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The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
RAISING MORE SHEEP
Mutton End Of Industry Is Best
for the Southern Farmer.
Good Demand Always Exists for Meat
and That Breed That VIII Bring
Most Money Is Best Animal to
Produee-start Of Flock.
lBv O. H. AL.FoRnA

The introduction Of sheep into
North America was made the same
year the Oldest town In the cotton
growing state was founded. The Span
iards brought from Spain small
flock Of Merinos and turned them
loose In Florida, and to this day, way
down in the piney-woods, along the
gulf coast, the man who knows sheep
can ind now and then certain indi-
viduals resembling the early trnporta-
ton brought here. that they might af-
ford food to the gold-hunting adven-
turers.
BY 1910 the little flock brought over
In 1865 had grown to 10,500,000; ten
years later the number was increased
by more than 100000. In 1860 there
were 22,500,00o. In 1870 marked In
crease was noted, Uncle Sans flock
in that year numbering 40,S53, 900
head; In 1880 there were more than
100000 less than In 1870, but in 1890
there were nearly 44,500.000. In 1900
another drop was noted, there being
nearly 100000 less than 1890, but in
1907 the flock aggregated 53.24O.2S2
head.
In the cotton growing states one
eighteenth OF this grand total can be
found, /. e., 3.595.7O3 head distributed
as follows:
Georgia has 250,000; Alabama, $780,
72s; North Carolina, 223,965; South
Carolina, 60,034; Florida, 105,534;
Louisiana, 1S9,142; Tennessee, 344.-
964; Mississippi, 183,2S0: Oklahoma.
s0.s62; Arkansas, 295,74O. and the
Lone Star state, 1.665,963.
The wool industry Of the world
amounts to $500, 100000, a consider
able portion of this annual clip being
produced in South America, in which
country there are 43,S73,234 sheep,
leading all countries in this industry
by vast figures indeed. North America,
the United States and Canada have
6O,211,S64 head; Russia, 5S,SS9, ,454;
the United Kingdom, 29,210,085. and
Austria. 1S,974,4Gs head.
Our. expectation Of mutton is but a
small item, but the demand for the
same by our people taxes the producers
beyond their present to furnish NUT
ton in ample and regular order. The
price prevailing for mutton in all the
markets is much greater than asked
tor beef or pork, Indeed, the price for
good mutton is such that in a general
way only the better classes Of people
can afford 1t.
The international trade in wool, raw
and manufactured, aggregates goodly
sums, reaching something like one
and three-quarter billion pounds Of
raw wool as exports, and a million
pounds more as imports in single
year. To the farmer and planter this
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Mammoth Bronze.

bronze plumage and large size Of
birds. Individual specimens often ex-
ceed the standard weights, which are,
adult cock. S6 pounds; adult hen, 20
pounds; yearling cock. 3s pounds;
puIlet, Is pounds; cockerel. rs pounds
In severe climates and thickly set
tied regions the Mammoth bronze is
liable to prove unsatisfactory unless
investment is made in suitable shell
tsrs and fences. In some Of the tests
Of this variety In northern localities,
the long months Of deep snow and
consequent confinement have seriously
affpcted the vigor and health Of the
breeding stock. the females have de-
clined to nest near the house and It
has been found almost impossible to
track them to their stolen nests in the
woods, where their young fall prey
to foxes, skunks and other wild enc
n1ios.
There i . differences. however. IN
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
FIRE MENACES THE OHIO
Turret, Scene of Blaze, Directly Above
Magazine Containing $4,000
Pounds of Powder.

New Yor. A fire in the after tur-
ret of the battleship Ohio in the
Brooklyn navy yard caused a good
deal of anxiety for the few moments
that it lasted. The turret is a short
seven feet above the powder maga-
zine, and in the magazine are stored
some 10000 pounds of powder.
The Ohio had just come from dry
dock, where she was being overhauled
for long cruise, beginning Thurs
day. The fire began in some loose
wood in the turret, it is understood,
although Capt. Robert Buchanan, chief
executive officer of the Ohio, refuses
to discuss it. The sailors had hose
in the turret and killed the blaze be-
fore it had done more than blister the
paint.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
ANOMALY or pReFlLEs,

