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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31

Please send me any Information you can in
regard TO growing barley; the time and manner
OF seeding. etc G. W. E.-Wilson. N. C
answered by F. E. Emery, AgricuIturist
N c Experiment Station,
Barley 1ourishes best in a moist, cool
climate. It's short straw and stiff
boards are against it's introduction in
places where it might be cultivated
However. there are beardless varieties,
and they can be sown on rich land,
which will force it to a maximum
growth. Sown in August, it will, if
not checked by drouth, produce q good
late forage, which will continue grow
ing after early frosts have checked
other vegetation. Cut when heading
out or soon after, before boards are
hard; this makes good green food. o.,
hay, but will be slow to cure if cut
late. The land should be well pre-
pared and rich to grow good crop of
barley, as this. like the other small
grams, is gross feeder, and must have
food at hand. Sow one to one and
hall bushels per acre, or, where
thick stand for forage is required. two
bushels may not be too much The
fertilizer should be previous crop Of
clover, cowpea vines or other legume,
or complete chemical manure, with a
rather high percentage of nitrogen il
on poor land For grain crop, winter
or the earliest possible spring sowing
would seem preferable, hence from De-
cember to February would be about
the right time to give this crop a natu-
raj development and have the grain
ripen mally and when 1t can be
easily harvested.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
SHALLOW CULTIVATION
Some Good Advice on Preparing for a
.CrOD


Crop.
From the Index-Appeal
Shallow cultivation will be best for
the crops now. If the ground is
broke deep at first, it is not Eeces-
sary to plough deep in summer
Too many farmers, however, hasten
to plant crop before the land is well
prepared, and then undertake to
break it by ploughing deep after
wards. This is serious error, il
furious alike to the crop and to the
team.
After a crop, as of corn, is well up
and the roots are spreading through
the soil, it is necessary only to stir
the surface enough to keep it open
and fine, and the grass from gaining
Roadway. The turn plough is out of
place then, and the cuitivator be-
comes the best implement for the
work.
But too many ploughmen allow
even the cultiyator to run too deep.
This is needless labor, very hard and
cxhaustiug to the team, and often
the plant The cultivator should be
run very shallow. An inch and
half, or two inches at most, is quite
deep enough. That deep will make
the surface loose and mellow, and it
will be easy work for the horse.
NJ, implement does nis er work in a
field than the hoe cultivator. With
it working shallow, one can go over
field rapidly, the plant roots are
not injured, grass is kept down. and
the work is light for both man and
beast.
In dry season, deep cultivation is
injurious, for then the moisture of
the undersurface is drawn to the top
and evaporated, many of the plant
feeders are severed, and more of the
elements of plnnt food in the soil are
brought to the surface and dis
sipated. raf
Fix the cultivator to run very
shallow. Some are made with wheels
adjusted to run any depth desired.
but if one has IL cultivator without
wheels, he Gun fix it to run it as shall
low as wanted by fastening piece
of 4 inch scantling in the center I'M
derneath, the front end of which
should be sloped off like a sleigh run
ner. Then he can set the hoes tsmall
ones) SO as just to skim the surface,
break the crust, and destroy the
young grass.
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has begun to manifest itself h., can be
driven to some sort of compromise
THAT is what won't have, Arthur
If am rightfully entitled to any part
of the estate it's the half of it,
wouldn't want that if believed
fathers last wishes were that [ should
be excluded from it. l know they were
not. Therefore my brother Wiley may
save himself the trouble of proposing q
compromise on any other bass. For
the sake of my family and my fathers
memory, l will fight this paper if you
should ever think it worth while, but
III fight it openly"
Cullen, man Hike you Is of the sort
most liable to be maltreatcd If you
had withstood Wiley ut the start and
asserted before your father the infiu-
ence which, equally with Wiley, be-
longed to you, this gross injustice
might not have been begun. And now
you talk about not fighting this except
on an open field, knowing that it is q
fight of altogether another sort that
has put you down. / would not coun-
sci to any movement that would be I'M
fair, but regard 1t as important, nee
essary, indeed, that Wiley should be
driven to apprehension by-well. If
nothing else, by hints which mean to
throw out before Mr.. Watson, his law
yer, that he Is strongly suspected of
unfair practices himself, and that I
have, as 1 do have, q strong hope to
find the clew that will lead to their
detection
''All right, Arthur. l know you'll do
the right thing. Mr.. Watson is an old
lawyer and, they say, a first-ratc one;
but am entirely willing to trust the
case with YOU
''Thanky, Cullen. If things should
occur appearing to need specially ablc
management, I'll let you know, and
then advise you to retain Seaborn Tor
rance"
Wen wait awhile on that Don't
make any decisive movement of any
sort yet. III tell you why. Wiley
don't know 1t, but he has q wife who is;
the very best woman know. and she
is dying by inches I don't believe
she'll live three months longer. |
think q sight of her, so does Hannah.
and l won't have her feelings torn I'D
on account of domestic strife. If Mr..
Watson intimates any sort of compro-
mise, refer him to me. ! wouldn't be
disinclincd to have one little homelv
chat With Wiley, now that our parents
are dead, and can let him know, with
out hurting their feelings, some things
think. l shall not go near him, al
though shall not go out of my way to
avoid him. rather look for him to offer
to hand me over the money legacy with
out waiting the year the law allows
him. Well. I've got little other bust
ness downtown. I'll go to that, and
then move on back. Good-day."
From the window Dabney regarded
him, as he went on down the street
Yes" he soli1oquized; "Hannai
could not but prefer such man to me
but doubt If he loved her as well
For the sake of both, mean to do m;
best to ferret out and bring to light
this villainy."
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Cucumbers for Pickles.

II write to ask some Information for growing
and packing cucumbers for pickles for the fall
Gnd winter market.
1 would like to know the best kinds OF cncurn-
bers 10 plant for making pickles of small size
TO pack IN barrels and kegs and best kinds
for making very small pickles to pack in glass
Also which Is best to plant in hills drills and
distance Of same. Also the full process OF pack
ing the cucumbers in barrels kegs and glass and
kind Of vinelsaT 10 be used and any other infor-
nation that may be at your commando. S. 5.
Salem, N G.
answered by w. +. Massey, Horti-
culturist, n c., Experiment Station.
''Cucum bers for picking are gener-
ally grown by gardeners as a second
crop after some early crop has been
harvested. The seed are planted late
in July in well manfred hills four and
one-haif to five feet each way. and cul-
tivated like cantaloupes. They should
be cut when the length of ones finger.
or even smaller for bottling pickles.
Cucumbers should always be cut. never
pulled, SO as to have portion of the
stem attached. The vines should not
be handled when wet with dew. If
not shipped at once. or sold to a pick
ling factory, they should be dropped in
strong brine and kept under the brine
until ready to pickle. Long green and
white spine are the sorts commonly
grown. We prefer the long green or
Nichols medium green For process of
picking we viii have to refer you to
the cook books.
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fro BE Continued
CHURCH PROPERTY.
Ought 1t to be Taxed ana if So, why
Direct Taxation.

Direct Taxation.
The taxation of church property
has been advocated by the greater
number of our public men from Ben
jamin Franklin down to President
Garfield for the obvious reason that
exemption from taxation of any
church property is really form Of
State support of the church. This is
church. Great ecclesiastical organi-
cations have grown up by the help
of such exemption which do many
things with their property and have
an advantage in deriving revenue
from certain uses of it over property
used for the samed purposes held by
other corporations that are taxed.
The extent to which churches in our
large cities have become property
owners is hardly known to the public
nor are the dangers either to religion
or to the State appreciated. This
whole subject is very forcibly set
forth in the May number Of the
Forum, not from the point of view
of an opposition to the churches, for
it is written by the Rev. Madison c.
Peters of New York, and one Of the
strongest arguments he makes is the
benefit that would accrue to the
cause of religion ITSELF
The taxation of church property is
in the interest of American principles,
and in harmony with the experience
OF nations. Taxing one man for the
propagation of another mans re-
ligion is glaringly unjust. Moreover
it is a relic OF the principle of the
union of church and state Inherited
from the Old World, and not yet
eliminated from our political system.
The American people would rise up
in rebellion against direct taxation
for church support, bnt what is ex-
emption from taxation hut an in
direct state support of the church, d
virtual subsidy for it's support and
ut the expense of the general public?
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
Good Roads Enhance VaiEcs.
From the Charlotte Observer

From the Charlotte Observer.l
A prominent farmer of Mecklen
burg county has expressed the opin-
ion that Charlotte growth and inn
provement are largely due to the
roads leading TO the city and said
that lands in his section had in
creased much in value in consequence
of the better roads. He mentions
tw o tracts which were bought last
year, one for $1S an acre, which was
sold this year for $25 an acre, the
other for $1S per acre, which sold for
$50. These figures serve but to
strengthen the general belief that
good roads do much for the towns
with which they afford ready COM
nunication. ~
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MILLINERY Department

We are offering great inducements
in all lines of the above. Our I'M
precedented success this season con-
vinces us that the ladies know what
to buy, and where to get it. The
styles are all pretty and reasonable,
prices being at least 25 per cent.
less than the Spring season of 1898.
We have made it our study to please
our customers, even if by SO doing
we lose little, and think our efforts
are appreciated Our stock is com
plete, and we are always glad to
welcome our friends and the public
10 inspect our stock.
Respectfully,
SOHOULER'S MILLINERY
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3cRouler' s
5 RacRet.
MAY Sth. 1894

MAY 9th, 1894.
Just received to-day so pieces
fine Straw and China Mating,
brought of an importer who was
compelled to have the money. His
price, Is and soc. Our price, 18c.
Will be in by Saturday, 500 pair
of Ladies' Oxford Ties, bought of
the Sheriff at half price. Call and
see them. One hundred all linen
splashers prettily stamped for en-
broidery; worth SOC; our price, 15c.
Five thousand yards Dress Duck;
just the thing in remnants. Call
early and get the choice pieces.
Five hundred yards remnants in
fine lawns, worth 25c, for 15c. Five
thousand yards remnants of Per-
Gales, Cheviots, Crossbars, IDENTITIES,
&C., &C., at 10 per cent. less than cost
of manufacture.
Gents all linen Handkerchiefs,
from large New York fire; war
ranted perfectly sound, only $1.0O
per dozen. Gents fine hose in
Modes, Blacks and Browns, at near
ly half price.
Salem Socks, 4 pair for 25c. F.
& Ell. Fries Sheeting, sc.
A fine assortment of Ladies' Sum-
mer Underwear. Fine assortment
of figured India and China Silks
just in.
Call and buy new hammock.
Etchene, something new, 25c.
Buttermilk Toilet Soap for the
complexion, only Sc per cake.
Send for catalogue of sheet mu-
sic, free, both vocal and instrumental,
only SC a sheet. Butterick's fashion
sheets for June will be in next week.
SCHOULER'S RACKET.
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STOKES SIFTINGS.
Crop Prospects Lccusts following
''PharOah'-SmalI Tobacco Crop.

Crop Prospects, Ccusts following
''PharOah"-SmailT Tobacco Crop.
Correspondence of the. sontinel.l
DILLARD May 23.-We have had
splendid rains all over this section
recently consequently our people are
more cheerful and farmers are busy
transplanting tobacco, and giving
attention to gardens which are very
backward owing to the long drought
preceding, which together with the
frost and freeze of March 25th, has
retarded all vegetation and d, strOy-
ed our prospects for fruit this year
except strawberries, black berries and
mulberri-s are plentiful.
The II year locusts are in our
midst and are making the days
hideous with their everlasting
"Pharoah."
Many farmers have been bothered
much about getting fertilizer, and to-
bacco plants are also scarce, and
from the best Information obtain
able there will be not over half q
crop of tobacco put out, but it is
hoped iJ will be better in quality
than last crop.
DIR. A. j. Pringle has been profess
sionally at work in this neighbor-
hood recently. He il still contend
ing earnestly for Jeffersonian De-
mocracy.
Mr.. A. FL. Joyce and his estimable
lady from, Danbury passed through
last week going to and returning
from Wentworth and Madison. The
old gentleman is as lively and viva
cious and as full of chats as hereto
fore.
Mr.. James A. Pepper also of Dan
bury has also been among us lately,
and is looking well, and still looking
out for q better half.
Misses Fannie Mitchell and Ellen
Lasley, two most fascinating young
ladies of this neighborhood, are here
now. B. B.
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BEGAN TO USE CUTlCURA.
Immediate Relief, Rest and Sleep.
Complete and Permanent Cure
in Two Months.

The first Of October my daughter was taken
with Typhoid and Malaria. While sick there came
little blisters in the bends of the arms, which
seemed to fill with water and itch. The doctor
said when she got well these would leave, but
they grew worse all the time, until from hef
broken out in one mass of sores. She could not
sleep, but would walk the floor all night crying,
and said she would rather die than live, suffering
like this. Reading your advertisement in The
Ladies' Home Journal OF the cures perfOrmedby
CUTICURA REMEDIES in similar cases, sent
for and began to use them, and in one week she
began to get better, would sleep and rest easily,
and in two months, after using five boxes of
CUTICURA, one cake of CUTICURA SOAR, and twG
bottles of CUTICURA RESOLyENT, she was entirely
WELL and after nearly two years there has
been no trace of the disease. The doctor called
IL Psoriasis. 1 cannot give your remedies too
much praise, for l believe my daughter would
have died if it had it not been for the CUTICURA
REMEDIES MARY J. NELSON,
Pocomoke City, Md.
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Shells and Limo,

"Ploase state the difference between shell and
other lime. Are shells reduced to lime by burn
inqf-W. H l.. Princeton, n. G.
answered by II. B. Battle, Director, N. G.
Experiment Station-)
Shell lime is merely shells burned
Rock lime OF stone lime is the crude
limestone after it has been burnt. The
ombination in all the crude materials
is carbonate of lime. which by the &C
ton of heat is changed to the oxide of
lime, or caustic lime; building limo is
also the caustic limo. Mari contains
refuse of shells and consequently has a
varying percentage of carbonate OF
lime.
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plant sent BY him was apparently the
European wiA ca bbage used often to
adulterate cabbage seed. A communi-
cation was at once sent to reputable
seed house in western North Carolina.
and reply was promptly received say
ing, 1--WE hope you can help us run the
rascals down. We have heard nothing
from them this season. but last wear
we hnd many complaints from the cas-
tern part of the State, and friend sent
US a seed bag. 1t was printed Cabbage
Seed, grown by the Reems' Creek Seed
Garden Co. We investigated the mat
ter and found the parties had lived
near Asheville y. c., but could not get
their names to publish them. We
think the .Junaluska .oncern the same
parties that swindled the people last
year
The rascals are smart because they
do not give their names, and the post
offices Junaluska. y. c., and Reem's
Creek, y. G. are purely fictitious. for
there are not now, and never have been
post offices by those names.
The penitentiary is the best place for
them. All persons are warned not TO
buy from such parties. and in fact let
travelling seedsmen alone for there are
enough reliable we'll established deal
ers in the business who cannot afford
to rnisrepresent knowingly anything
they sell. They count their reputation
of far more value. H. B. Battle, Direc.
tor n. c. Experiment Station.
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The southern Gold Belt.

Mr.. Robert J. Lowry, a prominent
banker of Atlanta, in a letter to the At
lanta Constitution, says: 81 believe in
the next twenty years, with the mod
ern devices for mining, the gold regions
of upper Georgia, western North
Carolina and part of South Caro-
lima will produce more gold than
California ever did.
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haven't much of case. AS for your
father saying he had no will, that
would not amount to revocation even
II 1t could be made clear that he so be-
Heved. But I telly now that I'll get
out of Wiley some of that property or
I'll mar his enjoyment of it. I've no
doubt that when he's made aware of
the general indignation that already
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all questions to the n. c. agricultural
Experiment Station. Raleigh, \. c."
Replies will be written as early as pos
sible 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 Station
expects in this way to enlarge its
sphere of usefulness and render imme-
diate assistance TO practical farmers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-31
pirections for Coek,ng soy Beams or Pc.

Directions for Cooking Soy Beans Peas.
The following directions have been
tried by DR. J. IL. Mills, of the Baptist
Orphanage at Townsville, n. c., and
recommended by him:
Soak the peas until the skins come off, then
stir the peas until the skins rise to the
surface and skim them OF. Boil the peas
with bacon until soft, Add pepper and butter
the preliminary soaking may be omitted. This
makes most paletable dish, well liked by TIT
children.
Chicken Cholera and It's Prevention.
Why submit to heavy losses from this
disease? Up to April, 1894. this disease
had not been on the Experiment Farm
to our knowledge. Early in that month
\ hen became sick and duinpish with
dark comb; all f. cd aud water refused.
1t was thought useless to treat this case,
but Epson salts were administered and
this was followed with copious water
ing put in the mouth with a spoon. The
hen was placed in a warm, sunny place,
very slowly.
Another hen died in q few days
and thou another and u cock
erei, and several persons who had
had experience with cholera pro
nounced this disease to be cholera.
The hen and cocEcrel died near night,
and next morning two other hens were
dead and eight more were In different
stages of the disease. a.e.
Treatment was begun at once, Two
hens were killed and buried as those
previously dead had been. The six
were brought out into the sunlight
and gwen salts and water.
The house and yard were thoroughly
disinfected with / pint of strong sui
phuric acid to s gallons OF water, as
suggested in poultry books. The hens
themselves were sprayed with this.
Their drinking water was charged
with carbolic acid q teaspoonful to half
gallon water) and asafntida was put in
their food at the rate OF ! hcaplng
tablespoon to the food of so Chickens,
The next morning six hens could not
get off the roost, though all but two
had gone up as usual the night pre-
yious, after their treatment. These
were treated as before and put outside
the yard. Before night all but four
grass. After three days of isolation
these four were returned to the
yard cured, and all have been in good
health since. Six hens and cockerel
were lost before the health of the flock
was restored by the treatment as given
above.
Had we known the disease at FIRST, it
Is doubtful if a single bird need to have
been lost. Promptness to disinfect and
treat the sick birds will save many
losses. The doses of salts, not before
recommended to nay knowledge, doubt
less helped rid the birds of the cholera
bacili sooner than II it had not been
given, and SO FASTENED the eradication
of the disease. The asafntida acts as
a diffusible stimulant to help keep the
birds warm.
The drinking water was for some
days kept charged with carbolic acid,
and all that is now needed TO secure
immunity from another attack is
second thorough disinfection and to
continue for some time the addition of
carbolic acid to the drinking water.
F. E. Emery, Agriculturist, N. c. Ex-
pertinent Station.
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For Paving Horses.

From the Farmers Voice.
If horse paws in the stall, tie
pieces of blanket on the feet to
muffie the sound. A horse will not
paw in the stall unless it can hear the
noise.
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Crimson Glover Seed Distributed in 1898.

The Experiment Station having on
hand last year lin 1899 Crimson clover
seed which had been grown on the
experiment farm. offered through the
press of the state to distribute to APP
plicants who would pay transportation
charges and who would make careful
trial of same. enough seed to plant Is
acre. There were 1886 persons who ap-
piled for the seed. far more than the
Station could supply, unfortunately
Indeed quantity of seed had to be
purchased to send as many as was sup
piled. The first 426 names received
were sent the seed. To others full ex-
PLANTATION was given as well as at what
points the seed could be procured. Re-
plies regarding the test are now com
ing in and tend to show that wide
spread information has been given in
regard to this most valuable forage
crop. and much interest has been crea-
ted in it's cultivation
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EVINCIBLE.

A sure cure for Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
La Grippe and Nervous affections. Can fur
nish testimonials from the best citizens. Pre-
pared and sold only by 8. 4. chamberlain
aIs Broad street. winston n. @. Price 75c.
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0uestions and Repliea.

The Station will be glad to receive
questions on agricultural topics from
any one In North Carolina who may
desire to ask for information. Address
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Want Manly for Coneress.

Democrats in Middle Fork town
ship want Clement Manly for Con-
gress.3
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THE EXPERIMENT STATI0h.
At Raleigh, N. O., Presents Some
Matters of Interest.
Crimson Glover Valuable Plant-A Fraud
Exposed.
MAY 23, 1894.
rn. Exper,ment 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
taken advantage of this offer. Unless
YOU really want to be benefited by
them, please do not apply for them If
you desire to read them, write on pos
tai card to Dr. Ii. 3. Battle, Director,
RALEIGH N c.