.
, ? ' - ? .
price that t?
a attract to
people wfco
cer their condition by buyln* (arm.
that wll yield two and throe croja
er??T year on the moat fertile ?oil
and without the uae of ferttllaer tor
many Tear, to coma, what he WUk
large land
that ther
Ith but the
to wit, to do a ureat
work for tWr aectloo of
Uar hare proren.
.Ida are fartna which
one. two. three,
yaua. with ?rowln?
of each acre
the Inspection of Baw
what their mar
H to |
the treat drain
haa been cuing on in
a private ,nterprlae kr
, haa "been watcbjf
Interest by th. whom
nlted States Department of
Iture h assent Its most cape
perts to examine into the meth
desrlng and preMrlng the
which are new to bfl sections
country except that Immed
tely around Pant??o. Here for ?e> -
enty-flv* ream the people hare mov
ed the merchantable timber, oat
tB down the remainder of the growth
in the summer and fall and left It
dry out until early spring and
t|wn have art. ar. to It ao th?t , Ur
rfllc ire has debtroyad It all. leaving
orer the rich earth a mass ofc ashes
and such achrred poles and stumps
aa would soon deeay sod aid la aa
rlchlng the already most fertile soil.
This work had followed, of coarse, the
expensive drainage undertaking that
had removed from the section
surplus water and given outlet to the
heavy rainfall that causes so nrach
*fUT-demon.twtoio?
KwAilaiH
Jffl
In Uie way of crops betor, putting
the hndi oe tie market, and harto?
left tbe experimental **,e behind,
and with twenft7-flr? thuuaand ?cre.
with Perfect canuU completed for
drmlnxe to CM* vftter outlet, ther
haro opened up wbat promlaea lo .t
tract the rer, beat t,rm.r.
Adrutasu of the action are man;
?aide fron^the tact that the ten
thouaend acre. to be .old now ar?
of du. t* e^i.od for the
i?~ ?,?bl? Us;
la clwrfd
That the first year's crop will m?we
than pay tha cost of all work of claar
In* and preparing for planting ha*
been clearly demonstrated. Atid such
cropa are seldom aeen In cay other
section of thla country The Illustra
tion are not selected from the beat
part,, of any field, but are taken at
random, and there la no section af
any of thee* cropa that doe* not
ure op to ihoee photographed.
ThTal he achievement can he eet
forth in aoch a way that it ?w111 be
appreciated by thp outside world
almodt Impossible, but he hundred^
that have vlalted thla acctlSv and in
spected the wonderful work all tell
th? tame enthusiastic atory when
they leave '\ ' w .
Located between Albemarle and
JPatnllco aounda. and In a atrlf almost
the entire width between Plnetown
and Belhavcn and between Plnetown
and pantego
New roads are now being bnilt on!
the ranal b?nks and thearrangsm?nt
of the dlTlalona of the farm, tt auch
that every farm facee one of the car
nal*.. ^
Transportation facilities are good,
becauae the branch road that pene
trates thla newly opened land con
nect* wlthtn s few mlle8 with the
main line of tbe Norfolk Southern
j Railroad with fast fruit and trucking
tqrina to thd northern markets via
Norfolk,
There la also fine water transport-]
atlon cloa^bjr The m?an annual
i In
mm
mfiBm
i ha*? on
* of what
tara
1 <***$
>, p-as are plant
- 1 for the
to
never abaolutaly ff??ry until
-.ter many years of cultivation. The
old Wilkinson farm that baa been
uader cultivation for taare than 10
la here to testify to ths life of
il and the fact that Utile fer
la ersr necesMry. One of the
>markabl9 growths of corn la
id that/yleldt a great ctop at
1 broefe the cofu was ptaat
and that no* has both th? corn
and peat In such abundance that
either alone would make ad up-coun
try farmer marvel It th* reiulu pro
duced Besides the Natural richness
of the soil, another reason for the
different-,, between this section and
others is that the original method of
clearing the land leave** It In better
condition. Instead of Injuring it a. Is
th# case n many other sect!one.
Tba Wilkinsons want thoee * who]
are interested to come and the the
opportunity for the development of
this stelonc.
this ectlon. Tbey want farmer*
the beet type, men who are anxious to
bette rthelr condition and *?* the
very best out of the aoll. To attract
them to this section the Wilkinsons
pUd if necessary to |o so fra u to
advertise extensively in .the newapa*
pers. ' They are in dead earneet in
thelr desire to get the rol*ht kind of
people to settle here now and they
are not after profits on the work that
tbey have thua far completed, if
tbby can get people to come here and
eee th lands thy can readily ?eil them
and if these people settle here ifcey
will obtain such raults farming, in
this rich region that soon there^rlll
be such a demand for these farms
that here will be just reward to the
proy?L.? Ul IX. ..M.wl.. tin l?m?
labors In the sale of the balance of
the property.
