North Carolina Newspapers

i! 'I i 1 li SI tilt 1 I f - WEED CROPS. Many DiTfarwt Kind Thai OtrmlnaU In Succaion. Every successful farmer Unds that k must assert bis mastery lu no un certain way over the weeds, these rebels of the vegetable world, or they will work bavoc In bis little domain ad eventually bis undoing. The buttle withhem must be fought maeeaslugly, for they are constantly on the watch to take advantage of every pportunity, remarks a writer in Amer ican Cultivator. "We'll fight it out right here if it takes all summer!" may well be the threat of the farmer to the weed crop. iThe great diffleulty is that a great i many give up the fitfbt with the weeds I altogether too soon. Their first attacks I are fierce ond spirited enough, bat I they soon grow indifferent and aban don them altogether. Now, the fact .ia that weeds are of a great many dif ferent varieties, which seem to be de signed to germinate at different sea sons, one species following on the baels of another, occupying the ground vaa Boon as their predecessors have ripened their seed. The result Is that (weeding, vigorous at first, but soon abandoned, leaves the way open and ' Unobstructed for the later varieties to , flourish unhampered, and so they are never conquered or reduced, but their i reign Is more firmly established from I year to year. " On Uncultivated Fields. Then, again, many who wield the hoo t rigorously are altogether too careless J In their dealing with the weeds outside : of the cultivated fields, allowing them 'L to flourish unrestrained about the nia i sure heap nil summer and scatter their J seeds broadcast upon it, to be advuu- tageously planted when it is drawn out and strewn upon the fields In the -spring. FINE FRUIT. Peach Growing la Popular In Many New England Sections. Despite the drawbacks often alleged ki peach growln-j the crop Is a popular one in many New England sections, notably Massachusetts nnd Connecti cut nud Now Hampshire in a lesser degree. The soil best adapted to the crop 13 o:u woil drained, rich and rather sandy. Cravelly loams are de sirable. Those who have listened to addresses of J. II. Halo. New Eng land's peach authority, know the im portance he- places on good air ami water drainage, lie often says lu ad , dressing Xo-,v England audiences, "Got i up on llio hi:!.i and you will have the l best place in the world to grow V- penchc:;." i'ota.di and phosphoric acid are the most Important fertilisers for I the poach, nitrogen taking rather a , minor place. If lojiuiiihiiun cover crops are grj'.va in the orchard these v MAttlS HOS3 PEACHES. 'I -will pracllcallysupply nil the nitrogen necessary on ordinary soil. This fruit Is of the Mamie ltDSs variety, as shown Jn the cut f mii -Now England Home stead. It va.i grawn ou the farm of . A. I?. Howard of Massachusetts. Mr. Howard yrows excellent peaches and Is n strong advocate of wood ashes for fertilizer in 'iue management of or chards. Tho Ca'-fcago Crop. A considerable portion of the cab bass crop I t handled i:i bulk. When forwarded by carload or shipload the heads are cut from tho stalks with a heavy knife cr light hatchet nnd ail the outer leaves left on. When prepared for market they arc d:va.;ed v.p by re moving the outer unbleached leaves. Cabbages are often shi;pcd la venti lated or chit barrels. Tight barrel keep ther.i teo warm nnd may cause rotting. F.y far tho lie't carrier for chipping cnbl.r.iw Is the barrel fI::o crate. This carries the heads securely, paekj In well cu board train or boat and shows the quality of the Btu'Jf wh3ii arriving In market. Tho heads should be packed in the crates care fully by band, no that tho carriers will not bo slack when received by the wholesalers. W. X. Hutt. H.?y In Mew Cnc'""d Hay b the groat underlying irop lu New England. New Hampshire alone tai3C3 G.OOO.OOO tons. To produce a profitable crop tho essentials are deep plowing nnd th.irough tillage, says a writer in A'.v.cia.'in Cultivator. Plow In the s::3ir.:or and seed la tho sum mer. Wcadn r.ro killed by winter frost, while t!i? p.r3 survives. Plow land every Cft'.i y .::?. . Apply five tons of manure to the acre. Ti-.s C:rn Cui'.ivatsr. ' If tho corn u!'