The Largest ^1' m? * |r * pi 1*P" hta INTCMMVC SHALLOW CULTIVATIOI M ' 4? USK GOO? SCtO Of M9T VAglCTia,' V )U THOROUGH PREPARATION gas MAKE THE SOIL OCEP Mm l-flB GOOO ORAINAGE g V. I. BIT JCB "' ? 1^ ? , S* UNSUCCESSFUL P/ "> /Stt te/) CaltiYltH 1 141= Axj^ Uyti . " ?- '-< W Aw/- prwpura-. 1 /?,? Jo// ; Poor Orm,n? one wtp violates.the rule# health who must sooner or later U ?hy the penalty that always follows 1| tkm rlotiUlOA ot a gtren Jaw. > fj "?? ?Kl?r H>?~ ?? ?t*p? or Ititt (MnolplM U mart lmport?nt to flj ?<1 uaaw fAfat** on At btiwt; a ttom OA "o?K ton to ?py good j drainage Is th* moat Important one Wwftbougfc Intakes thefn all to laaure 'j' W%E*k I saasBllsl'io Ithe growth of plants? I Wrton. hydrogen, onjgofl. Attn***. = f pbAAphort,.. toMA, ealclon. 1 -Wo"* AU but to HUhroe At thoA. ? nlpplM bjr Uw Air m . V? wator or ATO lAAOd la All aaUo jWgrdwth gMbe oltlmAtA Aim!') Th.^ timeeh WMck It wort, .to JM1> oo to |j&i Mao of thia frotn tho raw pui. iVS rlOT* u4 other plants harln, * JBJfc^owa^ to taftotha frpa nitrofen from tho alt and depo.lt It In tho Ml. Tte (hit air PMatratoa tho , AM, 7M as deep u the soli It drained, but will not penetrate a toll "m ward dkbt i otffp" firmk J'rorpH That' Farming Cm* Be 8?o I cswsfnlly Carried on WiUioat a j*jhjw a qptement he ?rt Utat be Halted 5.715 poundt c' lint cotton: j, u?tafla of iwe? -otitoes; S Here* of oats, half an r? offerontn Hflni. V|ma-ro,'*,v n' *cta rf fe?"* hnb:;. 4??j ij'utjeh' ' <-orn; SO peM 1 100 bushneanut*. He ?*W nted three jhf nhoaphate and 'hat was uted l#l ' ^h?fn ' h a ASHXI WA Paid Subscrip ' i ,. BH* UCCE5SF1IL FARM I I A**tb.c**s~s<>fa~nh~tm ] J 5* Thorough Prtper^tnn 12* So,/ Mod* P**p V'" GoodDra/ntf ShI I t,on ? ' . -1 , .V. * !H * . L__i_ that-la full of water,' because air and Water will not mix. .Now In order to hare nature^ agencies to assist as In unlocking the plant food In our soil we nlult either lower the water line or raise the land. Good drain' age will do both: And now the question arises how ls this to be done?* Hi There are two methods ot drainage In common use today. One is tile and the other open ditch drainage. It has been proven and we see evidences of it almost every dajr, that tllej drainage properly put In la the only way to gat perfect drainage. j&j Wo can get reaaoaahlovaoodmrstn-i^j tWimh tlie open ditch, but nothing'wl io compare with tile. nc The air wo aa? is natures agent j pc! appointed to help as in our farm op- op orations, but It hjkuno power to force ed water out of the soil Into an open ha ditch; It gets out by reason of Its, tl< own weight and velocity or by evapo- j he r?Mnn I. ? f ua Bfother Farmer, have you not th aeon water after a- heavy rain go (especially on the stiff upland) stand ha In a cotton or corn middle in three ke feet of -an open ditch two or three yo dkys until the wind and sun toqk it kfc up by Evaporation, the air having no, w< power to fdrcojf middle Tfip into therto^pep ditch. th Not so with tile ^raiftage. Juat a? A(j soon ms.you cflnpfeu m ilne oa^ys- P4 tern of tlie jpojim btiJlLar,vac*rn wi which dpdatea a' suction under irroundjaa aUWagjSggffijjS vnfni'tn or'tllo a-lid It shoots down toIhn. $$38$ | toor '"UUid raised.' The ebntlnnal br s-rasassssrs tako It la Ilk# ? sponge ?ad th# sir tr will fare# a Inio^tba tmw And chop Si w# got food drahmgo. - . - if If. Ih? farmm* who road ?M# will ar rtadT th# principle# of Ul# fcdMfi th ?? look upon It as ?n lnT#ptm#nl U tot th. farm. ln#t?