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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19

and forty duck farms marketing eacA season, principally in New York ana the nearby summer resorts. between 3s0,000 and 100000 ducklings. These ducks, known as green ducks" are sold at ten weeks old on the average, and weigh four or five pounds each They sell at thirty cents pound in early April. and twelve to fosrteen cents at the end of the sea son fn August. Massachusetts. New Jersey and Pennsylvania have exte Rsivs anc& ranches In the East. CaIifofhIa fn the West. Some of these ranches sell from 76.eoo to s0.000 duckiinss a seasoa. The greatest part of the table fowls and eggs stiil come from ths farms and villages of the Unitsa States and Canada. though the fanciers are fors- ing ahead with their products and by supplying standard specimens for use vastly improving the rural iocks and bringing up the average American poultry yard to a higher standard of excellence. Missouri. lows, Illinois and ohio head the list of Agricultural States that are supplying poultry and egSs for the market. but the eastern State slead In the number of poultry plants and regular poultry growers.
 : Poultry raising is being given due consideration by the national govern ment and state agricultural colleges in many parts of the country. Three years ago the Bureau of Animal In- iustry of the Department of Agrieuf4 ture started an experiment. station Id Maryland. near Washington For years the Department has published bulls~ tins on poultry. Twenty or more States Of the Union and praetie all of fhe provinces of Canada have established State and provincial experiment. sta- tiona. Tn these there are regular courses of instruction On poultry Fass- ing. while scientific experiments are made to determine the comparative values of different breeds and varie- ties the best methods of housing and breeding, and the value Of the dixs fereft foods Tn July In this year notable step in Che progress of ths poultry industry was taixn when an ors kaniSatiou of the International Aseoci< atlon of Poultry Instructors mnd fn~ vestigators was perfected. Its naeau- berB will aid materially in furtneflng this big three hundred million dollar industry of the nation.
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19


 from snail affairs to large magazines md the readers number some where near 100000 for every month of the year.
 The incubator has been a big factor in promoting the poultry industry. The business could never have grown to such magnitude without the aid of artificial means. Public hateheries are coming into vogue. Like the big cen- trai creameries Of farming and dairy districts. these win be able to mini mike expense and increase the output of the product Several of these pub lie hatcheries have grown up in the past three or four years Anj are so arranged that space for the eag trays can, be let in each plant at go much per tray. or the eggs are incubated at so much per thousand, Eggs are brought to these incubators either by hand or are shipped by express. it having been found that eggs for hatch ing can be shipped hundreds of miles and still yield good percentages when incubated.
 From the English poultrymen Am orleans have learned that day.oid chicks can be shipped long distances. and now the modern Incubator ih send ing them out the day they are hafch- cd on long journeys Of hundreds and even thousands of miles. and the death rate Is comparatively nothing When chick fs first hatched 1t requires no food for thirty-six hours the needed nourishment being obtaihsa from ab- serbinG the yeik of the egg from which It was matched. Shipped In Simple form of box the youthful traveller suf- fers little inconvenience. and proves the possibility of these incuhstfng een- scrs in towns. villages and cities throughout the conntry--whereve there is good shipping center. Farm CTS and chicken Yfancisrs can have the eggs matched by the giant plant. and khe chicks returned to them with a small outlay Of money and the hen, emanclpatod from this part Of her work, can go on supplying the egE market. s
 Egg farming Is easier than the rais- ing of broiiers. roasters and eapens, and many farms have come, into ex- istenoe close to big cities or prominenE resorts to meet the demand. These farms run in capacity all the way from three or four hundred good laying hens up to five or ten thousand, and White Lsghorns are generally used for eRw production. though the Waite wyandottes, ana the White and Barred Plymouth Rocks are very popular On these egg farms the incubator iB call. cd Into use to increase the nzfnner Of fowls. and when the farms combine both the egg and the< hrofiek tr&de Rhode Island Reds and BufT orpin@s tons are included in the list of busy hens that supply eggs for both indus- tries.
 Because of the development Of aE- sifeial hatehins the present duck sn+ dustry has grown. and is aesuining still greater proportions, than thas prophesied when it began to become prominent twenty-nve years ago. These duck ranches. Ike the eg@ and chick en farms. find the best locations close to big cities. On Long Island, for exc ample. there are between thirsy-tive
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
TUSCALOOSA oITY COUNCIL.
City Engineer Reads His Report on
 pavf1n Work Done.

