North Carolina Newspapers

A J.;:: iance Gleaner i r. 1 l.e C: t fwffa?.r in Ite County. Established In1875. $1.03 per YearIn Advance. Large and increasing circida ton in Alamance ami adjoining counties a point for advertisers. TT7 A TvTrT H ah r ' neatly a : 1 ( loWC.' t r ! ' vol. xxv. GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, .APRIL. 6, 1899. NO. 9. V 4 Fwvir-; Drabb Prices I for rrerythlniT is pleasant, is it? But v that's- . what yon are o doing, if you don't bay o here. Did you think i( j post i ble to buy a fyxoo Bicycle forJi8-75T Cat- Price, $18.75. aiogiio mo, 59 fiis au y about Bicycies, Dewing y What do you think of fine , uit of Clothing, made-to-your-meuurft, guaranteed to fit and ... expre,a paid to your station for 13.50 1 Catalogue No. 57 thowt 3 samples of clothing and show many bargains in 1 Shoes, Hats and Furnishings. , Lithographed Catalogue No. 4y shows Carpets, Rugs, Por tieres and Lace Curtains, in , hand-painted colors. We JKIW Vrtuiht. sew carpets free, and 0 furnisa lining without charge, ; what do yon think of a Solid Oak ' Dry-air Fam7 Uv Kefrieera- tor for 3-95t .; " -It is but one of over Booo bar gains contained in our Gen eral Caulogue of Furniture and Household Goods We save you front 40 to 60 - Ely. cent, on every uung. wny ' us retail wnen you jtnow at? Which cataloeue do PriC4t $3.96. youwantf Address this way. PHILIUS NINES A SON. BlUImern. Vd. Dent. 000. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. - JACOB A. LONG, , Attdrney-at-LaWi GRAHAM," N.C Practloe, in the State and Federal court,. : Oltlce over White, Moore H Vo.' store. Main Street. 'l'h No. 8. . IOHWGBA.T BtVVlf. . - W. f. BtKOM, JB. - BtfNUM & BYNU3I, Attorney und f oiniior lit Lavr GBEEN830RO, N. Cr ', Pracllce rsfiilrly Id the "conrU of Ala mance co i) it. ; - ' i' -Aos. 8, M ljr DR.- J. I. STC)CKAID Deqtist, 4 - r y GRAHAM, N. C. - : Uaptlat fhureh. In oflioo Mondaya and ttatu ... dava. . . 2?allv;c::jii ; JiNBmrms of an mo vain andslcknessfrom which women Buffer Is caused - by weaknesa or deran goment tit tha organs of menstruation. when a woman la not well the , - organs are anectea. out wnsn they "ore' strong and healthy ft - woman Is very seldom sick. ; . . 4ircincfi 'at : Is nature's provision for the rep. Ulion ol the menstrual function. It cures all " female troubles." ' It is equally effective for the girl In her teens, tha young wife with do mestie and maternal cares, ana the woman approaching the period known as-the Change of Life." . They all need aV- They am S benefitted by It. . '.. - ForaoVIca fa eaaea reouWnr epectf, dtnctiou,. address, civkia' Brraotoina, . . the "Utiles' Advisory Ctepararw." . Tha Chaiumooea Msdldno Co..Coite- sooga, Joniv . .. - - y . TKOS. 1. COOPER, TueeU, Ml) 'ItralslerautluiHIieiawiTtiTwIaf -aad piiaUA naMtraoboa aaa.oociar,.. eo-jld Mt rf ikiv. liar; - wine m mm, eotiralr ewe her and anoJ aaj awtnor arrouna an uians . reaateta Feaaw ' Aa long ago as 1834 the fountain pens were in one, for in that year Thomas Jefferson saw a contrivance of this sort, tried it and wrote to General Bernard Peyton of Rich mond, asking him to get one of them. The pen. was of gold and tha Ink rube of silver, and, according to Jefferson's letter, the maker was a Eichmond watch . repairer named Cowan. The- price, he understood, was fivepence. The first American patent for a fountain pen was grant ed in 1830 to one Douglass Hyde, but the earliest English patent waa Issued Jl years before. Philadel rliia Ledger, ' ' ''' . A ririaaw r . Farmer Hoey I bear your wife took a prize at the county fair for aa iced cake. 1. Farmer Rakt Sure. " ' "Did they cut it I" . , . " "Cut it! They couldn't break it with an ax If they tried. That same cake has been taking prises for the last eight years. Yonkers States man, '. - Oil MaaL The oil nndi, gluten neel and bran aru msTi:i'i whk may be ased aa ear ri rcf fr;.;;y totbeaoa Cottonaeed cl mr-al ia tbna naed to roi tea large ra ti t in the eorjtWn and Atlantic eoaat ' ii and the Connect rnt experiment ri' -n fcci jx.-to'y called attention t ii u a.mrne of nitrcm for the .' nr tr, eland aiatea. The following Tr,nipa iifrora a report of that sta in: ' Cwwd meal baa bea by far tbe r arraroe cf available nitrogen T the r' aeaaon. fcxperimenta t: Jtit ia aa rapidly and fully . a the beat forma of errimaj r. It I t'-n ertenihTely naed ia f - i. - 1 f T-..iTt and mi ! - . '. .. n. v JCl X in i I. MOMENT'S PAUSE. A aomer.Vs psoas for longing; and for draw -'. - , j aeiit . looking backward om the way; To llm mj hand to ton part tnrrata g learning. To ataad and think of Ufa of yesterday t A llttlft tlma A Aromm n null. ltM ; I . niuntnluMakU. -. I 1 L 11. " .