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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-05-15

~
tain'v the best months 10 prune
1t would do any lover Of frpi,
good to see the fine crop of japan
Piums We now have. This j.
two years We have had full croos
OF Japan plums when peaches
were nearly all killed. IfIwerc
putting out a home orchard
no" would certainly put GU, a
goo"!y number OF the '.Japs".
VITA plenty OF strawberries.
Japan pIuns. apples, and pears.
the farmers children can get
along one year without peaches
II thew have to. Bat then MANY
farmers children mus, get along
without any OF these.
lie Is so busy raising cotton
with which Ia buy meat, that he
has no time 10 look after an or
BARD. Il some agent comes
Along and begs him into buying
d ie" trees, he will neglec, them
after setting. until they are
ruined In The lrs; place he will
buy 80 lew Of them for the mon
ey he spends that he will not
'ccl an interest IN them. Il
takes a hundred or more trees to
gave one an lutcrcst IN his
orchard.
II We could &c; the farmers TO
pay nor attention IA raising
something good ~ cat AT home.
a. would Lake some time from
the cotton patch, and thus re-
dJcc the acreage.
And what - better for him
than fruit and yegc,ablc~t With
a good orchard. a good berry
path and a good garden, the
farmer can loo. hsc-ccnt cotton
ii tue lace with a good deal
more patrencc.
Add Ia these a few good COWS
and a good hay nel4 and pasture.
and NC can get along on mighty
ilt;le cotton. For iweuty.hvc
ycAr, have becn talking this
way. bu, still there are those
~ho rai-e cotton and feed their
,h'jdren principally on bought"
meat.
iiu' with the help OF h.cxcni
cotton u icw more wears, / be
licvc sc shall he able TO re,
some farmers 10 plant more oil
something tocat and les cotton
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-05-15

The Northern agricultural pa
pers are saying that the time
has arrived when dairy cows and
other live stock will be freed
from close Imprisonment. In
Mississippi very little close i'm
prisonment, TO use the phrase of
the Northern writer's, is neces
sary; vet, with all the advanta-
gcs OF climate too many Missis-
slppi farmers permit the North
erners 10 make more butter.
beef and pork than is made
here, where nature has done so
much toward producing them.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-05-15

season. On The 18th OF Februa-
r. when the government record
uye Us : degrees below here.
Il was , below in Memphis and
Rro ia Jackson, Tenn. and
Birmingham, Ala. While it was
ZERO 10 Jackson. /, was . below
in Corinth. Miss, - miles south.
On the 10th and 18th. he cut,
ether capers up here. We had
freezing temperature. a heavy
frost and quite \ sprinkle OF ice.
Here on u phase the potatoes.
bezns. etc. were not hurt.
Four miles east OF here all such
things were entirely killed.
Our young pecan trees there on
the Nursery we're growing we'll
Their leaves were entirely killed
VIZ think th,v vii! come again
alright. Peach buds that were
growing. from one to i've inches
long. were made TO look Sex.
but seem not 20 Dc killed. The
srult which we haze here left
from the February irccxc wa
not hurt.
At this time, April gath. W.
arc pruning peach trees heavily.
! think all orchardists and even
with only a home or.
chard should take advantage Of
an off year on peaches. and cut
them back heavily. LAST year
after the frost IN April We cut.
back some old trees. trimmed
them IN stump. Al wa
saw them said they wou d sure
" die. All who see them novy
sav. Il never ~aw such trees for
one years growth"
THIS - the secret OF keeping
your trees young aud in>artng
good crops. We often forget
tina, the peach bears only on the
last year. growth. Al old wood
now there J., Of no use ~ AR ~
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-05-15

l u'ghIy interesting one. The
speakers selected 10 make the
aiunnl addresses represent four
states, showing that old Nlssis-
s'p's sous forge TO the front ir-
respective OF where they cast
their lot,
The military exercises will
give spectacular feature and
by adding variety will increase
the interest III the occasion.
The speakers are gentlemen of
learning and forensic ability,
aud can be depended on TO make
their audiences sit up straight
and think fast.
The program a. arranged is
a. follows:
THURSDAY. JrxF /.
Literary society exhibition.
:" L. NJ, anniversary OF the
Ph'lotcchntc Society.
FRIDAY, Jr~t =.
Literary society exhibition.
$50 =. NJ. Anniversary OF the
Dalecttc Society.
. f.-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-05-15

Bluff Springs Poultry Yards. Pet
ersburg. Tenn, Mrs. ". S. Porter,
Proprietor, breeder of :. C.. black Mi
norcas, Won LIST. Ind and 3rd on pull
lets. Birmingham. Ist ckI. End and 3rd
p%uilets, ist pen at Montgomery. No old
stock exhibited. Eggs = for IS.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-05-15
Breeders Cards.