*d nt, looklag w *t s It a# u> Item of oxponao, tbon-w# '#] will bo baring moro tlto.termor# sad ? more good drelnago. ft ' Deop plowing tsoqo #oarco, of u drainage end I# th# osoosd #t#p ft toward# ottceacsfpl fermtoc which j, w# will talk mhowim oafnwt.ejlltl#' Vaurv tar iutt#nH( tgrmtngL - ? JOHNjir. LATHAM. dj Qollehorator, J###em*. N. C. t j (to B# } ; iij from kunm crekk. . WJf in berln* cool weather how R Or Jan. ?1 wehe^erow/n ; ?t We are catching a few mnli.L up ' Blount. Creek with eat seu. ' &$atsRmmi i J. W Latham and J. B. Weston ^ J. W. Latham moved up Blountr Cre?v ?0'w. A. Cox's place where he, f will main for the year r " " V>"CT. fo V'^s'- frr o' I today, the first jlme since he recov. ered t Harfvpfcold feVW. W ' ro\ had good luck today He iVrd Geo Cox went out fcuntlu? I and each killed a wild turkey .. t .. > , . NG1X 11. in i ? SHINGTON. NORfH CAl >tion of Any o'ntteirwnr?? .rhed w?n Mr. Ed. KntUeon. and a ?Un&r.tn?.Ujue<.oue whom we had itir*eife? -'*lWT tMtsc knocked ' f(r?, Mr- Inked hr Dr. the"* n^Le^r kMdn.nt. Ik wnilri OOeer Rohnzfn Id Mr. Dn?e Hampton totllM. lr .Tidonce. brlnj In, eubetnnoe nn ?rn rented.*, dmWlil. Recorder -> ?wU, ?( _i*r th? cpae end ndjndced 1 three putltr ?t ? affrey. dlTldthe COM i equally between the Stcllffew. each one dollar additional, eir line and cost, be In* f7.lk.eech. ) CMj Ordinance RefemM Te.: sttsrt^tssss rtW pr*roked "> ??olt. We reproduce >n editorial J>m onr teem of ltowmb.r I0tb?; SOUK CITY OM>INANCB8. k In Recorder'* mart Tneedey, John ranch wu fined 11.00 and cox. for Mtruetlns the .treat, he hrrta. let if hind cat. of hie cert fall In which a 'Tea hauling cru.bed etonr. end imping. e quantity of then In the :reet, which lie felled to . remove, here may. be e. aeoael to John', illtfe to regard the ordinance. There ere m*? end flrtne. la town, ho have lea. elhue "for. dime gardig the law. tbat may cenxj the city tfhilo by their went of conformity r to train free. Ion of the ordlnancea. ?d_we bee to nnote a few of. them: extract. From OnHnencee. Chapter 2?Section ??* - And o Hereon .ball piece In any .treat or 5N D ~ lOUNA. SATURDAY AFT] ? r Daily Papei ifM V., ~ AP YEAR INDUCEMEN . jMl /5k BR awaywtm each y*??yl yKTifKRTt iilizy ' ^^EnsiE ' < alley or Upon sidewalks, BOXB8, CASKS, BARRELS, or OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS; provided however, | that building material Ac.; may under certain restrictions be permitted. Penalty $6.00 for each offense and a like sum for each and every day that such obstructions are permitted to remain. Section 4$:?That no glass of any kind, shall be thrown, or otheryvlee deposited upon the SIDEWALKS, STREETS OR ALLEYS of the town. Penalty $6.00. Section 60:?Merchants, hucksters j and others using the sidewalks on Main, Market, and Water streets,* or either of them Co display their goods, OR FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. are% forbidden to place .anyA rcod1 erchandlse, toxes barrels, packages, or other obstruction on b-.d ...uviwalks piowu u I lo. i I j ;j : wful to u . Breton NEXT TO THE STORE and not MORE THAN TWO FFE1" ?ou ihe j j i.. Penalty $5.00 fine, or twenty Z ;'>rifonment. o;> -?Nc ' v'aphlngton shall encroach upoD the deli. . orth, B.oup, paling, chlu.ue; o her ob * Penalty $50.00 ' ? not a aMt'or. ' ove tha^ la not dally violated upon the three .oove ineiu.oited, i* his ordiii ante. The sidewalks tre en- , crouched upon more h r i wo feet fro u he stores In " any instances, and tn addition the side n^xt 10 the rr-T'ii g will be found to contain 'jtCd j oxes, Ac., eo that i' is abso-*? * >"** mnoislble fO' ' ""o -*c*sons w,,lh-l? g abreast to get through. T*t\l not d v yesterday, the awning flaps will undo ou.rS brella, if you carry one. and If yov t don't, the strea of water rollirg off them will drown you. There are a very few. If any of them, that don't obstruct the street. While vV* orance of the law Is no ep"t.