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VEGETABLE SEEDING CALEN DAK FOR GARDENERS The following gives a list of dates for planting your garden in this cli mate. The dates are practically, the same .r' m.hlished as contained i igo in the Orange Juddj several years ago Faruicr. ' , The (5th) indicates the first part of the month, the (10th) the middle, and the (2ath) the last part of the month, f ollowing the kind of vegetables is given some, but by no means all, of the best varieties, with suggestions as to the best methods of handling. K ir.hes. O-feet. (8-5-7) -8 per cent phosphoric acid, 5 per cent nitrogen, and V per cent potash. For directions for making hotbeds, coia-irames, ua, paper pots, etc., write to the Depart ment of Agriculture, of Pennsylvania, Harrisbiirg, Fenn., ror Buiieun .". 201, or the the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C, for Kunetin No. 256. The above bulletins will be of great value to anyone who proposes to raise vegetables. Much of this information waa ob tained from Mr. J. P. Pillsbury, lrr feasor cf Horticulture and Vegetable r.owioninir. A. M. College, West Unleisrh. N. C. Vnr further information apply to ir Piilshiirv. address above; the Washington 'Department of Agricul ture; or to your county agent JANUARY kt , K I'phs (Garden) Alaska-seed in garden Vi pt. to 100'. Fert. 9-2-8 h. Cabbaae .Early Jersey i.eld seed in flats 1-3 oi. to 100. transplant to IV X l'i" to cold frume to field as soon cs possible m March. Fert. 7-7-7. , 26. Tomato Earliana, Chalks Jewel, Beauty, Globe, Ponderosa seed in flats in hotbed transplant twice to 2Vi" and 4" paper pots to field Apr. 151 oz.- 3500 plans plants 3 to 4. Fert. 7-4-S- 6. Onions Prizetaker-seed in lats FEBRUARY , , 6. Cabbage Early Early Jersey Wakefield set out purchased plants 1 W X 3'. Fert. 7-7-7. 15. Eggplant N. Y. Superior Pur- pie, Black Pekin seed in flats in hot bed transplant to 2 V to field Apr. 25. 15. Onion (sets) Yellow uancers 8 to 12 bu. per acre 1 to .s or 4 qute. per 100'. 26. Pepper Ruby King, Bull Nose seed in flats in hotbed 1 os.- 1500 plants transplant to 2CV paper pots to field 2' Apt. 15. Fert. 6-5-9. 25. Asparagus one year plants 1 14 'Select. Palmetto. Fert. 7-.VI. 25. Beets Early Egyptian Early 1 oz. to 100' seed from now on every two weeks till June for succes sion. Fert. 7-6-8. 25. Cabbage Succession seed in flats in cold frame transplant to field as soon as possible. Fert. 7-7-7. 26. Carrot seed in field 1-3 oz. to 100.' Sow radish for early use and to mark rows. Fert. 8-6-10. 25. Onion Prizetaker plant out seedlings sown Jan. '. Fert. 6-6-8. MARCH 6. Bean Snap Dwarf Golden WaWardwell's Wax Seed in paper pots- transplant in field Apr. S. Fert. jfS.."- Cucumber While S; ire seed in'paper pots trans;j::.nt to field Apv. 25. ' 6. Horeradish -6et out roots in field 15" Fert. 7-4-9. 5. Potato Irish Irish Cobler, Green Mountain 10." Fert (Nitrate f Soda, 100 lbs. Acid Phosphate .000 lbs. Potassium Sulphate 400 tbs.) mix and use from 500 to 1000 lbs. 5. Radish French Breakfast, Half long Scarlet, Cardinal Globe seed in field 1 oz. to 100' thin to 2". Fert. 7-5-8. J. Lettuce Grand Rapid. Big Bos ton seed in flats in cold frame transplant to 2" to field Apr. 5. Tert. 9-6-7. 15. Artichoke Globe, "Long Green seed and grow all summer trans plant Oct 15. 26. Bean Stringtess Green Pod 1 qt to 100' seed field 3". 25. Potato Replant Irish if in jured by frost. 25, iPototo Sweet bed in cold taw transplant May W X 3V APSIL SI ' Lettac Cet out plants -sown Mar. 8" to 12". h. Beam Soap Wax set out plants mm March 5. Sow seed out .f dVors 1 qi. to 100' -V. Fert. ?-2-8. i. Bcaa Snan Green re-seed if sowing of March 2f is injured. Fert. -8, I. Rhubarb Hyatt' Lamans el in drills 1 oz. to 100 grow all manner transplant crowns Nov. 25. IB. Tomato set out plants sown Jan. 253 X 3' to 4' X 4', or seed pan 10 days earlier. Fert. 7-4-8. 15. Pepper Set out plants sown Fat). 15 2' X 3', or sow seeds 10 days artier. Fert 6-5-9, 2i. Celery Golden Self Blanching Gtunt Paschal seed in latticed cold fir&rae 1-3 oz. to 100' transplant to latticed cold frame 2" X 2" clip tram, plant to field Aug. 15. Or purchase plants and plant in frame June 1. 35. Cucumber set out plants sown March 14' X 4' to 6' X 6', or sow seed 10 days earlier. Fert 7-5-7. 15. Eggplant set out plants sown Fab. 153' X 3 to 4' X 4', or so seed 10 days earlier. 