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The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

ASPARAGUS BOX FOR SHORT SHIPMENT
vorite and various methods Of proce-
dure. From an account by The Rural
New Yorker of present practices in
growing and marketing this vegetable
the following information is cleaned,
together with the illustrations: For
the production of the white shoots so
popular from the Oyster Bay (N. ~
district deep planting is required. Some
growers use for making the burrows
special plow that makes furrow about
Is inches deep. Some growers, especial
ly on heavy land, make them 12 inches
deep. The trenches are made from 80
to AZ or 5 feet apart Each grower
has his own ideas about depth, distances
apart, fertilizers, etc.
Some growers prefer 1-year-old roots
and some 2-year old. Whichever are
used they should lie strong and vigor-
Gus. The plants are put in the bottom
of the trench 10 to IS inches apart and
partially covered with soil The trench
es are filled gradually as the plants
grow by frequent civilizations which
keep the ground clean. Some growers
while others prefer comuercial fertili-
zers, and still others are governed by
circumstances as to their choice. Some
apply fertilizers always in the spring,
while others fertilize tho old beds i'm
mediately after the cutting season each
year, claiming that this gives the plants
good, strCng growth and fits the III for
sending up numerous large shoots the
next season. The ordinary tillage tools
are used for keeping the beds clean,
though some large growers have special
tools. Tho old tops are removed each
spring, the surface thoroughly worked
up and left in ridges over the rows. In
fighting the new asparagus rust the
New Jersey station recommends remov-
ing and burning the tops in the fall.
The most popular variety has always
been the Conover's Colossal, though
Barr's Mammoth is grown by some, and
more recent additions have been Pal
metto, Columbian White and others.
At the New Jersey experiment station
Palmetto was the least affected by the
new and destructive asparagus rust cf
all the varieties tested.
Cutting begins as soon as the shoots
begin to show nicely above the surface.
1t is done by means of special knife,
requires great care and is hard work.
Careless work would destroy many Of
the buds that are just starting. The
beds are usually cut over every day.
The shoots are put into punches weigh
ing about three pounds each by means
of some Of the numerous punching ma
chimes now Oh the market. The punches
are about six to nine inches long and
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
THE MERRIMAC.
(Chicago Record.)

Thunder peal and roar and rattle or the
ships in line of battle.
Kumbling noise Of steell volcanoes hurl
ing metal from the shore,
Drowned the sound Of gniet-speaklng ana
the creaking cracking, creaking.
OF the steering gear that turned her to
ward the narrow harbOr door.
On the hulk was calm and quiet, deepe +
for the shOreward riot;
Dumb they watched the fountains
streaming; mute they heard the
waters hiss.
Till one laughed ard murmured: sure
iy il was worth while rising early
For fireworks exhibition Of such char
acter as this.
Down the channel the propeller drove her
as they tried to she'll her
From the dizzy height, ot MORO and
S0capa parapet;
She was torn and she was battered. ana
her upper works We're shattered
By the bursting of the mis- lies that in
air above her met.
Parallels of belchin ng cannon marked the
winding cOuse She ran on,
And they fla shed through morning dark
ness like a giant3 flaming teeth;
Waters steaming, boiling. churning: rows
of muZZlrs at each turning;
Mines like geyserS spOutin9 after and
before her and beneath.
Not man was there who faltered; not a
theory was altered
Of the detailed plan agreed On-not a
doubt was there expressed;
This was not a time for changing, de-
Waiting, rcarranging;
Let the great God help the wounded
and their courage save the rest
And they won. But greater glory than
the winning is the story
Of the fCeman's friendly greeting OF
that valiant captive band;
Speech of his they understood not, talk to
him in words they could not;
But their courage spoke language that
all men might understand.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
CRUSADE AGAINST LOAFERS.
Even SO Live and Progressive Place
as Greensboro is Afflicted With
the "Pest'

