almanac in
CHINESE IS A
REAL PUZZLE
/; Don't Relieve This . Co and
I ///c O/fc . // The Carnegie
Library
\lmanacs is Almanacs, usually
read by ladies and the followers of
Grier. l>?it one arrived at The Scout
Office this week that, to us. looks
likr it can't l>?* read b\ anybody.
J|t printed pages hav?? the appear
?rce of spattered ink ? look just
|,ke somebody had spilled ink on
rich one and slapped it with the
[aim ??! the hand.
This Almanac is written in Chi
rf?r. published at Shanghai. China.
In Rev. H. (J. C. Hallock. w ho is a
rii?Monary *o the Chinese. It has
|efn presented the Carnerrie Lihrarv
?-.here it max l>e seen. The follow
ing letter from Mr. Hallock accom
panied the almanac, ans is self ex
planatory:
C P. O. Box \o. 1231.
Shanghai. China. Feb. 8. 1929
n Fditor-:
1 have written you several times
?n?l sent you paper idols. Now I
sm sending you a copy of my Chi
r.r?e Christian Almanac and will
-II \ou a bit about it. It is in tfluc
Chines* stvlc with the pages double
because Chinese paper is thin. The
paper is imitation Chinese paper. It
is bound In hand and on the edges
at the folds of the paper as a:e
home books. ^ ou should begin to
read at t end ? back of the book
and read down instead of across and
from right to left instead of from
Satsuma
Oranges
Some 30 years ago a resident of thn
?S? iiuli coast secured <tuu i?ui out a ff"
: Satriu.na orange trees. The Satsuma is
! o: Japanese origin, small, oblate. rop
J ularly known as the "kid g-lovr or
j ange." Many think it the mj. t deli
j cious of all oranges.
i From the first, the agricultu: nl work
1 crsofthe L.&N.R.R. were inter^ted in
j the new fruit, hoping its cu . ivatiou
; would ,xive to the Gulf Coast Kr gions.
; which the railroad so largely
? new and important orchard industry,
! r.nd bring into use largo areas of the
: unused lands. The railroad horticul
j turists studied the fruit, methods of
[ propagating the stock, planting and
; cultivation, methods of fighting pests
[ which might aiHict trees, particular lo
I calities and eoil best adapted for or
? chards, most valuable stock for com
i mercial plantings, effects of very low
c temperatures on the trees, methods of
J marketing, and all that has to do with
j the development of Satsuma produc
? tion.
J They have worked with the individn
j ol grower, the growers' ^aociations,
\ fctate and government representatives,
! in the solution of many problems which
have arisen. The progress made, the
sm ready reception of the fruit in the mar
ket keta, the prices obtained for it. and no
table returns made by man:* of the or
chards, have strengthened the belief of
the railroad workers that a few more
years will find the Satsuma orange in
quantity in all the principal markets
of the country.
Though the industry is still at its be
ginning, as many as 700 cars of Satau
mas have been sent to znarkc t in a sea
Bon, nearly all from the two counties
where its commercial production was
earliest started. From these two coun
ties, largely in connection with the as
sistance of the L. & N. horticultural
workers, commercial orchards have
spread throughout th? entire fin If
Coast Region. Trees now planted will
?oon give an output of more than 1,000
carloads a year, shipped in October
end November, the earliest orange*
reaching the market.
Horticulturists of the L.AN.RR- win
readily and without charge give assist
ance to all in its territory who are
planning Satsuma orange or other or
chards. These horticulturists, located
at various points on the railroad, axe
employed tc give practical assistance
in the building up of all fruit growing
industries, and of the production of
vegetables.
Tran sport ingpassengers and freight
not the only duties of a great rail
ro^d ayatem.and its obligations to the
public it serves are fully recognized by
the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
IX
H-19
THF OLD R?IJABl>F.
MN
.({, k.f 0 a
tWff, Ch?;~r fs-hion
- " others w hat vou read. Y?u may
'???iL lliis is all backward hut the
Uunese Hid it first yo ,hev w||| <a>
hat our method is all backward.
I 111- h,?,k .,|| ovpr Q,;,,.,
in more than ten thousand places
;<ll know... ;1. | |lilXl. rr, ;
in? and publishing it for twentv si*
ra;s- ' f" y?., how I rame
For years, as I itinerated through
'lies and eountrv of China, of.
;en there rame a . all for a book not
:;;m I1-'-, 1 mv helper.
What i"* that 1.00k the Chinese a-k
lor H, much?" If,- said. "What
I "Tllev rail it a
Waf,S Lih- That is an Alma
n-.r. "Well, the next time vou see
a \\ an? l.ih. bu\ it. I ?ish to sr.
what il Is the\ are so rrazv after.""
He hough! a eopv. I found it eon
'-?r.rd !::rU\ da)? and unlock'
when to set married and when not.
when to build a house and when not.
.-.II kinds of suite: si itions. and assis
I lane** in ^amhlinz. fortune-tellinc:. |
j ele. I said. 44 What a pity Chines/.
! ran not haxe something worth while
j when I hex net an almanac!'* hater.
I as tlio rail rontiniiec! xear afler xear. !
jT prepared a useful almanae jsivinpr
Jpih Bible xersc-. prax er-incetins; '
? tr.pirs. (.. F.. Topirs. S. S. lr?>ons.
anli-foot-l>imlin? and anli-opitmi ar
' iele-. and nies-ajies shnwin" the
wax of lif?* and also much jreneral
i information. T requested ihr Traet ]
*H?cietx if. publish il. The\ printed
j i.OfW) copies and. against m\ adviee.
