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r Potash ^! is Jiwssary for cotton to produce ; high yields and good fibre. ! Write for our valuable books on fertilization: they contain information that means dollars to the farmers. Sent free on request. ' Write now while you think of it to the ! GERMAN KALI WORKS * New York? AtUina, Ga.? I tf7)//~ '/if}) / ? /nue^utm^i Bareain To b( Jer advertise the Sooth's Leading llntine** College, four scholarships are offered young persons of this county as Ism thas cost WRITE TODAY. GA-ALA. BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macon, Ga. The News and Observer. _ of Raieigh, improves with each issue. The editorial department has always been particularly vigorous, and this de- j , partment is kept up constantly to the ! ^A.past standard, while the news feature? gain strength and add scope day by day. Published at the State's nutura! news center, few items of interest escape the attention of its alert correspondents. whether pertaining to the afColi-c nt r),o State's confers of DOnula tion or happening on the coast or in the remote mountain sections. Enough tc : say that from every standpoint of a 1 clean and vigorous newspaper The News ami Observer covers the ground. ^ 1 One little thing well done is better j j than many great things but begun. | < A NEW-STYLE CASKET. | 1 An Innovation Which Does Away With ' , the Uncomfortable-Appearing Coffin. It is not so much what you pay for, ( nor what you pay, but what you get j that needs your attention in the selec- : 1 tion of a casket, for the genius of the | i twentieth century has been just as ; 1 busy in the way of funeral furnish- { ings as in other line, until today ! ' the styles of caskets are quite difTer-1 ent from what they were fifty vea-s j J go and changing every day. This is especially true in Metallic ( Caskets, the old style heavy cast iron j , goods having given away to the more < up-to-date copper linings which are ] neatly fitted into the best grades cl: 1 varnished or cloth covered work. j : One of the latest designs as recently j 1 brought out by the National Casket | I Co.. ig what is designated as a Couch ! 1 Casket, which has the appearance of a ' { comfortable couch when open, yet re 1 tains all the requisite outlines of the : best styles in regular casket work J when loosed. 'I: - -; ... f the 1 Casket is found in its relief from that ^"^"etiffness usually noted in all other i designs, and impressing the minds oi the friends as well as that of the fam | lly with a feeling of peace end rest-; fulness not known before. If it is desired to retain all of the ( preservation qualities as found in the , copper linings, the Coujh Casket can j be enclosed in a metal lined otitaids 1 box, which will then answer the dou- 3 ble purpof. of preserving both the < casket as well as the remains. < All undertakers in the south should ' be in u position to furnish these Jaten : improved goods, as the National Casket Co's. large plant at Nashville, '' Tenn., has been especially fitted up _ . for furnishing them on short notice, and large sales already proves that . their efforts are being appreciated ky / the beat class of people everywhere. i gg? ] HMMMRHMMRMMM ' t I muHQ M[wnwgg? ; co.vr xi ss 25,000 NEW WORDS, Etc. ' Now Gtntt??r of tho World K?w Bl?(rt*blcal Dictionary 1 USM Qurt* Pace*. j Ne? flales. 'cuoI lKtratioM. Should bo in Etofj Hume, School, and Office j I!?t. Lyman Abbott, D.D., Kditor of j The Outlook, says: Webster has always, been tke/ccerrttt in our household, and 1 ha% e sees no reason to transfer my allegiance to any 1 of bis competitors. ? 1 l FREE."A Tm! in ? I V- - I ? a|la crniejtainia(f. Aito illustrated p?aipfclets. G. & C. ME.RRIAM CO.,' | 1 Publishers. Sprlnsfieid, Mass. 1 ? II SO. 50. l WPA5STAlWlJBBareU>ebe?tilj?