' Vol. 5 HEMIC IF COUPLE IS IIMO It has been announced that the ^ Rev. C. K. Durham, pastor of the Methodlat church at Bath, N. C . and Miss Claudia Elisabeth Hollowell oJ Ransomvlllo, N. C., will he united in marriage at the hoche of the bride's parents on lfay 26th, 1914. at 10 o'clock, a. m. The bride la ythe daughter of Mr. J. W. Hollowetl. I formerly a resident of Washington and' Is one of the county's popular yonng Radios. The groom has been pastor of the Bath circuit for the past two years. The Dsily News extends congratulations in advance. kmiid con Bjpwi BKTi^Cm May 19.?The beneficial effect ot a well prepared seed ^ed and the use of good seed may be wholly or partially offset by Improper or insufficient cultivation. is cue aavice 01 crop specialist* or the Department of Agriculture. Bfrope^ujilYation is an Important . factor in orodwiiroduction. Cultivation ahoulj^^^!Jii?(nejiSHitely after jf-r;*- Jd*ntlug Df once or twice ^ * weedet^.or P' aectlon "lvarrnnrJ" '^fter the plants coiMtap at least "tvro additional coltTrotioSls Should be given with either the weeder or harrow in the case of either corn or cotton before the regu lar cultivators are used, ftun diag . onally across the rows with either of these Implements, using the section farrow with the teeth slanted backward with an an?:? o( life, crra and repaft a weak later, at i right anglea with the first cultivation. The use of the weedor or section harrow is strongly advised for the early cultivation of corn, cotton and many other crops. It Is best to use the wreeder on very loose or sandy soils while the section harrow is preferable on clay or buck shot soils. Ttfc early cultivation with the weeder or harrow destroys all young grass and weeds and leaves the sol! In fine condition and the cotton ready for chopping or thlrfniag. The use * of the section harrow for the early cultivation of corn and cotton In the Booth is comparatively recent but is rapidly becoming general.. One of tl& great advantages in Its use, in ad uiuuu vu vua ucauaiii f ur& uuuc, ia .. the extra. Amount, of land than can !> cultivated in a given time. oFiisf TO FAB . , IN CHI Washington, May 18.?^President Harrison of the Southern Railway Company has received from Messrs R. 8. Curtis and L. W. 8hook. Alnmal Husbandmen In chargA of Beef Cattle and Sheep Investigations at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, a report of an experiment in feeding two lots of beef cattle on the farm of Mr. R. A. Derby In Rlohmond county, North Carolina, I which will bo of Interest to those 1 who contemplate feeding beof cattU in the South and are deterred by tbo assumption that a large Initial Investment is necessary in the way of barns and sheds. , . ^ One lot of sixteen steers was fed in an open shed and given a wn of a apace sixteen feet by thirty feet. Another lot of sixteen steers was fed in a five-acre field. The report shows thai the cattle fed outside made 81. 0 pounds more gain per head than those fed Inelde and their final market condition was equally as good as those fed under cover. The feed iht each lqt, of cattle consisted of 1140 pounds cottonseed. 150 pounds cottonseed hulls, IMG. pounds of ooro, 18,010 pounds nt corn stover, and 41,776 pounds'"of - . ==^= us n | %i the recent commencement of the Washington Public Schools the class poem was composed and read by Miss Margaretta Spencer Wells. 4he daughter of Dr. A. S. Wells. It has been so highly spoken of and justly so. that the Dally News takes pleasure In giving it space. Miss Wells also won the George H. Brown medal for the highest mark attained during tbepaBt four years and also won the medal presented by Captain George T Leach for attendance, bolh of which were worthily bestowed, upon one of the city's most popular young ladles. The poem follows: Come, let ua live over again . , [\ The happy days gone by. Let ns muse o'er their jbys and pleas . ~ - J | And stifle the half uttered sigh. Not so many years ago We stood at the base of the height And beheld its diemal outlines Against the skies of night. " We have climbed and climbed together It's steep and rugged side, And ever pressing onward, We htfve tolled to keep our stride. We are now on the summit lingering; And facing that obscore land. Hid by the mlsto-of the futuro, Thus stand we band in hand. Laurels of victory crown us, V And trophies lay at our feet; But If wa bid firewall. Shall we part neoer more to meetJ Behold a ghostly hand beckons-us. And a voice from the vdist?ftO* - > tl : 8pe?K3. ? "Coma on, the world noeds your service, There ere other mountain peaks." ao*^a a?? Ula^ytTre'paUlg ?