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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12


that n poultryman is good one.
Anybody can get eggs In spring and
early summer: but IN winter when
prices are high. f. the time that eggs
pay well. Good feed II very i'm
portant, but for the money invested.
good housing will give better re-
turns. and IL more often neglected.
Fine-looking hen houses arc not
necessary. have seen very practl-
cal hen houses built Of old straw.
They kept the layers dry and
kept of drafts. Tho houses were
KEEP, reasonably clean and tho com
fort OF tho fowls always had at;en-
ton. when these points arc Gov
cred. the poultryman who keeps
chickens merely for tho money he
can make need not worry about 9TH
or points In the house. II hens must
OF their vitality In used up In re-
slating the elements and they dn not
turn enough of their food into ogaa
II hens nlccp In opcn nhods thoiT
condition Ia nus much improved
They need tvcsh alg-~lota Of ~. bat
nothing ia gained By sublo~ssns
them To drafts or bscoFos ln cold OF
damp weather. Dnild The hnas0 Of
whatever material can &c bad moss
conveniently. Rather shan Co Go
without good hen house. build u
of sod. Many good hen houses arc
built OF sod Ia tho West. \ house
built Of ibis wlll keep out drafts
and make tho layers vcry comfort
abIc.
4 Cheap and Srrvicrablr HOUSE.
X IL not necessary To- build =
dopble-walled house. II the single
vail 10 close enough To keep out
drafts. ono of the best poultry
houses ever sa@ was halls by and
for a man aho was making q ape
cialty Of slater eggs in cold Gil.
mate. lie put his upElghts for the
building In place. thcn wlth broad.
headed sacks fastened alnElo-ply tar
roofing paper on tho outer side Of
the uprigh's. Over this roofing pa
per ship lap siding mas nailed. AZ
ter the siding was nailed on. tho tar
paper WAS fastened To the siding. by
using laihs between tho upflghts
This makes an Inexpensive wsil that
will no, permit drafts 10 enter. IL
one desired TO put little moro
money into building. he could put
on one thickness Of boards. apply
light roofing or even good building
paper on the boards. and then nail
on another thickness Of boards. II
the root is made OF building paper.
IL. TOO. wiil prevent drafts. and the
roof can be made rather fiat In
deed. most roofing paper will give
better service II tho roof In not very
steep. for the reason that the com.
position on the paper may melt and
run OF In hot weather II the roof
is steep.
Have Sunshin. and Fresh Air Hut
No Drafts.
A farmer should carry one hun
dred laying hens. A house that ia
IL 10 is feet wide and 20 TO .5
feet long will be large enough for
this number. Have the roof slope
10 the north and have all openings
on the south side. IT necessary.
place the door on one end close To
the south side. Make the back wall
~ TO feet high and the south. or
front wall Ia . feet. Place the win
dowR high, so that the sunshine VIII
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

but Houses Not Mean Expensive oncs-Warmth
Sunlight and Ventilation Secured. $ Easy

cloth substituted for the glass. The
cloth will permit foul gases In the
house 10 pass through and will al
low the pure gases from tho outside
TO pass tn. Use heavy canvas or
burlap for this cloth. and do not be
afraid TO make tho opening large
enough. II II occupies half or even
all OF the south side of the building.
IL will not be too large. II the other
three sides OF the building and the
roof are made 80 tight that drafts
cannot sweep through venula,lng
a chicken house through a cloth ain
dow or a cloth door IN one Of the
beat improvements that has been
made In poultry culture of recont
years.
Keep tho Roosts Away Prom tho
Wall.
Place tho Tooata In tho back half
ot tho house. and lrs them run
parallel with IL. Place all tho rpoass
on tho same level and about half.
way between tho earth nnos and tho
roof. \ sx4 wiih tho edges rounard
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

