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t - 1 Jh I ) J- More 1 V certain that two new states will YJC-fb') added to the Union by March 4, New Mexico and Arizona being Blated for promotion : from territories, the flag factories 'run by the goyernment -'are in for some busy times. It will : Jbe necessary nrst for the departments jht re, to decide how the new stars shall be placed on the flag. The field of the flag Is becoming crowded with .'stars and it is no easy matter to re- . arrange them so that the section re : .served for constellations may not be Inarttstically" jumbled. This duty de- voives upon omcsais or tne army ana : navy departments who must meet ' and decutc-bow the new stars repre senting the- two new states are to bo placed on,the field of the flag. Then the work of rearranging the fl tid .on" all the flags owned by Uncle Sam will be begun, and a gigantic Mask it will be. . . . The army flags are all remade at ' t he various government depots, the work being given to women who are 'widows of j&rmy men or daughters ot veterans Iwitb some claim on , the . - government -for employment, - The na-. "val flags are "usually fixed up by the , ' 1 sailors themselves, the Jackies being Just as handy with the needle and the sewing machine as the women and " ' " ' : '" " '" ' ------ Uncle Sam Teaches A NOTED professor from the Univer sity of Chicago, who spent several months in the Philippine Islands as lecturer at the 'teachers' vacation as sembly, conducted by the. bureau of iedu.?atioH eyery year at Bagullo, tho summer capital' of the ' island re turned recently to-Ittlntted" States. 9her natioKSbne of these days will fSfrlmTwo the Philippines to see .Off t lie " .(fuucational ; triumphs have jeen -Tyon," . he said, in speaking of he work, of the schools .there." " .Without-; question one 6f the trl - umphS; of. America-:' io the " Orient is the wondqrfut work that has been ac v.ata pli b let, there by the public school .- system fuligVj.he ten years since its , organ iVi, From, a were handful of -jupls,-'.iag3 an expenditure of a few ihousuiid dollars In 190i, the sys tem - has developed ' untilfliow it reaches into every, town and nearly every village of the islandy. and last yf ar instrjicted ; more than . 500,000 and . girls. . The Philippine gov r-rrmen't -spent more than $3,250,000 ; vital revenucfor education. The . services of more t o rnn American and . .uiupino ig&cm& are employed in -the vasijfflg schools of Islands as ytt&r"nsors and class- Federalifiist of Ml A1.WAY5 TO CO riUliTinV; can-ea mt or nnmoriais . oi United States biological sur- roater kept by- that bureau o i all bunting, fatalities; in tills cintry--""i'atlj this year hae'had added to it "tuj'mes.'1- -From this. Information the Jc hjbes after a few yeas to i'ttle toideduce general principles which will be of value ia "framing 'isfivsaving8?- federal' and state game Less.'. " 7 ' J - ' : - , ' . n& fact'. vAich we 'have learned jfri'iii tlio" thrt; years ..-we -have, kept la record'.' Bafd. Dr. T. S. .Palmer, A'tet of the bureau, "is that . there are . r,' ftifca lly no , deer liiinting, accidents ' fctatcs -wbich prohibit the shooting TWs is because la those ,5 iha hRter hesitates a moment Paw ; ovvrjimeat "jobs." VV:"v"' women who Bit Hwaw-S tbcliaeement'of ' i r j . t and spend Jtbroxigh tlie'con iient waste bas l trcMng for stray .bills, that, may ,hap" liaye fallen . .ye' positions of the j-vre important than t .. tVeasijry rolls would 'i back one of , v. ' i $10,000. United . fc ja' .The two women t j .j work for years. : Is permitted i ; sury de il it : ha3" passed the com U:f : i fUcial eAWitiiners of : i ft;'.'; ?Tlierci a a fl'Io ::.' envekl, - - "J t 1 IL r y a i i fc Stars to the Flag aa they have a great deal of leisure time the sailors manage to do their own official ! needlework when the flags are called in for the addition of stars and the rearrangement of tho field of stars. The addition of one star to the flag sometimes proves an easy task. The amount of .work involved depends upon the position of the stars already on the flag. If there Is room at the bottom of the last row of stars for the addition of another then it is merely a matter of adding that extra star and this is a comparatively easy job. . But the field of stars seldom lends itself in that kind of manner to the work of adding additional stars. The symmetrical arrangement of the stars is a matter of the utmost Importance and this requires much much thought and skill on the part of the officials to whom is entrusted the work of designing a field with the extra stars added. The first work when the design of the new flag has been sent out to the arsenals, is to rip off the stars that have to be placed in different posi tions. This work is done by rows of women who are armed with sharp pointed knives. They place the star to be removed on a padded base that holds tlje cloth taut. Then they care fully rip out the stitches