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LET'S MAKE A FLOWER GARDEN
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for tired nerves. The blossoms ex
hale peace as they breathe perfume.
RESULTS TELtL
Written For .The Public Ltedger by and make a flower-garden. One need
n.f,... n t, rhflirmnn PorestrT not have a formal garden, but an
. Committee, Woman's Civic Club.
So let us take thef time and space i There Can Be No Doubt About the
Results ; in Oxford.
Results tell the tale.
. All doubt is removed.
The testimony of an Oxford citizen.
Can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had?
J. L. Garrett, 62 , Spring St., Ox
ford, says: "I, and others of the fam
ily have used Doan's - Kidney Pills
old fashioned one. .first or au to
h siifrpssfiil. the seed must be sown
One so often hears the remark, "Ijin a carefully prepared seed bed, and
would like to have flowers if I knew then when about three leaves have
when and what to plant." To those formed, sometimes more according to
who are really in earnest I wish to tne piant, the flowers transplanted to
h of somft hfiln.,- " MVioir DPrmanent DOSltlons.
a preat lover of flowers has saia this cPPd bed should be of well with the best of results, i naa kiu
"there are some phrases which- carry pulverized rich soil. The seed sown hey complaint and lame and aching
magic in their sound, a magic which hn rows headed by stakes containing back. Doan's Kidney Pills proved a
Mnnnt hp explained bv mere logic, the names of the flowers as they are most reliable medicine. (State
mil Tio crontfint O f these ohrases is. I cwn Finfi dirt should be sifted ment given December 9th, 1910.)
uuv. ..uu e. - i . ' m r r-
Let's make a garden." it nas a over the seed covering inem toa un January. ju in, ia o, ivn.
AJarrv nhr Rtmas ": "Hurran ior anti nf three or tour - . times tneir rett aaaea : w nenevur x uae uwu-
ill V1 M. V AAA AW W w I VAV U V AA V M. I
Fourth of July" tinkle of joy
BASIC CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS
MOST ENCOURAGING
That there will soon be a revival
of business there can be the slightest
doubt. So favorably impressed was
Mr. R. W. Lassiter with the following
article from the Washington Post
that ha called our attention to its
significance: .
In every correct review of present
business conditions and in foreshad
owing of the future business of the
United States there are basic facts tc
be considered and their influence and
power for good to be computed.
First, the London Statist last week
said that the United States wai
swimmnig in gold by reason of its
immense exports and the huge value
of balance of trade those exports pro
vided. The expression "swimming in
gold" is somewhat extravagant, but
there is no doubt that a flood of mon
ey is today available for our business
men if they choose to avail them
selves of its advantages to enterpris-1 very dainty and so does not iirfcerfere
es in many branches of legitimate in- vvitn anything else you mignt wisn it
With April days of sunshine ana
showers, ones mind instinctively
inrns to gardening, but the flower
catalogues are bewildering in their
descriptions of beautiful flowers,
for all flowers are beautiful, and in
pouring over them one soon finds
that ones mind is a perfect riot of
confusion and indecision. '
There are seme people who never
get away from the flower catalogues,
who study and study, and then give
up because they cannot have all the
lowers described, and do not Know
aow to choose the ones they can af
ford to have.
Now let us make our selections in
i systematic, business-like way:
First of all. what Kind ot nowerb
io vou like best, or do you need to
beautify your place?
Is there a high fence dividing your
.rout vard from your back? If so,
his is a good place to mane a Degin
uing.If this is of lattice or wire nom-
nsr could be prettier to cover it man
pink .Dorothy Perkins rose ana
jnthins easier to have- ine coior it
x beaatiful clear shell pink, and it
blooms in trusses of from ten to
hirty. It is a wonderful climDer.Dut
ize- men press tneni uuwu uruiiy ea a nieu.ici.iie .- j. u""
with a plank to insure quick gernu- of . my Kidneys, i nave usea ioan s?
nation. Sprinkle lightly and never Kidney Pills and they have given
allow the little seeds to become dry. me relief. I have advised many of
Cover with cheese cloth-until all dan- my friends to try this medicine.".
p-eri of frost, is over. - - Price 50c..' at all aeaiers. . wo. i
There are only a few flowers that imply ask for a Kianey remeuj get
will not bear transplanting except by
the! most experienced gardeners, and
among them are . poppies, x nese
should b sown just where you wish
them to bloom.
