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FAffl AHD GARDEN. rt*rrrw'*?'*rs?'*r*r A Handy Garden Plow. Any one with n knock for making things can mako this plow, excepting perhaps the rim ot the wheel nhd the shovel. The rim should not exceed eighteen Inches 111 dlnmotor, anil should have eight small holes to nail spokes through. Tho huh should ho made from tough wood, two Inches thick nnd tour Inches In diameter. ' The wheel on my plow Is from an old A HOMEMADE PLOW. metnl baby carriage. Tho two hold zontnl pieces are one by two Inches by two feet Shank for shovel Is fifteen inches long. The handles aro cut one by five Inches by three feet, The upright brace nnd round for han dles to suit height and width It Is do sired tho hnndlcs to be. Tho braces •on shank aro ma’de from heavy wire looped for bolt on shank and fastened with -largo scre .-s to horizontal pieces, The handles arc bolted on the top of horizontal bars with quarter-lneh bolts. 1 made the shovel from an old -ditching spade three and a half inches tvftio and six Inches long, cut across the blade, and It wns just the right shnpe. — N. A. Olearwaters, In Farm ■and Home. put n half-pound of muriate ot potash around and close to the trunk of the tree. Do tills nnd no borer will enter tliore so loug ns the potash remains. If the potash Is Increased to three or flvo pounds to each tree, necordlug to Its size, spreading It ns far out ns tho ends of the limbs of .the tree rench or Its roots extend, it will Ineronso tho growth nnd vigor ot tho tree, onhnneo tho growth nnd Improve the quality of the fruit, and finally will cast n deathly shadow over all tho Insect tribes that outer the soli benenth tho trees for winter quarters, nnd for a breeding ho ise In which to pass through their evolutions preparatory to coming forth In a new form In the spring, ready to commit new depreda tions upon tho foliage, blossoms nnd fruit of tho tree.—I. L. Itobluson, lu American Cultivator. , ti* Control of Soil Moisture. Plowing, which Is usually tho first •operation upon the soil, should be thoroughly nnd properly done, for of- ter-cultlvntlon can never mako up for •defects In tills fundnmoutal operation, The soil should bi moist enough so that as the furrow slice bends It will break and crumble, lenving It lu a pul verlzed condition, rather than In clods •or lumps. The amount of moisture In the soil Is a very Important factor In plowing, and nlso In harrowing and -after-cultivation. The moisture In the layer of agri cultural soil can be quite largely con trolled by proper methods of tillage. If we wish to dry sod land which lias been wet by heavy rains after plow ing, we can ny rolling re-establish to •a large extent capillary attraction,and bring the water to tL> surface for evaporation. Tho process of drying can be checked nt'tlio proper stage by thoroughly pulverizing tho upper por tion of the soli particles nnd net as a mulch. This matter of being able to control the moisture content of the soil to a considerable degree Is worthy of careful consideration, ns it lins much Influence upon the temperature nnd mechanical condition of tho soil. Es pecially In seasons of drouth It may mean tho success or failure of the crop. Tho difference between cultivating land one Inch In depth and three Inches In depth In Its different effects upon the moisture content of the soli Is very considerable, as Is also tho ef fect of the styles of tools used In the work. The tool mnidny wide, deep grooves and ridges Increases tho rato of evaporation, while one which pul verizes, and makes the soil very fine will decreaso tho rate of evaporation. Tho first gives more surface to the air. And consequently tbi molBture evap orates more rapidly. The other not only more completely breaks the capil lary attraction by which tho water rises to the surface, but exposes loss of the soil to the air.