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GLUME XL RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1902 NUMBER 17 JOB oor, For two years I sulfered ter ribly from dyspepsia, with great depression, and was always feeling poorly. I then tried Ayer's Sarsa- panlla, ana in one wees i was a new man." jonn mcuonaiu, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Don't forget that it's "Ayer's" Sarsaparilla -that will make you strong and hopeful. Don't waste your time and money by trying some other kind. Use the old, tested, tried, and true Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. As your doctor what he think or Ayer old family medicine. Follow bUadriM and we will beta ti s fled. Bun S. Gat. ' Garland B. Midthtts ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW JACKSON. N. C". Practice in all courts. . Business promptly and ftithfully attended to C G. Pbbblks., - - v . F.sB. Habbis Peebles & Harris, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLED S AT LAW Jackson, N. C. . "":: Practice in all courts. Husi ness promptly and faithfully at tended to House Moving Over 20 Years Experience " E. S. ELLIOTT, Rich Square, N. C. A. E. COPBIASD. - i JOSIAH COPBLASS. HOUSE HOVERS. i ; ''; vVe are'now prepared to'move J hr t es of any size; . Prices low. Jv, Yfill ba to your Interest to see us. COPJSL AND BROTHERS, George, N. C DR.W. J; WARD DENTIST, --'WELDOS.N. C CDr. J. M, Jacobs Dentist- V Woodland, N. C. Office in Dr.Oatland'g Drug Store Dr. J B Everett .... ..A iurgeon - .Dentist. tluffreesboro, N. C. . Is prepared to , do all kinds of " Dental work in the.njst ap.j.' jv t ed manner. :,-V'..Painless extraction a specialty ':; Office over Nicholson's Drug Store. " - JOB PRINTING. Send me your order for Job Printing I make a specialty of . -Note Heads, Letter Heads, Envelopes, Statements, - Circulars, . and do most any kind of JOD Jointing. , Jy prices areiow, , w for estimates. J. H. PARSER, : George--. .- O.W. GRAY &BRO Boykins, Virginia. Good Buggies always osr hand. T7n deraking a Specialty - Large and .varied assort ' ment of Coffins and Cas- kets in stock. .- Handsomest Hearse in South ampton County," Moderate Charges. " Sale. One Good '50. saw HaU Gin and " ? . Condenser. One 6 H. P. Engine and boiler, n first class order. One Good Eoanoke Cotton Press Prices reasonable. M.E. S. ODOM, Eaeletown N. C.l rOR SALE. i One 6 H. P. Engine and Boiler. One new 60 saw Brown Gin. One Roanoke cotton press. I offer the above named property for sale cheap. J. P. LASSITEK JR., Rich Square, N. o me To Day. You're going to start for the top of the hill And b azou your name to the work; All obstacles passed by the strength of your wi'l, Yeur banner triumphant unfurled, You'll fling to the breezes tht from the sky, . All never earth-tainted, you say; . 'lis noleand grand and delightful; but why But whj don't you doit to-day? The good that you think and the good that you do Are millions of long mil s apart; . What good to the eaith, if you're good and you're true But never outside of your heart? The generous deeds you intend to perform Are ail very lovely; but say: . While your soul is so high and your heatt is so warm, Why don't you perform them to day? Lowell 0 Reese, in San Francisco Bulletin. American Homes and the. American Press. Thorels no ruo:e potent influ ence upon .American nouies than that of the press In the far greater number ,the morning pa peris more eagerly . sought and persaed than the Holy BibU which in Puritan times furnished the fiist-reading of each day as the family assembled for morn ing prayers. ; Therefore a grave responsibili ty rests upon every journalist lest he lend himself to the publi cation of .wrong sentiments, de moralizing theories and onhealtb ful mentalities. The -publication of scandals, crimes and escapades of the pro fligate; the vagaries of the frater nity known as cranks, and the magnifying ofHhe importance of presumptuous people, ignoring the work of the good and the great all have a tendt ncy to vit ate the minds and characters o the young of both sexes. In no other country do the peo pie pay so much attention to the daily, papers. Americans are so quick-witted, active and impulsive that . they must keep abreast of every thing and in touch with the world and the ever moving, restless tide of humanity. ., ,'-: Their opinions,- prejudices and tend encies , are X affected by the spirit of the papers they read In partisan . contests they ac cept as incontrovertible the con struction given by their paper on all questions. The allegations against individ uals are believed to be indisputa ble, no matter how unjust and in credible thev seem to an unbias- ed mind ' The sceptic, the religionist, the anarchist, the patriot, fie people. have in the press their most pow erful medium and their surest auditor.' - We hear constantly vio lent philippics against the press, and at the same time those who utter thorn are most