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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-10-18
". F. CASE & cos STORE
CLOSED BY HIS CREDITORS

Attachment Served Saturday Closes
Store Until Matter is Settled.
Inc business circle of the city was
surprised Saturday when it was
earned that the we'll known grocery
al nrm Of w. F. Case & Co., formerly
o1e Case-Bolling company has been
'",SNd hv attachment proceedings.
II Is understood that Mr.. Case left
last Friday for New York.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-10-18
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY.

Rev X. W. Cawthon. Pastor.
Services II a. m and p. m. con-
Quoted by the pastor.
Morning service: "a Church Cate
cfism" I
'Evening subject: Feeding on
Ashes"
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Mfd-week serices Wednesday 8 pm.
A cordial welcome to all
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-10-18

If YOU cannot go across, come
across-buy a Liberty bond
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-10-18

If you are too old for the trenches,
buy a liberty bond.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
AirpIanes and Ash Trees.

A timber expert states that the de-
mand for ash has gone up so enormous,
ly since we went in for airplane con-
struction on the present big scale that
prices are fully three times what they
were in pre-war days, says London
Tit-Bits. Nothing but the very best
English ash serves the purpose. "The
finest in the world" is his verdict. Elk.
periments with other wood, notably
American spruce, have yielded most
disappointing results, and it Is a curl
GUS fact, due to climatic causes, that
Irish ash is unsatisfactory too. But
an ash tree cannot be grown in a day.
The timber is utterly worthless for air.
plane purposes unless it is at least
sixty years old. 1t is all the better II
1t Is double that age, when some of
the trunks can show clear straight
run Of so feet or more.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

All men are poets at hsart-Emer-
son.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
No Volunteer swattlnn Now

The early fly buzzed across the
room, and met another early fly, vol
planning through his orbit. They en-
clrcled each other, passing the compli.
ments of the season. Said one:
"Have you heard the terrible newsf
The swatting brigade is mobilizlns
earlier than ever this year!"
"FOrget It'll" hummed the other. "It's
the same old stun. They'll call for
volunteers, and by the time they are
ready for service the summer will be
over and you and 1 will have raised
our families and died of old age!"
"Oh. but it's different this month.
There's going to be immediate selec.
tive conscriptlon of swatters !"
With low moan the first fly fell in
a dead faint to the ceiling. Cleveland
Plaindealer.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

