WINNING A WAR;. PLOWS VS, GUNS Fr.ii.;: > :: Croat Opportu r.i ...j if. Hiiiis. FAKi:i filBElTEfiS WORLD By Be*. Dr. NtWLLI. DWIUHT IIILLIS, Pastor of Plymouth Church. Brooklyn, N. Y. "Wlnutnga War With Food" waa the Hubject of the fifth of a series of HcruioiiH preach ?i t.y I?r. 1 Illlls. pastor of Plym outh church, in ltrooklyn. IIo cIioho hla text from Gen. xlvl, "And there wan famine upon the land." Ho refer red to the address by Aaalataut Sec KEY. l)K. NUWK1X UWIUilT II 1 1. 1. IN. rctury Carl Vroo iuan of tlio de partment of hk rk'ulturc at Washington and said; After centuries of struggle, at last the human race Is within sl?rlit of the coming parliament of mankind and a federation of the world. For the Mrst tluie In history the representatives of the free nations have assembled In Washington to safeguard democracy and to plan how best to expel autoc racy and militarism from the earth. In 177(1 there were 8,000,000 of peo ple who believed In self government, and they controlled a little fringe of land on the edge of the Atlantic. In 1017, Including England and her colo nies, there are a thousand millions of self governing peoples, and they con trol nine-tenths of the land of the globe. Autocracy Doomed. There are some things that cannot l?e stopped the advance of summer, riding In the chariots of the south wind, the progress of independence, liberty and self government, now Jour neying like a beautiful civilisation over the earth. Autocracy is doomed. The doctrine of the divine right of kings Is like an Iceberg caught in the golf stream, gnawinl by the warm wa ters beneath and consumed by the sun from above. There Is no longer any room In the world for a czar, a kaiser or a sultan. There never lived a man who was wise enough to be master and call another man his slave. There never lived a czar, a kaiser or a sultan born with a native right to rule over his brother man In the spirit of the despot. Noth ing testifies to the upward progress of mankind like this conference and congress of the representatives of Eng land and France, Italy and ltussia, China and Japan, with the other free peoples, now assembled In Washing ton. The signing of the compact In the cabin of tlie Mayflower was the seed corn of the constitution. Not other wise this conference In Washington is the germ of a coming world parliament of mankind and the future federation of the world. A Famine Threatened World. Mr. Balfour, former prime minister of England, and ex- Premier Vlvlanl have advised our people that the over mastering need of France and England Is food and that this war will be nobly Won by a farmer producing bread, by a people conserving bread, or else meanly lost by Inefficient producers and wasting consumers. As In Phara oh's time, when famine was upon Egypt and Joseph as prime minister organlztnl a movement to conserve the wheat, so In 1917 the world la threat ened with hunger nnd famine. Our world moves In cycles. Wet years, with abundant harvests, are fol lowed by dry years and food shortage. These cycles represent a swing of the pendulum from seven to teu years. From every quarter of the glol?e comes the voice of fear. Drought Is upon Australia and New Zealand. Scant crops are in the Argentine Republic and Uruguay. The herds and flocks are threatened In South Africa be cause of short pasturage. India nnd China fear famine. Strangely enough, at the very time when Germany and France, by reason of war, need abun dant harvests there comes the certain Indications of crops far below the av erage. The Rebuke of Starvation. It Is as If the god of peace was re buking the ambitious lords of battle. What Providence cannot prevent by Justice and conscience he may end by sending starvation up and down the land. Hunger may humble the proud; weak ness may pull down the fortress that brute force would build up. In our own country from 40 to BO i>er cent of the whiter wheat has been plowed up. Last winter the heavens withheld the rain and the snow blanket to protect the young grain. Already wheat has risen to $3 a bushel. Our people are looking forward with fear to the fu ture. The farmer has done all that he can through plowing and sowing. Henceforth the Issue Is with God, who alone can (111 the granaries with the fin. est of the wheat or starve the proud into subjection. As never before farm ers and husbandmen realize that they are workers together with G?h1 for hu ? man progress. During other great crises In history, the army under Wellington or Grant, the DiYy under Nelson or I'arragut, the statesman, Gladstone or Lincoln, have bad tljo center of the stage. To day the high lifihts are falling upon tbe farmer. \V!ih eager anxiety men In great cities waken in the morning to reail the crop r ports. The annotiu' emcnt of good weather an 1 rich rains In the tni Idle west bring-* more cscitemcut than the story <>f attacks a) I defeats at the bat tle front. Men have come to realize their dependence ujn'ii the farmer. Ah never before the world realize* that tin. :ii' e In l ie city is rooted In the (??.II, an are tia !e an 1 eoniiner e. i.aw n!.M> ?!?.d 11 erty. with art and science, have marched with th.