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VOL. XXV.
GRAHAM, N.C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1899.
NO. 3i.
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TXTL? A T A m A KTini? (HrJ .XT' A
. ..... , . .i
yri;e 0f fliiirge to any of the-surrounding towns. Every week our-slock
of furniture nnd house furnishing goods change?. What come., in one
week is generally gone in a few day. .So whenever you come to this
-town drop in ami nee us. You are perfectly welcome and can keep pnst-
e.l on m-w things' in furniture and house furnishings.
Buy your furniture from us and polite drivers will put it in your house
riglt w lioro 3011 waint it.
Davis Eurniture Co.,
Burlington, N. C.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
- JACOB A. LONG,
Altoriiey-.tt-l.nw,
GRAHAM, - - -
N. C
metises In the State mid Keiloral courts
(mice over White, Moore As Oo.'s store. Main
Street. 'Phone No. H.
pins Gray hyxvn.
W. P. Hyki'm, Jk.
it.NUAI &BYNUM,
Attorney and Counselors) at Law
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Practice regularly
rtunce county. - ,
Id tile
courts of Ala
Aaff. 2, W ly
D14. J. 1. STOCKAD
y , Derjtist,
GRAHAM, N. C.
umoe in ine vtsuu uuuainir.
over Aiungm b iiruif siura
First-class work at moderate
prices. Call on me.
Woman
Only Known
what en (firing: from tailing ef tha
womb, whites, palnfnl or jrrenlar
menses, or any disss e of tha distinctly
feminine orffaiM is, A man may ymt
thiie er pity but he eta aet know the
arenles aba a oh throetra tbs tefrlbis
nffailng, aS'patieaU boTM, which
rob her of beauty, hope aad bappW
tieM. Yet this saOarlaa; resU fc
McELRETS
IYI2C.C! CC7C1
win banish it' TUa medicine
cures all " female tliacasea'' quick
ly and permanently. It does a war
with bumiliatiiuj phyaical rsaSU
aatiooa. Th treatmant may ba
taken at boota. Tbava la not con
tinaal expenea and trouble. Tha
sufferer is cored and Uayt tttrtd.
Wine of Card ui is becomlrtbe
leading remedy for all troabiea of
this class. It coats but ft fromaaf
druggist.
For advice in -case requiring
special directiona, silJiaaa, the)
''Ladies Advisory DaoartntejaV
The Chattanooga Medvrioa Oo.,
Cluttaooofi, Taaa.' -
to b U awjr asaaaaaa taanaoasMs
. The State Normal and "Industrial
Collcgw or NJ-C J.-, ,
Offerd lo young women thorough
literary, classical, scientific, and in-
dustrial education and special ped
agngical training. t Annual expenses
tOO to f 130; for non-residenta of the
State I150. Faculty of 30 mem
bers. More than 400 regular stu
dents. Has matriculated about
1,700 students, representing every
eniinltr in 4in Gtnta .TAAni nnp.
I'ractico and Observation School of
aiiout 5-jO pupils. To secure boara
in dormitories, all free-taition ap
plications should be made before
. August 1.
Correspondence invited from
those desiring competent trained
teachers.
For catalogue and other Informa
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PRESIDENT MorVER,
LJiLi Greensboro, C
Red Springs Citizen : . Blind stag
gers is proving to be, a fatal disease
among the horses of this section.
Messrs. Duncan McKay and Neil
McMillan each lost a fine' one the
Pt week. It is only the best stock
that It at tided with this disease, and
in no eaae hare are heard of a cure
being effected. , ....
Yon',
1 assume no m( wueii you
buy Oiamherlain's Colic, Cholera
nd Diarrhoea Remedy. T. A. Al
right & Co. will refund your mon
fy if you are not satisfied after us
,nS t : It is everywhere admitted
to be the most successful remedy in
ue lor bowel complaints and the
dy one that never fails. It is
pleasant, safe and reliable. 4m
- . 1
uiWkliltr tahits
mrrrr.
A Woman X I
inimiiM
rin
DUMMY ALLEN'S TURTLE.
The Soap It Famished Per Albany's
Old Time Epiearea.
. Appeal paper half a century ago pub
lished the following sketch, which baa
lost none of its amnring flavor In the
intervening yean:
The early history of the first at
tempt at tickling the palates of Albany
epiearea with tbat delectable chaos of
flavors known aa turtle soap was made.
