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VOL. XXV.
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neatly and r
lowest prices.
GRAHAM, H. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1899.
NO. 2 1
The
Alamance
u
. , - , - ouu;B iji imagine a price will sell a shoe thev
i " " . 4 worry the Bhoe; just sd the price is low
enough.. A funcyjiarae shouldn't influence yoii-r.
. ' - y"r eno on mer. look deeper than the sur-
- face. You walit shoes that will wear, take the brunt
' ' - e day fler vice and that will give you more than
the worth of your money. -
flWe have bought more shoes for ..fall than ever
before Heavy Shoes, Good Shoes, Shoes that will - .
wear. Ifyouneeda heavy - pair of shoes, or a ;-- -;-'V
' light pair of shoes, everyday -r Sunday shoes, we ' , v . - v
i cafl furnish you? Oxfords as low as the lowest. "
A, 1 DAVI3, Manager.
idt cveijimna; i
pleasant, U itf
that's what ya
doing, if yon don't buy
hoi. Did you think ft
noasible to bur a w.oo
ljicrclo forjis.75? Cat
?Vr,' .;??bBi,SI?k'", HI. Bouclna, Them Over"
Machine,' Organ! and Piano.
What da vou think of a fin
t nf rinthinir. madcto-vour-
T measure, guaranteed to fit and
V .wmum riiiyl to vour station
T feHfo.Jot Catalogue No. S7 - .
T I now. 3 aampios h hwiuuj
sad snows many Bargains in
Shoe,. Hats and Furnishin;
nee...
Lithographed Catalogue No,
tleree and Lac Curtains. In
tt snows uarpets, Kugj, x-or.
hind-painted colon. W paV '
V rremiil, sear carpets tree, ana.
V fareish lining without charge. S
V - Who. itn MH
think o f a
Solid Oak
Dry-air Fam
. ilv Refriirera-
tor for S3.95T r'- :
It is but one of over 8000 DJUf
. gains contained In our Gen
eral Catalogue of Furniture
1 1
nd Household ooodi. - -a
We mt yoa from 40 to 60
cent, on everytning. way
at retail when vou know ,
Oof uft Which Catalonia do .
, FH. 13 86. youwantt Addwaathiiway, ,
JULIUS HINES SON. Baltlmort, Md,Oept, U09.
; PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 1
' JACOB A. LOJfG,-
. Attorney-at-Law, "
GRAHAM, - r n. C
Practioes In the State and Federal courts. -
Ollice over White, Moore Co,'s store. Main
vaunt, raone jno. a. .,. - . . .,
Joan Gbat Bykcm. . V W. P. Btmtv, J.
bvnusi & iirorUM,
Attornpys and Counaelors at lw
GSEENSBORO, sr. o. ' '. ..'
' Practice regularly io the- courts of Ala
mance county. : Aug. 8, W ly
DK. J. 1. STOCKAD
graham, n. c.
'V,''--.-'--'- Omne at roslilenoo, oppoalt
r ' jN. Iiiuitixt 'lmn:li. -
"A II f " k t reasonable prloes.
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'Uer to .
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"'therho
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to a woman
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, Burlington, N. C. ' .
THE TRUNK JUGGLER'
BILLY 8KAGGLVS BAGGAGE SMASH'
-INQ AT PRAIRIE JUNCTION. '
How a Broken Handle obi One) Bis
Trunk Caused : an Accident That
Traiiafer System at That Station.
"It baa always seemed to nfe that
about the slickest thing In the war of
-trnntrjoggUng that i ever saw, " aald
an old railroad man, "was something
that a baggage man named Billy Stag
gly used to do at a place called Prairie
Junction on the M. N. and T. road.
