THE DUNN
Y0L* 1 ___Dunn, y. C., March"
HARNETT’S COUNTY
COMMENCEMENT
Through tho antiring effort* of
County Superintendent of Education
J. D. Exaell, of Dunn, n county com
mencement of the public schools will
•ccnr at Lining ton, Saturday, April
10th. Pro feasor Etsell, in a statu -
ment to tha Dispatch mao, say i that
ha expects to see nearly four thous
and school children in attendance on
the exercise* and as many mors par
ants and older poopls. It is hi* de
sire to make this a groat day for
relocation In Harnett County and he
invltsa every person in the county
ialarastad in education—and that In
eludes all—to make the trip to Lll
Hngton.
The program la complete in every
respect. Music during the day will
ha furnished by the brass hand from
Buie’s Creak Academy and Business
Co I legs. The order of events is as
follows:
Parade—10:»0 A. M. The parade
headed by the brass band, and com
P«*od of all the school children in
lb* county, will form on the Lilltng
ington High School ground* and
march, two abreast, to Hotel Cavi
rvess, thence down Main Street to
the county Ceart-llouee Grounds,
where the commencement evervisea I
proper will be held. The teachers
and the committeeman will march
with their respective schools.
Exardsee begin at 11:S0 A. U —
Song, ”OnjoHna.“ After prayer hy
Rav. i. A. Campbell, Professor N. W.
Wallcar, of Chapel Hill, Will address
tho assembled host of people.
Dinner—12:»0 P. M. The Lilling
ton Paras Life School will furnish
lunch for all tks oounty school chil
dren and. will serve It on the Lilling
tea High 8chool grounds in picnic
otyla.
During dinner hour the athletic con
taste for tha boys will be held on
tho school grounds. Thor* will be
i ssntsstai One-hundred-yardj
doshj running long jump; running
high jump; brood jump (standing);
high jump (standing). There will bo
a potato race also. Oely one pupil
from a.^school la allowed in any eos
V iuunE ininiu lO'n «nr
«&(• to utn any of (beta contests,
Iba pupil must bar* attended at boat
»**-lmlf of tba school Urn daring
tbo present school year.
After tbo diner hour, contorts in
declamation and recitation will be
held at tba Court House grounds.
Tba following rules will govern these
eobtaatd: In declamataao, one boy
frea each towi ship; in recitation,
one girl from each township, these
te ba selected by a preliminary con
test or by agreement a mo rig the
toarhorr in th* townahip. The con
leatante will be arranged in two
claaaas according to grades aa fol
low*: Pupils in th* eighth grade
and above; pupils in the at renth
grade and b«low. The same rules
govern la regard to attendance aa in
tbo athletic contests. The following
prisoe will bo awarded tba winner*
in the** contests: first prise, <lac
lamatioe, *6.00 gold madsl, given by
Heod A Grantham, Dunn. N. C; eee
and prize, declamation, $8.00 gold
modal, given by Bank of Cape Tear,
Dunn, N. C.; first prise, recitation,
*6.00 gold medal given by J. W. Jor
dan, Dunn, N. C.; second prize, red
tntion, *8.06 gold nyedaU given by
Bank of Coats, Coats, N. C.
P:emulation of prize* and medals'
—8:80 P. M. These will be preaeni
•d by Mr. J. M. Hodges, chairman of
the County Beard of Education.
in aatuuon to tne uon-anM
prtaee there will be given other rec
ognition -of merit as follow*;
Beet penmen, seventh grade end
below, |3 fountain pan given by the
Pint National Bank, Dunn. N. C.
Draaiikgei Pint prise, W 50 geld
medal, glepn by Wilson end Lea,
Dann, N. C. Per the beat map of
North Carolina, M gold medal, giv
aa by Hon. H. L, Cod win, Don*, N.
C. Tkle map to be at laaet 1( X 20
Inrhaa, not ' including the margin.
Heavy white drawing paper or can
apes must ba seed.
