THE DANBURY REPORTER.
i t ' \)LUMR XXXIII.
*BEAUTII-YING THE RURAL SCHOOLS
How the Country School House And
Grounds May Be Made Attractive
With But Little Outlay.
The improvement and beautify
) irig of school houses and grounds
represent the line of cleavage be
tween the commercialism of the
past and the refinement of the fu
ture. It is no longer said that the
beucb, unceiled school
house, the bare walls and all the
primitive furnishings of even 30
years ago are good enough for the
child of to-day. Few men are so
narrow now as to say, "what was
gdbd enough for me, is good en
ough for my ohild." As the strug
gle to rise in the world becomes
keener, the parent recognizes that
the child must have better facil
ities. It has now become publicly
acknowledged beauty aud
sentiment have a real value in the
development of mankind and
should have ao important place in
education. The revolt against the
narrow and stern limitations of all
the enjoyment of the beautiful is
amply illustrated in the passionate
joy with which the people of Eng
land welcomed Charles 11. The
reaotion, alas, exceeded the re
pression.
PUPILS CATCH THE SPIRIT OF RE
FINED SURROUNDINGS.
Where the school buildings have
been transformed from bare, bleak
houses into convenient modern
buildings, with clean and beauti
ful interiors, a psychological effect
has-been noticed in the pupils.
Once a little boy going from a
poor home, improved so much in
manners that his mother, becom
ing curious as to how the change
had been brought about, said,
"Willie, does your teaoher teach
you nice manners, does she give
you little lectures on manners ?"
The little fellow was puzzled for a
*ment, then said : "No, Miss A.
?er says a word about manners,
e just walks around in our pret
ty room and we all feel polite."
. Under the more refining influence
Ihe character of the pupils is
obanged and an effort in general
mantnflas and tidiness has invaria
bly been the result. Not only does
this beautifying and decorating
schools effect the children, but
through them the parents. The
first step toward improvement is
to get the patrons interested and
to secure their co-operation in the
plans which you may have. In
order to arouse this interest they
must come to the school house and
Bae the needs. It is human nature
to ba intorested in that which
oosts us time, effort or money.
The patrons aud pupils must aid
in this improvement. If the pat
ron has helped in any way, the in
terest will be in proportion to the
aid given. Our school is much
n wrer than the school.
JJ)W TO KEEP THE INTERIOR OF
; HUE iOHOOL HOUSE.
The taste and ideals of a man
are almost entirely determined by
the environments of early youth.
His sense of cleanlineis and refine
ment is formed, if not practiced,
when a boy. This being the case,
the school building should embody
as far as possible all the refining
influences ; it should have an at
mosphere of culture. Every school
house should be cleaned of all
rubbiah and kopt immaculate.
These are a few suggestions for
the interior. Secure if possible "a
table, eveu if it is an old one, sev
eral ohairs, scqur the community
for all aqd get some
publuNspirited maVi to take the
daily paper for the sohool.
EXTEMPORIZING A LIBRARY AND A
J * MUSEUM.
2 Place this table near your li
■ brary and then you have the be
-5 ginning of a reading room, and if
you can inculcate a love of good
books in a pupil, bis further edu
cation is only a matter of time As
these magazines, books, etc., ac
cumulate keep them for further
reference. Some boards which,
sawed to the proper length, can be
made into shelves and covered
with some pretty flowered paper
will make an attractive, as well as
useful, magazine stand. Another
set of these shelves may be used
as an embryo museum. Encourage
the pupils to bring minerals,
rocks, eto.
A stand filled with hardy plants
and flowering bulbs also adds
greatly to the attractiveness of the
room.
A foreign corner is a great aid
in teaching the pupils geography,
and as it must be frequently
changed, add something new and
interesting to the furnishings.
Far instance, a few Japanese lan
terns, an umbrella, some prints,
add interest to the teacher's stories
of Japan.
REGARDING THE GROUNDS.
If the school is situated in a
grove of trees, see that they are
pruned and have seats built at
their bases. The leaves must not
be allowed to cover the lawn. If
in the open, paint trees twenty
feet from the house, reserving the
vacant space for gardens, which
you can entrust to each grade.
This will arouse much enthusiasm
among the grades and the result
will be in many cases surprising.
While the trees are still young a
rustic arbor will afford a grateful
shade as well as relieve the bare
ness. All walks might be out
lined with rose bushes and flow
ers.—Will Lou Gray, in Progres
sive Farmer.
A Little Dieting for That "Spring
Fever."
In the spring a young man's
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of
love, so the poet says, but it is a
prosy fact that in the spring also
the thoughts of a good many peo
ple turn to tonics, "liver regula
tors," and "blood purifiers." Ad
verting to this fact, Dr. W. T.
