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ON Ballad is Incomplete and Readers Are Asked to Furnish Missing Stanzas Scene of Story in Randolph County. (From Winston-Salem Journal) The Journal is in receipt of a North Carolina ballad, "Naomi Wise," which is said to be incomplete. It was sent to The Journal by Col. W. A. Blair, It is printed herewith in the hope that the stanzas that have been lost will be recalled or furnished by some of our readers. A book has also been publish ed on the story contained in the poem. The tragic story of Naomi Wise is familiar to many of the older people of the state and some remember when told at close range. The ballad follows: Come all you good people, I'll have you draw near, A sorrowful story you quickly shall hear, A story I'll tell you 'bout Naomi Wise, How she was deluded by Lewis' lies, How she was deluded by Lewis's lies He was so good looking, so handsome and brave, And to niuny women his promise he gave. His hotse was the finest, his clothes thev were new, His bearing was knightly, his words were not true, His bearing was knightly, his words were not true. He promised to marry and use me quite well, But conduct contrary, I sadly must tell, He promised to meet me at Adam's Springs, He promised me marriage and many fine things, Still nothing he gave but flattered the case, And brought his fine horse he had won in the race. "Come get up behind me, we'll go off to town, And there we'll be married, in union be bound." I got up behind him and etraight ' way did go ' To the banks of Deep River where the waters did flow: He says, "now Naomi, I tell you my mind, My mind is to drown you and leave you behind." "Have mercy, have mercy, Toor 'Omi," I cried "No mercy, no mercy," the monster replied, "In Deep river's bottom your body shall lie, 111 wed with another, I'll bid you goodbye." The wretch then did choke her as we understand, She fell in the river below the mill dam, Be it murder or treason, oh! what great crime, To murder poor 'Omi and leave her behind. The river was muddy, the water was deep, And on its old bottom, poor 'Omi did sleep, Toung Lewis rode on by night and by day, Her spirit did follow and haunt him, they say. Naomi was missing, they all did well know, And hunt ins for her to the river did go, And there found her floating on water so deep, Which caused all the people to mourn and to weep. The neighbors were sent for to see the sad sight, While 'Omi lay floating throughout the long night, Early next morning, the inquest was held, And the jury correctly the murder did tell, And the jury correctly the murder did tell. Stoi of Ballad. About 100 years ago, near Randle man, lived a fine gentleman by the name of William Adams. At his house, there was a beautiful girl, Naomi Wise, who had lost her parents. Not very far away lived the aristocra tic, overbearing, forceful family of Lewises, noted for their size, muscu lar development and daring. Jonothan Lewis, son of Richard Lewis, who had shot his own brother, was clerk in the store of Benjamin Elliott,- at Ashe boro, and fell in love with Naomi Wise Ho came to see her frequently, and had promised to marry her, but his family thought she had not wealth nor position sufficient for him and desired that he should marry Miss Elliott, sis ter of the owner of the store. To ac complish this it became necessary, ac cording to his idea, to dispose of Nao- toL He drowned her in Deep river, And an old lady, Mrs. Davis, heard the scream at night, and she and her son heard the horseman galloping from the opposite bank of the river. NORTH CAROLINA BALLAD NAOMI MISE. THE RURAL CHURCH The church, tho press, and the school form r.n alliance of progress that guides the destiny of every com munity, state and nation. Without them civilization would wither and die; but through them, life may ob tain ite greatest blessing, power and knowledge. The farmers of this na tion are greatly indebted to this so cial triumvirate for its uplifting in fluence; and on behalf of the American plowman, I want to thank those en gaged in these high callings for their able and efficient service, and I shall offer to the press a series of articles on co-operation between these impor tant influences and the farmers in the hope of increasing the efficiency of all by mutual understanding and organ ized effort. We will dwell first on the rural church. The American farmer is the greatest church builder the world has ever known. He is the custodian r. the nation's morality; md upon hir" should lest the "ark of the covenant. He is mere responsive to religious in