VOLUMN XII.
Sensible Comments From Our Home.
People who live in the country,
or in country towns, certainly have
no room for envying their more
speuiingly prosperous city friends.
It's an awful hard matter to tell
just how your city neighbors stand
financially. Because they i ide in
automobiles or drive fine horse
and live iu palatial houses, drink
champagne and always dress to the
top notch is no sign that they are
rich. Sometimes such appearances
cost very dearly and au effort to
keep up with the fashionable cir
cles in which they gallop often
makes it very uncomfortable for
these unfortunate rich poor people.
Society demands that these airs be
put on. They must either keep up
or fall back into, another ring,
which is, of course, humiliating.
Some folks like to laugh at and
make fun of city people who are
thus surrounded, but as for us, we
are really sorry for.them. No per
son who has any self respect likes
to be compelled to take a down
ward course, as the "upper tens"
in society consider that a person
has done when he falls out of one
of these little society ringlets into
a lower one. We may think and
tolk about what we would do un
der certain circumstances, but, it
matters not where we live, we must
adjust ourselves to environments.
And about the only satistactory
remedy for society lich poor folks
is to hunt a home in a small town,
or better still, in the rural districts.
The ideal location is found in a
town or community where a man
is a man, if he's willing to toil"
-where- the felrow who conducts
himself properly and knows how
to do things stands an equal chance
with the more wealthy class. True
manhood cannot be valued in dol
lars and cents, and a people that
puts a higher estimate upon money-grabbing
and societysailing than
upon the qualifications that go ' to
make up the men and woman upon
whom depends the future success
of state and union is not a - desir
able people to live among. It can
not be too often said that the wealth
of a country is invested in her men
and women, and the same thiug
applies to localities with equal
force. II you live "in the sticks."
as your city friends might choose
to designate your place of abode,
and have the proper advantages,
such as daily mail and telephone
service, good schools, etc., you may
consider yourself blessed. Just be
cause you have been reared be
tween two corn rows gives .reason
for nobody. to call you a pumpkin.
A very large per cent of the brawn
and brain that keeps the towns and
cities moving, and of the intelli
gence that steers the affairs of the
nation, came from between corn
rows. Young country reader, as
to what your future is to be de
pends upon what you make it. The
fact that you have been reared on
.( the farm only serves as an evidence
that your mind is free from a lot of
poisonous influences that boys of
the cities must runup against.
The idea of getting something
for nothing is the dominating force
that wrecks hundreds of lives that
might otherwise prove to be lives
usetulness. Not every man who
n t the kind of fellow that will
steal a Bible is free lrom roguish
m. in the sweat of the" face
fcbalt thou eat bread" is violated
-""idy too much. Men who sit
aroutd, gamble on cotton futures
r take advantage of other persons
ho are n a "tight," in order to
eep from working, are just as
8uuty as the negro who deliberate
ciT.Wckennouseand - !? u DlS at rooster. But
th7f' present 8y8tem of laws
lue termer vnao i.m. ... , .
tpp Z b "cc w"e me lai-
must go to trio
(!) st2i? grea deal of respectable
?oig on that thT mere
it ou7h 7 u T makes so, and
- 0Qght to be - Wiaiat-. .iJL .
OrKaUiBL.
Growth of Farmers Union in North
Carolina.
Carolina Union Farmer.
Two weeks ago we promised to
print things in this issue that would
make our Tar Heel Union men glad
they are living. We believe we are
keeping that promise.
Our record for this year is one to
be proud of one to brag about.
Within the year, we have more than
doubled our membership, standing
now at the very head of the list in
number of paid-up members. More
over, by the end of the year, we will
have almost doubled the number of
local and county orginizations in the
State. Indeed, during this year, the
union in North Carolina has grown
and spread like a tree planted by the
river's side and like that tree, it is
bringing forth its fruit in its season.
Comparatively speaking only a small
portion of the fruit has yet ripened;
but the tree is chocked full of buds
and blossoms and half- grown fruit
which, in due season, will mature a
bountiful harvest, if only we will
give it proper care and attention.
We cannot here write down all the
things the union has done, even in
this one year. But we feel like refer
ring briefly to a few of them.
