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IrjLANT LIFE, to bevigJT orous and healthy, must have 'I f I Potash <,. Phosphoric Acid and Nitro;;: n These essential element . '.r I i to plants, what bread, rr< water arc to man.' Crops flouri h on soils . supplied with Pettish. ! Our pamphlets 1.11 lu-v. ' i my fertilizers, ;u.<l art: free i<> :u'.. OERriAN K.V. . V i. ? : Clover Our Manure Crop. W. D. KlSKF.it in l'r:u'llc:il Ksirmer. We have tested different Kinds of commercial fertilizers ??:i our j farm in a small way, and found in every test that nitrogen did ! not pay for itself. Wh?o u?ed on ' wheat in the Kail, it \v;:> pr.ieti- J nallu Mirntvn utvau on SJi?viiwr I crops it showed hotter results. Phosphoric acid a ><i potash wili ' pay for themselves on our sat.dx clay loam, when used on potatoes ; in the D-ioporliou of two parts, phosphoric acid to one of p. hi it. and on wheat of six to one. On leacliy uround liUr mr r ' is best if one half (if 'he phosphn : ric acid is reverted, as litis will! feed the crop later in the sea on. ami the soluble pari {rives the plant immediate food. Nitrogen does best on heavy land where it I cannot escape into the air or 4drain, and ph poor: a< n! : : 'Otasli on ,tt\ i!, 'I ii i at. in ^fliieac ingredients n long n? a heavy clay j t?-?i 1 prevent- j leaching. HarnyaH manure is a ' complete feri lll/.et . i ; oulv one that most I at; s ;m - aide to utilize profitably, H cm.tains ;?I! : thu essential elements for the nor- j - feol ileve'opoii'Ut of rdn its. Most ' the soils have all these ole-! ments in abundance except nit to ken, phosphoric acid an i potash,' which are about the only ele- ! ments in commercial fertilizers thfct are of any value. Hut in soil wh?re others are lacking you I have tho supply in stable manure Stable manure will start fermen- ! itation, lighten the soil at.d reni dfef it less subject to drought J whereas commercial fertilizers .must be supplemented by clover and other green manures. We f f r. t % Know w iarmer? wrin nave ruined [ their land for want of proper ' tiowledge in usinir commercial j tilVfcera. Farmers should do uJ.Mrgolv upon sf;?I?!? manure, C} /I good tillage I r tli??ir j , as thour-ai'.-|s ot dollars! ' nniiallv thrown away for! f food that is in abundance. /the soil, waning lor a thiol mir! yirtnor to make it avail >M" < ?nr ignorance of the rreel ii?c ?.t artificial manure and its h.-navior on our Handy c'uv h??m has, driven us to depend upon stable 1 manure and the comulnn red clov?r for our fortilitv. \V<- give the clover all the encouragement possible, and depend upon it: v'^ly for the proper rnanut'.n-iur 5 of suitable fflant food. umI ? right proportion-'of flu- <t*.tint ingredient* for our crop, s is nature's (neili .t!. -ml the y reliable on.- ?..r preparing nt food. It not only renders open, phosphoric acid and 'h available^, f|it also acts e ottier 'elen^dits in plant 'rbon. lKn element, not tjn/ I manure*- is also j '" ation by the s the ability of the (toil to hold water is in- t creased, which i? Fomethifig very c desirable the last few years! 1 Chemists tell of that over every a acre of ground hangs suspended c a large amount of free nitrogen, v Nitrogen is the costliest article i that goes into the composition of a artificial manures, but with e!ovi r we c.ji) make it the cheapest. < Now is it wisdom that we should t purchase I; in the form of com I I mi-rcia 1 -fertilizers ? t ( ] ivcr ai ;n has the power of y pumping up lrom the depths be-'t low mineral matter. Unlike other s plants, it draws largely on the | subsoil. Its nature is to run deep 11 into the ground on well drained U land, and thus firing up the for- v tilitv that the rains are constant- ^ ly leaching down from the surface < s:i?il Plnvni* ic u T?i oAmno nr /I v.wiw .o .? .Ijiviwuil irou. . ,J ami ran get plant food from the t soil that othor plants cannot, and a when the sod is plowed we have i the plant food in the proper con- t dition and just where other crops f can fret it. Clover increases the a fertility of the soil by shading it t almost constantly in the season $ of its growth, and this shado costs ju? comparatively nothing except t tin- exercise of our good judg- ; nifiit in tin* proper management I of our idover so thai we keep our j (. land sli ided as long as possible. With