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vo'l.; xix.. V.i'r-niU-IAM'.-NvC.; THURSDAY; JUNE J, 1893; NO. 17 ' iTJIFESSION A i, carps. jacoij a; fjLfJSM MIT (I. 00. .. , - ATTORNEY AT J.AW ; . 7 . . FYaettcestii-tbiH Star-art- V ' -r-Qmrt III faithfully and pron' !y . 1 . a JU hets entrusted to Mm . 1 4l 1 ; iDr. - J jha R. Stockar d r Jr. , . ! . (Jj? dentist, . ; BUKMTfGTOX, Jf. C , gCy-Good el of teeth at $10 per set. i Office on Main St. OTer I. N WjUker ft Co.' Nora.' - W. ;R. GOL13 Y, M. D-, : I-GrahanijK.iO.'."'.'-';, 1 ftTCalU attended at all hours in -.town or county. Ufllee at Bostdency, Korvh Main St. -1 '22 - '3 t4 -v 2 D f-'0 SO- Sw C-. :t 1 c m If : 3". c w .J Sin H Li : -i go-14 'r o J' 09 m 3 tJ s. ii tJ L.?ff ISACPLE COPIES FIlEE-1 ..... '.. a . , s" . TbStinny Soutt, - . " - ' - , 1 the treat 8oWfhrff rrm(y fsfttlr.'jhon'd 04 taken. fn tfnitf litiili.'fil. The p-ice Is onlv vcur. and a tri-j-crtt worth ih it iminnt or uiorc-U sunt for ever y rly sub ipriition. A s;inio(e coor Bill l) s6nt tree to an; sddreM, v ... ... i ..... . 'JJU'.6Eil.SiCo'. Atlanta; G. ,c ::.!::.:. 'cscaOL !!ih and Fesals. .'- In cat ton nralrhv, insrmictton ruor ,fufh and practical. Curriculum cotn Jirebensive. . Discipline firm. TEllJId KEASOXABiE1, -- fall term open ft-pt. J9,i892. tVe ticuUra addrewv 3.1. FARRELL, Prln.,-Aug25-tf " . - OratiBin, N. C. Arc If yon are going to bolld a house, TO vRl 4o well to enll on uie for price, t hSTa a force of skilled worlonea who liare twrn Wth me from to 8" yesrs, who know how to no work and a' heap ot It. F will 'mild by .contract or by the duy ; fon.Un' iBStOiikl Or "jog can do It. Come and tee B.e, WUl.be (rls'l. (' gvs yoo llfrures. Thanks for pt p';- ; SOUrSdKC, . B.'.uulBV'i.. ' , . Grabaia.y.-C. .C25REVARM Tl"e r-irdi cf C""i.'-"'orr of, A ! ; ' 'ar1 eft -3 f r t ..-s arrtat hiia eteiuiou ff . AllfD lrarrih, who escaped from the county wotk-hoimn po Jlh of T'-rch.. rr t'mh .i l.i i man, H' ! en , 1' ' y. ; X !fht , ,t . 1 , -i... .. and bair, round face and r..iri'nmrilplort.- J II. WlHUIN. April 13. Clerk of Bo-J :i.::?a.crioS' exgixe and av,::iliv rc?. SALE a re ( r t forest fires liave (lclrcy- T f r r-r lim-' , r f.r t v r 'i jr ,i j... gine . II ii! Orir'she't rrske run tut I t',r It til in moved t l rr J A. I ra 3 v r VTalbl 43 ! . Notlilngtodo but work, X"js tffothlng to eat but food, I ,C, Nothing to wear but clothes.' v . Nothing (o breothe but air, Quick as a flash '.its gone ; Kowhere.to lull but off, .'' 'k' 'k ftowbere to stand but on.- Nothing to comb but balr, - , . Nowhere to sleep but In bed, ' Nothing. to-weep but tears, Kqlhlng to bi ? but dead. ; - -( Jfothlnir t but, songs, j ii, -- as I alack I ... If VVt ilCtV 1,1 S lUV Willi, c to but back, , .. Nothing to. o but eights;- ' . Nothing t quench but thirst,' . Nothing to havebpt wbut we're got; Thus through life we are cursed. Nothing to strike but a. glut; ( , Everything moves that goes, Nothing at all but common set) se .Can ever withstand thse woes. .. Chicago Mull. 'Th Better V l.aMjib. ;: The sunniest skies are thefalrt( The happiest hours are best, ,: .. -Of all lUe's blessings the.rares,t . . : .Are pletures of pleasure and rest -Though fitte Is our wishes denying,.. . Let each bear his part like tnao Kor darken tha"world with our sighing TTs bettor to lough when we ean. tKBcAenrt hasHii farif&tit sorrow ..F!ch soul hiis Its shdws profound y -s '. 