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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
THE LARGEST WHITE GEESE
 By EDWIN MEGARGEE

was dropped and the proper one substi- tuted.
 These geese have the distinction of be- ing the largest white water fowl bred for market purposes. Their large size, white plumage-which insures freedom from disfiguring pin feathers-and fine table qualities make them a favorite among commercial growers of market goslings.
 Adult ganders weigh 20 pounds, young ganders and old geese IS pounds, and young geese, Is pounds. The plumage is pure white in every section. In fact, specimens showing colored feathers of any kind are not given consideration in the poultry shows. The bill and shanks are orange; eyes. bright blue.
 In body conformation these geese are excellent. The thighs are large and meaty set on short. stout shanks. The body is square and very deep, in fat specimens occasionally touching the ground. The round, full breast carries a large quantity of meat. and is remark able because the keel bone does not pro. trude beyond the flesh as is the case in certain other varieties
 It will be noted that birds bred to this standard are necessarily of ideal market type, being bloclSy and meaty. Add to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

this the desired color pf shanks, bill and skin, the latter free from disfiguring dark pin feathers, and the reason for the superiority of the Embden becomes plain
 This breed possesses another big ad- vantage. Goose feathers sell at very high prices, and many growers derive a considerable income from this source. Of course, pure white feathers are most in demand and bring highest figures Therefore, the value cf the feathers plucked from Embdens is much greater than of those secured from gray or brown birds. This item alone has a des cided bearing on the profits to be secured from goose growing.
 Embden geese are also ornamental fowl When on the water they resemble white swans, and this makes them great favorites on country places where beauty is as important as utility characteristics Like all geese, they are hardy and thrive under simple management Because of the great size of the lsmbdens it Is an easy matter to keep them confined to the quarters set apart for them.
 Geese may be grown anywhere, but thrive best when given liberal range on grass land and afforded swimming place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
POULTRY

FOR SALE Buff Orpington Eggs, 15 for sl. 25 Trio of Mammoth Bronze Turkeys cheap. l.. G. Pettyjohn, 1702 9th ave s.a..l MATCHING EGGS-White Leghorns, White Orpingtons., Black Minorcas . hardy, northern raised stock; prize winning winter layers; prices req. sonableS bred to standard. Shawnee Poultry Farm, Gulfcrest, Ala.
 PURE BRED Buff Orpington eggs for sale; we have flle strain of birds from which we can now fur nish eggs at $1.5O per 15. "Baby chicks" 20 and 25 cents each Ideal Poultry X Produce, Farm. +. 6. Box IS, North Birmingham. Ala,
 37S-2t-su WANTED-From large white turkeys, eggs for setting. Address Mrs. w. l.. Arnold. Adamsville, Ala. R. l.
 FOR SALE-Eggs; White OrpinefOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

Copyright, 1914. by Geo. A. McDevitt Co)
 While goose breeding has long been an important industry in western Europe, the giant white geese illustrated herewith were not developed until about century ago. It is an open question whether the breed was actually produced by Dutch or English breeders. trough the former are usually given the credit.
 The name Embden was probably given in honor of the city of Embden, long, O great market for agricultural products The geese sold there were highly esteem- ed because of their high quality, and gradually the name of the market was applied to these choice white birds.
 Embden geese were first introduced into America by a Massa chusetts farmer about 1921. Five years later a Rhode Island farmer imported a trio In 1852 a prominent poultryman of Massachusetts brought over a pair that weighed 56 pounds when received.
 These birds were all shipped from the port of Bremen, and were called Bremen geese for many years. Finally this nama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Very Likely

very LIKeIy My tailor is beginning to dun me- Suspects that you've done him. eh?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Hot Air and Hot Water

