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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

normal that the reader could form. per-
haps. only an insufficient conception
Of it as a feature of the history of
those remarkable times.
The shooting at the mouth of the jail
alley on Twenty-first street occurred
about midnight. Saturday, December 1,
More than 20 citizens were killed and
wounded, most of them participants IN
the so-called mob Among the number
were miners from the different camps
not far awal
Colonel Jones vas then a lawyer in
full practice. That Saturday he was
in Atlanta on professional duty. He re-
ceived Geographic call TO take COM
mand of the troops which were hastily
ordered to the scene Of disturbance by
Governor Seav. Someone of one of ths
companies from Montgomery that hur-
ried to Birmingham thOughtfully car
ried the colone1s uniform along 10
meet him as he landed from Atlanta
This simple incident of the uniform be-
came a notable influence upon the
day
The miners were fresh arrivals. with
out any local sympathizers as yet rude
men, many of the number foreigners
of late coming 10 this country They
were highly excited. many half drunk
aud it was known that they had in
definite plans to execute Sheriff Smith
! in revenge fta. the order he save to
/ fire n the mouth OF the alley.
Whon the troops began to come in
Sunday morning from different direc-
| tions. the miners threatened to come
! from the camps armed to attend the
! funerals of their companions shot
/ dead the night before They heard eE
| the approach OF Colonel Jones and MS
/ fame as soldier put a new complex
/ ion on all plans. The talk ran that
/ the colonel might be taken up on ar
| rival and put out Of the way.
Before leaving the car the colonel put
on his uniform He stepped upon the
platform clad In the sign of the law
Seeing this he was permitted by the
excited crowd to pass alone to his post
of authority.
There was no doubt of disposition
in the riotous crowd half crazed with
liquor, to go to extremes Sunday. There
was Just fear OF a burning of the town.
Life of Sheriff Smith was in imminent
peril.
Among the signs was the Following
incident: The miners formed a plot tn
arrest Sheriff Smith on preliminary
warrant. If they could gain that start
the lynching of him would be easy.
/ They had the warrant sworn out. The
warrant was placed in the hands of a
| constable The constable, considering
discretion the better part of Valor, ap-
/ piled TO Colohel Jones TO know II ne
might go inside the military lines
where Smith was, to serve his paper.
He wanted to know il the civil author
ity had not superior rights The coll
onel answered that it was but the mill
itary also had rights. For instance. the
colonel then commanding had authority
inside his lines. The sheriff was i'm
side and would be protected there. Thus
Sheriff Smith got through the event
safely.
JOHN WITHERSPOON DuBOSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
MICHIGAN FARMER
KILLER OF SNAKES
SilcOx Says He Has Killed
More than Three Thou
sand Rattlers

