The Dillon herald. (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, August 05, 1909, Image 9
TAFT ON Tf
Believes It To Be A Sincere
The Republican Party F
vision?Corporation 1
Washington, Special.?President I
Taft Thursilay gave out a statement |'1
embodying his views of the new tariff j
act, which he designates officially as tli
the " l'ayiie hill, ' in accordance with
past custom of giving first recogni- ^
i ^ t he trainer of the measure in ,ni
./M)tise of Representatives. cu
The statement in full follows: ha
"I have sienn.1 t
...? i uviif lariu l''
bill because I believe it to ho the re- u,i
suit of a sincere effort on the part ca
of the Republican party to make a
downward revision, and to comply 'ia
with the promises of the platform as |a:
they have been trenernlly understood, ln
and as I interpreted them in the cam- efi
paipn before election.
"The bill is not a perfect tariff bill. I 'w
or a complete compliance with the
promises made, strictly interpreted. lu
but a fulfillment, free from criticism
in respect to a subject matter in- hi
volvinjr many schedules and thou- ?h
sands of articles, could not be expected.
It sullices to say that except
with rejrnrd to whiskey, liquors and
wines, and in reyard to silks and as 1?
to some liitrh class cottons?all of pi
which may be treated as luxuries and 1,1
proper subjects of a revenue tariff? en
4.1 *
mere nave been very few increases
in rates. sit
"There have been a srreat number to
of real decreases in rates ami they to
constitute a sutlicient amount to jus- tro
tify the statement that bis bill is a th
substantial downward revision, and a ?f
reduction of excessive rates. mi
"This is not a free-trade bill. It ?d
was not intended to be. The Repulv- ae
lionti party did not promise to make a nn
free-trade bill.
"It promised to make the rates an
protective, hut to reduce them when it
they exceed the difference between an
the cost of production abroad and in
here, makinjr allowance for the irreat- tis
er norma! profit on active invest- th
ments here. I believe that while this an
excess lias not been reduced in a to
number of cases, in a jrreat majority, re
the rates are such as are necessary to pc
protect American industries, but are ye
MANN WINS NOMINATION FOR
Richmond. Ya., Special.?With re- ioi
turns from the Democratic primary D?
still ineomnlete. indications Vri.tno ? '
, were that Judge William Hodges in
Mann, of Nottoway, lias been nomi- j wi
nateil for Governor over Harry St. of
George Tucker. of Rockbridge, by a | pi
majority of from .">.000 to .j.000.
J. Taylor Kllvsin, the present Lieu- an
tenant Governor, lias been renoini- ]?ii
nated without doubt and Samuel Wil- p<
liams is the party's ehoiee for At tor- vo
ney General, Indications Friday di
night pointed strongly to the defeat of a
G. W. Koiner. the incumbent, for the ed
nomination for Commissioner of Ajr- Ti
rieultnre, by J. T. Brown. The early th
returns were favorable to Koiner. M
There is no significance in the nomi- re
nations for the House of Deelgates ha
on the liquor question as this issue dlq wl
not enter into the contests in the var-J or
SOUTHERN SOFT YARN SPINN
Asheville, Special.?The Southern in
Soft Yarn Spinners' Association, fe
with representatives from Virginia, tii
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor- ha
gia, Alabama and Tennessee, met in ne
special session Friday afternoon at so
the Battery I'ark Hotel here for the th
consideration of the conditions in the wi
soft yarn business. The members mi
were in executive session for about of
iour Hours, j. l*. AlcKae, of Lanrin- pr
burg, president, presided, ami Robert io
Chapman, aeted as secretary. in
At the end of the executive session
the members would not give out to cl<
the press what was done in the meet- nw
$rOOO^OOO~ESSON GRANITE C<
, Salisbury, Special.?The Ksson II;
Granite Company, the million dollar G<
concern recently organized wit'i large re
quarries at Granite Quary this conn- Hi
ty, and headquarters in this city, is wl
in the hands of Mr. George R. Collins, es
an experienced granite man of this T1
city, as receiver, he being named at er
Ashevilh: Thursday and he gave bond he
in the sum of $25,000 with Charles J.jer
COTTON MILLS TAKE UP FIG!