Billy was running then on the old Q.,
X. and Q., which was at that time an
independent line, bnt practically a
branch of the M. N. and T. coming in
at Prairie jnnction, running along bach
cf the station el an anle and striking
the M. N. track 100 feet or more to the
wcet.; This inclosed a sort of a V shaped
open space, like a V lying down flat, be
tween their track on one side and the
station bed the M. N. track on the oth
er, the widest part being back of the
station. This part was planked over
from the station to the Q. -X. track,
makinga broad platform there, and
when trains cams in on the Q., X and
Q. a man used to 'roll a baggage track
across this platform to the baggage car,
and they'd get the baggage out on it.
and then he'd roll it back across the
broad platform to the station. -"
"That's the way they were doing
there before Billy came the way they
do it under like circumstances every
where. Bnt Billy said that was all a
waste of time, labor and troable, and
be soon put into operation here a trans
fer system of bis own by which be easi
ly pot the trnnKs over alone. .
"The trains on the G. X used to
halt with the baggago car right back
of the rear door of the station. : From
the door of the station to the door of
the car was maybe 60 feet Billy conld
throw a trunk as far ss any other man
I ever knew I don t know bnt what
farther.- Bnt he couldn't thrown loaded
Saratoga tbnt distance, and what he
nsed to do was to bound 'em over.' Be
made fast in the middle of the platform
thick rubber cushion about as big as
A doormat
"Where be learned bow to do this or
how be get the skill he bad I don'
know. He may have bad a ran some
where before where there was a plat
form like that to cover, or It may be
that be invented the system to meet
this situation and then practiced up
somewhere" with a blank-till be conld
bit the mark, but certain It is that be
conld stand in the door of bis baggage
car and throw a trunk in such a man
; ner that it would land with one corner
, on tbe bouncing pad and bound up and
on plnmb through tbe back door of (the
station every time. ,
"I wss running then on the M. N. on
train thai stopped at Prairie June
tion, and we nsed to meet Billy's train
on tbe branch, and often I've looked
ont down back of the station, where
(be branch cam in, to see Billy bounc
ing tbe trunks. After he'd got 'em
started he'd keep two in tbe air all th
time, starting one on its arched coarse
thrnnsh the air from the car door to
tbe pad. before tbe trunk ahead bad dis
armeared tbroueh the door of the bag
gage room. And this went along Jnst as
nice and comfortable as conld be till.
aa nanaL somethina happened.
"Biliv nulled down from tbe stack in
the car one day and rolled along on its
end to the car door a big, massive
trunk, marked Snakes; Handle With
Core.' Billy had seen the words 'Handle
With Care' before, and be bad auo neara
t trnnka beiutr marked Snakes.' uy
namite' and that sort of thing, and ao
tbs marks on this massiva trunk-did
not impress him strongly. , Helmstled
it along to tbe doorway, seised it by
th haruiio. lifted it and launched it
through tbe air. -
.'Very likely this was tbe first trunk
that Billy ever missed the mark with,
nd I don't suppose he'd bav missed
with this one if the handle hadn't broken
jost as be let go of it. bnt it missed tba
I pad by a Doc I an men auu m
. csma down on tbe bard platform with
i . .1 mam ajia
a bang xnsi msw-a suae v
open. Even ss it was, tbe trunk bound
ed well np into tbe air. It bod rubber
knobs on its corners to protect It sod
tbe plank it struck on wss springy, but
it didn't bound toward lbs station door.
It was deflected at another angle, and
as it rose snakes began dropping out of
ita busted lower corner. - - .
"A man. who could easily bavs got
out of the way but for tbe fact that
be eras sort of fascinated by tbe tight of
the falling soakes. was knocked down
IT ih fijing trnnk and bad his leg
Jr. -ken. This accident broke op Billy's
t .nsfer system at Prairie Junction.
- an per said tbey were rrooa ot uu.j
- a t---:- tosser. hot that that one
i t p had pt 'em in ooe way and
. r nvr than the tiro of a ruan to
", -r t Uisice sxtitks would coM
'i I -r fie years, and tbe 6rt thin?
v t- f -ricin? pa! h l a
l ..-TV-. ! - v
THEY AMAZED GRANH
HIS
RECEPTIONS ; IN 'THE NORTH,
AFTER THE CIVIL WAR. I
The General, ei n. n.mla. A miim..!
People, bat There Were Times
Wlien Rl Peelings Overcame Him.!
