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THE COURIER PUBLISHED EVEBY.THURSDAY WU. C. HAMMER, EDITOR "Asheboro, N. C, February 25, 1915. It was several weeks ago that the business men of Winston-Salem grave a banquet to J. B. Duke, some times called "Buck", of the Southern Power Company. It is said that the news papers did not tell all that was said. a tUmin of nrominence and wealth was down for the closing speech. He said he was one citizen of Winston-Salem who did not extend a welcome to Mr. Duke and he told the reason for the faith that was in him. He was sorry Mr. Duke had come to Winston-Salem with his Southern Power Company, for he had raised the price of electric lights so high that the speaker had to put in a plant of his own or go broke. He added that the guest had also been instrumental in ra'sing the price of some other things. The speaker and Mr. Duke have long been close friends and what was said was not resented by the guest of the occasion, though it is said quite a number of the brethren acted like they wanted to fall through the floor. One Southern Power Company attorney pulled and pulled his upper lip where the mustache used to be un til he came near scraping the skin from his upper lip. Why not regulate prices charged by the Southern Tow er Company ? wh . cam vcav nnil an he-' Some one has said: "Whal would ing built Every one did not have a you think of a newspaper that sought finger in the pie, but most of the pco- j no local subscribers and sought only pie gave-their aid. Co-operation had. foreign readers?" And what would accomplished what the county had you think of a citizen who takes no local paper, reading only those from a distance? And furthermore, what would you think of a newspaper that sought Ji" never done and what single endeavor never could have done. For many years The Courier ham mered away all the year round and speakers in the county aroused public local advertising and only advertising Then the question arises, what would you sentiment for good roads so that the from elsewhere ? people have gone down into their pockets and have contributed liberally until our county is building more roads than any county in the state. So much has been accomplished by naturally think of a citizen when opportunity presents itself, who docs not advertise in the home paper? The home paper stands as a mouth- STAND BY THE PRESIDENT Stand by the President! Now is the time He needs the world's sympathy, com fort. RUDDOrt. Stand by the President! Carping ta crime. Help him, the burdened one, hld the old fort! Stand by the President! In thia great hour Of care and of conflict that shakes the whole world, He needs the support of the people's whole power Beneath the great banner above u unfurled! the President! Pettiness trie STATE HIGHWAY CCM.MI SoIOX THi-: GIIKAT NEED co-operation in road, building, why : piece for the community, as spokes not have a clean up and a painc up man f0r the people. campaign? .Let a certain day Do set The mission of the home paper like apart for this and have it announced an other newspapers, should be to tell at the Farmers' Union meetings and the truth. Publish the facts as they get the announcement made from the ; are an(j without coloring them, pulpit on Sunday. It would not be out I jjs columns are open not only to lo- of place for the preacher to make a cai advertisers as a means for !i talk on the subject. A sermon on . Diavinir their wares, but also to ed- Clean-up" sounds good to us. ucational, social, religious and other Cleanliness is next to Codliness and organizations; as well as to individu . , ,. ,. . , , a!s with articles ot' news value. Some rt and negligence indicate decay and mn... I timoa a nnnpr mav make a commutu- selfishness. Dirt and decay mean dis-l but h .. mon' oiten the case that ease. With the coining of the birds ( a community makes a paper, for a p. and before the spring flowers and the per is but a reflection of what hapi roses bloom again, get busy. While pens. the women folks are cleaning cellars , SHIPPING BILL HIT THE ROCKS and attics, you should see to it that the front and back yards receive proper attention. Stand by tie! Scorn with your terrible scorn weak fish That snarl at his heels as he passes them by, And muddy his clothes with their pl fle and pish! Stand by the President! Think what he bears Here in this hour of uncertain events. Help with his burden of limitless cares, " Help with your sturdy and plain common sense! Stand by the President! Let quib bling cease! Pirates of privilege, let him al-me: Help him through fortitude keep in peace; Lend him your sympathy hurl not the stone! Baltimore Sun How to Build Up or Tear Down This Community I 1 The Strength of the Wheel. Men Never Really Experts. In the Kiimo of love, ull wom-'U are I boru expert., whereas most won re- The Baltimore Sun and other great j niaia mere