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. : . -: 'C;' '.? , ; ',CI'r '.nyi "''i .".-" i:--:i.,.Vy-v. --i:...-f-..,.- -rv ..t.-. vT'V r' : '.' ' . "V: "J"; ;t i''" ";': ' 'i-' ': '- "- ",,1', - V r'- "'" ' - ' " lfl ' in ' "', L.'j '7-77v,. , , , .... , ". .- J ' 'U1;1 ..' -, .. u -; .t. , ''-.. - --i ' - , :jz- , .-. - -...r . ; t.1 .Jr-'--. , - , , . '-;,., '".' , ',;rr ... -o, t,; . v 1 1 ": ' - : " m VOJL;XXIiL .c KfeEf? Your Surety if the word REGULATOR is not oi jS package Liver . Nothing else is the same. It 'cannot be and never has . been put up by any one except 5 -AniifV?t?taii i'te easily ibid . Practice' in tb Ptnto Teilern) courts. ttmoe o-"r White, Moore & Co.'s store. Main. Street 'Phone Jio. B. . ; ' -" ' - ; '.;.-';:;;; ATTORNEY AT LA W . vzl'J Vtt,n4y anil CpauF-iors ut Law , ,0 GtlBElSBpliO, N, C. ProcMrt revJiilnriy Id tb !onrt of Ala-i-iHnre coiinir. Aoj.-i, 'y- OKAIJAM N. (i - -hfrton tn Yeatai' Ull(linir. p(3Hice hours : 8 2. m. tcJ 4 i .fh f j bii. J; M- STOCKAKO, Uet-jtiiSt, : , "j GRAHAM, N. C. Cfllco at rcsitienco, opposite ilnptist Chiireh." : ; It HZ h urn ubn'fiMiiiflum 'nuim. in i!Bce -Moiiiiaj'4'taiii batjif,' Livery, Bale Feed TABLES. 1 to.o. Moore, Vuovllt; ( (.K4J-IAM. N. afki metnll trnlnn. Otwrt nlii)?lf or rfou 1IEXRY 15 ANN Jli., S KtACTIOAL TIMEB, . , GRAHAM,- - - - IM.C. All kinds' oif tin; voi and. re pairing. . ' Shoo on W, fm' St.. second ' j, . .1 - floor front Brnrr & Thompson s. . . - Dep. B, 1 1. ... . . ; - ' A DC V If , iSflfik"-- .. I tlP ... T DATE a - m j . .. - -T- - I - - ' 'Xi -I'.m.iwttmjf : ", ' -r ' "" " - 1 If YOU arc not the NEWS AND A- . ., , . . W iiv , i-. ia, vuuaviiw iwi v !. .. . .- once ana it win ireepA'ou aorcasc ; jJi 1 01 uic uuics. , . t..U K n:n.-,3 t.j. A fo.r . ' j r .1: ' I l Ull n.nwciaKU. icnjuin uan.u- ssociawu k rrss tjmpa itu- t.' All the trpwe forpiun do- ne.WS lOreign, UO mestic'tiafiohal, state and local7 All tlie; time. - Daily News and Observer $7 I . per year, $ J.5U lor P mos, Wm11 Jr.rfiV- rrl-ilin;.iTT-.1 - tier year, 50c for 6 mos. j "... f - . S & OBSERVER PI ': RIa'lbigh, N: C. iioa u"a iix v w ti. vu., ; - The, North .Ca1-oliniiin an.4, Tije A LAMAXt'K (il.K.fS'KR he HCnt &( one i'year for Two I)o1iarn,t CM fii vanclf., Aiijily at Tiie Glkaxkl dflice, Graham. X." C $2.32Saved!: $SX0T Should Pa . 2.68 --DoPay' 4232 A little cakul.ition for you.; ft. yt Hluslration of what happens when'you hiy . and the only proof thst they're not $5 p-nti is the $2.yi ih'. your pockeC . . ' - J;. FOR SKI f Y - t 1 V,,lT'-oer,i lw.i.rhehiic.riivornwii.-irtiiyor rax w yP!:. Early 'lliorocpljlirpd; JVbite Oijio, V . iH?9,-vf ''kiS'-l j ol!l.einh.o.lunly.,l dur. t!i nionlti chiiffiid, Ly fntilficcr fo lie the enrhcfct zy' 'J5y ni.r.t"iid:itio.to.icii.y.iuiii,ilie niiMiih vr.rirty; Uncle torn, Iier.vy yjcliler of -VilririA. ffi. ..'ulj&J l' Oui'iburat niciie or more il.cein oncn tTil ris of qnuiity. ' 1 QPANIS i eyes operi ! EGULATOB. by their TRmAB&: 'WHEN II'IEED Of Pure. Fresh. D T tji ups and " Mcdlcihs, jRenTerabef T. J. ilbin i i'j. Carry d Purest and best. , ..Prescriptions ' Accurately Compound rd At all Hours. The ,.r V V?stal Building, -J ft.' Nest door to Post Office. Trma real t!io f!lonri liar law cnrpfully: llKuhinery Ai-t, Jftff. Pi. Sti All taxes shiill In- liuit un ,t!!jittt ..4UnUy, in HefUiOiber in ciioh yi'iiV.'pfcT i taw. vn ip- 2". w. K nppnauie'i in tiju iislihi. or wiiielt tll MJomliiys no: i-c h:4ll lm jriven t' udvcrti-yauiit nl thri"M,i iur uIh litl tif.rHS, ttlKi 1M 1 HUW.iipiir, K ouh lio jiuli- li.xat.