North Carolina Newspapers

irnn Lli'HL-.iib 7 THE Fill LIFE Annual Meeting of North i' Carolina Farmers 4 ' HlTERETiric ADDRESSES fir-;.;, . : ' - ! Discussions Center on the Importance 1 of Improving and.. Preserving . Ihe 1 , goUWomiuft MeeUhg aii.Iinpirt.J luiirtnvl t." V f hi lit I Ull '. ''.' v;:.- ',; 7T--- '- . - .i 1 , t ! j Cattle- Prof. John Mlchels.V U Hogs Prof. R. 8. Curtis. - ' i 10:00 aUint HUtrif toMake Two - Bales of . Cotton to the Acre, Mr. W. A. Slmpkjns, Wjake county. ; Discussion taMr. T. J. W. flwome, Union c.dXHrt.t" '.' ? H I- WTiat Shlllse Fanper Do! With Hl grore, State Departmen of Agrlcul-j ture. ' !.. I Discussion bjc Mr. W. pTroutman, Iredell county. r t 2 ! Peanuts as; trm Crop, Supt. T.I E. Browne, 5HT? 2unty. j r DiscusslonJbi4liM f A'osVAv. BlounU .Washington county: ! 2:18' Tr-Tn.---Doublln)r- th- CornJ Tleld, Mr. C.-R. Hudson, State Dem- i Dlscoisslon bv'Mrl Johri "F. Latham. - . Beaufort, county, .f, t . v .Insect Injurious ta Corn, ior.- t. 2. SmlthAr And-Mc-.CoUese and :Ex j- cerlment Stattoni t v 7 x. Preparation, of, Land ,f or. Corn. Mr - B.B. Skinner, pupenntenaeni vonege ! Discussion - by "Mr. J.' ZX ; Sessoms, Cumberland. county. - . "i 7 , V- i General discussion by all corn poww ' ' rs. ".,.- ...y.j-v ') "? Tt' -v"' '- ' - 8:00 p. m. The Impottanfce of Edu . eatlbn In Agriculture, Mr." F, S.? White ComraUsl6ner of lAgrlcnlturV.BocK J': I la.nd a.nd Frisco Lines. SL Louis. Mo. ; Farm Mdthoda. Dr. 8. AKnapp, U.j 8. Department Agriculture.'; k ; Thej slxUC: annuairttfeUhtf of the : Koxth Carolina,. Farmers' State - Con- ventlon wraA called rto order . yesterday morning ? fci'clock byPresm - A. L. French, of RocKlnghanx county .The attendance .was. larger than. that of any. prevlou convention, but .while It lS; y etUrutbA hundreds it should be estimated by the thousands. The addresses were practical,. Instructive andj inspiring recelvixi? rftt e entire If not rapt attention of theaudlence, of -tBie m-rt oftth a soiL - - .. T ;a ' . ' J a , ' - Aside '"It rr. ths enthusiasm created by; thajnacU: ?,.ie. farmer are llttedl and 1L College, where the sessions Are being" held, A many present having never betre:seen the great .Institution founded for the uplift of their sons. - Iii glaKin.ArncOs.tb e "Jarmerrf were welcomed to the Capital City by 'Al derman Joseph O.' Brown, on ' behalf of the city of Raleigh,1 and by .CoL ' Charles E. Johnson, president of the 1; Chamber of Commerce. A, brief ,a,d- dress by Major William Al Uraham, Commissioner of Agriculture, followed. n which he said In part: ,? ' not nezloctiag any branch of farm Ing, Is paying special attention to corn ' culture. Before , the war when business man in town needed money. . he. generally went to some prosperous farmer to borrow It. The farmer who had It to loan was a man who made corn to sell. . not only : a sufflclent amount for the support of, his. farm, but an excess:. This: la Xh fcrpser-: ' ous farmer-1 .tbday. and has been through the ups ; and downs of farm ' life since the war. With this acknowl edged experience before, hinw It Is . hoped that North Carolina farmers will prft;;cby'i It and every, fanner raise the corn necessary to maintain ' his farm. A man out of corn on his farm Is generally out of -everything else. ' You would not go to such a neighbor to .borrow .a turn of wheat or a Joint xf 'htntatf ralsed'baon.- ,4 The average product of the State of the com belt, as they are generally denominated, per acre la. : about 30 bushels. , There Is hardly an acre of ground suitable for growing com in the State that cannot in four years be brought to this condition, and main tained at iL toy proper ran.; . These corn States use 2ut- little." mineral fertilizer they der ?nd Tutloni J ' I avt never known a barren farm recuperated solely '. by the-' use of , mineral fertilizers. They do not pro-J uuce iiuiuua, wiiituki vtiucn fiaere is t no hope of restoration. , . I ; .; S "In the the early days of the use T of fertillzerst, eu we generally call, mem, somj Dranas would ' be benen ; clal the second year on account of the " slowness with which constituents be . came available. Prominent farmers objected to such goods they, said they wanted It to do all' It Could in . one year and make the largest' return . for. the money, v This style of farming. SURE TO ASK Tlie Kind of Coffee When postum is Kfi 1 Well-made,. ; ;.: ?; y r "Three grea&'efee, drinkers were mjr, old schooilXf riend y tndher two ,: daughters. ": z-.-6- .