% !?? e. We aro leaving ihese pleasant ways, I And wo bid farewell to our clksv raates, And know that in after days When .we sit alone by the fireside. In its warm and ruddy glow. And miTae In the semi-darkness As The shadows come and go; V When wo are old and feeble. And the end Is drawing near; That our hearts will turn back to our childhood And the friends so true and dear. We will recall the dear old schoolhouse. And the tfppy hoars spent there. The happy, precious, golden houro With jiaright but a school-child's care. And. when the last rays are fading We will look to Ood's hill and bless. With fervent, thankful -nearts Our days at the W. H. 8. MASONIC NOTICE. There will be a regular communication of Orr Lodge No. 104 A. F. and A. M.f at their hall, corner of Third and Bonner streets this evening at 8 o'clock. -All members are [urged to be procent. Visiting brethron cordially invited. By order of Worshipful Master. . ' O. M. WINF1ELT). Secretary. fursl Anatomical Museum. In the middle of the sixteenth cen ury the first nnntointcal museum wus 'oumlod in Wittenberg. Germany, bj the iliit'M Leonard Fox. In 1500 the faculty was given the power to dlnsoci oodles of executed criminals. Over the door of the museum was this In scriptlon:' dui Vlvl nocucr* mall; poet funsra pro aunt. St petit ex ipsa commode morts ealus. (Hero wicked man ars round at last In uaoful ways. And here pertliT^^w!efoU owing items' oT~f forest from this well-known Instil iion will be read with interest by tl patrons of this paper. Dr. D. T. Tayloe has returned fro Maxton, N. C., where ho was call< in consultation. Dr. Joshua Tayloe went to Slmpsi N. C., Saturday last where he, assli by Dr. C. M. Jones of Orimeslan N.i C., performed an operation up< James Mills. The patient is doli nicely. Mrs. J. C. Meeklns Jr., who was centiy operated upon Is now conr lescent. She expetca to return 'ber home in 8an Antonio, Texas, t morrow. Mlsa Casey Waters of Pinetow N. C., who was recently operati upbn for appendicitis',Is now conv lescent. Her early recovery Is nc expected. Mrs. Z. N. Roberson of Jamesvll] N. C., recently operated upon fnr >>n ?*r Jack waa in Ilea van antll h.? died.?Ex- th dttngc. \ It' ' MAY 19. 1914 McKinley i BB Dehghtfu) REM SHOW ; IS COMING : mmi For next Saturday, May 23, Wash ] ton will be afforded an opportuniof witnessing a first class min- ] cl performance under canvass. 1 e well known A. G. Allen's Min: els is billed to appear here on it dato. The press is high In its amendatlon of this show of which ample is given below: A. G. Allen's Minstrels gave i icert In - Frederick Monday night a large audience. The perforate was gl\f^n in a large tent and was one of the best of the kind it has been heard In the city for long time. Everyone connected th this show from A. G. Allen wn to the lowest flunky seems to courteous and agreeable and they ide friends of all whom they xxe In contact. The performers re all colored people and there re a score or more of them who ig, danced and cracked Joke; cro was also some gilt edged tumb g. A good band rendered some client music. This performance s as free of vulgar dancing, rude ces and songs as any professlanl nstrel show that ever vlBlted this allty and the entertainment was i rthy of the liberal patronage glvIt?(Frederick, Okla., Enter- i Be. New York to Manila. : is not generally known that one < i travel by boat from New York to j mbay almost as quickly as from tyo to Bombay, twenty-six days. *>cnn Jonrney from Vancouver to ( cyo In two days* less time than from , cyo to Manila. Two boats of ed starting from New^Yosk for Ma l at tbe same time, one via tbe Pnna canal, the Other through the Suez i is I, would reach their destination bin a few hours of each other. TLc eage either way is practically the aC' i Mslsnehofy MTOc. Haven't you any milk that Is more eerful than tblsT" queried the new srder as he poured some of the aid into his coffee. 'Why, what do you mean by thatT' eried the landlady. Oh. nothing," rejoined the new ardor, "ouly this milk seems to~fe*ve e blue*." ? Restful tm W >dils|tns>rt. - NEW **r Company | 74 2 K er dy yea bee Th. gre she f of \ est frlc pal er I - u v her pur it t sld< iu!s cou J thli She chi ma Bei Foi H Wh tall he, In ?? tor nee Was . Z rec ' To The Hearers M> cci 1 - us The Ruesell-McKlnley Comedy ^ Company made their opening per- an, formance at the New Theater last night. Whllo the company lias not us many artists as companies preced- |1| Ing them, their stunts held up well 1*1 the reputation of tlie theater for I first-class performances since they spenad. The company during their week's engagement will give an entire change of program each night. The comedians last night, Billy Russell