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THE ROBESONIAN MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1915; tAGfi TWO WISH ARTS TOWNSHIP; GARDEN SPOT A Trip Through a Neglected Section of Robeson That Needs Better Roads Better Schools and Church, ea, Better Mail Facilities A Royal Feast atrflospitable-lIome-flf-MrT ftroirorv Lennon Mr. L.ennon Marvelous Corn on Land Recently Ruimoj Prom Swamp Good fVnne A Section Rich In Possi bilities. Mavor A. E. White, Messrs. W S. Wishart, Z A. Sharpe and Evan ds. Faulk, the last-named driving h ntn Knpnt Tuesday of last week in. Wishart's township; and it n?s a revelation, at least to MMsrsi Wishart and Sharpe. who had not been in that section, Mr, Wishart in some years and Mr. Sharpe . ever before. Enough was seen to Drove that -Mr. White's re mark at the outset of the trip, that he was going to show the bunch of us a garden" spot of Robeson, county that has been neglected, was true. Wishart's township has been neg. Jected. It needs better roads, better schools and churches, better mail fa cilities. It has productive 'soil in abundance and good people, and the other things will be added in time. Lumberton ought to see to it that the time shalL not be long deferred. We were on a jaunt that took us through a good portion of the town, ship, inspecting some of the num. erous farms belonging to Messrs. ,t7,hite & Gough of Lumberton. But the bright particular incident of the -.trip was dinner at the hospitable i w T - I'hor come oi wr, uregory iuuuHf ...n gst fit for a kinor every 1 morsel of it raised right there on the farm. And it was prepared to the queen's taste by Mrs. Lennon and her daughter Mrs. Flowers, who lives near by. ...'' 3Ir. Leiihon is a farmer who "lives at "home and boards at the same place." He does not raise any cat ton, but he diversifies and raises lots of things. Yqq don't catch him putting all his land and time and ef fort on one crop. He has sold, this . ve?r more than $75 worth of peas from one acre. He has plenty of sweet potatoes coming on, and will have plenty to sell. And he let us take a peep in$o a hotfse where he has 1"50 bushels of Irish potatoes stored away, all looking sound as a " dollar. An corn. Holy smoke! If you have not seen some of Mr. Lennon's corn on swamp land you probably don't know what corn is. This corn is so rank, so thick, that standing in it you cannot see a person ten steDs awav: and on a hot day you'd suffocate in there almost for want of air, it's so thick. But the main thing is that it is well-eared. If this does not make 50 to 75 bushels to the acre there is no believing one's eyes. And you must remember that this corn is growing on land .that was reclaimed from the swamp only a few years ago. The first year the corn was stuck into the ground with a stick and the only work done on it was with a hoe. This year the ground was plowed but not a single solitary thing was put under the corn. It was made into its present stature and form and likeness and fruitfulness by the natural richness of the soil. It can't be beat. One does not have to go to Texas or Mississippi or anywhere else to raise corn. This land is ditched so that dur ing a dry spell it would be possible to back up the water from the swamp and irrigate. Mr. Lennon says he .could raise a crop on that piece of land without rain. That particular piece of corn open ed Mr. White's eyes to the possibil ities of the land owned by him and Mr. Frank Gough adjoining Mr. Len non's farm. It made him dream dreams an, see visions of hundreds of bushels of corn being raised fromj land now in swamp but which can be putready for cultivation at an expense of about $5 the' acre. And Messrs. White & Gough, who already have men at work ditching on some of their land, will do the ditching necessary to try to rival Mr. Len non's corn in a year or so. At Mr. Lennon's mill we loafed around a while before dinner and ishot at : anz alligator, who was ac. commodating enough to poke up his head in the pond and to keep dodg. ing about until a well-placed shot by one of the party hurt the 'gator's feelings and he disappeared. Some body suggested a venture out on a boat, and to "C" Wishart's emphatic statement that he would not get out in a boat where there were 'gators like the large 'gators that use in that pond. Mr. Isaac Smith, who was waiting for a turn of corn to be ground, said he would not be afraid to wade into the pond, so. far as the 'gators were concerned, for that they were just as afraid of you as you were of them and would not bother unless hurt or cornered But no-l body venture to wade out and con sole that 'srator that got hit on the nosrging wih a small ball from a .22 rifle. Crops all down through the sec . tion traversed are looking fine. Cot ton has come out wonderfully dur ing the past -few weeks; and com! Man alive! worlds of corn is going ', to be made in Wishart's township this year. Lots o good fields of corn . were seen, but not any to compare with the swamp land corn of