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Tlaptlet Btwc OfTloe at raeldeiMC, paaltt 1 "hare a. -nrk atiMaonaibM vrieea onte atoadays and Batur r2.G3 PflllTS: J2.68 P&nU IxcfusiVcK. We try at da kwt oa tblac tat we de (kat eo taia ketter, e mon aaoaa BAleallr aad tort eaiilrlnaily thaa doe. It Tba liiaaii at 4 the Mak valas) ef war 2$.6a,jhAi".yiiL You'll Alwavs PO r wear Knell's JU.VAJ If yon wear them 00c. IT by loan Bros. Paata Caw B01 ware. . G. -muutr- HOLT d WHARTON. : None. Better jjT7 For the -"lfTii Moneyr rhlj j Very. MO " I 1 Few U V) 1 As -JJJJ Good, The vol. xxi vr 10VERNMENT ROADMAKING. IVork mt Coaatroetloai Soppleannt.a ' "' aVeaton by an Kxpara, v . Sereml weeki ago the department of giiouHnr began its flnt experiment la roadbnildiug at New BrnnBwick, N. J., coder tbe direction of E B. Harrison, special agent of tbe offlee of road inquiry, .; Tbe model road being considered is tbe first of several wbioh tbe govern' ment is to baild at tbe,varions experi ment stations throughout tbe coontrr. Tbe government furnishes a rock crash er, screen, engine to drive steam roller, spreading wagon and road grading ma ebine and two skilled operators. ' Tbe city furnishes tbe material, carts and laborers.' The road will be of macadam pattern. An inferior grade of traprock is fonnd in abundance near New Brunswick and this is being need in the substructure we road. The superstructure is ob tained from tbe traprock deposits in tbe neighborhood of Plainfield and tbe Oranges. . - . Tbe model 'pavement wilt ' have a depth of about nine inobes and the foun dation be made of small, wedge shaped, broken stones of as nearly tbe same di mensions as possible, The roadbed will be prepared- by thoroughly rolling with a steam roller weighing about ten tons. Every -hole will be carefully filled with tbe same material that composes tbe feet of the roadbed, and tbe finished cross section will be formed by two grades of one foot in 80 feet from tbe sides, uniting at tbe center, with tbe "apex slightly rounded. Four inches of crushed stone will be spread on tbe carefully prepared roadbed to form tbe foundation of the substructure. The largest of these stones will be crushed so fine as to be able. to easily pass through a two inch ring, and tbe small est will be about half an inch in diam eter ;"v::". "J",;.', This foundation will then be sprin kled, making the stone as wet as possi ble without softening tbe roadbed, and the roller passed over it a few times until tbe stone is only slightly disturbed by tbe teams returning -with the empty carts. The first foundation is not made deeper tban fouf'inches, because it has been found that a greater thickness causes the stones to "elbow" together, wearing off their sharp corners, making the "bonding," which is tbe great de sideratum, a very slow process, if not ap impossibility. When the first foundation bas been thoroughly sprinkled, a second coat of similar stone three inches in thickness will be applied. After tbe stone bas been well "bonded" to this extent it will again be sprinkled, and while very wet a thin coating of traprock screenings will be most carefully spread , over tbe surfaoe, lust thick enough to fill tbe small spaces between the stones. Tbe size of the stones of this last applica tion, which is called in the parlance otJ roadbnilding tbe "binder," will be from half an inch in diameter to tbe finest dost. When tbe work bas reached this stage, it will be left untouched in the dry state as long as practicable to harden and bind. The application of water and tbe -passage of vehicles will be prevented aa long as practicable. tbe work progresses Mr. B. B. Harrison, who is directing tbe work for tbe department of agriculture, will de liver leotures explaining the process of laying the road. . Butgers college-atU' dents in the agricultural departmen and farmers will be invited to attend the leotures and. witness the work. Oenerml Grant Favored Good Beads. Nearly W years ago General Grant, in enumerating necessary lines of pub lic improvements, named tbe publio schools and highways. Once, when he and General Sheriddn were in a remi niscent mood, tbo old commander said to "Little Phil," speaking of tbe latter' famous ride to tbo battle of Oedar Creek: "Sheridan, if tbat battle had taken place after a prolonged rain and there bad not been a good pike.from Winchester, yon would never bave been promoted to tbe bead of tbe United States army. You would not bave reach ed tbe battlefield to cheer your men, and there would