-t. . ,v ; 'They were always Complaining and taking medicine: I determined to give them Postum instead of coffee. when they visited me, so without saying anything to them about It, I made a j big pot of Postum the first morning, using four heaping teaspoonfuls to the . pint of water and let it boll twenty minutes, stirring down occasionally. , "Before i the meal was r: half over, each one passed up her cup to be re filled, remarking how fine the coffee was. , The mother asked for the third cup and inquired as to the brandof . 'coffee I used.' 1 didn't answer - her i ! question Just then,- for I ' had heard I - her say a while before that she didn't like Postum unless it was more than hvhalf old-fashioned coffee. - ? -: ;. - . - , "After breakfast I told her that the : coffee she liked, so well at breakfast I was ' pure Postum and the reason she ; liked It was because it was properly made, that is, it - was boiled long : enough to bring out the flavour.'-, .i "I have 'been brought, tip-from a nervous, wretched Invalid.' to f a fine condition of physical health by, leaving off coffee and using Postum. 1 "I am doing all I can to help the world out of 'coffee slavery to Postum 1 freedom, and have earned the gratl i tude of .many, many friends." Read "The Road to Wevle., In bkgs. f '.There's a Reason P ( -'. Kver read thet'esJcttrT? A new f one appears $rv nr.lLtte 'tiK. tint eX:T-. f tare genuine, Uruev and full of human (. tntercfct. . , - ,1 f "V ht.,.v.,Ji-.,:v.- t : ' ' Every man wants to know tlie answer to the above question when ho makes a purchase' o any kind. v j It buying; the service of the batik by deporting money there he wants to know what he gets what Is the cost. By looking around . it can be seen that It Is often costly not to be a bank depositor, for thfe bank is ready to perform niany kinds of service that will aid yon in all you do. Tlie safeguarding of money, accurate acconnt - ins; for same, the return of your money when wanted and the paytnj'out of ionerb accortJancc with your order, these and many other-things, the lianlt is glad to do for you. . t ;mCH0VIA LOAN & Tito COMPT Winston-Salem, N. C. which is .almost -universal, gives each year the greatest yield possible frttm th.land. without regard: to .the fu ture, and has damaged our lands. Rentlnsr lands by the year, or hiring hands and working only for the pres ent cop will not make farming what it should be, and only the farmer or land owner who recognizes this and looks upon . each year as related to succeeding "years will Improve his lands. This principle is recognized in all other business and the farrter must be guided by it or soon sell his land to some one who will. - 'The Department , of 'Agriculture is now at least partly equipped in al most every division. There will be additions as the increase of business may demand. The- last division, that of Botany and Biology, was put In operation on July 1st. This was made necessary by the passage of the Pure Seed law passed by the Legislature last winter Mr. Barlow is In charge of this division! . Samples of. grain, agricultural and vegetable seed can be sent to him for 'examination as to puritv and viability. It Is expected that "seeding the State with noxious weeds will cease and their eradication h undertaken. Those of you., who are interested can consult . Mr. Bar low. The need of a property conr turcted . building for good - work T" the Department will be evident, to all who examine the . present structure. The welfare of the farmer as well as the reservation of valuable prop erty demand this, and we hope It will not be long delayed."; r ;, President French, in his annual ad dress, discussed the question of keep ing the boys on the farm, although, he announced as his subject and spoke luminously upon "The Building of North Carolina Soils," which he said was 1 the one problem - before the farmers today. But before this, he stated; North Carolina must - build farmers. It was his observation that the ambition - a farm mother enter tained tor her son was-that he should be in one of the professions, because farming Jias not brought-the dollars, It la - going to make money in the future he, stated, by training the boys and convincing the mothers that farm Ing Is as noble a t business- as there Is beneath, the sun. But the farmer must make money and give his wife and children the advantages that oth er4' wives t and - children enjoy. The agricultural population of the State constitutes 8 S per cent of the entire population f the States . ?. The paramount questfonne said, -is: How are we tsrolnsr .to train xarmersr They must j-be 'educateo-and' the be4 ginning must be .n)aasrontn..