi that 1 thought 1 weokl be JnatlAad resorting H 11.1 vom y ywm agrew wltkmer -" 1 . ; Hr. Craadia Hagaea again, om mm that he entirely sgread wttb tbe ...... . - . . . . aohblaa aa BaaU'a N..t. The author 6f "Sport and Travel" tells bow he robbed an eagle's nest In Asia Minor, or, rather, bow he man aged to get It robbed for him. The nest was about 00 feet from the ground, on a perpendicular cliff 100 feet blgh. He says: I twisted .800 feet of half Inch cord Into a strong rope of less than half that length and alao made a strong but light rope ladder out of tbe ropea from tbe pack saddles. I then sent four men to the top of tbe cliff to let down tbe loug rope directly over tbe eagle's uest The rope ladder waa attached to tbe end of It and drawn over the open space where the nest lay. This was held In place by another rope tied to a tree at the bottom of the cliff. There waa now . no difficulty In ap proaching the nest und no dunger so long aa the rope held, although, of course, tbe sensation af lielng dangled at the end of a long row In more or less unpleusaut until one get accus tomed to It Mustapliu mil-lied the ui-at without difficulty and lirtiucbt down the two eggs In a handkerchief held between bis teeth. We watched tbe nest all day and found that the mother eagle did not re turn. We bad dlsturlHil her 011 the previous day. and mo she had evidently deserted ber home. Wlaalaa Barer... The brill lam author. 'Hilr and writ er, Charles Dudley Warner, felt deeply Interested la tbe llterntiin- wlili h help Probably the last work r liU h-ii nn. the following answer tu the iim-xtHUi "Tbe most suti-e-sxfnr inau wim I be?"- "A man who bM iniuli- the nun of his opportmiltliK and who In utlill tlon has cultivated every faculty u ltli wblcb he Is endowed ha won nuci-ckx It Is the duty of every one tu make ill greatest possible proirre.. nml in In come as perfectly developi-d it abllli- permit. I nm afraid then- are ft-v men who no MT that they Line tnnC. tbe most of their tit lent " ! ed with broken stone or with gravel or with clay and sand or with the best quality of material available. Main talurag a smooth surface for the es- I cape of water Is all that Is necessary to, prevent softening-of tbe "road sur face, even with earth roads; keeping the road carefully crowned, smooth and free from ruts Is more effective In disposing of "the greatest enemy of good roads" than the most elaborate system of foundations and under drainage, but the necessary smooth ness can be attained only" by continual watchfulness. Excessive dustlnesa could bo allayed by an occasional sprinkling, but tbe distribution of traf fic, made possible by the smooth sur face, would decrease the wear and also tbe necessity for sprinkling. The at tendant would find time for planning a systematic method of beautifying the roads of bla section. The side ditches should be cleaned; the roadway should be cleared of weeds, which,, too often are able to appropriate the foadslde aa their highway for dlssemwatibn. Thtvexpense of constant andance on our country roads could be decreas ed to a minimum by decreasing the number of miles In a section, admit ting, of course, that the benefits' would be correspondingly decreased. There can thua be no argument against Its adoption on the ground of expense by the poorest communities. - By allotting sections of from 10 to 20 miles to each attendant the expense per mile would not be greater than under the present system. It Is remarkable what a small amount of material Is required for re pairs u those repairs be made prompt ly, and still more remarkable what a areat amount la require when repairs are made but once a year. The larger part of the cost of road materials Is la bor In preparing, transporting, han dling and placing. , tabor -can be far ' mora economically purchased by em ploying one man for a long period of time than by employing many men for a shorter period. The most of the at tention needed by a road doea not re quire team labor, and it Is this kind of attention that la most neglected under the present system, until at the end of the year It requires a great deal of ex- penal ve team work to make It good. The constant attendant system of maintenance applied