.!vafcr undergoes as much i:u;):- i in Ce ne:;t few year.i n it has in the past. It will c.i most be a white shirt job to p'iw corn. Tho dustier- feat are should be u-xt , . given cUetiuoa l;; makers. iTavnivr In Iowa Homer tend. :1'm$zMa mi Farm and Garden SHIPPING PEACHES. The Six Basket Carrier la Uaed For High Grade Fruit. Peaches were formerly shipped In what waa generally known as the Dela ware basket. Now the best peaches gj to market in the six basket carriers. This Is a neat slat carrier somewhat like a berry crate containing sis veneer baskets, holding about a half peck each. This paekagj carries tho teudcrest peaches to market in good condition, ORTINO TABLE FOR FACKINQ TEACHES. and as they look well on arrival they usually sell for the top price. This package 13 to be recommended for ship ping all first class fruit. It Is too ex pensive a package to be used for any but the tirst grade of fruit. Trobably do better fruit package for fine fruit has ever been introduced than the six basket carrU.r. It can bp used for plums or grapes or any high class fruit and always carries It in good condi tion and shows it off to best advantage in market. The sorting table here pictured Is of great assistance In packing peaches. It is tr-oparatod into shallow compart ments that ill hold ubout two bushels of fruit. Th side at which the packer stands has a narrow sheif on which the vcaoor trays are placed while being filled. In the bottom of each compart ment Is a canvas 1. 2, 3 which is ta; ked to th: upper edge opposite tho sorter. This keeps the fruit from bruising nnd facilitates the worker's movements in drawing tho fruit toward tho trays. Iu the veneer trays or bat- handy rif :;n:a basset. Lets each fruit U fiiied into place. I'n le.: tho grade It extra large it holds tv. layers. The table, as will bo seen, l:i c.r.:.;lrr.cte.l in sections which alter nate :-n that fruit may be dumped on the l.'i.le rriiii either side a:::! the trays cirri '.1 o:r la-.ndiiy when li !:!. 'ii;,' sec: .ail cut ih ivs a bandy pick-i:-T b.i.'Uet for pen ;es. As will bo .';en It i:i ii!;:ie tYjin an ordinary IX'ia'.i-a.iV! ba.sk't. The atvap goes over 'io ;di')ii! Icr cf the pkkcr and leaves both hand five tor ?, ttlu'ring Uie fruit. V.'han li.l '.l t!io basket is cosily dumped li,, r ail l iking tho snap. .Maryland Lixperimeut Station. In the Sugar Colt. A Louisiana planter writing to Home and I 'arm nays: Of all crops, I think sugar cane l;j tho hardest work nud most open.-iivo, but sugar cane can Ftaud moro hardship, such us drought and rainy seasons, than tho majority of oirr crops. For there Is no rest for tho sugar fanner. IIo plants his cane In early spring, very often In January, ond ouco planted it needs constant atten tion until July; then It is "laid by." Eut don't think for a moment farmers are foot loo.se until harvesting time, fur they are poor people to pntronixo tho western feed man; consequently every man who produces sugar cano has a third of Ids land every yea In corn, and v. hen 1:1s corn is laid by bo sows cowpeas. It Is tho main feed down here, an 1 when the season Is favorable we iv.ake enough to la.it un til fp'rlng. Then we uae given feed, such as sorghu:n and drill corn. In Florida. Severe (V.v-v.Tg'.iM are