* plow around the globa In temperate zones rich with v. !k it and corn and cottou. Once the farmer's task v.as uinlramatl". N'o longer nee I he f<n that he Is a worker, t aether with God, to feed earth's hungry children, and whatso ever his hand tlndeth to do let him do It with his might. Th? Earth and I'arm God's School of Manhood. i>miug these da; s when the lure of the land l.s upon men once more we must remember that the epic of man's progress began with the earth garden. (Jod set his children here to dress the vineyards and orchards, to keep the pastures and meadows and safeguard the herds and the Hocks. But Instead we have split the ver,\ houghs of the tree of life into spear shafts and fed the purple blossoms unto war horses. Uuskln once said that through his folly and Ids sin man has been driven out of the Kden par den into the stones of city streets, while at the gate through which the tiled citizen woiihl fain pass a sword of flame-has been set. The earth is God's schoolhouse, where work and thought, seed time and harvest, summer and winter are life teachers. The earth Is man's gymnasium for the building of Ids body, through plow ing and sowing reaping and gathering Into barm. The earth Is man's armory, fllhsl with weapons of wood and iron against tomorrow's battles. The c:vth is a toolhouae stored with iron and copper, with tin, lead and zinc, that man may have locomotives to carry his goods, cars that transport his crops, ships that bring him near to distant lands. God Giveth the Increase. The earth 1 ; man's vraiinry, in which Is stored till the treasures accumulated by God for the busy workers. Well lias the earth been likened unto 11 cathedral for noble worshipers, a li brary whose pages of ro k and sky have been written over with letters of llvhiK light, a nailery tilled with a beauty and light divine. And the most modest gifts of the earth, the grass, that begins as a carpet upon whleli i*' little children play, or a soft blan ket for the tired worker's grave. Is the symbol of an earth fitted up by God for iiis children as no prince ever fitted up a palace for his little ones. God maketh grass to grow upon the moun tains; he fllleth the granary with the finest of wheat. lie that sowetta with tears shall come again, bringing his sheaves with him. One soweth, anoth er reapetli, but God giveth the In crease. His goodness descends like rain upon the thirsty fields, and his mercy refreshes like the dew. Tho Itible makes civilization begin with a garden, and John portrays heav en as a city, but even John with his eager longing to vet* Jeru alcm. the J* y of file whole earth, in >dc us un derstand that the most alluring part of the City rcautiful is th* river flow Ing thron; h the midst of (he city, with banks shaded by the five of l'fe. a tree whose leaves heal all v.' ends, whose glowing balm, sp!ce and Im ense < arry lulling ??harm, who'e fruits are not separated bv long winters, but ripen every month for the hunger of the na tions. The Farmer's Work Is Soldierly Work First.? The task of the farmer through feeding the state Is a sold'erly task and carries the note of chivalry. That brave soldier I toy woundid in his first engagement in the old crusades, who knew that his work would soon be ended, determined to plant vines with the plum and apple and pear, thinking that when several years had pa* jed by the luscious fruit would b>? /i ? and ready for weary soldier* returning aft er years from the crusade. Slowly and painfully the hoy planted his vines and fruit trees, and slowly the tide of life ebbed away. Then when the days came, as he was waiting for the uu secn Messenger, the boy looked out across hills he had planted and com forted himself by the outlook of dajs when the cbetfy boughs would hang with crimson food to the very ground when pear and plum would yield their luscious fruit to hungry pilgrims. Oft the dying soldier boy dreamed his dreams of comlig days and deep fruit ed orchards, when old men would sit under the trees that he had planted, young lovers keep their tryst and little children enjoy the fruit. Oh, It Is a brave tale! It contains the chivalry of a noble soldier. It tells us that all good work Is Im mortal. Memorable forever those who feed and defend God'a children. It connects every man in the vine yard, every farmer In the furrow, with this great battle for democracy and liberty. Patriotic Work. Second.? Now that tlio battle lines aro In array It Is for us to remember that there are two regiments. The first regiment is at the front with Kuns and cannon, and the larger regi ment is 011 the farm supporting the soldiers. Every soldier boy at the front needs six men at home raising wheat, grinding flour and providing clothing, shoes and munitions. To sup port the boy who carries the colors for one year means four tons of food and equipment. Alexander's soldiers once lived off the country, as did Ju lius Caesar's. Iiut not now. The Spanish smith who tempered the sword, who made beautiful the hilt and sharpened the blade, fought Just as truly as the knight who un sheathed his sword In the name of Justice and liberty. Only one youth out of seven will be called upon to tight at the front. The other six, who fulfill their task In sowing the seed and reaping the grain and feed hig the army, fulfill duties Just as patriotic and noble and sublime aud godlike. It Is the duty and privilege of the worker at homo to Identify