North Carolina Newspapers

2 Published every Thursday by the ikUiLhJ LiMUkiun liiiiuKij luiUt4ii (Incorporated) - . a. M. Whit N. H. Hlc Prsildent . Vloa-lrs. W. E. FIN LEY, - - EDITOR. $I.OO .mo ' Six Month -Thru Month Entered ae fecondttatt mail matter Jane 13, 1907, at the Poetaffiee at Marshall. N. C. wider the Acta Congreee of March 3, 1879, THURSDAY, N0V.Xl8th, 1909. Get Aroused to Good Schools Are we not awakening to the importance of the school question in our midst? Such , a meeting as the one at the Seminary last Thursday evening is the tocson of war on all those who are for retrograde action or policy. There is no greater question be fore us at the present time and the interest shown by the people and the interest with which the speakers were heard is a sign ' that the different communities are awake to the need of improv ed methods or of keeping up to the best of what we have at the present time. The interest that the present Board of Education i showing and their willingness to have these meetings and be present is a sign of their good will and their desire to help. . When the people become" arous ed to the fact that good schools and longer terms are what we need and become willing to tax themselves a little more to have the schools and continue them, then we will say that Madison county is coming into her owi and is taking her place amongst the foremost counties of the state. Let's have more of these meet ings all over the -county and get the educators to 'speak,- Get Jasper Ebbs or Tom Murray or Marion Bryan to come and talk it over with you. Get Prof. Mitchell or Prof: Anders or our County Superintendent to talk on schools and you will be will ing to put va tax on everything you have to get the best . If you don't want good schools for your, children, then don't call these : men, because- you r district ( ;will go solid for schools and longer 4 terms if these men speak. Let's have a campaign for what's good jnIor v There will be Union Thanks Riving service at the Baptist church on Thursday, November 23th at 10:30 o'clock.; There will be good musio by the combined choirs and the sermon will be 'preached by the pastor ol the Presbyterian churchy , i Now at this time don't let the ' dinner interfere with the service , We owe to our Maker and Bene factor the gratitude for his boiin tiesj and everyone snouia;come ; out and make this service one v that will show how we . value . what has been done for us dur ing the year, and jve trust that every one will give this day not to recreation alone but to4evote" service and thanksgiving to our Creator and God. -., We are sure that all over the country therewill be services on t'1 e day marked by pur President. Eemember all his benefits and joys and the reasons' for thank-. fulness. Come out to .service. The principal thing is not the rwekey but the motive of the dtryhanksgiving to God Systematic observations have been made by the Department of Agriculture to identify the in jurious and useful birds and wild animals. In a general way it Js tru that most of the birds are r -ore beneficial to "agriculture 1 1 ".or wise. An increasing 1 i.ling of this has un 'y checked the ruthless !i of non-game birds -- ', i'omoting their pres . ; "; ..to of these birds 1 ' jT large economic fjrLier. The ser 1 sparrows in . s Lave been i Vf doll- i", iv.it for i vt .. v.I Fi.l!.a of ' Future-- - J. J. Hill of tlje Great Northern has been writing in some of the journals and has laid before the people a problem that is ot pri mal Importance to all. ; In view of the wheat production of the past few years and the great in crease in population we are con fronting a question that we must solve, It is calculated that there will be two hundred millions of people in this country by .the middle of this century and it is necessary that the land profluce more. The production of wheat averages from fourteen to fifteen bushels to the acre and with the high water . mark reached in acreage it is necessary that the amount per acre be increased. To support that great population it will need a great increase over the average yield of the present. England has an average of from thirty -five to forty bushels per acre and does it by scientific farming. One year we saw in the Blue Grass region of Ken tucky where land was selling from $123 to $200 an acre a yield of fourteen bushels. How are we to do this? We cannot count on more land being opened up; we cannot count on multi-increase in acreage, so we must count an increased production per