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o EQUAL AND EXACT JC8TICE TO ALL VOL. I. NO. 24, RED SPRINGS, N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 18, 1892. 11. W.TOWJMMr.Nl), ManBer W. lIAllL.LU.li Alitor At the dinner given the other evening j tl.- ClevlaodOhio) Hardware Job )r' Association the menu card wm a 1;,tttv. It wm fattened with rnn: -jr pa-llock, and it waa necessary 1 1 u- t ke to ascertain what viands hal tn Tcp'trrd for the least. ct M. Colony, So-itr Africa, th .v cooing into citizenship so !, "n' lb people have riwl the , , . , i ric iti-m for votes fro n H j , t . f7'i. an I the voter must bi .i . . wnt hi n'n and add re rt. T I'm ted Sute Seaate U a threat r IniiiM, avers the Chicago News I; I I i-: k and Allison were such a j, r '"! I f Cameron aad Hitler, V 'i I Plumb, K 1'iiui hand Tb'ir.nvi. A'A'ii'-r notabl" rii of coragrenionat )i in Pythiat it that of Tom Keel iJ l i k Cock ran in trie If 'rue. Ih'i- H ri i'jiii! htvi on th'; face of y,.. . w:ll adtpted to sherp hn J.t rlry in all it lr.'u liji, miintain tin ,1 r ii, I'k I'I an I Stockman, a the south ern lull uf the United State, and n pt-i where it i Ik 4 appreciate 1 i MHj.i.iVfl. The rliuiite i perfect, ,. i rj ir-- from th I'roun In it an I I r . i ' 1 1 . f Auttr li i, which oftn rot tit- - l in 1 kill their sh.ep by the million.. rotiir ;i'nltitioH Knglishmiri hai beca ii ; inti; in the Toronto (Caaadii) Empire tii" i'l litiom (thut have been m i le to H iii-.li territory since 1SSS. Thej loot up . follow la Aia, 27&, 70) square iinlt j ari'l 5,51)0,000 people (eitiinitci); .h Snitb Africa, l,fl?3,203 sjuare miles aod U.329,000 people; ia Australada, 'J7,'l'' square miles and 158,000 peopli a tnf il in the seven year of 2,069,2'.! 'l'i p. mile and 19,97,000 people. New York In the first city in the coun try to rt trt ttn elTort to provide artutic sfprt iliMor itioti for a public celebra ti in. In order to seeure worthy result, Pmy U- ltuout, Chairman of tho At t Coin imttrf for the Columlu culeoration on Ottoinr Ii, ha railed to hi ai l at ad viser the Iwaling punters, sculptor, dcaiijn r anil architect of the city. This fUatbtyM nMtp rUol advance io ivihi itiou, declare tlm II ton Tran m ripf I hu Kpul ir t itu Inn hceu toi n it the iiirrrjr of in-rt' c xitr ictor. I ln It'll n-, tin enippuit Kulisu la'iot n'lrh'Hily, ny tint no inn' sfriricot are worth more tlnn ifi"Oi .i ye.ir. The St. I Pin )Hc note thit an cicojrtion tit t 1h mi'le in th'iciw of ojkt ini'ir-t, i .Icnu do Iteuke earns thrt ii'i. Ii n !. ItfCftitlf he contribti I -n.. night's salary t the rirfioi; l lioiiiw m.Miiiri l fund in the shape of a (li k tor i'H). At three performance h thit mil I'inU to the neat um of l .'", n yeir, ni )ro than the moat t kIiioh V phyicin or the rot auoceaa t iMi..-r ran hope to clear. For the If' two Mi-ratiou, the Ouette, t m .ii invra hire Ihtu paid the moat 'i Tin "i rtrMf yt none of tbem have tr itiMintti d any amount of money to the n. ft 'nration. It is cay come, eaij It hi n t l'n many year4, tnio the N MiUmh I'li'iynm, mc the export i Mm ir-vlf w.i-. 'ti- rhietly. if not ei "Mur, tlnou,li the port of New Th' Krii-t'.inal created a water- ' V ir .iu I, ike Kiie to New York, and - mi hipH-d iii Te.-el froni Weatvra tt trnferre I at Ibitlalo to pill t'o,i, , l.ron,'ht to market to " vlva-Uae of New York. Hut the n pip- wh. ti Cf)vli built a ship mil aiound Ni;ira Kail, and so Tea ! win- itle to irry carce of jrain ln.it tr..,n the like through the fH. l.m n ii f llivi r to KuroH? without touch- " Yrk lit all. Tha there uiotlier day hen i;rain wasdoaUd i tun l.ir,.-. ilown the Missiastppi lper i.-r liip.neiit to Kurof, mqI thU " lone o much more cheaply than can I done I'v a-iy New York route at that t'f Am. rir in metropolia i tecoraio -'l-il.U- ot the .!. trant n;e it trade is "iiTin I,- .ind i ranting about for a rem 'dt tin' , restore iti ancient prestige, b it li e titm iy bid fair to U? a mot ' tit ne It M uothin le than the I'f'Mv.-d i-ori4trartioi of locks around NiatH Fall o.i to- A nericau side, and hip . nu.il from Lake Ontario to the I lul. ii Hirer. I'be matter ha liven '' 'i ;it before Con ,Te4, and rniuevn I 'e in . Horrry an I eitiniata of the w,,fk iepnrr.1, :md they place the cost t 10 i.ihxi.inm, which Con-jreas will be ke,l t0 appropriate. The eatimaU 'l f.r t wrrtteray for shi, of a depth "f n,.t les than twenty fret. That such 'striay ill te contructel aome ' t r;i.vit ) dou'te I, because it will m - neeearr. In ca of a war ''! i'i'hU all the through water ' i'e, w,,.. , ,IV1., 0f tn6 "n in ,,iit m our rva'h either for " piiiMf ,.