and Billy Ward, were surely there with the goods and kept the large audience in a continuous uproar of laughter. Miss Kittle M>Klnley, the soubrette. in sin artist that captivates and pleases. But for her the success of last evening s per- am formance would have been lacking, tcr The chorus girls, consisting of Misses po* Laura Gordon. Pearl Fisher, and glv Gurty Waltz, made the vaudeville l>e; net Interesting and entertaining 1 dey There will bo an entire change of use program tonight. Tho management the will precede the vaudeville show by ' Bret-class movies. j tht PAID IN FULL i H IB LIB 5 is mi er mo "Paid In Full," at the Lyric TheLor l&at ntghl proved to be one of ral the most attractive infiving pictures out sver presented in Washington, so ,ng much so that every seat in Hie then- ltlc Lor was occupied and kept until the rig first performance was concluded. Kot withstand lug that this production was given at the New Theater sev- lyi oral months ago interest did not lag V In its production on canvass. From III statr. to finish the patronage nt the Lyric exceeded the expectations both of the management and their friends. The picture was in five parts. "Paid Full" la one of the most popular * shows on the American slage today and the marAgement of the Lyric Is to be congratulated upon securing It so early for the theater goers of Washington. Their patronage last oight was surely satisfactory?going lng to show that Washington always ert appreciates something good. Ha High praise Is given out today, for nri the movies last Ight at the Lyric. rol BANKS Cl.osF, WEDNESDAY. ,p, " er On account of tomorrow being the anniversary of the Mecklenburg Decla ration of Independence all the hanks or the city urtll he closed. ?t - ^ a IRS. BRADDY 10 AT HOME YESTERDAY festerday aftcrnon at her home, t West Second street, after a lin- -'a ing illness Mrs. Penelope A. Bradfell on sleep in the sixty-eighth r of her age. The deceased has n confined to her home since last tnksgivlng Day and gradually w worse until the end came and answered the call of her Master. ^or years she has been a resident his city and was held in the highesteem by her neighbors and. sndB and now that she is gone a i of gloom and sadness hangs oythe entire community. She was voinan of the highest ideals ani 38? walk in life was circumspect and c. Her home was her castle?in the reigned and around the lires she was loved beBt and will be isod most. She did. what she ild for those near and dear. Irs. Braddy was born at Jessama, i county, December 9th, 1845. i leaves to mourn their loss three Idren: Mrs. J. M. Holt of Jessa; Miss Lydla A. Braddy and Mr. ijamin F. Braddy, of this city. years she has been a consistent 1 mber of the Methodist church. ten her health permitted she waj hful to her church vows and when ease and pain entered her body prayers were with those who wor pped at the altars of the sanctu ["he funeral will take place this afnoon at four o'clock from tho resnce on West Second street, con:ted by Rev, Nathaniel Harding, tor of St. Peter's Episcopal church 1 the interment will be in Oakdale uotery. The following wl'l n^t pallbearers: William B. Windley F. Alligood. Hannis T. Latham, lliam II. McDevett, E. Hoyt Moore 1 Fred Hill. IK HARM SOIL win \ definite relation between the ount uf liunius, or vcgetablo matin the soil, and its crop-producing .vcr us shown by yields of corn, is on in figures Just issued by the partment of Agriculture. The mrtment therfore advocates the i of various methods to introduce ! required humus into the soil. Experts of tho forest service state it the soils of tho whole country. a |JUI iimiari) ui me ooaia, nivs t and are losing immense amounts this source of soil fertility through est fires which apparently do litimmediate damago but rob the 1 of accumulations of humus. In many parts of the South, land ' being cleared for farming, and crc such forest land has not been rned, there is a large precentago vegetable matter, which provides isiderable fertility, and a good tex e. Moreover this soil has a greatcapacity to absorb and retain isture, and thus Is less likely to washed and gullied under heavy n?. For these reasons, leaving : of account the damago to standtimber. the department's authoris ar<* agreed that fire hsould be * .J idly .kept out of woodlands. raw THREE CASES " j PWHH j Mayor Frank C. Kugler tried sevil cases this morning at the City ill for violation of the city ortlitnce. Those disposed of' were as Malissa James. Violation of the arch and selsure law. Bound ovto the recorder. Arthur Murphy. Drunk. Fine I > and cost. ...J? L. Daniels. Stopping transfer on f ? rent. Attached with the cost.