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2 THE WIIjMINGTCKN MHiSSENfEE, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1908 IMPROVED FARMING. Our farmers are beginning to pay more attention to the science of farm ing and stock raising. A few years ago not many men who made a living, on the farm knew or would admit that there was any science in raising crons and preparing land for farming pur poses. Thanks to federal and state agricultural departments and to 'he many agricultural colleges, these old ideas are being rapidly done away with, and every man who takes up and practices the new methods understand tngly finds that there is more money, with less drain on the land, in them than in the old way of growing crops, which was to keep in the old ruts and stubbornly repudiate anything that our ancestors on the farms did not know about or practice. The old Idea is fast dying out that all men who write books on farming or contribute arti cles on the same subject, to farm journals or agricultural papers are frauds who know nothing about wh;it they are writing or are purposely try ing to deceive the men who claim to know all about such matters. The successful farmer of today and of the future is the one who realizes that 'he does not kiow all about it" and has come to realize that there are some things better than the old unrie viating laws of his predecessors upon the farm, and that he can learn some thing by paying attention to the writ ings and advice of the men who have made a study of the scienr-e of farming as regards quality of soil, plant food. best kinds of crops for certain quali ties of soil, the best milk producing or fiesh building food for stock and cat tle, etc. Often the farmers may not fully un derstand the whys and the wherefores of the advice given to them by such writers, but they find that they suc ceed better when they act upon such advice. For instance, many who re-id the following, written for The South ern Farm Magazine by Professor An drew M. Soule may not know the meaning of the words "protein" and carbohydrates" or why a cattle food containing these should be desirable, but the practical ones, when they act upon his suggestion and find a feed for stock composed of corn and cotton seed meal to be an ideal feed for fat tening, they ask no questions as to why it should be so, but simply admit the value of the suggestion and adopt it. )'x)fessor Soule in the article re ferred to, says: It is a very hard matter to compare corn and cotton seed meal on a finan cial basis, because the two feeds are so essentially different. Cotton seed meal is particularly rich in protein and fat; cornmeal, on the other hand, is low in protein and high in carbohy drates and fat. The latter is not ex celled for fattening purposes; the other the richest protein food known. The combination of the two for feeding young animals is better, therefore, than the use of either one alone, as it supplies ja greater variety of food nu triments, if you wish to purchase a protein food to balance up cornmeal, there is nothing1 superior to cotton seed meal, owing to the fact that it contains about 37.5 per cent, of diges tible protein. On the other hand, if you wish to purchase a food to bal ance up cotton seed meal and make p.n ideal fattening ration, there is noth ing superior to corn, as it is rich in carbohydrates and well suited to the needs of fattening cattle. How could those Germans have sold that sub-marine mine to representa tives of the government of the United States without anybody in authority over here knowing any thing about it? The only denial of the transaction so far made comes from those who, had there been such a purchase, could not liave known anything about it. The charge against the men on trial is that they traded with a member of the American legation at Brussels. Our war department says this can't be so, because there was no representative of its department in that city at the time. It is denying something which has not been charged against it. There is not a word yet from the state de partment as to the real charge that the sale was made to cne of its subordi nates in the consular or diplomatic service. , It looks like the grounding of the Rhode Island was caused by gross carelessness and inattention on the part of those in charge of the navigation of the big warship at the time of the ac cident. Mr. Roosevelt is so busy fighting the trusts that he seems to have forgotten the existence of the Panama canal pro ject. That, probably, will have to go ever to his second term. The Durham Herald says Mr. Black burn's letter to Chairman Rollins seems to have been a dare. If it was he did not make anything out of it. It looks like the czar is afraid of M. Witc, but is more afraid to attempt to get along without him. Fifty years from now readers of a political history bf Mr. Roosevelt's presidential term of office "will come to the conclusion that they have struck tee greatest puzzle cf the twentieth century. RAILWAY RATE BILL. Those republican senators who were opposed to a stringent railway