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II per cent in the 20 years for which
data are available.
The United States exported In 1873
domestic mercha ndise valued AT $49I.-
G23 I31. and in 1900 the exports OF
hca!r products amounted TO S14.I::;;.-
U!3.GJo in value. an increase OF $3.50
40 92222, or 1872 per cent.
Thus when we compare the growth
in our exports of domestic merchan-
disc during the last quarter century
with those Of the other great nations
which may be considered as friendly
rivals in the contest for the worlds
commercial supremacy we readily see
that our growth has been far in excess
Of that OF any other nation.
1T remains. then, simply to consider
whether our producing powers are like
ly to continue and whether we shall,
while continuing to supply other parts
OF the world. increase or decrease in
our power to supply our own wants.
We have already seen that we are now
producing more of the great articles
which the world requires than any
other nation, and it may be said that
our supply of those articles-of coal.
of iron, of copper. of soil capable Of
producing cotton, of an area which
Will produce wheat and corn and food
for live stock from which the provision
supply is obtained-is almost unlinit-
ed, far exceeding at least that Of any
other part of the world whose produc-
ing capacity has been sufficiently de-
natural supplies. In the power to turn
these natural products into the form
required for consumption we are APP
parently at the very beginning Of our
career as q great manufacturing ma
ton.
Given the natural supplies, the coal
with which to produce the power to
bring them together and turn them into
the world and the most skillful work
men, it would appear that the future
Of our manufacturing industry is as
sured. But when we add to this the
enormous latent supplies of power in
our great waterfalls and water courses.
which we are now beginning to TN
into account by creating Il force. ele3-
tricity, which may be transmitted on 4
wire to any given point where it is re-
quired for manufacturing. transport
ing, lighting and even heating. the fu
ture which opens before our manu-
featuring possibilities and probabilities
is unreasonable.
When we consider further that we
shall in few years be producing with
in the United States many of the arti-
cles for which we are now sending
millions and even hundreds Of millions
of dollars abroad-sugar to supply our
entire population and perhaps that OF
other countries and silk and tea if we
only choose to utilize the climate and
soil and conditions which nature has
given US and which we have not here
tofore utilized merely because other
countries produced those articles more
chcaply than our well paid labor can
afford to produce them-we may as
sumo that as the years pass we shall
be not only more self sustaining and
self reliant, but that our power of sup
plying other parts Of the world with
natural and manufactured products
will increase enormously and that we
may thus safely assume that our COM
| mercial supremacy and growth will be
| maintained.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-25
ALL ABOUT MILLET.
When to Sow and What variety.
Hard on the Land and Needs Manure.

Hard the Lana anu NeeuS VI"
am asked number of questions re-
earding millet, says l.. w. Lightly OF
PENNSYLVANIA in The National Stock
man and Farmer When shall l SOW!
MilInt can be sown any time after corn
planting I'D to August in our latitude.
Last season we We're in the rainless
district, and the ground was as dry as
powder for a few months, until the be-
ginning of August, when we had a
shower / them seeded two and one
half acres. and in about % or 30 days
II cut over seven tons of excellent hay,
and it made the growth with the aid
Of only two very light showers. With
plenty of heat and moisture it grows
very rapidly.
What variety: | tried q number OF
varieties. but the German or Golden
millet gave me the most satisfactory
results. How much seed to the acre!
If seeded rather thick, it makes finer
growth and better quality Of hay. 1t
also is more likely to smother the
weeds But the weeds often make US
trouble in the early sOwn millet.
The ideal method to get ahead of the
weeds is to prepare the land in the
spring and then allow the weeds to ger
inmate and harrow it thoroughly, allow
another termination and then, about
the middle of July, make very fine
seed bed and SOW, and very few weeds
will grow But many times we want
to use the land for other purposes or
the weather will not allow.
| often grow a crop of Canada peas
or oats before millet, and when that is
off disk the ground thoroughly and
seed to millet, thus taking two crops in
one season. / SOW the seed broadcast
Sow only clean seed.
Il it hard on the land? Should l use
stable manure or fertilizer? Yes, it is
hard on the land. Like timothy, it
takes all its food from near the sur
face. Being a quick grower, it needs
plenty Of readily available plant food,
SO | prefer to plOw or work in well rot
ted stable manure and use quick act
ing fertilizer. \ good fertilizer on my
soil l found to be 80 pounds of S. G,
rock phosphate, 30 pounds nitrate of
soda and 30 pounds muriate of potash.
1t makes a good SOiling crop. For
hay | like to cut it when the earliest
heads have made seed, but the average
heads are just in blossom. If properly
cured, this makes very palatable hay.
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Agricultural Breyitfes

