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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
CONVlCTS ON FARMS.
Continued From Page one.)

on the day Of my visit. Tn
less more labor is furnished here much
OF ahis crop win be III the field IN Feb
ruary. Because OF the insuitieiency OF
tabor much fodder was allowed Go waste
Halt the convietS at this camp were
without shotS, and many without jack
IT'S. The morning of the 9th was cold
too cold entirely to work in the field
without shoes. | made 4 personal eX-
animation and found Il few who had
sui>es On their feet Capt. William Nc
liver, Who seemed very attentive To ms
Nuties. informed me that acquisitions had
been made over a month back for shoes
and other goods, but he had failed to set
them. i found this complaint general
with supervisors il required long
time 10 hear from acquisitions, and IN
many eases never hear from them, and
this caused much Inconvenience alh eN-
ira expense. For instance, ! inquired
why the shelter over the engine and
machinery was not covered, the reply
was that reqlisition for roofing had
been sent in over three months ago, but
nothing was heard from it, Hence when
il rained tho Gin had TO stop. The gin,
press and fixtures ut this. camp are
really in advance of anything III this
country. all new and as nearly perfect
as possible to make. lf not already
sent. roofing should he sent at once to
cover the shelter above referred to. A
cook stove is lady needed at this camp
Pumps and windmill would save much
labor and supply he entire camp with
fine drinking wat4r.
CALEDONIA FARM NO. ?.
At this camp Capt. Rhem thinks they
have 900 acres in cotton, which WEI
Weld $50 bales: 1900 acres in corn; IS
convicts. many of them without shoes.
acquisitions had been sent in for shoes
and other necessaries. / found no heat
ers for the cells which can be used,
and unless some are sent there Will be
suffering among the conyicts. The pris-
on quarters are too open for any degree
OF comfort in winter and should be
sealed overhead. | found the stove In
the dining room unfit for use. Stove
also needed in hospital. At this camp
and at Caledonia No. / the hospitals nre
too open for any comfort in winter.
and the attending physician. DR. Fergu-
son. joins me in asking that they be
ceiled and made comfortable.
was shown samples of shoes sent
from the Central Prison for use at this
camp. A more inferior lot of shoes |
have never seen. Convicts should not
be required to wear such shoes in Win
ter.
| found here 56 mules, nine colts and
twelve horses-al I'M good condition.
The crops ON this farm and ON Caledo-
MA No. / were, much damaged by the
recent storm and a scarcity of labor
caused the loss of much fodder. In my
judgment two car loads of tiles. 10. l.
and is inches. can be used with much
profit ON these farms in place of many
wooden bridges. Tile bridges, properly
located, never have to be repaired.
TILLERY FARM.
AT this farm i found $50 acres in cot
ton with prospects of a yield of o0O
bales. Three hundred and fifty acres in
corn, all fodder saved. All crops show
good cultivation and promise better ay-
erage yield than any other State farm
visited. Roads and bridges in good CON
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

''If you scour the world you will never
find remedy equal to one Minute
Cough Cure says Editor Fackler, of
the Micanopy, Fla, Hustler. IL cureu
his family Of lagrippe and saves tliols-
ands from pneumonia, bronchitis' Group
and all throat and lung troubles. DOB
bitt-Wynne Drug Co, w. IL. hlhg ~
Co, Adams 81 NJ rye, VIM. simpson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
As to Prices.

We could never have built up the
splendid trade we now enjoy, if our
prices had not been right. We are here
to please you, and the best way is to give
the best goods at reasonable prices.
We make a speciality of supplying
country merchants.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

"Look before you leap" Be sure you
get Hoods Sarsaparilla when you call
for it, and you will find health in It's
use.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
Soda Water.