> j ( pe]?i* iicdk'i'ji) ever midc. A bus nj dred rr.lil;or.;ioi the? fcrvebeen ecM 1 i i:i* slujle jenr. Coualipaiion, heart- | />/ burn. iifk h.adsi Le, dizzioeaa. lad | t breath, eore throat and eia n- llireiM ; ^H|W^ ariaiiyr from a disordered atomach | t , are reliernl or cured bv Rifaar Tab olee. One will jjenerr.lly C?"e relief I I arlthic rwentrntloute*. Tb,- flve-ceot pat kaffei 'enough I Ktf m riwtrj orcuioc. AU ssfc l*m> ; " GOOD ? j 0 ROADS.! ? The Grrat nighwuy. Connecticut's Highway Commissioner, James II. Macdonald. who is one of [he best informed good roads men in :he country, pledges the supjmrt.of the \nu ri?an Itond Makers to any feasible >lan for improving the roads of the na iion. In his address, read before the ecent convention held by the Nov/ I'ork and Chicago Itoad Association ind the Erie Chamber of Commerce, it Erie. Pa., lie said: Perhaps there is no section of highway in the United States that is quite so much an important facto:- as the road proposed from New York Oily up to and through Poughkeepsie. following the Hudson, with all its historic interests and magnificent scenery, and thence on through the southern tier of New York and out through the Panhandle of Pennsylvania. thence through to Chicago. 111. Towns. ci.Ics ind counties are all traversed in a very interesting wnj: the town ami the -ounty are each passed through in their turn. Five States and thirty.three counties, with a total population of nearly twelve millions of people. arc assisted into pleasant travel, thus unking a great moving panorama of interest when this road has been improved is it is proposed. The great lakes of Illinois and .Michigan. tiiis great necklace of pearls, tlie millions of tons of freight moving upon their broad and expansive bosoms, represent in no uncertain way the largest commercial interests in the United States. With the introduction \nd the building of this great Sltio.ooo.KM) canal, which has just been successfully inaugurated under the able direction of E. .\. Bond, there will be an Hided impetus to the question of waterways and highways. For quite a number of years the trend of the popular mind has been the improvement of railroads, so that It is quite possible to-day to find yourself comfortably seated in a Pullman restibuled car carried ^long at the rate of a mile a ininuie. Indeed, we find on the other side a train recently run at the rate of 140 miles .an hour, iml it is quite frequent that we hear rf the 100 mile an hour train. This will satisfy. I think, the most active i?; ~ u'a iiovo our occ.au llllliu. .ix ...... steamers crossing the Atlantic in !e<s than six (lavs. With (lie introduotien if 1 his canal, which was superseded originally by railroads, we are now | turning otir attention to this question I if improving the main arteries of our highways throughout the country. It seems to me that our country no. nipios one of the most prominent positions to-day of any country in the world, and we only need improved highways to stand first a none: the nation-; of the earth. In making an analogy I have in mind the time when [ was quite a young man. that grandma was not only herself very busily engaged. but she had al:o the children if the household busy, making patches and putting those patches into blocks, and after she had got together a large " * * -1? " in tho Iiumuer 01 oiocks. mm j?J1. I-..C ... .... strips which united and made a perfect whole or outside covering for the luilt. This country has been sewing together was the last 2S-i years and making the blocks for all lines of business enterprise. Now a perfect 00:1- ! aection of all our large interests would i be the putting in of man's highway. ! IVe have the very best public service j in steam and electric roads, and we have no peer on the waters of lake, river or ocean, and I think we are ready to take up this great question of the improvement of the main arteries Df the land, the roads of our country. CtiiiBro For ?n Inventor. The inventor who can discover a j cheap process whereby earth and clay j bf a load-bed could be rendered > impervious to water will be a public j beenfactor. So long as an earth road is smooth, impervious to water and of easy grade, so long it is the most desirable one for travel. In fact, it is an ideai highway for public use so long ts in that condition. If it may not be possible to construct iud maintain an earth road that shall be in perfect condition at all times, yet my inexpensive method that will shorten the length of the bad periods materially is worthy of consideration. That this may be done so that the lengths of the periods during which the . oadbed will be soft may be reduced to sne-tenth is now a demonstrated fact. The process whereby this etui may be iceoruplished is very, very simple, and exceedingly inexpensive, costing less than per mile per annum. Before describing the method of doing this I will outline some of the basic principles that enter into it. roadbed saturated with a moisture content of ?"0 per cent, or more becomes . " 1 ?