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march back ana forth. stretching choir
nccks in animated wonder ami u.lDn-
ing seriously, Now and tl.u ,h.s al
rally around their leader - s'g
their heads IN diSmay a., a., .U,N'
pected turn events have talk. #.t
once they start on their inu-v,g ~
the narrow drtle where 'h.r . nm
Is to be sealed they march Fl. .E,r
fate with great dignity and pr.rI-.
As they approach the Lur1 I-a
ENecut.onor, he puts them yu' - .'r
misery in one. two, three order. TIE
latter catches Thorn. one ~ I'D mo-
ties their legs quickly ana h.'- ''.n
To- a hook ON the iois' erected .far
the trough into which thee I'n.i drip,
after they are killed. \ N,.-.' 5
attached 10 m" head tu l.'i '.a m.
down ana prevent IFS rlut,"r W.
the bird thus suspended. '.u ...r
with a sharp knife sewers ... u.n
artery through the h!lI after H. ("
Is left hanging until - Us T,0.. Pm Sd
into the picking room.
From the killing room a -
are taken to the picking lo.r 'rs
Il half hundred young r.r.- .". ".'
women strip them of tr,r fN .'~
after the ducks have nrs, t,,. dipped
i'm a ya' II boiling water. Or" "r"
is quite n picturesque one. ''"
more sordid aspects Of rl. place ne
concealed by the mtntc. 80 50 ' Vt
that settles over all The r.. Nr'
many of them pretty ami ...
older women in their o. rH' nroi.d
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Toned way. They claim they lose fewer
ducks according to the number OF eggs
act than do the more advanced farmers
bS modern methods. one Long Island
farmer claims tina; out of 10000 eggs
he matched $4,000, and from $50 breed
ers about 22,500 ducks, an average of
about forty-hve ducks each.
About 1900 ducks are REQUIRED 10
lay enough eggs to raise $50. 900 ducks
by the incubator. one Of the largest
incuhators is a colossal machine with
a capacity at ono setting of $4,000
duck eggs, or nearly 10000 hens eggs.
IL is "A coal heated hot water compare
ment incubator which catches as well
during the warm months of April. MAJ
and June as during January. February
and March. 1t requires not more than
20 per cent, as much labor rs it did to
handle an equal egg capacity of kcro-
senc lamp machines, ono man. for eX-
ample, being able Ia turn the eggs in
1913 trays in three minutes.
During incubation the egg must be
turned twice daily and also carefully
inspected, To do this the egg is held
against the sun or lamp light to de-
termine whether it is dead or alive"
When ii is incapable of producing "A
duCkling the Culor changes slightly
owing 10 the air cells that form at the
top, The expert tells the age and
quality by the feel of the shell.
-Four weeks are required to hatch
duck eggs, and those put in in Janu-
AIRY are Matched in February. Mean
time Eggs are set at regular intervals,
every week, twice a week or oftener,
according to the provision made for
their reception ana the market de
since Long Island ducks are never
IA drug on the market.
Once Matched the little yellow duck
lin9s, looking in their trays like n
counter in IL toy shop. are placed in
the nursery, which Is "A part of the
incubator ana is heated with pines.
For the first three days they mr..
Kept closely confined, so as not to get
chilled, then little by little they are
given more space until at last they
are allowed the freedom of the runs.
The young ducks keep much in the
! warm sunshine, daily growing in s!2e
and beauty lntil they attain an age of
four or five weeks. BY this time they
are vigorous enough to have the run
OF the pens that lead to the water,
and then they begin to be fed for
market.
When a month or six weeks NOR,
has elapsed many of them are ready
Tor the cNecutiOner. To determiu,
which AVE reached the maximum
weight of five pounds they are driven
into smaller pens. where an expert
casts his eye over the flock, telling
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~ CHARLES n. MICHAEL.


TN this mock BLACK republic" Of
Hayti, where the 100-year-old
struggle Of a negro community
to govern itself has failed, the
United States, seeking to uphold the
Monroe Doctrine and satisfy foreign
pressure, is to-day trying by forceful
means to bring stability OF govern
ment. financial honesty and civiliza-
ton to a people whose dark history
OF crime inc barbarism has just been
freshly stained with the assassination
Of a cruel President and 100 political
prisoners.