—I. A. Tilllngbast, in American Agriculturist. A ltnmeily For the Squn.h-ltnc, The squash bug Is very well known, nnd wherever ho tnnkes Ills appear ance the farmer Is pretty sure to find out that au unwelcome visitor has called upon him. The full-grown bug Is about five-eighths of an Inch long, blncklsh-brown In color above nnd dull ochre-yellow beneath. When roughly handled or suddenly disturbed It emits a disgusting odor which has given It the rather undignified unme of "stluk bug." Although usually preferring squash vines tills Insect Is not Infrequently found ntnicklng melon nnd pumpkin vines. Tho hugs puncture the tissue with their stoqt banks, Inject a drop of poisonous saliva and suck tho sap, Tho poison causes tho tissue In tho vl clnlty of the puncture to wilt and flnnlly die, thus cnuslng much more harm than tho mere loss of snp. Near ly nil parts of tho plant are liable to attnek. Even the fruit does not escape, aud the bugs arc frequently found, on youug vines especially, attacking tho roots just below the surface of the ground. In the fall tho bugs leavo the vines, seek shelter under any rubbish nt hand or between the boards of barns, sheds or other outbuildings. Hero they remain during the winter, the spring 'the survivors come forth UBunlly about tho middle or last of June. The females deposit their eggs usually on the under Bide of tho leaf, but occasionally on the upper surfaco as well, and are securely Btuck to tho leaf by a gummy substance. They are dull red In color, nnd to the unaided eye appear smooth and shiny, about ten days tho eggs hatch. The young ibugs resemblo tho par ents In general nppenranco except that their wings are not yet developed, they grow older they incrense In size, shedding their skins, or molting, from time to time, nnd becoming more ovnl and of a dull ocliro yellow benenth, They feed at night ns a rule, coming forth from their hiding places about dusk and remaining on tho vines dur lng tho night. During tho day they usually hide on the under side of the leaves. “An ounce of prevention Is worth a pound of cure" In this caso especially, for when squash bugs once get well started in a field It Is almost Impossi ble to get rid of them. Inscctldos are, ns a rule, of but little vnluo. Poisons would bo of no ubc, ns tho Insect does not bit the tissue, but sucks the sap Care ot Our Orchards. ' It must bo admitted that there Is nothing r i tho farm which may be made of so much value at so small cost, nnd which Is so much neglected by many farmers, as their orchards. Oftentimes tne very thing they do had much better not be done. One thing among the many I will mention Is bad plowing, that Is, plowing deep and close up to tho trunks of the trees. By this proceeding nearly all tho roots of the tree which run above the bot tom of the furrow are broken off or are so marred and bruised as to cause their ruin. This destroys many of tho most valuable roots of the tree, they "being the very ones that take up and convey the fertilization and a large part of the sap to the tree top, Its branches, leaves and fruit. The effects of this will soon begin to show In the tree top by a general appearance of decay. The trees will make but very little growth, tho ends of the limbs will begin to die, and soon whole branches will follow in the same direction. Tho ill effects of this practice will last for many years, nnd it is doubtful whether the orchard will ever wholly recover from the shock. 'A few repetitions of this operation will ruin any orchard- beyond recovery. Tho trees that live on live only In part; they will grow up In very differ ent sizes, though nooe will grow large. This subject was brought very forci bly to my attention while walking through the orchard of a friend of mine which had been plowed In the way above described. The plowing of the orchard Is about as necessary as the plowing of tho corn field, yet never should be plowed so deep as to seriously Interfere with the roots of tho trees. The plow should never go within two or three feet of the trunk of the treei but the ground around the trunk should be thoroughly spaded up, while all sod, Btones, grass and weeds should be cleaned away. It would Ire a —od proceeding to THE STAGES OP DEVELOPMENT OP TH*, SQUASH-DUO. 1. Eggs. 2. foung bug, otter seoond molt. 3 nnd 4. Same, more fully de veloped. 6. Adult. 0. Head and beak, side view. from beneath. So far as has been ob served those farmers who have sue cecdol arest In combating the pest aro those who do not allow any rubbish to accumulate on or near their squash fields. Clean culture Is always embar rassing to the squash bug. As to remedies, It might be said that when confined under a tight covering and exposed to bl-sulphlde of carbon squash bugs are killed by It. Young bugs, those less than half grown, aro much more susceptible than mature ones. Pyretheum powder Is not practical as a remedy against the squash bug. Although kerosene emulsion Will kill the old bugs If applied at a strength of one pint of the emulsion to four parts of water, It Is not a practical remedy except In severe cases, os tho emulsion of this strength would en danger the plant. The emulsion may be used with safety, however, at strength of one part of the emulsion to nine parts of water, and at this strength will kill the young bugs, Bits of bodrds, chips, squash loaves, etc., placed underneath the vines make good traps. They should be examined dally nnd the bugs destroyed. In the early spring pick tho old bugs from tBe vines nnd destroy them.