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POULTRY CULTURE IN THE PIEOMONT CONDITIONS ARE IDEAL FOR THE INDUSTRY. Sketch of the Development of the i State’s Resources, Showing Increas ing Interest in Poultry Raising. The development of the vast re sources of the south during the past eight or ten years has been remark: able. While this is true all over the south, 1 shall write only about the conditions in my native State of South Carolina, and more especially the upper part of the State, the sec tion in which 1 live. This portion of the State, known as the Piedmont sec tion, through which runs the main trunk lina-^of the Southern railw.iy. has, no doubt, the very finest climate In the world, and is a delightful place the business in a business way. look- j ing after the details as closely as ; would the manager of a large manu-1 facturing or mercantile establishment. | and making it a point to do every-1 thing just a little better than others are doing, he cannot help but succeed. A poultryman should make it a rule never to make a promise which he cannot fulfill. Always do more than you pr inlse, rather tha., less. Small Flocks in Small, Ventilated Houses are Preferable. With reference to the manner of | housing iKjultry in South Carolina, it should be about the-same as in other States. In this climate it is noTneces sary to build double-walled houses; in fact, most of farmers allow their fowls to roost in (lie trees. However. I lo not advocate this. Alter several years’ experience in breeding high- clnss standard poultry. I find that small Hocks in small houses do bet- ! ter than large flocks in large douses. If I had 1,000 fowls I would divide them into flocks. Fowl need m<t be confined to houses in this climate. ! but it is necessary for them to have clean, dry, well ventilated houses in which to roost at night. I prefer a sin-le-wall house, built tightly on all sides, except the south. insure the comfort and health of your birds. It is poor economy to try to save money by neglecting to properly care for your fowls. You may thlnu you save a dollar by not keeping your houses well disinfected, but the neg lect may cost you hundreds of dollars. The cheapest and best investment 1 have ever made in my little plant was when, at considerable expense, I ran water pipes from the city water sup ply through my poultry yards, i placed a -dfigot between each two yards and an earthen drinking foun-j. tain served for the two pens. In mild, weather the water is allowed to drip all the time, which keeps the foun tains full of pure, fresh watqr. In cold weather the water is shut off, the > spigots are opened wide and the ar- rangemeiu is such that the water may he turned on from one point, enabling me to fill all the fountains at, one time; then all pipes are emptied and j there F no danger of the water freez-j ing and bursting the pipes. 1 find the dry method of feeding to ! be the best. A mixture of crack 1 corn, good wheat, a few oats, cane| >eed and a few sunflower seed is j thrown into the litter. Green bone or meat scraps should be fed eve*y; other day, a stnal! quantity for each; tunate In selecting as president Mr: j J. M. Connelly, of the J. M. Connelly 1 Co„ Charleston, who are florists, as well as poultry fanciers. Thompson’s auditorium, a very large and beautiful hall, situated In the best part of the city, was secured in which to hold the poultry show. Mr. Connelly dec orated the hall with palms and ferns, placed comfortable seats for visitors, and engaged a good orchestra to play mornings and evenings. The re uTt of this effort was tltat the association CRUEL TREATMENT, Supt. Young Boy Badly Whipped by of Chaingang. Concord. N. C., Aug. 1.—There was widespread and exciting interest here ^ on Saturday night and Sunday over a ease ol cruel treatment of a young man on the chaingang, a case of se vere' whipping by the superintendent of the chaingan/, Herbert Smith. The young i n. Border by name, claims Philiadelpnia as his home, was ! i&CTf'fi V ri-- Ym* , 1 - • y pc uIta y V-m " £.H ft £? - ; -x< jJpF • t T ^ Shoe Store Fit Your Feet >4 « m Sts. I&tlj ' ’-* 1 * m\ One of the very important things in buying Shoes is the ^ fit. This we study j] as well as value. * Bring your feet and > let us fit them. We 1 d o n’t pride o u r- g| selves on cheap Shoes but good Shoes at right prices. ■ “Under the Appletrees,’’ Outdoor Brooders and Chick-Shelters, tlaities’ Poultry Yards, Gaffney, S. C. Ia ■f cleared about ?l" t and t.;*- (>n-i:e oity became enthush-tic over tbe possi bilities of standard-bred pmillry. The stock of the a-sociation has been doubled and next year Charleston will hold one of the bnsi poultry shows in the south. Let us work together all over the land to make the poult y show a more attractive place to visit, and let us have more shows ami bet ter ones. The R. S. Lipscomb Shoe Company Indigestion Causes CatarrH of tHe Stomach. For many years it has been supposed that TRAGEDY NEAR ROCK HILL. S M i v-tJ-J TPfw* UMfi. . » 'Pc i/ 4. I HtuL /J Train Horribly Crushes Bride of Three Months. Charlotte, N. Aug. 1.