The Greensboro Erening Telegram
comments on the Charlotte Observer s
animadvertions against the profess
sional loafing habit, and confesses to
the fact that it's town is affected in
the same way. Following this ad-
mission it says:
Everybody can get some work here
if they want it. They can't get it by
sitting around in other peoples way.
Go around to the grocery stores. you
will see a few men at each place who
don't want anything. killing time
cutting off a piece of cheese, taking
a cracker, eating a handful Of cher
ries or something he don't expect to
be charged for Twenty such men
are a charge on the mercantile pOr-
ton of the town. and they can eat up
a good bunch Of stuff in a day. The
amount each one takes is too small
to make charge for, yet in a week it
amounts to dollars.
Only this morning the writer
noticed several pIaces-at Clegg' 5
W HDltSdIt must 1t "dS IL VI
peanuts from an open sack, banana
off a ripe bunch, a tomato out OF an
open crate, only a few peaches from
basket that had been opened to
show customer. but let twenty
descend on them in the same way,
and if any objection or remarks are
made the cry is made ..stingy.'
Loafers have no place in an-up-to-
date" business-they are in the way,
and if any business man wants to en-
tertain a friend he has the right to
invite him. The Ielegrant wants to
see every business house too busy to
entertain or encourage loafers, and
hopes to see the barlow knives forged
into pruning hooks, and the empty
boxes and barrels moved off the side
walks and transformed into chicken
cOOps, and the lOafers enlisted in the
company of Hustlers, Regiment No.
/, Brigade A No. /, to do duty for
the city.
If you cant be a cashier in bank
get a job as mortar mixer-get a
move on and account to your God
for every hour of daylight that he
vouchsafes to grant YOU.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
Log Cabin Philosophy.

Save up de dollars. Long life doan
bring happiness EFF vou got ter end it
in de po'-house.
Ef de saying is true dat de good
die young. desc heah gray head peo-
pie must he hard lot er sinners.
1t takes trouble to give some peo-
pie sense. Dey never thinks er
stringin' a lightnin' rod till de light
min sets Ere ter de house.
Ef dcv wuz elevator fun dis worl'
ter heaven some folks would say dat
ridin' on an elevator makes dev head
swim.
Dey's some talk bout dis worl' not
bein' made in six davs; but all | got
ter say is dis: Anybody dat kin make
n worl like dis in two weeks is doin'
mighty well.
Train up de chile in de way he
shall 90. but be sho' ter hang de light
in front er him.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
SOUTHERN ASPARAGUS CRATE.

SOUTHERN ASPARAGUS CRATE.
just about the size of quart cup. In
fact, somo small growers use cup OF
this kind to shape the lunches and
some use homemade wooden bunchers.
The shoots should be assorted, the
larger and smaller ones being put in
separate buEches. The latter are just as
good for eating, but do not usually sell
SO well. The lunches are tied with raf-
fla or soft string. The tops of the bunch
es are made even, and then the butts
cut off square with the knife. The
punches are little smaller at the tops
than at the butts. This enables growers
to pack them SO the tips will be pro-
tected.
The first cut shows crate containing
two dozen lunches in two layers. The
box is little wider than the length OF
two punches, and these are packed In,
tips and butts alternating. With the
butts against the outside of the box the
tips are kept from touching each other
or the box and are thus protected from
bruising. The box is of just the right
size SO that the punches fit in tight and
cannot shake around. No packing ma
terial is used for nearby market
The second cut shows a southern crate
holding two dozen punches, but the lat
ter stand on end. The crate is a little
narrower at the top than at the bottom.
These lunches stand on damp moss or
other packing material, which keeps
them fresh during their long journey.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

The capture of the British steamer
Twickenham, by the cruiser st. Louis,
with large cargo of coal which was
intended for Admiral Cervera's S fleet,
furnishes additional proof of the
great disadvantage under which
Spain labors in conducting naval
operations in the West Indieas. This
vessels name has figured considera-
bly, in the press dispatches during the
past three weeks, she having visited
the island of Martinique for the pur-
pose of furnishing coal to the Span
ish squadron, in whose waters-for
some reason or Other-she fingered
for many days. When captured, she
was making for the habor, the inten-
tion of those controlling her move
ments being to forward the coal
which she carried from Guantanamo
to Santiago, for the use of Admiral
Cervera. 1t has now been more than
six weeks since this squadron left
the Cape Verde Islands, and as it
was compelled to steam several
thousand miles before reaching San
tiago, and as United States vessels
have captured nearly six thousand
tons of coal that was intended for it,
the probabilities are that its supply
of fuel has become almost exhausted.
If such were not the case the Spanish
Admiral would not have remained in
an unimportant harborand permitted
his fleet to be blOckaded in that
harbor. The truth of the matter is
that under the conditions which now
obtain in the West Indies it is simply
matter of impossibility for Spain
to conduct offensive naval opera
tiOns.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
Pay Your Little Bills.

