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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

is money in this case. Thousands or
acres fail or stand of bluegrass be-
cause of it's being piled too deep
when stripped, the excessive heat de-
stroying the vitality. Now it is an
easy matter to get stand of blue
grass, if it has been properly cured,
for it may be sown in the fall, winter
or spring. Those who buy it on the
market are very apt to be disappoint-
ed; SO buy of your neighbor whom
you know knows how to cure it. Al
ways buy the best grade of seed; it
pays to add the little extra cost over
inferior grades. In so doing you are
much more certain of a good stand,
yet even these sometimes fail to ger
inmate. Buy recleaned seed, espe-
cially clover, unless more weeds are
wanted. Unless you have been busy
keeping up the quality of your corn
or oats you mad better change seed
"any old kind" won't do-you should
have the best The difference be-
tween the feed and seed value is only
slight on the amount required for
seed, so it won't cost you much to
make the change. Invest in stand
ard varieties for this purpose. Five
or ten cents worth of novelties is
sufficient to experiment with. I do
not mean that we should not try new
kinds of field seeds, for think every
farmer should have small expert
ment station of his own, but l advise
you to do so on small scale until
you see your way clearer. AS to
where and from whom to buy, pre-
fer to buy seed raised in my own lati-
tude, or as near so as possible, and
as near the same soil conditions.
Southern seed may be too slow to
ripen, having had long season in
which to mature Northern seed will
mature all right, but is apt to not
yield as well as home grown seed.
Buy of your dealer If he will sell you
the same quality that your reliable
mail order scotsman does, and for
his price plus freight and a reasona.
BILE commission. But buy of your
neighbor, of crops that you see grow
ing, if possible. Many lauded kinds
are but inferior sorts to those grown
in your own neighborhood. | have
had that experience and in several
instances my new sort did not equal
the kinds already had-A Southern
Farmer in the Epitomist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

If all the bankers of the world
would agree that they would advance
no money to pay the expenses of war,
war would soon ceases, opines the
Christian Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

Some men do many things which
give them neither peace Of mins nor
comfort Of body.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14
The Social Philadelphia.
From the American


Philadelphia perhaps ha
such as all otner ciues
have poetariat IN the CITY, ana
Il as derelic from abroad AS
the round
UNNI than In
Yorkan combined and most OF them
in 100000 OF
slzeapie pac
porch
building associations
$4,000 to $4OOo apiece
s25a monthly OF about $6
his little parlol MS
Summer night mother sit on the porch OF
Because the nome
srpsl~ composed almost exc1sve Oh
America and they exercise Hecan
povia Of Review
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14
FooD FOR WORK HORSES.

COOD rOh WOuh I1OA0E0.
A number of writer's in agricultural
papers are urging the abandonment
of oats and timothy hay for horses
that work on the farm, because of the
high price of these foods. AS a sub.
stitute, these writer's suggest clover
hay and corn. 1t is best to be little
careful about making such change.
1t may work out all right provided it
is not carried to an excess-that is.
try it for a month, then go back to
oats and timothy, and then back to
corn and clover. By the end of the
third month one will know pretty
well if the plan was a good one. There
can be no doubt that oats are by far
the best grain to feed horses, and 1t
is at least doubtful If one can safely
change to any other grain as regular
ration and make it pay in the long
run. There may be little difference
noted for long time with some
horses, and the saving will amount to
considerable, but the experiment is
doubtful one. Remember there is
such thing as false economy, and
this may come under that head.-In-
dianapolis News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

Some people refuse to believe that
the man who rocks the boat is any
more of a fool than the one who
wants to run an automobiles mile a
minute on the public highways. de
clares the Chicago Record-Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14
The Best Kind Of Husband
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

the who makes the best husband am
father is the normal, wholesome, everyday man
He has about He judges ner iron
the same healthy standard he judges all else
morbid interpretive man Will always comanu oei
amount interest from -
do stand therefore
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

