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VOL. IV. " WALTER 8, SELL,
KLKIK, N. C, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5, 1895.
HUBBARD' & HOTH.-Publishers. - NO. 8.
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IHE lxOKTH OABOWNA A61I0UL.
lUEAli" iilPtRIMBNi BTATIOS
AT RALKIGU, KOBIH XAROMK4.
November, 1903.
' Tli ExpcHiijipnt- Stnl InitJhMWni' '.
... The Rtnmlin.? offer is hiade'fco send th
bulletins nf the station to alt ialh strtte-
who renlly des;ro to receive theru. 1 bey
are specially prppn1tofl.tj.l9 sprL e!iln a'
far as possibl" to the practical frirmfr.
Thousands of faririfrs have already taken,
advantage of tbislilTer.1 t'tlefcs you rtiBllyj
want to lie benented please no jjot .apply,
for them as we have none to throw away,
2f VoU desire to read them, write 011 pos
tul card lo Dr. H. B. BATTLK, Director,
Naleigh. X. (J. i j
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j QOi-Stlillia 'Mid Implies, ;
The fi.tation will be glad' t'o- extend Its
Usefulness by rtiswerinjr.as far as pos;
iblc questions on agricultural topics geut
liy finy ono in Nortu Carolina who may
iieture to ask for Information. Address
all fjucstionsTo the North Carolina Agri
cultural F.xperiraent Station, Haleigh, N.
C. Kf plies will be written as- early as
possible by the member of the ftation
staff most competent to dp fto, and when,.
ei general inn-rest, wey .win also ajipear
In these columns. The Station 'dwrra in
this wav to enlarge its sphere gf wsefnl
tiess and cenile.r .immediate assistance to
practical farmers.
-4
hujirtg and eUiie Cow's" by Testa ' of
, . Their- Mil.- - . -
The North Carolina Experiment 6ta
tlou proposes a' plan for buying find srft
ing ciavp. It is based on the yreld of
their milk,' together with tlift bwlity ot
the (mme as rietertuiued by. te of Jhs
tnilk. The rule is to p'aV for.'the cow at
the role o.f 18 per gajlqii ot milk.given
Jer day that ie rich en'ough to show &
per cent -of fat. To this-prico arTd.of.
suhtrnct one dollar for fivory ono-ionrth
of one per rent of fat which is above or
below the U'i, per cent. By this rule
tow is bought Entirely on her merit. It
is believed tm be a conservative plan,
and op if adopted (or one tapou a simi
lar nlan will cwtaiulv raise 'the stand
ard o( cows and increase their milk and
better production, for if they cannot "'be
eold easily for milk cows, they will soon
tie turned over To The butcher, anda bet
ter animal b kept or (C wilUng'niar1serf
w round, the result cannot fail to be
beneficial to all parties.. '
about I inch in diameter, ifll this hole
with kerosene emulsion. If the ennl
aion does not wet the oil on all rides of
the plant make and fill another hole on
'opposite side. Usually one treatment
will be sufficient for each crop, but if
beiehborinC fields are: left untreated
they will breed flies so fast that a second
treatment may be necessary after ten
claya.. Ihe emulsion must be thorough-
ly made.- But it will bo safe in any case
if it is not flowed to touch the leaves
of Jhe young plants.
' THE KKROSENE EMULSION,
hard eoap, pound ' -
Water. 1 trallon.
.jS(eiie.iiiljxgallon.;, . ; '
"? T)rtOT10X8.;-PnaT Th soap and boil
tiil all dissolved in the water. Remove
"froucthfl Art and pom. into the kerosene
Clitirn this or pass fT through a jsnrar
ies or' Byrinpe until it fcecomos a tliif
cream and', the oil doe not sepitjite
from the aoap. J)intQ with 9 timrS its
bulk of cold water before using.
This,remly is equally as good for the
onion maggot, rut rmj iiud U othr
bniTowiug. insjefs. When thoroughiy
made U,wij(i!dtii.;t burn 4VjilHntir but
if iiiiv fn-e oil tit's tj lit" top it will
bum. (tk!:,m.i Mcl';i:r v. Katouwl-'
ogist, N. C. Esperiiiicut .' ,'.iir-.''n. " '
NORTH STATE
. CULLINGS.
iJOl'lt I'A.triKs rWf t's.
beware in ti-.it ...u.rrri lVilillprs.
' Farmers of the'sUte nhpuld be'esr
vneir guard agiucst trnvelHng seed ped1
dii rs who, it h-.-ems, have been opera! ;ng
iu nir wiMi-rii, untr pmnfiwy ctiyr oi
fnctf ot the statp. A fanner new Rocky'
:.-nut, N. C, send tlie .Kxpei'inumt
("tatior. a ciivula)' rtUtributed by these
persons. Th following extract will
t flier to ihow. how they are- trying to
deceive n'irt swindle the farmens: " '
"TP.lronrM 03 SWEDISH hybrid.