But as. there are no flowers which
m'-trrv -i-n fT-. inq1 inv o n rl ran n 4 rck 1 OC:c
attention first of all m our garden
iet us have Shirley poppies. Sow the I man of Bertie County,
eed from April to fall and you will latest. Francis D. Winston, of lietric
lave a dazzling bed that will be a de- hias also been mentioned. Several
noan's Kidney Pills the same that
VIr. Garrett had. osier-miiDum
Co., Props., Buffalo, N Y. advt.
WHO'LL BE GOVERNOR?
Among the names , mentioned as
Democratic candidates for Governor,
C. W. Mitchell, a farmer and business
is one cr tne
instrial and commercial anairs. No
one in affairs of the United States
but , recognizes that today the finan
cial, themonetary conditions in this
country are in stronger, more avail
able shape for general business pro
gress and promotion than at any
prior time in the country's history.
There is more actual money 'at the
command of the business men of
this republic today than ever before,
and no financier in this country will
deny this statement.
Secondly, the agriculturists if the
country, taking them as a class and
as individuals, never have had such
prosperity as they are. now enjoying,
ant it needs no argument on the
part of The Post to prove what is
generally accepted now and has been
accepted for generations, viz, that
civen prosperous agricultural classes
in a nation that nation's business af-
fairs are in excellent shape.
Thirdly, the past 90 days have pro
duced great changes for the better
in every manufacturing district oi
the United .States.
Hundreds of thousands of persom
' - arc now at work in our manufactur-
". ing establishments, in addition to
those who were employed on Decern-
ber 1. and every day is snow lessen
xx iuc inunu "
to the numbers of the" busy and the
producing classes. - - ,;
One exisort trade increases, oui
home business keeps up well, the pur
chasing power of the farmers was
never so great, the employed in the
industrial plants are not only work
insr in maximum numbers, but in
creasing in numbers, and financial
strength is a a Gibraltar.
These are conditions that the most
pessimistic cannot conceal from the
public view and these are condition
that stand as a barrier to depression
and dull times and that cannot f ai1
soon to produce ousiness activities ir
volume and value and in extent be
yond any yet recorded in the history
of the United States, wnen many
of. the difficulties which seem to be
in the way of business are analyzed
they are found to be those that are
the result of years of prosperity ratn
er than of serious depression in busi
ness affairs.
There is no cloud upon the busi
ness skies of the United States save
those that may temporarily appear
from the international storm in
Europe, and with wise and prudent
statesmanship they can be speedily
dissipated as they arise on our hori
zon.
jave. in june il is a iiwii
)f color.
This is a splendid rose also in ar-
;hes, for growing m the tops oi un-
ightly trees, or in covering oio
tumps. It can be had for from fif
teen to sixty cents each. Once get a
Dorothy Perkins and by covering
;ome of the branches with dirt ana
eaving them until the next year you
nay have as many new plants as you
ivant gratis.
Another pretty vine for covering
the fence is the fleecy white fragrant
lematis paniculata. It grows fifteen
:.o twenty ieet m a seaouu, i iuocm
oroof and perfectly hardy and will
idapt itself to any situation. As u
loes not bloom until early tan, n
ould be planted on the same fence
)T arch with Dorothy Perkins there-
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jy gjying a succession ui uwuiud. .
In front of the rence one couit
lave evergreens and shrubs in group.
)V a pretty border of bright annuals.