Marrs, writing to Hearts and
Bomes, very sensibly discusses
the cause and proper treatment of
"spring fever," as follows :
It is on first thought rather
queer that people should have the
proverbial "tired feeling" in the
spring when all nature is putting
forth so joyfully.
Her%is the reason for it: The
cold weather requires more oxy
genation (heat) to keep us warm.
Our food furnishes us with the
fuel for this heat. During the
colder weather we partake of meats
and other heavy articles of diet in
generous quantities to meet the
demands of our bodies. As the
warm weather approaches our bod
ies do not require so much fuel,
but we continue to shovel it down
in the same way. From the excess
of food taken arise certain gases
and poison products which make
us feel dull and -lethargic. Then
the scarcity of fruits and veg
etables in our dietary at this sea
son is a cause for our systems be
ing sluggish, for these things have
a special action in ridding the
blood of impurities.
No, it's dollars to doughnuts
that you do not need a blood tonic.
Eat less, drink more water, take a
little salts occasionally, and your
"spring fever" will subside in a
few days.
BITTEN BY A SPIDER.
Through blood poisoniqg caus
ed by a spider bite, John Wash
ington, of Bosqueuille, Te*as,
would have lost his leg, whioh be
came a mass of running sores, had
be not been persuaaed to try
Buoklen's Arnica Salve. He writes:
"The first application relieved,
and four boxes healed all the
sores." Heals every sore. 25c. at
all druggists.
DANBURY, N. C., APRIL 25, 1907.
OPENING OF THE EXPOSITION.
Artillery Will Fire a Salute of 300
Guns At Sun Rise Thursday
Morning—Program Of Events.
The ceremonies incident to the
formal opening of the Jamestown
Ter-Centennial Exposition on
April 26, will be under the di
rection of Mr. G. T. Sheppard,
Secretary of the Jamestown Ex
position Company, assisted by
Lieutenant P. H. Bagby, 6th Uni
ted States Infantry, Military At
tache to the department of the
Secretary.
At sunrise on April 26, the Nor
folk Light Artillery Blues, station
ed at the Exposition grounds, will
fire a salute of three hundred guns
to usher in the commencement of
the day opening the Jamestown
Ter-Centennial Exposition in com
memoration of the three hun
dredth anniversary of the first
English settlement in America.
Upon the arrival of President
Roosevelt, on the Mayflower, in
Hampton Roads, a salute will be
fired by the United States and
foreign warships there assembled,
When the President arrives at
the Exposition grounds he will be
met at the end of the Pier by a
military escort and will be saluted
by the United States Artillery,
stationed on the Exposition
grounds. Promptly at the hour of
11:30 the President will be escor
ted to the Reviewing Stand, on
Lee's Parade, in the rear of the
auditorium building where the
following exercises will take place,
1. Opening prayer by the Right
Reverend Alfred Magill Randolph,
Bishop of the diocese of Southern
Virginia.
2. Address and introduction of
the President of the United States
by the Hon. Harry St. George
Tucker, President of the James
toin Exposition Company.
3. Address by the Hon. Theo
dore Roosevelt, President of the
United States.
4. Opening of the Exposition
by the President of the United
States.
When the President presses the
gold button, starting the machin
ery of the Exposition in motion, it
will, at the same time, be the sig
nal unfurling of more than
one thousand flags on the various
buildings of the Exposition. The
pressing of this button will also be
the signal for a salute to the Un
ion by the United States and for
eign ships assembled.
Mount Airy Veterans Elect Officers.
Surry Camp of Confederate
Veterans met in this city Satur
day and elected the following offi
cers for the ensuing year : Com
mander, S. C. Franklin; Adjutant,
J. R. Paddison; Ist Lieut. Com.,
A. W. Dean; 2nd Lieut. Com,, M.
L. Patterson; Treasurer, Dr. T, J,
Mifchell; Sergeant-Major, C. C.
Kellum; Color Bearer. J. H. Spar,
ger: Chaplain, J. D. Draughn;
I Adjutant, Dr. W. S. Taylor. Del
; egates to the annual reunion to be
| held in Richmond the Ist of June:
| S. C. Franklin, A. W. Dean and J.
|R. Paddison. J. D Draughn, S.
C. Franklin and J. R. Paddison
were appointed a committee to
confer with the Daughters of the
Confederacy for the purpose of
arranging a program for memorial
services on the 10th of May, when
Congressman Kitchin is expected
to deliver an address. —Mt.
Leader.
THE PRICE OF HEALTH
"The prioe of health in a mal.
arious district is just 25 cents; the
cost of a box of Dr. King's New
Life Pills," writes Ella Slayton, of
Noland, Ark. New Life Pills
cleanse gently and impart new life
and vigor to the system. 25c. Sat
israction guaranteed at all drug
gists.