I we believe, by the celebrated Andrew
Jackson Allen, better known as Duraioy
Alien, woo liar , many years acieu aa
Edwin Forrest's coelumer and nted to
personate Caleb Qootem on the atage in
a style peculiar to himself. At the time
we apeak of be kept a restaurant in the
vicinity of the old Green Street theater
and waa a prime favorite among the
bloods of the day, who made his place
a customary resort
"Albany was then, as now, a very
nice village, but still there were eotse
things in Dummy Allen's cookery book
nnt AraamaA cj In nnr nliilnaooh V. fie
L therefore resolved to afford our ancient
epicures a taste of bliss in a guise DltD
erto unknown to tbem to wit, turtle
soup. Accordingly public announce
ment waa duly made of the felicity in
store for the lovers of good eating, and,
in order that appetites mightbe fully
whetted, for a few days before tbe ac
ceptable time a sizable, aldermanic look
ing green turtle waaallowed to prom
enade at tbe end of a long string upon
the sidewalk in front of Allen's estab
lUhm.nl Tn Ana time the rftnast came
off andproved a complete triumph of
kitchen art Tbe new and del)clons gut
lio appetite became tbe town talk and
showered upon tne immortal uuuiujv
vast reputation ana mucn goia.
TWw iwim and while tbe mouths of
epicures were still watering with mera-
nriaa r,t racAnt nnag ine Doient an
nouncement was reiterated; once more
a decent looking turtle, 'very ue tne
other, divulged his ample neck on An
drew Jackson's premises, to the great
admiration of beholders: once more i
tidious palates enjoyed select morsel
of paradise rrom Alien s nunei,
kniion anH niiM mnM did vast renown
and much lucre fall to tbe share of tbe
inspired ostomer of tbe inner man.
vk. .nimw'i Aral business in the
morning before proceeding to atate af-
r.Ua wraa to iiuimre waeuier Aiwa btitdu
ud turtle soup tbat day. Tidings of tbe
miraculooa food would agitata tbe sen
ate, disturb tha boose and drive tbe lob
bies wild.
"Turtle soup became all the rage,
sod week after week it was eagerly ds
at fenirth aome sharo and per-
Yw.wu. - ' ry -
1 ..n. nhaVMH thoUffht tOeV
remarked a atriking similarity In all of
Dummy Allen's turtles, vnt very aaa-
lti.itn1 atsnfk with their
strong coincidence of aspect, quietly
took the trouble of potting Ms sign
.1 - tt.m halr rl one annoanced
Cra- that daV'saUokbter. The 111 fated
criminal duly dppeated aid was-cota-
k.A fhal Aavis. tha form of
1, ..julliinl..
"But, amaaemeiUl Wbeoneit week a
1 ' J. JTZIanaaitof fastis SOUP
was n lKjw sT waa V
of limaortaUty anocaeu wnai --
the inspiring Allen when tbat aama
...! k. iMitivL snDDcaexr to os
rJ th week before.
IHUKUKIOU fiviiMt v. w
bearing tbe deeply cot private mark of
ManA turned ID and
our topi'ivwv. -
reaamed ita sidewalk promenade, ap
parently In capital condition iot a
, .-In,.!
lain, "
The secret wss oat The game was
up. Dummy Allen was done for. With
.regular cheap supply of cafcejl beadi
Sooe specimen turtle. Caleb Qootem
had been doing tbe Albany eplcoree lor
a whole season st mtieor wrv.
,nd with the sole sld of their Imagina
.nd With " b'ew"b
vs power, .bf, J!,fd.
noomu a a,
1 A vP 41haUiM-xa BlUU SI waa-w w
time put a golden lining to bis poc"
Albany Argoa.
It CetBt tha Oaaa; wetlau
. . .A hnM tha atteO'
Bow id ion"" ,
tJonof an aodieoca la ofteo s aource tf
. " u I thnaht but th M-
lowing it!"
power and enecfiww
Sc-Marsa. attentir. as any aodieoo.
- - .a . i sail in an W oaiBiua
i ik. .tfaat. inoeau a '
i thia rasDsct
w rTZL?7ZZnM ralth.
rmoB on y - .
