VOL,
GRAHAM. N;C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1894.
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Tha Old f riGnc!
XX And Ilia best friend, that never
fails you, ia Simmons Liver Reru
'X lator, (the Red Z) tliats; -whet '":
' you near at the mention" cf thh .
excellent- Liver -medicine; r'rd
Yonnl cTlrtiil,l rif : HAveii.--1,,-!
- that anything else will' 2o.
- '-'.', It la the King of Liver JL di--.
vines; ia better thari-piils, cncR
tatca the place of Quinir.o or.d '
Oalomel. . It acts directly en tl e
Liver, Kidneys and BowcLs -.-ard .
: gives new life to ; the whole fw j
; tern. Tim is the irolicir" a
? ' want. Sold by all Dropurirt
Lioukl. or in Powder ta bo t;.L ; .
dry or made into a t.a. -
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UEAK AND ALLIGATOR.
A Flsit to Do&lh ia
'Eayou.
a Louisiana
On r1 the Strangest anil Host Awe-la
' siriujf Com tuts lor -witnessed i. ;
Aim! liiB AKIcater TV' on
I witnessed a fight., the other day
tn a Louisiana bayou that for bloody
ferocity and .vindlctivcnpss was
equal to 'any storied encounter be
tween rival. monarchs of, an eastern
jangle, writes a Natchez j(Miss.) cor
respondent of the New York Post. :
A friend had proposed an expedi
tion to the lakes and bayou3 of Cen
tral Louisiana to hunt the alligator,
and wo scttmt. Crossing the river
Sn a skiff, .we found waiting for us
on the other side two spirited black
horses, sent dowa to the landing by
the acquaintance at whose house we
were to $tay during the bunt. The
ehiny-faced, ebony youngster who
accompanied them on the inevitable
mule informed us, baring his woolly
head obsequiously, that ''Massa am
berry sorry he- couldn't cum he'self,
but he ar' layiu' by de crap.an' hat
ter stick clus' tor do field but I's
jjwiao cr long ter- sboyer de way,
Bn massa scz- melt' yo'selvea ter
hum'." " A glorious ride of twenty
riiiles over level roads, through donse
canebrakes : and fording sluggish
flowing bayous and stagnant lagoons
brought us to tha house in time" for
a most appetizing dinner. "
At Wo o'clock the net morning;
wo wcVe awakened by - our colored
friend With the horses, and after a
hurried cip of black coffee we set off
on tbejoogride before us; When
: the lakes were reaehed faint streaks
or aawn were beginning uo snow,
and awakening animal life could bo
heard throughout the forest in shrill ,
screams of panther , and wildcat, j
V'ith' now and then the hoarse bellow j
f an alligator. Many bears can be1
found in the densely froodod swaraps I
of the interior of Louisiana, but we i
bear; so getting into a dugout made
by buraing out the inside of alargo
tree trunk
-a " ti'ca?hef pus "craft
initiated had befer be-1
V.bic!i the Uai
vare of wo slowly toatsd and pad
dled over the lake. Game was pien-
tiful, and by noon we had left'a full ;
trnlfft r, thi -t)mn otir nnntitfs '
clamored for the oneuiaff of Uhisia human being in distress the bear
Srhmch basket, and &s the stasnaatX'O'l over, limp end, lifeless, and
water ia poiaonooa we steered
for a bayou
wUch fed the lake on
thfe opposite side.. - Our lunch Cn-
bhed we stretched out for a rest
and smoke. " Wbila i lazily enjoying
our siesta.W0 were suddenly startled
by a loud crashing'la the"bushes on
the other side of the bayou. Snatch
ing up our rifles, we Pushed to the
water'sodge just, in time to see a
large 'black, bear come out of the
canobrake and - walk leisurely to
the opposito bank. ' lie was evi
dently thirsty and bad sought tho
cool waters of the bayou instead of
the easier-obtained, . but hot and
stagnant, lake ' water, - As be , had
not yet caught - sight of us we con
eluded to. await developments bc-
fore attcs. ,
; to tacuro so cnvia-
LIf a ! L. i
ThebnarcK'i' - 1 i i to a low tree that
grew outof lie sUfof the. bank, and
proceeded to .crawl out on a stout
limb overhanging the bayou. His
weight bent the thick limb till it
tipped into the water, and the bear
squatted himself on .the interlacing
branches and began lapping vigor
ously. So, eagerly did be drink and
so intently were wo watching him
that neither noticed a fierce swirling
of the water just below until a long
black snout shot suddenly frora be
neath the surface and two gleaming
rows of teeth closed on, the out
stretched muzzle of the bear. ' The
shock of thi3 uocipecled onnlaugbt
was so sudden that the bear, had no
time to clinch bis hold on the tree,
and so he tumbled headforemost
into the. vater and.' turning a com
plete somersault, fell on bis tack at
seme distanc from the alligator.
