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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
Natures Cunning.

Protective mimicry. that cunning de-
vice of nature to preserve animals
from their enemies, is well known in
the eggs of certain fishes, notably the
California shark. known as Gyropleu-
rodus francisco. The shark is of a
sluggish habit. lurking among rocks.
and its dark egg resembles leaf of
kelp or seaweed folded up spirally. 1t
is deposited among the beds of kelp
and clings to the leaves by the edges
Of the spirals. The young shark bursts
open the end of the egg and swims
away. Another sharks egg Of the Pa
cific coast has tentacles which clasp the
seaweed and also initiate its appear
ance.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
Mozart and Bretzner.

When Mozart was at the height of
his fame he composed the music of
Bretzner's Belmont und Konstanze"
(''The Abduction From the Seraglio''l
at the request of Emperor Joseph Il.
The author of the drama was so angry
at this that he inserted the following
notice in the Leipziger Zeitung: "a
certain fellow of the name of Mozart
has dared to misuse my drama, Bel
mont und Konstanze.' for an opera
text. hereby solemnly protest against
this invasion of my rights, and re-
serve to myself further procedures.
(Signed Ch"istoph Friedrich Bretzner.
Author Of 'Rausch-chen.'
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
SILAGE FOR MILK cows.
Most Profitable Way to Feed This
Valuable Ration.
By M. A. GOODRICH.

by M. A. OOODflCd.
Perhaps there is more benefit derived
from silage by feeding it to milk cows
than by feeding it to any other kind
Of stock. At any rate, 1t is used more
and thought more of by dairymen than
by any other class of farmers.
Cows should never be fed exclusively
on silage They need some dry forage
to go with it; they need variety. Be
sides this, corn silage is a carbona-
ceous food and needs some more nitrog-
enous food to go with it to make a
well balanced ration. About thirty
or at most forty pounds a day of
silage is as much as should be fed to
each COW. 1t should be fed from the
top of the silo, taking off about two
inches in depth from the entire sur
face each day, for if it Is long exposed
to the air it will be damaged. II the
feeding commences Immediately after
filling the silo-and this is a good way
to do it-there will be no damaged
silage at all. Care should be taken at
each time of feeding to leave the sur
face smooth and even and not pick and
stir it up with the fork, for that will
let in the air and cause damage.
My way is to feed the silage ration
In two feeds, both night and morning,
and 1t is better to feed after milking,
because the peculiar odor of the silage
might affect the flavor of the milk
Cows as well as other stock have a
wonderful liking for silage, and be-
lieve much of the success In feeding it
can be attributed to its palatability.
They even prefer it, to a certain ex-
tent at least, to fresh cut forage or
good grass in the pasture. 1 have seen
cows in June when on good pasture
which had been fed silage every day
come to the gate at o'clock In the
afternoon and below and ask to come
to the barn and get silage, which they
would eat greedily and apparently
with great relish. 1 have seen the ex-
pertinent tried Of offering the cows at
the same time corn cut fresh from the
fields and silage that was put up the
year before. Every COW chose the
silage and ate that first 1t Is true
these cows had been fed silage every
day all summer, and it may be the
habit Of eating silage had something
to do with their preferring it, but they
surely would not have done it if silage
had not been pretty good feed.
There is a better and cheaper feed
to supplement short pastures, which
we are almost sure to have every sum-
mer on account Of drought or other
causes. than good silage know some
Of the most successful dairymen in the
country who feed silage every day IN
the year, winter as well as summer
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19

An Old Time New England Story Of
Stingy Parson.

