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1 11 I I I FlV THIS PAPER ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Volume XV Lenoir, N. C, Friday, June 20, 1913 ' No. 65 s;- ; . 1 : 1 : i r: : : i : MOUNTAIN FLOWER BEDS. v ' -J . Where Nature Paints Wild Flowers in The Most , ' Gorgeous Colors. Green Park, N. C, June 17. Surely if there is a Garden of Eden in the kingdom of man, it lies in the sunset land kissed by the winds that leave the mountain pinnacles and coquet with the inonarchs of the forest, and the flora beneath their shade as these winds frolic, in joy ous glee, and dance down to the valleys below. The Blowing Rock country this year, as in years past, is 'now fully adorned for the sum mer visitor, as beautiful as a bride adorned for her bride groom.. From the Rock itself, in a setting of wild scenic love liness and magnificent pinnacled distances, rendering the effect strikingly impressive and beau tiful, you view an ocean of mountain peaks of unusual splendor, and the horizon is mar gined with glorious mountain majesty. At every turn and nook the rhododendron queen of the mountain flora lift their mass of white and pink tinted blossoms in stately dignity against the dark green of the wood, like vestal virgins before the sacred emerald-hued altars of nature; and the mountain lau rel dotting the hillsides, thread ing the waysides, nestling in shady dells, or clinging to the banks of the crystal streams, with complacent vanity, at their images reflected in the clear and sparkling water mirrors. One feels like he wants to worship with these flowers, and their choir of birds that thrill you with their glad songs, returning thanks for the countless sweet, glad tilings, living and growing under the calm, wide cerulean sky of such a beautiful and picturesque country as nature has spread out in the Blowing Rock section for man's health and enjoyment. Beautiful vild flowers bloom everywhere, smiling at you, toy ing in the breezes,, and bidding you welcome to mountains en veloped in beauty. The wood land flowers of the Blowing Rock country form a lovely com bination of colorings; thoir gol den hearts set. off by petals of white, lilac and the dark rich purple of the pansy velvet. They are as fair as lilies, and as varigated as a trelis of sweet peas, even down to the modest little bluets, that remind you of little Quaker ladies, shining in clusters, here and there, like little patches of blue sky and sunshine, fallen to earth, clasp ed in each other's arms. 'They appear to delight in giving their beauty to barren, stony places, where no other green thing will grow, or hugging old stumps, as if in loving sympathy for the tree's departed glory. No more interesting, or modest picture of sweetness is presented than a cluster of bluets in an old stump. This glorious Blowing Rock country where the breezes are ever blowing, more than 4,000 feet above sea level awaits, and welcomes, the coming of those who love nature, beautiful seen ery, refreshing rest and sleep, with a lavish and bountiful sup ply of all that inspires health, vigor and joyous recreation. Visitors have already begun to arrive. The Green Park Ho tel opened yesterday. This year this hotel is under the man agement of Mr. Howell Cobb, whose reputation in Durham, Greensboro and Raleigh Is well WOMAN SHOOTS DR. BR1NKLEY. Savannah, Ga., June 16. Dr. Guy 0. Brinkley, a physician of this city, was shot to ' death in his office here this afternoon about 5 o'clock by Mrs. Eugene H. Whisnant, formerly Miss Kate Kittles, a widow who after firing six bullets through her temple, falling lifeless across the body of her victim. The police are searching for an un known woman who is said to have accompanied Mrs. Whis nant to the doctor's office. Dr. Brinkley, who was about 45 years old and unmarried, came here about seven years ago from Suffolk, Va. He was popular socially and profession ally. Mrs. Whisnant was the daughter of a Savannah board ing house keeper. "It is said that when Mrs. Whispant and her companion reached the doctor's office, Mrs. Whisnant went with Dr. Brink ley into his private office, the other woman remaining in the outer office. A few minutes lat er the firing began, and Dr. Brinkley rushed out, followed by Mrs. Whisnant, who was steadily tiring. Dr. Brinkley called to a maid servant to call the police and the woman ran or help. Mrs. Whisnant is Said to have pursued the doctor to the porch and back into the office, continuing to fire at him. Her sixth shot entered his heart, killing him instantly. The woman then shot herself through the head. 