UNCLE TOBEY'S
TALK ON GIRLS.
. ART1CLE WORTH READING.
T.e5ua,ltier Uirl rtora me tune or tve
to the Present. many or me orav
e,t aa J tbe Fairest.
There is a fascination about the
jjjgj- gill lUal uiuava " o nuuv i.v
stay i
this old world brever. As
etl as has been written and eaid
0f iff. nt the nan uas ueeu ioju.
rr mav criticise her dress, her
manners and her eccentricities, but
doffiiio the bottom of our hearts
feknow that her presence with us
is a sweet joy forever. .
The summer girl is not a new
invention
she's as old as the hills.
Idoo't wean that she's as. old in
years af the hills, but that we
have had her as long as the hills.
And that isn't what X niean eith
er for we have bills a mile long.
TVhatI wact to say is that this old
votld of ours has always had sum
mer girls. She began her career
id theGardeo ot Eden and although
it eoded rather disastrously, the
present summer girl is more or less
tiac:ured with the frailties of Eve
and frequently gets herself and
others into trouble.
Bat she is sweet and pretty and
scatters a thousand times more
happiness than she does sorrow.
The summer girl is. a study. She
i9 one of the products of Nature
which cannot be measured with the
plamb. the level and the square.
Kan has measured the distance to
tie stars., computed the length of
&e orbits of planets, and fixed the
&te of eclipse to a mat hematical
'TBtaiutvv-but the Werttrerigif lref ,
miiis an unsolved mystery. The
aulf measurement that has ever
ten taken of her . is around her
waist, and she want permit a man
to use a tape-line in doing that,
tour Uncle Toby has measured
eral of them that way himself.
Why Adam, ate the forbidden
fruit is no mystery. , A man will
eat anything a sunmer girl will
give him, even if he knew it would
draw him up into a knot that would
require a pint of pink pills to untie
and why Eve ate it is no less of a
mystery than why the modern sum
mer girl will eat ice cream, caram
els and bon-bons until her corset
strings are starined to a breaking
point.
Eve was a summer girl, She is
the mother ot all summer girls.
Your Uncle Toby has often thought
it was a pity that they did not wear
more clothes in those days. If Eve's
wardrobe had been as extensive
and her costumes as pretty as that
possessed by the modern summer
4rI she would never have allowed
herself to be out-charmed by a
snake. She would no doubt ha've
put on her prettiest dress, taken
the fruit in her little dimplecf hand
offered it to the serpant with one
ot her sweetest smiles and ' said:
"Here, Mr. Snake, please eat this."
And the snake would have done it.
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Aueame would have, been "one
grand, sweet .song." '
Ahe age limit of the summer girl
lite everything else about her ex
cept the size of her waist, ', is un-
UOWo I have seen a sixty year
m summer girl, dressed in a white
aist and gray skirt, with a becoin-
i3S hat? basking in the smiles of an
ld summer boy whose age had not
smothered the fires of youth, and
juose regard for the eteiual fitness
mings prompted him to seek the
"pened iruit rather thvan to commit
the tolly ! eating thereeu apples
ot youth. ;
Ihe heart of the genuine summer
giil never grows old, but flourishes
,ke a green baytree forever. Vaii
l7 is one of the most harmonious
Mings in the economy of Na
!Qre; Aud this variety is not want
ing m our summer girls. There are
8 Wle and the foolish j the way
ward, and the watcbftl; the silly
and sagacious. It is not strnge that
the whole world takes off its hat
to the summer girl. Her march
throug history constituter one
grand series of triumphs. Away
back'in the dim disiauce of time
we see Rebekah , a typical summer
girl of that age, going to the well
to fetch a pitcher of water, and
there meeting Abraham's servant
through whom she became betroth
ed of Isaac.
Wef'see Rachel waiting in her
father's house for tourteen' long
and weary years for the glorious
privilege of becoming the wife of
Jacob.
We see Diiiah tallying with the
with the long silken tresses of Simp
son's hair, and beguiling from him
the secret of his great strength.