25. Corn Sweet Golden Bantam, Stowell's Evergreen, Country Gentle man need in rows 12". Could have een sown in paper pots Mar. 15. MAY . Parsnip Hollow Crown seed ia drills oz. to 100' thin to 9" to t" Fert. 8-6-10. . Potato Sweet set out plants edded Mar. 25, IV X R . Fert. 6-Z-7. 16. Okra White Velvet, Long green seed 2' X 3'. Could have been started in paper pots. Fert. 8-4-4. 15. Melon Water Klob Gem, Kleckly Sweets seed in hills 1 . to SO hills. 8' X 8 to 10' X 10' 9' X hist fit 3' rows. Oud have starter! in naner Dots. Fert S-4-8. 15. Melon Musk Seed in hills 1 oz. to 60 hills 6' X 6'. Could have htm started in paper pota. Fert. 2-8. Vi. Squash Summer Fert. 8-?-8. 26. Store frame and ash paint "THE TOR KENS LAW" Mr (V.-iien Sava t'.ie Trouble is That it i Not Compulsory for AH Reg istrations. To tho Editor: . . In thintrs local and pohtirn!, it i nearly always my p. ensure to aj;rcc with Col. Edmund Jones o f beno.r. dissenting opinion from his contriUi- n the Sunday uost r.cr, in which ho holds t.hnt the trouble with th Torrens law in North Carolina is that tcrc is no regular survey and pla:s of the land as in the new States in the West Illinois and Massachusetts were the first States to have the Torrens law. and California was next. The demand from Chicago and from San Francisco was because of the destruction of records, and of course in Massachu setts there was no regular govern ment survev. In New York the Tor rens law is held back only by the big title insurance companies for their own selfish interests. It seems to me that this law is most needed where there is not any system of Government surveys, and as to the Question of need, I know Col. Jones agrees with me that it is very much needed in North Carolina. I think I know what I am talking about, when I say it is a safe venture at least seven times out of ten that a defect can be found in the title of any con siderable acreage of land in the State. The United States Government in acquiring the land in western North Carolina for the forest reserve, is obliged in most important cases to re sort to condemnation proceedings to make the title certain, and even that does not keep some obscure complaint from having his Congressman years later introduce a bill to "relieve him." This trouble comes particularly from the fact of the faulty surveys, where by ner.rly every boundary more or less overlaps another boundary. If people were in the habit of look ing far into the future, they would in sist on a Torrens title to every piece of land they buy, but there seems to be a general belief that land titles are all right, whereas any experienced lawyer knows they are generally all wrong. The lorrens law in North Carolina should be made compulsory on future registrations of conveyances of real property, and if this should be done, it would injure no one, would not cause any considerable expense to anyone, and would be a permanent benefit to every one. BRUCE CRAVEN. Trinity, N. C, Feb. 8. OL" DAN TUCKER (With variations.) 01' Dan Tucker was a fine ol' man, Washed his face in a fryin' pan; Combed his head w'th a waggin wheel, Died with th' toothache in his heel. Then clear th' track fer 01' Dan Tuck er, Come too late to git his supper. Ol' Man Dan wuz bilin' drunk, Fell in th' fire an' kicked up a chunk; Red-hot fire-coal got in his shoe; Take kcer ladies' how th' ashes flew! Th' Ol' M:.n Dan had a possum riawg Ar. no hnoi- pun eve. sciuiclied a loir: Never lost a rcent, never got sore paws; He wuz nine hands high an' wore dew claws. Th lies thet 01" Dan Tucker told Wuz sometimes mean an' alius bold; But th' dangdest lie wuz told on Dan Th one concernin' th' fryin' pan. uan nan a iryin' pan, thet s tacks; He also had a good choppin' axe; His wife cut th' wood in Spring er Fall Ez fer Dan's face, 't weren't washed a-tall. needed later. JUNE 6. Collards seed in field 1-3 oz. to 100' transplant Aug. 1 1'. 5. Celery purcli&se plants and set out or transplant Hose sown Apr kj. rert. 7-&-. JULY 5. Tomato seed for late crop. 15. ..Salsify K-aioth dwia seed ia rows 4" l oz. to -109'w Fert. -6-. 25. KoU Babt 1-3 ez. to '100' transplant to IVi' Aug 15. AUGUST . Prani Ihh Lima Burpee'i, r Henccrson s. Fevt. 8-2-8. j. Bean tinap Stringless Green pod. Fert. 8-2-8. GARDENING 2 5. Sweet Com Golden Bartaa. Plant again Aug. 15. Fert. 8-3-6. ' 15. Beeto and Chard Fert 7-5-8. 15. Cabbage (Late). 