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FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1915.
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SICCESS IN GRAIN"
GROWING IN SOVTTI
The Manufacturers' Record has
compiled fifruros showing that the
. South, althoush virtually forced Into
diversified forming in Ftlf defense, be
cause of the restricted use of cotton
and forced into It on the suur of the
moment, as it were, has made re
markable progress In that direction.
The Record of this week says:
The grain crop of the South this
vear will exceed In value several hun
dred million dollars the total of the
most valuable cotton crop ever pro
duced by this section.
This remarkable fact is due to an
increase in grain production through
out the South, which wfil demonstrate
what this section Is capable of dointr
in the development of diverlstled
farming'. According to the forecast of
trrain production for the country,
bused on conditions July 1, the pro
duction of strain in the Southern
states for this year will bo 1,540,000.
lushels. or a (rain of 2S6.0P0,
000 bushels over last year. If to the
tiifures covering wheat, corn and oats
we properly add th rice crop of "0.
000. 000 bushelH. the tota'l grain for
the South this year will be 1 , r. 7 0,0f0. -000
bushels, r.nd as this year's cn".
exceeds by 0,000,000 bushels
year's, we would have a total incrra:;..
of Brain in this section of 292,000,
000 bushels.
This phenomlnal situation Is all the
more impressive when taken in con
nection with the Krain crop of the
entire country. I
The estimated yield for the countt4;.
ofr the year, including rise, is S,414.-
000,000 bushels, or an increase or';
490,000,000 bushels over 1911. Out C
this total pain, 232,000,000 bushels. '
or nearly 60 per cent., is due to th"
Increase in the South. The uain i:i
this section will b( nearly 2H per rnt
over last year, as compared with .-.'
EM per cent, for the balance of i ,e
country. The actual gain In the Horn!
la 94,000,000 bushels greater than the
increase In the balance ot the United
States. These figures are wonderfully
significant of the agricultural possibil
ities of the South, and this Increase in
Brain, which typifies the increase in
foodstuffs generally, will largely offset
the adverse situation in cotton. In the
South corn commands a much higher
figure than In the West, running often
from 10 to 20 cents a bushels mire
than Western prices. On this basis,
therefore, It is n(e to estimate that
the grain crops of the South will rep
resent a gain of at least $230,000,300
Over last year's figures.
Every (Southern) State, with the
exception of Maryland, whose wheat
crop Is short, shares in this increased
grain production. Alabama shows a
gain of nearly 17.000,000 bushels: Ar
kansas, 23,500,000 bushels; Georgia,
IS, 700, 000 bushels; LniilHiunn. 16,000.
000 bushels- Mississippi, nearly 20,
000,000 bushels; Fouth Carolina, 8,
700,000 bushels; Virginia, 18,200,000
bushels, while Texas comes to the
front with a Ruin of 58, COO. 000, and
Oklahoma, 40,400,000 bushels.
Every business Interest In the South
should fe'1 the vivifying influence of
this splendid gKJiin crop. The South
did not this year turn Its attention to
grain a largely as It should have
done, and at the same time still fur
ther lessen Its cotton acreage, but It
has made a magnificent start, which
Indicates Its almost limitless opportu
nities for grain growing.
In 1900 the produrtion of wheat,
corn and oats In the South was U,
000,000 bushels, compared with this
year's yield of 1,540,000,000. We have
thus advanced the production this
year over 1900 by (30,000,000 bushels.
Well may the South take heart and
rejoice In this splendid showing ot
what It can do In grain production.
Even these figures can easily be dou
bled by the Houth when It gives, as It
should do, proper attention to the
widest diversification of Its agrlcul
ture and to growing at home all of
the foodstuffs needed for man and
beast.
It must not be lost sight of, how
rver, that cotton farmers, whatever
nay have been their Initial success.
tan only hav a superficial knowledge
if general farming. To begin raising
lew crops was for tho cotton planter
Ike beginning life In a new country.
Idany mistakes have already been
nade, by planters who too suddenly
rent too Tar the "other way," hut
con the movement must certainly ro'.
siU In making the south nearer self,
attaining and la better cotton market
WAKIXQ VP CHINA.