THE queen of the money makers" is
the latest and proud title bestowed by
the poultry press upon the American
hen. Cotton. corn and wheat are said
TO be the only farm staples that ex-
ceed her output in value.
Bone is the thing to use on peach
trees every time, says one grower.
Dig out the peach tree borers and jar
the curculio.
Iii" cause of foam rising on extract
ed honey is said to be unripe honey.
Minnesota beekeepers in convention
seemed to favor sweet and alsike clo-
vers as good to sow for bee pasture.
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Saving NOnstinG Ears From Worn


The only method known to me for
protecting the sweet corn or roast
ing ear crop from the attack of early
worms IL To cut off the ends of the
roasting ear husk with a sharp knife
and throw the tops into n basket and
burn them. This should be done
about Il week or ten days before the
ear Is ready for market. The judg-
ment and observation of the grower
can determine just the right time for
this operation. and in many cases it
Will save the entire roasting ear crop.
If the pollen from the corn tassels does
not fall upon the silk, no kernel or
grain can form upon the cob, says Pro
fessor Connell of Texas in American
AgriculturiSt.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-25

way has no wooden frame, as given in
the bulletin, but the door is clamped
to the inside of the opening by strong
rods, which pass to a timber across the
outside. There is thus no woodwork
to decay that cannot be easily replaced.
These silos cost about $500 each and
arc calculated to last Il lifetime writes
a correspondent to Rural New Yorker
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-25
You Want Rock?

can furnish rough rock for all kinds
OF building purposes, such as walls,
foundations, underpinning, chimneys.
wells, &c. Quarry convenient and prompt
delivery made. Am in position to save
you money on large or small quantities.
r. J. SOUTHERLAND.
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TWIN SILOS.

OF Large Capacity and Built to Last
Lifetime.
l am moved to send you a little
sketch of twin silos recently put up by
a large dairy company in New Jersey.
These silos are of large capacity, being
% feet in diameter and 80 feet high in
side, and made Of brick and stone
throughout.
The plan is that given by Professor
King in the Wisconsin bulletin on silos,
with one notable exception. The door
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-25

N MERICA'S Greatest Medicine is
~ Hoods Sarsaparilla, because it pos
sesscs unequalled curative powers and
its record of cures is GREATEST.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-25

The advertiser is the trade cetter.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-07-25

purely vegetable and the only blood puri-
fer known that cleanses the blood and
at the same time builds up the general
health
Our little book on contagious blood
poison is the most complete and instruc-
tive ever issued; it not only tells all
about this disease. but also how to cure
yourself at home. 1t is free and should
be in the hands of everyone seeking Q
cure Send for it.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
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NOTE.-tDaily except Sunday. ten,
trail time. eastern time.
JAS. NJ. BARR
First Vice President and Gene al Manager
II. f. l.. BUNCH
General Passenger Agent
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Contagious
BfOGdPOESOn

