tnum to the fair ground*, and am: have not, a Wait to tha atation wt] •how that at much coat a larf ■ant aall«. built in the ground, an AIM with water, lani of tha tank ara of I' mt capacity aad an uaai far atoraga ct water after K hat bar traatad and filtered. Othar tanka ar aaad to hold wator while It la beinj filtered and atada ready for Baa. I addition to thaaa tonka, a Bila o more weet of tha atation, la a lak eowinf quite a rpaea and laif ■nourh to hold a largo amount o wator. Into thia laka or raaarvoii Ion a atretic mountain atraam tki haa Ha aoitroa in tha hie wooda wan of tha city. Wator that flowa into thia lake u In tha WW*4a la luppoaad to have tint to aett^e i ad leave moat of the mut if it happena to ha muddy at any tim after a rain, before it raachaa th tanka down at tha pun ping ztatfo through pi pea that deliver it by gra* ity. Now all thia waa worked out b competent engineer a and approved b the atate health authorltMa aa a com patent and capable ayatem for aeliv oring to our city a supply of wate that would be good and aatiafyini The intereating thing abcrt all thia I that there la a failure aomewher along tha line. The ayetont la no working aa it waa «u op need to worl The water la pure aad not injuriou to health, according to all toata mad< but it it not free from mud. Whei it raina the water la badly cloudo with earth. Now they tell ua that the aynten of fiherirg that w* heve ia r oppose, to Altar out a I mud and to deliver u clear water, even if water waa mudd; before it went to the filtering tank It ia now contended that the natun of the red clay on the wator ahed I: aurh that it ia hard" to Alter the water Thia red clay ia of euch a nature tha remain* in the water. Junt why thl to true to in biuoM problem. Othe: cities are able to Alter muddy watei but we are :-*t The solution to the problem inn to be to build additional filter* at i coat of several thousand dollar* am thus have sufficient capacity to h able to eleae down the (Uterine pro eeaa for several hours after a hear: rain stirs up the ir.cd. All thin wouk require additional storage, tanks t< meet the needs of the town while tlx Altering plant was shot down. Al this would eoct much money, hot on thing is certr.in, this town to able t< build a Altering plant that will delivei us wholesome water. We can not af ford to neglect so vital a part of o« living conditions as our water ripply even if H does cost to make it whs It should be. Mr. W. W. Lattx, G ram •bare, N. C Mr dear Mr. Latta: I haw bam thinking for hhm af jpad concernia^f reseat campaign far The Ad I faal that I owe it to you to say kr wita af The manner in which tha work wu hand lad from start to finish i* abova rspreach. Tha local citixan> who acted a« judga* agreed unanimously that your system of count in* and check ing the »ot« could not he improved upon. After nearly two weeki there has bean no complaint from anjr one of tha loaing candidates fives me pleaeiire ta i I regard your system and your management a* entirely satisfac tory and trustworthy. Paul H. Hearn. We believe no better evidence of the good faith and fairnaa* that will pre vail during our saleamanship drive for suhaerihers could be desired. The managers af the campaign will be glad to consult with any interested at rny time and ctplain to, them inl full detail nfl the conditions and rules that will prevail during the drive. The publishers of The ?Jcws arc g' ing to a large expense to increase the list of snbarrihsrs but they faal that they will ha rendering a greater serv ice to the country they serve by hav ing a larger number of readers. FIGHTING THE BEAN BEETLE Some folks about thia town are malting a fight on the bear beetle. A dish of inap beana in too invttlnf to see the peaky little fussy worm de (troy it without Rome protest. The protest it made in the form of spray ing the vine* with • preparation of arsenic. There seems to be two forma of the poison on the market. In this town a form of it is sold at sixty cents a pound, and directions aay W mix it in a proportion of about one heaping table spoon full to a gallon of water and spray with a spray that throwa the nixtare up and deposit* it on the under side of the leaf. We happen to know of citteena who have rid their vines of the beetle with this process. They tell as that there is another form of the poison that is prepared to be used as a dusting powder and is sold at thirty cents a prund. Just what results are being had from its use we have net heard, but it is safe te conclude that any preparation sold will give relief if used according to directions and prop erly applied. The beetle ia the wont peat that hat hit this (action, for it ia hard to fight and gets in ita work in a rapid way, destroying the vines be fore one hardly finds that It is present. The bear, ia the most satis fying food we hrve here both winter iwd summer and te have to give it ' I up is unthinkable. We (imply must . I fight the bait la. Sheriff Moat CotWct TIm Tax. In a statement te a reporter of The Newa this week Sheriff Hayne* said •hut if the peopls did teet pay their Sack tax at onee that he weald he compelled to carry ant the orders of the Comity Cow— Ise loners and pro ceed te farce collection according te taw. All branches of the county gov ernment are making calk upon the Sheriff and the only wag he eaa meet theee calls ie fer the people to pay their tax. To wait until property te •dvertieed te te inn* more expense m do aot pay Sheriff Hayftaa has na •a a price a* Mm mmMv »e to ne ed hp Mr Ml psayle. TW price