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. GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24,1001. . NO. 51
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WORK OP WHEELMEN I GOVERNMENT ROAD WORK. I COTTON FERTILIZERS. I LAMP CHIMNEYS. I... ., .g ;
By Guy do MtoopMMBt,:,
rut etltbnM author, Ony 4 Maapiaant ft-
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aMuUtr wcMiw 111 - ' .
rfimiMriMi ol th. mbiMiwat aUii(li Of
.k. niiixi of a icnlua. , - , - -.. .
Here is what tne oia Marquw a at-
diu told us toward ine eua oi. tn.
Bnberf dinner at too house of tt
jtron des Ravels. . -
W had klUed v stag- tat;day.
mirools was the only one oi the guests
-bo had not taken -any-part to the
duie, lor he never nnnieou, ,,. ct
in through that long repast we had
jilted about hardly anything but the
(Ungnter of animals, jot lames ujem
KlTe were Interested ID tale sangnl-
guj and often nnuKeiy. anu ine sra
tere Imitated the attacks and tbe com
lati of men against (beast raised
ttelr arms and romanced In a thunder-
lnj voice.
INnm A ...
- unui ine Dour when the
empurpled sun descended behind the
1 """e" es they beat the thick-
via wiuiout nnaing anything.
ai inBi, rurious and disconsolate,
both were returning, walking their
horses along an allee bordered with
brambles, and they marveled that their
woodcraft should be crossed so by this
" were seized suddenly
nun. i mysterious fear
: The elder said:
"That beast there Is not an ordinary
one. You would say it thought like
n uiau.
:t The younger answered:
"Perhaps we should have a bullet
blessed by our cousin, the bishop, or
pray some priest to pronounce the
worda which are needed"
, Then they were silent
Jean continued:
'Lbok how red the sun Is. . The great
wolj will do some harm tonleht"
K He had hardly finished
when his horse reared. That of Fran
cois began to kick. A large thicket
covered with , dead leaves opened be
fore them, and a colossal beast,' quite
gray, sprang up and ran off across the
woodi""
Both uttered a kind of groan of 1ov.
and bending over the necks of their
heavy horses they threw them forward
with an Impulse from all their body,
nurung tnem on at such a pace, excit
ing them, hurrying them. away, mad
dening them so with the voice, with
gesture and with spur that the strong
naera seemea rather to be carrying
the heavy beasts between their thighs
and to bear them off as If they were
nymg.
Thus they went, ventre a terre, burst
ing the thickets, cleaving the beds of
streams, climbing tbe hillsides, de
scending the gorges and blowing on
the -horn with full lungs to attract
their people and their dogs.
And now, suddenly. In that mad race,
my ancestor struck his forehead
against an enormous branch, which
split his skull; and he fell stark dead
on the ground, while his frightened
horse took himself off, disappearing In
the shade which enveloped the woods.
' The cadet of Arville stopped short.
leaped to tbe earth, seized his brother
M. d' Arville taiediylljCVcer I ft, a, and he saw that the
bin poetry of style somewhat high
wooding, but full of effect . J5e tnust
live repeated this story often, for be
told It fluently, not hesitating on words,
I cawing them with skill -t produce a
picture:
Gentlemen, I have never bunted aet-t
tor did my father, my grandfather
mt my great-grandfather. This .last
m tbe son of a., man whoj hunted
ore than ail of yod Put together. v He
lied In 1764. I will tell, yon how.
His name was Jean, He was mar
rM, father of that child who became
ij ancestor, and he lived with ' his
jwmger brother, Francois 4' Arville,. in
Mr castle at Lorraine, In the middle
of the forest :,-J.itK.VV'..;;:r
Francois d' Arville bad remained a I
tkchelor for love of the chase. k I
Tbey both hunted.from end -of
Oe year to the otheiV wlthoorrepose,
without Etopplnt without r fatigue.
tyij loved only that, understood both-
brains ran from the wound with his
Wood. . .J
Then he sat down beside the body,
rested the bead, disfigured with red, on
his knees, and waited, contemplating
that Immobile face of the elder
brother. Little, by little a fear la
3 . . - ....
vaaea mm, a strange rear wnicn ne
had never felt before, tbe fear of the
dark the fear of solitude, the fear
tLtbe deserted wood, and the fear
also of the fantastic wolf who had
Just killed hlg brother to avenge him
self upon them both.
Tbtf shadows thickened, the acute
cold made tbe trees crack, Francois
got up, shivering, unable to remain
there longer,, feeling himself almost
growing faint Nothing was to be
beard, neither tbe voice of the dogs
nor tbe sound of the horns; all was
silent. along-tbe Invisible horizon; and
this mournful silence of the frozen
night had something about it frighten
ing and strange.
"u,, 'e aeatn 0f the beast and
moaning ana tearing his beard in tell
ing mat or bis brother.
