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The N EWTON jNTER; VOL. XII. NO. 5. NEWTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1890. PRICE: SI. 00 PER YEAR. PRISE. P POWDI Absolutely Pure. This oJrr never varie. A marvel of purity strength and wholosoineness Jlore economical than tLe ordinary kimis, and c:inr.ot be sold in competition w ith the multitude of low test, short weight alum of phosphate powders. Suh only in cans. Kotal I!akio fowuKH Co., 10t Wall St., 2f. V. CHAS. W. RICE, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Newton, N. i J. L. MeCORKLE, 1 T'L OllNEY AT LAW, NEWTON. N. C. yo'JN-jf HOUSE. W. E. YOUNT, Proprietor, NEWTON, N. C. well furnished rooms ; polite and attentive ser vants; table supplied with tne oest the market affords. t A.. P. LYNCH, Attorney at Law, NEW! ON, - - - N. C QN IMPROVED FARMS IN sums of $300 and upwards, on long time and ea?y terms. For par ticulars, apply to L. L. WITHE KSPOON, Attorney-at-Law, NEWT X. - - N. C. J'k' TO LOAjV. We will loan money on good real estate security on bettr terms ta in ever before offered in this State. For full iiifoi in tiii in L;ill en the under signed. A. P. l.YNCH it Sl. E. Lowrance. THORNTON, KEKPS constantly on hand all sizes of Wood Coffins. AUo Burial Kobe.-" Str:irirers sending f.r Cofilns mii-t sond good se runty Shop on", mile jfjrlh of Court House, JVewton, N. C J. B. LITTLE, RESIDENT DENTIST. NEWTON, N.G. UJT'iffice in Younl S Shrum's Building. Dr P F LAUGENOUR, DENTIST. ,A Graduate of Baltimore Dentat Oellege, vith sex eral yaers experieuce.) loe everything pei tHinin? to dentistry in the lies manner possible, at reasoi ale prices. Aching teeth made easy, treated and filled so that they will never ache again. Extracting done without pain by usiug gas. OJjlee on Main street Opposite the M. O. Sherrill Building SHOE SHOP ! ! We have employed good workmen and and art running a first-class Slioe Sliop In the second story of our building. Boots and Shoes of any grade made to order. Shoes kept on hand. Mending promptly done. YOUJYT $ SHRUM. A WORD TO THE PUBLIC ! TIIKXKWTOX VSAUBJER N1BOP. We are prepared to do all kinds of work in our line in first class style. Soberness and cleanliness strictly observed. Will do our utmost to make onr shop a pleasant place to our customers. Careful attention given to Ladies and Children at residence or shop1 Jloore, Prop. A RR&nnn its T1 EC ft. A R 1 C REGULATOR JJAJPLCIFIC MENSTRUATION . OK MONTH LV SICKNESS F Taken OUR1M6 CHANGE. Of Vvt 6RtOT .QKHSW SU7fXRHS m BE M0DSa jBook TO"WOMAN'I BRADFIELD REGUIATQR CD. ATLANTA GIL 3c?i farmer' gfpartwettf. RUSK AND THE FARMlTvS. UOW THE (tEXERAl IS lIFtlXQ UP THEIR DEPARTMENT. AComprehensiv Mnsenm Needed Poul try Discouraging the Use of Technical Language Does Congress Appreciate the Needs of the Farmers ? LSpecial Washington Letter.l The youngest member of the execu tive '.ranch of the government (that of Agriculture, raised by the last Congress from a bureau to a department, with the head thereof a member of the Presi dent's Cabinet), is alsoqneof the smallest i-i the number of its employes, and in the sums of money annually expended. Of as great importance as any other branch of the government, and far nearer to the people in all that concern their prosperity, it now occupies inadequate buildings and is overcrowded with work. It may safely be predicted that in the near future no branch of the govern ment will grow in size or develop in important work as rapidly as the De partment of Agriculture. The time has come when the interests of the agricult ural class, large and varied as they are, 6iiowld be looked after as closely as pos su.i, ior upon !he success of the farmer, more than my other class, depends the pr -..-penty of the nation. Secretary Jeremiah M. Rusk is fully alive to the situation, and it will not be his fault if he fails to quicken those whose business it Is to grant the sup plies. No better time can be em ployed to enlarge it and make it practi cally more efficient. New builui.is are needed, and these should be immedi ately provided for upon a liberal and enduring basis. A ' ready four dii. o;!s of the department 8ECRETARY RUSK. have been crowded i.ito a wooden build ing known as the museum a building which should be made fire-proof, and used only for a museum, if it is worth while spending time and money in pro curing collections for a standing agri cultural exhibit. And in this case, the museum should be established at Wasln igton. and made a credit to America, a:i 1 of the larp:e-;t benefit to the farmer. It is understood to be t;'eiurpose of Secretary Rusk to im- - "da museum tr the extent of his l: . Ev-r - ' pertaining to seed, of pi.. , rains, liuiis, grasses, forestry, the tii.ifa.ies of animals and their renie dees, agricultural r!f niestry. implements of all kinds used in farming, bee keeping, the dairy, methods of irrigation, etc., should be prof u.