Hertford County Herald < -? ... k - . ? -*b?r an THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. , -i . VOL. h \ AHOSKIE, N. C? JUYL 2. 1915., NO. 14 . Tate Machinery & Supply Co.. UtUataa, ft. C. , MACHINERY SPECIALISTS ?? . . V Everything in Machinery and Suppliea Dr. c.G Powell DENTIST OFFICE OVER S.J. DIIDAY'S STORE AHGSKIE. N. C. Win borne casta. jajSkft-! '? ? ' if; ' ' ' v ?? ? jLaa-: ' twfet vvA*, - .r . 1,-. Sunday School Institute Windsor, N. C. July 2-4.1919. Tli* Institute in fur instruction and study. In it Officers and Te?eliers will be told about their Obligations and Duties. Church Members will be remind ed of their duty. All questions will be-answered in open meeting. Methods of instructions, plans for organization and management will be discussed. The meeting* will be practical. THB SPKAKBBS Mr. E. L. Middleton, Kaleigh, N. C., Sunday School Secretary of the Baptist State Convention, will conduct the meeting a* a part ofr a State-wide movement for Teachers Training* Mr. J. M. Brougliton, Jr., Ral eigh, N. C. member of the Sunday School Committee of the Baptist State Convention, and Superin tendent Sunday School. The firat session will be held Friday night, 8 o'clock, July 2nd. There will be three sessions on both dsys of the Institute. Satur day and Sunday, July 3rd, and 4th. The work will be based on Division I of the "New Normal Manual." It is earnestly hoped that many- will begin a serious study of this book so valuable to every Sunday school worker. Books will be on sale at the in stitute. 'Die meeting is for Sunday school workers of the West Chow an Association. It is urged that every school shall send as many of itajtmHterTas possible. lAybol'lan to be preymt, write Mr. J. H. Matthews, Windsor, N. Xj.. aq that free entertainment may be provided for you. GROWING TOBACCO CROP From all about we bear favora ble re|?orU of tbe growing tobacco crop. We hear of considerable improvement in the Western crop. South Carolina has a fairly good crop, and we may expect a better yield down that way than last year. In eastern North Carolina the crop is as satisfactory as could be expected. There will probably be some increase over last year's production. In the Old Belt section tobacco is growing rapidly, with here and there a patch ready to top. Our estimate of North Carolina croo is that there is an increase of not less than 5 per cent, and not more than 10 per cent. This, bow ever does not mean that tlie crop will pan out more in pounds than last year. One never knows what a day may bring forth in a tobacco crop. It may be goods today and bad tomorrow. It is an encourag ing fact, however, so far as pro duction is concerned, that a good stand was secured, and that crop up to today it healthy and promis ing.?Southern Tobacco Jpurnal. ? ? -? ?, FARMERS. LOOK OUT! . ? '* rr - . > Many barns and storage build ings are burned by the combustion of bay and grain, which being stored before it is properly dried, or becoming damp from some other source, generates sufficient heat to ignite the gases thrown off from the vegetable matter Hnd thus starts a conflagration. When ever hay or grain begins to show any indications of heating, it should be moved, a;red, and dried. v. Bertie end Northampton Iaprove We clip the following item* from last week's Manufacturers Record; N. C-. Aulander?Peanut-pick ing Machinery.?Herring Machine Co., capital $10,000,. incpted. by J. W. Herring. A. C. Slade and others. N. C.. Jackson Northampton County, Jackson Township, will construct 8 or 10 mi. clay-graVel and sand clay roads under $18,000 bond issue; Road Commrs., O. A* Moore, Secy., receive bids until July 10. . ;' ? >? v ;A yf \ ----- f ?; Polluted Farm Viten. In selecting n country home foi the Hummer special attention ahould be irivento the question ol a pure water supply* Farms, which are generally remote from towns, cities, or other areas oi congested population, seem to be almost ideally situated for obtain ing pure and wholesome water. In reality, however, polluted water is exceedingly common on farggs, and typhoid fever rates are usually greater in country districts than in cities. Typhoid fever is trans mitted largely in 'drink of food taken into the stomach and is es pecially likely to be communicated by polluted waters obtained from shallow wells near spots where the discharges of typhoid patients have been deposited and subsequeiitly carried into the wells, and.' it is doubtless principally this fact that makes the disease so common in farming regions. The sources of the water psed are numerous?lakes, streams, springs, wells, of various kinds, and cisterns?all being extensively used, although the water from lakes and streams is generally used only for stocks Each of these sources under some conditions may yield entirely safe and satis factory aupplies, while under other condjuons certain of them may be a constant menace to health. Of tlie various sources of water supply the ground water is the most satisfactory for farm use, be cause it is least liable to pollution, and streams and ponds ?re the most unsatisfactory, because of the ease and frequepcy witji which they are contaminated. Fortunately, however, they are very seldom used for drinking and domestic puriMises, being utilized mainly for stock, on which the effect of slight general pullution is not serious, though some severe epidemics of disease among cattle have been traced to polluted streams. The underground supplies, whetlier from wells or springs, although safe in many localities, are far from being