( defer r of iumerte. bwl it toimnnnution is n . "" lk plavt soon. A HER THE COWS. Tb p""ur rwtctxMi to th Mk aplans whera the sagar mapU-i ttnol Firmly rjotJ mirt the rorks, at tblrw ot the great pine won't. T) brook from th priits; Hi tb forU 'owBwrl in rtooU of spray. And th tatl frrna dronpt nrvl nod'l! thir hm'ls above Uw bowWs grikj. The huh of the miming T-n'n;; fell, refnl nrfl root aa1 ttATip; Tb flrrfljr in th buttercup m'low libtl his ghoxtly lamp; And hifeh In the flare of the ranvt Himbl upthedonvof tbe Mue. As three little children wrnt aftrc the f)"S tjarefooU1 through th bw. The whippoorwill aanTn th- aMera that f ringed tb tnk of to stream; And, like the mystical muio one bears In beautiful dream. The tinkle of cow-betls blended with the rippling water Mow, And the full red roooo I n't he shadowy east on the horizon bung low. The air waa sweet with the clorer bloom from the banquet int-jcrrnin Is of the bees. And tb wood? went of the mow that bid In the shade of the tre; The cow-pth wmnd through the hwnloeka and roun-l th high rurUt, Where, yaiinout through the distance, we w to thm etvts of th worl-l ! We ralUd the cw thrown the Rlonming Hubr, n I luie, mi I Fto, Cherry, inl M lly. und Iim;le, mn l Ii nine 'Co,' Urn' co,' !.! co,' bor And down tbe ath through thecPmrin they thundered, and trampled, and roare-l. With their bellowing hea Is borne hl?h aloft a they Kalkel to reerh the ford. Knee-deep in the gurgling wnt4r they crowded und utihel a thjr drank; ' They reared and rio-kfl at etvh other a they climbed thes.ipperj bank; Tbey plunged their hwds in the cleoiatis as it bung in Ite tangled net. And tonwel on th-ir horn the eel graw, so snaky and green arvi wet. Three little children followed them clow, all fearless and bapi y and free.. Holding tbe tanned lr.wn hand of earb other three bttle children, three. Through tfce soft cool daoip ot th shadows ami under tbe libt of tbe stars, Driving tbe cows with their tinklm bells home to the barn yard bars. Clara Augusta, In Wide Awake. A. TALE OF TEZHIM O back with m in fancy, dcai render, to a time .IiiiOT aix ren. LJ-T-Kt lurics aifo. Turn oiithasril to tbe WA KL II T '. on the eat- i rn Inirdcr of the r e a t Mexican lake, that power ful tieihlMir and, ally of tbe Aztecs, which for reveral centuries fjoiirihcd in a pxrt of what i now the Republic of Mexico. Stretching away from the imperial city toward tbe mountains were field of yellow maize, that glittered in the sun light like seas of pld. Mingled with and beyond these were plantations of the m:ue; or aloe, one of the moat im portant and useful product of the country. Farther in the diatance, and from hence extending to the mountains themselves, were vat forests nf 'the rich and variegated flora of the then semi tropical region. One evening, as the sun was catioq hia lat bright beams on the valley, shed ding a refulgent glory over the land scape, there stood at the edge of tbe forest two men eu'acd io earnest cou-N sulfation. One of thefe, although voting, wa clad in the garb of a hiijh warrior, or 'lord of the realm," with a short tunic over which waa a cuiraas made of thin plates of gold and silver. A magnificent cloak ol many-hued feathers and a silver helmet, from the top of which , waved a paoacbe uf variegated plumee, sprinkled with prtt-iou stones, completed the attire of the Prince, for such be was. Hin I'ompanioa was a man whoae hair wa white with age, yet his eyes Masted with energy and his step waa still firm. This was lluitzil, priest of the terrible war god, Huitzilopochtli. Tbe younger man was rvakiog. "And thinkest thou not, good Father lluitzil, that my father, the Kin, will decree to save the maiden, that she may become ray wile?" "Niy. Trine Neiahualcorotl, that may not le. For who would opooe the commands of tbe great and awe inspiring lliiitziloptclitlif Ihe i;l of god And has he not spoken througu me. his ser vant, that tbe maiden mut diet ray, my son, lift not thy hand aaint the anointed of the god! Thou shall find others i woitby of thy faror a Tula. I'be wcrld is wide and Hiiitzilopocbtli i its ruler, lie who i.akfth one can give another. He advi.el, my n, and let not thy hand be guided by the r.lioes of the unbeliever "My father, thou art wise, but thou art old. Itisnau;hl to thee tint tbe lierce (taasion rage in my boaoin. Thoti art like rooler mountain, rearing its now-clad summit towvsrd ihe sun. lam like tbe bie mountain the flaniea roar in my boeoro. What kooweat thou of youth or the love ot youth f 1 tell thee that I love tbe beau:iful Tula, and she shall be my bride, or another shall sit on the throne of Texcuco in, the stead ol my lather. I have said it. The visage of the old priest was stern as he replied to this impctuoua outbreak. "My sti speaks' truth and falsehood, lie i young, and has the flame of the 1re mountain within his hoaotrk jet is be wi.Jofii of the gods withheld from mm. Iluiuilopncbtli . ba ojirnei my ftes, tod I se into tbe future. The old king sits upon his throne in peace. He beams not of danger, yet t ie enemy i it his gates. One comes from the north, sad the old king U slaia.. 