;
FIRST OF ALL, SAVE THE LAND
More fertility 1-ust By Washing than
by Growing Crops 1 Deep Flowing
Rotation, il .More live Stock, 4 Winter
Crops W ill Wop This W aste.
(C. L. Stwuiau iu Progressive Fanner)
Of the many problems couf ront
iug the owners of farm lands in
the South not one is of such im
portance as the maintenance of the
soil's fertility. Other things being
equal, the capacity of a given farm
to produce crops controls its value
in dollars per acre as it regulates the
profits accutingfrcmits products.
Between the Coastal Flain and the
Appalachian Mountains from Vir
ginia to Alabama lies a very large
area of lands very similar in topo
graphy and composition. Thou
sands of acres iu this area are scat
tered by gullies, some so deep aud so
wide that they might more properly
be called ravines. All of this area
was at one time covered with rich
forests of which there now remain
but a few acres scattered hera aud
there. Fifty and more years ago,
in those good old long rolling times
of our grandfathers, there was a van
dalic destruction of timber by tire, a
sin which is now finding us out,
not only iu the scarcity of lumber,
but in thousands of acres of worn
out, and, for the piesent, at least,
worthless, though once fertile lands.
The rolling nature of the land
surface and heavy rainfall, together
with the physical charter of the soil,
are the direct causes of the destruc
tive washing. Flowing water re
moves more plant food in one year
than ;s removed in five or ten years
by crops sold from the farm, and
one heavy rain may impair physical
conditions favorable to plant growth
more than a year's plowing will re
pair. Aids to erosion are ever present in
shallow p'owing and lack of rota
tion. (1) Deepjplowing, (2) rota
tion, (3) animalihusbandry and (4)
winter crops are together with ter
racing, the means to which we must
bok for the restoration of our gul
lied fields and for the premutation
of further gullying.
Within tte past year the writer
has seen that several authorities have
advised the doing away with terraces
and n a few instauces has seen this
advice at least partly followed.
This m ty be good advice for some
soils but ruinous for others. Where
the soil character is the same for a
.lepth suflicient to absorb all rain
water as it falls, deep plowing and
au abundance of vegetable matter in
the soil will undoubtedly justify the
abandonment of terraces; but we
have but small areas of such soil.
Most of our soils change suddenly ;
below tne ueptli to wnicn tne plow
has penetrated. This lower soil or ;
subsoil does not admit of the rapid1
pcrcolation of rain water downward;
and, the soil proper becoming sat-'
' , , , -.4 . ? ...
urated and add.tiona rain falling ,
wnl, necassanly be followed by wash-j
IBg- !
If we suflieiently increase the
depth of our gently sloping Pied- j
tuout lands to Sold the heavy ran I
tmIIs it. will not ho npoessftrtr tn ro-
sort to terrace.-. There is no doubt
but that many farmers now have
many
terraces too near together that
there is an unnecessary number of
terraces. Before attempting to
abandon terraces entirely it will be
found advisiable to begin by doing
away with oly every other terrace,
plowing one or two inches deeper
than the land has been plowed be
fore, following the turnplow with
subsoiler. This should be done in
the winter or by early spring, or m
October and November, and the lamj1
Beaded to grain or some other winter
cover crop, each as crimson clover,
vetch, rape, kale, turnips, etc. I5y
increasing the number of animals on
the cotton farms there would not
only be the direct benelicial effects
upon the excuse and necessity of
growing crops for the maintenance
of the increased number of animals.
These crops would not only lend a
helping hand to both diversity and
rotation but of themselves would
materially and directly aid in the
reclamation or worn areas and in
preventing the washing of other
areas.
Mothers Have yon tried Hollister's
Rocky Mountain Tea? It's a great blessing
to the little ones, keeps away summer trou
bles. Makes them sleep and grow. .Sue,
Tea or tablets. Asheboro Drug Co.
Self-Sharpening Shears.
The demand has been so great
f ir the self-sharpening shears that
The Courier has trouble in keeping
them in stock.
