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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25

left today for a visit to relatives in
Sampson county. Mr.. Robinson'S
plans for the future have not been
completed.
MI. w. Strother Jones, the New
York capitalist, whose leg was broken
by a fall from a horse at Manchester
a few weeks ago, who has since been
confined in ST. Leo's Hospital, left
the hospital today and boarded north
bound train No. SO for his home, ac-
companied by Mrs. Jones and maid.
" no have been spending several days
here.
Mrs. Burton Marye, of Richmond,
Va. is here on a visit to her husband,
roadmaster of the Richmond division
of the Southern Railway, who has
been a patient at st. LeO's Hospital
since the Reedy Fork wreck Decem-
Der 18th.
The funeral Of Mr.. John WinsloW
Stone, who died Sunday afternoon,
at his home at KernersVille, was held
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
that town. Mr.. Stone was 50 years of
age and was a prominent citizen of
Kernersville. He is survived by one
brother. one sister and several chill
dren. His sons. who survive are
Ncssrs. J.. M. stone and r.. w. H.
stone Of Greensboro. and Jay a. Stone,
of KernersVi1le.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
TRY u Free

On request we will send you a full 5days' treat
uent of Or. Ns1itney's Fissfa Builder to try. We
% to this expense TO show our confidence that
We can give you a beautiful bust, and q well
-ouuded neck, shoulders and limbs; we want
our confidence and believe this is the surest way
20 secure it.
The increasing vitality which this Treatment
always produces also makes one more vivaciOus
md entertaining-tlat greatest of all individual
harms, Personal Magnetism. for which we ali
strive, is the result.
Treatment No. 1, is the general system flesh
builder used by both men and women. Treat
nent No. s. IS for giving development TO the bust.
please say which treatment you prefer. Only
one can be sent.
Just write today, now, while you think o. ii. to
the :. Jones Co., Friend Bldg, Elln!ra,
T.. y, 1ncloslng l0c to cover mailing expenses.
md a full 5-days' trial treatment will be se1t vot.
in a plain package By return mail.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
COTTON IN 1910.

There are no significant indications
Of an unusually large increase in the
area to be planted in cotton the pres
ent year. But this fact does not sig
Nifty that there will not be an extern
sive effort to increase the output of
the crop as with last year.
True, there is a deficit of between two
and three millions of bales, which, it
would seem, must be drawn from the
next crop in order to satisfy the de-
mand for immediate future cOnsump-
ton, and thereby have the effect of
requiring that much larger crop than
the average in order to even up. So
then it is not probable that the crop
soon to be planted can result in an
excess over demands for consumption.
At least that is a reasonable view of
the situation. In the States of GeOr-
gia to North Carolina inclusive the
farmers are on easy" street having
something over an average 1905 crop;
while to the westward the yield was
considerably below reasonable expec-
tatiOns and there is q very natural
desire to stretch areas q little in or
der to recoup the losses incurred by
not having a big crop to sell. The
prevailing price is a very great slim
illus and IL we are not careful the eff
forts to increase production by increas-
ing area Will be OVerdOne to the loss
and serious hurt of those farmers who
shall rely solely or chiefly on increas-
ed area.
An increased area as a general thing.
means a lower average yield per acre
with no corresponding reduction in he
cost of cultivation. On the contrary.
the cost per acre Will be greater and
the cost per pound of lint. or per bale
will be greater. Witness the increased
demand and competition for Labor
necessarily resulting in an increase in
wages. Note the high price of mules.
Of corn. Of bacon and lard, of flour
and, indeed. OF everything that enters
into consum ptfon.
There can be no sound objection r..
increasing the yield per acre bv better
p~reraratlon restricting the area to the
better soil. the liberal use of we'll
balanced fertilizers on the smaller
area. better varieties of cotton. Indeed
that IS lust what Que hit to he done
every year. There shonld he a nersict
ent effort to increase the WELD nor aoro
~ the means suggested. until tbo
limit OF profitable yield shall ha
reached. when it will be found ,,o-o
prohtahIe to produce somethino alec
man cotton that will Weld a oreatar
profit to the farmer and tend 10 taon
IN the standard Of profitable vie1ds
J believe a larger p~ercentaoa ~,
usuai or southern farmers will strive
- increase Yields per acre and de-
lease the cost per pound of cot+an
,"S y me fundamental nrincin,a
~, hhdHlles all good farming We
ou.ht 10 get larger yields of NOT onrv
'o''oh' but as We'll, corn. oats, wheat
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25