"At tbe close of the civil war," said;
l .m . - . ..I . a.li -a
sua uiu uiujvs, iuu tauuirjr wus xuji 01;
hero worshipers, and there were heroes)
by the hundred worthy of, .worship;
Urant was the uit of the great gen
era la to dbss throueh the Union states
after tbe close of the war, and thej
greeting to him was like an uprising
of tbe nation.- The hearts of men and!
women were filled with thankfulness,
and the multitudes that gathered about!
Urant seemed intent on taking the most!
popular man of tbe time in tbehr arms.;
There were mothers by tbe thousand!
wuu uau iUHx hods, wives woo noa losq
husbands, children who bad lost fathers!
and old soldiers who bad served Witbj
him, all turning witirthe wildest 1em-l
nnatrfltinna nf afTwtlnn nn4 n.Ma tiJ
ward Urant.
"Up to that time no such crowds had!
ever been seen in this country. . Con
trolled by strong emotion, they were!
not easily managed. Grant, never a
showy man, stood before these great'
aggregations of demonstrative human
ity amazed almost abashed by tba
manifestations of affection nndilevo
tion. The fact that the people stood in
we of the commanding general of all,
tbe armies restrained tbe great crowds
when tbe guards were powerless. There
was nothing in Grant's manner or look
or conduct on sncb occasions to invite
enthusiastic demonstration. He seemed
rather to disconrac;o' it. So far as his
appearance went, be was unresponsive, f
"When the enthusiasm raged, in a
tumult about him, when men cheered,'
when women held ont their arms and
called his name, when children screamed
in delight, tie jooked down on all with
an almost distressed expression on his
face, witb an occasional look, behind
bini as though be contemplated running
away. His silent protest against mak
ing so ranch, of himself, the absence of
all dramatic or showy qualities in his
make up or bis conduct, took him closer
and closer to the hearts of the people.
In those times he never said a word ex
cept; 'Thank yoaiV When the people
bowled for a speech, be shook his head.
When they shouted at him the most ex
travagant utterances of praise, he sim
ply looked at tbem in amazement.. Bnt
he was not unresponsive. He was sim
ply a modest man, saying in effect to
tbe people, 'I am not worth it" r
"There were times when the crowd
broke through tbe line of major gen
erals and brigadier generals and colonels
about Grant and got hold of him.. On
one occasion, after shaking bands' with
tbotisands of people, the committee in
terfered, and tbe general stepped back a
few paces so that the people, moving
by in solid columns, would understand
that be was not to shake bands. . As he
stood there, with bis bands in bis pock
ets, a little girl slipped through the
guard of honor about bim, went up to
him in an awe stricken, childish way,
tock one band ont of bis pocket, kissed
it and put it back. Sbe was going
away as quietly as she had come when,
the general, with a trembling of the
lips, caught her np in his arms and
kissed her. Then tbe crowd poured over
tbe guard and on . to bim, and for ten
minutes the people had their way. 1
.''Another time, when school children
were passing in a long procession, the
committee, as an act of conrtesy to tbe
general, bad bim retire beyond the
reach of the little bands held out to
bim. and men who had commanded di
visions in tbe army said brusquely to
tba children: 'Yon can't shake bands
with the general. He is tired.' Bnt as
tbe high school girls came through one
little miss took off ber glove, and, look
ing straight into tbe general's eyes,
beld out ber bsnd.
"Looking into the girl' eyes, be un
derstood tbe look, and, in answer to
tbe pleading, the general stepped down.
and took her hand. Instantly, with
screams of dolight, the girls were npori
bim, and tbe guard of generals retired,,
admitting tbeir defeat This does not
mean that the girls kissed tbe general;
(bey simply caught bis band, touched
bis shoulder straps, reached forward in
ecstatic delight to put tbeir bands on
bis bead, and then tbey went away sat
isfied. .- '-; ' - - :
' "When Grant and Farragut cams
through the country with President
Johnson and bis cabinet, tbe general
and tbe admiral were tnr centers or in-
terest: On one occasion. Farraguti
wailing inrouKa uie luiuuua tt tun
state capitol at Columbus, was stopped
by a group of women, tmeoftnera
asked. 'Are you Mr. Seward f Forragutj
... . . f - i , i l.
