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2 Agricultural 1 Poultry?How to Feed lor P Winter Eggs. * , I Progressive Farmer. F The first reason thateges are so S( hard to get in late fall and winter 11 lies in the management of the * .. . .1 Hock. The best winter layers are " early pullets fed well when they l1 were younsr. An April batched 11 pullet is quite sure to go to lay- ^ ing in November. If ihe older stock are ted with the chickens ' hatched this seasqn, and receive 1 the same liberal amount ol feed ^ that the latter require, thev will 1 lay heavdy during the summer and until early tall. Then when they do quit, no r amount of coaxing will make ' them lay to any Cxt nt until r warm weather approaches in the spring. II you force them, by ( heavy feeling, to do their b^st v ^during the warm months, by v the lime cold weather comes ' tliev wi'l more likely get''off a their feed"' and n? t eat enough. c to keep warm and moke eggs s besides. '' - - i Iii the mutter of leeduig tor t eggs in winter tli.ee things niu> t be constantly b 'rue in l ind. 1 First, the liens must be kepi busy a go ?I part of the day ; v , second, they must be given a balanced eg;* ra!ion with due ^ regard to variety of feed ; third,!1 they must have plenty of char- j v coal, oyster shells and grit with ? some green stulT or clover hay occasionally. The profitable heni0 is the one that is busy on a cold n day. Feed them a heavy, warm u mash earlv in the morning so i they will stand around a'l dr.wn up and they are not apt to get ' on the nest to lay. Rather scatter some gri'in, wheat, oa's, or t even cracked corn in litter or trash where thev will be com- A ... . . , ti pelled lo scratch lor every grain. It is a fowl's nature to scratch, ' 1 and she will scratch a good while to get her breakfast and be happy and sing in doing it. It is with hens as with people, ^ better to warm up by exercise '1 than by taking "something hot" 1 in the stomach. 2 In preparing the mash which s is to be their afternoon or eye ^ ning meal, due regard must, be j had to get those feeds which j will furnish protein and the a carbonydrates or fat-forming food . . , 11 in the proper proportions, hqual j parlfl by measure, ot wheat bran.i. ^ground oats, corn meal and middlings make a good mixture. , With this mix animal meal in! o the pronrotion of one part to } eight. Animal meal is dried meat and bene, ground, and is essential in the formation of the oj.g, ' and if it is not used, green cut bone and meat, or beef scraps ^ must be given in place o' it. Care and attention go a long . t way towards success in 1 lie , poultry yard. The buildings ^ should be comfortable, not hot, ^ hut the floor dry, no draughts, good root, and the fowls not ^ crowded. Such a system of man* fl aging poultry on the farm will pay. It, requires lots of work, ' but it coines mostly vinter when other [m-*' com- n F P***' Ht Jo. !t E V* THE LAN< Department. lolding Cotton in the Seed. "J. A.^ W." in Progressive V.rnier : Gathering cotton and 'gut, and open your hand, it will 11 v out loose ; it will look j ?: 1 y, Mini i' docs not dec iv ? it - ; ookfi, for the oil ha* come out ; it 'lie seed. As thtf water dried nt of the lint, it was replaced : y thh oil, which 's heavier than he wa'er it replaced; therefore! here is n > loss of weight in the] in but a gain. You may let your bale of c >t )ti s and six or twelve months n *ic will lose very little in reighl; cloth niade of this cot<n will naturally out-wear the ead cotton, beoau e it has pbaility and life about it. But the great trouble about eeping cotton to ripen is that eople have not houses to store 5 in. Would it not. pay to build hem ? A few years ago I picked out 3,00 lbs of the second picking (for eed lo plant) on the first of Oc* ober. This was patch weight, stored it away until the last of " 'bruary <>r the first ol March, lid h; (I it yinned. After pay* mi toll ( which was the fifteenth) had two b ?les ol co-ton weish- i ng 547 and 575 pounds, and old it tor a cent over the tnare'i it was nicely handled, and f the Peerless variety of coton. I learned this over fifty years go, when I was a hoy. My at tier had a ?rin, run by horsekAirnr tritir\i?i?# f r/\ tin t wa *.? fW*T VI J II V71U I nu tw 1"UI tales per day. As he was giting for the public, our own eot011 had to wail, usually until he spring of the ye?r, when il ytis easier ginned and mule a teller sample. Therefore if you re going t> hold a part of your' rop lor het'er prices, hold il in lie seed, and you will not lose j nything in weight. In most oases consumption results from neglected or improperly treated eo i'? ol -y's Money and Far cores tbe most tibinatecoughs and prevents seriotia resrlts, costs yon no more than the unknown reparations and you should in*;st upon *ving the genuine in tbe yellow package, ""rtnrhnrk Pharmacy. nt, bu- there is a lime between ho g&theriug ami the selline hat is more important still, itn ortaut to the producer, the manitacturer and the weaver of the oo 4 8 When cotton first opens it is to? ripe; it is realv to be picked mt and stored a-vay to ripen. Arbat I mean by ripening is for be water in the lint to dry out tod be replaced bv oil lrom the e"d. As ten* the length of time equired for ripening properly, i Would say from three to five, nonths, tlie latter the best. But Home will say that it will Iry out and tl\ut we lose in veight. L 't's consider. When ou gin greea cotton it comerom the gn in twist and nappv. uid the merchant sa^s it i- g'n-: ut or napped, which hurts the! ale of it. If