PATCH Mt PEOPLE READ THE DISPATCH WHT sot ion IF IT HAPPEX9 ITS B THE DISPATCH OUT 0.E DOLL1B A TEAS. THE PAPER?THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE ESTABLISHED 1882 LEXINGTON, !N. C. "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1911. VOL. XXIX-NO. 35 THE BIS FARMERS GREAT CONTEST FOR THE fa ft'id' 11 Mb Rftj MM Cciatj Farmers on a Free Ex . cisrsici to Ctiarfotte asi IMleii-iifi County lo See - Ill SELWYN HllLI, UP-TO-DATE flCTS, 6000 ROADS JB AuUuioa ro luc iree i rip iirn jrw . , ;'ol Fine Farm Machinery Offered m Prizes for tbe Ceatestanta. No ' Sortn Carolina Paper Has Ever Offered sack at Attractive Lot of Prises. Winners Apportioned W the Townships ' According- to the .tanker of Yetes Cast In the Last Gubernatorial Election Contest be. Sin Today and Enda Febraarv 25, MIL . THE lEXIXGTOX POST OFFICE. Tbo Dispatch annoancea today Its second great agricultural contest" for I the farmers of Davidson county. The first Is stUl fresh In the memories of those who were so fortunate as to be numbered among the winners and any information as to the trip may be ob tained from any one of the one hun dred and sixteen farmers .who took the trip. That trip was Intended pri marily to boost the good roads move ment. It was planned to ahow the farmers of Davidson -county the ad vantages of good roads over bad roads and Incidentally the model fame and the nrotrresslve farmers of Mecklen burg. Th excursion this year is to be turned squarely around improvea farms and farm methods having first place and good roads coming in for secondary consideration. The great Selwyn farm, a few miles from Char . lotte, probably the finest farm In the state of North Carolina and certainly second to none in the south,will be the objective point and It Is to this handsome country establishment that the .guests of The DUpatch will be taken in automobiles direct from our special train. The contest opens today and closes Saturday, February 25, at noon The fifty successful contestants will be carried to Charlotte on a special train during the last week In February or early in March. They will be met at the train by automobile and carried to the Selwyn farm over the fine ma cadam roads that have made that county famous all over the nation. During this automobile trip tbe guests of The Dispatch will see several miles of these fine roads ana win oe given an opportunity to ; see the work of construction actually under way. Mecklenburg has more miles of ma cadam than any other county In the United States. There will be opportun ity of seeing Improved eotmtry-schoois ' and churches and There will be glltnp : ses of scores of handsome farms along ", the way and at the Selwyn farm, the ' acme of agricultural attainment in the south, they will have the oppor tunity of meeting a number of the , leading agricultural experts of Meck lenburg and other counties. -: The Selwyn Farm is the production of an agricultural genius, Mr. Edgar B. Moore, who is famous the country " over as a breeder of prise-winning Berkshire hoge, registered Jerseys and Holsteln cattle. On this farm will be seen the famous "Selwyn's Le's Premier 3rd," head of the Selwyn , herd of Berkshires, the highest priced ' hog ever brought into the south and the best boar the south has ever had. When a yearling, he was bought for the Selwyn farm for the enormous sum of $1,100. The sire of this great Berk shire Is Premier Longfellow, the ac knowledged king of the Berkshires, tha ch amnion and grand champion boar of the Universal Exposition of 1904 at St Louis. In this World's Fair he won $1540 in cash prises. In cattle, our guests will also see the best Heading the Selwyn herd of Jerseys is the "Imported Stock- well, Jr., A. J. C. 84.192 ," a fine young bull, the son of Imported Stockwell from the famous Cooper Farms who sold for $11,500. Mr. Moore win snow r meats his sanitary dairy barn. dairy and creamery and his fine lot of cows, some of which haye made the marvelous record of producing forty pounds of milk per day. All of the details of the dairy business will be explained. - Mr. Moore has some fine horses as well as fine hogs and cattle and the Ttaitors will have the opportunity of seeing the best of his lot The rais ing of fine horses and mules is one of the best paying of businesses and the farmers of the Piedmont would find it to their interest to learn something about It, ' During their visit the Davtdsonlana sin have an ooDortunlty ' of seeing something else worth seeing the ninin of hard clay land to a depth of eighteen to twenty inches. The Selwyn. Farm uses the Spalding Deep Tilling Machine, a new invention that turns the soil to a depth of twenty Inches . If desired. The machine is hainr demonstrated In all parts of the emmtrv and this will be the first chance the people of this section have had of seeing- It In active operation. By means of this machine