Beatification of the Franciscan Martyrs
I
Keene at the beatification of the
Franciscan m artyrs In St. Peter's.
Rome, with the pope taking part In
the ceremony.
Dempsey’s Kin
N oted Pugilist
Required Court Order to
Keep His Grandfather
From Fighting.
C harlotte, N. C,—Did you know th at
N athan Dempsey, progenitor of the
celebrated Jack, was also a two-fist­
ed fighting m u n ; th at he a t one time
lived In North Carolina, and th at d u r­
ing th a t period he rem ained undis­
puted champion of four counties by
reason of the strength In his mighty
arm s? Did you know th at It required
an order of court to restrain the fight­
ing Instincts of the gran d fath er of the
man who recently lost the heavy­
weight championship of the world?
When Jack Dempsey was In tra in ­
ing In H endersonville early In the year
for his disastrous bout with (¡ene
Tunney, he rem arked th at he believed
his g randfuther had once lived In this
state.
Investigations revealed th at
the exploits of the mighty N athan are
well remembered h.v the older In­
h abitants of Burnsville. N athan staged
his b attles on the village green, now
become the public square, accepting
the challenges of any and all who
cared to try an Issue with him.
Seventy-Five Y ears Ago.
It was 75 years ago th at this Demp­
sey held a championship In Yancey
county, and th e people still talk about
his fame. The territo ry covered by
this pugilist of the early days was
the four contiguous counties, and he
ruled by the power of his good fist
until an outraged court stopped It
and put his fist under a peace bond.
Nathan licked every man who hud
the tem erity to stand up to him.
T here were no referees and few rules
in those eurly encounters, and there
were no gloves to soften the blows.
The strongest man of his day In
these parts, credited with choking a
hear to death with his bure hands,
with seizing a p a rt of a fence rail
on one occasion and dispersing u mob,
Intent on punishing him. In such
a m anner thut all the emergency med­
ical attention of B urnsville wus
called upon to repair the damage, und
with oth er sim ilar feats, N athan
Dempsey came drifting over the moun­
tains. staying long enough to estab ­
lish his reputation in Yancey and then
moved on to th e West.
It was these legends of the B urns­
ville fighting man thut led Jack him ­
self to the belief thut the old pioneer
was his g randfather.
lie under­
stood, he said on his recent visit here,
th a t his p ateru al ancestor hud lived
for a tim e In North Carolina. Any­
way, the people In Yancey county have
been tulklng about this first Dempsey
for 75 y ears—since long before Jack
stepped Into the lim elight--and are
•till talking now th at lie has been
eclipsed. But nobody thought o f con­
necting the world champion with the
renow tied scrupper of the m ountains
until Jack him self advanced the Idea
th a t resulted In the Investigation.
If Inheritance goes for anything,
then Jack Dempsey came by Ills prow
ess legitim ately, for the mighty
N athan bad ull of w estern North
Carolina -o r at least th a t p art of It
th a t came under Ills Immediate Ju­
risdiction—subject to Hie power o f Ills
fiat, until th e m ajesty of the law took
hold of the situation, und forbade him
longer use of his list for sanguinary
encounters.
It is Interesting to note th at the
law specifically mentioned his right
fist aa the one put under the ban—
It does not mention the left. History
does not relate th u t the peace bond
chulnlng Ills right resulted In any
g reat num ber of challenges being
showered upon D em psey; Ills left
seem s to have been utmost equally
effective.
Old Court Record.
The law designated th at he could
strik e only with th e palm of Ills right
hand, but left th e left flat free to
be used In any m anner the tighter
might choose. The old court record
Is probably still In existence unless
It was destroyed during the days of
th e w ar between th e states.
The
wording of the document was studied
metriculously in order th at some way
might be found for Dempsey, and the
n atu re of It still Is recalled by the
older people who also recall th a t tu r­
bulent and hectic period when Demp­
sey sto<i<| four square to all the world
nnd fought any mun who desired a
fight for th e pure love of fighting,
holding his buttles at appointed tim es
so th at all might be present to w itness
the encounter.
T here are several people In B urns­
ville—the old-timers— who recall the
days when N athan used to go to It
fist und skull on the public square.