"Al: fveriastihg.' pereiiniaj-piunt a
It resenible.s all other varieties ot-.
clovei . per.K be.iiiR, r to., grows tvo to'
lou; feet hiirh on ordiiiiiry laud, aud ia
iinaptrd to thin or sandy soil. It is far
fcupeiioi to mautjie to plow under, "t. -m
Tr a prsoii h iSiug knowledge tt irif
tiihtler.s the whole f the Rboye ?inota.i
tioi, i pure fiction. The plant referrod
to if, Alfike clover, a.tihort -lived peren
tiial adajitcd only to rich nfoist'laha ftrid '
n tooi rlimate. It has no value for
lorth Carolina or tlie .Soutlr. outside of
ti.e liight-r mphntain valloys.l Farmers
'who buy and plant it under such renre-'-
k illation?, will bo worfnlly ditpppinj4j
m Buiii-i iu.v ui mi lnvestoa in mo
. ' - - - . 'j
. A alibase Test," "
The cajibage niaggct, the larval form
of "n QT,iiti!lnjmfiri hriuitirr, if hfiijt,
deftruotive pest of the cabbage in En
rcpf. whrr itwHietiniesijtroys whole
fields c f young' pluiits. f IMra kin-rV)1
casicnally troublesonie in the United
States f,in-p lvqfl.. it has tlie past,
spring upjif-arf-d in alnYffling Humbm in'
p portion of tho trucking section of this
litate. ., . ,. . ;.. .- r--
. . The fly is slender -and .gijny qolored.
rather smaller tha-n theromnion honp-"
fly. Tlfo female lays her eggs in' early
t-piuig cm me roois or stem of young
plants, both, iu the seedbed and field,
Mr. Keet?" Nominated for Speaker by
' t lc liepulilIVans, Ir:f("rlhp by the
' " ' OemocraU. .
At rt caucus ot tho liepubli'i au niembcr.
Coagmi held on.SiiturdayMr. KewJ
nonuuatcd for hpeakiT by tlic: l(piiill
and will, preside oyer. I ho ne.t lluiiseuf. Rfij-
THsrntatl v. 3Jr. Iteedj iu aMptiug jlj
uoniiii.'Uloiii spoke as follows : .
.".Mr. C.Uairuinu aud Ueiitlriiieii.: itvr tli
honor miii'li you .have 'ou'rrd upon-,
tiiiKler inv sincere tiuuiKs. 1 nui. However,
not in the lcat liabhi to credit to inys own
l siwiaTllv this tribute of your ktuducse.
liad once the good fortune to be so placed
that I represented as well as I was able tb
patriotic A'-use of a great party aud ft ln-fu
that patriotic sense -of-uc imrty VUit you
tender the tribute of yourpnaturod. as ycai
did vourteniporurv approval. History wUl
acei tis-iruise for what we dH in the
Fifty-tlrst (.'ongress aud it-niay aeewroViis its
prauwm4Jiis lor 5v1u.it we no pot 110.
' We have unfortunately a divided gov
erhmeut. which' usually leads-to-small osultn,
But there are tyfiea wiien ri-rt ia as Tieulth
givinzas exercise. We must forget that our
first aim greaoeijt uty wtijjfcj all we..caa to
rvstore onildenco to bllsiie-ss And tli.1t
must avoid, all bysiue.-s, legislation except fit
lot: ir-rClluu Uii4u-rwui uui'i. ii:iui-r mail
riin risk's wo eaa 'aiwririo' wait nutil welU
niatnred plans give us assurances r er
fnauciit .bwtyiti' Orude aud hasty legislation
is above all tumgs to be shunneit
v -('ould we cause our
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The eggs hatch out in about five days.
The niaggnteat off The yonirg , rootlets
prodncincjdhat i oft?n called ocino.
foot;" They also bore into the larger
roots wi s;eiun. causing .the plant io
turn yellow iwnri ooon,.fcfter die, or re
maiii as Urntd plant, waich reue to
.he-ad- The fli continue .to brsed all
the snmmcr and paw the-wiuter aa dSr
Wiant bnpa"in the hoUdw stoma caV
bage And sjiimps .if 4eft nn'.the field
tkime of the wtngeS insects ateoiide'
away in celiara .jtad places where cab
bage is stored, but the greater portion
f .the-fiirt brood of fli come from ti
ddVrftant papain the field. The-maggots
feed by prefei-pnc npoTi The roots o
- cabbage ud other cruciferous plauts-
coliards, k'ale;' cauliflower, radish, mus-.tanl.-ctc..
I ut they breed alsotn stable-;
manure piles, human excrement- wjd
rotten fish, f ':
The first and most easentialjemedy is"
to clean a'ohage fields thoroughly of.
.stumps. Either ' plow- these under" at
least' 6 inches deep 'and then olflhe
ground, or gather the eturaps and com
port thf-ni with li:ne . JT.erer -.follow
-cabbag" by the same crop' on auy fiiM
. It the in:i;rgM appear on plants in the.,
seed ls.l,' rppiy a food dressingof lime
cr imuihte ui potash to the soil, "or uf
Ccieut kernseue. "Wiinlaiou to wet the
ground 1 inch deep. If plants in the
Field are attacked take a dibber or sharp
tick and make a bole Bear each plant
iumen.se popular
niaioritv tO'Overltow Juto oilier iiranciies 01
flit" go.eniHii?ut aii(t co5jld- wfiiavo full.coii
trol, we would create, not ii perfect world
but a wivid ratUer mortllt to live iu than we
-have lahily had., -, ",' 1 ' . ',
"isveii as tuiugs are mo uoi ior a moment
do"ubt that ur piilriojjc instim-ts r iil lead us
to uiake.esery sacrilicc if-.ccpt of priuciplo
to ri'scue our eouutry lrom its tomporary
disat"r. Not only have we been elected by
the. yvcrwhehulng vote of the-peoplo an their
servants', but as a hoiise of1 irpreiirativee,
of which we are ft majority. The right to
Initiate luxafiou of the benole is bv the t.'i
stitiitioii pjaced lii Qiir'" banl h.s n wtrNl
trust whf' h W'e have no' right to surrender
and which ull parties however they differ on
otlier things will n.-uredJy muininiu.
. "That we shall be ready at all times to fur
nisll adefjuate'ravtinue. lor the govcrnvieut
necordiug to tmr-souse of public duly, 110
-lunu can doyl't TIJ,srfcl the great patron of
nils ncuiispnere aau winicrwe.nave jioJW'sim
to intcrrre with other ialioim,- we shall
irttitstwm ijiif position here with llrmness and
self-respect and at the same time with care
ful consideration of fuets and'that conserva
tism of le tion wliiclf'shall leave no bad cpies
tioji io trouble v'tir future, li this 1 trust
the'wh'ole govcrnmenl in all its branches will
be in accord with each other and with th
people."