Says Yuan 8hl Kai. president of
the Chinese republic, tn a proclama
tion setting forth China's position as a
result of her yielding to Japan's de
mands: "We are ashamed of the humilia
tion, but should we blame others
while we ourselves are at fault T Our
own weakness has Invited the Insult,
and I feel that I am a man of little
virtue and ability. However," h adds,
by way of half-apology for the gov
ernment's action, "we have no right
to stake the existence of a nation;
therefore we have to work out Its sal
vation with care."
There Is such honest sincerity In
these words that they leave no doubt
of China's humiliation.- While Japan
may not have actually gobbled up
Chinese territory or overthrown Chin
ese autonomy, she has come so near
doing both' that she has dealt a bit
ter blow to te nation's pride.
But In the very fact that China
keenly feels the Indignity,' and is
ashamed of her weakness, there Is
hope for her. It appears to be the
first time In China's long history of
foreign domination and tyranny th-t
her people have felt such a sense of
political shame. It Is evidence of a
new national spirit. When a nation
comes to realize that It is "of little
virtue and ability" instead of whining,
and confesses manfully that its mis
fortunes are its own fault, there is
hopo for it
China must yet wipe out the shame,
not in blood, let us hope, but in peace
ful rivalry, by means of the lnte'le
tual, industrial progress of which the
nation is capable. If humiliation is a
spur to such progress, Japan, with
the worst intentions has done China
a great favor.
Bed Time . Tales
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Clara Ingram Judson.
Boy Scouts discover five million
mosquitos in lard can. News Item.
It Is to be hoped it had a cover.
We would bet on the "Chinee"
waging the most effective boycott In
the world.
It is hard to keep
down.
good club
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Mr. Garden Toad Croaks for a Shower
"Oh. dear, but I wish It would
rain." grumbled Mr. Garden Toad as
ha hopped dismally around In the
dry and dusty flowerbed. "It hasn't
rained for so long that everything Is
dry and dirty and ugly! Is there
nothing we ean do about It?"
He addressed no one in particular,
for he saw no one to talk to, but he
had learned by experience that many
times there were creatures around
and he had only to speak to find
them. Sura enough! Hardly had he
spoken, when Mr. Snail raised ' his
head, he was hiding under a leaf
close by, and remarked, "Why, It
rained not long ago! Isn't that
enough!"
"If you mean that wee bit of wet
ness that fell three mornings ago.
that was but a hoee shower," replied
Mr. Toad; 'but there wasn't enough
of that to satisfy me three days!"-
Mr. Snail looked around the dry
garden . "It wasn't much, that's
true," he admitted, "but It was better
than nothing. Another such shower
would help out till the real rain
comes."
"To be sure It would," croaked Mr.
Toad croasly; "but how are you go
ing to get even that?"
Mr. Snail thought a minute. "I
don't seo any way," he finally said;
"but maybe some one else can help
you. I lead such a quiet life that I
know very little about the world.
Why don't you ask your friend, Billy
Robin? Maybe he knows how hose
showers are procured."
Mr. Garden Toad thought that a
good suggestion, so he promptly kept
a watch out for Billy Robin. By good
hick, at that very minute Billy Robin
flew down the garden path and stop
ped near Mr. Garden Toad.
"Oh, friend Billy." called the Toad
"can you tell me how to get a hose
shower T"
Billy cocked his head to one side
and thought and thought "That's a
pretty big question you have asked
me," he said at last. "You know
those hose showers are operated by
the people . In the house, and there
Is never any telling what they will
do! But there ought to be a way,
Walt a minute. I'll ask Tommy Spar
row." Tommy Sparrow was glad to come
down to the garden path and talk
the matter over. "Why of course
there is a way," he said the first
thing. "We are entirely too polite
about pur thirstlness. We ought to
make a great fuss, then wo might
get some water. You, Mr. Toad,
should croak, and we should fuss and
flutter about In tho dust."
They all thought that wan worth
trying. So Mr. Toad began to croak
(such mournful croaking you never
heard') and Billy and Tommp Spar
row fluttered and scolded and storm
ed In the dust of the garden till
would you believe It? That queer Mr.
