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THE MORNING POST, TTJERSDAY, MARCH 29, 1900. POULTRY DEPARTMEN WET IM G0LDSB0R0 ot Policeman Smith. Mr. Bryan also interviewed His Honor, -who hearing the evidence, suspended judgment on payment of costs, $1.95. Henry Ballard, a drayman these Conducted by The-cut of Brown Leghorns in this ssue is' a must excellent reproduction of most excellent breed.

In this State are more fowls of this variety than any other 'they will possibly hold own, asrthcy are very meritorious, II i I uve ejjgs nere, many per- jstms 'might change their stock if was sold-as'it should 'be by the pound, will, hesitate to, spend money make a change, w-hen it would ot; be.ne.fit them when- ''numbers" Of ggs. is the prime object. Of course, those Ivho want eggsahd young chickens F. E. HEGE.

From E. L. Morehead City: Is salt water injurious to ducks; and how many eggs should Tekins lay? Reply. It. depends on what use you make of salt water.

If you mean, would allowing hern free access to the ocean be injurious which I suppose you do mean I can say that it is an excellent place to go. I mean "grown" ducks. About 120 eggs per year is a good average. From F. R.

Charlotte, N. I am again. Please write me, or put it. in The Post if you want to, and tell' me why the heat varies so greatly in my incubator? I use a and it was highly recommended. Reply.

Because you have not properly regulated it; or else you have it in a place where the variation of the tem perature of the room is ci-eat. A cellar the. proper place to run a' machine. From J. 'K.

Nashville, N. Does poultry pay on a small scalo and how much will it require to get a start? 2. What breeds-are most profitable for market? P. What grain is suitable to plant for 'food-for chickens, and how much Woald it require? Do yon think it- well to have two breeds winch- a re not kept aim i I keep Bra hrrias. Barred Plymouth Hocks and Cochins.

Please advise as to which breed should" Keply. 1, 2, 4, -Poultry, tlo be made prohtabie, should be kept in small numbers until you are "hi a position to handle them intelligently, Experience must' be had before it will pay. I think it be best for you to sell your Cochins and Brahmas and breed Plymouth Rocks as they are good fowls for market amj sell well as fancy. 'fowls. Invest at once in a setting or two.

of eggs' from good and start right. Ion can plant either oats or. rve. I iviri lumifi. ion must use your own, judgment as 'much space to V.

piant, as 1 nave no of the number of fowls you have. xbi emooui tpuo.ij oqj pio.u? oj nmiJ -bf jo K.upi eqi jepun p01B.KXl.lo.) -ui auwq sopapos. tpno.ij" OJ saorno tit cm. aucui jo pqi oj pa sq sue ui suorituod.ioj jo uoiiuxtfj. -V North tfrook Poultry Yards 4 White- AVyandottes, Plymouth Rock and Leghorns.

N.o' better stock. Egg $1.00 for 13. J. E. WATTS, Prop.

States yille, N. C. Fidelity Poultry Food "Makes young pullets lay, Makes every old hen pay." Fidelity Fatting Fod. Fidelity Food for Fowls. Fidelity Food for Young Chicks.

Fidelity Pure Granulated Beef. Fidelity Extra Clean Oyster Shell. Pineland Incubators and Brooders From 40 to 500 egg sizes. For prices write to S. M.

W. J. YOUNG, Raleigh, N. C. iM Plymoulli Rocks Exclusively My winning- the past season entitle iiiy birds to first honors, having can ure-d 14 prizes, on 10 entries at two shows.

Eggs from finest raatings, as I set myself, $1.50 for 15 or two set Hingis 2.50. Special price on loiLs ot loo. I keep constantly on liand all kin' of poultry suppiieis. enu me yoiir order. Yerty truly, A.

E. TATE, High Point, N. G. Wilcox TfifSSY PILLS For 20 years the only safe and reliable Female Kegulator lor all troubles. Kelievea within 3 days.

At druggists, or by mall. Price, Send 4c. for Medical S23 N. 15th ill 11 IT In the east, west, norths or south. THE MOUMNO TELEKAI'II Is concededly the brightest in the Union.