acre. That means that the farmer must get more out of the land than he ever has before. Our agricultural department is striving in every way to place i,p tun t.,m ,v,;Q 0QCC;ffetal account was made it was and shows by the pamphlets sent out how, the farmer can do it. We wish that more" of the farm ers of Madison 'county might see and appreciate this need and awaken to the fact that we must produce more than the bare pit tance that we are getting from the land. - Had we the. space we would show how the farmer in Holland produces frdm the few acres that he has four times and more the amount we produce? ' ; But the proposition laid down by Mr. Hill is a serious one and if true means that we will have to da something rtnd tlat in the near future to meet the. lack or else we will not be a nation which is sufficient; unto1 itself,,, but will be dependent that meansJff . A late number of the Outlot. brings an article on the policyVurt of Golden Rule Jones of Toledo, ner w"citt - Ohio; ; Chief Kobler of Cleveland visit the schools ! trrinT. ih and fmm nrliaf. tlia 1 - writer says it is not proving the greatest success in the world.1 It is a poor rule that don't work both ways. If it only works in favor of the criminal it is not a golden rule, which is two-sided. Each have a duty to the other. We may not prosecute because we want to see a man reformed and we take this way to show it. But if it means that we are going to prosecute any criminal,"" it is a poor rule., ' Cleveland filled tip with criminals until y warrants were taken out and the persons arrested in order that the law might vindicate itseli. The Gol den Rule is a fine rule the best in the world. 'but it is hard to apply it to a thief, a pickpocket or an Habitual criminal. Dont let's try it down here in Madison county, although it does seem good. It is good for the crimi nal alone. r, MEETING OF TEACHERS Prof. Buckner wishes to make the announcement that there will be a- teachers meeting .on the first Saturday ' of December atl eleven o'clock. The meeting will close at one o'clock sharp so that the persons attending may re turn- home that day. The pro gram will be announced later. Let all the teachers of the county take notice of the date and come out to this meeting. . ." . Prais Servke it Presbyteriaa Clmrdi ' The ladies of the Presbyterian church v. ill have a. Praise Ser vice on next Wednesday evening. lb is 'the annual meeting and everyone is invited to attend. ' A r from away will be had ' . ; ' ' 2 i profitable --A.. :g.:3.- . . 'Mrs. Harriett Ammons of Y, 1 nut Creek, widow of Mr. Amhcr. t Ammons, died;. Last Thursday night and was bnried at the fam ily burying ground on Saturday, She had an acute attack of pneu monia which sapped ber life strength. There was quite a large gathering of friends to pay their last respects to one who had fought life's battles and at last gave up to death. The funer al services were conducted by Rev. W. E Finley. ' Her brother of Asheville and her sons and daughters were present and laid her away." The News extends its most sincere sympathy to thu bereaved ones in their loss. INTERESTING EXERCISES AT. CANEY FORK SCHOOL. The Box Supper at Caney Pork church marked the closing of the school taught by Miss Vaughty Murray. A large crowd gather ed at the church and quite a number of boxes were piled up on the table. Prcf. Mitchell and the editor of the News spoke for some minutes. Prof. Mitchell dwelt upon the need of the par ents taking an interest-in the schools and inspecting them sometimes. The editor spoke on the ridiculous after the sublime. Soon after these remarks Mr. Ledwell of Marshall, took the floor and proceeded to wittily auction off the boxes.- When the found that $23.05 had been net ted. We are sure it was a grand success and 'we 'hope that the aim of the box supper may be gained and that the Christmas tree will be a good One forpupil and teacher. . ' . ' Prof. Buckner Reports all Schools in Flonrishint Condition. ' - Prof. Buckner .is just back from a visit to all the schools in the Spring" Creek district. He reports the schools in fine- con dition ' and the teachers doing good work.t The inierestm the schools is lncrec1 says that wher CO"8"" Thanksgiving Service at Oak " Knoll School House : There will be a Thanksgiving service at this school, house on Walnut Creek at 7 o'clock Thurs day; evening, ' November 25th. After the service there will be a box social to which everyone is invited. - The proceeds of the box supper is for the purpose of placing the