" -
How often have we sat directly op-
posite comely face in the street car.
for instance adniring its regular,
wellformed features. when. with a
certain turn Of the persons head. the
illusion Of beauty suddenly vanished.
the new view presented revealing con-
tours Of nose, chin and mouth disap-
pointing in the extreme. says the
Photo Era The consoling feature.
perhaps. is the ear. which, projecting
abnormally In SO many cases. now as
sumes an air of repose. Few faces
will produce profile of classic beauty,
and even some of these fail to yield
fiattering full face portraits This is
one reason that one sees more front
view portraits than profiles in paint
ing and photography. Incidentally. it
may be remarked that many man
would look better with his head pre-
sented in profile, IL he wore mus
tache instead Of being smooth-shaven.
Not only does it preserve the har-
monious proportions designed by ma
ture, but its removal. in obedience to
fashions decree, sometimes result in
unpleasant disclosures, such as an abb
normally long upper lip or an Ill
shaped mouth. besides imparting un-
due prominence to the nose. A pos
sibly humorous phase of this subject
is the report that patrons of marriage
bureaus in large German cities now
insist upon both fullface and profile
photographs of their prospective con-
sorts.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

fact can be depended upon, the ~.
turns from a tlock Of sheep are abso
lutte and positive. Sheep are easily
and cheaply kept. and respond TO good
care and the introducing Of improved
blood with a buoyancy at all times
pleasing TO the fiockmaster. Indeed.
the sire is Of great importance, per
haps more 50 than In improving any
other form Of live stock, and should
be selected with the greatest care.
Then the resultant issue, when mated
with common ewes, will be strong,
win produce good clip and lay on
meat In abundance In places which
furnish the highest price cuts.
The sire must have a good back.
well sprung ribs. and an ample girth,
showing good heart; his head should
be masculine and the neck short and
denote great strength: legs short. set
well at the corners, and In blood
lines he must be pure. tracking back
to an ancestry Of undoubted worth. In
the south the aim should be to breed
for usefulness, not for fancy points.
From paper we cite the profits made
from small flock. This account says:
"The account Of the profits made
from flock of sheep on a little farm
in New Zealand may be Of interest to
flock owners in this country. From
flock Of 203 half-bred ewes, 26S lambs
were produced last year. The lambs
were by English Leicester and Down
rams. The whole Of the lambs were
reared and sold at an average Of $4.02
per head. TheDwool came to s407.o6.
and the returns from the 203 ewes
was thus about $7.S5 per head. This
is just another proof that q flock OF
sheep will pay on the farm.
Those starting a new flock Of sheep
or about toImprove the flock now rum
ming In the pasture, should, II the best
results are to be obtained, be students,
thus knowing the why's" and the
"wherefores" Of the moves made
Choosing new breed or selecting a
sire because Of certain blood lines is
not sufficient. 1t must be borne In
mind at all times that pedigreed stock
sometimes present woeful imperfec-
tons. The form, conformation Of the
animal, must be thoroughly well con-
sidered and must meet the require
ments of the stock raiser.
In discussing sheep in the south,
and from farmers standpoint, It is
best to pay strict attention to the
mutton end of the industry, Of course,
not overlooking the wool clip, but the
great primary object is to produce
meat, for which a good demand al
ways exists. Money is the great OBJ
ject and that type which will bring to
the owner the most ready cash is the
best type, the best breed to produce.
Men Of means and devoted to the
upbuilding of Individual breeds have
demonstrated the best in their espe-
cial type of sheep; therefore, the man
in the cotton belt Is fortunate in be-
ing able to take advantage Of the
work, experimentation and result Of
fancier and advanced breeders and
make his selection Of foundation stock
or sire to head his present flock, with
the full knowledge that the results
will be along certain well defined
lines and with proper care and feed
there will be no disappointment.
The type to be aimed at should be
the one that will make the producer
the most money.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
WATERWAY MEASUREDEAD
Illinois House Action Removes All
Hope for Passage This Summer
-Adjourns to October 2.

Springfield, Ill., The insurrection
inaugurated Wednesday afternoon
in the Illinois house against the
senate deep waterway bills con-
sideration, was brought to success
full termination at o'clock yesterday
afternoon, when handful of the enc
mics of the measure, with the assist
ance Of speaker, demonstrated theiT
ability to override the will OF the fElz.
jority and succeeded in placing the
last nail in the coffin in which the
pet" bill of Gov. Deneen now lies. BY
a vote of 5S to AZ hounse joint reso-
luton was adopted, providing. for ad-
journment to October 2, thereby re-
moving the last vesaige of hope that
bill would be passed this summer.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
DYNAMITE SUSPECT
FOUND IN LONDON.
MAN BELIEVED TO BE DAVID
CAPTAIN UNDER suRvElL-
LANCE OF DETECTIVE.
WILL BE BROUGHT BACK
District Attorney consuIts Secretary
Of state Regarding case-Accused
Is Run Down by Scotland
Yard Detectives.

