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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-27
VARIETY TESTS OF COTTON AND CORN.

We are in receipt from Hon Martin V.
Calvin, Director of the Georgia Experiment
Station, Experiment, Ga of copy of Cir
cular number IS which is preliminary to the
regular Cotton and the Corn Bulletin for
1907, now in press.
The circular before us gives an interesting
summary Of the rank won by the 26 varieties
of cotton and the IA varieties Of corn tested
at the Station last year.
In yield of seed cotton per acre, Cleve-
land s Big Boil led with 1859 pounds; Lay
ton s Improved, 1884 pounds; Russells Big
Boil, 1884 pounds; Triumph, 1909 pounds,
and so on.
In bushels of sheled corn per acre, Stone IS
Flint led with 3O1 bushels; Cookies Prolific,
297 bushels; Marlboro, 289 bushels and
so on.
The circular gives further information as
to persons of whom seed may be obtained
Write to the Director for the Circular men
toned. We are informed that the Station s
mailing list is being revised. If you wish
your name retained on the list or added to
the list, write postal at once notifying the
Director Of your wishes in the premises The
bulletins of the Station are free to farmers
and the Directors will take pleasure in send
ing them to you if you ask for them Write
your name and post-office plainly. Do this
now.
We have on our round table Bulletin 76,
which tells of results accomplished in fat
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-27
LEAVING THE FARM.
BY Leonora Sheppard.

Much is being said and written about young
people leaving the farm, and, loving the coun-
try with all my heart, it is source Of keen re-
greet to me to note that the tendency Of the
young generation is toward the towns and
cities.
Our fathers and mothers who grew to man.
hood and womanhood during the terrible years
after the war, and who gained mental moral
and physical strength from the struggle, pos
sessed few educational advantages With laud-
able purpose, as they have prospered, they
have striven to give their children opportuni-
ties which they themselves never enjoyed. They
keep them in school, dress them handsomely,
provide fine turnouts, and as result, the
youngsters discover that they are fitted to
shine anywhere but on the farm.
Consequently they migrate to town. The
boy surrenders the glorious freedom of an
independent farmer for the slavery of desk
and counter; the girl visits in town as much
as possible, tramps the streets and haunts the
stores, wasting her life in the pursuit of fash
ION and counting herself happy if she can on
ly whirl in the pitiful little social round
With the fire and ambition of youth fast
leaving them, the old folks are left alone to
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-27
MIR. ALDRICH's DANGEROUS CURRENCY
BILL
BILL.

The emergency currency bill, which is
fathered by Mr.. Aldrich and which the Re
publican majority in the Senate will I'M
doubtedly support, is viewed with distrust by
many thoughtful men in all political parties.
Mr.. Aldrich appears to think that his party
Tin view of the recent panic) must not enter
the compaign without the appearance Of hav-
ing tried to do something to remedy the
defects in our financial structure this
hastily prepared Emergency currency bill'
providing in brief for "an emergency bank
note currency based on State, municipal rail
way bonds, limited in aggregate amount to
half billion dollars and taxed at the rate
Of per cent" The most pungent criticism
Of the bill that we have seen is that Of the
Charlotte Observer: "Its tendency to create
emergencies would outweigh its possible use
fulness in relieving them" If Wall Street
gamblers understand that they may take risks
and bring about panic conditions with the
assurance of government help when they go
too far, they will be ten times more reckless
than ever before Let your boy skate on the
ice alone and he will be reasonably prudent;
put life-saving force on the banks to
rescue him, and he will venture on such thin
ice as to imperil his own safety and that of
his benevolent rescuers as well-Progressive
Farmer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-02-27

tening Tennessee steers in Georgia. It is an
interesting publication.
Along with it comes, Circulars number
respectively Gil, 81, SO and 81. The first
gives batch Of interesting facts developed
in fattening hogs for lean, i. e., making pork
that will make Ferris hanl-not all fat. The
next order tells about the control of plant
maladies; the next about dehorning cattle;
the next, fruits adapted to Georgia soil and
conditions.
AS stated, the regular cotton and corn bull
letins will soon be ready for distribution. Fol
lowing upon the heels of those bulletins will
come carefully prepared bulletin on "The
Fig" It will be illustrated an dwill prove
to be an invaluable and most timely pub
LEGATION.
Observe this The Station is engaged in
the important work Of experimentation with
seeds, plants, etc., for the benefit Of the
farmers. It is a work the farmers have not
time to attempt either individually or col
lectively. This work is being done with
funds supplied by the national government
Beyond about $500 year for the actual ex-
penses-no per diem-of IA members of the
Board Of Directors, which meets four times
a year, Georgia does not contribute penny
to the support of the Station. Georgia ought to
give $4,000 year to the Station and thus
enable it to enlarge the sphere of it's action
and influence in the interest of advanced
agriculture.
Director Calvin would be glad to have
farmers wives feel free to ask for bulletins
that may interest them. Let them feel at
perfect liberty to write for information on
poultry raising, the possibilities in foricul-
ture, the things that will supply pin-money,
the things that will lend a charm to life in
the country.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-30
ENTIRE CITY INTERESTED
IN YOUNG man
COOper's New Theory Attracts Widespread
Attention During Stay in Cincinnati

