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cent Of the entire petroleum output
of the country. and that too. at time
when the government Is fearing an oil
shortage almost disastrous in It's conse-
quences to the navy.
The South produces approximately
165,000.000 tons Of coal. or 81 per cent
of the tot II output Of the United States;
and this coal to large extent runs
the furnaces and the steel works OF the
West. the ships of our navy. tho cotton
mills and other industrial plants of
New England. and many other indus
tries.
The South furnishes about one-th1rd
of the lead and zinc OF the country
so essential at the present time to ma
tionai existence.
The South produces all of the cot
ton. without which we could not pos
sibly wage war. for we could not
cotton made tents, nor clothe the ma
ton without products made from
Southern cotton, nor make high ex-
plosivcs in quantity.
The South consumes in It's own mills
about 100000 bales of cotton in ex-
cess of the consumption in the rest of
the country, and ships its cotton large
~ to other sections to meet their press
ing needs.
lhe oouln SHIPS TO the North and
West about S100.000,0O0 worth of early
fruits and vegetables, and it provides
millions of boxes of oranges and Crane
fruit in addition.
Tho South is producing most Of the
Manganese mined In the United States,
essential In the steel industry, and a
large proportion of the pyrites ores,
which go into the manufacture of sui
phuric acid for fertilizers and other
purposes.
The South produces about $35o.ooo, 900
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can be penncd successfully. but their
board bill devours the proflt. Fresh
crab shells are a favored and cheap
addition to duck diet in tidewater coun-
ties. Curd is usually available on
farms. Fresh meat scraps from the
table. ground up, are excellent and con-
tribute TO satisfying the craving of
these mcat-eaters, If they lack the op-
portunity to get sufficient worms and
beetles.
At the age of three and one-half to
four months they are rull-fea thered.
weighing three to five pounds (accord-
ing to seX) and marketable. Kept too
long after this they gain weight at
expense of tenderness of meat.
The person who wishes to try this
fowl in a town lot will find it better
plan to buy eggs for Matching instead
OF maintaining Il flock which would be
expensive.
Much satisfaction arises in ones ex-
perience with little Muscovies. They
are not subject to gapcs. soon outgrow
tenderness to chill and damp grass, are
not subject to parasites. and grow very
friendly. No scratched-up flower gar
dens. no nibbled vegetables are left in
their wake
The building up OF n highly productive
flock commences in the selection Of strong
he"lthv chicks for future breeders. The
culls should he marketed Next weeks ar
ticlc has to do with this important subject
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sitiveness to cold weather operates as
a handicap TO production. she costs
less to board. The eggs are indistin-
guishablc from those o. Pekings, with
a high percentage of fertility. The
same trick of trade applicable TO other
poultry works with the Muscovy:
namely. robbing her when broody, Civ
ing her eggs to hen or incubator,
and releasing her from a new laying
good duck produces often two broods
a season and is useful several years.
Methods With Young Muscoviex.
Managing the young ones depends
upon the environment. Natures plan
is easiest. Two days after Matching.
the proud mother may be seen conduct
ing her brood to the nearest water.
cXhorting them with sibilant but
imperative hiss. When she nastens
TO the fields and raises her family in
cheerful independence, or she may ac
ceDt gratefully daily supper of some
sort OF mash.
1t Is interesting to note that the
youngsters hatch very leisureIy, often
consuming TWO days in cracking the
smell and emerging, in marked contract
10 the haste of the guinea. They should
not be taken from the nest TOO soon.
having been accustomed for weeks TO
sustained high heat. they are sus
cep'ioie 10 emil which will speedily
END their career II. as sometimes
happens. Mother Muscovy misreckons
me calendar and presents "A brood TOO
carly the nest with ITS downy lining
may be transferred to n COOP where
the mother may be domici:ed 1t means
me saving of the ducklings.
Baby Muscovies learn to known tho
COOP and hen with ;ilacrity. They must
nave constant supply OF drinking
water and grit, with three daily meals
OF SOFT mash and some sort of meat
food. such as milk, curd or boiled err
denied this. they will develop a NOR
bid appetite for dead things. The first
decayed material they find Introduces
"limber-ncck" into the flock. the only
disease which troubles them. and is al
most always fatal. Young Muscovies
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FOR Goals AND CHEMICALS
Fire-Miilion-Dollsr Company to De-
relop Mines and EstnblIah Chemical
Factory In West Virginia.