Los Angeles. GAIA man believed
to be David Captain. one Of the al.
legged Mcnamara dynamite conspira-
tors, is under surveillance in London.
Papers are being prepared for his ex-
tradition from England to this coan-
try.
District Attorney John d. Fredericks
is in Washington comforting with Sec
retary of State Knox regarding the
case and it is expected he will join
Detective William Burns, VINO went to
London six weeks ago, and bring back
the suspect
( These facts were confirmed by Of
ficials of the district attorneys office.
"The papers are being prepared" !"
said Manager e. r. Mills of the de-
tective bureaus local agency. Until
then we cannot discuss the case.
Burns, however, is in England"
Mills was asked if it was believed
that Schmidt, the third man suspected
of having set the bombs that de-
stroyed the Times newspaper plant
last October, also was in England.
NO." said Mills, unless we are
very much mistaken, Schmidt is some
where in the northwest"
The man alleged to be captured was
run down by Scotland Yard in Lon
don. According to advices received
here the suspect was discovered
through the instrumentality of BROTH
er who lives in the British capital.
The first information of the case
came from Secretary Knox to Gov.
Johnson at Sacramento. Secretary
Knox is said to have received his in
formation officially through the Brit.
ish embassy at Washington.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
MORE SOUTHERN FARM NEEDS
Seven Ways TO Increase Profits Were
Emphasized by the Late Or.
Seaman A. Knapp.

Seven ways to increase profits on
southern farms were emphasized By
the late DR.. Seaman A. Knapp, as fol-
lows:
/. More horse power and machinery
on the farm.
2. More stock raising.
8. More thorough tillage Of the soil.
4. Better farm drainage.
5. The selection and planting Of
better seed.
s. The use Of economic plants. such
as cowpeas. sorghum, soy beans and
peanuts. which can be grown at less
cost, as substitutes for corn and oats
in feeding farm live stock.
Z. The use Of commercial fertilizers,
where needed to assist q rational ro-
tation Of crops in preserving or In
creasing soil fertility.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
MORMON CHURCH
HAS SUGAR STOCK
HEAD or SAINTS SAYS COMPANY
PAYS 7 PER CENT DIVIDEND,
WHICH GOES TO CHURCH.
SMITH OWNS 800 SHARES
declares Followers Were Not Con.
suited When Consolidation Was
Effected-Women Turn Out
to See the Prophet.

Washington, D. C.-Benign OF race.
mild Of voice but fierce of beard,
Prophet Joseph E. Smith, head or the
Mormon church, holder of several
thousand shares of stock in the Utah,
Idaho Sugar company, appeared be-
fore the HardWick Sugar trust COM
mittee.
Prophet Smith is the first witness
in the sugar investigation to draw
an audience Of women.
Smith testified that he was presi-
dent of the Utah-Idaho Sugar COM
pany, and held about 5000 shares Of
stock, in that company individually,
and 49,S15 shares for the Mormon
church. He said he personally owned
70 shares in the Amalgamated Sugar
company.
Does the Utah-Idaho company pay
dividends?" ?" Hardwick asked. 'Yes, z
per cent" said the prophet.
"What becomes of those dividends ?"
@They are used for the interests Of
the church"
Hardwick asked about the joining
of the Utah Sugar company with H.
o. Havemeyer in the formation of
the Utah-Idaho Sugar company.
you didn't consider this combina-
ton with Havemeyer against the
law?" Hardwick asked. "The sugar
company's attorney was consulted"
''Is it the policy of the Mormon
church to make business invest
ments?" mo, only to help industries
started by the members of our
church"
Smith said the Mormon church had
no board of business control, but the
Hayemeyer deal was considered and
approved by himself, the presiding
bishop and their counselors, Is in
all.
WAS this transaction with Have.
meyer presented to the church," 'It
wasn't thought necessary, but all the
church officials acquiesced."
Before the Utah company COM
bined with Havemeyer," Hardwick
asked, twas it not in competition with
the American Sugar Refining COM
pany?" mot in Utah."
This was not Smiths first expert
ence with congressional committee.
Many present when the venerable
Mormon leader appeared recalled his
visit during the investigation of the
right of Senator Smoot to retain his
seat. Though his mission was an en-
tirely different one-submission to ex-
animation as to business relations of
the Mormon church with the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company through
the UtahIdaho Sugar Refining COM
pany-it was expected that the inter
ests of his people in Mormonism
would not escape inquiry.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

Two British assistant army ply
sicians committed suicide in London
and the inquest resulted in the at
tribution of their self-murder to in
sanity caused by overwork. 1t was a
sad end, yet precautions to avoid such
a melancholy fate may be exaggerated.
Everyone who stops to reflect upon
the subject probably will be able to
recall the names of more than one
among the persons of his immediate
acquaintance who never will die Of
overwork.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
SEE CHARGES FORGERY
Opening Defense, ReveaIer Also Tries
to Impeach Testimony o:
a Reporter.

