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A RANDOLPH COUNTY PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE.
VOL. (. NO. 8.
ASHEBORO; N.: C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1910.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Randolph's Sunday SsJiool Uoiiyeii-tion.
Reported for the bulletin.
. The Ra n do! ph Coun ty
Sunday
School, Convention convened in
the college auditorium at Trinity
on-the evening of August 17th,
and was in session for two days.
The Convention was presided
over by County President, Mr.
Elijah Molfitt who gave a short
talk on "Our Purpose in Coming
Here'.' Mr. S. Van Carter, Gener
al Secretary of the North Caro
lina Sunday School Association
was then introduced and deliver-
ea one ot the best addresses it
has ever been our privilege to
listen to on 4 The World Mission
of the Sunday School" Mr.
Carter is a pleasant speaker, a
consecrated christian, and his
happy, social disposition makes
friends for him wherever he
goes. The State Executive
Committee made a wise choice
when they selected him as Gen
eral Secretary.
Mrs. Hubbard talked on 'the
needs of the youngest scholars.
Her speech was both interesting j
and instructive.
Rev. T. M. Johnson gave a
most excellent address on the
subject "Personal Work, Soul
Winning" Mr. Johnson gave
illustrations of how people ,havc
been won to Christ by personal
work. His address came at the
most largely attended session,
and he had the undivided atien-
i
tion of every one present.
Special mention is fue Kevs.
L. E. Stacy, Enus Hayey, C..A.
Wood, T. D. Collins and all the
ministers who conducted the de
votional exercises at the different
. sessions.
Perhaps the best work done
during the whole convention
was that done in the conferences
where every one was at liberty
to.-, ask and answer -questions.
Mr. Carter conducted the con
ference on Officers and Teacher?.
This was possibly ; more- largely
attended than any other, and
was verv helpful. At the same
hour Prof. Garner and Miss
Ridge held a conference pa
Home Department work, which
was not 'so largely attended, but
there, was "much enthusiasm and
several expressed their intention
; of . taking up the work in their
: Sunday School.
In the afternoon a conference
on Organized Class work was
conducted by Dr, Hubbard, and
"Miss Esther Ross conducted one
at the same time on Primary
. work. These w.ere both inter
esting conferences.
' The reports of the Department
Superintendents showed that
. there had been some gains in all
lines of work. The report of
Miss Berta Ellison, County Sec
retray proves that she is very
efficient and has been doing good
'work.- (
Very interesting reports were
given of the World's Sunday
School Convention by Mr. Hugh
. Parks, Miss Berta Ellison and
.others.
Coleridge and Grant Townships
won gold banners, while Brower
won the banner for making the
greatest gain numerically and
financially.
Pledges were taken for County
and state work. This came at
thecldsihg hour when several
delegates had gone home, - con
sequently some of the townships
were not ready to make any
pledge. The pledges made
amounted to $342.00 and more
will : be added , toi that amount
later. - V ?
The following - Officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, M. E. Johnson, Ram-
seur. Vice President. K Ci
York, Randleman Route 2, Sec'y
Treas, Miss Berta Ellison,
Franklinville. .
DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENTS.
Home, Mrs. Frances P. Hub
bard. Elementary, Eiss Esther
Loss. Visitation, Miss Dora
Redding. Adult Class, L. F.
Ross. Teachers Training, Rev.
i id Johnson. Temperance, Dr
C C Hubbard
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Hugh Parks, Jr Chairman,
W JN Elder, Elijah Moffitt, Z A
Lewallen, Miss Dora 'Redding,
Chas L Holton.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
N. C. English, J. T. Coggins,
W. R. Neece, W. H. Griffin; J.
W. Wei born, B. F. Bulla, Dr. W.
I. Sumner, Joel Trogion, W! B.
Webster, W. B. Lassiter, G. D.
Allred, Jesse Scarboro, J. J.
Allen, B. S. Moffitt, James
Chandler, C. H. Lucas, G. F.
Garner, T. B. Tysor, T. M. Brady.
About one hundred and fifty
visiting delegates were enrolled
and each one felt sure that they
were entertained in the verv
-
best home in Trinity, for the
doors of the place were throwTn
wide open, and the hospitality
of the people will ever be re
membered by all. One of the
most interesting features of the
convention was the music, under
the leadership of Mrs. Norment.