to to liM MM —MsaU to to stoat liftjr (Mb M tto bwM MM than b When • tow Hke thle mm ay for H^mo( oar country fa« to pro dura enoagh gnun for tooad. and In of com ami wheat. TW* la tme of all tto cotton and tobacco ssctlswr Tto dairy secttms toy Train cad eon tend that to pot op tto ptica woald injure tto dairy baainaaa. Tto cotton and tobacco farmer* la oppoaad ft> aay price Axing of faad unlaaa to caa And so. a war ragad mim« tto vary folks who war* aspartate relief. Tto result was that ovary effort to aid tto farmor failed. All >pw that Roods aald to tto farmer are priced high aa a raaalt of a protective tariff All agree that tto thine* that tto fansor sale are sold on the basis of a world awrhat. Tto biff problem is tow to aid tto farmer and at tto same time enrich tto na tion at hia expense. It can not to done. All a«Tee that IV fanrer I* not in a poaition to organise. Ho produce* with no attempt to refalate tto smount of corn or whect or moat that Ho is gnlhg to plaw »■; tto market. He is not able to control bis output. Had seasons or storms and conditions ,-tvor which to has no control affect 'to production of crops. Tto result 's that there ia no way to know how •ouch ia going to be p-oducod by the fanner. When to produces well tto price is low, and when to produces hut little the price mounts up. Some 'tind of organisation might help, but how to orgar.iae is another big prob lem. It ia ««ll known that in many sections organisation has been effect id and that H has helped. After all la said, the fart remains that tto ''armor ia left to work out itis own utiaJK.J solvation. Tto farm ers of the -wheat and corn state* are roing to continue to try to get relief 'hrough national legislation. They 'ried this year and failed. The farm *rs here 'n -Mir own section tried to **t aid by cooperation, and they, too, 'oiled, ft is interesting to speculate About the future, for the success of the fanner rtonns the syeres* of all other classes of business. There will to continued efforts to And a way to make tto ftrmer prosperous. It is so necessary that to be prosperous that M becoirea a live question to every man who is interested in tto welfare of himself and his fellow men. » Dokie Between three and PjrthUnn from over th. tend the annual Dakfc to aa la of thia Mi lt mm that word to the polio* of tlitt bare that at wriaa ttaMs in tht not J infant put, dtiatni I from ow to WBkaa km been com ing to thaae parta and hi latlng wHh tham a libera) supply at llfwr aa la pradacad to th* woada at Wilkaa In theaa imiiafati toy*. The ■apply »u luppmad to to without limit and wa* bain* Inarketad according to report*, aa ffcat aa tical and with but llttla fear of dla turbance. And ao. on laat Saturday ward caMa that tha two Maun. Wood were at their tame orer on tha ride* wwt of the city. Officer* want and foaad the report* to ha correct lathe extant that thay lacatad tha Men and a Ford and two rations of Wilk * liquor. Tha two Wilkea citiaen* had enliated tha aid, a* it appeared, of one Lester Towe at this city, who waa •uppoaod to be aiding them la finding a market for their product. The three young men were lodged safely In the city hoarding house for such offenders and on Monday they wera given their liberty by relative* (A nlshing the required bond. Now they must answer for all thia in the local court to be held in thi* city vit Mon day statement of Condition of FIRST NATIONAL BANK, at Mooat Airy, in tha state of North Carolina, at tha cloaa of ' June 30. i#26. sr Loans and discount*. 8922,178.66 ~ erdrafts, unsecured, 17.W 8. Bond* to secure circula ttoa, MJOMO All other V. 8. securities . 81,060.00 Other bonds, stocks, aa i curitie*. etc., 4.500.00 fBanking houae, fuiultwa IVand fixturea, ....26,926.66 Real aatata * than baak houaa, 6,103.74 Lawful reaerve with Fed eral Reaerve Bank R9.Jft9.9*. Caah in vault and amount due from national baaka, 71,627.84 I Due from State l«nka. panlaa 161.680.51 | Chock* and draft* on baaka outside of city of ing bank, .. Miscellaneous i report w^S:i7 cash iteM*^, K,748.49 6,767.66 ption fund wHh U. 8. Treasurer aad due from U. S. Treasurer &600.00 Capital stock, Sarplu. fond. Cwtiflfld thm CuWtr'JtWh Individual d»po« t» ek*ck Wvidmdi vinos* CrrtMnitn of 4 OtW time d#pc Liah UtlM other S»M70.1» aJnwj* ... •ld.lU OO ... irrjMJi 10.717.84 imoTmwc ■ . Ten Dollars — • 4 n W« »r« (ltd to nimwti that Mr. ■as TilWjf wwh«< Om In dollwi , dim. laparl any ptddlir to Ua Marrhanta A-.cUtlrm, ndht Un U enrVtod ud nctivi tai doOara. W« hop* Um Httaaai of Mount Airy Mid Story County wil" tiimni with tha biwIimIi tn thia mm to protoet tha pmpb of thi« mw»| ud prtdwti. Tha paMar* only bring to you marrhandiM that the mm* would nat kMdb, da* to ito Mac In ferior Whan you bay fn»m a pad dlar yoa pay wn far tha podi than yoa would pay If you bought K froM a local Marchant. "W» ara for you, you ba far aa." Mt Aky Merchants tesnMliw YOU SHOULU RAM THt SIMRY COUNIY LOAN 1 TRUST CO. ' AS YOUR EXECUTOR FOR THE e Water Drink McKnifbt'a Pure Cool Water ■■■"' 'r - ' ~ .' BUY IT BY THE BOTTLE—USE IT DAILY * Sir 10 canto Gallon delivered in Mount Airy. 5 Cento Gallon at Spring Hundreds of People Declare H To Be Healthful and Palatable MCKNIGHT'S Jurt Actom the Loriffi Creek from tke E. J. Jamil. Mi WWtakar. Catey i owfer. M. M. Haaiby, L W. Bariwr. . C. Cooo. 4. B. Jaffartaa. i. t. Yok or. TW Beatt, W. B. Oaow, 8. Ci arson, W. C. Haft, Praak Hall, B. 8. j nam, Carl Tata, H. J. Click. J. A. •yaoida. C H. CWkbaaa. W. 8. 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