'THE HAPPY SNOBS.
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i TA. HEEL TOTICS'
items Gathered from All Sections of the Stete $
k'
In -"Washing, Animal?.
To protect them from parasites,
which either bite or annoy them,
wash them with borax water, when
the dirt and disagreeable odor are
not only removed, but the animals
Bkins are rendered much healthier,
the hair will be soft and glossy, and
they will be practically free from
further annoyance by insects.
Acetylene Waste.
What is the value of refuse from
u acetylene gas machine as a fer
tilizer, how best apply it, and to what
land? C. L. M. The lime from ace
tylene plants is simply lime. It may
be poisonous if applied in too. large
quantities, but is as useful as any
Dther Time if applied in reasonable
quantities. The worst trouble is that
it is soft and sticky, aud therefore
hard to apply. Country Gentleman.
Ripening. Cream.
It is very essential in cream ripeu
mg to agitate the cream frequently
to insure uniform ripening. When
cream remains undisturbed for some
time the fat rises in the same way
that it docs in milk, though in a less
marked degree. The' result is that'
: the upper layers are richer than the
lower and will so,ur less rapidly,
since' the action, of the lactic acid
germs is greater in thin than in rich
cream. This uneven ripening leads
to a poor bodied cream; ' instead of
being smooth and glossy, it wi)f ap
pear coarse and curdy when poured,
from a dipper. The importance of
Stirring frequently during ripening
should therefore not be underestimat
ed. Professor John Michels.
THREE HORSE
THREE HORSE EVENER,
fcSonie one asked for a three -horse evener to use on a tongue. Here
is one. There must be an offset 'fron made in the form of a half circle.
The ends may he bent down so as to hold against the side of the tongue.
The one bolt in each end will be enough to hold it in place. It should
A GOOD WAY TO ARRANGE THE LINES.
be made of iron two inches wide and one-half inch thick. There should
be 'twelve inches from the centre of the tongue to the draw holes'in the
iron The length of the Wong evener may be found by placing a single
tree" at the end of a set of whippletrees. It will he about fifty- our
inches between the end holes. This would bring the draw hole eighteen
inches from the hole in the short end. This side, draft caused by the
offset may be remedied by a strap from the hames of the third horse to
the end of the neck-voke. "Care must be taken to hitch the second horse
so that the iron semi-circle will not interfere with his freedom of action
while at work. , ,. '
In using three horses try this way of arranging the lines: Take a
pair of old single, harness lines and make two cross lines a little longer
than the regular ones. Fasten them to the inside bit rings; of the out
side horses. Let this run over the back of the middle horse and, buckle
into the regular" buckle.- Itv works fine and gives one full control of his
team. J. U., in the Indiana' Farmer. . , ' " '':
s.-. The Farm Wood Lot.
A good sized wood lot is indispens
able to every well regulated . farm.
The demands made upon it are many
and various in the course of a sea
son. Here it is that the farmer
comes to lay in his supply of fuel
for both summer' and winter use and
on it he depends for the "timber to
repair his buildings, fences, farm
tools and machines. On account of
its great importance in the economy
of agriculture the timber tract should
be one of the best cared for sections
of land on the farm.
In these days of our failing timber
and the depletion in the supply of
lumber it behooves every farmer, who
ia fortunate enough to own a piece
of forest land, to follow out a defi
nite plan in practical forestry. At
this time of the year a great deal
can .be done" in the way of prolonging
the life of the trees now growing in
the woodland, and more especially
the life of the young and vigorous
ones. The dead, dying and diseased
timber can be cut down and convert
ed into fire wood or sawed into
lengths for fence posts or logs for
the saw mill. By so doing, the tim
ber that otherwise would go to
waste through decay can be readily
turned to some good purpose. The
thinning out of the dead trees allows
more. space for the remaining heaitny
and vigorous specimens to grow and
develop to advantage. Whenever It
is necessary to fell a large, healthy
tree the -stuny) should be left high
enough to insure a growth of vig
orous sprouts. Chestnut, oak and
hickory are examples of this class of
trees. Cutting out the under brush
and letting the stronger and more
promising growths of young forest
trees stand to develop into future
timber material s always profitable.
Any attention that may be given to
the wood at this time will be certain
to bring in good returns a little later
on. A. G. R., in the .Indiana Farmer.
Farm Notes.
