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The Monroe journal PUBLISHED TU1 AYS AND FRIDAYS MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1916. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. VOL.22. NO 11. THK SOILS OF IXIOX COI XTV Map of the Survey Marie I,at Sum mer is now Completed -Wlude County Capable of Great Improve, menu Washington, D. C. March 6. A report of the soil survey of Union county, recently concluded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and the North Carolina Depart meul of Agriculture, has just been publish ed by the Federal Department. This report covers 38 priuted pares and Includes a large map in colors show ing the various types of soils found in the county, and also location of railroads, highways, rivers, itrenms, churches, schools, etc. The variety of soils, says the report. topogrpahi cal position and healthful climate of Union county are favorable 10 the de velopment of a highly diversified agriculture. The clay subsoils found throughout the county permit of- the land being built up to a high state of productiveness and iiiainiaiiud in that condition. At the present time cotton is the principal crop in the county with corn next in importance. A number of minor crops, however, also are grown chiefly for the local markets. There is no system of rotation gen erally practiced throughout the coun ty. A system followed by some farm ers, however, with good results U as follows: first year, cotton with crim son clover sown in the fall; second year a small grain crop with cow peas sown at the last cultivation: third year, a small grain crop with cowpetis sown again after harvesting. Soil treated in this way shows steady im provement. Many farmers, however, alternate corn and cotton, with no winter cover crop. Where this is done, the best results are obtained by deep fall or winter plowing followed by spring plowing and frequent shal low cultivations. The slate and granite soils, in general, produce good yields of corn, cotton, oats, wheal, cowpeas, rye, and where lime nnd inoclated seed have been used, of clover and vetches. Ilye does best on the Georgeville and Ce cil series. The light sandy loams are best, for sweet potatoes. pcnmitR, anil early truck crops. The Cecil and Georgeville soils are particulaly good for fruit and the Durham soils for the production of bright tobacco. More and more commercial ferti lizer is being used in Union county each year. For cotton, application of from 200 to 400 pounds per acre are used. Many farmers buy rotton teI men!, phosphate,' and kaJnU "or muriate of potash and mix them at home in the desired proportions. The soils throughout the county are pre vailingly light In color, an indication of deficiency in organic matter. Soils. All of Union county, with the ex ception of a narrow strip along the western border and small areas in the southwestern and southeastern corners, is underlain by slate forma tions, the county being a part of what has been called the "Carolina slate belt." Tho weathering of this Blate has given rise to the two most Important soil series in tho county the Georgeville and Alamance. To gether, the vurious types of these two soil series comprise about four-fifths of the total area of the county. The Georgeville soils arc character ized by the gray to red color nnd pre dominantly silty texture of the sur face soils and by red siity clay sub soils. Four types are found in Union county the silt loam, the gravelly silt loam, silty clay loam, nnd the slate loam. These soils are recogniz ed as the strongest in tho county. The Georgeville silt loam is found in numerous areas scattered through out the county, especially to the south and northwest of Monroe, south of Tleasant Grove church, and in the vicinity of Beulah church. By far the greater part of the type is now under cultivation, being used for production of corn, cotton, onts, clover, cowpeas, sweet potatoes, fruit, and vegetables. The yields are about the same as those obtained from the gravelly silt loam: but. In the opinion of some, the silt loam requires more careful handling than the gravelly type in order to prevent baking or drying out. The gravelly silt loam is one of the most extensive types in the coun ty. It is predominant in the north eastern section and also is frequent in the central part. It is used prin cipally for tho production of corn and cotton. Corn yields 15 to 40 bush els and cotton U to 1 baIe Ppr acre Satisfactorily yields of sorghum cane also are