The war tax is on now-on most
every thing expect coffee. Most
every thing is going up. There is
more cause aow for people to pay
their little bills. or make an effort to
do so. than ever was known before.
The man who will persistently put
off these accounts, does not know
the amount of worry and trouble he
is causing, to say nothing of the
material damage to trade If all
will do something it begets a better
feeling and gives 4 new impetus to
ail lines of business, and every one
feels the better for it, Try it and
see what reaction will take place
Durham Su9.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
A Little Patriot.
(ROckV Mount Motor. }

When the Second Regiment of Mas
sachusetts volunteers passed through
Rocky Mount Sunday week. Annie
Tillcrv. the little sevcn-vcar-old
bright-evcd daughter of l.. F. Tillcry,
was at the train to see them pass.
With her little heart all ablaze with
Southern fire and patriotism she gave
Col. Clark of the Regiment big
boquet of flowers and telling him in
her artless way that she hoped sue
cess would attend his command and
that they would all return safe home
again. That the Regiment knew how
to appreciate the gentle courtesy is
shown by the following extract from
the Boston Ercning Record of May 10:
The Second has Il little daughter
of the Regiment. She is Annie Til
Ierv, of Rocky Mount. n. c. When
the dusty, travel stained train pulled
into the station she was the sweetest
little picture OH the platform.
Dressed in white. with arms full of
Southern flowers. she entered the
headquarters car. She stood hesitat-
inglv at the door of the car and then
advancing to Col. Clark she placed 4
big fragrant bunch of posieS in his
hand. Rocky Mount she said in a
lisping way, ''hopes lots of success
for you and we hope YOU will come
back we'll and happy
The little childish speech touched
every man. Col. Shumway, a veteran
of the last war. made a furtive dab
at his eve. and Col. Clark took the
child in his arm for just a minute.
Then she passed from man to man
with the flowers. All standing watch
ing her rs she passed to the door.
On the very threshold she turned.
-Good-hve.' she said; and kissing her
hand to all she went down the steps. 4
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
Attention, Publishers.

In addition to the display job type
advertised for sale we have two or
three hundred pounds of long primer
and bourgeois body type-the letter
now in use on this paper-whch will
also be sold at a very reasonable price.
If any Of our brethren of the press
wish to add to the equipment Of their
office aud at tue same time enhance
the appearance OF their paper by put
ting on newer aud neater dress, we
can make it such an object to them that
they will be justified in doing so. Write
US about the matter.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

If either man or woman would
realize the full power of personal
beauty, it must be by cherishing
noble thoughts and hopes and pur-
poses: by having something to do
do and something to live for that is
worthy of humanity. and which, by
expanding the capacities of the soul,
gives expansion and symmetry to the
body which contains it.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
HOW'S This?

We offer one hundred dollars reward
for anv case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure
+. j. CHENEY Il CO, propr's,
Toledo, Ohio.
We. the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West 4 TruaX, wholesale druggists, To-
ledO, Ohio.
Walding, kinnaI 4 Marvin, wholesale
druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, .5 cents per
aOttle. Sod by all druggists.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

The 10th annual convention and
tournament of the North Carolina
State Firemen's Association will be
held in Go!dsbCro on July 26th, 27th.
and 2Sth. This is one of the biggest
events in the State and tEeir annual
meetings are ALWAYS looked forward
to with pleasure bv the tiremen and
the people of the towns where they
meet.
The officers are: James ID. Mcneil.
president, Fayetteville: r. G. Parmelce.
Wilmington. first e-president; DR..
}. W. Griffith, Winston. second vice
president: i. A. Green. New Berne,
treasurer: j. {. Michie. Durham, sec
retarv.
Owls have their orgies while doves
are asleep.
There is no music for the old. like
an old tune.
Idleness invites all the miSerieS
into ones life.
The best known remedy for iaziness
is to 90 TO work.
\ man is like lamp. After he is
turned down he is not as bright as he
was before.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
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PROFITABLE ASPARAGUS,

How the Famous Oyster Bay Product II
Grown-CuttinE and Marketing.
Asparagus is generally considered o
profitable crop. 1t is now grown so ex-
tensively that special tools are used in
its culture, and large growers in differ
ent parts of the country have their ia.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
Deep Eyed Sweet Potatoes.

