Tii K0N80E J08KSAL
Founded in IS4 by the pre c.
0nen and pubiiilier. G. M. and
K F. Boaslt-y.
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The Journal Hai:di:ig. corner of
Jt:tt-ron and Uvasley Streets.
Telephone Xo. 19.
Tutsiliy, January 6, II4.
At Ca!a::i':. Miilt.. the e.ironer
jury rmuiit'if, a v.'rdiit ilndinR that
tho r.'iris'm.t eve panie v hu-h cost
..vei- i'i I'ulian hall was eiused
! . :i a:...-::l ;' liiv r.iis-.d within tin
a.sl;. i:.e: .uiei.atica thai enemie
. tit. We. t r:i ft deration of .Miners
r. r:-sp, fcr siariin ;lu
p . .io At r.j.HCftl by Ui. jury.
Vv.d I w i.h.d atiJ fifty thousand
uil .'.s. . L!. h .s been agreed upas
i' o villa, the .Meuaii ri'bi'i
'eai. s. !'.- r.i!!i::n h. will accept
n r the ivii.i-.' i f LuU Torrazis. s.m
cf r.. 'i .ie:. tc in land owner, who
b.m i.aiirUoneil at I'hiliu ihua
-I s'.v, :Vr tue wtvks on the charge
that h'.- ha 1 -nil'pff'td tlu .Mex.ian
rdrval ;-ni rumeut.
Kl.sht p rs vis - five men and time
wemiu - p.r:.-htd in a tenement
house fii 1 i tile crowded Kast Sid
of .cw Yuri, city d:.esday. Fif
te. n pero;is were injured, four se
riously, hy jumping from iirf e
e.ipes. Palire ;.nd fT.'intii made
rescues. The fitv started In th? hall
on the tii d floor, cutting off es
cape by tlu s'alrway.
Seven hundred and s:x;y-.?vcn
binklng institutions, scatttr.d over
fcrty-five States and having an ag
predate cipltul, exclusive if surplus
of approximately $3oi,000,(HMi, have
Informed the Federal authorities of
th.'ir Intention to enter the new cur
rency system as a result cf th. re
cent enact mint by Contmss of the
new currency law.
What (he Govern
ment Is Doing For
Better Farming.
That e individual farmer may
obtain a bett -r understanding of the
fit' Ida in which the Department of
Agriculture cm help him, the News
Letter is priming from time to time
brief expl:tn;ttins of the depart
ment's different offices and their
economic va!uo.
Ill' HE AT UF I'l.ANT INDUSTRY.
The department's work Is handled
by Its various bureaus, etich bureau
concerning itself with u special
phase of work. The Unrenu of
Plant Itnlus'ry is i,r.e of the most
lnip;.rtaiit of thess bureaus. It
studies plant life In all i s reltttns
to agriculture. The scientific work
of the bureau is divided Into 29
distinct groups, over each of which
is placed a sidetitiflcally trained of
ficre, who reports directly to the
chief and asl-tant chief of the bu
reau. OFFICE OF FOR AG K CROP IN
VKST1GAT10XS. The office investigates forag?
ercps and endeavors to determine
which crips me best puitul to par
ticular lK'iIitks. It endeavors to
"determine the li st mixtures to use
In establishii s meadows atul pas
tures, and gladly furnishes Informu
tl.n to the farmvr repardiiiR ulf.il
fa, clover, sorghum, timithy, or any
foragge plant which might bp suit
ed to lite ills' i let.
For the farm'.- of the West the
i:i'f !ce Is eti l;avoi-!ng to find out
what forage eropa will grow on arid
land wl'liou' Irrigation. it Is also
'wing to a.eure better seed crops.
Alfalfas fr-in iili parts of the world
are being tested to find adaptable
varieties. Si: me of the new alfal
fas have been fcuml to be of high
value-dn llmiied localities; as Peru
vian alfalfa iti th? extreme South
west.
For tho farmer In the Kast the
oftce la also tndeavorlng to deter
mine under just what conditions
alfalfa culture may be made sue
cesful. It has discovered thai these
soil, an abundance of lime, inocu
latlon, and proper time of seeding
so that the young alfalfa plants are
not smothered by weeds.