'Tut uuuainne yv e're yearulug to borrow ' From those who may gather around. ' Tlien let.us wear faces of pleasure JT" -i : .The world will be bappy to scan," -A scowl Is to no one a. treasure ; ' - .Tl better to laugh when yoiLcan, A' A HARD STRUGGLE. - iVai'of tile Twenty Airtl Briiurh Pion eers, supported by Imlf -of the Fifth egirrBut of (ioorkashijd jllis "ad vane h e movea du; oi resiiaH ur jur -,va- bul. 6klrtr.i8ulnj begun w soon as we were utit of i he; .fiirtificntlorts, jiml, .jr lour houm we nera pesierei ,anu on noyed and put to consideruble loss of 1ifei ,'i;rtoH we roacliad- Joorrooiqfkili ps8.koyn aa the Kashwa, and here a. road dime .fn trqm the Nurth, called the jdark f ay ; IV", fcuWqafr rested, 900 of us pioneers pushed up this way for a mile On a reeoanoisaoce, Ad foUnd It. Btriall, tbut sirong; aiooa tort, which had just bueo . drserled .by the natives. - wall rent bui;kAiii Ho S rcliHt ?m ar 'that ".B which numlifred lorty-Mven men, w dyiauVU Jo oucupv tlje.jr tt ljich tv itobc obi-ifiicued. jt'ori 3'iker,'r ; : The olfioui' In . .commuiid wit Jjietil. 4yoye'i'ded(ly; hprdarly. Kt-aiit'aiid a Cist corporal. . Ve bud been bitdly broken up i the rampaiKii and our 4)jiiMiiiMioiid etd .uon 0u. oii-aloued i-flier is were budly scattereii, squTe ded,,onje"i ihe hpUl, others oft ileliichV(f lirtlte. ': .1 mHy be pnr doued for adding that J ww the cor Uiml,mfedta.eovfiiJ trjie orr;ai built at a'spct where lha way or road left the bill and crosncd a valley about half saLjb wtMe". -VV fwW at Qhe Siiuthern edge of thU valley on a do- tacbed hill., wbicb was higher than any. .other .grouueP iBlli(3 onlllo., There) was a fine spring on this t. II arid, the naiives had inclosed it lu a founr fort cavoi intf ouij-'huiidretf Voiaro1 feet.'&f griiund. . . '.'." . The garrison of this fort had been called out to assist In holding the main pasa-Against our army, and it bad de parted insucb a hurry (bat we fuund 400 pounds of powder, .600 pounds of iti ' f$0 tikats t id a ot proflsiviid leltljeiiiiid.J There were also both shell and grape shot for tto field piece. Not doubting that we should la beeeiged aa' soon as the army was out of sight, we aet to wbrlr to make everything aoug. The gateway aas blocked, the extra mua keta loaded, and the men aligned to ttiMi Ii4ii&da. ,Wa took posaes siOD a'jou"; noon, and up to 4 o'clock tbe sounds ot Dghttng la the main pas came plainly to our eara. Tbey bad scarcely died ' aWnr'hao-wcati&bt sight of sixty Afghans approaching us f v a narTiw prt'hwejf, froa jlhe .wsst. V y i.J b., n down iu lbs llhwa ghtiag our column, but bad been driven off". Tbey we're a portion anly t A; rr ; balan e bad Jbeea 1 Lkv.bIj toilets. TLeae fcl lowa approached us without tbe sligbt et s''r'ci&o, an l. tbelr, frst, warning vr r vt,i: fit '.i ! -f.l over iJl Oa that famous march-to Cabul tbe watchword waa "fhjaron." Ia more than a score of Instance the British army left tbe nalive garrirooa to tbe risbt, Iff), or rear of them. There ws abfi't r o-i"h dantrT in th"-ear as In . . coi r , ..re oii. a l.ue a hundred ra.it-sjong. ia knew pretfy '. felt to JoV f -r, and were In aq ' we; by ' bit j . oo s j fcen . i - 1 r in. to v ?s-t r. and 1 as C.i ej earin? t: a.'ie--7 rr i". ! t-. "It. 9 I rfcMrm . !,e... Ve lad ff's-ut vii'-'.i leo A t 1 T '', CrS fcf li" 1 ia tUt t. ' 1 la r t alarm us, end r -.-ist.all oezt forenoon we slid not eulch sight of a native. Ex actly fit infer tpn a, native hfear.ng a fliig of truce came .ftcrofs the valley. As we (ill .not want him to know our strength, 1 was sent out to meet Mm leu pnees from tbe gnte He wns a man ft boi't thirty yearn old, -firm' In look, and dignified, in beaming, and .bo dil not wasto any 'not getting down to bu4neaa. t ' v.Hi (iemttnd the surrender of the fort" he said in broken -English, t: - ,''Aqd If we surrender ?" I iked. . you wllf all be jfil to death." -1 4,Dutlf we refuse ?'' "It'will be death just the eame:'.' ;'y 'Then we rfuse,"I replied," having been lold by the JLifedteiiant to tflfie my bwtf wav-to set lid of hlin,. : 4 The native stalked, off without an olher word or look and soon disappear cd across the valley; Ten minutes later three field: pieces opened 'fire on n whh aolld shot 'rom .the ovcr of a ma8 oj rocks pud (Afahrerf about -.600 yards awfty.r JSvery !b.ll alrnuk the north wit!!, but they ' might as well have been bullets for. all-the htirni they didAVJ let them fire .away, for haif-an hour., and then four of the tsen who carried elephaiit rifles which had beei.