City Engineer Reads His Report on
 Paving Work Done.
 Tuscaloosa, Dee. fs-~(Speciai )--The City Council met in the council cham Der last night. the meeting being called to order by pr. Shirley, presi- dent of the council.
 Mfr. Nlcol, the city engineer, read his report on the work on University avenue. He recommended the accept ance of the paving work and also re- commended that $500 be appropriated for graveiing the avenue from Hiiia to pr. Sonsrville's. The matter was referred to the street committee. The resignation of ormond sonerville as 6 member fo the Board of Education was accepted and E. B. Nuzum was elect ed to fill out the uuexpired term. Charles Abbott. the manager of the waterworks. stated that the Water works Commission was now ready to extend the mains to New Town. He stated that the cost would probably be about 5000. The commission was authorized to go ahead with the ex- tension. A motion was made and adopted that the street tax remain as 1t now is. s4 per head. The meeting was then adjourned,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
The Poultry Industry
By Ersderiie ]. Haskin.

From it's humble place as an insigni. ncant part of the average farm, the chicken yard has come to be one of the chief sources of the national wealth. Accordiig to the Secretary of Asri- culture the value of the annual product of poultry. eggs and feathers in the United states exceeds the cnorniovs teiligent speekled hen and her huInef- ous progeny have sIevated this par- ffcular industry from "a mare. byeprnr duct of farm to place of world wide importance. In Missouri, alone, last year the value of the poultry and ea6a sent out of the state far exceeded the value of thevalue of thes wheat crop. The census shows that every In habltant should have three and a hale head of poultry and seventeen dozen egEs per year. if a division wore made. Iowa.s poultry sensus shows over so.000.0 head.
 The ordinary farm fowls of the United States form the foundation for this great poultry business. They have a permanent value because of the worldwide use of poultry and eggs as food for human consumption. The prices of poultry and egEB for food have been steadily increasing in the past ton or fifteen years. and despite trade depression of the past winter and spring, their prices remained as high as ever. and when the price Of meat advances in the next few years as t is predicted. poultry and egss win follow.
 Modern ingenuity has catered to the public in the poultry trade as in all others. Strictly fresh eggs marketed in attracttve packages have done much to increase their demand and have, consequently, brought higher prices. The best tables of big cities. ann of summer and winter resorts have asked for .Dfime market peultry" such ss sduAb broHers. ordinary broilers. soft rohsters and capons, and readily pay from twenty to fifty cents pound for them. PhyalciAns tho country over are urging eggs and milk as the best foods for their patients, these two, ac- cordfns to chemistry. being 'compietes foods" Their prescriptions and the. orders form the th0usands of sani. tariufns throughout the country wifess made the demand for egks higher than was ever known.
 The hen and her family. and her various cousins of the barnyard. are now important features of the various county and state fairs that are held every fall or winter from ocean to ocean.froTn Central Canada to Mexico. From few dozen to several thousand at each fair compete for the prizes that range from nifty cents to i've dollars a bird. and aggregate in the main many thousands of dollars The Judges decide on the merits of the cenpetltors in accordance with the American standard Of Perfection.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
SUICIDE OF NEGRO
ED LEE TIRES or LITE AND
F6and on Hank of Catema Creek With E Bullet Heae sn Back oR Head
 Had Made Threata
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 with a big blue mark fl ifis fore head and the back blown out of his theay1" the body of Ed Lee. negros was seen on the bank of Catona Greek Friday morning from the Att 1antte Coast Line Railway bridge by Engineer Thguipseed as a train passed over the bridge. Coroner Tics was ,notifled. and after viewing the remains found. that Lea had come to his death. as .far-as- could -be learned. by his own hands. ss. sss sA
 Lee Accompanied his wife to the un- ion station Friday morning, put her on the train and walked of on up the line. He was an employe of the rail- way yards and is well known by the railroad worimen. He was. seen By several who spoke to him. It seems that he walked out to gfh4f Cakoma bridge. four and ,a hatennlifes ; from the city shortly after o'naaek and going down to the creek shot him- self.
 His ,body was found on .thas bank. his feet In the water. as 7tg he had waded in. and fired the shot tlEat killed him expecting his renains ts be cAr- Tied away by the stream. At the shot he fell backward, it. seems; falling on land and therefore his scheme was not. zcarriad out. He fred that shot with his hat on, for 1t was found be. side him with 6 hole in back where the bullet had emerged. His forehead was scorehed by the powder. ao sign of the weapon could be found and 1t Is supposed he dropped it In the water. s f@f gt
 HIS relatfves say he was deeply in I debt and the fact worried him very much for he was heard several times to say that he thought it would be best to. end it all with a bullet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19

