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The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
Pear Blight.

Hon J. Sterling Morton, Secretary of
Agriculture, in the following reply to
Hon. r. T. Nesbitt, Commissioner of
Agriculture for Georgia, gives the follow
ing valuable suggestions relative to pear
blight:
Pear blight is caused by a very
minute mcrobe which enters the tree at
the blossom cluster, or at the tip of the
tender growing shoot. 1t may destroy
only the blossom cluster, or few inches
of the twig, or it may run downward
several feet, killing large limbs or even
whole trees. The same microbe causes
apple twig blight and ounce blight.
Most of the damage from this blight is
done during the first month of growth,
beginning at blossom time. After run
ming downward for few inches or foot
or more, the disease usually comes to
standstill. When it has stopped, def
mite crack forms in the bark, separating
the live and dead portions. When the
diseased portion blends off into the live
part it shows that the disease is still
progressing. Below the blighted portion
the tree may be perfectly healthy, as the
blight kills only as far as it reaches.
Healthy, thrifty, rapidly growing trees
so vigorous.
"In certain cases the blight does not
stop, but keeps on slowly growing in the
bark till the close Of the season. After
this such cases continue progressing
slowly, the new blight for each year
coming from germs which lived over
from the preceding seasons cases. The
remedy for the pear blight is to extermi>
70 ho oh 81,
ease. This can be done by pruning out
the old blight in the fall or winter, thus
preventing the microbes from living over.
In mild attacks, where there is but little
blight, and whenever practicable, it is
best to cut out the blight as soon as dis
covered. Complete destruction of the
blight should be carried out in the fall,
as soou as all late growth mas ceased. In
cutting out the blight, care should be
taken to cut on the sound wood below
the disease.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16

W Probably nothing in the world
can be said to exceed in structural
wonder of it's kind, the fabyrinthian sys-
tenn of sub-surface timbering peculiar to
the Comstock mines, the sum $50, 900,
900 being considered moderate estimate
of the cost of the same from the opening
of the mines to the present time. The
size of tho timbers varies from the huge
pieces 16 inches square and "a feet long
to the smallest pieces s inches square
used in cribbing. The species employed
are chiefly yellow pine, fir, and cedar,
fully two-thirds of the whole amount
being the first named-s favorite timber,
in fact, with mine carpenters, on account
of its exactitude in joining. Cedar, of
course, is inferior to no known timber,
hot even excepting red wood, for it's
lasting qualities underground; but it is
said that yellow pine has been taken
from the lower levels of these mines so
compacted by the enormous pressure it
has withstood as to have density and
weight exceeding those of lignum vitae.
None of the timbers in the Comstock
mines have yet badly decayed, and their
life there cannot be accurately deter
mined, but the heat and vapors of the
mines surcharged with mineral atoms
appear to have a decidedly preservative
effect upon the timbers.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
Weed Seeds in Winter Winds,

It is we'll known that winds play an
important role in the distribution of
seeds. Prof. Bolley, in the North Da-
kota Experiment Station Bulletin, re-
cords that in two square feet of a three
weeks old and three.inch deep snowdrift
upon an ice pond ten yards from any
weeds, he found nineteen weed seeds, and
in another drift quite similarly situated
thirty>two seeds, representing nine kinds
OF weeds. While the wind was blowing
twenty miles per hour peck of mixed
seeds was poured upon the snow crust,
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16

w Manure is most valuable when it
is first voided. 1t never gains in lime,
potash, phosphorlc acid or nitrogen by
being preserved, but as usually kept there
is quite loss of these elements by leach
ing. Carefully composing the manure
makes it finer and more quickly available
as plant food, especially if much coarse
stuff is mixed with it, but for all field
crops the sooner manure is put upon the
land the more good is received from it.
So true is this that progressive farmers
cart manure right out on the snow In
winter, provided the land does not wash,
while during the rest of the year it is
daily spread on the land desired TO be
fed.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16

~ So numerous are the industrial
uses Of wood, independent of those of a
structural character, that long chapter
would scarcely suffice for the description,
though of practical interest. Among the
items in this line, the Carpenter and
Builder (English) notes that shellbark
hickory is excellent material for caskets,
whip handles, and the back bows of the
we'll known Windsor chairs; the sugar
maple is favored by wheelwrights for
axle trees and axe handles, as is the pig
nut hickory; dogwood is serviceable tor
the handles of light tools, such as mallets,
small vises, ETC., in some cases also for
harrow teeth and the lining for sledge
runners; mountain laurel is also selected
for the handles of light tools, small
screws, boxes, etc; bowls and trays are
made of red birch, and when saplings Of
hickory or white oak are not to be found,
hoops, particularly those of rice casks,
are made of the young stocks and
branches not exceeding one inch in diam
eter; it's twigs are exclusively chosen for
the brooms with which the streets are
swept, but the twi igs of the other species
of both, being less supple and more
brittle, are unadapted for such use; shoe
lasts, though made from birch, are not so
satisfactory as when made of beech
Science.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
Trains arrive at Charlotte ::
FROM THE NORTH

