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A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs,
LOWERS CQLLEClKtt
Vol. VII No. 38.
Salisbury N. 0.a Wednesday, August 2nd, iqii.
Wm. h. Stewart, Editcs
Uarolin
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WINTER COYER CROP.
PriMUtfja, firtiliztn, Kiiks. Tlai til
, Otltr Yilaiili SikijIUm.
A winter oover crop U out of
the most important factors in
southern farming, especially hill
farming. A. ajatem of poor farm
ing hat io greatly exhausted the
humus in the 'majority of the
fields at to make it well nigh im
possible to prevent their farther
depletion by the. heavy raina of
winter and early spring, which
carry off much of the valuable
elements left, onto the bottom,
and into the streams Nature,
always resourceful, haa furnished
certain plants which may be used
to restore the depleted soils- .These
winter cover orops will hold our
loose soils in plaoe, and wheu suf
ficient growth is obtained, can be
turned undr to add humus to the
soil. The sand hills and other
loose soils oan largely be prevent
ed from leaching if heavy cover
orops are turned for a few years.
This statement may be verified by
taking new land where the plant
roots and vegetable mold are still
in it. or the same may be found
in sod land where1 run to jpasture
for a series of years and brought
baok into cultivation . No wash
ing ooours here even after the
heaviest raina. A good oover
orop will not only prevent wash
ing and add humus to the soil,
but if clovers or vetches areused
there will be nitrogen collected
from the air ap he soil
during wip--; Wane
do in it oet
suitable- ye,
vetoh, cri jr.
, Oonditioi-,-ww .er
mine which to msetff
By. Rye is one of the old
standard winter cover crops and
haa been used very extensively in
some sections. It has the advant
age in that it is generally known,
is easily planted, will grow almost
at any season , will grow on the
poorest soils, seed are usually
cheap, and it doei not require ex
tra care in the way of inoculation
as is the case with the legumes.
It oan be sown in the middle of
the oorn or cotton at last cultiva
tion or if not convenient to sow at
this time it oan be done a little
later in the fall. When own ear
ly it gives a better oover for the
soil and also some good graiing
for the stock. Where practicable,
however, as would be on the corn
land.it is better to turn under
stalks and other growth and plant
rye on good seed beds. It is also
a good plan where the aoil will
grow it, to mix vetch with the rye,
about 1 bushel of rye to bushel
of vetch, using a bushel of the
mixture per acre. It ia better to
drill seed, especially where plant
ed in middles of oorn or cotton .
It is claimed that the variety
known as Abruzzee, which was
imported by the Agricultural De
partment, is best suited to South
Carolina and adjacent states.
There are other good native varie
ties whiob can be had at a fair
prioe.
Oats. O is may be used in
stead of rye in many instances,
and the same general rule for pre
paration, planting, and after
treatment, may be followed as
fcr rye, 1 to 2 bushels of seed
should be used per aore when
planted alone; bushels and
bushel of vetch when combined.
Rust-proof oat seed gives the best
results in nearly every part of the
South. Unless the lands are
fairly good, it will be necessary
to fertilize the rye and oat crop
to get sufficient growth for the
most valuable oover crop. Stable
manure applied broadcast at time
of planting is good for this, or the
following per aore: Aoid phos
phate 150 pounds: cotton seed
meal 150 pounds; and muriate of
potash 80 pounds, thoroughly
mixed and applied at time of
planting.
GLOVERB AND VETOH. -Until
lands become more fertile and
adapted to these orops, the best
satisfaction with them can be ob
tained onrv by making a eood
preparation and by giving some
- latins the soil.
