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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-07

Forbes Ely In washington Herald.
The field for making money In this
country Is not confined to stock specu-
lation. merchandise and invention. The
raising of goats, the culture OF squads.
EARNING with ostriches and even the
uropa gation of ailigaters for CONNER
ciai purposes are among the lucrative
Industries OF the present age
Ever since the sultan OF Turkey
sent nine goats to this country, In
is43. as an appreciation OF the favor
granted to him by President Polk, who
had sent the sultan an envoy to give
the sultan pointers on the culture OF
cotton. the goat industry Of the United
states has thriyed OF course there
were goats here before the sultan
shipped his batch. but they were the
measly species that subsisted on the
relics of the tinplate industry and
chewed the weekly wash from exposed
lines where the goat happened to have
a habitat The moment that goats be-
came an imported article. however. the
Industry got foothold in this coun-
utry IN 1901 somebody undertook goat
census in the United States. 1t is not
recalled whether the count was official
or not. but after the returns were In II
was announced that there were 100000
In ali parts of the land. Texas led in
the industry, the number reported
from that state being $4,000. CALL
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-07

way iusthe bushy chaparrai that grew
about the. forests. The growth was too
much for humans to kill out, so the
government purchased 5000 goats and
turned them on the growth. The goats
are clearing the brush faster than a
prairie FIRE can clean up the grass. The
idea has been taken up by farmers In
California and other western states
where this growth kills vegetation. 1t
would be waste of time to toll how to
raise goats Get the goats-that's all.
saHab Culture Pays.
The. squad industry 10 another propo-
sition. 1T pays but Il REQUIRES time
ana patience. Pigeon raising. how
ever, according to exports. is more
profitable and less vexatious 6. than
pouitry raising, provided the man who
undertakes It understands the habits
and needs Of pigeons. No incubators
are necessary In the business. Pigeons
are homogeneous. When a cock and
hen are once mated they remain firmly
attached to one another. Both assume
equal shares in the home But incon-
patibility in a pigeon house Is as fatal
as Il is in high society AS each pair
of peigeons rear six or seven pairs OF
SQUADS In a year. and as the wholesale
price of squads is anywhere from ss to
Sc a dozen, It requires no mathemati-
cal genius to figure out the profit where
there are q few thousand pigeons that
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-07

posfte shore frst and return. A one
armed boy was tins best swimmer Of
the lot. II wa. fun for the nrst bath
ers out to tie up snd hide the clothes
a. the belsted ones. They had no
bsthing suits and there they were!
reckon boys are. boys yet. Occasion
ally . boy, white or black. was drown
Cd. which caused . damper, but only
Temporary suspsnsion. remember
when one OF my schoolmates. boy
- years old. just lsafning to handle a
guu. Wsat ont IN search of game. He
found ~ nesr BY IN . flock Of turkeys.
which, IN mis- eAgerness. he mfstook
for, Wild ones He did not cease firing
tfil six Of the royal birds law lifeless
. At his sfeet. He thought these = as
many a. he could take home to his
mother ~ trophies of his wonderful
skill. He took them. but In quick
pursuit. came the owner OF the tur-
keys, who modestiy demanded $1.bo
apiece for her slain pets, which was
paid. This was Jack Hayness first
and last experience In shooting wild
turkeys. lack Afterwards enlisted as
q soldier In tae, war with Mexico to
shoot the mongrels In 1s4s. was ap-
pointed q lieutenant In the U. s.
marine corps; and was later iieuten-
ant-colonel In the Confederate army.
whore he learned to shoot wild Dutch
men In the Federal army.
I But this was not 20 bad ~ the hunt
efs in the state of Maine. Every
time one OF them takes . horn of re-
publican prohibition liquor and goes
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-07

