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A RANDOLPH COUNTY PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE.
VOL. 6. NO: 13.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1910.
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The autumn is the season in
which malaria reaches its great
est prevalence, and.it may not be
untimely, in connection with this
seasonal danger, to call attention
to certain important features of
the disease.
The word malaria is derived
from two Italian words, "mal"
and "area", which means bad
air.
Malaria is an interesting pro
blem from many points of view:
from the economical standpoint;
from its influence on the history
of civilizatation; and, especially,
from the standpoint of science.
As an economic problem, the
disease costs 15,000 deaths ann
ually in the United States, and
Dr. L. 0. Howard, Chief of the
Bureau of Entomology of the
United States Government, esti
mates that there are, in addition
to this death rate, between
1,500,000 and 3,000,000 others
infected and sick from the dis
ease, with a resulting loss of
from 20 to 30 per cent of their
productive energy, each year.
It is believed, by scientific
men of well recognized authority,
that the depopulation of the once
thickly populated Roman Cam
pagna was the result of the in
troduction of malaria. About
5,000,000 acres of land in Italy
are not cultivated, or very im
perfectly cultivated, on account
of malaria. One Italian railroad
employing 6,400 laborers, lost in
one year 1,050,000 francs ?s a
result of the disease.
In 1900, 102,000 of the 300,000
British soldiers stationed in India
were in the hospitals a part of
their time from malaria.
As to the effect of this disease
in the South, we connot do better
than to quote an article in the
popular science Monthly by Prof.
Glenn W. Herrick, of the Miss
issippi College of Agriculture:
- "We must now consider briefly
what 635,000 or 1)00,000 cases
oi chills and levers in one year
means. It is a self-evident truth
that it means well for the phy
sician. But for laboring men it
means an immense loss of their
time, together with the doctor's
fees in many instances. If mem
bers of their families other than
themselves be attectea, it may
also mean a loss of time together
with the doctor's fees. For the
employer it means the loss of
labor at a time perhaps when it
would be of greatest value. If it
does not mean the actual loss of
labor to the employer, it will
mean a loss in the efficiency of
his labor. To the farmers it
may mean the loss of their crops
by want of cultivation. It wil
always mean the noncultivation
or imperfect cultivation of thou
sands of acres of valuable land.
It means a listless activity in the"
world's work that counts mightly
against the wealth-producing
power of the people. Finally, it
means from two to five million
or more days of sickness with all
its attendant distress, pain of
body, and mental depression to
some unfortunate individuals of
those five States. "
Some of the most fertile land
in the South, land like the Miss
issippi Delta, so fertile that it
will produce from one to two
bales of cotton per acre, some in
our own State, remain to-day
covered with primeval forest and
practically uninhabited. It can
be bought for from $10 to $20
per acre, and estimates based
upon the average cost of pro
duction and the average profit
on a bale of cotton will show
that these lands are worth from
$200 to $800 per acre. This loss
The Independent Voter.
(Contributed.)
Upon the independent free
thinker rest the great responsi
bility of our government because
they are the political salt of the
earth. Their thinking capacity
solves the vital economic problems
that ever confront our people.
Their foresight and judgement
thwart the teacherous set by
plunderers and seekers after
booty. Political parties rightfully
belong to.men, and whenever any
one lays aside honest convictions
of what would be to his interest,
the proper regard for individua
lity has been merged into parti
sanship that should never to have
been brought into existence. No
man should be content to follow
a favored few without exercising
the God-given free agency handed
down through natural ability to
soye problems of vital interest
to the welfare of himself, County,
and State. Strict party allegiance
distroys personal freedom of
and action and places the masses
of people in the merciless grasp
of leaders who are so often
blinded by selfish motives that
the inserest of the people is
pushed into obscurity. Such men
many times are not the choice of
the majority of the citizens and
are forced upon the submissive
by the scheming politica wire
pullers who are without any
scruples of honor as to howT their
covets end is reached. If the
free-thinking' citizen, who will
not submit to the halter made by
these ringsters, they are often
ridiculed and in the language of
the Asheboro courier they are
refered to as 4 'trash and sweep
ings". It was the indipendent
free-thinker who rose up and
protested against the English
crown when our rights were ig
nored and risked their lives and
property in the revolution that
they might have representative
with taxation and be free.