voracious i readers, who allow nothing to es cape them which appears in print In many senses the press is the educator of the people, and is unquestionably the moulder of public opinion of measures and of men. It speaks to the million, while men can only reach the hundreds and thousands: its alluring ill US tPAt.inna anH hir hpartlinas mni fy the importance of insignificant men and events or . belittle the greatpess of persons and their achievements. It comes into the sacred pre- Icincts of a home to elevate or de moralize. It brings inspiration by its advocacy of industry, in tegrity, morality, patriotism, obe dience to the laws, honorable am bition and right living, or demor i alization by catering to the tastes I of the immoral, unworthy and vicious : elements of society, whose low instincts make them the enemies of the higher mind el class. . The parent, the teacher, the tlorgy wul labor in vain to stim u I i i e ai . in yuluOA lUB nauuQ lo l o I we auuievwuiwuu. jhiuuubvu- tlon and exalted ambition if an in siauons ana pernicious press is permitted to enter the home and (occupy the attention of its inmat- es in their leisure hours. Journalists i.u ve homes, and it la iaj iucii iuic con iua c Lin picaa of the whole country should pub hshonly the highest order of lit e rat u re, no matter whether it be reading matter or an . advertise ment It may be facetious, grave or frivolous, but let it be pure and without semblance of evil or subject to quest-onable const ruc tion. Mrs. John A. Logan, in New York Journal OUR BIRDS AND FISHLS. uvcr iur3 nuuureu species 01 Birds in Tlie State and a Pish ery Product 01 a Million and a Hall Dollars. (H. H. Brimley, Curator State Museum ) I (Continued from ast week Ti SOME NORTH CAROLINA BIRD NOTES North Carolina occupies a pe. .-nliftrlv favnrahlA nn-.itinn in spect to its fauna and flora. Its high mountain peaks abound in the li e that seems more properly to belong to such northern locali- ties as some of the New England States, or even Canada, while the southea7tern corner of the State takes in a zone of life that is al most semi-tropical in its signiti- cance. xt may be tnat we have no more striking representative of a specialized form of bird life than the great 'war" loon, represent ing in powers of diving and swim ming. Although a fairly good mer tnis bird's true home is on the water and there he knows how to take care of himself to a supreme degree. With his hand some black and white plumage be is. whfcn in spring dress, one of the most striking in appearance or our native birds. Many are killed by the fisher men and salted down for future reference, but as " bis chief 4iet is fish he is not usually esteemed as food. " . The numerous species of wild fowl the duck,, goose and swan family winter all - along our sounds - in incredible number: but practically - none spend the nesting season ' this far sonth I With the exception, possibly of a few black ducks in certain locali ties, the only wild duck that is a regular resident in this State is tha wnnd nr sfimmnr rlnr.k. the m3le of which is one of the most hAmitifnl and orcronnslw nlu inac hirHs imftirionahlft. This hfian . . o"m o J I O I tiful duck nests in a hollow tree, often many feet above the ground and quite a long way from water, The great whistling swan is the most imposing of the above group Its pure white plumage, great spread of wing about eight feet nd sixteen to twenty pounds of weight Dut it easily at the head of the duck family as it c-j curs' in North Carolina. We get some five species of wild geese and twenty five .to thirty kinds of wild duckou our sounds in win- ter, and the numbers of some of them are beyond intelli- gent comprehension. The nesting of the snow bird in the North Carolina mountains is a poiut of importaDce, as show ing a much more Northern phase of life than one might expect who had not realized how m ach a high altitude modifies a low latitude. The presence of the socalled pheasant , (ruffed grouse) in these regions is another instance along the same lines, and so also is the nesting of a, num ber of smaller birds. ; such as the American crossbill, black throated green warbler, gold crowned kinglet black throated blue warbler, yel- low bellied sapsucker, &c Noticeable among the birds of the mountains is the golden eagle This great bird of prey is now very rare in the Eastern Uni ted States and is probably found morw abundantly in our North Carolina mountains than in any other locality in the Eastern part of the conti&eut. The bald eagle, too, is not infrequently seen in the Western part of the State, al- though the true home of this species is aloug the shores of the in this line. ; The ladies are earnest sounds and estuaries of the coast ly invited to .call and examine our line, where it is very commonly stock. ' stenfor so large a bird. This E. J. Gay, i eagle is chiefly a fish feeder, in . Jackson, N; C summer, particularly, wnuetue other kind