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THE COURIER Published Every Thasaay Wbj C. Hammer. Editor TELEPHONES Bdltertai aaa Business Office Ns. lfeetaanteal Department 86 The ooluma of The Courier are seen to mil legitimate advertising. Kate card will be sent on request, r rates will be furnished upon ap plication at business office. All communications must be sign d by the real name of the writer. Subscribers wishing their address ehanaed must give the address to which the paper has been going, as well as the new address. Correspondents should mall news fetters In time tor them to reach lie office by Tuesday morning, to faaure their appearance In the week'' Issue. Important happen fctgm, such as deaths, fires, accidents etc. may be 'phoned at The Cou rier's expense. The Kandleraan News has been revived by Mr. E. E. Workman, for saenr vt Turlington, and we wish far Mr. Workman s prosperous; and profitable life- Col. . F. McRae, who died recent If at his horn In Robeson county, was not only a man of fine Intelli gence, sturdy character and strict integrity, but was a strong force in has oomm unity for its civic and oral upaUt. CONSULTING THE PEOPLE. At last our people are coming to It, The people are being consulted about the laws they desire. Ia Transylvania county W. E. Breese, Jr., In th late campaign promisee, if elected he would take Ma ajriem from the people by meet ing the voters after the election In the several townships and discuss with them needd legislation. sir. Breeae was defeated, but his saocessfal opponent, Mr. Beaver, has been meeting the people of th oeunty and from each township an place where Mr. Beaver has been drfeg&bea have been selected to meet at Brevard where a legislative pro gramme will be adopted- Much good wfll oome out of this. It is a capita aQd rrtan and an ecellent idea of what a majority of the people want can b sbjtained In this way. This ia a practical application of tan initiative and referendum. The Genrier would be glad o see more members of the Legislature adopt this plan. GUILFORD'S COUNTY HOME.' The Greensboro Daily Record calls attention to the' fact that almost 75 years ago Gov. Morehead, after re tiring to pivate life and bdlng made what is now known as county com missioner, built the present county home, for which he was roundly abused and he had few defender. Commenting further Mr. Reese says: "It as then called the poor house and crltu&m was aimed at him because about all such build ings were made of logs, with hole big enoufeh to throw a common cat through. The idea was that any kind of an old thing was good enough for the very poor. Not sc GovenuT Morehead. He erected a substantial brick building of old English dtslgn and it Is there yet." Attention is here called to Guil ford's county home as a self-support lng institution. Compared with Randolph's county home the soil of the county farm Is inferior, yet the Gifllford county home is self-supporting and more than that, for it furnishes much of the corn tor th mutes of the convict camp. How ia it, Randolph? It cost the county last year over and above the products raised on the county farm the sum of (1.400 to run the county home, and yet there are only 17 inmates at the home. Some years the expense haa been much larger. This article is not written to criticise any one but to call atten tion to the fact that the county commissioners should give more at tention to the county home and other things where there can be a greater saving by more Intelligent action. Recently an Increased appropria tion has been made by the county commissioners for the county farm demonstrator. The eommpaatonefs very wisely coupled wttb this ap propriation a condition that county farm demonstrator visit the schools and teach agriculture and encourage the beys to Join the corn clubs and the girls to unite with an organi sation known as the "Girls' Canning Clubs.'' Another condition should have been imposed and that is that the county farm demonstrator visit county farm at leaBt twice a month that at least ten acrea of MUCH DEEP PLOUGHING. Ilia drought in this section of Ue past two summers has alarmed our farmers and the awkaened interest in better farming methods have them not only to thinking but In action. rha farmers tbiis fall are not only tarmiag up more acres of soil but are