Its tiews of the day concise. Its financial news ia authoritative. Its theatrical news Is complete. Its racing news Is simply unapproachable. It ha special features that cannot be obtained from any other source.

i THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Is as good as half dor-en other weekly papers put together. It gives ycu six times the entertainment -the, average weekly does. It is bricitul of tale and anecdote of persons and things you know, you ought to know, or would like to know. It Is a mighty interesting paper, with an interesting personality. THE PICTURE SUPPL.E31ENT is not squalled by any other newspaper on the face of the globe.

The pictures are timely, interestlnc, newsy and new. They are in some respects superior to the original photograph, and no amount of description could do them the Justice that your own eyes w.ould. Sold everywhere, by etery live dealer, every day in the week. It your dealer does not happen to have It on hand, ln-sisf that, he get it for yon. If he is the right kind ot a man, he will supply you.

If he won't supply yo, we will. TRIAL RATES 03 0N MONTH, Sanday Only, "5 Cents. Dally and Sunday, One Dollar. daily Telegraph go. 140 West kitH Street.

NEW (YORK. Two Innocent Young Men Get the Blame for It. REPUBLICANS IN A ROW Major Grant Promises to Warm Some body at tlie County Convention A New Labor Savins Service The Secret of lien rj Weil's Popularity With His Employes Brick-making Establishment Destroyed by Fire. Goldsboro, March 20, Special. Both 'before and after," Cohoon and Jones, eft the city yesterday morning on a re turn trip to Raleigh.

If their departure from here in the future is to give us such an usrlv. rninv Hnv whv timro will I be such an effort made to keep them here as snail be a siutpss. rwtniniv tVioro WaS nO Cessation (tf tlio inclomonf weather till their return. spent last night in the city en route to court in Jones, while Jones passed through today in the' footprints of CVo- loon en route to Elm City, all disturbed over the prospect of losing his dinner. Few.

people were out during the day a a. i iiuenaanoe at chnnh nnitn small, 'but thd several pastors of the city preached. ks if to full houses and those who did venture out were tbp fni tunate ones. Mr. J.

A. Saunders, the cake and ciacKer uisiriDuter. nassed tlirons-n en route for -Tai boro. Dr. Frank Boyette, Mrs.

Boyette and little-daughter Wixie, spent' Sunday at Princeton. iieu it Angei.ieit yesterday on a visit to Richmond. Judge Henry II. Bryan, of New Bei spent yesterday in the city. lieoiioiican county convention is called to meet in the court house in this city April 3rd.

There seems to be a slight split between the chair man, 11. Hagail, and a few members of the Executive Committee. Ileeentlv. when Hagan called the Executive Com 4 nnttee together, there was a small at tendance and this body resolving itself into convention, named delegates to the District and State Convention. Thi action seems to have, raised caiii and the remaining members of -the Executive Committee meet subsequently and or dered the call for the -County Convention above, referred to.

Maj. II. E. Grant will address this convention and hi speech is going to be a-warm nurhber, I can assure, for I had a talk with the Major this morning and am convinced. It is understood that the Ilagan have xlecitled also to hold a convention just after the "convention of April 3rd There is going to be war in Afi-ica.

K. J. Davis, superintendent; of the Wayne Cotton Mills and manager of the Borden Manufacturing Company, returned to the city last evening from Boston and other cotton mill supply centers. There will bt an exhibition at the store of Bizzell shoe dealers, Tuesday. An- attachment that is easily applied to any sewing machine that dispenses with the foot motion so injurious as churned to delicate female operatives, that reflects credit on thle lady who invented it.

It is an attachment that works ljy' hand pressure. It can be worked- by the slightest hand pressure from either side of the machine and your little boy or girl of tender years can furnish the pressure, thus relieving the parent of any trouble along this line at all. "Necessity, "the mother of suggested the attachment and the -Washington City patent attorney writes that this one is far ahead of Vfny hand attachment on record or before the Attend this exhibition and see it operated. Mr. Henry Weil, amid the pleasures of life, never torgets his employes.

