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Why She Talked
Conversation would never lag, says
youth's Companion, if everyone used
his mind to the same purpose as did
the small neice of a contributor to the
Chicago Tribune. ' After answering
innumerable questions put by the lit
tle chatterbox, she finally asked:
"Doris, hatever makes you talk so
much?"
"Why," she immediately replied,
"because I always fink of sumpin to
say
!
You Cannot Live on Three Cheers
Two words of wit will often have
more effect than an hour of prosy ar
gument. The most earnest of orators
could hardly have put the case of tho
underpaid teachers so cogently as did
the hero of this story from Every
body's Magazine:
At a banquet given by a large body
of educators the speaker of the even
ing rose and began his address with
the words: "Long live the teachers!"
He was interrupted by a tall, emac
iated young man who t rose from the
rear of the room and in a sepulchral
voice queried, "On what?" Youth's
Companion.
A CONVEX CANAL
How the shape of the earth became
a matter for the decision of an Eng
lish court of law is told in the Spring
field Republican. The plaintiff, nam
ed Hamden, held the opinion that the
earth was not round. He issued an
advertisement, in which he challenged
philosophers, divines and scientific
men to prove the contrary from Scrip
ture, reason or fact. He deposited
twenty-five hundred dollars in a bank
to be forfeited to anyone who could
prove to the satisfaction of any intel
ligent referee that there was such a
thing as a covex railway, canal, or
lake.
The challenge was accepted by the
late Alfred Russell Wallace, who
ranked with Darwin as a scientific
man, and wo poved to the satisfaction
of the referee that the curvature of
the Bedford level canal, between
Whitney Bridge and Welsh's. Dam
(six miles), was five feet, more or
less. He received the money.
The plaintiff was a "poor loser."
He brought an action and recovered
his deposit, on the ground that the
whole affair was a wager, and was
therefore illegal.
It was Murphy's first trip " across
the Atlantic, says the Argonaut. He
felt unspeakably sick, but he failed to
connect the fact of his being on the
ocean for the first time with his ago
ny. The doctor came to him as he
tossed about i his berith.
"Cheer up, man!" he said heartily.
"I know you are feeling bad, but you
are not going to die."
Murphy opened horrified eyes. "Not
going to die?" he wailed. "Faith, doc
tor, I thought I was. That was the
only thing that kept me alive,
REVENUE OFFICERS MAKE RAID
On Friday Revenue officers upon in
formation made a raid in Shocco
Township. Al Davis, negro, was sus
pected of dealing in and transporting
liquor and his house was searched and
the cap to the still was found. Davis
feld; if he returns he wil have an op
portunity to explain to the Federal
judge in Raleigh how the cap came
into his possession.
It is reported that several in Shocco
are under suspicion for manufactur
ing and transporting liquor to both
Henderson and Warrenton; and it is
said that the Revenue officers have
their names.
HARRIS KILLS GREEN
A murder was committed last night
about eight o'clock in Macon when
Geo. Harris, colored, killed with a
pistol Jack Green, colored.
From the evidence it seems that
Harris and Green were together earl
ier in the night, but became separat
ed: that after being separated for
some time that Harris found Green
sitting on the Post Office steps at
Macon and accosted him with the
question: "What did you leave me for"
-and with the question jerked out his
Pistol and shot him dead.
The case was heard before Magis
trate Macon" Thornton, with Esquire
John Allen sitting with him, who com
mitted Harris to jail without bond
to await the action of our next term
Kt Superior Court. '
IE FACT:
ABOUT. WORE
DEMONSTRATION WORK
COST VERY SMALL
The Work Costs The Average
Tax Payers About Six Cents
a Year ; Less Than the Cost of
a Glass of Lemonade.
Warrenton, Oct. 11. It is claimed
by some that Farm Demonstration
work was voted down in Warren
county as a measure of economy. 1
seriously doubt if a majority of, the
people in the county have any definite
idea as to what the work of the Coun
ty agent is costing them. For the
year 1920 the appropriation for farm
demonstration work was $720.00 in
Warren County. This $720 is used te.
pay the salary of the County Agent,
who of course spends most of it with
in the county. In addition to this the
County Agent receives from the State
and National funds about $1600 which
is also spent within the county. In
other words the county invests $720
in demonstration work and as a di
rect result about . $1600 worth" of ad
ditional business is brought into the
county. At the same time the coun
ty is receiving the services of a $2400
man at a cost of only $720. It looks
like a good investment to me.