Mr. Lernon. That stands in a class bv --itself ..... Wishart's township is indeed a garden spot It needs better roads, better schools, better churches, bet ter mail facilities Lumberton "ought to extend a helping hand and give the good people of Wishart's all pos sible help. That township is a small undeveloped empire that, is going to be immensely rich. If you think it is a section of Robeson altogether covered over with swamp vou would better take a day off and have your eyes opened. J. A. S WE DO JOB PRINTING. KNOWING THE STATE The Local Man Wants to Know What Other Parts of the State Are Do. iriP The Exhibits , at the State Fair Sh6uld Answer That Ques- t'on and Form a Composite Fic-tnr- of the State's Resources and Activities. Correspondence of The Robesonian Everv once in a while somebody cV-a me what I know of Gaston county, or what sort of place Cray fnnnrv is. or what is made in WiUnn or whether I reeard Lex ino-tnn as a nromisine place to lo cate. This thing with variations is nnl'ied to every section of the State. It is surprising how many people want to know about differ- ent parts oi wortn Carolina. me Publicitv Bureau, organized recent ly in Raleigh, wUl undertake to an swk. iust such Questions, but to help the answer along every county and every town ought to take advant age of the opportunity offered at the State Fair this fall to show the world what it is and what it makes and what it does. Wlhat do you make in your coun ty? What do you raise on tne farm? What resources have you in raw material, in climate, in health, in location, in any old thing? I know vou have a good county, a better county than you suspect But a lot of people do not know. Now at the State Fair this fall prizes of liberal sums are to be of fered for the county making the best agricultural display. Your county should be in the game. Your county should have at Raleigh prom inent before the eyea of the crowd that will be there the best 'possible exhibit it can muster: We are all anxious to get pub- licity for North .Carolina, and that means for every cftunty and tAwn and township in the State. My county ( Moore) is going- to be on hand at Raleigh with something youL wifl 'be' interested in seeing. Moore V county folks want the, world to know what thev have done down here. Do you believe our county is better than yours? Do you believe our towns are better than yours? Are -you going to allow us fellows iii the Sandhills to make a better showing than you are? Don't do it. Join us. and let us make North Carolina this fall the most talked about State in the Un ion I am doing what I can to pain that end, and it is having its effect. Moore county is doing it. too. ' The Sandhill section is the most conspicuous section of ; the State today, and just because the Sandhill folks are constantly mak ing a noise about their country. I came to North Carolina because it is the best State in the Union. I came from choice, not because I had to. But lots of people do not know much about our State. Let us get up the biggest display of everything we can and show them. Get your commissioners and your farm dem onstrators and your factories, and your chambers of commerce and ev erything to arrange something that will rank with what the Sandhills will have to offer. Don't fct the fair look as if North Carolina has nothing to offer except what comes from the bad lands of Moore coun ty. - Go to Raleigh with an exhibit and a banner over it "Made in Guilford County" or "Raised in Sampson County," or whatever it may, be and if you think you can't do anything better go down with an empty tow sack and say frankly, "We can't make anything in Podunk County" and ask for the booby prize. But send something. Get the thing under way right off. Suppose you have a meeting Saturday at the schoolhouse or courthouse, or some place that is convenient, and discuss the subject. and write to me what you do, or send me a paper with an account of it. and I will help you in any way I can. Captain Parrish and Col onel Pogue, the officers of the Fair Association, are trying to make this fair a great educational exposition of the State. But they can't do a thing unless you jump in and pro duce the exhibit. They will be glad to' allot you the space, free of charge, for it not a money-making scheme. But you must present what you have to show to tell yhat your town and county are and where they are and what they: have to offer the world. : .w Now while the whole State is waking up to the value of publicitv. fix up something for the State Fair tnat will get you your share. Hon est, down here in the Sandhills, we are getting so conscpicuous that it is embarrassing sometimes. Wlhirl in. with us so we won't be lonesome. You remember that our yellow sand country took seven or eight of the prizes at the State Fair last year. We don't want to hav to carrv off things that way again. I don't want my county to look like a favorite at Raleigh. Get in the game, -and make it interesting. Don't let Cyde Davis and - RoeerDerbv