Hertford County Herald : < ? ' - ' 1 "w ?!...! 1. 1 . Ill I I ?-^,1 THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN NORTlfCAROLINA. VOL. 6 AHOSKIE, N. C., APRIL 2. 191$. ' NO n ?? ?i^?????????????????? ? Auto and Loco. > ? i i in (Charlotte Observer.) The graineriee and hay lofte of the South are filled to the burst ing point and some of it is left out in the fields; there is no scarcity of money in the banks; wholesale and retail is flourishing, and but for the voicb of croaker, the peo ple would never have thought of "hard times." But the railroads are complaining of a falling off in business and figuring on saving money through the exnense re duction in cutting off trains. The railroads are hard hit, but not as a result of existing financial condit ions of the country. They are be ing bit by the automobile. It is easy of explanation. Automobii ing has grown from a fad to a business, proposition, aud it has grown to proportions as to seri ously affect the railroads' receips from the sales of tickets, The situation at Charlotte is typical of that in all parts of the country and will serve as au illustration. Every dxy in the year, .Sundays Included, there are automobiles iiere from Concord, Statesville, Salisbury, Monroe, Rock Hill, Shelby, and from towns within a radius or sixty or seventy miles of the city. These automobiles bring from five to seveu passenger?and that is so many passenger fares less for the railroads. It is the automobile that has hurt the locomotive. Auto traffic now cuts a considerable figure in competition with the rail road business. Every owner of au automobile is made more or less independent of railroads, and the enjoyment of Iris independence is becomiug more popular as timr passes. Ita Memoriam. We go through life tnmo times Hinid pleasure some limes trouble. Wliep the pleasant sifle presents itself, many of us think what will be next to cast a shadow over us, and hope that nothing may come to mar the pleasure of our ./one strewn pathway. Very naturally the uneepected comes. And often with an instants notice the shadow is cast, our eyes are dimmed by tears, the rose strewn pathway is very dalk and dreary, and we feel that all is trouble ahead of us. Anything but pleasure exists. Most all of us have realized some shadow before us at times, even our brightest homes catch a lingering glimpse some times. These unpleasant happenings are presented to us in many different way?. Often times a death in our home, and so often at the titaes we feel we were needing them more and more. So it was with Mr. Ola S. Parker, for on the 19th. day of March in the early morning hours it was found that death bad stilled the heart of, his mother Mrs. India Joynaa Purker and that her spirit bad made its flight Heaven ward where she was greeted with. "WeJI done thou good and faith ful servant, enter thou into the joys of thy Lord." We feel that she is, resting in the arms of Jesus there to spend t^ie remainder of time with the God that gave her life. -"???* . Mrs. Parkers death had beer, ex pected for several days, but still we, all'hoped that she might be spared for years. She wrestled with disease, but hur weakened condition that exist ed before the fatal disease laid its hand upon her held her. in its grasp so there was no strength to build on. ' Loved ones and friends two, faithful physicians administered every means of relief in their power but none had the desired ef fect. *The faithful son builded on hope, but soon found the hope he had cherished was blighted. Mrs. Parker had not thought tor months she was going-ttflf^e long, she would express herself tc friends in that way real often Sire seemed to realize that with 7S years behind her there were nol (Continued on page 8.) 'JWYY-?i-Y^v^vYvyWyrififioa Aulander News Compiled and Arranged foe Herald Reader* by our Regular Coneapondem A play entitled "Just for Fun" whs presented here last Thursday evening by the High School girls, and much enjoyed b.v a large crowd. " ?'.* Mrs. (1. J. Joyner, Mr. Eric Cowand and Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Williford attended the funeral ser vices of J. C. Cherry in Lewiston last Friday. Rev. M. P. Davis is having a handsome residence erected on his lot on the Rice place. Mr. James Brewer of Norfolk is visiting friends in town. Mr. and Mrs. Banks of Windsor who have been visiting Mrs. 8. O. Williford. returned to their borne Saturday. The ladies of the Missionary Society are observing this week as a week of prayer. Mrs. C. W. Mitchell and' Mrs. Herbert Jenkins attdhded the Mis sionary Convention at New Bern last week as delegates. A debate was held here last Fri day evening. Ihe high school of Battleboro and another school in the eastern part.of the state par ticipating with student*, of the local school. Battleboro won here, while Aulander was winning'in Battleboro. The debaters from this school were Jack Burden, Malr.v Piltman and Alvah Burden. Miss Rosa Alkire of Virginia is with Mrs. Holloman this season in her millinery department. The Aulander Orchestra will play in Windsor on County Com mencement day Friday the 9th. of April. A selection of entirely-new and popular music is being re hearsed for the occasion. | !? Vbat a Grouch Will do. If you ever have a grouch, get rid of it?shake it off in a hurry? for it is about your worst enemy. A grouch will turn the sweetest disposition to vinegar. It will set you against your fellow man. It will make you a nuisance to other men. It will impair your intellect, in terfere with your appetite, cripple your digestion, and make you] an object of ridicule in the eyes of other people. It will retard your work, driye your friends from you, cause your children to fear you, and your re latives to shun you. It will turn the brightest day into a murky fog, obscure the sun which God gave you to enjoy, and transform the sparkling waters of purity into the bitterness of gall. It will strip you of ambition, pull you down to the depths, and write "finis" to an otherwise bril liant career. It will chill the Whinny of yo'ur horse, kill the affections of your faithful dog, and send your cat scampering to cover. It will rival the bellow of a bull, put your fowls to flight, and make music to the grunt of a pig. It will make you a byword in the community, an all. around nuisance to humanity, and an ob ject of disgust to yourself. It is full of peril and without a single grace, for it is the band of the devil beckoning you down to hell. Get rid of your grouch. ??W ? JURORS "AND WITNESSES Take notice, that April term ' of the Superior Court will begin in Winton April 12th, 1915, when you must appear. The Legislature 1 has changed the time for the be ' ginning of Court. Suitors should also take notice. WlNBOBNE * WlKBORNH, County Attorneys. While talking of a bigger army I and navy, why not go a step farth I er and advocate a bigger board of statesmanship in this country. Pitt Elects Health Officer. Dr. M. T. Edferton Becomes Whole Time County Health Officer. The county board of health of Pitt Codnty has just elected Dr. M. T. Edgerton whole-time county health officer. He is expected to begin bis work immediately. This makes ten counties in the State with men giving their entire time to health work. Dr. Edgerton bails from Fre mont, N. C., and is a graduate of the University of Georgia and of Johns Hopkins. He was elected from quite a number of strong ap plicants for the position. For several months the county board of health had deliberated over the matter of securing the right man for the place. In making their choice in this matter, the local board asked for recommendations aud advice from the State Board of Health. The State Board un hesitatingly recommended Doctor Edgerton because of his superior training, experience and personali ty, which should preeminently fit him ^s a health officer. Several other counties are con sidering the matter of a health officer, but by all odds the greatest difficulty in the way in most cases is to secure the right man. Just because an applicant is an M. D. does not necessarily guarantee that he will make a health officer. Three Deaths in One Week. During the past week a great sorrow has come over our tittle town and community in the death of three of our good citizens. First the death of Miss Beulah Baugham which occurred just be fore we went to press last week, a brief mention of which was made in this paper. The funeral service was held in the Methodist church Thursday apej-noon, conducted by her pastor, Rev. W. C. Merritt, her former , pastor. Rev. ?. ?. Rose, preaching the funeral. Rev. John F. Gale, pastor of her father took part in the service. This was followed on Thursday about two o'clock just as the funeral proces sion of Miss Beugham was about to leave for the church,-by the death of Mrs. Albeit Vann, a saintly woman who during her h'ng life had scattered roses in the pathway of others. The funeral service was held in the Baptist church Saturday afternoon con ducted by her beloyed pastor, Rev. John F. Gale, Rev. W. G. Merritt of ttfe Methodist cliureh adding a beautiful tribute to her life and character. ' On Sunday morning about 9 o'clock Miss Valeria Wrtrrock, a young woman about 20 years of age, died, at the home of her brother-in law, Mr. J. E. Brett, after a short illness. On Thurs day before Miss Worrock joined her Philathea class of the Meth odist church and met the body of Miss Beulah Baugham at the rail road station and attended the funeral service. That night, she was taken sick and died Sunday morning. Monday the body w%s taken to her old home near Me nola for the funeral service and interment. Miss Worrock and Miss Baugham were members of the Methodist church*, and the class has appointed a committee to pre pare suitable testimony of their services. At our request a sketch of the life and services of Mrs. Vann is being prepared for pub lication. ? Roanoke and Ghowan Times, Your Child's Cos^h it a Call for Help. Don't put off treating your Child's Cough. It not only saps their strength, but often leads to more serious ailments. Wby risk! You don't have to. Dr. King's New discovery is just the remedy your Chlld'i needs. It is made soothing, healing and antiseptic balsams. Will quickly check the Cold and soothe your Child's Cough away. No odds bow bad the Cough or how long sanding, Dr. King's New Discovery will ' stop it. It's guaranteed. Just get a bottle from your Druggist and try it. Ady. Tobacco Culture. Doubling the Yield of Tobacco Per Acre. Quality of Leaf the Firat Consideration. It ia iiot s<> easy to increase the i yield in value per acre with tobac co aa a great many other crops, because quality is always the con trolling factor. Frequently the question I>m ***" *Bked' "II 18 possible to double the yield of to bacco as in corn, cotton or oatsi and in almost every case the quest ion could be answered in the af firmative provided weight was the only consideration. It is comparatively simple to take an acre of land is producing 400 to 500 pounds of tobacco and make it produce 800 to 1,0001 pounds, but at the same time it is possible that the 1,000 pounds will be sucb poor qualis.v that ill will not bring as much money as the 500 pounds. So it looks like there might be a bal ance wheel somewhere, as the yield increases beyond a certain limit there is corresponding de preciation in quality. Consequent ly in all of the experimental work quality has been the first consider ation, particularly when the final object is increased returns perl acre. 1 f For the past two years we have been carrying out some field tests I comparing the two methods of harvesting, priming or stripping the leaves from the stalk as they I ripened, and cutting the entire stalk when the majority of the plant had matured. ?jtr+mrtbree-fourths of an acre was chosen as the field on which to carry out this test. The bottom or plant bed leaves were primed off and thrown away when the plants were topped, as is the usual custom in this section: it was all topped at ^bouTthe same height, viz., 10 and 12 leaves. When the tobacco be gan to ripen two rows were prim ed and two rows were cut through the entire field and kept separate until sold. It was graded and put on the warehouse floor side by side and sold the same day. The prim ed tobacco brought $45 per acre more than the out tobacco after deducting the difference in the cost of harvesting, which amounted to $3 per aore. In 1914 the same experiment was repeated on a 2 1-2-acre field. The only change was that nolle of the bbUomTeaves were primed off at topping time and the set of rows to be primed were tj>PP?d two to four leaves higher than those that were going to be cut. As before, two rows were primed and two rows cut through the field, thus eliminating any irregularities in the soil. . I Alter deducting tiie dmerence in the cost of harvesting the net increased value per acre of the primed over the cut was $40. In 1913 the increase in weight per acre was only a little over 10 per cent, but in 1914 the increase This evidence corroborates what has been found true in Connecticut, vifc, that primed tobacco from the slime acreage would weigh 25 per cent more than cut tobacco. Therefore I would suggest this as one method of increasing the yield per acre without damaging the quality enough, if any, to offset the increase in pounds Extension Farm News. OLD HICKORY CHIPPS. The Federal trade commission is even in its earliest infancy attract ing the attention of those who be lieve that every line of human en deavor needs investigation. If all modern warfare had to depend on Zeppelins in action en gagements might have, to be post poned often enough to allow better feeling to prevail. Protests from so many sources that war is necessary in order to secure tranquility are calculated to make the dove of peace feel like a lame duck. 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