THE HERALD.
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BF.ATY, HOLT & LASSITER,
PROPRIETORS.
Eiiteied at the Poetottice at Smithtield,
Johustou County, N. C.. a? ueeond-claee
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HATCH OP HI HH( MICTION:
)ne year, cash in advance, - ? - fl.00
tti monthH. ranti in advance. - - .50
Fhiday. January 19. Ib0<>,
LET THE FARMERS' ORGANIZE.
This is the day of the Southern
farmers' opportunity. Never be
fore in their history have they
been in as good a position to
command fair prices for their
products as at the present time.
The organization of the Southern
Cotton Association at New Or
leans a year ago has had an un
untold influence 011 the cotton
planter. At the time of that
meeting cotton was worth only
0% cents per pound, now it is
worth 11%. This great differ
ence in prices has been brought
about by organization.
Hut the victory is not yet com
plete, the.organization needs to
be made stronger and more per
fect in every state. While some
of the States are thoroughly or
ganized, North Carolina is far
behind. An effort is being made
now to thoroughly organize this
state so that it will be a strong
part of the Southern Cotton As
sociation.
Mr. C. C. Moore, the State
President, will bfe in Smithtield
next Monday for the purpose of
perfecting the organization in
this county- With him, will be
other prominent speakers, who
will address the farmers of this
county on the importance of
standing together and working
for fair prices for their cotton.
Let every farmer who is interest
ed in this organization be in
Smithtield next Monday and lis
ten to these addresses.
In union the e is strength.
REMARKABLE CAREERS.
Within the past few weeks two
men have died in this country
whose careers were very remark
able. C. S. Guthrie, who died at
Salisbury, where he had gone for
treatment while on a hunting
trip to North Carolina, was only
42 and left an estate worth $40,
000,000. Ten years ago he was
a railway mail clerk and getting
a salary of $75 per month. He
was dismissed from the service
and took a position as a day
laborer with the Republic Steel
and Iron Company, of New Eng
land. He rose rapidly and was
soon made president of the con
cern,Ha position he held at the
time of his death.
The other man referred to is
Charles T. Yerkes, of Chicago,
who died recently in New York,
a multi-millionarie. He began
hie career as a clerk in a store at
a salary of $50 for the first year.
In early life he amassed a fortune
and then lost it all. He later
was convicted of embezzlement
and served a term in the peni
tentiary. Twenty years ago he
gained control of the Chicago
street railway system and later
sold out for $10,000,000. Roth
men were energetic, and seemed
to have been creatures of fortune.
The outlook for the tobacco
crop in Eastern North Carolina
this year is rather gloomy. Mr.
E. J. Itagsdale, of Fuquay
Springs, has been traveling in
the Eastern part of the state and
reports to the Raleigh papers
that the tobacco acreage will be
reduced from thirty to forty per
cent, and that the cotton crop
will be largely increased. If this
cut in the tobacco crop were to
be general throughout the to
bacco section, the American To
bacco Company would soon be
ready and willing to pay fair
prices for the golden weed
Guano! Barnes-Edgerlon Co. j
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MARSHALL FIELDS SUCCESS.
Marshall Field, the Chicago
merchant who died in New York
Tuesday at the age of 70, left
a fort une variously estimated all
the way from one hundred mil
lion to two hundred million dol
lars. His father was a farmer
and young Field, after attending
the public schools of his native
village iD Massachusetts, at the
I age of 17 began bis business
career as a clerk in a country
store. He was one of the coun.
try's greatest merchants and his
success is attributed to his busi
| ness-like methods. It is said
that he made the following rules
and followed them:
1. Never to borrow money.
2. Never give a note or a mort
gage.
3. Never to deal in margins on
1 stocks or grain.
-1. Always to buy goods for
cash and sell on short time and
narrow margins.
5. Always to insist to last let
; ter on the fulfillment of every I
contract between him and his (
customers.
These are good rules and no
man who follows them can make
any great mistake.
In politics Mr. Field was a
Democrat and could have been
nominated more than. once for
the vice-presidency if he would
accept. He was a Presbyterian.
TO HOLD AND REDUCE.
The Southern Cotton Associa
tion held a very important ses
sion at New Orleans last week.