slua - Henrv Page and " Leonard Tufts walk around' at the fair looking as if all the rest of the State had put up a plea of nolo contendere. Friends, let us tear No'rth Caro lina wide open this fall with ,a great manifestation of its resources and products. Let us show the Public ity Bureau that we have somethinc to make public. As old Soartacus said, let us "make Rome h-o.o-w.w. 1-1-1.1." Get busy. Let us hear from you. BION H. BUTLER, outhern Pines, N. C. A Doctor's Prescription for Cough an Effective Cough Treatment One-fourth to one teaspoonful of Dr. King's New Discovery, taken as needed, will soothe and check Coughs, Colds and the more dangerouR Bron chial and Lung Ailments You. can't afford to atke the risk of serious ill ness, when so cheap and simple a remedy as Dr. King's New Discov ery is obtainable. Go to your Drug- eist today, iret a hnttlo of Tlr Vir.'. New Discovery, start the treatment at nce. You will be gratified for me reuei and cure obtained. 5 s.- 2 3 A E y MARIETTA NEWS MATTERS Mrs. T. C. Parham Entertains the G. W, Club Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Robesonian. Marietta. July 29 Mrs. T. C. Parham was the delightful hostess to the members of the G. W. Club on Friday afternoon. On arriving the guests were welcomed by the hos tess and ushered to the reception room, which was lovely with its deco. rations of yellow and- white. Here Mrs. Parham. assisted by her charm ing little daughter, Miss Willie Dell, served delicious iced drinks. When the club roll was called. each member responded with an en teresting current tvent. After the business meeting some time was spent in needlework and conversation. The hostess gave a very interesting reading to the delight of all present. Ice cream and cake were daintily served. Seven members enjoyed Mrs. Parham's hospitality. Mrs. W.-M.' Oliver is' spending some time at the home of her par ents, Mr. and" Mrs. J. W. Boules at Hickory. Miss Ada Henley left Saturday to visit Miss Mary Harrington at Mul. lins. S. C. Mr. Paul Oliver, who has been fick with malaria, is able to be up today. Mr. L. L. Page and nephew. Mas ter Shepart Page, anH. Mrs. W. C. 01iver and daughter. Miss Lucile, and son. Mr. LeRoy of Lvons Ga who had been visiting relatives here lor ten days left iMonday for their home They , made the. trip in Mr R. Lt Page's autor-obile and did not have a single accident on their way out here and made the trip in two days. Mrs. D. J. Oliver and sister, Miss Gertrude, were Lumberton shoppers last week. Mr. R. M. Oliver, who had been seriously sick for several " months, was able to take a short automobile ride last week. Misses Martha Matilda Ayres and Mamie Page of Page's Mills, S C. visited at the home of their grandl mother, Mrs. Matilda Page, last week. Barber-Paschal Plant Lumber Co.'s New Maxton Scottish Chief Mr. Crawford of the Wheland Ma chine Co., of Chattanooga, Tenn., is cjiKagea m installing machinery in the new plaining mill of the Barber Paschal Lumber Co. in West Max ton. The dry kiln has been com pleted, and this enterprising com pany expect to be. ready for work again sometime next week. There has been a new arrance ment qf buildings, including resi dences, on this property, since the old plant was destroyed by fire, tracks have been laid from the different railroads and much work has been done looking to the convenience of handling th,e increasing business. The company has added to its form er business ,that of contracting for the erection 'of buildings, and recent ly closed a contract for the erec tion of the new roller mill at Laurin. burg. The Quinine That Dots Net Affect The Heat Because of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE ii belter than ordinary Quinine and does wt cauae nervouaneaa o r ringing in head. Remember the full name and looi lor the (isnaturc of . W. CKOVS. Vx. I 3. k 1 . M -tie j . M Ch -r . ... 3 i The (MMaest ewing ever Sit. V,-.' "it BARACA-PHILATHEA CONVENTION Preparing for Convention to be Held in Lumberton August 15. Correspondence of The Robesonian. To the Baracas and Philatheas of Robeson county: The classes of Lumberton have ap pointed committees and are prepar. ing for the coming county Baraca. Philathea convention, which is to be held in Lumberton August 15th, and it is time for the classes throughout the county to appoint their dele gates to the convention, also such committees or officers as the classes may think necessary to make out their class reports for the conven tion. All work done by the classes since the last county convention, which was held at Maxton, Feb. 16th, should be entered in these reports. It might prove well for the presi dent of each class to note that not any real work done by his, or her. class has been left out of his or her class report, just before the dele gates starts, with it to the conven tion. Printed class report blanks will be forwarded to the secretary of each class on which to make re ports. If the blanks should prove to be too small, do not hesitate to make them