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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
Wierd Ghost Story.

Talking of strange experiences, MT. Ste phen Phillips has been obliged to leave his charming house in Egham, near Windsor, to which he has recently gone in search of peace and quiet on account of the disturb ance that he experienced through ghostly visitants. The uncanniest noises con- ceivable visited us directly we arrived" said the poet and dramatist. There were knockings and rappings ana footfSls. Doors banged and were opened.
 "I would be sitting quietly in my study writig when the door would open noiselessIy. That was more than a man in the dead of night could endure. All the household heard sounds and experienced sensations"
 Finally his little daughter told him that she hal seen a small old man creeping about 1he house. No such person was to be found. but he afterward discovered that according to another report. and old farm CT strangled a child fifty years before close to the house. So precipitately did Mir Phillips and his family leave the house that they did not even stay to take away their &AtA&A -a-A AH 4ass ka4t& As4. Aa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
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 rho soJ,owtnr is a continuation Of ,he abstract of the lectures on poultry deIivered by MT. Loring Brown at the Fa rmers' Summer Course at Auburn:
 For young chickens which have reached the age of two weeks, the pre- ferred food is a mixture of equal parts of corn meal and wheat bran. Later clipped white oats are introduced as part of the ration. In case 1t becomes necessary to use rust-proof or bearded oats, they should be soaked or cooked for young chickens.
 For laying hens. Mir. Brown prefers A mixture of white oats and either pas turage or shredded clover meal The mixture of oats and clover meal is steamed together for two hours and then wheat bran is mixed in together with two gallons of meat scraps tor every two bushels of the above mixture. This mixture Is for the evening meal In the morning the hens are fed equal weight of wheat. oats and cracked d corn thrown into box of leaves. where they must scratch for their grain. His Leghorn bullets begin laying when five to six months old, and the size of the f1ocks varies from ten to twenty-five bullets. His hen houses are disinfected once each month. In treating chickens for lice. he dips the hens in a two per cent solution of chloronaptholeum, dipping the hens two or three times per year. but leav- ing the head above water. and working the solution into the feathers. If Texas fieas are present. the solution is made stronger. Whatever solution is left over is sprinkled about the hen house. Young chickens are greased on head and under wings as a means of repell- ing mites. The hen house is white washed once or twice per year. using some chloroaptholeum in the wash.
 In each house is an open box contain ing a mixture of equal parts of char coal, pulverized oyster shells, bone meal and coase grits. He considers 1t very important that the grit be coarse, and purpose, packing in the crops. In the case of setting hens. the dipping al- luded to above is omitted, but the above solution is sprinkled around the nest Alter matching the nest is burned. The dead carcasses of chickens should be promptly removed from the chicken yards. He finds that the greasing of young chickens in damp weather with kerosene Is fatal to them.
 MT. Brown makes no use of sulphur. The plants which he has growing in each chicken yard for pasturage are a mixture of white clover, orchard grass and Bermuda. alfalfa, rape and aur- nip leaves are considered excellent green food. He considers the prejudice against turnip leaves for chickens as unfounded. The cost of feeding a hen for a year, Mir. Brown finds to be 75 cents to $1, and this expense Is fully offset by the manure. which he sells
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
FALL SUITS DYED. HOlt's Dye Works. H100 s. Court.
Engagement Announced.

opelika, Sept. 4.-(Special l--MR. and Mrs. T. P. Hudmon formally an. nounced the engagement of their daughter. Miss Sara Glenn Hudmon to Robert Hurt Edmonson of South Bos- ton. Va. The wedding will occur Oc- tober 12. at six o'clock. at First Meth- odist Church oRellkau W3ks1sn.sA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

 girls which makes well deserved favoe and each season sees frocks of the made of blue linen
  closing 
  girl of swide. to 12 Department of of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
TOsE UUF5 IIUI tNIoVs
 Atlanta. Ga, July 30. 1904.
Relative Merits of Sorghum and Corn
 SiIage.