No delegate will ever forget Mr.
J. J. White, chairman of the
entertainment committee, who
put forth so much effort in try
ing to make every one feel atj
home.
The convention was a very
profitable one and many wTent
home with a determination to do
more to uplift the Sunday school
work in the county during the
Coming year, and make this the
best year in the history of the
Association.
AN OUTING IN THE HILLS.
Several noted nimrods from
Franklinville took an outing on
Sandy Creek last Wednesday
where they fished to their hearts
content.
Quite a quantity of fish was
caught, ranging in size from one
inch, to one twelfth-of, a foot,
but owing to the full moon they
were not so easily caught as they
would ' have been " otherwise.
After catching something lesjs
than a b ishel of nice cats and
suckers (mostly suckers) supper
was prepared and to say. that
thsy "went after" it would 'be
putting it mildly. Someone '. re
marked during - the meal Uh at?
the pucker was the last Un
made, and that all the bones
that was left after the other fish;
were made was gathered up and
put into the sucker but however
that may be there werej big:
bones little bones, long bones
short '""bones, straight bones,'
crooked bones, hard, bones, -limr
ber bones, single bones, and
bones that- was done, up in
bundles and tied 4n double bow.
knots, but the odds .Was the
difference for no- one in the
crowd paid them the least atten
tion. Some even went so far as
to say that there was not many
in them but they did not take
time to see whether there was
any or not. Supper " consisted
solely of fried fish, biscuit, and
hot coffee, with light refresh
ments, for dessert, and the en
tire: crowd did justice to the
occasion. Like the parable - of
the loaves and fishes, several
baskets full of scraps could have.f
been picked up after the feast to
say nothing . about the great
number that was left for break
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C. H. E.
ASHEBORO GRADED SCHOOL.
The Board of Trustees at its
last regular meeting ordered
that the next session of Ashe
horo Graded Schools begin Thurs
day September Sth 1910. On
this morning the first bell will
ring at 8 30 o'clock signah'ng the
time when the students may
enter the school building where
they may locate themselves in
their respective rooms. At 8.45
o'clock the last bell will signa
the formation of lines for march
ing to me opening exercises in
the auditorium. It is especially
desired that all the prospective
pupils come the first day bring
ing with them their promotion
cards. Late entrances work
hardship to teacher .and pupil
alike. All first grade pupils
must enter before the first month
closes or be compelled to wait
till the begining of the spring
term. -We are compelled to make
this ruling in order that some,
sort ot system may be had in
dealing with the large crowd of
fine little folks who enter school
for the first time. :
T1 ' j'
prospects ior a most suc
cessful year are very encourag
ing. All the teachers are in fine
spirits and are only waiting for
the signal to begin work. Miss
Erwin will again have charge
of the first grade. Having spent
the major part of her vacation
at the summer school of the
University of Tennessee l&e will
return to. herwork witi an in
creased stockoT"thijfouffh wis
dom and grood judgement; which
has characterized herprevious i
work with us. We coiid hardly
get along without Miss fcrwin.
1- For several year's Miss Stim
son has piloted, the finished pro
duct of the first grade through
the second year's work and we
are very, glad that she will con
tinue to Work in this capacity.
She writes that her health is
again restored and that she longs
for theschool room. We trust
she too is a fixture.
The third grade has a new
teacher but not a stranger in our
midst. ' Miss Corina Auman has
worked two years in the Trinity J
high school most satisfactorily
and comes to us strong and
eager for her third year's work.
Miss Elbie" Miller will have
charge of the fourth grade.
Miss Miller, has pleased folks by
reason of her good work in
several' sections of Randolph
county and now-coraes to us ripe
for further service.
After ar year's vacation Miss
Clara Moffitt returns Tto us and
has been assigned the fifth grade.
Aliss Moffitt's ? previous work
with us was most satisfactory
and we haij with delight .jher re
turn., - ; , ' -
After doing excellent vork in
i .
Hirer- grades last year Miss Co
rothers returns to locate - with
the sixth grade. Miss Corothers
is a most
i . ..
energetic teacher and
will continue to
make her work
count.
