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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. " f 0 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 Me