11 1 set lh Prioc NezabuaJcojotl driven hka the 'at from cave to tree. But at Uat be a tbe victor. II sits on the throve) of Texcuco, and a maiden aits bj hia side. The face of Ihe maiden is not tbe face of Tula." As tbe old priest continued be fell into t rhythmical chant. He stretched his trros toward tbe setting sun, and as be teased speaking the last raj of tbe orb f day fell 'aslant hie upturned eotrn ba lance, lighting it with an almost divine radiance, until tbe listening prince stood tweatruck and wonlering. The ray of li-'ht faded awav. and still hey remained silent, wrapped io bought. At length tbe priest con .inued "My son, I have spoken truth. Thou halt see it. Go!" Tbe young man stood irresolute for a no meat only, then turned toward the :ity, while the priest entered the for tot. The judgment hall of the royal city a as of such splendor and magnificence hat it would indeed seem strange ia our lay.wben tbe temples of justice scattered iver our land are usually plain and un pubcllished by ornament of any desenp ion. Oq the w all hung tapest ry , mads of the hair of different wild animals, of rich and varied h.ie, featooned by gold rinzs, and embroidered with figurea of bird and flower. At one end of the ball waa a throne of pore gold, inlaid with precious stone, aboee which waa a canopy of variegated plumage, gleaming with gold and jewels. On a stool in front was placed a human skull, crowned with an immense emerald of a pyramidal form, and surmounted by an aigrette of brilliant plume and precious stone. On tbe day following tho young Prince's interview with lluitzil the priest, just as tbe sun reached tbe merid ian, the sound of tho tomtom waa heard, calling the lords to the hall of judg ment. Soon they entered the outer or Icaaer hall, where they arranged themselves in the order of tbeir rank. They were a noble looking band of men, fourteen in number, all wearing the gold and silver cuirass, the cloak of rich featherwork and the silver helmet which proclaimed them to be tbe great lords of the realm, the highest in rank in the court of tbe Tezcucati monarrh. When all had aaaembled the King, Ne.hmlcoiotzin, wa aunounced by a messenger, ond presently the monarch entered, clothed in hia robes of state, and preceded by a band of thirteen priests. Leading the way into the judgment hall, the King took his seat on the tn rone, placed a golden crowo, encmited with precious stones' upon hia head, and took in his right hand as a sceptre a golden ariow. From the gravj faces of the lordi it wa evident that the case on which sen tence wa to le given was one of import ance. Silence waa over the assembly until lluitzil stepped forward from among the priests. Placing hia right band over his heart, he made a low bow to the King and then spake: Mont noble and illustrious Ne7Jihual coiotzin, thou who rulest orer all Anahu nr, know that under the force of thy arm and the terror of thy might there is no Nation left to withstand thee. The captives are few, and the terrlole Huitziloporhtli hungered. Already is his face clouded when he looks upon Tczcuco. Hi feasts are no longer red with the bio!! of many captives, and hia anger has arisen. But, O King, the terrible and mighty war god spake to tny -ervant lluitzil face to face, and for one little sacrifice will hia anger be ban ihed. The god of gods, Huitzilopoch tli, great and teirible, command that the most favored maiden of Tezcuco be offered-on the altar of aacrifice on the tenth day hence, and the lot baa fallen Uku Tula. Thus shall his wrath pass over the head of thp King and be kin died against bis enemies. The prophet of the god baa spoken." The priest retired, and from tbe ranka of the nobles came the youngest of all, the Prince Nezahualcoyotl. With a profouud bow be advanced to where the priest had stood, and waiting in ailence uotd tbe monarch commanded. "Speak!" Then, amid tbe moat respectful si lence, the prince began: "Moat noble sire, thou who art in very truth ray father, many days ago thy son, the prince, hunted in the forest. There found I the maiden Tula in the hand of thine enemies, tho robbers of Tejaoeco, who would have borne her away io their haunt. I rescued br and earned her back to her home in the roy al city. And I loved the maiden, and we plighted our troth when the inooa was high over the fige mounUin. Aod new, O my father, would tbe priest of Ihe terrible d take tbe maiden Tula aa a sacrifice. Other maiden there are. fair to see. and highly favored; their breath as the zepher of tbe south, their