The Alamance Gle aner
vol;. XXXIII.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1907.
NO. 36
A FACT -ABOUT
THE "BLUES"
What Is known aa tho "Blues'
Is seldom occasioned by actual exist
Ing external conditions, but In th
great majority of cases by a disorder
ed UVER. 1 -;; - ..
THIS IS A FACT
which may be demonstra
ted by trying a course of
M s Pills
They control and regulate the UVER.
They bring hope and bouyaocy to the
mind. They bring health and elastic
ity totbe body. -
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.
Schedule ol Paaoenger Trains for Gra
ham -j. j
No 112,, East-bound due 2:23 a.m.
' 111, West- " 2:48 "
- 108, East- " " 8:05 "
144, " " ' 10:30 "
107, West- " , " 10:46 "
" 139, East-4:17pm.
135, West- .. '.' -' " 4:56 "
139 " " " 8:28 "
PROFESSIONAL. CARDS
WALTER E. WALKER, M.D.
GRAHAM, N. C.
Office over Bank of Ala
mance Up Stairs.
tt-0ffice hours 8 to 10: A. M.
jqt'Phone 8(H ' (and 197-a).
Ml. WILL S.1MG, JR.
... DENTIST' . . .
Graham - North Carolina
OFFICE in SIMMONS BUILDING
JACOB A. LONQ. ; J. ELMER LONG.
LOMT& LONG,
Attorneys and Ocraneeloro at la-w,
GRAHAM, N. . -
T, S-: Q
Attontey-at-Law,
GRAHAM. . -r- N. C.
Offloe Patterson Building '
8eoond floor.
C A. HALL, -
ATTORNEY AND OOUNSELLOB-AT-LAW,
GRAHAM, N. C.
Office in the Bank of Alamance
Balding, tip stairs.
Iohh grav bra mi. : W. P. Btkuk, Jr
BVNIJIU &BYNUM,
Attorneys, jlmI Oovmnelore. at Law
U.tBENSBORO, M . U.
Practice retail arly In the court of Ala
nance county.
.Aur. 8, M lj
ROB'T C. STRUDWICK
Attornay-at-Law, '
GREENSBORO X Y
Practices in the courts of Ala
mance and Guilford counties. ; .
( H0U.l9TF.rVS P.'?";
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Buy Medlolm far Bmy People.
3r!w Ooldea Hatha and Inmi Vimr .
' "7ino for Constl
wlflo for Constipation, Iodlirettloiv Lira -J
Troubles. Pimple. Keemn, Impur.
Bad Breath, elntreiah Botrela. Hadach i
uii Ainne'
Blood. rtA
Via Backache. It.1! Rilrv Unnnraln 1W in tab
M form, s. ccnta a Ivt. Oeiinlno nmdo by
uouiarnt Dnuo Cohtvvt, Jiadiaon, Wi... ..
eOLOEM NUGGETS FOIt SALLCW PEOPLE
Weak
fiearts
AnftMto Indlrettlon. Ntnatr-ntna of avari
ess haadrod people who have heart tnmbie
a nmambar wnen It was atmcla indlrae.
t b a adeatlfio fact that ail case of
Tn assess, not orranio,- are aot only
"aabk to. hut am tha dime unit lrL
fWlea. AD tVwul av I-.. k. . m..-L
Us of perfect dlrasuoa fennenk an4
r- Biomacn, puuiof It ap aewnat tM
Tola lnterfarea with tha actios ol
rr - . ana u ido eouraa of Vino nal
J vital ortaa baoemaa dlaaaaadV
JtaalMav0.ani iwmd
lT?TlST'? d ail had kart MM
a.. urpaa bar lor aeaai mm
DlKta WW Yem Eat
He vaa th n
tho heart of all preaauro.
""(y. llOShatwUtBoSHflaMatta
f a. a Dawrrr m oo omomo
rjEarna
TjaMtaiUnrtlMttMMrt,
l LT. 1IITI TOAT.
WV send o for your
Jl PrlnUn3? We can
ve you money on all
sUaonery Wedding
kvifctions, Cosiness
Ctrds Posters, etc, etc
Wit ixnd Humor
of
.. BEN TILLMAN.
u
NDEB the old
Idea of Till
man as tha
typical fire eater he
Is about the last
man that would be
suspected of any
thing so genial as
humor. That con
ception of him is
now becoming some
what modified, or
nnaslhtv tia la ka
' -J w uv
coming mellowed himself. At any rate
a rich vein of wit has been found in
the South Carolina senator, though his
thrusts are somewhat rough and sav
age, like the man.