book of 800. pages or more, compiled by the American Poultry Aasociation--- q thirty-hve year old organization of American and Canadian poultrymen. In detail thls book describes IFS varieties of chickens, turkeys ducks and geese. and gives minute description as to how these should look and how much they should weigh. The ambition to have all fowls measure up to the set standard has brought about better class of poultry in the years that have passed since the first poultry showa
 Every winter nearly 500 poultry shows are held, and there are now more than 4o0 poultry associations in the United States and Canada. The shows are held wherever room can be had, and range from country stoFes. where q few dozen are exhibited to Madison Square Garden. New York, where from 1000 to 4.5o0 birds are shown every year, and Mechanics Building. Boston, where 5000 have been shown. The Coliseum in Chicago and Convention Hall. Kansas City. have been filled to overflowing with guests time and again to see the 5000 birds exhibited, for the shows are SO popular that arrangements can always more than i'll the buiidfnRs.
 Thousands of poultry faneiers in this country and Canada make a re- g1ilar business of breeding standard fowls, and their average annual pfo- dnction ranges anywhere from small hocks of score or so, to severgl thou sand specimens. Prices have improved with the breeds and range anywhere from one to one hundred dollars . head. Sometimes the sales run up to three hundred, Two hundred. eigAt hundred and q thousand dollars \ a fowl. A notable sale was that by Ernest Keilcrstrass Of Kansas City when he sold to Madame PadArewski. wife of the pianist. i've birds for ST. 500. These were children of the famous Peggy who travels from fair Go fair with 8 man in constant attendance to smooth her feathers and polish her bill and. her spurs.
 Another instance of a high price be- ing paid was when George H. Ncrthrup os Rqcevlli, New York, sold several years. ago to n German. bayer, to be shipped abroad getting $500 for one and 4i .000 for another male Bird. About three years ago U. R. Fishei of Hope. Indiana. sold a white Plymouth Rock fof $500, and at last years Madison Square Garden show c. H. Weiles re- fused 9f,000 for Q barred Plymouth Rock hen that had taken first prize.
 There is scarcely a farm iowdays that has not . poultry paper On its list of periodicals, and almost every farm paper, household and religious paper circulating among farmers. has a column or so devoted Co fowls and their care. Between sixty and seventy poultry journals are published in the United States and Canada ranging
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19


 ing him. Mr. Husulsy is very emphatic in his pfaises of the blood hounds that are fast becoming 90 perfected that escape Is hardly possibie where sood fresh traiI can be gained. The neero's photo has been made and will be forwarded te the deor- gia ,authqrities at once.
 J. E Mitchell and efIss Eaburn Atkins. prominent young people 6f Quitmen eeun- ty. Ga. were happily married 6t shs home of the bride yesterday near Cotton Hiih few invited friends and the family relatives witnessed the event after which a surnp- tuous rpast vas enjoyed. Mr. Mitchell and his bride ars well known here where they hevs hosts of. warm friends who will wish them much uninterrupted joy They will enjoy an extensive honeymoon visiting sa- vannah. cs, and points of interest in Flor ida and viii linen be at home to their friends. in ciay County. Ga -
 Miss Annie Jane Carroll and Andy Snipes of ciopton were parties so 6srsfna Green wedding ct Georsetown yesterday morning Objections were urged by the young wo-- mans parents on account of her are which is given as 14 years The young couple passed throush the. city enrcute tn their home where they will no doubt seek forgive ness of tho old folks and will in future reside.
 Rev. !. A French and his wife reached the city this morning from Aastin. Tex. and were met at the depot by large gath erinx of citizens who gladly welcomed them to the city, Mir. French come to assume charge ass pastor of She First a Baptist chnrch here and will deliver his first ser mon next Sunday morning .s
 waitsr- Gilmore arma wife. of Clayton. are spending short time visiting his father. nt White Oak .Mf. Giimore is twenty-three years old and his wffs only few years his junior and yet 1t was their first trip on . railroad. zf
 The Second Regiment hand Is preparing to regAte the citizens with. an open afr . coneert on the evening of January 1st and sto this end are -perfectins | special pro. gram.
 Miss Glare Ogletree has returned from an extended absence visiting relatives and friends in Atlanta
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
NEWS OF UNION SPRINGS.
Cttisens May Organize . PragEessIve ns
 naaa lEnn,a Glssh.