In this republic, occupying one-third
OF the rich, fertile island OF Hayti,
where was founded the first settle
ment In the Western Hemisphere, tho
officials are cruel, rapacious and dis
honest. No progress toward the es-
Enlistment OF a government hat rec
ognizes humane and democratic prin-
ciples has been made. On the con-
trary Hayti, despite It's opportunities
for advancement, has lapsed into bar
barism. 1t has no traditions except
greed and voodooism. Its people are
without hope OF betterment. while
educated and INSCRIPTIONS politicians
and trained brigands control the Gov
eminent and steal the public funds
for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The situation in Hayti has been
critical for more than two years. Its
constant change OF Presidents. its
failure to pay its debts TO foreign
countries and its refusal TO agree to o
treaty which would have lifted 1t out
OF financial straits were matters hat
gave rise to international concern,
Both Germany and France demanded
the right to participate in the collec-
ton of the customs in order to insure
the payment of Hayti's debts TO those
countries. The situation was becom-
ing acute about the time the world
war started.
II ia probable that the war abroad
prevented an international crisis with
the United States over Haytan af-
fairs. The ~simmerings of trouble dis
appeared with the greater problem the
two European nations had to deal
with. and the United States, recog.
liLAlib 'it SCI % Va AAV A'N'
ton, began n series of negotiations
looking to the contamination of an
agreement similar to that existing be-
tween the United States and Santc
Domingo.
These negotiations, one set directed
by ex-Gov. Fort OF New Jersey and the
other by Paul Fuller, failed. The Gov
ernment OF Hayti refused to accede tC
the proposal that the United State'
should collect the customs and provide
for the payment of $27 900 900 foreign
debt. To do 50, as n officer Of the
Haytian Government said, would he
the end Of the Government. as tbs
opposition would Immediately over'
throw any regime which agreed tC
such a programme. None OF the ruling
class Of Hayti desires the Surveillance
of the United States, and TO give uI
The control Of the customs would elimi'
nate the on.y thing the polite
factions contend for-their ource o.
graft. their reason for political activity
Forceful intervention was strongly
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away and died because Of fear induced
by the statement that some one had
put obeah'' on them.
Hayti is a land Of romance. super.
stit.un. hloOdshcd and crime. 1t mus
not be supposed. however. tina; al,
lIaytians are barbarians. on the con.
trary, many of them. even among the
pure blacks, are intelligent, proEres.
sive and broadminded.
Its history has been retroEressiv.
Its people are unable u govern them.
selves, The country is hopelesslv IN
debt. ana after a 100 year experiment
the Black Republic has prove! a Ia.
IRE and the guiding hand ~ ~ Can.
casiun IS now ready 10 lead The Hay.
ans on their way to n realization a.
a republic, IN" restoration ~ pros.
pority and the developments OF re
richest land in the word. Hays and
IT, troubles will be one If the prob.
lens before the Congress OF tho tinted
states ar It's ncN session. and ne
solution Of this question vii moi. Re
an easy task.
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W THEN not long g a United
\A/ States army officer detailed
w TO the American Embassy in
Paris during the var read
"Long Island duck" on the menu OF
the Partisan cafe where he was dining
he chortled with glee. The familiar
appellation on the French carte de
jour was as welcome az a letter from
home.
by jove," he exclaimed. 'tha,
looks good to me" while the British
officer with whom he was dining.
CHANGING up curiously, queried: But
why Long Island duck? Why not
'Canard a la Avignon' or 'Piccadilly
duck or any other blooming nam0
like that?"
Why" echoed his companion more
seriously, for the simple reason that
Long Island duck IL the best in the
world, bar none. And II It comes from
that particular portion of the islanu
where the Speonk River empties into
Moriches Bay we will be more fortu.
nate still, for there Is located the
largest duck ranch in the world. The
ducks raised on that strip of sand
washed by the sea are the sweetest
and tenderest OF all, Just see II | am
not right"
And the two bon vivants settled
themselves to the enjoyment of one OF
u native birds. roasted as only a
French cuislnier knows how.
Thus 1t is the fame of Long Island
duck has spread not only from Maine
10 California, but has travelled across
the Atlantic, and with good reason.
for even as the United States army
officer commended, it has no superior
for quality OF texture or delicacy of
favor. Because Of these qualities the
total output OF duck farmers in this
vicinity Is 500 900 ducks a season. This
means a grand total of two and a
half million pounds and n yearly re-
turn on the investment of "A cool half
million dollars.
