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THE COURIER PUBLISHED EVEKY THURSDAY WM. C. HAMMER. Editor TELEPHONE SO. 5. Asheboro, N. C, May 21. 19H. The State Board of Health has sent out a bulletin in which it says that in some parts of the State the under takers, physicians and midwives ore not reporting births and death:.. Surely they do not realize that this vital statistic law is to be inforced. It is a misdemeanor for a physician, undertaker or midwife not to make the reports required by law. The law has been published in this and other newspapers and has been sent to ev ery person whose duty it is to report statistics. The State Board of Health is going to inforce this law. The Attorney General has been consulted in thi matter, and he is heartily in accord with the new law. He wants it en forced to the letter. He has aske 1 that all the data for the first half doz en prosecutions be laid before him, so that he can give them his full at tention. After that, he will act us general consultant in such work whenever needed. APPLE GROWING. One of the most profitable indus tries is the growing of apples. In this section of the State it is sail that we cannot profitably compete with the mountainous section of the State in the growing of fall and win ter apples, but that we can grow sum mer apples more profitaby than they can farther West. There is always a market in the near-by towns for sum mer apples as well as for fall and winter apples and even if there were not a market in the near-by towns for summer apples they can be shipped profitably to Danville, Lynchburg, Richmond and even to Washington. The demand for apples is increasing not only, in America but in forciga countries. Millions of dollars is in vested now in the growing of applei but the demand for apples is in creasing more rapidly than the acre age of orchards. TEACHING FARMING. County Farm Demonstration wor is a comparatively nw tiling but it has been proven cV.i'y that these agents have been most helpful. Farm er's club have have bei organized and hundreds of boys in almost every county where there ar; Farm Demon strators have been intere-ted in the study of agriculture and better meth ods of farming. Night Schools have been organized in -one Slates where young men from pigli'ee:i to twenty four yejitr of age hevc i.een taught the elementary branches. These Demonstration Agents have talked im provement of farm not only to th; farmers but in the churches and i:i the schools, and have saved the fann ers in the purchase of machinery, fer tilizers and other supplies. These Demonstration agents have not only shown how to grow two blades of grass where one grew but they have been the means of producing better breeds of live stock and extorsive uses of hog cholera serum not only this but they have interested farm ers in the drainage of land, the mak ing of pastures profitable, and have assisted the farmers greatly in num erous problems . which the farmers have to solve. They are teaching hoi to grow corn, wheat, oats, rye, cotton, tobacco and clover. They "have also instructed them in the building of silos and have done many othter things of great value for farmers. TAXING THEMSELVES RICH Excessive, taxation is something to he avoided. It is not often than any community taxes themselves rich. Seven townships in Vanderberg county, Indiana, about which The Louisville Courier-Journal tells us, are actually taxing the people rich and other townships in the same coun ty are preparing to do likewise. Those seven townships have issued $2'0,000 of bonds for the construction of roads. It is not only true in Vimderhurg, In diana, but the Evansville Journal News shows that it is true because of the influence good roads have had on roads have increased the worth of lor.) vnliiiit on u limit. Evansville. A close canvass of the farmers show the important fact that the good roads have increasedvthe worth of farms from five to liftVen dollars per acre than thew were bevre the roads were built. The farrnerV can deliver their produce about thirty per cent cheaper: they can deliver it any time of the year. The good roads abojt Evansville has increased the valua tion of farm lands six million dollars and at the present rate of buildinj: roads in that section it is said thac lands will double their value within the next four years. The best way that yet has heen devised for building roads in order that the people now living may get the