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Clinton New Era, 1895-01-18, Page 5I .N HOW iT '1A. SUGOESSFULLY GROWN NEAR WALL11gily i.LE. bkisTiitiot lietalIp of th,e Metbq,1 ef Cul- txre ,CnItIv tIPK and age#kC Toppin(i rife J11auts-,-*Ike `4fiuekerIiig'1 .Pro,OeF,,- Ponihfy wast a Dlmt- #f Green„ Vormu, Mr William,13opner, t iso ,for ten Years as been Planager of Hlr'ari1 Walker & h 710 a>9re tpbacco farm. near Waiker- 'rilIe. tnIked Interestingly to a Windsor ,Tteootcl reporter the ether day.. He said: rgeY as well be pt tire. I#eglMPing if I tell you what I know about tobacco- ning, harp and` elsowhere. I carne to term, just ten yearn ago last April -a `after a beginning had been made in tivaung tobacco on this farm, The 'is lateen al)1 nnfikgrable one, end only ail* 4,F00 pour- , of tobacco was raised ontbe farm./ ., TheMost of that crop 1 think, stilt o "our bands. Ore coming here I had been engaged in raising tobacco. Jn Massachusetts, and b giemployed ;eve since.) *as tep *gam o may say that; in that. State- and�,it•la-pretty well the same in Kentucky anti•1'irginia-there are no large tobacco plahttitians to speak of, the rule being for each farmer to have only a few acres un- der tobacco in •addition to what other crops he May raise. I can hardly say that tobacco growing in this part of the county is a uniformly pro- fitable industry. Some years there is money in it, and other years money is lost in it. We grow two varieties of tobacco -bias is farm, the "Connecticut Seed Leaf" hp'b;,,,the "White Burley." The former lirsVips well here, but the season Is rather Ort rier the Burley, which is a Southern sty, and is largely grown in Kentucky .Southern Ohio. The Connecticut t T,ieaf grows anywhere in this latitude -iii Massachusetts, New York. Connecti- cutand, to some extent, in Wisconsin. It is all early variety and therefgre more Imitable for cultivation where the season is comparatively abort. It is not,however, so saleable as the Burley because it is a cigar tobacco, and the demand for Cana- dian tobacco for cigar purpose§ is very limited indeed. We plough up the land in May and thor- oughly pulverize it, using chiefly disk har- rows for that purpose, then the soil is thrown up into ridges, four feet apart, by a machine made for the purpose, called a "ridger." The plants are grown in hot -beds, the seed being sown under glass about the first pf April, and they are ready for trans- planting about the first of June. They are then taken and planted in the ridges on the field, two -and -a -half feet apart. The transplanting is neatly and .expedi- tionaly done by a machine inyented for the purpose only two or three years ago. I oould not explain the process very intelli- gently to you unless You saw the machine at, work. It is enough for the present kn}r pose. to say that three men and a topes can plant 41-2 acres in , .ary,.day,. the inachine ateripg the plantstas it sets them. One es the team ivhiley>fhe other two machine, pntting,in a plant alter - operations' i re cultivating and fd 'lregp"begin in the last days of ':. dhrou hout Jul g';are continue g y.. acp the.cultivating is kept up until the is get so large that it is impossible to through them with a horse without eking the leaves. ext comes the "topping," which means e breaking off of the bulb or blossom, leaving from 15 to 20 leaves on each plant. •Qpp tt:thriyigg plant we leave more leaves, • b3'eakilig off the bulb at a higher point of tike stalk than we do on astunted one: 1'hetl follows the "suckering" or ji r`4pminting" as it issonietimes called. This .• tp�le about ten days after the "topping," thissuckers or sprouts making their ap- °rr 'pearance, about that time. "Suckering" is •=a tedious' job, as you may easily imagine :vVLen I tell you that every individual leaf :bas its sucker, that there are; on an aver- ;" ilge,18leaves on each plant and that we have about 550,000 pleats in the field, That'glves us 9,900,000 suckers or there- abouts, and the work of lsreaking them off has all to be done by hand. We employ abpiit fifty men to do this job. About this time the Green, or Tobacco Worm puts in an appearance and the pests have to be picked off by hand -that. is, if ' the grower has not, as I have done, fallen en a plan of disposing of them in a way that is much more expeditious and quite as effective. Picking them by hand en- • tails, of courae, a heavy outlay in wages. 