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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Crimson Glover in 1894.
Ia crop of seed s44.e1 per acre.

NAOR Va SSSNt
It is. worth while to spread the fact
to every farmer that this clover can and
will bring dollars to him if he will but
grow it.
This crop starts and grows to full ma
turity and dies between August and the
following June. 1t will start among corn,
cotton, or other crops and need not in
terfere with the crop for the latter part
of the season in which it is sown
When the summer crop is gone, crimson
clover takes the soil and provided it is
not too poor, covers it with verdure and
increases its fertility while preventing
the unsightly washing which frequent
~ occurs without its presence. 1t only
holds the ground for short time in
spring against other crops. If grazed,
no delay need be experienced in blowing
for early crops but we would plow ali
other ground first, as the later this is
left the more good it will do stock and
land, and the better it will be for the
following crop.
will see it harvested and the weather
will be propitious for hay-making. In
deed, it may well be questioned if it
would not be better. for a cotton crop, to
have the land in this clover for hay to
cut at the time when cotton has usually
hardly started in sicklNsyellow growth,
and then turn the land at once and
plant the cotton. The roots and stub
BILE will have mellowed the soil and
added a rich supply of plant food to
push the cotton crop and save a heavy
bill for fertilizers. If the crop is late
it will doubtless make up the time in
more rapid growth and if it is not quite
SO far advanced when bolls begin to
rot some years in August, it may be as
well for the crop. AT any rate corn can
be planted after crimson clover has
been cut for hay or seed, and will lind
its best development after such crop.
Now is the time to purchase seed and
start to growing this valuable crop
Seed is cheaper than for years before.
We would advise those who start to
at least save their own seed.
To show some of the possibilities in
this crop, statement is appended OF
the crop grown on the experiment sta
ton farm in 1894. This is only what any
|>farmer may equal or exceed, but 1t
shows a profitable use of land for the
winter months. OF four acres in clover
214 were harvested in good order while
X acres were storm-beaten when ripe.
portion was 14S7 pounds per acre.
valued at cents per pound, total of
S44.6I per acre. On the storm-beaten
portion the yield was 5s1 pounds per
acre with "a value of SIT. 43 per
acre. This straw has been fed just as
Thought were prime hay, and teams
have worked as usual ON it with usual
grain food. Corn crop on the land is now
better because clover has been grown
there After the clover wascut of, the
land plowed well. although elsewhere
it was rather too dry to pillow. The soil
was darker colored than before and har-
rowed easily to a fine seed bed. We
could but consider this soil permanent
" improved.
"A great quantity of seed has been
grown il Delaware this year and grow.
ers are advertising it for sale at very
moderate rates. f.. %. Emery Agricul'
tuxist, North Carolina Experiment Ste;
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Artificial Silk.

The process of producing artificial
silk has been invented by DR.. Lehner
Waste cotton, wool, jute or other suita-
BILE material is reduced to an emulsion
by means of mixture of nitric and sui
phuric acids, when it is formed into
threads by forcing it through glass tubes
of small bore and is passed over series
of rollers and-wound in the ordinary
way on bobbins. Before the artificial
silk is used ia manufactures or is sold
it is denitrated to destroy the explosive
properties and is also rendered unin-
f1ammable, which will render it suita-
BILE for many purposes, especially as it
is said to resemble real silk very close
ly. According to some writers, the silk
worm has had notice to leave. ENG
lish Mechanic.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Advanced Summary of Meteorological Re
ports, for North Carolina, August
1894.


The North Carolina state weather
summary of the weather for August,
1894, as compared with the correspond
ing month of previous years:
TEMPERATURE-The mean for the
month was 74.7 degrees, which is IL de-
grees below the normal. The highest
monthly mean was 7S.6 degrees at Lum-
bertOn; the lowest monthly mean was
65.S degrees at Highlands The highest
temperature was 90 on the 9th at Saxon,
on the 10th at Rockingham: the lowest
4S on the 5th at Blowing Rock, on the
9Th at Bakersville. The warmest
August during the past twenty-one
years was in 1888, mean rs. 5; the coolest
in 1874, mean 1873.
PRECIPITATION = Average for the
month 6.13 inches, which is 0.O4 inches
above the normal. The greatest amount
was 14.99 at Pantego; the least amount,
O.S3 at Mt. Airy. The wettest August
occurred in 1887, average $50. The
Quest in 1881 average 2.91.
WIND-Prevailing direction, north
east. The normal direction for August
is southwest. Average hourly velocity
s. miles. Highest velocity, 80 miles per
hour from northwest on the 18th at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA = FogS
were frequent especially during the lat
ter part of the month, and considerable
hazy occurred in upper sky. Thunder
storms occurred on every day except
18th, 22d, 23d, and 9th. Hail occurred
10th, 18th and 10th. Luner Halos 21st;
solar halos 18th and 25th. Two.observ-
erS reported aurora early morning of
goth.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
AnInrenious Deyice.

