VOL. XII. NO. 2
THE AGRICUL
TURAL SOUTH
Entering Upon a Period of
Increasing Prosperity-
Cotton is Not its Only
Money Crop--The Trend
of Population Now To
wards the South
"A good land, a land of brooks
of water, of fountains and depths
that spring out of valleys and hills;
a land ol wheat, and barley, and
vines, and fix trees, and pome
granates; a laud of oil olive and
4wjuey a land wherein thou shall
eat bread without scarceness,, thou
shalt not lack anything in it; a land
whose stones are iron and out of
whose hills thou mayestdig brass."
Dent. VIII: 7,8,9
With a grain crop this year ag
gregating t.0c0.000.000 bushels or
more, with., a cotton crop which
will bring Into the South between
$900,000,000 and $1,000,000,000,
with a total .value ot agricultural
products for this year running be
tween $j,750.0c0,0c0 and $3 000,-
000,000, the South will have by
far the latgest income ever received
by it from agriculfure, assuring
greater prosperity to the farmers of
this section than they have had in
the past, and thus to all business
interests dependent upon agricul
ture.
As late as, 1900 the total value of
tbe South's agricultural products
was $1,271,000,000. The output
this >ear will largely uiore than
double that. Coutrast the figures of
1910 with the total of 1890, of
000,000, aud we get a fair concep
tion of the wonderful advance made
by the agricultural interests of this
section in the iast twenty years.
This years cotton crop will exceed
by $1 50,000,000 to $2 00,000, oo*y
the total value of al! its agricultural
products of the South in 1890.
This yeais grajn crop will exceed
the total value of ail its agricultual
products in iB(J©.
Omitting the value of the cotton
crop this Y e a'. the total value of
other agriculture products will ap
proximate $1,750,001,000, or some
$500,000,000 more for divesified
crops than the total agrcuHural
output for iyoj, cotton iucluded.
— —Posst+rty the magnitude or TTTfs
year's farm-product in the
South will Ire the better grasped
from the simple statement that they
will exceed by at least $200,000,000
the total value of all farm crops-.pf
the United States in 1890.
Surely these are wonderful fig
ures. They are ouly indicative
however, of the general advance of
the South. They give a Teason for
much of its progress iu city build
ing and industrial activity.
With such a foundation on which
to build, with such increasing pros
perity among the farmers, it is diffi
cult to set., any limit to the possi
bilities of the growth of the South
during the next ten years. It has
now solved the troublesome prob
lems that, confronted its agricul
tural interests ten years ago. It
has secused the
of a profitable price for cotton. It
has found a way to diversity its
agriculture to such an extent that
it is no longer compelled to make
cotton its only money crop, W it
can turn its attention from cotton
to other interests to equal profit.
It is entering upon a period of in
creasing agricultural prosperity, of
expansion in all business interests,
of rapidity of growth of cities and
of a trend of population southward
such as it has never known in the
past.-rManufacturers' Record.
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"Behold the Western Sky,
Where people live but never die."
The reason for this is plain to see,
They all take Rocky Mountain Tea
Saunders & Fowden.
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THE ENTERPRISE
Address to Philatheas
On Tuesday evening nexf, Nov
ember 1 st, Miss Daisy E. Eekert,
World Wide Philathea Field Secre
tary, will mike an address at the
Baptist Church at 7:30 o'clock.
Miss Eckert is an interesting
speader and the public will have
an unusual opportunity offered
them. She will be helpful to all
clashes that may be abl to hear her.
In the last six months she has
traveled much and been of untold
benefit to classes throughout the
land.
While here she will be the guest
of the Philathea Class of the bap
tist Church, who desire that men's
and women'*; Bible Classes of the
town hear Miss Eckert The pub
lie generally is invited and even
Sunday School pupil Qf advanced
Rrade should not fail to attend this
this meeting.
It is in time of sudden mishap 01
accident that Chamberlain's I.ini
metit can be relied upon to take the
place of the family doctor, who
cannot always be found at the
moment. Then it is that Chamber
lain's Liniment is never found
wanting. In cases of sprains, cuts,
wounds bruises Chamberlain'*
Liniment takes out the soreness and
drives away the pain. Sold by
Saunders & Fowden and All Deal
ers. , . ..
