AROUND THE FARM. 'VALUABLE HINTS TO FAEUEBS. About Stock and Things. Philadelphia Record. Cherries are profitable, and the sup ply is usually below the demand. The growing of cherry trees would be more general but for insects and the ravages of the black knot. Growers who have made cherries their specialty, however, state that the crop pays lor the work given in protecting the trees. The trees of some varieties come into hear ing early, and can be planted closer to gether tban apple or pear trees. The onion crop is sometimes put in before March is over, but It depends on the location and condition of the weather. Onions are planted very early, however, especially when sets are used, and the) can endure quite a degree of cold. There is no time now to lose in setting: ready tor onions if the ground has not been prepared. If the grape vines have not yet been trimmed it may be too late in a few weeks more. The cutting back of grapes, raspberries and black berries can not be deferred. All of the cuttings must be burnt in order to destroy in sects and fungi. Plow as early as possible, so as to give tne early weeds a chance io grow, which will enable you to destroy them when they are small with a harrow Every weed that can be started and destroyed beiore the crop is planted is one more that will be out ot the ay. Some weeds come up as soon as the frost leaves, and others do not start until June. Constant cultivation de- strovs them before tbey can make growth and rob the soil of plant food, Two crops of cow peas can be grown and nlowed in during the year. Sow the first crop when corn is planted, and turn the vines under just when the seed pods are about to form. The plat may then be seeded to cow peas again and iurnish another crop to be turned under. Lime and ashes are excellent for such crops. An apple orchard can be used in several ways. A successful grower states that on his orchard he raises apples, Donltrv. eess, crass and pork. lie allows the hogs to work in the orchard eating the failen fruit, while his poultry house sets-in the centre. In estimating the receipts and expenses he credits the land with all that it produces, and says that the orchard Days more than any other portion of the iarm. In all communities where the farm ers appear more prosperous tban in other sections it will be noticed that dairying is a specialty. Stock and clover are the foundations of success, as the farm is thereby kept in good con dition while beine made to pay. A large portion of the profit is in the in creased capacity of the soil to produce, ai the plant food existing therein is so much available material upon which to draw, and represents capital invested. Hundreds of farmers gradually become wealthy, owing to the increased valua tion of their farms, although they may have apparently realized no profit. Make it a point to always have some thing to sell at all seasons of the year, even if only eggs can be obtained. A lot of thrifty hens that are well cared for will pay well, and they are worthy the attention of the farmer himself in stead of being turned over to the other members of the family. Planting corn too close-in the rows may be a disadvantage should the season be dry. A Missouri farmer, who makes from 40 to 60 bushels per acre, lays off his rows seven feet apart. His reasons for so doing are that the plants have more room ior feeding, and they secure more moisture. The crop can also be cultivated later in the season. His plan is worthy of consideration, and those who have not tried it should experiment with a small plat. Damp stables and wet pig pens are costly. They cause diseases of the feet are the foundations of colds and render the animals very uncomfortable. Ab sorbent material should be used liberal ly to prevent dampness and save the manure. The wider , the country road the greater the cost. The road should be of sufficient width, however, to permit two wagons loaded with hay to pass - without difficulty. Wide tires should be the rule also. In France some wagons have five-inch tires, and tbey assist in packing the road instead of cutting it into ruts. We can neither trap nor poison the grub worm. It lives in the ground for three years, feeding upon the roots of grasses, and, of course, those of the cereal crops. The third year tbey issue . as perfect beetles and lay their eggs in - meadows. Plowing the soil and turn ing hogs is one remedy, so is a thorough summer-tallow. It is rather discouraging to a farmer who has bought a new cow for milk and butter to find when he begins to feed her high that her feed goes to in side fat rather than to milk and butter. But it is always well to face unpleasant facts, and make the best of them. 1 1 some dealer has stuck yon with that kind of a cow it is better to know it, and keeu on feeding . until the cow is fit for the butcher, than to reduce feed and loose more, keeping the cow tbiu in flesh by poor feeding, and thereby losing money several years Instead of one. Most cellars are not uuiy wu wumi, but