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amance Gleaner.
vol. xxxiy.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908.
NO. 44
IHE
A FACT
ABOUT THE "BLUES"
What Is know mm the "Bines'
it seldom occasioned by actual exist
fa. external conoruons, out. iiidi
pct majority of cases by a disorder
ed UVkK
THI5 IS A FACT
which may- be ,demontra.
ted by trying a coarse of
Tutt's Lills
Thev control and regulate the LIVER.
They bring hope and bouyancy to the
mind. They wing ueaim m ciaeuc
Ky to the body. ,
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
R. WILL S. MSG, JR.
. . . DENTIST . - ..
Srahem - mortn Carolina
OFFICE IN SJMMONS BUlLiLllJNU
fACOB A. LONO. , , KMKK Mjnu.
LONG & LONG,
Attorney and Ootmnetarn at tw
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ROB'T C. STRUDWICE
Attorney-at-Law, ; :
GREENSBORO M. f.
Practices in the courts of Ala
mance ana uuiiiora counties.
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CUSHLA
Bit John
oumuiwr ime winter it eneeriess to me;
I heed "not If snow falls or flow'rets are apringing.
For my heart's light Is darkened, my eushla ma ebree.
Oh, bright shone the morning when first as my bride, lore.
Thy foot like a sunbeam my threshold crossed o'er.
And blest on our hearth fell that soft eventide, dove.
When first on my bosom thy heart lay, asthorel
Restlessly now, on my lone pillow turning, .
Wear the night watches, still thinking on thee.
And darker than night breaks the light of the morning.
For my aching eyes find thee not, eushla ma chree.
Oh, my loved one, my lost one, why didst thou leave me
To linger on earth with my heart in the grave?
Oh, would thy cold aims, love, might ope to receive me
To my rest 'neath the dark boughs that over thee wave!
Still from our once happy dwelling I roam, love.
Evermore seeking, my own bride, for thee;
Oh, Mary, wherever thou art Is my home, love,
And I'll soon lie beside thee, my eushla ma chreel
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IP
the Curious Way Rain Falls In
Balmy Honolulu.
A PERPLEXING SPECTACLE.
Downpour Half a Mile Away That
Threaten to Drenoh You Every Mo
ment, but Never Arrive A Riot of
Broken Up Rainbows In the Valleys.
The most - perplexing thing about
Hawaii's climate to the new arrival
Is the matter of rainfall. You begin
to experience this perplexity before
you have set foot on the dock at Hono
lulu, when you consul (anxiously with
your fellow travelers as to the advisa
bility of digging out an umbrella or
rainproof before you go ashore. The
chances are that you are all convinced
that the heavy veil Of black clouds
which shuts out portions of the moun
tain scenery from view and the few
drops of rain which the fresh shore
breeze dashes in your face like flash
ing jewels torn from-that bit of rain
bow are warnings too plain to be ig
nored, and you prepare accordingly for
the downpour which seems imminent.
Too observe with some surprise that
none of the wearers of the dainty coe
tumes you pass on the street appear to
be In the least perturbed by the possi
bility of getting caught ln'tbe Impend
ing shower until after awhile It dawns
on you that the storm keeps right on
Impending and nothing more. As you
ride In a street car along the flashing
seabeoch. vivid with color of break
ing surf and of flowers In trees and
hedges along the way, the sunshine
never appeared so brilliant But off to
the left In a beautiful little valley
tucked like a deep pocket In the moun
tains and seemingly scarcely half a
mile away there can be no doubt of
the fact that a good, heavy rain is fall-
inev The sunlight striking through
the falling drops fills the valley with
a glory of broken up rainbows a riot
of color that causes one to gasp ana
exclaim in admiration There can be no
doubt that the rain we have seen rail
ing is real and that It is as near as it
seems, for the wind now ana men cur
ries refreshing dashes of It into the
open ear, causing a few of the passen
gers to change their seats to the oppo
site aide. But still the street Is per
fectly dry and the sunshine as bright
as ever.