larger. Each class is -entitled to send to the convention two delegates to rep resent the class, and such delegates shall be entitled to vote on any and all matters. They, of course, with others, shall have perfect right to make motions, offer any resolutions, etc.. that they may think for good BOYD WILLIAMS. President Barnesville. N. C. Munitions Plants Being Erected in England. London Dispatch. July 28.. . Sixteen National munitions fac tories have been established in Eng land, and after consultation with the French ministry tfhe (British 'IGov. ernment has decided to set' up 10 additional establishments. This announcement was made in the House of Commons this after, noon by the Minister of Munitions David Lloyd-George, who told of the progress made by his depart ment in overcoming the shortage in shells that had prevented the army on the continent from doing all it mie-ht otherwise have done. The new factories are being erect ed in the vicinity of the arsenals and the existing armament establish, ments. and, according to Mr. Lloyd George, when they .are completed in a few weeks the supply of shells will be doubled. "This," said the Minister, "will not merely enablos to support our men but will enable them to clease their way throueh to victory." For Hay Fever or A"thma , Many persons dread July on ac count of hay fever. ' Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Is recognized as the ideal remedy for hay fever and asthma. It heals and soothes the raw. rasping throat, and eases the engine sensation. It allavs inflam ration and irritation and brings easy, natural breathing.. Sold Ev erywhere. y- XT-'. it CENSUS REPORT COTTON CROP North Carolina Eighth State in Un ion in Production of Cotton Rob. eson Leads State. Washington Cor., July 28. Charlotte Observer. Samuel L. Rogers, Director of the Census, today issued a statement on cotton production in the United States in 1914. Last year's crop, linters included, was 678.118 bales larger than the crop of 1911, whicv was the larg est in the history of the country up to that time. Last year North Carolina produc ed 972,372 bales weighing 500 pounds; of this amount 41,741 were linters. North Carolina is the eighth State in the Union in .the production of cotton. Texas, Georgia, Alabama. South Carolina, Oklahoma. Mississip pi, and Arkansas, in the order nam ed outrank her. . v North Carolina's crop of linters has doubled since 1910, when it was 20.708. , ' Robeson county led the State with Cures Old Sores, Ctur Remedies Won't CU The worst cases, no matter of how long standi! are cured by She wnuderful, old reliable I Porter's Antiseptic Heaii.T Oil. It reliei Ptin and Heals et ti-e ajne Une. 25c. w. $1 AV WieSt ,0 i Gum ?;; " u m m y ixax if u a j.. .zzmix7zzz; o )) .'iTj A Card to Owners of Rural Telephone Lines We are anxious to see that all lines owned by other parties and connected with us are kept in such condition as to furnish efficient service. Where the owners of rural lines are responsible for their upkeep, we want to co-operate with them. All lines - require a thorough overeauling occa sionally if the best service is to be obtained. We recommend that every line connected with us be overhauled at least once a year, and that at least one experienced telephone man assist in this work. The cost of this work when divided among all the patrons of the line, makes the amount paid by each man. small, and this cost will be more than offset by the improved service. If the owners of rural telephone lines in this sec-j tion are experiencing trouble with their service, we will appreciate their talking the matter over with our Manager or .writing us fully. We will gladly do what we can towardhelping you improve th e, con dition of your line. SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND . TELEGRAPH COMPANY A , m .. A for 70,316 bales, Johnston coming next with 50,085. The linters crop In the United States last year was 791 464 bales against 114,544 in 1899. Mr. Rogers' report say 8: "The production of linters shows a marked increase from 1899 to 1914. The greatest factor in this increase is the closer delinting of the seed for the better 'separation of the meat from the hulls. Many mills now obtain considerably more than. 100 pounds of linters per ton of seed treated, whereas formerly few establishments obtained as much as 50 pounds." Constipation Cured Overnight A small dose of PorDo-Lax to night and you enjoy a full, free, easy bowel movement in the morn ing. No griping, for Po-Do-Lax is Pqdophyllin (May Apple) without the gripe. Po-Do-Lax corrects the cause of Constipation by arousing the Liv er, increasing the flow of bile. Bile is Nature's antiseptic in the bowels. With proper amount ;of bile, digestion in bowels is perfect. No gas, no fer mentation, no Constipation. Don't be sick, nervous, irritable. Get a bottle of Po-Do-Lax from your Drug gist now and cure your Constipation overnight. Box 192, Raleigh, N. C. 0 i . .
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