CHARLESTON. w. VA. July IL
The Mason Coal and Chemical Company
recently incorporated with IL 100000
capital stock. has been duly organized
under the terms of the charter. The
following officers have been elected for
the ensuing twelve months: A. D. Will
liams. president; r. l.. Morris. vice
president; George B. Waggoner, sccrc-
tary and treasurer. and Joseph Bevins,
general manager.
The company will continue to have
general offices in this city as we'll as
Offices at Hartford, where $4,000 acres
of coal land are to be developed. The
mining machinery to be installed will
have daily capacity Of 10000 tons
The mines arc at present producing
much less than that.
AT Hartford also there will be estab-
lished chemical plant for the produce
ton OF bromide, calcium chloride, etc.
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worth of food and feedstufrs In It's cot
ton crop. most Of which is shipped to
the West and the East.
The South produces practically all of
tho bauxtte. the foundation OF the vast
aluminium industry OF tho whole coun-
try.
But why continue to catalogue the
list when every intelligent man. not
biased by narrow views against the
South. should know these things. and
should be fair enough to recognize that
upon these facts is founded the only
possible basis for national salvation in
this time of war?
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The little brown man of Nippon is a
wonder for leading nature into strange
ways. He grows mature trees that
measure less than two feet high; fowls
which have tails eighteen feet long and
bantams with legs but one inch long.
He has been breeding them this way
so long that they won't grow any other
way. 1t is this oddity that accounts
for the popularity of the Japanese Ban
tams.
There are several varieties OF this
bantam, separated only by colors In
shape they are identically the same
They are popular among the bantam
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breeders of England. the United States
and Canada, and every winter notable
specimens are exhibited at the shows
They attrac: considerable attention.
and many are sold for ornamental pur-
poses. Good specimens command profit
able prices
The little hens lay we'll. sit, hatch and
rear their own chicks There is keen
rivalry to produce the best and long
est fantail. the shortest legs, as we'll as
the smallest fowls. The standard calls
for weight of twenty-five to twenty
six ounces for males, and twenty to
twenty Two ounces for females.
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SOUTH'S CONTRIBUTIONS
TO NATION SAVING STUFF

Sulphur. Petroleum, Coal. Lead. Zinc
md Other Things Found Largely
Down I'm Dixie.
In enumerating things now in ac-
tive demand for Saving the nation"
the Manufacturers Record says:
The South produces 9S per cent Of
the entire sulphur output of the
United States, upon which our ability
TO make explosives absolutely depends
The South produces more than one
half OF the entire lumber cut OF the
United States.
The South produces more than so Der
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.MUsCOVY DUCK HAS MANY
DESIRABLE QUALITIES
Particularly Valuable for It's Indus
try, Early Maturity and
Adaptability.
LACKS FAULTS OF ITS I1INsMnN
This Fowl Fills Niche in Mixed Poul-
try Yards and Back Lots-Sup-
ports Itself, Practically From Start
to Finish.
ny MYRA KELSEY cox.