-eiy. practically, and fully i'lustraied in the National Museum of Agriculture. Maps and charts should also be pre pared for this museum showing the ex tent and diffusion of croos, the territo rial or geographical areas where certain vegetables, fruits and grains grow to the i.i'-t advantage; the amount of land cul tivated and left uncultivated, etc At the recent Paris exposition a very interesting section of its agricultural dis play was devnted to an exhibition of the methods employed in France for the ar tificial raising of poultry. This is a sub ject which may well engage the attention of small farmers throughout the land. It is of prime importonce that the work done in Washington should be of a prac tical nature, such as will be of benefit to the farmer and for which a necessity ex ists. And when conclusions have been reached after long and tedious scientific experiment, they should be stated in clear f.nd concise language, which the ordinary farmer can comprehend. Otherwise the work fails to bear fruit. There is a ten dency, nowadays, to too much printing ; to the publishing of details of long in vestigations, written with all the scien tific lingo invented by scientific men. It is feit tiiat it is time a stop was put to this, atid the stand Secretary Rusk ha3 taken in regard to it will meet with uni versal commendation among farmers. If anything is discovered which it is worth their while to know, he promises to give it to them in the simplest and mcst direct way possible. If scientific books must be issued at the Government Pi-in Ling office, let them be published for tcientitic people. There should lie at "Washington a com plete agricultural library as full and excellent ia its way as the medical li btary. It .should at least have a full set of the publications issued by the govern- THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, ment and all the standard works upon agriculture, and a full file of all the ag riculiural publications in the world. To this end a new fireproof building should be erected. WiLh the adoption of the "stock system" used at Harvard college, r. small building would be sufficient. At present t"..e "ibrary is m a deplorable condition and has been for a- number of years. "With a smart young man for li brarian it might be made of great use to the department. The indications now are that no branch of the government will grow more rap idly, or gain more in efficiency, than the Department of Agriculture with General Rusk at its head, ably seconded by As sistant Secretary "Willetts, a man of pe culiar fitness for the position practical, scholarly, liberal, with extensive expe rience and a love for his work. He is in full sympathy with General Rusk in regard to the" manner in which the de partment should be conducted ; L e.. to the end that it shall be of the greatest good possible for those immediately en gaged in agriculture in the broadest sense of that word. Fuller-Walkek. Mixed Manures. If the poultry manure is added to the stable mannre every time the poultry house is cleaned, and the whole kept under cover, it will be better than keep ing the two kinds separate. The mixing of the poultry manure with the stable manure prevents the drying and hard ening of the former. When the poultry droppings become dry and hard they dissolve very slowly, due to the forma tion of silicates, but when kept in a moist condition they are more available plant food. HOME MATTERS. Het dry flannel, applied as hot as pos sible, for neuralgia. "When not in use the umbrella should be left loose, unconfined by elastic or silken band. Rancid lard ia improved by trying it over with a little lard in the kettle, add ing slices of raw potatoes. Hemorrhages of the lungs and stom ach are promptly checked by small doses of salt The patient should be kept as quiet as possible. Do not blow the food to cool it for children; the breath is often impure and will make the food injurious to the child. The light soft wool goods worn by gen tlemen in the summer make pretty skirt for little firls as well as suits for little boys. When white candles appear on the table shades of any color may be used, but, when colored candlea are chosen the shades are usually of the same hue. It has been decided that shirting ging ham makes the best kitchen aprons, as it is durable and not easy to tear. It is very wide; one breadth is enough for the ordinary aprou. Gargle for the mouth and throat. Take four large spoonfuls of good cider vinegar, four of water, a teaspoonful of common salt, and a very small portion of red or black pepper; gargle every hour. It is worth more than all the chlorate of potash in the country and it cannot