Under this heading, ads will be in
serted for IS cents A word for one wear:
20 cents a word for six months: Is
cents a word for three months Name,
numbers and initials count as words.
No advertisement accepted for less
than One Dollar. Count the words
carefully and Send Cash with
the Ad.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-05-15

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
THE NEW BERN HIGH SCHOOL.
Winners OF Scholarships and Medals.
Miss Kathryn Kings High Aver
age.

Especial to News and Observer
New Bern. n. c., June 1.-The clos
ing exercises of the New Bern High
School began Sunday morning with a
sermo nbefore the graduating class by
Prof. j. Paul Spence, the principal of
the school, and were concluded today.
There was an address by the president
of the class, Mr.. Bruce Edgerton, and
essays by Misses Callie Williams,
Mabel Bartling and Sadie Whitehurst
The valedictory address was delivered
by Miss Kathryn King, who made an
average of SS IL on her studies dur
ing the spring term, and 90 IL during
the whole year
The two scholarships offered by the
A. & NJ. College were won by Messrs.
Bruce Edgerton and Donald Patter-
son: the Elizabeth College scholarship
by Miss Kathryn King, while the Uni
versity scholarship was awarded to
Mr.. William Sultan. Miss Kathryn
King won the medal on mathematics
in the tenth grade; Mr.. Frederick
Jones the ninth grade literature med
al; and Misses Myra Berry and Eva
Armstrong having tied on Latin in the
eighth grade, each was given a medal
The distinctively class day exercises
were held this afterfto OH. Tonight ut
$3.50 the eighth and ninth grades gave
o reception to the graduating class in
the new school building.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02

of the great theme was clear and its
exposition forceful.
Yesterday morning Rev. Gilbert I.
Rowe, of Concord, delivered the liter
airy address on the subject of "Educa-
ton the Road to Manhood" and his
strong and elegant discourse was much
enjoyed by the large audience present
Monday evening the students grand
concert was given and Tuesday even
ing were held the contests for the
mems disclaimers medal and the girls
essayist medal. In the absence Of
Prof Henry on account OF sickness,
Mr.. Bruce Craven presided over the
exercises; and yesterday morning the
medals were presented by Prof. n. G.
English to Miss Mamie Harris, of
ThomasViIle and Mr.. Gather Bouldin,
of Trinity Mr.. Austin Finch, of Trim
ity won the Trinity College scholar
ship.
This closes a successful years work
and all are glad to know that Head
master Henry is rapidly recovering
his health.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT.
Some Thoughts of Septuagenarian
Suggested by the 10th Com
:..ence:-ent.

To the Editor: The old Alumni of
the University, always remembering
their college days take great pleasure
i'm either attending the commence
ments or in reading the reports as
given i'm The News and Observer. Some
of us, this year, through infirmity of
the flesh or infirmity of finances, were
not able to be present. But we We're
there in spirit. not only in the Di and
Phi meetings in their halls, but also,
in spirit, partook bountifully of the
Alumni banquet and laughed with the
others at the good things said.
We listened, in the same way. to
the speeches made-and specially to
that good one delivered by my name
sake. when receiving the Bynum
Gymnasium, for the trustees. His
words were strong, athletically strong,
but true as gospel in every particular.
band | hope that his young hearers will
take them to heart.
But we, old fellows, alumni of fifty
odd years standing, suffer a great in
convenience in not being able to know
who's who in reading the names of
the students who receive the honorS
The names are perfectly familiar, both
the given and the family name. We
would be very glad to have some one
present at every commencement who
would tell us the fathers or the grand
fathers names of these young heroes.
Then we might be able to locate them.
We were very glad to have Presi-
dent Venable with us, at the gradual
ing exercises of the City Graded
School. He gave us an address solid
as gold and far more valuable. He
was fearless in the statement of the
existence of some faults in the second
airy schools and showed SO plainly the
necessity of correcting them that /
am sure that many teachers who were
present saw their own failures i'm the
matters mentioned and-we have re-
solved to heed. Dr. Venable's sugges-
ton and mend our ways. Thank
you, Doctor You are a good surgeon
you cut deep, but your patients are
doing well.
r. H. LEWIS.
Kinston, n c.. May 31st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
NGNG6HNGNGGANANANANG0 GGNGGGNANRGEIA1GE1
MISS wYcnE AGAIN ELECTED.
Closing Session of State Nurses Con-
yention Held Yesterday.