with record of having killed more
than 5000 rattlesnakes In rs years,
Charles II. Silcox, a farmer, claims the
championship of the central states. So
far as is known Texas snake killer
is the only man who Is in the same
class as Silcox.
Silcox, who was formerly printer
and who, when youngster set up
copy. from the pens of Mark Twaip.
Bill Nye and NJ. Quad quit the type
setting business 80 years ago and set
tied on an island in the middle of a
5000 acre tract of swamp land owned
by Zack Chandler. Michigan's greatest
statesman. Chandler, when he was a
United States senator, bought govern
ment scrip and acquired vast acreage
In central Michigan. The land was COM
posed of marshy ground. much of which
was inundated the year round. Some
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of it, however, was tillable. and Chan
dler declared that there was a future
for it when Michigan became settled
necessary industry, says a Lansing
Mich, wire to the New York Press.
Silcox was hired by the Chandler es-
tate to till the ground that was worka-
bic on the island, whereupon Chandler
had erected fine old house and where
in the earlier days he entertained
statesmen and congressman The plow
ing season was a dangerous one every
spring on account of the great num-
Der of rattlesnakes that infested the
lowlands and which came out on high
lands to bask In the sun and thaw out
their dormancY.
The first year on the Chandler farm
,Stlcox's wife nearly abandoned him on
account of fear of reptiles which came
into the house as regular as ants Sill
cox, however. persuaded her to remain
and assist in the killing, and nearly
400 reptiles were slaughtered the first
year Every year from then on. Silcox
averaged over 100 dead rattlers. He has
killed as many as 10 in one small pile
of swamp hay.
Last spring was his smallest record
as but 10 poisonous snakes were Vie
tins of his club. The small number
killed was. owing to the fact that he
moved to farm on the edge of the
marsh and snakes were not so plenli-
full.
In ALI the time he has lived near the
big waste, Silcox says. he has never
beeR bitten, nor has he had the mis-
fortune to lose any stock from snake
attacks, with the exception OF once
when rattlers bit a sheep, which died
Il have treated a number of cows
that were bitten by rattlesnakes in
the swamp said Silcox, ''and always
found that the mixture of soft soap and
gunpowder was effective The rattler
is an honorable fellow, and never
strikes behind your back without Civ
ing you proper warning. He is more TO
be trusted than some human beings 1
have met.
"rhe number I of harmless snakes,
such as blacksnakes, milksnakes and
the common grass or streaked snakes,
that | have killed on the old marsh
would fill a boxcar. Never paid much
attention to them. however There
aren't as many of the poisonous snakes
left in the marsh as formerly as the
railroad passing through makes a diff
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ny EDWIN MEGARGEE