--wu.. tun.ii rnv aipiinw to. ' sky; P tread again that path of too awes flowers! To hear again her greeting and goodbyl What la (here, aay yon, in that taroff dtjr - Of mj past living and part loving left, Wxapped In Ita golden haae, to tir my pity ". sua out iu, oiner eign or tne Deren? I The memory of a touch warm, trailing, ellng- ."- ing, . - -: ... ... ,,. The memory of that touch grown eold aa loot A votoe hnahed that waa para aa wild bird's ': atngingt A love whoae bright flame burned in eeorl fleet . Onlyagrarer Lite of today will teach in . Ita atre.ni fleeta fast for eorrow and regret. Beyond thla torn ita weeping war, will reach me; : - - . - .-.v.;..." ' I moat go with it, aa we aU got Tat A moment', panaa for longing and for dream - lng, .'- A moment', looking backward oa the way ; To Ida, my hand to long part turret, gleaming. To atand and think of Ufa of yeeterday! . L. Ifarioa Jenka la Donahoe'a. DARK BEF0EE BA If las Collier looked up into the lieu tenant's face ss he stood before her and asked, "Shall we dance or sit it out t" Stanley said, "Tour pleasure is mine," and, guessing what ber pleasure was, he added, "Will we go on the steps or stay beret" ... : She rose, and they went out into the warm spring night. "I knew you did not want to dance,'' said Miss Collier. 'For reasons best , known to himself Stanley was in no gracious mood. He answered uncivilly enough, "But per haps I did. " "Then," with the softest inflection of her soft voice, "I am more interested in your welfare than you are yourself. If you are to start at reveille, yon should rest now. Indeed you should really not have come tonight" - V; i i'" She knew why be had come. - She knew that - it was because Hauricia Meredith had told him that if . be were going to be too busy to take her she would release him and go with Mr. Kendall, which was tantamount to com pulsion. Stanley now contrasted ber in difference with Miss Collier's gentle, solicitous tones. Of. a sudden he won dered if Miss Meredith were, selfish, which was what Misa Collier meant him to wonder. A ' still, smooth voice often flows over unsuspected depths. ' j'But, cf course." continued she, gas- i ing off into the blue black sky and seem ing to meditate aloud, hardly even aloud, "you had to bring Hauricia." Stanley was up in armsc ''I beg your pardon It waa my wish to do so. Misa Meredith offered to excuse me. " r "Did she t But, of course, she did I She is slways considerate. I fear I my self should not have been so generous. I am not of a generous nature. But, then the thought seemed just to occur to her ''1 suppose Mr. Kendall stood ready to bring her. I think he is in love with her. Don't you t" ; ' She turned ber head and looked into his eyes with, a vague sort of specula tion. They might hae been discussing an interesting but impersonal question. : "It would not surprise me." He was too obviously cool. : . , "I hops so, because she deserves to be happy, and I think she cares more than a little for him." - . um.i nnV rnn think thatt.' Stanley asked, with exceeding careless ness. - - "A great many little things which a man would, never, take into account, but which a girl knows from her own MnM4MM".Ui. imnflrannal eves arrew very personal for one short instant, then dropped in conrusion -or irum wr own observation. Have you seen Ut I think you will if you watch. It is either that or a desperate flirtation. But I bf uV.nrM In ha abnva flirtinK. ,1 havs never thought that tbe deliberate ly went about breaKing YYIiJ. xienaer T.'m ka. m T.iimtcnantOook'a Any man would naturally fall ia love with her. I should il 1 were a man. a won der that vou can see so much of ber and remain simply ber friend- Your heart must be of stern stun, pa cuecneu a iu A Km eoaa at tha atara. biu ,uu .wwwww o . Then, as if following out a train of thought, she recommencea: "laas u itself U proof that she is not a flirt She has never flirted with you. Of course, though, it may be that she has been engrossed with Mr. Kendsn." - Neither view was comforting to Stanley. The little things which Miss Collier bad insinuated began to recur to him. They were very small things, indeed, so be enlarged them, since love, when it may not be as happy aa U would like, prefers to be as miaersbls asitmsy.