A .a m. .
vuu onen, later, when he talked
again of that day, he said, with tears
in bis eyes: "If only that poor Jean
could have seen me strangle the other,
he would have died conti ut. I am sure
The widow of my anci-stor Inspired
her orphan son with thut horror of the
vunae wuicn nas . transmitted Itself
irom rather to son ns fardown as my
self. The Marquis d'Arvllle was silent
Some one asked:
"That story is a legend. Isn't Itr
And the story teller answered:
"I swear to you that It Is true from
one end to the other."
Then a lady declared In a little, soft
voice:
"All the same, it is fine to have pas
sions like thaf'-Eichangc.
How In.ecta Make Mule.
The katydid has a wing that Is very
curious to look at You have seen this
little Insect, I have no doubt Its color
Is light green and Just w here th winn-
loins the body there Is a thick ridge and
niiuiaer m tne wing. ,Ou this ridge
there is a thin but strong skin, which
mates a sort of drumhead
It is tbe rubbing of these two ridges
or drumheads together which makes
the queer noise you have heard. There
is no music in it certainly. The Insects
coum keep quiet If they wished,- but
tney must enjoy making the noise.
The katydid sometimes makes two
rubs on Its drumhead and sometimes
three. You can fancy she says "katy
did," "she did" or "sbe didn't" The
moment It Is dark they begin. Soon the
Whole company are at work. As thev
rest after each rubbing It seems as if
tney answered each other.
ild you know that bees bum from
under their wings? It la not the stir
of those beautiful light wings we hear.
It is the air drawing In and out of the
air tubes, in the bee's quick flight The
raster a bee flics the louder the bum
mlng Is.
dm you know that insects feel? In
aeed they do. They have nerves all
over them, through their wings and
out to the end of every feeler.
WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO SECURE
BETTER ROADS.
Preparlaar For a Hot Caaapalara la
Stat aa4 Natloaal LearlaUtarea.
. Oar Rla-hway. a Dl.airaee to Oar
latent.
Preparatory to tts work In congress
and the state legislatures for appro
priations for highway Improvement
the League of American .Wheelmen
has been interviewing the candidates
for the offices In which they are most
Interested. The replies received show
that tbe good roads movement is rapid
ly making Itself felt among the legis
lators, for most of them show a com
prehensive knowledge of the subject
and do not hesitate to say that they
are In favor of such appropriations.
Allowances are made for the fact that
these are pre-election promises, but the
league has been very successful In tbe
past In persuading legislators that i work to spread tbe Information and
What I. Betas Doa. Btlaaalato
illftmr laaaroveaaeat.
The good roads question Is today the
subject of a vast agitation begun flrst
by wheelmen, taken up by the govern
ment and now a matter of legislative
consideration the country over. ,As a
result ten states have exhibits at the
present universal exposition In Paris
Ulustratiug how perfect roads ought to
be built This from a country that still
has In part the worst roads In the
world 1? rather daring, but it Is also an
Indication of what Is belsK done. Tho
ten states In question know what tbey
are talking about Tbey bad tbe worst
roads, and now they have or at least
they are constructing the best. '
It will be a matter of news to many
to learn that tbe United States govern
ment has gone Into tbe road question In
the most energetic and thorough man
ner Imaginable, and having, through
the department of agriculture, studied
what constitutes a good road and why
good roads are needed, baa gone to
bf ebe, talked only.of tbJtt, UteAxadj In his colossal hands the
for that
They bad at heart that bbtf passion,
which was terrible and Inexorable. It
epnsumed tbem, having entirely In
nded tbem, leaving them' place for no
ether.
They had given orders 'that tbey
should not be Interrupted In the chase
tot any reason whatever. : My great
iniodfather was born while Ma father
wu following a for, and Jean d'Arvllle
cm not stop bis pursuit, but he swore.
Time of a name, that rascal there
Hfbt have waited till after the view
moor 1 ':
-His brother Francois' showed biiii
KKitlll more infatuated. In rising be
WW to see the does, then the hriras
he shot little birds about the
cutte until the moment for deDartinz
sunt down some great beast1 -
In the country side tbey were, called
. I marquis and If. le cadet tbe no-
. ws then not doing at all like the
Mace nobility of our time. " which
"aw to establish aft.heredltsry Jiler-
-in, u uiies; tor the son or a mar
Vis Is DO mora a mnnt -nnen- th inn
'Artocoont ajbarpn ihftn lie son' of.
I" is a colonel by birth. , But
n mean vanity of today finds "profit
- arrangement. .
1 retort to my ancestors. ''.V 7
tJ$ J 1"!le eenia, immeasurably
r-. uunj. nairy, violent and vigorous,
"younger, still taller than tbe older,
M a voice so strong that, according
legend, of which he was proud.