fornia came next with $4,000: New
Mexico. had 10000. Oregon. 10000:
Nevada, $4,000 Missouri. idaho, tWyom-
ing and Arizona, 10000 each. All other
states had some, and 1t is not recorded
that there has ever been q goat epide-
mic In any state OF the Union.D (
Aside from the fact that goats have
been utilized by caricaturists and
funny men. they are useful and the
country would feel any determination
of the animal very seriously. The
flesh, fleece and the hide are valuable.
When the buffalo quit supplying the
country with robes the goat took it's
place. The hair OF the goat when q
month Ssold can be sold = by 4 smart
dealer for astrakhan II the hair Is
properly dyed. At the right stage goat
hair. successfully counterfeits the polar
bear or the black bear. Most of the
carriage robes as well as many used
by motorists are from the goat. It
would be denied by some dealers. but
1t is asserted that many NUTS sold is
monkey warmers are nothing more
than goat hair. Lace trimmings worth
S. a skin are made from the Angora
goat. The use OF goat hair lie endless.
1t may not be generally known that
the government has gone Into the goat
business but such Is the fact The ma
tional forests were threatened with de-
struction by fire that got under head
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are Compatible and taken care Of
properly. The cost OF feeding a pair
OF pigeons Is about 81 year. 1t de-
ponds on the season. More feed is re-
CURED in winter than In summer. lin
cold weather corn, wheat. hemp,
screenings and rape. and INLET seed
are the best food. Green growing
things are not best for pigeons. 1t is
not necessary to feed the squads. The
parent birds understand that. hand
raised squad would not be q success.
Wealth In Ostriches
Ostrich farming IN some sections Of
the United States il almost as COM
monplace as raising earn and wheat
The Industry has reachedfa high state
OF cultivation In California, Arizona
and In Florida. In the latter state
farmers are Matching ostriches by in
cubators, and 1t IL more successful
than the old pain of permitting the
female ostrich to dig hole in the
ground and laying her eggs there. The
ostrich does not lay an egg every day
but on alternate days, and her output
is fourteen eggs. To .incubate an os-
trech egg requires forty-two days. The
big money in the farming Is in the
feathers. Ostrich statistics show that
seven farms devoted to the industry in
California sold mere than $4,000
worth of feathers In one year. ma
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School Hours in The Long Ago

grave. They longed to breathe fresh
air and soar aloft through aerial space
in avfatore aeroplane.
I remember when the white boys
used to go possum hunting with
Uncle Remus. who had good possum
and coon dogs that never deceived or
disappointed us. and we would capture
half de 'possum UP the Persfmmon or
grapevine tree: II the dog freed
coon he must be shot or tree cut
down by Uncle Remus or strikers:
and when IT fell such q scramble
OF the dogs to ind him and
when found. the fight began. 1t was
then midnight by the seven stars and
Uncle Remus guided US safe. bound by
the North star mot this north pole.)
The slaves were kind and affectionate
in those days. especially to their young
masters and mistress. And they were
happy and contented' too. When Xmas
came with the weeks holiday. such
a rush of servants to the house for
Xmas gift. (often before day). and all
got some present Then came the egg
nog for the family. servants and all.
ami neighbors with Xmas greetings.
After that. the weddings, marriages
and dances on the plantation quarter.
This lasted during the holiday with
the fiddle, and the bow" and nfmble
feet to cut 'the pigeon wing" Yes,
those were happy days for the house
servants and plantation hands. no care.
no responsibility. but mirth, good cheer
and happiness prevailed.
I remember when our slaves were
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-07