When Tillman was governor there
was a revClt against his famous liquor
dispensary law. He called out the
militia, and the members of one com
pany tendered their resignations. The
governor dismissed them in a charac
teristic letter, closing as follows:
"You can depart to your homes. Ton
do not deserve it, but I will pay your
hotel bill and trust that I may never
be bothered with any more such band
box and holiday soldiers."
In his first speech In the senate the
South Carolina man paid his respects to
President Cleveland In rather savage
fashion. He recounted how he had
come to Washington as governor to
attend Cleveland's inauguration, stand
ing out for several hours in a drizzling
rain to see the first Democratic execu
tive Blnce the war. Then Tillman
raised a laugh by vehemently exclaim
ing: "God forgive me for being such a
fool."
It was some time before this that
Tillman had made the thrust at the
president which fastened on the South
Carolinian the sobriquet of "Pitchfork
Ben." It was as follows:
"But If I go to the senate I promt;
that I will use a pitchfork In the presV
dent's fat old ribs."
,' At another time Senator Tillman ex
claimed: "I would rather go to hell with my
followers than to heaven with the oth
er crowd."
To a Columbia audience In his own
state he said: "This is the fifth time
I've tried to poke some sense Into the
beads of you people, but I'suppose you
don't want it, and I think you had bet
ter beat your drums and stampede like
a lot of cowards, as you did the second
time I came here."
Later at the same meeting:
"You are a set of old fossils, and yon
can go tothe devil In your own way.
don't want your votes."
This Is rather grim humor. It must
be. admitted. Of a somewhat gentler
quality is the following, given at the
time of his row with his colleague,
Senator McLaurln: A young reporter
was gathering statistics as to the fa
vorite recreations and books of Wash
ington notables. When the South
Carolina man was approached he look
ed the reporter over quizzically and re
plied: "Every one knows my favorite recreation-having
fun with McLaurln. , My
favorite book Is 'If Christ Came to
Congress.'"
The reporter thanked him and aikea
where Senator DeDew might be founa,
vWhv" snld Tillman. "Chauncey Is
in Kiirnne. but" he continued, with
ly gleam in bis one eye, "J. can give
you the Information you seek. De
pew's favorite recreation Is playing
penuchle, and his favorite author Is B.
P. Boe."
"Han von tell me his favorite work?
"Certainly. Senator Depew's favor
ite work Is 'Opening a Chestnut
Burr.'"
Senator Tillman dropped Into the war
department one day. to see Secretary
Tart
. sw ham" errialmed the secretary
wbo had Just assumed spectacles-'Mseo
hero what you have driven me to witn
your attacks on my character and mo
tives. You have forced mo xo w w
- "Well," responded Senator Tillman,
I hope sincerely It will enaDio you w
see the constitution now."
. Tie Sooth Carolina man got dry fun
Jut of the rate bill fight When Ald
rlch accused hlra of abandoning his
. .1. VTAnKmm mil
own measure wnen iuo b'- --
. . . fiMtim.n ra
ws piacea in nis curt
spooaea: - .
"I never deserted my baby, but tno
enator from Bbodo Island Insisted
upon potting his own dress open tt.
That was distasteful to me. and Itat
bantling is sieepms
some one dropped another kid In J my
bouse, and I sm holding It I won t
deny that I am suspicious oT the Pa
ternity of the brat and of tho brat
Itself." -
paring one of tho dally
that occurred between tbo two Senator
i.t.
Tbo last cartoon I fl"
.to. from osth TJ
blm as oown in
alrked br tbo Democratic donkey-
M Too. I saw." said Tillman,
ntedmossrWInfthookeT.
with tbo Bepubllcsn elephant tied to its
talL"
-What's Mor .15
Mr PresM-ntr demanded a senator
a h.n sue gt,.
Tillman declared iwltbout a smile.
t . :-8 place to eel
. 4 m tbelr aoalt
. : : aud food wasted.
'. ! .. ,vr!iarr morotmporuw
atuor tuM for beir.re -taraW
..r In their Ubta
WTille a ems" Dum"
CONVICTS FOR ROAD, WORK.
Tribute to Their Value as Highway
Builder.