cupola on the school house in which was placed the new bell. . Let everyone come out to this service and to the supper afterward. Scientific instruction in agri culture has made wonderful prog ress iii ihe last few years. , The total income of the agricultural colleges was five " million dollars in 1897, fifteen millions in 1908; the value of their property was fifty one millions ; in 1897 and ninety-six millions in 1907. The students in 1897 was four thous and, in 1909 ten thousand. One agricultural school existed in 1897, now there are- fifty-five. Not one normal ' school taught agriculture in 1897, but now 115 do so, besides, many privately endowed schools The number of sessions of farmers' institutes in 1908 was 14,000 with an atten dance of two million persons. About 1,200 trained lecturers are now employed in the farm institute work'in all states and territories. So we are training ourselves to get more out of the ground by doing, our work in a scientific systematic way. ; : ; Christmas with its joys and hnppiness is 6n the threshold. Old Santa Claus already has a big stock of toys ready. Look out, young readers, that the Toibel is not your share. If you deire a cK Foli.-y's Oi-ino Lixar ar,:l Uvu- tn.v.:.:. ::s a; - - idea, v.-h'. , 'x wl bad, Presi vTaftwilladvoe..' a number' of ' measures ia L message to Congress which nil our people 'should : get behind and support. Most notable of all. determine! activity- on the part oHhe American people will enable him to carry through his scheme for postal saving banks and this will mean much to the Nation. . . f .;- ;"-f v, It is also gratifying to see that President Taft has declared him self strongly !in favor of organiz insr a National Department of Health. Never before in "the history of the world has there been such interest in sanitation and hygiene is now. And this is well. If it is the duty of Christian charity to care for the axk and comjort the dying, it is ten-fold more the duty of Christ ian citizenship to prosecute work for preventing sickness and less ening the number of the. dying andtheTetfaYar greater oppor tunity for doing good in the work of prevention.than in the treat ment of those who are already sick. . Our hospitals are now fairly well equipped, but we are not now -fjwi'Wing one dollar where we. J;jht'4o spend ten for public TieElth work in the much needfd campaign against preventable :' diseases. " Every State Legislature in the , South'! as we have already said, "ought to quadruple its appropriation for public health work, and every board of county " commis sioners in thft- Southern States ought to see that the public health worlwof the county is more vigorously prosecuted. We have but small patience with those who would let sec tional prejudice "or cheap at tempts at wit stand in the way of the great work of saving hum an life, which is to be carried ."on by ; the Rockefeller fund " for fighting1 hocfht disease. If hookworm I -e slew in a night, if thej -1 horribl ' as with bydi( with 'y'ei' fia CO"1" J-rtjre'h, lu fe tremble; for ti Jityon those . who - e worn oi stamping v t , The million dollars now tcv spent in Jigntmg noonworm tu sease. moreover, will doubtless be followed by even larger gifts for combating consumption malaria, pellagra, etc..) and it seems not too much to hope that this century wiJI see the average human life lengthened at teast one fourth; and . the ' enjoyment of life increase to in e"ven great er extent by the better average health to result from organized efforts for better sanitation and hygiene. - ' Burley Tobacco Bringing Goocl Prices . The Banner V Warehouse, M. P. Reeve, Proprietor, Greeneville, Tenn., is proud to say i that old Madison county is producing as fine a quality Of tobacco as is found anywhere and I am happy to report the following sales made by John Cratick on Novem ber 3d, 1909. i ; ' 161 pounds at W4 cents." 82 pounds at 1-1 cents. 41 pounds at 19H cents. 10 pounds at twenty cents. 69 pounds at 13j cents.s Madison County has. a gold mine in the cultivtition of burley tobacco, especially if they sell with : M. P, Eeeve, proprieter Banner Warehouse. Write him for information, lie is your friend. " Re "illy, ' There are K born citizens in t and the propori idly, it is' sho number of cil parentage, the percent. I f :!'t : -h of k; - ' ; i . - f v. h t:.e ' ; ' -i til -i are i ' i in;r in . , y . '. 1 room ju Cincinnati. Tl.