- JU democratic niciiibei-s oT the lneiimiirg
Housr of-- I!PrcsuBJntiR,. Ji.-I.l a mei-ting
taturday and gave Mr. Crisp the coiliplv
ineut of the iiouiiiiatlou fur tij'eaker
-. difiAQIi;t'AXAI HAY. '
3cnalur MurgHii's Strtintf I'lci for II:.
halut.biv ui Kicuragua iiy at Ih" Al'an .
ia li,f;f iiuf . '5' event ,rjhe day-wa'lli'.
rending 01 n letter lrom homior jodii 1.
Morgnn, ejiuirmigi if the Swialu coililUco
on foreign ri latioiito l'n sidcnt Collier, of
the 'Kspilloir. '1'TTe ' Mtcc. was dated No-'vcmlAT-iU
and"; anfotfgtitlti'l biiigs, brVn-
tor sapn'- - . ; " - - .. .
" "Tlia lfc niw-ts with oppci-ilion and iimp-Ii
delay is ojfly a proof of the Hiagutiudf A the
undertaking, aud docs not even Migirijst a
lul as to ii.s !ieces.siiy:'its praciiejiliiiiiy.
un proj.'i't .location on Ibo only available
ronteiis earning -aiie'Sty. its value aw mi i
V"- :()ep. ur.lts f-pc.t v Mtciyss." . y -
, Xli-r rcuiarkin that the iurt cngificcriir
i-kill of mis country ar J upou'tiio rolo
of the canal, senator Morgau said signifl-e-Hiitly
i "Tne jfeat. aud essemlal fais are
now" setlf 'd lo rdmosf uuivc-A:a?ivtliu
America thalth'Xp.'is. jjo luleiv.uijiual pies
ti iu to retard our enterprise, an.llliat this is
the best route upd in. ld Ihe only practica
ble, canal ro'ubf Hy "wlileTthe" Aflautlc 11ml
Pa'Wlr pecans can I. rea-hil-Ihfoiigli Jlie.
r .1. ' ,J.l.. ITT .. .. ' :i .T7
XSLU'llUSJil ViMU'll, J ."U-.-MlC,-.
can question, in wiiicU thc"jifwiiuje.wf.
traiiKitlantic power is not ued sUfttid.its'Bi
tcrre'rcDc' would tie unw-Mlrrtr, isa sebti-,
nient and-eoii ViifthB thi' has the-. for of
taVHrt'Amerjfau hearts,." . v
rtiirli-ii trust in .the Jiitud'a !.of '.a iebl4
Hlti"0r, ju Ihe eoutrol of -..tmns-oceanie
Py-KWoaM constantly bnperil mr -peave.'
We cannot sarery' acee'f.t erhPr'lVtternatlve.-,1
H-'iiator MrrgaaahMliirt h' taiuul would
pav iiit iryvL jrom two hugjlrcl-iuillius,.ljut
all rational e.oi putatiua. by inen,.,Vho . ar
teadj j i tlr the work, proves-ihat j's than"
elgls'tviiiinoiff will ronipMe rhe eamil.- He
aid fiirther thnt'theA'ote of Ihe RWrnf-hn.i
of the HousVcoiinnirtee ut.the last -session of
( 'mgrefis a nouuted to a national deciarajioo
that no imiHtdiowur 3sinUi whv-b.should 'Uj
feat or iM:jv..tU?fcaistruction of the canal,'
rivyjuiitry ha"8 Vpteil "that solemn and
tell-'-rate 'declftnnforranJ wit! irbt l?"coflt9T't
ritlt IW.IreVeaJ.: '. ' .Y r" '' .'
OCerfcRENXK IVOTiTIt XOTK1NO
TROM ALIj OVKR THE 8TATK
Liable for Taxation.
. "Tho Railroad Commission have lieard
tlio complaint of J.-II. Huir, of Ply
mouth against tho Roanol-.o J'ridjjo
acd Lumber Co., charging Hint they
hauled freight and jiasnenfr. i& without
license, and that they had no acts of
incorporation. Tha railroad compttny
tlt'Uiod tho charge, tilit adtuitlod that
they liBd Contracted their road to oud"
I'arket ,for;.tho .pprposo.of Lauling
logi tl Iheir' milt, and'arraitted that
Parker hinibVlf had charged forfrdglft
and pasacngets withont the:'.4., consent,
and that tho railroad company was ntjt
rosjioLiHiblo for ids acts. ' The commis
sion ooucinJos that the tloeudant cam
not bd heard tu say 1 1' at it is not rc-
Hponhiuig lor tuo acts of ri. J. l'aitctw
who ia opcraiting tho. road, Hmngh Ti
may lmvp bderi acting in violation of
ordcrgj uud": adjudged that tho; defi-ntl-j
ant i8liaj3ld' to all rules ud regulations'
as prescribed" by" the Railroad (Juniuiiu-a
won, and will bo asBcsscd for taxation
as other roads for. the years 1891 apd
1805, it having tieen proved that tares
had been charged during both yea. 1 Y ulm "'
aud ho'ta'x had bofeb. colleckd. Thtf a,r"M U0(li
pjoptirty tiras assessed by. the (Jouimin-i
sion at ?18,UIH), ana lies partly in
iWastiingtoil aild parly in Rcaufort
counties. Clerk'Browli tent the divis-
iniis ffllojed to each county
TKfiP:inAPHIC TICKS.
At a conference of miners in Phila
dolphin Friday plans vers adopted to
secure an advance in wages nest spring
t some o,wv miners. .