Hot Air and Hot Water
 Most small or lamp-heated incubators are of the hot-air type. The successful machines of large capacity, and some few of the smaller kind, depend upon the cir culation of hot water. which is heated to the proper temperature by lamps or coal-burning stoves. Either plan gives satisfaction when propedly used
 During the last five years the giant or mammoth incubators have reached such a degree of perfection that they are being very generally installed on farms. where 1t is necessary to have a capacity of 5000 or more eggs. These machines effect fuel as compared with small incubators very considerable savings in labor ana having the same aggregate egg capacity.
 The following remarks apply to the lamp-heated incubator of small size, the type universally adopted by beginners.
 Let us consider that a hot-air ma chine of. say, 200-egg capacity has been purchased. When received it should be carefully uncrated and set up. A plainly worded sheet of directions usually accompanies each machine. and this should be studied before assembling the various parts, which are removed for convenience in crating.
 After the machine is completely set up 1t should be placed in It's permanent
 
 be clean and well ventilated and as free as possible from violent fluctuations in temperature. A cellar or basement usu ally best meets these requirements. If only one incubator is to be operated, the question of room ventilation usually takes care of itself But if the room is filled with machines, it is often seri- ous problem to provide the necessary fresh air. Under such conditions a basement with openings to the ground level on the exposed side gives the best satisfaction.
 Set Incubators Level
 The machine itself should be set per fectly level in order to insure an even distribution of heat in all parts of the egg chamber A carpenters level should be used and the machine leved up from end to end and front to back
 Run the incubator for several days before putting the eggs in it. During this time ascertain how the regulatine device operates and how to hold the temperature at the desired degree secure the proper flame and how high the wick should be turned to supply the required amount of heat. After these simple details have been worked out. the eggs may be put in. Regardless of the size or type of in. cubator used, the very first essential oi success in eggs of the right kind. Thai means large in size. perfect in shape with sound shells. fresh and from healthy, vigorous stock, No incubator should be expected to turn out desir able chicks from inferior eggs. The machine can only develop what Is put into 1t.
 In this connection 1t might fairly bs said that when good incubators arc used
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
LAST VETERAN OF SAN JACINTO
Critical Engagement Between Plains. men and Trained Troops

When Alonzo Steele died in Texas a year or two ago the last white man who fought in the battle of San Jacinto pass ed away, writes Frank Putnam in the New York Sun.
 A few days ago W. P. Vuber, who as boy of 16 was with the Texas army at San Jacinto. but did not bear arms Tn the fight, died at his Texas home. He was on hospital duty during the fighting. He was the last survivor of all the white men present on that occasion, but it Is not wholly clear that he was the last survivor.
 It sis likely that honor belongs to an ancient darkey, believed to have been Sam Houstons bodyservant, who still lives in rnear Houston. The old mans story is accepted by the oldest white resi-, dents, sons, some of them, of men who fought at San Jacnto, and more familiar than anyone else with the history of that affair.
 The passing of the last white survivor of San Jacinto directs attention to one of the most extraordinary pages of all history. San Jacinto ranks next after the battle of Saratoga and Gettysburg nmong the decisive battles fought on this continent Saratoga proved tho British could not subdue their revolting American colonists; Gettysburg detirmined the fate of the Confectionery; San Jacinto pushed tHe 1heAiteiii iuie SoutnWafu rom U vast region on the Pacific coast and from an inland region including all of Texas, with parts of New Mexico. Arizona, Col orado and wyoming. Mexico's northern boundry was soon thereafter and as rusult of that decisive battle to he fixed for so years at the Rio Grande.
 The battle of San Jacinto was in char acter unique It was won with the bowie knife. against odds of three to one: won by undisciplined plainsmen opposing Santa Annas best drilled and best equipped regiments. It was the only battle in which the lesser army lured the greater into a position from which there was no escape for either except by death or vic tory. Houston, retreating before Santa Anna, led him into a region bounded by swamps and marshes on two sides, by n wide. deep bayou on another and a narrow bayou, branch of the first on the fourth side. Houston backed into his position and Santa Anna followed. Then Houston burned the bridge across the narrow bay ou. the only entrance or exit of the the- atre of battle. ,-tr(4t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Sunday Eggs to Buy Pews

