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?lifc/8 A. P. JOHNSON, EDITOB AMD MANAGER. THE COUNTY, THE STATE, THE UNON. SUBSCRIPTION $LOO PER YEAS. VOL. XLIV. ~" LOUIBBURQ, N. UTRIPAT, DECEMBER, 18, 1914. =f?~ NUMBER 44 ABOLISH MBDlCXiniEPOSITOBTf The Franklin County Medical Society Takes Action. At a meeting of the Medical Society of Franklin county In the office of Dr. R. F. Yarborough on Monday of last week the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. Dr. R. F. Yarborough, President, Dr. R. B. Henderson Vice-President, Dr. H. A. Newell, Secretary, Drs. S. P. Burt and H. A. Newell were elected dellgate and alternate respectively, to the State Medical Society, which meets In Greensboro next June. After some discussions of the bene fits derrlved from the Medical Depos itory the following resolutions were unanimously passed. Be It resolved by the Franklin county Medical Society, in its regular session on Monday: December. 7th, 1914. That It is the sense of this Society tahat the Medical Depository at Loulsburg, Franklin county, is more of a menace than a benefit to the health of the county. And this Society requests that the Senators from this district and Representatives from thlB county use all of their In fluence to have ttje Medical Deposi tory at Loulsbur&X. C. abolished. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Senators from this dis trict, to the Representatives from this county, to the Board of Commissioners of this county and the Board ot Com missioners of this town. At the same time, requesting the town commis sioners of Loulsburg, under no cir cumstances to grant any drug store under its Jurdictton- license to sell alcoholic stimulations of any kind on prescriptions or otherwise. And further, that a copy of these resolutions be published In the Frank lin Times. R. F. Yarborough, Pres. H. A. Newell!, Secty. Resumption of the Great Kake. The convening of Congress In Its short session brings to our mind one of the greatest and most ridiculous fakes that has ever been foisted upon the American people. And yet It" was a fak\ fostered by the goverhrnieiU. It was the Congressional Record, the only really official publication in this country. Many of our readers have received from time to time copies of speeches purporting to have been delivered by, some senator or Congrsspiair in ington. Some of these speeclies.w'ere actual ly delivered on the floor of the house or senate, but many were pure fakes. Here's the^ay It worked. Congressman X?was ambitious. He v-anted to electrify his constituents by -tile delivering of a great speech, an oratorical effort which was calculated t> enhance his fame with the voters at liom?. / Not being able to secure the necess ary re ?OL,n.tion for a speech from the prosUent officer, he carefuly wiof' out his remarks, interspered them with numeroouB exclamations of "applauses," etc., and then wended his way to the session. There he arose from his seat, cleared his throat, and with impress ive dignity asked "permission to print, which of course was graciously ac corded him. That was his "apt!iron" on the floor. But the Congressional Record was more obliging ' than the obdurate presiding officer. The Record printed his "speech" in full?that speech . that was never delivered?and very generously the government printing office supplied the Congressman with thousands of copies of his "speech" tor free distri bution to an admiring constituency. Aqd the tax payers paid the bill. '? K a' country publisher resorted to a hundredth part of the fakery that has been Inflicted upon the public by the Congressional Record he woutd be ?crowded and driven out of any aelf respectlnp community. *? And yet the Congressional Record, ' Is the national newspaper! A national ?fake! ' *'? Bunk! A Merry Christmas.^ Christmas brings the remembrance of a gift so great and wonderful that all who realise what it meant to the world, feel th? desire to give 'some thing in return though it may be nothing more than th? expression of a wish for a Metry Christmas. No one was anxloos to Yeoslva' the gift at fir's t. People do not always know the valOe of what la given them. The only door opened to receive It led Into a cattle stable. But now, whose door does not fly open at Christmas to send out some blessing, some word of good cheer? The old carol, sung'to a few shep herds, has gone around the world now and the message of peaco and good will has been carried every where. Somehow, when you lay a new born babe In a man's arms, you are pretty sure to bring a smile to his face and softening to his heart as well. An Infant Is a great peace brlnger. What