plowing deeper. Deep plowing is erne of the most Important fac tsjra In modern farming. Cae of the best farmers In the oeaniy said to us the other day, "There are two ways of plowing deep; the first to with a two-horse tajraing plow, followed by horses hitched to a subsoiler or to an ordinary plow with a long gopher or ball-tongue plow. The latter Is just mm good as a aubeotler. This meth sd of plowing is the kind for all tf Us where there Is crab grass or What Is so oummonly called filta. Sol whj. the soil is c tan a long 4JJ-tongne plow wtth two good fjma) or mules hitched to It is Jqst as good provided that as soon -as the field la plowed one way you toga uound and cross plow it good i deep. All this deep plowing must be donei before Jan. IS. The aonaer the better. The clay gets tap wet to plow after January. It is better to do this plowing before Janaary. "Deep plowing" consist ot reach ing, the lower strata of soil, turning it ap and thereby gradually increas ing the depth of the topaoil which ffsrds the nourishment for plant roots. Some have conceived the Ida that ' four or five Inches is deep ploughing but such is not the case. ia the modern view of the question Twelve, fourteen and fifteen inches today is deep plowing whereas four or five constituted that estimate years ago. Of course it is iin possible to plough to this depth without the especially contrived im plements but these are procurable at almost any good hardware store ' or agricultural implement estabish ment. Or get a common plow stock and have a long, strong bull-tongue put on it; that is just as good as as v. I have had my doubts as to the wisdom of plowing deep in cer tain characters of land and there by turning np too much clay all In one season, but there is no danger f ploughing too deep unless the clay is turned np. corn Is cultivated properly, and that vegetables be grown in great abun dance. The county farm demon strator could by his direction of the county home farm more than get in return the appropiaticn by the coun ty in this one item alore- There is a wonderful progress lelng made in farniirg and the advantages of correct kn wlcdge of agriculture is bringing about an evolution In farm ing methods. In a most sensible editorial the Wllmlrgton Star says: "The Governor and the Legisla ture which will make the biggest imputation will be those who will offct wholesome and sweeping re forms In fetate and county govern ments with a view to lessening and equalizing taxation, managing State and county Ins titu tone, and gener ally administeringg public affairs here a great need ty, to the building and caring of roads and bridges down to the least expenditure .and every transaction made and conducted under the su pervision of intelligent and com petent dlrecton, with the end al ways in view of strict economy and giving only a dollar where a dol lar has been earned. By applying this rule and keeping It in force and never relaxing it not only hundreds but thousands of dollars can be saved In the adminis tration ot ' county affairs in Ran dolph and yet Randolph la one ot the best governed count its In the State, only a few so far as we know where the business affairs are looked after better. A WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. Under the rules of the Postoffloe Department of the United States Government which are now enforced to weeklies as well as dalUes, The Courier is compelled after Jan uary 1st to discontinue all subscrip tions to those who are in arrears for one year or more. The Courier Is sending out to all who are in arrears as much as three months. rieaee examine the state ments and compare them with the la be Ion this wek's Issue ot The Courier and if correc please help iu along by remitting to us prompt ly. The first of the year Is now near at band, and It Is a good time for settling your subscription to The Courier and remaining for another year. ' Dur'ng the last year The Courier nas ac'dfd a linotype to its plant and has purchased a douMe-feed Dispatch Baboock printing press which was shipped to us In Septem ber last, but It has not been paid fol or set up. The old press is still In . It has kept us busy paying for our llaotyp A the year. We want these subscriptions to put in our plant, and we hope oar la creased efforts to make a better newspaper will stimulate