harm you. Rain water and soda will take out ma chine grease. To remove oil and varnish from silk try benzine, ether and soap very cautiously. To take out paint mix equal parts of ammoma and turpentine. Saturate the spot two or three times, then wash out with soapsuds. Paint can sometimes be rubbed out of woolen goods after it has dried. For diphtheria and oroup there is noth ing better than burnt alum. Take as much as can be held between the thumb and forefinger and blow through a quill in the throat a few times and give a good purgative. As to underclothing there is nothing in our changeable climate equal to wool. Silk has been faithfully tried for years, but its fibers do not possess the resistance to heat transmission that wool does, and, therefore, even at the same cost, it would be less useful. Every one should procure three changes of different weight.as they are convenient to follow in order as the days grow cold. A Good Portable Hog Fen. A cheap, convenient nog pen that is portable is built as follows: Take two pieces of good durable timber, 3x9 in ches each, 16 feet in length, round off the ends in the form of a sled runner, then lay them parellel 8 feet apart, with the rounded ede on the ground. Take four scantlings and halve or tenon in crosswise one piece at each end, and 8 inches from the ends of the runners and place the others so as to support a floor in one ltalf of the pen: Adjust those strips so they will set about two inches below the level of the upper edge of the runners, then lay a floor of ash or oak lumber 1 inch thick over one-half of the Tien, leaving the other half a dirt floor, This, however, may be arranged as may suit best: one-half may be left, or, if de sirable, the whole pen may have a floor, Now mortise in 2x4 scantling at each corner and midway for posts on which to nail the boards or slats for the inclos ing. It is necessary for comfort that at least one-half of the pen be covered; and for this reason make the posts for the siding about one foot longer on one side than the other, so as to give some slope to the roof. The roof ought to be elevated enough to allow a man to walk under it. If only one-half of the pen is floored, there must be a partition across, and in this arrange a si ide door so as to shut the hogs in or out of either section, and the pen is complete. If hogs are wanted to fatten surely and quickly, they must be confined to close clean quarters, and that is the de sign of this pen. It can be moved easily from one place to another, and thus be entirely free from accumulations of filth. By hitching a span of horses to either end of it, it can be rapidly moved any where with the hogs in it. In case one half Js left unfloored, the hogs can be shut in the floored portion and kept there un til the pen is moved, then open the slide door and they are in their new location. Farming News and Notes. There is very little danger of getting the soil in the orchard or garden too rich. As a rule all but one of the work teams should be mares, and the mare should bring a good colt every year. Successful dairymen believe that a cow, to be a success, should earn an annual sum equal to her entire value. An English gardener claims that to scat ter sand that has been soaked with pet roleum over the beds will keep away the onion fly. A row of raspberries one hundred feet long will give an abundant supply for an ordinary family. Soot has considerable value as a fertil izer. As much as 50,000 tons of it is taken from the chimneys of London in a year. It is estimated to be worth $100. 000, and is used as a fertilizer, half a ton to an acre. Where animals horses and sheep, to wit have their teeth sound and com plete, it is claimed there is no advantage to be gained by crushing their grain ra tions. It is otherwise in the case of old horses, cattle and pigs. Experiments show that for mere sus tenance a cow of 1,000 pounds weight must digest about eight pounds of nutri tive material from her food, to supply which the food must contain about seven teen pounds of dry organic matter. In planting or cultivating a forty-acre field of corn a farmer walks 700 miles. To plow the ground with a sixteen-inch three-horse plow he travels 350 miles; to harrow the ground thoroughly before planting he walks fifty miles; to culti vate it afterward he will have to travel 300 miles, making a total of 700 miles with the gathering. Farmers Should Experiment. Each farmer should endeavor to ex periment, as each farm is of a different character from the others. The soil va ries in all sections, and the direction of the hills, the manner in which the farm is cultivated, the kind of crops, quality seed, whether rolling or level, drainage, and other causes affect each farm. Ex periments made in one section cannot be relied upon as