In selecting varieties of potatoes to
plant. especially those whose reputa-
tion is not established, American Quit
yatos advises care in avoiding those
marked with deep eyes. Nearly all po-
tatoes have to be pared before being
cooked, and the deep eye is almost al.
ways cut out without making a hole In
the potato. This is the more wasteful
because the part of the potato which is
thrown away with the peeling is more
nutritious than that which grows near
the center of the potato.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

The feature of Admiral Sampson S
success at Santiago that is very pleas
ing to Americans is that it was ac-
complished without injury to any of
his own vessels or men.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

1t is folly for people to subject them
selves to attacks of chillS and fever and
malarial troubles, when by the timely use
of RaEon's Liver Pills 4 Tonic Pellets
and Ramon's FeEsin Chill Tonic they can
so fortfy their systems and entirely prevent
them. Every one knows these famous
remedies, but for fuller information ask
your druggist for pamphlets and sample
InSp
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
The Spanish Fleet in Bad Row.

Fashion rules the largest empire
and collects her tax in gold and blood.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

Earth has no brighter blossom than
a little child smiling through rags.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
State Firemen'S Convention,

Temptation is not dangerous until
YOU want to Weld.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
*Daily. tDaily ex. Sunday q.

Nos. 4O3 and 4O3, "1'he Atlanta Speech.
Solid Vestibuled Train, with Pullaaa
Sleepers and Coaches between Wa>fiee
ton and Atlanta, also Pullman Nlrrgt.
between Portsmouth and Chester. ;. {.
Nos II and 3S, The 5. \. L. ENpFe,,
Solid Train Coaches and Pullman >!r,,nr
between Portsmouth and Atlanta. Cuaa-
pany sleepers between Columbia and t.
lanta.
Both trains make immediate cunnrca
at Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile. Nrs
Orleans, Texas, California, Mexico. Cla'-
tanooga, Nashville, Memphis. Mace.
Florida.
For Tickets. Sleepers, etc, apply Ia
w. BROWN, Jr., City Passenger Agent
1893 Main St.. Norfolk. Va.
MURRAY FORBES, I. p. 4,
Portsmouth. ".
f st. John, Vice President and iirn VI.
V. +. McBee. General oIprriuiendril
II. W. 3. Glover, Traffic Manager
L. j. Anderson, Gen. PAS AT
General Offices: Portsmouth. Va.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
Personal Beauty.

Judgment and decision are man 5
great wheels of fortune.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30
Sell your Tobacco at The House and Market which Pays You the Most Clear Money

We facility
and we'll
of
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

Idleness invites all the miserieS
into ones life.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

There is no music for the old. like
an old tune.
The gold leaf., 1898-06-30

Owls have their orgies while doves
are asleep.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-10
GoLD1N THE PHILIPPINES.
Extensive Deposits Have Been open
ed Up Near the Sea.

Washington. June 5.-"\otes on the
Philippines" have been issued by the state
DEPARTMENT as one of the 81 advance
sheets of the consular reports.
one expert extensively quoted. FRANK
Caruth, says that extensive gold deposits
have been opened up quite near the sea-
assuring a large output for many years
to come 1t has also been proved that
they extend over a wide district. AlluVlan
gold is found in the island of Mindanao
and there are extensive copper deposits
in Luzon.
While no true coal has been found,
there is Ignite of a good quality, quite
useful for steam vessels. This Is IN great
quantity. Roughly washed alluvial gold
has been found to contain rubies and
hyacinthes.
The pamphlet author speaks in the
highest terms of the character Of the ma
tives. The family tie is very strong.
children are orderly, parents respected and
the race has an inbred courtesy and pru-
dence and ready hospitality is never miss
ing Eight million natives inhablt the
Philippines. food resources are ample and
famine is unknown.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-10