until the star is removed. This work goes on for weeks and sometimes months, for all the flags in the country must be rearranged. As the stars are ripped off they are dropped in baskets and not used again, new stars' being sewn on to replace the discarded ones. The new stars are cut by means of a die. Filipinos to Farm room teachers of the academic and technical subjects of the courses of study. The University of Chicago sent Dr. Shepardson and Dr. Goode, two of its ablest and most successful extension lecturers, to Manila during the past vacation to remain in resi dence at the vacation assembly of teachers and conduct education courses during the sessionV ' In referring to the H of men and women engaged Jnthe education work there, they speak in the high est terms. . ,.'3 liave seen many gath erings jpi educators, but none which average higher than this one," said BpShepardson. "The reason, no itSoubt, is that nowhere else could such a company be found of men and wom en who are doing pioneer work, who have the spirit of the pioneer, and whose earnestness in pursuing Ideals Is reflected in conversation . and con ference talk." Immortals' Growing before firing to determine whether the animal Is a doe 'or a buck. In case the animal happens to be the two-legged variety that brief pause before pulling the trigger is enough to save fhuman life." More than 150 persons were killed last year in hunt ing accidents. This was considerably larger than the number In 1909, which In turn was 50 per cent, in excess of the .J908 fatalities. "Of the 47 killed so far this year," said Dr. Palmer, "the largest number were reported from Michigan, with 15 deaths, New York-coming second with nine, Wash ington and New Jersey being tied for third place with three fatalities each. "In proportion to Its population the United States leads the world In the number of hunters within its borders. Unfortunately it also leads in the pro portion of fatal hunting accidents. "There is five times more interest in game laws in this country than In any other country. We estimate that there are almost 5,000,000 American hunters. In several of the western states the hunters constitute as mucJ; as 13 per cent, of the population." Over Waste Baskets or otherwise mutilated. This disfigl ufemeht, is a sign to the examinees that the paper was intentionally thrown into the baskets. Consequent ly, a sharp lookout is maintained by the two women , examiners for un marked envolopes and official looking papers,- It sometimes happens that a gust of wind will carry a bond or a check from an official's desk and whisk it into his scrap basket. It is almost as eafe fbere as if it reposed under lock and key, for the chances are a hundred to one in favor of the ex j miner-.rescuing It LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE Latest News of Interest to. the PeopU Gotten Together With Much Cara By the Editor. Statesville. Farm work in Iredell county is in full blast now. Sowing wheat, picking cotton and oat-sowing are the order of the day and most of the farmers are gettlAalong very well, though the rain delayed the work to some extent. - Newton. Workmen engaged in re modeling the court house here, in tearing out the cornerstone, of the original structure and also of an addi tion built In 1889, found the docu ments that were placed in a glass jar In the cornerstone in 1846 and in 1889. Durham. Through the names of the boys who have made such good yields have not been made pvblic, there are several young men forming the boys' corn club who have reached the century mark In the growth of corn, and at the exposition here with in two weeks, their names will be giv en publicity, along with the money for their good farming. Raleigh. The final work of remov ing the debris of the old buildings from the site for the new Btate fire proof administration building is being done and the lot occupying the space between Fayetteville and Salisbury streets, fronting Morgan street and the Capitol square, will be ready for the contractors to begin the excava tions within the next week. Hendersonvllle. Petitions asking the county commissioners to spend $100,000 to improve the county roads are being circulated and generally signed. If a majority of the voters sign the petitions, the commissioners will go ahead with the work. Chairman Bane is in favor of letting the work out to contract. The sand-clay method will be adopted. Raleigh. According to announce ment just made by the Southern Rail way Company Raleigh and Goldsboro are to have their freight depot facili ties greatly improved at an early date. Raleigh improvements are to include a new brick freight depot and better track and team facilities. Likewise Goldsboro is to have a new and much more commodious freight depot. Raleigh. Parker Pool and Henry Pool, two negroes who assaulted Con stable D. R. Byrum when he went to make an arrest, began their sentence on the roads of Wake. The two ne groes .were sentenced to four months each or to pay a fine of $50 each, but they appealed, and the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the lower court, and the men were taken to the roads to begin their term. High Point. Several of the leading ladies of High Point have under con sideration the organization of a So ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Pretty nearly every ori of the rtty schor'iev.