An ingenious device is the invention
of G. W. Hunt, an American engineer
1t is mass of hard steel balls of two
sizes, one-eighth and one-fourth Of an
inch in diameter respectively. Under
pressure this mass moves and transmits
pressure in all directions like fluid.
The device is calculated for use wher-
ever fluid pressure is desired without
leakage, and it has already been en-
ployed for Tightening the brasses of con-
Meeting rods, pocket at the side being
filed with the balls and pressure ap-
piled with set acknowledgements
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
just the Reverse.

"Yes,' said Yellowly, 81 was taken
for burglar last night.
"How was that?" asked Brownly
"Well, when am late out at night
my wife leaves a window open ON tho
lower floor, by which gain an entrance.
Last night policeman caught me as
was climbing in. "
"Well, WE'LL Did he pull you in?'
mo He pulled me out - New
York Press.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Self-Sucking Cows.

Since the issue of our previous press
bulletin. on this subject, several COM
municationS have been received and
two remedies proposed which our cor
respondents are sure has proven eff
ficient in curing the bit, in at least
one case for the quaSSia method and
several for the Slitted tongue.
Boil a handful of quassia chips lean
be found at any drug store) for several
hours in about one gallon of water
Wash the cows teats in this after every
milking for ten days. Always wash
every time before milking, using a
gallon of clean water in which spoon
full of pearline has been dissolved. If
the milk tastes of quassia feed it to the
pigs. The bitterness of the quassia re-
mains in the cows memory and prevents
further trials at sucking after the ten
days.
The other method consists in Sitting
the tongue near the point used to draw
up round the teat in the act of sucking
Fasten the COW securely, and drawing
out the. tongue slit it little to one side
of the middle l 1s to inches out to-
wards the front and near the point.
Then feed on soft bran mashes for few
days until the wound heals and it will
be impossible for the COW to suck after
that. One correspondent tried chair
frames and side bars until tired out and
desperate, when the mutilated tongue
cured the habit
Still we should spend little time on
any COW we do not know to be a good
one. The time can be better employed.
F. E. Emery, Agriculturist, North Caro-
lima Experiment Station.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Questions and Replies.

The station will be glad to extend its
usefulness by answering, as far as pos
sible. questions on agricultural topics
sent by any one in North Carolina who
may desire to ask for information Adj
dress all questions to the North Caro-
lima Agricultural Experiment Station,
Raleigh, N. c. Replies will be written
as early as possible by the member of
the station staff most competent to do
SO, and when of general interest, they
will also appear in these columns.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27

1t is well known fact that the weevi1
damages to great extent the chestnut
as market crop. This is made the SUBJ
iect of bulletin los of the North Carolina
Experiment Station. The life history
of this annoying insect is described,
and how the parent beetle lays her eggs
in the immature huslz or burr of the nut
when still on the tree. The eggs hatch
and if the nuts remain upon the ground
the worms in about ten days bore their
way out and enter the ground to pass
finally into the adult state during the
coming spring. 1t is altogether impos-
sible to prevent the beetle from laying
her eggs on the native chestnut trees in
the forests, but in cultivated orchards
of Spanish or japanese chestnuts the
treatment would be the same as for the
plum curculio. For treating the nests,
the following plan successfully followed
by an experienced correspondent is
recommended: scald the nests by
placing a bushel or SO in a tub, pour
enough boiling water over them to Gov
er one or two inches. Stir with stick,
allow to remain about five minutes, and
the weevilly nuts come to the surface
and can be SKINNED off and destroyed
or fed to hogs. Put the good nuts in
bags half full, and dry in the sun,
shake and manipulate freely to hasten
drying. The kernels thus treated re-
main soft and do not get finty.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Reasoning From Analogy.

Mamma, said the baby, what are
you soaking your feet for!'
Because my head aches, dear
The baby was evidently puzzled and
remained wrapt in thought for a few
minutes. Then he broke the silence
again.
Mamma, if your feet ached, would
you soak your head?"-Truth.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
The Army Worms.

