North Carolina Newspapers

STATE FAIR A GRAND SUCCESS CATTLE AND POULTRY EXHIBITS ARE WONDERFUL AND EX TEND ALL OVER STATE. BETTER BABIES CONTEST Four Hundred Entries and an Inter esting Affair Regardless of Rain. First Winners Were Boys. 200 Honorably Mentioned. Kaleigh. That North Carolina might be a great live stock and poul try producing staie is demonstrated by the extensive, varied ana nign quality exhibits at the state fair held recently, in tUese exhibits, wnich are mor numerous, and of higher class t.har. ia former years, there are hvrses, eattla, swine and fowls to ex cite the wonder and admiration of North Carolinians, many or whom .have been unaware that such magnif icent specimens were raised in their &tate. j Most of the fcf.vis, of course, are fancy birds, of the -prize winning class, sold at fancy prices, for breed ing purposes. They demonstrate an other wealth producing possibility in North Carolina, but there is a great deal in the remark of a gentleman, while looking with amaz?ment and ' admiration at the many excellent ex hibits, that he wanted to see thou sands of poultry farms in North Caro lina where the owners worked as systematically and as energetically and with as much pride in the busi ness of raising poultry for market as these many exhibitors show in pro ducing fancy birds for show purposes. Instead of a grand climax, the lasc day was an unpicturesque slosh about in the muck. But tie best show of the week toon place all the same. Providence again interfered and made It so. The ram tlrove the crowd, a mighty good one, under the big main building and the Better Babies Contest was brought to an end. The young immortals were brought out and figuratively crowned. It was the finest exhibit of the week. The winners were three, all boys, but two hundred children received honorable mention. Robert Royall Smith, the son of a widowed young mother, Mrs. R. R. Smith, of Wendell, took the first prize with or a pos sible 100 score; Dick Hester Frazler, of Baiiama, came next with 99.8 and Charles Aycock P-oe, of Raleigh, won third prize villi 99.7. Master Poe took first prize in the six months (class. Little Robert Koyatl Sniltn 3 33 months old. Four hundred babies were entered id the contest. The bulk of them came from Wake county, of course, and Raleigh furnished most of these, tout they came from several different " couMies and towns. Breaks Into Chain Gang. While many instances of prisoners breaking out of convict camps are on record, Buncombe county enjoys the distinction of having" one , man at least who recently made an effort to break into a camp. Hewever excellent work on the part of the guards is said to have made it impossible for him to gain admittance. He Seamed though, that his efforts were not in vain, for he was givn an opportunity to spen,j 30 days in the camp into which he treid to force an entrance. Cornelian Literary Society Meets. The annual banquet of the Cornell an Literary Society of the State Nor mal and Industrial College was held in the dinting hall- of the Spencer building at Greensboro recently. In addition to the present membership more than half a hundred former stu dents were in the city for the ban quet and there were a number of spe cially invited guests from the faculty and city. Govren&r to Serve Two Days on Roads Governor Locke Craig will serve his two days' term on 'Good Roads Days in Buncombe county, having announced recently that he will shov el dirt in this county during the holi days. GoveiTior Craig stated that he will go to Asheville from Raleigh on the night of -November 4 and he hopes to be in fine form to use the shovel on November 5 and 6. Having been banWed by a good roads enthusiast Governor Craig has agreed to shovel all the dirt Jim Morgan, of Asheville, can pick. ; N. C. Pine Association Meets. The twenty-fourth serat-annuat meeting of the North Carolina Pine Association recently was held at Charleston, S. C, attended by lumber nianufaictures from Virginia. North and South Carolina. The business was carried through with dispatch and ev erything had 'been concluded in time for the luncheon at 2 o'clock, which ound up the meeting. The feature uf the meeting was the address of President Horton Corwin, Jr., in which he told of the condition of the North Carolina pine Industry. FIRE PREVENTION NEEDED With Advent of Cold Weather and Building of Fires, The Danger Period Is At Hand. Charlotte. With the advent of Win ter weather and the firing of furnaces, grates and stoves, attention should be given the subject of dwelling house hazards, to which gt-neral subject the North Carolina Fire Prevention