This morning, to the surprise of the entire clerical force in the employ the mammoth triple store establishment of Weil Bros they were requested to appear in one of the several offices and were treated to champagne and cakes, and the boys did their part full justice. Be it said to the credit of this firm that their employes get better pay and better hours, possibly, than are given by many firms here- and those throughout the country; hence the best possible service is assured. II. E. Tipkin has opened an office and general trucker headquarters in Chestnut street under thej Arlington where any truckers' information wull be either by himself or through' his bookkeeper, Charles E.

Haskett, who knows everything Bob has forgot and is prepared to give in advance something Bob knows. Maj. J. C. Eason, of the wholesale grocery firm of Baker Eason, has returned from a visit to childhood scenes in old Sampson.

D. C. Turrentine, who came here last Thursday "to take charge of the Ken-non hotel news stand, was. taken with pneumonia Saturday and has been quite ill. Mrs.

Turrentine, his mother, arrived today fr6m Durham and found him considerably improved. -Mr. J. Causey, of Kinston, passed through on his return home from Wilmington yesterday. Mr.

Causey, who is largely interested in pine logs, remarked to me, "Well, you can say I closed the log deal I told you of some days ago." He is a very pleasant young man 'arid is numbered among The Post's manv Kinston friends. Cafvin Thompson, colored, interviewed His Honor this morning on the subject of disorderly conduct with hich Calvin was charged, and when His Honor expressed his opinion it read "four-ninety-five." Mr. T. C. Bryan, one of Goldsboro's got a mtie behind his license tax and as his numerous nrnmisps did not satisfy'" Tax Collector Brown.

Henry dropped in and. interviewed His Honor, who, as in the case above, suspended judgment on payment of the tax, balance due, and 'the costs by next Saturday. Louis Melton Hickson Smith, son of roliceman Rufus Smith, celebrated his seventh birthday by giving a party this afternoon at his home in Boundary street. The supervisors of the Wayne County Fire Association, at their meeting Saturday, issued a call for a convention of the association to be held in this city the first Friday in May, and recommended that the association have reserve fund. Early yesterday morning an alarm of fire was turned in from Box 47, corner of Pine and James streets, and it was soon learned that the brick mill or plant of Maj.

H. Ii. Grant was on fire. This. was one of the largest brick-making plants in the State, and its loss to the community will be felt.

The fire department was powerless to render any aid because of the distance from any hydrant; the plant being outside of the city. Indeed, when the alarm was turned, the plant was nearly destroyed. There was only an insurance of $1,500 on the plant, and the loss directly to Major Grant will easily foot up $5,000, while his prospective loss Will amount to as much more, as he has a contract on hand with the American Tobacco Company for four million brick. Major Grant is firm in his Opinion that the fire is the work of an incendiary, and. when asked this morning if he would rebuild, ne replied that he had not yet determined.

The fire was discovered by Joe Black burn, who was down on Neuse river fish ing. There had been no fire in the engine since Friday, i Will F. Wade, who came here from Hope Mills, While engaged at work in the Wayne Cotton Mills this afternoon, was caught in the belting and was thrown over the shaft and killed, the right side of his head being badly crushed. Dr. W.

II. Cobb was immediately called in, but his services were not needed: Mr; Wade was about thirty-five years of age and married. George F. Dean, of this city, was happily married last Wednesday evening at Warsaw to Miss' Clyde Bass, at the home of the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs.

W. Bass; Rev. Carroll officiating. Sidney Deans was best man, while Miss Margaret Bass was maid of honor. The couple have been quietly enjoying their honeymoon, little di earning that The Post man was in possession of the facts, -but purposely withheld Keller Parks, a colored woman, violently slapped the three-year-old child of Mr.

George Daugherty in East Golds-boro today. She was soon before His Honor and daneed to the tune of $8.75. W. F. Clegg, of Clegg's Hotel, Greensboro, is in the city today.