rate bill like the one the president advo cated at the outset and those who were at first inclined to join with the democrats in securing the passage of such a measure have evidently conie to the conclusion that it is better, for the. sake of the party no thought being had for the good bf the country that they should come together and pass some kind of a compromise measure, rather than have the democrats given credit for forcing on the republicans the kind of a bill that the majority of that party does not want. We do not suppose the railroads are satisfied with the measure as it now stands, but it is much more favorable to them than would have been the measure contem plated by the coalition of the demo crats and those republicans who really were anxious to see the railroads re stricted in their present absolute inde pendence of all law in regard to the matter legislated on in this bill. The Allison amendment restricts the abuses which may occur in the matter of ap peals from tne order of the interstate commerce commission, but it is far ; from conferring on the commission proper authority for protecting tin? people in the manner the Hepburn bill originators contemplated.. When the president abandoned his idea of re stricted review by the courts he opened the way to a compromise on the part of the opposing republican factions which j took the pith out of the bill and made ! nn ,.M ,?fmt;n nnfQnti,T1 , of no avail the democratic contention i for a bill that would really serve tiie J interests of the people, though the measure with the Allison amendments is some improvement on present con ditions and those to be expected under the original bill without such amend ments. GOOD NEWS FOR SAN FRANCISCO. , It will be a great day for San Fran cisco when the insurance companies begin to pay their losses. Then there will be a large amount of money put in circulation which will tend to great ly ea?e the situation. It is true there have been large sums of money con tributed for the relief of the destitute j of that city; but little of that money I has gone into actual circulation in the city. It nas been used for purchasing , the daily rations and necessary cloth ing and bedding for the destitute. The people themselves have not handled these millions of dollars; but when the insurance losses are paid that money will go directly into the hands of men who owned the destroyed build ings and conducted the interrupted business of the city. They will begin to rebuild and to renew their former occupations in trade and commerce, and through them hundreds of thou sands of dollars will immediately be gin to now into xne om cnanneis oi business and to be put in general cir culation. While the donations of money and necessaries of life were an absolute necessity at the time to sus tain the lives of thousands, they could not take the place of this other fund in again placing in motion the wheels of trade and business. Those dona tions filled the gap in the saving of life between the time of the disaster and the resumption of business, but the laitter could not be brought about until the insurance companies began to pay their losses. The announcement that they will soon do so is joyous news to the people of that city. Journalism at the south is taking great strides. The latest is the run ning of a special newspaper train from Montgomery, Ala., to Birmingham In order that The Advertiser of the for mer city may be delivered to its readers in the northern part of the state at an early hour in the morning. A train chartered by this paper leaves Mont gomery at 12:50 a. m. every day and arrives at Birmingham at 5:30, making various connections en route. .We be lieve this is the first exclusive newspa per train in, the south. This marks the beginning of a new era, In journal ism at the south and shows what prog ress it has made in the last few years. No doubt other big newspapers will soon follow the example of the Mont gomery Advertiser. One hundred and five insurance com panies are liable for $1,144,000.00 be cause of the San Francisco fire. It is said that these, with the exception of three or four, will pay promptly every cent of their indebtedness. If this be done it will be a remarkable record to establish. No such thing has ever oc curred before in the history of the in surance business. With prosecutions on his hands against the beef trust, the oil trust, the sugar trust, the drug trust and we do not know how many other trusts the president is having a lively time. Wonder if he can get them all through the courts by the time his term expires. Another Henderson county democrat turns republican. As Henderson is a mossback, hidebound republican coun ty the democrats are not much hurt by these changes of a few votes from the minority to the majority. Chairman Rollins did not tell Mr. Blackburn in plain English that the latter had nothing to do with the ques tion as to when he would call a meet ing of the state committee, but he suc ceeded in letting that gentleman know b,e thought it was ncne of the tetter's business. ,-. It is to be hoped