It la possi ble to make all of the tillable land of the farm as fit and as suitable for a aeed bed, as a garden, at a cost but little greater than that involved In plowing In the usual manner. In a single operation the machine plows and pulverises the earth to a depth of to 20 Inches according to the wishes of the operator This mschtne prom ( in revolutionise farming in this and other sections and the farmers of Davidson county win now nave toe opportunity to, "get wise" to the real worth of the machine. On tha Selwyn Farm are fine con crete barns, concrete silos, and every modern appliance known to agricul ture The guests of The Dispatch will see them all In operation and there will be ample time to learn all they want to learn tbout tbera. No one will be rushed or hurried and the day will e of Immense educstlonal value. It will be worth a hundred dollars to very member of the party who Is anx ious to learn more about his great calling. Space forbids a more extend ed account of the Selwyn Farm and ws csn only say In passing from this phase of our announcement that tne half has not been told." . . From the farm the automobile party will return to the City of Charlotte la time to tour Its principal streets and see Its many wonders. A feature of the trip, will be a side-excursion to the top- of the Realty Building, Char lotte's twelve-story skyscraper, from whose roof can be seen the greater part of Mecklenburg county with its model, farms, rivers, creeks and net work of fine roads running out in every, direction like the spokes of a giant wheel of which Charlotte, the Queen City, is the bub. After supper and by the way tnere will be a dinner fit for a king at the Selwyn Farm The Dispatch's special train wUl leave tor Lexington. The departure will take place at about 6 o'clock. The various theaters and vaudeville and moving picture, shows will -be visited during the course of the afternoon if there is time for such diversion, The fifty farmers will come from all Darts of Davidson county, every nook and corner being represented and the lessons that they will learn by actual contact , with and study of farming conditions in the most progressive county of tbe state will be carried back home to the folks and will be ap plied and will bring forth fruit to the upbuilding of a county that is infinite ly the superior of Mecklenburg In nat ural resources and needs only a touch of the seal and energy that has been at work In Mecklenburg for the last decade to make It the peer of any county in the United States. The num ber from each township ' announced below Is based on the voting strength of the townships as nearly as possi ble. One representative will be allow ed for every one hundred votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. This plan Is followed In the apportionment as closely as possible, but, of course, In some cases it varies slightly. Ev ery township, however, la given a fair deal and alL big and little, stand on the -same' tooting. 'As vujranuer8 aa wlBb to can enter the contest ana all are urged to get in the ame. It will be well worth while. Of course, only a certain number can be elected, but one man's chance is as good as another's and the field is open. ' The offer of the free trip is extend ed to every white farmer in Davidson county, rich and poor, high and low, landlord and tenant, democrat, re publican, prohibitionist socialist ev erybody. The Dispatch is anxious for every tiller of the soil to get into tbe contest No one is eligible unless he is di rectly connected with the work of til ling the soli. The apportionment to the various townships is as follows: Townships. Representatives. Abbotts Creek ... 2 representatives Alleghany 1 representative Arcadia .' 2 representatives Boone 2 representatives Cotton Grove .... 2 representatives C0XXI8SIOSEBS DBAW JTBORS. Conrad Hill 3 representatives Emmons 4 representatives Hampton 1 representative Healing Springs Jackson Hill , Lexington .. .. Midway Reedy Creek' .. Silver Hill ... Thomasvllle- . . Tyro . . ... Yadkin College 2 representatives 2 representatives . . 10 representatives ..2 representatives . . 2 representatives . . 2 representatives . 9 representatives .,'3 representatives .. 