R. A. Watts, was called to Baltimore yesterday to attend the funeral of his' sister. SPRING HOPE Fires Which Occurred Saturday Entail Considerable Lou Democrats Getting Down to Hard Work. Spring Hope, N.

March 26. Correspondence of Morning Post. Two fires occurred in Spring Hope Saturday. five o'clock of that evening the dwelling house of Mr. J.

0 May was discovered to be on fire. The fire originated in the room of Mr. and Mrs. O. T.

Carver, supposed to haA-e caught by fire igniting some clothes in front of the fire' place. The house was saved. Damage about one hundred dollars, which is covered by insurance. Just after the fire at Mr. May's dwelling house was extinguished, the large two-story stemmery of the Wood-ard Tobacco Company was discovered on fire, and was burned to the ground.

The house was filled with leaf tobacco, fvp.qr denl of which was also consum ed. The stock of tobacco on hand -was valued' at about $1,000. "only seventeen tierces of which was saved. Mr. F.

II. Chamberlain, the secretary-treasurer and general manager of the company says he has $4,500 insurance and Mr. S. A. Woodard of Wilson, president of the r-omofinv.

has out he is unable to state the exact amount. Mr. Chamberlain estimates the loss at from $2,000 to $2,500. The building was ouwed by a stock company in Spring Hope, and was valued at $3,000, on which there was $2,000 insurance. The Democrats of Manning's township met at this place last Saturday and elected an executive committee for the township, and delegates to the convention, which meets in Nashville on Monday, April 2d, to elect delegates to the State convention.

The township executive committee is M. Ii. Griffin, chairman; B. F. Taylor, secretary; J.

J. Spivey, Dr. Wm. Edwards, G. Bill.

Delegates W. II. Aiken, B. F. Tay-lorj O.

M. A. Griffin, J. J. Spivey, Dr.

Wm. Edwards, J. E. Sykes, J. W.

Floyd, G. A. Gardner. The Democrats of Manning's are knuckling down to work, and the feeling in favor of the amendment is strong. To prevent the sides of a bed from spreading apart and dropping the slats a new is formed of a pair of rodsiinserted in the, side rails, with a turn buckle, connecting them at the center to "draw the sides together and grip the slats.

The' innltiplication of new compounds in organic chemistry is something appalling. In 1883 the total number of carbon compounds recorded was 16,000, but a newly revised list by Dr. M. M. Richte enumerates not less than 07,000.

And the. end seems yet far off. i Working lht and Bay The', busiest and mightiest little thing that ever "was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated, orlobule of health, that changes TveakneH into strength, listlessness DangerTou are In? Pain or dull acbe in the back is unmistakable evidence of kidney It is nature's timely warning to sjvow you that the track' of "health is not clear.

If danger signals are unneeil-ed. more serious results are sure to follow; -Bright' disease, which ds the, worst form of kidney trouble, may: steal upon you. The mild and extraordinary effect of it he world famairs kidney is soon realized. it stands the 'highest for its wonderful cures of the -most distressing cases. A trial will convince -anyone and you may have a sample bottle for the as-aking.

If you have the sliglitcst symptom of kidney or -bladder trouble, if there ds a trace of of it in your family his tory, sand at once to Dr. Kil-mer Binghamton, X. who will gladly send you free by without cost to yoii, a bottle of 'Swamp-Root and a book of wonderful Swamp-Root testimonials. Be sure to say that you read this generous offer in the Raleigh 'Daily Post." If you are. already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you nrel.

you -an purchase 'the regular fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes at drug stores. Don't make any mistake, but remember the na me, the belief that of the same will subserve the best interest and welfare of the people of. North Carolina. -IS. Whereas, the lion.

M. Sim-' mons, the able and Jntrepid loader of Democracy in North Carolina, is a na-ttve of Jones having grown up with and among our people, with, ami umong whom he fought his-' first political battle in the cause by his youthful ambi tion and political aspirations were encouraged and cherished. And whereas, for a number of years the Hon. F. M.

