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Alliance Directory.
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NATIONAL OFFICERS.
A.Wrwi, JH I) .Ht.i N.i Washington D.
1, 'Vit riUident-D. 1. CIcnrr, Cmbrtd,
j fr-TiirwJH Tomer.
' pU Adrlrws, a North Capitol St., N. W.,
! Wadhingtoni, D. C.
Lertunir J. II. WUlett. Kana.
. j j' .EXWt'TlTI-'BOAD.
; C. !WJ MaimV.'VanhinKton, D. C, Alon.
j so WaliJI. Huron, noiiin iwi.oi..
J. V. TiUman, 1'aloietto, lenil!
j " .r'-j jriutATr ;.
Ih M-rarkn. Ozone Ark;
A. (!. W, Kowkrrvilfe, Mk:h.
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- 1 ft AflOXAL LE41IHLAT1TE COfSKlU
TJe Prsilenti of all the Stat organiiaton
riiMU 1 I'olk Ex-Officio Cbainnan.
STATE OFFICERS.
.t'Olt;
uiMxi F tkHtlu' MTATE ALLIAXCK.
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Prmile6t-iKliaK Carr, OKI Sparta, N. C.
y.Lm Om.i.hut.t a if ITnvM Hirtltowm.
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Hetay-t-W. 8,.Barn, JUleigh, N.
-Trfaiurer J. V. Allen, raiw, a. j.
Ieturer-TbomM V. Ixng, Asheville, .
AliftBitt Lecturer II. B. Huuter, Hunt-
Cbapiain-hS. J. Veac-ji, Warwiw, V C.
I -Uopr-Eteper W . n. lomitiwon.-.xajr
UlejKJC. ' .
- AUUt-Door-Keeper E. H. King,' Pea-
'ntit. fi.VA- , w ' :
Hveiit-at-Ann, J. &. .Holt, Chalk Level
N. cf i I ji. ' :
i State Itartinem. Agent W. H. Worth, Ka
eighJN.C. , '!
Trtutee'Bnnineafi Agency Fund W. A.
Orahain, acbpelaliKC.
KXKtTIVk ltUMlTTT.K or THE KOkTH CABOU
I I SI rARMEKM' (TATE 'A LLIAM'E. '
t 8. B. lAleiander , Charlotte Clialrnian;
J Nl' l. Mewbonie. Kinnton. ; N. C. J. S.
j Johifwn Jtultln, N. C.
rrvra liamce leoimlative i-ommittee.
R. fJ. I'Oweli ltaleiKh, X. C; J. J. Young,
Pole$tal; M U Englwh, Trinity College; H.
A. Forney, Newton. X. Cv.
EDQEOOMJJE COUNTY OFFICERS
Timet and Platet of Meeting.
fcboECOM UK, COUKTY.
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It. SI. Hoeiirht. I'resklenfc J. B. Lloyd. 8ec-
i retary, W. L. Barlow, Hum news Agent, Tar-
boroV rneew quarterly 2ml t mlays m janu-
ary, April, July and October. ;
OTTERS CREEK, NO. 732.
H. H.lWhitaken IteMklent, R. W. I learn
Secretary I. O. Hjirta. Meets Saturday be-
lore iru nunia
day in each month, at 3 o'clock;
I tOWN CREEK, NO. 7M.
. Honie; Prttiilent," J. I. I4ewi, Secre
Meets (rd Hutunlay in each ni$nth.
J.
tary,
4 . V
EXCEJJilOR NO. 700.
WJl.;KtlranlH.rIreHident, L. D Knight,
Tarboro; iueeta 2nd and 4th Katurdaji
1 aiul ita Wat unlay 8 d
flirKORY FORK, NO. 033.1
J. IV. H
loward, Preiudeht, E. T Hieel, Hee-
retarr. 1.
). ('oak lev. meets every 3W Sat-
n NaT at
; '4 o'clock.' . ! " i
SPARTANO. 218. 'jj.;
F.
Fbxhall. IYeNiilent. J. A. DaVisSco-
retary, P. O. Httarta, meets 2nd Thursday.
OA.M. . i
IAPLE SWAMP. NO. 483. j
Will. I)raui.'han. IreHident.l J. LJ Dixon
StHTetafyll. ), Whltaken, meeta 3rd Sat-
uruaTM aiui r rniays neiore nn oaiurjiay.,
VIIITAKERS, NO. 4M3. 1
Swrtiary i'i O. Wlitakers, meets lstThur-
dayi
(XXVA, NO-553
8. T. CHerrv. President. Jeff D. Jenkins.
Sw-M-taryJ P. 0, Tarboro, meets 9 A. Sco
Olid Th-iirsdaya. " ' t ' M "
TARBORO, NO. 018. U V i
L. B. KJ.iirht. lrileiiL P. II. IJod. Sec-
. retary, Tai-bt, meets 1st Thursday .1
JUVENILE. NO. 1080. j
Geo. W
Proctor, President, Miaa 31 ary 6.
Worsdey, Seeretary, meets aecond Saturday
Jays,
i p m.
UATTLEBORO
W.H. 1
i 11 Tl ! 1 ' i - ir t- 1o.l--
Scre(ary,
V. O. Hocky Mount, meets 2nd
ThuriMlavi.
