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EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
The road problem is the problem
f the day. ''How to get good
treads" is the one important question.
Too much cannot be said about
the aid good roads would be in the
development of oar coantrj.
The merchants should be inter.
sted in good roads, for he must get
the farmer to town to sell him
gaods.
Bad roads are expensive for all
classes, but the farmer and the ulti
mate consumer have to stand the
snost of it.
We all want more money for reads
but wby not pay some attention to
getting the best roads for the money
now expended ?
In order to obtain good roads
there must be an awakening of a
greater public interest in the sub
ject. No better investment can be made
than in bonding the county for good
roads. It is the most rational way
to solve the roads question.
Good roads will not only benefit
the farmers but will help every busi
ess and industry alike.
The freight rate begins at the
farmer's door. Efforts are being
:made to reduce railroad freight
rites. Then why not have our pro
duce transported ut the lowest possi
ble cost wben it means more to the
coneumir than to the producei?
Why is it the farmer should be
compelled to plank down the cash
before he gets the btntflt of pub
lic improvement ? Cities and towns
improve streets, build school houses,
supply water, lights, etc., by the
issue of bonds, and why should the
farmer alone be required to pay as
he goes? Ia the matter of rouds
which will benefit future generations
even more than the present, he must
put down the cash before he gets
them. Why is it this most essential
requirement for the progress and
prosperity of the farmer cannot be
obtained as other improvements are
eecured.
These town fellows who make
their living off country people ought
to move to the country and be made
to "trudge" to town through the
mud this winter.
Look at the (pads, please, Mr.
Moneybags, who is opposed to taxes
for better roads.
Good roads mean prosperity they
snake long distance easier of passage,
promote commerce, and hence the
prosperity of the nation.
One man and a team nan drag ten
miles of road a day. If you can't
do anything else, why not drag
yonr road ?
A good road is a necessity not a
luxury.
Make a road drag and get busy on
jour roads while they are soft, and
there will be a smooth surface when
the rains are over.
Some one has said truthfully, too,
that we have twenty Switz;rlands in
America, but no roads to them, so
American tourists cross the ocean
to ride over the Swiss roads.
It has bean suggested, and wisely,
too, we think, that some of those
who oppose good roads think they
have their ears to the ground, when
in truth the roaring they are hear,
ing is because their ears are filled
with water.
It is a poor, short-sighted policy
to oppose taxes for good roads.
. We can never have better roads
onfil we adopt an intelligent sys
tem and decide to spend money to
get and keep them.
Senator . D. Smith, of Sonth
Carolina, is another oonvert for
Woodrow Wilson. Within the last
few weeks it is claimed that a large
majority of the members of the
Udited States senate have come out
for Woodrow Wilson.for President.
The death of Misses Lora and
Marion Little and the two-year-old
child of Mr. Covington, which co
curred at Wadesboro on Wednesday
of last week, is one of the saddeBt
and most uncalled for tragedies oc
curring in this state in years. It
was caused by the falling at a drag
store floor, undermining the walls.
After all the sound and fury
there is not so much to the Roose
velt campaign. In North Dakota,
where Rooseveit lived when a cow
bow, LaFollette beat in the prima.
ries out of bis boots. It iB said that
Roosevelt now only claims two
Southern states, North Carolina and
Texas, and that his candidacy in
North Carolina is dwindling faster
than that of Oscar Underwoo
WH Y NOT t
If you believe that a new railroad
is needed in Randolph ; if jou be
lieve that your township would be
benefited by it ; if you believe that
the entire section would profit by
competition in freight rates ; if yon
are not eo tight that you think a
railroad can be built for nothing; if
it doesn't give you a pain to see
some one else benefited by the thing
that benefits you, WHY NOT VO IE
FOR THE BOND ISSUE?
STATE CONVENTION.
June 6th, in the city of Raleigh,
this year is the earliest date for a
State convention since 1898, when
the date as we now remember, was
April 11.
The primaries and precinct meet.
ings will be on May 18 and the
county convention on May 25.
