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."From 40 to 50 Years of Age,
How It May Be Passed
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OAL-Va.: "I am enjoying better
ileal th than I have for 20 years, and P
believe I can safely
say now that I am a
well woman. I was
reared on a farm and
had all kinds of heavy
work to do which
caused the troubles
that came on me la
ter. For five years
during the Change of
Life I was not able
to lift a pail of wa
ter. I had hemor-
trimgea which would last for weeks and I
vna not able to sit up in bed. I suffered
jm. great deal with my back and was so
.ttcrvous I could scarcely sleep at night,
jsad I did not do any housework for three
spears.
"Now I can do as much work as
any woman of my age in the county,
ifirytlrH to the benefit I have received
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. I recommend your remedies
Co ail suffering women." Mrs. MARTHA
X. Holloway, Odd, Va.
No other medicine for woman's ills has
ireosived such wide-spread and unquali
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medicine which has such a record of
soscess as has Lydia . Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. For more than SO
-years it has been the standard remedy
Hot woman's ills.
If you have the slightest doubt
ftat JLydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
ble Compound will help you, write
to Eiydia E.Pinkham Medicine Co.
eonfidential) Lynn, Mass., for ad
vice Your letter tvill be opened,
Tal and answered by a woman,
suad held in strict confidence.
No matter what anybody
says; and no matter how
many remedies you have
tried.
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I
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i fresh healthy blood. This is what
M you need.
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M If your druggist can't supply you with
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penetrates and ' relieves
the pain instantly no rub
bing necessary -just lay
it on lightly.
. Here's Proof.
I had my back hurt in the Boer War
and in San Francisco two years ago I
! was hit by a street car in the same place.
I triad all kinds of dope without iuc-
cess. Two weeks ago I saw your linl
, tnent In a drug store and got a bottle to
try. i ne nrst application caused instant
relief, and now except ir a little stiff
ness, I am almost well."
FLETCHER NORMAN.
Whtttier.Calii
is the best remedy for
rheumatism, neuralgia,
sore throat and sprains.
Miss E. Rim of Brooklyn, N.T.,
writes : "Sloan's Liniment is the best
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THE FRUITJROWEflS
A GREAT EVENT WHICH MAY
MEAN MUCH TO HAYWOOD
COUNTY.
HAVE LARGE MEMBERSHIP
Organization to Perfect the Business
of Fruit Growers by Way of Getting
the Best Prices For Their Products
May Increase Fruit Production.
Waynesville. An event which may
mean much for Haywood county, par
ticularly tho fruit growers, took
place here when the Haywood county
Fruit Exchange was organized with
a large membership. This is an or
ganization, consisting of the fruit
growers of the county, whose pur
pose is to perfect an organization to
conduct the business of the fruit
growers in the way of getting the
best prices for their products, bring
ing the market in touch with the
producers, and giving information as
to the best means of cultivating,
gathering and marketing the crop.
Dr. George D. Green was made
temporary chairman of the meeting
and Mr. Boiling Hall was secretary.
A tentative organization was effected
with the following directors: R. P.
Johnston, Joe Graves, J. K. Boone,
George Wharton, B. P. Howell, Z. C.
Davis and Boiling Hall. At a future
meeting, the directors are to report
a plan of permanent organization and
name definite purposes.
There were a large number of men
present at the meeting who are
not directly engaged in fruit growing
but seemed to take a lively interest
in the business of the convention.
Bishop James Atkins delivered an ad
dress that was interesting and help
ful. Prof. W. N. Hott of Raleigh
was present and also spoke.
It is thought that the organization
will result in developing a consider
able increase of interest in the pro
duction of fruits in this county.
Interest In Contest Increases.
