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POULTRY POINTERS.

4 dark comb is an indication Of a
congested state Of the system.
Land that dries quickly after a rain
is we'll adapted to poultry raising.
When one does not care to raise
chickens, it is better on the score Of
economy to keep the layers without
cocks.
See that the hens are well developed
and not too fat. Mate them to males
also we'll developed, and the chicks will
be all right.
When the hens are too fat, reduce
them in flesh by giving them shorter
rations and give more bulky and less
fattening food
Fowls appreciate good food as well
as other animals, but it is unwise to
limit them to one kind, be it ever so
good or wholesome.
Crude petroleum thickened to prop
er consistency with red or brown min
eral paint is good to use on the outside
Of poultry houses and other farm build
ingS.
Bone and grit of some kind are an
absolute necessity to fowls confined in
small yards and unable to supply them
selves with these little items always
obtainabIe by birds at liberty.
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A big Dec Exhibit.

Mayor Swlnk Of Rocky Ford, Colo,
who has perhaps the largest bee plant
in America. is going to take his bees
to the worlds fair at st. Louis, and
they will work there from the time the
exposition opens until it closes. MIR.
Swink is willing to construct Of bee
hives miniature of the Colorado
statehouse ut Denver. This will re
Uuire about G40 hives. and in II about
5.5OOOO0 bees will work. Colorado is
a great honey producing state. One
Colorado aparist keeps his bees busy
collecting honey all the year around
by turning them loose in his alfalfa
fields in the summer and In winter
shipping them to plantation in Flor
ida
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Herbert Spencer says that up to
1860 his books and review articles
were written; since then they have all
been dictated. "There is a prevailing
belief" he adds, that dictatiOn is apt
to cause diffuseness, and | think the
belief is well founded. 1t was once
remarked to me by two good Judges
the Leweses-that the style of Social
States is better than the style Of my
later works, and, assuming this opin-
ion to be true, the contrast may, |
think, be ascribed to the deteriOrating
effect of dictatiOn. A recent expert
ence strengthens me in this cOnclu-
sion. When finally revising First
Principles which was dictated, the
cutting out of superfluOus words,
clauses. sentences and sometimes par
ngraphs had the effect of abrldging
the work by fifty pages, about one
fenth."
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DON'T JUMP Off CARS.
Nervous Disorders Said TO Result
From the Practice.

Jumping Off moving trains and street
cars as practiced today Is fruitful
source of nervous disorders and one
not fully recognized for its Importance
by any school except osteopaths. YET
the facts are easily cOmprehended.
Certain it is that NERVOUSNESS III all its
protean forms, from irritability, neu-
rasthenia and general nervous collapse
to paralysis, is SO caused ana that the
careless habit of many people of bowl
ing off moving cars stiff legged lays
the foundation for these disorders
every hour of the day.
In leading the strenuous life of our
cities men and women seem unable TO
wait to get to their journeys end. be
fore trains come to half stop al
crossings and platforms fldgety pedes-
trians with muscles tense drop from
car platforms, and, almost before their
bodies have recovered from the for
ward momentum, are stalking mad
foot race against time in the opposite
direction. This enterprise saves ten
seconds. of course, for that particular
GRAND, but possibly it hastens by
many months ones journey to the
grave. Positive injury is thereby done
to the spine and nervous system which
must gather in cumulative effect until
one day the whole nervous organism
may 20 to pieces. Then more or less
innocent things will be blamed for the
collapse. The doctors may even ana
I'VE the victim of these innumcraDle
conclusions piecemeal in the labora-
tory TO find that he is being preyed
upon by ubiquitous microbes. yet the
origin of his troubles is simple spinal
disorder caused by oft repeated jolt
ings. some of which proved by chance
more vicious than the rest, throwing
one or more of his vertebral segments
out of perfect alignment. Once that
has come about, the foundation has
been laid-as osteopathy shows-for
nearly all the ills in the calendar Of
medicine.
1t is not to be understood that such
CONCLUSIONS pTOuuCe VIHiVN'tl"iS Va
spinal vcrtebr;e in the sense that they
are thrown out of joint, as occurs In
n broken neck. That is no more the
case than that chinaware must shatter
from every simple Jar before it cracks
The lesser injuries come before the
greater and happen with thousand
fold greater frequency. Mere slips or
the vertebrN from their true positions.
one upon the other. and the strains
brought to bear in consequence upon
the ligaments and muscles binding
them together are what first occur
from these sudden innumcrable pound
ings Of hard heels against adamant
pavements. These Seemingly trivial
mishaps to the body are productive or
the most farreaching consequences.
At every point in the spine where
such conclusion spends its force a
defective spot develops. 1t becomes a
weak point anatomically and point Of
congestion, blockade and impaired work
Health.
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Dean Van Amringe is one of the very
Oldest of the old school and the stern
est figure in the Columbia faculty. A
scholar by profession, he was born a
soldier, and the CLINT in his eye is in
perfect accord with his martial bear
ing, which cap and gown cannot Who'll
ly conceal.
The other day q student, in the
height Of freshman idiOcy, burst into
the deans Office with some request or
other on the end of his tongue. The
dean was deep in work on philOs-
Ophy, but the verdant youth, without
removing his hat from his head, his
cigarette from his lips or even his
hands from his pockets kicked the
ponderous doors shut with q bang that
ratified the windows very much and
the dean some. The young mans
name was Thomas.
'Sir," cried the dean, do you know
you're an ASST
Eyes, sir-ThOm-as," responded the
youth suavely.
mo, sir-jack-ass~ roared the dean,
and he turned again to his books
New York Times.
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A SlmnIe Remedy.