-i instructions are as follows: AlK ' ri'CMi air and sunshine are as necessary as food to health. Cold or damp fresh air does not harm if the skin . is kept warm.' - , Night air is as good as day air; breathe only through your nose, Avoid hot, crowded, dusty dark, or damp rooms. Let in fresh air and sunshine. m Form the habit of sitting, standing and walking erect; and of breathing deeply. V Food - Remember that plain foods are the best. - - Eat slowly and chew thorough Drink water freely, but not ice water. w Have your own drinking cup. Exercise and Rest ' Regular exercise is , essential to good health. Go to bed early, and have the bedroom windows open at all times. Never sleep in ti Hamp bed. ' Clothh ; Wear only loose cTorning.' Wear no more clothing than you need for warmth. Avoid wet feet and damp clothing. 1 . , : . Cleanliness- " - ' .... 'Consumption and other diseas es are spread by careless spitting. Spitting on the floors of rooms, halls, stores and cars will dry and be breathed in the form of dust; ICeep clean. Bathe frequently. Wipe dry and rub the body quickly after you bathe. Keep your finger nails clean and wash your hands before eat ing. ,. Clean your teeth after each meal, and before going to bed. Do -not hold money, pencils, pins or other things in your Nnouth. 1 ' "M; lick your fingers i.while passes of , a book or """-tve ,es .golng rules have been ed by the board of health and the board . Of education Teachers are requested to mak them as effective as possible , I Under the caption, "The New Thing in town,", the New . York Evening Mail said the other day:' - "Many of us haye remarked, but not all of us . have identified, a new and agreeable influence in the life of the city these . several days past. Notes in Tart like a church chime; and in part like the strokes of .a . great clock seemed to descend from the up per air with a destinctness and yet a vagueness - that did not really associate itself with any quarter of the heavens. Only gradually are people awakening to the fact that the clock on the Metropolitan Life tower has tak en on itself to announce the time to multitudes remote from Madi son Squared and thai it marks with varying cadence the hour and its1 several quarters. We take it that this is really a ser vice, and altogether .a charming - . . . A i one. Mostorwnat reacnes me ear in this town comes under the head of noise. This Is sound, mellow, liquid, haunting a gold en note that speakes'' to you in passing witn an accent you may not resent. If it reminds you of the flight of time, it yet suggests that what has gone with it, was good while it lasted, and that 'something beautiful has vanish ed.' There may be regrets in the burden of the message, but there are no exasperations , in the manner of it." The article refers to the peal r f r tells, the largest bell ' f 7000 pounds pattern, re ' . !. 1 in the foi-ty-sixth i T the Metropolitan Life o V-'AJlr::, New. York, y i.ou company 1 113 : I lias Capital of - . - ..... rStockholdera' Inabilities Accumulated Profits Making a Total of - , fto.OOO which stands, not as the total security, but as the margin of security protecting our depositors. - t 4 Every dolla of this must be lost before any depositor can lose a penny, . 1 - .. This is a STATE Bank, operated under the strict bank ing laws of North Carolina. - At least four sworn reports are made eachfyear and this Bankjs examined each year by the State Bank Examiner. , Its funs are protected by a modern Burglar Proof steel safe and vault, and are insured against burglary and sneak thieves. .' . " . . . , All of these things, coupled with careful, conservative -management, assure the patrons of that supreme safety which is the prime essential of a good Bank , Southern Railway Company SCHEDULE OF, PASSENGER TRAINS. N. B. Foil owinff schedule flgiares published only as Information andjtre not guaranteed. ' . East Bound (Central Time) J No. 36, daily. . ......... .due 5:00 a. va. No. 12, daily..... ......due 12:12 p. m. No. 102, dally...... ...... due 8:38 p. m. ; MAet Bound r No. 35, daily. ; . . . .. . , . . . .due 2:35 a. m. No. 101, daily. ., . . .. . . . . .due 6:55 a. m. No. 11, daily.,. .....due 2:55 p. in. ':t-sv-.;s' .v m W'.