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Farm Department. Gondii 'ted by J. M. Bkaty. IN AND AROUND FOUR OAKS. All ulong we have had coufi deuce in the fiuure of the town of Four Oaks. It is located at a uice place for a town and is a very healthy place. It is seven miles from Smithlield and eight miles from Heuson and is in what is getting to be a fine farm ing section. A few mouths ago Mr. John VV. Sanders built uj large we'l-arrauged brick store which he now occupies. Mr. David II. Sanders and Mr. P. VV Lassiter are now completing two others. Messrs. C. II. Adams j He Go. are moving the brick to tae place for a large store which will make the fourth built thin j year. The land around Four Oaks iH like the land around Mount Olive which is such a fine truck ing centre. Mount < dive has shipped this year sixty-nine thousand crates of strawberries and thirty-five thousand barrels of Irish potatoes and beans and ; other truck in proportion. We are not sure about how early the strawberries would ripen there but we are sure that some day Four < >aks will be a good ; trucking centre. Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, water melons, cantaloupes, grapes and peaches can be grown iu great quantities. The laud is such i that crops make a quick start and in spring gardens and other crops look to be two to three! weeks earlier than in some other places in this county. Nowhere has greater improve ment been made recently in farmiDg than around FourUaks. A large number of the farmers have adoped the intensive sys tem and are moving rightahead. Mr. B. B. Adams was one of the first to adopt improved methods. He bought a poor worn out farm adjoining the town and has improved it and made big crops of cotton every year. He breaks his laud each year with two horse jilows running as deep as possible. His cotton rows are! four to four and one half leet apart. Before planting, five Hundred pounds per acre of high grade guano is distributed in the rows. About July first twoi hundred pounds more of guano j and one hundred pounds of: nitrate of soda are mixed and sown by the cotton with a dis- j tributer. He never averages as as low as one bale to the acre. His crop this year is tine. He has one and a half acres near his dwelling which has made about two thousand pounds of lint cotton each year for three years. This place is manured broadcast with a compost made of lot and stable manure and woods mold. Before planting, five hundred pounds per acre of phosphoric acid and kaiuit is used. June first two hundred of guano and one hundred of soda is applied and July first a second applica tion of guano and soda is made. He suys his plan of farming will give him a fairly good crop any year, but of course the better the seasons the better the crop. The farmers around Four Oaks do not use their cotton seed for uanure but sell tbeiu or trade them for cotton seed meal. They use from two to three hundred pounds of guano per sere for corn j and from four to to eight hundred pounds for cotton. Their land suits tobacco, but verylittle of it is being grown this year on ac count of the low price last year. The farmers whose names are given below and others have adopted the intensive system and are making fine crops: Willie Barboui, Julius Johnson, Kincben Barbour, Thomas Bar bour, E. P. Baker, Alex Creech, Andrew Jackson, D. W. Adams, H. W. Keen, A. K. Keen, J. C. Keen, W. E. Strickland, Elijah Htrieklaud, B. E. Strickland and J. W. Strickland. O K Frezre, Smitbfleld lldw. Co The Hired Man. A little thought?and a little "Put yourself in Lis place," would do wonders iu solving tbe problem of Low to keep the Hired man on tLe farm. Of course there are uiHny worthless fellows strolling about the country look ing for a iob as a farm hand, and any employer is liable to get hold of one of those. On the other hand, there are many employers who treat their hands iu such a manner thut no selfrespecting young man would remain in their service. As a rule, the hand who goes at bis work cheerfully and does not complain if a little odd job comes his way, is the man who can always find u place at the best wages going; while the oue who is always grumbling at bis regular work and flatly refuses to do an extra task, is moving around from oue place to another looking for a job. The employer who is consider ate of his man, who does not im pose upon him, is tbe one who can always get good men, and he seldom has to hunt for them. The hired man is entitled to a good bed and a comfortable room, with a place to keep his clothing. He is entitled to good, wholesome food, and above all he is entitled to decent treat ment and kind words. No man has a right to speak to his hired help in any other manner than be would if he was speaking to his neighbor. Always do as you wish to be done by. Remember the (iolden Rule.?.1. N. Clingan. Size of Farms. For a long time, much was spoken and written about the