We have on hand a new and large
supply. Every time a dollar is paid
on subscription to The Courier the
payment of 25 cents extra will get a
pair of Hamilton's celebrated ten
eion shears worth more than a dol
lar anywhere of anybody's money.
Send in y.nr subscription today.
Do not wait until yon come to town,
bat send it along by mail in stamps
. r money order or check.
Pineulee new Kidney remedy are for
. all diseases) of the kidney and bladder. They
act promptly in all cases or lama back,
rheamaue pains, inflammation of the blad
der, urinaiy disorders and weak kidneys.
. Bold by Simpson Drag Store.
The Wars of
Our Country
X. The Revolution.
The Christmas Battle.
By Albert Payson Terhune
1'AMors picture
represents Wash
ington crossing
the Ielnware on
Christ mas night,
ITTti. Apart from
the fact that it
portrays an
A m e r i o an flag
floating above the,
c o in in a n d e r's
head (whereas
the American liag
was not even de
signed until 1777),
the picture is im
portant as mark
ing t lie turning
point of the Rev
olutionary war
the lirst gleam of
hope in the black
ness of perpetual
defeat.
CROSSING TIIK HKI.A
W AUK.
All summer and fall, ever since the
signing of the Iieclaration of Inde
pendence, the patriot forces had suf
fered a long series of defeats. Wash
ington and his half starved, half frozen
little army had boon driven out of
New York into New Jersey, across
New Jersey and over the lelawaro.
The Hrltish held New York, swarmed
over New Jersey in devastating num
lers and established a number of mili
tary posts along the Delaware, at
Trenton, Princeton and elsewhere.
They wore waiting for the river to
freeze solidly enough to permit them
to cross on the ice. Then they intend
iil to capture Philadelphia and put au
end to what was left of Washington's
army and of the Revolution itself. The
most dreaded of all the British troops
wore the German mercenaries (known
as Hessiansi. A body of about 1.200 of
these Hessians, under command of a
famous German named Ita hi. wore en
camped iu aud around Trenton.
Therefore on Christinas night Wash
ington embarked every available Con
tinental soldier In flat boats and cross
ed the ice choked Iielaware, bound for
Trenton. He intended to make the
crossing, then t-ovwr the nine iniies to !
T.llt,,,i nn, I fil' .ii i In. mil .mi- inwli.r I
cover of darkness Hut this part of
the plan fell through, as had most of
the American plans of late, for the
passage of ihe river was Impeded by
ice and current, making the heavily
laden boats travel at a snail's pace.
Then, when the landing was mad
blizzard sprang tip, and the march was
nunle amid n biimimir swirl or simw;
hence it was broad daylight when the
ragnoH nrmy foil upon Ihe Hes-
sUl nt..wt at Trenton. To make
"'"ir ,sti11 ',,,u.r? ""probable
s.mio Torv had sent Itahl w warning of
,li(,it. ;rrtill.h rut tIltf Hossian8 so
(1sniswl ,m.lr f()PS ,lwt ,ll(,v Jid not
divain t tic ill equipped patriots would
dart- attac k thorn,
S.. it wit that Washington easily
beat hark the outposts and hurled his
army upon the town Itself. The rude-
ly awakened Hessians fougnt. bravely,
but could not hold their own against
that furious onslaught. The enemy
were driven out of the streets Into the
fields beyond, surrounded and forced
to surrender. Nearly a thousand Hes
sians were made prisoners. Itahl was
slain, and quantities of provisions,
weapons and ammunition were taken.
C'ornwallis, with a large army, bore
down upon Trenton, planning to cap
ture Washington by sheer force of
numbers before the Americans could
recross the Delaware to safety, for the
river by this time was practically Im
passable. Washington hit upon a dar
ing master stroke to avoid this peril.
He lighted many
camptires to de
ceive the British
Into believing the
patriot army were
still encamped
near Trenton, ig
norant of the im
pending attack.
