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CD.ADU IE3 BY J. M. BKATY I*
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SOME DRAWBACKS.
This week J write again under j
the above heading with the hope
that it may he oi use to the farm
ers.
4th. A WantokOiujanizatiox.
More system, better rules, stricter
regulations and more thorough
organization tire badly needed
on the farm. When a man in
vests in a mill, a factory, a bank,
a railroad or any such enterprise
be knows that it is to be managed
in a business-like way. The enter
prise is at once put under a presi
dent or superintendent and fore
men are placed over the different
departments so that every detail
is carefully looked after. This
insures success from the start in
almost every cane.
I jet a man invest the same
amount in a fanning outfit and
see how it is. lie is expected to
furnish land, mules, tools, fertil
izers and provisions. All these
are to be turned over ho a man
to use as he pleases, lie plants
what lielikes just when bet-booses
to plant it and works it as it
suits him. He expects to work
everything to suit himself. If the
man who pays the bills dares to
say anything he is considered
bossy and hard to get along
with. How long this system will
be end ured I cannot tell 11 gener
ally brings failure. It is the
worst system that can be fol
lowed for all parties concerned.
Heaven has ordained that intelli
gence shall guide but this ar
rangement does not seem to ap
ply to the farm in some sections.
No wonder such farming does not
pay. It never did pay and never
will. Such arrangements would
bankrupt almost any business in
the world. If adopted for rail
roads it would run together half
the trains that go out. Hut there
is money in farming if properly
managed. It will pay if conduct
ed like other business. In the
best farming sections tenants as
well as hirelings are required to
work under the direction of the
landowner or a competent fore
man except in cases where the
tenant has made a success at
farming and is known to be fully
competent to manage.
Organization is needed in every
department of farm work. Stop
every leak you find anywhere,
make every lick you strike count
something, see to it that every
body does his best and do all m
your power to succeed. If this
becomes your plan success will
crown your efforts.
We can Raise Wheat.
To this Editor:?In 1899 I
sowed 1 (i bushels of wheat on 1(5
acres and made 4(50 bushels. In
1900 1 sowed 28 bushels on 29
acres and made 732 bushels.
I have sowed 50 acres this year
as I find wheat has paid me bet
ter than cotton. Especially a
year like this, when only a half
crop of cotton has been made. ,
It has been said that we could
not make wheat profitably in
this section, but I find that a ,
a thorough preparation, a good
wheat drill, with one sack of ,
Bright Gold Leaf tobacco guano
and 125 pounds of Nitrate of ,
soda to the acre we can average (
as good a yield to the acre as the (
grain sections of this State.
I think The Heral.ii is in the i
right track in encouraging the ]
farmers to diversify their crops. \
J. Walter Myatt.
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Saved at Grave's Brink. t
"I know I would long ago have !
been in my grave," writes Mrs. S. '
H. Newsom. of Decatur, Ala., "if 1
it had not been for Electric Bit- 1
ters. For three years I suffered '
untold agony from the worst '
forms of Indigestion, Water- (
brash, Stomach and Bowel Dys- !
pepsia. But this excellent medi- '
cine did me a world of good. *
Since using it I can eat heartily
and have gained 35 pounds."
For indigestion, loss of appetite,
stomach, liver and kidney trou- 1
bles, Electric Bitters are a posi- t
tive, guaranteed cure. Only 50c. (
at Hood Bros, drug store. 2
Siuiy Fanning and Make it Pay.
Talking the other day with a
large land owner of Wake county
now holding office in Ualeigh, he
said 1 have two sous to send to
the A. & M. Oollegj next full and
am at a loss want course of ctud.\
that thev shall undertake. Why
not take the Agricultural course
and be ready to make their land
pay? '? Oh," said he, "they have
had enough of that already. The
only crop we can grow here at u
profit is cotton, and now there is
no money in that. 1 have tried
other crops but there is no money j
in them.
Here was a man, acollege grad
uate and a large land owner, and
the owner too of land capable by
good farming of making big crops
of grain and bigger crops of cot
ton by reason of good farming
of making big grain and legumes,
who lias not the most remote
idea of what real farming is.
"Farming, said he, at the Agri
cultural College is a very different
thing from being on tne farm."