Wlta a twinxie in nis eyes, saia qatca-
lyt Ob, no; I am a much handsomer
. i a , a - I B" '
man inan oewaru. ioxj unun is saKa
gut' Tbe elderly woman took bis bsnd
in both bers and said simply: 'I am so
glad of this. I want my little daughter'
. t ,!. i m.. -r I
su nussv uau i-. w ivu im. . uv a
came up as thuagb she ware approach
ing saint nnd i'arragat stooped and
said. 'She shall not only ' shake bands.
but I will give ber kiss to remember
me by," and then bs went on. .
"When General Sheridan came
through tbe country after tbe war in a
harried, informal way. be looked upon'
tbe proposition to glvs bim a reception
sa great Joka, He left tbe car quietly
at Colambus with two military friends
and started np the main street of tba
city. As soon ss Sheridan was recog
nised a great crowd gathered around
bim. He was forced to shske bonds and
was greatly amused to sea with what,
orderliness tbe men. women and cbil-i
dren arranged themselves in a line; but
in five minutes be bolted. Ha could not;
escape, however, and was compelled to
take position and shake bands with tba)
crowd that bad punned bim with tba,
wild clamor of any army stampede" J.
Chicago Inter Ocean. '
Efts
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v.ie ex;--"TillMai want uw 1
from vc,rr f t fc-n. wCl Dot hatch Weil. I
This t it al-A-nya bocaa.as tbe eggs are
not f -rt.lf?, f -r T'--r (': n the process of
t,o r-fa ara I
babXing will li ir.-i all right out
the f -jo n . 1 ,) . r ct later,
rirnrtimea as er-!y ss t .0 t'.lri dny and
at othtsrs ti"t m:..l (: :j 1 raii and
f - 'r to l-.-(T t - ' " ' ' i1' Vf
A COOL DENVER STUDENT.
llonr He Called Dorrn a Fire Eating
: Germnn Dolly.
.."Qnarrels are picked by many Ger
man students on the slightest pretext,
said a yonng physician who studied in
Berlin university. VI was sitting one
evening at a table in a beer garden con'
versing in- German with a fellow etu
dent wbo. hailed from Denver. His
name was Bartley, and ho was a bnndle
of nerve., We were talking in moderate
tones, discussing the rivers of the world;
Bnrtley remarked that, the Rhine was
mnddy. Two or three German students
were sitting at an adjacent -table, and
one of tbem happened to overbear the
remark. Ho stepped opto ns With
blustering air. -
-'" 'Did you say tbe Rhine was a mad
dy river t" bo Asked in a threatening
tone, waruey replied that he did. '
- " 'I livo on tbe Rhine, ' remarked the
Deutscber significantly.
V -wnat of itr asked Hartloy. with
amused interest.
" 'This much,' answered the Ger
man, getting excited. 'Ton have cast a
reflection cn the river, and you have in
salted me. I shall, call you to account
for your offensive lanngage, 1 challenge
yon to a daeL -t
" 'I don't want to fight a duel'
." 'As yon please, sir. If von decline
to fight, I shall brand yea as a coward.
'Bnt I don't think I am a coward,
answered Bartley in a qnict way He
still refused to look at tbe matter in a
serious light 'I may be a coward, but
I don't think that I em. I shall not
fight unless yon insist on it, for I don't
see that we have any oaarrel. Yon
don't own the Rhine. You act as if yoa
bad exclusive control of the stream. . Go
away. Yon are drunk 1
This enraged the would be duelist
beyond measure, no fairly frothed nt I
tiie mouth and . began to talk of the
choice manner in which he wonld carve
up tbe insulting American, Things be
gan to come to a crisis. Tbe warlike
student wanted to have the affair corns
off right away, Bartley turned tome
and asked with a wink if I wonld act
as bis second. I replied that I would.
The German dramatically shouted that
he wanted no delay.. , - '
"Hold on,' cried Bartley. 'I have
the fight to choose the weapons, I be
lieve. ' Every one stopped, and there was
U murmur that told bim be was correct.
