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VOL. XVII. N'ASIIVILLE, North Carolina, MAY 4th, 1911. NO. 16.
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Attorneys and Couosellorsat-Law.
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Paul D. Grady,
. Attorney and Counselor ,
At Law
Middlesex, - : North Carolina.
Practice in all courts in Nash. Wilson
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tention given to all matters entrusted
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Where I can be found
' MONDATAND TCE8I)AT
J. A. FARMER.
Attorney and Counselor At Law,
Wilson, N.C.
Practice In All Courts
Offices 2nd floor Mew Office Building In
Rear of Court House
To The People ol Nash County:-
For the convenience of my friends and
clients In Nash County, I have arranged
to h in Haahville everv Monday. Feel
ing arutirful and thankful for the conn
donoe and very liberal patronage always
amirdud me by the people of my native
county and hoping to receive a contlnta
tion of the same, I am, -.
Yours to serve, -:
J. A. FARMER.
A Picture at this seasorj of
tj39 year Is njest pleasing. ; ; ,
ry NOT
err, 3 to cur Studio wrjehe
: 7v;g::i; 07 quality?
. ' l. 1-3 r 'i ft, F.otky
Keeping Meaey At Bern.
' Every dollar that is sent away
from the State, the county, or the
community means the separation
from juBt so much energy and crea
tive substance. Purchases made at
home, and all possible purchases
should be made at home, leaves the
money in the community and as the
blood circulates in the human body,
so the money of the community, its
commercial life blood,' moves into
every part of the commercial body,
injecting life and activity. As every
physician will tell you, the depletion
of the blood of .the human body
emaciates and saps vitality until the
body, unable to exert the ordinary
and necessary : functions, wastes
away and death results And so it
is with the commercial body. , Dol
lars sent away for clothing, '.or im
plements, or food or anything what
soever withdraws just so much vital'
izing financial fluid, which consti
tutes a working capital which Indus
try must have in order to operate.
The farmer who makes his living at
home (for he is the only kind that
has money), and lends it to his neigh
bor or to an industry or pacles it in a
bank so the bank can do . the same
thing, is sending to some part of the
commercial body the vitalizing fluid
so necessary to its life and develop
ment, and the good housewife who
makes it a point to buy what' she
needs from the home merchant doea
the same thing.
Now just think of the matter one
moment and see how your business
would be affected if all should fol
low the policy of ordering everything
needed, to say nothing of, the loss to
the community of the money so nec
essary to keep it going and to build
a greater city, a more prosperous
and a happier people. Suppose the
farmers should club in and order
their fertilizers, their meat, hay and
flour and agricultural implements
from other cities, where would the
time and the local merchant come in
and how could the merchant accum
ulate sufficient capital with which to
handle his business and purchase
the farmers cotten and tobacco and
his eggs, butter and chickens?
Suppose the local manufacturer
shuold decide to turn off all ' of his
help and send away to secure others,
because they have had a little more
experience in some - other mill,
wouldn't you think it a little hard?
And yet when you send your money
away to make purchases that can be
secured at home you are taking
from the continuity money - that
should remain and business , from
the merchant that rightly belongs to
him by all the relationship of envir-
onship, friendship, and , mutual , in
dependence, for the ties that bind
a people together should be those
of a kindred and a helpful nature
for it has been demonstrated since
the dawn of creation that man can
not live alone. Wilson Times. -
- Dees It ray er Not?
tfr. . Merchant, you who so fre
quently say. that you don't know
whether advertising pays or not
how is it that you are familiar with
the new things that come out in the
way of clothes, hats, shoes,' hosiery,
neckwear, shirts, underwear, mili
nery, dressgoods, agricultural im
plements, machinery, in .fact all
kinds of produce ?' Never read ad
vertisements, do you? .. ' V
It is absurb for people to say that
they don't read advertisements, and
it is absurb to claim that adverti
sing does not pay.
Every merchant in every town
should advertise, first of all, in his
home newspaper, He cannot make
himself well known otherwise; be
cannot do as much business as be
wants to do otherwise.
He need spend only in proportion
to the business he does in a year.
It will be a beginning and it will
pay but the greatest care should be
taken, since only small spaces can be
used, to make each advertisement as
full of meat as possible make it
stand out conspiciously in type ef
fect, and makes, the reading matter
say something and mean it. Ex.
For sorene.is of the muscles
whether induced by violentexercise
or :njury. Chamberlain's Lininwut
is excellent. This liniment is also
highly esteemed for the relief if af
YES. WHY NOT? .
Way Net BU A Fair la Tear Ceaaty
. Ivery' Tear.
