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THE PAPER OF THE PEOPLE. FOR THE PEOPLE AND WITH THE PEOPLE
ESTABLISHED 1882 ,L ' ' LEXINGTON, N. C. "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1911. " VOL. XXIX NO. 41
A CYCLONIC
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itki d Cnpreccf acted Of
fer for 10
CECE FOR THE
ww and Bake tor the lu wbe
' Tint tm the Vest Cash an Smb.
serlptloa between Te-day .aad the
" Clone ef the Ceatet--Opportnnlty
, ef a Life-Time for Every Lire One
In This The Finish Promises U be
Wans Heavy Tote Polled LMt
Week Another Gmi Prise- Yalaed
at WM Added te the list ef flea-
GREAT PRIZE FOB HUSTLE BS. j
Te the him who tarns In the most
actual cash on subscription, either
new or old, between today and the
close of the contest, Saturday, Feb
rsary, 88, at twelve o'clock noon,
will be given, absolutely tree, ono
Walter A. Wood "Admlrar Sower,
Talued at 146 and one Walter A.
Wood Steel Damp Hay Bake, rai
led at $2V All ef tali goes to the
man who secures and tacrnt In the
greatest number of cash subscrip
tions between today and the close
of the contest. What yon hare done
In the past does not eonnt In this
special offer.'. The man who has
not "turned a trick" in the fame
so far, stands as rood a show to
win this $70 worth of high grade
machinery as the man who has been
In the fight from the beginning. It
will go to a real hastier. -
A. Wood 'Admiral Mowers" more val
uable than others, are:
An lmprored draft device; Improves:
cutting apparatus; longer pitman;
weight of cutter bar carried upon main
axle; Improved foot lift: increased
tractive power without corresponding
Increase In weight
The "floating frame" (exclusive
Wood feature) permit the aafe car
rlaa-a of the balance wheel lower than
on others makes of mowers, thus in
creasing the power of the pitman
throat. - ' ."' -
Aa the balance wheel and knife
head are always in the same .elatlve
positions, cramping ot the pitman oan
not occur. The pole not being rigidly
attached to the frame, neither driver
nor team are affected by the vibration
of the a-earlnc " t.-
Another feature found omy in tne
Walter A. Wood Mowers Is that the
front aide of the frame, from, balance
wheel to main shoe can bo raised oy
meana of the lifting; device. Thus
stump o "other obstruction can te
passed. TOU DON'T HAVE TO 00
AROUND IT. - "
Catalogs giving full description for
the asking.
This mower is donate to The Dis
patch Farmers' Contest by the David
son Hardware co, oriaanngion.-
The price ot thU mower is lib caah
WOOD'S SELF-DUMP HAT BAKE.
"The Walter A. Wood Steel Self
Dumn Har Rake." Is a no less admira
ble piece of machinery and Its descrip
tion follows: s ; J '
The latest and best rake made by
Wood. Several thousands have been
nut in use and It is a proven: success.
.. Its construction Is one of strength,
angle ateel composing most of the
parts receiving the strain. The axles
are cold rolled steel. Each tooth has
Its own separate holder to make re-
Xethodlst Church Starts Aid Find Citizen ef Tyre Township Are Messed
Vnrtir.'iuf Z .V-T" hold oa the people of Davidson county
n.nl. , chin. k.. i, a...wi.. ' and within the next six months there
at the Methodist church with contri- I.111 be a number kxl Ux elections.
buttons reaching about $15. Other L " 'L .T, ZZ u r ,Zl
contributions came in Monday and 1th Kecnedy hI, wia vote rn the
on the hundred dollars worth of prop
erty and 75 cents on the . pott lor
school betterment in about a month
and there seems to be no doubt aa to
the voting of the tax. The people of
tne dur.net are wiae-awaae ana real
ise that their childreninast have bet
ter school advantages.'
The first local tax district In David-
county was formed three years
THE CHI3ESE FAXIHE.
AS ABQEYE3T FOB LOCAL TAX.
China Stricken by Both Flagne
and Famine..
Lexington is going to do her part
0her Leeal Tat Campaigns
Are la Frobpecs.
The Meal tax Idea Mi taking siron
The grand bonus offer closed Satur
' day and there was a world of Interest
and enthusiasm manifested by the con
testants and their friends. There was
real and effective work done last week
and don't you forget it! While there
la not the slightest danger ot The Dis
patch getting rich oft of the proceeds
of this contest, it has been a wonder
tut success already. It has stirred the
, people front one end of the county to
the other and it haa. served, to Bring
' out the best men In every township to
help in the campaign of education that
The Dispatch Is waging.; Good roads
and better farming methods have al
ready received an impetus that will
be felt for years to come.
We are on the homestretch now.