/.r.io4nnt Ilia n-)iaa)? of ' <aie auu iiuu-icsienuu, .. ? ( reliieles ami lioofs of horses sink into j t: it is a mud road: withdraw the ' moisture to a 25 per cent, saturation ! tud it begins to harden: reduce the ; moisture to 10 per cent, or 15 per cent. | tnd it becomes hard and firm. Water must enter the roadbed eitiier jy impact upon the surface, as when ain falls upon it. or by capillary action from beneath. Now if by any process n the construction or treatment of the oadbed we can prevent the entrance )f water beyond a 15 per cent, sat liraion, it is evident the roadway will re- ! nain solid. Water enters the road by j crcolation or by capillarity .through I he interstices or pores between the j mrficles of earth composing it. Hence ' he proposition is if possible to so close hose pores or interstices by eompac- , ion that the water will not find access. ?Cooc! Itoads Magazine. - The Modern Girl's Weapons. The present-day girl carries about her person at least two concealed weapons in the form of the newest hat pins. The breadth o'f the crown of the up-to-date hat has made it necessary to add two inches to the length of the already sufficiently dangerous hat pin. and the result is astonishing. The old-fashioned gold or silver pin of seven or eight inches In length is of no use whatever in securiag this summer's bats. The new pin measures ten inches from tip to handle and is made of an inflexible metal to pierce the heavy straws. Plain gold heads, either round or oval in form, are seen on many of the new pins, althoneh some of the more expensive designs are set witb jewels. EVERY WALK IN LIFE. ' A. A. Boyce, a farmer, living tbre? and a half miles from Trenton, Mo., 8 a y s: "A severe cold ?fl4T2\ For a time^i'was unable to walk at all, and every make-shift 1 tried and all the medicine I took bad not the sligntest eriecr. aiy unci* cuimuiicu u grow weaker until I began taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and I must say I was more than surprised and gratified to notice the back ache disappearing gradually until it finally stopped." Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all dealers or mailed on receipt of price, 50 cents per box. Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Useful Turn-Ups. .. Policeman, mailcarriers. messengei boys, business men and not a few women for several hours one day last week took part in a search for a $5 gold piece which dropped from th hand of a Ninth Street business mac who had received it in change at the postoflice. A lot of smailer change which had fallen at the same time was soon recovered, but not the golc coin. Very few cracks and crevices among the cobblestones escapee canes and prying eyes, but all in vain Even pools of water- were swept away but to no purpose. It did not seem possible- that i could have rolled more than a feu feet, although the street for half i square was carefully scrutinized That evening the missing coin wa! found at least f}ve miles away. The man who had dropped it hur ried out to his home in West Phila delphia, intending to return to a thea ter. Putting on his evening clothes he went to hang up the pair of trou sers he had taken off when something dropped to the floor with a rinc. Bo fore him lay the $5 gold piece. When the piece fell if. had landct in the turned up fold of his trousers ?Philadelphia Press. Prize for Healthiest Baby. During the past few weeks a novel baby competition has been running at York, England. The prize, a peram bulator, was not given