| that will run off for the various types
and conditions Of soils. For instance,
the difference in the rates of percola-
tion for clay and sandy soils is very
marked, the latter permitting a much
higher rate than the former. This Is
due to the fineness of the particles and
the compact structure of the clay soils
as compared with the open, porous
structure and coarse particles Of the
sandy soils. The open structure Of a
soil facilitates the entrance and rapid
circulation of both air and water, since
resistance to flow varies inversely as
the size of the individual pore spaces.
After q long dry period the pores in
the upper layers Of soil become filled
with air which, until 1t is expelled,
tends to retard the entrance Of soil wa
ter. A deeply plowed soil will absorb
greater percentage of rainfall than
one where shallow plowing is prac-
ticed, and the greater the amount of
humus in soil the greater will be its
capacity to absorb water. The rate
of absorption after the top soil is sat
urated with water depends upon the
permeability of the subsoil. A close,
impervious subsoil checks the rate Of
percolation and thereby increases ths
run-off at the surface.
The water capacity of the top foot
Of farm land in good tilth has been
stated to be or inches; thus soil IL
inches deep could absorb this amount
of rainfall provided the rain is sup
piled to the surface at the same rate
at which the soil is capable Of receiv'
ing 1t. If the former rate is greatel
than the latter, the excess water runs
off over the land surface with a We
locity depending upon the slope. The
sleeper the slope the more rapid the
run-off, and correspondingly less would
be the time allowed for the absorption
Of water by the soil. Hence, the steep
er the slope the greater will be the per-
centage Of the rainfall flowing off.
Reduce Height of Terrace.
We're it not for the fact that the
terraces would need to be placed very
close together on steep slopes, thus
necessitating a greater number of ter
races, 1t would be well to reduce the
height of the terrace as the slope OF
the land increases. This would OBJ.
viate the difficulty encountered in the
construction of large terrace embank-
ments on steep slopes.
In the field investigations many Ger
races with closed ends were found.
Some followed contours completely
around a knoll or hilltop, forming
closed circuit with no outlet. But most
of the level terraces examined had out
let's at either one or both ends. In
the foregoing discussion the terrace
was taken as IL feet high; with
closed ends it would overflow for a
rainfall in excess Of inches in As
hours. However, If one or both ends
of terrace be left open liberal fac
tor Of safety against overfowing il
provided. To provide factor of safe
ty for terraces with closed ends it II
recommended that they be made about
1b feet high.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
The many disastrous attempts to
cultivate the narrow-base, level-ridge
terrace on all types Of soil have led to
the development Of terrace with a
broader base, known as the broad-base
level-ridge terrace. The broad-base
embankment Of earth provides the
strength necessary to withstand the
weight Of the impounded water above,
and the terrace is built sufficiently
high to hold all run-off water from the
drainage area above the terrace.
Figure represents a cross section
of two adjoining broad-base, level
ridge terraces, with the various dimen-
sions designated by letter. The ver-
tical height of the terrace above the
point C is represented by h; w is the
width of the base of the terrace, d
the horizontal distance, and the ver-
tical distance between terraces. These
dimensions were obtained from sur
veys Of eight fields representing the
best practice in the use Of this form
of terrace.
Height of Terrace.
From observation Of field conditions,
and study of the data secured, it is
believed that a brOad-base, level-ridge
terrace should be not less than IL feet
high and at least 10 feet broad at the
base. Methods of plowing and cultiva-
ton should be adopted which will tend
to increase the base width from year
to year and thus virtually transform
the whole field into series Of ter
races.
Since the stability Of a broad-base
level-ridge terrace with closed ends
depends upon its ability to retain the
surface run-off water due to rainfall
over the area between it and the next
terrace above, it is apparent that the
reservoir capacity above the terrace
must be sufficient to store this water.
Upon this principle is based the design
of q system of broad-base, level-ridge
terraces.
IOlu Bt'HSTul SIuuy VI IHc lulhIuli
records for the United States it is
found that rainfalls exceeding 8 inches
per 48 hours do not occur frequently
In a given locality and it is believed
that provision for inches of rainfall
in the design Of a system of terraces
would give satisfactory results.
To determine the proper vertical
spacing for a system Of terraces for
any particular field 1t is necessary to
know the average slope of the land
surface and the approximate percent
age of the rainfall that will percolate
Into the soil. The former can be meas
ured readily by some form Of leveling
instrument and the latter can be ascer-
tained by a knowledge of the physical
character, the humus content, and the
tillage condition of the soil. The sus-
ceptibility Of the subsoil to the perco-
lation of water also is an important
factor to be considered in estimating
the run-off.
Rates of Percolation.
1t is by no means an easy matter to
estimate the percentage of rainfall
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
THINGS TO DO NOW
TO ASSIST WIN WAR
Every Man, Woman and Child,
Should Help Meet Situation
by Working in Garden.

The worlds food supply is short.
The outlook for this years crop is
bad.
To remedy these conditions in order
to feed the armies and the peoples en-
gagged in a war to win for the world a
permanent peace and for all nations
perfect freedom, everyone must do his
part.
The limiting factor in the production
Of foodstuffs right now is labor.
Every man, woman, and child should
help meet the situation by working in
a garden or on a farm or by preserv-
ing the products of garden, orchard
and farm.
Every community should release
from other forms Of employment all
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

He whose expenses exceed his re-
ceipts shall come to poverty.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14

farm-trained labor and send 1t out ia
the aid of the farmer.
Good prices for labor should be en-
.couraged.
Children in schools, able to do out
door work, should be freed for such
work and given credit in their studies
for the rest Of the school year.
The wheat acreage should be in
creased at the expense of oats, and tht
corn acreage should be increased.
Tractors should be kept going IL
hours a day, plowing and disking.
These are things to do now.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
MINERAL ELEMENTS FOR cow
Most Dependable Source Is Legumi'
nous Roughage, Such as Glover
and Alfalfa Hay.

Probably the most dependable source
Of the mineral elements for cows is
leguminous roughage, such as clover
and alfalfa hay. By a liberal use Of
these feeds, the shortage of mineralt
which accompanies high milk produc
ton can be overcome. and minera
equilibrium within the body of tk
COW can be properly maintained.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
HEAL ITCHING SKINS
With cutleura Soap and Ointment
They Heal When Others Fail.

Nothing better, quicker, safer, sweet
er for skin troubles Of young and old
that itch, burn, crust, scale, torture
or disfigure. Once used always used
because these super-creamy emollients
tend to prevent little skin troubles be-
coming serious, If used daily.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
Close Quarters.

"During the thunderstorms our milk
turned; did yours?"
mo; our refrigerator is SO small
the milk didn't have room to turn"
Meade County news., 1917-06-14
Beware of Stores.