also dries out and ! lies. It h >s nothing to feed ipon, therefore it loses its vitnii y and strength and makes an iniform cloth. When you gin ripe cotton, it rill come from the gin 1 ?ose and I lufry ; if yt u will catch it up in our hand and squeeze i" up I JAs't'KH NI' WS, OCTOBER 5 ' Bitten by Savage Dog. Union special in the Columbia Sate: About midnight Saturday night, Male dm Betty, rod of Policemnn J R. Pe'ty, had a degpeta'e oncoim'er with a pr? suinably mad dotr, and is now at the Pas eur institute in A'lanti, where h" is being treated for rabies. Young Petty, who is about 19 vearsold. was on his war heme / ' Saturday night, and Hearing it, wht-ii a vioiou- dog sprang at him in tii?? r -aJ. Petty jumped aside, but ?h dog jumped at him again. Petty, upon endeavoring to get out of the way oi the dog, fell to the ground, and only saved himseit from being bitten in the fa<*e by throwing up his hands, which the dog seized in his jaws. Help s on came. Buys Land for Negroes. Birmingham, Ala., special in Atlanta Journal says: Governor B. B. Com r has sold his great plantations in Barber and BuUock c unties, com -i'-ting of 18,0 (TO acre a, to Internal Revenue Collector Thompson, of tli * Alabama di>lric!, lor $102,000, who, it is understood, is acting lor B )olc<*r T. Washing ton. It is said to be Washington's inte^ io i t'? establi-h colonies o' negroes on th * land, nearly all oi which is under a high state of cultivation, the improvements alone being valued a* $*0,000. uieo. at iu?. # Cope special in the News and homier: Nancy Johnson, col r'd, who is !0S ye:;rs old, d at her home, about 4 mi es from t'ope, Monday morning at 7 o'clock. Sho leaves five children, sixty grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. She had a home 01 her own, which is worth $1,800. Nancy was one of the good old slavery darkies and was always with the white people. Henry E .Tones of Tampa, Fin., writes: 'I can thank God for nay present health, due to Foley's Kidney Cure. I tried doctors and alt kidney cures, but nothing did me tiinch good till I took Foley's Kidney Cure Four bottles cured me and I have no more pain in niv back and shout ilorK. I nm C> l years old. and suffered long, I .tit thanks to Foley's Kidney Cure 1 am well and o?n walk and enjoy myself. It is a pleasure to recommend it to those needing a kidney medicine. Funderbnrk I'hnrtmicy. Bubonic Plague in 'Frisco. San Francisco, Ocl. 3.?The* health authorities hist night issued a statement of the plague conditions. 'I lie statement shows that there have been forty-eight verified cases of the bubonic plague in San Francisco since last May, all but on W oiiginating since A unnst 11. The total number ol deaths to dale is twenty-nine. The t.ital number of ^u-ipec's now und r observation is lorty. A CAttD This is to or-rtit'y that all druggist* arc authorized to refund your money it Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure yonr cough or cold. It stops the cough, heuia the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold Cures la grippe cough and prevents pneumonia and consuinpti. u Contains no oplates The genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse substitutes. Fuuderburk Pharmacy. I # I| WE WANT YOU We believe that we of prompt and proper Banking your Account. If you inqui observe that^Jjis Bank even I : . envial^p reputation for unif< i j tion. We call handle your a faction. This is the season for you I in our SAVINGS DEP1 a and let your money earn yoi 4% j FOUR PER compounded every three mc 11 THE FIRST NAT! (Under Government LANCASTER, ("HAS I). JONES l'roHi.lent. E. M. CKOX I'ON. Ws were for tuna orders for Fall Go< !result is we are aoi most anything in and Shoe line at pi vauce. Our stock of merchandise is new you some prices on a few items to 5000 yds Outing at 5 7 1-2 and 1 1500 yds Heavy Weight Sheeting 1500 yds 3 yard Sheeting 7 1-2 < 25 ncs Jeans Pants cloth at less 33 1-3 cts the yard. We picked up a Job in Ladies' $10.00 each, worth 50 per cent mor We have the best line of Clothin to $18.00 the suit. When you go to make your Shoe our line. We have got the goods a Ladies Fine Shoes from 75cts oi close price holds good on Mens', Bo It will pay you to get our prices, will lose money. Funderburk I . Advance SI Cloa We now have o greatest variety of La shown in Lancaster. be surpassed for t make-up and quality to be had. If'your i to college it will pay ; of cloaks now, when pick of the whole lot. Don't fail to ask we are showing in Bi Castors. Prices from $5.00 Williams-Hi Cash St R ACCOUNT. Per every facility for Business. We want re around, you will I rwhere enjoys a most j; )rm courteous atteniccount to your satis- jj to open an account VRTMENT 1 I r CENT 4% nths. [ONAL BANK. | ; Supervision.) * 1 s' c* 1 K. E. >A"VIiIM. Vice l'rbsi ljut II f'asluor. 3 XTramiam:. ^jarrnsr.i vi ii v??j i-' fal DS * ?PRICES. te in placing our ~ ds early. The o to sell you althe Dry Goods actically no ad and complete. We quote verify our statement. 0 cts per yard. r 6 cts per yard. 2ts the yard. than mill prices, 12 1-2 to Long Oats from $5.00 to e money. Don't miss these, g we over carried, from $3.50 purchases for the family see nd we guarantee the prices, a to the best made. Same ?ys' and childrens'. if we don't sell you some one Yours for close prices, Company mowing of . ;ks! n Exhibition the idies' Cloaks ever Our styles can't )eauty, and their equals anything daughter is going you to see our line vou can e^et the ^ o * " to see the cloaks rowns, Tans and i to $18.50. ighes Co. ore. Jp*