For the farmer of the North the
office 13 enit'-avorlng to br?d alful
fas that will withstand very cold
winters. It has found that the
y.-!low-f lowered alfalfas from Sibe
ria are satisfactory and that this
character may be trantmlted to
hvbrlds with ordinary alfalfa. The
Grimm alfalfa grown with such
marked success In Minnmota and
the Dakotas is a practical demon
stration of this satisfactory breed
ing.
The seniiirid States are parties
Inly Interested 111 florghuni and the
investlgatiors of this forage cropp
are mainly c induced Inthis i States.
(exceedingly Important new varic'ies
h ive b-en In' red need, namely, fete-
rli. a gr'i'n-iiraducliis variety which
is more resist? nt to drouughtg than
! iy other y t r,rovn, and Sudan
irr.', whleh ij esneclaly nd apted
for htiy crtt-Iuctlon in rrgictis of
lirvht rainfall.
llrl-c'over fed, oy bear.."", and
Umo'hy are ther lmportan.t forase
crops with which this offlc3 Is con
cerned. Be'ter seed crops of red
clover are 1) iiu developed because
of the. unusually lilsh price this
soid has broiuht in rcent years.
Tlnr sty bem ia one cf Manchuria'
moet valuable products, both be
cnuse of the bean arid the oil
yielded. The Department of Agri-
cultue's sclentWs, however, see
no reason why this should, not be
a very valuable crop In thto coun
try as well. The office, therefore,
la offering every assistance to those
Interested In Its Introduction.
As timothy la the moat Important
n?y grr.ss cf the United States, the
Office cf Forage Crop Investigations
!s now breeding improved varieties.
The offtc? announces that it hopes
tt latrcas? the yielJ of this crcp
us much ?s ;5 p.r cc-.t ly gr..ing
s'.ijH'rijr higti-lir.d s-nirs instead
c." ihe u'.ixture u;' strains now fauj
in every field.
Any fcrage rrrp sein-.ir.;; lo offer
lie siiv.'atest i.s-ib'illty ef i:ereas
the jieid cf any psr icai-.r Ij
cli y li investisat. i", ty this branch
of the Bureau of Plant Industry.
D!Oiv.Hr-n!:isT.vr plant in-
VKSTlCIATiONS.
The driei parts cf the United
St:;tcs, p ir.ieuiariy thosi where the
the 'i.iil cortair.s much alkali, are
considered in the work of thU of
fice, its object is to determine why
some kinds of crcp plants will with
stand alkali ai'd draught better than
others ar-.d. tj breed varieti.s that
i. ill be oonumically valuable in
Jry siy-tkns e.f the cauatry. When
an Improv.-d strain cf uny crop has
been o'lt ii'iid. i's s.-'ds lire d'.s'rib
ii ted to farmers in the central and
northtru portions if the Great
Plains.
As a r suit of experiments the
oi tee knows which crops are most
eecti .mic.il in their use of water,
atul can supply this information to
any one r iiuestir.g it. New strain
of alfalfa, sorgo, and millet which
the o!'t'U has bred in th Great
.Mains regien have been shown to
he will adapted to dry farming con
cttions.
Sussestiirs can also be furnished
t hrt agriculturist as to just what
crcps are liiist likely to succul in
alkali soils. Arizona and southern
Califonia should be paticularly in
Ure.-tul in the fact that Kgyptitui
c.tton has proved one if the most
successful crcps in the alkali soils
cf that region. The office has devel
oped an improved variety of t hi
cotton and has distributed se'.ds cf
it to farmers. About 4,000 acres
were grown in Arizona this year
and large yields obtained. Farm
ers have found Kgyptian cotton to
be one of the best crops for lands
damaged by seepase and alkali.
That the natural vegetation i
good ind.lcatcr of the probable pro
ductiveness cf dry-farmed cr Irri
gated land Is a conclusion of the de
partment's scientists after investiga
tion of the Great Plains and Great
Bis In regions.