. I ..armed OD BJT ne"
" " . The stte
'J
Th attention
BSCS W1IB .7
- . . . u. Mrinarr. Every
was far oeyowa lSl
ey. la tbe bona. "
Jcner from -tart totti. -f '
Seaaa do not accosa m of anJty
thooabt "oreiy - - - - -. ,.
ooe. or it bas ana "
-. . . saaai nam aaaBT lb. i
And I fett srleodid. , ,u
Ine eervics etoead. pad tbe aodoce
STpalpM a broth-wredjew
-ordstome; tbea aawtber. Ooo may
"Lvi ,waT. A doaeai or more r
S&ttTtEt brother'. word Tbo
jooal tote-eat to that srrrao. waa
ftbTfact that the mam to U-u,
of my cost had P-rted- V
Sag Ha of white--7n
If stteatioti lags, part a mm.
Bomiletie Review- '
DcWltfa WltcfcMaicl Sa.v
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT.
Pacta Shewing the Eeoaaesr ef
Hard, Saieoth Stome Roads.
'llhA nrliutlnla t9 ,h. imnjl pa.i1. mmu.
mpfit AA aitvncfltM hv tha wheelmen, la
that the common roads of the country
are aa important as uie railway sys
tems, the statement being made by
them and being easily understood that
there is not an ounce or any commodi
ty haiiled nvpr thn rnllroAila thAt In not
first transported by wagoba over coun
try roads orsuty streets, it does not
matter If thecoininodity la manufac
tured articles that are loaded ou cars
at the factory. The raw material has
first to be hauled to the factory. But
the greatest hauling Is done In the
farming districts, and there It la that
good highways are most needed.
The subject has not been given the
attention and support It deserves aa
yet for the simple rcaaou tliat private,
caoital cannot become Interested In
the hiilldirur of common rondH. since
there would be no Income from the
investment, such as there la In rail
ways. Municipal, counts, state and
tlie national governments nave not had
the Issue brought directly licfore them
in its full significance, because It la
necessary to first educate the people
to the necessities of the movement.
This Is what ia being done by the
wheelmen at the present time, and It
must be said to their credit that they
have enlisted the sympathy and sup
port of all the prominent farmers' or
UKlMrROVRU GOAD.
Fpom L. A. W. Bulletin.)
ganizatlons In the movement. With
tbe two classes working together it is
oqly question of time until the move-,
ment will be made a political issue,
and then will come tbe desired im
provements. The argument offered In favor of the
Improved roads is that they lessen the
cost of repairs, make it possible to
haul tbe largest amount of goods with
the smallest animal power, save time
and Increase property valuations. No
railroad company would expect to do
business if Its tracks and roadbed
were in such condition as to make It
either Impossible to use tbe tracks at
long seasons of the year or in using
them have to lose a great deal of time
and liave immense repairs to make,
and yet tbat U what tiie farmers and
others using tlie common roods are
doing In comparative wny every dny
in the year.
They make the most Impracticable
attempts at road building and repair
ing and then wonder why there Is no
profit In tbelr products, which have
been hauled over bad roads at tbo
greatest expense. It baa been esti
mated that in the statea where the
stone roadsjiave been built the cost of
transportation baa been decreased to
20 per cent of the former figures and
that the roads pay for themselves
wHhln a few years. It baa been fur
ther shown that the amount lost in
the different ways mentioned will
more than pay for the building and re
pairs of these roads on tbe annual as
aessmcnta made for tbem or tbat It
costs no more each year to hae good
roads than it does to have bad ooea.
staaal Taaea Pet la Caah.
Tbo town of Belolt, In Wlacooalu.
baa made a wonderful Improvement In
its roads as tbe result of collecting its
road taxes tn cash, A. C. Towers,
chairman of tbe town, says that,
though tbe taxatfem. waa not Increased
a single cent, It Is eooeooVxi by every
one tbat more has been accompllabed
In two years since tbe adoption of tbe
new system than in any ten years un
der tbe old management It baa work
ed no hardship to any one. aa they
nave hired tbe taxpayers to perform
this labor, paying 91 JO per day of ten
hours for men and $3 per day for men
with teama. Tbe Increased amount of
work performed and the Improved con
dition of the road have stimulated and
encouraged the people, who would not
for a moment think of going back to
tbe oW system. Similar results are re
ported from tbe towns of Weatport,
BandaU, Turtle ami Middle-. In the
laat named town tbe tax waa reduced
by three-fifth and collected in cash,
sod fur more work waa accomplished
than ever before.
