VOJL. XVI.
GRAHAM, N.C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1890.
NO; 38.
NOTHING SUCCEEDS
. LKE SUCCESS. ..
Tho rex -on RnduirV
Microbe Killer in the
most wonderful medi
cine, is because it bas
never failed In any in
stance, no matter what
the disease, from Lep
rosy to the simplest dis
ease known to -the ba
nian system - i ,
The scientific men of
to-day claim and prove
tbut eyery disease is ;
CAUSED BY MIOEOBES,': .
.,. 'AND.; ; . ' ;
Eadam's Microbe Killer
Exterminates the Microbes and drives them
Mint nf the evstein, aud when that Ib done yon
.nnnt have an ache or pain, ho matter
"what the dls iase, whether a eimplo ease of
Malarial Fever or a combination of diseases,
we core then all at the sime time, as ' we
treat all Diseases constitutionally. " ,
f i' J;"-
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nn 0
jUlbmn, CionsonipHaa, Catarrh, Bron
chitin, .Kaeansatliim, KUner aaa
i - .u.n.ea. Bemale Traablea,
! nil forrnn, aad, In fact, every
Disease kaowa to tue '
lea. ' '",
TORE -JS WMISt IMM51
See that onr Trnde-Mark (same as above;
Send for book "History of the Microbe K.U1
r," given awy hy ".. , 7
L B. HOLT & CO.. Merchants,
Graham, N. C
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
J AS. E. BOYD, -;v
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
Greensboro, If. C.
Will bo at Graham ou Monday of each week
e attend to professional businees. Sep 161
.J. D. KEBNODLE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Rnit, iv. f. '
Practiced m tho State and Federal Ours
will faivhfullvand promptly attend to all hn
gessntrnsted to him ,
DR. G. W. WHITSETT,
:,; Surgeon Dentist, '
OREENSBORO, - - N, C.
Will also visitAlamance. Call in
the country attended. Address me at
Greensboro. dee 8 t f
JACOB A.- TLaOTSUti
ATTORNEY AT LAW, ;
OR AH AM,
- May 17. '88.
N. C,
. E. C. LAIRD, M. D.,
LW RIVER, W. C.
Teb'y ;13, '90. -
'Xevi M. Scarr, F. H. Whitaker.Jb,
Greensboro. C. Graham, N. C.
SCOTT & WHITAKER,
Altoraet at
GRAHAM, -
N. C.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Pomens. Hill Nurseries
pomoka N. c,
Two and a half miles west of Greensboro.
V. 0. The main line of the R. . l). R. B
passes through the grounds and within 10
feet of the office, 8alem trains make regu
lar stops twice dally each way. Those lnter--estedln
fruit and fruit growing are cor-.
4lally Invited totnspect this the largest nnr
aerry in the State and one among the Urges
InthaSonth.
Stock consisu of apple, peach, pear eher
ry, plum, grape, Japanese persimmon, apri
ou, nectarine, mulUerry, quince, G roper
Figs, raspberry, ey-oscberry, currants, pie
plant, Euitlish walnnta, peeans. Chestnut
8irawberry, roses, evei greens, shade trow,
Ac.
All the new and rare varieties a well as
the old ones which my new eatalogoe for
1888 will show.
Give your order to my authorised aeent or
order direct from the nursery. Coirwpon
dencr solicited. Descriptive catalogues free
to applicants. ' Address,
. J. VAN. LISDLBT.
POX ON A,
Sr38 HI. Guilford Coonty, N. C.
Sellable salesman wanted in every county
food Da Tine rutnniiatinn iil be ftiren
(as we predicted it everything with
wool in it v also silks, hardware and other things too numerous to
mention. A we ought heavily belore the advance,
no W' otter you :a -'
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of Dress Goods, Trimmimgs, Clotihng Underwear;
Carpets, Furniture, Trunks Hardware, &c, all of which we
Bought big stock of gusis befoie they advanced. Groceries at wholesale. 8 car loads
salt. Car load nails. CJar load best plows and caslmgs.
WE ONLY
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GRAHAM AND BURLINGTON.