to our present roads wonld In time develop tbem into a system of hard roads that could be moat economically administered by en. flneerlng superintendence. , For tbe present however, there is no good rea son why the officers who at tbe present time superintend road affairs in county or township,' would not prove satlsfac tory as superintendents of tbe road at tendants. Tbe reason that these offl Hateblaa Brahma Esara, Brahma eggs, like all Asiatic eggs, require a somewhat different, treat ment than do egga of our American cere are frequently a failure under the varieties. It to very often tbe ease, present system Is because tbey are call even under bens, that from two to ad upon to fill a position requiring ay four daya more are required to batch pert knowledge that they do not pos- Pcloh Caatlon Breeders to Not Mis take the Farmer For the Latter. There are a few things In poultry cul ture which breeders will do well to consider. Whatever tbe cause of a trou ble, the effect once apparent, It Is folly to use the affected specimens, for by so doing you establish a defect hard to eradicate. One- thing is certain, a male that Is weak In prqcreatlve vigor will surely Indicate the same by dimin utive embellishments known as male characteristics. Thus a Light Brahma cock, narrow in skull, with small ear lobes and wattles diminutive or absent, is never a sure getter. Tbe procrcatlve germs will be lacking or weak, and his appearance as described above will urely Indicate this lack of vigor. The female, on tlio other band, may have these features of comb, ear lobes and wattles very small Indeed, yet lay very large eggs. Tbe Light Brahma hens, which In many .Instances lay eggs to weigh 37 ounces to tbo dozen, hare these bead embellishments very smalL Bo while want of procreatlve power In the male shows its effect In tbe effemi nate appearance we cannot say that small combs are tbe cause or will In the hens denote that tbey will lay very small eggs, for there are other things, such as excessive blockv shape, super abundance of fnumagc, multiplicity of small ancestors and deteriorated size, all of which will affect egg production, making the eggs fall In slxo, become uneven In shape and far less in num ber. Procreation is tbe work of tbe male. The ben furnishes tbe nourishment for tbe germ during Incubation, and the hen is far more responsible for tbe slso of ber progeny than Is tbe male, for If her nourishment of tbo germ Is meager and lacking, the development and. size of the germ will receive a check which can never be entirely over come In after life. It Is true of all breeds that tbe fe males are smaller and that tbelr combs, ear lobes and wattles are smaller and neater (and disproportionately so) than In the male. Tbey have but the shad ow of that which In tile male Is sub stance. Hackle, saddle hangers and alckles are exclusive male characteris tics, and wben any of these features are lacking or have not a generous de velopment tbey are the effect and sign of a low state pt procreatlve power. When a breed (I care not what the breed) assumes blocklness as a feature In an extreme form, the bena are never as good layers, either in size or number of eggs, as those Individuals wblcb have the shape favoring what we tall oblong. Tbe Cochin shaped, heavy plumed Brahma, the short bodied Plymouth Rock, tbe pigeon breasted, excessively blocky Wyandotte, all lay smaller eggs and fewer of tbem than their larger framed, oblong sisters of tbe same breeding. Thus do we sea that sbspe sadly affects fecundity, Just as the different shaped cells of the bee produce tbe queens or tbe workers. And one of the breeds that have suf fered most In this respect has been the Wyandotte, both at the hands of Judges who force tbe winners Into this squatty, wide bodied shape which is at .variance with egg production and be cause of ancestral Influences of tbe Sebright Bantam,' White Hamburg, Rose Comb Leghorn, Buff Cochin, Dark Brahma and Albino Plymouth Rock. A multiplicity of abort boflled, smsll egg races, coupled with tbe insane demand of the Judges for short bodies, bss made It a bard matter for ordinary breeders to satisfy patrons that fowls of tMa race are producers or first class