*e ?t would be well for our merchants to confine themselves to the rocuirements of the law, before some cltlsen forces Its guardians to enforce it, The majority of the cltlr.era-wjint to see these ordinances en- ? forced. lH?- her than this, it is the duty of the officers to enferce them. sad . should. some one rum into one of these o be trust Ions and break his neck, his heirs would win. from the dty in , a court of equity, in that It is not excercislng due diligence to prevent accidents. frlB lOtM^MUT to block a sidewalk entirely, to be amendable to the- , lew. nor to let your awning be so low j that a ' man would have to: crawl under. Better be safe than sorry. 7ZZ Birthday Party. Little Miss Mildred Skinner, the flve KPt* J . AILY ?NOON. FEBRUARY 8.1 r Published t ts ; /*- ! . | voufi 1^0* 355J.TPH Blm BARN 171-3 PER 11II ILL SIXTY-FIVE pkli CENT OF WORKER8 IN STEEL HILLS DO NOT EARN i.ASLhVCH IT ^ OOSTnS TTffe AVERAGE FAMILY TO LIVE. k. v:nnii^ir i re* tua j pi Atrriiv W 'iffliiLC-iV lllrtl 01 MTLni HF "n,)8 H1 E BEEN USED TO GRIND DOWN WORKERS TO PRESENT MISERABLE CON- ' ED CHARITIES OP PITTSBURG GIVE OUT ! FIGURES SHOWING COST OP LIVING. Slxty-flve per cent of the worVerj , n the United State* Steel CorporaJon's plants at Pittsburg, earn less . .ban the actual cost of subsistence to ( Ire- to the salculatlons made before the Staney steel trust Investigating commit- , :ee by Louis D. Brandeis, "the peo- , >le's lawyer." ^ LO ' S ' Xfslnml Li. "The average wage of m:> per cent ui IUB aji(iiui4w IU me oieei (iiauu u Pittsburg," he aal<^ "la 17 V4 cents an hour. The Associated/Charities of that city, by careful investigation, has flgpred It out that .1 o obi of bare existence of a family of husband and wife and three children in Pittsburg Is $768 a year. By working IS hours a day, 866 d>ys a year, this 65 per cent of the wOrkers, at the ead af their year's labor, will have,earned Just $1.80 lees than this snm. "These horrible conditions are the result of the ttse'of the great power and jrealtb- oP this trust to prevent ltd employees,-fro -j orc-eai anions. Thf condition of labor In this Industry is nothlrg less thar slavery. In ten years this trust, whllr working men under these conditions has taken frou the American people 1660,000,000 in excess of a liberal profit on Its actual investment, and ~v NEW 912 ... n Eastern No] UNCLE JOE CANNOH INFORilN AND HAN Former Speaker Wanted to ! as Sewing Machines Were "For the Benefit of the I the Reply Mr. Unde Undo Joe Cannon, "High Protec- d live Joe," wanted to know, when the $ Democratic metal bill waa before the House, why such articles us sewing A machines had been placed on the free a list. Chairman Underwood of the o Democratic Ways and Means com- p oilttee, courteously supplied the ex- w Speaker with the desired informs- II tlon. p "We have placed these krtlcleB on the free list for the benefit of the c: American people," taid Mr. Under- g wood. "The uncontested testimony p shows that sewing tflachlnos are be- ? Ing sold to the rich and poor alike n In this country for from $23 to $45 b a machine, and yot are being laid t< MRS. CARTER RETURNS I AND MAKES GRATIFYING REPORT TOTW. C. T. 0. c - r W. C. T. U. Have Knthutia*tlc Meet- > , lng and Mrs. H. W. Carter Renders Report of Reception in Washington. D. C.? Where She Went as Delegate From Local Union. The Woman's Christian Temperanco Union met Thursday afternoon]*** In the room which has been rented. for the purpose, at thehome of Mrs. J1,1 O. B. Carijialh. There., was n most iht encouraging attendance* * J After the business