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Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
MRS. DURFRE RNTERTAINs.

Mrs. r. r.. Durfee entertained the
Women's Missionary society at her
home last Tuesday afternoon, when
an interesting and helpful program
was rendered. Preparatory to enter
training the Woman's Missionary con
terence, which will be held in the
Methodist church on May 8-13, com
mittees have been appointed.
The president is anxious to have a
full attendance on the first Tuesday
in April in order to perfect plans for
the coming conference.
At the close of the business meet
ing, Mrs. Durfee. assisted by Miss Al
Iene, served refreshments.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
E~DNEYvILLE NEWS.

Mr.. j. M. Lancaster's baby was badly
burned last Wednesday morning and
died last Saturday morning at s o'clock
and was carried to their home near
Bat Cave Sunday for the burial.
Mr.. Bryant Blanton and his Of
Mooresboro, N. c., and Miss Clannie
Presley of Ottanola visited Misses Sue
and Gertrude Justus Sunday, and took
a delightful drive to st. Paul Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. r. N. Wilcox preached a very
interesting sermon at st. Paul Sunday
sfternoon.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12

ketable varieties? 1t is difficult 20
answer such a question ofhand Or
without seeing the orchard in ques-
ton, but there are several facts that
may be briefly stated, all of which
should be taken into account in decd
ing the question.
First, it is difficult to graft satisfac-
torily branches which are more than
2. IL inches in diameter. If the
trees are tall and the lower branches
have been removed by improper prun-
ing, as is often the case in these old
orchards, the gratis will have to DE
placed so high that it will be difficult
to spray and harvest the fruit.
Second, trees which have not been
pruned for several years are likely to
have dense tops. 1t will be necessary
tc thin these tops out gradually Or
the remaining branches will be injur-
ed by sunscald. 1t will be necessary,
therefore, to Iop-work only a part of
each tree each year, thus adding me-
terially to the expense and trouble.
Third, gratis set in vigorous old
trees, especially if a large part of the
top has been removed, have a tenden-
cy to grow too rapidly and unless kept
we'll headed back are likely to break
cut under the weight of the first heavy
crop of fruit.
Fourth, it will take five years or
for a top-worked tree to come
into profitable bearing. If the origi-
nal variety is one which is at all sala-
BE the loss of four or five crops
should be taken into account before
deciding to sacrifice them by top
working.
Fifth, top-working should be viewed
In the light of a temporary ~expedient
only, and if the owner is thinking OF
e~mbarking in the fruit-growing bust
ness a new orchard of wellselected
varieties suitable to the soil, climate
and market conditions should be star
ed at once.
Summarizing these facts we may
say in general that If the orchard is
cid and the trees are high and moi
well pruned t~op-working should be
discouraged. But if the orchard is
young and has been headed low and is
in a vigorous, healthy condition and
if the varieties have little or no COM
mercial value it may pay to top-work
them. 1t should be borne in mind,
however, that the actual grating is
only a small part of the operation. It
must be followed up each year by
careful, systematic pruning and head
ing in until all bearing wood of the
original variety is removed and in it's
place there is developed a well form
ed. stocky and vigorous new head ca
pable of bearing without breaking out
a full crop of fruit.-National Stock
man and Farmer.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
RECOGNIZED ADVERTISING ME
CLEAN MILK.

"A1l is not gold that IgIitters." Not
all white substances are clean. The
cleanest appearing of all foods-virgin
white milk-is the dirtiest of all foods.
One can eat a good deal of dirt with
safety if it has been cooked. but raw
dirt is dangerous. If N can eat a
peck of dirt with safety it must be
cooked dirt.
Dirt gets into milk from the milk
er's hands, from the cows udder, from
the swish of the cows tail, from the
milk pals and milk cans, from the air
of the stable, and from any faulty
handling after it leaves the farmer.
Simple procedures are all that ara
necessary to keep the dirt down to
small proportions. They r clean
hands, clean udder, and clean pals
and caps.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
HE MERITS OF FARM ORCHARD.
Expert Says Farm and Orchard Don't
Go Well Together.