The readiness of some people to send
for Il man to do those little things
about the house which the smallest
amount of enterprise or ingenuity
would enable them to do for them
selves is illustrated by an incident re-
ported in the Chicago Tribune Of a
family named CHICHESTER
They had bought some new gas burn
ers with mantles. For u week or two
the light was satisfactory; then it grew
dim and DINNER until Mrs. Chuckster
sent for the gas filter.
1T grows worse all the time" she ex-
planned.
when was it put in!" asked the
man.
about month ago"
"Ah, yes; see"
Then he lifted the chimney off, took
1t out to the kitchen, washed it with
soap and water, and the light burned
as brightly as ever.
Fifty cents" said the man.
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A LAWYERS EXPERIENCE.
The story of a Convicted Man, .
Pardon and n Pointer.


"a good many years ago." said well
known Michigan lawyer who was rem
iniscencing the other day, IL became
greatly interested in state prison
case. A young farmer was charged
with having driven off ten out Of
flock of twelve sheep and sold them to
butcher. He put up a fair defense.
but was convicted and sentenced TO
term of three years.
There were plenty of people who be-
lleved that lie was perfectly innocent,
and even the butcher who bought the
sheep came In time to doubt If he had
identified the right party. After the case
had stirred up whole county took q
hand in 1t. In my petition to the gov
ernor i had the evidence of the young
mans father, mother and sweetheart,
and got eight Of the jurors to sign 1t.
| made out such q good case that the
governor took it under Amusement and
finally agreed to issue a pardon. In
speaking to me Of the case he said:
"'There is no sort of doubt in my
mind that this was case Of mistaken
identity, and shall be only too glad to
restore the young man to liberty
1T became my pleasant duty to drive
seven miles over the muddiest Of roads
TO bear the news to the parents that a
pardon was to be issued. The old man
was under the weather and In bed in a
room off the parlor. The wife received
me and sobbed over the good news and
then went in to break it to her hus-
band. That partition wall was thin.
and they both spoke in loud tones, and
l plainly heard her say:
"Oh, Samuel, there's a man here
who says our John is to be pardoned
tomorrow!
"'You don't sayv he exclaimed.
ayes; it's certainly So
"'Going to be pardoned right out,
ehY
eyes; he is
"'Waal, waal that's good news. Say,
Mary, what fool John was not to get
the other two sheep while he was about
It.
81 left the rejoicing farmhouse, in
tending to wire the governor TO with
hold the pardon" said the lawyer, but
it presently struck me that ] had ad.
vanced about twenty good reasons why
the young man couldn't be guilty, and
therefore decided to sing small and
let things 20 OH. He was duly pardon
ed and sent home. and the governor
never met me for years after without
congratulating me on rehabilitating an
innocent man wrongly conyicted"-De-
| troit Free Press.
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COOKING HINTS.