The sudden. national concern over
the future food supply embraces poul-
try raisers of every degree who are
expected to mobilize their knowledge.
Economical fowls such as the Mus
covy. Of healthy. rapid growth and
thrifty habits are desirable. Duck
linGs in barn or backyard are mar
ketable in three to four months and al
ways in demand.
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There are some matter of fact, high
ly practical ways in which women can
manifest their patriotism. They are
not at all spectacular-just plain, ev-
eryday, commonplace services-but
they leave no room for doubt as to the
sincerity that prompts them. First of
these Is the conservation of food for
future use. 1t appears that an abun-
dance of vegetables and fruits will be
grown this year and 1t is up to the
housewives to see to it that much
greater quantities are canned, dried
and otherwise preserved. than In nor
NAL times. Then, in case of shortage
In any quarter there will be reserve
to call on in other localities.
About the next most useful thing to
do is to gather up all old materials
that can be used to make surgical
washed. These materials may be
shipped to the National Surgical Dress
ings Committee, at 200 Fifth avenue,
New York city. In old materials the
committee asks for linen and cotton,
blankets and spreads, sheets and pill
low cases, tableclOths and napkins,
towels and underclothing. This COM
mittee Is thoroughly organized for war
relief and is engaged in making a va
riety of surgical dressings out of old
and new materials. Many cities and
towns have sub-committees who gather
and forward donations to headquar-
ters. Over 1000 hospitals are served
on the continent and over 100000
dressings have been shipped to them.
Women who have the leisure, may
organize a subcommittee in communi-
ties that have none. The national
committee welcomes the pames of peo-
pie who might be interested in form
ing sub-commttees. Volunteer work
ers make up old and new materials
into surgical dressings and all other
work Is donated, so that the real spir-
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+ think 1t was this half-contidence Of
his, which never abused. for I never
told this story till now, which after
ward made us great friends. He was
very kind to me. Often he sat up. or
even got up. at night to walk the deck
with me when 1t was my watch. He
explained to me great deal of my
mathematics. He lent me books, and
helped me about my reading. He new
er alluded so directly to his story
again: bnt from one and another Off
Ger / have learned, In thirty years,
what I am telling. When we parted
from him in st. Thomas harbor, at the
end of our cruise. / was more sorry
than can tell. was very glad to
meet him again In 1880; and later In
life. when 1 thought I had some In.
tluence in Washington, I moved heav-
en- and earth to have him discharged.
But it was like getting ghost out Of
prison. They pretended there was no
such man, and never was such n man.
They will say SO at the department
now! Perhaps they do not know. 1t
will not be the first thing in the serv-
ice of which the department appears
to know nothing!
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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spontaneous worship of Vaughan an
the deus ex machIna Of the occasion.
"Tell them." said Vaughan. well
pleased, "that will take them all to
Cape Palmas."
This did not answer SO well. Cape
Palmas was practically as far from
the homes Of most of them as New Or
leans or Rio Janeiro was that is. they
would be eternally separated from
home there. And their interpreters, as
we could understand, instantly said,
"Ah, non Palmas." and began to pro-
pose infinite other expedIents in most
voluble language. Vaughan was rath.
er disappointed at this result of his
liberality, and asked Nolan eagerly
what they said. The drops stood on
poor Nolan's white forehead as he
hushed the men down. and said:
"He says. Not Palmas.' He says,
Take us home, take us to our coun-
try, take us to our own house. take
us to our own pickaninnies and our
own women He says he has an old
father and mother, who will die, If
they do not see him. And this one
says he left his people all sick, and
padded down to come and help them,
and that these devils caught him In
the bay just in sight of home. and
that he has never seen anybody from
home since then. And this one says"
choked out Nolan, that he has not
heard a word from his home in six
months, while he has been locked up
in an internal barracoon."
Vaughan always said he grew gray
himself while Nolan struggled through
this Interpretation. I. who did not un-
derstand anything Of the passion In
vOlved in 1t, saw that the very ele-
ments were melting with fervent heat
and that something was to pay some
where. Even the negroes themselves
stopped bowling rs they saw Nolan's
agony. and Vaughans almost equal
agony of sympathy. AS quick as he
could get words. he said:
'Tell them yes. yes; tell them they
shall 60 to the Mountains of the Moon
II they will. If sail the schooner
through the Great White Desert. they
shall go home!"
And after some fashion Nolan said
so. And then they all fell to kissing
him again and wanted to rub his nose
with theirs.
But he could not stand 1t long: and
getting Vaughan to say he might go
back. he beckoned me down into our
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Oil 10 King.

