Newspaper Page Text
. POPULAR SCIENCE. A given acreage of wheat will teed at least ten times as many people as the same acreage employed in growing mutton. The chamois is usually idontified wtth Switzerland. but the animal is less comion there than in any other coun Iry which it inhabits. Austria is the real home of the chamois, where they ure most plentiful. Travelers in Australia complain that ttimost the only trees in the continent tire euvalyptui.s, and they afford little shade. ;s they have learned to turn heir leaves edgewise to the sun. The Lotanical gardens in the cities are. however, declared to be dreams of b'eaity. The mileage of the blood circulation 0eveals soe astonishing and un flreamued of truths. It is estimated hat. assuiniug the average speed of the heart to he sixty-nine heats a miin ute. the blood travels 207 yards in sixty speonds: in other word,. seven Iniles an hour. 1Q, a day, or 0320 per year. I'lie Aretic sparrow. among all ani mals. has the biggest brain in propor tion to its size. Itelatively to bulk. the canary bird possesses a brain big ge than a man's. and the same is irue of the squirrel monkey of South America. whic'i is not :In exception ally intelligent simian. Bulk, how ever. counts for little: the quality is the thing of importance. and therefore it is a mistake to attribute inferiority to woman's brain as compared to natn's, merely otn the ground that it weighs eight ounces less. She is a tmaller creature. and hence the lesser weight of her cerebral equipment. It should be remembered, furthermore. that the brain is not the sole orgar of mind: much of our thinking is done with the spinal cord and with the gauglia, which aie distributed all through the body. 'Astronomers say it would take 100. N00 observers, scattered fifty miles atpart. all over the earth's surface. to record what is going on in the atmos phere, as aerial phenomena cannot be observed at a distance of more than twenty-five miles. Hundreds of thou sands of shooting stars enter the at mosphere every year that are not counted, and very few of the larger ones that reach the earth are recorded. There are probably not a score of me teorites in inuseums or private posses sion whose fall is a matter of record. A very interesting instance of a me teor's flight and the recover3 of a part of the meteor occurred in Arizona on February 24. 1807. Its brilliant path through the air was seen by many per sons for twenty-five miles around St. David, near Tucson, where it fell. The noise of its passage was described as terrific, and before reaching the earth *NjIt burst with a loud report, and the 'Tstent that was recovered, weigh ing twenty-seven gounds, plowed up the ground for a consietAe distance before burying Itself. ,".Diffieult State Department Cipher. would' jrobably astonish many - Th~ae been reading f the genuineness of the dlisension- 'eceived about a the cipher dispa -urporting fortnight ago fr-om Pe . to have come from Minister to know that so clever and alert-mind ed a man as Secretary flay has not mastered the cipher in use by the De partment of State. On the other hand. his son Adelbert. who succeeded the redoubtable Maerum as Consul at Pre toria. can handle it with ease. Am bassador White. in Germany, uses the cip~her freely: as far as known Ambas sador C'hoate, in England, has never learned the art. And so it goes. Probably very few of our diplomatic representatives can use the cip~her themselves. As a rule, they have sonme minor functionary at each legation who has mastered the code. but in at least one case the cip~her wor k is all done by an otutside hire hing wvho has no direct connection with the Federal service. This state of things dloes not inecessarily argue neg leet or laziness on the part of the Ani b iassadors andl Minister:; concerned. or of the attaches of higher rank nor Is it an Inevitable fruit of the frequent changes of persontel in our foreign service. To a large extent it is merely a (luestlon of pecuiliar mental ada pta tion tgifferentiated in individuals, and involves thle samtie principle wvhichm is