skin white as the lily of the lake, tbeir countenance of Quetialcoatl. it my Istht-r, i tht-re now who may be offered out Tula!" With faltering step the young man retired, overcome with emotion. On tbe f.ace of the nobles was wntteo pity and sympathy, but the prints looked haughty and triumphant, feeling confident that the monarch would not oppose the will of the gods. In silence they awaited the decision of the Kmg. The law of Tcxcucaos al lowed a plea and counterplead ooly within the hall of judgment, all other evi leore or argument having been heard pre vioualy in another place. Tbe mo nents passed, and the Kn spoke not. The silence renamed un broken. The face o the iuooacli wts'i study; the conflict tnat raed in hia brrt letween love for his sou and leer o! tha gods was Ion and serere, but at length the latter game 1 the vicUwy. S Kldenly he aroee an 1 alraacel to ward the stool where rested the skull. With the golden arrow in his ri;bl baa i he ii.w a line arn the emblem and the deed was die. Tbe maiden Tula waa doomed. Silently they let the hall as they hai entered, the King leading, followed by tbe priests aod the noblea. The royal city waa all bustle and life. Multitudes of gayly clad pedestrians thronged its streets. It wm a day of sac rifice. Towering high above all other build ings rose the sacrificial tower of the god Huitzilopochtli, in order that tbe Im pressive ceremonies ia honor of the deity might be witnessed from all parts of the capital. Along one tbe principal streets passed the pr.cesioo of priests with the vic tim, Tula, tbe betbrotbed of the young Prince. Aod it was no wonder that tbe heart of tbe youthful warrior succumbed to tbe charms of the gentle Teacocaa. Of a type of beauty long since extinct ia Mexico, io her the beauty of tbe south lan i was united with tbe ruddy, robust character of tbe north. Her dark eye sparkled like twin stars; her luxuriant out brown tresses fell ia waves almost to ber feet. Clad in the sacrificial robes of pure white, with bare bead and feet, her ravishing beauty would hare sufficed to turn the head of even tbe most blase of modern gallants. By ber side walked the Plioce, for by tbe earnest eutresty of the old King be bad been granted that privilege by the priests. Pale aod sorrowful he-was, and clad only in the plainest of garment. For what signifies gaudy apparel aod out ward splendor when tbe loved one U la danger! Just as tbe sun paused in tbe bearena at the midday hour, the chief priest aod the maiden commeoced "to ascend tbe stairway that led to tbe altar at the sum mit of tbe tower. Around the altar stood five other priests, whose duty it waa to hold the victim fast while the chief priest performed hia horrible work. In a long, passionate chant-like prayer the old pried invoked the blessing of tbe terrible war god, beseeching that his wrath might be turned away, in consid eration of the Mcriticc about to be made. For full half an hour the invocation con tinued, and ere it closed a low murmur hunt from the lips of the aaaembled mul titudes below. There was good reason, too, for the surprise and consternation of tbe people, for halfway up the side of the tower, where none but the priesthood and the victims had ever yet dared to tread, could be seen the young Prioce Neta huaicoyotl, swiftly and stealthily mount ing to tbe summit. In his right hand be grasped a light golden dart; by his side hung curiously wrought sword, inlaid with gold and precious stones, and. on hia face waa a look of determiuation which boded ill to any one who might oppose him. Tbe prayer was ended. The chief priest lluitzil advanced to consummate the sicrifice.when suddenly he threw up his hands and fell, pierced to tho heart with a golden dart. Then the people witnessed a sight such aa they had never seen befo re. Ens the astonished priosta could com prehend what bad occurred, the Prioce had leaped up Iwside the altar and slew all five with the sword. Then he sprang to the edge of the tower, after reaaaurin tbe trembling maiden, and bis tones rang out clear and strong a he thus addresavd the people: "Men of Tezcuco, this day ye have witnesaed a deed that shall le for the glory of tbe true go Is and the good of our nation. This dav has the false priest been slain by the arrow of the gods which only pierces the heart of him who speaks with a crooke! toogue and a deceiving spirit. This day have tbe five prieats of the altar leen slain 'by the sword of Oietzalcoatl!" He rsUed the gleaming blade aloft, still dripping with th blood of its vic tims; the sight of tbe sacred trophy waa the signal for a mighty shout from the listening populace. Then he continued: "Hear the coramsndsof Quetzalcoatl, the true god, who reigned in tbe golden age of Anahuac! Thus