THE WESTERN SENTINEL, AUGUST 15.
NOTABLE IMPROVEMENT
ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY
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NEW DOUBLE TRACK CONCRETE
VIADUCT OVER THE DAN RIVER
AT DANVILLE. VA.
An & nart of the double track sys
tem which the Southern Railway Is!
now proceeding with between Wash
ington, D. C. and Atlanta, Ga., a dis
tance of 649 miles through the Pied
mont section of the South, along the
eastern slope of the Blue Ridge and
Allegheny mountains, the wonderful
concrete double' track viaduct across
the Dan Hirer at Danville, Va, stands
out with prominence.
These improvements in and around
Danville will, represent an outlay of
about $1,700,000 and provide' for a
modern, up-to-date double track rail
road. The bridge, as well as the dou
ble track line north and south of Dan
ville, have been completed and are
now in service. The bridge as indi
cated tjy the accompanying picture, is
a very beautiful structure..
A difficult engineering feat in con
flection ' with ' the improvements at
Danville is the moving of the entire
Southern Railway station from its for
mer location to its permanent new
location, a distance of over fifty feet,
across a street. . This passenger sta
tion is a brick structure weighing
1.100 tons, and it la a difficult engin
eering feat to move it intact to its
proper place alongside the new double
track line. This has been accomplish
ed, however, keeping the station in
condition, and a few finishing touches
and some fresh paint will make the
station, which is a large two-story
structure, ready for use. The moving
of the station, instead of tearing it
down and building if. over again, was
found to be more economical and also
could. b- done much quicker.
Over sixty-five per cent of the dou
ble track of the Southern Railway be
tween Washington, and Atlanta has
now been completed and is in use.
The entire distance from Washington
to Charlotte, 380 miles, will be com
pletely double tracked in about six
months. The line between Charlotte
and Atlanta is, for the most part, un
der contract and some of the double
track is already in service. To double
track all of this line, reducing the
grades and cutting out many curves,
is a big undertaking, as the line runs
along the foothills of the Blue Ridge
and the Allegheny mountains, ana ai
some places, the work is very heavy,
particularly in the vicinity of Mount
Airy and Toccoa, Ga., which is one of
the most mountainous sections
through' which the main line from
Washington to Atlanta passes. .. The
double tracking of the Southern Rail
way line between Washington and
Atlanta is the largest and most pro
gressive railroad construction move
ment that has ever been undertaken
In the South and entails an expendi
ture of many millions of dollars, but
the faith of the Southern Railway in
the people and the country which it
serves is unbounded.
Recollections of Vance
andOtii&rsofHisTime
(C. S. Wooten, in Newt and Observer.) 'j
The recent unveiling of the statue of
Governor Vsnce in the capital building
at Washington revives afresh bis mem
ory in the minds of fhe people. The
incidents of bis life, both political and
mitltary, have so often been told, that
it would be an act of supererogation to
. repeat them now. I propose to relate
some incidents in his life that came
under my personal observation.
., The first time I heard him speak
was at the Democratic convention in
Raleigh during the Seymour and Blair
caihpaign. Governor Graham was. pres-
; ident of the convention and he made
an able, scholarly address. That was
. the first time I ever heard him. Vance
was called on for a speech and as he
came forth with a shambling walk and
: quizzical look on his face. Judge Man
ly, of New Berne, a classmate of Gov
ernor Graham at the University re
marked he looked like be had a big joke
i on himself and be must get relief by
: telling it. ", As usual when he spoke he
kept the crowd in a roar of laughter.
Vance bad a hear as big as the
Rocky Mountains and full of love and
devotion for the people of the State.