feeds more on game, I both feith-r-d and furred. O, other noticeable tirds of prey (hawks and v 'jwis) among the twenty oqh species rt corded from the Slate may hi m'titioiied the swa'kMv "ailrd kite or srmke hawk la beautiful., graceful and perftct- I ! harmless puc?es. Tne little Acadian owl jind the solemn vis- aged erf-am -colorel barn owl are rarities with os in this group of birds, and l oth are useful in their destruction nf tho numerous field mice that form so great a part of their diet. The great horned owl i Pi hps .tho - most destructive bird of prey we have He isMond of team v r-i!ibits in laiticuiar. and when occasion serves he may . , . cnicsen in n.s dui ue is euvu D1& powerful fellow, handsome withal, that if seems a pity to kill him offjast bbca iS i ha apprt-ci tat something good to eat. vi uiru w,( urun u i pi u uin? we are favored in the south ea-. ieiu l,wwlT ol,,,B T uav.'u u.. 4-1.;. O :i.u i- ;; lsso uuuVic".4 UUU"US fellow is as gawdy as some of the tropical parrots and trogons Then we have three "red" birds These are lae scarlet tanager. a solid scarlet ! bodied bird with black wings and tail; the summer tanager; rose; red all over, and the cardinal, a rosy red bird with a grayish black and some black marks around., the bill. Of blue birds wa also have three different species, the ona that spends the whole year, with us being both the best known and the only one to properly belongs The other two are known respectively as the blue grosbeak , and indigo bi rd called locally big and little indigo. Along our mountain ranges, as well as on tha coast in some places that bird 61 ill owenvthe raven is still found, and in the mooQiaiD8" 18 ; saia w oequue .-l't- aesirucuve to young lamos Another member of the crow fam ily that is nbt'lrll'uowtrlsi- the tish crow, found only along the coast. But perhaps there is no gfoup of biids found within our borders ot greater interest to the bird lovers and to the Student than th socalled wood warblers These are nearly all migrants or summer visitors with us, but few of their staying ' this far North during the winter. We htt?e about forty different kinds o these charming little fellows in JSortn Carolina, and their trim forms, bright colors and socia ways make the group a most in tj res ting one to study. Altogether over three hundred I species of birds are found in North Carolina, and there is bard Ily a point in the State that is not (favored with a varied and plenti ful avi fauna. And it is to be hoped that our present educa tional awakening will be broad enough to spread throughout this fair land and ever increasing knowledge of nature in all her moods, including an introduction at least to our iL.ii t'A Rrnthors of the Air." ing C oods. Having greatly enlarged my store and stock I am now better prepared to serve mj patrons than ever before. My friends and the public generally are cordially invited to visit uiy store whenever you are in Jackson I whether you wish to purchase goods or not. My stock ol spring Goods are now arriving which will be the most corn- Pete 1 ever carried before. No us.? in sending to the city store when 1 caQBaPI1y Jour wants right htre ana 8eu Joa ine oas way oeiow city prices MILLINERY I lave fitted up a millinery De partment in my store and have em- ployed an experience J milliner from Baltimore who will have char?e of this Department this season. Our Btock of Millinery will be second to none in the county and our prices low enough to meet all competition - ' The Multicaulis Mulberry! and Silk Culture (From the Fayetteville Ubsrver ) About fifty-five years ago tnere was quite an excitement i;i ru gard to sick culture. In almost every garden in New Bern uiorus multicaulis. or while muiberr. was planted, the leaves frcm whicn were fed to ton worms There is co more trouble in rai? ug thisthaM tber3 is in raisiug tig bushes. It grows very itu lar to the fig bush It can be mis ed from tbe roots or from . u; lings. An ordinary bush wil furuish a large number of cu' tings. The first and most impor tantthir g to do is to s-tart the uiauling'ot :-ihe l-ustses sohS 'c have food for the worms Theru U but httle skill rtquk l in raising the worms Thty July require attention lo feed them by placing the mulberry leaves near them. Any cfcilu of ten years old can attend them. At the time alluded o above there was no demand for the co &xus which were made oy th worms,- and consequently the business ceased. No one went into it extensively, but a great many pei sous had more or less of them. Now silk mills have been established and a demand has sprung up for the cocoons. and it will be a source of profit to go into the business. Possibly some of the morus multicaulis bushes may be found growing in the State. If so, they will far oish cuttings for a large number of plants. I thick every eye in the bush wiil furnish a cutting to be planted. V Mr. McCarthy of the State de partment states that ' after the