The Lincoln County News
FRIDAY, JANUARY, Itf, 1907
Personal' Mention
Sir. Roland Padgett spent a lew
days in Gaston ia this week.
Mr. J. S. Sugg, of Gaston La,- was
here Tuesday on business. :
Mr. R. D. Smith h&4 moved to
his home in the' country.
Miss Bettie Lee Cade left this
week to enter the South Fork In
stitute at Maiden.
Mr. J. I). Bacon has moved in
the house vacated by Mr, R. . D.
Smith. .'.'.:'.'-'-
Her many friends will be sorry
to learn of the illues of Mrs.- Steve
Herndon, "
Dr, Thomas Costner, of Charlotte,
was a welcome visitor in our town
Wednesday.
Miss Lola Pressley . most charm
ingly entertained the Phi Phi Del
ta Club Tuesday night at her home.
Mr. Calvin Phillips is spending
a few davs with his parents at
Hudson. -Mrs.
Bartlett Shipp and children,
of Hendersonville,are here visiting
relatives.
Mr. John Motz went to Char
lotte Tuesday night to see "The
Prince of PiLsen."
Mr Marvin Corn well, of .Dallas
is visiting relatives naar Lincoln
. ton. .-'-:-.; ' 1 - : -
Misses Bessie and Susie Childs
.went' to Charlotte to see "The
Prince of PiLsen.",
- Mr. Paul Rhvne left this week
.to enter King s .Business .;oiiegej
Charlotte.
Mr. Jake,Burgin left Sunday for
Chattanooga, where he will resume
his work with Gill & Co. r
His many friends will be glad to
know that Mr. Robert Randall,
who was hurt in a fall from a scaf
fold a Aveek or so ago, is able to be
out again. -
Mrs. Julia Brice Jenkins and
daughter, Sarah Burton, of Shelby,
spent Saturday Avith Mrs. Sarah
Burton.
Mrs. Maggie Brice and Mrs, J.
C. McBrayer of High Shoals, left
lA.. (H...,t T..,U.,1.T
1 1UI ikLIULl ,X HVOV.MJ
Mi's. - Jennie Robinson,, after
spending a feAv weeks with her
parents Mr. and .Mrs.. W. A, Cost
lier, returned to her home in Char
lotte; ; '
Mr. Isaac C Wright has opened
an office in Greensboro for the
practice of law. Mr. Wright is a
promising young barrister and his
numerous friends here will be glad
to know that he is a close neigh
bor. . ' .. -. ' ' ' V"
. Mrs. H. E. C. Bryant, of
Charlotte, is visitiug Mrs. W, A.
Hoke for a week , after
which she
Robert E.
As . Miss
will be Avith Mrs.
. Costner for a few days
Eva Sumner, Mrs. Bryant was one
of Lincolnton 's. most popular
"belles, and her many friends will
be gladjxjveleome her back to
their homes and hearts.
- Township -Teachers'- Meeting
Will be held as follows: j
. That for North Brook Township
at Boss's Chapel Jan. 19, 07, from
12:30. to 4 p. m.
:. For Howard's Creek Lincolutnn
and Ironton Townships, in the
Graded School building in Lincoln
ton, Jan. 26, 1907, from- 12:30 to
.4 p. m. ( (
For Catawba Springs toAvnship
at Triangle Feb. 2. 1907, from 12:
30 to 4 p. m. ;
All the teachers in the County
. are required by Jawjboattendhe
meeting in their respective town
ships, and we trust many will at
teud hi adjoiuing townships.
Teachers wiil come prepared to
make a report of their schools and
to discuss some features of the
- school work.
Committeemen and school pa
trons are' '- cordially Invited to
spend the afternoon w ith , us in
these efforts to improve the educa
tional conditions in the county.
G. T. Heafner, Co. Supt
Mortuary Notice.
Many friends in Linoolntou. will
be grieved to learn ' of the death of,
Mm. Alice W. Taft. Mrs. Talt
died at the home of her daughter
in A"11 Arbor, Mich. She has
frequently visited in Liucolnton at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Bettie
Lee aid.-
Mr." Minter Accepts
Rev. W, R. Minter, of Westmin
ster College, .Rutheriora County,
has accepted the call extended him
by the Presbyterian Church, of Liu
colnton, and will assume his pasto
ral duties May 1st. The presbyter-
ians of this community are to be
-congratulated upon Mr. Miuter's
acceptance, as indeed is the public
at large. Mr. Minter is a broad
minded, broad-gauged man, and
will be a power in the spiritual and
moral upbuilding of our town. No
town or place can get enough men
of Mr. Minter's stamp and calibre.
Clippings.
