PAGE TWO
FRIDAY, OCT. 13TII. 19JG
SOME FARMING POSSIBILITIES.
Lawyer J. M. Sharp brought into
fhe office of the C. & A. Association
a day or two since throe sweet pota
toes taken from one of twelve huu
ired hills planted by him last spring.
Two of them average 3 1-2 pounds,
and the third three-quarters of a
ound, making a total weight from
ne hill of 7 3-4 pounds. The tubers
are clean and healthy, and Mr. Sharp
ays the slips were planted on ground
that had no particular care or atten
tion, and all tho fertilizer used was
ne 200-pound bag of ordinary garden
fertilizer, which was distribute! over
is whole garden. He only planted
1200 hills for his own use.
Were the whole 1200 hills to yield
at the same rate, the total returns
would be 9300 pounds or nearly five
ions. Had Mr. Sharp planted 10.000
kills on an acre of ground and receiv
ed a return equal to his one hill -which,
by the way, he picked out at
random he would have boon digging
p now a crop that would yield him
77.5U0 pounds, or thirty-eight and
three-quarter tons of fine feed. Ta
king tho bushel measure, he would
have 1292 bushels, and at present
values in ar lots, his acre would have
hroucht him $646 gross. Were he to
turn his hogs loose on this amount of
teed, without doubt the profit on this
acre would go nearer to $1,000 when
the hogs were marketed. Mr. Sharp,
howeveK Is not a farmer, and only
planted this lot for his home us but
he has fully 100 bushels of sweet po
tatoes from 1200 hills
There is not a renter in our county
that can not become an owner .if u j
aic fnrm within a very iew
I...U..1 A..lti,r..Hnn rtf
years Dy rno juuiiimis ;un i
no acre of sweet potatoes, feeding
his crop to pork.
"Southern Farming" has a noon"
ptory in its Issue of Oct. 7 eov.v i":
he operation of a dairy farm by Sam
Wilder of Wake County, North Caro
lina. Sam Wilder began sellini; two
gallons of buttermilk a wek twelve;
years ago. l oriay ne nas unny
sens co to so gaiions oi o.i. - ,
.. .-.a 11 , t l...,t,,a. m 111- n
dav. "at 20c.. a gallon; mio pouini:-
hitsr wnollv n 40e ner nound, and
has an income from his thirty cows
of 115,000 a year. Allowing a not pri
nt on this turnover of $5,000 a yiar
which Is far too low, but taking it at
this figure, can anyone tell us of a
Business calling for an Investment of
around $500 that will pay one hundred
per cent per annum?
Both these casos can be dupicated
by any average farmer almost any
where over Rockingham County to-,
day. Why don't we do it? Is It be
cause of hick of vision, or extreme
conservatism, or devotion to one par
ticular crop that saps our vitality, and
pinches our capacity .tor. development?-
The Commercial & Agricultural As
sociation can help you to dispose of
every sweet potato you have on hand
now at 50c. per bushel. It can help
you get nearer to $1 a bushel In the
spring, if you are prepared to keep
your crop till then.
. There is selling in a small way xn.
the local market a manufacture of
butter that, for quality, far overshad
ows the product of the Northern
creameries. Thore Is an active de
mand for three or four times tho
quantity availablo. It would not take
many digits of our right hand to
mark off the makers of good butter
In Rockingham county. Good butter
Is always wanted, at good prices; tho
rancid, evil smelling product is not in
demand even for axle grease. There (s
no excuse for tho manufacture of t he
latter product, or the dirt and care
lessness that brings It Into existence,
but there is a steady and growing
demand for the pure and clean pro
duct. If some of us don't get busy
soon one or two of tho progressive
farmers In the community will corner
th situation, and emulate tho exam
ple of Sam Wilder of Wake County,
with resultant great prosperity.
There Is no use shutting our eyes to
the fact that the single crop system is
detrimental to a country. It loads to
the prosperity of the very few, and
the continued poverty of the' 'many;
IHCli-vnn 1 lull Ul LIIV nun, tuy
dwarfing of tho Intellect of tho young.
We are tired being told ihat we are
always harping on this ue.tion of
single cropping, and wo w ?nt now ar.d
here to state our -position and policy
on this subject of gambling on a to
bairo crop to tho exclusion of every
thing else. We sincerely belie vo
Rockingham County raises the flncj.t
bright leaf tobacco In tho Country, and
we desire to see an abundance of it on
our market every year, but we do not
subscribe to the doctrine of raisin,; a
largo area of tobacco to the exclusion
of the other possible crops of a wjII
conducted farming business. Such a
policy spells' ruin for one who follows
It; hard and Incessant toil for every
member of the family, with Its handi
cap of Insufficient education; tho de
terioration of the soil to the detriment
of coming generations, and the con
tinued low per capita wealth of our
people.