I "|i;trnrr,| f i v#. rents for it. selling but
,2.000 rnpies. After si\ month- I
j risked ihem to l#*t me sell the re^t al
'two cents. Knowing the I k?
would he l*?fl n niheir hand-, t li?- \
rrn** ntcd. I easilx sold all. I lirjr
e?! thai next year all be sold al two
ecnls. (.an t d*? il. t li**\ e??<f nuieh
more f'\an ?hat." "W ell. m\ time i<*
loo valuable lo spend on a book to
circulate I >nt 2.000 copies: fix ??
, rents is often a dax's wajre in China.
II I jret ads that you ran sell at
l\*? rrnts x\ ill you do so?" es."
I told 1 hr hn<ine? nirn xxhal I wish
ed to do. Tlvx jrenerotislx naxe in**
llieir ads. That xear we -old 2.">.000
eopies. Th?* nexl xear I xvas home
j and onlx 1 I.OCXt were printed. I h**
i.e\t xear I wa*4 hen* again and 73.
< K l( I wee: needed, the ne\l 131.000.
I he next 101.000 md finally 300.000
were require*!. This Almanac made
) tli*' name of Hallock fanxn s: hut
I est of all. it made our Sax iour
known in thousands ??f place*. Please
l?iil my Almanac in your library so
that all x\ho ran max read.
Tor se\e*al xears past ill** sad
ua-. that h as made so mam 111 i I
! HjJ'"' :,l 'he hands of liir
I I trilling war-lords, has greatlx a<li>
1 >1 lo ihr cost and difficult) of print
1 ins!, and to the difficulties of busi
ness men. so that ads arc much more
difficult to obtain in sufficient
Milliliters. Not onl\ this: but the
1 c sta! iKt.lcs in man) provinces
have hern made impassible because
nf fighting and bandit-. So the M
inanae's publiralion and distribu
tion have had to be cilt down great
I): but we wail for belter times
when I hope even greater good ran
hr done through ibis instrumental
il\. Pra\ for peace not onl) be
cause of the Almanac: but for llie
sake of the innocent little children
who inevitably suffer more than
others in wars and fightings. I have
a special place in mv heart for these
little Brownies as 1 have about 800
of them in my Ragned Sunday
Schools. Through the help of kind
f fiends .-t home 1 gave more than
!!00 "yaller" kiddies a fine treat on
Christmas day. We had a tip-top
time! Kindest regards and best
wishes for a Prosperous Year for
ve".
Your, in Christ's glad service.
I Rex. I H. G. II A I. LOCK.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart-felt
thanks to our many friends for their
kindnesses shown us during the sick- 1
ness and deaths of our dear son and
daughter.
Mav Heaven's richest blessings re
pav them.
MR. and MRS. R. F.. CARTER,!
and Family. |
ynd an roar order* for
H KODAK FINISHING
| inil <.cncrnl rhotocrapric Work. (inrun
frtd 24 hour Smlc*. fft nlwu wll Kodak
Films. See our Mountain View* And
in H'wfern N. C. Prlrrn Rirtit ,,
WOLF CREEK
This is "inauguration da\,. and I
now make the assertion that there
will not he a single hank in the]
I nited Stat?*? open it- doors for i
I business four months from toda\. Ii ;
' will l?o the Fourth of July.
Mrs. V A. Morgan and daughter, j
Mrs. Josie Garren. \isited relatives]
| m ar Isabella Sunday.
I Mr. Willie (irax . who has bought !
the \\ m. Hyde old place, passed J
I through our section Sundav. He is
I moving his familv to their new home
' in a few days.
So much rain last week made the
i road;- through our section tlm worst
I thev have been this winter.
j 1 1 seems that the hurt Master Jack '
j \\ e^tmoreland received to his knee
ja few weeks ago is to leave him a
' permanent eripple.
Mrs. Myrtle Moore who taught
! the public school here a few \ears
j ago. visited friends here last week.
The Rev. J. H. Chastain. of Hot
'?on^?*. oreached at Macedonia ehujrch
! Sunday.
Oub farmers have been nnable to
do e\en ;?n\ ?rardening on account
of so much rain.
Hilc\ Morgan savs that he got
three baths la>t week. \\ c had three
da\s rain.
Deputx Sheriff B. H. Harris exe
cuted two warrant- last week and
along with them received quite a bit
?of criticism, but such, is the lot of
me doing his dut\.
Get behind the
wheel and get
the facts r , ,
50
Prices
SERIES 116
W?f?' - - $1220 toll*
Coupes ? - tliqsiolli
Sport Car - $ 1 225
SFRIFS 121
Sedan* . . $1450 fo $1520
Coupes - - $ 1 mm to $ 1 4 so
Sport Car - fi U5
SFRIES i2?,
Sedan* - . J 1 fi ? s to $2149
Coupe* - S 1 Bfis to Si 87 9
Sport Car* - $1929 to $1950
These pneet f. o. h. Buick Fac
torv. *penal equipment e?tr?.
C ootenicnt term* cin he
arranged on the liberal G. M.
A. C. True I'n iKtnt Plan.
Drive a Buick ?
then drive any
other car ? let the
comparison rvin
you to Buick!
SESSOMS MOTOR COMPANY
ANDREWS, NORTH CAROLINA
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
SELLING OUT
BARGAINS! BARGAINS! BARGAINS!
EVERYTHING GOING AT WAY BELOW COST!
HOUSEHOLD UTENSILS CONSISTING OF ALUMINUM, GRANITE
AND STONE WARE, BOWLS, CUPS AND SAUCERS, PLATES, MIR
RORS, TOILET GOODS, HATS, NOTIONS.
First Come - First Served
Sale Opens March 6th and
Closes April 1st
M.
HOUSEWIVES DON'T FAIL TO VISIT THIS SELLING OUT SALE. IT
WILL BE TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
Slocumb's Variety Store
MURPHY, N. C.