Bert Yarborough, who left North
Carolina four years ago for. the
West, returned recently to his old
home in upper Lincoln. He has
been located with his parents in
Calaforuia.
T. S. Hull and family will move
this week to their farm im upper
Lincoln. Mr. Hull has been a good
substantial citizen and we regret
very much' to lose this good
family from our town and county.
C. P. Tout, one of J. R Hons
er's competent workmen' spent
Sunday at his home at Henry'
Lincoln county.
Mrs. Julius Rhodes' of Kings
Mountian' died Friday morning at
five o'clock after an illness of two
weeks. She was before marriage
Miss. Ida Plonk and was recognized
as one of the broadest minded wo
men of the State. The sympathy
of our people is hereby extended
to the bereaved relatives.
Mr. Dock Sisk and family
moved here : from Indian Creek.
They will accept positions with
the Vi van Mill.
Brick is being placed to build
the Southern Power Co. transfer
mer house. It will he located nea
P. C. Beam's store room.
C. L. Brown ana little son
Frosty, of Flay, were in the city
yesterday, Mr. Brown is a well
to-do merchant and is enjoying a
large patronage. The Cherryville
Eagle.
Death of Mrs. Hoffman.
Mrs. Marv Hoffman, .-aired S2
vears, died of pneumonia at Iron
Station on Wednesday. Mis. Hof
fman was formerly Miss Mary
bnnth oi Iron .btatiou, anil Avas
the widow of Mr. Fred' Hoffman'.
Sr. The funeral took place at
three o'clock Thursday afternoon,
the body being laid to rest in the
old family burying groirixi.
Mrs. Hoffman leaves four child
ren fo mourn her death; Mr. Mark
Hoffman, of Old Fort, - Mr. Fred
Hoffman, of Liucolnton, and Misses
Sena and Sarah Hon man.
Remarkable Discovery
Com Culture
Continued from first page,
m
liest development, will not produce
as. well on loose open land, while
corn does best on land - thoroughly
broken. A deep soil will not only
produce more heavily than a shal-
Ioav soil with good seasons, but -it
will stand more wet as well as more
dry weather.
"In perparing corn crop, land
should lie broken broadcast ' dur-
ing the winter one-fourth , deeper
thaiTTE 'has lieetrplowed befo'repor
if much vegetable matter is. being
turned under, it may lie broken
one-third deeper. This is as much
deepening as land will usually
stand in one year and produce well,
though it may be continued each
year, so long as much dead vegeta
ble matter is being turned under.
Itunay however, be subsoiled to
any depth by following in bottom
of turn plow furrow' provided no
more of the oubHoil than : has been
directed in turned up. ' Break with
a two-howe plow if possible, or
better, with a disc plow. With
the latter, cotton stalks or- corn
stalks as iai-ge as we ever make can
be turned under without ' having
been chopped and in pea vines it
will not choke or drag. Never
plofr land when it is wet, if you
expect ever to have any tise for it
again. - ;'
uBed with turn plow in six-foot
rows, leaving five-inch balk. .When
ready to plant, break this out with
scooter, following in bottom of this
furrow deep with Dixie plow, w ing
taken off. Eidge then on this fur-
row with same plow still going
deep. Run corn planter on this
ridge, dropping one grain every
five or six inches. Plant early, as
soon as frost danger is past say first
seasonable spell afteriMarch 15th,'
in this section. Especially is early
planting necessary on very rich
land where stalk's cannot otherw ise
be prevented from growing too
large, (live first .'.working with
harroAV or any plow that w ill not
cover the plant. For second work
ing, use ten or twelve-inch sweep
on both sides of corn, which should
now be about eight inches high.
Thin after this working. It is
not necessary that the plants should
be left all the same distance apart,
if the right number remain to each
yard of row.
"Com should not be worked
again until the growth has been so
retarded, and the stalk so hardened
that it will never giOAV too large.
This is the most difficult point in
the whole process. . Experience and
judgement are' required to know
just how much the stalk should be
stunted, and plenty of nerve is re
quired to hold back yoiir corn
when your neighbors, who fertili
zed at planting time and cultivated
rapidly, have com twice the size of
yours. ' ,-.';'.;"
(They are having .their fun .now.
You rs will come at harvest ti me, )
The richer the land the more
necessary it is that the stunting
process should lie thoroughly done,
"When you are convinced that
your corn has been sufficiently
humiliated you may begin to make
the ear. It should hoav be from 12
to 18 inches high, -and look w orse
than you have ever had any corn
to look before.
"Put half your mixed fertilizer
("this being the first. used at all) in
the old SAveep furrow on lioth sides
of.every other middle, and cover
by breaking out this nflddle Avith
turn plow. About one week later
treat the other middle the same
way. Within a few days side corn
In first middle Avith 16-inch sweep.