The Spanish -cous'iil1 at Wifeiiilnrton,
Del., caused the arrest of the captain
iiUil oltict'fs of the Norwegian steamer,
'chprgiu'1 'hem with violating the neu
trality laws." "" " f J
jAt Decatur, . Ills., Friday,' C.. y.
Smith, known in professional baseball
as "Pacer," was hanged.for tho mur
der of his little daughter Louise Smith
and aistcr in law on September 2Sth.'
Ho hud tried to kill his wifo but she
escaped. ,
At -Mcrmt hterling, Ky., Friday
Tlm WilliuniR and David Rose, who
wcro wealthy ntoek - Jrajler of Wolfe
county, fought a Httfto .iucl to the
death at Hazel (iruou. Williams was
killed and Rote died later. They had
a dispute over business.
vL'lie steamer Jennio Cnnipbell struck
a auag 20 inilca below Vicksburg, Miss.,
and suult Tuesday.
t'iiptulu tiang, a British'"' officer, has
been invited by China to tako "com
i mi ml of her navy again.
'C.V. Clibbes, suffering from 'mt'laii
cliolia jumped iu a well at Atlanta
'Ph ursduy-and was drowned.
t A Rio Janeiro" dispatch says theBra
zilian bruiser Uranus has been wreck
ed and her commander and five others
Ritbmoud .TJJba:c;pMlre.', :
vEriattt Toliflccos Smtikprs; t'aTimon 5 to
ec;wMum. nii&w.uuWw t.i'L"rat-
ter,j; Common, til to 13. njedium, f 16 to '
!1dp;22.S to25:,farrey. :5Q49 WO.
ItilJ ers : Cfunmpn.. $ 3. 50 to 1 4. -rn.li um , - 40 .
to ij.X, ouJ,'JS fine; flO-to -512..
Wrappers: Comcioa. l?-to tla: lnetfiBm,
15 t'.'20,"gbod.'Tf25 to 530; fln, S35 to 40;
faBcf.47 H- --: ' . .-
sn 1 v m ' "x. inrr mi i, un 1 -
Llea,f, 4 to .96: long leaf, 6 to.8, Bele- (ard .14-'.li.,
I New iobaccCTLooseL'uI,. (1.50 lo -.
short leaf. 4 to a: njediumjcaf, C5 to f7i
long leaf, eijto tv; eerfitions, 10 to 12.
ilolt'nc Sentenced to Hani;,
Jlnriuan ff. 51 udgett," alias IL H. Holmes,
who was eoDvicld-.of nuir ler in the ftfst
degree.f0rliuviugaiis"1 'be death In Phila-
dHrpfcia.' Til.. oTBeiijnrnm 1". I'ileze!. was in
the Court of Oyer and Term iVis? refused
new trial and enteficed to li iianged. Via
rwelve,! the seutence of Judge Arnold Indifferently,
I'lto Seaboard, Air Line requests the
railroad cijiriinis-sioii to allow it to ship
freight over its line from Durham to'
point's on the' Raleigh & Augusta Air
-Line contrary ,to an''o'rder given' some
iime-ago ryrjuirjng ireigni to oe snip
ped 'by thencaresti'bute knd tnat'foint'
rates5 sh'0tild"be -IGrper cent.-less 'than
ordinary chargeft.- - The commission
informs the Seaboard Air Line that it
is willing' to. de,thi,s provided the road
will deduct iiie'iOVer cent, wheu'thus',
shipping,1 6tj as to equalize cost.
The is;ews sevs Mrs. S. G. Jones, of
Mt. Airy, keiJl an itemized statement
of the expense of keeping a cow for a
year. I lie cost was fcoi: nfifl the sales
of milk and butter, after'- family" of
seven persons were snpplieamotmt
ed to $61.80. In this instfinco the cow
paid nhandsome.pr'ofit jV , - "i?
The "fitute" Suuday .iSchool -Associa
tion has" tlcted'aji Vpi'esKknt for tho
ensuing rear llet-mwi.'-il.-.HornC. of
Iho UriiverMty' , MK folnd5' is ""pri'si-
dent Of ther linrverBity oiiBg -Men s
Christian Associatiou.-'II. "X-'Sno'Wj
of Durham, was rc-elcctd secretary.
'The (Iolds'bord Argus tells of tho
burning of a newly built church at In
dian 'Springs, alfout six niiics from
Seven Hpriugs, which had "been built
jdintlv by the Methodists and Baptists.
It.was.au iocendiajyi.firc. . Each cou
grcgation formerly had its o'wn 6t"pa-'
rate hoiiReTcfP wofsbii)atid'tLeyvere
both destroyed by iucendiaries.
xho Raleigh NrnVs and Observer says?
There are 184 cotton mills and that
these' figtircVafe'frbrrect; that the gain
in live years bus been 100 per -cent. :
that tho'cupiial iuvestCd is flt!,800,-
000; that therefore Sr.nojJ.lobniK, 'J8'J,-
W0 apindles, 24,600 operatives, of
whom 5,000 are in Alamance county
alone. ' THo 'consumption 'of Cotton
luring :ho-past- twelve 'months, was
!fi5,000 "bales.
The Governor orders a special tctm
of Supremo Court in Lenoir county,
lainly for the trial.of the men charg
ed with incendiarism at Kiuston.
AgJiiuajt'sevcral of thoso.tho'g'raud jury
retrrriicd a true bill the lii?t day of tho
recent term of court. Judge Graham
will preside, at the request, of tho so-
VMybtt ? VP !1 f cou "fy s-.oonwi lssu.' 'i;
ors.
ethodiBt.rP.rbtcstant Confer-'r-j
ch closed its sespion at
Greensboro" tc urtav utgliti raised ?2
K00 towa'f trffe'' orcctitm nf
i 1 li he in CirotMihboro. to be nscdfo??'