fluences than any other class of citi zenship. The farmers of this t;::iion have built 120,000 chinches a', a cost of $750,000,000, and the ar..;uul con tributions of t'.ic r.;:tion trw.u-d all church institutions approximate $200, 000, 000. The farmers of the United States build 22 churches per day. There are 20,000,000 rural communi cants, and 54 per icnt, of the total membership of all churches in the country. The farm is the power house of all progress and the birthplace of all that is noble. The garden of Eden was in the country, and the man who would get close to God must first get close to nature. If the rural churches are going to render a service which this age demands, there must be co operation between the religious, so cial, and ecoi.omic life of the commu nity. The church to attain its fullest measure of success, must enrich the lives of the people in the community it serves; it must build character, de velop thought, and increase the effici ency of human life. It must serve the social and intellectual as well as the spiritual and moral side of life. If religion does not make man more use ful and more just, what good is it? We want a practical religion, one that we can live by and farm by as well as to die by. While denominations are essential and church pride com mendable, the high teachings of uni versal Christianity must prevail if the rural church is to fulfill its mis sion to humanity. An over churched community is a crime against relig ion. United efforts of the press, the school, and the church with the farm erson these hinges the destiny of our country. SMILING WITH PROSPERITY According to Charles S. Hamlin, governor of the Federal reserve bank board, who spoke before the Southern Commercial Congress, in Muscogee, Alabama, last week, this country is smiling with prosperity as a result of the Federal reserve bank act; and as the system grows older, the smile will grow into a laugh. Mr. Hamlin said that while we formerly had the worst fiancial system in the civilized world, we now have the best. He claimed that because of the iargt. territory, 12 decentralized banks are preferable to one centralized bank, and that the board holds all the au thority of a centralized bank. He further said the board is empowered to put out enormous sums if necessary to dispute the idea of a panic at any time, and that a financial panic such as we had in 1007 is now impossible. After his crime, Lewis went to his home, changed his clothes, went to Asheboro, to the store, went out into the country to a sale, drank heavily luring the day, and spent the evening with a Miss Martha Hussy. It was known that he would not hesitate to kill anyone who attempted to arrest him, but the brave officers, headed by Robert Murdock, suddenly fell upon him at the young lady's home, arrest ed him and took him to Asheboro, where he was put in jail. rrobably with the assistance of his family, he escaped and fled to parts unknown. Years afterwards, it was re ported that he was living in Ohio. Some citizens determined to go West and bring him back. They succeeded in finding him and hiring some hunt ers to take him and bind him, which thety succeeded in doing after a terri ble fight. On the way back to North Carolina, he escaped from his captors, but they succeeded in overtaking him and bringing him safely back. The trial was moved to Guilford county and for lack of evidence, Lewis was acquitted. He afterwards died in Kentucky, and on his death bed confessed that he had murdered Naomi Wise. For years, the song concerning Naomi Wise was well-known through Randolph and Guilford counties. There are several versions of the song and anyone who happens to have a copy or can remember the song as he heard it would confer a favor by sending it together with any historical data con cerning the matter to The Journal, ENTOMOLOGY Kill Pests on Peach Trees. About ten days after the bloom has fallen, when the peach young peach is in the act of shedding off the "shuck" of the bloom, is the time to spray them for "Curculio" which is the insect that causes the worm around the pit of the peach. The material used for this spraying is known as the "Self-boiled Lime Sul Phur Wash and Arsenate of Lead." Hrere are directions for preparing 50 gallons of this wash: Place 8 lbs. unslacked lime in tub or barrel and pour over it enough hot water to cover. Mix in 8 lbs. sulphur, with all lumps crushed. Pour in anoth er bucket of hot water. The slaking of the lime does all the actcal cook ing. As it boils from the slaking of the lime, keep it stirred and add hot water to make a thick