ed the agricultural interest for manu-
facture Though he wrote $50 years
ago Dr. johnson predicted that France
with its vines and other agricultural
activities would be q rich nation when
Spain with its American possessions
would be pauperized. because of Its
neglect OF the development ,of the
basic element Of all wealth In the
soil.
Mr.. Hill declares the United States
run the danger OF making the same
mistake, though to some extent the
evil Is beginning to be remedied. He
describes the condition OF Europe. and
points out that the agricultural ma
tions are investing away the proud sup
remacy of England. which has strutted
over the seas and terrorized the world
for q century. He designates Ger
many, France. and Russia as the real
leaders Of Europe, because they have
not forgotten the basic element In all
permanent OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Time Of EcoRomfc Trial.
when the United states shall have
i50, 0o0, 900 to- 200.00o.0oo people they
must be employed; they must earn q
living" continues Mr.. Hill. How will
their occupations ana products stand
In relation to one another? VIII there
be mutual internal support. or mutual
destruction and decay? Who Will en-
ploy these millionsf Who will buy
the goods they produce? In what
shape will they be to meet the com
petition that England faces todayf
For the sake of our national future.
for the sake of the coming millions
who will be helpless unless each can
be furnished with piece OF tlilabie
land as a defense against misfortune,
we should see that the speculative
abuses which these laws have fostered
are brought u an end. II should not
be possible to- obtain public land of
any kind anywhere In the United States
hefceforth except after complying with
ali the terms OF the homestead law.
cannot urge too strongly upon every
man who wishes his country well and
1890
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jority of the farms In that state pay
dividends. Much of the money invest
ed in the production of ostrich feath-
ers in California Is furnished by Eng
land and New York city.
1t requires some capital to establish
a paying plant" for growing ostrich
feathers. The bird must have room.
Five or six acres for each ostrich Is
considered none too large. A full
sized ostrich is worth about $500. and
IL 1t Is an exceptionally fine bird, with
downy and luxuriant plumage. 1t is
worth about $1,000. ESQ
The market for ostrich feathers huc-
tuates, but there is always some de-
nahd. A single ostrich in Cape Col
ony, Africa, raised a feather that sold
for $3.50. The lowest price paid for
a feather from the same bird was
$3.50.
One of the show places in Arizona is
an ostrich farm that is laid out like a
town. The streets and side streets
are we'll arranged. named and num-
bered. Yards are fenced in and sown
in alfalfa. which is the staple diet of
the birds. The plumes of the average
ostrich mature every eight months,
and the feathers from each average
from $50 to $50 at q plucking, depend
ing upon the quality and size OF the
plumes
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The Stars Now Due to Rain

wickedness of the stream is about 10O,-
900 miles. which. however. is mere
nothing, compared with Its enormous
length. The width is such that the
earth, when IL passes obliquely through
the stream, is exposed to the down
pour OF meteors for about five hours"
For the leonid stream Miss Clerke
employs a bijou similie-"a ring with q
gem on it." The ring is the long ell
lipse In which the shower revolves,
now close enough to the sun to per-
nit the earth to cross its orbit. again
swinging far out beyond Uranus to the
limit of planetary space, yet never
quite losing its obedience to the suns
retaining pull.
Along this long ellipse is spotted
chain of this cosmic gravel, enough TO
marks its presence every November
night when the earth plows through
the orbit. The gem, brilliant IN
deed, was the great central agglomer-
alton of the mass which yielded such
a terrifying rain in 1898, such a fash
ing display in 1856. the persisting rem
nant of the dlsintegrating comet gone
into gravel along It's orbit.
That Is the explanation now offered
for these calendar displays now gem
erally accepted. Astronomy has COM
puted the elements of each meteoric
shower as 1t recurs All OF them
have been found to obey the rules
which govern the comets of known
periods, those which have been proved
to have elliptical orbits, and thus are
chained from their first wild flight In
to regular. though erratic, members
of the solar system. In this theory the
meteor nucleus represents the dlsin-
tegration form of comet, possibly
once as brilliant an object as Haiieys
comet now speeding into view.
At intervals along its orbit each
comet runs the risk OF several col
IisIons. both on its outward voyage
into space and upon its return to be
a spectacle in our heavens. It is
merely a matter of the mathematics of
orbital revolution of two bodies obey
ing in different order the same central
impulses.
Sooner or later. reckoned In cycles
of long ages, the two are destined to
struggle for the occupancy OF the same
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-07