-l In thct'outiiy. l'ltot I. Kii, I hat notli tu.f in t'.tli '-fcctiu:i rhn'l l0 ronliucit to unit 4, lllntr ni'r.. r ti. rtrst.livnr Anivt.:nlnt' I but lit' ahull ii'it wll bruno thnt ('.ay. nl'. ItHve.itif Ant. leu?. Hf ivw: J inn It lill bo mid ie hoi-l y lit Oe Hie duty ol the SlU'rifT of eich county in the Sti f nmke ilulKe.it tr. quiry.HiKi ivfore lo iu- Jnflfe at tnc-n len ol: to Criminal iViurl lUl in Miv cuittyfoi lnwinn" I lie lime wln-ii thn IS. eno lu mi! tiiiex uroii lmi fur in i-jcIiu.Iii'cj A, H uiuruu ttiitiaut KliOaJii iiuvw iX'eTi paid rt Ui wheiho or not friiult ilcoiuv ttxw ani other 1a.xc ftye boon iH by .ill iicrwiiiH or corim rations iiaoio lor ui9 Kunie, uiiu in iuiiko oui a mhi ox all liulttioiieiitM. AiM it nlwll tK iii.iUb tne ilutv oi tBe JuO?Bl.Tiji!DtnlTtmrtl!iiiitwii llniiuiints tn Hie solicitor to tlic em! tliut ui Juwiuoiiw m ine mii Miin.iueum may bo t fal' iiti.in.in the numn ui-ottoii of thin aor. Vc.(VS.-X..atiiBh y oo .rotecui)a lor tueii ao- niuniicr j ruviacu in me uox t parHons or uoruo rat ions wlio ii'rii tiablo to iy ibu l..:eii5e tux or taxi-ii provide! for in Hi:Ih.Hi!i A. H and U of tula atf Hil l the M jitliinui'y Ai t, and shall fall m iiav itte nainii n provldrd Ijy law whall Ikj istfilty of a aiirdcmiiHuur ud punlrhed ly a lino r.ol exiodlii - llvi. huodivi.rdnllarnor im- piiwned not BX. ceilin); mx montln, etc. A tequiipd l.v Ia. 1 will ft" at the fnllonr- 1nir (ilacci on the d rucntioucil dnrlns I lie amn'h of October, J8D7, to rucxiive tu. utxea ftir 1WT, viz.: " ... ... ---J n . I faweiti.im'illi.4-..... riionlay Sa mtoU m...(iur.S SHxai.uiuw..ri.Tinw!iy,.i to pm. ... ict.6 Willijni l.ii'..Vediic.lay.somu12iniict.S KulubiirMill.iii.i..Wi-ducir1y,S lot p in-!iet.o finiiuairt) .lui-...- ii.uii iay. bm ni to izuui-t. 1 Holinau' Mlll...-Tl.uii lav. 8M m to Know 1'imn '1 hlimila v lo 1 !. ni. ...I lut 8lllw (.am1. lurw,HV , 4 ,.. ni....oL 7 unn Ton-rno s...-...rriiiay,ita mm b m...i. i. o H rn.iil3V8t..i.lVrily.2(V.5 pro Ocl.S i-riii;'...-.;..Ffl'lay,Ha ra tn lim.... l. Alarjame Kr CViryKturtliiy.Ha m 102 .n. H;i. n,..ii... ... ' f 'l'uowiay W.-t'. Ie-1 O.-t iZ HUrUnufcin Kri iay.ll i..Oii1oe Oct 16 jsiou coiie;se.M..Monfiny, -....... MM..jci.ii Mi lmno.-.- u-Mouiay...,,.. . Oct is . Oct l 1 Alwinnhavr-.'fucri-lJiy. at nlifht . iinh ruuHiar. ..ict ia ..-.iJtiai ...cl!!l Mori;.iiyi.t-ire wVdrteday . AuirMrefHWireinnntORy. I Vmonntp p J-'! 1.1 iv, Sa in to 12in..m-ti2 Pleasant drove Friday, io t i in IHii I! f lemiantu uo.Tiioluy Mct, usilpw . i nursnay .. ....la-ilia Ilaw Hlvrr. ,',.. Fi Mav......... Ool Os jtnw ... Thursday.. 1'iir r iu rHiurnay.a m io um.ntin (ileiux.e aiunlay,."! Io p tt . .. IKt'M hiv mtvL U.tbe Mx navor in that thrv im- ploaror to vay pmnipily. an I am m unable towiy wnm uie jmiiii or .un.r iiaiv will nMiiiieof ire t Kov.fiiilK'r term, lut f n n:e iM-i:.-t. 1 m- j-wni i.j tin- ni.-r- liaaiti anil too i r-.Te-lonn I am mi ti.-fled tint Jiey uiu be f""i '-r t.-ijor court. ItusiwitrMllT. It.T. KF.HXODI.R. Sberia 01 Aiauiauoo lAiair. 8cpt.tMS77. , . Execution Sale ! n vlrtMe of an rxn-nt!fin Iwoe tn from lh- Mnporior Court of Jonwrniintir and rftt-tcm Hannuu it. Koonce I- rM.ttiriir ai.a . . U 11 1.'.. .r.l..., I .III .11 . . tn the Imik l.liltK r ai tlie ontrt buuae iluur in Uraiiam, ,N. C at 11 o'e ock . &10I)AY, OCTOIiliR 4, 1807, 1 the followlnif Sorrilnt tiai-t of land tn -! Faiira-lt Ui mt null i a. Arimaitcir etttin1 y. erm laliiinic I itrt', ni'irf or Ud,. It it hutr on t!ie ft t Imik of II rivrr and cin fie fit?rtor lt.tiia -n-k a d -Hn .tH-- larpla of ttw late It. W. M. lliirTman n' o .er and in ilw Hmc mnr-jtut liv iin toilw tit r. l. I k'Hitka l.y Willun and Jam- Albrii,-lit. j I pou it ia a d aviliiMC an I nn otia. 1. I. K ISI4I IIII.K,.. ' Priori if of llini-i Ouuaty. fei tcmbcr L tI I.U . , - Txeculor 8 K oticc. liavlna atialili at at drHsiiMs nf Ihn Miata r w. I. ksiin'-',4.hl. tinl Aarhm i Mtftt v. ji'Hict a ufT!F) gi .n Mft an .rr j( j Vi rT Iff I- T . s-r til!