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Till STUDIED. TitiDAY. Decimbib 14, 1888. ft fa and i T.r 1 VilmoriiK savs the Mark Lane Express of Eng land, advances some cogent arguments in favor of a prac tice seldom lauoweti m wueai cultivation in England the sowing of mixed seeds. He observes that it has been es tablished by numerous expe riments that the sowing to gether of two distinct kinds of wheat gives almost invariably a better yield of grain, than would hare been obtained from the same total quantity of either kind sown separate ly; and, speaking of France, he says that skilful cultivators. often employ mixtures 01 seed corn. In supjort of this practice it is remarked that each variety of wheat differs from all others not only in its external ' characters, but to some extent in the manner of of its nourishment, in its Special needs, and in the pro portions of the materials it draws, from the soil slight differences, it is true, and yet sufficient to exercise a distinct influence upon the yield. It has been, truly observed in criticism of too thick seeding that the most powerful enemy the wheat plant has to com pete with is the wheat plant itself. This is particularly the eis$if the plants which rind themselves in strife belong to the same variety, for the roots of each plant are continuously in contact with those of ad jacent plants, which at the same, time and at the same depth are seeking in the soil precisely the same food. If, however, two different varie ties have been sown together the. competition will be less se vere for each.. Another ad vantage of sewing mixed seed is that it yields in general a grain of better appeaxance, and this is especially th& case when a white or yellow giain is sown with a red one or a soft grained variety with one of which the grain is horny or polished. Fll Pruning tmpt-VlBM. I advise the practice of fall pruning for grape-vines over J that of spring pruning, writes a correspondent of Vick's Magazine. I do this because in the fall the ground, is- hard and lirm, and as grape-vines are often a part of the garden fruitage it is more desirable to stand upon a dry, firm soil while pruning than, upon a wet onesas is ofteui th case in spring. Then, tootfte weath- " er is more propitious. In tdie spring the weather is frequent ly so unfavorable, even until quite late, that outdoor work is almost always delayed The cutting winds oi March are far more severe than the tempera ture of November, and one not accustomed to great exposure frequently dreads to perform this labor, at a season as early as necessary. The weather, however, would furnish but a shallow reason were it tkeonly one,, but U is not.. My vines have done-befctecthe next season- after fall' pruning, and borne more grapes than when pruned in the spring,, and this fact is. worth more than a thousand theories and opin ions.. I.am notaware that any exact experiments hav.e been made to teste this point. In my own practice the difference is . sufficiently marked, to warrant my adhesion to fall pruning, but if the product of the vines . is not greater the advantages are-still with fall praning. The Farmer's rt. Bats and mice are among the most vexatious and destruc tive of all enemies that beset the. farmer, and careless peo pie who leave litter in old buildings in which they can shelter and breed are guilty of a serious nuisance. The best checks upon tkim are metal and neatness the for mer to come between tivem and all crib, gianary ar.d. feed room stores, and the latter which prevents their finding anything eatable lying, about. Dogs and cats trained to hunt them soon make their quarters too uncomfortable, and they suddenly vamose to other safer places, where foodis not so .shut up. They cannot en dure copperas, and are said to le&re whenit is strewed about. put in their hales, or used in the whitewash. Tribune. . New York The Queen .-of. England never sends her - personal" corrts- TrnlTini tin.- nrli V. w.n 1 . S mail as . lier; subjects do. Every trivial communication, whether of a personal or vate nature, is delivered at -its destination by a Queen's mes Mender. She is the only Euro Dean sovere.in-n wtia lr.oa Vi4o o - v.vu uiio. FiresidG THAT VICIOrS OLD BCCKET. Tlnw fresh in niv mind are the ecenes of my childhood, As fond recollections present them to view The cow-stall, the pig-pen, the ten cords of firewood, Aud all the tough chores that I had to go through. The weeds in the garden, the stones in the stubble, The errands to run, and the white beans to shell': And (when I'd already a surplus . of trouble), The bucket that viciously drop ped in the well The rotten-rop.d bucket, the iron bound bucket, The confounded bucket that dropped in the well. After trudging all day in the wake of a harrow, The team I must water ere gel ting my grab.; Cross, footsore and tired clear into the starrow, I'd siz on the windlass to fill up the tub So downward that bucket demurely meandered, And then with hard lugging it "rose from the well ;" But e:e I could dump it the roje had disbanded, And spang to the bottom the 'tar mild thing fell! Thm with grapples and "creepers'" a id like botherations, I bent over the well like a capital A, And minted my tears with devout invocations I sprinkled them down as I an- cled awar. How it caught and slipped off and at last caught securely! I pulled with a joy. tht my words j 1 cannot tell ; Aud I hngied, u it for bve, b.it to hold it more surely, The mud covered bucket that rose from the 'tell, The slippery old bucket, the rotten roped bucket, The mud covered bucket that rose from the well ! Vnrle Nam's Whitewash. Excursionists who travel along the sea coast in sunrrer are often attract ed by the remarkable whiteness of the lighthouse, beacons aud keepers dwellings, and they wonder how these guides to the mariner are k.