-.---ygiiler' stand; nov. "'kife it a 1.too3 In still into the minds of their pupils'the human fact that no real gentlemanly boy (or man) will ever abuse or mis treat any of our dumb brutes. Raleigh. The North Carolina So ciety Sons of the Revolution has elect ed Col. Thomas S. Kenan honorary president for life and Col. J. Bryan, Grimes active president for the ensu ing year. The other officers are Dr. D. Hi Hill, vice president; Marshal DeLancey Haywood, secretary; Prof. William E. Stone, registrar; W. W. Roberts, treasurer; Rev. Robert Brent Drane, D. D., Edenton, chaplain. Laurinburg. William Pride, one of the negroes who assaulted Deputy Sheriff Smith a few nights ago, while he was conveying a negro prisoner to jail, has confessed his participation in the crime a.nd implicated another ne gro named Dan Campbell,, who has fled this locality, A reward of $25 is offered for his capture. - The officer is not as seriously injured as was at first supposed. Raleigh. The mandamus proceed ings in which Dr. J. J. L. McCullers is endeavoring to have the Board of County Commissioners of Wake recog nize him as County Superintendent of Health, will be heard in a few days. That was the information obtained a few days ago, it being understood that on some evening convenient 7udge R. B. Peebles will be here from Lillington, where he is now holding court in or der to hear the case. High Point. The North Carolina Public Service Company, with its construction line force and big wagon, is at work on the entire length of the trolley wires on Main street. Thi3 work guarantees safety, as well as durability,, of tho trolley wires. Goldsboro. The County Board of Education met in special session all the members being present, for the purpose of separating the county fund from tho school fund. The county treasurer was authorized to pay over from the county fund to the school fund $3,101.16 and that the two rfunds be kept separate in the future. .Hendgpnville. Rhododedrops ae In'bTSom, profusely, in certain pa'iS of the county, while in Ednejfille township there is a small bed cf ex tremely fine ripe strawberries, feme of them measuring five inches in cir cumference. Wilmington. In the United States court here an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed against tho Peo ple's Hardware & Furniture Co. of Rowland, with a branch house at Red Springsf which firm was placed In the hands of a receiver in the state court October 4 on petition o' ths N. Jacob! Hardware Company of this city. "HI- IR Livestock RATION FOR THE BROOD SOW Hog Breeder Telia How He Obtains Satisfactory Results Feed Is Increased In Winter. The following ration for brood sows has given as good results as I could ask for, says a writer in -the Breeders' Gazette. While it might not prove to be the best under all conditions, it has given very satis factory results under my conditions. Four of1 my sows were purchased when seven months of age, then weighing 150 pounds apiece. They were kept another month, then bred. Now they are 17 months old, have farrowed their second litters and will weigh from 300 to 400 pounds in good, thrifty ' breeding condition. They have been fed somewhat near the following each day per head in addition to whatever they pick up in 15 acres of woods pasture, a portion of which contains a good stand of bluegrass and white clover: Shelled corn, four pounds; shorts, one pound; bran, six pounds; tankage, one fourth pound. During the winter months, when the weather Is cold and the ground bare, the amount of feed is increased as it Is also when the litters become large enough to take all of the milk that the sow can supply. Just a few days before the sows are due to farrow I add a hand ful of oil meal per sow to their feed each day, which relieves any ten dency toward constipation and causes the pigs to arrive in good shape. Cracklings would answer the same purpose. OLD TANK FOR FEED TROUGH Abandoned ' Kitchen Boiler Put to Practical Use by Texas Farmer Cost Is Merely Nominal. The writer lately saw the two feed ing devices herewith illustrated on the farm of a Texas onion grower, and upon Investigating foucl that they were two old abandoned kitchen range bcdle"c, bought for twenty-five cents each from an old scrap Iron pile, says a writer in the Homestead. Many farmers have one of the old boilers on the farm and in case you do not have one they will be found in the scrap pile at any blacksmith's. The manner of using them is so clearly defined in the drawings that further elaboration is unnecessary. Fig. 1 