novices all their lives. newspapers taice the defeat of the j From "The Wisdom of tha Foolish." What the State is most in need of at this time is ;i s'.ato highway commis sion, as provided in the bill now be fore the General Assembly. The most important thing about the building of good roads is that they be built right and that the money of the people be not wasted. One trouble about building roads this state is that the engineering serv ice costs so much that in many coun ties where roads are being built there is a waste of the funds because of the lack of proper supervision. In some instances those in charge af the expenditure of road funds have the mistaken idea that proper engin eering supervision is not necessary. Where such is the case it is most un fortunate. ""The kind of road to build in each section, the width, the location, and the proper drainage of roads must be looked after by those who are compe tent. A state highway commission is aa absolute necessity. It would save money to every county in the state. Hoad conditions would be improved everywhere. They The most disc ,'reat hands when properly , whole a flair is the A RURAL CLEAN-UP DAT We have had clean-up days in the towns and villages. Many years ago, each farm house had a clean-up day and when spring time came, the neigh bors would meet at the church and cemetery and clean up the grounds, and the surroundings were greatly improved. But no day was set aside for all the farmers to clean up their piemises. Of late years cities, towns and vil lages all over the country have been cleaning up and painting. In this way civic pride and endeavor have been greatly stimulated. Much has been done. Our farmers should band together for a rural uplift. Some few years ago the people of Asheboro wanted a road to the Mont gomery county line. Randolph is not a rich county like some, although it produces more wheat than any other county in the state, and it stands high 5n the production of com, and is be coming one of the leading grass grow ing and clover counties, and the tax able property in the county is not bo much as in counties having large trunk lines of railroads running through them, and the building of the read looked gloomy, and there were those among us who said it could not be done. We were too poor, they said. Bat the road was built. The citizens f Asheboro and along the proposed rsate of the new road got together wi saiA to the county, "For every 6Qar the county will appropriate we wSt hum an additional dollar to build rv na4 was Wilt, ana attar reads Government mirchas-e biil philosophic- Old tin cans, barrel hoops and alljnl1y- They declare the Democrats can i Changed manner ol rubbish should he humeri eo to the country with a clean hill ot p.rqt rhnn i n,K-"ww a The broken down gates and, health, that they favored the war j think, dear? George is back from Alas- ... . ' ..nw.--.vxnn. lo.rwl-il'niv hut tln Remiti-I kn. kIoti v-hrnk O, Illnl Ul nlrur...! tVi..l icnces should be repaired. 1-lower ""! .."- i . , . .-..-. . i: ..,., .,... (I.,. ,, ol. n tV.o onlii-i- you would hardlv know him Ken- Ikms as well as gardens should be ar- ' .n QmK ttlPse nu)st j end Chorus LadjTn, sure I .han't rsinffcJ- important administration measures. I ar'-Judse. Get the children one and all busy. The most disci editable thine in the I contention that a .. father's Definition. -ra, said use Milan t.-oKer after knowledge, "what is a ki.is?" "A When the clean up campaign is end- . '.".' ' .article from a unison in war. ed and your premises are clean, you- Tho prcfent , i,,um,tances call for should paint or whitewash all the out- sonie ytni 0f government shipping houses and fences. It will be aston-' venture. In ordinary times the Gov ernment could not run ships in com petition with vessels under foreign flags. Should the war be of short du ration with the return of peace and the decrease in ocean freight rates to a normal level, it would be impossible for the Government to operate the.x-.-ships in competition with foreign lsmng how much paint will aid in transforming your premises into a beautiful place of abode. A GREAT WORK TO 1JK ACCOM-PUSHED In the last election there were 49 000 voters cast their ballots who coulrt ships for obvious reasons, not read and write. For many years! The President's plan is' an admira an army of men and wdWn have been ' ble one. His purpose is to move the waging war against illiteracy. Illit-1 American commerce now piled almost eracy must be wiped out. Within the mountain high on every w hart on tne next few days or weeks bulletins will go out from the State Superintendent asking that night schools be establish ed throughout North Carolina. The teachers who conduct these schools are to make no charge for their serv ices. Grown up people are to be the pupils in these schools, and their ob ject and purpose is to abolish igno rance in North