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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
Sale OF Valuable Sash and
Blind Factory.

BY order of the Superior Court of Dur
ham county, 1 will sell at Court House
in Durham, N. c., II o'clock, NJ, Satur.
day, December 18th, 1908, that planning
mill complete, lumber material and three
horses and wagons belonging to Sen La
Woodworking ompany.
This factory is thoroughly equipped for
making sash. doors, blinds, etc. is sit
uated on three leading railroads in the su-
burbs Of Durham and lease option for five
years will go with sale.
For terms and particulars write Win
ston C Bryant, Attorneys, Durham, n. G.
PAUL G. GRAHAM,
Receiver.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
He'd Shook Many High FIippers
lBv The Associated Press. }

Johnson City. Tenn, Dec. 15.-MajoT
William H. Garland, aged "a years. is desd
ct the National Soldiers Home here. He
had shaken hands with every President
Of the United States except Washington.
He was on the naval cadet detail that
welcomed Lafayette on tie second visit
to America i'm 1924 and he at one time
conversed with Napoleon on the island Of
ST. Helena. Major Garland's wife and
children were drowned in the Evansville,
Ind, food in 1924. He was for many
years a Baptist minister.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
Shipwrecked BIT Saved.
lBx the Associated Press

(By the Associated Press)
New York, Dec IA private telegram
received here today stated that T. Jen-
kins Hatns. son Of General Peter g.
Hairs, u S A.. who with his wife and
one sailor. was en- route to the Bahamas
in a thirty-foot sioop was caught in a
heavy gale off the coast of Georgia yestar-
day. The sioop capsized but Mr.. and Mrs.
Hams were picked w by a coast steamer
and landed at Brunswick, Ca.
The fate Of the sailor is unknown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
REOuIsIT!Ou NOT H0NoRED.
Pennypackers Won't Let Ingram Co.
Saying the Peppers are incorrect.

tSpecal 10 News and Observer.l
Greensboro, n. c.. Dec. 15.-Chief Of
Police Scott, who left here last week fer
Harrisburg. Pa, with requisitlon from
Governor Aycock on Governor Penny
packer Tor William Ingram. charged With
murder. returned this morning without
the prisoner. Governor Pennypacier was
out OF the city Until yesterday, when he
took the matter up, and refused to honor
the reqdistlon, on the ground that as
no bib OF indictment had been found by
sagrand jury. the papers were not, in pis
cpaicn, correct. Solicitor Brooks, who i
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
HEALTHY PLANTS
Require the Most Careful Attention as
Well as Good Soil.

Did you ever see a rosebush which
despite the most beneficent environment
of soil-of sunshine-and OF atmosphere,
seemed never to achieve a healthy
growth.
A ton of manure will not help plant
that has a canker eating out it's heart.
You must destroy the cause before you
can remove the effect.
You cannot cure Dandruff and Bald
ness by rubbing on hair lotions, and
rubbing in vaseline, etc.
You must look to the cause Of the
trouble-its a germ at the roots OF
your hair which causes 1t to fall out.
Newbro's Herpicide destroys the germ,
and healthy hair. is the sure result.
Sold by leading druggists. Send Toe. in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co..
Detroit. Mich.
henry T. Eicks r Co. special agents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16

The Maryland Life Insurance Company
of Baltimore has been successfully con
Quoting a conservative business for thirty
eight years.
It's payments to policy holders amount
to $4,000,000 and every claim has been
promptly settled without delay or litiga.
ton.
It's investments are Of the highest grade
The Company does not buy or own specu-
lative or doubtful securities of any kind.
The Company viii establish District
Agencies in North Carolina and each
District Agent viii receive the full com
pensation usually paid to State agents.
For particulars write Home office Appli.
cations are invited from reliable men.
No previous experience in business re-
CURED
The Company will employ on salary a
reliable man who can furnish satisfactory
references as to his character, energy and
business ability, and who can demonstrate
that he can successfully perform the
work as superintendent for the State Of
North Carolina. Nu attention paid to ap-
plications unless accompanied by refer
.enecs. Address Maryland Life Insurance
Company, of Baltimore. and 10 South
streets. Baltimore. Md.
11-24-tues sun wks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
Notice of Sale.