Wichita. Kan. February I-tSpeeial) The members of the church at Minco. Okla, have a novel plan to get money with which to buy pews Each member will sell the eggs laid by his hens Sunday for a month and give the money to the pastor for a pew fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Care at Matching Time

cks will remain quiet after hatch
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in this line. A score or more of man. ufacturers are turning out matching machines literally by thousands and the aggregate annual sales mount into fig ures which are almost past belief.
 It naturally follows that there is a great variety from which to chose when buy a machine having a capacity of four or five dozen eggs, while the giant in cubators holding 10000 to 10000 eggs cost hundreds of dollars.
 In buying an incubator, then, one must be guided by the extent of his operations and the amount of his working capital. But price alone is not the primary con- sideration. Efficiency is first. Some machines might prove expensive at any price because of poor hatches of inferior chicks.
 As a general proposition, one will do well to select the incubator which is giving most general satisfaction in his immediate neighborhood. Further he should deal with a reputable firm which will stand squarely back of its product. In many cases secondhand machines may be purchased at low prices, but in making a deal of this kind it is always best to be sure that there is some good reason for the sale Sometimes owners of incubators merely dispose of them because they have proved unsatisfactory.
 misunderstanding systems vary. Some are heated by radiation from hot air or hot-water tanks or pipes. Others by diffusion, the air being warmed in the heater and then passed over the eggs. In rare instances a combination of the two methods is used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
Modern View

From the Cinnat Enquirer
 Never burn your bridges behind you,' advised the sage.
 Why not?' asked the fool "Theyre insured'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08
MATCHING BY ARTIFICIAL METHODS *35
 s.',s MANAGEMENT OF THE INCUBAT TOR
Success Depends Upon Close
 Attention to Details

Copyright, 1914, by Geo A. McDevitt Co)
 Without the modern incubator, the commercial egg farmer and poultry grower would be compelled to work under tremendous difficulties. In fact, it may safely be said that the perfec- ton of this ingenious appliance has made possible the wonderful develop ment of the poultry industry.
 The matching machines of the pres ent day are so far superior to those produced a few years ago, that there Is no comparison between them. Still they are not endowed with brain, and will only give uniformly satisfactory results when intelligently operated. Professor Stoneburn discusses in the subjoined article the essential details Of incubator management.
 By PROF. FREDERICK STONEBURN
 There are actually hundreds of thou sands of incubators operated each sea- son in all sections of the country, and still there seems to exist a great deal of ignorance regarding these machines and the work they may reasonably be expected to do. For instance. great many people are uncertain as to the length of the period of incubation, and the question, How long does it take them to hatch?" is asked by thousands of visitors at exhibitions where incu- bators are shown. Some seem to think that the machines are toys which may possibly hatch few chicks occasion ally; others, that they are really mar vicious inventions which will convert every egg into a lively chick.
 A teacher of poultry husbandry re- 1ates with much amusement the follow gxs< sr1 IT4 +o1l ,t-ftR oial incubation before class of young ladies at a normal school, discussing in detail the construction and oper- ation of the machines. At the close of his remarks one of his interested hear CTS asked, But where does the hen sit?'
 Incubators Copy Nature
 Now the incubator possesses no mira culous powers. It Is merely designed to perform the work of the sitting hen, providing for the eggs the conditions of heat, ventilation and moisture which are required for the proper development of the embryos. The period of incuba- tion is the same as in the natural method of incubation. The matches are good or poor and the chicks strong or weak, according to conditions which may vary with each hatch. So the ad- vantage possessed by the machine is simply one of convenience. By It's use the poultryman Is enabled to incubate any number of eggs at time he may decide, and is not compelled to await the pleasure of his hens. 1t is also a fact that, by the use of incubators, large numbers of eggs may be matched with less labor than by the natural method.
 The great demand for incubators has resulted in the development of an aston ishingly large manufacturing business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-08

Care at Matching Time All chicks should be out of the shell by
 the end of the twenty-irst day If the
 hatch drags beyond thnt time one may conclude that the eggs have been chilled have been cooled too much, that the temperature has been too low aulty thermometers are sometimes the cause Of the latter condition.
 The beginner will do well to keep &C., curate records of all the factors bear ing upon each hatch. A careful study of these, comparing one with another, will often enable one to locate the source of trouble when results are unsatisfac- tory.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
BOY ACCIDETALLY SHOT.
ErvingtOn Stanton, OF BennettSyille,
May Be Fatally Wounded.