for the pret tie3t or heaviest infant, but for the cleanest and healthiest. To decide the winner a committee of ladies ha? been paying surprise visits at the homes of the competitors, and taking notes. People who spend their lives packing their trunks never go anywhere. HAPPY CHILDHOOD. ltlght Food Makcc Happy Children Be. cauie They Are llealthy. Sometimes milk does not agree witt cliildreu or adults. Tlie same tiling is true of other articles of food. Wlial agrees with one sometimes does r.ol agree with others. But food eau be so prepared that 11 will agree with the weakest stomach, As an illustration?anyone, no mattei how weak the stomach, eau eat. relist and digest a nice hot cup of Postum coffee with a spoonful or two of GrapeNuts poured in, and such a combination contains nourishment to carry on? a number of hours, for almost every particle of it will be digested and taken up by the system and be made use of. A lady writes from the land of the Magnolia and the mocking bird way down in Alabama and says: "I was led to drink Postum because coffee gave me sour stomach and made me nervous. Again Postum was recommended by two well known physicians for my children, and I feel especially grateful for the benefit derived. "Milk does not agree with either child, so to the eldest, aged four and one-nuu years, i give rosiuuj wuu plenty of sweet cream. It agrees with her splendidly, regulating her bowels perfectly, although she is of a constipated habit. "For the youngest, aged two and onehalf years, I use one-half Postum and one-half skimmed milk. I have not given any medicine since the children began using Postum, and they enjoy every drop of it. "A neighbor of mine is giving Postum to her baby lately weaned, with splendid results. The little fellow is thriving famously." Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Postum agrees perfectly with children and supplies adults with the hot. invigorating beverage in place of coffee. Literally thousands of Americans have been helped out of stomach and nervous diseases by leaving off coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. Look iu package for the little book, "The Itoad to Wellville." Mrs permanently cared. No flts or uerrou** DMsafter first day's use of Dr. Kline's Grra.v KarveKestorer,atrial bottleaud treatise free Dr. It. H. klixe.Lid., 331 AjcU St.. Fniln., Fa. Korean girls over seven are all taught at Home. ri6o's Cow Is the best medicine we ever used lor all affections of tbrout and iuugs.? Wk. 0. Exdsley, Vanburen. Ind., Feb. 10, 1000. The man who firat made steel pens got $1 each for them. Itch cured in 30 jninulea by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by all druggists, $1. Mail orders promptly lilied by Dr. E. Detcbon, Crawford>ville, ind. Of the 467 savings banks in Japan only one is foreign. Show for SigK-tseert. When President Roosevelt was ft*, ing from Oyster Bay to Washington recently he and his party passed , through Thirty-fourth street, the chief executive bowing and smiling to those who saluted him. As the mounted policemen who rode ahead reached Thirty-fourth street a big automobile with sightseers drew up on the north side of the street to let the carriages pass. Suddenly the man with the megaphone yelled out: "Ladies and Gentlemen: Here comes the president of the United States. I was one of his Rough Riders and arranged it with him to get here at the same time as this machine. You sec we are strictly up to date." t The passengers grinned, but the [ grin changed to a puzzled expression > when, as the barker shouted. "Hello, , Colonel; you see I'm on deck," the - president bowed and smiled cordial ly. They were not aware that he would do the same to any one who had the nerve to salute him as did the > bogus Rough Rider. I . On tli^ occasion of the hundredth no> niversary of the death of Schiller (May 190".) the Swiss Government :?i??.1b ??lvo orpi-r minil in the DUb I.MV..V.O . lie schools :i copy of tbat poet's play, "William Tell." Tlie sum of $20,000 | lias been set aside for this purpose. j ? , T)enfne?? Cannot Be Cared i by local applications as they cannot