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A. P.JOHNSON, EDITOR AND MA
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THE CAMPAIGNOPENS. ;
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BIG SPEECHES AT BUNN AND |
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Hon. T. W. Blckett Addressed 1
the Peonle of Bunn and Hon. j
i'g Claude Kitchen addressed the ,
People at Dickens. 11
The Democratic Campaign was j
jOpened in Franklin County on laBt I
Saturday night by the speeoh of j
Hon T. W. Biolcett^Werney Gen- j
eral for North Carolina, at Bunn,
5n Dunns township. A- large nam- !
her of our people were out and fllr. ]
* Bickett highly entertained them tor
more, th^n two hours. His speech
was a valuable campaign document
and contained lots of information for
thq public, all of which the people
of Bunn and surrounding territory
Seemed to fully appreciate by their
repeated applause. He told in plain!
language of the republican party in
Franklin County; their rule and actions
in North Carolina and the record
of the party Nationally, pointing
out clearly that the reason why the
people could not rely on, them was
because they did not show any re?^gard
for their promises to the people.
He also paid his respects to Butler
and the reconstruction bonde by giving
the history of these bonds and
showing the people how he was attempting
to collect them. HtiTspeccli
as a whole was line and greatly enjoyed.
Hon. Claude Kitcher, Congressman
from the second district delivered
one of the Dest speeches the
editor has Itearjl in many years to a.
?yowd of more than one thousand
people at Dickens on Wednesday.
^KBe was introduced in a very pretty
'^^jtnd impressive speech by Senatur B
JT. 11 olden, of Louioburg, and for.
two hours lie held hie crowd wonderfully.
. His speech was clear and
concise, plain and convincing, telling
^he people of the dishonest roelti.-os
the republican party was putting into
effect in order to fool them tfl I
vote their tioket. In bis comparison !
jjft the make up of the party in f' *ure
ars lie made it plain thai no j
bonest, true white man, regardless |
of his republican principles, would |
feel at home to mingle with them, j
He explained at some length the issue
of the carpet bag bonds; telling j
the people of the origination and I
disposition of these bonds ami tin- '
iglied his suoject by showing the j
part that^Butlor was playing in this
campaign in order that th-ee bonds
might be collected, lie showed tbat i
North Carolira hail never receiveTTl
ft p nay for the entire, issue ot those j
bonds, nor had it gottenjfitc foot of!
railrowl from the revenue of them.
After picturing Battler and his tol- i
lowers in their true light as he saw I
them he dealt with the record of the
1 party nationally and gave it to th- j
people struct frmti t'ig_ shoulder,!
challenging anv on t > dispute any
part theiTof. It was seen that the i
republican port :i i .nallv w as |
organi/.aii" 111-.>r? ' r graft tfiaii for I
anything ciav. I la pointed instances'
where more officiate had been sen* j
tenced t" s -rve in the penitentiary!
uritler : ? a hmuistration in-, eight I
tears . : the past history of)
the it. u 'lie. In his first remarks
he stated that he believed lie could I
coir. : i* v true, honest white reput.
> lie was out of place in
r.. .a.nivaii party, and we feel
^Riat I i substantiated his statement.
Toe spi ch 4'as indeed fine and'was
greatlv i-njoved by all who beard
him. '
f The ll icky Mount brass band was
r present and furnished sonie exoellI
ent niii>tc. j
' ? MONUMENT
DAY?
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oiirXonfederate Women to Be
. Honored.
I A day 111 '',e *"*" to selected
I later, will 1)6 ?et apart to enable ev
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iry male resident of this State?men i
ind boys?to oontribute?much or
little?as their ability may or their '1
leartH dictate?to the erection ot a i
Slate monument to the Women of I
the Confederacy. This high duty 1
las been to long delayed. Let the I
people by .their generosity, and front J
the means these women made it poa- 1
lible for them to accumulate, make 1
amends for such unfortunate delay,
by the more liberal contribution,
bet the year-1910 close with the 1
surety that honor will be paid to
these heroines. Let the world know
that the men of this State appreciate
these women's'devotion to "a
e luse they loved so well."