parte and grad ually add more water until it becomes thin paste, A sack or blanket over 1 .he barrel helps to hold in heat and prevents spattering. When boiling is over, add water (cold is all right) to make 50 gallons, stir thoroughly and strain it to remove sediment. You have yet to add the poison. Dissolve 2 lbs. of arsenate of lead paste in a gallon of the mixture, then pour it back into the whole mass of solution and stir thoroughly." (If powdered arsenate of lead is used, use only half the weight as of the paste form.) These directions are sent out by the Division of Entomology, of the State Department of Agriculture, at Raleigh and ore the standard recommendations for peach and plum spraying, at this season, me sar.ie treatment snoum De repeated from 2 to 3 weeks later, and again about a month before the fruit is due to ripen. This last mentioned treatment is needed only for Elberta and those varieties which ripen with it or later, and for this last spraying no arsenate of lead is needed. This schedule of treatments was fol lowed on the State Test Farms last year with very fine results. On the farm at Statesville there was a heavy peach crop on about 600 trees, yet Supt. F. T. Meacham reported that he found only two or three wormy peaches the whole season. MR. BRYAN ON TOTAL ABSTINENCE Secretary Bryan, urging total ab stinence, declared in an address un der the auspices of the National Ab stainers' Unicn at New York last Fri day night, that the European war had shown that patriotism was no match for the appetite which alcohol culti vates in its victims. There has been a growing dispo sition in this country and through the world to emphasize the evils of strong drink," he said, "but even the most enthusiastic advocates of tem perance, ere surprised at the ghastly light which the war in Europa has thrown upon the subject. It has been found that patriotism, that com pelling force which throughout the ages has led men to offer their lives for their country, is no match for the appetite which alcohol cultivates in its victims. Loyalty to Bacchus, Gam- brinas and barleycorn is greater than loyalty to King or Kaiser or Czar. The aeroplane that drops its bombs from above and the submarine which shoots its torpedo from below are less to be feared than the schooner that crosses the bar." Mr. Bryan declared drink led to idleness and that American business men were drawing the line more strictly against the use of alcohol by employers. Total abstinence, he re marked was a virtue "even behind the bar." Mr. Bryan said the amount sp'ent annually for drink in the United States would build 100 macadam highways across the continent and added : "The amount now expended in pav- the road to perdition would, if spent for good roads, soon lift the mud embargo from the entire country." DIRE DISTRESS It Is Near at Hand to Hundreds of Asheboro Readers Don't neglect an aching back. Backache is often the kidneys' cry for help. Neglect hurrying to tiie kicneys aid Means that urinary troubles may follow. Or danger of worse kidney troubKs. Here's High Point testimony: W. C. Herndon, 207 Willowbrook Avenue, High Point, N. C, ay3: ') was bothered a great deal by my back Often at night it ached and in the morning I could hardly get out of bed Sham Dains darted through my ki neys. I also had bladder trouble and the kidney secrtions were too frequent in passage, causing me annoyance, especially at night. I found Doan's Kidney Pills just the thing for tnt. trouble. I got good results irom tnt first. Doan s Kidney Pills never fail to relieve me of pain in the back and regulate the action or my kidneys." Price 50c at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney rmedy pc Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Mr. Herndon had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props.,. Buffalo, N. Y. On May 18th, Candor school district in Montgomery county, will vote on the question of special tax for schools. CAT ADOPTS RABBIT From the Moore County News, we clip the following yarn: "The children of Jlr. W. w. Harris, rjbty for three months. I did not work who lives out on route one from Car- during this time and wa3 mostly con thago, went fishing one day recently fined to the bed. After using other fc ' . . u:1 ,i remedies. I finally tried a bottle oi and cflugnt a oung rauu.c , Swamp-Root. I immediately began to brought him home hoping to. raise j fee) better) ana aftor using seven 50 him and to keep the cat from getting j oent Dotlies wa8 entirely cured and him put mm in a. room vi nuuac . but by some means the door was left