I could see that the belligerent stndent
was a little worried. He expected that
the choice wonld be pistols, and he did
not like to face ooe with an American
looking coolly over tbe shining barrel
He paused,' then added with a sneer:
" 'Let it be pistols, then, Herr
American. . I shall shoot to kilL Bo be
ware, ' ''" :'".; . : V. '- "'.'
v 'Who said I was going to ask for
pistols V retorted Bartley with, a glare.
'I call for shotguns loaded with 13
buckshot, at 15 paces. .
' -"The mob stared in amazement The
big gay who was so anxious for a scrap
gave a gulp that should have landed
his: esophagus at the bottom of bis
stomach. - , -'
" 'What do you mean t' be gasped,
. ' 'J nst what I said,-answered Bart'
ley, as coolly as if he were discussing a
shot at billiards, A
." 'You are crazy.'
: ." 'I'm not a coward, then V
"Bnt the student bad forgotten all
about wanting to fight, and he went
away without a word. Bartley told me
afterward that be wonld have stuck to
his proposition If bis bluff bad been
called, and I believe that be would. "
Washington Post.
".; ,v-r.; A Little Mixed. .'
A woman went Into one of tbe down
lown Lowell grocery stores tbo other
jay and, after ordering a number of
ibings, said, "I need some sngar, bnt J
im not going to buy it until tbe price
somes down. " ' , -
"I don't believe that it will com
down much," said tbe clerk. ,
'You don't mean tbnt we bare got to
pay that exorbitant price?"
"What do yoa mean T"
"Tbe price that was in tbe papers
yesterday." -..
-8bs bad read tbe stock reports tost
sugar stock bad taken a jump upward.
Mew England Grocer.
A Child's Canelaslan.
"Papa, is it true that tbe devil is tbe
father of lies?"
"Yes, my child; It Is."
"Then be must have bad a little boy
that be was always promising things
to for tomorrow. 'VCMcsgo News.
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f jf , XtyjjkmJCmkJ
A druretst in Macon. Ga.. siys: 44 1
lave sold a Urge quantity of Mothra
Friend, snd hsve never known an in
stance wnere it nas faiiea to proaucs me
good results claimed for h. AU women
agree fast If makes tabor shorter and less
a a aa
painful.1
r
Mother's Friend
Is not a chance remedy. Its rood effects
are readily experienced by all expectant
mothers who ase it Years aro it passed
the experimental staee. White it slwsys
Shortens labor ana lessens me dsius i
deiirerv. it is also of the fTestest ben eft I
durinc Ibe earlier months of prernancy.
Marnina akkness and nervousness are
readily overcome, and the liniment relaxes
the strained muscles, permitriau rhern to
7. n,uwJm
p.a ZVZ?mZ TZmTi
the mother, snd ber recovery is sure sno
1 ."- r r- .
rapid. Danger from naing snd swelled
breasts is done sway with completely,
fold v tmcz'f will settaa.
THE BRADF1EU) RrOULATCR CO.
ATLANTA, O U
e- ' La amim juuatoJ - eartfc aeafc
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Makes the food more
HOyu aAKma
QUICK .CORN PLANTING.,
PalTerlser For Corn slews and a
Conyealent Corn Marker,
It is tbe enstom of many farmers to
plow for corn and follow with tbe bar
row, roller or plank drag until tba
ground is level and fine before the corn
is pnt in with a two horse planter. But
if heavy rains come and pack tbe soil
before planting it mast be reworked.
perhaps several times. Commenting
ruLvsnizsn fob conn Bbfcs.
upon tbe time thns lost In doing extra
work and waiting for tbe ground to dry
oft between tbe plow and tbe planter, a
writer in tbe Ohio Farmer baa said: If
instead of harrowing, rolling or drag
ging all this land before planting, each
farmer used an implement thst wonld
pulverize thoroughly tbe row in which
the corn is to be- planted, leaving tbe
mlddlers to be rolled, borrowed or
dragged, after planting, as the condi
tions of weather and soil might Indi
cate, there wonld be saved an immense
amonnt of labor and worry. .