For a change try boiling apples In
sweet cider. When apples begin to
get tasteless. thissmakes q change.
Cocoa loses that raw taste II 1t is al
lowed to simmer for good five min
utes after being added to the boiling
milk.
A cut potato dropped In the fat In
which vegetables are to be fried will
indicate the proper temperature by
turning brown.
Have charcoal fires for broiling If
you wish for perfect cookery. The hot
flames close the pores quickly, and the
result is very tender meat.
For preparing soup for invalids
make a great point of delicate flavor
ings. Avoid much turnip or carrot,
and instead have suspicion OF bay
leaf, sweet herbs and mace.
When roasting chicken In the
oven, roast ii in the usual way until II
is nicely brown. then turn it back up
ward and let it remain so until cooked.
1t will be found that the juice of the
chicken runs into the breast and makes
it moist and delicious.
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POWERFUL VOICES.
Some Historic ShrielSers Who Ante
dated the Famous StcntOr.

dated the Famous StcntOr.
The question has often been asked,
"Who was the most loud voiced man
of history The answer usually is
that 1t was Stentor, of whom Homer
saws his voice was as loud as that Of
fifty other men combined and from
which we get the phrase "stentorian
voiced" But we have record Of two
historic "shriekers" anterior to Homer.
We read where Simeon and Levi fought
against the twelve men Of the city of
Sarton and that Levi beheaded one
man with his own sword. In chapter
50, verse Al. Of the book referred to the
story is related in the following words:
"And the sons of Jacob seeing that
they could not prevail over the twelve,
Simeon gave a loud and tremendous
shrek, and the eleven remaining men
were stunned by the awful shrek"
In chapter 80, same book, verse 49,
we find the following account of the
battles of the sons of Jacob with the
inhabitants of the city of GaaSh. 1t
seems as though the battle was both in
the front and in the rear and that the
warriors on the wall were throwing
spears and hurting stones upon the
sons Of Jacob What next occurred, as
related in chapter and verse above
cited, is recorded in these words:
"And Judah, seeing that the men Of
Gaash were getting too heavy for
them, gave a piercing and tremendous
shrek, and all the men of Gaash were
terrified at Judah's cry. and men fell
from the wall at the sound of his pow
erful shrek, and all those that were
without as well as those within the
city were greatly afraid Of their lives"
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An Argument For Social Frankness.

1t is best to be sincere. as family in
Germantown recently found out. They
had been entertaining a distinguished
novelist from abroad who was not alto
gether acquainted with sOciety's way
Of saying things it does not mean. The
time came for her departure, and as
the host was handing her to the car
riage he said very cOurteously, II am
sorry you cannot stay longer"
To which came the unlocked for re
tort. "Oh. but cam
There was only one course open. The
trunks were taken down. the carriage
sent away. and. to the CONSERVATION of
her hosts, the lady re-entered the
Observation-Disclosures Times.
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HEART ON THE RIGHT SIDE
Didn't Know Ii Until He Applied
For n Life Insurance Policy.