bave been a great de feat for tbeEniou forces instesd of great victory. That would have left Meade and Thomas a long distance ahead of yon in tbe line of promotion. Kew York Tribune. L - ' Keep the Koad Dry. P. A. Dunham, who has been prom inently Identified with tbe - larfamed system of modern higbwsys of New Jersey, at a meeting of the Connecticut valley Highway association, stated that poor material well put together can be made to produce better results tban first class material carelessly pot together. Nothing is more fatal to du rability than the drainage of the road' bed, and more particularly the sob drainage, which is often neglected. A macadam road cannot be left to itself afttr a completion, bot needs constant in per vial on. Good roads are about the easiest thing la tbe world to make, once nndertaken, but about tbe hardest thing there la to get officials to taka hold of. Parkera- barg (W. Va.) Sentinel. According to the statement of tbe resident of tbe Miawori Good Boade aaaodatiOD, tbe people of that state sprat 1480,000 daring 18M for road improvement, while it cost them lost 9400,000 for roads supervisor. Ja oth er words, it coat tbe atax fl.OdO.OOO during tbe year for (490,000 worth of toad improvement. - la Franc tberr are 14,000 mile of first class toad built by the govera asent, and a boot a equal number of mile have brea built by tbe different departments, aa well aa Lbooeaoda of mile built by aasallrr division, from tbe buinarna; of tbe work to tbe cad tber ia exaystexa, and responsibility is Aasericaa Agrieoltarlat' special crop report snow a loss ia tb winter wheat area; bat a SO pa seat gala ia epring wheat sowing. - - Earlier weather forecast are aaaoof tb probe bilitl ia the strvio of tb United State weather bmream. Trosa ail aceoaats Amerioaa apples bave found a place ia Aaatraliaa aaar krU, whil Aaaericaji peaches find favor ia Italy. .. . Joarph Harris sowed taraips with a wbeat drill ia row 98 tneba apart I G R A H AM . N. C., THURSDAY , MAY 1 GOOD ROADS TAXES. Should Be Avoided la - - Tlitoly Battled Mstrleta. Professor John Hamilton, secretary of agrioulture of - Pennsylvania, in the oonrseof an addrets delivered before the t. A. W. assem bly at "St. Louis said : - "Another matter is, I think, worthy of our attention. In oar seal to secure improvement so long delayed and so long desired we have perhaps overstep ped the boends of prudence in advocat ing tbe contracting by localities of enormous debts for road construction, so' great that perhaps neither we nor our children will live to see them extinguished,'- . - .... , "Districts lying near cities or large towns, whose population is made up mostly of business and professional men, whose means of living are not .wbollv derived from the income of farm property, hnt from rtty ofcupatlons, ought perhaps to be excepted from this prohibition, for these, wealthy districts need immediate convenience as a neoes- sary part of their more luxurious living and can meet, without serious distress, tbe increased tax needed to oonstrnct these expensive roads. "The income of -country people is comparatively small, and although the introduction of good roads will greatly enhanoe tbe value of their property and be of untold advantage to them in other respeots, yet we must- still remember that it is of fen unwise to go into debt for comforts and conveniences, in them selves highly desirable) but the posses sion of which we are nnable to afford. "Tbe great underlying and governing prinoiple in all governments should be that the strong should aid those tbat are weak, and tho logical and equitable method in tbis not private or local but most Important pnblio improvement Is for the state to undertake tbe work, and thus enlist all interests and all of tbe people in the execration of this great en terprise, designed, constructed and maintained for tbe public use." WORKING THE ROADS. Hetbod In Vogue la Xfaay State la Fro- - daetlT. of No Good Beealla. The extent to whioh our travel and traffic are hampered annually in tbo win ter, and almost if not actually prohibit ed occasionally, as happens to be tbe case now, is a disgrace to tbe people of the county and especially to tbe offi cials who in contemplation of law have supervision of the roads. During tbe last 15 years, says the Woodville(Mtss.) Bepublioan, we have nrged tbe impor tance of a more efficient method of road working and tbe immense, if indirect, saving that reasonably good roadways would prove to every farmer and plant er in the county, . . The