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W. . DARDEN,. ALLIANCH
W.IC. Bras well, I'resident, Miss
Ll!
la Leg
CHURCHES.
bbarjl,
,YAkr CKtRcn.-,Rev. Geo. P.Hfbba
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Sunday
Servi-es. Celebration of the Holy
CoiumHitcon, (i; (except on First Suntdayin
the month) 10:30; Sunday School, 0 Bible
Clasa for young men, IK Slorning IVayer and
Sermon, lp:3U; Evening Irayer and Sermon,
Ho!
Davs. Celebration of the
Holy
Communion, (i;
WetUieailaya. Litany, 9; Evening
and SermOn, 8.
Friilay.-t-Litany, 0. .
Secibiid I -Sunday each mont h. 1'
rrayer
veiling
Prayer anil Sermon at the Alms House, 4.
Third Wundav each month. Hveninir
iTayer ami nermon, ninirta, 4
First Sunday each month. Evening
rrayer ami sermon, ro. Mary s, 4. !
Fourth Sunday at Ijtwrence'n, 4 o'dlock.
lh puunc are cpnlially invitetL
PmEsBYtERiAxJ Rev. J. N. H. Summerell
Pastor, services i 1st, ;2nd and 4th
morning I and evening. lra'yer
Sunday,
meeting
very. rMiieauay cveuuig. j
MmionlxTCiirkcii. Rev." D. H
ITuttle,
rastor. wunuay services 11 a. uij, 7; ij p. m.
Thursday j? p. m.; Sunday School 9:3) p. m.
Phimitvc llAmnT-Elckr V. D.Goid!Pastor,
Services etry 1st Saturday and Sunday, j
SOCJETIES.
.' Oiit Fk
uwi. Elgecomlc Ixulge No. 50.
I. o.-w.
U4 w unaitiM, v uj; j. 11. isaker, jr., pec y.
No. 40. mtfets in Knsonic Hall every first and
tniw p liiursuay utgiits at o'ciockJ J. II.
Oapkill. Chancellor Commaiuler; )V. A.
IlartJKeefier of "Kccords. and Seal, j
JXjiitaw.k jJ.E vtirE, Tarboro Couprt No.
CO; meets "JNd iaiul 3nl Weneslav eveiinir in
Maso&ic Hall: K. A. Watson C. "J;.: H; Mor-
Stiretary. "
ni ht U. F. DawsoiL Pnwldent:
Parker,! R. SeereUry; B. C. CkrUsle,
rer. ! Thos. ? ET Iewis. F. Sectetarv.
3rd audi 4Ui' Friday evenings of each
Ltt.loN r noB.Tari River Couiiril Xo.
lfJ"meeta Jnd and 4th Tuesnlav evenings." Or
S. Llo-d Cbminander, H. T. Ba Secjy. - 1
' KxiiuiiTsj o HooR,Elgecomber Lodge
No. 004. meet 1st and 3rtl Tuesday fight.
D. L. VWilHaius, Dictator. " li. t Spragins,
.Secretary.! j 1 1 ,
I. U. li. H.4-Zanoah IaIw Xo. SUimeeta
1st am Snlj Sutnclayw, A. M., P. Lichtemstein,
rresuieni; fienry .Morris, eseey,
Royal Arntm. Meet 1st and3nlThurs-
day e1enink. E. Zoeller,. Regent,;" Ed,
l'en-
i iioHHn ujtrii vx viiE iuui Meetsievery
' 8wl Tjiutsday .evening; S. 8. INasli,
m , . ... . .
i-iysuipni, fA l' l- -rr,'aec.i - (
KKMTxassCAie.iE.xT No. 13. I. O. O. F
J. HI Brown.. C. P.. E.I. , Penni.rtni,
, Scribei MeW2nd and 4th Friday evetoings.
r . Lrk Ami: , x'i .-.
"f .,.-.-1 'vii iiimiu. i .uvirr; v.- vt.
praxiiey, nior wanieiij J.,M. Bakeii Jun
- lor W anleK; J. AuMin. Secretary. Itejfu-
wniiuiuiimiiuu ox ioncoruiouge o
6. A.'. Ai Al M. meet 2nd and 4th Tues-
uay nantci I
KiYt ARtji Ciiapteh Conconl Lodge
No. 5 J 1st am) 3rd Friday nighU. J. M. Ba-
er , xwgu ITiewt; i' t. BraUey, King;! J. L.
uauuuiy, rjenue; v.. j. Austin, Siec y.
""'"'"I fM : KKTir&u.' a rjrayer
meetiri for btlsiitess men and nthor ii k.i.i
evry flay, eommencing 12 o'clock proiiptly,
amU-avitiiming thirty minutes in the toorus
of the ouhg Men's' Christian Association.
"ends from the country and strangers cor
dially nvitel to attend. The rooms, "qf the
Association are open every day and night in
. iu iur voe iweption oi young i.m
Prayer meeting every Sunday afternoon
men.
at
x g eiquu' ijlu axe inviieu toatteud.
ir, tH?mtary
Cxi
Keett
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I j ris, Jr.
s i.- U.'S
L i ! k. Hi
Treax
X Meets!
; moutb.
FOR THE AGRICULTURIST.
WHEREIN THE PRACTICAL FARMER
MAY FIND BOUND OPINIONS
FOIt ETERY DAY USE.
Manure may be Spoiled by either
of two eitreme-7- oy (being kept too
m-f nr tun Art. lir the former it
will burni or fire-flan?, thus losinir
large portioirof it nitro'genj and; by
lina kent toowefl it wUl leack out,
thus loBing all elements , of plant
food." It is best (when not applied
directly to the land) to keep it just
moist enough
to kjeep down the heat.
