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any osanaara,
JOHN D. B A "RP.TT5!P rotst
iiiaitors and Proprietors,
AS. P. COOK.
Editorial Correspondent.
OFFICE IN BRICK ROW.
Democratic Ticket.
NATIONAL.
' - FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN,
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
ARTHUH KEWALL.
STATE.
FOR GOVERNOR,
CYRUS B. WATSON
OF FORSYTH,
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,'
THOS. W. MASON
OF NORTHAMPTON.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE,
1CHAS. M, COOKE
OF FRANKLIN.
i JFOR TREASURER,
B. F. AYCOOK
. OF WAYNE.
FOR AUDITOR,
ROBT. M FUKMAN
jOF BUNCOMBE.
EOR ATTORNEY GENERAL,
FRANK 1. OSBORNE
- OF MECKLENBURG.
FORj'EUPERINTENDENTj OF PUBMC
INSTRUCTION,
JOHN C. SCARBOROUGH
OF JOHNSTON.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICES,
A.-C. A VERY, of Burke,
Geo. H. BROWN, of Beaufort.
FOR CONGRESS FROM 7TH CONGRES
. SIGNAL DISTRICT.
SAmUEL J. PEMBERTON.
CONNTY.
FOR THE STATE SENATE,
C D. JBARRINGER.
FOR THE HOUSE,
M.F. NESBIT.
FOR SHERIFF, '
THOMAS J. WHITE.
FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS,
JOHN K. PATTERSON.
FOR TREASURER,
CALEB W. S WINK,
FOR COTTON WEIGHER,
W. H. BOST.
FOK SURVEYOR,
JOHN H. LONG.
FOR CORONER,
JOHN C. WADSWORTH.
FOR COMMISSIONERS,
L. J. FOIL, J. S. HARRIS, M. L.
BROWN. .
CONCORD, SEPT., 10, 1898.
FAIiailAG THAT PAYS.
Probably no thought connected
with life's livelihood is so depress
ing as the oft asserted expression
fhof fox rv 1 - in 1. TIT
itiuiiu uueo uud pay. we are
aware that it requires much well ap
plied aklll and much wearing labor
to make farming a success, but it is
equally true of every other business.
It is yery cheering, therefore, to find
lV 1 J . m '
mac tnere are those who have the
secret of success in farming. We
insert an article today, from the pen
of Prof. H H Williams, of the State
University, Which is ' of peculiar in
terest. He visited the farm f of Mr.
J W Harrison, of Rowan, with rare
pleasure to himself, and we hope of
profit to ourselves.
Mr. Harrison has been long known
as one of the most Droerreaaiva fflrm.
eia of the age, and - it is a pleasure
ven to pass along and view his farm.
-Not that it is the prettiest one that
live ever saw, but it has the marks of
systematic and scientific tDanipnla
on. ; i
If anyone will cast about and see
the difference in the modes of farm-
ing now and these of a generation
ago and will see the methods of the
thrifty class and their independent
ways of living he cannot help seeing
that farm life is keeping pace with
progress in every science, j and ere
long we may expect to see that this
too is a day of small things from
which we are moving onward.
It was our pleasure only recently
to note several examples of success
ful agricultural effjrts,'ani we be
lieve many more might be reported
to great advantage. We solicit in
teresting items from our citizens,
I
ana we nope soon to otter some in
ducements in club rates to
our for
mer patrons.
FARMING IS PROFITABLE.
Prof. II 11 Williams, of the University
of North Carolina Visits the Farm
of Sir. J ,W Harrison.
I can almost hear my reader say
ing that there is no frofitable farm
ing, but he is in error. It is true a
large number of farmers are not
making money. There is a general
depression. There is a steady move
ment away from the farm to the
town. And the number of mort
gages is increasing. '-Everything in
t lorida is mortgaged," said a perscD
to me. Indeed, the state of things
is so distressing that I ha.ve set my
self the task of studying the causes
of the distress. My faith in the
farm is not gone. I stili 'believe in
the pleasures and the profits of the
farm. Homer sang of the beauty
of waving fields of grain. And,
there is a charm about tliem stiP.