. .The Wilkinsons were born In Bel-|
haven. '?1 ; .
Their father tfll?d the aoll at that
very place half a century ago. aad|
the mother who raised these public
spirted sons lives there today and
has watched with proper pride the
good that hae been accomplished by
as
4LiU
e offering for this week some good values
which you will need for the household, and merch
andise that can only be purchased at these PRICES at
our WEEK-END SALE. We only ask you to come
down and let us show you these money savers, and
convince you that we sell these articles as advertised
1
on Friday and Saturday, \ -JKi-'
"
3b Inch PercaL F.ast Col| Q_ karge aire Bleached Huck Q_
ors ' 57U. i Towels worth 15c. to go at t/lt.
. - !V L _ IW'JL ? I ? _
I nday and Saturday On- UST..1. Ov?C.
?i? ?
36 inch Brown She?tin8:
worth 8c. peryartl for
5k
Men's Straw Hats 1-2 Price.
Boy's Blouse Waists neat black
and white and tan Patterns.
SJ^os J to 13 years. Our rtgufctf
Bo sure to visit our remnant????!???
Apron Ginghams, Inst counter. Marty bargains hen 50c, grade,only a few
colors worth 8c. for 04l?, will interest you. {toft. .... fcU
??HBMl 7
39c.
under
sotl that
m* tad
ir result*
they a<?d.)d
to that ?n
to theae two broth
>blr Mjwrience. the one
farm and the other di
lumber Interests and'oach
his department ?ot
business ahow the beat
would become con vino
led that the land of opportunity is
her*. . .
What they bavB accomplished In
farming other, may accompli** W
u eMiiy. But .HM Ii., k>n 2:
compltoh^i In the w*, of <t*T*k?,
In* the ?c?fc,n of the country f.
which th?r were br?J and b?m. f.w
men will un<l?rUk*. Htiut .Terr
dollar of the profits that could be
spared %a? been reinvested at home
in the graat drainage undertaking
that he* eo transformed the whole
- fT' ' ? " * ? V. *
Mr. John A. WUkinson say. that
upon Investigation ha has found that
the method %f clearing land l
burning and rotting prooesa la follow
ed only In the eastern part of this
State, and that here it can be trac
ed back for 75 years. However, pe
culiar as it may seem, It la true that
thq mar* growth there la on the
land the ?asl?r and cheaper you can
dear It and the better insult* are ob
tained.
Great canals, with outlet^ to tide
water. thiry-flve inilew of them com
pleted already by the two dredge*
that they hare used during the three
years'that the Wilkinson* have been
hard at work on thia demonstration,
with lateral ditches about five hun
drcd feet apart aaA extending into
the main outlet ca%al are first dug
and then the merchantable timber is
removed. The r mailer tree*, th# bijr
ones that are not 'marketable. th?
the bushes and weeds and whatever
else is loft on the land is then cut
down.
This should be doae In August. Sep
tember. The very long polea on the
.ground should, be cut in two ^nd th*
that the limb* will lay close. Through
out th# winter thla Is left along and
then about the first of the following
May. Or a, soon as there i? a good
dry day. the whole mass is set afire
and this goes wild over the entir
cieahred land. This makaa a great
fire and the extreme heat kills all
the stumpg and whatever grass and
weed seeds there may be In the earth
for a depth of several inches. The
roots and stumps start a rapid decay
from the time the fire kills them.
Just as soon as the earth and the
debris have cooled sufficiently fq> the
land, holes should b? stuck In the
ground and corn planted in the houes.
Everything in the ground has been
killed and thus the corn cornea up
The corn never haa to be touched
from that Lime on until It lR gathered
When the nnd has very little growth
ro clear and burn it Is sometimes nec
essary to hoe down the butteV weeds
in August, but where thero la a thick
and heavy growth this l8 never nec
essary because the fire wsa sufficient
to kill all of the *e*-d.
