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OCTOBER 15, 1915,
$1.00 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
VOL. I NO. 7 SYEVA, N. C,
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OLD MAN DISCOVERED
The identity and whereabouts of
the individual signing himself, "The
Old Mann" to a series of articles
published in the Journal for the last
several months has been quite a
conundrum to the readers of that
paper especially old cit zens of Jack
son county. I am not among the
older ones although getting quite
hoary and have spent many happy
(jays on the old red hills of Webster,
(now deceased) and the rugged sides
of Jackson County's lofty peaks. I
have carefully noted the writings
endeavors of my pld friends Tom
Frizell, Joe Buchanan, and Jess
Leopard to spot this same old mann
end James Cathey's denial of being
this "Old Mann" I have been expect
ing for a long time to hear from
others of my old friends who have
been born and raised and lived to
the ripe old age of four score years
or more, and who at the time this
"Old Mann" gives his historic dates
knew every man in the whole of
Jackson County. I speak of such
men as M. W. Bryson, Wib Fisher,
the Cowan's D. L. Love, W. A. Enloe,
whom he speaks of and many others,
and "oh say" what has become of
Tom Davis (colored) he surely ought
to have located this same "Old
Mann" but it looks as if it was left
for me to enlighten the readers of tlje
Journal and place before the anxious
waiting, and almost despairing pub
lic the name of this "Old Mann".
In doing so I will ask you to go
back to the beginning of his bach
of Junk and review it with me, and
see if the whole gummed up don't
in brazen letters spell this "Old
Manns name. We will now review
that, Dog-tail. Had you ever thought
of what a wonderful old bear hound
? If not read mat tms, wiieu
COTTON AND THEOUTH
wasi
only a boy father ' and I went to
3uncomb County, on returning nome
we camped near the head waters of
Scotts Creek, along in the night I
heard a noise in the brush I seen
two red balls tte gun snapped and
the dog kissed me etc, the dog had
followed us and had overtaken us
at this place" now reader how does
that dog-tail wag to you? Taking
his dates for it we will say this dog
tail was supposed to happen about
not less than eighty years ago, he
being ninety-eight years old now
and was only a boy when the gun
snapped, and at that time you older
men know about how long it would
take one to make the trip to Bun
combe over the roads and mode of
travpiind etehtv years ago. I say
and I believe you will all agree
with me, that was the most wonder
ful dog I have any knowledge of5
either in history or experience and
! have had an unlimited expenence
in hounds. After reading this dog
tail I asked several of the old hunt
ers of the Scotts Creek locality if
they knew of any blood - of that
strain of Bear dogs being bred no
this late day. If so by whom? The
answers I received were, its a lost
dog, and "its a dead dog" one said
the last dog known to be of the
blood of the dog that made the
famous historical one week handi
cap race through the Counties of
Haywood and Buncombe over
strange roads and through strange
localities on his masters trail, and
only for the old flint lock gun losing
its priming would have met his
death at the hands of that same
young master died by over eating
trie Balis Mulligan at the big stew
and plenty of moonshine Banquet
heldoii the hill south east of Web
ster the night after the one eyed
gent had his neck pulled. I was
further informed that only one
family owned the blood of these dogs
and that this family lived near the
Cracking chestnut Gap. That is the
end of the dog-tail.
(Continued next week.)
. (By Walter H. Candler)
The cotton situation for the past
year has taught the South a valu
able lesson. The question now is,
will she profit by this lesson, will
she quit being a one crop country
and turn to diversified crops the
road to agricultural prosperity ? High
priced cotton has kept the South
back more than anything else by
making it a one crop country. This
cannot be successfully contradicted
by any thinking man.
Credit will ruin any country.
Cotton calls for credit The average
fanner in the South today is in debt
to his bank and merchant This i
an unfortunate condition. No coun
try can pave the way to prosperity
when the majority of her citizens
are in debt The farmer is not alone
responsible for this state of affairs,
he is, rather, the unfortunate victim.
The crouble lies m duly in the credit
system, iu extending credit to the
farmer, the merchant and banker
insists that he plant every available
foot of ground in cotton.
The farmer is compelled by the
inexorable law of credit to depend
upon the one crop, which, when
gathered, will bring him in .the most
cash. While raising this crop he and
his family buy meat that comes
from Ciicago, beans from Boston,
molasses from New Orleans, wheat
from Kansas; coffee, sugar and rice
from most any old place. He pays
two or three prices for these com
modities, and when his crop is in
he is lucky if he can pay up and
break even and be in position" to
start again the folio wing year where
he began the preceeaing year. He is
not progressing, he is merely living,
thats all.
