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Acid Phosphate of Different Gradss.

If you will kindly answer the following ques-
tions you will greatly oblige a number OF FARM
Take two samples OF acid phosphate One
analyZcs l. per cent, the other Is per cent
Commercially one is worth sloo more thnn the
other. Say that the dealer makes sl.OO diner"
ence in price; which Is the cheaper aclo 10 Inc
farmer.
some claim that there is an axcess OF acid
In most mixtures ono tina. ID per cent acid
when bought to compound with other ingre-
dients is no better than 10 per cent acid Is
Take sample OF fertilizer Analysing large
percentage Of moisture. Does this indicate
loss in weight II. 7. c., Laurinburg n: G.
answered by H. B. Battle. Director. North
Carolina Experiment Staton)
On the supposition that the II per
cent acid phosphate is sold for Sl2.OO
and the 10 per cent is sold for $500,
there is no difference in the value OF
the purchase, considering the amounts
paid. The matter of greater weight OF
bulky materials IN the II per cent ar
ticle as compared with the IS per cent
article makes the latter somewhat bet
ter material to purchase, but If the
above prices are paid for materials de-
livered at the depot and only wagon
hauling is to be considered, this differ
ence is but slight. OF course TIE Is per
cent article is better than any article
of lower grade. The terms in percent
age are confusing to most people. but
if the meaning is kept we'll before one,
it is not apt to be misunderstood. Thir-
teen per cent means IS pounds of avail
able phosphoric acid in every 100
pounds of the goods; 10 per cent arti-
Gle contains 20 pounds to every 100, and
consequently is 8 pounds less than the
13 per cent article.
A sample of fertilizer containing q
large percentage of moisture in drying
will not lose any of the other materi-
ais. The weight Of the whole in bulk
is less by the amount OF drying but the
original ingredients present in the 200
pound as first weighed will still be
there, although there may not be but
1S5 pounds of the goods. But the anal
ysis of the Fertilizer Control is gener-
ally made from samples taken after
drying has taken place, and the de-
creased weight shows really loss to
the purchaser.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-05

The women Down at Billyille have got the
blOOmer7 crazy:
THEY'RE ridiu round Oh bicycles an block
in all the ways,
They say it makes EN- healthy, an they re
going for it strong,
An the men are bakin' biscuits an cuosin
all day long.
Bicyclc- an boomers
Never saw the-like;
Never j. no trllin'
Where lightin!ns goin to strike,
The women down at Billyillc have got the
bloOmer, tight;
THEY'RE spinuin' down the big road an
gOn' out Of sight;
THEY'VE done with foreign missions
church fairs are going wrong,
An the men are mindIn' babies an cusSin
all day long
Bicycles and boomers
Gittin' WIS, and wuss.
Lord knows where we'll git to
Before they're done with u
The women down at BillvIlle-thry re
gOIu' with VIII;
They're racing with the railroad trains an
rolling down the hill;
They've got the reddest blOOmcr5-thell
BICYCLES are strong;
An the men wear Mother UubDaIds an
cu.5 the whole day long
Bicycles and blo0m4rs-
All the men are 'gOncro"
Don't know what were coming to
Lord have mercy on Us,
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Irving W. Larimore, physical director of
\. NJ. [. A., DeS MoineS, Iowa, says lie can
conSclentouslv recommend Chamberlain
Pam Balm TO athletes. gymnasts, bicyclistS,
loot ball PLAYERS and the profession in gen.
eral for bruises, sprains and dislocations:
also for soreness and stiffness of the muscles.
When applied before the parts become
swollen it will effect cure in one half the
time usually required. For sale bv NJ.
Dorsey, Druggist
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-05

r'he Station will be GLAD to extend it,
usefulness by answering as far as pos
sible questions Oh agricultural topics
cent 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, Tho
Station desires in this way to enlarge
its sphere of usefulness and render im'
mediate assistance to practical farmers.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-05

If you want to get along we'll and
not be thought "stuck up" always
bow politely to everybody you know
when you meet them on the street.
Pollteness doesn't cost anything.-Es
change.
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tanning much
clnvop

The actual value consists more in
what can be produced per acre than on
the above comparisons of 100 pounds of
each article. Maize fodder, and slower.
cowpeavines, and Johnsons grass yield
from two to four times as much as
timothy hay averages.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-05