Property in .round figures is listed
this year at $19,000,000 in Warren
County. The tax necessary to raisa
the $720 mentioned above would be
only 38 mills or less than four cents
on $1000. The majority of the people
in the county pay less than four cents
per year to support Farm Demonstra
tion work, or in other words to hire
a man to look after the interests of
the greatest source of wealth in the
county. A person whose propetrty is
listed on the tax books at $10,000 pays
only thirty-eight cents per year in
taxes to support the Farm Demon
stration work in Warren county. One
cent will pay the tax on about $263
of valuation. Divide the listed val
uation of your property by 263 and
you will ascertain the" number of pen
nies you will pay this year for tnc
services of the County Agent. Are
you getting your money's worth?
Why not? Has the County Agent re
fused to give "you any information
that was asked for? Those who have
worked in cooperation with the Coun
ty Agent are satisfied. If you have
not sought the advice or assistance of
the County Agent, why not do so
now? He will be glad to serve the
people as long as he remains in the
bounty, whether it be six weeks or
six jrears.
The County Agent has not been
able to accomplish a great deal this
year, because it takes several months
for. a new man to become thoroughly
acquainted with the people and the
needs of the county. During the
month of September the County
Agent has been devoting his time and
has made two trips to Raleigh at his
own expense in the interest of the
Cotton and Tobacco farmers of the
county. It was through the instru
mentality of the County Agent that
the Warren County Tobacco Growers
Association was organized, and new
life put into the County Cotton Asso
ciation. Warren v County needs a man to
look fter the welfare of its greatest
business, which is farming. This duty
naturally falls upon the County Agent
and the various organizations which
cooperate with him and with which he
cooperates.
Warren County should not discon
tinue Demonstration' work at the
present time, because there are many
things that need to be worked out by
the Chunty 'Agent would 'endeavor to
do if he were to continue in the work:
(1) An attempt would be made to
organize each township into sub-organizations
of the County Tobacco
Association, and the entire organiza
tion put on a working basis. No roan
is in better position to bring about
an effective organization - of tobacco
growers in the county than the County
AS(2) A similar service is needed by
the County Cotton Association. This
would be given as far as possible by
the County Agent.
T (3) A later attempt would be. made
to organize all Farmers' Organiza
tions in the county into one strong
Farm Bureau to become a part of tne
State and National Farm Bureau
which already has considerable power
The American Red Cross
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in the country, j (8 There are many . other prob-
(4) One of the most important tasks j16 b? rked ut.by
which needs the attention of the Goun-, Cputy At, such as, the im
ty Agent is that of Soil Conservation Pavement, of farm crops through
through surface water control. It is Pjant. breeding and seed selection, and
impossible for the county to make , the improvement of orchards by
much progress in farming while its ; Piling and spraying,
richest soil is being constantly wash- (9) Thousands of dollars worth of
ed away in the streams. Soil conser-! hogs were lost in the county last win
vation must come before soil improve- j ter as. the result 0f Cholera, that was
ment. The county should employ a ! spread over the . county during the
man to give a large amount of his : lapse of time during which the county
time in showing farmers how to build had no Agent. One of the duties of
terraces that will carry the water off j the County Agent is to assist in the
fVa .1 o-nrl Trrif Virwif machine nwav the ' dbntrol :of hos Cholrea and other
soil. ' Some of this work has been
done by the County Agent and much
more will be done this fall. Several
years however should be devoted to
this work" in order to make it' really
worth while.
(5) Boys and Girls Club work shouk
be improved and continued in the
county in order to prepare well
trained farmers for the future.
(6) Farmers are constatly confront
ing problems about which they need
assistance, information or advice. The
County Agent is a graduate of Agri
culture and has considerable exper
ience as a farmer, and it is his busi
ness to keep posted on the work of
the Experiment Stations and the
State and National Departments of
Agriculture and have at hand or se
cure information that the farmers
need.
(7) The tobacco crop must b re
duced next year. The County Agent
will be needed to assist in the new
problems of production and market
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SOPLE OF OUR TOWN
The Hen Herder is Peeved, for Old
Stupid, the Prize Boob of the Universe,
was over in the neighbor's New Garden
and well nigh Et Up everything in
Sight and the Neighbor vows that
Stupid will yet Grace a Platter at his
'Sunday Dinner. Raising chickens, like
Raising . Chi ldren, is Easy in the
Books.
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diseases. The entire salary of the
County Agent can t saved many
times oyer each year in the value of
the hogs that he saves from Cholrea.