me, however, and Is now skylarkinx
around and I'm afraid some one else
will fall in love with her and steal her
from me. thought the safest plan
would be to take back my present OF
those teeth. so that she wouldn't be
quite so attractive to the average man.
or course If she will promise to live
with me again as a good, loyal wife.
she can have the teeth back right now"
The court suggested brief conference
between the interested parties. A mo-
ment afterward the prosecution was
dropped and the case was dismissed.
But remember. judge" said the hus-
band. as the reconciled couple prepared
to leave, "if she doesn't behave proper
ly shall get those teeth again She
may have EN- in trust. that's ALL" And
yet the wiseacres say there Is nothing
new under the sun.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-10
HEIGHT OF THE SOLDIERS.
Americans Taller Than Any Other
Race of Civilized Men.

The Yankee is the tallest of civilized
men. In Europe the Scandinavian is the
only one that approaches him in average
height, says the Des Moines Leader. Even
the Englishman is half inch shorter,
and the German a trie more than an
inch. The average American volunteer
stands feet u inches in his stocking
feet, whereas the Spanish soldier averages
nearly two inches shorter. The American
is 10 pounds heavier than his antagonist.
and his chest expansion is markedly
greater During the civil war the big
gest men came from Kentucky. averaging
a tritie over feet s. inches Close behind
was Kansas, with Minnesota, Missouri.
California and Nevada following in the
order given. The men from all these
states averaged 5 feet inches. Maine,
Illinois and Michigan fell two tenths of
an inch below that mark, and next came
Ohio and Pennsylvania. Massachusetts
and Connecticut were at the foot of the
list, the volunteers from the latter states
averaging only feet 81 inches.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-06-10
FARM LAND GOES BEGGING
Thousands of Deserted Holdings TO-
Ing to Ruin in New England.

There are in New England 49oc aoah-
doned farms, the value of which has SUNK
to minimum. and yearly the numoeT ..
neglected acres. once fruitful anu NV
homes Of the best and most pa'rio.u
stock America has known, Is lhcreasis
to such an extent that practcao,e a
Immediately applicable remedy is io S,H,,
for says the New York Herald elA .,
years ago there was scarcely a vaeans
farm in all New England, and there We.
very few that were not cultivated D. a.. as
owners They were yeritable homesteaos
where one family had lived FOR gens, ,ss
tons and where the head of the hous0
was the sturdy, Woodworking man y.
tegrity, common sense ana
shrewdness, who has been passiiis Nv.
for half a century and is seldom se tJis
cept in literature and the draha went
successor Is the tenant. with no sen' astsn
to bind him to the land, ana vel. their
his absence means acres returHins y, harns
original conditions and houses anu
falling into decay. r,ore are
in New England 235, 900 acres OF lahu' ,hst
under a high state of cultivation, for
have been strangers to the plowsnnro -r.
years. Why are they abandoned r.urdy
ing does not pay" the son OF NE =, does
New England farmer tells us stone
LAY at all, it pays best on the r'cn .ho have
less prairies of the west, many nnrn and
gone there tell us. Thousahos taken
reared on New England farms na na west.
Horace Greeley's advice and gon n in the
they left no one behind interested ,s'a dfn nj
farm. Father and mother nav loft the
their work and the children nave ls 10
old homestead to strangers or ,ior has
the elements, The urban popu',a.a,rusa sed.
Increased while the rural mas w , tarm-
The daughters of the New tns'a aitv men.
ers have preferred to marry centers
the sons have gravitated TO IN. have
Of population and the old lar,re near
been abandoned. They have oee ,bam. The
ly worthless. but none wants Ian an cut in
selling prices of land have oes ling of
two three and four times. Inc at fewer
in the rural population has mean aar.nsss-road
to support. the hamlets and ma miller miller the
settlements have suffered ny wave been
storekeeper and the blacksmit" M, h human
| through necessity, carried "
| tide to the cities.