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GRAHAM, N.C., THURSDAY, JUIjY-1 6,7 1899.'
NO. 22.
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mo woriu ui yuur money.
jjyWe have botvdit more shoes lor- full than over -before.
Heavy Hiow, Good Shoes, Shoes that will '
wear. If you need a heavy pair of shoes, or a -.
light pair of slioi s, everyday or Sunday shoes, we
can furnish you. Ox fords as low as the lowest.
A. L. DAVIS, "mnger.
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for everything Is not
(. - ;nit, is itf But
that's what you art
".'ih;5. if vou don't buv
Iid vou think it V
i buy a $50.00
r-i-vcie irn $itCaij't Cat
&i. v ie No. 59 tUi all
auuut Bicycles, Scwif
J Machine., Organs and Piano..
Whir Ha vou think of a tine
T wit of Clothinii, nuuic-to-your-Y
measure, guaranteed to ht and
ezprew j'tua to vwur
for $5.50? Catalogue JSo. 57
shown 3 sampis of .clothing.
net chnorc mnv liartramt in
T Shoe, Hats and F m liisiiinrrs.
Y Lithographed CaH.ue No.
Af howi Carptis, , Por
tierM aod Lae ( un. iU, in
bandpainted colors. Ie pnu
Frtiifht, tew earnest free, and
ftirnish lining without charge.-J---
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think of a
Solid Oak
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It is but one of over Sooobar
t tins contained in our Gco
td! Catalonia of Furniture
aiid Household Goods. ?
We save you from 40 to 60
tviy at refill when you know .
ibi ust wmcn cataloinM ao ,
Prietf, $3.95. youwantf Address thu way, (
YJUUUS K1NES a SON, Baltimore, Md. Dept.SCD.'
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JACOB A. LONG, :
Attorney-at-Law,
GRAIIAM, - - - - n. c
Practices In tie st.,t ami Federal courts.
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JOHH Gil AT B YN I) M. ' V. i BYHUM, Ju.
BYJSU2 I & BYNUM,
Attorneys and Counselors at DLuw
' GKEEN'SBORO, N. C " '
Practice rvmilurly
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Id thu courts of Ala
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( ni t worry about the shoe; iust bo the nrir la lfti
fancy name shouldn't influence vou
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; Leo. You want shoes ihat will wear, take the brunt
ot everyday service and that will give you more than
Big Shoe Store,
DAVIS & DAVIS, ProprV
Burlington, N. C- '
- THE PEKIN DUCK
It Leads All Varieties History of
: , Their Importation Front China
Most - formers ; hare a prejudice
against waterfowl especially ducks.
They tolerate geese because those birds
forage and live on grass during the
summer, after the goslings are started.
Ducks will not thrive under neglect
They are prone to wander and get lost
In swamps or brooks: They have
foolish way of dropping their eggs In
the water and of following a brook Into
neighboring farms nnlesa-tbey bate
suitable quarters and receive regular
attention. It Is a good deal ot trouble
to look after them. ; v ;; . :
A half starred duck will dispose of
a large quantity of corn at a single
feeding,1 apparently remembering the
past and anticipating the future. The
careless farmer will have none of this
4 pais or rsKina
sort of stock. But the duck has a great
many-qualities to -commend It to the
most careful man. ' - -
" There are ten breeds of ducks raised
in this country vis, the White Pekln,
White Aylesbury, Bouen, Black Cayo-
ca. Colored MuncovyK White Muscovy,
Gray Call White Call, Black Bast In
dian and Crested White, These are
named In the order of popularity. , The
East Indian is a bantam, bred tor fan
cy, and the Crested White Is aa orna
mental variety. : n- ' ' '
The White Pekln leads for all pur
poses. It 18 valuable, for raising on a
large scale., It Is easily raised, but Is
timid and must be handled carefully.
It was' 1m Dotted from China In 1873.