'Mrs. Whisnant was about 28 years old. Her late husband is said to have been a citizen of Charlotte, N. C. She had lived with her mother here for a nura o'er of years." COLLEGE GRADUATES. San Francisco, June IT). Of the 700 members of the San Francisco dish washers' union, 100 are college graduates. This it is said, is a greater propor tion of college men than can be found in any other labor organ ization in the country. The statistics were compiled by members of the union, one of whom says he is a former in structor in mathematics in an Eastern college. He resigned from that position he said to en gage in a small business in Os wego, N. Y. Naturally, 1 do not care to reveal my name," he said. 'We present a case of men who have found themselves unable to cope with some of the harsh require ments of life. ' I was absolutely unfitted for business. I was unmarried and came West with just enough money to keep me a week.' At first I tried rough work but I was unable to endure the hard ships. So I became a dish washer." The union is the only one of its kind, it is asserted. A dish washer gets $10 a week. A female lecturer says Eng lish gentlemen attend lectures more frequently than the men in America. We always did be lieve that American wives were better than the English. The "cold day .in June" at last arrived. has known throughout the country as one who knows how to take care of his guests. The Green Park will afford every conven ience for the care, pleasure and recreation of guests, in a land whose climate and , beauty can not be excelled in America.' CYCLONE PLAYS HAVOC. Whitnel Cotton Mill Badly Dam aged by a Furious Wind and Rain Storm. About five o'clock Wednesday afternoon, a terrific wind storm massed over the little village of Whitnel and completely wreck ed a part of. the Whit:iel Cotton Mill. As a result of the dis aster, one person, Mr. Vvaites 'restwood is in a critical condi tion and the null is perhaps damaged to the extent of $10, 000. Late Wednesday afternoon a leavy cloud hovered over this vicinity and there was a heavy down pour of rain, but it seems that the path of the cyclone was confined to narrow bounds. In Lenoir there was but very little wind, and we have heard of no Other damage except at Whit nel. The mill is located on a considerable elevation and this fact doubtless assisted the cy clone very much in its destruc tion. All the operatives were at their usual places when the storm began, and as the wind increased in force, the east wing of the mill was felt to tremble and sway several times, and then without further warning at least twenty five feet of that wing entirely collapsed. All the workmen escaped toward the west wing of the building ex cept Mr. Prestwood, who was slow in leaving his place of work and as a result he was caught by the heavy overhead beams and the debris, and could only be released by others coming to his rescue. One of. his legs was broken and shattered in several places and several other injuries were sustained by him. Two doctors were called from Lenoir and for sometime it was thought that several more had been injured by the sudden col lapse. The storm came from the east. and naturally from the location of the building struck the east wing with full force. At least one half of the roof of the build ing was torn off, and heavy beams and timbers were- boldly picked up by the mad winds and carried a hundred yards. Deb ris flew through the air in every direction, and it seems almost providentially that there was not a score or more injured. A dwelling house to the east of the mill was picked up by the cyclone off of its pillars and again set down several feet away wiih no great amount of damage except to the roof. There was great excitement in the village for a while and there were many rumors afloat as to the destruction wrought. Among the first reports to reach Lenoir was the rumor that the mill was almost entirely destroy ed, and several were injured A large crowd went from Lenoir to the scene and it was at once seen that the damage was con siderable less than reported. It is understood that the manage ment will repair the damage at once, and within a few weeks the mill will be running as usu al. Nearly every afternoon take a decided stand on transportation question. we the The season has arrived when ministers wake up to find that their divinity has beenidoctored. When a man is young he is