There are five men in the State
Union who, a few weeks ago, heard
the general manager of one of the
largest, fertilizer, .concerns in this
country complain that the Farmers'
Union is standing between them and
a fair price for their goods. He ar
gued that people paid $24,00 per ton
for 8-2-2 fertilizer when cotton was
selling at 5 cents per pound; and now
since cotton (and everything else) is
selling for three times as much as it
did then, $30,00 per ton would not be
too high for this same fertilizer In
other words, he said- that fertilizer
is the only standard commooUty jthal
is selling for less now than it did a
few years ago. Here is a confession
then, from the manufacturer that
the State Farmers' Union is saving
the fanners of North Carolina from
$5.00 to $15,00 on every ton of ferti
lizer bought.
The oil mills also directly accuse
the union of the responsibility for
the tremendous advance in the price
of cotton seed and the rate of ex
change of seed for meal. This is
very competent evidence because it
not only comes from outside the un
ion, but comes from those who natu
rally would have no love for the
cause. :
And then too our breathren of the
tobacco sections are getting togather
under the union banner, in the fight
against the giant tobacco trust, and
before another; year passess he, ; tod,
will feel the edge of the union sword.
Our educational campaign ; has
been carried forward with energy.
The people are aroused along this
line as never before. This has brought
about an indefinable spirit of p'rog
ress that shows itself in a thousand
ways. We have this year produced
a million bnshels more corn than last
vear. with a corresponding increase
r w - -
in other feed and food products. .We
have taken a loner steb toward "liv
ing at home."
Our people have begun to see : the
wisdom of co-operating in a business
way. Our State Business Agency
has done an enormous business and
this will be doubled before next year
is half gone. There is nothing be-
vond our Dower if we stay by our
plans. - :. . .
. A True Philosopher
Statesville Landmark.
In the Thanksgiving Day issue
of h4a naner. Editor Cobb, of , The
Mrircranton Herald. SDecified seve
ral things for which he was thank
fnl. Among other things he . .was
"Thankful for two loads of wood
PAOAivpd on subscription out , of
promises of a hundred loads. "
Editor Cobb has the right view. We
should be thankful for small fav
ors. ' ' " ' - X
Many, peop'e who are in favor of
good laws are opposed to their en
forcement. ' "
When your feet are wet and cold1, ! and
your body chilled through and through
from exposure; take a big dose of Chtam
berlaln's Cough Remedy, bathe year If eet
in hot water before going to bed and, you
'
are almost certain to ward oft? a ; sere
cold. For sale by all dealers. ., ,
MOCKSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA: WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 14. 1910.
Topics In Brief.
A man 4 'higher up' ' generally stays
out of reach Wilmington, N. C.
Star.
The Vanderbilt cup seems to be
the kind that inebriates,- Washing
ton Times. ' k ,v .'
High food prices have probably
cured many a case of indigestion.
Wall Street Journal.
The safest way to get over the
Alps still seems to be to go around
them Philadelphia Inquirer.
, As a dangerous sport automobile
racing is not going to give way to
aviating without a struggle. Chi
cago News. -
Hardly has the government bej?un
the laundering of paper money than
up goes the price of soap. Washing
ton Herald..
Dr. Cook has told a reporter of
the New York World that he is in
London. Apparently the reporter
bel ieves him. Boston, Journal .
An exchange says that Colonel
Roosevelt is not the sort of a man
who turns over . and goes to sleep
again after .the alarm clock rings.
Well, hardly. He's the alarm clock.
Seattle Argus.
Portugal is how a republic. So is
Mexico. Milwaukee Journal.
There, are 80,000 - people in the
United States who don't care what
bread costs. They're in jail. Cleve
land Leader.
The spiritualists say that Mr;
Roosevelt is "controlled" by' Abra
ham Lincoln and an Irish Chief, with
assistance from Caesar and Napoleon.
Here's betting that they all have
their hands full. San Francisco
Chronicle.
No Where To Go.
Some years ago in Ohio, in a Re
publican stronghold, an old Union
4ea,ihaWfhe Democrat-
c ticket in his own town was elec
ed he would, leave it, to which his
family agreed. The campaign be
gan to warm up and u, day or two
before the election there were many
claims for a Democratic sweep.
The old -man went home, kissed
his wife and babies and told them
to pack up and get re idy to leave
n case of Democratic success. The
day of the election it was announ
ced that his town went overwhelm
ingly Democratic. He 'phoned the
sad news and preparee to. move to
some other part of the state. Then
came the news that the state was
Democratic. : He left" his wife . and
children to finish packing and took
the train in search of a place that
was Republican. While he was
gone it was announced that Cleve
land was elected President of the
United States. The third day. be
ing unable to find a Republican
town, county or state, he wired
home to his wife that the whole
country had gone to. the devil; to
unpack and stand it the best she
could. Ex.