Our soda wafer is famous. Pass by
our Fayetteville Street store any time,
day or night, and you will see gathered
there a merry crowd chatting over our
delicious connections. We have summer
and winter drinks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

Our line of cigars is selected with great
care. We have studied the wants of the
smokers. We sell only the standard
brands, and our sales are most crafty
ing. If we don't carry your brand, we
will get it for you.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

A mans estimate Of himself IS one
thing and his actual worth is another
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
Soda Water
Cigars

We extend thanks and friends tor their appreciation Of
your confidence that business has grown such proportions that
Wilmington and Martin Streets With increased facilities will be renew
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
Our Drug and Prescription Department.
IN CHARGE OF EXPERT PHARMACISTS.

precedence Prescription
considerable
prescription steadily continually increases week
year goes position merin
YOUR exclusive
aap
assist us rendering better service
bring
careness allowed to
dispense ANY prescription written py
on any blank
n satsf actorlyf e al any ornlghG
onr ar and We
unod tne unit disposed
Dealers
of cera drugs,de outright.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
HORRORS OF PHILIPPINE WAR.

Tales come to us of the sufferings en-
dured by our brave soldiers i'll the Phil
ippines. The papers ring with them and
sympathy is freely given. And yet there
are people in our midst of whom we hear
nothing who are just as brave. They are
suffering silently and fighting bravely
with the greatest enemy of mankind
Dyspepsia and all its terrible ills. Ihere
is relief for them if they will take Hos
letters Stomach Bitters faithfully. 1t
viii cure dyspepsia, constipation, bilious
ness, malaria, fever and ague and liver
and kidney troubles. 1t tones up the
whole system Get it from any druggist
and see that a private Revenue Stamp
covers the neck of the bottle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
"rHE LOSS OF GOLD IS GREAT;

The loss of health is more" Health is
lost by neglecting to keep the blood pure,
but it is regained by purifying, enrich
ing and vitalizing the blood with the
great health restorer, Hoods Sar-
saparilla. Thousands who thought health
had been permanently lost have been
made perfectly well by taking this great
medicine. Your experience may be the
same.
Hoods Pills are gentle, yet always
effective.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

Sora at Giersch's.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
To Country Trade.

Our Wilmington Street store is con-
veniently located for those coming in
from the country. We invite our friends
to make it headquarters when they come
to town.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Managing ChInch Bugs.

When I began harvesting my wheat
June 16 1t was full of chinch bugs, and
as the field adjoined my corn field, l
knew from experience that the bugs
would injure my corn very much unless
I could stop them. l began cutting the
wheat at noon, and the next morning
started two plows, turning the ground
to good depth The land was narrowed
and logged as fast as plowed, thus keep
ing the bugs well under Out Of one
inch lumber / constructed q boat SINH
lar to stone boat and on this hauled
the wheat and shocked it in rows near
the middle of the field, placing the
shocks as close together as they would
stand 1t required good team and one
extra hand to do the shocking. Before
the wheat was dry enough to stack /
had the field planted to whippoOrwill
peas, which were harvested about Sep
tember 23, yielding good crop, worth
twice their cost, besides benefiting the
land and saving a good portion Of my
corn crop. Had 1t not been for the fact
that there was sufficient young crab
grass and foxtail in the stubble to hold
the bugs till got them plOwed under /
might not have been so sucCessful.-I.
L. Rice.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Dairy Suggestions.

If the butter is mOttled work it little
after sailing.
If the butter is too soft feed the COW
some potatoes.
Stringy milk can be cured by keeping
the cows clean.
Whitewashed stables mean fewer flies
and more milk
Crosses are usually better for farmers
than pure breeds.
Whenever possible test the cows milk
before buying her.
A cow that tests below 3 per cent. is
not worth keeping
Cows and horses should not be allowed
in the same pasture.
Wash all the milk vessels with cold
water before scalding.
Many dairymen like an ounce of salt
to the pound of butter.
Richer feed does not mean richeV
milk; it means more milk.
Heating milk to 1902 Pasteurizes it.
Stir it continually while hot.
DO not wet your hands when milking;
If you do you flavor the milk.
You waste 25 per cent. Of your butter
in summer by not using a separator.
Adding hot water to cream while
churning is the worst of all practices.
When butter is poor don't blame the
COW. Blame your own want of skill.
II the butter takes too long to come
add one to two fresh cows to the dairy.
Warm milk from the COW does not
absorb odors. While cooling keep 1t in
pure atmosphere. Dairy Re-
port.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Large Farmers.