Expert Says Farm and Orchard Don"
Go Well Together.
There was a day when it was the
proper thing for every farmer to pos
sess an orchard, writes John L. Show
yer in National Stockman and Farmer.
That was before there were 81 many
insect foes and fungous diseases and
scale enemies. There are thousands
of fruit trees now which yield no fruit.
They do not pay one cent on the first
cost of the trees. The farmer cannoC
afford to neglect his regular field
crops to spray the few trees he has
because the returns from them are so
uncertain. He is wise enough to al
low the specialist to grow the fruit,
professional thresher to thresn out his
wheat and oats rather than to tramp it
out with horses or pound it out with
the fail. This is the day of special
lists. 1t is too expensive for any man
to equip his farm with the costly tools
and implements that are necessary to
produce all kinds of crops as our faith
ers did. The man who has potato soil,
planter, sprayer and digger can grow
potatoes for much less money than
the one who must do all the work IN
the old-style ways of fifty years ago.
The man who has record-breakinS
COWS, silos, alfalfa and a nearby mar
ket can produce gilt-edge butter cheap
er than the one who depends on scrub
COWS, corn-cob meal and timothy hay.
So too, the man who has a soil adapt
ed to fruit, an altitude above the frost
lines and aside from frost currents, a
power spraying outfit, e storage house
and abundance of patience a pro-
duce fruit at less cost than the n
who is. not SO situated.
It will probably be wise for those
who have necessary conditions to plant
orchards If they are willing to take
the care in spraying, pruning and feed
ing the trees. Those who cannot
meet these conditions will find much
greater profit in corn, wheat, potatoes,
railk, cream, butter or some other pro-
ducts suited to their environment.
The Stockman and Farmer editorial
ly says:
We are among those who cannot
fully agree with Mr.. Shawver's com
ments on the farm orchard. In some
sections where fruit usually fails the
farm orchard should pass. On some
farms no doubt the orchard is not
profitable in dollars and cents. The
land might be devoted to other crops
with more proit-in dollars and cents.
That money might be used to buy fruit
from commercial orchards, but would
1t be 50 used? We cannot measure all
farm orchard values in coin. It's
home" value is real even if purely
continental. Its health value is no
less real, though not measurable in
money. Knowledge about the care of
the home orchard is now available to
any one, a r handy apparatus and
ready-mixed sprays. Perhaps the
farm orchard should be smaller than
CT old, but let us think several times
before we give it up entirely.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
FRUIT GROWING E
H%Oriculturist Gives First Hand In.
formation on Subject.

The continued profits in apple grow
ing and the long time required to plant
an orchard and bring it into bearing
have brought to the attention of many
Would-be fruit-growers the possibir-
ties OF the old orchard. Instances are
not wanting where old and u~nprofita-
bic orchards have been pruned, spray
ed and fertilized and have become the
source of almost unbelievable profits.
For the most part these orchards
have been grated fruit of old stand
ar0 varieties. The question now be-
Ing asked is, 'W1lI it be worth while
to top-work old orchards of unmar-
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12

A few more packages of old news
papers and magazines at five cents at
Hustler-Denocrat Office.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
Report of the Condition of
Citizens Bank
at the close of business March 4, 1914,
at Hendersonville
RESOURCES.

Dbl lit EC1O6G I'll DQ51AC66 N1d1CA E1A1O49A
at Hendersonville
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts .....$ ~122,458.T8
o~verdrafts secured. 25.39'
Furniture and Fixtures. 3,178.69
Due from Banks & Bankers 18,445.67
Cash items. 1,756.72
Gold coin. 1,372.5O
Silver coin, including all
minor coin currency. 1,o24.4s
National bank notes and
other U. S. notes. 4,OS7.oO.
Total. !. .$~152,S4s.2s
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. IS 100000
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
paid.... -. So. -. S,Os7.35
Time Certificates of Deposit 2 ,S51.47
Deposits subject to check. 8O,046.64
Savings Deposits. 11,805.72
Cashier Checks outstand-
ing. Z. 88.05
Certified Checks. 20.00
Total...... :. .s152,349.23
State of North Carolina,
County of Henderson, IS:
/, c. E. Brooks, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best
Of my knowledge and belief.
C. E. BROOKS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this 10th day of March, 1914.
E. H. DAVIS, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
A. B. DRAFTS,
F. A. BLY,,
E. w. EWBANK,
FEE. DURFEE,
Directors.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
IMPORTANCE IF PHILIPPINES |S
 BECOMING APPARENT TO AMERICA

