Hertford County Herald fig/ , , ? .. . - ..I ' -'Jj .?) - faff ' ? <" ? ^ ? ~ f ft' ;i'tfri -| ~? " ?? THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN EASTERN' NORTH CAROLINA. | ' " ' VOL. 7 . AHOSKIt. N. C? MARCH 3, IV16. N() 7 DR. C. G POWELL DENTIST OFFICE OVER S.J DILDAY'S STORE AHOSKIE. N.'C. r ? ? Minborni A Wlnborna Banj. B. Wfnborne Stanley Winborne Attorneya-at-Law MURFREE3BORO, N. C. Phonea No. 17 and 21. Edgar Tbamaa Snigaa AUornay-at-Law Loana Negotiated Real Batata Bought and Sold] Office: 2nd Floor J. W. Godwin. Jr., BWg AHOSKIE. N. C. R. R. ALLEN I Malar In SASH. DOORS. BLINDS. WINDOW OLAS8. HARDWARE. PAINTS AND BUILDING JIATERIALS GENERALLY Wholeaala and Ratall Na. U7 Waahlnftoa Nquarf M'FPOI.K. VA. SASH. DOORS. HARDWARE. PAINTS. LIME. CEMENT. SEWER PIPE. CART MATERIAL* MILL SUPPLIES, STOVES. RANGES AND ETC. CLOSE PRICES. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED AND OBLIGE. E- L. FOLK CO. . Na. 917-919 WaaMatflaa Sqaara SUFFOLK. VA. . ROGERS & WILLIAMS Attorneya-at-Law Prompt Attention Given to AII AHOfKIE. N. C. ? C. Wallace Jones Attorney and Ccineelor-At-Law WINTOW. N. C. Practice in all court*. Loan# negotiat ed. All matter* riven orompt and faithful attention. Located in Bank of Wintotr Roawoll C B rid gar Attorney-at-Law WINTON. N. C. J. R. EVANS Practical Tin Roofer and Sheet' Metal Worker Prices Right. MURFREESBORO. N. C. J. L. PARKER Not art Public HERALD OFFICE Arobkib. N. C. * Walter R. Johnson Attorwrt-at-Law Ahoskib. North Carolina Practices wherever services desired iui h i !ii riw lain laiMiw O. J. NBWBERN, Agent Ford Automobiles, Ahoskie, N. C. Touring Car $440.00 Runabout ....... ... 390.00 F. O. B. Detroit. . . ? . PARKER D. ROBBINS, PRACTICAL PAINTM And Alubastine Decorator Home Six Miles North Ea?t of Aboekie, N. C.. R. F. D. 5, Box 49, Ahoskie, N. C. AT STUD. Mildred* Diamond, winner of ail* ver cup in the field trial*, also first winner in Bench 8bow. Tho roughly broke, good retreaver. The dog to bred to only $10.00. He i> out of a Fishel Frank Jip by Manitobia Rap, both of these ?dogs World Champions. For fur ther information apply to R. C. Nicholson, Murfreesboro, N. C. now TP aire Qui mm* TV) CMItwa CMldrea t&k* It and nawM know it la Quln.ua. A too especially adapted JA adufti who caaoot fake ordinary Quinine. 11ms not nauseate nor awe utmvMWN mi rfSff u tbt bead. Try U the Pent time you need-OnTnine for any per AM Aak for 2 ounce original package. The pomeFRBJLiWNKto Wowatobottto. U centa MAKING A COMPOST. Cm Lyo No Substitute for Potasb Cottonseed Meal and Acid Phosphate lor PetatOM "Fertilizer# ere so high end the percentages of potash so low that I am thinking of making a dim post of woods earth and stable manure. I want to know if I can grow Irish and sweet potatoes with woods mold, lime and l.ve water added io a compost. Is there any potash in a rank growth of cotton stalks plowed under? >What kind of fertlizer shall I use for Irish potatoes on land that was last year in peas and pastured off by hogs? Will I get more potash by plowing my potato ground very deep? Is there any way in which I can tell which of my lands contain the most ootssh! Can I grow potatoes with stable manure and salt? A compost of black woods mold and stable manure will certainly help the growth of crops. But s mixture of woods mold, lime and lye from the concentrated can lye will not amount to much. The can lye is not potash, but caustic soda, and is of no use as a ferti lizer. Woods mold mixed with s little lime might do for some things, but would hardly make a' good potato crop. Irish potatoes are apt to grow scabby if lime is used. There is some potash in all veg etable growth and there will doubtless be a little of it in cot ton stalks- But in your section any farmer who farms right and stores organic matter in his soil and limea once in five years and uses acid phosphate liberally, will never need to buy i>oiash. To grow Irish potatoes make a mixture of equal cottonseed ineal and acid phosphate of 10 per cent grade and use 1,000 pound* an acta. The meal will carry a little potash and the organic matter left by the pea* will have released some more. Five hundred pounds <>f the tame will grow sweet pota toes. By deep plowing you may get more avaible potash, but as to that I am uncertain, but the deep plowing will be alright. Aa a rule our red clay soils cou tain more potash than the grey, but the amount of potash in any soil can only be determined by cbemicai