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A VICIOUS ASSAULT Beautiful Virginia Young Lady the Victim IK PEOPLE GREATLY AROUSED Mm Trace of Him Has Yet Been Ftcnd Although Every Effort is Being Mrde to Effect His Capture ? s of the Crime Are Hard To Qhtein. I,>nchbi.:g, Va., Social.? Meagre ifetaih- have been received in the city a criminal assault committed up llisn Gladys Shelton, the 17-ycar old daughter of Mr. Benjamin Shel ton, m farmer who lives about a mile e?wth of Monroe, in A'aherst county The assault took place Monday af ternoon shortly before nightfall, and frou> what can be learned the young lady is in a precarious condition and fure are entertained for her life. Ak far as was known in the city ai 1 o'clock the negro who commit ted fie crime had not been caught, Chough bloodhounds were ])ut on his Aria). The telephone wires leading to I hat t eclion of the country arc not tkorkitiir and it has been well nigh *a.\w)ssih!(- to learn many of the c?e fail*. of the horrible out ra ire. It i. undcrsfcod, however, that the voun;; lady was alone some time alter 4 ?? "clock when a nogro approached. He eltocked her into insensibility and while she was in thai conditon ae ronipliuhed his purpose and lied. A* far as could be learned there was no aloe to the direction the fiend took. 9u?l it is not known iu the city wheth er Miss Shelton could identify birr er *tot, even if he were apprehended limn Shelton hns visited relative* frequently in Lynchburg and she is wvll known to a number of resident* mi tlie e:ly. A relative speaking of her stated tk?T slir was a beautiful and aceom ylbd>e?i young lady nnd immensely pnjular at home She has been at Sending school about a mile l'ronr botnr, and while this gentleman did aoi know, because the details of the eranc could not be learned, it is not at all improbable that the assault IaoU place when she was returniny fcoric from school, instead of at hc? fcotne, n?? reported at first. The new? ihe crime was received in Monroe early Monday night, and when it be esonr generally known there, intense excitement prevailed nmonu the rail way men of the two divisions of th? &i:thern which have their tormnab fJirre. A railroad man of the city, ir speaking of the condition at Monroe *3relared to a reporter "of "The Ad wane*," that if the negro could liavr fceen caught there is no telling what wmltl have become of him if tin Southern men could have gotten holt ?f him. Bft is understood that the authori fits of the county are making every effort possible to apprehend the ne f.To. Several efforts were made to learn the details of the assault frosr Horror by the long distance tele f-fone, but every who knew anything about the matter was away from the title town, presumably taking part in the hunt for the negro. Third Class V. M. I. Arrested. Kichmond, Va., Special. ? The third slant at the Virginia Military Insti twfe, Lexington, Va., with the excep tion of Five members were placed tin .'deT arrest for "celebrating" the ad - vent of New Year with pyrotechnics depute orders to the contrary, and the men are now routined to their qnartcrs. The culprits fell out of ranks at supper roll and ascending to tbr. roof of the Smith Memorial Hall. fnwn that vantage point set off the ?reworks, which they had surrcpti tiensly taken into the the barracks. Oonlds Inspecting Southern Lines. 'St.. Louis, Special. ? (Jeorge J. firm Id, president of the Missouri Pa cific and Iron Mountain systems, and ti'w brother Howard Gould, who ar WMred from New York, left on a spec ie) train on a tour of inspection of ihe Gould lines in the South. At "Tampa, Kla., Mr. Goultl will meet his wife nnd younger children, who will leave soon on a yachting cruise. Highty Japanese Drown. Victoria, B. (\, Special. ? The .steamship Kmpress of Japan brought newspapers giving an account of tha ?drowning of eighty .Japanese sail +>rr. of the erusier Chitose, in Tokio Itsv. Ninctv-nino sailors, with thir ty visitors, were making tho passage from the vessel to the shore in a fish ing boot when the boat capsized in a squall. The sailors could not at tract the attention of the Chitose, knt n passing fishing boat rescued forty of them. When the accident lieenrne known other boats were sent <mit. nnd picked up a few from the wrerkagc. Ponce la Tow. Wew York, Special. ? The missing steamship Ponce, now overdue nine dmyn from Porto Rico, is believed to la? in tow of the steamship Maracas ?r Trinidad, owned by the Trading SVenmship Co., which was due here last Sunday.