VERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY.)Entered as second-class mail matter.SUBSCRIPTION RATES.Dne year, - - - - $3.0)One month, - . - . .25One week, - -« = = 10~ Delivered in town by carriers withoutextra cost. / .Advertisng rates are liberal and can behad on application to the editor or atthe office.We ,desire a live correspondent atevery postoflice in the county, who willgend in brief items of NEWS as it occursjn each neighborhood, Write plainlyoand only on one side of the paper.neLiberal Commission on subscrip-tion rates paid to agents.on.ne~ ~Tucrspay, Janvary 28xp, 1896.LETTER FROM TEXAS.economicsHow New Year Was Celebrated"Progress in the Lone Star State.Fort Wortn, Texas, Jan, 14, 96:| Mr. Evitor :"Well here we areagain, and what are we going to tel]your readers about first, as the field isgo vast and the harvest so very rich.~ Itisan old time custom to watchthe old year out and the new year 1n,the death of the one and the birth ofthe other,fand very few young Speoplehere miss going to watch meetings.Early new year eve the small boybegan to show his appreciation of thenew year by a generous use of firecrack-érs.and roman candles. The generalcelebration however was reserved formidnight.Just as the clock struck 12 the agedand shrinking 1895 stepped aside tomake room tor the young roseate 1896,cand at that instant even the air in FortWorth began to vibrate with the mightynoise of the farewell tothe old year andwelcome to the new. Withthe first strike of the clock }innumerable pistol shots were heardin all parts of the city. Then everysteam whistle for miles around took upthe chorus. The bells began to pealforth joyous sounds, the shouts of cit-~wens everywhere told ofa great event,while the air was ablaze with rocketsand roman candles. The noise wasdeafening an lasted about 15 minutes,There hangs around and about theold time honored custom memories~sweet and dear and memories full ofsadness, yet with all the sadness thatthe watch meeting calls up it bears al-Ways with it more joy than sorrow.~ Treceived some very nice presents,~and one that I prized more than allothers is a lovely crown that is a workof art.Fort Worth, the queen city of thegreat southwest, the Chicago of Texas,the most biilliant opal of the oLone: Star� favorably compares with anypeople that assemeble from all thetes in the Union.Fort Worth is a typical western city,*ituated on the placid Trinity. To thenorth is spread out a beautiful land-e with miles and miles ot plains,» Vales and rivers, Just far enoughway to look picturesque.This isthe greatest railroad CentreTexas. with all the great railwaymes west of the Mississippi river cen-ing here, with the possible exception |one or two.The public buildings of Fort Worthher pride. The magnificent CourtHouse on the square built of red Texasite and recently complete is thewest court house in the Jand, costingMf million dollars, The postottice andstom house now being built will be,1 completed, one of the finest Fed-uildings in the West. The citysa handsome structure built ofTexas stone and a substantial~jail stands near the courthouseterror of evil doers.business houses are constructed8 one and brick, many of then, im. ee: Sop theframe and brick, show where the housesot her people are. fig 6Some frame buildings in the businesspart still bear evidences of the earlydays of her existence in the midst oof acountry once known as ofrontier,� wildwith Indians and in a rank state of na-,ture. ,No city of this size can boast of bet-ter public schools, and among thechurches are many handsome edificesand all are attended from week to weekby the God-fearing and enlightened peo-ple of the city according to their _pref-erénee, as all creeds and sects are repre-sented, .The general emigration movemehtseems to increase and the people of the}older States are daily adding to thepopulation of Texas. In addition toindividuals and single families, wholecolonies are coming ina body. Manyof shese people are settling in east Tex.as, others are going west to the "Pan-handle and to southern Texas.The wheat fields are in living green,and the hill sides, too, are putting ongreen robes.To read your paper is like gettingletters from home and I donTt see howany Pitt county boy could do withoutit. Wishing the Rertecror and aljits rea~lers a happy new year, Vl dropthe curtain. W.H. FLEMING.A Man With Toe Much Money.In France the Lebaudy case is thesensation of the day. .Lebaudy was a young man who washandicapped by the disadvantage ofhaving too much money. Unfortunate-ly he inherited great wealth and his lav-ish manner of living made him conspic-When the time came for him toserve in the army he tried to be relievedon the gronnd of physical disability, andmany reputable physicians certifiedthat he wasunfit for military duty. Butthe