himself with the regiments whom he Is supporting at the front. The Husbandman's Battle. Walter Scott used to comfort him self hi discouraged hours by think ing of those who fend his books, In their delight In reading forget the tire and grind? the miners in their dark chambers, the woodsmen in the for est, the spinners in the factories, the pilgrims 011 the sea and desert. Dur ing these critical days the husbaud man who shrinks from 110 task will have a right when the victory Is won to say that was my battle, that was my charge, that was my victory, for 1 furnished the support that made pos Bible the achievement. Better days are coming. At the great price of blood and treasure soon victory will be won. When the frontier lines are safe, when all trea ties are made sacred, when the rights of little lands like Belgium are re covered, when brute force has been overthrown, when the German peo ple have been f reed from autocracy, then every husbandman in the fields will have the right and Joy of reflect ing that he bellied destroy these ene mies of liberty and that he safe guarded democracy because he did his "bit" and worked like a knight of the new chivalry, seeking by war to de stroy all war and then enthrone peace, Justice and liberty forevermore. ELOQUENT PREACHER AND ZEALOUS PATRIOT Rav. Or. Hillis, Author of a Notable Se ries of Sermons About the War. The remarkable series of patriotic sermons preached by the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwlght lllllis, one of which Is printed herewith. Is attracting atten tion all over the United States. I>r. lllllis Is not only a very eloquent preacher, but ho Is Intensely patriotic and Is throwing himself with zeal and enthusiasm Into the work of arousing America to the perils that confront her and of making plain to the people the titanic task that confronts them to day and that will confront them In the near future. A great many prominent men. In eluding Theodore Roosevelt and Gen eral Horatio King, who have read the sermons alrendv delivered, want to see them read lit every town and city In the country. Sir Thomas More's Head. When the wise and witty Sir Thom as More was beheaded his head was stuck on a pole on I^ondon 1 ridge, where It was exposed for fourteen days, much to the grief of his daugh ter, Margaret Itoper, who resolved to secure It. "One day," says Aubrey, "as she was passing under the bridge, looking at her father's head, she ex claimed: 'That head has lain many a time In my lap. Would to God It would fall Into mv lap as I pass under! She had her wish, and It did fall into her lap." Probably she had bribed one of the keei>ers of the brldgi to throw It over Just as the boat approached, and the exclamation was Intended to avert the suspicion of the boatmen. At all events, she got possession of it and preserved It with great care in a lead en casket until her death, and it Is now inclosed in a ni< he in the wall of her tomb iu St. l>uustau's church, Can terbury. DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS. CauHe Millions 01 Dollars Annual Ixmh to Farmers and Stockmen. Control Measures. Millions of dollars' worth of pro duce in jthe field and in storage are destroyed each year by rats, mice, pocket gophers, prairie dogs, ground squirrels, and predatory animals. As an instance of the harm that has been done in this way, it may be said that if prairie dogs were stamped out in the area which they now infest, at least a million more sheep and a mil lion more cattle could be fed on the land. Rat-proof construction of buildings and the judicious use of poisons and traps are the most effective means of getting rid of destructive animals. The character of the poison employ ed, however, and the methods of dis tribution vary considerably, depend ing upon the pest to be destroyed. Detailed information in regard to rat-proof construction and the control through other means of the various pests can be obtained upon applica tion to the Bureau of Biological Sur vey of the United States Department of Agriculture at Washington. In general, it may be said that prai rie dogs, ground squirrels, and jack rabbits can be destroyed successfully by the intelligent and systematic use of strychnine properly prepared and applied to oats, barley, milo maize, alfalfa hay, and other baits. Just which bait should be used depends upon the kind of animal being dealt with and on the location and season. The damage done by prairie dogs has been already mentioned. The ground suqirrel, it is said, destroys annual ly $8,0<>0,000 worth of grain in North Dakota alone. This must be only a small part of the total loss, because one or more forms of ground squirrel are found very generally throughout the territory west of the Mississpipi River, and many of them concentrate and increase in farming areas. In the dry-farming districts and elsewhere through the Great Basin region jack rabbits, in some cases, have destroy ed the entire crops and compelled the inhabitants to move out. As for the pocket gopher, there is a case on record in which one animal has destroyed more than $100 worth of trees in a single orchard. Fruit trees and nursery stock, as well as farm produce, are eaten by this pest. Field mice, too, feed upon the bark of young fruit and shade trees, as well as on