IW, MctUiuJjSt yl'bptftflil jilblislliuHl l iiiidiiii; up-IJie H Ul
i.uinu4? xro.ckcf.i.)y.hcf: . 11T1!"' ')if
T 1 , 11" 1 A liusiuvjs like in it nati
(f. u- ral Conference, which meets JF i .,uu ,-1, .,r-u,e iHethrc.
snnbas City ixjyup.f. y'-V. v
i The Shelby-Aurora tiays that -Wil
riuitrV&Ab, thii chaiupfon. -uhickeu cat!
or, died rectuiibJit King's Tiloiiniain
ui the age of 'Jl years. He was a clevef
uld man. -ilp irequently iwasted o
diegastronomtic feat of eating a chicked
eyery day for forty J0ajs,, or- ,rtal of
J4.600 chickens. . ?
North Carolinaleads every one of
er Southern sistef'iSfa'fflB in the num-.
er of cotton ?&illsi i and deads every
!tate in the South in the increase oj,
fotton mills ih: fte' last decade. Shi
now has J4;ptton mills. ' '
i .JJhp Self-Threading Sewing Machine
IJonlpSnyr'di ?(ew York, is moving i.
plant to Jioanjikp Raj)ids, where they
ivill mariufaefnre' machinery of afi
iinds.-.. jj; - . .. 1
J The K.?" Kcynqlds tobacco Conjr-'
jiany, of Winston, was " awarded thj;,
Jirie forJU bwt-4buCCO . .exhibit Rt
ithe Atlanta Exposition. ' j" .
V Heury'iia'ket" beat Mwfe'.rr deafti
t-in-iMviason county.. jne. wariimir.r
the influence of 1'oJijBr.. . ., m . :
A. C. Miller, of Shelbv,
Oabps:. f' Charlotte, are i
nlanning the erection of b spiaiung Pto-.-kton '
II to onnloln M1 la. tliriUles.
f- The new Lincoln Cotton Mills, uear
Lincolnton, have beftncampjeted and
will soon be in operation. '-.
' There HasCee"n la Intt Mtf of SWO,
000 in the value of the real and perao
ual property listed for taxation in
Greensboro, thin yeatv .'. ,
Valdese. in Bnrke county, has a new
postmaster, an ItaMan named Ippolyt
Salvieeot
flhe Met
ce, whic
l Ui-ii
- At tho Ontario Veterinary College at
Toronto -Thursday, an American stu
dent' raised. aHn in lmioE-of Thiinks
giying Day, and it caused a general,
long-protracted, bloody light between
the Canadian and American students,
All the sugar refiueries in .Philadel
phia, including the Franklin refine
ries, .which are connected with- the
sugar trust, aud the Independent Mc
Cunn refinery, shut down Wednesday
night, throwing over 2, 000 men out of
employment. . . . ...
Another dreadful .massacre has oc
curred at . Marash. , ;TJie American
Theological Semi nary, was plundered
and burned, ami two atudeqts shot and
fatally 7,-ounded. Another massacre is
reported at Aintab. Twenty thousand
Turkish soldiers are marching upon
Seituug.tp rafOfit to the ground.
About 100 wheelmen were iu the par
ado to the Atlanta Exposition grounds
Saturday, where the races took place
before 15,000 people.
William B. Clements has been ap
pointed traveling passenger agent of
the inilroads comprising the Seaboard
Air Line, with heauquaitersat Atlanta.
The New York World reports 88
cases of lltigrant crime involving muf
'ders, burglaries, ..highway robberies,
arson, suicide, trolley wrecking and
aggravated assault, 'all. occurring
within three, weeks iu iiat city.
Muii' than ("0,000. -people were at the
Alhuita 'Kspositiou.ou -South Carolina
Day. , ,
The ten th'ousuml.yuiuers' in Iudian
Territory threaten io strike for higher
4- .. '.,.
1 AfOLSTA STAIM'S A "PLAN."
LATEST NEWS
IN BRIEF.
GLEANINGS FROM MANY POINTS.
Important Happenings, Uolh Home
, and Foreign, JJi Icily Told. ''-,
A Jliicugo-Southern'c'oitfon'Kiilr, autl'l
bat 11 Is Intended tu Accomplish.
AiignMia;.(!a, has started a fau ty includo
tlift whifle South for a Southern ootton expo
silliju iu Cldi ago.' " ,m ,'.
After several days, -,ln coiisuUatiou with"
M r.;!' JJDeBerard, oCtho Kew York Dry
tioods E.jpnomist, the followiug plaa ha
been mapped out: - - ,. .
II is self evident tljat both consuuiefg and
Inv.iors will be attracted- (o tffe Hoiith -m
greiit.Diuiilyijftri'y prnf thrtt the HtnitB-eaB
protiuco lnoroi-lit-any. Alieoitri, jna Si .
" iitij n y iiiitu iiiiv ,;jriiipjiiioi . ai.
proposed lo supply this' proof by -holding a
cotton exposition . in. Chicago, t whoso broad,
puri.yse still-be: '', '-
r -To '"niako new customers.-(or Present
producls. . . . .;,
2- To open direct Hues of distribution be
tween producer aud consumer.
3- lo liriug.lo Jljo knowledge of tho capll
iilisls In a piost frcih'aud;cijjiyncjng w.y,
tho great oppo'Kufihies fdr- profit '"-which -Sourli-rn
cotton mills afford.
