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FIOGMESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
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ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1911.
VOL. XV NO. 47.
LIST OF PREMIUMS
FOR COUNTY FAIR.
Liberal Premiums Offered Along
All LinesOther Attractions
of General Interest.'
A most attractive 24-page pre
mium list for the McDowell Coun
ty Fair Association has just been
issued from this office. The fair
is to be held in Marion October
19, 20 and 21. Liberal premiums
are offered and many interesting
features for the big event have
been planned. The premium list
contains the following premiums
and information which will be of
general interest to everybody in
the county:
. We are glad to submit herein list of
premiums which shall be offered by the
McDowell Connty Fair Association at
the Fair to be held in Marion, October
19, 20, and 21. These premiums are to
be in cash, and are given by the Asso
ciation with the assistance of the North
Carolina Department of Agricultuie,
McDowell County Commissioners, Board
of Aldermen of Marion, and many gen
THE FARMERS' INSTITUTE EXPERIMENTAL FARMS
Premiums for Best Loaf of Bread, Work Done on These Farms Will
Best Five Ears of Corn Interest Every Man Who
and the Best Pig. Tills the Soil.
The Farmers' Institute will be sp1 10 mox progress.
held at Marion, Thursday, August Raleigh, July 24. -Some days
17th, beginning at 10 o'clock. a2 we caed the attention of your
At the same place and date will People to the local experimental
also be held institutes for women Iarra worK we are aoiQK ln ine
bv Miss Minnie L. Jamison, of the d,fferent counties of the state.
North Carolina Normal and ln. Not all of the counties have these
dustrial College, and others. The farras et but we confidently ex
objects of these lnsitutes are to Dect to et the work in at Ieast
bring together the women from 80 of the counties this year.
the farm homes, that tbey may be- The work done on thcs0 farras
come better acauainted and talk is such M wil1 interest every man
over among themselves subjects who ti,ls the 80x1 Some of thcm
tending to the betterment of con- have fertilizer experiments; some
ditions in rural homes, such as cultural methods experiments; some
better and more economical foods variety tests; some testing the re
and better methods of preparing lative value of fall as against spring
them, home sanitation, home fruit spreading or manure, etc. in an or
and vegetable gardening, farm which the farmer has a vital intc.r
dftirvino- nnnltru.rnkina thpbAmi. est- Large signs are erected in
CANADIAN BILL PASSES
Senate Adopts The Reciprocity
Measure by a Good Yote
Democrats Responsible.
Washington, July 2. The ra
tifying of the home and home sur-
front of these stations and the de-
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roundings, etc. iaus OI ine worK are careiuuv m'
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Let the wives and daughters PeUed Wlth lare ,etters on pamted
erous hearted private citizens who have com out to these meetings in lartre ards so that all who pass by may
contributed to this most worthy under- . Interesting nroprams see and understand the work in
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SAUL AGAIN.
And David wants some argu
ment, docs hoi Well, I can hard
ly conceive of anything more ri
diculously absurd than for him to
ask for argument on a question
which to all fair-minded men nerds jciprocal trade agroeramt between
no argument but in proven hrcvn
a glance at its real import.
If ho .says the South ws in th
wrong was not justifiable in car
rying that terrific struggle to the
bitter end ho sets at naught the
opinions of all the prxt, lcturr.
and statesmen for the past half
century. Was it right for the
South to give up when the tide
turned against her! Look, Broth
er David, to the history of that
period for the answer to that ques
tion. Would it have been right or
even possible to check the South
ern armies when once they had
plunged into that conflict? Con
sider the temper of the South and
the Southern man's 'keon sn of
honor and justice and remember
that it was to maintain that honor
and justice that he fought, then
answer this question. What could
have curbed the Southern mother's
patriotism who not only insisted
upon giving her last son for the
tereni exmoir. uu uu ma, , A premium of $1 will bgiven w as you to wait mi mo iohow- ,
effort not only to win a premium from . A, , A . , i n orrlmant ic rloro on thrJ 1
the Association, but to win one or more A z ...... t w i Ar
of the many premiums offered by oat- 8 and 12 weeks old exhibited by aoaa as me resu.is may oe more
n,Mfi,aiOTOanmwnfOTC,minTnJhave been prepared for these meet- operation.
