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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-20
A GOOD MAN GONE

Clerk of the superior court J. W.
Forbis died at his home in Green's
boro Wednesday morning after an
illness of seyeral4d The county
sustains a loss in the death of this
estimable citizen and faithful Of
ficer.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-20
KING KILLED

King George, of Greece, was ass
assinated Tuesday by degenera' e
Greek, at SaIoniki. His assassina-
ton is deplored by the whole world
as King George was a good man,
and his country. with the Bulgarians'
is raging a righteous war against the
brutal Turks.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-20
EASTER HATS

Don't fail to see H. A. Moffitt, 8
line of ladies' and children's Easter
hats He has one of the largest
lines in the city.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-20
HATS

\ big shipment of small and me-
dunn shaped hats came in this
morning at H. A. Moffitt's popular
price store.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

question, Mr.. Bedisbt," she continued
Who was the girl that came down
the path with your"
The man drew closer 10 her. Ths
fi;ppency was gone from his voice.
His face was earnest
Miss vinins. you have inferred
that am guilty Of conduct unbecon-
Ing q gentleman. A few mornings
ago you ran after me IN a spirit Of
mischief. and in the same spirit J
caught you In my arms and kissed
You: II ] have hurt you ] am sin.
cerely sorry. but ]. too, am reapins
the fruit OF folly. You have chosen
to arm yourself with q distant do
meanor toward me, you rebuff my at.
tempts at entering the circle Of your
real self. you are Judge" both on and
on the bench. distant. suspicious,
naughty. You pursued me; toob
toll. With your permission protivns
to forget that you ran, but ] cannot
forget that kissed you. am not
a boy. ] have seen some Of the world.
do not know much about love. ]
have been too busy trying to do some.
thing, to fall in love, or else ] never
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
CARE OF DUCKS IN WINTER
Any Kind Of Green Stuff That Hap
pens to Be Handy Makes Excel
lent Feed for Fowls.

During winter i feed my ducks any
green stuff that happen to have
handy. Turnip, parsnip and carrot
tops, cabbage leaves, beet leaves, On
onion tops, purslane. pigweed, tender
crab grass. lettuce. radish, mustard
cut fine, all make good bulky feed.
These are dried in the shade during
the summer and stored like hay.
When want to feed them a quantity
is boiled for twelve hours and mixed
with finely cut roots, such as potato.
turnip. parsnip, carrot, onion and
beet. Apples are also used, says a
writer in the Orange Judd Farmer
These are all cooked.
Not much OF one kind of plant is
given at time. Four measures OF
any one with four of corn chop to
each OF wheat bran. red wheat shorts
and boiled fresh meat are fed as
mash-all the ducks will eat 1t up
clean in few minutes. If any of the
mash is left. 1t is at once removed to
avoid it's getting sour. This feed is
given twice daily during the winter
and three times in spring. 1t has al
ways proved satisfactory.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
|D(DlJEIR NOIE('

Clean soiled eggs.
Get a reputation for selling fresh
eggs.
Do not keep eggs in a cellar or
damp place.
Let the old ROSTERS go before they
eat their heads of.
About ten ducks are required to.
make a pound of feathers.
If chicken keeping doesn't pay don't
be in too big hurry to blame the
chickens.
Goose feathers being more oily are,
apt to sooner turn rancid than chick
en- feathers.
Crude carbohc acid and coal oil
make fine disinfectant Use a con-
tinuous sprayer
A sovereign remedy for limberneck
is four drops of turpentine in a tea
spoonful Of water.
: Charcoal is a wonderful tonic at
this time. See that the fowls get all
they want OF II TO eat.
Poultry breeders need to know as
much OF the breeding worth OF a fowl
&c NAAAAf tA'NNNA' VI a bAAAs
The man with a fine lot Of young
chickens to sell, now is the one who
has a smile that won't come OF.
One sick chicken soon infects n
whole iock II is always safest to re-
move q bird nj first signs of illness.
The essentials Of poultry raising
are cleanliness and close attention.
coupled with hard work and com
mon sense
Supply hens with plenty OF crushed
oyster shell The shells costs little and
means much II it's winter eggs you
are working for.
The hens relish green food OF some
sort and will amply repay you for the
trouble OF chOpplng up cabbage, pota-
10 peelings. turnips, etc,
Any egg eaters in tAe flock? Mako
the nests as dark as possible: that
will help II tnat doesn't discourage
the culprit, sharpen up the AK.
In the hong continuous poultry build
ing Il Is desirable that an alley way
be proyided for the sake OF convent
ence IN passing through the buildins-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
BETS THRIVE IN
ENRICHED SOILS
Good FIbrous, Well Drained Gar
den Loan, With Compost,
Grows Best Roots.