-. IKt'"- ii- t - (l T .... : r r--. t r . ' . . I ... .. i .. ' IGRAHAM, N:ajHIJRSDAY; SEPTEMBER 16,vlg97. ABOUT' POTATOES. Eiiprineutii at the Npw Bampihlra Bta . ' Uun Variotl TaJld About. , feighty varietieii of potatoes wore test ed lust season at the New Hampshire ptutiou. lu a report ou results little hesitancy is felt in recommending snch varieties as White Star, Rorul Kow Yoikcr Ko. S, American Wonder, Car , ranu No 8, Governor Rnnk aud Sir WU' liam, as these have been reported rin favorably froili SO ruflny sections. Be- ' Raiding Jets known varieties, time must decide on their merits. Just becanse n certain variety has jjiveta a fair yield this year it does not follow that it will do eqnally well next season, he causes of variation from yedr to year in tha same variety cannot be dno to tbtf soil alone. It is not uncommon to be able to select two hills of tbo same variety sido by side; the one far more productive than the other. ' The 15 varieties giviiiR the heaviest yield in order of productiveness ut thil Station were Eeeve's ItbscTVlrite B0SO7 POTATOES OF PUOMISE. Viclt's Perfection, Governor Ilnsb, V6olbnry White, Sir William, Quick Crop, Woodbnll's Eeedling, Vanghan, White ilonntaiu, Lute Puritan, Qneen of tbo Valley, Kiiig of tho Eoses, Leon ard's favorite and White Star. Tho first named yielded 458 bushels per acre aud tho last 306 bushels. The average pro ductiveness of all varieties per acre was 241 bushels. Tlrcre Was very little dif ference in tho effecti veiucss of nrariate and sulpliataof potash on potatoes. - One" appears to bo about as effective as the other. Those treated with corrosive sub limate ftave on an avtnf?e. 10 per cent loss scab than those untreated, of about 25 bushels to the arre. Potntocs attracting attention snd con sidered sufficiently premising to bo the tnl.jertcf. illustration are Cniutry Gen tlcilian, hietliuin late, roso color, shallow cy.es KcnevyoKcse, pood size, fibullow Tbo IL-ir Williiim potato is reported to bo n viperous and prolific lute variety which did well ut tho New Hampshire station. Professor Green of tho Ohio j experiment titnticn, after having grown it on diiTei-ect kinds of to:Is for two years, snys, "If is nn almost ideal pota to. Loth for home nse aud for market. " Dr. L B. Chumberlniii of the Ohio Farmer claims it to Le (bo best potato be ever grew. Bocve's Rose, which heads tho list for productiveness at the New Hamp shire station, is grown extensively by the Jtrw y aud Long IJnnd truckers; It is rather deep ryetl, pink in color, fleudcf And oblong in shupe and sec ond early in riptuing, with strong, vigorous tops. . Improvrd Onion Caltara. Tbo new onion culture, as most read ers oupht to kuow by this time, is sow ing tbo seed in boxes c,r elsewhere and laler setting cut the plut. Ono advan tage gained by this method is gniuiug time. Prepare tho ground, and if frro from weeds and iu good tilth when tbo young plants are set tbe weeds " do net catch up. ' A Counecticut station bulletin sums cptboarivautugcs thus: lusurra a fWn crop, even on smuity laud. MiuimfsEca the less from cut worms. Crop is tbrco er four weeks curlier. Crop is 60 pr cent larger with native varieties, and tbo incnaao may he. 109 per rent with . foreign. Individual Lulbs are larger and ........ n i.A i..,M i . HWlMIBIWllllll'llll. - - . iior are less th.':u iu outside sow ing, with couseqocut thinning and weeding.. . - . C'attlas AKalf. If weeds . eppcar io be crowding the young plnbts, run ever tee field with a mower, t leveling the retting bar sof9 cielitly to avoid injuring the crowns of (be youus plants. Leave the clipping, if light, as a mulch lo protert-the crop daring tbi" dry weather - Frequcutly tha alfalfa w ill niako prowtb enough to al low i-f cutiifig oue or even two crop the firsf year, but usually the first good' yield will be that of the aroond year. r-- I The y it Id will lucres! for three or foar yrarn, mnn o bust mnaia ctmKtant rt-yr r r 1; Vw i f f ;,i h . " POULTRY FOR MARKET. The Hurt Approved Method of DrKMlBf '.- .