universally so, the safety depending mainly on their lo&itioii and on the nature of their protection. , Many of the failures to protect adequately the water supplies used for drinking arise from a lack of knowledge of tke manner in which waters circulate through the ground and of tlie ways in which thev may beoome polluted. In formation on these subjects should be of value, and it is with the ob ject of supplying this information that lhe United States Geological Survey has published Water Sup ply Paper 255, on "Underground Waters for Farm Use." a copy of which may be obtained free on application to the Director of the Geological Survey, Washington. D. C. A Knocker And A Booster. When the Creator had made all the good thing*, there was atill some work to do, so He .made the beasts and reptiles and - poisonous insects, and when He had finished He had some scraps that were too bad to put into the Rattlesnake, the Hyena, the Scornion and the Skunk, so he put all these togeth er. covered it with suspicion, wrap ped it in jealousy, markec^-K with a yellow streak and called it a KNOCKER. This product was so fearful to contemplate that He bad to make somethiny to counteract it, so he took a sunbeam and put it into the heart of a child, the braiu of a man,' wrapped theae in civic pride, covered it with brotherly love, gave it a mast of velvet and a grasp of steel, and called it a ROOSTER; made him a lover of fields and flowers, and manly sports, a believer in, equality and justice, and, ever since these two were, mortal own has had the privilege of choosing his associ ates.?Selected. W bit * good thing the war i* 00 the other tide of the Atlantic! '?JritiJHesM iixii'.it - ' *'< Vr. Bill Ijers Tells About the Age of a Graj Mole io Bertie County On that samp shady aide of the i Colonial Hotel in Ahoskle, where ' the young mon gather to talk and , play checker* for paaa lime and i where Joe Aakew eome times 1 come* to town b> try hi* hand at i the favorite game with all corner?, the crowd had gathered and some thing was said aaout the life of a mule, when Mr. Bill Myers came un and took a vacant chair and listened with some interest. It was noticed that he reached down in hi* breeches pocket and drew forth a plug and proceeded to tear off a good* size chew of the weed and place it in his left jaw-and then moved bis chair a little nearer, which indicated that he was going to teach that group of Billie Wisdoms something, who pretend ed know all about the life of mules. "Well," said Mr. Myers, "I dont know nothing about the ordi narybiack or brown mules, but I do know something about the life of a gray mule and this is no lie. For when I was- a boy, George Lane, who was the father of Harvey Lane, over in Bertie county, went to Mrs. Betsy Wat ford's sale and bought a gray mule whose age was just twenty two yeais. I knew that mule fitr a long time afterwards, for when that mule had well passed his thirtieth birthday, I hauled barrel timber from my father's woods to George Lane's to be mude into barrels, for George Lane was a cooper or barrel maker; and believe in? that mule was active, young and fier.v in Ins way*?for his high kicking blood was skill hot and had not cooled off a bit?for he could kick a negro's can off hta head and never touch his scull? and would run away just as cer tain as the sheep akin worked out from under the saddle." Someone in the company asked Mr, Myers how long the old gray mule lived? To which question, hp answered: "Lived! You mean or want to know when that gray ! mule died? Why blesa your aoul, J the last lime I heard from that ; mule be was forty and in good j health, and had no thought of J dying from old age and ao far aa I | know that mule is living to this j good day." J Mr. Myera said he wanted to be accurate and for that reaaon he j would not say the year the Betsy j Watford sale was bad over in ] Bertie, but it was not long after , 1850. Then Mr. Myera added: "But gentlemen, I have never knowned but one gray mule to die in all iny life, and he belonged to Lloyd Mitchell and was killed by a train. 'Some gentlemen in the group looked away off in the west and asked in a general way .when rain might be expected. Another spoke about the cool nights we were haviug for June, but no man ventured to admit that he knew anything about the life of a gray mule or any other mula whether he be black or bfown.?Contributed. A Movement to Improve Negro Rural Schools. (Reported by C. S. Brown, Winton.) Id response to a call sent nut by Dr. A. M. Moore, of Durham, quite a number of the leading business men of the negro r*ee met with the state tejchers' as sociation, colored, convened at the Slater State Normal ' School, Winston-Sulem, June 16lh, a;.d organized for the purpose of im proving the negro rural schools of | the state. ' Dr. A. M. Moore, in a strong j and earnest address, outlined the object of the meeting, as follows: to lengtlten the school terms, > erect better scluiol building, se-| cure better teachers, provide bet ter salaries, and to arouse deeper interest in the uplift of the youth of the race und to do this in per fect co-operation with the school , authorities of the state. Prof. New bold and prof. Samms, represents- ( ti vet.pf the state department of education, being present, made ad- . dresses heartily commending the ( movement, and predicted that , great good would doublessly re- ( suit from the effort. ! The plan contemplates the em- ( ployment of a state agent whose ; business will be to travel through- ( out the state, ascertain the actual ( conditions existing in the rural ( districts, organize in each .coqqty ^ and school district improvement , leagues, and to, urge inj every legitimate way the interests of the public schmils. ! t B. Dudley of Greensboso, Dr. A. M. Moore and John ( Merrill, of Durham, Col. James | H. Young and Prof. C. H.Tioyer. ( of Raleigh, Barry O'Kelly, of ( Method, and C. S. Brown, of Win ton, Jwere made a committee of ( control to supervise this work. , Prof. Newbold and Prof. .Samms, , t of Raleigh, and Prof. Coon, of 1 Wilson, were chosen honorary ( members of the supervising com mittee in order to secure the cor- , | dial support and encouragement of j the white people of the state. Fullv six hundied dollars were secured to aid in starting the work, and the committee will endeavor to secure one hundred colored men who will guarantee the money to meet the neccessary expenses of the movement. The funds however to push the under taking will be obtaihed by solicita tion from friends. He's For Winston. C. W. Mitchell Say* Bertie has Suit able Men For Governor. (News and Observer.) To tlifl Editor:?I do not know that I ant called on to say that I shall not be a candidate before our Democratic voters for nomination for Governor, but I follow the custom of others, of my friends, who have made similar announce- I ment. Several of my newsoaper ( friends have named me in cnnnec- ( tion with that position and many I friends have urged my candidacy. / I greatly appreciate their kindness 4 and thank them one and all. I / write to say, however, that I shall t not be a candidate for that nomina- i tion, and possible that is ail I need f to say. The reports of the de- I ciaiun of pur United States Su / preme Court in the Oklahoma t amendment case may bring on a ( serious situation and put our 4 amendment to the test. If- our 4 amendment gets before the court 4 we will need a wise man for Gov- 4 ernor to handle the situation. We 4 will need a man who took part in ( drawing the original amendment, participated in the caucuses and conferences about it, assisted in _ putting it in final shape, took active part in its passage, and therefore knows every situation " about it. We have in Bertie county l Wise leader who fills the above requirements in the person of Judge Francis D. Winston. All North Carolina knows his con nection with o'ur amendment and ; woild therefore feel safe if he ; guided the forces io its favor. Hia ; large State and national acquaint ance, judical, political, buainesa and social, would bring most powerful factors to our aid. Often the current events point clearly to 1 the man the Democratic party nught to name for Governor and I believe events now say name Win ston for Governor. I thank you for the space in ' your valuable paper for this an nouncement. C. W. Mitchell. A u lander, N. C. ? - New Un for Wtrcury. ? scientific Investigator of Knrope has discovered a method ot destroy ins fungus. disease and .household poets by the use of mercury. In In closed spaces the mercury la employed in the form of rapor. In other cases It is Injected In metallic form direct ly Into the circulating fluids ot the plant The growth of the plant Is not ! only not disturbed, but la in aoyt oases actually assisted. * Warraj|Lr Deeds for sale at the tferald office 26c. the doieo ? ' ? ??/' .{?' '??>?' ... y'- V* '#>?:'*?.?& yltffi'?'>-$&M K'ifftf- ? j,,1;.. i'^l^ieLkiaae-^MK.. f fire insurance notary public O r ' ? < ? ? ?r- |? WALTER L. CURTIS 1! AHOHKI15 N. C. 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We keep nothing but the beat quality of grain, hay and feed of all kinds, \ and our oats and hay are from the choioeat crops raised. Prices no m higher than you pay elsewhere. ' S. E. VAUGHAN, AHOSKIC, N. C. * fllEEE IS A MMClS t| is often no harder Xo find than a dollar X . K when you want one in a hurry. * yb IS Annex a check book by opening an ac- w I. count at this bank, and protect yourself from such annoyances is the future. * We cirrv many accounts at this bank. S:|^ I Possibly we have yours, too. X |S If not. we invite you to open an ac- W IS count today. P We will serve you faithfully. 'W-Jlf | THE PEOPLES BANK ? ^ MURFREESBORO, N. C. *ftftAAAftmWWWWW*WW*WWVWWW?#i*WWMWMWWVWflWI PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUIIE| SCHOOL ? ' Mnrlreesboro, Nortb Carolina, July OOOUl, 1915. . ' A summer school for the teacher* of Bertie, Hertford end Northampton counties, will be held in the CHOWAN COL LEGE buildings at Murfreesboro, beginning July 5th., and continuing four weeks. This summer school has been planned in lieii of a county teachers' institute, for these three counties. Attendance atthis school or some similar summer school or institute, will be com { uulsory to the teachers of Bertie, Northampton and Hertford counties. * There will be ^o tuition charges nor fees. The only ex pense for the entire term of four weeks will be board, which has been fixed at the following low rates: For the term, 4 weeks, (iucluding room and lights) *$15,00 1 For one foepjf .. . 5.00 For two weeks ! 9.00 For three jreeki ^ ..... IS.00 TeacHHf will be expected to take sheets, pillow cases, > towels and tafMe aapkinj. with them. ' Instruction will be given in the common school branches, domestic science andlmethode of teaching. Four excellent in structors will be employed for the term. Fuller announcement of courses of study and other details > will be made within a few days. For any information about this school, address your county | superintendent. H. W. EARLY, | IOHN C. SCARBOROUGH. I issr?