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VOL. I NO. 7
SYLVA, ;N. "G.;: JUNE. 121914
$1?00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
IMMENSE PROFITS
IN RAISING SHEEP.
In two average sized, counties m
North Carolina an organization
known as the Western North Caro
lina Sheep Breeders' Association is
achieving marked results in sheep
production. How is this being clone?
Are the obstacles fewer and the
risks less hazardous under their
conditions? Not-any less so than
in other sections of the State.
This organization above mention
ed has a president, vice-president
secretary -treasurer, arid a board of
three managers. All of . the wool
andiambs produced by the organi
zation are marketed r through the
board of managers. The first draft
of lambs is sold about June 20 and
the second about July 20. All of
the best lambs are sold on the first
market day and the smaller and
less desirable ones on the sec ond
market day. This aids materially
in standardizing the lamb crop
which is a very important. factor in
securing the best market prices.
The wool is all graded and sold in
like manner at the most opportune
time in the year. Marked results
have been secured by this method
of selling both these products.
Most sheep men will admit that a
small sized flock will ordinarily re
turn from 50 to 100 per cent on the
money invested. No. other ' farm
animals will return such a-; profit
under normal conditions '
The reply, .to. the... question "doj
you consider sheep profitable fatty
animals other than thejammediate
profit obtained from themgwain
every case, except one, that; ; thjgy
destroy weeds, briers, ahdjleriricfi
the soil, scattering'the maniire uni
formly over the fields wjSch they
occupy. The question of increas
ing fertility by raising sheep on the
land is of very much greater im:
portance than ordinarily consider
ed
from any of the disease pests.
The last -census shows r that
North Carolina contains only 214,
000 sheep of all , kinds :. and ages.
This is slightjy over 2,000 sheep to
each county in the; State, ; Sin ce
1900 there has been a decrease in
the number.of about 30 per cent,
the total number, in 1900 ;being
301,000. At this rate ot decrpsae
the number of the sheep produced
will eventually become almost in
appreciable. , . The large amolintlfo!
waste land in North Carolina
could be profitably used in sheep
production. A combination of the
use of waste land with supplemen
tal r i "in
icu lecus wiu not only return a
profit but add materially to the
fertility to the farm lands. Aver
aged sized flocks of 30 to 60 head
are recommended, larger flocks not
being as profitable under general
farm conditions.
Mutton has never been popular
in America largely because of es
tablished 6ustoms and low price of
beef. During recent years the ad
vance in the price of beef hasgiv
en a stimulus toward the consump
tion of ' more of this product.
There is no doubt but what the use
of more mutton would have a fav
orable effect on the beef and per
mit of the use of more fresh meat
on the farm than is now ordinarily
consumed. It is not possible for
the farmer to slaughter beef when
ever beef is desired. Fresh meat
an be provided very conveniently,
however, on farxs where sheep are
produced. Muttonis a"excellent
food arid ia ver )pajatable wheri
properly dressed
Thereis no good fea$ori why irfore
sheep snould not be proauceci m
h SHELL GAME.
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SYLVA
COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE.
The faculty of the Sylya Colle
giate Institute has been selected
for the ensuing term with several
additions. Prof. Ingram who has
served so efficiently in that capaci
ty will again be the principal, Rev
R. P. Ellington holds the chair of
English, Miss SaLLie Mae Snyder is
teacher of Mathematics and Art
Miss aomia Shell, of Latin and
French, Miss Lula F. Tisdale, RaTio,'
Voice and Expression and Mrs J. C.
Ingram Domestic" Science.
Rogers in New Y.ork HeraWr
THE TRUE AIM IN LIFE.
No man Is greater than his reso-
this Stae anthereby Uzutions.r Therefore it it necessary
tne price oi meai ana stimulate - . , . x, . ... c
tbe use of more fresh meaMn the that we aim high in this life. So
farm which would beneficial both many young people have no pu.-
from the standpoint of economy aw , ;f, .,;lnnd :n wnr(
andhealth. r . 2
never tnmKmg wnai tney win uo in
the future. They go to school, if
they go all, just because they are
compelled to go. '
Every boy and girl should at an
V1LS0N-H0NAKER.
Miss Gertrude Wilson, and Mr.
In England and Scotland h. C. Honaker were married Sunday early period ask himself this ques-
many of the thin, chalky, hill lands m0rning at the home of the bride' s tion: "What am I going to do in
would be useless were it not for the uncie Mr. W, W. Brown. this life? JVhat can I do that will
large flocks of sheep which are kept The wedding was a quiet affair be most helpful to others?" Then,
on them. The same condition pre- only the near relatives, and a few by keeping this question ever be-
vails in many counties in tms intimate menas oi ine onae Deme fore him. ne ,mi soon arrive at a
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State, vet verv few resorts to the nresent The ceremony was, pro- definite aim. He should be like
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to thft shp.ftn indnstrv for soil im- nonriced bv Rev. J. J. Grav. thp marksman, take good aim and l w hp thp. highest aim. Education, M-ne local traae, aireaay yet.
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provement. Are not the results Mr. and Mrs. Honaker left on be sure to reach the mark. An aim- to be of most value, must develop wnatjnore need be said? Could
obtained from these jtwenty-six the east bound morniog tram tor less person is a curse not only to
farmers convincing evidence tha t Cincinnati and other northern himself but to the whole comraum- i
Ms- strenthYouuimcover,
your? talents yBios&r yuui ucis""3
Mr - . - -r -
rnd let them fully understand your
purpose, if ypu wish to live a life
of power.
A great aim in the life or every
one should be to get a good educa
tion in brder to "develop his fullest
powers. But education alone wil
not do this. Then, why should we
get an education. This is the way
I heard one boy express his idea..
