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BY
J.S.TRIGG
REGISTER,
DE3 MOINES, IAJ
CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED
Two Japs got bold of a small piece
of land in Florida last year and made
3,000 raising tomatoes.
The mission of a second wife Is to
make a man think more of the first one
than he ever did when she was alive.
The United States will have about
200,000,000 bushels of the wheat crop of
1905 to spare, the crop last year being
one of the largest ever grown.
The agricultural department places
the value of the com crop of 1905 at
a billion dollars. No other crop grown
anywhere on earth Is worth so large a
sum.
The intrinsic value of any soil lies
in its ability to produce grass. If grass
can be made to grow on any soli It is
all right If grass will not grow ft is
best let alone.
The country school where ten or fif
teen little folks are taught by a bright
woman is about the best kind of school
to be found. It is better than a town
school where thirty pupils are depend
ent upon the same woman.
The owners of those western Kansas
cheap lands not long since considered
almost worthless are making fortunes
out of them from the fine crops of win
ter wheat which the unusual rains of
the past three years have enabled them
to grow.
Millions of people In the northern
provinces of Japan are in danger of
starvation. The officials of that coun
try should get these unfortunates over
into Korea or Manchuria, where they
could find good land to work and a
decent climate to live under.
The United States will never hava to
meet any foreign competition in fur
nishing the world's supply of cotton.
The best efforts of European nations
to find some part of the earth where
cotton could bo successfully grown
outside of the United States have end
ed in failure.
The irrigating works planned for and
many of which are already under con
struction by the government In this
country are destined to become among
the most noted engineering achieve
ments of the century. To carry the
life givlDg water on to worthless desert
acres and make them worth $100 or
more each Is a wonderful and benefi
cent work.
Cities which are located in the vicin
ity of mines of soft coal, where this
fuel, because of its cheapness, excludes
others, and which are usually befouled
with the omnipresent soot and smoke,
should devise some method of generat
ing all the light, power and heat re
quired by the city out at the mines and
transmit the same in the form of elec
tricity and gas for use. It would seem
as though modern engineering skill was
equal to the solution of this problem.
We note the hiring of a farm band
for a year at $30 per month, board and
washing. This is easily equivalent to
the $45 per month paid to the clerk in
some city office or store with the added
advantage that the farm hand can
save up $3 where the town man can
one. We recall the time when the
farmer could hire just as good a hand
for $12 per month, and there were
more men after the twelve dollar job
than there are after the thirty dollar
one.
The other day we noticed a man un
loading some crates of live poultry at
a depot They were piling the crates
one on top of another, and as they
swung them up some of the chickens'
beads which protruded from the lower
crates were torn off. A protest being
entered against such a cruel method
of procedure, the reply was that "it did
not make any difference, as the birds
were to be killed pretty soon any way."
There is altogether too much of this
cruel, cold blooded barbarity prevalent
in connection with our treatment of
dumb animals. While they may have
to be slaughtered for food, there is ev
ery obligation resting upon our modern
civilization to see that it is done in the
most humane manner possible.
The future of the million of immi
grants who came to this country last
year is a subject of not a little moment
These Immigrants are not of the class
who have been heretofore gladly wel
comed, but of that sort who shun the
country and converge in our cities to
still further add to the congestion of
that Ignorant and pauper class who are
such a menace to our municipal life. It
la going to be slow work and a hard
job to make over this class into the
kind of citizens whom America wants.
They do not assimilate readily, as did
the English, Scotch, Irish, German and
Scandinavian. Clustered in centers in
the cities they are given to the mainte
nance of their old world customs and
language and are more and more be
coming a dangerous element In the poli
tics of the country.
Some of the Colorado apple orchards
have returned their owners as much as
$500 per acre the past season.
It is very remarkable how many pedi
greed cattle get killed by the cars.
Scrubs rarely ever stray on to the
tracks. ,
Oklahoma land of good quality would
be cheap at $75 an acre If used for
cotton production at anything like pres
ent prices for the staple.
The falls of the Zambezi river, in Af
rica, known as the Victoria falls, would
if utilized for the generation of power
develop a power equal to that of 35,
000,000 horses.
The south is fast becoming a vast
hotbed and winter garden for the north
country. As a result we are getting
both vegetables and fruits in season
and out of season.
We know of one man who always
feels good at this time of the year, and
all because he makes It a rule to pay all
bis debts at this time and start the new
year owing not any man.
It takes the first thirty bushels of
corn produced on an acre of land to
pay cost of production. So if you have
not raised over twenty-five bushels to
the acre you can tell just what is the
matter with you.
