North Carolina Newspapers

The Scrap Book The Paramount Issue. Ono day (luring tlu ciimpjiiii of 11)00 Major IIiMsry Newman was nt I'oplur WufT, Mo., pri'.u'liiiii; limi-r:u-y pure and umlciili'il !n his best form, luit re fraining from any discussion of tlie "paramount Usui-." Anioni; tin' major's auditors v:i a citi.'ii hi a puliiviiian's helmet who mai'kcil tin omissiuu autl jliU'lTIIM"' I. "How nt '.;, I'l.MlipM.vinsV'- he CsUcJ Willi a l.ruL.-::.' wiii.-lt !:-;'t in dotiM :i t') liii nativity. Major .Now man i n'Miueil wltlnmt r.j'piM ; in, to nosi.-c the i;Mtio:icr. ai-oi-.t Hi rinilipiiyiiKV" came ii.Min ill tin- i iiii of I'tu' of iHo majors l-i-M pi-l-io.i-. Half a ilo'ti if !! inti'rnt'oions f:i'..iM'(l w.tii no iiou! !i't-i:;i lo tln "M i'tii-ail." -.aiil Major .Wwimm at u-vi. r;i :: y.-t :r..;-t i i-hiii-p. ''I,- !:.! ' 'in !,.,:;:, ' "i r: :: --yiu -. r.i tmio ilio ri..!!'p:. - r v it I in f..r J'-'-l i'ii. ;!:. ' : . : v . oi;ii r.-U' our ,u : v art th. ; s-h.iii o i: i t! L r- Choate's Arsv.e-. "If .m.-i 1 1 ... as oi:li oi! : . '.;. ! lion.;, t:.--.. tlio i : :. s w iio.ii..--. - ..,.1 h Ii II. i I.outo, ynar-oif. whom M r. i lio.i-o pon tii - 1 1 1 -1 raiiiiin m-vwivil. -Mrs. Montnigic en Fools. Ill !-'. '.: Iii.lllill- VOM-. mo so ttitlii: wit:, : 'ilv as that it is luotv sat-isfn-i with ;oit' tiian vvisiloin can rea soiiai.ly I ... it.stlnai-y and foolhardi-iu-s till :h..ir .osi." irs with j.iy and assiiranoo. "I'is for tl.o most ignorant to look at otl.i.r n.on ovi-r tin- sli.iuldor, always rotm-mm: from tin- combat full of joy ainl tvinmoli. Ami for the most part this a m it: f j and gay- cty of coiiiiti-iiiinco L'ivo tlii'iu t ho bet tor of ir in th.' opinion of the audience. Olistiuaiy of opinion in argument Is till' sni'i st pi !' of folly. Is there IU1.V- tlilnj,' so asstirid. resolute, disdainful, serious and :rni' as the ass'; Love of Country. Ill tin- la-l .lays of the Confederacy General I.oa-stre. i ..liscrved a soldier in tattered .i nliinc stamlin',' in mud und a lieatin.' rain during a temporary halt of the i- ilnmn. The soldier was BOliloiitiizim; for the lietieiit of the by standers: "I love my country," he said. "I could die for my country, lireathea there a man with sdiiI m dead who to himself hath never said, 'This Is my own, my native land?' Hut If I ever do get through with this wur if I do Ket through sure enciush I'll be damn ed If I ever fall in love with another country!" Courage Loves a Lofty Path, I am encouraged by these things with which you think to scare me. I long to stand where the Sun himself trem bles to stand. It Is the part of grovel lers and cowards to follow the safe track. Courage loves a lofty path. Seneca. One Like Her. A large touring automobile contain ing a man and his wife In a narrow road met n hay wagon fully loaded. ; The woman declared that the farmer must back out, but her husband con tended that she was unreasonable. "But you can't back the automobile m far." she said, "and I don't intend to move for anybody. He should have seen us." The husband pointed out that this was Impossible owing to an abrupt! turn In tha rod. "I don't earn," ah Insisted, "I won't move if we have to stay here all 1 night" ' The man lu the automobile was start ing to argue the matter when the fann er, who had been sitting quietly on the bay, Interrupted. "Never mind, air," he exclaimed. "I'll try to back out I've got one just like her at home." Philadelphia ledger. John, th Unknown. During the great epidemic of yellow fever at Memphis the members of the 'relief committee were at their wits' end to obtain watchers, when a man with Cttaree features, clwe cropped hair and hnffllng gait went directly to one of the attending physicians and said, "I want to nurse." The doctor looked at jhlm critically, concluded he was not 'fitted