R. H. D.. Melbourne. Va. writes: Do you think that sorghum silage is bet ter than corn? I once made on uplands which usually produced ten barrels of corn, twenty five tons to the acre This land was heavily manured from the cattle barns. A square rod of corn was cut and weighed in the field, so I think theres could. .haxa heen no mistake
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
NEWl)anaaV VIEW[)1fegeEFARNER,| )1ge !
puceAR ALABAMA rUrE

| to city florists at 30 to 50 cents per bushel.
 He finds it advantageous to keep the young chickens out of the morning dew. until they reach the size of broi!. | CTS. On the poultry farm managed i by him. there are 1000 chickens per | acre. Two men manage 5000 to 6,0oe | chickens. distributed in 100 different
 yards. Mir. Brown states that some Of
 his pens of Leghorns average 240 eggs | per hen per year, worth at least s.
 MT. Brown. using the Prairie State in | cubator. does not find the small brood. | CTS advantageous. but substitutes 0
 large brooder house, and If this were
 not practicable, he would prefer to put | incubator chickens under hens. If 6
 brooder must be used. he would buy tho | outdoor form. even though he should
 move 1t indoors He intimated that the
 directions accompanying most incu-
 bators call for too much humidity in | the air to suit the Southern climate As previously stated. he disposes of his hens when two years old, at l5 cents per pound dressed, the weight being usually two and one-half to four and | one-half pounds net for Leghorn hens In using the incubator, he supplies no additional moisture. By the seven teenth day he can usually reject Ss per cent of the eggs as infertile and can sell these infertile eggs to bakers for prompt use Of the remaining sixty seven eggs. about fifty chickens are matched, or about one-half as many eggs as are originally put into the in- cubator. For about twenty-four hours after matching. the chickens are kept in the nursery compartment of the in- cubator. The temperature of the in. cubator Is maintained at about 103 de- grees.
 MT. Brown considers the egg busi- ness more satisfactory than the rais- ing of chickens. ani states that there Is good profit in raising squabs.
 In growing young turkeys. he keeps the hen turkey confined for one month in coop fin the woods. and then turns her loose with her flock. J. F. D. Horse Beans.
 I have your letter making inquiry a to the suitability of English horse beans for this climate and calling at- tention to the high esteem in which they are held in England as part of the ration for horses. Tn reply I would say that I have tested at this station quite number of varieties of the horse bean but have not found one yet that Is of the slightest value under our | conditions. Most of them are too ten der towards cold for fall planting ex- cept, perhaps. in the extreme southern part of the State. Horse beans plant ed in the spring have never done well, both leaves and blooms being attacked by malady which might be called blight, the effect of which is to black en the leaves and blooms and to cause the flowers to drop without making seed. J. F. D.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

wANTED-25 able-bodied men to work at our mill; wages. $l, % per day. Apply to The Marbury Lumber Co.,. marbury. Ala.
 4t-3
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

WANTED-Men to learn barber trade; short time completes; can nearly earn ex- penses before finishing; special inducements to distant applicants; write for catalogue. Aoler Barber School, New Orleans. La
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED AT ONCE-Foreman for our rough lumber yard; also foreman for our dry shed: apply with references and salary expected to orhe Marbury Lumber Co.,. Mar bury, Ala
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

WE WANT your typewriter business: sale, rental and repair service is unsur- passed; supplies for all machines Terry Davant If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
WANTED

wANTED-Party or parties with ss.0v0 to $10, 900 to join me in special constructing business; plenty of work and good profits. Address Contractor, care The Advertiser. 7 tf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

wANTED-Strictly first-class combination man to keep books and do stenographic work. Address Cotton Buyer, care The Advertiser. Z-S
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
The Hornfiy Pest.

The HOrnny Pest.
 Complaints of the annoyance occa- stoned by the hornhy pest and requests for measures that may be adopted to lessen 1t are always brought by the ad- vent of summer. There is no mistak- ine~thia miserable Nttls -RsEtifegQus
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
wANTED-AGENTs.