We ee the scarlet whom letting
down the two faithful spies from
the walls of Jericho.
We cee Esther, captive, with
many of her charming manners,
eliciting for herself and her people
favors from the king.
We see Ruth, the little summer
girl widow, gleaning in the fields
of Boaz, aud filling that old man's
heart so full of joy and love that
he made her his wife.
We see the Jewish maidens re
joicing in the olive groves and ga
thering wild flowers from sunny
slopes of judea.
We see one of Judah's fair
daughters kneeling before tne low
ly, Kazarene, anoiting His feet with
oil and wiping them with the soft
silken tresses of her hair. We see
another kneeling at His feet; ac
cused of sin, we hear Him rebuke
her accusers and forgive her sins;
later we see her fiirst at his tomb
after .the?erueifixion and resurrec
tion and bearing to the disciples
the glorious message that " He is
risen."
We see the "Maid of Orleans,"
Joan of Arc, a simple country
shepherd girl, at the bead of the
armies of France and leading them
to glorion victory; later we see her
the victim of religious fanaticism
burning at the stake. Her heroism,
her faith, her virture and fate as a
martyr have come thundering down
the ages to soften the hearts of
men. v
We see Florence Nightingale, the
soldiers' summer girl, amidst the
scenes of carnage on . the battlefield,
and flitting from cot to cot and from
ward to ward in the hospital, min
istering to the wounded and sick
with such compassion and tender
ness that the soldiers would kiss
her shadow as she passed by.
We see our own dear Clara Bar
ton at the bead of the Ed Cross
Society, honored by the heads of
every civilized government in the
world, and tnlsted witif large sums
of money toraid'ifl tarrying on her
work oflief in the ! hospitals and
a&nj&pf the armies of the world.
- bh tne summer" girl! Among
thtf tribe are numbered thousands
df sweet angels of mercy. Her name
may not be recorded in the halls
fame and no sculptor's hand '"' may
chisel out a marble statue to per
petuate her memory in this old
world'of -orrrs" but eedsr are writ
ten in the Book of Life and a crown
of reward ricbV rich 7 in precious
jewels, awaits her in Glory Land.
Uncle Toby in Home and Farm.
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Dr. King's New Discovero is. For
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CAN'T ANSWER HIS
OWN ARGUMENT.
MR. ERWIN PLACED IN A HOLE.
His Actions Not in Accord With His
Talk Why Does He Continue to
Invest Millions in Cotton Mills?
State Dispatch. .
Mr. William A. Erwin, a large and prom
inent cotton manufacturer, formerly of
Burlington, but now of West Durham, is
reported to have made the following re
marks: h "They talk about Cleveland panics, free
soup and other things I want somebody
to name this one. I am waiting for it. I
do not see how it could possibly be worse,
and I see no prospect of an early change."
: Several so-called mill men have made
somewhat similar statements lately, anent
the dull times in the cotton goods trade,
but we did not notice them"7 because we
thought they were talking for Buncombe.
But when men of intelligence, possessed
of knowledge of the mill business, as Mr.
Erwin; makes such reckless statements, it
is time that his words were .' challenged.
It is alright to tell a truth about any bus
iness, and it may be that the ! cotton mill
business is as bad as Mr. Erwin says it is,
but his actions do not bear him out.
In the first place, if the mill: business is
as bad as Mr. Erwin would have you be
lieve, why has Mr. Erwin invested, and
continues to invest millions in the very
industry that he says could hot - possibly
be worse, and in which he cannot see any
prospect of an early change. Mr. Erwin
knows, and when we say he s knows, we
know what we are talking about, that the
conditions of which he complains is no
fault of the National administration, ; or
the Rep jblican party. ,
. Mr. Erwin knows that business in . all
other lines is good and that financial con
ditions are sound. He knows that the on
ly industry on the drag at this time is the
cotton mill business, arid that . is caused
by the short crop of cotton last year which
has caused high priced cotton.' , and that
te price of the manuf actured irodufcthas
not advanced in, proportion to theraw
maTeriaLT Mn Erwin knows that .there are
no soup houses anywhere, iri the United
States, and if there were nobody would
patronize them, because. the average la
boring man has better than soup in ? his
own house. This is the result of Repub.'
