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The Daily Free Press. 1HE FREE PRESS CO., Publishers iAMIHL T. EDWARDS. . KorrcM nterad at the Poilofftca u tecond clat matter WHAT ABOUT A SILK MILL? Sometime ago The Free Press .placed before its readers a letter from XMne silk manufacturers to the presi sJent of Uie chamber of commerce rela 4v o the erection of a silk mill onr midst. What has become of the awggesUon then made that our bus -nea men look into the matter? INO one will denjr that sucn an en "aerprise would vastly benefit the com' 'sanity. It would bring a large num bar of desirable wage earners into ou unldst; and it would undoubtedly prove -m financial success to the stockholders The silk mill men wanted to know erbat inducements or advantages could offer. ine location or our town is an unexcelled advantage; and the enter prise and confidence shown by our recent vote on the bond issue is standing advertisement for us. " We are offering these advantages and more too. Let our business men take hold of the project and see what lain it. we CLEAN THE BACK YARDS. Now that the city has voted to spend money on public improvements let's see if there are not some essential private improvements that should be attended to. Many yards of the city are in a dis graceful condition. The superintend ent of health showed this in his excel lent communication to The Free Press recently. But it does not re quire the attention of a specialist to discover this fact: the untrained ob V server the wayfaring man, though fool provided he has at least partial - use of his eyes and nose, eannot fail q be thoroughly convinced of the dis' reputable conditions. la he -iound-lo many places. This criticism applies especially to the back jots of business establish jnenta. There are, probably, very few homes with unkeptback yards. There should not be one. Alters is noi one scintilla of reason why., people . should not keep their places of business just as cleanly as uey do their premises at Jbome. The health of the ' 'breadwinner' ' W just as valuable as is that of the wife or children at home; and his JUeaJth is constantly menaced by con- Sitlotu surrounding the store or office there he must spend the greater part I the time. Jfotr la the time to clean up. . Burn p ths accumulated trash, and haul off such as won't burn up. Drain off the standing water before it is alive with mosquitoes, tad poles or bullfrogs, 1 besides choice lot of germs of vari ous classifications. Then it is to tie honed that our town author! ti will strain the resources at hand to ""get amove on" thosegarbage wagons, so that they will make more frequent vlsitav . im spring is now well opened up, and summer will soon be here. We TMVST NOT HAVK DISEASE BREEDERS 3H OVJt midst. Prompt and careful nenuon to ue mm mat has aocumu- Jated la back lots, will save us much double for the future. It will not re quire much effort on the part of each Individual. But that little effort is Imperatively needed. :. ' " ? y i nave no legal or moral right to 'keep my premises in such a condition thai my neighbor is liable to suffer thereby even though I don't care any thing for my own health and comfort Mow Is the time to clean upt FOR THE CHILDREf Thf Lmtr CirkM. The cticaoo; though Ir Joes not acts ally lay Its egg In another bird's nest does deitosit tiiein there with Its benk after laying them on the ground. Tli egg Is batched out In dun time by the footer parents, and the young cuckoo Is reared by tiiein. As It acquires strength It makes ose of a peculiar depression between Its shoulders to raise and eject from the nest any ejrss or unfortunate nestling which may be there. The hedge spar row, yellow hammer, pled wagtail and meadow nlnit are among tlie blrriH whose nests are most frequently mad" use of by tLls Intruder. An American variety of lurkoo called from Its note the row-cow. seen very rarely" In Europe, does not pluee lt eKirs In the nest of other birds, but builds sod batches for Itself. It lays at tons Intervals, so tlint the youriK In the sume pest often differ very much In ate. A Champloa Swimmer. In the world of sport today there are to be found some very clever boys. Most notable In swimming do the youths of Knclnnd take their stand alongside tli;' men. In this art the boys In some towns are a Kxl deal smarter than the men. for who does not know of the prowess