The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-13
With High Schools and special tan

= With High SCilOotS Glt0 SDeClal tax
districts in nearly every townshu,
boy and girl will be equipped for life's
work. This consolidation of the pub
tic scho,ls will prove a blessing to tn.
people. Better prepared and bette
paid teachers viii. Of course, make
great advancement Tor them. The
progress of n county depends upon
the education Of the rank and file
Without education no people Will
march forward.
D1phin county is sadly in need OF
good public roads. The farmers ar.
Indifferent on this important question.
The thought of a little cost frighten~
them to death. whereas they are to-
day paying a tremendous sand and
mud tax. Education will chang
these conditions after a while. We
wish that all OF our farmers could
visit the good roads of Mecklenburg
or in any county or any State, so that
they could see the advantages OF
good roads. We saw a farmer haul
ing three sacks of guano yesterday
thirteen miles from the railroad. The
time. wear and team of his cart and
team for that n trip was far more
thar his tax would be for good roads
one wear. This farmer has more
trips to make for fertilizer and then
in the fall his crop will have to be
hauled thirteen miles to the nearest
market. He is paying double tax on
account Of bad roads. This road is
a section of the one which Governor
Ayeock used to say was seven miles
long and four miles deep IN san "
He told~the truth, for the bottom has
never been found.
A negro was brought to Jail
Wednesday from a lower township and
placed in Jail, charged with stealing
eleven bundles OF fodder. This is the
second time that he has faced the
court charged with fodder stealin1.
The question arises naturally "Where
did he get his corr ROM
Several boys in Duphin have en-
tered the corn contest, as inaugural
ed by the Board Of Agriculture. This
contest Will do q great deal OF good
IN that it will inspire the boys to
become good farmers. These boys
shonld be encouraged by every
county where corn IS grown.
DR.. Poteat of Wake Forest, made
two splendid addresses at the Sunday
school convention here Sunday. He
captured the large congregations in
the morning and afternoon. DR.. Pc
teat also spoke that night to a large
congregation at Magnolia.
Low water in the North East river
has caused the Shad to run down
stream Usually the shad there are OF
the finest kind. h farmers about
the river catch them at night and sell
them in the own the&next day. The
tseine holes" have furnished lots of
sport for the boys ~ men in this
section.
Tie base pail teams near here and
the sDleEdid nine at the Grave Acad-
envy are daily practicing for The com
ing contests. They are getting their
diamonds in good conditions. Men
who used to despise the game. and
who would abuse everN newspaper for
publishing base ball news are now
crazy on the subject. However. let US
say that they are finally being really
to their senses.
The Daughters OF the ConfederacY
here, are working. hard for the Con
federate which will be
erected to the emo OF every soldier
from Duphin county. &9I
The judgeship for the Eastern Dis
trict is4the~ chief topic about theitowns
and hotels. The majority believe that
some straight out Republican, will
move UP to the pie. counter