Much OF the success Of the farmer de-
pends in the relationship between the
farmer and his farm. Some men can
manage an eighty-acTe farm success
fully, but break down when it comes to
100 acres. Others can manage a quarter,
but cannot manage a half section. A
team must always have greater power
than the load which it is required to
draw There should always be a reserve
power available when it comes to the
hill or the mud hole. The farmer must
always be bigger than his farm; the ed
itor must always be larger than his pa
per; the business man, if he would
always be successful, must always be
capable of handling a larger business
than he actually does. In short, there
must always be a reserve power avail
able for emergencies. The weaker must
always be a servant of the stronger.
When the farm is larger than the
farmer, it runs the farmer, instead Of
the farmer running It, In that case the
farmer goes under. Some man capable
OF handling the farm must get hold of
1t before it becomes a profitable invest
ment Our readers who have anything
Of large acquaintance can easily verify
the truth of these remarks Hence, the
necessity of the farmer educating him
self and becoming always not only as
large as his farm, but great deal larger.
-Wallace's Farmer.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Farm Homes.

How few real homes we find on the
farm. How often what we call home Is
a place to hang up your hat, get three
meals a day and lie down to sleep; a
place where father and mother and chill
dren stay. How few Of these stopping
places do more than satisfy our daily
physical wants, and utterly fail to sup
ply our mental and better necessities
Is it any wonder our boys and girls
make comparisons with the homes they
imagine exist in the towns and cities?
Home in the real sense is an inspiration
to all boys and girls. If 1t exists on the
farm it is an inspiration to a nobler,
better manhood If 1t Is not on the
farm, there grows up with the boy re-
solve TO get away from his crude envi-
ronments and try to find what his head
and heart so yearns for Home must be
where love and confidence predominant,
where the head and heart receive the
first consideration, where the elements
Of the house, the yard, the barn. the
field. are congenial to our circumstances
and best natures; an environment where
character can develop, where self-respect
is cultivated, and truth and justice are
established in the fiber of the growing
boy.
This ideal home need not be a palace
with costly appointments. I think l
have seen as many pure, true homes In
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
drowning TObacco.

The farmers in the highlands Of Dick
son county, Tennessee, have never raised
cotton, but plant tobacco as the money
crop, and 1t usually yields from $50 TO
SIS per an acre net, which is doing very
well when we take into consideration
that all the grain and meats used upon
the farmers table are produced at home,
besides the fruits and vegetables. More
tobacco is being planted in this section
every year, and the farmers becoming
more and more independent thereby.
This is the season when the tobacco is
stripped and marketed. II is usually
prepared for market in wet weather
when 1t is too dlsagreeabe to work out
of doors, and in this respect the tobacco
raiser has the advantage because he Is
kept busy all the time. Idleness will
ruin the farmer as well as his machines,
and tobacco culture is a good cure for
the disease.--C Z. Roberts.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Ancient Corn.

A few years ago, in making excava-
tions in an old Indian mound in Arkan-
sas, some grains Of corn were found
sealed up in a crude earthen jar On the
top Of this mound trees were growing,
one Of which was four feet In diameter,
and 1t is supposed by some that this corn
had been deposited in this mound two or
three thousand years ago, The corn
was planted and grew, and 1t turned
out to be the regular old-fashioned
sQuaw corn Of mixed colors--white, blue
and black. The ears are small, growing
two and three on stalk, and the corn
is very sweet and palatable. This may
be an Indian story, but as 1t comes from
Arkansaw, no one will assume to Ques-
ti0n its credlbility.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Hog Cholera.

There Is always more or less COM
plant about hog cholera along running
streams Of water. This can be attrib-
uted to the fact that the germs of the
disease are carried down stream in the
water and thus communicated to the
swine that SO to the stream to drink.
One dead hog that has died from cholera
floating along down the stream will dis
tribute the disease for many miles. It
is an easy but dangerous way to water
hogs to let them run to stream for the
water they drink. Good pure well water
or water from springs is the safest for
hogs, and in fact, for all kinds of stock
It may be some trouble to pump the wa
ter from we'll, but the loss Of herd
of hogs would pay for the pumping for
many years.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
sulphur In the Hen House.