One who has tested the, matter
compiles the paying factor's in the
following paragraphs, in a very con
cise way:
It takes less fertility out of the
spil than any other form of agricul
ture, and hence it is useful in follow
ing a well-regulated system of rota
tion. It can be combined readily with
other forms of agriculture or horti
culture. .J' The dairy provides in winter a
quantity of . stable, manure in which
the straw from the barn is profitably
utilized.
The by-products from the cow.
skim-milk, whey and buttermilk, are
a. source, of income in raising pigs
and calves. '
The denfabxf; -for good butter , and
cheese on the world's markets is un
limited, and, so long as the quality is
maintained, an all-around, even and
EVENER.
TO USE ON TONGUE.
profitaoie price can always be se
cured. . .
' In mixed .farming, the income from
the dairy is the most reliable.
Dairying gives constant and regu
lar employment of a light character
to every member of a farmer's fam
ily. Dairying inculcates habits of pane
tuality, industry, cleanliness and
thrift on the farm.
Cheese and butter are condensed
products, and the cost of carriage, in
I comparison with their value, is less
than that of any other farm product.
The monthly check from the fac
tory provides the mainstay in the
bousehold, as against the precarious
returns from yearly crops.
The farmer's household, . as a re
sult of dairy work, is always supplied
with. fresh milk and cream, butter,
cheese, pork, bacon and veal.
.Storekeepers, traders, bankers
financial' men and politicians all full3
realize,' after years of experience
that wherever dairy farming is con
ducted farmers are most prosperous
mortgages are rarely found, and th
values of landed property become!
considerably enhanced. From "Dair:
Farming Pays," in the Indiana Far
r.ier.
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Timelv croo hv Gordon Nyp. in th New York Eyenincr or-al.
IMMIGNT5lfT(NADA
FUEL PINCH OF POVERTY
Pu'u'Ic: Subscriptions Necessnry to Keep From Starvation Th cv:s?.r.t!a
Diluted Into Moving Thither--Unfortunates Huddled in a
Tar-Pajser Reservatian Deivsivsly Ca!!sd Shacklavn
Washington, D. C. With brazen
effrontery some officials high in au
thority in Canada are placing adver
tisements in many eew-gpapers
throughout the United States srging
upon American farmers the """advan
tages and opportunities" of that bleak
region as contrasted with this 'coun
try."' If the latest5 report's .that, havo
come from the Dominion are trust
worthy these advertisements not only
misrepresent conditions but are like
ly to cause as much distress and Tora
as do the seductively worded circu
lars sent out by the "gold brick" mer
chants in the financial centres.
A competent o'bservsT, Mr. Edward
Porritt, has written a latter to the
pres3 which effectually takes the rosy
bloom of prosperity ofT "Oor Lady of
the Snows," and it Is here condensed
in the hope that it may reath. the eye
of any American farmer who has been
deluded into even thiaking of emi
grating thither.
Mr. Rorritt writes: Since the de
pressing began in Octolycr last there
has been a growing feeling in the. Do
minion, and especially in Oatario a
feeling that is not bounded by party
lines that until there is some well
manifested uplift ia trade, the Gov
ernment should go a little easier on
its immigration propagacda. .
This feeling is stronger ia Toronto
than in any other large city, fts ex
istence there is due to the fact that
during five or six recent weeks public
subscriptions were necessary to maia
trin or to assist some 750 families
3700. people in all,, who are domiciled
in what has been known all ovr Can
ada as Shacktown. This is a region
just beyond the municipal boundaries
of Toronto in which these families,
who are almost all newcomers from
the Old Country, built themselves
shanties many of tneni mere tr pa
per constructions because they could
not pay the high rents which in re
cent times have been demanded with
in the city limits of Toronto. These
unfortunate people, being thro; out
Elde the city limits, had no ciaim jw
the-city institutions which. ar tar
the poor,: and vthey might have been
left to face the hard times of the
present . winter 'without regular wr
systematic help liad itot been for
the, Globe, which appealed to people
tell over the province on behalf -of
these unfortunates and associated the
churches In the work of orsaaihEed
relief.
Relief in Toronto.
There was a ready and jreo.eroas "re
sponse to the appeal of the Globe.
Two hundred men and women of To
ronto all volunteers became asso
ciated in the work of distributing the
relief1 that was provided est of the
fund, which rapidly raa ap to .bout
$20,000. None of the tsafortunate
newcomers were left destitute. There
were soon funds in hand or in sight to
see them through to the end of March.
