rural carriers get more.
•toffice Department Will Use Ex
P°* Appropriation of $4,000,000 for
Benefit of 40,000 Rural Peatmen
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Who Serve Uncle Sam and
Public So Faithfully
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Washington, July 9.-The 40,000
, jd rural free delivery carriers in the
rnited States are to receive salary
increases as a result of an order is
sued to-day by Postmaster General,
Hitchcock. The order provides for
the disbursement during the current;
fiscal year of $4,000,000, -which will
mean an increase of $100 over the
present salary of $900 for all car
riers on standard routes, with pro
portionate increases in shorter
routes.
Congress provided last session for
the expenditure of this extra $4,000,
000 but left it to the discretion of
the Postmaster General as to how
much of it should be expended. Mr.
Hitchcock decided to-day to authorize
the expenditure of the full amount.
His desire to compensate the car
riers for any additional burden which ,
may be placed on them if the parcel |
posts system he has recommended
for rural routes is approved by Con
gress, was the important considera
tion, Mr. Hitchcock declared to-day,
which led him to make the authoriza
tion.
The rural delivery system was
started fifteen years ago with 83 car
riers, who were paid only $200 a
year. On July 1 there were 1,562
carriers, their aggregate salaries be
ing $35,793,000.
Obituary.
On June 27, 1911, angels visited
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Mitchell and bore away the spirit of
their darling little child, Kermit,
to live with Jesus for evermore. Lit
tle Kermit was born May 30th, 1910,
and died June 27, 1911, making his
stay on earth one year and 28
days.
His sickness was of long duration
being the old effects of measles. All
that loving parents and kind physi
cian could do could not stay the
icy hand of death.
It was hard to have to part with
him but we know that the Lord do
eth all things well, and that our dar
ling is waiting to welcome us home.
Gone to rest, our little darling,
Here no more we'll see his face;
But we’ll meet again in heaven,
When we’ve run life’s rugged race.
Short his stay, but how we miss him,
Stricken hearts alone can say,
When we see the little garments—
Miss the child face day by day.
Gone to rest, he’s free from sorrow,
With the angels round God’s throne
And we soon again shall see him—
But our hearts are sad and lone.
When we reach the pearly portals
Of the city bright and fair,
There we’ll meet our little darling—
He will bid us \yelcome there.
MAMA.
A Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness during the sickness
and death of our little child Kermit.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Mitchell.
The Death of a Little Girl.
On Wednesday evening after the
sun had gone dowo the death angel
visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Smith and carried in its arms the
dear little girl, Lula Margaret, just
thirteen months old. Now it is safe
in the arms of Jesus. The friends
of the family sympathize with them
in their grief and may they so live
that when the battle of life is over
they may meet the dear little girl
in heaven. She was laid to rest in
the cemetery at Elizabeth church,
June 30.
“Only a little rose bud that was
bloomed to die so soon,
Plucked by the handB of the angels
as they bore it away on their
wings,
But some day in the future it will
bloom to die no more,
In a better land on high,
Where the roses bloom for aye.”
A FRIEND.
Clayton, N. C.
Those Pies of Boyhood.
How delicious were the pies ol
t* ijhood. No pies now ever taste
so good. What’s changed? the pies?
Ko, it’s you. You’ve lost the strong,
healthy stomach, the vigorous liver
the active kidneys, the regular bow
els of boyhood. Your digestion is
poor and you blatne the food. W’hat’i
needed? complete toning up b>
Electric Bitters of all organs of di
gestion—Stomach, Liver Kidneys
Bowels—Try them. They’ll restore
your boyhood appetite and apprecia
tion of food and fairly saturate your
I^dy with new health, strength and
' ‘gor. 50c at Hood Bros.
TWO FIRE8 IN CHICAGO.
3ne Burns 263 Horses to Death, I
Causing a Loss of $500,000.
Chicago, 111., July 9.—Fire of un
inown origin early to-day destroyed
:he stables of the Arthur W. Dixon
rransfer Company, burned 263 horses ;
:o death, and caused $500,000 damage.
Scores of firemen narrowly escaped
death when the roof caved in.