There is no poison SO highly contagious.
so deceptive and so destructive. Don't be
too sure you are cured because all external
signs of the disease have disappeared, and
the doctor says YOU are we'll. Many per-
sons have been dosed with Mercury and
Potash for months or years, and pro-
nounced cured to realize when too late
that the disease was only covered up
g;so 1o~,<- H.. driven from the
surface to break
out again, and to their sorrow and NORTH.
cation find those nearest and dearest to
them have been infected by this loath-
some disease, for nc other poison is SO
surely transmitted from parent to child
as this. Often bad case of Rheumatism,
Catarrh, Scrofula or severe skin disease,
an old sore Or ulcer developing in middle
life, can be traced to blood poison con-
in ina earlv The Sin Of the Parent.
life, for it remains smoldering in the sys-
tenn forever, unless properly treated and
driven out i'll the beginning. S. S. S. Is
the only antidote for this peculiar virus.
the only remedy known that can over.
come it and drive it out of the blood, and
it does this so thoroughly and effectually
that there is never return of the disease
to enbarrass or humiliate you afterwards.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26
OLD FLAG-CCLONEL."

and Of war, now pulsed the happiness
that is born of peace. From the fields
of strife; from the camps of fever and
death, homeward marched the rem
nant of the army.
Warm was the handclasp of those at
home; bright was the CLEAN of JOY il
the eyes Of those who had loved and
feared and waited,
In the cabin on the prairie the WON,
an bent over her work with resolute
face. Hers was not to be the ecstasy
of hand-clasp and the mother's kiss;
hers alone was the thought of lonely
grave in the Cuban hills.
But proudly she held her head and j
her eyes there cleaned the coura geous
fire Of the Spartan of oil, For
through her mind there rary sen
tence from he blurred and CT mp'r(
letter, which he carr Il in htr. osom;
Your boy died helping to put ths
old flag OH the top of FL Caney; what
ever his sins may have been, he re-
deemed them with the blood he laid
on the altar OF his country"
And so. as she moved about the
house, there was the glow of triumph
on her face, and the song of etoic-
ing on her lips. And presently a
mans footsteps sounded Cl the
walk leading up from TIE gaze
She opened the door and stood, i'm
movable, looking into a bron2 & fac,
and feeling the warmth of the blush
on her cheek.
"Gert3ude," said the colonel, hold
ing out his hand, 81 have come as a
message from your dead. VIII you re-
ceive mc?"
The woman bowed her head and a
tear dropped on his outstretched
hand. Then she raised her face and
smiled, and in her eyes was the hap
piness SO long denied her.
THE Lord giyeth; the Lord taketh
away" she said. "'Blessed be the
name of the Lord!'"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26
SPENCER BOYD.
AN EYEWITNESS.
sow the Blind Man Proved II to the
Satisfaction of the
Lawyers.

A young lawyer whose recently ac-
quired shingle hangs in G street went
down into Virginia within the month
to attend trial in his native county.
says the Washington Post. II was es-
sential to prove that bitter enmity
had existed between defendant and
plaintiff plaintiff is the proper
term TO apply to the gentleman who
had had "A generous handful of bird
shot distributed into his person. a
witness, who was quite blind, testified
in detail as to the quarrel between the
two.
Then Lew grabbed up chair and
broke it over Jim's head" he said.
How do you know that" asked
the lawyer who was conducting the
crosNeXamination.
81 was an eyewitness to it," re-
marked ,he blind man.
IAN eye-witness?' repeated the law
yer doubtingly.
Yes" said the blind man, 81 was.
A piece of the leg hit me in he right
eye. | certainly was an eyewitness"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26
DEPOSIT MONEY NO PLEDGE.
No Assurance That Room-se ekcr VIII
Return for Amount Left
as Forfeit.