our friends 'o pay their subscriptions and aid in making further improvements de sired. With the Increased faclllltes In our mechanical department The Couler can get to press earlier and in mary ways improve the paper which we are trying so hard to mak one of the State's best weeklies- SALARIES FOR COUNTY F1CERS. OF- 'tJie c Vi It begins to look like salaries for couLty officers In Randolph. It means either that or a subtautlul .vutuicn ut the lice of the prlnql pai offices in the county, and one of the best things about it Is no objec tion se.ms to be urged against it by e of.ic.a.s. 1th a view to carrying out the provistOLS of the county platform Mr. J. A. Withers, the new county cb.ahn.an; ex-fchtrlfl T. J. Finch and J. D. Ross have been appelated a committee to lock into and see what the fees and income of the county officers have bene for the 18 months prior to Sept- 9, 1912 Since the last date the officers are keeping an itemized sworn state- and immense ment ot all fees. The first quarter Farm Demonstration Work. Our farm demonstrator, Mr- Coble assures us that he highly appreciate the interest the farmers of this county have taken in the demonstra tion work. The conditions in tne past year have been very hard on th demonstration work and the farmers in general. But In traveling over the coun ty Mr. Coble notices that where the farmers took pains with their work. broke and thoroughly prepared their land and used a reasonable amount of fertilizers the crops are a great deal better than where the farmers were In a hurry and planted their crops in rough, half-broken land- It land is worth woking at all It Is worth working right. There are many farmers In Ran dolph county who are farming by th demonstration methods, and they are the progressive farmers who are continually Improving their land. It is generally known that there la and can be no ironclad rule to farming. But, although some rules can be worked Dest one year ana others another year, there are some rules that work almost every year and pay well. Good drainage, deep breaklnK of the soli, thorough, prepa ration of the seed bed, good seed and frequent shallow cultivation usu ally pay well and are esential to rood farming. If more peas and crimson clover were grown and ro tation of crops carried out farmers could cut down fertiliser bill con siderably. Improve their land and gtow larger cops. None of us know all about farm ing and few of us put Into practice all that we do know. The purpose of this demonstration work Is to Induce the farmers practice the best methods ot handling their soil so as to con trol so l fertility. This necessarily includes deep breaking in the fall, winter cover cron to add humus and. prevent washing, rotation of ciops, and thorough preparation of the seed bed. There Is not the least Ask In practicing this demonstration work on the furms ot Randolph county. It has been triad with highly sat isfactory results. It la possible to have a (ienionatratlon plat on every farm In this county. Mr. Coble would be glad to visit each farm and do all he could to help aong. It every farmer In Randolph county would co-operate with the farm demonstrator and those who are in terested in such work, farming would b I y far more profitable and pleasurable. Annual Convention State Farmers Union. 'Ihe annual convention ot the . .uri.u oniiua t armors' Union at iiuieifch last week was perhaps the iiKisi Important and largely attended couveiiuUn the State Union has ever 'ituu in its history. The meeting was made notable both by the mige amount of important business transacted and the aUlej addresses uullverxii by distinguished men. col. J. uryan Uninies, H. Q. Ale - uuuei', clarence H. Poe and Charles o. ourieu, pesiuent of the Nation al Farmuts' Union, made interesting speeches. iuae was a large attendance and deep Interest was taken in all the proceedings. All the officers were re-electtd. Each vote was unani mous and the result was: freeiUent Dr. H. Q. Alexander, o Areckleuburg county- Vice-President Dr. I. M. Temple lon, of Wake county. Sec-Treasurer E. C. Falres, of Moore county. Organizer J. Z. Greene, Union NICE JEWELRY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS Solid Gold and gold filled brooches and bar pins 25c to $20.00' Lockets and chains, neck chains and pendants. Large assortment of rings, solid gold set with fancy stones, genuine pearis ana aiamonasr tods, suck pins, tie clasps, bracelets, sterling j silver novelties. ' Clocks and watches of the best quality. Ns P. COX, Jeweler. opportunity for doing it. The State ought to serve notice on the coun ties that if they do not know how to manage Uiejf 'poor houses' the State wilt take them out of their hands so as to shut out of the records so mary scandalous reports by the grand juries. By the way, grand Jury reports are taken too much as matter of course. They should be taken seriously, their suggestions given heed at once or remedies' ap plied effectively. When a grand Jury teport brings us face to face with a crisls.right now Is the time tr. sternly perform a duty that is owtd to humanity and the public ' The Star regrets that out of the 100 counties 46 of them receive from the State more than they pay j the c-'tate. The Star la right In thinking much of this is due to poor management o the part of public offSclnls. Take Randolph county for in stance, ne of the finest agricultural coiiotits in Ihe State wlith unrivaled natural resources with only 17 per sons in the county home, yet the Institution Is not made Belf-suatain ing. From three to four thousand dol lars can be placed to the credit of Rando'ph county that is now lost to the county. How can it be done? Ia various ways by stopping leaks here and there and giving more time and attention to the public business. There is a certain amount of ex pense which has to be met in the conduct of the affairs of a county. and nothing Is to be gained trying to avoid paying for necessary ex pense, and nothing Is to be made In using economy here and there and now and then, but by applying busi ness methods to every Item of ex penditure. Appply the same moth ods to buying supplies for the ctoun- countv. having ended Dec. 8th when the tlri Bualuass Agent J. R. Rivers, report was made. It is gratifying I Lee county. to see that the county commUsloneisr Chaplain Rev. Mr. Duke, lrrank- and the committee and the county officers consider . the question In onferec.ee in a spirit of amity and good will. This sounds well and it ads us to believe there will not be friction as is so often the case when such questions arise. If such Is the case it will be delightful. A course should be pursued that will bring about harmony and that will leave no scars. It may be that Randolph Is not ready to adopt the full system, but many think so. It has proven most satisfactory in large counties and the pr'nciple The Courier believes to be the correct one. The committee will soon go to work with an honest effort to get at the facts and determine what Is best. Better Farming Tour In Davidson The Davidson County Agricultural Assoriatlor s better farmir.g tour which started Monday of last week met hcaity rect pliers all over the county. Corn sliovs were held with gratifying results at the day 'peakli f-B. Ihe party in addition to talking better farml: g put in work for good roads everywhere. Davidson county Is ne of tic moft back-8rd In the State In road building, but la waking up. No Alarm Over Democratic Tariff Law. There Is hearty approval In all the manufacturing centers of Oscar Underwood's plans for early "hear ings and prompt action upon the tariff. Letters received by Congress men, representing manufacttrtng dls- rrlcts express no alarm over the prospects of a Democratic tariff law. They expres general satisfaction and petition early, dlppcsltlcn of the tariff so thst they may know under what conditions they must work. lln county. Executive Committee W. B. Gib son, StatesviUe; W. G. Crowder, Cary; J. P. CoggHne, Bear Creek; w. H. Moore, Falkland; C.C.Wright, Hunting Creek. The State Organisers report showed 10,000 members had been added to the Union In the past year, making the total membership SO,- 000. Ther are 2,200 local organ 1 talons In he State. Secretary of State's Biennial Re port. The forthcoming biennial report of tne Secretary of State, J. Biyan urtn.es, to Gov. Kitchin and the ueKittibiure will show that during itfil there were 980 charters issued m new corporations, and during i H i there were 1,093 charters. Dur ing the two years there were 608 uissoiLtiont; 57 trademarks reg--sLoieu and charters issued for 74 maun a 6 during 1911 and 38 dur ing 1912. There were 1,686 automobiles reg istend during 1911 and 2,402 dur uin 1112- Ihere have been 6,106 automobiles registered since the dtate began requiring registration. During 1911 ($6,045 was paid into he Slate treasury for 131 land grants and during 1912 S7,0S0 was paid for 124 grants. 4.1 MMM Christmas Goods Fancy Glove Boxes, Jewel Boxes, all filled with handsome stationery at prices ranging from 25 cents up to $10.00. Bibles, Testaments and Port Cards Christmas cards, letters and engraved reelings in all sizes and shapes, new and exclusive in design. The greatest line of Fountain Pens ever display ed in the State at prices from $1.00 up to $19.00. Lijfgett's candies, "The Sweetest Story Ever Told", in all size boxes and fancy packages and bas kets. Also an assoJtment of Fyiways Chocolates and Bon Bons. Rexall Quality is becoming a household word. Call for large caleadar and Rexall News FRKE. .... TWO STORES .... Standard Drug Company You Will Never Regret Buying a REAL Costs Less Uses Less Fuel Gives good service, and More of it J han Any Other. Examine a Cameron and be convinced. A full UnelofcFurniture and Undertaker's Supplies. O. R. FOX Asheboro AUOTIOX BALE. Ob Saturday. Jan. 4th. Kit, wlU sell to the highest bidder, one SO acre farm, good land; two 2-year-old mares, good workers; one work mule; one 2-horae wagon and har ness; seven hogs, good breeders, two years old; a fine lot ot register ed Berkshire pigs. 29 pigs In all; a lot of pure-bred Ancona, Whits Leghorn ane Wyandotte chickens, one good Incubator and many other thinss too tedious to mention. Je sure to come. Bale to begin K 11 o'clock. etoagrove Stock and Poultry Farm, Seagrove, K. P. D- 1, Randolph Co., N. C. Martin McNeill, Prop. Asheboro Sunday Schools. Attendance and colleclon Sunday, Dec. 15- M. P., attendance 100, contribu tion 11.69. M. E., attendance 165 contribu tion $4.20. Presbyterian, a tendance 81 con tribution .66. ' "West Bend M. E-, attendance 40, contribution 45. . ' Mrs- O. E. Doak, an estimable wo man, died at her home In Qreensborsl sunaay evening. Bale of Land and Timber. Under authority of the last wlU and testament of Daniel B. Leach, deceased, I will sell at public auc uun, lor cash,' on Tuesday, January 21st, 1013, at 1 O'clock P- M. on the premises the following land and timber; One tract containing 12 1-2 acres, more or less, well timbered. Land and 1 timber will be sold sep arately. The timber consists of tor eat pine, old field pine, tine oak, etc. One tract of 37 1-2 acres, more or less. Boundaries can be seen by applying to the undersigned. These tracts are in Brower township, Ran dolph county, within one mile of Mt. Olivet Academy and church. Suf ficient time will be allowed to get Umber oft ELI B. LEACH, Admr. C. T. A, ot Daniel Leach. Beportot th Coudltlon ot Um BANK OF LIBERTY At Liberty, tn lb Bute of Mono Carolina, at Ui clou ot buiUMM Nov. st, IMS. . RJWOUKCB8 Loon ind dlaooun TO US Owdrmlll . SM.M All other Mncki, bood and mormogoa xao 00 Bulking hotuw, furultuie and Oxtuxta IfiMM bwMna Iooua .... Duo Horn bouso and booken.... M.M3 M C.ah Item no Gold oolii.... ' ,io0 00 Silver oolD, Including all mluur aim curremj . 7' S M NoUotMi bouk note and other 0. a. uotua .. I 660 OS Total U4..M.OI L1ABIU1UU Capital ilock paid In 10 an.M Burpiiuluud . 4.o".iJ Uuuivliled profit,, lea culivhl i-A penwa uid .ax paid I ti St Dividend, uniMi Utputiut uujcol lo Jietk 4,1 ;.?. Hut i tig, dt'lH-ll 64.t'..47 Due to baiiKH nud bankers Outlier' , cneckx 0'-.ttandlrtg sr 88 Accrued interval due depuallor.. Total. 114,11,H State ot North Ctmllna, ) County ol Randolph. )" 1, B. U. Brower, Cashier - ol tne above named bank, do aulemly Mtfear that tin ;tb--ve htuk ment ia true lo the beat ol uiy knowledge and be lit: I . B. M. BROW KK. Camer. Correct Atteati A LKWIH O. A. KK8TKM, M. D. jam r.vi Kr.i t. Director. Subscribed aud aworn to before im-. una IS'.a Say ol December. tl. W. B. 0KN, i f. deceased. ITRmmf-r ft KlIy,Attys. According to the annual report of the commissioner of internal revenue $8,953,480.66 was collected in North Carolina last year. North Carolina produced 16,608,285 manu factured cigars and 1,898, 676,000 ci garettes In the past year. The tax paid on tobacco in the fourth and fifth districts amounted to 17.237.- 204.38. ' .
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