The North Carolina Experiment Sta
work entitled North Carolina Weather
during the year 1891" 1t embodies the
results of meteorological and other OBJ
S2rvations of the state weather service
during that year. The volume embra-
ces 255 pages and includes a carefully
prepared index ard table of contents
IT describes the work of the state
weather service and through it's sew
eral agencies, how it benefits the peo-
pie of the state. The agencies are, the
meteorological observing stations, the
signal display stations, and crop re-
porting systems. The latter distrib-
utcd weekly the weather crop bulletin
for twentysix issues, the signal sta
tions display flags to note the coming
of cold wave and frost warnings and
changes in the weather, while the OBJ
serving stations furnished observations
for securing correct record of tour
climate and weather. Another branch
of the service which will prove Of value
Is the flood warning system, by which
people living on the low grounds of
certain rivers are warned of the ap-
proach of floods. The number of places
supplied by weather forecasts is near
ly 500. The crop correspondents re-
porting for the weekly weather crop
bulletin numbered $50 from all of the
% counties. The meteorological OBJ
serving stations numbered - from all
parts of state
The volume will be sent free to those
who apply, provided they really desire
TO preserve such records and to learn
of the operati tons o: this division of the
North Carolina Experiment Station.
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Secondhand MdChin6rI|
FOR SALE.

The undersigned has for sale the fol-
lowing described second hand machinery.
one S-HORSE POWER ENGINE;
ONE S0-SAW COTTON GIN:
ONE 65-SAW COTTON GIN.
TWO POWER COTTON PRESSES.
ONE SEPARATOR:
BETTING AND FIXTURERS
for operating same One of the gins is in
perfect condition, the other needs some
repairs. Both of the engines are in good
order as are the cotton presses and saw
mill. A bargain may be had in any or
all OF the above mentioned machinery
FOR further information call on or address
DR.. D. I. SMITHWICK,
Axtell, Warren Co., n. c.
Mont hlY 1aiuS liz lr
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Are You
A Good Cook =?

Every good cook has her
favoritc recipes. What
are yours The publish,
ers of WoMANNiNn are
about to issue Il New
Cook Book, and the ed
itor wishes to incorporate
in it a few favoritc recipe,
of the women who read
this paper. She there,
fore asks every lady VINO
reads this notice 10 SEND
in her favoritc recipe
credit will be gwen II
the book to tn person
sending the rccipc, an q
every recipe printed VIII
entitle the sender 70 .
FREE Cory Of the Cook
Book as soon as ls-'le'
VIII you not send ia y0@
favOritcs at once
Address
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Advanced Monthly Summary OF MeteOrO
logical Reports for North Carolina,
july 1898.


The North Carolina State Weather
Service issues the following advanced
summary of the weather for July 1895,
as compared with the corresponding
month of previous years:
Tcnpeiuturc.-T mean temperature
for the month was 15.2 degrees, which
is rs degrees below the normal. The
highest monthly mean was 500 at Lum-
bcrtOn; the lowest monthly mean, "a 0
at Linville The highest temperature
was 80 degrees at Littlcton, TarborO,
Rockingham, Saxon and Salem on vari-
Gus dates; lowest temperature, 43 on
the Sd and 9th at Linvile. The warm
est July during the past % years was
in 1871, with mean of s0.3 degrees; the
coolest, in 1891, mean ~.
cipjtdtinn.-Average for the month,
% inches. which is Ol9 inch below
the normal. The greatest amount was
9-O3 inches at Southport; leas. amount,
:! - at Ashevilic. The wettest July oc
Cured in 1889, average rainfall 7.T3
inches; the dricst in 1883, average, }. ~.
II iHd.-Prcvailing direction, south
vest, which is the normal direction for
July. Average hourly velocity, TO
miles. Highest velocity As miles an
hour from the southwest on the 24th at
Kitty Hawk.
Miscellaneous ThunderstOrms occur
red at one or more places in the state
Oh every day except, 18th, nth, Goth,
10Th and 3lst. But few reports of hail
during the month.
The month was on the whole very
favOra bic to agriculture.
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FOR AIDES WHO RIDE,

ATLANTA Constitutional.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-05

monthly Pains cured hy Or. Miles Pain PHI.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-09-05


< We have facility conducting BUSINESS Ample Capital
good dry stalls record Of Cooper Warehouse the Of wha
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
Ancient Vcsiels in Boston Harbor.

