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der Act of March 3. 1879.
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SOME THINGS THE SCOUT WOULD
LIKE TO SEE IN MURPHY AND
CHEROKEE COUNTY
In Murphy
1. An active Board of Trade or Chamber
of Commerce.
2. More Manufacturing Industries.
8. New Pa-senger Stations?A Union
Station.
4. More Improved Streets.
5. Regular Library Hours.
6. A Reading Club.
In CHereket? County
1. A System f County Roads Supplementing
the State Highways.
2. .More and uetter t attic- liaising and
Dairying.
3. More bruit Growing.
4. Scientific Poultry Raising.
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Good Advertising
IN THE April l!T number < f the news sheet
of the North Carolina State College Is
a long article ? >unting some of the nat
ural rraources f this section and pointing
out the posibilifn - they offer for capital
to come in and develop th? m. This article
waa tuken from tit address by Dr. Henry
hMare Payne, tilting engineer of the
American Mining r ?ngr<<?. who - now en.
gaged in making a survey of the metallic
and non-mctalic mineral resources of the
South. | ^ w'. *
Among the minerals in this section mentioned
art The brown iron ores, clays,
suitable both for the manufacture of brick
and pottery and iiina ware, feld spar, limestone
of bitter than 90 per cent calcium
carbonate, and mr.rble. Many other minerals
and ores might have been mentioned
?!?o.
The prominence ? f l?r. Mace will >?-rve
to bring these opportunities before the mining
and engineering profession of the entire
country and many of the published reports
will surely reach foreign count ire*.
In this way these possibilities will conn to
the attention of capitalists, for it is to tho
engineer that topic.1 turrs before making
huge inv snnnts in ntinmg and quarrying
enterprises. Therefore, this advertising 1
going to be worth thousands of dollars to
Cherokee. Clay and adjoining counties.
Is Expert Counsel Wanted?
SINCE the employ-mint of a county agent
some month? ago a number of stace anu
federal experts have been brought to Cherokee
County to advise with the farm?rs
about their farm problems. There have been
experts on horticulture, cattle, swine, and
laat week a poultry expert.
The meetings arranged last week over
tho rnnntv nnt vpru Wt 11 :it: mil 1
in fact, at several of the appointed place?
no one appeared. This lack of re-ponsc
led the government official to wonder if the
farmers of Cherokee County really wan tec
and appreciated the coming of these specia
expert* to advise with them. It wis his feel
In* that more interest should have beei
shown.
There are two extenuating circumstance)
for the farmers of the county not attendinj
these meetings in larger numbers. First
lest week was sunshiny all week and th?
fanners badly needed the time to devoti
to the preparation of their land for plant
ing; and, second, it is possible that the meet
luff were not well enough advertised t<
ihoee who are really interested in poultry
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THE SCOUT is of the opinion that the an
% mm ? to why 'km meeting* were no
more largely attended it to be foond In on.
Of the abort woe on and not In thr foe
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THE CI
that the people of Cherokee County do not j
appreciate the efforts of the federal and j
state governre?nt? and thp county agent tc |
bring these specialists to the county for short
sessions of special instruction and courser.
The aid that these specialists can render
is incalculable. It would mean many dot
lars to the county every year if followed,
and incidentally mean many dollars to the
individual farmer. Undoubtedly, the farmers
are interested in improving their methods
and learning new thing* about the>e
special subjects.
The Sunday School Lesson '
May 4, 1924
THE lesson this \v< k covers seven diffl- j
cult chapters in the book of Second
Kings. One must keep thoroughly awake
*i ? rder to keep clearly in mind the King*
of dudah and the contemporary Kfngi <>f
Irra'!. Sometime* the ?nnie name is applied I
to dit fn?r?it rr.cr. snd *h?* ??me nm*- Is
written in different forms. For instance.
I ash. King of Judah, is sometimes written
fehoa-h and frequently confused with Jehoash.
King of Israel.
F?>r the sake* of clearness the nam*. s ??f
(he* ruler-* ?f Judah during this period and
an interesting fact concerning each are hi re
inserted.
ATHALIAH?Daughter of Ahab daughter-in-law
i f Jehosuphat? who slew all thr*
seed royal of Judah to save the- babe Joash.
JOASH?The boy king enthrowned l?y
Jrhn.a la at the death f Athaliah and was
hi ins- If murdered late in 1 fe by hi- see
vant*.
AMAZIAl!?n of Joa-li who put to
death his fathers murdereis. conquered
Eelom. became a prisoner of Joash King of
I-rail, when finally freed was soon ?laln
by his own subjects.