Now if one chooses annuals, nom
as could be prettier against such a
ack ground than hollyhocks. There
& an improved kind ; called uver-
olooming. wrvh is an annual ana
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omes in theVnost gorgeous colorings
ahle. iXThe seel are ' fif teet
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:ents a Package. And OX sowing at in
ijrvals a succession ot plants can dc
iad the entire season.
1 For continuous blooming there n
io flower mor-satisfactory than the
Zinnia. I do riot mean the hard but
on variety ofNour Grandmother!
arden. but the New Giant Zinnias
.he flowers of which are four or five
nches across, and resemble dahlia;
n their soft, velvety colorings ane
orm. They are fifteen cents a pack
. . it a e 4- v.
is-e Plant a row in iroiiL ui mv
lollyhocks, either of mixed zinnias
r all of one color.
Petunias too, make a pretty bord
;r. ana like Ziinnias, once mey uegu
o bloom they continue until kiueo
by frost. Both have the happy iac
jltv of sowing their own seed, so
hat next year you will have an tne
lants you want and some to give tc
rour neighbors. Plant petunias m
ront of Zinnias. This year get the
angle variety at ten cents a pack
... i :iv
igef JNext year pernaps you wni
.vant to try the improved giant one
it twenty-five cents
ight forever. No garden. is com
plete without larkspur, but as the
;eed seem to lose their vitality soor.
ifter maturity purchased seed do no!
ilways succeed, so it is wise to pur
chase a few plants at first, they af-
erwards will seed themselves, and
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vou win iiavt; soun a yei maucui ucu.
One of the handsomest flowers and
-me which is used very extensively by
lorists is the Giant Antirrhinum or
map dragons. The plants are of
lealthy robust growth, free and con-
.inuous bloomers, producing long,
graceful spikes of immense pure col-
red flowers. Although perennial?
Jiey bloom the first year from
pring sown seed.
For late flowers, and in planting
i i 1 .11.! 1
i garaen try io nave somuimug ai-
,vays in bloom. The asters are very
atisf actory. When grown in mass
is in garden borders their decorative
;ffect is unapproachable. They re
quire very rich-soil to atvam tne
height of perfection. Henderson's
nvincible and Semples' late flower
:ng are the best varieties.
Canterbury bells are the most
witching of plants, coming in all de
licate shades of lavender, blue, pink
and white, some one. has said that
they "add a delicacy and poetry to
overy bed m which their Dens
chime.
"One of the showiest and- easiest
rrown garden annuals is Calliopsis.
Once given the freedom of your gar
den , you need never bother your
lead again about Calliopsis, but per-
nit them to spring up where they
will. .
For reckless, happy-go-lucky beau-
y, sow gay nine rmui jl ummuuui
ny and everywhere
others have been spoken of from time
to time as follows: Attorney Gen
eral Thomas W. Bickett, of Franklin;
Lieutenant Governor E. L. Daugh
ridge, of Edgecombe; Representa
tive Robert N. Page, of Moore; Gen
?ral Julian S. Carr, of Durham; A.
W. McLean, of Robeson; John D.
Bellamy, of New Hanover; Judge W.
rl. Allen, of Wayne, and perhaps oth
ers. So far Granville has no candi
date. There is a, cry from many
quarters for a business man for
Governor.
In More Convienent Quarters
I have moved my Meat Market from my old
Hillsboro Street location to more Sanitary and Con
vinent Quarters at number 17 College.
It will please me to have you call and be shown
my well selected variety of Fresh Meats, such as,
Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Pork, Saussage and other de
lightful meats.
Fresh Fish arrive daily and are always fresh
when they come from Daniel's.
Try my quick delivery for prompt service.
G. C. DANIELHEAT MARKET
Phone 144-B - - 17 College St.
"CASCARETS" RELIEVE SICK,
SOUR STOMACH
Move Acids, Gases and Clogged-Up
Waste From Stomach, Liver,
- Bowels Cure Indigestion
Get a 10-cent box now.
That awful sourness, belching of
acid and foul gases; that pain in the
pit of the stomach, the heartburn,
nervousness, nausea, bloating after
eating, dizziness and sick headache,
means a disordered stomach, which
can not be regulated until you re
move the cause. It isn't your stom
ach's fault. Your stomach is a3.
good as any.