fact is that without a general outcry and an ' active publio feeling, which we need not expect under exist ing laws no Improvement of tbe publio roads gan reasonably be anticipated. If the present almost impassable condition of many of tbe main county roads could continue throughout the year improve ment would be forced. ' But with dry weather . the worst hole will be filled with brush oovered with a little dirt, and the intelligent road overseer will have a plow run a time or two on each side of a road tbat is for. drainage, yon know and, presto, tbe road is worked. No man of ordinary sense require to be- told tbat dooent roads are not possible under such a slovenly, slipshod, ridicu lous pretense of publio work. Tbe first prinoiple of roadmaking is drainage, and proper drainago for the roads of a county cannot be had with out uniform and most intelligent super vision. Such supervision the present road law does not provide for. More over, a system of good roads was never maintained nnywhero without somo ex penditure of money; not ajzreat deal necessarily, but whether so or not it would return its value to tboae who paid it a thousandfold. , SHAPING ROADBEDS. IT dallies Shoald Iatewveae Bet' r Roadway and la Mala Ditea. The shspe of the roadbed is impor tant Usually one of two extreme in using tbe road machine is mot with. Either the operator ia afraid of cutting down tbe bip of a road and so leave a ditch on each, side insid tbe main ditch, which commonly results diaaa- tronsly, especially on hills, or els tb hip are out entirely down, leaving a steep; rounded shoulder which narrow the way, exposes the surface to unneces sary wash, is frequently positively dan gerous for passing teams and allows tbe road, lu homely phrase, to squat -oat at the sidest- Tbe surface should be a straight line from tbe center to lbs side ditches, with a suitable grade to each side adapted to tb longitudinal grade of tbe road, be fog more crowning as the bill ia steeper. If the hip are in tb way, cut them down just enough fur tbeKrad and no mora. Be stir to carry, the grade from center to inner edge of ditch, frequently to bottom of ditch, when elevation' cf roadbed or drainage doe not reqaire an extra depth to thee, appendage. Charles E. Pet tee, Civil Engineer. A Mead Boadaaaaer. Edwin Mclntyra, wbo live a hermit llf ia tbe boa near Warren where Dr. Piltou B. Baker was ebot, has a qqeer bobby. One of tbe prettiest and beat piece of road ia Maine passe la front of bis retreat It aa been built by Mr. Mclntyre, a bo for the 1 tt year been picking op ue sock a et sear bis beendj and poandina Ibam into pebbles, which be baa pot la tb highway. Ia 18 year' time be baa ponnoed 900,000 at one and made tbesa ready for road am . Tb town authori ties, recognizing tb vain of tb work, for year bav compensated tb tnaa by giving bin bia road tax. Ha estimate that b baa placed oa tb road 0 card of the aaaoulaetured stone. Otber town might eavy Warren seca a faila- r?al roadbeildwr. Bocklaod (Me.) Star. TV According to am lent history throwing tbo dart" was one of lb tWw exerrices practiced by tba Greeks, tbe other four exerciaea be- ins; wreailing, running, leaping and throwing tbe disco, or qoott It is believed that this ort of combat derided in one day, and aoroa- timea tbe Mine morning, and. that .obtain tbe prize, which was ingle, II wa required that tbecotnv baUnt aboold be tbe victor fa alj thoaa exeecteea a M : EXHIBITION F0WL8. Be Hot' Overlook tbe Uaefnl Qualities la ' . Poultry, . There are breeders of fancy poultry, says Henry L. Allen in Tbe National Stockman and Farmer; wbo aim to pro duce exhibition fowls without regard to egg production. Tbe farmer who secures bis stock from a ;breeder of this kind is likely to regret it, if be does not beoome disgusted and join tbe army of men wbo after a similar experience declare that standard bred poultry ia far inferior to scrub poultry from a praotical stand point, and comparing standard bred poultry raised under the conditions here outlined with scrubs well cared for and selected with reference to their praotical Qualities they are right. There are, however, many breeders of standard bred fowls wbo never lose sight of the praotical qualities tbey know will make their fowls oftWQfoliLvalne aa compared with those bred for exbibi tion purposes alone.. It is not a difficult matter for a breeder to keep the praoti cal qualities of bis fowls developed in 0 satisfactory degree and at tbe same time not interfere with their usefulness as exhibition