THE DANBURY REPORTER.
VOLUME XXXIII.
A BETTER WAY THAN PULLING
FODDER.
You Can Cat the Tops, or Better
the Whole Stalk—Mr. Beatty
Recommends That a Start Be
Made Anyhow.
Muoh bas been said and written
against (odder pulling. Some
claim that it does not pay, and
others that it injures the corn.
We take the position that when a
crop is raised it should be harvest
ed, and our plan is to go ahead
and do it. The time to think about
whether a crop will pay, is before
it is planted. After it is planted
the thing to do is to work it and
house it. So we advise every
farmer to save his fodder. We
advise the pulling of fodder unless
a better plau can be followed. It
will injure the corn very little if
it is not pulled too soon. It is
well to remember that corn can
easily be injured and this should
cause the fodder pulling to be put
off until the proper time.
CUTTING THE TOPS.
We have learned a better way
than to pull our fodder. For sev
eral years we cut the tops and put
in large shooks, using binder
twine to tie them near the top of
the shock. They were allowed to
stay in the shock two or three
weeks until they were dry and
then were stacked or hauled and
placed away in a barn or under a
shelter to be fed to horses or cat
tle. The fodder from the ear down
was pulled and saved in bundles,
the regular old way.
CUTTING THE WHOLE STALK.
The new ground corn and bot
tom land oorn which was usually
planted la*e and ripened in
September when there was not
often much rain, we cut and
shook stalk and all. Gradually
we have cut more and more of
corn until now we have decided
to cut and shock it all this year.
Experiments have proven that
stalk and fodder and shucks are
worth nearly as much as the corn
itself and we cannot afford to lose
so muob. The corn when saved
this way should be put in large
■hocks, well tied near the top.
HOW TO HANDLE THE CROP.
When the corn and stalks are
both dry the shocks can be taken
down, the corn being pulled off
as this is done. The stalks can
be fed to stock as they are hauled
from the field, or they can be re
shocked in the field, or they can
be brought out and put up in
> much larger shocks near the lot
or put under the shelter. There
is very little danger of any rot or
falling down if the shock is
* properly made. This plan gets
the stalks out of the fields where
they are so often in the way and
pats them in the stables and lot,
jast where they are needed to
make manure, after they are eaten,
and most of them will be eaten.
If you have never cut and
■hooked oorn we suggest you try
it on part of your orop. This is
a good way to start. We do the
outting with case knives, but
regular corn knives can be bought
for this work. The poorer the
oorn the better it pays to cut it.
If there is no grain the stalks cer
tainly should be saved for rough
feed. Get something from the
field. —J. M. Beatty, in Smithfield
Herald.
THE TOUCH THAT HEALS
la the touch of Hooklen's Arnica
Salve. It's the happiest com
bination of Arnica flowers and
Dealing balsams ever compounded.
No matter how old the sore or
aloer is, this Salve will cure it.
For burns, scalds, cuts wounds or
piles, it's an absolute care.
Guaranteed by all druggists 25c.
Mr. R. W. Hill, of Meadows,
was in town on business Monday.
EX-SHERIFF IN TROUBLE.
Short In His Accounts $20,000
Bondsmen Will Have To Make
Good—A Woman In the Case.
Ex-Sheriff T. S. Dorsett, of
Davidson county, has been found
short in his accounts to an amount
exceeding $20,000.
The Greensboro News contains
a sensationul story from Lexington
regarding Mr. Dorsett, who was
Sheriff of Davidson county for 8
years. Extracts from the story
follow :
"He owes the State and couuty,
in round numbers, $20,000, and
has to meet this four or five thous
and on his tax books, which he
may or may not collect.
"The ex-sheriff has made a deed
of trust covering all of his prop
erty, for the benefit of his bonds
men. He is said to be worth $20,-
000. There is a mortgage on his
real estate for $2,500. If he can
collect all the taxes due him, and
his property brings what it is es
timated to be worth, his bonds
men will only lose five or six
thousand dollars.