25. Spinach seed every two weeks until Oct 15. 1 oz. to 100' thin to 5". Fert 8-4-8. SEPTEMBER 6. Radish. in field. 5. Lettuce in field. 15. Cauliflower in field. 15. Strawberries. 25. Cabbage For early plants transplant to south side of ridges Nov. 5 w. 25. Radish-Winter- Chinese Rose Colored Winter also early sorts if desired. Fert. 7-5-8. OCTOBER 15. Artichoke transplant plants sown March 152' X 3'. 55. Onion Winter Queen set 5" for early eating green. 15. Radish for succession winter also early sorts if desired. Fert. 7-5-8. 15. Lettuce in frames. 15. Sow crimson clover for, cover wherever apace can be found. NOVEMBER 5. Cabbaee Early Jersey Wake field set plants aowa Sept. 25. 1' X 25. Rhubarb transplant plants sown Apr. 5. 25. Lettuce for succession in frame. 25. Radish for succession in from. Fort 7.R-8. 25. Peas-Marrow Fat for early use seed in onen 1 Vi pt. to 100 . Fert 9-2-8. DECEMBER 15. Lettuce and Radishes for sue cession in frame. Look over frame and implements NEW YORK BECOMES WORLD'S GREATEST FINANCIAL CENTRL A wave of optimism has swept over the North. The cataclysm in Europe it having its effect in more ways taar. one on America. New York has be come because of the war the world greatest financial centre. This is KoJ news to those who live in the. cotton section. These advant ages will help the South. There will be a change lor the better but it will come in the South in the changes that will be wrought in producing more that is consumed and sending away from home for less. The Commercial and Financial Chronicle contains an article in which it comments on the financial outlook: "The strikingly favorable statement of the country's foreign trade for the month of December, made public the present week and showing an excess of merchandise exports over merchan dise imports in amount of $131,868, 077; the announcement that the $100, 000,000 Gold Pool formed during the trying times immediately following the outbreak of war in Europe no longer has any reason for existence and is to be dissolved ; the gradual re vival of confidence on the Stock Ex change, as evidenced by rising prices, under the complete absence of any thing suggesting liquidation on an ex tensive scale; the establishment here of credits for many foreign countries, a distinction which, prior to the war, London, the worlds money market, alone seemed able to command; the financing in this country of ths needs foreiirn aovcrnments and municipali ties which formerly were accustomd to rely upon the European money markets all these are ratifying signs, indicative not aloue of a gradual re turn to normal conditions after the stress and storm of last summer, but also of genuine progress in entirely new directions, made possible by the opening to American enterprise of av enues of trade and Finance whicn Eu ropean countries are obliged to sur render to us for the time being, while their energies are being consumed in a destructive war. How much of the advantages will be retained after the return of peace can only be detrmmed by the future, and in the meantime it is not well to encourage the notion that the United States is going to thrive upon the miseries of Europe. Certain immediate benefits have al- already accrued to us, but whether these will outweigh some of the seri ous ill results, such as the collapse in the price of cotton, with the paralysis of industrial activity in the South to which this has led, time alone can tell. AX OPPORTUNE TIME This Most Vital Instructive Period To Sand-Clay Road Builder Of all the year this is the most vital and instructive period to the sand-clay road builder. At no other time does the real inwardness of the mixture so clearly demonstrate its character as now. This is the time to post question marks all along the road. Some places are good have stood all this rainy weather and heavy traffic and still are good. Put up a tnrcre niiostinn mark here. Ouiz ann pry into the secret of its goodness. Look at its drainage, at its surface and pry into the base. In short, find full answer to the question why; The answer will usually be a dry firm base, good side drainage and plenty of sharp grit in the wearing Burface of the road. If either of these fun damentals are lacking the road is most likely bad and if bad erect here also a prominent question mark so all may take notice, intelligent notice; such notice as will seek to find and apply a curative remedy. Bv