1- i -- 11 u ; ; : -
Sorif T&tly T &sho f cIS cinty
; fccts, by Ccsntv
Yh3taBoy ten do.
In the spring of XsO I became
interested in the pttwiucfion of
pure'bred swine thng&Telading
varioisi-aiti( insbnle- bf the
farm papers. v ;
The BankWBufteetonorgan
i ized a Sow and Litter Glub in
February and. I decided to. join at
once for I tnbuglit It a Tgood
chance to tnake" sbirie thWey and
also to gain experience in ; rais
ing hogs. As my brother-in-law,
A. L. Rickman. was entering the
business and H was attending
Various-hog sale throughout the
country I thought he would have
a better chtd;!ihasesow
than I, so on February 17 he
. bought for me, Miss Col. the
s King 933470, bred to Pathfinder
l2th-a good son of ' OJd ;Fath
finder, for $200. Pseted-Durbi
Jerseys because Ikiiew justwhat
they would do as father always
kept them on the farmv -They are
prolific, easy feeding,have gen-
rtIeisositiOris
think are the most popular bree4
of today. ... .. - ..'v:
rWhen my soc1ahei tti her
in a small bluegrasS j5ature With
an old barn in itsufiicient for
shelter Pfed :her paTtbf
Kornf alf a with all the water she
would drink-and-a quart -of com
twice day AJbout? the days
before fttwrfag'tisii I shut her
short rstraw. On llarch J 2 she
farrwed'Tne
thee boars. For 24 hdurs at far-
riiijfcit
'KefBufpIenty 6f:iterTapi
by her to reduce her fever
When the ffes Were two daysr
old. one of fthe sbWpigs Jdisap
fpeared. : ' ff ed th sowvery little
the first week,' their I increased
her feed until weaning time. "At
eighteeksr onager rweafiedth
- pigsand bred- the sow -to Model
Sensation 354415, May 20, : Thellf the -Almighty dollar,, is t the
pigs were -weighed on our, stock
scales and weighed 38 2-3 pdunds.
A week after weaning they were
giventhetniutfaieus treatment
for cholera and fed a ration of
millfeeds. with very -little corn
for 14 ctays after -'which' I began
to add more feed, a little along
all the time as the pigs grew
older. Their ration consisted of
AcmeTHg';leaIl.viuiKl. oats,
meat meal, condensed hutter
miirah'rcbra. " ' . '
August0,fiii Mr Rickifianfs
sale, sold thf:sow1f o375 alid
6 pigs for $7S6. ' October 5tli in
the Pig Club sale I sold, a; boar
pig for $30, making a tbtal sold
of $1195 and FhaW ottef pigilef t
worth $100., My feed and cost
of the sowas $368.92,
Several viMtorcaxneWk at
niy pigs but none suggested how
I should feed and care for them.
;I-thin
f purebred nbgthasbsfpr
"the reason that purebred hogs
eat less, grow larger and sell
H higher4 ihanJficrubs, . J
I have learried that with proper
type, goo"d bloCj- aid the" Kght
kind "of "care and 'management
that ah inexperienced hand can
? make money out of hogs.
In the short time that I have
1 been interested in hogs, I have
i laawMA) wtiiilt ' rtVwtti UnnA 4l7vtvA
Ktuucu iuuui auuub wcoc wuiuo
and it takes a boy who is not
afraid to work; $ who willstay
right on the job and tend-to busi
ness to make a good Big
boy. ' 'f:;:K.y-??&
I showed my pigs at two couri-
ty fairs and the Missouri State
5 Fain I showed 4 pigs at the
r45unceton Fair' winning "lstroh
tutsan? stnd ethers, oir Timely Sub-'
Agent, J. R. Szkis. v
boar; 1st, 2nd and 3rd ont gilt,
1st n ' best ' litter p of ' f our
1st ori bet-litter in 'open class.;
At the Prairie Home " Fair I
only showed one gilt winning 1st
on giltrahd lst !on-pig -either sex.