—Bulletin of New York Experiment Station. It was Voltaire who said: “People whose bowels are freed by an easy, regular move ment every-morning are mild, affable, gracious, kind. ‘A ‘No’ from their mouth comes with more grace than a ‘Yes’ from the mouth of one who is con stipated.” Such is Voltaire’s testimonial to the value of Ayer’s Pills. J. C. Ayer Company, practical Chemists, Lowell, Mata. dyer’s Sarsaparilla iyer’iPllla Ayer’s Ague Cure Ayer*a Hair Vigor Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral Ayer* a Comatonc PENCIL AND PAPER. They Form s Child's Truest Form ol Every dsy Diversion. Somo pads, a box of crayons, fools cap paper and old picture books which aro not too good to ho ombollisbod by childish artists, and liberty to draw anything tho children please, will as sist littlo peoplo In tholr Indoor hours. Tho use of Buch tools touches n child nicety nnd development. In Mrs. Louiso Hogan's Interesting volume, A Sutdy of a Child," oho observes how progressive In tho caso of the lit tle ouo there described was the skill used In using paper and pencil. Many mothers are too occupied with othor things to keep a record of tholr chil dren's enrly artistic efforts, and not every littlo one who uses pencil nnd pnper Is destined In after life to be come a great painter or artist, but tho ability to draw, to skotch, to show what one sees with tho oyo by the work of tho trained fingers, adds a dis tinct joy to life. Children need a great deal of varie ty. By simply keoplng thorn happy and busy they aro often saved from fits of temper nnd crossness which leave them exhausted nnd precipi tate endless controversies. For the tempests in the nursery, which some times raise havoc there, the mother and the teacher and sometimes the nurse arq responsible, rather than tho little ones, who are so rosponslvo to gentleness and so willing to be good If only they nro happy. Thero Is a great deal of difference, of course, In tho Innate ability of children to em ploy themselvos, Ouo small person finds engagements and occupations for himself, aud rarely comes with the baffling question, “What shall wo do now?” Another Is dopondent on tho suggestions of those-about him, There nro children who even In tho nursery show that they are born to rule, whllo there aro others who aro born, to follow. Tho withdrawal of an amusement when it Senses to be Interesting Is de sirable, nnd children should not bo forced to write or draw, or compelled to keep on with a distateful pursuit for which thero Is no occasion. The homely game of gobollnks Is liked by many little ones, but if they aro very small somo older persons should bo present, that ink spots may not como upon face, hands and clothing. Tho gobollnk Is a picture mado by letting a single drop of ink fall upon a sheet of paper and tfion folding over tho paper; tho Ink runs In very droll shapes and forms, about which tho mother may easily woavo on enter taining story.—St. Louis Globe-Demo crat • About Crow lodloos. The Grow Indians are gradually dy ing out chiefly from contagious dis eases. Thero is but littlo lntcmpcranco among them. It Is a crime to sell liquor to an Indian or to bring It up on tho reservation, and tho law Is strictly enforced, therefore thoy nro not In tho habit of drinking except when thoy wander off tho reservation.. But there Is a groat deal of tuberculo sis, scrofula and such diseases. These nro the causos of many of tho deaths. There wore twenty-two cases of small pox on tho reservation last year, but nino of them was fatal, Tho. census of tbo tribe has just boon taken, showing a total of 1,941, or B1 loss than last year. Tho year before tho number foil off thirty, and that has boon the aver- ngo docreaso for sovoral yoars. Tho landlord at tho hotel noar tho reserva tion says that for sovoral yenrs all his vegetables and hay have boon fur nished him by an Indian named Stops, who hns n good gordon ond produces good crops. When Indians oome Into tho agency thoy usually take tholr rnaals at the