Ancient Vcsiels in Boston Harbor.
There are at present in this port TAX
ing in cargo three of the Oldest vessels
afioat. At Sargent's wharf Is the schoon-
er Hiram, Capt. James Hatton, from
Calais Me. This craft, which Is sixty.
four tons register. Is 90 feet in length,
% feet beam, and about feet depth Of
hold, and was built at BiddefOrd. Me-,
in 1913. She Is now owned in Calais.
The Oldest of the trio Is the schooner
Polly, now loading Mt Commercial
wharf for her home port, Rockland,
Me-. where her owner and master. Cap
tain Mcfarland resides. The Polly was
built in Amesbury in 1905, and is 81
feet long, 13 feet wide. and feet deep.
having a net tonnage capacity of 40
tons. During the war Of 1912 this little
craft attacked and captured British
brig off Castine, Me.
At the same wharf lies another
schooner even smaller than the Polly.
Her name Is the Julia Ann, and she Is
owned by her commander, Capt Lcring
Rand, of Winter Harbor, Me. She was
built at Gloucester in 1919. The Julia
Ann has a tonnage Of 20 tons, her
length 10 "a feet, breadth Is feet, and
depth of hold a little over @ feet. AL
three Of these ancient craft are In ex-
cellent seaworthy condition, and bid
fair for many years yet to defy the
storms Of old ocean.-Bostop Herald
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
While He Slept.

Archibald Clarke, a farmer living
near Grump. KY, Is without doubt the
most remarkable somnambulist In
Kentucky. He actually during the
past summer cultivated four acres OF
land while asleep.
. For a long time Mr.. Clarke suspected
his neighbors Of stealing into his truc1
patches after night and doing the work,
but finally one night while mailing
some boards on his backyard fence,
he struck his thumb with a Ratchet and
awoks. thus realizing for the first time
that he had been working in his sleep
Among other things that he has done
while In the somnambulistc state wa.
to lay a worm fence for a distance OF
200 yards. One night he fell asleep
thinking that he would rise early on
the following day and cut a small ditch
to drain a pond. But great was hii
surprise when the next morning h.
found that the pond had been ditched
during the night
On one occasion he got up shortly
after he had fallen asleep and putting
several pounds of butter in a basket
took 1t to a nearby grocery and traded
It for coffee and sugar. For a long
time he was at loss to account for the
missing butter. Neither did he know
whence came the coffee and sugar.
However, since realizing that he IL q
confirmed somnambulist, he has ques.
toned the grocer. who recOllected the
occurrence because or MI. Clarke'a
strange behavior at the time.
Mr., Clarke Lived alone. but since he
has discovered his condition has en-
saged The services Of Q young negro,
who takes care that bis employer dost
COT got out Of tho house during ~
eep.-Oinainnat Enquirer. n
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
Changes Made Her Rich.

About forty years ago poor colored
woman with . family of children be-
came the owner Of = piece of ground
in what was then the open country.
Other transactions were completed
that made the cost of the land remain
ing in possession of the woman seven
ty-6ve cents. She managed to get a
cabin built upon her ground, and by
raising vegetables and other honest
industry, she made q living for herself
and children.
As the city grew, her piece of land
increased in value, and in time she WAS
able to sell lots to an amount that put
her in easy circumstances. But she
still retained possession Of large part
of her original purchase.
/ That ground now extends through
from Spring street TO Broadway, and
1t II safe to say il worth at least $1,000
per front foot ON each street.
Tho cabin in Which this woman lived
with her family disappeared long since.
but II % minded she could have a
palace In place Of it-Los Angeles
lCal) Herald
A CAT with It's fur ruined doesn't
eeel fne-Araight =
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
Hoods SarsapariIIa
Is the OnI y
True Blood PurifeT
British Army Regulations.