-SRcmy The boy must be taught that work Is not' a (disgrace, that th'o.dlsgratfef ts a failure to achieve. " The "boy should be trained (fror his-Inf ahcy.s tA,taan7 too matter how lntelllgent.rmay' employ bis every faculty lnT farmtng! v. 1i ' The soil, said lit. Frepch, has been entrusted to ma'a caMnd ts Aot'te be wasted, thoush the effort of the farmers bas been to destroy it ' The boys should be trained to think. The farmers themselves ; have; not et& actr In noon what thev know. - - - .-. Mr. t Frenci s did not. ' ' believe-) in whipping thd boy. . He thought the parent knight: to take ; the- boy aside and talk-to him, .to whip htm If per Suasion would ' not do. J hi The - son ought not to be taken before a crowd and ridiculed. A boy who can be licked, into thlnrs, he said l not the' right kind of A boy. - He said the boys of the farm, are as high- spirited and capable at boys anywhere, and they should be ' trained 4 for farming life. ': ;-... - .. ", iS- - 'J1 V-V The consumption iflf prodiicU?hai very nearly reached the production. ne- stated, out the- production' has not increased,, . Soils, .are. jiot producing as much today as they-were 21 years ago. : Other questionsjrall-Jntc .insig nificance beside ' that - of building up the soils of the country; Th9:tpeakr er neuevea mat one. boy in a com munity. trained, P to 4ea. first class iarmerwt worth & dnxi nniitiiana f 5In conclusion. Mr. French appealed tOtna tarmenLto givetjnore Aentlon to fixing up , their , homes, building better - roads,' - school . vi -bouses find churches, and . training ' the-"boys for be said; 'ind heTwlll apply Ith i He ured. ihe.f armers loj grow -mpre grass 'and increase their - stock." These, ne saia, are ine rounaauon of arri jcunjire. . ' Vine farmers must" raise Live stock is one of the crying needs of i North Carolina. The training of the boys, the building of .the soils and the raising of live stocWthe declared. win do a.great.uumy ;jfot North Car olina. i nlftTxOjySjfa, . The first dJMbsslettur.tte! session was on the tubject "Reclaim ing SoiL'Vby Ri W, Scott -of Alamance county, whose . experience' 'specially qualified; blm'Ttb -speak on' this bod- jctb . ne uptuu cu 1111m iu u (ne. mosx irsnortant subleci before lh rnrmr ntiljhf famerrfealite r,t tlte- poll must be fed fn. Order' to get real crops, he said they, are not worthy, the name of farmers.' . The great -majority of j crops are sunering not so mucnon account of seasons or work but on? account 01 me want or 100a clared. 'v.'1-'-' ? .-y '-.;; ; -' Mr. Scott said In part: Our farmer are. not giving in is question the at tention that we ought, and Just a long as we. go on farming as we do we cannot make profitable crops.; A man cannot raise live stock or rotate crops until .he improves his lands. There are poor ilands all over the State and it is a'problem how to get our farms In better condition. Thou sand, of dollars are going out of this State every year to buy . stock, meat, wheat, corn, - butter and other thtngs that . we - ought to raise here.,; Our soils are poor because we have made them poor. There-Is no reason why we cannot Increase the, yield of 'corn per . acre, and by proper cultivation we can gradually bring it up from 15 bushels per acre, the Average now to 50 or 10O buhelA ; r We. ought J;6 raise more of our sun piles at home. Considering the enor mous drain on our State, the amount of money sent to other States for sup plies, it is wonderful tome that the farmers have made as much progress ay they have,;'-,', s. .yv--; Mr; Scott iventored- the feserttont that halfahevcorrt raised a the istate tedayUo'elrnbt aK-f drvltsicuUiya tlon, and It Is not on account of sea. sons but the way- isv wucb farms- aro-1 maanged. He said no man can con duct a profitable farm unless he has live stock, practices rotation and raises leguminous crops. ,Poor farms mean poor farmers, he cad,. In conclusion Mr. Scott related his own experience. Twenty years ago he purchased a farm for $6 an acre rep resetning the . poorest land i'n his county. The soil had been worn out. all the vegetable matter and humus had been taken out of It. It needed more humus, rotation and deeper plowing. These were given it and the land was reclaimed, being today one of the finest farms In the State, al though Mr. Scott did not so claim In his speech, the writer having visited the farm. The speaker spoke forcibly for live stock on the farms. He said keeping live stock, rotating crops, plowing dee and fencing the lands were the princial points In reclaiming the soil. He thqught the sheep, was a useful animal and should be more generally used