Put all your nitrate of soda in
this furrow, if less than 150 pounds.
If more, use one-half of it now.
Cover with one furrow of turn
plow, then sow peas in this middle
broadcast at the rate of at least one
bushej tothe, acre, and finish
breaking out.
"In a few days side coin in oth
er middle with same sweep, put
balance of nitrate of soda in this
furroAv, if it has been divided, .coy
er with turn, plow, sow peas, and
break out. This lays by your
crop Aith a good bed and plenty
of diiT around your stalk. This
should be from June 10 to 20, un
less the Keasuit- is very' late; and
corn"' should be hardly bunching
for tassel.
"Lay by early, ... More corn is
ruined by late ploAving than by
lack of ploAving. ; This is wheu the
ear is hurt. Two good rains after
laying jjyjdiould make you -'a good
crop of corn, and it will certainly
make with much less rain than if
pushed and fertilized in the old
Avay. , ' ... . .
"The stalks -thus raised are. very
small and do notiequueaiiything
like the moisture even in propor
tion to size, that is necessary for
large sappy ' stalks. They may
therefore be left much thicker in
the row. This is no new' process.
It has long been a custom to cut
back yines and trees in order to in
crease the yeild and quality of
fruit, aud so bug as you do not
holdback your corn, it wiltf go,
, like mine so long went, all to stalk
"J)q not oe aiscouragea oy tne
looks of your corn during the pro
cess of cultivation." It will yeild
out of all proportion to its appear
ance. Large stalks can not .make
large yeildspexcept with extremely
favorable season, for they can not
stand a" lack of moisture. Early
application of manure goes to make
large stalks, which you do not
want, and the plant food is all
used up before the ear, which yon
do want, is made. Tall stalks,
not only will not produce well
themselves, but will not allow you
to make the pea vines, so necessary
to the improvement of laud. Corn
raised by. this method should never
grow over seven and a nail feet
high,' and the ear should be near
to the ground.
"I consider the final application
of nitrate of soda an essential point
in this ear niaking process. It
should always be applied at last
plowing and unmixed with other
fertilizers.
"I am satisfied with one ear to
thestalk, unless a prolific variety
is planted and leave a hundred
stalks for every bushel that I. expect
to make. I find, the six-foot row
easiest to cultivate w ithout injur
ing the corn. Fur 50. bushels to
the acre, I leave.it 16 inches apart,
for 75 bushels to the acre, 12 inches
apart: and for 100 bushels, eight
inches apart. , Corn should be
planted from four to six inches be
low the level,' aiid laid by fiiom
four to six inches above. Xo hoe
ing should be necessary, and mid
dles may be kept clean until time
to break out, by using harrow or by
running one shovel furrow in cen
ter of middle and bedding on that,
with one or more rounds of turn
pl()AV. .'
"I would advise only a few acres
tried by this method the first year,
or until you are familiar with its
application. Especially, is it hard
at first to fully carry out she stunt
ing process, where a whole crop is
involved,- and this is the absolute
ly essential part of the process.
"This method 1 have applied or
seen applied, successfully, to all
kinds of land in this section except
wet lands and moist bottoms, and
I am confident it can be made of
great benefit throughout the entire
Sonth.
"In the Middle West, where
corn is so prolific and profitable,
and where unfortuiialely for us, so
much of ours has been produced,
the stalk does not naturally grow
large. As we come south its size
increases, at the expense of the ear
until in Cuba and Mexico it is near
ly all stalk (witness Mexican var
ieties). "The purpose of this method is
to eliminate this tendency of corn
to overgrow th at the expense of
yeild in this Southern climate.
"By this method 1 .have made
my coi n top more profitable than
my cotton crop, and my neighbors
and friends. who have adopted it,
have without exception, derived
great benefit therefrom.
"Plant your own seed. 1 would
hot advise a change of seed and
method the same year, as you will
not then know from which you
have derived the benefit. I have
used three varieties, and all have
done well.. I have never used
this method for late planting. In
fact, I do not advise the late plant
ing of corn, unless it be necessary
for cold Ioav lands.
"The .increased cost of labor and
the high price of all material ind
land are rapidly making farming
unprofitable, except to those who
are getting from one acre w hat they
formerly got from. t o YA'e m ust
make our lands richer by plowing
dcep planting" peas - and - other
legumes, 'manuring theih with acid
phosphate and potash which are
relatively cheap, and. returning, to
the-Roil-the ifsultent vegetable
matter rich in humus and expensive
nitrogen. ' The needs of our soil
are such that the South can neven
reap the full measure of prosperity
that should be hers untl this is
done. ,
"I give this method as a farmer
to the farmers of the South, trust
ing that thereby they may be bene
fited as I have been.