It means ''back to the town and the
factory" for our boys and girl, and
the ultimate reduction of our lands In
cultivation owing to scarcity of labor.
It means. In fact, a continued sordid
living on lands that ought to be turn
ing gold dollars into the pockets of
the owners; poor roads, poor schools,
awl consequently a deteriorating race
or the Influx of a raco that will make
fh best of opportunities that we have
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persistently ignored.
When wo look abroad on our rich
chocolate loam farming lands growing
., growth nine, and thi
((f th(J poH8,bilitio8 of say( flVo acres
of such land laid down in permanent
alfalfa, the product consumed by poiU
on the land, with a minimum of labor
or anxiety; or, a few acres planted
each year . In sweet potatoes, and
properly hamllol under expert ad
vice, freely given, and the product al
so consumed on the land, thereby re
turning to the land more than the
crop takes out of it each season, we
Ix-t-iii to wonder how wo are going to
su:iro ourselves when wo are called
up(m t(1 r(!I1(it!r an account of tho iise
of the talents, of which we are stew
ards for a timo. We could easily
count up tho number of farmers, fol
lowing tho singlo crop system, in
Rockingham County who have made
money in the past ten or fifteen
years. It would.be dillietilt perhaps
Impossible- to count those who have
fallen behind steadily under tho same
conditions.
The farmer who has not made good
money during tho past year will nev
er make any, unless he changes his
methods. The only method by .which
tho farmer can make money today is
diversification. The roads to wjalth
and poverty remain open.
Which shall wo choose?
PAYING THE PREACHERS.
We have seen a Stokes county con
gregation worth $250,000 property give
$1.,'!0 to tho collection plate, and even
then some of the breathren looked
like- martyrs when - they ---dropped it
their dimes.
An article in the Ladles';" Home
Journal, recently published in the
newspapers, and which appeared in
tho last Issue of the Reporter, where
in the subject of giving to the church
was discussed, has attracted a Rood
deal of attention.
Many of us who give anything at all
to the church, give very Infinitesimal
ly an well as very grudgingly. We
feci like wo have made a sacrifice, in
stead of chipping In freely and with
gladness, as tho Good Book com
mands. One reason many people, it is be
lieveddo not pay-more to tho church,
Is because they want to presist in giv
ing relatively, rather than independ
ently. That is, for instance, I would
give more if Urown would givo more.
Brown is a leading professed church
man nnd able to contribute ten limes
as much as I.
So the poor preacher usually suffers
because Urown don't turn loose.
Among the poorest paid Intellectual
laborers in the' world aro doubtless
1 h e pa stors-7 f l ho eo u 1 1 1 ry churches
of Western North Carolina. Any of
them can make more.nionev farming
than" preaching the gospel.
A minister who cannot give th
bent energies of bis mind to the pre
paration of his sermons because he in
bothered about where the next .lire
and meat are coming from, is certain
ly not mentally equipped to edify hi
hearers on Sunday morning. He r ;iv
get up and Indulge In seine thread-
GET RID OF HUMORS
AND AVOID DISEASE
Humors in (lie blood cause infer
nal derangements that utlVct the
whole st iii, as well as pimples
boils and other eruption. They alTVct
all the organs and .functions, mem
branes nnd tissues, and are directly
responsible for the readiness with
which some people contract disease.
For forty years Hood's SarsapanHa
lias been more successful than any
other medicine in expellm humors
and removing their inward nnd out
ward effects. It is distinguished for
it thoroughness in purifying the
blood, which it enriches and invigor
ates. Jso other medicine acts like it,
for no other medicine is like it.
Get Hood 'a Sarsaparilla. today.
Insist on having Hood's.
the best oyster better.
Serve them with soups, salads,
Chowder, etc. They vill add to
your reputation as a hostess.
Alway freth. At all groctrt.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
worn platitudes, and shoot off a lot of
hot air, but his financial burdevs have
allowed no tlmo for that close though;
and intensive preparedness which
make entertaining discourses unci
well-filled pews.
A clrcult-rlder who is allowed to go
poorly clad, while his family is lnccn
venienced for lack of actual necessi
ties of life, ought to lie transferred to
a community where j pic appreciate
the advantages of the church and its
immense influence- fr good. Let tho
tirlit-wad parishioners .see how it
feels to live outride I be ecclesiastical
pale. Indeed this p- sibly would be
tho case if the Conference or the
Presbytery dih not consider them as
semi-heathen, anil are trying to fur
nish them spiritual light in spite of
themselves. A congregation of pros
perous citizens who are willing for
Greensboro and Winston philantro
pists to bear the expense of keeping
their souls saved, will not take up
much room in Heaven, we opine.