TO enra Union meal, Blcfc Eeadaena. Coasa
psuica, HalMiix, Urer Coiapiamu, n
Ut asXe and eerUla nmeij,
BMITH'8
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Taa tba tW Alt Mia (40 little BeaneSeOi
bouiek Ihii lis iss host coBVsaoBre,
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A.I -t , , s A 1 . iim i st . ma.-H.Usq M.
Hot A Political Document.
R.l nrnatlr In.trucf Ive tm Thorn
1 hink tue't'aria Is noia isi.
Tbe only comment which it ueema
necessary to. make on the subjoined
circular is that contained in the letter
of transaiiUal, in which the informa
tion is vouchsafed that "the house was
established bv. the late Wilder D.
Foster, for many ' years Republican
member of Congress from this district.
Although dead his name is still at the
head of the firm and his estate is a
partner."
FOSTER, STEVENS CO.
Gsakd Rapids, Mich., Sept. 9.
Gentlemen : As important and rather
radical advances in prices of some
articles in the hardware line are daily
taking place we wish to say a few
words so you may more fully under
stand wm situation ana cot think tnat
the jobber is over charging you.
ES.
There is now but one axe comp-tny
io the United Slates, and that is call
ed the American Axe and Tool Com
pany, with headquarters at PltUburg.
This company has purchased outright
every axe factory in the country of
any importance, and by thus comt roll
lug the production faai advanced price
on an average f 1 a dazen. This com
pany also compose the manufacturers
of axe polls, or .the beads of axes, the
machinery of which is patented, and
this enables it to keep the price en
polls so high no one else can afford to
make axes.
SAWS HASD ARB CBOSSrCUT.
In this industry the same forces
have been at work, and to-day there
are but twocompautes who manufac
ture hardware where there were a
dozen four months ago. Prices ia this
line of goods have been advanced from
10 to 80 per cent. In cross-cuu it Is
the same. By a consolidation of in
terests prices have advanced from four
to eight cents a foot.
LEA).
Every thloz made of lead has takrn
a decided advance, owing to recent
dacisions on the admitting of Mexican
ore lolo the country, as well as by
combinations of manufacturers. Shot,
lend pip, P'K le1. oWe, Ubbil
metal have all advanced, and may go
still higher. The passage of the silver
bill will also affect all articles made of
or coated with silver. Io the hard
wire line plated knives aud forks,
spoons, Ac, will be affected with ad
vances made.
The present tariff on sheet tin is one
I bill, which will no doubt pass both
. i houses of Congress, advances the duly
to 2 2-10 cents a pound. This must, of
ourse, advance tin from $1.25 to $3 a
box, according to the weight of said
box. This advance in sheet tin will
affect all articles of tinware, and ad
vances will be made all along the line.
Tin ia New York has already ad
vanced from 50 centa to $1 a box and
is growing stronger eacli dar, as the
certainty of the passage of the Mc
Kiolcy taiifT bill ' becomes more as
sured. Not a box of tin is made in
this country, notwithstanding which
tin baa.declined in price from $1.50 to
$1.75 a box during the last twenty-five
yeare.
GLASS.
The window-glust market of tain
country is practicully in the bands of
two large companies, who work in
harmony as to price., which bas re
sulted in a steady advance for the last
year, averaging 10 per cent.
ZINC OB STOVE BOARDS.
The Adams & Weatlake Company,
A. I. Grlggf, Sidney Sbepard & Co.,
Palmer Manufacturing Company, II.
Rendlorf & Co., Central Stamping
Company, W. H. Sweeney Manufac
turing Company all of the above
named firms were anxious for our
business last year, but now they have
all sold out to the American Stove
Board Company, with office In New
York and Chicago, and a . general ad
vance on all lines has taken place.
Last year you could buy a 28-inch
square paper-lined zino for 30 cents."
This year the same thing cocts you 75
rents an advance of 100 per oeot.
AMMUNITION.
The price U controlled by combi
nation, and you have to pay the pike
or go without.
POWDER.
The same but one price, and that
nearly double what It was two years
ago.
SUMMARY.