birds. A breeder wbo aims to bave his fowls excel in both respects need only give them tbe care necessary to induce tbe production of eggs, and which, in fact, consists of keeping them in tbe most vigorous and bealtby condition iniagi nabie, rejecting for breeding purposes such as fail to respond to such treat ment - Many fonoiers use this method of breeding, and so anxious are tbey for the publio to understand tbe fact that tbe utilities of their fowls are beginning to be a feature of their advertisements. This being tho case, perhaps tbe safest course to pursue when buying fowls or eggs for batching la to do so only when assured tbat one Is baying from a breed er whe has not allowed the utility quali ties of his fowls to become dormant in an endeavor to produce prize winners regardless of other considerations. It is a noticeable fact tbat where a few years ago only about one breeder in 20 mentioned tbe nseful qualities of bis fowls in his advertisements fully IS out of 90 now call attention to those quail ties. This is a most encouraging feature of (be business and sbows tbat the pop ular demand for a combination of use ful qualities with perfection in form and feather bas been more effective than many have believed possibles , Breeding Stock. Good breeding stock tbat from whioh tbe future layers are to como is the foundation of sucouss. - In saving bleeding stock for next year keep tbe old turkeys, geese and ducks and also bens tbat have done good service. It is possible that they bave fallen behind those that are young, but. it is a rule tbat the strongest young stock is pro cured from tbe matured birds. Tbe bun' dreds of chicks that fall by tb wayside and perish from no apparent cause are tbe offspring of pullets. This breeding from tbe younger stock every year is de stroying tbe turkeys. With geese the fault is not so frequent, as old geese are not salable in market, tbe young ones only being sold, and tbe result is tbat geeso give less trouble in raising them than any other olas of poultry. At tbe present day there is too much reliance placed on young ducks for breeding pur poses, and tbe foot is being brought out that tbe losses of ducklings are increas ing every year. , When tbe old ducks only are used and breeders will select the best and most vigorous for breeding purposes, tbe difficulty jf weak off spring -will be overoome. Farm and Fireside. The Two Baadred E Beat, Can we. produce hen that will lay 900. eggs per annum? Without a doubt How? By scientific breeding, as for a good hotter oow or a good milker, as for a trotting or high jumping horse. Experiments have been made to increase tbe number of rows of corn on tbo cob with success. Tbe same method ia ap- Lplioable to poultry breeding. We will start with a ben that lays 130 eggs. Some of her cbloks will lay, tay, ISO per year. From these we will pick oat layers, and to on till 900 or better are the result. At tbe same time It is jutt as essential to breed our males from proliflo layers as it is the female. In fact it ia more so. If we look after the breeding of the females only we will in troduce on the malo side blood wbioh Is lacking in proficiency and tbo check every attempt at progress. It is Just as essential tbat tb male should be from a ben which laid 176 egg and from a malt that was bred from a ben that laid 4 ISO egg as it is tbat the ben was from on (hat laid 176 egg and whoa moth er laid ISO eggs.' Meals Beat Lay at WIU. . Tb North Dakota experiment station ha a well appointed poultry farm with which some Interesting experiments have been mad and the following Is a report of osm of tbexat "Tbat food bat aa an 00b to do with tb egg production a it ba with beef or butter there is cut 1UU qaestion. W placed two pen of fowl under exactly tb tame ooodl tion af far a lb temperature, room and earn ' ere eooeerued, bat fed them with an entirely different object in lew. jOn pen w wished for breeding purpose and did not want tbem to lay until tb breeding sissoti opened, so that we eaa get a more steady egg production thaa if' tbey were made to lay daring tbe entire winter." Biawt Fee Fewla, , How that there ia somacb snowapon tbe ground a good supply of gravel la tb ban boa at ia aaoat isonortaat With oat some gravel ia tbeir crop with which to grind tbeir food hen will of tea beootas crop honed aad die. - A good supply of gravel I asrrssary lo anall fowls to mak the moat of tb aotritica hi tbeir food. Lack of it I more of lea tb eaa of sof eggshells thaa any Jj is aeoerallr believed tbat