—A special to the Chronicle says: At Manchester, S. C., a small station one mile this side of Rock Hill, .Mrs. R. P. Carnes, wife of a mill employe of the Man chester Mills, was instantly killed by No. 30 this morning at 9:30 o’clock. sent to the chaingang for hoboing a train, his sentence being 20 days. i:is sentence expired Saturday night and he was brought to Concord and given passage to Charlotte. Border was said to be in a very bad condition and was seen by many citi-, /mis. His ci.idition aroused a strong feeling of horror and resentment in the breasts of all who saw thp boy. . . . Tim boy was weak md exhausted and Catarrh of th« Stomach caused ind.gestion told a story of cruel treatment and V'd dyspepsia, but the truth is exactlyJh# even whinping at the hands of the superintendent. Feeling ran high over Hie matter and crowds of -'oople gathered about the streets, denounced tne cowardly and inhuman treatment of the boy. He also stated that a negro, named Davis, now on the gang, is in a very bad condition from in human punishment at the hands of Smith. It developed later that Border was in which to live. The conditions for poultry culture are ideal. The land Is bigh and rolling and the atmos phere invigorating. I am situaten just forty miles below the foot-hills of the Blue Ridge rr. mntains, where the winters are .i:i'.' un i the sum mers pleasant. Almost all "Eatables'’ are Imported. South Carolina operates more cot ton mill spindles than any other State in the T'nion. Massachusetts ex cepted, and some of tbe largest cot ton mills are located here. The par ticular section in which I live is al most entirely devovrd to this indus try. You can readily see the great inducements wl ch are off' ed to the right kind of men to engage in the poultry husines , combined with mar ket gardening, Iniit r using, dairying, etc. i'titil rot tention was ".iv n tions. fowl. I feed dry food to the little i chicks from the beginning. Any of ! the prepared advertised chick foods are good and should be fed the first fer from cold, but 1 prefer to ventilate I three or four weeks, together with; from above. A photograph herewltn j green food. Lettuce chopped fine is which should be tne front of the house. This is latticed one or two feet at the top. If (he entire front i was latticed the fowls would not suf-1 * opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re peated attacks of Indigestion Inflames tha mucous membranes lining the stomach and exposesthe nerves of the stomach, thus caus ing the glands to secrete mucin Instead of the juices of natural digestion. This la called Catarrh of the Stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves all inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the stomach, protects the nerves, and cures bad breath, sour risings, a sense of fullness after eating, indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. Kodol Digests What You Eat Make the Stomach Sweet. Bottles only. Regular size, $ 1.00, holding 2V4 ttraea the trial size, which sells for 50 cents. Prepared by C. C. DeWITT & CO.,Chicago, IU> shows one of my breeding houses, which I have found very satisfactory. These houses are 0 by 8 feet, 7 feet bigh in front and "> feet in the rear. They are floored with tongued and grooved flooring, two feet above tb* ground. On this floor I keep clean, Iresh sand two or three inches deep. The roost poles are 11 inches above the floor and are movable. The nest boxes, also boxes for grit, shells, food and dust, are placed on the ground was Most d To cotioi line of other Sti sell at I ami scare ly any at- to these occupa- farai; are planted everything in the s imported from (] -, j i r {t Of’ ^S \wnty cents per under the floor comfortable lo scratch and dm plan would not Each Houae L These small h. by o>) feet, with I'M feet in front, the pens and and the birds have a k - er story in which to t in bad weather. This do for large houses, in a Square Enclosure, uses are in pens 3u a grass run 30 by in The fowl are given runs but two or three an excellent green food for young chicks. After four or five weeks i feed cracked grains, etc., the same asj is fed to the old stock. I like the col-j ony plan for growing stock, and use hoppers filled with different crack d grains, meat scraps, grit and charcoal b fore the chicks at all times. They 1 vill not eat too much, and will thrive and grow rapidly to maturity. It rosts no more to feed standard-bred poultry than it do* s to feed scrubs md the former are so much more heatiful and profitable. Poultry Shows Should be Made More Attractive. \Ye all know that “publicity is light" and that good poultry shows :iti ii. n any other one thing to i . iti: m in a st in “brMor poultry a ui! . > of i ’ Many shows are con lu< te 1 a - they should be. One Tflinute Cough Cura For Cough*, Colds and Croup* V Hf ft if* A Breeding Pen of Fine Wh te I lymouth Rocks on Gaines’ Poultry Yards, Gaffney, S. C. :d at a curve it-path crus. of p] £: /IV & HSgl m i < •V re, J/? j j The accident occurn the railroad, whete a Mr. D. A. McAllister, the engine® , states that he saw th< woman o ■ distance before the train is achMl ,i. crossing and that she saw the train, first stopping to let it pass and tlvn starting to cross when he was ab nit 50 to 75 feet from her, and his train going at the rate of about 50 miles an hour. When he preceived she was going to cross the track he threw the emer gency brakes on Immediately, but it was too late and before ho could rea lize what had happened she had been struck by the engine breaking almost every bone In her body. Hr able to stop the train within county home for treat- nnt go to Charlotte, was issued for Smith by Esquire C. A Pitts, Montgomery appeared for Border to prosecute the case. After a hearing before Esquire Pitts, Smith was bound over to court under a $100 bond. taken to the ment and did A warrant this morning Judge W. .). FOR Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris, Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse, and Dynamite Caps, call cm LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS. CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 57. FOIEYSHCMT^TAR •tops tlx* couglx and heals lungs FOUND DEAD IN EED. Woman Near Gastonia Died Suddenly Monday. Gastonia, N. C\, Aug. 1.