Eut it was not thought that the prob
lem of Shacktown will then be at an
.end, for there are 3000 or 4000 un
employed living within the city lim
its. There was (unprecedented dis
tress among the people living in the
cheaper boarding bouse district of the
city -distress bo serious and wide
spread that the Rev. It. J. iloore. rec
ABRUZZI WINS KING'S ASSENT TO WED MISS ELKINS.
Rome. Having overcome all the
objections of the Italian monarch to
his marriage with Miss Katharine El
kins, the Duke of the Abrurzi decided
to have the announcement of his be
trothal made.
The engagement is now perfectly
satisfactory, and Miss Elklns will be
welcomed by the King and Queen and
the royal family.
The Duke has had an audience with
Herman Kidder Predict a
r Free Print Paper Measure.
Washington, D. C. Wood pulp and
print paper will be on the free list be
fore the end of the present session al
Congress, according tor a statemant
made by Herman Riduer. Sixty-eight
Republican Representatives, he said,
have pledged themselves to him per
sonally to vote for the measure, and
these, combined with the solid Demo
cratic minority, will carry the meas
ure overwhelmingly.
"I have the written -.iledgas of six-tv-eight
Republicans." be declared.
tor of St. Margaret's Church.-marie a
special eppeal to the city authorities
to organize seme method of relief in
addition to those afforded by the
House of Industry and the other reg
ular institutions' maintair.edv by- the:
municipality; A large proportion cf
these unemployed within the'City iim
i,ts w-ere aiso newcomers from Eng
land' or Scotland, and there ,wras much
doubt 'whether with times as they are
there'wbuld He 'work for all the unem
ployed of Toronto' and Shacktown
when spring opens and something
like normal conditions are restored.
Other Ontario cities It&ijS--'- beeji
maintaining numbers of unemployed
this winter. Chatham has had a bur
den of this kind. About 100 families;
including 300 children, arrived there
from England between August and
,the end of the Immigration season of
1907. Of the men of; these families,
seventy-five have been out of work all
winter. The condition of these peo
ple was brought to the attention of
the Government at the end of Janu
ary by a petition to the Department
of the Interior from the City Council,
the Board of Tradeand the Associated
Charities of Chatham, in which It was
stated that unpaid rents were accu
mulating; landlords were growing
impatient; that $2200 had been paid
out in aid by the city, and that un
less there were some immediate aid
from the Dominion Government most
of the newcomers would be homeless
and starving.
Surplus of Labor.
There is thus a surplus of labor. In
Ontario cities besides the large sur
plus iu Toronto and Shacktown. The
Globe, which showed great energy
and resourcefulness in coping with
the situation in Shacktown, pointed
out that in 1907 Canada received
277,000 immigrants, and that this un
precedeutedly large influx followed
an incoming of 215,000 immigrants
in 1906. .
Mr. Porritt states that when the
Shipping Federation of Montreal met
recently to-settle the basis of long
shoremen's 'pay for the coming navi
gation season, it was decided to re
dace wages' both at Montreal and
Quebec. These reductions were
made because it was the conviction of
the Shipping Federation that there is
to be less business at the two ports
tha'n there was in the navigation sea
son; of -1907. In the lumber camps
this season also wages are fifteen or
twenty per cent, less than they were
in the season of 19 06-7. Early in
November last, .when recruiting be
gan, the old rates were offered. Just
as soon, however, as it .was realized
that men were more1 eager to go into
the camps than in 1906-7, wages were
reduced, and moreover, the season's
cut will be smaller than that of any
season for three or four years back.
The Trade Union Congress of Can
ada early in the winter sent a repre
sentative to England to make labor
conditions in the Dominion under
stood there, and to endeavor to stay
some of the Immigration from that
country and Scotland. His mission,
however, apparently had. little suc
cess, for the expsctation at Halifax is
that the season of 1903 will make a
new record for the port.
the Queen Mother, the King and the
Queen. About the entrance of the
palace there was a gathering that
cheered the Duke as he entered.
When he left he was smiling.
There has been a complete ehanga
of front on the part of the Roman
newspapers, which has amused the
English and American colonies.
Miss Elkins is termed a majestic
beauty, worthy of the high honor.
raciflc Fleet Smashes All
Records at tho Targets.
San Diego, Cal. The ships of the
Atlantic fleet at target practice in
Magdalena Bay have beaten all their
former records.
The naval collier Ajax, which has
arrived off nort. had on board Lieu-
j tenant-Commander G. H. Bradshaw
' and Lieutenant, E. D. White, who
j were sent from Washington to wit
ness the target practice of the shin?
Lieut. White said he was not at lib
erty to give out scores made, but that
ixcQi'ds had been broken.'