"Mbe leaye ot tte forests ahook
he shouted; ,
4. when tbey both mounted to go
nnnt that must have been
?W spectacle, , to see .those two
(waaiing their bnge'borsea.
i iU wart midwinter of that
J- " the frosts were excessive
woives became ferocious. .
jB.rL"Ten "tacked belated peasant,
U.u7. 'g anont too Houses,
i lo,u..TT ,nnet to sunrlae and de
Ttbe stables. . J
T NUD rtimAa " -
great body of Jean, straightened it and
laid It across tbe saddle to carry it
back to the chateau; then he went on
his way softly, bis mind troubled as if
he were drunk, pursued by horrible and
surprising Images.
And abruptly. In tbe path which tne
flight was . Invading, a great shape
passed. It ,was the beast A shock
of terror shook tbe hunter, something
cold, like a drop of water, glided along
bis reins, and, like a monk haunted of
thejdevlL be made a great sign of the
cross, dismayed at this abrupt return
of th frightful prowler. But his eyes
fell back upon trte inert Doay mm Lie
fore him, and suddenly, passing ab
ruptly from fear to anger, he shook
with an Inordinate rage.
Then be spurred his horse and rushed
after the wolf.
n. fo:iowed it bv tbe copses, tbe
ravines and tbe tall trees, traversing
woods Which he bo longer knew, nis
eyes fixed on tbe white speck which
flew before bim through tbe night now
fallen upon tbe earth.
.His horse also seemed animated Dy a
foroe'and nn ardor hitherto unknown.
It, galloped, with outstretched neck,
straight on, hurling against tbe trees,
against the rocks, the bead and tbe
feet of tbe dead man thrown across
tbe" saddle. Tbe briers tore out the
hair.' ,Tbe brow, beating tne nuge
trunks. SDattered them With blood. The
spurs tore their ragged costs vor oara.
a tut anddenlv the beast and tb horse
man Issued from the forest and rushed
Into a valley Just as tbe moon sppearea
above the mountains. This valley wss
stonv. closed by enormous rocks, wun
nt Dosslble Issue. And the woir was
onrnarevi and turned round.
Frannnla then uttered a yell or joy,
which the echoes repeated like a rolling
hnrir and he leaned from bis
hnru hta cutlass In his band.
The beast with bristling nair. u
Wtr arched, awaited him. Its eyes
glistened like two stars.
The Prleklr Pear a Teat.
One of tbo most serious difficulties In
the way of land settlement In Some
parts of Australia Is said to be an ob
noxious plant called the prickly pear,
As a pest to farmers It may be fairly
classed with the rabbits. It has taken
possession of whole tracts of country,
and the settler has to fight a pitched
battle for every acre be calls his own.
A single fruit brings forth thirty, sixty
and even several hundred fold of good
productive seed. All herbage may droop,
die and disappear In the oven of an
Australian drought, but the pear sur
vives, flourishes and carries on its proc
esses of expansion and reproduction
with unconcern. In the fierce "strug
gle for life," when a drought Is devas
tating the land, this pest Is a living ex
ample of tbe survival of the "unfit-
test" It was brought to Australia.
like the rabbit either for use or orna
ment and It has become a plague and
a pestilence. Its extermination In the
colony of Queensland, at least is a
question of national importance. Les
lie's Weekly.
But before
W IW.JS'LW offering battle the strong hunter, .el
Met. w V m fAWMMJ WVUi
a a. i AjaA1 him AD at FOCaC
. . " i mw nim Urviurr, w" a-. - -
"J far. otimasfc wfiif that I rr. ik nn m head.
two ehlldrei'iniwedTfl Vnan . blot of
tkTTL" .""' nglI all tbe dogs ba abouted In the ears, a iri ne
"garde du pay. and penetrated ?talktog to deaf man: "Look,
eW.. th't7rd Jtanl jok t tbJsr
snnninr and .m. v. .k Mmaelf nnon the
r" the hrniu m m .i .1 . I ... 1.1m. atrnnar eOOUsTD
mnnniam. iu vi u
kT tbe hoUSCa ifflrmkl aha the
? wt hi. brs ..i t;:
J . of jhe ughts flicker. And
paalc ran threogh an tbe prov-
sat. ., "" a"1 to ra. out an;
MW!lcbtftlL Tbo hadea seem
j""" by the image of tbe beast
t-i . ."T1 H-Anruie resolved to
9 rL "wal time
Weim!!?"1 " gentlemen of
aa. inM tfiUk 1
XL-. wy l
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at
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U-ckedaoB.
if ti
th for-
y
, tfltW:
t f.
" " hisa-
far Rum
a - a
atones to bis banas. i
to bite him, seeking to strike to at
bit rtomach. But he naa "
.v. w ithmt cTen using nis wenp-
cZand be .strangled It gently. listening
to the stoppage of the breathing. taU.
throat and tbe beattog. of
And ;, toughed,
preaamg closer and dcer his f rmia-
EThUr-. crrtog in delirium of
. All i-aw
W 1 a
jlstatnc ceftateo.