-pt in such a shining condition during the winter as well as summer. The material used is simply whitewash, and here is the United States gov ernment formula for mixing a white wash that when properly made and .applied git es a white that does not easily wash or rub off. To ten pai ts of best freshly slaked lime add one part of the best hy draulic cement. Mix well with sail water and apply quite thin. New York Sun. A Pretty Gelatine Puddins. A pretty pudding, which tastes smiewhat like Charlotte rnsse and is very ornamental for dessert, is made according to the following recipe. Pink gelatine is used for best effect, but the ordinary gela tine will do. With the yolks of fin eggs, a pint of milk and sugar to taste; make a boiled cusUrd Having soaked one-third of a box of gelatine in a little cold water for a few minutes, dissolve it with three fourths of a cupful of boiline water. When the enstard is cool add the gelatine and "the whites of fonr eggs beaten stiff; flavor with vanilla, stir all together aud put in to a mold. A Convenient Bcripe for Jfinee Meat. Thr following recipe by Mrs. Henderson will be found convenient for making two or three mince pies from the remnants of a roast of beef: One cupful of chopped meat (one-quarter of it fat), two cnpfuls of apple, one teaspoon ful of salt, one tablespoon ful of ground allspice, Haifa teaspoonful of ground cin namon, half a teaspoonful of ground clbve3, one cupful of sugar, half a cupful of raisins, half a cupful of of currants, one cupful of cider, or, if one has no cider, use the same amount of cider vinegar and water mixed sav one-half of each. A Table of Xntrinaettt.. A pint of white beans, weighing one pound, and costing 7 cents, con tains as much nutriment as three ponuds and a half of roast beef, cost ing 871 cents. Of all the articles fcliat can be eaten, the cheapest are bread, butter, molasses, beans and rice. A pound of cjra meal goes as far nk a pound of flour. If corn and wheat were- ground, and the whole product, bnn and all, were maua into bread, 15 per cent, of nutriment would be 8aved, w.th much greater healthf uhiess. America!! Analvst- A new- app inted :crier in a county court in Australia, where there are many Chinese, was ordered by the Jtidge to summon witness to ths stand:: '-Call for Ah Song," wa the command.. Put was puzzled for a moment; he glanced drvlv at the .1 edge', and found him as grave .as j digest them is to eat only the ho'e an undertaken. Theii, turning to- and throw the rest away4 Deepite- i flie. 6If tators ne, ,an mpereJS ! "Gf"tlemuJ' wM auJ y favor !iis lIonor with a song?" - j Time flies and stay - 1 ho only fellow who c s for no man. can beat it, is,' i.i i i.wimifeH!illIl. . Wit and Humor. Taat the Old Hr. Onr scientists are sometimes up to tricks, but they have a purpose that makes the trick8 sometimes far reaching in result It is quite pos sible something may come of a din ner lately given by Dr. Rush Huiue- koper, chief of the veterinary school of the University of Pennsylvania. The dinner was given to a number of his friends, at the Philadelphia club. The doctor has long owned a famous grav mare, named Pan fW:. At the dinner one of the principal dihe3 was on the card as "filet a la Pandora." It was eaten and pronounced superb, leading to many inquiries. The doctor quietly waited till all had partaken and ap proved, when he congratulated him self that his favorite mare was a: Dopular as ever with his friends; "for," he said, "yon have just eaten her." Xo revulsions of feelings, or sentiment are renortd; only the toast to the old mare was drunk in silence. There is no reason known or naraable why horse flesh should be wasted any more than cow's flesh. In France the old predjudiee is pretty well used up. Globe Dem ocrat. Bonnd for U ml!w. We attended church the other evening in company with Hank liifer's oldest girl. Sarah. When ; t ie contribution box was passed we n tended to chip in a quarter, but -.t hold of a dollar bv accident. a - " After the services w? went to Dea con Jaggers, who iuns the box, and requested seventy-five cents rebate. He refused to make it, saying the Lord never allowed discounts or re bates. The deacon being this sort of a nia:i, the Kicker does not hesi tate to record the fact that he broke jail at Akron, 0., twelve years ago; and is still wanted in that State for I igamy. We have been keeping still on him because we were trot ting Sarah about, and because the deacon claimed that he was doing work for the Lord in this locality. We have given Sarah the shake, and we shall now stand the deacon out to the public in a way that will make him anxious to move before Christmas. Arizona Kicker. He Got It Bad. 