- .We made a simple implement tbat
has saved labor and time and given as
tbe satisfaction of planting as soon as
tbe ground Is warm enough. As soon
as the field is plowed, we barrow if
necessary and then start this pulverizer
ahead of the planter. It pulverises the
tracks for tbe planter perfectly, leaving
tbe middle as tbe barrow left it ready
to be rolled or dragged after tba corn
Is planted., -. -
To make tbe pulveriser we nsed two
planks 0 feet long, ft by 19 inches, and
two boards 4 feet long, 9 by S inches.
Tbey ara bolted together, as shown la
tbe cut. so that ths distance from cen
ter to center will be tbe same as tbs
width of tbe planter or distance be
tween tba rows of corn. We remove
teeth from a barrow and Insert seven
to nine in tbe x by 13 sides in sncb a
way that no two teeth follow each other.
Tbe bitch la a chain from a scotch
barrow. Two horses attached as to tbs
barrow or plonk drag will do the work
with tbe driver riding on tbe pulveriser
If tbe ground Is rough enough to re
quire so much weight The marker can
be taken from tbe planter ana nsea on
tbe pulveriser, as tba track mad by
tbe pulverizer will be tbe guide for tbe
team and drlvtr of planter.
To lighten the work of turning at
ends ws have used tbe track of a rid
ing cultivator, and by tbe chain attach
ment to track and pulveriser we raise
witb a foot lever tbe pulverizer clear of
tbe ground for convenience In turning
and getting tbe spacing of rows accu
rately and easily. Tbe truck and chain
attachment and lifting lever we do not
attempt to show In tbe cut . '
Another device illustrated In the
Journal mentioned is a corn marker, of
. A Onaa MAaUUB.
which a correspondent says: I think it
goes ahead of any of the things of the
kind! bare ever nsea, ana tneynavs
been manv. '
- It is a four row marker, but bas
binges on it so it will mark .on rolling
or uneven ground aa well as on level
eTound. Tba wings can be turned so
as to go through a Barrrfw gats or
around obstructions in a field. I nsed
four inch T binges and a common
baggy tongue. My runners are IX feet
tone. 0 incbea wine and s incnes ibicb.
Have a wide board oa tbe center, so as I
to ride. If you mark by Stakes. . .
A erwrlaa fat Paa4a Fart U leaner.
ThUTsurprise awaited tbe investigator
at the Geneva (X. Y.) station in rotate
tests witb different s mount of potash la
otherwise equivalent fertiliser mix
tures: "Notwithstanding tbe large
quantity of potash taken from ths soil
by potato snoeTS, ew pouuus u
bushels, the crops on tbe four farms in
these tests seemed to end s sui.icieni
snpplyof this element In tbe natural
soil, for tbe plats recefrrr.g c-'r nitre
ren and rbnerpboric acid sver- I slight
ly mors than tboae receivi ne-U)iH
a - ni!
lilMI bill '
f fr t I S. A s
: ur.;3ijy
I 1
delicious and wholesome
aowota CO., fffw vowt
SUGAR BEET DISEASES.
Tare fAnnajoas Tronblcs nf Impor
. taaee to Deet O rowers.
Many diseases of tlie sugar beet are
known in tbe o4 world where sugar
beet culture has long been an important
Industry, and already some diseases bare
become of consequence in this country.
There are at least three in the state of
New York, to which Professor B. V.
Duggar has been devoting attention.
and nnder tbe title, "Three Important
fungous Diseases of tbe Buoar Beet"
(bulletin 163, Cornell), be publishes the
results of his investigations
Beet root rot was first brought to
Professor Dagger's a ttention as a disease
of small extent in tbe vicinity of Bing
bsmton. It was afterward reported
from several other places, but has not
yet proved common. It may be tbe
same trouble that bss several times
been very destructive to tbe sugar beet
nduslry Ju Germany. The first evt
den co of an attack is manifest in tbe
CBOWK OS BUT WITH LBAF SPOT.
blackening of tbe bates of the leaves.