sos how We have not yet approx
mated the possibilities OF our Soii
Climate. We produce but llttle NOR
than one-third of a bale OF co',o on
&c +ban twelve bushels Of corn, less
than tWenty-bushels Of oats, ana 50
an with all our field crops. We ougnt
IN Get a bale of cotton, tWenly-i>
hnshels of corn, fifty bushels OF oats
ner acre and SO on. This would mean
that the best farmers on tne PEST ~
nroved soils would get one and a nan
70 two bales, or fifty or sixty bsheis
of corn or one undred bushels OF oats
ner acre under favorable conditions.
I am not including in these sugges-
lions the naturally rich, Y SOILS
such as lie along the watercourses, no1
of Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma ana
[ have in mind the aver
age uplands of the Carolinas, Georgia,
Tennessee and the States westward 10
the great river
1t is a great pity that the farmers
universally cannot be effectively con-
WINGED that it does not pay to cult
vate land in corn or cotton that VIII
not yield more than ten or twelve
bushels Of the former, or one-th1rd or
2 bale of the latter per acre. 1t is a
lamentabfe fact that there are hun
dreds of thousands-yea,
lust such acres in cultivation. If an
acre of land cannot he made to pro-
6uce at least Is bushels Of corn. or
half bale of cotton-bv the applica-
ton of a moderate and safe amount
Of fertilizers-it ought not to be
~rlanted in crops requiring so much
labor, but shou1d be put in oats and
wheat or rye, or left for
Dame Nature to plant.
The hieh prices of corn and other
grain, cotton seed meal, mules, hoe
products will doubtless serve as 2
~ ao1y T., ~ 1,,ti,z IF onffr.p ord
n stimulus to a larger devotion to
these Fundamental necessities of the
farm 50 make it hot r. J. Redding,
in Atlanta COnctitrticn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
Q MANS
Here Are a Few Facts About
a Brand Of Cotton that VIII
RevoIutionize It's Growth.

Perhaps Luther Burbank mas never
enent more time in the deVelop1nel
of a plant than has been spent III oea
yeloping a brand of cotton known Dc
poor Mans Friend" Here are some
of the cardinal points about TINS COZ
ton: nor
New and highly improved, 40 per
cent lint. 20 bolls make a pound' Ipel
about lis Of an inch lon3ef IMAM
middling; $500 seeds to the pounds'
greatest yielder under ordinary condlo
lions in the south; will make loo
pounds more lint from 1900 pounds
seed cotton than ordinary cotton; Ofhy
a limited quantity of seed to be hid
at any price. Will pay $4,000 in prizes
for ten stalks grown in 1910. SEND 1or
booklet. J. M. D. Bell, q we'll known
man of Spalding county, Ga, writes:
Made a bale to the acre with COM
mon cultivation on land which never
made more than 1-3 of a bale before.
We have some strong endorsements
Poor Mans FRIEND is early, prollhc
and very hardy.
For booklet, price, etc, write at
once to Henry S. Reed & Co.. Atlanta:
Ga, and mention The Farmer and
Mechanic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
The Letter H; An Enigma.

Twas Whispered in heaven, twas NUT
tered in hell;
And echo caught family the sound as
it fell:
On the confines Of earth twas permit
ted to rest,
And the depths Of the ocean it's pres
ence confessed;
Twas seen in the lightning. and heard
in the thunder:
Twas given to man with his earliest
breath,
Assists at his birth, and attends him
in death;
Presides DER his happiness. honor and
health,
Is the prop Of his house and the end
of his wealth.
1t begins every hope. every wish it
And tho unassuming, with
IS crowned.
In the heaps Of the miser It's boarded
with care,
But is sure to be lost in his prodfgaI
heir.
Without it the soldier and sailor NAV
roam,
But woe to the wretch who ,r. -
from home!
IN the whispers of conscience ;ts 1oica
may be found
e'er in the whir1wind of passion
be drowned.
1t sottens the heart; and tho, deaf
to the ear,
II VIII make 1t a~cutely and instantly
But IN shade let it rest, like a delicate
flower;
breathe on it softly; it dies in an
Miss F3nch,ur,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
SnHn"t!hn" Wrong Abnut 1T.
fEachVil,n GraDh;c