There should be an agricultural
fair in your county this fall. If
there is not a fair association, you
will be doing a public service to set
about organizing one. If there is a
fair, you should be preparing to
make an exhibit The men who go
to fairs, exhibit their products there,
meet other farmers and compare
notes, are usually pretty good farm
era, and almost certain to find that
the time and money spent in pre
paring for and attending the fair
a good investment. It does not take
a lot of money to start a fair and it
is quite possible to have a good dis
play of agricultural products and
much interest, and to gain valuable
information, ' without side-shows,
gambling machines, or even horse
races. We believe in horse races,
but weeo not believe that they are
essential to a good county fair. As
for, the gambling devices, which
have disgraced many of our so-call
ed agricultural fairs, the farmers
who at home give due regard to the
training of their children and to the
company they keep, should insist
that these ' things be abolished
Much as we believe in the value of
local fairs, we believe it will be bet
ter lor tne farmers to stay away
from the one made up chiefly of
fakirs, side-shows and games of
chance, and let the people who are
interested in these questionable
amusements" suppost that fair.
First of all, nowever, it istheduty
of the farmer to insist that the fair
be made reasonably clean and to do
all he can to prove that it can be
made so, and at "the same time be
made a success. We attended a fair
last fall at which there were four or
five thousand people and not a fakir
or show was allowed on. the grounds.
It is useless to say that a live, pro
gressive community can not have a
fair without these doubtful "attrae
tions." And 500 people at a gather
ing which has real educational value
means more for the development of
the farming interests of a county
than will as many thousands at an
aggregation of these so-called amuse
ments which would not be allowed,
in many cases, to stay in the town at
other seasons. Progressive Farmer,
Reciprocity.
This paper cannot' accept all tbe
dire predictions regarding reciproci
ty. For instance, it floes not believe
that reciprocity will bring ruin to
the lumber interests of this country,
disaster to the paper manufacturers,
and "hardships upon tbe farmers.
Reciprocity "may result in a lower
ing of prices of many products, but
believes that in no instance will any
price be lower than that fixed by the
law of supply and demand. : ;
If the price of lumber is today, by
the operations of . -tbe protective
tariff, artificial, it is A hardship up
on every consumer of lumber, that
should be removed aa soon as pos
sible, j If the price of Newspaper is
higher today than it will be under
reciprocity, there is pretty good evi
dence that the trust is making
money at the expense of the con
sumer. If demand and supply can
not account for 11.2 wheat, then
the price should fail as' the market
dictates. - In other words, if recip
rocity will bring back eompetetive
market conditions to the advantage
of the consumer, it cannot be ef
fective any too soon. '
And the arguments advanced by
the opponents of reciprocity when
followed to their ultimate contu
sion, plainly indicate such results,
Possibly it is these results which
the trusts wish, to avoid If they pos
sibly can, because they will not then
be making so much money. It
isn't the welfare ef the country that
the trusts are so much interested in,
but the Almighty dollar. Exchange.
It Starts The World
when the astounding claims were
first mode for Bucklen 'a Arnica
Salve, but forty years of wonderful
cures have proved them true,' and
everywhere it is now known as the
best salve on earth forBurbs, Boils,
Scalds, Soros. Cuts, -Bruises.
Sprains. Ilwellings, 7 Exzoma,
happed hands, lever t ires and
WIU Tae Grrar Do 111
The law-abiding citizens of Nash
county will be surprised to know
that an effort is being made to have
Will Wilkina pardoned by Governor
Kitchin and notice to that effect
has been given in the press of the
county. It will be' remembred by
Graphic readers that Wilkins was
convicted at the August term 1909,
of Nash Superior Court for flagrant
violations of the State prohibition
law and was fined $250 and costs
and sentenced to ths roads of Nash
for a term of one year. He was al
lowed to leave the -State and give
Nash county the benefit of his ab
sence for two years and in the event
he returned before the time expired,
he was to be arrested and begin
serving the sentence pronounced by
the Court. Wilkins was allowed to
return to the State for a few days
by Governor Kitchin and, taking ad
van tage of this permit Wilkins pro
ceeded to load his grips with Virgin
ia liquor and return to Nash and ply
his trade in blind tigering. He was
captured by Sheriff Johnston and
for the past week has been serving
on the roads of Nashville township
the sentence imposed by Judge
Cooke - '
The law-abiding tfitizens of Spring
Hope and other sections of Nash
look upon Wilkins as being one of
the most undesirable citizens the
county has ever been cursed with.
He has beeri a menace to law and
order for many years and has been
the cause Of many ' unsophistocated
negroes going to the roads by reason
of his having used them as cat's paws
in running his blind tiger business.
