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DEtCO-LIGHT I I I 1 I SELF'CRANKING ill i SELF-STOPPING DALL*B£AR1NCS , . AIR-COOLED * } BURNS KEKOSEHE > , \ - DELCO-LIGifr BATTERY - •xTHICK PLATES'LONG LIFE *<s-\ 'm mCO-LIGHT The Complete Electric Light and Power. Plant Thomasville, N. C., August 20, 1917. Mr. Fred J. Cox, Lexington, N. C., Dear Sir: The Delco Lighting plant which you installed in my home is giving entire satisfaction. We have plenty of good lights in our home, office and bam, also power to run electric fan, etc. I would not attempt to do without lights again. 1 notice that the oil necessary to operate the engine costs about 12 cents per week and we probably burn more lights than would be used in the average home. So you see the first cost is about the only cost. Sincerely yours, C. H. PHILLIPS, M. D. [ For further information address Fred J. Cox, 'Asheboro or Lexington. HELP WANTED Five Hundred colored men, preferably married, to work in aluminum plant 8 hours per day, 7 days per week. Wages for steady work, 514.00 per week to start. Increases granted after one, three and six months service. Fine new houses with water, toilets and electric light. Cheap rent. Steady work inside all year round. Apply Employment Bureau, Tallassee Power Company, Badin, N, C. What Our Field Correspondent Hears What can the farmer do more than and Thinks—Interesting Items Pick-! he is doing toward the'conservation of ed up in Different Sections of the j foodstuffsThe answer is: “Pre- County. I serve each golden gi'ain he harvests, Mr. M. J. Presnell, of Seagrove, has: as he would safeguard a priceless gem improved his residence by a coat of 8®t in platinum.” paint I Our armies mav end the war, but A week ago it was our privilege to “’<==== ““lie Umted States meet on the streets of Asheboro Mr. are conserved, and mould mildew, J. M. Whitehead, of Eamseur. Mr. 1“,';*’. T'* .1 ‘ rt Whitehead has been in bad health for at home the world may starve: It some time, hut is now improving. HeJ 'd'® prediction that the howl of is one of Randolph’s solid.citisens, and the hunger wolf may yet be heard of course, a subscriber to The Courier, Amenc^ v j -i. i. u .r, . xi. .u 1 J mi. ' Alter the gram is threshed it should It IS ^ easy matter to loud The given a chance to become properly Courier these days. We tell them a Put the corn in rat-proof cribs; far better plan to fork up, the price, granaries built with a and long before the year is out you consideration to the prevailing Toilet Goods Jonteel Talcum Powders 25c. Jonteel Cold Cream 50c. Jonteel Face Powder 50c. . .The Jonteel Combination Cream is a new de parture in the toilet goods world. Try Jonteel Talcum Powder. Twenty-six dif ferent odors combined into one. It’s Differeut and Exclusive STANDARD, DRUG COMPANY Ztg SiMe J. T. Underwood, Manager ❖ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ By.R. T. Winters, Division of Agron omy, N. C. Experiment Station, West Raleigh, N C It, is a custom among some wheat growers to secure new seed from States further north every few years. It i!-' claimed by these growers that wheat deteriorates when grown here several years in succession. Some even believe that a part of the wheat tui’iis to cheat. The seed gotten from further north is said to yield better than the home-grown seed when plant ed here. Home-Grown and Northern Grown Seed Wheat Compared. In order to secure information on this point the Experiment Station and State Department of Agriculture have compared the yields from home-grown and northern grown seed wheat of the same varieties. Several varieties have been compared and in each case the home-grown seed was compared wit'A the same variety of northern grown seed. The comparisons were made at the Mountain Branch Station near Asheville and at the Piedmont Branch Station near Statesville. Results at the Mountain Station. The comparisons of home-grown and northern grown seed wheat at the Jlountain Branch Station were made for three successive years. In thir teen comparisons during three years the home-grown seed produced at the rate of 16.5 bushels per acre while the northern grown seed produced 12.72 bushels per acre or 3.78 bushels per acre less than the home-grown seed. Bus. per acre Yield from home-grown seed 16.5 Yield from northern grown seed 12.72 Increase due to use of home-grown seed .... 