Didn't Know IL thtAi hhe
For n Life Insurance Policy
There is a young man in Brooklyn
whose heart is literally on his right
side. He is John T.. Stafford, Il popular
Young schoolteacher, who lives ut 6I
Fourth place. Up till Il few weeks ago
Mr.. Stafford never dreamed that MS
heart was anywhere but on that side OF
his body where 1t is generally supposed
that all mems hearts lie.
What is more remarkable, MI star
ford's heart has been found to be per-
fectly normal He has just taken out
n life insurance policy, after undergo
ing rigid examination by the COM
panys corps of medical examiners.
1t was not until he made application
for a life insurance policy that MI
Stafford discovered that his vital organ
was on the right side of his body. A
few days after he made application III
accordance with the usual custom, he
was notified to present himself to the
society's doctor.
The first thing the doctor did was 10
look for Mr. Stafford's heart To his
great surprise. he failed TO find II IN
the usual spot. and then, remembering
that there have been cases or the sort
before. he examined the right side or
the applicants body. He found the
organ there, sure enough, ana lts ac-
ton was as regular as clockwOrk.
Your heart is on the right side or
your body, young man." the doctor
said to Mr.. Stafford after he had salts
fled himself that there could be no mis-
take.
The young schoolteacher's surprise
was not less than that of the physl-
clan. and he went home feeling, as he
saws himself. that his body had passed
through something similar to an earth
quake.
The physician who examined the
young man. being unwilling to take
upon himself the responsibility OF ac-
cepting him, although he found him TO
be in good physical condition. decided
TO bring the matter to the attention or
the chief examiner and his associates.
After few days Mr.. Stafford was
summoned before the entire board or
physicians and examined again. Each
member of the board came to the con-
clusion that. although his heart was on
the right side of his body. as u risk
Mr.. Stafford was sound.
Accordingly, on their recommends
ton, a policy in the amount for which
he had made application was issued to
the young man.
Mr.. Stafford is in perfect health. lie
has suffered little from sickness, and
his heart has never troubled him. He
SAYS that he always had faint idea
that there was something peculiar
about it, although he did not know
what the popularity was. He has no.
ticed the palpitation of the organs on
the right side. but never suspected that
il was because his heart was there.
Mr.. Stafford has been teaching in the
public schools in this borough for the
last two years and is a graduate of st.
Francis college and of the Teachers
Training school in jamaica. He is well
known in the section where he lives.
He is unmarried and about twenty-five
years of age.
Cases of the kind Of young StaffOrd's
are very rare In cases of the sort the
organs which usually occupy the right
side Of the body are found on the left
side-BrOoklyn Eagle.
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TREES GOOD COMPASSES.
When You Are Lost In the Woods,
They VIII Guide You TO safety.

They VIII Guide You TO Safety.
When you discover that you are lost,
first stop and pull yourself together.
Recall the direction In which you
started from camp-whether you went
north, south, east or west. You can
always do that if you try. The next
step is to fix the compass points. When
that is done, you will be able to go In
the general direction you wish.
Find mature tree that stands apart
from its fellows. Even il it is only
slightly separated it will do. The park
on this tree will be harder, drier and
lighter in color on the south side. On
the north it will be darker, and often
at the roots it will have clump OF
mold or moss. On the south side or
all evergreen trees gum which oozes
from wounds or knOthOles will be hard
and amber colored; on the north this
gum is softer, gets covered with dust
and is of a dirty gray. In fall or
winter trees which show rough bark
will have nests of insects in the GREY
ices on their south sides.
A tree which stands in the open Will
have its larger limbs and rOuSher bark
ON the south side. You have many
evergreens in your part of the coun-
try. cone bearing or cOniferous trees
frs. spruces. cedars, hemlocks, pines,
They ought TO be good compasscs
Hardwood trecs-the oak, the ASH
elms. hickories, mesquites, etc.-hav'
moss and mold on the north. Leaves
are smaller tougher, lighter in color
and with darker veins on the south
OH the north they are longer, OF darker
green and with lighter veins. Spiders
build on the south sides. In the sOutl
air plants attach themselves TO the
north sides. Cedars bend their tips tC
the south.
ANY sawed or cut stump will give
you the compass points, because the
concentric rings are thicker on The
south side The heart of the stump Ii
thus nearer to the north side. All these
things are the effects of sun. Stones
are bare on the south side, and If they
have moss at all it will be on the north
At best, on the sunny side only THU
covering of harsh, half dry moss vii
be found. On the south side Of hi
the ground is more noisy underfoot. Oh
the north side ferns. MOSES and lat
flowers grow. If you are on marsh
small brushes will give you the les
! son. Their leaves and limbs show TIT
same differences. Almost all wilt
flowers turn their faces to the south
There are many other signs, but
reckon you will find these enOugh.-St
! Nicholas.
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A Premium on Prayer.