hotel, somotlmos fifty or sixty a day, but tho landlord says thero Is no monoy In feeding them, because thoy oat so much. Ho has to pay fif teen and sovontcon cents a pound for moats, and evory Indian will oat a pound or more at a meal. Thoy are passionately fond of lco cream, nnd nearly ovory day several call nt tho ho tel to Inquire If It Is to bo served at dlnnor. If bo thoy stay. It not thoy como again, Oldest Woman’s CoMege In England, Glrton Is the oldest woman's college In England. It was started In 1889 by flvo students who determined to try tbo Cambridge University examinations. At Glrton tho girls have two rooms each. Tho foo for tho college year, In cluding tuition, board and rent, Is about a hundred guineas. How’s Tills? (Vo off or One Uundrod Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot bo curod by Kail's Catarrh Cure, P. J. Cuenev & Co.. Props., Tolodo, O. feotly honorable In nil business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion mado by tholr Arm. West .fc Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Tolodo, Ohio. Waloiko, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholosale Drug. glsto, Tolodo, Ohio. Holl'e Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally lng directly upon tho blond and mucous locos of tho oyotom. Price, 75o. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Kali’s Family Pills aro the host. Plso’s Cure cannot bo too highly spoken of as a congh euro.—J. W. O'IHunn, 322 Third Avo. ( N., Minneapolis, Minn,, Jan. 0, 1600. > quickly ourod by froe, express paid. D. . Tabor Mfg. Co. Poorla, Ill Mrs. Wlnslowls'Soothing Syrup for children toothing, softens tho gums, reduces Inflammo.' Uon, allays j>a! Kays pain, cures wind colic. 23c. a bottle. A Floating Thing, and somebody ol.o'o every day thereaitor, Baltimore American. Tho “cow tree” of Venezuela gives a fluid resembling, tasting like und possessing a close chemical affinity to cow’s milk. An Icy stare Is not calculated to make ono coot ; - Dr. BulPs Cough flquer^c^t^.^brpnchTtu’ §y J|| p rippe and consumption. 35c. Best For the Bowels. No matter what alls you, headaohe tp a oauoer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Oasoaxhts help nature, cure you without a gripe ?r pain, traduce easy natural movements, cost you ust 10 oants to start getting your health mok. Oasoadats Candy Oathortle, the f ;enulne. put up In metal boxes, every tab- ot has O.Q.O. stamped on It. Beware of imitations. Plaintiff—Well, ray husbund hns developed schi'ino for tho renonoraiton of tho raoo nnd for making lifo worth living, and ho is prac ticing on me. Tho Doit Presoriptton for GlillW nnd Fever is a bottle of G nova's Tastelhbs Chill Tonic. It 1b elraply Iron and quinine In in. No euro—uo pay. PrloofiOo. tasieloB* form. Extremely Important. Benuot—nave the Chinese made any lmpor tant discover!es In reooht years? Nearpass—Why, whyyoBl They havo dlscov- ed that tho European powers wunt the earth. dam’s Pepsin Tuttl Frutti. Almost the Snrao Thing. Mildred—Havo you ovor boon woood by Each package of Putnam Fadeless Dyb colors oltber Silk. Wool or Cotton perleotly at one boiling. Sold by all druggists. Kansas Will Golebrntn. Kansas, In oolobratlon of the fiftieth anlvor- Bory of her admission into the Union as a ter- “Look ploasant; look pleasant,’’ nr photographer, with tho bulb In his ham_. • “You soom to forget,” replied tho victim, rgod tho id. ■mu mmm for those photo- HOW WEAK CHILDREN ARE MADE STRONG, VIGOROUS AND WELL Mass., have cause Thomas Hallows, of Beckham St., Globe Village, Fall Elver, to thank' Dr. Grceno’s Norvura for restoring to hoalth, and probably preserving tho life of tholr littlo son, Almost from infancy Evorot Hallows was troubled with indigestion and nervous troubles, nnd nothlm Boomed to holp him. Finally Dr. Grecne’s Ncnrara wns recommended and trioi ihauccc — • —• ■••>-•■i,».i 3 la enji sickly ohll a with success. A low bottles wore sufficient to effect a cure, and to-day tho little ono U enjoying tho best of health. _ By the usd of Dr. ^Greene’s Ncrvura tho was transformed into a happy, hearty, robust hoy. for tho pv Greene's Norvura Blood ond Nerves Thousands of othor children can thank Dr. Greene and his wonderful remedy for the strength and health they enjoy. Children to whom it is given have less sickness, beiter health, better growth, and longer and more vigorous llvos. Parents shoum realize that it is their duty to givo it toevery child who is not in perfect