which we announce herein there will be ings. 1 here may be a few cases where,
many which will be offered by the dif- A premium of $1 will be given from one cause or another, such
Q mm. w sfMs-hl r k v V--i fi4 rcc lYiaiaCf a I J a 1 1 a 1 i kP 1 "I 1 1 1lArlav4' r-sm j Ainnrl t n it Alt a 1 1 tf I
idem luciuauw ouu uuomcoo iuiC1CoW ror ine rjgsj loai or Qreao DaKea lauuiu iv tx &wuu, uuusuajij Confederacy but in the face of
of Marion. The nreminms offered bv i i -i i i M-tt r.V.rw. t-A ;naAn;N !
"ao f0fQ ana exnioitea oy a gin or woman c.,uc., .uc.u n nd 8tarVRlion wovo hor
" . . . i hn mrwtl-r nn a rvn . r a Vav I
not be under th direct supervision of ilvinS on Tarm- . . 1 . " own garments into uniforms and
the Fair, but will be open to Fair ex- A premium or $1 will oe given vuc wnmtru. iu que- bankets for hm and whrn hecam
hibitors only, and we urge that every for the best five ears of pure-bred tion may not show what it is ex- h)n sick Qr o nurwJ him
one be especially interested in the dif- corn. v pected to show but we will have tn hUh nr:n th. hm Tnht t.t-
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lace at the front!
id last but not least. Whv did
men so wilinrlv ficht if it
eiders. man or boy living on ine rarm. ,uwrww"K' -e.il .n.i .u., u-
m m W-m, , I w . . 1 . I V 1 t a 1 a I
Aovance v rosrams. The institute will De conauctea lou win generally tina two ex- hrother if in von
TTT 4- V.nn oVm! 4-oIIt-o flnm'nfr I I H m T WT T) t .1 1 4. J -,U .v I
BApctt w uoyo Duv;iv uuuft Dy iJiri l. o. v . uruuuie, ui iu ucniucuia uu vuur ruau catu J-ar
tViA Tfir Viv nrnmiTiftnt mfln on aerricul I r-ti x tv j. i. : it j : .u i , I J
. iaie eparimeui 01 AKnuuitur oue uunug vue uunucr ttuu uur- .l arirument. As I have
n wwn tf'i i ti ii n u r i-i ui uiiiiiwi-i.m iih.iiviiiv i . - - - . - - - - - - '
a. Tn nAt.An u.h tlift wiiu wiuycwui wawvauw, u vii4 .uk uD n''ouu ,,u- a readv sa d. the ouest on h!L but
guvuivaucoiv. A" ,. U 1 ' ! 4 -I ' '
Fair we expect to hold an old time Fid- aiscuss agncunurai topics 01 m- uaiuro ui vuo pcrnucnv uau a,- 0no side and it is proven by th
dlers' Convention, which will be at terest to the farmers. ways bo understood from the signs OD'ini0uS of all our great mn of
mgnt, announcements m iun u xxiao A question oox win De openea id iroaioi 11. X . rvntr. mt anrl nrnt Tr m- f;t
later. The first day, October latn. hn tli a afternoon, and a full dis- WaUrfltnfrn.nnlAtcHH Wntf.0r L.!.i. t ...
F m rs' and Good Roads' Day Second - aruiC 1 luriu ray upraiuu 01
dav October 20th is Old Soldiers' and cussion of the subjects presented conditions just like you d$but we tho South and her men of stainlei
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Parade Dav. Third dav, October 21st, win oe giveu. are very mucn graunea 10 oe aoie honor, dauntless courage, and loftv
Is Ladies' and Educational Day. All farmers and their wives, sons to say that our work this year is devotion to nrincinle. and we mutt
the United SUU and Canada, era-
txjdied in the reciprocity bill that
proved a storm center ia two ses
sions of Congress, p.wd the Sen
ate without amendment today by i
voUj of W to 27. A majority of
lUpubliamt voted against it. Of
th 3 voUa for it 32 were Demo
cratic and 21 Republicans; of the
27 against, 24 were Ikpublicas
and 3 DcmocraU.