lican prosperity which provides employ
ment to all who want to work. Mr. ; Er
win knowthat everybody else knows, x if
his big mill was ready to run that times
are so good and labor so well employed
that he could not Cet sufficient help to
start it in full, and we suspect that? this
is responsible for his vaporings. ;
If the cotton mill business is done for,
as Mr. Erwin would have you believe, why
does he continue to build them, andwhy
is he seeking to own and operate a string
of mills that will - when consumated ihe
greater than the New England combine,
which already controls 22 of the best mills
in the country.- If the business is so ba.d
why does the Dan River mills, of Danville,11
Va., continue to make full time and give
everybody einployment that applies for
same? Why do the Cone's at Greensboro
give their employees a fourth of Juiy pic
nic costing over $4,000 and a turkey every
Christmas, costing as much more, if the
mill business is so bad that ruination is
staring them all in the face? Why does
the Aurora mills of this city rnn fulltirne,
and has done so nearly all the summer?
Are these people just running for fun, or
are they seeking a legitimate return upon
the capital invested? ..
It is getting time thar these men who
have the destiny of .so "many people in
their charge was beginnlng to realize their
position to the ' country 's ; prosperity and
stop their wild vaporings and ltalk busi
ness, they are not deceiving any one or
bettering their condition in the least
Their employees are on to the game and
refuse to be frightened or to accept less
wages, they know what' all this clamor is
for.- Instead of Jhe mill men helping their
cause theyjiiitt hurting it. Not only this,
but they are causing - the thinking and
fair minded men to lose confidence in
their business ability and their, sincerity.
Men who have been placed in mills not
for whatithey know about the mill busi
ness, but' through family connecticii, and
who do not know the practical side of tfc
businesscannot be expected , to Sieasuic
up to men of Mr. Envin's ability, but men
of his calibre and business standing should
be careful what they say, especially when
their acts do not bear out their words.
We hope that Mr. Erwin has been mis
quoted and that he did not utter a state
ment so much at variance with the true
facts. -
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Vilue of the Cotton Crop.
People outside the Southern
states! frequently do not realize the
importance of the cotton crop of
the Sonth to the country nor its
value to the growers of the staple.
Much has been said about the mis
take of the one crop system of the
Sonth. and there is a very general
impression that to a large number
of Southern farmers the growing of
cotton has brought poverty. This
impression' unfortunately, has too
much foundation. It is not because
cottou is a poor crop, but because
the farmers have pursued unwise
methods and have failed to grow
the other csops for which their
lands are suited. This fact has
made many people think that1 the
South offered little to farmers from
other sections ave cotton growing,
and cotton growing was not, as a
rule, a paying crop. The fact is
that it is not only the greatest cash
crop of the country, but for the
man who will pursu proper methods
divesifying enough to keep up the
tertility of his land and produce
his own forage and food, one of the
profitable crops, the farmer can
grow. f One-sixth or one-third of a
bale to an acre, raised on soil not
especially adopted to cotton, and
wnieh should be put toother uses,
grown mainly from the fertilizer
which the inadequate plowing and
cultivation makes necessary, is not
a paying crop. But with the proper
methods of cultivation one to two
bales of cotton to the acre can be
gro vn, and such crops at even 10
cents a ponnd give returns of $50
to $100-an acre and at little more
cost, except for picking, than the
.usual. farm crops of the north.
In the; whole cou ntry the value
of last year's" cottonrcfop' as Vstfi
mated by the census bureau was
$812,090,000. In the states of Al
abama, Florida, Georgia, Mississ
ippi, North Carolina, Soutn. Caro
lina and Tennessee it was $183,600:
000,' The acreage of the crop in
these states, was 15.459133, and
the farm value of the crop per acre
was over $52,52. These figures
show" how important a, place the
crop pays iii i Americanlagrlculture.