Mr. MeOrath of the Ann of Fogg a
Co., engaged In the China aad Japan
trade, saw.. the bird at resong ana
thought It a variety of the goose. He
procured some eggs and took them to
fchanirhaL where, be set them under
bens and secured 15 duckllnga. r-rr'
When sufficiently ma tored, 'these
birds were sent to the United States in
charge of James B. r aimer. Six docks
and three drakes survived the voyage
of 124 days and reached New . Jtora
March 13. 1873. Mr. Palmer was to re
tain one-half of them. He took his
share borne, leaving the remainder to
be sent to Mr.. McGratbs ramny.
These never reached their destination.
Mr. Palmer's ducks began laying In
March. The three docks laid 323 eggs.
Froui this beginning grew up the
greatest duck Industry ever known In
this country. ,
The Pekln has a distinct type and
differs from all others. The legs are
set well back, causing the bird to walk
In an oprlght ponltlon. The fowl to
large, the BesB delicate and free from
groBsness." Tbcy are the best table
duck and excellent layers, laying from
ia to 150 eggs In aseason. They be
gin taring abou January aod cootlnoe
UDtll late In July and again for a short
time In the fall. They are nonsltters,
hardy and mature early. -Edwin W.
Fly In American Poultry Journal.
A Las Chick,
tko World told the other day bow
prood aad hapiy Is Harry Deacklau of
rUiluOekl. who owns a four fcf?ed
chicken. Ttw Importance of four U-g-fPiX
chkkens in the economy of the
family must be at ooc apprwiau-u.
ti ppoae there art foor la tbe family
aiJ ctnh wants a -druiuatkk" when
cLkkeo Is sorred at dluoer. If four
k cbkkoD bocoroe common, there
l.l be do oed to bey a irnir of ctii k
r, A two pairs of U-cs. Bexi-.k-tv
to rt t!i! worxJcrfu!
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A, PAIlMER OX ROADS.
ITRONQ ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF
IMPROVEMENT. .
Had Hakes Ufa la ha Conntrr Vw
ttoarable. Keep Children - From
School, KUla Boriet and Deatroya
Wagoas-Bentfltl ot Good Roads.
, While farmers as a class may not
favor the Improvement of the conntry
highways, particularly if they are to
be called upon to pay the cost, yet there
re many who are convinced that the
present Bystem of roads is a handicap
from a social, moral and business point
of view. A letter from an Ohio farmer,
recently printed in The h. A. W. Bnl
letin, shows the trend of sentiment in
favor of good roads among the tillers of
the soil: ; . .-;:'
Balaam's ass- called its master's at
tention to the bad toads and has voiced
the sentiments of thousands, of dnmb
and patient brntes that have become
spavined, ' galled, " wind ' broken and
foundered in dragging their heavy loads
to market . '. -. , , , ,
A good road is not only a Rood in
vestment, but will pay 100 per cenf
every year on its cost, raises the valne
of every acre, shortens distance, saves
time, wagonsv horseflesh and harness.
increases the load and lessens the bur
den, and makes it possible to haul two
tons to market with the same power
that Dow leaves one ton stnek in the
mire. Good roads also raring tig closer
together, makes neighbors of hermits,
discounts every farm mortgage and
brings joy and contentment to, every
TUB FaKMER'S HANDICAP.
community. Imagine a man knee deep
iatbe mud trying to look cheerful.
Eternal shame to the man who tries
to dodge the road tax and still more
to the commissioner who, elected upon
his pledge for better roads, la false to
bis promise and rides rough shod over
the wishes of the people.
Boad tax is the tribute which savag
ery pays to civilization, the entrance
fee to community, life, and by which
the wonderful internal development of
a conntry is brought about
There is really hot one argument on
good roads and that is in their favor.