The school having the greatest per
centage od He aehool census preeent
*» the. parade; Sva yards of green
hytopUt* black board, given by J.
ft. Baggett, LOHngton, N. C.
Per beat specimen of penmanship
la any grads above seventh: n Wat
ermen fountain pen, given by the
Bash of Ullington. .
A handsome ban ear win be given
by the Board of . tdc cation to the
edteel that has the • beat all-round
exhibit Title banns* Win bear an
edaaatbmal neat or motto and the
aeboel that re wipes H win ba par
adteed to hold U until the wheal Is
eseellod In work by toow other aehool
Bvatry eehool on program is expect
ed to bring a basket of eateblea to
aid In faadlng the malutode that will
be present.
The Ceaaty Beard ad KdaoaUen la
eowpoaed at the foflowtng gentlemen;
Nee era J. M. Hedges, Chairman, T.
W. Harringtea Sad 0. Bradley. The
•Meat eapariataadsnt, .. J.
■SENDS CONSTITUENTS COTTON
SEED
Congressman H .L. Godwin is send
ing to s large number of his con
stituents in the sixth district pack
age of Durango cotton wed. Many
people in this section hare received
small bags of this kind of seed snd
•re Invited to Investigate Its merits.
The United States Department of
Agriculture describes it aa fellows:
"The Durango is s new ly|ie of
Upland long-etaplc cotton, intro
duced and acclimated by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The nrlginal
stock of seed came from the »;« xlcmn
Stale of Durango, but the variety
was grown and selected for severs!
years in Texas, chiefly at Del Rio
and San Antonio, before being dis
tributed. The results of numerous
experiment. Justify the recommen
dation of tho Durango cotton as an
early productive variety adapted to
a wide range of conditions In thr
United States. It has given better
results than other long-staple varie
ties in the Irrigated regions of the
Southwestern States, as wall as i.»
Upland districta of ths Southeastern
States In experiments as far
north as Norfolk, Va., yields have
been secured comparing favorably
with Xing and other early maturing
short-staple varieties. Ths chief ten
<er of production Is in ths Imperial
Valley of California, winn ths Du
tango cotton has cut yielded th*
short-staple varieties, as well sk
producing lint of much higher value.
In eertlness the Durango cotton
is distinctly superior to the Celum
bis, which is as advantage la weevil
infested regions er where the sea
son is short. There seems also to hr
h*s susceptibility to injuries by an
thracites*. perhaps on account of the
mors open foliage. On aocount of
the erect form of the plant, the Du
rango cotton is well eoited tot bores
system of cotton culture which sup
presses the vegetative branches and
kaeps ths plant close together. ThU
is of great advantage where the
growing season to of short, dare lion,
Tbs lint It of excellent quality and
attains • length tf 1 1-4 teutons under
favorable estottttotta. The bnlsfc -of
wbMi gnu it irem ? w re awi.
• pound above th* prevailing market
P»l«** ef ahort-ataple cotton, preen
iuraa of 6 or 6 cents being th* rale."
More complete account* of the
characters and. habit* of th* Duran
go cotton in comparison with those
-of other varieties are to be found in
e*v*ral of th* publications sent out
by the Department of Agriculture
ITTT ELECTS HEALTH OFFICER
Dr. M. T. Bdgcrtoa Uecoaue Whole
Hale County Health OOrt*.
TfaeC ounty Board of Haalth of
Citt County baa Just elected Dr. Id.
T. Kdgerton whole-time county health
officer. He is expected to begin bis
work immediately. This make* ter
counties in th* state wtth men giv
ing their entire Urn* to health work
Dr. Edgerton hails from Fremont.
N. O, end U * graduate of the Uni
versity of Georgia and of Johas Hop
1 us. He wee elected from quit* u
number of strong applicant t for the
position. For several months the
county board of health had delibera
ted over the matter of sacs ring the
'■gbt man fort he place. In maki.-is;
their choice in this matter, the local
I uard aaksd for recommendations and
advice from the State Board of
Wealth. Th* State Board unhesitat
ingly recommended Doctor Edgerton
because of his superior training, rs
pevienc* and personality, which
fLould preeminently fit him as a
■eejui omeer.
