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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
ralls. on Poultry--No. |.

Talks on Pou1tfy-No. I.
 MT. Loring P. Brown. of Smyrna, Ga., delivered several lectures op this subr feet during the summer course for farmers just concluded at Auburn Some of the salient points of his first lecture are noted below.
 He is decidedly in favor of close houses for chickens in the south, even going so far as to state that a close house here Is even more necessary than in the north. In this he speaks after a long experience in the South. The house recommended for flock or twenty to twenty-five laying hens com sist of lean-to or shingle-slope rooI covering an enclosure eight by twelve feet The height from the ground to plate is nine feet in front and six feet in rear The door is in the end and a glass window in the front. Shingles are decidedly prefepable to tarred pa per, the speaker believing that the ar is more confined and damper under the latter. The sides and ends or the proposed house are made Of matcneo flooring dressed on one side. Ihe plained side Is turned out. so that the house may be painted. and the roueh side within permits frequent whlte- washing.
 The arrangements for roasting are as follows: Extending nearly the length of house and about two rect from the floor is platform two rect wide made of two one by tweive men blanks. These are to catch the dropp- ings and are covered to depth or sev- eraI inches with sand. The roost board which is one by three inch material. placed flat six inches above the plat from, is supported on three pieces of one by six laid on edge across the plat form, and not fastened to the platform. the drop boards are frequently cleaned and this obviates the necessi- yty of very frequent cleaning of the earthen floor of the house.
 In winter MT. Brown prefers to feed fin a compartment where there Is a depth of one foot of leaves on the floor, throwing the underground grain into these, the object being to encour- age scratching and thus give exercise. He believes in early matching, and that chickens matched after May 1, are apt to be unsatisfactory. for then insects have become serious pests.
 As inducements to early or winter laying he advises the building of close house as above and the alterna- tion of a period of scant feeding in July followed immediately by one of full feeding, the object being as moro fully explained in an article in these columns some months ago and In clipping in this issue. to hasten moult- ing Moulting is finished before fall, the hens are in the best condition for winter laying.
 Mir Brown believes fully in bullets, stating that young bullet will lay twice as many eggs in a season as hen past two years old. He discaros' all hens when they reach the age of two years
 In getting eggs for matching he pre- fers for one of the parents to be ma ture and for convenience this Is usual ly the male. Leghorn outlets begin laving when five or six months old In producing eggs not intended for matching a rooster is never allowed in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
Money in Figs,