has/touched and soft ened the heart of this grim world more than anythlngelse, is ttu.t Christmas brought a blessed child down to earth and laid him conflnd lngly in the arms of humanity, brought him from home, and left him outcast, that the opportunity might given him the love and tenderness which is every child's birthright. This it is which moves us to atrlve to make children happy at Christmas. They may be like those who float along with the river knowing noth ing of its love source high up on tho hills. But even if they do not know why, most of' us want to make it a merry time for the children. It is emphaticially tlje children's festival. No one ever-^egrets it who goes out of the wriiy to m^ke some little ones happy at Christmas time. They are the special friends of thk\Christmas child, and it is well to be able to en tertain the king's friends it n?^ the ?king himself. It does the world good to open 111 doors and take in the season's greet ings. Business goes on all the hap pier because there is a_jrarm, chari table feeling in am an's soul toward his employer or employees,, or ac quaintances. We are all so busy we ata apt to forget to be considerate, forptfms'apd kind. It is well to let ?tfie brain rest and allow the heart to rule sometimes, or men may lose the faculty of loving and being charitable. Centuries of experience have prov. ent hat it is well to make a clearing house of the season, to square ac counts by wiping off all the old grudges and settling old quarrels an?l listening once agt&n to the message of peace and good will. Anger and malice never gave a'man happiness, nothing but forgiveness anr charity can do that. ^/ Planting the Home Vineyard. It was my privilege during the past summer to travel over a good portion of the State of Arkansas, and the ab sence of grape vines around the farm homes was very noticeable. This should not be so, because the grape is one of the most delicious as welj as healthful of fruits. It is also one that can be grown on various types of soil | and requires as litUe attention as anr j of our fruits. There are few farms where grapes i will not grow, and in many sections the conditions are ideal. That this is true, is proved by the fact that those who have planted vineyards and given thfm proper care have met with great success. The fact that so many types of grape are - found growing wild over the state is also proof that grape growing could be made profit able. .j Selecting a soil that is medium in fertility, and if possible a gentle slope to' the south or southeast should be chosen. In planting a home vineyard there are several things to be taken into consideration. Quality.?Plant only those varieties that are of the highest quality. Quanlty.?Enough should be plant ed to give an abundant supply for the whole family, and then a few extra ones for thd-neighbors. This will In duce them to plant a vineyard at hoipe. Variety.?As great a variety as pos sible should be planted, beginning with the earliest and ending with the latek^ "jkrletlea to be found. In this j|5 i can have grapes fresh from ihe 'Hjieyard from early July until frost.1 Plant those varieties that are [known to do well in your nelgMtor hood. , ? Z1 * ? ' There are quite a few varieties thai do well In this state. For (con venience, I have divided them Into early, mldseason, and late varieties: Early.?Campbell Early, Moore's Early, Early Ohio, Delaware. Mid -season.?Concord, Lutle, Lind ley, Niagara, Salem. Lata.?Goethe, Norton's Virginia, Baecl&k The' Conro on cord, though one of the dely grown of varieties, has ,<y. especially In the southern part of the state, to ripen unevenly. The home vineyard will not be com plete without planting a few vines of the Rotundifolla type. These re semble quite closely the wild musca dine found so commonly in the South ern states. The James, Mieech, Eden and Flowere are the most common varieties grown. Now is the time of year to plant the i vineyard. Order the vines now and prepare the land before they arrive so that they can be set .put at once.? J. S. Knox, in The Progressive Far mer. What Tuberemloals Day Should Mean To North Carolinian?. Broadly speaking TuberculoslB Day 1b a national movement having tor Its aim the prevention of Tuberculosis but more directly speaking. It Is a per sonal responsibility. To us ot North Carolina It comes as a grave responsi bility, Imposed by the 6,000 needless deaths annually In our State from thin disease. While the plan of Tuberculosis Day Is an educational campaign against Tuberculosis, Its ultimate aim Is pre vention. for knowledge Is power. Wltn this in view the preachers and the churches have been called on to pres ent to their congregations the nature and methods of prevention of Tuber culosis, or some feature pertaining thereto. The movement Is undenom inational and nonsectarian. Its aim l is to reach Jew and Gentile, Prot> testant and Cathllc. Furthermore It Nqims through the church, through its message and presentation , to reach Lodges, schools and various social and Civic bodies of the country. , At the Sjate Sanitortum for the Treatment1 ot Tuberculosis where there is space tor only sixty patient.