obtained, but the color of the sirup Is not quite so bright as that produced on the Alamance soils. The silty clay subsoil of this type en ables the soil to be built up to a high and permanent state of produc tiveness. The incorporation of barn yard manure or any vegetable mat ter has a lasting effect and burt lime is beneficlnl. This is also true of the Georgeville slate loam, which is closely related to the gravelly silt loam. The topography of the slate loam, however. Is so rough that only a small percentage of it is under cul tivation. The Georgeville silty clay loam, locally called "red land," Is found ov er extensive areas In the western part of the county. It is the heaviest of the slate soils and requires strong teams and heavy machinery for its most profitable and best development. Cotton Is grown to a small extent on It and the yields are usually low. Wheat does well on this soil but Is not grown at present. More thorough plowing, frequent shallow cultiva tions, and the addition of organic matter and lime would build up this type to a high state of productivity. The Alamance series, of which three types ara found in the county the silt loam, gravelly silt loam, and slate loam ia characterized by the white or light gray color of the sur face of soils and the yellow color of the subsoils, ror this reason the land Is some times known as "white land." Both soils and subsoils are prevailingly silty in texture and poss ess a smooth, floury feel. The Alamance silt loam is the most extensive of all the soil types In Union county. Typical areas lie to the south of Monroe and along the Sea' board Air Line Railway between I!a kers and Stout. All of this type has a surface highly favorable to farming and all kinds of improved farm ma chinery can be successfully used on it. The soil, however, is remarkably deficient In organic matter and is inclined to run together and puddle when wet. The poorly drained areas are also in need of lime. Where the soil is properly supplied with vegeta ble matter, however, good yields of cotton, corn, oats, and other crops are obtaineu. The shallow phase of the Alamance silt loam, which is in extensive ar.d occurs in small bodies scattered throughout the eastern half of the country. Is considered a much less desirable soil for farming than the main type. The Alamance gravelly silt loam is found principally north and south of Marshville and Wingate and around Benton Cross Roads Church. The areas which it occupies are intermedi ate in character between the gently rolling ones of the Alamance silt loam and the more hilly areas of the slate loam. The type Is naturally well drained and the presence of gravel nnd finely broken slate par ticles diminishes erosion. The prin cipal crops grown on the Alamance giuvelly silt loam are corn, cotton, wheat, oats, clover, sorghum cane, rye. sweet potatoes, und garden vege tables. Certain varieties of fruit, do well when they receive proper care. The yields are perhaps slightly high er than those obtained from the Ala mance slit loam nnd the soil needs less cultivation and has a higher oa nnriv for ret a in In;.' moisture. It is. however, in need of vegetable matter and lime. The Alamance slate loam, the larg est areas of which lie in the vicinity of Macedonia Church, south of Marsh ville, nnd along Beaver Dam nnd Lanes Creek. Is excessively drained and crops suffer from even ordinary droughts. The arras of this typo, however, ore generally so small that It Is seldom sold except in association with other soils. Next In importance to the Ala mance and Oeorsevillo wil -ww those of the Cecil series. Of these thero nre three types the sandy loam, the fine sandy loam, nnd the clay loam. The sandy loam occurs in many small areas to the south and south'.vert of Waxhaw and In the vicinity of Wcd dington and Antloch Church. Tracti cnlly all of this type has been clear ed, the principal crop being cotton, corn, oats, clover, cowpeas, sweet po tatoes, watermelons and garden vege tables. It Is the best trucking soil In tho county, hut trucking is not fol lowed extensively upon it. Sweet po tatoes do remarkably well, giving large yields of a IVno flavored product. Watermelons are also grown in largo quantities for the local markets. Commercial fertilizers are applied to practically all of the crops, but cotton receives the heaviest applications. Deep plowing, thorough pulverization of the soil before planting, nnd fre quent shallow cultivations have en abled some of the farmers to more than