and tbe disease soon works into tbe
crown and root, proper, causing tlie in
fested Darts to tnrn tvown. This beet
root rot is found to be caused by the
same fungus which causes stem rot of
carnations and probably produces some
of tbe "damping off diseases." 8ixty
to 70 bushels of air slaked lime per acre
is suggested aa a means of securing a
preventive alkalinity of soil,
Professor Duggsr's observations Indi
cate that "leaf spot" is a disease which
needs to be specially brought to the at
tention of sugar beet growers. It begins
as small brown spots, witb reddish pur
ple margin, scattered irregularly over
the leaf. In time tbe whole leaf is black
and crisp. As the leaves begin to parch
and dry tbey stand more nearly up
right so that a whole field badly affect
ed With the disease shows a very char
acteristic appearance. Tba outer or
older leaves are of course first affected,
and after tbe leaf stalks wilt these
leaves are shed. In the meantime tbe
plant is endeavoring to supply this defi
ciency of leaves by continuing to de
velop new ones from tbe center or from
tbe bud. Ia conaeqnence of this ' the
crown becomes considerably elongated,
as in tbe first figure.
, As to remedies the author says:. For
several years experiments have been
conducted by Professor Hoisted, at tbe
New Jersey experiment station, in the
treatment of this disease, and a sac-;
cessf ul remedy seems to be aj band la
tbe wtll known bordeaux mixture. Nu
merous fungicides were experimented
upon, bat the bordeaux mixture has
proved most efficient ' There la every
rearoa 'to believe thst by beginning the
sprayings early tbe leaf spot msy be al
most entirely prevented by tbe nas of j
this f unglcida, If tba disesss continaea j
so disastrous aa it was ia certain see-1
tions daring the past season, for suc
cess growers must expect to spray tbeir
beets witb the same regularity as has
been fonnd necessary la growing pota
toes As to beet scab tba. following are
presented among other points la the
bulletin 1 Tbs smooth surface of tbe beet
root msy often be disfigured by warty
or anbby excrescences. The texture of
these injuries ia somewhat corky or
spongy, and tba larger diseased areas
will show tbat tba injury ia not entirely
superficial, but to some extent alters the
tisanes immediately underlying sack
Am
Birrs a rr rcTin wrra scab.
areas. Tbe second figure shows two
beeta affected In a characteristic man
ner. Jn IMirO Professor T baiter discov
ered that potato scab ia canned by tbe
growth on tbe snrface of lbs tuber of a
fungus which be named Oospora scabies.
Tbe remedy cannot consist in this in
stance in the treatment of tbs seed,
since tbe seed do not disseminate tbe
diseas", nor can it conaiat in tbe treat
ment of the land, since the experiments
witb liminz. sal; hnrinff, etc.. bavs net
given su:i.-.'.irt,,ry r wilts. Tbe only
course orn, then, la the one of avoiding
for ths growth of bel t any soil Vibich
dnring s- rcral ycors previous has pro
duce 1 acul! y bwt.
rf t'e
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Greensboro Tobacco :
HOB HIGH PRICES.
: Sold over 6, 000, COO pounds last year for an avenge of i 7. :! im
pounds. .
'!s -i tho highest aremge made by any market in iir.!n)0!." r
Carolina. ' 1
Over 11,200.00 paid out daily to farmers for tobacco durin;r t!..;
year. .
It is the best market in the State for the farmer.
, Our AVarehous.ea are large, commodious and up-to date, r, ho e i r
etors stand without a peer as slcsmen of the weed.
Every large firm in the United States and a number of foreir-n llrt, ,s
represented by our buyers.
Tobacco centre, ruannfaf nri
educational centre. - . - 1 '
Our own manuracturere have a large capacity and are inctoifhiL' t
trade daily and must bare tobacco.
We hare the strongest corns of bu vers in tba worM far ih trnr, '
capacity. "
Ve want more tobacco and must have it if high averages will I-rin-I
ry us with your next load and be convinced of oor merit.
Greensboro Tobacco Association.
IKSUR.&Itf 1313 1
; 1 wish to call the attention
to the fact that the Burlington i
1893 by the late firm of Tate t Albright, is still in the ring. .