One or two bucke
s of water thrown
ubon the pile
eacb nwrning will ac-
eoniplLeh thiis.
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There ia nothin
k like f eedine milk
to induce a bow tofgi'Tenilk freely
Conseriuentlyji if jiou bave a litter oi
piers that voUiUeBj
alone, let thd COW
the latter can! theA feed the pigs bo
that they will . halve no difficulty in
making a gain of
a jkhiuu j)er uaj.
The sow must be well fed i:you ex
pect her to feed iher pigs well and
her pigs : well,, and
more especial
with foods readily
&
converted int6 mi
k than with sue
as go, to make
flesh for themselves.
The value
largely 'upon ;
is harvested. !
tlie ikiorning
of clover hay depends
the method by which it
It shpuld be, cnt in
ii i i
as soo a as tnorougniy
dry
rom the dewJ
but not a' moment
sooner. Ajeaveunui xnorouguiy w n
ted in the af ternoon and then put it
iritoocks anjl cjivcr "with JcanvaS
hav caps, ; By this means it may be
left out of doors until the curing
process is completed (three or iour
days, according to the weather), and
then put In! the barn. It will make
better hay than if movedaw-ay the
same dav that it is cut.
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It ruins farm, tools about as quick
ly to be left exposed to thejhot sun of
mid-summer as to be left out in rain
and snow. Heat dries and shrinks
the wood? works, so that tols i and
machines become shaky, and it makes
openings ior the moisture' to get in
and complete the work of destruction
If you must leave the tools out, at
least keep thenjwell fainted The
paint fills the,pores, and to some ex
tent' will prevent spreading and
cracking.r l'aint is a good preserva
tive, and a coat appliedevery spring
or fill will double the life pf a tool.
A conunissioii merchant' who
makes a specialty) of handling eggs,
gives us the j following instructions
regarding packing for shipment:
Pack' in barrels, selecting such as
are long and stiff. Put three,' inches
of long, soft hay or straw evenly
over the bottom of the barrel, then
fine cut stfwi or wheat chaff (never
use oat or buckwheat .chaff) to a
depth of Ithre inches or more. Then
a layer of eggs placed upon the . sides
evenly embedded in packing, with the
ends toward the barrel, but fully an
inch from the stayes,- Cover this layer
bf eggs with packing to the depth of
vne inch, l and rub well in between
the eggs withj the hand. Continue
this until the barrel is nearly full,
and then I pack the top in the same
manner as the bottom. Fill sa that
the head must be! pressed in with
leyer, and thjs wjli hold the contents
so that they annot shift in the bar
rel." Too much careless packing is
done, and so many eggs received in
city markets that . a farmer -? might
often do well to send such a package
of good fresh eggs direct to the city
dealer, instead of
selling them to the
home store.
Money could
be saved on every
farm by cutting pff 'some nnprofitable
branches of w ork. There is, some
stock, perhaps, that is not paying its
way. Make up an inventory of every
animal onJ the place, and ask yourself
if it pays J to keep this one or ithat
one; uoes eacn give some vaiuaoie
product or make some gain in value
that repa);s the cost of its support
and leave! a margin of prontr If not,
sell it. at once, Look over the fields
and see if I there Ss any one or any
portion of one tuat uocs not repay
the cost of cultivation. If there is,
arrango now to lay that dow n, to grass
or pasture, so that next season you
will not be wasting time upon it that
could be employed to better ad van
tage." It is just ai certain that it
will pay to concentrate your labor
upon the best portions of the held,
working thoroughly such land as
may be expected to give good returns,
as it is that it will pay only to put
feed into good stock. Much of the
loss in fai;nring comes from cultiva
ting poorjland and feeding poor cat
tle. It will be finind usually, that
the fanner who follows these praGti
ces does so because he attempts to
handle too much of each, t Cut dowii
the cultivated area and reduce the
stock,one-half; givel better care, better
cultivation and better feeding, and
better results will follow. "Land
poor', used, to be a meaning phrase
in the South, aptly describing a plan
ter who ' biwned more land than he
could prbtitably till.i "Stock poor"
would more often le appropriate for
the Northlcirn farmer w-ho keejis more
stock than he. can feed to advantage.
Stock keeping and crop growing
should go hand in hand, but the
balance needs to be nicely adjusted.
Xorfolk Virginian. v
to Prevent Calves From Sacking
It is wholly unnecessary .. cruel tv
to slit a calrs tongtie to preveut it
suckiag
a j cow.
This
may
most
easily be prevented by. proper train-
. calf Bhould never suckt a
cow, the cowvaud Caflf are, both better
for it, ad then the troublesome habit
is not contracted, awr will the calf,
when a cow, ever acquire the habit
of sucking herself. But the calf
may be kept from tealing milk by
putting. a; band around: its nose in
which a few wire nails, are driven so
as to form! & row of bpikes, and fast
ening the band to a headstall; The
cow w ill be in no -djanger from this,
as at the first prick Ishe w ill drive oft
tue, aat.eio rorJk Tune.
liaising' good crop is no sign of
a good farmer untilj you have figured
out wuere me fwi jine is located.
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S0U1HEBM PS0DFCE.
Soae laterestlaf;
FIats
for.
Treker. . '
Inquiries are finently ma by
gbuthern trucking farmers for in
formation that will allow them to
place their produce upon the Boston
market in the best possible condition.