of Iavld ("Boy"! Bill lujjton of Bacup. now a full fledged champion and still a Uy? Lust year was Bllllntons season, and no min- tiike. for winning distance t-lmmpion ships and breaking reeords of Ionic courses have been 1:1s chief delights In l!Ki2. Iavld was born in 1N85. and at ten year of litre Ills father tiiut'Iit liini to swim In the .Maden baths of Bneup. At twelve .icnrs of age the Iwy covered ( yard In l."in. !?.. at thirteen year compassed a mile in s'liu. 4s.. he:ioiiiciinl pace for a youth so tender years. About SUM) prises Killlngton possesses. Boy's Own Paper. ROSE THROUGH MERIT, St E. All. Who Revrrsaata Ik Rockefellers at Wasaiaartea. Wilton E. Ailes. who has Just ' re signed his position of assistant secre tary of the treasury to become vice president of the Kiggs National bank of Washington, is the second of Secre tary Gage's assistants who nave been given responsible positions by the Na- ar?. nawueT ? eg" iinn.1 ntv hhk of K York wed to remain on the tree ontll the tlonal City bank of New York, which owns a large interest iq the Biggs bank, the largest institution of the kind at the national capital. Financiers consider that Mr. Ailes n his new position will represent the Standard Oil bank's Interests in Wash ington. The National City bank of New York, which Is controlled by the Kockefeilers. now has subordinate in stitutions in Chicago. St. Louis and I'ittsburg, and it Is deemed essential that the organisation should extend, to Washington. From a minor clerkship Mr. Alles worked bis way up in the treasury de- HINTS fOR FARMERS riek taa Bncworsas Freas tae Tree. On many fruit trees and shude trees owe may find the cocoons of bagworms. They are usually from one to two inch es long and are supended by one of the pointed ends from the smaller branch es of the trees. Each of the larger cocoons contains during the winter a KV Luut In b "Banli." Th experiments In manly beauty made possible by variations In the manner of growing, a beard must at times create very mixed sensation among the friends of the experimenter, and we can sympathize with the little gtrUtt the following anecdote, says the Little Chronicle. A man had been away from home for some time and during his absence had raised a pretty luxuriant crop of whisk ers, mustache, etc. On returning home he visited a relative, whose little girl ne was very rona or. The little girl made no demonstration toward saluting him with a kiss, an was usual. "My child,"' said the mother, "won't yon give Uncle Will a kiss?'' "Why, mamma," returned the little girl, with the most perfect simplicity. "I don t see any place." '''-Als-' " i v . . ' 1 - ' ' ' o TWO VIEWS. Kioston held an election on Monday aoder a special act of the legislature to choose municipal officers and on the question of issuing bonds for city Improvements. Persona who had reg istered under the grandfather clause were not allowed to vote under their ertiflcates. ; If the poll tax payment provision applies to municipal elections is seems to us that the grandfather clause should also. Wilmington Mes jtmgrr. There will no doubt be some dffer noe of opinion as to this matter, but, in onr judgment, the Klnston people settled ft correctly.' The ' permanent .record of voters under the grandfather clause does not give to the man regis--tered vnder that clause a better posi tion than others. It merely makes tkim eligible to vote for all time with out being aubjecWd to the educational -test. . His certificate, while giving him this perpetual right to vote, ought not la exempt him from the duty of ob serving; the necessary details to pre serve the value of his ballot The new constitutional amendment does not execute itself. It provides that no man registered under the grandfather clause shall be denied the right to vote, but that is all. News and Observer. DID HERSELF PROUD. Kinston did herself proud Monday in I v 'iH'ti rain the question of issuing i .' t,f- 0 1 i!s for improvements. The 's :; ! ty a large majority. Bars Clavarsass With rtawcra. "If the public iihot)ls ever add to the cnrricnlum the making of bouquets as a fine art the . boys will 1 take much higher honors than the girls," lamented perplexed teacner. t"1 used to won der why it was that all the employees in a florist's establishment were men Having no other explanation ' to fall back on, I concluded that the prefer ence was due to