An entire State ticket i to be
nominated, including two Supreme
Court jadges. The two judges whose
successors are to be nominated and
elected this year are Justices Piatt
D. Walker and George H. Brown.
It is said that these will both suc
ceed themselves, as there will be no
opposition to them for renomi nation.
Corporation Commissioner Frank
lin McNeill will not stand for re.
nomination, and Mr. E. L. Travis
will have opposition by Mr. S. G.
Daniel, of Warren county.
Judgj Geo. P. Pell and Mr. A.
J. Maxwell and others will be can.
didates before the convention to sue.
ceed Mr. McNeill.
The senatorial primary will be
on election day, and the second pri
mary,if one is necessary, is to be held
later.
Joe Reese, of the Greensboro Re
cord tells in his inimtable way how
the sugar tariff is to be revised for
the fourth time by the new law
which is to save two cents a pound
to the people. Another time when
the sugar industry was ruined was
when sugar from Porto Rico was
admitted free. It would surely
perish when Philippine sugar was
admitted free, and the same cry
arose when Cuban sugar was given
a downward revision. During this
time of "ruin" cane sugar produc
tion increased by leaps and bounds,
but beet sugar more than doubled,
but, says Mr. Reece, the price of
sugar has never ceased to advance in
price to the-consumer. The whole-
sale price of standard granulated su
gar the other day gas $5.85 per 100
pounds. One week ago it was $5.75.
One month ago, $5.45, and a year
ago $4.60.
Whether the sugar trust finds it
necessary to increase prices to reim
burse itself for the stolen millions
it was forced to disgorge to the gov
ernment, following the exposure of
the nnderweighing frauds, or wheth
er the increases are actually justified
by a shortage of sugar production
abroad, is considered a debatable
question by many. But the fact
(bat the wholesale price of sugar in
London average 2 cents a pound
less than in the United States, the
year around, shows the advantage in
favor nf the consumers of the coun
try where there is neither a sugar
tariff nor a sugar trust.
It's a slow and nnprogressive
county that never voted bonds for
anything.
Oood road s more railroads and
both will cost something. But who
ever heard of a tightwad traveling ?
"Mother's Day", March 27th
goes by without much .notice on
the part of people in general here
It should be noticed more- It is
a pretty custom to wear a white
flower if your mother be dead
a red one if she be living, on
this day.
It's a mistake to think that Ran.
dolph county can be built np by
having no outlets except the South
ern Railroad and bad soil roads.
China tried a similar plan in keep
ing herself shut up. And look at
the Chinese why, the men do the
washing.
It is said that 200,000 bitumin
ous coal miners will go on strike
April 1. Other mines may shnt
down. In that event 350,000 peo
ple will be out of employment. The
miners seek ten cents a ton over
price now paid and shorter hours,
while mine owners demand a lower
wage Bcale than at present.
MEASLES.
A Disease More Serious and Dan
gerous than Smallpox and Har
der to Prevent.
Measles is the most contagions
eruptive disease of childhood. About
98 out of 100 people who have not
already had the disease are susospti
ble to it. Measles is to be dreaded
far more than smallpox. Smallpox
can be absolutely prevented by vac
cination. A vaccinated person may
sleep with a smallpox patient in
safety --not so with measles, ihere
is no similar, simple, safe and cer
tain preventive for this disease. If
there were, au intelligent unpens
wnuld nrotect themselves, and then
those contracting measles would no
more dtserve our sympatny man tne
man who now contracts smallpox.
Eleven times as many people in
North Carolina die from measles as
frrun smallpox. About 900 North
Carolinians are seriously injured for
life by theuiaeasa every year, ojme
nf the more common resulting die-
eases and ailments are abscesses in
the ear, catairh of the head or ln
r.PHHnes. naralvsis and broncho.
pneumonia. Consumption itself fre
quently follows a case of measles.
T hese are only a tew or tne tacts
nhirh cm to Drove measles a danger
ous disease. It should be feared and
not trifled witb. Everything possi
ble should be done to prevent having
it.
It is absolutely wrong to think
that everybody must at some time
have measles, reopie uaeuio inintt
that evervbodv should have ecailet
fever. Now we have learned by ex.
perience ana nave stopped tnis wick
pH and foolish Dractice. It will be
only a short time until we realize
that careless exposure ot one s ctiil.
dren to measles is equally pernici
ous. Vp.Aftlpa is suDDOsed to be caused
by a minute animal (protozoan)
wmcn always comes irum eomeosaer
human being in whom it is growing.