Coarlet Laswr aa BeaaaW.
if tbe plan to pot coortcts at Improv
ing tbe highways to feaaiWe. It should
be carried out It wlU not In any way
Interfere with the luborin maa who
Ae,n nmtHti airninat tbe employ-
Vofreloos .. work which deprives
Em of an ooooriuntt, to make a U-
Ina The open air. outdoor uta ana
wbolcsume labor w-ouM result In mak
ing better men of tfiuiujaia. while tbe
prison walls affect tha arerae nature
la tbe opposite way. It wtu Improve
nxMaJs nd road at tla aama Uma,
Urns coming aeaasf to tba Me a
crrUised narJon.
Baad ata
gtranxs aa It may seem, do two
caoaes aro HoaeV anted than tboss of
tbe farmer sod tiat cydlat. .
lissf sod ScbeTwtUngen. two Cities
In Bofland. are to ba connected by aa
i ifamt road WDICB wui nave a nnaf.
w,y . tnA for c-dl-U and a foot
path.
A stone road poorly built for want oc
0! rolllna. even wttl, excellent
1 -a-b.bot a poor hlghwsy at
' TIIE BEST SALVE in the world
for Cuts, Bruise., Sores, Clcera,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns,
aid all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Pile, or do pay re
quired. It is iroaranteed to give
periect satisfaction or money re
funded. Price 25 cent per box.
For sale by T. A. Albright A Co.,
druggists--
COST OF BAD ROADS.
ENORMOUS SUM ANNUALLY LOST
MARKETING CROPS.
The Offln of Itoad Inqnlrr Katlmatea
That iiOO,OOOM0 'Hliiht Be Saved
Trarlr lr the faaatraetloB of
Stone lllebwara.
"It UMiMt be plain to any one who
gives the matter thought that we suf
fer enormous losses each yeur as the
result of bod roads," says Otto Doruer,
chairman of tbe L. A. W. highway 1m
proveuieut comcilttee. "I5ut what do
tiiese losses really amount to, and bow
much would Ikj saved If wo bad uni
formly good roods? We may say that
It doesn't cost tlto farmer anything to
market his crops, because he does all
the hauling himself. True, but Isn'f
his time worth something? Suppose
that In place of every ton of wheat or
bay or jiotatoce loaded on bis wagon
be waa able, aa a result of good roads,
to load up two tons and to market tbe
entire crop of his farm with just half
the labor and fn just half the time
which is required at present, wouldn't
the amount of time he could save be
worth something, and wouldn't It be
worth saving? Labor la tlie farmer's
working capital, which he Is contin
ually seeking to make aa productive
aa possible.
"If there Is a method of accomplish
ing twice as much as heretofore with
a given amount of effort. It is to his
Interest to discover nnd adopt It. Econ
omy of labor means additional acres
which be can find time to make pro
ductive. The only way to compute the
value of labor is to Inquire what It
would cost If it had to be. purchased.
It bas been found that If the farmers
of the TJultcd Stnh-s had to pay some
7ndelsefor marketing-their crops it
would cost tbem on an average 25
cents every time a too was hauled a
mile nearer to market. In other words,
it costs 25 cents per ton per mile. 1
say on an average, for It costs consid
erably lens In many localities. Yet It
costs Kiifnelently more in many others
to make the average as large as stated.
"Taking an average of the number of
nilk-s they are traveled. It costs on an
average $3.02 per ton to bring thein
from the fnnn to tlie railroad station.
It costs only $1.87 In the northern and
extern states, lsit in tlie racldc coast
nnd mountain states It runs up as high
aa $5.12. This, of course. Is for the
value of the farmer's time and that of
bis team and wagou, or what he would
have to pay some ooe else, ot a fair
price, to do his hauling for him.
"How was all this found out? It Is
the result of careful Inquiries made by
the United t'.tnlos department of ag
riculture and of estimates received
from fanners I11 1,200 different coun
ties throughout the United Btatea In
reply to 10,000 requests for such In
formation. Thoac Inquiries were made
for the simple purpose of getting at
the facts In the matter, so that farmers
might know what could lie saved by
tlM building of good roads and might
better be aide to determine bow much
they could afford to spend for building
tbem.
"Further Inquiries' were made Into
tbe cost of hauling crops In the good
roods dlstrk ts of Euixqie. These wero
made through the Culled Statea con
sols Btationcd In various Huroiionn cit
ies, wlio wero Instructed to find out
the exact facts in tbe matter. It was
found, as a result of their Investiga
tions, that the average cost of market
ing a too of farm produce In Europe
waa only 8 0-10 oeota per mile as
against 25 cents In tbe United States.