Carolina. Let every god citizen lend a hand in this portant work. MAKE THE TOWN GROW Asheboro should have a live cham ber of commerce. The dues should be placed so low that the smallest way- earner could be a member. For a towriS to grow as it should everybody must get busy in behalf of the town. The business firms should contribute liber- Atlantic seaboard. The obstruction ists in the present cirisis have defeat edhe most commendable plan of tne President. No other plan than government shipping in some form can now mee the emergency brought on by war. The ship subsidy plan contemplates no less than ten years of ship con Etniftinn aided hv the Government . I under the subsidy plan, the period of 30 years being declared as the term necessary to place an American Mer chant Marine entirely on an equality with foreign shipping. For sixteen years the Republican party had full control of all branches of Government and there was no American merchant marine in exist ence when they were driven from power. They had their subsidy scheme, but the subsidy scheme was ally toward the upbuilding of the ' meMy spcakinf?( and a he. town. I ..- r i.i o A live business men's association or broucht to enact it. With the defeat. chamber of commerce in connection . f. nreRPt administration's mea- with the Ladies' Ciciv Aid Society or u the country must face the pro Woman's Club as it is now called in j h noth done fof ft Asheboro, working with the town an , , , nna . county officials, and all working for. g d R blk.an take8 one purpose, can in this united way n fayor by accomplish much toward bringing, I the farmers and merchants nearer to- j . . . . , ' "There is no sufficient reason, hoM gether and secure the location of ne ..wWrtmHon shonlrt industries in this town in which w. of aunreme have cast our lot. . ; ..Q aA kv ut 5 n f- Our people are a public spirited pco-f to u pie who believe in their home town, where th0 wheat and corn grow, nor but to accomplish the greatest gooa j the Soutjli vhere the cotton grows, is they must organize and act in co overwhelmingly in favor of it. The cert, with a common aim and purpose Ecven ;nRUrKCRt Democrats are led by to build up the town. j a Senator from a cotton state and one . of the Senators with him hails from SPRING CLEAN LP Nebraska. The bill was tfoubtless do- Let the people of Asheboro set aside ' "ej a nonpartisan and patriotic a day in which the town should be th n exporting its cleaned up from top to bottom; and ! surPlus products to fomgn market,, the accumulation of trash and rubbisn j even at some cost to the government, should be burned. I V08? whm thef , , j t v, i intended to benefit most are not clam- nans hllOUHl UC HIOUC IV i.oic o...-- , orous enougu xor it w ,aiiuiguiii3 kiss, my son," said the lather, who hadn't lived Cf.y jcars in vain, "ia coining divided by two." Exchange. Joke That Falied. fust.oir.er (tryinj, cr. dn ss suH, Jok .r.gly) "I hope I'll liuver bo aiiutaken for a wulter." Tailor "WIibu in di.tibt, keep your hands la jour pock t Judge. Strathcona's Tie to Scotland. Among the vast possessions of the late Lord Strathcona must be counted the little Island of Colons, one of the fragment of the shattered west coast of Scotland. The snug Island Is the first haven which the storm-tossed voyager reaches after be leaves the shadow of the Mull of Klntyre and crosses the open eea past the terrible Torrans rocks. California's Msgneaite. Magneslte, a mineral which U ovar 52 per cent, carbou dioxide, the gas which is used !rr -c harglng soda wa ter, ginger ale and bimilar beverages, is found in greater quantities in Cali fornia than la any section ot the ceun try. California uagnesite is probably excelled by few, if any, ot the foreign deposits and is superior to much that is clued abroad. Saw PnMure of Poverty. Mrs. Newri-the "I believe our next ioor neighbefrs on tho rifcht are as ioor as church mice, Hiram." Mr Newrlche "What makes you think o?" Mrs. Newiiche "Why, they can't afford one of them mechanical piaDoplayerf; the daughter Is taking 'essons by land!" PucJfc Normality the Essential The normal man is the ono who succeeds in lite. He must have Im agination and courage, enduranos and Industry, the power to concentrate as well as intelligence. But first of all he must be normal, moderate fn his habits, careful of his health, careful of siils digestion and ot his nerve. the state, and it will follow Not only the .nterests centered along bcro cleaner than it has ever been be fore. Every part of the town should cleaned up. Every effort should be made to make Asheboro the cleanest town in that it will be the healthiest and the best town in the state. The ladies are expected to take the lead in this as they do in most mat ters for the good of the town. Suppose the spring clean up cam paign be started the middle of March. Saturday March IS, would be a gooo day to start the work which should De supplest ante1 wi'A Mir work there after. .. , .. " strongly the interestes centered on our Atlantic seaboard that have so violently opposed it, why should the struggle be permitted to go on" the Atlantic seaboard, but the ship ping trust, the railroad interests and the big moneyed interests throughout the country have opposed this legis lation made necessary by the Euro pean war. 