The European war is without a doubt
doing more to direct general attention
to the claims Of oil and its multitu-
dInous products than any amount Of
advertising in normal times could have
accomplished.
The great clash of arms on the con-
tinent has from its commencement
shown that the necessity for the prod
ucts Of petroleum In up-to-date warfare
Is no less than in either the industrial
circles or in domestic life. We are to-
day as much dependent upon the re-
fined products of crude oil as we are
upon wheat and other necessities of
life, and as time goes on. and the uses
which are constantly being found for
petroleum multiply, our dependency
upon oil becomes the greater.
1t is no surprise, therefore, to find
that not only are petroleum products
generally commanding greater attention
than they ever before did, but that
particular healthy atmosphere perme-
ates those enterprises which have laid
themselves out-and successfully So
to engage In the production, the re-
filming, the transport, or the distrIbu.
ton of petroleum products. There is,
in short. no mistaking the fact that in
the future, oil will be king.-Petro-
leum Review.
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Some women contrive to do their
own housework in neat housedresses
that bespeak them the mistresses of
their occupation. They never look
driven and overwhelmed by work, or
as II they were left with no time to
consider the matter of personal ap-
pearance. They look capable-as they
nre-of meeting the obligations Of life.
that are of all, most important, and
their housedresses tell their whole
some story.
The house dress, like the tailored
suit, Is here-was here and is always
going to be here. like bread and but
ter. Its business Is to be strong, con-
venient plain and shapely and to
stand wear and tear with little change
Of aspect. It must be put to the test
Of the washtub and emerge therefrOm
fresh and whole. Because 1t ID plain
Is no reason why It should be unattrac-
tive. gss. & 4. \,
Tho house dress Of today II m2ds q
stEOns, cotton fabrics With very ~.
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FARMER BEHIND THE TIMES
His Wife Tells How She Has Lived
for Many Years Without Modern
Conveniences

In the American Magazine a farm.
er's wife tells Of some of her expert
ences. She says:
my husband does not. or will not.
realize that the world has moved, and
that what were luxuries generation
ago are necessities now. One Of my
children died of typhoid fever, the
germs of which were, no doubt. brought
by flies from the house down the road
where they had the disease; for we
haven't screen door In the house, and
only few cheap adjustable screens.
ave sleep on feather beds, because
mattresses cost money, and the feather
beds were in the house-a part Of the
furnishings that married, when took
my husband for better or for worse. We
have chairs with rounds missing, wore
carpets, nicked dishes and cooking
utensils that have long since outlived
their usefulness.
"The house Is inconvenient. and for
that reason alone housework is much
harder than it ought to be, and house
work Is hard enough in all conscience
on farm. We have no water in the
house. For 25 years I have fetched
and carried water. There are two
steps between the kitchen and the din
ing room, which, by the way, was for
merly bedroom and has no place for
a stove. The 'parlor' is across hall
from the main part Of the house and Is
only opened on special occasions"
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it of service Is maintained throughout
the organization.
A great work Is to be done for the
American Red Cross. Its membership
must be brought up to the strength
required by the war and that Is the
first business in hand. Individual MEM
berships for one year, cost only one
dollar and two dollars will pay for
years membership and subscription to
the Red Cross magazine, which Is Is
sued monthly. Nearly all communities
have chapter or other representation
of the Red Cross. but where there Is
none, anyone may send in an applica-
ton for membership addressed to the
American Red Cross, Washington, d.
C. We must look to the Red Cross to
save the lives of wounded soldiers
and every American woman will want
to help in this matter.
There are many activities In the
work of the Red Cross that are In the
hands of women. The making Of hos
pital supplies, comfort kits and many
other things for the soldiers will keep
big army of women busy for some
time. This part Of the work Is done
under the supervision committee on
hospital supplies and workers in each
community must be trained in order
to make and pack these supplies up
to the standards required by the U. s.
army. Hospitals, churches, schools,
clubs and organizations Of all kinds
are assisting In this work. Glasses for
instruction are being formed every
Dpp In, r1o hxa.
ing taught how to make bandages.
hospital garments and everything
needed, how to pack them in the right
way, and fitted to teach others to do
this work. Unemployed and especial
ly unmarried women, can give much
of their time to this work and every
woman will want to have some part in
1t.
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casional exceptions when coarse un-
bleached linen is used. These excep-
tions are destined to become more
rare and cotton fabrics are the best
for them. The heavy ginghams. galateA
and border garden cloth. chambrays
and Scotch madras linene and other
strong weaves repay best the work OF
making them up.
A good model in llnene Il shown In
the picture. This ist 4 heavy eottoa
that looks like unbleached linen.
Plaid singham, In white and green, d
used for a sailor collar and for i hsak
that goes twice about the body, -
for the cuffs. The belt buttsao u
front and the dress 10 fastsued 10 ~
side with bone buttons. TAls allSS
It to be spread nat for irouaA9 1
adds to its trim nnish.
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The Virtue of Patriotism.