These germs are probably discharged
into the air in the form of a flue
spray or mist when the person hay
iug measles coughs or sneezes.
These tiny droplets are then breath,
ed in, or come into contact with
other people by means of food, cloth,
ing and dust.
How to Prcvcat Meulei
Whenever a case of measles is die.
covered it is the legal duty of the
doctor, if one is in chargeother
wise it is the duty of the household
er.to immediately report the same
to the nearest health officer or quar
antine officer. This officer will then
post a notice on th.i house in order
to inform those who have not had
the disease in regard to its presence.
This officer will also give instruc
tions to prevent the disease from
spreading. The patient should be
placed in a room by himself, remote,
if possible, from the remainder of
the household. This room should
be first cleared of carpets, curtiins,
clothing, etc., that might possibly
carry infection.
Keep the sick room darkened, but
always admit abundance of fresh air
The patient should be kept in bed
for a few days after the fever goes
down. The body Bhould be oiled
every morning and sponged in the
afternoon. Carefully avoid colds
and their resulting complications.
No child disease should be more
closely watched by the doctor and
mother than measles in the "getting
well" stage.
To Business and Professional Hen.
apntlAmen : It is the Durnose cf
the agents of the Farmers' Co-opera
tive jJemonstratiTe wora in wort
Carolina to bold one or more cor
growers meetings in every conn
where this wort is oeing carried o
We are mailing to tne larmera
the Beveral counties a letter aski
them to attend these meetings.
do not expect tne onions r
the professional men to attend thehi,
but we dedre your assistance atd
cooperation in holding the meetings,
They are being neia for tne purpose
nf lmnnrtinir auoH information
P"
will help the farmers to grow more
corn per acre, ana ai me same ume
increase the fertility of the soil, we
are making a campaign ior moie
cirn in North Carolina and more qf
everything that the people need tc
live on. So long as we send out oft
tlinHtntft milliooH of dollars evervM
year tor suiueiuiug wni, wc ic uui
doing the best we can. it nas Deen
nrnven that we can srrow larger
crops of corn in onr State. The
average for tne demonstration worn
this year is 43.4 bushels per acre,
while the state at large shows only
18.4 bushels.
Vnn mill K nntifiprl of the date
of the meeting in your town, and we
hope yon will use your good offices
to nelp mace tne meeting a success.
Vnn run dn thin bv encouraging the
J a a '
farmers to come to the meeting, and
by way of incentive, you might tffer
a few small prizes for the best speci
mens of seed corn. There are van.
ous ways by which you can aid us
in mis wora. uur greatest iruuuic
is to get farmers to attend the meet
in on. W feel that with a closer
co-operation with the farmers on the
part ot the business men, larger
crowds can be secured and more in.
terest shown in the work.
Wo are, nnHpi-tnktno tn crivp. some
special instruction in the selection
of seed corn, from time immemo
rial, farmers have been nlantino
corn from the cribs and our yields
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nave ueen Biiauiei uujr iuw, uc
think there is some connection be.
tween these low yields and the kind
nf 8pii that had hpen riged The
large crops grown by some farmers
in tne iasc iew years nave ueeu
grown from carefully selected seed
corn. It has been proven that there
is as much difference between the re
sults from poor seed and good seed
as ther is between the scrub and the
puie briU stock.
.Vben our farmers prosper every
line of business prospers. The
furnipr with nlentv nf mm anil
other home grown supplies is a let.
ter cit z?n than tne one wno oujs
his "supplies" fron the merchant.
lie becomes a larger purchaser or
tka nartQaitica and lriYlirlPfl nf lifp t
be is able to use the best m ichinerj;
he keeps good horses and rides in
good buggies and carr.ngea. We are
trying to oricg hooui oeibtr conui
tioDS along these lines, and vou are
interested in all of them. Wr desire
your cc.operation in the good work.