Coburn's Minstrels
J. A. Coburn's Greater MinstreN
delighted a goOd house hereon)
Thursday evening of last week. 1
The costumes were new and pretty 1
with cttchy music and singing)
good. Kd C. Hayes as comedian ;
was in everything attractive. The j
contortionist and tbe
Hippodrome delighted the audi
ence. and the siuging of Dcßoss
and Blackwell with their dances 1
and other features was among tbe
most pleasing numbers of the even
ing. The quartet composed of
Morrison, Coghlan, Rockingham
and Hockett was pronoMced the
finest ever seen on a stage here.
Every number on the programme
was attractive, clean aud free fr9in j
the usual staleness of the avenge
minstrel show. Those who hfcve
witnessed all the hhuws wliich bavt^
been presented in the New Opera
House say that it was decidedly 1 the
most attractive seen.
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Your cough annoys you. 1 Keep
pn hacking andjgaring the delicate
mem bran f your throat if you
waut to be annoyed. But if you
relief/ want to be cured, take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Sold by Saunders & Fowftqiv and
Alt Dealers.
My First Farming:
To THK ENTERPRISE:—
I joined the Corn Club Contest
under the supervision of Prof.
J. Peel. I did all the work myself,
receiving some instruction from my
father, Pleny Peel. Cost of fertil
izers and manure, $22 00; cultiva
tion, $4.10. Today it was measur
ed and weighed by Prof. R. J. Peel
assisted by F. S. Peel, of William
ston and witnessed by Elder W. H..
Peel and N. J. Corey. The weight
was-4248 pounds of good, dry corn,
malting 75 and 6 7 bushels of corn
on one acre.
My age is fourteen years and I
would like to hear from the other
boys who entered the contest.
Pleny Gilbert Peel,
- ol Griffins Tonwship.
Sluggish livers and bowels are
the cause of nearly every disease.
Cleanse your system, regulate the
bowels and liver to healthy, natural
action by Hollister s Rocky Moun
tain Tea. The surest reiriSdy
known to you on the road to
Wellville. Saunders & Fowden.
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"Graustark" November Ilth
"Graustark" the dramatization
by Geo. D. Baker of Geo. 15ar,r
McCutcheon's novel of the same
title, which conns to Williamstou
Friday, November '.he nth, is one
of the big successes ot the year.
The play teems, with heart inter
est. All. its absorbing si mat ions
revolve arouud the love affairs of
the Princess Yetive and Grenfull
Lorry, a'wealthy, dashing, hand
some young American. The young
lover is falsely accused of having
vslain a rival. His life is in jeop
ahlyTThe Princess' throne is totter
ing, whkn Anguish, Lorry's artist
friend, pnrewdly giussts the man
and wins a confession by running
his strong American bluff.
The abdication- of a Princess,
the murder of a Prince, the r-srape
and re appearance of the falsely
accused lover and his finanl accep
tance by Princes Yetives and her
people are features of grippliug in
terest which makes tlie play so
.succcessful. It unsold* a story of
a loye behind a thone in a delight
fid manner, without sacrificing any
of the intense interest. Romanti
cally inclined persons find the play
to their liking.
Seeuically, it is a marvel of that
art. The hotel, boudoir and throne
room settings are gorgeously artis
tic, conveying ideas of court splen
dor, which are rounded out by the
costumes of the Ilayers each being
exactly suited to the requirements
of the pUy. Nothing is lacking in
the lavish equipments tf this spect
acular romantic and quite consist
ent play.