- The Maracas was re port* I nnd shipping men think she i*.}) uj M.tj. ! JLc i'once and i? towing liar *a pari. WORK OF CONGRESS ? f v What Our National Lawmakers Art Doing From Day to Day A War ? Of Words. I The House took on the appearance of the clog days of the 55th Congress (commonly known as the "war Con irtcss," when altercations between members became frequent. Mr. B. Gaines, of Tennessee, and Mr. Ma hone, of Pennsylvania, were only pre vented from meeting in personal en counter by the intervention of other members. Mr. Gaines was making a speech on his bill to "dock" members pay for absence from the House and wo5 being twitted by both sides of the chamber, to his evident embar rassment, when he charged Mr. Ma hone with being absent from the House 95 per cent, of the time. Pre vious to this sweeping assertion, Mr. Gcines had read excerpts from The Record in relation to the withholding of pay in the 53rd Congress and the part Mr. Mahone had played at that time. When Mr. Gaines had concluded Mr. Mahone rose. He explained how, in the 53rd and 55th Congresses, he bad had $7,000 due him and that the then Speaker, Crisp, had gh'cn him an order on the sergeant-at-anns for tha amount, which was paid. Then coin in? to the eruix of Mr. Gaines Mr. Mahone fliundered: 'Any man who charges me with being away from this House 05 per cent of the time, tells an untruth." Mr. Gaines started down the aisle from his scat. "No nfan can call me a liar," ex claimed the Tennessean. Mr. Mann Interferes. Then Mr. Mann, of Illinois, who was in the t'hair, took a hand in tht altercation. Both men were ordered to their seats, Mr. Mahone obeying the command, while Mr. Gaines stood two scats away from the centre of the chamber shaking both fists and ?lend at the Pennsylvanian. When order had been restored Mr. Mahone again rose. Having been caulinoed by the chair that it was aga:nst the rules to address a mem ber i:i the second person he measur ed his words saying he would speak iii ' ' the fourth person.', He then said : The charge of the gentleman from It n:iessee that I am away from thi-s iiouse 95 per cent of my time is a de.ibcrate falsehood." Senator Pettna Votes Alone. By a vote of 70 to 1 the Senate passed a bill providing that railway employes engaged i?i the handling of trains shall not work more than 10 consecutive hours, which period is to oe followed by JO hours off duty. The or.e negative vote wan cast by Seua tor Pet t us. This accomplishment was reached an entire day spent in eonsid ev:;.:on of the subject. The parlia mentary situation was confused dur the entire time, caused by the 40 . ^:.:n? amendments and the three substitutes for the original bill, all of winch had to bo disposed of. . The bill, which was linally passed ? i J"!? "Educed by Senn i. LaPollette and is not in i n:it. It was amended iu several . escpct s by the Senate. The bill pro vides that under certain contingei.eic and in ense of accident, the time fix '<1 may be exceeded. The enforco roent of the law is placed in the handt *>r tlie mter-State commerce commis s on and the Federal Courts, the pen !i V PJrided " fin" of n?t loss tnan $100 nor more than $1,000. The net is to apply to trains doing an inter-State or foreign commerce busi ne.