PANIELS for ,l??sfi.l us Daw<'t$ ili K;,lci:;l> Xi'Ws an* a?ii. Secretary of the Navy'^Woodrou Wilson v cabinet, if.^Sng aeriut: my ,\ a a^MirfMate for tl, r s 't .nomination for preside ' moment appeal's to h. raucous in North Cua.1L., i ,i. . ? j - ?'??) it in various counties, J'u , i he drifting away of many v 1 the >I< Adoo supporters. . / ? That MeAdoo liad the almost s -I:, backing of the Democrats of t. state two weeks ago, is sure; bui since attempts have been made to I'Oiuiecf his name with the Sinclair t ami uoiieny oil interests, there ha jjcfii ;i dicided loss to liis strength ij. .North , Carolina. There is a feeling that the derno oi-.its must nominate a man in .whose lumesty and freedom from corpor ation inlluenee the people, all of the -people. have confidence and there is teeliii'.' in North Carolina that Dauicta is- the man. ? o '? ( . NORTON SCHOOL HAS CLOSE1 ? # , ; " "> Mis. i). A. Watson and Mi's. Man Hooper were guests of Mrs.G.Nortoii ^julay. 0 ? v Mr. Vyilliam Corbin made a bu? incss trip to Lake Toxawav,1 lasi week. . % Mr. (i. Norton h s been on the sick list: ul:i?l to see him out agin. Mr. K. Bumgarner was in oui settlement last week. Messrs. Leonard Norton and Horn er I'otts went to Lake Toxaway on-< day last week. Mr/Paul Fugate and wife and Mrs. 1). A. Bumgarner were the guests pi Mr.,an\l Mrs. Lewis Nortod. Rev. Frank Buugarner passe<. through our settlement on his way home hum Pine Grove, where lu had beta to fill his regular appoint went. , ' 1 m stare sorry our school is oiu. By efence.Jre tqrib&SiK i m love3t by all the students' an*, patrons of the school. I hope we trill be able to get her back next year. <; L r u PARTY AT WAYEHUiTA An enjoyable surprise party was gi\ MissLucy Long, -at her homeJMoi. day night. , Those present 'were. Misses Lessie and Ldna iienson,l?i t ty Angel, Gertie and Leonora Watso. and Orphia Stephens and Messiv Roy ai(d William Stephens, Fran. Crawford, Larl Watson, Don and Jaek Gillian. / Mr. Emmit Bryson and Mr. Ton. H. Siinpson were visitors on Way olmtta, Sunday after noon. Mjs? Gertie Watson and Mr. Olin Crawford, w hoi have been teaching at Pine Creek, have returned home at the close of their school. Miss Emma Dills lias been very ii. We wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. Cecil Diilard was the dinne. guest of Mr. Roy Stephens Sunday. o ERASTUS We are having some very colt, weather here now. Mrs. ,T. B. Bumganier is visitin? her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Moody, Ui Webster, this wetk, a Messrs. W. R. Moss and C. ?1. Manous Weut to Sylva Saturday oi. business. Mr. Fuber M. Moss has beei. awarded the mail route from Lrasiu. to Highlands. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Moody an., daughter Christine were the guests o. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Moody, Satur day nisrhC* Mrs. Huthy J. Moss, Mrs. C. J: Mauous, Misses Charlotte and Olive Stewart, Ruby Moss and Messrs. J M. Mo?, Roy Stewart, Charlie Bum Kariier and Van Childers attendee, the sinking school at Yellow Ml. Thursday. Mr. Hurl Moss, who has been a *?rk at Pisgah |"orest, is at home f?r a lew days. We are glad to see Mr. W. R. Mos; ?ut again after a few days of illness. , ^r- I). E. Peek, from Cullowhee. was liere last week. iliss Crete Stewart, from Sylva u yisiting friends and relatives here 0r a few days. Mr. G rover Moss was here last from Cullowhee?'1 . ' . Mr. L. (J. Stewart went to Sylva dst week, T\Ir . LI. T.' Hunter, of .Cullowhee, ;ade the address of welcome, which \yas responded to by Mrs. Ernest L. Wilson, of -Sylva. The morning ses ?ion, after the devotional service, was 'argely given over to hearing the re ports from the Woman's Missionary ^cieties, Young Women's Missionary rirls' Auxiliaries, Royal " Ambas adors and Sunbeam Bands of the association, and the discussion of plans for promoting interest among 'ie women and young people. \ After lunch, which was served by he ladies of the Cullowhee church, it the church, Rev. R. C. Campbell, pastor of the Baptist church at Can jn, made an address on the Seventy ive Millioi^ Campaign. A feature of the day's program jras special music, by young la/dies ?f Cullowhee. ; \ J1 STOPS PREACH ING AT OLIVET .? I1 N . We arC all fshut in' at this place .CKint of. the rain and lyud. The] ..d wa; so deep that liev. Mr.; ryan, failed to fill Lis regular ap lint aent at the Methodist churci 7v.re Sunday. , m Sorry to say e\ erybody' , is having i lot of sickness Mrs. J. II. Bridges has been ver\ Ick, but glad to say she is improving, j Mr. P. J.lleidt has just ratuhiteu i Wayne vilie.) where he spent j ? end i n business. jj. i' ariuer returned Frida.\ . Asiicviile, where he lias bee^j. , ' ug. ?us - th fee*' sons, -*V enoy, - -?Sr .on and Vcster FaVmer.He reported i jolly good time, & i Mr. Jess Nelson and Goldman ivinsland were in this section Sun day. Mrs. C. N. Frady and Misses ] Roberta and Hannah Lee Farmer ,iade a trip to the Cherokee Indian icliool one day last week. Mr. Willie Howell was a visitor ,i the home of Mr. Johnson, Wcd .esday night. Mr. Robert Howell made a bus .less trip ^to Bnjson (/it)" last week. , V : T 1 SHOAL CREEK Mr. Webii, of Asheville, spent Sun iay night with his son, Mr. Clari. Yebb. Mrs. IT. G. Bird returned Friday .rom a visit to Sylva. I iMjes^rs Cari lloyjie, Thedore .kinsland and AL .v.i.all Gasis called at j Jr. J. H. Hughes'. M iss Annie Crl ;p, of Waynesville, I ?ame in Sunday- for a few days isit to Mr. Phil Crisp's, Mr. J. M. Hughes stopped with J. | J.v Terrell Sunday. Mrs. I/. W. Cooper called at Mr. I Sevier Keehcr's, Saturday evening. Mr. G. A. Ivinsland called on Mr. I J. B. Terrell Tuesday. > Mrs. G. C. Wiggins was the guest | af *Mr. J. L. Wiggins, Sunday. Little Frank Crisp has pneumonia. The school gave an interesting program Friday afternoon. The vis -iors present were Misses Grace Joyle and Essie Anthony, Messrs. uther Hoylc, D. C. Hughes' and jharlie Worlev.. Miss Florence Brown spent Thurs day night with Miss Etta Kinslarid. Qualla and Whittier Basket Ball , earns, both girls and boys, played ?t Shoal Creek Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bradburn ] ave moved to their new home.. jTATE DEMOCRATS TO MEET APRIL 17. Thursday April 17, is the date greed upon i'or "the Demof ratic state convention to meet, in Raleigh, ccording tq a resolution adapted by Jie state executive committee. Pre cinct meetings for the selection of delegates, to the county conventions will be held on April 5, throughout North Carolina. ; , Vi , . ?) . . .. ? " , .... i Marriage sicenses Henson Littlejehn to Lewee Little jj'ii n, (Indians.) John Moses to Bdfesi^ ,Ci*irford. ?]?I L'i ... . BLISHERS W_LL MEET Tlic Wl North Carolina Week " " ' M ' " .1 Iy Pros* 4 "yjciation will meet in t t\ j Ash evil le J v u y Miareh 21. The ses sions will be held at the Langrcn Hotel. Tiie\pr?'g^n\ follows: Afterncxi Session, '3 :30 o'clock ! Roll Call, ' Roaa-ing of Minutes. 