THE
Danbury Reporter.
N. E. & E. P. PEPPER, Publishers.
TERMS TO ANY ADDRESS :
One year, sl, 0 mo. 500., 3 mo. 25
MAY 24, 19081
ROCKING HAM'S ERROR
STOKES IN THE SAME BOAT.
The defeat of the bond issue for
macadamized roads in Rocking
ham was no doubt a serious mis
take on the part of our neighbor
to the east. Fine roads for Rock
ingham would have meaut the de
velopment of her resources at a
rapid rate; the large enhancement
of property values; and the build
ing up of her towns with the
. wealth that will continue to en
rich Greensboro, Winston and
Danville and other surrounding
points that receive the trade which
might have been diverted by the
inducement of macadam roads.
Macadam roads have in every
instance that we have read of,
proved a wise and paying invest
ment. We do not believe there is
a county or community in the
United States today enjoying the
benefits of macadam roads, that
would exchange them for the old
mud ruts, and receive back the
money the good roads cost. Such
would mean the paralysis of trade,
the death of prosperous towns and
cities and the falling back from
prosperity to dissatisfaction and
poverty.
But it takes time to educate the
people to reforms. They are slow
to see and slower to act. We long
to see the day come when Stokes
will wake to her back-woods con
dition and build better roads and
invite into our borders capital to !
develop our resources. Our people 1
can never rise above a humdrum
mediocrity until they decide to
spend a few dollars for improve- j
ments.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.
Of course the farmers' associa-!
tion will not amount to a hill of
beans unless all join it, like they
did in Kentucky, where the aver
age was raised from 6 to 12J cents
the first year. Stand back and re
fuse to take hold, and next fall
you'll go through your same old
experience. You'll find that as
usual the Trust will allow you;
about 7 cents because your tobac
co is "frog-eyed," "lacking in
body," etc. You'll hear great tales
of big prices before you get to
market, but when your load is sold
the price will be "a little off" — j
same old tale —6 cents —starvation.
A DISGRACEFUL AFFAIR.
The spectacle at Washington
last week was enough to make
anyone who has a vestige of
national pride hang his head in
Bhame. If Mr. Roosevelt is the
double-faced liar that Tillman,
Chandler and Bailey allege him
to be, he should be invited from
the presidency in disgrace by the
outraged indignation of the Amer
ican people. If not, the Senators
—two of whom are Democrats and
one a Republican—should be made
to suffer for slander. '
Remember when you have any
thing to say to the people—any
thing to sell or anything to buy—
' that everybody reads the Reporter.
Its value as an advertising medium
is recognized by leading business
men in this section of the State.
How about that new cross-index
for the Registar s office? Nothing
is needed more badly,
The Reporter is glad to an
nounce that Prof. Harris will be
a regular correspondent in the
future. He understands the art
of writing, and his subjects are
always interesting.
Some farmers hesitate a long
! time before paying SI to join an
association having for its end their
best interests and yet every fall
they make the trust a present of a
hundred times sl, and glad of the
chance.
As is usually the case at this
season of the year, the farmers are
beginning to fear that there will
be no rain to enable them to set
out their tobacco plants. Some
are claiming that their plants are
getting too large, drying up, etc. j
The summer season is opening.
Our hotels will begin to do busi
ness in a few weeks. Now if we
had the electric railroad thousands
of visitors would come to spend
the hot months in onr cool, pleas
ant groves and drink our spark
ling, health-giving waters.
The Reporter hopes that a large
attendance of farmers will hear
Prof. Sharp at Danbury Monday,
June 4. Come out and listen and
ask questions, till you understand
the plan for your salvation. Then,
if it appears to you to be practical,
show your grit by joining in the
tight against the Trust.
Before the cotton farmers or
ganized, cotton was bringing six
cents. Today cotton is worth
from ten to fifteen cents por
pound, and the men who/*aise it
are the most prosperous farmers
in the world. They have paid for
their homes and have money in
the banks. Every trade and every
class are organized except the to
! bacco farmers. They have in the
past felt like standing alone, and
have of course been the victims of
j the combinations of capital.