Tnia action settled the whoh
Canadian reciprocity question so
far as Congress U concerneil. aad
save for executive approval and
the Canadian Parliament'! ratifica
tion, made the pct the law of the
land.
Congressional practice will delay
the affixing of the President' nig.
nature until next Wednesday, when
the House is again in ivsion. The
reciprocity bill, having originated
in the Houm must be returned
there for engrossment and for tho
signature of Speaker Clark whilo
the House is sitting.
The Canadian Parliament ha
not yet acted on the agreement.
With one exception the provision
of the bill as psjLved by Coagrea
will not become effective until tho
President ts.surs a proclamation
that Can la ha.s ratified the pact.
The exception to this procedarts Is
the paper and oulp aection of the
bill, which it U announced will be
come immediately elective when
the President signs the law.
The Democrats voting agaimt
the bill were Bailey of Texas,
Clark of Arkansas and Simmons
of North Carolina.
Special amusement attractions for old an(j daughters, and all others inter- doing extraordinarily well in all
SISSSnrC'lestediD farming and the better- the counties considering the un
Announcement - I merit of the farm homes, are urged toward conditions under which our
In this our first effort to hold a Fair to attend these meetings and join local experimenters have had to
tn McDowell County we are determined in the discussions. work. Much credit is due them
to establish a high record in all that Morning sessions will open at for the interest and determination
goes to make a Fair strictly agricultur- 10 Q'dock and afternoon sessions shown in carrying out the instruc
l-n .ftmrnnrtitv rvmntv. and state snirit. ai i'ov' - tlOUS.
"We believe that an Agricultural Fair Bring a book and pencil to take txru:i k nAna..fmAf .r,;ekAe
r-L y fcaw in TVfr.nown Countv that While the Department furnishes
will stimulate agricultural life, and ,.:iit 'a all the fertilizers, and all the seed,
make our farmers and people better in The boys are especially invited fnr thft nrrxrti
thfi tmft mnm of the word. A bureau to attend the institute. wen necessary, for the prosecu-
of information will be provided in con- tion of this experimental work.
SI0"0! Z2teJJ" SiSSSi Ector News. the farmer does not set anything
agree that they were such. Then
it follows that they were right and
No New Fangle Disease in Mitchel
County.
Asheville July 2. The reported
contagious disease, presumable
blood poison, which ws xv to
tho section for which they fought have baffled Medical akill in Mitchel
and tho cause which they so nobly
represented should not bo slander
ed by such a narrow, prejudiced
and inexperienced a man as I be
lieve David to bo.
Tho fact that the South's heroic
deeds still live in storied song sung
county, this state, proves ou invest
igation to have originated in tho
case of a physician of that county
who accidenlly cut his fmgrr asd
later dcrelopxi symptoms of blood
poisoning. Reliable authorities In
Mitchell county and in Tennessee
by such men as Sidney Laneir, ! declare that there is no epidemic of
John Temple Graves, Henry W.
Grady and scores of others of
Ector News.
desire, and whatever attention they may u Miss Annie Dobbins, extra for his work. The work is broader vision than this man David
m,tM who has been visitidg her parents, has so planned tnat tno extra time s prCof enough that the South was
-rfttnmftd to Richmond. Va. crivftn to the ex Deri mental side of I ;.,r;n
So-oi OTv,5Wt m will h provided 'mt , I NMu. .u uh,.Mh v,,vu
mux xvv r . -A onH Mrs. iftOT?ft rjaroin. ana i .u k. v. AVM i . .
for exhibits of all kinds and. every na- -V, ,.., a. t lt " Ju". v" ' lw0 n 01 ln0 war
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received after f ieruiizer usea on mat par, 01 iao Honincr that David will not cnv
any description. Health o5oeni of
this city have also investigated last
week's reports and claim that ths
facta are as here stated.
tare. Exhibits will be
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October 1st, and up to October 19th, at e gisk Sunda th acre not under experiment It Bob Tay!or credit for this article, villc Collc, Wemrcrville, N. C,
is found elsewhere in our columns,
e would do glad to nave our
readers investigate the merits of
this institution.