A most appropriate and handsome
Souvenir Tag will be given, as an
evidence that the donor has contributed
to presetve the memories of a
Womanhood of whom he is proud
and to whom lie owcb an enternal
debt of gratitude. The good women,
the charming girls and pretty misses,
daughters and granddaughters of
these women, who deem it n privilege
to aid.in honoring~tbeir mothers
and grandmothers, will undertake
the distribution of these souvenir
tags God save the mere man
who fails to immediately surrender
to their charm and to their presentation
of his duty.
Even those who do not sympathize
with the lite Confederacy, living in
this State under the present prosperity
these women have made possible,
will honor themselves in honoring
"a grand womanhood, whose
n obie devotion to what they loved
entitles them to all respect. Their
memories should be preserved for
the emulation of all who strive to do
their dutv as their conscience die.
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tate.
What the people pf the States of
the late Confederacy owe these women,
not only'for their inspiration
to the soldiers, not only tor their
maintenance of the homes, not onlytheir
loving care'of the sick and of
the wounded, not only for their care
of the graves of the dead, not onlytor
their preservation of the memories
of their heroes, but tor their devotion,
tnetr fortitude, their aid since
the death of the Confederacy, which
animated and encouraged the men
in their stupendous efforts to rescue
their State from the very slough of
despondency and to rebuild its shat
tered fortunes: is all too well known
and felt to make it necessary to urge
their claims. Men! Boys! You know
your duty. Doit! And show by
your liberality that you fully appreciate
all that these women have done
for your State and for you.
Sunday Heaping. .1 On
Sunday last Justice 11, B.
Mass en burg had before him Willie
Williams under a warrant sworn out
by West Whituker, both colored,
for robbing him of something like
$11. From the evidence it was onlyj
a joke and "Willie was turned loose. I
Quite a number of our people was]
present at the hearing.
The Sidewalks.
The sidewalks that have recently
been paved adds much to the appearance
of both the streets and the
buildings. The work_ has been hindered
the past few -days by the cement
not coining in as was expected
but we learn it is here now and in a
few more days the work will be in
full Must again.
Tobacco ond Trade Edition.
On or about the fifteenth of October
we will issue n Tobacco and
Trade Edition of the J?ranki,i>t
Times. In this issue we propose to
tell \he people what the citizens of
Louisburg are doing and the advan
tages of living here. With the
and business men of the town we
propose to make this issue of the
Times of great value to this section,
and our efforts shall not be spared
to taake it cpmplete. We have se
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LOUISBUBG, N. C.. FRIDAY,
oured the services of Mr. W. A. "J"|
Whelan, of Cinoinnatti, an expert in
this line, who will have charge of the
special edition. As this will be one of
the, largest papers ever published in
this county we would advise you to be
lure and get your name on the sub- Th
icripiion books before its publica- j
tion in order that you will be sure i
to get one. 7
The Tobacco Market.
' Conditions on the Louisbnrg -to- '
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bacco market are improving. More
tobacco has been -sold here the past .'
week than any week before' and the v'8
prices, especially on the lower grades
have been verv satisfactory. Many fro
farmers from adjoining counties are
making this market headquarters ^
and from their expressions they feel
tinst they are being benefitted by it.
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Ivey-Stone.
Tile editor of the Times ae his
knowledges the receipt of the fol- ,
lowing invitation: * ga
-Mr and Mrs. W. O. Stone invite
fau to be present at the marriage of WJ
their daughter Annie May to Mr. (
Wavley Howard Ivev on the afterVIS
noon ot Wednesday, October the
nineteenth, nineteen hundred and
ten, at two thirty o'clock, Cedar '1
Hock. Baptist Church, Franklin
County, North Carolina.
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, run vponing. jjj
The fail opening of millinery at
the Rig Racket took place on Moilday
and Tuesday of this week. The
store, which has just been newly
painted, was decorated with pretty
dreSK l/linda nf nil ntolnn nnd hBtt-fn
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and presented a beautiful scene. It
was easily seen that this opening
was much appreciated bv the people ?
of Ljuisburg and Franklin county an
from the crowds that visited the
store on those days. In the millinery So
room the same pood taste in decora- fri
tions and displays were witnessed
and to show the visitors the appro- jH
oiation of their visit punch was serv- wj
ed. The opening was a success in
every way and the visitors seemed ^
highly pleased at the many beautiful
things on display.