open and the old cat who ha3 a lot of young kittens, found the young rabbit and carried it to the barn and put it with her kitten3 and refuses to let the children have it. Mr. John Barrett, mail carrier on route one, tells us that when the children found the youi.g rabbit with the kittens they carried it back to the house and im mediately the old cat missed it and went to look for it, and finding it she caught it by the back of the neck,, in the manner in which cats carry their kittens, and carried it back end put it wich the kittens again, where it is seemingly getting along all r:ght." Whooping Cough. When my daughter had whooping couph she coughed so hard at one time that she had hemorhage of the lungs. I was terribly alarmed about her con dition. Seeing Chamberlrin's Cough Remedy so highly recommended, I got her a bottle and it relieved the cough at once. Refore she had finished two bottles of this remedy she was entire ly well." writes Mrs. S. F. Grimes, Crooksville, Ohio. For sale by all dealers. CAROLINA PEOPLE TELL OF STOMACH REMEDi Sufferers Find Swift Relief by Use of Remarkable Treatment. Stomach sufferers in the Southeast, and, in fact, all over the country nave found remarkable and efficient results from the use of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Many have taken this remedy and tell today of the benefits they receiv ed. Its effects come quickly the first dose convinces. Here is what two Car olina folks have written: W. R. DAVENPORT, Parker, N. C. "For years I have suffered from a disease that puzzled doctors. I heard of your remedy and one botttle gave me relief. Y'our full treatment has about cured me." J. E. ERWIN, Winston-Salem, N. C. "I am satisfied through personal use of the power3 of your remedy. You have saved my life." Mavr's Wonderful Remedy gives permanent results for stomach, liver and intestinal ailments. Eat as much and whatever you like. No more dis tress after eating, pressure of gas in the stomach and around the heart Get one bottle of your druggist now and try it on an absolute guarantee if not satisfactory money will be re turned. Best Thing For a Bilious Attack. "On acount of mv confinement in the printing office I have for years been a enronic sujterer irom indigestion im liver trouble. A few weeks ago I had n attack that was so severe that was not able to go to the case for two Aavc Failinir to tret anv relief from any other treatment, I took three of Chamberlains xaDiets ano ine iwu Av 1 felt, like a new man." writes H. C. Bailev. Editor Carolina News, Chapin. S. C. For sale by an ueaiers ENROLL NOW Enrollment in Boys' Corn Clubs Ends On May loth. Farm Management Work. West Raleigh, N. C. April 2ft Ac cording to Mr. T. E. Browne, in charge of the Corn Club work in the State, the enrollment in the Boys' Corn Clubs will end on May loth. This will be necessary on account of the great amount of work necessary to keep the mailing list and the names of the boys in correct and regular order. Here tofore numbers of boys have waited to see if their acres were growing off well before returning the enrollment card to Mr. Browne. This year, how ever, no bov will be considered a mem ber who sends in his card later than the SDecified time. Any boy who wishes to become a member and share the benefits of the club work should mail in his card at once. Mr. J. M. Johnson, Division of Farm Management, has just returned from a visit to the farm of Mr. P. H. Mor gan, of Shawboro, N. C. Mr. John- son spent several days on im in and in the immediate vicinity stuoy ing conditions so as to be able to fur nish Mr. Morgan a complete plan whereby his farm could be organized and be made into an economical and profit returning investment. Mr. Johnson's report on this farm together with hia recommendations for same are now being completed and should be of interest to every farmer in that vicinity. How Mrs. Harrod Got Rid of Her Stomach Trouble. "I suffered with stomach trouble for years and tried everything 1 heard I, hut the onlv relief I got was tempo rary until last spring I saw Chamber lain s Tablets aaverusea ana prwcureu a bottle of them at our drug store. I got immediate relief from that dread ful heaviness after ea'ing and from nnin in the stomach." writes Mrs. Lin da Harrod, Fort Wayne, Ind. For sale by all dealers. KIDNEY TROUBLE CAUSES IN TENSE SUFFERING Sixteen years ago I w.