this fact we may attribute the persistence
of this color. When the fanciers took
hold of the situation, they readily saw the
beauty of this rich color, and from the
mixed floeks Of t se district selected those
individuals which We're best in this re-
spect and used them for the foundation
stock. AS the result of a dozen years of
careful training the breed runs re-
mai kably true to type, retaining the old
utility characteristics and possessing great
beauty of plumage.
The ideal Rhode Island Red cofbr is a
deep, rich mahogany red, with brilliant
surface, especially in the males. The red
should extend the whole length of the
feather. though it is permissible to have
the undercolor lighter in shade than the
surface: The tail of the male is a bril-
linat black or black edged with red The
female also has a black tail. though the
two upper feathers may have a red edg-
ing. Face, comb, wattles and eyes are
red; beak, horn color; shanlSs, yellow or
reddish horn. A line of reddish color run
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where the best prices are maintaining at
any given time.
Under such favorable conditions the
producer usually receives very good prices
and is saved the work of dressing pack
ing and delivering, the buyer usually TAX
ing the goods at the farm. .
Local Buyers Helpful
There are certain famous poultry pro-
ducing sections in which the local buyers
have a very favorable influence on the
/, business. Take. for instance the South
Shore district near Boston, the home of
the famous soft roasting chickens. Two
buyers handle virtually all the chickens
grown there. They buy the stock alive
cart 1t to headquarters, where it is dressed
by expert p,ckers These buyers watch
the market carefully and never permit it
to be glutterd. In this way they prevent
breaks in quotations and maintain prices
at a high average. The advantage thus
secured is passed on to the growers who
are well paid for their stock since the
buyers know that 1t is to their interest to
make the business profitable and thus in
sure a regular and large supply of good
stock.
The least troublesome method of selling
is to consign the produce to a commission
house for sale upon the open market
Such concerns accept shipments OF any
quality, any size and at any time. They
sell them for what they can get, deduct
their charges and remit the balance to
the shipper. The commission man is
right in touch with market conditions at
all times. can keep his clients informed
regarding conditions, thus enabling them
to rush in goods when the supply is short,
or consign to other points where more fa-
vorable conditions exist.
Shippers will do well to select their
commission men with great care. They
should consider such points as reputation
financial standing and ability. To very
large degree, shippers are at the iaercy
Of the commission houses, and the latter
can easily take advantage in many ways
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The Rhode Island Red originated in the
Little Compton district of Rhode Island,
where for generations the farmers have
made specially of the production OF
brown eggs for the markets of Providence
and Boston. 1t is the result of the inter
mingling of the blood of the common fowls
of the country with that of Malays, Coeh-
ins and, probably. Leghorns. The red of
the Malay seems to have had special infiu-
ence on the resulting color, and the Malay
ancestry is also indicated in the shape of
the head and neck and the general ap-
pearance of the eye.
The early breeders apparently paid more
attention to securing such important
utility characteristics as hardness and
productivity than to the then less desir-
able points of uniformity of shape and col
or. However. it does seem to have been
the universal habit to pick out the bril-
liant red males to head the hocks, and to
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ming down%the shanks and out on the toes
is desirable.
The Red is medium-sized bird with
long, box-like body, deep through the alb
domen and broad and full In breast.
Shanks and thighs are of medium length.
Ordinarily the head is carried well for
ward, which adds to the apparent length
of body. The comb of the rose-comb va
riety Is low and we'll set on the head. tt
has often been called 'frost-proof
As an all-round utility fowl the Reds
have few If any peers. Their most en-
thusastic admirers are those who have
long bred them and know them best.
They are exceptionally rugged The young
are easily reared, making quick growth h
and feathering rapidly The hens are
great layers, their eggs being large In
size and rich brown in color. The yellow
skin and shanks, coupled with we'll
shaped carcass, serve to make the breed
attractive to consumers of table poultry.
From 719 to S12 pounds is the popular
male weight. and the females run from
to 61s pounds, according to age.
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The better class firms do business on the
square, sell the goods to best advantage
and return to their clients every cent
which is justly due them. Fortunately
such concerns are in the majority, and
1t is to be regretted that they often suf-
fer because of the cut-throat practices ot
| certain rascals.
Visit Your Market
If possible, the producer should visit
the market to which he ships, and get in
personal touch with the various commits
sion houses which make a speciality of
handling poultry products. Some of these
have built up a fine trade with the best
class of consumers and are therefore in
position to secure top prices for goods of
the proper quality. Obviously, 1t pays to
deal with them.
The rate of commission charged for
selling varies somewhat, hut 1t Is good
policy to pay enough to insure the best
of service and attention and square treat
ment
If it is not convenient to have a personal
interview with the commission merchants
the address of dependable houses can be
secured through the board of trade of
any city, the local express. agent or the
publishers of the leading agricultural pa
pers.
Do not attempt to fool the man who
is selling your goods. He knows quality
ana ne must protect the buyer well as
the seller Grade your products carefully
and mark them strictly according to
grade. After time your name will stand
for reliability and your goods will be
called for by the trade A good reputa-
tion is an asset. 1t means ready sale and
best prices, Once established, II must be
jealously guarded, as 1t can be speedily
destroyed.
The above suggestions will doubtless
DrOVe halnfnl hI1t II tg mo cit .
to decide which plan of selling is the best
to adopt The producer must study his
market and experiment more or less until
the problem is satisfactorily solvad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

Best Outlets for Table P0ul-
try and Eggs

copyright, 1918, by Geo. A. 5AdcDevitt Coz
Poultry productslof desirable .qaullty sell
readily In every section of the country
but certain market and pay highest prices.
The business poultryman will, therefore,
endeavor to get In touch with these profit
able outlets, and so secure greater net
returns from his business Professor
Stoneburn's accompanying article deals
especially with this important subject, and
is worthy of careful consideration.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