1. Ho*v i handle a Good News Story. * (a). Getting Correct Facts. ' (b) Important Sentences, Cli-| max, etc. s Nosh Hcllowell, Hcndersonville j vews. Dan Tompkins, Jackec^i County Journal, Sylva. >sq 2. How 1 Handle ^Foreign Adver-I tising. " V ) Lee B. Weathers, Cleveland Star,] Shelby. r P. A. Bryant, Statesville Land mark. Historian's Paper. Annual Poem. | Evening Session, 7:30 o'clock Election of Officers. ^ / 1. My Biggest Problem and How I Solved it. J. Tv Perkins, News, Lincolnton. :,T. D. Boone, Mountaineer-Couri or, WaynesVille. r . Postal Rules and Regulations. ! A. C. Honeyeutt, News-Herald, | Albemarle.V Fred May, News-Topic, Lenoir. 3. Round Tabic Discussion. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH : 9 ^ Bryson City Times Feb., 22. ? The mil daughter : f Mr. awl ; Mrs. J.aude Parrhh , v, a\s burned to death ?nl Fridhy ai'u'ni^on. The mother tr.u father re both out in the iii'd. The little daughter tfent up to i ;e\ lire place awl, losing her bal ance, fell into the fire where they t'ouhd the little cue on coming into the house. She only livifd, a' few hours. The 'uneral took place ^on Saturday. The ..4l*fthy of this community, goes t(.to the pavrtt;.; in the great al> V;. ti n. 1 s* > "* '1 %a *T' ' ' '' ' 'y BALSAM IAS ?IAD-D0G SOARE | A- ? r \ J 1 A /dog belonging to Mr. and M rs. Odell Barnes v.ji.s 1 fonnd mad Wed nesday morn in'/.- >Thev succeeded in having it killed before it did any damage. It is hl'licved that the dog was bitten by the mad-dflg that passed thrai v.'/ U^sam recently and was killed i:t( L c/'elwood. Mr. and 3 r iV. E. EiUley spent i':C week e;-.-. ? !i!i her motlier, Mrs. Odelie fTones ? H ryson City. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Arringlon, who ave been visi< :;g for some time in Old Fort and ( . nton, are now visit ing thtir liter, Mrs. Odell Barnes. Tliey' \\\ 11 leave this week . to reside in Can! n. ) There is a i:e?vt bab> in the home of Mr. and Mrs. General Sludor, and we arc sorry to say tliat Mrs. Sluder is quite sick with pneumonia. Mrs. W. S. "Christy will leave this week for Norfolk, Va. ' / r > Mrs. R. L. Cope and little daughter who have been visiting her parents,] Mr. ahd Mrs. YV. J. Cogdill, returned Monday to their home in Ashcvillc. Miss Emnu*\ McKay left Saturday to visit her brother, Mr. Wade Mc Kay, in Winston Salem. ? ? Another new Ctise of small pox in! Balsam. TO ERECT THREE | 1 STORY BUILHING Another three styy business build ing will be erected in Sylva, this . pring, and excavation work has al ready been begun. W. R. SherriM and C. C. Buchanan recently purchased two lots on Main street, between the Tuckafia^ee Bank, and the L.iptist church prop erty, and will1 begin the erection ol a business and ofiice building,'" a?: the excavation is completed. . The new building will hj of tuick and concrete an i will be three stones in height. It viU.bc a modern ojnee md business building, 40 by 60 fret-. ? ? ? ? ? O r?i ? 95 YEAR OLD W OMAN HAS . ' > > BACKER'S SCHOOL TO CLOSL Tlu-Barker'sCreek school will close Friday night, after a most success ful term, Every body is well pleased with the teachers ; ? Mr. and Mrs. \[ *i4an Cooper and Mr. Claude i nes.. ; . , ?, *, 'Hir community prayer meetings on Wednesday ityid Friday night are pr> ymssing. ^c$ly, and jgverxJjjMfr, i*. interested. _ v . .... ? Mis: Birdell Sutton and Hyman Snt ton visited at Mr. Lee Bradley's. Miss Hannah Jane Davis spent Monday night at Mr. A. D. Jones'. Mrs. Sallic Parris made a business ? 