MAN under AS to prepare for position as let fer carrier in Montgomery. Salary good; po- dress immediately, Box 57o. Cedar Rapids. la.
 lot-2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
LOST.

LOST-On last Thursday. between the depot anu The Fair. a combination brooch and watch pin, in the shape of a small heart
 studded with pearls. with small diamond in the centre: s5. % reward Is offered if returned to Callis Scott. 1o1 Hall St. 4t-Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
FINANCIAL
FOR SALE.

LARGE lot new engines and boilers; can ship same day receive order. Will meet manu- facturer's price make Montgomery delivery. Bought this lot at great sacrifice; all high grade. Also i'll orders all kind of machinery from stock. W. R. Caldwell 10
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05
MISREPRESENTATION.

WANTED-SITUATIO
 YOUNG MAN with two years experience wants position stenographer; can furnish good references; will work for reasonable salary. Address Young Man. care The Advertiser. 1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-05

FOR SALE-At a bargain, a Peninsular Stove, coal and wood burned. Address
 Stove, care The Advertiser. 10
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
Where He c,;ffered.

Harpcr's Weekly. Representative Rich
ardson of Tennessee tells of a campaign
conducted by Governor Bob" Taylor In
that state.
Meeting for the first time a delegate
from one of the eastern counties to the
state convention. Mr.. Taylor said:
II am glad to meet you. sir. I have
known your father for a good a years.
but this is the first time l nave had the
pleasure of seeing you. l see, sir. thai
the son is a better looking man than che
father"
"Oh, come, governor" replied the dele
gate bantcringly, you needn't try to jolly
me that way. for I'm Tor Barlksdale all
right, even IL the old man is for you"
Governor Taylor smiled in a reflective
way. My SCAR sir" he added. II merely
said I found you a better looking man
than Jour father. j did not say you had
haif as much sense"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

expensive yet thoroughly comfortable
even though built of old material SO
that some cracks are left; these will
serve for ventilation IL care is taken
to have the portion where the bed Is,
well sheltered from wind. In the illus
tratiOn the two pens marked SKI are
shown; B, B, is the alley way, A, the
trough for the little pigs with the OPEN
ings described cut in each partition
near the trough. c. 4. indicate the
troughs for the sows. BY the way,
when pigs are growing. try the virtue
OF beef meal in the ration; it will do the
pigs a lot Of good and save feeding SO
much corn, which is bad for them,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
C.tarrh Cannot n. curea

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS. Us they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh Is o blood
unconstitutional disease. and In order to cure Il
Cure Is taxed Internally. and acts directly on tho
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrli Cure
is not q .quack medicine. 1t was prescribed by
one Of the best physicians in this country for
years. and is q regular prescription. 1t IL COM
posed Of the best tonics known. combined with
the best blood purifiers. acting directly on the
the two ingredients Is what produces such won.
derful results In curing Catarrh. Send for tes-
FL CHENEY & Co, Props. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. price TIC.
Hairs Family Pills are the best.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

We're very Irregular. daFK c0lOreu .Hu
full Of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and 1 have not had an ache in
my back since taking the last dose.
My health generally is improved Il
great DEAL
FOSTER-MILBURN CO.. Buffalo.
n. y. For sale by all dealers, price 80
cents per box.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved Il
very efficient
remedy in my
case. l e d
them for disor-
dered kidneys
and b%acknche,
from which l
had experienced
II great deal OF
trio II b e and
pain. The kid
ney secretions
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
Barred,

Detroit Free Press: Mrs. Blue
Are o going to join the Audubon
club this winter?"
Mrs. True-"I intended to. but as
they say birds wings were all the style
in millinery this fall. and I don't see
how 1 could possibly join and be con-
siStent,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
As Always.