illustrated in one manu's talent for ac .quiring a foreign language in a monch or the skill of another in mathematical calculations ahnitost without study. Boston Evening Transcript. Washing, Coal. 1ncreased attent ion is being paid to the process of washing coal. Under the directioii of Professor S. W. Parr. of the University of Illinois, F. C. Koch. of the D~epartment of Applied Chemistry-of Ihat institution, is (arry ing on an investigation of illinois coals. with especial reference to this process. The proctess of washing or dinarily removes tifty per cut, of the slate and ash ingredients;- and fifty per cent, of the sulphur. the reduction in sul'phur rend~ering them more fit for gas-making. There arc a haif-dozen established washeries in Southern Illinois. Along the Susquehianna Ibver tly-re are to be seen wvhole t'eet5 of boats in wvhich men are standig-operating wviti, long poles a:s one rakes for oysters. They are scraping the river' bot t om for the coal thtat has beetn washed downt from tihe ini. atnd it is said that quite a propori ti of thbe 'oul uisedl by t h" river- townis is supllbid ia his A Pathetic Portrait. In the old ea .stle at Ha !burj, t'.jere he lias bee-n in residence. The Germtan Emperor wvill ha' e the eppor ~unity of steill a portrait oft h grt'at great --traii:::ther. G;eorget 11i of Great Britrain an- Ir1;elandt. wvihih is assuremyi -one of it e most pah ir('l pie tures in the wuuld. It ift ples'~is ile setogenarianl in ian his terrible 'tn lition of~ mlaAnIe-s andt bhudiley. Ite Is seated, elad m~ a putrple dressmti gown, with tnc Scar of tihe Garter. as it in irony, oul his breast His aiznt less face is in p'rot.he. andi h- wont: (ong white bgar-d. which in hi~s ,tty tualst have seemed a distinguishing at Lrniue of maldness. SOME TInELY SUGGESTIONS. flow to Produce a Profitable Crop of Wheat. The Charlotte Oil & Fertilizer Corn pany and the President of the Compa ny, Mr. Fred Oliver, of Charlotte, N. C., have again demonstrated on their farms what can be done towards profit able wheat raising. The 250 acres which they had in wheat this year gave aq av erage yield of 30 bushels per acre; one field of 80 acres gave an average yield of 34 bushels, another field of 90 acres gave an average yield of 33 bushels per acre. A field of 60 acres that was in wheat a year ago, sown by the former owner of the land, and which last year yielded only eight bushels per acre, th',year gave an average yield of 24 bushels to the acre. With such an i! lustration of what can be done by pro gressive farming, why w3ll the majority of larmers continue to be satisfied, or, if riot satisfied, continue to curso their luck waen their crop of wheat turns out on'.y fi-e to ten buaheis per acre? There is no reason, and in fact, it is a crimo for any farmer to throw away his timte and land by growing such a poor crop, as the most of them now raise when they could treble and quadruple the yield by intelligent and progressive farming. They must use better mules and ploughs to repare the soil, using the best disc grain drills, having fertil izer distributors attached to plant and fertilize the wheat, using the best seed wheat even if it does 'ost a few cents per bushel more money, using not less than 400 lbs. high grade complete fer tilizer per acre instead of 100 lbs. of'ow grade acid and acid potash goods. Seed wheat that is free from broken and de fective wheat, and above all almost ab solutely free from cockle seed is worth twice as much for seeding as the seed wheat usually used. Still mdre iu portant is the fact that seed wheat from a crop that gave a yield of 30 to33 bush els 1,er acre is superior to seed wheat from a crop that gave only five to ten bushels per acre. No farmer will at tempt to raise mules and horses to weigh 1,400 to 1,600 lbs. each and ex pect to succeed if he uses for breeding, stock that weighs from 500 to 800 lbs. ; no breeder of high grade milch cows will expect to succeed except by using high grade stock. Last, but not least, they must use high grade fertilizer if the farmers expect to receive proper re