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Established June 28, 1901.
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VOL. XVII
N MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N, C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17th, 1915.
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MADISON COUNTY.
Established t y the legislature ses-
lon ;850-5l. " : '
Population, 20,132?
Ccv-nl.y Beat, Marshall,
i if-:.:, met above sea level.
KT. anrl mrvl.rn nnurt house. COSt
33,000.00. ,:
New and modern jail, cost 115,000.
New county home, cost $10,000.00.
. County Officers
FTonTj E. Lineback, Senator, 35th
District, Elk Park
Hon. Plato Ebbs, Representative
Oot Springs. N. C.
W. A. West, Clerk o. Superloi
Court Marshall.
Canev Ramsey, Sheriff, Marshall.
Tmp. Smart. Register of Deeds
Marshall. .
C. F. Runnlan, Treasurer, Marshall
N.C, R. F. D. No. 4. ' ,
A. T. Chandley, Surveyor, Marshall
N.C -
Dr. J. H. Halrd, Coroner, Mats Hill
' N. C. .
W. J. Balding, Janitor, Marshall.
Dr. Frank Roberts,' County Physi
cian, Marshall. ' ' . ')
Garfield DavW. Supt-' county home.
Marshall.
County cnmmltlonr
N. B. McDevltt chairman. Marshall
J. E. Rector, member, Marshall, E.
F. D. No. i. Anderso;:. Silver, mem
ber, Marshall,, Boute 3 W. L.
' George, member, Mars Hill. , J, C.
Chandley, White Bock. '
?. A McElroy Co. Atty., Marshall.
Highway I commission
. V. Shelton, President, Marshall. . :
G. V.-Russell,;rBluffrN, 0..;;---A.'F.
Sprinkle, Mars Hill, N. d
.Board of Education
jasper ' Ebbs, Chairman, Spring
Creek. N. C. John Robert Sams,
' mem. Mars Hlfl, N. C. W R. Sams,
mem. Marshall. Prof. G. C. Brown,
' Superintendent of Scfiools, Marshall.,
Board meeU first Monday in January.
April, July, and October each year. -School
andCollI
Mars Hill College, Prof. R. L.
Moore, President.' 412 students.; Ses
. sion 1915-16, nine months, begins
August 17th, 1915." ,'. ' "" '
. Spring Creek .High. School. Prof.
SH. tv. Pleasants, Principal, Spring
Creek. 8 mos school, opens Aug. 1st
Madison Seminary High School,
T Prof. K. G.Anders,p rlnoipal. A mos.
school. Begins July 26 .
Bell . Institute)' Margaret E. Grlf
flth, principal, Walnut, N. .
Marshall Academy, Prof. S. Roland
Williams, principal 8 mos. school.
. Opens August 31, ,v
Notary Publlea.
J. O. Ramsey, Marshall, Term ex
plres Jauuary 6th, . 1916,',?
'" Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek. N.
' Term expires January.; 6th 1915.
J H Hunter, Marshall, Route
Term expires April 1st; 1915, ;
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.T w Nlson. Marshall Term
ex-
- sires May 11, 1915 N
T B Ebbs, Hot Springs Term ex
pires February 4 lib. 1915. , ,
Craig Ramsey, i Revere. Term ex
pires March 19, 1915,
N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork,
- . Term expires May 19, 1915.
W.. T. Davis, Hot Springs
expires January 22nd 1915.
term
S teve Rice, Marshall. Term ' ex
pires D&s. 19th. 1915.
- Ben W. Gahagan,- Stackhouse, Na
C. Term expires Dec. 20, 1915. ' frs.
' J., F. Tilson; Marshall,, Route 2.
.Term expires Nov. 14thl915.
' C. J. Ebbs, Marshall.' Term ex
" plres April 25th, 1917.
D. M., Harshburger, Stackhouse.
Term expires January 16th, 1916.
D. P. Miles, Barnard. Term expires
December, 23,' 1916.
W. B. Ramsey, Marsaall. Term
expires Oct. 4th 1915. V .
J, A. Wallln, Big Laurel. Term
' expires Aug. 8th, 1916. '
C. C. Brown, Bluff: Term expire
January 9th 1917.
To the Farmers o
Madison County.
