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e -.iary Fi 'u'y by ihm t - r -n . i 1 ......I tu ui LyiMikn'l (.fricorporafarf) ClLDBRTAjnORROUI Publisher ;W. E. FINLEY, - - EDITOR. on "Vr ,.-, six month iTbrM month , v i.oo i . .mo .am 5". . ,. gnind at coHd-clatl matt matter Junt Ulh iV07, a M Potlafjict at MarihaU. N. C. wndw MktAalaf Confrtw of March 3. 1879. i i FRIDAY. Mch. 28th, 1913 Conservation. . One of the questions that should agitate every land owner - In our mountain counties Is the conservation of the ; soil. The high waters of the last few weeks liave brought to our attention " more than ever the tnougnt tnai we are letting our richness get away from us. , ' We stood on the bridge at . Marshall and saw the water flowing down just thick with the clay of our fields. . Year after year this has happened and it cannot continue for ever and still allow our lards to keep on producing. Somethigg should be done tohpld the soil and if our present way of farming does not do that then we should seek some way of farming that does or place the land in something that will hold the soil. If plowing it up for corn and crops lose us more than we gain by planting such crops, then we should plant something that does give us gain. A census taken not long ago brought out the fact that not a single farmer in Madison Coun ty in the district canvassed, made five percent on capital invested The farmer believes he is doing ' p'nouch when he makes a living but the farmer is not getting what he should when he gets less It is not whether he meets taxes clothes his family and eats but whether he is making anything ' beside. That is the question that he ought to consider and if he is not then be is failing. Now there are many things which the farmer can' do that will conserve his land and at the same time give him a reasonable return for the capital invested, For instance stock raising will do this but that : wouki necessi tate putting enough land in grass to raise stock and pasture it - Fruit growing is another branch to which our mountain country is well adapted besides many ot- her&f ;The! Southern Railrdad' is advocating dairying and were are many other branches in which the farmer very welj could employ his energies if be only weuld. Co-operate along these lines and we are sure something could be done and well. Think on these things. ' Spring Cleaning. :- The need of every one at this time'of the year is to see that their premise's are cleaned up for the summer. The tendency of every one is to allow the slops ; and dirtof the winter to accumu late and the result is that the summer comes on, and every garbage pile is the center from which flies and such things come and that gives typhiod and such deseases a start. Now that the season is on ns there ought to be in every place a cleaning up and if this is done Marshall will be one of the healb hest places known in the moun tains. The lack of cold weather 1 s been tot tU keeping, of s erins which, have not been kill t I c 7 and so it' behoves every - see t it that houses and "3 well cleaned, and then ' i V "t I?'"OU3 could ' ; j v ;th flowers ; ! iv c'J have a . 2 f jr bta-i-y. All hr-l v: - v"l p!ease & i-.:" ' ; cf t!.e iUr" - ::i ts t '. i r r3- Editor News-Record: In my letter last week I said I wonld say something mora about the bill we passed at Raleigh en titled an act to create a highway commission for Madison County and provide funds for a Bystem of public roads and highways in Madison County. We were fully impressed of the necessity for a system of public roads and highways for Madison County when we drew a bill con solidating and amending the road law of Madison County and pro viding for a levy of not less than 25 cants nor more than 50 cents on every hundred dollars worth of taxable property in Madison County and separating the free labor from the road fund arising from taxation and think that we have one of the best, road laws that Madison County has ever had. But petition after petition came to us and some men came in person contending that taxa tion was too slow a way to get roads and demanding of us that we provide for the raising of money by bonds ; and that , we have roads made and built ..now and pay for" them later, so in obedience to that demand we drew the bond bill, which will be published in full in next issue of The News-Record. There are some who say that thev would be in favor of bond ine the County