"It appears, then, aa the result of
careful Investigation, that It costs us
In tlw United States just aiiout three
times as much to market our farm
crops as it doc in Euroix'an coun
tries, where good roads have boeu
built Farmers there are able to make
their loads three tlim as great as
ours, owing to better roads.
"But we are not obliged to go to Eu
rope for Illustrations as by good roads,
for we hare, fortunately, a few locali
ties In our own country which furnish
such examples. Mecklenburg county,
N. C, not long ago began tbe construc
tion of a system of macadam roada.
It was customary there to load up two
bales of cotton 00 a wagon to be hauled
by a mule team. Tbe mules could draw
this load very well during dry weath
er. After a rain, when the roada were
soft, tbo load waa too much for even
a pair of tough mules. After tbe coun
ty bad begun to bulk road, this ..load
waa doubled several times, and It was
found tbat tbe same two mules were
able to haul as much as 12 balea, or six
tons, In place of tbelr former load,
which amounted to only a single too.
Anil more tbe Improved roads made
It possible to haul this load In wet and
dry weather alike, for, being properly
built of atone, tbey were Ot for wao
Immediately after a heavy rain.
'The office of road inquiry lo tbe de
port nx-ot of agriculture baa estimated
that over fOUOJUUOUO mlarbt be saved
annually in the United H La tea by th
conarructloa of good roads. Tbe sta
tistics of the department of agrk-ol-tnre
snow tbe total amount of all kinds
jf sraln raised lo the United Mutes.
The amount consumed 00 tbe farms
was eatlOBit-d as being offset by a
bra amoont of other articles booted
by farmers on tbo pobUc toads. Hy re
dtoctng this an to tons and wring tbolr
Inquiries Into the cost of banting 00
too aa a basts it waa found that tbe to
tal cost of baulace amounted to awl,
414.0US and that two-thirds of this
eoormoos amoont might be saved each
rear.
Tola eatlmats tallies with a similar
estimate of tbe hauling dob 00 oor
ronntrr roads wblcb was made by llr.
John U. Utaht th secretary of the
Farmers National eoOKTvea. He based
his ficorc a poo tbe eiattetlcs of rail-
read and river traoaportatloa covert aa
farm prodEtta-'
- Tha rata of sreeo boo lies la Its
wa nmwtkMied and nuroeroos coo-
stltoeots. which are Joel what la Deed
ed It tha hwa to new tor errs. aay. In
land rvnhry. tn It w have bin for
the abeU. mineral water tor the yolk
sod altmrnra for tbo white. It la aa
aa aO amend food as anr CB
be. There hi only on abjectloo to K.
aod tbat la tbat It Is somewhat eoorew-
trated. If ben or fed on N enttrrry,
they wlU cat too mocb: bene-. It ht
Bimssary'to feed It to connect loo with
bulky food, sort) a clover or
SUN SCALD.
Faetor nrqalrlas Coaalderatloa
la Grotvlaa; Pratt Treea.
In souie parts of the country sun
scald Is one of the most Important
factors In growing fruit trees. Espe
cially Is this true in the southwestern
states, where the danger from sun-
burning controls the whole practice
of cultivation and pruning. In that
country the. trees are headed low, even
down to within a foot or t'.x iucbea of
the ground, In order to protect the
trunks. At the same time any consld-
nrracT or sum bcali.
erable pruning In the tops Is avoided,
because It would expose the larger
branches to tbe deadly sun scald. This
difficulty is less frequently met In the
northeastern states, but the writer (F.
A. Waugb, in The Country (aantleman)
bas lately visltod an orchard aa far
north as Canada and New England line.
where nearly 60 per cenfwjf the treea
were ruined by this trouble. Tbey
were pruned too high, with beads six,
seven and eight feet from tbe ground.
Sun scald la usually worst on apples
and pears, but it may appear on al
most any tree. Tbe accompanying Il
lustration la from a tree of Downer's
Late Bed cherry growing (or dying) In
Maryland. When the damage Is as
old aa thla, where It has been accumu
lating for several years. It Is doubtful
If any remedy can be appllod, though
one can see In the photograph bow per
sistently this tree has tried to heal
over the wound. When taken In the
early stages, snn scald may be cured
by protecting tbe trunk wltb boards,
papers, straw or some similar material.