Tobacco Acreage Decreased In Vir
ginia, Increased In North Carolina.
Of intense interest at this
season is the tobacco situation.
Shall the acreage be increased ?
The best advices at hand indicate
that in Virginia the planters are
answering this question with a de
cided "no," while the North Car
olina brethren are inclined to say
"yes." In this State a Blight in
crease of area over that of last year
is looked for on account of the
reasoning of the Bright Belt
plantery that last year's shortage
will result in strengthening the
market for this year's product. In
Virginia two considerations op
erate to dimiuish acreage : The
farmers are dissatisfied with prices
and are also possessed by the feel
ing that a change of crops is de
manded by their land. The slight
tendency to reduce the acreage
which was evident early in the
season is followed by advices as
planting time draws near that Vir
ginia farmers everywhere are cur
tailing.
The foregoing paragraph indi
cates, at any rate the best infor
mation that we can get as to the
present outlook for the 1907 to
bacco crop. The Progressive Far
mer expects to begin printing
week after next explicit reports
from one leading farmer in each
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia county as to the ac
reage and condition not only of
tobacco but all other farm crops.—
Progressive Farmer.
A Farmer's Thrilling Escape From
Death.
News is received here that Mr.
W. L. Alberty, a farmer residing
near Crutchfield, Surry county,
| had a narrow ant' thrilling escape
! a few days ago. It appears that
Mr. Alberty was standing up oil
the running-gear of his wagou un
loading wood when his team be
came frightened and suddenly
dashed otf, throwing their owner
down on the hounds. One wheel
then struck a stump, throwing
Mr. Alberty's head between two
spokes of a rear wheel. Fortunate
ly he had the presence of mind to
grasp the wheel with his hands
and thus lock it. He remained in
this position while his team was
running 25 yards or more, holding
on to the wheel with grim desper
ation, fully realizing that to relax
his grip meant instant death, for
had the wheel revolved even a few
inches his neck would have been
broken. A friend who was with
him managed to stop the team
and extricate him from his peril
ous position just as his strength
failed.
Farmers' Association To Hold A
Debate.
King Route I, April 16.—There
will be a public debate and meet
ing of the Capella sub-Association
of the Farmers' Protective Asso
ciation Saturday, May 4th, 1907,
at 1 o'clock, p. m. Everybody in
vited. Querry: resolved, "That the
Tobacco Growers Of North Car-
JolinaAreln a Worse Condition
| To-Day Than the Slaves Were In
[Slavery." Speakers on the affirm
ative are J. H. Covington, P. J.
! Bennett, D. F. Tillotson and
i others. Negative, W. W. Boyles,
| Dr. J. W. Slate, R. B. Tuttlo and
I others.
Messrs. A. D. and J. L. Murray,
of Walnut Cove Route 2, who are
among the county's most substan
| tial citizens, were in Danbury
Saturday.
The deposits in the Bank of
Stokes County now reach nearly
j sf>o,ooo. Hardly a day passes but
that some new depositor is not
added to the ledger. Many farm
ers, ladies, widows, boys and girls
are among the Bank's patrons.
MT. AIRY FORFEITS BALL GAME.
Score Stood Four To Four When
Blocked Ball Occurred.
A very interesting game of base
ball was played by the Mt. Airy
and Pinnacle teams at the latter
place last Friday evening, result
ing in Mt. Airy forfeiting the
game by refusing to play longer
on account of a ruling of the um
pires. The particulars, as given
the Reporter, were that Mt. Airy
was at the bat next to last time with
two men on bases and two men
down when a blocked ball occurred
on which both men on the bases
got home. The umpires ruled that
the runs did not count and Mount
Airy quit, thus forfeiting the
game. At the time the blocked
ball occurred the score stood 4 to
4, while the Pinnacle team had
two more times at the bat.
The two teams were said to have
been pretty well matched and the
game was close from start to fin
ish.
Quite a crowd was in attendance,
a great many Mount Airy people
coining down to witness the game.
Fireman Duke Kelly Injured.
Mr. Duke Kelly, a former
Stokes boy, who is now fireman on
one of the Southern Railway
trains, met with an accident early
Tuesday morning at the Guilford
College station. In making a coup
ling in the freight traiu the en
gine on which Mr. Kelly was
firing received a severe jolting.!
The fireman, who was sitting on
I his side of the cab, was thrown
I against the glass window in the
j rear of the cab with such force
that his head went through it,
badly cutting his face and fore
head. The injuries necessitated
medical attention at Greensboro,
Mr. Kelly will be able to resume
work shortly.
Dan River Debating Society To Meet
Saturday.
