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liberal hand. Stable or barn yard
manure is every way the best, but
when not to be had in sufficient quail
ity, must be substituted by some good
commercial fertilizer, Of which there
are countless varieties upon the mar
ket possessing more or less merit.
PLANTING.
The tobacco plant requires usually
100 days from the time it is trans
planted to grow and ripen properly.
To secure the best results, therefore,
the planting should not be earlier than
the 10th of May, and if possible late,
than the 2oth of June. In the one
case the plant is likely to be stunted
in its growth. as we'll as deprived ol
the dews of August and September
and in the other, there is danger that
it may not have time to mature fully
before frost.
The plants are set very much as cab
bage plants are, by inserting them to
the bud and pressing the earth we'll tc
their roots and stems with peg. A
plant is said to be properly planted
when the point of leaf breaks off in
the attempt TO pull it up.
The plants should never be suffered
to wilt before they are set. If this
cannot be done as fast as they are
drawn from the bed, as many as can
be planted in a single day should be
drawn while the dew is on them, and
kept unit: needed in a shaded place
with their roots on damp ground, their
tops being occasionally sprinkled with
water.
If the hills have been put up with a
good season in them, they can ordi'
narily at any time in May be planted
without a rain, if done late in the af.
ternoon. They should also be clapped
with the back of the hoe, which clap
ping preserves the moisture and pre-
vents crumbling of the earth, after the
planting peg, and should be lighter o,
harder according to the dampness Of
the soil. But with an abundance oi
plants, should the planter be blessed
with a good season in May or June,
nought else but planting is then to be
thought of. 1t is maxim with hay
makers that they should work while
the sun shines. The reverse of thi:
holds good with the tobacco planter
and he promises to be but poor one
who runs from a shower Of rain.
And yet for the convenience o.
housing, it is not desirable that the
entire crop should ripen at the same
time, therefore it is not best that il
should all be planted in a single day
or, even in a single season. Instead
then, of fastening to get once over, il
is better to look we'll to the replanting
in order to get perfect stand in the
portion which has been planted-tc
do so and as quickly as possible, shad'
ing or watering the replanted hills
when necessary, is recommended.
CULTIVATION.
The cultivation of the tobacco croI
though thorough, should be superficial
that is to say, only the surface sol
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it is always to be found near the hole
it has made in the leaf But if it is
neglected in its youth and allowed to
grow until it begins to change its po-
sitions upon the plant, it is harder to
catch, and it then becomes importan,
to know something OF its habits in
order to hunt it successfully. Thus il
will be found that in hot weather, ex-
cept when cloudy, it feeds during the
cooler part of the day, and can be best
caught in the morning, while in cool
weather it feeds during the warmer
part of the day, and can be best caught
in the afternoon.
sUCCORING.
As soon as the plant is topped, it
begins to put forth succors at every
leaf, but more rapidly at the top, each
plant bearing two and only two crops
OF them. They should be taken out
cleanly as fast as they are long enough
to be broken by the hand, for if suf-
fered to grow and tougher pocket
knife will be necessary to remove
them, at double the cost in time and
labor. After field has been gener-
ally topped, the succoring should &C
company the worming, and ought to
be repeated once week. The ground
succors should be taken away as care
fully as those above, for they equally
impoverish the plant.
lat another time we will give in
struetions about building barns, how
to arrange the fues, the process OF
curing, &c.-EDIToR.l
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JULIAN S. CARR.
North CarOiina's Foremost Citizen
and Greatest PhilanthrOpist.