Rev. William Fl. Russell, who is 81
years old, has set tongues a-wagging by
marrying Mrs. Catherine Armour Diff
fey, who is 40, at Asbury Park. The
aged minister is the father OF Prof.
Isaac Franklin Russell of the New York
University Law School, and met Mrs.
Diffley when she wen. to live at Ocean
Grove few months ago
b II is understood that both families
were strongly opposed 10 the match, and
advised delay, hoping tina; Rev. Mr.. Rus
sell might get over his infatuation, but
his ardor was 10; 10 be cooled.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14
We Are Developing
A Subtler Form Of Crime
ByDistrict Attorrey Jerome, OF Ne ~

developing subler form OF crime tnan
w {: Il:
commercial being met by CORE
punish commercial crimes
ElYn England France Here CIVIL
often the yremedy remedy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

Hitherto it has been supposed that
electric light is more injurious to the
eyesight than any other artificial
light, but Russian oculists who have
been closely studying the subject now
maintain that, on the contrary. 1t Is
less Injurious than the light either Of
gas or candles OF any other material.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

The new general directory of Brook
Ign. just issued. contains I7a.7eo names.
This is an increase of 1900 over last
year. The Smiths still enjoy the dis
.inction of being the most numerous
family, there being eeoo Smiths in the
borough The Johnaons, Millcrs and
Browns are having close race for sec
ond place. The shortest name in the
directory is Re. Among the tongue,
twisters, Zabliawiczus is supreme Or
nithologists will be interested to find
80 Birds in the directory, with many
subdivisions of the bird family, such
as Cranes, Sparrows, Hawks, Swallows
and Parrots The one Fireman is tai
lor, the lone Lawyer a salesman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

William A. Whcelock, president Of
the council of New York University,
died at his summer home, Easthampton,
l.. I. Mr. Wheelock belonged to the
New England Society, the Union League
the Lawyers Club, the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, the American Museum of
Natural History and the American Fine
Arts Society.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

Tom L. johnson, who has been brought
to this city by the illness of his mother,
said that there was nothing in report
that movement is to be formed to nomi-
nate him as the Democratic candidate
for President on plank of Government
ownership of railroads.
81 am going to be Mayor of Cleveland
for the third time, the people willing"
he said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-14

The farm is to be home as well
as a place of business, hence 1t Is
better to wait years until just the
right place is found. reflects the
American Cultivator. The SOL should
be fertile, enduring, workable early
in the spring and adapted to produc'
ing a large variety of crops. Sandy
soils are attractive at first sight, be-
irg level and easily worked, but must
be constantly fed with fertilizers IN
order 60 keep up the fertility. 1t sell
dom contains one-tenth part plant
food OF clay Rock soil sometimes
looks cheap by the acre, but 1t must
be bought from three to five times for
before it can be put into shape foe
modern machinery. The best land III
fairly free from stones. mixture OK
Civ and sand that will not bake nor
leach, that dries off quickly and
warns up early In the spring. 1T will
be good grass soil. good fer grain
and farm crops and usually adapted
to fruit. The top soil should be at
least foot deep.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
THE WARD BILL.
1t is Cndemocratic 10 Grant Special
Privilege.