Hendersonville. Unusual interest
is being shown in the boys' corn con
test of Henderson county, where 5100
will be distributed in cash prizes
for those raising the best crops oi
corn at the least expense on an acre
of ground. Prof. W. S. Shitle, super
intendent of the county schools, who
canvassed the county a few Aveeks
ago, with Charles W. Mason of Ashe
ville, agricultural agent of the South
em Railway in the interest of the
contest, stated that eighty-five boys
between the ages of 12 and 18 years
had entered the contest, which closes
with the expiration of this month.
Polk County Moonshiners Captured.
Hendersonville. United States
Deputy Marshall T. F. Roland and
Special Employe J. Lee Sams, accom
'panied by other revenue men, were
in Hendersonville with five men,
three Fosters, a Barnett and one Car
ter from Polk county, where they
were arrested charged with operating
an illicit distillery. Three of them
gave $300 bond each and the two
others gave $200 bond each before
United States Commissioner Valen
tine, who set the date for a prelimi
nary hearing. Details of the raid
could not be learned here.
County Clerk Was Appointed.
Newbern. Mr. W. B. Flanner, who
has been acting clerk of tho superior
court for this cosnty during the illness
of the late W. M. Watson, was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of that official, Judge
H. W. Whedbee of Greenville mak
ing the appointment. Mr. Flanner has
had several years experience in the
register of deeds and clerk of the
court office and is thoroughly ac
quainted with the duties he will now
perform as chief and will make a
very efficient officer.
Juvenile Thief Held For Court.
Hendersonville. As the result ot
the plundering of six freight cars of
the Southern Raliway in the Hender
sonville yards when considerable
property was stolen, Sam King, aged
13 years, was bound over to supe
rior court under a bond of $200.
Bond Issue Has Been Sold.
Roxboro. A $20,000 bond issut
voted some time ago for the im
provement of the streets of Roxboro
has been sold to the trustees of the
Terrell school fund. There is still
$5,000 of this issue to be disposed of
and it is practically certain that this
will be done in a very short time,
either to one of the banks or pri
vate citizens. Work will be begun
as soon a3 bids can be advertised
for and the contract let. Mr. Gilbert
C. White of Charlotte is the engineer
in charge of the work.
To Enforce The Fishing Laws.
Raleigh. An order was made bj
Governor Kitchin. for the Elfreida,
tho cruising vessel of the North Caro
lina Naval Brigade, stationed at New
kern to proceed fully armed with a
complement of twenty-eight men to
the waters of Albemarle sound and
subject to the orders of State Fish
Commissioner C. S. Vann in enforce
ment of the state fisheries laws. The
commander of the Elfreida is to re
port at Edenton for service. The or
der went to Commander T. C.
Daniels of Newbern.
LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE
Column of Short Paragraphs of State
News of Interest to the People of
the State.
Raleigh. Mr. P. H. , Marsh, of Ker
ersville, has been appointed addition
al delegate to the National Drainage
Convention, which meets at New Or
leans April 10th to 13. Mr. H. E.
Gilliam, of Greensboro, has also been
appointed an additional delegate to
the Southern Appalachian Good Roads
Association, which meets at Spartan
burg, S, C. .
Bessemer City. The cost of the re
pent flood in Gaston county is very
great. Bridges are to be rebuilt and
great damage was done to the dredg5
ing boat on Crowders creek. It was
swept nearly one hundred feet and
turned on its side. The weather has
been clear and warm for three days
and farmers are using the opportun
ity to get some farm work done.
Weldon. Judge E. B. Cline of
Hickory, who has been holding Hali
fax superior court made a record un
surpassed in the history of the state
by disposing of one hundred and five
cases on the civil calendar in one
(day. These were old cases and the
docket has been cleared and relieved
of them for all time to come. Court
adjourned for the term.
Greensboro. A white carpenter
named Huffman died from the effects
pf injuries received In a fall from
scaffolding on the new six-story Ban
ner building. Huffman came here from
Norfolk a month ago. He fell only
jabout twenty feet, and it was at
first reported that his injuries were
slight, though later he became uncon
scious and died before regaining his
senses.