reac:: the j . diseased portion oftheear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and tbat is by consti- j 1 tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an | I inflamed couditiou of the mucous lining of , ? the Kustachian Tube. When this tube is in- ! > flamed you have a rumblingsound orimper- j lect hearing, and when it is entirely closed ! ' Deafness is the result, ami unless the inllam- ' i mation can be taken out and this tube re- I stored to its normal condition, hearing will ' he destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten arecau-ed by catarrh.which isuothingbutau inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces, i [ We will give Oa?; Hundred Dollars for any | case of Deafness (caused by <-atarrli)tbat can- ' ' notbseured by Hail's Catarrh Cure. Sendfor l circulars free. F.J. Chesey&Co., Toledo, O. .Sold by Druggists, 75c. j Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation, A iiinu brought up nt St. Albaus as j - an incorrigible rogue was proved to - luive married bis aunt. His children - are. tlierefore, bis lirst cousins and lie , is liis own uncle. His grandmother | and her mother-in-law are the same j l person. Apparently the judge sym- ; - pathized with bini, for he was dis- ! charged. 1 Our mercy is good, but His tender mercy is many times better. t I of Lilfydale, N.Y., Grand Worthy : Wise Templar, and Member of W.C.T.U., tells how she recov- j ' ered by the use of Lydia E. j 1 Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " Dear Mrs. I'inkkam: ? I am one of the many of your grateful friends who have been cured through the use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable [ Compound, and who can to-day i thank you for the fine health I enjoy. When I was thirty-five years old, I suffered severe backache and frequent .bearing-down pains; in fact, I had womb trouble. I was very anxious to 1 get well, and reading of the cures your Compound had made, I decided to try > it. I took only six bottles,but it built me up andcured me entirely of my troubles. " My family and relatives were naturally a* gratified as I was. My niece bad heart trouble and nervous prostration, and was considered, incurable. 8hc took your Vegetable Compound and it cined her in a short time, and she became well and strong, and her home to her great joy and her husband's delight was blessed with a baby. 1 I know of a number of others who have been cured of different kinds of female trouble, and am satisfied that your Compound is the best medicine for sick women." ? Mhb. Ej.izabeth H. t Thompson. Box 3"05, Lillydale. N.Y. ? $5000 fdrftlt If orh.r.ml of about l*lttr proving j finuinuHU cannot be product*. uiupsy.gssEL . ^L j Remove?; all swelling in 8 toao I day*; effect* a permanent cure : ^S?~' /V in 30 to 60 days. Trial treatment ^jJ^v given free. Nothingcan be faire* . HmofiTl il Write Or. H. H. Green's Sons. 3*t-i 1 i*'y Socialists. Box Atlanta, fit | CHtiVIUItALUIH U Best Con* b fly nip. Taste* Jood. Lae P? Prl In ttm?. Sold by dragging. |Jf >^1 AND MILLSTONES m ORN If in ?m4 of Cora Hill or MM I mi | r atoaaa jroa will flnA H to jtmt niLLj iateroat to eomipond with % y CAROLINA MILLSTONE CO . Vw^ of Ctrnwin, N. C. NimIu* twcrs of OOMN MILLS from th? famous Moore County Grit. NoMortBllndRtrtuS^SS^^ or* Eyas. Barry Co, Iowa City. Ia.. hara a aoro ears WMCh "MSm 'NEW RIVAL" I i ^ It's tbe thoroughly IfIng and tbe use of Vinehester Factory Lc ter P***? ' P?netratioi M WM ally than any other sh? l cheeter patent corrugt Rival" shells give th BE SURE TO GET W blood, wind on the stomach, bloated bowels, f pains after eatinc, liver trouble, sallow skin an regularly ybu are slek. Constipation kills not starts chronic ailments and long rears of tuffei C ASCARET8 today, for you will never get w< right. Take our advice, start with Cascarets money refunded. The genuine tablet stampe booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Comp mJMB ^BBHHHuJUiiAlxflMLLUMCkUi FIRMS OF SOLIDITY The capacity and reliability of thei that their goods sell anywhere by they get the most careful attentioi erence? it may assist you some tim< SOUTHERN SHORTHAND & Position* open daily for Bookkeepers and fl placed. I<earn now." Send for catalogue. A ] Aj^misooE^^^M-w^Rsni^ |THE LIGHT RUNNING NO. DEALERS AND ACEI Wat kins "Boy" If dWpBBWpMQa Two boys can operate it ir X [ESnUo crop rlslit In the field at le ^9 does lot* of oilier things I.vr* We buy and sell I.'t in I^M?MillUHI as foice of the Hew. JStrTSSs seription prlee $l.