THE SHUD HERALD
Published Every Tuesday and Friday.
BEATY & LASSITER
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Smithfield, N. C.
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TWENTY-FIVE CENT COTTON.
Those who huve been looking for
ward to the time when cotton would
reach a quarter of a dollar a pound
have at last been rewarded. That
price wus reached last week, when the
Julv option went to 25 cents on Tues
day, while on Wednesday July cotton
reached 25. .'1(5 cents. October cotton
went to 25 cents. The law of supply
and demand is the principal factor in
this unprecedented price of the flee
cy staple. With the heavy cotton con
sumption for May and the enormous
government purchase of cotton goods
one need not be surprised if even
higher records are reached during the
season. With the present prospects
for a great demand for cotton and the
poor start of the crop, it now appears
that the crop for 1SM7 will scarcely
be adequate. A record of high prices
unequaled in half a century will be
the cotton tale of 1917.
THE ANSWER TO GERMANY.
The result of the Liberty Bond sub
scription with nearly a billion dollars
oversubscribed is the strongest an
swer America could give to Germany.
Never in the history of the world has
there been offered in as short a time
a bigger sum of money to carry on
?war than has been offered by the peo
ple of the United States within the
past few weeks. And never has the
response been more hearty and more
positive. The United States did not
want to get into the war. She did all
she hunurably could to keep out, but
now that she is in she is planning to
give a good account of herself. The
answer the United States has given
to Germany in the great oversub
scription of the Liberty Bonds is one
that gives hope to every lover of
Democracy in the world, and Must
greatly discourage the lovers of au
tocracy.
SHEEP RAISING PROFITABLE.
On* of the industries which has
been lagging in North Carolina is
that of sheep raising. Many farmers
who used to raise sheep now have no
sheep on their farms. They have neg
lected an industry that has paid those
well who have looked after it. The
Animal Industry Division of the
North Carolina Experiment Station
is taking the matter up and is plan
ning a campaign to increase the num
ber of sheep in the State. Mr. George
Evans, a native of England, has
been engaged to carry on this work.
He came from the sheep growing
center of England and is well pre
pared to enter into a campaign for
the encouragement of growing sheep.
Mr. J. W. Stephenson, proprietor
* of the Riverside Farm, one of the
prettiest farms in this section, has
been raising sheep for several years
and has made a fine success of the
business. Others can do the same and
we trust that^another year or two
will find many thousand sheep in
Johr.jten County.
United States in 1915 produced
2,447,611 tons of crude gypsum.
'GRECIAN KING DILLY-DALLIED.
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| The dilly-dallying policy of the
Grecian king has tost him his throne.
Not only him he lost, but his eldest
son, th j Crown Prince, has also lost.
, They are now both on foreign soil
and Prince Alexander has ascended
the throne of the Hellenes. King
Constantino had the misfortune to be
i married to Sophia, the sister of the
German Kaiser, and this fact in it
self has kept him in hot water ever
| since the overthrow of Serbia. If he
wanted to side with the Entente
Powers, he knew not what to do, be-'
cause (juecn Sophia, of course, want
ed to side with the Central Powers.
So for two years or more Constantine
has been between the Devil and deep
blue sea. At last it looks as if he has
had to take to the blue deep. If
Greece had sid<-d with the Entente
| Allies when the first overtures were
made to her, there is a possibility
that the Teutonic forces would have
never met with the success they have
in their campaign against Rumania,
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and also the Dardanelles campaign
might have been a success for the
Allies. If Germany wins the war,
I Greece w ill become a vassal of the
I Kaiser, but if the Allies win, there is
| hope for her now that Constantine
! lias stepped down and out. However,
I the move may have come too late for
the greatest honor to Greece.
TOWN AM) COUNTRY.
If every merchant in the town of
Smithfield < nd every farmer living
within ten miles of the town h:ui
heard the address of Mr. James S.
Knox at the Chautauqua on "Com
munity Building," and had caught the
real spirit of the message, Smith
field would soon become a better town
and the entire community would be
greatly built up. Many dollars that
now go to the mail order houses
would Ik- spent in Smithfield and help
to make the town and community
more prosperous. When we learn that
our interests are common and that
what builds the town helps the coun
try and vice versa, then we will show
a more co-operative spirit. The town
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needs the country and the country
needs the town. They prosper or
fail together.
RUSSIA TO FIGHT ON.
The news from Russia since the
arrival of Mr. Klihu Root and his as
sociates is more encouraging to the
cause of the Allies and America. The
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs,
M. Tereschtenko, got out of a sick
bed to attend the reception to Mr.