It is vital that tne stanuaru requireu
bV this market should be met, for
tb offer any other, means lower price.
Probably no market in the world has
slich iroh-clad rules in this particu
lar as the Boston market. ; -
For instance', ' remarks the A ew
England Farmer, take the cabbage
the varieties are numerous. 1 11 he va
riety .that brings the top price Is Hen
derson's Early, but those commonly
sent us from i the bouth are j l ersey
Wakefield's which grow about half
k large as the former, and are but a
f rw days earlier. , '
Wax beans have been greatly im
r roved in the last few years. At
one time the . Golden, wax was most
planted, but of late they hate spot
t -d badlyiv A wax,bean grown at the
& with is liable to spot in transit.
A Te have a new . wax j bean brought
0 nt twb or three yjears ago that is less
1 able to spot than any other called
the Gdlden Pod Yellow-Eyed Wax.
Many Of the green podded snap beans
c mimonly sent us are of the Mohawk
v ariety, which do not stand at the
t p of the market, as the ! strings
f mnd therein are not desirable. .The
I 'warf Crantkrry bean has uoj strings
aiid he pods aref thick and fleshy,
r ;maining stringless even wheti beans
a -e formed in jthf pods. -We- would
r commend this variety to th( exclu
6 on of all other snap beans. .v
Peas are - divided into several ya
r eties according to flde time j of the
& ason of their being offered. . The
fik-st early is of the Daniel O'Rourke
variety, which arrives , at- market.
from near, by about June 17th,
I McLean's Advancer follows
about ten days.
The cucumber is! in high
repute
by most every one, and notwithstand
ii ig its great popularity our trade is
v ;ry shy in buying those that come
f 6m the South, for they hive be
come educated to telling southern
f ; uit by the Color, it being of a pale
c lor Owing to the long time they
h Ave been off V the yines. Therefore
it behoves southern shippers;: to get
t lis vegetable on board th0 great
lines of freight carriers as jsoon as
p jssiblej even if they havetO sit tip
n ights to pick and pack'. If you
c in succeed in dropping them into
tl lis market With their natural green
Clor they will bring a much higher
p -ice. You must remember that they
hive to' compete with our j.native
g -eenhouse and hot-bed grown stock,
and at the present day -structures for
the growth of vegetables out of , sea
son are increasing very fast. -The
v iriety grown to the exclusion of all
o hers is the Peerless White Spine.
I:i shipping "cucumbers take particu
h r care that the packages are open
a id airy, and don't pack too! many
ii . a package, for in the heating and
sweating lies the danger off making
ttem pale in color. The .verage
price of native grown hot-bed cucum
bers on or about July 1st is two cents
each: the earlier than that the high
er in price. ; . ' '!
On August 1st cucumbers ' come
to market from seed? sowniin theJ
o en field, and at that time they can
h irdly be sold for any price, j '
! Muskmelons and cantaloupes are
vegetables that bring a mghi price
here, and upon the receipt of native
sipek which comes to market On Au
gust 10th, it is not uncommoii to re
cdive $3.00 per bushel box of eigh
teen fruit. The variety that is the
standard is the Arlington j Green
Flesh Nutmeg.1 Be particular not
tc ship anywhere the skin j is 'not
w ill netted, for that indicates the
.w ill matured thick flesh of the best
flavor. We often see southern mel
ons offered here where the skpi is as
snooth.as a cucumber, such will be
aj tasteless as a stone. The j melon
m ;ts the skin long enough time before
it is dried ripe that will abmit of its
snipping a'ull arriving in nearly
riie condition. " .
IThe Millers Cream melon is niak
in g rapid stridesinto popularity. A
c rtain dealer in the Quincy market
in forms 'the writer . that he jcannot
g t enough of this variety to supply
h: s trade. The skin is thick pud of
a minion color and remarkably sweet.
T lie seed cavity is very small.' It is
a remarkable keeper, and Willi with
st tnd shipping abetter than any other
melon. , :" , .- :-
Bunch turnips of late years are be
ing offered in 'this market from the
vicinity of Norfolk, and Maryland,
ai d command rapid sale. The green
er the tops the higher pric they
bring; therefore ship them in pack
ages through which the air -caii cir
culate freely, thereby . keeping the
to
to
green.
Don't have tooj long
s; cut them off to about five iinches-
f rbni the turnip after you ha vie tied.
tbemw Uur native stock conies- to
market about June 10, and at that
time and for a week after commands
six1 cents per bunch.
Tomatoes tak$ a wwjer range as to
ddsi ruble varieties than most i other
vttretables. At the present, the ear
liiess dejiends upon the treatment in
tlie seeding bed. . Of the mauv &
ritie& Livingston's Beauti Can be
id as a good one. It is per
febtly smooth, and ripens evenly even
t the stem end. The color is a rich
cardinal what is commanded jby the
Boston market. The acme is wanted
to a more limited extent, from the
fa;t that its color is less desirable, it
being a reddish, purple, . but aside
f r mi its color it is the.tinesjt tbmato
extant. If the tomatoes . are picked
before they ?turn retL and wrapped in
straw paper, they come td; 'thii mar-
shape. T.he wrapping
paper, admits of more air among
the fruit, as well as forming ajcush-
ioAto prevent them from being in
jured in the handling; of the crates.
The same direction; ' hold good
in
packing this fruit as in
cucumbers,
vii: don't pack too many in alpaek-
iThe strawberry is a fruif prizetl b-a
al
and the .berries from the South
meet with a rapid sale if they come to
us of good size; and v solid condition.