Amen, said I, and 1 hope that it
will be so long as the haphazard
method now practiced on most
of our farms is the rule. His
boys are not to be blamed. Doubt
less they have had enough of t In
kind of farming they have seen
This is the great difficulty that
confronts the men who are trying
to get farm boys to take a courst
of study in Agriculture. They
have seen enough of it at borne,
and knowing of nothing better
than what they have seen at
home, and seeing their father will
ing to take aclerkship in Kaleigh '
instead ot making a tortune on
his lands, they naturally assume
that to make a living they must
learn something eUe, when the
fact is that they haveseennoreal
farming and know nothing about
it. The problem that confronts
the friends of Agricultural educa
tion is to show to the young men
on the farms that there is a ca i
reer to be made, and a successful [
one right on their home acres,
and that the independent life of
the farm is far more to be desired
than the hurley hurley of the
shops and mills, and the conten
tions with labor unions and cor
porations.
The problem is far more diffi
cult. when the President of the
N. C. College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts tells the public
that North Carolina cannot coin
pete in agricultural production
with other states because her
lands are too poor. There is not
a state north of us which would
not be far poorer had their lands
been treated as badly as ours.
Large areas in North Carolina
have gotten into an unproduc-j
tive state through bad manage-1
nient, but as a whole the laudsof {
the state will compare very favor
ably with those of other states,
and there is us much to be made
in farming the lands of North
Carolina as those of any state in
the Union.
There is a craze for mechanical
pursuits and the young men who
should be learning good farming
are crowding into the classes in
mechanics and engineering at the
College; more than half of whom
will have finally to go back to the |
farms for a living, and will go
back without the training they
should have had. There areyoung
men who ought to be in the
courses in mechanics and engi-1
neering, for their capacity and |
uiuiiiiauuii? icau 111U.U vvav. nut
the effort to mould all the young'
men into engineers and cotton
spinners will in the majority of
cases lead to failure. With a i
dozen men engaged in teaching
mechanics and engineering ami
one solitary man expected to
teach the whole science of agri
culture it is not surprising that
the majority of the bright young |
men take to the mechanical side
of the College. In other states
they are realizing thegreat value :
of complete agricultural training.
At the Illinois College they have
nn expert in crons, teaching them
alone, and the classes this winter
are studying Indian corn fornine
weeks, while other things are not
neglected, and experts are in every
liue of agriculture and horticul
ture. I
The best man in the United
states cannot give classes the full
'object of agriculture as it should
tie taught. It is a day of special
zing, and the specialist is the
nan to teach hisspecialty. When
ve reach the point of having as
nany expert teachers in Agricul
ture as in Mechanics and engin
"ering there will be more enthusi-;
ism in the state for agricult ural;
?ducation. ? W. F. Masse.v in
Jreensboro Christian Advocate.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Promo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
he mone^ if itfailstocure. E. W.
Irove's signature is on each box. J
15 cents. *
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Money on One-Horse Crop.
To TPK Kditok:?I wt' mi arti
cle in your paper of November!
20th, where several made money
on tobacco. See here what, one
man did, who had no tobacco,
on a one-horse cropw Fifteen acres
in cotton produced 22% bales
using no conuuerciul manure.
The cotton was ginned at Steph
enson A Hand's pin.
Cotton, rash vuluc wold....? G40 50
Oats Miiitlf 0l>
IVa-vim* hay 125 00
18^ bbl? corn, nice oh you
ever hhw 75 00
000 bushel# cotton seed .. 00 00
0i0 bushel# peii# 45 00
Sweet jiotatoe# 10 00
1 lye 25 00
Total $1,050 50
Who ca i beat this?
Pour Gaudxeu.
A Million Voices
Could ha idly express t he thanks
of Homer lla.ll,of West Point, la.
Listen why: A severe cold had j
settled oil his lunps, causing a!
most obstinate cough. Several
physicians said he had consump
tion, but could not help him. i
When all thought he was doomed
he began to use Dr. King's New |
Discovery for Consumption and
writes?"it completely cured nie|
and saved my life. I now weigh j
227 lbs." 1 t's positively guaran
teed for Coughs, Colds and Lung
troubles. Price oOc. and #1.00.
Trial bottles free at Hood Pros.
LI Huntf Chan^ Interviewed.
"A newspaper correspondent
recently interviewed Li Hung
bhang.