The arlisTs engaged in the inter
pretation of thedifl rent characters
are thoroughly fitted for the parts
ifchty are portraying, each having
JAen carefully selected , for thj.*ir
special capabilities,
"Graustafk" /should prove the
biggest treat of the season
when presented at-4he City Hall
Opera House Friday November the
nth. '
The Commission has announced
an examination to be held in Wil-
liamston at the Postoffice, Novem
ber 19th 1910, for a rural carrier.
is desired that not less than six
(6) persons file applications. Each
person desiring to apply will be
furnished with blanks. These
applications should be for
warded to the Department ten
days prior to the date of exanina
tion. Every one desirous of enter
ing the examination for the posi
tion of carrier should apply at once
to Postmaster J. R. Mobley who
will give them all necessary instruc
tions. /
Civil Service Examination
Another Confederate SoUier Gone
Died of heart failure at his home
in Griffin Township on October
26th, IMIO, James Benjimin Rob :
erf-on, aged seventy-seven y. ais
All hi>; life Mr. Roberson has been
a far mer,,except the four years he
served the South fu the Civ >1 War, !
having enlisted In Co 7lt fir-it j
Noith Carolina Troops lie was
taken prisoner at Port Harrison
and imprisoned at Point Lookout.
After the war he came home and !
took up ngaiu his favorite vocatjonH
and 'tved.the quiet, simple/life of
the Southern fainur. He had al
ways been one of the
Deinocrats in the Township and
earnestly .fought for the perpetua
tiou of Democratic principles., For.
several years he served his county
as Commissioner and gave faithful,
conscientious service.
In early life, -lie married Miss
Nancy Biggs, sist rof the late John
Dawson who now survives
him together with four sons, Buck,
Henry, Harmon and Alonzo"- Rob
ersou. The funeral services "were
conducted from his late residence
by Klder A. D Mi/ 1!, of the Prim
itive Baptist Church, the inteiinent
being in the fannly ceinetary
Thus the life of another Confede
rate soldier has closed and h;s
spi'it lias "passed over the rivei
to enjoy the awating God
Hoarseness in a child subject to
croup is a sUre indication of the
approach of the disease. If Cham
ber! tin's Cough Remedy is given
at mice or even after the croupy
cough has appeared, it will prevent
the attack. Contains on poison.
Sofd by Saunders & Fowden and
All I balers.
Revival Services
Rev. A. V. Joyner, of Tarboro,
is assisting Kev. Mr. Dowell in a
meeting at the Baptist Church.
Good crowds are in attendance at
each service and Mr? Joyner is de
livering strong Gosjptl sermons.
He is a young uian but preaches
with the fervor of or.e older in
years and experience. His manner
of delivery is such that no one fails
to listen to each word and the
truth is told in plain, practical
words. The meeting will continue
throughout the week aucf perhaps,
longer.
The pleasant purgative effect ex
perienced by all who use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
and the healthy condition of the
body and mind which they create,
makes one feel joyful. Sold by
Saundera & Ffcwden and All Deal
ers. „ . -
Boys' Corn Club
fvlitor of THH KNTKRPKISK: —
1 was invited to go out with Prof.
|R. J Peel to old Griftius Township
on Tuesday to nsMst iu measuring
I two lots of corn lor two boys who
| had contested for prizes in the Corn
I Cub The fir-t acre that we
i ff]entire I was for J. K Corey, w IIO
is about thirteen ytarsold and the
sin of Nodi--J. C«rev. The corn
I was planted on land which 1 had
! been in com for the past three years
•tniiid the hei'vy rains had done some
' damage. We found that he had
1 made over fo:tv bushels per acre of
fifty-six pounds to the bushel.
The second acre „ measured was
| that for J\ Gilbeit PeVl, who b
j just fourteen years old and the son
lof.l'lenv PeeL We found a frac
lion over .seventy five bushels of
I nice, white corn of fifty-six pounds
,j to the bushel from his acre. Gd
j bei t has kept au accurate account
lof expense of coirtp ist, fertilizers,
seed, labor, etc. Boys contesting
in the Club are nstneted to the
i use of not over siooo worth of
' commercial fertilizes
Several years ago when Mr.
1 'eel brought this 1-md it would not
produce over one barrel of corn j er
acre. So you see that thorough pre
paratioti, deep plowing and the
using of hum us with SIOOO vvo'th
of fertilisers and good farm s-eu-e
will work wonderfully in produc
tion. These boys out in old Clrif
fins, 011 that Otice despised piney
woods lands are doing great things.