There is no iixauiance agency in North Carolina with USSer
facilities for placing large lines of insurance, thai can giro Iuv
er rates or better indemnity. Only first-clias companies, in erery
branch ol the business, find m lodgement in my odce. WitJht
a practical experience of more than ten years, I 1W1 warrante!
in soliciting a share of the local patronage, 1 gszzzatee fz'A
satisfaction in erery irartonce, CompondeDce solicited tt-on
all matters pertaining to iojo ranee. .
I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and w2l'icaie
ittoUieinterestof all who desire protection lor their thal!lt
or their estates, or who wish to male abaolotelj za& and profLi
able investment, to confer with me before faring thefr applica
tions to other agents. '
Ye rapectlbllT,
JAMES. P. ALCEXGIIT,
' BUlILDrGTOX, N. C
"One of the strangest accidenta fa
my experience." said a boiler expert.
occurred a few years ago at a small
sawmill town over ia Texas. Tbey had
narrow gang road 00 which Iocs
were hauled by a pony locoracrfrre. Owe
day tba two forward wheels of the little
machine jumped the track, and tba crew
of seven men went out to Jack It into
place. As tbe engine stood it bad a east
forward, .wbk-b threw all tba water fa
tbe boiler to the front end, aad aa there
was a lively fire ia the boa it soon got
tbe. other end redhot This tri&utar cir
cumstance was ovn looked by thai craw,
who proceeded calmly witb tbe jacking,
six of tbem working at tba sidea and
one lying flat oa has stomach aadar the
rear tracks. , -
'As th engine slowly sssiiisi 1 a
bori social pceitioa tba water raa back
to tba redhot port loo. aad. bang, the
whole thing disanpeared la spaca. Tbe
six men a bo duappeared. They were
distributed in snail sections over at
least tea acres, and there wasn't eoonga
left of either engine or crew to make a
renpectabie souvenir. While this disin
tegration was ia Mugrssa tba man who
bad beta lying fiat oa bin stonsach was
experiencing the surprise) of bat Ufa Be
bad beard a aijeooe dap of thunder.
and when be looked up, k aad behold,
be was all by bis lonely. His cosaradea
and tba pony locoenotive, which was
but jnat tbea standing ever hie back,
bad vanished like a drees. He was
wholly unhurt" Sew Orleans TIsmb-
Democrat
Tka Stem ad tba
The sign of tbe boot seen hanging oat
la front of the sbosanaker's shop may be
made of wood or tine or of copper. Of
these three tbe wooden boot W tbe
cheapest, tbe copper den rest. Socabooia
have beea raede also of chalk and of
iron. Sign boots are made la two or
three standard si sea and or other stars
to order. Tbey are Boost commonly area
riMed, bnt sign' boots ara Occmaioauily
finished la some bright color, as. for ia
itanc. a brilliant red. The boot signs
may be bought la the establishment of
tbe dealer la emblem signe. where there
are aha to be found tbe gilded hoe for
the dealer ia flihing tackle, tba great
gilded padlocks for the hardware rkaler
and a variety of oOms signs of aa em
blematic character, and tbey may also
be bought of tbe dealers ia leather aad
findings woo make a specialty of shoe
makers' supplies. Naw York Baa.
m and Bete a.
According to Dr. 8. A. Kit pp. a for
eign explorer for the department of
sgriculture, all fear of competition
from Jspara aloe agricultural lines
may be dUmissed. Oa the contrary, it
mnst be a large consumer of farm
prod act drawn from the United Eta tea.
It is told that an agent of the depart
ment of airricultnre ia experimenting
with the date palm in Algiers on Us
bore of the Vtediterranean, and wbea
the yonng tree are ready to be re
moved he will take them up and carry
tiieru to Arisona. and w wiU produce
cur own date.
Avoid li.-ht. shrunken grain It
is cluimi-d that fpts bare shown. a in-
crae c f aBt
rf pruia fira
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Cre-:t Improvcaent over zr.r'.- - -so
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The magic Sec't Sewer. "
A3 sires azvl styles cf scwirr rr.
chines for Cloth ani Leather.
gi7The best maetsne cn earth -see
it before von bay.
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