In an address by John Craft of Mo
bile it was stated that the cost to the
farmers of the south. Is 50 cents per
bale of cotton for an average haul of
eight miles, says an et change. If there
were good roads, tho cost would be
reduced to 10 cents a bale. Estimat
ing a crop at a million bales, this
would mean a saving of $340,000 an
nually. It costs under present road
conditions 25 cents to haul & ton of
fertilizer a mile. With good roads the
cost would be 8 cents a ton.
"I have studied for some years the
problem of working crmvlcts on' our
public roads," said Mr. Craft, "and
they have proved to be the most eco
nomical road builders to be bad. Tho
convict has long passed tae experimen
tal stage for roadmaklng " Judge Eve
of Georgia, who has had twenty years
of experience in working convicts as
road builders, says: "They are the best
and cheapest road builders. While
working convicts not a single overt act
was committed or a single child, wo
man or man molested or one dollar's
worth of property depredated on.
Mecklenburg county, N. C, has the
finest macadamized roads, and It Is be
ing done with convict labor. It costs
an average of 25 cents a diy to guard,
feed and care for convict labor wnen
It is managed on business principles.
"As for the convict himself, statistics
show that GO per cent of those who are
worked in the open air, properly fed
and guarded, return to tMr families
and cease to be a charge oi menace to
the state, while of those who are kept
In prison or worked in mines, at saw
mills or ether similar places 85 per
cent become hardened criminals. Nor
do I think It right to put the honest
wage earners In competition with con
vict labor or the manufacturing indus
try In competition with the one that
hires cheap convict labor.
"Indiana has about 17,000 miles of
good gravel roads. I remember When
Indiana was considered out, of the
illiterate states of the Union. Today
she Is prosperous, and ber people are
no longer ignorant, but the state is
dotted with the finest schools and col
leges. "Massachusetts spends more money
than any other state on ber public
roads.' New York has voted to Issue
$50,000,000 for ber roads to be used In
the next ten years. New Jersey has
fine roads, which are the best invest
ment the state has. Missouri is agi
tating a bond Issue of $25,000,000 for
her public roads. The province of On
tario, Canada, has 00,000 miles of good
roads, and from that phenomenal im
provement has been prosperity to its
farmers."
Road Surface Repair Plan.
The road commissioners of Mason
county, Mich., are planning a real In
novation in the way of keeping tb
stone roads In that county la repair.
Material for repairs will be stored at
convenient places for use along tha
highways. A man will be kept whose
sole duty it will be to see that no hole
or break Is allowed to grow beyond tho
mere rut state. He will repair these
breaks as fast as tbey occur. Hun
dreds of dollars, It Is believed, will 1
saved the county each year by thla
plan of deaiing with the road surface.
It is a plan adopted by toll road man
agement and has proved to be econom.
leal as well as excellent for the road.
Wide Tiree Preeerve Roada.
Narrow tires carrying a heavy load
cut the road surface, making nits,
thereby letting In the water, which,
when frozen, results In ruin to the
road. The use of wide tires, on the oth
er hand, through the constant process
of rolling, is a benefit to th& road. In
foreign countries, espec'al'r France,
which enjoys the proud distinction of
having tho best roads In the world, the
use of wide tires is required by law.
Rural Delivery Notes J
The readjustment adopted with the
Increase of upward of 10,000,000 mado
in the appropriation, by congress wUl
Involve an aggregate expenditure for
rural service during tbo next fiscal
year of nearly $35,000,000. The sched
ule Is as follows: Boutes of 24 or more
miles, $900 per snnnro; 22 to 24 miles,
$864720 to 22 mile $810; 18 to 20
miles, $720; 18 to 18 miles. $030; 14 to
16 miles. $540; U to 14 miles $504; 10
to 12 miles, $408; 8 to 10 miles, $432;
6 to 8 miles, $390. ,
Information baa been received at tha
poatofflce department that tho legisla
ture of Tennessee recently enacted a
. i. . u datUrine- all
D1U WUU.11 m - - .
roads in that state traveled by rural
earriara to be public roads and provid
ing that all gates on such roads jhsU
be taken down at once- As one of the
requirements fn connect toa wlthtbe
intenance of rural
U that gates and other obetracttooa
moat be removed from tbo roada. thU
law will doubtless facilitate the eetab-
n.hment and eonOauaiice ox -
livery la Tennessee.
