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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-27
The Drawback Of Overlooking.
course of q season.

The waste OF food from overlooking ana
the corresponding loss Of eggs therefrom
is very large and despite the frequent
cautions given we venture to say that
the majority Of those who keep poultry
feed too much and not too little, as 10
supposed. The frequent ridicule cast
upon those who do not feed their fowls
at all is more than balanced by those
who feed twice as much as they should.
A knowledge OF the characteristics OF the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-27

W. N. HALDEMAN, President of the great Louis
Vile Courier-Jouru =, says:
DIR. WINTERsMITH- Sir: waive a rule / have
observed for many years, the value of your rem
edy prompting me to say it cured two cases OF
chills in my family after many other remedies
had failed. / do not hesitate to express my be-
lief that your Chill Cure is a valuable specific.
and performs all that you promise for II.
Very respectfully, W.N.HA1pEMAN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-27


fculty, as there are some broods that
do not fatten as readily as others, while
again there are some that can easily be
made too fat on very limited allowance
OF food. The Brahmas, Cochins, Plym-
outh Rocks and Wyandottes accumu-
late fat quickly when fed literally on
corn or wheat 10 the exclusion Of other
food.
The seasons of year have much to do
with the matter OF regulating the food,
for the needs of the fowl in the winter
permit it to use portion OF the food for
the supply of warmth of body, but in
summer the excess of food eaten is
stored up within the body in the shape
OF fat, which retards instead of promotes
laying. When the weather is very warm
it is better to withhold grain entirely
than to allow it, Overfat fowls are sub
iect to vertigo and apoplexy and the hens
will be affected with weak legs. Many
cases of supposed cholera are bowel dis
seases due to disordered condition re-
sulting from fat. The liver becomes en-.
larged and soft and diarrhea occurs.
Soft-shelled eggs, very small eggs, and
double yolked eggs are sure signs OF the
fowls being fat. 1t sometimes happens
that hens in apparently good health are
found dead under the roost in the morn
ing, due to apoplexy, and the eggs from
fat hens either fail to hatch or else they
produce weakly chickens. The cocks are
also clumsy and useless when fat, and
the whole flock becomes lazy and mac
tive. The hens will appear always hun
gry and will eat whenever food is given
them, but eggs will be scarce and the
flock becomes expensive.
The treatment of matureG fowls, how
ever. is no guide for the management OF
chicks, yet 1t is frequently the case that
fowls OF all ages and conditions are kept
in the same yard, although their desires
differ. The growing chick may be fed all
it will eat, for the growth of the click
demands that it be literally supplied.
It is difficult to fatten growing chick,
but lust as soon as it natures it fattens
very readily. When growing the chick
demands more ip/ proportion to age and
size than adult Fowls. The food of chicks
should be varied, and the rule should be
to so feed them as ID get them into mar
ket in the shortest time possible.
The keeping of food before hens is in
furious. AS loNg as the hens can go to
the trough and eat whenever they wish
they will do so, and as they then will
have no inducemept to exercise them
selves in searching for food they will
become lazy, fatten quickly and remain
in a fat condition. Hence we advise:
Never keep food where the hens can help
themselves. AS soon as it is Doticed
that the fowls are too fat, give them no
food whatever or they will be unprofit-
able. The surplus flesh must be reduced
unless they are to be sent to market,
which should be done without delay in
order to save feeding them more.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-27
A Home Made Brooder.