Since printing the article on
the first page of this paper about
I the coming of Prof. Sharp on the
> first of June, the Reporter learns
that Mr. J. W. O. Gravely will
j also be here at the same time, and
|so we may expect two good
speeches. Mr. Gravely will also
speak at nine other places in the
county, and thus all the people
will have an opportunity of thor
oughly understanding the import
|of the great movement that has
! for its end the improvement of the
condition of the farmers and that
Jof every other citizen of Stokes
county.
Baseball Team For Danbury.
The young men of Danbury or
ganized a baseball team Monday
evening. A. W. Davis was elected
managbr and F. H. Petreecaptain.
The organization has a good mem
bership. They expect to meet for
practice Saturday afiernoon, and
as soon as possible meet some of
the other teams of the county in
j match games.
FORUNATE MISSOURIANS.
"When I was a druggist, at
Livonia, M 0.," writes T. J. Dwyer,
now of Graysville, Mo., "three of
jmy customers were permantly
cured of consumption by Dr.
King's New Discovery, and are
well and strong today. One was
trying to sell his property and
move to Arizona, but after using
New Discovery a short time, he
, found it unncessary to do so. I
! regard Dr. King's New Discovery
( as the most wonderful medicine in
existence." Surest Cough and Cold
cure and Throat and Lung healer.
; Guaranteed by all Druggist. 50c
and SI.OO. Trial bottle free.
Subscril*) to the Reporter.
AN INTERESTING FEATURE.
Prof. Harris, of Garfield. Washington.
To Be a Regular Contributor To
the Columns of the Reporter.
The Reporter, which is always
on the hunt for interesting things
to give its readers, is glad to an
| nounce that Prof. Harris, former
ly our County Superintendent of I
Schools, now a prosperous farmer g
of Garfield, Wash., has kindly I
consented to write regularly for I
the Reporter. Prof. Harris will I
tell us of the interesting things of jj
the far West, especially farming I
life. He is a good writer and his g
lettters will be highly interesting. P
The Reporter has just received tj
a personal letter from Prof. Harris, B
saying, among other thiugs, this : I
"I'm getting up with my work
now and am preparing to spray my
orchard. Cherry trees are just
blooming and at present the fruit
qrop in general promises to be
good.
"The San Francisco earthquake 4
was not perceptible here, though i
it doubled the How of two artesian I
wells in this community."
DILLARD.
Dillard, May 21.—Messrs. E. M.
Berry, W. M. Peobles and Mrs.
W. C. Young are on the sick list
at this writing, we are sorry to
note.
Preaching at Wall's school house
last Friday night by Rev. South
ern and Bowles. There was a
large crowd out to hear them.
Mr. P. H. Young and daughter
visited at Mr. J. W. Young's last
Friday night en route to the asso
ciation at Sardis.
Miss Ruth Wall spent last Sun-
Iday night at R. W. Wall's. They
report a nice lime.
Rev. Tate filled his appointment
at Bethesda Sunday afternoon with
a small a crowd present, on ac
count of the association.
We are expecting about two
more weddings near Dillard soon.
JANE.
HAS STOOD THE TEST 25.
YEARS.
The old original GROVE'S
Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know
what you are taking. It is iron
and quinine in a tasteless form.
No cure, No pay.
Money to Loan to Farmers.
The Bank of Stokes County has
money to loan the farmers to make
their crops on, on 3, (>, and it
months time. Any amount from
s">.oo up is loaned, on reasonable
terms.
Chattel mortgages, 1 dozen by
mail to any address 10 cents Re
porter office.
MolkiWesternHß.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DEC 3, 1905
Daily
Dally Ex. Sun. Dully Kx Nun i
PM AM PM PM
2:50 7.30 Lv Winston Ar 2.00 10.00
3.28 8.13 " Wal. Cove " 1.21 11.20
5.00 9.50 " Martiusv. " 11.45 7.4 ( .)
