THE GLEANER
ISSUED KVEKY THCRSDAT.
J. D. KERNODLE, Editor.
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Kntered at tne Postofflce at Graham.
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GRAHAM, N.C., April 15, 1926.
Keep Low Records
To Determine Profits
The progressive dairyman
keeps records on his COWB to get
information needed for selecting
his beet animals and for giving
them the proper feed and cart*.
"Testing cows to determine the
milk and fat production is not
done simply to work the animals
to the limit," says Prof. Fred M.
Haig, of the animal husbandry
department at State College. "Its
purpose is to find out the best se
lection of feeds to use and to give
the most skillful handling. All
of our cows in the State College
herd are tested and accurate rec
ords of feed consumed are kept.
These records are made under
. normal conditions as we believe
the true measure of the dairy cow
is her ability to produce milk
year after year, through eight or
ten lactation periods, and to
give birth to as many strong
calves as she milks years. A
study of our best producer will
bear out this idea."
State Sans Pogis is one of the
good producers in the Jersey herd
at State College, Prof. Ilaig states.
She was started on test Novem
ber 21, 1925. To date, she has
completed 192 days of the test
and in this half year has produced
G,996 pounds of milk containing
462 pounds of butterfat. The
total cost of all feed cousumed
during the same period wad $95.
She has produced 814 gallons of
milk which has been sold whole
sale for 40 cents per gallon bring
ing in $32§.6p. This leaves a
profit above feed cost of $230.60
or approximately S3B per month.
Prof. Haig states that it is from
such cows as this that dairymen
in North Carolina must develop
their herd. It can easily be done,
he states, if reoorda are kept and
the information used in selecting
the cows to be used for breeding
stock.
Upgrade Swine Herds
With Better Sites.
Swine can be more easily im
proved by the use of a good, pure
bred sire than most any other
class of livestock. Recent results
secured in swine investigations at
the Blackland Experimental farm
prove this to be trne.
"The foundation herd of swine
at this farm was selected from a
carload of grade and scrub gilts
purchased from southern Geor
gia", says Prof. Earl H. Hostetler,
in charge of swine investigations
for State College. "These animals
farrowed their first pigs during
the fall of 1922 but due to certain
difficulties no definite feeding
trials were begun until the fall
litters of 1923 were available.
These pigs while on test made an
Mverage daily gain per pig of 1.83
pounds, and those farrowed the
succeeding year increased this
gain to 2.14 pounds, while the
original Georgia pigs made only
1.06 pounds Average daily gain
under the same system of feeding
and management."
, Prof. Hortetler stateo that a
pure bred boar was used in the
herd and that this method of
breeding is known as up-grading.
It is just as effective when a pure
bred dam is crossed with a grade
or sorub sire is used, his inf 1 ueuce
is shown in all litters farrowed.
The rapidity of improvement is
•inite marked also, states Prof.
Hostetler. At the time the second
generation is farrowed, the pigs
will contain 75 percent of pure
blood and will be praotically
equal to pure bred when only
ooonomy of grains and value of
pork from the market standpoint
nre considered. The results are
less striking when continued
through several generations.
The greatest danger from this
plan of upgrading is the tempta
tion to use some of the better In
divid urla for service boars after
line or two generations have been
bred. These may look good, but
ihoy will not be able to transmit
the desirable characters to their
offspring.
The man who owns as many as
12 cows should have a silo Free
building plans will be furnished
ly the agricultural extension ser
vice of State College.
Tomato Wiit Controlled
By Changing Garden Plot-
When wilt attacks the .touiato
plants, the growers stand
idly by and see mature plants,
some full of fruit not yet ripe,
wilt, turn yellow and finally die.
Nor can the grower do anything
about it for the three organisms
causing this trouble are well in
side the tisxue of the plant where
spray materials will not penetrate.
"The sad part about these wilt
diseases, is that they are most
severe at a period when the plant
has reached its best growth and
begins to ripen its fruit,,, says
Dr. R. F, Poole, plant disease in
vestigator at State College. "Most
of the fruit ripens prematurely
and is worthless. Too, the dis
eases are worse in small gardens
where the tomatoes are grown
year after year on the same soil.