Chicago Tribune: What is your
occupation. may I ask" inquired the
passenger with the skull cap.
"Mapniaker." said the passenger in
the long linen duster.
"Publisher. eh?"
NO; soldier"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

The latest thing IN Paris journalism,
Il paper bearing the title of L'Inyisible,
made its appearance on the boulevards
on October 5. 1t is printed in white
ink on black c~arboniZed paper.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
Uncle Eben's philosoohv.

Washington Star: Don't be afraid
OK keepin' quiet. sonny" said Uncle
Eben. Oar is a heap mo- men dat
talks when they ought to be workin'
dan works when dey ought to be
talkin'."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

The important question. When does
a bride cease to be a bride? is decided
by the London Queen, which says she
becomes u wife" at the expiration OF
six weeks after the wedding.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
Too Much.

New York Sun: Mrs. Kicker-Why
did you leave your last mistress?
Bridget-Begobs. did yez ixpict mt
to take her along wild me?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
@mnarison.

Detroit Free Press: She-"It must
be awful to owe money and not be able
to pay it,"
He-"Yes-almost as bad as lending
1t and not being able to get 1t back"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
Feeding Milk to Poultry.

Farmers who have more or less skim
milk and a generous supply of sour
milk can feed both profitably to laying
hens during the winter. Milk should
be given as other things are fed, with
a view to having as much variety as
possible. While the fowls rarely tire of
he milk it generally brings the best
results If the preparation of it is some
h varied. For example. When the
weather is cold give the birds a lot of
warm milk in the morning. putting it
in q trough. The icy night Feed them
a warm mash. but mix .ne bran with
milk instead of water. This is an eX-
cellent way to use the sour milk or
milk that is so thick to feed alone.
Another tive cook a lot of small po-
tatoes. eiiop them fine and mix with
the our milk, then feed warm-creamed
potatoes in a way. One has no idea
how laying hens enjoy such a variety
and what a decided difference 1t makes
In the egg production.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
In Toxic.

Detroit Free Press: Lady Gus
tomer-'Id like to buy "a door mat"
Jap Northumberland is something
very nice in Russian bear. and they say
are very popular this year: the whole
nation is wiping it's feet on them"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

We are never without q bottle Of Piso'l
Cure for Consumption in OUT house.
Mrs. f. NJ. Swayse. WAkita. Okla. April
II. 1901.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

Mrs. WinslOw.s SOOTHING srRue -or Children
tosthing; softens the gums, reduces al
iays pain. cures wind collie. q cont . bottle.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

Oncials and merchants do not serve
q" the army of'Japau.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
The Hogs for Next Season.

Hardly W. men will agree in all|re-
spects as to what constitutes the best
SOW for breeding purposes, although
h most successful hog raisers are
coming around to the belief that the
medium nina give the best returns
SO that the old idea hat the brood SOW
should be of large size. 1t being aban-
dOned. Size determined on, then other
characteristics would be sought. If
the SOW had one litter it is easy to
know If h is fitted to continue the
work. If she vas not a good mother:
If she did not have the proper amount
of milk Crowded she was properly fed)
then she will not prove a profitable
mothe: for other reasons. When the
SOW is bred for the first time, then one
Is taking some chances, but 1t ought
not to be hard after the first year, to
get together a fine lot of sows simply
by remembering how they acted in pre-
viOus years.
Meeting Business Depression.
In some lines of farming. prices for
crops have been SO low that they are
discouraging n yet it is possible, Of
tentimes, to improve the situation If
n will. I remember a few years ago
a certain section raised an enormous
crop Of potatoes: it seemd as If there
were enough potatoes raised in the
country to feed the population of the
entire state for months. Wholesale
buyers got wind Of the situation and
combined to get the prices down. In
turn. five Of them went into the section
and told h farmers what an enormou
potato crop there was that year: "all
over the country. just such a crop as
you have in this country" By this
plan they were able to buy up almost
the entire lot for absurdly low prices.
BY chance n OF these growers hap
pened to mention the matter in q letter
written to his brother in an adjoining
state. his large potato crop and the
prospect for low prices. In replying,
the brother wrote that the potato crop
WAS small and prices high In his state.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