The goal ts already In sight Barely
ten davs of the treat contest remain
and the candidates are going like the
wind. There is no time for "fooling"
now and every man In the contest
realizes It They are ' making ev
erv edge cut and the race is a "peach."
So tar, nobody has the grand prize
cinched. It Is anybody's race and the
man who stands away down toward
the bottom ot the llBt may have a trump
no fats sleeve that will put a crimp in
the aspirations ot many who are ap-
parently more speedy. -AN
UNPRECEDENTED OFFER.;
There have been contests and con
tests and there have been offers with-
out end that were dubbed "unpreceden-
ted" and "unparalleled" and all that
sort of thing, but the real thing In the
war of an un-heard-of proposition
'Comes to the front this week in this
contest.. Here It ts:
10 me man wuu tuiuo m uiv mis
est amount of actual cash on subscrlp
" tlon, new or old, between now snd the
close of the contest. Saturday, Febru
ary 25. at twelve o'clock noon, the
Davidson Hardware 'Company will
. give, through The Dispatch, one Wal
ter A. wood Aamirai mower, tbi-
tuui at 145. snd one Walter A. Wood
8teel Self Dump Hay Rake, valued at
t2Sl Did vou get thatT .Kememoer,
- In this offer It is money that talks snd
the grand prize a mower and rake
" . second to none In the country, worth
- every cent of $70 goes to the man
who turns in the most real, hard cash
' on subscription between today and the
close of the contest Are we not close
. to correct In calling tbia an unprece
dented offer?
Who can win . this?. Anybody. A
farmer not now In the contest can get
in the sameund stand as good a show
as anybody to walk off with this grand
' ' What Mil han a 1 r,n Av uuinm.
BlUhed In the way of turning, in casn
and pulling down votes doesn't cut
any ice in this transaction, mis is
contest within a contest and It prom
ises to make a cyclonio whirl all its
very own. Every farmer In the coun
ty who has cut his. wisdom . teetn
- knows the Walter A. Wood products
and he does not have to be told that
- the mower and rake are the real thing
the verr best made. The Davidson
Hardware Company will be glad to
- ahnw vou the two Dleces of machinery,
If vou are not already acquainted with
' them, and a close Inspection of them
will please you. . :
THE SPECIAL- PRIZES DESCRIBED
For the benefit of those who have not
had a chance to examine the machin
ery of the Walter A. Wood Company at
WOOD'S ADMIRAL MOWER.
first hand, the following description
Of the "Admiral Mower" la here (riven
WOOD'S SELF-DUMP HAT RAKE,
moving a tooth convenient The teeth
have a coll spring where they receive
strain. To avoid a twisting strain on
the trip-rod in turning a corner, the
trip-rod Is made in two parts. The
concave tires protect the ends of the
spoke and prevent side slipping.
An economical feature ts the three
piece hub, any ot the parts of which
may be renewed when worn. The
dumping device Is absolutely accurate
The teetn may be locked down, or
nearly locked down, as the driver may
deslr This rake ' door the cleanest
kind of work. r ''
See it before you buy. - " ;
Donated to The Dispatch Farmers
Contest by the Davidson Hardware
Company, Lexington, N. C, "The Store
That Treats you Right". .
it sens tor zo casn.
INDEPENDENT OF ALL OTHER
itrv: PRIZE OFFERS, ""
This offer does not in any way af
fect any other offer and the man who
wins it is eligible for any other prise
offered.18 One of the rules of the con
test is that only one of the regular
list of Drtzes can go to any one town
ship, but that rule does not affect this
offer at all and the man who wins the
$125 manure spreader also has a chance
ot winning the $70 special prize, ail in
addition to the big trip to Charlotte.
Now go for It. May the best man win!
ANOTHER FINS' PRIZE ADDED.
The Davidson Hardware Company,
not content with making the splendid
proposition above outlined, adds yet
another handsome prize to the fine list
of grand prizes offered under the rules
ot the contest, the man securing the
largest number of votes In the contest
having first choice and so on down un
til the prizes are exhausted. This is
the Roderick Lean Pivot Axle Cultiva
tor, valued at $37.50, and one of the
most valuable pieces of farm machin'
ery on the market A double column
cut of this prize and a full description
of It appear on another page. Read it.
THE OTHER PRIZES. .