Because OF it's peculiar situation,
sandy soil, streams of running water
and the innumerable small arms OF
the sea that indent the coast of Great
South Bay, this section forms an ideal
breeding spot. one Of the best things
about duck raising is that II is dis
tinctly a farmers industry, started by
farmers on small capital and devel-
oped by the individual farmer into a
business that has become one Of the
staple industries OF the country.
One Long Island duck ranch has
been In existence for more than half a
century. A, J. Halleck Is carrying on
the business started by his father in
1858 and he has been given the sobri-
Huet OF duck king" since his output
~ a season more than 10000
ducks, which puts him in a class by
hlmselt as the largest breeder of I'm.
per'al Pekin ducks in the world.
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AT a glance with unerring Judgment
those that tip the scales at the de-
sired weight. FloCks Of the elect are
then driven to other pens, where they
are flttened.
Unlike chickens. ducks are not good
feeders. so the coming of the meal
train doesn't especially interest them,
although the amount of food %. 600
ducks is something prodig-
i0us. Then too II they live too long
once they have attained marketable
condition they eat tremendously into
the profits they bring.
on one of the largest farms there
Is usually a small army of 5000 at
one time and they eat something like
10000 pounds of feed a day. Apart
from the mammoth incubator that
turns out 36, 600 ducks at one time the
tramway for feeding is the most in
terestlng feature OF this large plant.
1t is n miniature elevated railway In
a belt line around the ranch over
which the food is run in a little train
Of cars. As it passes the food is
scattered Into each yard or enclosure.
A man walking on the %trestle pushes
the train, stopping at each pen and
dumping the mash into the trough.
Low ratings separate the pens
which are 20 by l25 feet. and they are
provided with special little lanes In
front into which the ducks are run
when they are to be caught for killing
or shipping alive. As with chickens.
the feed is an important matter. and
the usual ration Is n mash made from
equal quantities of Cornmeal, bran
and No, 2 flour with 10 per cent. meat
scraps added. A little coarse sand Is
thrown in to aid digestion. All that
il done toward fattening the ducks
for market is to increase the proper
ton OF COrnmeal.
Ducks kept for breeding purposes
are expected to lay on an average Of
100 eggs a season beginning January
and ending in July. 1t is not desir-
able to allow ducks to lay later than
July, otherwise the eggs Will not
hatch well.
The process of killing the birds for
market is not without it's interest, al
belt to the tender hearted lay visitor
It may be a trying one. From the
lanes leading from the different pens
are the runways, narrowing down Ia
a width which only admits OF the birds
approaching single lille. They are
driven from special pens where
they have been held for this impor-
tant event, Prior to their being
marshallod 10 the death hous" a grca,
how de do takes place among them.
1t almost seems as II they scused
the danger of their position and the
fate that awaits them at the end OF
the lane that has 40 turning. They
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| opposed by the Washington Admins
t~ration, as such n course might have
a bad effect on our Pan-American
policy. The problem after W years
of diplomatic effort had approached nc
solution. The discussion ended where
It had been begun, with the refusal OF
the Administration of Guillaume San
to accept a foreign administration OF
its customs.
While the foreign pressure had been
temporarily removed the United States
had accomplished nothing to settle the
international demands. which would
surely be repeated with greater in
sistence at the end of the war abroad.
The step that seemed Inevitable
sooner or later was forced upon the
Washington Government by the muir
der OF 100 political prisoners at Port
au Prince late in July and the retalia.
tory murder OF President Guillaume
Sam the next day.
To-day the picturesque coast towns
the capital. Port au Prince. and al
Hayti except the interior, where
armed re~volutionists are still active
are guarded by United States marines
There are 1000 OF them in Iiayti, mos'
OF them seasoned veterans. who have
seen service In the Philippines. Panama
and in revolutions dominated BY
guerrilla. warfare.
The marines are in IIaytl merely &C
maintain order and not to subdue the
uprisings in the interior. Later may
come the conquest of tho hired bandits
| 1aI Ia. Nfnr.n,N. t1a rahaf 1anl.r nut,e
allegiance TO DIR. Bobo. the educated
physician who has headed the opposi,
tion TO the Government. Il is tn,
opinion OF the writer after talks witt
rebel leaders. who had come from Or
Bobo and sought refuge in Monte
Cristi, Santo Domingo. that only the
most persistent warfare, a battle OF X
termination. will bring peace and ordei
to this republic.
