THE SEMIiWEEKLY ROBESONIAN
WITH AUNT BECKY.
Crop Conditions Abundance of
F ruit Changes at Maxton
Farmers Union Picnic Pros
pect.of Road Improvement.
Corr;ttoiidence of The Rol esoaian.
Old Fork, June 28 Since my
Jiast letter to 1 he Kobesonian we
-.have had tremendous rains in
the Fork, the effects of which
'have entirely disappeared, and
mow we are getting dry again.
vvorn is being lain oy. ana m a
.stage when snowers would be
'verv benehcial. Un uplands l no
tice that it is firing badly.caused,
1 suppose, by the long wet spell.
Cotton is very spotted in appear
ance, as a general thing small
lor the season, .though oc
casionally some very nice patch
es are seen; which is the excep
tion. however. Farmers who
slanted cotton after corn have
rather a shabby prospect on ac
count of the lice, which have
done more than usual damag this
season. - We have fine gardens
hereabout, and an abundance of
fruit, which constitutes much of
our table fare these days. ,, r
Not much local news in these
mparts. Politics has been consid
erably under discussion of late,
and, as usual, sentiment is divid
ed as to the merits and demerits
of the various candidates. The
"Squire attended the convention
at Maxton on Saturday and I
went up to spend the day among
ikindred, my first visit to town in
some months. During this inter
val many changes have occuri ed,
the one which struck me most
forcibly being the evident growth
of the place in all directions and
the new pavements just about
completed. But one feature im
pressed me with a painful sense
of loss the dsstruction of the
beautiful shade trees on Main
street-and I wondered if they
anight not have been spared. I
felt their absence as that of old
:friends whom I had known and
kved for years,' and missed their
accustomed place.
I am just in: receipt of a letter
from a good Scotch .friend in
JRowland who requests me to ; in
form the public, ' 'that four local
Farmers' Unions in the county,
viz: Centenary, Students' Hope,
Alfordsville and Branchville, will
give ,a picnQ at Aliprasyuie.pn
i?,nday, July 8th, when Mr. Poe;
of The Progressive Farmer, will
address the populace on "agri
cultural education." Members
of the Union will furnish the re
iresnments, and the public is
cordially invited to attend;. ; ' This
' i i . i i . . -i
win doubtless be a most enjoya
ble and 'lprofilabteJ4a:!''tKifei
farming people. Mr." Foe's Vep
utation fop. wisdom and intellir
gent reasoriingin .all things per
taining to i'arnf work is wide
spread, and his talk on this sub
ject will be worth'having. Aunt
Becky and " family have been
kindly invited to attend, and at
present my inclination lV ruri&ng
in that 'direction, bat if anything
should occur, to prevent -. I will
right now thank our kind friend
for the cordial invitation extend
ed us.
Miss Janie Hamer.of the Fork.
is spending this week in Maxton
with her aunt, Mrs. J. G. Whit
lock. ' " '
Miss Eliza Ferguson, of , San
ford, is among her many friends
and rwativpa .-hero thia ' wool-
all of whom are delighted to have
vlier.
Mr. C.C. York and the 'Squi
were appointed delegates irom
-this corner to attend the Lum
'berton convention next Saturyay
CoL K F., McKae. is his fine
-little Auto., gave us a pleasant
call lhursday afternoon and Sun
day afternoon Mr. J. P. Wisr
gins and wife and Mr. J. B...Mc
lCallum, of Maxton, drove down
c ir ttt? ,i .
iu mr. wiggins eiegant new
Buick, and took Aunt Becky and
xauuiy w nae a snort distance
-which we all enjoyed very much
ine gionous uourtn aDDroach
es,but?I hear of no celebration on
that day. We will have no mai
m the rural routes, and from
Saturday until Tuesday will seem
. . I : a 1 J at a
long ume, out me ume is not
. . a t
very remote wnen oiten we re-
tsei ved our mail only once a week
so we will not dare to complain
ot tnis temporary deprivation,
fTL ' i n i .
xne suDject oi good roads is
receiving some attention in this
section with a fine prospect o:
A. . .
great improvement in the near
future.'
"Aunt Becky."
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets gently stimulate ' the live--er
and bowels to expel poisonous mat
ter, cleanse the system, cure constipa
tion art sick hendache. Sold by Dr. J
SLMcMillton & Son and Tu- Pop ' n g
'fCotnpaay. .
Farmers' Union Meeting.
President Alexander Issues Call'
for Meeting in Raleigh July 26
"27 Promises to be . Most In
teresting and Piofitable Con
vention. President H. Q. Alexander, of
the North Carolina division of
the Farmers' Educational and
Co-Operative Union, has issued
the following call, to all the
members of the great order in
the State:
To Members of Farmers' Union:
The North Carolina Farmers'
Union will meet at the A. and M.
College, Raleigh, July 26 and 27.
The State union is composed of
all the State officials, commis
sioned organizer's, one delegate
at large rom each county and
one delegate for every two hun
dred members or majority frac
tion thereof.
The membership of any county
is determined by the mumber of
paid-up members as shdwn by
the books of the State secretary-
treasurer.