Several other counties are consid
ertag the ms tier of a health otteer.
but by all odds the greatest diftenlty
In the way In most eases it to secure
the right man. dost becaese an ap
plicant It sn M. D does not neors
serily guarantee that he wfll make
a health ofteer.—8UU Board of
Health.
COTTON BILLED THROUGH
ITALY ALLOWED TO PROCEED
Genoa, Italy, March 28—Vi* Paris
—At n result of the ecorts of Ameri
can Ambassador Page, instructions
Kara bean received hare from the
Foreign Ministry at Rome to allow
aH American cotton billed through
this country to ho exported. DMcul
tiea m the way of moving the com
modity now are duo to congestion.
Thors are 1M shipe at Genoa wai
Ing to unload, while outside the har
bor lid vessels are waiting to enter.
Methods employed in enloadisg the
ships prevent mare than three thous
and bale* of cotton entering the port
daily.
D. Etsal] has been in Contis nous ser
vice for t decade or more, and his
recsrrd hat bean ene full of service
te the people. The county commence
ment is hat a new Idea with Mm, but
this year ho It stole to bring hie Ideas
te full fruition. Let alt help him te
maka this comity commencement a
AFTKIt A WHILE
Half tha Joy of life come* fron
getting good out of things as wo g<
along. Some of us are always pul
ing off our enjoyments. After ■
while wo expect to lake a reet, eee I
friend, read a book. But aftei
awhile never comes; the good time an
are looking forward to lies as fai
away as ever. All our lifo Is spent
in mooning to overtake it and enjoy
it. Meanwhile we toll, drudge, and
gn>w old, passing by with unselfish
eye the lisp pi ness wi- might get mil
of every day. - Selected.
Mrs. herdhaa C. Cogdell Dead.
Again the angel of dnaOi hae de
scended and struck down one from
emong us. When God in his wisdom
called fiom this earth of sin and sor
row to dwell with Him is His king,
dom sbovs, one of His devoted fol
lowers, Mrs. Needham C. Cogdell, on
Tuesday, 5:30 a m, January 26, 1015
died at her horn* la Grantham town
ship, Wayne county. She was born
September 22, 1852. She was, before
her marriage, Miss Martha A. Jernl
gan, a daughter of Lha late James
Jtmigan who died in October 1888
In early life ah* connected hereelf
with Browning M. E. Church at Dob
be» sville, where she remained a loy
al and. faithful msuiber as king as
her health would permit. She was
twice married First, she was hap
pily married on November 16, 1870.
to Mr. William W. RnsalL, of near
goldsboro.
With this happy couple life was like
a ray of sunshine for 31 yean when
Mr. Bixsell died on August 9, 1901.
To this union eras born four children,
three daughters end one ton. The
ton end one daughter died in their
infancy. The two surviving daugh
ters are Mrs. L. H. Lewis, of Faison,
»"d Mrs. T. L. Hudson, of Newton
Grove. She was marrisd the second
tins to Mr. Ntodham C. Cogdell, of
Felling Creek, on November 99,' 1909.
They lived happily together foe five
years. „
1« V(igMallc Me In. CogdeH
was- moot admirable. Sh, ku amd
* »j. fryed.of wjvJ. Byl
catMa because abt was to kind, lov
ing and faithful to them. They ra
tal nad their esteem and regard for
her until the day of her death. Her
health gradually grew worse a few
month* prior to her death until she
became quite helpless She waa
nursed by her moat faithful husband
throughout her illness. He waa var/
careful to see that she lack ooth i./
which would make life non picas,
ant for her. She grew weaker dev
by day. All that kind physicians
and loving friend* could do waa done
but the efforts of both physician and
utre in vain, iierconatitutlon grad
ually succumbed after an illness of
j eeveral month* She passed beyond
the ken of human vision to that un
dj*covered country from whose boom
no traveler returns. How long she
stood upon lha shore of that bound
lee* sea that marks the division be
tween this and another life, nutat
ing to tho billows of eternity at they
i C Sed ceaselessly at her feet, no one
ten tell. But tho e whe stood at err
bedside at that supreme and solemn
hour, when her spirit waa plunging
into its flight unto sternal paaco,
*aw her calmly, peacefully and quiet
ly breethe her last "tuatairvad and
i soothed by an unfaltering trust” and
pamed to her eternal rest.
