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ESON established 1870. Country, God and Truth. Single Copies Five Csnts VOL XU NO. 94. LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROUNA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1911. WHOLE NO. 2632 THE ROB IAN FARMERS' INSTITUTE. -Held in Lumberton Tuesday In teresting Practical Talk on Best Methods of Farming Soil Building How to Use Fertilizers Best Methods cf ... "Cultivation Seed Selection 'Corn Exhibits and Prize for Best Ears. The farmers' institute held in Lumberton Tuesday at the court house was fairly well attended though the crowd was slow in gathering and at first it seemed that the attendance; would be very slim indeed and those who were present were well repaid for coming. All the talks were practical and helpful and no farmer who paid close attention could have failed to carry home some suggestions that will help him in his daily work. The in stitutes are held under the direc tion of the State Department of Agriculture and the institute .here was conducted by State Entomologist Franklin Sherman; Mr. Frank Parker, son of Mr. T. B. Parker, recently appointed assistant State Agronomist (Webster defines an angrono mist as one versed in the man agement of land, or a student of rural economy, Mr. C. R. Hud son, who is in charge under Dr. 5. A. Knapp, of the National Departmont of Agriculture, of State demonstration work; and Mr. T. J. VV. Broom of Union -county, also connected with farm demonstration work. Mrs. F. L. Stevens was also here to con duct an institute for women, but there were not enough women in attendance to hold an institute. SOIL BUILDING At the morning session, which -began at 11:20, 50 minutes later man tne ume ser, iu:ou, on ac count of the slowness of the -crowd in gathering, talks were made by Messers, Hudson, Park ier and Sherman. Mr. Hudson talked on soil handling. He de fined soil as sand and clay mixed with vegetable matteTand said that it is the business of the iarmer to see that the proper .amount of vegetable matter is put in he must plow up and pul verize and put in vegetable mat ter. Heemphasized the importance of deep plowing, but said that it must be done at the proper time that is, in the fall or early winter; if done in the spring it is hard to find the top soil and the clay beneath in the proper condition at the same time after the winter rains, and it may do more harm than good. The soil is just the depth you make it. A shallow soil and low yields go together. The average depth of; began at 2 o'clock, Mr. Broom be soil upon which it is used. He had a chart showing experi ments that graphically illustrat ed this. This chart showed the results of tests made at several different test farms. The tests made at the farm at Goldsboro were uaed principally because of the similarity of the soil in this county wild tlieie, both being Norfolk sandy loam. First the amount of. corn raised without fertilizers was given, then the amounts raised with dif ferent combinations of fertilisers. With some fertilizers the yield was increased manyfold, while viith one element the yield was actually less than with no fertil izer at all, showing that that particular ingredient acted as a poison to that particular land; while that same ingredient in creased the yield on other kinds of soil. Another chart showed results from using different amounts of fertilizers, average yields of tests extended over 5 years, in some instances it was shown that by using only 290 pounds of fertilizers cotton was produced at a loss, while an in crease in the amounts of fertil izers gave increased profits. He said that about 600 pounds is the amount that it is considered gives the best yield, while any amount above that does not materially increase the yield but adds to the land for the next crop. Mr. Parker also discussed home mixing of fertilizers and said that from $2 to $5 per ton is saved in this way; and besides the saving, one can get just the combinations one wants for any particular sort of land. In buy ing fertilizers one pays freight on dirt that is used as a filler and sometimes this filler is actually harmful to the land. He also discouraged the buying of prepared lime, because in doing eo one is buying a great amount of water. Mr. Sherman, who followed Mr. Parker, explained in reference-to the charts showing yields at the test farms, that it is not the purpose at these farms to make fancy yields but to find out what is best adapted to dif ferent soils and so in many in stances small crops are raised while experiments are being made. Mr. Sherman made a short talk on insect pests and how to cope with