Many herries come covered with sand,
which -TedTJce8-thir -ralne. 'The
Wilson has proved to be a good car
rying berry, and j when it U consid
ered that berries are reshipped from
Boston all, over New England a hard,
firm berry is desired.
Sweet potatoes' j are very import
ant vegetable, and .have a demand
from all over New England. They
are sold to consumers by. the pound,
therefore ' it is desirable that they
should be as near uniform in size u
possible, not over jlarge or too small.
Double-headed barrels . of not over
160 lbs. command the best prices.
.Watermelons are in general de
mand through New England. I Do
not demoralize the market by ship
ping green fruit. The watermelon
is the one fruit that bears .shipment
when ripe, therefore there is no heed
of sending them otherwise. v
Geographically Boston is the great
distributing depot of New England.
The terminal facilities are surpassed
by none in the1 country. Surround
ing Boston are at least 20 cities with
a population varying from 20000 to
100,000 each, al within distance
of 50 miles. In some of these cities
are located the largest cotton mills
in the world, and in nearly alb of
them are large manufacturing estab
lishments representing the ' many
New England .industries.- Cultiva
tor. .. 1 . A.'.i .
Flowers on the Farn.
The key to success with flowers on
a farm is having the right position.
I protest as a rule ' against any ar
rangements that Will cost much ex-
pense of time and labor - in earing
for the flowers. The common plan
of flowers borders is worst of all.
These borders running along paths
are from two to four feet , wide and
offer grass roots constant temptation.
They are never quite .clean and to
keep them approximately so requires
labor all summer. f Men will7 . not
.'touch them, and j the women must
uig ana pun ana, poor creatures,
never get paid fori their trouble only
that they love flowers so well. A
better plan is large beds cut in a
special lawn or yard. . Such beds
should adapt themselves to bends in
the walks or drives and be of good
size, five or six feet in diameter at the
least. 'r',f v i
Circles may be set if not better
shape ' is suggested by the drives br
trees. Drive down a stake at the
centre' and tie a string to it. Carry
the outer end of the string around
and set stakes arid then you have a
circle. Remove all the sod and throw
it into the barnyard to be worked lip
with manure. ; Fork the ' soil deeply.
Throw on a load of rich rotted coin
postj fork it in thoroughly and your
bed is ready. When your plants are
set in, level a rim about the outer
edge of the bed. for the; hoe to work.
In this way you can keep grass roots
from running over your beds. , !
A third plan is j to .: combine your
vegetable . and flower garden. In
this case the fork! must do a great
deal pf work instead of the plough,
and that farmers Will not agree to
except in case of quite small gardens.
But I assure you a garden of this sort
may be li very beautiful. Old-fashioned
gardens had holly-hocks along
the fence, and nasturtiums to edge
onion beds. In the Centre were beds
of pinks . and beets.' This is the
English styles 'Kew Ydrk Voice.
i Sheep-Raising. -
The sheep industry has been, in
this 1 country, in l a measure aban
doned. This is all the worse for the
country. Twenty-five years ago this
w as an extensive interest. Our sheep
interest ; has , suffered by a lack of
knowledge of what constituted good
sheep ' and what constituted good
care. The Good Shepherd has said :
"My sheep hear my voice ahd follow
me. This should be the relation
between the sheep ' and their care
taker. , A judicious selection of Me
rinos has brought the flocks -from
two and a half and three pounds to
six pounds. ' The bid days when a
ewe was called a? f'yp" have passed.
The-success of sheep-rearing lies in
doing well what we'do. Sheep must
havel the best of. care. My advice is
to huy sheep and to keep them. This
we: must do if we woiUd. restore to
pur farms their former prosperity.
We can do this the best w ith sheep,
and at the least cost. I& the follow
ing statement I havel charged for
pasturage at costj as if you hired
pasture, and have given the manure
for the little care,, including the
pleasure. One hundred sheep will
cost 400; you will pay for hay and
grain to winter, $1 66, and for pastur
ing remainder of Tear, $80; cost of
shearing and washing, $8, ' making
$500, Yon will raise 125 lambs at
$2.50 per head, $438, 520 pounds of
wool at 30 cents, ($165; total, .$602
You have also saved enough to ' keep
the orignal nnmber morer than good.
I have given advantage in the state
ment to'the debit
side.
Ought
not
any farmer7 to be
satisheu.
with" the
returns? Do not
hold your wool
money in that
Over there is
no
take the market price. Stick to the
business; do not ever get discouraged
and sacrifice your sheep. No animal
reposes' more confidence in man than
sheep; none affordsj greater reward. -Country
GentUineiL
Fowls
Talk.
Yerv tame, hens
often show a de
and it ia nsnallv
sire to talk to you,
possible to understand their. mean
ing, j Once a Cochin whose years
,-auJ breeding entitled her to a sepa
rate perch, came and stood in front of
me, looKeu me inu in the face and
complained loudly of something I
could not translate
further. Patient
investigation revealed that one end
,of her perch had s
ipped down, and
5 Mrs. Buff iad no idea of sleeping on
an ineunea perch. Another time a
nervous little Leghorn met me at the
henhouse door fairly screaming and
jumping with excitement. I under
stood i from her cackle which finished
each sentence, that she had been dis
turbed' on her nest. I did -not won
der at her new powers of
when Lfound the nest was occupied
by my cat and three small kittens.