Beets are comparatively hardy
plants. They may be planted early
without much danger of injury, They
are rather gross feeders and thrive
best In well enriched soil. Good fb-
rous. weildrained garden loan. en-
richisd with compost and poultry drop
pinds. viii grow perfect roots.
FIR the early crop prepare the soil
as larl, as It is NJ to work and
plait the seed Immediately II YOU
have q hotbed. start the young plants
thert and gain several weeks in ma
turity. With little care in preserv-
ting kbrous roots the young plants bear
tran planting well. and they may be
lind and reset either from the hotbed
or lom the open ground.
cl ke growing beets clean and thor
oug cultivation. and thin the plants
20 s(fnd four TO six inches In the row,
The thinning may be delayed In the
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
Alfalfa Fine for Horses.

The Utah experiment station found
that 1,400pound horses at hard work
could be maintained In condition on
1926 pounds OF alfalfa hay per day
and when at rest, 20 pounds was suf.
ficient for the same horses. Secre-
tary n. ID. Coburn OF Kansas says:
The idea that alfalfa hay is not suit.
able for horses has been proved err
roneous by thousands OF farmers.
teamsters and liverymen; many use
no other hay. II there Is any trou.
bic II comes from feeding more than
is needed With access to unlimited
quantities horses may iniure them
selves by eating too much. From 10
to 20 pounds of alfalfa hay per day.
with a small quantity OF grain. will
keep work horses In thrifty condition
at a saving Of 20 to 30 per cent In
cost OF maintenance
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

to get greater durability. Where
trap-nests are constantly in use,
fiimsy construction is not economical
in the long run.
The trap nests are not made with
covers because they are used in tiers
and slide in and out like drawers.
They can be carried away for clean
ing when necessary. Four nests in a
pen accommodate twenty hens by the
attendant going through the pens
once an hour. OF little oftener. dur
ing that part Of the day when the
hens are busiest. Earlier and later in
in day his visits are not so frequent.
The hens must all have leg bands.
in order to identify them; a number
of different kinds are on the market.
The double box with the nest in the
rear is necessary. When a hen has
laid an egg and desires to leave the
nest. she steps out into the front
space and remains there until she is
released. With only one section she
would be likely to crush her egg by
stepping on it. and thus learn the
pernicious habit Of egg-eeting.
To remove hen, the nest is pulled
part way out, and as 1t has no cover
she is readily caught. the number on
her leg-band is noted and the proper
entry made on the record sheet After
having been taken of a few times, the
hens do not object to being handled.
most OF them remaining quiet. appar-
emily expecting to be picked up.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
TRAP NEST HAS DEVELOPED PROLIFIC
EGG.LAYER AND BARRED LOW PRODUCER
By Carefully Selecting the Best Cold Weather Performers and
Breeding From Them Winter Supply Of Eggs Is Materially
lncreased-expedment Tried With Brahmas.

deteriorate the stock than with such
inbreeding. IL may bring good results
the first year or two, but 1t cannot
hold out
The trnp-nest used by the Maine
experiment station Ia 20 inches long.
IL inches wide and 16 inches deep
without front. end or cover. A divi-
sion board. with circular opening
IN inches in diameter. is placed
across the box IL inches from the
rear end and Is inches from the front
end. A straight board partition will
answer just as well.
The front portion Of the nest has
no fixed bottom. but instead there lie
a movable bottom or treadle hinged
at the back. The rear section is the
nest proper. When the nest is open,
the door extends horizontally In front
The side strips of the door rest on
a strip Of beech ~ inches wide. bev-
eled on the inner corner, which ex-
tends across the front OF the nest.
This beech strip Is nailed to the top
OF board inches wide, which forms
the front OF the box-nest proper To
the bottom Of this Is nailed a strip 2
inches wide, into which are set two
4-inch spikes, from which the heads
have been cut. The treadle rests on
these spikes when the nest is closed
The hinges used for the treadle and
door are narrow, 3-inch galvanized
butts with brass Dins made IN work
very easily. Hinges that will not rust
should be used.
A hen about to lay steps upon the
door and walks in toward the dark
back of the nest. When she passes
the point where the door is hinged to
the treadle, her weight causes it to
drop. and at the same time pulls the
door up behind her. It is then i'm
possible for the hen to get out Of the
nest till the attendant lifts door and
treadle and resets 1t.
The nest Is extremely simple. II
has no locks or triggets to get out of
order. Yet, by proper balancing OF
door and treadle 1t can be so deli
cately adjusted that a weight OF less
than half a pound on the treadle will
spring the trap.
All bearing surfaces are made OF
beech. because Of the wellknown
property OF this wood to take on a
highly polished surface with wear.
The nests in use at the Maine station
have the doors of hardwood. in order
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