With this faith in the farm and the
fondness for the life, 1 have recently
made a trip alon? the Snntliprn Rail-
way from Raleigh to Athens, Tenn.,
to gather such facts as I could. And
m this-letter I propose to
what I saw on one farm.
describe
rrv :a . r-.
xuc laiiu ia sear o&iiaoury in
Rowan county. The owntfr
is Mr.
Bridge,
J- W Harrison, of Mil
N. 0. V
The farm is now largc-j-325 acres
under tillage. When bought bv Mr.
Harrison several years ago it, was
"worn out." And he began the
woi K with little capital, save his
willing hands and active head.
Last year the gross sale! from the
farn were $4,100. The expenses
were 1,900. The crops are corn,
peas, wheat and cloyer.
Four hundred tons of corn pnai..
lage were gathered from h. acres
'W A ft "
4,000 bushels of corn from 100
acres and 900 buehels of wheat
were raised. ;
Twelve hundred dollars worth of
cattle were sold; 1,400 worth of
butter and $300 worth of pork.
An j body will see that here is good
farming. And, of course,
Mr; Har-
He has
rison has a bank account
a son in the senior clas3 at
Dayidson.
And one feels the air of
ease and
prosperity before entering
the house.
Here is a farmer making money and
ready to talk farming all day. In
fact the feeling of Mr. Harrison for
his farm was like that of a man for
his brave and faithful horse brings
ing him in safety out of great dan
ger. And I was not surprised to see
that his boys were fond of the faim
and expected to be farmers. Here
is a real success. How was it
achieved? Mr. Harrison has the
following simple principles:
First, he keeps an accurate aci
count of everything.
Second, he. never asks of his land
the same crop two years in success
lOnl f i'i A -s. ; ;
Third, he feeds the product of his
farm to stock, I :
Fourth, the manure from this
-7
stock is carefully gathered each day
and Pnt under iLr.
Fifth, he studies his farm and
reads all the best agricultural papers.
Mr. Harrison believes in the Jer
sey cow. " He has a grand herdr-
n early all bred by himself. He has
a clear idea of what a cow should do
at the pail and how she should look.
The money is in breeding good
stock, he says. But, of course, a
man must know what a godd animal
is, lc is no trouble at all to wste
money in stock.
Mr. flarrison likes a French coach
stallion and a small Yorkshire hog.
He has fine specimens of each.
Now 1 have given the facts as I
saw them. Do vou see the - lesson?
It is this: Put the same business
methods into the fam that you do
into any other business, and you
will succeed. Don't buy your ma
nure at a store; make it with cows.
Don't ask the same thing of your
farm all the time. 'Study the mar
ket8,and use tne railway. There is
life in the old farm yet ! It has re
lief for the tired brain; it has food
for the exhausted nerves; it has the
fresh air, the quiet hours, the calm,
restful nights that will heal our fe
verish city life. H H Williams.
Chapel Hill, N. O.
Copied from Charlotte Observer,
10th.
A Sure Nielli
"You want to keep quiet," said
Johnny to his little sister. 'There
is company in the parlor.
"Who is it?"
"I don't know who it is, but I
know there is company in the par
lor, for I hear papa calling mamma
'Mydear.' "Texas Sifter. .
Before
Retiring....
take Ayers Pills, and you will
sleep better and wake in better
condition for th day's work.
Ayer's Cathartic Pills have no
equal as a pleasant and effect
ual remedy for constipation,
biliousness, sick headachejand
all liver troubles. They are
sugar-coated, and so perfectly
prepared, that they cure with
out the annoyances experienced
in the use of so many of the
pills on the market. Ask your
druggist for Ayer's Cathartic
Pills. When other pills won't
help you, Ayer's is
THE PILL THAT WILL.
