"Farmer'' Wants those Who Didn't
Like the Plan To Come Forward
With a Better Way To Get Good
Roads In the Townships Where
the Bond Issue Was Defeated.
Editor Danbury Reporter :
As the election on the road
question in Stokes is now over,
and I have been looking on all
the while|and seriously consider
ing what has been said on both
sides of the question. I am ask
ing you to allow me. a plain
farmer, a little space to say a
few words about the matter.
It seems to me that the town
ships which voted down the bond
proposition have made a serious
mistake and done themselves an
injustice. But perhaps those
living near the railroad and the
Forsyth line have lost sight of cr
do not realize the hardships and
many disadvantages bad roads
bring to those who live farther
back in the country. While it is
all right and commendable to
have a local pride or feel an in
terest in the betterment of one's
own immediate locality, this feel
ing should not be confined to any
particular community. Hut we
should ft el a pride in our county
or be bioad minded enough to
see the county as a whole, as the
place of our home and interests,
and so*, the need  f building up
the weak places over the entire
county. MHI consider the ileal of
good rouils to those who are less
fortunate in this matter or not >o
f;»\\ rat ly situated as we. 1 f any
of the lommunities in our town
ship >r county are inconvenienc
ed much nure than we on
acci unt of b;vl roads we should
sympathise with and do what
wi can to he 1;» them. Many of
our intelligent citizens were
aroused to the need of better
roads. They felt that something
must be done. And some time ago
they manifested the interest they
felt in the matter by calling a
meeting of the citiz ns of the
county, to consider and talk over
the matter, and. if possible fall
upon some plan by which our
roads might be made better.
Every citizen of the county had
a right to attend and take part
in the deliberations and discus
sions at that meeting, and have
a voice in ■ t-ciding just what
method should be adopted for i
road improvement in &tui\t\
After much considera' ion and
discus;ioi. it was decided that a 
bond i>sue lor so much, f>r the i
respective to.vasiiips of the '
count . -ii the inoM loc>sil)le i
: 
Dr. HarLrtm Writes:
Columbus, outn. .July 15.—1n reply
to many letter* ■ '»n;t my recent article
on catarrh nml onstlpatlon I wish to j
malf 'lie following statement:
Constipation Is becoming more |
prevalent every day. Nearly one-half
of the human family are troubled
with It more or less. This fact pre
sents a serious complication In the >
treatment of chronic disease.
Thirty years ago when I was pre- ,
scribing I'eruna every day only a '
small fraction of the people needed
a laxative Hut 1 have found by ex
perience that more and more a laxa
tive must be used.
Peruna originally contained no lax
ative element. I used to prescribi
the laxative Manalln to be used In
case u laxative was needed. This ne
cessitated the patient buying two bot
tles of medicine Instead of one.
As constipation became tnore gen
eral I tinally concluded to add a
laxative element to I'eruna. The
new Peruna Is made with a laxative
Ingredient. The old I'eruna (Ka-tar
no) Is without a laxative. On that
account some prefer the old I'eruna.
some pref.T the new I'eruna.
The new I'eruna Is for people who
have some catarrhal aliment and yet
need a laxative. Sold at all drugstores.
The old I'eruna (Ka-tar-no) Is for
those people who have some catarrhal
aliment but need no laxative.
Those wishing to procure the old Pe
runa should address The Ka- tar-no !
Co., Columbus. Ohio, for further par- ;
tlculars. '
Chickens 11 Cents Per Pound. Boyles Mercantile Co.,
way to get the work done. But
1 shortly after the bill was passed
authorizing an election on the
I bond issue, some went to work,
. not. as they say. to oppose good
i roads, but to cefeat the plan
. which was decided on after the
i consultation, deliberations and
i discussions in the meeting called
to consider these matters. Well,
the.\ did defeat the bond prop
osition in all but three of the
i townships in the county. And
now. as they say that they are in
favor of good roads and have
defeated the only feasible
method in sight of those who
favored the bond method, we
think it is up to them to come
forward with a better plan.
They cannot afford to settle back
and lie quiet, since they have
declared for good roads, and the
people need good roads so badly.
Many who fought the bind
issue, said that they were in
favor of a direct tax for road
improvement. Though some
think that they were not sincere
in making this statement, but
that they made it simply to make
it appear that the direct tax
plan would be better, hoping
thereby to defeat the bond issue,
and let the road working go on
as in the past, and thus get rid
of paying any tax at all. But.
