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AMES A. THOMAS; EDITOR
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VOL. XXXIX.
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MAM' '
largest sales; the ast
week since openings
All wehouses HayeBig- Sales
And Prices bn; all Grades ; are
Very Good Farmers all seem
Very Well Pleased.
Things are beginnng to be rtry
lively on oar tobacco market now.
Last week brought pat the biggest
8a! of the season, every, xrehonse
having large sales each day and good
prices pre railed consideriug the 'grade
0f tobacco offered for Vgal. : Tbe
better grades sola very well, some
afi iiigh as thirty cents and many
piles broaght ftom twentyfire to
thirty. ,
In conversation with an exper"
ienced tobacco farmer the writer
a8ked direct how,tbe price of tobac
co compared with the prices bf 'last
season and bis answer was in sub
atance "that they were, in his opin
ion, a great deal better for the grades
of tobacco. It must be . remembered
that the tobacco this year is nothing
like as good as it was last season."
We have been farther told that if the
prices this year were," there was any
difference, higher ttan last season,
the only consideration being the in
ferior grades of the weed.
We are farther informed, and as
can easily be seen by attending the
sales, that the prices have adyanced
a great deal since the opening of the
siarket.
This much we can easily say that
no farmer need feel the least uneas
iness about hia tobacco bringing, the
Jiighest market prices when placed
on warehouse floor in Louisbarg
aa we have a corps ok- warehouse-'
tpea who thoroughly utoderstandthe
1 that the farmer is satisfied 'With the
1 prices be receives.
Do BuslnessDon't Talk.
The boosters of a town should fig
ure on a diversity of industries that
will give employment to its people
an t attract others who will go where
there are opportunities for making a
living.
A city may have the fine climate,
the good water and the fresh air that
wonld support a million people, but
newcomers are out for the employ
ment that will 'help them to-buy
something to feed and clothe the
family. They will stand baqk on hot
air invitations, but will rush forward
when their ears are greeted by the
hum of industry and their eyes eatch
ig h t of the smoke c rolling from the
chimneys of manufacturing plants.
This applies to Wilmington and
very other city that wants people to
watch it grow. " Do business, get
business, and hunt business. The
commercial tourist with a mileage
ticket and a dress suit case will bring
m ordeis, but inflated ideas of a
town's advantages and fine spun dis
quisitions of the Adaptabilities of a
place for doing. big Jhings won't get
what a town is afterlIt is true that
certain amount and variety of blow
g does good, but after, all there
ihust be something to. blow about.
must do something to blow about
and then the blowing will-- count for
something. " y
If Wilmiogton Has" advantages,
and ahe has .plenty of them, Wil
mingtonuns should be : tne first to
take id vantages of we can show them
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I t0 ouuiders and they will come here
w wiawish industries. t ' '
Tlie first tning a stranger -would
8aJ to u8 when inyitedW come here
inresthia mDneywouldWthat
lf the aty has so .many splendid .op
portunities it is straiigthatome'
jle dt not take advantage of them.
Willi b"-n;?umington
3rel0p Bomelof OurWaxtfageV
w find that theieVire I'more' than
jy can take care oftbey can con
wntly invite outsiders " and expect
THE TOBACCO VJARKET,
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-( uip uiem. wno ; Help
themselves." r i . - ' .
MlThe abofe was taWn from the
Wilmington Star of SeptembSrth
and.wereprodaceitbere nitb the
hope, of its baring" somV effect on
our local business jnen. It carries
good? ioudt local - argpmenvlriut
none that cpuld not be Uved up to by
our home people, Get together gen
tlemen and , see if von tail trt
som
An Evening at Cresent Farm."
On tbe eyexiing offAugust the
eleTenj&jlMisses Anaieiitbrjtt
rWilder'in a most pleasipg and grace'
ful mannerentertained a number of
their friends. The guest of honor
being their sister Miss Nellie Wilder,
of Richmond, Va.
The entire residence was tabla2e
with-lights, and from a distance pre
sented indeed a galla appearance.
" The first ball was decorated! with
red and green and lighted with red
lights, '
, The guests were cordially welcomed
by M iss Kathryn Wilder who usher
ed them to the front parlor, here the
guest of honor, in her uual dignified
manner, eagerly greeted her old
friends. The parlor was a scene of
dazzling beauty, thfe white and green
decoration and white lights made on-a
think of fairy land, clematis and
ferns were used in beautifying the
room. The trailing clematis and tall
ferns, were so tastefully:arranged it
seemed that nature had ehosen this
particular place to uroup her choicest
plants. - .