Simmons has been a fearless- and indefatigable worker for the Democratic cause in North Carolina, under whoso wise and able leadership 'the. Democratic party achieved the splendid and glorious victory of and under whose leadership a grander and more' glorious 'victory will bo achieved in August, 1000. "Re it resolved: "That this Von vent ion, having unlirii' ited Vonfidence in the ability and integrity of the Hon. F. M.

Simmons -and appreciating his services to the party, hereby expresses its hearty approval of Mr. Simmons' candidacy for the United States Senate, and hereby declares its that Mr. Simmons be elected to that most honorable position and this convention wishes to assure him that the Democracy -of his native county will give him their unanimous and enthusiastic support in his candidacy for the position to which he aspiresl "Be it futher resolved: "(IV That the Democracy of Jones county- is in j.iyor in mo Hon. Chas. B.

Aycock of Wayne county for Governor, nnd hereby instructs the Jones county delegation to the State convention to do all in their power to secure th nomination of this able champion of Democracy. "(2) That this convention endorses tho candidacy of Maj. II. A. for State Treasurer, and hereby instructs the delegation from this county to use all honorable to secure his nomination.

"(3) That the record of IIn. R. Thomas Congressman from this district meets with the hearty approval this convention aiuF the delegates to tlie next- Congressional convention from tins county are instructed to vote for his The "prospects for the amendment this county are very as quite a large numhcr of I'opulists, ana Republicans have expressed their intentions to ally themselves with the advocates of white supremacy. Considerable 'enthusiasm over our coming election. In a short time' white '-supremacy clubs will lie organized in the different precincts, of the county.

SCOTLAND NECK hite Who Cannot Ilehave Himself Escorted Out ol Town-Walter Cotton Started Life with a ISad ICcpu- tation. Scotland Neck. N. March 20. Correspondence of The Morning Post.

A white man who had been working around the Scotland Neck knitting mills, behaved himself rather badly Saturday night for. which he was escorted out of town and told -not to return. lie went to 31 r. about 'dark to. get p33 for some he had done about the mills.

3Ir. 3IeDowell is general manager of the mill, ami was. to -pay tin man but was not at home when he called. He acted rashly towards: 3Irs. 31c-Dowell and her sister, and 'walked' into the room where they were sitting, arid later, from the Outside, threatened to break down the door, saying that there were four men outside with hini.

When 31r. McDowell came, the intruder had slunk away into the corner of the yard. Later 31r, 3IcDoweIl paid him, arid gave him, thirty minutes to get out of town. When the time was up the man had not left town, and 31 r. and a i number of his friends escorted him to ttw town limits iml liim not to return." He was not troubled further than compelled to leave.

The notorious Walter Cotton, who, is said to have been lvnched in Virginia ii i in Saturday, was born and reared here. Some persons nere only a day or two ago were remarking what ail awfully, wicked boy Walter was years ago. While all good people regret to hear of il -I LH. riru iiiui lii ull- I ai't! here say that sa far as Walter -was -concerned the lynching was light enough. Notwithstanding he deserved death it would have been much better, they say, for the law to have disposed of him.

JJo You Realize the Eame back is only one symp'tom of kidney trouble one of many. Other symptoms showing that, you peed Swamp-Root, are, obliged to pass water often during the lay and to get up many times at night, smarting or irritation in passing, 'brick-dust or sediment in t'h-e urine, eatarh of the bladder, constant headache, dizziness, nerA-ousnes-s, irregular heart-'beating, rheumatism, bloating, irritability, worn-out feeling, lack of ambition, loss of flesli or sallow complexion. If your water iwhen allowed to remain undisturbed in a glass or bottle tor twenty-four hours, forms a sediment or set tiling "or 'has -ij. cloudy appearance, it is evidence tbat your kidneys and bladder need immediate attention. In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural ihelp to nature for Swamp-Root is 'the mos't perfect bealer and gentle aid to the kidneys that is known to medical science.

Swamp-Root is the triumphant discovery of Dr. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and bladder IIos't pitals use it with marked sucess in uu'Lii fciini nun stifle vasw. jltoviaus recommend it to their patients and use it in their own families, because itliey rrrcognize in Swamp-Root the greatest and most sucessf ul lvmedy. DURHAM IN MOURNING R. D.