In failing be had iorked bim:
self
free frcntHlieaUiator's teeth, an
noiv he tK-gaa to maWo frantic effort:
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to swim to shore. - Lut thralugator,
with one flirt of bis tail, was upon
him again, thb time seizing Lim by
a fortpaw aud crushing it li.e an
eggshell, T7e could hear the bonrs
crack. The bear uttered a tc-rrif.c
howl of r-ain and rage, and with Lis
ether paw gave the ciligatcr a blew
which s?nt. Lis long body flying
through theairforaconsideralledia
tsnce. This short respite the bear
vtilijcd in raiding violently for tbe
shore, for be was at a deadly disad
vantage in . the water against the
iig bining p?ed cf the alligator la Lis
native ebment. If he cou!J only
pr.i:i tl.cf re, it wcm'.J eoon t e "Lis
r ionii'," fix t'.,9 a'.:';tcr cassot tiira
around, L'.s i'.ttle stuurpy ls t-in
ty-x f.ir Sfcrt. If any mj.rfvr
rrr. u an a'atorcnj Tri'.l t;'.e f..a
;; n to have I'.m r.ir'Ir.g t .e
t a I. .e n,:,-l i t f r 1 arai,"
rr..i v, is"s i'A rou:l tl.c j";;'a-
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over a hidden sandbar, so the light
was a little more even. With a
vicious enarl the bear turned on his
btV'k, and, bending double caught
the alligator by the soft white flesh
of his throat. It was now the bear's
turn to bite, and bite he did wifh
such good will that the blood spurted
in streams and the alligator, letting
go the foot he had been chewing,
omitted a scries of howls that made
the wood3 ring.; Then the fight
grew fiercer. The alligator beat a
loud tattoo with his tail on the boar's
tough hide, but they were at such
close quarters that he could not give
it swing enough to break any bones.
Ho was- gradually working around
to a better position, however, and
suddenly planted a vicious : blow
square on the breast that sent the
bear flying head ovqr heels into deep,
water. He was up in a second and
both " rushed together;. The , bear
again sought the alligator's soft
throat, and with hi3 sharp teeth
tore great mouthfuls of bleeding
flesh. s "
-'- Suddenly he let go. with a scream
of agony and clapped hh paws tc his
right eye, from which the blood was
flowing in torrent. The alligator,
unable to use teeth or tail in such
close quarters, had torn the boar's
eye out with Lis sharp claws. Mad
dened by the pain, the bear reared
upon his bind legs and clasped the
. alligator's body in a deadly embrace.
Now,, we thought, the victory will
surely be with tho bear. lie cer
tainly did seem to have the best of
it. The alligator used what breath
had not been squeezed Out of him in
hollowing like a bull. "Tho sounds
he uttered were so full of rage that
the waterfowl and small animals
near tho bayou fled in affright, s The
two Struggled back and forth;, t The
water was lashed into foara by
the furious beating' of ; tha .alli
gator's tail..- Straining and strug-.
gling, this way and that, suddenly
the writhing mass of ferocity slipped
off the narrow strip of sand and was '
in deep water again. Now the con
ditions are reversed. and the advan
tage on the side of thealligatorngain.
tTiih a snakelike twist of his litbe
f be slipped ; from ' the ; bear, a
tlutcho3,; and, wli3ng arouud, tbe
ion?, ,)(? emu ia .iiiisuuu iw uu a
stant in the air and descended with
crushing force full cn tse back of
the bear. ' Tho . thick ;; backbone
snapped like -o reed, Vlih tho cry
V"ai " pouom uko asiono, ana
the Cght was over,
,The victor, " apparently lifeless,
floated motionless on. the surface of
the wateran alligator always float3
when ddad'-GO we were preparing to
leavej when a low moan recalled us
and we found bin ia great pain aud
slowly bjcedirg to death from his
lacerated throat. The rater for
many yards around, was dyed crim
son with bis biood and his moaning
was pitiful to hear. Wo deemed it
an act of mercy to kill bira, and a
well-directed bullet in the eyes soon
put an end to bis sufferings.
Upon drawing him out cf. tho wa
ter and measuring Lira, he was found
to stretch a full sixteen feet from
tip to tip, one of the largest known,
-L. Catt'es of ths Future.
' Writers on military science unite
in claiming . that future 'battles will
begin with a series of hot skirmish
cs along the front These skirmish'
es will gradually increase in heat
and the number of comtatants, rein
forcements ' being sent according to
circumstances, until the entire front
to Involved. Artillery will be used
ae far as possible, but if ter tbe bat
tle is fully under way little U30 can
be made of cavalry save in outrank
ing. The day of charges ia wars ia
over, on account of the increase of
range and effect in cannon and riOes.
Little can be predicted of future bat
tles beyond opening, inasmuch as
the rest must tow bs Liaraed by ex
periment. -.