Europe produced 2,150,000 tons more
beet sugar last year than ever before.
When we get the Philippine Islanders
at work on sugar we will be virtually
Independent of any foreign country for
our sugar supply.
One-half bale of cotton to the acre is
to the southern farmer Just about what
forty bushels of corn to the acre are to
the northern farmer. A few cotton
growers get one bale to the acre, which
corresponds to the few men in the
north who raise eighty bushels of corn
to the acre.
In Iowa, the great corn state, the in
terest takeu by the farm boys In the
Improvement of the crop is one of the
most helpful agencies at work toward
this end. The enthusiasm of these boys
Is Infectious, and many a man is learn
ing how to prow corn from his twelve-year-old
boy.
Western farmers have been altogeth
er too much interested In teams of
draft horses exhibited at the various
state fairs purely for advertising pur
poses by a lot of old brewers. A fine
horse never appears to greater disad
vantage than when he is hauling a beer
wagon or a man when he Is carrying a
load of the stuff.
The furm hand wanted today is not
so much a seller of crude muscle as
one trained In the handling of machin
ery and stock. More and more is the
machine being made to do the work of
the man on the farm, and the man who
understands how to handle machinery
to the best advantage is the man, who
is wanted on the farms of the country.
The temptation with the average meat
seller Is so great to make his sausage
meat up of ail sorts of scraps and odds
and ends In our larger towns it Is prac
tically impossible to buy a pound of
good sausage meat for love or money.
It seems strange that this should be so
when there Is an almost unlimited de
mand for a fine article of sausage at
big prices.
It Is said that 5,000,000 of the people
of England are out of employment all
on the rasped edge of poverty and
many of them half starved. Could they
only be sent to the United States there
would be work and food In plenty for
all. The women are wanted as domes
tic help, the men as laborers on farm
and In factory and mine. Rich men
with money to throw to the dogs might
better turn their philanthropy in this
direction than to the establishment of
libraries and colleges.
We think that one reason why e
perlmental plats of alfalfa In the states
east of the Missouri river so often fall.
turning yellow and dying out, is that
the soil where sown is deficient In ni
trogen and tne plant, being a gross
user of nitrogen, perishes for lack of
it while, like a calf, If It can be prop
erly and adequately fed until It can
take care of Itself by getting its own
nitrogen appropriating machinery into
operation. It would become an easy
matter to secure a field of this valua
ble legume. Assuming this to be a
fact as we believe It to be, it logically
follows that an ample supply of nitro
gen should be furnished the plant
when young, which can best be done
by thoroughly enriching the soli with
a liberal supply of barnyard manure.
It will pay any man who contemplates
sowing alfalfa to heed this suggestion.
Through much of the west the feed
ing of beef for market has been at
tempted quite generally the past four
years. Taking the four years, it may
be said that as a proposition it has not
been a success. Only the very few
have been able to feed cattle with a
satisfactory profit The many have got
nothing to show but a mortgage and a
lot of valuable experience. For this
reason we feel like commending the
cow as a very much safer and more re
liable proposition for the average farm
er than the beef steer. With the cow
the market for her product is practical
ly assured at a profitable figure. The
market for butter and cheese varies
but little from year to year, while the
making of beef is a speculation pure
and simple, the price of the product be
ing practically' fixed at the caprice of
one of the most arbitrary trusts in the
country. For this reason we think it
Is safer for the man who wishes to
feed cattle to feed cows rather than
steers.
A REDEEMED FIELD.
We are Just going to suppose that we
have had turned over to us forty acres
of poor, run down land to put Into a
productive condition in the easiest way
and in the shortest time. We saw the
land the other day. It was originally
a piece of hazel brush land with a
clay loam soil. The renter had had his
way with it for nigh on forty years
and had just skinned it to a finish so
robbed and maltreated It that for the
past four years it has been abandoned
to weed growth and vermin. The
ridges marking the last crop of corn
may still be seen, as well as here and
there a bleached and puny cornstalk,
evidence of the windup four years ago.
Next spring we are going to plow
this land well, not too deep, and then
give more disking and dragging than
it has had for twenty years past. When
we have got it worked down fine we
are going to sow fifteen pounds of
mammoth clover seed to the acre and
nothing else. As soon as the weeds
get four or five Inches high we will
run the mowing machine over it and
six weeks later will run over it again
with the mower, which will pretty ef
fectually dispose of the weeds. After
this second clipping the clover should
begiu to show up in good shape, when
we will pasture the field until win
ter, putting not over twelve or fifteen
head of mature cattle In. The next
spring, along In the fore part of May,
we will run the machine over the
field just to hit the weeds; then we
will let it alone until the middle of
September and turn the crop under,
which will return a lot of needed hu
mus to the soli; the next year plant
with corn, expecting fifty bushels an
acre; then a crop of oats, which will be
self seeded with clover; then repeat,
and in six years our worthless field is
the best .field in the neighborhood. No
theory about this; just common sense,
that's all.