SLEEPING CAR SERVICE
No. 10, Sleeping Car Greensboro and R,laa
No So, Sleeping Car Raleigh to Greeusbmo
Through tickets on sale at principal ststs.
to all points: For rates or information app51
J. M. CULP, Traffic Manager.
w. A. TURK. Gen. Pass. Agent,
Washington, DG
II GREEN, Gen'l Superintendent,
Washington, Dt
Travelling Passenger Agent,
80 W. Trade Stres,
Charlotte N g
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
NONETO EQUAL

Mems fine custom made calf shoes, our own
make. some finer, but hone to equal for wear,
PRICE, $3.50! The superiority of these shoes
will appear when compared with other makes
selling at $500 or more. All the balance of our
stock of So 90 Douglass shoes will be
CLOSED OUT AT $3.50
A good shoe at this price, but no better than our
regular make as above. GILREATH & co.
March Is, 1895
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
New Remedy for Cut Worms.

AS the cut worms will have to be
looked after we here give new remedy
against its ravages. We know nothing
about its worth but give it as we found
it. 1t costs very little and deserves a
trial: "Take 30 pounds of bran, two
pints molasses, ,one pound paris green, put
the molasses into six quarts of hot water;
and the bran and paris green, mixing
thoroughly until the whole is tinged with
green. Place a spoonful of this near the
plants and wherever the worms are, not
getting too near the stalk. If new lot
of worms hatch, the dose will have to be
repeated. The worms will leave the
plants for the mixture every time. The
bran and molasses tempts them and the
paris green does the killing" H
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16

and ten minutes after 191 wheat grains,
So faxseefis, 43 buck wheat, and 81 rag
weed see1Is we've found in a trench thirty
rods from where they had been poured
upon tb 9 crnst.-Science
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
Mems Fine Calf Boots.
LADIES' CALF LACED SHOE

The best veal calf, thick sole, wide bottom and
low heel. sewed and warranted. Made for
women who do their own work A shoe every
woman needs. No difference how fine tbey
dress, a shoe like this comes handy for wearing
about the lot and garden. Will last year No
better can be had. Ladies' sizes, to ..
PRICE $l.5Ol
Use our shining light oil on your shoes, pre-
serves the leather and makes it water proof.
Large boxes, ready to use. Price 10 cents
Oct. %, 1894 GILREATH & co,
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
HARRISON, Bros & Co.
Philadelphia, Pa

Philadelphia, Pa
GENTLEMEN About ten (1O) years ago used
your Town and Country Paints. olive shades, on
my hotel, The Eager House," and am pleased
to inform you that today the paint is in good
condition and shows no signs of fading or
giving away. Very Respectfully,
z EAGER
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Ready Mixed Paints,
Are sold exclusively by
R. II. JORDAN & CO.,
Sept. IA, 1894. The Retail D ruggists
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Rsilr|

Odp6 6aE q duA1u d116Y nHllfOaZ
Running from Greensboro, N. c.. via Ssuiu
Fayetteville, Maxton to BennettsvilleSC
Mail and Passenger ITGins-South Bound
Leave Mt. Airy, 345&n
Arrive at Greensboro, 745An
Leave Greensboro, 1000 g.
Arrive Sanford. 13O p
Leave Sanford 1.55 D. |
Arrive at Fayetteville, 400 pm
Leave Fayetteville, 4.l5 p
Arrive Maxton, 6l5 p
Leave Maxton, 625 D. |
Arrive at Bennettsville, 745 pm
Breakfast at Greensboro
Dinner at Sandford.
Mail and PASSENGER ITdins-N0rth Bound
Leave Bennettsville, 5GO&nI
Arrive at Maxton, 63O&A
Leave Maxton, 64O&n
Arrive at Fayetteville 8.25 an
Leave Fayetteville, 85O&
Arrive at Sanford, l05O&n
Leave Sanford, l110&n1
Arriveat Greensboro, 2.25pn
Leave Greensboro, $50 pm
Arrive at Airy, 65C p.
Breakfast at Fayetteville, Dinner at Green'ba
W. KYLE,
Gen'l Passenger ARd
w Fry Gen aup't
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16

!Y~ 1t may not be generally known
that the common black butter bean will
bear continuously through the season if
the pods are all picked as soon as they
are large enough to use. If any are all
lowed to ripen, the plant has fulfilled its
mission and will die
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16

1B- The negro colonists who are try>
ing to get back from Mexico are nearly
all in quarantine at San Antonio.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
PEBBLE GRAIN 0n
MEMS FINE SHOES,
AT $3.50 +!

