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Friday, July 11, 1924 THE FRANKLIN PRESS Page Five CLIPPERS FROM AN OLD PAPER Interesting Bits of History Gathered From Copies, of ; Papers Published in Years Now Gone By. The following items are clipped from The Franklin Press for May 1, 1890. Afthat time the paper was published by Mr. W.1 A. Curtis, who was publisher of the Press until his death in 1910. Corn planting" is on hand.. Straw hats are coming to the front. .Rev. $ H. Harrington has been quite, unwell. , The mountain slopes are rapidly donning their summer dress of green, There was an enjoyable sociable at Mr. R. L. Porter's on Wednesday night of last week. Road working is in order. It is- to be hoped the roads will; be put in good condition. Mr. "Snipe" McLoud has . opened a Arucr ctnrp on tlio rinlitiY cmi:irp nntli of. the Court House. Mr. J. T. Carpenter,, who has been staying in Atlanta tor some tune, re turned home last Saturday. Mr. W. R. Johnston came in Tues day evening and will, perhaps, spend several days among his friends here. Wheat crops are looking fine in Ma can, and oats are coming. up nicery and so far promise favorable results We are glad ,to see Mr. N. G. All- man able to be out on the streets again after a long Confinement to his room. Mr. W. J. Evans, of Aquone, called in to see us last Thursday and ex pressed his appreciation of the Press Mr. George Tilson, of ( Asheville, brother ot our townsman," John lil son, was in Franklin Friday and Sat- urday of last week. : . A large black snake has taken pos session of Mr. J. S. Moore's well and , Jesse is exercising his wits as to how ' to get his snakeship out of his prison. vXtoil4ope Elias has accepted an invitation to deliver the literary ad dress before the Cullowhee Hinh bchool at its commencement May I. Two copies of the Press went on to Washington last week to be placed in the collection of air the papers printed in the United States, by the census department. . Mr. S. M. Dills, of Cartoogechaye, while, on Nantahala fishing , last Thursday killed two large rattle snakes. One of thenrbit his dog on the nose, causing his death. The Presbytery has made arrange ments forthc employment of a min ister to supply the Presbyterian churches1 in Macon County but we have not learned who the preacher will be. What has. become of our railroad committee? When will it meet to form that stock company in which alone we can hope for success in building a railroad? Why should the committee let the matter -die. while a certain class, of our citizens stand pff and point the finger of derision and rernark, "I told you so?" Mr'. Chairman,, give us a date, for a meet ing of the 'committee.',,, Capt. Stephen Porter, wife and , four children, of Valleytown, came over on a visit to relatives and friends' last Friday. Burned Forests Deplete Wild Life In Many Ways Field workers of the Biological Survey of the United States Depart ment of ' Agriculture, and any others who are interested in the conserva tion of wild life, are asked to assist the bureau in determining what dam age has been done to bird and animal life through the burning of timber- lands. Records of the Forest Service show that about 75,000,000 acres of timber-producing 'lands were burned over in the past seven years. It is conservative o say that each lyear in the United States 10,000,000 'acres of land clothed with sufficient inflam mable material to carry fire are burned. This includes every type of land, from the tidewater marshes of the Gulf of Mexico to the timber-line areas ot trie Canadian Dorcier anq Alaska. It is these lands which are the. breeding and feeding places of many quail, grouse, turkeys, deer, and other large and small game and fur bearers. Ducks and geese are also affected. by such fires, in the destruc tion of shelter, food and nesting ma terial. t : Information is especially requested biv the following points: (1) Instance of birds or mammals killed by forest or grass fires including destruction of birds' nests. (2) Instances of birth or mammals having left frequented feeding. and breeding grounds as a re sult of fire, (3) Observations which show how soon birds and mammals return to lands, from which they have been driven by fire. '(4) Effect of repeated ' burnings upon bird and other animal life. It is assumed that repeated burnings, in addition to des troying absolutely many plants, as well as numerous insects and other invertebrates, impoverish sand, clay, and peat soils by the destruction of vegetable matter which should be come a part of the soil and furnish the nitrogenous elements so neces sary to growing plants; and that this soil impoverishment results in less plant life to furnish cover and feed for wild life. (5) Causes of -fires damaging or injurious to wild life and steps that may.be taken to prevent them. Intormalion obtained, it is hoped will lead all wild-life devotees to work activclv for fire prevention m this countrv. : "l UA.TLOMAL HIGHWAYS (Newspaper Member No. 6297.) "In what way can the , National Government build a better road than a State?", a correspondent asks. It can't." But it does! It can build no better road than any other central authority, but it does build better roads, as it builds better buildings and better public' works, because the standards of the National Govern ment are usually higher and less ...warped by consideration of imme diate expense than are those of small er appropriating bodies. The United States Government has for many years followed 'the invaria ble policy of building anything to last for a long period of time Its public buildings are. not constructed to be replaced in ten or twenty years, but built to withstand the ravages of time for many hundreds of years. When the Panama Canal was constructed money was not stinted; the canal was to be for .all time, and so, built a well as engineering skill' could build it. No half-hearted' effort was made in the war. The best we had of money and Drains mu .enort wen into it. When the United States Govern ment begins the building and main lenance of national highways, it ..will luiild in the. same way with due re gard-to the tuture, Loo many roads are built toirav only for' the immedi ate present; built too light, so that traffic soon cuts them to pieces ; built too crooked, so that they waste time while pandering to local prejudices against condemnation; built on exist ing grades, to save construction money. ' Building the finest and highest type of road engineering science un derstands, is one of the many reasons why'' tiocd road enthusiasts with vision ae working for the day when real national highways begin to pro duce gcod roads everywhere? Notice to Ex-Service Men. All ex-soldiers will please call at my office in the next thirty days and gc blanks to make application for compensation. FRANK I.