MR. EDITOR: From wh
at
farmers have told me, I feel
en
cou raced to venture a few more
hints alone the lines of better
far mine in Madison. Almost
every section of the county I see
sierns of improvement on
farms. Near the Yancey County
line Mr. Joe Brow. h;is done
a piece of work in the way of re
claiming an old thrown out gul
lied hillside which has been
nuisance on the farm for over
forty years.
Last February, there were gul
lies on this pece of land more
than five feet deep. At, this time
there is a good piece of corn on
this land and a sod of clover and
grass three to six inches high
besides, the corn and fodder oi
the .land is worth more than the
cost of 'filling the cullies and
making the crop.
Any one who has not atttempt
ed to stop the gullies On his farm
should visit Mr. Brown's place
and let him tell how easy it is to
reclaim an old run down and
washed out hillside. The way he
obtained the beautiful sod
of
grass and clover is interesting
At the last working, he took lit
ter which had accumulated in his
barn loft for several years, and
sowed it heavily, broadcast
which had the desired effect. This
trash was the accumulation of
Timothy, Red Top orchard grass
and Clover seed from theliay fed
to stock. Such results cannot be
hoped for. every time; but will
never fail to. prove beneficial
Then as one passes around, there
is evidence every where that the
farmer is using bis brains more
than in.former days.' You will
see old briar grown fields brown
with briars and bushes ia, evi
dence that some one with the
bush scythe Had- been present,
moreover, these bushes and
briars and weeds are not burned
as in days that are past; but are
neatly packed in the gullies,
where there are any, and other
wise are placed cautiously on the
thinest places of the farm. On
all sides there is evidence of lm
provments. ouch as removing
stumps, rocks and'old tiuw worth
less fruit trees etc., while this is
true,"iandwe ate all glad that it
is; yet there is plenty of room., for
mnrfl imnrovemeht. The axe is
only laid at the root of the tree
in Madison Couty, while the few
ere and thereall over the coun
ty are aroused to the importance
of doing better business on the
farm: too many are still in' the
ruts pulling hard in the old fash
ioned way ' '
Everv bod v n6w knows that
we are now living in a new age
There is none now so ignorant as
deny the progreesiveness of
the times that has hit us. - Old
things have and are passing away
J wbither we want them , to go or
nob and we must adjust oursel
ves to the new order or be left in
the race. It is a question of go
forward and success "or stand
still find get left.
. - Respectfully,
J.. R. SAMS, '
County Agent.
Schools May Bar Children
Common colds are contagious and
boards of health in many cities are
considering , barring children with
colds from scnoois.. roiev-s nuiwj
and Tar is an old and reliable family
mpdlc.ine und frees cl lldren from
coughs, colds, croup and whooping
couRh. f arenis may save uuuuio uy
trivinir before school opens. Sold
Everywhere. - ;
Somebody Must
Lead- Why
Not You?
In the opinion perhaps of ftost
men who are working for rural
betterment today the sorest need
is just here the need for leader-'
ship. Men who' ought to. lead
try to dodge their duty as did
Mosps when he nrotested to
TnV.A,.oK conino "i,t Tom olnn;
of speech and of a slow tongue,"
or as Jonah did when he tried to
runaway, from his mission of
warning to corrupt Nineve h.
Farmers say,," Cut I am not able
to take the responsibility of mak
ing this plan a success, forgcttlrig
that responsibility breeds ability.
It was responsibility that mae
world-figures of such men as Lin
coln and Jackson and Forre3t
and Grant, plain men who until
war's testing-time came to them
had not shown capacity for such
mighty burdens -as they were cal
led upon to bear.' Thousands and
thousands of farmers who might
find their minds and souls grow
and develop and uufold under
the responsibility of leadership
are shrinking from the very
tasks (hat are needed to make
full grown men of them. They
are Jlyipg narrow seinsn Jives
IAt 1.
when they should be doing team
work with their fellows.