open ends will be outward. On top
of h o place another wide board
and brace it at the opposite end win
the first board. BY arranging the box
es properly. there will be sufficient
space between the top board n the
nailed against the wall and divided
so that 1t will hold many of the small
tools one is constantly using. The cost
of such a work bench is very small
and the space provided can be used IN
any way n desires. The illustration
plainly shows how easily such a con-
v%epience may be constructed.
Nursing Grass Lands.
When one has a meadow that has
yielded good crops for a long time but
the -''eld is smaller with each passing
season, there should be some let up In
h cropping of such meadows. While
many of them will be the better for re-
seeding, a of them will respond
we'll to a top dressing of fertilizer and
less cropping; that is. not cutting toe
close or gathering the second crop al
all. There is still time this fall to tor
dress the meadow, using the summer
n This is all Than can be done
now, but in the spring the ground car
be narrowed and sown to o and
timothy, then If the cutting is sparingly
done n the top dressing again applied
next fall, the following summer will
show an excellent stand of grass. Man
ure canno be used to better advantage
this fall than on the meadow.
The Calf in Early Winter.
There are several weeks, probably
before the shutting down of winter ii
which the calves will take on consider
able growth if given a chance. lie,
them run in the sun as much as pos
sible but have n shelter near by Il
which they may go in case of storms
At night see that they are housed com.
fortably with good bedding and during
the fall and winter have their ration O.
oats, bran and roots for roughage, give
them clover, bright straw and som
hay. They should have plenty of clean
fresh water daily and access to salt
Handle them daily. groom them and a.
the udder develops, handle it more o.
less to get them used to it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10
QUICK RESULTS.

-AA w. j. Hill, of Con-
~T cord, n. c., Justice of
vW2 the Peace, says:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-11-10

When writing 70 advertisers It will DO
20 your interest 60 say that you saw
thejr "ad" in this paper.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-06-25
THAT lutte JOKER. "

Nobody will deny that the introduc-
ton into the platform Of the County
Democratic Convention Of the Joker
by which II Is proposed to place con-
troll Of the County Central Committee
In the hands of clique of city office
holders, was very ingenious piece Of
work.
Through the railroading of this reso.
tuition through the convention. the
power of selecting their central or
ganization IL taken out of the hands of
the Democratic voters for two years.
The Executive Committee Is by virtue
of the "little Joker" so deity slipped
through the convention of last Mon.
day, authorized to select the new
County Central Committee and this
committee Is to remain In Office for
two years.
The question now arises, however,
will this resolution stand at all under
the law?
1t certainly would not be for the
benefit Of the Democratic party that
1t should, though we do not know now
whether any attempt IL contemplated
to submit the matter to legal test.
In this age of popular government,
when tho trend of public opinion Is to-
ward getting closer to the people. this
action appears reactionnry In the high.
est degree.
1t IL revolutionary beyond all Qucs-
ton Of doubt, 1t Is unconstitutional.
it Is undemocratic and in violation not
alone of the constitution of thu party
here and of Democratic ideals, princi-
pies and precedents everywhere, but
also of some of the leading issues dis
cussed and advocated In the very plat
form of which 1t was part.
One OF these planks declares that:
1.-The notorious use of corporation
and trust money in corrupting legis.
lative and political assemblies makes
1t imperatively necessary that our Leg.
islatures. city councils and political
conventions be placed more directly
and fully under the control of the peO
pie. We. therefore, declare In favor
Of the initiative and referendum, the
election of United States senators by
popular vote and the direct nomination
OF all executive officers and political
committees by ballot ut lawful prlm
AIRY elections"
The men responsible for the little
JOKER" when they come to read this
plank over. must conclude that Their
action was Inconsistent to sNy the
least.