superiority of the little farm. When that was going on it had much in it that was all right. If the way of farming is to work the land until it will no longer give profitable yield, then the less laud the better; but if the plan is to improve the land year by year, so increasing its ability to pro* uce, and with the man agement as economical as if on a small scale, then the larger the farm the better. it is in farming as it is in maufacturing or commerce, a question of ability and capital Some of the most successful farmers in the United States to day are men from city life who have had a business training. There must Oe a liking for the calling, for any Ousiuess, or the best outcome is not possible. It is dangerous for a new oper ator to begin on a big scale. The small farmer, who is fond of and naturally fitted for farming, will almost inevitably have outreach ings and growth. Nowhere does individuality have outlet more than it does in farming, and so it is the fact that some men will manage a thousand-acre farm as snugly and as profitably asothers would a farm of forty acres. Men and capital go together in this business as never before. The small farm without the capacity or the capital to han dle it is not more desirable than is the large one.?Home and Farm. m\ , Road Men In all departments of active service stand in need of the readiness of mind and promptness of action which depend on a healthy nerv ous system. Let a railroad man be " rat tled," and every life depending on bim is in danger. A great many railroad men have found in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery a valuable tonic for the overstrained nervous system. It builds up the body, purifies the blood, nourishes the nerves, and induces a healthy appetite and refreshing sleep. "I suffered for six years with constipation and Indigestion. durwK which time I employed sev eral physicians, hut they could not reach my case," writes Mr. G. Popple well, of Kureka Springs, Carroll Co.. Ark. "I felt that there was no help for me; could not retain food on my Stomach; had vertigo and would fall helpless to the floot r* .'nrs ago I i-ouinieurcd taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and lit tie ' Pellet*,' and improved from the start. Af ter taking twelve bottles of the 1 Discovery' I was able to do light work, and have been ira* proving ever since." Send 2i one-cent stamps to ray ex pense of mailing and get Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser in p.if?er covers, free. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. V. A Tribute to Grass. "Next in importance to the divine profusion of water, light j auil air, those three physical; facte which render existence possible, may be reckoned the universal beneficence of grass. Lying in the sunshine among the buttercups and dandelions of May, scarcely higher in intelli gence than those minute teuuuts of that miuiic wilderness, our earliest recollections areof grass and when the titful fever is ended, and the foolish wrangle of the market and the forum is closed, grass heals over the scar which our decent into the bo>om of the earth has made, and the carpet of the infant becomes the blau ! ket of the dead. "Grass is the forgiveness of nature?her constant benedic tion. Fields trampled with bat tle, saturated with blood, torn J with the ruts of cannon, grow green again with grass, and car-1 nage is forgotten. Streets j abandoned by traffic become grass grown, like rural lanes, and are obliterated. Forests decay, harvests perish, flowers vanish, but grass is immortal, beleaguered by the sullen hosts of winter, it withdraws into the impregnable fortress of its sub terranean vitality, and emerges upon the solicitation of spring. Sown by the winds, by wander ing birds, propagated by the subtile horticulture of the ele ments which are its ministers and servants, it softens the rude outlines of the world. It invades the solitude of deserts, climbs the inaccessible slopes and pinnacles of mountains, and modifies the history, character and destiny of nations. Unobtrusive and patient, it has immortal vigor and aggression. banished from the thoroughfare and fields, it bides its time to return, and when vigilance is relaxed, or the I dynasty has perished, it silently resumes the throne from which it had been expelled, but whicn it never abdicates. It bears no blazonry of bloom to cliarm the senses with fragrance or splendor, | but its homely hue is more ! enchanting than the lily or the i rose, it yields no fruit in earth or air, yet should its harvest i fail for a single year, famine would depopulate the world."