Mrs. Cngdell had three living sit
ters, namely, Msidemes M. W. Clif
ton. of Faison; K. C. Blzsall. of Clin
ton. and Samantha Bryan, of fUeky
Mount
Fa ears 1 service* were conducted
the evening fallowing hor death at
the family burying ground where
•he wee tenderly lefB to rest amid
■ host of sorrowing friends end rel
atives. A good women will surely
reap her reward In Heaven.
Dearest grandma, ws have laid thee
In thy peaceful grave's embrace;
Thy memory we win cherish.
Until we see thy Heavenly fees.
A loved one from as has gone,
A voice we loved Is stilled;
A place Is vacant in oar home.
Which never ban he filled.
To sorrow nc more and only to ream
■aside the bright gates of her Heiv
home,
Kr.joying the met with friends gone
before.
With trials ell ended and worh *11
done.
Now wearing her crown her falthfnV
neea has wen.
Some day when «ir labors on earth
are o’er.
Again we shall meet bar to part nc
more.
W# may or# treat Cad's plan.
He Is erlaer for than man;
By hie spirit wa may win
Over all power of sin.
A ORANDBON,
Bari B. Lewis,
FROM CHAPEL
Chapel Hill, March
in* the tabject
that "we_cannot
our scLetne of ethic
craatare, dumb or
whiu, who need* one
C. Branson justifies th
tha negro problem
plans than an
turn conscience
mente. 'Present
Pro* reel" is the
series of five 'tod
sociologist to
cuts.
The two
orod bars boon
datb rates, and
among negroes
races. Second,
of the negro—h
ownership sad 1
The drift of
in the South Is
ward is the concloaiess
son. With the
sat and Oklahoma,
tha negro In th#
in general, but ha la
ration of tha
regions. The
gro la
South—in some
actual loss of
Another
sticking to the
southern white,
thonannd negroes i
various professions
a hundred then send ire
moving rsgToes ” The
professor surmises:
then, is wisely
moving to work od
don as a race, net In
try civilisation." t
What ahoat
•rty-ownership of
South? A beet
negro farmers ut tha
fanaa they cultivate,
tbs parcentaga I*
In Fen took y and
8fty yean of
yrasrter brad way.*
of tea Southern at
•re in the majority, la
these counties the nayro fanf*oer>
ere outnumber the white farm own
era.
The University sodoloylot makes
-be deduction: The Soutbera Myra
ia worfciny out Us own salvation, not
in terms of politics or formal ado
cation, bat in terms ef property own
ership; end mainly la terms of land
in the rural regions.
Professor Branaoa has recently
bean named a member of tbs com
nuttra ef the Jeanes’ Fund—lavolv
lny the expenditure ef three end a
half million dollars for the better
ment o< nayro conditions la the Uni
>«d States.
OWEN PETER DEAD
Con fedora la Veteran and Beam Dies
at His Haase In Hampers* Ceuaty.
Warsaw, March M.—Owen Fryer,
about 70 years of aye, a Confaderate
veteran, end scout, end noe of Uk
foremoet cttiaene «f Bam peon county
died at U. boene -« Twtaf, » iew
miles from Imre yesterday morniay
aed the funeral rare leas were con
ducted, frotp his borne this afternoon,
interment bsiny made In the family
plot,«.