1 representative PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY. In addition to the free trip there will be a number of costly prises, all of real value-, to the farmer and of great usefulness. ' The Dispatch has made arrangements with a number of merchants and manufacturers to of fer these prixes and a partial list of them is hare given, others win De oublished as soon as' definitely decid ed on. The farmer who leads the county In the number of votes re ceived Is to have first choice of tne d rises offered; the farmer receiving the second highest number of votes in the county will have second choice and can take any one present that he wants: and so on until the prixes of fered are exhausted. No township however, will be allowed more than one prize and this provision makes it fair for all the townships, it gives the small township the same chance as the large townships have. The International Harvester Com' Dany offers a Kemp Twentieth Cen tury Manure Spreader, the most per fect machine of its xina in tne wona, valued at $125. The spreader offered Is 10 feet and 9 inches long, 4 feet and 0 Inches wide and 20 inches deep. The cylinder is 19 inches in diameter. The front wheels have 4-Inch tires and the rear wheels 6-Inch tires.. If any far mer would like to have further par ticulars regarding this great piece of farm machinery, a card addressed to the International Harvester compa ny, Chicago, will bring a booklet dV acrlblna it in detail. The Perfection Wheat Cleaner vam panor, of Lexington, manufacturers of the best wheat cleaner on the mar ket offers one of their No. 2 wheat cleaners, valued at $36. - This ma. chine removes from wheat alt cockle, oats, chaff and dust and all broken and Inferior grains of wheat and It will do this at the rate of forty ousn els per hour. The farmer who has run his wheat Ahrough a "Perfection may rest assured that his seed wheat Is free from weevil, ana from an otn er Impurities. T. M. Sheets A Company, of Lex Inrton. offer one of their celebrated foroe pumps. This pump Is valued at $40 and has no superior on the mar ket at any price. This company Is (Continued on Page Eight.) Postmaster Walser Gets Endorsement But IndlrMtlens Are That Fight Hits Jast Began. Now that the election Is a thing of the remote past and our republican brethren are free to knife each other to their hearts' content the Lexing ton postofflce looms large on the po litical horizon. There has been a great deal of bush-whacking during the past two months, but no one knew how the fortunes of war stood until the grand show-down " at Greensboro Wednesday December 28. Early in the day the contending le gions got together and marched on Greensboro and the republican state executive committee. . There . were other contendlag factions from other cities there to -vex the peace-loving soul of John Motley, Morehead, tbe republican chairman and protege of Marloa Butler be of Infamous memory- who found that he couldn't come back and the 'fight, from all - ac counts, was a hummer. v ? -,. Asking for the job were Postmas ter .J. G. Walser, who has held the job for ten long weary years and Mr. D. F. Conrad, head of the Elk Furni ture Co., one of the city's best busi ness men and also a leader of his party, la the "bush-whacking era" the other candidates were-eliminated and these two stood forth alone. The correspondent of the Charlotte' Ob server said that Mr. T. E. McCrary was an applicant but this was a mis take. He was not an applicant and was not In Greensboro for the fight The. support of the McOrary faction was given Mr. Conrad and when the time tor the show-down arrived it was seen - that Mr. Conrad had the support of nearly everything else in the way of a republican- political entity In DavldBon county, r Backing him were Beven members of the re publican executive committee of Da vidson county and in tbe camp of the Walsers were four of the aforesaid committee, one of whom was a mem ber of the family and an other a post office employee. Not counting Inter ested parties, tbe vote In tbe David son county republican executive com mittee stood seven to two for Conrad. It is asserted that Mr. Conrad went to see Mr. Morehead some time ago and asked him what he was to do In the matter of endorsements. - Mr. Moreheed Is said to bare told him that he would appoint the-man most pleasing to the local executive com mittee and Mr. Conrad came .away pleased. He went to Greensboro with the endorsements that . Mr. Morehead said was necessary and laid them be fore the board .and thought hi case won.' nut ne aiu not a-now nr, Morehead. The state chairman had either forgotten his promises or he had repented of them. Anyway, when the smoke had cleared away Hon. J. G. Walser was In sole and solitary possession of the field. The republi can state executive committee had endorsed him. After this, of course, the battle was over. There was, however, an effort on the part of the friends of Mr. Conrad, at this totally unexpected denouement, to put a crimp In Mr. Waleer's aspirations and It came about as follows, as near as can be learned: Mr. John W. Cole, who will be remembered as an "also-ran" In the late political fight in Davidson, was asked to take the floor and tell the executive committee what he knew about Mr. J. G. Walser votlng-a split ticket at' the last election. Mr. Cole said that he voted immediately after Mr. Walser voted and that he believ ed that Mr. - Walser scratched the name of M. H. Stone, republican candidate for clerk of court and vo ted for Hon. C. E. Godwin and he