1 4tf.yre..»l ked the worms off the plants on e by hand it wopld cost, at least, 7WM 444 season, an amount which would p11t a•:blig hole in our profits on the crop. ,AB'',ari);atter of fact the disposal of the `i'tv'ornld does not, by thc.method I have adopted, cost more than $100, if so much. It occurred to me, some time ago, that, if I turned a sufficiently big flock of chick- ens intothe field, and gave them nothing else to eat, they would fall to and gobLle xip the worms. The plan worked like a Charm. The birds got away with, 1 verily believe, millions of worms, but, strange to ' gay, they got very lean on the diet. They cleared the plants of the pests, however, In short order,and, after their work was Brough, we shut them up and fattened hem on more nutritious food. I don't ow how their flesh would have tasted they been killed and cooked at the e they , Were •feeding on the green Worms, but; after getting a change of diet tiiid Undergoing the fattening -up process, they tasted jiist like any other chickens. The harvesting of the leaf begins about the 20th or 25th of August, or about three or four weeks after 'topping,' the time varying with the .favorableness, or the re- .Yerse, of the weather. We begin by • .renidving the suckers, which still continue to uproot, in spite of their having been broken off. We thenicl t.doWn the plants With a hatchet and, 41totr them to lie on the greund until they'arethoroughly wilt- ed, great care being taken that they do not get•son burned during that time. Then tlfe ala is are picked -1i ii and strung on a lath,b a needle which pierces the stem es from the butt. Five or six cording to size, are placed on lath. They are then loaded on for the purpose and fitted on on this they are conveyed to tie' bure'd. The barns are 14 .06 at 42 feet and 18 feet in psi, Every third vertical ie a &tor for ventilating. tip there on the laths they, are thoroughly Bally.. by about ,chant is taken froth the stalk, o•. the trade as ill: early win. ale, If brit . ties con. (10 bpseo ;gigs "Onx;owr return stili 't4► the ,co0stia' , •traveler returned from, the foothills, Misr Rhee ,fees 041dto a .Gorse --De ioerat naiu, ill . 8$W.0 041l1ng inccideht otUfeinthe South Anlex&oan forest,; i fght to t44. •deat4bu. tween twit big pumas. 'Those: gl'eatbeauii , .are A,erce, hard flghtero utall bole! againlit; • A g90401on enemy,. but it. Is , only' during •the matingr demon that' the Walled •gobs among themselves, e14d when they do eon - teat means death to one or both .of then/P: btregthn,044"0onrage tbe,:are the 4gnals of the African lion. or the tigers et the Indian jungles, m We Were making (Mr war 'down, marrow wooded ravine in the toothllls of the And*, and had stooped for aur midday meal on the baank ot'a amain mountain stream of clear water. Atter We had finished the mealI•.14tid down for* abort rest, but in lead -OM five rhiun was aroused by the most terrific roaring, snapping and snarling of wiId beasts I Lad ever heartd. "Punias, and there's going , to be a fight; )laid onr,guida in ei whisper, "It was not difGettlt to locate the ani- mals. They were not more than 100 yards, away, and by creeping through the prush as quietly as possible we were able to get near enough to see the fight, without dis- turbing them. "When we caught eight of the two ani- mals nimals they were .croytgbing gloss to the ground, facing each other, in asmall space under some large trees. They were the finest specimens of the puma I ever saw. "They were probably thirty feet apart, and as they crouched there glaring at each other they looked like giant cats about to spring on their prey. • Pugilists never sparred with greater caution than did those big brutes. Their tails,were switching back and forth, and theieyes were like balls of fire. Slowly they moved around in a circle, all the time cautiously getting closer and closer together. It was evident that each was waiting for the other to make the first lead. For more than ten minutes they watched and waited. The roaring and snarling we heard when they first met had ceased. They made no sound now as they watched for a chance to spring. "Our own