In the back parlor Miss Annie
Wilder gracefully receivedj and' by
her gay words v, of greeting mad
each guest feel that no formality was
ex
The amusement of r the evening
satioh.,, l&chdy''::waa' presented
with av topic "of conversation,, then
each : gentleman ; was given a place
beside a lady and the fuh began.
Then ..gentleman conversed' for
three minutes with the lady at his
side, on the topic which had been
given her. At a given signal each
gentleman moved to the right, and
began a conversation with theitext
lady. The game closed in a voting
contest, the gentleman Voting for the
most entertaining lady, the ladies for
the meet entertaining gentleman, a
prize was "given to the lady and 'gen-
i tleman getting the largest number of
votes.
Migs Lillian Irene Sledge and Mr.
Lee Conyers were the lucky ones,
who won a handsome box of candy.
The prize was presented by Miss
Annie Wilder.
At 10 o'clock Miss Nellie Wilder
and Mr. L. S. Jenkins led the way to
the dinning ' room where ices, cike
and fruit were served. 'Here Mrs. J.
H. Wilder, was assisted by Misses
Lula arid Mit Conyers in graciously
serving the refreshments.
Miss Irene Sledge and Mr. Dixie
M. Barnett rendered some very
pleasing selections of both instru-
mentaVand vocal music which added
very much to the ' pleasure of the
evening. The nour 11:30 came all
too soon; although farewells were in
order, we could but linger, and take
pleasure even in farewells.
v Many, j words of t praise and con
gratulations were given Misses Annie
and Kathryn, as the guests departed.
. It was indeed . a most ; enjoyable
occasion and August 11th, 1909 k a
date that wflUlong be ; remembered
by. the guests of the .evening.- :
rThe above' article . was intended
for our issue of two weeks ago. - but
was unayoidat)fy; crowded out.
yi.UUVU WVUWUt A W MUSI ..:
At.thelaat meetinortheBoara
of Trustees it wag decided tohaTe
each pupil use his own drinking cap
.Thei common:; drinkine &cup ? ia
tbem to; come pa,a godo! ghowmS
'
icP.9Ia M" constant ; menace ; to the
. eaS " of thev coramumty, and this
ipf the- school "authoritJej to
protect the children should deceive
the support of 'every patron of the
8??K "raajority , of childnjc
have been guppUeanrithctipg;! 'lit
thoie who have not done so est cum
at onr-V Parent -wOl please '. look
-rJ00? 8ave thg children
months xf Buffering
New pupils eontinue to enter. It
is importanVtbat all who are coming
at all, enter" now. Remember that
beginnnerg who do notyenter this
week, will have to wait 'til the first
of January. ,
r t?0Xk ot satisfied with the way;
the school is managed, lell the Sup
erintendent or teachers abont iV It will
not do any good to tell yotir neigh
lor;but if you will come to teacher or
Superintendent with your complaint ,
you will receive a ooorteoas bearing".
It may not be possible for the cause
of your complaint to be removed,bnt
you will at least know the teachers
side of the matter.
Improvement at the Racket.
In order to accomodate their large
stock of good?, Mrs. A. M. Hall has
secured the second floor of the dis
pensary building and has arranged it
nicely for an addition to her already
large and roomy store. In this, she
will have a ladies parlor nicely fitted
up and several other departments;
Go ini and see what they are doing
in this way.
Death of Mrs. Robinson
Uts. Caroline Elizabeth Robinson,
beloved wife of F. A. Robinson, and
aaugnter ot Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Jones, of Rochelle. dierf- at hr h
in Wprthington Springa Sunday af-
ernoon about 3 o'clock, after a
Qrief JUpees
X)eceased was in her -nineteenth
year, and was well known and ad
mired for her sweet, disposition bv a
large circle of friends and acquain
tances, tone was a member of the
Rochelle Methodist church, to which
she was very muck devoted and
during her short connection with the
church -about one year was quite
active in its religious affairs.
The remains passed through the
city Monday for'Rochelle, where th
funeral was held from the Methodist
church in the afternoon. thA Sntitr.