An Old Time New England Story Of
stingy Parson.
Anecdotes In which the mean and
grasping man is ortwitted or held up
to ridicule are popular every where and
always. Few ancient towns are with.
out their historic or traditional In.
stances of stinginess punished or sharp
practice defeated. In one village of
New England. says the Youths Com.
panion there Is still current such a tale
concerning an unpopular parsou OF
more than q century ago.
Although a learned man Of impress.
I've manners. this clergyman was noted
for undue reluctance to expend and
readiness to acquire. He had q habit
of pleading poverty and limiting for
gifts.
The parish. although with some muir.
muring. had responded with fuel for
bis kitchen. hay for his horse, Thanks
giving turkeys for his table and
"su description cloak" of black sa tin for
his wife when her wedding mantean
became shabby. The murmurs in
creased when 1t was found that the
parson turned an honest but over
shrewd penny by selling instead OF
using many of these donations But
they were not loud enough to disturb
his stately calm, and be went his way
without condescendirg to notice them
At last, however, fortune played him
trick for trick.
One pleasant winter day he made
round of calls, and at each house.
when just about to leave. he casually
asked his hostess If she could let him
have little piece of cheese. as his
wife happened to have none in the
house and unexpected company had
arrived. In each case the good house.
wife. instead of a little piece. generous
iy presented him with whole cheese.
which he graciously accepted. As he
turned from the door stone at the close
OF the last visit, while the mother of
the family and her brood CT nine chill
dren stood politely gathered to watch
him drive away. be carelessly pulled
the wrong rein, the sleigh tipped
sharply on a drift, and out from under
the ministerial lap robe rolled nine
large cheeses. which spun friskly away
In all directions on the icy crust
His hostess understood the situation
at q glance.
Don't disturb yourself. pray. sir. :"
she said politely as be made motion
to descend. 1T is quite unnecessary.
The children will gather them up. and
| none will be overburdened or will
there be any quarreling for the priv
ilege. See; 1t is just a cheese to a
child"
So 1t was. and the embarrassed par
son. unable to escape, was obliged to
receive back his cheeses. with due
thanks to each giggling volunteer as
they came up in gleeful procession one
by one.
Too well he knew that by the next
day the whole parish would be laugh
ing at his misadventure. although he
could scarcely have guessed that the
joke would be recalled a hundred
years later.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
INEXPENSIVE HOG COT.
Easy to Build and FuIfilIs All the Re-
quiremsnts.

6a3y 70 D0uo 40o U otntto All S00 FS0s
quiremsnts.
This convenient hog cot Is construct
Cd by mailing inch boards on six joists
2 by inches by feet long for the
door. Beneath the joists are nailed
three stringers by 6 inches by feet
long, which serve as runners for NOV
ing the house. Next Is spiked q piece
2 by inches feet inches long at
the ends Of the joists. having the bot
tom Of the by 3 even with the bottom
Of the joist, which will allow 1t to
project above the floor three inches. 1t
will also extend out seven inches at
each end. This by 8 forms q plate
to which the rafters and roof boards
are nailed. The seven inch extension
Of the plate at the ends supports the
lower corners Of the roof, which other
wise would be easily split off. These
2 by SIS, besides Strengthening the
house, raise the rafters and roof
boards nailed to them at least three
inches off the floor and thereby ma
terially increase the floor space and
the capacity Of the house.
If the house Is to be used in ex-
tremely cold weather an easily manip-
ulated door is necessary. The cut
shows a door two feet wide and two
feet six inches high, made to slide up
and down and held in place by cleats.
1t is suspended by a rope which passes
through pulley at the top and is
fastened to a cleat at the side near
the roof The cut also shows two iron
eyes, bolted into the front jOist of the
building, to which the hitch is made
when the building is moved.
A rear door, identical in size with
the front door, is held in place by
cleats nailed across it on the inside
and by buttons fastened on the out
side This door is not opened regular
ly, but provides ventilation in sum-
mer and aids in handling sows at far
rowing time. Above the rear door is
a small sliding door s by II inches to
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19

were in one pound Of clover seed. In
that same sample there were 12,769
seeds Of plantain, 1895 of foxtail, LOTT
Of sorrel, 226 Of bindweed, 2,147 of
lambs quarters. 1908 of wild carrot,
226 of curled dock, 1,243 of tumble
weed and many others, making a total
Of 1882 weed seeds In a pound. In
another sample there were 7S,604 weed
seeds in one pound sold as clover seed.
Just imagine what farmer does when
he sows six or eight pounds of such
stuff on an acre!
Another thing was the low quality
of the clover itself. 1t has been dem
onstrated that the heaviest seeds give
the strongest plants during early
growth and in most cases largest
yields. This Connecticut bulletin states
that clover seed of average quality
should run 302. 900 to the pound. While
lighter seed may give a greater num-
Der of plants, a greater proportion Of
them would die out or do poorly. In
twenty-six out of fifty-one samples the
seeds weighed less than the standard.
AS for vitality, the average of these
fifty-one Connecticut samples was S6.6
per cent-that is, the number out of a
hundred strong enough to put out a
sprout. One sample showed only 64.2
per cent of seeds with any life to
them. One sample was so poor that
only 4S.1 per cent of the seed was clo-
yer, and only "a per cent of that would
sprout. Three samples were evidently
adulterated with black medic. Seed of
this plant is imported from Germany
expressly to adulterate clover seed 1t
is so much like clover seed that an
expert is needed to detect it. In one
sample there were 11,615 seeds of dod-
der in one pound of clover. With
seeding of eight pounds per acre this
means two seeds of dodder to each
square foot. and tests prove that this
dodder is not dead seed.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
Hints to Mushroom Growers.