Chicago has stored fewer egg this year thaa la, hat tbe larger holding east will doabt- a bring the total fully ap to last year's figures. The east of storage se eetaelatioo ha been lower thaa aver before aiaee cold storage trial war ataaiv. Ia gvaeral to goods stand fat a boat it cent laid dowa at staia point and 9 aat in Chicago, tboogb a early eoaararte were road a liui above Hw price for tsra de liveried. Car ama a naturally wane bowse ia win tar aai " plenty of shad ia uar ABOUT 8TRAW BERRIES: fee ftecret' of Saoeeet la Their Cnlttva- tlea Kxpertoaoe' With CertlUaara. The secret of aacceaa in the cultiva tion of strawberries, as told in Tbe American Cultivator by a New York farmer, is to hoe tbeni before tbe weeds become large enough to interfere with the hoeing and also to properly restrict the runners. Great vigor and ability to make lots of plants are admirable at: tributes in any variety of strawberry, but tbis natural tendency must be checked if we are to pick large crops of berries. Therefore, if best results are wanted, allow the parent plant to send ont only fonr to five runners, layering them at interval about tbe parent, where tbe young plant will soon develop to large proportions, soon rivaling the mother in size. Keep off all other run ner Joe thsbalanoe of the se8sosulhel later formed plants, even if allowed to grow, would never get large enough to bear much fruit and would detract much from tbe fruitfulneas of tbe others. A second point made by tbis writer is on tbe use of fertilizers: About one ton of commercial fertilisers should be applied to every acre of strawberries, and more if tbe previous manuring haa been partially negleoted. It should an alyse at least 6 per oent nitrogen, 10 per cent phosphoric acid and 10 per cent potash. It may be applied, BOO pounds before tbe plants are set in the spring, nattered over the surfaoe broad cast and harrowed in, 600 pounds dur ing the growing season, scattered about tbe plants and boed in, and tbe balanoe in the spring of tbe fruiting year, be fore the plants begin to grow. A good time to apply it is on tbe last little snow tbat we get early in April. To those unfamiliar with the result of heavy fertilizing' tbis seems a large amount to apply to One acre, but results have abown that it will surely pay. Experiments have been carried on in this section and it haa been found that, generally speaking, a mixed fertilizer vis; one having all the three elements in it make up, will produce the best re sults on most farms. , A few isolated oases are reported where nitrogen nsed alone will bring results equally as good : as when all the elements were osed. Tbo same ia true of pbospborio acid and potash. Tbe latter seems to always af-. feet tbe color and tbe firmness of the fruit favorably, yet in tbe majority of cases tbe three elements are necessary in the fertilizers we use nitrogen to make vigor of plants and size of fruit pbospborio acid to perfect be seeds and consequently tbe shape of tbe berry and potash to give firmness to tbe fruiting stalks and berries as well as flavor and oolor to tbe fruit ladlaa Cora aa aa Export. One of the most interesting feature of our export trade during. 1897, noted in tbe report on foreign trade by tbe de partment of agriculture, is tbe remark able increase that took place in the quantity of Indian oorn disposed of abroad, the total shipments of tbe year aggregating as high aa 176,916,806 bushels, and thus surpassing by a wide margin all previous records. Tbe ex ports of tbe year preceding, although reaching the exceptionally high aggre gate of 99,999,886 bushels, were exceed ed in 1897 by more than 76,000,000 bushels. It is also noted that tbe ship ments of corn during tbe past year, While less in value, were In quantity more than twice as large as tbe exports of wheat and also much larger tban those of wbeat and wheat flour combin ed. Tbe value of tbe corn sent to for eign markets in 1807 waa 154.087. IS a against 187,886,869 in 1896. In tbe two years mentioned tbe average export price per bushel declined from 87.8 cent to 80.0 cents. Flaatlag aad Barveetlag Sagar Ba.ta. The main consideration to be kept in mind in New York, aa reoom mended by tb agricultural station of tbat state, in respect to time of planting sugar beet, is to allow sufficient time for complete maturing. Taking seasons aa tbey aver age, tbe planting can usually be done in May. In planting later tban June 1, much risk is incurred in reference to tbe proper ripening of the crop. Before harvesting tbe