PBUTAJunoiL, Tom a few
inches deeper than it has been
previously plowed. If there is no
rain, after this, before time of
planting, a roller should be run
to firm the seed bed. These crops
oan be sown in both oorn and oot
ton middles where clean by scat
tering seed broadcast and running
weep or cultivator lightly to
oover. Entire success, however,
need not be looked for by this
method of seeding, though some
splendid results were reported
from it last season. The oorn
lands oan be put up in fine condi
tion by using a cut-away of diso
harrow to ut stalks and turn top
soil. Sow seed and cover with
tooth harrow
Febthjzebs. The clovers and
vetoh will need fertilizers to get
satisfactory early growth. For
this purpose stable manure stands
first as it not only adds fertility
out carries tne Dtoteriar inoouia- j
... t
tion so essential, on soils first
planted to these crops. An ap
plioatiouat time of sowing of
800 pounds 10 per cent, aoid, 25
pounds muriate potash, and 75
pounds cotton seed meal or dried
blood per aore will be good. The
addition of the small amount of
nitrogenous fertilizer will aid in
giving the young, plants a vigor
ous start. When there happens
to be any acidity of the soil, air
slacked lime at the rate of 1,000
pounds, per acre, should be ap
plied at time of preparation.
Time cb bo wins. The best
time for sowing crimson clover or
bur clover is just as early in the
fall as danger of summer killing
of young plants is past not later
than September first. Vetoh can
be sown much later, though the
earlier planting does better.
Amount of seed About 20
pounds of orimson clover seed per
acre should be used; 80 pounds
but clover in bur, or 15 pounds
cleaned aeed; 15 pouuds vetoh
seed when sown with 1 bushels
oats which plan is always best if
the soil is goooWueugh to Uow
it, 80 pounds if sown alone. Bur
olover will be found to grow bet
ter as a rule from the seel plant
ed without hulhng. The inocu
lating germ appears to be carried
with the bur. All clover seed
should he covered lightly; use
roller if the soil is dry at planting
time.
Inoculation. To get a satis
factory crop of crimson olover,
bur clover, or vetoh the first year,
the soil must be inoculated.
Stable manure apparently does
this in some eooalities but the
safest plan is to procure soil from
a few inches below the surfaoe,
where the bacteria are more num
erous, from a field which haa al
ready grown the crop, scattering
broadcast over the newly planted
ares, Two or three bushels per
aore willj answer, while more
would be better.
The United States Department
of Agrioulture will.furnish inoo
ulating material free, for any
of these orops, to any who make
application, full instructions as
to use being sent. It is recom
mended that those desiring this
material shall send direct to the
Department fcr it, rather than
pay fancy prices to some of the
firms making extravagant, claims
for the same material . Applica
tion must be made on regular
forms, whioh you oan obtain eith
er from Dr Knapp at Washing
ton, or from my office.
O. R Hudson,
State agent.
Washington, D. C, July 14,
1910.
Approved: S; A, Knapp,
Speoial Agent in Charge'.
Attack Like Tigers.
In fighting to keep the blood
pure the white oorpusoles attack
disease germs like tigers . But
often germs multiply so fast the
little fighters are overcome.
Then see pimples, boils, eczema,
salt-rheum and sores multiply
and strength and appetite fail.
This condition demands Bleotrio
Bitters to regulate stomach, liver
and kidneys and to expel poisons
from the blood. "They are the
best blood purifier, writes 0. T
Budahn, of Tracy, Calif.. I
have ever found' They make
rich, red blood, strong nerves and
build up yourQhealth, Try them.
oOo at ail druggme.
WILL PUT IT UP TO TAFT,
Wool Tariff Revision to 6o to Prisidiat
First for Apprml or Veto.
Washington, July 80. General
tariff legislation at this session of
Congress, so as to leave the re
sponsibility for any delay in tar-
ifi revision squarely upon3 the
president, is the slogan of the
demooratio progressive coalition
in the senate and the demoorats
in the house. The president to
day is accredited with being as
determined at determined as ever
to veto any tariff bill passed by
congress prsor to the submission
of the report of the tariff board
to oongress at the regular session
in December.
Meantime, the democrats, con
tinuing to press - their revision
measures, are wondering what the
president will do when the wool
bill, emerging from conference
with lower duties than the La
Follette final compromise, goes
to the White House for approval
or veto.