The question of diversified farm
ing has been a much vaunted quest
ion in the South for the past few
years. But what can we expect when
we teach one thing and practice
another? The farmers would be glad
enough to have diversified crops if
they could, but the trouble with
most of them, they can't It takes a !
certain amount of money each year
for them to get by on, and unless
they plant cotton, the banker will
not let them have this money and
the merchant will not extend credit.
Who is to blame?
The South is the most productive
farming country in the United
States. There are very few things of
any real value that cannot be suc
cessfully raised in the South. It is a
fine hog country, and some of the
finest cattle in the world are raised
in the South. No where in Kansas,
or even in Canada can be found
superior wheat, com, and oats to
that grown in the South. Yet the
Southern farmer is borrowing money
at a high rate of interest to buy all
these things, paying two or three
prices for them, while he raises
cotton to satisfy his creditors.
The source of all wealth is farm
ing and manufacturing. Unless we
encourage the Southern farmer to
grow everything on his farm that he
needs; and the Southern manufac
turer to manufacture the pre du As of
the South in the South, we will cry
a long, long time for Southern pros
perity and progress cry in vain.
It is a deplorable condition, and it
may require heroic measures to
remedy it; but it is a condition that
must be remedied before the South
can come into her xwn - her herit
age of prosperity.
23 FAIRS YET TO
BEHELD IN N. C.
Twenty-three county and district
THE ANNUAL CUSF OF KEEPING
HORSES AND MULES.
''The keep of work horses and
mules on the average farm consti-
CREAMERY ROUTE
FOR JACKSON.
fairs, officially recognized by the tute a lar&e and important item in
state department of agriculture and the operating cost of the farm,"
for which aDDroDriations have been : says Mr. J. M. Johnson, of the Farm
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made for premiums, remain yet to
Management Work. "Just what
be held in North Carolina Twelve charge should be made forthe labor
have been completed, and six are of these annimals is an open
scheduled for the week beginning ! Question. The item will vary on
Oct. 12. different farms and under difierent
To all of these fairs, represent- conditions.
atives of the department are detail
ed to act as judges
On account of the decrease in the
appropriation for premiums, ordered
by the state board of agriculture
when severe cuts were made in i he
department's budget, Chairman of
the Fair Committee W. N. Hutt and
his assistants have been hard push
ed to meet he requests of the fair
authorities. All kinds of economy
in expense allowances have been
resorted to, to make the activities
of the department in the interef t of
the fairs as effective as possible.
While last year $5,000 was allow
ed by the board for fair purposes,
this year a reduction of $2,000 leaves
the amount at $3,000.
Fairs already held were in Dur
ham, Salisbury, Wilkes, Jackson
This week fairs are being held for
Avery county at Elk Park; Eastern
Carolina at New Bern; Toe River at
Spruce Pine; Forsyth at Winston
Salem; Alamance at'" Burlington
Lexington at Lexington; Sand Hill
at Pineh urst- - ..v . -f-SiU
The creamery route up the river
which has been under consideration
for some time, will be started next
week.
Mr. Lawrence of the, North Caro
lina Creamery has been here this
week getting everything ready for
the route, he has employed John
Coward to handle the route.
Mr. Lawrence informs us that
Prof. F. H. Brown, Mr. Moody, Mr
Hunter and a number of others are
going to patronize the route, and i
is believed it will only be a short
average farm in Western North time until many others will fall ia
Carolina, and to determine the line.
"To ascertain, if possible, the cost
of keeping a horse or mule on the
ASKEW TO PREACH
Rev. R. H. Askew will preach at
Dillsboro Baptist church Sunday
at 11:00 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.
The Choir has made much pre
paration for an effective song ser
vice. The service will be honored with
a solo rendered by Miss Anna Camp
j Stedman.
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Miss btedman will be accomp
anied by Mrs. Chas. Enloe Daniels.
GET THE HABIT
Come worship with us.
Cottage prayer meeting will be
held at 3:00 P. M. Sunday at the
residence of Mrs. James Parris. Come
help us to carry the glad tidings to
them
Prayer meeting Dillsboro Baptist
Church Sunday 7:30 P.M. Choir
practice 8:15 P. M. Conducted by
Rev. R. H. Askew assisted by the
Superintendent and S. S. teacher
of the M. E. Church. As follows:
Mr. Holmes Bryson, Supt Mr. J.
J. Mason, Bible class teacher. Capt.
W. A. Enloe, Intermediate class.
Mrs. J. J. Mason, Infant class.