very ununu.il in Florid i. the rainfall of the state being l:i the neighborhood cf llfty inches, j pretty we'd distributed throughout the j year, (hough the biggest proportion of j it falls during the rainy season (from July to fopt.'uibor). our winters and ppringi being dry r.nd open, with just enough rainfall to grow the f.nest win :. trir and f-prlag truck and fruit crops In (bo world, say -, a writer from Hernan do comity. I'l.i., In Home and Farm. In ordinary reasjtis we can have strawberrien from Christmas to May, peachoi froai April to October, water melons from May to C'hr!tmas, canta loupes from April to June, KeUcy plums from July to October, pears from August to October and citrus frnitfl of :;ou:o variety (lie year around, berides wild berries of various kinds, of which 1 consider (he blueberry (lie finest berry (hut grows, and it grows hero in great abundance. Cr;'ieli Cpsrrow Useful. In rog.'.ril to tha Kugli. h i pnrrov.- as being d.'r-trtictivo to loeiuts a Medora (ill.) letter ia;.:i (hat thirteen year lo an ts have appeared in largo, lr.uubors l:i JIacoupin cos: In tho woodlands, r.nd fears art; exprciced that they uiny damaga crois. 'i'Ua diaeovery has been uiada. howevo:-. that (!: lh?gllsh r.parrov.-. co-.uicu'.ned as one of the farmer':; v.orrt euo'.uic", it an nvo-.ved cnoaay of the lo. ust. a.'t'.i'i '.t which It li v.agiug war aval ia Uiiiiu'T them by tiio thousands. Country- Gentleman. v.- THE "MARSEILLAISE." It Waa Written by Rouget da Liale In One Brief Hour. On April 2.". 1702. Rouget de Lisle, the military engineer, who had assum ed the aristocratic prefix to become an olllcer, was u guest at a banquet given by Baron Dietrich, first mayor of Ptrassburg. Patriotic excitement was at Its freight "Marchous!" "Aux armes, clto yeusl" were pbvascs on every lip. But as the champagne went round the la dles grew weary and pleaded for an other topic. Patriotic songs? A hymn for the army of the Khlne? Something better thau the jingling "Ca Ira!" The host first suggested a public competi tion and a prize. Then he turned to r.ongct de Lisle ond asked him to "compose n noble song for the French people." Itouget de Lisle tried to excuse blm self. Again the champagne passed round, and just as the party broke up a fellow officer about to quit Strassburg Dext day begged De Lisle for a copy of Lis forthcoming song. "I make the promise on behalf of your comrade." Dietrich replied. Roiv;et de Lisle reached his lodging clote by, but not to sleep. His violin lay on the table. Taking It up, he struck u few chords. Soon a melody f eemed to grow under his Angers. Xo sooner bad he put down the notes than l:o dashed off the words. Thns having In a brief hour secured for himself an undying name he threw Muisclf upon hi bed nnd slumbered houvlly. Header Ma gaztne. STAMMERING. Caused More Often by Habit Than by Defective Vocal Organs. "Stammering N often more the re sult of habit than from Miy defect of the vocal organs," savs tin authority. "It is gonerully. If not always,' caused by a spasm of the larynx, resulting from nervous contraction of the or pans, thus refusing to permit n proper f.ow of the air current producing tone. Topic rarely or never stammer when tinging, fer then the attention Is di' vlde.l 1 ict ween words and music, the nervousness Is momentarily forgotten nnd the pas iage of the n1r current through the larynx Is continuous nnd irMih.ilructed. '"'lainuierlng very often is the re suit of imitation, sometime intention a'., :-oi,!oiiiuc iinc :nscious, and the af i li'.i.m is much more general than might be supposed. In one compara tively smail section of the city there pro thirty-five stammerers, nnd every one of t hein is able to demonstrate to l.ii own satisfaction not only that ho does not stammer very badly, but that !