tired as when 1 went to bed. had
dull pain in tho lower part of my back.
I have taken almost one bottle OF the
New Discovery and am so wonderfully
improved that have come down mere
10 thank Mr.. Cooper in person and OBJ
tain more of the medicine.
Another individual interviewed was
Mr.. J. H. Brooks, living at 527 Walnut
street, who had the following to say:
For the past eighteen months l have
been a constant sufferer from catarrh
of the head and stomach. My nasal
| passages would become inf1amed and
sore. I would have severe headaches,
which affected my eyes, and great
crusts of matter would drop into the
| throat. causing an irritation of the
bronchial passages, until the stomach
! finally became poisoned. When l would
Law down at night phlegm would
| gather in my throat until it almost
! choked me, and would cause an an
moving cough. Half a bottle Of
i Cooper's New Discovery gave me re
i lief, and when the first bottle was fin
i ished l felt like new man. l an
now completely cured and consider
Cooper's New Discovery the creates
catarrh, blood and stomach remedy il
the world
The Cooper preparations have beel
wonderfully successful throughout tn
United States. We consider them re
, markable medicines and would b
pleased to explain the nature Of them
: -McLean-ROzier Co.
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An adequate idea of the intense in
terest which has been aroused Dy
young Mr.. Cooper during the past year
with his theories and medicines is
given in the following article when
appeared in the Cincinnati Post while
Cooper was introducing his ideas to
the people of that city: The article
saws: THE beginning of Mr.. Coopers
second week in Cincinnati gives every
indication that he is to enjoy the same
astonishing success here as in other
cities.
"From the first day of his visit the
crowds that call to see him have stead
ily increased, until now it has reached
a point where several thousand talk
with him each day. The entire city
seems to have become interested in his
theory that the human stomach is
degenerate, and he already has an
army of followers in Cincinnati who
seem positive that his claims are cor
rect.
"a number of Cincinnatians were
interviewed at Cooper's headquarters
on Friday, and several interesting
statements, showing their intense faitf
in Cooper's preparations, were secured
The following are selected from these
statements and are characteristic o
them all: Mrs. M. E. Emerson of 63'
West Court street, said: 1 have sui
fered with stomach trouble and con
stipation for a year or so. When
ate | would have bloated spells, sou
stomach, fermentation, bad taste il
my mouth. In the morning | was a
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-30
Notice Of Bond Sale.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be n ceived by the Board of CemRis-
sioners Of Robson county until O'Clock
D. H., February 18th, JenS, for the sale
Of {5o, GOO of Robson county court heuse
bonds, said bonds to run for thirty years
and to bear interest at the rate Of SIX pr
cent per annunl, interest payable seMi-
annually, bon:s to be issued in fenenli-
nations of $500. Bids may be fed with
E ], Britt, Attorney for the Board, LuHl
bel ton, n c., or with j. W. Garter, Chair
man Of the Board, Maxts n, N. c. All
I bids to be SEALED bids and to be accoMpa
MED by certified check in the sum Of
81 900, made p -yable to the order Of J
W. Carter, Chairman Of the Board of
c. Rmis toners Of Robson county, aud
to be forfeited to the use Of the count
in case the bid is accepted and then the
purchasher fails TO conn., ly With his bid
The Board Of Commissioners reserves thu
right to reject any or all bids.
This January 10th, 1898.
] W. CARTER,
Chairman Board Commissioners.
E. ]. Britt, Attorney for Board Com
missioneTs. I-I3-2-I3
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Two-HorSe Farm For Rent.
Eight miles north Of I.umberton; good
dwellings and outhouSes; land under COED
state of cultivation. Near school and
church. Two flowing artcsian wells; gsetl
community. On R. F. D. firm Lumber,
ton. Good tore houee ready for use.
d. B. HUMPHREY,
I-23-At PaYktoH, n. c.
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FROM SMITHS BRIDGE.
w. o. w. to be OFGaR1zed-BOA
Supper At Methodist Church
other Matters.