people and the + newspapers raised:uous.such aclimog that the minister of warwas afraid to do the man justice.The millionaire conscript, though sul-fering from consumption. had to go intothe army, and then to a hospital. Timeand again the doctors begged for his re-lease, but the authorities refused. Theyoung man had too much money.. Ifdischarged the newspapers would becertain to accuse somebody of accept-ing a bribe, and no one cared to face theconsequences.Several persons, including societyladies and journalists, fleeced thegutferer en his death bed out of millions,promising to secure his release, buttheir efforts were unavailing, and hedied in the hospital. His sweetheartleft her position in a theater and wentto his bedside to nurse him, remainingwith him to the last. She now refusesto accept his fortune which he bequeath-ed to her,Since LebaudyTsdeath there is a re-vulsion of public feeling, and it is nowthe general verdict that the authoritiestreated him very unjustly. It is one ofthe few cases in which aclever man waspersecuted to death because he had toomuch money.po ernment ntIFYOUHADALOADOFWOODTOSELLand told everyman you met that you had a load otwood to sell, and every man you metwould in turn tell every man he metthat you hada load of wood to selland every man you met would in turntell every man he met that you had aload of wood to sell, it would, in courseof time, become pretty well circulatedthat you had a load of wood to sell ;but why not cut it short-"not the~wood, but the method"and place agood ad in a good newspaper and telleverybody at once, oDelays are dam,gerous,� and a good newspaper wouldstart in where the last man left oft: andkeep on telling everybody that you hada load of wood to sell; or anfortable and handsome residences, bothj =hincolumns of the oimpedLee Re oar ttine auniia Eraised by the publication in the reportsof the Commissiner of Labor that itcosts five and a half cents a pound toproduce cottoii in North Carolina, butthe consensus of opinion is that in1895 cotton was made at that cost. TheCommissioner ot Agriculture in Texasestimates that the farmers of thatState have made from 2 to 3 cents perpound more than they expected whenthe crop was planted. This result heattributes to the decreased acreageand the small crop; and he holds thatthey would not have received morethan 5 cents a pound had the crop beenan average one.Commenting on this estimate, theCommissioner says :oSome planters are grumbling be-cause they did not plant more cottonand less corn. A little figuring wouldshow them that in proportion to theincrease in the cotton crop the pricewould be reduced, and more moneywould have been. required to cultivateit and to gather it, which would leaveless profit. If the coming crop is in-creased generally, as we hear somefarmers talk of doing, anda full aver-age yield is produced, they will findcotton below 5 cents the current year.The wise course for farmers to pursueis to plant a sufficient crop of corn andall other kinds of crops needed. forhome consumption and enough fortheir non-producing . neighbors, andafter that to devote their attention tocotton, if they prefer. growing cottonfor market to the raising of pork andmutton.�"""Eleven Times a Bride.Mrs. Jacob Thorn, of New York, isalleged to have no less than clevenhusbands. Three of these are living inRussia. The other eight are citizensof the United States. When about 20years of age she was wedded to MyerHurewetz, in Russia. Neither fromhim nor from any one of the succeed-ing husbands, it is claimed, has shebeen divorced. . |Now, Jacob Thorn, her last hus-band, has applied in the superior courtfor tha annulment of his marriage. Hewas under the impression when hemarried herthat she was divorced, butletters from Russia disabused him ofthis. ~Che second husbandTs name wasIsaac Winawetz. The names of thethird and fourth husbands are un.known. The fifth husband rejoicedin the name of Baron Ekebaum. Mr.Kkebaum lived with his wife tenmonths. Aaron Kaslofsky became thesixth, but he left after a short honey-moon. These six and Mr. Thorn arethe seven husbands mentioned in thecomplaint. But since that was drawnup Lawyer Price has struck otherlines. of discovery, and previous hus-bands are turning up on the averageof one amonth. There are now elevenall told.eer te aaThe CharlotteOBSERVER,North CarolinaTsFOREMOST NEWSPAPERDAILYAND |WEEKLY.ican nemenemendiamaal{ndependent and fearless ; bigger andmore attractive than ever. it will be aninvaluable visitor to the home, theoffice, the elub or the work room. |THE DAILY OBSERVER.All of the news of the world. Com-plete Daily reports from the Stateand National Capitols. $8 a vear.THE WEEKLY OBSERVER.A perfect family jonrnal, All thenews of the week. The reportsfrom the Legislature a special. Fea-ture. Remember the Weekly