Why and
How Much
; Dirst of all, we don't want to carry a single
. r Ladies' Trimmed Hat over, and in order ,
not to do so we are going to offer a line of
Hats at unusually low prices.
I $7.50 to $10.00 Values for $4.75
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| $4.50 to $6.00 Values for $.2.98
Extra values at $1.98, $2.48 and $3.48.
(Ready-to-wear and Hack Hats
at prices that will suit. Extra line
of Children's Hats reduced.
Prices' marked on every Hat shown in Window.
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Jfeaawhx 27c
Ifcgs' .1 16 ft 17c
Tallow 4c
Chickens. grown, each. ...30(3 45c I
Spring chickens 15 & 25c
<Ducks 20 @ 25c
G*es? ^0 @ 50c
Greet* salt hides, lb 8c
Ureen hides, lb 6c
Dry hides, lb 10 @12 He
Wool, free from bur*-*, lb. . . 20c
?"Wool, burry 10@i7c
Sheep skinM 30 (g 70c
1,amb skins 15 (J? 30c
Sh 'Tllngs 5 @ 10c
Cprn, bushel 70 (if 75c
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FOR LOADING ANIMALS.
A Handy. Bully Mod* Contrivance it
Semetlm.a of Great UK.
Perbapa !I?I former hu occantoo
<o load Bom* animal Into a watou. and
many farmer* prepare (or thla by
building a Mock chute. Frequently
tbeee cbutes are built at permanent
Oxturee in connection wltb the teed
aroca rnuri.
[From the Kansas Farmer.]
Iota, but they are often made ao that
they can be tranaported from one part
of the farm to another. When a chute
of thla kind la built heavy" *bd strong
enough to support the yrelght of a 'ma
ture bog or a large calf it. become* a
clumsy thing to move. It. J. Llnacott
of Holtoo, Kan., has solved thla prob
lem of inconvenience in a very .happy
way, according to the Kansas Farmer.
The wheels aud aale oaed are parts of
old machinery found on the farm, the
wheels being taken from an old mow
er. The upper end of the chute la pro
vided with two strong Iron hooka,
which are sharpened ao aa to engage
the bottom of the wagon bed and pre
vent slipping after tbo animal starts
upward. With such an arrangement
there la no difficulty in building a
chute of ample strength, because .the
question of weight has relatively little
Importance. The chute can be hooked
oo behind the wagon and hauled to
any part of the farm, and it is a com
paratively easy matter to put It In po
altlon by hand.
Bm Notes.
Ono must be deliberate and not per
spire when hiving beee. The bees do
not like tbe smell of excited |K?rsonsl
Always have an empty box hive
about the apiary properly set on a
floor board. This will often catch a
swarm that might otherwise be lost.
It is never good business policy to
sell a customer bad honey or boney
with un undesirable flavor. This will
Injure future sales.
It Is well to keep all vegetation
down around the hives, so that it will
not interfere with the tllgbt of the
working bees between their hive and
the feedlug ground.
The number of colonies wbich any
locality will support depends on Ibe
flora of the vicinity. There are but
few places, however, that will not sup
port from ten to twenty-five colonies
to the square mile, and many locali
ties will support a greater number than
this. Bees fly long distances fob for
age, averaging at least two miles.
Smoke Is . the best agent known
among beekeepers that can be used
to make bees submit to tlielr wishes.
All sorts of material may be burned
In a smoker, such as cotton rags, rot
ten wood. etc. There is a great differ
ence in the disposition Of bees, how
ever. some requiring more smoking
than others.? Farm and Ranch.
Growing Potatoes.
? In Ireland, In tbe best potato grow
ing localities, a yield of 400 bushels to
the acre is nothing unusual. It is ob
tained by the use of about thirty loads
of barnyard manure to tbe acre, sup
plemented by 500 pounds of commer
cial fertilizers, proportioned as follows:
One hundred pounds of muriate of
potash and 400 pounds of superphos
phate. In England tbe best results
are obtained by the use of twenty tb
tweaty-five loads of barnyard manure
to tbe acre, sapplet^jted with 100
pounds of sulphate of ammonia, 850
pounds of superphosphate snd CO
pounds of Sffipbate of potash. The
popular fertiliser for growing potatoes
In- Maine, when, planted where a two*
year-old crop of clover or graas has
been grown, is made up on the farts
of 185 pounds of nitrate of soda, 000
pounds of tankage, 200 pounds of acid
phosphate and 400 pounds of sulphate
of potash, making In all 1,385 pounds.
One-half this amount is used In the
planter or mixqd in the furrow and
the other half aVt.be first harrowing,
when the plants begin to appear.
Inaeota and Alfalfa.
j It haa-beeo discovered that the honey
I bee is of even more importance to the
I alfalfa than the alfalfa is to the bee.
I The Wonderful strength and speed of
the bees take tbsm long distances for
their food, snd they have recourse to a
great vsriety of plants. But the pecul
iar construction of tbe alfalfa blossom
renders It tmable to fertilise Itself, aniff
, its shape makes cross fertilisation Very
difficult. x ...
At the Kauaas experiment station a
small plot of vigorous alfalfa was cov
ered just before coming up Into bloom
with mosquito netting supported on
sticks. It was therefore know'a that
no beee or other Insects could come
Into contact with the bloesom a. Later
a careful examination discloeed that
the pods which had fol-med were en
tirely without seeds.? Coburn's "The
Jook of Alfa If*."
ANNOUNCEMENT
I win be ? candidate before th?
Democratic primaries and the ftext
Democratic Di.trict ConmtM. tot
the nomination u Rolicltor of tb*
Judicial District of fW? 8taJ?
I reqpaat the ?.jpport of all Dmma
crata. II nominated and ?I?W| 1
promlaa to dlacbarfe tbe fTtiuU'of
?U4 oflea. fairly and Impartially
Tlthout fear or fa?or.
Jerusalem corn, all of which are class*
ed botanlcally as Andropogon sor
ghum II differs from tba other mem
ber* of this group La having the seed
heads with much longer, stralgbtcr.
stronger straws or branches. These
form the brash, which Is the valuable
portion of the plant.
Broom corn growing now I* and will
always remain a small Industry be
cause the demand for the brus? la not
only limited, bat small. This crop,
teen, is ' not a frrofltable one to In
cites In a system of general farming.
According to the best authorities, the
world's consumption of brush Is less
than 00,000 tons, and aa this brush la
used bat for one purpose' there can
be no sadden increase in the auiouni
required. Tbe total world's supply |
could be produced on 130,000 acres,
aad the territory and men equipped
for and engagpd in broom corn grow
ing already could easily doable the
present production if tbe demand war
ranted.
Brooch corn Is marketed wholly hi the
bale. Throughout central Illinois there
are numerous jobbers and commission
men who do nothing bat handle this
crop. Becavse of dishonest practices
in bating, trigs dealers and .factory
PI aw ing Twlos For Crop.
Sod land la very good for almost all
cropa If the seaaon is seasonably wet
and otber conditions are favorable.
One of the wofst troubles \?^b corn In
sod land is that the cutWoFms IlvUg
In the sod destroy much of tbe young
corn. By plowing sod land for corn In
Iota fall or early winter many of the
cutworms will be destroyed; si so when
the land la plowed at this tlme'the sod
trill bare mora time to settle snd do
cay. and the corn next aesson will
stand dry Veather better. If tbe sod
must be plowed again next spring no
harm, but much good, will be done.
Plowing any land twice for a crop or
disking well after plowing Is- Isbor
well spent.
operators are cautious about buying
except from established snd repute ble
jobbers.
Because broom corn Is selling- for aa
high as 9200 per ton many novices
who are attracted by the high prices
will plant extensively this season.
Without a working knowledge of tbe
requirements of tbe crop and without
tbe special equipment necessary for Its
successful handling tbe result of. this
extensive plsntlng will be sn enormous
overproduction of brush, much of
which will be of very Inferior quality.
It is seldom tbe man who under
takes a new l)ne of business because
of abnormally blgb pricAs who makes
the .money. It is the man who thor
oughly learns a business and then
sticks to It through high prices and
low who comes out. with the dollar.
This being true, we must ssy ('hat this
is not a favorable time to embark In
tbe pnslnesa of broom corn production.
ftaautify the Heme QnunJa.
?Properly planting the right kind of
tree*, ibnbi im plants on the home
groarida means mucb more than mere
beauty -it haa a decidedly practical
?He. It la ebahpir to beantlfr the
home grounds than to allow them to
so bare and ODlnTltJng Decorating
the borne grounda transforms a bow
Into a home. 'It mahaa tbe houaa a
part or a beantUol plctnra and nr
roonda It with thefc evidence of lorlng
eat* that It laMfetetr lmpraaaaa the
beholder with tWlaellaz that people
lira la the halm I hat they do not
mare))' exist th?ra<-Joorn?I of A??l
culture.
crop. ^
Ten to one there is a inrploa of law
yen; doctors and clerks la your coun
ty and a shortage of farm help.
The suggestion waa made at -a local
English farmers' meeting that all
mol4s should be killed at public ex
pense. Neit!
A Pennsylvania woman burned her
husband's wooden leg as the only way
to prevent bin from going to a saloon.
Tbe Judge upheld her.
Well. sir. if people cannot get beef,
pock or mutton at fair prices they will
eat more eggs aad chickens.- lira. Hen
Is coming to the front.
The figure* show that 182.000 per
aons attended the various farmers' In
stitute meetings In New York lest win
ter. Of course many of these attend
ed several sessions.
In Englsnd (he trsde In wornout or
"sore* city horses has become so bad
that parliament Is asked Ar a law ao>
thorixlog Inspectors to kUI all such
i animals that are fafind "doctored" or:
i badly lame or diseased.? Rural New
Yorker. \
Worse Than Ballets.
Ballets have often caused less suf
fering to soldiers than the enema
L. W. Harrlman. Burlington. Ida., got
In the army, and gn?tred wltto, forty
years, "tint Bucklan's Arnica Salve
cured me when all else failed." he
Write?. ^ Greatest healer for Sores,
Ulcera. RoUa. Burna, fcuta, Wdtmda.
Bruises and Plies. 2 to at all <Jrug
BREVITIES.
Scandal la a Tory effecllra aotHur
with a mlnlmutrt fjfiwi# if
?with our present UuoTrl,^se fc|
production the etandartl < ( hjji
Med can be maintained ouly lj
ft aatlafactory quality Hsrlng select
ed root! of suitable alee and abape. a
typical core la remorad bj means ol
a drill which u paaaad through the
beet at ai^ngta, aa ahown In the Ulus
laatloa. Ala c*>r? If tested for sugar
bj the aaofe polarlacope methods. The
ability of a weed grower to maintain
high quality In tbe root la one of the
moat Important condition! hi tbe ee
tabllshmeut and maintenance of the
beet aeed industry, says the year book
of the department ot agriculture.
more than 7 per cent in the sugar con
tent, while the shape, color and fen
oral hablta of growth' remained the
same. The Importance of selecting the
seed for sugar content cannot be orer- ,
estimated, and, because of the impor
tance of this work and the difficulties
attending it, sugar beet seed growing
can be carried on successfully only
with , special e^lpment, bj the ex-"
erclse of tb* greatest care and conse- J
quently at considerable expense.
Chsreoalaa a Fertiliser.
Charcosl has but Uttle plant food,
yet It usually shows remits. It fires
light soils 'a- darker color, thus m?htng
them warmer. It also makes soils
porous end Increases their power' to
bold water. Charcoal is a fine ah*
sorbent for gases. When worked into
the soil it will no doubt prevent the
escape of some of the ammonia formed
when organic substances decay. Fpr
these and other reasons Charcoal * will
help, especially on light soils.? Rural
JTew Yorker. HS'-dBj
Planting Watermelons.
Watermelons should not be planted
until sll danger of frost Is orer and |
should be planted In hills about i
feet apart each way. . The more mod
ern method of watermelon culture is
to plow out the rows one way. ffil the
trenches with manure, thoroughly mix
the manors with the soil t? the
trenches by ruaninf back sod forth
with a scooter plow, then throw the
soli back again and plant the i
the had thus foroed -Orange Judd I
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FASM sores.
Few farmers know the ussms of one
tenth the wssds and frassss that grew
on their farms. Mere knowledge In
this direction would help.
When you give the hoy a calf to-j
raise don't pocket the money as i
as It Is sold. That might teach the I
little fellow to be dtsboneft
? prominent dairy Journal dedal** |
that the dual purpose roar Is a failure |
?in the dairy herd. The dairy type enw
is decidedly foe moat profitable.
It Is better for both mare and colt
for the latter to come tn the spring. If
Is the natural growing season and
causes lass, friction and hardship. .
A hog tbst weighed 1.O0B pounds
'alive and l?88n pound* when dressed
was recently slaughtered in England.
It was a Jersey red boas, two and one
half yeara old.
Market products must l?e ' viewed
from the buyer's side and not your
own. You think to sell a two pound
male chick Is waste, but the customer
.will pay more, then than after, ha Is
fed two or three additional months.
? ri tons Will B? Mere.
ArrapgtmpoU are beiDff made at tbe
Initiative of Lord Lonsdale for a party
of English sportsmen to come to Amer
ica tp see the Jeffries-Johnron fight.
Tbe idea la to gat together a sufficient
number of men of me ana and poaltiofi
Interested 1b tbe prise ring to make tt
worth while to charter a special steam
ier from Liverpool re New York and
engage a special train for tbe ran
across the continent. . to arrlre aft the
journey's sod on tbs very day of the
fight and.retdrn eastward the follow.
Ing morning. A number of youqg
bloods are highly enthusiastic about
tbe scheme. ' ^ v
- Hsrry Davie Holds Hecerd.
Veteran baseball players were betng
/Hsi i? fl rsceotly with Oeooto Mack,
the msnsgsr of the Athletics, as ?m
of tbe oraefaa. "Harry Darts hoMs s
record that no other ball player tm
Joys." t eatd Mack. "What to WT
aaksd CmpJm Bin Dtaesa, fa rutty a
Washington pttcbsr. "Why. be la the
only sei si* tug Amsrkss leegne tn
Mer ef tsama prior te 1900 who hi
still playing his regalar position with
the club he was a member ef when
the pennant wan won." aaa#?Nai
Mack, and no one dl^md him.
Far Ne Psnlsa.
ham Polo dab of Lsadsn hare taken
ato f to roioo * Mn? of Mb 000 to bo
TMt< la tnMa for (ho mh>?m o(
pooloa and tboto- con dutai tbo trip
to tbo OoMod St. too to tar
tbo IptoraottoMl pot# eop. no ptay
OHUItob ? roopocaitil. for tliolr own
tt|W Tbo food for tbo unboai
?f poctoo 1. to bo eollod "tbo ioorin
lotornationol pot* cop fKutmj food."
Coy 0*4 HoK to Coaoh.
M Coy. wbo eaptataod Talo'. toot
boll olovra loot yaar. will ho tbo IMWl
head coach neat Call. The assistant
heed conch will be HsnryvUllbert Holt,
1910. whose' home la In Grand Rapids.
Holt played In the back field last yenr.?
Harvard to ^Brop twrlmmlMf.
At o focont mooting of tbo Harvard
athtottc comiutmo tt wa? rotod. oo
tbo racoBtnoodatSofl of Mr. Oarcdon.
tbo irradnMte troaauror of athMpoo,
that tbo Bottom awlmmlog loom po
afar. from tb* lotonolloKlato Iraswo.
? Is edltlr solved when you provide
your kt&hen with a Kas range jjur
lns the heated tent, if she "laves"
you and you are obliged to do your
oyrn cooking, you will hardly blame
Iyer. when you hare to suffer the dis
comfort* of a cod Are during tbe
Summer months, fcas Is clean, eco
nomical and crfmforttblA, and you
4on*l n<ed /our Are only whUe you
actually use It
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ANNOUIHlKMfc.VT %
1 hereby announce my candidacy
for eoUeltor of the Pint Judicial Dis
trict of North Carolina, subject to the
action of the Democratic District
Convention, and do earnestly solicit
the support of all Democrats la my
behalf. ; V ' " '? .V.
January 13, l?*t.
B. A. DANIEL* Jr.
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