}, hut where ninety ok more are crowded in and hundreds are ^waiting tor en trance, i?-a -most crying^ need that should have a heart.appeal to the various Lodges, Orders, Clubsxorgani zations and Individuals of our^State. Here Is afforded them an opportunity by which they could take care of the Tubercular sick of their own members or those within the ilrtt jnldit. Here Is a means by which they could render humanity an Invaluable service and the way which they could help the State protect and save her unfortun ates and control the scourage of Tu berculosis. The responsibility Is up on them. One-^ot the school days should be observed by the schools as Tuber culosis Day. The pupils on this day should study or become informed as to the cause, nature and prevention of Tuberculosis. Perhaps for the first time some child will know that It is positively preventable and possibly curable. fc, ? ft Individuals have a' responsibility. Besides being their brother's keeper they must also be keepers of them selves?the first law ot health as well as nature. Of Course?Why Not. good times ever return?" in quired a pessimist in speculating An his Christmas expenditures. Of course they will! Why not? Here's the why of the will: lTThere In Just as much money In the country now as there ever was. 2. The farmers have Just harvested one of the biggest crops In history and are selling at good prices. 3. Federal reserve banks have been opened and millions of dollars of new money will be placed at the disposal of the banks ot the country. K 4. The banks In turn will have plenty of money to loanbig manu facturing and other industries ror op erating capital. 6. These concerns in their turn will start the wheels of commerce Xofre volving and millions of unemployed men and women wfll return work. 6. Foreign governments are plac ing heavy orders for all kinds of sup piles needed In prosecuting their war. 7. Other orders for American made goods are pouring in from all parts of the world. 8. The financing situation has clari fied, Congress has adjourned, banks are opening up their vaults, and great manufacturing industries are prepar ing to open up again on an extensive scale, many of them even now calling In employees who were laid oft many weeks ago. Yes, you can dig down and spend that Christmas money without aay fear of where the next dollar ?!? com ing from. ' _ I It Is on the way?and hitting the high place*. ?? , "> r. 1 ?' - , Tile STAMP ACT. The HUtorleal Stamp P la; h a Set Bole. If the government can raise mil lion? of dollars to meet the doflclt c^use of the European war by the sale o( stamps; if the government can rui its great post-ofBce department by th-j ?4le of stamps, mostly the one and two cent kind; If the streetcar companies and the five and ten cent' stores of Woolworth and KresB can grow rich on nickels, North Carolina can raise a sufficient sum to stamp out tuber culossls In her borders by the sale of Red Ctobs Christmas Seals. Winston-Salem now leads in thy sale, having placed a hundred thous and and given her order tor fifty thousand more. A New Bern lady sold seven thousand in one day; a Hender sonville lady sold three thousand in one afternoon, while a lady In South - ern Pines sold a thousand In one m'orning and drove to the Sanatorium In her automobile for three thousand mbre. The outlook for the largest Bale North Carolina has' ever had Is bright and promising. "Despise not the day of little things." Buy your share of Red Cross Christmas Seals now. " ^ ? Twenty Persons Killed I ! 