4 - To show lo ihe gieat West that Chicago
l.vt-hi' natural and loi'ical dislrihutirg centra
lor friiTS.H'XI.iHM) worth- of cut ton. goods an-
I niially. w U i. li Hie South . must and will
A (1'HlJ ,,m,ooi huh logically niatvc: ami (o oner t-j
1 Chicll 'o III., irrr.it i.ri-. ,f fin imini.no. Irmtn
liniige lor lii-ago's njlj;litv assistance
th. . .-
1,?13fta LrunticutOtad -
mure as expedient, with
1 vi-llie Metbreniuaelvmeutiu iuake
II atiraerivu.toJ.bo DUbll i.r. . ".
li siuMil.t-f iT devised to- nppeid 'to'-thrt
gn-at layVVdeftoNlalifijtlowsi. ;
l-'or ti:c general public:, l'icturesuuo "a
tllre . cotton culture, preparation, methods
of nhipmcut, etc., -fchjtitiou.scenes, South
ern cotton markers, i?v'orth,'ftriwtton ft.
cliaugos, etc. Comparative exhibit of cotton
fna iilinyy ' from the earliewt times to the ,
prj.-teutv Jlodorn cotton machinery at work, j
a or tiic'menrhant: A very ,iul fend com- i
pleto display of Southern cotton goods', in j
comparison. is ith New England-made -Roods
of similar grlM. -KliiXofiito'dfsplayltby in- i
dividual Kolllhern lillls:' "Modeft of leading
8t:'.liern mills. Iarge maps, showing dis
tances and 'freight chargei"- " Fuil' Couipnri
f,oas.of quf.iUy-iind 9"llius-pricw.
For tho investor. Very lull and "thorough
objeet lessons in relative costs, North and
So'.th. New machinery contrasted with old.
The great earning power of new equipments
la tliftf.vWliV Lew-oroT n5trrcrron tmd i
low A-apitalwation iivtlii 4vutli, , . pjuiparoon
of wages, cost of raw material and freight
charges', "Norfti and Hoaf h." 'Bdutherli water
powers. . .' . - . : - - -
This is but a rough outline of the many .
useful details that will r.ugge. 1 1 icmselves.
. Newsy Southern Notes.
December 11th has been set apart as
Florida Day at tho Atlanta exposition.
Fire deidroycd iour tenement houses
In Knoxville, Tenu., Wodnosday. Loss"
?2,000.
A petition will bo presented io the
Kentucky Legislature nuking' legisla
tion for the confinement of inebriates
in an asylum instead of in jaiis and
work-houses.
The schooner II. S. Lanfair, from
Baltimore to Jacksonville, struck the
jetty iit.tho latter city Wednesday and
turned over. - Her cargo -as oil and
salt. . " . ....
"Tho entire .. instio of $10,500,000
Central of Georgia Railway 5 per cent.
50 year consolidated bonda has been
sold, tho unsold portions being taken
Wednesday aftornoon iu New York by
a syndicate 'Of prominent bankers there
and iu Loudon. ..
Griffin Johnson, youngest son of the
lato Major General Albert Sidney
Johuston, tho famous Confederate
chieftain, died iu Los Aogclos Cal.,
Wednesday night from hemorrhage of
the brain, supcrihdiiectihyafallw'uich
he received 0 few days ago. : ;
The exposition .maungement has set
apart.; December . 12th" as Tcnnosseo
Centennial Day; December 11th as
Chattanooga Day, arid Dectinbtf .171h
as Farmers' Day. Theso will btCthroo
great events, and it is expected im
mense crowds will come on those days.
--
Northern News Notes.
Governor Flower, of New York,
thinks tiero are $400,000,000 in gold
boarded throughout the country.
Chicago will probably "raise a guar
anty fund of $70,000 to get the Repub
lican Nationnl convention.
It has been decided to remove the
birtly of Gen. W. S. Hancock from
Korristown, Pa., to tho Arlington
cemetery..
A man at McArthur, O.,. who spoke
disrespectfully of a woman, was ridden
on a rail and then tarred and feather
ed for the 'improvement of his man
ners. .... . .
The Chesapeake and Ohio is to build
a new depot at Richmond, Va., to'cot,
with improvements, 82.000,000. It
will be located on North Mai u street,
just below tho old St. Charles Hotel.
.Charles Bauer, a -Sulljvua county,
S.-. Y., farmer,, residing' at BcaVer
Brookj was in a stall untving a' cow on
Monday when she caught him on her
horns and tossed him into a stall oc
cupied by a horse. Tho latter kicked
Bauer to death. '
,VshlUf-tOII.. -
-Secretary-Smith claims to liaye.-saved
7f,"f)ll0 in fbo'jif ffitrflg of tho -Patent
Ottu.azcttp. . ,' ' '-'
A -clerk and three color.qd ' laborers
liave been dismissed rom-the-TreaHury
Dfj'urtiner.tJiar tho theft of- qbsoMe
iuferuifl rcte'fiflefh'taniJfl'. "
-Mrs.. MaryVivcao, slepniother of
Archbishop Kcau, rector pf.tlie'.Catho-
iio -University, at - Washington, was
found dead in" her rnom-in Baltimore.
She had, apparently, btcn deadsabout
thirty-six hours. 4 ... .. ..
'.. A synopsis of tho report published
of tho Niciu-fgna-commission showt
that Iho'conimissiou docs not think
that the canal can be built for tho sum
estimated by the company 69,863,
(M'vOt The provisional-estimate of the
commission is placed at $03,472,893.
Certain features of thii jdau of con-
stf uctioti arc declared to :bt? 'iropracii
rs! !'.', I hey say mure time should be
taken in making physical and topo-
graphical examination, auu ior tnai
Hirpose, they recouimena an appro
priutiou of S:jiO,l'0O. . . - .
' '.'Foreign. -"
AfCiiidie-umas; tho noted novvl'-1st,-
died' at liivhotno .iu'I'ariij on ,Wed-.
ojidny tvciiing.'i ...
Two t-Jiijikf of earthquake we.ro ex
p.iffit'iit'i.'d'in the s )iltliern-purl of"Btil
gnrVa We'dnesdi y morning.; .
1 tie t'lliHie government has-crcated
rt 8onrati lcantiou-ij Paiit nndcr.the
.admitiistralioii of King Lang. The
chamber of deputies' liaS vot'sd -5,0(K),-
LH.IU iracs lor-t biaoii-niiu.-ui.lt nuuiuoji-
al cousular posts in C.Lina. :
- - - , .
ELK1 flfg, CO.
- - HIGH GRADE COHON TARNS, WARPS,
" TWIM'ES, KNITTING COTTONS.
ELKIN-,-
11. C.
. j
Cione Hark to Miiles.
''rSiU)nijf-i!aSgouetta'k to mule tams for
th".tr!rS-orUtion of freight, Just ni hi the
old Jvs l.'e.'-jra' failroHils were built, A re
gular line of big wagons, with six-ruule
teams, bctwi-en- St f-ktou and Fresno has
Urt.len started, cud it w'll connect at
p !i t"jner to atj frorti. San
1 be l.ae lias leen started in pp- r
position t ;. the S inlliern- ,ne ttaitway,
wl'h Ihe ot jeet of forcing down the rates.
Ihe experiiiicnt was made onec before, and
uceeiiuilv. -fl be mule teams, in connection
with the Hb-amers can carry sugar, for in
stance, lrom San Francixco to Fresno for"3
.ton lens tlina tlie nljway cjiarge, ud it is
believed that astmilrfr sa' big chn be madi'Hjn
other frcig'jt. The m r.-baiits in the valley
towns an-liitereif.i m Hie 1. reject, and say
that it i-s 1111 even lining . r irderegts
wiictiier tiie railread euis ilown iu rales or
their freight is iu future hauled by mule
Itaras.
The"5 Charlotte -Observer ,
-," DAILY &. WEEKLY "- -
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CALVwaiXaTBOMPBiFS, FuhlUlipra. '
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CAPE FEAR & YADKIN VALLEY RT,
Johtc Gill, Keceiver,
CONDENSnSCHEDULE.
In Effect N v'r. 3'd,1895.
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. Noa. 37 and 38 Washington and Southwestern
Veftibuled Limited, Thnvgh Pallinaii Slecpert
between New York and New Orleans, via Wash
ington, Atlanta and Montgomery, and also be
tween New York and Memphis, via Washington,
Atlanta and Birmingham. DininsCars.
Koa. &. and 36 United Plates Fast Mail, rullnian
Sleeping Cars between Atlanta, New Orleans and
New York.
Nos. 31 and 32. Exposition Flyer, Through Pull
man Sleepers between Now York and Atlanta via
Washington. On Tuesdays and Thursdays' con
nection Will be made lioin Kichmond wlih No.
Bl, and on these dates Pullman Sleeping Car will
be operated between Richmond and Atlanta. On
Wednesdays and Saturdays connection from At
lanta lo Kichmond with through sleeping car
will ba to leave Atlanta. by train No. 32. -
Nos. II and 12, Pullman Bleeping Car between
Bicbmond, Danville and Greensboro. .
W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWICK,
- Gen'l Pata. Ag't, - Ast't Gen'l PasS.'Ag't,
Washington, D. C. Atlanta, Ga.
'.. 7 '
W. B. RYDER, Superintendent, Cbakxotte,
NOBTBT CABOUNA.
. . KORTU BOCXU,
Leave Wilmington
Arrive Fayetteville
Laave Fayettevllla
Leave Fayettbville Junction . ,
Leave Hanford '
Leave Climax
A rri ve (Trecnsboro ...........
Leave Greensboro...
Leave Rtokesdalo
Arrive Walnut Cove....
(Leavo Walnut Cove.
Leave Ilural Ifail. .... .".".
Arrive Mt. Airy
1 SOUTH BOUND.
Leavo Mt. Airy".'
Lcavo Itural Hall
Arrivo Walnut Cove
Leavo Walnut Covo :
LcuvoHtokesdido
Arrivo (;re.e'isboro.'
Leuvo Greeuslxiro. .;...-
Leavo- CHmax... ,
Leavo Kan ford '. . .
Arrivo J'ayettovi lie Junction .
Arrivo Fayetteville
Leavo F'uyeityrjllo..
Arrive Wilmington
NORTH BODND.
Leavo Ilennettsvillo.
Arrive Maxton
Leavo Maxlon
Leave Hod Springs...
Leave Hope Mills. . .". .
Arrivo Fayuttoville. . . . ...
SOUTH BtJONP,
p. m.
No. 2. DAIly.
. . . 7 25 a. in.
...10 35 ' "
...10 55 " .
.. .10 67 '
. .12 l'J
... 2 20
...2 48 " .
... 2 55 -
... -3 40 . "
:.. 4 07 '
... 08 "
...Hi "
. . . 6 10 "
No. 1. Dally.
. ... 8 45 a. m..
....11 10 "
....1188 "
...1145 ".
....1212
....12 58
...103 "
18J "
.... 31'J "
... 4 80 "
...4 83 "
.... 445 "
... 7 65 ""
No. 4. Daily.
... 8 25 a. ra.
... 923 "
...9 20 "
...9 65 "
...10 85 "
...10 52 "
p. m.
No. 3. Dally.
. . 4 38 p. m.
.-. 4 53 " ,
..5 42 "
.. C 12 "
. . C 13 "
.. 720 "
W. H. GREEN,
Gen'l fupt.,
wauiikoton, D. C.
J. M. CULP,
. Traffic M'g'r, ..