mcgsimc. nor In tho iato spTInEtimc.
bot right no@ and during January
and February and tho arst half of
March that tho calculator aud the
hgoodrr arc uanss valuable to ua.
They put IL Ia our go~cr TO start tho
Matching season SIXTY 90 n.nrsy days
before tho stno When tho hens set
Ia tho notion 90 cit and hatch. They
enable va TO hatch chickens aud
hare shcm old enough so market "a
brothers. before Tho snn~ Ia gnna o.
tho tFoEs out Of tho ground. Iy
their help wo msy have pullcta ak
nson,ha old by tho Alb OF tuiy. and
laying very soon thereafter. ana
NTH then no may have atmos, an
unlimited number of early kaschcd
pallets. either for layers or for .nhi-
billion at the autumn aud eaTiy fall
shows
Now IL tho Time to Get n-sdy for
Early Chickens.
ina~ci. IL 10 oaiy by means Of tho
Incubator and broodor that wo can
ooans on our poultry business aa
business. for there IL no security
In chance. and 1, IL only lucky
chance when NO have a number of
hens to go TO sitting early enough to
enable IA To got GU, large number
Of early chickens, II In only by
means of tho incubator that even
tn. moss experienced poal,ryman
can make chicken raising on a large
scale pay. With tho Incubator and
tho brood.r. backed by fair knowi-
edge of how To manage and feed
the chickens. any one should bo able
TO mako money raising chickens
early chickens. wo mean-~iuat such
aa tho artificial hatcher and brood.r
enable one To got out and start OF
during III. very firat months of the
year. Such chickens will ordinarily
b. hardy and fast growers and will
brings top prices when Bold either TO
the market or for breeding and oxhi-
bition. II pure-brcu stock.
III. II. GEER.
Davidson Co. Team.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-12

Davidson Co. Tenn.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13
ERS AM
GOOD ROADS
IN COUNTY
Rural Life Nicotine in Old Al
buQuerQue Well Attended and
Great Interest Shown in the
Movement,

At a rural life" meeting In the
court house in Old Albuquerque yes
terday afternoon attended by some
6fty farmers OF B%crualllo county il
was voted to petition the county com
missioncrs and the legislature for aid
of some sort in bringing about a rcvo-
luton in the state of the roads of
this county. County superintendent OF
schools a. y Stroup, who presided
at the meeting, was appointed a com
mittco of one to draw up this petition
which will be signed by the majority
of the rural residents of the county
Nearly every precinct i'm the coun-
tl was represented at the meeting and
there was evidence az most cncour-
aging enthusiasm and initiative on the
part of those present with regard to
the bcttcrmcnt of conditions general
ty in tho county. A large qumber of
thc farmers had remarks to make on
the various topics Of interest particu-
LARRY the district schools and the
roads. The meeting marks the inccp-
tion of ii strong organized movement
for the improvement Of conditions In
the rural districts of the county.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13
FEATURE FILM
AT COLOMBO THEATER
The Queen OF the Nrcnp, one of the
Greatest Pictures ENcr Produced,
ATTRACTION Tonight and Tomorrow
Night nj Popular plny h"u~c.

Tu, greatest circus p.ctUr, ever
staged AMI on" nt the most elaborate
moving pictures ever produced Is tho
great feature fiju rhe Qu,op 90 the
ARENA. which will bc shown ct the
Colombo thpttyr tonight and tomor-
TOW might THE production of tho
picture involved normu expense.
hut th, results achieved I'm securing "a
nlu at absorbing human interest are
V,l worth the outlay necessary for
.t~ production Tho scene i~ aid ia a
small New England town and thc ale
s % beautiful story OF love and a
mothers devotion ami ou. that will.
appeal Go aI The circus scenes will
MAKE. q nit with tHr little ones. and
tha story cam rot ttIl Go make an inn
PRECISION pa tre Older folks The film
only Released hN the makers ten
days ago and MT Moore. manager of
tho colombo o., able Co offer 30 TO the
public almost simultaneously with
large th,at"r~ o. tue east ln addi-
uou To- the feature film. @ time lot OF
other pictures viI bs shawn az the
and 1t i- expected that large
VIII attend thc performances
and tomorrow night 4.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13

authority and COLLECTOR. at ih,
of Third street and GoId ave-
+ protIug 10 be- ono ur tho show
nfar,e or- m, city. u Is risltrd daily
by many Tourist. and nthers who arc
fond ~ indian lore and ualnt cur
i~reitI,s Incident To- indian and McEi-
laf.ure Mr. wright Yesterday nailod
er il. tb4 dior, d ntlgc |rattl,sHakc
E4u u,asurfnr u,afIy twelve feet
from hoard a. tnH The .n3Ec was
abot Ia, yaaui indian ON the Yaqui
rf,,r# f. 0ld N,Niro
H.. ,.... .. ...,E.. ..1.,t.
cry I"l'''1 'i H"''o' a'" ="
el'I' "'on'' "H''u WIS '"''' '''''
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13