J -rm w m wJ
ment being in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
ueceasea is survived . by a I o vine
husband and infant daughter besides
her pareats, to all of whom is ex.
tended the sympathy of the com
munity. Gainesville -(Fla.) Daily
Sun.-
How to Treat Oats for Smut.
Make a solution of 1 pound of for
malin (40 per cent. of formaldehyde
to 40 gallons of water. Spread the
oats 3 inches deep upor a tight floor
r in a wagon box. Using an ordi
nary sprinkler - spot, sprinkle the
formalin solution over all parts of
the grain until the top. is thoroughly
wet. fctir the pile oyer with a scoop
shotel, and sprinkle, and. stir until
every kernel is saturated. Pile the
treated grain and cover with-a bind-
er canvas or an old - blanket for 12
hours; then dry the oats. This treat
ment williake three-fourths of a gal
lon to 1 bushel. The oaU can be
kept any length, of time - after treat
mex X theyare'diied out. They
can . be sown wet if they will go
thorough the drill. For less, than 3
centg per bushel the smut may be
reduced to less than one-half - of -1
per cent Illinois Farmer's .Institute
Bullentin.
irvM. Taft's attitude . towards 4he
recent reform tariff hill seems to be
altogether different from what some
of, our people expected. - Ins'tead of
i it : he Heartily Jprovee
it and saygit w one Lithe best we
tave had TeentleMebf Iforth
Carolina,'' is 1 the republican partr to
oe aiiowea to do all the thinkmg tor
1 uj?
f i I E ; rjDn lie : PEO P LE.
THEIR -MOVEIIBHTS IM AND
ThoselWho Hare .Visited Lou
-::bu:the;;ptWeek--thost
Who HaYejGone; Elsewhore
for Business or Heas'nre, '
Miss Annie Wilder, of FrmnkHn!
tonts visiting MJes Sophia, WHd.r.f
AUorney Genial TW. BicW
spent several diys gt bom the past
week.- v: V.-- ft '
ViMtsellildreifrrgylor, of "TBsoa;
i$ visiting at ilr! G. Boddts's Drar
iQupton:
Miss Ilorteneef AVeWman of St.
Augustine, Flats vuitiug Miss Pat
tie Aycocke.
( Ernest F. Thotnu left Toeadsy
for Warrenton, to-enter Warrvnton
High School. '
xraham and Courtney Egerton
left Monday for Plomtrei, N.. C,
to attend schooL
Mr. W. B. Cooke and family at
tended the PbUUpe-Camp marriage
in Rocky Mount Wednesday.
Mrs. W. II. Allen left Tuesday
for Washington D. C, where abe
Will viait her sigter, Mrs. Tomlinaon.
Mr, F. W. Wbeleea is in the
northern markets purchasing tho
fall stock of goods for hia fair trad..
Mrs. Hoy Jackson and children,
who have bn visiting relatireg in
town the past week, hte returned
to their home in IUleih.
$Ir. J. C. Aycocke and family, ?f
Sanford, Fla who have ben viaiting
his sister, Mutes tJennU and Ciara
Ayoocke, returned j home Thursday.
Prof. Wlngte Underbill left this
week to viait his people near .Selena
Ute rtaxjBa..to Wilmiogton!-
where he will teach in the graded
school.
Mrs. L. L. Joyner and little
daughter, Emma Lawrence, accom-
panied by little Annie Willlis Doj-
die, spent Wedneeday with Capu
Joyner'a people at Garyaburg.
Mrs. A. M. Ilall and daaghter,
Misses Grace and Lynn, relarned
home Saturday trom a trip to the
northern markets where tney pur
chased the fall atock of ooia for
the big Racket.
Their many friends were pJeued
to ae Mr. and Mrs. It G. Allen re
turn from an extended trip through
the Western pan of the Untied
States. They report a ttry pleasant
and interesting trip.
Dance at Opera House.
We are requested to state tbat
there will be a eqar danoe given
at the Opera House tonight by the
young men of Looiabarg. A big
tirne ia expected and many couple
will take part.
Call Boetintr.
A call meeting of the Weodraen
of the World will be held in the Ma
sonic Hail on next Tuesday night
at 7:30 o'clock for the pertoee of
receiving candidate and to com
plate -omo ,anfihiabed busineaa left
trom last meeting. All members
are especially urged to W preut
Enloyable Dance.