Then under cov
er of night he and
his army slippe'd
away and bore
down on Prince
ton, where sever
al British regi
ments were wait
ing to join Corn
wallls. At sun
rise Jan. 3, 1777,
Washington fell
upon these regi
ments aud, after "essians at trex
a fiercely contest- TON-
ed battle, defeated them with great
loss. Then, with two notable victories
in eight days to bis credit, Washington
retired to northern New Jersey,
In vain as summer drew near did
the British try to draw Washington
Into a general battle. He retreated
ever before them, striking lightning
quick blows, then withdrawing out of
reach of reprisal. He was in a meas
ure repeating the Indian tactics that
had played such havoc with the British
regulars In the French and Indian
wars. At Brandy wine Creek, Sept 11.
17T7, he was forced Into a battle by
the British general Howe and was de
feated. Howe thus captured Phlladel
phla. But. thanks to Washington's
tactics, the holding of the Quaker City
required so large a force that Its pos
session proved a loss rather than
gain to England.
Tht
Land of
Puzzledom.
No. 511. A Cent Puzzle.
Of years just a hundred this first cent la
made.
And this cent Is Meeting, like vapor will
fade.
This cent will transmit of the light Us
clear rays.
And this one is gratified, pleased all its
days.
t Is gUvwlng and white j
This bright
with Its heat.
And this one's an Insect with numerous
feet.
Tills con
still,
Is reposeful and dormant and
And this w
look
longingly for when
we re III.
Now. this cent
brlKht,
A p. J tliix one I:
shining, resplendent and
sure to be pure and up-
This cent id Inclined to be calling to mind,
And this one is softening, lenient, we llnd.
This rent happened lately, la novel, not
old.
And this ono Is proper and seemly.
I'm ;
told.
This cent of. your own will your country
betray.
And this one does good, giving money
away.
Youth's Companion.
No. 512.-
Numerical Enigma.
I.
The barrel of 1-2-3, which my son
4-5-(-7 placed S-9 the barn, has tieen
wrapped in the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9, which
he is going to use for covering the
hatches of his boat.
II.
The 1-2-3-4 asked her daughter 5-C-7-8,
who was moping In the 9-10-11-12 twi
light, to quote to her from the history
of England the part referring to the
decapitation of 1-2-3-4 5-0-7-S 9 10-11-12.
No. 513. Five Words In One.
I am a word of four letters and am a
face covering. Change the letters
about, and I am a word meaning
"abominable." Change the letters again,
and I am a man's name. Change the
letters again, aud I am a word mean
ing "wrongdoing." Change once more
and I am a word meaning "to exist."
No. 514. Anagram.
ON EAR IT TIRK3.
When life Is young, when life is young.
When half lis story is unsung,
We only know the years are long;
We only hear the sweet bird's song.
With youth Is love, with hue Is youth;
All Ill-arts am true, all words are truth.
We do not feel the days pass by;
We only se how clear tke sky.
When life is old, when lif'
When tired love sleeps and hearts grow
We liiiKer still our thomiMs among
Sweet careless days when we were young.
The name.4 of four famous writers
are pictured in this drawing.
No. 516. Charade.
My first Is possessed of the wonderful art
Of describing the feelings fresh from the
heart.
Tet had It not been for my second's aid
My first as an Implement ne'er had been
made.
Tha name of my whole you can surely
reveal
When I tell you the principal part
bright steel.
No. 517. Added Letter Changes.
Add the same letter to the following
words and change a small rope into
tones In harmony, heart Into a small
job, practical skill Into an animal, pain
into froV.en rain a household utensil
into leather straps, disappeared Into
part of the leg, waste matter into to
beat, a lock of hair Into a surly man,
a reptile Into a clasp, rent Into a woody
spine, scorches Into a cutting Imple
ment, evil into a part of the body,
sound of a horn tnto a molar, an orb
Into to avoid.
Key to Puzxledom.
No. 503. Anagram: Despotism.
No. 504. Transposition: Dance,
caned.
No. 505. Hidden Presidents: Tierce,
Arthur Hayes, Jackson, GrVtat, Madi
son. Monroe, Johnson.
No. 506. Enigma: Pirate.
No. 507. Illustrated Diagonal: Gross
Words Month, horse, honey, comet,
candy; diagonal word, money.
No. 508. Palindrome: Eve is as
sieve.