We call your attention to these mat
ters so you will understand wbv on
nearly every invoice yon get you will
find sjme'bing higher than it was be
fore. ' j
The tendency of the time srem to
be conwjiidntion, thus enabling large
corporations to produce the" goods
cheaper snd sell them at a higher
price. We fail to find, however, Io all
the consolidation of various lines of
goods a single instance,' notwithatand
irg tbe advance they put oo gowls,
where ihej have advanced tbe j ay of
labor a cent If the cooeumer who
creased cost we do not know who doos.
If he rcacs any personal benefit from
it we would like to know where it
comes in. This is not a political doc
ument, but a fair statement of the con
dition of certain lioes of business as we
daily come in contact with them.
Fostkb Stevens & Co ,
Hardware Merchants.
Fads Warlh Kwia( Abaat fflaaare.
Lord Kiucard, a Scotch land owo;r
and farmer, bad the good sense to learn
by direct experiment the relative value
of stable manure kept some months
under shelter and protected from all
rain or snow, and similar manure ex
posed to tho weather in a way once
very common iu Great Britain, and
Hill not very uncommon In the United
States. Four acres of eood soil were i
measured, two of them were manured j
with ordinary barn-yard manure, and j
two wiib, an equal quantity of manure I
from a covered shed. Tbe whole was
planted with potatoes. Tbe produce
of each acre was as follows :
Potatoes treated with barn-yard ma
nure : .
One acre produced 272 bushels.
Potatoes matured from the covered
sheds :
One acre produced 442 bushels ; one
acre produced 471 bushels.
Tbe uext year the land was sown
with wheat, when tbe crop was as
follows :
Wheat on land treated with barn
yard manure :
One acre produced forty-one bushel
and eighteen pounds, (of sixty-one
pounds per buabel.)
Ooe acre produced forty-lwo bushels
and thirty pounds, of (sixty-one pounds
per bushel.
Wheat on laod manured from cover
ed sheds i
One acre produced fifty-five bushels
and five pounds, (of sixty-one pounds
per hoibel.) ,
One acre produced fifty-eight bushels
and forty-seven poMods, of sixty-ooo
pounds per burbel.)
Tbe straw also yielded one-third
more opoo the land fertilized with the
manure from tbe covered stalls, tbsn
that to whlob tbe ordinary uaoure
was applied.
ceata pound and tbe Mckinley tariff purchase last does sot pay this) ln-
Caihrrlae aaa UaaaJag Cara.
Dr. W. L. Jones, forme! ly cf tbe
American Cultivator, says aaost of tbe
com is dry and well cured by October,
and ready to be cured. Leaving it ia
tbe field after it is dry, involves con-'
j i JrrabJe iuM from di-prtrdalions of
birds, rats, etc., sad Dons rvUing '
some ears fulling on the ground and
rain penetrating some wli'mh remain
erect. It was a good custom, which
prevailed ia tbe country In former
times, to co over the corn field after
fodder is pulled, and bend every stalk
down just below tbe ear, so that tbe
ears would all hang down and shed
rain. Thus fixed the corn was less
liable alxo to be blown down by
storms. But we propose bow to speak
of the great loss which so generally oc
curs after(the corn is housed, from the
depredations of rats. How few rat
proof cribs are to be found in this
country, and yet it Is a very simple,
eopy and inexpensive thing to have
one. Tbe first requisite Is to build tbe
crib away from other houses, at least
twenty feet, remote also . from trees,
and having no fences or other objects
abuitlng agal nst it. Certainly thee
conditions are easily complied with.
Tbe next is to support tbe crib on
blocks at least tbreo feet high. These
can be sawn from a large tree any
durable wood will answer. Nxt, tbe
top of each block should be capped
with an inverted pan old pans of tin
or sheet iron will answer. Tbe outer
rim of the pans should stand off about
four inches from tbe block. The last
precaution Is to have no fixed steps to
the crib, but to have a' short ladder in
places of steps, and to teka It down
every time one leaves the crib. We
have thoroughly tested this plan and
know it to be successful. It will keep
out botb large rata and mice. The lat
ter are liible to be taken into cribs in
bankets and sacks filled with something
in which they can bide. An opa log
crib can thus be made rat proof as
essily as ooe made perfectly close with
planks.