went on to speak of a short conver sation he heard between the poll holders at the time. This created a slight stir and a messenger was sent for Mr. Walser. He came in and was told of the very creditable act at tributed to him and be promptly char acterised the whole story as a lie, not mincing words about it- at all. Every democrat In the county will agree on the statement that Mr. Walser could not have done a better thing than vote for Godwin and not one would have held it against him If he had voted for Godwin and he need ' not have lost his temper about It: but un der the circumstances the charge sa vored of high treason. Then It was, according to reports, that Mr. J. Til den Hedrick, one of Conrad's cohorts. arose and asked Mr. Morehead if the certificate of the republican poll holder and of the democratic poll- holder, to the effect that Mr. Walser did vote tor Clerk Godwin would be sufficient Mr. Morehead answered that such affidavits would stand with any judge and jury In the land but be did not say what effect such affidavit would have in staying the ruthless progress of his famous steam roller and the end of tbe mix-up is awaited with interest not to say apprehension, in oertaln quarters. Tbe members of the executive com mittees, came- back home Wednesday night red hot and boiling over, some of them too full (of emotion) for ut terance.- Mr. Morebead's disregard of the local moguls ranklea but there Is no great feeling against Mr. Wal ser. He has made a good post mas ter and the only thing against htm seems to be that he has held the job for ten years. . The biggest factor In the whole thing seems to be More- head's friendship for the Walser Jac tlon, which stood by him In the hot Morehead-Duncan fight that resulted in putting the cotton manufacturer In the saddle. Tbt McCrarys and the majority of the supporters of Mr. Conrad were Duncan men and It Is well-known that Mr. Morehead has no use for Duncanltes. Mr. More- bead has let hlr enmity to Duncan outweigh his regard for the recom mendations of tbe local organisation and his own promise, and unless some attention Is paid to the affidavits above mentioned, there does not seem to be much that the Duncan adher- enta can do about It It la also said that Mr. Conrad and his taction have a strong friend at court In the per son of Hon. Frank Hitchcock, poet- master general, and that the war will (Continued on Page Four.) Two Weeks Term ef loart Xrxt Xoatb Jndge Lyen Will Preside Other Matter t Interest Tha county . commissioners met Monday and were in session Monday and half of yesterday. Among the matters attended to by the commis sioners are noted the following: . J. M. Crotts was paid ,429.68 as the balance due him for keeping the county home, which was taken over by Mr. Frtttt last month. J. H. Fritts was paid $3.23 for keeping the coun ty home during the month of Decem ber, i Messrs. Ran Sink, ; Henry Culler, and Ernest Ctiddleboagh, were ap pointed to lay out a public road near Andrew Lindsay's place on the Greensboro road running by the homes of Wilkes and Robert Murphy near the Whttehart school house. It Was ordered that $20 be paid for tbe burial of Davidson; Craver, an old confederate soldier of Arcadia township, wbo died recently. Dr. E. J. Buchanan, county physi cian, offered his report showing that the health of the Inmates of the coun ty home has been good during the paBt month and that all of the prison ers In) the convict camp and In Jail are in good health. He reported that tbere is no epidemic in the county H. C. Johnson was allowed $64.20 for feeding the prisoners ' in the county jail during the month of December, The Lexington Hardware Company was paid $20.70 for materials used on the roads in Lexington township, : In Cotton Grove township, Messrs. O. U Stoner and Z. T. Sbarpe re signed as road trustees and Messrs. A. W. Feezor and A. M. Hunter were appointed to fill their places. Fire companies number one and number two, were exempted from poll tax as part compensation ' for their Bervlces. - , v Mr. C. M. Miller, civil engineer, of Salisbury, was paid $300 on the excel lent map of tbe county accepted last month. Mr. C. E. Weaver " gave bond as standard keeper and entered upon the duties of that office. : Sheriff A. T. Delap was authorized to sell -the real estate of delinquent taxpayers for 1908 and 1909 on Feb ruary 20. 