Correspondence of California Culuiva-
tor: In making brooder we would sug-
gest that 1t be limited in size to twenty
five chickens capacity; that equals two
large broods and it is as many chickens
as should be allowed to roost and feed
together. For that number a brooder
eighteen inches wide and thirty-six in
ches long would be plenty large enough.
The main thing in the construction of
q home. made brooder is the heating ap-
paratus. 1t should be so placed as to
afford the most warmth to the largest
possible number of chickens without
crowding them together too much.
We would suggest tin tank fourteen
inches square, with an opening at the
top to admit water and one in the end
near the bottom to draw the water out.
The tank should be at least five inches
deep. The box should be high enough
to rest the tank in on cross strips at
one end, up about two and half inches
from the bottom, but with the top of the
tank coming two inches below the top of
the box. A hole should be made in the
end of the box, in line with the small
pipe or tube in the lower part of the
tank, in order that the pipe should ex-
tend through the hole out past the end
of the box, SO that the water in the tank
can be drawn out when cool.
Place a coarse sack or cloth over the
cross strips near the bottom of the box;
put the tank in position, and then ill it
with hot water. Then put the little
chicks back under their artificial mother
and listen to their happy and contented
chirping. Some sand and shortcut straw
should be placed beneath the tank, to
serve as litter tor the chicks to sit about
ON in their snug and warm quarters.
Stacking or heavy cloth should be packed
in on top of the tank, and then wooden
top put on the box, but it should be de-
tachable and not nailed and have sew
oral holes bored in it at the end out past
the tank. for the sake Of ventilation.
The packing and the top serve to retain
the heat within the box and to throw
the most of it below on the chickens.
Corks can be used to close both the
TOP and bottom openings of the tank.
where the water is put in and drawn out
If the tank should hold three gallons of
water. to draw off and replenish one-half
of it every morning and evening will
keen the brooder sufficiently warm for
the youngest of chickens.
When the latter grow larger, the cross
strips in the box can be placed higher up
and the tank 60 elevated as to afford the
chickens more room beneat' II. The box
containing the tank should be twice as
long as the latter and the chickens can
then be fed very conveniently in the
front end OF the box.
We can assure our readers that they
will find a brooder of this kind much
more satisfactory and convenient than
ouarreIsome old hen. Two or three such
brooders should enable person to raise
800 to 400 chickens very easily in the
course of a season.
T.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-27
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to PoultryDe
partrnent, Box 2OO DeLand, Fla,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-05-27

Why not use
Wintersmith's?
30 years. sue
less. Tried and
true. Sells on
it's merits, and
never fails to
ture. Take no
substitute.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05
WITH MY PIPE.
BY Frank Z. Stanton.

When the wind blows cold and shrilly
through the black December night,
And the oak logspile the chimney and
the flame is leaping bright,
When witch tales are in order and the
children cease their play,
I light my pipe contentedly and puff
and puff away!
Puff, puff, puff!
Though the winds the easement cuff,
full pipe of tobacco
Brings me happiness enough!
Is sleep the time for dreaming? Well!
] dream my dream awake:
I love the varying visions that a wreath
of smoke can make;
The scent of my tobacco makes me
reconciled to stay
In world which hath no sorrow but
a pipe can puff away!
Puff. puff, puff!
Let the world roll smooth or rough,
A pipe Of rare tobacco
Brings me happiness enough!
Tn the blue smoke round me curling
rise the Carolina hills
The sunlight on the meadows and the
ripple Of the rills;
And the valleys Of Virginia seem to
blossom with the May,
And / hear the reapers singing as
puff, and puff away!
Puff, puff, puff!
What though fortune should rebuff?
A pipe of fine tobacco
Brings me happiness enough!
Old friends | loved come smiling
through each misty wreath that
curls,
/ hear the fddle's music-see the red
lips Of the girls;
The SHOWS of life's December have q
rinbow-tainted ray,
And a sweet face I remember makes me
sigh and-puff away.
Puff, puff. puff!
Life is rosy, life is rough;
But pipe of sweet tobacco
Brings me happiness enough!
So ] smile-for I'm contented, and no
visions can provoke
When the air around is scented with
old-time tobacco smoke;
The girls / loved are married, and their
golden locks are gray:
BE my blessing to them carried as ]
puff and puff away!
Puff, puff, puff!
Let the wind my easement cuff,
4 full pipe of tobacco
Gives me joy and peace enough!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05
MADlsON'S MARKET.
Not AS Big AS Some, But 1t Ranks
High.