I sent one gilt to the? Missouri
State Fair and won 1st - on! gilt,
1st WDitfcc; Jersey pig either
sex, any breed. She was far
rowed llarch 2nd, and showed
against pigs farrowed sinceJanf1
1. The Bunceton Eagle. L
Fifty Years, Then What? ; "
When I; wro her above ques
tion my mind - was rtimiing
through Polk county, tryingtto
find what & the matter that we
have such poor roads, -poor
schools and poor towns in this
county. Why is jt that Colum
Ws, Vthe; couiiyTsite 1 is ' less
tbiiTiifOw than it was1 forty years
ago. ? 'Mayreasons may be
conjured up; ! but among ' 1 all
reasons, there might not be so
many after : all. Just like 1 all
other American people the people
of Polk county went money
crazy, and ; when r the mohey
craze struck Polk county; ; 'the
nibhey '"Was not here and - the
ydtmg -men andybUng women
were sent abroad' for their edu
cation and when the school days
wore over they did not return;
They "went where money had al-
- -
returns for service in the
oficeandfactory. "The "county
Has been constantly drained of
its richest and best talents. We
see what has' happened ; by i the I
methods persued for the last
fifty years; so it is quite perti
nent to pause and ask' the ques
tion," what will fifty more, years
bring to Polk county.? If the
tee policy be continued; some
thing likthe I same results-will
be rciatfed "arthieridof this time.
object of our living and we talk
it to our children: they too as in
the" bast will when large enough
to!irrtte; larcre
money centers-in v quest of the
rdollar." Now why not change
tWr ways1 of thinking tf and ' talk-
ing to our children, instead of
plastering "the dollar mark over
our own eyes and over theirs - by
our talk and Our actions begin to
talk of homes and of honie build
How many'inen ndw in Poll
county bwrf htmdreds of acres of
land and their sons and ".' daugh
ters Craving si chance to marry
and " start -up a home, but are
ilh6dt?ina1ds ' to " buy a: smal)
piece of land to make the start)
why not talk home-to the boys
alid girls Ind act Homes, uiritii
they are ablaze with -the-idea
and spirit" of a home in the
couiitry. ;;If e"yo:ple of
Polk county would only get the
home building idea in their
minds instead of the dollar., get
ting idia,and pursue1 tliat idea
with the same zeal and energy.
atT;heid bfthe Aftyyeirs
msxeaa oi tne inousanqs oi . un
cultivated lands, there would be
hundreds of homes, and homes
of intelligent inmates that would
revolutionize the country ' in
building roads, schools and every-
thing that stands for the noblest
and best ciziliktiOn. Why, not
- eVery f arnler and every: schoxil
teacher m thjbuatry JetiSvef to
et the idea of home firmly fixed
J in the minds M ;the coming; gen-
I eartion. instead x)f the idea of
moriey getting. The home buildf
ing idea would create kind
belterindujciraents
shop
savings bank On the little farm
where the home is started, at the
"end of ten or a dozen years ' the
young 'iiome- builder would: be
worth mbre'actual cash than if
he had &(me ou'iri- hot pursuit of
the dollar r -
. -v ' . '
Ths PcS Ccusty "scry Agricufcrcl
Cccrd
It has been .thought advisabli)
f or sbme'timethat every county
ithtate should v have 'som
agricultural mouth piece to speali
out any time for the agricultural
mtrests of that county. LargS
wealthy, counties like Buncombe
has generally a large town wit
a DOara or trane or ohnmhpr n
(mmrce which has an !agricul4
tUral committee which answer!
the purpose admirably; b ut smai
counties which have not thesfe
accessofies have nothing to
or sak for the farmer. So
drder that Polk' county shall hav
some kind of agricultural
piece, ' and when we use the wo
agriculture; livestock and every
other interest which directly o
nidirectly "grows out of the soil
And to this end the following
citizens have been appointed and
commissioned to act in this
capacity for ' the space of two
years, and4 until their 'successors
are appointed, Viz. J. H: Gibbs,
GrahvjneThohiipsbn; Wm.'Capps,
W. D. Helton, J. W. Biddy,
W. BjMcSwain C. M Howes,:
Ed Thompson, H. - P. tJorwith,
C-J Lynch, - John D. 'Weaver.