Columbia, S. C., Special.?Presi- yc
dent Thomas F. Parker, of the Mona- K,!
ghan Mills, Greenville, is prosecut- J1?
ing an investigation in to the hook- _e
worm disease among his serveral hun- tit
ut?* ruipiuyes mrougn u uriffni ami 11
capable younfr physician, the results wi
of which will doubtless be of >rreat in- wc
terest to mill managers ami other cu
employers of labor that comes largely .ra
from the small farms in this and oth- tr<
er Southern States. m<
While in Greenville a few clays co
ago the writer had a talk with the tea
DRASTIC PROHIBITION LAW I
Montgomery, Ala., Special.?The pa
Carmichael prohibition bill, far more wi
drastic than the present statutory Ca
, State-wide prohibition law, which cli
passed the Senate Friday afternoon pe
by a vote of 28 to 2, and which now | syi
awaits only the signature of Ala- is
bama's prohibition executive before In
becoming the law, has already scored tin
a far-reaching effect so far as the ca
operation of locker clubs and near- m<
beer saloons are concerned. From all ab
. .......
J8f Bllij!
s Effort On The Part Cf !
or A Downward Ro- ! _
Tax Just Measure. J 1
. f . , Si
tv enough in case ot a'wsma! in- j
ease of demand, and rais.iig of
ices. to permit the possibility of the
iportatiou of the foreign article and
us to prevent j'xeessi ve prices.
"The power granted to the Execute
under the maximum and minium
clause may be exercised to se- a
re the removal of obstacles which ti
ve been interposed by foreign s;ov- g
mnents in the way of undue and f
ifair discrimination against Anieri- '
u mercliandise and products. a
"The Philippine tariff section I a
l VP wtrntr?rlr.jl <? r - 4 -
..i 111 wi-iirr n?r ii'u years i;
st past, and it "ratifies nie exceed- tl
sjly by my signature to uivc it the ir
feet of law. 1 am sure it will jjxeat- a
increase the trade between the
o eountries. and it will do mueb to
lild up tlie Philippines in a health- v
I prosperity. w
"The administrative clauses of the j,
II and the custoias court are ulniir- j,
ly adapted to sacure a more uni- a
rm and a more speedy final eon- j
ruction. t|
"The authority to the President
tisc asrents to assist him in tlie ap- j,
ication of the maximum and min- p
mm section of the statute, and to ?
able officials to administer the law, (>(
ves a wide latitude for the acrpiiion,
under circumstances favorable y
its truth, of information in respect
t ho price and cost of production of
ods at home and abroad, which will ^
row much liyrht on tlie operation
the present tariff anl bp of prijrv
importance as officially collectdata
upon which future executive
tion ami executive recommendation r
jv be based.
"The incorporation tax is a just n
id equitable excise measure, which. ?
is hoped, will produce a sufficient '
nount to prevent a deficit and which }
cidentally will secure valuable studies
and information concerning .
e many corporations of the country lf
id will constitute an important step
ward that degree of publicity and 1
gulation, which the tendency in cor- ^
irate enterprises in the last twenty
ars has shown to be necessary." j1
GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA s
us districts. It is predicted by 1
unocratic lenders that if a State- "
de prohibition measure is offered
either branch id" the Assembly it t!
11 be defeated although not a dozen *
the Democratic nominees are 1
edged either way.
Judge Mann had the support of the
iti-saloon league during his camiign
although both he and his op- ls
meat went before the voters as fa- '
ring local option. Judge Maun iacated,
however, that he would sign
State-wide prohibition hill if passby
the Legislature, while Mr. c<
tckcr on the other hand had said 0
at he would veto such a measure.
r. Tucker made a strong tight by 1,1
ason of a larger personal following, f'
iving scarcely any organization,
liile Judge Mann's forces were well e<
ganized. ai
ER.S MEET IN ASHEV1LLE n!
g. other than to say the members ?
el sure that in a reasonable v short j
lie the chaotic conditions? which s
ive prevailed in the soft yarn busi- r<
ss for the last year and a half will ai
on be a thing of the past. With 01
e tariff question now out of the .
ly. they look for an increasing de- 11
md for yarn and that soon the price a"
yarn will be in accord with the a
ice of cotton, instead of 011 the 11
iv parity at which it has been sellg
for some time past.