No. 500. Charade: Horse-mnn-eblp.
No. 610 Beheadings: Clock, lock
soak, oak; scream, cream, ream; sand.
and.
No. 515. Picture Enigma. '
Washington
Described.
The Fourth of July season seems a
fitting time to print a description of
George Washington the man. The
personal appearance of the Father of
His t'ountry is surely of Interest to
all young patriots. Captain Mercer st
Virginia, who knew the general well,
wrote of him: "George Washington
"toml six feet two Inches tall in his
Ktocklngs ana was Rtraignr as an iu
il inn. He had great muscular strength,
as his full, thick flesh showed. He
had large hands and feet and large
bones generally, with long legs and
nrms; also lirosul shoulders, though not
an unusually full chest. His waist
was rather slcider, giving him a grace
ful appoiiraneo." He wjs built for
strength and endurance, all of which
lie needed to carry this struggling llt-
tie country through a seven years' war
I to victory at bwt.
I The description says further: "His
head Is well shaped, though not large,
UU Is gracefully poised on a superb
neck. He has a large and straight
rather than prominent nose and blue
grat', penetrating eyes, which are wide
ly separated and overhung by heavy
brows. Ills face is rather long than
broad, with high, round cheek bones,
and terminates In a good, firm chin.
He has a elenr though rather colorless
pale skin which burns with the sun.
He has a pleasing, benevolent though
a commanding countenance and dark
brown hair, which he wears In a cue.
CHUIil'll WASHINGTON ATTENDED.
Uis mouth is large and generally firm
ly closed, but which from time to time
discloses some defective teeth. Ills
features are regular and placid, with
I all the muscles of his face under per
fect control."
Washington was a model farmer, and
he liked farming better even than be
ing commander of the army or presi
dent Ills house at Mount Vernon, flf
teen miles south of Washington, on the
Potomac river, was built by his older
brother. Lawrence, when (leorge wr.s
eleven years old. It Is now, therefore,
lii'J years old.
Still stamls, too, Christ church, tin
old building where Washington wor
shiped at Alexandria. The tiews were
square boxes and so high that nobod"
could see anybody In Ihe church, on!"
just the minister In the pulpit. Kver."
Suiulav General Washington drove in
his carriage nine miles to attend this
hnrch.
Tragic Tale cf the Comte de la Pole.
The Ct-.-v .1" I i :
Vr a n (.:.:; nU i oul
W if: n l . : i !: life
For the end of my nose,"
He chopped oft the mole.
Which of course left a hole
For the rest of his life.
And this made a Pole
Look Ineffably droll.
Bo he tilled it with lard,
But it wouldn't get hard.
"Well." said he. "I suppose
I shall have to wear bows.
But I wish, on my soul,
That I'd not cut that mote
From the end of my nose."
Engraving on Egga.
To engrave au egg, write your name
or anything you like on the eggshell
with beeswax or varnish. Plunge the
egg into a weak acid (vinegar will do).
Wherever the shell Is not protected by
the covering material It becomes de
composed, and the engraving stands
ont in relief. If you experiment with
a blown egg you mast close up the
ends with sealing wax. Two or three
hours will be sufficient to bring out the
engraving.
Uses of Soot
Fifty thousand tons of soot are taken
from London chimneys in a year. It
is estimated to be worth $200,000 and
n used as a fertilizer, half a ton to an
acre.
Terror, 1 1 3Eri
A; I ii very l it .
'I.. -ml u his vi.
O-i .. ,!.:.! i.i.i; i:o:--e
v'm3 e v-irt'.-v- t mule
l.'.'.-.c :i iv.il li.'io "f roil,
:id It (l. :-:..-. . a l:U life.
g. fo !'.. !.!.
Took n v- : i . . ""!,
Ai d i:i i-l' !-.s . :?
With a -rv - . ,. kr.lfo
A:-.d a irul.u.uu '-K;e goes
"The stolid South."
Much has bt-eu said about the
Soli J South.