Fire this afternoon destroyed the
furniture warehouse of W. C. Reebie
& Brothers causing $100,000 dam
ages. Hot weather made the work of
the firemen doubly onerous.
The Use of Nitrate of Soda.
Nitrate of soda is the most avail
able form of ammonia as it is entirely
soluble. It does not have to undergo
decomposition to become available as
do the other sources of ammonia, but
as soon as it reaches the moisture
of the soil it is dissolved immediately
and is at once available to the plant
as food. Owing to the readiness with
which it dissolves, it should be used
■with care as it is liable to be washed
( ’t of the soil by heavy rains.
Nitrate of soda should not be used
with stable manure as denitrification
is liable to take place and thus the ni
trogen is lost, as it passes into the
air as free nitrogen. The time to
apply nitrate of soda to grain is in
the early spring, from March 1st to
March 15th, at the rate of 100 pounds
per acre. Jt should be applied to cot
ton as a top dressing when the first
squares are formed. Most farmers
make the mistake of waiting too late
to apply the nitrate of soda to the
cotton and corn. It should be ap
plied to corn when the corn is about
waist high.
The yield of sweet potatoes can be
enormously increased by applying 200
pounds after the vines have thor
oughly covered the ground. Apply af
ter a rain and the dew has dried
off. The amount that should be ap
plied to cotton and corn varies with
the fertility of the soil, the amount oi
other fertilizers used and the sea
sons. A wet year nitrate of soda
should be applied in one or two ap
plications and it is usually more prof
itable to use it a wet year than dur
ing a dry one. At the experiment
station we have used as much as 200
pounds per acre on corn and cotton
profitably. Nitrate of soda is an
especially valuable fertilizer to gard
eners and truck farmers. It produces
a rapid, healthy growth in vegetables
The use of nitrate of soda as a sidi
dressing produces a darker green fo
liage in plants and somew'hat retards
their maturity. If, however, it is
used in the early growth of the plant
it may hasten maturity. It should be
used largely as a side application am
other sources of ammonia should be
user at a time of planting.—J. N
Harper, Director S. C. Experimenl
Station.
Sprains require careful treatmenl
Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain £
Liniment freely. It will remove
the soreness and quickly restore the
parts to a healthy condition. Fot
sale by All Dealers.
Some Old Time Droughts.
During the dry season our attentioi
has been called to the following rec
ord of “dry spells” in days gone bj
and published in The Enquirer in its
issue of July 16, 1903:
In the summer of 1621 twenty-thre<
days without rain.
In 1630 forty-one days without rain
rain.
In 1657, seventy-five days withoui
rain.
In 1647 forty-five rainless days ir
succession.
In 1688, a drought of eighty-on<
days.
In 1694, sixty-two hays without £
drop of rain.
In 1705, forty days of dryness.
In 1715 forty-six rainless days.
In 1718, sixty-one days withooi
rain.
In 1720, ninety-two days withou'
rain.
In 1741, a seventy-five days
drought.
In 1749 a terrible drought lastini
one hundred and eight days.
In 1762, there was no rain fron
May 1st to September 1st, one hun
dred and twenty-three days and verj
little to sustain life came from th<
ground that year and many peoph
went to England for hay and grain.—
News and Observer.
A Frightful Wreck
- Of train, automobile or buggy ma;
cause cuts, bruises, abrasions, sprain
or wounds that demand Bucklen’s Ar
* nica Salve—earth’s greatest healer
Quick relief and prompt cure re
suits. For burns, boils, sores of al
kinds, eczema, chapped hands an<
lips, sore eyes or corns, its supreme
Surest pile cure. 25c at Hood Bros.
8"ME RARE BARGAINS IN CLOTH
Ing at N. B. Grantham’s.
SHOTGUN DUEL IN SAMPSON.
■larnett County Landlord and Tenant
Disagree and 8ettle Their Argu
ment in Open Field With Fire
arms.