their superior physical strength, but I know now that it la because they have better taste In the arrangement of flowers. With all her supposed Inherent talent In the matter of home adornment, there isn't one girl In a thousand who cau make a lot of flowers np into a decent bouquet with out couching, while on the other hand the hoy wlo cannot nut them together In artistic style Is rare." Louisville CcurieKcu'-ttal. : . ' , - tjaaow Ban". This g;He. if well played, la . great fun. A liu-e white sheet Is first bung securely on oae side of the room, and on a table some distance behind a very bright lamp must be placed. : ; 1' Then the players take It Jn turn to sit on a stool facing the sheet while the rest puss behind, between him and the lamp. As the shadows are thrown on the sheet the sitter haa to guess who the shadow represents. This is more difficult than many peo ple imagine, because yon may disguise yourself in any way or make absurd grimaces or gestures, whlcb makes the guessing far harder. . Either HaaS ar rot. "Johnny, Johnny," walled the fond parent "I hear from school that you are at the foot of your class." . . "So anr I at the head of the class, ma," aald the young bopefuL "It all depends on from which end you look at It" Baltimore Herald. HILTON AILES. partrnent until he secured a berth in the secretary's office. In 1806 be re mained In office after the coming of the McKinley men for the purpose of breaking in a new corps of private Sec retaries. He was a Democrat and had no expectation of remaining in the de partment, but Secretary Gage soon be came so Impressed with his ability and good common sense that he made a spe cial request that he remain as his pri vate secretary after Frank Vanderllp had been promoted to an assistant sec retaryship. .. ,t Since then Mr. Ailes' various Impor tant promotions have been . warmly supported by Mr. Gage. There baa been no political influence exerted in, his be half, although after a promotion 'had been decided upon it always met with the hearty approval of Senator Hanna, who had become Impressed with Mr. Alles' ability, r-k. Mr. Frank Vanderllp was the first of Mr. Gage's secretaries to be given a po sition by the National City bank. He first attracted the-attention of outside financiers by hla handling of the Span lab war bond issue. He has been a vice president of the National City bank for a little less than three years. The first year his salary was $10,000, the second $20,000, and now it Is $30,000. Mr. Ailes' salary in the treasury depart ment was $4,500. His salary in his new position la probably much larger and offers greater opportunities. eggs hatch In the spring, there will be produced from tbe eggs in a few co coons enough young worms to strip sD the leaves from a tree early In the summer. These worms seem to be es pecially fond of cedar trees and are very likely to be overlooked on these trees until they have become so nu merous as to seriously damage the trees. - ,. : ''.. With these, worms a stitch in time saves ninety. Tbe cocoons picked from the trees should be thoroughly de stroyed. Should it become, necessary to destroy large numbers of the worms In the summer a good plan would be to dust or spray the trees with parts green, london .purpje or some other ursenical poison,' , One of the larger co coons left on a marked limb of a small tree should afford a crop of worms wblpb would give interesting and in-1 structive object lessons to boys and girls and plder folks. - This crop of worms should be thinned from time to time, and when the worms retire into the cocoons to pupate the twigs from which they hang may be placed in covered glass Jars. The male moths enierte as winded adults, but the fe- mule moths remain In tbe cocoons. Midland Farmer. G P 1BLOO SPEAKS 2 ITSELF ft'SdLJ " I was In wrstohad health; my blood "aVaktV In tlStil aSSaAaS ta.aa - -- V. vary xnaeh nloarstad. X beraa the ss of B. . B.. and la a ramajrkably short Ubm was sound sad wait Sty epps Ute Inersasad wonderfully and say xood ssraed With as. Z think It Is fUM family aaadleine. v , t ... JI8.K.B.AynsQX Boekmart, Oa. Grape Black Rot. Black rot in grapes causes tbe decay it the green berries, which do not fall but dry np on the branch. The leaves and twigs of the grape are affected by the brown rot as well as the fruit. The first signs of It are whitish patches which later turn