The Reporter is requested to,
state that there will be a meeting pf;
the Dan River Debating Society at!
Stewart's School House on Satur
day, April 27th, at 6 o'clock, P. M.
The querjr will be, "Resolved,
That Strong Drink Is Accom
plishing More Evil Thau Tobac
co."
Everybody invited to come out
and hear the discussion.
Orange Presbytery Closes.
Orange Presbytery, which had
been in session at Madison, com-|
pleted its work and adjourned I
Wednesday night of last week.
The session was well attended and
it is learned that some very im
portant work was done.
The articles of agreement rel
ative to closer relations with other
Prosbyterians of the country were
endorsed by a vote of 32 to 10.
Death Of Mr. J. C. Rierson.
Mr. J. C. Rierson, of Walnut
Cove, died last Wednesday night
at 9:00 at St, Leo's Hospital in
Greensboro, where he had been
under treatment for some time.
The remains were expressed to
Walnut Cove, where the interment
took place on Friday.
"PNEUMONIA'S DEADLY
WORK
had so seriously agected my right
j lung," writes Mrs. Fannie Connor,
of Rural Route I, Georgetown,
Tenn., "that I coughed contin
uously night and day and the
neighbors, prediction—consump
tion—seemed inevitable, until my
husband brought home a byttle of
Dr. King's New which
in ray case proved to be the only
real cough cure and restorer of
weak, sore lungs." When all other
remedies utterly fail, you may still
win in the battle against lung and
throat troubles with New Discov
ery, the real cure. Guarantsed by
all druggists. 50c. and SI.OO, Trial
bottle free.
Briefs Adrift.
The Jaraestown Exposition
opens tomorrow, the 20th.
Mr. A. J. Com, of Campbell,
was here on business Monday.
Dr. L. H. Hill, of Germanton,
was a Danbury visitor Saturday.
Sheriff R. J. Petree returned
from a visit to Winston Thursday.
The schools here continue to
grow. New students enter almost
every dpy.
Messrs. R. S. and M. M. More
tield, of Quaker Gap, were in town
Thursday.
Mrs. Alice J. Watkins, of Camp
bell, paid a short visit to Danbury
last Wednesday.
Mr, J. W. Johnson, of Ger
manton Route 1, was here a short
while Wednesday.
Mr. Chas. Powell, representing
J. J. Norman & Co,, of Winstofc,
spent Wednesday night here.
Messrs. J. A. Lawson and Jos,
Martin, of the Dellar section,
wore in Danbury Friday.
Mr. Walter King, Jr., of Greens
boro, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with his parents.
Mr. W. L. Vaughn, a prominent
citizen of Walnut Cove, was in
Danbury Saturday.
Messrs. J. M. Vernou, J. W,
Lasley and Joshua Amos were
Danbury visitors Saturday.
Attorney Geo. W. Sparger, of
j Mount Airy, was in Danbury Fri
day looking after some business.
Pastor D. A. Binkley occupied
I the pulpit at the M. E. church
(Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock,
Mrs. Will Hairston and Miss
I Lula Hairston, of Walnnt Cove,
j paid a horseback visit to Danbury
i Wednesday.
Meadows has challenged Dan
| bury for another match game of
base ball to be played on the
Meadows grounds Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Davis visit
ed relatives and attended the com
mencement exercises at Pinnacle
Academy Friday and Saturday.
Mr. W. H. Flinchum was here
Wednesday. Mr. Flinchum ex
pects a large crowd of guests at
his hospitable home this summer.
Mr. Geo. W. Smith, of King
Route 2, who is one of the leading
Oak Grove Debators, paid the Re
porter office a pleasant visit
Wednesday.
Misses Claudia and Agnes John
son, of Germanton Route 1, enter
ed school here Thursday. They
are boarding at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Jones.
The Pilot Mountain Missionary
Baptist Association will hold its
| annual meeting with the church
in Leaksville this summer, con
vening on Thursday before the
first Sunday in August.
Mr. W. P. Wilson spent Satur
day and Sunday at his home near
Madison. Mr. Wilson's mother
had the misfortune to get a severe
fall some days since, from which
she is suffering considerably.
Mr. Wade Hicks, accompanied
by his daughter, Mrs. Hessie E.
j Isom, were here on business last.
J Wednesday. Mrs. lsom received
last week SI,OOO, the amount of
insurance on the life of her hus
band, the late Mr. Geo. D. Isom.
Mr. C. H. Lunsford, of King
Route 2, was in town Thursday.
Mr. Lunsford is a prominent farm
er, millowner, horse and cattle
trader, of his neighborhood. Wo
doubt if there is a shrewder trader
; in the county than Charley Luns
ford, and yet he is conscientious
| and honorable in all his dealings,.
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