forage plants. In a Ne vada valley they have been known to destroy all of the alfalfa. This meant not only the loss of that particular crop, but an expenditure of many thousands of dollars in replanting. Strychnine placed on sweet potatoes and other baits will, to a large ex tent, control the ravages of both pocket gophers and field mice. Among the larger animals which do great harm are wolves, coyotes, bob cats, and mountain lions. The loss from these to stock owners is esti mated at from $15,000,000 to $18, 000,000 a year. The skillful use of steel traps will reduce materially the number of these animals, and, un der the direction of trained men, strychnine poisoning is sometimes re sorted to In the use of any form of poison bait, to make it effective it should be properly prepared and properly dis tributed, and, on the ? other hand, it is necessary that precautions be taken to prevent the bait from becoming a mennce to either live stock or man. For this reason it is recommended that all who contemplate measures of control against noxious animals communicate with the Bureau of Bi ological Survey, to obtain detailed in structions appropriate to local condi tions. ? Government News Letter. I'roposed Tax on Cotton Is Killed. Washington, May 21. ? Two sharp contests during consideration of the war revenue bill in the House today resulted in Southern members killing a proposed tax of $2.50 a bale on raw cotton and representatives of au tomobile manufacturing districts lim iting the five per cent levey on auto mobiles, motorcycles and their tires to plants p^yirg annual profits of about $5,000 and eight per cent on capital invested. House leaders said tonight they were determined 'to bring the bill to a final vote some time tomorrow night. New York State is said to contain 30,000 mentally defective persons, 23,000 of them running at large. irrToMA? dose will. convince Gall Stones, Cancer and Ulcers of the Stonach and Intestines, Auto-Intoxi cation. Yellow Jaundice, Appendicitis and other fatal ailments result from Stomach Trouble. Thousands of Stom ach Sufferers owe their complete re covery to Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. Unlike any other for Stomach Ail ments. For sale by HOOD BROS., Smithfield, N. C., and druggists every where. ? Advt. THE SOUTHERN RAiLWA^COKFANY i r ~ ^ An Ambition and a Record 'PHE nerds of the South are identical with the needi of the Southern Railway 2 the growth and success of oue meai.s the upbuilding of the other. *P?e Southern Railway asks no favors ? no special privilege nol accorded to others. The ambition of the Southern Railway Cmpany is to see that unify of ii?trre*t that is born of eo-oprrau n k*. awi the pub ic and tne railroad*; to see perfected that fair and frank policy in the manage ment of railr< adi which iurires the Coi ndence of governmental agencies; t> 1 ./.e that liberality cf treatment which will errible it to obf .:n the a l itionai capiial needed for the acquisition of better and triLif 1 f ' i.i^s incident to the demand for increased and better iervke ; aiul. Lualiy? To take its nkhe in the body politic f the South alongside of other great industries. with no more, but with equal liberties, c^ual rights and c>jual opportuaiues, " The Southern Serves the South." Books for Children The average child likes a Book, and the parent who provides his child with a good Book, is doing a good deed. We have in the list below a few Books suitable for Chil dren from four to ten years of age. We have one copy each of the following: Pilgrims Progress, in words of one syllable 25c The Tale of Brownie Beaver 40c The Adventures of Reddy Fox 50c The Adventures of Johnny Chuck 50c Mr. Possum's Great Balloon Trip 50c Mr. Rabbit's Big Dinner 50c Making Up With Mr. Dog 50c For Older Children Waste Not, Want Not Stories 50c Bird World, by Stickney and Hoffman 50c Books for Boys The Woodcraft Manual, by E. S. Thompson 50c Lives of the Presidents, by E. S. Ellis 50c Civil War Stories ? From St. Nicholas 50c Life of Thomas A. Edison 50c George Washington, by W. O. Stoddard 50c Herald Book Store Smithfield, N. C. UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS 27TH ANNUAL REUNION SONS OF VETERANS? 22NI) ANNUAL REUNION Washington, D. C., June 4th-8th, 1917. ROUND TRIP FARES VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM Round Trip Fares from Principal Points a^ Follows: RALEIGH, N. C. - - - - $6.85 DURHAM, N. C., - - - - 6.80 GOLDSBORO, N. C., - - - 7.25 SELMA, N. C., 7.25 CHAPEL HILL STA., - - - 6.80 BURLINGTON, N. C., - - 6.80 Fares from other points in same proportion. Tickets will be on sale June 2nd, to 7th, inclusive with final return limit to reach original starting point by mid night of June 21st, 1917, or if you wish to remain longer, by depositing ticket with special agent at Washington and paying a fee of fifty cents final limit will be extended to reach original starting point by midnight of July 6th, 1917. Stop-overs permitted on either going or return trip within final limit of ticket. For detailed information as to SPECIAL TRAIN SER VICE, Pullman sleeping car reservations, etc., ask any agent Southern Railway System, or address, J. 0. JONES, Traveling Passenger Agent, Raleigh, N. C. THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH.