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Nature's Work on Cotton. JJr (From Southern Cultivator. 1 % ? We were shown a cotton stali by Mr. John T. Sasser on Tues day evening, which, when ex plained by him, revealed a mos practical side of nature's work 'I his stalk was well dev.dopet and was selected by Mr. Sasse for demonstrating how the sea sons affect the plant. Mr. Sasse says that he has watched and ex perimented with cotton this year and he is convinced that b; watching the plants closely tin farmer can tell precisely whei and how it should bo cultivated lie says that the top or surfaci roots come and go with the mooi ? that is, new roots appear will the new set ol roots put on. lit pointed tins out to us by show . jug the stalk in its present statt #with the old roots shedding of ^ and new shoots putting 011. lb watching the different stages o its growth, Mr. Sasser says it cai readily be seen when to plow am how to plow. When the old root are shedding, plow deep, a no harm can be done the plant and when the now ones begin b spread and take root, plow shal low, as there is danger of injur iii2 the plant, by breaking tin new surface roots (ben helping t< nurture the fruit and foliage. Com men t by the Kditor : W< have all due respect for our man; friends among the farming clan who believe iu the "moon theory' and roots dying atcertain periods They are good people but havi ne^er had the advantage of scieu title training, and these old su perstitions have been handec down so long, thev have all re . ality of truth to them. licoti ^ don't die at stated periods. 1 roots are broken or diseased the; die, and nature tries to overcoim this misfortune by putting ou new ones. There is no time whet you can or should break the rooti iii cultivation, in rainy seasoni the injury will not he so appar ent as the moisture will help tin plant to survive and also to pu out new rootH to take the placi of thoBe destroyed. The mooi theory is incorrect; if the side roots of cotton died at any time the stalk and foliage would with er at once. Go out and cut all tin side roots at any time, and se< the result. Our best farmers d< not regard the moon cither ii planting or in cultivation am their yields are always in pro portion?not to the phase of tin moon?but entirely to the ma in.ring, and still in cultivation The root system of any plant hai the same life period as plant un less interferred with '.n ponu way. This monthly dying perioi is not in accordance wiMi tin m facts. "Good Roads Make Grea [Nations.'' Such is the heading of a vorj nrfble article which appeared ii / Collier's Weekly of last week. 1 ti author is Congressman W. I' Brownlow, of Tennessee, win discusses the question of goer roads with clearness and" ability The Commonwealth perhapt more than a year ago printed o number of articles about govern v moot aid to public roads,in which it was claimed that the Govern ment can as well aid the public highways on land as on water Congressman Brownlow says thai i - , - - - 7 * ITS >un to bl ) f'vtl SO i..v i"~ l> i i "well dressed that wrien you send voljr-? ^ ^ ! children to school/good clo.'rltj i \ | ftrt as essential as good jchool ) i books - you know that a well dressed child takesfll/cm more / / j1 interest in its studies- and ' yrte dear tcachek should begin * 'kw^-.~m' th^ term with new clothes. i j^yx? go where you getthe be5t j wa lu e.that* a r/thaat/c . ..1 WTZRBROVJN. i , the entire constitutionality of A. the Government aid to public ^ roads is now a'.moRt universally ^ : nrlmjttttft unrt l>? . il ?' f 4 j justice ot such a movement lie | says that it is the greatest and , 1 i most important question before ! the people ami before the Gov ^ eminent. The farmers of the 1 , country pay more than hall the taxes ami receive nodirect consid | eration at thehands of theUovernr j meat. While the farmer might be the first to bo directly benefitled by the m iking of good roids by the Government, he would by ' no means be tlie only one hene' fited. Mr. Brownlow points oat I * the industrial, educational and I 11 moral advantages to be derived ' from good roads. When the far- I mer, who is the mainstay of the I 1 world, prosper, ill others will I 1 prosper accordingly. Good roads I ~ make it possible for the farmer to realize a large percent. I more from the products of his a ' j farm. The rural schools are the I '! seats of learning whence come the best and truest men for ev- I 1 I ery phase and station and calling I I 111 life. (tnod roi?.to ..