T hut was before his fam e became so
well known thut he had no opposi­
tion. T here are those who still con­
tend thut he wus a "superm an,” p o in t­
ing out thut he did not have ribs,
but u solid bone chest th a t protected
his cavernous lungs. He Is credited
with having been a full, upstanding
fellow with fine black eyes and h and­
some ap pearanth.
W hat became of
him Is not known.
A fter a time
he became seized w ith the “w an­
d erlu st” and resum ed his pilgrim ­
age over th e mountains. I.ater the
man who became the g ran d fath er of
Jack Dempsey showed up In the West.
T he story of the h ear Is well re­
membered, und Is related with gusto
by the more aged citizens of Yancey
county. The tree to which the anim at,
brought home by N athan, w as sup-
posed to have been tied, still is stand
Ing.
It Is called D empsey's tree to
th is day. T he story goes th a t N athan
brought home the bear, chained It to
a tree and, to the delight and am aze­
ment of the younger generation, kept
It for some time.
In the course o f tim e th e bear took
a notion to make a meal off of one
o f N athan's calves. T h ere w as a te r­
rific struggle under the tree, to which
th e un fo rtu n ate bovine hail wandered.
In th e midst of It Dempsey came
home. He entered the fight and soon
found him self grappling with the
bear, who, having had a taste of blood,
w as of a mind to put In his place
th is human who was about to come
between his beurshlp and a succulent
dinner. The bear w as choked to death
by Dempsey with his o -re hand«.
Was a Superm an.
"U ncle .D ave” Angell, a Civil w ar
veteran now elghty-two years old, was
a boy of ten when N athan was In his
prime. He suw Idin make Ida fam ous
TRAGEDY FOLLOWED OWNERS
OF “GRAND CONDE” DIAMOND
Recent Theft Recalls Dramatic His­
tory of Jewel Owned by
French Royalty.
P aris.—T ragedies and m isfortunes
have befnlleu the possessors of the
"(lrand Conde" diamond for many
years. They have given added nnd
Im pressive stren g th to the widespread
belief th at an evil Influence lurks In
the fascinating rays of the gem. And
now the "(¡rand Conde" diamond has
been stolen
About an Inch long and half an Inch
wide, weighing ."SI karats, the diamond
has been valued at *2,(1011.(100. While
th ere are several larg er stones among
the fam ous diam onds of the world,
there Is no more perfect exam ple of
a pluk diamond In existence.
The audacious th eft of the stone
from the C hateau de C hantilly, In
France, la the latest dram atic event
In the history of a Jewel th at has been
followed by unparalleled m isfortune
The diamond received Its nam e of
Ibe "Grand Conde" because It was
first possessed by the prlnca of Conde,
a member of one of th e most Illu stri­
ous branches of th e Bourbon family,
the royal family of France.
Exile, suicide, fatal accidents, and
death at the hands of enemies bus
been the lot of those who have pos­
sessed the gem. The last p rivate ow n­
e r of the chateau w as the duke of
Auniale, son of Klug Louis Philippe,
pf France. He died In 1SW2, leaving
the chateau with Ita diam ond and oth
er treasu res to the F rench nation.
The diamond, with oth er rare treas­
ures. was left In th e treasu re »ower
of the chstesu. which la surrounded by
a moat tilled w ith w ater A band nt
thieves, estim ated to number ten.
crossed the moat w ith a ladder and
rifled the tower.
Official* and police of France are
SOME GRAIN IS
SAVE APPLE TREES
NEEDED BY COW
CANKER-INFECTED
FEEDING PULLETS
IN COLD SEASON
Though rich in food elements, a lfa l­
Apple trees Infected with hold-over
P ullets m ust be well developed, viz.
fa hay must be supplem ented with u
fire blight cankers, one of the serious orous a n d m ust carry a surplus of
i grain m ixture If Hie dairy herd is to
problem s of upple grow ers in some body fat If they are to produce near-
be kept in good condition and at the
' sections, can he saved and a large ily during the w inter months.
sam e lime produce il large am ount of
percentage of fu tu re Infections pre-
D. C. H enderson, poultry specialist
milk. This is the conclusion draw n
, vented if a procedure w orked out by In the South D akota S tate college Px,
by the dairy departm ent of llie New
Investigators In the experim ent s ta ­ tension service, says that pullet»
Jersey S tate College of A griculture,
New Brunswick, from experim ents und tion of the college of agriculture, Uni- which come Into laying with weak
i verslty of Illinois, is followed care­ fram es and undeveloped bodies usual­
, farm experiences in New Jersey and
fully and system atically, it is an- ly break down under the strain of e„-g
elsewhere.