saith the god: No more shall offerings ot maidens be made to the gods of Texcuco. No more shall the terrible war god be feared and worship, for the dsy of bis power is passed, and peace shall again spread ber pinions over the royal city. ThU day shall thV maiden Tula lecome tbe wife of tbe Prince Nezahualcoyotl, aod the temple of HuiUilopochtli shall be laid waste. The messenger of the true god, even the mesaeoger of QueUalcoatl, has spoken. Then turning to Tula he raised her to ber feet, and with their arms twined around each other they descended the narrow stairway, to be receive I with re joicing by the people. i How the old kiog was shortly after, wan I slain in a bsttle with tbe Tepaneca. and how the Prince Nftahutlcoyoll oo ascendiog tbe throne completely ban ished the worship of Huitzilopochtli, aod how upward of forty yewi he con ducted the mot peaceful and prosper ous reign ever known during the history of the Teacicana as a nation, are matters of history. During his reign human sac rifice was greallv leeoel, although not until after the conq'i-!tof Mexico by the Spaniards, about 3d years afterward, was it entirely abolished. Waverley Magazine. wasBSBssTatssaw sBSBBawawa ' A floasler Bell. A rmott r lell. one of tbe largest of its kind, specially cast for tbe new Church of the Sacred Heart oai tbe heights of M ntiurtre, has been cooi pleted at Annecy, in Savoy. This im mense instrument, wi.ico. wbcti buog ia it lofty position, will Iwaulible ad over Pans, weighs with its clapper nearly twenty -tire loos lyon.j Telegraph. Do you believe all you see, FTieksV "No. I see you whenever we roet, but I don't bebeve you ruore than a tenth of the time." Brooklyn Life. A woman will fight her relative any time for ber lover, and when he bv-n ber huslauid will wrk him any day lor br relatives. Atchison Globe. He treaty! wecoVliv last njrhU And vet rm so BBS 1. ae 'twwd-i w. Tor has'trwaWwsit 1 a sited wit oXlct lie boozat aae avx biates of ereaet THE PARS AND G4RDEX. ran ho for thk milk's qcALrrr. The Vermont CTearoeries bsve adopted the system of pejing for milk according to quality, or rather, amount of butter fat in it. In June of last year the poor est dairy received fifty-six cents per hun dred pounds for milk, aod the best one eighty-one cent per hundred pounds. In Oetoler last, at this same creamery, tbe poorest milk brought ninety-two cents, and the best fl.56 per hundred pouod. Does this not show that it pajs tbe milk producer to keep good cows, feed well, aod produce a fine quality of rxtilk. American Dairyman. it rr rate of soda roit Towaroita. Three years' experiments with nitrate of eoda by E. B. Voorhees, of the New Jersey Station (S.R. 1892), show that for tomstoee nitrate of soda alooe is superior to either barnyard manure or mineral fertilisers, but is lea effective thaa the complete manure. Oo land (treviously liberally fertilized with phosphoric acid aod potash, nitrate soda ued alooe. in mall quantities, gave the best and most profitable reaults. With the small quan tity of 160 pounJs of nitrate per acre, tbe second application was advantage ous, but 320 pounds per acre was moat effective. Tbe soils use-1 were a sanJy loam tn Southern New Jersey, in a sec tion U rgely devoted to raising tomatoes for tbe earlv markets, aod a clay loam io Northern New Jersey. Tbe maximum yields of tomstoes seem to depend upon a full supply of immediately available nitrogeo, but as phosphoric acid and potash are also Deeded, the farmer should .know the capacity of bis soil for the crop in order to economically use com mercial manure. American Agricultur- TfIK ftHKEr TATKW0RM. Sheep are Infected by a species of tapeworm which exists io tbe brain, but In its larva stage only. Tbe mature worm inhabits the dog, and it is due to the presence of tbe dog that sheep be come infected. "Indeed, both animals are necessary to tho existence of this pf r asite, which is known as CVeourua cere bral is, aod also aa Hydatu cerebralis, because it is enclosed in a .watery blad der which ia found in the sheep's brain just under the skull. Tin's creature has several beads, each of which is armed with a circle of hooks by which it is at tached to the cohering membrane of tbe brain, and a fucking disk, by which it draws in its nutriment. As it increases in size it causes pressure on the brain, the resulLof which is a disturbance of the nervous functions and tbe irregular movements of the animal, which arc well known to indicate the existence of tbe parasite ia the sheep. The sheep tocos around on one side or the other aa either side of the brain may be affected by tbe injury, ci if the centra of the brain is affected the sheep raises its bead aod stumbles forward. Tbe sheep take in the eggs of the tapeworm thst are