Some of the members advised a
ising of mills for a while or eurtaileni
for tie rresent.
DMPANY TO REORGANIZE p
nrris, late Republican candidate for 's
ivernor. as surety. The receivership ci
suited owing to the death of Mr. jr
erbert C. Hammond, of Canada, f,
10 was largely interested and whose a<
tate is said to be worth $5,000,000. fp
lat this step will not hinder the opations
at the works is good news
re. It is expected that the receiv- U]
ship will be of short duration. u,
IT ON THE HOOK WORM
>ung physician, who modestly inJted
that his name be not used as
had not had enough of expreience ^
warrant his being set up as an ex- c<
rt, and was shown a number of pa nts
being treated for the disease. 1,1
le most striking an interesting as
ill as encouraging feature of the
irk going on at Greenville, as it oc- "
rred to the interviewer, was the ^
pid response of the patients to
'atment aul the assurances from the ni
jdical men that the worst cases ai
uld be entirely freed from the disse
within a few weeks.
?t
-An c<r ? >? ? - ?
UK diAlL ur ALABAMA m
rts of the State come reports that ai
tli the news of the passage of the
irmiehael hill near-beer saloons, niul .
lbs wherein liquors have been ilis- f
nsed to members under the looker 8'
stem, were dismantled and theState 01
almost as dry as it will ever be.
Montgomery even social clubs of ?!
8 highest class have lieen closed und c
rly in the afternoon the near-beer rf
?n began the removal of all drinklea
from their places.
i
t
I NEW TARIFF BILI
?ena*3 Amendments Practi
cally Stand.
HE HOUSE ADOPTS REPORT
lates Compared With Paine Bil
and Also With Dingtay Bill?Rate
Raised Where Protection Was In
sufficient and Lowered Where Pro
hibitive.
Washington, Special.?Practically
II the administrative features of tin
iriff bill which were adopted in tin
enate were accepted by the eon
erees. They include a new inuxi
luui and minimum feature, a eorpor
tion tax law. instead of the inheri
nice tax adopted by the House, an
iorizution for a bond issue to raisi
loney to build the Panama Canal
ud numerous other matters.
Maximum and Minimum.
The maximum and minimum pro
ision prescribes duties in aeoordiuc<
'itii the rates named in the duti&bh
st until March .'11, 1910, when
er cent, ad valorem is to be addei
utouiaticallv. as the maximum dntv
he President is authorized to appl;
lie minimum rates, however, to im
orts from a sountry which ^ives it
est rates to the products of th<
liited States, and is made the judg
s to whether a foreiirn country ac
ords to the United States treatinen
hich is reciprocal and equivalent
i'hen he tinds that this conditio!
sists he is to issue a proelatnatioi
uttinp in effect the inininiuin rates
nd until the time of th proelamatioi
tie maximum rates will apply.
Abrogation of Treaties.
The President is empowered to at)
ogate those reciprocity treat ie
hich can be terminated by diplo
>atiu action. It is made his duty ti
ive ten days' notice after the bil
ecomes a 'aw of his intention ti
rinjr those twenties to an end.
Trade With Philippines.
The Philippine free trade provis
in. u'liivli ?''?^ ..... V.1.. -1"I
........ .???o tuiKJiiiviaui y ciauvj
tted by the Senate, provides for th
tee importation of all articles "th
rowtli or product e.f or manufac
tred in the Philippine Islands fron
laterial the growth or product o
le Philippine Islands or the Um'e<
tates, or both, or which do not eon
tin foreign materials to the valu
t' more than '2b per cent, of thoi
>tal value." It ice is the only exccp
on to the free provisions, but re
fictions are placed upon sugar am
)bacco. The free ini|M>rtation o
tgar is limited to 500.000 tons j
ear. On wrapper and filler tobacci
hen niixed, the annual limitatioi
; 500,000 pounds; on tiller tobaecc
.Obb.bOU potsmls, and on cigars, lot),
JO,out).
Tax on Tobacco.
The internal revenue tax on tobac
> is amended, making the rates 01
hewing and smoking tobacco I
nits a pound. No change was ntadi
i the tax on cigars, except those in
reused front 54 to 75 cents per 1,000
he rates on cigarettes were inereas
1 to $1.25 per 1.000. A prohibitioi
rainst the use of coupons or specia
i 4'f ?\1a/1?v/\o ? "?? A - 1 ? 4 1
Ill (Iicujica 13 lIlcurpvraiL'U 111 lilt
ew law.