When asked why he did not go to
school, he answered: "I liave educa
tion enough now not to be cheated
in a trade." It is a mistaken notion
Uncle Walt Mason, Poet, philo
sopher andhumorist. always gives
us sound advice." He joins thebuy
it-at-home crusade and his words
ring clear and strong.
-"Kersmith and Kirkshaw deal in
wax and Chinese eggs and carpet
tacks. They are good sports in
every wayrthey cough np money
every xlay to make the towtf a bet
ter place in which to live and
push your face. They hire a doz
en clerks or more, who wait on pa
tfonslig their store. - Odr cross
roads burg they would upbuild,
anil see it with glad people filled,
and to that end they blow , their
scads likejtruly patriotic lads But
when we need of eggs: a.; few, we
send away to Timbuctbo; and hen
aTcarpeC tackjsre'jsli,rit,s'" sfiipfel
Ithe ndtlorf in iusdome that things;
re best away from homeland so
we order caps and hats, and hum
mingbirds and Maltese cats, from
strangers in some town remote,
who would not know us from a
goat. We ship away our hard ear
ned kale, and get our fourth rate
junk by mail. Say are we seers, or
are we fools? Those strangers
don't support our schools, or keep
the peeler on his beat.- or help to
pave Commercial street. They do
not paint the village pump or build
a fence around the dump. If our
that we educate ourselves in orde, old burg were blown away they
tnfit ua for money making. It wil wouldn't care a bale of hay. Ker-
do that for us, but that should not smith and Kirkshaw ought to get
sheen raising is Drofitable Doints. They will return to Char-
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The backward 'condition of the leston West Va. and will make
sheep industry is ordinarily attriT their home near that city.
bute to the prevalence of the dog. The bride is a charming, ahd popu
While the elimination of this pest lar young lady and has a large
would be a long step forward in circle ef friends in Sylva and Jack
building up the sheeii industry, it son County as well as in other-
is not absolutely necessary to do sections of Western North Carolina.
so to make it a success. Statistics The groom is a lumberman and
show that a relatively .small Der- is well known in business circles
centage of the sheep destroy ed is here having been engaged in the
caused by 'dogs. The f stomach lumber industry in Jackson and
wo-m and other diseases peculiar Transylvania Counties betore going
to sheen are known to he more fa- ta West Virginia where he now
tal. The dog nuisance can be con- i 1 ives.
irouea largely oy housing or lino T AY
corralling the slieep at tiight, lflliu It llr
DILLARD
and the stomach worm by provid
ing a rotation of pastures " and by
following the practice ofariy mar- her'home at 10 o'clock yesterday
keting. In the larger, .sheep -pro- morningr after a protracted: illnesr.
ducing states the dog; is a menace She leaves her husband end one
to the sheep industry the same as daughter, Mrs. H. M. Bungarner, one
in the South. By proper housing brother, Lee Hooper of Speedwell
or corralling at night -destruction land one sister, Mrs. John Alley.
from this source (n be reduced to r The funeral will be conducted
a minimum. It is just as neces- this afternoon by Rev. J. J Gray
sary to corral sheeii where fio Old
pravalent as it is to guard" them Field cemetery.
ty. For instance, here is a girl who
as h3 ain; shi car33 not wait she
may do in the future and thinks
only of having a good time. Then
certainly she will influence her
friends in the same way. Even if
they had a purpose, she would com
pletely destroy it. Thus cursing
her own life and that of every girl
who comes in contact with her.
As a man thinketh in his heart,
inherent facilities and capabilities anything be added to this excellent
crt that life itself will vield the rich- reasoning so cleverly stated? Then
est enjoyment. But is this the true take uncle Walt's advice and buy
aim in life? Do we live-only to "dinome.
q . dnnH timft. make , all the
money we can and think always of
our own welfare? No; this is far
from life's" true aimv One of our
American poets expressed guidance
of Guidance of God. The most im
portant characteristic in the life of
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Rev. L. B. Abernethy, Ph. D, Pas
tor. Preaching 1st and 3rd Sun-
Columbus was that he gave God days at 11 a m. and 7:30 p. m.
ordit for all he did. All his great Sunday school every Sunday
i j rfn.ui rtaVpn in the mormng at 10 o clockChas. L
SU lie 13, auu v lit ii uuw oimicu iu eillcrprioco mrcio uuuvvuv I -
thft wrong course.
change. You can build a house j
and if it does not suit you, you can
tear it down and build a better one
than before, but your character can
be torn down by dissipation, by
evil thoughts and vile " habits, and
can never be rebuilt Christ can
forgive the thief on the cross, but
he cannot give him the character
of an honest man.
Society does- not always help
those who do not , help themselves
The World neither, elects nor selects
its leaders. It acknowledges their
superiority only, after the individual
has forcedjhisjfellows to recognize
it is hard to ) name of the Holy Trinity. One T of Allison, Supt
the most prominent features which Baptist Church
distinguished our forefathers was Rev. R. P. Ellington, Pastor.
heir devotion to God They under- Preaching 2nd and 4th Sundays at
took nothing which they did not 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
beg of himlto prosper; they accom- Sunday school every Sunday morn
plished nothing without rendering ing at 10 o clock T, C, Bryson,
to Him the praise. Supt. . ; .
Then in considering the true aim Union jPrayer Meetmg every
of life, let us not forget God. For if Friday evening at 7:30.
in our haste to be rich and mightyd St John's EpisopaL -
we outrun our literary and religious Services every Sunday morning
institutions, they will never., over-
rtake usor only come up. after the
battle of liberty is fought and lost, j
as spoils to grace the victory. -
LtENA'AsHE.
11 O'clock.
WANTED From 300 to 500
bushels Irish Potatoes at; 70 ,cents
per bushel-' Sylva Supply Co.
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