We all know we have never bad gooa
going; that onr conntry roads are
a boat as bad as country roads cculd
possibly be; ' that tbey are frost laden
end wet and soft and soggy in spring
and fall, dry and desty in sommer and
rough the yeai round. -
As farmers let ns admit tnat tnese
roads are bad (and every bonest man
Will admit it): that tbey beep ns from
(own, and from each other: tbafwe
can't get to market when prices, are
good: that we are hauling scant loads,
racking onr wagons, killing onr horses
and rasping onr tempers; tbat tbey
keep our wives shut up nice came in
a pen, tncreaee our soiiiaoe. aeep onr
children from school and send onr
young men to the cities with a solemn
oath on their lips that tbey will never
till the soil '
Think of onr harvests, think of tbs
money invested In larra implement
and fci horses and mutes todrag yonr
crops to market and then think of wait
ing for the mud to MdrynplM Think
of the horses and males standing idle
in the stable, the cost per day for feed,
the loss of time and labor, the dwarfed
and shrunken valnes of onr farms, of
tbs slack supply and good prfces when
roads ere impassable, and then think of
the procession of farmers tbat rash to
tnwn and Hint the market in the first
day of dry weather, and think of the
paltry prices tbey get when everybody
is trying to Sail W me oveinocaeu uies-
chantl - '' . , ' . ' ' .
Bow do yon account for the gain in
town and city values as against mm
large falling oS In farm vainest My
answer is poor roads. -
Give ns good, piked roans ana every-
ere of oar farm lands will dooms in
value, onr boys will till the soil la
stead of seeking employment in the
overcrowded cities, the unemployed
population tf tbs cities will pour Into
l ha eonntrv. while tbs cities them
selves will thrive and Bearish, drswing
Hit, and health and wealth iront ail
roads radiating into a con d try tbat will
blossom Ilka the rose.
' Warkla r Ca-cl RooSsu"
Patrick H. Flynn, the Brooklyn snr-
face railroad man. Is promoting ins
building of pood roeds in western
8ollivaa coocty. S. fy oiiering
natbmasters Cr;t and second prizes or
f 70 and (30 fr making and maintain
ing the beat roads in tbclr repctlv
districts. It Is reported tbat the re-
ards bavt greatly ttimnlated ins
eCorta of the pathmaaters sad town
sutboritlee end that roods which for
years bsvs been bad srs now good.
Jsaaela wrvntr Feet.
Fkl roni.U ? U to Norway whatcrlct-
Is to tt-i-nd SDd what tnaeball Is
to Antrim, ot only is It a national
rVtiut 81-: from the festnres or
nn - rrwrit It t.is a practK-ai vaiue
i of no t i'M a irnriortJioe
1 ,e 1. 1 l a 1- r t r'ec f strong woo-j
t s"r. 1 tt Vie f.xit and sightly
t r,;. 1 rpttt fr.rt.t e:i-t ' Ty wni
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FiOADS OF GRAVEL."
tVhen Property Batlt, Thrr Form a
Satisfactory nisliway.
When good packing gravel is easily
obtained, a -satisfactory road can be
made by covering the prepared surface
with a greater or less depth of this ma
terial. Blue gravel or hardpan and
clean bank gravel, when properly mixed
and placed, give a snrfuca almost like
concrete in hardness.
The most excellent gravel for road
building stands perpendicular in the
bank, compact and Drni. end cannot be
dislodged except by oea of the pick,
and when it is dislodged falls in great,
solid chunks. Such material contains
just enough cementing properties to en-;
able it to readily pack and consolidate,
and when properly placed on tbepre-.
pared roadbed makes a surface which
possesses almost all the qnalities of a;
good stone road, - Bounded or water,
worn gravel should never be used for)
the surfacing of roads, as such gravel
remains loose and Shifting, like materi-j
ols in a shaken sieve. For the wearing'
surface gravel sbonld be comparatively
Clean, hard, angnlar and tongh. Such
gravel is easily consolidated and will'
not readily : pulverize into dust and
mud. .
The foundations for stone and gravel
roads are too often neglected. It is well
to remember that withont a durable
foundation there is no durable road.
The cross section cf the foundation
should conform to tbat of the finished
road, and should be so thoroughly
rolled tbat wagons passing over It make
no perceptible impression.