The International Harvester Com
pany offers a Kemp Twentieth Cen
tury Manure Spreader, the, most per
fect machine of its kind in the world,
valued at $125. The spreader offered
Is 10 feet and 9 Inches long. 4 feet and
6 Inches wide and 20 Inches deep. The
cylinder Is 19 Inches In diameter. The
front wheels have 4-lnch 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 de
scribing it in detail. -
The Perfection Wheat Cleaner com
pany, 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 all cockle,
oata. chaff and dust and all broken
and inferior grains oi wneat ana h
will do this at the rate ot forty bush
els per hour.- The farmer who has
run his wheat through a "Perfection"
may rest assured that his seed wheat
is tree from weevil, and from all oth
er ImDurltles. -
T M BhMt a- Cnmnanv. oi Lx-
lnRton. offer one of their celebrated
force mumps. This pump is valued at
$40 and has no superior on the mar
ket at anr Drice. This company
selling their product as fast as they
can manufacture It and every one they
have manufactured has given perfect
satisfaction. This Is a splendid prize
snd one that every farmer would like
to have.
Another valuable prize is from the
J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company,
O. C. Kllngman, branch office mana
ger. Greensboro, N. d It la a Racine
Harrow Attachment, valued at $14. It
Is made to attach to a gang or sulky
plow and follows the furrow, smooth
ing and cutting the soil so ss to make
a perfect seed-bed In one trip over the
field. By Its use the sub-soil Is pack
ed and a dust-mulch la left on the sur
face to keep the natural moisture In
the ground.
HOW THE VOTE STANDS.
The names of the contestants an
the vote ot each one Is published on
yesterday and any one wishing to con
tribute may leave whatever amount
they wish to give with The Dispatch.
it la a worthy cause and all who are
able to do so should contribute.
It Is said that at least 1.000.000 neo-
ple are facing starvation In central
China. In northern China and Man
churia a deadly plague la sweeping off
tnousands. in the districts around
Harbin, China, the dead He nnburied
in the streets. All foreign officials,
strangers and all whites are leaving
me in rested districts as rapidly - as
possible. Dr. Samuel .Cochran, a mis
sionary, In charge of the Hone HosdI-
tal, at Hwai Yuen;' writes of famine
conditions
The people have left their homes
In great numbers, wandering away to
tne south Dy families to see If they
can In some way or other live through
to the spring by begging or by public
oounty from the imperial or official
granaries. In each village, out of
twenty families, twelve or fifteen will
tnus escape south, leaving three or
four of the better provided to watch
the buildings,
"Of all the distressing sights of this
povery-affllcted land none is so dis
tressing as that of these little family
caravans so characteristic of famine
years. The father pushes a barrow on
whicnls an Iron pot a small bag of
wheat, or rice, a rice bowl or two, one
or two extra garments and one or two
of the younger children. The mother
walks In front helping to pull the
barrow by a rope and also carrying
the youngest baby, only a few montha
old. Older children walk alongside.
As they go they gather up stray
straw and grass to cook the next
meal. At noon they stop and dig a
hole In the ground, over which they
set the pot and cook a meal of gruel.
At night they aleep in a temple or in
some doorway, without much if any
bedding. . They may be able to find
some place where there Is s little more
to be had by begging or public alms,
and then they set up a pair of straw
mats into a hut, shaped like the top of
an i old prairie schooner, doming a
setlement of - such ' refugees beside
the city wall, and there they spend the
winter. They are ragged and squalid
beyond description, and those that do
not die are living next door to starva
tion and in the spring may die of re
lapsing and typhus fevers. Others
have feet frozen by the winter s frosts,
rippling them for life even if their
lives are spared. So you will under
stand what a constant and absorbing
pic Is that of the weather and the
ops to every one here, even the
rich. -:
Furthermore, famine years breed
bandits and disorder. , Desperation
makes them bold and life and property
are not safe outside the towns."
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The Seed Cora Keettngs.
Mr. W. C. Wilson returned to the city
yesterday from ThomasvUle where he
went to make arrangements for the
seed corn demonstration which la to
take place as announced elsewhere In
The Dispatch today. ' For the contest
he secured the following prizes;
For the best seed corn of the pro
lific variety, one Oliver Chilled Plow,
valued at $4.50, offered by the Crutch-
field Hardware Company; second, one
bag of 8-2-2 guano, offered by L. W.
ago In Tyro township, district No. L
Before the tax was voted the teacher
was paid $21.50 per month, the aver
age length of the school term was two
and a half months and inere were only
49 chiliren In the distifct Today, the
teacher Is Daid $85 per month, the
aistant Is also well-paid, the school
term Is nine montha long and last year
the average attendance was 94. The
number of .children In Ihe district has
arown from 49 to 112 owing to people
moving into that district to get the
benefit of the school. There Is really
no more DODular district in the county
and there are hundreds ot good citi
zens who would like to move in
there was room for them.
Recently over their own signatures
the patrons of this excellent district
submitted the following to superenieu-
dent Vann: -. ' , .; v.,
"State of North Carolina,
Davidson County. ,
We. the undersigned, tax-payers and
natrons of nubile school District ino.