Association is paying very particular attention at this time. Recently in spectors representing this organization visited all the buildings in the busi ness district and submitted reports as to what they found- Of timely con cern was the reference to the vasT amount of gasoline that was found to be lying about in open vessels in the various pressing clubs and other es tablishments which constiuted con stant menace to the business dlstrlcr of the city. Mention was also madf of the many heaps of rubbish and re fuse found lying about in attics, base ments and backdoors, v.'htcn also add ed to the conflagration risk. Under the heading or dwelling house hazards, the North Carolina Fir5 Prevention Association, which maintains headquarters in this city, is issuing warning to housekeepers for the purpose of preventng fires. A few of these suggestions!' may be worth while and are herewith repro duced: "Housekeepiing The attic, cellar and all cJose'ts arj outbuildings should be cleaned at least once every year, and all useless material and rubbish removed therefrom and burn ed. These unnecessary accumulations are dangerous, and are the causes of many fires. Store all remaining ma terial neatly so that a clear passage may be had between or around boxes, cases, barrels, etc. "Metal waste baskets, only, should be used. "In storing clothing, first remove all matches and other material from the pockets and then carefully fold and neatly place away. Do not hang clothes where they will be near hot chimneys. "Do not go into closets with lighted matches or candles. -v "Care should be exercised in burn ing leaves, dead grass or rubbish. Keep these fires a safe distance from buildings, and never light them on windy days. 'Do not bank houses in the winter with straw, excelsior or other readily inflammable material; a cnimney spark or carelessly thrown match may ignite it. e "Matches Use only safety matches, make it impossible for children to get them. Always place burned matche In metal receptacles; never throw them on the floor or Into the waste baskets. "Heating Hazards Coal and kind lings should preferably be kept with in a brick or stone enclosure and not stored against, frame partitions nor directly against walls of boiler or furnace rooms. "Never put kindling into the oven. "Deposit all ashes in metal recepta cles or upon non-combustible floors, removing same from building at least once a week. Barrels or boxes should not be used for storing or carrying ashes unless they are constructed en tirely of metal." IT To Purchase Additional Lands. A movement looking to the pur chase of additional lands under the provisions of the Weeks' act and the setting aside of the timber lands bought under the bill as health and recreation grounds has been started by prominent western Carolinians inter ested in the project who held a meet ing and perfected an organization in Asheville. Governor Craig, who was an Asheville visitor, was named as president of the association and Geo. S. Powelll was elected secretary. Much Work of Roads. Work on the first link of Edge combe county's good roads, as recent ly provided for in the passage of a bond issue of $200,000 for the build ing of roads and bridges, has been started between Mildred and Coueto under the ( supervision of E. O. Hath away, senior highway engineer of the office of public yatls, United States department of agriculture. This new road will cenect Mildred and Coneto and will be cf sand-clay for the entire distace of thre and one;tialf miles. Large Cargo of Cotton. With the largest and most valuable cargo of cotton for expoft from port of. Wilmington this season, the Brit ish steamer Cardigan, Captain Wil liamson, sailed recently for Bremen, Germany. The Cardigan carries 14. 44:5 bales of the staple, valued at $1, 100,000. While the record cargo for the port is something like 18,000 bales in a single cargo, the Cardigan car ries the greatest number or bales of the season. One other large ship is now taking on cargo at the com presses. Tar Heels Inventive. Patent attorneys report to citizens of North Carolina: George P. Crutch field, Greensboro, wi-jdlass attach ment for vehicle. brakes; Samuel V. Laushinghouse, Griffon, car-coupling; Benjamin P. Jlucker, Charlotte, vend ing machine for liquids; Samuel O. Thompson, assignor of 40 1-100 to R. M. Williams, Maxton, automatic wa ter cut-off; William E. Wine, Wilming ton, assignor to the Wine Railway Appliance Company, ladder and hand hold for railway cars; Horace B. Phil lips. Fairmont, still. FOR GOOD ROADS ASHEVILLE GOOD ROADS CON VENTION ADJOURNS AFTER ELECTING NEW OFFICERS. FOR A NATIONAL