benefit of them is by a bond issut. Indiana has more good road ni!e ftge than any other State in the Un- ion. ; ryz Country Correspondence PROVIDENCE NEWS. Mrs. Hugh McAdden and Miss Beu lah Cranford attended Quarterly Meet ing at South Fork Sunday. Mr. Tom Pemberton, mother and his twin boys from near Greensboro, made a business trip to Mr. G. P. Barkers last week in his car. Mr. A. E. Burns of Asheboro was in this community recently. Mrs. Grace Melds spent Saturday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Neece. Miss Winnie Julian has gone to Asheboro for a visit. Mrs. L. L. Chamness, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Adams spentSunday with Mr. Stnaton Kings. There was an ice cream supper at Mr. Willie Gregson's Saturday night. Mrs. Maggie Burrows is improving from a serious attack of neuralgia. The Philathea Class held their bu siness meeting Saturday to elect of ficers. MILLBORO NEWS. Mr. M. L. Allied and family of Climax spent Saturday and Sunday at R. W. Pughs. Miss Maude Melton of Coleridge is visiting Miss Nellie Ellis. Mr. Cicero Dorsett of High Point was in town Sunday. Some of our people attenedd the birthday dinner at I. W. Allreds Sun day. Mr. C. S. Julian and family of Ce dar Kails spent Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Kinley are Miss Nellie Ellis entertained about thirty of her friends at a birthday party Saturday night from 7:30 to 11 o'clock. Games were played in the house and yard. The music by Misses Atha and Laura Julian wsa enjoyed. Cake and fruit were served as re feshments. All had a very pleasant time. It AM SKI' R ITEMS. Miss Lizzie Smith who taught school at Old Fort the past winter re turned last week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Allred of Greens boro spent part of last Sunday with their parents. A large number of our people at tended Memorial exercises at Park's Cross Roads Sunday. Rev. J. E. White, the pastor, preached a very able and interesting on "Faith." Mr. J. W. Parks returned last Sat urday from a Northern trip in the in terest of the Novelty Wood Works. J. E. Covington with the J. G. Dod son Co., of Atlanta, Ga., spent the week end with his family. Messrs Luther & York have begun ion the foundation for their moving ! picture building, near the Ramseur ! Hotel. i Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones and child 4 of Greensboro spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. (1. M. Whitehead, returning home on Monday. Mr. M. H. Funston had two fingers on his right hand badly lacetated while at work last week. MELANCRTON NEWS. Sunday School at Melanchton is progressing nicely under the manage ment of Mr. Zeb Fox. Miss Laura Jones attended preach ing at Sandy Creek last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swnin of Liberty visited at Mr. Roddy Swaims Sun day. Miss Ilessie Ward was the guest of Miss Swanna Ward Saturday and Sunday. Mr. 0 H. Kiikman is right sick this week. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hayes of near Gray's Chapel vi.Mted at the home cf Abe Ward Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones visited T. E. Routh's Sunday. Mrs. Walter Clapp and Mrs. Mon roe of Liberty visited P. P. Jones Sun day. Miss Myrtle Amick was the guest of Mamie Kard Sunday. Born, to Mr. and Mrs'. Carl Johnson, a girl. Married, on Sunday May 3rd, Mr. Will Coble to Miss SaVah Amick. We wish for this couple a long and hap py life. I ntnkilnville News. Rev. 0. p. Ader's sermons Sunday and Sunday r.ight were very much ap preciated by his congregation by illus trating his subject on the black board. C. H. Julian visited friends at Cen tral Falls Sunday. Walter (J. Coble spent Sunday in town with f.iends. W. D. Maner has purchased a new auto and has already been measuring the ditches in the suburbs of town. Mrs. K. Ruth. Mn.-ter Clifford, and Miss Walker of (Ydar Falls sepnt the week-end in the city the guest of r latives. Miss Mattie Black lias returned to Coleridge where .