1911. t- i JURORS FOR FEBRUARY COURT. Following are the jurors drawn to serve at the next term of Davidson superior court, which convenes Mon day, February 27th, with Judge C. C. Lyon, of Bladen county, presiding. The term is for two weeks and is for the trial of both crimnal and civil cases. The last name in each town- shlu is that of th fonte .for the sec- cud "irkwtceiir In xlngtotl 'and ThomasAiile, where the two last names are the jurors for the second week : Abbott's Creek W. S. Moore, J. S. Hines; John A. Reed. Arcadia John W. Nifong, David W. Hartman; I. J. Berrier. Alleghany A. C. Hopkins, Ulysses Lomax: W. E. Walker. Boonie C. P. Young, W. 11. Smith: J. W. Williams. Conrad Hill I. G. Thomas. A. W. Imbler; David Grubb, Jr. Cotton Grove J. L. Bllllngg, D. E. Smith; fl. L. Bowers. Emmons J. I. Snider, N. W. Lan ier; R. S. Garner. Healing Springs W. P. Copley, W, 0. Beam; A. A. Cole. Hampton 1st week E. D. Brewer, Jackson Hill C. C. lx)fUn, Stokes Smith; R. H. Skeen. Lexington A. H. Ieonard, W. H. Mendenhall, D. F. Everhart, H. W. DorBett, L. J. Peacock; John T. Lowe, R. W. Conrad. Midway Solomon Hlatt, G. A. Long; Sam W. Miller. Reedy Creek D. E. Ader, J. Leonard; W. E. Younts. Silver Hill E. A. Hedrick, J. Younts; J. F. Cross. Thoms8ville Frank Burton, Ed. Hilton, A. P. Long, R. J. Ottwell; C. D. Sechrlest. Erastus Darr. Tyro H. Helmstetler, L. F. Barnes; A. Craver. Yadkin College 2nd week. W. A. Phillips. ANOTHER FATAL AKIDEXT. Xr. D. L. Ceex, Farmer Coanty Sur veyor and Bespeeted Citizen of Alleghany the Victim. Mr. D. L. Cook, of Alleghany town ship, formerly county surveyor, died Monday night from injuries received while working around bis cotton-gin Monday afternoon at about o'clock. Mr. Cook was working at the saw and managed to get bis arm caught in its teeth, where it was lit erally sawed into pieces, the flesh be ing stripped off In strings. Tbe bones of the arm were crushed from the wrist up. The whole tbing was done in an instant and it was only a mat ter of secondB .until his son, Mr. F. M. Cook, who was ten feet away, had stopped the gin. His arm was found to be so firmly caught in the gin that it was impossible to extricate it with out tearing away apart of tbe gin and this was done as quickly as possible. Tbe injured man was carried to bis home and there physicians were sum moned. They were at his bedside in a short while and they did everything in their power to save him. He lived for ten hours after the accident and at times it was thought that he might recover but the shock was too much for him and he died Monday night He was 73 years old and tbere are few men of that age who could stand such a strain as well as he did. Mr. Cook is survived by seven chil dren, a widow and many grand-chil dren. At one time be was surveyor of the county and he did a great deal of surveying after bis term of office in all parts of the county. He served also aa deputy sheriff for some time and was a justice of the peace. For the past few years he has been active ly engaged In the cotton-gin business. A WORD TO THE FABXERS. PRIZES FOB SCHOOLS. Winners Announced After t'ea- siderable Delay. F. W. JUDGE ADAMS ATTEMPTS SUICIDE BcBubllcaa Leader, Prominently Men. turned for District Attorney, Is Sear Death's Doer. Judge Spencer B. Adams, one time republican state chairmaln and - a leader in bis party, attempted suicide at Keeley Institute Sunday night He Is now in St Leo's hospital and his condition is Indeed serious. There Is a bad wound, inflicted by a razor, three Inches In length across bis throat and reaches tbe trachea, slightly more than an' inch in depth Says the Greensboro News of the tragedy: With the absence of any assigned motive the natural theory of those who heard cm the attempt at self-de struction last night was that It was a result of a two weeks spell of heavy drinking. About two weeks ago Judge Adams went to Jacksonville, Fla., to attend to aome legal affairs and when ha retifrned ha gave his family and friends great concern by bis evi dent anxiety over personal affairs and unusual heavy drinking. , About a week ago, it Is said, rumors being used in the absence of any definite dates that could be supplied by those In position to rive them. Judge Ad ama Vent to the Keeley Institute for treatment Little was aeen of him from that time by hla friends and the news of hla attempt at self-destruction will come as a great shock. The strange actions of Judge Ad ams for the past two weeks or . tea days would tend to show that bis act of last night was the result of a pro tracted spell of despondency and that during this time he has been on tbe verge of selt-destructloa. several times. - Little Is known of the bare facts of tbe act The utmost 'secrecy was maintained In moving th wounded man from Keeley to the hospital and It waa only by accident that the story leaked out. Judge Adams has been on of tb giant of hi party, a man respected by everybody in Greens boro and tu story created a aensa- tlon. Legislature Meets Toduy. The North Carolina legislature meets today. There is no great issue to be met and the state is not in need of any drastic legislation. In fact, It ap pears that the country would be en tirely Bate if the solons should "cut it out within a week and come borne, but it Is the custom to stay on the job sixty days, as long as the law al lows and the legislature of 1911 will probably be no exception to