Something Is radically uropu n,;+I,
Tue '"ha't WHO can yearly he seen
moving from one farm ia anotbar ,,a
1t is two this class. many of v,bn,,
are called ~"neddiers," to stop and ex-
er"1se a little brain and en,onstra+a
me characteristics of the hen who
WI set every now and then. Verv
''''a- u anVthfn" IS To he oainad h,
constantly "rr0vinC- ca,
are II Won and the landlord , u.
seek 70 build mn vo,1r own in+erac+ ~
hnlidfng np the soil on the n1ac va,
rccunV. cooperate with the Landlord
'Hf mutual interest and sion "naa
'l'fe. 1t is indeed a sad sight to 500
q ian per"hed nnon 2 WAGON roaa,4
- MS ho'lseh"id effects and the
good wife and little ones hainm
oed from post to ~oil,a-" ovar 49,
Z Is a true sign of failure. whoso
fault is it, "hoSt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
Danbury Reporter.

Danbury Reporter.
We have heard it said in Olden
time, You can take the tobacco rails
ed on an acre Of ground and buy all
he corn that car be produced on ten
acres Why will this proposition not
work out? First, because the speaker
had in mind a rich fortified acre for
tobacco, and a poor, unfertilized acre
TOR corn. Second, he meant hat he
could buy the ten acres of corn, if
you allowed him not to count the ex-
pense Of raising the bacco. If a
pound of tobacco costs 10 to II cents
to produce, and sells for 10 to II
cents. how are you going to buy any
corn ?-Danbury Reporter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
Nv ANDREW JOINER.

Greensboro, n. c., Jan
will be q meeting here Saturday OF
the executive committee Of the Gull
ford County Agricultural Association
to decide on the plan Of work during
the year in the matter OF increased
interest and development of rmln
onerations. Another matter to be de-
termined is the numbe of prizes ana
the amounts of each to be AWARDED
in the BOYS Corn-GrowinS Contest.
The interest in the development OF
the farmer bows. which began last year
and had such fine results, has been
greatly ~ouickened this year, not only
among the grown people but among
tha hOvs themselves. Already thirty
eight boys, sons of prominent
have enrolled for the c~Orn-groWlnS
contest and the number Will probably
reach one hundred by Saturday. TINS
number will perhaps be still further
increased. after Saturday, when the
executive committee the
rules of the contest and the prizes for
the best yields.
Last year with a prize basis of only
500 raised by popular subscription
and dived amOng nine contestants,
there were nineteen contestants among
the farmer boys of Guilford and al
though the year was exceptionally wet
for corn, the average yield per acre
among the nineteen, vas Al bushels
Of corn, the average yield among the
nine prize winners being SO bushels
per acre 1t is hoped to raise $500
as a prize attraction for boy contest
ants for Guilfurd his year.
High Prices.
There is widespread complaint here
at the increased cost of living, and the
alleged eXtOrtions practiced upon the
of the n~eceSSarieS of eXlS-
tence. Some, who do not get about
think that these high prices are con-
fined to Greensboro, but a travelling
man knows hat the same trouble ex
lists everywhere. Competition has ap-
parently ceased between merchants
grocers especially, and there are nc
bargains for CASH to be had any more
because of the iron-clad sales agree
ment' or credit organizations
among the organized tradesmen. A
grocer here, when asked why he die
not break loose from the trust anC
do a and office business selling good:
at reasonable profits, replied: II wish
/ could, but I couldn't get the goods
since n wholesalers and jObber,
would refuse to let me have them
The truth is, we grocers are no
making the profits, we are scarcely Iiv,
ing, merely acting as distributors fo1
the meat trust, the sugar trust ant
a hundred other trusts that have u,
by the throat-yeS. us and the farm
ers too, for the farmer is not getttins
much more than the cost of produc
ton, while the trusts are simply rob
bling all of us numerically, on accoun
OF this Infamous tariff law, which will
not permit US to go abroad for goods
Capt. E. D. Kuykendall. OF The
Gullford Grays, Third Company NORTH
Carolina Coast Artillery, has received
from Paymaster-General J. M. Hol.
l~Ingsworth, a check for s125, this be.
tng the semi-annual appropriation
from the State. Captain Kuykendal
is expecting a check for over $1OO il
a few days, from the United State:
Government for the enlisted men.
Mr.. John r. Robinson has sold hi:
interest in the Williams Private SAM
tariunl and he and his wife and bah,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25