-s. Senator Overman on State's Rights. Senator Overman, of North Caro lina. discussed States-rights and the tendency of the Federal government to encroach on them. He said that "'?lis regulating child-labor in fac tories and mines of States (referring to the Lodge of Massachusetts, and ?'i\tudge, of Indiana, measures) "?ould not only stretch to breaking he commerce clause of the const i ution, but would be a usurpation of he rights of States and an assump vi!" ? ,? ^>wer which t'?ey reserved en the Tenth Araendtneut was adopted. If Congress regulates J' .on why not let it regulate business generally," said the Sena , ;r- He favored reasonable child labor laws but they should be pass ed by State legislatures. 12,000 Acres Open to Entry. Washington, Special. ? Upwards of 12,000 acres of land cast of the east ern boundary of the former Not Perce reservation in Idaho has been thrown open to entry in the Lewis ion Land Office. The land lies a few miles east of Katniah and Koos Uia on the Clearwater Shore Line Wailway and much of it has been squatted on for several years. The State will reserve preccdencc of right of entry for 00 days, and in th<? meantime no fillinsrs will he allowed :it the land ol'flec cxccpt those offer ed by prior bona-fide l?omcstcad set tlers. Rear Admiral fligsbeo to Go on the Retired List. Washington, Special. ? It was an nounced at the Navy Department that Hear Admiral Chas. I). Sipsbce, who was in command of the battleship Maine when that vessel was blown np and destroyed with tfreat loss of life in the harbor of Havana Febru ary 15, 180.8, will bo placed on the re tired list of tho navy on the 10th i 3U -:ccuut of age. ' LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES ** ? ?% . / Committees Named For the Oloee Consideration of the State's Lsi ialation. The following are the house com mittees announced by Speaker Wha ley : Judiciary Committee ? T. B. Fras er. chairman; J. W. DeVore, T. P. Cothran, D. D. McColl, Jr., Paul Hemphill, L. M. Lawson, J. W. Nash, Thos. F. Brantley, J. E. Harley, A. Vander Horst, J. P. Carey, Geo. F. von Kolnitz, F. F. Beattie, A. J. Hy drick, Jr., S. J. Nichols, S. W. L. Shipp, H. E. Gyles, J. B. Wingard, Frank B. Gary, Theo. G. Croft, F. H. Tompkins. Ways and Means ? J. A. Banks, chairman; B. E. Nicholson, D. A. Spivey, 1). Melt. Frost, E. Marion. Iiucker, J. G. Richards, Jr., E. H. Aull, J. H. Saye, W. Ii. Yeldell, A. G. Brice, L. E. Cairigan, R. U. Le gale, Ben B. Sellers, J. L. Smith, J. L. Wiggins, George W. Dick, Alan Johnstone, E. E. Verner. Education ? T. P. Cothran, chair man; I). D. McColl, Jr., Panl Hemp hill, J. P. Gibson, J. G. Richards, Jr.. E. H. Aull, L. S. Clink sea lt>s, Frank B. Gary, H. E. Gyle*, Allan J.ohn stone, W. F. McArthur, John Marsh all. Railroads ? J. W. J Wore, chair man; E. E. Verner, J. E. Harley, John Marshall, i). L. Smith, J. P. Yonmans, W. G. Stubbs, W. H. Sliarpe, S. W. G. Shipp, J.' Q. Stil well. Incorporations ? J. E. Harley, chairman; Porter A. McMaster, J. A.' Hall, James Cosgrove, A. B Patter son, J. B. Wallace, C. W. (Jams, J. P. Derham, ?J. Gordon Hughes, E. L. Richardson, C. T. Wy<?hc. Agriculture ? E. E] Vomer, chair man; J. S. Wimberlv, W. A. Nesbit, E. L. Culler, W. I). Bryan, J. T. Cox, J. H. Dodd, J. A. Hinton, O. C. Scar borough, S. T. McKeown, James Nor ton, W. P. (iause, J. Cal. Courinev. Public Schools? Paul Hemphill, 'chairman; Z. T. Kershaw, H. H. Ar nold, Geo. F. von Ivolnitr, E. J. Clary, I>- Mam,? Kurtz P. Smith, A. J- J- Lane, T. H. Tatum, W. T. Slaughter. ^-^roiTiorce and Manufactures ? I). McK Frost, chairman; L. M. Law ?'SM- W. Walker, W. L. Parker, Gibson, Z. T. Kershaw, J. K. Harrison, F. F. Bettie, Allan John stone, R. H. Kellahan, Kurtz B. Smith, R. J. Wade, Jr., J. P. You mans. Roads, Bridges and Ferries ? II. H. Arnold, chairman; J. A. llall, L. S. Uinkscales, John G. Greer, John L. JViggins D. M. Bethuue, T. S. Brice, I>. A. ( arson, J. R. Dingle, B. J. Douglas, S. II. Epps, Sr., J. S. Glass cock, C. H. I^citner. Banking and Insurance ? B E Nicholson, chairman; I). A. Spivev Geo. R. Reeves, James Cosgrove, J.' Q. Stilwell, J. B. Wingard, P. J. (Jar wile, W. W. Dixon. W. Presslev Rob lnson T