We .are most fortunate in se
curing the return of Miss Byerly
td the seventh grade:" Her - con
scientiousness and' willingness
coupled with , her energy make
her a valuable asset. .
. Miss Wilson will againdo de
partmental work with the eighth,
ninth " and tenth grades. Miss
Wilson has,, this summer taken.
a
Chicag
re
godd wojfkWKr .nas been doi
wilEcbntinuei
SVpt. Wos'i
depart
menjFaL workfrrae eightlir
and tenth grades. iolV&3
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The'
rill this year
be free to the qualified students
of Asheboro. The school board
in its desire to have a school
second to none has ordered this,
trusting that the friends will be
available. Certainlv the citiVpn
will see that; a lanre number of
students will be found in this
grade every year. A student
"
finishing this grade can enter
the University or any of the col
leges of North Carolina without
examination. The University
of N. C. gives to that boy mak
ing the best grades in this year's
work a scholarship ,We think
other scholarships will be ar-
ranged tor beiore the year's
work is finished.
It is the aim of the manage
ment of the school to give Ashe
boro a real genuine article in the
way of a school. The . continued
co-operation of the people will
msuie this aim.
Should there be any students
outside of Asheboro wishing to
take work in the high school
course (the eigth, ninth or tenth
grades) a v limited number may
do so at a tuition rate of $3.00
per month.
Again, don't forget that this
is to be our best year's work.
Should any thing go wrong think
over it an hour and then come to
see us. We shall do the same
thing in regard to you.
O. V. WOOSLEY, Supt.
AS TQ COTTON MILLS CLOSING.
Much is said among democrats
and published in democratic
newspapers about cotton mills
closing . down or running on
short time. The conditions which
run mills on short time now are
very different from the condi
tions which closed them down
entirely during the Cleveland
panic. "It was low cotton and
no sale for cotton goods then
while it is high cotton now and
the market stocked with cotton
goods manufactured from cotton
purchased before the high price
was reached. But speaking of
panics reminds us of an incident
that took place'during the Cleve
land administration. It is relat
ed that a young man went to
Winston-Salem to find employ
ment and struck a job in a to
bacco warehouse. Some days
afterwards he was sent out in
the country on an errand and a
mile or so from town met a far
mer with a load of fine tobacco
for the Winston market. The
young man persuaded the farmer
to take his product to the ware
house he represented, and went
on his way. Returning the same
evening or next morning he met
his farmer friend returning with
his empty wagon, whistling
"Home Sweet Home", and feel
ing anxious how his new custo
mer had come out in the deal he
inquired as to, the result of the
sale. The old farmer winked
his eye and grinned as he said:
"Stranger, I done well, mighty
well with that ar terbakker; a
hea'p" bettern my nber, John
Snigglefritz", ''Well, well, said
the young man in surprise,
"what did you get?" -"Well
stranger said the far
mer, it's this here way. I didn't
git no money for my tobac, but
I done bettern John by a durn
sight. After them ware house
fellers took my terbakker and
giv me a clear reseat that I
didn't owe
lopiri
W&Lsez. he.
President Finley Issues Statement.
Washington, D. C, August
17th. President Finley, of the
Southrn Railway Company, be-1
! ms asked today about the Plicy !
. . C 4.1 2- ' f i 1 . . ..
ui tuat company relative to tne
validation of order notify bills of
lading for export cotton, said:
"The management of the
Southern Railwav Comnanv ree -
ognizes the great commercial
importance of this subject, and
will do all that it properly can to
promote confidence in the
markets of -the world in its bills
of lading. It is believed that
the effective enforcement of
certain business precautions will
go far to satisfy any doubt which
now exists as a result of certain
alleged manipulation by shippers
of order notify bills of - lading for
export cotton last season, for
which .the railways were in no
way responsible.