Bennettsville, March PA most
distressing accident occurred mere this
afternoon, when little Ervington STAN
Ion was accidentally shot with a %
calibre rife by his playmate, Jack
Mitchell The two boys are about Z
years old, and both in the first grade
at school. The ball entered the eye,
and has not been located Eryington
has been unconscious since the acci-
dent, and is said to be in a critical
condition. He was taken to Fayette-
vile tonight to a hospital. Another
little boy was with them at the time.
1t is said that the cartridge had been
snapped several times, and that the
boys were trying to make it explode.
The entire community is saddened and
the deeDest svmnathv is felt for both
Of the mothers Of the little boys.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
At THE OPERA HOUSE.
The White SquaM.
o Q . Q 8 3 o . {.

There are some plays that command
attention by the force Of their intel
lectual appeal, there are others which
interest by the dramatic suspense
they provide and the keen manner in
which they stir the emotions.
'The White Squaw' belongs TO the
latter class Those plays which COM
maid attention by the intellectual
force of their proposition, by the Or
iginality of their treatment and the
courageous insistence Of their convic-
ton force the lasting basis Of our dra-
matte literature The plays which
command our attention by force Of a
we'll conjrived story, full Of dramatic
surprises and exposing what might be
regarded as an interesting phase Of the
activities of any community forms that
division OF dramatic enterprise which
makes solely for entertainment. In
this latter class The White SquaW'
takes d prominent place. 1t is 4
Western melodrama of the better class,
not concerning Itself wih sex ploD-
lens or deep subjects Of introspection,
but merely vita the exposition Of a
story Of deep human interest and we'll
graded dramatic suspense. 1t is d
play which touches the public's con-
scie@ce because it presumes to show
them The activity Of a continuity to-
ward which there is a great d5al ol
luriousity. At the same time its
preacAments of right and wrong are
sufficiently appealing to enlist human
sympathy. Added to this comes a de-
lightful love story with the sympa-
thies properly placed in which the va
.ious incidents are so co-ordinated as
to make for the best manipulations OF
the climaXes. Taken all in all THE
White Squaw' is a notable play of its
class and one that can not fai! to
please all classes Of theatre patrons
The White Squaw' will be the at
traction al tie opera house Saturday
matinee and night, March 2S.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
b. J. RAMAGE DROPS DEAD
Assistant Attorney in Department OF
Justice Succumb> to Heart
Disease.

Burr j. Rama@e, an aSSItanl attorney
in the Department OF Justice, dropped
dead at his desk at tAe department, to-
day. Physicians who were summoned
decided that death was due to hear
diseasa. Mr.. Ramage, who resided at
the Ontario apartments, was 56 years
old He is survived by his Wife
Mr.. Ramage mad just sent a messen-
ger, for book which he wished for
reference. As the messenger opened
the door to depart on the errand he
heard ;he sound of falling body and.
turning, saw Mr.. Ramage lying on ,he
floor. Life was extinct when medical
aid arrived
Mr.. Ramage entered the Department
of justice November |, 1913, by trans
fer from the bureau of corporations of
the Department OF Commerce He was
appointed to that bureau as a clerk in
May, 1904, rising by promotion to the
post of special attorney OF the bureau.
Once Classmate of President.
HIS home was at Nashville, Tenn,
and prior to entering the government
service he was an instructor at the
University of the South, at SAWanee
AS a student at Johns Hopkins lsaiver-
sity, Mr.. Ramage was a clas@ate OF
President Wilson.
Senator Luke Lea Of Tennessee was
at the Department of Justice WheA Mr..
Ramage's death was announced and
the senator at once notified Mrs.
Ramage at her apartment Arrange
ments for the funeral have not been
made, but it was stated today that, fol-
lowing services in Washington, the
body probably will be taken to Nash
vile for burial
The above is taken from the Wash
ington S;ar Of Monday, March 23
Mention OF the death of Mr.. Ramage
was made in The Herald and News on
Tuesday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
News From Excelsior.

