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Appalling Conditions In
Famine Wen Japan.
Famine conditions now prevail
i.i the northern distiicts of
Japan, including the Island ot
Hokkaido.
The scarcity is duo to the
unreasonable weather, which
prevailed last summer r.nd
autumn and resulted in the
al'nost entire failure of the rice
c -op. Added to this the catch
of tish on which a large part of
tie people depend for their living
was very small. Ihe attlicted
territory stretches northward
from tlv? town of Fukushima and
in dudes the provinces . f i
Fakushimp, Tiyagi. Iwa te,
Ao nori and the llokkaUo.
In a report given out rs
jifivial, if was stated that
people were in neid
of food." This was explained to
m?an that, in order to tide over
until the new crop came ir, {
rations sulticient for that numln r
of people must be provided. The
extent, therefore, of the present
distress is very great.
In the train of di-tress from
the failure of crops there lu.s
f)!lowed a paralysis of business,
besides which the population is
menaced in certain localities
wth the spread of epidemic
diseases.
Reports Not Hxajjgeratou.
The reports of those who are
on the ground leave no doubt r.s
t» the pitiable condition of the
piipie. Writing concerning the
famine district in the Hokkaido,,
Rn\ W. T. .Minson. says :
"I have seen the otlicial report
and have talked with others who
sent a committee to visit the
worst places mentioned, and I
know that the official report is 1
very conservative and pertains
to the suffering at present and
not to the suffering that will be
in a month or two."
"A summary of that report is
as follows : There is a famine
district in Hokkaido covering an
area of 4-""»'>, 2-51 cho. or 1,111, 577
acres. Of this district ">0,240
eln are devoted to rice culture
and -in.'.iVi cho are devoted to
general farming (hata t. The
e?timtel l«s is 2'i,'91,191.
are 12 1 Ivnv-holds or
persons in r.oo 1 of help.
Tr.fi : :t rummer nr,'i fall were
co'.d a*i'l the rice crop was
nr te , :« ,, .!'y :■ t tal fnil'.rv. Ft r
rh 1 ;:!'•* 111 •• ?•;, the
imTiig ":!i's, who 'ru-t work
hard ;o e'e.u* u- th i/ !:•.n '. ! ave
!:. i poor o. and the failure
'is ' r.v.f; tV til in a
.*"r ['. \' i" •/ S 1 ? ;v\v.
" • ■.! •* on straw,
to Lark t-v s, unmatured
daikon, r.c rns ; ordered and
mi';o i .to;: uel, buckwheat chaff
p>,v( 7 '. re:l "ir;d 'r.ado iiitogrucl by
pouring hot water.
"Motlv.-vs living cn such food
have Leon enable to feed their
bibies and have made a milk
s institute for the babe out f
the hulls of rice which they
heat into a powder and mix with
boiling water. The young men
have left home i.i search of
work, while the a *ed and the
children are left behind to freeze
and starve, unless outside relief
is brought to them. The com
mittee that went from Sopporo
to examine the conditions in
three of the worst villages
found one woman out of fifteen
who was unable to nurse her,
infant."
! "Dempun, a starch used by
confectioners, is made out of
Irish potatoes. When the starch
is taken from the potato, very
little nourishment is I?ft in the
dregs: still one of the delicacies
of the famine district is-a dump
ling made out of straw an J this
dempun dregs. To flavor, and
the food certainly needs flavoring,
brine of last year's pickles is used
while the dregs of the daikon
pickle, takuan no nuka, is a
delicacy."
W» iting from Sendal concern
ing conditions in the province of
! Miyagi, Rev. K. K. McCord
makes the following state-,
ment:
"Tlier • are nine hundred
families, 2 s >,t' .0 people, with ab
solutely no means of living.
Having some means, but in
suflicijnt to maintain life, there
are :?,7(V> families, or 9,S)J
people. Without work, and if
uncared for who will soon te
i destitute, there are S.iHM) families,
or 17,:.U0 people. As far as
possible, work will be provided
for these people. It is manifest
ly the purpose of the Ken pro
vincial government to do its best
to look out for these people with
out outride hfh . which will not
be possible on the whole."
Writing from Moroika to one
of the local newspapers, Rev. J.
C. Ambler nives to the public
the following information con
cerning the tpidorr.L' of typhoid
fever:
"On January 27, the Rev. Mr.