7.25 12.30 Ar Roanoke Lv 9.20 5.15
P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M.
WKSTBOUND—LKAVK KC'ANOKK UAII.V.
4:10 h iu—For Kant Radford, BluetieM, Taze
well and Norton, Kulliiiaii Sleeper to 1
roluinliti!*, Ohio, cafe car.
5.10 a iti ( Wiifliiiiuton ami Chattanooga Liinit«*«l) ]
for Pulaxki. principal stations, Bristol ami tlm
South. Pullman Sleepers to New Or
i le HIS ami Memphis. Cafe car
4:25 p m—The St. Louis Kx press, fur I
Bluetiehfr. Pocahontas, Kenova, (.'ltici- !
linntti, Imlianonolis, St. Louis. Kansas City,
l Columbus ami Chicago. Pullman Butler
Sleepers ffoauoke to Columbus ami BluetieM
to Clnclnanti. Cafe car
4:sf> p in— For Bluetiehiaml intermediate s'a
tions.
4:4/ i p m—Dally. For Bristol ami iiitermcl! ite
stations, Knoxville, Chattanooga ami |mii ts
South. Pullman Sleeper to Knoxvlile.
9:30 a m—For Bristol ami Intermediate stations,
Bluetield, Norton,. Pocahontjis and Welch,
Pullman Sleeper to Wejah.
NORTH ANO KA ST BOUND.
I:lJO'i»iu—For Petersburg, Hlchinond and Nor
f folk. Pullman Butl'et Parlor Car to Norfolk.
1:45 p m—For Wwflhlnitou, Haaprstown, Phila
7 delphla and New York via Ilngerstown and
Harrlaburg. Pullman Sleeper to New York.
, 7:45 p m—For Hagerstown. Pullman Sleeper to
Philadelphia.
3 1:01 am— For Kichnund and Norfolk. Pullman
Sleeper Lynchburg to Norfolk ami Richmond.
3 12:10 a m—(' Washington and Chattanooga Lim
it* I). For Washington, Philadelphia ami New
1 York via Lynchburg Pullman Slee|»ers to
Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia and
* New York.
7:10 a in—For />y neb burg,
1 Richmond and Norfolk*
| 7:45 pm—Daily. For Lynchburg l'ull
mail £f!eop«r for ftichinoml.
' DURHAM MV SION.
* la'uv« Lynchburg (Union M alloti) dally
\ except .Sunday 3:00 a iu, 4:80 p m for .South
Boston ai d Durham ami intermediate sta
'• tlons.
F\*r all additional information apply to
tiolvPt officer, or t.o
\V. HEVIMi, M. F. HRACm.
(Jen'l Ptm- A ent. Trav I'ags. Agent.
KOAXOKK, VA.
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SUCCESSORS TO D. D. SCHOULER j )
WINSTON, N. C
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the lowest possible prices. Unmatchable qualities for the least money. The largest st
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STRICTLY : ONE : PRICE. j
I Look For The Big Axl
a
| We Cut Long Prices To Short On«
I Wc have just received a big lot
SPUING SUITS. We will dress you
| up In a handsome
| •
NEW SPRING SUIT
for Less Honey Than Any Ok House In the City.
If you don't believe it JUBT AX US.
Don't miss the place.
Look for the BIG AX.
Corner Main and Third Streets.
East side of Court House. m
! Look For the Big Ax ! I
| CHAS. M. PHELPS & COMPAN"!
| WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. I
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M A FRIEND IN NEED. If;
Whan the tide of hard luok, misfortune and adversity breaks ovor your head
no oumfort will be so sweet as the thought that you have af. your back a M
friend able to pull you through. The Bank of Stokes County controls an al- W
most unlimited amount of money, and may yet have the opportunity to t
wJjJ your hiihineKS. It will stand by those who have stood by it. t^Vle!
■ your friend and want yon to be ours.
Q BANK OF STOKES COUNTY. £
( G^VTasteless Chill Tonic^
| has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One/
I bottles. Does this record of merit appeal to you? NoOr^