The Highest and best evedence
of a man's intelligence and man
hood is that he carries his own
convictions under his bat. That
he owns no man as his boss and
that he votes and worships as his
conscience dictates, denouncing
and fighting wrongs and oppres
sion no matter wrhere found.
Beware of Agents.
Once again don't be led to buy
ing sewing machines, ranges, or
any sort of household or farm
equipment from traveling agents
These men must have a living
from their work, and you pay the
extra cost this entails above the
profit of the manufacturer whole
saler and retailer. In many cases
this added cost is 50 to 100 per
cent of the price of the article
obtained direct from the manu
facturer or from local merchants.
The agent's story that his goods
are better than those you can get
at less cost from your merchant
or from the manufacturer can al
ways be safely disregarded.
The agent may believe what he
is telling you, but that is no rea
son you should. The highest
grade articles can oftener be had
from the merchant than from the
traveling agent, and invariably
at a lower price. Progressive
Farmer.
will continue until our State
governments realize . the waste.
The increase in the valuation of
the land that would" result from
the eradication of this disease
that, expert opinion, scientific
fact, and a number of actual ex
amples of practicrl experience
combine to prove preventable,
would many times over pay the
cost of the prevention.
WILL PROTECT VETERANS.
Editor The Bulletin: I confess
that I was much surprised and
horrified, to read the statements
in last week's Bulletin of the
accounts of how scheming poli
ticians are attempting to cocree
the few remaining Confederate
Veterans into voting against
their desires.
It is a shame, that any man or
set of men will attempt to put
the price of a vote upon their
heads before granting, or even
assisting them in securing the
small pittance offered by the
State for services rendered and
to relieve their wants during
their few remaining days. At
the time when these men were
in the flower of manhood, they
marched to the front at their
country's call, .fought bravely,
underwent many hardships,
many losing home and health
and now when they are old and
in need of assistance and apply
for the small pension which the
Statelias provided, they are told,
"if you vote your sentiments,
your pension will be discontinu
ed," which was done. "We
can't afford to work you up a
pension and you vote squarely
against us." "If you will agree
to vote the democratic ticket, we
will secure you a pension and if
you do not agree to vote it you
will not secure the pension" etc.
It's a shame that any man will
attempt such methods.
Will the sons of the veterans
remain silent while such wrongs
are being perpetrated against the
men who protected us? Let us
say "Hands off, these men pro
tected us in youth and we will
protect and assist them in their
old age. We hold the power and
will elect men who will restore
to them their rights and we will
not stand by idle while our
fathers and their comrads are
mistreated and not given a
square deal."
Sincerely,
A Son of a Veteran.
DEMOCRATIC CORRUPTION.
The Democratic party of Robe-
so.i County is now in a state of
strife and turmoil. The fight
going on between the different
factions for office and party con
trol is waxing stronger and stron
ger every day. The scheming
and unfair methods resorted to
by certain leaders are corrupt
and 'disgraceful. No man of in
tegrity, who is patriotic and
stands for honesty purity in poli
tics can afford to participate in
the battle now waging between
the factions without feeling a
deep sense of humilation. In our
judgment the same has come
fwhen the unsuspecting, honest,
patriotic yoemanry of the coun
ty should be inspired to rise up
in their might, exercise their in
dependence, shake off party
shackles, and in the November
election join with honest Repub
licans and' help eliminate the
leaders of these corrupting
forces from the politics of the
county. Robeson Advance.
That's what they are going to
do m Randolph.
Rowan Democrats Put Up Independent
Ticket.
Salisbury, Sept. 24 The po
litical pond in Rowan is further
muddled by the announcement
of an -independent ticket, partly
endorsinglhe Democratic candi
date and leaving the ticket part
ly open. This ticket has the
backing of a number of leading
men and has created much talk
although it has not been official
ly announced. This will place
four tickets in the field m Row
an, independent, Democratic,
Republican and socialist and is
causing much discussion. .