AT $3.50! ,,ss
We are probably at the head OF me, .9s Tspig
a special Shoe at special price MeH ~. foupd j
a dress shoe, containing every poin'
high priced goods, will
s1,5O LINE THE N.Y., w.,
surDass;ng va,ue ever offered RegulaaE. - %
factory shoes, built to our special oIO@l @ls5e
here below, is to look up the best value our or
and hand them out, fresh and new: ~ tSs esrb
TONERS. We never deal in any OF orI ~ co
scrapings, never do GILnEA
March /, 1895,
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
HOW Is THIS!
Ladies' OxfOrds.

Our celebrated 81 25 Oxford Tie. The Oes! ess G 5r
at the price ever offered. During tne PIf'tfbes - tbes
years we have sold an immense quantly W Tib
OxfOrds, ard having constantly kepI PSs P"ss, d
all improvements, we are enabled 10 10 OA sfa
greatest possible value as speclallty. .SStss
Patent tip or Com-sense By mail to any s1vl r1
&c extra. GlLHEA III
May IA, 1894.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
WIDE AND EASY.

Mems fine satin. calf Congress, extra wide
soles, sewed and warranted, guaranteed elastic,
PRICE, $500!
If you want wide shoe, this will interest
you No better can be had in this market at
25 per cent. advance Every article we show
represents prime value, and if you are not
trading with us, it will pay you to investigate
one price to all GlLREATH s. co
June l. 1894
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
PIEDMONT AIR LINE
FIRST AND SECONn M,
Schedule in Effect Nav ,

Schedule in Effect May 10. lss,
This Condensed Schedule 10 .',,
formation only and is subject to pcI9ollsAtd d
notice to the public. change sS
TRAINS LEAVE CHARI,orr,
1l:O5 p m-No 35, daily for Atl.n.
lotte Air Line division, and all ana non, and
Southwest. Carries through Pp1Inns Pns Soup
room buffet sleeper between New Wan Wan dhs
ington and Montgomery. and betwasoU UE
and st Augustine, Fla, via Columb;ah NtsG
nah. "A and 81
9:S5 Mo 81, daily for Columb,.
Aiken, Charleston. Savannah ana AUVu
points. Through sleeping Car N Ma al
Jacksonville, connecting at Column" Lot
lor car for Augusta. VIII
9:35 am-No 81 daily, Washinp,on
western vestibuled limited, for Afan,sa alo al "a
ham, Memphis, Montgomery, Moh;'a fra
Orleans, and all points south and AID n
Through Pullman sleeper, New Yo.tV stVoAs
Orleans. and New York to Memphis % u
charge except usual Pullman fare. Noel
1910 p m-No IL daily. Solid t,s;n
to Atlanta; Pullman sleeping car, fS PidaEc tHcAas
Greensboro. -'''lnoaal
d'IO NV 90. udIly, LOT w aShiDOtor n
mond, Raleigh and Goldsboro and ST1' All .
North. Carries Pullman steepers fro~
gomery to New York and st AugustiOaa
York. ''''ne % Z
$40 p m-No 10, daily, for RichuoDs 4
eigh. Goldsboro and ali points NORTH !
Pullman sleeping car from Greensboro :, "a 4
eigh and Greensboro to Richmond
$50 p m-No SO. Washington and so.a
ern vestibuled, limited, for WashinptoOr ~
points North. Through Pullman Cars hsN
New Orleans and New York and Men ps !
New York and Augusta, New York and al ~
ington. Wy
500 m-No go, daily, except sundsr nj.
freight and passenger for Statesvile, NJ ~
415 p m-No 16, daily, except SUNDAY
Statesville and TaylorsYille.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
DIXIE TIE.

A Shoe for Farmers, neat. comfortable and
durable, water proof and warm and all for 81 80.
These shoes are lined, no seams to rip, soes
warranted the best ever put on. Superior in
wearing quality to anything
SOLD IN
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
CHARLOTTE

AT EVEN 90
Oil your Shoes with Shining Light leather
preserver-alwaYs ready for use whether cold or
hot, price 10c. GILREATH & co.
Feb 22 1895
The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-08-16
Raleigh & Augusta Airline RAILROAD

Connects at Hamlet with the Carolina Cela|
running to Wilmington, and at Raleigh VI
the Raleigh g CASTOR Road running to WI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
LATE SPORTING NEWS
CLOSED UP. 1fs SEASON.