Professor H. NJ. Brown of Livingston and secretary of the Polk County Truck Growers Association made q short address at the recent farmers congress on figs that ought to be valuable reading to any one contem- plating going into the industry. He said:
 The eighth wonder of the world Is why the people of Texas have not long ago adopted fig culture on large scale. The more one knows about fig culture and its universal adaptation to all the soils of the State the greater becomes the wonder. As soon as the ground has been placed in a good state of cultivation the rows should be laid off in checks twelve feet each way--rows running north and south and east and west. Ordinary switch. cuttings can be used in planting the orchard. These should be put out early in December
 The cultivation of the fig is simple and inexpensive. fin fact so we'll suited Is it to this country that 1t does fairly well with no cultivation at all. A cul- tivation that will keep down the weeds and grass and at the same time keep the soil loose is all that is required for the growing fig tree. Until the orch ard comes into full bearing some low growing crop-Irish or sweet potatoes, hay. goobers, cabbage. cucumbers or melons-will be both beneficial to the orchard and profitable to the owner It will be found that this cultivation hastens the growth, increases the strength and adds to the longevity of the trees. With proper cultivation these little trees will begin to bear some the third year, and the fifth year will yield a fair crop of figs. It is well known that the fig tree is less sensitive to varying climatic conditions than any other fruit known to our horticulture, and 1t has fewer enemies in the insect and fungus world. A failure in fig crop Is unknown, in fact it is just as sure as death or the ma turity of d crop mortgage.
 The figs will begin to ripcn early in June and the crop will then be con- tiuuous until frost Pieces of old iron buried about the trees at planting will be beneficial to the trees and q great aid to the flavor of the fruit. It will be found advisable to prime the sprouts the first spring after planting sp that the branching will commence rom q foot to eighteen inches from
 ground. When the trees come into bearing it will be found exceedingly profitable to mulch the orchard an- nually. A coat of weeds. grass, leaves spoiled hay. or rice straw six to ten inches thick will keep the soil moist keep down vegetation in the orchard and serve as perpetual fertilizer This mulch should be renewed each sum mer or autumn. It is not necessary to go into a discussion of the value of q fig crop. Its merits for preserving and for drying are to well known to need any discussion here.-Texas Stockman and Farmer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
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the pens and the result Is that these infertile eggs can be kept many times as long as fertile eggs.
 He keeps his little chicks very dry, keeping the hens in GOODS for two weeks, after which chicks and hens are turned out. The coop that he re- commended and of which models were shown containing two compartments, the one being the usual slated coop and the other being tight coop a door leads from the slated coop and in the tight coop q hen and chicks may be securely protected from rats. Dur ing the first two weeks of the chickJ life, MT. Brown feeds them on Cham berlain's chick food, costing two and three quarter cents per pound deliver ed. He recommends the sale of cIIck- ems as early as possible. broiler weighing one and one half pounds sell ing in Atlanta for forty to fifty cents in April and May, which is more than an older frying size chicken will bring at latter date. J. F. D.
 Gro be continued)
 Best Stage for Cutting Cowpea Hay. MT. R. J. B. Shelby Co., Ala.
 l am in receipt of your letter asking the best stage at which to cut cowpeas for hay. This will necessarily vary somewhat with the weather but 1t is usually best to defer cutting till from ten to twenty-five per cent of the pods have changed color. In case shedding of the leaves becomes very severe be- fore this stage of maturity of the cow peas is reached and if at the same time the weather conditions are very favorable for curing. 1t is permissi- ble to cut at ar earlier stage. The earlier the cutting. the longer the time required in curing.
 The main consideration in curing cowpea hay is to avoid leaving it ex- posed unraked to the sun too long a time. Raking after eight to sixteen hours of sunshine is usually practica- ble, the remainder of the curing being in shocks. If these have not sufficient ly cured by the time it is desirable to haul the hay to the barn. the shocks may be opened out few hours before hauling.
 I regret that the issue of our bullet tin on cowpeas is exhausted.
 J. F. D.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
MILITIAMEN ACTIVE
COMPANIES EAGERLY
 PREPARING FOR MANEUVERS.
Commanding Officers Will Make Ala bama Soldiery He in Fine Con- dition Before Leaving for
 Manassas Camp.

Birmingham, Aug. 7.-(Special. J. Birmingham members of the Alabama National Guard who intend to partici- pate in the manoeuvers to be held by the Government in September at Ma nassas. were out today, and while the indictment weather interfered with the attendance 1t was evident that the por- ton of the regiment to be raised in Alabama from the Birmingham district will make good showing. There is much enthusiasm already displayed on the trip. The commanding officers chosen have been informed that they must attend the drills and other meet ings to be held between now and the time for the trip and by September the companies here will be In the best of shape. Every Thursday evening will be given over to drill. while Sundays will see some work done in camp.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
K. of C.'s in selma.

A large number of members of Bir- mingham Council. Knights of Colum- bus. went down to Selma, Ala, eris morning and asSisted in the institution of council at'Ehat point. The dis. trict deputy. Hon. Sterling A. Wood. of Birmingham, went down yesterday and prepared for the meeting today. Mem- bers of the order from Montgomery Mobile, Meridian and other points in the South met at Selma today and took part in the work. The Knight. of Columbus are making larger gains in membership through the State and in the South in general than any other religious fraternal order
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
Plumbers. Convention

Preparations are being completed for the National Convention o: the Jour neymen Plumbers and Steam Filters of America. which will convene in thls city tomorrow week. No less than 400 members of the organization will be here from all parts of the United States. The National Convention is held every two years. The Rirmins- ham branch of the plumbers and staa,n filters will be assisted in entertaiatns the convention by other unions. Three hundred guests in addition to the del egates will be here. Many questions of importance to the craft will come up The convention sessions will be held ir the City Hall.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
Question of the Crab.