health. There are no diseases more dreaded by parents than fits, epilepsy, and St. Vitus’ dance. Yet no child would be troubled by them if Dr. Greene’s Norvura wore given when tho first symptoms appear. OhaHbs L. MoBay, a highly esteemed police of floor, who resides at 14 Myrtle St., Mow Bedford, Mass., sayss ** About two yoars ago my little daughter became run down in health and suffered from Bt. Vitus’ dance. Soon after sho was prostrated by rheumatism, which severely affoctedhwrlowl *• VRr j 0US ^remedies without obtaining relief, she began taldng Dr. GrooneHi Norvura blood and! nervo remedy, and experienced immediate benefit. Bbe continued its uso, and after biking flvo bottles her rheumatism was practically curod. Her appetite returned, her pains disappeared, she was again able to walk without lameness, her conond health wan restored, ana she was abld to attend school and to play like other Dr. Greene’s Nervura, blood nnd nervo remedy,1* .the preacrlptlon and discovery of the well-known Dr. Greene, of 35 Went 14th Street, New York City, who Is the most successful specialist In curing all forms of nervous and chronic complaints, and he can be consulted in any case, free of charge, personally or by letter. FREE \ WINCHESTER I Winchester SHOTGUNS • FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN SHELLS ^ the winning combination in tbs field or the trap. All dealera eell them. i WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS'Co. \ l8o WlNCHKBTOK AVH., NbW HAVEN, CoHH. Factory loaded shotgun shells, "NEW RIVAL,” ‘READER,and “ REPEATER.” A trial will prove their superiority. •■•■•nejninininininini S Satisfaction m is unusual with “ Five-Cent cigar smokers,” but it has been the every day experience of hundreds of thou sands of men who have smoked 5 ■a I 9 S Old Virginia Cheroots; S during the last thirty years, because ] • they are just as good now—in fact,* • better than when they were first made. • Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this year. Ask your own dealer. Price, 3 for 5 cents. 0 >B8|< Two New. Brooches. Two kinds of brooches are being worn by the smart set Ono is a Louis XV. basket filled with flowers, tho basket executed in llneBt of gold cord work, and the massing of flowers done in various colored jewels. As a corsage ornament among laces it is a bewitch ing thing. The price is 475. The other goes by the nnma of- the “baroness pin.” It has a rosacea© form, with five short gold spikes acros the top, each spike pearl beaded. Five stones, form tho rosacene. Two emeralds, with a centra stone of yellow topaz, its directly under the half crown of gold* OP spikes, while below these there ar© 1 two discs of the finest cut steel, with a smal diamond In the centre of each. A blue sapphire pendant pear-shaped. centre below. SO S. llrond fit., Atlanta, Ga. Engines and Boilers Steam Water Heaters, Steam Fumpi and Penberthy Injector*. Manufacturers and Dealers In SAW MIZaXiS, Corn Mills, Feed Mills, Cotton Gin MucMu- ery and Groin Separator*. SOLID ond .INSERTED Saws, Saw Teeth and and quality ofgooda gunranteei^Catslogu* free by mentioning this paper. and 83-50 shoe* _ und sellmoro nnd 83.50 shoes-tlian<an; other two mnuufncturei BEST Dpuilni VaTtfb * •tyle, comfort* t iw»nr irer* In the If. 8» :lon of W. 1*. BEST $3.50 55?ffas-aa • tho standard baa always baoi Kl_4, - SHOE. expect mort 13.JO shoe, for thevryrid; $3.00 it* the 7 we THE J shoca aro sold than « AJXE'THB “ t»V!b *. DUglaa ihota with n that the wearer* for their tnoftay n (et elfewhera. bougla»4 a becauM XII dealer ahould e tale In each SHOE. 3 and fuse _.j THEY Your dealer ehould keep .jcluelve eale In each town. _ ,— substitute I Inalit on haring W. L. Douglas ihoce with name and price stamped on bottom. If your dealer wUl not gat them for you, atnd direct,to ( >ce will reach you anywhere. Catalogue Free. \ , Uouglue Shoe Co. Urockton, Alias*. and OATS FOR SALE! Red May sood wheat fqhn a orop that yield* ed 33 to 35 bushels per acre, reoloaned b L ‘ dor eeial seed wheat cleaner, in new two bushel bags.price 81.25 per bushel. Seed Oats grown in North Carolina from Texas Red Bust Proof Seed, tho North Carolina crop yielding 80 bushels per aore, price 50oper bushel. Prices on oars-at Charlotte, N. O., freight to no on cars .at Charlotte, N. O., freight to paid by buyer. Terms cash with order. CHARLOTTE OIL <fe FERTILIZER OO., FRED OLIVER, CHARLOTTE, N. O. DROPSYMS.-; cum. Boos, of tMtimonisla And 10 days’trestmsa (