HIGHWAY Resolutions Adopted Placing South ern Appalachian Association on Re cord North Carolina Fares Well in Offices Meet Next at Bristol. Asheville. With the election of of ficers for the coming year and the se lection or Bristol, Tenn., as the next meeting place, the fifth annual con vention of the Southern Appalachian's Good Roads Association adjourned re cently. The officers tor the coming year follow; President and treasurer, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, of Chapel Hill, secretary, Henry B. Varner, of Lexington; vice prestcients, Cyrus Kelir, of Knoxvlile; C. M. Strahan, of Athens; E. C. Chambers, of Asheville; John Crawft'. of Mobile f James Maret, of Mt. Ver non, Ky.; E. F. Lipscomb, of Gaff ney, E. C; Heilry Roberts, of Bristol, A. D, Williams, of Morganton, West Va. Executive committee: J. A. Smith, of Gainesville, Ga.; J. N. Fisiher, of Morristown, Tenn.; E. P. Wharton, of Greensboro, N. C; C. P. Light, of Mar tinsburg, W. Va.; P. St. J. Wilson, of Richmond, Va.; Dr. C. P. Ambler, o( Asheville; R. C. Terrell, of Frankfort, Ky.; W. T. Winn, of Atlanta;' W. G. Sirrine, of Greenville; W. S. Kelley, of Montgomery, Ala.; H. C. Elliott, of Roanoke. ' Resolutions, were adopted placing the organization on record as favor ing a system of national ' highways, built and maintained by the national government. A system of state high ways Duilt ana maintained, oy taie state governments, and a system of county highways built and maintain ed by the county governments. The association will petition congress to authorize the president of the United States to appoint a commissioner from civil life with sufficientr Tunds to in vestgate and make recommendations as to what action congress should take regarding the numerous bills in troduced providin-g for federal aid foi highways. On the last afternoon Governor Locke Craig spoke on plans for mak ing "Good Road Days" successful. Reports from persons interested in the construction of various inter-city .roads reported the, process of the work. In his report of the work on the central highway of North Caro lina, Henry B. Varner predicted that the work will be completed by 1915 and that the greater part of it will be finished within six months. He took an occasion to repeat his charge that the highest steal in the state is that which enables promoters of "worthless railroad schemes" to carry on their work with convicts furnished, fed, clothed and guarded by the state. His characterizaton of this plan as a "steal" was eceived with applause. , The organization went on record as endorsing Atlanta as the place of holding the next American Road Con gress. Defer Inauguration. Greensboro. The administration of Greensboro College for Women an-' nounces that conditions have arisen which prevent the inauguration of Dr. S. B. Turrentine as president on Thursday, November 6, the date se lected for the inaugural exercises. The inauguration will be held at a later date, and will be duly an nounced. New Deputies Soon. Washington, D. C. Senator Over man has returned to Washington. He is pleased with the action of Presi dent Wilson in signing the deficiency bill, Which carries his amendment exempting deputy collectors from the civil service. He thinks that the col lectors of the state will put Demo crats in the deputy eollectorships inside of two weeks. Banks Combine. Southport. A business deal of in terest to Southport and Wilmington people has just taken place by wihich the Bank of Brunswick and the Bank of . Southport have been combined and the business will be continued under the name of Bank of Southport. Most of the business men of Southport were interested in one of the two banks, and uniting the two banks means that they are united in the up building of the town and county. The Bank of Southport becomes a strong financial Institution. A Deadly .Affray. Kinston. Recently when Charley Allen and Johnson Mills, Greene coun ty negroes, engaged int an affray with deadly weapons in Brownton at the home of the later, Allen was severe ly cut with a knife by his host and Jn seLf-defense shot Mills through the abdomen, fatally wounding him. The men married sisters, and Allen inter fered when Mills attempted to chas tise his wife. The wan who was shot shot was too badly wounded -to be moved and was left under guard at his home, while Alien was locked up. DlVERSIFEGATiQN 0 SOUTHERN PARIS Forage Crops Fully c.s Important as Cotton and Corn. PROFITABLE AS WINTER FEED Every Farmer Should Make Growing of Fodder a Big Part of His Farm Operations, Selecting Piece of Land for Purpose. (By G. If. ALFORD.) The question of