S. S. Convention Closes.
Burlington, Special. The twenty-:
fifth annual convention of the North
Carolina Sunday School Association
came to a close here Thursday night.
The next convention will be lichl in
Concord April next. This is by far
the most successful' convention ever
held ; more delegates attended, more
prominent speakers were . present,
more work was accomplished, more
enthusiasm was shown than the most
optimistic had expected. Since the
opening of the convention Tuesday
the work lios moved without a hitch.
In point of numbers this meeting- has
broken all records. So many poople
were turncfcl away that it was found
necessary to hold three meetings sim
ultaneously. These were bold in the
opera house, the Christian and Pres
byterian churches.
. The fiftieth . session was opened
witlr devotional set-vices conducted by
Rev. Eli Reece, of Greensboro. Rev.
D. YT. Spillman, of Kinston, then de-,
livored another of his interesting ad
dresses on "Studies of Jesus as a
Teacher and Questioner." This is
the second address of Mr. Spillman
along this line. Mr. W. C. Pearce
followed v.itlr "The Sunday School
Teacher." This was conducted in the
style of a round table. Dr. W. L.
Poteat; president ' of Wake Forest
College,' then addressed the conven
tion on Children." Hemade one of
the most elaborate speeches of, the
convention.
President George T. Winston, of
the A: & M. College, Raleigh, follow
ed .with an address oh' "Temper
.ance.' Dr. Winston spoke for an
hour. He covered the subject from
beginning: to end.-:. He quoted his 'ex-'
perienee'.s and' observations along the
line; . of temperance". ' Dr. ; Winston
made 'a strong speech. At the close
of his speech. Rev. G. T. Adams, of
Durham, conducted, the silent hour,
after which 4he convention adjourned
until 3 o'clock. '.- ' v
The afternoon sessiqn was opened
i.witi doyotional service, . after which
,Kevi B.., W Spillman again addressed
the coTiven-tion... He spoke for an
hour, his subject.boing "The Boy
Problem." He went jetp into the
question and gave tire parentsipcesput,
his ideas of how a boy should be
trained. , , '
The election of ofTieers for the en
suing year followed. Many nomina
tions were put before the convention.
Maj. J. J. Bernard in his nomination
of Revv. C- Brown Cftx, of Burlington,
for president said that Mr. Cox was
the livest wire in North Carolina to
day. Mr. Cox was made president.
Rev. Byron Clark, of Salisbury, vice
president, and J. W. Case, of Greens
boro, treasurer. The secretary is- yet
to be elected. Conferences on va
rious subjects were tlr?rr held. .
At the closing session of the con
vention at night it was again neces
sary to open two churches for the
accommodation- of those who could
not press into the convention hall.
The principal address was by Dr.
James A. B. Scherer, president of
Newberrv College, South Carolina, in
his hi'ehlv entertaining and instruc
tive "Sidelights of the Orient." Af
ter recounting many incidents of his ,
boyhood Jays spent in and around
Burlinaton, the speaker entered upon
his subject, h-olding the undivided at
tention of his vast audience more
than an hour.
The selection of a secretary, de
ferred untir this session, was taken
un and disposed of in the reflection
of . Miss Mande Reid, of Raleigh.
The convention then adjottrned! to
meet in Concord next year.
Pet Dog Saves Family.
" Durham, Special. A small pet
house dog saved the lives of a family
at an early morning fire Thnrsday.
The house was on fire practically all
oyer when the little, dog went to the
bed of his master and by barking
woke " him and he woke his family.
The room was filled with blinding
smoke at the time.
Nine Cars of Lettnce.
Wilmington, Special. The lettuce
season is swinging along in this sec
tion and has resulted most profitably
so far. Saturday morning nine re
frigerator cars loaded with lettuce
went, forward to the Philadelphia
market, the shipments being made
from Wrightsboro. Delgado', Gordon,
Wilmington and other points in this
section. During the past fortnight
forty refrigerator cars have gone for
ward, not to mention the thousands of
baskets that have been sent by ex
press. It is expected that the ship
ments will be unusually heavy the
oresent week. - -
"Arrested" Wrong Whiskey.
Salisbury, Special. Government
officials who investigated the capture
of 350 gallons of whiskey, believed at
the time to be illicit, near Albemarle
Saturday found that till the'require
monts of the law had been complied
with and the seizure was ordered re
leased. The. whiskey was in four and
three-fourth gallon kegs, which per
mitted of,its shipment to Wilmington,
to which place it was marked.