- - . Mias Collier's gase waa not so fixed upon the stars that she could not see into the hallway. Bbe watched it, and Ht.nW and almost imms-. diately she wss rewarded. She saw Mias Meredith and lieutenant jkenoau comma- down the corridor, sad she ssw that Stanley did not see. She turned and faced tbe latter ana caugni ma nana, i. k mt,A liuit toward him. The soft voice bad never been more sympa thetic more low.- perDapa, ...MiiinraiL "I have only iust thought of It when you were so ailent Perhaps I am hurting you. Are you a xaera frieod, or do you lore ber toot" Woman cannot play at cbesa, they aay, because she cannot plan her moves ar Determine those of ber opponent far anough ia advance. It to not tbe case when nea are ner pawns, dm oa the sappositioa that faU win not play into her bands, but If It chooses ss to do it U all the better, and fata noto riooaly favors the fair. Miss Meredith's spproach could not havs been better timed. Stanley was werked te tbe requkuta pitch of anacy aac. with ber and himself. He was alas Irritated ait J net Mias Coffl for caus ing his oMAciooa, srea though they might be Juet. Sabs snswered as she had planned. " "I am not so fortnn, te.es to bavs sny right to lovs ber. " Bis voice raiaed itaslf in exaaperatiow at bartnar to ad mit il "Mias Meredith sad I are mere friend." Hiss Collier drew away ber bands, ; Tbe lieoWnaot looked sp, and tbeet be knew that Miaa Meredith was staading on tbe steps abore. ' The ft voice pic tea up aa bstj c"oiruiti- tve F' 9S-1 went on with", il, Trat Stanley lost his head. He said that he bad something, to attend - to at the barracks, and would Miss Collier excuse him? v ' "Mere friends I"; Mauricie said to herself over and over. "We are mere friends.'' "Mere friends I" she used as the watchword to pass the gates of flir tation, snd for the rest of the evening sue made Kendall ..happy and Stanley wretched, and herself well, she was intoxicated with the wine of retaliation and was radiant .V" ''-!'"'! -;; "I will go home with Mr. Kendall if you want to pack' your field.- kit or to get a little sleep,',' she told the latter. . Stanley determined not to desert his I post. Ho.wonld do his duty to the end K-thls once snd never more. . "My kit is " packed, snd I do not ex pect to sleep tonight So. unless it is your wish to dismiss me, I . shall re main. " He was aggiessively civiL ' "Certainly, if you like," Miss Mere dith said,' "but I mean to stay until the end. ' I have tbe dance before the last with Mr. Kendall, and I can't miss it" Stanley aorared her that it waa immaterial to him if she chose to re main until daybreak; that he was en-'. tirely et her service. -.. But Miss Meredith did no remain until daylight At S o'clock she went borne and sat in her room at the win dow looking out into the night." There was not s sound in all tbe world. Tbe mountains rose, deeper shaft sgainrt the shadowy sky. . The stars .twinkled and glittered above tbe silent garrison. She could see quite plainly tbe barracks scroes the parade ground, and there was not a light in any window. Even in the quarters -f her father's troop theie was no sign that the men were to be marching at daybreak, and still from the silence rang in ber ears as they had rung in the .music's strains the bitter words, "Mere friends," snd still before ber eyes -rose the picture of those two as she had seen them when she bad gone' nnt npon tha steps. She bowed her heed on her bare arm to abut it out and for t long, long while she did not move. ; When she looked up again the bar racks were gone and the black pile of the mountains was not to be seen. Over all the land was the darkness which comes before dawn, and in her heart was a hopelessness as blank.' HOW dark, how inky tbe night had grown X It must be very late. She was cold, but she was not tired. , She would wait now until morning.,, In a little time- the house would be astir. She must, breakfast with her father. She put a heavy cape tbout her shoulders snd went back to tbe window. By and by she beard some me moving. A match was struck in the next room and a ray of light sbone through th blinds. There, were heavy footsteps tbst tried to fall softly upon tbe stairs. Every one fended her asleep, no doubt A man