6eWdT0 OI OIOTCSs
Crewe-Good heavens, how 1t rains !
I feel awfully anxious about my wife.
She's gone out without an umbrella.
Drew-Oh, she'll be all right. She'll
take shelter in some store.
Crewe-Exactly. That's what makes
me so anxious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
y. Y. Wholesale Prices

Butter-Creamery higher than ex-
tras, per lb, AZ IL q 43c; extras, &c;
dairy, tubs, finest, 40 IL % 4lc; gooo
to prime, SO q 40c.
Eggs-Fresh gathered, extras, per
doz., 31c; storage packed, hrsts, 80 IT,
duck eggs, AZ IL q 43c.
LApples-King, Dbl, So q S.; Northern
Spy, $3.50 a 81; Winesap 81 @ $3.50;
Ben Davis, SO q 81; Baldwin, $3.50 %
$3.50; Greening, $3.50 q $3.50; Russet,
81 @ 81.
Hay and Straw-Baled, timothy, No.
1, per ton, s22 a $23; Mo. to No. 2,
SIT q $21; shipping, SIS q SIG; no
grade, $13 a $14; fancy light clover,
mixed, 500 q s21 No. 1 clover, mixed,
SIT a $19; lower grade clover mixed,
$1s @ SIG. Straw, rye, No. l, $1S "a
s14; No. 2, $12.
HothOuse Products-Beet tops, bush
ell, $3.50 a $175. Cucumbers, No. 1, per
dozen, 81 q $3.50. Mint, per dozen
punches, 80 q Soc Mushrooms, white,
lib bslz, $3.50 q $1.75. Radishes, 100
punches, $3.50 q IS.
Poultry, Dressed-Turkeys, young,
average best, % q soc; old hens or
toms, % q Soc Chickens, coarse and
shaggy. q a 24c; fancy broilers, As "a
soc. Capons, fancy, $40 Tbs each, 34c.
Fowls, 1880 lbs and over to dozen, "a
a "a 1-0c. Squads. prime, Write, 6-1O
Lbs and over to dozen, per dozen, $50
q $3.50.
Vegetables Bermuda, late
crop, Dbl, So a $11; Virginia, late crop,
bbl, $3.50 a 81; Florida, new. bbl, IS "a
$40; Long Island, bulk, 1870 lbs, $3.50 "a
$3.50. Onions, old, yellow, 100 lib bag,
Sc q IS; red, 81 q 81; white, S. "a So.
Turnips white, Dbl, S. q 81; rutabaga,
Dbl, 81 q $3.50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
L. E. NUNNoLD
1913 Fairfield Ave.
RECRUITING STATION
OF CONN. HOME GUARD
COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY
HALL, THIRD FLOOR.

Recruiting officer continuously In
in charge from II a. m. to p. m.
All men between the ages of IL
and so, not liable for service i'm the
National Guard are eligible to join
the Home Guard.
Uniform and equipment furnish
ed by the state. Pay while in active
service same as regular militia.
Recruiting officers: Hon. Clifford
b. Wilson, Dana r.. August, Fred
eric "A. Bartlett, George M. Bald
win, Nathaniel w. Bishop, Fred j.
Breckbill, Stephen p. Cronan, j.
J. Farmer, John T. King. John A.
Leonard, j. Alex. III. Robinson,
William e Seeley, Harry G. Stew
enson, Hon. George w. Wheeler.
Schedule of Officers in Charge,
March 26-31, Inc.
Thursday, March Goth, III p.
M, j. Alex. III. Robinson; Is p.
M, George M Baldwin. So p. m,
j Alex III Robinson and Stephen
p. Cronan;; 10 p. M, Dana II.
August.
Friday, March sOth, Ill p. m,
j. Alex III Robinson; 1-6 p. m,
Hon George W., Wheeler; Go p.
m, Frederick A. Bartlett.
Saturday, March 31st., Ill p.
M, j. Alex. III. Robinson; Is p.
M, Hon Clifford b Wilson; 81
m, j. j. Farmer; 20 p. M, Fred
j. Breckbiu.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
Smart Suits
$25, $50 to $50
To Your Measure