-ill ? . w?,v?r? will liU IIllMi'l U 3 towards making splendid possi- fl s bilities in the country districts I ' than any other one interest. Take ' away the wholesome and moral I influences of the country churches, and you strike a blow at I moral progress and development. I * Good roads are one of the greatest conveniences for the rural fl population to get to church on the i > Sabbath. Congressman Brownlow I , say? that the present Congress fl s can do much for the relief of the 1 people throughout the country if fl i. only the members of that body p 9 will take a serious view of the I .nanci ttim go to worn. LJe clones I K . his very ab'e paper by askingI I 1 the question, "Wilt the people | I let their Senators and Itepesen? a - tives sleep upon a bill which 1 f provides for their paramount I f needs?" He clinches the whole 1 > matter in the last sentence by I t declaring that "without the de- L ) maud from the people Congress j will not act."?Exchange. I Irate Father Beats Daugh, ter's Alleged Would-be j Lover Unmercifully with' 1 a Cane. j , i " Prosperity special in the News andCourier. Our town was thrown into a re( v t of excitement late Thursday . rtVt>llilll' liv Mm .1.-1 . ? . mo ir^jui i tiint uu eu- | I raged father had assaulted, and I seriously or painfully hurt, the ( would be gallant of his fifteen-! year-old daughter. It Reemn that a man named O'Bryan, a travel- j ling photographer, claiming to he from I n liana, had been board j (iug in the home of the young I lady and had been paying her Rome attentions. As soon as 'the parents learned of this, it ip ? Laid, that they forbade him the i J t! house. ^ A short time ago O'Bryan went ? to an adjoining town, about Iwon- | j ,, ty miles away, to engage in bis|rt , l regular work. Ho came back'|,,| i once or twice, it isaaid,and tried W( R! to see the young lady. The vigi ] j |f .(lance of her father prevented) )I this. On Monday tho 'ouuglhii I i lady started to school, ami on , n .i Wednesday O'liryan appeared on (>' i the scene once more and attempt i j ed to see her at school, which t|n was denied him. At recess he cm i force1', himself into the building. ?d . but was ordered nfl' the premises M'1' ! by the superintendent. It is j VJJ . said that he lay in waiting, try- ro) t ing to speak with her," but, fail i .i?n /.- m No *" ?~0u ^'x u ^ "7TGES Ll^on [ho. ..l -** .vyh'cht -got arrwt cus'in dik>mh ca chicaso Is not dressing well one of the best lessons your children can learn ? How much more interest they will take in their books if they are not bothered by seeing a school mate have on better clothes than they have. Hesides in after life they will get along better it they know how to appear well. Don't you like to see tidy children, and don't you i r wish ior your little ones to look tidy ? We ^ wish to encourage education, therefore we -> sell our wearables for little students for very ^ reasonable profits. See our Graded School Tablets before making your purchases. They have photograph of the Graded School on them, and prices cheap?5 c up. \r 1 * ours truly, Lan(-aster llerc-iiiililf to. . - ... t * in this,he succeeded in petting j Horse Crazed by Bite of Mad in that it hit the horse, lote to her, asking her to meet j Finer ' '',rrt'"8 *'1'* horse were re rn at the evening train, as it g> I an,i hav?' h"e'' *ent mid in ail probability be h? r j Anderson special in Columbia j ^a ex.'l,^nj"1g(| U e 111 B *,more 1? >t opportunity to see him. State: A horse belonging to Mr. j The irate father had hunted i J J- hretwell became in. ane yes ? _ 11 all the afternoon an 1 was I tenia? at !iia plantation two miles Zander Old Enough to Vote. hand at the train, and upon 1 west of the e:ty atul had t<? be Blacksburg (Chronicle: Mr. John Bryan appearing lie at once 'shot. The horse suddenly became ^olins, so (?iic of our corrospon tacked him, beating iiirn over vicious and tried to bite one of 1 e" h u>s, Iwis .. aboil p head and shoulders with a Fetwell s sons. A veterinary 4 ntv v ,r> ?ld in t c' ho tie. The town marshal appear | surgeon was called in and after .. ? ,a. " ,S n:: 11 " !,lP* on the scene and took the now L? examination of the animal he '* 111 '7l> ",kI ''i'* llv aroused tattier in hand, but ... r'i uaiaii m m <? .? t before ho had effectively I ^ 0,1,1(56(1 n ?*verMl CUII enI c,(l|1 or |)ilo ','SH () oted 0 Bryan the length of the '-V8 Rs2() a ?'ippoHeri to have L(?r,Mlvll 1 . , ??? '" t * i II ' W II ?ch, into which he had scram ,lPf>n . altering !rnm rnl>i?s, t i>* te is anyone who can heat this. >d with alacrity. |on the premises and the suppo. It ?o let hint apeak out.