AL.thfi same time the scaly, burned
parte should be cleaned away, and
some aort of wax may be applied. Tbe
best treatment for son scald, however.
Is to avoid It
Sunburns are usually only tbe be
ginning of other serious troubles. Bor
ers commonly follow closely after.
Bacteria and molds gain access and
cause Incrcasea oamage 10 woou uuu
bark, and the rain and snn check and
crack the exposed tissues, to their
great and permanent detriment. It la
doubtless a fact that sun sraM Is a
more Important enemy of fruit trees
than many of the fungi that have been
extensively studied and elaborately
discussed In recent books and Imlle
tlna. v
sjaare Caraered Slla.
The nrlnclole reason why enHUaW
spoils In the corners of th square slb
Is that the construct Ion Is such thai the
corners pull apart enough to admit the
air, says U A. Clinton In Ths Bural
New Yorker:
With tbe usual form of construction.
there will almost certainly be a alight
give at tbe comers, and the result Is
the ensilage spolla. Tbe ngure snows
how the comers may be constructed so
tbat tber will be no possible chance
for pulling apart. The principal corner
post A should be at least of 6 by ma
terial. " .
Tba ulcers B B should be of Z by 4
scantling and nailed securely. Th
a uawr coax as roa a sua
siding may be of 1 Inch boards, and If
k ar n araanned and matched
ooe thickness of boards wlU be entirely
saffldent. Studding should oe ptaceo
not bore tbao 2 feet apart It Is na
s 1 tassry to explain In detail tbe draw
ing. Tbo siding shown by D D D Is
sailed secorely to tbe 8 by 0 comer
posts, and the siding shown by C C la
so rot that It can be nailed to tbe aun
ptemeotary 1 by 4 atoddlng. After
eoostroctlog tn corner, la this way.
aa tber Is absolutely no cfaanc for
tbem to pall apart, the osoal method
f boardug across th corner may b
followed, so that tbo eosuaf will set
tle mors -ready.
Boras Catawte'a Sharp TMaa..
Rofos Cboate's throats wet pot al
ways ao good natnrrd as sr naoally
those of to modern r-preaeotaUv of
tbe family. In describing a party to a
salt In whir be woe coanseL be once
said: Wby doeo be not pay back tbo
panoey he boa ao HI got? He Is such a
villain that be wouldn't If bo could
sod so mocb of a bankrupt that bo
eouldnt If be would."
Mr. Cboat ale sore remarked of a
woman, 8b to a atoner so. act a
sinner, f or ahe t oor cUeot; ot ah M
a very dlaagreeabl rrlnf
CELERY IN FLORIDA.
Ita Saeeeea as a Mower Maklaa" W la
ter Crop Said to Be Aaawred.
Celery growing in Florida, though
In its Infancy, is attracting much at
tention both in Florida itnd northern
states. Not many years. ago it was
thought Impossible to grow celery in
the south. This was and Is still doubt
less true of southern Btates too cold lo
grow it In the wluter months. Florida,
however, according to a correspondent
of Farm, Field and Fireside. Is an
Ideal land for all such crops in winter.
Celery grows under proper condition
of soli and culture as readily as cab
bage. Ita growth and success aa a
money making crop Is already beyoud
tbe experimental stage In south and
middle Florida. Outlining tbe method
of culture there, the writer says:
In the first place, we grow our cel
ery In the winter. We usually com
mence seed beds In August This Is a
most trying montb In Florida, con
tinual rains, with very hot sun, being
tbe order, nod seed can neither germi
nate nor grow without protection both
from rain nnd sun. It is absolutely
necessary therefore to have a frame
work over beds for sash or awning to
rest upon. Tbe sash, etc., must be so
constructed as to be readily taken off
and put on. The cloth for awning1
and sashes should be light lu weight
and color. This will make it unneces
sary to remove them until after the
seed a.e up. Heavy or dark cloth ob
strncts the light and hinders germina
tion. Beds should be slightly elevated
and a)x to eight feet wide, wltb walks
or alleys between them.
Three sowings may be made tbo
first the last week In August or first
week In Bcptciuber, throe weeks later
another sowing and In October the last
and largest sowing. The first and sec
uud sowiueTieed not be very large,
but should Ik; pricked out for reset
Tlie October sowing need not be pro
tected nnd If properly thinned will
make good plants without resetting..
The beat land with us for celery
growing arc the timbered muck lands.