; jiounced bv Dr. 11. \V. A nderson, a s­ production during the w inter months.
In one Instance, a dairym an of this
sociate chief of pouiologlcal pathology, He advises a careful feeding program
I stute claimed repeatedly thut he could
who had charge of the Investigations. for pullets so th u t they will have th«
secure Just us high u production from
The object of the procedure, which surplus body fat ao necessary to heavy
i a ration of good alfalfa buy und first-
w as worked out as the result of ob­ egg production.
charge with the fence rail. T hat was , class corn silage as from one contain­
servations and experim ents. Is to save
“Feeds containing protein nnd min­
when some of the ueighborhisid boys ing also a liberal umount of gruln eon-
trees, not to control blossom und twig erals a re essential for proper growth
undertook to accom plish by force of I cem rates. Investigation showed, how-
blight In the entire orchard.
of bones, fe a th e rs nnd muscles," he
num bers what not one of them could ! ever, th a t he was giving the cows
In Calhoun, Illinois’ most im portant says. "Skim milk, If available in suf­
do single-banded. When the fracas w as large am ounts of very choice alfalfa
upple producing county, and adjoining ficient quantity, Is nn excellent feed.
over, th ere were a iHrge num ber of i hay und w as not forcing them to eat
fellows In sore need of a doctor and It up clean, hut allowing them to pick counties hold-over Idlglit cankers are T he birds should be given access to
killing thousands of Willow Twig trees, th e milk a t all times. It can he fed
a nurse. But N athan him self still out only the leaves and tender parts.
stood upon his two fe(*t, with no vis­ The left-over stem s were fed to and this variety, one of the most profit­ eith er in th e sw eet or sour form.
“If the milk Is limited, part of the
horses. T his dairym an fulled to ui>- able to w estern Illinois grow ers. Is
ible m arks of violence u|sin him.
“I never saw such a man;” Uncle preciate th a t the cows w ere not e a t­ doomed unless satisfactory m ethods of protein may be supplied through the
control are put to use, Doctor A nder­ use of m eat scraps or tankage In a
Dave says. "Why, he was a glunt. He ing alfalfa hay, but chiefly alfalfa
son said
mash m ixture.”
wus a superm an. T here w asn't a man leaves, which contain nearly as much
The procedure which the experi­
A dry m ash m ixture which Hender­
in all w estern N orth Carolina th a t cru Je protein us gluten feed, and not
m ent station w orkers have developed son advises for satisfactory develop­
could whip him. I guess there were much more fiber than oats.
m ent of pullets Is composed of one
not five all put together thut could
All the concentrates in a ration were to save infected trees Is as follow s:
1. Plot the orchard, indicating on a
p a rt each by weight of cornmeal,
have done It. Johnny Mcl’eters, an replaced by alfalfa hay In a trial at
diagram the exact location of all dis­ ground heavy oats, w heat bran, tlour
unusually strong mun, challenged the New Jersey experim ent station.
Dempsey to a fight once. But the b at­ A ration consisting of 17.5 pounds of eased trees and the num ber of can ­ m iddlings and tankage.
One pound of salt should he added
tle never came off. Dempsey knocked ulfalfa hay and 36 pounds of corn si­ kers on each tree.
2. D uring the w inter m onths cut out to each 100 pounds of mash. If a
Dtyldy Mac unconscious In the m ean­ lage wus com pared with a ration con­
all cankers. Cankered limbs which do lim ited am ount of milk Is available,
time and Mcl’eters never set a definite taining 9 pounds of concentrates rich
not contain enough live wood to w ar­ one-half p a rt of tankage may be fed
date for the encounter."