High.
Madison, n. c., April 2, 1885, Spec-
ial)-Madison is situated in the west
ern-central part of Rockingham coun-
ty, North Carolina, county noted for
its fine grades of manufacturing tobac-
co. In the almost exact centre of that
section of country that produces those
grades of tobacco that have made
North Carolina and Virginia plug and
twist tobacco famous the world over
Madison is the nearest railroad center
and depot of all the fine, rich grades
of tobacco raised in the northern and
eastern portions of Stokes county.
The manufactured products of Wins
toms best brands of tobacco, of the
Speneers, of GraYellys, and of Henry
county fame have made their reputa-
ton by usingexclusiyely those grades of
tobacco grown in the immediate neigh
borhood of Madison and sections con-
tiguous thereto.
so numerous Madison was one of the
leading tobacco markets in the State,
and only through her lack of such
facilities did Winston and Danville alb
sorb her trade. Situated as she now is
at the terminus of the Factory branch
of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railroad, and being one of the princi-
pal stations on the Norfolk and West
4 s-
gaining her former prestige as mar
ket.
They have a live, energetic corps of
tobacco men-men who know how to
handle tobacco and get the most out
of it. Two warehouses are kept busy
all the year. Webster's Warehouse is
owned and run by that sterling and
genial gentleman, Henry w. McGehee,
is one Of the best equipped and best
managed warehouses in the State.
Planters Warehouse. under the man
a3yement of that old reliable tobacco
man, George W. Martin, is making a
reputation that draws many a farmer
to Madison, and it is selling more and
more tobacco every season.
Among our buyers and manufactur-
ers are such well-known men as Mes
srs. Joe NJ. Vaughn, Jas. w. Mangum,
julie S. King, Harry j. Penn, Geo. w.
Martin, John II. Moore, Il. NJ. Wall,
FL. w. McGehee, w. r.. Webster, Walter
! I'll. Rankin, r.. A. McGehee, III. IL Pratt,
r. ID. Landers, w. j. Gentry, and Thos.
II. Pratt. They have eight leaf houses
run by Messrs. Rankin, Martin, Penn,
McGehee, Vaughn, Mangum, Moore
and Landers. Two large factories
were operated during last season. One
by Messrs. Pegram & Penn, and one
BIZ Messrs. J. w. Mangum & Co. The
output Of these factories was more
than two hundred thousand pounds Of
plug and twist. During the year 1895
more than two million pounds Of leaf
tobacco were sold on this market. Mr..
JOS. 4. Meadows. one of the best auc-
tioneers in the State, does duty at
both warehouses, and has been largely
instrumental in building up the to-
bacco interests of Madison.
Superior inducements are offered TO
any investors who will come to Madi-
son and buy and manufacture tobacco
here. II Is the ideal place for men Or
money to run a safe, lucrative busi-
ness. and many of them are finding
this out and are moving in every day
Madison invites all to come and inyes-
tigate her claims, feeling assured none
win be disappointed, but all will be
more than pleased.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05
a TOBACCO WAREHOUSE A NECEs
SITY.

The building Of a tobacco warehouse
is more than question Of eXPediency;
it is an absolute necessity, if Newbern
ii to get the trade that will result
from the tobacco money, and to CON
siderable extent the trade from accom-
panying products also. Where the
farmer markets his products, there will
he spend the bulk of his money make
no mistake about that. and if our busi-
ness men want TO hold this trade, ii is
time now 10 move in the matter of es-
tablshing warehouse for theScoming
season.
Last season, farmers whose natural
trading place was New bern. actually
passed through the city with the tobac-
co they raised. to market it els- where,
where facilities had been provided FOR
them. Shall this be the sssS sSothsv
yeaS2 sso bsra Jo@rAas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05
CIGARETTE FACTORY.

ThomasYille, n. c., March 31.-The
firm of James A. Leach & Co., manufac-
ture high grade cigarette, and have
had a good sale for them. The people
here hope that they will be able to
overcome the difficulties that confront
all small cigarette manufacturers, and
build up great business. No better
cigarette has been placed on the mar
ket.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
All druggists refund the money If it
falls to cure.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05

Impoverished blood causes that tired
feeling. Hoods Sarsaparilla purifies
enriches and vitalizes the blood and
gives vigor and vitality.
Evening star., 1896-07-29
MUTINY AMONG COsvICTs.

Guards ut Fort LenvenwoTth Peni.
tentinry Had to Fire ON Them.
LEAvENWORTH, Kan. July 29-while
gang Of thirty prisoners from the United
States penitsntiary at Fort Leavenworth
were being worked on the prison farm yes
terday afternoon. q mutiny broke out
among them. At . signal from George
East, an Indian territory desperado, the
men broke for q cornfeld. The guards
commenced firing with shot guns, and all
the prisoners but three surrendered. East
was shot six times before he gave up. He
was fatally wounded. Sam Mills and 8,
Dove were also badly but not fatally
wounded before they were run down. When
the bloody prisoners were run into the pen
itentiary yard. where 200 convicts were
breaking rock, there was an ugly demons
stration. and q second attempt at mutiny
The guards were about to FIRE into the
convicts when Warden French. by coolness
and firmness, quieted the revolt.
Evening star., 1896-07-29
baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE, Nd. July 29-Flour quiet. uu-
changed-receipts. 1875 barrels: exports, 5s. $40
barrels Wheat frmaspot. month and August,
57Kas7h- receipts. t5. 423 bushels: exports, 47.aH
bushels; stock. 1.036 294 bushels; sales, $1,000
grade, 6Oa63. Corn active and lower-spot, month
and August. 29ha29t: September. 29$.a29Is-re-
ceipts, 92.543 bushels; exports, 12S, ,57l bushels:
stock. 45s,2s9 bushels; sales. 102 600 bushels
southern white and yellow corn. 3Oa31. Oats
strong-No. white western Is: No. mixed do .
24a24h-receipts 85. 30 bushels; exports, none;
stock. 292 $40 bushels. Rye quiet and steady-No
nearby, S4haa5; western. 35a35Lt-receipts. q
Hay very frm-choice Timothy. $16 Grain freights
steady and fairly active. unchanged. Sugar un-
changed. Butter fair. unchanged. Eggs weak
unchanged Cheese nrm and unchanged. whisky
unchanged
Evening star., 1896-07-29
and tho condition of tho surroundings