-::ue oilier person he knows stammers a great deal worse than himself. E-ory stammerer Is intensely sensitive about his inlinulty, rarely forgives and never doe forget any allusion to it which in hi.i mind savors of. ridicule." C't. Louis (ilolio-l'emocrat. Comedy In a Dac! Street. Abov.t hi n' lo.k ouo morning two men met and began threatening nnd calling each other names. One finally called the niher n liar, and the two r.icn were about to grapple when a woman opened tho door and said, "Gentlemen, are you about to tight?" "We are!" they answered together. Then have the kindness to wait n moment," the continued. "My hus band has been tick for weeks and is now Ju.-t able to sit up. He Is very downhearted this morning, nnd 11 jou'il only wait till I can draw blm up to the window I know he'll be very grateful to both of you." She disappeared Into tho house, and after o:is l.iok Into each other's fad tho men smiled, shook hands and de parted together. London Telegraph. An Up Stroke. S.imetimcs lightning strikes up In stead of down. If we are to believe a story told many yenrs ago of a party r.f men standing on tli2 porch of a church far tip on tho side of n lofty mountain in Styrlu. They were look ing down Into the valley below, where a great electrical storm was raging, and. with the sun shining upon them nt their altitude, were enrapt by the strange sensation. Suddenly a boll came up from the valley and killed sev en of the party. Circle. Going and Coming. "What's that noise?" asked the vis itor in the apartment house. "Probably some one lu the dentist's rooms on tho I'.oor below getting a tooth out," said bis host. "But it seems to come from the flooi above." "Ah! Then It's probably tho Popleys' baby getting n tooth in." Philadelphia Iress. Tho. Trcmp'a Excuse. Beuevolcut Man (who has given a tramp some work) You're working slowly, my man. Trauip I'm trying to spin it out. Who knows when I shall got any more? Meggendorfer Blatter. The Soft Answor. "Father, do all angels bavo wings?" "No, my son, your mother has none.1. And then she said sweetly that he uiigbt go to the club If be wouldn't stay late. Atlanta Constitution. Modest. "Did be nsk her father for her hand In marriage?" "No. He needed ?10. and he didn't want to iu;k for too much at once." Cleveland Plain Dealer. Ha Had Hopes. Yo'ing la ly (owner uif great eslatosl As far as (he eye can reach, all the land hehau.'s- to nie. A driver (re- '-ct-fully-! h. .r- : mi are ;- -u i:-';:litoil. Mrs. Malinda Akers, of Basham, Va writes: "I had what doctors call 'prolapse,' and couldn't stand straight. I had pain in my back and shoulders, and was very irregular and profuse. Doctors said an operation was needed, but I couldn't bear the thought of the knife. After tak ing three bottles of Wine of Cardui, I could walk around. Can now do my housework and am in splendid health." Cardui is a pure, vegetable, medicinal essence, especially adapted to cure women's diseases. It relieves excessive periodical pains, regulates irregularities, and is a safe, pleasant and re liable remedy for all sick women. In suc cessful use for over 70 years. Try it. At Every Drug Store WINE OF A PUGET SOUND NAME. Pnyallnp and the Experience of th Mam Reauoualble For It. 'flie name Puyalluji 1h of Indian ori gin, as old as the memory of the white man. In "Pioneer Reminiscences of Puget Round" the author, Mr. Meeker, lays that be accents the odium of In 'lictin.s that niiine on suffering genera tions by plattlr.K a few blocks of land ni to village lot. nnd recording them under the r.rw.p Puyallup. He men tions incidentally that ho has suffered from it. The first time I went east after the town was named r.nd said to n friend In New York that our town was nam ed Puvnllun be seemed startled. "Named wliatV "rayallup." said I. "That's a jawbreaker," came the re sponse. "How do you spell It?" "P-u-y-a-l-l-u-p," I said. "Let me sec. bow did you say you pronounced It?" Pouting out my lips like n veritable niu-.isu u.l ci,.i,n:..m .