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Excellent Set of Buyers Assured Market Modern Printing Has Its Influence On Farmers Lives Seldom does one think of the printing press as an adjunct of farming?yet in the last 40 years lew forces have operated more bradly and powerfuly to change American farming, and life on the farm* than that of printing. Prior to 1896 the American farm er got Ins mail at the village post office. For millions of farm fam ilies contact with the outside world by operation of the mails came only weekly or bi-weekly on their trips to town to trade. But in that year Congress estab lished rural free delivery of mail. It was first put in operation in West Virginia and gradually ex tended all over the United States. For the first time, mail began coming to the farmer's door. Newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines became available to farmers within a few hours or days of their publication. A flood of periodicals; circular letters and other, forms of printed mat ter suddenly opened to farmers new and more copious informa tion as to what was going on po litically, financially, industrially, agriculturally, both at home and abroad; put them in contact with new markets and sources of quick Information through the state and government experimental station bulletin. The farmer and his wife and all his children got new ideas, new wants, new aims, ob jectives, and ambitions. There Farming for Living Instead of Cash Is Best Plan for Both No truer words about agricul ture have ever been written than : these? "Study it when and where you will, you will find this true in the long run: The farmer who farms first of all to have a good farm and make a good living makes a Sfiood living and some money, too. But the farmer who makes it a matter of farming only to make money makes neither money nor a living." "Seek ye first the kingdom," said the Master, "and all these things shall be added unto you.' So we may say that in farming the farmer who seeks first of all to make a farm and a home of which he and his children can be proud?all these other things shall be added unto him. In oth er words, the man who aims first at a good farm ar^d a good living on the farm usually nets the most cash also.?The Progressive Farmer. came a demand from the farm for city clothes, city lighting, city conveniences of every kind Rur al areas demanded and got mod ern schools, libraries and other educational facilities. Here a gain the influence of modern print ting made itself felt The result is that, today, the American farm er is just as well informed on matters of his state, his nation, and the world as his city brother. SCHOOL PUPILS 25 YEARS AGO Taken on the bark door dtp of the oid two-story school building torn down here yean new, Ike picture here the likeness of several of W'illiamston's citizens today, lows: Front row: Unknown; second row. left lo right. M ther Daniel Swinsoo, of Hardens: next three are nnhnam Leggett, Chapel Hill; nnknown; SheUon Wootard. of Louise Edwards, of High Point; N. S. Godard. of Bali O 8. Anderson, of WUliaasston; Carrel Brown. decen one unknown. Third row: Bob PeeL of TcsnMsaee; Boiaad Craw ford. of Oteen and Clarfcsbnrg. H Vs.; Mm N. C. Green. Wil liams ton; Inez Williams. Roanoke Rapids: flerild Thomas, Whit alters; James Turner. Reynolds Smith. Norfolk; F. Earl Wyna and J. D. Thrower. William itsn; Hilda HarreU. Mm Rnfns Co burn. deceased; R. C. anoke Rapids; next two unknown. Mm Co was Mis Rowena Dow ell before her marriage. HEAP O- SUGAK ???? There were consumed in the world last year some over twen ty-seven million tons of sugar, yet nearly every other person one meets has a sour look. Ap-I parently sweetening doesn't take an them. NEGRO WOMAN CHANGES SIGSATIRE FROM A TO O A ? Ernest L Newman, county clerk of Topeka. Kan . tells of an elder ly negro woman who had been signing relief receipts with her mark Then one week she signed an O instead of an X, explaining. " Ise just get married and changed* my name." All Companies To Be Represented \?ai? This Season The Williamstnn Tobacco Mar. ket has been iiinri one of the best sets of buyers in the belt, many of whom were on the mar ket last season Every company anil be represented an the local market beginning next Tuesday, when sales get under way at t o'clock ? With the interested group of buyers, the selling organisation, as well as other departments, will be second to none, and farmers will And it to their advantage to start and continue their patron age on the market here Ask those farmers who started and sold their bod. medium, and good tobacco here dunng the post, and you'll And that it paid them to do The buyers, warehousemen and other employees on the tobacco market here are friendly and they appreciate the friendship of ev ery one If you don't happen to know them, be sure and get ac qua in ted thu ?MMI While the market isn't as large as several others, it will have representatives for every known Inhocco company, including a large number of independents The same orders wifl be in effect on this market as those on others, and with the congenial group at buyers coming here this year the farmer ts assured the top market We Like WtUtamston And it Ls our desire to add to the progress and growth of the town and eounty. Sinee we have l>een located in Williamston, we have found it to be a pleasure to deal with the merchants and business men of the town, and we shall do our part in promoting the best interests of the town. We are happy that we are able to furnish employment to many people and glad that we can release fair-sized sums in payrolls each week. We supply a market for timber grown in Martin County, and these things, we feel, will contribute to Martin County's progress. We are a part of you. and we stand ready always to do our part in any way we can. We Buy Logs and Timber SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN WILLIAMSTON Saunders and Cox
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