[High Point Enterprise.]
One man is often the backbone of a
city. Such was Henry Grady to At
lanta. Such has been Julian S. Carr
to Durham. What therefore Atlanta
was to Georgia and what Durham is
to North Carolina, those two names
are to their respective States.
But it is not our pcrpose to speak oi
these two men-only one Of them
claims our attention, namely Mr.. Carr,
of Durham.
A few years ago the livest and most
enterprising city in our State was
naught more than a few cabins. After
smoking tobacco manufacture had be-
gun there, however, its growth was
very rapid. From small beginnings
the Blackwell Company began its
work, with Mr.. Carr as its junior mem
Der. At that time his business ability
was not regarded with any especial
degree of admiration. But as he grew
in years he was found possessed of the
most remarkable executive ability to
be found within the limits of our State,
or indeed, of the South. And his
growth and development has been the
growth and development of his city.
A small view, indeed, would it be
of this distinguished North Carolinian's
work and worth to confine it to his
city. No important public improve
ment has been undertaken for the past
ten years that has not had the benefit
of his counsel and help. Is the Uni
versity to be aided3 Mr.. Carr come:
forward handsomely. Is Wake Forest
in need1 Again Mr.. Carr is seer
with an open hand. Is Trinity Col
lege in need of funds2 Ten thousand
silver eagles leap from Mr.. Carr:
pocket to supply the want. Beside.
this, many poor boy, desiring an ed
ucation has found in Mr.. Carr his onl,
support. But this does not begin to
tell of all. Every sort of North Car
Gilman has arisen to call him blessed
from the veteran who lost health ano
limb on Southern battlehelds to strug
Cling enterprises for the public good
that needed help.
No man in North Carolina has made
50 good use of his talents and money
He has been an exception to the ole
rule that the man who makes his none,
likes to hold on to it. He has giver
largely and wisely. And, all along
his wealth has increased, he has thrown
himself into every movement for ths
good of his people, and to-day is Pa,
excellence the ideal of generous, sober
North Carolina manhood.
Mr.. Carr has executive talent enough
for ten men. There are some thing
to which North Carolinians are blind
but how long will they be blinded te
the fact that the man they need in tht
gubernatorial chair in these hard time.
is J.. S. Carr, who would give us suct
progressive administration of public
affairs as most people would think i'm
possible.
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Very Near the Ideal.
(FrOm the Isurance Age, New York,
June. 1889.

June. 1889.
The Ideal Policy! Has 1t ever been
evolved Will it ever be forthcom-
ing2 What must be its characteris-
tics2 Simplicity, certainly and liber-
ality. The former, because the heart
of man delights not in multtudinous
details, which are quite extraneous and
irrelevant to the subject in hand. The
latter, because company that is worth
ones while to lie in can afford to be
liberal, and ought to do all it can
afford. The tendency of the times is
ever toward this ideal and if it be a
foregone conclusion that it will never
be realized, the query slips out unbid-
den, "What comes the nearest to 1t p
Well, it would be hard to find any
thing nearer the much-sought model
than the new policy of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society, of which spe-
cial announcement has recently been
made.
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A DREAM.
Written for the GOLD LEAF.I

Ny path was strewn with flowers
OF pink, and white. and blue,
The fairest, sweetest flowers
That ever met my view.
But as trod it gladly
There came weary space
OF black bare earth, and sadly
No fower.like way trace
But was not discouraged
When dawned those gloomy bowers,
gave one bold and happy leap
And touched again sweet flowers.
And when woke wondered
What was this strange dreams rune,
If it were true, pondered
should be happy soon.
For 7aOao tread with sadness,
The bleak and barren path,
Before must lie the gladness-
Life's blissful aftermath.
MINNIE e. BALLARD.
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The high position attained and the uni
pleasant liquid fru remedy Syrup Of Figs,
as the most excellent laxative known, IL
lustrate the value Of the qualities ON which
its success is based and are abundantly
gratifying to the California Fig Syrup
Company.
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from the Standard, Boston, June %,
1899

1889.
As life assuranced grows older,as ex-
pericnce aCcumulates, its path grows
clearer, and its functions become di-
vested of the doubts and possibilities
of misunderstanding and hardship that
beset its earlier years. One after an
other its conditions have been settled
by legal construction, contingencies
met and overcome, and its beauteous
form now stands forth clearly defined.
Our progressive institutions have not
been slow in avalling themselves of
these advantages, but it remained for
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
to frame new policy that embodies
them in form of wonderful simplicity,
concision and Clearness.
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Prom the Kentucky Register, Richmond
KY, June 2S, 1886.

The Equitable Life Assurance Socie-
ty has, in the past, done more to
create and maintain confidence in
life assurance than any other company.
Consequently its business is larger
than that Of any of its competitors.
Furthermore it has now taken 4 step
which practically sweeps every objec-
ton of the character referred to out OF
the way. The result, undoubtedly,
will be that thousands OF men who
have heretofore lacked confidence in
life assurance, will examine the new
policy offered by the Equitable, and
assure their lives forthwith.
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iFrom the Baltimore Underwater, July
5, 1899

The Equitable has done more than any
other company to simplify the assur
ance contract, and to maintain public
confidence in life assurance.
Its promptness and liberality have
made il famous all the world over, and
have done more than any other com
pany to sweep litigation and dispute
from theassura nee business.
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The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety has adopted new form of poll
cy which, like bank draft, is sim
pie promise to pay without conditions
on the back.
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ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste. and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually. dispels colds, head
aches and feyers and cures habitusl
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
giss. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it Oh hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, kY. NEW YORK nv
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From the American Hebrew, New
York. July 8. 1888.