forage crops is not a difficult problem for southern farm ers. Almost every farm crop grown can be used for .forage. There are, however, jnany plants that will pro duce forage in abundance. Every farmer should make the grow ing of forage an important part of his farm operations.. Each year a large piece of land should be selected espe cially for the growing of forage crops. Forage crops are of fully as much im portance as cotton and corn, but they are usually neglected crops. The turnip crop should be consid ered of great value. Prepare the land thoroughly, manure heavy, plant in drills three feet apart, when the leaf is as large as a dime, thin to 15 inches and cultivate often, and you will raise a great quantity and find that the crop is very profitable for winter feeding. For the earliest spring feed, sow oats, rye or wheat in the fall. Sow two bushels per acre on fertile soil, liberally manured and well prepared. These crops usually produce feed by the 'first of March and furnish good hay if cut in the dough stage. Crimson, white, burr and red clovers are valuable winter , crops to plant. September and October are the best months for seeding, -and to be sure of a big crop plant on fertile soil and a perfect seed bed, using plenty of manure and 200 pounds of acid phos phate per acre. Sow from 15 to 20 pounds of seed per acre. The yield of hay on thoroughly prepared fertile soil is about one and one-half tons per acre. The corn crop planted on this clover stubble will never fail you. As high as 20 tons of silage corn is often grown on clover sod. Alfalfa excels every other crop In yield per acre, In feeding value, and as a soil enricher, when grown on land to which it is well adapted. For a large yield of hay, sow one bushel of wheat or oats and 15 pounds crimson or red clover per acre. The crops are cut when the clover is in full bloom. It is easy to make two tons of hay per acre on fertile soil, and these hays are milk and fat pro ducing feeds. Hairy vetch and wheat or oats are also fine for grazing. and hay. More land is being seeded each year to this mixture, and the farmers all like it. Fall or spring sown oats furnish grazing and make a capital hay when j cut in the doueh stage. At Baton Rouge, La., two and one-half acres were planted in oats at the experi ment station for grazing on Septem ber 28. October 29 seven Poland China pigs weighing In total 276 pounds were put ; on the oats and given no feed during the wjnter. On February 17 the pigs weighed a total .of 56S pounds, or an average gain of .37 pound per pig per day for 110 days. From October 29 to January 1 45 head of sheep were pastured on this same plat. Rape will produce more green for age in the south during the winter months than any other one plant or combination of plants that can 'be grown. It has been demonstrated by the experiment station that an acre of good rich land sown to rape will pro duce as much pork when used as a hog pasture as the same acre planted to Hogging Down Corn Weight at Start 82 Lbs. Cost and Pork Per Acre. Corn nnd $2.38 per 100 lbs. Lbs. Soy Beans rM 619 Corn and Cow 2.46 " " Peas rTSTSZl 504 """" 2 50 " ' Corn Alone pmmm Sweet Com and 3.55 " Soy Beans rSa"!! 350 Ear Corn and 3.74 " " " Meat Meal gTsl''jjl corn and well cultivated. It can be grown a great deal cheaper than corn. One or more acres should be planted on every farm every year. Wheat, oats, rye, and barley make a I good mixture for grazing and hay. When sown In September or October on good land, it may be grazed all the dry days from November 1 to March 1 and then hay may be harvested the latter part of May or the first of June. There is. hardly an end to the sum mer crop that can be grown for for age. Every farmer is entitled to his choice, and while sorghum and other crops produce an abundance of high class feed per acre we must not fail to koep in mind the fertility of the soil. it is possible to have a rotation of very fine forage crops that will im prove the soil. Cow peas, soy beans, peanuts, alfalfa, the vetches and clovers furnish grazing and hay and rapidly Increase the fertility of the soil. ' At the Louisiana station corn with cowpeas grown in the corn and pea nuts gave 450 pounds of pork per .ere. The peanuts were planted after oat3, which, during the winter, fur nished grazing that gave 200 pounds of pork per acre and a crop of oats be sides. The peanuts plauted after oats gave an average of 400 pounds of pork and this added to 200 pounds from grazing the oats made a total of COO pounds of pork per acre and a crop of oats besides. Sweet potatoes give from 400 to 750 pounds of pork per acre. If we taka an average at 500 pounds and add to this 200 pounds from grazing the oats which preceded the sweet potatoes, we have 700 pounds of pork per acre for one season, plus a crop of oats har vested. At the Mississippi delta station, aft er the corn was gathered, pigs were turned into the pea field, and made a gain from the peas of 170 pounds per acre. They had no additional feed. Comparative Value of Fertility in Farm Produce Alfalfa If .