-VCI.V I.-U..I nnd syllable s i as to briiiR out tho Peuw for Puy nud the strong ciuidia- sis on the u! and cr i"khi! my lips to- getber to cut o.T the hip. I finally drill ed my friend . tint be could pro liouncp the word, yet fell short of the cles-.inco of the sclent i lronunc.n- Thcn. when and encoinitcri trade in I.eu : Kticst lo H d., issel the Atlantic factors of the ho; ci:d was bidden m a ;., ; to Introduce me t) the assembled lu iiicrchai-.ts, when I saw a If.'iiMed look overshadow tho face of my friend who was to intro duce me 1 knew what was troubling him. and my sympathy went out to him. ' Let me introduce to you my Ameri can friend fiom"-be bean bul.'.'.y and then hesitated "my friend from Amer ica," he continued, and then turned to me with an imploring look and blurted out: "I say, Mr. Meeker, 1 cawn't remem ber that name. What Is it?" P,ut wbeu letters began to come to me addressed "Peuiope," "Polly-up," "Full-all-up," "Pewl-a-Ioop" and final ly "Pay-all up," then my cup of sorrow . was full. I am sure. However, tuai there will never be but one Puyailup. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. When abusing a man in fun don't go too far. Advice Is like medicine a little goes a Ions 'ay. The ,'ood things of life grow slow, but It U different with bills and scan dal. Time tiles so fast as a man grows older that it Feenis to him be has bis Sunday clothes ou ull the time. People do tilings lu broad daylight to mukt themselves ridiculous and then blame ; paper for mmtloiiir.tf it. Yon hear "He was one of the beat men that ever lived" oftcuer than "Me Is one of the bent men Unit ever lived." Why Is it. that people who say dis agreeable things to one's face are call ed honest and people who say pleasant things are culled tiattnvrs? Atchison Globe. Hon In (lie Snow. It seems almost Impossible that thero should lie u plant that flowers naturally outdoors iu tle depth of winter. But It Is a fact. The Christmas rose an swers this description. From the end of (Molior until February Its white llowers (about three Inches across) may be gathered at almost auy time, and even when Uie ground is covered with snow the Christmas row Is producing Its Rowers. Wo don't often nro tlieni In December uud January because we never think of brnhluK off tho snow to look at the plant that is grov.iiu; underneath. The flowers are of a duz zliug whifness when young, but be come faintly tinged with pink after about a week. Country Life In Amer ica. Built Th- y- i.-.i. W?.r l-iiys a : -New X hen les-o.l. lu; Ih'c.' Operaiion n FREE ADVICE Wrtfe.ut a toitir dncrlblag all your symptoms, and will sand yo Free Advice, In plala staled tnnlaw. Address: Ladle' Advisory DepartSMal, TheChattanoos MadtcineCo..Chali nooga, Tenn. in $1.00 Bottles. LAND SALE. riy vlrt'irc of -m nriN-r nf s'llc prnntnt hv Hie iiTMir ( . i-.ii-i ki '.ii'i.lulph Ciiuiity mi tin- I'l-tlt-'li "(A. it. Knnp' !"t. nl. V. AhiKt.ihi Mowr Kl nl: I slinll .fli hi !k- ijiiint II.ii f !. r in A-hi'hnn i.t n i.'i- k V. on n.tli i;iv u ifinifLT r.iuv. tin- I, i iiwnn; i;, :, i-iirc to Witt a Iriet o liiml in Lili riv 'I'uhii. ('"inily. on Hi" writer, nf 1 1 1 . 1 v env ilic Inn. I- m I hnnris V.i k. Willhini liilian. K. W. Junes Ull'l nllllMS. in . it-. 1 II H HlWS' Hi Tiiiiin i; 'nt-1 lu- -.ntiif nlii ivl o:il;, lliirrou '-" oM line ii t t r iniiiii,' smith :i cl:ii ti tunl '.'