Willing to Oblig.
A little cockney boy from one of
the back slams in London was in
vited, with about thirty others, to
charity dinner given, at the house of
a lady in fashionable society. . When
dinner was oyer the lady asked the
little ones to sing or recite in turn.
All went well until it came to the
little cockney lad's turn, but he
made no signvof starting to sing or
recite until the lady said, "Come,
Tommy, let me hear you sing." Aft
er a moment's pause the young guest
answered, "I carn't, lidy." "What,"
laid the lady, "you cannot sing?
Then what can you do, Tommy?"
"Well," said Tommy, "I aren't used
to singing, but I'll do nvf best. IU
fight any of the other Bads in the
room.". - , -.: .. '
iProfessmoat Carda
A L. yuICKTL. .
Attorney at Lw,
Li uctliitm'
N.C
Practices in all court,
to all matters
Prompt attention
Chas. A. Jonas
Attorney at Law
Rub it on the chest u idler your
V vest,. '
GoAvans pneu monia cure and
tell the undertaker to drive on.
L. B. Wetmore
;''.f I
Attorney at Law
Llncolnton, N. C.
CHAS, E. CHILD8,
-f
Attorney and CoanMller at Law,
LlneolntoD, N. C
DR. L. M. COFFKK
Uentlnt,
LlncolDtan. S.C
DOTOR I. R. SELF.
DENTIST.
Lincoln ton, N. C.
Office Lawing'H Drag gtore,
-. , . - PHONE 85 .
SELF, WHITENER & MAUtJUiR,
Lawyers.
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Office over Lawings Drug Store
Uj iscellaneous
Lincolnton l ivery Co.
Teams furnished on short
notice.
Chattanooga
PLOWS -
Are better, not just as good.
. The.y are lighter draught and save
you 25 per cent of your repair bill.
Come and look at them.
Reid Hardware Co.
IMPROVED & UNIMPROV
ED TOWN PROPERTY "
I have some very desirable improv
ed town property for sale, as well as
onehundredvacant "lots -in themost -r
desirable part of Lincolnton.
One to five years time given,
R. S. Reinhard
. Lincolnton, N. C.
HE A I j ESTATE. .
Umler and l)V virtue of uu orler .of the
Kiipi-rior court, at Deeemlxir term, ''.I0;, of
ljrict.ilu Huputlor coiict, entitled: D. A
T'routinan admiiimtrator of Franklin i
nnidshaw v.s. lV. H Hrmlul,., j
tliei," the uuciersimied was direct.-d
and authorized to sell at pul)ic-alieti,.n
to the hia hest bidder t Iip following r. al
estate: ,,w the-fore. by virtue of said
order to which reference is had and rna-le
.uMH-isiKnen HdmiulKtrator, win
mday. the 4th day of Febrii,., m,
at the eoiirt house door, in Liucolnton'
i. C, at 12 o'clock M.. sell at public auc-
wo.. t,, .ueu Kuest-burner, upon terms,
one -third cash, balance in eoual inKf Ull
nients of six and twelve month. drfr,i
Htmrnnts secured by note with atproved
surety l)earmg interest from and after
confirmation, title reserved until payment
of the purchase money in fnll,-tbe fol
Iowh.k real estate, lying and being i the
county of Lincoln, Ironton Townsbip,
State of North Carolina, adjoining lauds
of George Brow, V. R. Bradshaw, Anna
Mrmishaw and others and bounded, as
follows: . . '
Beginnihs;, at a stone '
nd William K. Bradshaw'g corner and
runs with old line N 4S 1-2 E 105 polen to
a stone, Anna Bradshaw"s corner; thence
with Anna Bradshaw'g lineS 83 E ripoles
to astoue; thence with her line S 5712 E
5B poles to a stone ou the dower line;
thence with old dower line S 50 W 100
poles to a stone on aid line; W. R. Brad
shaw and F.R, Brydshaw'g corner; thence'
N 40 W 119 poles to the beginning stone,
containing about 66 1-2 acres, more or
less. ' :,
This the 1st day of january, 1907.
D. A. Troutman Administrator
of Franklin R. Bradshaw.
C. E. Childs, Attorney.
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
SAL Train No. 133-Westbound.
1 Leaves Charlotte id. 15 a aj
Arrives Lincolnton 11.42 A m
Train No 132 Eastbound,
Leaves Lincolnton 5:33 p m
Arrives Charlotte 7 105' p m
C& NW Train No 10 Northbound
Arrives Lincolnton 11 140 A m
Train No 9 Southbound
Leaves Lincolnton 4:58 p m
R. E. Costner
Attorney at La w
DeWltt's Salvo
For Piles, Burns( Sores
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