Mrs. J. R. Smith, - Mrs. i Ed
Thompson, MissMae IreneJFleh-
floste-This mmfaSS
tward of agricultiire, is entirely
nbn apolitical ahd is without re
munerations only as faithful
patriotic service richly, repays
those who are willing to give
service for the sake of general
good to all. rThis advisory board
will be expected to meet once ? or
twice a year and advise the
county agent in - his many "fold
duties aid him in planning and
executing his work. ; Advises in
matters of roads,; schools, fairs
and all -other matters-affecting
farmers and home life in rPolk
coiinty. This board will be called
together at an early date for or
ganization and service.
Stearns Wgh School Notes j
The Stearns High School Jwill
take part in the state-wide J high
School debating union. The first
preliminary will be held April
T, 1921. The triangle will 'be
Biltmore, firevard and CJolumbus
The debaters from Stearns High
school J are affirmative, 1 Misses
Leona Feagan arid Estella Pace,
Negative Misses Hilda . Burgess
and Aylene Edwards, o
- The : girls ' f basket" ball t team'
oYOebluinbus, failed to" get ? to
Landrum-iSaturday to plat the
atafiaiafe ar-
taTige:wlth"thetfdrum"team.
On .-account ' of several new
subjects : being added - to the
course of study in the Stearns
High School a peripd - bf forty
minutes has been added. The
school will now turn out at- 3145
o'clock. .'-
Oh Sunday night Feb. 13y 4 the
Ghristian Endeavor helditsireeru-
lar Meeting; -Misses Alice Tal-
lant and Gertrude West were the
leaders.
W; D. Loy and wife tookt -in-ner
with Prof. E. W. S. Gobb
and wife last Sunday.
F. W. Blanton and wife, spent
last Siihday with N. T. Mills arid
wife. : - -
; Charles Davenport and family.
4 spent last Sunday with Relatives
m Lynn.; ;; J : ;
Misses Mamie JacksOn, Brnice
Smith and Mabel V. Lynch,' . spent
last week-end'with home iolksi
; fTM Stearns Hirii fSchool has
entered the interscholastic de
batingcohtest'of te state, i Her
triahsfie is f ound "iWith Brevard
mid BntmomHighfechools. -The
question for the trigigular debate
forfthis year is;esplyed that
iece)Sbargaii
trade iiiiions shqtd "prevail : in
encanmd
retmgIimife
tivetlhaFeagaitid- Estella
Hcef t chatiye; flda Burgesa
andj AtffBZ
pf?feske ball Igam - which
Washuledrf or tjSatu,day
between f thefpf .' Stearns
HighVSchcol and fiandrum was
lpbnifedton iaciSuntbfthe
weattien-' v- t W. -
;5RBraa no scbl icarep last
3!da accoub
iionl toacBers! fmein Jield at
FbxjMoulntaih iffioTTThwwai
held ih? thisfowhsSp:
WitK EIr s?AI Ii; Pilnahi II
hn?BIanton, Pmi Mbresbbrp;
MbnilirnchfpielD
he3wend:withfeto
:i Jbhn Burgess, ' wp5 has been
spending his vacatignl at ' home
fleftaaSattinia
rest where - he willl resume i his
course in law,
School ;is prbgr&ingriicely
jS: lu Jackson ;ha ' been 'ery
sic;&epawe&
? 'Hrs? Ed Dimsdal J?haa return I
toner npme inmansjts uity;:iian
We are glad to no-te that Fred
Gibbs is recovering r f
T. N. Wilson, G, $. Taylor and
G. S. Whiteside, visped at G.. L.
Jackson's last Satumay.
There will be a fishing and
measuring party at funny View
on Saturday night; Ib. 26. ' ' The
fundswill go for th benefit of
the school. -Everybody come.
There are a few cses of f 'flu 1
in this part of the cdiintry.
A. J. Dimsdale an wife, visit
ed their daughter, Mrs. ,F. :R.
COggins, last Suridajf.
Mrsi 1 Bessie Jackson visited her
rhbther Sunday.