JN0. R. ERWIN. C. A. MISENHEIMER
ERWIN & MISENHEIMER5
Physicians and Surgeons
Office No. 3. Harty building, op
posite ndV Presbyterian ' church.
Charlotte. N C.
.Mount Amoena
S E M I N Any
A Flourishing School or Young
Ladies.
TEN TEACHERS
Ornamental Branches Receive
- Carefui Attention . t
HE V. :??SgER, A, Ml
MOUNT PLEASNT. K G -
STATIONERY
Just received 200 standard
novels at 10c.
, ... . .
50 Seaside Novels at 5c
1 !
Cloth bound Novels 15c k
j i . .
A big lot of Ink Tablets
wor;h 5c to go at 3c
First class steel puis at 4c
per dozen.
Ink and mucilage at 3c,
worth 5c ' .
Good Slice Blacking at lc.
15c French blacking at 5c
i ...
3 plain cedar lead pencils
-
lor lc
5c colored envelopes at 2c
Our lc lead pencils are as
good as any 5c pencil to be
nad.
i
i
25a box paper to go at 10c.
lla dies'
Furiiishiiig
15c White Collars at 10c
25c white cuffs at 18c
Solid Silver Shirt Waist
sets for 25c. Also pearl at
cue same.
Swansdown 5c
Royal Borated Talcum worth
25c at 9c ' 1
Hose supporters, silk elas
tic, at 10c yd, good cotton at
5c ya
u 1
Belt pins 2c up. Jet black
lace pins 10 and 15c
Safety pins 2, 3 and 4c doz.
lie fast black seamless nose
3 thread heel and toe for 10c.
Iermsdorf black, good vaU
ue at 25 to 37ic
Handkerchiefs. We havft
by far the largest assortment
in town from 2c to Slhc
60 inch heavy bleached tas
ble linen at 47hc
3 pound feather pillows onl v
50c each. ,
Feather dusters 15c
Crib counterpanes at 48c
2jspools Coaf s' capital thread
for 5c. Colors only.
Percale at 6 1n4 to 83c
See our No. 80 fine beacW
Cambric, same as Lonsdi
Co.' 8, at 10c sdale
Crinoline, grass cloth ay
Chenille curtains at S3 25
Chenille table covers at 98c
Embroidery silk at 1.2c n
sK.ein
Turkey Red or Navy Bin,
embroidery cotton at ac
doz. 11
Colored lineri fl
doz,
Gold embroiderv
3c
skein
per
Shaded crochet cotton qua
yard bolls at 5c
Embroidery scrim 12c yd
Bleached butchers' linen
yard - f
Ladies' home made muslin
underwear cheaper than
can have it made.
Home made percale shin
waist at 50c. Bonnets for 2oe
JNew line of embioiderv in
a few dlays
$50 Wheeler & Wilson Sew-
ing Machine for $35. .
hiXtra value in white 2nd
colored shirts; white ones at
25c
2 cakes of Turkish bath
Soap for 5c
Lace curtains at 4Sc to S3,
extra value.
Gingham at 3 to 8k
30 inch cotton plaids at 5c,
good value. '
We sell as good Tinware as
any house in Concord. Our
prices are the lowest to be
had. Recently one of our
customers tried to exchange
produce for a gallon bucket.
rney asked 15c, and when He
spoke of the Racket selling
cneaper he was told they did
not handle cheap shoddy stuff
like the' Racket handled.
Theirs was triple plated bs
side?. The man came to us;
we gave him 15 cents to buy
the bucket, wishing to vin
dicate ourselves. He braugnt
us the bucket. It was the
same size, single plate an
weighed 1 ounce less than
our 10c one. The party tooK
pur bucket and left us the
u15c" oTiA- Ra mir extra
heavy stamped dish pans at.-
t500-
Granite Dippers 15c,
) sl i a n
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