efgs, .while If they would breed the males only with generously furnished pendent ear lobes and wattlea and fe males with long formation of body and set only eggs that weigh a pound and a half or more to tbe dozen tbey would have no trouble to raise Wyandotte to Weigh In excess of present standard demand. These birds can be a reason able exponent of tbe standard. All tbe judge bas to do to make tbem ao Is to throw himself upon the side of nature la Its most' productive form and punlsb extra shortness tbe same aa-be would excessive length of body, thus giving tbe medium shaped birds tbe prizes. Then after three generations of this course tbe breeder would no longer have to make apologies for tbelr egz production, either for size, sbspe or color. L K. Fetch la Farm-Poultry. RAISING TURKEYS. Raaaa I the Imaortaat Coaaldera- tloa If Yoa Want Good Birds. Turkeys raised on a large range are best to use as breeders, as they develop on nature's plan bone, muscle and frame and that is what we want In stead of heavy weights and small frames. Some people think weight Is the criterion of excellence in turkeys. I wish I could take them out with me In my morning rambles and show them tbe points of excellence my-birds are developing by roving around and pick ing up tbe food that nature contributes so lavishly for their benefit The large, long legs and well proportioned bodies; with tbe morning sun glancing from their brilliant plumage, make a sight worth seeing. Exercise and the right kind of diet go a long way toward mak ing a perfect turkey tbem than Is tbe case with tbe Ameri can varieties. In hatching In tbe Incu bator, note tbe air cells carefully, es pecially after tbe second week. This will give yon the beat and most aecn- To superintend experts and to sea that tbey devote full time to tbe'r duties is a more simple matter sod a line In wblcb every farmer who em ploys hired band bas bad experience. rate knowledge on the wanta of the The superintendent would., moreover. egg. When hatched alone, there is very little extra attention required. We have wade as good batches in in cubators whh ' Brahma eggs' aa we have with Wyandotte or Plymouth Bocks, but after tbe second week we gave the condlUoa of tbe air cell dally study. A Few Hens. ' I KM Ct With tha Pi la tbe chicken bualnea. aa uf every, other, tbe knowledge of yewterday la aot tofflcient for today, says Poultry SoTCesa. With the new day come i new Ideaa, new experiment, new lea ' sons. We are constantly learning eorn thing, and tbe maa who reacbea a point where be I ao sure be knows It all that be ceases making any attempt to asara becomes a back Bomber to Just about 24 boors. " Fewataar tbe stern Fi . Put your beaa la training for egg prodnctioa. By overfeeding Umn yoa are adding to weight at tbe expeoat af atlllty. Competitors most nave xrangtbanhag food aad eaoogb of It Wbetbar tbe contest la for egg ptwdoe ttaa ov a tear ef speed. Tb winning bora I tr-aiBwd to tbe mlaat aad fed to tbe top aotch. bwt ant overfed. aTbonld It aot be so wttb tbe bea-tb gr producer T i- - . OrH Far B-aafca. . -. " Orlt kt abaohrtrir nirtsaary. It akoald aot only be kept, toawtber with cracked oyster beOs, la boxes ro-oataat-ly by tbem. bat mixed aha la tbelr feed. Tbey mast have oaetklac dar teg eooflaenn-Bt hi bad weather re aa able then to aastmflato their food. 8abacribe for Tbe Gleaner. have tbe assistance of every resident of tbe section, for-tbe property owners would now be tne employers of tbe road attendant Instead of being the road workers. It would be te the In terest of every on to report defects lo tbe road attendant who would apply tbe remedy without the delays that are fatal to road surfaces. Tbe system thos outlined Is esaentlal- ly.a system of maintenance, but wben applied to Inferior roads Jt become also a system of construction by grad ual Improvement, the safest sad raost awtaomlcal way. It gives training to local experts at tbe same time that It saxmes to the road what the road neat asitd continual repair with the eat a valla bt material. It reduce tbe a am ber of vote commaaded by tbe patronage of county and township oflV ear. It places tbe responsibility for tbe coodrUoa of tbe roads upon l-eajpo-nslbi person. It possesses what tbe present systea larks tangibility. It provide a meaaa for beautifying the roadway, and It makes posslbl a tradoai healthy growth toward a bet- tar system af bard roads, with greater ability. to ear for tbem aad a reallxa Ooa of tbelr valne by tbe faer public. . Faoala Daeka. James Rankin, in Farm and nome. gives this method of feeding ducks; 'For breeding birds, old or young, dur Ing the fall, feed three parts wheal bran, one part crushed oat feed, oni part cornmeaL 6 per cent beef scrap. 