Especial to News and Observer
Winston Salem, n, c., June 1.-THE
closing session of the State Nurses
Convention, was held this morning.
The board of directors held an inter-
esting meeting in the Salem Academy
and college at 8 o'clock, when several
important questions were discussed.
The directors elected officers as fol-
lows: President Miss NJ. l.. Wyche, of
Durham; first vice-president, Miss
Edith Eaton, of Wilmington second
vice president, Miss Monichol, of Char
lotte; secretary, Miss c. r.. Pfohl. Win
Salem; treasurer. Miss Hester
Evans, of Asheville.
At ten o'clock the last meeting of
the association opened. An excellent
paper was read by Miss Anne Fergu-
son. of Billingslcy Hospital, States
VILE on THE Duties of Nurse to n
Parturient Woman Miss Dunn, Of
Raleigh, also read paper, n memorial
to Mrs M. S. Laurence. who was first
vice president of the association. The
next annual convention of the associa-
ton will be in Charlotte at the time
of the State Medical Societys meeting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02

5. c.; James Percy Paisley, Green's
boro; James Aldrich Wyman, Aiken. s.
c.. Carlyle Holmes Weatherly. James
town.
From the presidents report it -
learned that there were among the stu
dents enrolled this year fifty-four min
isterial candidates. an increase of IS
per cent.
DR.. Smith announced gifts to the
college amounting to 81 ,0OC.
Improvements to the college equip
ment during the past term entailad an
expense of SIS, 600. They embrace an
electric lighting plant sufficient for a
college five times the size of David
son; buildings on the campus. streets
and a number of stores wired: a new
artesian we'll of a capacity OF 500 GAL
Ions an hour, with an electrically
driven pump; pumping station driven
by electric power; complete system
for the use Of exhaust steam for heat
ing purposes; the erection of a 81 900
cottage for the superintendent of The
electric plant: the grading of the Will
liam Fl. Sprunt athletic field, and a
number of minor improvements.
Announcement was made of the res
ignation of Prof. Archibald Currie. n
talented young instructor, and the coll
lege librarian, who goes North TO take
DOSJ WOIh. lie lIuSiStS d'r-
cepted the resignation and selected Mr..
j. w. Currie. salutatorian of the class
of '04, and for the past year superin-
,tendent of the Concord graded schools.
to succeed him.
Yesterday evening the final recep-
ton, rendered by the five fraternities
and the two literary societies to the
visitors. was given I'M Maxwell Cham
bers Hall. The marshals at this time
presented their regalias to their fem
mine friends in this order: w. 7.
Thompson. chief to Miss Sadie Dick,
of Greensboro; f. j. Owen to Miss
Linda Tillinghast, of Morganton; A.
A. James to Miss Lois Mott. of Spart-
anburg: ID. s. Henderson, to Miss
Pansy Wyman. of Aiken, S. c.. T.. H..
Henderson. to Miss Mary Grassland. of
Aiken, S. c.; ]. p. Paisley, to Miss Jes-
sic Lindsey. of Greensboro; II. r. Flow.
to Miss Margaret Mclean. of Gastonia:
H. L. Cathey, to Miss Lille Rose Zelle.
of Davidson: ]. S. Guy, to Miss Lucy
Smith, of Charlotte.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
Bonds for Sale.