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Governor Approves Monuments
to Women. th<
In a letter to Gen. C. Irvin Walk- th
er, of Saluda, JT. C., Gov. W. W. fir
Kitchin writes as follows:
Dear Sir:?In reply to your letter
of the 22nd, I beg to say that I shall a]t
be glad to co-operate with you in the p?
movement to secure State monuments
to the women ot the Contedvu
eracy. tu|
I think your plan to have a tag
selling Monument Day will be beneficial
to the movement. I have often
advocated Monuments?to the ^
Confederate woman, not only in revognition
of her loyalty and service t,r
during the war, but tor her unflinching
loyalty ever afterwards. .1 have w<
frequently said that a monument to a 1
the Confederate woman, among othev
things, should have an inscription P
stating that the dark days of recon
structiun found no scalawags among i
the women of the South.
With best wishes, 1 toi
Yours truly, I BV)
VV. W. Kitciux, i vr
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Governor. I ,
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A Fine Field of Com. I hu
Mr. J. I"!. Collie has a field of five! tic
actes of Cox improved prolifio corn j
that is woVt.li going miles to see. It j
undoubtedly shows w at select seed i
thoroughly cultivated and thorough j
manuring will do. It is planted in j
four foot rows, and eighteen inches! *"1
apart in the drill. Every stalk has : '>?
from two to four large perfect ears.
It is the finrst field of corn ever r^is- i *'e
ed in Franklin county and probably | vlt
in the State. Mr. Batts has road- Pe
more on one single acre, but it is
doubtfal if any one in North Caro- Mt
lina ever made more than Mr. Collie
one wbo baa seen this field of corn ! co
has estimated it at less than 20 to 25 j 30
bam Is per aore. Mr. Collie will se- j ho
lect from this field the, moet perfect is i
ears, which he will reserve for seed.
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FATE, THE UNION.
SEPTEMBER 80. 1910.
\i MOVING PEOPLE
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E1R MOVEMENTS IN ANdL
OOT OF TOWN.
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ose Who Have Visited Louls)urg
the Past Week?Those jtt
IVho Have Gone Elsewhere ei
'or Business or Pleasure ?
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T. Spire returned Friday from w
jhrnond.
. 11. McLpurin, of Clio, S. C., in t'
iting D. G. Pearce. ' t?
3. B. Cheathan&eturned this week t(
m a trip to New York.
VV. M. Person returnee! Wednes- 0
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y from a trip to Durham.
Dr. J. E. Malone returned yestery
from a trip to Baltimore.
A. W. Green, of Littleton, visited
i people here the past week.
T. W. Hollingsworth returned ^
turdav from n trip to Kinston. ^
J. II. Dnughton,' of Greensboro* ,j
g in Louisburg the past week. a
T. C. Harrison, ot Weldon, was a o
litor to Louisburg the past week, s
Rev. John London and family left
leaday for Mineral, Va., their new ii
me. t
Miss Jessie Brothers, of Golds '
... i u uiailinn II.. TV P 11? 1
? vj tu t lOiklllg UXiO. ?X' illC"
nne. '
Walter Farribow returned Mon- r
y from a visit to his people at '
eedinore. .
J. S. Cobb left the past week for
ineral, Va.,"~??here he will make
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i future home.
Miss Madge Fleming, of Raleigh,
visiting friends and relatives in ~
d near Louisburg.
Mrs. R. Y. Mo Aden and little
n, Rufus left Tuesday to visit
ends at Goldsboro.
Miss Mary Shearin, of Nick, N. C.,
spending several dayB in the city
tli Misses Klh'ce and Orie Alford. ^
R. (L- Pearson, Cashier to the j
easurer of the Seaboard Air Line, j
ent Sunday with Capt. L. L. Joy- (
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P. S. Allen left the past week for
a Northern Markets to purchase j
e fall stock of clothing for his
m.