for the work In any way and re- piled, "You are not needed." "I wish to nurse," iersi.stod the stranger. "Try nie for a week. If you don't like me, then dismiss me. If you do. pay me tny wages." "Very well." said the doe tor, "I'll take you, although, to be can did, I hesitate to do so." Theu he add ed mentally, "I'll keep my eye on him." lint the man soon proved that he need ed nobody's eye upon him. In a few weeks he had become one of the most valuable nurses on that heroic force. He was tireless and self denying. Wherever the pestilence rage.l most fiercely he worked hardest. The suf fering and the sinking adored him. To the neglected and the forgotten his rough face was as the face of an angel. II" -i't'1 m strangely on paydays, !: i v. -. e: thai lie was followed tUraugu I- .' k M:vets to aa obscure place, w here hi- was seen to put his whole week's earnings into a relief box for the beii.' lit of the villow fever sufferers. Not lo::g afterward he sickened and died of the pl.tgiie, and when his body was pre pare I for it- uiiii.ime I grave, for he had never t-il.l who he was, a livid ir. rk was f.mn I which rliowe.l that .loiiu. Hie iiur-e. ha I been brand.- I lis a c .nvieie-l fe!,.:i. Aftainst the Lirj'itnieci Rrd. A long l.r.e a- a n'.or of th I h i; ....n:i I church i:i 1', itjin.-e;,. ; - m.l.l" till- pn -! ;i:.;iiiim a ! reposi tion to 'my a huh: oiir .,i i ,,r Uie !.: "W-'ve l.,vsi I . :'lv:it ileal ilror,' ,.s a: il -r, at deal spe.ise t . build a hou-e i,.- 1 1 i I Aim ti. n.nl now if h.-'s a l.i'a. to illlii.ier on l.'s own 1. u:-o an 1 imr:i him up. let. Inn .huiiler o-n." 1 si, an t v-i- f r ,!e tiu:, rod:" La R jcl-.cfoiicnu'd cn Love. I.ove. like tire, mii-t !,.-.. Mlmta! luovciuct.t. W'I'-n it ir.is.s to hop and fear, it -ease, to t M. i'h- reason vi hy lovers are never vv-ii-y of being together is because tl.ey are alvvavs talking i f themselves. Coldih-ss in loo is a sure ir.e.ms of I eing I el o.,i. The tieire v. e 1 .v.- the iie:.:vr ar ' w ! . hate. Women vvl. i I e.e. in re c.i-liy pardon ini!ii i'i ;' .us than little ::,:iile!i- t'es. it is ;:!,. 1 ) 1 ivc n , . ! time v, ha: we have , really cc..ed to He Liked the Family. loive.-or I'li.ooric- 1'. jV-kson -T Missouri III;; !-.. live sister-. After mi- w ifo h.i.l ' i i ! atii appr opri -i.V n oiiri;.- ! I... esp ,Us -l anotlier : id la- kept hi; , iiirtitig within a nar row eirde ..! l is ,,n telativi-s. f .r he ra.l.er bk.-d th- I :::;iiy. i'he venerable fatli-r of these girls was almost deaf, and win-i the gov ernor went to ihis octogenarian to nsl,-lot- his surviving daughter the follovv lug conv ersat'uai ensued: "I want I.iy..i. :" "lihV "I want yi,!i to let mo have Kliz-a ....th:" " ih. you w ant Lizzie, do you'; What for'.-" ' I'm- my wife!" Tor life':" "I want to many her!" 'Hi. ycsl .lust so, I hear you, boy." "I'm iilad you do:' roared the gov ernor. "Weil." slowly responded the vet eran, "you needn't yell so that the whole ncighhoiiiooil knows it: Yes, you can have her. You've got 'eui all now. my lad. but for goodness' sake. If anything happens to that 'ere poor lit tle gal don't come and ask me for the old woman:" Jackson solemnly promised that he never would. The Deadly Tongue. The second most deadly instrument of destruction is the dynamite gun. The gun merely kills bodies; the tongue kills reputations and ofttimes ruins character. Kach gun works alone; each loaded tongue has a hundred accom plices. The havoc of the guu is visible at once. The full evil of the tongue lives through all the years; even the eye of Omniscience might grow tired in tracing it to its finality. The crimes of the tongue are words of uuklndness, of anger, of malice, of envy, of bitter ness, of harsh criticism, gossip, lying and scandal. Theft and murder are awful crimes, yet In any single year the aggregate