The weather this year has been ex-
ceptionally favora bic to the army
worms of which we have two general
namely, Laphygma frugiperda, the
southern army worm, and Heliophila
unipunctata, the northern army worm.
This year the latter genus is the more
common but both are troublesome.
These worms prefer soft green millet,
corn, small grain, grass, and clovers.
The southern worm eats fruit and veg
etables. They do not modest cotton,
COW peas, peanuts, or tobacco; nor can
they damage dry cured fodder, or
ripened grain shocked or standing in
field They never damage fodder or
grain in barn.
REMEDIES: When these worms at
tack grass or forage field cut the crop
at once and haul into barn or rake up
into windrows as soon as cut. Have a
man follow and spray or sprinkle with
kerosene emulsion, or pure kerosene
oil, or boiling hot water upon the worms
which will be found covering the
ground. The forage may then be cured
as usual in field. To prevent advancing
worms from getting into field, plow a
long, wide and deep furrow across their
line of march. or feet outside the
field to be protected. The land side
must be towards the protected field,
and should be cut under if practical BILE.
When the advancing worms have half
filed this furrow pile straw or dry pine
tags upon them and fire; or pillow an
other furrow just inside the last, throw
ing the dirt upon the worms. Roll or
stamp this hard. Repeat burrows as
often as necessary. When crossing
roads or bare ground the worms may be
crushed by driving a heavy roller over
them, or kerosene may be sprayed upon
them or dry straw or litter may be seat
tered.and fired. They may be poisoned
by Paris green, but this remedy is not
desirable when the crop is to be utilized
as forage. AS soon as full grown the
worms will enter the ground and
change to the dormant pupa state in
which they will remain until spring.
Fields in which the worms have worked
this fall should be deeply plowed and
rolled heavily or stamped soon as the
worms are gone. This will bury the
pupae SO deeply they will not reach the
surface in spring. Fall crops may be
sown as soon as the worms begin to dis
appear. Gerald Mccarthy, Entomolo-
gist North Carolina Experiment Sta
ton.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Anderson's Record Mile.

PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. 2o.-There was a
large attendance at the Peoria Bicy-
Gle Club races yesterday. Anderson,
of Roodhouse, broke the record for an
unpaced mile, class A, standing start.
He did the distance in 2.23, lowering
the time of Frank Gardner at Syracuse
two seconds.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Vast.

''Do you think, said the intellectual
young woman, THAT there is any truth
in the theory that big creatures are bet
ter natured than small ones?''
''Yes," answered the young man, 81
do. Look at the difference between the
Jersey mosquito and the Jersey cow
Life
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
VITAL TO MANHOOD.

MENT, specific Tor Hysterie, Dizziness Fits, Neu-
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Power In either sex, mpotency, LeucorrhcHa and all
Female Weaknesses, Involuntary Losses, Sperma-
torrhoea caused by over-exertion of brain. Self
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Is VIII send written guarantee to refund IL cured.
Guaranteed issued by agent. VESTS LIVER PILLS
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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Title Page Changed.

The title page of the bulletins of the
North Carolina Agricultural Expert
ment Station has been somewhat
changed in appearance. Now the SUBJ
iect of the publication is given the
prominent part so that the readers can
easily see what the bulletins contain.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Tit for Tat.

From the Philadelphia Record.l
Facetious Customer-stWhat are
the current prices on raisins p
Grocer-'Same as last week, but
we are raisin' prices on currants."
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Good Watch Free.

THE SENTINEL will give to every
man, woman, boy or girl an oppor-
tunity TO get a beautiful watch
without cost. We want some one
at every postof7ce. ADDRESS THE
SENTINEL, Winston, N. G.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
September 1894
The Experiment Station bulletins.

The standing offer is made to send the
bulletins of the station to all in the
state who really desire to receive them.
Thousands of farmers have already ia
ken advantage of this offer. Unless you
really want to be benefited by them.
please do not apply for them, If you
desire to reed them, write on postal
card to DIR. III. B. Battle, Director, Ra-
leigh, n. C.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
Trustees Sale.
woRLD.s coLUmBrAx EXPOSITION

Will be Of value to the world by illustrating tbs
improvements in the mechanical arts and emf
nent ply sicians will tell you that the progress
in mechanical agents, has been Of equal impor-
tance, and as strengthening laxative that
Syrup Of Figs is far IN advance Of all others.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
NOTICE.

Having duly qualified as administrative
Martha ]. Bailey, deceased, all persons having
claims against said deceased are hereby notified
to present same to me or my agent, j. A. White,
duly proven as the law directs, on or before the
first day OF January, 1895, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery. Also all per-
ems indebted TO said deceased are requested to
make payment of the same at once to me or
my said agent and thereby save cost.
This 18th December. 1893.
SUSAN HARTMAN,
Administrative of Martha j. Bailey.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
F9EEd EzZEadaFEeNS
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HEAT AS AN ANTISEPTIc.
Valuable Curative Properties That Medical
Men Are Slow to Realize.

