THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 193S PAGE THREE , TIae Itsie' Gallery 'g$k: I " JJI1X b I I I LJ i OVERCROWDING IS BAD FOR POULTRY Of Course We Have Lady Members, Real Peaohea, and Not One Knows Where Paraguay Is, Either, and They Think Thet Chaeo Is Chewing Gum. Being- an economist and a humor ist simultaneously today may aeeaa rather Incongruous to many but not to Stephen Leacoclc He Is one eeon. omlst who can still see the bright aide of life and, what Is more, write humorously about It Bora la Swan moor, England, In 1861, educated at the Universities of Toronto and Chi cago, L. acock first taught economy in Upper Canada college and then in the University of Chicago. In ' 1904 he became head of the depart ment of economics at McGIll univer sity, Montreal. Considered one of the greatest of Canadian humorists, Leacock has written several books, among them being Moonbeams From the Large Lunacy and College Days. Raleigh, Oct. 8 Overcrowding lay ing birds in fall and winter robs them of their vitality and m ikes them sus ceptible to disease. Roy S. Dearstyne, head of the State College poultry department, recom mends that the birds be given ade quate housing facilities, with plenty of ventilation, but no drafts. The colds and roup from which many flocks suffer during the fall months may be traced to inadequate ventilation, he said. As cold weather approaches, he continued, it is advisable to check the birds again for parasites, both in ternal and external. Infected birds should be treated at once. Birds to be used for breeding pur poses should be blood tested for pol- l .) : ii m i. ,i iL. jiuium uisvuse. yv ueu requesieu, wic State Department of Agriculture will send an expert to make these tests for poultrymen. Winter grazing crops should be sown in October, Dearstyne said, to provide a source of green feed for the flock during the winter. A mix ture of Italian rye grass and crim son clover makes a good winter crop j for this State. He also stressed the importance of keeping accurate records on the flock Records are essential to the develop ment of a profitable poultry business, ho declared. Records help poultrymen ascer tain which birds are good producers and which are falling down on the job. They show the cost of operation, land vhether the poultryman is mak ing a profit. They help him find weak spots in his system of management. OUR IGNORAMUS CLUB By STEPHEN LEACOCK EVER since we started In our town our new Ignoramus Club, of which I'm the secretary, I am stopped on the street by reople asking, "What Is it? What is it? How do I get lnT And lottors! I'm simply bombarded by them four yesterday and two more today I Aa soon as It got "round that there was do fee, there was )uat a sort of stam pede to ct in when we ant down at oar Wednesday Luncheon meeting to hear a (oik eo Abyssinia (It'a out west in Canada: the amn hnd been there) I counted over a hundred present, and more came In after the tickets token up. People get toto the Isnorarous Club, you see, on their brains, or at least on their minds, the kind of minds they have. We do it by question and an s'wer, Just by questioning the people who want to get in and seeing If they have the right qualifications. Tor ex ample, yesterday after the Lunch we aslted an applicant what wns his Idea of Mussolini ; and he said that he was pretty tnr It was an artificial silk made la Italy and used for lingerie! Ho got la. That Is exactly what the Olnb wants. tm see It started freai the idea that tiie world Is all ever worried and preoccupied aboat peaea and war, and nations whs live Gad knows where, and economics aad an eroploymaat. Peoj4e jast grab far their paper In the morning to see who's in the PotM corridor, and what's In the Sar Basis and whether the plebiscite among that Last wli! keep them Lets or turn them lata Slas. It's too much. We think the world's going craisy. Our Iresldent, McSorley, put it that way. "Going crazy I" ha said, Just like that, snapping his fin gers, "going craeyl" And McSorley 's fine. Its' ail silly about his ever having been In an asylum, because he wasn't. It wasn't an asylum at all, Just a place! McSorley could hove had the biggest law practice In town, but he was too versatile for It. Be still has his office, and rows and rows of books in calfskin. He sits there most of the day, working puzzles. So of course, when we started the Ig noramus Club he was Just the man for President. Well, we have got together on the basis of complete Ignorance of all this foolishness. We don't know where the Polish Corridor Is and we don't care. Ask us where Monehukuo Is and we Just laugh! Just break out silly and laugh! You see, we don't know where It is and if you told ns we'd forget It tomorrow and think It was somewhere else. In fact we are Just like everybody used to be before the world went crazy. At the Inst meeting somebody asked one of our lady members something about Flandln. Do we have ladies? Well, do we! What do you think we lire, professors? Of coarse we have lady members, real peaehss, and net one knows where raragtjay Is, either, and thqy Ulak that estate is ehewlag ram. Peahaas yea saw la the papers the eoser aa- the stesy ef haw a nib jaand te a a? at a daace, "I'd like tt jftik yea far a laace hat I nfst assises Tm Jet a litis stoT Ira Pale," aaa ishe BflSd :h, that's aH right, I don't that girl la one of our members: She qualified on that remark. What did the lady say aboat Finn din? Oh, she sold that tablets like that were all right If you couldn't sleep. As a matter of fact some ot oat members seem to get Into the club Just In time. They look sick and worn out when they come in, and In a week or two they quit worrying about the Polish Corridor, and they thlDk the Belga is the name of a movie star and they're all right. What do we do nt the