this wonderful plant w<-\.. cms lay claim to boundless resour J cos ot nitrogen for our crops and can go into the depth below and v pump up enough mineral matter ? to grow hundreds nf crops, andjf with the dense shade we have a ' ? labratorv which belongs to na- . - I tore, that ran not be excelled in ,j the rhiMpiiess ??f making plant fo i ivail ibl . Now we will feed 4 ;ho c! iv. r wi ll all the harnvard q manure earefully saved, anil wi.h commercial fertilizer if necos- irv * and found profitable, ami l< t The c clover feed the money rrop. W'oj Ail! -n, pose that we have a good ti land id clover all over the field I m on well drained land, either oat- " ural or artificial, and the wheat * is cut ittd housed, and we have n learned where all the feelde * spots of clover are, caused by !| poor soil, not by smothering. We *?; give ali such spots a liberal dress- *< ing of good stable manure, and after a good rain, as soon as the m hest clover is nearly a foot high, u we mow it oft with the knives sot I n, as high as possible, and the track j I" clearer* oft to prevent hunching. |^? Wo have now the whole field p fairly well mulched with weeds, tstubble, clover and manure. In a wot season this may be done two or even three times. Iiut good judgment must be used to stop in ........ . j 1'no Ions Annwrrril. ' NVbat is the use of making a !?* 11t*r article than your competitor li you can not eel a better . I price tor it' Ij .\iis.---As there i.- no dillerencci in iln price the public will buy >: l\ the better, so that while our profit" may t>e mailer <>n a sin-!'; gle a ie I he v ill lie mocli greater j | in tie aggregate. How can von get iiie public to " ft I iioa youi m.ii e !> the best ( . p i! kit.tii artichf a?c brought j proiinneni Is b? lore the pntdicj It- 'It are < ert tin to I tried and 1 " the public will very quickly p ?rs | i judgtur nt on them and u?e only { the hotter ones* r I his explain." t h" lar; s,?i on J < 'hamberl ii nV t'ou;.:h I * isi^!y * The people have been 11 - i. _r i! !ur J years and have found that it ait, i aiwnvs lie depended upon I hey I | may ocasionally take up withj? some la-hionahle novelty put1 ' forth w 11 h exaggerated claims, hut ; are certain to ret urn to the one J remedy that they know to l?e re* 5 liable, and for cough*, cold* and * croup there is nothing equal to * Chamberlain'* Cough Kemdy. For sale by J. F. Mackey & Co. and I!. O. Hough & (Jo., Lancaster, 1 8.0. . " r ? irae for it to tnake sufficient JSOffth for v. inter protection, .'his clipping of the clover, beides giving us a good mulch, lic ks weeds, thickens the do er, both roots and tops, and by ot letting it go to seed keep up i continuous growth. \Vp never pasture our young i -v. r. It is juwt as vise to pas* lire our wheat in the fall up to >! < *mtier >?i.el expect, it to ?.:< hrough the winter all right and ir.iducwa good cr>?;>, as to ex: tot lie same of the clover. bet to-, um up the amount of fertilize: j ier acre the clover ha*. uiuoutac. tired for us. The dippings >t j onng clover left on the ground re will put at one ton; hay crop, !.$ tons ns an average; secoou rop, 1A tons, in all 5 tons. After leducting tne amount of fertility aken out by feeding the hay crop nd returning the rest to the lidd n manure, we find by the table hat we have about $.'18 worth roin the clover crop. The rpots ml Ptubble are equal in value t< he top growth, which is about 21. And the amount of plant ood made available by shadinc he poil would b?? very low to put t at $21, thus inokiim tile 'i^r^ ?ie per Mere $K0. A reasonable -lunate compared .v <;<? the cur eiit prices of commercial fcrtili rs. M ike y u?* ! ; Jin I' vet by umh.j; b irov ard me u t lid ..'<od I ,1' : i . ; i .'); ! m villi commercial ferr.li/. *-s t' lecesuiry. Then with shur* ? ??,; iou< vtth c'.ov.r. you v.ii! !? ?\ . olve.l tlo'mo-' essential part lie 11r< bI 'in ol cheapened ;k, luetion. SiOQ Tn Anv Man. V . w V m w mmnmj C S E v?'J i ii II VILL. PAY 5100 FOR ANY CASE If n'cakDrst In Men They Treat nod Fall to < ore. An Ontaba Company places for tho first iuio before the public a .Maohai. Thkaient for tlio i-iirfi of Lo t Vitality, Nervous ml Sexual Weakness, mid Itestorntion of life Force in old and vouug inou. No orn out French remedy: contains no hosphoroti* or other harmful drills it is Wonhkrpi'i. Tueatmbn r-magical in its Ifocts positive in its cure All readers, ho uro suffering from .1 weakness that lights their life, oau.otig that mental and hysical suffering ?