W. Scruggs, T. II. Tatum, I. M. Woods, G. G. Dowling. Legislative Library ? A Vander Horst, chairman; J. A. Hall, J. P. Derham E I.. Culler, l{. I(. J.o^ro, J. H. Dodd, J. C. Goodwyn, Allan Johnstone, J. Gordon Hughes, Geo B. Lester, W. Piesaley Robinson, C. T. Wyche, C. W. Garris. Rides F. B. Gary, chairman; T. H. Eraser. J. A. Banks. T. I?. Cotli r?MV,E- UM- K'?cker, J. p. Carey, S. . G. Shipp. Internal Improvements ? J. A Hin ton, chairman; W. J. Gibson, H II ?Mn?ld'?V* H Niver- "Limes L.' White, H. M. Aver. R. I). BoVd. E. L. Culler, J. R. Dinarle, J. C. *Good w.v n, Fred Harman, B. W. Milley, J. J . Cox. State House and Grounds ? L. M. Lawson, chairman; John G. Greer T I- Brantley, J. m. Epting, J ' p' i oumans, E. E. Ballentine, T. s! Hrice J. M. Cannon, P. J. Carwile, p'ti- ,l?^pklns' B I ubhc Buildings ? W. L. Parker, chairman; G. K. Reeves, II C lit !!?; J- <<; Stilwell, A. W To,i,I J. Lai. Courtney, A. G. Briee, ,J. p Cox th StlT'aZJ: Hospital for the Insane ? Porter A McMaster, chairman; J. II. Dodd, J* M. Lpting, James L. White, Coke I) Mann, T. S Briee, J. p. Derham, C. StubJ,?' W- (.. n,^'d!enA^r"-J- "? S?.ve. rhnir 11 Miller, H. IInrri*o?, A. B. I attcrson, George W. I)iek, C W i C."?wS. Sn?'?V<','' '? M' Wood?' Mines and Mining? W. A. Nesbit iv-Inn,an' * Wimberlv, M w' i s <Vi; k; h ftfcr; L. 8. ( hnkftcales, J. f. Bailev. J. M an non, L. a Carson, P. J. Carwile, MorrelL " J" E" 8mi,h' "???" m.nnTKd w-'^V A "?"? man, ,J. H. Wimbcrly, J. H. Miller m' J\' R^att;e' <'oke I). Mann, A. w' 1? ' . }' Harman, George W Jone. ,1). W. Miley, W. T. Slaughter' Penitentiary M w Walker' chairman ? George R. RCove J c Scarborough, J. B. Dodd, E. E. Bal lentine, R. H. Callahan, J. E Din gle. ' 1 MA,i,nrVr,> tA',Spiv''v, "Airman; "? McK. KroHt, H. J ^ l A McMaster, .I?m,, Ayer " ' Tompkinn, II. M. Jn'T A"r?~f- "? ?"<*?. chair man, .10. Biehard., ,lr., .1. I', farcy, B. F. Thomas, R. J. Wade. Jr., L E ( arri^an, A. G. Brice, ,J. B. Dodd, J." M. ( annon, 01 in Sawyer, /. T. Ker " i?W' i McArthur. I nviJcjjca ami Elcctiom? w. H. Yeldell, chairman; Porter A. McMas tar, M. W. Walker, Kurtz P. Smith, J. V. Wallace, D. M. Bethune, W. W. Dixon, Q. 0. Dowling, J. S. Glass cock. Public Printing ? E. H. Aull, chair man; J. P. Gibson. John ' Marshall, Hart well M. Ayer, E. L. Richardson, F. F. Bettie. Claima? rJ. W. Nash, chairman; H. C. Little, W. 1). Bryan, E. J. Clary, L. S. Clinkscalcs, John G. Greer, W. H. Niver, B. F. Thomas, J. O. Bailey. Accounts ? G. R. Reeves, chair man; H. H. Arnold, R. D. Boyd, 0. C. Scarborough, J. W. Nash, W. F. McArthur, J. V. Wallace, 1). M. Be thune. Federal Relations ? George F. too Kolnitz, chairman; J. A. llinton, B. F. Thomas, R. J. Wade, Jr., J. C. Bailey, T. G. Croft, J. Gordon, Hughes, George W. Jones, S. T. Mc Keowu, Howell Morrell and James Norton. Enrolled Acts ? I). 1). McColl, Jr., chairman; Paul Hemphill, J. W. Nash, J. P. Gibson, A. J. llydrick, Jr., S. J. Nicholls, Ben B. Sellers, J. J. Lane. Ot'lices and Officers ? J. S. Wirnber ly, chairman; W. D. Bryan, J. B. Dodd, W. H. Niver, Allan Johnstone, W. W. Dixon, U. G. Dowling, S. H. Epps, Sr., L. C. Goodwin, J. P. Kir ven, C. W. Leitner, T. W. Scruggs, ir t oi ? ? * Japanese Gettng a Foothold. Tokyo, By Cable. ? A Philippine Japanese association hns been form ed here to cultivate commercial rela tions between Japan and the Philip pine islands, develop navigation be tween Japan and the islands and found a Japanese bank and an in surance company at Manila. The as sociation, whose leaders are members of the progressive party of Japan, Anukal and Oissi, will publish a pa per which will be printed in Japan ese, English and Spanish. Letters to Pope in Interest of Inter national Peace. Rome, By Coble. ? \V. T. Stead, in connection with his efforts to inter est Pope Pius in an international |>eace movement, wrote Cardinal Merry del Val, papal secretary of State, enclosing a letter to the Pope in which he described his ideas as to the action the Vatican should take