-. Cblokens and, nrkerfc i t. , Tbo following 'advice about, how to prepare chickens and turkeys for mar ket is ' given by a well known produee commi8sici honso in Chicago V "Keep from food 24 hours., Rill by bleeding iu the ooutb or opening the veins iu- the neck. Hang by the foei un til properly bled. .Head aud feet should be left on and the intestines and crop should not be drawn.- For scalding boultry the wutor should be aa near the boiling poiut as possible without actu ally boiling. Pick the legs dry before souldlug. Hold by the hood aud legs and immerse aud lift up and down three times. If tho head is immersed, it turns the color of the comb and gives the eyes a shrunken appearance, which . leads buyers to think tbo fowl has been sick. "The feathers and pinfeathers should be removed immediately,, very cleanly and without breaking the skin. Then 'plump' by dipping ten. seconds in wa ter nearly or, quite boiling hot and then immediately jn to cold water. Hang iu a cool place unt2fie animal beot is en tirely out. It should lie eutirely cold, but not frozen, before being packed. Dry picked" chickens and turkeys sell best, and we advise thhuway. of dress- j iu) theysell better to shippers, Scalded chickens ana turkeys generally are sold to the local trade. "To dry pick chickens and turkeys properly the work should be done while the bird is bleeding. Do not wait aud let the bodies get Gold. Dry picking is more easily done while the bodies are warm. Be careful and do not break aud tear the skin Pack iu boxes or barrels boxes holding 100 to 200 pounds oro preferable and pack snugly. Straight en out the body and legs so that they will not arrive Very much bent and twisted out cf shape. - Fill the package as full as possible to prevent Shuffling about ou tho way. .Mark kind and Weight and shipping directions neatly and plainly on the cover. - Barrels an swer better for chickens and docks than for turkeys or geese. When convenient, avoid putting more than one kind in a package." Endeavor to market all old aud heavy cocks before Jan. 1, as after the holidays . the demand is for small, f round, fat hen turkeys only, old toms being sold at a discount to cauntrs." ; - .' 1 1 ; - .-c. 1 Thoroughbred Fowla, It is said that treoding for points de stroys ceo- Production. Mr. O. H. Wvck-. off' s Leghorns have made a record of 194 eggs each per year in a flock of 60, and 60 of Alt, Felch's Brnbniu laid an average of 1C0 eggs in one year. Iu most egg contests conducted by tha ag ricultural papeis the winners have boeiZ thoroughbred fowls. One of the stock arguments used to support this alleged rioulayiug on the part, of thoroughbred fowls is that fanciers iubr.ced , to ftu farming extent in ordci.to MMsore (le aned "points," aud this charge is mode in spite cf tbo known fact tbut fanciers are yeurly procuring f n sb stot k both' from England and from different parts cf their own country to use in their mut lugs. Intelligent fanciers who do iu breed to some extent do it carcfnllv and for the most part without detriuiclrf to their stock.. They cannot afford to . carry it to a poiut whore it would bo a detriment. In the moautime it has yet to bo proved tbut inbreeding (where the most vigorous specimens are each year selected for breeders) is an injuri ous practice from any point of view. The stock exclamation is that it not on ly reduces size, but curtails egg product. f ion. But tho Sebright bantam bus been constantly inbred for 40 years. Ko oth er breed probably has been so constant' ly and so widely iubrcd ns have tbcM bunturr.s, and yet the tiebrigl.t is a ro fbarkuUy prolific layer of eggs, and' 3Kfj too, that ure jt'ery largo for the size cf tho hen. All who havo ever bred ticbrighls must admit this prolificacy iu the niatter of eggs. Aud here is another point of interest. Tbuuli iubrcd for 40 years, the Sebright persist in get ting so big that lie has -to be starved down to standard weight to be showu, wbilo hundreds of finely marked birds have lo remain awny from tho shows Lecllusc lio dieting process would bring