giving results applicable to other sections. Wheat bran gives the best results when mixed with cut feed. It is one of the cheapest foods that can be purchased for stock, both for its feeding and manurial value. A BILL. TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM OF STJB'TBEAS- TJRIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. National Economist. TLe. following bill was introduced in Congress February 18, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed : Section 1. Be it enacted by the Seuate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress as sembled, that there may be establish ed in each of the counties of each of tbe States of this United Sfates, a branch of the Tieasury Department of tbe United States, to be known and designated as a sub treasury, as hereinafter provided, when one Jirii dred or uic re citizens of any county in any State shall petition the Sec-. retary of the Treasury requesting the location of sub-treasury in such county, and shall, 1. Present written evidence duly authenticated by oath or affirmation of county clerk and sheriff showing that the average gross amount per annum of cotton, wheat, oats, corn and tobacco produced and sold in that county for the last preceding two years, exceeds the sum of S5t.O, 000 at current prices in- said county at that time, and, 2. Present a good and sufficient bond for title to a suitable and ade quate amount of land to be donated to the Government of the United States for the location of the sub- treasury building, an 3, 3. A certificate of election show ing tbat the site for the location of such sub-treasury has been chosen by a popular vote of the citizens oj that county, and also naming the manager of tbe sub-treasury elected at said election for tbe purpose of taking cbarce of said sub- treasury urjder such aegulations a3 may be prescribed. It sha.l in that case be tLe duty of the Secretary of the Tieasury to proceed without delay to establish a sub-treasury depart ment in such county as hereinafter provided. Sec. 2. Tbat any owner of cotton, wheat, corn, oats, or tobacco, may deposit tba same in tbe sub treasury nearest the point of its production, aud receive therefor? treasury notes hereinafter provided for, pqual at the date of deposit to eighty per centum of tbe net value of such pro ducts at the market price, said price to be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, under rules and regulations prescribed, based upon tbe price current in the leading cot ton, tobacco, or grain markets of the United States ; but no deposit con sisting in whole or in part of cotton, tobacco, or grain imported into this ccuntaj shall be received under the provisions of this act. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause to be prepared treasuiy notes in such amounts as inuy be required for the purpose of the above sections, and in such forr-i and denominations as he may pre scribe, provided tbat no note shall be of a denomination less than $1, or more than $1,000. Sec. 4. That the treasury notes issued under this act shall be receiv able for customs, and shall be a full legal tender for all debts, both pub lic and private, and such notes when held by any national banking associ ation shall be counted as part of its lawful reserve. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the manager of a sub treasury when cotton, grain, or tobacco is received by him on deposit as above provid ed, to give a warehouse receipt showing the amount aud grade or quality of such cotton, tobacco, or grain, and its value at date of depos it; the amount of treasury notes the subitreasury has advanced on the product ; tbat tbe iuterest on the money so advanced is at the rate of 1 per centum per annum ; expressly staling the amount of insurance, weighing, classing, warehousing, and other charges that run against such deposit of cotton, grain or tobacco. All such warehouse receipts shall be negotiable by endorsement. Sec. ti: That the cotton, grain or tobacco deposited in the sub treas ury under the provisions of this act may be redeemed by he holder of tbe warehouse receipt herein provid ed for, either at the sub-treasury in which the product is deposited or at any other sub-tieasury, by the sur render of such warehouse receipt and the payment in lawful money of the United States of the same amount originally advanced by the sub-treasury against tbe product, and such further amount as may be necessary to discharge all interests that may have accrued against the advance ol money made on the de po;it of produce and all insurance, warehouse and other charges that attach to the product for warehouse ingand handling. All lawful money ' received at a sub-treasury as a re- turn of the actual amount of money advanced by the Government against farm products