Man-ln-the-houso heard them and
came out to see what they wanted!
Tt was not hard to guess that they
were thirsty and the hose was turn
ed on at once.
"What bliss!" muttered Mr. Toad
from the depths of the first puddle,
"Next time I want something, I'll
croak for It!"
CHANGES H WE IN
B. Bradford Transferred to
Wilmington Other Ap
pointments Announced.
A DAILY LESSON
IN HISTORY
July 16.
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!S15 One hundred years ago tod
Kdward J. Morris, Pennsylva
nia congressman and United
i-'lates minister to Turkey by
appointment of President Lin
coln, bom in Philadelphia.
Dird there, December 31, 1881
1 s 10- - ,-Vventy-fivo years ago today
Continuation of the street fight,
iug between the rival political
fai'tions In the City of Mexico.
The hostilities continued until
July 26, when a peace agree
ment was signed, after many
on both sides had been killed.
lv5 Fifty years ago today. Tho
celebrated Madame Jumel, a
French widow, who married
Aaron Burr in 18:12, died in her
home on Washington Heights,
New York City, in her 92d
year.
1S90 Twenty-five years ago today
The National Line steamship
"Kgypt" was burned at sea,
Postmaster Owen Gudger
morning announced a number of
changes in the clerical force of the
Asheville office, effective today.
J . Ben Bradford, who has been
money order clerk at the local office
for five years, is transferred to the
postoffice at Wilmington, Walter V.
Mitchell of that city coming here as
stamp clerk. George M. Foster, here
tofore registry ,elerk, now takes
charge of the money order depart
ment and Miss Florence Voorhees la
promoted to the position of registry
clerk.
TIRED OF TEACHING
FILIPINO CHILDREN
Ottawa, Kas., July 16. Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Smith, who have been
teaching on the lonely island of Cebu
this In the Philippine groups for the list
six years have returned and token up
the occupation of gardening here,
which they assert Is more congenial
and less dangerous than teaching the
ha'lf-civilized natives.
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Captain Roald Amundsen, discov
erer of the South Pole, born at Sarps
burg, Norway, 43 years ago today.
Theodore N. Vail, one of the lead
ing factors in the development of the
telephone Industry In America, born
In Carroll County, Ohio, 70 years ago
today.
Ivy L. Lee, recently appointed a
trustee of the great Rockefeller Foun
dation, horn at Ceclartown, Ga., 8$
years ago today.
Kugene Ysaye, one of the world's
most famous violinists, born at Llego,
Belgium, 57 years ago today.
C. Idyard Ulalr, noted New York
eapltabtt, born at Belvldcre, N. J., 41
years ago today.
Rt. Rev. Henry Ft George Tucker,
Kpiscopal missionary bishop of Japan,
born at Warsaw, Va, 41 years ago to-day.
Ir. William D. Mackenzie, presi
dent of Hartford Theological Semi
nary, born In the Orange River col
ony, Houth Africa, tt years ago today.
Joseph Jackson, outfielder of tho l
Cleveland American league baseball
team, born at Greenville, 8. C, 17
years ago today.
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Roads Now Good
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LINES WORTH REMEMBERINQ.
He that plants thorns must pever
expect to gather roses.
Pflpay.
ARRESTED TRYING
TO MARRY NIECE
Los Angeles, July 1. Police de
tectives nlppsd a strange rorruWe
when they arrestsd B. H. Borsin,
aged 10, and his niece, aged 24, yid
locked them in the city Jail on suspicion.
Borson, a Syrian, native of Turkey,
la a farmer near Iteedley. Agnes
Paul, his sister's daugher, lived en a
neighboring farm, and the two learn
sd to lovs each other, all uncorututoua
of the severity of the laws regulating
such affairs of the heart. When the
girl's psrentj objected to the match,
Borson an j Agnes eloped. Their dls-
aprrsTice was discovered before
they had been on the train very long
Situated in midst of grandost ecenery
Notrh Carolina.
in Western
Lots of men are pruning
their expense accounts.
And here is your chance
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Rogers Peet
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On Bale at 1-4 off
Our Palm Beach and Mo
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