These are always full of moisture,
vegetable decomposed matter and
humus, making au Ideal condition for
plant foliage development. This nat
ural condition of soli when supple
mented by proer chemicals gives a
showy, highly flavored aud tender
plant.
These lands must be properly drain
ed, cleared and prepared. It may be
found necessary to ditch deeply lu or
der to remove treea, stumps, etc.. In
clearing, tn such a state ditches must
be refilled with soli, gules put lu or
some other system of irrigation put lu.
It la utterly ImpossITiIu to grow good
celery In Florida without a good wa
ter supply. Ilalus with us in the win
ter are, like angels' visits, very rare In
deed. As a general rule your water
lovel should be within 18 inches of tbo
surface. With this Idea In mud no
great mistake need bo made. If your
(Hut Is so Minuted tbat you can hold
tha water level at IN to 20 Inches, you
are all right for moisture. If not you
had better put lu au Irrigating plant.
These muck lands must always be
cropped by some gross feeder, such as
Odd corn, Irish potatoes, pumpkins,
etc., before celery Is attempted. Cow
peas are great soli correctors aud soli
builders, but are thought lo be great
propagators also of Insects and fungus
which attack the young plant and
sometimes work great disaster In the
seed beds. This, however, has not yet
been fully proved, but I think there It
sufficient ground for the Idea to make
ua cautious In tbe use of the pea.
A rara. Ceav.elraer.
Scandinavian farmers In the north
west hare preserved a uuiiiImt of ol'
country devices for building" aie
tools, somo of
which gain fa
vor with friends!
and neighbor,,
of tbose who put
them luto prac
tice. A drawing
of ooe of the)
sent to The Ohio
Farmer r e p r e-l
sents two half
door, of the
common t y p
Tbe lower oou
carries near the
too a tool 1kx,
tbo usefulness
U liwiii""" II" -
which goes 11
bout que s-LI ' lw-i
1. as It Is al-
of
without
tlon.
n.iir ab noon.
.-ava aaailv ac
ceosible both from without and from
tbe Inside of the barn. Whatever arti
cles are commonly placed In tbe win
dows, on dusty shelves, on crossbeams
and In odd comers should find tbelr
way Into tbe door box, so tbat ooe
might always know where to and
tblugs Instead of bunting tbem up snd
losing one's time snd temper.
Brief M rallea.
Cut sorghum for forage when In the
dough stage. Just aa tbe change of col
or begins In tbe beads.
Tbe hunt of tbe Msrylaud station
for a superior new variety of wheat
for Maryland farmers to adopt as tbelr
standard has been In a mrasurc fralt
leas, as tbe variety which heads Its Ut
and which under ordinary clrcum
11 irnnld recommend to the av
rage Maryland fanner for th crop
variety la the stand by today and was
aa -JO) Tears SCO the r nltx.
Tbe fact tbat tbe sogsr cane bore.-
follows tlie new snd succulent growia
... k miu and la at tbe smear arlDd-
Ing season weU Into the tops of tbe
tan suggests an easy method of keep
ing th pest In check tbat of buralnj
th can tops.
ft la aald that cattle, sheen, hogs and
poultry are all very food of velvet
beans, bat horses apparently do not
sellsb tbem.
TV. MtUia.1 Irrfawtnra foCl.ll BS
meets la Cbeyeone. Vi y, uerw. i-a.
Bid mi the Mod.
Mod can Imprison and eoalave thoo
auuta at monte. I know certain oeav
sooo of th year wber families bar
haal and ahaekled br tb mod.
bee prevented from tb eujoymenU
aod pfivilecea of free transit aod ot-
4e lanlaled from tbelr Plxfabora.
Wbe w see what a great enemy mod
la, tb first thing to tak Into eoosJd
.tlai In road bolld In la OOtDO OWB
to avoid mod and band roads that wll
bo free from mod. 8. D. Tall ma a.
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Greensboro Tobacco Market
ROR HIGH PRICES.
Sold over 5,000,000 pounds last year for an average of $7.57 per 100
pounds. ,.
This is the highest average niade by any market in piedmont North
Carolina. -
Over $1,260.00 paid out daily to farmers for tobacco during the pas
year. , ' '
It is the best market in the State for the farmer. -
Our Warehouses are large, commodious and up-to-date, whose propri
etors stand without a peer as slesmen of the weed. ?;
- Every large firm in tbe United States and a number of foreign firms are
represented by our buyers. . ,
Tobacco centre, manufacturing centre, trade centre, railroad centre,
educational centre. , " ' , .