A layer of gravel not leas than foor
Inches ; nor more than sis . inches in
thickness should then be spread or
sprinkled thorooghly and rolled until
very compact and firm. : Next spread
another layer of the beat gravel avail
able over the enrface to a depth ot not
exceedingfouTiTrcbesrAllineqnaHtleS,
together with stone and gravels exeeed-
ing Ihi'ee-fonrtbs of an inch In diam
eter, should then ba rabed out It is
again sprinkled and rolled nntil the de
sired hardness and smoothness are ob
tained. ; The roller is doubtless the most
important piece of machinery connect
ed with the bnilding and maintenance
of roads, and it cannot be nsed too of
ten, especially ' In spring, wben the
frosts and rains are so destructive -
MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.
Coastant Car la Neoeasnry to Pre
vent Disintegration.
Without proper care the most exson-
rive road may go to ruin In two or
three years and tbe initial expense of
constructing it be nearly lost It is of'
tbe greatest importance, therefore, that:
all good roads should- have dally care.'
They not only wear out, bnt wash out
and freeze out . Water is tbe greatest
road destroyeri " :-: v ' I
It is necessary to tbe proper main-;
tenance of a road that It should
crown" or be higher in tbe middle
than at tbe sides. If it is flat in tbs
center, it soon becomes concave and Its
middle becomes a pool or a roudbole if
on a level or a water course if on an In
cline. : i , rV' ' ' ' '
A hollow, rut or pnddle.sbonld never
be allowed to remain, bnt should be
evenly filled and tamped with tbs same
material of which tbe surface was orig
inally constructed.- A rake sbonld be
nsed freely, i especially in ' removing
stones, lamps or ridges. Bnts may be
avoided by using wide tires on all,
wagons which carry heavy loads. If
this is not always possible, the horses
sbonld be hitched so that they will
walk directly in front of tbe wheels,
This can be accomplished by making
tbe double or whiffle tree of such length'
tbat the ends may be in line with the
wheels. A borss will not walk In a rut,
onless compelled to do so, and. conse
quently If all bones were bitched In
this' way ruts wonld eventually disap
pear from .tone roads.
if Stones are cracked on a road wiin
hammer, a smooth surface Is ontof-
tbe question. TJiestone clips for repair-
ina stone roads, and remember that all
foreign material and rubbish will rain
tbe best road and tbat dart and una
will don bis tbe cost of. maintenance. "
Ordinarily tbe chief work done by
country people on highways is repair
ing the damage resulting from neg
lect Why this negligence? Tbs adage
A stitch In time saves nine", can'
never be applied more appropriately to
anything than to the maintenance or
repair of all kinds of roads .
Many women loss their girlish forms aitcf
tbey become mothers. This a due to aeg-
ttct The firurs cab U prncrred be rood
. - question tt ths txr
pectact motix wttl
cotuUatly tats , ,
v.vel
ri::i
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during ths wasls
period ol prepnancy.
TW earlier ks sat
btpjn, the mora per
(ectly will ths atupi
fee preserved
Eluhtfi Trkxl
-y not only softens and1
v" relaxes tiss mostle
during the (real strain before birth, but help
the (kin to corttrut niiuray afterward, it
keep toi;jHl!y arrkiijea away, and the
tnuhis oniririth retiio liieir fliibilily.
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Ii..L-n:t fcir.'.!j inornirj ttJuvea
an J oervowmeif ixv f f .xney I sJiorleM
Vt-T v-i makes K nei- r t-4"iltss buXJ vf
t f..'.it.','t trttii-j'.i.p4 fSrerj'S, so tKal
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A NEW IRRIGATING BOX.
The Invention of a Man Who Does
Not Care For Potenta.
Fig. 1 Is a plain box made by nailing
four boards opposite each other, per
fectly square on the front end. , -y
Fig. 9 represents Fig. 1 with four
boards on tbe outside, breaking joints,
three of tbe outside boards extending
forward of tbe inside box. which makes
VAV flOBA'S VHPATKXTKD BEAD OATS
a box, or pipe, stronger than if made of
two inch lumber, having free passage
for water. -
For tapping reservoirs and main
ditches under high pressure pnt a gasket
on tbe end of tbe inside box, thus mak-
Ino it absolutely water tight
Fig.' 8 needs no explanation other
fban tbat tbe wings need not be more
than one-balf as wide as drawn, and
should also extend under tbe bottom.