that the Ed Davis in Greensboro jai! is the man who murdered the street car conductor in Salisbury. There have been too many cold-blooded murders in that section of the state of late for no body to hang. A few legal executions there would have a wholesome effect. Railway men are pleased at the anti free pass amendment the senate tacks on to the Hepburn bill. Importance of the Appalachian Reso ... lution. The Appalachian forest reserve bill now before congress will, if passed, re move the danger of denuding the New England mountains. Less necessary but still admirable features of the bill provide also for preserving mountain forests in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro lina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennes see. One cf the anomalies of the for estry service is tb.it to secure the Pres ervation of forest areas is far easier in the west than in the east, where the stripping is merciless. The need for pushing the work in New England and in the Southern states is obvious ih? delay in congress has been due to the general. desire to keep down expenses. Still, this masure carries with it a.i appropriation of only three million dol- lars, and it would appear that even "Ucle joe" Cannon might be made to eee the wisdom of such an investment, -v.,, n New York Post, J , mmm , Slashed Across the Face. A negro woman by the name of Con nie McGee was slashed across the face last night near the Eastern Star hall and it was necessary for her to go io the James Walker Memorial hospital to have her wounds dressed. When she arrived at the hospital her dres-: was saturated in blood and although she wore a white dress it looked to be red. The wounds are 'not serious, but: the bleeding was profuse. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills, Muct Bear Signature of SvC Fac-Slmile Wrapper Below. Very small and easy to ttke as roa FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIfi. FCR THECCMFLtXlOK CARTERS ITTLE IVER PILLS. B . OSJWtrXIfK MUSI MAVt 25 cirts ! Purely Vegetable. CUE SICK M E A D A r " BRICK YARD FOR SALE. Tlie entire plant of the CRONLY BRICK YARD including 40 acres of the BEST CLAY LiAXD IX THE VICINITY, Engine Boiler, Pug mill, Augur machine, Patent Cut off, Track and Dump Cars, Brick, Repress, Dryniore Patent Dryers, Wheelbarrows, Tools, Build ings, Kilns, Lighters, Stock of Cord Wood, everything complete for mak ing THREE 3nLLION BRICK PER ANNUM, will be sold at Auction, at 12 o'clock noon SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1906. at the Court House door in Wilming ton, N. C. Go and see the Property. W. V. B. VanDYKE, may 6 lw President. To those desiring to accumulate a sum to be used in recreation or oth erwise, we suggest an excellent plan. Deposit each week or month your sal ary, or a stated sum, receive one of our handsome little pocket check books and pay all expenses by check. It is dignified and business like, and enables you to keep track of the small ex penses. Besides it will create the practice of reducing expenses and will make you save. All successful business men fol low this plan. Deposits received from $1.00 up. " inV L lV i i SECURITY. : i ! ! ( COMMENCEMENT AT BINGHAM Orators, Declaimcrs and Debaters Chosen Trip of the School Band. (Special to The Messenger.) Mebane. N. C, May Sth, 1906. Preparations are being made for the commencement exercises of Bingham school, which occur May I Oth and 17th. Last session a department of music was added to the school and handsome gilver band instruments were pur chased. The band is now on a trip to Pilot mountain, where they are helping in the conmmencement exercises of the high school there. The literary societies have elected as orators In the final contest, Messrs. Leonidas Crawford and Walter Erwin Hutchins; as declaimers, Messrs. Sam uel Jones Stephens and John Alexander Bannerman, and as debaters Messrs. Charles C. Burton, Thomas J. Mitchell, Henry. W. Burnley and John A. Mc McLepd. The subject for debate is "Resolved that the United States should regulate railway rates." A very interesting religious meeting has recently been held at the Presby terian church in which much good was done and numbers of people made pro fession of religion. The meeting was conducted by Rev. William Black, of Davidson, N. C. Will Uuild Bleaching Plant. The directors of the Elk Mountain cotton mills, of Asheville, have author ized the issue of $75,000 worth of pre ferred stock for the purpose of building a bleaching plant in connection with the mills. A tract of adjacent land, 106 acres in extent, has been purchased in order to secure the control of a small stream, the water of which is especial ly suited for bleaching purposes. When the new plant is fully equipped, the Elk j "Mountain mills will finish their own j goods. Gazette News. i 2v r M ass vjh I fPIUtUUV (mm Look at the bottle get acquainted with it, cull for it. Then you will have no other. The most popular gin on the market because thr best. Always pleases, neve' disappoints. Knocks out all weakness, gives renewed strength, vitality and