. rhre minutes later we leave the car
at the foot of a great Jarred pne or
Toleanle rock thar marks the vent of
a prehistoric volcano, and the red base
and side whlcn support a huuku,
nuMuinite-Uke crowth and a few cacti
look a tbonrh they hadn't bad a good
shower for six month. And they prob
ably haven't
In time one Mams tnac uawsua w
mata ta surely a matter of locality:
that the report of the rainfall for any
given time, published by the United
Btatee weather bureau, does not meea
m mn niaca in the territory nor for
the Island of OaJra nor even for the
rftr r Honolulu, but only for the
ttuu r&ln nnn studs. It
would not br true lor srilace t-nr or
three-qoartar a snOe aay. One
iwh that he may Uve bv Bonotalu
ftw rcry. different conditions as to
.....i.jt.Hn. aMCTdlraT to loeadoa. In
some of the valleys rain falls peaetf-
eally every day of the year nan,
to amount tn different parts of tne
aame valley, which may be only a mil
or two long.. There are otaer
la which the splendid lawns and bow
ers of green foliage which surround
Wattful bomee are onry posen
Urtmjh eon-Unt frrlTitloo. Arttliere
to be fbed aJjneex ev-ry
nolstaxe betweea tl
tO of every turn Of mma m
la
as to the aeoc
Which to in "To"
the
tandred -bscbss . er yew jr-j-
Boat loxurnuMJj - -t
attention. There Is alee
f bsaoid reeling m w
r giaaareeabie
w nta&IL TBBi B
tfc fact that tao
la a day aaa wmj
wtifle
w sm hi SktattX B"""
the never faHtneT trad
wtOe
I a
a art wo
wtthta a few
iTTt eeeare at an
t. v. air aacttooa, If one see pvr
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PUZZLING
eceeejatad tor.
or atore
for Coday
MA CHR.EE
Francis Waller
t the banks of Shannon I wooed thee, dear Mary,
Where the sweet Mrda were singing In summer's
gay pride.
From those gran banks I turn now, heartbroken and
dreary.
As the aun sets to weep o'er the grave of my bride,
Though the sweet birds around me are singing,
eeMaeaaaeeejAA
grow and at the same time escape the
Inconvenience of oft occurring show
ers. Some of Honolulu's most beauti
ful residence districts as well as the
beautiful Kapiolanl park, one of the
most beautiful tropical gardens In the
world, was originally barren sand
plains, practically devoid of vegeta
tion and once thought to be worthless.
The newcomer Is often puzzled to hear
an old resident refer to "the plains"
when speaking of a section of the city
hi which are located some of the
most magnificent homes and beautiful
grounds In the whole territory.
The variation of rainfall, together
with the difference in temperature due
to elevation, give to Hawaii a diversi
ty of climate that can scarcely be
equaled in the world, lacking only In
extremes of either beat or coM. Will
J. Cooper.
THE KING OF FRUITS.
No Other Disputa the Reign f th
Popular Appls.
Whatever temporary allegiance wt
may owe to other fruits In their sea
son, the apple la the acknowledged
king. The orange, the pear, the plum,
the grape and other products of the
orchard all have then: place of honor,
bnt It la only the spple that is with
us always. Scarcely have the winter
apples of last season disappeared,
scarcely has the last well preserved
Baldwin been taken from the bottom
of the barrel, when the summer apples
of the new season are ready for eat
ing. And what Is more welcome, what
Is more fragrant, what Is more lus
cious to the taste and more beautiful
to the sight than the reddening August
boughs of the summer apple trees?
But, however delightful the summer
and autumn applea may be, their short
life deprives them of the perennial
place in our esteem that we award te
the Baldwin, the Northern Bpy, the
Hubbardston, the King and dozens of
other varieties. Ripening when the
first snows of winter sre Imminent, if
they receive their deserved treatment
of a cool habitat In a well ventilated
cellar tbey will remain sound snd eat
able well on toward the opening of an
other apple season. But tbey as well
as all apples must be well treated. An
expert pomologlst has said that applee
ahould be handled as If they were eggs.
snd he Is not far from wrong. The
slightest bruise means the Instant be
ginning of decay, and one rotten appie
can Infect an entire barrel, lover of
apples should therefore learn that care
la essential to the preservation of fruit
snd that the better they are treated
the longer the store will remain sound
and healthy to meet the demands made
upon It throughout the winter and
spring. -
The Manure Spreader.
There are not many farm Imple
ments thst will pay for themelvee
more quickly than a manure spreader.