For variations make Fig. 2 with only
three outside boards, or make tbe out
side jacket to extend only about one
foot on tbe first box, just sufficient to
bold tbe gate In position. . '
This box is the invention-cf i. A.
Yen Horn of Canon City, Cola, and is
not patented. Bo it may be nsed by any
ons who irrigates fana ny laterals.
Denver Field and Farm. -
Beetlea Dor Into Cora Plants.
In some parts of Kansas last year
during Jane a beetle with a strong bill
or proboscis was found boring into and
eating yonng growing corn jost below
tbe surface of tbe ground. Tbs same
species is destructive to corn in tbe low
lands of tbe southern states and Dai
been recorded from New Jersey and
Canada. Noting these facts in tbe Kan
sas Farmer, Percy J. Parrot of tbs
Aglrcultural college advises? If, after
an st tack by tbe beetles, tbe corn sbonld
be seen to wilt and die, a number of
stalks sbonld be opened snd examined.
If larva?, or worms, are found in tbem,
tbe remsining infested stalks should be
rooted up and destroyed. In ths fall
after the corn la cot all the stamps
sbonld be rooted np and burned in or
der to destroy all pnpee. If an attack
by tbe beetles is anticipated, much of
tbe yonng corn could doubtless be saved
by an application of parts green or lon
don purple. Should tbis insect be found
to be common in tbe coarse grasses In
swampy or moist tract, such places
sbonld be drained and cultivated. .
A Moelera Bar Darn.
Tbs figure from Tbe Rural New
Yorker abows tbe details of construc
tion of a modern hay barn, as described
by a correspondent Ths plan shown is
for a bam 40 feet wide, 80 feet long
snd wilb posts I feet blgh. with self
supporting root As a bsy bam is called
for, it is unnecessary to have any floor
for driving space. Tbe bay sbonld be
BOW TO WILD A SAT SABS.
carried from tbs wagon to tbe opening
In tbs end cf ths barn by nx-ans of a
carrier or sling and then upon ths track
tbe bay la carried to sny part of ths
barn desired. Tbe sill A A, alwwild to
of 8 by B rnetTUl Tbe beams. D D au l
C C should alio be 8 by 8 snd nxrttl
into tus pesta at tbs corners and in tbs
center. These beams serve si rracoa,
snd mnt be securely fastened of the
barn wiil aprraX Oo darser wtkh
mowt bs guarded asairwt wi.l b tJj
hoL-inn of tts eoda. To aeenre t!.e
strocs: atwl rods sIjodU run fruta tbs .
side rlhte, tbs cn-!of wbkb are iUs j
at tbe t pcf (S r(a Tb sn- I r-'
wi)l cnt c-5 s portion of ths crxv-?. at ,
tb'-y aK. mid be fnrtrtvd ahtmt t-nf-t:
fr..n the eo 1 -f ths j '...t.-a. Tbe !
!:,-n will make it pj.n to s 1 1.. '
bow t :.e l;irn la to be 1. 1.- :nct, L
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THE VELVfcT BEAN.
la. Successful Experience With Vaimi
Planting In Corn. . '
I grew the velvet bean successfully!
last year as a forage crop, bnt caved
no seed, says a correspondent of the At
lanta Southern Cultivator. " I planted,!
