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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
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SOUTHERN :: FARM &: NOTES.
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During the present summer. 1914
there has been an unusually isvsc
amount Of complaint made by cotton
growers about the ravases 90 The de
ease commonly called lsaf blight. In
many cases the eompIaluAnis aserresi
the crop would be reduced one half or
more hy this disease. The r~si and
yellow hlights Of cotton are manifesto
tons Of the same disease. The diseas So
Itself Is Of n ply .iologi cal nature and
may be best described as starvation.
The immediate cause is the lack Of
assimilable plant food. more especial Iiy
potash, In the soil The proxitna,e
cause is often the bad physical condi-
ton of the soil. resulting from lack Of
hrmus. shallow pIowing or breaking Of
land, and over cropping without roia-
tion or resting the land.
During the present year cotton grow
ers were advised 10y newspapers 10
reduce the cost OF the crop hy using
less fertilizer or none. That this inju-
dicious advice has been followed Ia n
considerable extent and that IL has re
-
enormous development of leaf blight
the writer is fully convinced.
II there is any one point In the whole
theory Of cotton culture thoroughly es-
tablished. that point is. that within
certain iimits-rareiy or never sur
passed by the average grower-the
greater the amount of fertilizer used
on the crop. the greater the profit or
the less the pound of seed cotton costs.
Whether or not Ii is profitable 10
grow cotton at all. Is another question.
Those who Will grow cotton should aim
to grow 1t at the cheapest price per
pound. This under normal china tic
yield, the less the cost per pound or
bale. The greater the amount OF fer
tilizer, the greater the yield
The writer has advised all who have
sent him blighted cotton leaves to apply
Immediately. per acre. from 200 10 900
pounds of kairit and fifty pounds of
nitrate Of soda and cultivate the crop
frequently. but shallowly. This fer
tiization will. in most cases, prevent
further extension OF the disease, but II
will not remedy the check the plants
have already experienced by lack of
these food stuffs which should have
been added to soil before the seed was
planted.
Cotton growers must bear In mind
the old proverb, Nothing from moth
ing" They cannot extract any profit
able crop from the average cotton soil,
without generously feeding the crop
Gerald Mccarthy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
The Compost Heap.

4 Florida subscriber aud friend or
Home and Farm wants 10 know how 70
form a compost heap.
Tbs sort of heap j. made hy getting
together, as opportunity offers. all the
decomposable animal OF vegetable mat
ter within convenient reach-esery-
thing thus obtalnnble that can make
manure.
Soil can. In this service. be used. both
as an ordinary absorbent and 10 hold
valuable gases that otherwise would
escape.
In this view IL Is in order ever 1ow
and then 90 turn over and - mix the
material IN n heap Of this character
Thus decomposition IL helped and
highly available and good form Of plant
food is produced
Professor VOORHEES,, fl MS work on
the First Principles of Agriculture"
SAYS: "a good compost heap may he
made by placing layer cf manure.
then a layer OF tie weeds or other Ike
waste pro lucts of any kind. then a
layer OF lime or ashes. the Whole well
mOlsIencU, anu tjIf Df1tE ItpfasHH sAs-
I'll all this class Of products is used.
"The manure starts fermentation. the
lime aids II the Toitlng. AZ well IS 10
prevent aciIiiy and to keep the heap
alkaline. and the moisture prevents
too hot fermentation.
by careful mana cement destructive
fermentation Is prevented and the quail
Ity OF the constituents Is greatly I'm
proved"
The expense of making compost
heap varies greatly. Of course. Com
mercial fertilizers can be added with
great advantage: this ought TO be done
according to the requirements OF the
particular soil and crop.
We Ike TO see farmer With the
thought and practice Of the compost
hsap constantly In mind. 4 good out
come can hardly fail 10 cone from the
union. II certainly pays 10 take care
| Of and 20 save all snch uanurfal prod
ucts. and 10 see 70 II that what other
wise would be wastes are reduced
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31


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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Owns LIS Water Works.