, Como Day I -
Come day it will bo a penal offense
fcr a woman with a ccug!i to sit
through a lecturo or a sermon. Seme
day it will be a capital offcaa for
a woman to bring ber baby into any
one's Lou3e or Clce without special
invitation. 5om day it will nicao
Eock.1 ostracism for a woman to talk
about Ler ailments. Some"day it
wiil rr.fan t jctlon" frcra thethea'-ci1
for t!i? woman who has "seen the
play before" to tell every detail cf it
beJerc tho curtain rises. ' Some day
it will mean instant arrect fcr a
woman to mount the derated step
wUh aprojxrtiag uraLr'a beneath
hr ana. And then the millenium
will Lavo arrived. . .
Woman Lawyer In Vs;h '.rton.
Oae of ther
st successful lawyers
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L-3 la i).t city; P-riny
.!;I.r- "b rrt irn.railv
Inpwn as a m'-r.it-rr of t!.-?
f.j r.i, !.c
C'.i rw h i f t!,e c." work
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iflS EJLPEBISLM' bHHQS
At Ba!otarn,IT. C, roeoata Matters
cf Interest to Agriculturists.
lnb!lcat(ont Art FrM to Those
North Crol!n. Who KoeUy
Dcc're to Read lliem. ' '
' jAsoAnr 37, 1894.
Ka rlslrlbntlon of Flanti, Deeds, fto.
Tha Exporiment Station hasnoBtip
Hy cf Keeu. plants,- &c, for g-encral
oiatribntion, and coi-respondents should
romcoibcr this ; fact and not write tor
tnom. '- It does not attempt to keep a
KUpyly on hand for the reason that it is
not in the province of its work to dis
tribute common seed3, and besides there
ore nurserymen "Ed seedsmen who
make it their business to keep these,
ctock3 and can fill your ortfera. Qcca
oionaliy the Station distribute one or
two varieties of mew seeds or plants,
when they are promif.lnfir, but unless you
si'C a d:8ti'n.'t announcement of this fact,
pleane da not make application to the
btbtion. -JL--. '- " '' "
' fiie EipTlmput Station Bulletins.
The Standing offer is made to send
the bulletins of the fetation to all in the
State who really desire toreceive them.
.Thousaiida of farmers hove already
taken advantage of thi offer. . Unless
you really wont to be bcncUtedbythem,
pic cue do cot apply for them. ; If you
dasire to read tie in, write, on postal
card to Vie. li. B. Buttle, Director, Eal
eigh, N. C. "
Formulns for Composes eol Dome-made
Slixturan for Cettoa aod Corn.' ,
1. Stable manure, - " .OTO lbs.
Kalnit, ..
Ac!d phosphato, -Coltou
soid,
K 8,000 lbs.
; : J00 lbs.
. '6a "
"41
!. Kainit, . - -A.-i.-l
phosphita,
t-table manure.
603 "
(Xtton seed meal orflsll saraps,' 600
,:. ,ooo lbs.
S. Kainlt or ashes, t ; 200 lb
Aaid phosphate or bone meal, 8 fl
fcifcuble man'.ire.wita yard scrap
ings and iuares, - ' -,- -r 1,000.
.;;'..? yX&JXX - -iyl X v ' " .60 lbs.
4. AcM phosphate or bone meal, 600 lbs.
". Ashes - . - -' - loo "
Si ablo manure. " - - - C(W -. -
l:iuh earth or yard scrapings, WO
- . , 2.000 lbs,
'' These (tre riven as snprzcst'.ons. In-
d'.7i:u.il mqt i--ccieEts mhy n3cd some
what different pronortioca with a
o'lians-c of i;5OTCuintB at hand. Cora-
posts should bo la'd down undor ahaltar
If pesdole,. oild o.i eUif clay fov.nda'
tit a and le-vcl so that no leachinfra may
ru-j off. Abqpt si wecus: ociore
resdy to use, put down a layer of stable
manuro three or four inchci thick, then
A thinner layer of cotton seed (if this is
used) then a layer ox bcm puospnato,
and finally a layer of kamit. acli
lnvor shou!4 bo tliort;.Thly wet after it
v - . . . , .1.
is put c.own. ttepetvi layers nnia ueap
is built up tlree or, four feet. Then
cover with s 1e ver of dirt t- protect it and
'nrevect leach m a- from raid. Examina'
1 from time to time and Wet the neap - if
there is undneheattacr. At the tans for
hauling to the field, the beap should be
cut down from top to bcttom and mixed
ttttmnelil-v n . nnefitlila. When eshea
are used it is best not to allow them to
come in cod tact witlj the stable mauura,
as there might be seme tendency to tie
comuose it. . ' ' -
A dry mixture about equal to the or
dinary compieta animocMieu lervuizcr
would ber , '
Acid phosphate,' . ' ' 1,300 lbs.