The meeting was attended by
farmers, plauttrs, merchants,
cotton mill men and bankers
who had met for a common pur
pose?that of helping the cotton
farmers.
The main recommendations of
the convention were as follows:
"There should be a 25 percent,
reduction in cotton acreage for
1906 as compared with 11)04.
"The rest of the 11)05 crop
should be held for 15 cents per
pound.
"Farmers should pledge them
selves to sell when the price
reaches 15 cents.
"A tax of 10 cents a bale
should be levied for the support
o" the cotton Association."
The organization must be sup
ported by the cotton farmers, it
is their association, and is or
ganized for their benefit.
Wednesday was the 200th an
niversary of the birth of Benja
min Franklin. We are publish,
ing a two column article in this
issue on this great man. We
have arranged for two other
articles. Do not fail to read
them. They are worth reading
.
PORK FOR SALE.
I have about 2,000 pounds pork
which I will sell for cash or on
time. Ho^s will weigh from
150 to 20(5 lbs each. Will kill
next week if weather is favora
ble. S. A. Lassiter, Four Oaks,
R. F. D No. 4, on Smithfleld
Road, 10 miles west of Smith
tield.
Best Molasses and Flour.
Barnes-Edperton Co.
NOTICE.
This is to notify all persons
that my son, G. W. Parker, who
is yet under age, has left my.
home, and that I will in nowise
be responsible for any debts or
contracts he may make.
Jas. I. Parker.
Four Oaks, N. C.
Jan. 17, 1906.
Cox Cotton Planters.
Barnes-Edgerton Co.
NOTICE.
To farmers and business men:
Hon. C. C. Moore, Hon. H. C.
Dockery, Hon. J. H. Pou and i
Gov. R. B. Glenn will address the
people of Johnston county in J
the court house promptly at 11 |
o'clock Monday Jan. 22 in the
interest of the Sort' -re Cotton
A sod at ion F armers, Mn-t
cuaiits and Bankersarecordiully f
invited to attend.
J. M. Beatv, E.J. Holt, |
Secretary, President. i
Fertilizers! i
Barnes Edgerton Co. 1
MARSHALL FIELD
PASSES AWAY
Millionaire Merchant Die* of Pneu
monia in New York.
REMAINS TAKEN TO CHICAGO
New York, Jan. 17.?Marshall Field,
the millionaire Chicago merchant, died
at the Holland House after an eight
days 'illness of pneumonia. Death
came peacefully while members of the
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family, who had bean in almost con
stant attendance for several days, were
gathered around the deathbed. Those |
who were present when the merchant
died were Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs.
Marshall Field. Jr., Augustus N. Eddy,
Catherine Eddy, Mrs. Henry Dibbles,
Robert T. Lincoln and Mrs. Preston
Gibson.
The ray of hope which came to the
watchers Monday evening was not
abandoned next morning, when the
physicians announced the disease
spread In the lung and Mr. Field's con
dition was extremely critical. His con
dition continued to become more des
perate, and death came at 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. Frank Billings, Mr. Field's phy
sician, who came from Chicago, said
that Mr. Field was unconscious for
three hours before his death, and that
his temperature was 107 when he died.
Mr. Field's body was taken to Chi
cago by special train. No funeral ser
vices were held here.
Marshall Field's Life.
Marshall Field was without question
the greatest and most successful mer
chant of his generation, and he was
one of the world's richest men, his
wealth being estimated at anywhere
from 1100,000,000 to $200,000,000. He
was a native of Conway, Mass., where
he was born in 1835. His father was a
farmer, and Mr. Field obtained his ed
ucation in the public schools of Con
way. At the age of 17 he became a
clerk in a general country store In
Pittsfleld, Mass., where he remained
for four years. He came to Chicago
in 1856. and began his career in this
city as a clerk in the wholesale dry
goods establishment of Cooley, Wads
worth & Co. During the four years he
remained with this house he showed
marked commercial ability, and in 1860
he was given a partnership. The late
Levi Z. Letter was also connected with
the firm, and In 1865 the two young
men withdrew, and, in company with
Potter Palmer, they organized the firm
of Field, Palmer A Letter, which con
tinued until 1867, when Mr. Palmer
withdrew, and the firm became Field,
Leiter & Co. This continued until 1881,
when Mr. Leiter retired, and the firm
became known as Marshall Field & Co.,
as it Is today. The house forged to
the front rapidly, and it is now the
largest enterprise of its kind in the
world, having numerous branches
throughout Europe and Asia. Its re
markable success is attributed almost
entirely to Mr. Field and his methods.