brown. Affected ber ries turn dark brown and wither. Pow dery mildew, a parasitic disease, ap pears on leaves and twigs as a pow dery growth, Sometimes the fruit on mildewed vines cracks open. - Where these diseases show them selves It is well to keep the vines In vigorous health and' spray before tbe buds open in the spring, after budding and once teu days later. Four pounds of blue vitriol and four pounds of slaked lime mixed with a little water and diluted with fifty gallons of water make a good spray. , ' You know when rich, red blood is coursing thronrh the veins, for it shows in the brightness of the eye, the beauty and clearness of the complexion, the smooth, fair skin, and robust, healthv constitution. It is !ha5J??art4 tr?1 d to the body and keeps it in state of healthfulness and vigor. Good Wood is the foundation of rood health, and to be pbysicslly sad mentally sound it must be kept pure and untainted. steady nerves and arc blest with good appetites and digestion, and enjoy1 sound, refreshing sleep. If we could always maintain the purity of, the blood then we might enjoy perpetual health, but it becomes infected and poisoned and most of the ills that afflict humanity and undermine the constitu tion are caused by an impoverished or polluted condition of this vital fluid.' When the blood is diseased the sarin loses its healthy appearance, and the complexion, its freshness and beauty and becomes red and rough and full of pimples and splotches. Itchinsr. sealv eruptions, blackheads, boils and rashes break : out upon the body when the blood is too poor or too thin and acid, ana is not supplying proper nourish ment to the system. Debility, poor appetite, bad digestion, restless sleep and. nervousness more often come from sluggish, impure blood than anv other cause, r To build up the blood, restore its lost properties and make it rich. an?nutl?tira agam is tte'only rational treatment, and the proper way tov get rid of skin troubles. There is no remedy like S. S. S. to accomplish this ana it uocs it promptly ana Uorougniy. S. S. S. antidotes and removes from the blood all poisons and humors, and restores it to a normal, healthy condition, and in- vigorates and tones up the general health. . When rich, red blood is again flowing thmturh vmir vulni all iVin : MntlA disappear, the appetite improves, the complexiot.clears'and yon get rid of ttosemiserabledepressing feelings and pervousness, andenjoyoncemorethe -blessings of good health. S, S. S. is nature's remedy for all blood and skin dis easS; 5iain no minerals whatever, but is guaranteed purely vegetable.; i Write for free book. No charo-e for tndiVnl aA desired. v , , wM.M. . . si o mrt CO., AJMJUITA, CA t Vor three years I had Tatter oa my hands. Part of the time ths iHssaas ' was la the form of runnlna aoras, very painfol snd ewating tarn nmoh) disoomfort. your doctors said the Totter bad prosrressed too far to be eared, and they could do nothing for me. Z took only three bottles of 8.S A -and was eompletaly oared. This was aftees. tears ago, sad X have never sines seen say stan of uy old trouble UBa.L.B.jA.crBotr. 087 Bs. Paul St Kansas City, J RELINQUISHES HER ART Why Bean if al St las Derrlrkaaa Re- ttrea From the Staara. . : r The stage has lost a noted beauty and charming actress by the retire ment of Miss Marie Derrickson, who for two seasons has been playing the part of Mrs. Thorntsn In "The Mummy and tbe Humming Bird" In John Drew's company Announcement was recently made that Miss Derrickson is soon to marry Francis O'Neill a wealthy New York business roan., and tbe stage will know her no more. Miss Derrickson has already left Mr. Drew's company, her place being taken , CaaaD'ar's CeaUa ta Taew. - Norah's makin a layer cake. . '.' - A spicy kind; I wiah She'd hurry an put It In to bake, So I can scrape the dlah. 1 V She's cross aa sticks, an' the kitchen's Juat ' - - - As hot as hot can be. ' ' . - It smells ao good that Tm like to bust Comp'ny's comln' to tea. ' " We'H have the chlnlest ev'rythlng. An I'll drink coftee p'r hapa. An' niore'n a doscn times ma 'U ring To carry off the scraps. -, . We re coin' to have Ice cream, t know- I nope It's lemon, see An' soda blaculta I aaw the dough. Comp'ny's comln' to tea. - -. . ...