Tnna QO -In . mm tt umnX ntnnlniv i
Vines were held tip until laden with
the crop, when every hill of ccrn (two
stalks to hill) fell to the ground. I
would advocate this mode of cultivat
ing where yon intend saving your corn
stalks for feeding, and specially so if
yon intend having them shredded, as
in this case they ore easily handled and
enred and make the finest forage I have
ever need. I shall plant all my corni
this year with tbe beans, planting so
tbey can have a ligLt working at - last
plowing. Planted in tbis way yon canl
delay as late aa June 80 or Jnly 1 onj
good land. : It takes nothing from the,
corn crop but tbe fodder, as yon cannot
have that gathered, bat yoa get many,
times its value for the cost of tbe bean
seed. To succeed in raising tbe seed!
we mast plant as early as tbe danger
from froet will permit, and I would ad-.
vise some means of keeping the vines'
6tt the ground, as the seed will rot be-'
fore maturity, the clusters being so
heavy-tbsy lie close to the gronnd.j
Only a small area wonld be sufficient
for seed. I am satisfied wo csn raise
from 20 to SO bnebels per acre. Am
planting a large crop' this year and feel
tbat it will pay me more than any crop'
I shall grow during the Tear, as the.
cost will amount to so little, other tbanl
tbe cost of seed, and the yield Is so;
enormous and so valuable for dairy
feeding, the forage being rich ss com
pared with the ordinary shredded com.
Varieties of Cotton.
An . examination of tbe bablts of
growth and variety characteristics of
the Texas Storm Proof and the Hutch
inson's Storm Prolific suggests a com
mon origin for the two varieties. In'
per cent of lint tbey vary only .8. In
earllness they are identical. In yield
the Hutchinson has the advantage.
Drake's Cluster snd Peerless seem to be
closely related, as do Bates' Improved:
Prollflo and Trltt's Prolific. Tbe Jack
son Limbless, about which so much baa
been said and written, is perhaps more
distinctive in its variety characteristics
than any other except the sea Island,
which belongs to a different species.
While the Jackson Is not absolutely
limbless it seems to be entitled to tbs
name, since 04 per cent of tbe stalks
were limbless and many of those clsssed
ss having limbs did not bear the limbs
ss other varieties do, but tbey bora
somewhat tbe appearance cf suckers or
adventitious limbs, says J. & Newman
of the South Carolina station.
A Weeaer That Works Welt
The weed cr shown In cut from Tbs
Rural New Yorker Is owned, as a cor
respondent of tbat jonrnal tells, by Mr.
Rhodes, a farmer of Portage county,
O. Tbe axle Is shortened so tbat tbs
wheels are a boat seven feet apart This
width is suited to three foot rows of
corn. Ths right banded lever is a lock
A BAT BAKSWSKOXtt.
lever and is jost as It was on the orig
inal hay rake. Ths lever directly in
front of tbe seat was taken from a sulky
cultivator and Is attached by a chain
to tbs back set of teeth. Both sets of
teeth srs raised with this lever. Tbe
extra set of teeth Is an exact duplicate
of tbs other ons except tbat ths timber
representing tbe axis msy be a trifle
lighter. The two axles are hinged to
gether by means of Irons about a foot
long, properly sbsped so tbst tbs back
set of teeth stand st tbs earns angle as
tbs front set Different makes of rakes
would probably require different treat-'
ment ' .
Mr. Rhodes says: "All weeders with
teeth slanting backward are wrong In
principle. Tbey tend to peck tbe soil.
This weeder with tbs teeth pointing
forward will lift tbs soil sod keep it
loose on top. I bsvs tried other weeders
right by tbs side of this, bnt tbis ons
beats them all"
Brief Mention.
The willow leaf lima bean snd wblts
velvet olira are mentioned in sn ex
change ss two wonderfully productive
summer vegetables. A good better bean
arbor onht to Insnre a rrf'-ct harvest
of beans from tbs 1st of Jaly till front,
snd okrs, if cat every day, will con
tinue to bear well.
Rice blast snd a new smut on tbs rice
plant srs very fnl'y discnwd In bul
letin 41 cf tbe F'jath Carulioa station.
In which a BaroUt cf preventive treat
ments for the finot sr tt'-r d. .-talkd.
Onr Imrorls ft lf t- 1 acco f U from
n,hi21 pound. vf.I 1 at t-Wi.-
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5, In 107. to 10.477,1 ponn-!, val-
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Grconcboro ' "
ROR HIGH Fa..
Sold over 5,000,000 pounds last year fur u.i
pounds.