A news item from Fort Scott, Wis.,
tells of woman there who had cause
to regret that she did not know her
prayers. The lady in question had
been arrested for horse stealing and
was sentenced to five years imprison-
ment. Thinking perhaps to move the
heart of the judge or to play the melo-
dramatic part of cultured heroine in
the wOOlly west. the damsel told Of her
many accomplishments and how ten
derby she had been brought up. The
Judge offered to take off one year from
the sentence If she could say the Lords
Prayer. She could not and was obliged
TO take the full sentence.-GuidOn.
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CrueIfv IN HOrsea

In the parks and pleasure drives OF
New York locked tail horses are nu-
merous. 1t is barbarOus to mutilate
animals in this way, and there is no
excuse for the practice. Animals
treated in this manner suffer torments
from flies and are permanently dis
figured. The banging" of the tails OF
thoroughbred runners does no harm.
No sinew or tendon or skin Is touched
by the shears used on the bang tails"
Only the hair is shortened. But the
locked tail horses are victims Of in
Ihumanity.-New York Tribune.
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4 Matter of Excuses.

On one occasion when ambassador
Choate was defending client charged
with a serious offense the attorney for
the plaintiff I'm his speech had recount
cd the alleged misconduct of the de-
PENDANT and impressively said:
"There is no possible excuse for such
action. No one could offer any excuse"
"Why, just imagine the many ex-
cuses you could devise If you were
counsel for the defendant" interrupted
Mr.. ChOate.
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Save You From $500 to $4,000

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81" stops for passengers on signal
to conductor 2Daily, except SUNDAY.
r. b Cooke, j. It. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, va
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Office of L. F. j. WILSON,

Office of L. F. j. WILSON,
Stockton Ave-, Greenbackville, Va.
Notary Public, General Convey
ANGER and Special Collector OF Claims.
Special attention paid to the Adjust
ment of Foreign and other Claims.
Homestead Deeds and Deeds OF Trust
made a speciality. Correspondence
solicited.
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WELL-KNOWN Makes

Chicago Cottage
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NothCa
Cox College, College Park Ga are using our
Panosex
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NEW YORK, PHILA. & NOkFOLK
RAILROAD

Time Table In Effect June 4, 1902.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor
folk and Old Point Comfort.
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This Way
For Bargains

II have in stock
General line of Merchandise,
Quaker city cook stoves, some
makes No. 7, low as $1,000.
Lime, bricks, shingles, hair
and plastering laths.
Lumber for dwelling and
other building purposes.
Meal, bran, mill feed and No.
l hay.
100 building lots at this place
from $50 to 5000.
All persons are forewarned
from trespassing in Chopper
Swamp.
II. T. WHITE,
BloOmtOwn, Va.
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WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

On receipt stating about what instrument wi
beautiful illustrated ca
information regarding terms,
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German at Wilson.

Wilson, N. c., Dec. 26.-A most enjoy
able dance was given in Herring's Hall
complimentary TO visiting young ladies'
The dance was led by Mr. j. s. White
head. Those dancing were John A. Clark
with Miss Lila Tucker, of Henderson. N.
e.; VIII B. Graver with Miss Bessie Har-
ris, Spotswood Burwell with Miss Francis
Brcdie, Hugh H. Murray with Miss Julia
Herring. Steve Anderson with Miss Daisy
Weaver. Ed. B. Cobb with Miss Olyn
Clark, Jas. S. Whitehead with Miss Emily
Green. w. B. Whitehead with Miss Eliza
Lamb, of Wilmington, N. c.; Samuel B.
Rierson with Miss Sue Selby DR. Wade
B. Anderson with Miss May Harvie, Geo.
7. Stronach with Miss Rosalie Smith, of
Goldsboro, N. c.; Wiley Hodges with Miss
Grutchire Barnes, Robt. Barnes with Miss
Katherine Pace. Will B. Moore with Miss
Margaret Applewhite, DR.. c. A. Thompson
with Miss Pauline Woodland, Willard
Smith with Mamie Warren, Ernest Moore
with Ruth Gold, Hadley Moore with Mil
dred Roney, John Wells with Francis
Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Barnes, Mr..
and Mrs Vance Ferrell Mr.. and Mrs. II.
G. Whitehead, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Roun-
tree, Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Dorwin, Newport News
Stays: Henry Abrams, Mr.. Sumdell,
Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Fulghemy Mr.. Smith, of
Goldsboro, N c.; e. B. Gravis, T. M.
Anderson, Jr., Jack Neilner Cook Mr.
Wainwright.