anxious to show his knowledge and when he gets older he is just as anxious to conceal ignorance his THE IREDELL TEST FARM. Mr. G. M. Goforth Writes of the Many Interesting Things Seen There. Messrs. E. S. Millsaps Dis trict Agent and R. W. Greaber of Mecklenburg, II. K. Foster of Catawba, R. W. Freeman of Rowan, J. A. Arey of Iredell. R. B. Moore of Burke and my self met at the Iredell Test Farm last Monday the Oth to get in formation from the tests being made there. The first thing, we looked at were the horses. They keep the Perc heron horses. The big stallion weighs 2000 lbs. and their mares weigh 1700 or 1800 lbs. when grown and are beau ties. Some man in Caldwell ought to get a pair of them. The next thing we looked at was the orchard. They must have 5 acres in pears and about the same in peaches and the same in apples. They are treat ing the orchard in the most up to date method, I did not see but one little dead twig on the pear trees, and none on toe peach and apple trees. They simply go for the dead twigs borers etc. as soon as they make their appearance. Our next objective point was the Fertilizer test on wheat. I did not get the number of plats but something like 25 plats were fertilized differently. No. 1 had only Nitrogen and the wheat was so little that it c"ould hardly be cut. In fact about the size of the plat with out any fertilized. Plat No. 2 had Ni trogen and Acid Phosphate, and was good wheat. Plat No. 3 had complete fertilizer and was good, but not much better if any than no. i. The soil at the Iredell test farm is red and Pot :ish does not seem to do any good. The other plats were all fertilized differently and the wheat which is the same kind will be weighed and the result published. Mr. Meacham finds that about ilOO lbs of Acid Phos phate on red land when you fol low clover or peas pay best. On sandy soil you should use about the same amount of Bone and Potash instead of the Acid Phosphate. On red land that has not had any legumes on it of course you should use some Nitrogen and on sandy land a complete fertilizer They have 24 varieties of wheat in plats, and it is very interesting to walk along and look at the dif ferent kinds. One plat had 600 lbs of complete fertilizer twice the amount used on an adjoining plat and was not much better except about a week earlier Some of them are very new and hne. 1 wish the . farmers in Caldwell that want to try new and improved wheat would write the Iredell test farm instead of buying from those whom they do not know. They have 1m varieties of Oats. They find the Apples to be the best yielder tX) day the earliest and Culbertson best for late fall sowing. They have 2t varieties of corn and nnd that Lsigg s seven ear Weekley's improved and Cooke's Prolific make the most per acre. They have 47 varieties of cot ton and find Kings Improved Simkin's and Doyier's to be the best for this climate. They also have all kinds of grass and it was the most in teresting thing to me to look at and learn to know the different kinds of grass. They keep Poland China hogs : and have trie in lotted on so they can graze them, each brood TAKE PAINS IN MARKETING. (Mrs. Jeff Davis, in The Progressive Farmer.) If poultrymen could only real ize how much depends on the manner in which chickens are placed on the market, they would exercise greater care in that particular. Don't send to the city mar kets .young chicks of all shapes, sizes and colors in one coop. Such a motley mixture causes the whole lot to look inferior, and you can not get a fair price for any of them. It is almost impossible to get anything like the true worth of small chicks, when cooped with larger ones. So always coop your chickens according to size, and if they are of uniform color so much the better. This uni formity of color may seem un necessary to most people, but if tried it will be found decidedly worth while. The buyer will often be tempted to purchase a whole coop of chicks of one type and color when he would not think of such a thing were they a mixture of various colors and Do not market your chicks too! young. You will make money I by keeping them a little longer, and asking a higher price, Have your coops light and airy, so that the fowls may be seen without difficulty. Put your price on for choice, and make an effort to get them before Customers Who want the best On the market, and are pay accordingly. willing to THE BUSINESS MANAGER (Charlotte Observer.) Hendersonville takes the lead over .North Carolina towns in progressive