on the farms, furnishing, besides mutton and wool. Mr. Scott said he thrashed his wheat on the poorest spots on his field; it was his hobby to look for the weak spots and strengthen them. Many farmers, he observed, never thought about the poor places. He empha sized the importance of making the fields larger, so that farming might be conducted more economically, and less time lost at the ends of rows and the edges. The fault about these things, he asserted, is not with Providence, but with the, farmers themselves Unless they get down to business and put these Ideas into practice they will not make progress. Mr. Job P. Wyatt, of Wake county, led in the general discussion of the subject upon which Mr. Scott address, ed the convention, many farmers ex pressing their, views and stating theirl experiences. ProL C. L. (Newman, of A. and M. College, read a paper on 'The Crime of gulleying," an able treatment of a vastly Important subject, showing the immense wastel of fertile soil through gulleys, and preaching deeper plow ing, terracings rotation, a more exten sive' use of " legumes . and "the keeping of -farm animals. - - '-' . l ; , 'Crop? Varieties and '.Soil"'- Types" was; the title of a paper hy J. L. Bur gess, of the State Department of Agri culture, who thought that too much attention-had been given to plants and too little to soils. v Study is noW be ing directed more to the relation of soils to plants. He discussed 'the rela- tlojvof vartetiea opranjo aoU. types, interesting Tthe "farmers In this vital phase of -agriculture. Th State loses annuaiiyiipj)00,000. he declared, by r GebretHd ! ChSplsia tad at Very Attractive lUtes. lftS SfiBfSmhar IfttPftritnrt. T ' -Tr " " " ' V"" iJally ? Ccnductsd by; Mr. C,pGi!tis :; ,The SEABOARD announces their second ANNUAL - TOUR, ' personally conducted, by 1C. -H. Gattls, District passenger-Agent, chaperoned by Mrs. C. H. Oattls same being under their personal t, 'supervision. ; through the North ahd Canada, taking in all the principal and -most attractive Re sorts in the East, leaving . Raleigh Septerapor 1st, via Portsmouth Nor folk. Old Point Comfort, up the hls horV 'Potomac, .to Washington, thence tnrougn uaiumore, pmiadelnhia and the scenic 'Lehigh valley to Niagara Falls. . .Toronto, taking In the Grand Toronto Exhibitions through ' the Thousand. Islands, down the St. Law renceiRlver to Montreal and Quebec returning, via. Lake George and Lake Champlain through Baratoga and Al bany to New York where four .days wm oe speni. v ; The cost rot trip wilt Include rail road., steamship and Pullman : fares. transfers, ..-hotel accommodations, side trips, etc, as shown in itinerary in fact will include-practically every ne cessary expense with, the exception of a few meals en , route and while in New York City, - and is -made at the lowest possible, amount. 1 This route has been selected after the most careful consideration, giving the belt advantage for sight-seeing at most , interesting poiotsv- Sufflclent length of time 'will be spent at all stop qver points for sight-seeing and all arrangements made for the , pleasure and ,comfort of ? the party. v C. H. GatUs, District Passenger Agent, will devote .bis .entire time to the-oartv and will look after all nee essarr "details, ' etc., 'for-the comfort and; pleasure, of alU and this Is. as aured " as the "Seaboard has had con slderable .experience in handling these tours, as any one who has been with ihem.in-the past wlU be;glad to tell ' Mr and. Mra :Qk ttls will be assisted by Mr. and , Mrs. James Ker,- Jr.. of unariotte, u, s . . v : . For itinerary of tour write at nce teethe undersigned and those who de sire descriptive literature -relative- to route over wnich party will travel, etc.. will be forwarded" same, upon re ceipt of request with 2 S cents In pos THE SEir;B01D TOUR tage to coyer maiungN-w. same. The party is fast filing- up and those desiring to Join should make reserva tion wlthoyt delay.., v . ;; c. idATTia J. ' kv , district Passenger Agent, -, r i " XUlelgh, N. C.. - , , , v . t , . using wrong varieties of cotton. The State "test farms" f ibreed Up A special (variety of, seed for' each type of soil In the State and these varie ties will be distributed among the farmers, it being desired that one or two farmers in each community shall produce these varieties of seed for sale to other-farmers; . . , ; The last discussion of the afternoon was by E. E. Miller, managing editor of the Progressive Farmer, on 1 "Soil Preservation.' The average yield- of cotton to the acre Jn North Carolina is 211 pounds, corn 15 bushels) Un less the land under cultivation pays interest on the capital invested In that land, farming there is a failure. It means hard work and poor pay, hard ships and impoverished homes and un realized aspirations. Mr. Miller made many distructive observations upon toll lmprovemnt and preservation, his paper beingr one of the most in teresting of the day. Night Session. Two addresses were delivered last night to an unusually large audience, every seat In the auditorium being taken. 1 Mr. Franklin Sherman, Jr., State Eutomologist, told how to improve the farm home. His address, unusually practical and intimate, was listened to with unbounded interest, and he was frequently applauded. In the range of his discourse were included domestic science, economics and education, and he told how the farm home might be bettered all the way from such utilities as wind mills and hydraulic rams, cooking ranges, bath rooms and sewing machines up to a college edu cation for the girl and boy, not neg lecting the adornment of the country home anlS making farm life attrac tive. Dr. D. H. Hill, president of A. A M. College, spoke on "Progress in Agri cultural Education," saying in part: "In the progress of crop raising and of crop knowledge there have been, it seems to me, three distinct stages. "In the first stage land was rich, plentiful, and hence cheap, popula tion was sparse and there were no transportation facilities. Therefore, there was need for only a limited sup ply of food. In this stage eily the most fertile soil was generally culti vated; farm implements were crude; farm methods were Unskilled; crops were comparatively small. "In the second stage, population had largely Increased and the demand for food became far greater; land be came, of course, higher in price. Farm implements, thanks to a growing knowledge of mechanics, were far better. Transportation was beginning to be available. Large cities , with a population entirely dependent on the farm were coming Into existence. Ex perience formulated methods of cul ture and soli handling; some of these were good and some bad. Pro gressive farmers learned , with Jethro Tull that tillage 1 acted like manure, but they did not know any reason . for '. this fact. ..They followed men like Rockwell In earn ing that leguminous crops help soils, but they did not know why. They, be gan to use artificial fertilizers, but they used them with little art or with small , search after definite results. 'Towards the close' of this second Hetage farmers were, confronted 'with many new conditions. V Population had increased enormously,' 1 and with - a growth' 1A population , insect pests and plant diseases Increased rapidly. Soils were lessening in .fertility and plant food was necessarily more largly sought The loss of much timber was making, flooded- fields more common. At the same 'time, railroads. 1 canals, and ' steamboats ' were ; opening new markets and any Surplus crop was In demand. ' Improvements In all farm Implements ;p. nd Thftfchlnes' made 'pos sible larger ' and "chipar yields Tf in telligently used. s The farmer's field of operation bristled with difficulties but it also offered infinite opportunity. V "At ..this stage thoughtful . men be gan to look for means that would en able them to overcome the difficulties and take advantage of . the opportuni ties. This was found in the practical application of scientific knowledge .to the principles of farming. Thought leaders saw the 'light of a new, and better, day In following, .the ilead, of such : Investigators i. - as ... Lieblg and - 'others, - and ; hence. the third stage in - agricultural pro-! gress was reached when science be came the farmer's strongest ally and most material 'benefactor. Modern agriculture ought to be entirely based on the simple, laws .of .nature and on thV appreciation of those laws. This Is not theoretical farming, but this is the most practical farming, for., of course, all plants and all animals In their growth obey ' nature's laws, and the men who. would, reap Its richest harvest must'plant and breed In con- Jformlty with the 1 formlty with the laws and use them as :hur ministering servants. ' This principle and this practice have both been recognized in the ' fields of me chanlcs, but they have been rather slowly grasped by'- the ' majority , of farmers- - , -- 1 :' ... "Aproper study . of agricultural science would be the greatest boon that could come to every firmer in our country, and this for two reasons: First, he would do his work far more economically and far more .profitably. Second, he would do hist work far more