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FAItMVILLK. PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. JULY 30, 1915
(J. A. ROUSE, Editor,
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MML EEIK
OF AMERICAN
IW
National Farmer* Union (tiMitfere Un
, sslrtsh Bsrvlcs to Aflrlculture
By Petsr IMMi
The National Farmers' Union will
hold 1U annual convention la Lincoln
Nebraska, on September seventh. and
will round oat the eleventh year of
Ita activities tq tba Interest of tha
American plow nun. When (bat con
vention la eallad to order arary farm
er la America should panaa and bow
Ma head la honor of tka ro?n gath
ered tha re to render a patriotic and
unselfish service to agriculture. That
organlxaUun, born in tha. cotton flelda
of Texas, has grown until geograph
Ically It corara almost the wboie ot
the United Eta tea and economically
It deals with every question la which
the welfare* of the men who bare
their backs to the stunner sun are
Involved. It baa battled for a better
marketing system, rural credits, cheap
money, diversification, scientific pro
duction, agricultural legislation and
baa carried on Ita work of education
and cooperation In aeaaon and ont
Tbe Farmers" Educational and co
operative Union ot America brings
the question ot organisation squarely
before ty ery fanner In this nation.
Without organlxatluh tbe farmers can
neither help themselves nor be helped
by others and through organisation
and systematic uffort all things are
poaatbU.
The farmer* of the United. States
contribute more and get leaa from
government than any other claaa ot
business. They have better securities
and pay a higher rate of Interest
than any other line ot Industry* They
market more products and hare leaa
to aay In fixing the price than any
ether business and they get more
political buncombe and leaa construc
tive legislation than any other claaa
of people. The fapnera can only ac
quire such Influence In bustneas, In
government and In economics aa 'wlU
enable them to chare equitably the
traits of their labor through crcadlta
tlon and every farmer on American
soil who daslrta to help himself and
his fellow plowmen should rally
around the Union.
Wo wi sspe gUlly If he Is mf
rind? wouM vteny woman aay right
?bo demands. Take the earth and
giro m Htct, bat why does woman
Ions to r the ballot?
When hU la said and done, is not
tbe selection of the botcher, mora Im
portant to the home than tbe election
of a mayor; Is not the employment of
th* dairyman a fa* naor* Impotent
orent In the life of the children than
U>a appointment of a postmaster: la
not the selection of books for the
family library more Important than
yotlng bonds for Jail and cuurt house?
Why doe* woifss Uy aside, the Im
portant things In UteT Why leare the
fu lis lance and grasp at t>t shadow?
Be it oaM to the crodlt of woman
hood that It la rot, as a nils, tbs
we?aa wko, rocks tbe cradle that
waits Co out th? ballot; It la not
tU Mttsr who teaches her children
to say -Now I Uy me down to sleep
that harangue! fho populace; It Is not
the daaghter who hopes to reign a*
Queen over a happy home thai longs
POLITICAL GOSSIPS
4 ? 1 1 \
When on* clam* of people bu any
thin* to say. It ha* become largely
lit cuitom to maka a political Issue
oat of It lutHl of a friendly dUcus
*ton. to print It la a law book Inatead
of a newspaper and to argue It be
fore a Jury Instead of to settle It in
the hifeher courts of Common Gense.
As a result, political, agitators, polit
ical lawyers, political preacher* and
masculine woman bra powerful In
Politic* and dissension, selflshne**. In
tolerance and hysterica run rampant
In public affair*, for when ths low,
damp, murky atmosphere of mlaan
derstandlng envelops public thought
It breed* political reptile*, vermin,
bug* aari Ilea which th* pure air of
truth and the sunshine of understand
ing will choke to doath.
We have too many saU?ppolnted
Interpreter* of Industry who are Is
capablo of grasping the fundamental
principle* of bualnes* and who at boat
can only translate gossip and add
color to sensational stories. No busl
nesB can stand npon error and might
ral*s right or wrong. No Industry
can thrive upon m Isunde ntandlng,
for public opinion Is more poweriul
than a Ring's sword.