Root and the American Mission. Af
ter listening to Mr. Root's address of
sympathy and good will on the part
of the American government, M.
Tereschtenko responded, saying that
Russia faces two great problems, the
necessity of creating a strong dem
ocratic force within its boundaries
and tho fighting of an external foe.
He declared that Russia was for the
war and expressed unbounded confi
dence in the ability of his country
to meet the trying situation. He fur
ther said:
"The Russian people consider war
inevitable and will continue it. The
Russians have no imperialistic wishes.
We know that you have none. We
shall light" together to secure liberty,
freedom and happiness for all the
world. J am happy to say that I do
i not see any moral idea or factor be
tween America and Russia to divide
us. We two peoples Russia fighting
tyranny, and America standing as
tho oldest democracy ? hand-in-hand,
will show the way of happiness to
nations great and small."
Mis* Pickens at Clayton.
Miss Pickens, who has charge of
.the canning club work in Johnston
County, was here Tuesday morning:,
' and pave a demonstration in can
'ning to the ladies of Clayton. Quite
la number of ladies interested in the
work were present, and witnessed a
practical demonstration of beans,
peas, beets, peaches, berries, cher
ries, etc., both in tin cans and glass
?jars. All the ladies seemed to be
enthusiastic over the work, and it is
hoped that much valuable informa
Ition was derived from Miss Pickens'
visit. Miss Pickens was assisted by
Miss Ara Myatt, of Smithfield ?
^Clayton New*, l&lh.
KEEPING THE TOWN CLEAN.
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When Nehemiah set out to rebuild
the walls of Jerusalem he directed
that every man should work opposite
his own house. This same plan- will
hold ^ood in keeping a clean town.
If every family in town would see
that the sidewalks in front of their
premises are kept in good condition
and free fr.m weeds and trash they
would bo doing their "bit" in a way
that would not only be a help to the
tow n, but would lind themselves tak
nj.' a larger interest in the town's
welfare, because they were having a
share in this good work. The work of
one of our citizens, Mr. Will H. John
son, in cleaning off the sidewalk, its
full width, in front of his premises
is to be commended. Ho is a new
comer to town and has set all a good
example. Clean in front and back
of your own door and Smithfield will
surely be a clean town.
JOHNS TON'S ROLL OF HONOR.
The names of the men who on
June 5th registered under the
Selective J>raft law make up the roll
of honor for the Nation. They are the
men who are to supplement the Reg
ular Army and the National Guards
men in fighting the country's battles.
The Roll of Honor for Johnston Coun
ty is a large one and contains the
names of nearly four thousand young
men who have reached the age of 21
and are not yet 31. We are publish
ing a part of this list in today's pa
per. We had hoped to publish the
complete li>t in this issue, l>ut fount!
we could not and come out on time.
Nine townships are published in this
issue. The remainder of the names
will appear in Friday's paper.
OLD DAN TUCKER.
A writer in The Charlotte Observer
calls attention to the songs and say
inns about "Old Dan Tucker" and
quotes as follows:
"Old Dan Tucker was a fine old feller,
But he'd play cards with niggers in
the cellar,"
Then a line or two which I can't
recall.
Then Chorus:
"0 K't away! nit away! old Dan
Tucker,
You came too late to get your supper.
Old Dan Tucker, he rode upon a
pony,
He stuck his finger in its ears
And called it macharoni,
O pit away," etc.
"Old Dan Tucker, he pot drunk,
He fell in the fire and kicked up a
chunk,
A spark of fire got in his shoe,
O Lordy Massy, how the ashes flew!
O pit away," etc.
Our friend, Sheriff Powell, could no
doubt add many more stanzas to the
"Old Dan Tucker" series. Not only
this, but the Sheriff could repeat
whole columns of nepro songs and
stories of the days before "de wah"
which would be more or less interest
ing to the present generation.
Less Strength In Wheat Prices.
Absence of recent conspicuous
strength has characterized domestic
wheat markets, and both deliveries in
Chicago ended last week somewhat
lower, with July r.t one time down to
$2.25 and September to $1.96.
So far as winter wheat is concern
ed, news from the fields has continued
favorable in the main, and that the
final result will exceed the June 1st
estimate of the Government is the
rather general impression. The offi
cial return issued late last week was
not only disappointing, but surpris
ing, for private reports had prompted
expectations of a materially larger
forecast than the 373,000,000 bushels
calculated by the authorities at
Washington, and in not a few quar
ters there is doubt as to the accura
cy of the figures.