sorrow, pain and suffer ing they cause in a nation is micro scopic when compared with the sor rows that come from the crimes of the tongue. William George Jordan. Something New In Kentucky. Fairbanks of Indiana and Shaw of Iowa were stumping Kentucky. After a successful meeting the Kentucky colonel who had the two republican Htatesmen l:t cliarse iuvitej them Into the li'it el barroom for srtuie refresh ment. "What'll you have?" he asked Sena tor Fairbanks. "A little cold apolllnaris," was the reply. "And you?" said the host to Gov ernor Shaw. ''I think I will have a glass of but termilk." The barkeeper turned to the Ken tucklan. "What shall I give you, colo nel?" he asked. The Kentucky gentleman heaved at long sigh. "Under the circumstances," he said, "I think you can give me a piece of pie." Schopenhauer on Innocence. Innocence Is in Its very nature stu pid. The first criminal and murderer, Cain, who acquired a knowledge of guilt, and through guilt acquired a knowledge of virtue by repentance, and so came to understand the meaning of life, Is a tragical figure more signifi cant and almost more respectable than all the innocent foot In the world put together. WHEN FERTILIZERS SHOULD BE APPLIED. As a general rule, which has but few exceptions, the greater part of the fer tilizer should be applied to the soil be fore planting the crop it is intended to benefit. This rule is not only in accord with theoretical consul-rations, but is also abundantly sustained in actual practice, as shown by carefully conducted Held ex periments instituted for the express pur pose of ascertaining the truth, says ilon. H. J. Heililins. Director Oeorgla Kxperi ment Station, Department of Agriculture, in Virginia-Carolina l-'-itllizer Almanac. The theory underlying the rule is the fact that most of the ingredients compos ing a commercial fertilizer are not im mediately soluble ainl availible, but must undergo certain chemical changes in lha soil before the plant food will be in tha proper condition to be taken up by the rents of the plants. This is particularly true in regard to salts of potash, and ill less degree to aei.i phosphate. It is a tact. also, that some l'-rms of potash, notably kair.it, cause chemical changes in the condition of the plant food already present in a soil, win-rel y the before In soluble and non-avan. nte plant food nl rea.ly in the soil, becomes available. The organic substances which are large ly used in the make up of commercial fertilizers for the purrose of supplying nitrogen to the planls s;. eh as cotton seed meal, dried I I I, I: -it scrap, tank age etc., also ie,iiiie time in which to undergo chemical tie, oin; .e ithin and such change of form as will enable the routs to appropriate the uiliogen. Kvcti sul-plial- of ammonia, a highly soluble chemi cal salt, which stmetimvs enters into the composition of :i f. -rlMizer In u very limit, d amount, mn.-l inai' igo a comnlet cli. niieal ile. oiiii.isii i - il in the soil b, r,,re the plants can make .-.:. use of the nitro gen, which it contains in the form of ammonia sulphate. This must be con vened into nitrate, or nitrnie of lime. Nitrate of soda is the one ch.inie.il fertilizer salt thai is immediately avail able, producing a very prompt effect when applied to a growing . i op land it should be applied to n.-.e elh. I I. Acid phosphate i potash mnv be ap plied to the soil a-al bclde.l on from two to six weeks P. i .re planting time. It is claimed by fim experts that pot.i.'h salts may be tippii-.l vvit.i better results i v. n seveial months before planting. A mme practical and convenient rule, how ever, is to apply a complete fertilizer fr-m one to th:.,- weeks before planting the cr.,p. when lb..- latter is a corn. rot Inn, tobacco, or i-th-i- summer-growing crop, always taking-c are to mix the fer tiliser thorough!