Shiga was informed that there
were thirty families i:i distress,
for want of rice, at the village
of Slukawa in Minami Tsugaru
Gun. Also, in addition to the
scarcety of food, an epidemic of
typhoid fever is raging in the
same village, there being as
many as sixteen persons afllicted
in this way, with the probability
that the disease will spread
throughout the village."
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TIMBER FOR SALE.
I will sell the timber olf of (50
acres of land lying near Mtn.
View. Will sell land also. Easy
to get out. Apply to
L. A. RISER,
Walnut Cove, X. C. Route No. 2.
lap lot
ifk I
| Kairalgia I
?'.iStovers find instant relief i:> M
i Sla m's Liniment. Itpene- 9
tr.-.t'-s tj the painful part— g>
soothes and quiets the nerves. II
No rubbing—merely lay it on. |j
SLOANS
LINIMENT
Kills Pain
For Neuralgia 9
"I would net bo without your T-ini- >
ir. Jit i.inf prai.o it to nil who tutter ■
'vitit r."-'irnls4i i « r r. ; , nmtum or r-mof E
v !vi -'ir- II- •j• lit&hofa h. Una, H
T air. All Cone Rj
| r - "Is if.V'r«! v. It i quii *r. pen 13
ral.'if* In-: i, i ;if i« r•'n *m .. without
any reli. f. i » "A :«• •* 1 .ir.'.m :«t for [u
two o, | hive !!it:l»ts «•!»•& 1♦« i.» ;»*t*;iif ffl
with mv !ic:;d s.uco —A.V. y. U. ||l
Suingvi, Luuuiillf, Aj, 31
Treatment# for Cold and Croup M
'My little «irl, twelv.? year.-* old, M
rfii.(;ht a fold, and I trave lu»r
ttirre drops of Sloan's I .imnouit on ':r rfl
on iromir to Imml, an I plm* got up iu litis U
morning with no siirns c»f a rohl. A lit- |8
tie hoy next d«H»r had croup and I iravc K]
the mother the Liniment. Shciruve him ■
1 three drops on going lo bed, and lie got jl
up without the erotip in the muruintf.'* pC
Mr. If. 11. Strang -, ChUagj, 111.
At all Dealers. Price 25c., SOc. and SI.OO B
Sloin'i Book on Horse* sent fret. I
Address
DR.EARLS.SIOAN.IK., BetN, lass. I
THE DANBURY REPORTER
lew Postmasters
j Appointed In Stokes.
The following appointments of
postmasters in Stokes were an
nounced the past week :
Sandy Ridge, Caleb Hall;
Campbell, Mrs. H. C. Watkins;
Germanton, Miss Fannie Davis.
SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXES.
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I will sell at public auction for
cash at the court house door in
the town of Dan bury, N. C., on
Monday the Ith day of May,
1:>14, the lands named below for
taxes due for the year 1913,
to-wit :
DAN BURY TOWNS 11 IP.
Carter, W. T.. one lot, Pied
mont Springs, $1.901
(.liltner, J. A., one lot, Pied
mont Springs. 1.90
Johnson, P. 8., one lot,
Piedmont Springs, 1.90
Walker, W. A., one lot.
Piedmont Springs, 1.90
COLORED.
Lemmons, Burrell, one lot.
Danbury, $4.23
MEADOWS TOWNSHIP.
Mast, (iriliith, 250 acres
mountain, $5.8-1
COLORED.
Hickman. Alice, one lot
Germanton, 2.50
Kirkman. -'esse, (honest
workers), one lot Ger
manton, 2.21
Good. Tom. one lot G.n*-
l.anton, 3.73
Kent. Elmina, one lot Ger
manton, 2.52
YADKIN TOWNSHIP.
Kirby, H. L.. 1 lot King, 2.7»'
Watts, R. T.. 21S acres
Little Yadkin, 13.(54
Waldon, K. L. and W. R.
3300 acres mountain, 1).
tax, 54.13
QUAKER GAP TOWNSHIP.
COLORED.
Dearman, Dan, 23 acres
Big Cr., 2.56!
Lash. \\ m. Estate, 03 acres
Brushy Fork, 5.311
PETER'S CREEK TOWNSHIP. |
Moore, F. L., 30 acres
Peter's Creek. 2.90;
COLORED.
Moore. Jesse, 41-2 acres
Smith, 3.95
SNOW CREEK TOWNSHIP.
Hutcherson, M. L., 56 acres
S. R., 4.99;
Newman, J. R., Mica Mine
S. R., 2.12
Poor, S. H., dec'd., 5 acres
Snow Cr., 1.69
Smith, W. 0., 11 acres S.