The burning of sulphur in the poul-
try house is not a very reliable process
for getting rid of lice. The sulphur
smoke will kill the lice in the building,
II produced In sufficient volume and con-
tinued long enough, but greater or less
proportion of the lice will decline to
stay in the building to be killed II they
can find any way of escape, and in the
poultry house Of ordinary pattern
they can find way of es-
cape through the cracks and will
camp on the outside until the smoke
is gone and will then return to their
quarters This explains why the fumi-
cation Of the poultry house with sulphur
often fails to clean ii Of lice. 1t seems
that nothing could live in such smudge,
but the lice are not Gin 1t" when it Is at
itS worSt, and owe their escape to that
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
An Immense Harvester.

The harvester which is used in the
great wheat fields Of California and the
Paciflcscoast States, cuts swath twen-
ty-eight feet wide, and threshes, cleans
and sacks the grain as 1t moves along
It would seem that a machine cutting a
strip of grain twenty-eight feet wide
would be handling straw fast enough to
satisfy almost any one, but the Laufen-
burg machine has been built to cut
MICE little swath of fifty-two feet and
saek4 the grain completely clean and
ready for market While the combined
harvester Is not new feature in the
handling of crops on the coast, only re-
Gently, and not until the traction engine
became q success In the field, did they
ever attempt to cut wider than eighteen
fest, sixteen feet being the standard ma
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Flavor oH Meats.

We all know that meats reflect the
flavor Of the food the animals eat. Fish
fed to fowls will give their flesh a fishy
taste, and fish fed to laying hens will
give their eggs fishy flavor Farmers
are not apt to realize this fact when they
see their hogs feeding on a carrion COW
or offal from the slaughter house. Any
thing Is thought to be good enough for
hog to eat, and the hog thinks so, too,
for he eats 1t with seeming relish,
Musty feed will produce musty eggs and
musty meat, The carrion should be
burned or buried deep and the musty
feed should not be fed to laying hens or
mllch cows.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01

log cabins and cottages as in more pre-
tentious houses. And the history of the
great men in America will fully confirm
this assertion.
A boy is a queer study. His prattle
and rattle are evidences of enterprise.
They are not evidences of cussedness
and depravity. 1t rather indicates a want
o Judgment and need Of kindergarten
inquiry to discover the inherent abili-
ties Of the boy and guidance into those
lines. 1t is the general practice to curb
all ebullition of the vigorous mind and
hands and legs Of the boy, and make
him do as we do whether he wants to
or not.
A boy 10 years old nowadays knows
more about what he wants than boys
used to at 20 years of age. Do not for
get that the twenty-one years to his ma
iOrity is tedious term to a farm boy
The farm boy imagines from what he
sees Of city and town young men that
they must have very much better time,
and he is tempted to try it.-R. M. Bell.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Peanuts.

plant them in a sandy place and al
ways as early in spring as possible, for
they need a long season in which to
grow First put the ground in good
shape taking drag a foot wide to
make the rows, check the ground feet
each way, or, If in rich ground, feet
Plant very shallow, so the moles can
pass under them and not find them; put
two nuts in hill about inches apart.
Hull them, but don't break the skin on
the kernel. When they are well up, hoe
and replant Keep the ground well cul-
tivated, and hoe under the edge Of the
vines, being careful not to hill them up,
and when the spurs begin to grow be
very careful not to touch them with the
hoe. Some say to cover the blooms with
dirt, but / have tried that and find they
will do better without covering. Keep
the ground loose and they will grow and
continue to bear until frost ripens them.
When I think all are matured that will,
I dig, wash and dry we'll in the sun be-
fore putting away. They will not keep
we'll If not dry when stored away.-W.
II. Duncan.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
Value Of Eggs.