Supper At Methodist Church
other Matters. |
Correspondence OF The RODeGoDtsn.
Last Friday wa: one of those
cold days.
Mr.. John w. Seasons, o.
Dublin, visited in this COM
munity yesterday.
Miss Lucy May BurneY, OF
Tar Heel, is spending a few
days in this community visit,
| ing relatives and friends.
Mrs. M. J. Roberts and son.
Hubbard, spent Sunday a.
Bladenboro.
Rev. F. L. Byrd 6Iled his
regular appointment at Hickory
Grove church yesterday and
day before and delivered two
good sermons.
DR.. McPhaul, of Lumherton,
was in The community Friday,
the cold day, examining appli-
cants for the W. o. W. Lodge.
We understand that the organi
cation will take place on the
$ 18th of February.
Mr.. Dillon A. Butler ane
p wife, of Bladenboro, visited rel
atives in this community las
e Sunday.
Messrs. Lee and Jockey, O
Tar Heel, were in this com
= munity several days last weel
n in the interest of the W. 0. W
r. Lodge.
Mrs.C.J. Smith and son, Ed
: ward, spentlast Sunday the 18th
i in Whiteville visiting relatives
Messrs. Gilmore Edward
l. and VIM. Bryan attended tn
soldiers meeting atClarkton las
= Monday and report Il fin
time.
e There was box supper a
III Smith Methodist church las
Saturday night. A good crow
Is attended. Every thing passe'
III off very nicely and quietly
The collection amounted t
~ $50, whic4 is to be applied o
the purchase of an organ 70
," the church. Mr.. Jennis c
iy Wilkins was the lucky man t
Iget the pumpkin by a vote {
al 80, only 7 against, making
=. total of s. so for the pumpkin
~ As the boys we're a little bacl
ward on bidding for the cal
VS. for the prettiest girl it was Sc
rs to Mr.. Bryan.
ty CAPPA SIGMA.
Smith Bridge, Jan. q, 1908.
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side Of fertiIizing We hnd that |
he farmers in the Coastal Plain |
reggie n usually use large quaint !
las Of acid pho- phate and very
little pOtash-a6out four to tive
times as much of the former a.
the l. err Gin ponds Of actua!
p'a ant food) THIS practice Is con
trary TO the opinion ana use OF
the best farmers and results Oh
tanned by experiments on sandy
lands of the Atlantic Coast where
the demand and need for potash
/ is nsarly as great as for phoS-
phoric acid. A practice to bs
cor ~ .nded IN this section is t,
use a fert Iizer containing az
p.uxi.uately half as much potash
as phospkoIic acid.
When applying fertilizer, do
not have tina erroneous Apprchel =
sion that doubling the quantity
will increase the crop one
hundred per c-nt. There is {
lmit to the quantity of fertili-
ger that may be applied proftAbly
to the land and this limit is lower
than many farmers think. o.,
land moderately we'll filled will
humus is exceedingly dou btful
# an application Of over g.. lbs
Der acre Of medium grade OF
fertilizer will pay for general
farm crops.
According 70 experiments con
J Quoted by the Tennessee, New
York, Ohio and other Experiment
Stations, too heavy application o
, fertilizer produces no bette
yield than not applying enough
thus showing how money May b
wasted in their purchase and a
+ the same time the crop yield b
reduced lower than it would haV
been had a smaller quantity bee
o used.
In conclusion: remember ths
!. no amount of commercial rertil
ger will compensate for a lack {
:. hamus in the soil. Seek first
y improve the physical conditio
of the soil then apply the thre
, fertilizing ingredients accordin
y to the demands of the crop {
g shown mainly by it's growth an
4, as indicated by the preyioi
. ! treatment Of the soil. When tt
VI crop begins to fruit, avoid hea'
a applications Of nitFogenus fsrt
10 izeFs as new growth may
" made at a sacrifice of fruit al
~ thus occasion a double loss.
- J. c. BEAVERS.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-30
OLD LUMBER RIVER.