1 Tvro township, hereby certify that
we are well-pleased and satisfied with
the oneration of local tax in our. dis
trict: and that under said local tax, the
amount anorooriatea to our aistnci
under the general law and by private
subscriptions, we have a school In said
district for nine months' in each year."
This statement Is signed by every
tax-payer In the drstxlct with the ex
ception of one, who was out of the
neighborhood When tns paper was pre
pared snd who Is known to be an en
thusiastic local tax man.
DT Aim ABOUT LEH5GT0J.
Personal Keatlos lavements ef the
People Sawn Items ef la-
terest.
Miss Ola Homey spent Sunday In
High Point -, .
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. McCrary spent
Friday in Greensboro. :
Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Clodfelter re
turned to the city Sunday sight
Mr. Q. W. Miller, register ot deeda,
visited friends at Bethesda Sunday.
Mtas Leslie, of Concord, is here on
a visit to her sister, Mrs. A. H. Jar-
rett.
Miss Frank Robblns left yesterday
for Statesville where she will visit
Miss Marie Long.
Messrs. Claude and John Fjillbrlght
of Charlotte, spent Sunday with Mr,
and Mrs. L. R McCall, -
Mr. H. B. Tarner went to Raleigh
yesterday to attend the meeting ot the
Central Highway Convention,
Lowe Crouse, expert blacksmith.
who has been employed recently by
Rothrock ft Weaver, has appendicitis.
Death of Bev. T. A. Boone.
Rev. T. A. Boone, once the pastor of
the First Methodist church of this city.
died last week In Mocksville. Of him,
the Charlotte Observer says:
Rev. T. A. Boone, one ot the oldest
and mor t useful ministers In the state,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
J. O. King, in Mocksville on last Sun
day In his 80th year. ' Mr. Borne was
a superannuated trtV Piths Wes
tern Nonn uaroima conference or tne
Methodist church and wasa preacher
ot great force and spiritual power. He
joined the conference in isva and naa
therefore been a member for nearly
fifty years, and has served as -pastor
ot the churches in Roxboro, Durham,
Oxford. Shelby Wadesboro, Lexington,
Lenoir. Hickory, Elkln and other
nolnta. Mr: Boone was twice married
first tq Miss Emily Beckham of South
Carolina, who died In 1869. In 1871
he nfarried Miss Emily Howerton of
Raleign. She died about five years
ago. Since that time Mr. Boone has
been in feeble health and unable to do
active work. Some weeks ago ho was
taken with the griti and in his frail
condition his body gave way to disease
and the end came Sunday
The body was buried In Mocksville
on Monday, the funeral service be
ing conducted by Rev. Dr. G. T. Rowe
of Tryon street Methodist church of
this city, and Rev. B. Margeson of tne
Mocksville Methodist church. He was
Elliott For. the best seed of the one-
ear, variety, one pair of $4 shoes, by,, g00a ,man, deeply spiritual, faithful
Moore Brothers, merchants; second, t(J the Ilign committed to him and
one wagon bridle, J. M. Morris ft Sons. oolovea by Bi, who knew him. He
For the seed corn show and contest I )eRveg geyerai chllcfcen, among them
in Lexington, ne secureu me lowowiug Mr. j 0. King of Mocksville, Mrs. Lil
prize; . : ... llv of Montgomery county, and Mrs. v.
For the best seed of tne proline va- , wi.n nt thi Mtv
rtety, one Oliver Chilled Plow, offered ' '
by the Davidson Hardware Company; ''
second, one $3.50 saddle, Lexington i Lewis West Captured.
Hardware Company.-For the best seed- T,wa West the negro desperado
corn of the one-eared variety,' Grimes
Brothers offer two bags of 8-2-2 ferti
lizer; second, one pair of $2.50 shoes
by A. H. Hlnkle. '
Every contestant must bring at leasi
one hundred (100) ears of corn In or
der to be In the contest The, demon
stration is being held under the aus
pices of the Davidson County Agricul
tural Association and In order to help
defray exnenses. every farmer is asked
to donate the corn which be oners in :
the contest to the assoc
who shot two officers at Wilson several
days ago, was captured Saturday at
Maxton. after a cheae lasting more
than a week in which many thousands
of the good citizens of eastern Caro
lina participated. There were many
false. alarms and several arrests were
made but it turned out that the wrong
man had been nabbed In each case un
til Saturday, when the chief of police
of Maxton found West eating his dln-
i he offers ininer ln a negro restaurant and nailed
latlon and irWm . Wegt made no attempt to es-
Mrs. Charles Robinson, after a visit
of some length to Mrs. T. E. McCrary,
returned to her home in Hillsboro last
week.
Mr.. Thos. H. Lamb, whose illness
was noted last week. Is but little im
proved. He is still confined to his
room.