Bishop Chandler of Georgia, is known as one of the best story tellers in the South At recent dinner given in his honor he told this one on himself:
 T shall never forget my embarrdss- ment when first introduced to a hard shell crab I came down from .ho mountains of Georgia to visit some young friends in Richmond. It was crab season. and was invited to crab supper.
 T had never seen boiled crab serv- ed before and had not the slightest idea how to go at 1t. Finally I was forced to confess my ignorance on the sub ject. and said:
 If this delicacy before me was u gopher or 'possum would know what to do with it, so if some will be kind enough to tell me where to bite in will tackle it.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
Negro Pythians Meet.

The Grand Lodge of the Colored Knights of Pythias for Alabama. will meet in Decatur tomorrow. Grand Chancellor R. A. Blount of Birmingham, and about thirty-five members of the order left here today for Decatur There is big fight on the present of- ficers of the Grand Lodge for re-elec- tion and the same may bring about a split in the order if not personal dif- ferences. There is intimation of some trouble at this meeting,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08

Worlds Fair Live Stock Dates.
 The dates for the exhibition of live stock will be as follows. Horses, Asses. and Mules, Monday August 22, to Sat urday. September g. 1904; inclusive; Cattle. Monday, September IF to Satur- day. September 24. 1904. inclusive; Sheep and Goats. Monday, October 3, to Saturday, October Is. 1904, inclu- siye; Swine, Monday, October 3. to Saturday, October 15. 1904; Poultry, Monday, October 24. to Saturday No vember 5. 1904 inclusive; carload lots of cattle, Monday, November 12, to Saturday, November 19, 1904; Southern Breeding Cattle. Monday Mo- vember IF, to Saturday. November 19. 1904.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
Value of Alfalfa.

I cannot refrain from calling atten- tion to the great value of alfalfa in the ration of. dairy cows. The man with half an acre of alfalfa per animal is independent of the grain mills. We have not fed an ounce of grain since April 10th. On that date we com menced feeding green alfalfa fresh cut and the cows relish it and say it Is a perfect ration. We could in crease the milk flow a little by adding some corn meal and will do so when the new corn crop Is marketed. but at present price of corn the Increase In milk would not pay for additional outlay in the purchase of meal. Some corn meal should be fed In the fall and winter to supply fat and animal heat. Last winter we found that alfalfa pas ture supplemented with wheat pasture for wet and foggy days took the place of the silo.
 I have an upland patch of wheat and oats on which the cows pasture in wet weather. It is dangerous because of bloat to pasture cows on alfalfa when 1t is damp. I advise all dairy men to plant alfalfa and soil with 1t in the summer and pasture as above in winter.
 Alfalfa should be iu full bloom when fed green, there seems to be more substance and results are better at this stag than when younger. find that alfalfa pasture is much inn proved by disking in wheat In the fall the diski~g improves the alfalfa and the wheat adds that much pasture.
 I notice that in Klns9s and Cobra do they are grinding alfalfa and put :1ram pJIpJIe uB leHIem 5Ul uo Sun this is q good feed if pure. but its better 10 grow your own alfalfa and let your cows grind 1t.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
Irish Potatoes.

Bulletin T. of the Texas Station at Troup. gives the result of investigation on the economical production of Irish potatoes. The following conclusions are reached:
 First-Potaotes planted three inches
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
BEDDING DAIRY cows.
Extract From Paper Read Before Texas Dairymen's Association at Far
 mers' Csagresa.