He was a man of robust honesty, of
. sterling Integrity, of chivalrlc. cour-
. age, of romantic gallantry and a lofty
patriotism. He cared nothing for
. money and like Calhoun. Clay sua
, WebBter, the great Triumvirate, the
Idea of making money never entered
his mind.: There was nothing of the
, parasite or the fawning sycophant in
; bis character, nor would he "ben the
supple hinges of the knee that thrift
i may follow fawning." I can say of
. Vance as Webster In his eulogy on
Calhoun, delivered in the United
States Senate on April 1. 1S50, said,
"There was nothing groveling, or low,
or meanly selfish that came near the
' head or heart of Mr. Calhoun." His
public life was an open book, he kept
nothing from the people whom be
trusted. Patriotic and honest in the
political principles be espoused, bis
only desire was to serve the people
who loved him. He was a pure man.
"Chaste as the Icicle
That's curdled by the frost of purest
- snow
, And hangs on Diana's temple." .
In the summer of 1875 1 was at the
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia,
' and Governor Vance was invited to de
' liver an address before the Southern
Historical Society and while there he
' delivered his lecture on the Demo
' gogae and the Scattered Nation. As be
: came out to speak, on Demogogue,
' there was a comical mirthful smile on
' bis face, as he commenced his address
in the following words: "In discussing
1 the character of the demagogue I da
' not propose to give an autobiography."
At this brilliant sally of wit and levity
the whole audience smiled, for he was
' generally regarded as the Prince of
1 Demagogues. He did not discuss the
i demagogue as a wily, hypocritical pol
' itiolan who misleads the people, for
i selfish purposes and bin own aggran
i dizement. but as a patriotic leader of
the people' to promote the prosperity
! and greatness of the country. He in
: stanced Paul as a leader of this kind In
i his effort to spread the gospel for the
i salvation of men. There was In the
. audience the cultured and refined peo-
pie. the honored matron and the fair
maiden, the sturdy patriarrn and me
active youth, the preacher snd the law
; yr. I noticed in the audwnce Rv.
Morgan Dlx, rector of Trinity church,
Ntw York, and a son of Governor John
A. Dlx. He vu. a fine typo of an Eng
lish clergyman, cultured, gracefultall,
handsome figure, with comely, schol
arly features. I watched to see what
elect Vance's drollery and sallies of
wit would have upon such a man as
he darted them at his auditors. Vance
related anecdote after anecdote and
the audience cheered and laughed, but
he sat as frigid as an iceberg. Vance
kept his eye upon him as if he were de
termined to melt him and make him
laugh. He related the following anec
dote: He said there was a man running
for congress in a mountain district,
and when be closed his speech he be
gan to mingle with the crowd. A man
who seemed to be the leader in the
crowd approached the candidate and
said: "What is your religious belief ?i'
The candidate wanted to have the
same faith that the farmer had. and
did not know what he believed. So he
began In this way: "Well, "my father
was an Episcopalian, my mother was
a Presbyterian, my wife is a Metho
dist." He was watching the old man
to see what impression he was making
on him and if he had struck the right
chord. But he saw no evidences from
the old man's face that he had made
any impression, soe said: "I am in
cliued to the Lutherans, if they would
only souse them under." The old man
smiled, so the candidate saw be '.vas
a Baptist. When Vance related that,
Dr. Dix smiled and Vance saw he had
conquered him.
Vance said Hannibal and Napoleon.ln
crossing the Alps, never had such an
experience as this poor candidate had.
Vance had the happy faculty of illus
trating an argument by some anecdote,
or classical allusion or a verse of po
etry, and clinched his arguments in a
tew minutes, while it wold take some
body else fifteen minutes to accomplish
the same results. I remember hearing
him make a speech at Snow Hill dur
ing the Greeley campaign. in urging the
people to support the Abolitionist G rede
ly for President. He said he knew it
was hard tor a great many to do this.
He told the following 6tory:
There was an old Baptist preacher
who was in the 'habit of singing the
first song that he happened to see
when he opened his hymn book, for he
thought that was the one God desired
him to sing. One day some mischiev
ous boys pasted a poem In his book.
When he opened the book his eyes fell
upon the lines the boys had placed in
his book, so he began to read:
"Old Grimes is dead, that . good old
man.
We shall never see him more;
He used to wear bis old blue coat
All buttoned up before."
j ' He said. Brethren, I don't recollect
ever seeing this hymn before, but it Is
i here, and we will sing k if it kills us.