city government, having put itself in charge of business manager. Mr. George W. Justice is the ap- ix)inted head of the town. This is the outcome of an agitation which, The Hendersonville Dem ocrat says, was started several years ago and was made possi- ble by a change in the city charter. Mr. Justice is paid a salary of $1,800 and has already taken the affairs of the town in hand. He is known in Charlotte . as a man oi unquestioned exe- cutive ability. The business manager for Sumter has been working wonders in the South Carolina town and the public wiil watch with interest the progress of events in Hender- sonville under the control of Manager Justice. The Observ- er does not hesitate to express the belief that Hendersonville is to be congratulated in advance of results. sow having a house and two lots to graze, They also keep Jersey Cattle and Rhode Island Chickens. Mr. Meacham the manager of the farm, says he finds that 300 lbs of fertilizer in t.hp fall and 1(X) lbs of Nitratp of soda navs ( best for wheat and oats, 000 lbs tor cotton and 4UU lbs. for corn. For clover 1000 lbs. lime 400 lbs lb per cent Acid Phosphate or 1000 lbs of 1 nomas Phosphate or 1000 lbs. of ground phosphate. They find the Red Kipper, New Era and Iron Cow Peas best. Mr. Meacham the manager of the farm met us at Statesville with conveyance and carried us out to the farm ' miles and af ter showing us around giving us his entire time all the afternoon he gave us supper and served delicious ice cream, and then sent us back to Statesville. G. M. Goforth. NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Interesting Reading Matter of Local and National Affairs in Condensed Form. Nathaniel P. T. Finch, editor ial writer on the Birmingham Age-Herald since 1'JM, died at his home in Birmingham Wed nesday at the age of 7j years. V. O Sanders, editor of the Independent of Elizabeth City, was -tried in the Recorder's court of Washington on the charge of libeling E. F. AUlett, and was fined $1.")0. David S. Yancey, a special deputy sheriff of Atlanta, Ga., was stabbed to death on Tues- day in a desperate encounter with Eugene Watson, a negro, whom Yancey was trying to ar rest for snatching a pocketbook. Edward Kitchin of Spartan burg, S. C. has the unique dis tinction of being alive, alter 2,300 volts of electricity passed .body. K.tchmisa otonnan, and was attempting to cut a wh,ch was ia contact with a feed wire. Congressman Webb has main ea nunareas oi letters xoiao citizens of Hickory asking thetri to express their choice for post- master at that place. There ar$ six candidates in the field and, none of them have a majority of the signers to their petition. Conductor Barnes and several nuaaoncpni dpm tninrpri Tiiwo- day afternoon when the chair car and one of the coaches oi a passenger train on the Charles ton and Western Carolina ra.l- road were hurled from the track near Laurens, S. C. by a defect ive rail. Evelyn Avery, five years old, of Snow Hill, was attacked by a bull dog on Wednesday, aud was rescued by a passerby, arm ed with a buggy whip. The dog had the child prostrate on the .... . i ground, and had lacerated her shoulder and legs badly belore he was beaten away. Amos Dawson a negro preach er of Lenoir county has been discovered to have two wives on his farm at Falling Creek. He beat one of his wives so bad I j I i k. l . . . u . . I : A V . . . weut w ui suei iu ui- nee and prelerred charges against him and now the parson is in all kinds of trouble. Aaron Silverman of Greens boro was awakened in the early hours Wednesday morning by tne barking of his brindle boll dog) and arose and whipped the dog iBto siience with a trunk Ltran WhPn hp wpnt into hta cafe tne next morning, he found that burglars had ripped open the cash register, and taken $30 and a ring from it, and then al tacked the safe and got away with one diamond ring worth 12;i. two more worth If 100 each, a $75 watch and several other valuable pieces of jewelry. The dog had been aroused by the robbers How She Voied At a lunchpon in Now York, r Lyman Abbott, sipping a glass of ice cold milk, told a woman suffrage story. I had heard a lot," he sid, about the wonderful success of woman suffrage in Australia; so, meeting an Australian woman one day, I asked " 'How did you vote, madam, at the last election?" "The Australian woman an swered, with a simper: 'In my mauve pannier gown, sir, with a large mnnve lint trimmed with mauve osprvys.'
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