Declaring the Results of the Bowling
ToprnaI4ent.
The District Amateur Bowling League
met at the Carroll Institute last night and
closed up its business for the season. The
results were officially declared. The hand
some bowling banner sedonated by Mr..
Thomas A. German. tosae presented to the
team winning the championship of the
league for 1895. was awarded to the team
of the Carroll Institute. The other prizes,
as heretofore stated in, The Star. went as
fellows: The Dove medal to Harry B. Ma
son of the Columbia athletic Club. for
making the best Individual average Q56
4-4S in the tournament; the Parker
Bridget prize, to Bernard Locraft of the
Carroll Institute for making the greatest
number Of strikes GID in the tournament,
and the Tappan prize, to James J. O'Con-
nor of the Young Mems Catholic Club for
making the greatest number Of spares
(20O) in the tournament.
The number of strikes and spares made
and. the number of pins bowled over by
each team is given below, except the
strikes and spares made by the Buena
Vistas, which could not be obtained, as
their score book had been misplaced:
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License to Ride.

The chief subject under consideration at
the meeting of the jockey club In New
York yesterday afternoon was the report
presented by DR.. Gideon Knapp. on the
proposed revision Of the rules of racing.
The report, after amending a number of
rules, suggests the advisability of a new
rule as follows: IAN apprentice license for
boys never having ridden in race may
be granted upon the application of an own
er or trainer. A boy having ridden ten
races under such license must make appli-
cation for a Jockeys license. While hold
ing an apprentice license no boy shall be
permitted to ride, except for his employer.
The fee for an apprentice license shall he
So"
1t was at length decided to defer action
on the proposed revision, and in all prob
ability nothing will be done in the mat
ter of the new rules till the regular meet
ing in April.
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CHARTERED AT ST. AsAPHs.

SeVeraA Hundred Horses Getting
Ready mt the Junction"
There are several hundred head of horses
now quartered at St .Asaph. Va, getting
their final preparation for the meeting,
which will begin a week from next Mon
day. The stables of Messrs Miller, A.
Lakeland and Chandler, which have Win
tered at Brighton Beach. have been shipped
and James McLaughlin's horses will go
down some day this week. Father Bill
DAILY has been on the battle ground for a
couple Of weeks now and has been send
ing his horses along in earnest. Jack Ben
nett's string, J. Bodsn's, w. B. Jennings
and those of other owners are ready for
the word. The track Is said to be better
than 1t was at any :ine last fall Sew
eral hundred loads of sand have been
spread over its surface and it is now both
safe and fast. The horses quartered there
are getting stiff work in preparation for
the meeting. John McCafferty has ar
rived from Providence with a string of
twenty-six head that will be ready to race
shortly. Among the other arrivals within
the past few days ares.M.. Coleman with
Iinge and other good, performers; Luke
Tully with Lochinvar and four others
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THE STEEPLECHASE ASSOCIATION.
Members Elected ut the Regular
Monthly NIAetfur


The regular monthly meeting Of the Ma
tional Steeplechase Association was held
yesterday at New York! A set of rules was
adopted. The committee on bylaws pre-
scented its report, which was also adopted.
One of the features of the bylaws is the
following: The. funds of. the association
shall be devotedi solely to the purposes for
which the association was incorporated.
and no part thereof shall at any time be d.
vided among its members, and in case of
q dissolution of the association they shall
be devoted to such uses for the purpose Of
improving the breed of horses as the stew
ards shall determine
The secretary reported that the entries
received up to date for the handicaps,
which closed March l., numbered, steeple-
chases 81; hurdle races, 81. 1t was likely
that several of the latter would be thrown
out as disqualified under the ruling of the
Jockey Club.
In the election for members the following
were proposed and elected: J. J. Aston, ].
J. Ripper, jr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, H.
NICK. Twombley. Stanford White, H. A.
Buck, H. L. Herbert, A. Newbold Morris,
C. Oliver Iselin. 8. Rowland Robbins, r.
Peters, Richard Carman, Ogden Mills
Thomas A. Maitland Of New York, Col. Ed
ward Morrell, Clement A. Griscom and
Harrison K. Gamer of Philadelphia, Charles
B. Mcdonald of Chicago and Jesse Brown
of Washington, making total of los MEM
bers of the association.
The stewards took action looking toward
the laying out of a course at Morris Park.
and appointed H. ]. Morris, the gentleman
steeplechase rider, inspector of steeple-
chase courses.
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Poultry Fanciers.