. We have jipticed,-for example;
that Tn many a: neighborhood ir
which a local union or other
farmers' clnb exists, the organi
zation lacks the co-operation of
the very men who might do
most to make it the power it
ought to be in developing and
waking up the community the
power'it ought to be in promot
ing better farming, better mar.
keting, better schools, a richer
and more satisfying social and
intellectual life, and generally
making the neighborhood a bet
ter place to live in. I am too
busy," these men say, or ."the
meetings are dull,"' or So-and-so
are runping it and I don't care to
hnvp nnvthtnor in An with it
They forget that the man will
die of selfish dry rot ' who is too
busy to work with bis fellows
They forget that if the meetings
are dull, all the : more urgent is
their duty to help enliven' them.
They forget that if the organiza
tion has poor leadership it is pro
bably because better has not been
available.
We repeat, Mr. Farmer, if any
thing is to be donb to make your
neighborhood better and more
prosperous'there must be. team
work, must be co-operation. And
in getting such co operation
somebody must take the lead;
why not you? x You ; should not
covet position but you should
yearn for an opportunity to
server-and especially for an op
portunity to find and encourage
and stimulate and develop, and
support others who will lead or
serve, riere is tne true leaders
greatest power; to develop lead
ership in othtrs. - -.'
You need a marketing associat
ion in your neignoornooa; ana
more than than that you need a
genial farmers' club that will be
ready to protect the farmers in
terests and promote the commu
nity's welfare in every conceiv
able way. Somebody must lead
in. promoting and maintaining
such an organization. Why not
you I-
Seventeen Million
Men for Army
Service.
Aluch Interest Manifested
in Figures Apropos the
War Situation
ARE WELL SUPPLIED
5 VarlOUS
States Generally Im
proving Equipment Only Very
few Cilizens have Training
i North Carolina has 302,000 men
of military age, that is between
i
the years of 18 and 44 venrs who
are fit for service, according to
the records that have been com
piled. Charlotte has two com
panics in the National Guard and
in addition quite a number of
others who have had some mili
tary experience. Others are no
vices who have never had any
training at all but who are such
as could readily learn.
: Much has been said and writ
ten, since the European war
beganl" as to the military pie
paredness of the United States
Organizations 1 whoso purpose is
to encourage preparedness and
to urge more liberal appropria
tions for the Army and Navy
have been organized in all parts
of the, country.. The Army and
the'Navy have Jbeen thoroughly
studied in recent months, and
the President is now busy with
their problems; but what of the
great civilian army then, of mill
tary age of whom, according to
the reports of Rtate Adjutant
Generals on file "in Washington,
there are nearly 17,000,000. Of
this number, as great almost as
the total of all the armies now
fighting in Europe, only sixty-
one hundredths of one per cent
are in the militia of the various
States, which means that more
than 16,800,00 are men practical
ly without military training.
Charlotte Observer.
Items From Peek
Dear Editor: As I haven't
saw any news from Peek in some
time, allow me space for a few
lines; farmers are busy putting
up hay gathering fodder just
now. x
One of the good things is a
good road being built at this
place.
Also a road is being built on
West Fork, near this place. :
Prof tssor W ade White who is
teaching our school at East Fork
is having good success, and is
loved by all of his students
Frank W. Morgan and Joel
Morgan with the writer and some
others attended the Decoration
last Friday at Morgan, Hill, Bun
combe County, it was a lovely
day to all. Amidst the good
things of that day was a sermon
from Dr. Woler of AsheviHe, Dr.
Waler preached in the Grove, to
a large congregation and all was
fed by the sermon. Excellent
music was rendered for this oc
casion by the Ivy Hill and Mor
gan Hill Choirs. ;
Brother Owen, I Mars Hill,
with other good Brethren, like
Bro. Will Bradley, made warm
and touching talks. V
We all will long remember this
day. .' ".:'; ' " v'.m vv'.
Success to The News-Resord.
ENOCH S. MORGAN.
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
On
' non-contraband. Under this declaration, which was subscribed to by all the
maritime nations, we have a right absolutely to ship cotton, not only to
neutral ports of Europe, but to Germany and Austria themselves. Humanity
shudders at the thought of the death of the splendid Americans who went
down on the Lusitanla, but humanity would bave more cause for shuddering
if it could have presented to it In some similarly striking and dramatic way.
the woe, sorrow and suffering that will be occasioned to multiplied tho.
ahds of men, women and children In the Southern states as a result of
cotton being forced down to starvation prices. -
"The reason why cotton does not command 18 or 20 cents per pound Is
simply because Great Britain has a naval strangle hold on our shipments
and, therefore, on the world supply. England sends her ships of war out
into the open seas, captures American cotton, no matter to whom the same
may be destined, carries It into British ports, sets up prize courts of her
town nomination, which prize courts, of course, are operating in her favor
and which, under such circumstances, after whatever delay they elect to Im
pose, assess the damages of, the American shipper at whatever price they see
t and then, after having by such process 'bought' our cotton, she avails
herself of the extraordinary high prices existing on the continent of Europe,
produced in part by her diversion of our shipments, 10 resell It at a profit.