and pointing out the enormous mortal influence such action by the Pope would create. It is reported that Mr. Stead's desire is that Pope Pius issue an encyclical in favor of peace a.ul the limitation of armaments. Rabid Dog Bites Eight People. Richmond, Va., Special. ? After it had bitten eight people, a blood hopnd dog afflicted with rabies wa* killed in Norfolk at. on early honi Sunday morning by two policemen who were among its victims. Poliet Officer McBride and Cooper, win killed the dog, together with twe children, were teriibly bitten. Fou others were less seriously woundtt by the rabid animal. Mysterious Robbery Made Public. Atlanta, tia., Special. ? A myster ious robbery which occurred at the residence of S. A. Ryan, on Peach tree street last Tuesday morning wa made public. Jewelry and money t?< the value of nearly $10,000 was stolen evidently bv a porch climber who left no clew excepting finger prints in the dust on a window seat. The jewelry taken included several pieces set with diinions and other valuable stones. A large reward has been of fered for lh?' recovery of the gems. Fire Partially Destroys Bis Stove Plant. Detroit, Mich., Special ? Fire at the Michigan Stove Works, 1022 to 10.">(i Jefferson n venue, one of the largest manufacturing establishments in the city, at one time threatened the des truction nf the entire plant, but was got under control at 9 o'clock. Pres ident George II. Barbour, of the stove company, estimates the loss at $7.50, 000, insurance $.'180,000. Several firement nnd half a dozen spectators were injured. Telegrahpie Briefs. Witnesses declare that Charles Pauley, in .jail at Boydton, charged with the train robbery at La Crosse, was in Norfolk at the time the rob bery occurred. Rewords ore offered for Luther T. Belcost, who is charged with criminal assault on a woman in Northampton county, Virginia. No Virginia lady managers are t<? be apjHiinted for the Jamestown Ex position. As the result of the State's sys tematic effort to wipe out tuberculosis among; the cattle. It l? sold that New Jersey Is now free from that disease so far as known. The State Tubercu losis Commission Is quick to act when suspicious rases are reported and the work Is kept up continually. The work has grown to considerable pro portions In the ten year's life of the Commission. In that period the In spectors have examined 20,300 head of cattle, of which 3,396 were found to be affected by the disease and were put to death. The State reim bursed the owners of the stock to the extent of $75,526. SOUTHERN * FARM * /faTTS. TOPICS Of INTEREST TO THE PLANTER, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK OROWEH. Shipping Milk Long DistanccH. C. H. D. G.. Castlewood. writes: How is milk shipped long distances? Is It packed in ice? I am shipping milk but have some complaint ot its being sour when it reached its des tination, a distance of twenty-six miles. Should the milk be cooled before shipping? Answer ? Milk will sour very quickly in warm weather If not cooled immediately after being drawn, and the souring will be has tened If the milk at blood heat, that is as It comes from the cow, is put into a can and the lid immed'ately closed down. Milk may be cooled in one of several ways, and if you can get the animal odor out of it and cooled down to a temperature of 4 0 degrees it should carry the distance mentioned in fairly good condition, even when the weather is quite warm, provided you do not allow the milk to churn in the can all the way to the depot, which can be avoided by fill ing the can full. There are several types of milk coolers on the market, and one satisfactory for your purpose need not cost very much. The type to which I refer is very much like an inverted funnel in shape. It is so ar ranged that ico can be put on the in side or cold water run through from a spring, and the milk when poured in at the top trickles in a thin stream down over the outside surface, and this both cools and aerates the milk. A 4 H gallon reviver whlc!