Mrs. W. A. Enloe. Junior class.
charge which should be made
against the crop for each work ani
mal, the Division of Farm Manage
ment has made investigations dur
ing the past summer on thirty farms
in Catawba County and has obtain
ed the following results.
"On the thirty farms are kept 92
horses and 45 mules. The horses
average nine years of age while the
mules average just one year more.
The extreme ages run f r om the age
of three years for some of the horses
which are at rather light work to
28 yearg for one horse and 29 years
for one mule. Each of these ani
mals are reported as doing some
farm work. The average weight of
the horses is approximately 1,150
pounds while that of the mules is
1,000 pounds. The farmers gave
ti02-liwri x)f:$i4ffl&. for
an average of $160.80. They valued
the 45 mules at $6,658, or an aver
age of $147.73 per head. The an
nual depreciation in value on the
92 horses was $782.50 or $8.60 per
head while on the 45 mules this
item was $572.50 or $12.50 per head
A few of the mules and a some-
The creamery route for this
county is one of the best things
that has come our way, as it affords
a market for all the butter fat in
the milk that has here to fore
ibeen going to waste comDared
with the price received for it now..
It will be only a few months until
this county will be receiving hund
red of dollars each month for the
cream that has been letting go to
waste.
Prof. Rhodes of this city has
been working on this for sometime
and is to be congratulated on his
successful efforts.
SOUTHERN HOLDS
STOCK MEETING
Richmond, VaM October 12, At
the annual,, meeting of the -stock-Jioldei?)!
.Southern , Railway Com-
; pany today, a large number of in
dividual stockholders attending in
person and a great majority, of the
totai capitalization of the Company
being represented either in person
or by proxy, Fairfax Harrison, Presi
dent of the Company, Robert M.
FACTS FOR SUFFERERS
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lumbago, neuritis, toothache, sprain,
bruise, sore stiff muscles or what
ever pain you have yields to Sloan's
Liniment brings new fresh blood,
dissolves the congestion, relieves
the injury, the circulation is free
and your pain leaves as if by magic.
The nature of its qualities penetrate
immediately to the sore spot. Don't
keep on suffering. Get a bottle of
Sloan's Liniment Use it. It means
instant relief. Price 25c $L00 bottle
holds six times as much as the 25c.
size, : :
fillawsv. Rankpr nf Np;v York and
what larger proportion of the rnrses . John wnmt.Capitalist of Atlanta
were less than five years of age and Ga.whoseterins ag Director8 ex
pired, were re-elected and Henry B.
Spencer, Vice President of the Com
pany, who was elected by the Board
to fill the unexpired term of the
late CoL A. B. Andrews, was also
elected Director for a full term of
three years.
Following the policy inaugurated .
last year, the meeting was open to
the public and there was full and
frank discussion of the report cover
ing the operations of the Company
for the fiscal year, ended June 30th,
which was submitted to the stock
holders at thismeeting, and of the
plans and prospects for the coming
year. President Harrison presided
and a number of the Vice Presi
dents and other principal officers
were in attendance and all questions
asked by stockholders in regard tp
the management of the property
were fully answered and full infor
mation given concerning the affairs
of the Company and conditions in
the territory it serves.
were reallv increasing in value.
The value of the horses and mules
amounted to $21,441. The total
depreciation in value per year
amounted to $1,355. At six per
cent the interest on the valuation
amounts to $1,286.40. The veteri
nary services amounted to $13.50
or slightly less than ten cents per
animal. The shoeing bills amount
ed to $325.20, while the total cost
of all feed consumed amounted to
$14,231 15. This makes the annual
cost of keeping 137 head of work
stock on thirty farms in the Pied
mont section of North Carolina
amount to $17,215,31. This gives
an average cost per animal per ani
mal per year of $125.66.
OUR 2IST ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday, Oct. 12th, is the 21st an
niversary of the University of
North Carolina.
Dr. J. H. Kirkland, Chancellor of
Vhnderbilt University,' will make
the address. Subject, Patriotism
anew Interpretation.
On Monday night, October 11th,
the visiting alumni will meet to re
kindle their loyalty and enthusiasm
to inform themselves about the
University's rapidly enlarging
work, and to form constructive
plans for co-operation a field in
North Carolina.
Altogether the occassion will be.
a great event in the history of the
University.
SYLVAN
HEIGHTS
FOR . SALE
My "place in the sun" opposite
Court House and Fair Grounds: Two
five room dwellings, 1 basement,
crib, stables, smokehouse, 3000 ap
ple trees, peach, pear, plum and
cherry trees, and 100 grape vines.
Low price and easy terms to quick
buyer. Title perfect, no encumb
rances. . '- Geo. P. MeLler.
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