want the open front style as we want
ed it tight for fumigating and also to
keep out beating storms. The upper
sash are lowered most of the time,
and during cold weather we have a
muslin curtain TO lower over the open
ing. Roosts are hinged to the north
side and may be raised and fastened
TO the ceiling where they are out Of
the way for cleaning, etc. A good
dropping board below keeps the floor
in good condition. Nests are placed
along the east and west sides. This
house has a good cement floor which
keeps out rats.
This house admits plenty of sun
light and we have not had a frozen
comb or sick chicken all winter.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

have happened to meet the woman
Since coming here / don't know ex.
actly what sort Of an enchantment !
have entercd-but / do know that I
cannot forget the ecstasy Of the mo-
ment when our lips met. You may
scorn me and It lies within your pow.
er to discipline me-or defeat me-
but / shall not try to obliterate the
thrill of that brief moment"
Jackie vining did not meet his eyes.
In her heart she felt strange, new
feeling of citation, softening Of re-
sentiment, but women were theorems
long before mathematician struggled
with right-angle triangles and hypote-
muses.. and all their non-understand-
able descendants, beautiful and sweet
and charming as~they are. stin per
sist in being mans hardest problem.
Your frankness in some things"
she said withou emotion, IS as COM
mendable as your lack of 1t In others.
Must repeat my question still anoth,
er time? Who is the girl?"
The mayor spoke firmly and with
decision.
"As a man who is at least that
much of gentleman, ! refuse to an
swer. The girl has done no wrong.
She"
Mr. Bedight, on Tuesday night l
saw one of my crowd of young ladies
leave the arbor after a clandestine
night meeting with you. Tonight !
chance to blunder upon you at mid
night, again in the company Of q
young woman. There are no others
here. aside from our party. feel a
responsibility and L must insist on
your answering"
The mayor shrugged his shoulders
who was she?" asked the Judge"
for the fourth time.
"Why don't you ask her yourself"
said the mayor.
Where is she?"
1.-THE last l saw OF her she went
through that door," he replied. dog
gedly.
Miss Vining stepped toward the
door and opened 1t. In the farther
end of the boathouse second door
stood open and through 1t the moon
light streamed.
II see ! have been outwitted." an
grily.
MAY I walk to the hotel with your"
asked the mayor humbly.
II prefer to go alone" she replied
in a tone Of fnality, starting up the
path.
miss Vining!"
It was the mayor calling from the
dock.
She stopped.
what is it. Mr.. Bedight?" impa
tiently.
"You remember saying the girl with
me must be one of your party because
there were no other young ladies
aboutr
Eyes," crisply.
The mayors voice had something
Of the old ring In II as he asked;
ibid you think Of the colored
cook?"
But the Judge" going up the path
briskly, did not deign 10 reply.
CTo BE coNrINUED)
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
nv NJ. BOYER.l