too damp. The latter evil is easily remedied by putting a few lamps of unslacked lime in various parts of the cellr where they absorb the surplus moisture. It will also help to absorb the odors of decaying vegetables, which are held in the moisture ot the air, which is sweetened when they are re moved. To keep root in cellars some dirt should be thrown over and sifted among them. This will also protect them from being frozen, if the cold weather causes the thermometer to sink below the temperature for Ireez ing. No colt is well broken until he is ac customed to startling eights and sounds, and has become convinced that they will not hurt bim. Sudden and alarm ing sounds are things he is quite likely to encounter along the road, and the knowledge that they will not hurt him will saye disastrous runaways, which destroy property and lite and make the hse worthless as a driver. WHEN I HAVE TIME. When I have time, so many things 111 do To make life happier and more fair For those whose lives are crowded now with care : I'll help to lilt them from their low de spair, When I have time. When I have time, the friend I love so well i Shall know no more these weary, toil ing days : I'll lead her feet in pleasant paths al ways, And cheer her heart with words of sweetest praise, When I have time. When you have time ! " The friend you hold so dear May be beyond the reach of all your sweet intent : May never know that you so kindly meant To fill her life with sweet content. When you had time. Now is the time ! Ah, friend, no longer wait To scatter loving smiles and words of cheer To those around whose lives are now so dear, They mny not meet you in the coming year Now is the time. Indianapolis News. Mr. Gladstone. Youth's Companion. In a very interesting article in one of our recent magazines (McClure's), Mr. W. T. Snead enumerates some ot the advantages with which Mr. Gladstone started out in life. After referring to his iron constitution, his unusual herea itv and environment, Mr. Snead con tinues thus. We quote his exact lan suage, for tie writes as a personal friend of Mr. Gladstone, and knows whereof he speaks : "The first thing that forces itself uj5on our attention is the fact that Mr. Ouadstone from his youth up has con trived in some way or other to appro priate to himself all the advantages which come from a sturdy and assured faith in the government of the universe. "Looking at it altogether apart from the question of the truth or falsehood of religious belief, there is no doubt that, from a purely hygienic point of view, a man v.-bo feels that there is outside of him and above him a moral order, controlled by some Being infi nitely wiser than himself, has advan tages, from the point of view of a life- insurance society, greatly superior to those possessed by a man who has no such consolation. "Mr. Gladstone has probably had his doubts, like most men, but tbey have been as waves to a strong swimmer which carry him onward to his goal tie is one ot those men who are never so convinced of the truth of anything as when tbey are set to work to defend it against the arguments of its oppo nents, aud Mr. Gladstone's faith has waxed all the stronger because, like the oak planted on a wind-swept hill, it has been compelled to drive its roots deeper m the soil because of the tempest which hurtles through its branches. "Over the mantlepiece in Mr. Glad stone's bedroom there is emblazoned a text which explains a good deal of the tranquility which has caved Mr. Glad stone from the nervous exhaustion which has carried off many other men "The text runs, 'Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee. The fact that this great man's simple. fervent faith is the hrst element in his continued vigor and unique success ought not to be overlooked by any one who enters active lite with the desire to make it a success. Free pills. Send Your address to H. JLUBucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box ol Dr. King's New Life Pills. trial will convince you of their merits ti . ;n . a inese puis are easy id acuon ana are particularly effective in the cure of Constiprtion and sick Headache For Malaria and Livertroubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly tree from ev ery deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. 