came out from the front door and went down tbe line. She could Just see the black figure in tbe blackness for a moment tnen it was lost, and she only beard tbe echo of a quick tramp on tbe board walk, By and by the man came back again and into tbe house. Her father opened ber door softly and tiptoed into the room, - "I have staid up to tase Dreaaiasi with you," she hastened to explain. "In a ball gown," he said. ' "After or before o'clock It ia cor rect, " she told him gayly. " - "Stanley will be here." he said. "For breakfast t" "Yes. I sent Morlarty down to his quarters to ask him just now. It is half past 4. We will be ready in ten min utes." ' ' V He went out, snd the girl looked again into tbe darkness, which grew thicker before - tbe dawn. "Mere friends!" Well she would meet him ss a mere friend. She wonld have it to do often enough in tbe dull future. It might be best to begin st once.v Tbs tinkling of a silver bell came to her, sounding weirdly through tbs night and out of that night emerged another figure. It ran np tbe steps, snd tbs front door opened snd closed. Shs drew the cape around ber shoulders and groped her way out of ber room, through the, hallway, down tbs stairs. A candle was burning In tbe lower ball She went on into tbe dining room. A quar termaster's lamp sent out tbe uncertain tight that a lamp always gives lathe early morning. Her mother, was pour ing tbe coffee. Her father and his first lieutenant were already seated. The lieutenant rose. ' "Good morning again,' he Said cheerfully. He was too much filled with tbs excitement of the occasion now to remember his injuries. "You reproach our garments with the splendorof your attire, but ous mission Is to mart h-on to victory snd not to bs beautif uL We can only hops you will excuse us" "Certainly, and I will eves, be so gracioua aa te wish that tbe contrast may prove a seasoning to your bacon." There wss a roaring firs in tbs great fireplace, and she threw back tbe caps from ber shoulders Ber neck snd arms about white, sad tbs lights glittered on tuw hair. From tbs crown of ber bead. with ita wilted flower, to tbe torn ruffle of ber skirt she was ia sad disarray. Bnt Stanley thought ber very beautiful. and memory came suddenly back to him. , ; : :-. ' ' ' They talked gayly, for all that they were quite unhappy. Then Morlarty, the striker, reported that the first ser geant waa at tbe door and would like to see the captain. Tbe captain went out' and bis wife followed him. ' "Mauricia will take cars of you. she said to Stanley. She bad many things to attend to. And then a silence that would not bs broken came upon tbe two. Stanley racked his brains for a sentence... Mias Mararllth armrht valnlv for Words. BtaaJey looked across tbs table st tbe prttty. disordered bead. Alias AUreaitn .....tLaA tha lio-ht aAarta oa hia brass buttons and ahoulder. straps and tbe knot of tbe kandkeretitef inai stooa him in lieu of a collar. Tbea aba affect ed to yawn. And still no words wonld come. Speech and cooSgtrfltire tboagnt were not - x And still the lieutesant watched tbe tweet tired face until tbe shadowed eyes turned and looked out of me win dow. A abutter wss open, snd Mias Meredith saw that toe darkness wss passing, that tbe KKht snd the dawn were near. On faint bogle note trem bled oa the gray sir. Tbe trumpeter was about to sound ant call And tbea tbe call pealed out and tbe light in creased, and tbe last star died alowly awsy. . ., , Tbe lieutenant pushed eacs aia cnair and mee and went toward ber. Mue. Meredith tprenn to ber ft and barked j agai-t the wail. Bnt .fi.taol-y harp luinTtb let her resiagalnst "anything so hard and unfeeling. Nor did he mean that she should keep her eyea upon the floor,, He turned her face np to bis. and by the light that was quickly coming he saw all that he had been so long hoping to see. Yet Msuricia could not resist reminding him ss she tried faint ly to free herself,. "But we are 'mere friends,' you know. ' , The light broke In, too, upon Stan leys mind. , , "So that is it is it t" was all the ext planotion of the luckless words that he ever gave or that was ever asked. "Well, supposing you . maks us more than that," he suggested. . A girl who is watching ber father and two troops ride off at reveille to n'. scout which is likely to last all tlr spring ought not to look radiant Net ther should a girl with ordinary good sense stand bare