3.78 Smoking Fatkers, Doctors and Minis-^ ters. ^ (By Daniel H. Kress, M. D., in S.S. Times.) , , r. *. 1 Recently at the close of a lecture to high school students on the evil* of the cigarette, the young Mcn crowd-, ed around me, and said, “Doctor, "whatj you says appeala to us, but why is it so many doctors smoke ?”It was a i^d question to answer. It is on# that ire-, quently come* up. I said doctor# smoke ^ lor the same reason that other mw; smoke; because they have become ad-1 dieted to the Mioke and find themsel-; ves unable to give it up. We have to admit, that there are doctor* who: smoke, but no good doctor will ever ad-, vise his boy to smoke, much le«s his [ wife or daughter. There are good men who smoke, but all good men a^*e their boys not to smoke. They adn*e their daughters not to smoke. , . , 1 Shortly after my lecture at the high; school I was introduced to a physician as “the foe of the cigarette” while he was in the act of rolling one. He felt rather guilty I euppote, for he smd, “Well if I had a boy I would not smoke,: for the sake of keeping him from it.” . I reminded him that other men’s boy* were influenced by what he did just; as his own boy would be. ! After a meeting not long ago when an appeal waa made to boys and girl*; to sign the pledge against smoking cig-1 arettes, a manly boy stepped forward. acccmipanied by his father and mother and said, 'T wewit to sign the pledge. , The father and mother encouraged him to do so. But thi# was not all. The father felt he had a duty to perform. I He said, “For the sake of the boy 1 will give up cigar*.” This was a consistent, think for him to do. It will do more to j keep that boy in the future than any- thang that that father could have said. ' At a nseeting of the ministers in one j of our large cities, one of their number, | a prominent minister who had 25 years been a smoker, arose and said,“Though I was not a cigarette smoker, I have signed this pledge so that I ■ can advo cate it with a clear conscience among; the school boys. And I advise you bretliern “who smoke to quit. I don t know liow many of you indulge but I know that some of you do. I saw’ the light when I saw that aged • father in liu couR.'egation, in trying to pur- suade his boy to stop smoking would find it difficult to get around his boy’s retort, ‘But papa the preacher smokes. Gentlemen, cut it out: it does not pa>. Tiiis • c; n-i.-tent ihiilg ioi ui- preacher to do was good advice lie gave. The nuu aulted the position occupied by lh'_^ morc^ d&tiuuei.t- al is his inflc-encc, if Uiat iiiiiaoucc is ^ on the wronh side. Y^es, gentlemen, j it is a gentlemanly act to cut it out; it j does not pay to smoke. 1 Judge Arnold, of Chicago, informed | me that, at a banquet given in honor of Judge Pinkney, of the Chicago Juven ile court the evils resulting from the use of cigarettes by boys was under discussion. One present said, ’’Boys smoke because men smoke. A short time ago.” he said, “I said to a boy, ‘Yfhy do you smoke? The little fellow replied, “Because I want to smell like a man.’ This answer is a little out of the ordinary but it is a fact. Boys want to look like me»; they even want to act like men and I euppose even want to smell like men. For the sake of the boys good m.en should cut out tobac co.” State Is Saved Big Money on Typhoid Real evidence that typhoid fever has been costing the state thousands of dollars every year is furnished by the Southern Life and Trust Company, of Greensboro. It says; “Up to last year typhoid fever was costing this company thousands of dollars annual ly; but the constant agitation kept up by the State Board of Health, the newspapers, county physicians, and other mean* of transmitting advice to the people to ^ard against typhoid fever, resulted in this company’s not having a death from typhoid during the year 1916, and only one this year. Thanks We desire, through the columns of The Courier, to thank our neighbors and friends for their kindness during the illness and death of our little son, Robert Bari. MR. and MRS. WM. STALEY. LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR Make This Beauty Lotion For a Few Cents and See For Yourself , ^ What girl or v/oman hasn’t heard of lemon juice to remove complexion, blemishes; to whiten the skin and to bring out the roses, the freshness and the hidden beauty? But lemon juice alone is acid, therefore irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white this way: Strain through a fine cloth the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle containing about three ounces of Orchard iccn shake' v,oil and yO" h.