Mrs. 8. G. Couch, of Southern Pines,
is here to spend a- couple of weeks
with her son, Mr. A. L. Couch, on Cen
ter street
Miss Dell Watson returned to Lex
ington Saturday after a visit of sev
eral days to her father, W. A. Watson,
Esq., of Greensboro.
Mr. B. G. wilkerson is again on
duty with the Davidson Furniture Co,
after being confined to his home for
ten days by illness.
Mr. R. L. Nunn, county organizer of
the Farmers Union, a citizen of Stokes
county and a mighty good farmer, was
ln the city Monday.
Mrs. J. R. McCrary and little daugh
ter, Christine, returned Saturday from
Crltz, Va., accompanied by Mrs. Mc
Crary's mother, Mrs. John Tatum.
Mr. Moyer Sink returned 'Monday
night from Keyser, W. Va., where he
has been engaged for several weeks
in Installing hew machinery In a steam
laundry plant in that city.
Mrs. A. L. Clodfelter and daughter,
Miss Lemma, are visiting relatives In
High Point Miss Clodfelter will also
visit for several days in Virginia be
fore returning to Lexington.. . .
Deputy-Sheriff:. ?' C. "Sink went to
Denton Monday on a tax collecting ex
pedition. He carried the tax books for
several deputies living In Emmons,
Jackson, Healing -Springs and Alle
ghany.
Mr.. W. M. Brown, of the Davidson
Insurance and Trust Company, attend
ed a most enjoyable banquet given by
the Southern Life ft Trust Company at
the Guilford Hotel in Greensboro, Frl
day night
Phillips ft Bower, attorneys, are
having the room in the rear of their
present office fitted up for occupancy
and will use both rooms. When fin
ished their offices will be second to
none ln town.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
A. L. Chappuis .will regret very much
to learn that Mrs. Chappuis is serious
ly 111. At latest account her condition
showed some Improvement- though
she is far from out of danger.
Mrs. H. M. Geer, ot. Belton, S. C,
and Miss Annie Burkhead, of Bates-
burg, S. C.J will arrive Thursday to
visit Miss Nellie Trice. Sunday night
Miss Trice and her guests will leave
for Baltimore, where they go to study
millinery ; fashions and purchase
goods.
Mr. J. J. Hedrick, who has been
with the Chattanooga Medicine Com
pany since the first of the year, work
ing In Virginia, has secured a transfer
to North Carolina and will work the
trade ln this state with Lexington as
headquarters. This will enable him to
be at home more and will be much
better for him as his work In Virginia
cailed for long absences.
The negroes of Baxtervllle, Miss., are
(ctric weld -wire lencing. ,n . ,0 and are IeBVing tho county
load at greatly reduced by MOre( M a rMult of posting of
will be aold at auction on the day or i., v(. -.-. W.P. nina ra
the contest, the proceeds going to the volveri dangerous knives and
association. - ? - Ivasora and several hundred car-
'" tridsres. He 'Dawned a gun at Maxton
- Business Xews Kotes. to get money to buy food and this led
Tho rtavl.nn Harriwnrn lamina B " U'D ",
third and last call for one and all to
take advantage of their bargain prices
on their electric weld wire fencing,
Another car
prices. ' -v - '. Iniacards upon their doors by gangs of
Sugar Brothers advertise extra oar-. k , wh,tpl ordering them to "get
gains ln men's and boys suits thisiout or te kuied." white men say so
week. Hunt up their ad -and aee what . an na,rna hHVI1 wn Involved in
they have to offer. .'crimes lately that they will rid the
J. W. McCulloch, O. a., advises you ., ,hom v.eral authorities
to Inform yourself about your at Memphis have sent secret service
Read his ad. . ' ... ; imB nfira to ascertain the namos of the
1UU oozen oi men cuimra win wm
put on sale at The Fred Thompson
Company's store tomorrow morning
and they will go, wnne tney laai, ai
58 cents per dozen.
The Star has noosed -a wxie moiu-
er, a great vitagrapn story oi uie
Confederacy, for Monday. See It
Bates ft Burkhead, successos of B.
H. Finch, advertise their fine line of
grass seed, garden seeds, guano, etc.
In this Issue. Read what they have to
say. ' ' ' ,.:'" -
Mrs. L. X. Kersehaer Dead.
Mrs. L. M. Kerschser, wlfa of Rev.
L. M. Kerschner, died at her home ln
Salisbury last week after a long Ill-
leaders of the gangs.