true and faithful to their ownsrs:
when they were protectors of our
wives and children. when there. was no
fear Of assaults from the negroes
In our homes, or on the lonely paths
through the woods from one nsiGh-
boris house to another: when there was
IAN era OF good feeling" between the
whites and the blacks.
This was before Federal soldiers set
them free; before Republican Carpet
Baggers from Ohio (and there wers
numbers OF them) came to Alabama
to teach social equality. to inject pol
son into their ears. and hatred In their
souls, and line their own pockets with
gold. This was also before so-ca1lsd
Soldiers OF the Cross'' from the State
Of Republican Presidents and OF mis-
cegenation, crossed the Ohio
River and came to Alabama
as hired emissaries. not TO preach
the gospel Of love and peace. but .
gospel Of hate, to breed discord and
dissention among it's peaceful citizens.
to array brother against brother.
friend against friend neighbor against
neighbor. minister against minister.
church member against church menu
ber--and at the same time MI his
pocket with filthy lucre. and then re-
cross the Ohio to the land OF Aoid rye
and saloons.
All this for the love OF strife. poiit-
ical agitation to disrupt the pemo-
cratic Party and crafty . passion for
gold.
Selma. November .. 1903.
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when was school boy; in ciai-
Dorne (iss3-42). the school hours were
from nine to tan hours . day. and ten
months OF the year. In the summer
he larger boys were permitted to 60
out Of doors under the shade Of
xriendly tree to study their lessons.
and DO their sums. The pupils thought
e . privilege and q right to 80 to
their teachers Tor information and
instruction about their lessons. and the
teacher felt 1t his duty tox explain to-
them any part thereof or the dtmcult
problems these young mfnds could
not comprehend. (They were paid to
do this). After school hours the boys
and girls would often stroll In the
woods to gather wild flowers, pick
blackberries and gather chinquipins or
sweet gum. On Saturdays they would
sometimes descend the blum near
Lovers Leap. to hunt for the Indian
arrowheads and gather fossil sea shells
(cf which the blur abounded), soft
and crumbly at frst, mass OF them,
but which, when exposed to the air.
became hard and firm. This blum IL
= wonderful geological formation. $50
miles from Mobile Bay. 400 feet In
hoighth. . mile In length, composed Of
diminutive fossil shells to what depth
me strata II unknown marl now. These
shell nsh : were deposited. doubtless.
left from Noah's or the Deucaiian
Hood; or. perhaps, the habitat was
once an arm OF the, sea, an estuary Il
But the fact remains that the shells
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twenty-five years later. The Increase
in wheat yield. during these years.
when much of the new land OF the
West was being brought under the
piow. was a little over rs per cent.
while population Increased $4,000, 600.
or over sixty-three per cent. obvi-
ously. the supply and demand of bread
will not keep pace through the work
ing OF any law of nature.
Moreover possible increase of whaet
production by increasing arceage 10 limit
ed We have no longer a great area
OF free public lands. Some wheat will
be grown on reclaimed arid land.
though this Is mostly devoted to the
raising OF fruit ana fodder plants.
Some land Will be drained and there
are few acres of public land left
on which wheat may be raised But q
denser population makes new demands
upon the soil, and II IL more likely
on the whole that wheat acreage will
be reduced, TO raise all the other food
supplies consumed by 200. 200 peo-
pie, than that Il will be enlarged.
''Notaing but a material rise In price
could accomplish this. and we may.
perhaps assume that steady and GER
tain price of 81 or $3.50 per bushel
would raise with better work on the
farm. our total annual wheat pro-
duct to 900. 100000 bushels, which would
be so per cent more than the present
average. This is the extreme limit OF
probability.
1.-THE country could do no moro with
present methods OF culture, unless II
took land just as necessary for other
purposes and devoted IL TO wheat rails
Ing. We are left, practically with a
shortage of 400.000.o00 bushels in our
wheat supply. even II we consume
every grain we raise. This amount we
should have to procure from other
source. Where are We TO get II. and
how Is IL TO be paid for?
.where in the whole world e. there q
surplus of AGO. 100000 busheis7 We
ourselves furnished the great surplus
in the past. Canada Is now rapidly
approaching US, and so 10 Argentina.
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was followed. 1t would improve farm
conditions, make this form Of enter
prise more attractive to the young and