beet should ripen com pletely, since immature beets eon tain less sugar tban tbe rip one. At ma turity the leave turn yellowish green and tb outer one bend down shoot the beet It reqaire about 160 day for a crop to develop it highest sugar con tent, varying, of course, with, tb cbar aoter of tbe season. Harvesting must take plnoe befor tbe second growth eommenoe, since this decreases 4b amount of sugar. A section of broken wagon pole make a good rammer for planting posts. Ur take a two inch Iron water pip, to be bad of a plonjba', aad fit a piece of white oak in each end, one for tb ban die, tb other at tb bottom to ran with. Mak a tight fit in each end. For cutting ont old eaae front raspberry or black berry bushe nothing surpassed for . two aaxDT nrvicxa." avoiBo or effectlvsntes tb Imple- t showa in tb cut Get a "stub' scythe aad mak a' perfaotly straight snath, aslag tb handle aod aavd Iron tf a woraoot snath. Tola gives a di rect poll a poo the baabe aad 1 very affective. - Xbeae aaefal napless are tllestratad aad described by Tb Fans loanaL The Beat Salve in the world for Cats, Braises, Bores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Few Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, CbillLlaioj, Corns, and sH Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay" reqnied. ' It is guaranteed to give pcrfcet ti- faction or money refunded. Price 25 cet taper box. For sal at T. Albright ft Co. 's drug store. GtIjEAKER, 2,1 898; ' Bow the Deaa first Came. People in Balelgb, at least will re member with pleasure tbe eloquent dis courses here some time ago of Dean Hart of Denver tbe clergyman with an Irish face and an English voice. He had the eloquence of one and tbe ro tiustnera Of tbo other. ToIb robustness is not confined to his sincere treatment and simplicity. It is in tbe man where, after all, eloquence resides. Here is an interesting story told me by a promi nent gentleman in Balelgb who knows something of tbe early life of tb dean. It was in Denver during tbe cowboy and desperado days. There was a row of barrooms tbey constituted about tbe chief business houses along tbe narrow streets of tbe pioneer prairie town. Dean Hart was then a young mans and bia farce was making itself felt even among -these almost abandoned men. Tbe gamblers and drink house keepers grew restive. Tbey could not stand any shook of good deeds, but tbey bad a certain kind of open handedness and brutal frankness with all their wayward babits of Ufa Tbey gave tbe young preacher so many day to get out of town. He refused to go and kept on with bis work. Pluck is a pet quality with these men, and tbe young man bad it One of tbo most desperate of the dance hall keepers came to him and aid: "Young man, I like you because you ore game. Come to my shanty to night and preach, and no one shall harm a hnir of yonr bead.". The young man was there, and bis audience I A oloud of smoke and wide brimmed hats, with pistols and knives in their belts. Tbe stage was crowded with tbe same kind. But tbe boss man and his follow ers kept their keen eyes primed for busi ness, and tbe young man proceeded. He staid there. He has been there ever since. He built at first a small church. He is now dean of tbo Denver cathe dral. Baleigh News and Observer. The tJaehaaglBg aBovdrew. There is no more constant timekeeper than the snowdrop. It seems constita- tion ally In sent! bio of temperatore, for although hard frost may retard tbe blossoms by making tbe ground like iron, through which they cannot be thrust tbey make tbeir appearance si multaneously with K thaw. On tbe otber hand, this curious little plant will not respond to abnormal warmth, natural or applind. You may coddle the bulbs In pot and put tbem in a warm frame with crocus, hyacinth, narcissus and lily of tbn valley these last will re ward you by anticipating tbeir natural season by many weeks. . Not so the snowdzpp. Unless tbe outside be really frost bound tbe protected flower will keep exact paoe with those in the lawn turf. Botanists do not admit tbe snow drop aa a true native of Britain. - From tbe Cancatus to central Germany, they say, la its legitimate range, but there is no pretty weed wnlcb baa established Itself so firmly as a British colonist in those districts, at least where soil and climate soil it In tbo Scilly isles, strange to say, where bulbous plant are cultivated to produos hundreds of tons of early blossoms, the snowdrop will scarcely live, while 400 mile to tbe north, on tbe misty Atlantic sea board, it spreads