W hen the chickens first begin to
move in the egg," just before hatching
the-mbtnel lilf?4ing8lo" tnem a lo
crooning song, very sweet and nerer
neara at any other time. A friend
tells me that her canary startled her
one day by an entirely new calL It
was so plainly "Come" here, quick,"
that she hnrried to the cage to find
an enormous cat with its face pressed
against the window pane staring at
poor Ned a danger sufficiently great
to account for the- new calL
- There are but two ways by which
one can hear animals converse. One
is by. hastening; to them when thev
are not aware stt your preijence, af
ways a difficult feat. The other is
by winning their entire confidence.
Coleman' Rural Woild,
Directions for Canning Fmit. -
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. Small fruits,' berries, currants and
cherries for canning should be selec
ted with care, and only , the most
perfect used, as well as the best sugar,
writes Mr. E. It Parker in the.Cowr-ier-Journal.
The self-sealing glass
jars are preferable to any ; others.
When ready the cans should be set in
a large pan of warm water, and: set
on the back of the stote. The syrup
may be prepared and the fruit added.
When the cans are ready they should
be filled as full as possible and set
aside where ho cold air will strike
them r Strawberries, raspberries and
blackberries, after being carefully
picked over, should be put in a porcelain-lined
kettle -and set on the
stove, and let come to a boil, when a
quarter of a pound of - sugar should
be added for every pound of fruit
As soon as well heated the berries
should be put in the cans- .
Canned Cherries Stone ripe cher
ries, if ilorelloes or other varieties.
Allo w half a pound of sugar to a
pound of fruit. If sweet cherries, a
quarter of a pound of sugar - to a
pound of fruit - will - be sufficierit.
Cook the fruit and sugar together
for twenty minutes, and can. :
panned Pie Plants Cut in pieces
twb inches longy put over a slow fire,
with equal quantities of sngar. Let
cook clowly until clear, and can.
: Canned Baspberries with Currant
Juice Make a' syrup of five - pounds
of sugar and - one pint of .'currant
juice. Let boil; add four pounds of
ripe raspberries, and boil ten minutes.
Put in glass cans.
Light injures all fruit, and after
canning it should.be set in a dry, dark
place. Cans should be examined two
or three days after filling, and if
leaking from the rim,.they should be
unsealed, and the fruit cooked down
ihto jam, or used in some other way,
and not returned to' the cans. :
Farm and Garden.
An extremely wet season will have
the effect of calling the attention of
farmers Whose farms are wet : to the
necessity of draining with tile.
Foot rot in sheep can be partially
prevented by keeping the sheep away
from wet pastures, but the rot also
attacks sheep on dry locations. V
Hens that are two years old and
are not good layers ; had better be
fattened and marketed as soon as pos
sible; they are an expense, and return
no income. I . v
Try a soiling crop of ! some kind.
It will be found pf great assistance
in feeding cattle and hogs. Peas
and oats make an ' excellent crop for
anjtjarly supply, . . .
Land that has produced a crop
has lost part its fertility ; This fer
tility must not only be restored in
some manner, but the soil should be
made richer than before.
It is always profitable for the far
mer to have a good flock of fowls on
the place, bnt with these just as with
any other live stock, it, is the best
sort that pays best. Blooded fowls
and blooded cattle are all in the same
line .and one will pay as well in pro
portion for the increased cost of the
other. j !
To Wash Fowls. i
A soiled and , dihgy white fowl
looks bad in ?the show-pfen, and the
careful exhibitor takes pains to have
his birds all in apple-pie order. One
who has practised washing his fowls
for the show-room, gives In the Fan
cier the following as the I easiest and
most satisfactory method he has
used: '. v.' . , i -
"Though a simple thing to do,
there are. many whq do not under
stand the operation! However, the
many details of washing may be all
summed up in this: Wash in a warm
room; use plenty of warm! water, (not
boiling) and plain yellow or white
soap that is, soap .1 free from much
alkali. Put each bird in ja tub part
ly filled with water; use a soft sponge,
and brush from head to tail until the
bi?d; is really clean; j then! with .clear
water rinse every particle of- soap
thoroughly out; then with - the dry
sponge, soft cloth, or towel, wipe the
feathers dry as possible,'' ind set the
birds in the sun or a; warm room to
dry. Always rub the feathers in the
direction in which they grow. Wash
ing for the show-room t. is usually
practised on white fowls only."
Why Clever is so Valuable. 1
Clover,' cow-peas laud other legu
mes have a peculiar power of gather
ing plant food nd' especially nitro
gen from natural sources.! Although
they contain much more than wheat-
oats and similar grain, they thrive andH
bring large yields where wheat will
not. While" the ' faculty for gather
ing nitrogen from the stores in the
soil, and especially from the air, is
not yet explained, the important fact
is tKat they do gather' it and leave a
great deal of it m
stubble. Nitrogen
the roots ahd
the costliest
ingredient of fertilizers.
These facts
help to explain the economy of clo
ver is so .valuable-. Hi a preparatory
crop for wheat and others grain.
The above cited facts, with others,
ascertained at the Connecticut Storrs
Agricultural f Experiment Station,
seem to demougt rate that the legumes
such as clover, cow-peas and lupines
are especially, valuable fori this kind
of manuring, that timothy stands
next and that the grain crops leave
the least amount oflant food in
the roots and stubble. ftp York
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Ntlce of Summons and Attabmf at.
State of North Carolina, . aL,,--,, , n,
Edgecombe County: In Soperior Court.
Benjamin Knower and James 1
t;. Ijooley, trading nnder the
firm name off Knower A
Cooley, - . ! 1. v . . t
Against i " VWummJns.
Jnuus Levy, Augustus H . Levy
and Moses L. Levy, trading
under the firm name of Levy
Bros. & Co.
The defendents above named will take no
tice that a summons in the above entitled
action was issued again.-t said defendant on
the 2d day of June, ,11, by the Superior
Court of Law and Lidiiity for thp county of
Edgecombe, State of North Carolina, for the
sum of 2,4-3.05, due said plaintiffs by ac
count which summons is returnable Wfore
said Court at its regular term to be held at
the Court House in fhe town of Tarboro', N.
C. the county seat of said county, on the
6th Monday after the 1st Monday in Septem
ber, A- D. 1891. The said defendant will
also take notice that a warrant of attach
ment was issued by said Court, on the 2nd
day of June, 1801, against the . property of
said defendants, which warrant fa returna
ble before the said Court at v the " time and
place above named, for the return of the
summons, when and -where the defendants
are required to appear and answer or demur
to the complaint,:; or , the relief demanded
will be granted: : r
Given this 2nd day of Jane. ISfll. ' .
" ED. PENNINGTON, C. S. V
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Of tke Natleaal Faraers" Alllaaee
u Iaastr!sl Uaiea A4epte4 at .
Oeala, Fla Dfr. 7tkr 1890.
1. We deman the abolition of natkmai
banks. ' .
. We demand thai the fcoyernment shall es
tablish rab-treararles or drponitori in the
eyerl States, which shall loan money di
rect to the peopleat a low rate of Interest;
not to exceed two per rent, per . nnnmi on
nou-peruhable farm prodactt, and also upon
real estate, with proper limitationa apott the
quantity of land and amount of money.'
We denu that the amount of the elmi
latinf medium be spcedilj- increased . to not
leas than fc50 per capita . , i ,
- 2. We demand that' Congress shall ' pass
soch lawsas shall effectually prerrnt the
dealing in futures, of all agricultonl and
mechaaical productions; preserring a strin
gent system of procedure in ' trials as shall
secure the prompt conyirtion, and imposing
such penalties as shall secure the most per
fect compliancy with, the law. . . '
JS. We condehin the silver biil recently
passed by Cbiigrem, and demand in lieu
thereof the free and unlimited coinage of
silver. '. : .. : ;.
4 We demand the passage of Ia Wprohib
tiing alien ownership of land, and' Congress
to take prompt actiori to devfce some plan to
obtain all lands how-NpwneU by aliens and
foreign syndicates; and that all lands now
held by railroads and other corporations In
excess of such as is actually used and needed
by them be reclaimed by the government,
and held for actual settlers only, , -
5. Believing in the doctrine bf equal rights
to all and special privileges to none, we de
mand that our national legislation shall be
so framed in the future as not to 'build up
one industry at tht expense M another, and
we further demand a removal ojf the existing
heavy tariff tax froa the necessities of life
that the poor of our land must naye; we
further demand a Just and equitable system
of graduated tax on Incomes; we believe that
the money of the country'should be kept at
much as possible ia the hands of the people,
and hence we demand that all national and
States revenues shall be limited o the neces
sary expenses pf th? government econom
ically and honestly administered. l .y
6. We demand, the most, rigid, honest and
just State and national government control
and supervision of the means, of . public
communication aiid tnuisportation, . ahd
if this control and j supervision does not re
move the abuse now existing, we demand
the government ownership'of such means of
com'munication and transportation. h
, 7. We demand that Congress of the Fnite4
States submit an amendment to the constitu
tion providing for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the people
of each. State. "',;' ; . , : ;. :- :'"-;
Whereas, there is now a bill known as the-
sub-treasury bill is the hands of the ways
and means committee of the House of Rep
resentatives which should have been report
ed and acted upon at the last sesion, and
which if enacted into law, would bring the
financial relief so much needed by all clauses
and industries; therefore be ife
.. Resolved, that this national convention of
the Farmer8, Alliance and Industrial Union
do most respectfully and earnestly . ask that
bill be enacted into Jaw as soon . as possible,'
or some other measure' that Will carry out
these principles and meet the necessities of
the toiling masses. ; '
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William Black,-
W. Clark RusselL
H. Rider HagganL
Norman Lockyer,
Conan Doyle,
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AXD B1UKCHES.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated
Xo,3
Dally
No. 27
rt Mail
Dailvt
No. 41
Daily ex
8unday.
K afi am
7 24 am
Juhe'. Hn.
Ly Weidon..
Jli sopin
5 43 pn
'ioapm
At Rorky Mt
Tarboro.
2 17pm
10 S!mm
2 lpm
2 30pm
: S 3iim
A pm
3 15jmi
.4 Hpm
4 ZTpm
600pm
Tarboro,.
Wilson...
Wilson,.. Sehna ' . .
7 53 hi
At KaveVtll
I.V(kldboro
7 pm
"A 40 pro
S tod
4 34 6n
l 411 aiu
H 2tam
Ly W arsaw..
Ly Magnolia.
At Wilm'ton
IjJttpm
TRAINS GOING NORTlf.
NoTl
Daily
12 35am
No.7j
Dailv.V
No. 40
DaiU'et
Sunday.