This greatly multiplies ihe caus,il
organisms, which live over in the
soil, to such an exjent, that satis
faction is rarely obtained with
;omatoes "
* There are three organisms
causing the trouble, States ifc.
Poole. The bacterial organism
has beeu so baffling that a satis
factory control has not been
found. Where this is present,
the only suggestion is to change
the soil. If this cannot bo dbne,
some other crop should be grown.
Thie Verticilliuin fungus is anoth
er organism for whieh no control
is known. This fungns also at
tacks okra and eggplant but it is
not so widely prevalent. The
third cause of wilt is the Fusarium
fungus which is now safely un
der control clue to the work of
breeding wilt resistant tomatoes
Varieties like the Marglobeand
Marvana are wilt resistaut and
seed saved from the most vigor
ous plants of these varieties will
also help in tho small garden to
grow most any variety as this
particular kind of wilt does its
worst damage under drought
and extreme heat conditions.
Sudan grass plauted by July
10 will furnished two heavy cut
tings of hay before frost.
Tom Tarheel says the only well
waterel stock he needs is the
livestock on his own place.
The garden may be made a prof
itable plot during late summer
by planting vegetables now.
Hot weather means more par
asites for the poultry and if the
birds are to thrive these pests
must bo controlled.
Where the stand of cotton is so
poor as to be unprofitable, it
might be wise to plant soybeans,
advise agronomists at Stato Col
lege' ________
Common field corn will make
an excellent hay and forage crop
if planted in rows three feet
apart and and given two or three
plo wings.
Strawberry growers who wish
to know how to control the dis
ease known as strawberry leaf
scorch may have a copy of tech
nical bulletin 28 recently issued
by the Experiment Station at
State College.
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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER, QUA HAM, N. 0.
OLIVER
OCTOBER
By George Barr McCutcheon
•
(Continued)
"The lop of The skull Is smashed
In—split wide open," announced the
newsbearer, In a hashed, sepulchral
voice. Then, apparently eager to get
it over with, he hurried on: "Couldn't
have died a natural death. Couldn't
have committed suicide. Somebody
hit him over the head with a heavy
instrument. Most likely an ax or a
hatchet Buried six or eight feet
deep In a mudhole. They palled np a
hand first with one of them poles with
a hook on it Then they set to work
scooping out the hole with shovels.
Wasn't long before they got down
where thpy could—"
"Dont tell any more—don't tell any
more!" quaked Mrs. Grimes.
"Lean on me, Serepty," said Mr.
Slkes, who, If anything, was weaker
than she.
"They've sent for the police and fbr
my men," went ou Mr. Link. "And
they're telephoning for the sheriff and
coroner and everybody else. Look at
the automobiles rushing down that
way—and people running on foot —and
—oh, my Lord, Joe! If It should turn
out to be Ollle it will —It will look
mighty bad for Oliver October!"
• • • e e * e
The news spread like wildfire. Be
fore nightfall everyone In Rumley
knew that the body of Oliver Baxter
bad been found and that he had been
foully murdered.
And then came the startling rumor
that (rid man Baxter had gone to his
safety deposit box In the vaults of the
bank three days before his disappear
ance and had removed five SIOO Lib
erty bonds! Rumor, pure and simple,
yet accepted as fact by those who
roamed the streets. A grave, unan
swered question, too, had to do with
the money so lavishly spent by young
Oliver—several thousand dollars In
cash. Where had It come from? Sim
ple as rolling oft a log! There wasn't
much doubt as to where and how Oli
ver got his ready cash! But to split
his own father's head open with a
spade, and thro# him into a suppos
edly bottomless pit, and burn his
clothes!
For now all those who thronged the
streets were saying that Oliver Octo
ber had murdered his father.
The street leading to the Baxter
residence was alive with people—curi
ous, silent, awestruck men and women
who stared Intently at the windows.
The sheriff bad returned to the
county seat after cautioning Oliver to
keep his head and await developments.
"It looks pretty bad for you, Bax
ter," he had said at the end of a long
Interview, "but there's only one thing
for you to do. People don't wnnt to
believe you killed your father, and
that's a big advantage. So It Is up
to yoa to stand your ground and face
whatever comes. Don't talk. Keep
your trap closed. I called your uncle
up on the telephone just before I came
here this evening. He Is coming over
tomorrow morning to see If he can
Identify the body. Of course he cant.