-V.v-,;tV'.!, Scbject to Change without Noticr W. A. WEST, - . Agent, Marshall, N. C. J. H. WOOD, Diat. Pass. Agent. Asheville, N. C. Trustee's Sate By virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain deed of trust made by I. N.' Ebbs and wife, M. E. Ebbs, to tbennder- trustee" dated June 29th, recorded jn the adison cotmty, North Caro lina, in book of deeds No. 11, on page 417, to which reference; is hereby made for more informa tion and description, and default having been made ; in the pay ment of the indebtedness secured by said deed of trust whereby the power of sale therein con ta'ned has become operative, the said undersigned trustee will, on Monday, the 6th day of Decem ber,' 1909, at 12 o'clock noon, sell at public auction for cash, at the Court House door in. the town, of Marshall, county of Madison, N. Cm the following described lands and premises, situate: Lying and being in the county of Madison, on the waters of Meadow Fork creek and more particularly de scribed and . defined as follows: Adjoining lands of D. P. Plem mons and others, beginning at a stake on the bank of the branch just tbelow the M. W. White house and in line of the William Biown 100 acre tract -and-runs east one hundred poles to a white oak in said, line, the be ginning corner of the William Bjown 50-acre tract, thence south one hundred poles to a stake, thence east one hundred poles to a stake, thence, north one hun dred and fifteen poles to a hick ory, thence west - thirty-three poles to a large white pine, thence north with the 100-acre tract line "seventy poles to a white pine, its corner, thence west 180jxles to a stake, thence south to a stake on the bank of Meadow Pork creek, " thence down and with the meanders of said creek to the mouth of the White branch, thence up said branch to the beginning, con taining one hundred and fifty acres more or less. This November Dth, 1909. C1IAS. BURGIN, .-'" Trustee. A CarJ This is to certify t ,p'1 ts are authorize J to r f Foley's Il-mey mi 1 your con1 i it col i. heals the 1 p ' a r 1 A LL, IV. o. $25,000 623,000 $12,000 Directory. . madlaon County Established by the Legislature, Ses sion 1850-1. -Population, ia,500. -County-Seat, Marshall.- 1,649 feet abovfe sea level. . orrieiati . J. F. Tilson. State Senator. Marshall. R. F. D. No. 2. - ' A.J. McDevltt, Representative, Wal nut. ;" ' -'y J. " . J. H. White, tilerk Superior Court, Marshall. G. W. le, Sheriff, Marshall. James Smart.. Reirister of Deeds. Marshall. T,--. W. H. Henderson. Treasurer. Mar ; shall. -.-; . ' R. L. Tweed, Surveyor, White Rock. Dr. J. H. Baird, Coroner, Mars Hill. ' J. C. Ramsev. Count v Attnmnv -Wiir. h . , rf , all.- " . P. A. McElror. Soecial Attorna v. - Marshall. -4- Dr. W. J. Weaver. Countv Phvslcian. Marshall. John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall? Dudley Chinlev. Countv Knirinnnr. Marshall,-N. O. , -'- J. C. Chandler. Chairman Board of - CninmissinnnrR. Allncrhnnv - H. J. J er Tiff, Member Uoavd of Com miNsioners, Brisville. ' . ''. :., C F. Cassada. Member Board of Commissioners, Marshall, R. F. D. 1. '. james Jiaynie. Bunt, uountv Home. Marshall, R. F. D. No. 5 . . . - Home located two. miles north-west of Marshall. - . Board of Education. Jasper Ebbs, chairman. 1 Snrinir - Creek, N. C. . . Thomas J Murray, Marshall. N. C, arshafCtaYTD. l.n M. C. Buckner, Superintendent, Hurs HU1, N.C. . t, ROad Commissioners. " -., '. lA. E. Bryan, Chairman, Marshall. -- ' J. A. Ramsey, Secretary, Mars Hill. Sam Cox, member, Mars Hill,. R. F. '. D. No. 2. O, W. Wild, member, Big Pine. - - ' Churchei. Methodist . ' ' Rev. Mrv Simpson, pastor... Services every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 70 p. m.p except second Sunday. s Sunday School every Sunday at 10 tL m. - Dr. W. J. Weaver, Superintendent. :.i Presbyterian Rev. W. E. Finley, pastor. Service - every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 1:30 5. m. 0a. Sunday cnooi every uunaay at j m. ' T. Sir James, superintendent.. - Prayer-meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. ,'.-; '. '...'";,'.. Baptist . x. ' Rev. Zeno Wall, pastor. ., Services every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7uJ0 p. m. ' Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a M. B. 1m Ledwell, Superintendent. -Praver-meeting : every Tuesday at 7 JO p. m. -; " ';; w n Fraternal, Marshall Chapter, No. 51, R. A. M.' Dr. W. J. Weaver, High Priest, J. H. White, Secretary. Meets Friday after full moon in each month. French" Broad Lodge, No. 292, A. F. and A. M. W. J. Weaver, Worshipful Master, W. O. Sprinkle, Secretary. Meets Friday before full moon in each month. , Knights of Pythias, Fidelity Lodira -No. 148. J. Coleman Ramsey, C.C., W. H. Henderson, K. R. S. Meets every Thursday night. , Jr. O. U. A. M., No. 160, George W. Sams, (Councilor. ' Meets every Satur day night. , , , . V Force Into Eii!e Wm. 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