Our own nianuracturers have a large capacity and are increasing their
trade daily and must have tobacco.
We have tho strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warehouse
capacity. . , :
Wo want more tobacco and must have it if high averages will bring it.
Try us with your next load aud be convinced of our merit. 4
Greensboro Tobacco Association.
INSURANCE!
1 wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance county
to tho fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in
1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the ring.
Th ercis n o i nanrance agency in NortirCarolina with better
facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can . give low
er rates or better indemnity- Only first-class companies, in every
branch of the business, find a lodgement in my office. With
a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted
in soliciting aihare of the local patronage. I guarantee full
satisfaction- fn every instance. Correspondence solicited upon
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
or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit
able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica
tions to other agents.
Very respectfully,
JAMES 1. ALKKIGUT,
BURLINGTON, N. C.
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avaahiue and Baaha.
The original uiwnbiip is difficult to
locaUt. From eariiint times and with
all peoples the system ef pledging effects
as recurity for advances in money bas
existed in some form. In this early
period all Iho-e who accepted .pledges
as security for loans were not pawn
brokers In tbe sense that we todsy nse
the term.
Of tbe antiquity of pawnbroking we
lie sasured, but are without a clew at
lo what may have been Its process or
metamorphosis from tlie time of tbe
Jewirh law to tbat of tbe Roman. Its
snslogy to banking, the fact thut the
rawubrnkrrs later became bankers.
would lend to tbe conclaslon mat pri
vate pawnbrokers existed long before
tbe stale took cognizance of tb busi
ness. It seems probable tbat tbe con
stant taking of art idea In pledge, which
of neuemity demanded I heir safe keeping
to secure tbe repayment of tbe loan.
snggeat-d the like deposit of money and
vslnabliM. In this case the progenitor
of the present bunking system was orig
inally a pawnshop instead of a bank.
which later took op the pswn baslness.
Bulletin of Department of Labor.
Carlaas t'alllasa.
In India oil callings sre hereditary;
s baker's son becomes a baker snd bis
son after him. aad so on from genera-
lion ' to generation. Tbe census, bow-
ever, reveals somo more stsrtling voca
tions than tbat of the maker of bread.
Tbe people of Allahabad especially
sro Dot sshsmed of tbelr professions.
Thirty-five describe themselves as
'men who beg with threats of vio
lence;" 224 ss ' fin Iters for gsin; 10
beredltary roooers; wit ss "sow
blackguard;" IS ji "bowlers st fo-
tieraU." while as many as S.372 pnbltc
1 announce tbat tbey sre "poets. "
In tbe other districts ooe una. Re
side tbe ordinsry professions. 11.000
tomtom Pis vers. 45 makers of crowns
for idols. 1 45 ear cleaners aod most
corioos of sll "bercditsry painters of
boraes with spots. '
The census containing this Interest
loo, informs I loo Is kept st the Bsoskrit
college, st Bens res.
He Kaew Hla Baalaeee. '
know a man of affairs in this
city." said a close observer. "wBoss
career has been eminently socceasfal
sod who enjoys great personal popular
ity, bat whoe business noose Is 000 of
the best bated cooceros to tb sooth.
Mr. So-and-so himself M a capital fel
low.' pays nearly everybody, 'bat be is
Miroaoded by a set of tbe meanest ras
cals 00 earth. If ho had tb least idea
how they are carrying 00, ba would
fire tb last 00 of 'era.' Tb member
of bio staff who is most cordiauy dis
liked is a confidential clerk. Tim aod
aas!n people bar coo to tbe proprietor
itbcomplsintssgslnst tbat individual
and be bas sl way. si pi eased deep regret.
1 am extremely sorry b showed , Too
soch little accommodation, be woo Id
reply. aod really I would discharge bim
at one If It wasn't for his poor family."
Som tim ago I met tb bosioem
man of whom I am speaking at loach
aod took tbo liberty of hinting tbat ho
would do wrll to leave less to bis enr
plryeea. tn tepsmie to a quest loo ,1
told him my reaaooo, and I will never
forget hla peculiar, quizzical smile.
My dear fellow,' ho said, 'a great
many disagreeable things hav to bo
done la bosinees. bat It doesn't pay to do
tbem yoer-elf "Sew Orlean Thneaf
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