meetings? Come round some time and see. We have lunch meetings and evening meetings, too; generally have a paper or a discussion, anything, as long as the membors don't know anything about It and don't care. We're having a lunch on Disarmament Wednesday. And of course In a way we'ro a "serv ice" club. At least we're plodged to do something for the kiddles. We had a smoker for them, last time ymi know, to raise money for the Scout, great little fellows! But we lost out on It; the cigars cost too mush. We bad to borrow out of the Httle fellows' savings bank to get even. Bat we'll fix it all later. As MeaWler said, "Bof hood is sacred.' We'll see they get their mooey back. We can raise It from titoir parents. We're Just starting p a Summer Camp for Under fed Kids. Some ef us are going out neat Saturday to see how the food Is, and if there Is fishing for the kiddles. But come to any of the meeting and you'll see. The best tiling we've starred yet Is out Leln of Huaior. No, not honor, "Humor." It's a yel low ribbon the color of spilled egg; It goes on the lapel of the coat. When ever any statesman or poiiHoJaa makes a special apeeeh, the thin called a "vital preaeaaaeanoat." we seatd it te hfcss. Bat seme reasia sesaa tine. Bfesfcea lMMtk.-W.XS Servloe. hHsm ef GiMta" Aeeat the middle ef aeathor Nor way there rises freta the great ooatral plat a vast wilderness ef peaks aad glacises, Interspersed with haodreds ef reek aad lakes, teeming with treet. The stspandeas naUeaal park far that is what It really Is is fjio, Jjltun heim, a name wklefi means the limit ef the Giants. In the .Norse mythology It is considered the home ef theJotens (giants), trolls and other enemies at the good gods, consequently the home of everything evil. Kxcept for a few hunters, no one had seen much of this dreaded district until a little more than 100 years ago, whon two BoJen tlets of Oslo "discovered" it TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT STATE COLLEGE Raleigh, Oct. 9 Q. How can I keep my cows from eating dirt and chewing fence rails? Ans. This is a sure sign that the animals are not getting sufficient minerals in the ration. Check the ra tion and add the minerals that are de ficient. If legume hays such as cow pea, soybean, clover and alfalfa is being fed, this will usually supply the needed amount of calcium. If the ration contains as much as thirty percent of feeds rich in phosphorus, such as wheat bran, cottonseed meal and soybean meal, there should be a sufficient amount of this mineral. See that both minerals are in the ration. It will not do any harm to allow the animals free access to a mixture con taining one part of salt and four parts of steamed bone meal. Q. How can I renew an old, run Ans. Cut down all weeds and shrubbery, and scratch the soil to a depth of about two inches. Use a heavy, spike tooth harrow for this work, or it may be done with a disc harrow if the disc is set almost straight so as not to destroy the old sod. The fertilizer is applied as soon as the ground is scratched. Reseed the land with selected mixture of seed. If the old pasture is badly in fested with obnoxious weeds it would be best to break the land and grow some crop before reseeding. Few Glaciers Survive Only 60 remnants of glaciers now survive In Glacier National park as a reminder of the time when the entire region was covered with Ice. Cllm.ile of this region was once almost tropi cal and Infested with dinosaurs, ac cording to the American Nature asso ciation, but as mountains appeared the weather grew cold. More snow fell than the stiimner.s could melt and It gradually packed Into Holds of lor-. It Is estimated that the Ice In the valleys was once over 2,00( feet deep. But the climate wanned ngaln and the melting Ice left one of America's most beautiful parks. Pathfinder Mag azine. Q. Can I exDect heavv esrsr nro- duction from cross bred birds? Ans. Where well bred stock is used on the first eras the rrns- ,bred birds will do well in the first generation. There is usually an in crease in vigor and esrur m-oduction in the first cross, but further crossing usually nas the opposite effects. The birds fall off in Production, are more subject to disease, and show a loss in vigor and livability. In the long run, it is best to sell all first generation crosses after one year and start a gain with baby chicks. Dr. W. S. Chadwick Medicine) A Surgery Office Hoars 9 to 1211 S to 6 P.M. and by Appointment Office in Potter Building opposite Post Office Office Phone 75 Res. Phone 72 Paul's MACHINE SHOP G. M. PAUL Army's Military Engineers The need for military engineers was recognised In the War of the Revolu tion, and General Waahtngtsa was au thorised te raise, ofTieer aad ss. a eerps ef engineers. The esj was Mnaterea eat ef the servies at the oiee ef the war. CemmaaeUg 1 1704 a eerps ef eenstaed arUtatss Mi es giaeers ajs a htjsf ealstsaw, atj e usiea wh teaeaUnaei iy fhe act ef tSftsrSes t March 16, 102, wUab fer roa'lly established the Corps of HslI- 1 J 5.'..t-.VV,Kjr-l Headquarters For Marine Supplies and Paint SEE US ABOUT AN ENGINE FOR YOUR NEW BOAT Addrsasi BEAUFORT, N. C. Prices Reduced To Make Room For New Slock arriving Daily STYLISH FROCKS Your Selection of Any Silk Dress in The Store $3.95 HATS Of Costly Origin Reduced To Suit Your Purse Women And Misses $1-95 For A Limited Time Bars ains in A Variety of Styles From .95 to $3.95 SUEDES LEATHERS Sh oes Beautiful Lingerie Price to Suit Your Budget Hose-Gloves-Sweaters REDUCED PRICES A BIG LINE OF LADIES' APPAREL REDUCED F OR A LIMITED TIME AT THIS THRIFT SALE 40" SHEETING Special Price 10c DRUID LL 36" SHEETING 9c BLANKETS NOW IS THE TO BUY THEM PRICED LOW BUY AND SAVE AT D. Martin Co. FRONT STREET BEAUFORT, N. C. I jcare "WJjcreyoM Well, yflSprs.- ... a"" l"S-

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