-p.dked .tip at resbawur went to thelbopholej and dropped two gun ner apiece :lnlde of two .roinote?. This caused the buttery to withdraw in a tinrrv, and we were ;b therert no more that afternoon. Filed against the eastern wait ot( the itfside was a large-quantity of heavy poles pud rude plankt. We had at first supposed this material to. have been- brought in -.for firewood, afd had used some tf it .for our- h res. , now occurexl to the .Lieutenant that there were not enough loopholes in the wivlt to nqcomracdate eyen Qur amnll force, and that the,na. lives had brought iir tlutt fluff to erect plai (buns. He at once- aet the whole force tit Work and . we did not knock off until mblulght.. , Theo he had a aolid.pliitfjrm- against, the north and east walls, being about seven leet blgh This Voulil enable gs to use the lop of the wall aa a breastwork. : Thn other two eiilesiof the forts could not ba scal ed frpm the" natirre : of the ground, whivh sloped at a hatp Jewoent. . : ' The.nljjht psisod .quietly and some of otir mcMi began to think the ualives haih wifbdrawirfrom oit.t locality to go lolhe fidnt. ! Thow or. W h bud tought.them'before kaew. better. At eight o'clock I got. upon the jdatform with a spy glpsa,.nnd .looking- into the thickets on the other sido of the vailev t am sure I could see at .leant five bun- tir-di natives. , Tbatwoa - really .only httlf .the number. ' jFrotrt the .movt- meat of those I could see J felt sure liey were about lo.ciiarge, and 1 had scarcely reported this when they brake rover with yells and ahrieka.and dash' ed at the fort. The Idea of ibe jlst- forinjniist have been n .inspiration But fjrttthe, forU would Jave . beeu taken in five minutes,. A thanivs broke coyer the lonp-- holis were manned and the rest of ibe foce ordered on to t be plat form. .1. uu- nlog ahead of the main line were1 thir- ly or forty- men; each" w ith a great slick lb his hand," Alter tnem rame as many more dragging rude ladders, the rungspf ;which, wtre made of vines. At tbe very rflnt ' dash, and without losing pyer'Jhree or four men, the fel- . ,!L' , ' ' . i.-lL.1.- . L lows piuggeo- up every iwinoie tanu .a minute Uler 'lieir. Isdlera .were a.t against the wnll. . Without ordera, re alizing the situation, the seventeen men at the loophole made'tbeir way to the platfoim. JEsclrof ns bad over two- feet of apace to' cover, making a long thin line. The .natives swarmed up the ladder like o many monkeys, aad although we had .great advantage In- overtopping them, tbey showed such reckleanes that wa had four men killed and 'two wounded before we repulsed lhm. After "emptying jur mukei we osed tbe bayonet alone, md retfcur teo' killed seven or eight of tb assailant. - A they, be came demoraliisd and ta.Ud to re treat we opened oa tbem with tbe ex' trs ttfVrls Btid whea the last goo had beert fired w counted I2& dead men la sight. But for tha platform tbey would bsvo swarmed over tbe walls 1'ie so rasoy bees. -' From Ibis out Ibe real 'ege had en tered upon. Bdiee of -oative were 'atiooed every side of o within muxket rrs and a ateady. ad bar-, rasaing fir was maintained Digit and day. After the flr.t two day artillery was employed,' Alihoogh It wa net heavy i ..'j to break lb i:a, it answered the purpose of annoying u. Our killed w had to bory Inside Ibe f " "Sur could we get osJe to do I i,.)l..ag with th Ahoo dead.' Al ' -'-oa about h'f si s.ie'of grcotid, and so near us tbat after S3 bour w h!