Mr. and Mrs. & G. Hoddie, near
Gupton, gave a most enjoyable dasce
at their home last Friday night com.
pliraentary to Miss Taylor, of Wfl
sen, who has be en-Visiting them for
the past week. All present report a
most enjoyable evenmg.
' ' Among those pregent.wgre, Mkseg
Tgyloir, of Wilson, Hayes, of nsn
derson, Francis and Bettle BoddU
and .-Minnie Brick el I, of Loitsburg,
Annie Belle Alston, Mary Alitoo,
gnnle :WBlismV ErnesUae, Ilaye,
Mvm CWlmsVrof JTansoix, Mis Hen
rietta Griffin V: and Mlaa : : Perry.
Mesira W JJ. Barrow, WCsoa Grweoe
J. W. . Maan and T. G, Boddie, e!
Loaubmrg, W. S.refsoa, Jxdixn Al
ston, Hegh HayeV RoUtx JUaloo,
Archibala Williima;" StrM; Perscm,
Stxu vAIiton; Worta. -Haytv J. ST.
Egertooi Ni d nsxrii aod. C W,
bitten, of Hsoderean, n. D. Etr.
ton, E. a Terry , Cbae. E Tuisyn,
Mr. an4 Mrs. S. O. Boddie a Mr.
Georgia Bod die ef Loaiabsrg.
- THR SEED BED FOH WHEAT
U ShouWbe Fine and Loose to
the Depth the Wbsit It
' Planted and Firm Below.'
Io order to escort the UeeJ oo4U
lion for etd gercaioaooo sad plaot
growth ed bed for plantiog wfcet
and other small eds shooJd tet U
mellow to too crat a drpt bat
rather iU eo0 should be merv aod
vll polvemed only about ee dep
m the gd Is sUnud. It low that
depth the sod ebooM be firm axxJ
well ttlUe-1, making a good eaco
tioo with the eobeoi tUl tU
o3 waver atort.1 b the asbeoa cay
t drawn op iato the earfsc h1.
The firm eoU
connect with
beiow ue w
ih. mnktot tA iv. i -ir. .k-
mellow aoil abov th allow
ufideol circulation of air to -3pt4v
oxyetrn and favora the warmth of
the toil, gathering the Ku c ih
uoahine donng the daj ax4 acacg
a blanket to oocrv h aJ
heat, maintaining a raore caiforra
lemperaure of the oU dsriftg lie
night.
The mellow toii above tt e4
oonaervee tb toil tooWlsr. aVtiag
aa mu!ch to kaep the iUf froo
reaching the asria-c, bt it wcksU
be rapidly lewt by cvarja:Km. r4
the same cocdition faron grxwt!i of
the yoaogehoot upward lata te j
and sanebtrwiL "
The tornallaw, dp J-Ud w
aJraoal whc4ly der-odeni cf-aa rbt
for tnowtor to gerainaU tb 4 j
aad atari the yoeog p4ia:. Ia
a eed-bd drouth &a vry apt io r.
jare the crop UcitM of i r;i
drying oat ot the loo eoal to
depth of plowrnc. Io ihe lcce ei-
bd th CToD M B-of vrr rl la
born oat' In acxntrr. b-st it it as
mor apt te Hre-i ot" b wir
than a crop grown in the -le3
Lbed'deecriSi e!i -.Kimi
Experiment Staiioa.
Schlota Items.
Mr. Badger Hart, of Ioilr.
oat ajatifling; the gv.rcoealj
aorreyort io ihtit wotk aro&4
Schkna lajt week.
Mi Mary Ah Ion t rt?r&4
borne frvta a tlexoi vm with
friend a at Isrei.
Miwa Aaia Colllna, of lUJf;eway,
made a brief vbn to friia here a
few days ago. Oar yvocg cvo
woold be glad If her deJrttfal na:!a
were more frvqeent arid tJccg.
Mr. W! II. HiU, f lAz'nbrfr
lamed laat week after a teo day'e nii
to hia eon-b law, a&d daegur, Mr.
sad Mrs. J. S. WilUirsj. Mr. Hul
did not capture any came while here
but had a (rood tiro.