The prt'vision prantinp farmers tin
ee sale of leaf tobacco places a re
riction on the retail dealer whicl
squires liitn to record every sal*
mounting to two pounds or more tt
ie person in one day. A number o:
her ironclad requirements includet
i the redraft of this section, a:
lopted by tlie conference committee
re intended to prevent any fraud:
pon the internal revenues and a
le same time give as much of a loca
larket as possible to the tobacci
rower.
Corporation Tax.
Every corporation, joint 6tock com
any, or association organized fo:
rofit, and every insurance eompanj
i required to pay annually an ex
se tax of 1 per cent, upon its ne
icome over and above .$0,000. This
?ature was put into the bill to raisi
rtditional revenues to apply on tin
reasury deficit.
It is estimated tlint $20,000,000 t<
30,000.000 a year will be collectec
nder this new form of Federal tax
lion.
The Metal Schedule.
Probably the nost marked reduc
ons throughout any schedule in thi
ill as a result of the action of tin
vo houses and of the conference
munittees, are found in the meta
hedule. Beginning with a decreasi
i the rate of iron ore- of 40 to 1'
?nts per ton, there is a general re
action throughout that portion o:
le bill, pig iron going down fron
1 to $2.50 per ton, and scrap iror
om $4 to $1. The reduction oi
any of the items in this seheduh
mounts to about 50 per cent., ant
lis reduction includes steel rails
here is an increase on struct lira
eel ready for use, ami also a sligh
icrease on razors, nippers and pliers
id on such new metals as tungsten
Lumber and Cotton.
Rough lumber goes down from $1
> $1.25 per 1,000 feet, with a corre
winding reduction in the differentia
i dressed lumber.
The entire cotton schedule was re
instructed, and tlje phraseology
langed in the hop0 of preventi:i|
>ductions through decisions by th
>urts, such as hava characterize*
le administration of the Dingle;
;w during lattet^ijJi.
Tn many instances tIn* rates in-I
tended t<> be imposed bv the I>in:rley
" law wci'. at In I hose decisions. the
reductions in some instances beini:
_ from t><i ps-r nt. '< S per c?nt., a<i
valorem. It < >;:n:atiiat the
rates fixed b\ the Mil are about .'I
j per cent, lii-luupon ati avcravre
than thus, eoli-'-t. <1 <n lotions last
T year. The rates . *1 cotton hosiery
are jrem rally in* r< a-e.l.
J In the n;;;c!;-< or: '<d matter of
g the rate on -lov the i:iz'.i protectionists
fail to s o-,-.
Wines and Liquors.
Suirar am1 tobrcro duties remain
substantially as they are under the
Dim;ley law.
f There is a uniform increase on
b spirits, wii.es and liquors of 13 per.
e cent.
There is an increase in lemons,
fijrs, almonds and pineapples.
Common window class of the
lower sizes, in which the imports are
heavy, is -riven a reduction, and
where chances were made in the
B chemical schedule there was a jren,
oral decrease except upon such articles
as fancy soaps and perfumes,
which were increased.
Wood Pulp and Print Paper.
B The publishers win their light for
B lower wood pulp and print paper, the
^ rate on the ordinary new print paper
j being fixed at $3.75 per ton instead
of $6. as under the Dingley law. and
,. on the higher grades of print paper i
at $3.75 instead of $8. Mechanically j
s ground wood pulp is to come in free
e of duty instead of paying 1-1*2 of a !
e cent a pound as under the Dingley \
law, but provision is made for a conn- ,
t tervoiling duty in ease it becomes '
necessary to protect this country !
1 against Canada's inhibit at ions upon
1 the exportations of woods to the :
; United States. I
i Hides and Leather Goods.
Hides of cattle come in frr?*. and
there is a corresponding reduction on |
leather and leather goods. The House l
s rates are practically retained on sole |
leather, leather for uppers, boots and
0 shoes and harness, but the free hide i
1 provision is based on the condition .
0 that on and after October 1. 1901).
sole leather from the hides that are
to he admitted free will pay a duty
of 5 per cent.; grain. buff and split !