and the condition Of the surroundings
DR.. A ". Miller vas nrst examined.
He lives on 4th street southeast. He told
ess q tn. .ad eS S%ss
Drown called for Marguerite. and then
found her dead body on the floor.
their stories Of the prisoners movements
and what he said. and Mrs. Drown, who is
completely heartbroken over the affair. de-
scribed the condition Of things as she found
told the jury that yesterday was the first
day she had been away from home since
last Thursday. when the unpleasant Incl
dent occurred in the parlor.
condition of the room and the body Of the
murdered woman when he reached the
house. He produced the handkerchief on
" hich the knife blade had been wiped, and
The jury promptly returned a verdict
holding Smith responsible for the crime.
The Funeral.
The funeral of Miss Drown will take place
from Addison Chapel tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock Rev. DR.. Craighill, pastor Of the
church. will offlciate. The body will be in
TERED in the church cemetery temporarily.
Good Record.
Mrs. Drown, in conversation with a Star
reporter. said that until last weeks occur
renee she had never had the slightest COM
plant about Smiths conduct. He was one
of the best servants she had ever had. So
far as she knew he had no bad habits, and
she had always placed implicit confidence
In him. He was native Of West Virginia
and had been reared by Mrs. Eversole on
Capitol Hill. Jim, she said, had always as
ISOLATED with white people, as he had lived
in white families, and she never knew him
to take any notice of people Of his own
color.
Evening star., 1896-07-29
GEORGIA AND KENTUCKY.

Secretary Smith, Senator Gordon and
Senator Lindsay VIII Not Bolt.
Secretary Hoke Smiths declaration for
Bryan and Sewal seems SO substantial to
the democrats of Georgia that he has been
invited by the managers Of the ratification
meeting to be held at Augusta August II to
be present and preside. Mr.. Smith has not
accepted. but he has said that If he can af-
ford the time he will be there, and preside,
too.
Senator John B. Gordon was in Washing
ton last night and said to friends that he
should support Bryan and Sewall. He Is
a gold democrat. but he will vote and speak
for the ticket and the platform. He has
rendered his services to the democratic ma
tional committee.
Senator Lindsay Of Kentucky was also
here yesterday and made an announcement
similar to that by Senator Gordon. He Is
not only gold man, but a close friend of
President Cleveland. yet he will support
Bryan and Sewall. He intends as soon as
he reaches home to issue q statement of
his reasons for taking this course.
Evening star., 1896-07-29

Title Insurance. 50 at az. After calIAUniteS
Government Bonds..U. s. 9s registered, los bid,
y, y s. 4, 1923. lis bid, ia asked 9. s. IS. iii
District Of Columbia Bonds. year Fund IS,
so sSs g. S ss s,oy W.s
rency 7s. 1903. ITO bid. Fund. currency $685. liz
Miscellaneous Bonds Metropolitan Railroad 5s.
lO7 bn. iio asked Metropolitan Railroad ccny.
So i,S bid in asae S.1sss Bs5 @ s. @
Colu nbia Railroad 8s, II2 bid, ils asked. wash
ing,on Gas Ca. Company ser A, g. ics bid WASH
asked. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone ss.
100 bid American Security and Trust s.. F. and
and o.. 100 bid: Washington Market Company LIST
o. lo5 bid. WASHINGTON Market Company imp
Gs 1O5 bid. Masonic Hall Assocnt tion 5s LOG hid
National Bank Stocks Bank OF Washington, 20
politan- $50 bid. 300 asked Central. a7s bid, 500
asked Farmers and Mechanics'. I70 bid Second,
End ies ss 1d 1ssed Ia iucsi@ Sia
and Trust @ 10 aseS ksa
and Trust. 1l5,3 asked. American Security and
Trust, l4o asked. Washington Safe Deposit. so
Railroad stocks-Capital Traction Company. e4H
sS ' bid id Bell. q asked EckiSston. tom p Ud ".hed.
Georgetown and Tennallytown. q asked
ASKED ess 20 Sd Gns
States Electric Light, a5 bid 9S asked
Insurance stocks;-Firemen's. 30 bid Franklin.
81 bid. Metropolitan, 06 bid Corcoran, 80 bid
Potomac. 6s bid, ~ asked. Arlington l2s bid.
German American. i5o bid. National Union, 13,,
asked. Columbia. 13h asked Riggs. 7A bid 81
asked. Peoples. asked. Lincoln, 8 asked. Com
mercial, asked.
Title Insurance Stocks.-Real Estate Title. no
asked Columbia Title. asked. Washington
Title, 8 bid.
Telephone Stocks. Chesapeake and Potomac, .e2x
American Graphophone. pfd.. l3 asked. Pncumatio
Gun Carriage. 10 bid 20 asked.
Miscellaneous Stock. Linotype,
117h bid. 11e asked. Lanston Monotype. Ak bid.
5x asked. Washington Market, 14h asked Greal
Falls Ice l2S asked. Lincoln Hall, % asked
Evening star., 1896-07-29
TO DE LOCATED HERE.