the Intelligent. and add enormously to
the eolume of farm products which
constitutes our enduring national
wealth.
How Shall We he Feds
1T is as well assured as any future
event can be that the population of the
United States will be 200.0e0,000 by
about the middle of the present century
or in less than hfty years. Millions
of persons now living will see the 200,-
100000 people here. and the first ques-
ton Is. How are they to he fed? There
will be many grave problems accom-
panying such human growth, but
we may for the time being dismiss ali
the others until we have considered the
primary one of the bare maintenance
OF life. Where and how are wo TO
obtain loaves enough to feed these
coming millions?
The average yearly consumption OF
wheat per capita varies considerably
with seasons and prices. but II rises
steadily with our constantly advancing
standard Of comfort. For the last three
years 1t has been either slightly under
or slightly over seven bushels for bread
and seed. Suppose that II IL six and
oner half bushels per capita. which Is
certainly within the mark. It will
then require unless we are to fail to
a lower scale Of living. q total pro-
duct of 1900. 100000 bushels of wheat
for our bread supply. II we do not
export any. From 1880 TO 1905. inclu-
sfve. our crop averaged 521.73s. 900
bushels annually. Twice only In our
history have we; exceeded 700.000.000
bushels.
ut IL fair to say that $4,000. 900
bushels Ia our present average capacity.
or course, with an Increasing popuia-
tion may come somewhat increased
total production. though 1t Will not ad-
vance as rapidly as many suppose. We
grew 504,1s5.470 bushels in 1889. wien
our population was a little over 52,-
100000. and ss4.es7.ooo bushels In 1907
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But with the present rate of immigra@
ton into the Canadian Northwest and
with a rapid increase OF population
throughout the Dominion. Il will not be
long before they need 1o0,ooo.0o0 bush<
els for their own use. They man be
able to sell 10000. 900 or even 2oo.-
100000 bushels. and they are close to
our markets. but all they could give
would not furnish US the 400, 1000. 600
bushels we must have. Manchurta Will
eventually produce much wheat. but
Its development will probably no moro
than supply. IL II does not fall below.
the increasing demand OF China and
Japan. Russia and Argentina and AUS
trsiia together are scarcely keeping up
with the worlds present necessities.
Wheat bread and q high civilization so
together, and as labor conditions every
where improve. more and more people
who once lived on black bread or rice
viii want the white loaf. supply
to meet the coming new demand is mo-
where In sight"
Mr.. Hill argues mat the only relief
"a to be found In better agriculture and
larger yield OF grain. He says the
price of wheat viii remain above 81
a bushei. Mr. Hill concludes as fol-
lows:
.The man who assumes TO be the
farmers friend or hold his interests
dear will constitute himself a mis-
sionary OF the new dispensation. II 10
an act OF patriotic service to the coun-
try, II ID a contribution to the well
fare OF all humanity. It win strength
en- the pillars OF q government that
must otherwise be endangered by some
popular upheavai when the land can
no longer sustain the population that
it's bosom bears. Here lies the true
secret Of our anxious interest IN aEri-
cultural methods. because. In the long
run, they mean life or death to future
millions. who are no strangers or In
and who will pass Judgment upon us
according to what we have made OF
the world In which their lot Is TO be
cast"
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America

Notwithstanding the pugnacious ma
ture OF an ostrich. 1t can be trained to
race. and in some parts of California
ostrich racing Is one OF the sports.
Ostriches are also quite sociabie
where they take a notion. At times
they will herd with antelope and
other animals, and now and then. but
not often. they have been known to
sho wsome Affection for the person
who mas them in charge. The ostrich
is swift on foot when IL Is scared.
Then 1t will go twenty-five miles an
hour. When walking leisurely 1t steps
from twenty to twenty-five inches.
The feeding Of an ostrich or . flock
of ostriches is nominal. The expense
is in preparing a place for them and
looking after their health.
II there ever was a time when ALI
gators were worth their length in
money It is now. The reason for this
is that the reptile is becoming ex-
tinct..
Get AlIigators Now.
- Alligator raids have been SO strenu-
Gus for the last few years that the
Government has been asked to save
the species, as 1t was asked to save
the buffalo. A healthy, full grown live
alligator when at its best Is worth
800. The skins are worth from ~