Ton seem to be dead sure that it isn't
your father. So Is Mr. Slkes and Un
dertaker Link. Tou all claim that
your father was shorter by several
Inches and had lost several of his
teeth. But your lawyer will look after
all these points. Just sit tight, Bax
ter, and keep cool. Don't leave town.
Understand?"
The company In Oliver's sitting
room Included the redoubtable and
venerable Messrs. Slkes and Link,
Judge Shortrldge, Mr. and Mrs. Sage
and Jane, Doctor Lansing and Mrs.
Grimes. Sammy Parr was expected.
He was to bring In the news of the
streets.
Oliver, a trifle pale, but with a stub
born frown on his brow, listened calm
ly to the animated conversation that
went on about him. He sat beside
Jane on the sofa in the corner of the
room.
H I don't see how you can be so un
moved, so calm, Oliver, dear," whis
pered Jane in her lover's ear. "Just
think what they are talking about—
and as if you were not here at all."
He stroked her hand "I've been
thinking of something else, Jane."
"Of me, I suppose, and the silly no-
He Stroked Her Hand. "I*e Been
Thinking of Something Use, Jane."
tion you have of releasing me from
my promise."
"I do release you, dear."
"I refuse to release you—so that's
that, as mother says. lam ready and
willing to have father marry us to
night, Oliver."
"We will have to wait, dear," be
said, rather wistfully.
CHAPTER XI
Olirer in Danger
The front door opened suddenly and
la walked Sammy Parr.
"Excuse baste," be said, tossing his
bat and gloves on a chair. Tm back.
Say, gee wills, everybody in town is
out on Clay street Lota of them down
this way, strolling past—"
"What are the people saying, Sam
my T* Judge Shortrldge broke in,
grasping his arm.
"Wall, I bate to ten yon, but as far
as I can make oat Judge, there seems
to be a general feeling that—that Oli
ver did It" said Sammy, wiping his
moist forehead with the back of a
hand that shook slightly.
"Snap Judgment," said the lawyer,
alter silence had rdp(i far a tew
seconds. "That Is always the way
with the Ignorant and uninformed.
Nothing to worry about, Oliver. They
will be on your side tomorrow when
they understand a little better. It's
always the way with a crowd."
Josephine Bags spread her hands In
• gesture of contempt. " 'What foola
these mortals be,'" she declaimed
theatrically.
It waa after eleven o'clock when Oli
ver's friends departed. He stood on
the perch and watched them drive off
In the two automobiles. A few per
sons had stopped at the bottom of the
drive to see who were in the cars. The
flaring headlights fell upon white, in
distinct faces and then almost instant
ly in pitch darkness.
*1 wish you had let Mr. Sage marry
you and Jane tonight, Oliver," said
lira. Grimes, at his side on the top
step. "You have the license and every
thing, and it could all have been over
In a few minutes. And Jane begged
you so hard."
~
"I couldn't do it, Atfnt Serepta," he
Mid dejectedly. "1 don't know what
Is ahead of me. I may be In jail be
fore I'm a day older. He gave her a
wry, bitter smile as he put his arm
over her shoulder and walked beside
her Into the house. "Pleasant thought,
Isn't It, old dear? —as the celebrated
Josephine, would say."
Clay street was almost deserted as
Lansing and Sammy Parr drove
through it after leaving the Baxter
place. The Sages were in the former's
car. In front of the hotel Sammy,
who was some distance ahead and who
had dropped the two old men at Silas
Link's home, slowed down and waited
for Lansing to draw alongside.
"I don't mind saying to you that
there was a lot of ugly talk earlier in
the evening," said Sammy uneasily. "A
lot of nasty talk. I didn't tell Oliver,
but I heard more than one man say
he ought to be strung up."
"Oh, Sammy, do you think—" began
Jane, in a sudden agony of alarm.
"Nonsense!" cried the minister, In
stantly sensing her fear. "Such things
don't happen in these days and In this
part of the country. The people will
let the law take Its course. Have no
fear on that score."
"Well, anyway, It looks mighty queer
to me," said Sammy tactlessly shak
ing his head. "I don't like this awful
stillness. It isn't like this even on
ordinary nights."