-- -. v I mustn't talk at the table much; . I mastn't kick my feat; -I mustn't smack my llpa or touch - The stuff that I won't eat. An' I muat take, when platea are passed, Whatever's nearest me (But not, of courae, if H i the last). ' Comp'ny'a comln' to tea. ril wear the dandiest blouse an' tie. An' If I'll stay about An' not r?t dirty ma says I May cln the freezer out. An' ro I dasn't tear an' rae Or climb a single tree ?r aweat or eoil my hands or fire. Corrp'ny'a eomin' to tea. Woman'a Iiime Coirr -inlori. MTMA MARIS PKBRICXSON. by Miss 0-orsie Mendum. who has re tained the Drew forces. ' Miss Derrick, son's' first metropolitan success was 8 a member of the Empire theater stocV romptiTiy. and. lah-r she played Impor tant roles In "Ebert Holden" snd '5ol diers of Fortune. " In both of which he attrncted xtteution by her beauty anJ grace. - It rjlotrevaed Her. "1 let htm bold ciy hand last even In?:. she told her dearest friend. -WetlT' "We!!." :t. wlt!i a rr.rctT ' Bljtl. "lip W!1S S:li.A?.t'l Willi t: ..it,''-- Raral Free DellTery. We hear more or less complaint about the service on some rural free delivery routes. While some patrons are mucB better off under the new system, others who live off tbe main roads ar? worse off than they were before the little post offices; were clven up K Of course no one expects that a complete change of i system, as this is,' would work without any bitch .from , the start but there ought to be steady and rapid Improve ment 17ie delivery systems in town and city are constantly beipg changed and improved. Tbe same muat be done with rural delivery. It will not do simply to change the system of country delivery and- then , let It alone. The beet la none too good I or the f armer-r- Kurai rew. xoraer. i-ssi- 1 1 1 1 it 'i m mm Denveen me North Florida Cuba. , - A passenger service unexcelled for luxury ; and comfort, equipped with the latest Pullman Dining-, Sleeping and Thoroughfare Cars. For rates, schedule, maps or any informa tion, write to ; " ' ') -TO J. CRAIO, . , Oeneral Passenger ZfnU . ' Wilmington, Sr C. Haaaarlaa Oraaa. If Hnngarlan grasa werexnt for hay as early as it should be that la. in first blossom it would be more highly: re- carded, for while It has not been rank ed with hay made from he leguminous plants it? analytical classification ap-, nronehes so near to them that it Is j worth considering. Its habit of quick growth makes It especially valuable i for planting after some earlier crop Is removed. ' . Unless the land is very rich all these i crops will manifest appreciation, of an aDDllcatlon of about 230 pounds acid phosphHte. 40 pounds muriate of lot- nsb and 10 pounds nitrate of soda and heavy applications of the manure of tillage. W. K. McSparran in Stockman and Farmtr. - '" B.irrca Coraatalka, - Of coarse all farmers have noticed i the large number or barren stalks in i almost every field of corn. Tbese bar-1 ren stalks tassel and produce pollen. but the female blossom or silks are not pollentzed. and no ears are formed. It hits been determined by tests at thai experiment stations that this borrea- ness is the result of seeds that nave grown from plants fertilised by barren i stalks. Where barren stalks have been cut away before-the maturity of the i nollen . the number of barren stalks crown from tne seea tnus proauceo was greatly reduced. Therefore seeUj grown In neids Having many oarren i stalks should never be used for plant-1 ing. Farm and Ranch. . J"1 ''"'!? Settiaa Strawberry Plaata. Strawberry plants will be Injured badly by ten minutes drying in the air while being set. A good plan Is to Uls tribute them In little boxes alont: the rows. They are taken from tbe boxes one hv one and set immediately. Set i even with the surface and press so firmly that a leaf could be pulled off without starting the plant, lo cum-, vate the newly set plants a borse weed- er Is the Implement to use. JOB PRINTING Letter Heads, Note Heads, Envelopes, i .'. r ' ' . t . r- - T- " . ( .;": -.",".-'-.( .-i-: Bill Heads, Statements, Circulars, Cards- Booklets, Books, Receipts, Order Blanks, Tags, Labels. .'. c Farmer Shoald Keep Act-oaata. Kverv farmer sbould know Jit it -''.nt i every horse, cow. hojr. sheep, lien. dm-k. iroose, turkey, tree, vine, field and gar i!cn on Lis farm costs him and net? n. ITe can know thia only tLroi'L-ti e keeping cf accounts. - t rrll!latn Tie cl.U t ro.-is.m t ! 1 i ! j t' v ' Thtantusc. f r tnnnir ! N tl;at it '-. 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