them. Special lnlormation along this line may be obtained by writing to Mr. Sherman's department at Ra leighas, indeed, special infor mation along any of the lines discussed may be obtained from the different departments con nected with the State Agricul tural Department. CULTIVATION. At the afternoon session, which THE CENERAL ASSEMBLY. New County Hearing 24th Bill For Home For Widows of Veterans Other Bills. TheEwart bill to ratify the Federal constitutional amend ment for the income tax came up for final passage in the House j Monday and was made a special order for the 25th inst. A biil by McUM or UumDerland appro- Stockholders' and Directors' Meetings -Over $23,000 in Dividends. ine sum ot zs,i.oM in divi dends has been declared by Lum berton banks and cotton mi. Is within the past few days, as fol lows: Lumberton Cotton Mil's, 5 per cent, quarterly, $8,750; Bank of Lumberton, 5 semi annual, Z,C;00; Dresden Cotton Mills, 2 semi-annual, $4,0 0; priates $5,000 for a building at! National Cotton Mills, 3 quart r- the soldiers' home for wives and widows of veterans and $5,000 for maintenance. The House Monday passed the biil to em power the State Fair Association to hold 5150,000 instead of 150.000 property. ly. W,y00; First National Bank, o semi-annual, $2,500. SoW of the meetings at which the flivklends given above were declared have already been re onlv I ported in lhe liotesuniar. lues- . 1 ! .1 , toay ir.f: quaru-iiy meet;; got tne 16th, ! duett Y.eur. . Vn rs ot ii.s v the Lumbeitcn Cot as I t!d nrd the ng- Kaleigh correspondence, Charlotte Observer-: The ingot the proposition to create u:ar quarterly uividcr.u ( f 5 p r Hoke qounty cue of parts of Rob-1 cent, a declared. rslmiay eson and Cumberland, with iiae-jthe am.ua meeting of the siock- ford as the countv seat, is to be i holders ot the Dresden Cotton soil is less than 4 inches. In every instance where a man has .doubled the depth of his soil he has doubled his yield of c rn. There must be deep plowing to regulate the supply of moisture. Corn is pioduced in this State at 25 cents per bushel and in some instances it has been produced at 10 cents and even 5 cents per bushel, yet some farmers pay $1 a bushel for corn. A money crop ?s one mat Keeps money irom going cut as welt as a crop i that brings money in, and so gan with a talk on cultivation. He declared that many farmers plow up their corn and cotton in cultivating by plowing too deep. All cultivation should be shallow, fast, frequent, and should fol low every rain. It is a great mistake to do deep plowing in corn and cotton. SELECTION OF SEED. Mr. Hudson followed Mr. Broom. He said that the kind ! of corn we plant has a great deal to do with the yield, so the farm- ' er should be careful in the selec tion of seed. It pays to breed corn just as well as it pays to breed cattle. If he wanted to grow seed-corn he would get the best local seed and improve it. corn should be regarded a3 a; money crop We are not grow ing enough cow peas and soy beans. There should be some thing growing on the land all U1C unci iui ii. i-j w w v,iv,v 0 j , j . . i the land may lose more 'during . Seed-corn i should not be grown the winter months than is put n rlch, 8Gl1. for its not likely to into it during the crop season, j dw?" on Por land- We I05 2ot enough time is spent in pre-'about 14 per cent of corn yield paring land. 1 a!lown bTT?n 8fa,kl8 f DP FFRTTT T7FRS i FW 10 the field8; 13836,8 ShU,d LSE OF FERTILIZERS j bfi cut Qut Qf barren stalkg gee(j Mr. Parker made an interest- should be kept dry. A big ear ing talk on fertilizers and the in- 0f corn is not the best; a medi terest in his subject was evi-j um-size cob with lots of corn on denced by the , number of ques- jt js uest for seed. It id best to tions asked at tne conclusion 01 pant as early as possible nis remarKS. ine sum oi $10, 000,000 was spent in North Caro lina last year for fertilizers and CORN EXHIBITS heard Tuesday, January 24, by the joint legislative committee on counties( cities and towns. A number of prominent citizens from Lumberton here on some other matters say that there is really no probability of the prop-, osition getting a favorable, re port, much less going through the Assembly. Every member of the Legislature from that sec tion, they say, except Senator McLaughlin, who lives in the proposed new county, is fighting the proposition , to divide the countj'. Sentiment among the members of the Legislature, it is said, is not much inclined toward the creation of any new coun-. ties at this session. Senator A. H. Boyden of Row an introduced a bill Tuesday providing for a million-dollar ad ministration building for the State, tc occupy the square north of Capital square, a part of which is now the site of theagri-; cultural and Supreme Court buildings, which are to be torn away to make room. The bill authorizes the State Treasurer to issue not exceeding $1,000,000 4 ppr cent. 40-year bonds and if the bonds cannot be sold at satisfac tory terms he is to negotiate tem porary loans. Representative Ashley Home of Johnston intro duced a duplicate bill in the House yesterday. The House committee on judicial districts decided Tuesday to report favor ably the bill for readjusting the pay of superior court judges so that they get pay at the rate of $100 per week for the days of court actually held, and at the end of the year if they have not held courts enough to make the present salary of $3,250 the bal ance is to be paid by the State Auditor. McArthur of Robeson introduced a bill Tuesday for the maintenance of the Croatan Nor mal School. A petition was presented yes terday in the Senate by Cob and in the House by McPhaul from the Robeson Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy urging the erection of a fire proof State building for preserv ing historic records. The bill asking the Legislature to provide for the establishment of farm life schools will be reported iavoraoiy. n provides lor an appropriation of $2,500 by the State in each county that raises a like sum. A joint meeting ot the educational and agricultural committees of the Senate and House and the officers of the Farmers' Union, which orgoniza tion is behind this proposed legis lation, will be held next Monday night to further consider the bill. MUle was held and the old board of directors and president and vice president, Messrs. R. D. Caldwell and A. W. McLean, were re-elected.. At the subse quent meeting of the directors the regular quarterly dividend of 2 per cent, was declared and Messrs. H. B. Jennings and F. P. Gray were re-elected secretary and treasurer and assistant, re spectively. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Jennings Cotton Mills was held this morning and the old board of directors was re-elected, this board re-electing the same officers. H. B. Jen nings is president and treasurer, F. P.- Gray secretary. The mill will be put in operation in about 2 months. An Interesting Lecture on Cath olic Belief. , Among the items crowded out of Monday's paper was mention of services held at the opera house Sunday at 8:30 a. m. and 3:30 p. m. by Rev. Father Hav- den of Wilmington. At the af ternoon service Rev. Father Hayden delivered a most inter esting and instructive lecture on what Catholics believe. He an swered some questions that had been dropped in a box that was placed at the door for that pur pose, and both in his answers to these questions and in his lecture he showed, in a most fair-minded and tolerant way, the fallacy in some popular conceptions about the Catholic belief. His lecture was a treat to non-Catholics, of whom there was a good number jresent, as well as to those of lis own faith, and all who heard lim are glad to know that he will give other lectures here along the same line. He will conduct services here the third Sunday in March and will deliver a lec ture here some time between r.ow and then. announcement of which will be made later. Union Club Smoker Postponed -Next Thursday Evening the Time. The smoker which the Lumber- ton Commercial and Industrial Club planned to have this eve ning has been postponed to Thursday evening of next week on account of circumstances which make it impossible for Mr. W..T. Corwith. secretary of the Greater Charlotte Club, who was to address the meeting along in dustrial and town-building lines, to be present. By postponing the smoker until next Thursday eve ning there ill be a greater treat, for both Mr. Corwith and the president of the Greater Char-' lotteCiub, Mr. C. O. Kuester, are expected to be present at that time. The object of the smoker is to put new life into Lumberton's town- boosting forces Mr. Jas. D. Proctor Doesn't Want Position of Substitute Recorder. Mr. Jas. D. Proctor of Lum berton is named as substitute re corded in the bill which has been introduced by Senator Cobb creating a recorder's court for Robeson county. Mr. Proctor says Senator Cobb has never mentioned the matter to him and that he would not qualify in case the bill should become a law. He says that he is opposed to the es tablishment of the court because he does not believe that it would accomplish any good but that it would further inconvenience the people and would greatly increase the cost to the county in the ad ministrarion of criminal justice. As has been mentioned