COUNTRY LIFE IS THE FUTURE.
Country life in the west and north
west fifty years from now will be a
very different proposition from what it
is today. By that time the greed fon
more laud will have been abated and
the time come when men will not care
to own more acres than they can prop
erly care for. This will insure a more
thickly settled country, more neighbors,
better country schools, enlarged social
privileges. There will then be a greater
regard for all those things which make
a country home attractive and pleasant.
The bad road will be the exception and
the good one the common thing. There
will be more paint used and more trees
planted. It will be the rule to sow only
good seed and keep well bred stock.
So attractive will become life In the
country that the mad rush to the cities
will cease and men will generally real
ize that there is no business on earth
which will more certainly Insure a com
fortable living, better health and more
pleasant environment than that of
working a piere of land in an Intelli
gent and scientific manner. The most
delightful homes in the old countries of
Europe are the country homes, and It is
going to be the same way here inside of
fifty years.
HOG CHOLERA.
Hog cholera as n disease may be di
rectly traced to immature breeding, In
sanitary care and poor feeding. The
common conception of the pig is that
It does best amid filthy surroundings
and that it should largely obtain Its food
as a scavenger, when the truth is that
there Is No more cleanly animal on the
farm than the pig. Immature breed
ing lays the foundation for a lack of
vitality and constitutional vigor. Cou
pled with this is the poorly balanced
ration which Is so common among hog
raisers. It is probably true that if the
pigs were Insured a parentage never
less than a year old and were then
raised on alfalfa, clover, skim milk and
other nitrogenous foods, the cholera as
an epidemic disease would entirely dis
appear from the country. While corn
Is an admirable fattening food. It is
about the worst food to be obtained for
the young and growing pigs, and it
would be well for them If they nevei
saw an ear of it until they are at least
six months old.
CARE FOR THE QUAILS.
As an insect destroyer we have no
bird which equals the quail. This bird
is very prolific, frequently rearing
two broods In one season. It further
is the only one of all our game birds
which takes kindly to man and our
modern methods of civilization. It
might be the most common of all our
birds were It not that it Is very fine
eating, the most sought of any of our j
game birds with the exception of the
ruffed grouse. Then it is pursued by a I
host of natural enemies the crow and I
the skunk break up the nests, the house
cats lay for the birds when they come
around the homestead, while the deep
snows and the excessive cold make bad
work with thein. Farmers are quite
generally shutting out the pot hunter
In order to protect these best friends of
his, and many are now taking the trou
ble to provide food and shelter for the
birds during the winter. This is a good
work and should be generally taken up.
Ay
ers
If your blood is thin and im
pure, you are miserable all the
time. It is pure, rich blood
that invigorates, strengthens,
refreshes. You certainly know
Sarsaparilla
the medicine that brings good
health to the home, the only
medicine tested and tried for
60 years. A doctor's medicine.
it life, without dnultt, tn Ayer'l
dux tit Hie uiiil. I lor lirrvoiisiit-HK. Mvruieis
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Jlus. Delia McWbll, Newark, N. J.
JI.00 lmttl. ,j. c. A YRR I'O.,
mmmmmimmimmmtm foi JiJiii
Door Health
Laxative doses of Ayer's Pills each
night greatly aid the Sarsaparilla
BUY THE
HEfirjjEJF
SEWING MACHINE
Do not be deceived lv those who ad
vertise a $60.(i0 Hewing Machine for
$20.00. This kind of a machine can
be bought from us or any of our
dealers from $ 15.00 to $18.00.
WE MAKE A VARIETY.
THE NEW HOME IS THE BEST.
The Feed determines the strength or
weakness of Hewing Machines. The
Double Feed combined with other
strong points makes the Xew Home
the best Hewing Machine to buy.
Writs forCRCUlARSH3!s2
We manufacture and Ju l. -i s before pun-busing
THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE 60.
ORANGE, MASS
28 Union Sq. N. Y., Chicago, III., Atlanta, Ga.,
St. Louis.Mo., Dallasrex., San Francisco, (Jul
FOR SALE BY
Waverly
Nurseries
Growers of the Leading
Va-neties of,
Spring-
Styles Are Here.