to build roads but thev do not want a debt on the county and had rather pay as they go and this bill provides a remedy for that. The county can levy 50 cents on every bun dred dollars worth of taxable DroDertv which would raise $25, 000.00 or $30,000.00 a year and in the course of ten years we could raise and spend on the roads from $250 000.00 to $300 000.00 in ten years at that rate of levy and have the roads paid for at the end of the time and tha same result could be attained by borrowing money on the strength of the tax levy by issuing short term bonds, get the money now and pay it off in ten years but if a majority preferred the bonds could be issued and paid for grad ually, some short and some long bonds within the next fifteen to thirty years. There are other who say they would be in favor of spending money raised by taxation or bonds if they knew the money would be put into the roads and not squandered and to meet that objection we have appointed six among the best business men in the County, every one of them succeeding well with his own hnsinpss. placed their salaries down to practically nothing and haye thrown every safe guard and restriction around the Board or commission that can , possibly be made by law and anyone who will take time to read the bill will see that every possible pre caution has been taken to draw a bill that would meet all the ob jections that anyone could urge and yet be affective and efficient. Wefeel that we have done our duty in regard to laws of Madi son County and made it possible for the people of Madison County to Droffress along with other co unties in the way ot road build ing and education and if the peo ple do not keep apace with other counties then it is their fault and not ours. Our duty has been uppeumost with us. A Very Enthusiastic Eeeting. Monday evening there assem bled in the .Madison County court bouse in this city about two hundred representative citi zens of the county : to hear ad dresses by Mr. M. V. Richards Land and Industrial Agent of the Southern Railway and Col. 8. H Cohen, General , Manager of Western North! Carolina Asso ciation. ' Mr,' Guy V. Roberta, of this city, presided and introduc ed the speakers t , . V - ;,? r: Mr. Richards, the first speak cr, in bis usual practical and, ef fective manner, spoke at consia eraUe length, covering many ;hasesof industrial development. Is explained in detail the growth -J advancement of North Cam- i and c'.l-er Southeastern a'.it 3 t'.ir-y e ' jcat'.onal, rlcnlta- ', i i i -tr:.-l lis?, taking ""3h. " us show- . ... ., ...j jfj them, Mr. Richards clearly de fined the merits and possibilities of this part of the United States and showed to the satisfaction of the audience that 'the South is destined to be the popular field for homeseekers, manufacturers and investors, lie urged : the necessity for the co-operation of all the people, both town and country, if the greatest degree of success was to be obtained. Mr. Richards complimented the people of Madison County upon the interest they are taking in the improvement of their farm lands, the diversiecation of their crops, and the improvement ot the public roads and public schools of the county. He re ferred to the opportunities for the enlargement of existing manufacturing plants and the establishment of new industries. He expressed his interest' in the coming of fruits an vegetables, which is already quite an indus try in Madison County, and point ed out the importance of the en- largmentof such factories, re ferring to the large and growing markets for their products. As the question of improving the publio roads of Madison County is a live subject, remarks with reference thereto were warmly greeted. He told of what had been ( accomplished in many counties of the southeastern states in the building of modern up to date roads, and the advan tages of such improvements, showing that this was one of the most profitable investments tax payers could make. The speaker said that the increase in the va lue of farm lands and town prop erty would at once more than pay the cost of construction of a system of practical highways. He referred to instances in some counties where the opponents of road land issues, later became their warmest advocates when 'they realized what such improve ments would. He sugeested that a visit be made by any who are antignestic to the building of (.Anil nuaAa at 4vtnA fKa rnt tions where good