nerves were trembling under the strain, when at last the two great brutes rose in the air at the same instant and, like catapults, came together with a thud that could have been heard 200 yards away. They dropped to the ground •and for ahnost ten minutes all we could make out was two great brown bodies rolling over and over in a death struggle. They made no outcry of any kind, but every few see- onds we could hear their powerful jaws coxae together with a soap like the clos- ing of a well-oiled steel trap. Finally they began to weaken, and as their strug- gles grew less violent we could see that both of them were covered with°blood, while their flesh was torn .to shreds. In five minutes more, the fight was over and the two giants of the forest weretstretehed .out at full length on;the grouti,Id, clamped in each other's.' limbs, juilt as iwc nlavfni kittens sometimes lie diywn together. They struggled feebhy a little longer and then ibat"li;l ori :sem 1p' perfectly. still. Both were dead when we got to them, and I never saw animals so torn to pieces. The entrale of both were torn out and scatter- ed over -the ground where they had fought, and h • their necks were great ragged holes, from which the blood had flowed in streams while they were still fighting. Phey each had a score of wounds that would have killed any animal with less tenacity of lif0." SEND TO DAY. Ladies acd gentlemen, be alive to yon own interest. There has recently been die c >vered, and is now for sale by the under- signed,. a truly wonderful "Hair Grower' and "Complexion Whitening." This "Hair Grower" will actually grow hair on a bald head in Aix weeks. A gentleman who has no beard can have a thrifty growth in six weeke by• the use of this wonderful "Hair Grower" It will also prevent the hair from falling. By the use of this remedy boys raise an excellent monrtache in Aix weeks. 1 tidies, if you want a surprising head of hair, have it immediately by the use of this "Hair Grower." I also sell a "Complexion Whitening" that will in one month's time make you as clear and white as the skin can be made. We never knew a lady or gentleman to use two bottles of Luta Whitening for they all say that before they finished the second bottle they were as white as they would wish to be. After the nee of thi.a whitening, the skin will forever' retain its color. It also remcves freckiee, etc., etc. The "Hair Grower" is 50 tents per tots e, and the "Face Whitening" 50 cents per bottle. Either of there remedies will be sent by mail postage paid, to any address on receipt of price Address all or- ders to R. RYAN, 350 Gilmour St., Ottawa, Ont P. S.—We take P.O. stamps same ae cash, but parties ordering ly mail will comer a favor by ordering 81 worth, as It will require this amount of the solution to accomplish ether purpose, than it will lessen the rush of P. O. stamps. Iti rs. J. H. IIons:r YDEn, 152 Pacific A', '., ;Tanta Cruz, Cal., wrkt'a: " When a girl at school; in Ilcaulin'*, O!iio, I had a severe attack of b::;in fever. On my rec'overy, I found myself perfectly bald, and, for a long time, I feared I should be permanently so. Friends urged me to use Ayer's Hair Vigor, and, on doing so, my hair Began to Grow, and I now have as fine a bead of hair as one could wish for, being changed, how- ever, from blonde to dark brown." "After a fit of sickness, my hair came out in combfulls. I used two bottles of Ayer's Hair Vigor and now my hair is over a yard long and very full and heavy. I have recom- mended this preparation to others with like good effect." -Mrs. Sidney Carr, 1460 Regina•st., Harrisburg, Pa. "I have used Ayer's Hair Vigor for several years and always obtaineci'satis- factory results, I know it is the best proparation for the liatr that is Made." •rC, ,Attiett, axnmti.dpring,\Ark. �� #' ' J'.4'Ff. T, V4,141. s. Te� i whit 1nvaIWrls the tI111etite is (*nl i'• tilvue,`and Auldle eutLals)fI, that ia,ling, i'e tO in011 they improve t9 rapids + udder ss�attts lalmulsioll, which li) at*, ralateble. as I' Preen),' P9WDERS Cure SICK HEADACHE and Neuralgia In ao a+sMuTt• aigo Coated Tongue,Dizzi- ness, Biliousness, relive she Side, Copetpation, Torpid Liver Bad Breath. to stay cured also regulate the towels. VIRT WON re TAMS. PRIGS 36 O'RTit AT DRUta Smears. aiwwwwwwwwasaw A TorturedChiId •',OR TWO YEARS Its Head Rendered a Volcano of Fiery Itching, Burning Pains So speaks Maxwell ohne112 p aawe Johnson, Ann St., Toronto: My six-year-old daughter, Bella, was afflicted with eczema for 24 months, the principal seat of eruption being behind her ears and on her face; her head was on fire with painful, burning itching, which was made worse by constant soratching and tearing it with her hands. 