AZARIAH?Son of Aniaziah. a popular
king who restored the city of Klath in the
land of Edoitv He was finally stricken with
leprosy and lived in seclusion.
JOT HA M?The -on of Azarinh. who
reignul in rtHlity iluring hi- father's ?*
elusion ami who underwent plots on the
part of Israel against Judah.
AHAZ -Th. king who made a nallinncc
witn the King of Assyria and set up heathen
worship in the Temple.
HF.ZF.K!All?Spared the land of Jtidah
but in whose reign Israel was taken captive.
The history of aifamgonflflhb time or
leroboum the son of Kebat to Hosta one
continuous record of wickedness. The inspired
writer tells us that it was because
of her wickedness that she was taken into
captivity. This general cause is divided into
three parts.
Fir-t. or entering Canaan Israel adopted
the idol woiship of the people of the land,
and icfuscd to listen to the prophet<
Second, the tribes made molten calves,
placed them in the land and worshipped them
Third, they adopted the worship of Baal
and Moloch and indulge d in all the heathen
practices of the heathen peoples.
it i* said that Israel did these things -ejdttiy.
th idea coming from a term meaning
to cover one's head. They departed
tror. t! -imp e wor hip < f Jehovah to loo!<
j from bent ath broad hoadpiecec at the golden
I' ornaments of a more elaborate form of worship.
It was done in a quiet and gradual
, way but. alas, the worm was eating at the
heart and that which was fair in appearnce
ws not sufficient to hold in the time of need.
Though it was unnoticeable to one who wa?
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11 not ohser\ing carefully Israel had been 6?
i the downward trend for many a day befort
i she finally fell.
In many places today there is being In
troduced into the worship of Jehovah tha
, which i? as a canker worm. In the pre
. tended worship of Jehovah reverence for hin
> i is laid aside and the garments of the ser
i j vice are worshipped instead.
I During: the years the Lord was continual!]
I sounding warnings through his prophets
The anger of God was long restrained. Th
i message of evil denounced and a call for re
pentenee was sounded by every prophet,
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! What to Do With Rooster
s A FTER hatching season is over, wha
e ** use have you for the male bird? H
- causes you untold loss in the hut summe
- months by fertihzinx the eggs. These fei
> tile eggs start to incubate an dthen are chill
t ed. the result being a spoiled egg. Ever
spoiled egg that is put on the market mean
- thai much ded acted from the producer's in
t come. Kill, sell, or pen up those males th1
t summer and produce nothing but infertil
t eggs.?E. 0. Edson, in Progressive Faarmei
IEKOKEE SCOUT. MWfHT, WOEOI CAI
TARHEEL TATTLE
By Carl Wiiliam Bailey j
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l^unno How Ter Vote
I)e candidates tr all a-shoutin\
March in* up en <1 ?wn de ldh\
A-preachin' 'pentance an' reformin',
Er raisin* a lot ??' san*;
Fu<*in', en cussin* one anudder
En a-rockin* cr de boat?
Jes" keep? a fellow always gucssin'
En he dunno how ter vote!
Dey jes' funiin* en a-frettin'
Er a-sweatin* collars down;
P< \ tell >< r (1 v rl's plumb br ke on flat
En not n-reiiin* arouu';
Taxts - r.rin' higher en higher.
En d< b ad is still to tote?
Jes* ke ps a man confused in guessin*
En he duntio h w ter vole !
Fus* one tomes along. he up cn says:
"You had better vote for me!"
Next *uns >o perl te en han"-shaky.
He's a reg'lar sight to see:
"Y< u'd better vote f r me. my brother,
Or you'll oert'nly be ihe coat!"?
.Its' keeps a fellow always guess-in'
En he dunno how ter voti!
? CRippling
Rhvmeri.
I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls.
For hours of plm-ure slated.
But. hark! the loud alarm clock calls:
"Come! B> investigated!"
?Cafnpb II New When
the invest:potior, was had
1 canit- up short "f cash;
Didn't have money enough to buy?
Not even a mess of hash.
?Stonewall Standard.
While the investigators searched
And sought the victor's spoil.
They umarthod the amazing fact
That the . uler had turned to oil.
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A Wayiidc Song.
The \v : hi' a-moving onward
As you pause by the way
To sbjr good-bye to April,
Vnd pin a rose on May.
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"Fiahin* Time in Grawgy!"
11. H .Mason, Esq.. Stonewall, Ga.. sends
us this:
"It's fishing time in Georgia,
I feel it good and strong;
I want to go a-fishing
\nd hop. it won't be long.