- n uiMki ea a route ta
Kenosha eoanty. Wis, have been dhv
too turned ay tb toveromont because
of the failure of the community to
tap the road la a oatJefoctory eondl
rr" .ht win remain rut
offfrom verys-vles
ar reparmL utaar u.
wfl, aeprr4 .J"?
travel Is made s for the car
rier,. For soma time the postal oV
. ... hmmm trrtna to Impress
loathe tBfldarlee eC rural frtas
St taey would aave to see that the
rotoa were t. food
all that tat eases where warnings
tor aot beea headed and repairs ssade
drastic acaoa win bow b im.
aloal eaa
. mt a amatol BUftF
vtcra the wma rery partV-olar act
h, ware the cesteord of sweet sounds
. - - exa the, are was
a Mead I. a wMjpen
ZhoW cook! you stir the Ire wttbeot
touting the mo-cr
Dotweaai w
frleadV-Beote goto.
rw U aa detv we es mac
rate as the duty of Beta- aejwy.
Fiiflli
SOIL CULTURE.
8urfaee Tillage For tha Purpose
Conserving Moisture.
ly GEORGE H. FAILTER, bureau
of
It Is well established by the experi
ence of farmers as well as by direct
experiments that a' layer of loose, dry
soil three or four Inches deep Is effec
tive in preventing the excessive drying
of soils. ,
The Implements employed In cultiva
tion will vary somewhat with tho crop
and with the stage of growth. Tillage
of ground before the crop is up and
DOUBLE CULTIVATOR.
Equipped with bladelike shovels for aur
, . face cultivation.
when the plants are -very smalt, es
pecially listed crops, should be with the
spike tooth harrow with the teeth set
to a considerable slant. Weeds .are
most easily destroyed when they are
coming up. The harrow Is very useful
for this purpose, and at the same time
It produces a soil mulch. A distinct
advantage In the use of the barrow la
the rapidity with which the ground
may be gone over. The spike tooth
barrow or tbe disk barrow should also
be used In summer culture Intended to
conserve moisture for a future crop.
Wben the plants are too large to be
cultivated with the harrow, any of the
modern double cultivators will do good
work in cultivating corn and similar
crops,' but when equipped with gangs
of three to five narrow shovels that
throw the soil but little they are still
more efficient for surface cultivation
unless tbe ground has bceoino weedy
from Inability to cultivate it because
of wet weather. . Bladellkc shovels that
run nearly horizontal and cut off a
thin layer of soil are effective unless
thece be too much trash. These blades
can be so adjusted that the soli will
pass over them, forming a loose layer,
which on drying will protect the moist
soil below.
In cultivating the soil as thoroughly
and frequently as the best farming re
quires the labor will be excessive un
less tools be used that enable a man to
cover a large area In a day. Plenty
of team power should be available on
a modern farm, and three or four good
horses to one driver are more econom
leal than two wben tbe land is such
that large tools can be successfully op
erated. Farming with one horse to a
man Is poor economy and will absolute
ly prevent the good farming necessary
to conserve the soli moisture.
The disk barrow and tbe spike tooth
harrow hare already been suggested
for certain kinds of work. No better
tools need be desired for the work for
which they are designed. They are
mado In sizes for two horses and for
four horses. In using tho disk harrow
It should be lapped halfway in order to
leave a level surface. Disks fourteen
to sixteen Inches in diameter do better
work than those of greater diameter,
but the draft is heavier. Except In
special cases double cultivators or two
row cultivators should be used.
Single cultivators are useful In cul
tivating crops that have become tol
A OOOD DCLXxorr.
(Used for maintaining aoll mulch la tall
OOIH.J
tall for the double cultivator and In
mall areas, as In truck farming, but
no tool of less capacity than the dou
ble cultivator should be generally em
ployed In field work.
After tha Aaparagua taasan. "
After the cutting season tbe stalks
should be allowed to grow at will and
clean cultivation given between tbe
rows. In tbe fall after the tope bare
turned yellow tbey should be cut and
burned. .They should never be cut be
fore they have ripened, as during
ripening tbe food material developed
by tbe green foliage Is stored In tbe
roots for tbe aext year's growth. Too
early rutting of the tope would mean
a lessened crop of stalks next sirring,
remarks a grower la American Culti
vator. The burning of tbo ripened
tope la the fall destroys tbe spores of
rust which sometimes affect the shoots
during tbe summer end the seeds which
would fall and take root and become
weed.