There will be three "8eed Corn
Meetings' ln the county . next week,
The first will be at Detnon on Wed
nesday. February 22, the second
Lexington on Friday the 24th, and the
third at Tbomasvtlle on Saturday, Feb
ruary 25. There will be premiums tor
the best and second best seed corn of
both prolific and one ear varieties and
there win be two experts on hand to
give all comers thorough Instruction
in the art ot selecting seed corn. Mr,
C. R. Hudson, state demonstrator and
aa expert from the North Carolina de
partment of Agriculture will do tne
judging and all the Instructing. Mr.
ness. The Immediate cause ot neriW. C. Wilson, county demonstrator,
death was a cancer that baa been 'will be on hand. Every farmer In the
troubling her tor years. She was 62 1 county and especially every man who
years old. Rev. L. M. Kerschner is a is thinking ot entering the corn con
minister of the Presbyterian church test, and all ot the boys who are ro
an d at one time resided In Lexington Ing to get Into the boys contest thl
and he and his rood wife bad a host of year, should be on hand. Few penpl
friends here. Mrs. Kerschner Is sur- know how to judge snd select s-.-d
vlved by her bunlisnd, two sons and corn and no one should l-t slip this
a daughter, Airs. A. F. Grubb, of Spen- opportunity of learning the secret at
Had a Class Pistol.
Tuesday evening a wire was re
ceived ln Statesville from the conduc
tor on No. 12, who said a passenger on
the train was waiving a pistol and
acting disorderly, and asking that offi
cers be sent to the station. Policeman
Kerr and Deputy Sheriff Gilbert re
sponded but did not get to the station
until the train was In and the sup-
nosed bellgerent had disappeared.
The man was described as wearing
white sweater and when the officers
returned up town they found a citizen
answering the description quietly eat
ing a lunch ln the Greek restaurant
Walking ln on him, the officers told
him he was under arrest. At the same
time one of them passed his hand over
the stranger's pockets and felt a bulk
which he was sure was a 44. But when
the supposed weapon waa brought to
light, lo! It was one ot those glass
Dlstols that the newsboys sell full ot
candy. A bystander averred that he
heard the fall of the officers' counten
ance out on the street
The suDDOsed desperado, who bad
stopped to change cars for Taylors-
vine, was somewhat indignant out
when told the conductor reported him,
the matter was dropped. Statesville
Landmark. -
Killed by a leg.
News reached here last night of the
Instant death ot John W. Green, which
occurred Monday on Jonathan's Creek.
Mr. Green waa cutting timber tor Mr.
J. F. Sutton. He and another man
were sawing off a log when the de
tached nart fell and rolled on Mr.
Green and crushed his body beneath
It. He ismatned under the log fully a
half hour until aid could be summoned,
la ordw to extricate him the log had
to be sawsd In two again.
He was buried yesterday at
o'clock. The deceased leaves a wife
and three children. Waynesvllle En
SUGGESTION FOB THE FAIR,
W. B. Xeares Writes Interestingly ef
Xsny Things He Offers fit la
Gold fer Prises.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Joe Stone, an eleven year old boy
down ln Georgia, had a talk with Gov
ernor Hoke Smith of that state and
told the governor bow he raised 102
bushels of corn on one sere of land.
The land on which he raised the corn,
had grown one bale of cotton to the
acre, the year before, and his father
had plowed It nine inches deep to
raise this much cotton on It The
land was clay soil and had been well
cultivated and fertilized previously.
He took charge of it on the 8th of
March and broke it with two big
mules, ten Inches deep. He then
hauled and broadcast on the land six
two-horse loads of manure and disc
harrowed It, cutting up the ground
thoroughly ; three days later he I ebroke
the ground 14 Inches deep and disced
it again, pulverizing it well. As the
land had always been deeply plowed
and well cultivated, he used a four-
horse plow, pulled by two big mules,
only. He laid off his rows 4V4 feet
apart with a middle burster and put
400 lbs. of Red Star guano ln the drill,
and subsolled the drill eight Inches
deeper than he had plowed the last
time. The corn was planted the Z8th
of March (the season is earlier there
than in North Carolina.) The seed
used waa "Hastings Prolific" The
corn was thinned by. band, leaving
each stalk 14 inches- apart In the drill,
On May 5th, and again on May 15th, a
weeder was run over the corn, on
May 20 a reversible' harrow was run
over It; On June 1st a ripper and
scrape was used in plowing it; mak
ing two furrows; On June 10th, the
middle was run out with one furrow,
using a big scrape; On June 20th two
hundred lbs. of Red Star guano was
put on one aide of the row and har
rowed ln: on June 30th, two hundred
lbs of the same guano was put on the
other side of the row and covered with
a barrow; on July 6th seventy-five
lbs. of nitrate of soda was broadcast
between the rows through the middle
ot the ground. ' The nitrate of soda and
guano were sowed by hand,
The rtalks averaged four ears eacn.