comDarison and careful study of the two questions above indicated most valuable knowledge can be ob tained. And this is the opportune time to srain correct knowledge, practical knowledge which is worka ble and not theoretic only. Funda mentally we know that mud cornea from clav and where mud exists day is present in excess. During long rainv oerioda like this has been the earth has become fully saturated and wherever clay is jn any .degree on ex cess the joad -has -broken. JGlavfa the .etaeaV andicatart is rit nd -or gravel so fully balance the excess clay. No other time would have so revealed the inwardness of the road's -t-y-Lrition or furnished an oppor tunity to so effectually curt the de lect as tms. the symptom 3 an manifest and unmistakable, femedy ia sura and clearly indicated ana tnu is the opportune time to apply the remedy. Don't wait until the mud dries up. - Give it the simd and gravel now freely and do the necessary ditching later. Haul sand and gravel and mire it in and when a roan is built up in this way its permanently cured, mis is an opporvunc wm the sand-lav and tOD soil road build er to push his work effectively ann note conditions and manifestations to answer the two vital Questions and note their relation to each other, to distinguish between good and bad ra forinl. to eflTectuallv incoimorate the material into a homogeneous mass oi weather and wear resisting surface material having plenty of grit anr no excess of ciay. Let road builders get busy. If you have mud and can get grit put it in liberally, lnis the opportune time. GET RIGHT! USE THE NEWS3- PAPER If a 1 member of your family died would you print the obituary on billboard ? Tf vnnr wife enterained. would you send an account of it to Dales Hall to be put on the screen T If vou were to enlarge your busi ness would you advertise in a hotel register 7 If vou were going to have a wed ding in your family, would you get out a handbill 7 You would send such items to the newspapers, wouldn't you? Then why don't you put your advertisement in a newspaper? Every man who uses a billboard is adding to nature-faking. The newspapers build up your town. THE FILIBUSTER Originated With Congressman Cling man in 1850 A Bit of Interesting History Recalled. Much is being said and written in regard to the filibuster which the Re publicans are employing to defeat the passage of the ship purchase bill now pending in the Senate. It may inter est your readers to know that this means of defeating legislation origin ated in the fertile brain of Hon. Thos. L.CIingman of North Carolina, and was first employed by him in 1850 while a member of the House of Rep resentatives of the United States. The Northern members of the House and of the Senate were using every means in their power to enact laws which were both humiliating and dangerous to the interests of the Southern States. The happy thought of the fil ibuster enabled Mr. Clingman and his Southern colleagues to prevent the passage of certain laws, which, in all probability, would have .brought on the War Between the States earlier. I quote from the Speeches and Writ ings of Hon. Thos. L. Clingman, at page 254: "On previous occcasions, dilatory motions, with calls of the ayes ana noes, had been resorted to for tempo rary purposes, or to prevent action. My suggestion to use these means with a deliberate purpose to defeat action on the slavery issues, which might be unjust and if extreme views were persisted in by the North ern members, to employ dilatory pro ceedings to the extent of defeating the appropriation bills, was regarded with incredulity at first After a few weeks' trial, however, it was seen that these means might prove most formidable for defense. The papers at the tim spoke of it as "the Clingman process," and it became evident that the admis sion, for example, of California as a separate proposition, or the passage of other measures proposed, might be in definitely resisted. Mr. Clay, who with Mr. Webster and others, had insisteo on the admission of California by it self, saw that a different policy mi become necessary. On meeting me one day in the passage near the Sen ate, he said, 'Clingman, how did you get that idea of calling the ayes ana noes to defeat measures?' I replied, will tell you exactly, Mr. Clay, when t occurred to me. About a week be fore the meeting of Congress, being here in the city after I went to bed my anxiety as to the condition of the country made me so restless that I could not sleep, and some time be tween midnight and day the thought suddenly flashed into my mind lil electricity, and it excited me so much that I sprang out of bed and walke up and down my room for at least half an hour fn the dark and cold be fore I could lie down again.' 