1 In a town in this State that number abiput five thousand Inhabitants there have been twenty persons killed with tuberculosis In the last twelve months. There are approximately a hundred other persons In the town who have been maimed on account of the same disease and who ifrfll probably die within the course of a few months, or a few years. In all probability this procedure has been going on for a nianber of years and unless some changes are made it will continue, with a strong probability of a large number of fatilitles as the days go bjj A. very conservative estimate would place the value of these Uvea with the cost of the funerals, the cost of the sickness of those that are maimed with the loss of time, etc., incident to rtd sicknesB, at $160,000.00. .If this* le were to destroy $160.000.00 woitli\of cattle in that town, some thing wdnld be done about it and that quick. A veterinary surgeon would be sent therexto examine all of the cnttle, to conflnd tbem or place them in an open-air Sanatorium where they could get well. At annate, he would segregate them from th^well cattle und stamp out the disease o^t of the town and that in short order. Southern Railroad runs through tjiis town. If it were to kill twenty peopt^ in a year and maim a hundred others, it would cost the Southern Railwav somewhere between a quarter and a half mfftlion dollars in damages as sessed by a court and jury, and the strong probabilities are that the law? which means the will of the people? would require them to take up the track and run around the town. Unfortunately, what is true of this town is to a greater or less extent true of every otfte&^town and com munity in our State. Such condition demands the Imperatively attention of legislators. Mayors and all serious minded citizens. The rate at which this death-dealing disease is consum ing our inhabitants is alarming anil rails for the co-operation of all the people to stamp it out. An Active Campaign. Washington, December 13.?In com pliance with a request from the United States Department of Agricul ture and by direction of President Harrison, leaves .qJ absence have been granted Dr. C. M. Morgan, Live Stock and Dairy Agent-?f the CompanyrJ>r. Walter Sorreli, Assistant ^rtre Stock and Dairy Agent at Atlanta, Georgia, to permit them to accept temporary service with the Department of Agri culture In the work being done to stamp out the foot and mouth disease among the cattle and to prevent Its spread Uito localities now free from it. All of these men are veterinarians and Drs. Morgan and Sorreli have had experience with the foot and mouth disease In the Philippine Islands, where they were In the government service before * being employed by Southern Railway Company. Thus far the foot and mouth disease has been found in only two States South of the Ohio and Potomac rivers Virginia and Kentucky and President Harrison believes that It Is of the ut most Importance that ltd spread Into otber Southern localities ^hall be prevented and that It shall be stamped out in all parts of the United States as toon as possible so as to.permit the unrestricted movement of cattle m to the South. For this reason, he believes ' that Drs. Morgan, Sorrell, and Lowe can do no more valuable work for the benefit of the live stock industry of the South at this time than by aiding the government la the work against the foot and' mouth disease. Cotton Ginned in North Carolina Wm. J. Harris, Director of thi? Census Department of Commerce announces the preliminary report of cotton ginned by counties in North Carolina for the crops of 1914 and 1913. The report was made public for the State at 10 a. m. on Tuesday, December 8th. The amounts for the different counties for the crops of 1914 aad 1913 are furnished for publi cation In the local papers. (Quanti ties are In running bales, counting round as half bales. Linters are not Included). - Crop County . 1914 Alexander.. L 1,241 Anson .... t 20,471 Beaufort . . .. .. .. 7,863 Bertie 7,442 Bladen .. .. 8,613 Cabarrus.... 10,663 Camden .. 3,648 Catawba .. .... .. .. 6,687 Chatham .. 6,059 Chowan .. ...... ., 4,232 Cleveland .. 19,938 Columbus 8,311 Craven 4,305 Cumberland 20,328 Davidson .. 1,088 Davie 76P Duplin .". 8,564 Durham '.... 567 Edgecombe 18,454 Franklin 10,729 Gaston 6,834 Gates 3,862 Greene .. ........ .. 6,701 Halifax .. .. .. 22,643 Harnett 20,461 Hertford :. 3,104 Hoke '..... 13,499 Iredell 7.978 Johnson 38,330 Jones .. ..... ? .... 4,872 Lee ,. .... 6.095 Lenior 9,060 Lincoln 6,161 Martin .. .... 5,880 Mecklenburg .... .. 19,936 Montgomery .. .. 3,848 Moore 3,039 Nash .. . 7 18,971 Northampton 13,298 Onslow 3,863 Orange 738 Palmtco 5,130 Pasquotank 5,144 P?rqutmans .... .. .. 6,445 Pit^ 12.971 Polk 1,068 Richmond ..'... .. 14,461 Robeson .. 55,636 Rowan .. 6,640 Rutherford .. 9,838 Sampson 20,693 Scotland 30,130 Stanly 6,529 Union irV.T 23,494 Vance .. . .t. .'. 2,907 Wake .. ..1 22,372 Warren 9,117 Washington 2,622 Wayne . 26,264 Wilson 18.728 All other 5.725 \ ' Total ... 