CSiSeMe may Organize 6 EK9GFegG1we H1lst-
 ness Men's Club.
 -ISnion- enr1uxzs< -rAe.4-I Is--- f@psgiaI.y=== George Napier has just returned from . trip through oklahoma and Texas and says Oklahoma is .pFosnarinw while T6zas.s Iiks all the other cott0h states is suffering ff- nacial depression on account of the tow price of the staple and the High price Of Mesdamss J, D., Normap.. ". A. Robert son. c. R. Russell and ]. c. lawrence spent yesterday @ Mentsomsgyf visiting sriends and shopping
 state examiner of public accounts has completed his work here and went to Mont gomery Thursday qornlng to make his Mfr Jack Carlisle is .ablo to be out again after a bKief but serious illness.
 Rev. Sterling Foster of Birmingham. vis- ited Ehis nfother here this week and she re- turned to the Magic City with him.
 pr. A. B. Horn, of this place. has been appointed hy the Alabamas Dental Asaoeia- tion, as one of the conrnitte to investigate the dental needs of children In the public schools of our State.
 Major D. s. Bethune. our County Super intsndsnt of Education is in feebis health and unable to be at his office.
 Our public school will close for the christmas holidays next Wednesday, the 23d.
 The many friends of Rev D. L. Crawford are glad to know that the conference has returned him to this charge.
 The PEoposal Club. held q business naeet- ing one day last week with Miss Lola Clarke and elected officers for the ensuing year. as follows: president Miss Lola Clarke; treaaHrsf, Mfss Maggia Martini: reporter. MtasS Annie Clarke. This organization. as its name indicates was formed for Leap Year crusade; They are evidently not fully } satisfied with results so far, and propose to keep right on.
 The University Glee Club will be here Tuesday, December g. under tho auspices of the Ladies Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church.
 There VIII De music recital in the pub He achooi auditorium here tonight, at which time ap excellent program will be rendered.
 Mrs W. M. Blount has returned from a visit to her old home In Quincy. Fla
 The local lodge of Knights of Pythlas had e delightful spread in Mclean Bros, cafs Monday night, Tcastsr of a burIssque nature were responded to amid much mefrimeiit.
 Tnsfe~ls talk of organising s Progrsssiye B1siness Mems Club in this city. An ofEaHs jzatfohs ok business- men fsFg hHsiness spurs poses, with some pleasant social fsatures to add 7esE end<InteFest' to tsrsrofg9nfSatfon .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
POLICE AFTER PICKPOCKETS
 IN BIG HOLIDAY CROWDS
As Evidence of Wisdom. Feur nEen
 Were Victims 0E Lfmht j. n, 2 Fingers. t rsss siGf 7s

Preparatory to the advent ef ~m9Bv Christmas times, the police, axe taking on a few extra men to l0ok out for them. The big department stores 9re also putting on some extra cferkss tives, who will keep sharp lookout over the crowds of customers. as they quietly tie packages In the upper gal. leries.
 That the extra precaution ls not. far ahead of the time was demonstrated Thursday night. when the pockets of four. persons were picked in the union station. There have also been few cases of things mysteriously disap- bearing from the stores.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
VIM. L. CLARK DEAD:
One of weaIthsest ana Meet eRremtncat
 Gstisens of COInsHb0a.g saT$,i

One of WemHthsemt and HEo6t sRFomsneat
 GltlSens of COiunSbas.s saT$I
 Columbus. Ga. Dec. 1ses4G speeiR1s1s- William L. Clark. aged s1 years, A sne oe the wealthlest and most prominent citizens of Columbus, died today. <
 From 1sE3 until 1887, he was active iy identified with, the management of railroad properties in Columbus He was Superintendent of the Mobile and Girard Railroad in Alabama for many years;s was manager of the Columbus and Rome road for years; was asso- eiated with the old Muscogee Railroad and at once time was summoned to Mexico to direct the construction of the Mexican National Railroad, spend ing a year thSre. He was director in large institutions in Columbus.
 Mir Clark was a native of Savannah.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
NIefhrl Pnlannlnr.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-General Tas- ker H. Bliss. in comH1apd Of the forces in the Philippines, has reported the death of eleven enlisted men Of the 18th Regiment stationed at Camp Keithley, Mondana, from faethyl pois- oning resulting from drinking colum- bian spirits, The names of the de- ceased soldiers are not given by Gen eraI Blisa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
Nrondnx clFcuit Court Meeta

On Monday the non-jury cases of inc Circuit Court docket win be heard. according to Circuit Clerk J. B, Full fer. and the litfgants will on that date be prepared for trial. There is little of importance on the Circuit Court docket for the term as yet. the most being minor civil suits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
A RARE. PLANT.