his rIshtfuI food were to pay the bill
driven to steal.
week after the fateful morning
when he had first met Kitty May, Ken
Nelson stood in his mothers drawing
room on the Southern Limited. The
room was a veritabl bower of bloom
Ken had seen to that. He smiled down
at his mother with the growing feeling
of manhood that comes to a boy when
he is indulging in the process he calls
seeing life"-a process that ends TOO
often in seeing death!
"All aboard for the Sunny South!
Well you're starting in good compa-
ny, mother. Mary's true friend-and
sticks, you see And maybe some sun
shine will filter into your heart down
In Carolina he said with that forget
it, attitude certain type of manhood
takes toward other peoples troubles
Mary is a dear girl And you are
dear boy. If only you were coming
with us, KEN -
Marys face went softly pink
"Oh, I couldn't do that" interposed
Ken. with emphasis.
you could-if you would" began
Mrs. Nelson.
Ken crimsoned and fidgeted, not at all
like a man of the world
Mary came to the rescue II hurt
her sadly to see Ken uncomfortable
"Oh, Ken, are these tea roses real
" for me? Your mother SAID they must
be cause-because--"
Mary paused in confusion. Sudden
ly Ken remembered he had never seen
Kitty blush just like that.
81 said they were for Mary-becauSe
they were like Mary" broke in Mrs
Nelson. with hint of mischief
To De Continued 70 morrow.
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! tone that urged him to be silly some
more,
Well I must be going" She passed
by him to the door-passed, but lin
geringly, TO give the boy plenty of time
to stop her passing.
Anywhere special?" queried Ken.
meth, with twinkle In his eye.
II haven't had my lunch, yet" saio
Kitty, in tone that bore hint of re.
proach, OF course, girls first concern
at j o'clock would have to be her lunch,
How will Sherry's hit you?" asked
the boy. with easy assurance
Fine
Come on
So. arm in arm, they left the room
and laughed their way down the han.
Bubbllng with merriment, coquetry.
charm. Kitty Claire laughed up into the
face of Charles Nelson's son. Tears
and sobs We're banished now. There
was work for Turing smile and a Tilt
ing voice to do,
And the family skeleton clanked its
bones and Joined the Devil in his dane.
of triumph. There was also work 70,
them TO do.
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THOR month TO follow no one needed
II to give the devil his due" He
took ii.
The acquaintance began with a smile
at the Alpine Apartments. and. pledged
in IA glass of sparkling champagne at
Sherry's, grew apace BY leaps and
bounds 1t waxed from acquaintance to
friendship-from friendship to infatua-
ton. Then slowly a deeper tinge of
meaning came over the relationship
for Ken's last tie Of natural love was
cut when his mother and Mary Burk
went to Asheville for a few weeks.
Mrs. Nelson thought she could not
endure to be in the city while the hor-
rro OF il all was new and In every one s
mouth. But later there would be great
er horror of what her boy was doing
and planning to do--and how would she
endure that? Money buys ticket away
from the voices and comments of the
people the society woman fears. But
the millionaire's wife is no richer than
the scrubwoman who earns q dollar a
day when she tries 10 buy a ticket away
from Natures stations-herself and the
consequence of her deeds!
TIL father had starved for love in a
inss." The family that had denied him
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You Can Begin This
Great Story To-day
by Reading This
First

TIME opening scene is laid in the
palatial home of Charles Nelson.
whom the world calls successful
man. In reality Nelson's money has
caused his wife TO become a society
leader. so that he gradually finds his
nome becoming more and more cherries
and less like a home. He enters his
house to find his only son drunk and at
tempting to kiss Mary Burke, Mrs.
Nelson's secretary. He upbraids the
boy, who turns on his father and ac-
euses hin Of maintaining another es-
ters the room just In time TO hear the
accusation Nelson confesses to her
that the charge is true. Nelson leaves
his home and moves to the Alpine
mines to follow him. He telephones to
the Winthrops, some close friends for
help. Alice arrives at the hotel. She
begs her father to take her with him.
Winthrops. Alice tells Tom Harding.
her aance, that their gagement is off
temporarily. Mrs. Harding arranges to
bring Mrs. Nelson to the Alpine Apart
ment from Mrs Harding, but declares
his wife will probably refuse to see him.
He goes upstairs TO await notih-
nation from Mrs. Harding concerning
arrives and Mrs. Harding's plan for
reconciliation seems about TO go
through when Kitty Claire, the other
woman" in the case. walks into the
hotel. Mrs Nelson and she have words,
and the wife leaves. vowing she Will
have nothing more to do with her hus-
band Kitty Claire tells the telephone
operator she wants Mr.. Nelson.
While Kitty Claire is waiting for
Nelson to come down Der father, Jim
Clarity. a chauffeur, comes in and says
Dich Leroy, who used to be the giris
partner on the vaudeville stage, is out
side Kitty sends for him and they are
embracing when Nelson comes down
stairs She says she is glad that their
friendship has been found out because
they won't have to keep IL secret any
longer Nelson however has deter
mined to end their friendship. He gives
her some money and leaves her but not
until she has threatened revenge. She
gets her chance when Nelson S son
comes out of the elevator few minutes
later She drops her pocketbook. and
he, not knowing who she is, picks 1t up
and opens conversation with her.
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MORE WONDERFUL THAN EVER