Under the provisions OF a mortgage deco
made TO me by Thomas N. Bryant and wife
and registered in the Registers Office OF
Wake County, Book 131, page 46S, ] viii
expose to public sale to the highest bidder
at the County Court House door, on Satur.
day, the 10th day of December, 1903, at II
O'Clock NJ certain house and lot on North
Fast Street, North Of Polk Street, fronting
26 IA feet on East Street and running bach
21o feet, adjoining the lots of o. P. Hay
and others.
Terms of Sale: CASH.
@. NJ. BUsBEE, Trustee
November Is, 1908.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
After Pistol Toters.

washington Messcnger)
If we could only have Judge Coun-
ell to preside ever a few more terms Of
the Superior court in this county ard to
administer justice to the pistol toter'
this CRIME would speedily grow beautifully
less.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
Wilson's Biggest Break.

Especial to News and obscrver.)
Wilson, N. c., Dec. 15.-The toDacer
break here today, said to be the largesE
for this season, is estimated 1T over
three hundred and fifty thousand pounds
It sold at an average of about seven
cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO.
PARTNERSHIP


Notice is hereby given that the copart-
nership firm Of Bilfinger-Page Construc-
tion Company, composed of c. w. Bilfin-
ger, c. f. Halloek, J. L. Kanoy, W. c.
Douglass, II A. Page, ]. K. Page, has
been dissolved by mutual consent. All
persons indebted to said copartnership
will make payment to Frank Page, Bis
coe, n. c., who is alone authorized as
agent of said copartnership to receive and
receipt for money or other things of value
due said copartnership. Ali accounts
against said firm may be presented to said
Frank Page, Agent, who will pay the
same. C. w. Bilfnger, j. E. Hanoy, C.
r. Hallock, w. c. Douglass, II. A. Page,
J. r. Page, Frank Page, composing the
firm. This November Goth, 1903.
11-2e-1w-4wks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
DlDFFY'S PURE MALT Whisky

Is an absolutely pure, gentle and invigorating
stimulant and tonic. 1t build up the nerve
tissues, tones up the heart, gives power to the
brain, strength and elasticity to the muscles,
and richness to the blood. 1t brings into action
III the vital forces, and enables one to getfrom
food all the nourishment it contains. 1t is in
valuable for oyerworked men, delicate women
and sickly children. Itsustains the system, is a
promoter of good health and longevity, makes
The old young and keeps the young strong
Dufy's Pure Malt Whiskey cures malaria
and all run down, weakened conditions of body,
brain and muscle; coughs, colds, catarrh, con-
sumption, grip, bronchitis, pneumonia, pleur-
isy, and all diseases of the throat and lungs;
Indigestion dyspepsia and every form of stom-
ach trouble; nervousness, and all low fevers.
II contains no fusel oil and is the only whiskey
recognized by The Government as a medicine
This IS Q guarantee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
ChaS. W. Barrett
ARCHITECT
RALEIGH. N. c.,
Publisher OF
Colonial Southern Homes.

- 1x9 book of IS pages, showing large
a4nben of ideal floor plans and designs
'or Southern homes. Also churches, pub
buildings and interiors. Price. hand
omely bound. 81 90
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16

Most writer's who drop into Poetry
manage to drop clear through.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16

Contentment comes to those only who
less.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16

All women were born to love and be
loved. and they fight it out on that line
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
This Months Comfort

New arrivals of fresh Cereals. Mlnce
Meat, Plum Pudding, Can Fruits and
Vegetables OF all description.
New goods of the finest selection arriv-
ing daily.
Call AMI examine our varied stock aud
learn our prices and you win soon see
that you viii save money by dealing
with us.
!. R. FcrralI & Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16