> ' -ulisr to I.ost. Mannoil. Ik hi Id \vriu? 'o : !>? S'l vTK .M hi > 14 "A I. O.M1WNY, Otnah . 1 id tbev will mkI you ulisolutiv> Fll-'K. u valuable II per on these !. wa . and [-unlive proofs f their truly Mai.k .1 Taf.r.menr. ThousIII k of men, who have lost all bopo of a ire. are beiug restored by them to a per ct i-onditiou. This Maoh ai. Tiseatmext may he tuken t home under tln-ir directions, or they will ny railroad faro and hotel bills to all who refer to go there for treatment, if they til to cure. They aro perfectly reliable; nve no Free Proscriptions, Free Cure, ree Sample, or C. O. 1>. fake They have 160,000 capital, and guarantee to cure very case they treat or refund every dollar; r their charges may be deposited in a ..iK in ih> pma to thom when a cure la Tooted. Write tbem icxIiiaThe Leading Fire Insurance Company of America." ncorporatod lMt?. t'linrtor I'^rpomnl | ota iitk wmm ioiiimm or if a ittfoiti). row. ash rnpitnl $ I.OOO,(HiO.OC h?Ii As?.i't > ov?*r ! 1,000,1!()(MM) paid over . 77,ooo,oi (?.(?(> M'vcriil ot liar stronvr r<*I in t>l?* rotupai. ropro-i-iitod and Iiiimim*** i-ntrus-l it to on' will rtM'??ivp prompt attcn-j ioii. A. .1. < I. A a K, I Josidetit ViM'iit. i ?* \\i hAT7 k t ? rat . 1 'I . ' ' . I i ?nt business conducted ( r Moonuir > .1 . ' Oon O'ricr 15 PppnAiTt U. S. Pattnt Ctici sad we < an seen. e | Jcr. 111 less tune than those't remote from Washington. t Send model, di?tvii)g or photo., with desTlp ; tlon. We "dvise, If patentable or not, Itce ol ' charge. Oar fee rot due till pstent Is sectired. A bAMSHLtT, "Mow toOb'tin I'atents," with er st of t>atne in the U. S. aud foreign countr;es J sent free. Address, . C.A.SiaOW&C^,: OPP PATENT Orricr, WASMINOTr f< k?? VX% S? 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Shi-lhy jo 15 ' r> " Mattlmoro 9.5ft ? l.ft'l : Moors horo I 9.4k ? " " ! II* nrk-tia ' 9.HH ' " ft 19 " | I'oro.st City. J 9.ai " " Mil " Kuihcrforilion i 9.1M ' ' ft.ft'.' : Thermal City h 41 " 'If " 1 G Ion wood h l| " ' :,J I Marion | m. lo " Northbound. Southbound. (iaffnoy Divisiou. 81 l.eavo. Siiniluv Kxcoproit. Arrive. I'Vt". ft 'W A. M Ml iiUstiuru. Arv i.rto M " " ft" " CliiToUi r Kills, - 7 05 1'in GaiTnnv " rt 4u ' lia:n No. 77. ifoinv west makes ilavliirnt coniifi llon iii l.anc t-lor .villi the I. A C. It. R., ii Cm U Milt wiui t'li- Southern Kit.. irolnR u.M'lh. ill lilarl.Min v' .villi in*- Smiilnirri Train, No 78. ifolrnr M.it inalirs i-oniifL-iiiiti at Marion. N < Willi lln- Soil I In rn It. It ,. at ItiaclCsliiirK v in Soi tlii-iii anl at 1. * in is'i-r with tin- b. A. I It. I! 'I rain No - 1 .-oin-' Kast i: alios von | if 1'iori ;il **!n II.v. N (' . villi llif S A I. , l{ K .. iii.* (a it Ali tia .1 (ri'lk'lit Irwin will MA p ihsui/i :s if provided wilfi "if t V. II. IJ'MI'K' IX. I >.\ i-?l??t? IMimm.i' . A .'rut. I. \ ; MI'llsfis, Tr:?i.'?* Miin;su r LANcAsTun ?* <11 I:STI:U KAII.WA V. i let wct'ii (Jlu'slfi . < ml I, i iwji.-tPr. I,. t; i ii Minv, i'< n. Miir. I tail n I'.m /tf Sn i/f/.'f //. * t I' i liomid.. ? X Ho- i: Ni. In. No. 12 A M 11' M (A. M l?. M. I? Ar ("in'slfC . lo II >;. T 1*5 * "! * i irr - I II in 7 2D H 111 ' ' Ktifx'h .... ! II :m 7 JO X :f> I " X.. I? 1IIK i n I 11 ID 7 41) x > i; .Mm . | ii on 7 jsd H I.I I llllMV IllVlllf 12 IIIj HIM i i i . c'. r sh ?:?. <2 i:.i h id I I .1-1 l.kWii " 12 2'v M _?) I . - I to "Mlllcr'nCrmiN'K" 13 ftol t? 45 I "?> l l.\ Lancaster Al . > N'i H 50 | 1 M l? M T "it l> M Train h i\ iii' Lam-aster it *.'.ii a m , con I ict .ill . l" r w il li Southern Kail way jjolng ' south i a I, ifolnir north ami <!. C A S. Vestibule ni'l ! i'ai trains going west. Train leaving Iiani'imtfr at 3 411 p. m., con i.ici.iat Lancaster with O It A C. iroin Cum ! ti. ami Chester with Southern Hallway going north anil south untl with C A I*, north. Train leaving Chester at 11 ;05 a. m., connects at Chester with Southern Hallway from Char lotto, alsoC. A L. from north. Train leaving ("hosier at 7:05 o. m., connects with Southern Hallway from Columbia. O. C A. N from Atlanta Anil (I A L. from Lenoir. I.KROY SPRINGS, W. II. IIARDIN, President. Vice-l'res. and Manager. f /