'The Republicans opposed the meas ure because they favor a ship subsi dy and because they know the rail roads are opposed to building np an American merchant marine. How To Make the QuickestjSimplestCough Kennedy Muck Brtter thaa the Bal. Made Kind and You Hare as. Fully Uoaranteed This home-made cough syrup is now used in more homes tliau any other cough remedy. Its promptness, ease and cer tainty in conquering distressing coughs, chest and throat colds, is really remark able. You can actually feel it take hold. A day's use will usually overcome the ordinary cough relieves even whooping cough tuiickly. !Silcndid, too, for bron chitis, spnsinodic croup, bronchial asthma and winter coughs. Get from any druggibt 2 ounces of Tinex (50 cents worth), pour it in a pint battle and fill the bottle with plain granu lated sugar syrup. This gives you at a cost of only 64 cents a f ml pint of better cough svriip than you could buv for 2.50. Takes but a few minutes to prepare. Pull directions with l'incx. 1 sites good and never spoils. ou will be pleasantly surprised how quiokly it. loosens dry, hoarse or tight coughs, a and heals the inilamed mem brane in a painful rough. It sIbo stops the formation of phlegm in the throat and bi-jnchial tubes, thus ending the per sistent loose cough. Piacx is a most valuable concentrated eompeund of genuine Norway pine ex traet, rich in guaiacol, which is so heal ing to the membranes. Te avoid disappointment, be sure and ask year druggist for "2 H ounces Pinex," and float aaaeet anrthinir aim. A ffuarentee of absolute aatisfaetUm, iwaT iii tsiapiy jrerasaea, goes wita THBS wheel, composed of hub, spokes and tire, ia one of the most useful and one of the strongest of man's mechanical devices. It also Illus trates well the manner in which various parts are, needed to make a perfect whole. A GOt)D TOWN, A CENTER OP TBADB, RB EEMBLES A WHEEL. With all of its contributing factors closely wedged in like the spokes fit into the hub of a wheel the prosperous country surround Ing It holds it together like the tire holds the wheel So long as all parts are In place the device runs smoothly and Is a perfect machine. Remove a spoke end THE WHEEL AT OXCB BECOMES WEAKER and is no stronger than its weakest ponL TO HAVE AND TO MAINTAIN A GOOD 80LID TOWN EVERY KIND OF BUSINESS MUST BE FIRMLY ESTABLISHED, AND AROUND THESE MUST BE UNITED PEOPLE WORKING FOR THE COMMON GOOD. Destroy the mercantile business or the manufacturing business or the banking business and, like removing a spoke from the wheoL you weaken the interests of the whole. Send your money to mail order houses or patronize merchants In other cities and you take sway thnt patronage which rightfully belongs to the home merchant and thereby undermine the business of the town. All classes or kinds of business are so closely relnted snd interlocking tnat wnen you aam ne ono you damage all. But we hiive a beautiful little city, prosperous, growing and bappy, and In It we have some of the best merchants, bnnks. mills, Jobbers and factories, conducted by ns fine a set of men as you will find anywhere on earth. We have linu schools, handsome churches, excellent public utilities and many fine building tho equal of any city of its size In the entire country, and ALL MADh POSSIBLE BY THE BUSINESS MEN -big hearted, progressive and aggressive hustlers nnd boosters. There is linrdly a day that the business men merchants, banks. Jobbers, mills, etc. nre not culled on to make a subscription or donation to some In stitution or some worthy cause to do something, if you please, for greater building or better living. And thnt they generously give and have given Is proved in the many institutions we have for the intellectual, moral and the KpirltiKil uplift of our citizens. Therefore, when you solicit a subscription from these business men of your home city you should feel in duty bound U give them what assistance you can and to always p;itronlze them to the ex clusion of others and outsiders. THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME. THE RENTAL OF YOUR PROP ERTY, THE PRICE OF LOTS ALL ARE BASED ON THE SUCCESS OF YOUR BUSINESS MEN. If the town has n lot of vacant stores. Idle factories, mills running on hnlf time, there can be no substantial value to property. Therefore, to keep the stores rented, the dwellings occupied and a genornl good tone to property values It Is necessary thnt you GIVE TO YOUK HOME PEOPLE YODR ENTIRE SUPPORT. Patronizing mall order houses is not altogether limited to poor people or to farmers or to' people who do not know the hurt they nre doing the home town, but Is n com mon practice among certain well known, well to do men. I believe this Is more the result of thoughtlessness nnd of being misled by em bellished nnd highly exaggerated descriptions than through a spirit of antag onism to the homo merchant. Moreover. 