"It's fi-hing time in Georgia,
The boys are digging bait.
The fish are in the river.
And 1 can hardly wait.
"It's fishing time in Georgia,
I'll let .t go at that;
I know I'll catch a minnow.
It" I c.m't .itch a cat!"
W*il Of The Office Slave.
I saw a man plowing in the field today.
And hi? plow was turning tfp the loamy clay
He was softly humming an ancient tune.
As though his mind was from cares of to
immune.
I watched him as he followed line upon lint
And his job looked far better to me than
mine.
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Beauty of Crape Myrtles
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ONCE again we rise to rrmark that thei
^ is no other plant known to us whic
* l will produce so much beauty for so long
time and for so little trouble as the craj
p myrtle. Eventually we hope to see tl
- South recognised as "Th* Land of the Cra|
Myrtle.** In several cities recently women
clubs have conducted crape myrtle plantir
campaigns, and the daily papers last wc?
reported that one famous Southern highwi
t will he beautified by planting cedars ar
t erapt myrtle along side it. The evergra
r cedars will beautify the highway in wint
- as will the long-lived blossoms of crape my
I- tie in summer. That is a good combinatio
y ?The Progressive Farmer.
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Trie tgijii -*?V ^
I. market et Weheatxro durin* one wele
amounted a? much ae the county pay, t
r. warda the aalary of the home a(*nt.
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\Y/'TH the campaiRn to remove unsightly
?advertising signs from America's roads
well under way, attention may well he turn
ed to the character of signs and sign postmarking
roads to show their destination.
The historic " ign post" i- of wood, with
a board nailed to the side, ending in ? du?te
representation of a pointing hand. The
board bears upon its face, usually in weathI
er-oblit: rated letters, the name of the next
town.
Such a marker was all right for a trail, or
it wagon road, hut i- as much out of place
I? n a fine, hard r<?ad as an < xcnrt among
> Mm.Ii <n 111 :i. 'i. <? Htcfilt. - 'h.'l?
road signs and posts should lie permanent,
sightly, plain as to information conveyed,
sturdy and artistic.
For national highways, a beautiful br nz"
sign post has already been designed bv a
famous sculptor. Road associations interested
in some particular road have adopted
distinctive markers, in many cases of a high
degree of art and beauty, as well as utility.
The Obi Or iron Trail, for instance, which
it is proposed to improve from the Missouri
to the Columbia, is now in process of being
marked with signs of real beauty and significance.
Profe-sor Fairbanks, of the University
of Oregon, d? signed th?- marker,
-bowing a typical covered wagon and pioneer
family of early w< st??rn days. Such a sign
is particularly apropriat* for this trail, which
is the route followed by enrlv-day pione r?
in their ox-team emigration from the Eastern
States to Oregon and Washington in thr
late fort its and tnrly fifths.
It is not necessary to wait for <?nu' lavgtassociation
to design or place markers. Every
town can help by seeing to it that thr
sign posts along its entering and avirp
roluls are plain as to int. nt. > * lia- i-ium
and distinctive. Placing such inarkii- ?m
bodies the spirit of welcome to th< tourist
which is "good business for i ny town, am:
is most excellent work for local civic otean
izations to make up and follow through.
I Letters From The People
ig This is a term too sublime to define. It
?k that which make's one's prosperity mo
i> happy and one's adversity more easy. It
?d that which the heart craves though it ci
not *xpres? it both in the hour of distre
? and1 misery and in the hour ot gladness ?
t- conviviality.
n* Be loyal to your community by strugglii
constantly to make your home a place whe
abides a desire to further the well being
1" a:: mansunu. serp to- mien nnm out 1
^ the noblest desire of the heart la its time
?* distress or gladness. This it the highest fot
of community loyalty. A READER.
FaUny. May j,
FAT MAN'S CORNERS
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"l>e man dat thinks he knows H
Uncle F.ben, "irinerally tarns cat to b?,^M
jtim of misplaced cotffideftw^i.Wu^jB
Patience?I don't look iikt myself a
in this hat.
Patrice?No, my dee . I think j?
a very wise selection.?Bo-ton Trinnr^^^
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He went throuich a fortune iakn^H
two years. ' BB
"That so? He'll find it difficult V.
through his poverty th.it fast^-bi^B
Free Press. tfS
"Brown claims to ha-? th*. most rc^H
abl. auto in town."