Our county agent will notify you of
the date and place of the meeting,
and we believe you will help us to
matce ineee meetings a great sQccees.
i ours iruiy Cj. a. am saps,
District Agent, F. C. D- Work.
8. E. Coble, Local Agent.
Woodrow Wilson's Definitions of
D mocracy and Republicauism.
In a lew worda Woodrow Wilson
defined Democracy and Republican
ism, and showed the deep and wide
gulf separating the two great parties.
ll IB tne wnoie nmiury or me two
parties boiled down to the irreduci
ble minimum, ana it contains the
whole truth of the relationship of
these parties to tne people as com
pletely as if ne had written a large
book to tell it. We advise everyone
who may read this to commit the
words of Governor Wilson to heart,
for; the tain may be multiplied on
both Bides, they contain the funda
mental truth to which nothing can
be added and from which nothing
can be taken away. Here they art:
"Not long ago one of my col.
leagues asked me to give my defini
tion of abemocrat. 1 answered th at I
could do that better by dtfining
Republican nrst, and the same - rule
applies in this case.
The Kepublican believes in per
mitting the minority, who hold the
wealth, of the nation, to run the
government. Their argument is,
'We have the most at stake, so let us
manage thmge, and if we are pros.
perous, yon are bound to be bene'
fited.'
"In other words, the Republican
policy is a Met.usalone' policy, and
it always will be the same. They
want to govern for the people.
"My idea of a Democrat -.at
least tne kind of a democrat 1 am
-is just the opposite of what 1
have described the Republican to be
"I believe not in government for
tne people, but in government by
the reoDle for the neoDle.
"The magcate whom we find as a
rule leaning with the Republican
party already has his millions, and
is only interested in making more.
The small fellow the Democrat
takes a broader view of affairs,
wnioo sceot one and all alike."
We
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remedy. RuDOing wun
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hUndrea3 ot case. it has effected
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inside, sweeps the poisons out of the
system, tones up the stomach, regulates
the bowels and kidneys. Sold by drug
gists at 60c. and l: In the tablet form
It 25c. and 60c., by mail. Dooklet free.
Bobbltt Chemical Co., Baltimore Md.
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Have You Bought
YOUR EASTER SUIT
Wood & Moring have the
"Griffon Brand" for men.
A line of Spring Hats.
Full line of Ladies' Suits.
Ladies' waists, tailored and
fancy.
Oxfords, white, tan and
black; silk hose to match.
WOOD &
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RESULTS
The Fact that zve compound so
many prescriptions is evidence
that "The Doctor Knows ' ' where
to get RESULTS. Your investi
gation as to prices and profes
sional ethics is invited.
Standard Drug Company
How about a Shad for
Tomorrow's Dinner?
We are receiving shad and bunch fish right along
and a shad would be a pleasant change from other
diet.
Are Your Meats Satisfactory
We believe that we can save you money on your
meat bill by sending a a better class of meats, steaks
and roasts that go further because they are cut in
better shape.
If you are not already our customer we
would be glad if you would call No. 87 and we
will send your order post haste.
Star Meat Market
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WEAK MEN '
a w.mA and Address To-
lay You Can Have It Free
aa Be strong aua v iguiuu
TOuSVNIIlT.laoTrTTi
7.IH..1 momnrr and lame back, brooihl by
.1 nmnrintlns. in Mr.
McewU. unnawml dialm, or the loUMtel
TouthTtb has eared so many worn an aerfMs
men Ah in their own home-wf thout amy ad.
Sion lelpormedioine-Uia I think awry
Sn wto wfches to regain hta manly pownaai
the
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"tuU Jrecrlption oomei from a pbntclaa wha
vScedTta thestacJlng combination tor lh.
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ill tewner. . to mnd .
a copy lb confidence so mat any man bjwwj
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r..,..J.. .in rimiriii himself with hurra-
lul patew medtdnesTscciwe what 1 WtoT. hlha
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T00cWiN8'enetly ever devted. and w ore
hunellat horns ouielly and oulckly. last mp
Lvfck Riding, .Detroit. Mlch.. and I will w-d
you a dopy ol tnu "Pieuaiu romi- " '
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doctoh would cnargo Vi.w tu m.i
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