Mr. Editor, lam not jet ready
to believe this of our people. For
surely they could not be dis
honest in so important a matter
as this. For seeing that the
roads of our county are common
property - that they belong to
one man or person just as much
as to another, and that we all
like to share in the enjoyments,
comforts, advantages and con
veniences they bring, surely no
one could be so unfair as to r. -
fuse to pay his part of whatever
tax may be necessary to keep
them in decent condition, and
expect others to bear all the
burden. No, I believe that some i
honestly think that the direct
tax pian would better than a i
bond issue for road improvement, i
But I am persuaded that where
a county or township has but 1
little property and no money to 1
pay down for road building the 
direct tax plan will cost them ,
more ii they ever gel good roads ]
t lun n w uld to build them by ]
i.-suing binds. For money, j J
energy or work properly concen-'i
t i.teil at the right time and i
place may he made accomplish t
ll. ore than two or three times as |
much as w hen scattered and used !
improperly over a long period of i
tune and on an insecure founda- :
tion. And 1 pi edict that if our'i
townships which voted down the !
bond issue ever gets good roads 
at all, they will yet vot* bonds
to build them or else pay a
heavier direct tax to do'the work
than the bond metho'l would
cost them.
FARMER. '
Mud Hollow, April 7. 1913.
1
Parti of Itenks.
v !esire to tender our sincere
rind heartfelt thanks to our
friends and neighbors for thei'
kindness shown us during the
sickness, death and burial of our
dear companion and mother.!
I Susan P. Martin
•)0E HAM MARTIN AND
: CHILDREN.
THE DANBURY REPORTER
: Obituary.
11 On Friday morning, March
| 28th, just before the rising of the
j sun the death angel visited the
) home of .Joe Ham Martin and
! took from that home the beloved
wife and mother of that home,
Susan P. Martin. Her age was
t 53 years and 22 days. She was
I the daughter of the late Joseph
; H. Griffin, of Forsyth county.
, j She was a grand daughter of the
1 late ex-Sheritf John Martin, who
i was so well known all over
s Stokes county. She was a mem-
I ber of the Oak Ridge Baptist
I church. She united with the
church August, li>o3, and lived a
• consistent and faithful member
till the Lord saw fit to take her
home. Her funeral was conduct
ed March 28th at the church by
her pastor. Rev. J. A. Joyce,
after which she was quietly laid
to rest in the church yard among
weeping children and a large
number of friends to await the
resuraection morn. She was
willing to die. She told us not
to grieve for her, that she was
going to a better country. She
was not sick long. Heart failure
was the cause of her death. We
did all that human minds and
hands could do for her but the
Lord had prepared a place for
her and she has gone to occupy
that mansion in the beautiful
city whose streets are paved
with gold.
Mrs. Martin was a loving wife
and faithful companion, a devot
ed and allVctionato mother. In
her the poor had a substantial
friend Never did 1 know her to
turn a deaf tar to the cry of
needy and helpless. Mama left
us so sad and lonely here while,
she went to join the angel band]
around the throne. She was a j
precious lamb, but she is gone I
from the Hock. It was so heart j
breaking to give her up. but we;
must say, Lord, thy will be done, j
not ours. Her death means an i
irreparable loss to our home and j
community. How I mourn as I
realize that I shall never again ]
see her sweet face this side of,
the grave, but I rejoice as I con
template the future. Her beau
tiful life convinces me that some
sweet day I shall meet her on
the banks of deliverance beyond
the river. There we will meet
to part and sorrow no more.
Mrs. Martin is survived by her
husband and ten children, J. J.
Martin, of Fort Terry, N. Y.; A.
G. Martin, of Winston-Salem;!
John H., Henry L,, Robt. G. andj
Ilif-sell F. Martin, of Sandy
Sallie, Nellie and Ruth
MM tin. and Mrs. H H. Hawk
ins also of Sandy Ridge with the,
sorrows and tears of the bereav
ed loved ones and as I mourn 1
pray that we all may gather
fresh strength and new inspira
tion from the Go.iiy life of this
folio Aer of Christ who hus paid
the debt we all soon must pay. i
She lived w.-l', and she died H!
conqueror.
JOE HAM MARTIN,
1 er husbanJ.
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] pv.plo everyw here speak of it : n
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j It is for sale by HII dealers.
Mr. G. L. Simmons, of Brim,
was in town on business Satur
day. Mr. Simmons recently re
moved from Huilford county.
Farm For Sale.
I have for sale a farm two and
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Considering the type of this
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buvers.
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