-n to -'iTt Ine taint in lbs air.- It f , r t'9 eoetry to l av lU.r tvsJ fcere to work. o"f irvfy lion, and tW tim it s.i- a if rucce W-i'J attecj 11 ' " '- . " rt -s-'- fi t' i,,,.", .... , J r'.or bous, I csrxi "f. , , - . t ' ' I A L . . 3 (- ;'-' I .-me c'.-tf I a ,.i a-' c.-.-j L -s l barrel waa quantities o morphine, cal omel and othr drugs, which -our hiii pltal corps had lost at the same time. When J reported the find to the .Lieu tenant, I n lo made a rt. quest of him, and .after--, considerable;; : argux.en.t- It was granted. Nu;ht came on with a Htropg wind from the nor.th and an overcaat ekv, and If aa only fa! if dark alien 1 let out , of the gate wilh two pihUuIIs of trie aWihol. The natiyes wee (iriiig aaay a .usual, and a 1 walked down oinpng the dead I hesril 'the .zip of bullet all around me. liiad a saiiH-nted.cloth Aver my 'mouth and. cot ton In my nostrils and' I .could stand the odor very well. There was considerable gfaaf auit . brub ou the .field, and! rilsiribntf the alcohol lih erul y ovr lioth the soil at:d the dead. It took four tr'ps to empty lho..rmrreIj It tvaa then knocked to piece and thv material .carried out. The lust net was to light a icatr.b and set .fir to a paper and a minute '.Inter J was In .the fort and tbe-fleld of dead was .in : a llize Tefore midnight wc;had wiped out the threatened danger, much to the cha grl(i flod indigftaiiolnV pf the . native. Tiie relief came too Into, however fur some of our poor fallows. -Within the next fhree rfnys rve had4Ive deathi, no duuJit due to t he .pestilential Qdoj and i lie nonstaut strain of watcliing bird b'rafrn to tell ou all tha livl.ip. ' We had been afraid the enemy would bripg bp a mortar, and drop shells itt 'he fart, .but we had been be- vieued three weeks before they got one in position. They opened Jire. one afternoon, but of the ten shell rent into this air to drop down on our heads nil J went will. Then the mortar .burst, killing all around it and we wero ssfe. On the fortieth day from the hour we entered the.fort tbo nntivea made an other dash -at the warA?. Our oice was row reduced lo rhlrty-ooa men and four of these were do wn w ith I no lever and unable to raise their Iii-s'iIht. 'W had warning of ihe dt)"h anil were prepared , for it. 13veiy- mon on th plan form had three loaded .musireta. We look thirteen loitded fhefl ibe- longing lo th gun, eut Ibe fuse short and laid them on the, wall. , Bida each u-es a piece of lighted punk. Jt wasealimateil that itbera wero .fully jlx huodred -native In the attacking party, an-d 'lliey carried; aljout .fifty ladders, - Tha jflght didn't last ten minutes. It wus the brll we rolled down 'nmoiig 'them which did the work ' I believe tbe dead and wound ed were fully ;200,. but, they .coufd af ford that loss belter thai we could the three we bml killed outrltt, ' ' v The. cool weal her had now come, and on the night of the .fight , now'' Jell to (he dep:h of six inches. For two day after not a shot wa ffred. Then.,tvr next twenty we had no rest- day or nhth'. v They did not at tempt another aseault, but ooolr. calculated lo wear os out. A few .more days would have first day of our investment; wa were relieved by a British force, but there were only eight r men' pf us aide5 lo st aad on our feet. In all only tafp-.J two of u were alive, ,'Oa. Ibe day of our relief .fifty - Afghan could have scaled t he .walls acd taken the fort. jsr.y.8un. r. 