—Mrs. John Hnffstettler, of Begonia, was found dead at her home this morning. Her was un-! death was sudden and unexpected. )0 yards. | She attended the Sunday school pic- •■u- v WtfrG When the body was picked up the wo man was dead. She was only 22 years old and had been married three months. The suddenness wdth which nic at Union on Saturday, was in per fect health all day Sunday, retired feel- ! !»g well, and died last night. The ra-’-e of her death has not been re- ■rW JM* T‘t v„„. w*pCB WHrfT I ’ r/vy Cot/* at H»t\n P# A' n* r Nf 7*vjla£ r At i Trie e MW I hJ-. .Ag CoAt/MP/A. Ag fUtr,! /y*yM/iA f* 7 qftszjtk Yfl \ “Three White Plymouth Rocks of Quality.” “bred to Bred, and owned by E. Win -and L o It.” II. (iaines, Gaffney, 5. C. .5^ dozen, and they often bring twenty- five to thirty-five cents. Increasing Interest In Standard-Bred and Market Poultry. During the past year or so consider able Interest is being aroused In "b- t- ter poultry and more of It,” and there is a fine opportunity for men to go Into the poultry business both us breeders of exhibition fowls and as producers of market poultry and eggs. White Plymouth Rocks are growing In favor very rapidly and there Is an increasing demand for good breeding and show specimens of all varitics. As In every 01 her par' of the coun try, there is no chance here for a man to succeed In the poultry business un less he has plenty of energy, ability, some capital, and a love for tbe work. If a man will go into tbe work with a determination to succeed, managing each day. I never place more than five to nine females with a male in a breeding yard. 1 have found bavley to be one of the best grain to sow in the runs to furnish green food - the winter and spring. Poultry taken care of in this wav and supplied with good gri;, oyster shells, charcoal and grain cannot help but thrive. Give them plenty of fresh, pure water and keep dow n vermin. I have found that kerosene oil, with a pint of crude car bolic acid added to the gallon, makes one of the very best and cheapest dis infections and vermin destroyers. I use a spray pump and tlioroughly spray the houses about once a mouth. The droppings should bo removed every week—twice a week would be better , City Water in the Pens. Don’t be afraid to spend a dollar to Every poultry association that at- teuipts to hold a show should make, an effort to secure the best and light-1 e-t hall in town, to have the show neatly cooped, making it an attractive 1 place for visitors to spend an hour pleasantly and profitably. If a little til me and money were expended In beautifying the hall witn flowers, pabns, ferns, etc., and with comfort- abb* seats, I am sure greater success would be the result. Handsome Palms, Flowers and a Good Orchestra Help a First Venture Clear $*100. As an Illustration, 1 wish to mention tbe show held by the Charleston Poul try, Pigeon and Pet Stock Associa tion, at Charleston, last November, this be'ng the first regular poultry show held In South Carolina for sev eral years. The association was for- ffi/G&lYh tTF A Scene on Gaines’ Poultry Yard, Gaffney, S. C. the train was stopped almost threw the passengers from their seats. All I know of life is the feeling that I am here; and all I know of death is the certainty that I must go out of this existence and be dissolved into dust. ported. This good lady was 50 years old. She was a sister of Mrs. J. R. Warren and Mr. John Brlson, of this place. The burial will take place to morrow morning at Union Presby- j terlan church. Advertising is called by some an art. If it be an art it is the art of telling a story simply and convincingly. Nobody knows more about the strong qualities of an establishment than the proprietor who oversees it. Other things being equal, nobody should be ab’e to write more convinc ingly of the articles he of fers for sale. In a store where the employer sells goods side by side with his clerks It is me that tha employer will not be the best salesman. The reason is simple. He knows the goods from A to Z. He probably has pur chased them. He knows his aims. His arguments carq weight because they are convincing. The same arguments pre sented in the same way, with the same enthusiastic spirit, the same knowledge of detail, would attract new customers if presented through the advertising col umns of this paper. If you have not triad it, why not begin? If yoa have tried it and ar* nat aatfa- fied, let aa know about it. I —Big Dinner at Hasty Monday, August 7th. We make sinners out of ourselves I because we pass silly laws that make Restaurant us criminals while In the honest pur- i suit of happiness. | 3