Th hods ot
.. . 1.. Ti was ueau.
won uww - t. . hiM
The. '"7;
arms, earned nun - ; - Mtt
m fhii re u l"
A School For Walter.
In former times most things were
done by rule of thumb or after a long
apprenticeship. Now apprenticeship
Is becoming a thing of the past and
rule of thumb Is giving way to scien
tific training. In Vienna there Is a
school for waiters. Tbe first course
Is devoted to a theoretical exposition
of tbe art of serving nt table. When
the pupils have sufficiently mastered
the principles of the art,, they are al
lowed to practice on two ladles sod
two gentlcnien In evening dress, who
dine at one table. The professor
watches tbe operation and sharply
calls the waiter to account If be uses
an ordinary corkscrew Instead of an
automatic one, or carelessly puts bis
finger In tbe soup. If be should b
without gloves, be Is shown bow to
conceal tbe fact by means of the
Tlette, and so forth. There sre 1,900
aupils In this school a lone.-London
Chronicle.
A Towa For Xervoa. Folk.
Do you know which Is tbe most mu
sical town In the whole world 7 it
Desterd. In Brazil. One of our readers
who resides there says: "In onr town.
which contains scarcely 15.000 Inhab
itants, possessed of small means, there
are 300 pianos and several choral so
cieties. The three suborbs. again, boast
of six musical societies, two for each.''
If tbe manners of this town are not
axeectlonally sweet proverb are of
no acconnt Paris GaoloU.
such promises must be kept when they
are duly Installed In office.
In line with this work the league
has sent ont a circular letter stating
Pariah Don Have Territorial Bal
Perhaps the most Interesting and cu
rious fact concerning tbe Constsntlno-
ple dogs Is that tbey live In distinct
quarters. All tbe streets in Constan
tinople are divided up Into separate
dns- auarter. wblcb are Inhabited by
sets of dogs vsrylug f perbsps 10
or 20 In number. Tbe frontiers or eacn
nnarter are known only to tbe dogs
thomaaiTp. thouxb one can get to
know tbem by noticing now far a dog
will follow one when enticed by some
tA E.rh at-narate colony guards Its
territory with tbe utmost Tiguance,ana
these same creatures, which seem so
i-MinVrent to all that goes on srwou
them, will at once Jump op and bark at
any strange dog tost mcromcorw upoai
tbeir territory, and sbotrld Uavhwrud
er persist tbey will set upon bin and
chase blm out again- im wvii
how the demarcation of these quarters
wss first arrived at
whara, v , . . . . - I - . . a tender VOlC
- J oroiner, v llttUl jean!
OWIlat SMl f
tU m. cattle,
hiaj. , v '.'; Tere, there, there, my
w-TaT.. .r
rned'to the a Uugbto,
ATf. - insult 14 erytng. like
tookthelr -tmng Wood- birth of Pantagrnel uttering aboom
. Kfaemldable beajf, aiidroftrittmph,anJstamping'th
.1m, mm
riMMl John l. ralmer was fond of
t.tim. the amoaloc cirrnsaataDces ur
4., whlen hairst met Stcpbes A. Doug
Us. During tbe snmmet of 1838. with
. jiaatro to ere more ef the wortd. be
tarted oot to pWl Hocks In wrters
Illinois. On evening rainier aa m
friend stopped at a J,
thar and wete awakened gt aOgtitwltt
thVcipUnalloe that tbey wewAI have
to take twe men Into tbrtr bete.
On of th newcomers nd poll
tica of Palmer and his coai pa-ton. j
-jly friend Is a Whlg. sWI Pilmer.
and I am a Democrat."'
-WH on take the Whig." said tb
atnsrtr to Vml companion, "and It
font In with tb Drmorrat- -
la tb nMrnlag Ptimit nd that
lit bedfMeW waatlonaa
A SAITOT BOAD.
briefly tbe claims for tbe good roads
movement and asking for tbe Individ
ual views of each recipient. Tbe cir
cular follows:
"Bad roads cost agriculturists and
teamsters upward of 1500,000,000 per
year. This condition must exist until
aid is given by national and state offi
cials. Bad roads and lack of road
building knowledge cost New York
state $3,000,000 annually In keeping
even passable Its highway system.
"Tbe average cost of hauling prod
nee in Europe Is 7 cents per ton for
each mile of transportation. The aver
age In the United States, as computed
by tbe office of road Inquiry, Is 25
cents. Tbe entire people pay tbe difference.
"Good roads are not only an econom
ic necessity, but are essential to educa
tional and social advancement in tbe
rural districts.
States that have made approprla
tlons for blghway Improvement have
been compelled by tbe farmer to In
crease tbe appropriations annually bo
cause be knows tho value of road im
provement Massachusetts and New
Jersey have expended millions for tbe
purpose, and this expenditure meets
hearty approval from all classes.