When prejudice, saspleion and
clam hatred prevail, power gravitates
Into the hands of the weak, for dema
gogues thrive upon- dissension aid
statesmen sicken upon strife:
The remedy Ilea In eliminating the
middleman? the political gossip? and
this result can te accomplished by
the manager* of business sitting
around the table of Industry and talk
ing It over with th* pecple/ Inter
change of informatics- batweeo Indus
trie* and the oenble I* as necessary
NOTICE!
Notice of registration and elec
tion upon the proposition to is
sue Fifty Thousand Dollars worth
of Road Bonds by Farmville
township, Pitt County, North
Carolina.
North Carolina,
Pitt County.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of.Commissioners of Pitt
County in regular session assem
bled on the 5th day of July, 1915,
it being the regular meeting held
on the firiS Monday of July, 1915,
Ordered an eledion to be held in
Farmville township, Pitt county,
North Carolina, on Tuesday the
21A day of September, 1915, at
the regular polling placfi in the
town of Farmville for said town
ship on the question or proposi
tion of issuing Fifty Thousand
<(50,000.00) Dollars worth of
Rend Bonds, to bear Five per
cent interest per annum, payable
semi-annually, and to run for a
period of Thirty (30) years, the
funds received for the same to
be used for the purpose of laying
out, establishing, repairing, grad
ing conilrutfing and improving
in any way the Public Roads in
Farmville township as provided
by an Adl of the Legislature of
North Carolina, Session of 1913,
designated as Chapter OneHun
dred and twenty-two (122) of the
Public Laws of North Carolina.
And notice is further hereby
given thai an entirely new regis
tratinn for said election was or
dered and called and that B. O.
Turnage was and ftp appointed
Registrar tor said Election, fbd
that the Books tor Registration
will be opened on Monday, Aug
usft 16, 1915, and closed at sunset
on Saturday, September 11, 1915,
that on each Saturday during the
said Registration period the Reg
istration Books will be open at
ar Polling place in the
Farmville, North Caro
allbthtel"
'be < I
the
OUR PUBLIC FO RUM
IX? Peter Radford
"On "Baok to th# Soil With Wall 8tre?t"
When Wall Street wants good business men sh<
usually goes back to the (all to get them. That financial
thoroughfare 1s said to be honeycombed with men whe
hare plowed barefooted, who bare drvnjt branch water,
eaten cornbread and molasses and alept oo the floor Is
their early days. A man la more capable of holding the
rains of boaiaeaa who knows how to drive a team ol
tnulca, shear a aheep or pat a- ring in a ahOat'a nose. A
man la better equipped to meet the probiama of life who
in hia youth haa walked' the log acroaa the creek to get
to school, courted the girls at hoaking bate and
pitched horse akoea Saturday afternoon. A man who bat
? ~ ...a? m giummom ox Amenca it is s
ware, with a (very few exception*, raised on the farm, and could swim the
crtek, pitch bay, chop wood, milk the eorb or alop the hogs as easily u
they can ran world- Wide business institutions ' > 1
The farmers look to theie capable and loyal sons of the soil to assist In
the solution of the business problems of agriculture. Wall Street Ir reputed
to be capable of financing everything from a Y . M . O A . to a war. so wby not
finance agriculture? It Is not sufflelent to lend money to a correspondent to
land to a local banker, to lead to a broker to lead to a merchant, to lend to
the landlord to lend to a farmer. Such a financial system uuunds like the
house that Jack built, and Is Just about U useful Neither is assistance com
plete when money Is furnished buyers. to "more the crop." .Whet the farmer
wants Is money to hold the crop; What better security la there than a ware
house receipt for a bale of cotton, a aaek of wheat or a bushel of corn and
wby will such securities not travel by the side' of government bonder
The American farmer Is a capable plowman. He always has filled and al
ways will fill the nation's granary, !arder and wardrobe, but he haj nothing
tq say In fixing the price of byproducts. The prcblem confronting the farm
ers of this nation today Is marketing and Its so'utlon depends first upon the
farmer organising for concert of action ana toe co-operation of the financial
Interests In marketing the crop. Agriculture Is the biggest business It
America and the only one that ha* not a financial nrstvni adapted to It* us?
to t&ccfu la buitatu ?? Inlerchiugo
f la eommodttlta, (or tha people ova
only rale when the pnblic under
ataada. Away with political lnterpret
' an who eumraon eril iplrlta Irom
their prUon cells and loot* ihera to
: pray upon the welfare of the people
. la the name of "My Conatry."
tT.i ?*?*'. wtioaaa
RU88IANS ARK PUSHED BACK.