the rule. The only real problem facing the legislature is that of -providing an adequate Income for the state and with The News & Observer on band with dead loads of advice it ought to be easy. The state treasury now has a deficit and something must be done about that. . Several sections of the state navel been undergoing new county agita tions, notably the "Grand Rapids of the SoutuVit r High "Point Guilford county, elgh says: The first "lobhy" to actively open up for the impending session of the legislature is composed of v the advo cates of Piedmont county, which it ie desired to form out of parts of Guil ford, Davidson and Randolph with High Point as the county Beat. J. J. Farriss, chairman of the executive committee, has opened headquarters in the Yarborough hotel and there will be a number of campaigners from High Point and other sections of the territory Involved here con stantly to press the fight throughout the session, as they express it, "until they are given what they ask." Col. Wescott Roberson Is chairman of the legislature commute. This . promises to be the overshadowing "new coun ty issue." But High Point is not the only duck In the puddle, for the dispatches state that an advance guard from Robeson and Cumberland counties proclaim, that there is to be a renewal of the old fight for the creation of Hoke county, with Raeford as the county seat, and with parts of Robeson and Cumberland as .its territory, and that offsetting this there will be the de mand for a simple division of Robe son so that there will be Robeson county with Lumberton as the county seat and North Robeson with Red Springs as the county seat The county authorities will fight both is sues. . There will be more anti-trust legls- iBlatlon this year and this time it is expected to break out In the House. It has been announced that one K. M. Koonce, the Onslow giant (physical- only) has a bill already prepared and the said bill is armed with teeth of the tearing, rending variety. Last ses sion the anti-trust comedy sketch was played In .the senate, Hon. James B, Look hart taking the leading role. The speakership fight, which was decided In the democratic caucus last night and all of the lesser scrambles clerks, door-keepers, janitors, etc.. were Interesting. The fight for the biggest prize was between Mr. W. C. Dowd, the Charlote editor and the anti-trust agitator Koonce mentioned above, with half a dosen others labeled aa receptive candidates. Dowd has put up a fine fight for It and deserves to win. Last legislature he missed It by only a few votes. He has had the backing, during the last three days, f an adroit and skillful bunch of workers in the persons of F. R. Mc Nlnch, E. R. Preston, Senator Nelll Pharr. H. B. Varner. Cameron Mor rison, J. A. McRae and Heriott Clark- son. - W. C DOWD ELECTED SPEAKER. Last night Mr. Dowd was elected sneaker by a unanimous vote, Mr. Koonce having withdrawn from race. ' : .-" A Short Message of Real Importune r Remainder ef Educational Dny Prlze te the Farmer of Dstldsoa and to Tbe Dispatch. We hare contended all along that Alter waiting tor several weeks the farmer is the hub of tbe flnan- The Dispatch is able to announce the cial and industrial world and that remainder of the prize-winners In tha everything is directly dependent on Educational Day contests, held No- two nim. his prosperity means the pros- vember 17 as a part of home coming perity of tbe merchant, the manu- week. There are two reaunn tnr tM. iaciurer, ine lawyer, tne newspaper long delay, one of which is that 8u man and everybody else and in stick- perintendent Vann has been vn tinn ing close to the farmer, boosting his visiting schools and the other is that iuierei wuereer ponniDie ana Btnr- the teachers of the schools contest lug always to better agricultural lng were very Blow abont ,endlllg Jn uieiuuus, ins uibiiuicii IB ueimng 11- the infnrma tfrn nooriori M A " a? we" nejnf tne ha been done by the delay, however. ann tha err a of- mn It itii a tvhioh tna I ... ... ' ana tne only disagreeable feature was ths Qua nan a a In wkLnK Ie- i Farm tinnera nri fnpnra- nrml. " -u .v upi uu - - " f nnmiunnv anhnnl. Hi i Zl .I' For test essay on "Athletics in v "... A"::,'. " .i?: " "I the School" chief honors go to Church- passed away. Old methods have been njJ "'fl0?'' Mr' ' K' ?win discarded and new ideas are taking I . ? z.. " ' , ' "'""'"b hm ... .k ..i u. i ttZ school a Students' Reference, Library uuiu tuv areif a?. i' ui uici 11 Hie 1 r . ... farmers of the country labored from 2? I i? 6o Th 8 e'egant prize waa year's end to year's end with the " n- Jar- mlBfnknn nntinn nnnarmiul In their I hcjuukiuu unuta OCUUUiH minds that hard work would bring I ""A Prot- p- s- VanD' county strperin- success and for generations they till- u?"1 ul ""c instruction, me win ed the soil as their fathers had tilled nmK essav appears elsewhere In