Fayetteville now owns its water
works, the transfer having been made
in the directors room of the Bank
of Fayetteville. This was done in
obedience to a decision of Judge Pur-
nell, of the Federal Court, sustain
ing the city in its suit against the
company, under the franchise giving
the city the right to take over the
property after term of years by Of
fering its value, set by a board of ap-
praisers. The purchase price is $79,-
600, the city assuming $4,000 Of the
company's bonds and paying the
company $4,000. The city pays its
lawyers, the company paying the court
cost.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
North State News.

The Loray Mill has brought to Gas
tonia about 100 people this week to
work in the mill. There were two car
loads of them. They came from Ashe-
vile.
Mr.. Walter O. Cox, ay Dung law
yer of Winston-Salem, died at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon at his
home in East Winston, after three
weeks illness with fever. The de-
ceased was educated at the Unlver-
sity of North Carolina and for four
wears was county superintendent OF
public instruction He leaves a wife
and one child, besides a number OF
relatives and many friends to mourn
his death.
Mr.. w. C. Hardison, banker and
wealthy and influential citizen OF
Wadesboro, committed suicide at his
home there Wednesday evening. Mr.
Hardison had been iAspoor health fo1
some time. and this coupled with the
fact that he had recently lost q great
deal of money proved upon his mind
causing him to commit the terrible
act.
Goldsboro, Special. = Mr.. James
Handley, young merchant OF this
| city. who was tried by two courts
before the present term for retailing
whiskey without license, has beer
found guilty by jury which was out
two days and nights. As yet the
Judge has not imposed the sentence.
Mrs. Ed. r. Roscoe, of Reidsville
was gored by cow last week and ha:
since been in a precarious condition
During storm she went. out to tht
barn to feed the animal and, upoI
reaching the door, the COW met hel
and bounded upon her, rendering he
unconscious, and goring her severely
Mrs. Roscoe S. body was badly lactrat
ed and it is miracle that she wa.
not killed outright. The patient Z
condition appears some better, bn
she is suffering intense agony.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Suit For Damages Instituted.

Salisbury, Special.-Announcement
was made here that Wright & Carlton,
attorneys for the heirs of Watt V.
Burleyson late of this city, have in
stituted a suit for damages in the
amount of $4,000 against the South
ern Railway Company for the death
of Young Burleyson. The latter was
a private in the Rowan Rifles land
while attending the annual encamp-
ment at Charlotte about ten days ago
fell into cinder pit, near the yards
Of the Southern railway, sustaining
internal injuries, which resulted in his
death. Through her attorneys the
administrative claims that the defend
ant company is liable for damages on
account of permitting dangerous
holes to remain open on its premises.
1t is also stated by the Salisbury
Evening Post that the city Of Char
lotte may likewise be made party to
the action.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Turfman Gets Jail Sentence.

New York, Special.-John E. Mad
den, the Kentucky turfman, owner OF
several fast horses, two of which were
entered in the futurity, was convicted
Of criminal contempt of court, fined
$3.50 and sentenced to serve thirty days
nthe Raymond street Jail in Brook
lyn to-day for ignoring a subpoena OF
the Supreme Court of this State. Mad
den was summoned to appear before q
commissioner in Saratoga during the
racing season there to be questioned
in his wife's suit for divorce, but
failed to respond.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN
Conditions For Past Week as Given
Out by the Department.