K leather. 71-2 per cent.; hoots and (
0 shoes, the upper leather of which is
e made from such hides. 10 per cent., i
" and harness and saddlery, 20 per
11 cent.
^ This schedule of rates will result
in a reduction of 15 per cent, on
hoots and shoes, 20 per cent, on har0
ness and saddlery. 15 per cent, on
r sole leather and 12 1-2 per cent, on
" leather for uppers, if made of the !
hides that are put on the free list
\ by the provision.
1 Bituminous coal is reduced from
a 67 cents to 45 cents a ton.
0 Daniel Wins Fight.
1 Binding twine is retained on the I
'? free list. Cotton ties arc made duti- '
able at three-tenths of a cent per
pound and cotton bagging at six- !
tenths of a cent per square yard. On
quebracho, the tanning extract for a
? stiff dut yon which Senator Daniel
5 made such a strenuous fight, the
8 House rates of one-half and threequarters
of a cent per pound are retained.
which is almost all that the
Virginia Senator asked.
Payne's Analysis.
Mr. Payne's statement in the
8 House included an analysis of the
bill, showing both the increase and
5 the decreases, but this detailed presentation
was preceded by a general
1 summary, in which he undertook to
show t lie extent ol' revenue increases
' and decreases by schedules. Accord^
ing to this showing, the total increases
were on consumption value
3 of importations of .fSo'J.ol'J.o'J"), and
' the total decreases in consumption
3 value amounting to $4.978,12'2,124.
In this preliminary statement Mr.
Payne said that he had made an investigation
based on the census returns
of 1 hit."), showing the amount
of domestic consumption of articles
upon which duties have been raised,
r and also the articles upon which
ir duties have been lowered by the bill
. as finally reported from the eonferj
ence committee. This had been done
because comparisons have been made
s based upon the amount of importa8
tions, he said.
e "Duties," he continued, "hace
been lowered where they were too
8 high under the present law, sometimes
prohibitive in charaeter, and
" for that reason the importations were
comparatively small. On the other
hand, they have been raised in some
* instances where the tariff was insuf2
fieient for protection and the impor2
tations were very great."
[i _
1 | Relating to Chemicals.
? | Taking up the schedules in their
> order, he gave, first, the increases
. and then the decreases. The figures,
f in all cases, were comparisons with
i the Dingley law. In Schedule A, relating
to chemicals, he gave the ini
crease as follows:
? Liquid anhydrous ammonia from
1 25 per cent, ad valorem to 5 cents
per pound.
1 Manufactures of collodion increst
cd 5 per cent.
f Coca leaves increased 5 cents per
. pound. i
Fancy soaps increased from 15
2 cents |>ouud to 50 per cent, ad va
lorem.
1 The list of decreases in this schedule
was much longer, the principal
. items being as follows:
f ltoracic acid from 5 to 2 cents per
5 pound.
e Chromic acid and lactic acid from
I 3 to 2 cents per pound.
y | Salicylic aeid from 10 to 5 cents
I per pound. ^ ,
Tannic acid or tannin from 50
55 i i nt s per ponml.
Sulphate ol ammonia from
cent per pound to li;- tree li>t.
I'.i.rax l'roin 5 to 2 cent - r pout
r.orate of lime and other Sani
luatcria! from 4 to 2 per pom
Chloroform trout Lit) to lu eel
per potiml.
Copperas from 1-4 cent to 15-1
of 1 cent per pound.
10'li from % ! to 75 cents jj
pouttil.
Licorice front 4 1-2 to 2 1-2 ci:
per pouttil.
Cottonseed oil ami cotton oil In
the dutiable to the free ii>t.
Flaxseed, linseed and poppyse
oil front 20 to 15 cents per uallott.
Peppermint oil from 50 t?>25 con
per {jallon.
Oeher and oelmry earths, sicin
and sienna earths, ami umber ai
umber earths, if ground iu oil.
water, front 1 1-2 to 1 cent p
pound.
Varnishes from !> "> per cent, to
per eent. a<l valorem.
Methylated and spirit varnish
from $1.32 per gallon and 3"> p
eetit. ad valorem to 35 eents per g;
Ion and 3.1 per eent. ad valorem.
