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The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Notice..

~ NDER AND By VIRTUE OF TIL L
X power of sale conferred upon me in a
Deed of Trust executed on the day 2nd day
of April. 1890. hy w IL. Walton and wife,
Louisa, and registered in Deed of Trust
book l . page 135, in the Office of the Regis.
ter of Deeds of Vance county. default
having been made in payment of the debt
secured thereby, l shall sell for cash, by
public auction To the highest bidder, at
the court house door in Henderson. Vance
uIty. \. C., on the 7TI DAY OF JAN
UAR1, 1895, the real estate described and
conveyed in said Deed of Trust, to-wit ::
One lot in Henderson, adjoining Mrs.
Turner's dover }. IL LaSSiter. and others,
near colored Methodist church. Said lot
being about 66 by 304 feet. and having good
frame dwelling thereon. For particulars,
see record as above. Tine of sale T.
o'clock m.
This 5:h December, 1891.
GEORGE Is. HARRIS, Trustee.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Odd Phase of Sunstroke,

"A peculiar phase of sunstroke,"
said one of Philadelphia's most emf
nent physicians the other day, accord
ing to the Record. lis that subject
does not succumb to the attack until
some hours after it occurs. The onlv
explanation that medical science can
give IS that sunstrolse consists in a
dlslntegra ton of the blood corpuscles,
and considerable time elapses before
the dlsintcgrated blood reaches the
nerve center in the brain which
acts aS governor on the heat
system OF the body. The flow Of
the blood finally paralyzes the
heat centcrs, and the heat runs riot.
raising the Temperature of the body
to n fearful height within few min
utes- As an instance of heat prostra-
tlon the doctor cited the statistics Of
the British army in India, where the
great majority Of sunstrokes take ef.
1ect between seven and nine o'clock in
the evening
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
MOSTTIME FOR SANTA CLAUS.

ISam Bean in Charlotte Observer
There's mighty good old feelin'
Still comes creepin' through my bones
When December winds come stealth
From the cold and frosty ZONES
For accordin' to all reason
And accordin' to all laws
1t is jus. about the season
used to look for santa Claus
With great loads of fruits and candy,
And his doughLuts big and sweet,
(Such things come in mighty handy
And were poW'f good to eaD
And when guns and drums and toys,
Such as never had been bought,
Were given to all US boys
Things old Santa Claus had brought.
Oh. it made life worth the livin,
Made me happy as could be
Old Santa s way OF givin
Was the kind that suited me
And it made me love him dearly
Yet felt that love would grow.
If in place of comm yearly
He'd come every week or So
But old Father Time, he travels,
And boy grows and grows,
And some mysteries he unravelS
That an Older boy knows
And old St Nick don't love boys
When they get too awful wise
And he fails to fetch the toys
When they geta certain size
SO the years have now been many
SiEce old Santa, passin through,
Has thought to love me any,
As he used to always do;
But feel that same old joy
AS the Christmas nearer draws
For | have little boy
And he's 'spectin' Santa Claus.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Value Of%Mauure,

saw n al A. a5s h p3RfB e$Ry r5saE Hs az
pcf st;fed t6at the Value 6f the manure. @ .al6fie
of'the animals f6dqn bran was $eEth alrnost
them. | write to ask you'll this is correctcand
SHALL take it a fssvQp if you viii give me sof7e
Information of the subject.
Do You tRiaE that rI &5Fsso f$sS Hik es$S
nnrg n 1fh w R be aea sy Worth M WHIT M @ B iasr aed a
l cannot undefstahd how this can he. For
instance, If IhavEa cow which is fairly we'll
fed and which gives say couple of gallons of
milk day, increase her feed giving her as
1nuch bran as she will eat. Her manure of
course will increase in bulk and will also be
richer in fertilizing materials than befo: e. but
the flow Of milk will also be larger. I art OF
the bran has gone to form milk, and part OF it
has passed off as manure. Do you think that
the larger Quantity and better quality OF the
manure will nearly repay the extra cost of the
increased feed. not counting the value of the
e. extra + Z milk Obtained by feeding liPeraly -
Answcred by H. B. Battle, Director, N C.
Experiment StatiOn.)
From the results of many experiments
the general statement is correct that
about 50 per cent, or four -fifths, of the
manurial value in the original food can
be recovered from the manure if prop
erlt taken care of. This does not mean
that fOurhfths of the value of the food
stuff is utilized in this way but refers
to the fertilizing ingredients originally
present. For example, if the food stuff
contains $500 worth of fertilizing in
gradients in it, then $1,000 worth of
these ingredients can be saved. The
food stuff itself might be valued at $50
for feeding purposes. OF course, cows
and other animals need portions of the
food, but they need less of the fertili
zing ingredients than they do of the
organic portions of the food-for in
stance carbohydrates, nitrogen-free
extract, protein, fat, etc, and these
materials are more needed in the pro-
duction of milk than the fertilizing in
PredipntS
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
SAVING TIMBER IN MISSISSIPPI.
Stringent State Laws for the Preservation
Of Forests from Extinction