-he will have charge of a summer school. Mr. and Mrs. Karl MofTitt who hae recently moved into this community spent Sunday with their cousin, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Ruth. J. D. W. Buie made a business trip to Burlington Monday, returning on Tuesday. Some of our people attended the meeting at Parks X Roads Sunday. The Ladeis Aid Society deserves much credit for the nice cleaning the cemetery of the M. E. Church re ceived last week. When the ladies start the men do move. Julian Grove News. Wheat is looking fine in this sec tion. Miss Elsie Pugh of Providence vis ited at W. V. Routh's Saturday night. Mr. James Bradford who has been visiting his father here for some time has returned to his home at Danville, Va. Little Mabel Johnson, who has been ijiiite sick is no better. Troy Ward is right sick and has been for some time. Mr. Ed. Kelly's mother fiom Frank linvile is visiting him this week. Mr. Frank Pugh and Paris Trogdon have 'recently had telephones put in their homes. Almost all of our best farmers in this section have phones. Mr. Rufus Kouth had the rnisfor- Co-Operation in Road Building. Any kind of a road can be got by impellent hard work. It is difficult to get the roads worked by taxation ex clusively as they should be and under the direction of a comepetent engi neer. It is well to have hard surfaced roads but for many years to come the roads which will be used by most of the peo ple will be the country dirt road and for many years yet it will be necessary to build it and repair it in the old fashion way of calling in the neigh bors and working it on the co-opera tive plan. The work of the roads m this way means quick action and good results right now without waiting for the special tax of the bond issue. In the early days of our country the people worked together to build churches, school houses and roads and even assisted in the building of each other's homes. The average citi zen of this generation is apt to forget that ns is one of the units that go to make up the government. The ar rangement of special days for working the roads is an important matter. This way of working the roads makes the people take pesonal interest in high way improvement as well as the good which the workers on the road accom plishes. By spending our spare time in working the roads we can invest it into coin; thus we have an asset that is worth more than actual cash for capital invested in good roads. The road hands should be called out by every overseer in the county to work t third Thursday and Fiirii.y in April. That will be the 10th Hnd'lTth of April, when those between the ages of seventeen ar.d twenty-five are warned to work the road 4. It woud be well to val o:i til aole hot-ed citizens to aid in this improvement. More About Co-Operation in Road Working. Every progressive, wide-awake ci tizen of this romitv uo ic willing to give his time, labor, teams anci money to assist the countv in the building of good roads. The great trouble is about agreeing upon the plan of building of good roads. Rural Credits. Commissioenr Young says if the farmers will organize associations up on the principle of the building and loan associations, that this will do much to educate them in saving sys tematically and in helping each other Of the plan proposed by him 1,000 shareholders would pay in $13,500; take off $500 for expenses, and this would leave $13,000 to be loaned out. This amount, with borrowing $4 000 would give $17,000 to be loaned each year. In five vun this o., to $85,000 in 'any connty. Charlotte TIi Chi' in ti.fr kl..ll,. The Charlotte Observer is waging a campaign for " the woman in the lat to Brother Harrfc on thin is sue. The kitchen is, Ju.-n Hs lion .orable a nunimer report as tlio coring, ana the maids should b made fwl tl.tt) way aboi4 it. A young lady ought never to marry until she either knows how to cook or possesses a desm to learn, tli former preferable. And house wive sliould not lose sight of the kitchen. Boot clubs iye all riftht and thev erve to .(rrrglhen the niind. of thefr members, but every book club ought to provide .the very best book nn dnmoxt nfi.nni nh- tainalle and pass it around until it U worn out and then buy another. rne Marslivllie Home. WiainiK the ( nuse of Your tliildV Pains. A foul, disagreeable breath, dark circles around the eyes, at times ieverish, with great thirst, cheeks flushpil and then pale, abdntnen swo Ipi with sharp crauiptng paing are all itidicntions of worms. Don't let your child sutfor Kickapoo Worm Killer will give sure reJief-i it kills the worms while Its laxative effect adds lilefltlv to th Im'ilth nf Vniir child hy removing the dangerous an aiKHgreeaDie eueci or worms rna parasites from the system. Kickapoo Worm Killer as a health producer should bp in every household. Per feetly safe. Pay a box today.. Price 25c. All druggists or by mall. KU'k:ipH liMliinn Meil. (,.. IMiila. or se. I on is. RANDLEM AN NEWS Mrs. Minnie Laughlin, of Raleigh, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Trovgdon. Dr. T. I.'Cox and Mr. J. R. Lutter loh, of Franklinville came up Sunduv to see Mrs. Fox, who is seriously ill. .Messrs. A. 15. riensley and O. (J. Marsh have purchased a nice building lot from Dr. Wilkerson ami will ereo; a nice residence in the near future. There is not much excitement here in politics. The town election is ovu and we are still in the some fix as be fore. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Smith, on Sunday morning. May 11, a son. The Sunday School r.t St. Paul's still improves in spite of some fathers. Oh, that parents cou!d realize the ne cessity of having better examples ie fore their children while thoy are young. Some will go to look for pigs, some for cows, some for one thing, ami some for another. We think fathers .should stop and think for r.s you sow so shall you reap. Memorial Services were held at Mt. Lebanon Sunday at 11 o'clock and Old Folks Day at 2:30. Rev. J. B. O'Briant conducting all the servcesi J. A. Russel will leave Monday in the interest of the Randleman Drug Co. lie is selling the ereat kidney and bladder remedies known as the P. H. Sol Tablets. tune to jump from a second story win dow while dreaming Saturday night. One of his hands was badly broken ud .miss iiaiiie uraarora wno nas oeen employed at Greensboro for some, time is visiting homcfolks this week. Quite a number of people visited aunt Mary Julian Sunday. She is in hpr fCiri vear find is still livelv hut cannot walk being down with rhuma- tism. Management of Soils to Conserve .M oi st ure. ti t.,.. ni.rt nf the water thai falls as rain passes into the soil. Tho proportion that runs on nnu. : vriA with the com pactness and inclination of the sur face and with the character of the rainfall. The water which does enter the soil passes downward, the free or gravitational water which forms visi ble liquid layers on the soil grains utiLun tVipm beine Dulled down by gravity. The water held by the soil particles against me ioi.c i gravity is called capillary water. It can not be seen as liquid water, but its presence may be recognized by its effect upon the color of the soil. If in too great quantity to be disposed of bv capillarity, the rain water runs down intot he lower soil and finally joins the so-called ground water also called bottom water, raising its level temporarily. In drying weather the capillary water evaporates from the suriace oi xne son, unreinn '"" fwim holnw. but not in sufficient quantity wholly to replace that lost by evaporation ot capillary wawr un til another anotner anu mere is. ,v,.f,.,-o o onntinnnl decrease in the content rainfall. The free or perma nent water may rise into me capillary water to replace that lot by evaporation, and it is constantly running out oi tne sou into me nui ..I rlriinmn rhxnnpls as spring and seepage waters. These several motions of water all take place w nen me rain fall is sufficient to give an excess over what the soi' can hold in what has been called the cappillary state. If the surface soil be open and loose, heavy rains completely fill the pore spaces ot tne upper sou. mmi the pulverized layer is thin, it often becomes so soft and filled with water that this looselayer washes and great ly injures a field. The Ideal 1 in n. It is from capillary water that ag-li,i-ol t.,ils for the fost Part. u...;., tk u.,tor ncwosKarv for theii growth. In order that they may make their best development, tne son musi v. u,,..Vi nhvcii-ul condition that the roots of plants can readily penetrate it ami ramuy tnru u; n mum ..,,;,.w.,t ..unilluvv wuter to sucnlv the needs of the plants and this water must be renewed as it is taken up. There should be no large air spaces, since these cause the soil to dry out readily and prevent me development of the many tine branching rootlets necessary to the best development of plants. it is somewiiav uimtuu .u describe in words this proper mechan ical condition of the soil. It is porus but not loose; firm but not hard nor consolidated; close-grained but not nm tniruthur nnr jiHhpKivp. The ideal condition is that ot a good loamy sou wnicn nas oeen muruugmjr iuiveiiceu ...V,.. ;.. K...t n.llttnn an In TnnUtm'al and has then been firmed by pressure. i ne pulverizing ureaKs me son mu close together without destroying mem. i ne sou sun nu h meui or crumbly texture. In such a