'vu'S ,-: : ISall a jrrtlHer. . -Jt I not kaown by chemi-ta how salt act a a fertilizer, bat the opinion Is, say a writer Id ao exchange, that aalt be tb power to literate mmouuvj from soils that have been manured with nitrogenous manures.'9 Tbi la tbe case Jnaandy soil, where tbe m monla exist lo . fertile combinations, Th salt act upon tbe ammeniacal sail by .forming soda in 'the oil and choloride .ot annraooia, wb'ch passes into soiutioi add tben become tt c tive fertiliser. It is koown that on poor licit devoid of bumu and am monia it acta a a very Indifferent manure, while on ri.h land, wbr ammonia ha keed stored up in elay or humus, it act well by eliminating tbe ammonia and placing it In combination uitabl tor soluble plant food., 8a?l ia also beneficial on aoil' a a fertilizer by aldiig in reodsring iasolubl pot ash and pbosphaU soluble,' which dU olve tb bone pbospbU aird traaa- forms it into soluble phosphate of lime. Salt la a beneficent u!vnt when- add ed la Ibe miour beap by drawing1 moistar and keeping ' down tLe fermenting beat in nittogenou Kan ore and making H soora soluble and belter decomposed a plant food when applied to tb soil aad crop. Hilcgo Time. . . m- All Ibat I ne1ed now to make the confuflon In North Carolina politic complete is an Inaction of lt4 prohi bition qaeslioo, and Ibis,' It appears, are lo have.- Tb orawobation of tbe'Jlquor dealer ef tb "! Into an asociaUon,tb Issuaoc of so adJrese - i tl c"uneenu!.t of a purpoa' te estabnah a sWfpsper,-re tb fJVst In-' diciiioB that tbe liqoir question ia to f , a fromineutly lo next yeir Cimr;!ta.--Cbalotl CUerter.- ar, T.if iiV pmify th blord- i jltiics have c me to tay. -ns Ti-iici ; fur 111 tvo-rei. ., -.. h yhear"-P C'nterll I r. . - Newafsper have recently .contained accounts of Inimene'awarm'r of cnfief pillars appearing olong the I rucks o railroads posting - through ..- ewump These .caterpillar have, lu some place, been so numerous as to slop traius on Jie iod.. 'These Re all one) specie, kmwn - to jenttomologirtt ta ClUlocaitvpa disftria,; the Amerioin forest-tree vteiit-calcrpilJr. Tbe permit of tbi caterpillar ia a1 light yeUowiiti brown moth, mea Hiring about one sod one-half ipiihea 'acrbs. the expanded wing. It i a ' native species, and ejpelciilly abupdaut In lbs Southern States, :.,Thi ; calpillar: jit, it popular name indicates, jf ed chiefly npbn the leave .of orcst tree, mora especially those the wild .cherry, ojile; hickory, basswood and aaluul. It often eulirely defotin'tel large tract of these trtes, thereby suspending the growth or the trees Tor the eeawn. When forest trees are not at band th caterpillar ha damaged applo and cherry orohard';. Z Remedies. So long as it confines l attack to forest tree there 1 at pro- sent no practicable remedy, a .it Is Impossible to spray or pruna tucli tree. .Where it tbreatens orchards or orna.menlnl grounds, spraying willi Paris green will prove a most elTecliial remedy, ' Another 'a to tie a wideband of scrap cotton, or an old piece of car pet; around the trunks of the trees be low the crotch upd saturate tha band with kerosene oil; Th cnlcrpiMar cannot pass the barrier. But to be if- fectual the tieea must first b eletfriyd ofrbe .caterpillars aud eugi already upon them.' , ' ' ' The female moth lays her egg dur- Ir.g.Juoe lu a duster of three hundred or more upon the smaller twigs of tlte I roeMhe.caterplllar afterward atlaclc. These egg look like small, white kegs. The caterpillar doe not hutch out ,uu til tbe next tptfrfe. ,... , 1 This lusect ha nurrltrons e'learle on this aecouot It ha never and Is not likely to become a aoou'rge. Tb'eira'.at potent ,enemie are the . cirniyorotis ground and tree beetles, Tacbiu fi ea, and a fungous" diseases, which in variably appear when the caterpillars' bce'oin vry ' numerous and exhaiwt the food Supply. Farmer and luno-'" bei.men should learn to recognize and protect theufeful beetles w hich prey upon these and