5 per cent grit and all tbe green food tbey will eat In the shape of corn fod der, cot line, clover or oat fodder. Feed this mixture twice a day, all they will eat For laying bird equal parts of wheat brad and com roe I, 20 per cent ernsbad eat feed. 10 per ceot boiled potet aad turnip. 13 per cent clover row en, green rye or refuse cabbage, chopped fine. 6 per cent grit Feed twice a day all tbey will eat with a loach of corn and eata at noon. Keep grit aad oyster shells constantly by l I never cook food for duck after tbey ere a week old. bot mis M wttb cold water." Tbe bronze turkey does not develop until 4 years old, and It stands to rea son that a bird wblcb develops slowly and healthily will make a better breed er and produce healthier and larger stock than those which are pushed to maturity and wblcb attain great weights simply by overfeeding and Hick of exercise. First secure good health and a large frame, then let na ture put on weight at maturity. If this course were followed, we would not hear so mucb about diseases and non success In raising turkeys. They were created for a special purpose and In tended to be healthy, and wben we un dertake to run against nature there is war at once, and we have to pay. the penalty. Letters asking advice are coming in aa winter-approaches. One correspond ent living In Denver hatched a bird that had crooked toes on both feet but It got along all right I think perhapa the crooked toes were caused by In breeding, although a cripple may bo batched, more especially among chick ens, without any apparent cause. The turkeys of this correspondent grew well until about one week ago, when they commenced to be troubled with weak legs. The cause was supposed to be rheumatism. Tbe turkeys squat around all day and eat aa well aa ever, but will not walk, and even when placed upon their feet tbey drop right down again aa soon aa support is re moved. Tbe climate Is dry In Denver, and tbese turkeys are cooped upon city lot They are fed table scraps, corn meal, oats and wheat Your turkeys, my friend, are losing the use of tbelr legs from want of ex ercise and probably overfeeding. you can find some farmer wbo will take tbem on bis farm and let tbem have range, with only a little food, aim ply wbat they can pick up, tbey: may get over it but I would not care" to breed from tbem, as their vitality baa been Impaired. Turkeys cannot be prof itably raised except on a good range, feed my turkeys only until tbey are weeks or 2 months old, then tbey are turned out to find their own living until the ground freezes. Mrs. Cbarlea Jones In Poultry Keeper. : Two tundred bushels of po tatoes remove eighty pounds H , of "actual" Pofash from the ! soiL Unless this quantity lllrV is returned to the soil. ' islsV the following crop will materially decrease . We hT book tatta .boot eoarpmon, mm mad win. of leroluen for wiooe crop. . Tbey an aant aa. . . GERMAN KALI WORKS, ' Naaa Se, Nr. York. , We Want to Dye Your clothing old , 1 dress fabrics, and guarantee perfect v aatiflfactiun in ev ery respect . . Lightning Create Indicator , 'FOE SALS. - m:. white, GRAHAM, N. C 1 la the harvest araaoa tbe jolly farm er pen pus and smiles, and tnea tor a change be smiles and petvplrea, bat wben ft occurs to blm that tbla happy a coaaea only once a year bla eeantenaac leagtbeas. torn day be win acknowtedg that bis wife "knew a thing or two" wben she shows him the balaac of acrouate between lb grain Ma aad tbe ben. aad be will aay w1duarWhyery-da' a bar vestr4 Poultry Keeper. . Dear Uttla Starr Jaaee. , At the great expoeftioa la Omaha It waa tbe coat oca for tbe people to regis ter or siga tbelr names I the different state bulldlnrV Heopl who registered were