happily, for everv thouirhf en dowed being takes. most pleasure In ms aaity taK when he thoroughly understands the reason for hla prac tice. tie - is t then ' i not 1 mere . ' handlcraftman: . his hand skill is based 'upon an Intelligent ap preciation of nature's ways and he thoroughly enjoys his co-operation wun eternal law. - - 'The' first great ' practical step in basing agriculture -on . science was taken when agricultural colles-ea ex perlment stations, and departments of agriculture were ,t founded. These. pavea tne way for the second great eiep wnicn ougnt now everywhere to be taken, namely, to teach these sci ences in their simplicity and funda mental application -in our high schools ana in our rural schools of every do scrlption. Let us give the host of 1 arm cnuaren in North Carolina an opportunity to study their good busi ness and In giving them- this oppor- iuntiy we win not oniy enhance their prosperity and happiness but w will at the same time make our State one 01 uie wealthiest in the inlon.v N The v Woman's ' Meeting. The third annual meeting of the woman's Branch of the Farmers' In stltute was held yesterday morning at i:v o ciock. Mrs. W. n. Hutt. chair man, called the meetinsr to order and presented Mrs. Josephus Daniels, who welcomed - the , ladles to the Capital Cjlty. Mrs-. Daniels was most, happy in ner remarks, ana her address was a charming bit of humor, graclousness and intelligence. Of her fitness to offer welcome, Mrs. Daniels said that while she was asked to represent the city woman -In her welcome, she .was distinctively a child of the Country and looked forward to the time when she might again enjoy the delights of an ideal life in the country. ' ' Mrs. T. P. Jerman, president of the Raleigh . Woman's - Club; extended greetings 1 on behalf of-' the; Woman's Club, the ' largest body of organized women , in the State., ; Mrs.; Jerman congratulated the visitors upon the or ganization of women representing' the farms and reviewed some' of the work for betterment , already .accomplished by. oraanized effort on the part of th women, and pointed out -new lines rf work and possiouiues xor growth, em phaslzfng the motive" ruling all pres ent k day organizations of thoughtful women, The" needs of the home and child.", 1; . .-. ' .:. . : . Mr Jerman's presentation was ex ceedingly thoughtful and timely In Its suggestions of new lines or activity. It was with regret that the chairman announced the unavoidable absence of Mrs. R. R. Cotton,'1' who was to have responded to the address of welcome. Mrs. Gotten is closely Identified with rural life and has done much toward bettering rural conditions In her own community. Her presence is always an Inspiration In the meetings. The chairman's address was listened to with Interest and appreciation and is given in full. Long years ago when the world was young, when men vied with the beats of the forest for the possession of some especially favored cave, people banded together for mutual protection. While the men were ranging the for est women were protecting and guard ing the home and they were doihgylt In groups with a strength such as: is given to no individual woman or man. Down through the centuries, the custom has been continually- gather ing force with the years until now the care of the home Is her solicitude as It never could have been in those dark days. Then ferocious beasts, sliding ' ser pents, fellow men and needless alarms were the only, enemies to controvert. Today there are foes unnumbered. Therefore in the name of the De partment of Agriculture I greet you each and all as woman to woman, heart to heart, thankful that a kind and merciful father has permitted us to recognize the enemies of the home and to Join hands in defeating and in slaying them. Among our enemies are disease, a lack of knowledge of the laws of hu man nutrition, mistaken ideals in re gard to honorable occupation, the long and tedious methods of doing house work that require the maximum of strength for the minimum of labor ac complished. The. unawakened con science and often erroneous attitude of child and parent, and a knowledge of how to safeguard son and daughter from .the ever-Increasing temptations of the world. More than this, ' It is our desire to add to life's, joys by an even greater knowledge of the seemlness of life as embodied in such things as the culti vation of flowers, or intelligent decor aticb of the home, as well as the per son. Many women have been prepar ed to earn by bee-keeping, poultry, butter and such things the money that is now keeping her children In schools. ( We