The roads of the United States are a
century behind those of any country In
Europe having a similar standing
among the nation. Tbey are a. dis
grace to our Intelligence.
"Tbe League of American Wheelmen
on behalf of the 8,000.000 wheelmen
and wheelwomen of tbe country asks
that tbe roads be Improved upon a ba
sis adequate to the demand for tbem.
Tbe farmers' national congress, repre
senting the agriculturists, baa force
fully indorsed tbe movement Automo-
bllists are uniting In further support
Good roads reduce first costs. In
crease profit to producers and reduce
cost to consumers.
Highways are feeders for railroad.
All grain and produce must (trot be
hauled over highways ln-fore shipment
can be made to domestic and foreign
markets.
"The political party Inserting a stroll
good roads plank In Its platform will
make votes la every class. Increasing
as It will educational and sot-la! facili
ties, those In search of recreation In
fact all users of highway.
"Congress started a national road
aystem In tbe early pari of the century,
but discontinued It upon the advent of
tbe railroads. It should take litem np
again now that tbe railroads, tbe sec
ond highway of transportation, practl
cally cover tbe entire country for Inter
state and International purpose. Tb
primary road should be made 10 keep
ing.
"We appreciate your courtesy In giv
ing u a bearing."
Tb official of tb league from past
experience know tbc work iiefore tbem
and are undertaking It with confidence.
Tbey fully expect an appropriation
from conaTPM and predict that If tb
national government again aorne tb
work Of highway Improvement It win
not be long until tb United 8tates can
compare Its toads favorably with any
country of Europe. ...
Geo bus L. MrCAarar.
teach the people.
It baa experiment stations In every
state In tbe Union, where lessons In
road making are taught. Hundreds of
pamphlets showing Just bow a good
road is constructed and bow It may be
preserved have been published by tbe
government and may be had for tbe
asking. Object lessons In road build-
I Ing are given annually In every state
I In the Union, when In some worst sec
tions a quarter or half, or even a mile,
of excellent roadway is constructed,
I and the people shown bow and wby It
I ought to be done. These object les
sons, begun In 1804, have done more
than anything else to start tbe great
movement whtcb Is now furthering
tbe construction of perfect roads tbe
bind over.
The government in these exhibitions,
ordinarily constructs three specimen
roads a modern macadam, a sand and j
an ordinary dirt road. When tbese
roads are completed, a heavy farm
wagon, loaded wttb produce, Is drawn
over each of tbem, and tbe amount of
force required to haul It Is determined
by tbe use of a trackometer. This In
atrnment Is so constructed as to ac
curately register every pouud tbe
horses pull at every stage of the haul
in plain view of those In Its vicinity.
It Is made clear by these experiments
that a team harnessed in tbe ordinary
way Is subject, under tbe best condi
tions, to a contluous Jerking motion,
which must, on even the smoothest
country road, greatly Increase its fatigue.
On a dirt road In bad condition this
Jerking becomes a succession of heavy
blows - transmitted to tbe team by
means of a collar. Tbey are cruelly
painful bruising tbe shoulders, harass
ing and torturing tb animals, coo
stantly lessening their value a well
as directly decreasing tbe amount of
the load that It Is possible to baul,
reakM to K.aaan.
Be was ont walking with a young
lady who bad a deckled antipathy to
cigarette, but not being aware of ber
prejudice be lighted on of tbo little
roll and pegan smoking with great
B-uato. Inhaling tbe fames deep bit hi
longs and then wowing great rings np
at tb moon, wblcb gazed tranquilly
down on bl folly.
Offended by bis presomptioa, ah
aid, wKn dangerous urbanity:
"Do you know, I can read fortune in
cigarette smoker
"Indeed r exclaimed tn ooauapect-
tog youth. Terhaps you'll coodeacend
to read mine."
-Ob, certainly; If yon wish f
Then ah gased np to tb air at tb
delicate Mb wreath of amok. 8 be
hesitated, evidently puxsVd about
-I am deckled akk-h mt two thing
la to befall yon." sbe admitted. . "Toor
fortune Is not so easily read an I fatv
dad K woaJd b.
"What are tb two ibhigsr
Why. I can't determine whet ber yea
are marked ont for tbe ttmg dlacna or
tnnacy." was tbe answer. ; "Cigarette
bare such dlverae effects on people of
yonr temperament
A moment later tne ctgaretw 7
(Umascrlng hi tb garter, snd th for
tnn teller was listening to ber escort's
narrasaed apoioflea. Memphis
Sctmttsr. ' ' - " -
FARMERS AND HIGHWAYS.
twi Karat Rosa Are EaMatlal t
Their Welfare.