Of course, those who desire his
release will sign petitions to Govern
or Kitchin nking that this menace
to law and order he again turned
loose on the community and this ac
tion will necessarily compel the law
abiding element to array themselves
in opposftfoli to such "actiofir "The
people should not do any such thing,
but rather, leave it up to Governor
Kitchin with the facts above set
forth, to act as he sees fit. Govern
or Kitchin Bhould not pardon this
wilful violator of the law, but should
make him serve his time the same as
any other defter of the law and wish
es of the people.
Caltlvat Early and Late.
Many corn crops are stunted and
the yield considerably reduced by
lack of sufficient early cultivation.
A stunted calf, pigor colt may after
wards be highly fed and cared for
and make a comparatively good ani
mal but it will never make quite the
animal that it would have made
otherwise, while the cost of getting
it back into a strong, growing con
dition is considerably increased. The
same is true of stunted plants. With
wide-reaching weeder or light
narrow the young corn can be gone
over often enough so that no weeds
or grass will ever be allowed to
choke it. In fact, they should have
a chance ts show themselves above
the surface, being dislodged in the
soil and killed while germinating.
The soil should at all times be kept
loose on top in order to prevent evap
oration of moisture as well as to de
8troy weeds. It often happens that
from one to three late cultivations
will add several bushels of corn per
acre, it is a critical time witn corn
when It is completing its stalk
growth and making the ear. Good
conditions of cultivation, season, etc.;
may bring the corn along all right
up to this period but if cultivation is
discontinued too early, and the sea
son becomes dry the soil may become
compact, dry out and the yield of the
crop be shortened.C. R. Hudson.
A lot of people argue so long and
loud about hell that they forget all
about striving for heaven. ; C?
Do Ghosts Haunt Swamps?
No, Never. Its foolish to fear a
fancied evil, when there are real
and deadly perils to guard against
in swamps and marshes; baous, and
lowlands. - These are toe malaria
gems tbat cause ague, coins ana
fever, weakness, aches iu the bones
and muscles aud may induce deadly
typhoid. But Electric Bitters de
stroys and casts out these vicious
germs from the blood. - "These
bottles drove an tne niaiana irom
mv BYsiem," wrote V.'m. Fretwell,
of Lurama, N. C, ''and I've had fine
hea' b ever since. Ld tbis
r -:, Jy only. ?a at II-Avi.ia
A FAR-REACHING MOVEMENT.
lai-llia Capital lavestlag la
ra Cettest Leafs.
Seat
English capital has become in
terested in 82,000 acres cotton land
In Mississippi. For several years the
possibilities In such Investment have
been considered, and this definite
undertaking may the beginning of 1
movement of a far-reaching In
fluence for the South. Mr. L. K.
Saulsbury, of Memphis, Tenn., who.
with associates, purchased about
year ago 12,000 acres of fine land In
the delta of Mississippi and organ
ized the Mary Mac Plantation Com
pany, telegraphed the Manufactu.
rer'a Record that he and Messrs. A.
S. Buchanan, Sice Fant and George
H. Tucker,' of Memphis, Tenn
President William M. Anderson, of
the Merchants' Bank & Trust Co.,
Jackson, Miss., and George B. Bell,
a capitalist of Chicago, have bought
32,000 acres of cotton lands in Boli
var and Washington counties, Miss
issippi, and have just completed the
organization of two corporations.
each with a million and a half dol
lars capital, to take over these lands
and to operate them In the scientific
growing of cotton and other crops.
An oil mill will be ail on the prop
erty, and an up-to-date ginning
plant with' compresses; additional
land will be cleared, and the prop-
generally will be improved to the ex
tent of $1,000,000. The new build
ings will be at Scott, Miss., and the
executive offices of the companies
at Memphis. The stock of the two
companies it owned by the six gen
tlemen mentioned, but tbe property
has been bonded in England. That
fact does not imply that the under
taking is in the Interest of English
spinners, for the crop of cotton will
be sold wherever the best price may
be obtained.
Under scientific management this
land should yield very large profits.
The development of the plans will be
watched with great interest, as it
may point the way to other assem
blings of smaller plantations, now
under individual ownership, into
great tracks owoed by American
or foreign capitalists, or to the re
clamation of a large scale of vast
bodies of available land and the in
troduction of vast economies in cot
ton raising to the benefit of every
body concerned growers as well as
manufacturers.-Manufacturer'sRec-
ord.
Congressman's Webb's Bill.
Congressman Webb has introduced
a bill in Congress which would stop
the shipment of liquor from wet sec
tions into dry territory.
It is the "across the line" business
which goes far to handicap the en
forcement of the prohibition law and
if this ,bill passed this hindrance
would be removed.
" But will it pass? The High Point
Enterprise thinks such a law would
be in direct opposition to the rules
governing interstate ' commerce.