as above specified shall be returned, with a full report of the transaction, to the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall make record of the transaction and cancel and destroy the money so returned. A 6ub treasure that receives a ware house receipt as above provided to gether with tbe return of the proper amount of lawful money and all charges as herein provided, when the product of whicb it is given is stored in some other sub-treasury, shall give an older on such other sub-treasury for the delivery of the cotton, grain or tobacco, as the case may be, and the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide for the ad justment between sub treasuries of ail charges. Sec 7. The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary for governing the details of the manage ment of the sub-treasuries, fixing the salary; bond and responsibility of each of the managers of sub-treas uries (provided tbat the salary of any manager of a sub-treasury shall not exceed tbe sum of $1,500 per annum,) holding the managers of tub -treasuries personally responsible on their bond for weights and clas sifications of all produce, providing for the rejection of unmerchantable grades of cotton, grain or tobacco, or for such as may be in bad condi tion ; and shall provide rules for tbe sale at public auction of all cotton, corn, oats, wheat or tobacco that has been placed on deposit for a longer period than twelve months after due notice Dublisl ed. The proceeds of A. the sale of such product shall be ap- plif d, first, to the reimbursement to tbe sub treasury of the amount origi nally advanced, together with all charges ; and, second, tbe balance shall be held on deposit for the ben efit of the holder of the warehouse receipt, who shall be entitled to re ceive the same on tne surrender of his warehouse receipt. The Secre tary of the Treasury shall also pro vide rules for tbe duplication of any papers in case of loss or destruction. Sec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, when sec tion 1 of this act shall have been complied with, to cause to be erect ed according to the laws and cus- toms governing the construction o Government buidinge, a suitable sub- treasury building, with such ware house or elevator facilities as the character and amount of tbe pro ducts of that section may indicate as necessary. Such buildings shall be supplied with all modern convenien ces for handling and safely storing and preserving the products likely to be deposited. Sec. 9. That any gain arising from the charges for insurance, weighing, storing, classing, holding, shippiug, interest or other charges, after pay ing all expenses of conducting the sub-treasury, shall be accounted for and paid into the treasury of the United States. Sec. 10. The term of office for a manager of a sub-treasury shall be two years, and the regular election to fill such office shall be at the same time as the election for members of the House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States. In case of vacancy in tbe office of manager of sub-treasury by death resignation or otherwise, the Secre tary of the Treasury 6hall have power to appoint a manager for the unexpired term. Sec. 11- The sum of fifty million of dollars, or so much thereof as may be found necessary to carry out the provisions of this act, 13 hereby ap propriated out of all moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for that purpose. Sec 12. That so much of any. or all other acts as are in conflict with the provision of this act are hereby repealed. THE FERTILIZER TAX. Xews and Observer. Dropping into the office of Commissioner of Agriculture the we learned that one or two seizures of guano belonging to fertilizer compa nies which had applied for license under protest and had been refused nave just been made. Thus far only two companies have protested and been refused license in consequence. A seizure has just been made at Monroe upon one of the two brands which have been refused license. The commissioner says he will promptly have seized all such goods wherever he find3 them. It was also learned that many letters are received at the commissioner's office from farmers and officers of the "Farmer's Alliance" asking for the names of the companies who have attempted to pay license under pro test and declaring that they would not purchase fertilizers from them. RESTORING GULLIED HILLSIDES. No observing man can pass through any of the "Southern States without being impressed by the com mon sight of hillsides ribbed by washes and gullies from one to ten feet deep. In the majority of cases there seems to have been no effort to restore them to their original fertili ty.Some have been abandoned, many many planted from year to year with no reasonable prospect of gathering a