Blacknall Passed Away Yesterday Morning. A PROMINENT DRUGGIST 31 lias Been in the Business a Quarter Century Superior Court In Session lor Trial of Civil Causes One Sui; Involves the Title to Five Hundred Acres of liand H. A. London Booked for Speech on tlie Amendment Durham, N. March Durham mourns today.

Mr. R. D. Blacknall, the city's veteran druggist and one of the leading citizens of the county, died this morning at 11:20 o'clock. He had been in feeble health for many months and his death was caused by Bright's disease Mr.

Blacknall was one of Durham best known citizens. He was 53 years of age and for a quarter of a century or more bad been tbe proprietor of a drug store that was kept by his father before him. He was the son of the late Dr. Richard Blacknall, who died some iif teen, years ago, and was for quite a while the. only physician in this section of wdiat was then Orange County.

When a young man Mr. Blacknall led to' the hymenal altar a. life companion in the person of Miss Sadie, daughter of the late R. II. J.

Blount, who survives her husband. In addition to his grief-stricken wife, Mr. Blacknall left many relatives, among the number his two brothers, Messrs. It. and W.

O. Blacknall, and one sister, Miss Cora Blacknall. He was one of the leading members of the Presbyterian Church. At this time the arrangements for the funeral have not been made. Court convened here today with Judge Moore on the bench.

The term will be for two Aveeks and will be for the trial of civil cases only. A number of important cases are' set for trial, among the number being several railroad suits for damages. One of the most important to come up will be that of Peoples versus Graham. This suit involves the title to some five hundred acres of very fine land lying near the Neuse River in this county. Next Thursday night Hon.

II. A. London of Pittsboro will speak here on the amendment, question. Mr. London has many friends in this county who would be glad to see him Treasurer of the State.

Rev. John S. Wilson of New York preached twice in i St. Philip's Church yesterday. Mr.

Wilson is here on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Burroughs. 1 DEMOCRACY OF JONES Simmons Endorsed for Senator, Aycock for Governor, London for Treasurer and Thomasior Consress 3Iany Republicans and Populists Will Support the Amendment.

Trenton, N. March 20. Correspondence of The Morning Tost. Thej Democratic convention of Jones county met at Trenton last Saturday. The convention was not largely attended owing to bad weather.

Ben Brock, presided and ThosJ D. Warren, acted as secretary. After selecting delegates to the State, Senatorial and Congressional -conventions the following resolutions were unanimously passed by 'the convention: 1. Whereas, a plan of suffrage known as the constitutional amendment has been proposed arid is to be submitted to the electors of North Carolina for their ratification in August, 1900, and whereas, the adoption of said amendment will result in the elimination of the illiterate ind corrupt negroes from politics and thereby insure and guarantee to the people of the State white supremacy and good government. Be it resolved: That the Democratic convention 'of Jones county heartily, and enthusiastically approves the adoption of the proposed1 amendment $and hereby expresses in' -forupeneu to.

Keep two breeds the for gs' and some other Tbreed to do the hatching-ror use'incubators nnd spine North ViMT lAc nfU r4H'Lnna nnmft 5 vi -flirt 1 1 ha veh't a -larger ot per cent of Leghorn blopd hi Those who wish to keep up the size ot their fowls vshouid. introducV this breed in' heir present, flock's of barn yard liens, as pure Leghorn -is -a. Hmall fowl; I am writing this. 4h Loinsbuifg, N. and want to say I Und agood deal of interest hero in fancy pOultVy, and am sure that it is only--a' question' -of year or so until several first breeders will be advertising fine fowls; have noticed all through -the pure bred.

or-high grade fowls, which, no doubt, can trace their ancestry to, the yards of one of our advertisers. Mr. W. G. Thomasv who has been a breeder for over ten years, while standing in.