necked and bare armed snd bareheaded in the cold air of son rise before the astonished view of sev eral scores of troopers. Mrs. Meredith checked ber own in clination to weep which SO years Cf beholding the outgoings snd incomings of scouts had . not mastered and be thought herself of her daughter. : She laid her band on one of the cold arms. "Mauricia, bow can you be so im prudent and," she looked at the beam ing face, "how can you look sg happy T" Mandela's answer was not wiser than might have been expected. . "It's such a beautiful dawn, and it was so dark." she explained. Denver Republican. The Weadeaaek'a Xaaae. Woodchucks are familiar creatures on every farm In New England, and they have extended their settlements beyond the Mississippi. One of their most no ticeable traits is the throwing up of large piles of dirt in front of their bur rows According to the author of "Fa miliar Life In Field and Forest," ft is from this practice that, tbe woodebuck got his name. .v:'i- i.-:;-:-'."-''- ' In olden times probably in tbe time of jEsop the lower animals used to live in one happy country with a judge over them the dog. One dsy a rabbit whose burrow adjoined that of a mar mot, complained to tbe latter that the little rabbits' eyes were continually fill ed with tbs dirt which he threw out of his burrow. .-:-. "f .' The marmot paid no hoed to this re monstrance, and the rabbit was com pelled to appeal to the judge. His honor immediately sent word to the offender that greater care must be taken in tbe future. But tbs insolent marmot, noto rious for bis incivility snd indifference, replied to the messenger that be "would cbuck" bis dirt just where be plessedl That settled it, Ths dog has been hunting for, the gross offender ever since, and the name "woodebuck" bas tuck to the whole tribe of marmots. ' Beade'a Dramatle rallarcs. . It waa nnt until 1850. when Charles 1 RaarlA waa 43. that he obtained muta tion as a novelist a reputation to which be did not aspire, for-dt wss bis ambi tion to be a dramatist rom ins ds-a-innina- of his career until the last Tear of his life he wrote play after play, very one of tbem a failure and bs alone refusing to believe it . He attributed their want of success an avarv eanaa hut the right one. and be went on squandering tbs money gained from his more successful novels on tbs production of bad plays "Ths actors are duffers, sir," he wonld ssy, "who have defiled my composition. mixed ditcn water wita my cnampagne, murdered my work," snd be would nrmr ont maledictions on the besds of all who had anything to do with tbs unfortunate piece, from scenic anisi w super, never conceiving that hs him self wss ths sole culprit ' And yet ss his novels show, hs had dramatic abili ty of a high order and could produce tbs most thrilling effects and situa tions He wrote two or three dramas la collaboration with Tom Taylor and Dion Boudcault that bad a brief suc cess, but apart from these bs never wrote a play that met with the slight est degree of popular favor, Chicago Post '.-- - ' ' - '' ; ; " la Seaea at Taeaa. : Farmer Haycroft discovered when it wss too late that bis favorite cow bad pulled his vest down from tbs barnyard fence and eaten off a portion contain ing a pocket and a good sited roll of M1U . "You needn't tell me." be observed sardonically, "that there isn't any money In cattle." Chicago Tribune. '" AsWtae. ' Hicks Hers I Take this S cents. Wirka What fort , Hicks Take it I ssy. Tbersl Now go buy yourself a better cigar than that you re sutoklnav eomervuie jonroai. A CaaUas Xaaaa, , Ths 8yracuss Post says that a girl babv was recently brougbf to a clergy man of tbe city to be baptised. Tbe lat ter asked tbe name of tbs baby. "Dinah M.." the father responded. ! "But what does tbe 'M' stand for?" utetTooated tbe minister. "WelL I do not know yet. It all d seodt upon bow aba turns out " "How she turns out , Why, X do not understand yon," said tbs dominie. "Oh, if she turns out nice and sweet and bandy about tbe bouse, like I mother, I shall oaU ber Dinah May, but if abe has a fiery temper and ditplsys a bombshell disposition, like mine, I shall call ber Dinah Might" a 11 1 AS Br jawr. "So the telephone girl .Is taking bar revenge, wniriyr "It's awful Every time I ring np fva imnaeta ana with three or foe wrong numbers ia sueotasion, and tbea sweetly Informs me uat tne nunner which I really want Is 'bear bow.' " Detroit Free Press. -j ' " "" f 1 V. j k. m W v J m W at..