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Sotk fatwti) mm. JjThrgegnts the Copy. INDEPENDENCE IN ALL THINGS. Subscription Price. $1.00 rfrr Year hi AdvancsT" VOL XIV. COLUMBUS, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, ti08. 4 Biff CUILINGS Of NORTH STATE HEWS IVevv? of Interest Gleaned From AH Sections of the State and Arranged For Busy Readers SELECTING SEED-CORN FOR LARGER YIELDS. North Carolina Agricultural Experi ment Station, West Raleigh 0. B. Willi-ms, Director. The practice of selecting seed-corn from the barn late in the spring costs the farmers of North Carolina, iiTTte ereased yields of shelled corn, an amount equal to more than five mil lion dollars annually. Just so long as this method is followed, just so long will the corn-growers of the State lack this amount of producing what they might with the same treat ment under identical conditions wore they to use better methods in the selection of their seed-corn. The proper place to select seed for plant ing (mi poses next year is the field this fall; One day spent in the field in st li t ting seed-corn properly will pay better in increased yields than most any labor performed during the entire year. There are many ways in which this work might be done sat isfactorily, the exact method depend ing upon local conditions and prac tices. Economy of performance of the operation is always to be looked after hut not at a sacrifice of effi ciency. Where corn is gathered from stalks in the field in the usual way, a good method for the corn-grower to use is to sling a cotton-picking bag over the shoulder or take a basket in the ha ml and go through and make the selections from the field of corn which he has that is a little above the average in productivity. Take two rows at a time and select seed from those stalks which have two well-developed cars per stalk, remem bering that in the selection of seed one should select from the stalks that will yield the largest amount of shelled corn per stalk. The reason why it is advised selecting from two eared stalks is because investing and studying vaiieties of corn during the past eight years on the Experiment Station farm and elsewhere, it has been found that the best yielders of shelled corn per stalk and hence per acre were those that averaged near two ears per stalk. Take both of the ears if they are good ones and reject both if they are not. Do not give much detailed attention to the shape of the ears and grains during field selection, but reserve this for some rainy or snowy day during the winter and have the young boys around to help, as there is no foim of farm work that will interest them more or lead them to take a deeper interest in the work of the farm. One reason why so many boys leave the farm is because they arye not taught that there is something more in farming than the mere drudgery connected with it. When going through the field selecting these ears it might be well to have the boys along too if they are old enough to appreciate the value and importance of what is be in" done. A cart, or wa?on misrht be - at one end of the rows and when you get there each time empty the bas ket or hag. Enough corn should be gathered in this way so that when the more careful selection is made during the winter at the barn, hav lng m mind the best shape of ears and kernels, enough will be left for planting, after throwing out the ears f poor shape and those having ker nels not up to the proper type it is wished to use for planting. Select from the field three to five times as touch corn as it is expected to be nocih-d. sr that a vpto -rianA slftiAn ' . t t lie ears may be made during some Winter day. Make selections from stalks that not ?nly bear two well developed ears, but from those that hav. a good leaf development and Iare root system. Select ears that ai? borne at a uniform and conveni- State News in Brief. Mi T. D. Elliott, of Hickory, has awarded the contract for the mildine- to hp erected at Win- be rie thr-P College, Rock Hijl, S. C. Trinity High school in Randolph counly, opened Tuesday with a good at tr nice, nearly one hundred be-Tjj rc?f lot, TPVio nrni pe br w a. guuo. scnoiasuc year uie a. A fair for High Point is being agi tated for 1909 to become a penna nt fixture. The plan is to brgan Zt a stock company and build race "Sicks arifl hni1iinoi nnr? nlnrT ffiin"S n- ul for a successful fair. 1 he special prizes of $250, $150 and ''0 for the best county exhibits in connection with the State fair to be ln 1 "ogress October 11 to 17, is ex rf'! 'd to make these county exhib "R decided features in the contest. . ' hernias Nelson Page, of Virginia. 