asked to give tbelr occapatioaa, as taat the book read like this: -Joha BaUlth, farmer:" 'Thomas Brows, car penter." aad so on. A Kttle gotdea haired girl asked taat ah aaight register. She was Ibid to write ber name and occupation, and tbla la wbat ah wrote: "Mary Jooea; I belp swmma "-Kansas City JaoraU te Cere the Drip. Remain quietly at bom and take C3itnleTlin a Congb Remedr aa directed as directed and a nuicx re co very ia sure In follow. - That rem edy counteracts any tendency of tb grip to result in pneumonia, which ia trally the only seriopa danger Among the tcna of thousands who have used it for the grip not one case has ever been reported that did not recover. For aale by Al J. Thompson & Co,, druggists. The Baala of Preat. The basis of profit In poultry keep ing does not consist of an ability to fig ure skillfully. It consists In the pos session of a determination to do the best that can be done under the cir cumstances. We have a letter from a lady reader who tells us she baa been doing tbe work of a farmer's wife, tak ing care of tbe babies and making more, than 1200 a year from bor poul try. We feel sure this Is a greater profit than could be shown by more ex tensive plants wblcb sre conducted more' for show tbsn profit We know a fanner wbo looks upon bis flock or Leghorn bens as one of bis most mon ey making possessions because they make blm a profit of a dollar a head every year, 4Uaa iwu uucee arc ytvyvtij avih becaus tbelr owners take a personal Interest In their welfare, and upon tbla Is success founded. 1 We write these words to encourage thos wbo, having a love for poultry. think tbey have not tbe means to make a eaccess of poultry keeping. There Is no business where a little money can bo Invested and make such large re turn as to Invest It In a few bena Tbey may be kept on a smsll area, fed at little cost and tbe market Is alwaya hungry for the product of tbe poultry yard. ' No amount of reading books and pa pers will mske a good poultry man un less on begin with love for poultry. With that as a beginning snd a desire to succeed one is in pretty bad circum stances wbo cannot msnsg to extract pleasure and profit from a flock of poul try, however cramped he may be for room; Whoever has a mush as s quarter of an acre of land at his disposal may. if he wlU. keep enough poultry to make it worth hi while to take op poultry keeping provided be is Interested In the buinew American Toultry Journal. "Every Cloud Has a Stiver Lmmg" Tht doodt of bad Hood ' tnvtbping hamkVmSy fore a aOver lining in Ihtthsp of a Bpmetfic to rtmovt Ihem. M il Hoofi Stru pMritU. JimtricA '$ Grcjdtsi Kti&cmt vhich drtvtt oat mtt Imparities from tht blood, of ether ttz or Any kgt. ESTABLISHED 1893' Burlington Ingurance Agency . INIUIMRCI IN ALL IT IIUSCHM. Local agency of Penn ' Mutual Insurance - " Company. . Beat , Life Insur- " , ance contracts now on the market. - V Prompt parsonal attention to all orders. Corratpoadeaos solicited. ' JAMES P,' ALBRIGHT, Ageat. CD Lar.t.V1. Fruit Trees ' That Grow and v Bear Good Fruit. . Write for eur sD-paee II- loatnetsd catalog and Op. pampuirt, -How to Plant and Cultivate an Orchard." Glra you that Information fom Mve e rone, Wantad; tall you all about tboaw bla " red apple, tbo luotoua peaehew, and Japan plum i with their oriental awest- tKM,ail or wbfeh yoa have often em and a of ica Wondered Wbere tha tiara earns (roc that produced Everything Good" In Fruits. ' rjnrwua Una of Art Silver Maplaa, rouoa. thrifty tree amooth arid traiaht the klud that (Tow off .IL No Old, routrh tren. Thu 1 the moat rapid srowlo maple nd one of the moat beau tiful (hade tree. Writ far prtoa and rlr ut of , wau ah . , ..(-v . VOUOSA.K.C. ' ; ' Caate, aad TraikvMarta abtaiaaj aad U Fat- eat haanaa. caadatlea far aaeav raaa. i w ww wrvta ww ve.vai i . v. rmrr orrtcc Jd wa aaa aacwnt patent la laaa aaw lhaa tho. reaeta twmm Waahiartea. Saat moeWi, rmwioc or photo, wtrh dani. do. W Vt, If pattwtahea mt aat, In td art. 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The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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Feb. 7, 1901, edition 1
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