'Well,' said he, with an indignant look, 'it is just such an idea as I suppose a man would get between midnight and day.' "Mr. Webster, m a conversation I had with him a few days before h! seventh of March speech, . took the matter even more seriously, so that for nearly two years we barely spoke when we met. but at the end of that time, by his own act, cordial relation; were restored." North Carolina has produced many o-rent meat few of them have oeen the equal of Mr. Clingman, and none his suDerior. He was a man of very great ability, and in atatesmansnip ranked with the foremost men of his day. During his long career in the House of Representatives ana in we Senate, no man rendered more con' snicuous service to his state and . t' the cause of the South. As chairman of the Foreien Relations Committee of the House, he advised both Presi dent Pierce and President Buchanan, in an effort to prevent the Civil War, to declare war on England, for which the United States had ample excuse. Who among us is wise enough to say what might have been the result, had the advice of this great statesman been token? And, when the war he ha1 lahnntd ao hard to Drevent w- finally declared, he was among the first to unsheath his sword and the last to lay it aside. Brave as Leoni- das, the Spartan, ben i nomas ninrnnu. innt before the surrender at Xlraansboro, North Carolina, said to Gen. Joaaph F. iJohnetoar "GeneftJ much has TOa mad dout arymg wn the last ditch; you Have wiui you here 14.000 of as brave men as the sun ever shone upon; 1st us stand here and fight the two armies of Grant and Sherman, and urns snow to the world how far we can surpass fha Ttimonilt of the Greeks. Gen eral Johnston remained silent for some moments as ti heeitaung, ana niwrml' "General, if they were all like you, I would do It, but there are many young men. her who have a future, and I ought not to aasTifir their lives." J. U. V. twra, in Charlotte Observer. A HAPPY CHILD IN JUST A FEW HOURS If Cross, Fverish, Constipated, .Give Mothers can rest easy after giving "California Syrup of Figs", because in a few hours all tne cioggea up waste, sour bile and fermenting food gently moves out ol tne noweis, ana have a well, nlavful child again. Children simply will not take the time fmm nlav to emDtv their bowels, and they become tightly packed, liver gets sluggish and stomach disordered. When cross, feverish, restless, see it biiKnin ia mated, then rive this deli cious "fruit laxative". Children love it. and it cannot cause injury, mo au- ference what ails your little one if full of cold, or a sore throat, diar- rhna- stomachache, bad breath, re- mmlwr. a rentle "inside cleansing' should always be the first treatment given. Full direction for i babies, children of all ages and grownups are printed on each bottle. Roware of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask your druggist for a 60-cent bot tle of "California Syrup of Figs," then look carefully and see that it is made by the "California Fig Syrup Compa ny." We make no smaller aise. Hand back with contempt any other fig y MANY BILLS ON PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS uis.ucu nm ilealincr with tuberculosis are now being considered in 32 state leg islatures, according to an announce ment made by The National Assocro- on for the Study and rrevenuon oi uberculosis. . . In 6 States, Alabama, Arizona, California, Iowa, Tennessee, and Washington, bills are being consin- ered which calls for the reporunK and registration of all living cases of tuberculosis. Alabama, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia are Working for laws which will require that consumptives who refuse to ob serve sanitary regulations and are a menace to others may be removeo and detained in hospitals. In Ala bama, Arizona, California, Maine and Missouri, legislation permitting the establishment of county or local hos pitals for tuberculosis are being dis cuBsed, and in California, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Missouri ana Jew Hampshire State subsidies