-, with the soil of the ! n bedding f-.nrow in which it shall be ipplled and tic n "listins." or throwing fun ii i:neriments on the fa'-m of the Ceoreia Kxperiment Stati. i p-n.i-eted for the p u posr. of cum pat nig on the one band Ih- effectiveness . f a complete fertilizer applied two Weeks befofl' planting. 1111.1. on the other b i d. t! ffeetiveness of th- same quantity of the sum- fertilizer .ppli-d in t he - f u- ..ws with ttie seed, were followed by unexpected jitid sur prising result--v iz.. th- cotton seed plant ed en the plats i,, win. h the f-rtilizer had been applied ai d '., dded on two weeks before. e.,m, ,:p quicker and gave a m-r- uniform sP-d , f more vigorous plants than rcsult-d en the plats in which THE y. CASE, s ClHIIICI'll tl at tiicens- t: ! , "! up i.,it i I' l In- p.tiinsel fur ' In- - vi p.itieoi all nI the f.ls-S I- .it-st ' in 1 'I: ifi 'Me mil moll e., ( lia- 'i i-:-.. . 'I'iic licfcmlunts lunl oci-n mi. il f. i- f-Tl.noii in penalties all. p-tl t. lmve 1 , n iiu-nrrod in !ii;nr'b j- ii.;,, tl.is i-;::!m-v s-ovcii'v-ohc alums In Woi k in the otit'uli mills 111 ami .-.niU id Chariot to. Thi- i i - ! i s i i! i 'l'l-i 1 an iriiportiint v itb u-y for tin- i-oiioii iiiii ii ii fai-t it r-ei-.-n Hi- ..nith, v, hose mills have In on greatly h-tiitlieappcil nn no count t if a l.u-k t,f tkilloil help ilur in-: tin ast tliice years. 1'ho ilefciiilatits in the-cases weio: 1-Mwaiil A Smith, (.rosidciit of the lluskins. ChaiUiok ami Louise mills at Chariot to: F. C. I Welle, secret ary ami treasurer of the same mills; Sumner H. Saro.-nt, general maiia-.fft-i'ofthe i). A. Tompkins Com pany, of Charlotte, and Thomas M. Cos'o!li), imiiiigriition agent. The latter defendant was not pres ent a the trial and his whereabouts is not known. The defendants contended that Costelln was the :icrt.t .if tb Kt.iti j of North Carolina0 and not of the other defendants; that skilled help of the kind they sought could not he found unemployed in the United State-;, that the defendants did not share any unlawful intent with Costello. Nearly one hundred witnesses testified during the trial and the case was one of the most interesting ever held in the western district of North Carolina. OUR TIMBER SUPPLY. I'.ikiiikIi to keep l'artirlex tiolnj; Next I'ltlv tears. Mr. W.J. McAnally, of High Point, who is an authority in North Carolina, says that a visit through North Caro'ina mountains reveals the unmistakable fact that there is enough timber uncut to supply the manufacturing industries for the next fifty years. In speaking of the lumbering interests of the sect ion, he said. "There Heed be no fear of a scarcity of lumber to our people and manufacturers with such vaat Bupplies in their natural state 8" close at haad." A Word lor the Negro. The Observer is heartily glad that its and the South's John Charles McNeill is going around saying a good word for the negro. It is true that the bringing of the African to our shores he did not come of his own accord has caused us great misery -in the past, but those who thus complain are wont to forget that he has given us much as a recompense. The faithful black servant is inwoven with our finest traditions, and who would be without the tales of Uncle Remus and the lullabies of the black mam miee? Observer. the fertilizer was applied In the furrows with the seeds. While this result was not contemplated, It was quickly explained by the fact that the fertilizer that had been in the ground two weeks had under gone the chemical changes already allud ed to, and its plant food was ready for the Immediate wants of the yuung plants. This result suggests that it may be ex pedient, in any case, to apply a small quantity say 20 to 25 pounds of nitrate of soda in the same furrow with the cot ton or corn seeds, which may be done with perfect