-,. ..••• 1 urrtG.'pInl skin and ccf.uiie.x on lo.ion ac about,the cost on:-. 1 \ ''V J. I a niidl jar of ordina- vy c.o H .i.- iAi, Be sure to sin-in the :. :v ' !••' . o I'o r.bip gets into the bohi-', tivcn this lotion will '-amain p V. t 1 ->1 for ni-onth.-. Who,a ap- p!n-i! <Li) ill face,.neck, arms and Is I ’ i idd' helj) to bleach, clear-, .smoothon and beautify the skin. Any drugist will supply three ounces of orchard white at very little cost and the gr’ocer has the lemons. ; The results of the 1914 test were even more striking. In this compari son the home-grown seed produced 6.4 bushels per acre more than the northern grown. Results at the Piedmont Branch Station. Similar results were gotten at the Piedmont Branch Station. During three years (1914-1916) twenty-three comparisons were made between home grown and northern grown seed of the same varieties. In these testa the home-grown seed produced at the rate of 16.01 bushels per acre while the northern grown seed produced 15.26 bushels. This gives an average of three pecks per acre In favor ot the home grown seed. The test of 1914 contain ed 13 comparieons In which the home grown seed averaged 1.3 bushels per acre more than the northern grown. Results from Another State. Similar questions have arisen In other states. The following paragraph from Bulletin 137 of the Utah Experi ment Station gives a summary of their results when home-grown and out-side seed wheat were compared: “It is a common practice for big grain grow ers to send away annually for seed wheat. In this manner large quanti ties of seed wheat are annually Im ported into the Intermountain region, under the mistaken Impression that the home-grown seed is inferior in quality. The results of this investiga tion, therefore, are of utmost practi cal! importance. 'Hie practice of ship ping in seed wheat is entirely unnec essary and wasteful. The quality of the home-grown hard wheats is really superior to the original seed. Good pure wheat eeed ehouid be selected of the kind the grower desires to raise. He should tiieo continue to raise his own seed and "with proper selection he may rest assured fhat the quality of the eeed will not become inferior, but he may have every confidence that his wheat is of euperior quality.” Deterioration or “Running Out” of Seed Wheat. The above results from three years comparison of home-grown and north ern grown seed wheat clearly indicate that home-grown seed are preferable. If this be true what does cause deteri oration in seed wheat? The condition knpwn as deterioration or “rxinning out” of seed wheat is usually due to poor care of the seed. Too often our wheat fields are infested with wild onions, cheat, mustard, and' other weeds. Wheat containing seed of such v/eeds is unfit for seed purposes. Wheat that is f^imaged in thr field, stored wet, or siuich in damp bins will soon beco.ac unfit for si-’ccl pur poses. Such conditions would deterioration of seed wheat in any : tioii of the country. How Can One Secure the Best Seed Wheat. The best variety of wheat for a sec tion is one that has been chosen .on account of its high yield and quality, and then further improved in the lo cality by selecting seed from the best plants. One can easily select suffi cient good seed from a field to plant a seed patch. A small ^eed patch could be kept free from wild onions and mix tures of other grains. By this method one could be sure of producing the best seed for his section. What Can Be Done Now. The high price of wheat is likely to result in a shortage of home-grown seed for planting this fall. This may be avoided by, saving the best seed now. Growers who have good seed should have the best for planting this fall. Seedsmen of the state who have not yet collected their supply should use every effort- to secure the best North Carolina, grown seed. Millers who have good seed wheat grown In the state may benefit themselves and the growers of their community by saving the best seed. For further information write the Division of Agronomy, North