'Hi deliver the annual address before l' Wth Carolina Literary and His- nea Association at its meeting at Raleigh in October. ent height, for such ears are more easily and cheaply gathered; they ripen more uniformly ;and are less liable not ot have the embryo grains fertilized, as the tasselling of all stalks will be practically at the same date and the pollen from all will be given off at about the same time. The ears should be held not upright, but in a rather drooping position, as such eara are less liable to rot, as they will shed the rain rather than admit it in to the ears, as they frequently do when held in an upright position; especially is this so if the husks (shucks) do not cover the tips of the ears completely. Also, it is well to discard all ears that have the tips poorly covered1 with husks, even if all the other characteristics are up to re quirements. When, during the win ter, the corn thus gathered is gotten out for more careful selection, choose those ears ot cylindrical shape and those which possess deep wedge-shaped and large-germed grains which completely and deeply cover the cobs and which are arranged in parallel rows. Select heavy, well-matured ears that have medium-sized cobs with kernels that are heavy in weight and medium rough in indentation, and which have the butts and tips fairly well filled out. Keep the seed stored in a dry place until planting time. If you have not selected your seed corn before from the field in the way indicated above try it this fall. You may be a little doubtful at the value of this extra effort, but give it a fair trial and we fell sure that you will never go back to the old and less profitable method of selecting seed- corn from the barn. Opsning at Elizabeth. Charlotte, Special. Thursday morning saw one of the most success ful openings in the history of Eliza beth College. Students began com ing in three days ago until now -all the professors and students have ar rived and are ready to begin work Mr. Henry J. Zehm, of. the musical department, opened the morning ex ercises with an organ selection, which was followed by an impressive prayer offered by Rev. G. D. Bernheim Rev. C. B. King, who presided; then introduced Rev. W. Cs Shaeffer, Jr., the principal speaker of the morning who, in a powerful address, expound ed his system of Christian philos ophy. The outlook is for the most prosperous vear in the history of this splendid institution. Accused of Wife Murder. Durham, Special The most sen sational homicide this county has known since the crime for which John Hodges was hanged, the murder of his wife two years ago, took place three miles from Durham, and W. H Tilley is held without bail. His claim is that he tried to shoot a dog in the yard, snapping his Winchester three times at the dog, and on the failure to fire he struck the gun with his hand, when it exploded, shooting his wife. The relations of husband and wife were not pleasant, and the 'theory of murder is generally be lieved. Big Fire at High Point. High Point,. Special. Fire Friday morning at 3:40 o'clock was dicov ered in the Sapp block on North Main street, and before it was subdued gutted the building, destroying the goods of Clark Shoe Company, valued at $10,000, and insured for $6,000; the High Point Clothing Company, valued at $10,000 or more, with in surance of $8,000; Moore Book Store valued at $2,000, with $1,200 insur ance. Several people lived up stairs in the building and lost about all they had. Fire Destroys Seven Stores. Springhope, Special. Fire at 3 o'clock Friday morning destroyed the postofnee and seven store buildings in the heart of the town. The loss is about $5,000. The buildings were of wood and an eyesore to the town. No insurance was carried on the property. Sunday School Association. Charlotte, Special. The ilrfications are that there will be a large attend ance at the convention of the Meck lenburg County Sunday School As sociation. This is a convention of Sunday schools of all denominations and meets with the Sugar Creek Pres byterian church Saturday and Sun day Rev. Dr. A. L. Phillips, of Richmond, Va., Mr. J. B. Robertson, State Sunday school secretary and other prominent Sunday school work ers will be present. BITTER ROT IN APPLES North Carolina Agricultural Experi ment Station, West Raleigh C. B. Williams, Director. Occurrence in North Carolina. This disease occurs in very destruc tive form throughout the " Piedmont and eastern sections of the tSate, though it is possibly less destructive further west. In a recent trip thro' the middle section of the State, the writer saw dozens of orchards ruin ed by this rot which but for tfie presence of it, would have yielded argely. In many of the orchards visited, the trees were in fine condi tion, showing suitability of soil and ilimate, and they bore an abundance of fruit, but closer examination showed that the ground under the trees was completely covered with rotten apples and that the apples still on the trees bad numerous specks of soft, brown rot. In many villages and towns all apples offered for sale in stores were affected with this rot. The facts as stated above show the very destructive prevalence of this disease in this State. This rot has been known in des tructive form in the United States sinee 1867. It is estimated to have done $1,500,000 of damage in four sounties in Illinois in 1900. In the Middle States the losses are estimat- d to be from one-half to three- fourths of the entire crop. The luuiiua uj. mc cutiie crop. XI1K I Ppresident of the National ApplsJ shippers Association estimated the iamage in the United States in 1900 at $10,000,000. Description of the Bitter Rot.