safety with cotton seeds, and wiii-.out danger to corn if not placed in immediate contact with the seed. Arrt.YIXO FKRTIMZETt AT THE T1.MI0 OK PLANTING. This may be understood to mean either applying the ferlili., r. bedding on it and immediately planting the seed; or it may rei'. r to the practice of putting the fer tilizer in the furrow with the seed. In, the littler ease, there is always u mani f. ,- t danger mat the coming growing sea son may be unusually dry, in which event the f, Mili.er, being so lightly covered, may t ot be dissolved and properly dis simulated through the soil. It mnv also fellow- that the fertilizer being so concen trate.! en masse, as il were around the tender rootlets of the young plains that the lat'et- may be injured, or "burned" a inn i insiderable danger. The plan is not advisable except when a very lignl app ieation is t,i . made per acre. 'Ibis ,, union is especially applicable to s.e is hat ate planted in v-rv shallow turrows and but lightly covered, such as coit-ii. and it is generally safer to inter pose some soil. nr. better, deposit tile fcf- lil:.. r in one furrow and plant th- s. eds in a f ni-r nv immcdi'ib-ly beside; or. vice Mi-i. el-mi the j,.i .is th st in the furrow, and then tin f.-r1 ili;:-r-in a furrow close I" sid- it. r.ut tlie prof-rrc! plan is to led -; the bn-tilfcr. and then plant the sc. ie. after ham wing down the beds. I 1: v- el ten applied .Vi to 1 1 a pounds of a -, . niPl. to" f. i tiii. r p, r acre in the fin rue whh tlie cotton s Is; but it was away lack" hi the la!,. yKtjes and early v. ' i'. .- vv hen f. rtili-.vrs sold at tw to $i'.i) n I-",, and very Imht applications were stipp .s. I to be in the interest of a iso I eo; . We did not klll'W Tlllleh about !'-"! i i ' - in ll-oso d-'vs. and were afraid to -i a t. m a lt !: :a.:o on the cotton." That . bas pas-. d and gene, and the up 1, . ! farm, t h is found that runt ami . Is of f. i-iili:'..-r for cotton, a t -! , ; ,l i! 1 h'gh-vrade fertilizer, to -li ;. r- .1' coito, i-. ,...t dangerous or ov-, iv- but simply liberal and judi i io is. In b ed, it is a .potion of simple ai il' t-n !-. If Pi. s per a t ". 'il. eo. a- . I it cm- - . more labor to ';'!'iv. !- an acre with " pounds of ap plied f. rtilizer. th.-., v. ;y ... i increase the amount inv. st, , j. f, i-t t i rs. and. -lit advisal,'... i ,!;:- tne ar, a anil lie ,ll , N'.-.v. ! - w-P-t-.fo i -i-ts to Know' il" t li- V L:li need for lb- -I firmer only flizer I- proper- to .1 P. i- v , sjs libetallv. .in.-- as he biiv-iirr any thing at sit. h a pt ie, -cm j... m. y m I' a profit of from ( p.n p, r centum -Mid envvrirl. A high-grid... hon est r. rtilizer will me t this requirement. Tb.-re is :vt. Ih. - .bistiii-ation for the pr:ielic- of applying fertilizers at the tim- of planting viz . when the farmer bas f iiied to put In hi- enhr at the ju-oe. it time, tie may th. n. .-n-conling to the proverb "bit I r lit.- than not at all" put in the f.-rl ili-.a-r with the seed, er at the time of planting. I c el' 'I II I , lit ill! . Tii'-r" arc a iV-.v hntt, kccju-is 'hat arc lac familiar v. it 'i sutii" nf i lo uses nf t'lipoiitini', and a- lt mid- is clem ami wholesome i: li is I'-ic ad vantage ov-'f maiiv ii in.";i s who. c iid.K's arc ol'l'cn.--ic. Turpentine am! -oip "ill IiIiiom ink .-.trains from lit, en. A few drops added to water in which clothes arc linilnl will whiten them. It ill exterminate' ' r".ic!ies if .spnii'-.!.'.! in their haunts. Mollis will lcae if il is sprinkled ahoui. Turpentine wiil remove whotl, grease, pitch and tar stains. ', A few drops, on ;t wooku cloth will c lean Ian shoes nicely. j Clean gilt frames with a sponge j moistened in turpentine. Ivory knife handles that have !"