Charlotte. observer
Yes, thou art old, and generations past,
The Red mans home WAS in thy rests
vast.
Along thy current shot his swift cane
He knew each cove, and Vapid-swannp
and slough.
And in thy swamps, did he the wild game
chase.
Arts of the finny tribe, he wisely knew
And many we'll rewarded casts he threw
Alone with nat re dwe!t these Redinen
there
Hunting their game, the 'possam, deer
and bear
While for some fan+ied cause, III venge-
full wrath,
Their council held; they strike the dread
war-path.
Years Pass-and now we see the Scotch.
man come,
To build along thy banks thrifty home
The Redmen see with awe, great clear.
ings made
Upon the san1hills sloping to the glade
The hunting grounds, now yield ricl
crops of maize-
And sheep and cattle in new pasture.
Craze
Before the woodman's axe, the Redmer
fee,
Seeking some spot where whi;e men ma,
not be.
Vain hope! for savage MEN must nov
give place
To men of Drawn, and brain, sturd,
race.
The poor Indian fades from inertia
| view
No more to seek the haunts, that once h
knew
In all these changes, Lumber River flow
Her quiet way! And as each season goe
More people settle on her thrifty sod,
Rear homes, and affairs for Alnlight
! God.
Flow gentle river onward to the sea,
The good folk on thy banks are loviu
thee.
True men and sages Oh thy sandAill
dwell
Nor would some highland home SUI
them as we'll.
A son OF thine, oft sweetly sung of thee
And now. he sleeps by creeping vine an
He lov'd SO we'll; and thou shall hear n
more
The magic cadence of his skillful oar,
No more will he of Lumber River
sing.
No more his soulful voice shall tell {
spring
Along thy banks; or in thy "bonni
braes,"
Or charm US, with his sweet "Octob,
days"
But now, as thou art flowing to the sea,
Thy voice is gently whisper ng to me,
OF him who sung those songs to natu,
trne,
c Songs rich with sympathy, and ever ne
. Old River, ever dear to him-to me.
\ We loved thy lily pads, and evry tree
= Along thy shady banks, nor would '
8 sleep,
Whtre thou couldst ut o'-. US thy vi
O. il leep
Il WILLIAM LAURIE HILL.
EIoval Mouea Iou IN VonQ
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GIVES A PERFECT SKIN.
Sulphur in Liquid FoRn Adds to tn
Beauty Of Women.

Sulphur in Liquid FoRn Adds to the
Beauty Of Women.
Beauty i only skin deep" but yeu
cannot b. beautiful if you have any Skin
Disease or a bal Complexion. HAND
COCKS LIQUID sULrAUa quickly cures
Eczema. letter, Sores. Eruptions, Blotch
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COG IS IQUTD SULPHUR OISFMEHr to
the face just as yon go to bed AID it will
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Taken int rAally. HANcocKS LIoyMo
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up the complexion. few spsonfuls in
be. wac makes the Sn st Of sulphur
baths ~ DIR asists sell it. Sui phur
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DIR. w w. I.eake. sf Orlando Fla. who
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a Happy Man

Is Amos F. King, of Port Byron,
N. Y, (85 years of sge) e; since q
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him the greater part of his life,
/ - b zen entirelp healed by Buck
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1t fills the arteries W tn rich, red
blood, makes Few Hssh, and
healthy men, women and ohild1en
Nothing can take it's place; no
remedy has done SO much good az
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
35c, Tea or Tablets. ]. D. McMil.
Ian & Son,
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COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS.
Facts About the Four Ell ments
That Must be SuppIied-HOW
to Use to Get the Best Results.