After Rear Admiral Caperton tool
possession OF Cape Haytien and de
Clarcd the capital under military law
the revolutionists surged over the
boundary line and made Monte Crlst
and Macorls. in Santo Domingo. theil
headquarters. There they awaited the
outcome OF the occupation Of Haytiar
territory by the marines. professional
revolutionlsts in Santo Domingo, mer
who stir up trouble against the Gov
eminent 10 a profession with the pur'
pose o, being bought of, are. now
being mlrshalled under the Bobo fol
lowing prepared To renew the revolu
ton in the interior of Hayti II at any
time n favorable opportunity shoult
seem to exist.
All Is now quiet along the ~seacoast
whore the forces under the direction
of Rear Admiral Caperton and Col
l.. W. T. Waller of Philippine FAM
have taken possession Of the custom
houses and are easily maintainini
peace in a restricted area, without at
tempting 10 put down the revolutio,
In the mountains.
As Don as Admiral Caperton. undei
instruction from Washington. haC
seized the custom houses and occupied
the capital and Cape Haytien he is
sued a proclamation under date OF tn,
9th OF August To the effect that tn,
United States forces would remain II
Hayti only long enough for the peopl,
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think, more than from natura, inclina-
ton. as some charge, this precarious
scheme of existence. until drought and
the consequent almost complete failure
" the small fruits. az well as the great
crops, have reduced them To starvation
and a state OF misery and want.
Nothing that the members OF the
educated class do contributes to the
good of the masses. They set the
example for stealing and ride rough
shod over the republican institutions.
About l per cent. of the population is
educated and about 10 per cent. OF the
people make their living by politics.
Guillaume Sam, the last President.
who closed his career on July -. as
have many other Executives before
him, by assassination, was never
elected by a vote of the people. His
faction was strongest. and the national
Assembly thought it wise 10 elect him.
This is the way most Presidents have
been elected. The Congress, which
elects provisional Presidents. is faced
either with the choice between a mas
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quacking OF 100000 ducks might
seem to be a serious objection, but
strange TO say, though vigorous pro-
tests are frequently registered by new
guests as the breezes WAIT the strident
notes their way, after n few days
their objections cease. The reason for
this is, the natives say-and you may
take It for what II Ia worth-that
instead of being an annoyance. the
quackinG has a distinctly soothing
effect on the nerves.
one reason why the south shore Of
Long Island at Speonk and PASSPORT
and Morichcs provides such excellent
breeding grounds for ducks is because
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II isn't alone in the Paris cafes
that surprise is expressed over the
popularity OF Long Island ducks, for
there are many persons right here in
New York who have no idea of the
immense duck industry being carried
on right AZ their doors or less than
two hours from the Pennsylvania sta
tion. Few Of them are aware that
along the many tributaries of Great
South Bay lies the greatest centred
poultry raising activity to he found
anywhere. The sight of these thou
sands OF beautiful Imperial Pekin
ducks, the variety most sought, all
snowy white, on their parade ground
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ACTUAL CONDITIONS IN HAYTI AND
E.. TASK OF THE UNITED STATES HERE

In the largest towns there Is scarcely
a sign OF modern progress and devel-
opment. Sanitation IL conspicuous by
Its absence, filth and dirt are on every
hand. there are few decent buildings,
and ragged blacks swarm everywhere.
The homes are me story wooden
shacks. without floors, and families of
eight and ten live in one sleeping
room. while the other room is given
over to a kitchen. living and dining
room, with a small can of charcoal
the most prominent feature OF adorn-
ment In this utility room.
In the country conditions are even
worse. for h people, unrestrained by
stable government, reared as It were
on bloodshed, massacre and warfare,
have reverted to almost pristine Afri-
can savagery in nan places. In the
Interior the natives are so poor that
existence Is a struggle and clothing
Is a luxury rarelv INDUCED In. While
the farmers. II they may be so called,
cultivate the land and live in half
civilized villages, yet Obeah practices
and Voodoo rites are carried on
openly and the serpent deities known
as Papa Loi' and "Maman Loi' hold
far greater sway than the transient
Presidents of the republic"
r., .u Lu 49,.