He made it a rule never to borrow
money, and never to issue a note. He
paid cash for everything he bought,
not only in connection with his dry
goods enterprise, hut for all of his deal
ings in real estate and in other invest
ments. The great Are of 1871 was the
only reverse ever experienced by the
house of Marshall Field & Co. Its 1o?6ps
at that time aggregated over >1,000,- j
000.
Mr. Field was twice married, his
first wife having died several years j
ago Mrs. Field left two children, Ethel,
now married and residing In I,?aralnR
ton. England, and Marshall Field, Jr.. ?
who accidentally shot himself at his 1
home in this city, November 22, 1905, j
and died five days later. September J
5, 1905, Mr. Field was married in Lon
dong, England, to Mrs Caton, the
widow of Arthur Caton. of this city. i
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34,677 Rural Route*.
Washington. Jan. 15.?A statement ! '
prepared by P. V. DeOraw. fourth as- j i
slstant postmaster, regarding the op- I
eratlons of the rural free delivery ser- [ !
vice since its establishment up to Jan l
nary 1, 1904. shows that the total num- j
ber of petitions received and referred '
was 51,690. of which 13.125 were acted I
upon adversely. The number of routes j
In operation on the date named was 1
34.677. More than one billion pieces of i
mail were handled by rural carriers !
luring the fiscal year 1905, each piece t
costing a little less than one and one- ?
half cents. .
Slocum's Captain On Trial. | ?
New York. Jan. 17 Cap' in Wit- *
lam H. VanS' taick, who was In com- if
?nand of the steamer General Slocum K
shen that vessel was burned In the V
Bast river in June. 1904, causing ths J
oss of more than 1000 lives, was put fL
>n trial before Judge Thomas In the l!
i'nlted States court. He is charged 9,
vlth criminal negligence.
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To make I
good crops I
1. Subsoil your land. HThis is euei
est done with a
Lynchburg
Chilled Plow I
? Because the draft of the Lynchburg
is the lightest of any chilled plow on
the market. See the Lynchburg and
be convinced.
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HI Our Inventory Has Beerv Takerv 3K
I And Shows |g
| That we have too many goods in certain lines. In order not to carry j|S
over these goods, we are determined to offer them at such attractively low OH
prices, that those who wear clothing (and who does not?) will see the ad
vantage of taking them off our hands? ag
| ? 4 00 to 3 r>0 Suits, all sizes and colors, reduced to $2 75 SmS
| <> oo to 5 oo " " ?? " 4 oo jie|
8 00 to 7 00 " " " " 5 50 ??
12 50 to 1100 " " " ? 8 50 W|
17 50 to 15 00 " " " 11 50 B|
; Overcoats in same proportion?Children's Suits at cost. j|S
The above are Cash Prices. aE|
Our Stock Is Uus\irpassed ^ ||j
In Johnston county. We deal in everything the farmer needs?Look over
this list and let us quote you? ass
g5 Clothing
Furnishings
Dry Goods
jjg? Shoes
?aS Groceries
gfi Feed Stuff
Wagons
Buggies
Harness
Mules
Horses
Guano
Weal 1&
Kainit ftg
Soda jfe
Potash
Cerealite g*
$96
eft We can deliver Guano at any place. We will sell Guano for Cot- Sgjj
ton to be delivered next fall
^ Our Mule Buyers Mr, Long, is now away pur^ ||5
|j| chasing Mules
Mules Sold
||j! For Cotton ^
P Mules Sold
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Mules Sold ?6
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M?' ljCSr'Our time prices on Guano. /Mules and General Supplies are gfu
Qg based on the humane principle of "Live and let Live." We hope
to so conduct our business that it will grow as the years pass. wH
nB and^we reflect with pleasure upon the fact that our best custom
gjfa' ers are'our oldest. jflH
[jlfi r Yours to please, SSf
II The Austin-Stephenson Company ||
w ?ar Remember that we can serve you at Four Oaks, where Mr. Chas Hason
BS and Mr. Keen will be pleased to see you. SB
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