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EXPRESS, Number 50 T! ST EINDR OTHERS* anfords’ [jiggest g tore ^ ■ cst They’re Here Men-300 of the handsomest Fall and Winter Fabrics we have ever shown-Seethem! I Suit or Overcoat I to Order No Less than $15-00 More than $20. The work on these suits is all done by a staff of skilled tailors. The garments are made from your indi vidual measurements. Each suit is cut separately and finished in the same manner as high class Custom Tail ored Suits that usually sell from $25 to $30, There are 300 styles of pure worsteds and woolens of the highest class. They include the finest blue serges, black unfinished worsteds, blue, brown and grey cheviots and worsteds, and a great selection of the smartest fancy suitings for fall and winter. You never had a better opportunity to get an abso lutely Correct fitting, stylish suit or overcoat made to conform with your individuality and taste, than yog have in this offering of made to measure suits for $15 to $20. I j STEIN BROTHERS. 1 “THE HOUSE Of QUALITY” 0 CLOTHIERS, FURNISHERS and TAILORS J. JOSEPHS, Manager. SBm BANK TALK! In choosing a bank you should consider, First, Security. ’_This bftnk’8_palU up Capital, .Surplus and Profit account, with additional stockholders’ liability, amounts to 171,000 00. Second, Security. Our offioes are equipped with every modern convenience for the transaction of all lines of banking business Our fire-proof vaults are guarded day and night with double, steel, time lock doors. Our money is protected by the most up-to-date burglary policies Third, Security. Every offloer and employee of this bank is under bonds of reli able Surety Companies, and In addition to the regular government Inspection by State Bank ExamlDers, the Investments and books of the bank are regnlarly Inspected by our directors. THE BANK OF SANFORD, S. P, HATCH, ’ E. R. BUCHAN, President, Vice-President, J. M. ROSS, Cashier. We have < that Engagement Ring Die Wedding Present* io° FARMERS’ INSTITUTE, Large Crowd at the Court House Saturday to Hear Institute Workers Discuss >Such Subjets as Soil Improvement, Co-ope rative Marketing, Care ol Ba bies, Fire Prevention, Rural Education, Etc. A Farmers’ Institute, Woman’s In stitute and the annual farmers’ picnic were all held at the. court house last Saturday. The occasion drew a large crowd of farmers, their wives, sonsj and daughters from all parts of the county. The conductors of these in stitutes would be disappointed if they were to come to a progressive county like Lee and not have a large crowd to talk to. Many of our farmers have gained inspiration and learned much about the modern methods of farming by attending these institutes. One could look over that audience Saturday and almost tell who the successful farmers were by the questions they aBked and the interest they manifested in what waB said by the speakers. They were there to learn all they could about their business and plainly showed it in the close attention they gave the speakers when discussing such subjects as the building up of soils, marketing crops, etc. In the court room at ten o’olock and the speakers were Introduced by Mr. J. R. Rives who has engaged in insti tute work for several years. Chairs were placed In the Register of Deeds office for the Woman’s Institute. The ladles turned out in about as large numbers as the men and occupied about all the available Bpace in the Register’s office. Many of them had traveled mileB to gain all the information possible about modern home making and kind red subjects. The Farmers’ Institute was opened with a talk by County Demonstrator Robert Mclver on the subject of soil building by cover crops and legumes. Although Mr. Mclver has been county demonstrator le98 than a year he diB cussed me subject In a way that showed that he had given It much study. He explained how the soli Is beuefltted aad made productive by cover crops. In hla work In the county he emphasiz es the Importance of the farmers using cover crops and llgumes to make their land productive. The next speaker was Mr. T. B. Parker, director oi iarm demonstra tion work In the State, He also dls-l cussed at some length the subject of l soil improvement. He referred to the great progress that has beea made 4« .agriculture in Laa county and this sec tion during the past Cesr year*. Mr. . Parker laid stress on the fact that the more the soil is improved the less per acre it will cost to raise cotton, corn and other crops. He told of the great Increase per acre in the State. He asked that every farmer in Lee oounty who had raised as mnch as 100 bushes of corn to the acre raise their hand. Three hands went up. Somo of the farmers of the county who have raised as much as 100 bushels to the acre were aot present. Wg make thia- statement to let you know that we have a number of farmers In the county who know how to make big yields of corn. Mr. Park er also made the proposition that all who had raised as much as two bales of cotton to the acre raise their hand. He counted four handB. He then wanted to know if the farmers didn’t think there were more acres In the county that did not produce as much as five bushels of corn than 100 and if there were more acres thai did not produce as much as 100 pounds of lint than one bale. The farmers were slow to agree with him. However, he said that he WUUIU a(IUK HI LI 10 vpuoiviuu. Mr. Parker told of the advantages lu bulldlDg up the Boil with decayed vegetable matter which helps to hold the water and enables the land to pro duce the best results. He told of the great value of stable manure and said that such cover crops and legumes as clover, peas, vetch, soy beanB, velve . beans, etc., were good substitutes. Put these things on the land and the farm ers will experience no trouble in rais ing two bales of cotton and 100 bushels of corn to the acre. Mr. Parker ad vocated deep breaking of the land atd shallow cultivation of the crop. Mr. W. C. Or06by, who is engaged in educational work among the farm era and who has done much to foster moonlight schools In the State, talked to the farmers about the advantages of oo operative marketing. He told how difficult it was for the farmers to agree, co-operate-and work together for their mhtual benefft. He told how some of the farmers of Mecklenburg were ben efltted last year by pooling their cotton seed for market. He said that the farmers should study the question of marketing; that if properly handled there is more iponey to be made from the seed than from the cotton. He said that some farmers would ’ slgq a contract or note for a lightning rod and when asked to sign papers to pool and sell their cotton seed and other products to advantage they would re fuse; that some times after they had entered Into a contract they would violate It. He suggested that farmers learn the ethios as well as art of mark eting. He said that the time had come when the farmers would have to put their composite judgment in the hands of one man or set of men to hand le and market their crops. Mr. Thad MoLean, demonstration agent for this district, who was pres ent made an interesting and Instructive talk on the treatment of the soil. He said the farmers were not making mon ey because thoy had neglected the soil. Like some of the other speakers he advocated the growing of legumes and cover crop to Improve the soil. Mr. McLean thinks oondittopa-^re Improv ing but thinks that too many of the armers are making crops on time op m borrowed money. The meeting held for the women )pened by a few remark* by Mr*. Hol owell, a member of the Institute par ty, after which MU* Gertrude Little, xrnnty canning club demonstrator, ex plained some home conveniences, their use and construction. There was an Iceless refrigerator that had been en tirely constructed by a woman In-the county, Mr*. Ella Lee Pickard, and i was made from such material a* wee j found on the place. Home few piece*! were even taken from the wood pll© and dressed down to suit the require ments. A large fly trap was also exhibition. ThU trap was made for use out of door* where the flies breed, such places as stables, back premise*, ate. Smaller mpdelB made on tne same design are usefctl for the home and to have on the porch outside the kitchen door where the flies accumulate and so catch many before they can enter the house. Among the things shown was a dustless duster made from an old soft woolen skirt cut Into -one half tech strips and sewed to a padded handle In rows till thick enough and then treafc ed to a preparation of one half cup of melted parraflne and a cup of coal Ofl: or kerosene. It Is then hung out t® dry and la ready for use. When neces sary It may be washed and re dipped in; me mixture Ui parrauue auu vu* roller tray for saving steps between the dining room and the kitchen wai also shown and the home made flreles* cooker made from a lari tub and a 25 pound lard can. A pound of asbestcje sheeting and some sawduBt for packli \ was all that was needed. With a tri ■ lioate Bet of cooking vessels of alun i num, apples, grits and a small chick n were all cooked at once. A hot soi p slone should be placed In the bott m and the cooking vessel placed on it td retain sufficient heat to complete 1 he cooking. Any one interested and wish ing full directions for making any ior all of these things should communicate with Mies Little at this place. Mrs. Hollowell spoke to the women on the care of babies. It wns a