know so little. The knowledge of the most learned man In the world Is very paltry and limited when com pared with what there is to be known, that we, whohave had neither the years nor the opportunity need be ashamed to acknowledge ignorance and ' to seek enlightenment . Nor Is Information the only thing, to be de sired. The ability to do is Just as Im portant Doubtless there were fifty men In the world who knew, as t much about military tactics as did.Napoleon. but he know and yet did. Surely also there were. others who knew as much of the laws of the drama and had as keen an Insight into the hearts of men as . Shakespeare who never wrote a line. Let us learn the . lesson, and when we gain knowledge of .any sub ject let us apply It in our dally lives. If we women, . we mothers of men, would all study personal hygiene and teh causes and means of prevention of ordinary diseases, and put Into 'prac tice those things we havs learned. we could stamp out of the world in twen ty years. Consumption, malaria, tyr phold, hook-work, . scourges of bolls, most of our: Infantile. and children's diseases, with their resultant trains of weakened body or mind.- The body Is the home of the soul.'1 1 Should we-not keep it pure,, strong and-undefiled? Did we know more of, human nutri tion statistics tell lis that, thirty per centNof the babies who die Hinder two' years.'6( age need not end their! little mm m m sX t : VtavilV ' ' - Otnmaa I many'4 divorces." many ' cromes Jiave been traced ' directly "to a -bad 'diges tion, the .result of . wrong methods of cooking. When r women understand the structure and composition of our ordinary foods they are not going to make fundamental mistakes in -cook-Ins. rr , " ; Vif-"'i7?;:: v'VMf V ' ? i Wtven all the farm homes are equip ped with water systems, sinks,'" bath rooms,' small kitchens, . wefl r stored with all obtainable labor savers; good sewing, machines. . washing!, machines and churns, run by water power, and every "other device that' save strength there will be fewer broken down, old women who should be just in the prime of life fit chums and compan ions for the growing son and daughter r-f ewer", doctor bills, less patent medi cine,'; but " there will ,Je 'more whole ome;. healthy laughter,;''.; r v y --As or k", ceases to be, drudgery and becomes instead .an occupation our giris axe .going to love the ,farm,.nore and town less., r Who blames the - girl that tries to. v avotd : .the 1 ate "of her weary; .worn, unlof ely and 'often Un loved 'motherT-Neltherryou nor I have the heart; tit do.sb. - . - . - Women are studying more and more .child- nature. : Oneethey thought' all the duty on the side 'of the ehild and all the rights on the side Of the parent Now 'things are being reversed. The result Is going to be more' happy child hoods, fewer, runaway, marriages- and a greater observance of - the Golden Rule. -4 ; ; ': -r - t .-. v; ';' " , How are people, to, learn all these things of which they once thought so little? Children will get them In their Domestic" Science course at school we are glad that North Carolina is awakentng to its responsibility along this line. Women In town have many opportunities. The farmer's wife and mother, however, could not get It in schools because It was not -taught there until recently. She will get It In her magazines. She will get it in her social gatherings. She ' will not obtain It In . her Sunday service i be- 55 TWENTY-FIVE ... . ?. ":-' ' v" "'.V,i ... . . '- . : r; , ' . "'. . -"" vlilt : $6,5 Fayetteville St."'- '. -' Raleigh, N.'Cv. ';:a. : f. ':-''-'r,.llS';:;-i V-'T';- ;,Jn-': it :.' :i-.'4 KING-CROWELLDRUG CO. Sole Agents for Mill Orders Givsn cause the average country woman re serves herself on the Sabbath , for the things of the church, but she will get It on those days of the year when, with other women she assembles to consider affairs of the home. It may be a little meeting of the local branch of the Farmers' Institute of the neigh bors. It may be a regular meeting, ad dresses by people from . the . Depart ment and It might be this annual gathering. However and whenever the meeting Is, may it be a, source of in spiration. It cannot fail .to be a source, of strength, and far-reaching Influence, when mothers and daugh ters meet together with one objict In view the betterment of the communi ty through the advancement -of the homes and the individuals therein." Mrsi F. L. Stevens followed upon the subject Literature , on the Farm, re viewing the eyort td bring books ana magazines in the rural communities of several States of the Union. ; Every county