It saves labor, hut that is not the big
part of the profit Some men must
besttste shout a purcnas u n
only a saving or moot.
the spreader means a great Increase in
the efficiency of the farm supply of
manure. Some men cannot see this
point They say that they get the
manure on the land and that Is all
ik Is gi SIT But it lent 1U-
are ttvee life to a eeO evea wbesj
the application is light, and It Is poor
policy to give one spot more than Is
Medsd while another spot Is left bare
or te make a heavy application to one
acre and leave snotber acre without
manure. We now know thst It pays
to make the manure go over a rela
tively large acreage. Dtrecter Thome
of the Ohio station has said that eight
loads of manure per acre eppueu wu
a spreader nave about as great e
eJesjey as twelve made put ea roughly
with a fort. Every foot gets a BttJe mt
the material, and the effect Is seen as
the sod that follows or the sod te
which the manure Is spplied. Laud
should not have a heavy dreaslag of
manure when other land In the farm
acode- amaure. Make the appUeaaoa
Brfct aad evea. and only a spreader
caa do the work wdL la the Inter
of better sods, whlrfe are the Of e of a
aoU. add ta the enVteacy of the mev
msre by eemg a spread'. Botaefanav
mg ewasasuaJtJes have learned this lee
poa thoroughly wen, while ethers have
baraty awakood e tt
ta graftfng the tomste on (he potato
ar the potato oa teematsvr ta staking
ay atber graft of similar eat hots a
pUnta, the etarpler seethods are pre
ferred. The saddle graft aad sptJee
graft are the one most eommenly
need. The epQco graft Is amde by
Imply cutting the sewne a smooth
i.Bttn nt The stock Is cut m tbe
tied together with their faces joined
In order to get the best results it Is
desirable to have the grafts made of
rather tender shoots, such as have
only partially hardened. In order to
get a proper union with this sort of
tissue It is necessary that the cut be
made with a very sharp kntfc, prefer
ably with a razor. The two parts are
men rather tenderly Joined together,
using very sort ciotn bandages or
Baddle.
moistened raffia. It Is desirable, fur
thermore, to cover the grafted plant
with a bell jar or hand glass of some
sort for a few days In order to prevent
too rapid evaporation. If it Is left ex
posed to the open air, especially If the
atmosphere is rather dry, the sclou
dries out and wilts so badly that
cannot recover. The saddle graft
made by cutting the stock wedge shap
ed, while the scion Is cut with I
shaped silt so that It will fit down over
the wedge of the stock. The rest
the process Is carried out exactly as
already described for tbs splice graft
Cob F.r Kindling.
First, provide a large substantial dry
goods box. Place In a wood shed snd
fill It with old cobs. Second, take any
eld pail holding about two and a half
or three quarts. Fill that about a quar
ter' full with kerosene oil and hang on
a stout nail conveniently near the large
box. Then fill the pall with cobs, stand
ing each on end so that the ends will
be submerged In the oil. In the morn
lng take six cobs from the pall, place
In your stove, lay your large wood on
the cobs and touch eobs off with
match. Tou will soon have a roaring
hot fire. Nor need you entertain any
fears about it not going, for the cobs
have absorbed some of the oil and will
burn for a half hour or more with In
tense beat Even green wood may be
used If baked In oven for an hour or so
before the fire Is allowed to go out the
night before. But everybody knows
that green wood Is not ss easy to kin
die as seasoned wood. The good wife
always appreciates a supply of dry
fuel.
Of course when you take any cobs
out of the pall others must be put In to
take their places. In this way a very
valuable supply of excellent kindling
Is slways on hand, and you always
know exactly where to find it If yon
have no cobs, any miller la usually
glad to let you have them for carrying
them away, or at the most a miller will
charge you only 25 cents for a two
horse double wagon box load, and
since It Is only necessary to use six
cobs to start one fire tbey will last a
long time. Besides, tbey are very
handy-no mnss or dirt, already split
and ready for use.
Waste ef tllag.
The following Is s Canadian farm
er's method of preventing waste of
Usee:
"Each year as frequently as alloe
are filled there Is considerable waste
owing to the surface layer coming In
contact with the air. The loaa varies
with the condition ef the corn and
with tbe attention It hss received after
it Is olsced la the silo. Ia seasons of
plenty It Is a com moo practice to aim-
ply fill the silo snd take chance on
what would soon. This Is a very
Wasteful practice. It I possible to
bring this wast down to a minimum
by a little attention after tbe silo baa
been fined and thoroughly tramped.