roads are al ready in operation, and express' ed the opinion that any such would return converted. Mr. Richard's personal know ledge of conditions at Marshal and in Madison County prompted him to say that there is a splen did field at Marshall for a live up to date real estate man. He further said that the citizens of Marshall should organize a busi ness Association for the purpose of keeping the merits of , Mars. hall and Madison County promi mently before the outside world, co operating closely - with the Southern Railway and the Great er Western Nerth Carolina As sociation. He clearly explained the effect of such co-operation. Everysentence or Mr. Ric hards address . was thoroughly appreciated as was manifested by tbe hearty applause. After me meeting mere were expres sionsof a hearty wish that the suggestions made by Mr. Rich ards might be carried out. Following Mr. Richards, Col. S. H. Cohen, the alert and intel ligent General Manager of the Greater Western North Carolina Association, made ah interesting talk, pointing out the purposes and work of the Association,' in which Madison is so greatly in terested. Mr. Cohen in the limit ed time at his command graphi cally told of the work being done and the manner of co operation. He urged the necessity of form ing a county club as an adjunct of the Association. Mr. Cohen pointed out the work which had been done by newspaper as well as poster advertising. The large poster on the wall of the court house attracted the attention of all. Madison County is thoroughly interested in the work of the As sociation and has sent delegates to the 1 Henderaonville meeting this evening to express Madison's appreciation of the good results of the work of the Association and their bearty accord there with. As the audience was disband ing one of the leading citizens cf Marshall was heard to say It was one of the most helpful meetings I ever attended, and I wish it were possible to hold a- EC';er such meeting ia Marshall sary in order to bring about the fullest development ot the1 great resources now lying dormant, in our section." CaYii Livingstone Perhaps the men whose names are most intimately . identified with the opening of the Dark Continent may be mentioned as David Livingston, Henry M. Stanley, Paul Krueger and Cecil Rhodes. Among these the most really notable of all was the first; he was no such modern Moses as the Boer and perhaps he did not possess the imperial imagination of Rhodes, but as an explorer and discoverer he surpassed even Stanley, while no other modern man has done more honor to the name of missionary than he. David Livingstone was 27 when he went to South Africa in 1840 under the auspiees of the London Missionary Societr as a medical missionary and began the labors that'were to last all his life. He learned the language and cu8tomsof the natives, winn ing their friendship in no.ordi nary degree. It was nine years after his arrival in Bechuanaland that he went on a tour of discov ery and found Lake Ngami. In 1352 he explored the course of the Zambesi River, discovering Africa's greatest natural wonde.-, Victoria Falls. Then V.e became commander of au expedition to explore Eastern and Central Af rica and' discovered Lakes Sherwa and Nyassa. In 1866 be organized an expedition to trace the Nile to its source. After he had disappearrd into the heart of the continent without any word coming from him for three years the interest and concern of the entire civilized world be came aroused. James Gordon Bennett the elder fitted out an expedition in charge of Stanley, who "found Livingstone" after a memorable search. Livingstone then suffering from tropical fever regained bis health and parted with Stanley to explore the sout hern end of Lake langanyike where he was attacked with dy sentry and died. His .body lies in Westminister Abbey.' He bad a fine love of? useful adventure, be was a remirkable leader, and he could write. , 1 . ", ' Livinirstonewas a Scotch cot ton mill boy who went to work as a "piecer" at the age of ten and continued in the mill work until he was grown.' ) He did not grow up a loafer and a bum, but, with developed character and in dustry, he gained ' an education and continued it at. the Umver sity ot Glasgow during, the slack months. Such was the man whose birthday r centenary has been celebrated throughout the English-speaking country. ; What is tbe Answer? If health work saved $5,000,000 in preventable