double their yields. As a general purpose soil, the Cecil sandy loam is regarded as one of the best in Union county. The Cecil clay loam Is also suscepti ble of great lasting improvement. Deeper plowing, preferably in the fall, occasional subsoiling. rebreaking and harrowing In the spring, and fre quent shallow cultivations are the means adopted by many farmers to Increase their yields. In the first bottoms along practi cally all of the streams of the-county nre found areas of the Congaree silt loam. The surface soil of this type is a brown silt loam underlain at a depth of about 8 or 12 inches by a brown subsoil, which In texture ap proaches a silty clay loam. The Con garee silt loam is without doubt the best corn soil in the county nnd In dry seasons produces good yields of cotton and small grains. None of It Is soli, however, except In conjunc tion with the adjoining uplands. AH of it is subject to overflowing periods of heavy rainfall, but by straighten ing and deepening the natural drnln ageways and digging lateral ditches leading Into them, it can be greatly improved. Good yields of corn and grasses are also secured on the We hadkee silt loam which, like the Con garee silt loam, is found in tho first bottoms. It Is not so extensive, how ever, as the Congnree type. Why Will Thy Not Iam? Concord Tribune. It seems a pity to have to throw away a news letter that Is worth printing after somebody has gone to the trouble to write it, but we can't help It when the writer fails to let us know who he or she Is. Raft Swamp Items, sent in by somebody from Huie under date of the 23d ult.. fell thus by the way. We should have been glad to publish these Items if the writer had Just made known for the Information of the editor his or her "me. Lumberton Robesonlan. The statement that newspapers cannot publish letters or items sent to them without knowing who wrote them, has been published a hundred times or more In every paper in the country; and yet not a week passe probably, during which every paper doea not receive just such a letter. Why la Is that people will not learn this very simple thing? GOT THK JO F.HXMKXT I'F.XXED Steel Trust Can Make Any ITice It iKbea lor Armor w by it can. Correspondence of The Journal. "Every little bit helps." when it comes to throwing more light on the country's greatest if not its only real problem. Recently the war de partment purchased a new supply of armor plate. Ibis last purchase was considerably higher in price than seemed good to our rulers, aud there was some little kick on the part oi a right respectable bunch of them. They said: In effect. "Confound the steel trust. We will never stand for $400 per ton for armor plate. Its too much. We will build an armor plate plaut of our own and defy the pres ent gang who are robbing us. Ac coidingly they introduced a bill to this effect and Senator Penrose got up and told them that he was in pos sesion of Inside information which led him to believe that if the govern ment should establish its own armor plate plaut that the manufacturers would raise the price still more even to $6do a ton. Now do you get the idea? We have been thinking lor some time that governmental control of public utilities was one avenue of escape from the present reign of terror in which there was hope of relief. But, according to Mr. l'enrose, this is not true. If then. Mr. Penrose is right in his surmisiugs, whose country is this anyhow? If the government of these "Benighted" States can't put up an armor plate factory without the steel trust defying it. which is the most powerful, the country as a whole or the steel trust as one of its units? But maybe you want to know why we can't build our own armor plate plant and produce our own material for building our own ships? Well, this is why. The steel trust has a corner of the major part of the raw materials out or which armor plate is made and the government is not able to produce armor plate from saw dust. So its up to us. We can pay the trust $000 per ton if it sees tit to nsk us that much und no doubt it will so see for the finished pro duct, or wc can build our own plant at enormous txpen.se and pay the trust $600 per ton for the raw ma terial and have the fun of producing the finished article ourselves. Now a conditiou like that remind:' me very much of a certain book that gained some notoriety a few years ago. The title of which was: In a Devil of a Fix. If this steel trust is bigger than tho government, how come it so? If the government