- J . One of the moat diatreaaing sifrhta S to are s child alrnoatcbokiug w lib the drwuirid wboopimr-courH- Give the child Dr.John W. buH'atJooirheyTup, reliff wi il re obtai ned at once and toe pnfT.'PPr wil ertnTt be cured- ,z J couan cvnup Cures V.'Hooping-Cot.'; quid. MM rrtmmtU - aiiawt t '- rwaatMiL rnwoscia, ii Makes the food more deficious and wholesome BARN PLANS. They Give Plenty of Rasas Abave and a Free cents rar Hay Sllarx. A drawing of a barn which he calls s "skyscraper," one tbst will stand snd with nothing whatever to interfere in any Way from the barn floor to within a few feet cf the comb, is sent to tha Ohio Farmer by a correspondent who says: If you use1 a B0 foot studding you will have about 88 feet of space. In building a barn of this kind 1 would advise using heavy lumber fot the nnderstory. say t by 8. . The rafter Flo. I BARS PIAK. need not be any heavier tbsa by 6, for ss both sets, upper and lower, are of ths ssms length snd ths lower set be ing placed at an angle of 48 degrees snd well spiked to both pistes ths weight on their middle Is not nearly so great as when placed at a lesser sngle. And ths upper set placed at an eight or nine Inch pitch with a truss, ss shown st A, Fig. 1. snd tbess tied together by a 1 by o or 1 by 8. is sufficiently strong to resist ths pressure from above. And the long brace running from tbe end of tbs short collar beam to the beelof ths rafter and there being notched over ths plate and spiked to both the rafter and purline piste, will prevent v the barn from spreading from the outward thrust of tbe roof, for tbe weight is pulling from ths opposite side of , tbs roof If there Is sny pulling at all. I firmly be lieve by this means of bracing it is al most an impossibility for tbe barn roof to give down or tbs barn to pull apart The rafters just over tbspurllnesof ths lower set ars tied so ss to prevent it from giving wsy. Thus tbs roof itself is a support to tbs sides of the build ing. And ss the purlins posts are set in such a position tbe weight of tbs entire upper portion of ths roof rests upon tbs groundsills. They sre so constructed to rest upon a block of 3 by 8, set between Uoof the lower set of studding snd passing up between the cross sills snd hsvlng a snouider resting upon we same above at B. ' Any carpenter can build a barn from this drawing, and after it is completed tbs owner cannot help bnt be pleased, for be bss an abundance of room to store all bis crop in one place. - Tbs truss of the neper tier of rafters need not bs under each of them. If the space between tbe spans bs squally divided into three spaces,' it would bs sufficient and then oa each set of rafters not hsv lng a truss I would place a collar beam so tbe lower edge wonld come on a level with tbe cross of tbe truaa braces and then nail a 1 by 8 perpendicularly from tha comb to the collar beam. This gives a good chance to fasten tbe bang an foe a track or any kind of hay sling Another correspondent of tbs journal already mentioned sends a sketch (.rig li of a middle bent sbowlna a self sup porting roof snd post braces Instead of pm lines: At A A. In barn rafters, yoa will sea the ioints ars re-enforced by inch boards nailed on each side; also st B B ars boards nailed on each side, and at A a piece of 1 by 4 is cut ia be tween ths boards snd under the rafters. As tbs rafters will be two inches thick and ia width according to tbe site of barn, up to SO feet t by 4 Is heavy enoaab. But if tbe barn is 40 or 60 feet wide, t by should bs used. I slways put rafters two feet to centers. 1 pre fer aolid timber for pasta, plates and ills. At C to D, 1 spike sr. on large bams, bolt) plank tbe same width as posts. At E, I put s post in Dans oaraa. A rte. d-sAfta rtasL A mtnm tw rnnBua haras. I do not end plaa of gtrta. As for drop siding, it abould run one- way. ana o u- ku thenUM. Fw braces. Bail fence boards oa inside of studding or girts, from lower eoraer to opposite upper eoi ser. It mskeascdifierew-e whether you aas staddiag sad drop siding or gtrta sad barn boards, tbe board brace works DeVt'Ut'a Little Carly CUers, The I. i i ''- r-'. Y- LI ' s PROFIT IN PECANS. A Well aallt reaaa Orchard as a ' . Steady Beveaaa Predaeer. , Ws are, as a nation, liberal buyers ol ths nut product of other countries, snd' we are a nut eating people, but the no tion