^ would have a capacity of twelve gallons of water will take care of the milk from ten to twenty-five cows. The nrlce list of these machines varies from $5 to $7 and I think you would have no difficulty in ordering one through your local hardware dealer. very ljnportapt for you to remember tn<& the most thorough cleansing of your milk utensils is necessary. Simply using warm wa ter will not answer the purpose. You should have live steam with which to Bterlize all containers and they should then be exposed to the sun to purify them. You will find salsoda very helpful for cleansing cans. Be sure that your milk utensils have smooth soldered seams. Very often cheap cans are put on the market with rough seams, and the milk gets in the crevices and hardens, and It Is almost an impossibility to remove It by washing or scouring. Can3 once contaminated as indicated can hardly ever bo properly cleansed and used advantageously thereafter. Mdlk shipped long distance is often pas tuerized, that is, heated to a tem perature of 7 40 degrees to 160 de grees and held there for three to flvo minutes, and then- cooled down im mediately to. 32 degreos. We ship our cream and milk long distances by freezing it. This plan, of course, is not feasible on a small farm, but where as many as forty or fifty cows are kept a small refrigerating plant could often be installed advantage ously. ? Prof. Soule. What to Feed For Kgqn. Feeding for eggs can be largely governed through a proper knowl edge of food supply. Where fatten ing foods ape given, foods that are full of starch and of heat, they do not contain a sufficient supply of pro tein. Where all corn is fed, there is plenty of food for the yolk, but scarcely anything for the albumen or white of the egg. When fed freely all foods rich in protein, there is as surance of a full supply of protein for the albumen or white of the eg?. We do not think that there is any kind of grain which does not fur nish a sufficient amount of tho fatty supply. Remember when selecting the winter food supply for tho lay ing hens to furnish them plenty of protein, and plenty of tho product which creates tho albumen or the white of the egg, for in all these there will be plenty of tho fat and water. The one great necessity of the food supply for winter Is to have the greatest amount of protein com bined with what is called a rough ness or coarseneBB In tho food, so as not to have tho ration so constructed as to be unbalanced. A writer from Tennessee gives bin experience in feeding cotton seed meal to chickens. Twenty-four Barred Plymouth Hocks that were laying but three or four eggs per dny to tho lot while feeding on corn gave much better results when the feed was changed to corn chops, bran and cotton seed meal, and Is now get ting eighteen to twenty eggs por day from the flock of birds. The feed consists of one quart each of chops. bra?i and a gill of cotton seed meal twice daily, with tho poultry on an open range. The writer remarks that a change Is noticed within twenty four hours when changing from the corn diet to the rntlon above de scribed. There seems to bo conrld erable experlmontinK with cotton News Notes. Church and State bill up in the French Senate. Meetings of scientists at Brown University. S. A. E. Fraternity olects officers in Atlanta. Thirteen lives lost in railroad wreck in Scotland. Dissatisfaction over woman's hotol Kew York. seed meal with poultry In the South. Many have wondered whether It would make as good food ration as linseed meal. The difference In the ration is as follows: Cotton seed meal shows thirty-seven per cent, of protein, wheat bran twelve, while corn but seven. Tho difference In food value between these In very ap parent. yet some contend that cotton seed meal is a dangerous food for poultry. ? The Feather. Hints for "Killing Time." We prefer to kill one day and cut up and salt the next day. Use plenty of salt; it Is much cheaper than pork. Salt well and put