Facts About the Four Ell ments
That Must be SuppIied-HOW
to Use to Get the Best Results.
Written for The RObcsonian.
During the last few years the
use of commercial fertilizers
has steadily increased and with
it there is a growing demand for
more knowledge upon the sub
ject.
1t is well known that each of
the fourteen chemical elements
necessary to plant-grOwth have
one or more special offices to full
fill in the building of definite
compounds contained in the
plant. Chemists state that all
soils contain sufficient quantities
of these elements save four:
phosphorus, (phosphates), potas
SUM, (potash), calciu N, [time), and
nitrogen (nitrs.tgs) ito furnish all
the aqt'requirements for these
So distances for centuries 10
come While the specific action
and function of each element is
not clearly understood in detail,
there is a general knowledge,
and we now present the facts
known about the four elements
that must be supplied in fertili
zers.
Nitrogen greatly promotes
growth of leaves and stems
while that of buds and flowers j.
generally retarded. Ordinarily
most plants cease to produce
new branches and foliage at som,
certain period and begin to pre-
duce flowers and fruit. Ii al
the available nitrogen that tn
plant can use is supplied at thi
time, the development of flower
and fruit will be checked an
growth of the plant will be re
sumed with new vigor. Shout
flowers be produced under thes
circumstances they are apt
be sterile and produce no seeC
For example, nitrate Of sod
should not be applied to cotto
after the squares begin to form
Another effect of nitrogen is
inc 3RhHe to marked degree til
relatNe proportion Of nitrogen
the plant. The importance {
this fact may not be readily a.
parent, but it becomes so whe
we consider that the value
some foods depends upon tt
amount of nitrogen. that is, pr
t}ids, contained in them.
Experiments have proven tn
plants will die unless they ha
phOsphoric acid compounds
feed upon. These compount
aid in building proteids and
forming other phosphorus cor
pounds in the plant and the TO
nation and development
seeds Plants do not reach N
turity and consequently will n
produce seed unless they ha
phosphorus compounds to fe,
upon. When phosphorus is a
piled to the plant in the ear
stages Of growth it has the te
dency " hasten maturity, t
effect, in this respect, being {
phSlte To that OF nitrogen.
Potash compounds are esse
ii Ito the formation and tran
ference of starch in plan
Sarch is first formed in |
leaves Of plants and is then e.
ri"d through the cell walls gr;
ualiy and later into the fir
Where il accum dl..t,.s aud chal
es tn IN in soluble form.
other element can take the pIi
of potassium in performing t
work. The compounds of pota
4"e further important becal
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they exert a marked influence in !
the development of woody parts
of the stems and the Heshy por-
tions of fruit.
Calcium (ime) forms a part of
several compounds found il
plants. It's chief function ap
pears to be that of strengtheninR
cell walls. In what specific way !
it otherwise affects the growth OF |
plants, we do not know definitely
1t also benefits the growth OF !
plants by destroying the acidity |
of soils.
Having given a few of the prin
cipal functions performed in
plants by the main fertilizing
constituents, let US now turn to
the subject of the practical usf
of fertilizers There are a few
facts not sufficiently conceded
by farmers, bearing upon this
point, that should be continually
kept in mind by every farmer
who uses commercial fertilizers.
There is abundant evidence in
proof that no amount Of CONNER
cial fertilizer added to a poor,
unproductive soil will make it
highly productive. The fertility
of soil does not depend solely
upon the amount of plant food il
contains but apparently as much
if hot more upon its physicat
) condition. The blowing under
, of moderately heavy crop of
5 COW peas at the Arkansas Elk
: periment Station gave larger
Q yield than an application of 1000
e lbs. of a complete fertilizer. ARK.
S'a. Report, 1907. In order'to
i build up a soil and make it in a
e suitable condition to get the
5 greatest return from the fertili-
; ger applied it must be we'll sup
q piled with Misunderstanding veg
etable matter. In sections where
d barnyard manure is not pro
q duced in sufficient quantity t.
o give the land d good application
/ one year in five, other means o
"a supplying humus must be re
n sorted to. The best way to d.
j This is by growing leguminou:
Ia and other crops for green manur
le ing. There are many crops tina
u have been used successfully 70
ot this purpose; the three leadin;
p ones for the Atlantic Coasta
N Plain are cow-peas, crimson
Of clover and rye. By growing til
he leguminous crops whether the,
O. are turned under or not larg
quantities of decaying vegetabl
at matter and much nitrogen wi
We oe added. This will not onl
to put the soil in a condition t
IL yield better crops, but fertilizs
III added to a soil well filled wit
n humus will give more munerf
r. tive returns and some of tina
OF costly plant food nitrogen wi
"a be secured by growing thes
o. leguminous crops. For example
We at the Tennessee Station nitrat
Ell Of soda and muriate of potas
p applied to bare fallov have a
'ly ilcrtase Of .76 bushels, wher-a
" after cowpeas plowed under /, g
nc gave an increase Of $40 bushel,
'p' lu this experiment many of tn
fertilizers gave an increase afte
n turning under crop of c1wpes
IS that showed a decrease in yiel
is, when applied to bare falloy
h CTenn Sra. Bull, Vol. 1G, No. ]
g., Looking more at the pratici
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WILLIAM LAURIE HILL.
FLORAL Manse, Jan. Ia. b, 1908.
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Advice to Mothers: Don IT e.
your children waste away Keep
them strong and healthy during
the winter with HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. It is the greatest
tonic for children. Pure and harm
less, does the greatest good. Boo,
Tea or Tablets. J. ID. Nc illan
q Son.