Ob-. server, he anes ne\ ONLY ONETDOLLAR A YEASend for sample copies. Addressno little disc ussion ;Fortilizer Analyses, ~tind Staggers AmongHorses, Cultivation of the Peach,Relative Valine of HayJanuary, 1896.The N. C. Experiment Station Balletins. "The standing offer is made to send thebulletins of the station to-al! in the statewho really desire to receive them. Theyare specially prepared to be servicesble asfar as possible to the practical farmer.Thousands of farmers have already. takenadvantage of thisoffer. Unless vou reallywant to benefited please donot applyfor them as we have none to throw away.If you desire to read them, write on pos-tal card to Dr. H. B. BatrTvs, Director, °Raleigh. N. C.TaFertilizer Analyses at Experiment Station.The station has now in preparation abulletin which will contain the resultof all fertilizer analyses made duringthe year 1895, both spring and fall in-spections. This will be distributed inadvance of the analysis of fertilizers onsale in 1896, so that an idea will be giv-en of the standing of each brand duringthe coming year. It will be issued im-médiately and will be mailed to allnames on the stationTs mailing list. Thisbulletin will be No. 124.During the season of 1896 specialbi-weekly bulletins will be issued whichwill contain analyses of fertilizers asfast as they are completed. It will beremembered that the inspectors samplethe fertilizers after they are placed onsale in North Carolina, consequentlythe samples represent actually whatis bought by farmers. The bi-weeklybulletins are mailed only to those w':orequest them. If you want them, ap-ply to Dr. H. B. Battle, Director, Ra-leigh, N. CO. \Epidemic of oStaggers� Among Horses.During the late summer and fall, in asection: of eastern North Carolina, anepidemic among horses has annually oc-curred amounting toa loss each year ofperhaps 10 per cent. Tha matter ap-pearing of so much importance, the con-sulting veterinarian of the experimentstation (Dr. F. P. Williamson) was sentto make a personal examination. Thefollowing has been gleaned from his re-port: The symptoms as given are sud-den in their development. Sore throat,water cofning through nose on attempt-ing to drink, rapid breathing, loss ofappetite, and one of three things, theanimal either walks around in a circleto one side over any object in the wvwithout apparently seeing it(**blind stagersTT), or remains perfectly stil owetaeyes partially or completely closet wit a-out taking the slightest iuterest ia sae.roundings nuless aroused (~tsleem vtgersTT), or@ashes about furicusiy witout regard to self, people or things;(~mad staggersT}). An obstinate con-stipation accompanies each case.The land lies very low in this district,there being many swamps and ditchesthrough the farms,and on each side of theroad the ditches are filled with reddish |brown stagnant water. The vegetationis very rank, the dews are very heavyand do not dry off before noon the nextday? The horses have very little pro-tection as a rule. On some farms thereare no barns at all for ltousing stock.The animals are simply turned in arough shed to eat, then turned outagain exposed to wind, rain and sun.Wherever they are stabled it is claimedthey are never affected as shown by theexperience of one farmer who has notlost a single case in several years. An-other, who had not lost a horse in thir-teen years, let his run to pasture nightand day this year and lost them. An-ther had four pasturing; three of thesee put up at night, leaving one out atall times, except at feeding. The oneleft out died, the other three are in goodcondition. Many other cases might benoted, but this is enongh to show thatwhere the animals are protected from theweather (the heavy dews, rain and windstorms, for this occurs always after arainy, hot season) they are free fromany sickness. Two animals dying fromthe disease were found by autopsy tchave died with pneumonia (complicatedwith pleurisy in ine first here ~Thestaggering gait, the sleepy -ancon-mcionee. the madness are caused bythe toxine taken into the blood from thediseased lung tissue, or from want of| reoxygenation of the blood, the brain is| not properly fed, animals being affectedaccording to individual disposition.The suggestion would be to provide bet-ter stables and take more care of thehorses, Keep animalsin stable at nightif atno other time. Animals alreadyaffected should be given a bolus or adrench of Barbadoes aloes one ounce,calomel dr. 1. If this remains inactive16 hours, follow with 1 qt. raw linseedoil, Every three hours should be given4 o2./acetate of ammonia, 2 dr. nitratedrench. Food should be restricted togruel, bran mash, or something easilydigested, About three or four bucketsof drinking water should be given aday.Relative Vaiue of Hays. ;lam packing in alternate layers in balesof 450 pounds the following :Peavine hay............ cove ses 100 pounds,Corn shucks..........05+++0+,.