The steady progress of tbe good
roada movement among farmers shows
th study that Is being given this very
Important economic question. Speak
ing of tbe necessity for highway Im
provement A. B. Cboate, vice presi
dent of th League of American Wheel
men, says:
'Every person who Is at all familiar
with the business of a modern railway
company knowa that but a fraction of
Its money and employees are engaged
to actual hauling of freight and pas
sengers from one city to another. We
know that millions of dollars and
thousands of men are employed by tbe
railway companies to secure suitable
terminals and to handle freight and
passengers when not In actual transit
And yet no man can be found who Is
so foolish as to think that an Immense
railway business can be profitably con
ducted unless the best modern railroad
bed and track are provided for that
part of tb business wblcb consists of
hauling goods and 'passengers.
"So It Is with tbe vast agricultural
business of th - United 8 tales. Al
though most of th work Is don on
the farm, a large part of It consists to
hauling freight, and every well Inform
ed person knowa that a good wagon
road for the agricultural business. Ilk
railroad for railway bosincn. I no
of tb most Important fadlltlea for
doing this business. It Is too late to
th progress of events to argue this
proposition. "
- "Now. tb country wsgoo road
wblcb will best serve tbe agricultural
interests will also best meet tb neces
sities of tb wheelman. It la perfect
ly plain, then. Hut tbe Interests of tb
farmer and of -tbe wheel man are In
this respect Identic!. Not only that
but It most not be forgotten that th
wheelman now comprise sll classes of
baslnes and professional men. wbo
nails that tb prosperity of this coun
try depend upon the prosperity of tb
farmers, and for thai. reason tb In
terests of tbe farmer and tbe , wheel
man ar common."
A Brief Bxalaaatioa of th Way They
Work Aaaanonlav and Aelda.
In answer to tbe question, "Will ncid
without cottonseed meal 'and potash
be a good fertiliser for cotton planted
after stubbier The Southern Cultivator
says: There seems to be a want of un
derstanding with very many as to the
part fertilisers play in making crops.
Commercial fertilizers, as a rule, do
nothing more thau supply a small
amount of available food for imme
diate use by tbe plant
This supply of food Is of two kinds,
mineral and atmospheric or vegetable.
Tbe phosphate rocks are ground to a
flour or meaL Then sulphuric acid Is
mixed with this meal. This makes
soluble a certain part of the .phosphoric
acid In tbe meaL This soluble part
then becomes available for plant con
sumption and helps plant growth. This
Is about 12 to 14 In 100 pounds. Tbe
80 or 88 pounds remaining are sbso
lutely worthless. .
Then most of tbo manufacturers mix
iu with this acid phosphate some Ger
man kalnlt or muriate of potash so ns
to give tbe mixture about 1 'j to 2
pounds of potash In 100 pounds of the
mixture.
- Some of tbe goods now on the mar
ket as low grade goods have only eight
pounds of acid phosphate guaranteed
to the hundred pounds. Wetbenlmv
from 10 to 14 pounds of plant food in
100 pounds of acid phosphate. This
will give from 200 to 240 pounds of
plant food In a ton. Tbe remainder
waste. There are a few brands that
contain a little more, say 200 pounds.
What are called complete guunos
have nitrogen In shape of ammonia
added In quantities containing about
IVs to 3 per cent ammonia. This am
tnonla Is not a mineral, but atmospher
ic, element and Is taken either from tbe
blood of animals or nitrate of soda or
Peruvian guano or cottonseed meal or
rotting vegetable matter, etc. All of
tbe family of legumes, such as clover,
peas, beans, etc., take it from tbe air,
Our experience la all on the aide of
cotton's ability to do tbe same thing,
But to your case tbe stubble which yon
propose to turn under will furnish
some ammonia without cottonseed
meaL
Ammonia will cause tbe cotton to
grow off a little faster ot first But In
fruiting season the uclds seem to catch
np, sometimes to go considerably
ahead. We would feed tbe cottonseed
meal to cows and save tbe manure.
This will help the crop and build up
tbe land permanently.
Point Ahaat Til and taring It,
-Til when properly placed In a ditch
do not require a covering of small
stones or graveL and they will do bet
ter work If th regular soil Is used for
covering. Horseshoe tile are not ns
good for tbe purpose of draining ns
round tile. While tbey would be rea
sonably sure to stay In place If proper
ty laid, tbey are not as efficient as
round tile. Th reason tbey ar not as
efficient la sbown In tbe cut If but a
mall stream of water Is flowing. It
spreads ont over the entlr flat surface
of the horseshoe tile, and there Is not
depth enough of water to cause tbe re
moval of slit or sediment wblcb may
accumulate. It la far more difficult to
lay horseshoe tile and do good work
than to by round tile. If tbe round
til docs not make a tight Joint with Its
neighbor. It may . be turned until a
place Is found where tbe Joint Is rea
sonably satisfactory. If the horseshoe
tile doe not fit with Its neighbor, then
tb shovel must be used and earth re-
Made la TVla Coantrr by Millions Aa
saaUf Foe Homo Vo aad Hxoort.