It is the most remarkable sit
uation with respeot to tariff leg
islation that has arisen in a long
period. Despite the apparent au
thoritative declarations that the
president will refuse to place his
approval on the tariff bills, some
of the democrats, even Speaker
Clark, still express the - opinion
hat the president may yet ap
prove revision legislation. The
demooratio leaders, encouraged
by the effective results 6f the
combination of their party with
the insurgent republicans in the
senate, are beooming more confi
dent that the tariff schedules
passed by the house will go
through the senate in some form.
A Family Reunion.
Last Sunday, July 28rd, will go
down in history to the ohildren
and grandchildren of Mrs ; Char
lotte . Bostian, who lives two
miles northwest of China Grove .
Mrs. Bostian has just recently
moved into a new home which
was purchased some time ago by
her son Jaoob J. Mrs. Bostian 'a
maiden name was Moose, She
was twice married. Her first hus
band was Julius M. Heilig, who
was killed in the oivil war. Unto
this union were born three chil
dren, only one of whioh is living.
Later she married and is now the
w.idow of the late D. Monroe Bos
tian. Unto this union were born
seven children, five of whioh are
living. She lived in her old home
fifty-one years. A. A. Koon, a
son-in-law, being bere from Tex
as, the ohildren decided to show
to theic tried and always kind
mother some appreciation of her
services toward them and help her
to appreciate her new home. At
about twelve o'clock all the liv
ing ohildren consisting of O. L.
Heilig, J. J., J. A., Maggie E.,
H. A., and W, R. Bostian, twen
ty-five grandchildren, four great
grandchildren, A. A. Koon and a
few friends went to the new home
to make it all the more pleasant
and appreciable. At 1 : 80 dinner
was announced and a dinner like
m
unto the oooaiion in Soheuok Na
tion needs no explanation.
Tuesday morning Mr. Koon and
daughter, Miss Julia, left for Fort
Stookton, Texas, where Mr. Koon
is looated . Miss J nlia's mother
died when she was just a mere in
fant. Mr. Koon has been in the
west for the past sixteen years
and his greatest mission to North
Carolina was to take his daughter
home with him to live. Mrs.
O. L. Heilig is a sister of Mr.
Koon and has reared his daughter
from an infant. May the union
of this father and daughter be one
of joy and sincere happiuess.
Ohs Pbksent.
Accused of Stealing.
E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton,
Me., boldly aocuBed Bucklens
Arnica Salve of stealing the
sting from burns or soalds the
pain from sores of all kinds the
distress from boils or piles. "It
rjbg cuts, corns, bruises, sprains,
and injuries of their terror," he
says, "as a healing remedy its
equal don't exist." Only 25o at
all druggists.
SALISBURY HEWS ITEUS.
Things of litirist Sit&sTtlisr eir 6ool
RttSSrS. I : f .
Robert L. Johnson haa recently
purchased a Htm. near Hickory
and will move there to make his
home. He will probably leave
here about October I. --tf
G. L. Mowery, employed : by R.
L. Shaver in his grocery business,
while driving the delivery fwagon
some time ago was struck by f a
shifting engine on the? crossing
near the ice factory. Mr. Mowery
escaped with a alight out on the
shoulder.
James Heilig, engineer- on the
Yadkin branoh of the gouthem,
who was injured in the wreek near
Granite Quarry tome time ago
and who hat been at the home of
his mother on East Bank - Street
since his mishap, haa returned to
bie.home at Norwood.
In order to avoid a water
famine such as would be certain
in oase of oontinued drought, the
board of aldermen has ordered
that pipe be laid connecting the
reservoir with Grantaf creek two
milea west of the city. Unless
there is an early increase of
water at the pumping elation the
water from Grant's Creek will be
pumped direct to the city reser
voir. Will Rusher, who came from
his home at Hamlet about a
month ago to place his wife under
the care of a phyaioian , died at the
home of his brother-in-law J. A .
Barrett, Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Rusher developed typhoid fever
shortly after coming to Salisbury
and his death resulted therefrom.