."i links: tliciicc Knst hi oi.ai'.is tn :i liluck )vk: I'Momli iMi'iinuis to ii Moil.': tlii-n -' West In i'iisiiis tu n Mum- tlii-iH i' -sunt :i v i.ImIiis an I 'h links ton ii i-i mil;- th in-" W 1 I"; clniins iiirl ! link- I. ii lihn-k jack: lIll'IK- Norili IS clniins , liiituc nil ir.i-ji.-iii 'st n ehuii's- ft ii Mom-, mill .Vi liiiki to a ill. irk inns to :tn n-li, t'lrii'-c Inks In n w a l n it. tlii'iici: licks to I'll" lr - I u 1 1 1 ' i u . I Met tw-.-11'y-six m-re.s, ; .,,IJ;V, i iii'ii.': uthot!' April IS Mn I'V I 1 Ut It. i"i'i') I lie I wli.-ti vol j J,'! , .,.,.,.( ,., j .. ,s y ,. . , i: , .r;,-My .-ll.-bl.il ! The Bk is iiifit 8 i 1 1 i $5 lest! ' I Silence! Absoluts cilcneal li wss tho uilcntcst moment oinca the morning start first sng to;cihcr. When tho returns cr.-.o i i it v;53 known th;t only ono mm, a negro in Darkest Africa, hollered, and onj woman in Oilikosh, Wis., who was so exeiizd that ch? just eon'.cin't help it, lei out a faint hysterical shriek. Everybody else had kept t'.xxrA in orc!cr to he.'.r tho Dig Holler that all the others were eoing to r.-.ake. But nobody made the boiler because they all waited for tho oUr fellows to do it all except tho African, who bad no curiosity, and tho Osl-.kosh lady, who had hysterics. And the Man in tho Mcon jest laughed! It was enough to make a cinici cplutier, for it revealed a very amusing trait in human nature. Yen will flr.d l.-i!3 this rommunliv v.im ii-fcse to )r.i: i:i tbe IV.'j; lloll.-r bocnus they v.a.U t-. re; the fn'.l Iw-n-clit of the holier v..-c- the other po-r:i' ri.ilirt It. Soiiiethm-s by ra.tl.bv: a ;'.';: H-vI't n'l at once we mi::!!! r; -t :i taet.iry I x-r.i. I here, but wh.'ii f."li rie-i f.-i.-.ul ir.:i:'vl. o.'.cli .-iiitln:; lor r.ll tl'.e nl c.er.-. to C.y ii -llirir, nnd im!v niio f. ci I- ii!-r.;, t'to lv.n lc"'.;;n': t.r a l.u'tory r!-i. If it takes a Dig Holler lend a 11:03. This is not just a fin-.: oucl.t o fit you thinking. n't oo i HOTEL MARTHA WASHINGTON New York i!9th to SOth St-.. Ju-t Ku-t r 5i h A To r-iu:iiri si Woman's Ho ul KxcIumvpivV 1 iiicck from "'itli St. Subway, L'.lili ciosm town i :irs p in the doer. Over tour hun drd riHimi. : Ai.s lately Fireproof I Rates SI. 00 pi-r Day and Up Restaurant for Ladles and Gen tlemen lonvprnput to Shopping :id Tliatrf District. Caters espvMlly to Women trav eling or visiting New York alone Send f..r Ho klet Hotel Westminster 16th St. and Irving Place, N. Y. One Block K.iM. of Broadway Homelike Hotel in Quiet Location European Plan $1.00 up American Plan $3.00 up A. W. EAGER When in BALTIMORE STOP AT THE rft&vi 130Rootns M-Uarg-gx. Elegantly Furnished ROTEt JOE Unexcelled Culsir.c Rooms With Bath and cn Suit Ccntratly Located Opposite Camden Station. Main Depot B. & O. R. R. Rates $1.0) Per Day And 1'iiwardi SEND VO'X HOOKLET .1 Joyce 0 -''." .-. c '.r.:r. Cv (.)! :u vO ( vO .' o (. IS mm. v.or.i.-'-! c!.'.l:l cn c ;:.-.; ji-ci r.: !o.;c! ca a M.-n in bear tha t!.o M c oil m in ht caend c.rd hr.cw thai hs Hr.d nci"h!:oic. Cvoryhot'y sr. id it was a Fir.a Ic'cr. Cvcryhcc'y screed to li slier vw'.h a lr i 3 H. For a tr.o.iih in Ecivr.r.sj evsry boc'y pr-cticcd I0113 exer cises, ro ns t3 C'.:!iivat3 tho Circ1-' lis'iir pe"ib!e. Cverybot'y wr.o euro thab tho Mien t".:.i ciu!c.':i-i be!;! bet be-..- i':a V::ii Vo!i.ir.o o" Vccii'sration. Tho Eventful Night ar rivet!, Tho Moan f.lan waa locking drwn through a elocc'lccs c!:y. Cvcrybct'y on csrth tlriw in two l-jnc'als cf nir and cot rejdy for t!-,3 Cig Holler. Tho Wi-!-.';y Moment c:n;a at vt.. 00 Z4 8 r. 81 3 8 v( ( t f t n-on'.o rlslit be !.: ..r nry .j.'unj. v. r.r.i wo war Amu I IWIGSSI 5 Q "SO In 0 very fclisw must C K) , --! U . ' Q ;0 - ' .'CC-CCC C'iCc'