w R. Spann. Dallas, Texas, fin Farm
 and Ranch.
 For the past three years the scarci ty and high price of all feed stuff has made the feeding problem about the most important subject that con- fronts the dairyman.
 Bran at $25 a ton, corn chops at $25, cotton seed meal at $20 to $22, hulls at $6 to $1o. and hay at $10 to SIS.
 Relief in the shape of abundant harvests of grain is in sight however, and in looking back I feel that the high price of feed has not been an unmixed evil, it is hard to bear while it lasts but good will result in that 1t makes the feeder cast about for somthing to take the place of our staples bran, corn and cotton seed meal.
 tried the by-producs of the rice mills and found that while fresh they were relished by the cows and can be profitably fed. The rice bran if free of chaff and sweet makes a very good feed and profitable as against wheat bran or corn chops at present prices.
 We secured good results feeding ten pounds of rice bran to two pounds of cotton seed meal and eight to ten pounds of alfalfa hay.
 In buying the rice products care as to quality must be observed. Buy on sample only as the mills mix refuse and chaff with the bran and also the rice meal. in fact the latter is an "un- known quantity" The rice bran is largely used by the flour and cotton seed oil mills to adulterate their pro- duct. To such an extent has this fraud grown that 1t is now difficult for the dairyman to buy rice bran; near ly all of 1t being taken by these mills To so great an extent has this evil grown that 1t is almost impossible to buy pure wheat bran or cotton seed meal.
 The legislature should take steps to protect our people and I suggest that this body petition our law, meakers to this effect
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08

Producing Early Melting fin Hens.
 The West Virginia Station Bulletin S3 calls attention to the fact that when a speciality is made of producing win ter eggs it is of much importance to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08
wor,d,. Fair Live Stock Dates.

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-08

EntIre stock at cash. Nothing held
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
WORRY.
A sure Starter for III Health.

A Sure Starter for III Health.
Useless worrying Ia form OF ner-
vousness) is indirectly the result
Through the nerves. of improper feed
ing A furniture man of Memphis
says:
about a year ago was afflicted
with nervous spells. would worry so
over trivial things.
81 went to consult one Of the best
physicians in Memphis and he asked
among many questions If drank cot
fee.
"His advice was: Go to some pro
vision store and get a box of Postum,
drink it in place of coffee and as you
are confined to your desk to great
extent try and get out in the open air
as much as possible l followed his in
structions regarding the Postum
AT that time my weight was l42
and | was taking all kinds of drugs
and medicines to brace me up. but all
failed; to-day l weigh 165 and all or
my old troubles are gone. and all the
credit is due TO having followed this
wise physicians advice and cut off the
coffee and using Postum in its place.
81 now consider my health perfect.
| am willing 10 20 before a notary pub
lie and testify that it was all due to
my having used Postum in place OF
coffee" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reason for quitting the
drug-drink coffee. and there's a reason
for drinking Postum. Trial 10 days
proves them all.
Look in each package for a copy or
the famous little book, ''The Road to
Wellville."
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
7 eIegrams In Brief

At Berlin Baron Won Mannlicher, in
yentor of the Mannlicher rife, is dead.
At Paterson, N. J., Mrs. Arthur Os-
valid was arrested charged with muir
dering her eight-year-old son at her
home in Oakland. She is insane.
A Pail Mall Gazette dispatch from
Berlin declares that it has been decid-
ed at St Petersburg that Japans
wishes shall be met in such a way as
to secure the maintenance of peace.
A fire. which did but little damage
in the Grand Palace hotel, Chicago,
drove nearly 200 theatrical people in
to the street. The fire started from
lighted cigarette thrown on a hall car
pet.
Empress Augusta Victoria of Ger
many has varicose veins in one of her
legs and is obliged to keep it extended
on cushion. Her physicians think
she will be able TO attend the court
balls in February.
In St. Louis a strike was inaugural
ed against the St Louis Liverymen
and Undertakers' association when
500 hack and carriage drivers struck
to enforce their demands for better
pay and shorter hours.
1t has been practically determined
to drop the amendments to the Pana-
ma treaty. Assurances have been re-
ceived that Panama comedies that the
treaty will be interpreted as the
amendments provide in regard to har-
bOrs and sanitation in the cities of
Panama and Colon.
Secretary Hay and Senior Huesada,
Cuban minister, signed a protocol ex-
tending for six months the period al
lowed for the exchange of notifications
of the Cuban general treaty, embody-
ing the Plat amendment The period
would have expired today. The treaty
is awaiting action by the United States
senate.
Sir Henry Keppel, admiral of the
British fleet, retired, died in his
ninety-fourth year When he retired
from active service four years ago he
had the distinction of being the oldest
sailor in the world and had served
his country on the seas for seventy
eight years.
DR.. Pollock F. Hayatt, who was
United States consul at Santiago de
Cuba for FIVE years prior to he out
break of the Spanish-Americ. war,
died at his home in Jersey Shore, Pa.
In the bitter presidential fight in 1876
he was sent to Florida as the personal
representative of Samuel J. Tilden to
superlntend the counting of the vote
in that state. In 1893 President Cleve
land appointed DR.. Hyatt United
States consul TO Santiago de Cuba
President Mckinley retaining him in
this position until the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war in 1898.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
DIR. Williamson swears.