Tin re are,other boys out there
contesting 111 the Club and also i|i
other sections, and we hppelo hear,
some good reports from them
Many ot these sturdy Democratic
farmers have old corn to sell as
well as»fcams, sweet potatoes and
yellow leg chickens. If you want
a full dinner, go out there. The
old farmers of many years can now
learn a lesson from the fourteen
years old boys in corn raising
Plan for your rotation of crops for
three years ahead and work to im
prove every acre as you go along,
and you will get larger yields each
year
Will (jo to Lcwiston
Mr. John L. Rodgerson, former
ly of this place, but for several
years a resident of Everetts, was
elected Cashier of the Bank of
I.ewiston, N. C., last week. Mr.
Rodgerson is an experiencded busi
ness'man and will fill the position
with credit to himself and the in
stitution also. When he goes to
his new positiotfr*«{,ien there will be
two Martin County boytf in the
banking business in Bertie, as VV,
M. Sitterson has been Cashier of
the Bank of Colerain for several
years. The sons of Martin "make
good" in many places.
si.oo a-Year in Advance
ROBERSONVILLE
NEWS ITEMS
Local Happenings and
People who are Coming
and Going, Here, There
and Yonder as Gathered
- by our Regular Corres
pondent.
Prof. J, 1). Kason went to Wil
son Fiid;ty.
-Mrs. Johnie Kverett, of Kveretts,
was here Monday. '
Mi s Maggie "Peel, of Hamilton,
was ir. town Friday.
Arthur Johnson, of. Gold Point,
was in town Sunday.
Miss Lena Parker went to Wil
-0
liatnston Wedntsday".
Mrs. William \"ictc visited friends
in Fveretts Inst week
.ifiliss Alma Flemi : ng 1 ..0f Hasseli,
was in town Monday.
A R Dunning, of WiUiamstou,
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Jnle Purvis and daughter,
Anna Belli, of near Hamilton,
were in town Tuesday
Miss Rowland Moore, of Kve
retts, was here Monday.
A. T. Pet kins, of near Washin
toil, was in town Sunday
Miss Hester MQering spent sev
eral days in Stokf s last week
Clinton Bowen and Ben Riddick,
of "Everett*, were here Sunday.
Mrs. J. E. Ward and Miss Maud
Peel spent Monday in Williamston.
Misses Hattie James Pearl Maldty
and Ora Clietry were in town Fri
day. i ' (
Mrs. W. I, Riddick and son, of
FWilliamston, ate visiting relatives
! here.
John and Thomas Gardner spent
| Monday night, with their grand
father.
Mrs. A. B. Birnhill, of Everett*,
frewds ri 1 itives in' town
Friday.
Miss Maree Rotyrson spent Fri
day and Saturday here with her
parents.
Nathan Roberson, of Scotland
Neck, was here Sunday with his
parents.
Rev. Mr. Antrv, of Bethel, filled
his regular appointment here .Sun
day night.
Miss Dairy Taylor, of neir Wil
liamston, spent Sunday with Miss.
Sarah Green.
Mrs. L. T. Roher on spoilt
da\s this week with her daughter v
Mrs. A T. Perkins
Miss Annie Mizell Turner, of
Durham, is visiting her brother,
Turin.r.
It's The World's Best
No one has ever made a salve,
ointnieiit or halm to compare with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It's the
one perfect healer of Cuts, Corns,
Btfrtis, Bruises, Sores, Scalds. Boils
Ulcer, Eczema, Salt Rheum, Vor
Sore Eyes, Cold Sores, Chapped
Hands, Sprains, it's supreme.
Difa/liW? for lMes. Only 25c at
Saunders & Kowden. /
A Victim of Smallpox
John A. Gotten, a prominent
colored minister, died at Oak City
last week with smallpox. This is
the first fatal case in tbe county this
year. The deceased was well
known throughout the county and
probably became infected in some
of his travels. Another case of the
disease has developed at Partfrelet
and it is urgent that every means «
be takeu to stamp out the infection
before cold weather comes. Health
Officer W. E. Warren is enforcing
the law in the matter of vaccina
tion and the public should assist
him as far as possible, -
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N. S Peel