. Reid'e department store opened
up in its new plaoe of business on
South Main Street yesterday. The
plaoe present! art attriotive front,
and within there is considerable
evidence that "it pays to trade at
Reid's." ?
7; raxier, olr ' Wihaton
Salem died at .the Whitehead
Stokes Sanatorium last Friday
afternoon. He had been brought
to this city for treatment a week
previous to his death. The remains
were taken to Winston-Salem for
interment.
A party composed of Dr. Byron
Clark, John Carroll, Theo. At
well, John 0. Mason, Dr. R. E.
Steele of Spenoer and .others left
Monday for a fishing and oamp
ing spell at Lake Waccamaw.
The party will spend two weeks at
tne lake.
Edgar S. Shuman. who has for
some time been with the Graft-
Collett-Davis -Lumber Company,
has resigned his position here and
is now traveling salesman for the
Danville Lumber Manufacturing
Company.
Rev, R. L. Davis, superinten
dent of the North Carolina Anti-
Saloon League, delivered an ad
dress to men at the court house
Sunday afternoon and preached
at the Methodist Church Sunday
evening. Both addresses were on
tht subj ot of law enforcement
and were largely attended.
The Southern railway has re
cently issued orders to the effect
that dogs must be kept out of
passenger stations. The order
comes as a result of a suit brought
against the road by parents of
a child who was bitten by a dog
in the waiting room at Statesville.
The friends of J. A. Ayers
will be glad to learn that his
health is very greatly improved.
He is now able to be up and
about.
RevVJ. C. Rowe, D. D will
nTA&nh at the First Method iat
Churoh next Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock and at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning. Dr. Rowe will
conduct the third quarterly con-
ferenoe next wees.
Dr. Arohibald Henderson, who
has recently returned from an
extended travel and study in
Europe. ill speak Wednesday
evening at 8:80 o'clock in the
drawing room of Mrs. Charles
Prioe . The public it invited.
UR. UCLAU6HLIM SUES THE SOUTHERN.
Hi Wis Tsroia off a Train and His Skat
FrtetsTtl.
t . 'ma "-. ...
Aooers a.. sioLaugnuu, a
splendid citisen and good farmer,
who lives four miles north of
Cleveland, was in Salisbury Fri
day on business. He paid The
Watchman office a pleasant visit
and related a reoent experience
he had with Captain Overton,
conductor on the Western Brauob
of the Southern Railway, Mr.
MoLaughlin, like numerous other
good people, sometimes takes on
little joy fluid, failed to obtain
ticket before getting on the
train and refused to pay fare
after being oalled on for it, which
of course, left the conductor no
other Alternative than to put him
off.. This Capt. Overton had a
right to do and there is no ques
tion on that score, but the man
ner of treatment in putting him
off is wherein Mr, MoLaughlin
oomplains. He is not positive as
to how it came about, but when
he oame to himself he was bleed
ing profusely from a wound on
the orown of his head, his scalp
being cut and his skull fractured.
He thinks his wound was the re
sult of one of three nosdble
causes; ie: struck on the head
with something in the hands of
the oonduotor, or his negro as
sistant; thrown against the car
steps, or against a rock on the
ground. A number of persons
were present and saw the per
formance and are now surprised
that Mr. MoLaughlin remains in
the land of the living.
Mr. MoLaughlin ie a hard-work
ing, well behaved citizen, is
pretty well fixed and is not will
ing to go through such an experi
ence with the expectation of
gain, but he thinks he was
shamefully treated and tbat the
railroad's employees, or the rails
road, ahould be compelled to
make some reparation for his in
juries, which seems permanent,
his loss of time and. expenses in
curred for hie restoration to
health, and, has therefore brought
suit for damages, employing Hon.
R. Lee Wright to take charge of
the matter. A hearing will prob
ably be had at the coming term
Rowan superior court.
New Artllliry Record.
The One Hundred and Thirty
fifth Company of Coast Artillery
eclipsed its former Reoord with
three-inch guns yesterday,' when
it made sixteen hits in eighteen
shots at 2,100 yards in 64 seconds.