IL turning up portion Of a bed
maggots may be discovered in the
manure. A few may do no 9ercepti-
up the spawn, leaving not even a
thread TO develop a single mushroom.
Many kinds Of insects are apt to
swarm in warm cellars. together with
the egg laying varieties which cause
the maggots, regardless of foul air
which may often accumulate and
which is an injury to the mushrooms.
In each succeeding bed in large eel.
lars insects follow up the new beds
and become more vigorous A high
temperature such as we had last fall
is conducive to their continued exist
ence in summer garb. A good crop.
however, can be secured in spite OF
them when the houses are kept at all
times cool.
When mushrooms are grown In glass
houses the return pipes are best run
under the walks. In the usual way
Of heating. where the pipes run under
the bencEc-. paper placed over the
beds will be found beneficial as a pro-
tector from excessive heat and drying.
With good, vigorous spawn. properly
prepared compost and care about the
requirements Of heat and moisture. a
good crop is a positive certainty
There are garden crops equal to if not
SURPRISING the mushroom as money
makers TO the producer, but no one
need complain Of well managed mush-
rooms
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
lonn Necked ReIIea

Eastern standards Of beauty differ.
like the customs, from those of the
west In Malacca. we are told. the
small waist and velvet eyes do not
count. but instead the length Of the
neck is the criterion Of beauty. The
girl Of Malacca at a very early age
Is fitted with metal collar. which
compe.s her to keep Der head erect. and
as she grows the collar is increased III
size. and by this means the neck Is
gradually elongated.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
The Worst of Il.

Sufrragette Lecturer-Ycs. my sis
ters. man has tyrannized over US. OF
pressed US. abused Us, maltreated US
scorned US, ridicsled US. and Ancient
Maiden lin aud:ence)-Yes. and. what
is worse. he never married us.-Kansas
City Independent
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19
Quite Enouuh,

IT should think you go slow" said
the cautious friend You know, as
Lincoln said. .yoY can fool all the peo-
pie some of the time and some Of the
people,
That's all right" interrupted the
sharper. but | End it's always pos
tible to fool enough of the people
enough of the time."-Philadelp
Press
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-19

Lots Of people fool dollars ava.
and then howl that the reason the.
don't get rich IS that 10 ere gives
them a chorce.- Atcslson Globe.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
WORKS WONDERS
A Wonderful Compound-Cures Piles, E.
zenna, Skin Itching, Skin Eruptions, Cuts
and Bruises,

Doan's Ointment is the best skin
treatment, and the cheapest, because so
little is required to cure. 1t cures piles
after years of torture. 1t cures obsti-
nate cases of eczema. 1t cures all skin
itching. 1t cures skin eruptions. 1t
heals cuts, bruises, scratches and abra-
sions without leaving a scar. 1t cures
permanently. Salisbury testimony
proves it.
T. A. Coughenour, 228 E. Ennis st.,
Salisbury, N. c., says: 81 suffered
from itching hemorrhoids for a long
time and was unable to rid myself of
the annoyance though I was constantly
using remedies. At last Doan's ONT
ment was brought to my attention and
being impressed with the good reports
concerning it, I procured a supply from
the Salisbury Drug Company. 1t
brought me prompt relief and the con-
tents of one box effected a complete
cure. I have never had a return Of my
trouble since and most earnestly ad-
wise others suffering from this trouble
to give Doan's Ointment trial"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
Wished He Hadn't Said 1t.

A peculiar thing happened when
Governor Glenn was coming up
from the station on a street car
on the day of Mr.. Kern's arrival
in Asheville. He sat right in
front of two men of the know-lt-
all type. They were displaying
their news Of current affairs and
discussing politics and politicians
in general when one of them, a
Republican, remarked in a per-
fectly confident manner: "fhe
sorriest man the Democrats ever
elected was Governor Glenn"
Mr.. Glenn turned around and
told the man that he should be
more careful as Mr.. Glenn minght
hear him, and the man was utte1-
ly demorallzed a few moments
after by hearing an acquaintance
of the Governors greet him and
call him by name.-Asheville Git
izen.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they can.
not reach the diseased portion OF
the ear. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness ia
caused by an infamed condition
of the mucous lining Of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube is
infamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and
When 1t is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result. and unless the
Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to It's nor
NAL condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of
ten are caused by Catarrh, which
is nothing but an in1amed condi-
ton Of the mucous surfaces.
W. will give One Hundred DOL.
lars for any case of Deafness
(caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by HALLS Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
r.. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take HALLS Family Pills for
constipation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
MsCUDB|NS ( HARRISON Co..
Capital and Surplus 100000.
REAL ESTATE,
=. LOANS,
INSURANCE
Salisbury, N. C.