Alfalfa Far
Alfalfa crows from two or three to
twelve or afteea bushels of seed per
acre. The moat abundant crops of
oeed are secured wben grown on the
drier Bolls. Coder sorb conditions al
falfa briar bra more freely and sets a
much greater amount of seed. Tbe seed
growa en dryland is aot only more
a bands at but H considered more valu
able thaa that growa under trrbratloa.
r. S. la Orange J odd Fanner.
A Paying Lamb Katie.
According to a Utah teat, a ratio
exaurtatiag of alfalfa, mixed grain and
aereealacs. with or without beet pulp.
Is rery profitable for fattening lain be.
1 have alwars betd (hat when a
man is wrong he should admit it
frankly at whsteTer sacrific to dignity,-
said Brsrgsby.
"You T exclaimed his Ineud.
"Why. nlf jeaterdsj one otjoui
doseft acquaintance told me that
yoa had rewr been known to admit
that joi were wron?."
Certainly not- But wouldn't 1
have done at if I had been rronr
Chicago Jiews, -
Ampere and tha Donkey.
Tbe elder Ampere, for a time a pro
fessor In the College of France, was
kind, but hot tempered, and occasional
ly gave way to outbursts of which he
Instantly repented. Once at an exam
ination some mistaken response of a
student led blm to exclaim, "You era
a donkey I" .
Tbe student was as hot blooded as
be. "Ifs you who are the donkey!
he shouted back
By this time Ampere's anger was all
gone, and the philosopher and gentle
man assorted himself. "Perhaps It Is,"
be answered, "but nevertheless; I im
agine that if you begin your demon
stration anew you will recognize the
fact that you are mistaken."
Tbe student recommenced bis demon
stration, discovered his mistakes and'
acknowledged that he was wrong.
"And now, my dear boy," said the
professor; "you see that I am not a'
donkey and that you are not one either.1
I bad no right to call you by the namd
of .that animal, which, however, Is so'
patient, calm, faithful and laborious a'
creature that I am not sure but it
was he whom you and I were Insulting
Just now and not each other," Pall'
Mall Gazette.
' " Triumph Of Heredity.
The other college boys were hazing
the new freshman, wbo was the son of
a clergyman.
"You will be required," they said as
tbey stood blm on a table, "to preach a
sermon."
"I'll do It, gentlemen," he answered,
"on condition that you do not Interrupt
me until I have finished."
"We promise.
"Will you kindly furnish me a textr
"You will preach a sermon," they
said after consulting together a mo
ment, "on Cerberus."
"On Cerberus, gentlemen T Great
Sc"-
"That's text enough, sir. Go ahead.
You are wasting time." .
"All right. Cerberus It la My bear
ers, the subject of this discourse nat'
urally divides itself Into three heads.'
As you have been kind enough to prom-1
lse not to Interrupt me I shall occupy
your attention only half an hour on,
each. I remark, firstly," etc.
Tbey stood It patiently for fifteen
minutes.
Then tbey sneaked out one by one,
and tbe hazing came to an end. ChJ
cago Tribune.
A Remarkable Man.
"The man who Impressed me most,''
Sir Charles Murray once said, "was
one I met In 'America and compara
tively little known In England except
by lawyers. I mean Judge or Chief
Justice Marshall. He was chief Jus
tice of the supreme court and there
fore tbe highest legal authority In
America. I met him In Washington,
and be most kindly Invited me to his
house at Bicbmond wben I should
visit that part of tbe country. He was
a remarkably fine looking man tell,
handsome, a beautiful countenance and
the most delightful voice, low and
sweet
"His knowledge was exceptionally
wide on nil matters and his manners
and life as exceptionally simple. He
bad known Washington and all the
other 'makers of America' and would
tell most Interesting stories of them. I
gladly remembered bis Invitation and
found bis house was little more than a
cottage, such as a well to do trades
man might live In over here. I knock
ed, at tbe door, and It was presently
opened by the chief Justice himself. If
be had a servant I never saw him. His
mode of life was simplicity Itself. Tea,
he was a most remarkable man."
The Demlnleal Letters.