CAUTION. When You ask for Dnffy's Pure
ralt Whiskey be cure you get the genuine. Tn.
scrupulous dealers, mindful OF the excellence OF
this preparation, will try to sell you cheap mitn-
tions and malt wIisE6ey substitutes which ere pat
on the market for profit only, and which, far from
relieving the sick, are positively harmful. De-
mand " Duffy's'' and be sure to get It. 1t is tho
only absolutely pure ESaIt Whiskey which contains
medicinal, health giving qualities. Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey is sold in oeaied bottles oniyi never
in slask or bulk. Look for the trademark, the
s'OId Chemist - on the label, and be certain the
seal over the cork is unrTOken. Beware Ct TefiIsd
bottles.
Sold by all druggists and grocers, or direct,
$100 a bottle. Interesting medical booklet,
postpaid, toany address. Duffy Malt Whiskey
Co., Rochester, n. Y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16

CIGAR SALESMAN WANTEDs EXPFR.
ience unnecessary; good pay. Emanuel
Co, Station ]. New York.
IL 4t-sun
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-16
Send Your Application At Once To
The Physicians Institute.

They WIN Send You Absolutely Free One
ofTheir 400 Guage Supreme Electric Belts
frll C,,1res--Yoll Needn't Send Even Postage
stamp, j ust Your Name and Address
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
The Value of Southern Cotton Lands.

The traveller from the North or
West, accustomed to the grazing
lands of those sections, and not I'M
derstanding the agricultural condi-
tions of the South, often expresses
surprise at what looks to him like
very poor soil, which he sees in the
billy and pine-land sections of much
of the South. He wonders how cot
~ton-raising in these districts can
support the growers, but he little I'M
derstands the conditions. The cotton
crop of 19O1-02, including the seed,
was worth $3.50, 100000. 1t was pro-
duced on less than 100000 acres.
or an average value per acre of over
$22. The total wheat crop for same
year, produced on 100000 acres,
was worth 1922, 5000, or an aver
g of 1919 per acre; and the corn
crop of the same year, raised on a.
OOO.O 900 r was worth $1,017, 000,-
600, or an average of $1O.92 per acre.
The cost of raising cotton was,
doubtless, more per acre than the
cost for wheat and corn, but the diff
ference was hardly as great as the
difference in the value per acre. On
the richer lands of the South, where
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
One Benefit of the Scarcity of Labor
B. F. WHITE.
Alamance Co., n. @.


frequently complaint is heard of
the scarcity of labor, especially on
our farms. Such a condition may
be, it probably is, a blessing in dis
guiSe. 1t will teach our people even
tually hat the class of labor on
which they have been dependent
heretofore, and which, by the way,
has been growing more and more I'M
satisfactory, can be depended on no
longer. The necessities of such a
condition will bring about the need
ed relief. More machinery will be
employed in farming, which will de-
crease the cost of production. The
farms will be cleared of stumps in
order to make it's application posi-
Die, lands will be drained and brought
TO a higher state of fertility. All of
which will contribute to the wealth
OF the farming classes. Hand labor
Is beng displaced in every branch
OF industry by machinery because it
Is cheaper, and the farmer must
adopt similar tactics if he expects to
succeed. A beginning in our section
Is already being made, but it is only
a beginning. Still the day may be
looked forward to as not far dis
'ant when the general use of machin-
cry will make us more and more in
dependent of hand labor.-Lumber-
ton Robesonian.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22

a bale per acre can be raised by good
cultivation, the value per acre would
be from $40 to $50, according to the
price of cotton, which would match
the high yields of wheat and corn in
the best Western farm DISTRICTS
From "The Cotton Crop of Today"
by Richard III. Edmonds, in the
American Monthly Review of Re
views for September.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
Doesn't Think Tobacco Wilt a Germ
Disease.
Editor Of The Progressive Farmer:

r1,,or OF The Progressive Farmer:
T have been raising tobacco for
+birty-fve years. I am of the opin-
ion that the wilt is caused almost,
# not entirely, by too much rain, and
the nature of the land upon which it
;s planted. In order to prevent it,
select land with a fairly open subsoil
with enough humus to keep it loose
and open. In planting lay off the
rows. so that each middle may carry
off it's own water if possible. Plow
ont every third middle deep so that
the bottom of the furrow will be be-
low the roots of the tobacco. IF wa
ter should collect in any of the other
middles chop across the rows and let
the water drain into the deep fur
row.
Should water collect in the mid
dies. or very clean, level land be full
" saturated with water and hot sun
shine ensue, tobacco will wilt. I do
not think there is any germ disease.
The conditions of this season has
been such as to cause wilt. I have
seen more or less of it in every rainy
season. The wilt is caused by the
dnoov Of the roots The innpr bork
of the stem and stalk turns yellow.
The plant is then worthless.
Very respectfully,
B. F. WHITE.
Alamance Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22

selected should be hung up in a dry
place with the shucks pulled back.
By making the selection in the fall
much time is saved when the period
of planting comes on; besides, a
careful selection will result in great
ly improving the quality of the O
A great many crops of corn are
grown in which a dozen varieties
may be found with every conceivable
mixture. Pure white corn, not too
hard or finty, on large ears and
small cobs, is the best for all pur-
poses of the farm.-Southern Farm
Magazine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
Saving Seed Corn.

II gives but little trouble, yet re-
suits IN great profit, for farmers to
sO INTO their corn fields after the
'OFn Is ready to gather and select the
very best ears for seed. Let the
9UaIlty selected be as uniform as
possible as to the grain. Ears with
S'alns closely set, taken from stalks
'""' nave produced two good ears,
"te 10 be preferred. These ears so
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
Putting Up Hogs to Fattsn.

Hogs should be penned for fatten-
ing early in the month It is a time
when their instincts lead them to
stray away in search of mast or
roots. Unless put up and fed they
are apt to be lost or at least to be-
come unmanageable. Hogs do best
when allowed a considerable range.
Small pens are not so conducive to
their health as large ones, and not
less than one acre for ten head
should be provided. For early feed
ing wheat bran may be substituted
In part for corn. Peanuts, ground
nuts, sweet potatoes and sorghum
are all valuable for fattening hogs,
and are much more economical for
that purpose than Indian corn. The
best substitute for corn is the cow
pea. A succession of lots should be
sown at intervals during the months
of June and July, and the hogs turn
ed in as fast as the peas show signs
of maturity, but before the vines
have become yellow. They are eaten
greedily by the hogs, upon which
they fatten quickly. It is said that
an ere of ripening cowpeas will
pasture-from fifteen to twenty hogs
for a week or more. The farmer will
be richer by several hundred pounds
of meat for every acre of cowpeas he
feeds to his hogs.
Two weeks before Strengthening the
hogs should have no other feed but
corn. This hardens the flesh and
keeps the lard from being oily.
Ashes and salt should be placed so
that the hogs may have easy access
to the mixture. In case they are in
fected with lice, sulphur should be
added, and the hogs sprinkled with
kerosene at intervals of a week or
two. If they should show an incli-
nation to eat gravel, charcoal or BIZ
luminous coal should be given to
them to correct this morbid appe-
tite. Hogs never fatten when they
eat gravel. If they should persist,
let them be changed to a new1pen.-
Col. j. B.. Killebrew.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
How to Prevent Oat-smut.