- MURRAY, C. S. C. WEAK ANDJIERVOUS Georgia Lady ' Says She Has Grown Stronger by Taking Cardui Thoroughly Con vinced of Its Merits. Well-Made Ffjie Screens Necessary Against Flies Clyattville, -Ga. In a . statement which she gave at her home on R. F. D. 1, here, Mrs. T. A. Copeland said: "I have, I believe, avoided a good dealof suffering by the use of Cardui, and am. thoroughly convinced that it has been of great benefit to me. "Before the birth of two of my children, I grew so weak and nervous I Could hardly go, and suffered . . I had a friend who told me of Cardui, so the next time when I grew sc'weak and run-down I began to use it. I used it three months. I grew stronger and less nervous. The baby was stronger and a better baby, and I really believe it was because I built up my strength with this, splendid tonic." Cardui has been in successful use for more than forty years. Thousands of women have written to tell of the beneficial results obtained by taking Cardui, and to recommend it to others. It is a mild, harmless, purely vege table medicinal preparation a prod uct of.practical experience, scientific inrestigation and pharmaceutical skill. Sold everywhere. NC-159 The need for continual vigilance against flies is emphasized each sum mer by the Bureau of Entomology of thVUnited States Department of Ag riculture. There is strong . circum stantial evidence that in addition to typhoid, dysentery, and other intes tinal germ diseases, known to be transmitted by. flies, tuberculosis, anthrax, yawc, ophthalmia, smallpox, tropical sore, and the eggs of para sitic worms may be and are carried by them from one person to another. Actual laboratory 'proof exists that flies have carried over 30 different disease, organisms and parasitic worms either on their legs or bodies or in their own alimentary canals, whence these germs or worms are later deposited on human food. The principal effort to control this dangerous insect must be made at the source of supply its breeding places. Absolute cleanliness and the removal or destruction of anything in which Hies may breed arc essential. It is also oft.i.i necessary to. catch or otherwise dstroy adult flies, or to protect food materials from contamination and persons from annoyance or danger; hence the value of fly paper ajidoi sons, flytraps, and.screens. Windows and doors .should be care fully screened during the summer months and supplementary use made of sticky fly papers to catch the stray flics that get in when doors arc opened. It is important to keep food supplies screened or otherwise cov ered so that flies can gain no access to -them. This applies not only to homes but also to stores, restaurants, milk shops, and the like. Screening, of course, will have no effect in de creasing the number of flies, but at least it has the virtue of lessening the danger of contamination of food. Screens should be well made and dur able. In dry' climates black .or painted screen wire will last fairly well and give satisfaction; in moder ately moist climates, however, it will rust and it is better to use the best grades of galvanized wire; and in humid regions, especially if near the seacoast, bronze wire or monel metal wire is undoubtedly the least expen sive in the long run. A screen having a mesh of 14 strands to the inch, the kind commonly sold, is satisfactory for excluding flies, if unbroken, br. a finer mesh is necessary to exclude the smaller mosquitoes. . , Farmers Tour. A good number ot tarmcrs are planning to make the trip through East Tennessee and Western North Carolina with ' County Agent Arren dale during the week .of . August 1 to 16. ., If you have no car you and two of your neighbors can arrange to go with a neighbor that has a car. The expenses of the trip should not amount to many dollars. . . v;, X yy, . hiiih iKitiY ;i.)tHt M STAN EMIT tffi Ttft T iWi '. Oils you contrast! v MoforOite A FIRST quality oil for every type of car. Consult your dealer's chart for the correct consistency and always stick to it for perfect lubrication. Buy the best oil, but buy it by name and the name is "Standard" Polar ine! 'Iff WyiiK nm . fr r . , MEADGWLAND FARM DAIRY GILMER CRAWFORD. PURE MILK AND CREAM. Daily Deliveries Anywhere in Town. Phone East 37 ESC YOU CAN'T KEEP FARMERS DOWN Why is it that Farmers keep right on being successful in the fact of adversity? It is ot "luck." It is the u&t of plain horse sense,, enduring pluck, and hard work. '. . His horse sence leads him to buy the most modern implements obtainable. His pluck and his hard work enable him to use them ta best advantage. We are showing a wonderful line of modern implements for the farmer. They are the means of. wresting success from adversity, and the price is within the reach of all. - Have you seen these implements? Drop around and get "an eye full' on your next trip to Franklin. MACON COUNTY SUPPLY CO CSS Ens A negro home clemonstratipn work er among the colored people of Beau fort County began with the essentials for better living when she taught her club women how to rid their home? of bed bugs, flies and mosquitoes li! mi n wi n m m THE SHOP OF QUALITY BI1 Come in and see our new Hats and Caps. We have Summer Felts. Also our fall line is here reay to show you early. We have just received a full line of Fancy Gro ceries and will be pleased to show you through our stock if you will call in. Overalls of all kinds at good-prices. Don't pay big prices when you can buy them cheaper. c. w. m PHONE 86 6 y
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