jitber hjurlous insect. Bulletin M of Ibe N. C. .Experiment station contains illustration of all tbe moro important, of rfitui leilei. Gerald McCarthy, N. 0. Experinont BlUlioiV , ' - i 1 r...a.r. e.l.',ll... 8selal Correspondence , . ? " OwEENsBOfto, N. C, liAi 2tf. Tti'e CommenOeiment exercise of Chit old ind honored iustflptiou were held bore thl week ,vv-..; ,v,.:i-(. i . n 8unday Bishop W. W. Puncifir, of tho M, Ej chareh, South, delivered the annttnl sermon iu .West Markst Bu church, It was strong and forcible. couched In purest English, and wa highly enjoyed by a nrge congrega tion. u1 ;'::l.-.--v,.-i-t,:; Co Monday nlgbt ft reception ra given by the graduating class to tharr frienla. Those who ltende.l were charmingly en tei tallied by the young ladieaof the Senior class. Wednesday afternoon a ftve o'clock tea waa given' to tb alamoae Or I lie lostltution, who were hWy pleased with their elegant reception Wdnr- day evening a ptrhlie recital was given by the elocution clo, the excellent selectlou being loterpred with In strumental music, wi ll reniferad, d lb interest further enhanced by the fan and' dumb-bell drill. Tb aud ience crowded all available spec I ud were loud In pralae of the eoteruln- ment. . .'- '-,';'; :- .-.-' Thursday wa commencement Jy proper. A very entertatolng . pro gramme wa reodered, eeveral esx eellcnt amabert of vocal and Initru- nen'al' roaxio were wet? resoVrtd", Tbe programme Included tbe readtflg of lb Salutatory by . Mi May Bell Chad wick, a French essay by III Nannie Lee Smith, tbe prize eassy by Mis Clayton McCrary,lb Valedlclory by Mis Haul Louise Bed berry, and tbe presentation of diploma by I'rta- ident tlxoo,- Hon. Lee 8. Ovsrmae delivered tb1 annual addres. It ra replete w"ith striking Idea and strong good sense. 'Tb prize for lb beat eassy ma awarded HI a McCrary, Tbi J givea by 8. L. Adim of lUr- bam. In memory of hi mother. Th rt prize waa won by Mise Caroline Nichols, the medal being givsn by lb Odell lis rd ware Co!' PresHlent Diaoa was presented wilb a lsauliful gold ring by the member of lb grtduat log class, Ut whom be madr a fMng ad dress.' '"'. Thuradsy fvenlcg war the ocetaloa of Ibe aouUal' concert ary eoterlsiin meet thortjiighly ppreclated by a Irg aodlenee.' Tbus closed a' irJost suocewAit sion and a charming commence root. The tall trrm rtoH.-r the new mss- gementaith Rev. Dr. F. Ij. Eei.l at president,-bcina JVpf. Cih, and tLfi f respect ar fur Cu !teadoue ' It wai trie practice of a successful farmer ye know many year pgo lo let his land lie in sod tvo ami sometimes three year. By th(J lime i the clover had r.iin outj : nmr a beayy sod of limolhy and other grass were fced. log on the decay fng clover root, lie' put JI Ida coars manure,' drawn as made in winter, on this od, and ' in spring plowed -Bod and mantrre urder for -frM, " After thori.ugr cultivation during the summer, the fieil was full plowed a little deeper ' tbaii ' ft tbe spring, so as to turn the partly deoa'y ed manure to the urface. It was then lighljyjalowed jn the iprlug1 and plant ed wUnj)otatoe.;;' :?:My-' Our friend claimed that (hut he 'got' tho beat rosulie from the manure for biab chop's, as Ibe second year ii marie a large growth of potatoes' without liability to .rot that an application '.of fresh maour might ludiice. The' po tato crop wa then got- off early, and lie land sown to rye or wheat and seeded with clover In the ipring Jlhre were no more crops, and no more time between : sod-plowing - and olover soodiog than in the usual rot lion. The plan ha certainly ft adr vantnge where Iuadjrrety weedy,' us it fa apt to become where too" jmany grain erop come In" proportionality to Iboee that require, If the;' do not al- waya receive jthordugh cultivation; Bjrton