8,210 lbs ot corn in the shuck were
saved and 700 bundles of fodder. $5
was allowed tor the rent of the corn
land (1 acre), ten cents an hour, was
allowed tor Joe Stone's time, rnd five
cents an hour for each mule's time
also $2 was allowed for each load of
manure, to this was added the cost
of the guanj and the nitrate of soda.
The cost of making the corn was 29
cents per bushel. The corn was sold
at $3 per bushel for seed. . Adding tne
value of the corn, at $3 per bushel, to
the price obtained - for fodder and
shucks, the clear pfmvm tne "acre or
land was $295.29. Corn was worth at
Joe Stone's home, Center, . Jackson
county, Ga., $1 per bushel. If he had
sold it at this price his clear pront
would have been $90.04.
- There are several lessons to be
learned from this 11 year-old boy's
work. The cheapest and best lesson
to be learned, is, first, deep plowing.
The next is frequent and thorough
cultivation. The third is, fertilizing
the growing crop. -.-
Now, any good judge of what a prize
winning ear of corn should be, can go
to any pile of 400 or 500 bushels of a
mixed lot ot corn in Davidson county
and he can pick out ten ears of corn,
as good as any ten ears of corn shown
at the Lexington Street Fair last fall.
It Is doing the corn raisers and farm
ers no good, to give a prize for ten
ears, unless this man brings along five
or ten bushels of this corn, to show
that the ten ears comes from a lot of
corn of uniform character and there
should be a signed statement by the
corn raiser, of the number of acres
ln the field, the number of bushels of
this corn raised to the acre and how
it was prepared, cultivated and ma
nured and fertilized and when planted
and when matured. We then have a
useful history of the corn, from baby
hood to mannood, which is a complete
and practical object lesson. Ask any
practical farmer in Davidson county.
big or little. If this is true or not.
Lexington gets 99 one hundredths of
its trade from the farmers of Davidson
county who pay them a good profit and
so back and buy more. Lexington
ought to give at least $1,000 in cash
prizes for live stock: and farm pro
ducts. This would not be one tenth part
of one cent of the cash profits that the
farmers of this good county pay the
merchants and millers of Lexington in
8 months.. Go down (you don't have
to go deep) into your pockets and get
up the cash; don t give shoes and nats
and safety pins and furniture and
chean fertilizers. Give caah money!
There is not a man ln the county, (ass
any of them) that prefers a merchan
dise prize, to a cash prize. Let us all
encourage the growing of four footed
beasts, hogs, horses and mules ana
cattle; we do send our money away for
these; we don't send away for many
chickens and eggs, do we 7
When there is a first prize given,
let there be second prize also, for the
man who runs a fellow close for first
Sometimes there Is little to choose be
tween them and 2nd ought to get
something. The rule is, usually V, as
much ss first Ths names ot exhibi
tors ought to be on every article
shown, it makes a man or woman prou
der, and It Is an advertisement to have
their names on their exhibits. This Is
done everywhere at all fairs or exhibi
tions ot sise and character. It does not
influence a judge, in the least, when
he sees the name of the exhibitor at
tached, (unless hs Is a sister or a cous
in or an aunt!) Don't let the man
who judges oats, billy goats, pumpkins
snd wheat judge good horses, mules,
hogs, sheep and cattle. Dr. Talt But
ler, tho former state veternarian.
the right man. Mr. Henkel of States
ville can, at a glance, tell you more
about a horse or mule (he has bandied
thousands of them) than a man who
gives his time and attention to agricul
tural products.
I will give five dollars ln gold for
the best registered Berkshire Boar
(registered :ji the American Berkshire
association, Frank S. Springer, sec
retary, Springfield, 111.) between one
and four years old. Aluo five dollars,
for the best registered lterkHblre sow.
over one year old. Now Ut a- elu
sive $2. B0 for second. Lt f I -
SEWS FK0X ETEBTWHEKS.
Cstreat E rente la The Halted States
and the Werld at Large Briefly
. . ' - Set Ferfa, ' y
The Kansas senate has passed the
resolution to submit an amendment to
the constitution giving women the
right to vote ln all elections. The vote
was 27 to 12. The resolution had pre
viously pained the boose.
Haytien revolutionists are making
decided gains, according- to a cable
gram received at the state department
from W. W. RusseU, United minister '
at Santo Domingo. The otmsular agent
at Monie Cristo reports that Port Lib-
erty and Grand Riviere 'have been tak
en by the revolutionists.