The Rileigu Times calls attention
to the tact that a few of the more
partisan papers of the North attrib
ute the solidity of the South to mtr
rowueed and sectionalism. Those
who know whereof they 6peak are
not so purblind. The standard of
citizenship of the South is equal to
or above that fosud in au o;her
section. The Sjutherner's ideits of
the fundamental principals of
jroveruuieiit are as sound as are those
held bv his neighbor of the North
and West. He thinks an deeply, and
as siuctrely. His political prefer
ences, theu are not the result of in
herited narrowness, but of careful
study.
It has been said that rresiueut
Taft's auubtiou is to force a disotu
tiou oi ae Souths political solidity.
ft v thii.x the lask .mpossible, and
ft i reas as have contiuuted
to keei. u", tin-Njuiu i-oi il against
81 l.lla u.t.i'. aS ihr Jllll 111 UiV V 'rS
.No 0st:erdefe.lce cf in - fcif.t )
J'ol.ilc ii ).a; i .i uuve e I . u.i t
lUjt wun.(j coin?) Itoiit nie ii f
liisi.op Oij.i..u..'!-, of At.diiuf, v ill.' l
we lepru .uc t i "He i-eq'u-st thai
every oue i.-iu :t l urelu y.
"Objection : h.ntg ured to tht
soliduv of the e ic ooulu,' a .i inti
mations have ut-e iveii oat that an
effort is being made to- disintegrate
Coi ceruiu the politic! phases
of the subject, in the light of which
uieu determiue their party amha-
tions, 1 havf nothing to say; but
about the geceral subject 1 have
some rtilectiou to offer.
"And first of all, 1 would like to
inquiie why so much ol jjction is
urged to a 'so. id south,' wirle noth
ing is Said of a 'solid New England?
The solidity of the latter is as ob
duia e aid persisteui i s 'h) solidity
of f imei, in I for un cbt e sume
reasuns, doubtless. 'I Here is no
solid W est (i. e., North and Went)
because the wedt has been settled
uy u great variety of people and its
population is too heterogen' oas to
be solid. But from the days of the
colonies until now there have been
distinct types of people, in both
New England and the South,, and
for the most natural seasons, theie
fore they have been solid.
"For oue, 1 believe that it is best
they should be 'solid.' By their
solidity they work out for themselves
the best results aud at the s me time
they hereby make the best contribu
tion U tue well-beiug of the entire
country. In a land which is rilling
up with multitudes of niiscellaneuus
people from every part of the glote
it is vastly importaut that in one or
two sections at least there should
be some stable forms of life and
civilization.. The south especially
possesses certain characteristics
which should be perpetuated at all
cost. Thev are of the utmost value
to the republic, and they must not
be minimized or modiued. In the
south is found the purest type of
what may be called 'original
Americanism.' Among its people are
more men and women who trace
their descent directly to colonial
sires than in any other section of the
union. Its social forms and domes
tic life, as well as its architecture,
tend naturally to the colonial type,
and they should not be exchanged
for any other.
"There are also fewer gr f ters and
less graft in the South than any
other section. Pennsylvania, the
land of William Penn and great
solidity, has shown more corruption
in the buildiDg of her capital and
the goveument of the one city of
Pittsburg than has been known in
all the south during a half century.
Th"e southern people have not been
without their faults, but they have
been remarkably free from the cow
ardly, sn a Is 'a vice of stealing.
Public omcials in the south nave
not been given to pilfering public
funds.
Man 7 other characteristic excel
lencies of the southern people might
be enumerated, bat let these sumce
for the present. It is supposed that
we suaii uuauge our principles witn
respect to these or any other- mat
ters? If so why? Have our piinci
ples been demonstrated to be un
sound? If so, in what particular?
If we are to renounce our principles,
what8et of DrmciDles shall we nut
in their place? Has New England
anything better to teach us? . Is tie
land of the Pilgrim Fathers to main
tain an unyielding solici'-y.while the
south is to bie k up into classes of
convenient size for instruction by
New England? Let New England
show more , hnetiamly, more chil
drcn, a better observance of Sunday,
less drunkness, and less graft before
we sit humbly at bis feet for instruc
tion. We might have learned much
from the New England of the Pil
grim Fathers, but we can learn lit
tie of value from the New England
of their backslidden children.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA'
Idorly People
Helped Frco
The last years of life are the sweet
est, and yet the most difficult to pro
long. It is then that the greatest care
is exercised in maintaining bodily
health. But the chief care should al
ways be with regard to the food you
eat and whether you are digesting it
properly. You should not allow your
self to become constipated.