The Headquarters Of the P0pulists
During the Campaign.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July 29-With the ex-
ception Of ex-ChaIrMan Taubeneck, all the
populist leaders 9have left the city. and to-
morrow. the old headquarters will be per-
manently closed1 large quantity of docu-
ments and books have been sent to WASH
ington for use during the campaign. and
while the selection OF Washington as head
quarters OF the bopulist national executive
committee has not yet been announced,
they will doubtless Ne located there Sec
retary Edgertoh, who left for his home
In Nebraska. win go to Washington within
week or so and will be Joined there by
Senator Butler. the chairman of the execu-
tive committee. u
Evening star., 1896-07-29
GEN. r.. e. coLsToN DEAD.
Dfstinxuished in the Confederate
Service and In Egypt.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va. July 29.-Gen. R. e.
Colston, one of the best-known soldiers in
the confederate service, died at Lee Camp,
Soldiers Home here. this morning at I
o'clock. His daughter and several relatives
and friends were with him when he died.
For years he had been unable to walk, be-
ing paralyzed from his hips down. He was
colleague Of Stonewall Jackson as pro-
fessor at the Virginia Military Institute for
ten years before the war. He fought under
Longstreet from Yorktown to Richmond,
and later he commanded the old Stonewall
brigade at Charlottesville. Gen. Colston
subsequently served under Beauregard at
Charleston. Savannah and Petersburg. He
was in command at Lynchburg at the time
of the surrender Some years later he ac-
cepted position on the general staff of the
Egyptian army, and remained in that coun-
try six years. He received a decoration of
knight commander of the Turkish order of
the Osmanish for distinguished service
Evening star., 1896-07-29
TO INVADE THE SOUTH.
Republicans VIII Try to Captur,
SRYReal Sfadoa

Republicans VIII Try to CAPTURE
Several States.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 2s-Unless all
signs fail, Chairman NJ. A. Hanna intends
to make a desperate effort this fall to
break the solid south 1t Is now apparent
to observers Of this political movement
that he will contest the supremacy of the
democracy in Maryland, Missouri, West
Virginia. Tennessee and Kentucky. Dur
ing the past three days there have been d
number Of callers at Mr.. Hanna's Office
from the south. The presence here of H.
Clay Evans of Tennessee three DAYS ago
has been followed by several other conspic-
uous figures in the republican party in the
south. All this seems to confirm the belief
that has long existed, that Hanna pro-
poses to carry the war into Africa" as
he would probably call 1t, and make fight
for some Of the southern states The
southern republicans for years have been
telling Mckinley that he Is regarded as the
Moses that will lead them out of the will
ing all the time of It's employees to getting
out literature for the edification and edu-
cation of the chfvalrous southerner I
think we will contest for Kentucky, Ten
nessee. West Virginia. Maryland and Mis-
souri," said Major Dick. " no is commander
in the almost deserted Hanna office this
morning.
Judge Don A. Pardee of Louisiana called
on Major Dick today. The Judge has been
away from Louisiana about a month, visit
ing his former home, Wadsworth He wens
to Canton to call on Major Mckinley. but
discovered that he Is here. and SO he came
up. He saw the Canton major, and later
called on Major Dick. To the latter he con-
f1ded his belief that Mckinley will carry
Louisiana, 'if we are not counted out"
Other prominent republicans have called
on Mr.. Hanna, with assurance that the
south can be broken. and the republican
chairman has about decided to make a hot
fight In several Of the doubtful states.