Points on Registration.
Registration Books. .
Under the election law the
registration books will be opened
in each township for the registra
tion of voters, who are not al
ready properly registered, about
Friday, October 7th, and will re
main open for twenty days from
nine o'clock in the morning un-
0
til sunset of each day, Sunday
excepted, until and including
Saturday October 29th, 1910.
On each Saturday during the
time the registraor shall at
tend with his registration books
the polling place in his township
from nine o'clock in the morning
until sunset for the registration
of voters.
Voter Moving, How Registered
Whenever any voter now reg
istered shall move from one
township to another in the same
county, or from one county to
another within the State, pro
duces his certificate under hand
and seal of the Clerk of the
Superior Court, or Secretary of
State, showing that his name is
on the permanent roll and prof
of his identity, the registrar
shall register his name.
Qualification of Voters.
Male Citizens twenty-one
years of age.
Resided two years in the State,
six months in the county"" and
four months in the township, in
which he offers to vote next pre
ceding the election, if otherwise
qualified.
The removal from one town
ship to another in the same coun
ty shall not deprive any person
of the right to register and vote
in the township from which he
moved from until four months
after such removal.
Ramseur.
On Thursday last Mrs. G. M.
Kjmery discovered that their
house was on fire and in spite of
the efforts of the neighbors it
was soon totally destroyed. Our
popular postmaster has the sym
pathy of our people in his loss.
A class from the Oxford or
phan asylum will give an enter
tainment in the auditorium of
the academy on Oct. 3rd all
Masons in N. C. and in fact all
North Carolinians are proud , of
the Oxford Orphan Asylum and
the work it is doing. Our peo
ple will give the class almost
hearty and cordial welcome.
Mrs. I. H. Foust assisted by
Miss Norvie Whitehead will have
her millinery opening Sept. 29-30
and Oct. 1st.
Eugene King of the U. S. A.
of Texas is at home on a visit af
ter an absence of three years.
Our graded school under Prof.
Ellis is doing excellent work and
now has over 240 students en
rolled. Miss Louise Nickols of Mor
ganton has charge of the millin
ery department of the Ramseur
Store this season. The opening
takes place Sept. 29-30 and Oct.
1st.
P. P. Turner of the U. S. mail
service came home Saturday on
the sick list.
A large number of our people
1 attended the meeting at Grays
Chapel Sunday.
It Saved His Leg.
"All thought I'd lose my leg,"
writes J. A. Swensen, of Water
town, Wis. 'Ten years of ecze
ma, that 15 doctors could not
cure, had at last laid me up.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured it, sound and well." In
fallible for Skin Eruptions, Ec
zema, Salt Rheum, Boils, Fever
Sores, Burns, Scalds, Cuts and
Piles, 25c at J. T. Underwood's
next door to Bank of Randolph.
DAIRYING IN THE SOUTH.
Dairying is growing in popula
rity among the farmers of the
southern states. They are lear
ning that the dairy cow can do
for the cotton grower of the
south what she has done for the
wheat grower in the north, i. e.,
increase the fertility of the soil
in addition fo making most satis
factory returns for labor and mo
ney expended for feed.
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture has been giving particular
attention to this question in the
southern states the past few
years and a great service has
been rendered. A great impetus
has been given to the dairy mov
ment until now there are thou
sands of influential dairymen
singing the prafses of the dairy
cow and demostrating by actual
experiments that dairying is the
salvation of that section of the
country.
Certain politicians, in order to
create an issue by which they
might retain office, have greatly
retarded the development of the
dairy industry in the cotton grow
ing states by creating the impres
sion there that the interest of the
cotton grower are opposed to
those the dairyman. It has been
brought about in this way: Cot
tonseed oil is used in the manu
facture of some kinds of oleomar-
mi t i 1 i
ganne. mis nas oeen. usea to
prejudice the cotton producer
against any and all kinds of legis
lation which in any way regulates
or restricts the sale of oleomar
garine. A careful estimate compiled
from government reports show
that through the sale of cotton
seed oil which was used in the
manufacture of oleomargarine
last year, the cotton growers of
south actually received one and
one-half cents for every acre
planted in cotton!