Yorktown, Ark, Jan. 1S.-l.ast week
a statement was published ON Leland
Williamson, NJ. D., of this place to the
effect that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
best medicine for all Kidney Diseases,
and that he uses them with uniform
success in his daily practice.
No one who knows DIR. Williamson
will doubt for a moment the complete
truth of his fearless declaration, but
to completely clinch the matter in the
minds of those who may not have the
pleasure of n personal acquaintance
with this celebrated physician, DIR.
Williamson has appeared before Mr..
III. Z. Green, ]. p. for Montgomery
County, and made a sworn statement.
In this sworn statement the doctor
has cited a number of cases which
have been completely cured by Dodd's
Kidney Pills. Here is case No. /:
Henry Hall, Sr., aged IS. an Ameri-
can, attacked with Malaria Haematu-
ria or Swamp Fever. temperature rang
ed from 101 to 105. highly coated
tongue, constipated bowels. hemOr-
rhage or passage of blood from Kid
neys, used febrifuge and Dodd's Kid
ney Pills to relieve the infamma ton
and congested condition of Kidneys
and to render the urine bland and nom
irritating. Recovery complete after
two months treatment of the Pills"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25
LABOR.

The Chicago livery drivers strike
ended on the employees acceptance of
CLOSED" shop and the arbitration of
wages.
Nonunion motorman and nonunion
conductor of the Chicago City railway
were beaten by union "sluggers" and
left unconscious in a Wentworth
avenue car. An engineer was beaten
fer refusal to strike.
The financial reports presented at
the convention of the bricklayers' and
masons' international union at Tren-
ton, n. j.. showed a balance in the
local treasures of $279,523 and in the
general treasury of $245,000.
The compact between the merchants
of Beloit, and the retail clerks union
has expired and will not be renewed.
The merchants will adopt some plan
of closing certain nights of the week.
but il viii be regardless of the clerks
union.
One hundred teamsters hauling ice
for Binder & Sens at Yankton. s. D..
have struck for 81 per load. When dis
charged they lined up their wagons on
the river bank, preventing other haul
ers from working. The police were
called and order was restored.
The miners of the Red Ash Coal
company at WilSesbarre. Pa, have de-
cided to call eff the strike which has
been on for six months past At
conference the company agreed to re-
instate the discharged driver boys
whose dismissal caused the strike.
A national convention of delegates
representing unions of composition
roofers, damp and water proof work
ers is in session in st. Louis. for the
purpose of organizing a national or
ganization of that craft When organ
zed the new national union will take
2 charter from the National Building
Trades council The cities represent
ed are New York, Chicago, Newark.
Denver. Paterson, New Haven. St.
Louis. Kansas City. and st. Joseph.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-01-25

The St. Louis delegates combine
is accused of demanding 1915 for each
vote on a terminal ordinance.
Liant X. Salisbury, in his testimony
at a Grand Rapids (Mich.) bribery
trial. confessed to preparing money
packages for aldermen, in return for
votes on his water deal.
Circuit Attorney Folk of st. Louis
was informed that a representative Of
the. house of delegates combine had
solicited a bride of $4,000 from GER
tain st. Louis ticket brokers to kill the
bill excursion tickets. Subponaes
were issued for three ticket brokers
and rwo delegates