Guard provides that when the Home
Guard is called into service the Off
GERS and men shall be paid for their
services, but at no greater rate than
that paid the National Guard while it
is in active service.
Their dependents may receive the
separation allowances provided for in
recent Act concerning the militia ap-
proved March g. 1917.
Unmarried men between the ages
Of Is and 35 who are physically fit
for service in the National Guard or
the United States Army or Navy,
should make application at the Re-
cruiting Stations of such organiza-
TONS
All men between the ages Of 10 and
35, residents in towns or in adjacent
towns in which a unit of the National
Guard is maintained, are liable for
service in the National Guard and
should not seek enlistment in the
Home Guard until the National Guard
units, in which they should become
members, are enlisted to the strength
required by Law.
All men between ages of IT and 60
resident in towns in which unit Of
the NdL1Ona1 GudFO Is not HldlnCdlueO
or which is not adjacent to a town
in which a upit of the National Guard
is maintained can enlist in the Home
Guard.
Details Of temporary organization
have already been issued and full in
formation as to permanent organiza-
ton will be sent out later. In the
meantime recruiting officers with the
information already at hand must use
their own discretion and common
sense in answering the numerous in
uuiries that are made. If a man
wishes to be assured that he will new
er have to leave his business or home
under any circumstances he should
not be enlisted.
Recruiting officers will forward all
enlistment blanks to the chief clerk
of Military Emergency Board. Hart
ford, Conn, by registered mail, re-
turn receipt required All enlist
ment blanks should be made out in
full.
Dated at Hartford, this 9th day Of
March, 1917.
MILITARY EMERGENCY BOARD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
INFORMATION
ABOUT STATE.
HOME GUARD

This Board is in receipt Of numer-
GUS inquiries as to the purpose and
scope of the Home Guard and the ex-
tent OF, duty required Of its members
and it has been deemed advisable to
issue the following statement in
answer to these inquiries.
The Home Guard is a State organ
ization, under State control and au-
thority, mad subjectfto the order of the
Governor. It calls for duty only with
in the State. The two main purposes
are home military training and de-
Tense.
The organization of the Home Guard
at this time affords an opportunity
for systematic mobilization of the
military resources of the State as dis
closed by the recent military census,
the Naval Militia and those who can
be held for enlistment therein.
This Board will give every aid and
encouragement to the recruiting to
war strength of the National Guard
and Naval Militia and does not intend
to have the Home Guard in any way
act as a deterrent to enlistment in the
National Guard.
In the event Of a call for volun-
teers, any man in the Home Guard
will receive an honorable discharge
whenever he enlists in the volunteer
forces. Until such a call comes, those
who intend to respond to the call and
cannot enlist in the National Guard
should avail themselves of the mill
tary training which will be afforded
in the Home Guard.
In response 20 many inquiries as to
the nature and probable length of SER
vice, this Board calls attention to
the fact that the Home Guard bill
which was originally introduced in the
Legislature, was to create a perma-
nent reserve organization, to be call
ed into service in the event of the
National Guard organization being
sent out Of the State.
The recent mobilization of the Ma
tional Guard on the Mexican border
showed the need of making some pro-
vision for a Home Guard to take the
place of the National Guard within
the State.
Enlistment in the Home Guard is
for a period of two years. In the event
Of the passing of the present emer-
gency and there being mo immediate
need of the services Of the Home
Guard, it's members will undoubtedly
be relieved from active service, but
held in reserve to await any further
emergency during their term of en-
listment During the time the Home
Guard is held in reserve it is not prob
able that drills will be frequent.
AS to the place of duty while in
active service, all that the Board can
saw is that while it is not probable
that any of the Home Guard organi-
cations will be sent from its home
town or immediate vicinity, yet it is
possible that emergencies may arise
that will make it necessary to use
them for duty in other parts of the
State.
This Board does not contemplate
the establishment of any general
training camp, intending to have the
companies instructed and drilled in
their home towns, under competent
drill masters.
AS to pay, the bill creating the Home
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
ANTI-SEMITISM
Will Be WIPED
OUT PREDICTION
Russia the Fortress of Feel
5 ing Says American Jew
ish Newspaper.