'Look here, old man," said a young lawyer to a more successful professional brother as he rushed i ito the hitter's ofilce one afternoon. "I want $5, and I want it bad!" The money was forthcoming and the unfortunate yenng limb of the law tucked the bill into his pocket and flew out of the door. The next morning he returned in a great state of excitement and exclaimed: "Say, that bill yon gave .me ytster- day was a counterfeit, and it came near getting me into trouble." The friend swans around in .his chair and answered: "Well, yon ..said when you rushed in here that yon wanted it bad, and I gave it to you that way." Alhanv Journal. The other day an Irish tramp, through mistake, went into a young lawyer's office, and asked him to give him a bit of something. The onng lawyer, who was reading an article on astronomy at the time, thought he would have some fun, and asked the Irishman if he would like to get an asteroid. "No, in dade," said the Irishman, "I don't want an ass to ride, and if I did, you would be too wake to carry me." That lawyer don't offer as teroids now, particularly if green looking Hibernians are. hanging around loose. Wilson Mnror. The Tarboro Southerner has the following conversation, overheard be tween a white man and a negro: "De tariff had nolhin' to do wid de nigger vote.. We didn't vote agin low tariff."' "Yes yon did, suid the white- man. "On. a suit of clothes costing twenty dolh.rs you have to pav a tariff tax of eight dollars." "No Sab!!' "Why ?" "Why ? when a nigger buys de svit he gits it for six dollars. De white man lias already worn de tariff Icff'n 'em." The editor of an esteemed con temporary wonders how he will get his clothes on over his wings when he gets to heaven. Don't worry on that score, dear brother. You inav sometimes find difficulty in getting your boots on over your cloven hoofs, or making vour hat cover vol rJ horns, but don't bother about wings. Minneapolis Tribune. the Speaking of doughnuts,- an ex change says the quickest way lo this suggestion, the-whole of- the4 doughuut will be eaten as usual." A" suit department- -A court- room. A scratch nice L'am-yard fowls. THE STANDARD. A 32-Column Paper Containing more reading matter than any jut per ever published in Concord. Dyed-in -t he-wool Bern o cratie. Jul full s! Local Hews! Only $1.25 a Year. job work a specialty: Address THE STAND- AMD, Concord, A.C. lORCHESTER'S ! 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Horse and mules-for.t ale. ar. j. coRL," Jropriaor. vov wp inn n r, I y I nuULmvin i iui MR1 J M CROSS' MIL11EE7 STORE Hreetofore lias been voted HEADQUARTERS FOR THE Latest Styles. The Fall of 1888 finds her with a larger stock than ever of Infant's Sac'ques, Hoods, Tarn O Shanters, Shirts, etc. for Ladies, Misses and Chil dren. A full line of Pompons, rw mm, &, The most splendid line of ever Shipped to Concord With an intent to please the whole people, and thereby retain the former verdict, the prices will be in accordance with the present stringency of the money market and: quali ty taken into consideration, will be equal, if not below, any Racket Prices. In fact she will not be undersold by any lirm in town. With many thanks for for mer kindnesses. I :vm rsrprt- MRS. J. M. CROSS. HATS & BONNETS lips ii all Skies, LOW THE FALL TRADE Will soon open, and It. A. BROWN, as usual, is folly pre pared to sell every ming in iuv Dry Goods, Groceries, AND General Merchandise -AT- EOCK BOTTOM PEICES T?ll such as the people need and sold and takes ior nis mono uvsy x ""j- "" Goods Hats, Boots and Shoes are no Shoddy Articles or sec ond hand purchases, but ther Frice will raise a regular RACKET in the Market. GROCERIES, GROCERIES, of the very hest quality for every customer. The very best errades of FLOUR A dan always in Stock. Be sure to call pn him if you want Bargains. Country Produce of all kinds taken in exchange for goods, at Cash Prices. Do not sell before you see him. And now thanking you for the very liberal patronage so freely bestowed heretofore, and asking a continuance of the same. I am Very Respectfully, YORKE & WADSWORTH Hardware SEE Farmers and can be suited ia Hardware ar YOUKE & VADSWORTH,S at bottom prices for the CASH. Our stock full and complete- A spleiidid line of Cook Stove and cook nr utensils in sock. Turning Plows, PloT Stock. Harrows Belting, reed Cutters, Lonwiellers. linware, lansw Pistols, Knives, Powder, Shot and Leads I )oi rsash and Blind:, Shingles, Glass, Oils, White Lead, Paints and Putty apecialty ; Wire Screen, Oil Hoths, wroisht. cut and Uore Shoe Nails, and iu fact everything nsuallv kept in a hardware store. We will sell all these goods as cheap, quality considered, as any house in North Carolina. ' Our warehouse is filled with Carriages, Buggios, Wagons, Reapers Mow ers', Uay Hakes, of the best make On the market, which must and will be'sold at the lowest figures. Be sure to come to see us wnether you buy or doL YORKE & WADSWORTH. P. S 'Wo have always on hand at prices to suit. WE ARE NOW READY! TTAS AEE1 V JJI WITH A NEW JOB WE ARE NOW ALL KINDS OF COMMERCIAL, BOOK iSXD luS nUnin om Opposite ir PRICES :0: Stnf.k of Fall and Winter Goods JJtaHe will not be under- SPECIALTY, Headquarters. HEBE Everybody Efse mm, Lister's and Waldo Guano and Wando Acid y. & V. PRESS AND OUTTIT PREPARED TO DO 'mSWSr Ijpll . ; JOB PRIHTIKG. line wlfl'i&dlt to.theif interest ftfsira - .Po&toffiee.
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