"The system of issuing such
bills of lading was the subject of
a special conference between the
carriers and bankers. As a re
sult of this conference, which
was held at White Sulphur
Springs, W, Va., -on the 19th
ultimo, the Southern Railway
Company will arrange, beginning
on September 1, 1910, to make
effective the safegards surround
ing the issue of order notify bills
of lading which were then agreed
upon. Among other things
agreed upon tending to improve
the system of issuing order notify
bills of lading for export cotton,
these regulations provide for a
bill of lading signature certifi
cate which will be signed and
attached, on behalf of the Rail
way Company by a validation
officer, to each prder notify bill
of lading for export cotton issued
by agents-of the Company au
thorized to issue such bills of
lading. Each validation certifi
cate will set forth that the agent
who has signed the bill of lading
is the regularly appointed agent
of the Company, and, as such
is authorized to sign bills of lad
ing in accordance with the regu
lations of the Company, and that
the signature on the attached
order notify bill of lading is his
signature. The certificate will
be irremovably attached to the
bill of lading covered by it, and,
as an additional safegard, the
bill of lading, in addition to .its
own number, will bear the num
ber of the certificate issued in
connection with it. Agents will
be instructed not to sign bills of
ladinsr until the cotton is in the
possession of the Railway Com
pany. "Realizing the importance of
this matter, the offiicers in
charge are instiucted to adopt
every precaution to make the
regulations effective, especially
that prohibiting the issue - of
i these bills of lading before cotton
has been received by the carrier.
It is believed that the effect of
these safeguards will be to pre
vent any such manipulation of
bills of lading as it is alleged
was practiced in connection with
last year's crop, but, as I have
said, for which the railways
were in no way responsible."
Next to the wife beater comes
the horse beater and it is to be
regretted we have one or two in
this community. - A horse is the
W)tfltole "and faithful of am-
man who wouid
rse nas . sometning
t lacked $2.00 of
house bill;o 'Im
ood to make' up the
young man , see
OTHER GREAT SANITARY VICTOR-IES.
The mortality from diphtheria,
once one of the most dreaded dis-
has been reduced since
I XMri
1895, 80 per cent. Do you real
ize what this means? It means
that, basing the estimate on the
! census reports, 100,000 lives are
1 save(l every year in the United
States alone. This is due to
the discovery by von Behring, of
antitoxin as a cure and prevenr;
' tive of this disease- The French
iand Germap governments gave
von isennng $ou,uuu as a prize,
for what they cbnsidered the
discovery most beneficial to man
that was made between the years
T " 1 StkS-t AAA
1850 and 1900.
Typhoid fever has had its
mortality reduced 33 per cent
during the last forty years.
Many cities have reduced their
typhoid mortality from 45 to 98
per cent by installing filters for
their public water supply. Many
of these cities have still further
reduced their typhoid death rate
by providing intelligent dairy
inspection. After r pure water
and milk supply have been pro
vided, the remaining cases will
disappear just in proportion as
the sanitary intelligence of the
community grows. And the
food for this growth must be
furnished by the press and pub
lic school.
- Tuberculosis, certainly the
greatest disease problem before
the world, is yielding just in pro
portion to the extent of the edu
cational campaign waged against
it. For example, in Germany,
with its present rate of decrease
continuing thirty years, the dis
ease will be exterminated.
During the last half century
the mortality from consumption
or tuberculosis among the English
speaking people has dropped 49
per cent. In England and Wales
from 1870 to 1906 the mortality
was reduced about 60 per cent.
Should the present rate of de
crease in England continue forty
years, that country will be free
from the disease.
Prussia, in the twenty years
between 1886 and 1906, has re
duced her tuberculous death rate
about 45 per cent.
In five Eastern States and ten
eities of the United States the
tuberculous mortality has been
reduced 18 per cent since 1887.
Massachusetts, the foremost
State in the Union in public
health work, has been reduced
her tuberculous death rate 63
per cent during the last fifty
years.
Rules- For Pot Masters.
Our postmaster should formu
late the following rules for the
benefit of his patrons and that
you may know what you may
exact: No letters given out un
til they have been received. If
you don't get a letter or a paper
on the day you expect it have
the postmaster look through all
the boxes and down the cellar
also. It ought to be there some
where and he likes to hunt for
it just to please you. If .your
friend don't write rave at the
postmaster. He is to blame. If
he tells you no, put on a grieved
look and say there ought to be
some. He is probably hiding
your mail-for the pleasure of
having you call for it. Ask him
to look again. If you are buying
stamps make him lick them and
put them on, "that's his business.
Aviator
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what they ailsa "WJ- .
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