A church is an organization or
nothing, and an organization without
any system of finance except beating
fne bushes for loose coin every ninety
days, will not accomplish much. The
preacher should be relieved of tha
embarrassment of begging for his
living, if he is worth a living. If not,
he ought to be put on the retired hbt
.very cnurcn, no mauei " - - -
neeus a uoaro oi uuttiuc iviw mium-
gence and business ability to arrange
an assessment of each member, so
that a certain income for the preach
er may come in with regularity. This
would obviate the usual quarterly
irises when a bunch of women are
sent out to beg a few dollars to meet
eurntuit expenses. It. would also allow
the burden of church expense to rest
more equitablyon the members as ev
erybody is supposed to have signed up
what and when he will give, and is
expected to hand the cash to the
secretary and treasurer of the boird
without any special grunting over his
sacrifice. If you can't pay $.Y0.00, pay
HO cents, but pay it without having to
be ding-donged to death.
The churches are our greatest as
set. They come before our scho Is,
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STONEVILLE.
Mrs. C. F. King has returned horae
after a week's visit to her brother, Dr
L. A. Taylor, at Siloam, N. C
Mr. J. O. Thomas has returned from
New Hern where he has been engaged
in the tobacco business.
Mr. C. h King and C. A. Thomas
niade a business trip to Greensboro
on Saturday.
Mr. Houston Taylor of Caples, W.
Va., is at homo on a visit to his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Taylor
Miss Aubrey Gerry has returned
home after a ploasant visit to her
friends and relatives In Roanoke.
Mrs. W. A. Robertson and children
are visiting friends in Louksville this
week.
A party composed of Mr. and Mrs.
H. I-. Mitchell, C. A. Thomas, O II.
Taylor and Miss Myrtle Glenn m cor
ed over to Spray Friday night to ct
tetid the Rockingham County Fair.
Dr. and Mrs. Matthews of Spray are
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Elizabeth Gerry and Mr. J. R
Martin spent several days In Win -it in
last week visiting friends and attend
ing the Fair.
Mr. Frank Drown of Madison w.u
in town last Wednesday night visit
ing friends.
Sheriff and Mrs. Kemp were here
Wednesday to see their aunt, Mrs.
Jssie Smith, who is very sick.
The two months' old infant of Mr.
and Mrs. Smith Roberts was touud
dead In bed Tuesday morning.
After spending several we
ks in
u at
Mary
-1 iier
KeruersviHi- Mrs. Fannie Lew;
ti-me. Her daughter. Mr.-:.
Sharp, and little son uccompanii
homo.
Mr. Green, auctioneer for I iwon
Warehouse, has rented Mr. Matthews'
cottage on Mill street. He will be uni
ted in marriage and bring hl3 bride
here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Glenn is't
ed in Winston last week.
Dr. T. A. Mitchell left a few la; s
ago for Texas to spend the winter
with his sister, Mrs. I'.a.-.tier.
Mrs. Cora Harrison spent Friday in
Madison.
Dr. and Mrs. Hannibal Simpson and
sister, Mrs. Annie Carter. at!.;'ded
tho Winston Fair last week.
Tobacco Barn Barbecues.
On the big tobacco farm of Mr. J.
Spot Tavior. a mile or two East. of
Danburyi where the curing season is
coming to a close, several barn par
ties or barbecues were tendered a
large Crowd Of invited guests. Miss
Mary Taylor and Miss Alary Joyce
were the moving spirits of the de
lightfuL fetes, and Monday night at
Mr. I C. Campbell's barn and Tues
day night at Mr. Dennis Smith's barn
the festivities ran riot. At both places
elegant spreads were laid. which were
enjoved bv some 50 or 75 guests at
Ua,a pJaceOames were even played
around the big log fire', and th eve
nings passed delightfully. Danbury
Reporter..
CASTOR I A
- For Infants and Children -
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bears -.-
the CTj,
Signature of
or even government itself, as what
would government, education or so
ciety be without the light of the
gospel? Then we ought to nourish
them and cherish them, and count it
a privilege to do it. not a burden. '
Danbury Reporter.
Try On this Genuine
Colleman Suit
Don't lower the buying standaj-d of your clothes
money. Co.ns in see yourself in a genuine
COLLEGIAN Suit that gives you that custom
tailored look that goes only with the highest priced
clothes. .
ADLER'S
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The new models are not only fashionable
to wear but economical to buy, with a fabric
selection that insures personal satisfaction in
whatever model you choose.
Norc the smart, graceful lines, .the striking end
original designs, giving a triple assurance of hih
quality, expert tailoring tsid perfect fit.
S.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they can not
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only one way to cure ca
tanhal deafness, and that Is by a con
stitutional remedy. Catarrhal Deaf
ness is caused by an Inflamed condi
tion of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube is In
flamod you have a rumbling sound or
Imported hearing, and when It is en
tirely closed, Deafness Is the result.