Chicago.-The charge that portions
of the notorious Book of Truth"
which the state read to show that
Evelyn Arthur See preached the doc
trine of free love to the neophytes of
the Absolute Life, were forged "for
the purposes Of this case," was made
by Attorney Robert e. Canwell, Sees
attorney, in opening the defense.
The charge threw a shock into the
court room. Cantwell did not say
whom he considered responsible for
the alleged forgery.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
LORDS DEFY GOVERNMENT
Lansdowne Amendment Is Attached
to Measure Which Provides
for Referendum.

London. - That the house Of lords
will refuse to pass the bill intend
ed to rob them of the veto power
was made certain when it passed the
Lansdowne amendment to the measure
which provided for referendum.
Lansdowne introduced further amend
ments that the home rule and all other
vital government measures must be
submitted to referendum.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

Judge Fosters characterization of
"joy riding" as 'thieVing," coupled
with his imposition upon the prisoner
before him of sentence of a year in
the penitentiary, gives the new law
increasing the severity of the penalty
for the offense an excellent start, says
the New York Post Such an attitude
will not only serve as an emphatic
warning to reckless chauffeurs, but
will make it difficult for judges who
might be inclined to undue leniency to
yield to their weakness. 1t is COM
monplace that, in rendering law ef-
fective, an ounce of enforcement is
worth a pound of additional legisla.
ton.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
SUPERIOR BREED OF TURKEY
Particularly Adapted to Warm Climate
-DIstinguishlng Points Are
Beauty and Size.

The American bronze turkey is
doubtless child Of the North Ameri-
can and the claim is made that 1t is
the result of crossing this wild vari-
ETY. with the black turkey. The distin-
gushing points are the beautiful
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
CONFESSES AFTER DREAM
Jail Prisoner Tells Sheriff of Colorado
Murder, Saying He Was coun-
seIed by Ghost of Mother.

Canon City, Colo.-Morris Kirk
land, prisoner in the county jail,
sent for Sheriff Esser and said he had
been impelled by dream, in which
the ghost of his dead mother coun-
seled him to tell the truth concerning
the killing of Dominic Mangino, mur-
dered between Portland and Concrete,
June II. His story to the sheriff inn
plicated John Smith and Charles Bos-
ley, now in Jail, who have since con.
fessed.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
HENWOOD FOUND GUILTY
Slayer of Sylvester Won PhuI Con-
vjcted Of Murder for Shooting
An Innocent Bystander.

Denver.-Frank H. Henwood waE
convicted of murder in the sec
ond degree for killing George e.
Copeland OH the night of May "a, in
the bar of the Brown Palace hotel, the
same night he killed 8. Louis (Tony)
Won Phul of st. Louis.
Henwood will have to stand trial for
the killing of Sylvester Won Phul OF
St Louis, said District Attorney Ell
lott when he continued the Won phul
case until July 5.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
MOB KILLS TWO NEGROES
One Taken from Custody of offieera
Is RiddIed with BulIets-The Sec
ond Is Taken and Hung.

Monroe, Ga.-Two negroes were
killed by an infuriated mob here.
Tom Allen, accused of assault, was
seized while in the custody Of of
ficers and shot to death. Later the
mob collected again, stormed the Jail
and dragged forth shiyering negro
who was hanged 40 nearby tree. The
mayor and officers are urging that the
state militia be called out.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
CataIpa Posts Cheap.

have raised catalpa trees Is or 20
years, and I think Catalpa Speciosa
makes the best post in the United
States, says a writer in an exchange.
I can grow posts at cost not exceed
ing one-half cent each. All through
the northwestern states they are plant
ing catalpa where the freeze is not too
excessive.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Shocking.

Miss D., teacher of unquestioned
propriety in all its branches. was In
the throes Of commencement, and to
the best Of her ability was entertain
ing some young men-the suitors Of
her fair pupils. They conversed on
some beautiful flowers in the drawing
room. Yes" exclaimed the old lady;
but If you think these are pretty, you
Just ought to go upstairs and look in
the bath-tubs Of the girls dormitories.
They are Just full of American beau
tiesl"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Lead In salt Industry.