The position of the local flour mar
ket is not at all satisfactory, inas
much as the future outlook is very
uncertain and the trade is in a quan
dary as to just how to proceed. Pur
chases in the aggregate are said to
be showing some improvement, but
most interests are operating on a
hand-to-mouth basis and current
quotations are largely nominal. Pro
duction at Minneapolis, Milwaukee
and l>uluth during the week before
last disclosed a fair increase, being
282,000 barrels, against 264,000 in
the previous week and 253,000 barrels
a year ago, according to the North
western Miller. ? Dun's Review.
Some who can be very voluble in
meeting would hesitate to open their
books to the Lord. %.
CHII.UK KV AM) THK I'l.AV 1JKK.
Character Influenced by (he Child's
I'lay \Shich Is a Necessity and Not
a Luxury, educative Value of l>i
rwliv* I'lay.
A < i\ity m the condition of the
? ? Through ;.--t I v :?v thv
r: .<???, i .erven, and senses are de
, !. Very early tue.e activities
t. tlie form w h ioh adul.s have
(cm 1 "play." II wever, play is the
si-tfiu.s business of life for little
children, and requ:?-es as constant
{ \ . ? < f the | m> i , as the h..rd
w i k of mm and women. Indeed it
does more, it develops muscles,
br ii and character. M( st people rec
oi_ i .'.^the value of play in the first
two instances as to the physical life
and the intellectual life. It would be
u. el ?-> to argue otlu r than that only
b> ii. w tin- n . of the child
(jrow. Long ago, too, people found
out that the brain is influenced by
the physical being "Mens sana in
corpore sano," is an old motto.
Therefore, it is the last thing men
tioi I the development of char acter
wl. 'h is desired to be emphasized
here. Often the first moral distinction
which becomes real to the child is
tl. between fair and unfair play.
T *|Hjnt:- neous n; r.il distinction
w: .< h the child himself experiences,
may I the means of effectively
teaching him a moral truth. This is
a pood reason for directed, educa
tive play. If the boy or girl should
learn only the one lesson? a square
deal for everyone? it would bte
worth all consideration. But it
doe more. In group games and
team play, self-sacrifice is taught.
The child first learm to subordinate
hi ov.-n personal interests to the good
of all. Mt learns the meaning of the
word, rvice. Perhaps it is only a
sat r life hit on the baseball team,
but t iches a vital Christian prin
ciple, oft-times " better than many
sermons. Games, too, afford excel
lent in ; ii of developing self-control,
while heartiness and enthusiasm
whieh characterize play, become
spontaneous attributes throughout
life.
Joseph Lee, the tather of the mod
ern play ground moveme'nt in Amer- I
ica, has well said: "The thing that- I
most needs to be understood about
play is that it is not a luxury but a
necessity; it is hot something that a i
child likes to have; it is something '
that he must have if he is to grow
up. It is more than an essential part
of his education; it is an essential
part of the law_ of his growth, of the
process by which he becomes a man."
In recognition of the educative
value of directive play, a number of
the people of this community have
decided at least to make a beginning
along this line. The Woman's Club
during the last year, placed play
ground apparatus on the Turlington
Graded School campus. During the
school term, the play of the children
was, of course, supervised. At the
suggestion of Miss Love, who had
charge of the Junior work of the
Chautauqua here this week, it has
been decided to have the grounds
open one afternoon in each week ?
from six until seven o'clock ? when
some grown person will be present
to direct the play.
Mrs. L. T. Royall and Mrs. T. J.
I.assiter have been appointed as the
committee to have it in charge. They
will arrange to have at least three
grown-ups present each time to
organize games, discourage danger
ous plays, etc.
Wednesday is the day chosen for
these games. Let all the children re
member ? Wednesday afternoon from
six until seven o'clock, on Turlington
Graded School grounds.
Sent Five Sons to War.
Among those who attended the re- "
union in Washington City was Mr.
Y. E. Young, of (J olden Rod Farm,
Wake County. Mr. Young went into
lie Confederate army at the ag;> of
sixteen and a half years. He had
four brothers who served in the ar
;ny of the Confederacy. Mr. Y tiung,
hough a Wake County man. has for
a long time been one of The Herald's
uaunchest friends.
Honduran sugar crop is reduced
l y drought.
Because he stands by you.
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Because he stands by you.
All kinds of laundry work
done at the Smithfield Steam
Laundry. Prices reasonable.
Call phone 19-L and we will
come.
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