Tha deceaaad bad ngmrmi tor a
yaar or mom from biflnnltiaa earned
>y old ago- Ho |a amwtrcd by
wifo, thraa aona, and on# itangla.i
Ha waa a member of tha Prmbytar
*»’ diarch, and tha faaaral aarrteas
wra eondoetod by Ua paator, Rav.
Ooorga M Mathtaa.
Goorjm C. Holland, who rmidet
>aar Saracta, waa a rUHor bora v
dap. and report# that althongh tha
flail ara acarca now owing to tha
■hallownaaa of tha watar In Neath
Mat rirar, which la tha aala aappt)
b tbla county, tha indication that
there win toon h« plenty at tha hy
tribe la rary good, and • party left
bare today to try to aaeora a abam
of tha flab.
I.Inner'a Report Circa Karnatt *4,
Ml hba.
Tha CHnner'a Report which ww
made pabUc for tha State M M
•'clock an Satorday, March SO, circa
Harnett 24,001 balm, Jehnoton 04,
MS bairn, Sampaoa 20,KM baMa
Cumberland UJM holm, far tha year
1B14. Tha raepactirc inarm am area
(•lit ara •• follawa: Harnett, 4,000;
Johnten, lfl.OM; Bampeen, 0J0O
Caatbertand, Ml*. Tha total for all
the cauatim in North Carollaa Am
tW 1214 crap year la *44.211, and
for ttlt la 227aad ahowa an hr
'room of 12tp*2 balm. Tha qnnn.
Uttaa ara la naming halaa. amotiai
rtnnd^aa batf balm) Hntora not to
wakb rokEJt aoTs please
^ Tfca coho*rt ^veo by the Wak.
Vwa» College Glee Cbb aad atka
tra was delightfully teUruiniag u
* 1»T» crowd last Friday *veaia«
,** be Metropolitan Theatre, tad
■a araaing'a sntartaiaoiaiit eras awn
m laaa horafto a Duns aedieoee, bat
the college toys put eo much spirit
Md real merit into thair work that
bfW *ha apamahiad to hear them
‘heetoa raiilly teapaoMee and called
(or *#in. repeated],.
TV _-program waa varied cnoagh
*• P****a all leran of genuine enter
Jdi^pnt Tha glee club proper showed
of excellent training an
*• Wy* who farm thU dob have
r»d retaaa and know kow to use
thaea. Ig It's lararal numbers the
oaptiratad Che audience
ewLinpotided to eaeora again and
TC’ The rendering of ‘Nwn'<
Coid, Cold Ground." by Ur.
-f»Writh the banjo, Mr. Potent
*• kbhtoL aad tha gts, club aa
rompantmaeri, delighted the elderly
C» A«d Jorara of oid-tlme meric
“ the malady loatad through
•a hall they here me reminiscent of
Ptksrdayg. Thia aombar waa hearti
ly sneered and seearal of the bays
■rap <m dad with * aal action by an faa
krorlaad orebaatra, lad by Ur. Caspar
Warren, eat of tha local representa
tives at Wait Forest.
b tha rands ring of the meal eolo.
“On tha Road to Mandalay," Ur. Po
***** rich baritone waa heard to au
-- Hit oelca ,
great relume aad is
to the ear.
oh, “Good-bye," by
was wall rendered
B* aad Mr. Potaat raspeoded to an
_ i, J
■»». Who, tboogfc not Joining in
*4 mg. recalled the day* whar they
had rent tka air with their effort*
*»d»ff tbair collage Dees.
The following gentlemen compote
tfag ftca dob and- orcheeln H. M
Potaat, director; C. O. Riddick, but
naaa manager; R. 8. Britton, B. C
ngram, B. 0. Myera, A. P. Slodd. J.
1. -Whitley, R. F. OuMom, .. *. Hal'
Jr4 A. D. McFaydan, L. T. Stalling*
»- B. Wright, C; W. Carriek, J. M.