1 Ho we will vote for Greeley if it kills
jus. .
j After hearing Vance deliver his scat
j tered nation lecture,- my opiulou of thn
man entirely changed. 1 bad formed
my opinion of blm from hearing him
make political speeches. The scattered
nation lecture Is a literary gem, and Is
worthy of Macaulay and deserves to
rank among the great orations of his
tory. It is a scholarly production.
: abounds in logical arguments!! as im
j pregnable as the walls of Gibraltar,
j language, embellished with Images,
; tinted with all the color of the rain
i bow. pregnant with classical taste in
j every sentence and sparkles wttb dew-
drops of thought, tie very essence of
poetry.
The Hon. Thomas B. Reed has em
bodied this oration in his collection of
the great orations of the master an.
tors of the world. It Is a well de
served tribute to the splendid abilities
and transcendant talents of Gov.Vanoe.
Gen. Toombs, of Georgia was there.
I had seen him every year since 1870,
the first time 1 went to the springs.
During that year Jefferson Davis,
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Gon.
Beauregard were there. Davis was
the most cultured human being I ever
saw, except Edwin Booth, whom I saw
in Romeo and Juliet, and Richard
Third. Davis was the only man I ever
saw who knew how to walk. He was
graceful, easy, natural In his bearing,
with as firm an athletic step as a West
Point cadet, with not a halt in it. I
would not blot out the pleasure of hav
ing seen hlnv walk tor the sum of ten
thousand dollars. You may call me a
fool, but if I am, I am glad of it, for
1 get more out of life than the base,
sordid fellow who thinks that the mak
ing of money is the chief aim of man.
I listened one day at Toombs talk five
hours without moving from my seat or
saying a ord. I. was as firmly fixed
to my chair as if I had been fastened
with cords." There would at times be
ovet one hundred people bearing him
talk. He was the finest conversation
alist I ever heard talk. It Is a great
gift and but few men possess it.
As he. uttered his big thoughts, ex
pressed in the most affluent and exub
erant diction and glowing rhetoric, 1
thought what a pity these brilliant dia
monds of thought that were scattered
at our feet could not be preserved and
transmitted to posterity for their edi
fication and enjoyment I saw Toombs
and Vance together. Vance by his
jokes and great personal magnetism
could-control the crowd and for one
time Toombs seemed to be overshad
owed. .
Let me quote from a speech Toombs
made In the Confederate Congress
duriiig the war on what was known as
the produce loan. ' He was a brigadier
general and a member of the Confed
erate Congress. The House was con
sidering the bill to buy cotton from the
plants and pay them S per cent
bonds. He walked into the hall during
the debate. He is described as "fault
lessly attired in a black suit with a
military cloak thrown over one shoul
der and a military hat in his left hand.''
Drawing himself up, he made a rat
tling speech against it. He said: "Mr.
Speaker, we have been told cotton is
king, that he would find his way to the
vaults of the bankers of the Old
World, that he can march up to the
throne of the mighty potentates and
drag from the arsenals of armed na
tions the- dogs of war; that he can
open our closed ports and fly our
young flag upon all the seas. And yet
before the first autumnal frost has
blighted a leaf in his coronet he comes
to this hall a trembling mendicant and
says give me drink, Titinius, or I per
ish." That is what 1 call fine rhetoric. It
was a wonderful compliment to Vanes
to be able to take a crowd from a man
who could utter such sublime thoughts
as these. I saw men follow Vance
around the park, like little boys would
run after a circus parade in a city.
Some years ago I wrote a sketch of
the Vance-Settle campaign in 1S76 for
governor. The older men told me that
it reminded them of the Morehead
Saunders campaign of , 1840. Vance
and Settle were both great, but in dif
ferent ways. Settle had an Imposing,
commanding mien "a stature like the
herald Mercury," "handsome as Ap
ollo covered with golden flowers,
with the dash of a crusader and the ro
mantic gallantry of a knight of the
Middle Ages.",
DENIED PREACHER
PREDICTED FLOOD
itles sent upon them at a direct visita
tion of an angry God for their wicked
ness. ' r y :'
A number of Elkin people attended
the Mocksville picnic. Thursday and
were greatly pleased with their itrip.