"There was time" said the wom-
AN who keeps boarders, when, if a
person paid a deposit on room, !
considered it as good as rented, but
/ don't figure that way any more.
Either people have more money than
they used to have or less sense of
honor, | don't know which. At any
rate, there has been change, and
nowadays when a prospective board
er comes along and picks out room
that he says he likes and backs up
his word by giving me two or three
lOllars as q guarantee of good faith,
have no assurance whatever that
| shall ever see him again.
"To be sure" said the woman, &C.
cording to New York paper, this
,eailyss expenditure Of salary is not
an everyday occurrence, but it hap.
pens often enough to make me won
der how people can be 50 careless,
! can readily understand the motive,
but | cannot appreciate it. The eX.
PLANTATION, of course, is that the peo-
pie Ike my rooms well enough to
take some precaution against losing
the option on them, IN case they
should find nothing more desirable,
but that upon looking farther they
see something that suits them bet
ter, and they would rather sacrifice
the deposit fund than decide in my
favor. Now and then some one
particularly audarious comes back
and asks me to refund the money. but
generally they are content to let well
enough alone. MI told, my IN.
claimed deposit money amounts to
about $50 year, which is not a bad
return from the little time invested
in showing the rooms"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26
A. Message
( IRON, the Dead
By EDGAR wELToN COOLEY.

FINDER tie blue of the Cuban sky,
soldier lay. with a great jagged
hole in mis- side and fever burning
il his veins. But in his eyes, fast
growing dim, the fire of battle still
fingered.
With painful effort he raised upon
one elbow and gazed up the hill at the
stars and stripes that were pushing up,
up, up, into the very jaws of death.
His ears caught the wild yell of his
comrades, exultant and far off, and he
grabbed the hat from his head and
swung it excitedly. Then he fell back,
exhausted, and lay quite still, listening
to the spasmodic volleys that told that
the battle was all but over.
Pre- sently there came to him two
comrades. On an arm of each was a
red cross and between them they bore
a litter. They gave him a sup of water
from a canteen. 1t revived his depart
ing strength and he raised his head
slightly His features were marked
with the lines of agonizing pain, but
his lips had no complaint.
The fire in his eyes fared up for an
instant as he gazed at the American
flag floating above a block house away
Wonder on the hill.
"Hurrah!" he cried, feebly "Hur-"
1t was night at Fl Caney. Above,
were a million stars; below, on the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26

Poor complexion is usually the result
of torpid liver or irregular action OF
the bowels. Unless natures refuse is
carried off it will surely case impure
blood Fimples, boils and other erup-
tions follow. This is natures method
of throwing off the poisons which the
bowls failed to remove, DeWitt's Little
Early Risers are world famous for
remedying this condition. They stimu-
late the liver and promote regular and
healthy action of the bowels but never
cause gripping. cramps or distress. Safe
pills f. c. Buerstatte.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26

herA-I sent you to her--teu her
died--in helpin'-to put the old-fag-
up on-El Caney. Promise me
colonel"
The officer grasped his feeble han6
in both his.
81 promise" he said.
A smile settled upon the face of the
boy, and, with happy sigh, he closed
his eyes, while the colonel sat beside
him with uncovered head, holding his
hand and looking down into his face
So the hours passed, and in the morn
ing it was. whispered around the camp:
Private George Sanderson died last
night with a smile on his face"
A woman stood at the window of q
cottage on the prairies of western
Iowa and gazed across the plains, grow
ing dim in the gathering twilight.
In her hand was a letter written or
military paper and bearing a Cuban
postmark. Many of the sheets were
damp and the lines blurred with the
tears which still glistened in the WON.
ans eyes.
Presently her glance fell upon an OBJ
iect hanging on a peg behind the door
and sudden sob escaped her. It was
a boys cap, soiled ard torn and faded
Slowly she crossed the room ant
took it in her hand. Then she sank into
q chair and laid it in her lap and ca
ressed it with her fingers, smoothing
out its wrinkles and brushing the dust
from it's folds, and dreaming-dre
ing of the past.
So she sat while the twilight deep
ened into dusk and the Gask into dark
ness.
The war was over. In the heart Oh
the great nation, which but recently
throbbed with the fire of vengeance
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26
An Extrn Charge

Many are the stories told of PEG.
pie who have charged high prices for
knowing how to do various kinds
of work, but it remained for an ole
cobbler in a Massachusetts town to
add a hitherto unconsidered item tc
his bill. He was clever at his trade
but as the year. went by he showed
growing distaste for steady work
and was irritatedkeyond measure il
anyone tried to hurry him over it
An insistent customer who, unmind.
full Of past favors, had drawn the
cobbler eway from his peaceful con
temptation of sky and field from his
doorway to patch boot for her
found her footwear on the porch
when she returned from a walk that
evening. 1t was wrapped in news
paper, and in the boot she discovered
piece of paper on which was
scrawled this remarkable bill:
Miss Ann 10 j, Briggs, Dr.
- One patch. ........... Is
roster ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .1G
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26
The Thirteenth.