'We spent money without stint in constant endeavor to afford the little sufferer relief, every advertised re- medy was tried ; innumerable treatments with soaps and medicines and specific treat- ment by physicians. having high endorse- ments in curing such diseases were of no re- lief in her case. A short time ago I purch- ased a box of Dr ,Chase's Ointment, the first application of which showed the our- ative effect of the ointment; only one half of the box has been 'used, with the marked change of an entire disappearance of the eruptions, and I can confidently say my child is permanently cured. Any enquiry cheerfully answered with enclosed stamp. oak'sCettaiRoot gOMRouND. A.recent discovery by anoid physician. Succersf4itly used r?tthte Tel thousands of Ladled. Is the only perfectly safe and reliable medicine dis- covered. Beware of unprincipled druggists who roffet Interior medicines In place of this. Ask for Cook's Cotton Root compound, take no sabot tote, or inclose $l and 6 cents In postage is letter and we wtnsend, sealed, by return mall. Fullsealed particulars In plain envelope, to ladles only, 2 stamps. Address The Cook Company, Windsor, Ont., Canada. Sold iri Clinton by ALLAN & W1LBON, Druggists. McLeod's System RENOVATOR AND OTHER Tested Remedies. SPECIFIC AND ANTIDOTE For Impure, Weak and Impoverished Blood Dyspepsia, Sleeplessness, Palpi- tation of the Heart, Liver Complaint Neuralgia, Loss of Memory, Bronchitis Consumption, Gall Stones, Jaundice, Kid ney and Urinary Diseases, St. Vitus' Dance Female Irregularities and General Debility LABORATORY, GODERICH, ONT J. M. MoLEOD, Prop. and Manufacturer Sold in Clinton by J. H..COMBE, and ALLAN & WILSON $3,000 TO LOAN' ON FIRST-CLASS SECURITY. Apply to W. COATS, For Executors Estate Jos. Whitehead Clinton Plaining Mill —AND— DRY KILN! ...III h l4EAf1Ni,. E VIBALiviJR. A FULL LLMC 0P GOODS '_K 1..iii. STUCK CheiestEmbalminii Flu mused Spleliiiid Hearse. 1,LBERT ST.,C 1.1 N'I'ON Residence over store. OPPOSITE TOW HALL BUTCHER SHOPS The subscriber, having the very latest improved machinery, and employing the most skilled work- men is able to do work in his line in the most satisfactory manner. at reasonable rates and on the shortest notice. A trial solicited FACTORY NEAR G.T R. STATION, CLINTON , THOS. MORENZIE Uwe Painting andPaper Hanging The undersigned is prepared to promptly exe- cute all orders for PAINTING, HALBOMINING PAPER -HANGING, &o. He is a practical man of ong experience end guarantees to do all work In a manner that shall be satisfactory, whit priceswil be exceedingly moderate. Orders re, speetf ul l y solicited. GEO. POTTS, . Carter's house, Victoria St., Clinton DON'T DESPAIR We guar5titee Dodd'e Kidney Pills to cure any >s:'eof,llil ht's1)iscasc Diabetes, Linnbago, ".n g�r , It entnatism, heart Diteaate, Female `I toes les, uptire Bided -or moues refunded, lati by all calerg in medicir c, or by malt on ".:rcptefof#�*e,,>',oc,pa'tbtlrt.orSix 1oxca r,te on. L. A, I'('H .I 'j1orar;:tx' Clinton MEAT Market BUSINESS : CHANGE The undersigned desires to Intimate that he has bought out the interest of Mr Couch, in the butchering business lately carried on under the yle of FORD Be COUCH. He will continue th name at the old stand, and trusts by giving the closest and most careful attention to the busi- ness, straigghtforWard and courteous treatment o all, and handling only oboioe meat, to merit nd receive a fair share of public patronage. All orders caretollyand promptly filled JAMES A. FORD. Central Butcher Situp subsoriberdeefres to thank the public general- ly for the patronage bestowed upon him; and at the earns time to say that he is now in a bet ter position than ever to supply the wants of all. As he gives personal attention to all the details of the business onstomere can rely on their orders being promptly and satisfactorilyfilled. His