Miss Donnie Smith, of Harmony,
came in Thursday night to spend some
time with 'Mr., and Mrs. J. Henry
Tharpe, on Gwynn avenue.
Capt. H. F. Boney, of Kinston, Is
here this week shaking hands with old
friends and looking over the destruc
tion wrought by the recent flood.
About twenty citizens attended
Wilkes court yesterday, being wit
nesses in the case of Todd vs. McCall,
lu which the former is suing the latter
for $3,000 damages for alleged aliena
tion of the effections of his wife. '
SOME OF THE GUESTS
AT PIEDMONT SPRINGS
Elkin. Aug. 12. In Wednesday's
Sentinel was an article relative to the
alleged predictions of a preacher of
another flood in this section that con
tained so many inaccuracies that the
people of Elkin are unwilling to allow
it to go uncorrected.
The preacher referred to in the in
terview reported is Rev. J. W. Par-
due, of Wllkesboro. He has been
coming here for the past ten years and
occasionally preaches on the street
j corner. He never asked to preach in
any of the churches, nor ever was de
nied the privilege of any ofthe church
pulpits. He never predicted that a
great calamity would befall the town
in the shape of fire.
As to the fire that tbo article says
came soon after and destroyed a drug
store and five other buildings here
and two In Jonesville, that is a mis
take. Fire broke out In one of the
drug stores here one night about 9
o'clock, but It was quickly put out,
with no loss except water damage,
and po other buildings were burned.
As to the two buildings in Jonesville,
the writer would like to know where
they were. There has been but one
dwelling burned in Jonesville in the
last forty years, and that happened
about ten years ago.
Rev. Mr. Fardue preached here
once since the flood of July 16, and
in his sermon he said that he had
been informed that he had predicted
that another flood would come on the
10th, etc, but that he bad never
thought of such a thing, much less
saying it This writer has beard him
a number of times, and bis preaching
Is of the plain, practical kind, warning
people of their sins and exhorting
tliei.i to strive to attain a higher piane
of Christian living, but I have never
haa.il film uroil t.t nn iJ ilia ilirdh pa.
luriitios set forth in Tire Sentinel's ar
ticle.
No families have moved their homes
and property to higher ground lu an
ticipation of the big flood to come on
the tenth. Only a few negro men bave
left the town and they went to the
coal fields of West Virginia. Elkin
people are all at work, trying to get
everything in shape ence more. Only
three white families were force'd to
leave their homes by the high water.
One of these has gone back home and
the other two families will get back
, into their homes within the next two
or three weeks. The people of fc-lrln
will average with anr town of its sise
la the state in morality. In church and
Sunday School attendance, etc. and
they don't need these terrible calamv
Piedmont Springs, Aug. 11. (Pied
mont is at its busiest. The weather
is fine and the roads are in excellent
condition. Many reservations are be
ing made each day for the balance
of this month and September.
Mrs. T. M. Fllnn is chaperone to
an attractive party from. Leaksvllle,
Including Miss Sallie Gray Ivie, Miss
Annie Ivie, Miss Lucinda Martin and
Mr. A. W. Dunn.
; Messrs. Leon Goode, Thag West
and Wharton Newell, of Greensboro,
are camping at Piedmont Springs.
Mrs. W. G. Penry, Miss Elisabeth
Penry and Miss Elizabeth Hutchison,
of Lexington, are among the present
guests at the hotel.
- Mrs. M. L. Wilson and son, Edward,
returned to their home in Richmond,
Va., Monday, after spending five
weeks at the Springs. , .
Mrs. Charles E. Moore, Miss Made
line Moore and Master Uobbyi Moore
of Greensboro, are among the recent
arrivals at the hotel.
Mr. T. M. Flinn, of Leaksvllle, is
spending several days witn us.