" Miss Bessie Helto spent last
Saturday night withKher grand
parents. U '
Mrs. H. P. Jacksoii visited her
father last Sunday.
J Friendship
. v. .
We are glad to se " this fine
weather. ??
- 1 w: :
The farmers are! preparing
their farms turning u ; the soil:
G. W. Foster has planted some
potatoes and other sed.
Miss Elizabeth Thompson has
returned' home . to Jspend ' ; the
summer. -a ' ' -
Banard Foster spenBt the week
end in Buncombe county.
Tom Metcalf and: Elton. Foster
took a trip to Madron county
this week.
Ned-Andersotf and Jj. EJ HipD.
made a business trip o Madison
county Tuesday. . - i
The v Anderson children are
improving with whooping cough.
Misses Tessie Forrt and Ola
Thompson spent Sunday after
noon with Mrs. Metcalf.
Misses Lucile and Bessie Foster
spent Sunday with ; Mis. Gaither
Metcalf. ' - !
J.' R. rSams vpass : through
one day . this week, w are glad
to see V him t any tim? 'and; we
sure think he helps ko'i 'fill the
gullies and ; trim tbe trees, i If
we will only-listen1 to ?bim there
will not be so many ef apty f cribs
this; year. So lets -vll- do. 'bur
best.
Itcs cf Interest Gathered Frcsi Vcric
; We are sorry toseet this I bribariJ mtAirftniwX
lavirig a few warni
Some; or the people of Mill
Spring have started their gard-
isseSrSMalvinM
fec Jlynn; ; alsp Hobert Dalt-
oii and Grady-NieS werevisitors
of Edward ?1isliiaia
Barber last week:end..
"WebsorryJtonote at Mrsf
J .i Hi Gibbs is sick: arid hope
she wJU soon V recover. ' : -"
- Little; Jeririie fiarber was ! a
sorry
Boniiiri being very, - sick.
Furierai services " fbr vMrs
Mary Splawn w held -atMill
Spring aptistrchuchFeb 11.
The deceased wasell khowrrin
Polk county and leaves a nuiriber
of -friends 'ahd relatives. I; -She
was.the widow'ol the late; (3ray
Splawn;g.;Sp1awnissurviv-
ed;by three .daughters ;;and. two ,
sori ;Mrs Pitriianp
Mrs Grussel near Landrum,: and
Mrs hrivGtilbfeath: of BeulaB 1
Will Splawn near Laridrum, : d
Kaiisom Splawn.of Mill gSpfirig:
She; wai78earsoldfa
been; a' member;; the;:Baptist
church for 63 years.
si
boom. ; ; .. ; v,;, -,;;v ' ' w : ? -
Mr. - Coggins has bought :the
old Masonic building and is erect
ing a blacksmith shop near it. ,
As some of our Tryon friends
said,I VPolk county "could be made
the garden spot 'of the ;Earth,,
and I am sure it is true and if
we get our graded school and
roads1 Mill Spring - will be the
center of attraction.
Melvin Hill
We are sorry to say "Old Mr.
winter? has visited us again.
Geo. Mclntyre and ) Miss Lula
Johnson, were married on the
19th. : Their many friends wish
them happiness and success. :
G. A. Branscom visited : Mrs.,
Monroe Horn, of Mill Greek, who
is quite sick, Sunday. .
" Prof W. H. Kreider is still
poorly.
Joe Morris, of Cliffside; passed
through here Sunday,
K' Mrs. Emeline Hend erson . pas
sed away on last Tuesday night
February 15th, after an illness
of one month. She was taken
dangerously ill the day after her
only son, Charley Henderson,
was - buried and grew -weaker
from day to day although suffer
ing no pain. -Her heart was the
seat of the- trouble.- She1 was a I
true Christian and faithful mem
ber of the Bretherri church. She
leaves two dughters, Mrs, Letha
Caritrell and Mrs. 1 Mary Prince,
and a number of grand-children
and ; f many friends. Funeral
services at Mill - Creek church
on Thursday and buried in the
cemetery there. ;
4 Tryon Route 1
An all day, teachers meeting
was held at : Fox ; Mountain . last
Friday. The children were glad
indeed to r. have Mrs. s Jack i 1 a
former teacher at Fox Mountain
with them againl ,
Our trained nurse Mrs. S; :B,
Edwards,- has' taken Mrs. E. 1 H.