Farmers who grow pats know how
much grain is at times destroyed by
smut; the amount of smut ranges
from almost nothing to one third, or
In extreme cases even one half, the
entire yield. On an average it is
computed that this loss is not less
than six per cent of the annual Ohio
Oat crop, or five hundred and fifty
thousand to five hundred thousand
dollars. This loss is practically
all preventable by a simple method
of treating the seed-oats to kill the
smut-spores that are sown with the
seed only, and the experiment sta
ton has proved this method to it's
entire satisfaction. This is known
as the formalin method of Bolley.
Formalin is a clear liquid, a solution
of formaldehyde in water, and may
be purchased at drug-stores for
about fifty cents a pound. Each
pound is sufficient to stir into fifty
gallons of water, and will treat fifty
bushels of ~seed-oats; one ounce is
enough for three gallons of water,
and will treat three bushels of oats.
The amount purchased will be de-
termined by the number of bushels
of oats to be treated. The formalin
is not poisonous, though not whole
some; it is well to avoid smelling of
the strong solution as purchased, be-
cause it is irritating to the nostrils.
The very diluted solution used for
Oat-smut is not Objectionable.
TO TREAT sEED-OATs FOR SMUT
Having the solution made at the
rate of one ounce of formalin to
three gallons of water, we'll stirred,
and one gallon of solution to each
bushel of seed to be treated, apply
this with a sprinkling-can to the oats
in piles on a tight floor. Grain-piles
should not exceed about six bushels,
and the number of piles will follow
from the amount of seed. Sprinkle
each pile in turn, shOveling thor
oughly, knowing how much solution
is applied; continue in each case
until the solution tends to run out
on the floor despite the shoveling.
Usually one half gallon or more a
busheI may be sprinkled on the first
round, when the one pile is passed
for a few minutes while another is
handled in the same way. Upon a
second sprinkling of each pile as
much solution is used as will be held;
them with a third or fourth repeti-
ton the gallon a bushel may be used.
After this shovel over and leave in
low, fiat piles over night or for not
less than four hours. The seed may
then be spread thin on a floor, and
shoveled over occasionally to dry out
for drilling, or it may be sown wet
if b~roadcasted. If in weather when
proper drying of the seed is secured,
the treatment of the seed may pre-
cede the time of sowing by some
weeks. Seed treated in this manner
is not poisonous, though scarcely
suitable to be fed to horses.-From
Bulletin of Ohio Experiment Sta
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-22
Wheat Experiments in Arkansas.

IL 041AC44Oo0 NAPO4 4A4O4O ObNO4OA4
has completed a four-years' series of
experiments with wheat, covering
preparation of soil, quantities of
seed per acre, effect of legumes pre-
ceding wheat, treatment of soil be-
tween successive crops of wheat, a
variety test, etc. The following are
the conclusions reached:
1. Breaking the soil deeper than
eight inches does not increase the
yield of wheat, while below eight
inches the yield decreases as the
depth of breaking decreases.
2. Thorough disking followed by
rolling seems to be the best prepare
ton for wheat just before it is sown.
3. Thorough preparation gave an
increased yield of so per cent over
poor preparation.
4. Thorough preparation of the
seed bed diminishes winter killing.
5. Thorough preparation dimin-
ished the bad effects of drouth.
6. Five and six pecks of seed per
acre gave the most profitable yields.
Z. Growing such legumes as cow
pea, sofa beans and beggar weeds on
light sandy soil deficient in humus
increased the yield Of a following
crop of wheat 56.5 per cent.
8. The stubble of legumes plowed
under gave almost invariably a bet
ter yield than the whole plant plowed
under to the subsequent crop when
the latter is planted a short time af-
ter the legumes we're plowed under.
8. Flowing under a large quantity
of green material just before plant
ing, seemed to exert a directly in
furious effect upon the subsequent
crop.
10. Cowpeas sown after harvest
ing rye and Irish potatoes increased
the subsequent crop of wheat 80 per
cent when compared with that sown
after Irish potatoes and rye not fol-
by cowpeas.
II. Wheat grown continuously on
the same ground for three years and
each crop preceded by a crop of cow
peas gave an increased yield of 1877
per cent as compared with breaking
the wheat stubble and not sowing
cowpeas.
u. Fertilizing cowpeas/ with 200
Of acid phosphate and 100
of muriate of. potash, in
creased the yield of wheat that fol-
lowed So per cent.
ID. Wheat sown upon cowpea
plowed under and fertilized
400 pounds of a complete fer
gave an average increased
yield of ga per cent and 1876 per
cent increased yield the second year,
over soil treated only in the usual
way.
IA. Early Ripe, Indian Swamp,
Purplestraw, Pool, Red May, Red
Wonder and Tennessee Fultz are the
varieties that have given best re-
T.. Nawman