fy date, Tho Christmas rush is already
IN. and every npe-uho has "A friend
or relative D., LOOKING around for a re-
~membraucc which viii be suitable ana
at the same time not too costly. The
Houston store sale answer this query
ju a practical manne Mr.. Houston is
offering a fine line of Navajo rug and
blankets and Germantown pill
low tops. recently received from the
reservation at prices which can not bee
duplicated \ handsome assortment
uf ladies hand bags are also includ-
ed iu the sale. The hand bags viii
make "a present that will be- highly APP
los sthe ladies. and they are
offered at such "a moderate price
they are within the reach of every
one. prices ranging from 80 cents 90
SIS. In fact. the Houston stock com
siSts of such a variety of articles that
IL would by impossible to begin 20 emu
mcratc them 4 person may be sure,
however. that no matter how discrim-
mating a taste "a person may have. or
what may De wanted in the way of a
Christmas remembrance. d maY b.,
found at Houston'S. and the best part
OF il Is that the 20 per cent discount
applies 10 every article. Among the
many articles included I'm the stock
leather care cases and "a varied
line of leather goods. including tour
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13
HOUSTON'S CUT PRICE SALE
ATTRACTING ATTENTION
Large ~ Varied Line of Leather
Goods, saddle blankets. German
towns. PILLOW Tops. Navajo Rugs.
ou sale ~ TWrUty-fiNc Per Cent or

IL is seldom that such an excellent
opportunity 90 purchase suitable holt
day gifts during thc holiday time as is
heing offered Bog thc + j Houston
store ON West Central avenue Mr.
Houston is offering his fine lime ~
Christmas goods az 25 per cent dis
count That The discount is being app
prcciatcd is indicated 10y the large
number ot customers who daily throug
the store. Tho Houston sale differs
i'm e great many ways from other
The stock OF goods carried by
Mr.. Houston sneak for Themselves.
every article being strictly high grade
ANA the best OF lbs kind. The 90 per
cent discount is heinE made at % time
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13
DEMAND INVESTIGATION
OF ALLEGED HAZlNG

New B~run~vipk. n. j.. Dec H.
beeIariug that their brother Henry. %
freshman at Eutsers college. is IT, .
dangerous condition as th, result a.
alleged brutality in haziug Harry and
samuel jacobson. OF Elizabeth came
here today and demanded an invest
cation They SIij Young jacobson
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13

No. gS5 Utah Ave. Butte. Mont
sold by leading druggists. Send Toe
ga stamps tor sample to T~heetaoincm
Co.. Detroit Mich Two sizes. soc ana
800. r.. H.. Briggs and 20. special
agents.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-13
\ WOMANS GRATITUDE.
a Mountain Woman Writes in Praise
Of NcWbro's Hcrpicidc.

For several years l have been
troubled with d5ndruf. causing me
much annoyance. and my hair became
very thin. 7 have used Newhro's Her
piCide for "a month and the dandruf
has entirely disappeared and my hair
Is becoming much heavier than for
merry. New hair is growing where
there was none and l am very thank
ful 10 YOU for the beneht / nave rec
ceived from Newbro's Herpicidc. Very
firmly vot1re
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-04-04
OF Interest to Women.

If threads draw hard and break easily when preparing piece Of
work. little white rubbed the side OF the linen
advantage lathe applied with brush often convenient
and does not harm the linen.
The by Queen Wlhemina of Holland state
1872 and could not be traced for two years Then the pre-
States the remainder being recovered on Belgian SOIL
For severe stomachache wiring square of
boing water fold pad lightly sprinkle teapoonu
@ ch 'R ea"
Flying it to the nape of the neck.
who live husbands Of love and vainl
who sets value on and her often
all she feels for nothing bores the much this
Little se:dena little honestes, passing SYM
y little acts of ness little silent en- a histories c over
together CLEAN out brightly the pattern OF es mantle
To press plat large plain surface take old piece
Of cotton material would do and after placing the
and XII out a place smoothly moot over the sr and iron u4
the will be noticeable where has been pressed
Tss and folds hold their w. Though there be observed
While the bottom Of the lowest directly
tuck the ame % pa @ wd @ @ @
the effect Of short pleated tunc
The Princess Of Wales favore has its little tale
York Cottage after the had been Her Royal
foliage Of fir bunch of the leaves gathered and
shades Of green thus indicated
SplaShed
should be brushed until the stains completely dry
while still only causing
If brushing eliminating marks
when the material dry spongng with alcohol should be tried
this method succeeding admirably both with cloth
in dark coors we'll lighter fabrics
Bradng, embroidery, clasps buckles all be
noticed Persian embroidery facing embroidered
lace designs extremely popular
and the combining of different widths of braid provides opportunities
great variety of effects while coorng
tanabe renders the task Of choosing and becoming
much less difficult than when Fashion simply
shall
be blonde or brunette, short tall.
Although predicted time the pinaore blouse
has of fashion for has left in its wake number
of charming evoutons from the original idea blouse
overbloues breteles of material which, same
strong resemblance that of the skirt
home dress for the coming
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08