ORR MILLS SHORT $50,00
Trusted Official of Anderson Texti
Concern Charged With Breach <
Trust and Misappropriation of S5C
000 of the Mill's Money?Boo]
Found in a Chaotic Condition.
Anderson, S. Special.?Seer
tary and Assitant Cashier Calhoi
Harris, of the <>rr Cotton Mills. \v,
arrested Tuesday morning oti a wa
rant secured by President J. I). Hat
tnett charging breach of trust, it It
ins alleged that he misappropriate
$">0,000, or more of the cotnpai
funds.
Tuesday night he was quartede u
der guard in a room at Chiquola Hot
and re fu.set I to give t>ut any stateme
otherwise than that he has not mi
appropriated one dollar of the eoi
ttnin* '- ? I 1
.inn 11,mi i'vi'iaimm: win
t'onn<l all riirlit when the expert a
count ants tret through with audit ii
the books, lie admits that his hoo
are tantrled up and that they ha
been so for some time, lie also a
mils that ho has made false entri
to force balance* at dilTerent times.
The first intimation of a shorta
catnt on Tttesilay of last week. Abo
two v'eeks ayo two account ants
tlie American Audit Company eai
to A ?. rson to audit tin* books of t
mills v. is customary about once
year. After working for a few da
the experts found one or two itei
which did not appear correct, t
further examination it appeared tli
Mr. Harris was short in his aeeoun
?.t!iWhen his attention was ca
ed to it he said the showing' was cu
reet hut claimed that it was due
clerical errors. He also said that tl
errors had existed for several year
that he had made repeated efforts l
find the mistakes but tad been ui
able to do so. President llammet
and the directors questioned Mr. Ha
ris closely ami weiv disposed to Im
lieve him when he insisted that tl
shortage was due to clerical error
As tin- im-psti.sili..n ...........I
...? ... . ii'u |?i?r, i r?ini, iiuv
ever, many false entries were foun
ami many thinus appeared wliieh ?1 i
not tend to lieip Mr. Harris from sin
picion.
Kimball Admits Crime.
Southern I'ines, N. ( .. Speeinl.Georsre
A. Kimball, eas ner of the <"it
izens' Hank, arrived Monday niirli
from Maine. He collapsed almost ini
mediately upon reaeliinir the lions.
Tuesday he was able to ?ret up ani
was taken to the bank, where h
simply threw up bis bands and said
'*! did it and that is all there is t
it." lie also said that in addition t
the flo.Onn, another si.inn had bee:
taken, making tlie total shortasre .fib,
inn. llis arrest followed.
0. S. Btirleisrb, A. S. Xeweomb air
Mrs. Tarbell furnished f.'t.nno bou
for bis appearanee at eourt on tb
Kit!) instant.
He has turned over to the bank oj
fieials his property valued at sorn
fi.OOO; bis wife lias yiven up all lie
private property, valued at about fl
"0(1, and this, with the fd.Ono bon
from the surety eotnpany of Haiti
snore will take eare of a larjre pre
portion of the deficiency.
The depositors aie meet ins; to tak
action in the ease. An early settle
ment is expected.
Kintltnll i< ;i ciob mon o t-wl lelo
(lition is not promising.
Three Drown in Pee Dec.
Wndesboro, X. Special.?His;
water in Pee I tee river caused a sa
accident Tuesday afternoon at Ar
tlrew's ferry, northeast of Wades
boro. Three men lost their lives an
several others had narrow escapes.
H. A. Little, of Rockingham, foi
merly Representative from Richmon
county, and his uncle, S. P. Myers
of Memphis. Tenn., were en rout
home from Norwood and attempted t
cross the river at the ferry. The boa
was in charge of Jule Snujrjrs. ferr>
man, and Oscar Coalson. While i
mid-stream one of the chains nttacl
ed to the cable slipped and the boa
was capsized and immediately sanl
MI3UNDDRSTOOD. ''
Deggar?Say. mister, I'm out u
work an' I've got six small chlldre
t' support. Won't youse gimme
few pennies for 'em?
Citizen?-Much obliged for the o
fer. old man; but I've got all tfc
ehlldren I need at present.?Cblcag
News.
1
"Tnv^T
profit v
its j Rhode Island lied Mole.