Tbe Bomans used tbe first eight lafc
tera of tho alphabet A to H, to mark
tbe consecutive days of thslr recurrt.
nundinal period. The eany innaoaua
adopted the same plan for marking tha
days of tbe week, dropping the last 1st,
ter (II) as unnecessary. In the church
calendar A has always stood for tha
1st of January, O for the 2d, etc-, on
down to O for tbe 7th, and then the
cycle.bfgan again with A, which would
make It return on tbe 15th, the 22d,
and so on. Each day of tbe year baa
thus Its calendar letter, and the letter
which falls on tbe first Sunday la the
dominical letter" of tbe year. Feb. 28
fco always tbe letter O and March 1
the letter D. Feb. 29, or "leap day."
has no letter provided for It, and thla
makes a change la tbe Sunday letter
after February, so that la Leap years
there are two dominical letters. AS
tbo common year contains lfty-two)
weeks and one day, tbe dominical let
ter changes from year ta year, always
going backward one place for a com
moa year and two places for Leap
year. This mod of representing the
days of tbe week baa beea unlatarrnpt'
edly employed In tbe calendar of tb
church store the earl teat times.
Peek Ovteofie. '
Tbe la van tor bad called aa his pa tan
attorney sod told blm to "do the best
be eould." , He bad left bis blue prlataj
and plans, and It was ap to tbe attorJ
ney to guard tbe secret.
TO sea," said tbe lawyer whan Ma.
client had gooe, "what's la this." .
He unfolded tbe plana. Across the1
top was this Mg headline:
Doric for laying cables around the
world la tweaty-foar hours."
-One end of tbe cable ta toetened to a
poet," tbe explaaatloa said. The rata
of the eotl Is carried far ap above tbe
doude op above tb earth's atmee
thera by aa Immense Uttooa. As tb
world rrvofves tbe baDoon staads stm,
and tbe cable win anwlnd from tbe
eod U tweary-foar boars tbo circuit
wtU be made. Tha earth wUl be kyt
twtoed aad the work asenpleteC"--8oa.
toa Herald. I
Origin of Awerlsaa CseTae.
"Lou XIT," said a coffee Importer,
"was preeeated by the amgMratea of
Amsterdam with a ta epedmea of
the coffee plant This was aereed care
fully, aad sprouts trosa It were seat to
Martinique, being committed to the
care of a French aavml officer Based
Da Clleos. The voyage waa rough aad
long, tbe supply of water faOed, aad
all the young pleats died for lack of
aoariahmeet except eaa. With this one
Do CUeux divided his scanty allowance
of water sad arrived at Martinijoe
with it a lira. Thla Bttle aboot after
ward Seartohed aad. It Is alleged, be
came the parent plant front which tbe
bow alawot toaamerable varieties
foomd ea tbe Amerleaa continent ware
prodaced."-New Xork Presa.
Wit Mid Humor
of
r JOE BLACKBURN.
THODGl
flgbtlE
H the
ng and
silver tongued
senator from Ken
tucky was defeated
for re-election, peo
ple of the Blue
Grass State as well
as. those of Wash
ington will long re
member bis quarter
of a century's serv
ice in the two
bouses of congress, his stock of good
stories and bis bright repartee.
As a sample of tbe stinging language
Blackburn sometimes uses may be
cited his characterisation of a western
Judge whom be had introduced to
President Cleveland late in tbe cam
paign of 1888. After this Judge re
turned borne be gave out an Interview
In which he professed to quote the
president as having given up tbe elec
tion because of tbe treachery of Sen
ator Hill of New York, Mayor Hewitt
and others. Blackburn characterized
tbe whole statement as false and
wound up his sizzling roast In this
fashion
"I can do no more than to crave tbe
president's pardon for having been
misled Into Introducing to blm a carl'
cature upon humanity, for whose ex
istence tbe Lord In fair dealing owes
an apology to mankind."
' Here Is another sample of tbe sort of
English Blackburn slings wben be Is
feeling well He was detected read
ing the president's message, and as be
read be chuckled to himself. Finally
one of bis colleagues approached the
senator from Kentucky and asked for
the Joke,
"It has Just occurred to me," solemn
ly observed the senator, "that Mr.
Boosevelt's English does not coruscate
with tbe pyrotechnic scintillations of
obsolescent .llnguoslty which so ex
tenslvely Illuminated the lucubrations
and ululations of President Cleveland."
Since be balls from Kentucky many
of tbe teles concerning Blackburn
naturally relate to tbe beverage which
cheers. Here Is one: A friend recently
met tbe ex-senator at tbe station on
his return from a trip to the country.