Germane Give Them Little Time to
Organize Army.
London. ? The Austro-Germar armies
which appear to be working In per
fect concert as the remit of the Ger
man organisation are giving the Rus
alana little reat or time to reorganise
after -t her retreat from Oalicla.
Simultaneously with the < German
effort to reash Wariaw .the Auatrfana
hay* attacked alone the Dniester and
have croaaed that fiver at aoveral
points.
General too Mackenacn'a army,
which doubtleaa had been waiting for
Field Marshal von Hlndenborg- to
move In the north, also has come to
life again as (2 fighting has. been re
sumed In Southern Poland.
In fact, there Is fighting of more or
less severity all along the Russian
front except In central Poland, when
-the Rtuilana are In such strong poat
tlcns. that In the opinion of military
men. It would be Impossible to break
through
'
Wfcensur torn Need a General Tools
Take drove's
The J(Md Standard Orove'a Tasteleaa
chill Toole is equally valuable aa a
well kacto* tank prapett^ofQcilNINB
and IRON. It acta on the Liver, Drives
SSkta qptb WhSkbytton^Sotenu?
Price* of Cotton, Cora, Oats, Put.
?utter, Eot?. Etc, on North Caro
lina Markota During Patt
Week.
Aahavllls? Tom. Ho bo: oata. ?&o bn;
p*a?. 11.25 bu: Western butter. Sic lb;
ftTC. butter. 28-iOc lb; csn. itc do*.
Cbanrti?--Cattpn. Ic; corn, 12c bu; jnea*.
JutWr'Vje'lb Jte'dU bW:
IHc; oom. Mo bo;
ma. H.7j bo; Mali potato**, *1.(0 bbl;
,&.,b ; N. C. butter, 12c
Oreena'boro? Cotton. ?\4c: corn, II bu;
Mte . ?lo toll . MA potato**. tl.lC bbl;
Woatara btuwj^Mc IbT N. C. batter. S3c
haSJfft? Coty?. s\,i ; com. II. OS i.U;
bbl; Wcat
?ua. Mo doaL? Cottar. 10c lb;
~*fianderaonv1U*? ?om. tl bu; oata, 67o
^*Wajtwl bu^? c^bui'ter.* lie
Houar.1'**!!
lb: N. C. toner, Wo lb; am. l?o Ma
J?o'bo: p???. *l"is bu^'Triah* potr tort
No bo;
aala. Mc bc^ pea*. tTlo^huj^rieU pota
l-IMc ; corn. Mo bo;
s^jK.^%^d?;ar?K
' Cotton. ?Ho: corn, tic
ffi ?*te.t *?c bti; paaa, ?J bu; Jrlah pota
pfcatOOfc mo bbl ;
^Ta?o*boro ? Cotlou tUc; com. toe bu;
jffi bbf;
Waduboro-Cottou. lUe; rern. Mo bu:
,?? &
TOWN ORDINANCE THAT- WILL
BE ENFORCED SAYS THE MAYOR.!
K9r
CHAPTER 2.? CONCERNING STREETS.
Sec. 1.? Every owner of a lot and every occupant cf a lot shall
$iaep the sidewalks clean and clear of weeds, grass and other rank
vegetation as for as lot shall extend. Every owner and occupant
of a lot shall keep all gutters open an'd.'free from obArudlion as far
as such lot extend*. J V ?y dirt, rubbish, ashes or other things be
placed or left without lawful authority upon such sidewalk or fool
way or in any of tho gutters or flreet adjacent thereto, the occu
pant of such lot shall remove the same. If after written notice by
the Chief of Police or S'rccl Commissioners, requiring birr to move
the tame pronibited by ibis ordinance, he shall fail for twenty-four
hours to remove the same, he shall be fined One Dollar for each
day thereafter it may so re&sin.. * ?