is the biggest, how come it hasn't any material out of which to make things? Tills is a question from which wc liiny get tons of information for loss than $100 per. and the information when nsslmulated will be worth more than $600 per. Let's make use of it. It's easy to see in this case that the government has woefully blun dered in letting the natural resources of the country got into private hands. If wo are in all tho danger thnt these same steel trust magnates would have us believe we are in which of course, we are not we will still have to submit to high-handed robbery in order to protect ourselevs against invasion. If we must be rob bed and plundered, I for oue, would prefer to have It done by a foreign invader than by the steel trust. The hypocracy of a program of this kind is too glaring to deceive anyone except one of the kind that "Barnum" said was born every min ute a sucker and surely such high-handed, outlandish procedure will cure some of the victims of this class. If a man wishes to bo deceived and loves to be made a dupe of, he certainly ought to cease loving it when the fun has all been knocked out of It, and If there is any more fun in this regime, it is certainly not on our side of the board. But let's get back to the source. Suppose tho government had not al lowed the steel trust, the oil trust, and the lumber trust to monopolize the country s natural resources; if this had not been done, then the gov ernment could build an armor plant and get its raw materials from its own possessions. But since the gov ernment hasn't any possession con taining these raw materials it finds itself at the mercy of one of its pets. Who Is so ungrateful for past abun dant favors that it holds up the very agency that has made it and defies It to make nn effort to help Itself? This is as if a starving wayfarer should find himself on the brink of an abundance of the very things for which he were dying the things that were once his very own and he through generosity had Riven them to a friend and because of the lack of the price, he can never reach them, he must die In the presence of plen ty. Die a victim of his own folly In parting with the things which nature had provided to sustain him. Yet we call ourselves Christianized, civi lized, nnd highly progressive people. I wonder If we don't blaspheme? KOVUS HOMO. Hot In Texas. Dallas (Tex.) Dispatch, March 5. Temperature rose by leaps and bounds in the Southwest In the last 48 hours. Gainesville, Texas, swel tered In a temperature of 95 degress. a rise of 63 degress In 36 hours. The mean temperature In North Texas today was 82 degress, the high est ever known at this season of the year, acocrding to local weather bu reau records. The temperature here nt 4 o'clock was 66 degress. Saturday morning freezing weather prevailed. Okla homa City reported 12 degress above zero Saturday morning and 84 this afternoon. THE HOXORFD XAME OK SMITH Xo Th rev-off In this Matter as the First Smiths' Were Kings' Favor. ites and Mighty Men. Correspondence of The Journal. Rockingham. March 4. It may be of Interest to some to know the ori gin of one our our most popular names of people that we have today. "Smith" (Mr.) is a very prevalent name, but like other sir names, its origin is not known to everybody. Smith is a very old and time-honored name coming from England from the time that English history opens. In the days of long ago when the mighty crowned moiiurchs of the an cients were mere savages and roam ing over the forests, and over the fields, hills, and valleys in the pur suit of war, one tribe after another. It was convenient for the monarch to have along with his clan a man who could forge swords out of the metals such as bronze and iron. These people who could make swords were called "Smiths" and they were al ways the favorite of the king because so valuable to him in time of war. In the Anglo-Saxon period of history, the "Smith" was indeed a wonderful man. He sat r.t the king's royal ta ble, below the court chaplain and above the court physician. Special laws guarded the safety of this per son. Once a Scottish smith commit ted a crime for which the penalty was death. But so precious was the services of this man to the king and the clan, that the king ordered that two weavers be hanged in his stead In this one case you can see how tho "Smith" was honored. He who could forge swords like the sword "Excalibur" of King Arthur and the sword "Joyeuse" of Charlamagne, weapons which were themselves re garded