shows how the old boiler was used for making a feed manger and Fig. 2 shows how a second boiler was used for making a hog trough. Selecting the Best Heifers. In fall and winter as the cows come fresh in milk will be just the time to select the most promising heifer calf to raise for the dairy. With good feeding, comfortable quar ters and proper care they should do finely through the winter and be ready to turn to pasture another spring. Nothing in Runty Males. There is little hope for the farmer who prefers to buy runty males, and considers that breeders of pure-bred Btock are robbing their customers. If he succeeds it will be in spite of his methods, not because of them. Get Blankets for Horses. Don't forget to purchase horse blankets before cold weather begins. Use them when horses are hitched outside in the cold and wet. The price for a horse blanket may save the price of a horse. Attention to Colt's Feet. A horse with four absolutely sound legs is worth in the market almost what ever the owner chooses" to ask for him. This being the case, attention to the colt's feet and to the shoeing later is well worth while. To Secure Good Results. Unless you are willing to give time and attention to valuable stock, don't be too anxious to acquire such. Re member, however, that any animal must have rational treatment to give good results. Feeding Too Much Corn. Hogs will make from 10 to 12 pounds of meat live weight for each bushel of corn eaten, but because of this too many farmers feed too much 'corn. fljjfillllisa FEED FOR INCREASED WEIGHT Wharo It Is Intended to Place Sheep on Market Following Spring Grain Should Be Corn and Oats. .If. the sheep keeper Is feeding to increase weight, that is, feeding to place the sheep on the market the fol lowing spring, writes an Iowa breed er in an exchange, the grain ration should be corn and oats, when al falfa or clover are provided as the rough- ass. If tbe roughness is corn fodder and traw, considerable bran should be added to the supply of rations. Uusually about a month or so after hardest, if there Is a good crop of wheat, the price of bran is lower than at any other time of the year, and It Is then that I lay in my supply. If the breeder has none but breed ing ewes, then the ration should be oats and bran, or bran, oats and peas at the rate of two parts oats, one part bran and one part peas. -If fodder Is to be the principal part .of the forage a small supply of oil meal should be laid in. FORM FOR A CONCRETE TANK One Shown In Illustration That Will Not Break and Will Come Out Easily. I have found an inside form for building concrete tanks that is a great improvement on anything that I have yet seen. You cannot possibly break it, and It comes out easily 24 hours after the tank is poured, says a writer in Farm and Home. The form is made Tank Form, in four pieces, but instead of being cut at the corners, the cut is made just around the corner in each case, as shown in the illustration. The best way to make It is to build it of the required size, then take a saw and cut down the sides a few inches from each corner, as at a. Make these cuts diagonal, so the form will pull apart easily. Then nail a board, b, securely over each cut, and allow the nail heads to project slight ly, so that they can easily be pulled with a hammer. Good Rack for Fodder. While fodder when given out of doors should be fed in feed racks and not on the ground, it is imperative for the ground surrounding the racks to slope away in all directions, and often It would be better still If tUo drained. '' Dry Shed for Sheep. Sheep should have a good dry shed to sleep and, rest in during the fall ofthe year and preferably should be shut in la such shed over night to as sure against .their not straying out during rains, as they often do if they are not shut In. . Hog's Thin Covering. It should be remembered that a hog's coat of hair is not heavy nor of the kind to keep out extreme cold. Con sequently it feel3 the change in tem perature most keenly. Kindness Is Best. Kindness is one of the cheapest and best rations you can feed to your stock. They relish It more than the most Bucculent thing you can put be fore them. Barley sprouts are a good feed, but not very palatable. The coarse hog, like the elephantine steer, is a relic of the past. Coarseness indicates low vitality, slow feeding qualities and sluggish ness. It is surprising how fast a pig can be made to grow when it is properly fed and cared for. There is now more hog cholera In the country, If reports are to be relied upon, than ever before. Lac' cf exercise and too much car-bona-. is food will necessitate an early market for the young porkers. A good boar to head the herd Is used to a great disadvantage if the breeding sows be not well selected. Linseed oil Is a well-known purga tive and flaxseed fed In any consider able quantity would be extremely lax ative. The humane man Is . comfortable when his stock Is comfortable, and when