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C. 11 4 92 ly. 10 MORE EYE-BLISSES A Certain, Bats, and Effective Remedy fa? SORE, WEAK, a INFLAMED EYES, Producing Long-sightedness, & Restor ing the Sight of the Old. Cipe3 Tear Drops, GpairaMfon? Sfye Tunsars, Bed Eyes, Plaited Eya Lashes, 15B rsoDrens jfica eeus? ia) feesjisest cues. Also, enuallj" eScaeicns wbon vkpH In otter lioslaaiss, miPh n L'Scrra. Fever Hsrea, 'SnmcrH, Unit HUsktz, S?riR, iisfB, cs vrheievisr infiansmalio:; exists, 2t2'i,C'ii:iLi&3 6A.JL.VS! may ta csed to f.dvantsijfc. .j U 14 ly '(C) Tie -Cowr lamio Ms 111, 113 and 115 Bank St., NORFOLK, ..... VA, Gravo Stones "i 15 ly Sale of Valuable Lai. By virtue of power in me vested by tnat deed ot trust executed to me by C. G. Mincbew and wife Lucy on tbe i2th day ol January, 1888, I sball sell casb at auction in Scotland TVpaIt the 6th dav ot March, 1897, tbe follow ing described land : That , lawl which saia j. juincnew nurchn&d fr om Epraim Dickens' estate, ler-s what SOld tO John Plttman. nni! Iiolinrle-I be by the lauds of Ti'ney Whitehead, John H. Harris, Robert Whitehead, and the part sold to said Pittman and containing about two hundred and seventy acres, subject to sr.le of timber made t the North Carolina Lumber Cnmnnnv This Feb. 8th, 1S97. W. A. Dunx. 2'-4t. Trustee OLD NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE, 40 cents per handled. MITCHELL'S EYE-SALE -J Atlantic coast Line. W. & W. Ri R. AND BRANCHES. coSdexsed schedule. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Nov No. 23. No. 35. No. 41. Daily. A. M. 15 '96. Daily. Daily. A. M. P.M. Lv. Weldon 11 50 9 44 Ar. Rocky MU2 52 10 39 Ar. Tarboro, Lv.KockyMt. 1 U0 10 39 5 45 Lv Wilson 2 05 11 18 Lv Selma 2 50 Lv Fayettevillei 15 1 07 Ar Florence 6 55 3 14 No 47. Dailr. Lv Wilson 2 13 7 35 Lv Goldsboro 3 10 9 35 Lv Magnolia 4 16 8 29 . Ar Wiiming'n 5 45 10 00 P M AM TEA INS GOING NORTH. No 78 No 32 Daily Daily Lv Florence 8 45 8 35 Favetteyille 12 20 10 33 LvSalma 100 Ar Wilson 1 42 12 22 AM P M Z No48 No 40 Daily Daily Lv Wilmington 9 35 - 7 00 Lv Magnolia 10 02 8 30 Lv Selma 12 01 9 36 Ar Wilson 12 05 9 55 AM PM : No78 No32 No 40 Daily Daily Daily p M P M P M Lv Wilson 1 20 11 35 10 23 ArMockvMt2 17 12 11 1105 Ar Tarboro 223" Lv Tarboro 12 12 Lv RockyMt 2 17 12 11 Ar Weldon 3 32 101 A M Tmin rr Seniland Neck Branch road leaves Weldon 4.10 p m., Halifax 4.28 p m, arrives Scotland Neck at o.2U p m ftrPAnville fi.57 n m. Kinston 7.55 p m. Returning leaves Kinston 7.50 a m, Greenville 8.52 a m. Arriving Halifax at 11.20 a m., Weldon 11.40 a m, dnilv BTcftnt SiindaV. Trams on Washington Urancn leave Washington 8.20 a m, arrives at Jfar mrl 8.50 a m. returninff leaves Panne- le 9.50 a m., arrives Washington 11.25 a in. Dailv except Sunday. Connecis with trains on Albemarle and Raleigh T?snlrr!d and Scotland Neck Branch. Train leaves Tarboro. via Albemarle & Raleigh road Daily except Sunday, 5.30n m. Sundav 3.00 D m. arrive W ll liamston, 7.18 p m., 4.20 p. m., Ply- mouth7.35 p m, 5.20 p m. Returning leave3 Plymouth, Daily except Sunday, 7 .30, a. m. u linamston .ou am., 9.58 a m. Arrive Tarboro 9.50 a m. 11.20 am. Tra-ns nn Southern Division. Wilson and Fayetteville Branch leave Faj-ette- ville Branch leave Fayetteville o.dU p nn-ivft TJrYivland 7.11 a m. Return ing leave Rowland 7.35 a m, arrive at Fayetteville y.lV a m. Uaiiy except Sunday. Train on Midland, N. C, Branch leaves Goldsboro, daily except Sunday fi.CO a m, anive Smithfield 7.30 a m. Returning leaves Smithfield 8.00 a m, arrive Goldsboro 9.30 a m. Train on Nashville Branch leaves Rocky Mount at 6.20 p ra. arrives Nash 7.15 p m., Spring Hope 7.40 p m. Returning leaves Spring Hope 8.00 a nr., Nashville 8.35 am. Rocky Mount 9.15 a m., daily, except Sunday. Train on Clinton branch leaves War saw for Clinton daily except Sunday at 6.20 p m., and 11.15 a m. Return ing leaves Clinton at 8.20 a m., and 3. 10 pm connecting at Warsaw for Clin ton, daily, except Sunday at 6.20 p m, and 11.15 a m. Returning leaves Clin ton at : 8.20 a m., and 3.10 p m con nt' Warsaw w ith No?. 41, 40, 23 and 78. Trains No. 57 South bound and 14 North will stop oiily'at Rocky Mt, Wilson, Goldsboro and Magnolia. Train No. IS makes close connection at Weldon for all points North daily. All rail via Richmoiid,and daily except Sunday via Bay Line, also except Sun dav, with Norfolk and all points north via Norfolk. JOHN F. DININE, J. R. KENLY, General Sup't Sup't Trans. T. M. EMMERSON, GenT Pas. Agt. NORFOLK & CAROLINA R. R. CONDENSEP SCHEDULE. Dated Sept 27, 1896. Daily ex. San. South Bound Trains. Daily ex. Sun. North. Bounc? Trains. Stations. No. 103 No. 49 P. M. A. M. No. 48 No. 102. T. M. A.M 2 10 8 40 Lv Norfolk Ar. 6 00 10 5 2 25 9 00 Pinners Point 5 35 9 30 2 50 9 29 Drivers 5 11 9 84 3 05 9 44 Suffolk 4 57 8 51 3 43 10 18 Gates 4 23 8 31 4 02 10 38 Tunis 4 05 8 15 4 30 1100 Ahoskey 3 45 9 33 4 4o 11 14 Aulander 3 31 7 58 5 25 11 57 Hobgood 2 54 7 19 5 50 12 20 Ar. Tarboro 2 35 6 55 Ar. Ly.' o 07 1 2o Rocky Mount 2 o5 6 30 P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. No 23 carries pullman parlcr t Norfolk to Rockv Mount and with A. C. L. Train 23 for all points soum. No. 103 connects at Hobgood for all eastern Carolina points, also at Rocky Mount with A. C. L. train 27 for all points south. , No. 78 . carries pullman parlor car Rocky Mount to Norfolk and connects for all points north. For all information schedules call on or address G. M. SERPELL, ' J. R. LENLY, Genl Manager Sup't Trains. T. M. EMERSGN, Genl Passenger Agent CAN Bt CURED. U tuJl htsej TRIAL BOTTLE: igJl treatise en Epilepn. DON'T SUTHe HAIX CHEMICAL CO, 0 3 6m; C. A. 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