I No other kind of fancy poultry has
W ; cou.e xo prominently to the front in
( so snort .a s; ;:cc of time as the Rhode
t ioiUnd iCtil.S.
A few years since they were known
its only as a local product of the State
from which they took their name,
nr. Hut little attention was paid to their
hre-'din.s, and they were not uniform
eu in color or shape, but their wortli was
known, and they strew in popularity
ts ' with those who kept poultry for profit.
! As time passed they attracted the
i;:i attention of fanciers, who saw in
,,1 thoru more than the every-day useful
nr fowl. They saw that by careful sevc
leotion and mating that a most beautiful
breed could he developed, and
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r- the Rhode Island Reds of to-day
11- show that their work was well done,
e- I We have them in both single and
>fl i rn?p pnntK
.v. . vv.xw, v??w ?.?? / iactiaui/
iv alike In other respects.
They are what might he termed
n- large fowls, males weighing eight or
ej nine pounds and the females seven or
; 11 eight.
is- The males are a beautiful dark red
n_ and the females a deep reddish buff.
|,e They are splendid types of the
1(._ modern utility fowl, and hid fair to
rival some of the old breeds during
|.~ the next few years.
ve They are splendid table fowls, good
(i layers of large, dark colored eggs, and
a one of the hardiest breeds known.
.r(? Feeding Young Chicks,
ut Cct some good commercial chick
of feed and if possible some old process
ne oat meal, Give one feed dally of the
he oat meal in the litter of clover or
a chaff and three feeds of the chick
vs feed, in all five feeds daily for the
,1S first ten days, then four times a day
)n for the next two weeks and three
j,I times a day thereafter until they are
put out on free range. Feed lightly
H_ hut often is the motto for young
chicks. Give green food in some
to form, chopped cabbage, Irttuce leaves
|(J or greet: grass cut fine. Animal food
s. of some kind must be provided or the
chicks will lie found trying to eat
each other up. Those who have or
can secure skint milk will find nothlng
Letter than curd made from sour
skim mill:, mixed to a crumbly state
with corn meal, and given on the
hoard once a day. Otherwise dry
milk albumen or finely ground beef
j scraps can be given. After the first
' day in the brooder fresh water should
(1 he given and renewed often. Use a
trood drinktnc frm r>t ? i.. ?-ill t
_ _ ............. ...en- ?ni Ktr^p
the water from getting foul. Skim
mtlk in a sour or clobbered state is
good for fowls or chickens to drink,
but do not give too much. Every
other day is sufficient. Too ntuch
it will cause bowel looseness. Fine
i- cracked corn and whole wheat can be
fed In place of chick feed after four
d weeks' old. but the latter is far the
e best to use for young chicks as it is
always convenient and ready. Though
o a little more expensive, the real difi>
forence In cost amounts to comparau
lively nothing, as young chicks cannot
consume enough to make the difference
appreciable. The old idea
il that chicks require e culinary departil
ment is fully exploded. Do not
e waste time and patience of the good
housewife in baking johnnycake or
other -specialties." Modern chicken
o foods and appliances have reduced
r the burden of chick culture by half,
and at. the sime time made it more
,1 successful.
>- Patching Ilroken Eggs.
When an egg is broken on the nest
0 It is usually believed that it will not
hatch, but we find the cracked shell
can be patched up by taking a piece
>- of shell from another egg and pressing
It firmly over the cracked part of
the broken egg. In this way it sometimes
happens that very valuable eggs
h may be saved and hatched as tf nothd
ing had happened. ? L. Smith, in
i- American Cultivator.
tl Keep Hens In.
As a preventive against hens flying
over a fence, place a strand of
smooth wire six inches from the top
of the fence, inside and parallel to
e it. A hen always 'alights on the top
o of a fence before going over, and In
it endeavoring to tly to the top she will
r- strike the inside wire and be thrown
n back.
^ Ponltry Xotcs.
The proper feeding of poultry Is a
science, and one that not only affords
pleasure in its investigation, but
profit In Its mastery.
iV Ash Is the mineral portion of most
n feeding stuffs, and is used largely In
a making bones, egg sheila, etc.
In seasoning mashes a teaspoonfnl
f- of salt to a quart of mash is about the
o right proportion. On very cold daya
9 a little pepper acts as a tonic, but it
should be given every day.