-s taken sick with Kidney trouble r.nd suffered ter- nave nau no ivioney iruuuie b.ucc. 1 can truly say Uiat l owe my goon health to Swamp-Root. You may pub lish this letter for the benfit of other people afflicted as I was with the hope of bringing to their attention this most wonderful remedy. Yours very truly, HATTIE A. QUIMBY, "6 Spruce St. Waterville, Maine. State of Maine Kennnebec County ss Personally appeared the above nam ed Hattie A. Quimby, who subscribed above statement. and made oath that the same is true in substance and in fact. ANNA M. DEUMMONU. Authorized to administer oaths, etc. Letter to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For lou Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valua ble information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention the Asheboro Weekly Courier. Regular fifty-cent and one-dollar size, bottles for sale at all drug stores. CLEAN UP TIME This is the time to clean up our premises if we would be healthy and happy during the coming summer. If there are those who do not see any thing in this line necessary, they should answer these questions from bulletin of the State Board of Health: an'.tary as you can make it? Is your back yard as clean and Does it contain rubbish or dump heaps tin cans, sweepings, piles of ash as or cinders? Has the woodpile crawled practical ly r.ll over the yard ? Is there trash under the house or under any of the outhouses? i the yard gate on its hinges and n good working order? Are- there any pales off the fence enclosing the yard? Are there weeds growing . where grass, Howers or vegetables could grow ? Are there stagnant pools of water on the premises about, the pump or well or thrown from the kitchen win dow? Is the garbage and waste kept cov ered and free from flies? Are there any stables in which flies nu.y breed? If any of these conditions exist, there's work to be done. There's work to be done first for decency's sake and second for health's sake. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA CAROLINA LEADS North Carolina Greatest Tobacco Man ufacturtng State and United States Greatest Tobacco Producer of Na tions. According to a recent Gtatemer.t of the Department of Commerce, the United States leads the world as a to bacco-producing nation and North Car olina leads among the states in the manufacture of tobacco and comes second in production. The three lead ing states in the production of tobacco are as follows: Kentucky, 370,000 acres; North Carolina, 250,000 acres; and Virginia, 200,000 acres. The figures for 1914 on manufac turing for the three leading tobacco producing staes are as follows: North Carolina, 104,329,283 pounds; Ken tucky, 36,364,056 pounds; and Virgin ia, 19,767,385 pounds. The United States is not only the greatest producer of tobacco, but also the greatest exporter, importer, and consumer. The production of leaf of all kinds averages something more than a billion pounds a year, and the value to the producers is something more than $100,000,000. EVER SALIVATED BY CALOMEL? HORRIBLE Calomel is Quicksilver and Acts Like Dynamite on Your Liver. Calomel loses you a dayl You know what calomel is. It's mercury; quicR silver. Calomel is dangerous. It crashes into sour bile like dynamite, cramping and sickening you. Calomel attacks the bones and should sever be put into your system. ' When you feel bilious, sluggish, con stipated and all knocked out and be lieve you need a dose of dangerous calomel just remember that your druggist sells for 50 cents a large bo tie of Dodson's Liver Tone, which lb entirely vegetable and pleasant t take and is a perfect substitute to calomel. It is guaranteed to start your liver without stirring you up i side, and can not salivate. ; Don't take ralomel! It makes you hick me ni uajr, iw wra jri vi.y c work. Dodson's Liver Tone strraght ens you right up and you feel greav. Give it to the children because it is perfectly harmless and doesn't gripe NOTICE OF LAND SALE By virtue of an onler of sale in th" Superior court of Randolph county in the special proceedings entitled Fil- more Langley, et al. against Cornelia Hodgin et al. The undersigned commissioner will on the 29th day of May, 1915, at the late residence of James Langley. de ceased, in the village of Staley, North Carolina, sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at 12 o'clock M. the following tracts or parcels of land: Lot No. 1 Beginning at a stake on south side of Hillsboro street corner of lot No. 20; thence south 18 de grees east 160 feet to a stake corner of lot No. 22; thence north 71 de grees east 136 feet to a stake corner of lot No. 27; thence north 18 de grees west 160 feet to a stake corner of lot No. 26; thence south 71 de grees west 135 feet to the beginning, containing, 21600 feet more or less. Lot