analysis, and it is usually insoluble and can be made avail able to which I have referred. Too can grow potatoes with stable manure, but the salt will not help for it is not fertilizer. The main difficulty with the manure is that it may promote the growth of the scab fungus.?Progressive Farm er. A Martyr. ' "Whan we ware married yon eald there waa nothing you wouldn't do for me," eald the spoiled darling. "Well, my dear." anawered her hue band, patiently. "I waa thinking the matter oyer the other day. and It seamed to me there waa nothing you hadn't naked me to do (or you, but If there is any little thing in your mind you haren't mentioned yet. speak and I wilt do Ike best I can." ? ? A Martyr. "Tour family must be rery fond of oysters." "Ton don't think I'm ordering oys ters by the bushel because we like them, do you? I'm the only one In the (amity who can eat them at all." "Then what do yon want with so many?" "I don't want them. My wife wants the shells to make a roadway (Torn the sidewalk to the garage." There ia more Catarrh in thia sec tion of the country than all other dis aaaea pot together, ond until the last few years was supposed to be incuaa bls. For a great many years doctors pronounM it a local disease and pre scribed local remedies, and by con 's tantly failing to cure with locaf treat ment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a constitu tional disease, and therefore,require! constitutional treatment. Hall's Ca tarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney ft Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only Constitutional cure on the market. Il is taken internally. It acts directly or the blood -nd mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dol lars for any ease it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Address: r. J. CHENEY ft CO., Toledo. O. Sold hv Drvrcftta, 75e. Take Hall's Family Pills for Oonati patien. * Adv. i MEETING OF AHOSKIE TOWN SHIP TEACHERS. Spelling and Penmanship Subjects Discussed. Preliminary Con test March 17. On Saturday, February 26. at 2:30, the teacbera of Ahoekie Township met at the Aboakie High School building. The meet ing proved to be of unusual inter eat. After a very inleiesting die cuaaion of the methods employed in teaching spelling and penman ship, the plana for the County Commencement were discussed, and reports from the different teachers beard. Everybody seem ed filled with enthusiasm" and a desire to make the County Com mencement a great day. It was decided that all pro spective contestants in the Ahos kie Township should meet at - the Ahoekie High School on Friday, March 17* for tbe purpose of de ciding who should represent tbe Ahoakie Township in tbe declama tion and recitation contests at the County Commencement. Each school in the Township that tide a contestant may appoint a judge to be present on the day of this pre liminary meeting. Tbe next Township Teachers' Meeting will be held March 25 at the regular hour, and the follow ing iubjects will be disscussed: Language, by Miss Wynne. Geography," " Holloman. Grammar, " " Piland. Reading. " " Hood. Arithmetic, " ,fc Dallas. Music, . " " White. Civics, by Mr. Barbee. Handicraft and Drawing, by Miss Crews. History, by Mrs. Overton. Agriculture and Hygiene, by Miss Sparger. (For some reason, we left out the running high jump, in enum erating the list of athletic events for Class number one. We glad ly make tbe correction.) > What is the Conference o! Cot ton States Banters? Bankers and other busy men dropped their Work and traveled from all parts nf the South and attended three meetings within four months at different cities to organize and further work of the Conference of Cotton States Bank ers Association, organized at Gal veston. Texas, August 14, 1915. A smaller group, as a com mittee. finished the important organization details at a meeting at Birmingham, Ala., held Aug. 26, 1916. A third meeting, the Jaigest of them all, was held at New Orleans December 6 and 7tb. and the conference, now a oerpna nent institution, will bold annual meetings hereafter. Very briefly stated, the nurpose of the Conference is to deal with problems peculiar to the States where cotton is grown, the Soutb.s most important commodity. Broadly speaking, all these prob lems affect the development and prosperity of the Cotton States and everyone in them. Uusolved problems of years' standing re garding loans on cotton,-.ware housing, marketing, etc., as re lated to other lines of business are being vigorously dealt with. The diversified crop movement of 191S which raved the South untold millions of dollars was largely fostered by the Conference. The present officers are. Chairman?Joseph Hirsch, Pres ident of the Corpus Christi Nat ional Bank, of Corpus Christi, Texas. | Seceretary?Mdorhead Wright, i President of the Unioo-Trust Com pany Little Rock, Ark. Treasurer?Ocar Newton, Presi - dent Jackson State National Bank, , Jackson, Miss. j The Vice Presidents are th< Presidents of the' Banking organ . izations of the Southern States. 