in The Robesonian, the recorder's court and other matters of proposed legislation will be discussed in a meeting which will be held in Lumberton at the court house at li o'clock Saturday. Robeson Mow Leads The State With Fifty Special School Tax Districts. Meeting of l.obeson Baptist Association. The next union meeting of the Robeson Baptist Association will be held at White Pond January 27-29. Two elections for special school tax were carried in Robeson Saturday, bringing the number of these districts in Robeson to colored, in jail here Monday on a LOCAL BRIEFS. The banks of the town are closed to-day, observing Lee's birthday. " Licenses have been issued for the marriage of Adeline Blount and Frank Purdie; Mary C. McCaskill and Angus M. Mc Nair. Mr. J. C. Barnes, of route 3 from Lumberton, left home last Friday night and returned Mon day with a bride, who was a Miss Byrd of Harriett county. For the third time the reg ular monthly meeting of the town commissioners has been postponed, bad weather uml the mayor's health interfei ing." It will.be held next Tuesday night, D. V. Mr. A. II. Perry oi Parkton is amontr the visitors in :.vn tn. 'day and talking about pigs Mr. Perry killed two Tuesday that were no slouches. Tn- were just 15 months old and weighed 250 each, dressed that is, naked, inside and out. Lee's birthday is being cele brated here today by the veterans and Daughters of the Confed eracy and the Daughters served dinner to the veterans in the com missioners' room at the court house. A meeting of the Farm ers' Union is also being held here today. The Raweis, native New Zealanders, presenting in song and story native life in the South Sea Islands, with a setting of primitive costumes, curios and scenery, will hold the boards at the opera house tomorrow eve ning. Thi3 is the fourth number of the Lyceum course. Mr. Frank P. Humphrey, of route 2 from Lumberton, under went an operation at the Thomp son hospital Tuesday night. Mr. Humphrey has been unwell for Borne time and was brought to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. His condition thismornir.g was as good as could be expected. -Deputy Sheriff J. A. Kitchin. of Max ton, placed Make Johnson, Program. FRIDAY. Sermon C. G. How should a Wells. pastor be M'White, all of Howellsville township; and Mr. G. H. Floyd of Fairmont. Mr. Broom announced that Mr. T. B. Parker, who is in charge of the boys' corn clubs, is anxious to have more boys from Robeson county join the corn club. Jt is to be regretted that the institute was not more largely attended. It was helpful and practical all the way through, every moment of it. The men who. are conducting these Insti tutes are practical farmers who have studied their work and they 11:00 a. m. 1:30 p. m. called?-J. J. Scott, J. M. Fleming. 2:00 p. m. The relation between the local church and the association and convention. E. C. Nye, R. T.Allen. 2:30 p. m. Giving as an act of worship A. A. McClelland, K. Barnes. SATURDAY. 10-3(1 a m A ra nhiin.U. Hiu'n. A . w i 1 WM. UVII1K I . 1 a their duty in training the new converts tne commissioners at OOCe and and younger members? R. E. Senteiie, Supt. Poole is Certain that it will be carried. 50. Last month it was stated that Robeson led the State with 48. her nearest competitor being Guilford, with 47, so that if Guil lorn nas made no gains since then Robeson has 3 more than any other county in the State District No. 5, White House township the Marietta school voted special tax of 20 cents on the $100 and 90 cents on the poll but the commissioners will be asked to levy a tax of only 25 and 75 cents. The registered vote was 47 and 39 votes were cast for the tax, only one being cast against District No. 3 Britt's township Center schoo voted a tax of 20 cents on the $1(0 and 60 on the poll. The registered vote was 22, 20 being cast for and none against. On the same day district No. 3, Thompson township Centenary school voted on a tax of 30 and 90 cents, and it was defeated simply because of a misunder standing. The registered vote was 46 and 21 votes were cast for and none against. It is un derstood that practically all the voters in the township are in favor ot the tax, but it requires a majority of the registered vote and not enough people voted to carry it. It is understood that a petition for another election in this district will be presented to Mr. F. F. Purvis of Orrum , MtanAvA tfcot nt loaar nno-iwwii ine prize oi $1 ojierea ior fourth cf that should have been I J,he best 5 ears of pure-bred corn, saved. Much of the fertilizers 'Tchf following also had exhibits used is thrown away because it of 5 ears each and they were all is