Cr., 1.851
COLORED.
Sheppa'rd, Anna, 12 acres
S. Cr., 2 49
BEAVER ISLAND TOWNSHIP.
Martin, T. P>.. dec'd., 39
acres Salem K-ad. $.3001
Colo::.:d.
Gibson, J. !'.. o.t.ne, 130
acres B. i. 1 $9.63
SAURATUW . TOWNSHIP.
Caruthers, T. E., 2" acres
Bull Run. 3.67,
Winfrey, C. 11., ;*.» acres
Dan River, 1.42
Withers, W. E.. 27 acres
1 >an River, 7. !S
Withers, W. 8., 37 acres
Da:: River, 8.35;
COLOIiir ».
Bailey, Harrison, 1" acres
Panther Cr., 2.49
Dalton, J. LimDay, 15-s acres
Belews Cr,, 15.5 !
Ilaiiston, Henry, 2 acres
Bull Run. 3.67
Hairston, Ernest, Vo acres
Belews Cr., 7.94
Ilylton, Rufus, 1 !..t W. C., 2.79
Wall, Sallie, 10 acivs Belews
Cr., 2.49
Warren, J. L., 10 acres
Belews Cr., D. tax. 3.19
This March 23rd. 1914.
W. C. SLATE, Shevid".
SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXLS.
I
I will si 11 for cash to the |
bidd-jr on the fourth day of Ma",
1914, at. the court house door in
Danburv, Stokes 'ounty. N. C.,
the lands namrd below for taxes
for the year 1912:
YADKIN TOWNSHIP.
Lewis, Abram, 44 acres
, Capella, taxes and cost $3.05
MEADOWS TOWNSHIP.
Bransom, W. C., 54 acres
IF. S. Creek, taxes andco3t 3.98
This 24th day of March 1914.
C. M. JONES, Ex-Sheriff.
11l DINNER
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Two Hundred Ot The
Friends Of Mr. James
Box les Entertained.
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SCHOOL CLOSES
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Mr. and A!rs. 13. A. Covington
(Jive Fjtk Hunt Other News
of Pinnacle.
Pinnacle, April 13.—0n Sun
day. April 12th, the relatives
and friends of Mr. James Boyles
gave him a surprise birthday
dinner. Mr. Boyles war. ex
pecting only about six people
to share his birthday dinner and
was completely surprised when
about 10 o'clock the people came
in from every direction until
about 150 or 200 people had as
sembled. The table was pre
pared on the lawn and was the i
most beautiful on 3 ever seen j
in this part of the country. It 1
was about 50 feet long and load-1
ed with almost everything I
imaginable grod to eat. About
2 o'clock in the afternoon the
crowd began leaving, after wish-'
ing Mr. Boyles many more hap
py birthdays.
Those who atton ded the birth- j
day dinner of Mr. Boyles from j
Brim Grove were Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Covington and children
and Miss Minnie Roberts.
The Brim Grove school closed
Monday, April 13th, instead of
the 16th, as formerly announced,
as the teacher, Miss Minnie
Rob 'rts, was called home to see
| her sister, Mrs. 1). H. Carter,
who is very sick with pleurisy.
Mrs. A. A. Finney has gone
to Florida to spend a month or
two visiting friends and relatives.
An egg hunt and social was
given the joung people by Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Covington Easter
i Monday in honor of Miss Min
| nie Roberts. It was quite a
pleasant affair and enjoyed by
all present.
BILL.
200 Here Farm For Sale.
This farm has two good houses,
tenants on the place for this
year. Has good grainerv,
good stable, and two good
tobacco barns, phone connec
tion, R. F. D. route, adjoining
school house and church, in a
healthy location, farm well J
watered, eight acres alfalfa, |
fine tobacco farm and lot of |
good corn and wheat .-ind. The:
uest farm in tie cojj.iy. Good j
terms. It interest--.; * rite us)
at once as this farm «.v I.: ;,o s>on.
DONNELL BROS. LUMBER CO.
Oak Ridge, N. C.
!