The It, lived in houses their fathers hadlul8Dalcn toaay. - - lived in and went to school a few I r me largest numoer 01 children short months in the year as their 1 111 Parade according to the census of fathers had before them and despite tne school district, the Bank of Lex- the fact that they worked in season mgton. Bans: or Davidson, Comnier and out of season, diligently and cial and Savings Bank and the Na- faithfully, they died as poor as their tional Bank of Lexington combined to fathers had died, leaving their chil- offer a 30 library. They gave $16, dren to follow in' their footsteps and which according to tbe provisions of repeat their lire history. Within the I tne school law relative to public memory of the majority of farmers I school libraries, enables the winner to now living some wise person began secure one of the very helpful collec- preacning a omerent gospel. Aided tions or good books. This prize was by the press and by organized effort, won by the Welcome school, of which it went rortn to tne tarmers or tne Mr. G. C. Snoolman is teacher. Sec country that ideas, plus hard work, ond prize, a $3 school bell, was taken maae success, i nis is a principle by the Reeds High School, Prof. T. that holds in every walk of life, but Hendrix principal. Third prize, a as related to farming it took on a nice table for the school room, went new aspect ana it nas revoiutionizeajto the Churchland High School, Prof. laiui vuuuiuuub, i ijc-w uioiuuu i rj,( HflBty 'pnnCip&l spread nice wild nre and it you would The dozen iWTerg of th e.ltv ioln- kitow to what extent It has affected ed ,n ofrerlug another of the hand- 8 in,atAH" o.8k. 8e5!?rta7 w'",0,n'Ao1 some $30 libraries tor the largest per the United States Department of Ag- centum of rhiirtren in the nrVd from any school according ; to the riculture. Figures show that the earning capacity of the farmer, aa a direot result of this agricultural nn,.t.nln. Ua I .......... I CJ nnn. a .uf it. it t principal and the especially fine ap- K. .,U, .hi. I pbUl HUWU V. VIA V VUtlUItU VB. 110 BliUUVl census. This was won by ' Arcadia High School, Prof. J. C. Barnhardt worth while? m. t, 'niuoii, I. i . won for them another prize. try to teach the farmers of Davidson L.SeC02d Pri' uIry v.alud.. at county anything new. The object of 1B- onrea lne "euT8 f8"er- thls little sermon was to get your at- ""'"s1"" tentlon and we hope that we have It. I STa2eS !c'?0' w.a8T won PlM TV la our contest for farmers our sole ms" rlul- v.n oiu, ynu nnrnOHA In tn heln rfnrnjifl thin newlCipai. doctrine of "ideas-plus hard work. Thtrd prize, a $2 school bell offered makes success" and we don't believe I by . tne merchants of Thomasvllle, T H,LT:rr.. "that there is a "farmer in Davidson went to the Happy Hill special tax Uluu:u i.um ivai- . . . . . . ... .-hvi! nf whlnh Ml I.nln Mrttnlner vvuiuj nuu ib iuvi cuuu 511 tuiun. 1 "i - .. CT - that he knows It all.' We believe I is principal -and Miss ransy nates as that our great free trit to a county of sistant model farms, fine roads aird progres- Other prizes were offered for the sive people,' will do our great county best school float but the committee a world of good. The Selwyn Farm, made no awards, as tbere were no where our guests wil be entertained, I floats contesting. represents the very highest "point in . 1 1 . 1 ..t . n.i 1 A "f a!,; ... i ..." k"b"1' School Board In Session. ui uuimio uac ucrju cjjtt w. 111 ct(uijr- 1 Ding this magnificent farm and there Tle Davidson county school board is nothing lacking. All that unlimit- met Monday in the office of County ed money and the finest agricultural Superintendent vatm and is In ses emiepts onulH devise him been. iv- sion today, working over the appor- ished on this great farm and there tlonment of the school fund for the will he trained exnnrtR nreaent tn various district Of the county. In show The Dlsnateh nartv the whole addition to the routine work done by plant. There is no better place on he board, a few of the other matters earth to Ket new and useful ideas that came up are as follows: than the Selwvn Farm and we want the Citizens or SCilOOl di8trtctS 4, the opportunity of taking you there. ana s 01 inomasvuie townauip. Davidson county needs new ideas. neve iiuuuraaui. cuauges iu We have made irrent nrnirreaa rtnr- these districts Which Will result in ing the oast decade, but other coun- tne moving 01 scnooi nouses ana a gen- tea have mane ernater nrns-reaa anri erai reau lusuuein OI tne district Hues. Mecklenburg is one of them. The District number 8 wants a large slice way to get new ideas is to go where of district number 6 in order to the people have got them. Isn't that enlarge that district, build a modern true' building in tbe centre of the district In our announcement published ana secure one or the state hlgn elaewhern we are tnllina- nf the wnn. SChOOlS. I hlS Will result in the VOt- derB of the wonderful Selwyn Farm la,g of a special tax In the district and we are not exaggerating a bit In and Kreatly improved educational fa- fact, we find it impossible to tell you I reuimuuer m uittn iti the half nf It and we are a-nin tn number 6 Wishes to Combine With leave the balance to your imagina- numoer 4, seieot a new scnooi site tlon. We are willing to guarantee ana Put "P a"000 ouuamg. inia that the trip and the farm will be a wouio give two strong uisincis ana anuive nf unending nrnflt anil nleaa. irom certain exurBBBlunn irum ure to every 'person that wins the members of the board it seems that trin vmi win Mnu hark hnm with they are not averse to th plan. It a head full of new idea and through ,s expected that a special meeting of you to your neighbors these ideas P"". WI" : will anread until all nf Ttov Irtnnn uam w oneuu ut ine uwiivr. county feels their Impulse. The Dls- ne county superintendent was or- patch expect thla excursion to the ureruwj uu u uu cre state's foremost county to result In a of land In Alleghany township fonn- mnv.n,mt fnr hotter maris hatter Criy USed for B negTO BChOOl. schools and better churches as well During the year that has past the as better farms and Improved farm boara nM tdel ln tne erection of methnria Ttavlriann nnnntv la far an. Seven Or eight School building and at perior to Mecklenburg in natural re- tne meeting Monday orders were made sources, but Mecklenburg stands far 10 nmn wun uu wo ui 01 meiu. In tha loari haranu nf tha font that I 11 waa urueruu lliai uie uiuuer ml the doctrine of "Ideas nlus hard work" rver ,tt Oietrict 6, uoone townsnip. reached them a little earl er than It J"' on' aui-uuui w idb Kiuaiug, ui reached us. The Dispatch starts 106 school, be used In putting blinds this contest with the view of arous- " " Duiiaing ana painting iu the Kearty 4M New Banks. During the year 1910, three hundred and ninety-three new banks were or ganised and began business In the south, with aggregate capital or imzu.uuu, says the Southern Banker. Fifty-five banks that began business previous to 110 Increased their capital $2,644,500 In the aggregate during the year just closed, making a total accession to the banking capital of the south of $9,96400. Th total number of new banks Include 50 national and 343 state, private bank and trust com nanle. The 1,460 national bank In the ing tbe 'people of Davidson to their needs and asks for the hearty Co-op eratlon of every mam and woman In 1!!! J? J2' tiS..ln.t.er!8tAf Greensboro citizen waa run over and Killed by Train. Andrew Weatherly, a well the county at heart. This is a cam- instantly killed by an Incoming train the county. This trip Is going to be good. You will be entertain-'!, a m worth while and the fact that you are and treated loyally all day long a republican will not mar your enjoy- it won't cost you a ipenny. Thre v meat of the day and you will never be comfortable aut's to curry Inaa anv alaan Avar havlnr hnlned tn over the rmirt rrmda Of ' south hav capital, aurplu and undl- hoost th circulation of The Die- and-thronr.h t! srest f ' vlded profit of $261,020,000 as against patch lotte snd In a u to t - I $240,401,000 at th do of 1908, a Bet Th trjp wm u0 T0 gooo. Ther la a llHt of 1, . r increase of nearly $18,000,000 for th'S nothing Ilk a change of seen for r to the real in, national bank alon la thirteen j.T. t ihort whlI. ,n(1 m trlp t0 Come wiOi us an 1 late.- , f Mecklenburg with a company of jully t'W(i. KTn. nr..crahrnv' nrv Madison in the western part of k .1T i $7 in ui QrenBboro Saturday morning. His that make for progress, so that w" msngied so as to b almost th....K h.m th. hi. hj. h. 1 unrecognizable. - - , wMV. uuuj v. iu, tha 1.1 . v th.ft nannla fnav ha reached I " "' iv, anta tha contest 1 the deceased was standing at the side ..r. na fw ni.hhnr. of the track and apparently jumped In to renew their subscriptions to The front of the train. He was seen at the Dlanatch and ma ant after tha man """ yiovo wu un j umuiw . who is not Uklna- the naoer. The Di- thought that It la a case of suicide patch I not a rabid political sheet It is not devoted exclusively to tbe ex- ; Dlsclalmlnt for a second time any ploltatlon Of th democratic party. Intentlrm nf hlmaelf hecomlnr a nrea it gives It political opponents a llri.ntlal candidate In 118. W. 1. Brv- square deal always and It has nothing tlli fn tt, currant issue of hi Com agalnat yon If you happen to be are- moner, suggests tour -democratic pos publlcan. You are a citizen of Dav ibHlUes Joseph W. Folk. Mayor iason county, interesiea in ine coun- 04ynor, 0ov, Harmon of Ohio and Gov. ty growtu .no weuare ana m.i 8 I elect Wilson of ' New Jersey, but enouga wr si vv. r- your inenu mRke, cholc. ,mont lh, four. Get In the contest with us and helnl u to better agricultural condition In good fellow will do you worlds rf J