"Last year, owing to tbe scarcity of
corn, we msde sa extra effort to pre
serve an that we bad. As a result of
these efforts there were scarcely two
inches of spoiled silage. After the
silo was filled snd thoroughly tramp
ed we put a two Inch layer of clover
chaff en It We then dampened this
Chaff with a barrel of water la which
bad been dissolved a tea quart pell of
alt This brine proved to be tbe
moot effectual preserver we had ever
hied. Oa the surface, when we came
to feed the ellage. the two inch Isyer
en top peeled off slick snd elesa and
left good sfisge Immediately ander
aeath. Try this scheme oa your sfl
this fall, and you win save much fod
der that would otherwise be epofled.
It Is mock better than chaff and grew
mg gram suet as Is commonly need."
The
a cat ttee ta the region eg sumQ.. The
dog ases smell merely as a meoium
of Information, but the cat revele la It
the win Bager aear a tree trunk,
maOteg each separate aroeasthr leaf
tar the sure m of tt-ome, ate a
doc te trace frlead. foe or prey. U
the wmdow ef a cmse re Is opened
the eat ban eat, oaMttlag the air.
Hew dream are smetted. partly per
base for futuse letognldon. bnt alee
apparently for aetaanaw, AV strong
ameO. shore aO a sptrltaoaa amnO. Is
not only dteagmabia, but abeotntety
aomful. Lavender water may plmse
a ttgnr, but It win pet a ea to fdgbt-
OsVeBoyJohSthe
t soon as nai aar
tree and see at t dm
firs. Odfce Bor-fl said I
aertbtlarr
-5a,- aaid ScrtbWer; Ta very glad
r
Splice.
A
TTntr your own staff, ehf
Kesabeteflt Bnt I think Tnacfc-
ray wa hardor write than t road.
I here tbe easy end of
THE DEMAND
FOR SHORTHORNS
Writing of the demand for Short
horns at the Chicago stockyards, a
representative of the Breeder's Ga
zette says: Proverbially Industrious,
the cow Jobber Is probably the busiest
trader that frequents cattle market
alleys. He is ubiquitous, and wherever
a desirable milker la found there tbe
Jobher may be detected getting down
his bid with avidity. Of mean scrub
cows there Is always a superabun
dance. Medium milkers are never
scarce, but what the trndo knows as
"good to choice" milkers and springers
are never found In supply equal to de
mand. With the steadyongestion of
population in the great ."TJustrlal and
commercial centers located In the
northeast corner of the United States,
the call for good milkers grows more
urgent
There was a time not mnny years
ago when milker and springer trade
was a fall and spring affair. Now it
is a continuous demand all tbe year
around, and the good ones are never
under the necessity of seeking a pur
chaser. Unfilled orders are continual
ly on the market eastern dairymen
are always clamorous for cows to fill
vacancies In their herds, and the pres
ent supply Is unequal.
"If you want to see a pair of cows
you don't meet every day In the stock
yards, size up those," said a buyer re
cently. "Tbey cost $06 each and are
the cheapest stuff I have picked up
In a long time. They're both spring
ers, will weigh nearly 8,000 pounds
together and sre each good for thirty
to thirty-two quarts of milk every
day. They hare capacious udders
and frames that Indicate ruggedness.
When tbey dry up they can be turned
on grass with a little corn and easily
fattened to sell st $05 to $75 each.
That's the kind of cow tbe eastern
dairyman likes something be can
milk for a terra and then get bis mon
ey back. Your thirty-five dollar cow
Isn't worth much for beef when culled
from tbe dairy herd."
Every scrap of evidence adduced In
Jobbing circle confirms this testimony
A MILXIIO BHOBTBOBS.
to the popularity of the Shorthorn
of milking propensity. Alwsys
In demand at $60 or higher, she costs
actually no more to produce than tbe
thirty dollar scrub, snd ths latter Is
always conspicuous In the market,
while the sixty dollar cow la denied
tbe representation It merits. There
comes marketwurd a never ending
procession of wretched bovine speci
mens, poor performers at the pall and
worthloes when beefed. Tbey had a
legitimate value at only one stage of
their career, and that was when tbey
could have been profitably vested. By
Intelligent breeding methods a good
cow could have been produced tnetoad
and the breeder profited in tbe aggre
gate to an Incredible amount
Nothing herein contained la to be
construed as disparaging tbe special
dairy cattle. The Hoi stein, tbe Jersey
snd the other dairy breeds all have
their sphere of usefulness, but the
milking Shorthorn is distinctively tbe
cow for the farmer and eepeclally for
tbe small dairyman. Tbe chaeeemaker
and the butter manufacturer find tbe
special dairy cow best suited to their
purpose, but there Is little market de
mand for such cattle, especially when
tbey are merely grade. On th other
band, prseent and prospective demand
for the nealtby, docile, milk producing
Shorthorn that Is worth as much for
beef as a steer when her days of use
fill nine as a milk producer are over
warranto the assertion thst tbe supply
wffl always lag behind. The west by
eliminating th scrub cow snd breed
tog Shorthorns will adopt a policy so
profits bl thst abandonment would
never be considered.