In protein, fed with corn silage and
D ry mash should he
A few relics of old N athan still are corn stover. T his la tte r ration was ra n t saving the en tire limb should be In the m ash.
left at Burnsville. T here Is the bear fur from Ideal, for It contained no cut off well below the canker. C an­ kept In the hoppers before the birds
kers on the body of the tree or on a t all times.
tree on the land of Janies F. H y a tt; legume hay. It produced, however,
G rain Is necessary for the proper
large scaffold limbs should be cleaned
the public square w here the m ajority over 20 per cent more milk and but-
of the fights were held, now beautified I terfnt thun the alfalfa hay and silage out and treated. T he o rch ard lst should storing of a reserve of fa t In the body,
have special Instructions for th is sta te s the specialist. L ate hatched
and modernized and with paved streets ration.
pullets should be forced heavily with
leading through it, and the site of the |
In a six-year test a t the Illinois ex­ work.
Dempsey cabin, now burled some- 1 perim ent station It w as found th aï
3. The cleaned canker and all tools both bran nnd mash to develop flesh
w here under the Miller hotel, w here cows fed some grain in addition to
used should he disinfected by using and hone, essential In continuous
the ancient logs serve to form the silage and alfalfa hay stayed in bet­ a solution of m ercuric chloride, m er­ heavy egg production. Early hatched
supports for some of the Inner walla. ter condition than those fed silage und
curic cyanide and glycerin. A con­ pullets, th a t are well developed and
a re coming Into laying should he fed
Yancey county in those days included alfalfa hay alone.
venient form ula for this Is:
w hat is now Avery, Mitchell, Mudlson
(A) T hree-tenths ounce of m ercuric heavily on grain feeds and sparingly
and th e present Yancey county. B ut
chloride In one pint of warm w ater. on dry m ash. T he pullet flock must
the memory of this mighty man re ­ Give Plenty of Feed to •
(B) T hree-tenths ounce of m ercuric carry a surplus of body flesh, obtained
prim arily from grain feeds. If they are
m ains clear In the minds of those
cyanide in one pint of w ater.
Increase
Yield
of
Milk
who knew him—then boys of ten and
Add three pints of glycerin to each to give profitable w inter egg produc­
T here Is a tendency to decrease the
twelve years, who drank with avidity
of (A) and (B) a fte r they are In tion.
am ount of feed fed us the costs mount.
the stories of the prow ess of tills
solution, then mix them together.
The proper thing to do Is to select
mighty fellow.
cows with sufficient capacity to be­ M ake up In wooden or g ran ite w are Late Laying Hens Best
“You ju st couldn't h u rt him ,” Uncle
containers.
come profitable and then Increase the
for Building Up Flock
Dave declares.
4. P aint the wounded surfaces first
am ount of feed.
Eggs usually a re the chief source
But apparently lie could be pestered.
w ith shellac and then, a fte r they are
Experience has shown th a t It Is not
of Income from th e farm poultry busi­
Enough of one tiling, evidently, wus the highly concentrated rations that» dry, with gas ta r or w hite lead paint.
enough. When the crowd ganged him make! for the greatest production. It
5. Give special attention to follow­ ness and one of th e quickest ways to
build up th e egg-laying capacity of
one day in the belief th a t co-opera­ Is the fresh, partially dilute, soft, pal­ up work.
the flock Is to breed from the best of
tion might accomplish w hat individual atable feeds, w ith a low crude fiber
D uring the growing season w atch
bravery hud not, Dempsey reached content—such as g rass—th a t give the
for any advance a t the edge of the the late laying hens ra th e r than from
down und got a fence rail In one hand best results.
cankers. If any advance Is seen, Im­ the young pullets which have not had
and charged Into the crowd of his
m ediately clean out to perfectly a chance to show th eir w orth as lay­
A m ixture of different kinds of hay
torm entors. A short tim e th ereafter Is Im portant, especially with a high- healthy bark, disinfect very carefully ers. Only those late laying hens
the Injured w ere carried home by th eir i producing cow, In order th a t all the
and drop all diseased bark Into a pail, which have th e proper size, type and
o th er desirable characteristics should
friends.
Dempsey w as not among , n u trien ts may be provided.