Kaiiit, , .- - , 900 "
Cotton xeed steal, . - 600
'''..' . '. ' s,ooo lbs.
v These can be easily mixed at any time
before using-; large, t'ght bx or
wag-on-bf df Is very srlttblo. Have
two man stand on oppoeite sides and
mix with hoes. If material are dry,
they can be easily and thoVoushiy
mixed Rt a nominal cot. ' Do not ex
pose to weather before -fuse. M. Ii.
Uattlb, - bUxctor N. C. txerimett
btatlon. -' ' .. .
Sor (ScJx) Deeos Oniht te ke Planted. .
A eorref poudent write ; "When Is
the rtoht t.me to sow (or plant j aoy
beans? What kind of noil and how
should it be prepared for same ? How
do they compare with blaj!c, peas a
feed and laad Improver? by giving
this information yon ,. wilt greatly
oblige." -
Soy beans shculd not bo sown broad
east, bnt planted in fcilla or drtl t or
8' feet apart according to richcesa of
soil. If in hllis, IS to 24 Inches is f .it
eu'outrh apart in the row. Ti;ey will
Umibtle' grow on any eoil that corn
will grow no, and may be planted at
the same time as 'corn, which giree
long ssaftou from March to Joly. It is
a good plan to plant iu the ecra rows
between the bills or stalks of corn. It
corn is grown for silafre, the beans eau
be cut with the com and will add
greatly to tta value. - The upright
growth of aoy be ana leaves room fr
cultivation, and this should be aecorded
to check the growth of weed
As food for stark, the aoy beaaJa one
of the richest Irguroea that eaa be
grown. In chemical composition, the
dry matter of errr-bean-ei!s-e . and
lilack pavine hny di ft-tr ncore in fat ud
other carbchydrats than pniteio. The
root of aoy bara bear miroeron tuber
cles, which aid it by gathering nitro-t-n
from tbe air the Same aa t'Me of the
peavine or clover root. There i no
spnading by running vines tv shade
tie grooud. which is one of the potent
tractors in soli improvement, hem f J
beans ma.t be planU-d near cnourh Vtr
shade. On poor soil there- elLn.d be
one plant every Jx feet and from that
DDto 'iaV feet H ia a-inal to plant
2 to 4 beans in a Mil. as it rnakee the
steins finer, and tfcey are IlsvH and
woodv at tott Tfc'V are well eti:t-a u
row"in any part of thla state and can
- depended on f.r rood ropt of eeed.
To rare the wd the Ktalks th.did be
raiied or cut aadtncue op tx-.nely a
non as IraTe and hare chafTT-d
fr,.m rrcen to a fry.--- n bae, and w.icn
c! -r tUreahed en'. TI.e peal iouM iwt
b ! h-l-p! -.1-1. t-ovsaj t-iere are Un
pr.? pixt w :i'i ot one ti t l-e.n
i a ; -1 it v.;:i ii',. yy. '1 - y w .1
.. .. .t v rj- c;.' i.--u ri, : u:. 1 Cr-,
ia he who' leaves them too long--wM
Lenrn to his cost, for the pons will opcr
.md tho peas scatter upon the ground
This is u most desirable plant to raise
for etock. It is also h pood table beau,
but requires a longtime in cooking, and
most peofle will l;vo to learn to like
its flavor. F. K. EuEnr, Agriculturist.
ti. C Eiperiment Station.
Lathyrcs SylvMirU ur l'lat Pea.
; The so-called Flat pea, Lathyms Byl
vostris, is closely related to tho Vetches,
but is a perennial. The other species
of Lathyrus are commonly called vctch
liugs and have little agricultural value.
All contain a poisonous alkaloid,' but
tho Introducer of the Flat pea claims
to have improved or bred out tho pois
onous principle. The most cxtravo
gent claims hove been, made for this
plant by. its Introducer. The improved
plant originated in Germany.
. . In tho spring of : 1890 email package
of Lathyrus scod wm received at this
station from the Engii&h disseminator,
about three-fourths of the package wm
soon on a trial plot ndjoiuing similar
plots of Luoerae, Spotted Medic and
. various clovers. The soil waa a grav
elly red clay naturally well drained and
was enriched by a heavy dose of a com
plete commercial fertilizer. At -; the
end of one month only a few Very feeble
Lathyrus plants wera alive, and thesa
.were toon smothered by wil 1 grasses
and disappeared wholly. During the
same time the neighboring pluU of
Lucerne, etc;, grew finely.. . r
Iho remaining Lathyrus seed ,wa
then sown in a tn x and kept on a shaded
porch. ' At the end of six months about
fifteen plunts from one to .two inches
high were allvc.; la the fall these were
transplanted to a row in the par or
chard on the Experiment Form. The
Roil wee a well enriched loaut. All
these plants' wero alive tho next spring,
but during the wlioh season grow onl;
a few lashes.' ? Weeds and graoses were
carefully removed by band -every, two
cr tlirce weeks. TTie next spring
eleven of tho plants were removed from
the orchard and set in a single row on a
ri-jh and mellow terraced bilhids, where
they have remained since. The plants
'so far have not flowered, and of cor. r so
no seed boa been formed. The plants
grow tint on the ground, too low to be
mowed, and as new leaves grow at end
of stem the older ones behind srot.