All local unions that have not
paid quarterly - dues n full,
should make settlement at once.
All county unions that have
not already done so should meet
n regular or extra session
and elect delegates to the State
convention.
President Hill of the A.and M.
College has very kindly agreed
o furnish rooms and beds free
of charge: only stipulating that
the farmers should bring sheets
and pillow casess in their grips,
as the college beds are not sup
plied with these articles of bed
clothes. Meals will be furnish
ed at the college dining room for
25 cents each.
Application has been made for
reduced rates on all railroads of
the State. The special rates will
be published as soon as received.
Or delegates can learn the rate
by applying to nearest ticket
agent.
The convention will be opened
promptly at 10 o'clock a. m..
with an address
Wynne, mayor
sponded to on
union by Dr. J.
by Hon. J. S.
of Raleigh: re
behalf of the
Thomas Smith
of Westfield.
Following these
addresses, there will be a public
address by his excellency, Gov
ernor Kitchin. The convention
will also be addressed during the
sessions by Dr. J. Y. Joyner,
President D. H. Hill and other
members of the college faculty
and Maj. W. A. Graham, Com
missioner of Agriculture.
ihis promises to be the most
interesting . and profitable con
vention of actual farmers that
has been held in the State with
in twenty years.
Now, fellow-members of the
union, tnere is a treat in store
for every man who is fortunate
enough to attend this conven
tion. Possibly many of you have
never visited your State capital.
Now is ycur opportunity. The
trip will cost you very little. A
tew days spent on the beautiful
A. and M. College grounds and
farm, inspecting the work of
your own State institution, will
be delightful as well as instruc
tive. And of course you will visit
all the other State institutions
while in Raleigh. This will also
be a very important meeting of
the union. The report of the ed
ucational committee outlining
plans for agricultural schools,
should be of unusual interest to
every farmer in the State. There
will be many other matters for
consideration in executive ses
s:on. .
Please send me, as early as
possible, the names and address
es of all delegates. Also the
number of farmers who will at
tend from your local or county
union. ;
This should be done by the se
cretaries. Boys, be sure to be on hand at
the opening session. 10 o'clock,
July 26. Don't neglect to have
me pass-word tor the executive
sessions.
Yours fraternally.
H. Q, Alexander.
n . . President.
Route 17, Matthews.
Farme
rs Union Picnic at Al
fordsville July 8.
Four Local Unions C pntpn
ary. Students' Hope, Alfordsville
anA T .... A .'II Ml . .
im utaiituvii.e win give a pic
nic at Alfordsville Friday, Ju'y
8rh M Clarence Pe editor
of The Progressive Farmer, will
deliver an address on agricultur
al education. Members of the
Union will furnish dinner. Ev
erybody is invited.
"I Am Glad"
writes Mrs. Ethel Newlin,
of Liberty Center, Ind.,
"that I began to take Car
dui, for it has cured me,
and I will never forget it
"I cannot praise Cardui
too highly for what it did
for me. Before I began
to take it, I was very
bad color, suffered great
pain and weighed only
105 pounds. Now, I have
a good color, do not suffer
and weigh 123 lbs."
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i liOi ill . m i i : i
Take
The Woman's Tonic
Beware of strong, nox
ious, mineral drugs, that
sink into your system,
like lead to the bottom of
a basin cf water.
Cardui is purely vege
table and contains no
poisonous minerals, or
dangerous drugs.
It is perfectly safe and
harmless, for use by old
and young, and may be
taken, as a tonic, for
months, without any possi
ble harmful effect Try it.
Good News for the State.
Charlotte Observer.
The decision of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in the
Portland back-haul case posses
ses a great and obvious interest
for North Carolina. It was de
cided by the commission that the
transcontinental railroads prac
tice of fighting water competition
with low rates to Pacific points
and making interior points pay
the local rate plus the local rate
between had been carried entire
ly too far-Substantial reductions,
by which Spbkane, Wash, and
other interior- cities will profit,
were ordered. . We very much
hope that the new "commerce
Court." to which appeals from
the commission now lie, will let
this order stand.
For North Carolina points the
6ase is much stronger ? than for
Spokane. It is not sound public
policy that the railroads should
throttle water competition at
the expense of regions wiich
cannot . help themselveSj V but
this is at least a question ojf pub
lic propriety which can be argu
ed pro. and con. The discrimi
nation,, against North Carolina,
on the- ether hand, is for the
most part entirelyjartificial. RaiV
roads: make North Carolina
points pay back-haul sates sim
ply that they may be exploi e .
Wilmington and Fayette ville
fare, hard, 'while Charlotte pavs
the rate through its station gates
to mountain Virginia plus the rate
from there back. If Spokane can
obtain relief, hope need certainly
not be abandoned by North , Car-
BetWeen Sateiyud jj its Re r
The wise man secures tbe protaction of
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When fire occurs, the most valuable pa
per a man has is a policy in a good com
pany. We represent some of the 'bes
companies, in existence. Thev nav
promptly and honorably all losses incur-
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didn't let us write a policy tw-day . .;
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