Eleven cent tobacco sound
ny comparison with EIGHT or n;na .a,t
so"acco. Rnt when it Rms No against
.",r cent flour. IL rent bacon and
sZoo mules. the balance somahow'
gets on the wrong side Of the ledger
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
PLANS TOPROM0TE
INTEREST," NFARMe
Executive Committee OF
GuiIford Association
PRIZES ARE TO Be OFFERED

Widespread Complaint at GreensDo'o
at the Increased Cost Oh LAYING anu
the Alleged IExtortions Practice"
Upon Observation-Disclosures MaAo
Denial and place the blame on the
Trusts and the It i'tIi'o
From III Gate City.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25
A BUSY DOCTOR

Is often delayed. Keep a bott,. If Gn
ans PREPARATION in the home and he
PREPARED tor pneumonia, Group, colds.
Coughs grippe, pains and soreness in IunSs
ana tnroat External and gives ouick
1a'e' All druggists, S1.0O, sos, 25c
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25

BELLE want to send Tom a short
message, but he'll never get it in
time 0 III
Neli-Why not telegraph"
5eI,e- Won't do at all. / can't
land Leader.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-01-25

by doing nothing We learn to do
iU.-Watts. w
Blood is hotter than water r,i.1
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
The Passing of Gold Coins.

The little gold dollar that we used to
see once in while has passed almost en-
tirely out of. circulation, and it appears
that this is likely to happen to all our gold
coins, if the suggestion of the Treasury
Department is adopted Its suggestion is
to make no more gold coins, but to make
bars of gold bullion of standard fneness,
against which gold certificates will be
issued.
Two reasons are given for the depart
ment's recommendation One is that
gold is not in circulation except to a very
limited extent, and the other is that in
California it is used as currency, but it is
bulky and the soft metal wearing away
quickly deprecfates the value of the coins.
In the next place gold coins 60 abroad
in great numbers in the settlement of
trade balances and are there melted into
bars, hence bars of recognized fneness
will serve this purpose better than coins.
While gold is the basis of our currency
system, and is the sole standard of values
in nearly every civilized country, yet as
currency it is far less serviceable because,
of its weight and softness, than paper
n O. Daily States.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
Louisiana Marsh Lands.

The Hibernia Bank and Trust Company,
sof New Orleans, is sending out postcards
bearing the following:
Many land companies are now drain
ing and retaining the marsh lands of
south Louisiana, and making them ready
for the enterpriSing homeseeker. A
navigable canal will touch each farm.
These lands have been built up by silt
deposits brought down from the rich
farms of the valley by the Mississippi
river. They are virgin in fertility, and
possess more plant food than any other
lands in America.
South Louisiana temperature is mild.
The last killing frost occurred in 1909, on
February II; first killing frost on Deem
Der q. This means 10-month growing
season. The climate is healthy. Sea
breezes blow the. year round. By consti-
tutional amendment, Louisiana has freed
money invested in land reclamation work
from all taxes. An expert has declared
these lands capable of producing 1000
crops of corn without artificial fertiliza-
ton. Truck gardens pay the producers
immense returns per acre. Good markets
are near and easily reached,
South Louisiana soil. climate, products,
transportation, drainage system, ETC., will
be exhibited at the Chicago Land Con-
gress, November 19 to December 4, and
will be well worth seeing
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
A Reliable Medicine-Not Narcotic

Mrs. F. Marti. St. Joe, Mich. says Foley s
Honey and Tar saved her little bows life.
She writes: "Our little boy contracted a
severe bronchial trouble and as the doc
tors medicine did not cure him, I gave
him Foleys Honey and Tar. in which
have great faith 1t cured the cough as
well as the choking and gagging spells,
and he got well in a short time. F0ley's S
Honey and Tar has many times saved US
much trouble and we are never without
it in the house, Sold by X-Ray Phar-
macy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

TDMUND M3URiN, ATTORNEY AT Law.
L NOTARY PUBLIC AND JUSTICE OF PEACE
Office, 308 OpeIousas street, opposite the
Donaldsonville High School The office OF
Justice Of the peace will in no way inter-
fere with my practice in district courts or
Justice courts other than the one over
which preside Telephone SO.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