worms have been, fed for some time on morus multicaulis. then they can be fed on the leaves from the otabeite as . there are many of the otaheites now grow ing and ready to furnish an im mense quantity of leaves. This is a most important 'advantage. Fayetteville now has a silk mill. and id my opinion, al least one thousand persons can makea sup port by paying some attention, to the raising of silk for the mill. There is no experiment in it as the above is from my own persou al knowledge and experience. William H. Oliver, New Bern, N. C (REMARKS BY GERALD MCCARTHY) Tnere is nothing better- for feeding silk worms than the lea v es of theChinese or(multicauiis" mulberry. ' Wherever this tree grows it should be . diligently propogated and planted as a hedge around a rich dry yard or along the farm bound ry, away from the road. Dusty leaves are not suitable for silk worms,. The mulberry must have a rich and dry soil. The chance sprouts may be planted out at ones, or-the very long roots of old mulberry "trees can be cut into lengths of about six inches and planted in a fur row 4 to 6 inches deep; nearly every piece wili grow. Cuttings of the two-year old wood will al so grow if made ten inches long and planted so de.p that only one eye remains above ground. Keep the cuttings and plants moist and free from weeds. The "multicaulis" mulberry produces no seed in this Slate as we have only the male plant Seed of the white mulberry, morus alba can be bo u ghtof most of the larger seed men- iu New York and Pniladelphia and ay t e sow o u p to May 15. One ou uce of good seed will produce about 5000 plants which if grown in rich garden soil will be til to set out when one year old. Uover the seed one och deep Soak 48 hours before &owing. Set rooted plants iu a row 4 to 6 fett apait to form a hedge. Cultivate cleau and make the ground rich with barnyard or fowl house manu.e. When the hedge is 3 years old sta Die 2 or 3 strands of wire to the main stems and you Lave a good fence as well as useful -silk pro ducing hedge. You Know What you. are Taking When you take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every "bottla t-bowing that it is simply 1 on und Quinine in a tasteless form. N Cure, No Pay. 50. Wer - vvork weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Hake Impure Blood. All the blood in your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes. i ne Kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil ter out the waste or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, aches and rheu matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, due to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working In pumping thick, kidney poisoned blood through veins and arteries. It used to be considered that only urinary trouDies were to De trac but now modern science traced to the kidneyi mce proves that nearly nftrn mat rr ir unnom i ntngeytST fekes in tL medical profession, the H you are sick you can make no mistake law profession, and even in the min hZdIJTDrSi "try. . But the, are, after all, the ex Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy Is . ceptiong and not the rnle." ,. soon realized, it stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty-, cent and one-dollar siz- f es. You. may have a sample Dome oy man Home of swamp-Boot free, also pamphlet telling you how. to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this naDer when writing Dr. Kilmer & COt Binghamton, N. Y. New Steamboat Com pan v. The Weldon andJNorfolk btem boat Company has been reorgan iz d. double! its capital, x tend d its service, and U now known as the Petersburg, Norfolk and Weldon Steamboat Company Officers for the first year, are Paul Garrett, of Chockayotte. President; W. A Pie rce, Weldon, Vice President; J. W. Philips of Petersburg. Secretary an i Treas rer; W, P. Ashburn, of Norfolk, General ; Manager. The consoii dation of the. Weldon Company aud the J, W. Philips lioe of steamers will enable the new com paoy to give the people living ilong the route between Weldun, Hamilton, Plymoutb, Elizabeth City, and intermediate points, a much improved service A reg ular semi weekly schedule will be put on and maintained, and if nec essary, boats 'will make three round trips a week. The company has been giving a low rate on cotton ail during the winter aud now it asks the sup port of all shippers io every Jine promising quic service a ad low ra'es to and from all points within us reach. Roanoke News. ':- ': Take Courage. : : VVe make an unfortunate mis take if wo let failure and disap poie.tmt'ofs of th past clou our horizon Many lives are like cen tury plants; they burst into bloom only after a loug and tedious in terval. The hard work, the pa tient endurance, the courage. in bearing losses aud trial-;, at lengthonsome favored day briug forth their results, and the tno is suddenly overwhelmed at the transformation of his. life in the f ruiti n of long cherished hopes. No oae of us can tell when we are slauiJiug oo the verge of such' a crisis Many a man, like oaui al GilgaL has become discou raged just too soon and. lo! a little after he has committed himself to a f klse and weak policy the.proph et has come and be finds that he t as missed the prize that was al. most within his grasp. No mat ter how dark and discou ragirp the outlook may be, have faith in yourselves and in the good provi ience of God Watchman. A $5,000 C ish Prize Offer. Tha Atlanta Constitution offers $5 OOOin a new cash priz3 contest u yo:i the number of bales in t'.. total United Spates cotton cioj-, 1901 02. provided the esiaj;it anj received during April. 