Another serious loss, especially ' in
tbe warmer portions of the cotton
States, is from tbe depredation of we
evils. To guard against tbls, clean out
the crib thoroughly, taking all old
corn out of it, sweeping and brushing
out carefully, nod tben paint the
whole interior, Soor, roof and sides
with cval tar. Two costs of this
would be better than one.
irawbsiiv Cellars.
The American Garden ay: "It is
anoeceyaary to discus here the rela.
live advantages of spring and fall
ptsnting. The anlumo is hare, aod if
we are to eat berries of our own next
season, we mint plant now. In mak
ing tboic of ground, above all else it
is of importance to have clean land,
not infested with with weeds or weed
teeds. The ntlaods by which straw
berries must be cultivated are not
favorable for the eradication of weeds,
and a bed where weeds and fruit are
struggling for supremacy is not invit
ing. Thus if a spot can be found that
bas been cultivated with some hoed
crop, such as corn or . potatoes, for a
season or two, it is preferred to even
richer land that has not been' so han
dled. 'If they are once well started,
strawberry plants will thrive and pick
up a living where most any thing ele
can, but the richer tbe ground is made,
the more fruit they- will produce.
While some varieties flourish beet mion
a heavy soil, and others upon a lighter
one, it will not be wise for tbe begin
ner to attempt to adapt each td its
special need in this line. A knowl
edge of soils and acquaintance with
the land, which can only be had by ex
perience with it, must be bad before
technicalities such as this can be dealt
with successfully."
Care Pay.
It has been demonstrated that a
good cooimon cow, treated as tbe choice
Jerseys are, will give better return
than a finely bred but neglected Jersey.
The JUcoyery bas bad tbe effect of
bringing down the prico of Jerseys to
a point which places them within
reach of ordinary dairymen. Tbe
editor of a Vermont journal is credited
with being tbe owner of a ''stub-tailed,
one-bornod, 'yHer' cow, with no ped
igree," which last year, besides furnish
ing the milk for a family of ten per-
ran, supplied more than $100 wortb,
sold to tbe editor's neighbors who bad
tbe mli-fortune to own cows with long
pedigrees. Whatever exaggeration
there may be in tbe tale as told, it is
certainly true that good feeding; and
care will do wonders in developing
latent bovine powers.' .By crotring the
"scrubs" with better blood, and treat-
og the offspring as if tbey were thou
sand dollar stock, a vast improvement
should be effected in tbe character of
the ordinary dairy stock and in tbe
profits of tbe dairyman. But even
without tbe crossing, good feed! a g and
care will greatly increase the supply
and improve tbe quality of tbe milk of
most cows of tbe ordinary breeds.
San Francisco Examiner.
Princess Victorir, of Prussia, a bo is
betrothed to Adolph of Schaumbuig-
Llppe, is said to be nnusually clever
and accomplished. She excels as a
plauist and in banjo playing, rides and
drives well, and is by do meansa stran
ger to the homelier duties of the house
hold.
8T ILL MASTER CF THE BEAST&
Uon Tamer Martin Beeogalxca fcy thi -'
Animal After Tf ear f Absence;
When the celebrated animal tamer,
Martin, had retired to private life one)
day he took a notion that he would
visit his former large menagerie, Whlcll
he had not seen for five years. It was
In Brussels, and lie started for tnat city -from
his country seat near Rotterdam,
At 4 o'clock, tbe time for feeding, he;
entered the menagerie. Being winter
time Martin was wrapped in a eloak.
He mingled with the crowd and waited! '
until the animals would receive their
f food, for which they were waiting with .
wild impatience, i While they were eat
ing be began to cough. Suddenly the
fynlmalg paused in their treat and lis;
tened, then broke into wild howls of
jdy and tore at tbe iron bars, sd thai
mazy of the timid visitors fled from the
menagerie. The parrots, kangaroos;
pelicans and monkeys began to screecfi
and scream, tho hyenas and the wolves'
howled in short, it was a perfect bed- r
lam. ,
ThenMartin stepped forward. WitA
a movement of his band and with ,
hh powerful voice he cosnmand
ed silence and suddenly every
thing was quiet. He swung himself
over the bar which separated tho vis
itors from the anlmala, and put his hand
in the cages to fondle the animals. A
mighty tigress showed more Joy than
any of the others. When Martin's hand
glided over her magnificent . fur her .
limbs trembled nervously ; she uttered
weak, tender grants and through the1
iron bars, with ber rough tongue, she
licked the face of her former master.