From its behavior with us Lathyrus
f ylvesti-is promises no. practical value
aa on account of the low vitality of the
seed and the ' extreme ; slowness - of
growth of the plant. Cn good or aver
age soil it is certain to ba overpowered
and cmr.therod by Crab and licrmuJa
graai es and weeds. .. . - . - ,
If this plant posBcsos any economic
value it will be for the sand-hill region,
where wild grasses and weeds are less
intrusive ' We ounar.t adrise anyone to
invest largely in this plant at present.
The seed now costs f I.OJ per pound
and is advertised by motrt seedsmen.
Gkhai.tj McCAivi'nv, N. C. Experiaant
fctction.
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Advnnerd Muteoralixiral Bummer? for
- Wnr'.b Carolina, reeauibur, 1839.
Tlie N. C. State Weather Service issues
tlie follow 'hit advanced sum n:irv of the
weather for l)c-s;ati3ri IS. aa com
pared with the coi-re.snondin'r month of
previous years :
j KMPsnAiunit. xao mean ror t:ie
month waa 41.1 dc.Tocs, which Is 1.4
above tha nurmaL 'l ha nijlieit monthly
rnej.n was 51.1 at AUn?iuirtoa t lowest.
J'.S, at Llowlng T.ouk.' Uighert tem
perature, 78 on tho 1st at Washington,
on the 3rd at Tarboro ; lowest, 10 on the
6th at Ii.iketsvl;le. The warmest De
cember dining- .the past " twenty-two
years was in 1SH m.jan,- M. ; coldest
Lccember darin? pavt twenty-two years
in lb7i moan U.i. ' ,v . .;
-. PsrciriTiviox. Average - for ' the
mouth, R.1S inches this is 0. 83 Inch
below the normal. The greatest
amount waa 5.88 at Waili'mcton ; laaat
atneuat, 0.7 at Mocksville. 't he-wetJ
test - December in tweuty-two - years
occurred -in '.' ISi4-nvcragej. 0.77; .t'le
dryest, in 158 average, 09 Inch.
There was 'only one d- y the Stbi with
sow xA ecv cont.iderable amount;
greatest total suowfull rcportej was
7.W inches, at Ucndorson. I'nucnolly
heavy e?t occurred on thft Sth ia the
vicinity of Go!iiUro and Falklacd.
Wll. IVevailiug direction, aouih
vre?;t. - Ths norm.il dlrcctian ia north
cast Avorve hourly - voloo.ty, 0.1
m'.los. lii.Thvit velocity, oj m.lu p?r
uour at k.tt Hawk on ; th, .-
Uircxr.iA K-us.--Thun 4e r storm
wore ro; o:-1 ca tie 8:d ut q iite a
trwul-cr cS pLiCJs i:i t'ae wUra end
ecttral p:trt of tlie State ; at tiiree rta-
tl -mon n;vi. Kieetoruaucn ;;a, sni,
t. sth, Know oa 4tli, b'.b. 17t u
1 th. Jlit, Halos on i:t!i, tit:t, vtd, UtX
Aii.tors v.eru cbs-rved mi tlie lifi,
TV nrd 'i'A'x, Oa the mcMin of- t'ji
S-'-tli tn n-.jaually lnrge, bright one was
obserre.l Ij I hi ca.it. - , .,
;'-! Csld Wave-. " '..; ,
Cold waves are lho sadden chanT
frrm -hlah. to very Inv tJtti-cttare .
whi'h eun'ititnti tho mo'.t nctiswort.-.y i
i .tareof wintarwsattw h tae U.'ite t
MkWs. TIi.y are pr.Kiej -U by the. JLow I
of m.is-ics cf cold, d'.-y air frum t te r-
l.i u-i v.t of tno l.ueUj .M.nntain ia
t,ntir.h AiOiTisn, t.wrus fcio soutn or
boutUcoat. iiurin-r tUe lour wiiWr
nirrhl.3 cf tha Arctia reioiis dry, clcr
air acnmulatea in dep lajera whlvi is
cooled by ra.iatuiB to a temperature
mau7. dOyTecs belcnv zaro; itud then
CTTOin-ncea to flow towaiUt any p!ace
where warm air is a.xnU:u, n St does
in ths low prvssura areas or etorms
whioh conUutiy piss from west toesnt
acroes tlie t uitd Stat?s.