Montgomery Has one sg the Best Spec
 Imens in the South.
 The steam plant operated by Holt'E Dye Works for renewing old clothes, is one oe the best plants of the kind in the southern States. It's equipment, it's operating system and It's personnel are all of the highest order. adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
An Enornan,ra Carfrp.

The B. and G. Steamer City of Mobile reached Selma this afternoon from Mo- biie, The City of Mobile brought up l. 900 sacks of cotton seed, about 100 bales of cotton and quantity of miscella- neous freight. s 4
 The load which the City of Mobile brought up today was the largest that any boat has brought this season and the boat and barge were loaeded to the waters edge. The City Of Mobile will leave on her return trip to Mobile at noon tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
NEWS or EUFAuLA.

Chief of Police Husuley Captures Bad Ne
 gro With Bl00daonnds.
 Eufaula. Dec. ls.-@(special,l l--John James Q well know negro who Is wanted by the Georgia. authorities upon a charge of rape and Burglary. was run upon aboat, fifteen miles on the Georgia st1e last night and has been safely landed in jail here.
 Chief of Police J. A HuEuiey and Jsba Johnson of the force having gained soma lnforrnGtIon as to his whereabouts, left with The city blood hounds about dark and after ! chase of several hours succeeded ia land
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
STOCK IS AUCTIONED
MOBILE FIRM BUYS BANKRUPT
 GOODS IN SELMA.
The stock Sold al Anctien was that of ID. Wilkinson, of Lamison, Who Was Recently Thrown
 Into Rankruntey.

Selma, Dec. 1s--(Speciai.)--The bank rupt stock of goods formerly belong Ing to D. J. Wilkerson, of Lafnison. who was thrown into involuntary bankrupt- cy about a month ago. were sold at aue- ton in front of the court house short. ly after i2 o'clock today
 The stock was finally bought in by c representative of Pollock and Bern heimer, of Mobile. for $500
 The invoice of the stock placed ths value of the goods at $500 and in con nection with the stock, accounts amounting to ss50 were also sold. The bidding on the stock was spirited for about half an hour and the sale was at- tended by. large number of the bus mess men of the city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19

Sweet. Florida Oranges, pox, Ss'So. By the dozen, 20c, 25c, soc. Large Fancy Red Apples, DOC peck' Three Grown Layer Raisins, 13 1-2e pound. =. x,,-,.a 15c pound.
 Fancy Mixed Nuts 2ee pound. Fancy Imported Walnuts. zoe pound. Paper sheiied Pecans. % to soc pound Paper Shelled Almonds. zoe pound. Jufsabo Brazil Nuts. 20c pound. veiencia ShelIed Almonds, b0c pound. Basket Smyrna Figs, 2sc. BOX Stuffed Dates, 25c
 Fancy Red Cranberries zoe. .... Mail order shipped same day received if acconpanied with check. {
 BROCK GROCERY co.
 Pure Food Stores. Adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
Ta Close RevivaI Sunday.

The, revival meeting which Rev. ". .. Holmes, of Lebanon, Tenn. has bee@ conducting at the Cumberland Presby- teriau Chufch for the past two weeks will close with the sermon at that church Sunday. night. During the two weeks. that the meeting has been in nrogress coneiderable interest has been evinced and each of the sermons dellv= bFeds bx. Mr. Holmes has been heard ,by iArKA sEQngregations. During his 9tay in fh& cftx. Mir. Holmes made a large nutpber Of friends. who trust that he win return tn Selma at some future day ana conduct smother revival.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
sohnal ls.ri..ln cilr.

A large number of the young women who are attending the tu0son Institute at Marion, passed through Selma this morning on their way to their homes to spend the hoiidays The majority Of the students of that institution will pass through Selma Monday on the way to their homes.