The North Carolina section Of the
climate and crop service of the de-
partment of agriculture, issues the
following official bulletin for the past
week:
In general the weather has been too
We, Tor the best growth Of crops
the week has been cloudy and in
many places rain has fallen every
day. Cotton has been injured to
considerable extent by the rains, bot
tom land corn has been drowned and
the land badly washed, On the other
hand the rain and sunshine in many
places proved very beneficial to
most crops especially corn, but as
many farmers still had their hay and
fodder to cut and cure, the week was
IN that respect unfavorable. The
average temperature Of the week for
the State was only about one degree
below the average
In many places the farmers are
ready to pillow for wheat, and while
great deal of land has been broken,
it has been too wet for blowing to be-
come general.
1t has been too vet for cotton. In
many sections it is making too much
weed, and not fruiting we'll 1t is
opening generally throughout the
State, and picking is in progress in
many sections but uore common in
the east and central districts. In
some cases opening has been caused
by rust and thus it is somewhat pre-
mature. A few rerort bolls rotting
near the ground and also of the cot
ton yellowing.
While tobacco cutting and curing
have been IN progress for some time,
there is some that is just about ripe
III the western districts. The crop
will not be quite an average in most
places, while some report only a one
half crop. Firing end specking has
| been reported i'll some portions of the
central and western districts. In all
districts cutting and curing are in
progress. The cures are reported as
fair, color good but leaf somewhat
| lacking in body.
A great deal of l0wland corn dam
aged by rains; while many report an
improvement in the corn during the
past week, others report too much
weed and not caring well. Corn, both
early and late, on uplands will do
fairly we'll, although the crop is not
as good as was anticipated.
Most of the minor crops are. doing
well. Turnip planting is still in pro-
gress, some have come up, and good
yield is expected. White and sweet
potatoes, buckwheat, COW peas, water
melons are all doing well. In gen
eral the fruit crop is failure, the
fruit rotting and falling to the ground
but few report apples and peaches
plentiful. Fodder and hay have been
greatly injured by the rains in all
parts of the State. Fodder stripping
is under way in all sections, and in
places there is lots Of hay uncut, the
weather being unfavorable.
Rains reported: Raleigh 0.S1 f;
Goldsboro O.34; Greensboro 092 !;
Lumberton O.26; New Bern 0.6S; Wei
don 1.94-A. H. Tliessen, Section
! Director.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
North State News.

Penitentiary Superintend Mann
says the crops in Hyde county are
better than he ever saw them, and
that they simply astound people from
up the country who have been there
this season. 1t has been quite dry
through all that section of the State
and no damage has occurred on ac-
count Of rains which have caused
such losses in a number Of sections.
The Secretary of State is prepar-
ing abstracts of all the wills In his
office, 1000 in number, these running
from 100 to 1873, though there are
very few after 1850. All names CIV
en- in the wills and the locations @.
the lands are covered by these alb
stracts, which will be printed. The
wills have been placed in packets.
Ceburn L. Harris, expert of the Ag.
ricultural Department., has complet-
ed the inspection of foods for man
and beast in this State in search OF
adulterations, and finds a very re.
narkable improvement over last year
The results will be given in The BuI-
letin for November
A charter is granted the Regal Man
ufacturing Company at Forest City
Rutherford county, to manufacture
lumber, capital stock $4,000.
A charter is granted the Price
Hemby Company, of Prices Mill
Union country, to manufacture floul
and meal, cotton, oil and fertilizers.
Grand Secretary Drewry says th'
fire at Mt. Olive destroyed the Ma
sonic Hall and property there.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Pointed Paragraphs.

Gods substitution Is better than
our sympathy.
If ready tongue were an evidence
Of grace we would go to the side
show for the best Christians.
A woman thinks she has splendid
discipline in her house when her hus-
band has TO hint only fifteen minutes
for his umbrella before starting to
business.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Mutineers Courtmartialed.

Lbau, Russia, Aug. 26.-The court
martial of l37 mutineers of the battle
ship Kniaz Potemkine has just been
completed Eight of the prisoners were
sentenced to be shot, but it was recon-
mended that their sentence be com
muted to life imprisonment. Others
we're sentenced to various terms of i'm
prisonment at hard labor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Kills Two and is Killed.

Selma, Ala. Special.-Oliver Lott,
a negro laborer at the lumber mill OF
G. Talley in Tunnel Springs, during a
quarrel with John and Henry Helton
over a debt, opened fire on them,
killing John Helton and seriously
wounding Henry Helton. The negro
then fed and barricaded himself in a
house. A posse of citizens under the
leadership of G. Talley attempted to
arrest him. They surrounded the
house. but Lott refused to surrender,
and fired on the crowd. Tailey was
mortally wounded and died i few
hours later. The posse then fired on
the negro and his body was afterwards
found riddled with bullets.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Fire at Goldshoro.

Goldsboro, Special.-A small ten
ant house belonging to Messrs. H.
Well & Bros, and occupied by a col
ored man by the name of DE"
Cole, situated on John street Just
opposite the cotton yard, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire Monday
night about II o'clock. The fire was
occasioned by the overturning of a
lamp. The oil quickly ignited and
in few seconds the building was in
flames. Cole lost everything he pos
sessed In the way of household eff
fects. except one chair
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Frank Gillian Drowned.

