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(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
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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.
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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.
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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.
They say dead men tell no teles,
but the evidence left behind often
chokea up the void.
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J. L. PARKER
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