Mississippi he came in contact with a
large number of so-diagnosed cases
of pellagra, and many of those people
who used the Quaker remedies were
wonderfully benefited. So on this
recommendation Mr.. Castels procured
q small treatment. Alma was in a
very deplorable condition The skin
was off her hands up to herr elbows.
Across her forehead and breast was
raw. The bowels were pouring off
very much of the time she was in
very weak, rundown condition. The
father called and said: MY daughter
is getting along just splendid The
skin has all grown back on her face
and hands, the bowels are acting about
normal; in fact, she is feeling good,
and I truly believe the Quaker RENE
dies will cure her completely"
The Health Teacher says if pella-
gra is blood disease. he can see no
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TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT

lust at that moment the cleaning
light spelled elevator coming down. !"
William threw open the door of the car
with a gesture that rivaled her own,
and Kenneth Nelson, young. vital and
very sure of himself. stepped out.
Kenneth and Kitty were face 10 face
on Kenneth's face was admiration. on
Kitty's was the crystallizing force of
an idea that had flowed idly through
her brain when she had heard his
name half AN hour before. She had
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"OH! | FEEL
50 THANKFUL"
Sincere Gratitude Express
ed by Lady After Being
Delivered From a Very
Low State.

Hayne. n. C.--1 feel # my duty"
says Mrs q. v. Spell. Of this place,
to tell everybody how much good
Cardui, the woman's tonic. has done
for me.
Last spring ! suffered dreadfully
from womanly troubles and was In
very low state of health, was not
able to be up to attend to any of my
duties.
I'VE finally consulted our family
physician, and he advised me to try
Cardui the woman's tonic which l
did. and soon began to feel better.
After using seven or eight bottles. |
was able to do my housework.
Il am now able to do all of my work
and take care of my children. / feel
SO thankful for the benefit / have
received that ! shall heartily recon-
mend Cardui to all similarly afflicted
women
II you, lady reader, suffer from any
Of the numerous ills SO common to
your sex, try Cardui. 1t has been
helping weak, nervous. worn-out
women for over half a century, and
Will help you, too.
Cardui is a perfectly harmless, veg
etabie extract, of mild acting, me-
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strengthening medicine for women.
Cardui regulates irregularities
tones up the womanly organs, and
brings back the brightness Of health
Get a bottle to-day
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Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co, Chat
sAnOoga. Tenn, for Special instructions
and 64-page book. Home Treatment for
Women sent in plain wrapper, on re-
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Is it going to prove TO be the Cod
sending cure for that awful disease,
pellagra? From the present indica-
tons it is. Here is a case that is tru-
ly worthy of mention. It's a young
girl, Miss Alma Castels, who resides
with her parents at Marietta, Ca. AL
though only eighteen years of age.
she is afflicted with that awful dread
ed affliction called pellagra, a dis
case that has baffled the wisest men,
and to date they have discovered no
cure for it, The father and mother,
with the young afflicted daughter,
called at Coursey & Munn's drug store.
They had been hearing and reading
about the seemingly miraculous cures
that were made, and they thought pos
sibly he might have a cure for their
meyer made any claim that Quaker
remedies cured pellagra, but while in