OFFICK OF BIOPHYSICAL INVES
TIGATIONS.
Th? crop problems of farmers In
the dry-land dis'rlcts are also the
special consideration of the Office
of BioDhvsical Investigations. As
Its name indicates, this office stud
ies the influence of physical sur
roundings on the growth cf crops
and, draw practical conclusions as to
how much water crcps need In or
der to thrive.
This office cooperates with the
office that deals with the develop
ment cf crops on alkali and dry
lands, described above. For in
stance, both offices are now working
together in the Irrigated orchard
ctiens of Colorado and California
o determine how aiKau in me sou
r.d a deficient moisture supply ef
fect "leaf burn" and "mottle leaf"
In orchard trees.
Blectriciiy has been used to po-
niote the growth of plants and veg
etables and this office Is ndeav
oring to discover just how lmpor-
ant this feature may become in
stimulating plant growth. Other
physical problems connected with
the Bureau cf Plant Industry are
taken up by this branch of the de
part nier.t.
DRUG PLANT INYKSTIGATIONS.
This office in one phase of Its
work Is investigating the possum
ity cf growing niediccl, condjnien-
ta, and aromatic plants on a com
mercial scale In the Unl'ed States.
The field work Is largely carried on
in testing gardens located in I" lorl-
da, South Caoltna, Mglnla, .Mary
land, and Wisconsin. Many foreign
plants which furnish products new
in demand In the American drug
markets, but not hitherto grown un
der American nglcultual condi
tion, and. mtuiy wild plants, the sup
nlv of which Is dim'nishiiig a..d
which have not been cultivated, nave
been tested In these gardens to de
termine if they could be successful
lv cultivated In this country. After
th" nroner methods of planting, cul
t'.vating, and propagating are work
ed cut, the most pronislng plants
ara tested on a field scale to de
termine their commercial possibill-
tlr
K.ao'.i year thousands of letters are
which information Is
eiven rttSDrcMns: the cultivation, prep
era! Ion for market, and probable
viol,! ,,f Diants from which drugs,
spices, and valuable oils are ob
tained. The available data on the
dlatlbutlon. collection, and market
ing of tile many medicinal plants
growing wild In this country are
also drawn upon In response to re
quests fo Infomation.
Mr. J. Z. Green. State orgtuiTer'rTTTi iimTumtittittiifmnmnifTTf"1 j ifiifTTTMIlillTii i
cf th t-armers" Union, will lecture
en Kuril Co-cperaticn at Wedding
ton Friday night, the 9th. and at
ritallini's Saturday tfcj loth, at 2:30
P. M.
Mr. Au:rey Deal of west Sandy
Uldse repens that while he was
.'cming fn.;a Charlotte last Friday
a ne;;o attempted to held him up
near Matthews. It was about dark
and the man was standing In the
road with a pkstol and called to
him to stop. Instead of stopping
he put on full speed and the fendur
hit the negro and knocked him out
of the way.
On Friday the stockholders cf the
Savings. Li.an & Trust Company met
ard re-tleettd the eld board of di
rectors. The diree'ors declared an
annual divijuid of 1 per cent, and
added llJiio to the surpp'.us fund.
The old effieers were elected as
follows: U. B. Re lwine, pr siden";
II. B. Clark, cash!?"; I. 11. Blair, as
sistant cashier.
Oa Thursday night the train com
ing down fn.m Charlotte hi! a mm
who was lying cu the tr::ck. The
engineer saw him and slowed down
considerably but could net kern frcm
hitting the firm which was lying H
prone upon the track just this side
of Bakers. The train was stopp d
and the man picked up and brought
to Monroe and. then sent to tho hc.s
nltul in Charlotte on the nezt train.
Though the man had on good clothes
there was nothing to identify him.
At last acsunts he was still living.
THE LOCAL MARKETS.
14.50
12.T5
38s
COTTON.
Best long staple . .
Best Bhort staple . .
Seed
PRODUCE.
The figures given hero are price
paid by merchants today. They may
be different tomorrow or next day
Readers are advised to 'phone some
responsible merchant on the duj
they expect to come to market anr!