Special to The Herald and News.
Excelsior. March 26.-We mad a
nice little snow and slee, Sunday
morning. The ground looked beauti-
ful.
Dr. and Mrs. Z. H. K;bler. Of New
berry, spent Sunday With his sister,
Mrs. a. A. Singley.
The farmers are moviag their plo.S
now fov what they are worth.
Miss yelver Oxner. of Leesyille, and
Mr.. Hughey Crou of Lexington, speht
Saturday night ki;h Mr. Enos Counts
family.
Miss Lizzie D2minick, of near Green
wood, has been on a visit to Mr.. A A
Mates family
Mr.. Os Livingston and Miss Thelma
Si@gley were married on Sunday af-
teraoon by the Rev Y. Won A Riser.
Tee bride is a daughter of Mr. J. j
Singley, Of this section
Mr.. John D. Boozer's barn on his
place near Mr.. ST Schumpert's home
was destroyed by fire on Wednesday
evening abou: o'clock Mr.. Thomas
Hawkins and family live en- Mr. Booz-
ers place this year and phey had walk
ed over to her fa.her's, Mr. Dick
Shealy's who lives rear for a short
While and were away from home when
the fire was first discovered A good
deal Of food stuff, three COWS and Mr.
Hawkins good mule was destroyed in
the building. The loss falls heavy on
Mr.. Hawkins as a good mule is worth
money these days. With the assistance
OF the neighbors the dwelling house
was saved. 1t is not known how the
fire originated though supposed to
have been by match.
Sigma
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
CuIbertsOn-CIeIand.

Miss Cora Cube, ,son and Mr.. c. S.
Cleland were married at the home of
Miss Culbertson at Cross Hill on Wee
nesday evening. Nj. Cleland is one
OF the substantial citizens Of No. 6
township. Miss Culbertson is the ef-
1cient teacher of the Bush River
school and has taught the schoo! for
the past Two years. She gave the child
ren a little vacation about week ago
10 make a visit home at Cross Hi,
She returns as Mrs. Cleland bus vii
con+:rue to teach, the school d: Bush
River fer the remainder Ct lhe -ern.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
E'BreWSter'S Millions"

"BreWster's Millions tAe most sue
cessful farce-comedy Of recent years,
will be the attraction at the opera
house Wednesday, April 1. Louis Nil
sen will be seen as Monty Brewster
which he plays so we'll that one for
gets he absurdity of the things and
sympathizes with the young million
aire in his desperate effort to get rid
of one million within year in order
to be eligible for a second inheritance
Of seven times that amount. The 9th
er characters are in practically tne
same capable hands identified with
the play during its run OF 9S consecu-
tive weeks. Katherine Francis, a
charming and winqome actress, will
be seen as Peggy Gray. The yacht
scene and the storm at sea is the mas
terpiece Of Frederic Thompson's stage
craft. "Brewster's Millions is a play
one can see several times and still
chuckle.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
Robinson's Ten Cent Store.

Take ''B" line fer the Ten Cent
Store this week. Next Tuesday, the
31st, at o'clock, the forty-two big
prizes. aggregating $3.50, will be
awarded the lucky contestants.
1t behooves you TO have as many
ticke.s as possible when the drawing
is done, and these are the last four
days in which to get them. List of
these premiums will be found else
where in This paper-Ady.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
CLEANUP WEEK.
City Council Appoints Week Begin
ming April Incorporation OF Cit
zenS is Expected.

City council mas appointed the week
beginning April as clean up week for
Newberry The programme for this
week will be announced la,er. 1t IS
expected that the citizens will cooper
ate with city council, the board Of
health and the civic league in making
clean up week a grea, success. Every
one will admit that it is very impor-
,ant TO put the town in a perfectly san
itary condition and by cooperation it
can be done withou; being burdensome
to any one.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27
LOCAL PLAY TWO NIGHTS.
Merry Travellers On ut the Opera
House Tonight and Friday
Night.

At $50 tonight the curtain will rise
for the entertainment-"Th Merry
Travellers which is to be given under
the auspices of the Calvin Crozier
Chapter, L. D. c. 1t portrays many
laughable scenes, and the entire COM
pany, over $50 in number, is repres-
ented by home talent
The fine points were added at last
nights final rehearsal, and when the
curtain rises, there will be fun and
enjoyment in generous proportions.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-27

we'll known AID highly beloved srieves
hat a good and useful life has been
cat down.
Blu. how much greater is the loss
upon his father. mo her, brothers and
sisters. sorely are they afflicted and
warmly do we sympathize With them
in tbs dark hour Of sorrow. But We
hope to meer him where there will be
no more good byes at home in heaven.
4 Newberry and Prosperity Friend