Cultivator. An agricultural authority of high re pu'te formulate three rules for the Hiildanco of those who would secure trie maximum ot profit from tfie feeof- liU of swine first, clean, dry, warm quarters, protected from winds aud draWlua" - cc'on'd-'a .much whole some food if grain perferably grouod fine as tbev will eat cle.io, three times n day ; and third, free aecess to' a mixture of suit and ashes, to soda or soil. Another wrtler speaks specifical ly ol tbe great value of wood ashes ns medicine for 1 alt . kinds of, farm animals, and epecfatly for pig.' . H has raised swine extensively for morel than twenty ears without cholera or su lae plague, and ha not lost one per ceot'of hi bog from disease; ; Ht keeps wood ashes and charcoal mixed with (pit, constantly before his' swine In a large covered box with hole two oy fix nicne nenr tne ootinm. ,. Tha hoir wl J work tbe mixture out Ihrotrgh tbese holes a' far atf trley want it. II sejecl iwhe.rtcb In char- eon!, arid mixed three part of Babes to onejif suit. There U no dngor of tbe swine eating too ronco' of this texture,. Or of pure soil, if It la kept constantly before them', and they pre provided with tbem. The beneficial effect, of tbe combination , are , quite marked, especially when the bog are fattened on frestr maize, . woofl ashes when given to borst are found id .have a moat salutary effect. The writer last mentioned ay that lo , thirty-seven years' ex fie rlence upon, the (arm he bar lost but one horse, an 1 this w tverlieated In the hore-pw r of ..a threshing machine during "bi absence, nil .tiie only "cooditlon powder"., he has ever need bay been clean wood he.' The aihe vairy be given cy putting an even teaspoonful on Ibe oal twice awce.k fbnt he prefer to keep tbe ehod salt mixture cons'tntly be fore fhe boiej, and ta made for tbi purnose a little compartment In on eorner of tbe feed box. Ilia, experl- nee is that the beat condition powder is a mixture of three pail of wood she to one of salt ; and when It Is given regnlarly, and reasonable care snd Intelligence are used In haniriirjfc boi ctr, no other medicine are necea- ry.- Apart from lb medicinal qual ities of rfocfl ashes their efficacy a a fertilizer la well IrooVo. Courier- Joafnal'. ,. . ; . , rBKSIOBsTT ATI OABIIVBf. (k nasbra freas f Ml im lata J. Queslloa concerniTig- Ike composl- llou of President Jeffeiaon Davi' Cab inet have been discussed ecsutly by o'lneofour people. Tbe special wr correspondent of the Star, w bo I Ibbr-' orjgbly posted In all matter pertain- og to tb late eonfrderacy,' furolsbe data In regard to Ibe Cabinet which co b relied upon a correct, Vie Secret ry of State R. Toombs, Feb-' niary 21, 1831 ; &. M. T. Hunter,' July 24. 1861 y Judah P. Benjamlu; March 0;1S63. ' BecreUry of War L P. Walker, February 31, 1S61 ; S. P. Benttmin,- September 17, 1SC1 ; O. W. Randolph, March 17, 18C2 G. W. Smitbv (acting three days, Novembe'i' 17, 18o2 J. C. BreckauridK, Jaouary 28, 18C9. fBecrrtary of Navy S. B.- Mallory, February 21,1881. ' ; 8ecrelsry cf Treasury -X fj. Mem-' sniBger, iehruary 21, 18C1 f Geo. A. Treoholm, June, lSG-t Attorney General J. P.- Bepjamlo. Febroary 21. 1S-C1 : Thos. Brsffz, t" r- letnbcr 17. H6t ; Tbos. H. VVn, ilnrrh 17, 1SC2 ; Ueorve Dsvis, ls:t C". l'ontmsster-i-eneral J. II. Ii'-'Bnan Febiujiry Si, 1 SOI.