Kaaiar, U E. Btrtngflald. C. C. War
W. G. Pouch, a P. Herring
R. K. Redwinet O. P. Strata, T. M.
Wataon. E. L. Morgan, M. W. Edger
to« and Ar F.-Fope
Bacn'i repreaantaUeaa in tka giar
d<d> and archtatra art: Matara C.
C Warren and A. P. Pope Both aj
them young man ar. good moaiehuia
and, according to their frianda, are
rateable additions to tlua already ex
eaiient orgaaisatien.
J
Honor RaB of Damn Grodad School
far Six Weeks TTrfing
March U, l»l*.
Fix at Grade.—Homar Snead, Her
man Hodges, Fat tea Strickland. Ruth
FafawMh, Came Young, Lai. Pur
diet IteehaaT Aycedt, Lottie Wert
brook. Annie Yoent.
^acand Grade— Francea Cullem,
Hora I the ridge, Roaa$e Oddatam
Maly Lea, Annie B. Noel. MagdaUne
Rmiih. LflBan • Euall. Barnabn*
cmrrtl, Merge ret Pepa, Uei»
DewdBg, Pealine Bell. Vivien Bene
'ay. MoUto Adeem, • Clarence Tart,
Lottie Maynard, Allia Maynard, Mal
rom Hedge*, Spencer Adame.
Third Grade.—Eleanor Hatcher
Mildred Shell. Albert FepHn, Uemo.
Reardon, Adron Jonee, Brace Cre
martie, Bennie Wflaon.
Fourth Grade.—Lurila Ay cock.
Clyde Barrington. Florence Holliday,
****** Urtw, Benie Maaeanglll.
Bteabeth Yeeng.
Fifth Ored*.—Lecile Wallace, La
He Aycwdk, Mary Baggett, Julie
Reama, Hae.l Brkigee, Fulton La*.
SLrth Grade,—Ula Godwin. Annie
L. Honeycutt, Raymond Cromertl*
Trygve Leuven.
Seventh Orade.—Lottie Stephen
Lttofto Price, Fenell Maura.
Eighth Grade.—Ivan Bailey, Wee
trey-Battle, Katherine Welle**.
If** Grader—Both Ce eh well.
NbrOlla Reardon.
Tenth Orade—Rar Sol CRfford
Helm Hoed. Mary Martin, Sibyl
Barrington.
Eleventh Orade — Ella Black.
Among the away thin re the local
chamber at commerce le mneiderbig
U th* placing of large eigne bool do
the Atlantic Oaaat Lina Railroad Juat
to tha earth and aauth af town. Them
eigea will ha af tha Mm af an erdi
■ary billboard end will b* worded
mouthing Ska thie ■ "Dunn, tha
HertJSto^-Thi Uveat Town Under
^—■■■■———
OB. 08UTE CHALLENGE TO
TUM DNTAOOKATIO
Doctor Osier, mu of to grtetssl
Oving media] authorities, Ukoa oc
catkm to lay down the -Tnagoot
•'ballange to the euvarcinatad wo
bava mu f«r some time. TIhm tim
id oms who an afraid of a sore arm
or tbooa ignoramuaea who do not
know tho protecting poorer of vac
cination will do troll ta read Doctor
Oiler's challenge:
A great deal of Utermtore bar been
dmtribated casting dlscradll upon the
value ef vaccination in the preven
tioaof smallpox. I do not see how
anyone who has gens through epi
dmnlca as I have, er who Is familiar
with the history of ihe subject, and
who has aay capacity left for clear
judgment, can doubt Ha value. Soane
months ago 1 was twitted by the adt
lor of the Journal ef lha Anti-vacci
natlon League for 'a curious silence’
on this subject. I would like to Is
sue a Moant-Carmel-1 Iks challsng*
to any ten <ravaccinated priests of
Baal. I will go iato the east severe
epidemic with ten selected, vaccinet
ed persons and tan selected nnvacirv
atod persons—I should prefer to
chsaae these—three members of Par
liament. three anti-vaccination doc.