moBt Interesting and helpful talk and full of good common sense. She spoke of the prevention of blindness in infants Blindness is preventable, and no babies are born blind but become blind within a few minutes or hours after birth. This may be prevented by putting two drops of two per cent, solution of nitrate of [silver in their eyes and allow It to re mam *our or five minutes and wash: out with normal salt solution. This preparation may be had from Dr. Rankin ol the Slate Bo»ra of HeaW I ■by^wrltlng him i mtotokmm# •g®* Mothers were ling their babies too tightly abdagalf181 covering so closely that they could il01 get plenty of air to breathe. They weV® advised to make a separate little bed for the baby from the first and never allow it to remain with the mother ex cept at feeding time. Never give the baby aHy other than Its natural food and boiled water to drink. Many times the baby cries and Is restless simply hecaiian it needa a drink of water. The baby should be weaned by the time It 1b a year old and will more sure ly come through the proverbial second summer with a minimum of trouble. In that way tbe mother can regulate ex actly what the child receives. In nurs ing the baby during this period many times it 16 the food the mother eats tQat causes the baby’s trouble; In bulletin No. 7 published by the Agricultural Extension there are rather full directions on the care of and feed ing of babies. Anyone wishing a copy may secure same by writing the Agri cultural Extension Service at Raleigh or by applying to Miss Little, Lee County Home Demonstration Agent, Sanford, N. C. Those interested in the subject ofJ blindness In children should write fcuip-j erintendent Ray, of Raleigh, for litera ina Be Q.iHu* %en._ a*..*, ^ warned against bund-! Dinner was served on the grounds at the noon hour. As thero was do table large enough to' hold all the dinner it was served at the vehicles by those who brought It. A joint meeting of ladies and farm ers was held In the court room in '.he afternoon. Mrs. Hollowell made a most Interesting talk on "Fire Prevention " If everybody could hear this talk and would carry out the suggestions offt-rul great good would be accomplished. Mrs. Hollowell stated that three me lons five hundred thousand dollar worth of property was destroyed by fire in Worth Carolina last year. Tils did not include the losses by forost fires. Mrs. Hollowell stated that the women were responsible for one half of this loss. She told the ladles that un less lamps were kept clean that 11 were dangerous and she appealeu to them to not make fires by pouring ker osene on the wood from an oil cao. Don’t oarry out ashes on a paper, in a pasteboard or wooden box or wooiMi bucket, use a metal bucket. Dou’l throw old papers, magazines and scraps in the closet where rats and matches may start a fire. Don’t neglect your oil.j stove, It Is dangeros when In an uu* clean condition. (She warned men and boys against smoking cigars and oigar ettes when about the stables and baro. Mr. Crosby then spoke on the subj ot of '‘Rural Education/’ He discussed some of the problems that will have to be solved before North Carolina can bej developed as it should be. The quid tions of health, education and social life wore all discussed at some lengths Mr. Crosby offered many good sugges-j tions as to how these problems should he solved. If your eyes are crossed, see Dr. Mane, at Chears’, the jeweler, en August 30tl ! He oan straighten them without tb* knife or pain. * ' I $Hi»*tJBUCAN8 worried. 1®!;^**®****! With Hughes’ Tour p#*WHS U,c (:<>»Uuent-8o Far . OfctoP&lKn liiu'ks “Pep” aud <*Ginger.” ffe*. ?ork IJcralfl rfei^blic.aris^rif*rally are wonder jljj^What ails Un-ir Presidential cam paign- It was first in a squall. Next [fc l®n afoul oftWUoldrume. Now they don’t know w^at it’s in. But know it’s in something that |<M|n t make lor party success, jv ^he old fashioned republicans who tfaglved lor a generation on a diet of ^p0Pi»a,id ginger’’ were at first dis M^»ed. Now they are worried, gam of them are inclined to be P$ifrmed. Tilings are by no means it they ought to be, say those "irs of the "(j. (). l’.n standard, mouth aim the Herald called fltiou to the chaos which over ad the Ke|iublicac headquarters, rts were made then by many of -leaders to remedy conditions, m the information that has come he Herald in the last week from ons in close relationship to the paign management, conditions 2 grown worse. I - w-a-.s possible to get essential g« done a month ago. Now it Tongues|jwhich were charit ' silent then are lively now. In words of one of the campaign mgers, uthe Republicans must quickly clear their decks and get ■ready for business or they will be {wrecked by the next storm that over (takes them—and one is now on the rersons who have oeen in touch vitb national politics for a genera ion say that the situation in the Republican party now is unprece boited and Qlted with dynamite, advantage over republicans. The Democrats have troubles, too. They have dissatisfaction in various States. They are constantly putting down little rebellions here and there. But the old timers are oack in har ness, They are pulling together. Aud in that respect they have the advantage of the Republicans. .SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT. Ordinarily politicians don’t pay Mention to the woes of a Demo ruLic Campaign Committee. The Democrats always have them. But •vhpu the Republicans are beset with aandicaps such as now proclaim themselves from all quarters, the politicians sit up and wonder. The shoe this time is on the other oot. Not being used to it, the lie rmbUcaos are \TfmpinR badly, The Democrats aare doings considerably better than usual. Republicans generally now “make] jo boner* o£ IVieir diBaatiataetion and uneasiness. A month ago they believed the machinery would work smoothly after it had been in opera •lion a few weeks. They predicted that after Mr. Hughes had blazed his way across the continent, out lining the Republican issues, the Democrats would quietly slip off to cover, leaving the field to the Re publicajis No secret is betrayed by stating that Republicans as a rule are dis appointed thus far in the campaign trip of Mr. Hughes. They had no the slightest doubt that he would be “on” the first page of every news paper in the land from the time he left New York until he returned. LACK. OF “STEAM,” THEY 3AY. But it is not the lack of whirlwind enthusiasm for Mr. Hughes as shown on his Western trip or the labor in cident in California which gives par ticular concern to the Republicans. It is the lack of systematic organiza tion, the lack of ‘‘steam” at the vari ous headquarters and the so-called amateurishness which ha* thus far marked many of the campaign moves. No individual is criticised. It is the] system, or lack of it. Members of the Campaign Com mittee were couuted on to put the proper spirit and zest into the cam paign. Members of that body scarce ly hava been seen about the national headquarters’ Matters which re quire their 0. k. are delayed days Or weeks because the committeemen are scattered about the various States. William Barnes, W. Murray Crane, Boies Penrose, Ralph illiams, Franklin Murphy, Fred W • E>ta brook, Alvah 11. Martin and many others in the “Old Guard' Hall ot Fame are watching and waiting. Most of them are openly disgusted with the wuy the campaign has been managed. A few of them have ex pected that the continued stormy weather might cause an “S O. o signal to be Hashed to tlie “Old Guard” life saving crews. No such signal has been sent yet. The Home Makers. The Home Makers will meetSatur day, August 26th, at. I p. m. Some of the dress makers in town have promised to he present, if possible, to tell us of the fall styles and tna terials, and how to alter and rut economically, etc. The question box will be open to all questions on the subject under diseussiou, and such other questions as any member is especially anxious to have answered. Since the growing number of home demonstration clubs in the county, and the Womans’ club in town, are necessarily absorbing the work for which the home makers was formed the disbanding of the club will be considered. -The President of the Woman’s Club will be present to «xplain the work iu its different de partments. And while any woman in the county is eligible to member ship in the club she will urge all who are interested to join as they Bad it convenient. RAILROADS STUBBORN. Mr. Wilson Told Them That in Case of Strike the Country Would Know Where to Put the Blame. The trainmen having accepted the. suggestion of President Wil son that an eight hour day be granted and other questions arbi trated, Mr. Wilson has been try ing to get the railroads to agree. He mefthe officials at the White House on Saturday and yester day. As one American citizen to another President Wilson ap pealed to each of the executives of the country’s principal rail roads on grounds of patriotism to accept his plan for averting the threatened disaster of a Nationwide strike. He ernpha sized tbe necessity lor Keeping ,he railroads in service as a part nf the National defense, and to make possible preparations for meeting conditions that will exist after the European war. On leaving the White House the railroad presidents, augment ed during the day by arrivals from the West, held a conference, at wnich sentiment was said to be against agreeing to the Presi dent’s proposal in its present form. Hope