as inanimate warriors, must, thought the Saxon churl, be endow ed with magical powers. Henry Fer rers, the smith that accompanied Wil liam the Conqueror's train, is almost as renowned as the conqueror him self. In the middle ages of England, the smith became the most important factor In high society life. And in villages the smithy was the favorite retreat for those that wanted to gos sip and keep up with the latest news. The smlt'i was in most cases a learn ed man and could explain the topics clearly, hence he was popular in that way. On: writer sajs that ho became "tho rivet which held society togeth er." Tho smith was thus "the very eye and tfa;?ne of the village." Now lil these early times tho sur names of men were often derived from their calling, and tis tho smith was the earlitst and most highly con sidered of all men who worked with their hands, so the name of Smith bo- came, and has continued to this dnv, the most frequently met with of all English surnames. Not only is it true of English names, but In other tongues we find that nn equivalent of "Smith" is more common that other names. "Schmidt" In German, "Cow an" in Scottish. "Fabri" in Italian. "Lefevre" In French, mean tho same as Smith does In English. The modern "Mr .Smith" of today need not blush when witticisms are hurled at his surname, for his is an ancient nnd much honored name. He can boi;st of an ancestry revered and honored when tho ancestors of Eng land's most powerful nnd haughty nobles, and America's proudest families, nay, when the ancestors of even the mighty crowned monarchs, were mere savages, roaming about In the forests nnd robbing nnd turning rude civilization Into desolation; de stroying beautiful domains and plundering and binning villnges. Your name, Mr. Smith, Is nn aristo cratic name and It Is as old as the hills, and it came from an honored occupation. Your nncestors were the royal favorites and they sat at the royal tables of crowned kings nnd queens and partook of tho royal stock of wines that no one else except those connected with the road fami ly was allowed. Mr. Smith, your ancestors were with Alexander tlio Great when he conquered tlio world; they were with Hannibal when he made his mighty tour across the (-now capped Alps; they wore favorites of the Egyptian Kins Cheops when ho consrtucted the most notable "f notable structures the Cheops pyiamid beside the lord ly Nile; and Rome was saved to ma ture its fruit by your ancestors; it would have been ransomed with geld but for the bravery of one man who raid: "Rome shall not be ran somed with gold, but by the sword., the product of your ancestors. So you see In all the pnst your name has ever been held In the highest estoi by tho most esteemed people that the world has ever produced. And to day It remains with you to keep your time honored and world-famed name free from that which would bring disgrace aud dishonor to yourself and to your ancestors that have long since gone to Join that silent majority whose realm under earth Is bounded by the sides of the grave." And re member, Mr. Smith, thnt your fore fathers In Scotland forged the most famous sword that has ever been made or ever will be, the sword of Damascus. That sword la famous In song and story and there Is not a school boy or 'r that has not heard the name "Damascus and when it is mentioned they will think of a "Smith" and a great sword. Now to get ud a good lively dis cussion between anybody, and a good statement based on facts, I will glvo you the cue. So here It is: There is a natural substance given ns, thnt cqnstitutes the basis upon which the greatest discoveries and inventions are built up. Here you are now: Novus Homo, Borrower, Mr. Editor (if you have time for a shot), and any othor scribe The Congrt-. President Situation. On Saturday the Senate over whelmingly voted to table a resolu tion requesting Americans not to travel on armed ships of belligerents, thus "standing by" the President. The resolution comes up in the house today, and while the majority will not be so great as that in the senate, it is thought that the house, too. wiil "stand" by the President. Many or the biggest men In the house are In favor of telling Americans to st:iy od of such ships. News from Ik Iks. Correspondence of The Journal. Beiks. Math 5. We are glad to say that Airs. T. 11. Davis is improv ing. .Mr. Adam Clontz is seriously ill at this wriitng. Mrs. J. A. Dees has boon very sick, but we are glad to say she is improv ing. Air. and Mrs. J. E. Davis