Dr. J. H. Uzzell left Tuesdav for <
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iltimore, where he will take a po- j
ion in the Franklin Square bos- t
al- c
Mrs. Ernest Martin, who has been i
liting relatives in Louisburg, re- t
rned to her home at Raleigh this t
lek. i
W. F. Beasley, P. B. Griftin, A. f
. Alston and M?ft?Houok left ?
tmrdSTTlighrfor a trip to Baltisore
and Washington. .. s
E. Leslie Egerton loft the past 1
ek for West Lynn, Mass., to take!'
position in the test department of i '
e General Eleotric Co., of that '
ice. c
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New-Jeweler.
Mr. G. L. Whitfield, of Franklin- j'
a, announces fhat lie has secured .
ace in the store of C. Stokes on ^
ain street and will open a Brstiss
jewelry store and watch repair '
siness in I.ouisburg. See his nol
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e in another column.
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Good Show. s
The Kaiser Quartette will play at
s Grnded School Auditorium in f]
ntiklinton on Thursday night, J
itober Gth, for the benefit of the v
oinan's Betterment Association. F
t everybody of Franklinton and J
linity who wishes to witness a fine
rforance go out and see it.
iss Meeting to Arrange For t
Loulsburg^ospital. e
ATmeeting will be held in the a
urt house Frida^ night, September ii
th, to discuss and arrange for a d
spital for I.ouisburg. Everybody h
cordially invited to be present. c
Wp want all those who have b
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ibscribed sto^k and all who want 0
> do ap-tb bfe present. o
^C*tls meeting is for everybody? b
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eglstratlon Books to Open.
Below we publish a letter trom b
nutive Committe to the Registrais a
E Franklin county. From it will ti
e seen that the Registration books
ill be opened on Thursday, Octber
6th and will remain open for ii
wenty days. If you have not regis- e
ired or if you have moved from one I
iwnship or county to another you ii
ad better attend to this matter at d
nee that you may be ready to vote e
n November 8th. The letter fol- o
jws: e
'o TIIB KkGISTKAHS OF FllANKUN 1
County:
Under. Provision Volume '2 of the ^
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levisal of 1905, Chapter 90, Section
3'23, the registration bcoks are to c
e opened 20 dayB preceding the 1
ay for closing the registraiion books 1
nd the day for closing is the sec- *
nd Saturday before the election at 1
unset '
You will therefore open the Ree- '
itration Books on Thursday, Octo- 8
ier 29th, 1910. This -vill give four
iaturiays for you to attend the fol- '
owing places for the purpose ot r
egistering new voters, and you are 8
equired under the law to attend the 8
lolling place on the Saturday before C
he election with your registration
looks for the purpose of hearing
hallengos. All challenges must he
ettled on this date. '
J. R. Coi.t.iE, '
Chra'n. Dem. Ex. Com. '
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Children's Day at Prospect. '
Sunday, October 2nd, has been ,
lesiguated as Children's Day at
Prospect. The exercises by the chil- J
Iren will take place m the morning,
dev. F. B. Noblitt will fill his regu- ,
ar appointment in the afternoon. A j
arge crowd will be present and it j
s hoped that all who attend will |
lome'prepared tol[contribute*to]the ,
pecial Missionary collection. |
V Valuable Bulletin .on Scup- .
pernong Grapes. I
The North Carolina Experiment 1
Station has just issued a very im- |
lortant Bulletin ou "Self-Sterility of
lit. Scuppernong and other Muscat t
line-Grapes." The results reported t
n this Bnllctin] show conclusively i
hat these grapes are self-sterile, 1
hat is, will not produce normal fruit t
inless fertilized by pollen from male '
[rape vines. These results were ob- t
luring the (dooming session,(2) a '
tudy of the germinating flower of t
he pollen, (3) microscopic study of t
he dry pollen, (4) examination of ^
he slructuie of'the flowers, and (5) !
he influence ot male pollen on the '
rop. , 8
The second part of the Bulletin t
liscusses the application of these re- '
nits. It deal?.with the kinds of 1
rale vines to plant, where to plant g
hem for best results, and the uum- i
ier of such vines required in a vine- '
ard. ft also discusses the influence v
rhich weather and pruning have on
he yield. One of the most valuable e
ubjects treated is that dealing with d
hs'growing of these grapes from ?
seds.