turns from land and labor. Why be satisfied by using 100 lbs. per acre of cheap, low grade fertilizer when 400 lbs. of high grade fertilizer will give an increase of 15 to 25 bu-hels per acre? It costs no more, or very little more, to prepare the land for a good crop than for a poor one; it costs no more to drill in good seed wheat, and 400 ibs,of high grade fertilizer, per acre, than to drill in poor seed wheat and 100 lbs. of poor, cheap fertilizer per acre; it costs no more to cut an acre of good wheat with a reaping machine than it does to run the machine over an acre of poor wheat, and the reaping machine leaves less wheat in the field ungathered if the crop is a good one than it does if the crop is a poor one. The farmers of the south have the best market for their wheat, corn and hay of any section in the United States, as they can obtain the game prices as the western farmer plus the freight that is charged from the west to the south. Why not then farm on a profitable plan and not an unprofitable one? Use good stock and tools, good seed and fertilizer, good judgment and skill in handling labor and machinery, and above all work yourself as an example to your hired 11elp, and you will find farming profit able The Shlrt-SI~eves Man and Others. We have received fi-om a Russian lady in Dusseldorf an earnest entreaty nuha matter whi(ch has deeply oltnsoit in that stirred cos ' wites. town. "German ladies.' "are shocked when a gentleman r. up his sleeves when playing tennis, or If they have the top buttoii of their shirt undone." And then she asks what we think of a "German lady sit ting at dinner who received a new pair of brow"n boots and immediately dinner being finished sits on the floor. pulls off her old leathers. andl pulls on the newly-purchased goods ?' We -on fess to being shocked.-London Glche. A Japanese Charge. "The Japs seem to have made some wonderful chai'ges." "Yes; I paid SG.9'9 for that Satsumia teapot."-Cleveland P'lain Dealer. To cure a (Cold in One Day. Take LAxArIVE BnoMo QUININE TABLER. All drugrists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. GOVE's Fsignature on eaCh box. 25c. Little Willie-"Mamma, what's that white stuff?" Willie's Mamma-"That's whipped cr'eam." Little Willie-"Was it bad before it was whipped?" If arsparllaandthe other 'vegetable ingredients that go into the best are good as a medicine, then Ayer's Sarsa parilla is good. If not, we are humnbugs. Your doctor will tell you which, because he can have the formula of Aver's Sarsaparilla any time for the asking. If you are tired, half sick, half wvell, if one dav's work causes six days' si ckness, get a bottle of the old S:1rsaparilla. Get Aver's, and insist (n A ver's when you want Sarsaparil la. J. C. Avum Co:.!pxm, Practical Chms Lo;v.\l-a I [Al InM ; -I WN Every mother possess young daughter. That the responsibility for her mother. The mysterious less girl into the thought on the watch day and nip well-being of her daught children also. When the young girl she experiences headache an abnormal disposition ti limbs, eyes dim, desire : society of other girls, wh friends, then the mother c such a time the greatest ham's Vegetable Cor system for the coming cl this hour of trial. The following letters of Mrs. Pinkham's efficier Miss Good ask "PEA AINRS. PINKI.AM: time with mv monthly periods it. and put myself in your can month menstruation would bec for six months. and now it has vous and of a very bad color. work v you wO Cor. 291 E. Pini just sil has ma -work is -your xx .health' would1 -' less su: relief I a ' MI55 PEAR L GOOD ham's 2 $5OORE' deposite< which w~ testimon writer's Unfortuaste Fisherman. "In the first pince." saiid the fat ith the red neck. "'I forgot mty j1 ymmissary supplies when I st: en that fishing trip, and t here "was to he had wi thin eighty miles." --Too bad.'' said the lean mn wh strtingy mustac'he. "But t hat a in'it the worst of it. curse, I enmen home. wit hou.t she w i uisutal signs of hav~ing beenu fshingi trip, and my wife thinl wasn't tishing at all, and vows ill fid out wher' I was during miet