For years the plan OF the writer
has been to each year pick out his
best hens to breed from. These are
birds that not only show good charac-
teristics Of the breed, but also have
done good laying as pullets.
Trap-nests have been the guide, and
these are used as a rule from Jan.
uary LIST to June LIST And again from
October LIST to the end of the year.
Occasionally they are used in some
pens the entire year. but that is done
only where a special test Is made of
anew selection or q new breed.
n What we mostly wish to know is
not how many eggs a hen will lay in
n year, but how many she will lay in
the winter when the prices OF eggs
are the highest. From the latter
stock we breed. During the summer
months the traps are discarded, and
only the open nests used.
Now, by selecting our best cold
weather layers and breeding from
them, we each year Increase our win
ter egg supply. There is more money
In II and 1t Is a fact that our hens
have, In consequence Of our careful
selection Of winter layers, become
poor summer layers, condition We
would rather have them in than to
have great year-around records and a
poor constitution in consequence.
BY the use Of traps and careful Sc
lection of the breeding stock any
breed can be brought up to do pro-
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

tobacco WAITING to Jackie as she
stood In the moonbeam's path, the
light giving an ethereal beauty to her
trim. erect figure.
1T was wrong. l admit" he said
impuisively. Il am willing TO admit
that-but l refuse TO believe that no
gentleman could be other than hon
orsd by such a privilege. As one who
has tried to be such. would be will
Ing to do Il again If"
"Mr. BediEht"-the voice was keen
now-and the mayor hesitated. II did
not como here TO handy words. |
never shall cease regretting that I
am In q sense guilty of a misdemean-
or which makes It impossible for me
TO condemn you as | should-but
warn you not to presume to justify
further presumption"
Miss vining paused effectively.
But you have NED answered ny
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05


life work. We tried the experiment
with Brahmas. and as a result have a
strain that is doing remarkable work.
One bird in particular, as pullet,
laid 100 eggs from Jan. list to June
LIST. As a two-year-old hen she did
not begin laying until February 9Th,
but laid IA eggs from that date to the
end of the month.
During the 81 days of March she
laid Fl eggs: in the 80 days of April
she laid FL eggs; and in the 81 days
OF May laid rs eggs; making a total
of 81 eggs In ia days.
We mention this individual case
10 shUw the progress that can be
made in careful trap-nesting and In q
judicious selection of breeding stock
II each year we gradually build up
the records of our flock and keep a
close eye to the thrift and hardness
of the offspring. we show that even
Brahmas-so generally classed as
poor and Indifferent layers--can be
made to become prolific winter-egg
producers.
Now where the great danger comes
in is this ambition to secure 200-egg
layers as flock. The flock is quite
frequently forced by condiments
meat and other highly stimulating
articles of food.
While 1t will in many cases, pro.
duce the eggs. 1t will at the same time
bring about an early decline. But by
working for strong winter crop we
get the bulk Of our eggs at a certain
season and the hen has the rest OF
the season to recuperate
Another method adopted by some
Of those ambitious for great results
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
ElO(IIN'
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POULTRY HOUSE ABOUT RIGHT
Building Described and illustrated
That 10 Well Arranged to Admit
Plenty Sunlight

have a poultry house ] think lie
about right. II is IL by 16 feet, and
will house 75 birds with ease. writes
Mrs. r. b. Hammerli In the Farmers
Mail and Breeze. II is four feet high
on the north and six feet on the south.
The roof has nine-foot slope on the
north and a five-foot slope on the
south. Studding we're set every two
feet and drop siding was used to board
up the walls. The roof is shingled.
There are four windows on the south
each with a double sash 20 by "a
inches in size and arranged SO the top
ones may be lowered. We did not
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

home vegetable garden till the young
beets are large enough to use, and
thus the trimmings will not be wasted.
In the truck garden the Trimmings
may be fed to cows. calves and pigs
to good advantage. For a succession
of tender beets SOW at intervals OF
three weeks till the last of July. The
mature crop may be held for winter
storage.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
SYNOPSIS.

IT. a spirit of fun Mayor Bedight, q
summer visitor. Is chased through the
woods by ten laughing girls. one OF whom
he catches and kisses. The girls form
themselves into a court and sentence him
20 do the bidding Of one OF their number
each day for ten days. A Legislative
measure opposing woman suffrage. which
dropped from the mayors pocket, 10 used
TO compel him to obey the mandates OF
the girls. His first day of service Is with
May Andrews. who takes him fishing.
They are threatened by the sheriff with
arrest. Miss vining sees what she con-
siders n ciandestine meeting between one
day he goes driving with Mabel Arney.
They meet with an accident. arc arrested
and locked up. but escape. The mayor
waiting for him. and takes refuge In the
room OF Bess Winters. He plans to get
possession of the discriminating bill With
tigate ap Indian mound. They are caught
In q thunder storm.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
Fios and Ralslns.