The Board Of Trustees of the San
ford Graded School District offers FOR
sale Forty Year five per cent coupon
bonds to the amount of Ten Thous-
and Dollars. issued for the purpose
of erecting and equipping a Graded
School building. Sealed bids will be
opened on Thursday. June 18th, at
- o'clock, m. Right reserved to re-
ject any and all bids. No bid consid-
cred unless accompanied by certified
check for 100000. Further informa-
ton will be furnished on application.
ID. Il. NEWER. Chairman of Board.
j. X. Penny, Secretary.
5-1S-to june IA
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
DIR. MOMENT breaches.
He Delivers the Annual Sermon at
Durham Public School Commence
ment.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Durha m, n. c., june 1.-The grad
ed school commenceme.F began to-
night with the annual sermon by Dr.
A. II Moment, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, Raleigh. This
sermon was preached in the Trinity
Methodist church on account of the
auditorium of the First Presbyterian
church not being sufficiently large
to accommodate the crowd that as
Sembled.
There are thlrty-one in the gradual
ing class and tomorrow these will re-
ceive diplomas from the city board of
education as graduates of the Durham
High School. There are twenty-four
young ladies and seven young men, as
follows: Misses Julia Albright, Iva
Barden, Blanney Berry. Vivian Black
well, Eva Cox, Susie Cox, Orien Coz
art, Iva Ellis. Yeddie Greenberg, Bes-
sic Hammett Carrie Hammett, Malene
Harrell. Myrtle Holder, Willie Hunter.
Evelyn Jones, Jennie Land, Matte
Lehman. Fannie Markham, Madge
Mershon, Maude Rogers. May Souther-
land. Annie Speed. Julia Stone. and
Louise Troy; Messrs. Arnold Briggs,
Charlie Foushee, VIII Holeman, John
Hall Manning, Willie Muse, Avis
Peasants, and Tom Warren.
Tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
the annual alumni address viii be de-
livered by Mr.. Luther M. Carlton OF
Roxboro At night the annual address
will be delivered by DIR. Mclver and
the graduating exercises viii take
Mace
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02

sources. In round numbers $40, 600
have been pledged towards the first
$4,000 which sum is to be raised in
order to make available the gift from
Mr.. Carnegie. Therefore the raising in
the next few months of $3.50 will
bring to Guilford College s115, 900 in
crease of endowment. and make the
permanent funds stand at $4,000.
"For this desirable end we are now
devoting our efforts and our prayers"
said the president with the determi-
nation to strengthen our equipment
material and personnel in or
der to make Guilford College
still greater power in the
Christian education of young
men and women. and carry out the
worthy purpose which actuated the
founders of the institution seventy
years ago"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
LAST EVENTS AT DAVIDSON.
Notes From the Presidents Report
Degrees Conference.-The Social
Side.

Davidson College, n. c.. June l.
Those upon whom degrees were con-
ferred yesterday are as follows:
A. M-Clarence Linwood Black.
Davidson.
A. B-C1arendon Witherspoon
Erwin. Church. S. c.: William Thorn
well Gibson. Barium Springs; Allen
Reece Harrison, Huntersville; George
Phifer Heilig, Davidson; John AleXa1-
der Mcqueen, Morven: Frank Alexan-
der Rankin Concord: Fred Wharton
Rankin. MooresVlle; Augustus Worth
Shaw. Lumber Bridge: Neal Summers
Stirewalt Davidson: William Taliafer-
ro Thompson, Jr.. Washington, d. c.:
Asa Thurston, Taylorsville; Samuel
CLAY Williams. Mooresville.
b. S.-Thomas King Currie. David
son; James Samuel Guy, Lowryville,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02

There are eases where an operation
is the only resource, but when one con-
siders the great number of cases of
ovarian and womb trouble cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound after physicians have advised
operations. no woman should submit to
one without first trying the Vegetable
Compound and writing Mrs. Pinkham,
Lynn, Mass, for advice, which is free.
Miss Margret Merkley of 275 Third
Street, Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Loss of strength, extreme nervousness
shooting pains through the pelvic organs,
bearing down pains and cramps compelled
ME to seek medical advice. The doctor, after
making an examination, said had ovarian
trouble and liberation and advised an opera
ton To this strongly objected and decided
to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound The liberation quickly healed, all
the bad symptoms disappeared and l am
once more strong, vigorous and we'll
Ovarian and womb troubles are stead
lily on the increase among women. If
the monthly periods are very painful,
or too frequent and excessive-if you
have pain or swelling low down in the
left side, bearing down, pains, leucor-
rhga, don't neglect yourself try Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
BOY KICKED BY A HORSE.
His Injuries Are Serious, Perhaps
FataI-IIis Skull Fractured.