Jane clutched Lansing's arm and
•hook it violently.
(To be continued)
Origin of Glove*
Oloves trace their origin back far
rturles, the first mention of them
literature Is to be found In the
Bible, but scientist* believe we should
go back still farther, for among pre
glacial relics an unmistakable draw
ing of a glove, rudely etched upon a
stone, was discovered.
It Is said that the first skilled glove
makers were the monks of the early
lllddle ages. In 790 Oharlemngne
granted to the abbots and monks of
Bithln, In ancient France, unlimited
right of hunting the deer for skins of
which to make gloves. Qlovemaklnp
was established in Prance as an In
dustry In the Twelfth century.
Gave Name to Vogue
The name "silhouette" Is derived
from Etlenne de Silhouette, a Trench
Sinister of finance, who was famous
for his measures of economy in 1760.
All business was stripped of unneces
sary detail. Paintings were reduced
to mere outlines. Whether this was
la conformance with the spirit of econ
omy or because it was coincidence that
black and white outline portraits be
came popular at this time, the ""n>
"Silhouette" was applied to than and
has dung.
Animal HigkfyAdaeti
The water buffalo Is valued highly
In fihiM, especially la the fields,
where It Is used tor the coWratloa of
the rle« crogL It la nld that thex an
wore powerful than (he ox and ba
p«>le-o{ dragging or carrying s heavier
load. The female yields a much
greater Quantity of milk than a cow,
and of excellent quality, from which
the ghee or semi-fluid butter of India
is nude. The hide Is valued for Ma
Strength aad darahUttr-
it*
They are standardized in order to bring about uni
form therapeutic efficiency to the patient whenever
required. This efficiency is most needed in the sick
room —not merely in the laboratory.
What is true of drugs must be true of foods. Purity
and efficiency in the can is only part of the problem
—purity and efficiency in the kitchen is the true test.
The law requires that baking powder contain 12%
leavening gas at the time of sale to the consumer.
This measure insures uniform leavening efficiency
and protects the health of the public.
In order to comply with this fixed standard for bak
ing powder, manufacturers must produce and pack
their product so as to avoid the deterioration which
♦ may result from absorption of atmospheric moisture.
Baking Powder manufacturers to avoid violation of
the law, also spend thousands of dollars yearly in
testing grocers' stocks and removing "spent" goods
from his shelves, in spite of the fact that every pos
sible precaution had previously been taken against
deterioration.
With the exception of Texas, the pure food laws are not applied to bak
ing powder mixed with flour at the miil and sold in bags as "Self Rising
Flour." There is no penalty on the manufacturers if this fails to "self
rise"—the consumer is the "goat"—he is the one that pays the penalty
through indigestion and ill health that comes from eating bakings that
are not properly raised. The standardization of baking powder is a pro
tection to both the consumer and the manufacturer— who welcomes
such laws and co-operates in every way possible. But!
Not so with the self rising flour manufacturer—he resents such laws
and fights such legislation. Why? Because a standardization of self ris
ing flour would require moisture-proof containers instead of cheap sacks
—because low grade "clears" could no longer be sold as "fancy patent
flour." It would also mean he must maintain expert chemical control
such as is now maintained by baking powder manufacturers.
Calumet Baking Powder contains only such ingredients as have been
officially approved by the U.S. Food Authorities.
Packed in tin—keeps the strength in
Trustee's Sale of Real
Estate.
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in a
certain Deed of Trust executed
by J. D. Patton and wife,
Annie Patton, to Alamance
Insurance and Real Estate
Company, Trustee, on the 22nd
day of July, 1920, which deed
of trust is duly recorded in the
office of Register of Deeds for
Alamance County in Book No.
87, page No. 136, default haying
been made in the payment of cer
tain bonds and interest on same
secured by said Deed of Trust, the
undersigned Trustee will offer
at public sale to the highest bid
der for cash at the courthouse
door in Graham, Alamance
County, North Carolina, on
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1926,
at 12:00 Noon, all the follow
ing real property to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of
land in Boone Station Township,
Alamance County, North Caro
lina, adjoining the lands of J.
M. Apple and others, and
bounded as follows:
Being all of lots Nos. 11, 12,
13, all adjoining and fronting
on the Gibsonville Hosiery Mill
Street and running back to J.