Wing the Work Morse.
For a general feed corn and oats m
equal parts make a very good grain
ration for a heavy farm horse doing
stow work, says a Michigan breeder.
For the driver eats alone or with a
Uttle bran Is better. With corn tbe
bran helps to lighten the ration aad
aide digestion. I should recommend
putting a little brsa always with any
grain ration for this reason. Ia win
ter farmr frequently keep their work
horses on straw, with a little grain.
Where this Is dons braa should alwsys
make part of the ration, for the straw
Is binding to the bowete, and thl tea-
icy the braa counteract. Bom
hones are predisposed to colic, end a
straw aad corn diet Is almost sure to
rcauee trouble at ireqnes sxsrru
with any corn
Indan te HwW Cwernetsr.
According te tbe Boyel CoOego of
Veterinary Surgeuna, England, the
t's fare m a good lades lo at
character. If there Is a general curve
te the profile and at the eaaw time the
tars are pointed end eenaUlve, It la
atf te deerrlbe the animal as gooO
end st tbe came time high spirited.
It ea the other head, the bone has a
t la the middle of hie aoee ae m
Ukeiy to be treacherous and virwne.
A bore that droops hb) ears Is apt to
be may as wn ss vicious.
Cyclone.
The air Is arr wamwc m
a crrton than m tie rear. Th
toe, b wet, white the tatter le dry.
A rrtrtoo mar bare any
MO to 1000 asOest The samel dl
IflOO ean un
A. crctano. or large circular storm,
may die out bs a stogto day r It may
met for a fortalgM. It no-aiiy m i
eeetwnrd at about
rfles.
THE "GOLDEN HOOF."
Why On Breeder Prefer Ramboall
lots Salting th flock.
While tho man who Is going In for
sheep usually selects the breed best
adapted to the soil nnd climute of his
locality, the experience of l G. Scott
nf New Hampshire may prove of
vnluo. Mr. Scott prefers the Ram
boulllets, and he tells why as follows:
Fencing has not been a difficult mat
ter at our farm. One barbed wire or
stone wail of ordinary height is suffi
cient for my sheep. In this connection
when starting in tbe slieep business
It Is Important to get ewes that are
not breachy. This was one of tbe
things which led me to chuoso western
bred Bambotilllct ewes. They simply
dont know how to Jump o fence, ow
ing to conditions under which they
were raised In the far west
They also flock closely together In
pasture, which Is a commendable trolt
This Is especially dctilrnblc If tbe
pasture has ninny bnshes In it as all
the sheep are cnslly located. The
pasture fence. If stone wall, should
be examined once in awhile. Some
times a few stones will fall out and
leave a hole large enough for sheep
to pass through.
For salting In pasture I find large
lumps of rock enlt most effective.
These shoul.l 1 e Ia: cd about eighteen
Inches frc::i the ground In a rnck or
trough having a bottom made of slats
or poles vrith two Inch spnees be
tween to allow dirt to fall through.
There should bo at least one lump of
salt for each ton sheep, and the lumps
should bo replaced before they are
entirely used up.
Plenty of good, clean water Is es
sential. See that the spring Is fre
quently cleaned out Hare It so the
sheep can easily reach the water
without standing In mud. Thoy don't
like to get their foct dirty snd will
often go thirsty rather than drink
from a mud puddle. .
THE HARDY GOATS.
deed Profit In Raising Them,
Breeder ef These Animal.
ay
Goat raising has been taken np by
comparatively few breeders In this
country, although those engaged In
tbe Industry say there la big profit
and little work In handling them,
Pure bred individuals ahould be se
cured at the start for breeding pur
poses. The goats which are moot pop
ular and which command tbe highest
price today sre tbe Swiss breeds
that Is to say, tbe Toggenburg and
Alpine varieties.