discharged by the dogs on the grass, and these beiog swal lowed are batched in tbe sheep's stom ach. Tbe young worms then penetrate the tissue into tbe veins, by which they find tbeir way to tbe capillaries of the braio, where tbey lodge and grow to tbeir intermediate stage, often attaining a size of two inches, including tbe blad der and its liquid coatents. Some vet erinarians who have bad sufficient ex perience are able by tbe symptoms above mentioned to locate the blad ierr, and either puncture them, aod so destroy the worm, when the blsdder becomes ab soibed without injury, or they opea the skull by trepanning an 1 remove the in truder. When a sheep thus diseased dies, which is the moat frequent result, aod tbe carcass is left to tbe dos, the immature worms are swallowed, aod ma ture in the dog, to be voided from time to time io tbe usual segments, that ate filled with eg 48, aod these ? picked up by tbe sheep. Those uod-r two years old are most subject to the parasite. New York Times. unti rLaori". It Is a singular fact that the moat for midable ene'u. a ol man are sraoog the smallest of crated things. A devastat ing storm extruding over Lalf a con tinent, a furious cyclone, ao earthquake, seeoi more terrible than tbe work of aa almost microscopic ioscct; yet tbe ac'ual amount of injury done by any ol these gigantic forces ia often of very slight accouQt com J red with the damage wrought by one or mreof tbe "inGoitt ly little," but ionumerabje, boU that do tbeir fatal work unheard aud unseen. Consider, for example, whst vsit mis chief has been dooe by the Hessian dy, the clinch bug, the arniy worm, t.jf codlia moth and other pets of tbe field and orchard. Aod sometimes the ut most efTorU of mao are utterly without avail to stay tbe ravage of these tiny io Taders. Tbey march acre his fields of wsviog grain like "an arjiy with lim ners" sad leave a wat4 behindl It i. id fact, the most serious of all agricul tural problem which it press ntrd by these lawect foes. Kigbt then h-iw we will they cocae up smiling" every fear sesjsooe to plague the farmer's soul aa I deplete hia pocket. It Is calculated that the Colorado beetle baa cost the farmer of this couitry bend red of saidioa of dolisr since it began It eastward march. The 'iocu bog ha frequently robbed the WeU-ro farmers of SiO,0u01UW ia a soile jer by its neat rurt ire work ia tbe w.-sl awl com fkkla. The depre-iatioo of the wheat vsrrfl have soroeti'nea reached aisailar proportioes. and for a same of years atjaoluUly prevented the growjrg ot wheat in tbe fertile Geae Valley, so long favooue for tbe superior qua'jty of it wheat product. The imported cmbliege worm has caused the loa of mU'ion of dollars' worth of tiiat mx taot vegetable ia a sialic year. ' Aod so it comea to s that the farm er's life is one of ooUouaJ warfare to protect his crt pa s;aiat these little f"e. He must be dilirent i fightiag them Me 'snynt rt 1 i.- teat f it' wura t-ey pii " 'be scene, or we'll have no bread of any sort another year. Nor is it poeaibl for any one farmer to do much single handed io battling in sect enemies of the multitudinous aorta that come io like a flood and come suddenly. A solitary Dutchman could bve accomplished nothing io attempting to shut out tbe sea; but wbeo all Holland took hold of the work, the proud wave of old ocean were stayed. It Is by co operation that the ravage of man's io scct eoemies will be t-raioated or sub stantially leaweoe.1, if t . Take, for a familiar example, tbe cur rant worm. In some localities, where this wholesome fruit was formerly grown in large quantities, it has beea practically given up. on account of the ravage of the worm. Yet this neat is suppr eed with very little trouble by the prompt application of white helle bore. The trouble ha been that while one person would do his duty ia sup pressing tbe worm 00 his own bushes, his next door neighbor trtrttJ tbaadoo hia to the tender mercies of t'.a worm. which were left to breed in pc for so other season's foray on both plantations. If every cut rant grower io a given loca'- ity would do his whole duty for a sea. son or two or three, eerbans. to make sure the plague would ! suprreed for a long period. The same cooperative effort would ac complish great thing with many other insect pest. Sometime. It is esential for the Stale to undertake the work, a in the cae of black knot on cherry and plum tree and Ihe irypsy moth in Mas- sschuetts. But much roicht be ervooi- plidied by combined private enterprise. and it ought to he ttosaible to awakeo 10 every agricultural community a public spirit which would make ittelt effective for the suppression, so far aa poaaible, of all the "little plaguee" that aerioudy menace the farmer's prosperity. New York Mail and Express. farm