they are ill at ease he is in the same condition. Flaxseed meal may be fed to all kinds of stock, but owing to Its large content of oil, it must be used in very limited amounts. In giving any kind of live stock wa ter In the winter that causes them to shiver, is a loss. A little shivering prevents a day's growth. Charcoal, ashe3 and salt help to keep the hog's digestive system In good condition and should be kept within the reach of the animals at all times. FSif SNKRUBi ONE DRIVER IS KILLED ON THE FIRSVPRACTICE DAY OF THE GREAT EVENT. ANOTHER DRIVER IS INJURED McNay, Who Wae a Callfornian, Run ning In a Case Car, Took to a Ditch to Prevent a Collision and Meets His End. Savannah, Ga. Choosing a ditch at the side of the course in preference to plunging into a heavy wagon which suddenly loomed before him on 'an "S" turn on the automobile course here, Jay D. McNa7, the California automobile racing driver, met death. His little low-built Case car ended its course against a tree and the driver was taken from the wreck as he breathed his last. The accident occurred on the first practice day for the automobile races of. Thanksgiving week. . Only a short while before McNay drove to his death Joe Dawson, who had Just yielded the wheel of his Mar mon racer to' Joe Nikrent, was hurled from his seat when Nikrent chose the banked side of the- course to avoid col- lijlision with a touring car which ap- pearea suaaeniy iroiu muuuu a tuns, . Dawson catapulted over Nikrent's head and fell to the tutf unconscious. At the hospital it was saidTiis con dition may not prevent Ills appearing in the Vanderbllt and grand prize races in which he is entered. No bones were broken. The touring car which caused Daw son's injuries caused Driver William Knipper to stop his car so suddenly that W. F. Barnes, Jr., was unable to stop his mount intime and rammed Knlpper's car both machines being badly damaged but the drivers were unhurt. . Physicians at the hospital to which McNay was hurried though life ap peared to be extinct," stated that his death probably was caused by con cussion of the brain and internal 'in juries. His car was crushed together like an accordion and the steering" wheel was jammed Into McNay's breast. A peculiar sad feature of the young drivers death comes with the statement that his marriage was set for the week following the races here- Want Better Freight Rates. ' New York.- Melon growers of Flori da, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, and Northern commission men who handle their products, ap peared through attorneys before the Interstate Commerce Commission here and asked for lower freight rates on 125 Eastern railroads. .The farmers declare that by rat discrimination the price of melons has been made unduly high everywhere west of Cincinnati and Buffalo. A special complaint is made against the Pennsylvania Rail road. Cummins Found Guilty. New York. William J. Cummins, the former Tennesee promoter and recent directing head of the Carnegie Trust Company, was .Sound guilty of the theft of $140,000 from the Nine teenth Ward bank by the jury before which he has been on trial for the last five weeks. He was remanded to the Tombs until his counsel may present any motions desired before sentence Is pronounced. Cummins seemed stunned by the result. Was Stabbed By Striker. Sedalia, Mo. A. M. Mackey, neph ew of Mrs. Fred Dent Grant and of Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago, was stabbed to death by John L. Jones, a striking shopman. The stabbing fol lowed an argument about recent trouble between strikers and strike breakers. Mackey owned a taxicab and carriage company here. At tho coroner's inquest witnesses testified that Jones stabbed Mackey while the latter was trying to stop a pair of horses from running away. Makey's right hand was almost severed in an attempt to ward off the blow. Four Men Were Rescued. New . York. The four men aboard the barge.Helen A. Wyman, which was wrecked near Block Island were res cued and landed at New London. This information came t the Scully towing company here from the captain of the tug Mary F. Scully, which made the rescue ten 'hours before the barge went down. Wires along the south ern New England coast were busy with reports of disasters at sea. The barge Wyman broke "away from the tug Mary F. Scully and it was report ed that all her crew were lost: Will Force Neutrality Laws. Washington. Determined to stamp out filibustering expeditions against Mexico, Secretary of War Stjmsoa authorized General Duncan, command ing the department of Texas, to- en force the neutrality laws with vigor and to move the trot ps under his com mand within divislc lal limits without waiting orders fror the department. Secretary Stimson also informed Gen eral Duncan that he would not lacll for all the cavalry and Infantry need ed to prevent the irganiaatkm of ex peditions cgainst Mexico, - DEATH OPENS
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