"Uow are you, Joer bis friend ask'
ed.
"I'm up against It" was tbe reply.
"I lost tbe best part of my baggage en
route." ..
"Did you misplace It or was It
stolenT" bis friend Inquired solicitous-
If.
"Neither," sold Blackburn. "Tbe
cork came out"
When questioned about this story
later, however, Blackburn denied It
"Not a word of truth In It," be said.
"You know I would be more careful
of the cork."
Blackburn's fondness for spoeebmak
Ing Is a matter of common knowledge.
At one time bo was on sn outing trip
with some friends along tbe Kentucky
river when a few dozen residents of
the neighborhood Joined the party. Tbe
food was of tbe best, and there was
plenty of liquid refreshment Black
burn, however, did hot seem to be en
Joying himself. One of bis friends
asked him what wss tbe matter. "I
don't like this crowd," Blackburn 're
sponded. "Why, Joe," bis friend re
monstrated, "there's not a man here
wbo wouldn't die for you." "I know
that" returned Blackburn. "It's not
tbe quality I'm objecting to. but tbe
quantity. The, crowd Is too big for an
anecdote and not big enough for
speecb."
One day Secretary of War Taft ap
peared before tbe military committee of
tbe senste, of which Illackburn was a
member, advocating tbe view that Jun
ior army officers should not marry, .
"But how," asked Blackburn, "can
yon make that accord with tbe admin
istration views on race suicide T"
Secretary Taft met this question with
a characteristic roar of laughter.
Blackburn was a stench silver maa
and therefore opposed to the repeal of
the pircbaalng clause of the Sherman
law. , Representative Carotb and a
party of other Keotucklsns called on
tbe senator and told blm he was hurt
ing himself politically, as moat of tbe
towns In tbe state were passing reso
lutions favoring tbe repeal.
"What do I care for tbe resolotlooe of
tbe towasr rejoined Blackburn, "Tbey
are passed by bankers, lawyers and
dry goods merchants, and no country
me ware at tbe meetings."
"How do you know 7" asked Caruth.
TIow do I knowl Why, Aaher. I
know K darned welt Ivory town la
Kentucky hi reached by a ungate, aad
tbe poor country people haven't money
enough to peas them. That's the rae-
soa I know. Here, Jlau glee these
fellows a drink of Bourbon and let
them go." .
' Blackbara ea day Invited Secretary
haw and Vic President Fairbanks,
who was then senator, ta have some
thing. Wbea Shaw was asked what be
weald take, be replied:
-Well. I goose III have a glass of
Blackbara thaa turned to Fairbanks
"And what win yoa bare, aaaatorr
TU bare a glass of moxle." was tbe
reply. .
. Tbe berteader said ta Senator Black-
"Aad where yours, aaaatorr
"Oh." said be, erareely able to
coal Ms disgust "I gaess IT1 bare a
piece of aqaeah pta." ,
A baa that Is laeaaed ta alt about
aad pat oa fat exeaostvery la aot a
profitable ea ta keep. She seldom lay
any oggs aad simply eats up feed to a
porpoee. She should be butchered at
Beat r.
Xxmt be afraid of overfeeding: Sad
eat bow much your fowle Bead. There
Baa beea a tot of anderfeedtag of late
ea account of thla cry of overfeeding
la tha
CHANGES IN STOCK.
Smaller Steera and Quioker Profita Are
Now Demanded.
Tbe law of the survival of the fittest
holds good In every kingdom mineral,
vegetable and animal. What waa tbe
fittest a few years ago Is unfit now,
and, in accordance with this law of
shifting necessities, we find that with
in our memory the whole gamut of
cattle has been run through In sup
plying the larder with beef.
Not many years ago the ponderous
steer bred on the western prairies was
tbe best selling beef animal In the
world. He was wanted by exporters, by
butchers, by cattle connoisseurs and
by gourmands. To be in prime condi
tion it was essential that he be four
years old and weigh from 1,000 to 2,000
pounds.