Mr. Walter R.' Reynolds, Mr. J. 3.
Oliver, Mr. A. J. FarrelJ, all of Win-
ston-Salem, and Mr. E. F. Wittier, of
Seattle, formed a week-end party at
the Springs. -
Miss Mabel Glenn and Miss Myrtle
Glenn, of Stoneville, are guests of
Mrs. H. L. Mitchell at the hotel,
Among the week-end arrivals at the
hotel were; Miss Ruth Vanstory,
Miss Margaret Bradshaw and Mr.
Charles EX Enofee, Greensboro, Mf.
Reid Ray, ypray, Mr. E. B. King,
Leaksvllle, Mr. W. G. Scott and Mr.
B. H. Stocks, of Leaksvllle.
Mr. R. J. Bowen and Mr. F. T. Bald
win, of Winston-Salem, are guests for
several days at the Springs. .
. Miss . Mildred Cunningham and
niece, Miss - Marion Walters, -of
Greensboro, are spending several
weeks at Piedmont.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jordan and fam
ily of Dillon, S. C, are summering at
Piedmont hotel.
Mrs. Robt. Meadow and Mr. Roy
Meadow, of Greensboro, Mrs. Paul
Davis of Wilson's Mills, Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Shepperd and Miss (Tabltha M.
De Viscotitl of Farm ville, came Tues
day and are spending several days
at the hotel.
Mr. and Mrs' Bud Floyd are guests
of Miss Frances Prather.
Mrs. Gilmer Korner, of Kerners
ville, is spending July and August at
the Piedmont hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Binford, of
Madison, are spending several weeks
at the hotel.
Mr- J. Wendell McCracken, of
Guilford College, will leave for his
home Thursday after spending sever
al weeks at the hotel.
'Miss Myrtle Asnworth, of Greens
boro; is the attractive house guest of
Miss Delia Dodson at the Buxton
cottage. '
.Miss Chloe Freelcnd, of Burling
ton and Miss Willie Dodson, of Wal
nut Cove, are the guests of Miss Ag
nes "Dodson. "
Miss Kate Cheshire, of Tarboro, 13
the guest of Mrs. J. M. Galloway.
Among those on the register this
week at the hotel are: Miss A. Dore
Korner, Kernersvllle; M.r. D. Lan
Donnell, Oak cRidge: Miss Mildred
Mclntyre, Lumberton; Misses Lillian
Stack, Rebecca Stack. Guerard Stack.
Harriette Beasley, Evelyn Smith.Mary
English, Elizabeth Hudson, Elizabeth
Sykes, Mrs? Ella Lindsay, Mr. Will
Hudson, Mr. H. M. Neal, Mr. Robt.
Houie, of Monroe, Miss Jessie Pep
per, Danbury; Miss Eva Boren,
Greensboro; Messrs. Leon Goode.
Wharton Newell, and Thag. West,
Greensboro; Messrs. Benbow Jones,
Winston-Salem; Archie Fairley
and Walter Saunders, Monroe;
Mr. N. E. Pepper, Danbury, and Mr.
S. P. Christie, Westfield, Mr. L. P.
Stack. Norfolk, Mr. G. H. Ekert; Chi
cago. '
Colonel Barrlnger, of Greensboro,
is the guest of his daughter, Mm.
John Waldrop, at the Trotter cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. King, of Leaks
ville, are spending the week at tho
hotel.
On last Saturday night the largest
dance of the season began at 8 p. m.,
lasting until 11 p. m. The ball room
was filled, and a good time was re
ported by all.
MISS KATE HAMPTON DEAD
AT ADVANCED AGE OF 92
Columbia, S. C, Aug. 12. Miss
Kate Hampton, 92 years of age, last
of the children of Col. Wade Hamp
ton, of the War of 1812, and sister ol
the late Lieutenant-General Wade
Hampton, of the Confederate army,
died Wednesday night at the subur
ban home of her niece, Mrs. John C.