' U0)"TKer County "Agent iff needed
to devise means by which plant dis
eases may be controlled. The indi
vidual farmer does not have time, nor
the training necessary for working
out these poblems.
There are several possible reasons
why the people of Warren County
should have voted against Farm Dem
onstration work. My honest opinion,
however, is that there were two reas
ons above all others. I think that
prejudice on the part of a few and
misinformation on the part of many
were the two outstading causes of the
defeat of Demonstration work in
Warren County on te fifth of last
June.
I do not believe the people of War
ren Oounty have an idea that they
stand so far ahead of other progres
sive counties that they do not need
the services of a County Agent,
neither do I believe that the people
of the, county are so far behind other
counties in intellectual capacity that
they rae incapable of using the ser
vices of the County Agent. .1 do not
believe the people of th county hold
any grudge against its Agent, for if
that werethe case they would say so
and ask for another agent, instead of
casting a vote against the work. The
trouble is that the people do not
realize how little the work is costing,
not how much can be accomplished by
intelligent cooperation - with the
Agent.
Other ounties realize the value ox
the County Agent so much that they
are. increasing their appropriations
in order to retain good men. Greene
County recently doubled its appropria
tion, making it $1500. Wayne Coun
ty increased its appropriation to
$2500 in order to pay its agent a sal
ary of H0Q0t which was necessary in
order to keep him in the work. There
are several other counties that are
now making appropriations of $1200
to $2500 in order that their agents
may receive salaries ranging from
$2500 to $4000 per jrear. Why.shoukv
n't Warren County at least continue
its appropriation. - This county needs
the services of an agent just as much
so as Greene County Wayne County
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DEMOCRATS AT
DOOR OF SUCCESS
New; York, Oct. 9. The foes of the
Legaue of Nations have at last come
out into the open. Senator Harding's
Des Moines speech pledges him to re
ject not only the League bue any mod
ification of . it. ,
The hour is at hand when the friends
of world peace must unite to preserve
the only agency ever constructed to
effect it. The Democratic candidates
are pledged to see that the United
States goes into the League with all
reservations necessary to preserve the
ascendancy of our congress and con
stitution and their national commit
tee is in need of funds to complete the
great battle for peace now being wag-
ed.
We are at the threshold of success
after many discouraging days and re
ports from all over the country reveal
that the nation is afire for the League
and needs only insistent presentation
of the truth to elect Cox and Roose
velt. May I prevail upon your interest in
this great cause once again to ask you
to publish this appeal for financial aid
from all who would save the League
and brand with infamy Senator Hard
ing's plan to make a separate jieace
with Germany.
The time to help is now. It mat
ters not how much or how little any
man or woman can send. I urge that
it come at once.
GEORGE WHITE, Chairman,
Democratic National Executive Com.
Contributions may be sent to J. M.
Broughton, State Finance Chairman
of the Democratic National .Committee
Raleigh, or direct to W. W. Marsh,
treasurer of the Democratic National
Committee, Grand Central Palace,
New York City,
PARSONS LEAVES
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Herbert Parsons for the last,
twenty-five years one of the most; ac
tive Republicans in New Yorfc City, a
representative of the party in three
Congresses, Chairman of its County
Committee for five years, and from
1916 until last June the New York
member of its National Committeje,,
yesterday cut himself loose. "xkQ longer
beingc-al -Republican-under the law."
The' attitude of the party toward
the League of Nations, but more, es
pecially the attitude of Senator Hard
ing, was made the specific reason, for
Mr. Parker's action, whose meaning,
he made unequivocal by th declara
tion of his '4nteitiiv to, vote, for Cox
for President. He made caustic com
ment upon Harding, whom he called
a "straddler," all of whose "talfe. is
mush."
Mr. Parsons announced' his purpose
in a letter to S. S. Koenig, Chairman
of the Republican County Committee.
Its publication straightway became an,
incident comparable in popular im
portance only with the repudation of
the League by Senator Harding, which
it followed by a bare twelve hours.
Its influence, outside of New York, is
no less than in the city itself, had
made itself manifest even last night.
REV. L. T. CHRISTMAS IJQNQRiED.
The following ew4 item ia taken
from the Raleigh. Messenger, and as
Warren, county is the birth place of
Rev. Christmas, and as he has many
relatives and friends here, we are
quite sure that the honor bestowed
upon him is appreciated by his own
folks of his own county of - Warren.