For every dollar's worth of cot
tonseed oil used last year in
making oleomargarine, one hun
dred and seven dollars' worth of
butter was produced in those
same cotton growing states.
inese are tacts wmcn every,
cotton producer should consider
before lending his support to any
movement which is intended to
retard the growth and develop
ment of the dairy industry in the
south.
Why She Didn't Pay.
"I shall have to ask you for a
ticket for that boy, ma'am."
"I think not."
"He's too old to travel free.
He occupies a whole seat, and
the car's crowded".
"That's all right. "
"I haven't any time to argue
the matter, ma'am, , You'll have
to pay for that boy."
"1 never paid for him yet, and
I'm not going to begin now."
"You've got to begin doing it
some time. If you haven't had
to pay for him before you're
lucky."
'That's all right".
"You'il pay for that boy,
ma'am, or I'll stop the car and
put him off."
"That's all right. You put
him off if you think that's the
way to get anything out of me."
You ought to know what the
rules of this company are, mad
am. They're here, stuck up
very plainly. How old is that
boy?"
"I don't know. I never raw
him before. If you want a fare
for him you'd better ask that
did gentleman on the other side.
He came in with him."
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THE SITUATION.
By A. Newman.
The Demmies held their conven
tion 'Twas an awful mess they say,
The "ringmaster" was ever
present
And held continual sway;
To smooth out all the wrinkles
And banish all strife away;
A certain political lawyer
Held down the stool that day.
Nominations were now in order
For someone to the Legisla
ture go,
Half a score were nominated
But each and everyone said
"No."
H. T. was there from Coleridge,
He had raised the tax so high,
He was sure of the nomination
But he was soon passed by.
The "ringmaster" saw the pre
dicament And was at once upon his feet
And shouted in tones of thunder,
"Nominate them as the Rads
- . can't beat."
Smith and Finch were nominated,
Each said he would not run;
The nominations were left un
altered
And then began the fun.
A still hunt now for candidates
To make the party's race:
To defend the Demmies record
And fill the vacant place.
The "ringmaster" looked around
him
And shouted a sudden 'Ahem;"
And picked up a couple of money
bags
To make the race for them.
They said that York and Red
ding were too young
And to save that sad mistake,
Ran Cox and Carter, who are
old enough,
And say-that ain't no fake.
York and Redding both are young
This much we admit-but then
Bald heads and dotey age
Don't make the hearts of men.
Xork and Redding will be elected
And to the Legislature go, .
While Cox and Carter will stay
behind
Ami feast upon the crow.
And when the votes are counted
out
On the night of November
eight,
That boy will be awful sorry
He ever run for magistrate?
Then there is Willie Hammond
too
Of "Confederate pensions'
fame; .
Although he has served eight
years
Is seeking the place again.
But fear not, my gentle reader,
Five thousand letters are no
lure
And when the votes counted out
Coltrane will get the office sure.
And as for State Senator
Which will touch an Ameri
can's pride,
That Australian, C. A. Arm
strong Will just simply have to slide.
The ' 'ringmaster" ' too is back
again
Seeking the same old placej
But the nomination of Charlie
Holton
Has put a brake upon his pace.
Then there is old man Birkhead
The farmer's friend they say,
Although he had a model farm
The love of office brought him
away.
The convention's choice 'tis true
But still I have you know,
That when the voters are count
ed out
Back to his farm he'll go.
On the night of November eight,
The mighty bugle's blast
Will promptly notify, all men,
That the ring is busted at last.
OO.OOO childrn entered the
doors of xthe public schools of
New York City on ' the opening
day of the fall term. The small
glimpse -of the emensity of our
public school system thus gained
is inspiring to contemplate. 700,
000 children beiug trained in one
city alone in all that goes to make
good citizens, form a factor that
must figure largely in the future
history of our nation. --Ex,