'I Subscribe for the Herald. NEVS OF INTEREST FROM ? AULANDER. Town Bents School in Spelling Bon? Popular Couple Wed?Other Personal Items. The spelling match which vtt held iu the High School auditor ium last Fiiday proved a jucces* both from a Kterarv and financial standpoint. The school and town were the "belligerents," and after battling furiously 'or over an hour the town was declared the winner. Quite a large crowd attended the contest, at the conclusion of which they manifested their liberality by treating their friends to ice cream, salads, sandwiches, and other re freshments. While the unsuspecticg devo tees of wholesome enjoyment were paying tribute to the culinary art. evidenced by the many varietiee of delicious refreshments served by the Isdies of the Civic Improve ment Leegue, Mr. Asa F. Kice and Mias Helen Britton slipped to the home of Kev, M. P. Davis, where tbey were,uuited in mar riage in a very simple' but impres sive ceremony, Rev. Mr. Davis officiating*. The activity of Cupid dues not seem to be lessening, this being the "fifth" that we have re corded since November. Misq Britton is one of the moet charm ing members of Aulander's young er set, while Mr. Rice is one of the most popular business men of our citv. Mr. and Mrs. Rice will make their home in Aulander. Dr. M. Bolton of Rich Square was in town last Tuesday. Dr. Bolton is an ear, eye, nose, and throat specialist, and will practice here one day in the week. Mr. Julian Wood of Kelford was here on business one day hut week. ?? Mr. J. A. Connor of Rich Square was one of the yisitors seen in our midst last week. The Auction Sale of Bennett, the Norfolk Jeweler which start ed here last Tuesday evening at Mitchell's Pharmacy and contin ued etch night last week, drew large crow d*. the store being pack ed to its capacity at every sale. It is said that jewelry amounting to $1000 00 was sold during the sale. Here's hoping that nobody will wish that they "hadn't." Mr. W. Davis of Norfolk is ..pending some time in Aulander witb friends and relatives. Mr. Davis was formerly a'resident of our town and we are glad to wel come him. Mrs. W. Q. Mitchell is spend ing this week in Norfolk as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dunning. Mr. J A. Cooke, Cashier of the Bank of Aulander, was in Rocky Mount last Monday on business. Hon. T. T. Speight of Windsor was in A*ulai.der last Friday in in terest of Chowan College. Mr. W. T. Minton was in Nor folk one day last week on business, Mr. I. T. Blanchard, who is the Cashier of the Farmers Bank of Woodland, was in our town one afternoon last week. Mr. Blanch ard was connected with the Bertie Cotton Oil Company for several years and has many friends here. The "movies" last Tuesday ev ening drew a crowd which packed the bouse until only standing room was left. Pictures will be shown in this hall every Tuesday evening performances beginning at 7:80. Mr. Alvah Early of our city has returned from an extensive trip through South Carolina and Georgia. Mr. N. F, Minton and family have recently moved into oui (own, Mr. Minton formerly liv ed near Conaritsa. We extend to this family a hearty welcome. Mrs. Herbert Jenkins left mon day morning for W interv'lle, N > C., where she will visit hev. par ? ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cox. Mrs. J. T. Hulloman is in Bal timore this week purchasing hei ?spring supply of millinery goods OUR SABBATH SCHOOL. There are weary one* on the Sab bath Dav Who are only thinking of sor row'* woe. Hut suddenly a light gleams across the way And to Sabbath School they go. As that's the place their mother went, "A. To spend an hour each Sabbath day. And why should they so soon for get. Because- she has passed away. < They go and meet the Superinten dent Who greets you with a smile And says, "I knew you always meant To do good all the while. We're so glad to welcome you, Among our noble band, And do come every.Sunda.v, I know ho better plan". w nat can make one reel more welcome. Than such words of greet intra true, It always make* you think of mother. When she prayed such nrayers for you. Praying that you'd always be, In your pew each Sabbath day. Helping to sing great Jubilee*, And never for one moment stray. Because you're left in the world alone. Bowed beneath great lose aud pain. You ahonld not then remain at home Where songs take on. a minor strain. Hut keep right on to Sabbath School, Where you'll bear music grand, you see That will fill your soul with rap ture. To know Salvation's free. We meet there every Sabbath day, And sing praises to our Lord, Alway* greeting one anothtr With some pleasant word Which always makes the heart grow fonder Of our school each Sabbath day. Now if rou don't believe it's truei Come for yourself and see. We're standing on the threshold. Of another year you know. So let us bid it welcome. And let the old year go. Let us hasten to great labor. Pressing forward in the fight. And let this be our motto, "For God and for the Right". E. M. B. Her spring opening wifl be an nounced later. Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Pritchard of Windsor visited in Avdander last Sunday.' An entertainment will be given in the High School auditorium next Friday night, March 3rd. by the music class. TheConcert will begin at eight o'clock, the admis sion charges being 15 and 25 cents Refreshments wili be served at the conclusion of the program. Mrs. C. W. Mitchell Jr. left Monday for Mackey's Ferry. N. 0., where she will spend some time with her mother, Mrs. M. J. Eliott. (Mr. Rufus Johnson, a young business man of Norfolk, is visit ing friends in our^city. Miss Lillian Dunning is report ed quite sick at this writing, but we hope that her illness will not , prove serious, A large number of our people , were in Winton Monday to hear , Congressman Small. | Dr. W- J. Ilarrell was in Nor folk one day last week. > Mr. I. F. Snipes of Woodland - was one of the uumber of visitors . seen in our midst laot week. The debate preliminary will be held in the High School auditor . ium next Friday. Fonr speakers . will be chosen to represent Aulan . der in the Triangular Debate to be held later. r Renew your Subscription to Th? . Hertford Couoty Hersld. i- - ' ? ' I *' ' W. I. firth, rmH,?t. f. I, Ptrrj, \ Iff-Prni4.it. i. ?- firtfr, *tt. k Trtt?. ? V ' W&SH t Cbe Guarantee Company, Inc. I DIRECTORS RIAL ESTATE. ? ; r : r.r" Capital $1,000.00 '"l?":?- ' ? H..u stocks < * 4. m. iirrm. ANO I HEr AHOSKIE, N. C. i J ..4. ' COLLECTIONS . '' I - ">' Hot One man In H Cbousandl Thai evererets it Start in Life does *o outside of the beaten path y of regular Saving. It ia the one sure way of getting on .vour feet. I Gel a few hundred dollars ahead. It will open the way to R better things. Labor judiciously directed and Capital intelligently employ- I ed from the bedroek of private fortune. Accounts can be start- || ed with us with any sum from $1 uoward. FOR SAFETY. Merchants and Farmers Bank S Winton, N. C ,jj Every Cent You Spend Foolishly Is Banked By Some One Why Hot Bank It Yourself? It Is Your Money?SaveJtl j Start An Account \yith Us?We Will Help You Save Farmers-Atlantic Bank, Jlboskie. n. C. E2KHE3EK2iDB2H9DHK3BlBOCKIS3KlCKBE9DB3BflOIBH3i | Open a Savings Account Today | Add to it frequently end your power in dollars increases, X you will be aroused to a consciousness that you have the X ability and strength to accomplish much. Think it over. f 4< INTEREST ON SAYINGS I Bank of Ahosrie AHOSKIE, N. C. I As The Holidays Are Now Over. you naturally begin to think of making 1916 the most successful year of any. I And in order to do so we extend to you a cordial welcome to vreb oai' oWWiittd Kt us beTp you make this year a success by giving you attractive prices on a general line of up to date merchandise, and by helping you, yop help us. And so lets be frank and help each other. ? . Yours to serve, HOGGARD & STOKES AHOSKIE, N. C. - I "We Eat Sam Vaughan's Hay and L*ram. *i Do Not." Take heed from these two living embodiments. If you want your stock to keep fat and healthy, buy your feed from. S. E. VAUGHN, Ahoskie, N- C Flour and Salt Specialties. ? ? ?? mm ???????? i \ BETTED PREPARED FOR UNDERTAKING Embalmief Dose to Order Metallic and Cooper Caskets always on hand. Everything at the very lowest prices. See me before buying. , | F. D. Flythe, Undertaker, Ahoskie, N. C. ;