To Erect Tubercular Ward.
Morgan ton, Special. The beard of
directors of the State Hospital met
here last week. Present: J. P. Cald
well, president;- and Directors J. A.
McMinn, A. A. Shuford, I. I. Davis,
A. E.. Tale, James K. Nor.'leet and C.
II. Armfield. The plans for atvder
cular ward for female patients fuere
examined md approved.' This' ward
is to consist of a wooden building of
one story, 22x47 feet, to beerected
at-the end of the south wing of the
main building. It, to accomodate
twenty-five female patients and is not
to exceed $2,500 in 'cost. Work will
begin on it at a very early date. In
formation was given the board by tho
superintendent in regard to the
nurses' building authorized last-week
by the State Hospital Commission.
This building is to be erected oil the
front grounds, to be of brick ,tvo
stories, and to .accommodate seventy
live nurses , th us relieving the female
department of the Hospital by so
much and giving room to as many pa
tients as there will be nurses who
will vacate. The "cost of the building
will be $20,G75. The report of the
superintendent, Dr. John McCamp
bell, shoved that at tho beginning of
the present quarter there were present
1,128- patients; that the demand for
room for both men. and women nn-
tients persists; that the .health of the
inmates or the house is goad.
' ' Aggressive For Orphanage.
Winston-Salem, Special. The peo
ple of Winston-Salem are more de
termined than ever to have tjje or
phanage which will be established by
the Western North Carolina Coher
ence of the Methodist church. The
selection of the site for the institu
tion will be at a meeting of the diree
ors in Charlotte next Tuesdaynnd it
is very likely that the bid made by
Winston-Salem will bje accepted. J The
Methodists have secured subscrip
tions to the amount of $10,000 amonsr
Centenary's membership an1 it is be
lieved that $5,000 more can be secur
ed, from the citizens generally. A
meeting of the committee from the
board, Mr. A.. II. Eller chairman, was
held. The committee was organized
and the members were given a list
of parties to see between pw. and
Saturday afternoon, when another
meeting will be held to canvass the
result, of the efforts. The amount
the members of the committer receive
will be added to tlie smtftrnt sub
scribed bv the Methodists j and the
total will be Winston-Salem rs bid. A
member of the committee stated that
he felt sure that the bid would be as
much as $15,000, as the people of the
city wonld not let such an institution
go by for the -lack of $5.000. It i
believed that a $15,000 bid will srr
this institution for; the-, Twin City;
The committee w-ent(iyorK,Sitojtje "
and hopes to meet with a prbmpt and
liberal response from the citizens of
the city. . .
Wonld-Be Robbers- Jailed.
Elizabeth City, Specral Two white
men entered tl store of W. N. Long
at Peopin, Perquiman-s county, Tues
day evening with intent to rob. WThiIe
one of the men engaged the proprie
tor in conversation tire other struck
him a terrible blow on the head with
"a black jack, inflicting an ugly wound.
The victim's screams frightened his.
assailants away, at the same time at
tracting a number of neighbors to the
scene, who formed a posse and went
in pursuit of the. would-be murderers.
The two men were captured at Hert
ford later and placed in jail. In a
magistrates court they were bound
over to the Superior court in default
of $500 bond each they were placed
in jail. , ' '
Greenville Tobacco Sales.
Greenville, Special.. Secretary C
W. Harvey, of the Tobacco BoarfJyof ;
Trade, reports the sales of leaf tobae-
co on the Greenville market for ths
month of March at 126,204 pounds, s
the price being $9.14 per hundred.
The total for . the season are 11,039.-
020 pounds at an average for the crop
of $10.45.
Hard Yarn Spinners.
Charlotte, Special. Secretary
rews, of the Southern Hard Yarn
Spinners Association, has called a
special meeting of the association on
April 17th, to consider the condition
of the market and take such action
as may be deemed expedient. The ma
jority of the mills of the South are
represented in this organization and
invitations have been sent to all out
side hard yarn spinners to attend the
meeting. A number of the mills have
been curtailing production f,or some
time, and some step looking tpwards
shutting down-the mills for a 'period
is contemplated.
. Peonage Charges.
Greensboro, Special. The grand
jury of the Federal Court here Thurs
day afternoon returned true billion
the charge of peonage against D. S.
Madding, J. B. Powers, J. II. Harris,
John P. Elmore, Jas. Finlev, W. B.
Radcliff and Joe Tally, of McDowell
county. Another peonage bill is
against J. W. Prim, of Mecklenburg
county.