<w per year. Asrents wanted. TlfK VOICE OF THE XKGRO CO . I EXCELSIOR LARGEST LAUNDRY I AGENTS WANTED IN EVERY TOWN. I ^TnuTTTTTT^Tr (JU.UU mail. prepa Theae watebeg an* guaranty M there ig more than one mil f 'm hag been for years. Reraer >X*Cr8nC<*? known to Hardware, Sllrer iBtiKX, jSti? *re ,he '*rKr=it in the gonth King He i lankforo cotton #1 lm PREVENT GALLS Blto ftl\ That's very important to farun U |U doesn't hanHe. U la COUCH BROS. 4 J. J. I "Young mule's shoulder sea ploweddaily with Lankford Cc fJTfs vyjj \ ' >bw.L. Doualaa make* and ami ahoem than any othar manuf The reaaon TV. L. Douglas SJ.M) shoe* are the ?rreai lent style, easy fitting and superior wearing uualitiei shoes made In my factory and those of other makes a stand why TV. I.. Douglas 13.50 shoes cost more to n longer, anil are of greater Intrinsic value than any ol sales for the year ending Jul? I, ll?X. were Sf>,'?tt:i,04 TV. L. ItoiiKlas guarantees their value hy stain pint take uo substitute. Sold by shoe dealers everywhere SUPERIOR IN FIT, Ci ' / hurt icorn W. /.. Douglas $3.1/) shoes J satnjartinn. /find them superior in fit. 01 f 'j CO to $7.00."-B. S. McCCR. Drpt. Cot\ W. L. Douglas tisex Corona Coltakln In hir. be tbo finest t'atvnt Leather made. Fast Cc W. L. OOl \ A r > I John White & Co. LOUISVILLE, KY. A bUfallihwl 1177 BkM xr*H McWMMK - r --1--1 ??. A If you ktr? ru? trouble write Z OCSfc 8, Chattanooga, Tenu. [AGENT8 WAJWBBy 8?. 50. . |3| WSfM : i, BLACK POWDER SHELLS. modern and scientific system of tot*- ^ only the best materials which mate ?ded "New Rival" Shells give beSi and more uniform results gener- * ;lls. The special paper and the Wtwited head used in making "Now lem strength to withstand reloading. 1NCHESTER MAKE OP SHELLS. ? TIE BOWELS A 3lWt% CANDY V t CATHAltpO oul mouth, headache, Indigestion, pimpietv? , today under absolute guarantee to core d C C C. Never sold in bulk. Sample amtfl any, Chicago or New York. 9? H I'll! J A ^trk nnnrfrirrfAtl A.1U KCKt IAIIU11 le firms is of such superiority mail or personal order?alfk* 1. Kindly keep this ad. as a refe in the future. BUSINESS UNIVERSITY. I Heiiographer*. Over ll.OOU graduate* I, r>re?ent to all answering this. Addrem >'rr?.. Department B. Atlanta. 0%. M o vuurri ro jl \aiii san b SITS WANTED. B \y Pre?a. Cnrap. .Simple. Durable. Hft )<> other power needed) and bale the ? -? 1 e->?f of ha-tling *.r> iiigi>r?*.? It H Hud < o?(* only H'-iH. Write foreircu lier K. K. I.OWK CO.. Atlanta, Ca. B thorny of the Negroes of the Southern H ' ne of. for. and by the Nejfro. 8ul> Send lOe for sample copy. B Atlanta, Georgia. I LAUNDRY- I X THE SOUTH. 1 he famous Ingersol Uatehes??ent br id. to anybody (or a one dollar bill. edforl9months.and in AmerteatodayS ! lion of them keeping perfeot time and B 4 aber that when in need of anything B ware, Stoves, Ranges or Cutlery, we . Write for anything you want. irdware Co., I LAXTA, GA. I FILLED HORSE COLLARS I , . AND SORB SHOULDERS. ?rs. 11.00 each prepaid if your dealer Write for free mem. book. IAGAN CO., Atlanta, Ga. lied all over, healed in one week and >!lar. WM. BOYD. Cornerrille, Ark." - . $3. moluror la tho worm. ' test sellers In the world Ik berxnsoof theiresevJ- !> i. If I could show you the ditforonce between Ujw nd the liigb-ftrude leathers used,you wetrtd unrtev K iake. why they hold their shape. tit better, wear her is.to shoe on the au:xet to-day, and why tOm I : hdi uame and prlco on the bottom. Looitoe'Jt? I 1MFORT AND WEAR. for the lait tierlre tear* m<th abfo/ute ; m/i rt 'ti"f Kfar to othn t r -fling from t., U. 8. Int. Herenae, Riehvxotul, Va, s S3.SO shoes. Cort 111a Colt is conceded to I ilor L'yeleU used exclusively. Jj tGLAS. Brockton. Moaomahnm**., g