' a . ? T&fWbi. -9 ?
CHARTER OF TOWN OF FARMVILLE, N. C.
The General Assembly of North (jirolina do snad: I
$,-^Thtt the Board of Commissioners may require prop- 1
irs to coo.flru<5l and keep in rcpnir such sidewalks *dja-|
cent lo their property ifl such manner
should any owner of such property {e
repair
Board may
thereof shall
UA of
>iierty I
tho
PHE88 TOWARD' WARSAW.
Auatro-Garman March Against ' Rua
ai ana Appear* Irrc&latable.
Loudon,? The seemingly irresistible
march of the AuBtro-Uerman armies la
winning for them town attar town In
Russian Poland and ft) other territory
through -ihlch atrdtches the thousand
mllo battle front In tin Ka?t.
Two pivotal point* In tMtelr drive le
Poland have been turned by the Teu
tonic Allies. Ostralenka, a stronghold
on the Narew niver, 70 mile* north
ea?t of Warsaw and Rcdom, ST mile*
to thto south of that town and 30 mile*
from Ivangorod, another of the great
fortresses girdle the Polish
capital, liave fallen, according to Ber
lin and Vienna. ; ,
Governor to Make Inquiry.
Atlanta. Oa. ? Governor Harris' an
nounced that be would accompany the
Oeorgls Prison Commission to Mil
IcdgovlUe to investigate the attack on
Loo M. Frank.
'"There will be a complete Inquiry
Into affair*. at the state prison farm."
said tho< governor. "I want to know
how ono prisoner was able to make
an attar* on another."
Bhlp* Menaced by Bomb*.
Now York.? The discovery of bomb*
lu the cargoes of a number, of ships
sailing for Europe during the last few
month* baa resulted In unusual pre
caution* In loading, freight- on steam
ships here.' In addition to an Increas
ed number of regular pier guard*,
scores of private detectives, many dis
guised a* laborers and longshoreman,
are on all freight piers. Un ^ine of
the piers, evciy box and package 1*
opened On theldock and the content*
examined before It roc* aboard the
NOTICE!
Notice of legist ration and elec
tion upon the proposition to is
sue Fifty Thousand Dollars worth
of Road Bond* by Falkland town
ship, Pitt county. North Carolina.
North Carolina,
Pitt County.
Noticed hereby given thai iue
Board of Commissioners oi Pitt
County in regular session assem
bled on the 5th day of July 1915,
it being the regular meeting held
the lift Monday of July, 1915, or
dered an eledlion to be held in
Falkland towbship, Pitt county,
North Carolina, on Tuesday the
21st day of September, 1915, at
the regular polling (dace in life
town of Falkland for said town
ship, on the question or proposi
tion of issuing Fifty Thousand
<>50,000.00) Dollars worth of
Road Bonds, to bear Five per
cent interest per annum, payable
semi-annually, and to run for a
period of thirty (30) years, the
funds received from the snrrc to
be used for the purpose o! lading
out, establishing and repairing,
grading, conitruding anil im
proyjng in any way the Public
Rfpds in Falkland township ta
provided by an A (ft of the Legis
lature of North Carolina, Session
of 1913, designated as Chapter
One Hundred and twenty-two
(122) of the Public Vawsof North
Carolina. .
And notice is further hereby
given that at? entirely new regis
tration for said election ;"was or
dered and called, and that J. H.
Smith was and is appointed Reg*
istrar for said Eledion, and that
the Books for Registration will
be open on Monday, August 16,
1915, and closed at sunset on Sat
urday, September Uih, 1915, that
on each Sa'turd^ydaring the said
time the said Registration books
will be ojiien at the regular poll
ing place in the town of Falkland,
and at all other times at the resi
dence of the said J. H. Smith in
i the said Town of Falkland. North
Carolina, and all citizens desiring
to vote on said Bond IJleiftton to
bchekl on September 21S1, 1915,
will be required to terfAer. J/ '
This 9th d?y of July, 1915. '??>
, S. A. COMGLETON, Chm.