Dunn, July 9.—Last Wednesday ;
Dave Truelove and Major Daniel ]
Smith engaged in a battle royal with
shotguns near Spring Branch church,
a.bout three miles from Dunn. It
seems that Smith was a tenant of
rruelove’s and they fell out over the
latter's stock getting into Smith’s
crop, Smith, accompanied by his
son .seems to have been expecting
trouble, as he carried his gun to the
field with him. Truelove, accom
panied by his daughter, came down
to the field and ordered Smith out,
and, according to Smith’s version,
Truelove immediately opened fire
upon him when he refused to leave
the field. Smith returned the compli
ment with his gun, sevreal shots
passing between the duelists. The
men were about seventy-five yards
apart and there was no serious dam
age done. Truelove was wounded
in the face and arms, some of the
shot piercing the skin and passing
into the body between the ribs.
Smith was only slightly wounded,
receiving only two shot in the back.
—Charlotte Observer.
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5 or 6 doses “666” will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c.
A.& M.COLLEGE
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Raleigh, July 8.—The finance com- 't
mittee of the A. & M. College, com
posed of W. E. Daniel, of Weldon;
J. O. Ellington, of Fayetteville, and
0. Max Gardner, of Shleby, has com
pleted the auditing of the books of
Bursar A. F. Bowen and found every
thing in fine shape. The college last
year had an attendance of 632 and
the prospects this year are for a
still larger crowd as more dormitory
space will be ready by the opening in
September.
The new mess hall which seats 800
will be ready by Christmas. This will
be one of the most complete halls in
the state, the kitchen being furnish
ed with modern equipment; there
will be a large cold storage plant at
tached and everything arranged along
the most sanitary lines.
Work 24 Hours a Day.
The busiest little things ever made
are Dr. King's New Life Pills. Ev
’ ery pill is a sugar-coated globule of
health, that changes weakness into
strength, languor into energy, brain
fag into mental power; curing Con
stipation, Headache, Chills, Dyspep
sia, Malaria. 25c at Hood Bros.
Salt For the Cows.
It has been noted that an experi
ment wras carried on at the Wiscon
sin station as to the effects of salt
and lack of salt on cows. Salt was
kept away from some cows for a
long time—a number of months—
and a condition of low vitality en
sued W'hich, when continued at some
length, resulted in a general break
down. When salt was again supplied
them, they recovered at once. It was
observed that the time of breaking
, down came about the time of calving,
and the best cows showed this ten
dency most. And so these facts
show the value of regular salting of
milk cows, which should not be neg
. lected.—Indiana Farmer.
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good news that Cardui
has helped me so much
and 1 think it is just
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I “I do hope and trust
that ladies who are suffer
ing as 1 did, will take
jCardui, for it has been a
sGod’s blessing to me, and
will certainly help every
lady who is suffering.”
The Woman's Tonic
No matter if you suffer
from headache, backache
pains in arms, shoulders
and legs, dragging-down
feelings, etc., or if you
feel tired, weary, worn
out and generally miser
able—Cardui will help you.
It has helped thousands
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and if you will only give
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WAKE FOREST, N. C.
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NORTH CAROLINA
The One Hundredth and Ninth Settion of this School Will Begin September 13, 1911
Here Girls and Young Ladies can secure, at moderate cost, pleasant homelike sur
roundings, Healthful conditions, thorough intellectual training, liberal culture under
true Christian influences. All the requirements for a well-equipped life. Address
MRS. MARY DAVIS ALLEN, : : President,
LOUISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA.
D| UA U A |m Asheville, N. C., has prepared BOY8 fur Collage and for Chrls
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Three memorable dates: The Granting of the Charter for Trinity
lege; the Removal of the College to the growing and prosperous
of Durham; the Building of the New and Greater Trinity.
Magnificent new buildings with new equipment and enlarged facilities.
Comfortable hygienic dormitories and beautiful pleasant surroundings.
Five departments: Academic; Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical Engl
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For catalogue and other information, address
R. L. FLOWERS, Secretary, Durham, N. C.
'Trinity Park School
ESTABLISHED 1898.
Location ideal; Equipment unsurpassed.
Students have use of the library, gymnasium, and athletic fields o;
Trinity College. Special attention given to health. A teacher in eacl
dormitory looks after the living conditions of boys under his care.
Faculty of college graduates. Most modern methods of instruction.
Fall term opens September 13.
For illustrated catalogue, address
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