of $3 to $5 per week per patient are being asked for such institutions. In North Carolina more adequate provisions at the State Sanatorium for the care and training of her tu bercular sick is under consideration. A more or less complete reorganiza tion of the State health worn is sought in several States. - As an aid m furthering these ana similar bills the National Associa tion has issued a pamphlet entitled "Tuberculosis Legislation, which con tains a digest of existing laws in this field with comments and comparisons of some of the most important ones IT HAPPENED IN ASHEBORO And is Happening to Aaheboro Peo ple Every Week. The case told below is not an un common thing. The same occurs fre quently and will continue to happen as lone as folks have kidneys ana over tax the kidneys. Mrs. Samuel Forter, rayettevine at., Asheboro, N. C says: "My back named me so intensely that I couldn't move and after stooping, I could hard ly straighten. Some times it seemed as though my back was broken and I was laid un for a week at a time. 1 doctored and finally was advised to go to a hospital for an operation. I knew that my Kidneys were causing tne hub erv. and instead of going to the hos pital, I got Doan's Kidney Pills at the Asheboro Drug Store, as I had heard them recommended. I found relief aft er the first few doses and when 1 had finished one box, I was cured of the awful naln fn mv back. I have never had anv return of the trouble.' Price bOc, at U dealers, wra i simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mrs. Porter had. Foster-MUbum Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. NEITHER MONEY NOR ROOM A Sample of the Appeals Made For Admission to ine seie oamwnum, The Sanitarium is over-crowed. It is now treating at least a half more patients than tta eapacrcy cans joi-. The limited means at present provid ed by the state are woefully inade miate. If everv natient at the insti tution could be cunid and dismissed to morrow, the institution could oe more than filled up the next day from the applications already on file. As a sam ple or some oi we appucauuno mwc for admission to the Sanitarium and th renlv which it is necessary to make, we quote herewith from some recent correspondence, nere ir from a consumptive mother who could n n aHmiAsion to tne saniuruni, first, the Sanitorium was full, and, second, she did not have the necessary $1 a day to provide for her mainten ance. mi am writine- to vou because you wrote my doctor that you could not toV. m o. I am so sorry and feel that if you could only see and know my condition as well as I do I feel sur the good Lord would send something into your heart and you would take me and do something for me. i ham am little sir! only six years and O, -1 "SS . ' j tV i.ar msP" mien were warn omy lainif mgtnea-niy j" TV",, .knit alv months ago. 1 am willing to do f.ny kind of work '"that you want me to u i get improvwu will atav and work to satisfy you. Just let it be whatever it may. "I knew Mr. O C (a former consumptive cured at the Sanitbrium) well, and he looks so wen ana strong and just to think I am about to die be cause I haven't the money. If I had it I would willingly pay you (2 a day in- f,H nt SI. "Please think this over. I feel sure th l-rrrH will reward you if you will only take me, and how willing I would be to do everything that would be m my strength. 1 hope you win iet me know if you can take me as suggeeteo I am in hopes you may. Sincerely, (S MRS. M D , N. C." To this nleadiiur letter we had to make the following reply: "Your letter received, ana i assure you there is nothing that would give me more pleasure than to take yon and restore you to health. However, I have no means whatever with which to do it I have numbers of applica tions just like yours. If I were to take them I would nave to ciose wo Institution and then I could not help Anybody "There are some bills before the TtHalatore which, if passed, will en able US to neiO YOU. now wnr uic hnnt tha middle of March and I will k ahl to tell vou further about this." It will be comparatively easy to se cure the necessary 1 per day with which to pay this poor woman's way, hut tha ouestion of whether or not the present Sanatorium will be ade quately enlarged to meet the demands of such consumptives will depend up on the legislators. It's up to them. Will thev nrovide means to cure such people and send them back to their