The Equitable Life Assurance Socie
~ has earned the thanks OF the public
for initiating new form of policy
unencumbered by the numberless con
ditions which have done much to de
ter people from taking out life policies
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fire was allowed to get into them that
the land would get richer and riched and
in time would become hammock land?
What ever burns turns to ashes. Don't
you think it would get richer not to
burn?
Mr. PHELPs.-Fire does damage. The
longer you let this vegetable mold &C
cumulate the richer the ground gets. In
digging a well last week in a hammock l
found a light wood log four feet below
the surface. [ think Florida would be
better if we had no forest fires. | am
certainly opposed to any large fires but
medium fire | would consider of no very
great detriment.
Mr.. MoTT.-In speaking OF the'vege-
table matter that is found on the
soil, and the ashes being worth as much
as the leaves and decayed wood etc., [
will say that neighbor of mine used
little charcoal composted and put it
around his trees and they are looking
very we'll. He said he used nothing else
with it but stable manure.
Mr.. DUNCAN.-In the section where [
live, twenty years ago it was the custom
to raise cow peas and then turn them
under. About ten years ago they com
menced using commercial fertilizers and
they used them for about ten years.
Now they have gone back to cotton seed
meal and COW peas. If we could get
some plain facts that would be a guide
in general then we would be all right. In
our section of the country cotton seed
meal has driven out the commercial fer
tilizers.
Mr. MEAD.-In regard to the COW peas,
l will say that think one objection to
them is that they are the nursing place
of the root knot. With regard to having
humus in the soil will say that we had
good illustration of thatin a groveI had.
We plowed under everything and the
trees grew heartily, and we kept them
clean and they grew magnifcently and
then they commenced to get dull. The
weeds had before that grown about three
feet high, but after the twelve months
clean culture the weeds grew onlyoneinch.
We have now commenced turning under
the little weeds again.
Mr. Place. want to give my expert
ence OF turning under some weeds and
pine straw. [ planted it around the
trees and the trees grew very rapidly.
This winter or early in the spring / ran
over the ground with harrow; dug
up the surface and left the weeds and
soil intact and now the soil is damp.
Mr.. BIELBY How is it that seed
placed on top of water in which COM
mercial fertilizers have been dissolved
will terminate and show the effects of
the fertilizer and make perfect plants?
A complete fertilizer will show this
by the seed growing on the top of the
water.
Mr. MEAD.-The mechanical conditions
in jar like that are very different from
those if the fertilizer were put on the san
dy soil The humus in this case acts me-
chanically instead of chemically I think
that if he spreads his water on board
the seed won't make much of growth
The humus affords the basis on which all
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depending upon the elements used to grow
the cotton seed. 1t varies from three to
five per cent. 1t is not actual ammonia
until the cotton seed meal is decomposed
in the ground. Myexperience is that one
half of the ammonia is destroyed by in
sect life. | never found any stamina in
the plants which are grown with it.
Mr.. MEAD.-I must say that share the
gentleman's prejudice against cotton
seed meal. In cases where [ have seen
too much of it used the trees got black
and the fruit cracked and fell off. | have
ordered some nitrate of soda lately 1t
is cheaper than it has ever been before
Thepeople OF whom bought it cautioned
me not to use over 100 pounds to the
acre. | think we should use it in connec-
ton with other fertilizers.
Mr.. RoBIE.-My experience with cot
ton seed meal is that it has tendency
to give trees the die back, and seems also
to have tendency to produce scale on
young trees. Since stopped using it the
scale has stopped.
Mr.. PHELPs.-Wby not compost thecot-
ton seed meal. The freight is just as
much on pound of cotton seeI meal as
it is on 80 per cent. of nitrate of potash.
feel that it is for my interestnot to war
against the transportation companies,
but to let them carry for me that which
will be worth the most money to me for
the least transportation expense.
Mr.. Place. have a neighbor who has
a fine grove and fine trees. His plan is
to fertilize with tobacco stems in July,
but at about this time he plants cow peas