paying crop. Enterprising young men, who have expended a year's work upon them, become discour aged and fly to the towns and vil lages to seek employment which will pay better. This sort of conduct is a constant menace to Southern agri culture. So many have witnessed the failure of hillside ditchas to cere the evil, that it is generally thought impractible to restore such hillsides. except it be at such an enormous ex pense as to forbid the hope of suc cess- on tne part or. a poor young man. Hillside ditching, nnless done sci entifically and with great skill, gen erally aggrevates instead of curing the evil. The remedy is to combine terracing with hillside ditching. At first blush it will be thought that the method proposed will only double tb e expense, and therefore will be considered visionary by nearly al persons who have so arranged then- land as to have the hillsides ribbed by gullies. I propose to suggest a plan by which any industrious man. who owns a horse or mule, may thus re store his hillsides and make them once n-O-e productive. As soon as tbe crop is housed and sold begin with a turn plow to fill up the washed places and gullies in the following .vaj: Commence on one side oi the gaily and run the plow as near as the horse can walk to the bo torn, throwing the dirt in to the gully. If the gully is deep pine brush should be thrown in, top up, to catch dirt that is turned in by plow. Contiauo plowing round and round until you reach the highest ground between the gullies. Then return to 1 egianiug. as near as you cau get to the bottom of the guliy you are striving to fill, and run round 'and round, as before, until you reach the highest ground. This operation is to be repeated until the gully has been brought to a level with the surrounding ground When the gully is not very deep you will be surprised that the work could be so soon and so easily done. A few days ago, the writer had a bad looking wash filled by one time plow ing around it with a two horse re versible hillside plow. After the gullies have thus been filled, then with the hillside plow (which is re versiblerunround thehill,on a linelaid off by ordinary level with a gentle grade so as to carry off water which may accumulate on land above. With this as a guide run back and forth throwing dirt down hill with every furrow up to a point where there ought to be another guide fur row as in first instance, When this work has been thor oughly done the hillside land will be in excellent preparation for planting, provided the clods have been broken by harrow or brush. Plant crop in rowe nearly leveLand if planted in corn sow peas at the laying by" ploughing, and leave all vines on the ground to be turi.edu n der for the next crop. Now the land is in good condition to begin terra cing. It is not advisable to under take to complete the terrace in one year. This would require too much time and labor; but begin again, as soon as tbe crop has been gathered and disposed of, with hillside plow at the lowest point in hillside ditch below each terrace, and run first a guide row on an exact level. Then with plow turn dirt all on lower side of hill until the terrace above is reached. Treat every terrace in the same way,everyyear,and in thecourse of a few years your land will be ter raced, and if a crop of stubble and pea vines have been plowed in every year, together with the addition of all the manure you will be able to collect and manufacture by constant work during the year, it will be very productive. P. S. The hillside plow called the "Faruiei'8 Friend" all iron is nianu factured by Cha3- E-Hunter, Freder burg, Ta. No, 1 is a one horse reversible plow. No. 2 is a two horse revet sible plow. No. 3 is a two-horse (heavy) re versible plow. The writer has a No. 2, which a medium pair of mules pull with ease, through heayy Bermuda sod, turning roots up to the top. It does beautiful work. With a two horse hillside plow the writer terraced a garden last spring Three plo wings below and three plowings above left a terrace two and a half fett hi.rb. without any other implemement. W. R., Athens, Ga in the Southern Farm. EXPERIENCE WITH A SOUTH ERN OLD FIELD. Henry Stewart, Macon Co., N. C. in American Agriculturist. When Horace Greely, several years ago, ia his advocacy of deep plowing, said there was another farm under the old one tbat would be thus more available, Le truly rep resented the actual condition of nearly every old field in the South- The custom having been to plow the land no deeper than three or four inches, and sometimes even less, and that in a most ineffective and partial manner ; the subsoil in most caes of precisely the same character as the surface, and filled with organic matter has been left untouched, and hard and impenetrable. The looser surface then washed