?j Ingallf. Dairy Notes. The men who succeed in dairy- j ing are those who keep abreast j of the times; who familiarize ; themselves with all the facts that science and experience bring to light. The dairy cow enables the farmer to economically utilize the abundant yields of grass, which grows luxuriantly where the conditions of sunshine aod mois ture are favorable. There is no other way provided for such prompt and paying returns for this abundant crop. A patient, sympathetic milker will make gentle cows and get good results. A harsh, rough milker very soon discovers that dairying does not pay. l'oor fellow, he has done the best he knows how. Raise the heifer calves from your best cows. Corn will produce more cow food per acre than any other j plant. Corn, therefore, should j constitute a large portion of the crops raised. With the approach of warm weather the importance of a proper place to keep milk is im perative. It must be free from objectionable odors. There is no article of food that should be handled with more care. There are but few that would be will ing to keep their bread and oth er food in such places as they nrovide for their milk, yet we know of no article of food that is so easily contaminated.-? Northwestern Agriculturist. Cured ot Chronic Diarrhoea After Ten Years ot Sutterlne. ' I wish to g?y a few words tn praise of Chamberlain's Colic. Chokra and Diar rhoea Knnedv," says Mts. Mattlc Burge, 1 of Martinsville. V/?. "I suffered trom I chronic diarrhoea for ten years and dur I ing that time tried various medicines without obtaining any permanent relief. Cast summer one of my children was taken with cholera morbus, and I pro cured a bottle of this Remedy. Only two doses were requited to give her entire re : lief. I then decided to trr the medicine myself, and did not use all of one bottle iiefnre I was well and I have never since I been troubled with that complaint. Due cannot say too much in favor of that wonderful medicine." Tills remedy is for tale by A. II. Boyctt, Sclma Drug Co. and J. W. Benson. The Democrats, unlike the Re publicans, were not afraid to condemn polygamy.?Galveston ! News. When bilious take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For Sale by J. W. Benson, A. H. Poyett and Sel ma Drug Co. Digging his Political Grave It is plain that I'renident Huowvelt doe* nut understand ttie ue-iro, and it will finally re sult tu nis undoing, u?>t because tbe nejjro is disluyai, but because the politician woo panders to the nepro always bas and alway s will, meet bis Waterloo sooner or later. Then, loo, the negro soon loses respect for the white man who courts his patronage or in fluence.?Haleigii Kuterprise. Pound That Advertising Paid Hilly Jones wrote ou the black board: "I'illy Joues can hug the girls better than any boj' in school." The teacher, seeing it, called' him up. "William, did you write that?' "Yes, ma'am," suid Hilly. "Well, you can stay after school," said she. The children waited for Hilly to come out, when they began to guy him. "(Jot lickiu', didn't ye?" "Nope," said Hilly. "(jet jawed?" "Nope." "Shan't tell," said Bill, "but it pays to advertise."?tix. A Strong: Heart is assured by perfect digestion. Indi gestion swells the stomach and puffs it up against the heart. This causes short ness of breath, palpitation of the heart find general weakness. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures indigestion, relieves the , stomach, takes the strain off of the heart and restores it to a full perform anee of its functions naturally. Kodol increases the strength by enablii g the stomac h and digestive organs to digest, assimilate *?nd appropriate to the blood and tissues all of the food nu'riment. Tones the stomach and digestive organs. Sold by 1 Hood Bros., J It. Led better, J. W. Ben son. There is not a. moment without j some duty.?Cicero. Nerveous Dispepsta Cured by Ry dale's Stomach Tablets. Mr. R. K. Jones, buyer for Parker & Bridget, whose large department stores, are located st 9th and Prnn. Avi. wash iugton. L). C., writes under date of April 14, 04. as follows: Last February. odc year. while in New York on >nsiiu-ss for my house. I caught a severe cold, which lad me up for s veral weeks and left me weak and nervous. 1 had little or no app'diie. and my digestion was very ] poo Aty physicians eouid not get at j the cause of my trouble, as my digestion seemed so much 'mpaired. I decided to try Ryd ale's Stomach Tablets, being i assured by a friend, they weri a good I dyspepsia medicine. Alter using them ! for a tew days. I began to teaiizP that I was getting better. I gave up the doctor's presciiption ami have i alned 20 pounds white using two boxes of these tablets. , I never felt better in my life and accredit Rvdale's Stomach Tablets with having cured me. I can recommend them, most heartily, to sufferers fr m nervous indt- | gestiou and general rundown conditions j of the system. Hood Bros., J. It. Led j lietter. Ida?"So Ernestine married; that young man after giving him the shake three times?"? j May?"Yes, indeed. She believes in treating young men and medi cine the same way?'shake well before taking.' "?Chicago News. For a hundred years or more Witch Hazel has been recognized as a superior remedy, but It remained for K. C. I)e W itt & Co. of Chicago, to discover how to combine the virtue of Witch Hazel with other antiseptics, in the form of a salve. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the best salve in the world for srres. cuts, burns, bruises aid piles. The high standing of this salve has given rise to counterfeits, and the public is advised to look for the name "Dewilt" on the package, ai d accept no other. Sold hv Hood Bros., J. R. Dedbettrr and J. W. Benson. "I punish you. Browning, be cause I love you, but you are too young to understand what a mother's love is like." ' Is it two soles with but a single thought; two bauds that beat as one?"? Fife. I1KALTHY MOTHERS. Mothers should always keep in good bodily health They owe it, to their children. Vet it is no unusual sight to seen mother, with babe in arms, rough ing violently and exhibiting all the symptoms of a consumptive tendency, and why should this dangerous condi tion exist. dangerous alike to mother and child: when Dr. Boschee's Herman | Syrup would put a stop to it at once? No j mother should lie without this old and tried remedy in the house?for its timely use will promptly cure any lung, throat or bronchial trouble in herself or her i children The worst cough or cold can be s|s>edily cured by Herman Syrup; so can hoarseness and congestion of the bronchial tabes. It makes expectora tion easy, and gives instant relief and refreshing rest to the cough-nu ked con sumptive. New trial bottles, 25; large I size, 75c HOOD BROS. At All drug-j gists. Institute for >? S. College Women a Courses Conserva-f J LALti % High Standard tory of | 1 Catalogue Music. Thi 1 HA LEIGH I FREE BeshPlaceV N. C. / ??r Y?"r -^/jas. Dinwiddle Daughter ^ r?,id,ot 0 K Frezre, Smithfleld Hdt. Otfl pNcbo(s Sll LtQVlD SULPHUR Nitin'i Sruust Cineicidr A PtrWd SilLPtnm SPRING im ttt v. Cu Ec.aroa. Acn., Iich.| ? |Urpa Rlnfwors, PlmpUa. PrtchJr Hul. LMphthnrla, Catarrh Sora Moui# ?' ?Ad Throat. Granuiatad Cjailda, Ul WMd CoadUWaa. Cult, Burnt I ?ad VBm. Dandruff and LU (Hlkaaas of M? Scalp g ?ltEBP WELL cowceHjk _ PKI^K ? ? HO CENTS. T" i ? * >* a m -i aianwracTunco *? ^jr " Ujantotk Liquid Sulphur ??/ ? ? Btdnauw. >M .0 a A. W '~'b?L<Kwawa.w*K>ii?wai.Tiii ???? ^HANCOCK'S Liquid Sulphur A positive, guaranteed cure for all diseases of the BLOOD, SKIN and SCALP For use i i hot or cold baths. For ex tcinal application. For internal use. Nature's Greatest Germicide and constitutional remedy. For BATH and TOILET Beautifies the complexion, renews the growth of the hair and pie vents it turning gray. Hancock's Liquid Sulphur Ointment Prepared especially for Burns. Scalds, Open Sores. Chaled Parts, Kaw Surfaces. Boils, Piles, Roughness F?r ul Fate and Hands Sal* Lf . and all Skin id DrupgisU Diseases. X Hancock [ Liquid Sulphur Co. Baltimore, Md. I WHAT WE HAVE, j j& The only Complete Line of Mattings. Floor Oil Cloth, Rugs and Art Squares in the Js :*? County. A, Matting Delivered and laid -f? free of charge in and near town, A Hj Comp'ete Line of Window Shades, Lace Cur' tains, Portieres, Curtain Poles and Fixtures. Shades and Curtains hung free of charge. A J1 More Trunks than than every other store in ^j| 2^3 town combined, Prices Cheap. A A A .*5 H* - Eg| 2^ More, Better and Cheaper Furniture of every description than every other store in John' ston County. A A A A A A $5 Hammocks to Beat the Band. Hooks Fur' nished and Hammocks put up free of charge, 5? kH . ifi Don't buy Refrigerators till you see us. | The Smithfield Furniture -I *j| |l| | Company. | '.?I--.-............ li: S35, yEvWaxJETOI^SESECTST. ,93 7T? THE JNO. A. McKAYMFCJ. GOMRANY DUNN, N. C.. FOUNDERS. MACHINISTS AND GENERAL METAL WORKERS AND DCALEHK IN Mill Supplies and high-Grade Machinery. AGENTS FOR ??? Parquahar Machinery, Atkin's Saws, Serjeant & Lane Saw Mills, Etc. !ZTHE BINGHAM SCHOOL 1904-05 Ideally 'located near Asheville. MILITARY. Highly commended by Army Officers and Army Inspectors. Refusing Pupils instead of increasing accommodations. S 1 30 per half term. COL. R. BINGHAM, Supt., R. F. D. No. 4. Asheville, N. C. DO vol) WANT TO BUY SOME BADGAINS, GENUINE- BARGAINS? Do you wear as large a shirt as No. 15 1-2,16, or 161-2? We have a limit ed number of these sizes to sell at and below cost. For the Men and Boys With Small Heads, We have about twenty-five small Hats, ranging from 6 1-2 to 6 7-8. You can buy these to suit yourself, and they are new stvles too, just happened to be small sizes. A Patent-Colt Shoes, Warranted not to break, at a reason able price. For The Ladies, We have some special selections in Lawn Dress Patterns, only 16 pat terns left, there were 24' patterns when we opened the case last week, 8 of the pretty patterns have been taken. Better hurry or the choice will be taken. A few other things we do not list. Come and see, please. JOHN S. BARNES & CO., CLAYTON N. C.
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