and then in the fall rye. Mows the COW
peas and rye and turns them in. He is
making fine growth on his grove. The
grove is just coming into fruit
| Mr.. PHELPs.-There is very little fruit
| bearing growth that can be obtained by
the use of cotton seed meal. l donot see
any benefit from cowpeas in grove, and
have tried them pretty thoroughly. [
don't think them worth much [ do not
want to put any green stuffinto my soil.
want it just as near the surface as [ can
getit. IbelieveI get as much out of theat-
mosphere as do out of the soil, and for
that reason wish to have the fertilizer as
near the surface as possible There is not
enough of the mineral elements in the
| cotton seed meal to make the trees bear
fruit, and it is the fruit that [ am after
not the leaves.
Mr.. MoTT.-I want to put in my pro-
test against cow peas. [ do not think
there was ever an acre of them sowed in
the State that did not injure the trees.
Some people near Orlando raise COW peas,
but | never saw them put in a years
growth but what they injured the orange
trees Unless my vision is off am right
about cow peas.
Mr.. PHELPS. - Have you ever talked
with anyone who has burned tobacco
stems and used the ashes for fertilizer?
would like to know if there is anyone who
can tell me if there is not just as much
benefit in the ashes as there is in the stems
when rotted. THERE'S very little ammonia
in decayed wood. l don't believe there
is any man who can pay the freight on
tobacco stems and make it pay him. l
have tested it and would give twice as
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Ii there is any tree in Florida that is fill
ed with ammonia that won't stand more
OF everything than a yellow tree, | have
yet to find it. When reading of the
necessity Of phosphate and potash in our
soils, am confident that that necessity
exists. My plan is that when the trees
get plenty of ammonia they will find the
rest. | think We do not use enough am
monia. [ believe there is nothing of
which our soil is so deficient as that.
Mr. PHELPS When | added three times
the amount of ammonia to the manure
that used between the rows of my trees
for pineapples, those trees along side of
it did bettt + than any other trees | had.
1T is an antacid. Lime is not an antacid.
The first thing | do when [ have tree
that has the dieback is to apply one
pound or more of high grade sulphate of
ammonia. Last Christmas / sent to
friend of mine pineapple that weighed
ten pounds, which he said was the finest
pineapple he ever ate. / used plenty OF
ammonia in raising it. | say that in all
our fertilizing we use too little ammonia.
Give anything sulphate of ammonia and
magnesa; both OF them will sweeten the
soil better than lime
Mr.. GARRETT = Will you state the
amount OF ammonia that it is usual to
apply to yellow orange tree?
Mr.. PHELPs.-I have used as high as
two pounds of sulphate of ammonia on
one tree. The pineapple referred to as
weighing ten pounds probably had
about pound of salt around it too, and
about three-fourths Ofa pound Ofsulphate
of ammonia.
Mr. MOTr.-I want 10 mention two or
ange trees that have seen in the last six
months, to illustrate the abuse OF fertilizer
as we are SO imposed upon by fertilizers
that we buy. There is grove that be-
longs to gentleman on Single creek.
went to call upon him and he brought up
the question of his grove. Ipassed it and
it looked ra her bad, and he told me
quite story and the effect oft was that
you could never make orange raising pay.
He told me some trees were dying and
we went to look at them. [ thought [
knew what allied them. He told me what
he put on them, and it is a fertilizer that
the Company in their catalogue state
had ammonia in it, His largest trees
were twenty-five years old and should
have had two or three thousand oranges
on each..of them. Some were dying with foot
rot and the rest were starved to death.
| said to him that there was nothing the
matter but starvation; [ knew it was
true. Not long since in passing through
the country-Mr. Dons was with me, we
had been around seeing frozen groves
and those without any bloom on them,
as the bloom had fallen on the ground,
and we came 10 Mr.. Wilkes place. Ihad
been there little over q year ago, when
the owner had just bought it in a very
much run down condition. Noticed the
trees which looked worst at that time,
now looked fine and showed no effects OF
frost. On being questioned the owner
said his fertilizer came from Lynchburg,
Va, and was called "Frista" [ took
some of it home and found that about
seven-eighths of it was ground tobacco