-100 pounds.Peanut, vines,..... dregs 100 pounds.Pea hulls........ cevececeee 80 pounds,Crab grass hay. ..........:....100 pounds.It mikes a eapital combination for myhorsss xnd milcn cows. Please give methe commercial value per hundred weightof this combination with Timothy 1~selling at 81, .0 per ode Ape weight, Allthe ingredients are in dpe equuition.~Ail were crt in season, air cured and re-tain foliage. Do you approve of thismixture?would be glad to be placed on youree ee maeling list, as [value the bulletin v| igh wae get chebagh the ansthan| you beof potash, 2 oz. sweet spirits of nitre iner, he + tees onset my as-Timothy in nutriment, and thatpeavine hay, cut at the proper time andcured pay cot outranked either. Willso kind as to publish or at leastgive me the benefit of your information -on the relative merits of timothy, orch-ard grass. uda, crab grass, peavineshucks. soy, beans, crimson clover anred clover? Our farmers are just begin-and pea hullsare worth saving. I havebeen preaching such economy for 20 yearsand have only succeeded in advancing the ~wonderful utility of cowpeas as a hay,notTasking too much of you. Tha infor-mation sought would be very valuable tomany of us."A. J., Greenvil e, N.C.[Answered by F. E. Emery.turist, N.C. Experiment Statidn.]most farmers need information. Thereare men who haul wood to this city at$2.00 to $2.50 per cord and buy timothyhay at $20 per ton to feed their teams.Corn stalks are left to fall down in thefield by them and their neighbors, It isfairly capable of demonstration that thewasted stalks if fed with a meal rationcan replace the hay at « lower cost forthe ration than hay, corn and oats agfed. Youasked for commercial valuewhen it seems comparative feedingvalue is what is desired. Commer-cially, timothy hay outranks all others,That is the kind to raise to sell, but tofeed at home would be a different ques-tion. When the climate would suit,earlier grasses would be used and someothers would be grown with timothy.There is a tendency to calculate food,into heat equivalents. That is, food isburned in the animal body and pro-duces its effect in heat and nerve forces.which may, or not, be a-form of expres-sion for heat. The digestible portions.of foods are reduced to heat equivalentsby adding to the sum of digostible pro-teinT? and ~carbohydrateT 2.27 timesthe digestible fat.This will give a fair comparison oftimothy hay with the other articlesnamed above and included in the fol-lowing table:It is perhaps the nearest comparativeof actual feeding value though it ismanifestly unfair commercially since it -makes no account of the greater cost ofprotein as compared with carbohydrates.The heat values are considered equal.Considerable matter relating to the sub-ject of the above queries will be foundin our digestion bulletins and some ofthe data contained in the table couldnot be given but for those experiments.As it is, several foods are calculated onan assumed digestibility. These areBermuda hay, taken from Bulletin 73of this Station. Orab grass hay, thecomposition of which was determinedat the Tennessee Experiment Station,and the digestibility assumed as for hayof annual grasses in Bulletin 73. 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Am .e e¢ #@ «@ * | 8fea) . o6 * ¢ #© © Oo:.° :6 gag cline ig eeg Hy mee ok Aao 3 EO ggneess seks aePO OO3 pekdel Age 5e 30033: PEALE eer ert oecea tags 34383 #58 eesssasedseCowpeas Plowed In the Fall or In theSpring?Will you kindly give me the compara-tive value, as a fertilizer, of a crop of cowplowed under in the fall before frost;one~lett on the ground until spring be-fore plowing.Also how does crimson. clover comparewith peas asa fertilizer *"A. 8. P., Try-on, N.C. ee[Answered by H. B. Battle, DirectorN. C. Experiment Station.]Experiments conducted at the Ala-bama station show that pa gp orang644 times the quantity of ni Dfound in the vines of cow peas in thefall than those left over to the followingspring. The reason of this is that thenitrogenous materials are lost by de-composition. The matetials of a min-eral character -will be also lost from theleaves being Howe or washed to otherlocalities.sults from plowing under after the pea-vines are,ripe in the fall following withwheat, and not allowimain on the land until the next ,Bulletins ig 77 and 91 describe thehave somewhat more ferti-lizing properties than crimson clover.oThe height of impudence�� is de-fined to be calling one doctor up toek ae eelon there are 165 hospitos kd ateicooterhay, peanut hay, oat straw, pea hulis, -ning to find out that oat straw, shucks -grain and renovating crop. I trust lam |» Agrical-Your queries are in the line where 2 ;e have gotten the best re- "them to re- |By*