The American shipper has no recourse except to the government The acta
of Great Britain referred to, according to the well-recognized principle ot
International law, constitute war against the United States. -1
"This grievance is now of many months standing and the South is about
to bring to market another great crop of cotton. Under such circumstances
tie would expect that eur government, without prompting, would know per
fectly well how to deal with acts on the part of the British government,
mounting t warfare against our trade and country. -
"It Is not necessary for us to resort to war against Great Britain la re
taliation. A simple, adequate and obvious remedy would be for the president
to advise Great Britain that unless she respects the law of nations aa regarda
'our foreign commerce, he will call on congress to adopt a reaohitlon forbid
jJhtf tie exportation of arms and munitions o war to Joreign countries,"
To the Citizens of
Madison County
7 .7 K"'1'' -:'
I desire to take this opportuni
ty of informing the farmers of
Madison County, that I have
been appointed organizer of lo
cals of the Farmer's Educational
and co-opera.tive Union in said
County, and am prepared to do
some work during this Fall and
Winter.
Any Local that has become
dormant and would like to again
be formed into life, or any com
munity that has never been or
ganized, by notifying me at Mars
Hill, N. C, R-3, can get my best
service immediately.
It is needless to urge the im
portance of better organization
and co-operation on the part of
farmers.
Respectfully,
II. M. FAGAN.
The Road Home
t's just a common country road,
Leading who cares where?
An old rail-fence crawls by its side
Fallen here and there.
. purple thistle stands as guard
Lest strangers venture nigh;
bursting milkweed sends out
ships
That lazily drift by.
A meadow-lark calls plaintively,
Hid by the tall green grass;
A saucy sparrow cocks his head
To watch me as I pass.
Why is it that I praisa tbi3 road
That looks just kke the rest?
Because It is the road to "Home
That's why I love it best.
-'Mother's Magazine
His Rest was Broken :
O. D. Walght, Rosemont., Neb.,
writes: "I was bothered with pains
in the region of my kidneys. My
rest waa broken by frequent action
of my kidneys, I was advised by my
doctor to try Foley Kidney Pills and
one 50 cent bottle made a well man
of me. "They relieve rheumatism and
backache. Sold Everywhere.
R. C. Duff
Cotton As Contraband.
Hon. R. C. Duff, one of the hlchest authorities on
International law In the- nation and one of the most
capable citizens In the United States, when asked to
Investigate the exporting of cotton and interpret the
laws of nations on this subject for the American plow
man, said In part: i
"Article 28 or the Declaration of London reads aa
follows: 'The following may not be declared contra
band of war: (1) raw cotton, wool, silk, etc' Great
Britain Is not only a signatory of the Declaration of
London, but in fact called the conference and Insisted
nnnn tha InMiiafnn nt n.An m . i 11. -1 1
Administrators Notice
y Having qualiHed as administrator
of -the estate of George I. Elmore, de
ceased, late of Madison County, this
is to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased, to
exhibit them to the undersigned, at
Marshal), N. C, B. F. D. No. 1, on or
before the 27th day of August, 1916,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
All persons Indebted to said estate
will please make immediate p igment.
This August, 19th. 1915.
J. G. CASS ADA,
Administrator of George I. Elmore,
Deceased.
Many Complaints Heard
TII Summer many persons are
complaining of headaches lame backs
rheumatism, biliousness and of being
"always tired." Aches, pains and ills
caused by kidneys not doing their
work yield quickly to Foley Kidney
Pills. They help elimination, give
sound sleep and make you feel better
Sold everywhere.
Chero-Cola
is sold only in Carbon
ated bottles. It is always
uniform, pure. whc!
conis reEresning,
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