Try Cascarets; they immediately
cleanse the - stomach, remove the
sour, undigested and fermenting food
and foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry off the con
stipated waste matter and poison
from the babwels. Then your stom
ach trouble is ended. A Cascaret to
night will straighten you out by
morning a 10-cent box from any
drug store will keep " your stomach
sweet; liver, and bowels regular for
months. Don't forget the children
The dear little dwarf -Marigold of j their little insides need a good.gentle
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velvet rosettes make ; most fascmat- cleansing, too.
ng- dwarf, hedges. 7
vSonue where in yoCr garden why Thot
lave- a yeaow Doraerr uouoie suu
lowers, large African Marigold and
California poppies would make a bor-
ler of dazzling brilliance. . No one
ould have to manjr nasturtiums.and
o they are easily grown and can be
;ad in dwarf, trailing, or climbing,
hey can be planted in a numbebr of
ituations. The cypress vine is a
lain ty annual climber and is grace
ful when trained on a trellis, or it s
'eathery foliage makes a pretty back
ground for any border or flowers.
Many people do not have perenni
als and biennials in their gardens be
ause of a mistaken idea of the slow-
oess of their growth. There is real
ly only one year of waiting, ana a
garden once begun continues itseii
'ndefinitely by self seeding and aoub-
ling.
The fox glove or digitalis is one oi
the most dependable and decorative
of all biennials.
And the hardy pholx are the very
back-bne of a permanent garden. It
is best to begin with plants as like
Mar. ch Springtime
The time to Start Things. - -
The time to Start Life on a good basis.
Life is Not on a Business Basis if You are
Spendine as Much as You Earn. No Progress; No
Ambition. .
You have to have capital. You must Save, to
get that capital. Open an account with us; this will
start you saving.
Any Sum over $1 will start a savings account.
TE-EE UNION BANK
"The Bank For J3 v erybod y "
S. BRADSHBR, Cashier
To give vour house a proper setting the delphinum or . larkspur the seed
grow it noi
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.
The idea is general that the system
of trench fighting, as employed in the
present 'European war, is somewhat
unique: While every war of modern
time has had its trenches, they were
mostly for temporary defense and
only in a few instances, like the case
at Vicksburg. did they become the
fixed residence of the troops.
However, the trenches were used
two thousand years ago. They date
back to that eminent warrior, Julius
Caesar. Futhermore, Caesar's
"Commentarii de Bello Gallico," with
which school boys are so familiar,
commencing with the memorable
statement that Gaul is divided into
three parts, gives a graphic descrip
tion of a battle that was fought in
the valley of the Aisne, in the neigh
borhood of the present city of Rheims
A tribe named the Remer lived there.
and it was to prevent their crossing
the river Axona, now called the Aisne
that the fight occurred. Caesar won,
principally with -the aid of his Numi-
dian troops.
It is declared by one of the war cor
respondents that a French colonel
told him that thi3 description of
Caesar was actually used as a guide
vou need to plant flowers around
our porch. The castor bean plants
give a very tropical eneci. xuey
might be planted in the corners by
the steps and why not plant coleus
They are wonderfully handsome foli-
ige plants, and can be had in-.i vari
ety of colorings. Although perenni-
ils thay attain perfection the first
year. The seea are ten cnts a pacK-
age. and I believe some of our near
by florists sell the plants at five
:ents each.
For a low border in front of coleu:
:lant "carpet of snow' sweet alyssum.
f your yard is large enough have a
-ound bed of cannas surrounded by
carlet sage. Or perhaps, you prefer
laving these around the house. Can-
las multiply very rapidly so that if
;ou start a small bed this year by
iext summer you will be able to sep
arate your plants and have them in
different situation.
If you have a low . fence dividing
.-our front and back yards, why not
lave an arch with sauare top, the
:attice projecting over the sides.paint
gray green and . train a Wisteria
over it.