Guard Yo'jr Children
A'jr.fuot Bowel Trouble
Many lion at s:n • ir!>- age |
beo ci'i; i:> .tel. licn'uem !y ;
I geri ••.■! c nscijuenccj result Not
l' -i::;' able t > ii;: r .:u 1.i.: own con- j
iKt. • ;i ci.\ I'.* bo.vel.-. should be ;
0... fuiily v a pen tie :
! :.:.i:ve v.hen 11 -e ary.
i >r. Mil.-;.' L.i::ntivc T.ibUts arj
esp-.ci. !;y v.tll :: ' -pled in women
rml :i. The . l: i;U-rs of
(.T.ri !i * •ri ;;.?i ;.rles St.,
j Luzenic, i * >.. who attend many
; cases ot sickness say vi them:
"t*. :nn tin» : ; ■> v • !> -j-m us-Inr; I
JTil 1 : !!■; !.:i.l 111. '
i v.e lihn !' ni very nr.iv-h. Tli.ir ;...i
i. vll> 1 t ~:i.l " no n :■ ;"ul i"
, * avtng »• -! • i;o !imln;ia with
ti.i. \ ■ i v.- i : --it i". '•
. y , .... . 11 t:.o Hi: ti-1-J lire very
.mi. h iiiuti ed."
The fnrm and favr.r of any
ci-.ie is very -it •urtant, • in> matter
v. hn i- i i t;d. tt. The ta tc and
appearance arc especially important
> when rhildren ;ri concerned. All
I n". - k:; »w !t- bard it is io give
1 the average c"i:'. ' medicine," even
1 though tiie t.i• r • is partially Ji;-
piiiscj. !•: iti-ing Miles' Lax
i ativc Table!.- 1 , however, this diai
; cuLy is overc- iiie. '1 lie shape of
the trd-Ms, their appearance and
candy-like taste at o:.ee appeal to
; any child, with the result that they
i are taken without objection.
| The rich chocolate llavor and
I absence oi other taste, make Dr.
j Miles' Laxative Tablets the ideal
I remedy for children.
If the first box fails to benefit,
the price is returned. Ask your
druggist. A box of 25 doses costs
only 25 cents. Never sold in bulk.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
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| House-Cleaning Time. j
This is the season of the year j
when many housewives will
' revive the old custom of cleaning ;
house, though fortunately the i
sanitary conveniences available !
make this annual performance 1
, not the bugaboo it formerly was. j
' During the winter months, how
ever, much useless material i
i was thrown in garrets, closets, j
, outhouses in order to get it out!
of the way until a more suitable!
itime. This rubbish should not!
■ be burned on a windy dav, it i
1 should not be piled up near build- 1
| T
' Potash for
| They need it. They draw more Potash from the
jS&$/ soil than they do of nitrogen and phosphorus. He
f POTASH B
'Jill ®° ' ns,,re maximum yield of large, well-flavored and pood- Ll—— j
j jljli An army of orchardists have proved that Potash Pnys. They /1"" £;H
WjlU I 400 to 600 lbs. of Muriate or of Sulfate of Potash per tun of £jj
Write to tis for prices on Potash Salts, any amount from n
one 200-lh. bag up. A-.lt, too, for our fertilizer formulas "
Nk 42 Rri>oil»»ny, N«-»» YorU .JF Djl [ A^W
Chicago. Mc(V>tmi*k Bint k Atlintft. Empire Bldg. /jfr IV/ I
S.in Traucifco,-5 Califortia St. OAX/'O
* mr, Hir AY
Oh, I'm a Soapmaker all right. |
W And it's so EASY --so QUICK I
Jutt d/sMolve a can of me in a quart of water. Now
m ao"BOIL '°" rpouads of melte * Crease, V
V lam RED DEVIL LYE J
GET ME AT ANY GOOD STORE
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| FINE LOT OF |
ji Horses and Mules s'
FOR SALE S
V
f. A. W. Davis, of Walnut jjj£
0 Cove, No C., has just returned $
j|> from Kentucky with a large
% car lead o i fine horses and m
g> mules, whicln he is now offer- j• '
in j*- to t»ie people of Stokes and
;|f surrounding; comities at reas* *
•si onabSe prices. |>
i* If you want good working* S
& stock, or a nice horse to drive, i|
g don't buy till you see this g
S splendid Sot of stock.
| A. W. DAVIS, I
L Walnut Cove, N. C. $
ings and set on fire, and it should •'
1 not bi left to smo'der through
the night. A few sparks of fire
falling on a dry roof are gene
i rally destructive. The better
j way to trea!. rubbish and refuse
!is to dispose of them promptly,
without waiting for them to ac
cumulate. This would make
! spring cleaning easier and lessen
i the risk from lires.
Miss Grace Taylor, a student
| of Guilford College, spent Easter
!at her home .here. She was ac
j companied by her school mate,
| Miss Stacy Willard, of James
-1 town.