school district In Wisconsin has a library and a; fund is appro priated each year for new books. ' In Iowa $125. Is appropriated annually for rural libraries. In certain dis tricts In Maryland there Is a unique traveling library moved front plce to place in library wagon, this bringing the library to the more Isolated dis tricts, r In the mountain districts of Tennessee the itinerant preacher car rles books for distribution In his sad die bags.i in Georgia, the rural; sec- 1 u ...i..j tlons iiave - tor several years ' enjoyed the benefits ' of the Seaboard traveling library- under the generous and skin ful' management of Mrar Hurd.V ' - 'A letter addressees to Albany, N. Y will bring the loan of a box of books to any rural family In NewrYbrk State. In North Carolina Ve have the school library, whicjir has' been supplemented In a number of counties by ocal BM terment societies and Women's clubs. Mrs. W. W. Smith presentedthe last paper of the morning, her subject be ing "A Farm Garden." ."Mrs. Smith's presentation was v extremely practical and. her . discussion, was followed with Interest. . ,' ',;,-"-' ' ' '. . . ? , ) v The chairman announced the fol lowing social events for the week: On Tuesday '. afternoon, the visiting ladles are to ; meet 'at- the State MurM eum ana wui epeuu mom uus inerq.1 later to go. to Mrs.' Josephus Daniels for an : Informal , ' cup oX tea-, Ouf Wednesday afternoon.; an Invltauont has been extended to visit the Gov- r .it-.vi - v - u M t I rroura .manaiwn, , ioiiuwcu vy ju - formal taa at the horn of the 1 chair- f - ' mtiDV tf irnriwim ivn mrm if v - ' SPECIAL LOW TOUflD TRII? FARES f ' Accc:nt uf lx5cr Day Cc!:trtll:n tt i::rt:::i, WM'M From all Stations on the "TICKETS CCQD FF.O'J SEPTEUBEP ATHmEPTEER ITH,; l39 f V " 1 b j ".' --.c -? .. : r ' : i neauTort -Division' Stations Jf .; i '. ".'".. i .r.i, f.00 . ; - : - ; Beaufort, N. C. v;-:.'. '.' v S.2 '!' "lv ' Raleigh, .Division StaUoivs.'.v.Vv; V, .' v. ... XOO Pamlico Division Station s CbocOwlnUy to .-'..;: r,: ; :o-Mackey'8 .Ferry;:.. v;".--.;';.-..: Belhaven and Columbia Branch Stations.. 1.50 'c t : TRAIN ARRIVES E. T. LAMB,- '- General Manager. noQlCoIiflilOriinnmP The new toentaSe teraedy foe Colds and Grip, tfie most tifectrro evet brotcKt , outts UlcksVCcpudlne. Relieves the aching and fcvcrr-ratcrcs normal cendUions. It s bquKl pleaianl mg, jc mm otyc Worth two and three times' as much. ? All good styles and patterns. ; If , you 10 nurry. jm sizes in u Wv STRICTLY CASH Look at Our Win CROSS fi IWWil . G.u.jp".;jl7 '..4' i X . ';' n n A: i-'-v Hjnfler's Candles Prcapl AMioa:' CLARK'S chuises OF THE "CLEVELAND If t Uambusa-Amerlean Lum) 18.000 tons, .brand new.'. v ( superbly fitted. . llOUtID the 170RL . From New; York October 16. 1I0S; from 8an Franclsio; Feb. ; 5; '1910. nearly four months, costing only $660 AND UP. Including all expenses afloat and ashore.) :; ' . -; " ' ' SPECIAL FEATURES: Madeira. , ToDoplhieinio tnJa Of Egypt .. India," Ceylon, Burma, Java7 Borneo, phiiippinea, Japan. - An nn-'. '. ; usual chance to visit vntumally at- f tractive, nlacea. 4' 12th -Annual Orient Cruise; Feb.' 5, - -10j by North German Lloyd S. 1 8. 4 "Grosser Kurfuerst" 7S days. Include lng 24 days Egypt And Palestine, $4D0 C np.-v ..'"' t i-'V -'; vU:''-:''-'''-;-'.;-. FRANK O. CLARK, TIMES BIJX3..V NEW YORK. ; ; wea-sun-sc man Mrtv. W. N. IIulL ', On Thurs day the entire , convention will enjoy a. trolly ride, complimentary to the visitors by the Chamber of Commerce. The following ladles were In attend nc'- Midgar. Williams. Oin. fiamninn ;cotintv!tr Ellabtli , Trl Sampson - county: t ' Elizabeth 1 Price Jones, Raleigh; Mrs. Ellas Carr, Jr., Raleigh; . Mrs.- Palmer Jerman. Ral eigh; Mrs. Alexander JFelld, Raleigh; Miss osephus ; , u Miss Josephine S.' ; Evans,: Rilelgh; - : 4 Mlsss Bessie- Bates. . Raleigh; .. Mrs. '' Josephos Daniels, 'Raleigh; Mra B. W. k Jones. Raleigh; Mrs., I. L. Farrlor. '.; ; - rtaleigh;; Mrs. v IL W. Westbrook. . ' ' West Raleigh;' Mrs. McNeil, Raleigh; Miss Henrietta -Holmes, Fayettevlller Mrs.,W. O. RlddlckRalelgh; Mrs. W. V ; N. Hutt Raleigh; Mra.E. E. Moffltv Raleigh ; Mrs. F. L. Stevens, Raleigh. ' v. 4 ..' Deatb of an Infant , ' - -.LlttleGrace Vernon, the seventeen months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. '. m0mlng at half past three o'clock, af-f ; ter an Illness of eight .wests. The funeral will be held thin morn- fug at eleven .o'clock at the residence. ie West llargett street conduc:ed by Rev,v A. J. Moncrlef, and th Inter- . ,,, ... ... 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