The demand now Is for a younger
and fatter animal, something through
which tbo porcelain teeth of the age
can sink without effort To be highly
prized and priced this young animal
should be two years old or under,
should weigh 1,000 pounds and must
have been fed for tbe market from the
day he was calved. The more blood
be has in blm of these now fashionable
breeds and tbe sooner after birth be Is
In condition to be put on tbe market
tbe better for the pockets of the breed
ers. The profits of tbe growers on such
steers are greater than on the old style
four-year-olds. Tbe two-year-old ma
tures sooner, sets fat quicker tbe bet
ter bis blood tbo quicker be fattens
and, while he weighs about 80 per cent
Icsa than bis predecessor, his cost per
pound Is much less also. Tbe broedor
has the expense of bis feed end care
for only half the time ho bad bis pred
ecessor's, one Item In cost of raising
which more than compensates for bis
lesser weight. It Is tbe breeder's max
im that tbe quicker an animal can be
put In condition for the block tho
greater tbe proportionate profits. Good
breeding, careful feeding and early ma
turity are very essential to success la
cattle breeding. It Is well for- tbe
breeder to remember that competition is
sharper and prices lower than In for
mer times and that economy In those
Items of greatest cost food and tl mo
should be considered In meeting tbe
demands of the market A steer can
be fed to a weight of 1,000 pounds
cheaper than It can be fed to a weight
of 2,000 pounds, and, while the lmmedt
ato profit la smaller, It will come quick
er. Again, the profit on two well bred
two-year-olds Is larger than on one of
tho old style four-year-olds.
. This argument presupposes that tho
breeder bos a good animal to start
with. Scrubs pay poorly at best and
often do not pay at oil. Tbe price of
tbe coarse grains and feeds tuffs Is low,
but to give It to a poor animal la al
most like putting salt In a sieve, while
to feed It to-one of good blood Is to use
your five talents to make five other
talents. Besides these considerations
the farmer will bare had the addi
tional great advantage of a supply of
manure which will bring very tangible
profits In Increased crops. E. Russell
In Farm Journal. , . . ;
Plane Praotlee In the Dark. !
Because tbey bavo no sight and must
cultivate the souse of feeling the blind
are peculiarly seiHltlve In touch. ; The
avemgo piano student can profit by
this knowledge and boip himself more
than he res I Uses by a tew minutes of
nlshtiy practice without tirtlllclal light
Try going to tbe piano ."wbea tha
lights are low" or not at all and run
over the scales In consecutive order.
Then play tbe arpeggios and running
chords of the dominant seventh and
diminished fifth. Then let yourself go
on tbe pieces you have memorized.
Ybu will find yourself musically awak
ened, for you can hear better wbea
you are not distracted by- what yoa
see, and your touch will become mora
firm and sure and your dependence oa
tbe printed notes will gradually grow
less and less. Maggie W. Boas la
Etude.
A Criminal Attaok ,
on an Inoffensive citizen ia frequent
ly made in that apparently useless
little tube called tbe 'appendix."
It's generally tbe result of protract
ed constipation, following fiver tor
por. Dr. King's Htm Liio rms
mm lata tha liver, urevent appendi
citis, and establish regular habile of
the bowels. 250. at lira bam urug
Co. ' ; -
Japanese Wemea Wrestlers.
A corrcMKHideut la Japan writes:
"One of the most remarkable sights I
hare ever seen was that of some worn-
wrestlers In Yokohama. Wa en
tered a Inrge barnlike building. In tbe
center of tlie floor of wblca was a
ring of banl. damp earth, marked out
by a plaited straw band. In which two
women wrestled furiously. Almost Im
mediately on was thrown, aad aba
fell on tho around with a flap resem
bling tbe sr.-ud made by a flab wbea
landed la tbo bottom of a punt Be
fore sbe bad scrambled laughingly to
ber feet another combatant rushed Into
tb ring and gripped the victor, sod tb
prize went to the woman wbo held out
tb longest Tb auditorial waa cram
med to suffocatloa by a motley crowd
of Japanese, who yelled and whistled
sad shrieked at each successful throw.
Tha combatants were of splendid phy
aton aad fit mothers of sold era.' "
DoWiU's Carbolized Witch Ilazel
Salvo is good for little burns and
big burns, email scratches or bruise
and big ones. It is healing and
soothing. Good for pile, cold by
Graham Drug Co.
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Is Your
Hair Sick? j
That's too bad! We had no-1
need it was looking pretty thin
and rough of late, but naturally
did not like to speak of it. By
the way, Ayer's Hair Vigor is
a regular hair grower, a per
fect hair tonic. The hair stops
coming out, frews faster,
keeps soft and smooth. Ayer's
Hair Vigor cures sick hair,
makes it strong and healthy.
The beet kind of a testimonial
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