I Five -Pot*. Radish "Sonny" Frelschelm of Washington, D. C., weut Id tor gardettlnjc this spring?and this Is oue of the radishes ha grew?uwasurlag 4 ft. 4 In ami weighting oue pound. Of*eu ounces HOW TO MIX CONCRETE FOR USE ON FARM Raleigh N. C., August XI?"When K> we give specifications for concrete work on the farm we always assume that gravel can be obtained at home. ? By gravel we mean small pebbles betwee a 1-4 to 2 1-2 indies in diameter, IV siaa to be determined by the work for which it is intended. The smaller or pebbles that will go through 1-4 mesh screen are considered as sand. A good clean coarse sand is much better than very fine sand for average concrete work," says E. R. Raaey. Farm gngineer for the State Ooliege Ehttensjnn Division. The usual mixtures recommended by Mr. Raney are 1:2:4 for water-tight _By Arthqr Britbae A THREE-WORD SPEECH. FARMER'S DAY. CREAM FOR RAILROADS. WALL STREETS TRINITY. John W. Davis means to hold the short speech record, a wise, almost pious resolution. He will "accept" hi* nomination in onlv four thou sand words of talk. ^ Great moderation and sejjjcsjjitrol, you say. Yet in thirty-one verses of the first and two verses of the seeond chapters of Genesis the Bible describes the creation of earth and everything on it. And the whole thing, including the rest on the seventh day, is told in about ONE thousand words. ' For brevity and beauty, candidates, editors, and especially advertisement writers should study the Bible, especially Genesis, Job, Isaiah, and the Sermon on the Mount. Any Presidential candidate might make' an acceptance speech pleasing to 99 in 100 in three words, as follows: ' MEN ABOVE DOLLARS." Salesmen are pouring into the Northwest farming districts to sell goods that stores will soon bo selling, thanks to high prices for wheat. . Stocks are going up, especially railroad stocks. That has importance for everybody. It means that intelligent observers see good times ahead. Railroads seem to be the "lambs" of our Government, and it remembers the injunction "Feed my lambs." Recently, when the farmer was practically bankrupt, dozens of banks in the Northwest closing their rjoqrs, etc.^it was suggested that railroads might reduce freight rates, at least on farm products. But wife wheat going up, the Interstate Commerce Commission says the value of farm crops will FOLKS] r ' / IN OUR T TOWN gu y , ^aSE j.jJBs Edward y "]) ft McCullough ~l }~ji~ AUTOC ASTER fe-' BiBi'rr^ir if i .i^iffiiSMBKBlBrbMwBgWir iri work which means 1 part -cement, 1 sand, and4 gravel. Where it is not possible to get good clean sand it is best to use a 1:1 1-2:3 for this work.; In all foundation work and heavy walls I such aa barn and silo foundations and ' basement walls, a 1:3:5 mixture can be used. "Where it is not possible to get the gravel desired, large stones or brick may be broken up for this purpose" . says Mr. Haney "or the large stones may be used by working as many of i them as possible into the foundation. I This is done by mixing the cement i and sand in the proporation shown |(1 to 3) and poured this Into the ; forms, alternating a layer of mortar | and then a layer of stone and keep, ing the stone weel tamped. In this !way it is possible to reduce the amount of cement necessary and at the same time have a stronger foundation." Mr-Raney states that it is best not to use stone the diameter of which Is more thn one-third hte tich ness of the wall. Brick should always be wet before working then into the concrete, as they will damage it by drying out the water too fast. Bank run gravel is very often used. This is a mixture of sand and gravel as it comes from the gravel pit, or other place. This should be screened always through a 1-4 inch mesh screen and then remixed in the proper-proportion aa it is rarely ever found in the desired proportion and even at best it would not be uniform. A great deal'.