No doubt you have tried salts ar.S
cathartic pills, purgutlve tablets, etc, anj
have come to the conclusion that tlieyara
violent in action and do but temporary
good. Listen, then, to the voice of ex
perience with regard to a wonderful anl
mild luxatlve, Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin. It is not new, only we are trying
to find new friends for It.
A. A. Fults, of Johnston City, 111., uf.
fered from stomach trouble for bIx years
and found his cure In Dr. Caldwell's
Syrup Pepsin. His wifn uses It too with
success. We could namo hundreds of
Others. Somo heard of It first througli
neighbors or friends; others througli tits
doctor's ofTer to send a:.y .;ufferer from a
stomach, liver cr l-crv-.l ccmplaint a fr-e
samile boitlci fjr trill, v.lthout charge.
If you will send your nan.e and address
he will send you a trial bottle direct to
your home. If it rrovvia itself as he
clali.-.s then continue t'-io treatment by
buylr.T a 60-csnt cr $1 bottle of your
drui,-tst. us all of them sell it. Old peopk.
like cMliiren, shoi-M look for purity, uni
it Is will to mor.tinn tliat the purity of
this r?medy is vouched for with the U. S.
government. Also, thDu?h a free bottle
: i sent to prove Its merits, results are
lvi'3 guaranteed from the regulir
ot bought of druggists, who will re-
and voiir money if it does not satisfy
ou. Sei.J ut least for the free test bottle
.Jday.
If there la anything about
your ailment that you don't .
understand, or if you want
any medical advice, write
to the doctor, and he will
answer you fully.- There la
no charge for thla service.
The address Is Dr. W. a
Caldwell. 500 Caldwell bid,
Jdonticello. HI.
STANDARD DRUG CO.
j GUERNSEY f
! BULL I
14 months o 1 d: Sire 1
Pride of North Carolina !
No. 11237 Dam Hero- 1
ine of Haddon No. 14.
927.. This cow gave 5
gallons of milk that
tested 51-2 per cent,
butter fat which is
much above the aver
age. This is the best
bred Guernsey in the
South- He is a large,
strong, gentle animal
ready for service.
Price $100.00 register
ed and transfered-
I John A. Young,
a Greensboro, N. C.
4,000.000
Peach Trees.
The J. C. Hale Nursery Co.,
Winchester, Tenn.
Exclusive Growers Peach Trees
June buds a specialty. No seen is trarel
in, but sell direct to planter at nholeealejj
prices. Absolutely free from all ihseasew;
and true to name. '
Write us for catalog and prteos beto"j
placing your order elsewhere. We fliiaraoj
tee our stock to be true to name. Lara
peach nursery in the world.
J. C. HALE, Prop.
Winchester. Tennessrr,
THE NORTH CAROLINA
College of Agriculture aa
Mechanic Arts.
The State College for vocation
al training. Courses in Ar
culture and Horticulture; in Of
il. Electrical and Mechanical h
gineering; in Cotton Milling u
ri;,. t,jnini nuaniem
ujciiiK, iiiiuuuauiai viivii"-i
Why not fit yourself for life h
taking one of these courses;
Address
D. H. HILL, President,
W est Ralrigh, N.
DR.. A. C. JONE;
Veter
Bell 141
j BLnDent ,
North Sta.te 1
129 Franklin St, High Poiri f
Horse Shoeini
Hare youriiorse shod
by H. David, an ex
perienced man. Near
TTtM a ssma fin
SOUTH rAYETTXVILLE
KTTXVILLE. I
A, fin.) mu'e coltf
male. See E O
FOR TRADE
goxl work horse or
sbeooro, in. u.
mrii ii i if Tin.!