The rotting process haa begun, and
a8 the lateral ditches andjthe canals
have opened up the land' so that the
air can get In. everytty^bg front four
inches and und^r rots out the first
year. The crop of corn'tho first year
sufficient to cover tha coat of clear
ing and getting the land Into condi
tion up tothat. tinted* -
? /Tb't Second year whatever poles I
there are left ?hould be gathered !?
pil'ea and burned and then stick tfcfe
com ?Jt*e samegray an the ttfmi y#ar.
There will be fOroe weeds the eecund I
v-a, and the: roust be cut down two I
c thrs* time*. Tht crop ihe sec
ond feftr Riff be eren greater than
the first year.. __ ?? ?'-.j& '43 v I
The third rear the land can be
plowed and the cultivation la . then
practically the same as It %Jli h? for
Vlie roara to cpme. There may be a
few stumps remajfclng that bare not
completely rotted out but tbey will
be. si Scarce that they should be l?rt
alone until the fourth ye*r that they
way eluviinue the rotting prhcesa as
?Job*.a* possibleio: ,^ \
'Vhe fourth year the principal part
of the stumps that hare not rotted
o.st up to'ttlj time may be remcwyl
and Iht fifth year the few remalnlnf
?bofild b* removed, thus leaving * t\ 0
lan<< entirely cleared and in splendid
rendition. The advantage over clear.
m? by ft. ?rubbln* pro- .., and l?lf.
root, out -Ml* tbey are
beginning i? ?pwit?r than
cost, even Including th6 first year.
Tfle Wilkinsons hav* an enormous
corn field of a thousand acres that
will y|?ld over fifty bushels of corn
tot heacre where Just a year ago a
forest stood. Not ? ditch had been
cut or a bash or tree ttfearea and thi.
Is one of the sights that appear so
remarkably to others, but which the
WUklusens hsve been producing each
year since tteifr great dredges went
to work dlmla'k th, tig anal. Ii.t
were to ttuatorm this country Into
th<* rlch^sl^arm lands in the state, j
Nearby Is Isnd that has been cleared
oae.-two. three and four years) all
with growing crops that show just
whst results are to be obtained each
year without the use of a pound of
fertilizer.
Within a short walking distance Is
tfc* old Wilkinson farm that has been
under cultivation for half a century.
Hare, with a farm that ha, grown to
two thousand acres under cultivation,
the record of 919 profit per acre for
fifteen years, good and bsd together,
was made by Jlpt Wilkinson brothers.
Some yeara. lt is true, they hare
made little, bat other years and -en
many acreB they have made hundreds
to the acre.
They hare one farm that they would
not part with for flfiO as acre, while
beside it la thia newly opened coun
try that they ara going to sell to the
first settlers for from $16 to 60 an
atere.
These figure, tell the story of their
public spirit better thsn any
words.
Tbe Wilkinson brothers hare twen*
ty-flve thousand acres of this land.
Firteen thousand acres are ready for
sale and they are going to let ten
thousand acres go during the month
of September. No real estate agents
will be allowed to handle It. because
the ownerfl desire that erery dollar
possible be saved so as to ensble th0m
to get the very best fanners and to
give the new owners every advantage
possible.
The range of prices from $15 to
$50 Is According to the location of the
plat and the amount of work that has
been done on It.
If the people go to look at It. there
will he no question about a struggling
farmer In another sectlofi Aougtng for
by ethdrainage undertaking, are di
vided Into sections of six hundred
and forty acres or a mlle square and
this is cut up lntu eighty acre lot*
which gives a fourth of a mlle'froni
age on the road and canal and goes
back one half mile. Tbese section *
will be cut up further Into sixty, forty
or twenty acre farms should it bo
found that any want It that way.
But every farm will face the road and
canal and the drainage system will
thereby be Maintained for all.
These crops here are proof suffi
cient, thesq people say that there art.
no lands In this country that will
eclipse these as to fertility and the
life of tlwi soil to produce crops with
out fertilisers.
The depth of the heavy black loam
is never les athan four reet and on
the average ranges from seven to
feet. This is In vldenre from end to
end of the big canals and the lateral |
ditches throughout the entire proper- 1
ty. Pantego, Broad and Pungo |
creeks natural streams running
through this property with the canals
dredged up to the heads of the three
systematically draining the entire ter-,
rltoty and showing In every farm the
depth ol th9 rich loam. The Wilkin
sons brought this land to develop and
seQ. . v, ,
They couI1 make four or fire hun
dred per cent by koeplng it snd devel
oping all of it tttyynqslves, but their
original determination to help their
* fiction of the Rtate by bringing to it
the right kind of farmers holds firm
and the prospect Ik that there will
be many to go to that section In the
oe*t thirty days with a view to set
tling. And it li almost a certiioiy
tha hose who go will be conquered
The fair and winter will And many
farms b*lng cleared and next iprlng
a great cloud will rise fro mthe east
tolling the destruction ot the thleb
growth now coVerlhg the land and
fpretelling the crowing of the great
est crops that he newoomsrs hare ev
TThnt thousands of forst acres to
day will bd thousands of acres of
eropa a y?ar tnttk today, that tan da
now producing ho revenue will then
be bringing to many famttte* m boun*
tlfnl livelihood, means a great changc
in conditions In this secton?a change
for which the state owes much to the
two brothers who hav# devoted their
tiorft and mdhey in efforts to trans
form their home section from a wil
derness of trees to waving fields or
growing crops.
The transformation of the forest?
ertile ahd <!? of
j farms In bringing to tfc.a section &
1 (Cont nuod on fourth #*?*?)
:>;? 1,,. . . ? i . < <:t<~1i..
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Mexican
TO REPRESENT THE U.S.
THK PASTY UM WASHINGTON
. CITTY YESWCRUAY FOK MKX1
OO orrv?THKT WILL, HE KN
TKKTAINBl) BY l-KBMCUNT
PU1
Washington, Aug. 31.?The com
mlMtou appointed by Pr??ident Taft
to represent the United Bute* at the
centSnntsry c?lebratlon of the repub
lic of Mexico September 16. left
Washington this afternoon for the
City of Mexico.
The following are members of the
party.
Representative Da rid J. Foster, of
Vermort. chairman of the boose
committee on foreign affairs aad
chairman ofthe commission, and Mrs.
Foeter; Senator Lee 8. Overman, ol
North Carolina, and daughter. Mrs.
Hid win C Oragory. Senator Crawford;
Representative Jas L. 81ayden of Tas
as. and Mrs Slay den; Representative
George W. Pal re b lid. of New Tork.
and Mrs. Pairchild; General Harrison
Gray Otis, of Calltornla and grand
daughter. Miss Marion McPherson;
Justice James W. Gerard, of New
Tork, and MrmGsrard; Colonel Chaa.
A. Rook of nnnaylvania. and Mrff
Jr., of leasee husetts, who goes as the
personsl representstl^ of President
Taft. and Robert J. 8nanley of Ver
mont. disbursing officer.
The party is to arrive In the City
of Mexico September 4, and" during
the celebration will be entertained
by the Mextcsn government.
On September 12 the commtmlort
from the United 8tates will give a
banquet In honor of President Diss.
The Journey homeward will be com
menced on September 23. Kx-Oov
ernor Guild, when aeen bsfore his
departure aaid that Mexico'* eirebra
tion is new in that Instead of apend
laf millions for sn exposition, like
other countrleeh It would wffcely use
the money for pubic Improvements
A REVERIE.
(Lovingly dedicated to my little
brother, Mapor John Wright. Jr.)
aaSt fh.c
No more shall the busy body and
brain
The food, proud heart of the parent
re polce.
Why should we sigh. and shiver and
weep.
When one of uor number passes
?way.
And that he proudest of empires must
fal to decay.
There is nothing so great, and noth
ing so small
In all Omnlptenc,* vast domains,
Re it a world, or a little boy
But obey* the universal law of
change.
Dying ^he day* when the beautiful
son
Sinks low in tbP crimson west.
It is only this that he night can be
born,- ? ? z
When mortal? go to their rest.
Everything wither* and passes away.
The roses must, die In th0 fall.
But to die in the spring on the thresh
old ot, life.
Seems Infinitely sadder than all.
How strange it seems that this frail
little bark.
Sailing an unknown sea.
Should have. ?o oson, gone down In
the dark;
Meeting its Ccr-ttny.
Ttyilllng with hope, and throbbing
with Joy
And anchored forever thy frail little
bark.
In the portals, that we ran death.
"? ?r
Never again w|il the d*ar little heart
Beat to the music of life.
Away from it* joy. away from its
palo
Away from It* tumult and ttrit*
Sol *7 them tenderly away
AH of ht# well loved toys
Perhaps they will Krihetlauw gl?4
dcu the hearts of other little
bo/a.
- 5y vV' :
for we must all pass on with th# tide.
Suppressing the tear and thf sihg;
Acd ao. little brother, a for.d good
ttlfht.
|jp?d n'gfct and goo '.bye
WRIGHT TAYLOR.