Valuable Curative Properties That Medical
Men Are Slow to Realize.
An eminent surgeon has been expert
menting upon certain classes of wounds
and in surgical operations, with a view
to testing the efficacy of heat as an an
tiseptic. One of his methods is to touch
the exposed surface with bits of absorb
ent cotton dipped in boiling water. He
finds that the healing process is greatly
facilitated by this application, and that,
too, without the cumbersome and ex-
pensive apparatus necessary for ordina-
ry chemical antiseptics.
Attention is also called to the i'm
portance of properly cleansing all in
struments used for any purpose whatso-
ever. 1t is not enough that they be dip
ped in some antiseptic solution and
wiped with bit of cotton waste, as is
too often the case. 1t is recommended
that vessel of boiling water be kept at
hand and that all instruments be put in
this and allowed to remain until thor
oughly heated. The water must be kept
at boiling heat by means of an alcohol
or other lamp, else there is no use Of
dipping the instruments at all There
is too much carelessness in the cleaning
are unquestionably traceable to this
cause.
There is quite too little attention
given to the curative properties of heat.
The subject has begun to attract the no.
tice of some of the more advanced
thinkers of medical men. 1t is declared
that high degree of heat is of great
value when disease is to be brought
to crisis. One author asserts that OBJ
stinate ulcers even of long standing and
wounds that refuse to heal may be
Brought into active conditions and
speedily made healthy by packing the
affected parts with hot water bottles or
bags. Over the immediate open surface
pad of lint made slightly damp with
glycerin and water is placed. This must
be constantly watched and renewed as
often as it becomes filled with the dis
charged matter, which it speedily takes
up. The heat induces activity and in
creases circulation, and the pad takes
up the poisonous emanations as they ac-
cumulate.
1t is a positively demonstrated fact
that intense heat steadily applied will
break up any case of pneumonia in the
earlier or middle stages, and there are
many who do not believe that fatal
termination to this disease is at all nee
essary unless there are other complica-
lions. Simple dry heat is too easy of
application and too unscientific for the
ordinary medical man. 1t will there
fore probably never be possible to make
this favOrite form of treatment New
York Ledger.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
The Age of the Nile.

The Nile valley is now receiving a
good deal of attention from biologists.
At recent meeting of the London Geo
logical society Captain H G. Lyon
of the royal engineers read paper in
which he maintained that it was carved
out by the river in the miocene period.
The course of the river above Cairo
seems to have been determined by a
great fault, which follows the valley for
many miles upward. Captain Lyon re-
CARDS all the sandstone of the Nubian
region as an estuarine deposit formed
on an area afterward gradually invaded
by the cretaceous sea A series of folds
runs through this bed of sandstone, and
along them occur many springs of the
GASES, the water bearing beds being
brought by them nearer to the surface.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27

Knew More of Mines Than of Weddings.
Coolgardie, the new goldfield district
in Western Australia, though situated
in the midst of an almost waterless des-
ert, is rapidly becoming civilized. 1t has
a newspaper, the first issue of which
lies before US. In it we note an account
of ''Coolgardie's first wedding The
man who does the description for The
Miner-that is the name of the paper
is evidently new to the business. He
knows much about mines, but not much
about weddings and still less about a
lady's attire. The bride, we are told,
wore ''rich, creamy, quartz colored
silk, with orange blossom outcrops. I"
One lady was dressed sin a reddish sub
stance, with iron stone colored leaders
running round the main body" An
other was from peg to peg arrayed in
a slate colored material, relieved at the
throat by a white quartzite sort of
band" And SO on throughout half a
column -LondOn Globe.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27

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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-29
NEW THEATRE PROMISED.
Manager Ferguson to Reconstruct His
Place Of Amusement.

The Intinued agitation of the cry for
better theatre and better theatrical
attractions in the town seems to be bear
ing fruit. 1t is stated upon excellent
authority that upon the close of the
present season Manager p. j. Fergus on
will begin a course of alterations and
Improvements in his theatre that will
make it one of the largest and best
places of amusement in the interior
of the state. 1t is said an architect will
be here within week or two to prepare
plans for the alterations, which Will in
clude the tearing out of almost the en-
tire inside of the building at the corner
of Main and Oak streets, so as to make
room for the extensions. The present
gallery will be transformed into a dress
circle and extended so that the
back of it will be where the club
rooms are now located in the front builds
ing. Another gallery will be placed in
the theatre and will be extended to that
part of the front building now occupied
by the dancing schools. The stage of the
theatre will be enlarged, so as to make it
better adapted for the spectacular and
other plays requiring room for large guam
titles of scenery. The stage will be ex.
tended twenty feet into the present
auditorium and PROBABLY will be wideDed
considerably. 1t is also likely that the thea.
tire will have an entrance on Main street.
The stage will be furnished with new cur
tains and an entire new stock of scenery
and the walls and ceiling will ha ra.
painted and frescoed With all these
changes made Mr. Ferguson will devote
his theatre to frst-class productions. The
theatre will be ready for re-opening early
| in the fall.