Edwards, - who . has !. beea sick
quite awhile into her': home and
UUCr . TC UUUC OllC: Hill DWll
recover,-; ... :m.'--7;. . -t
The residence of Wi C. -Hague
guesfcof :Myj SneySund&.
y $2.00 aYear
- iectisas of-PcA Ccsnty by Cr
savetthe house. 'lt caught
i. wie KircneirsTOveLnue.;- -U;--:-;
g MrsT. rP. i KcVlanbchildn 4
have gone to Canton. :'t Mrs Rice '
will take charge of her sick sister.
Mrsrilunt's" niilhriery: stbrenthisl
season arid Mr; Rice has a 2 ppsi- ,;;
tion in New Yorkv f ; We are sorry ;
to loose such energetic neighbors
'Floyd Torieretorneldlw
JDCarpeir
flaying pro3igjaor
(SayeBliaw
ceivll .4 slegrting the V V
.deathtbfsnwth
ivirs. jjumian. n ance -.-was
m
Spartanburg
Carrie McNeely;spenithe
week-end with her people : at
i 'The Teachers AReaaftcleS
met at ; ?!F6xv Mouriiairi 'A feshool
house Friday. . All . the. : teach
from Stearns High v School ff were
preht5;y;WU
-MrsMrikrrn
who t have been seiiding the ,
linteij With lier xrentsye rp-
turned to their home in Goldyille,
" -'.V'; -' ' i ' 4 t't M 1 ' '- . .;';. f
i 1. iliuiottjnas returned " to
1
through - town - .. Friday ; Mrs.
Rice goes to Canton, where she
has a millinery store . and' Mr.
Rice goes to N. J.; where. he has
7
a position as master .mechanic.
We wish them much success-in
their work.
L. H. Cloud is applying a . coat
of paint to the residence of Tom
Lynch. . .. . -
Ephus McEntyre was in the
village last week-end.
Fred Blanton's brother visited'
him" Saturday. l"
Tryon guests visited Columbus .r t
and bought a number of ' hand
made rugs and scarf s from Mrs. .
hJ m Cloud.
Supt. E. W. S:'Cobb visited a;
number of schools-last week. ,
- Mrs. T. E. Walker, j of . Greens. : "
Creek, is-visiting t her daughter,-
Mrs. E. B. Cloud, ' '.
-Special prohibition officer,".
Rion, from Rutherf ordton, . was .
in town last week. , - ,
11110. .u. ju. idi la vioiuii iiers
mother, Mrs. Whitmire, at"
Quebec, N. C.
-.;'... ; .
: F. M. Burgess spent a few days ;
in Tryon last week. , . '
y Coopers Gap
f ' T TTT 1 1 i 'It
in . j. w rigni preacneo an m-
teresting sermon at Coopers Gap
Sunday. , .
W. D. Helton's son, and i
Miss Clara Edwards were- mar
ried at the groom's home Satur
day night at 9 o'clock.
' Lawton Wilson had a birthday
party Saturday., Everyone re- ;
ported a nice .time .- - . : -.
Mary Lynch visjted Alice Wil-
son Sunday, v '
-Tempered CJeaoUness. - ; J
. Io the to!s de la Galanterie,-written'
for beaaxfand idandfei' In 1640; It-to , V,
nrKed .vthatL4aj'one' "ahould
take palnajto waslibrieDda,and ,
,one should also; wash' - one's face al- ;
most as bften.r"4 Perhaps aa "often sj
twice i weekf-Yotttb8 CoxsTsnion.-
Books are ni -crowrunjg;pHvtIege tn -tnddern
dTllizatlon'- With: arUaste tof
books :fahd;Vmns!c.' let ereij; person .
-thank' God; night and mcrnlrs, that
be was; not' horn' tarllir 1 Id ttcrj.
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