The milk of those animals brings
high prices In tbe cities, and goats
bred from a milking strain and prop
erly boosed snd fed will give, as a
rule, after their third kidding, be
tween three and four auarts per dsy,
Ths winner of last year's cup at the
English dairy show gave nearly eight
quarts In four mllklngs. In choosing
oars or ras toruban swtss sauce,
a goat it te well to follow tbe line of
the Toggenburg shown In tbe Illustra
tion. The prospective goat keeper
should look for tbs following points:
A long body, well sprung, deep ribs,
big stomach, a large, supple bag, a
long, racy neck, small, breedy head
and a abort. Close coat If a goat la
obtained with tbe combination of all
these qualities ons win not go far
wrong.
Cow and Calvee.
Here sre some points by s success
ful dairyman: Don't starv tbe calf In
teaching It to drink. Don't overfeed,
for nine calves sre killed by overfeed
ing to one by underfeeding. Tbe ideal
dairy cow s boa Id not weigh over 1,000
pounds. Sbs should be affectionate
and a little nervous. Some heavy
cows sre light feeders snd some light
cows heavy feeders. To obtain a blgb
development of good flesh and rounded
beef there must be careful selection
Of breeding stock snd good feeding.
To else eontlnuoue good feed
ing le required. Keep the heifer calvee
of tbe good milkers. Irregular feed
ing and milk at wrong temperature
may canoe scours is calves. Tbe milk
cow Intended for beefing may go right
en milking while she le fattening For
Inflamed udders In milk cows try rub
bing wttli a mbture of lard and com
mon ssK, aetng about as maca as th
mrd wffl take up.
Weed Aehee ae M.dlirns.
Wood ash seem to be a curious rem
dy for dteeaeee ta animals, yet Its vir
tue la that capacity are much appre
cmted te Mashooaiand. One weU
known farmer in that country has
raleed ptes ea a very extenalvs seals
for nearly twenty years without ever
rveetvtnc a vteturion ef cholera or
ewtoe fever aad with a too ef only i
per cent of bis animal from ptague.
He sttrttmtee his good fortune to the
fart that he keeps wood ssbee snd
ensfcoal mixed with ealt constantly
before M pigs. The mixture Is kept
la Urge covered botes, with holes
bored near I be bottom, from which the
animals work the tuff out ae feet as
they want It They aever. It appear,
eat more of It than la good for them.
I have suffered a good deal wifb
malaria and etomeeb complains, bat
I hart now found a remedy that
keepe me wed, and tbnt remedy Is
Ecotrie Btttsrs; a tnodidn that M
rsedkios forstocaaah snd liver trou
bles, aad for ran down conditions,"
ears W. C. Kiestier, of U a Older,
Ark. Elect rio Bitter purify and
nricb tbe blood, tone up the nerve,
and impart vigor and eoergj to tbe
weak. v
SiaiiiTii I nili-.i -iikal 'ii iiMna t I
Farm and
arden
AN INEXPENSIVE ICEHOUSE
No Reeeen Why the Farmer Should Be
Without it
An Icehouse snd cool room msy be
constructed as follows: Excavate a
half cellar In a perfectly dry place,
from which the surface slopes (or may
be made to slope) in all directions, so
os to prevent danger of moisture from
want of drainage. A stone or brick
wall Is built around this and laid In
hydraulic cement The floor is ce
mented. A frame or other building is
built upon this basement to contain
the ice. Twelve feet square will be i
large enough for a moderate sized fain-
no. L XOKHOUSS AVt cool boom.
fly, us an Icehouse of that size will
bold about twenty loads or tons of Ice.
The main point 1 tbe division be
tween tbe icehouse and the room be
low it This must be perfectly alr
tlgbt and a moderately good conductor
of heat Tbe floor may be laid In the
following manner:
Beams of sufficient strength sre laid
across and tbe ends well bedded In ce
ment A floor of zinc sheets is then
laid upon tbe beams, the sheets being
Closely nailed to the beams upon strips
of rubber sheeting to make the Joints
water snd air tight Tbe beams should
be dressed smoothly. Tbe zinc sheet
ore bent as shown In the Illustration
(Fig. 2). This is for the puntoje of
causing the moisture, which will con
dense upon tbs underside of this cell
ing, to flow downward to tbe lower
angle, where It will drip. Tbe drip la
caught In tbe little gutters of zinc
Shown In tbe figure attached to the
celling and to carried off by a proper
drain. With this water will also be
carried off much of tbe Impurity of
tbe atmosphere, and If very little ven
tilation Is given there will be little
condensation snd tbe air will be kept
dry. This point must be well attended
to, as tbe danger of excessive ventila
tion Is very great Tbe beams snd
sine celling should be painted with
wblte paint lead and oil.