the m down to the maximum weight al lowed by tho standard. A IrlnUiUt Kounbala. (, The illustruf ion represents a simple drinking fountain for poultry. The top is hiug;d so that the drinking dish ran be racily filled or emptied. It may eil her be fastened to a wall or placed oa the ground in any convenient local Dlai an of few la. . One teaspunuful of liquid earbolhr acid given in two quarts of water ia an esrrllctit preventive of most diaeaars among fowlst One tablet pooufol of ebbxfate of potash iu one quart of water f ir roup; for little chicks that are weak 1 J the leg oue tpaspnonfol of sulphate cf soda ia one quart of water. For wonna, give tea dtops of aJots or spir its rf turpentine iu pint of water. For t opra, add a ffw dropa of spirits of camphor or turpentine to the drinking water.' For cold or catarrh, put ten. drorair.f aconite In a pint of watr. For" neeziug or mnuing at lb matfrlls, put I I I I IA I I I 4 . I f I K T. H H I ' ' 7 r h- - l3liapa lnik fl- " aUmC Obe taLlippotiufol of kerosene oil. it W!,l pay to in' cue qaart cf wuier. A-.'. li la tied r six or ci-lit" tp in a raj and placwd in the drinking" ' le t wcik In- vter for the fowl will be a grxwJ rtn-t-a ;."riv V -k 'y fiir ri't s.:-o a frevcBthe of Boat kie .- . tLAY AS ROAD METAL NOT DESIRABLR EXCEPT IN 8MALL , - CUANTlTlEi AeU aa a Cenent to Knit the Btona To ; author Wb Properly Vaed Aetfcm of Watof on the RoadMd. prevent Doat and Va--yireea and Bedaea.; .' The iit played by water on crushed! tone' while undergoing rolling is sev eral fold. In practice broken stone com pletely wet down is thoroughly rolled with a roller weighing ten or more tons, The wet surface of the angular rock fragments permits a more thorough compacting, as the water acts as a lu bricant, allowing the stones to slip by ono another with greater freedom than would be the case were the fragments dry. At the sometime the water re tains the powdered rock .respiting from 'abrasion of the particles and holds it between the fragments. . This process is reactionary and cumu lative,' for the. presence of. the powder of attrition acts through capillarity to take up aud retain still greater quan tities of water until the spaces between the pieces of broken stone composing the upper part cf the road become com pletely filled with powdered rock. Not a' little of the cementing or bonding of. a rond during rolling is in reality ths ) effect of capillarity existing between tho grains of powdered rock and the ad joining walls. This principle may be observed on, our seashores and sand road.' While wet, the beach or road may be firm and unyielding, allowing heavily loaded teams to pass over jthem, but when dry such places are impassable for heavy teams and difficult of passage for all kinds of vehicles. In this case cement ing, as ordinarily understood plays no, part in producing adhesion between tbo grains. Upon drying, the grains are entirely free to move over cue another, having lest tbe water which served to bind them together. When a macadam road is thoroughly compacted, a careful inspection will show that the fragments of broken stone ore closely packed together iMid tho spaces between are ' filled with a fine powdered rock, which, if derived from a suituble road material, carriisa small percentage of clay. Any of our com monly used road stones contains an ap preciable quantity of clay disseminated iu little particles in the feldspar whence it bus been derived by tha Weathering cf the rock prior to its removal fioia tho quarry. , . ' Tbe microscope shows that the feld spar of our traps and granites and other road stones is never entirely free from a considerable, aniotrnt cf ifaluljjitibtt or alteration to clay. This cbn'ugo, has, taken plncc in the crust of , tho eui-.li n great dcVih, and no rc:.d material can contain ftldr-pars free from tnoro or lees of this mineral, .depending upon ' the, character of tbe rock and the