awd wards wotrs. Among the test aster 1 are Comet, Queen of tbe Market aod the Diamond. There is a big demand for Newtown pippins, both at home and io the Eng lish market. Proleasor Deman protests against call ing tbe pomelo grape fruit," inasmuch as it bear no resemblance to tbe grape. Absolute cleanliness is a surer preven tative of chicken cholera than all tn mediclues that have ever been iovented. The Erie, Early Cluster and Rittatinny blackberries bring big figures in the New York market 00 account of their large size. : It is told io American Gardening that persistent spraylog will keep the red spider, which flourishes io dry stmos phere, io check. The careful driver, who properly values bis horses feet, always ises the dirt road io summer time in preference to the ban! turnpike. Grape vines may be trimmed aoy time during tbe season of reit, that is, when the folisge is off. Bone prune ia the fall, some in the early spring. A well bred colt should double its weight within forty days after foaling. If it does oot do this it probably is no receiving sufficient nourishment. If you waot to try an experimot oext seaion, see how much you can make a single acre produce by extending brain, labor and fertilizer in It without stint The great point to be observe I io the construction of the silo is that it shad be built so that it will admit no air at any point below the surface of the sil age. It is a fact that well-bred animals are ktpt in good con lit 100 mist easily, falteo more rspidly, and beo',e are the inM economically feed. These are the poioU that make them of value. While kerosene is an irritant, cru I petroleum makes a good liniment. Jl will kill every louse it touches. Ls kerosene 00 the roosts aod io the neali aod petroleum on the chicks. It is better financiering to pay well for tbe service of a good aire, than t accept that of a ioor one free. But lcci'is they follow the penoy-wise policy, m farmers alwsjs hre poor slock. J As land increases io value, bt-ltrr ru' lure and belter stock are req nrrd 11 order to earn a satisfactory interest. L'n ies )o'i keep up ia these putic ilars y, will fiod that "farming don't pay. If ymi fiod it difficult to keep yoirt fnna alive, Iry spongta. the leave twits a day with tepi-i water, and kieiog the M.ucers under the fets rontiujally nllel with water of tbe sa ne te'inper4ire. In certain sections alfalfa is the great eat of all fod Jer plsots, unless it be In dian corn. We should be learning it climatic vlipUlnlily an I ne..li baudling it mo.e nptdly thin we are. Oo of thet.et method of cei Her t in if the ravages d the potato ljctleisti give the pltnts ski a vi-ror.m at art, by heavy uisauriig an I gol r-4'tiv tti-na, that the Ctu krei aevi of t-Mi bj;. Many farmers delsy cutUof their bay entil late, believing t't early cutting (ucia a !ie in em-runt f crp. ital Ute cut bay alwaja hi dry and wuvly stems, which are largely atl ia feed ing. I If your sheep are rubMo their back against every convenient Irve or post it is evidence tuat they are troubled with cabmite. Treat tbeos to a dip as toon a poaMble. It will be most elective if given jvsu after sueariog. By feeding crops at home a double profit m eecured, ooeia growing the ctvp and one ia feediag tbe stock. Tbs manure will more thau par for tbe Labof of fewltag, aad tbe slock can be market ed oo the boot with no tlpense fo banJiing aod hauling. When chicks droop tbeir wiags aa! die without any appaeat cauae It is usually the rawu't of breeding from put lets, uales tbe chicks ae beia chilled ot insufficiently brooded, or bj bi0f kept i damp q'lsritr. either ftt wbica -wo-itd produce roup aad coaseqwanl 'lewtM. Tost cant tea bow mucn money a man ha in his pocketbook by the aia a las , strao around it. Itam'a I lor a. TUB MECCA riUIRIMAtlK! ntPOBIHO " ANNUAL CXKKMON T OF TITS MOHAXMKDAN WO ELD. Horde of rilcrln on Their tVav In Ihe Holy City" Hoe-ne ol lesi. Ssiitoea and Desith. TI1K pilgrimage to Mecca which crura ever? yar io the holy month which the Mham raesJaaa cat! (Umadaniia, trout a religious as well as a sanitary uot of view, one of the problems with whrh lb civilized world will evrotuallr have to deal. Every year it adds new furl to the , fanaticism that seeks by the roaut of .the interior of the African continent to maintain the slave trade, and it it a cneaa of infection by which Is dissemi nated that most deadly of epidemic " scourges, the r hoi era. Tbe faithful In all parti nf the Mohammedan world sus tain it, and the Iwu prion ial Musiilmart ruler lb Khedive of Kjypt and the rkiltan of Turkey lend it countenance In order to meiataia their authority over tbeir subjects and their moral supremacy amoog the followers of the propVt ia . general. The Khedive sends annually, with