was expressed, how ever, that some satisfactory counter-proposition might be ad vanced and it was decided to turn over to a committee the task of drafting a final reply to the I President. With more than du men, most of them with their own ideas about what ought to be done, the executives found it difficult to "get down to brass tacks,” as one of them expressed it. Tomorrow morning another meeting will be held and every effort will be made to reach a decision promptly. President Wilson appealed to the railroad officials Saturday to abandon their insistence on arbi tration of the dispute threaten ing a Nationwide strike and to accept his plan of settlement, already agreed to by the em ployees, because in his opinion the railroads are contending for | a principle which it seemingly is impossible to apply to the pres- _ ent situation. In one of the most dramatic scenes known to the White House in recent years, the President declared to the heads of five bil lion dollars worth of properties, assembled at his summons: 1 "If a strike comes, the public win Know where tAie-T—V«1«1«I ^ bility rests. It will not be uponl tn®.u l A lew minutes Inter be issued' a statement saying "the public has the right to expect” accept ance of his plan. Refusing acceptance for the present, but not giving a final answer, Hale Holden, president of the Burlington roads and spokesman for the 35 railroad officials, urged the President to uphSid the principle of arbitra tion, and declared his plan would "place in peril all that has been accomplished in the peaceful ad justment of labor controversies by methods of arbitration. Cover Crop Meetings. i have planned to hold rover crop meeting!- during the month of Septem ber at the school houses and dates men tioned below. I hope every farmer in the county will attend one of these meetings. I will be ably assisted at each meeting. Long Street, Monday night, Septem ber 4th, * o'clock. Broadway. Tuesday night, Septem ber 5th, 8 o'clock. Hickory Level, Wednesday night, September t>tb, 8 o'clock. Salem. Thursday night, September 7th, 8 o’clock. Pleasant Hill. Friday night, Septem ber 8th. 8 o'clock. Jones Chapel, Monday night. Sep tember 1 ltb, 8 o'clock. Rose Budd, Tuesday night, Septem ber 12th s o'clock. Seawell Siding, Wednesday night September 13th, 8 o’clock. Osgood, Thursday night, September 14th, 8 o'clock. Poplar Springs, Friday night, Sep u inber 15th, 8 o'clock. Morris Chapel, Monday night, Sep tember 18th, 8 o'clock. Swauu Station, Tuesday night, Sep tember tilth, 8 o’clock. Harnett Hill, Wednesday night, Sep tember tlOth, 8 o’clock. Lemon Springs, Thursday night, Sep tember 2lst, 8 o’clock. Hunt Springs, Friday night, Septem ber 22nd, 8 o’clock. Carbonton, Monday night, September 25th, ,8 o'clock. Underwood, Tuesday night, Septem ber 2»)tb, 8 o’clock. R. R. Mclver, County Agent. Mr. J. A. Harps did not cultivate to bacco on'‘Never Fall Farm” at Fine view this year. We understand he was ! afraid of the fertilizer problem. As the prices are now higher than they have been In several years Mr. Harps no doubt Jeels that he made a mistake in not raising tobacco this year. He cultivated crops of ryo and oorn this year and recently thrashed out 400 bushels of rye. lie raised poas as a second crop and is now gathering a fine lot of hay. His land will bo In splendid shape for cultivation next year and will grow tobacco without the use of so much commercial fertilizer. The Bank of Sanford will pay you four per cent, on a savings account Why don’t you open an acoount there? Come to our Stor&t S You wt/J go homo / w/th of/ A/mfs of Kitchen lhfn£s— he/pfuf cmcf inexpensive i ~ Just go through your kitchen and make a list of the little things you need. Then come to our store. We have lots and lots of little labor-saving things that you will be glad to get. You can buy all you need with very little money, and you will thank us for reminding you about them. EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE. Lee Hardware Co., Only Exclusive (Hardware Store in Lee County. SA^ FORD, N. C. by adherence to sound banking principles, and its deserved reputation for conservatism and strength has won for it Lthe confidence of the public to an unusual degree. Banking Loan & Trust Co., Sanford N. C. Jonesboro, N. C. Capital $35,000.00 Mills. fioiiUmmct irtijl a Huuhvzbt ofy lMwjai/n& J/kl V —.. mid. homedovel: now id the time to get $jl thoude heady pi jaddand winter. we have ouh dole judd ofi Seautijud thintfb that wid-C make youl Home smide. you dove a deautijud home^ don’t you^ do why not sjoend some o^ the money you have halvedted to make youh home hajopy? LEE FURNITURE COMPANY, "We Make Home* Happy."
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