,,o.. a.s,,ta.. -, -
munity within 1900 miles Of Washing
ton. Hayti' Is a wonderful country,
source. tnnaIonIah,o n'aaH
dId climate and o,.or, a,u.sna
Under a s,oh,e sra nron.r an,arn
ment u,,,h san,,a,tor ,
| civ,l,,sa ana daoan, Aapu,a,to. l.,
would he ona ., ,ha mn., haon,,,n,
ara nrosnaro,s oa,n,.Aa. a.. ,ha -.
Tbe naonia ara , r,orars
Thar ,,,au, -, no. v,tnh, \. ,..or,naa
nc rnmnra, 10 -, .a,s c..
| ,ior a,,.,s In ,ha Stah n,aoos IT,
noor .,mnI,, nav, 90 g. as, . 49,
exi.,enc. yrd,s,nrh.a h,. ra,oir,ians
ara ,orc.d muitarv sorr,co Corrvm
, ton even extends 10 the executive
mansion. They tell n story OF n for
mer PRESIDENTS wife. Nine. Nord
Alexis. She sold coffee 70 foreign
Governments without having duty
sending II OH, OF the country nc cot
ton. on which there is no duty. II is
exported that she made more ,hnn a
half million nv this Illicit trade no fore
assassination brought TO n close the
regime OF her ignorant aud cruel hus-
band.
This corruption in the executive
mansion and the highest Mace. of the
military hierarchy has permeated every
rank OF the ruling banditti class Tho
policemen and the recruit steal in pro-
norton 10 their opportunitIes ms, as
= " ~
and the Chief OF Customs. II has been
| computed. and with approxima,e nc
curacy. believe, that there are :. 200
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is a sight worth travelling many miles
10 see.
But 1t IL not for their beauty that
the Imperial Pekln ducks are bred,
but because they are good layers,
strong and robust. They grow rap
idly and can be marketed much more
quickly than any other breed. Pekin
ducklings at the end of three months
will weigh from ten to twelve pounds
a pair and their flesh Is fine grained
and tender.
To the summer colonists who spend
their vacations In the vicinity Of Spe-
onk, PASSPORT and the Hamptons, the
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South Bay that pierce the mainland
for a distance Of many miles. ard
there are creeks of clear running
water into which the duck pens ex-
tend where they may drink and wade
TO their hearts content. The climate
Of Long Island seems especially favor
able to them, for the winters are not
too severe or the too warm
or too long for their successful breed
ing.
While IN the majority of cases Long
Island farmers use ~incubators, there
are several fairly large duck farmers
who raise the ducks in the old fash
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Resident of the BLACK Republic" De.
scribes Reign of Anarchy Greed
and Voodooism Run Rampant

The following article is one of q series which will describe the
actual conditions in the Republic of Hayti and the nature of the task
which the treaty now under consideration imposes o the United
States. The author has gathered his material personally IL Hayti,
where he has had special opportunities for obtaining facts concerning
the Government and the people of the Black Republic.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-05-06
GOOD ROADS.

We call attention to an article
in this issue by G w Neal on good
roads. We ask that you ponder
it well for there are facts and
figures presented that are un-
answerable. We are heartily in
favor of good roads and believe
that they will do more to bring
this county to the front than any
thing else. 1t IS a matter of record
that good roads increase land
values, make marketing easier and
prolong the life of the farmers
stock and vehicles. A careful Pc
rusal of the article will show that
fine expense.of good roads in Tisho-
mingo County will be borne large
ly by corporations and non.resi-
dents.
No greater blessing, could come
to the farmers of this county than
a system of good graveled roads,
and we believe it is only a question
of a short while before we have
them.
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THAT TIRED FEELING
Do YouC Continually Feel
Sluggish, DISTINGUISHED?

If you do, it is probably caused
by your liver. When the liver
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you down mentally and physically.
The liver gets out of order very
easily, and if neglected, chronic
trouble usually result. Don t
delay if you feel badly. You
knowingly lay yourself open to
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condition-..-Cure yourself quickly
and harmlessly with the natural
vegetable remedy, Liv- Yer Lax.
1t has all the effectiveness, but
not the effect, of calomel.
Genuine Liv-Ver-Lax bears the
likeness and signature of l. K
Grigsby. and is guaranteed to give
satisfaction or IN oney refunded
Insist on it, For sale at Jourdan's
Drug Store. adv.