spent Saturday night with Mr. H. M. Alan gum. Air. Clyde Griffin of Mt. Pleasant community, spent last Saturday night and Sunday with his brother. Mr. lioyt C-riflin. Mr. W. P. Davis spent Sunday with Squire T. B. Davis. Mr. Willie Green visited his father-in-law. Air. J. C. Simpson. Sunday. Mr. H. G. Davis and Mr. W. G. Davis spent Saturday in Pagcland on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. S. AI. Mangum spent last Friday night with their son. Mr. Jessie .Mangum. Mr. Jim Mangum, overseer of route eight public road. Is now work ing It up in good condition. Air. W. A. Baker visited Mr. Earl Mangum lust Saturday. Miss Esther Davis visited Mrs. Mary Rollings last Saturday night; returning Sunday morning, accom panied by Miss Rollings. Mrs. J. T. Lowery. and little son, of Mount Holly, spent Sunday with Airs. L. A. Dees. Messrs. J. R. Rollins, W. A. Baker, and C. W. Mangum motored to Union last Saturday night, where they en joyed seeing the play given by the Union si hool. Hurrah, for Belk school! We are glad to know that it is prosper!?. Tho teachers are Misses Sarnh Parks, and Amy Baucom. They gave their students a good time last Saturday oenin:,' by treating them to a contest and candy polling. - The - prrze -wrn1 ners were Misses Mamie and May Rollins. Wc certainly appreciate the efforts of our teachers. SAM HO. Serious Fights Between Whites and Blacks. Lumberton Dispatch, March 5. Feeling against negroes at St. Paul in this county Is running high and fear Is expressed that race riots will result from trouble which began this morning when Officer Townsend, of St. Paul, was overpowered nnd beat en by several negroes when he went to the home of one to make an ar rest, and reached its height this after noon when three negroes who were engaged in the earlier trouble were shot in a pitched battle between a posse of citizens and the negroes. About 10 o'clock this morning Townsend, and Tew, another member of the St. Paul police force, went to the home of one of the negroes to quell a disturbance reported by neighbors. Townsend entered the home to make arrests and was inter cepted by several negroes, who over powered him, took his gua and beat him viciously about the face and head. While that, was going on oth er negroes covered Tew with pistols and prevented him from rendering assistance. After disarming the officers the ne groes escaped but were soon pursued by several hundred citizens. They were overtaken at Lumber Bridge, several miles away, but, when order ed to surrender, tired upon the posse, all of tin ir shots going wild. The pursuers returned the fire and two of the fugitives fell, tho others running away. A little further on another skirmish resulted in the wounding and capturing of a third negro. A fourth was captured with out bloodshed, nnd the quartet ia now lodged in Robeson Jail. No one of tho wounded negroes Is considered to be in danger from his wounds. Stew nit School (Jackson Township) Honor l.oll for Fcbiunry First Grade Robert Boyoe Huey. Second Grade Bonnie Simpson, Charles Henry Wulkup. Fourth Grade Bettio Flow, Stacy Huey. Seventh Grade Maude Flow. Paul Flow, James Huey, Lester Parks Bundy Simpson, Jennie Llnd Walkup. Miss ANNIE GREEN. Teacher. that will Join and tell us what this is. Study all the natural resources of the country well then let - hear from you. It will be interesting. I have my aide chosen, but I mav be on tho bad side again as Mr. Homo would say. THE STUDENT. Farmers Union Meeting. Union County Farmers' Union will hold a mass meeting for members on ly, in the courthouse at Monroe on Saturday, March 18th, at 12:30 p. m. Every member In the county Is urged to be present at this meeting. J. Z. GREEN, rrea. E. C. RUSHING. Secy. Wise Is he who selects an obedient daughter of a good mother for his wife. MIL VMiK WIU. OUT Can't "Stand lly the lYeKklriit" and Will Vet lie a Candidate For ( oii grrss Again. "To the Democratic voters of the Seventh Congressional District of North Carolina: "Many patriotic cititenB of North Carolina are writing me and wiring me to support the President in his diplomatic controversy with Euro pean countries. Many just as patri otic are telling me to support a reso lution warning American citizens against taking passage on aree U ves sels of belligerent countries. The Constitution vests in tho Pre:;dei.t ail diplomatic questions, and I r.s one member of Congress am wiilii"; that he should exercise this pre: i-,.;tive. I do not think the Congress, or any other large body of men. cm, suc cessfully negotiate matter:! of .liplo macy with other countries. When the President demanded that Congress pass upon ti resolution warning American citizens i.gain.