Hay
rem ove from orchurd and burn.
be used In th e breeding pen. Poorly
them. The fence rail was ruined for should be cut before feeding nnd the
any purpose except to be used as fire- . different varieties mixed. G rain Is
colored birds and those with disquali­
fications, such us aide sprigs on the
wood. Ui cle Dave w itnessed this fight combined w ith this and plant m inerals Best Strawberry Mulch
with his own eyes.
comb and stu b s on the legs, are un­
added. If properly mixed, this feed
Is Strawy Horse Manure desirable as breeders, the poultrymen
In all Ills career, however, Dempsey ' receives the sam e treatm en t In the
never killed a man, nnd never beat his j paunch as hay. T his aids digestion
•
A coarse or straw y horse m anure Is say.
The m ost desirable of th e late lay­
wife. T his last w as unusual, for west- J and lightens the process of m astica­ best. Cow m anure Is too compact. It
will m at down over the plan ts or form J ing hens which molt as lute as Sep­
ern North Carolina wus a wild place j tion.
In those days, and not much fuss w as [
large chunks which do not protect the i tem ber 15 o r la te r should be mated
plants. The object of m ulching Is to j w ith th e best mules of the flock or
rnlsed about a little thing like wife
beating, according to Uncle Dave Growing Various Crops
keep the frost In the soil, th u s pre- , preferably w ith m ales secured from
venting the lift of the frost and the J a breeder of a good strain of produc­
Mrs. Dempsey, he says, w as a tiny |
to
Provide
Dairy
Feeds
little wisp of a woman and perhaps
tion-bred stock.
The following am ount of home­ settle of the thaw over nnd over i
the happiest one In nil Yancey county 1
grown feed should be provided for through the w inter nnd spring. T he
N athan w as good to her. Bough tough 1
frost lifts the plants a little nnd the , Arranging Nests for Easy
each cow for a period of one y ear:
he may have been, he left Ills fighting
settling of th e thaw pulls the soil
and drinking off when he w ent home.
X te n s sila g e If as m any a s 10 bead
away from the roots and leaves them I
Cleaning Is Best Plan
<lr perhaps he w as under the same of nw s are kept.
exposed. The plants should not he 1 A rrange n ests fo r the hens and the
1 ton good leg u m e h a y — a lfa lfa , red
sort of dominion that some of us of
completely covered, for they m ust ; new pullets us soon as possible. It
clo v er, soy bean, cow pea, etc. If no
the present day are. The b attle does elta g e Is provided. 2 to n s leg u m e bay
have a ir through the w inter. T here- I Is best they become accustomed to
not ulwuys go to the strong, especially sh ou ld be g ro w n for each cow .
fore a coarse mulch which will not j this equipm ent so th a t they are not
when a woman tak es a hand In It.
15 busbela corn.
pack down too hard Is best, says a | afraid of It la te r on. If possible, build
10 b u sh els oats.
W hat N athan Dempsey followed as
w riter In the Rural New Yorker. Some th e n ests In a long row, using a 12-
P le n ty o f good p a stu re from fro st
a business nobody rem embers. “Yon
people make the m istake of using for- j Inch board fo r the base, and square
to frost.
w ouldn't hardly expect us boys to re­
est leaves, saw dust or very fine i sections of sam e fo r partitions. Fasten
mem ber w hat he did. We were Inter­
If th e above am ount of feed is manure, thinking the plan ts must he together w ith hooks like screen door
ested In his fighting,” they say around grown on the farm fo r each cow It fully covered. These pack too closely ,
hooks, so the whole stru ctu re will
Burnsville. And they are still talk
will be necessary to buy only about
and sm other a good many plants. We come a p a rt fo r thorough cleaning.
Ing about It a fte r 75 years, partlcu
five bugs cottonseed meal and three
have found course millet or sudan
larl.v since they have learned th at the | bags w heat bran In order to have ra ­ grass cut before they seed very good T his is Infinitely b etter than nailing
np a few old boxes,. End expecting th»
redoubtable Jack has accepted him as tion filling the requirem ents outlined
for mulching.
hens to use them.
his g randfather.
above.
H ens p re fe r d ark nesta, and If given
choice betw een »• dark nest and a
Sprouts Are Worthless
M aking Sure
light ne»t, will alm ost alw ays avoid
Addition of Dried Yeast
to Grow Cherry Trees the light. It Is convenient, also. If you
New Y ork.—Mrs. Frederick Senese
to Normal Calf Ration
C herry trees grown from sprouts can arran g e the n ests along the wall,
a fte r rem onstrating with her husband
In tests at the M innesota experi­ which came up around old cherry so th a t the eggs can be taken up wltn-
for taking other women to ride, the
trees would be practically the same out going Into the scratching erea.
police say, sprinkled gasoline over the ment station In which 47 calves were
as seedlings, and would not be likely T his Is convenient, and avoids disturb­
family autom obile and applied a fed, C. H. Eckles, V. M. Williams, J.