sickness and death in our State last year, will some one please explain why , we are afraid to risk "over $150,000 in State, county J and " municipal health work combined to effect a still greater saving when our an nuat loss from preventable di seases still ranges 'around $40, 000,000? If a business man could save an annual. loss, of $1 by spending 75 or 80 or even 00 cents, don't you think he would do it? Why, then, is not this great State run. .. on - more ' of a business basis? Why are ,we a fraid to spend over three or four cents to save a dollar? Is your body any less valuable than an elevator, a sterm boiler, or a locomotive? Xf not, it is your duty to yourself, your fami ly and society to have it inspect ed periodically.'! Do not wait un til you are conscious of disease; the damage may then be difficult or impossible to repair. ' ' ' Of all the people who die in this country each' year, 27 per cent are LaLLa unJrr live years of age. ,f tLlsn-.: .ber, 200,000 die from prevec' via diseases, and approximately 150,000 of these die during the first year of life. - Good Izzh. ' There is nothing that we can write on that will so much bene fit the people of our county as good roads because t ia some thing that benefits every one. We often wonder if the people do not become tired of always hearing of thissubject but ' it is the one thing lhat will benefit every-one. Every one uses the roads to go to church to attend school, to go to town, to visit neighbors and the community spirit is enhanced and the prosp erity of the county is increased by the roads. So we dwell up on this subject and we hope to see shortly these roads in every part of the county. 1 See R. N. RAMSEY For Disc Harrows, Peg Tooth Harrows. Mowlqg Machines, Rakes, Cultivators, all kinds of Farming Irri pliments. No Need to Stop Work When the doctor orders "you to stop wont it stagers you. l can't, you say. You know you are weak, run down and failing In health day by day but you must work aa lone as vou can stand. What you njed ia Electric Bitters to (rive tone, strenirth ana vl tor to your system, to prevent' break down and build you up. Don't be weak, sickly or ailinjf when Electric Bitters will benefit you from the first dose. . Thousands bless them for their glorious health and strength, Try them. Every bottle is guaranteed to iar.'siy. umy duo. at xrippiett & ltec tor. , NOTICE By Virtue of the power In me vested by a certain deed In trust bearing date July 6th, 1903, and "duly record' ed in "Register of Deeds Office of Madison County, North Carolina, . in book 12, page 196, to which reference Is made for a fulldescription, executed by V. B. Davis and wife, Carrie Davis to the undersigned as trustee to se cure a debt therein described and the debt having become due and payable and default having been made In the payment of sume and having been re quested by the payee of said ;' note to foreclose same. I : will on the 7th, day of April 1913 at 12 o'clock m. at the Court House - door in Madison County sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described lands to satisfy said debt, interest And cost, to-wlt: 1 Beginning at the fork, of tie branch below where Mrs. V. B. Davis now lives, and runs up the branch as . it meanders to J. S., Kedraon's ; line, thence westwardly with a hollow as It meanders and with a fence built by J J. Redmon and V. B. Davis to a pine tree in the Cmigmiles line. Thence south to the beginning containing 11 acres more or less, and it being the home place where the said parties of tbe first part now lives, and the boundary Includes the dwelling house where Mis. V. B; Davis now lives and being the same lands described In a deed . from J. M. Gudger Jr., to v. B. Davis. This the 6th day of March 1913. JOHN JARRETT, Trustee NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR Having Qualified as administrator of van Mas.sey deceased, late of Madison vxrtinty. N, V. this is to notify all uer- sons having debts against the estate of the said deceased to present the same to ths undersigned on lor before the 10th day of February 1914, or this no tice will be pleaded'in bar of their re covery. ( A1I persons indebted to the estate of the deceased will please make im mediate settlement to the undersigned administrator. BILL MASSEY, . Administrator. etm. 0.d. ; , . v Suprise Your Friends. " For four weeks regularly ' use Dr, King's New Life Pills. They -sti ma late the liver, Improve digestion,' re' move blood impurities, - pimples and eruptions disappear from your face and body and you feel better. Begin at once. Buy at Triplett & Reotor, " , NOTICE . - - Having qualified as the administra tor of the estate of Zacharlsh Cand ler deceased, late of the County of Madison North Carolina, tills Is to no tify all persons having claims against the estate to present the same within twelve months from. this date,-. Feb 21. 