off, and in places this hard subsoil was left bare until covered with wild growth common to the prevalent old fields Such a field, on a rather steep hill side, which had been in corn, oats and rye, successively, until it would no longer bear a crop, and had been washed smooth in places, was plow ed eight inches deep three years ago. The land was quite stony, but the loose stones were all laid in the furs rows and covered by the next pas sage of the plow. The Acme har row, which was used, never disturbed tne stone, and the field passed through tbe winter without the slightest washing by the heaviest raines. An excellent crop ot corn was taken off the next summer ; and rye, with timothy and clover, were sown at the last working of the corn with a light, sloping toothed, trian gular harrow, made for the purpose- The rye yielded a moderate crop. about fifteen bushels per acre, but a heavy growth of straw. The present year the field has been mown for hay. The clover (peavine, or mam moth, or perennial clover) has made a wonderful growth ; over large por tions of the field it stood three feet high ; elsewhere it lay down in places, and around some of the stumps, where rubbish tad been burned, stalks of clover four feet long were abundant. On a few patches the clover was thin, aud was cut and spread as manure on the ground, as the land is too steep to haul manure on iL Millions of acres of old fields in the South might be treated in the same way, and as clo ver hay is worth 20 per ton almost anywhere, much profit migLt be made, in addition to the improve ment of the land for the growth o cotton and corn. THE TRUCKERS INJURED. - ews and Observer. Some of the eastern exchanges give accounts of serious injury to tbe truckers through that section in con sequence of the recent cold snap. Kinston correspondent says all the peas in that section are- killed- It is also reported that truckers in the Charleston and Savannah sections were more seriously injured. Their crops were further advanced than were those of tbe eastern part this State, and the freeze was also harder. A Savannah exchange says "The losses will be more severely felt by the many small truckers scattered throughout tms section o the State. They had in a majority of instances planted fully up to thei credit, and all is lost, and they wil in only a few instances, attempt another general planting. This wil teud to curtail largely the output c I early vegetables in eastern Georgia, and as a result the prices which wi be received in April by tbe more ex iensive and independent truck farm ci s for peas and cabbage will even up the losses. Pears which were bringing 82 to 2.50 per crate last week will bring double that amoutt four weeks hence, and the propor tion will be the same for cabbage." THE STANDARD. "I regaid Hood's Sarsaparilia as having passed the grade of what are commonly called patent or proprie tory medicines," said a well known physician recently. It is fully e- titled to be considered a standard medicine, and has won this position j by its undoubted merit and by many ! remarkable cures it has affected. For an alterative and tonic it has never been equalled." DR AGKER'S ENGLISH PILLS Are active, effective and pure. For! sick headache, disordered stomachy loss of appetite, bad complexion and billousnes, they have never been equaled, either in America or abroad. .'...- .. or sale by J. C. Simmons, tne drug - gist. adtas' Column. the old Foiry room. The old man sat by the chimney side; His face was wrinkled and wan : And he leaned both hands on his stoat oak cane. As if .all work were done. Bis coat was of good old-fashioned gray. The pockets were deep and wide. Where his "specs'" and his s eel tobacco box Lay snugly side by side. The old man liked to stir the fire. So near him the tongs were kept : Sometimes he miued as he pazed at the coals. Sometimes he sat and wept. What saw he In the embers there? Ah! pictures of other years; And now and then they wakened mila. Bat oftener started tears. His good wife sat on the other side. In a high-back, flag-seat chair ; I see 'neath the pile of her muslin cap The sheen of her silvery hair. There's a happy look on her aged face. As she busily knits for him. And Nellie takes up the stitches dropped. For grandmother s eyes are dim. Their children come and read the news. To pas the time, each day; How it stirs the blood in an old man's heart To hear of the world away! Tis a homely scene, I told you so, But pleasant it is to view ; At least I thought it so myself. And sketched it down for you. Be kind unto the old, my friend; They're worn by this world's strife. Though bravely once perchance they fought The stern, fierce battle of life. They taught our youthful feet to climb Upward life's rugged steep; Then let us lead them gently down To where