Especial to News and Observer
Asheville. N. c., June Oscar
Smeale. a small boy, II years of age,
was kicked by a horse last evening and
seriously, perhaps fatally injured.
The lad, accompanied by an older
brother had gone to the stable where
the animal was kept. and while the
brother was in another part of the
stable Oscar entered the horses stah.
when the animal became vicious and
kicked him twice in the head and face.
Doctor Carl V. Reynolds was called in.
He said today that the skull over the
eye was fractured.
A serious accident occurred at the
Hans Rees Tannery last evening, when
b. F. Hawkins fell from a scafold,
fracturing his right hip, and breaking
the bone of the leg. His injuries are
permanent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
THE FIRST TO DIE.
Five Brothers of The Griffin Family
Who Were Brave Confederate
Soldiers.

Especial to News and Observer
Nashville, N. c.. June 1.-Mr. Jesse
r. Griffin, a well known citizen of the
Hilliardston section of this county
died yesterday morning of pneu-
monia. He was about seventy years
old and leaves large family to mourn
his death. Early in the war he and
his four brothers enlisted in the Con-
federate army in Company /, goth N.
G. Regiment. All of the five brothers
lived through the war, only one being
wounded. that being his brother Jas.
d. Griffin, who had an arm broken.
After the war they built up homes in
the same neighborhood where they
have lived as useful citizens for forty
years, the subject of this notice being
the first to die i'm peace and in the
quietude of his home, surrounded by
relatives and friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02

Having qualified as executor of the
last viii and testament Of Eliza Hold
ing, deceased, late of Wake county. I
hereby notify all persons having
claims against the estate to present
them to me on or before the Sth day
of April. 1906. or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to the estate win
please make immediate payment to
me.
This 9Th day OF April. 1905.
r. G. GHISSOM. Executor.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
Excursion to Norfolk Via S. A. l..

The Seaboard announces they will
operate their first Excursion from Raj
eigh, Durham and intermediate points.
to Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point.
Pine Beach. Ocean View and Virginia
Beach Wednesday, June 14th. Train
to leave Raleigh 10 a. m, Durham
GAS q. m, returning leave Portsmouth
a. M, June 10th, taking on passen-
gers up to Branchyille, inclusive.
Rates Raleigh and Durhag to Youngs-
vile and Creedmoor, $3.50; Franklin
ton and Hester, including Oxford to
Henderson, inclusive, 1925; Greystone
to Ridgeway, $500; Norlina to Wei
don, $1.75; Garys to Branchville,
$3.50.
Special reserved seat car will be OPP
Grated on this train; seats soc extra.
Those desiring same reserved will
please apply at once.
For further information apply to
agents or address Frank Cough. Elk
cursion Agent, Raleigh. N. c.; Fl. A.
Morson. c. p. & T. A., Raleigh, n. c.;
Chas. II. Gattis, T. p. A., Raleigh,
n. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
OPERATION AVOIDED
EXPERIENCE OF MISS MERKLEY
She Was Told That an Operation Was
Inevitable. How She Escaped Il

When physician tells woman suf-
fering with ovarian or womb trouble
that an operation is necessary, the very
thought of the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women coming
for ovarian or womb operations.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
At Trinity High school.

Trinity. N c., June Trinity High
School commencement came to a close
with the students reception Wednes-
day night
Sunday morning the sermon was de-
livered by Rev. p. r. Durham of Trim
ity College. His subject was, 1.-THE
Sonship of Man." and his conception
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02

You can't always tell whether man
is so attentive TO his wife because he
loves her so much or is afraid of her,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-02
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DIR. Staley Resigns.

Quite a surprise was sprung upon
those present just before the adjourn
ment for dinner. when it. was an
nounced that President W. w. Staley
had sent in his resignation as presi-
dent. The trustees explained that the
resignation had been accepted at the
earnest request of DR.. Staley. as his
duties of pastor of the leading church
at Suffolk could not permit him TO
give the work the time that he wish