1 firmly believe that when yon think over this mutter seriously nnd carefully, analyzing It In every detail, that here ofter YOU WII.I. GIVE YOUR HOME MERCHANT YOUR TRADE. How to Build Up or Tear Down This Community By J. a LEWIS The Farmer and the Merchant mi-. The Finex Co it. THERE can be no doubt that the prosperity of tba country the entire people is based on the quantity ot produce RAISED ON THE FARMS, and no other one thing so seriously affects the nusiaesii interests of the country as a general crop failure. It the crops are generally good throughout the country and happen to be a failure la one par ticular locality the merchants are not dependent on the borne farmer, but can have his goods, produce, etc., shipped In from other sections and thus ewpply the demand of his customers, while, on the other hand, THE FAR1UCK IS ALWAYS DEPENDENT ON HIS HOME MERCHANTS the town or city which is his marketing place and the hosjie banks for the handling and disposition of his products. THE MERCHANT NEVER BUYS HI3 PRODUCE, HAY AND GRAIN FROM OUTSIDE POINTS WHEN HE CAN GET THEM FROM THE FARMER, BUT THAT THE FARMER IS GIVEN LARGELY TO THE PRACTICE OF ORDERING MANY OF HIS NEEDS FROM 8T0RE8 IN OTHER CITIES, MORE PARTICULARLY THE LARGE MAIL ORDER HOUSES, 18 A WELL KNOWN FACT. Not a day passes that goods of almost every description, from soaps to farm implements, including gasoline engines, manure spreaders, seed planters, cream separators, cooking stoves and ranges, clothing, groceries and what not, are seen in our depots and express offices addressed to local farmers. MR. FARMER, DO YOU THINK IT RIGHT TO COME TO TOWN WITH A LOAD OF PRODUCE AND SELL IT TO THE MERCHANT8 OF VOUR MARKET PLACE AND THEN TAKE THE MONEY HE PAYS YOU AND 6END IT TO 80ME MAIL ORDER HOUSE "AND BUY GOOD8 THAT YOU COULD BUY JUST AS CHEAPLY AT HOME AS FROM A MAIL ORDER HOUSE AND HAVE THE FURTHER SATISFACTION OF SEE ING WHAT YOU BUYT You may say, "Oh, well. I sold my butter and eggs to the grooMyman, but he doesn't handle clothing!" Yes; but, my farmer friend, if ths clothing man does not sell his clothing be must go out of business, and the groceryman loses a good customer, bis business Is curtailed, and be then must needs buy less of your produce. You are Just as much in duty bound to buy your dom ing, your hardware, your farm teola and other necessities from your home market as if these merchants all dealt In your wares first hand. THESE VARIOUS BUSINESSES ARE INTERLOCKING AND INTER DEPENDENT, AND ON THEIR 8UCCE8S DEPENDS YOUR 8UCCESS. A certain good farmer in this county ordered a corn planter from a mail order house and, owing to delays in freights, did not get bis planter in time to do his planting while a good spell of weather was on. However, it finally came. He got It to the farm, set it np and started In with his plauting. Through carelessness or oversight a small gravel got in one of the boles through which the corn drops and there lodged, with the result. that the plate was broken. This put the planter out of commission. The farmer bad to stop his corn planting and come to town to see If he could get another plate. He called on the hardware stores and Implement dealers, but as none of thein carried these mail order house planters in stock he could find no plate, and the final result was he was forced to follow the plow and drop his corn by hand. Had he purchased his planter from a home merchant he could easily have got the necessary repairs snd not been delayed. It certainly was moro costly to the farmer than if he bad paid his homo Implement dealer many dollars more. Furthermore, the Implement dealer hud been buying corn every season from this farmer who bought his planter from a mail order house. Every dollar you send to a mall order house Is taken out of local circula tion entirely, and the good of U Is lost forever. IT HURTS YOU IN THE LONG RUN Just aa much as any one,. Therefore, before you order anything else from out of your home town go to town and see if you can find what yo" want, or if you can't get to town telephone a merchant, and if it Is a small package be will send It out by parcel post If it isn't satisfactory send it back. Merchants guarantee the goods they sell just as well as mall order houses. Thera Is not a local merchant who will not treat you right Givt. him a chance and he will appreciate it. To be continued under tba title, THE STRENGTH OF THE WHEEL.
The Courier (Asheboro, N.C.)
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