Why so? 1 anjrthin
> about
"WalKh^My^fa'* ha;1 * y??.
flii re are still two of its origins] partiicftH
?Judprt. M
"Why did you stop calling on
"Her family - emcd : triad to set a?^B
?Santa Barbara News. EKj
Thompson?Do you know how to nj
motor car?
Jackson?Why, I thought I did ut3|^|
I had a short conversation with poHcagH
yesterday.?Detroit Fn. Press. ^
Soon after the arrival of the baby
\v? nt into the nursery ami found ba
band standing by the r:id!e. urtzing ttru^B
. ly at the son and heir. It was -uch a b<^B
. t it id domestic piclur- that tears filled |^H
. eyes. Her arms slid softly round hu m^B
. and she laid her cheek airainst his. He mfl
. <1 slightly. "Dai ling." be-murmured. drs^H
.lily, "it's absolutely ii ?mpr? hcnsible to ^B
. how they can m II such a cradle S! 'JiiiB|
$?' The Pathfinder. K
In hi r own crisp dialect the iarxid^H
hmisenutid ex Jnined to her -ympitkUM
. nt ehhor what hnppi ned when the coci^H
Jl er called. "First 'e knocked at 4t doer
I aid. "Th n 'o talked an' talked *^B
(was temped?" fl
"Dawi* me." interposed ?he ihif. u
I fell foe him!" J9j
I "Sweet in a y. nai ' an wered tk 4H
p . , ., r.. ?- ? fJlJHI
Kilitor The Scout:
In the Inst Is*uc of Th Scout tin to an
peared nn article conetrninir "v onvnu-it;
Loyalty." We aproe heaitily with <vr;
word in the aiti le and wish -?nly t. add ;
word.
Being loyal t ? one*? common tv mean
loyal to the funlnnvntal unit i*i the com
munity. What is thi- unit? It - nut tlv
individual; it is not the church; it is not th
various civic organizations; hut it is th'
HOME. Being loyal in the highest sen1*
of the term to one's home means being ioy
al to the host in:ere - if everything els
ill ^lie's v minnn *. *
If th. unit : he home, what do we men
by i IiOME? !n the hi - t sens of the wore
a honve is more than a lodging place. It i
more than a hoarding place. It is mort
1 infinitely more, than a house where two c
more people live. It is a hou-e where lov
abides and where frit ndship is the guest.
Since the home is a place where lov
abides, what is the meaning of love? 1
its highest and b Si gt nw love means "a
'* anxious desite for, arui an active and ben
ficient interest in the well being of the or
loved.'' But who is to be the object of th
love? Is it the immediate members of tl
family only? Certainly not, but rather e
ervone within the realm of your existenc
> Love is not diminished toward one's fani
h ly when it is shared in pursuing the best \
a tcrests of others. Love withheld is like
>e stagnant pool?it becomes unfit for the ho
le and noblest to dwell.
re Since home is a place where friendship
*?. a guest, what do we mean by friendship
'' II'I" K 1"T TIM. j . iwn
*:t "in*."?I.ondon Tit Bits.
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h "I have tcld him repentedly that k
the man of my dreams" - aid the Mfc
; -v..,?t.
"Now h. wants me to pet up isd <
r break last lor him. Louisville Col
r Journal.
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; hotjp^l
-V !o k . r. j
n "But I'm g< HK to this in my l(
I. ndv< rtiiin*," the subj- pr tested,
is "Well, don't you thir.k >t would be I
s. for your bus in did not lot
>r solemn?"
e "No," was the surprising reply.
in thunder would hire a grinning
e taker?"?Forbes Magazine. |B
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n Mrs. Lafftrty?Ter he* did P^H
tor hnve to take in tie mid man
,r fight last night. Wm
U Mrs. O'Harn?Tin? Was :h?t all! 4B
when the doctor setn me poor hu*bn*^M
?ied in this morning h? says: "Has
e got a sewing-machine?"?Boston
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am
n "I don't see why y?>u are having t*^H
^ trouble getting reliable servants,"
ed Brown.
js "I'm not having any more troai*^B
the Washington government," retO^^B
Js wife.?Boston Transcript.
Is * Young Man?So Miss Ethel ? J1*?
in sister? Who comes after her?
as Small Boy?Nobody ain't con* J^^m
nd P* says the firnt fellow that co** ^SB
her?Everybody's ' *
" Worried Hubby?Buaine? *
ot bad, dear. If you coo Id cow^'^^B
in grew sca^^iWf
Ot Wifey?Certainly. darlinc
"> plainer dreaaaa the first tbi? *
in*1?London Opinion. ' jB