'"Is it true that l'rince Tuan
has been banished to Nukden?"
asked the correspondent..
"'Prince Tuan has been pun
ished,' said the Vi ?eroy.
'"Why was lie not executed?'
"'It is against the laws of
China to execute a prince of the
blood.'
"'Hut,' said the correspondent,
'the present Dowager Empress;
executed an imperial prince in the
last rebellion.'
'"Ho was fighting against thej
Government,' explained the Vice
roy.
'?'Then, as Prince Tuan was
fighting tor the Government, the
Dowager Empress must have
combined with him in the attack
upon the legations.'
"Li said nothing for a moment.
Then VI r. Tseng, the interpreter,
replied:
" 'His Excellency says that the!
oranges on the table came from \
Canton.' "?World's Work.
You Know What You are Taking;.
When you take Grove's Taste
less Chill Tonic because the form
ula is plainly printed on every j
bottle showing that it is simply I
Iron and Quinine in a tasteless .
form. No Cure, No Pay. oOc.
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finely illustrated articles on lit
erary topics. It has also the
weekly review of current history,
and the judicial editorial com
ment, which are always the
strongest features of this period
ical A mong thecontributors to I
this number are Kdward Kverett
Hale, Augustine Birrell, Kate
Douglas Wiggin, Hamilton \V.
\labie, Frank* R. Stockton,
Thomas W'ent.worth Iligginson,
and many other well-known
writers (t$3 a year. The Outlook i
[Company, "2<S7 Fourth Avenue, (
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Over-Work Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood In your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
i no Kianeys are your
blood purifiers, they fil
ter out the waste or
Impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out
of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, achesandrheu
matism come from ex
cess of uric acid in the
. blood, due to neglected
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
Ihey had heart trouble, because the heart Is
jver-working l.i pumping thick, kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
It used to be considered that only urinary
roubles were to be traced to the kidneys,
jut now modern science proves that nearly
til constitutional diseases have their begin
ling in kidney trouble.
If you are sick you can make no mistake
>y first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
tnd the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's
swamp-Koot, the great kidney remedy is
toon realized. It stands the highest for its (
vondcrf ul cures of the most distressing cases
.nd is sold on its merits
>y all druggists In fifty-gf
:ent and one-dollar siz-M
s. You may have a
i m nl? K/\Mla Ku mail ?
oi.ipiw wwiiiw *->j HI?H Home 01 M?ain|>-K<v*.
ree, also pamphlet telling you how to find
iut If you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer
c Co.. Binghamton, N. Y.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
We have n >w on hard a fall supply of the new public echcol
!> fok.s adopted by t lie Hoard of Education to he used in the
public schools of North Carolina and will exchange for all old
bo ks of like grade at the exchange price.
We also have a stock of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Notions,
HATS, ETC., X
which we will lie glad to t>h iw to the trade. See our StOI16
Crusher Tie purchasing your Fall Shoes. c,?me
10 see us bglorc buying your fall goods.
You s truly,
TURLEY & STALLINGS,
CLAYTON, N. C.
<>7?2m
DON'T FORGET
The Big Racket Store
YVhc-n you Come to Town.
Here you c in timl almost any little tiling you want.. I am selling out my sum
mer s'ock to ii al;.: rr' n, for y-i? 71 j tt. ? ?a.^/?>!_,_ j_ and can giTe
vou s iniebarg ana. My line ? Ui.1. Ullti \? lhlt'l GOOOS <1 Shoes
going at near cost. ,NKW GOODS COMING IN DAILY.
LOOK AT THESE PRICES.
Soap at 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10 cents cake.
Needles, 1 to 5 cents paper.
Hose 4 to 15 cents per pair.
Gloves 15 to 50 cents per pair.
Suspenders 5 to 50 cents.
Laces and Embroideries, Combs ar d Brushes.
HEAVY LINE OP DRY GOODS. LADIES AND GENTS' UNDERWEAR
CHEAP. BIG LOT CROCKERY AND TINWARE.
Nice Jewelry. Nice 1 t French Candy just received. Call to see my stock. I
can sare vou m ney
W/. H. PEACOCK,
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
MAKE HOME
HAPPY.
We know nothing you can bu} that
would add more to the happiness oi
your home than
A GOOD ORGAN.
We want to sell you one. We keep
the ESTEY, a strictly high grade
instrument.