4 . ' * trip to Wilmot Friday. Mr. Fred Gates. Was here Sunday, from J)ix Creek. Aiiss Bertha Jones went to Sylva, Sunday. Miss Nannie Mae Nation "went to' Wilmot, Friday. Horn, to* Mr. and Mrs. Fradk Gib son. a son. ? ! ? ^ i .Miss Victoria Nation was in town, yesterday. Miss Nellie Sutton went to Wilmot, Sunday evening. * We arc. glad to say that Allen Bradley is on the road to recovery after a long -and -serious sickness. Mr. Russie Sutton spent Sunday wits his brotser, Jack Sutton. There will be a .'box supper here Saturday night, March First. Every body is cordially invited. DOES POULTRY FAY ON THE FARMS OF JACKSON COUNTY? ( By R. W. Gray, County Agent.) ? ft J* We have kept a complete record of the flock of white leghorn hens on the farm of Mr. A. J. Dils, at Syl va, fort the month of February up to the night of the 27th. For 102 hens the feed bill was $28.15. These hens producedi 1554 egj^s, and the oggs were were sold for $51,8Q, leaving a net profit of $22-. Go for the month. ' ' . Thi,s fl'ogk. of pullets, on February First, was only producing 48 eggs per day. On February 27th they arc producing 63 eggs- a day. Watch theJourjraLfor other records and lot us help'. ypu do the same or better.!... ?. 7 ?r. ??.; i ? . ? " . ?' T-^? ? FORMER S. C. I. STUDENT WINS DEBATE Ruby Ashe, of Wilmot, aiid a former student at Sylva Collegia te who is now a student at North Carolina / State .?ofteyc^ for Women, v. as. a "winner in a recent debate in the Cornelian Literary So ciety, ?>eeording to The Car-d. :.n, a cplle-.ro publication. The c,nery was: " 'Tis Better to Loved arid Lost than N&ver to Have Loved Ar All ". The affirmative of'ilie question won. the dicision, the win ning d e b at era. being" T\ uby Asfie and LrnestineShipp," defeated Berths Me Rorie and Fannie (Sreen Atlcu. :< * ? r?r ? JTTZ W ? 1 1 ' ? ? T 1 J? '? 5?C. % * . SYLVA EXCHANGE CHANGES OWNERSHIP " ? ' ^ ? ? The Jackson Telephone and Tele graph Company has - succeeded the Waynesville Telephone Company as owner of the local telephone ^ex change. The negotiations were com O / . ,? v* A / pletedlast week. Mr. Murray, who has been in charge of the exchange for the past few months, is maneger of the new company, and 'states that ha ex pects to make a number of improve ments in the immediate future, in eluding buying a new und improved switch board, the laying of cable lines, to succeed the present win system, and other improvements. It is understood that* Mr. J. P. Swift, of Waynesville, who was the president of the Waynesville Telephone Company, is a large stock holders in the new one. * V O? ; USE LARGE SEED PIECE TO INr CREASE IRISH POTATO YIELL ' i : > "? ' Raleigh' Feb. 28.? T^je growers oi early Irish potatoes in North Caro lim usually' speak of their .yield ii: ratio of th 204 bu. ,1-2 potatoes 1 2~> 217 bu. The South Da!:', ia Station secured the following results in the worl^ oi different si/As of seed piece: L, ,1*3 piece jfkjltlniitfld 1 per aero. \ 1 1-2 ounce piece yielded 237 bush els j>er acre. ' , 2 1-2 ounce piece yielded 29!' bushels per acre. . , . N In Kentucky the commercial pcta grower.* pknt 20 to 22 bushels t( the acre, in West Virgina l(i bushel. , ind some other states 1 G to0 18 bushel to the acre. This shovs that ti mall nruber of bushels or bnrrels planted pi." acre in No i t IP Carol in;: necessitates a small sized secrd pieet and consequently dr-reuse ; the cr, p The two ounce seed piece v.'th crie'o." more eyes i.