Lenoir. The people of our town
can boast of the best mail service
Lenoir has ever had. There are three
each day of the week and two mails
outgoing and three incoming malls
each way from Hickory on Sunday.
The only thought for registering a
kick about Lenoir's mail service is
the irregularity of the trains, which
is hoped can be regulated and o ve'r
come. K
Newton. The surviving members
of Campany I, Forty-ninth North Car
olina Regiment, Confederate veterans,
Catawba March 30. This will be the
twenty-first reunion of the company
and will be the fiftieth anniversary
of the day they marched away to the
Virginia battlefields. Brave as the
bravest, they served their state and
country loyally until the end of the
war. Capt. W. A. Day is secretary
of the organization.
Monroe. Sam Thompson, colored,
was sentenced to be electrocuted on
April 26 by Judge W. H. Wheedbee
in Superior Court here. Thompson
was convicted of murdering Gus Ash
brook, another negro, on the night of
March 8, when he shot him through
window in his home, while he was
asleep, at the same time wounding a
son of Ashbrook. This is the second
conviction of first degree murder in
Union county in fifty years.
Statesville. That feeding cattle
for beef during the dull winter
months is a very profitable industry
for the farmers was demonstrated at
the State farm, near Statesville, the
past winter. Twenty-seven head of
fine cattle fed at the farm were
sold to a big Richmond dealer by
Superintendent Meacham, and were
shipped to Richmond. The price paid
by the dealer was 6 cents the pound
at the state farm barn.
Elizabeth City. Spring has ar
rived at last and the fishermen and
farmers have given forth great sighs
of relief. Never before were the
farmers and fishermen so far behind
with their spring operations, and
with the extreme weather that has
prevailed during the entire winter
the prospects were taking on a most
discouraging aspect. However, with
the coming of better weather, the
spirits of the people have arisen.
Hendersonville. The postoffice of
ficials have distributed sixteen mail
boxes in Hendersonville," where mall
will be collected daily. A few
months ago Hendersonville was giv
en street delivery of mail, but at the
time no arrangements were made for
places to deposit mails other than
at the homes, with the postmen or
at the postoffice. As to the erection
of the proposed new building on the
lot purchased by the government
little has been said of late.
Spencer. It is stated that colera
has made its appearence among the
hogs of Rowan and that more than
four hundred in the country are now
affected by the disease. Of the four
hundred, the veterinarian, who is at
tending most of the cases, says that
Dnly about fifty have recovered.
Waxhaw. On the Waxhaw market
in one day seventy three bales of cot
ton were sold by one person and that,
too by a lady. The cotton was owned
and sent to market by Miss Maggie
Ross. Miss Ross lives in the Marvin
community. The cotton brought 10.
50. Waxhaw. With the coming of spr
ing comes the school closings. This
,s always a great event in the life of
i community, and ought to be; for
;he intelligence of a people can al
ways be seen in their interest in ed
lcational work.
Washington. Messrs. Davis & Da
ris, Washington patent attorneys, re
port the grant, to citizens of North
Carolina of the following patents: A
i'ulk, Mount Airy, brace for bolsters
ind the like; L. T. Lineberger, Gas
onia, lightning arrester; W. B. Swin
lell, Raleigh, appratus for compress
ng air and other fluids.
PHIIIITIW
CONSTRUCTION OF HEN HOUSE
Few Practical Suggestions That Will
Be of Much Assistance to tho
Poultry Keeper.
(By J. G. HALPIN and C. A. OCOCK.
Wisconsin.)
For success in poultry keeping it
is necessary to have a suitable house
which will protect the fowls from In
clement weather and from their nat
ural enemies.
It must be remembered that from
the standpoint of the hen, appearance
makes very little difference, but the
house must be so built and so ar
ranged that it will be a comfortable
place for the hens to live; otherwise
they will not thrive and production
will not be satisfactory. On many
farms the hens are not provided with
a house constructed especially for
them, but are housed In an old build
ing originally made for some other
purpose. As a rule this sort of a
house is not economical, for, unless it
is constructed especially for hens, it
will seldom be found possible to re
construct It in such a way aa to
make economical production possible.