Judge Weygandt has overruled the
motion for a new trial for William Mc- ,
Klnley, a shopkeeper, who-was found
guilty of manslaughter for complicity
in the lynching of Carl Etherlngton, a -
dry" detective, ln Newark, Ohio, last 1
July, and sentenced McKinley to 20
years in the Ohio penitentiary. "
Another complication In the contest "
of the disposal of the $2,000,000 residue
of the CHtate of Mrs. Mary Baker Glov
er Eddy, founder of the Christian
Science denomination, is threatened. -George
W. Baker of Concord, nephew -of
Mrs. Eddy, has decided to take
steps to determine what he considers
his rigcts ln the matter.
After clearing away practically all ' .
the debris laft by the wrecking of the
Memphis special on the southern rail
way near McDonald station, 20 miles
from Chattanooga, Tenn., it was finally
ascertained that no one had been kill
ed. Ten persons were Injured, how
ever. Gov. Hooper's wife and child
were on the wrecked train but escaped
injury.
A crowded street car ln Shebovaan. '
Wis., plowed into an open draw and
plunged Into the Sheboygan . river
causing the death of five persons and
injuring many others. Three bodies "
recove.td were identified as those of
Miss Anna Mather, music teacher. She- 1
boygan Falls; Miss Tamil Van Ouwer
klrk, Sheboygan Falls; Miss Ola Wein
right, Sheboygan.
To heat a square mile of orchard
with oil stoves sounds Improbable, but
that Is what W. H. Underwood of ,
Hutchinson, Kan., will do next spring.
Mr. Underwood, who Is a fruit grow
er, is ln Kansas City directing the
manufacture of 19,500 stoves. These
stoves, each of which has a reservoir
which holds ten gallons of oil, will be :
Placed in ms apple orchard near
Hutchlt son to prevent damage to the
trees by frost The orchard contains
600 aces and about 30 stoves will be
used to keep the beat of each acre
ahimi ,K. f,A..lni Mint
: -- v A Tiir Heel Sees I'p.
Mr. Frank Smathers. son of Dr. B.
F. Smathers of this place has just
been appointed district judge by Gov-'
ernor Wilson : of New Jersey. : Mr. '.
8mathors has been practicing law ln -
Atlantic City, N. J., since being ad
mitted to the bar ln that state about
six years ago. He has been a member
of the well known law firm of Thomp- '
son ft (le. ( - ' ,. ,.,. '
Judge Smathers was the democratic
candidate for the state senate of New '
Jersey in the recent election. The
new office carries a salary of $4,000
per year. His many Waynesvllle
friends rejoice ln his good fortune. Be
sides being the son of our townsman
Judge Smathers is a son-in-law of Col- -onel
S. A. Jones, president of the
Trans-continental railroad. Waynes-.
vllle Enterprise.
- The Legislature.
During the past week the legisla
ture has done nothing of interest or of ,
importance, except to defeat the Pied
mont county proposition. This catas
trophe happened in the house, where
the measure was put to sleep after an
extended debate by a vote ot 54 to 42.
in the senate the bill was tabled. Rep
resentative Parham voted against the
measure.: .
Disastrous- Fire In Wadesboro.
The lollowing dispatch ln the state
papers Saturday tells of a calamity
that befell the little city of Wadesboro
Friday night: '
Wadesboro has not exDerlenced so
disastrous a fire In many years as the
one w'.iich destroyed property to the .
amount of nearly $100,000. this morning.
One naif ot one ot the best business
blocks In Wadesboro is now smoulder
ing In ruins and two of the largest
business establishments lost their en
tire stocks with only half insurance.
The rre was discovered ln the rear
ot J. D. Horn's mercantile establish
ment and before the firemen had an
opportunity to get to work, this store
and the large building occupied by the
Liles department store were in flames.
By splendid effort, the firemen saved
the adjoining buildings, although there
was very heavy damage by water.
The largest losers are J. v. Horn.
Dunaing xfi.uuu, insurance sz.ftoo;
stock $7,000, Insurance $2,500; Liles
department store, stock, $50,000, In
surance $30,000; James A. Harrlaton,
building $10,000, Insurance $2,500.
C..8. Wheeler, with stock and ma
chinery valued at $8,000 and Insurance
of $1,000 suffered heavy loss on ac
count of damage by water. The In
tense heat of the raging flames shat
tered the large plate glass windows In
the store ot the Wadesboro Dry Goods
Co., across the street from the de
stroyed propery.
. Many citizens think the fire was in
cendiary ln origin. On several occas
slons recently Mr. Horn has heard ru
mors that certain parties Implicated
ln blockade whiskey selling would
mske an effort to get revenge on him.
The Gre was discovered at 8 o'clix-k
this morning ln the rear of the H n
store and tho odor of burning oil v s
distinct One of the suspected part a
was seen in town this w k and It v s
noticed that he repeatedly paused t -e
Horn store.
Officers sre at work on the rum s I
there Is probability of further di-vi i -ments
within the next fw h'"-rn.
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