Just before he retired, the old Duke
of Cambridge, who, while a sort OF
martinez, Is not particular about his
appearance. found out that some Of the
rank and file Of the British army were
wasting their substance on hair oil and
curling tongs. He forbade It. To the
old Duke Of Cambridge's critical eye
1t was evident that the dry rot Of ef-
Terminate luxury had set in among the
inmates Of the barrack rooms. The
younger men not only curled their hair
and anointed it literally with oil, which
OF itself must take up q good deal Of
time properly belonging to their most
gracious sovefeiEn, but the curls were
allowed to stray a half inch and even
more In front Of the forage caps, which.
of course, Is conducive to all manner
Of unmilitary excesses. Moreover. the
forage caps themselves were, in too
many cases, cooked at an angle. for no
other purpose, apparently, than to give
the curls a good show. A general order
has now been issued calling attention
to the queens regulations, which pre-
scribe the manner in which the hair
shall be worn by private soldiers and
the way forage caps should be kept on
the head. The order does not specify
the exact punishment for contumacy,
but doubtless this Is also provided for
by the queens regula tions, which, in
deed. regulate everything in the British
army, to the number Of buttons on the
tunics and the material Of the shoe
laces. Fortunately no such dry rot
has yet affected the few soldiers that go
by the name of the United States army.
They are a tough, rugged lot-Phila
delphia Times.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27


In various ways the circus Of the
present day differs from that Of the
past, but the ring remains unchanged
1t Is always forty-two feet nine inches
in diameter. Go where you will, search
the world from China to Peru, with
diverging trips to the frosty Caucasus
and the desert Of Sahara, and never Z
circus will you fnd without I ring
forty-two feet nine inches In 1iatneter.
There is a reason for this remarkable
uniformity. Circus riders and circus
horses are nomadic! wherever thedt
wanderings bring them, they must md
the ring always the same, else they win
lie disturbed In their performance, II
not really rendered incapable. Train
cd to the forty-two feet nine inch ring,
the horse aud his rider have grown
used, worn, one might say, to the exact
jingle Of declivlty toward the center
Of the ring which the radius Of twenty
one feet and q given speed produce.
The mound on the circumference Of
the ring always has on the inside q
level. 90 to speak. of earth, at the same
angle a. that into which radius and
speed throw the driver. A. for speed,
that after the horse has gone round
two or three times and = warmed to
his work q Che same through the act
In fact : e8ap generally holds bis
head - that he cannot ss& beYond .
certain pace. -... -
Tho ringnaster maps bis whip, the
clown shouts tho band plays louder
and louder; but the horse knows Just
he " much tAis empty show means. and
1ogs On at the e&me old pace, until. with
The last jnmp thrpnSh . &daeuG BALBOA
nAaG201ahRlfn01 M D1Duo
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
WOMAN'S ENEMY.
PERIIoNITIS SELDOM SPARES ITS
VICTIMS.
when 1t Foes She IL Hut ~ Wreck---Phy
sicians Have Long Been Powerless
---Thc Experience OF Balti-
more Woman.

u
more Woman.
From tie Herald, Baltimore. Nd
Mrs J. p. Grove, marriel LAZY with
grandchildren. lives All Plukney Place,
Baltimore She would easily pass for a
woman of half her age. and owes her present
state of good health and probably her life to
the use of DIR. Williams Pink Pills. A Herald
reporter called at the house few days ago
and was informed that Mrs. Grove had gone
out for a walk and would soon be back. The
scribe was ushered into the parlor to await
her arrival. The room gave every evidence
of refinement and the caro- and attention OF
n good housewife. Choice books lay around
giving proof of the intelligence of the family,
and the walls were decorated with many rsrs
articles of virtu and bric-a-br from South
America, Japan, and other countries. When
Mrs. Grove was announced the reporter was
a-tonished to find her such a young looking
and healthy woman. She is well educated and
is a fluent talker and interesting to listen to.
She, however, declined at first to speak OF
the results she ha experienced from taking
the Pink Pills as. she said, she did not like
to have her name appear in print In any way.
However" she added. after some little hesi-
tation, "the pills did me so much good that
i might he dong wrong Dy NOT lettlnS some
other su ufYerer know what they did for me-"
Then she said. .'Dr. Williams Pink Pills are
certainly all tho proprietors represent them
to be. 1 never had such relief from any
other medicine. A short time ago had an
attack OF peritonitts which left me In such =
pros,ratei and nervous condition that de-
SPARED OF recovery. I could neither sleep,
eat or read with any degree Of peace or sat-
isiac.ion. and life was absolutely burden.
Having heard that others had been cured OF
the same troubles by DIR. Williams Pink Pills,
secured several boxes and began to take
them. As il by magic l at once began to
improve They cured me, and now I have
no symptoms Of nervousness or Of the disease
which so prostrated me. Now that's enough"
said Mrs. Grove, in reply to another ques-
tion. She walked to the door as lightly a. a
young girl AMI, with a pleasant good MORN
ing to the reporter, disappeared within the
portals OF her happy home with . littlo
grandchild clin gtng to her skirts.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, In q oon.
densed form, all the elements necessary to
give new life and richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves. Pink Pills are sold
by all dealers, or will be sent post paid on
receipt of price $50 cente . box, or SIX boxes
for e25o-they are never sold In bulk or BY
10O), by addressing DIR. Williams 4edicins
Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
He Embodied Justice.