Above tho zinc celling a thin layer of
dry, fresh sawdust should be laid
smoothly, snd a floor of matched pine
boards should be laid upon that and
thoroughly coated with melted pitch.
Tbls floor should slope s little to one
corner so ss to draw tbs waste water
from tbe Ice there, and ea 8 trap drain
should be laid from that to carry off
the water Into the drain above men
tlonod. The usual layer of sawdust Is
laid upon tbls floor to prevent too rap
id conveyance of heat from bo!ow to
tbe Ice above. Small double windows
3
4S
no. n tjno sHsrrs.
should be used In tho cool chamber be
low to prevent access of beat from the
outside, and tbey should be fitted sir
tight Ventilation should bo provided
for by means of a wooden pipe with a
slide, by which tbe opening can be
regulated. By carefully regulating tbe
ventilation the air may be kept dry.
. Marks! trlege.
What kind of bog will bring the
moat money In tbe market, and what
breed will make the best market bog?
These are question hard to answer
definitely. Markets vary as to the
clam of bogs thst will sell st tbe top.
When lard te st s premium ths hog
thst yields s large amount of lard Is
ths market topper, and that means
the heavy, thick, fat bog. When bird
M below ether products this kind of
bog sells for less than th light weight
which will make bandy pork loins and
good bam without too much fat on
them. Taking one year with another
In eastern markets, the bog of 190 to
S00 pound will bit tbe top oftener
than any other weight In western
markets bog of around 2S0 pounds
wlU probably average beat Some
times lighter or beevler bog w01 out
sell the grade, according to the
fluctuations In price of the product
Ia rummer hog price cover tbe widest
range be"aua there la th greatest
difference In tbe yield of product at
this Mason. Ia th winter all hog are
core fed sad yield more uniform quan
tities of product In summer many
are gr seers that make krw yields and
Of laferkir quality to corn fed bogs.
A 200 pound hog that dreeer 80 per
cent rtdds 100 pounds, one that dress
es 75 per cent yields 120 pounds, snd
ons thst dreeaee 70 per cent yleide
only 140 pounda, an enormone differ
ence In a carload ef hogs, which th
buyer make allowance fur In buying
them oa foot As a rule, of late tbe
beet bog here been tbe cheapest oa
the hooks at the top of tbe market be
cause tbey have yielded so much aaore
product thaa the ethers, which looked
cheeper to the laexpertenced observer.
As to the breed that killer Ilk beet,
probably aaore would answer Berk
shire thaa any ether breed. But bogs
are what killers want and the kind
they want wffl top tbe market, w bett
er black, white, red or spotted.
Prev sulks, tbs new Candy Cold
Cars Tal'leU, ar said by drorgtstg
to bare foor special ipecafla ad van
tern ovar all other remedies for a
cold. First Tbey contain jm Qsin.
Ins, Both mg nana or sic suing.
8eoond Tbey give almost instant
relief. Third Pleasant to tbe taste,
Hks candy. Fourth A large box
48 Prevention at 25 cent. Also fine
ht feverish children. Bold by Gra
ham Drag Co.
For that
Dandruff
There is one tblrig that will
cure It Ayer'i Hair Vigor.
It is g regular fcaffMnedicine.
It quickly destroy the germs
which cause this disease.
The unhealthy scalp becomes
healthy. The dandruff disap
pears, had to disappear. A
healthy scalp means a great deal
to you healthy hair, no dan
druff , no pimples, no eruptions.
The beet Undo! a testimonial-- '
"Bold for over stetr y.sn." -
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by J. O. Ayr 0. LowU, Mm.
AIM uubotartt, r
lyers
UUAPiUNAA. '
nut
CBEMT FBOOUL.
iemember I
leaUesi
This time of the year
are signals of warning.
TakeTaraxacum Com
pound now. It may
avs you a spell of fe
ver. It will regulate
your bowels, set your
liver right, and cure
your indigestion.
A good Tonic.
An honest medicine'
Taraxacum
1MEBANE.
N. C.
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