away In a box or dark place where files cannot reach it. We will make a few suggestions as to curing the meal, making sausage, etc. The meat should lie in salt from four to five weeks, and then be smoked slowly, without heating, until tho job is thoroughly done. Tastes differ as to tho degree to which it should be smoked. If for family use, then smoke the way you like best. If for mnrket, study the wishes of your cus tomers and smoke accordingly. As to sausage, wo suggest that you weigh all meat and also the season ing. Then all your sausage will be seasoned alike. Two pounds of salt to 100 pounds of meat is a^ou^ right and other seasoning to taste. Tastes differ in this respect. For Instance, some want a good deal of sage while others want none. Some want sau sage so hot with pepper as to remind the average person of the Jap's at tack on Port Arthur, wtjil9 others want only a trace. Stilt your house hoM or yov.r customers in this re sp?ci; weigh the quantity of each Ingredient and there will bo no fur ther guessing as to quantity. Mix 'the seasoning well before grinding; then the grinding will mix still fur ther ? better than is possible in any other way. ? Progressive Farmer. Women and the Hen. There are many young women on farms all over this broad land of ours who are debating the question of leaving home to make their way in the world. They have finished school, aro not particularly needed on tho farm, and are ambitious American girls who seek to show that they are able to take care of themselves. They have the idea that they must get away from the poky old farm if they wish to win money or fame. The farm, they argue, stands for plenty of hard work, no pay and little play. On some farms thiB may bo true, but they are the exception. Any bright, capable girl who Is willing to give as much of her time, energy and study to the science of raising poultry as she would be com pelled to give to fit herself to be a stenographer, bookkeeper, dressmak er, etc., will make a success nine times out of ten. She will have worked herself into a paying business without lea'vlng the shel.er of home, and will always find a ready market for her pro ducts. Tho possibilities of the farm wero never greater than to-day, and tho producing of fancy stock, fresh nggs, broilers, spring capons and just chick ens Is one of the bioa^l avenues lead ing tho wide-awake American girl to fame and gold. ? Nashville Amer ican. Fix l*p Hani and Stables. Now Is tho time to fix up the barn and stnliles. Make them tight and warm for the stock. Stop the leaks In the roofs. It requires loss food to carry stock through the winter when they are warm and dry than when left exposed to the weather. This Is Important, for many reasons. Save all tho manure po33ll>le. Prepare an extra quantity for that cornfield noxt spring. You must feed the stock, so do not was'e the manure. Fertiliz ers will bo higher next year than they are this; besides, many people are going to buy nioro than ever to put under cotton and possibly some other crops, (let ahead of these peo ple by saving more farm manure than over before to supplement your commercial fertilizer. The reuuitt will Justify the work required. The Cheapest Foods. Wheat and corn are the cheapest foods for winter use. Wheat fed whole to laying fowls, and whoat screenings or cracked wheat fed to young chicks, have always produced the desirable results, though It should be kept In view that they must also be given a variety. The tendency of wheat is to produce n healthy growth, feed the muscular tissues, and aid materially In causing the hens to lay eggs of the highesl quality. ? Nash villa American. Current Events. Negro unpointed to pontoffice po sition at Hattieabur?, Miks., warned not to accept. C. W. Perkins nnd 0. S. Fairchild indicted at New York in connnetioll with New York Lite Insurance af fnirs. Evidence damaging to negro sold iers adduced in investigation hold in Brownsville, Tex., at instance of Pre** ident Roosevolt.