Haskel. She spent most of her lire
at Millwood, her father s country seat
near Columbia, residing in a small
dwelling near by after the inanition
was burned by federal troops in 1865.
Heavy Rain Storm. The section
from Elkin to North Wllkesboro was
visited by another severe rain storm
Friday afternoon. The railroad bridge
across the Little Yadkin river, two
and a half miles west of Elkin, was
covered with water, causing some
damage. The passenger train leaving
here Friday afternoon for North
Wllkesboro spent the night In Elkin.
on account of the high water over the
' Little Yadkin bridge. The river fell
rapidly during the night and the dam
age to the bridge was repaired so that
trains began passing over it before
i noon today.
SEGREGATING COCKERELS AND
MARKETING SURPLUS BREEDER
Select Specimens Th a t
Have Every Indication
of Becoming Strong
and True to Type
Old Fowls Should Be
Culled According to
Their Performance
and Not Because of
Age -
Bf M. L. Ckaaa
Jwia Bnxfar ud Wriur
Amonf fa problem thai eenfmU pouiirv
mn at Iku immi is ''mvtqaima 1M
cockmelt and matkttif the turpiu hrmi
r." Thi$ operation often Uau tht $km
and retovrafdRntti of At operator btcmus
ii is upon tin work that tkt tuMou orfatturt
of th futyr flock and fa pnfiU at a busx
nts venture or largely dependent.
SEGREGATING the cockerels means
more than merely separating the
young males from the flock, for it
involves the selection of those birds that
are to be retained at the head of the
breeding flock the following season.
It must be remembered that the real
foundation of success in poultry culture
depends upon the strong constitutional
vigor asd vitality of theiowls, and that
the breeding male is one-half of the future
flock. The first duty that confronts the
operator when segregating she cockerels is
to select the young Birds that fulfill every
indication necessary to become typical
breeders.
Value of the Trap West
It is in this work that the full importance
of trap-nesting is appreciated, as it gives
the operator positive knowledge regarding
the parentage of the young Bird. Thu
knewledge also conveys the data pertain
ing to the health, vigor and vitality of the
flock's ancestors, also the breeding charac
teristics and egg-laying records of each
specimen. "
To those who are striving for show
birds the trap nest is a guide for future
matings, especially iregardmg shape and
color. To those who want large yields of
perfeet eggs, it gives the opportunity of
confining the selections to bird that have
ancestors with large egg records and other
egg-producing characteristics.
Where this data is at hand the young
birds should be separated into group
asooniing to the perforraaooe of their
ancestors, in order to simplify the final
seiectiens.
Only those cockerels that show decided
masculine appearance should be con
sidered. They should be of moderate sise,
possess well-spread feet, strong legs of
medium length, placed wide apart. He
should have a broad Sat head and a bright
protruding eye, that gives the appearanoe
of alertness. The back should be broad
and long and the body deep with a full
broad, rounded breast. Such oockerele are
easily distinguished in the flock, as tbev
have a natural masculine carriage which
forces them upon the notice of the opera
tor. Their activity is noticeable and their
belligerent attitude is testimony regarding
their individual vigor and vitality. AU
others that do not measure up to this
standard should be placed in small yards
and prepared for market.
Where there are a number of cockerels
that measure up to the standard ' of
breeders, and they have etveral genera
tion of strong producing stock oehind
them, it is often possible to dispose of them
as breeders, in which case they will bring
better price than if prepared for markt.
It is essential that the cockerels reserved
for breeding purposes should have fret
range and a full diet of nutritious food.
They should be amply protected from
inclement weather and forced to make
bone and muscle.
Marketing Surplus Ceckerels
There are numerous methods of market
ing the surplus cockerels, but much;
ienends upon the equipment and m-
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LIGHT BRAHMA BANTAMS
Light and Dark Brahma Bantams were
originated in England. They were pro
duced by erasing large Brahma with
Gochm and Black Tailed Japanese Ban
tams. Th latter crossehowed strongly in
the first of these that were imported to
America. . ,
Some enterprising Amenean fanciers
selected the beet of the firet specimens and
reorossed them with splendid hut under
m$td specimens of the large Light
Brahma, with the result, thai they estab
liehed a strain of Light Brahma Bantoms
which were in fact minie&iw ; Light
Brahma. These are good Brahma la
shape, feathered just heavily enough on
the ahanks and have eery little or no hook
feathering. In addition the black mark
ings are much improved aad more dietuict.