Uira, if they could bo found, and four
wti-vuedaatien propagandists. And
.1 will make this promise neither to
.iter Of >he when they catch the dis
ease, but to look after them as broth
ers, and for the four or tvs cer
tain to die, I will try to arrange the
'oneraU with all the pomp and cero
mony of an anti-vaccination demon
•tratien."—Aasaricaa Magazine.
attempts suicide
Mr. L C Parker, known ta his
friends as -Bob," attempted sett-de
struction last Saturday evening at
his heme about three milks north
«ut ef Dmm. It is the consensus
af opinion that his mtixt became tarn
oorarily deranged an account of man
tel worry sad that he had come ta
that tt waa boot for
that ho finish K all at
Ha sis teed Ids threat from ,
Hfcka u< Wb- »—■ ,brsMsni
war* called to treat Mr. Parker and
they put aeveral Hi tehee In aeedod
placet. At this writing the condition
of Hr. Parker h very unfavorable,
and hie Ufa la despaired of.
Later: Mr. Parker died Tuesday
afternoon.
QUARANTINE BBC CLATIONS
CattL Quarantine Use Affecting
Johns taw sad Aampeea Counties.
U order that the work of tick
eradication may be facilitated in
Johnston and Sampson Counties the
following order shall be in effect on
tnd after April let, IMS.
No cattle infested with tha fever
tick (Morgeropus annul toe) shall be
moved or allowed to move or stray
upon tho highways or pa bile roads
of the provisionally quarantined area
<that portion of the Stats in which
ick eradication is in progress by the
State and United 8tates forces) of
'he State of North Carolina.
Amendment Us Quarantine Begula
tieae Monad by CnmadaeMster of
A erics Her* March M, lull.
Section I. That the comities of
Johnston and Sampson shall be
pMced ia the provisionally quaran
tined area of North Carolina.
Section 2. No cattle shall be moved
or allowed to move from any quar
antined area of this or any other
State, as defined la the Regulation*
of th* United StatM Department of
Agriculture and amendments there
to, governing cattle transportation
into that portion of North Carolina
lying west of the line described in
■action 1 of the regulations of the
Department of Agriculture adopted
December, 1*14, nor into Johnston
and Sampson counties.
W. A. ORAHAM.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
B. B. PLOWS,
State Veterinarian
• Saturdey afternoon Just befor, the
arrival of Atlantic Coast Line passen
ger train. Number *0, the streets of
o«r burg presented scenes typical of
the average college teem. The Wake
Porest Glee Club was making ready
te depart for Goldsboro and Its mem
bars were hurryiag and scurrying to
and fro, bidding farewell to new and
npw acquaintances, gathering tegetfc
or scattered baggage, ‘spooning the
girls, and flirting urfth the old maids
Aad they did It a!) with the Jeyoui
care free spirit of the (edegtan, who
le temporarily free (ram the grind
of soilage work aad eat fed a good
time. They wore hllarloaa, hot net
la the rets sms; they were noisy, bat
net enoagh to apeet th, staid quid
at some of the town’s eldest eitisena
Ts say the least (hey were genUemet
whose readout wag sremplary ate
i judge surra coxncn
JOKE EiTOUT, COLORED
Joha MrFeUy, colored. waa had*—
Jodira C J. Smith, la tha fiintii-i
(Xmrt, Taaaday moral— to tea tea
eharg* of lareaay ia twa sonata. Oa
Monday night he look teai tea haato
of lira T. J. Tarhtai. mn* of D*
»ta and Railroad Mroola. a largo
nam.iitv of Soar, coffee, igar, ate,
and antarad tea rhtohan coop te
■poila. Ha waa (iota two aod a half
yoora on the road*, twa year* te
'■king tea graecHa* aod fax awn tha
far Mealing the chicken*. Mavra.