? ... ?;
FOR DANCE
The Rorbea Orchestra has return
is 49 * *-keee they
furnished tb* arc sic for A dance at
id*/ nt*M Imi.
J**
It U no, o,.e. jro? ciu
at he Gem Theatre.
in ?totfl tor all who attend. "W
Morten ft Co. jrtR demonstrate the
.Columbia Qrafonola Regent?thfc
wonderful talking machine. Thla ma
< bine la the talk of the age; all who
hare heard It pronoun? It the cli
max In muaieal lnUurmenta. Attend
the Oem tonight, bear the Cretanala
end aee the plctoree all tor the same
price o\ ?*fclaalon. W. D- Horton *
Co.. are -to be thanked .for their
thougbtfulneea In affording the citi
zen* such a rare opportunity. No one
can afford to mlaa being on hand.
TO DEL1VKR RK8POXRE
Raleigh. N. C. Augcat ?0.?Major
B. P. Dixon. North Carolina State
autltor, accepted today an Invitation
from Oeneral Julian 8. Carr. com
manding the North Carolina Dtrtaloa
United Confederate Veteran*. for him
to deliver the reaponae to the ad
dreas of welcome for the annual
reunion to be held In Norfolk begin
ning Beptember 6.
The addreaa of veleome la to be
m the part of tab State of Ylrglala
and th, city of Norfolk.
A LARGK 6HIPMKNT
The J. H. Harria Plumbing and Sup
ply Company hare received the con
tract for furnlahlng the cement for
the conatruction of the new court
houae in Greenville. The steamer
Shfloh la now loading at the dock
of the firm.
This la the largeet order for ce
ment. being 1.300 barola. ever re
ceived by a local flerm.
at THK OEM
There will be a big feature program
presented at the Gem Theatre tonight,
four reels. 4,000 feet o? film, two
western pictures ona big Indian
drama.
The Colonel',, Errand, by Kalem,
5s a thlrlllng story of Indian fighting
on tbe frontier. It in a strong com
bination of pathc* aud adventure.
Melodrama it may be but teeming
with human action.
The Bad Man's Last De?d?A typi
cal western drama by the Essanay
Stock Company. Ther? Is much de
velopment of character shown, and
typical western setting.
.. Childish, KscJuegAs-r-iine or thoee
?fra*ln? ,l*rU> T&t
always prot** yopnlar
UflcrcPCinematograph?This film,
suggests a whole range of valuable
educational subjects.
The Bandit's Wife?A dramatic
western picture full of interest from
beginning to end.
Don't miss this rare treat tonight
EXTKNIMi THANKS.
It l<* quite impossible for us to
thank personally, all of the numer
ous frlendB who were so sympathetic
cally and actively kind in the sad
tragedy that ho recently bereft our
home. I wish to express Inadequately
though It may be. the profound appre
ciation of me and mine.
Sincerely.
MAJOR JOHN WI
GAIETY TONIGHTS
murijua^riy
>und appre
tT.^^
Blind Hoys Orchcstr?v?Feature Pfe
tun* l*r?gram.
The Blind Boys' Orchestra, that
has been playing in the Gaiety for
the past week will play and sing all
new stuff tonight, in adidtion to the
regular program, consisting of 3 full
reds. The first of which. Fred Wal
ton the monarch of Silent Comedy,
takes part In a mirthful comedy en
titled "The Hall Room Boys" This
picture will certainly make yon
laugh.
The next "Perseverance Rewarded"
Is another comedy that Is fuU of
keen, rich satire oc _g|odcrn society
and is one of the most humorous
character nlcti.rcs^:^e^|J?h^wn
"Riding School in Q
urat tonal picture.
aastlcs us#d in Belgium.
Other picture* will also be sbowr.
ithat will prove equally a-*~fctfc>d.
Remerolw?r you always see the
(best ones""first at the Oniety.
CYCLONE DESTROYS NORTH DA?
KOTVTOWN
Jamestown. N. D., Aug. 20.?Tbi*e
personwere killed and a icore It
lured tout seriously. last night when
a cyclone demolished Heaton, Wells
jconnty, according to advices receiv
ed today.
Loaded bot cars were t?lown 200
feet along the track of the Northern
Pacific Turtle Lake braach. d
Not a building in town esrape^
damage and a majority we& destroy
ed according to the dispatches. ' ;.v
Houses in some Instances wer?
turned! completely around on their
foundation* and the roofs of many
wern torn off,, one being carried al
most a mile by the *iod. 4$