A San Antonio paper figures that peo-
pie ought to be patient with the telephone
girls, after learning that their average
pay is only $40 a month. even though
they sometimes take ten minutes to an
sWer call Is that also the reason they
SO often declare that the lines busy?''
If SO, we move the salaries be increased
Immediately Shreveport Journal
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

Well, the next political event on the
program is the municipal contest here in
Monroe Already the partisans are lining
up for every sffice within the gift sof the
voters of the municipality, and the con
test promises to be rather interesting.
Monroe News-Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

Lucien Casso, the oyster king. is the
place to so when you wish to enjoy fat
and salty Bayou Cook oysters, raw and
cooked in any style, fresh boiled river
shrimp and soft shell crabs. Orders for
oyster loaves given special attention,
Short order meals a speciality. Every
thing the best and always relished.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

Not a minute should be lost when
child shows symptoms of Group Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy given as soon as
the child becomes hoarse, OF even after
the croupy cough appears, will prevent
the attack. Sold by all dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
Safe Medicine for chiidrsn

Fo!ey's Honey and Tar is a safe and
effective medicine for children as it does
not contain opiates or harmful drugs.
Get only the genuine Foley's Honey and
Tar in the yellow package. Sold by x
Ray Pharmacy.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
Professional AND BUSINESS
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC.

- KLINE. corner Crescent Place and
Ne HoumaS street. dealer in dry goods,
notions, boots and shoes, groceries, pro-
visions, corn, oats and bran. Phone 152.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

= A. MARCHkND, ATTORNEY AT LAW
So AMI NoTARY PUBLIC Office with q.
A. Gondran in Nichols avenue opposite
the courthouse. Telephone 1888
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

They have stolen every issue Bryan has
had since 1896, leaving him only that of
prohibition, and maybe Colonel Roosevelt
will grab that away from the Boy Orator
yet.-CroWley Signal.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

CALEB g. WEBER, ATTORNEY AZ LAW
" AND NoAyARE PUBLIC. Office in Rail
road avenues opposite the DonaldsoRVAle
High School Telephone 1892,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
For Sale Cheap.

A long-legged black hound, trained to
hunt rabbits. Hunts single. Reason for
selling too fast for owners other dogs.
Address, "A, care The Chief, Donaldson
vile. La.
In nothing are the people of the north
interested more than in cheap lands, and
in TO state are there better opportunities
for investment in cheap lands than in
Louisiana. The Panama exposition will
bring to Louisiana in one year more
Northern people than ever before visited
it in ten years. The exposition as an in
ducer of immigration is the cheapest in
vestment the state Of Louisiana could pos
sibly make.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

~ 4. GONDRAN, ATTORNEY AT Law
VI % AND NoVARY PUBIC. Office in Nichols
avenue opposite the courthouse. Prompt
attention paid to collections and ClVH
business Telephone t33
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
OCULISTS
ATTORNEYS AND NOTARIES

ID J. VEGA, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND
1Os NOTARY PUBLIC. Office with K Nc
Culloh, corner Railroad and Nichols ave"
nues. Telephone 31Ss
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

DR. J. D. HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of"
~ flee and residence: Lessard street.
between Nichols avenue and Aberville
street. Telephone 81.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

ID McCULL0H, ATTORNEY AT LAW
IAs AND NOTARY PUBLIC Office and
residence. corner Railroad and Nichols
avenues. Practices in all the courts OF
Louisiana, both state and federal. Ad"
dress, P. 0. Lock Box 5. Telephone SlS.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy is today the best known
medicine in use for the relief and cure of
bowel complaints. 1t cures gripping. diar-
rhoea and dysentery, and should be taken
at the first unnatural looseness of the
bowels. 1t is equally valuable for children
and adults 1t always cures. Sold by all
dealers.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

TAR. JAMES KILBOURNE, PHYsI-
IL CLAN, Hohen Solms, p o., La Special
attention given to diseases Of the nose,
throat and lungs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24

IARo I. Ho HANSON, PHYSICIAN. Of
~ fee: Railroad avenue, between ClaI-
borne and Opelousas streets. Phone I4o
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-24
PHYSICIANS

L X. SIAiS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
BE Office in Houmas street, between
IberviIIe street and Crescent Place. Tele-
phone so.