The Remnant Sale recently advertised in these columns
was a greater success by far than we expected. Our
customers swept our counters and shelves almost clear
of all goods of this class.
Believing the ladies of Asheboro and Randolph county
would appreciate the opportunity to select their spring
dresses and furnishings before warm weather begins
we have filled our counters thirty days early with the
most complete and attractive line of
Dress Goods. Laces. Embroid
eries. Etc,
ever shown by us. They embrace all the most popular
fabric and patterns.
A few we mention which are popularized in fashion
centres, and will be largely worn during the coming
spring and summer are Taffeta Gingham, White and
Brown linen for shirt waists. For more dressy suits
Lansdowne, an imported fabric of. wool and silk, has
taken a lead; while shadow checks and printed Silk
Tissu are becoming notably popular.
Besides our regular line of trimmings we have just
received a large shipment of laces, hamburgs and em
broideries, which were imported by New York dealers,
and will only be on sale here for ten days.
Spring Hats for Men.
Large line of Hats in straws, furs and panamas, the
shapes t.-) be worn during the coming season are already
on sale at our store.
Call and see them.
I
I
Mori is-Scarboro Moffitt Co.
Free Delivery.
'Phone No. 7.
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Peaches, Plums, Apples,
Pears, Grapes, Figs, Scup
pernongs, Pomegranates and
Other Fruits Adapted to the
South.
Also Shade, Ornamental
and Nut Trees, Shrubbery
and Roses.
Write for prices on your
wants.
-PAIL HOFFMAN, Prop.-
WAVERLY,
ALABAMA
You Furnish the Bride
We Furnish the Come.
Just receivd nice line Parlor
and Bed Room Suits, Couches,
Upholstered Parlor Suits, Pic
tures, Hall Racks, etc. We
have an assortment permitting
us to furnish the home in keep
ing with any purse.
We are also prepared to serve
the public as Funeral Directors
in a careful and courteous man
ner. Kearns & Fox.
ow is tne
time to buy
an Engine,
Boilor and Saw
Mill outfit.
Farquhar en
gine and boiler
and Sergeant
saw mill makes
the best outfit.
For sale by
GLSfl W XA KM TJVID
McCrary-Redding Hardware Company.
DR. F. A. HENLEY,
ASHEBORO. N. C.
A GREAT COW.
The Wisconsin experiment station
has brought to the front a very remark
able cow, the Guernsey cow Yeksa
Sunbeam, which under a carefully re
corded test the past year has produced
14,920 pounds of milk, testing 5.74 of
butter fat, giving a total of 857.15 of
butter fat for the year. This convert
ed Into butter would equal 984 pounds
of butter. It would be hard to put a
price on a cow of this type.
Little Money,
But Big Money
You will save money by paying
cash for what you buy, and will
avoid paying for goods you think
you haven't bought. So call on
J. L. Norman and buy cheap,
where you will not be bothered
with book account.
Nice line Groceries, Notions,
Overalls, Suspenders, Pants,
Shirts, etc.
Jones' Old Stand,
North side Depot street.
Dr. J. V. HUNTER,
PHYSICIAN - AND - SURGEON.
Office -Asholioro Drug Co.
Residence Corne. of Main and Worth
Streets.
Asheboro, N. O.
L. M. FOX, M. D.
ASHEBORO, N. C.
Oflers his professional serviee to
citizens of.'Asheborctfind surrouudlus:
community. Offices: At Residence-
Dr. S. A. HENLEY,
Physician - and - Surgeon..
ASHEBORO. N. C.
Office over S)won & Bedding's store near
Standard Drug Co.
Nitrous Oxi and Cijin fcr !iii!tFi
Offices First Rooms Over the
Bank of Randolph.
A C McALISTER & CO.
Asheboro, N. C.
Uhe Vital Point. i
When it comes to eating you wan some- A
thing you like. The same applies to the 1
necessary articles for the dining room where w
you do your eating.
Dining Room Suites and Fine J
Theodore Havener Dinner Sets
from $25.oo to Sloo.oo per set. h
We are adding a full line of Mantels, Til- Jk
ing and Grates that will be worth your while X
to inspect.
Mattings of all Kinds
Rugs. Axminister Velvets and Burtworth
Wiltons, varying in price from $2o to $65.
A call will convince you.
Fire, Life and Accident Insur-If People's HOUSe Fumishing CO.,
High Point, N. C.
The best companies represented. Offices
over the Iluuk of Randolph.
To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Seven Million boxes told in past 13 months. This Signature, v?
Cores Crip
in Two Days.
on every
pox. 25c