:et figures for that any
Turkeys, per p::unl . . 1
Hens
Youi g ('bickers
Roosters
r.nincart
F.gzs z'
nmter 12'i to 20
HtMiis 15 to 20
Beoawnx 18 to 20
1-2 to 15
S5 to 40
15 to 25
25
20 to 25
5
Gor.d half patent flour at
pir isack Collins & uargeu.
$2.30
Land Posted Notices for posting
land 10 cents per dozen at lhe
Journal office.
Wat Ashcraft. Veterinarian Day
calls, 113, night calls 113. Hospital
on Hayne street, northeast of court
house, Monroe, N. C.
Xi ticv t f Sale of Land.
UndT and by virtue r.f an order
made by the Clerk of the Superior
Court in a special prcceedlng where
in Clementine Mull s ct nls are the
plaintiffs and Hurley Mullls et als
are defendants, 1. W. O. Lemmond.
commissioner cf the curt In said
special proceeding, will,, on Monday,
FEBRUARY 9th, 1914,
at 12 o'clock, at the ciurthousa
'lor at Mcnrce, X. C. sell at pub
lic outcry to the htahst bidder, the
following described land,, to-wit: I
First Trnt l.vlnr on i.i.. t I
v - - " -. . . - . 11'Vl UtTllIK 1 . 1
the county of Union. Jackaon town
ship, and State cf N. C. adjoining
the lands of R. A. Davis, R.J.Belk
and others, and b unded as follows:
Beginning at a stone on the East
side of Mcllwaln branch by a pine,
this corner being about 25 links E.
of said branch, Simms' corner, and
runs with his line N. 3 W. 9.61
chains to a stone by a hlckorv and
puie, himms and Kodman's corner
mence with said Rodman's line S.
85 E. 24.75 chains to a stone In a
Held about 75 links W. of Blue
Dranoh, thence X. 48.50 E. 5.15 chs.
to P. O. by three sweet gums. Nlv-
ens' corner, thence with her line S
28 h. 11.0 chains to a plna stake
ana stone, her corner la a field
thence S. 25.75 E. 32.40 chains to
a B. O. stumn and stone. R. A. Da
vis' corner, thence with his line S.
4 8.50 W. 41.60 chains, crossing
Blue branch at 17.50 chains to two
poplars on E. edge of Rehoboth
branch, R.. A. Davis, R. J. Belk and
Sallie Simpson's corner by an iron
wood, thence up the various cour
ses of said branch as follows: First
X. 12 W. 3 chains; 2nd. X. W. 1.50
chains; 3rd, X. 5.50 W. 1.65 chains;
4th. X. 17.50 E. 2.25 chains: 5th.
N. 53 W. 1.50 chains: 6th. X. 8.50
E. 3.50 chains; 7th, N. 31 W. 1.75
chains; 8th. S. 80 W. 1.60 chains;
9th. N. 66 W. 1.75 chains: 10th. X.
1 E. 1.75 chains; 11th, N. 27 W.
1. 50 chains; 12th, X. 14 E. 2 chs.;
13th, N. 16 W. 1.60 chains; 14th,
N. 40 E. 1 chain; 15th. X. 24 W.
2.20 chains to a ewiet gum on the
E. side of said branch by a S. G.
and B. G. and pine, E. J. Simms'
corner, thence with his line X. 52.50
E. 8.26 chains pai-sittg the old fall
en white oak corner which was the
beginning corner of the former sur
vey at 7.50 chains to a d.ogwooil on
W. bank of Mcllwalne branch by a
degwood and maple, a new corner,
thence up the various courses of
said branch, the bearing of the old
corner which Is 76 links S. W. of
this new corner, is X. 31 W. 32.25
chains, measuring a straight line to
the beginning, containing one nun
dred and seventy-two and 14-100
(172.14) acre, more or less.
Second Tract. Beginning at a
stake by three pines, corner of
Thompson's lot, and runs thence N.