Amount of weathering to which it has 6emi sub jected. By tho gradual wearing cf the feldspar,. by the abrasive action of tin roller, the .wheels of. carriages, and the feet of animals, a small but important quantity of clay is liberated, and this iu combination with any clayey Ma terial that may huve been added ,m tb toad sirvtS to furnish the tiecessaiy. quantity cf cement to' knit tbe broken stone firmly together. It Is not to bo understood that an appreciable quantity. of ulay acts othciwise tbuu objection - ubiy wben used in roaflbulJdlug. am a rule nothing is more undesirable than the clay Ocmiut in highway? construc tion, yet a little miiefl with some of our southern limestones serves to in create Ihcir cementing and enduring qnulities. Upon drying, the powdered;. rock sets mull after ktbe manner cf a saiidyy lay and serves $( only to bind tbo pieces of rock togs t her, tbus giving rigidity to the way, but to retard the wear duo to uny differential motion of the frequents over one another while tho Joad is passing along tho toad. A. wetting cf (to superficial portion of a roadway during ruins tends by the ex pulsion of Ibe ctmrut to knit tbo. sur face tegether and mtfke.Jt iinptrmeablo' to the passage of water. . From : a theoretical itatdroiut it wcold rctni priVbletbat a certain con dition of moisture instead cf being ob jectionable to a icadwny undergoing' rouslaut use is rather desirable thou cthemife. A ronditiru 6 moist nets rttves to tre vent foss of material worn Ant by, ibe abrasive net ion of the wind, bud tbo j reence of a thin film of wet dust acta as a cosbion to nrottct the liagmtLla 01 tock from tbe rode touch aud liuraitf pasaing traffic, -thus less I uiug ths wear and lent of the surface. Ja t,h fume manner the u:tUt renjent cpeit'cs to fiistributa tbe bearing sur iuctji of Uie broken stone and to reduce the local intensity of the friction be tr.ctu one tot k and another, although cement in Ibis condition will tend to allow a great! r f lerdotn of rnovrxneut among tbe broken atones, and hence in' Ibis wsy make tbe suifoce more yield ing. Aru ruing that the loss through increased aLraioncf material teaniting i from moii-t ct-ment between the rock fragments is equal to the saving due td (be cushioning effect cf a small quanti fy of luoistnre) on the anrfarat- ihi-ra atill ri mains a tAJ1 r.d tr tb I S2h7J wind. - It is the custom in England to plant bedgerews beside tnaradauiixetf roads, in oidff to intcie a tup id drying of tttfy road after a rain by the sun's action. la Germany it has been tbe practice to piaui imit irrrs, psnicuiariy tbe cbrr-- ry, wane tn rtaufe its mulberry tree May Le aceo along ths icadaidca. , ing the double purpose of food for silk wTfnis and shsdVc ' . . " " - Ju. this country, no precedent hai ,txrn il!i.bd iu tbs metier.. Tbe stales ur deciding this qcestii a sioat cf toorM rrmaidtr latitude aud loiifiitode S uffArlir.g tbe tbaiarter'of tbe trftt that will flourish therein sl-1, tbtii rtr- llHoO tO clUCStIO CCDC....1.J. C.- IV Vhitthj. t .," . - . . CRUCIFIXION 'THORN, A BtraBke LoafJaaa Deaerilaa . Tliat - Orowa la AxbMja.1 , :' , . A rizona baa a strange daeert plant that ponBueses that which is of keeii interest for every nian, woman and child who has. ever hourd the story bf the crucifixion. ' , r The jilant lives, breathes and gains its suetenance from the sun and tho air without the aid of leaves. -. There is a halo of pious anet bietor leal interest about tbe plant, becauso its branches are tbe same as those with which the Jesus of Nazareth I was crowned on the heights of Cab-j vary. - - It is known as tbe "crucifixion! tborn,y or, in Latin; the Crucif era spinosa. it grows but in two spots on tbo earth on tbe mewaa of Salt river valley and in certain parts of fulesfiind. The botanists tnow but very little about it, aside from the fact that it is supposed to be a mem ber of f the quassia family by some, wh'fle