"The lamp chimney," said a man ac
quainted with the trade, "seems a sim
ple sort 'of thing, but there are not
many things of more common us th
world vover, and In tbe aggregate th
number sold is enormous. In this coun
try there are 12,000 men and boys em
ployed in making lamp chimneys, and
the chimneys produced number mil
lions annually. The greater number
are now made west of tbe Alleghany
mountains In Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Indiana, where tbe majority of th
glass works of the country are located,
many of them In the natural gas regions.
"Tbe first glass works in tbe country
were established in Boston, and former
ly the glass making Industry was prin
cipally In the east. Now there are not
nearly so many glass factories here as
there once were.
'One not familiar with tbe business
might be Surprised with the great vari
ety to which lamp chimneys are made.
Lamps are made In these days in very
great variety by many makers, and of
course there are made chimneys suita
ble for all of them. There is one Amer
. lean lamp chimney maker who, count
ing sizes and styles, produces 000 varie
ties. Among the great variety of chim
neys made there are some that are of
common use everywhere, and then
there are some that are specially suited
to demands In this or that part of tbe
country and are not In demand In
other parts.
"Lamp chimneys are not only made
In far greater variety than formerly, to
fit perfectly every sort of lamp, but
tbey are also mado better than ever. In
indigestion
dyspepsia
biliousness
and the hundred and one simi
lar ills caused by impure blood
or inactive liver, quickly yield
to the purifying and cleansing
properties conuunca in
JobnsttSn's
ftarsaparilta
QUART OTTLB.
It cures Dcrmanentlv by actine
naturally on all organs of the
body. Asa blood-cleanser, flesh
builder, and health-restorer, it
has no eaual. Put us in Quart
Bottles, and sold at Si each.
"TMB MtCHIOAN ORIXI COMPANY,"
Detroit, Mica.
Oar mt Soaeh BoaOa.
Considering th great care tb ad
minlstratlun now takes of road in
France and th solidity with wblcb
they are constructed tbr wer en
gineers wbo thought that certain road
oa Which there was not macn wear
and tear might last Indennttety-tbaf
m, that 'th debris, which was gath
ered from tb road thtmselve. being
sod to repair tbem, no new material
would ever b aictsss ry. These eagt
Br wore desirous to bring tne max
im. "Maximum ef beauty, minimum of
into practice Bat hi bis book
Dnrand-Clsy says that xpeneuce
ooo taught them that tb maxim Is
paradox icai. for a road that to mended.
Subscribe tot Th Gleaner.
it wDl bar to b newly -mad.
Vieat Stat AM roe MoaOa,
New Jersey paused tb original state
aid Uw to 1801. Tb salient features
of this state aid taw ar that tb abut
ting ptoocrty owners sloes th Improv
ed roadway pay 10 per cent of the coat.
tb state XS 14 per cent and tb ronntyj
th remainder of tb coat
MOUND TILS MORSCsaoC TIL
moved or filled In as tbo occasloo may
require. If horseshoe tile arc used,
tbey will do better work if they are
Mid with tbe Oat tile up. for tbeu con
dlttoas as to tbe flow of water are pro
duced which ar mor nearly Ilk those
present with th round til. When
round til ar laid. It Is well to lay
piece of common tsrred building paer
over tbe Joint before filling- In with
erth. No matter bow tight the Jolut
Is mad there to always a slight open
tog. and there Is a possibility tltst soli
may pass Into th til aad obstruct tbe
passage. After th til ar placed
small plec of building paper laid over
tho Joint Just before replacing the
earth will Insnr against obstruction.
saya L. A. Clinton among some Item
of adrlc given In Country Gentleman
rtof Mention.
"Hemp aa a money crop" Is talked
boot. Kentucky baa long growu a
bemp, different however, from tbe
Imported article, Twenty-four milllou
dollar worth of coarse fibers for tbr
manufsctur of rope, twin and 'bag
gtog wr Imported In tbe past Bscal
ear.
Equal parte of cottonseed meal and
eld phosphate have given best results
as fertilisers for Irish potatoes at tlx
north Louisiana station.
A bog tike grass or clover In sum
mer and a little hay In winter, but ac
cording to Nevada experiments pigs
will not gain on bay alone. Tbe sts
tioo fed f onr pigs weighing I ) pounds
each on bay for three week snd re
ported a shrinkage of 85 pounds In thai
time.
Although tb cocoa nut i a natlv of
tb tropics. It bss liren aitccraafnlly
grown In Florida. Only the narnr
ante commonly And their way bitv tb
market, though tbr fruit of the greea
at I much reliabed where It la St lia
Large acre Ja Flnrfcl which bar
not been found profitable for other as
aaria- arMh Ha oara aaaiaetal arfU ha tsat
end wear away t such a degr that j rtcoMnral pnrpoare are-eeW to be wen
suited to caseava growing.