-t takir.g pas sage on ships of belligerent Nations I suggested the following resnluiion: "'Whereas, the Constitution ests in the President nil matters of dip lomacy; resolved, that the Senate and House of Representatives in ( ongress assembled, hereby express confidence in the President In the exercise of this prerogative ror the protection of the lives and liberties of American citi zens and the honor and peace of the Republic' Shifts KesponHibility. "The President is not satisfied with an unreserved expression of c nti dence on the part of Congress, but de mands a vote upon the warning of American citizens to refrain from using armed vessels of belligerent countries, asking that it bo voted down. This shifts to the consciences and convictions and members of Con gress a responsibility that the Con stitution imposed upon the Executive. Having tho responsibility thrust up on me, I claim (ho right to exercise my own judgment and convictions and not have them dictated by some one else. 1 do not believe that an American citizens should insi-t. upon the exercise or any abstract ri,;ht l hat will JeoJardize the peace of t!", conn- try. To vote against a resolution of warning places on mo the responsi bility of the death of all Americans who, in the absence of such waning, nry I : I'u ir ljvs by the do t c t'on of an armed vosst 1 of some o.h- of !he warring Powers and therefore plunge this country In war. I cannot gain the consent of my conscience, much a I would like to gratify tho Presi dent, and meet what seems to be the demands of my constituents, regard less of my conscientious convict ions, to in every matter vote as the Presi dent requests, thereby assuming re sponsibility for the loss of n sinc-le American life, or even indirectly t tain my hands with his blood. In this in stance I urn sure that 1 am in pos session of facts which a parti, il press has kepi the people I lopresout In ignorance. "Whore Tiea-iro Is." "Jesus Christ tievtr uttered ;t more profound truth than when lie de clared, "Win-re your treasure is there will your heart be :'.). .' The loan of I'.OO.UOO.uoo to England by Ameri can capitalists, to s;'y nothing of tho profits of munition manufacturers has destroyed the semblance even of neutrality in the United States, and will probably lead us into war. I have no pro-German, or pro-anything sentiment or inclination other than pro-American. I realize very forcibly my obligation and responsibility to my Immediate constituency and to the American people. I will not stultify my conscience or stain my hands with the blood (if my country men; neither will I do violence to my conscientious convictions of duty. thereby forfeiting my self respect. And now, while so far as I am Informed I would have no opposition tor ronomitii'tion in tho approaching primary. I desire to announce that I will not bo a candidate for the nomi nation. "I can never express tho depth of my gratitude to the Democrats of the Seventh District, for their support and friendship. I would not bo In any de cree worthv or il ir 1 did not main tain my self respect and intellectual nfegrity by retiring Instead of re maining your Representative, without cither. (Signed) "ROBERT N. PAGE." Unl hi Comity Man l,ost In Flo-Ida. For some days there has been a persistent rumor that Mr. Sam Grif fin, who has been living in Florida. nt Dunedin, for the past four yours, had mysteriously disappeared. Ho was preparing to come back here to spend this year with his father, Mr. vv. G. Griffin, of Buford township, nnd had made his arrangements to that effect. Ho was last seen on Fil day a week ngo. His clothing, trunk, suit case, and other boloncin;;; are nt his hnnrding house, and b had some money on deposit In tho hank which hnd not been withdraw But .ho man himself had mronln'o-,- d'r nppearod. There seems to bo no theory to explain the situation other than that in some unaccountable way he has met foul play. Mr. W. 1. Griffin loft yesterday for Florida to see what he could find onl -jbont his son. Heritor' for County Commencement The following are the names of the young ladies who have been chosen reciters In the county eommcnrcv.-.cat. contest: Misses Lula Helms, Alma Smith. Lizzie Simpson, Louise Short, Wilma Harkey. Edna Long ami Thelma Lee Norwood. R. N. NKSBIT. County Supt. Swat the fly.