A ''low area" fct produced by the air,
aomewfvere beconiiag heated from un
known causes, above tlia sorrour.ding
atmosphere. This exiCKsircly bentrd
air ascends and air iavdrawn ia bebrw
from all sides to replace it. That drawn
in cm the south to ea-t si te is warm and
moMi that dra:vn fr-jnt the north to
wett slile te dry and cold. TU sold
wave fullnwa a.ter t!-.e low area as it
moves eastward. ' Ths severer and pro
loujed cold warea-are atseociated with
extensive area of hib preMuro. Ihclr
rate of proj-rusaj aera';eeiat hnadred
mil' in twenty-ffjur hours.
It is of great advantage to miny buit
Beea and iri -ni t.:rai IiilttrcsU to know
In advanc; wh?a the ti;ravcr.ttire will
fall iui ;kly and dejiii'-dl.T, besu!cs ef
fect!n? tiie cemufortand health of thous
ands of people. C. V. voa UtanvAvs,
AleU roiou-t, X.C LxyerUnctt&UUon.
Aasljeee ft Trrmnm.
Tie Xorth Caro'iua Erperiment r-ta.
tion ill kue ia a fiw diys ompiet
anr.lraeaof s?nip!e taken dr.ring t ie
srriii? an l fall s?nvn of 18 . 'ihis Lt
will rire tiiB rt-tnl.;i cf the Tar cth
f'-rtili-vra t n aat ("cirr l- i'L t t i-r
rltii t'ie eonij'ir.
rV-'sd rrn '-.it.
io va.ne of t.' n-
ut t!.a ket board.
'I'.-.' 'ind ; i- : . 1 1 r?.'..- fn t.io r..;.r.-.i---s
1 be ,- , e i t-1 '. .: i' -,- t i rr-it'
i:. '..., r u-v.us V-a e..i.y Ic w.u.
, :u.(-i,ia Iwt wiil be sent t- all
.iino-. on the station publiantion list. .
Uuring the spring twascn of 18U4, an
a!yes will bo promptly made ps soon ai
samples can be taken by the otiiciol in
speetors. These analyses will b
nriated every two weeks, but will onlj
be sent to those who siecially apply foi
them. One application only is neces
airy .for the whole series of bi-weeklj
editions. Those who ore iutarestcd ii
these fertilizer analyses are advised tr
make arp'ication on postal card to Dr.
U. Ii. liuttlo, Director, Kaleljh. N. C,
QUESTIONS AND REPLIES.
, The Station will bo glad to receive
questions on ogricultnral topics frotr,
any one in North Carolina who may de
sire to ask for information. Aildret!
all questions to the "SI. C. Agricultural
Experiment Station, : Raleigh, N. C."
Replies will be written as early as pos
sible by tho member of the Statiot
staff most competent to do so, end.
when of general interest, they will altw
appear in those columns. The btatioc
expects, in this way, to enlarge it
sphere of usefulness aud render imme
diate assistance to praotieal formers. -
u Koto.
' In a rsooot vremn arttole, in mferr'nir to salt'
P9tro at n fcrt.llxr, tbs writer h.d In mind
C.iill stiitnctve, or nllr i'.e sxl. There is an
0 hr slt;tre. thn nt'.rste ot ouuih. w bioh o.
coi ne (oaiains tuih tn kCi. oi to nliroi.m.
As ivp stted, s Utpotre Is nut s totnp eta ter
tiUser tnd othur in -roflienis rauit be dd 1 te
it. Wis is so wttn ct'.h"r form, Bet In tlie cost
of nltr.uo of polei'.i o.My ucil pbtuip'mM or
noma form of piioMi'. sto Is need-a to n-ke it s
comi lote opp.lcu.l' n. Tno Culll S'tltpotre ml
trte soda i wua mant reouus'i it Is tbe only
autpstre tlutt hero tn UMU BL'ilcuHuHdl. it
It. UAl'IUb .. . .. , . .,. s . ,
.. Satianta Ounce Tr.
Wi'l yon please furBlnH ms wlih informatin
sViut ttfj Sa'dums orsnra trees at your bto-tol-M.
W. a, TlinhBfo Fib.
(Answered by W. F. MuKbT. For l.a'.turtst H.
C. Exporiment Station.) . ,.
"The Satsuma orange' tryes are dead.
The cold of last winter finished the
last of them. ' They will stand a cold
of 18 to 20, but lower thanthla hurts
and finally kills them. On our south
ern coast, I believe they will do well.
They will stand our ordinary winter,
particularly as they grow older, but a
winter like that of lSi93 will olwayc
destroy them.
' ' .v Kerplnt KUrO'e of . Soda. -
Pleisa let mi know hov I onn keop orer. frnm
oni ).".Bon to aromor. a lot of ritntte of soda
wllheut toss. I rava tii'd knfln it In bore
1 ut the hot floor nnd evi r'tbtnir near, beec ms
sutnralod wlih sir dicscKed nttniti. Ism irr
in till wi iter to keep it Ii kortene oil ir
ti lt sal un to thit time h:r) Is co (lira of les
1st. I rovrr ti topwlt-i nio it t'lne 'noUes of
dry packed earth. J. 1'. U., Ir axon, N. O.