- come yellow can be restored to their former whiteness by rubhing with turpentine. Carpets can be cleaned and colors restored by going over occasionally with a broom dipped in warm water in which a little turpentine is added. An equal mixture of turpentine and linseed oil will remove white marks from furniture caused hy water. Nebraska's Two Cent Kate. Omaha, Neb., March 8. The two cent per mile passenger fare bill, recently passed by the Nebraska Legislature, became a law today. Simultaneously with this law going into effect, the railroads in Nebras ka, including the Union Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington and Quiney, the Chicago and Northwestern, the Missouri, Pacific and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, issued cir. culars today absolutely abolishing all classes of reduced fares. Groceries Fresh and pure are always found at our store on South Fayetteville street, Ashe boro. Send us your order to be filled at Lowest Market Prices. Complete line of Heavy and fancy Groceries. We pay highest prices for produce of all kinds. When you bring a load of lumber or ties to Asheboro, put on the produce to exchange for cash or merchandise. See RICH & MOFFITT, Asheboro, N. C 'Phone 34 RH CURED and the Vi ,v I. .1 j I " 1 luuncaieu py using n iiZ , LVV, Price Sold III Ar!riro; IV ' JVWjfir' 'II iJR'-'-U 1A Convenience. A c!ii.vkin:.c ncv.j-.tnl w'th a bn-.k is a jr:vat eonven ioncv; not only in the jroiV.Ho!ial man. lml to the fanne!1 as uvll. Jloro iieople would koopsucli accounts il'tlvjy knew just how to .iro about it. Vo jrlailly assist those who n ocl ludp in tfettinjr started. Capital and Surplus, $00,000.00. I BAK Or SOUTH GRCENSBORO, QRtLvsBORo.y.r. a 1'. Vi! uu .v. Pin:.--. I, L. Sipi:?. Cash. A ti DIRECTORS: i V, I ). M KN'.iKNHAI I., C: V. Yll.Y.V.'.l. k E. K. Run. ,1. N. Lon:;kst. 0 ia.xasasE?B"-gfi5aMaggiag55ma ILmbfoidery Specials We are including in our January Reduction Sale a large lot of Hamburgs and Laces, at give-away prices. These patterns are not remnants, neither are they odds and ends but designs cut from the bolt and wanted by every lady. 5c. Hamburgs and Laces 3cts. 10 and 12 l-2c. Hamburgs and Laces 7cts. 20c. Hamburg and Laces 14cts. Higher priced material reduced in proportion. Also some specials in Dress Goods and Waistings. Don't delay your spring sewing until the weather is warmer, but now while it is a pleasure to sit by the fire and sew and bargains are at hand prepare for the hot sum mer months. Prices reduced only until the first week in February. Morris-Scarboro-Moffitt Co. HIGH POINT MACHINE WORKS Engineers, Founders, Machinists. High-class repairing in all lines. Manufacturers of Steam Engines, Saw Mills, Lathe Mills and Pumping Machinery. None but expert mechanics employed. We make a specialty of repairing en heavy machinery and solicit correspondence. IF YOU REQUIRE PROMPT SERVICE WRITE US. Is the oldest (39 years)and first Business College in Va.,f secondlTnTsontM by its students, business men and the "WhSS T Ss Cllef e 8"th 01 the P tou ao River. When I reached Richmond, I inquired of several business men for th W fmtt5?.".?lle,Vhe cit7fcd. "ithout exception, the, " H rScmended Smlthdeal's as the best."-tTm. E. Unm, Law ktermlravher Richmond Double Entry and Joint-Stock kkeeplnRfoSnSSfflfl rS'V-,?" "" Practice, Shorthand, fVpKf TdeSwhr Commercial Law. English Department. Ladies and gentlemen T Dav and XKl ?8&ftNVatloM-v.StudeBta eDter at any "ml Brall -BookkelS '? h.r9la,nd' Penmanship, at home, to those who cannot come to Collet Special inducements to well educated youne men. eVneciallv i?i!g Write forcatftl0gWdfullparuCulargtoyGfsmTthd Send your orders for Printing to The Ccurier. The Circulation Stimulated 1 Muscles and Joints i i 25c 50c & 01.00 by aJI Dealers fl oloan's Treatise OiiTheHorse"SentFree FkI s 'sUan FUcfsr Mcc "i.uui v.vivuiiiuvdiwn,i iujj, Dress. I'hu'n.lrh.h;,: ' 7.?. i j