of producing nuts asabuainesi ssems to hsvs been refused entrant Into our plans by the lndustriesws in herit from our fathers, snd, slthougb we know these were forced on tbe good men of old by ths pressing necessities of ths hour, ws cultivate corn and wheat year after year for lees than $10 per acre, though crops are plenty that offea rewsrds ths grain farmer never daref hope for. The pecan is one of these. On tbe banks of the Mississippi it succeedi almost up to the south line of Iowa.' On the Atlantic coast it would likely tbrivt as f sr north ss Maryland. It is found native principally in ths Indian Terri tory, Arkansas and Texas, but the best orchards in the world are in Georgia Georgia and the Csrolinas present fine fields for pecsn culture. The msrkett of tbe future will draw their supplies of this very excellent nut from within their borders. " ? : ' To make the pecan a source of great profit is an easy snd Inexpensive met ier. Prepare the land as for a garden that is, plow and harrow thoroughly. Tbs richer the land and the more thor ough the preparation the better. Check off 40 by 40 feet At each check plant a budded or grafted tree, or, If it Is pre ferred to start with ths seed in order to save expense, plant half a dosen nuts s few inches apart s round tbe check and about two inches deep and put down a stake to mark ths spot . When ths -seedlings are two years old. graft them a little below the sur fsce of the ground, using scions of known good variety, like tbs Vsn De man, Stewart or Jewett Tbe grafting is dons in February or March . and burl ding In Juns or July. - To Insure success in getting at least one Improved tree at each check it is best to graft one-half of ths seedlings and bad ths other half. When tbs gisfts or buds sre a year old and well established, remove sll but ons. ; ' Pecsn trees started as above and well cared for would bear paying crops at five or sis years old, and st ten years old csn bs depended on for $W0 per acre. Ths Colonel Stewart orchard in Georgia bss produced over $1,000 per acre. ;.," From the time of preparing the seed bed the land should bs liberally fertilis ed and cultivated. To insure these it is best to plant smong tbe trees some high ly paying crops, such ss cabbsges, let tuce, caullfJowera, melons, potatoes, etc. Later on. when the trees hsve sc quired sufficient size and toughness of bark, turnips or English rape ess bt raised among tbem to be eaten off ths ground by sheep. This last crop and' treatment would Insure high msuuring and entire freedom from weeds A well built pecsn orcbsrd is as steady a revenue producer as srs coupon bonds Tbe sutbor of these directions, which originslly appealed In the Farm, Field and Fireside, says they are equally ap plicable to tbs English walnut, of which the prvparturiens. or early bearing, is especially recommended. i A Slla Dear. " A Sural New Yorker correspondent offers what be evidently finda a pretty good plan for a silo door: Ours is bevel- IT in. It MC AJTRSlSe a eiu DOOR. sd and about 17 by $4 Inches. I bored a S-ll inch bole in tbe center, drove a thrae-eiebtbs of sn Inch bolt from In side, put a I by tl inch bard wood strip bored in tbs center, on tbs bolt, tbea put oa nut When the door Is being placed, let tbe strip bs lengthwiae of the door: then, when placed crosswise. acrew an tbe ant Injury will result to ths door from nailing, and noninjury to the cows from nails dropped in tbs ensilage. - . ,.. M..l.e Saw Commenting upon what bs calls a ...! nU.l. In mwii. Ban baana via. planting tbem In March. April and Maya ourtesponaent of xne Auaaia Southern Cultivator esys s I have grown tbem for severs! years la a small wsy sad at first wss greatly annoyed by la it I k.rl ma entire eroo destroyed by weevil Tbe certain rem edy la this section as not topiani oeiorv inns I. sad I should think farther south soma later. Tbe weevil does net bother my June planted beans. Peat Sail a Caawa CeHea Slaw. ot im mtum nut more or less every year on our old worn lands. Ills worse oo sandy swamp or bottom lands lw m,Al I. rar aandr anland with aandr auoanil and seedy bottom laada with sandy eabaoil I bavs sard kainit some. Think it Brevente ruat to some extent Cotton mats very little oa new land. old fence rows and run spots near .kink If we will kwn tbe soil filled with vegetable matter there will be very little rest, mj aa awwim planter. " ' ' . . One