W. Wilbur, L. S. Palm er and H. M.
match.
to produce much fruit, and w hat fru it j ing the chickens.
Ilarshaw found that the addition of they might bear would be likely to be
dried yeast to normal rations. Includ­ of Inferior qunllty.
Attend to Ventilation
w atching anxiously for the diamond ing whole or skim milk, grain nnd hay.
Probably, the old trees from which
Those who expect any great num­
to turn up in some Jew eler's shop or did not Increase the rates of gain from
th e sprouts were taken, w ere budded
p rivate collection.
two weeks to ISO days of age.
or grafted on seedling roots which are ber of w inter egg» from old hens are
“In several experim ents with rats,
likely to s«nd up sprouts whl< h will doomed to disappointm ent unless they
from 15 to 20 per cent of yeast In the
beur seedling fruit of poor quality. ; have especially favorable conditions
Uncooked Salmon and
ration w as required for the produc­ The seedlings frequently used for bud- j such as electric lights. Old hens will
Poi Delight Hawaiian« tion of normal growth. Increasing this ding good kinds of cherries on are m o lt The poor layers s ta rt shedding
morello cherries, and some of these In Ju n e w hile the best hens may not
Honolulu.—The trouble with serving am ount did not have an additional
the H aw aiian national dishes—poi and stim ulating effect. A calf ration was seedlings may bear fru it of very good J do so until late In the fall. And once
lomlloml salm on—In other parts of the fed to rats, with and w ithout yeast,
qunllty, hut as a rule the fru it Is In a while th ere Is a hen th at does not
ra th e r poor. The seedling trees are molt until December.
world Is th at few persons born outside with unsatisfactory results In both
One must depend upon the p u ll«
cases, due probably to an excesa of not likely to bear much until they b e­
the H aw aiian Islands like poi.
flock for satisfacto ry early w inter egg
bulk.”
come
very
old,
and
even
then
they
are
Pol, however, is the H aw aiian staff
production.
usually shy bearer«.
of life. E verything the old lime Ha
w allnns eat Is served as a side dish to
Box Stall for Bull
Blood Spots in Eggs
poi. It Is a gray, pastellke m aterial
Protection From Rabbits
A box stall Is the best place to
made by pounding the root of the taro
Blood
spots In eggs are due to vari­
house a herd sire, although he should
The trees should lie protected from i
plant. It la eaten with the lingers,
he allowed more exercise ttian he will rabbits by means of tree rn n rd s of va­ ous causes, and often a re not serious
and choice determ ines Its thickness
get by Just tram ping around in a small rious types, eith er wood veneer, paper sp fa r as the flock Is concerned. Such
It may be of one finger, two finger or
stall. T urn him out into a small pad- of various sorts, or even cornstalks, spot» are found quite commonly 1»
three finger consistency.
dock each day or give him the free­ or galvanized or other screen wire, eggs from comm ercial flocks, and un­
The preparation of lomlloml salmon dom of a barn lot to roam around and or the heavy galvanized hardw are less In unusual num bers call for no
Is simple
Uncooked salt salmon Is exercise. The ordinary ration of hay, cloth of about one-fourth-inch mesh.
change I d m anagem ent. If They do
picked Into small bits. Chopped to ­ silage and a small am ount of grain
The hardw are cloth and screen appear In larg er num bers, examina­
matoes and onions are added By no Is suitable for him. Milage will h are
guards should be about eighteen tion of the ration to find whether
means are poi and lomlloml salmon no III effects upon hia potency, al­ Inches high, and pushed down a couple there Is not som ething wrong with M
mixed. It Is cnllnary sacrilege In H a­ though he should not be made to sub­ of Inches Into the soil. They may he la recommended. T he cause la some­
waii to take poi any eth er way than sist u | m > u silage altogether.
left In place aa long aa protection la tim es feeding condlm ental foods such
straight.
aa pepper.
needed.