not adapted to the particular Mr. Jeff Taylor who lives near Lumherton: Mpssrs. - j rjf Duncan and Ira A. i ?re verJ" much in earnest in try -A praited ankle will jisnially disable - -j ing to help improve farming con the injured person for three or four' The greatest danger from influenza , ditions in the State. week, inis aue w isck or proper ' or us resulting in pneutr.onia. Tflis treatment. When Chamberlain s Lin- can be obviated by using Chamber iment is applied a cure may be effected min's Cough Remedy, as it not only in three or four days. This liniment is cures influenza, but counteracts any one of the best and most remarkable ( tendency of the disease towards pneu- reparations in use. Sold by Dr. Mc- monia. Sold by Dr. McMillan & Son lillan & Son and Pope Drug Company ; and Pope Drug Company. Heavy, impure blood makes a middy, pimply complexion, headaches, nausea, indigestion.. Thin blood makes you weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Blood Bitters makes the blood rich, red. pure m restores perfect health. L. E. Tyner 11:00 a. m. Sermon D. P. Bridges. 1:30 p. m. Miscellaneous bnsiness. 2.00 p. m. The harvest fields and prayer lor more laborers. F. Prevatt, I. P. Hedgepeth. SUNDAY. 10:30 a. m. The weak places in our Sundsy-school organizations C. K. Singletary. 11:00 a.m. Sermon C. S. Cash well. All those who go on the train will buy their tickets to Marietta. Arrangements have been made by the members of White Pond church to meet the trains Friday and Saturday at Marietta and provide conveyances for the dele gates from the station to the church. C. H. Durham, for the Committee. Many persons- find themselvs af fected with a persistent cough after aa attack of influenza. As this ccugh can be promptly cured by the U3e of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, it should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome. Sold by Dr. M Millar & Son and Pope Drug Company, Presiding Elder W. L. Cunn- mggim, of the Raleigh district, died at his home in Raleigh Tues day night of pneumonia. He wa3 for many years secretary of the North Carolina Conference and was one of the best-known Methodist preachers in the State. He was 55 years old. Matthew Love Connor, a young white man, is charge1 with hav ing married Miss Emma Ward of Columbus countv when he has a wife and 3 children living at Abbottsburg, near Wilmington. The alleged wife No. 2 is only 15 years old; Connor was arrested in Vilmington and held in jail in default of bond for trial today For a mild, eay action of the bowe!s, a single done of Doan's Reguleta is enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 2-5 cents a box. Ask you druggist for them. charge of assault and cai r ing a concealed weapon. Johnson, who has been dodging the GfiteTS for several months, the charges hav ing been made by the grand jury, wa3 arrested in Blue Spiings township Sunday by Deputy Kitchin. Oscar Edwards was tried be fore Mayor Rowland Monday for interfering with Policeman Strain about a month ago in making an arrest and was bound to court in a $100 bond, which he gave, the negro who was to have been tried yesterday for running over little Edith Birker last Saturday was dismissed, the child's father. Mr. U. M. Baiker, being satisfied that it was purely accidental. Dr. W. L. Grantham left Saturday for Mclver, near Dan ville, Va., in response to a mes sage announcing the illness of his infant son. Mrs. Grantham and the baby have been at Mc lver at the home of Mrs. Gran tham's parents for a week or so. Mr. C. P. Grantham, of Fair mont, was in town ypserday and said that he had just received a letter from the doctor, his son, stating that the child has pneu monia and is very sick, and Mrs. Grantham is also very unwell. Messrs. J. H. Balfour and J. M. and C. H. Phillips, who came to Robeson county two or three years ago from Ed in bo rough. Scotland, and who farmed last year near Rennert, moved the first of this week to Mr. J. A. McAllister's farm about 4 nilps rom Lumberton on the Creek road. 1 hey are keeping batch. none of them yet having fallen the charms of a Robeson county lassie, and one of tnem ooks for the three. They tried truck farming last year but Mr. Balfour, who was in town Tues day, says they are going back to corn and cotton thfs var. At a representative mening of the townsriipi of Lee county Mon day a committee wf s aorointe4 todiaftabill providing f r an election to vote a SlUJ.OOD bond issue for good roads. Stops itchirg instai tly. Curt-3 piles, eczema, salt rheum, tetter, itch, hive9, herpes, scabies Doan's Ointment. At any drug store.
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