salem. July G.-The glorious Ith
~ numbered with the past The day
was not observed i'm full from the
fact that IT fell on the wrong day Of
the week. Had Il fallen on the buck
ra's day, as II generally does, Il would
nave been strictly observed. Howev-
er' there were some little amusements
.aho't' such as an alligator hunt by
the whites, and cake and lemonade
selling by the coloreds.
The gator hunt dill not prove sue
cessful. as the trip up AMI down
lack river stream was nm re of an
"Splo:'Hg expedition on this VOYAGE.
Iut 4 1" expected later on that some
thing viii be doing. as several holes
were located AMI tempting bats were
left at them. After the voyage the
explorers repaired to the eastern
bank where they were iDine1 by a
few others ard INDUCED In a Ash fry.
Rains have been frequent and on
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08
Clifford Seminary, Union, s. c.

A high class school for young Ia
dies, situated in the Pie mont Belt.
Numbers limited to 40 s.rl ','a. six
resident teachers. twH ,y&J.ll &c.
turers in Literar'' Z, 20, t.eHt. co.,
fers the degree of \. =. ana I: NJ h
list of colleges whose Cir,,raa ex-
empt from teachers exlnino;ions.
Motto, simple living ana nj q think-
ing Unique in it's refined atmos-
phere and homelike simplicity. Aims
at thoroughness and excellence. SDe-
cial features, Limited numbers; In IL
vidual training; Hpmelike atmos-
phcrc; Ideal location and climatic
conditions: Comfortable building ana
equipments; Pure Spring Water:
Good Sanitary conditions: Vrrv low
expenses. No school in the state .,iyc.,
more for the money. Accommodation
limited. Apply early. For catalogue
address Clifford Seminary.
'-S-3t Union. : c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08
ST.ATEBURG

Stateburg, July 6.-Mr. Harry Bull,
who Is taking, business course in
Columbia, spent Saturday and Sum
day at home.
Mrs. Charlie Pinckney and little
Miss Emma Pinckney, Of Sumter, are
visiting Mrs. Screven Moore.
Miss Emma Barnwell and Master
st. Julien Barnwen'' spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Columbia.
Miss Ina Mellette. who is attending
the summer school, spent Saturday
and Sunday at home.,-,
Mr.. Frank Harris, of Macon, Ca,
after a pleasant visit to the family Of
Mr.. E. F Holmes returned to his
home yesterday
Misses Motto Perry and Annie
Smith, OF Summerville, are the guests
OF Misses jamie and Lottie Nelson.
Rev. w. II. Barnwell 's visiting
friends in Hagood today
Miss Bette Frierson returned home
on Sunday, after a delightful stay in
Sumter. Miss Frierson was number
ed among the guests at house
party given by the Misses Nelson at
their attractive home on Church
street
Mr.. Guy Nelson is spending some.
time in Sumter.
Miss May Neyle left on Friday for
her home in Walterboro.
Mr.. Singleton Moore and Mrs
Thomas Richardson spent Sunday, at
1.-THE Ruins" 80
/ Misses Gena, Theo and Georgia
Dargan are visiting relatives in Dar-
lington.
Mr.. Early Mellette spent Sunday at
home
Mr.. a.. M. Lee. of Charleston, spent
a few days here last week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08

for the past year. Miss Blackwell
was among the number, yesterday,
who took the competitive examina-
ton for Winthrop scholarship. She
Is untiring In her efforts to acquire
knowledse, and her success will be
watched with interest by her friends.
Misses Halle Kinds and Essie
Blakely. Of Kingstree visited in the
neighborhood recently.
Mr.. j. ID. Chandler is spending
some time with his sister, Mrs. w. r.
Hrogdn.
Messrs. p. L. Jones, j. C. Brogdon
and A. NJ. Davis are on the list of
jurors this week.
Messrs.> Harry Davis. Jake and
William Brogdon spent few days in
Charleston last week.
Crops are looking very well, but
some are fearing too much rain--a
big shower comes each day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08
BROGDON.