The firing was at Fort Hancock,
with two three-inch guns, the
battery being actually iu action
exactly forty-two seconds .
Last summer the same company
jnade eleven hits out of sixteen
shots in forty-two seconds. New
York World .
ArthurT. Ritchu, of Rowan,
is a member of this company and
is proud of the faot that he help
ed make this splendid record, also
of being a native of Rowan . He
keeps up with the home news by
reading The Watchman whioh he
says he enjoys very muoh.
Diiths Rtsnlt From 6trd Game.
Asheville, July 28. Particu
lars were received here yesterday
through an attorney in Asheville
from Robbmsville of a tragedy
occurring in Graham oounty Sat
urday, when two men, James
Elliott and a man named Friz
sell, were shot and killed, it is
alleged, by a man named Ed.
Bryson, who was later killed be
fore arrested,' It is said that the
men had been drinking and play
ing cards : that a dispute arose
over some money and that Bryson
drew his gun and shot Elliot dead
and then sent a bullet into Friz
sell's long, the wound causing
death in about two days. It is
said thftt Bryson went to Toske
gee; that he was armed with two
pistols and and a gun and that he
was killed by a man named
Jenkins. Jenkins, it is said, re
lated the occurrence thejnext day
on Yellow oreek andlater was ar
retted.
Hot tni Hookworca Dlspmirlis in St-
Gitrid b CoBBtles.
Those counties asking for a dii
penary prooeed in the following
manner: The physicians of the
county indorse the plan for carry
ing on the work for a period of
from four to aix weeks as do also
the county board of health and
the oounty board of education
These indorsements are then pre
sented to the oonnty oommission
rs with a request that they ap
propriate such part of $50.00 a
week as irsy be found neoessarv
to defray tne expense of advertis
ing the work, paying for the medi
ciues and paying the travelling
expenses of the laboring man,
provision for which oan be secured
iu no other way. The work is
ascomplishing results highly
latisf aotory to the oounty com
missioners. Senator J. A. Brown
who was influential in having the
hospital lecared in Columbus
Oounty, writes as follows: -
"I sincerely hope you oan ar
range within the next few months
to locate at this point again for a
much longer period. By this
time the beneficial results will be
known to our people and I believe
seoond trip will result in a oom
lete eradiotion of hookworm dis
ease in this territory."
Excesstri Rains.
Good crop-growing weather pre
vailed generally throughout the
country during the past week, ac
cording to the national weekly
bulletion of the weather bureau,
iasued Tuesday.
In the large oorn growing States
east of the Mississippi the weath
er was cool and moderate rains oc
curred in most distriots,)exoept in
portions of the lower Ohio valley,
where additional moisture is
needed .
In the cotton belt favorable
weather oontinued over the more
eastern States, although more
rain ie needed in NorlSfjJipa,
In the oentral States, however,
there was too much cloudy, rainy
weather in portions of Mississippi
and Alabama and more sunshine
ia needed in nearly ail tbat sec
tion.
West of the Mississippi heavy
raius generally relieve the drought
in Oklahoma and the northern
and eastern portions of Texas and
good rains oooarred in Arkansas
and Louisiana. Statesville Land-
Memorial Reselutlens.
At the meeting of the Salis
bury District Conference of the
M. E. Churoh at Norwood last
week the following resolutions
were adopted :
"Whereas, Brother W. B,
3 moot was eleoted a delegate to
this conference from the First
Churoh of Salisbury but haa since
died ; therefore be it resolved :
1st. That we have full oonfi
denoe in his preparation for the
change from this world to heav
en;
2ud. We express to sister
Smoot and her children our deep
sorrow that the young husband
and father was taken from them
in his young manhood. We wil
ever pray God blessing upon
them."
6ermany Rushes Warship to Haiti.
Newport News, Va., Jnly 80.