motto Is "good meat at reasonable prides." Choice Sausage, Poultry, &c., in season. ',Cash paid for Hides, Skins, &o. JOHN SCRUTON, Albert 8t., Clinton. FLOUR AND FEED STORES. Flour, Feed & Seed Store The undersigned desire to intimate that he will keep on hand the very best FLOUR and . FEED 01 all kinds afse'the choicest variety of. - Clover, Timothy & Small Seeds Which will be sold at close margins for cash. SALT also kept hand. He will also keep a choice variety o all kinds of TEAS which con- sumere will and to be excellent value. - J. W. HILL HURON ST., CLINTON. Bolieviag 1 It it the only satisfactory way a being' Date in hnc,illt's;i is to sell and buy strictly ter cash. have derided atter February 1st 1896 to adopt rile G&sH SYSTEM, believing"that it will prove the most ady0i tagel u ' o every hofis.ikeeper in Town and Country. In orcl r to do8 [goods down to Rock botton ; CAS Sii will make .all prizes that will defy competition. C My Christmas acid New•Years special Bargain's Days were woilderi1o1 g suceessful. Everybody was pleased and surprised at the quality` aid price of our goods. We are still offering the same lines at Bargain Day Prices. FaourmFeed Store BRAN & SHORTS In large or small quantities. OIL CAKE and MEAL OF ALL KINDS. 10 poundshoice OatoOatmeal for 1 D. COOK, CLINTON. BANKS. The Molsons Bank. Incorporated by Act of Parliament, 1855j CAPITAL, $2,000,000. REST FUND, - $1,300,000 TEASThis is one of our specialties. Having had 36 years experienc in this particular Line. Extra values in Black,Qreen and Japaa i Sole agt. for Ram Lal's and Telley'slndia &Ceylon package east CROCKERY, GLASSWARE and CHINA GODS Dinner Sets, China Tea Se' s, Bedroom Sets, Five o'clock Teas, Berry Se,ks, Cheese Dishes, Water Sets, Fruit Dishes, Bread and Butter Plates/ 41h HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL. J. H. R. MOLBON President. F. W. THOMAS,....General Manager. Notea Collections is- sued, Sterlingn and American exchange Drafts gebought and sold at lowestur currentenrites. Interest al- lowed F A Ii 7Vi Ill Y 19 . Money advanced to farmer on their 'own note with one or more endorsers. No mortgage re- quired as security 11. C. BREWER, Manager. GEO. D, MoTAOGART. BANKER ALBERT ST, - CLINTON. A general 'Banking Business tl ansacted NOTES DISCOUNTED Drafts issued. Interest allowed on deposits. FARRAN, & !JSDALL BANKER OLIN 1E0 Ne V`ry Advances made to farmete on tif. ndtee at low rates of intereek getil3ral tanking ,Nisei • t'ra1Y11 aled on otiita,:• LAMPS We have Hall Lamps, Table Lamps, Parlor Lamps, Piapo Lamps, Hanging Lamps, Lamps for all purpooes, whichrwe are selling at from 10 to 20 per cent below regular prices. Colne and sou f'lr yourselves, no trouble to show goods. Produce taken as Cash. J. W. Irwin, Groce MACKAY BLOCH, - - CLINTON. ,, A PARLOR SUITE FOR $2 Have you seen that Parlor Suite, Upholstered in Raw Siilr, with Oak Frame, that we are offering at $23? If you are needing anything in this line, you should see them at once, 'as we can get but a limited number. Curtain Poles for 22 Ce We can give you a Curtain Pole with ends, rings, brac - and pins all complete for 22 cents. In every line. of Furniture our prices are lower than ever •JOSEP.H.W.CHIDLE' FURNITURE DEALER AND UNDERTAKER. eeks Xma? What about the Xmas Cake and:Plum Pudding The BEST is none too good' ' for ,then We have tr a best in RAISINS, CURRANTS, PEELS EXTRACTS and SPICES, and the price is as low as we can. make it, do an I onest`business. and live. Do you want more? Call and compare, quality and prices. IlleMURRAY & WILTSE, NearPostOffice—CENTRAL GROCERY—TelephGr1 40 NEW YEARS GREETING+ To all who have favored us'with their patronage during the past year, we desire to eft - press our thanks, and as we are still in the same place and same business, and purpose continuing here this year also, we respectfully solicit a continuance of your patronage. Those who have not seen fit in the past to give us a trial, we ask you to al least call and inspect our stock and find our prices, as we are in a position to do' as well as any house in the trade. We do not handle any cheap or trashy goods. We have a good stook well assorted, and are continually adding thereto. 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