if it takes every cent I've g< Inianapolis Press. What He Meant. "I told himi vou wvere a s hom tho da y is long." "Whiat did hie say' t" asked Sc orghum. "Jle mierely rrarked that he (-d I muest lie talking :1 not s' ' hese dhays they hav~e up~ a rouni A re(tic ircle t hait don't hlast more a m inutei or tw. Wa a'Xashinagion S $100 Reward. ti100. The readers of this paper will he plea arn that thereis at Icast one dread' #'se that s.'ifeen has heen abhle to culre s st'i' . aind that isCatasrrh. Hall's Ca (are is the only positive 'iure now kne te miedicail frateraiity. Catarrih being ittinual isease, requires a constitu eatment, }Hall's Catarrh C'ure is taken naly, acting dI rectly uipon the blood arx cos surfaces of the system, therebhy de ig the foundation of the disease. ann te patient strength bay huiliding up th sitution and asit'ing nature in doi ork. The propriet ors have so nmuth f: it cutraitive powers thiat they ofter Oae red Dollars for any case that it fails t< end for list of tesi imnonialsi. Addlriss F. J. (H ENY~ & (o.. Toled Sold by Druggists. ~5c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Some peojple are talked ahoi't he tey achieve success, and othert see they have gossiping neighi A < olonel in the British South 2 rmy says that Adams' Titti Frunttl 1'ssng to his men while mrcrhiug. It's a good thing the teller ir ank doesn't tell all he knows. PrTNAM FADELESS DTES do not spot, or give your groods au unevenly dya parance. Sold by all druggists. Rollingstone Nomoss-" Dis her er tells- how ter live on 15 cet ay." Tatterdon Torn-"Doesi ow ter git de 13 cents?" Tfhe, Beat Prescerlption For ChI nd Fever is a bottle of GROVE'S TASB (ua' TIose. It is simple iron anad q ;n a :uisteles form. No cure.no pay. Pri Some of the things it Is bett< ive than receive are a plugged x h lad cigar and advice of any old A ! luible speech does not always 1 lause.~s Even the campn;aign orator real ze reniey talky' ('tiure n not be too h~ghly spo com u-J.. Wi. O'BRIE, "..n, n innaoi .Minn.. Jan.6.191 rktf Mi % . 12 1I I I es information of vital value to her lanighter is a precious leg-ncy, and .uture is largely in the hawi;(s of the change that develops the thought ful woman should find the mother hbt. As she cares for the physical er, so will the woman be, and her 's thoughts become sluggish, when s, dizziness, faintness, and exhibits :) sleep, pains in the back and lower For solitude, and a dislike for the en she is, a mystery to herself and hiofld go to her aid promptly. At aid to nature is Lydia E. Pink npound. It prepares the young iange, and is the surest reliance in from Miss Good are practical proof Lt advice to young women. Mrs. Pinkham for Help. June 12th, 1099. [hare been very much hothered for some being irregular. I will tell you all aboiut , for I havec hea;rd so mneh of you. Each ome less and less, until it entirely stopped stopped again. I have becom~e very ner am a young girl and have afw ays had to ery hard. I would be very much pleased if uldl tell m(e what to do."-Ms PF.ARL GOOD, .h Avenue and Yeslar Way, Seattle, Wash. The Happy Result. February 10th, 1900. (A ~.Psax- antpas yi r an ap gil4Itin f oe oe eriinformtion wod vIta aoter the have isxperedly ingh hadiai of thek hAnge tadevlopsWa thoWah ~u wmu holofndte moteca ht.As he are fo tme phystioned r sot wilh te*wma g , nd hae .slleep painsinthtbc a elower pecoitud, p" dilie for nighe n s Exi te ry to erself and Arreangemenhtsuraes rfeliancedi frmhiss G.0o0 mire bookata prof rteadviced throug omeybntnoe Sr.Pnsyhani Rairod H rme orpmut noehavme e over mthe Baltimeresteam Pack beiomrpuary, andl bten Clo a Cbolt fit hbaver he soluchof you.rr &Eaure Raeles ad. hiss arralgtentil udesppe sboope agsued by he Flod eray n e Oa a sunar girl andg h& alays adoad er hrd. winulow' beootyuh Srpeas cildr h Avnue alysaicrswnd colr aetlec,2a. ot The Hapyaeuldtam. r thtMS Witin.I a:yart catpr Ltra >t."