That is to play 'even.a!ipre impor:
tant place in the future, when the
cotton grower shall devote. fa por
tion of his lands to other crops, and
will then prove even much more
profitable, is certain. Southern
Field.
X Wisdom of a Woman.
r A wise woman once said that
there were three follies of men
which aiways amused her. The
fiirst was climbing trees to shake
th efruitdown, when, if they wohld
wrait long enough, the fruit would
fa4U itself. The second was going
to rwar to kill each other, when, if
tliey only waited, they would die
naturally, and the third was that
they ahould run after women, when
if th3V did not do so, the women
would be sure to run after them.
AtchiAson Globe.
The Topic Turns Annanias.
Our Saw M?U correspondent says
that Mr. D. L.Miller raised 123J
bushels of wheat on an acre of land.
This strikes us as being an extra
good field for this locality. But the
recorl can be raised hnd we would
like to receive reDortsfrom other
farm rs. Lenoir Topic-V-N.
' Life On Panama Canal : v
has Tbad one frightful drawbaclr
malairia trouble-that has .brought
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The jms cause chills, 'fever and
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weakness and general debility. But
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"Three y bottles completely crired
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Saints That Have Soured.
Yellow Jacket,
Did you ever purposely plan to
make everybody feel miserable? Did
you ever go gadding about among
your neighbors, sour mouthed and
carrot hearted, finding every gray
hair in the young widow's head,
scannsug the recent wrinkles, ris
ing particular sodial hot place eve
rywhere you go? There are some
people who think it their Christian
duty to tell other folks how A bail
they look. If their throat tickles
but the slightest and nature throws
off with a sneeze or a cough, the
wise one tells you it is that dread
disease, consumption. You ougut
to see e doctor abjut it at once. If
a young man is met who is delicate
and heavenly minded, these old so
cial scarecrows whisper about him;
peophesy, that is a candidate for
the land of winsrs and haloes and
cheer him up with the assurance
that he will kick the bucket before f
the whippoorwill return. They
admonish the terrified young dys
peptic not to let death slink upon
him with bis physical suspenders
down and his world hosiery sagging
at the heels. There are scores of
just such people. We know one
who actually killed his wife with
insinuating remarks and would
have killed the second, but she sei
zed time by the forelock and hit
out to the tall timbers with a nei
ghborly farmer before her heart
was crushed. Such" people are not
fit to live with a crocodile. One of
them we know of this kind hurried
to the home of a young "man who
had been seized with a slight indis
position. Here's how she ''consol
ed" him:;
Well, my dear boy, there's one
cdnsoiatl&tf tirin ydiing of con
Auoiption you escape yaller lever
and smallpox and the gallows. Men
of your appetite and temper are
safe in' the grave. Let thi3 be yonr
consolation and comfort. They can't
h'lng you after you are safely stored
away ia your grave. God some
times makes wise provision, but
be ean'.t understand 'em unless
3ome wiser head points 'em out to
us." It cerainly beats sheol.
Some Farmer Union Resolntions.
The North Carolina division ol
the National Farmers' Eeucational
a nd Cooperative union, at raleigh,
N. C,aly- 26ih, adopted resolu
tions insisting on a full observance
of the state providing agricultural
instruction iti elementary -public
schools. Tt-also declared in favor
of an appropriation by the next
legislature of at least $50,000 state
aid in establishment of county farm
life high schools, through apport
ionment of $2,500 by the state,
where the county provides1 farm
building and equipment and - equal
amount toward rcaitenance. The
upion determined to nndertake for
tobacco farmers the establishment
I of tobacco dry, houses for handling
leaf tobacco.' ' Another resolution
calls on ail:the"North Carolina de
legation in Contrress to oppose the J
reduction of the tax on oleomargar
ine, colored to deceive people as
butter.- i
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Seme Democratic Figuring,
They saay have It figured out! all
riKht but the rest of us do not un
derstand how the Democrats ! ex-
pecv to eiec;t iwu vyuugieNuicu iu
that sixth District. Durham Her-,
aid. ';
Struck A Rich Mine. ',
..S. W, Benda. of Coal City, Ala.,
bVstrnck a - perfect mine of
health iu Dr King'aNew Life Pii's
"for they cored him of Liver aud
Kidney .Trouble alter 12 years of
sulTeritig !Tney are the best p Us
earth for Constspa ion; Malaria,
Headache, Dyspepsia, Debility.