The institution is located in the
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Miss Bertha Lunsford of Biltmore anions. Pai: Tnltr on Th In famous western North Carolina
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BpemaiewoayBWHuiu. JMext weeK we expect to DCgm a . . v,.v n i:. section, in the verv heart of the
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Weaverville College.
The advertisement of Weaver-
Sincerely,
Saul.
12 o'clock, at which time all entries will I , ,. . . tv.- td!U Ka cAAn tVArfrrrA. tht tb I
- j - 1 jMiss Anme lAJumuo. i www., ..w.-w.w.w, - - . remain.
wiubou.. , , Mr. and Mrs. I. B ciontz are spena- men are engaged in a patriotic ser-
Remember the time . date and be sure j this week with Mr. and Mrs. C. vice to the state. The most im-
before the Fair onens. unless it is rrish- C1n,tz' J portent return is their increased
Detore tne r air opens, unless iu is perisii- spending a few days at C " ' TV - i "
able product, in that case bring it to & knowledge of their own local con- Tremendous Corn Crop Expected.
Guss
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Best wishes to The Progress.
Casey.
Marion on October 15th, 16th, 17th or
18th, or even the 19th up to 12 o'clock.
Entry blanks and exhibit cards will
be furnished by the secretary upon ap
No entrance fee will be charged for -oVl
any exhibit that is offered, that is to say,
it will cost no one to enter an exhibit
for a premium. ' .
Those who enter live stock in any of
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these exhibits will be required to have cnA,i train from Char- fertility. J. L,. 15UROESS,
v,; i i !u1"vu1 . . i xt n ta t a :.,t.
vuii. oiaa,ix w pvixinj uao MnttA tr VVi 1 mmcrton via lireensDoro xi. v. jvc u ui niKunuiu.
xj.-au twu vu. mis wiuD v , n ganford, for tne oanieaerate
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rfve the exhibitor a chance to euiuu," """t:' " There will be an ice cream sup-
i i no ro naruii.iH i imuav luuiuiutt .
take their exhibits back with them Fri- .,.4. f q AvWt FirP for per given in Stroudtown on batur
1 i a.- :il 5t PSC Mar nicrVif -Tnlir OO
rouna trip win ud -x.w.
LT8rt Sunday with his ies of articles in this paper on in m0 OVCf 1003 was upward of Uooouiw, with a elimate uoar-
uifettuiw uiakWi iu .t.Uw ov Uu " 444 1 7.000.000. the 1910 cron be ine 57.-1 paJ. ine Tillage ox vi rtTcr-
empbasize the use of green manur- 7M rw) Now it ia eatimated bv mile is free from the noise and
ing crops as the best and easiest thft Uoarti0f Airricnlture that vices of the city, and while con-
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m j . means or puuing numous in mo th 19n jjj Urr bv a vcniently situated nine from Aihe-
To accommodate veterans and the . . f u n ine roP win oe larger oy u -ntir.1 m tfc.t
AnAMnr t.fio MnnthP.rn will son wnicn is me oasis, oi an sou vorvmucri b lggcr percentage of in- v " acparatis entirely from mat
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crease so that something like seven-1 city.
ty odd millions of bushels may be This excellent institution, with
expected. ts very moderate chirgM anl
splcndtd ailvantages, shoul J com-
The tobacco trust doesn't ask a I mend itself to tha who har v c
rehearing, it has heard enough. land daughters to ed urate.
t-