Poultry houses should be located
where it is dry and well drained. If
the ground is not naturally dry, it
should be ditched and drained artifi
cially, for poultry will not thrive in
a house when the floor is constantly
wet. A damp location means a damp
im
proper Way to Moke Partition.
poultry house all the way through,
and the result is that the fowls are
affected with many troublesome dis
eases. Houses should be placed so that
they will not be subject to violent
winds, yet good air and drainage are
essential. A house should never be
placed In a low, damp spot where
early fall frosts are likely to occur.
These places are always cold and un
healthy for fowls.
One hundred hens will thrive in a
pen 20x20 feet, that is four square feet
of floor spae per hen, but one hen
will not thrive in a pen 2x2 feet. In
a large pen each one has a chance to
wander about over the entire floor
space, thus getting more exercise.
Generally speaking, it is far cheaper
to build a wide house than a narrow
one. A house 20x20 is cheaper than
a house 10x40 and contains as much
floor space for the hens. A house
20 feet wide, however, will be found
Impracticable for some types of roofs
and will not be found satisfactory
where one wishes to keep a number
of small breeding pens. There are
Beveral common types of roofs used
on poultry houses.
Just which style of roof should be
chosen is largely a matter of personal
preference, but the type of roof will
be found to influence the cost of con
struction to quite an extent.
Wherever there is only one poultry
house a partition is always advisable
as it permits one to keep the hens sep-
Different Types of Roofs Used In
Poultry Houses. 1 is a shed roof, 2 a
combination roof, 3 a gable roof, 4 a
semi-monitor roof, 5 a monitor roof,
6 a slanting front roof, and 7 an A
type roof.
arated from the pullets early, in the
winter and makes it possible later to
make up a breeding pen of the best
fowls. In a small house, that is one
not over 30 feet long, one should use
boards for the partitions for about
two feet from the floor. The rest
may be made of wire or cloth except
between the roosts of the different
pens, where the boards should run to
the roof.
Feed for Growing Ducklings.
Growing ducklings thrive best on a
feed composed of equal parts, by
measure, of corn meal, ground peas,
bran ad middlings, all made, into
thick yvish, either with scalding- hot
water or milk, the latter being the
better. The mash is improved by add
ing short-cut green grass, clover or
some other green stuff, and a few
handfull3 of coarse sand.
Bad Air and Incubation,
The atmosphere of a cellar where
vegetable are kept is not fit for an
incubator. The air, according to Pop
lar Mechanics, is charged with car
bonic gas, which is fatal to youn
chicks.
i B B E--
A WARWIHG TO MANY,
Soma Interesting Facts Regarding
Health Statistics.
Few people realize to wha.t extent
their health depends upon the condi
tion of the kidneys.
The physician in nearly all cases of
serious illness, makes a chemical anal
ysis of the patient's urine. He knows
that unless the kidneys are doing
their work properly, the other organs
cannot be brought back to health and
strength.
When the kidneys are neglected or
abused in any way, serious results are
sure to follow. According to health
statistics, Brlght's Disease, which Is
really an advanced form of kidney
trouble, caused nearly ten thousand
deaths in 1910, in the state of New
York alone. Therefore, It behooves us
to pay more attention to the health of
these most Important organs.
An ideal herbal compound that has
had remarkable success as a kidney
remedy is Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great Kidney, Liver and Bladder
Remedy.
The mild and healing influence of
this preparation is soon realized. It
stands the highest for its remarkable
record' of cures. -
If you feel that your kidneys require
attention, and wish a sample bottle,
write to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y. Mention this paper and
they will gladly forward It to you ab
solutely free, by mail.
Swamp-Root Is sold by every drug
gist in bottles of two sizes 50c. and
11.00.