At meeting Of Washington and Balti-
more poultry fanciers, held in Baltimore
yesterday, an organization was formed of
the people from the two cities. under the
name of the Maryland and District Of Co.
lumbia Poultry and Pigeon Association. 1t
is said that by this union the associat ton
becomes the strongest body of poultry
fanciers in the country.
The association will have annual poultry
shows alternately in Baltimore and Wash
ington. 1t was decided to have the show
in Washington next year from January 0
to 16 The American Poultry Association
will be invited to hold its annual meeting
in Washington during the show. Boston
and New York associations have agreed
to arrange non-conflioting dates with the
Maryland and District association. This
will give the home association the ad-
vantage of drawing exhibitors from all
over the country.
The new members from Washington
include Miss Mary Scott Townsend, VIM.
r. Bouts. Richard Keyworth, J. Baxter,
Howell Stewart, W. H. Taylor Blair
Domer, Prof. A. Schroeder, Charles N.
Evans, DR.. w. w. Evans, VIM. George
Lee, H. A. Numson. Charles E. West, Al
fred g. Masius, Richard Smith, Vincent
PATROL. Rudolph Thiele, Geo. E. Howard,
]. T. Bartlett, A. D. Bailey. C. G. Gordon,
]. NJ. Daley. Ed. S. Schmidt, ]. w. Doug
las, Prof. Nelson r. Wood, Dr. w. j.
Elstum, R. s. Boswell, Samuel E. Babbett,
DR.. r. H. Evans, w. H. Rees. ]. E. Buck
ingham, jr.. Ashley M. Gould, Henry F.
Smith and John w. Smoot.
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BRILLIANT ELOQUENCE.
EpWOrth League Ofatoricnl Contest
Decided Last Might

The second annual contest of the Ep-
worth League Oratorical Association of the
District of Columbia attracted an interest
3D. enthusiastic audience last evening that
filed to sardine intensity every pew in
spacious Hamline Church. The association
Is made up Of the organizations of Foun-
dry. Waugh, Douglas, Hamline, McKen-
dree and Metropolitan churches, and all,
with the exception Of McKendree, were
represented in the spirited strife for honor
and prize, in the shape of n handsomely
bound and printed Sunday school teachers
Bible.
The exercises Of the evening opened with
an organ voluntary by Prof. Otis d. Swett
Hamline Church, led in prayer. Then Mr.
Harry o. Hines. the president Of the as
ISOLATION. mounted the platform and. In a
short Introductory speech. explained the
objects Of the organization and welcomed
the audience. He introduced the first con-
testant, Mr.. Seth E. Tracy of Foundry
Church, whose subject was Echoes" Mr..
Tracy expressed the hope that we may
never live less nobly than our higher capa-
bilities warrant, and, among other things,
said that what we say is transmitted in
echoes that never cease. Mr.. Tracys COM
position and delivery proved highly pleas
ing, for he was roundly applauded.
Success Means Sacrifice" was the sub
ject expatiated upon by Miss Duanna E.
Mitchell of Waugh Church, and she de-
clared that in striving TO initiate the d.
vine example all worldly pleasures must
be sacrificed It was evident that the
speaker had friends N the audience from
the ovation she received. Prof John o.
Russell rendered guitar solo and was
forced to respond to an encore: after which
the next contestant. Mr.. C. NJ. Lacey Sites
CT Metropolitan Church, was introduced
In speaking on Wanted, Power Mr.
Sites said that If the nation has a mission
to mankind, faith alone can equip her for
the work and guide her TO glorious des-
tiny. Miss Amy L. May of Douglas Church
told in ar unusually Interesting manner of
THE Progress of Woman" the contest
being concluded with a carefully prepared
speech on Confirmation" by Mark A.
Watson Of Hamine Church.
The judges were: On Thought and cornpo-
sition. Bishop John F. Hurst, Mrs. Mark
w. Harrington and Mr.. Geo. H. Harries; On
delivery, Rev. ]. F.. Rankin, Rev. F. D.
Power and Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. While a
decision was being reached Prof. Russell
in manner that ELECTED determined
encore.
Rev. ]. E. Rankin, on behalf of the
judges, made the award. He congratulated
all the speakers on their work and took
occasion to remark that Bible was espe-
cially suitable for q prize in such a con-
test, as the Bible has inspired more elo-
quence than any other known book The
speaker announced that Mr.. c. N. Lacey
Sites was entitled to the prize, while Miss
Amy l. May had proven herself worthy of
honorable mention. When the applause
subsided the gathering was dismissed with
prayer and the second annual friendly
strife of the association had been Waged
to an end