How many girls did you make love
to before you met me?" demanded his
better half, at the close Of long TRADE.
Twelve" groaned her husband
But never counted them until it was
too late!"-London Tit-Bits.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26

and testify against him. He shrinks
and tries to flee. The spy follows.
They traverse vast deserts, ali ,one.yy
seas, and always there is no hope of
separation. The man turns in anger
and seizes the spy, tearing him to
fragments. Each fragment becomes
a man.
A wall closes around them all, the
man and the thousand spies. He
rushes madly at his enemies, and all
the great hands grasp him. he
strives to give battle, and behold the
walls and floors and ceiling are hum
gry mouths that would tear him.
He thinks to bury his secret, and,
beneath his feet, crushed as he steps
upon them, lie eyes as the sands of
the sea.
Only little sleep, he cries, and then
dreams again.
The net is hung upon star. 1t has
a rope as long as hate, as strong as
love.
The net swings, pulled by mighty
forms 1t rushes through unfathomed
million years for every change, and
every change is thick with fear.
There is blackness everywhere, and
he hears the sunlight go screaming
past him, searching for worlds I'M
known.
The great visions have ceased.
A room lies before the man, dark
4 plo
sees woman's form. She bears a
child that cries for food. The mans
eyes fix themselves upon her. He
thinks he goes to meet her. Then he
starts back with a cry. All around the
woman and the child are pits set thick
with points of steel. The child cries in
terror for its lips are red with blood.
1t slips from his mothers hands, for
they are slippery and red. He falls
towards the steel swords, and the
mother gives a great cry and would
| fain hold her little one. The man
| springs to her side. Together they
seize the child, who has become as
lead and who, crying for aid, still
slips towards the cruel pit. The man
cries III agony: oh, MARY "lre VI
| my heart' ana oehoio she' TOO mas
fallen upon the piercing points Inc
woman and ENID cry 10 MN ior heiP,
and ne stanoS 2foP'n@ "lIo'F' LOT an
'ae eEeloS from ~ lhs eHSa ne 'ro''
upon nave close" upon MS OWL
lie iail'l,S ne = TORN 1N'2 rom
tAose ne i''es, a"u as He lam "io
space lhe'r CRIES '''l'W 'p''' n''V o''e'.
suhpeamS' ana stunt al 'he mowers Oh
MS soul
ne comes - Ia.'..' laH'9 an" SUI
eehly hangs SuSPehoeu ABOVE the
word,
lie dreams tha' giant power RACKS
MN so tndt across ,ne en'''e i hi.', +,
! meht ne ites s,re'ehea III agony am =
'he n',,H'N SKY MASSES . '"i'' WIZ
RUE ana govern '&e realms come 20 as
san nun.
hrouSh ms VEINS no" currents OF
| olue' ms arteries Pulsate win torrents
| that seem ora"h from the Ne''S q
the SKY Inc 2o'Geh summer noon
ana ne are one and throush ms SKIN
the drops OF lholten suhll|A' oFlP'
linen the colur cnda3 70 GFetH' ne
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26

Toni have seen the girl | want to
marry, | stood behind her a the win
dow this morning and it took her seven
minutes to buy five-cent elevated rail-
toad ticket.
kitty-Did that make you want to
marry her?
Eyes; | figured she could never spend
my income at that ate.'-Town and
Country.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-12-26

Susan Tie Pim.les, sores and black
heaG3 are danger igna!s, Take Roc&.
Mountain Tea, youn give u farewellre.
eptlou 70 your troubles Soc L. C.,
5urrsHtt,.