the weary Bleep. Remodelling a Horn. There is a noticeable tendency of the times against over-ornamentation in do mestic architecture. This tendency is the more important for the reason that it proceeds from the best class of our society and is abetted by architects of the highest reputation. It is proper that the craze for "old furniture' should be followed by a craze for old style houses. Not only the copying of the stvles of Queen Anne and the Georges, but the re modelling of old homes has become a marked characteristic of the prevailing taste and is quite a fashion with people of the highest culture. One of the best examples of style for the remodelling of a houe, either for country or suburban residence, is shown in our illustration. This is the famous "Lincoln Cottage" in the Soldiers Home at Washington. It was built anterior to the war period before the rage for over omamentation had gi-en the country so many abominations, modeled after the most bizarre French taste. Nobody who ever visits the Soldiers Home ever fails to admire the graceful cottages which sur round it, and form the residences of the officers. Their quiet, home-bike appear ance, capacious verandahs, broad win dows and general air of room, comfort and quiet elegance stamp their design as in the best spirit of domestic architecture. This style of house also lends itself most readily to the highest effects of modern furnishing and interior decoration. How to Avoid a Cold. Curing a cold is not always easy. The great thing is to avoid it- An almost infallible preventative of a cold is a daily cold morning bath, but every one cannot take this. There are some people who cannot endure the shock of a cold bath; and it certainly takes a strong constitution to get out of bed and take a cold bath in a cold room. A warm bath should only be taken at night, or when one can avoid exposure to the open air for an hour or two afterwards. A young friend of ours laid the foundation of a cold from which she never recovered by taking a warm bath and going out immediately after on a chhT October day. Another cause of colds ia over-clothing. If you are going to take a long drive on a cold day, there is not much danger of this ; but, in exercising or walking, de pend on the exercise to keep you warm and wear fewer wraps. It is a bad fashion to accustom one's-self to the use of a muffler. The least exposure without it is sure to be followed by a sore throat, and children, at least, seldom remember to don this superfluous garment with more than fitful regularity. If you are subject to colds never sit and toast your self over the fire, be it ever so tempting. Remember that it is not in really cold weather that the severest colds are taken. It is during the treacherous days of a thaw, and during the autumn days, which open so brightly, with a warm sun shining until the middle of the afternoon, when a chill, raw wind arises, which we never seem to learn to prepare for. Cold feet is a serious reason for the colds of children from babies up. Babies are too young, and most children to thoughtless to know why they are mv comfortable, and so, unless some wiser head orders an occasional toasting of the little feet, colds are the result. Always see that the children go to bed with warm feet. In love With Browning's Son There lives in Washington Place, near Broadway, a young woman who was tha first love of Robert Brownings son. There was a long attachment between the couple, but the mother repulsed the young artist, and brought her attractive daughter back to America in great basts, in order to prevent the young man from laying a successful siege to the maiden's heart and fancy. When remonstrated with and told that the poet's son was a suitable match for any woman, the ma ternal guardian replied that money was worth more than brain3 ! -o visitor should be invited whose company is not really desired. If we cars nothing about Christian sincerity of character we should, at least, remember the fact that no one can long sustain m. pretense of cordial feeling for an unwel come guest. Piiaco of Wales Caka. This is a layer cake to be pot together with icing. The white part is made as fol lows: Whites of three eggs, one enpful of sugar, two cnpfuls of flour, half a cupful of sweet milk, half a enpful of butter. one teaspoonful of cream tartar, one- half teaspoonful of soda. UaxK part: yeirs of three eggs, cupful of sugar, one-half cupful of butter, two cnpfuls of flour, one-half cupful of sweet milk, a table spoonful of cinnamon, one nutmeg rrated.a tablespoonful ox mousses, a 1 Spoonful of cream tartar and a teaspoonful of soda. half
The Catawba County News (Newton, N.C.)
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March 14, 1890, edition 1
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