Patriotism is virtue. 1t Is philan-
thropy, when 1t Is an enlargement Of
our interest in ourselves and our prin-
ciples to a whole nation. But as soon
as 1t becomes spirit Of hostility and
pride toward other nations, 1t is no
longer a moral or philanthropic princi-
pie, since 1t Is not an enlargement, but
a restriction Of the noblest powers and
best affections. which should take In
the whole family Of man.-CharIes
Theodore Christian Follen.
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flushed the Men Down.

boat. AS we lay back In the stern
sheets and the men gave way, he said
to me: "Youngster, let that show you
what 1t Is to be without family, with
out a home. and without country.
And If you are ever tempted to say a
word or to do thing that shall put
bar between you and your family.
your home. and your country, pray
God In his mercy to take you that In
slant home to his own heaven. Stick
by your family, boy; forget you have
a self, while you do everything for
them. Think Of your home, boy; write
and send, and talk about 1t. Let 1t
be nearer and nearer to your thought,
and rush to 1t. when you are free. as
that poor black slave Is doing now.
And for your country, boy" and the
words ratified In his throat. '.and for
that flag" and he pointed to the ship,
never dream a dream but of serving
her as she bids you, though the serv-
ice carry you through thousand hells.
No matter what happens to you. no
matter who fiatters you or who abuses
you, never look at another flag, never
let a night pass but you pray God to
bless that flag. Remember. boy. that
behind all these men you have to do
with, behind officers, and government,
and people even, there is the country
herself, your country, and that you
belong to her as you belong to your
own mother. Stand by her. boy, as
you would stand by your mother. If
those devils there had got hold Of her
today"
I was frightened to death by his
calm, hard passion; but I blundered
out that I would, by all that was holy,
and that had never thought of doing
anything else. He hardly seemed to
hear me; but he did, almost in a
whisper. say: "ph. II anybody had
said so to me when was Of your age !"
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south,s Farm Production.

The MANUFACTURERS Record saws
that the total value of the South's ag-
ricultural products, including animal
products, in 1916 was more than s4,-
$50, ,OOO, 900, or only per cent less than
the total for the United States in 1900.
The total value Of the South's crops.
omitting live stock, In 1916 was $685.
1892, 900, or 81, 1,O72, ,2sO,O0O over 1915. To
this cotton contributed $1.079, SOS, 600,
grain 81 ,283. .S6e, 900. and hay, tobacco
and potatoes $40, ,494 900.
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ing room for an hour every afternoon.
He did not have his request granted.
A woman who demanded to taste
every article Of food before 1t was fed
to her poodle dog.
A Spaniard who was afflicted with
insomnia and always wanted a regu-
lar bed and one made on the door
70 he. could alternate between the
two
4 stare star who had bellboy bring
her bouquet Of aowers each evening
g dinner which she had ,purchased
her-r,s and which bore TIE name q :
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else save the operator.
A man who wanted the same thing
for lunch every day In the year and
who wanted It on the table at two
o'clock. whether he was there sr not.
A woman who wanted all parcels de-
livered under wax seal placed there
by the hotel. s', "a,
Southerner who always insisted ON
having seven blankets on his bed. Six
would not sufice. s \ y
A man With a family q two boys
ANA 1 elrl who lnaistsd On ~ chlsdreN
hNvsne the freNtAsA ~ m nnHn'al wrses
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Dry Flint Pelta,

Wool pelts. per ID. ....... ESQ 2S
Short wool pelts ....... 224 "a
Butcher shearlings. No. / Is
No. murian shearlings :. 05
Bucks, saddles and pieces at value.
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The Variety.

"what kind Of vegetables did you
raise In your suburban garden?"
"Altruistic vegetables"
.What kind might they ber
'.The kind that saves your neighbor
the expense Of buying his chicken
feed" Z, "
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Eggs.

Eggs. graded No. l net, F. o.
b. Denver ............... 81
Eggs, graded No. 2 net. +. Q.
b. Denver ................ ~
Eggs, case count, misc. cases
less commission mamma. TO-.
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aN THE HOP

v Amusing Re-
ssn Made
ts.
owner Of the
raer manager
chicago, has
unusual re-
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php "a fusad
ltk 'noysssse 1
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HIDES AND PELTS.
Dry Hides.

Flint butcher. per lb. .....Sl U39
Flint fallen ................36 93S
Flint bull and stag 19
Flint culls and glue ...... IS
Salt hides go Sc ID. less.
Horsehides V242/3 price OF green
sailed.
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ahove sea levsa. n