674,340 . Killed In Automobile Accident at Franklfnton. , On last Friday night as a crowd of young men were returning from party in an automobile the front axle by some means broke and the car tqrped to one side throwing its oc cupants out. Mr. Walter Woodlief was hurt so badly that he died Satur day evening about 5 o'clock. He was the son of our popular barber, MrT L. A. ?oodUe'f. Walter held position wltU^tlte local Telephone Co., as night operator, and was liked by all who knew him. He was always prompt at hTs post of duty, was a dutiful child to his father and mother? and will be greatly missed. We hopf that God will give him a home where there is no more parting or trouble. It seems hard to give him up, but Ood knows best. He would have bfeen 17 years old the 22nd of March. He was buried at Pope's Chapel and leaves to mourn sad departure' a father and mother, six sisters and tiro brothers, besides a host of friends. ' Franklinton, Dec. 10th. ^ ?? h m , Vr;, Microscope Identifies Him. Because he roved two moles from his face, Yee Lee, a Chinaman, of 930 Race street, 'narrowly escaped being deported. Lee was before United States Commissioner Edmonds yester day for the third and final hearing. His appearence did not coincide with the photograph attached to his Identification papers, and two moles which were listed on the papers as his chief indentificatlon marks were missing. The Commissioners was about to order the defendant exported when Lee's attorney asked that they examine his face through a micro scope. This suggestion was adopted and the Federal officers discovered faint traces of what once had been moles. Lee, who has been in this country thirty years, came here before the Chinese exclusion act was passed. When that measure became a law he took out indentificatlon papers. Two moles on his face were listed among his indentificatlon marns. Later, Lee decided that the moles were only an incumbrance, and removed them with a solution of lye. When Immi gration Inspector Mallet dropped into Lee's place some weeks ago and look ed' over his papers, he decided that there was something wrong. Lee was arrested on charge of being illegally in the country. The evidence was all against him until his lawyer made the suggestion that they bring in the microscope. Took the Hint "Philander," said a pretty girl of her bashful beau. "I wish you'd tie this ribbon at my throat. I can't see to do it without a glass." "Of course, I'll be glad to," he said, and at once grappled the strings. After an unsuccessful effort of five minutes, during which he got as red as a brick house perspired like a pitcher of ice water on a July window sill, he stammered: "I?I don't think I can tie a respec table knot. Miss Mary." "Suppose, Philander," she whisper ed, with a pretty little blush, "sup pose you call in a clergyman to assist." Like the unveiling of a beautiful mystery, the situation unfolded itself to Philander, and he feel3 better now. ?Philadelphia Ledger. * : Some Christmas Thoughts. The Christmas bell as It rings o'er this old world of ours is trying with all Its might to sing, "The Heart of the eternal fs most wonderfully kind," So kind, it folds itself in the wee foria of a babe and rests in the manger otc Bethlehem and lets a sweet, holy mother adore it. God knew this babe gift would'4 blossom forth and its fragrance fill the world. He knew that childhood would be the object of loving care and presents rich and rare would sparkle in fir-boughs at Christmas time. He knew that the dark days of Decem ber would luminous with a heaven light from the babe. He knew that all these things would be, so he sent the babe into the world. Litterary Lunkheads. He is a dub. I hope he chokes. His Held was a wide range. This lad who copB out my best jokes And signs himself "Exchange."?Cin cinnati* Inauirer. ' Another gink who stoops to crime? By no one he's respected? la he who uses our best rhyme, And signs himself: "Selected."? .Youngstown Telegram. I love to write tha joyous wheeze Which in my brain haB risen; But gridlrous hot await the geeze Who pSlms it off as his'n. School Work In Brazil. The work at the college is going on with the same satisfactory result The boys have recently set to work to lb "crease our library, and have added more than 200 books.A good deal of V excellent literature, much of It trans lated by Bro. Price, Is published each' month in the little magazine. A cul tured patron of the school recently jeamagfrom Alegrete to visit us, and beforPleaving said, "Now I under stand your catalog and what you are trying to do. You make character here."?Anderson Weaver, Uruguay- , i ana, Brazil. Some one?agg?sta that, men should wear corsets. Gosh! Things are tight enough now.?Wttonlngton Diajatch., Publisher* of "Who's Who In Ico" couldn't get- along without r lightning calculator. ? Chattanooga TtibW.