He has -recently been conducting serr
vices at Coley's Spring church with
much success, and says he has no high
er aim than to preach the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, and to liyej in love and
charity with his fellow man.
The item alluded to is as follows:
"The Florida Baptist College has
conferred upon the Rev. Lewis T.
Christmas the degree of Doctor of
Divinity. This high honor is worthily
bestowed, as Rev. Christmas has lead
a long and useful life since his grad
uation. He no doubt will wear it
with becoming dignity.
"For more than fifty years Dr.
Christmas has been active in public
life. A man well and favorably
known all over the country and stands
above reproach. Wherever he has
labored success has been obtained.
The subject of this sketch is a grad-1
uate of the Theological Department of
Shaw University, Class of 1884. Dr.
Christmas was subsequently, honored
as a teacher in said department."
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COUNTY AGENTS ASKS
FOR COVER CROPS
Now Is The Time To Prepare the
Land for Wheat and Oats.
Offers Suggestions for Treat
ment of Smut
Warrenton, Oct. 11. "Fall-sown
grain crops in the South provide a
winter cover for the land, thus pre
venting washing and leaching. They
also provide winter pasture and grain
and forage for work stock and may
be grown to advantage in rotation
with corn and cotton." The above quo
tation is taken from Farmers' Bulla
tin No. 1119 of the U. S. Deptbf
Agriculture. Fall sown Oats and
wheat may well be discussed together
as-they require very much the samd
kind of treatment.
It is now time to sow oats and to
prepare land for wheat. Wheat should
be sown in this county from the 15th
to the 25th of October in brder to
avoid the damages of the Hessian
Fly. If land was deeply broken this
spring, a good disking now will be
sufficient breaking of the soil for
either oats or wheat. However if the
land needs breaking, or if it is covered "
with wild onions, I suggest that it
first be gone over with a disc harrow
and then plowed deep turning the on
ions under deep as possible. The land
should be dragged with a smoothing
harrow several times after breaking
in orderto prepare a firm seed bed.
The proper variety of oats to sow
in the fall of the year will depend
largely upon individual preferences.
For grain production I recommend
either the Fulghum or some variety
of the Red Rustproof, For pasture'
purposes the Virginian Gray is very
gSod. There arc several good Va
rieties, of wheat among which the
Leaps Prolific is a papular beardless
variety, and the Fulcaster seems to bo
popular among te bearded varieties.
Oats and wheat do well following:
cowpeas; or soy beans. However they
may follow any of the cultivated crop3
that are removed in time for sowing"
grain. If barnyard manure is avail
able a liberal application should be
made-o the7 land intended for oats or
wheat. In- addition: to this about 200
pounds, of 16", per cent, acid phosphate"
shjould be applied to ,the acre at seeding-
time. If barnyard or stable manure-
is not available a mixed fertiliz
er should be used in place of the acid
phosphate. A fertilizer analyzing 2-12-Z
ia recommended.
1 Oats or wheat may be used to ad
vantage in rotation: with our staplef
crops. The following rotation is sug
gested fqr the cotton farmer, 1st
year; cotton with Crimson clovez
seeded at the last cultivation, 2ha.
year: cotton seeded to clover, 3rd
year corn and cowpeas followed by
oats ' r wheat in October 4th year
cbwpeas for hay followedin the fall by
clover or rye. The same rotation
may he used for tobacco. Theoretic
ally a three year rotation would bo
better so as to avoid planting the cot
ton or tobacco on the same land two
years in succession.
Oats and wheat are subject to at
diseasecalled smut that cause consid
erable loss in yield each year. This
disease can be controlled by seed
treatment. . Dilute one "pound of 40
per cent, formaldehyde in forty gal
lons of water. Spread the oats or
wheat lout over a clean floor and
sprinkle with ' the solution, stirring
frequently while sprinkling in order
to moisten every seed. Cover the
seed with a blanket and leave for five
or six hours or over night. Remove
blanket and spread seed out to dry.
Do not allow the seed to come in con
tact with infected containers after
treatment.
Best results are obtained when oats
or wheat are applied with a grain
drill. This applies the seed at a uni
form depth and requires fewer seeds
per acre. Red Rust Proof oats should
be seeded at the rate of 2 1-2 to 3
bushels per acre. About six pecks of
wheat to the acre is proper.
J. E. TREVATHAN, County Agt.
Is your boy or girl away from home
and loved ones? Send them the
Warren Record, their home paper.
Mention the Warren. Record in
answering advertisements.
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