(Answered by H. n, Daite. Dlreotcr, K, a Ex
u: per ni',nt Station.) .v.. , .
' The reason that Kltrate of Eoda ab
sorbs moisture is the same as that
given for Kainit in the newspaper ar
ticle which you noticed. ' If therefore
the K Urate of Mod a can be nut in a
box or barrel so that the air can not
well get to it, it can not absorb moist
ure aad b;'coin wet and lumpy. The
plan that you suggest of placing It In
oil barrels and covering with- dry
packed earth is a good one.
'' The loss resulting from absorption
of water and leaking would depend
entirely upon conditions of the at
mosphere, exposure, and causes simi
lar. - -
Clover and GMU for lifmiAy tand Pea-
- bits Chafes.
Wit are the tmit clorer s-.d rnuises for llirht
loicylimd? Arop-n'.i'orobufas bettor for
turnUif nogs on la the fail? .. ,
(Aaswerel by T. B. Kmer. Aerlonltarlat, K.
C. Exr erimect Station.)
-You will find orchard grass the hardi
est and most vigorous grass yon can use
for hay. To tueken the stand and im
prove the hayVntusky blue grass is .
favorite, while common red clover Sow
ers near tho time of both, grass-s.
These make r rimu hay, and will grow
well if treated to aa occasional coat of
table manure. You will hardly make '
grasses profitable without this miner- :
ing. l'robably you could get much
more clean cash out of annual clover '
grown for seed. It should be sown in
August or any time in the fail when ,
there is likely to ts moisture enough to ,
give the little plants a fair start, so that '
early winter frost will not pull them
out of tno ground, mis clover wiu
ripen In May. You can feed the straw,
and the seed should cell for (5 or CS per
buxhcL ; -, ,r .-' - . "''';
'- Our experience with chtifaa in that
there baa been too small a yield to com
pare with peanuts, though we have not
turned bog on them, gome of our
farmer friends have had experience
with them, and have been beaten by
neighbors growinir peanuts. They will
hereafter grow only peanut for hogs.
Tke CoJtivatloa ef Oaout anal Ir'ee
Pe-
''' " tatoee.
I bsve plowed la rfty lends of rood 1S- 1e m
B iro oa two ncr i of nni hloa t wi av lonl. at
tiiloii. W lilt require mf.eraiiinf pireae
aire boet t'me sud nu t o.l of e Uiivmton: eluo.
wn .t:ier to iiwt e!fl or sst. wtu a te
loiet war to grow ent )lil' Irtaa potatoesf
la eotum-rci I fcr'llim e rood tesuuile ma-
nirjf-K. P. B.. No. toj N. o.
(Answered rjr W. V. ttmiwy. irortlenltcrist, K.
c. Kspenment tsunon.)
.It Is hard t grow a first-clnst crop ef
oni na on land thet haa not boon cu.ti-
vttei in vsctab.ea and heavy ma-
BureJ lor soiae year De I ire. ton to
not say anything-ahont the prerl-.us
q iality of your Jazd, n-w what Itlad ti
loavU of ru.inn.-o you applied,' nor tlie
quauty ci vr.o manure., Aiaaure ircra
highly f!d ar.lma's aud not of too strong
a eiiaroctar ia a very diSarent article
frcm ordlncry yani manure. Tirty or
dinary load) of ordisary manure cn on
dinnry farm laud wiil no grow a Cue
crop of onionv-particularly if tit Land
is of a clayey character. Yob ctcaot
make land too rich, f:r onions. th tlie
land yoa name we wmld advuve the
add.t'oo of not lrsi tlmn TJO to l.otn)
poanda ot a ccmV.ete eoncra ircial fer
tilizer, savh as t maule for tobarco
growing, in tbe furrow uudcr tlie onion
rows. If ven int'nd to grow ripe cn
iocs you rJiuid always stw the seed
in Ftbrn; r, as yu eaa t'lua raise
better oniosa thta you can frr.ra aeti.
To ra:'a-s eirly prowoe,:ioa it ia best
to plrnt scti'of tre Wiit I'evl onion
in O-to ber. fa-cd woi 11 do Jut as
well for tUee if sown to eicr.teiulier,
but tbe cnjert'tlutv cf our fiU'we..t'ier
and linb: ily of dry walher tt th'i
t me renl.-m t!;e gemi'utin cf the
sc-.ls tt this t.m mtliT uneertain.
We thercrore edv:sc M?ts f ir fall plant
ing. For spring sowing u S'ei! rf
the IM- Taker la Lir-e vpIUiw cu'ou ,
tVhite Olobe. bout'iiM;. Peiirl or (Ltnt
Hooro (browa.) Ihe White Ukibo is
Ihs bet keener.