OR THREE OR FOUR.
Green I wouldn't marry a widow.
They are always looking after num
ber one.
Wise I differ with you. I think
they are usually looking after number
two.
Happiness Postponed.
An awkward predicament in which
a; sailor bridegroom and his bride were
placed in St. Mary Major's church, Ex
eter, Devonshire, England, recently
caused the postponement of their wed
ding. The banns had been duly called
at the church, but when the parties
presented themselves at the altar the
bridegroom, who had been recently
paid off from his ship at Portsmouth,
was unable to produce the necessary
permission from his commander. The
bride swooned, and eventually re
turned home, while the bridegroom
left for Plymouth to get the required
document.
No End to His Bad Luck.
John D. Shoop, at an Anti-Cigarette
league banquet, explained his feelings
in the story of the colored man.
"How are you getting along, Laz
arus?" asked his master, Interestedly.
"I gets along poorly," replied Laz
arus, who complained of his misfor
tune at length. "Master John, I has
such bad luck," says he, "that when I
dies and is laid away in the tomb and
the good Lord says to, me, 'Lazarus,
come forth,' I know I is sho to come
fifth."
Exposing Children to Disease.
In an article on the treatment of
sick children in the Woman's Home
Companion the author. Dr. Roger H.
Dennett, a famous New York special
ist on the diseases of children, says:
"Never, never, never expose the
child to any contagious disease in or
der that he may have it once and be
done with it. Even the so-called sim
ple children's diseases, such aa meas
les or whooping cough, have a death
rate that is appalling.
NO WORDS WASTED
A Swift Transformation Briefly De
scribed. About food, the following brief but
emphatic letter from a Georgia, wom
an goes straight to the point and is
convincing.
"My frequent attacks of indigestion
and palpitation of the heart cul
minated in a sudden and desperate ill
ness, from which I arose enfeebled In
mind and body. The doctor advised
me to live on . cereals, but none of
them agreed with me until I tried
Grape-Nuts food and Postum.
"The more I used of them the more
I felt convinced that they were just
what I needed, and in a short time
they made a different woman of me.
My stomach and heart troubles disap
peared as if by magic, and my mind
was restored and is as clear as it ever
was.
"I gained flesh and strength so rap
idly that my friends were astonished.
Postum and Grape-Nuts have benefited
me so greatly that I am glad to bear
thi3 testimony." Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
"There's a reason," and it is explained
In the little book, "The Road to Well
ville," in Pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are ceaotne, true, nod (nil of human
Interest.
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We,the undersigned, hereby certify that
we have ken Milam with very benefU
cial results. Believing it to be a valuable
remedy, we authorize the publication oi
our endorsement.
Rev. J. Cleveland Hall, Rector of
Church of the Epiphany, Danville, Va.
Rev. R. L. McNair, Pastor Presbyterian
Church, Charlotte C. H., Va.
Rer. J. C. Holland, Pastor Keen Street
Baptist Church, Danville. Va.
Rev. H. D. Guerrant, Methodist Minister.
Danville. Va.
Rev. D. P. Tate, Methodist Minister.
Danville, Va.
"The Methodist"
endorses Milam
The endorsement tof "The Methodist" !
not to be had by anything of doubtful mer
it, but this paper stands ready to lend its
influence for that which it believes will tend
to the betterment of humanity, spiritually,
morally, materially or physically.
When such men as Revs. D. P. Tate,
Horace D. Guerrant and others of like high
character give their unqualified endorse
ment to the physical benefits derived from
the remedy advertised on the last page of
of this paper, we feel safe in commending it
to our readers. E. G. Mosely, in "The
Methodist" for September.
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Milam is the name of a great medicine now be
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timonial! of some of our best citizens we can
safely recommend it to our friends who are suf
fering with any of the diseases it proposes to
cure. The men at the head of the company man--ufacturln?
this medicine can be relied on. Rev.
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