M. Apple's line, as shown in
plat made by J. C. McAdams
of Elon College, N. C.. and re
! corded in the Register of Deed 3
Office of Alamance County,
North Carolana, and known as
the Ferguson land, on which
is situated a modern bungalow.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH.
This the 29 th day of June, 1926.
Alamance Insurance & Real
Estate Co. Trustee.
J. T. ALLEN, Att'y.
Cleaning Fine Glassware
Dae eggshell* to wash bottle* or
Tlaegar cruets. Cnuh them fine, pat
teto the cruets with warm, soapy wa
tar and shake welL This will dean
tba flaeat glass without acrmtdiiag It.
Commissioner's Sale of
Land.
Under and by virtue of an
order of the Superior Court of
Alamance County, made in a
Special Proceedings therein
pending, whereto all the heirs
of David Compton were consti
tuted parties, for the purpose
of selling the lands of which he
died Seized for assets, the un
dersigned will offer to public
sale, at the Court House door
in Graham, at 12:00 o'clock,
M-, on
SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1926,
the following real property to-
FIRST: A lot of land con
taining afy)ut five acres upon
which are situated the dwelling
and other houses and orchard,
and used by said David Com
ton, as his home.
Second: A tract of land ad
joining the above described as
follows: Beginning at a stone,
Amos Noah's corner, thence S
71 deg E 116 poles to a hickory
in William Moser's line; thence
S 61 poles to a stone, S. S. Har
per's corner; thence S 77 deg
E (back sight) with said Har
per's line 147 poles to a stone,
Harper's corner; thence N 24
deg E 57 poles to the beginning
and containing 50 acres, more
or less, Wire fence, orchard and
well watered, about half in cul
tivation, balance wood land.
TERMS OF SALE: One-third
cash, one-third in six months
and one-third in twelve months,
deferred payments to bear in
terest from day of sale till paid,
and title reserved till fully paid
for. Sale subject to confirma
tion by Clerk.
This June 28, 1926.
J. S. COOK, Commissioner.
Drmadmd by Mariner»
oft «0"t of New-
SfW * knw » " the
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NOTICE
Trustee's Sale of Real
Estate.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain mort
gage deed of trust executed Lacy
Cook and wife, Annie Cook, bearing
date of May 1, 1922, aud recorded
in the office of the Register oi Deed?
for Alamance county, in Hook of
Mortgage Deeds No. 91, at page
111, and default having been madu
in the payment of the bonds secured
thereby, the undersigned Trustee
will sell at public auction at the
Courthouse door in Graham, Ala
mance county, North Carolina, on
FRIDAY, JULY 30th, 1920,
at 12 o'clock noon, to the highest
bidder for cash, the following de
scibed real property, to-wit:
A certain tract or parcel of laud
in Alamance county, North Carolina,
described and defined as fellows:
Beginning at a stake on the West
side of the road, with a corner of
Jim Day; running thence in a West
erly direction with the line of Jim
Day 326 ft. to a Btake; thence in a
Northerly direction 135 ft to a stake;
thence parallel with the first line in
an Easterly direction 320 ft. to a
stake on the road; thence in a
Sputh-easterJy direction with san
road 135 ft to the beginning, con
taining one (1) acre, more or iess.
Situated on the above describe
property ia a three room cottage.
This the 25th day of June, 1«-* •
Terms of sale: CASH.
Alamance Ins. & Real Est at" C.
Trustee.
J. J. HENDERSON, Atty.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as Administrator of'be
estate of Monroe Torran, this is to noti) w
persona having; claims against said « or
present the same duly authenticated, on
before the Ut day of June. IK", or this iow
will be plea led In bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estati a
quested to make prompt settlement
T h ,.„„ !( .,^ pru|t[tAy
of Monroe 1 orra»-
J. 8. Cook, AtVy.
Old Roman Term
The Romans employed the tero>
"GaUla** In three varying ways; L •
to It* broadest sense which toclui
Gallia ra—ipin., North Italy, apd
lla Transalpine; In a narrow •
only Qallla. Transalptot, to x»o«£
strlcted sense, tfce Land of Gaul, V
fut of Oani.