We offer cheap for quick
sale a 49,! acre farm five miles
West from Salisbury on the
Statesville road, known as
the Chris Wagner home place.
Has dwelling, barn and good
we'll. Half of the place is
in timber. Terms can be
made to suit the purchaser.
Apply at our office for
price.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14

ton, Rep, 1897, no report; Dem.
1908, $546. 1873.
Enrolment of children (white)
Rep, 1897, 222, 1852; Dem., 1907
2s9,O53.
Average daily atten dane {
(white), Rep, 1897, 06,254
Dem, 1907, 253, 1877.
Average salary of County su'
perinteDdent, Rep, 1897, no rec
ord; Dem, 1907, 1914 Sc.
Number schoolhouses erected
from 19O2-'O7, DEM, 1907, 1880.
Ii 1897 the average daily atten-
dance, white, was 106, 254. In
1907 the average daily attendance,
white, was 253, 1877. There are
almost two and one.half times as
many white children in daily at
tendance in North Carolina now
as there were in 1897.
The schools are now economi-
cally managed, efficiently taught,
and are endorsed and appreciated
by all the people in North Caro-
lima.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
Graves Opened but Bodies Not There.

An interesting piece of news was
brought to light a few days ago in
the old Presbyterian grave yard.
In the year 1866 two companies
CT Federal soldiers we're staff oned
in Concord, one in Smiths Grove,
and the other where the new GEM
etery now is. While i'll camp there
five of the soldiers died and we're
supposed to have been buried IN
the old Presbyterian grave yard.
Their headstones were marked
"Unknown Federal Dead" Sew
eraI days ago the government sent
the superintendent of the Federal
cemetery at Salisbury. He hired
four negroes. and going to the
grave yard set to work, but on
digging down to where the bodies
should have been he found that
there vas nothing there. This
leads TO the belief that the bodies
were never buried there, for if
they had been the buttons of their
uniforms would have been found.
Concord special to Charlotte
Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
Hydaulic Rams are Cheapes.
and Most Satisfactory.

HydauIlc Hams are Cheapest
and Most Satisfactory.
Probably the cheapest and best
method of obtaining a constant
and abundant supply of good
water for the household. stock,
yard, garden and fire purposes,
and st the same time that which
needs the least attention is the
hydraulic ram. You can have
your water delivered right to your
house from any nearby spring or
branch without no further atten-
ton after the installation of a
ram. The best T m on the mar
ket is sold and installed by T. A,
P. Ro EMAN, Route 8, Salisbury
G. Write fer partic1 yars.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
A Peculiar Family.

The city officials are advised
that the family here which moved
into Raleigh from the county,
then numbering eleven people,
and who has lost three member.
by death, will probably be entire.
ly wiped out by the hook.worm
disease. Thu city board of health
decided it could do nothing in the
premises and the associated char
tiles have gone to it's limit. Five
members of the family are now
very Ill of this disease and all will
probably die. They positively re,
fuse to 60 to the hospital. Their
ignorance of sanitation is simply
astonishing, and no wo1se case has
ever been known here. The ques-
ton is being brought up whether
they could not be removed to some
point in the county and there is
olated, as they are a menace to
the people in the city, the disease
being of the same general danger as
typhoid. There were never more
obstinately Ignorant people in the
world than these and they have
given the authorities a vast deal
of trouble. correspond
ence Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
OFFICERS GOT HIM.
Negro Attempts to Assault a Lady Teacher
and Is Promptly Captured.

Sheriff Gilreath and party in all
aut ,mobile have just reached the
city with the negro johnson, want
ed at Greer for all assault on a
young lady music teacher in the
public school.
The posses have been hunting
since Saturday afternoon and the
capturing party came into the
city with the negro at a 4O-mile
clip today.
johnson was employed in the
graded school at Greer and made
a fiendish attempt to assault the
young lady while seated at a piano
going over some exercises. John.
sen vas sweeping the building,
and seeing the young lady seated
in the music room, slipped up be.
hind her and throwing his arms
about her neck asked her if she
did not want to take rest. Che
young lady was overcome with
fright and almost tainted. She
quickly recovered and with super.
human effort tore herself away
from the brute and ran down the
stairs screaming. Johnson fol.
lowed close behind and begged he1
not to scream, saying no harm
was intended.
The young lady rushed to hel
boarding house and reported the
matter and search was commenced
for Johnshn by armed citizens
Greenville, S. c.. dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-14
Would Mortgage the Farm.

A farmer on Rural Route 2,
Empire, Ca, W. A. Floyd by
name, says: "Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured the two worst sores l
ever saw: one on my hand aud one
on my leg. It is worth more than
It's weight in gold. I would not
be without it if I had to mortgage
the farm to get it." Only 25c. at
all drug stores.