"Back of this financial delin
quency there is a reason, and a
very grave but disreputable one.
The saying of the French, "Look
out for a woman in the case," is
strikingly exemplified here. And
there is a woman in the case —
forsooth a negro woman—describ
ed as being fairly good looking,
fat, yellow and a woman of some
22 or 23 years of age.
For a number of years it has
been an open secret about Lex
ington and the county that ex
sheriff T. S. Dorsett was crim
inally intimate with Laura Har
grove.
"At the August of court
Laura Hargrove was indicted for
runuing a house of ill fame. She
was convicted. Laura took an ap
peal. The judge fixed her bond
at SI,OOO. Dorsett stepped for
ward and sigued the bond.
"The judge sentenced her to
jail, but gave her 30 days to leave
town. And now comes the act in
this play of indecency that caused
the good people of Lexington to
gasp in horror. Monday night a
week ago Laura was paying a visit
to Dorsett in his office—came to
see him something about a deed,
■o they said. Mrs. Dorsett ap
peared on the scene unexpected
ly. What took place then is not
definitely known. It appears, how
ever, that Mrs. Dorsett hit Laura
with a broom and that Laura
seized Mrs. Dorsett by the hair,
while the genial Dorsett under
took to pacify and separate the
combatants. Iu the scuffle they
finally got into the street, where
the performance was stopped by
the crowd that had assembled. In
due time Laura, the luckless, was
arrested aud hauled before the
mHyor. The mayor placed her
under a S3OO bond, which was
given, some negro relative signing
it for her. There was much ex
citement and some talk of lynch
ing Laura, which, fortunately for
her and the community as well,
was m t done.
"Public sentiment, of course,
frowns on the whole affair. The
womau has been run out of town.
The ex-sheriff remains to face his
creditors and an outraged public.
"Sheriff Dorsett is a man of
about 50 years of age. He has
foar children by his first wife, and
lives in a handsome residence on
one of the beat streets of the town.
His father, Dr. W. H. Dorsett, is
one of the most highly respected
men in Davidson and has the
sympathy of every one. Sheriff
Dorsett is not a drinking man.
His infatuation for a bad woman
has been his ruin."
Mr. Wade Carrol!, of Mizpah,
was a visitor in town Monday.
DANBURY, N. C., SEPT. 1907.
STATE REFORMATORY.
Trustees Appointed and a Meeting
Called For September 3rd —
Trustees To Select a Site.
In conformity with the law
establishing the Stonewall Jaok
son Manual Training and Indus
trial School, in which the State
invests $5,000 for the care of its
criminal youth under sixteen
years of age the trustees were
named a few days since.
This was done at a meeting
held in Raleigh by Gov. Glenn.
Mrs. W. H. S. Burgwyn, of Rock
ingham, was empowered under
aot to complete the list of trus
tees of whom Mrs. T. J. Jackson
is made one for six years by the
legislature.
The trustees as agreed upon
are: For six years, Mrs. T. J.
Jackson, of Charlotte; Mrs. M. C.
D. Burgywn, of Weldon; Miss
Easdale Show, of Rockingham;
Mrs. Sallie Yates Faison, of Char
lotte. For four years, Dr. H. A.
Royster, of Raleigh; Mrs. A. L.
Coble, of Statesville; Mrs, W. N.
Reynolds, of Winston-Salem;
Mrs. J. P. Cook, of Concord; Mr.
E. R. Preston, of Charlotte; Mr.
George W. Watta, of Durham.
For two years, Mrs. D. Y. Cooper,
of Henderson; Mrs, G. R. Erwin,
of Morganton; Mr. Caesar Cone,
of Greensboro; Mr. J. H. Tucker,
of Asheville; Mr. Duncan Mo-
Eachern, of Wilmington.