V B. Morgan, L. E. Mawtae and oth
er young man who board at tha hotoa
of Mr*. Jaduon, ware inatrumantal
in bringing John to Jaatfto. They
•aarrlaad talent like unto that of tha
faamas Sbartnte TTitrun aad hia
rCO-laborer. Dr. Wetaan. and. Tnritoj
morning found than at the hiding
pla<* nf tha ctdprit. They tor—ft.
the prisoner new to Dnpalrdtetet
A. V. Soria*, and ha waa triad with
the above result.
COTTON ACREAGE AMD TRICES
— 0
Even teoulf rattan go te Id cant*,
that would ha m raaaen te patting
in sack an acreage a* waa planted in
tee Sooth last year. Tha vary ter
ef n« da cad acraaga, 1* bolding up ten
price at thU time. It I* ipinfetlnn
that le tec main factor in tha
upward movement in
theta la aa has** or foreign
•oflcienUy large to fanrite te_
*«n te tee meant biman ia prim.
So far, tec demand ia lam hi America
and Europe than it waa hmt year.
It ant aim ha ram malm al that wa
hav a large curptv from white to
aupply nay large taeroav ia tea de
maad te the aagt six monte. Dent
lot v forget teat hi tea nest te*
■Booths we win add aatohv aaw sas
piy to tea already large mplii te*
to aaw being bald of the market.
H tea farm era pat in a tor— acm
ago and bring shout a fall in
they would d> m aha
fiwn going down toiorf easts and
stayteg than.—Wilmington Star.
TBS CALL OF BLOOD
lha hour la at hand far all pen
pie in the United Statee te we el*
trenw caution and grant, fmhwtaia
in dJsruMing tha condict tn Turin,
leet a spark ignite the peeedre til ih
is to Mow oar neutrality te tha fear
winds.
The blood of every nattou et war
is nixed in ear eriUaesh*, America
!i node up of people of many land*.
Tbeee people are good citixens, loyal
*o their adopted country, ready to
defend it in cnee of nood. bat we oaa
not expect them to entirety forget
the idnured tire of their nativity.
The Mood «f their forefhtkers ie
cdl ng to each of them, and to tha
heat of argument or ta tha itreaa et
itrcug omotioa it i* easy to any or da
that which will wound some wheoa
sympathies ere with another country
—with the plane he oaee called beam
-with the land that sheltore tha
bourn of Us ancestors.
lots' speak softly and my little—
other. lot us ooneede to ethers that
lama right af sympathy which we
curse)roe enjoy. Let no umiwl n
that there is good UMig all paapta,
honorabU men of ail meat, Justice
•a every land. Let ua reflate from
acrimetdoua debate, and. tarn am
united enegiae to the pinmilng af
osr fra* country from the hone we
of the conflagration which la deiae
toting Scope.
tovak oeftlya nd any Uttie—
Ex.
bulk study
Thar* ara rariou* wayi of «aiag
•bout * thing. Children ara brought
op in Sunday School la tha hopo of
raking thorn Ckrittiaaa. This haa
not baan abandonad By any re-an*
«*d wfll not ha, bat another tray of
■crerepli thing goad Baa Bam lW-lMd
Hundred* of middla-agad and arm
old man bars hem anrollod la nni
daama in tha 8«»day School* af thi*
<Hy. With this way of waiblag Dam
both end* and th. mlddta, the eBamh
ao in time ttaald. ba crowded. Bring
up a child in tha way k oh said go
and H will net depart ttarrftem
•very time. If a mao haa not bam
brought up lo tha way Bt teeold go
or If ho Bm departed **imfia
«r>y M’ou to her, tom found to
vk.'al h m a re. trod a»J sU t him m
tha right road.
Tha writer mat a mm yumdty
wba to iigoteilj attending ana «f
dm WUa r la aaa* and aahad Bha if
ha Bad any mam religion than —n‘
-Dmt know teat I ham, tat I am
doing mn tell thinking,-npt
I ham not dona in a loag, tong time,”
waa tha reyty. Ba haa — J- -‘j
darted m tha right mad and «■ gat
I them after m ~1dti fliumhmi