HO EmOOOl0u O0OSsOOs
Tho late chief Justice OF VICTORIA
George Higinbotham, was known
+brouehout that Australian colony for
his strong and peculiar qualities. Whne
he lived his eccentricities amused me
unthinking public, but now that ne y
dead, the people see that even his ooo'
est actions were prompted Dy an un.
usually high sense Of honor. Ons OF
his biographers says:
"He had the unusual habit, whether
on tho bench or in private life, OF put
ting himself In the place Of the man
before him; Of trying to look at things
from his point Of view. In hearing a
case, hs forced himself to a'e 1t with
the eyes Of both plaintiff and defend
ant Hence the almost unerrdng justice
of his decisions"
Once at q large dinner party naval
officer was describing how his ship hao
been overrun with rats, and how no
had called in a rascal Of rat catcher,
who had pretended to rid the vessel OF
the vermin.
But" added the officer. "there were
nearly as many at the end Of the next
voyage. believe he left few that ne
might have another job when we came
into port"
"Oh, mol" exclaimed the chief JUS
tice, in a panied voice. Don't say
thatv"
HE thinks now," said some one who
knew him we'll. "that he Is the rat
catcherv which no doubt was the case.
His almost childish unselfshness and
his enthusiastic eagerness IN peace
making commanded q remarkable ar
lection and homage from even worldly
business men.
On one occasion he exhausted all his
logic and powers Of persuasion to rec
oncile two Of his friends who were OBJ
stinately resolved on going to law.
Finding his labor Of no avail. tho
chief justice suddenly led one OF them
apart, and throwing his arm over the
mans shoulder, said:
"John, what would the Master have
done If He had been in your caseT
There was no lawsuit.
One Of his political opponents sums
up the life of this great jurist by say.
Ing:
ut was the best gift that God ever
made to Australia"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
Novel Swimming Match.

A novel swimming match between
man and horse took place in Santa
Barbara, witnessed by a throng Of peo-
pie. G. r. Diver, the Superintendent Of
the local street car service. entered his
beautiful blacA saddle mare against
Dick jenkins, an expert swimmer, who
Is said to have held the State record for
four years. and also has the navy record
at Mare Island. The course covered
was from the beach to a raft about 100
yards out and return. From the start
the mare, which was ridden by her
owner, was seen to have the advantage.
She reached the raft Iully fifty feet In
advance Of Jenkins. who abandoned
the contest there-Santa Barbara dis
patch to San Francisco Call
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gfveu her a notch or two more pre-.
paratory to rushing up the ade.
I here was the wave of a friendly
hand from the cab window as the
ira n ratified over the switches
stood still and watched the red lights
on the hind car as long as / could
see them. and then tottered weakly
into tho oftice and sat down to thiul
of what might have been.
My story Is told. Whether tht
forewarning given that night come,
under the head OF presentiment. pro
mOuitiOn, coincidence, or mere acci
dent I know not: have given facts
my readers may form theories fo
tbemselpea-Wiil Templer, In Farg
and Home
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-11-27
TIE BEST WORLD sffil.

IT'S sad old world when the sun don't shine,
But there amt no use repinin';
there's q bright, sweet spot, where the roses
twine,
An love when the sun amt shinin'.
An the winds may blow,
An the frosts may kill;
It's the best old world
In the country still
IT'S q cold cold world when the silvers gone,
But there amt no use bewaiin';
The seas run high. but the ships sail ON
An the sailors sing with the sailtn'.
An the winds may blow,
An the lightin' kill;
It's the best old world
In the country still
IF. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.