- Caraliua Insects. - The N..C. iixp'erito'ent Station iiiJ 0 fine collection of insects, but desires further to obtain p"ciruerij of every spee'es of insect found ia Ibis and neighboring' Stalep." ' We solicit such specimen Iroi'n achpol-teqchers, puplla and oibcrs, ns well as from furmerii andga'rd'eiiersj '.Jiisecfa eni Will bo named, and .their huulta nn.l rcmedie pefioted freeofxlmrgfi. Jit U best to tend. insect nd r-iiterpilinrs alive h small tin orpaTtehoard. boxes; .which wiist ho well wrapped. . yehtilitioa in not neeried. ' Always tell what plant are fed upon by the inr-ects sent. To.' sluden's jwbo will collect infcctg n pamphlet giving full directions for enp- turin find preparing specimena will be -cheerfully' upplied. Gerald lie- . Arthy N. C. Experiment Station. JPcrreetly Well. r . . Tuxxops, Dubuqae Co., tx, flcpt, 1W Mls K. Finnlgan wrl'mi My m.jthor and sl.tsr Osed JPastor Koesj Nerr Ionia tut neuralgia. Cbey ara'boui iwrttietly well now nd perer tired of praising tb Vouia. . u SLts VEOf , New lloilco, nly i lSKl When I was yonng my motbor tarul a b1 frlgnt and sbegva uie bar bot'a because I waserying, aud two boars alter I bad ibo flrst altaok ot heart, ducua. I'M tor Kwing's Nerv Tunic! bs d.me iue much go- 4 and lia" bl tos dc.irod olluck , , . . UiiiVlilt A. OUfcnlS. , v. ,., Io8ari,To, Ark., Oct. 1.' IfWO. t For four years my tepdautihi'ic wan suii to pIf!p.lg.ttu, mud th as of Psabir Koenlg'v , Nerve 'ionla gv fmmedi: sstisrsotioa 4 loos hs commenced taking it the bus nut bad. ma the. slixbtast symptoius of Xie diaaoM iit bMuUtat tiuuiks to this madlutnn. - . FREE' A. Valuable Book m ftAnmif Xmm teat r.-co to any id.ipiiM and foor. paums caa simi oiniaf " this medicine tree of eiiarsa. ... ... This remedy has beeajprapsrod by the Itcmran4 esator Konis. ( Fort wiyna, Ind. since Uu&aail lsaowpreprduuderlusuirecUoa byUie KOENIO MED. CO.. Chicago, lit.' . Sold by Dnrl:tiat )l tWiBofHo; OfbrM j orze91sS1.7o,' 0 Bottles for 8 . Coientifloerliaa Aaency f.r , CAVEATS. ' TRADK asat.-a. DEaiOM PATfcnra, COPVMIOHT. atoJ rarmronnsnan sua ma HsndNxHt wm MUNM X- kd BliOAIiWAT, Mw VokC. ,' plilest bareaa fnr sscuiins- pat4aiU In Animi.a. JCery puent taken out by At Is bn.iln b..i... tba puluia by auouos giraa trse ot euuge lu )kx Wffest ctmufnUrm of any sdentlfle paper tn A world. fcpituuiidly llluatrsMHl. !i u.ieli. -eua, naa should be without It. weekly, t-uri STJUstz mom h. Addreu Mi.S 4 4 iXlO , uniiinnmnt, ai iueadway, aw Xiak Ufc Hill' 6ver rough road is obtained by rid in g ; a Spring Frame Pneumaiio cvr Cushion RAMBLER.' If yoo have never ridden a BAMBrlxsj with that combination of G. At J. Spriag -Frame aod Pneumatic lire, do not dia-' x like it on iStdriiAgliit general princi pUe, but try it, "not around a block, but on a jood lorrjr ride Ita-"l it" and lu lUnoucney wil I amaze voo. -- . JOHN B.'IiARC-EK.Aff't, Fc6.ri ; . ,,- . Big Fall, N.O; ECtTOB'SKOlICE. Tbe nn.lerslgned hsrln qnsll 'el a". Kxe-. etitJr of Si Del Tbompenn. dee d, (Knowa. as Ajtleta Sam Thorn pt on), notice U hereby, glveetoall MTMns liol,iire..clsln. sfaint the eMile of said tmuel 'biuipor.,.,dcc'd. tn press it Ibem to (be anderoltmed duly au thenticated op or brforv the VA day ot May, loot, and apon lailuro t do so tbi aotiie wlU ba pleaded In bar ot their ree.tvery. - H. M. CATE-. Ex'r. v May 4 OfSuuT rnomiwor, dee'd,; 1 0 PER CENTBIDl AN6TIIER LAND SALE f By Vtrtoe of aa order of Aiamtitee Bu-" rtor Court, the an lrrH(ned wiU sell at thi en art bouj ckttr hi the town ot tirahais, n' MONDAY, JtLY 3RD, 1SD3,' lo thl bet bidder, a traA ot land la Pleasant UroVe township. Alamance county, euniain- 158 ACRE3,. more or tcs, H bein'that part o tiie f 'sn-" tatio of the late amea tvi'iirrs oulc t tbe dower alloiied to his widow. Tskks i ttaie third cub, the rt' t - thirds at sly and twetre n.HiliM,' -r.;,-?d I lvlld carrying Interest from dj rf ... n pee ct-nt, aud tilU retcrved U.l p. uooey fully jd. . . A . 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The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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June 1, 1893, edition 1
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