Winston-Salem, Special. = Frank
Gillian, aged II, was drowned in a
pond few miles from this city Gill
liam, with several companions, were
in the pond bathing. He was a good
swimmer, but it is believed that he
remained in the water too long and
was attacked with cramp. He came
near drowning another boy while the
latter was trying to rescue him.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Carriage Factory in Greensboro,

Greensboro, Special.-A movement
is on foot to establish a carriage and
wagon factory, with a capital of
$4,000, on the Southern Railway just
west of the city, using the property
recently occupied by the Carolina
Spoke & Bending Works. It is
learned that $1,000 of the stock has
already been subscribed, $1,000 of
which was taken by . practical car
riage manufacturer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Lynching at Newbern, N. G.

Newbern, Special.-John Moore, the
negro who brutally assaulted the wife
Of Postmaster Georse T. Eubanks, at
Clarks, with a meat axe, was taken
from the Craven county Jail at 1:30
o'clock Sunday morning and lynchei
The mob was composed mostly OF
countrymen, neighbors of Eubanks
Tut there were Newbern citizens in
the crowd. The farmers arrived IN
tcwn about midnight,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Strike in Foctory.

Warsaw, BY Cable.-The strikes in
the factories at Warsaw and Lodz
have ended. Trains are running from
Warsaw on time. They are guarded
and driven by soldiers. The wholesale
arrests which have been made here in
clude leading members Of the Polish
Socialist party. Several persons have
been conveyed to to the Fortress of
Modlin, because jails set apart for po'
litical offenders are full.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Bad Freight Wreck.

Charleston, S. c., Special.-A local
freight on the Greenville e Laurens
Railroad was wrecked near Barksdale
four miles from Laurens. 1t is thought
that tho accident occurred on account
of an iron bolt on the track. The colored
fireman was killed and Engineer J.. L.
Bearden badly injured. The engine
and seven cars cars were demolished.
There have been three wrecks near
this point within the past six months
and foul play Is suspected,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31

Somewhere there IS button-hole on
every boy.
Pride of intellect generally leads
to its own cure.
Nothing can ever give one the right
TO do wrong.
Faith in God gives freedom with
men.
Satisfaction saves from much sla-
very -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
A Fruit Fair.

Asheville, Special-Representatives
from the fruit-growing sections Of
western North Carolina met here last
week to discuss the advisability and
desirability of holding an apple fair
in Asheville this fall. At the con-
clusion of an interesting meeting it
was decided to hold the fair from
September 20 to October /, under the
auspices of the Asheville board of
trade
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Planting Pe4eh Pits.

In many cases II will be found pro0t.
able 10 save the pits Of the best
peaches, taking care not to -..0w them
10 become too dry, and then plant them
ebout two inches deep es.iy this fall.
Many OF them will grow trees that
Will commence 10 bear when thres
years ole.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Cntfinxa In sana .

20 make cuttings root quickly. fill .
saucer fu1 Of rar9. into which slips
Of any lad Of plants may be set for
roofing. Enough water must be kept
constantly In the saucer 20 give the
sand The consistency of mud. and u
must then be given a light and warm
pIace.-Southern Fruit Grower.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
FEVER IS SPREADING
Conditions Fave Not Improved as
fapeeted
MANY NEW CASES DEVELOPED
Chief Mississippi's Board of Health
Announces the Presence of the Vel
low Fever and From Six to Ten
Cases-New Cases in New Orleans
Drops to 81 and Deaths Reach Rec
ord Number Thus Far Of l3.