-- Veeetable Casbecome anoply. ITh tpyworful hchagel thur mediinea now fulpleasu re towhl be forusingo edAieias audeas Tods bu the ar at appipal. dutin ifoei omnin ts ou Vtae Comond theFreoa wuld be havetprnced to .lapngda. Piwsnkr.0 Vgtofurnismporethan 200,000 Goon es-h Avenue and Jsarpa now trdes Wabo. neote00 Froa stannal uttfs thseeayerpa toha tbee quetwe Iw tnhe0.0 n .0.0 pound. Littl, lar is toz bthahtree t om abyoth sorclndthrersn pospetan tfha Arrt cangemnt hestaeon feclot n to th productio ofcho, tJapanihe mn ben as$2ctuath ised by esIntb tid resthroug, h wto Wabtoban rvenu tro~ tereov, ths France tea rm Pac conmach and beigar intins anButs ne itsoals seeks arert ~th klincluof ti n-bookse isse ly the oridenra Peif in. her. inoher woordsSru she hudr on a- tkeng oprtes the usrcaphnrfores wich werey pin.cue ine ol ic ~tn Al in xtaodiaryh cnsanceho the (r tsinc and tielit ofles u then pie ws a Juply 1r897.o a fbr henig conMn the tn, wash oieatd withsa others. b Res eare, Frdpae now rces ovetd astr :ouswO orlyone ou outputra hu traap drd and ablonging ponds. Wot wards t ehatrghoes th rome dat Thisreek nt there noerospc asonfshn pad to chingover thast aon or ah lontime the saedante wencie role thr y otearao.to The birdhor, thea raci ioa ring whichtd stwoise hoivs. idntt iinte Lodo Glob.c wnt o bti '4ro theraesmn"s as re doe from cke- stes and grs industris. yout wo k~id' lkso see tohevFrtnch wakilng govet et a- alwas kwhihday the golenheg wl oue r n othe an ds, she a ne The ck eei maner ofl hectin of\ tiaorisdiysano bthe bu lirnc i ad ieyo hg heamiyng ig 0.ca hans.js curd tNrhih The Is always used as a I Tasteless Is the standard presc Malaria, Chil How often do you h medicine is just as goo better than Grove's". with the "just as good as goods"-Grove's is paris)ns admit-Grov rior both in merit and chill preparation mar only chill cure sold lots. Every druggist i of the United States on a No cure, No pay Grove's Tonic broke up a 1 a physician thought w "During my recent illness beneficial effect-it being higi siciar 3 bottles broke up a first was thought by the doct< Your excellent remedy is hav out this section, more so than as I am informed by various < Yours 1 Portable Schoothouses In Brooklyn. Tt is likely that portable school houses will be usedl in Brooklyn durng the next school year to e~e out the present inadequate accommnodations Charles E. Robertson. P'resident of the Borough School Board, saidl: "The regular buildings will agair as heretofore, fall to take in all chil Sdren ~fschool age, and we have beel to prevent the old resort to half-da, classes. Nothing suggested appear so promising as the portable structures which will cost little and can be eas ily erected, and as easily remover when desireu.. Plans are now unde: way for them. The number ot the Sbuildings will depend upon the repor now in preparation by Superintenden SWard, who will inform the Boar' ~where the structures are most neede< ~andl where it is possible to erect them. :The straw hat lingers in the lap o autrtra. ne~ FIT perman ntly cured. o fltsr nerrou SWhy not interest th beall umn -pires in the striking situation" JOVE! '3 '4 ii moh~us(marea whlch conveys the Zod' i@ Transverse colon; 1Descen a coo h s 1 Retm inue he deoenum is - tedirecton which the contents ofac e passing through the a imentary ef~i St ~Gct the cce Id soldin bulk,hb 10c. S25c. 50c. ~ Tisit* To anly ni _______ neesoladA Best asis for Comparison. Jhill Tonic ription of America for Is and Fever. ar imitators say "Our d as Grove's" or "It is Do not be satisfied ". There are'no "just the best as such com 's is many times supe popularity to any other ufactured, and is the to jobbers in car load n the malarial sections and Cuba sells Grove's basis. Price 5o cents. o days' spell of fever which >ld last several weeks. your Chill Tonic proved of ly endorsed by my family phy io days' spell of fever which at r would last for several weeks. ing a tremendous sale through 11 other Chill Tonics combined, ruggists." ruly, A. ROSCOWER, Goldsboro, N.C. L IBBY'8 LUNCI1[ON8 e ar mgt anob ey andcnes S Cu usin es th argest f i k in d - our bsiness. We sal te product in kdy ing can. Tur a ke and you we put up in this way Potted 11am, Beef and Tongue, Ox Tongue (who~e),, Veal Loaf, Deviled flam, Brisket Beef, Siced Smoked Beef, ad two doze oher specialtie.) ctI Your grocer so! have them. Libay, MfcVNill & Libby, Chicagv. How to bk Goo uhngs to Eat" thl e sn reese ask clo te. yelCoug Syrpoatsppes a.Und fILtie ood byterugatingan ll arpacen away pins or inorsto an do busain forcea loguay wthesr terfsams o the e yellwstpipes a and , fodatreg-aent al oent pavllh pion o thani1 ou th morhse oaninw ottefoea outter owitrh sphsmshofe3 feeto bow< an esores eay ntur 0 *! Lookular nwmitinsa 12* *t* rsl.Csargesose nesr *sai.2Thae-myuark, the pgtiledI *";"".." thn that moine andtrl nai .w~~iaTeonply afe, pemaentl ou vt t t fsa matt wit h edvmorand resor eath afforo .- est.m Cacam ae nn v. SHOES UNION MADe Trb. renl worth or our 63.00 and 463.5 oboes =ospred with otnero 164.00 to f.00. We are the larght makers and retalers of mn' 1:.00 and 13 o shoes inthe woiA Can. ba y and sell more for and an Choe V ti n 3.5 other two nMnti1a.Cttrers'in tho U. S. sa jEstablished In 18743. . A Witydo you MaY$4 to A $5 for shoes when you TRIAL canbuyW.L.Dougla VJ~tL \. shoes for $3 and coNV N C$3.50 which CONVNEYO&are Just as - good. TUF r RF4T more W. 1. Donins It MA z~o sh"e are sold than any other make is t~~ THEY ARE THE BEST FOR M THE Americoredandlahr.'h ok THE manabi is unexeclied. The style BEST o ft lke Cnn. BES tm re thoes hTey will out $ fwear two raew. of other makes at UUthe: se e pi. that have no rep- QU $3.50w$z ttti n. Yout con refelyr reom0 SHEmerd~hem to Twil fri 'do; they H SHOE. -lsevey-rthtw etrLSHOE Your dealer should keep them; we give opa desler exclusive Fale in each town. Ta&e no asatitute! Insist on having W. L. Douglas shmes with n-smn and pripe stamped on bottbm. If rour dealcr will not get them for you. sand direct to factorv. enciostlig priee and 2.5c. extra for carleos State kind of leathier. size, and width. vlaiiio a toe. Our shoes will reach you anywhere. CtlgeFw W. L JOUBLAS SHOE CO., Brooktt, Mu. and OATS FOR SALE Red May seed wheat from a crop that field ed 33 to 35 bushels per acre, recleaned by a special seed wheat cleaner, in Dew two bushel bags,price $1.25 per bushe. Feed Oats grown in North Carolina from Texas Red Rust Proof Seed, the North Carolina crop yieldi' g 80 bushels per acre, price 50c per buthel. Prices on cars at Cbariotte, N. C.. freight to be paid by buyer. Terms cash with order. CHARLOTTE OIL & FERTILIZER CO., FRED OLIVER,%HARLOTTE,N. C. ATIONAI * BUSINESS g COLLEGE, ROANOKE, VA. MORE CALLS FOR GRADUATES THAN IT CAN SUPPLY. Send for Catalogue. Enter Sqpt. 4. CH AS. E. ECK ER iE, President. Mention where you saw notice ot School. r AN NCINEB-80LlERS. E Tanks, Stacks, Stand.Pipes and - Sheet-Iron work; Shafting, Pal leys, Gearing, Boxes, Hangers, etc. seCast every day; work 180 hamen. LOMBARD IRON WORKS AND SUPPLY COMPANY, Augusta, - - Georgia. SPORTING O88 RAAWIN6S SPO8I5 60GODS COPANY 60Locst St., ST, LOUIS, RO. olumubia Business Coltege,"'i0jem Best B::siness and Shorthaid Courses - placesctlaoa aal othr iBa Colee S. C. comlbined. Terms low. Catalog FBEE. TTNIN is facilitated ir you thention ths a erse writing advertisers. 90.39 DROPSY"9E"'TEm e..... Bo.a uf tene.:on~aeadt as ramn Free. Dr. N. I. GaEEN'8 SONS, 5oz 5. Atilas. . That Little Book For Ladles, MeA. ALICE MASON, RocEECEE. N. Y MWES nsides and must be kept clean, nany turns and pitfalls to catch hannel if not most carefully al is blockaded, look out for Ld breath, belching of gases, >oils, headaches, spitting up of ound disgusting nuisance. griping salts are danger out the bowels. They -tion by causing rojolent , but they leav~e the in -ven less able to keep up han before, and make a next time. uabit, which kills more people iskey habits combined. but certain bowel cleansers are ETS, because they don't force vriolence, but act as a tonic on :1 wall, strengthen the muscles~ lI action. Buy and try them! nd substitutes or you can't get :r sold in bulk. Look for the "C" on the box.) You will :ural way your bowels will be 'NM by care~ts are never SALL DRUGGISTS we will mail a box free hicago or New York. 4ia