Consul Horton at Smyrna notes that
the Reform. Smyrna newspaper. es
Inmates the raisin crop for this year
at about 100000 quintals tS7.isi. 0oO
pounds) and that OF figs about $4,000
camel loads tS6,oS2,50o pounds). Blu,
from what he has been able to learn
Il seems that exporters and dealers
mostly are trying TO keep the crop re
ports at a low figure in order 10 be
able 20 begin with high prices. and
that n the weather continues favor.
able the raisin crop win amount ap
proximately to ss.sls,000 pounds
against 56.034. 900 pounds last year
and the fig crop to 100000 camel loads
as against 10000 camel loads las
yeAF.
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05
CHAPTER VII.

When the waves are running freely
Il is a stiff pull from Mine Hosts
select little hotel in the Wisconsin
woods 60 Glen Island. but on a perfect
moonlight night. with just breeze
sufiicient to ripple the fair hair OF a
pretty girl opposite. the man At the
oars seldom finds the task arduous.
Nor did Mayor Bedight complain.
The running ripple slapped the prov
OF the boat rhythmically and from the
shadows along the approaching shore
Of the island tho weird boot OF an owl
The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-05

proclaimed the witchery Of tho night.
With scarcely perceptible tilt.
the boat grounded on the sheivins
sandy shore. Bedight sprang out
and pulled the craft further upon It's
cushioned anchorage. The girl sat
In the boat, intentiy watching the
mayor. That gentleman took from
the locker q basket well laden. Quick.
ly gathering some dry wood. he
stacked II over q bunch Of finder
like weeds. touched q match to the
pile, set the basket at q safe distance
and pulling . revolver from his pocket,
fired In the general direction Of the
moon.
Having Unanswered thus peculiarly,
he fastened back to the boat, showed
on and rowed from the shore a hun.
dred yards. Resting on his oars, he let
the boat toss idly upon the lake. Five,
ten minutes passed. The dry wood
burned brightly. makinga beacon of
light. into the circle Of which there
came. at last, three shadows. followed
by unintelligible conversation.
They've found it," said the mayor,
picking up his oars and turning the
boat toward the hotel.
II was midnight whom the sides of
the craft rubbed its sister boats at
Mine Hosts dock. The mayor and
the girl crept softly up the winding
pathway toward the hotel. Suddenly,
In the moonlight ahead, the form Of
woman appeared advancing to meet
them. The mayor and the girl saw
her simultaneously. He stopped in
stantly with q restraining hand upon
the girls arm.
"Quick!" he commanded, springing
In front Of his companion and turning
her about face. Walk rapidly down
the path to the boathouse."
She complied instantly.
Over his shoulder the mayor saw
the woman hesitate, then follow de-
terminedly through the shimmering
moonlight.
go into the boathouse," directed
Bedight hurriedly. wait until l en-
the rear door and run for the hotel.
And be quiet!"
81 understand" whispered the girl.
excitedly.
Slipping through the door. she
closed Il softly. Pulling a cigar from
his pocket, the mayor scratched a
match on the sole Of his shoe and
blew pun Of smoke at the same tar
get which earlier in the evening he
had failed to hit with his leaden mis-
sile.
The woman rounded the corner and
came directly toward him.
II beg your pardon, Mr.. Bedight,"
said Judge" vining in a cold, formal
voice, "for following you. but as chap
erone of the young ladies' at the hotel
l feel that 1t was my duty to do so.
L"
The mayor bowed.
DUTY to the one performing It," he
interrupted calamity. rs oftentimes
irkscme. but besrudgingly done fire.
quently conveys pleasure to another.
uO hOt " uppCdE bciucn
your eyes. but find your duty pleases
me greatly" bowling again. Nov, the
moonlight"
The Judge" made a deprecating
gesture.
DO not attempt to evade," she
warned. II am deeply in earnest.
Where is the-the-" She seemed at
a loss to proceed. Finally she threw
diplomacy to the winds. Who was
the girl with you-alone-at this hour
of the night? have q right to know
and had thought you a gentleman.
though l should have known that no
gentleman would have-have-" she
finished lamely.
kissed you?" questioned the may
or, the frivolity scarcely gone from
his voice.
Certainly" she flashed.
Bedight pulled thoughtfully at his
cigar. the fragrant pungency Of the