session was over Mrs H. W. Carter gave a most flat- j terlng account of her trip and the re., m caption accorded her at Washington. I City, where she was sent by tho local union, as a delegate in the Interest j"'0 of temperance legislation. Sh?? rllil (hot h)ip wna mm! rnrHI. r^1 ally received and was treated espcclally nice by. our congressman. Hon. M J. H. Small and wife. She waa in- ' M vlted to several receptions while ^ there. . * She reported that all the congress-' 81 men. with whom she talked, were In ** favor of the blil which has been preRented by the temperance forces. v,< Mrs. Carter made an address heore that tody which has been much m complimented. ,/ Jl Having the hearty support and ?*' nathy of ee many senators and congressmen, we feel quit9 sanguine about the .result. W. C. T. TJ. EXCITEMENT IN MAIN ST S OVER AFFRAY YFSTERD. Y " Messrs. Harvey Csrrow sad T. I. Parrlsher Osatrd Lively Scene gj In East Main. Htreet Yeeter* & day Afteraeon. q, cc Fcr awhile on East Main street g, yesterday afternoon. It looked as If j, serious trouble would take place between Messrs. Harvey Car row and T. I I. Parrlsher. The trwgble, It lit. v learned, dated back some little time ^ when Mr. Parrlsher Is reported to v, have used abusive language to Mr. C irrow't ton. Yesterday Mr. Parrlsher, It la reported. *' a*. awing machines, oesh registers and lany other articles now |>4lng sold y American manufacturers cheaper > forelgnera than home consumers. IISS LILLIAN V. STEWART GIVES BIRTHDAY PARTY elehrates Twelfth Annfver*ur> Sar. mundrd by a Host of Her Vonn< Friends, at Her Home in East Second Street. At the koine of her parents. Mr. id* Mrs. E. T. Stewart. In East Sec- 7 id street, last evening. Miffs Ldlir prnon Stewart celebrated her 12th. rthday. The home had been, pret- f \y decorfifod for the occasion, and irncd over to Miss Stejyart as >ste?8 of the evening. She had a*. K-euewrtiVtelUeiB*^? si i 4V l??lle iPtcUoll, Edward L?e AVeil>lle, Maude Swindell, Frank Free- * an. Charlie Da'ily, George Howard.. ? Ichard Cherry, Etta Leo Whitley. Isle Harris, .Thelraa Haker. John dinston. Edward Forbes. Rhoaik IckH, Jessie Brown Latham. MesM israan, Eleanor Berry, MkM loyd. Annie T. Archbolle. Thelua* ayo. Norma Jones, Mary McDeritt*. argarot Tayloe I^eonora BtooAt,. athleon Jackson. Rachel Ricks, uth Mayo. Mabel Pippin, Mildred nlth. Gwendolin Wilkinson, MariTot . Wells.^ Bonner ArchbeHn. ancho Kicks, Tom Hannaford, On 1 Henary Bell. us that miff n BWSES 8f W&RSBIP . A,-.A. fi-MI -e rv1 West Second gtreel R a. room, paster. Services at 11 a. m., j4 7-iSf p. m. . Strangers and rlsio rar welcome, Seaday school gt l ou. B. R. Mlxon. Sagt. Plrsr rMsbytwMa Cfcercfc. O lad dob street (wear Coast Unu atlas.) Rev H. B. Sssdfkt fSltor trrleee at 11 a. a., and 1) SB ja. nu od nsstc. Strangers and prtsitoms -rdlally invited te worship,,with ale. anday school 1 p. ?a^ Or itr Bpi/^jU. . r^Snpt.. K ^ st. Peter's Kptspopal Church. Mkuhl BvdlMrtMH. Karaiai ' ifr and aorman at 11 B'olack; aulas prayw at T:M. Sradaf 1 tol. K- K Will la. Jr. Supt., and on'a Btbla ctaaa, H. 8. Ward laadar. \ ; ? 9- m. ?i * MtatB l|?lt Thara will ba aarttMk at Um> Plant aptlat chnrch both voralor and rani a?. r. ' 1 colawti ahamtkm. 1 ../m J. a. SMatW. lator. Praacklllr ararp Ant. and ninth Sunday*. Mora lap aaaklp at L, o'clock; evening mftIca at ord'a Dar whooj at S > m.. Thomas # ?cucart Saj?:. ar> lit!::*!. ad cordially welcomed. % C. M. K chorch, F. H Maalaw/ Mtor. Preaching at 11 a. eaoh und%y.' Clans meeting at 2 p m.; . 8. at 3 p. m. O. W. Edward anperitendent. ^rfeachlng Sunday night t T:!#. . . \ . 'jff > >..f V jSrl*..r. >j- . h .iw x -.HAdfe j ^