Vlowa to Atoafte.
The old idea that the body some-
lime needs a powerful, drastic,
purgative pill has been exploded :
lor Dr. Kings New Ufa Fills, which
TJTmTZyJ ?en U7 -tim-
f tb road. f luuuc utct auu iwwta tu cijici
Tb first money ever paid In tbepmaooous matter, clean we syt
Cnited State nmter astir aid tow waaMJtom and absolutely cure Constipa
te tb county of Middle to Decern-pat ioo and Sick Headache. Only
ber. MM, and tb amount was gay 25c. at A. J. Tbompoca dc
.- i - Idruff store.
Cos
fact, lamp chimneys have advanced
with everything else. But enormous
and increasing a tbe production U, tbe
demand scarcely keeps pace with tbe
Increase In the population, this being
especially true of cities In wblcb gas is
more and more used and here In New
York, for Instance, by users through
slot gas machines, wblcb have some In
fluence on tbe sale of lamp chimneys.
Still the number of lamps used here Is
enormous. There are plenty of peoplo
burning gns, for instance, wbo have as
well three or four lamps, and the num
ber ot people here wbo use lamps alon
for the purpose of Illumination Is very
great There are used In New York
and Its vicinity millions of lamp chim
neys annually.
"There are received In this city from
western manufacturers for domestic
consumption I suppose about four car
loads of chimneys weekly, running
from 1,500 to 2,000 dozen chimneys to
tbe car. Tbese are sold to Jobbers, wbo
distribute them through their trade to
customers In the city and hereabout
and to customers at greater or less dis
tances away. Perhaps half of these
chimneys or rather more are used in
tbe city or within 50 miles of It. To tbe
chimneys thus brought bere are to be
added those produced here, the eastern
chimneys being made chiefly for the
local trade and for export
We Import a few lamp chimneys of
the cheapest and of tbe best grades,
the cheap chimney from Germany and
tbe costlier from Prance, but tbese Im
ports cut only a small figure In tbe to
ut consumption, and we export lamp
chimneys In great quantities. We send
very few to Europe, though we do sell
them some of our best chimneys. But
outside of Europe wo sell lamp chim
neys everywhere. We come Into com
petition In some parts of tbo world
with the Germans, who make chim
neys very cheaply, but our exports are
Increasing, and we send chimneys, as
I said, everywhere to Mexico, tbe
West Indies, South America, South
Africa, China la fact to ail lands to
which lamps are used, all around tb
earth." New York Sun
Looter Thaa tho rail.
Tourlats wbo go to see Bolton abbey
to England usually push on to Pos
fortb 01)1 waterfall, wblcb Is near by,
relates Tbe Youth's Companion. On
one occasion an old guide accompanied
S party of very garrulous ladle and a
solitary gentleman to the bead of tbe
gorge where the water comes down.
The gentlemen became somewhst tired
after awhile, possibly from sightseeing,
and remarked:
"My good fellow, bow much farther
is It yet to thefalir
"Just a minute or two. sir." the guld
answered. "As soon ss tbe ladles stop
talking you will bear the roar."
BaalaoMllko.
Hewitt Gruet Is a very businesslike
fellow.
Jewett Yea; I understand that when
be paid hi wedding fee be asked tbe
clergyman for a receipt. Brooklyn
Life.
"Woman's Work
. is Never Done."
Vi eomttnt cut cunts ilttplmnett,
lot of tppettt, tiirtmt nervousness, mi
thii Uttd feeling. . Bui A wndtrfal
chtngt comes ivhcn Hood' SuttputU
ot fsAen M ppocs pttftt rtch blood? pood
Appetite, siejuty nerves.
Take Urtntta tor Iirar Hta. ajc
For sale by
J. C. SIMMONS, Druggist
We Want toDye
Your clothing old
dress fabrics, and
guarantee perfect
satisfaction in ev
ery respect.
Lightning Grease tradicalor
FOB SALE.
M. WHITE,
GRAHAM, N. C.
When you
Do Dye .
We want to
Bury you.
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UNDERTAKERS,
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pamphlet, -How to Plant
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Citi N'l ao lonar wanted;
IU yon all about taoa Ut
rod appUa. thoae bietoua
poMboa, and Japan plana
with toetr oriental sweet
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came from that nradaeod
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Maploa, young, tarlfty trea
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kind that grow off wall. Mo
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moat rapid growing maple
ndoneof tbo ntuat boaa
tifal bada tree. Writ
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Nature In aAiengtaealnn and recon
structing the exhausted digestive or
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can approach It In efficiency. It In
stantly relieve and permanently eure
Lmpepaia, indigestion, ueartDura,
Flatulence. Soar Stomach. Hanaeav
Sick Headache, Oastralgia, Cramp aad
all other result of Imperfect digestion.
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