Gov. Glenn has called a meet
ing of these trustees for the third
of September. The trustees are
to select a site of not less than
100 or more than 500 acres and
with the $5,000 given by the State
and private subscriptions in hand
and as received to provide a re
formatory for the detention and
reformation of criminal youth of
the State. Officers are to be j
elected aud all the management of
affairs to be in the hands of the
trustees named.
Governor Glenn calls attention
of the committee appointed by
the General Assembly to in
vestigate reformatories to the fact
that its report must be made prior
to the first of September, and he
asks that this matter be attended
to at once.
Successful Revival At Dan River.
Mr. Editor:
If you will allow ma a little
space in the Reporter, I will write
you a few lines in regard to the
meeting just closed at Dan River.
It was conducted by the pastor,
Rev. R. W. George, assisted by
Rev. E. L. Murray, of Graham, N.
C., and was one of the most suc
cessful meetings ever held at that
place. The faithful work of Mr.
George as a minister is too well
known to the people for me to
comment any upon it.
Mr. Murray is one of the ablest
divines in the Presbyterian church
and his power as a pulpit orator
was clearly demonstrated in every
sermon.
There was a great interest man
ifested in the meeting, and it re
sulted in 15 professions, 13 of
which joined the Presbyterian
church. Although these were all
that made an open oonfession,
the influence of this meeting may
yet bring many more souls to
Christ.
"X."
Announcement of Quarterly Con
ference.
The 4th Quarterly 'Conference
for the Walnut Cove circuit will
be at Pisgah on Saturday and Sun
day, September 7 and 8. Business
session on Saturday at 2 o'clock,
and preaching at 4 and on Sunday
at 11 o'clock. It is important that
the stewards and other official
brethren be on hand as this is the
last conference for this year.
Very truly,
W. T. ALBRIGHT, Pastor.
A VIRGINIA FARMER ON CORN
SELECTION.
Mr. A. 0. Lee, Who Has Made a
Specialty Of Seed Corn For 25
Years, Gives His Methods Of
Selecting and Breeding
Corn.
A man who has been growing
corn as a specialty for 25 years
should be well qualified to speak
from rich experience on the sub
ject of improving corn by selec
tion and breeding. Mr. A. O. Lee,
of Hickory, Va., is just such a
man, and we count ourselves for
tunate to have before us an ac
count of the methods he has em
ployed and to be able to lay them
before the readers of the Trogres
sive Farmer for use in their field
selection this fall. Mr. Lee's ac
count of his methods, substati
stantially as prepared for a Farm
ers' Institute in this State is as
follows :
The first and most important
thing is to select seed of the very
best ears of the kind most suitable
to the section, and to high or low
ground. Some kinds will do well
on low or bottom lands, whilst on
thin upland soils the yield at best
would be very poor. The second
and next important thing is the
selection of a good, well-improved
piece of land, insolated from all
other corn as far as practicable.
THE DETAILS OF CAREFUL SELEC
TION.
Plant reasonably early; that is.
plant the seed patch first, and all
other nearby corn two or three
weeks later. We do this to pre
vent mixing. Cut out all smutty
or diseased stalks as soon as de
tected. Also either cut out or
detassel all barren stalks as early
as possible, this all being done
carefully on time. This will give
one bushel more per acre under
same cultivation, fertilization, and
weather conditions as would be
gotten from such unselected seed
as is usually planted. At the
proper time for harvesting (early
in November with us) we take
two rows at the time, carefully
examine each stalk with two or
more ears and it not too tall, a
stout short stalk with short joints,
wide blades and good guard roots,
with good ears closely set to the
stalk—if all these points suit, I
stop, strip up part of the shuck,
examine the ears if well filled at
both ends, good grain, suitable
cob as to size, etc., and unmixed
pure type, with straight and the
proper number of rows. I then
pull these off in the shuck, throw
in piles, carry to the crib and keep
it strictly separate from all other
corn until time to plant. I then
carefully examine each ear and
discard any that does not come up
to my ideal of excellence and
purity. Shelling all the entire
ear, not excluding either buts or
tips, nor making any difference a3
to bottom or top ear, or how many
ears to the stalk, so we have more
than one.