Of Forests from Extinction.
Timber depreciation according to
the New York Evening: Post, have been
stopped practically in Mississippi by a
law which Furnishes offenders severely.
There are large areas Of forest land
there belonging either to tile United
States government or to the state, and
the temptation to settlers in, remote
regions TO enter upon them and
help themselves to wood was often too
strong to be resisted. When driven
from federal land by deputy United
states marshals, the timber thieves
found refuge in the state forests.
which were not 50 well policed, and b,y7
moving from the one TERRITORY to the
other they contrivcd to escape arrest,
The federal officers finally became so
vlgllant that timber stealing proved a
dangerous business, and the thieves
transferred all their operations to the
state lands. The legisla ture thereupon
passed the law referred to. and It has
improved the morals of the people so
much that some districts which former
~ were the scene of wholesale depre-
cations are now almost free from the
raids of poaching woodmen. The stat
ute imposes fine of two dollars per
acre Tor each acre in every forty-acre
subdivision of land upon which any
trespaSs is committed. For the pro-
lection of private owners it also pro-
vldes that for every tree cut down
without their consent a fine of five dol
lars shall be paid
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
DESTROYING Wild Onions

Can you give me some remedy for destroy
ing wild onionsI They are about to take some
OF my land. w r. ". Lewisville, n. c.
(Answered by w. F. Massey, Horticulturist
n. c. Experiment Staticn)
The only practicable way to get rid
Of wild onions is by means of a system
attic and short rotation, and the use of
smothering crops. Plow the land be-
fore any top sets are found, and SOW
field peas, two bushels per acre. Cut
the peas for hay,and chop the land over
with cutaway harrow. and SOW in
August crimson clover at rate of Is lbs
per acre, with thin scattering of win
ter oats. Cut oats and clover together
for hay. and put the land in corn, and
follow with winter oats and red clover
by. the time this oat crop comes Off, the
onions will be bout frone
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
MAN-EATERs OF THE PACIFIC.
Shsrks That Are the Dread of the Call
fOcuia Eiahermen.

Shsrks That Are the Dread of the Cali.
fornia Fishermen.
The true man-eater shark as taken
on the Pacific coast is known only as
man-eater. The shovel-nosed sharks
are sand sharks, too cowardly to attack
even yellow dog. The thirty-four
foot shark, captured by some fisher
men, of the true man-eater variety
lcarcharodon carcharias), seemed brave
enough and savage enough to attack
anything within it's reach. This mon
ster's mouth was wide, the teeth long
and sharp, with an inward incline.
The stomach would hold a full-grown
man easily and a good deal besides
The fish became entangled in a net off
Point Lama. Two boats attacked the
vicious creature and finally succeeded
in punching an iron into its vitals. The
side of one boat was stove in by blow
forcible enough to knock one fisherman
overheard.
These sharks, says the New York
small boat, upset it and eat the oars.
man. a man-cater over forty-two feet
long has been reported below San
Diego. The natives are said to live in
fear of this awful fish, which already has
the record of having eaten six men. 1t
has been shot frequently. The water
about it has been discolored with blood.
Yet the shark still lives. The tieet
shark is as ferocious as the man-eater.
Another large shark hereabouts is the
basising shark. 1t is taken msasurirg
fifteen to forty feet in length. The
skin Of one thirty-two feet long is ut
Stanford University museum. 1t was
captured last March This skin alone
weighs over fifteen hundred pounds.
while the sharks liver produced one
hundred and eighty gallons OF Oil.
These sharks, however, are sluggish,
lazy and do not bite people. Their
gill-rakers are on the whale model.
When entangled in a net they fire.
quently suffocate, as the net restricts
the gills
California fishermen do not consider
five-foot sharks of much account when
from San Diego wharres black sea bass
are caught six to eight feet long,
weighing three hundred to five
hundred pounds. Such fish are
common. They are taken on shark
hooks and clotheslines When hooked
the fish is allowed to swim about the
bay towing two-inch plank. When
he is exhausted the line is hauled In
and the fish killed with an Ak.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Notice.

" NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
u power oi >a.e conferred upon me IN
Trust Deed executed on the 29ih day OF
November. 1892, by L. II, Watkins, and
Susan F Watkins, his wife, and registered
in Trust Deed book / page :62, in the office
Of the Register of Deeds OF Vance county,
default having been made in payment of
the debt secured thereby, | shall sell for
cash. by pnhl;c auction TO the highest
bidder, at the court hun>p door i'm Vance
County \ C.. on MONDAY, JANUARY
18TH. 1897 the real estate described and
conveyed in said Trust Deed, to-wit: One
hGntlcd and forty acres IN which T. NJ.
Watkins resides. and adjoining the lands
of the Holley tract on the Snnth, the Elan
nigan tract on the East and North. and on
the Wtst of the lands of Mrs Hill. fer
merlv the old Young tract. In Middlehurg
Township, Vance conntS, North Carolina.
Time may hc obtained on 4 part of the
purchase money If desired.
+. L HICKS, Trustee.
December 10, 1891.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Rear Calves Only From the Best Cows

Where Il number of cows are milked
it will always be noticed that some one
is the best of the lot as to the amount
of milk produced, or the length of prof
liable flow, or perhaps in production of
butter. farmer can proba bly, point
out the best COW in the herd. but if he
We're asked to point out her defendants
among the young stock, they might be
found few and far below in appearance
what might be expected from the dam
or grand-dam. Further inquiry might
bring out the information that no male
was kept for service on the farm. Also
that no good sire could be procured. or
that it was too far, or the service fee
was too high where desirable sire was
kept. This is a short-sighted policy.
and one which the progressive farmer
will avoid. Don't use the nearest scrub
when time is pressing, but keep a male
IN your own barn, selected especially to
supply the kind of animals YOU want
to have and such as You car take pride
in showing your friends. The best way
is to patronize the best sireS within
reach. and go with cash in hand
All calves from the poorest COWS
should be killed at once and may be
fed out to fowls. Unless YOU have a
surplus of milk and cannot make a good
use of it In some other way do not grow
up veal calves Where milk will sell
for fair price the calf will soon eat its
head off. Better sell it to the hens for
eggs and chicks. +. f. Emery. Agricul-
turist. y. c. Experiment Station.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Notice.

T NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF I'll +
~ power of sale conferred upon me in a
Deed of Trust executed on the 10Th day of
May, 1888, by Willis Coleman, and Fannie
Coleman, and registered in Deed of Trust
book l page 122, in the Office of the Register
of Deeds of Vance county, defaut having
been made in payment of the debt secured
thereby, l shall sell for cash, by public
auction to the highest bidder, at the court
house door in Henderson, Vance county,
n. c.. on the 1TII DAY OF JANUARY,
1895, the real estate described and conveyed
in said Deed of Trust, to-wit Two lots
of land on William street in the town of
Henderson. adjoining the lands of Noah
Gatling, and others. There is a good two
story frame dwelling on one of the lots.
For full particulars and boundaries, see
Deed of Trust as set forth above. Time of
sale, y o'clock m.
This 5th December, 1891.
GEORGE B. HARRIS, Trustee.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Hue Joint Grass.

Where can get seed of Blue Joint grass
which grows in the West and is referred to in
the Patent Office report for 16S6:'-S H. H.,
ReidSyille. n. c..
answered by Gerald Mccarthy. Botanist N
c. Experiment Station)
Blue-joint or Blue-stem grass, Agro-
pyrum glaucum, grows wild on the dry
plains of the far west. but the seed is
not on the market. 1t would not do
well in this state. 1t is inferior to many
grasses we now have. bermuda grass
is for our climate far more valua BILE
than Blue-joint. For hay Johnson
grass, Tall oat, Tall fescue, and Orch
ard grasses are all excellent and do we'll
in our state
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
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. Ad-
dress all questions to the n c. Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. Raleigh.
n. c. Replies will be written as early
as possible by the member of the Sta
ton staff most competent to do so. and.
when Of general interest. they will also
appear in these columns The Station
desires in this way to enlarge its sphere
of usefulness and render imm ediate as
sistance to practical farmers.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Mixing Fertilizers nt Home.