- There are many different types of np1 pie rot, some are hard, some soft, some wet, some dry, some of one eol Dr and some another, etc. The bitter rot of the apple, sometimes called the ripe, rot, is a soft, wet, mellow rot, accurring usually as circular spots on the fruit. These spots, of which there may be from one to twenty or more on each apple, enlarge rapidly, run together, and the whole fruit becomes a soft, rotten mass. The dis ease usually begins while the fruit is still hanging on the tree, and as the disease progresses, many of the ap ples fall to the ground below. Cause of- the Rot. This rot is caused by a fungus, known as Gloeo sporiumhe spores of which fall up on the apple, grow, penetrate it, and cause the decay. The spores are produced in immense quantities in small pustules, which appear upon the rotted surface. In many instances, the fungus passes the winter in can kered spots on the twigs and bark. Treatment. There are two forms of treatment, both of which should be followed. First, inasmuch as the fungus is known to winter in the canker on the branches, it is important when the leaves are off the trees to carefully inspect the orchard, hunt out these cankers, cut them out and burn them, and thus remove ths most dangerous source of spring infection. Second, the trees should be spray ed with Boredeaux Mixture in order to kill all spores which fall upon the fruit or twigs. Sprayings should be applied before the buds begin to swell in the spring, just after the blossoms fall, and every ten or fourteen days thereafter until the fruit is almost ripe. These two treatments combined wilLJ to a very large extent, serve to con trol this very serious disease. F. L. STEVENS, Biologist. Kick Fractures Skull. - Statesville, Special. Mr. Noah Sloan, a young farmer, is in a dan gerous condition at his home in Con cord township as the result of a kick from a mule. He was in the act of unhitching a team of mules from a mowing machine Thursday afternoon when one of the animals began kick ing and Mr. Sloan received a heavy blow on his head. Bad Fire in East Spencer. Salisbury, .Special. Nine dwell ings were destroyed by fire in East Spencer short' y after midnight Mon- dav nizht. entailing a loss of $10,000 with but little insurance. The fire originated in a meat market and the high winds operated against the fire men. This is the worst fire in the history of East Spencer. Tar Heel Items. The cotton crops of Scotland coun ty are proving to be very shortThis is caused by the extreme dry weather a few weeks before the recent heavy rains, and then the floods made mat ters worse. Cotton has suffered great ly from the excessive rains ; 4nuch of it was open and during the rains sprouted in the burrs, and is now giving a product classed as storm cot ton. With a short, crop and short prices, and that coming after a failure on the watermelon and cantaloupe propostition, things are not what they were & year ago from the farmers' standpoint. mm ot c news Hems of Interest Gathered By Wire and Cable GLEANINGS FROM DAY TO DAY Lire Items Covering Events of More or Less Interest at Home and Abroad. Foreign Affairs. Chancellor von Buelow welcomed the Interparliamentary Union. It is thought that Great Britain nd Germany will stand together in preventing extreme measures against Castro by Holland. Sven Hedin, the Norwegian travel er, gave details about his trip through unexplored Tibet. Cardinal Vannutelli, the Papal Le gate departed from London: amid the singing of "God save the Pope." The cholera continues to spread rapidly in St. Petersburg. Andrew Carnegie has written a let ter to the Interparlimentary Union urging universal peace and assert ing that Emperor William could abolish war. The Prince de Broglie has aban doned his wife, an American woman, and their child and savs he will sue p , , - , . , . fP5 dvorce on -the Sround of lnnde1' ty. A case of cholera has developed on he transport Sheridan in Manila and he number of cases at St. Peters burg has doubled ih 24 hours. The German Foreign Office has re ceived the French-Spanish note on Morocco in a friendly spirit; but with caution. Laws to give the Jews 'greater freedom are being drafted by the Russian Cabinet. Political. Bryan, in two speeches delivered in Delaware, directly charged the Republicans with relying on the con tributions of the Steel Trust to elect Taft. A number of Marylanders confer red with Chairman Hitchcock on the sitation in this State. Democratic Vice Presidential can didate Kern began his Western speaking tour. A candidate of the Boston and Maine Railroad was nominated foi Governor in New Hampshire. According to the New York Press, Wall street has picked Chanler as the winner for Governor. Governor Hughes was renominated by the Republican State Convention in New York at the dictum of Presi dent Roosevelt. Bryan made speeches in Delaware and New Jersey, and in an interview at Philadelphia declared Taft was dodging. Efforts for harmony were made in the New York State Democratic Con vention. The Delaware Democratic State Convention nominated a ticket, and the "drys" talk of putting an op position ticket in the field. John Temple Graves, Independence party candidate for Vice President, challenged John W. Kern, his Demo cratic opponent, to a joint debate. The Republicans are represented as feeling confident that they will cerry Nebraska. National Affairs. The Wright aeroplane was wreck ed at Fort Myer, Virginia, yesterday. Lieut.