a grocery store today, the subject of poultry eameVup, and I was glad to hear that the poultry department of The Post was read by fro many people. I did not mention, the fact that I contributed said as it came up in speaking of certain agricultural papers, and what could bo, learn ed by reading, them carefullyV A gentler man tnen remarket! that it was not necessary to send to New York to -get papers that gave poultry information, as a named Hedge" writ eiiobgh every Sunday to keep any man full of work for a week, and that he had built good hen house after his (liege's) plan and got more real pleasure from his chickens than anything else, etc Some one then told him that I was the ''Hedge," and it is needless to say thut we "fell in" at once. It is natural that I should be pleased, to find an interested party, for a fellow with a had case Tf hen fever is an interesting man to me. My mail, which was to have been forwarded, has not arrived at this time. nnd ron account of this (having to leave 1.

A 1 A A -11 nere on tne next train i win ne compelled to omit several answers that would have appeared in this issue. How ever, those whose letters should have been replied to will be answered by mail on Monday. D'o Poultry Breeders: Mr. J. T.

Draper of Bynum, N. wants catalogues of the best of chickens adapted to North Carolina's climate, and I want you all to send your advertising matter to him. I do not care 'what breeds you raise, for the climate of the Old North State suits any of them. Tell him who referred you to him; but don't say that I said a Houdan was as good a fowl as Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Minorcas or other first -class breeds. Mr.

R. E. L. Crenshaw of Washington, N. C.

wants Leghorns. Have you liny to sell? Mr. Joseph Burwell, Henderson, N. wants eggs from Barred Plymouth Rocks and Light Brahmas. Mr.

B. Ii. Edwards, of Elk Creek, N. wants Barred Plymouth Rocks. I have purposely given the full namas of a few inquirers to.

see how many of those who have stock to sell (and yet will not patronize The Post) will prices. It would not surprise me to hear that the first people to- respond will be those whose ads appear in no paper. But these people may rest assured that full names will not appear again, nor will I reefer any inquirer to those who are not willing to assist The Post in writer his "celery- of 'bout lo a month." Some' people may say, "Yes; that is-all he should get," but I am thinking of going on a strike for an increase to 20 cents if about fifty folks per week don't stop writing for chicken especially those asking where to buy this, that and the other, and who breeds the most desirable fowls, etc. I shall very soon have to call for circulars from our advertisers, so I can enclose them in my mail replies, in order to lessen the time it takes, for me to keep up on my correspondence. Those who now have an ad in The Post, and also others ho will send us one, can mail me small--circulars -and I will send them in my letters, which will certainly pay.

From this time on. I intend. Writing as ''Ilege, the chicken for strangers insist on calling me Hedge, Heegee, Hag, IT eg, and any other old name that hap to begin with an II, and often when some person says, "Do you say his is pronounced Hagy?" I say yes By George, I wish my name was Brown or something else that folks could spell without taking the whole side of an en velope by writing "Haiggey." am get tini: awav off the track; but I you to know that spell my name "Hege," but it does not spell "Hedge." The following inquiries were received during Uie early part of the week: M. Lumberton, N. Please tell can': never- get gooc hatches from ggs I purchase in the You ohee told me that shipping eggs by express did not necessarily in- i imp them, i vet I seldom have irot over three chi'eks out of thirteen eggs, ant I break the remaining ones they siH'in clear as when I put them under the old hen.

Reply. I know that eggs properly packed 'will not injure in shipping, for I have sent eggs to Los am. had reports of twelve chicks from thir teen eggs. If the eggs you had left oVer were clear, it is safe to say that they were never fertile, and you cannot hatch egg that, is not fertile, no matter where thej' came from. Try "home folks," and you will get better results.

Lost week tested thirteen New York (worth, or, rather, cost and only one was fertile, while out of forty-two home grown ones only two were not fertile is bustling tinners and plumbers, found into energy, brain-fag into mental the streets a little 'muddy in places ahdinower. They're "wonderful in building not wishing to soil his wheel took to the sidewalk right under the watchful eye 1 up the healtSi. Only 25c "Jc. box. Sold by aU' Druggists.

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