-This is the highest avcrngo made by any t "
Carolina.
Over $1,200.00 paid out daily to farmers for t
year. t
It is the best market in the State for the f.rm. t.
Our Warehouses are large, commodious and v ,.:
etors stand without a peer as slesmen of the wed
Every large firm in the United Spates rikI a mini' :
represented by our buyers.
Tobacco centre, manufacturing centre, trado c. ' ,
educational centre.
Our own manufacturers have a large capacity and ti
trade daily and must have tobacco.
We have the strongest corps of buyers in the woil 1 f
capacity.
VVe want more tobacco and must have it if hidi avs
-Try us with your next load and be convinced of our
Greensboro Tobacco Arn;'
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1 wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance c
to the fact thai the Burlington Insurance Agency, eutatl' 1 :
1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the r' j.
There is no insurance agency in North Carolina with 1
facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give 1
er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, ia t ,
branch ot the business, find lodgement in my office. V,"i
a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warrant-,
ia soliciting s share of the local patronage. I guarantee f
satisfaction in every instance. Correspondence solicited v
all matters pertaining to insurance. .. -
I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will i
it to the interest of all who desire protection fct their f.
or their estates, or who wkh to make absolutely safo and
able investment, to confer with me before giving their r ;
tions to other agontav
, .' Very respectfully,
JAHE3r.ALir
BURLINGTON, K. C.
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HAULING CROPS.
What It Coata to Transport Predaea
. Over Connlrr Heads. ' -
An Inquiry of tbis kind was mads In
November, 1803, by tbe United States
department of agriculture through its
office of road inquiry- . Ten thousand
circulars wers sent oat to farmers la
all parts of tbs United States asking
for information In . these various par
ticulars. Replies were received from
over 1,800 connticsdistrlbuted through
out tbs United Ststea, and tbs results
were carefully compiled. Tbe weight of
loads banled varied between an aver
age or (.400 pounds In ths prairie
e tales and an average of 1.807 pounds
in ths cotton states, tbs sverage weight
of farm loads for tbs whols country be
ing f .002 pounds; or practically a ton.
Tbs average banl was found to be
12 1-10 miles, varying between 8 0-10
miles In tbs eastern states snd 23 3-10
miles In tbs Pacific snd moniitiiin
states. Tbs average cost of mnrkoting
a ton of crops in tbe United tiat.-s was
found to be 13.02. It was as b!0n as
39.13 In tbs Pacific coast and moun
tain ststss, das to long banU, and as
low as 1.87 in ths northern and east
ern states, wblcb are more densely set
tled and where railroads are no morons
snd ban Is are shorter. Tbe average crwt
of hauling a ton a distance of ons rolt
wss 25 cents. It being 22 cents in ths
pTairle and Pacific coast and mountain
states and rising as blgb as 82 cents
la tbs eastern states.
AtsnsxpaerU Ilosnldlty.
Ths wet bulb thermometer for diHcr
pUning moisture la the air is made and
used as follows: rrovkle two ther
mometers and tie a bit of tbe thinnest
mnstln neatly around the bulb of one
of Uses and keep It soaked with wa
ter, lift this thermometer out of the
water and whirl it briskly through the
air for two minutes If the air is very
dry aad for three or four mluutes if
tbs air Is very moist Ik-ad It quickly,
and It gives tbs temperature of a tl.lu
layer of water evaporated wider tin
Influence of tbs wind produced by the
whirling. TUs dvw point of the air In
which tbs thermometer Is whirled Is
about as far below the wet bulb aa
this is below tbe temperature of the
dry bulb similarly whirled snd read
rapidly. The two thermometers may
be hung slds by side on a short piece
of string for convenience, snd this Is
then eUd tbs "sling paychrometer."
V. eat her Eeview.
elf CoatreL
Thers Is no surer safeguard S"'' t
sll dVcreos of mental soundae t:.-m
a habit of self control. As men of qr.u t
blond nsay fill d--ai la mortice. :s of
blj'J eiclterrMnt, so nay - r C n
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