With the fall Of the old Russia, or
anti Semitic fortress of Europe, all
the other anti-Semitic outer forts
must fall, SAYS the American Jewish
Chronicle, discussing editorially the
revolution in Russia. AS a conse-
quence of the changes to come in the
Jewish life in Russia, the Jewish
groups all over the world will be at
fected. With freedom of movement
in Russia for the Jew, less reason is
seen for him to leave that country,
and it is expected even that a large
number in this country may return
to Russia after the war. With the
disappearance of Governmental anti
Semitism in Russia and other Euro
pean countries. the elimination Of a
nervous, radical element is predicted.
The editorial reads in part:
1.-THE changes to come in Russian
Jewish life as a consequent Of the
emancipation of the Jews will great
ly affect the various Jewish groups
all over the world. There has been
much speculation during the last two
years as to whether there will be a
big Jewish immigration to America
from eastern Europe after the war.
All these speculations are out of place
now, because if the Jew can move
freely in Russia, there will be no rea-
son for him to leave the country Of
his birth. The causes of immigra-
ton, political, economical, religious,
social, and cultural oppression, will
disappear on the day the Russian Jews
are given their freedom and immigra-
ton will thus mechanically come to a
stop. It is even to be expected that
large number OF Russians in this
country will return to Russia as soon
as their brethren are emancipat-
ed and peace is concluded. The same
holds good for many Russian Jews re-
siding in England and France.
THE number of Jewish radicals of
Russian origin was quite out of pro-
portion to the Jewish population in
Russia; we are justified in assuming
that these radicals were the product
of the old regime in Russia. With
the disappearance of the old regime
Jewish radicalism in Russia will as
sumo more normal proportions and
will relieve the Jewish people of a
burden and world politics of unpleas-
ant tension. When European HUI
mainly treats us with justice it will
soon find out that we are everything
but destructive element, and when
it comes to believe in our conserva-
tive integrity 1t will give us full free
dom to cooperate in the work of it's
salvation"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Beeves-sSteers sold at $S.75 q s12
per 100 Tbs; oxen at 1925; bulls at $6.5
"a $40: COWS at 81 q $8.25; 2 head at
$3.50.
Calves-Common to prime veals sold
at SIP q SIS per 100 lbs; culls at 50 a
s11: skim milk calves at So; fed calves
at $3.50 q $40. City dressed veals,
10 1-2 % 1-2c; country dressed at
16 IL q 22c.
Sheep-Common and medium sheep
sold at So q $40 per 100 lbs; culls, $3.50;
common to prime lambs, $3.50 q
s1575, including clipped lambs at $12.50
a $1375; culls, at $40 q $11; a few
spring lambs, IS q 80 per head; dressed
mutton, IA q 18c dressed lambs, 10 @
23c; country dressed dollhouse lambs,
SO q $11.40 per carcass for prime, SO q
So for others.
Hogs-Light to heavy weights sold
at $14 q $15.25 per 100 lbs: pigs, 1925
q $3.50; roughs, 1925 q $3.50; coun-
try dressed hogs, II a &c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
JUDGE CURTIS TO OPEN ~
NEW TERM HERE FRIDAY

Judge William L. Bennett has fin
ished his term in the civil superior
court here. Judge Howard J. Curtis
will open a new term Friday morn
ing when he presides over the short
calendar session. A large number Of
motions are to be argued and also
six divorces are assigned 80 ~"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29

in command. The majors are John L.
Purcell, Second battalion; and Geo.
y. Rau, Third battalion; William J.
Hascall has been appointed major for
the First battalion, but has not yet
taken his examination.
The Second regiment is command
ed by Colonel Ernest l.. Isbell. and
the lieutenant-colone1 is George r..
Hall. Major Henry A. Beebe, Third
battalion; Major Daniel w. Lanouette,
First battalion, and Major William F.
Alcorn, Second battalion, are other
regimental officers. It's Headquarters
are in New Haven.
Colonel Henry S. Dorsey commands
the Connecticut Coast artillery, Ma
tional Guard; Vincent M King is
lieutenant-colonel, and majors. are
Morris B. Payne, John J. Haff and
Stephen T. Smith, Jr. It's headquar-
tiers are in New London.
The Radio company Connecticut
Signal corps, National Guard, is COM
manded by First Lieutenant Curtiss L..
Sheldon. Tts headquarters are in
Hartford.
Troop A, Connecticut Cavalry, Ma
tional Guard. is commanded by Frank
3. Wolf, and Troop B by Captain
WI 6e1i W. Duihe1ey, Jr. Inc IlrSt
is in New Haven.
Battery e Connecticut Field artil-
lery, National Guard, Branford is
commanded by Captain John J. Ahern
and Battery F, of Stamford, by Cap
tain John A. Twachtman
First Lieutenant Samuel w. Titus
is in command of the First Separate
company, Connecticut infantry, Ma
tional Guard
The commander Of the Naval mill
tia, whose headquarters are in New
Haven, is Cassius B. Barnes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
BISHOP READY TO FIGHT.

Springfield, Mass, March 29-Bish-
op Thomas F. Davies of the Episco-
pal diocese of western Massachusetts,
to-day offered to Mayor F. E. Stacy
his services in any way they may be
needed in the Springfield home de-
Tense league now being formed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-29
JERSEY SAFETY COUNCIL.

Trenton, March 29.-At the call of
Gov. Edge the mayors of municipali-
ties met at the state house yesterday
and formed the New Jersey commit
tee on public safety.