PAYS HANDSOMELY IN EXTRA YIELD.
I have only had 5 years' experi
ence iu the field seleotion of seed
with my Hickory King, which 1
introduced twenty-five years ago,
and it has grown under very
favorable condition as high as five
ears to the stalk. When first
originated in rarely ever had
more than one good ear to the
stalk, and had only two years'
experience of field selection with
Virginia Golden Dent and Truck
ers' Favorite and Horse Tooth,
and am now thoroughly convinced
and do not hesitate to say strictly
on honor that the above methods
are strictly carried out in five
years. You can easily harvest
five more bushels per acre than
from unselected seed as usually
planted. If I might be permitt
ed to state I have made seed corn
growing a specialty for over t wenty
five years and find something new
to be learned each year, and
whilst my plan of field selection
! requires considerable time, labor,
thought, and observation, yet in
the extra yield it pays hand
somely, and unless you keep this
up it will deteriorate and go back
! to the original in a remarkably
short time.
CAN BREED UP PEAS AND COTTON
ALSO
OUR DAMAGE SUIT.
Case To Be Tried At the Approach
ing Term Of Superior Court.
Since law suits seem to be the
J order of the day, the Reporter
hereby gives notice of an action to !
be instituted against Mr. Wade
Carrol], to be tried at the next
term of Stokes Superior Court
As newspapers arc responsible for
the views of their correspondents, j
in like manner we contend that a
man may be held accountable for j
the acts of his mule—especially a |
mule colt not yet arrived at the;
age of comprehensibility.
Oar indictment, which is infor- j
mal, reads as follows :
"State of North Carolina,
"Stokes County.
"On Monday morning at seven
teen minutes past ten the Report-!
er force was rudely disturbed by
the entrance at the northwest door
of a diminutive but fierce and j
lusty specimen of the hybrid
species, who caine in (the printers :
(allege) with force of hoofs, with
malice aforethought, and agaiust
the peace and dignity of the office.
Two long ears protruded in front!
of its proboscis, also a succession j
of hideous bleats.
The young mule after inspect
ing our new machinery, knocking;
down Cranford's ad and drinking j
i up a fresh bucket of water on the j
table left quietly, apparently sat-!
isfied that its name would be in
| print.
Wherefore, we ask damages for
! | the shock to our nervous econ
i omies, which are not used to such
visitors, and have engaged counsel
( to represent us at the approaching
[ term of court.
i
Death of Mrs. Emma Sloan.
| Winston-Salem, Aug. .'SO. Mrs.
r Ein ma Sloan died at 8 o'clock
» yesterday morning at Yade
. Mecum Springs. The cause of
' death was paralysis. The remains
r were carried through here today
, en route to Butler. Pa., for inter
t mciit.
j Mrs. Sloan was .">() years old and
was the wife of Mr. James Sloan,
, who represents the Sparks' in
r terest in Yade Mecum „ >i ings
' She was a sister of Mr. John
r Sparks, the well-known showman,
I who died a few years ago as a
, result of a bite from a young lion
I he had at Vade Mecum.
r Leaves Of Absence For North Car
' olina Postmasters.
I
5 Washington, D. C., Aug. 27. —
Acting Postmaster-General J. T.
McCleary has issued an order
granting all fourth class post-
I I masters in North Carolina leave of
I [ absence fur as many days not ex
ceeding five, as may be necessary
.J to enable them to attend the an
. nual convention of the North
I Carolina state league of postuias
j ters of the fourth class to be held
, at Raleigh on October 15 and It).