i5 cent- at C. C. Sandlord. '
LITTLE HAPPENINGS
FROM EVERYWHERE
BREEZY BITS WORTH READING.
General Happenings of the Week From
All Over the Country as Gathered
From Our Exchanges Many Things
Told in a Few Words.
In a game of crap at Kenton, Tenn. ,
three brothers killed a young white
man.
Fifteen dentists have been turned
loose in this State. Oh, you tooth
ache. Believing he was shooting: at a bur
glar, Ivey land, of A!banj Ga., kills
his brother.
Charged by drink, Lax Battles, of
Andrews, N. C, went into a hotel at
j Murphy, and shot three men, two of
whom aredead and the other seriously
wounded.
Brunswick, Ga., suffers a S50.COO
fire, nineteen houses being: destroyed
Ten new cotton mills, costing a
bout $3,000,000, are to be built in
South Carolina.
A derrick fell at the new govern
ment building which is being erected
at Salisbury, and did more than $1,
000 damage to the building.
The Rowan county commissioners
have been asked to erect a steel
bridge across South River eight miles
North of Salisbury connecting Rowan
and Davie counties by a span across
one of the principal streams running
through this section. The merchants
of Salisbury are greatly interested in
the building of the bridge which it
is said will be of untold benefit to all
Rowan county and Davie as well.
Spencer Crescent.
. The Batts Corn Crop.
Statesville Landmark.
Mr. J. FABattsT the. Wake county.
man who made 1226 1'luuh els ut
corn on an acre last year, has a
crop this year that is attracting
attention. " A Raleigh newspaper
correspondent who visited the farm
says Batts has 30 acres in oue field
and the average number of ears to
stalk is six. A number of etlk9
have ten ears and in a seed p3tcu
not far aWa of perhaps a half
acre or more, some stalks have 14.
ears.' All that, in the seed pabh
comes from a ten-ear 6talk and
every grain was selected. Only
perfect ones were planted. It takes
pains to do a thing like this, but
it certainly pays. Farmers go from
9 - . . a
evarywuere to see uatt's corn.
Corn-field peas are growing well
among the corn, which is sandy
iand, which a few years ago could
not produce a quarter of a bale of
cotton and only a few bushels of
corn, and which had a most trifling
value.
The Farmers.
The Farmer's Union has had a
wonderful growth in this state and in
the south. In this state alone, while
it is only a few years old, it has a
membership of 30,000 and ha3 come
to be a power for good to the farm
er.' Its principles are broad and en
during, Its labors for co-operation
among the farmers, for organized
co-ope;rrtion, the kind that will ach
ieve results. Its labors for better
fanning conditions in general, for
better, farms, for better farm houses,
for better roads, for better schools.
It eschews politics, and no member
of it is allowed to hold political office
but there are some, laws it wants
passed and some it wants repealed
and it is laboring to these ends just
as other organizations do that is 1 y
making its vrants knrn and stand
ing u'p for then before th rren
who 'siakes the larrs. For instcr.cv
it Tatts a pkrcsl pest Izrr s-d it trzz :j
the lievr i on! cotton e::cnange regu
lated t abolished a,nd it made thess
wants; known by sencfing delegations
before the congressional committea'ii
in Washington. That they were not
successful the last time simply means
that they will be on hand3 when con
gress meets again and that tieyjnjjl
not b put off. They know what tfTy
want and they know hqw to petit'.'
The union is composed of "the best
farmers, independent, thinking men
who koiiw their worth and who stagd
for something in their community
and the State.Ealeic-h Tiniis.
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