When he went away she lay down wtthr :
oat eating any more food. ,
There was a Uon named Nero, wbd
had once bitten Martin in the hip, and
had been severely punished for it. TheS
lion had an unreconeilable hatred for
the animal tamer. Nero made no other
motion at Martin's approach than td
lift his head and eye him Intently. He
remained In his place, lying still id the)
back of his cage when Martin came
near. Martin spoke to him. He did not
answer, and viewed Martin with appar
ent indifference. Bat when Martin was
going away tbe lion, with a mighty
spring, entirely unexpected, threw
himself against the grating, poshed bis)
claws through the iron bars, and with
his claws tore off a part of Martin's
cloak. By a quick movement Martid
escaped another injury from this anlr
maL Philadelphia Times. '
; Boring- a Hatal at Aaeilaav
I heard a story about how E. fi
Stokes shrewdly bought Fen wick halh,
his summer hotel at Saybrooke, Conn.,
at auction without any opposition. The)
property had been advertised to bo
sold at sharUrs sale, and Mr. Stokes
bad gone np to look at tk. -t He thought
It was just what he wanted for a sum
mer place and concluded to buy it. Ori
the day of the sale he arrived there' in
the morning on in yacht ; He found
nt the sale was a Catholic priest, bd
wanted to buy the place for a CathoOo
Institution of some kind and was willing
to pay $30,000 for It. Mr. Stokes go
into the good graces of tbe priest, and
invited him to step on board the yacht
and take a little sail in the bay. -
There being tliree or four bonra b&
fore the time of the sale the father- eotV
sented. Just as the yacht was casting
off Mr. Stokes, having ensobnosd thai
priest in bis private room on boards
stepped ashore. ' Tbe yacht shot oat
three or four miles, when by earns)
mysterious act of . Providence which
Mr. Stokes and the engineer could pol-
ably have explained the machinery got -out
of order. The . yacht could not b4
operated onto half an hour after thai
time set for the solo, at which mean
while Mr. S tokos bad bought m Feo
wiok Hall for $10,000. At least thai la
the way tlxKBtory Is told.--New York
Press. .. I - -
XJMIa Fssrms Hake a Blek Mart.
Tliere are millions of farms in FVanoe
containing from a quarter of an acre td
four acres.
I find that an acre and a half Is about
all the most ambitious man wants. Tbe)
rent for land Is always one-half the
crop. The land lswortn about
an acre, or if in grape vine $600.
This is why France Is like a garden.
In England there are 227,000 landown
ers, in irance mere are ,mAj,iAA;jana
owners. The Frenchman on his twd
acres, with bis barefooted wife cutting
grain with a sickle by his side, is happy
and contented because he knows nd
better. Such a degrading life would
drive an American farmer mad. The;
Frenchman thrives because he spends
nothing. He has no wants beyond thJ
eoarsest food and the washings of the1
grape skins after the wine is made,
Paris Letter.
OST ea the Classics.
Jack was 8 years old when he first
heard the Biblical story of the flood,
and it made a deep Impression upon
him. Ho talked a good deal about it.
played ark and expressed profound re
gret that he was not yet alive whed
Noah built the ark. "There must have
been so many a! ia rings," said be. One
day his teacher said to him, "Jack, yod
are so much interested In Noah. I won
der jf you know the names of his sonar'
Yes, sir, was the proud reply, "Eliamj
Ham and Iliad." New York World.
Walklaf Over Brooklya Bridg-a.
A young man who lives in Brook!:l
and is employed in New York va! , i
across tie bridge almost every j,l2as.: t
morning. He says that he takes 2. i ' '
stepe from the Brooklyn entranea eft' f
bridge to the exit on Park Row. I (
has counted them two or tliree t
"New Ycri Times.