To tho Editor:-T want to express
to you my most hearty endorsement
Of YOUR recent editorials i'll urging the
Iegisla ture TO wire out the disgrace
Of two years ago of making incor-
poratcd towns to favor . few indl-
viduals ] have been (. lifelong DEM
ocrat and stood by the party ever
since ! could vote, but / have all the
time condemned in u1mcasured terms
the incorporation Of Shore and Will
tiams and similar places To favor q
few men. 1t was an insult TO the
good people OF Yadkin who would
have been glad to have sought the
abolition of the liquor traffic by popu-
lar vote. and / believe could they
have voted on the QUESTION the county
would have been q dry county today.
But thsee towns being Incorporated
by special act tied their hands. Be
sides it is undemocratic to give spe-
cial privileges to- individuals which
others equally deserving could not
enjoy.
A great rumpus and hallaboo is
now being raised because the Ward
bill knocks out these private distiller-
les and puts the business where the
Watts bill was designed 10 put them,
viz, under police jurisdiction and
regulation.
lilSItEu u lIlC W dl0 piik .
the Democratic party it will greatly
strengthen it, There are scores and
hundreds of people who are with the
party because ii places itself on the
side of moral right, while if it gives
It's support and endorsement to few
Whiskey distillcrs and panders to
their fuss and clamor would withdraw
from it their cooperation and sup
port altogether. ii it must come to
square out fight between men who
favor moral reform and those who
want bar-roomS aud dStillerieS, the
people are ready 10 meet the issue
The expression of sentiment at the
ballot box in Charlotte, Greensboro,
Durham. GoldSboTO, New Bern, States
vile and in q multitude of smaller
places and then besides the great
number OF counties which by their
own action have abolished the liquor
traffic, is in itself o hand writing on
the wall that the Legislature cannot
afford 10 ignore.
In your manly fight for the protec-
ton Of the home and the schools Of
North Carolina you have the people
with YOU and those who are for you
are more than they who be against
you.
The Ward bill provides for protec-
ton against those who would take
refuge under q US license which
many did and were a menace TO the
towns who voted for prohibition This
is Il time when men Of courage and
conviction are needed. To wavcr now
or begin to make concessions TO those
who are raising Il howl and bis hal
labaloo simply because a few stu
houses aud spots in the ground which
we're Incorporated arc about to DC
swept away. Is to lose much of what
has been gained. We fought and won
under the Watts Law and we viii do
it also under the Ward law.
s. T.. CONRAD
Charlotte, \. c.. Feb. IS, 1905.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19

was hit across the head with a. piece
of scantling and went around with his
head tied up, unable to work, Tor
several days. There was q fight near
the policeman's house in which one
man was badly hurt; and only Il short
time ago a man had his face severely
cut with Il knife.
On Sunday afternoon a drunken
man stood near the poiceman'S home
beating ON stone With Il stick. The
next Sunday ] mentioned the occur
renee as showing the lawlessness
caused by strong drink. | found out
afterWard that / had offended young
man who thought / referred to him.
He had been in town on saturday,
drunk and had been beating on an
other stone with a stick.
One night at church during speclai
services Il woman went out of church
with her little children, and h@r
drunken husband took the buggy whip
and was going to beat her. but was
prevented from doing so by man
who happened to be near. Last May
while the people were going home
from church one Sunday night there
was q drunken man in the center OF
town loudly curSing and using foul
language Women and children We're
badly frightened, some of them run
MING back toward the church. The
policeman was requested 10 arrest the
man but refused to do so. / asked
him the next morning If there Was
not a town ordinance against drunk
enness and. he replied that he did not
know whether the town had any ordi-
nauces The town has ordinances. but
the policeman had never seen them
Last month we had one murder. A
man who works at one of the distil-
Ieries shot and killed q man on the
main street of the town. The same
day two little girls returning home
from school were very much fright
encd by drunken man coming up
the street behind them with an open
knife in his hand.
| could fill many more pages with
incidents similar to those above snow
ing the evil effects of the liauc" trar-
fic in our town, brf / forbear.
In conclusion let me sum up these
pages:
First. Our condition is q fraud on
the Watts law. The disti.lers came
in and captured the town.
Second. We have so mach drunk
enness and disorder that the church
and other moral agencies are greatly
hindered in their operation.
Third. We are without police pro-
lection This the Democratic State
platform says should be given where
the liquor traffic is carried on.
We therefore appeal to the General
Assembly to come to our relief and
prohibit the manufacture of intoXi-
eating liquors in our town.
w. NJ. CURTIS.
Pastor Methodist Church.
Advance, n. G.. Feb. Is, 1905.
We, the undersigned, have read the
above letter and everv statement made
is true to the best of our knowledge
and belief.
G. II. G. SHUT.
Manufacturer Grain Cradles.
w. L. MOCK,
Merchant.
A. c. WOOD,
Lumberman.
w. L. CALL.
Merchant.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
CAN'T YOU TRUST THEM?