81 E. 20 chains with said lot to a
staka in the widow Craig's dower
line, thence S. 14 E. 6 chains with
said line to a stake, corner of Eliz
abeth Craig's lot, themee S. 81 W.
20 chains, crossing creek with said
lot to a stake 1ft her line, thence
X. 14 W. 6 chains with said line to
the beginning, containing twelve
(12) acres, more or less.
Third Tract. Beginning at a
stake by some small pines, corner
cf J. C. Walkup's lot, and runs
thence N. 81 E. 20 chains with said
lot to a stake Ln a line of widow
Craig's dower, thenee S. 14 E. 6
chains with said line, crossing the
creek to a stake corner of J. S.
Pardue's lot, thence 8. 81 W. 20
chains with said lot crossing the
creek to a stake by three pines In
Elizabeth Craig's line, thence X.. 14
V. 6 chains with said line to the
beginning, containing twelve (12)
acres, more or le8.
Terns of saler: First tract, one
third cash, cne-thlrd payabl" firs'
of December. 1914, balance first of
December. 1915. Second and thlrs
tracts to be sold for cash.
This the 6th day of Jan. 1914.
W. O. LEMMOND. Commissioner.
T. L,
UKOWEL,
Collector.
Final Clearance and Cut
Price Sale, of all Ladies'
uiis and
Coat S
Long
Coals.
Come early and make your selection from 75 Suits
and as many Coats. We are anxious to close out
every ready-to-wear garment before stock-taking.
In many cases these immense price sacrifices are
half the former selling' price.
I HT Wn 1 A 2od assortment of Sere Suits, etc.. our $10.00 L CA
LU1 llU. ! and 12 50 sellers, reduced to $U.JV
i
! AT Mn 0 Every $15 00 and 16.50 Lads Suit, all with guar- ff Q QC
LUI llU. L. anteed linings, reduced to -P7.7J
TOT Nn 2 Ourbet $25.00 and 20 00 Suits, remarked and CIO CA
LVl llU. J. remarked down to piL.JU
I AT Ma A Several Suits-Job Lot-that sold as high as AA
LUI 11 U. $15.00, reduced to fJ.UU
$10.00 Astrachan Coats, ?cev"l?:!.a!'!?:,.hs" $5.00
tl? 0 VaIiIPC in Mixed Goods Coats, with Plush Linings and Cf. CA
jML.JV VUlUCd Kimona Sleeves, marked for Clearance Sale.. JO.JV
W. H. BELK & BRO.
DEPARTMENT STORE MONROE, N. C.
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. Sell what you
have to sell and
buy what you
have to buy
from the Old
Reliable Groce
ry Store of
M. WALLER
Mutual Movies
MA KM TIME FLY
lit tlic
Rex Theatre.
TO-NIGHT:
"THE HERITAGE."
A powerful love drama with "New
Majestic Stars."
"THE STEIMIUOTHEKS."
A daring Western drama with Ed
Coxen.
"A XKJIIT EltHAXT."
A beautiful heart-Interest drama.
WEDNESDAY:
"THE HEAUT Ol' A HOSE."
A domestic drama of Intense human
Interest.
"IX THE MOIXTAIXS )!' VIIN
UIXIA."
Thrilling experiences with nrjon-
Khlners portrayed.
THE MI.VEIt TOXiil'EO OKATOU.
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New Resolutions.
With the advent of each new year we all make resolu
tions to govern ourselves throughout the year.
Our resolutions this year will be
First. To carry a complete line of fancy and staple
Groceries.
Second. To furnish our customers with the very best
the market affords.
Third. To give all our customers courteous treatment
and fair dealings.
Fourth. To give prompt service and quick delivery,
If these meet with the approval of the trading public,
then we should merit a share of your patronage.
With best wishes,
GRIFFIN & BIVENS,
b me rcupic nuu neat iou mgni cecause iney Know now:
y Know How." I
lIllMIirillllllllHiiniHmiumtjpm,,,,,
The First National Bank
OF MOXROE, NORTH CAROLINA
If More People
Would Pay
Their Bills
by check and keep the
receipts, it would save
them money. This Bank
would take good care of
your checking account"
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