have been mixing my fertilizers for several
years: and have been doing it blindly. not
knowing what proportion to use
LIST want to know what is the best article |
can get 10 produce phO>phOric acid:
md The best article for potash?
Srd. The best article for ammonia, price con-
Sidered?
ith. What proportions of each 20 produce the
best results?
9TH. How high per cent. of acid phosphate
9th: How high guano be made of phos-
phorlc acid, ammonia and potash?
'tn. Nhat per cent. of phoSphoric acid am
MONA ana potash Is best for best results for
general crops.
Sth. have been mixing
20l pounds Acid phosphate
lUo pounds Cotton seed meal
80 pounds kainit.
What per cent. OF phoSphoric acid ammonia
and potash have &C. $. w. Franklnton.
(Answered by II. b. Battle. Director Y g
Experiment Station1
will answer your queries in the
order as given.
"a Acid phosphate is the best ma
terlal to produce phosphoric acid, con-
Eiderlng cost.
2; The best article to furnish potash
Tor ordinary uSages is kainit.
t5j For ammonia, in our locality. cot
ton seed meal, considering also tie
cost.
a. The best proportions found prae-
ticable as general rule are:
1900 lbs Acid Phosphate,
600 - Cotton seed meal,
200 - kainit
t5) Acid phosphate seldom runs more
than 1359 or II per cent. ayaila bic phos-
phoric acid. 1t should always be bought
upon definite guarantee, as any per
centage can be made less than that
amount according to the grade of the
rock from which it is produced
90 It will depend entirely upon what
ingredients are used as to the percent
ages OF the thsee ingredients, phos-
phoric acid, potash. and ammonia IN the
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Rational Stock Feeding.

The Experiment Station is sending
out very valuable bulletin. (No rOGl
entitled Rational Stock Feeding" :"
From the preface it is stated that there
are in North Carolina Il total of 2,410.-
$40 head of stock of all kinds valued at
$50, S50, ,059, according to the State Aud
itor's last report. a saving in cost of
feeding, placed as low as Is cents per
month, would amount to over s. 900 900
annually. This publication of the Sta
ton seeks to show how this saving can
be effected. The contents embrace the
subjects of the composition and diges-
tibility of food with definition of terms
used, feeding standards and how stock
rations can be calculated, and some
rations fed by practical feeders in the
state and others recommended for trial.
Among these breeders are Captain Il.
+. Williamson, w. l.. Kennedy. Holt &
Homewood. Elias Carr, ,Ir. DR.. w. L.
Capehart, blackburn x Wllletts. and
Baron dAlinge, Of the Biltmore estate
all giving valuable experiences. The
information given in this publication
can not be gotten elsewhere. and all
farmers are advised to send for a copy.
1t is supplied free, as are all publica-
tions of the Station.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Notice..

u ANING QUALIFIED AS EXECU-
! / L of the will of William ii. Lewis,
before the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Vance county, all persons holding claims
against said estate are notified to present
them to me on OF before the 30th day Of
November, 1895, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of tie recovery of same.
Persons indebted to said estate must make
immediate settlement.
This 22nd November. 1891
TIIOS. S. EATON, Executor
of estate of VIM. ii Lewis, decd
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
TOkaY Cranes

Will the Tokay grape vine thrive in this
state! If it has not been success. upon what
vine would you advise grating its-W. p. S.
Southern Pines N c.
answered by W. F. Massey Ho-ticulsuriss
N. c. Experiment Stationl
The Tokay grapes white and flame
colofed) belong to Wits Ninifera. none
Of which have been perfectly successful
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Improve Your Stock.

1t has been well said that the male is
half the herd. And yet how few of us
practice on the side Of Improvement by
making this smallest and least cxpen-
sive half the best that will increase the
value of our growing stock The head
of Il small flock of sheep, when Of d
standard excellence, costs bat Il tri1fe
more than a mere scrub, when the diff
ference in the value of the progeny is
considered. The difference arises from
the prepotency of the thoroughbred
male derived from generations of we'll
fed and wcll-brcd ancestors. The same
is true of neat stock, of horses, of
swine. 1t is often the case that the
first cross from a thoroughbred sire
produces an animal which for appear
ance and production of meat or milk is
as profitable as though thoroughbred
Itself. The second and third cross
from the pure bred sire, or, better. an
other Of the same breed, becomes for all
practical purposes as good as the pure
breed except for breeding.
In d line of slrch breeding as this fat,
ten the males for market as early as
possible; whether as lambs or yearling
mutton, or veal and beef Those who
have not tried a thoroughbred sire on
common stock will be we'll pleased with
the result, eSpeclaliy II they practlce
rational system OF feeding their stock
Well-bred stock can be easily reduced
in production by careless or poor feed
ing, sufficient to more than counter
balance the gain in breeding.
1t would be preferable to feed natives
well than to grade up and lose the ben
eft of it by poor feeding. But let the
advance be in both breeding and feed
ing, and good results will follow
Frank f. Emery, Agriculturist, n. C.
Experiment Station
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20