soil the roots of plants make their best de velopment, in sucn a son, too, Dene ficial bacterial life find its most fav- orable environment. Such soils will take up and hold the most water, nor :is ivatpr is hplH in n dish but rAthol as it is held in a sponge. It is free t move under capillary forces and et does not exclude the air, nor in- torofoi-o uifh unv nf tho vital rhomical or physical processes in the soil and the mineral nutriments it contains the extending roots of pants. The old saving "Well prepared is half done" is truer today than it was when first coined. Any practical farmer reading the above is bound to admit the truth contained, how ever we are in a peculiar situation. We have passed the middle of March with practically nothing done. There are two important points that ought to be especially stressed: 1.- Keep the plow out or the ground until it is dry enough. 2. Keep the seed out of the ground until the land is thoroughly prepared. Will you say, "Any fool knows that?" Yes, we all know it, but many of us act in this re spect an Paul said when he was writ ing to the Romans. Many a man in Moore county will sav before the summer is past "I intended to do this job the other way but I had so much to do." Now is the time to lay ofT only what can be properly prepared in sort space of time. Co-operation. What is co-operation? There seems to be two erroneous ideas common among some people in regard to what the term implies. One class places iu meaning along with that of the Good Samaritan and seems to infer that to co-operate means to help carry the other fellow's load. Another class takes an opposite view and defines it as the duty of some one else to carry their load. It is neither, but more. The word carries its own meanine. The question then is how to apply t. The first and nm t important thing is a standradized product by the family with his own personal guar antee behind it. The selling of farm products will never be much better than they now are till there is a stand ard fixed for . ach bushel of potatoes, pound of butter, can of fruit, etc. A pound of butter is a pound of butter in the eyes of some people, yet when they sell on a strict market they would meet the same conditions as a man with a bale of stained cotton were he offering it for white or strict middling. The producer, the middle man, and the consumer by such an agreement can each know just what he is selling or buying. The word has no connection with the commonly known :"skin game." The fanner can't exist without the merchant, nor can the merchant exist without the farmer. When each class realizes more fully the dependence of the one upon the other and that the success of either depends primarily on the quality of their product and second arily upon the per cent realized on a single sale we will lie nearer co operation. Thsre'll be many moons before a systematic? plan of co-operation is worked in this country, yet it is like a great many other things, the sooner we begin talking it the sooner the plan will be effected. HOOVER Undertakers Bay Phone 158 J. C. HANNAH "One-Horse Grocery" CASH With honsst weight and count for your Eggs, Chickens, Hens, etc. J. E, HARDEN Asheboro, N. C. We Press Clothes Steam Pressing Club just come nd see foryourself. jog When you go to "looking around" you will stop looking when you reach our store and buy. So vny not come straight to us when you need a nev suit and save bother. You will find artistic clothes, and scarcely believe we can sell you such handsome, well-made, big-value garments 'for so little money. We shall fit you to a "T". You will blame yourself for never having bought your clothes from us before. C.T. LOFL1N A Second Clean-Up Week for Greens bore. Last week a "Clean-up" week end ed av Greensboro and it was such a success that it has been decided that , this week also shall be set apart. In jthe six days it was found that over 200 oads of trash had been removed I from the city in the six days. & McCAIN and Furniture Night Phone 188 Listen! Come to useoidyou will look no further torwhevt you w&nt. Ple&sinq ybu will The City Health Officer ia urging the business men to co-operate witJi the ones in charge, and back lots are being cleaned up in every street. The health of the Greensboro peo ple is no more important than the health of Asheboro citizens. L et's have another "Clean-up" week for our town. .Jr. 7 ..
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