1914, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. 1 ' ' ' All persons Indebted to "the estate will please make immediate settle ment with, the undersigned adminis trator. This 21st day of Feb. 191.1. ' S. D. THOMAS. Administrator of Zacharlah Candler deceasd.- . , ; , 8tpd. , Every dollar you place five fold in 1 Credit Strength of Character .High Standing in your ,,, . "''' Community n . : These are the greatest assets a man can have. , Are they yours? They are well ' worth any , effort ' you ,(n make to gain' them. ' Start now and bring db your spare change. . . m .'' v " .: ' 1 ' . We pay 4 per cent on time deposit!. BANK of FRENCH BROAD The Bank of Good Service. ; . LOW FARES ' ' TO THE Fertile Northwest ONE-WAY SPRING COLONIST TICKETS ON SALE DAILY MARCH IS TO APRIL 15, 1913 to paints In Western Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, L'ritish Columbia. . - ROUND-TRIP HOMESEEKERS' TICKETS ON SALE 1st and 3rd TUESDAYS EACH MONTH to many points in the Northwest United States and Canada. Long limit and stopovers. . , , ' Travel on the -'t v - Northern Pacific Ry and.connecting Hoes to Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Ore gon, or to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia Will send free illustrated liturnture about the Northwest United ' States and full information about Northern Pacido rates of fare and service prtmptly upon requebt, It costs you nothing. Write tocby. W. W. NEAL, Traveling Pasa'r Agent, 16 No. Pryor St. Atlanta, Ga. ,, .,. - ! ',,'." "' J. C. EA TON, Traveling Immig. Agent, 40 E. 4th ' , St., Cincinnati, O., ) ; ' FROST PROOF CABBAGE and LETTUCE PLANTS. Grown in the Open Air We are prepared to Ship from now until April 1st, the FINEST AS SORTMENT of CABBAGE PLANTS tied in bunches of fifty (60), cor rectly counted, with an Extra Hundred Plants KREE to each Thousand purchased. These Plantsare raised from FROST PROOF SEEDS which are grown especially for ns on Long Island, N. Y. Our Plants are spray. ed with LIME and made free from Germs. 'Our prices-are 11.50 per Thousand 'delivered, count guaranteed and prompt shipments. , , . . - We refere you to Peoples National Bank, Charleston, S. C, aa to our reliability, also to Post Master and Express Agents, Meggetts, S. C, , OUR LETTUCE PLANTS ARE FROST PROOF also, and we will put on at the same figures. We want Agent to handle our Plants at each Station; Commission deducted from price of plants at 10 per cent. Write and secure Agency. .. - , . - . . - . 1 T TflE ENTERPRISE PLANT CO. - The Largest Potato Plant and Cabbage Faftn In the South. Fifty acres devoted in South Carolina and Florida to Plants alone, . v 17I3AT IS YOUT2 IBHA of the service of a bank? That they are confined to protecting and safeguarding the surplus money, of depositors from burgulars and from loss by fire,. :. in keeping this surplus so that the deposi tor can have it to use at any time he ' . . V' ' wanta it and in loaning money to . : ' ; customers 'When they need it? " , O ' ... Thse advantages are very ' " material. They offer . good and sufficient . reason for keeping ' , ..iv your money in a bank bnt . ' ., if they cover your conception ' of the entire usefulness Of this of '( ' ' bank, the essential advantages we of- , fer to our patrons we shall be pleased to ". have you come in and let us explain to you some of the other advantages which accrue to the man who makes use of our. check account plan , for the protection and care of his income. , - J, , Four per cent r " !i cn tim; dbzzitz. g: a -: Fe sure to attend the union service Sunday night 7:00 at the Baptist Church. Two speakers from Asheville will be here in the interest of the Layman's Movement. No ' other services in the bank is 'returned to you ' ,V . ' ' am MEGGETTS, S. C I le t Z r. t r . . . . . . . . crncii bans tr rEi:;:3 nor i I,l!a the Dear future and tbat :-y e":i coulJ . sites! tzi encu; n t will be held in town at that time. : ,t: i t t i .va i . " ' if-