1902 To en; are four prizes. 012.000 $1,250 and 750 for the best thre esiiiaa'ts iJ-i;d 1,000 for general diaMibutio!! auiorjg a!! estirr;'.tes comViig: "'.within 500 bales either wy fro:n the '-xact figure Every e$iioiae must be accom oanied bv a yearly subscription t The Weekly ConstitutiOD.gl 00 per yer, and double estimates re allowed on all Constitution and Sunny South combination subscriptions, both for only $1 25 pr year. The Constitution stands exct v up to the letter u:ioii all its of f-rs. Send .in today and po. the v.-hfle .thing, letter, money and estimate. 'be saoe envelop, ad .! ressed to Atlanta Constitution j Atlanta, Ga 4 A Ground Floor Chance Do Not Miss It! WHAT IS 1 1? It is an absolutely high class min ing croDOsition. Yes: there are too - many fakes in mining .There are ioo many iaxes m everv Hue oi i ui- ness in real estate, in banking, in mercantile Tmrsnits': in' fanmno in manufactnting, and 'in fa t eiry- . - . - WDfre' tfie SeD10 J Imm scope for its actitity. :.- Theie are ' WHAT ARE THE SPECIAL MER IT uj? riiis FKtJposiTrnN Brieflv its mpritn arp tnnoo Tha ; property ownea is in tne midst or a distric proven . to be of immense nennesB. ic nas passed the most rigid possible examination and U pronouncea an . aDsoiuteiy.nrst class veloped far enough to demonstrate ' its immense Talne. TherA " ist An : r.U..,) e tf i - i - a - aw VI X KU1U MMT ICOLiU Ul ulallHlUr tation. '. - . W MJKifi AN D WHAT IS THE PROPERTY. t ..... . ..... .. - . - . : The property consists of the Pedro C3 4 n W 1M mm 103 acres of land. ennui to fivA laima ifiuui) oi riiimnp- f.immfl ' Ann nnvAra i n the United"" States. It is situated on Canyon creek, seven miles sou th- wett of the foot of Trout - Lake, im the Lardo division of the West Koo tenav minin? diatHftt. of RriHah Hoi- uui uia. xne nooteuav nroaucea lan year $10)00.000 worth of ore. aver aging f 12.00 per ton. The average Vlpld for t.hA To Win ivionn xf !.. j ; - w U1U property is ' located - on the best belt oflhi8 high grade district, aud if n .1 J Zi.l 1 , . (lunuuuueu wim nign graue proauc ino minpa - . - - .: VV xl AT AKiU SUMJS UJf THE ' Following are a few of the assay re uuritL in li h nnifTR nr rna nnnmonv . lhe first three were made by Mr. T n. uavey, m. is., from specimen! gathered at the time of his very care ful inspection of the property The jourtnone is maae nyrroL Aj. w. Drew, of Minneapolis, the company'f official asBayer. Assay Ne. 1 ran $549 00 m gold, ' silver, copper and lead; Assay xio 2 ran S231.54 in the same minerals; Assay , No. 3, ran, - $102.09; No. 4, ran $338.9 ai silver, and copper. No test made for other metal. -"' ' ' ' ' V7 TIM TI7TT T. If iXTi n"B limn PAMD1VVI .... - . ' . as follows: Dr. Eugene ' Mav. of Washington, D. C, one of the lead ing clergymen lecturers of the Meth odist Episcopal church. He ia else president of one ol the most success ful mining companies in British Columbia, ' " . - Dr. M. V. B. Knox formerly presi dent of Baker University in Kansas and 8 years president of Red River Valley University at Wahpeton, N. D., is another of the directors. Be is a well known educator and author as( well as a practical financier. H has visited tbe Lardo district, and is fimiliar-with its immense richness. Judge J. M. Miller of Rossland, B. c, president of the famous Od Gold Mining and Milling Co., whose prop erty ia located in the Lardo district, one of the pioneer mining men as well as one of the most , successful mining men of the ; Lardo district ia another director. - Dr. Charles Drew, analytical aid consulting chemest and assayer formerly Professor of chemistry in the medical department of Hamlin University; and formerly chemist to the state of Minnesota,' and now chemist to the city of Minneapolis is on the board of directors, and ia the official assayer of the company. , Dr. W. E. Gifford, L L D. who has made a success of the business, and is now a director in various min ing and lumber companies, is on the board of directors and is the manage ing director of the company,'-" Thif first, Beries of stock - is offered at an exceptionally low rate and the price will advance rapidly. , If you are at all interested call on, or write, ilAKIE-MAKIIXA MlXIKO CO., LlD. 323-4-5 Andrus Building, i Minneapolis, Minn.