--.r y 'y ."-TT1 $75.84 3 Tons niiinuww i m .- tA Clover ffwnfcr "7oP" $14 61 !00$il1lcb8' ESH510.U 1000 Lbs. rm (I .. Fat Cattle E23"-6- 1000 Lbs. fiii Fat Hous B W 500 Lbs. Butter 1 18 The results obtained when turning hogs, cattle, sheep and other stock into velvet beans after the corn is harvested are more than satisfactory. The soy bean is probably-the best annual legume to grow for forage in the cotton belt. 'Whether used as a hay, grain or for grazing it is a very valuable feed for live stock. Soy-bean hay is practically identical in feeding value with alfalfa, and yields from two to three tons per acre. The grain is more valuable than cottonseed meal as a supplementary feed in the produc tion of pork, mutton, wool, beef, milk and butter. A bushel of soy beans is at least twice as valuable for feed as a bushel of corn. Spanish peanuts will produce good crops on comparatively poor land, when well fertilized and cultivated. Prof. Duggar at the Alabama station found an acre of Spanish peanuts pro duced GOO pounds of live weight in hogs. This Avas after the tops had been cut with a mower and saved for hay. The growing of peanuts after oats and on other land, and the use of the mowing machine or the thresh er and hay press, will promote the raising of good live stock and add much to the fertility of the soil. Cow peas without grain usually give better results than other crops. One season a crop of peas grown on bottom land produced 483 pounds of pork per acre Peas furnish most excellent grazing for all kinds of stock. Milo maize, Kaffir corn, millet and other crops furnish excellent forage, but a crop of corn and cow peas, soy beans, peanuts, or velvet beans can be grown on the same land at the same time and furnishes a world of valuable feed and increases the fer tility of the soil at the same time. This being true, let us call particular attention to the importance of cow peas, peanuts and soy beans planted in the corn at the last working as a factor in the production of large quan tities of cheap forage. All kinds of stock can ' be turned into the field after the corn is harvested and will soon be rolling fat. Every farmer who keeps as many a3 ten head of stock should build a silo. The cost is small. For filling the silo corn is king. The yield of corn on fertile soil is seldom under ten tons per acre, and often as high as 20 tons per acre. No man can make the best use of forage crops without adequate fenc ing. Arouna every nem ruu a. wuvcu wire fence o0 inches high, with two strands of barb wire above. -Also use several hundred yards' of the hurdle or portable fence to divide the fields into lots of any size. This fence is simple and cheaply made and can be stored under a shed until needed. BEES ARE QUITE PROFITABLE Honey Gatherers Are Only Producers on Farm That Yield Profit With out Cost of Feed. (By WESLEY FOIiSTER, Colorado State Bee Inspector.) . If people knew what a great source of profit is found in the keeping of bees, and how interesting the work there wouldnt be an unused square foot of ground on any farm in the United States. Bees are the only producers known to husbandry that yield a profit with out cost of feed. They find their own pasture. They multiply so rapidly that they more than pay for. the small ini tial expense of housing them, and the first cost of equipment is almost tri lling. . Bee culture may be made profitable by the children of the farm, or by the women members of the family. It may be carried on successfully in con junction with the keeping of poultry or growing of fruit. In the latter case, apiculture is found to be a great help toward more fruit and better fruit. Bees are little trouble, and require only occasional attention. They are easily handled and readily controlled. Best of all, they give a real service in hard cash, and that counts most on the farm. MBMriONAL SMOTE Lesson (Ry E. O. SELLERS. Director of Evenln Department, The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 2 BALAK AND BALAAM. LESSON TEXT-r-Numbors 72:1-6, 24:10-jj 19. Read Numbers chs. 21-34. ij GOLDEN TEXT "A double-minded man, unstable In all his ways." Jas. 1:S. . . Following our latt lesson