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* 1110 i?uuniu in j. -iUi7 Him IE) IC)r C!
fee distribution to residents of q
forth Carolina. It can be had by n
riting to Director C. B. Williams, c
Experiment Station, West Raleigh, r
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Benefits Of Birds. *
Aside from the tood cheer which D
he presence of birds inspires, their 11
conoinic value is very great. Birds v
re our greatest natural check upon
iseots, tending to prevent their un- -B
ue increase and preserve the proper "
alanee in natures They feed upon e
aterpillars, grubs, cutworms, beetles, e
ugs, butterflies, moths, grasshoppers, o
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hincb bags, plant lice and many __
tber destructive insects. Some
irds are on hand all the ^ year to
uard the crop's and trees against
lie ravages of insects.
Another large service rendered
y birds is the destruction of various
atent pests such as gophers, mice
nd rabbits which work such havoc
a trees and crops when they become
utnerous.
The annual loss occasioned by
assets and rodents amptints to sevral
million dollars each year in the
Jnited States. This lose is increasig
as tillage increases and birds are
estioyed? Hence it is of the great- ")-**'
st importance to agriculture that
ur valuable native birds be preservd
and everything possible be done
o allow them to inscrease.
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a ue iuiiu ^rem sei vice is in me
leetruction of weed seed. Many
finds of birds feed upon the seeds
if noxious weeds, in this way desroying
countless millions of seeds
hat otherwise Would germinate and
pring up to pollute the fields, lessen
he yield of grain an^l-lower its mar:et
value. The service rendered
tere amounts to many million dollars
innhally in the fnited States.
Certain birds also serve as scavengers,
consuming decaying animal
natter that otherwise might become
i source of pollution of our air,
itreams and water supplies, thus enlangering
health.
SOUTHERN FARMING
We take the following -articls
rom the Washington Post which
ihows tha" the South is causing the
vorld to "sit up and take notice:'
In this ripe year of 1910 there is
growing a corn crop of 20,277,000
acres in the eight Southern States
jf Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi, which is an increase of
1,535,000 acres over the area devotsd
to that cereal in that territory
in 1909. This is ah encouraging
iign, and if persisted in and the system
of intensive culture shall be
kdopted generally, as it is particuarly
in the States named, the cost
,t l M.;u u . ? n 1
/? living ??? v/r uiuiei limy reuuceu
?if tbe people aie strong enough
M take byjthe throat monopoly and
!orce it to put up with a reasonable
irofit.
The South is as good a corn Coun;ry
as the West. The greatest yield
>er acre of that grain ever recorded
vas grown on a South Carolina
arm, and it is an established faot
hat last year Farmer Batts, a young
nan of 30, tilling the sail within 13
niles of Raleigh, N. C., gathered a
of corn the \ield of?which was
he euormous quantity of "225 bushlis
per acre, whereas the average of
he country over is only 26 bushels.
This story of the vied on Mr. Batt's
ilantation would be incredible if it
vere not established by testimony
ibore challenge. Nor should it be
orgotten that his is no "river hotom"
farm, but "upland," that he has
nade as rich as Goshen by intelli;ent
and thrifty farming. Other
arrners in tbe States named can be
i3 successful as Mr. Batts if they
rill.
Speaking of the augmented Sonthirn
corn crop this year the presilent
of the Southern Railroad maki8
remark:
"The increase in the acreage of
orn; accompanied, as it is, by a
|uite general adoption of improved , ,
nethods, is one of the most (en-.
onra wig features of Southern ttginultural
progress. It is one of the
esults of a general movement
broughout the Sooth in the direcion
of diversified agriculture?a
novement which we are endeavcriig
to encourage and assist as far as
,-e can properly de so.
The South, with ber gait and?ctt- J?*late,
will beat the West growing
hog and hominy" whenever Southm
farmers beoome wise and thrifty
nough to make cotton the surplus <
ron. t'
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