in the United States east of the Sierra
Nevada, except to some extent in Ari-
Zona and New Mexico.
The phyHoye1'a insect destroys their
roots and they are very subject to at.
tacl1s of mildew. Our native grapes
being survival of the tittest," resist
the Phylloxera. There is some hope
THAT now we understand the cause Of
the failure of the Ninifera section of
grapes, we can overcome the difficulty
by grating them on roots of our
strongest growing natives, and by tho
use of spraying mixtures keep down
TIE nnildew and succeed in ripening
the fruit 1t is well worth trying
and our Station will do samet hing p
this line another year.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Setting Out n Peach Orchard.

Use trees only one year from the bud,
and don't buy them from tree agent,
but get them from a nurscryman who
will not cheat .you. In planting don't
set them any deeper than they grew in
the nursery. Trim the bruised ends of
broken roots smooth with a sharp knife.
Then trim off clean all the branches
made in the nursery and cut the stem
square off at the height you want to
form the head, leaving the tree about
the size of an ordinary walking stick,
When growth begins in spring the buds
will start all along this stem. Rub off
all except three or four at the top
which will make the future head. The
next winter these shoots should be
shortened one-half and the same prac-
tice followed annually. Plant 1Gxi6
feet and cultivate in Il hoed crop. In
fall SOW crimson clover and plow it un
dor in spring for manurc-W. +. Mas
sey, \. c. Experiment Station.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Flowering Bulbs in North Carolina.

The Experiment Station is Investigate
ing the question whether Towering
eulbs for commercial purposes can be
successfully grown in this state. A bull
letin (107) has just been issued describ-
ing the propagation of good many va
rteties of bulbs, as well as the adapta-
bility of their growth to the soils of
the central and eastern sections The
bulletin is illustrated with 23 life size
cuts OF bulbs grown at the Station.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Coal W Gather
Is Coming on Apace.

Nor Is the lime Ia lay ia Your Cual for
winter as am prepared /" supply ynu
Have the following kinds on hand
Gayton Red Ash Coal.
For CRATES. stoves, ranges aud tobacco
factories. Burns freely. e~>il, ignited and
does NOT crunlhle. Requires hat very little
draugi,t, aud makes no SNAKE or SCOT
Russell Creek and
Pocahontas Lump
Excellent for CRATES and stoves havin,
upright pipes or short horizontal pipes.
The most popular ard probably the most
economical fuel 10 be had.
West Virginia and \
Tennessee Splint.
4 splendid lump coal. These kindle
easily, make 4 cheerful, blazing fire for
CRATE and burn up clean No waste.
)ellico and Royal Splint.
Very fine for CRATES. Among the best
and cheapest Goals to be had.
Pennsylvania Anthracite.
Egg, Nut and Stove. The best, cleancst
and cheapest i'll the end For stoves. NV
prices will he as low AS coal can possibly
be sold for. Your patronage solicited.
Promp attention to all orders.
J. S. POYTHRESS,
Miners Agent.
Henderson, n. {.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20

The growing Of the bulbs require skill
and experience, and it is not advisable
for any one not possessing these to at
tempt it. If the Station demonstrates
that some of our soils are suitab BILE
large industry may be built up in our
midst, and thousands CT dollars annu-,
ally will be brought TO the state that
otherwise would go abroad to Europe
for import orders.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
Notice..

"ANING QUALIFIED AS EXECU-
L L tor of the will of John Moses Marrow,
deceased. before the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Vance county this is to notify all
persons holding claims against said de-
cedent. to present them to me on or before
the 26th day of November, 1895, or this
notice will he pleaded in bar of the re-
covery of same Persons indebted to the
estate must make immediate settlement
This Goth November. 1891.
DREWRY 5. MARROW,
Executor of JOHN Moses Marrow, deed.
The gold leaf., 1894-12-20
THE EXPERIMENT STATION.
AT RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.
Peach Orchard Value of Manure-"eath-
eF During October Improve Your
Stock and Feed Nationally
Read Questions and Replies,
Tho 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.
They are specially prepared to be SER
viceable as far as possible to the prac-
tical farmer. Thousands of farmers
have already taken advantage of this
offer. Unless you really want to be
benefited by them, please do not apply
for them as we have none to throw
away. II you desire to read them,
write on postal card to DR.. Ii. Il. Battle,
Director Raleigh n C.