New Orleans, Special-Omcial re-
port to 6 p. m:
New cases, 81. Total to date. 1.743.
Death, 13. Total, 402.
New foci, IL. Total, 402.
Remaining under treatment, 1919.
Board of health at Natchez, Miss.
pronounces six to ten cases yellow
fever there
The record SHOWS the smallest num-
ber Of new cases since August 6, and
the largest number Of deaths on any
ance The unusual number OF deaths
is attributed, in a measure, to the
change in the weather, Sunday being
cool and pleasant in great contrast
to the weather of the preceding week.
Three well-known merchants are
among the new cases. Only two names
that can be traced to Italian origin
are among the 81. OF the deaths, eight
are Italians. Two died in the Charity
All but two of the deaths were down
town.
The principal news from outside the
city was the announcement from Nat
chez Of the discovery of six cases
there.
Other reports from the country are
as follows
Amelia--tWo cases.
Bayou Boeuf, one case.
Prean Grove, three cases and one
death.
Elizabeth plantation, one death
Hanson City. four cases and one
death.
st. Rose, two cases.
Port Barrow, two eases.
Ninth ward of Jefferson parish, one
case.
Lake Providence, three cases.
Gulfport, three cases.
Mississippi City, no new cases.
The Southern Pacific Railroad, at
the request Of the State board OF
health, has put on special coach for
the accommodation Of people travel
ing between infected points on that
road. 1t will be run every other day.
Quite a controversy has developed
between City Health Officer Kohnike
and DR.. Joseph H. Holt, at one time
president of the State Board of health.
DR.. Holt, in the course Of an address
before a meeting, passed some severe
structures on the city health officer,
who, when he heard the report of the
address in the morning papers, wrote
him, asking if he had been correctly
quoted. DR.. Holt has made a rather
warm reply.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
Fever Until Cold Weather.

Pensacola, Fla, Special.-Dr. Porter,
State health officer and assistant sur
geon of the Marine Hospital Service,
who is here expressed the opinion that
yellow fever is not likely to spread in
New Orleans as it has in the past. but
he does not believe the disease will be
entirely stamped out before cold wealth
er DR.. Porter said: "The time to COM
mence work to eradicate the mosquito
and to clean up is winter. This was
shown by the manner in which Ha-
vana was cleaned. Most of the work
was done during the winter season and
when summer appeared it found the
city in good condition. You cannot eX-
pect any city if any size to be cleaned
in a month or two months, as it re-
quires time and hard work to place 1t
in condition."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
NOW Up TO RUSSIA
Jsn2- H2fefisliy MOdifies Terms Of
Peace Proposition
F0gEG0fS QUESTION OF INDEMNITY

Ergoy Komura viii Offer Envoy
W!tte L Waiver Of the Claim TO
Re.mbuurse for the Cost Of the
Wa and Will Propose to Refer to
Arbitration the Amount to be Paid
Japan for evacuatins the Northern
Half Of Sakhalin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-31
NORTH STATE NEWS
Charlotte Cotton Market.

These figures represent prices paid
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-03-24
The Population OF
the Earth is
| 1900, 900, 900.
! One Million
Die AnnmaHy OF
Cutnr7.h.

A Ill over the world Peruna is :
IA. known and used for catarrhal .
diseases. The Peruna Girl has
travelled round the globe.
Her face is familiar everywhere tina,
civilization reaches.
Universally Psaised
From Africa to Greenland, from Man
churla to Patagonia, the face Of the
Peruna girl is familiar and the praises OF
Peruna as q catarrh remedy are heard
Successful Ia North and South.
Peruna crossed the Equator several
years ago, to find in the Southern
Hemisphere the same triumphant sue.
cess that has marked its career in the
Northern Hemisphere.
A Standard
Peruna is standard catarrh remedy
the world over.
It cures catarrh by eradicating it
from the system.
Permanent Cure.
Itobviates the necessity of all local
treatment and its relief is Of permanent
character.
Without Peer.
No other remedy has SO completely
dominated the whole earth as Peruna.
La Every Tongue.
In all languages its glowing testi-
monials are written.
IN all climes the demands for Peruna
increase.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-03-24

A clergyman, recently engaged with
another of a different belief in con.
troversy regarding some question OF
religion, sent to a newspaper Office a
long article supporting his side of the
question. The manuscript had been
"set up" in type for the next days is
sue. About midnight the telephone
bell rang furiously, the minister at the
other end asking for the city editor.
Il am sorry to trouble You at such a
late hour" he said, "but l am in
great trouble" what can I do for
you?" was asked. I'm the article
sent you today put Daniel in the fiery
furnace. Please take him out and
put him in the lions den."