Then why no change those rules? It
should not be the purpose of one law
to make inoperative another? The,
"laws governing interstate com
merce" which permit the flooding of
dry territory with liquor, are in open
hostility to the expressed wish of the
majority of voters in the dry terri
tory who voted for prohibition, and
this, too, in a democracy where ma
jority rule is a cardinal principle of
government.
Is there not something radically
wrong when lederai laws render
largely futile State laws?
The Webb bill would permit dry
sections to enforce their laws, but it
will hardly pass for Uncle Sam is in
the liquor business himself, granting
federal license to practically all ap
plicants, no matter whether they re
side in prohibition or wet territory, j
Still this does not make his rules
reonlatincr interstate commerce"
either just or fair. Charlotte News.
A Burglar's Awful Dead.
may not paralyze a home so complete
ly as a mother's long illness. But
Dr. King's Now Life Pills" are a
splendid remedy for women. "They
gave mo woundcrful benefit in con
stipation and female trouble," wrote
Mrs. M. C. Dun!np,i.f U .'.Il.Tcnn.
If Ellin;?, try them. at I It 111 i
The Strangest Drink.
Water is the strongest drink. It
drives mills: it is the drink of lions
and horses: and Sampson never drank
anything else. Let young men be
teetotalers, if only for economy's
sake. The beer will soon build
house. If what goes into the mash
tub went into the kneading trough,
families would be better fed and bet
ter taught. . If what is spent in
waste were saved against a rainy
day, poor-houses would never be
built. The man who spends his mon
ey with the publican, and thinks the
landlord's bow, and "How do you do
my good fellow?" means true re
spect, is a perfect simpleton. We
don't light fires for the herring's
comfort, but to roast him. Men do
not keep pot-houses for the laborer's
good; if they do they certainly miss
their aim. Why, then, should people
drink "for the good of the house ?"
If I spend money for the good of
the house, let it be my own hous;,
and not the landlord's. It is a bad
well Into which you must put water;
and the beer-house is a bad friend.
because it takes your all and leaves
you nothing but a headache. He
who calls those his friends who let
him sit and drink by the hour to
gether, is ignorant very ignorant,
Why, red lions, and tigers, and
eagles, and vultures are all crea
tures 01 prey, and why do bo many
put themselves within the power of
their jaws and talons? Such as
drink and live riotously and wonder
why their faces are so blotched and
their pockets so baref would leave
off wondering if they had two grains
of wisdom. They might as well ask
an elm tree for pears as to look to
loose habits for health and wealth.
Those who go to the public-house for
happiness climb a tree for fish. C.
H. Spurgeon.
.Thlafi te Taint ef Farmer.
It is the most astonishing thing in
the wide world, that people with the
best of judgement in most instances,
will show so little about other things
that are of paramount importance.
Take the subject of pork raising,
Any man, even with the smallest
farm, can raise his own bacon if he
wants to. Still we see large num
bers of rural people who never raise
single . hog. Instead of having
some pigs to Bell after supplying
himself a man will ride over the
country looking for pigs to buy in
the spring, and when they are found
the owner asks $3 or $4 for six or
eight weeks old pig which the man
must pay, and perhaps work on them
all the year to come out in the fall
with as good as nothing on account
of inferior stock. In ye olden time
hogs went up or down according to
the price of corn.
It one has to buy hogs why not
buy a good sow and raise your own
stock? You can sell enough of her
first litter of pigs to pay all extra
expense, and then you will have
something to be proud of, that will
respond to your care and feed, and
put money in your pocket, one will
scarcely miss the feed it takes to
keep one hog through the winter,
and it is a good way to utilize kitch
en waste, wich is much more health
ful than all corn.'
There is another -unwise ' thing
farmers do. They sell every young
cow, male or female, to the butcher
no matter how fine the stock is, and
when they want a dairy cow they
must pay twice what it would have
cost to raise their own. They don't
seem to mean to be improvident,
but don't feel like taking the time
to build fences and care for stock.
It is pitiable how people are drift
ing away from old methods of in
creasing one's possessions.
People are not lazy, but are in too
big a hurry to take stock in perma
nent improvements. A good large
pasture with a strong fence around
it is of much more value to a farm
er than any other thing of the same
cvst. With a pasture one can raise
his own mules, and horses, and that
is a big item when a pair of mules
cost $500, and a very common young
horse brings $250. Oxford Banner,
Now is the time to jet rid of your
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EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. '
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. Attorneys-At-Law,
Rocky Mount, N. C.
Office 2nd floor 6 Points Drug Store.
Practice in all the courts.
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Attorneys and Counscllors-At-Law
Wilson, N. C.
Practice in Nosh, Wilson, State and
. ' : . ; t'ederaLcourts.
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