Dr. Len G. Broughton On The
1- Hobble Skirt
Atlanta, Ga., November 28.
"The biggest piece of torn foolery
that the devil ever put off on wo
men' declared Rev. Len G. Brou
ghton to his Babtist tabernacle
congregation Sunday night "is the
hobble skirt; It makes a woman
appear in her walk like a Georgia
convict in the chain . gang. Our
women are too much in for fads
just any old fad." -
The pastor declared he mention
ed the hobble skirt as an illustra
tion of the present day church .
'If I know anything about the
church, it is seriously hobbled in
its walk. It is attempting to do its
work without the power of God."
The man who bites at another
man's game shouldn't complain if
Lhe taste is bad.'
Ends Winter's: Troubles.
To many, winteiseadott of trouble.
The frost bitten toes an4 fingers, chapped
hands and lips, chilblains, cold sores,' red
and rough skins, prove this. B"t ; such
troubles fly before Bucklen'a Arnica Salye..
A trial convinces. Greatest healer of
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More "Education" for the Farmer.
Carolina Union Fanner.
f A new fertilizer paper has been
started in the South, which announ
ces that one of its purposes will be to
Educate" the farmer in regard to
the great advantages of mixed fer
tilizers, and the folly of home mix
irigr One of the means to this end
consists of a series of cartoons rep
resenting the farmer in a most un
complimentary way. The text ac
companying these is an insult to the
intelligence of the farmer. The plan
is to have the local papeas reproduce
these, and in this the aid of the local
fertilizer agent is expected. The
editorial announcement concludes by
stating that: "Once the good work
is started and the editors of the ag
ricultural papers are convinced of
th9 savings to the farmers from us
ing commercial fertilizers manufac
tured in an Up-to- date factory, the j
UaLUc wm uu wuu. .-
; The battle is not likely to be won
at all on this basis. Many local dea
lers are heartily in favor of meeting
the wishes of their customers for
raw material. Opposed to this is the
attempt of the manufacturer to bind
the local dealer not to sell raw mate
rials, and if this fails, the manufact
urer will not give the same credit
accomodations on raw material as on
mixed goods. ; The custom of manu
facturers in giving a local dealer ex
clusive territory on the firms' brands
and then giving his next door com
petitor exclusive territory on brands
of exactly, the same composition but
sonld under the name of some "Bay
window" company belonging to the
same manufactures, and continuing
the process as long as the supply ; of
dealers in a given town holds out, is
not one that is likely to make the lo
cal dealer favor the manufacturers
arAtbeir pjiUrhome mixing plans, as
against the best interests of the dea
lers customers.
The editors of the agricultural
papers are too well informed to take
up any 'such scheme and they as well
as their readers, know that wherever
home mixing has been intelligently,
tried, the "Big savings" are all on
the side of home mixing. It has
been repeatedly shown that in fac
tories equipped with the most elab
orate machinery for mixing, it is by
no means an unusual thing for goods
to be mixed by exactly the same
processs as the farmer would at home
This is especially true for small lots
of high grade goods made from the
best class of raw materials.
Many large factories are returning
the old process of wet mixing, and
for this work there is a great advan
tage in using mixing machinery.
since the process involves the use of
sulfuric acid and has the manufactu
ring advantage of permitting the ut
ilization of low grades of raw mate
rials that a farmer would never think
of buying, if offered to him in their
unmixed condition: it also serves to
disguise the filler.
The manufacturers continue to
press the sale of 19-2-2 in the South
and 2 8-2 in the North, both of which
nermit the low crrade material and
filler. . ;
- The farmer demands foamulas
better suited to his crops and soils.
and containing less filler. Brands of
Viicrher irrade are meeting: with ' in
creased sale, and farmers are, learn
ing that they can make their own
hrandstosuit themselves. The ri
dicule of the trade capers' will not
deter them in this. ri '
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for two years and tried all of the " best
Dhysiciansin Bristol. Tenn.. and they
could do nothing for me, writes Thbs. E,
Williams, Middleboro, Ky. "Two packages
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The Toledo, Ohio, Blade says
that more than 300,000 voters in
the state failed to vote in the recent
election. Governor Harman, though
elected bv a largely increased plu
rality, really received a smaller
vote than in the election two vears
a?o. This is. true also of the Re-
nnhlifian candidates. All over the
nountrv especially in the North
em states the 4 'stay at home vote"
was quite large.
When vou have a cold get a - bottle or
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