-; rccom?rt"ided. it gives : thriftier and more sturdy plant, : the youn^r plant has plenty of plr.ir food in Hie p.! rent seed piece t< ' tart it growing until the root system is developing. Therefore, no setback ii^ growth l'reni lack of plant food results^ andconsqquently a greater | yield per acre is obtained.' MAY HAVE EXTRA SESSION Governor Morrison has stated that if the report, qf the Ship and Water ways Commission is favorable, whici. he confidently expects it to be, he will call an extra session of the General Assembly. The primary purpose of the extra session, in case it is called, will be to take up the Governor's program of a state-owned s'ipp-ng hne, c?m rying freight to arid from North Carolina, and thereby -vutcru'.tifiall reducing rail road ?: Iglit rates to North Carolina point:., DILLSBORO BO 7 ING FINE RECORD ? . ; >; \ Mr. J. Rcbt. Bell, oT I)i;: boro, who is a ? student at Atlanta ''e^te College, is making an exception ?!'; fine record, there. , " He was recently elect ededVicePrc. ident of the Sophomore Class, i ,Treasurerof the Masonic (Hub. a- < treasurer f i T the Xi Psi Phi fretfiiii-' ?y. lie ?< ;icl? a grndr of 97 -on .Cii?mis ryl in' a recent t^mrHir arid has a 'zeiieral average of 95 on all his studied and examinations. Tom Tarheel says that those good seed he used last year helped to' make the best crop he has ever made. He is going to select the best for use again this year. ' 1 :? * ? let the' bov have a radio. Y Mill Cieek, deed date J Jan. .0, 010. . D.(M. Hall to W.' Pi. Moo Jy, i > intern* in iand in Mountain. csn.d Min r. ( 022. I \Y. M(\vrirt t? 'A*, lit: Moody, I 1-2 acres "o MoirOi i*., i ?' 'J' v."? C 1! /.i chary ct ai io W. f?. Mrody. acres, $12, dated Nov. 26, 1909. *V I: r?3d to i. K. :! e; lot on Maple St., $120.00. W. M. Jamison to Arthur Carden, )t in Sylva, $350.00. Riehard Hooper to D. M Hall, 27 teres, $10.00. j 1 W. M. Quiett to J. W. Walker ?267 Acres in Green's Creek, ?877< ?ct in Cnllowhee, $15.00. i f A. B. Smith to Hcniy Jordan, 51 eres iii- Sylva, $10.00. A. B. Smith to Roy Dalton, I acres in Sylva, $10.00. Henry Jordan to Roy Dalton, 50 teres in Sylva, $10.00. W. It. Blaiiton to Huston Blanton, *5 aires in Scott's Creek, $200.00. W. O. Sherrill to G. W. Rich 4 ores in Qualla, $10.00.' A. fa. Smith to Clyde Smith, 40 ores in Svlva, $10.00. ! ' i ? ' S1LVA GIRL HONORED , Misf? Nita Garrett, of Sylva, has recently been selected assistant coach ?f all athletics at Meredith College, vherc she is a Junior. / ? ? 11111 JNITED DAUGHTERS TO MEET ? 1 _______ * The B. II. Cathey Chapter, United daughter a of the Confederacy, "will neet at the home of Mrs. Clarence? A. Bales, next Thursday afternoon, March 6. o ? O. E. S. T ELECT OFFICERS ' The annual election of offioeiw of the Sylv i Chapter, Ordeit of the Eastern Star will be held at the r*?g ?'am meeting which will be at 3:3CL vi ;t Tuesday afternoon, MaVch 4.. ? \ o A', as cold 'weather is over .id gro'wih begins is time to Rpply ? p dreeing of Nitrate of Soda to f wo: . this spring T How about the ? ecd. tl' implements and the work stock? li ; too wet to plow now but a mighty good ticuo to make plans, . uh workers of the Stata College. ? ? o ? Be ::tingy with the seed planted ~ad have a smaller Irish potato yie^ i, fe* the result secured by rceent V-JtM'at the North Carolina Station* ? About fifteen thousand raral boy* e^rls in North Carolina obtained benefits from organised dub wort last year. The nnmber afaLC br Ittgrr this