4 2.'Tpm
(i JO pm
25 pm. '
7 SO pm
v
L Wilm'ton
Ly Magnolia.
Lt Warsaw..
Ar Uoklsboro
J.v Faye'ville
Al flelma....
Ai Wilson...
LvWiLson...
Ai Rocky Mt
Ai Tarboro.
Li Tarboro..
Ai iSTeklon..
15 am
10 A? am
11 It am
14 03 pm
V 10am
11 OS am
lilUpm
125n pin
1 30 in
2 17 pm
10 35 am
x&5ara
3 35am
25 pm
53 piu
5UAam
3 56 pm j
Ul Ut torn
except Sumlav.
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Trains on Scotland Nei k I
Branch Roa.1
Weidon 3 00 p m, Hahfax 3 22 p in. ar-V
rive Scotland Neck at 415 p m. 'ireenvill.
6 02 p m, Kinnton 7 10 u m. Rrturiuntf
leaves Kinston 7 00 a m. Greenville s lo a iii.
Arriving Halifax at It 00 a in, Weidon 11 25
A m, daily, except Sunday.
xxal freight train leaves Weidon Mon
.dajys, Wednesdays and Friday at 7 iW a m. -arriving
Scot Land Neck 1003 a ni, -Greenville
2)0 p m. Kiuston 4 25 p m. Returning.'
leaves- Kiiuton Tuesdays, Thursdays an.ii
SaTurdays at Hi 00 a m, arriving tireVnville '
12!00 noon, Scotland Neck 3 3) p m, WeUlon
6 30 p m." ..-.- . - t
: Trains leave Tarboro, N. C, via Albemarle
and Kaleigh Kailroad. daily, except Sundav.
4 06 pm, BuncUy 3 00 p m; arrive William- .
ston, N. C, 7 30 p m, 4 p m, Plymouth j
7 50pm, 5 20 pm, Returning, leaves Hy
mouth dairy, excetH Sundays, 0 '20 a ni, Sim
dajr 9 00 a m. WilUamaton, N. C, 7 40 a m.
9 5H a m; arrive Tarboro 10 05 a m, 11 20 a m.
Train on Midland, N. C, Branch, leavr :
GbUlsboro, daily, excejit Sunday, 7 0U a m.
arrive Smithneld, S 30 m Rerurning leave
Smithfield, 8 00 a m; arriVe Ooldaboro.'lo 3( i
am. ' ": .- '
Train on Nashville Braffc-i lvvs Rot k v
Mcunt at 3 00 p m, arriv Nashville .1 4 p
m Spring Hoiie 4 15 p m.f" Returning lcav-!t
Spring liope 10 00 a m. - Nashville ia35 a hi.
arrive Rocky Mount 11 15' a "m, daily, except
Sunday. ' t
Trains on Clinton Branch ' leaves Warsaw
for Clinton daily, except Sunday,- at 0 30
p !m, and 11 15 a m. Retiirning leaves
Clinton at 8 20 a m, and 3 10 p ' m; coniiei t- -ing
at Warsaw with Nos. 41 ' 40, 23 and 7s
: Southbound Train oii Wilson and Favette- .
yilie Branch is No. 51. Northbound is .No.
601 Daily except Sunday.
Trains No.. 27 South, and 14 North, will
stop only at Rocky Mount, 'Wilson, : Gold-,
bdro and Magnolia. -! -
;l JTrain No; 78 jirakes close connection at-.
Weidon for all points North dailw Alt rail
via liichmoud, and .dailyy except .Sunday;. .
viailayLine- JOHN F. DIVINK. .
: i ' . General Superintcjuieiit.
Ri KENLY, As't Gen'l Matfager.
. M. EMERHONGen. Passenger Agent.
NORFOLK & CAROLINA It. 11.
On and after Sunday, Felft-uary 22, 'issu-
ins will run regular over this road ns fol
lows:1
ahskxokb Train (Daily except Sunday). !
. . , tiOIKU HOITH. -
ave 1 Pbrtainouth. Seaboard A Hoauoke
depot foot of High Street at :30 x, m .; Suf-
fok,110:23 a. m.; Palmyra, 12:20 p...; IIol-
1, 12:2B P. m.j Tarboro, 12J53 r,, m.; Ar-
re at Rocky Mount 1:20 r. m '
A j . ' OOIMl SOHTll. v
ave Rocky ,Mount 150 r. u .; Tarloro, .
7i r. sd.; Hobgooilt 2:39 r. M.f ' Pahnyru,
H e. M.?: Suffolk, 4:50 P. M.; Arrive ut
Portsmouth, 5:50 r. m. . ;
fljocAL Fkeiuut (Passenger Car Attached).
otiix hocth.
eave Pinner's I'qint Mondays, Wednes.
dak-sand Fridays alu:30 a. m,; HoIh.'kx1.s
9:ii. t. ..; Arrive at TaTlwro at. 4:30 . i I
UOlTSd KORTIf, - .
ave Tarbord Tuesdays. Thursdays, uiid
Saturdays at ti:0O a. m.; llobgorxi, i:.V . m.'
Aijrive at Pinner's Point at 3:00 r. w.-
I The passenger trains connect at "Rocky
Mount with north and south Uitind trums
over Atlantic Coast Line.',
''For further information apply to Jamks
M a trpix, ; General Forwarding Agent, Nor
folk, Va., ' r T. m; kmeuson,
General rreiuht and Passenger Airent.'
G. Mt SKRPKLL, general Manager,
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