Headquarter at R. F. Smith's Furniture Store. Call and see
these Organs.
BENSON ORGAN CO.,
Robert F. Smith. RPMgON N C
Joseph G. Smith. DCrNSUiX, I>. V^.
010-2m.
Hardware!
it z Leo and Wetter Stoves
FOB COOKING AND IIFATING.
Big stock of Farm Implements, Carpenters' Tools, Builders'
Material, Cutlery, Tinware, Crockery, Paints, Sns.h, Doors.
Blinds, &c.. always on hand
GOOD STOCK OF GUNS OF THE BEST MAKES.
We Have Taken out License to Sell Pistois.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS,
We are prepared to give you wholesale prices on Nails by
the keg, Tinware, Cobblers' Shoe Nails, Axes, S. & W.
Cartridges
Everybody asked to come and trade with us.
Clayton Hardware Company,
C. W. CARTER, Owner and Proprietor,
1)10?tf. CLAYTON, N. C.
FARMERS Can Save itoey
3Y BUYING MQNEY-S AVIMG TOOLS.
\kjn .t t0 serld catalogues of each
wS 3 Wdill of the following to every
?? ? 11, Farmer in ihe State.
WRITE A POSTAL CARD FOR ONE:
Mip t O'JN CROC ran hp doubled by using
a lll'SKEIt and SHUKIIDEIt. It husks
the corn and delivers into wagon or crib
and shreds or cuts the stalk and fodder at
the rame time Into splendid feed and
delivers it into bam or stack.
FIT1I MIU.S, wh.-h grind corn and cob
or shelled grain into meal
HAND or ROWER F> Fl> CCTTFKS,
with travelling feed table.
HOUSE I'OWERs with FEED .MII.Lh |
attached, and for running Feed Cut
tcrs. Wood Saws. etc. <
FANNING MILES for gmit. and seed
GRAIN DRILLS, both dec and hoe. <
Itnpifies, Carrla^ts.Wcgo s and liar- |
tins*, from the finer; r the humblest
We have the largest stock 111 the South
SOUiilll'M Ml! I S nnd I t .poratore.
WIRE FENCING of all Kinds. The bet; ,
and cheapest and will last a lifetime j
W. ml Patent SWING CHURNS b)
far the bast. J
s::\l> FOB C AIALOG (U Kit OF AWT OK TUB AUOVB.
THFTMPLEMENT~COMPANY <
1302 1304 East Main Street. : ; ! RICHMOND VRCINW
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Turner's North Carolina Almanac
GIVEN FREE TO EVERY HERALD SUB
SCRIBER'WIIO'PAYS ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE.
4 ?
MOVED
To Brick Store,
We have moved across the
railroad to the now brick build
ing near ihe Selma Manufac
turing Co. We ?hall keep a
complete line of
GRQGERiES, FRUITS,
CONFECTIONERIES
AND VEGETABLES.
Canned Goods for sale. Coun
try Produce a specialty. Come
and see us at our new stand.
J. M. VINSON & CO.,
Selma, N. C.
July 1-tr.
THIS IS
;The New Number 8
- _ ?
Domestic Sewing
Machine,
FOB SALE BY
J. M. BEATY.
SMITIIKIEI.I), N. C.
FALL
and W/inter
Goods.
A lot of Dry Goods just
rec ived. Shoes a spc
cialty. I keep also
Notions, Hats, Groceries,
Glassware, tiawarc. Can'
dies, Medicines, Toys and
General Merchandise.
I can sell you goods cheap
as anybody and cheap as
they can be sold.
ALEX. WIGGS,
PINE LETEL, N. C.
00 -in
BUY THE CELEBRATED
AUBURN
WAGON.
The Auburn Wagon Co.
have consigned to me one car
load one and two horse wagons
which I will sell cheap for cash or
on time. Come to see me before
buying
Respectfully,
W. L. FULLER,
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
At a New Stand
I OCCUPY
the corner store in front of the
Jepot.
3ry Goods, Notions, Groceries,
and Vegetables
?an be bought of me as cheap
is the cheapest I ask your
patronage.
I shall still lead in the sale
5f
TOYS, FRUITS,
Confectioneries, Etc.
W. a. WESTBROOK,
TINE LEVEL, Jf. C.
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