Plant eariy ir'v- potnt. es iu Febru
ary, wit.i I,Ci pj.m :s of cca.p.cto fer-
irvr per acre, well workc-J :n the
I'Utow e;.t.Tit? t!irrrs-'.!v.
tra:a-.rci it fe-t-uzer is b-ttr t'.san
tn.tnnec for I.l-ji -'t: t i. cs t..oe
cn-vr sm -ntl-er an I ate 5e s iiul'l- t-i
vaifc 1 ( x:.c i. a i r, v c:-
r p-.-os t'o r. rev iocs ye.-r,
Outwitted by a Moon.
' wTien Jack Hoper wasc: " I '
United States court he i
pleaded guilty to Working i 1 1
it distillery.; ;
' 7i,h a number of others 1
sent to one. side to await sent
; Working in an illicit CI .C
nothing -but a misdemeanor,
operating a distillery is e -L -,..i t
felony.
Roper, knew this and entu( I
plea to working in the dlziZl
which was accepted.
"Ilow long did you work?" t
the judge when tha man stoc 1 1
for sentence.
. . "Oh, 'bout'a week, I reckoa. j
"Whose distillery was it?"
"Uy own,"
The judge looked puzzled, by t
ho could do was to give bira a t
months' sentence for working i i t
illicit distillery. Atlanta Jouii ,
A Numerical Curiosity. r "
Tiier'e may be more W3ys of ren
ing a similar end, but I know of c
or two plans cf arranging the ci
numerals so that the sum total will
equal 100, using cacb figure tut.
once. . Tho first table givetris thoi
discovery of n Rochester (N. Y.
banker; tho other of a mathematics.!
prodigy, a New Hampshire boy onl
eight years old. Here is the tacit i
er's plan: , ,
15
33
zoo -
h-? Ihiv'i solution of the problem
s: ICine limes 8 plus 7 plus 8 plus
5 plus 4 plus 3 plus 2 plus 1 eq'i.l-
"100.6t. Jouis Republic. .
'Voun'ftWiv'.. '
''-' JA. ' BjsjBSaajBjpaste 52ii-::1:.... . J
Who are for the first V.. t i
undergo woman's eevorestt : .!
we offer ,
Mbthen5 ; Friend
A remedy which, If used ae directed a f
weeks before confinement tvba it ( lis
PAIN, H0UR0H AND tJZX TO Linj
of both mother and child, as fhoaeuJs l
havs used it testify.
, lined twe bottles of Mom Piv "i
marvcloue results, ead wish c-tr w-
who ba to pmu t
uouk h the ord. I of '.
know if tliev will ee wiothim i-kiei.o,i
week! It will robconnneinent of end tufm,.
, las. Sam Uasultom, Waotwrjr Cui, !".
Bent by evereet, char pw-etfl, ea w' rt
tirtc. HM r-rlio(tla twidCT ail Hiuiuu,
lelilotherstneikdfme.
Wl3
- rien
profit by the experience of
others There is aa object
.lesson in the following letter
for those who hesitate to ia
yest in life insurance.
GuitKKViM.a, B. CW Ans It, IflOI,
Mr. W. J. Ronna-Y, Boek H Hi. a C t
Dear Irs Your favor o the Hat, en
closing mv pol,or ho -.reeeM !,
and 1 will remit prom turn .. '-of
settlomentof old policy. I ana vwwrt.
pleeaed Willi the itmuIU of mv ni-
toller, and iru-t Uienk yon ivt yuur
Ind attention and aTor liown me.
Vours trolr, - H. C. tu.
.This is" but one letter cf
thousands tliat can be shown,
all expressing; the same satis
fiction. Write and et
explanatiott of the Tontk;
Policy of the
Equitable Lilo,
a policy that insures you
against misfortune ; protects
you in old age; provides f.r
your family at your death.
. W. J. RODDEY, Manner.
rorttaCareUaaa, Rock t 1. S.C.
. Z- UB31 ,q AiiWOUNCEMENT. '
or ixTEEiafto rxRirncs axd cau-
CEXEES. -
Fa-m" an ) Otnlcners, who are da
firutis of j..ii.ila; jn ruakin ibe Bcili
the im imniperii j arcuin cf h
Union, by dev. I.iping - the near e i
(U tiiral' In luMil. nueh fti
ril Kr""iig. fl.ien-r-buib ri 'i -,
iiit ai gir, Ac, to Hve'up ki c i,
w shall :IJ.r in rf niiuun, fur t
lesv mi r prodiKtiic W-v-(3 g-. ,
miKt n nd I l.e special hi ticl on r
a do hrr iirw atfrtcull u-l pur.. -wil
e I will lOMunrtiri. iih I to J
tir, vuinlK r f ih ProCrr,tr
paS'ahid I? nl.Miiini. U.
i. ice i un'y ,1 00 w-r j e-r. 1
i-xii -mil rt jr. cl I,, r :
D03 4, t.r a will cl .b i.'i U r
v.ii Thb Ai.akm-i: tU t i
tifjrrtfira &.vlh tut tl ', i
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