For most people eggs are wholesome
and agreeable food. There is more solid
nutriment in eggs than in the same
weight Of meat. Generally, six eggs will
weigh about one pound, and pound Of
eggs will produce as much flesh as a
pound Of beef When properly cooked,
eggs are easily digested, and like milk,
an egg Is complete food in itself, fur
nishing every ingredient that is neees-
sary for animal growth. Eggs at ordi-
nary prices are cheaper and better food
than most meats. Stale eggs should not
be used for food In any form.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01

fact. II the walls Of the poultry house
are sprayed with kerosene emulsion or
painted with a good liquid lice killer,
the fumes will remain for a number Of
days, and if'any OF the lice should seek
to get away from them by escaping
through the cracks they will encounter
the death-dealing odor on their return
Burn sulphur in the poultry house, but
do not place your dependence entirely
upon this for keeping the premises free
from liCe.-Wallace's Farmer.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
wheat Bran.

Wheat bran is a splendid feed for
milch cows AS milk producer 1t is
one Of the best and cheapest foods that
the farmer can use. When mixed with
corn meal it makes an excellent food
for calves and young pigs. 1t is also
good as an occasional feed for horses.
II can generally be bought at local mills
at low price some time during the year,
and then is the time for farmers to put
q good stock Of 1t In their granaries.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01

The Poet observation-disclosures YOU
think we would make good couplet?"
She (coyly)-"Im not averse." BROOK
lyn Life.
The Advocate and news., 1899-02-01
From Actual Experience.
IhIuI, MOsl us0Iu and lOsL NObl0 EmpOym0n O NlanD
George Washington.

chine, requiring from thirty to forty
head Of stock to handle it.-Scicntific
American
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-10-05
LOVED ON ACCOUNT OF HIS
ENEMIES.

Money" said the philosopher, may
often do more harm than good. Sometimes
the mighty dollar Is mans worst enemy"
YES" answered Senator Sorghum, land
] often feel number of people love me for
the enemies have made"
But he did not mention what staunch
friend his Sterling Bicycle had always
been to him. u.
Myrtilla: "Let me explain basket ball
to you,, Mr.. Ambrose. The object, you
know"
Mr.. Ambrose: "Oh, understand the
object, Miss MyrtilIa. The object is to
hit some innocent bystander who has on
twenty dollar eyeglasses"
The P. c. & Mfg Co. has both basket
balls and goals, imported direct from
Spalding Brothers.
Likely Purchaser: "By the way, your
manager has just lately been married."
Head Salesman: "Yes; oh yes. Sterling
bicycle people are to blame for that"
Purchaser: THAT'S interesting; what
did they have to do with III"
Head Salesman for P. G. & Mfg CO..:
swell, you see, he took the young LADY
out on the Sterling Tandem we have here,
and II ran so easy he thought she was
doing all the work, and the same thing
was passing through her mind. They
both thought how nice itwould be to have
things always that way. They didn't
know those Sterlings were to blame"
Purchaser: "Well, guess you can set
up that same Sterling wheel for me-"
Did you know that the P. G. & Mfg
Co. will make your old wheel look like
new for s6l Well, they will; try them.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-10-05
Chinese Imp.r,al. Defsss.d.

Victoria (B. o., Sept. 23.-The
quarrel between the rival dyDas.
ties at Ssichiu, China, has, accord
ing. to advices by to.niRht's Nip.
pom Yuesen Kaishs steamer,
reached the point of field en-
gagement, in which the imperial
forces, although they greatly out.
plumber the revolution lists, were
defeated with heavy fatalities.
The so.called bandits bad intren-
ched themselves in the West river
district, and the Namahoi magist-
rate, Captain Yang, was ordered
by his viceroy to disperse them.
This he esssyed to do with a force
of 500 l,cal troops, 300 men Of the
Ngai regiment aud 200 others.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-10-05

IT the Newlands Resolution did
not expressly state $50 long how
ever, as the existing Government
and the present commercial rels.
tions Of the Hawaiian Islands are
continued as hereinafter provid-
ed, said Government shall con-
tinue to pay the interest on said
debt" the payment by our officials
OF the interest on the 81, 90
debt assumed by the United States
would be as I'm. American and
idiotic as the usual comment of
the official organs on the Pres
dents orders. 1t is hard for our
officials and their organs to realize
that the Newlands Resolu ton
means what it sage.