No. 2 In the division of James Langley's land. Beginning at a stake on south side of Hillsboro street cor nel" of lot No. 25 of the town of Staley thence south 18 degrees east 320 feet to a stake corner of lot No. 21; thence north 71 degrees east 108 feet to a stake; thence north 18 de grees cast 320 feet to a stake on south s'de of Hillsboro street; thence south 71 degrees west 10S feet to the be ginning, containing, 34560 feet more or less. Lot No. 3 in the division of James Langley's land. Beginning at a stake on the south side of Hillsboro street corner of lot No. 2 of the division of the James Langley land; thence south 18 degrees east 320 feet to a stake in Brower's line; thence north 71 degrees east 81 feet to a stake; thence north 18 degrees west 320 feet to a stake on south side of Hillsboro street, thence south 71 degrees west 81 feet to the beginning, containing, 25920 feet more or less. Lot No. 4 in the division of James Langley's land. Beginning at a stake on south side of Hillsboro street cor ner of lot No. 3 in the division of the James Langley land; thence south 18 degrees east 320 feet to a stake in Brower's line; thence north 71 degrees east 81 feet to a stake Brow er's corner; thence north 18 degrees west 320 feet to a stake on south side of Hillsboro street; thence south 71 degrees west 81 feet to the beginning, containing 25920 feet more or less. Lot No. 5 in the division of James Langley's land. Beginning at a stake ,ie east side of E. R. R. St. c rner of lot No. 20 of the town of Staley; thence south 18 degrees east CO feet to a stake; thence north 71 de grees east 135 feet to a stake in line of lot No. 25; thence north 18 de grees west 60 feet to the corner or lot No. 20; thence south 71 degrees west 135 feet to the beginning, con taining 8100 feet more or less. Lot No. 6 in the division of James Langley's land. Beginning at a stake on north side of Hillsboro street cor ner of lot No. 10 of the town of Staley, thence north 71 degrees east 75 feet to a stake; thence north 18 de grees west 160 feet to a stake in line of lot No. 12; thence south 71 de grees west 75 feet to a stake corner of lot No. 11; thence south 18 de grees east 160 feet to the beginning, containing 12000 feet more or less. Lot No. 7 in the division of James Langley's land. Beginning at a stona on north side of Hillsboro street cor ner of lot No. 6 of the division of James Langley's land; thence north 7i degrees east 75 feet to a stake; thence north 18 degrees west 160 feet to a stake In line of lot No. 15; thence south 71 degrees west 75 feet to a stake; thence south 18 degrees east 160 feet to the beginning, containing 12000 feet more or less. Lot No. 8 in the division of James Langley's land. Beginning at a stake on the north side of Hillsboro street corner of lot No. 7 in the division of James Langley's land; thence north 71 degrees east 120 feet to a stake J. F. McArthur's old line; thence north 18 degrees west 160 feet to a stake; thence south 71 degrees west 120 feet to a stake; thonco south 18 degrees east 160 feet to the beginning, containing 19200 feet, more or less. Lot No. 9 in Randolph county Co lumbia township and near the village of Staley, N. C. Beginning at a white oak running thence soutn oa poies w a stake in Solomon Staley's line; thence west 180 poles to a stake in Joseph Scotten's line; thence north 55 poles to a staKe; tnence east iw Doles to the beginning, except 40 acres sold from the above tract, sold by James Langley and wife to Joe Hicks, leaving belonging to tnis tract acres. A portion of the above tracts of land will be sold subject to the dower right of Martha Langley, which tracts will be made known on the day of Terms of sale: One-half cash, the remaining one-half on a credit of six months. . This the 28th day .PJTf Commissioner. "MONEY" The mint makes it r.r.d under the terms of the CONTINENTAL MORT GAGE COMPANY you can seiare it at 6 per cent for any legal purpos on approved real estate. Tcrm3 easy, tell us your wants find we will co operate with you. , PETTY COMPANY j 1419 Lytton Bldg, Chicago. ""After a while the two-by-four critic of Secretary Daniels will let him alone. He made reply to the charges made about the weakness of the navy the other day and like a trained news paper man, he had the facts and fig urea showing conclusively that the navy was bigger and better than ever before and still growing. Friends of the navy are not accustomed to beinjr picked up by the seat of the tronsers and made to sit down like this. Greensboro Record. ,
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