There are so many simple things
that can be done to beautify one e
front yard, but I have space only for
x few suggestions.
For those who have space for a
real flower garden ' do not let the
seeming lack of time for it prevent
you from having one. ; No one ever
entirely erows ud who lives in a
of. the pholx will not
sown promptly.
One needs a great many of white
flowers for general harmonizers, so
in your garden be sure to include the
old fashioned fever few which resem
bles the small button chrysanthe
mums.
In planting perennials remem
ber they need particularly ncn
homes, and as they are supposed to
emain for lometime in one spot, the
greatest chance for deep digging is
before they are planted. One garden
er gives this advice "a good way is to
wait until you are very mad about
something, then it is remarkable with
what violence you can wield a gar
den tool and make ; the dirt fly it
serves the double purpose of deep
culture and relieves your own feel
ings."
The flowers that I have mentioned
are only a few of the many that will
grow, and thrive in this climate and
soil of ours, but I have . mentioned
those that will give the greatest
pleasure for the least . amount of
money. I have not tried to plan
your garden in detail as that would
rob you of half the, fun. We all
have a. right to be frankly ourselves
in our own home surroundings and
the more the garden suggests of the
personal the more . does it hold of
loving intimacy.
'We can do in a garden the thing
for which all of us were intended.and
that is create beauty."
for the French troops in the conduct flower garden, "each year that pass-
of a similar battle with the Germans jes brings another Spring in whicn to WHAT WAR HAS DONE
in the early stages of the war. With grow young, , another Fall in which! . m'
Mnrrvpon trnnne tha Fronrh nnnnen1 tn liarvoct nur rinor rtrpamfi " T Belgium IS nOW & COUntry Of Ola
the passage of the Germans at this know, of nothing that gives greater people and children. Most .of the
; A v. Ai.n roc. I v.ot, v.-rfnT- a nort in tna, I able-bodied have been Killed, ine
were KopccRRfiii I srpnwth unH nnititinn of t.hft flower country is a land pi. gloom,
Even the great Napoleon studied the life. There are so many stages from In that once prosperous country
battles and methods of Caesar and which we get enjoyment. there are seven million people living
Hannibal and 'Alexander, but it is In spring when one works in tools on black bread and soup. Those who
even more notable that in these days and dreams of future lovelines.made were rormeriy weii-io-oo are nowiiv-
scientific warfare the lessons laid I possible by ones labors, then when
down by the great commanders of I the little seed burst through the
other ages should still be serviceable.
It is likewise interesting to know
that the present system of ; trenches
had its origin in the masterful mind
of Julius Caesar and is literally as
old as the hills. Macon News.
earth, the wonder of it all, and then
later, to go forth with basket and
scissors -and return to the house lad-
nod with the beautiful blossoms
Then again it is so restful to walk
ing on charity; they get their food in
the bread line. r ' ;
Soup is free in Belgium; also the
air and. water. The soup is a broth
made of onions, bacon, salt, potatoes
and, meat. There is no milk in the
country for the babies. What an ex-
advt. , - f ' mmmmm
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and we have them to suit the middle aged and the older
people, all solid comfort Harness to match.
TSAJ TUH.av a large line of farm implements in
W JtUaa eluding, Riding Plows, Cultivators,
Disc and Spike Harrows, 3 and 4 point Cultivators, Chat
tnoogo 1 and 2 horse Plows, Stonewall and Cliamx Plows.
Superior Corn and Fertilizer Drills, Guano Drills, Tobacco
Planters, Grain Threshers, Wagons and Harness.
Another Car Load of Famous Magnolia Patent Flour.
Red Dog Shipstuff, Middling, Bran, Oats , Hay, Etc.
ZELLS amd Patojpsco (Eniamo
Acid Phosphate, Nitrate Soda, Cotton Seed Meal, Etc.
We solicit your trade. Yours truly,
ibout in one's garden, a perfect balm ample of tho waste and pity of war!
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