Imposing ceremony, a c mwi rated rarK4, aod the Hullai a quantity of valuable presents, aorKnjaied by a magnificent cortege. Acer to the holy rity Is eaicr than io former time. Mecca is sitiy-flv mil from Jeddah on the IC I Hea, and is moat easily approached bj this route. Tbe tohammelsns of MrH-co, Al;-na, Tunisia, Tripoli ao 1 the noith of Kjrpt go to Jcllah by steamer when lh-y can afford it, or find their way to the I led Hea by caravan. Those from the rases of the Mahara, from the Soudan, or the interior of Africa follow generally the caravan routes to Huakim, Maowsh r other porta 00 the western shore nf tha Kcd 8ea, whence they crs to Jfllth Io dhow. The Mohammedaoa from Iodia come by the French, English or German steamers that connect Kurojni with the far East, bringing tb germs of the cholera io .their filthy gsimrnts. There are four other principal ro itei lie side that of Jeddah, which are entirely overland. These lead from Yemen ia Southwestern Arabia, Iroui Nt-j I tn lb Persian Gulf, from Persia an I Irom the north of Syria. Tbe Persian route parses to the north of Nej I. The gifts of the Bullae start from l4mascm and pisi south through I'aleitine into Arabia, where the caravan baa the protection of several subsidised tribe. To this caravan are generally joloe l the Kurd, Turks, Albanians and Syrians. Tbe Yemen caravan sets out from the city of Sin. 1 The pilgrims of means travel with camels or horse aod go well provided for tho jouroey, but there are always with the caravans agrest nrnber of per- , sons io such a stall of deititutioo lit at tbey are obliged 10 live entirely by stint given by their fellow travelers with more or leaa willingoeaa while their own'itores last. These poor wretche are the mutt fsoatic believers. Kreo under the mod favorable circumstances their hone strew the desert for the entire length ot the route. Ao unbeliever who had the audacity to unit himself to a ca'avao would b detected aod asaatainatcd lag before rewtbiog Mecca, unless like Bur; too, be were thoroughly aojuaiote I with the language of some Mohammedan cvuotry aod with Mohammedan cuitoms aod leligioua rites. Wbeo the multitude 1 brought by all the caravans have con verged at Mrcca.acity badly prunuioe 1, who water, naturally bad, is o!lutl by the presence of such filly hordes sub jected to no sanitary regulations, where the beet during the Ilsns lam mooth la alnaviololerable, tbe misery is in scrtbabl aod the mortality esceasive evro io aeaaoos coosiderel healthy. When the cholera prevail Mecca ia sim ply a charnel-house, aod what passe is ooly known to the Christian world by the c h ore report of snore intelligent pilgritns which find their wsy into the Europei 0 psper. Wbeo all the rile aad cerem nlea e. acted of every faithful pilgrin have been cooscientioudy pefformol at the lioly city those who have not suc cumbed to beat, fatigue or disease Vim their farwa borne war J, curyiag with them usually tie germs of s-i-u disagree- , able or dangerous Oiiordef, aid la va ri ably Io their boart a m rs fer. 10 4 hatrvl of the lo6drl. la P-fM this faoaticlam fiod vent ia rev lis directM against the Shah, who is acuel of biog too favorable to the Chiistiao,' ia Turkey In a general oppoaitioo to foreign lofloeoce, ia Algeria ia threateeel ia- sur reel ion against to aullityrity of the rrench, la tbe Bvudaa io the maia teosoce of the slave traJe. It i 00 this traffic that Christianity aad Mobe-n- Dirdanism will flotllj have to j m tssu. It U only Mohamnlaaim that mam- tain slavery. It troagbld are ia Morutco an I Arabic, It 'pHf wfcoae hafeokS TippU Tib and other Ul-tt of Aral deeceot, or native cinivrted ly the MohammeKiaa invasion, make their raxaia and deciauate th African tribe. ' This uawtioai of interest reader the prot'lemt arisiog frwa the relet too of Chrietuaity to the follower of Mo lMme much more difficult of solution. The Mecca pilgriasege bl fair to play Its fart this year a usual Io spreading the cholera, which ha aifmred ia a -l-.-it epidemic Inrm rsj v-t i ,1 lorJiu 1 11 . la It aad . Ual Aata. 01 rrao'-. oo Carwaice. Hew I fctere Thtc Ml rrr. Stlrrramilhs no coesel tUir ptrs to keep floe table silver ia Csatou flaa e rather thaa i a wool. The eip.a- lion i that the woo lea flaaoeU barrto comoBoaly employed for thss prj-s are treated, ia the course vt their in duction, with u!phur, aa-1 eou;o of the latter clings to the (Laaael to taxalsti th taetai when it m kept ia flaaaal b-a. Boston Transcript. 'I felt ao cheap doriag the crrr-woey." ctaaftaaed th br de to her det frft vThy, asydearr- "llecew pagav ae ieir."-JWmt Xe I'r
The Comet (Red Springs, N.C.)
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Aug. 18, 1892, edition 1
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