the Isreal ites marched along the borders of the wilderness meeting with much opposi tion. In Num. 20 we are told of the death of Aaron. They met Arad (21:1-3) and overthrew him. Moving a pound Edom was a difficult process and the people became discouraged. Again they murmured against God and against Moses. Swift punishment followed in the form of fiery serpents, Num. 21:4-11. Confessing their sins Moses interceded on their behalf and the look at a brazen serpent suggest ed to them the necessary attitude of faith towards God. After sundry wan derings, the dwelling among the Amorites and the overthrow of sun dry tribes, we come to their encoun ter with Balak. As they journeyed the report of their victories preceded them and Balak sought to protect himself against -these strange "peo ple come out of Egypt," by other means than that of war, for, said he, "they are covering the face of the earth." See Ex. 15:15. Little Known About Balaam. Here Balaam appears ; upon the scene. Little is known about him. He evidently had a knowledge of Jehovah and yet was a sorcerer or spiritist, dealing with evil spirits, and was, probably, (a Midianite. I. The Call to Curse, Ch. 22:1-6. There are six personal pronouns in verse; Balak sought to fight fire with fire, to save his own face. He feared those whom God blessed. The world today hates those whom God blesses. Had Balak been v ise he would have cast in his lot with Israel and not have miserably perished in battle along with his unwilling tool, Balaam. (See Num. 31:8, Josh, 13:32.) , , Balaam at first refused Balak's in vitation (v. 13), but Balak sends more exalted messengers and greater offers of honor and rewards, promising him honor in the kingdom if he would but curse Israel (v. 17). Balaam again returns word that this is impossible (v. IS) for he cannot go beyond the word of Jehovah, not that he was in sympathy with that word at all, but he was conscious of Jehovah's power. II. A Challenge by the way. Ch. 22: 22-35. The angel of Jehovah, as the agent of his anger, interposed to save Balaam from himself. Lust had so blinded his eyes that even an ass saw more clearly than he. God re buked him and those who trafficked with evil spirits in order to produce results are mocked by the fact that a dumb ass found voice and speke. Finally, after repeating his condi tional permission that he was to speak only the word Jehovah was to give him, he is permitted to proceed with the "princes of Balak." Balaam a Prophet. III. The changeless message, Ch. 24. Read carefully the intervening chap ters. In them we have the acount of Balaam meeting Balak and of his brief but wonderful prophecy concern ing Israel. Balaam gives us a won derful description of one who is a prophet (21:16). He (1) "heareth the words of God," (2) "knoweth the knowledge of the most high," (3) "seeth the vision of the almighty." Verse 17 is a wonderful phophecy of the Lord Jesus, who is "a star," for he "lighteth every man who cometh into the world." (See also 2 Pet. 1:19.) He is called "a sceptre" be cause of his kingly sway (see Lk. 1: C2, 33, Heb. 1:8). From the context we read how once his lips were open ed he declared a wonderful prophecy concerning these whom Ealak consid ered his enemies and with prophetic eye he sees the coming glory of Israel. Balak's anger is kindled, and he seeks to drive Balaam away, but each time there comes forth from his lips one of these unwelcome prophe cies. These marvelous prophecies which fell from Balaam's lips, as an instrument, taught that this entire un der world of evil is under control of Jehovah and its curses upon his peo-,' i pie are important. He may even cor' pel unwilling instruments, if needfui- to become asents fnr tfio u " UV.V-UUI (Ji)SIl- rf ment of his purposes. Balaam's sad end strikingly illustrates the fact that a man may admire the ideal of right eousness and the beauty of holiness and yet failing to yield his own life to those principles fail utterly in the consummation of his life and his in fluence, lie taught Israel to sin. The Golden Text. It would almost seem that James must have had Ba laam In mind when he wrote these words. Double-minded means "two minded" and unstable means that we lack foundation, are "not fastened down." James is speaking of the lack of wisdom which may be sup plied by asking him who gives liber ally, but admonishes us to ask in faith, "nothing wavering." This is a picture of all men who, knowing God, yet deny hla power, and for the greed of gain refuse to yield to his claim and so fail in the realization ol theU true selves. ' r A x . t 1 CI 1 ( r I tl it Fi -V. it s LI 11 i