Unless the Inflammation can be re
duced and this tube restored to Its
an inflamed connection of the mucous
stroyod forever. Many cases of deaf
ness are caused by catarrh, which Is
an inflameh connitlon of the mucous
surfaces of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Catarrhal Deafness
that cannot be cured by Hall's Ca
tarrh Medicine. Circulars free. All
Druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Bad Cojds From Little Sneezes Grow
Many colds that hang on all winter
start with a sneeze, a snifle, a sore
throat, a tight chest. You know the
symptoms of colds, and you know that
prompt treatment will break them up
Dr. King's New Discovery, with its
soothing antiseptic balsams, has been
breaking up colds and healing coughs
of yonng and old for 47 years. Dr.
King's New Discovery loosens the
phlegm, clears the head, soothes the
irritated menibrnme and - makas
breathing easier. At druggists, 50c.
Easier to Stop Now.
It Is easier to check a bronchial
cough now than later. Coughs grow
worse the longer they continue. Fo
ley's Honey and Tar stops tlcklinr: in
the throat, allays inflammation an 1 ir-
ritation. restores sore and dischar ;ini
membranes to healthy condition. op es
congested air passages, and affords
longed for relief.' At Gardner's.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Under and by virtue of an order of
re-sale made by Jas. T. Smith, Clerk
of the Superior Court of Rockingham
County, N. C. in the special proceed
ing entitled ' V. it. French, Adminis
trator of Harrison Graveley vs. Sylva
Graveley, widow, et al," the same be
ing upon the special proceeding dock
et of said Court, th undersigned ad
ministrator will on SATURDAY, THE
11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 19l at
2:30 o'clock p. m., in front of the
Bank of Reidsville building in the
town of Reidsville, N. C, offer for
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash the following describ
ed lands: Lying in Ruffin Township,
Rockingham County, N. C, adjoining
the lands of J. F. Ward, R. B. Chris
mon, and others. Beginning at a
stone on the South side of the public
road and running with the road North
f.2 1-2 degress East 26 poles and 0
links "to a black gum markers as a
corner South 33 1-2 degrees Ea3t. 44
poles to a stone In the original line;
South 1 1-2 degrees West 117 poles to
pointers; South 20 degrees East 52
poles to pointers; North 87 degrees
West 75 poles to a white oak, corner
with J, D. French ; North 4 1-2 de
grees East 173 poles to the beginning,
and containing 60 1-2 acres, more or
less, subject to the unallotted dower
Interest therein of Mrs. Sylva Grav
eley (widow). Sale subject to con
firmation of Court. Bidding to start at
$368.50.
This October 9th, 1016.
W. R. FRENCH, Administrator
of Harrison Graveley, Dco'd.
W. R. Dalton, Attorney.
Read the Advertisements today!
S. HARRIS
WAR
OR
NO WAR
Fires Keep Coming
And
We keep paying
My Companies
Are lots more
Able tobear a
Loss than you are;
Therefore,
BE PRUDENT
And insure
With
j 3
FRANCIS
WOMACK,
The
Insurance
Mar..
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Head-Off Thnt All-Winter Cou.3h
i At lho ,irst f',n of sn:'( throat, tight
, rhfst or stufScd-up head take a dose of
ii. uens rine-i ar-noney. I ne heal
ing pine-tar, sootning noney and glyc
erine quickly relieve the congestion,
loosen the phlegm and break up your
cold. Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey aas all
the benefits of the healing aroma from
a pine forest, it is pleasant to take and
antiseptic. The formula on the bottle,
tells why It relieves colds and coughs.
At your druggist, 25c.
Constipation Dulls Your Brain
That dull, listless, oppressed feeling
is due to impurities in your eyoteui,
sluggish liver, clogged intestines. Dr.
King's New Life Pills give prompt re
lief. A m;id, easy, non-griping bowel
movement will tone up your nyetani
and help to clear your muddy, pimply
complexion. Get a bottle of Dr. King's
New Life Pills today at your druggist,
25c. A dose tonight will make you
cheerful at breakfast.
Jno. D. HDFFINES
FIRE INSURANCE
and REAL ESTATE
City and Farm Property
Bought, Sold or Exchanged.
I have some very desirable
property for sale now, includ
ing the Anderson place near
the city, -
OFFICE NO. 200
CITIZENS BANK BUILDING
WANTED!
TOR CASH V
HIDES, TALLOW, WAX, WOOL,
FURS, SCRAP RUBBER, BONES
RAGS, FEED BAGS, SCRAP
METALS AND IRON.
FOR SALE
Gasoline Engine, Pulleys, Shaft
ing, Hangers, etc.
Also Agents for the Union Metal
lc Bread Boardrthe onlyall-nietal--sanitary
bread board on the
market at $1.00 each.
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