Mlaete Couth Cure, cures. Tka at wast tt waa awe. tar. Greensboro Tobacco ! ROR HIGH PRICES. Sold over 6,000,000 pounds last year for an average of 17.57 i r 1 pounds. This is the highest average made by any market in piedmont Carolina. Over $1,200.00 paid out daily to It is the best market in the State Our Warehouses are large, commodious and up-to date, whose pro; -etora stand without a peer as slesmen of the weed. Every large firm in the United States and a number of foreign firms a . o represented by our buyers. Tobacco centre, manufacturing centre, trade centre, railroad cenfro, educational, centre. Our own manufacturers have a largo capacity and arc incrcaaing their trade daily and must have tobacco. We have the strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warehou capacity.'',1. ':':....'..-?... We want more tobacco and must have it if high averages will bring it. Try us with your next load and be convinced of our merit. Greensboro Tobacco Association. O O O O O O O 1 wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance county to the fact thai the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in 1893 by the fate firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the ring. There is no Insurance agency in North Carolina with better a o o o O- o o facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every branch oi the business, find a lodgement in my office. With a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted in soliciting a share of tbe local patronage. I guarantee full satisfaction in every instance Correspondence solicited npon all matters pertaining to insurance. I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will make it to the Interest of all who desire protection for their families a a a o o o a or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit O able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica o a tions to other agents. , ' . Very respectfully, JAMES V. ALBItlGnT, BURLINGTON,' N. C. 8 O o ft SUBSCRIBE FOlt THE GLEANER, v $1.00 per Year in Advance. la No one bas ever supposed that rail road corporations spend money for tbe taners sake of spending it or adopt ex pensive methods when cheaper ones are better.- It must be, then, that there is some pretty substantial reason for di- riding their roadbeds into sections and keeping men constantly employed, on each In caring for them. Precisely the io principle applies to ordinary high- ways. The only way tnat uey can ne Efficiently maintained is by establishing a similar system, and tbe more expen sive they are to construct the greater tbe saving that will tnereby be made sad increase d efficiency secured. . OSMal Ca.nrall.ai, - DiaaTuntled Cyclist (trundling his machine over country highway) This is what you call road making here, is It? Scraping loose dirt up over the center and leaving it there for tbs heavy Wag ons to cut up Into ratal ' Sturdy Farmer Young feller, I've been highway commissioner fur this township $7 year, and I learned road ssakin from my father. He had the office 'fore I did. Do yoa reckon yon kin teach me anything about it, mister? -Chicago Tribune. VeeSlaa Daafcllaa. The system of feed for ducklings, says a ca respondent of The Country Gentleman, is very simple. After hsv lng triad numerous complicated mix tures at tbe start I bavs finally settled on a very common formula. Tbe first meal, after being placed In tbe brooder, Is eornmeal and bran equal parts, with iik1 haiulfnl of mares sand lntro- need, all thoroughly mixed with cold water and fed In a moist consistency. ifi tha an S dava old I add a small anantitv ce soaked beef scraps. This mixture should be fed firs tiroes daily. Imt ml 4nat aa much as they will eat spelean. They should always corns up to the feed Mara lively ana Hungry. , . Aa SsetawbT Tha danaar of mains' Dora lain letters en a tombstone is Illustrated in a village cemetery not far from Bt. ixmis. ine Uacriptica reads! O Lord, St. totals! - The final "a" bad bean knocked off ia a thanderstorm. St Louis 8tar. The clergy of Busala ars divided Into two claasea the white or village cler gy, whe must all bs married, and tbe black clergy, or monks, who are vowed to celibacy. Tbe higher dignitaries of tbe cbaroh are Invariably cbosea from tblS last slam ' "Gira me a liver reeulator and I can regulate the world," said a gen ius. 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