COURAGE, ALL G03 DEALERS SELL IT B & B " Atlanta . W .. .... W.. P SEND US YOUR FOR THE FAMOUS ORDERS 4 i Harris Lithia Water J the strongest known and Iiithia Water A Harris Lithte Ginger Ale the best in the market. A trial will convince you. I H. L. VOLLERS $ WHOLESALE GROCER ..t-..t....t.W . trrTTTTTAV THE CHEST with the IN IT. WHITE MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS Save Ice. Ice is money they there fore reduce expense. WHITE MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS Are Easy to Keep Clean. Time is Money, and therefore save Dollars. WHITE MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS Preserve every thing entrusted to their care in the Hottest Weather. WHITE MOUNTAIN REFRIGERATORS Will Last a life-time. Therefore are a sound investment. WHITE DODHTAIH REMffiMTOK Are the Best Obtainable. No time i Lost in Experiments. They Produce a Clean Germ Proof Atmosphere. You do not invite disease. They are Constructed with a view to Convenience and Cleanliness. They Lighten Labor. They are Handsomely Designed and Constructed by Experts from the best 3faterials. SOLD BY J.l'l. tali Ho. OBTOK BUILDING. mm CHILL PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Ci Qmbm sod Tiiiiuirm ti PianoCM ft ImtKnut gmrfh. Vmr Trnil to BaJ Owar " - Y to its Toothful Cetor. of the coffering and danger in store for her, robs the expectant mother cf all pleasant anticipations of the coming event, and casts over her a shadow of gloom which cannot be shaken off. Thousands of women have found that the use of Mother's Friend during pregnancy robs cenfinement of all pain and danger, and insures safety to life of mother and child. This scientific liniment is a god-send to all women at the time of their most critical trial. Not on! does Mother's Friend cany women safely through the perils of child-birth, but its use gently prepares the system for the coming event, prevents morning sickness " and other di- comforts of this period. OCJ7)) TFP-H C 0)P Sold by all druggists at UUUKU U LTU LaLfil fi.oo per bottle. Book containing valuable information free. Zaiit D 1 The Bradfield OegvUtor Co., Atlanta, Go. U BUULaUU LLU In p erfect form YOUiknow howitis in a race? the victory isn't always- to the strong; "form" counts as much as muscle? some times more The coach goes along to watch the form, and develop it. A good deal so in business life? "brains and good address" are important, both count. We offer you all the advantage clothes can give; they're that kind of clothesHart Schaffner & Marx clothes, if you come to us we'll put the right clothes on you. Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes are abso lutely perfect forms absolutely allwool, with no taint or suspicion of cottons a statement which cannot be truthfully made about most clothes offered to you, We guarantee a fit, THE A. DAVID CO. Merchant Tailors and Gents' Furnishers. Statement ot the Condition oi The Wilmington Furniture Co., at the close of business. April 30, 1906, and of the business actually done during the month of April. $15,000.00 worth of goods in our stores and warehouses all paid for. $17,000.00 worth of accounts, after discarding bad accounts. $504.55 balance in bank to our credit. $410.16 cash in safe, in store, ready to be deposited. $5,783.65 worth of goods actually sold and delivered during the month of April, 1906. $5,207.37 Deposited in Bank during April. $179.50 Paid out of drawer. $5,386.87 actual cash received during the month. About 70 per cent of the good were sold and delivered from our retail store at 111 Market street, 30 per cent from our wholesale store at No. 10ft North Water Street. The above are bonafide facts and figures, not hot air claims unsup ported. We may not have the largest stock in the city, but will have to see figures to prove that we have not before we believe it. The above month's business shows how thoughtful people are taking advantage of our low prices, made possible only by our large cash purchases. Money saved to every one who trades with us. The Wilmington Furniture Co. RETAIL. STORE, 111 Market Street i TT-I fITl Tl iLaruoajiuiaiiKes fmu if ares Will not bother you if you ha your money deposited in the Carolina Savings Trust Company. We pay 4 per cent interest, com pounded quarterly on your deposit. We wel come small accounts as well as large. a i THE CAROLINA SAVINGS & TRUST CO. NEXT TO THE CORNER OF FRONT AND PRINCESS STREETS I w j j. ...... w . . . . OUR BUSINESS f Is not restricted In tne scope of Its patronage. It Is p broad enonoh to accommodate n. & THESE ARE OUR PATRONS 1- Tne little folks wltn 2. Tne Bread winner, striving to accumulate a fond to J procure a borne, or a 3- Tbe well-to-do for tbe income provided. 4. Those wltb Idle funds - - toaatajiUKm m uui i n 1 1 1 The Wumington Savings and Trust Co, i Is an ordeal which all 'ri women approach with indescribable fear, for WHOLESALE. 1C6 North Water Street r Tl TTi -1 'A - fi i . .. . tnelr small savings. competency for old age. convenience afforded and tbe awaiting otber Investment 1 1 1 mi-n-i 1 1 rutc& V 0