families well and whole, or will they let them march onward into an open grave and drag some of their friends along with them I WHY IT RAINS AFTER BATTLE These Heavy Downpours Have Mors Than unce neipeu 10 make History.. It is one of the extraordinary thin. of warfare that a big battle invariably produces torrents of rain. History contains innumerable in-, stances, both on land and sea, and on more than one occasion the storm ot showers that followed an engagement had no small influence upon the life of iNations. We can hardly have a better exam. . pie than that recorded in 1588, when. England was threatened by the great Spanish Armada. After its encounter with our own fleet it was, as we aQ know, struck by a heavy storm. wh- completed the work of our gallant sea. men. The soldiers who fought so b ravel under the leadership of Marlborough and Blenheim in the year 1704 had to suffer the misery of successive down pours after their brilliant victory. Marlborough waa anxious to follow up his victory without delay, but his men were so worn by the fatigue ot the battle and the discomforts causeo by the heavy rains and the contingen cies of warfare that he waa unable tu pusn on lor several days. On June 16, 1815, the British de feated the French at Qaurte Bras, anu' Napoleon worsted the wily Blucher at Ligny, both within measurable dist ance of Waterloo, The heavy rains which followed . these engagement made the clayey soil almost inrv.;. ble for cavalry maneuvers at Water loo (fought on June 18) and so crip pled the tactics of Napoleon ann greatly assisted those of the Duke ot Wellington. The victory would hav been gained in any case, but experts are of the opinion that the rain was an ally of some value. During the early weeks of the seig of Sebastopol, in 1854, the roar ot ' cannon and the explosion of bombs was loiiowed, day by day, by heavy downpours of rain, until, as we read, our men stood in the trenches knee deep in mud. A terrible rale hnU oyer the Black Sea and caused great aisasier to our transports, and on the heels of the tempest came a heavy, steady downpour of rain that brought death to hundreds of our gallant fel lows. In yet another instance the heaw cannonading of a seige brought in its irain a aisiurDance oi the elements. This was just prior to the fail ot Plevna, in 1877, when the moisture or the clouds was turned to snow as it fell, and by increasing- the anflVrino. of the beseiged, helped to make Os- man come to the determination to try a last chance for freedom. The ex planation of the rain is comparative ly simple, and has been made use oi tor the benefit of agriculture in vari ous parts of the world. The atmos phere is laden with moisture, a con. cussion caused by loud reports or noises will often burst the clouds, with the natural result that the drops of water iau to tne earth. This has been practically tested when farmers ha, been groaning over the droua-ht and scientists have induced the desired" rainfall by causing cannon to be dis charged at altitudes varying with the locality, rt nen, nowever, the dlschargr is continuous, as in battle, it is ob viously more effectiva. Pearson's Weekly. - . To the above the editor of the New ton Enterprise adds: "The writer might have added sev eral striking cases of the same kind during the war between the states. In fact, the first great battle of the war was a good one. At Bull Run, the day's battle ended with such a crushing defeat of the Federal troops mat the retreat to the Potomac was a demoralized foot-race of disorganis ed squads to reach safety flrst Dur ing the night it rained tat regular waterspout fashion and the Confeder ate army could not follow op Its vic tory the next morning. But for the flooded streams, Washington woukf have been easily captured by the vic torious Southern army ea the day after Bull Run. . PROPER TREATMENT FOR BIL IOUSNESS For a long time Kiss Lute Skelton, l :n. u v - K:i . A I... j U1U1U1TUIC, 41 A ., WM SUU UM laickJiettdaeheiandxtisnyiSvellB. Cham- 1 that ave her .permanent JPtXM . ' For all dealers. k Wonderful Healing Infloentt in LCidnsjr Troollss A year and a half ago 1 ansa taken, with a severe attack of kidney trouble that pained me to such an extent that morphine had to be given me. Was. attended by a doctor who pronounced it as Stone ia the Bladder and pre scribed Lithia Water. 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