The six leading states in the salt
industry are Michigan, New York,
Ohio, Kansas, Louisiana and Cali
fornia, and in 1909 these six states
produced salt valued at $7,714,557.
The salt from these states is obtained
from rock salt, sea water and natural
brine-in other words, from all the
known sources OF salt.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Direct Vote Conference.

washington. D. C.-The joint reso-
iution for the direct election OF
United States senators was sent to
conference by the senate. the vice
president naming Messrs. Clark (Wyo.l
Nelson (Minn.) and Bacon (Ga.) as
conferees.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

Save the babies. So many people
are getting lynched and killed in au
tomobiIe and motor cycle races, not to
mention the fatalities in aeroplane
and warship disasters, that the little
ones are sure to be needed.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

I Tne rnarge is thatIaII the microbes
not otherwise disposed Of, amounting
to several billions if not more. attach
themselves to the public roller towel.
The appearance of the towel, too.
strongly corrobrates the charge
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Barnum's Tall Woman Is To wed.

Lockport, N. VI Mary Ellen
Powers, for years Barnum's tall
est woman, is to be married to Mau-
rice T. Stapleton OF the town Of Lock
port, one of the tallest men in this
vicinity. Miss Powers resides here
and is the owner Of much real estate.
she is 7 feet in height. Stapleton is
over feet and a giant.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Chicago Elevated Merger Signed.

OTHVaSV I-TNV0tVU OI9USU'
Chicago, Illinois.-Papers declaring
the plan for the merger of all the ele-
waited street railroads of Chicago, op-
erative on July /, have been signed in
New York by Henry A. Blair, repre-
senting the underwriting syndicate.
The deal involves III miles of eleyat-
ed track
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

Five-sixths Of the burlesque houses
dn New York city are rated in Rus
sell Sage foundation report as demon
Ializing. 1t is apparent, therefore. that
the investigators attended the shows.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

New York is going to try vacuum
street cleaning. This we submit is in
hnitely better than taking your streets
out into the back yard and beating
them.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Woman kIIIed in Her Kitchen.

Chicago, Ill.-Mystery surrounds
the death of Mrs. Iona B. Mil
Ter, who was found on her kitchen
floor, killed by gas. Mrs. Miller was
found by her husband. She was lying
on the floor with pillow under her
head, the gas turned on in the stove
a magazine lay at her side.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

Little Rock. Ark.-On account of
the numerous changes in the corpora
tion laws of the state, twenty-five cor
porations have surrendered their char
ters. The reason given is that the
laws are too minute.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Wexman caIIed aaItIen.

Paris. - Alleging that Charles T.
Weymann 81 not an American, but
a Haitien, the Aero club of France
may protest Weymann's representing
America in the race for the interna-
tional cup at Brooklands, England.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
100000 Farmer ! suIclde,

PEORIA Ill.-John Smith, a retired
farmer and land owner, committed
suicide here by hanging. Temporary
insanity is given as the cause. He
leaves an estate real and personal val
ued at 100000.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
veterans q Meet Al puquoIn.

Duquoin, Ill.-At meeting Of the
executive committee of the Southern
Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Reunion
association, Duquoin was selected as
the place for holding the twenty-ninth
annual reunion
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
Aviation 4Ry MAIZE aannes.

Detroit, Mich Aviation schools,
which furnish would-be flyers with
correspondence courses have fallen
under the ban Of the government. This
was disclosed when r. Maynard Har
rison was arrested.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

A school of music has been opened
An Bangkok, Siam, and the Bangko-
kese are said to be bidding for sym
lphony orchestra. They are highly
musical.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
? Mora Enter balloon race.

New York Two additional notificar
tions OF intention to enter the national
balloon race from Kansas City have
been received by the Aero club. Tsese
came from Albert Holz Of Cincinnati
and q. "A. Coey of Chicago.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

Say. Lem said Ions haired farm.
er looking into the door Of the barber
shop. how soon kin yer cut my halrfr
In about bali an hour" replied tho
barber. All right" he said and da
parted. Ia few minutes fhe door
opened again. Say. Lem." asked tho
farmer. sun time er standert f"-euo
cess
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08
police Let PLAYERS Finish Hand.

Lynn, Mass.-As there was rich
pot on the table. the police permitted
ak poker players, whose game they
raided, to finish the hand and divide
the spoils before taking them to the
station.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1911-07-08

Atlanta, Ga.-Judge Newman, ia
the federal court, refused a hn-
beas corpus writ to Charles w
Morse. Morse's attorneys gave notioc
Of an appeal to the district court Of
appeals.