Mr. Meivb Gray, f Xaefcv&e,
Teno, who hu beea aarvejbg a
map of this county, dobg work b
our Ticiairy the pajl few weka, left
this wk for Lotmbarg to pet ur
river oo the map, Mr. Gray wa
axoompaxiled by hk wifejl who tptat
a few days st the home of Mr. E. G.
All ton.
Mr. J j. Murray got the drop on a
mad dog Mooday rooming ar4 rtop
ped his deadly . work before he had
proceeded' rtry fir- with iL The
brnto wag eo loij-plsg smcg
ether dogs and actbg lai a caster
that coovtnewd Mr. Mcxray that it
bad - hydivphobis- gad he lost no
time ta tcrnicg hka evtr. The dej
had a fit oa hla'Whga kSed-V
A Uscksmlth uhop will he cpae4
st Bchloas aext Moaday, the 27 ih,
by Joyn4r& Joa, profrUtcra, They
pair work la wool aliroa. StlZzm
hag for soc&e tl U3 la ticia
o- Sgikfattsry work gad ttTorg
b taalio be&eovuo of tU &t w
sbo.
Ur. J. S. WCUae hw jtn ttV.
s4 eoveria tiigia tejr
id. He st4.f9i sp titj aai
moJ U wLk .WA tla.
f4aaty of row aal msxy&
rwaxag ttakioerr U ka wVJ
Hickory Bock IUrra.
Aeyve tive ott srtilxrj
Croca Mba l
tall La tbe lax4 Uirtiac.
its Ma E T.
W14L
Him Lcy ?iU Hr D. C
Tkaxrbxt mcrx4 tet walat
froo a vmsI la (rioii mii rCttsr
b Fraakiblcta.
Oar Saiay zJ l$ rrtnzf
iite d3 at Ml GSa4
trKie Ctl r,tti Sr' . ...J
iun aJMw.
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a-a
;oyaU rcscP f Hi. G<k Jan
KT U T tl n
Utclewj ILck AttM ftl
day ocrzirx at e:ie& o'Cca.
W m cU4 ja r.r iUi Urv Jo
Wood la le;-og,
Mjra Roe, 'A U
Mae. IaU IWe Uir
iMt Wk
Miee KUi Pflte ft iy
Mr F. G AlUv ! VTC W.'.;
vWu4 Ir-HtiS tu lLc:lr Mci
j 1m i vl
t. T. H.
Gsptaa lust.
A 0C J i at-il ,ty
ttc4i ttva GL.-c is a ft j txa.
w 9tH ft-.i b e fw.
We ate v.ry jl,4 U ;ura lUl
Mr. Cry ratnl, h in.jrctirg
rajsiliy
k!i AXtxa Par. 4 Lcveta:rr
? 1 tfctl wk wrlA ljf :oir.ix.( Hiee
I-c CjTvii. r IsnL
HpT FJ. ti t.mtn m
t;5r at &sJj Orl
rv4 (taftwa w l 4t3sflu4 to
ks-ow that 11m Uta CXr. t4
FeUTvVtrf. Va,, tu e t:.-
b;-a v;Oj Hra A M Ha:U ti
Mie IMwra Fcl? Lfct enrn j a
d3y.
W ere eery tj to a tiw ttai
Mi. Joe Ge-icav. t we-t ej
hesittg atLa7J Sit all Me'16a iCiNLVejBi
wi3 daMf7oc&V4 1.3 ts4 li-U haa
Mear hai foe to 5trly efrhul.
Mtir HtcW Vatotw GwIujs a
Licaie E4w-arle jnex-zptJtSS Vy
Mcerv Rvttae Gc?a a-t3 Cere
D. G2ilan were vary ?Cat4 catn
at Mr. II. L. CtmCH f taiay tirli.
The Urts-tn are my tmry nrtirf
cotica ihew data,
L L i.
T re;fclba&a b ensue ;uia of
the Jkau are ti3 tii Bt
that dw co T9cL
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Rauae-si awecag i tie wry ctii
tailrvel in iSe Hjvuris Hr.
HoZos J'- a.d r aaii Sxaliiy
do hoe hf tiwszrrrl iita.
Bay rai 4 with y rrrtuUss,
aa3 take sw2raleVf rrx Free Of
fer daring evt lHia.nct iraaa Wetk
Stetiher 77 ih to Oei. l&i. Osoe
b aad lei aa sWw ys? , MtKinag
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