from garden to lawn, from lawn to woodland and sheets tbe banks with mimic snow. Pall Mall Gazette. Bar War. "I have found a way." said the, girl wbo works down town, "to avoid being shoved aside by men behind me when I am trying to get on an 'L' ear in tbe evening to go homo, I don't want men to offer me tbeir seats In tbe car, and I always avoid tbe appearance of staring a man out of a seat Tbey bave paid their money and aro. entitled to their tat if once tbey get it Nor do I object so much when a seat lu front of mo is vacated if tbe niau wbo bos been stand ing op beaido me makes a wild leap for It "But I do not liko bring shoved around and puthed to one side from behind to tbat men who are farther from tbe car platforms than I am can get In first I don't try to trrak into a lino vtbcu getting theater tickets nor at tbe stamp niudow of tbe poatofBoe, as many women tblnk it is tbeir privilege to da Yet a woman can bardly flaht lo keep bet1 place on tbo 'L' platform. So i when tbey potb .. me too roughly I turn one side and, Snaking aa low a bow aa possible at such tbort range, aay, 'After yon, sir I It never yet ba faOed to work. But I expect some day to be dis appointed. "New York Pre, Wamaap.s Bagllaa. Tba printer' reader no longer allow a to aay, "His life waa marked with a goodness and truth tbat was undenia ble. W are aow expected to use "were." Presently w shall be saying. "Thirteen aad fuurpeoee are the price. " Already aome people say, "Five pounds re a huge sum," and w are losing, if w bav not already lost, the right to speak of "five font ten." Tb pedant too often ignorant of tb 8axon idiom, will bav it "feet" Our plurals ertaioJy waal regelat ing. Macaulay spraas of Tarebamblea," but it give me a shudder to read of "a gasworks." Why sot "a gaswork" er "a soapwork?" "Politics" and "new" are becoming eetabliabed a singular Boons, but tb newspaper scribe is still bothered with " lock oat" tb plural cf which ia gliao both a lock sou t aad lockout To my salad, "looksoat" U not defenslbl because "lock" Iber is not a aowa bat a verb. Of "author" and "aatharwas" aa ap plied to a woman, which ia the better? there appear to be ao rale. Mia Brad don oa bar title pages always calls her self an "author. "Academy. Mr. Bllkln Tb new girl broke Iber plates today. Mr. BUkfaaa Did she assign any rea jla far not breaking tb entire Ohio State Journal ' Southern and Western stock men know a good thing when they see it therefore for scratches, sweeny, ring-born, strains, sprains. bruises, saddle and baroeas call arxl ailments of horse, tbey on Rice's Qpose ( reuse Liniment, it is good for man -as beast. Sold and guar anteed by all druggists and general stover, OASJTOniAi awanna ye 1 SI taf t ItaW) twwt "sf 1 C&z?25 NO.. 14 6OYSVSVSVrSVriVRVf m 1 Under One want have 1 bracing i house m St. you will find evenrthinir RAYfPTT? TtDfYWM UCDrluiiTiD t is.-.. vnviiii iuj.ai.Aniibr. L.U.. oi ijnviiinnrn. t v the people of Alamance to know tBat thrv an immense stock of NEW SPRING GOODS"n- as nice, stylish, opto date stuff as is kept by any ' N. C. In their Arv cnrun fimio 23A &rt Plm ) Dregs Goods, TrimminaL Xotions. Hosiery, StUcs, Carpets, Mattings, etc. (I) At 225 South Elm St. they bare by far the largest stock ( ) mOF FINE SHOES-m () carried by any house in the State. Yon are earnestly re- ( ) quested to call on us when in Greensboro or order, what ( ) you want with the understanding that if goods and prices ( ) are not satisfactory money Sample BroWrx GREENSBORO, N. C. INSURANCE! I wLsh to call the attention of irjsurers in Akrnartna eoanty to the fact that the Bnriington Jasnnotx Agency, eialaWiaiied in 1893 by the late firm of Tate k Albright, is still in tb) ring. ' There ia no insurance agency in North rrrJirt erith better facilities for placing large lines of insurance, tbat can grtv low er rates orbetter indemnity. Only find-Jasa companies, in branch of the business, find a lf3gement in my office. With a practicaJ experience of more than ten jeara, I feel wnmnitd in soliciting a share of tbe local pcrtionage. I guarantee toll Batisfection in ; every instance. Corrapooderjee sa&cited upon all matters pertaining to iinu ranee. I am making a specialty of Life Inaannce and wHI make it to the interest of all who desire protection for tbeir & or their estates, or who wfch to make ahaohriely safe and profit able investment, to confer with roe beiore giving tbeir apptkav tions to other agenU. Very respectfully, . JAMES P. 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