Tho Democratic State platform, at.
ter approving the principle that nc
liquor can be sold or made except cit
localities where there may be "ADE-
QUATE POLICE PROTECTION con-
cludcs With these words:
"Thc General Assembly has the pow.
or. and when controlled by the Demo
cratic party CAN BE TRUSTED &c
riakc all amendments that experience
and conditions may demonstrate to be
wise and proper"
And yet, in the face Of that decla-
ration, we are told that the Demo
cratic House cannot be TRUSTED.
Why? Simply because it is believed
the House will pass the Senate bill!
that does nothing but give adequate
police protection and prevent fragrant
violations of the Watts law!
This Legislature "can be trusted 70
do its duty.
The Executive Committee "can be
truSted'' to do its duty.
The Legislature has nothing to dc
With conducting campaigns.
The Executive Committee has moth
ing to do with legislation.
Let each Shiny on its own side
and all will be we'll.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19

larged without destroying its simple
bfauty. The old Maryland capitol
rbt as handsome IS North Carolina
capitol was ruined in appearance by
additions. 1t would cost n million dol"
lArs to mako the suggested enlarge
nbents before they are completed.
Unless this Legislature is ready to is
sue one million dollars for bonds,
dent touch the capitol. And even
then, we say Don't touch it,
There is need of room for State re-
cords and state officials. 1t can be
provided better and cheaper by erect
ing a new building on the lots opposite
the Presbyterian church. AIt no
cheap building should be erected
there. 1t should be a modern and ele-
CANT building, to cost not less than one
hundred thousand dollars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
SHALL THE MINORITY CONTROL:

To show what would be the result
if the State Executive COMMITTEES
should interpret" the Democratic
platform to be against the Ward bill.
it is but necessary to state the effect
it would have in Wake county.
In the Democratic primaries. Mr.
John G. Drewry was candidate for the
House against Mr.. a. +. Stronach. ana
after a holly contested campaign, Mr..
Stronach was nominated. Therefore
Mr.. Stronach has been delegated as the
Raleigh member to represent Wake
county in the legislature. And now
comes Mr.. Dreu-ry a member of the
State Executive Committee, and by his
proxy, votes TO call a meeting of the
State Executive Committee to Inter
pref the platform SO as to control
the vote of his successful opponent
and his associates in the House from
Wake.
Is Mr.. Drewry the Wake member
of the committee in person or by
proxy better qualified to interpret
the Democratic platfrom than his sue
ccssful opponent. and the other mem
berS from Wake? These gentlemen
were nominated by the people: Mr..
Drewry was defeated by the people.
Is State committeeman DreWry to be
permitted to interpret the platform
in a manner that will bind Mr.. Stron-
ach, Mr.. Olive, Mr.. Scntclle and SEN
ator Ellington? II SO. then the chosen
Representatives OF the people are de-
MED the right to interpret their
wishes. We do not know how tbs
Wake legislators feel about this mat
ter, but we do know that the voters
of Wake county trust the elected rep
resentatives to do their own inter
preting'' without dictation by the State
Committee.
The situation in other counties may
parallel the situation in Wake, and we
state 1t merely TO Ghcw. that II tbs
programme of government by COM
nlittee" is carried out it will be gov
eminent by a minority of the voters.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
EMULATE THEIR ACTION.

Speaker Guion yesterday appointed
2. special committee ito confer with
reference TO the South Dakota bonds.
The COMMITTEES named IS Messrs. Wal
ter Murphy, of Rowan, chairman: j.
3. Coffield, OF Martin, and DIR. Gordon,
Of Guilford. Northumberland
Winston will name the Senate men,
hers of the committee on Monday.
This is the most important committee
named in a decade, calling for the
highest wisdom and soundest judS-
nlent and ripest experience.
The best advice that can be given To
this committee would be to study the
action Of the committee of great men
who were named by Lieutenant-Gorer-
nor Jarvis to commute and settle the
State debt in 1879. They were George
Davis. Thomas Isutlin and Montford
MeGehec. That committee gave long
and patient consideration to all the
facts and settled the State debt iii a
manner honorable to the State and
satisfactory 10 all the creditors excep,
Schafrer Brothers and the men bcilino
tiiem.
IL Mr.. Murphy, Mir. Cofiield and l'r.
Gordon will emulate the good example
of George Davis. Thomas Ruffin and
Moatgord McCehce, they will do well.
This State will pay what is right. IL
will not pay more, and the committee
will do we'll to listen TO no more South
pai.ota tales Of "the Gobblins will gel
you if you don't watch out
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
WILL NOT ACCEPT DICTAIToN