others .declare that it will yet be classed with tbe acacia group. Professor BosBey, who occupies tbe cbnir of botany at the Nebraska university, js making an exhaustive study of the rare plant, and several choice plants have been shipped to him from Phpnix. These were ob tninetjirom large bushes which grow fit long "intervals on the mesa to a height of from 12 to 18 foot-The Mexicans kuow it as tho "Palo Cbriato,'and tho Catholic churches hi .outbern Arizona are always deco rated with tbe fb'orii branches at Enstertime. ProfosHor BcEsey has made cross sections out of previous specimens gent to bini from Phenix, and. his own language is that "these sections dvsclose a very rare and wonderful plant of which tbo botanical world knows but very Uttlo." ; , Tbo bushes as seen on tbe depeit not fnr from Phenix have a most forbidding appearance. Only their rcmarkuhlo oddity, nttrqets one's at tention'; All of the plants of the desert have something to attract ono to them and offer a certain pictur esqueness and beauty, either of form or color, to the eye all of them ex cept this bush of wicked, looking tltoriiM. The bushes are all thorns and.o'thTng tWt. flioiftts,' and their '.VoUnd is Ci'ucl and lusting, for there is said to be a poinon lurking in the tip of them. The poison is not dead ly or even dangerous, but trouble some and puiuful, and most pros- i icctors would rather run into a qbafEo'.of buckshot than into a "cru cifixion thorn' buBh, During ten months of tbe year the lirnlwj of the bush are absolutely bare, except for its thorns. These nro from 1 inch to 3 inches in loni'th. sharp as needles and fully as bard and strong, only fbey are thicker at the banc and taper very gradually to the point of disappearance. Early in tho spring tho "Palo Christo" puts forth a tiny green blossom, which soon riiiens into clmtefs of small, yellowish herrios. These are tho seed cf the "crucifixion" plants. The moot remarkable thing about tbefce bushes is tbut they are sup posed to take iu their sustenance through the infinitcsimally fine, steollike- ends of tbe thorns, and, though, fbb' fliof tTj are very plenti ful, yet the feeding and bleu thing points must bo so very small that one can easily realize why tho plant has such a barren and unhealthy ap pearance. At its bt.t, when water, sunshine end good soil are at the maximum and all tbe other trees and flowers in the vulley are a cure for weary eyes to look upon, the "cruci fixion thorn" seems to be a poor, half starred thing. Han Francisco CalL - Klasa With Kick How do kings come by tbe carious nicknames that have been bestowed upon them t would beau interesting subject for some one to write about. We know fairly well how England begot its Lion Hearted: its Great, ita Confessor and its Conqueror kings. But bow about those of other lands f Thus Franco has bad its monarch who was termed the Little, the Bold, the Stammerer, the Himple, tb,e.Jrr dolent und the Fair, in addition to the Long, Handsome, Beloved, Af able, Fortunate, Good, Wiso, etc. German history tells us of one who : was called the Fut and another tbd" Blind; also the Child, the Fowler, Yi i i a ni i tj ..,.i. t'i . Holy a 1 Lame. , liua-ia has had a wonderful list.inwhich the titleaof Terrible, Fierce, Lion, Grim, Proud, Impostor and Ligbtfoot are promi nent Denmark shows, a curious nr-' ray, with Itr Ehio Tooth,- F'Vel LeardV Single, " Hungry,- Unreiuot,' Lauili, Pious and CrueT. IIungary bas bod anoint, German Thnndur, vtetuin and a Kin Marr. P.irtniral a Fat, Idle, African and Perfect,' t;pain a Monk and Gouty 1 fin vortment of odditie. in 1 Infirm, Bad, Noble, Str Uracious, Ipickty, iirot aDd Cereuio is a way, tell each king's "c tbe subject ' JlttaLur" I' o. loyal make i .r - ' . f A I .O1., id di licU. s. - 41 rr-'i-n Ahsoiutcly tt i .tr. HqyaI MAKIWt pVWfflf rf ffrt. LlNQ.f EarafoU bov- wlilrlimr w Of (he Ktii.i. i . oranlu oi i Never felt your in : the gladiU HH jjt luo . ' As thS while ruod ' runhi f ' dew bathed, banks And tho. larks are aoai-in of V e the a,J r-"mraii' Never known the hotindlt'im - bUlowy, braeay billa,- Of the pine aeenta all around yciu, ami i f nlng, rippiuig rilia,' .. " ' ' CbaainK uimnory of Ufa's ilia- '' Daahtnn, finahing, tiiroo&h" the sn. , tho windy wold and plnin, i I Tutt diatant bine ueitihts lurliuj, onwaru, i ward, to the atrnln ; : , - . Of the whii ring wboola' sefrain . . . Fled from priaon, liksr a priaoner, a, v' . tnming, aporuing whoul, . '. i , ' . Changed tlie city 'a atir and atraggHntf, Jul -i . 1 vexing none can1 heal, ' ,' " ' . . For the Hoee the Aolda reveal ' '. : i -And with spirit aeimrate, atraining above tv ' town'a low reach, ' , : ; . - : m f Found a tendur aatinfantton, which theatead-j I foat nunmita teuchr ft .., ;' In thciir ailonco fulieat vpeech;'. ' V - "i i . ,, . ., .. v . ' - ' XeveP knows' tlie wialfol 'waud'ring back, bv jiliamiralilo pain, . f Met the kino, from milking 'saantoring taw., .( t paatures avreet aijain, j .si'.-'' 0trngi,-Ung up tbo wide marficd In no . " Vuu have nuver felt the guidueav nor the gloryf ' of thodronm 1 ' . j ' , - 1 That oxnlls, and tired eea finger still ob aan-' i ' apt, jnond and airviunt' . ."."Sw . Baste,' tluai! Take (hut bUi mipxeraif. ., i'. j .i .... - Lookina tilnaa. i ' . "The Earl and Hie Texas Frtenda' Jrt j The Earl of AylesfordVos eVpo cially well known ; ia. west Tex fie Owned a ranch near Big Spvif And lived Jn the t,owu' This was tho dnyB when steers wore worth a houd, range count, 'and everyb' Jracf liioneyw v Bvct eyed' fnrVib . (amiliiu'iry of the wos Jialted t -Joey. They would not call him ' . ha t hie, so they called him'- 'H ..u, boss. " Every cowboy in that wboh country knew him toy 'that namov And all asserted' thaf ho was a prince of good fellows. '-e1 ' (. The earl was democratic ia his us- sociations and preferred" th4 unli- censed frontier English, of theplaius to the conventional phr;aseof V. cjuba. lie bought a hotel out.tLi i -and d saloon, 7henever a co ' loomed up there in a state of - i.. oial desuetude he was sure to fir ' , frieniiwho.wolild pryjdo him w., a first class room, plenty to eat a , 411 the "licker'! h?, wftntod. Aa that yas the . general "condition -of ,.oow boys then and now, the eal's hotel -and the earl's barroom were costly luxuries. He did a big'busixiees, qnJ penrly every other saloon in Big Springs vfnf forced to close, but he did not make any money. . He did not want to make any. He much lireferred spending it and . buying whisky and victuals for cowboys, which was perhaps, a better -way ot turning money loote than buying brandy and sodas for tbe pegged out aristocracy of Louden. Aud when bo died on bis ranch nil the cowboys mourned his loss, and tbo grief wuo einccrc. Dallas Han.' - v J . Cnriotu Cs ppryMioiiz. j - Tbo United States consul atEantl ago de Cuba reports that about nine mireyfrom that town there are cop per mines, having shafts from 000 to 1,200 feet deep, which-werV regn hirly, worked Until 1SC7, since which time they have been abandoned and have become tilled with "wafer," el' but 300 foet cf their depth being 1 low sea level. But in later y r copper . was obtained ffotn ! ' drowned mines in an futou manner.. The ,wti uith wl they are filled holds afmfil - quantity qt copper in ' j' 11 this j-atr r as ' j '' if.u i. tnnk.v Scrajr n. .w'ru t: thrown. 4 nt4t, ami t-o i',.-n!w : copper bdtamedox)s1tel on the ir- j, When the depocit Tew euf.'.fi-T- thick it yra it' -n vii, as: 1 i i Was tfcTown 1 i.ito tho ' gather ft frp-' rustatii red niet-i k--u '(' " " - 'Valfeu.1 LaJt r. During iu inv: u r-pread throurh i: ! French colonil fcrof, Naix terr- . i "
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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Sept. 16, 1897, edition 1
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