Carolina Experiment Station, West Raleigh. will have full value for your money. The bachelor is the only man capa ble of telling how to manage a wife. The married man knows it can’t be done. wind currents. The embers from a hot bam carry fire. Don’t use vacant rooms in the house for storage. Build cribs and granaries. It pays in the end, Messrs, a F.Henley and Eugene f f' ffd" Hughes, of Randleman, spent last Sat urday in Asheboro. Hon. W. H. Watkins, of Ramseur, was in Asheboro one day last week. Mr. Watkins is bigger and fatter than Unless a barn fire is discovered in its incipency, there is generally a totai loss. Have plenty of buckets. See that pumps are in order and that rain buck ets are full. The eaves furnish the some other&fc “d “<^y>>onate of bik- to mention good looks. “S a fire ex- Mr. D, C. Robins, a prominent citi- to^isher par excellence. Two and a zen of the Caraway section, was in half onnees to the gallon of water is Asheboro a few days ago and we thank about right. Keep soda handy m the him for his renewal to The Courier. hours. One may have an instantaneous The corn crop in this county is gen- extinguisher close at hand. erally good, and plenty of porkers on the average farm. Much fodder is being pulled this week, even though scientific farmers advise not to pull it. A barn is no garage. Keep the “flivver” out in a separate building with a concrete floor, that is rat-proof. Keep the gasolene in a safe place. Keep ail power away from the bam. COnOU GBADING SERVICE ISM VERY iPORM ABNORMAL TIMES DEMAND THAT ALL COTTON IN NORTH CARO LINA BE GRADED. By O. J. McConnell, Cotton Grading Division of Markets, Agricultural Extension Service, West Ral eigh, N. C. It will probably be surprising to the farmers in those counties not having the grading service last season to learn that more than one-half of the cotton raised in North Carolina last year was better than Middling. The mills bought this cotton as being bet ter than middling and probably paid $500,000 more for It than they would have paid for middling. Did the far mers in your county get better than the Middling price for more than one- half their cotton? On the answer to this question depeniis the answer to whether it will pay your county to se cure the services of an official grader. The cost to the counties i* very low, varying in amount with the number of bales produced. The actual grading is done by men in the joint employ of the State and Federal Agricultural authorities, but some assisiaaca from counties is necessary and the follow ing amounts will be required from each county served: Alamance, $10; Alexander, $2i; Aa- son, $260; Beaufort, $180; Bertie, $100.; Bladen. $100; Brunswick, $10; Cabar rus, $100; Camden, $3a; Carteret, $20; Catawba, $75; Chathaia. $75; Chowan, $50; Cleveland, $200; Ooliuab«s, $100; Craven, $75; Cumberland, $250; Curri tuck, $10; Davidson, $10; Davie, $15.; Duplin, $100; Durham, $10; Edge combe, $250; Franklin, $100; Gaston, $75; Gates, $50; Granvflle, $10; Greaie, $100; Halifax, $250; ‘^HTiett, $200; Hertford, $100; Johnston, $250; Jones, $75; Lee, $75; Lenoir, $150; Llncola, $76; Martin, $100; Mecklenburg, $250; Montgomery, $60; Moore, $25; Nash, $250; Northampton, $175; On^ow, $75; Orange, $10; Pamlico, $75; Pasquo tank, $50; Pender, $2S; Perquimana, $75; Pitt, $250; Polk, $1#; Randolph, $10; Richmond, $175; Robesoa, $250; Rowan, $75; Rutherford, $100; Samp son, $250; Scotland, $250; Stanly, $75; Tyrrell, $10; Union, $26f; Tance, $25; Wake, $210; Warren, $180; Washing ton, $25; Wayne, $250; Wilseo, $£50. It now appears that owing to tile growing freight congestion North Car olina mfils will be eeuapef^ed to vee more cotton that to grown loeally timo has been the case herot^ore. Fann ers who have had their eoSton offi cially graded will be in rmich better position to reap the neneflt* that this should bring about than those who are “Selling a Pig in a Poke” insofar as they are concerned. The grading service gives the foun dation for successiul marketing, viz., standardization according to a univer sal standard. Standarlzatlon provided, only one prime requisite remains— Quantity—which can be obtained by! pooling or selling togemer. , j It cannot be too stionyiy impressed; upon, all concerned il'the cotton; grading service is mcr- ly applying one ' of buMiiOss’ efficient ■^'thods to the farmers end of ll'n' .i.oposition andj tliat to get good se. '.Frt proper provis-1 ’on must be: made i/' lime to enable; the Cotton Grading office to prepare to render it. Enquiries relative to Cotton Grad ing and Mariceting will receive prompt attention if directed to 0. J. McCou« nell, Agricultural Extension Service, We are proud to report the condition Engines are only comparatively safe of the 14-yeai--old son of Mr. and Mrs. when working a few feet away. Place J. E. Hill, of Sophia Route 1, very the visiting thresher or permanent much improved. He has been very sick, power house where the prevailing Howard is a bright hoy and we hope he winds, in case of fire, will not menace will soon be out. the pntire property. Watch for fric- Mr. Harvey Bulla and family, who tion in pulleys, belts, and shafting, live about two miles north of Ashe- and see that everything is alright boro, spent Saturday and Sunday in about cribs, granaries, and barns be- Greensboro. fore going to bed at night. The hay crop in this county is fine. Guard against rats and mice. Con- Meadows, as a rule, have made a heavy crete is easily molded and laid. Vermin yield and as hay is high and promised not only .devour foodstuffs, but defile to go higher, the fortunate farmer what thev do not eat. Don’t let the rats wears the smile that refuses to come mow down our grain soldiers with off. their machine gun teeth. Mr. E. E. Pritchard has moved his The farm wife and children can aid family into the residence recently va- in conservation by seeing that rubbish cated by Mr. A. D. Hamilton, in the does not accumulate about the house •western part of Asheboro. Mr. Tal- and yard; that matches are kept in a mage Bonkemeyer is occupying the safe place. All have their “bit” to do.' residence vacated by Mr. Pritchard. Do it. ' Ml’. F. L. Brooks, who has been in .the mercantile business at Central Messrs. H. T. Parks and Jesse Jones, Falls, is placing a stock of goods in of Franklinville, were in Asheboro one the store vacated by Mr. J. J. Turner day last week. in Asheboro. Mr. Brooks carries a full Mr. J. A. Monroe, one of the pro line of dry goods, notions and shoes, gressive and enterprising farmers oi and he sells good goods a little cheaper Seagrove Route 1, was a business vis- than any one else. If you will call on itor in Asheboro a few days ago, Mr, Brooks and get his prices he will The successful man is the one who convince you that he can save you big patronizes home merchants and en- money on shoes. courages home enterprises of every Mr. T. B. Prevo, of Franklinville, kind, has been in very poor health for some Talk about the price of pi'ovisions, time. His many friends hope that he but it is not a circumstance to paper may soon show some improvement. stock. The price is getting to be al- During the summer months when so most prohibitory, many people travel in automobiles it ^ Albright, of Seagrove is very hard for the newspapers to get Route 1, transacted business in Ashe- news. It used to be that a reporter j^st week, could meet the local passenger trama Hopkins, of New Hope and get all the gomga and comics of ^ y renewal Asheboro and vicinity. But now ao week. Mr. Hopkins many use the cars for travel and go ^ Asheboro looHng after his and coma and the newspapers n^« property interests. He win move to his hear any of it unless they leave worf P jj Asheboro at the office either by phone or post . . card. If you have company at your house or if you are going on a trip In Mr. G. H. Comeliaon, from the •UVIUBC Vi l-V yvu die geiug Uli a viip in , ’ « ., _ your auto, The Courier would appre- Mitchfield section, and one of the best .. . . .4 .... 4 .1 4-V4 .4 .4.4'»viv-rtnT44'r^r TITil D iiTTldTlfr ciate it if you would call 76 or drop it card- ci'tizens of the community, was among the busy folks in Asheboro last Did you ever atop to think what a Wdnesday. great labor saver the home paper is aa Mr. B. N. Bro^, a prominent citi- a means of communicating witb absent zen of Ramaeur, Route 1, was in Ashe- friendfl ? “Write mo often” is the last boro a few days agn. He^ys he can- command the one breaking away from not do business without The Courier, home ties often gives to thoae left be- Mr. * prosp^us far- hind. In the rush and hurry of every mer o$ Fuller# eecti^, tranaacte day very few people nowadays hiiv.g busing imAah^oro Satar^y. time to devote to correspoadenoe of Meaers. TT. J. Pugh aad W. A. Woo , the leisurely kind the people of other of Providene# township, wore In Asue- ^ys kept up with auea unvary from boro one day la»t t> u ^4^ punctuality, .