Somebody has been imposing on the
Durham Herald. Referring to the
meeting of the State Executive Com.
mittee on Tuesday night. called by OPP
ponents of the Ward bill to try to de-
feat it. the Herald says:
Until the executive committee has
taken some action on the matter the
committee will hold the bill. The par
~ leaders are wanted to say just what
the party stood for and this will be
done at the meeting.
This will be news to the members of
the House. So far as heard from. no
enc In the Legislature. has asked TO
know what 1.-The party leaders say"
They hove been elected to legislate and
they will legislate without dictation
from any source whatever.
As to the statement until the exec
utive committee has taken some ac-
ton on the matter, the committee will
hold the bIll," that will be news to
Chairman Davis and the members of
the Liquor Traffic Committee.
The Ward bill will be heard by that
committee Tuesday aftenoon-before
the executives committee meets-and
no member of that committee will be
influenced al iota by the views Of this
or that member of the COMMITTEES or
the whole .sheilang.' They have been
entrusted with q duty to perform and
they will perform it as they think best
without regard to any thing except
their pledge To their constituents aud
their conscience. They will not sub
nit to committee dictation, even il at
tempted.
The Ward bill will be favorably re-
ported.
The Ward bill will pass the House
and become a law
The Ward bill will shut up big hell
kettles as the Watts law shut up little
hell kettles. and it will prove a bless
ing TO the State. And what blesses the
State will help tho Democratic party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
A MOTHERS LOVE
Children Often Aid Their
Fathers.
Few Women Shirk Their Duty---MOst
Women Look For Opportunities
to Do Good For
Others.
Writing of his own mother and his

Writing of his own mother and his
children Mr.. f. c. Moore says:
My father died when / was less
than 9 years old; my mother was
strictly a Christian; never drank or
kept at her house any liquor; was as
bitterly opposed to the use of 1t rs
any one | ever knew. My first drink
was taken when / was about Il years
old [ did not taste another drop until
/ was years old, after / was away
from home and from the control and
advice Of n piouS mother. When
got to taking the social glass, it was
occasionally ut first; but it would be
taken more and more frequently until
/ would take too much, and swear off
for six or seven months; and when the
time was out / would go over the same
road. only ii got to be a more fire.
quent thing for me to get drunk and
as years went by the thirst for 1t i'm
creased until ! almost entirely lost
control of my appetite and my man.
hood. / would go out at times with
the firm resolve not to touch drop
that day but would come back full
of it, But towards the last of my
drinking / would stay there for week
or ten days not fit to be seen, untn
1t eliminated in what my children
thought would be the last; but they
sent me to Kecley Institute at Green's
boro, \. c., almost dead, and after a
few days and nights Of faithful,
patient and slIilful work and atten
ton and treatment from your cour-
reous doctors and nurses l began to
improve. My usual weight was from
1876 TO 200 pounds. When | got so
could walk around / weighed 152
pounds. / honestly believe, and SO
do my children that / would have
died in three or four days if ] had
not gone to Kelley. And I can say
now, after nearly four years since I
left there, that l have no desire for
liquor, and have never had since I
left the Institution. l have advised
others to go. some of whom have gone,
and seem as perfectly cured as | ana.
II. c. MOORE.
Danville, Va, Dec. 13, 1904.
Send names of friends who might
oe benefited to Kelley Institute,
Greensboro, n. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19
Spirit of the Press


Carthage Blade.
on Saturday the Senate passed the
Ward bin which, in brief, forbids any
distillery in q town Of less than 1000
population; provides for ample police
protection wherever liquor is sold;
makes taking out Of federal license
prima facie evidence that party is
guilty of retailing. and goes into Of
feet January /. 1895. 1t will wipe out
such towns as Williams, Shore, Ad-
vance, etc. which the Democratic
party has got to do, or else lose the
votes Of thousands Of good men. 1f
il was D miserable hlunder TO incOr-
porate these towns. it is q burning
shame that a Democratic Legislature
would hesitate q. moment TO kick
them out of existence. The Ward
bill is what we want. In the future
the Ward bill, if passed. will prevent
any further incorporation Of still
houses.