The only bad feature wu that tW
somewnat larger in size. This i
uwwwvvii una umii rrinnn an j
last seven or eight year. Thewi.J
are qmie small, u
tow ib aemanoeo oy toe America
ard, which requires a weight of fa
30 ounces for males, aed 24 to 28
far females.
' M&DV Of tluRA IRmMnJ D..1
, - kv.bu urgQQu
TAimi Iwur hwn rriaI n ,
' tj cjUhkI
are toe lounaanen of some f aJ
aruuuu winner loaay.
Thev lav a I&ran '
base of the hen, and tney are afej J
levers. . i ne nu wu bin. i
ad rear the chide an1 i
v ""j ami
sources of the operator., The-easiest
method is to keep them penned up for a
few dav, giving them plenty of soft mash
i j j wnin fMoii AU&n Vftfccr before
them at aH times, after which they may be
shipped to mantec aiive. inu
xpense of feeding is cut off and all the
labor of killing and dressing is removed.
Soft roasters are always in demand at
good market prices, but it requires fsoea
ten to twelve weeks to get the beds in the
best possible market condition so a to
command highest prices. Where this
method is pursued the birds should ran on
a limited range. They should receive
liberal feeding until they develop large
bodies capable of sapportiog great quail-,
titie of muscle aad fat. .
Where th necessary skiB and equip-
i. MMk MAKmiKlaaViiBanoa
may be bunt by nketSagnatplas maieej
a capons, xom is not uuuuw
and it is practicable for small or large
flocks. -
Marketing surplus breeda ie problem
ever which many poultrymen have
stumbled, and where mistake are net dis
covered until it is toe late
It is wrens to think that all yearling
hen ihooJd be discarded, regardless ef
their previous performances. This is a
common error that ha cost many poultry
men the loss of capital and years of hard
labor. Here, again, the value of the trap
nest is evident. Females that have proven
their worth as breeders, either in produc
ing show bird or pullets that were prolific
layers, should be retained until they are
four or five vear of age, providing they
maintain their vigor ana vitality.- Despite
the fact that many breeders claim that
pullets are the more profitable, it ha been
conclusively proven that the yearling, two-year-old
and even the three year-old hens
are a good investment. . Besides being
DroDtabie as egg producer, there i no
doubt of (heir value a breeders of strong,
healthy, vigorous ehioks.
Value of Old Breeder , '
No poaitryman should dispose of his
breeders merely on acoevat ef their age
alone until they are at least thiee yesus
old, and then only those that have shown
indication ef breaking aosrp. : No matter
bow (mall the seek,, a Hew, thoroughly
seasoned breeder of known m,
charaeteristies should be ret
great expense incident to poultry J
is wie renewal ot the flocks, and "i
practical outness standpoint tlx a
these renewals should be kept at i
mum. -
With careful culling and mrf
oniy inoee nans mat tulcd to :
up to the staadard as produoen
be marketed, and if thu
lowed there will be greater profo
pounry lnaiisxry, it n not a
have been poor producers tho;
arone easing men- leea and pvijrf
r no returns. These birds should 1
posed ot as soon as possible, so mi!
what season, for the longer tfc
retomea we greater the lea.
Now that the young pullets art
w am trar puces in roe uyinf
these, too, ihoeld be rindlv cufo
only those retained that shoar eridj
maturing into sturdy, Tigmdui h
disproportionate, narrow- reautwi
should be prepared for marlet.
In Retting these birds ready for
tbev should be divided accordion t.
condition. Fat hens are readv i;
and will bring good prices ai if
fowls. If they ass old and in poJ
ditooo they had better bemartstei
at so much per -head. Pullets that
ia condition but healthy and growij
be placed in yards or allowed M
with the eockereisjand fitted forms!
the same time.