Brogdon. July 4.-Mr. and Mrs. J..
4. Brosdcn entertained o number OF
young folks at their hospltable home
ON FRIDAY evening last rhe guest OF
honor was Miss Trescott, Of Charles
ton. niece OF Mrs. erosdon. Deli
cious cream and cake was rved dur
ing the evening.
The friends OF Miss Vaughan Grit
ton. OF Laurens will be pleased q
know that she was happily married. a
few evenings ago to Mr.. Miller. II
Bennettsviile. Miss Grltton taught I'm
this section few years ago. and WIS.,
tied here last winter. Dir. Miller is
tn be congratulated upon securing SO
aniabie and lovable a br!,;c.
Mrs. J. C. stukcs AMI daughter.
Miss sudie. are spending some time
In summervi',e. They will also spend
some time on sullivan's Island be-
fore returning home.
Miss Mamie Blackwell returned q
Few weeks ago from Winthrop Col
hge. where she has been a student
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08
MAX.

Max, July 6.-The picnic in the
beautiful grove at Mr.. j. L. Moore's
last saturday was a very pleasant af-
fair. The sumptuous dinner, lem
onade, ice cream and the deep we'll
of cold water were enjoyed.
Mrs. James Baker. Of Olanta, died
at her home this morning, leaving an
infant and four small children.
Messrs. Sauls attended the reunion
OF Capt. Lands company last Satur.
day at Camp branch.
Miss Sunie Burgess Mouzon spent
Saturday night with Miss Ellen Car
raway.
Mrs, r.. f. Shields is spending a few
days with Mrs. j. A. NJ. Carraway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08

some occasions very heavy for the
past ten days.
Cotton lice are numerous and play.
ing up cotton badly. If they would
devour grass instead Of cott,n, they
would perhaps 10 NOV, fol us than
We can do for ourselves, since most
of us find these refreshing showers
set 1t out as fast as it is cut. The
only thing left to Go is to bury it
deer.
Crops are not as good as rs",l at
this season. In most instances from
tend ays to two weeks late. While
there are some individual instances
where the corn crop is good.
The campaign meeting in your city
on Tuesday will be poorly represented
from this section. Politics cuts little
ice with our people these warm days.
Mayesville can boast of the best
and most self-sacrificing postmaster
Of any town in the State. His plan
is to keep his Office open for the benz
eft Of its patrons and his friends. on
all holidays, when they fall on Sat
urdays. This is appreciated by the
people generally, who feel that he IL
more .considerate Of them than his
own pleasure. Long may he live and
prosper as he richly deserves, is the
sentiment of his patrons.
Hon. e. w. Dabbs has spent the
past few days in Florence and Dar-
Angton, but will meet the boys in
Sumter on Tuesday.
Mr.. Joe Warren spent the 4th and
5th with relatives here.
Miss Louise Warren returned home
on Saturday, after spending two
weeks with relatives at Mt. Zion.
Mr.. e. NJ. McElveen expects to be
at home the balance of the summer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08

Bear hunting In central Privateer Is
soeh novelty that \ send you an ac-
cnunt OF II. Yesterday morning one
of my hands rep,rted bear track. in
~ corn Held. Thinking II negro Inn
sglnation. I went to investigate. and
shsPe. sure enouEh,, were the tracks.
- the hard srorlnd the tracks were
III inches wide, but IN soft land
nom to inches wide. We traced
- through my place and to my sis
ssr's. Misc callie Wells. plum patch,
within % yards OF her house. 1t
went through her lot, and we then
traced II for three miles. several
Hines very near 10 houses. 1t finally
went through fielis and woods to the
bad Of Gains mill pond. Our dogs
wcre very much afraid OF its scent.
- some times they would turn tail
and run for dear life. Once we
shousht we had It bayed. but never
nw t.
One passed through here last year.
and one very reliable negro says she
has heard II or something else break
ens down bushes and canes In the
branch near Miss Cailie Wells for
several days this week.
! saw at Mr.. Joe B. Osteen yester-
Aay. the prettiest field of corn i think
that ever. saw. There were 90 acres
and II looked like every stalk was
near the same size. and equal dis
tance each from the othe, As gen.
ersi thing corn Is not Us good this
Bear as last in this section.
Privateer. July 4.