Co4u'i County C ommismoners.
BRASCOK
INSPIRATION OF
THE COUNTY FAIR
By Peter Radford.
When you enter the agricultural de
partment of the couuty fair, you feel
your aoul upllftej and your life takes
on a new power ? that Is the Inspira
tion of the soil. You are overpowered
by the grandeur and magnificence of
the scene? that. Is the Spirit of tho
harvest You can hear the voice of
nature calling you back to the soli ?
that Is opportunity knocking at your
door. It Is a good chance to spend a
quiet hour, in contact with Ihe purity
and perfection or nature and td sweet
en your life with Its fragrance, elevate
your Ideals with Its beauty and expand
your Imagination with Its power.
These products as food are fit for
the gods, and as an . article of com
merce they ought tp' bring tip-top
prices on any market in the world.
The products of the soil are teachers
and preachers as well. Their beauty
gives human Ufe Its first entertain
ment, their perfection stirs the genius
in artists; tholr purity furnishes mod
els for growth of character and their
marvelous achievements excite our
cariosity and we Inquire Into the won
derful process of nsture.
Before .leaving the parlor of agricul
ture where nature Is parading In her
most graceful attire and science Is
climbing the giddy heights of perfec
tion, let us pause and take a retro
spective view. How many of you
know that after these wonderful prod
ucts are raised, they can seldoip be
marketed at a profit? Take the blush
ing Elberta, for example? they wero .
fed to the hogs by the carload last
year. The onion ? the nation's' favorite
vegetable ? every .year rqfs by the
acre In the 8outhw?st for want of a
market "and as a result hundred^ of
farmers have lost their, homes. Cot
ton? nitcre'a capitalist? often goes
begging on the market at less than
cost of production.
>It Is great to wander through the
exhibits While the band Is playing
"Dixie" add boast of the marvelous
fertility or the soil and pride ourselves
on our ability to master science, but
It Is also well to remember (hat there
la a market side to agrinlture that
does not reflect Its hardships In the
exhibits at ft county fair. , '?
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UNIVERSAL PEACE
This nation U now tn the midst ol
a controversy as to how best to pro
mote universal peace. That question
we will leave for diplomats to dis
cuss, but peace within nations Is no
lose Important than peace between
nations and I! Is heavily laden with
prosperity lor overy citizen within
our commonwealth.
Many leading politicians and ofttiraeo
political platforms have declared war
upon business and no cabinet crisis
eveV resulted. Many men havestcod
tn high places and hurled "gas bombs"
at Industry; thrnst bayonets Into bus
iness enterprises and bombarded ag
riculture with Indifference. Parts .
leaders bave many time* broken dip
lomatic relation* with, Industry; sent
, political aviators spying through the
affairs of business, and political sub
marines have seut torpedoes (flushing
Into tBe destiny of commerce. Dur
ing the phst qnatter of a century we
have fcughf many a duel with projf
ress, permitted many politicians tc
carry an a guerrilla warfare agalrit
clvlllzatlonsand point a pistol at Ul
heart of honest enterprise.
v|lo man should be permitted to 'rj
out tit universal r-eace until ill r-e
odd baa boon searched for explosin ),
for no vessel armed or laden w> t>
mointlona of war should be given i
clearance to sail I >r the port of Uni
versal Peace- I* I ns by all
have peace, but saoe. li>e char../
should begin at home. " .
] ' PHlLip I
Philip, the Macedonian king, while
drowsy with wine wag trying a caae
and tho prisoner alter sentence was
ptnnonnred, exclaimed. '1 septal. *
"And to whom do ;>eo appeal?" to
quired the astonished monarch. "J
appeal from Philip drank to. Philip
sober." replied the prisoner, and the
king granted the reqieet and at a re
hearing gave the prisoner his llberlv.
The people drqwsy with the wtoto ot
dlseord oftUmea rronvaaee a vanMct
on pehllo 'juesttonM whlqh they reverse
ln-1*- ?t* ? ra tfln and-dellberato toe