- Thomas Self ridge being fat ally injured and Orville Wright's hip and several ribs being broken. By new methods of economy the battleship fleet will save nearly $100,000 worth of coal on its cruise. Revenue and customs receipts are rapidly increasing, showing an im provement in the country's business. Secretary Metcalf has run up against an old law which limits in crease of navy-yard employes near election time. Miscellanoeus. -In a sham fight between four sub marines and a cruiser the submarines scored a complete victory. E. H. Harriman says he favors an increase in rail rates, not because he needs it, but for Che .rensea that it would help the weaker lines. The Great Council, Improved Or der of Red Men, elected officers. Emma Goldman, the woman anar chist, is going on a lecturing tour of Australia. An effort is being made to bring about an affiliation between the En glish union of enginemen and fire men and the American- brotherhood. The former Western manager oi the E. Mcllhenny Canning and Man ufacturing Companyj of Chicago, ask ed for a receiver. Judge Pritchard, . in Richmond sustained his findrSgs that the South Carolina dispensary system is illegal. Mrs. Edith Bebe, widow of a vic tim of the Monoghan mine disaster, committed suicide in Buckhannon. Norfolk has a mysterious child abandonment case. Burton and Conquest, the negroes convicted of rioting in Onacock, wen granted new trials by the Supreni Court. The State School for the Blind at Raleigh opened this week with 301 students, the largest enrollment in the history of the institution, and Superintendent John E. Ray says the outlook is for the most successful session in the history of the institu tion. Linwood College, located at All Healing Springs, near Gatonia, open ed last Wednesday with more than 80 in the boarding department. A number of others is expected Charlotte people are looking for ward to the municipal convention which is to be held in this city in November with a maximum of inter est. For months past there has been much talk of a commission form of government for Charlolte and this is the plan, with changes of more or less importance, which is being embodied in the new charter. The committee having this work in charge is "mak ing baste slowly," and investigating every feature before accepting it for municipal purposes. Forest Fires in West Virginia. Cumberland, Md., Special. Re ports arc being received of disast rous ffrest fires in the vicinity of Thomas, Davis, William and othei points in West Virginia along the line of the Western Maryland Rail road. Water is very scarce, compli cating the situation. No water ha passed over the Dry Fork dam foi some time and Conditions are serious in that locality. The smoke is "sc dense at Thomas that objects a few feet distant are indistinguishable. Confessed Murderer Arrested. Jacksonville, Fla, Special. Wal ter Ledbetter, a negro tramp, was arrested by Sheriff Bowden, in th settlement of Marietta, and confess ed to killing Mrs. Norman and bei daughter there Saturday. As soor as the residents of the settlement learned that the negro, had been cap tured, there were threats of a lynch ing, but the negro was safely lodgec in the Duval county jail, where h is under guard. A speedy trial now being arranged for the negro. AN IMPERTINENT CURIOSITY. "Have you read the platform ol our party?" "Yes," answered Farmer Corntos sel. "What do you think of it?" "It's a good platform. But what I want to know is why politics should be the only business that allows a man to collect in advance on the strength of his good intentions ?" Washington Star. 1 BELOW any other or on ax ny kind of terms, nd tral logues illustrating and oicycies, old patterns ana FRIGES and wonderful AFUTJS Vkll I mm sin (MIAMI direct to rider with no middlemen's pronts. 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Buntting, editor ot the Contemporary Review, London, who has reached the age of seventy two, was made a knight on the King's recent birthday anniversary. The celebration of the seventy eighth anniversary of the birth ot Emperor Francis Joseph was the oc casion of patriotic festivals in Vienna and throughout Austria and Hungary, Dr.. James Augustus Henry Mur ray, one of the great scholars of Eng land, and famous as editor of the L"Ox!ord New English Dictionary," has been made a knight by King Ed ward. When Edwin A. Abbey, R. A., who left England for his home in Pennsyl vania, first went to Great Britain, he had a commission for a great many drawings and went to Stratford-on Avon. N Representative Bartholdt will in troduce two resolutions at the Inter parliamentary Conference at Berlin, Germany, regarding the sovereignty of nations and the holding of future peace conferences. Suit Was brought to break the will of Etienne Givernaud, the Hoboken (N. 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