Since the above was written in
1 July. 190(5, and I have harvested
my crops, having one more year's
' j experience, I find that we can
I grow one more bushel per acre
' I first year. Also that cowpeas can
I *
be made to grow two to three
' j pods to the stem instead of one,
' and more peas in number to each
I | pod. Cotton can be improved
' wonderfully by selecting seed
" from certain stalks of growth and
I I having five sections to the boll
" instead of three and four. Round
" and sweet potatoes can be improv
' ed and kept pure very advantage
-1 ously for many years by careful
>j selections of seed and by proper
' management. I would also state
"I that 1 very much prefer the extra
s number of pounds in the half
4 bushel or on the scales and the
y extra number of half bushels from
! a given area than all the score
s | cards ever produced. Progressive
. Farmer.
Briefs Adrift.
Now for chinquepins and
muscadines.
Mr. Jno. R. Smith, of Walnut
Cove, visited Danbury Monday.
Jumping a board bill is, by act
of the legislature, a misdemeanor
in North Carolina.
Dr. J. VV. Neal, of Monroe,
spent a few days here with rel
atives the past week,
I Mr. Thomas King, of Ronoake,
I Va., is spending a few days at
Piedmont Springs.
Mr. Walter George, who owns
i one of the best farni3 in Quaker
| Gap, was here Monday.
Mr. E. G. Kington, of Sandy
Ridge Route 1, was a visitor at the
1 Reporter office Thursday.
I
Dr. J. Walter Neal, of Meadows,
who recently had a severe attack
of typhoid fever, is recovering.
Misses Taylor and Ruth
Critz entertained cpiite a number
of their young friends at Ihe
Taylor Hotel Friday night.
I Mr. A. P. Baker was in town
Monday. Mr. Baker has some
i fine specimens of ore, which re
semble gold, found on his place.
Mr. J. B. George, of Westfield
j Route 1, was here Saturday.
■ Mr. George says farmers in
i his section are beginning to cut
tobacco.
The Reporter was glad to see
Messrs. J. Ci. 11. Mitchell and W.
M. Flynt, two of its good friends
of Gideon, lure Monday They
had business at the court house.
Mr. and Mrs. K. W. O'Hanlcn
and Misses Ruth and Charlotte
Critz returned to Winston Mon
day, after spending some time at
the Taylor House.
Mr, and Mrs. W. L. Trotter
; returned to their home in Greens
boro this week, after spending
a month at their cottage at Pied
mont Springs.
' Mr. J. A. Williams and Mr.
Dalton, two of Pine Hall's leading
citiz MIS, were in town on business
Monday. They report dry weather
and suffering crops down on the
river.
Mr. Pierce Reid, of Walnut
Cove Route il, was here Saturday.
Mr. Reid brought along a load of
the finest watermelons that we
have seen this year. He alwa)s
grows fine ones.
Mr. T. J. Hutchens, of Madison,
was a visitor at. the Reporter cffice
Thursday. He is out in the inter
est of his warehouse. Mr. Robert
Webster, Jr., will be associated
with Mr. Hutchens in the ware
house business this season.
Mr. Dink Lockett and daughter,
Miss Edwina, Mr. Eugene Albea
and daughter, Miss Elanor, Mrs.
A. A. Smith and daughter, Miss
Kathleen, and Mrs. Thomas Simp
son returned to their homes in
Winston Saturday, after a pleasant
stay of several weeks here at the
> Taylor Hotel.
The Reporter received a most
I pleasant visit Monday from Mr.
Ed O'Hanlon, of Winston, who
has been spending some time at
the Taylor House. Mr. O'Hanlon
is one of the younger successful
business men of Winston, and
has built up one of the leading
j drug businesses in North Caro
j Una. He is always courteous,
obliging and kind, and his rep
utation for honesty and liberal
dealing have won for him many
friends and life long customers
among our people. Mr. O'Hanlon
has engaged a half page ad for our
big special, which shows that he
is not only a believer in printer's
ink but that he knows the best
advertising medium.
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