- Marketing conditions vary in dil
tocaJrtxea and the lucccRiiul pon
always studies the mtrket reatin
ra ins locality, so as to be able torn
his fowkt to the best advantage.
There it tcumce in t
No one grain ekould b fed erdtil
Home feed fvrmta more M M
than otkert, eutd-tome-are beUrcMl
gramma featwe and to prtmmi
and egg. Contagmniyirha t m
well balanced- fie object u mat A
jihnW' 1 annlMm of flrotr.'
f their toprsdaets i the tHtjtd f
vtuk t orUel.
WARREN PLANS A
i inn it Aiiiniieii
LIVtraPAIliN
Party Leaders in Various Dis
tricts Urged to Join in Drive
on AH Fronts.
Raleigh, Aug. 12. Chairman Thom-
u. warren, of the State Democrat-
id Executive committee, is devotinz
ery working hour of the day to the
latter of organizing the speech
taklnx campaign which it Is nrnnn-
ea to launcn in an North Carolina
counties. He is keeping several
stenographers and typists busy writ
ing letters to leading party men in
the various districts, urging them to
make early speaking dates in their
counties and asking for volunteers
in the big forward movement that is
contemplated.
Letters are reaching headquarters
from all parts of North Carolina bear
ing cheerful news, but Chairman
Warren believes more In action than
in predictions. Forecasts, he thinks,
are the finest things in the world
after the fight has been mada. the
votes are counted and victory is won.
ne is still cautioning leaders In the
districts against over-coiitldeiir
Information comes to beadguarters
that the Hepublicaus In all the light
ing counties appear to be well sup
plied with money and the national
organisation is flooding the State with
literature of the Hughes incendiary
brand. Hard times, financial distress,
crop calamities, unemployed labor
and bitter assaults upon President
Wilson because of his foreign policies
are found in the printed matter the
Republicans are mailing into earh
close county, and Chairman Warren
Is anxious that every party man who
cn spak shall take the stump with
out delay for the purpose of telling i
the voters the plain truths about all
these questions. It is evident, from
news at headquarters, that the Re
publicans, finding themselves without
an issue, are going to rely on trying
to rrignten voters into voting the Re
publican State and. National tickets,
while depending upon - building up a
bitter partisan feeling against the
present 'administration. .'" ; - ' . v
Several thousand of the ' Maxwell
pamphlets are being circulated, espe
cially in the territory that is visited
by Messrs. Linney and Butler, Repub
lican candidates for Governor and
the National House of Representa
tives from the Third rtUtrlrt. The
Maxwell circular Is one of the strong
est campaign documents the Demo
crats have put out In many years,
and ker statement mario in It with
reference to the Democratic manage
ment cannot be refuted. Every figure
is norne out by public records and
documents.
In a letter received from a promin
ent worker in Charlotte the writer
says: "The Demorrarv of . Metrician.
burg county never even received a
scraicn irom the 'Uncle' Joe Can
non rally, and the speeches
greeted with less applause
I ever heard." From Gr?
private advices of a like natr
hiwm rreivfd bv the chainM!
Several nt the COUnt C
write that they are busy In M
of completing township auu fj
organization. This imp""
ter is being daily urged by C
Warren, and its importancM
upon the party leaders id
ty. Every bush will be m
tween now and the day of "
and the thing before uw
Democracy of North Carolim
man Warren wants leaden';
n mr,H iB not to overestuw
to see that every voter Is aroj
the need for administers
ing blow to Republicanism m
Carolina, .
DBcromrj a. . k
tt. t-ha fcalanne 01 '
returning to take up his "a"
day.
Messrs. ii. ruua.u. j
Orvid Jones, of Winstoo-Saieq
been camping ai rreuu.
WHITSETT INSTITUTE
Whitsett, Guhord County. North Cawl
Im41m SMrilw sAnI t tn tnll Ul lillT itt4-U Try" i,
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