Wabhikoton, D. C,
vur i ruun 1 o
CAN I OBTAIN A PATENT t For a
Rmmpt answer and an honest opinion, write. ,to
1 1 N Jf A- t'O., who hare bad nearly fifty rears'
exMenenoe In the patent bnalneaa. Comraupica
tiofia stitetlr coDHdentlal. A-itandboek.of In
formation ennoerning Patenta and bow to ob
tain tbem sent free. Also a catalogue of niecban
leal and acientltto books sent free.
Patenu taken tbroaata Munn ft Co. receive
aneual notice in the Heir all (Ir AmerlcHii. and
thas An broutrbt -widely beturetlie publio with
out ooat to the Inrentor. -Thta splendid paper, .
Issued weokly. elecantlr lllnstrated. baa by far t he
lars-eet circtilation of anr acicntiiic work in the
world, 3 a rear. Sample c.nica sent free.
BulldUig KditioD. mortthlr, tvOa year, . Single
romea, cents. Every numijer contains beau
tiful platea, m colors, and i.hotofrri,pha of new
hiiuscs. with piatis, eitabting builders Ut sbow tae
latest designs and semrecontnieia. Address
U1IMN k .... Nru. V 1 . 11 . . . ..., .
Leavo Fayetteville. ....
Leavo Hopo Mills. . '.'. .......
Leave Hed Bprings
Arrive Maxtou. ....... y.. .'.'.'
Leavo Maxton. .
Arrive licnnottsvillo
NOBTB BOUND.
(Daily Except Sunday.)
No. 16, Mixed.
Leave Kamseur 45 a. m.
Leave Climax.'.......' 8 35 '
Arrive Greensboro'.... 9 20 "
Leave Greensboro '. 9 85 "
Leave St okesdale 10 60 "
Arrive Madison....- 1150 "
SOUTH BOUND. '
(Daily Except Sunday.)
. . No. 15. Mixed
Leave Madison 12 25 p. m
Leavo Btokesdale ..- 128 "
Arrive GrociLSboro '.....235 '
Leave Greensboro....'. 3 00 "
Leave Climax ; 8 55 "
Arrive ltamseur 5 40 "
NOnTB BOUNB CONNECTIONS
at Fayetteville with Atlantic Coast Line for
all points North and East, at Hanford with
the Seaboard Air Liuo, at Greensboro with
the Southern liailway Company, at Walnut
Covo with the Norfolk & Western Kallroad
for Wiuslon-Salein.
SOUTH BOUND CONNECTIONS
at Walnut Cove with tho Norfolk It Western
Ilailroad for Itoanoke and points north and
west, at oreensuoro with the Southern liail
way Company for Iluleigh, ltlchmoud aud
all points nortli and east; at Fayotlcvilie
with tho Atlantic Coast Line for all points
South; at Muxton with the Seaboard Air Line
for Charlotte, Atlanta and all points south
and southwest.
J. W. FEY,
' - Oeu'l Manager.
V.E.KYLE,
GenT'Pass. Agent.
W. L. Douglas
S1 CUnt? IS THE BEST.
Sta) WIIVasnT FOB AKINC'
a. cordovan;
rRENCH&ENAMfcUXDCALF, .
4.3.h Fine Calf M(a;karooi
3.3? POLICE, 3 SOLES,
BOYS'SCHOOLSHQEX
LADIES'
TT SEND rOR CATALOGUE
i2' V W- L'DOUG LA3
- Over One Million People wear the
W. L. Douglas $3 & $4 SfiOfiS
All our shoes ere equally satisfactory
They give the best value for the money.
They equal cuatom shoes In style and lit.
Thilr wearing qualities are uneurpassed.
The prices are uniform, .--stamped on sole.
Prom $1 U $3 saved over other makes.
If ypur dealer cannot supply you we can. Sold by
N.-VV.. Fowler, Agent.
. Vr I
.iwi auufc 1 '
What is
' v sr sr - at v m ma m
Will!
Castoria is Dr.' Samuel PitcLer's prescription for Infant
and' Children; It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
v' other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute
Sor -Paregoric, Drops, Soothing1 Syrups, and Castor Oil.
It is -Pleasant. Its guarantee' is thirty: years use by
; . Millions of Mothers. . Castoria destroys Worms and allays
feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
. cures Diarrhosa and Wind Colic. Castoria .relieves
teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency.
Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, 'glvlvg healthy and natural 6leep. Cas
toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother 'e Friend.
Castoria.
11 M.
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. rull Telegraphic service, aud large corps.
Corespondents,
Beft advertii-lng medium fctv-en hT,,
I0B, v.-C-r-aad-AlUrnt.-S. K - r
Adareas,
OBtllM K,
CHABI.OTIE, N.
""CaaWU is iari exctUent medicine-for ejril;
drea. Mothers have repeatedly told me of its
good effect upon their children."-
. Da. G. C Osgood,
, Lowell, Mass.
' " Castoria ts the best remedy for children of
which I am acquainted. I hope the day ia not
far distant when motheis will consider the
rest interest of their children, and use Castoria
instead of the various quack nostrums which
are destroying their loved ones, by lornng
opium, morphiue, soothing syrup and other
hurtful agents down their throats, thereby
sending them to premature graves."- -Db.
J. F. Kwchelos,
-' , - - - ' : Conway, Ark,
Castoria.- .
"Castoriajls sowell.adapted to children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me." . .- . ' '
H. A. Ajlchrr, M. D.,
111 60. Oxlord St., Brooklyn, - Y.
. " Our pbysiciaqs in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their experi
ence in their ontsidt .practice wHhCastoria
and although we oniy Uave' among om
medical supplies what Is known aa .regular.
producta,yet we are free eoolets that the
ncriti of Castoria has won ns to look with
favor upon nV' . . ...
Unitbo HossrtAi And Distexsast, -'
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