^ trouble has-Cher experienced in dsftvg concrete work in some sections of western North Carolina especially by those not familiar with conditions, due to tha finely ground mica dust which is present in the sand. The only way to over; come this where clean sand cannot be obtained is to substitute a richer mixture. I increase a thousand million dollars thla year, therefore, NO reduction in freight rates. The cream, off the top, must go to the railroads. Suppose tha farmers, for a change, are getting a decent price for their crops. The question involved is: Are the railroads charging too much? not what is the farm making. Great and fashionable Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church, standing at the top of Wall Street, publishes this report: Last year's income. $2,148,681. Present assets of that little band fnllntDnre nf fhn Intultr Motavana 113,829,063r You note, "Carried' to renewal account, $186,762." The young man (see Matthew, 19th Chapter) that "went away sorrowful after being told, "Sell that thou hast and $'ve to the poor," probably sits in Triinty's congregation, it there-is anything in the'reincarnation thJory, Think of one Episcopalian church keeping on hand thirteen millions of undivided assets, while scores of the Episcopalian clergy, miserably underpaid, struggle to make ends meet. The world hears with amazement of two French fliers setting a new "duration mark," staying up 37 hours 59 minutes 10 seconds.' Put this clipping away for your great-grandchildren. They will see a round a world machine, coming down perhaps once a year for complete overhauling, landing passengers from smaller machines above Paris, London, Yokohama, Bombay, New York. "All out." And the trip all the way around will be made in twenty-four hours?only 1,000 miles an hour. There NEVER comes a time when a human being is of "no use to the world." -The Greek philosopher, ninety, years- old, that killed himself because he stumbled on leaving his class, made a mistake. He should have said; "I may stumble, but 1 shall go on teaching." Every one can be valuable to the world by setting an example of courage and endurance. The other day in New York aj young woman lay in a hospital with both her legs amputated. That was the price she paid for giving! birth to a child. SHE might have u iiTt--?u a ? ouiiit me wono nas noining mora for me." What she did say, was, "I am delighted to lose both my legs, if 1 must, as long as I have my Daby." That's worth a good deal to the world. 7 \ II 7~~ ? AS "TO MV v., ' f : OPPONENTS \ I \ WASH J \ MV HANDS / V CLEAN OP J V ^ . THE aOXBORO COURIER, Aug mm\\ tt HUNTS QU^SAS'TSKD L KIN DISBA3B RK MB DIBS 5H (Hunt's Salve and Soap),foll In K f>| the treatment ofltch. Keitmt,NMTf JI Rinorworai.Tetterorotherltch- J Jf / /I in? skin disease*. Trjr thin * ? treatment at oar risk. DAVIS DRUG COMPANY Roxboro, N. C? PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. G. G. VICKERS I ' DENTIST * Office In Newell Building on | North Main Street, next door to Roxbcro Grocery Co. I N. LUNSFORD Attorney - at - Law Office over Garretfs Stare I Roxboro, N. C. l DR. E. T TUCKER ' f DENTIST I Office in Hotel Joneg. I | Goo What wil I ' Only a bottle o does wlu the sum do?delij satisfy vc ' ' refresh bo'ttle i r Purity is ready ice dreds of Drinl C r- De i repbat - I I 7~i I WASH MV ) \ HANDS CUBAN M/-\_ ( OP -THEM J V a?t 13th. 1924. W. t. BUCHANAN Surveyor Roxboro, N. C., Route 9. | O. B. CROWELL v Attorney at Law, Next Door to Dr. Bradsher'e Office, Roxboro, N. C. DR. O. G. DAVIS Veterinarian, * Offers his'service to Roxboro * and surrounding community ? Phone 87. 8.15 6tpd* a a a a e a a a a ROBERT P. BURNS Attorney-at-Law Office over Davis Drug Stare DR. 1. B. HUGHES Dentist Office in Hotel Jones, next door to Dr. Tucker's office. HaaMae^mmeimeea a nickel i buy! nickel for a f Coca-Cola it many times might fail to ?ht your taste, >ur thirst and you. Every s ^sterilized. <-J T, i assured, its -cold at hun- | places. -v *-?? - a Is. Bottlec ilicious and P D.. wuia^uia 001 V . Phone 122 ..J SAY WILL SOMe0OOY\ Give -THAT GUY I A TOWEL. SO HS J Can dry up *9 / qpgpESSri:^. -V*. w* < * ' >' ' ' . I [ Take @>$11 for the liver of imitation*, n i " W"""!" 10c mod 3Bc packtewing aboro trade nark. I. ' - J ?! 1 The Jefferson leads, others follow. Don't think of taking life insurance until you see the Jefferson. No trouble to show. SEE SATTEBFIELD INS AGENOV. "OLD AND TRIED" - ? ' Bfab^m nttfl l Refreshing ttling Co. ..ROXBORO, N. C. ? l " ?~13 . __ . - - -: >;-; *" RP5SS ^?????????? w |??W I' every meal1 It relieves Ital telly IceUaa alter hearty eaUai. that** ? Ut I ) , C * *' _ * ? ~ L (> V, ' * ' ' I I fry ?gw RTa XH Za^ Ej Bottled upder an exclusive ?3 license ? g3 frorr) The ^1 Coca-Cola Co.. ^SFI Atlanta. Ca. J^TmM ^ t? ?v< )f>" ?-; ? ? A > ; - * '. - ->' * . ?'- -.U -' ' - V ;. _J

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