The German cruiser Bremen ar
rived io port today from Montreal
and immediately began taking on
ooal and proviaiocs. The Bre
men is under rush orders to pro
oeed to Haiti to protect the Ger
man interest there in view of the
egneral uprising against the rule
of the President Simon. The
Bremen will prooeed immediately.
A King Who Left Home
Set the world to talking, but
Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N Y.
says he always KEEPS AT HOME
the King of all Laxatives Dr .
King's New Life Pills and that
they're a blessing to all his fam
ily. Cure constipation, head
ache, indigestion ' dyspepsia,
Only 25o at all druggist!; '
eksib roure IS FOUID.
Ko infcrcitlsa 61m Ost ts to HirDisciK
try. Sifferlig Frta Ximis erttMora.
Morganton, July 26. Ensign
Robert S Young, Jr., of Con
cord, who. disappeared from his
ship, the United States torpedo
boat destroyer. Perkins, while
moored in the Brooklyn naw
yard two weeks ago, and who left
benind a note saying he intended
ed to drown himself, arrived in
Morganton last night on the mid
night train and was immediately
taken to the Broadoaks sanatori
um, a private institution for the
treatment of nervous patients.
Ensign Young was aoaompanied
by his father, Dr. R. S. Young.
Sr., of Concord, they havins
oome direct from New York City.
ihe ensign appeared to be in
perfect health physically, but it
is said that he is suffering from
nervous breakdown.
The arrival at Morganton seems
to have been carefully planned.
add very few people knew of the
young man's presence at the sani
tarium until late this afternoon.
Beyond the statement that he
would remain in the sanatorium
until completely rested and re
stored to health, no information
would be given out.
The whereabouts of the young
ensign sinoe his strange disap-
pearanje from his ship while un
der arrest for overstaying his
shore leave or how he was discov
ered could not be learned, but it
is said tbat he was discovered in
New York by his father some
time ago and iinoe that time has
been kept in a hotel there until
arrangements could be made to
bring him South without hie
identity being deleted. It is not
known whether or not either
father or son was disguised dur
ing the journey. Charlotte Ob
server. Melting af FarisTs' UbIob.
xhe meeting of the State Far
mer's Union came; to a close last
Thursday night. The delegates
unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution at the sessiou
Thursday night:
"Resolved that the thanks of
this body be and are hereby ten
dered to the city of Salisbury, th
Merchants' Association of the
city, the Rowan Oounty Union,
the Choral Society, the Salisbury
Cornet Band, the various hotels
of the city, and the citizens of
the town for the .many kindnesses
shown to us during our stay here.
for the magnifioient entertain
ment given us and if or the free
dom of the city, so graciously ex
tended to our body and to the
trustees of ihe graded school
building for the use of their audi
torium." The following men were eleoted
delegates to the national eonven.
tion whioh meets in Shawnee,
Okla., September 5th: Dr. H. Q.
Alexander, of Mecklenburg; 0. C,
Wright, Wilkes; J. Z. Green,
Union; E. 0. Farrie, Gastoc ; J,
M.Oox, Pitt; T. B. Hill, V.c
gilina, Ya.
A committee was appointed to
consider overtures made to the
union by the Farmers' Alliance of
Orange oounty in regard to the
union of he two orders.
The tobacco growers belonging
to the union - deoided to meet in '
Greensboro on August 24, at
whioh time President 0. S. Bar
rett of the National Union will be
present.
' Thirty Years Together.
Tirty years of association-think
of it. How the merit of a good
thing stands out in that time or
the worthlessness of a bad one.'Su
there's no guesswork in this evi
dence of Thos. Arise, Concord,
Mich., who writes: I have used
Dr. King's New Disoovery for 80
years, and its the best oough and
cold cure I ever used." Once it
finds entrance in a home you can't
pry it out. Many , families have
used it for forty years,-. It's the .
most infa.lible throat and Jung
medicine on 'earth'. Unequaled
for lagrippej asthma, ' hay-fever,
croup quinsy or sore lungs: Prioe
50o.tl.00. Trial bottle free. Guar
anteed by All Druggists.
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