^d hero is where '^e Mr. »d Mrs. S. B. ^ home papier saves a lot of trouble. It "WorthTill^apent Sunday m -A^heb o. is better than a letter, too, for it con- Mr. J. Yf. Kirkm^ ^d two sons, tains much that a letter would not. Worth and Dewey, of Liberty, Route 1, Itema of interest are in it that the •pent a few day* in Lexington and •writer of a letter might not know or Thomasville recently, overlook. It is wonderful how eagerly Mr. J. M. Cavenees has purchased one devours a home paper when a the store building and dwelling ^use stranger in a strange land. If you have now occupied by Mr. B. B. Pritchard, a relative out of the county, why not in the wes'tern part of town, send him or her The Courier for six Mr. P. P. Jones, a prosperous fam- montha or a year ? Keep the boys in er of Liberty township, wt# m Ashe- touch with old Randolph. boro one day last weet The writer still insists that the ®di- Mr. Jason Hamilton hae bought the tor of The Montgomerian i* the natu- , Nathan Hinshaw residence in the ral leader of the Democratic party of northern part of town. Montgomery county. Deaton ha* Mr. D, N. Hamilton has moved his brain which the other fellows do not family to the farm he recently pur- possess. ' chased in the Central Falis sectioo. Only good thing that has come out’ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Marley, of of the war is that it makes everyWdy Franklinville, spent a few hours in study geography. Asheboro last Wednesday evening. What the people oi A^eboro are Mr. J. L. Lineberry and family, of greatly interested in as well as other Cedar Falls, have moved to Worthville. pieople in the United States is the price The farmer who talk# “high of coal. The federal commission is prices” should not forget that farm now at work discussing the question products are bringing high prices. The of prices but it ia feared that the peo- American who is lord of all he eurveys pie •will freeze to death before they in the matter of goodly acres and take any action that will ^ve relief, growing crops should be the last man The most of the country school# will in the world to grumble. He serves open next month. both himself and others and is doing A number of new members have re- his bit in fighting humanity’s battles, cntly been added to the Asheboro Red —Albemarle Enterprise. Cross. If the Kaiser could obtain “an hon- Mr. J. L. Phillips and family, of orable peace” through dishonorable Sanford, ■visited relatives and friends means he would favor it with heart, in Ramseur recently. mind and soul. But there’s the rub. _ From the best information we can Mr. J. A. Martin, of Liberty, was in get, Randolph county will largely in- Asheboro one day last week, ci'ease its "wheat acreage this year, and Mr. P. C. Story, superintendent of prepare for a better seed bed. the Deep River Mills, at Randleman, Born, August 31, to Mr. and Mrs. has purchased the S. Bryant house and Jason Hamilton, a son. lot in that town. There is a good deal of complaint Your correspondent is indeed glad to beig made about the noise that auto- know that Randolph county is again mobiles make in Asheboro when the to have a'farm demonstrator, exhaust of the engine is thrown wide Thei’e is a good deal of real estate open. It is a .laisance. changing hands in and around Ashe- Mr. R. H. Beck and family of Chat- boro. ham ooiinty, Asheboro. T Mr. Ramsc Saturcl-: Mr. -I a shor;; week. ■ecsntly moved to ; good people'and tbem -o-idi us. . C. Watkins, of ./;:gh Asheboro The ii'ian who d the world bright':'-: a fool and a fr.'hn How often '■•,; s-. look all over Lo\ ': not HU home in ih, or daughter i • hri dog. -Ft :u. it he i T, Dougan, of Cni’s.way, spent son, or daughter u-ae ■: y utitii ■hile in Asheboro one day last Lhe 'w. e small hou'-'s ot tiie nigi-i. and he will never once inquire whore he, or Some of the boys who have taken she is, or what kind of company they the physical examination now know are in. And still some people wonder where they are. at the increase in crime.
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