Ten or a dozen years ago it was a common thing to hear the people de- pTore the fact that the Philippine Islands belonged to the United States. Now the chief complainers are the critics of the administration policy for independence for the Filipinos. Al most everybody who has been to the Philippies declares that the natives are incapable of self-government.
 From the American position the i'm portance of the Philippines from a commercial and economic standpoint has no doubt biased and influenced the judgment of those who most bitter ly assail home rule.
 Washington, D. G., is greatly inter- ested in a document sent out by the Manila Merchants Association, which has been prepared by Harold M. Pitt, it's president. It places the Manila merchants firmly on record as favor ing the retention of the islands by the United States. After speaking of various political and economical changes in the United States in recent years, Mr. Pitt adds:
 "But through all this panarama of change and rumOrS of change, the work of developing the far-off Philip pines, the education of their people, the improving of the conditions under which these people live, the broaden ing of their opportunities and the stim- ulating of their economic activities, has been progressing steadily and with notable results, yet with little intima- tion to the average citizens of the United States of it's tremendous sig nificance with relation to the future commercial supremacy and political prestige of the United States"
 It is pointed out that at the present rate of deveopment the Filipinos will, if given proper incentive toward de velopment, be consuming each year full $3OO,OOO,OOO worth of American
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
VALLEY SCHOOLS
 GAVE kAY-DAY PICNIC

At eight o'clock sharp this morning, several wagon loads of merrymakers left Yuma, bound for the big May-day picnic at Nichols Hall, where a genu- the farmers rally was held The event has been long-looked-for, and largely planned and real Fourth of July" time of it was enjoyed.
 Dr. Muerman, C.. Louise Boehringer and Supt. Riggin, also Prof. Grant Van Hoose, were among the speakers and large programs were rendered by each of the valley schools. The glee club of the Yuma high school enter tained the company by several songs, among the selection being Annie Laurie" and Wait for the Wagon. ' Athletic contests of interest to all had been arranged.
 One of the special features of the occasion was the huge picnic dinner enjoyed, of course, by all-ice cream and cake were also served and at the  time the Examiner goes to press all of the crowd had not yet returned.
 This event will be followed by 8 dance tonight, at the same place, and May-day will certainly have been cele brated in fine tyle by the progressive valleyites. Although no blushins young damsel found any May baskets hanging on her door-knob, perhaps the loss was made up today at noon when there were just loads of gooC things prepared by the generou farm CTS wives, who were eager to give everybody a good time and realized the prestige of a picnic dinner at g picnic
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
MYSTERIOUS STRANGER
 SUICIDES BY SHOOTING

One of the most unusual and SenSa- tional occurrences which have puzzled Yuma in lifetime, took place Sunday in the mysterious suicidal act, commit ted by stranger here by the name of Anderson. Anderson had been stop ping at the Cliff House, during his stay in Yuma, and had at times given the impression of being little queer, if not slightly deranged mentally. He was well dressed and semi-prosperous- looking, and was not suffering any financial straits.
 About 6:30 o'clock Sunday morning while some railroad men were engaged in installing a new block signal across the river, they noticed Anderson cross the bridge and make his way across country toward the second trestle. was immediately dressed, carrying a suit case, and they expressed among themesvles their wonderment in see ing him starting off across the desert in that manner
 About 10:30 party of men from Buter's us. S. camp went over to the second trestle for a quiet swim, and the body of Anderson was discov- cred under the bridge, with a terrible gunshot wound in the head. Near hin lay large pistol, and the suIIcase, open.
 The case was undoubtedly suicide. although it is a puzzle to the authori- ties Superintendent Odle, of the Fort Yuma Indian school, was immediately notified, and F. w. Peterson, coroner of Imperial county, was summoned. Peterson did not arrive in l
 late last night, and the coroner's in. quest took place after midnight. A verdict of suicide was rendered, and the body was taken to Fl Centro for burial.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
PENSIONS FOR SPANIsH-AMERI.
 CAN WAR VETERANS

Fifteen years have slipped around since the Spanish-American war, and now for the first time the organization of the United States Spanish war vet erans has urged upon Congress pen sions for widows and orphans of men who served in that war, it appears that there were 434,00O men engaged in this warfare of whom about one-fourth were in regular service. 75,OO0 to a hundred thousand were assigned to duty in the Philippine Islands, where there was real service. The record shows that there were S26 battles and skirmishes, in 515 of which men were killed or wounded, and in the different campaigns 12,O0O lives were lost. A good many people look upon Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines as hay ing furnished more or less of holiday for American soldiers, but statistics fail to carry out that viewpoint.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
GOLDEN SPIKE DRIVEN IN ], S,
 R. R. WITH FITTING. CEREMONIES

With all the ceremony befitting such an occasion, the golden spike was driven in the new railroad at 2:3O this afternoon. Miss Lesbia Sturges, the charming daughter of County Treas urer w. w. Sturges, presented the prettily be-ribboned golden spike to the honoree of the occasion, Miss Rose Marquard With charming grace, characteristic of her pretty manners, Miss Rose took the little key to the new railroad, and handed it to Engi- neer F. l.. Sellew and, grasping the mallet, amid hearty cheers from the bystanders, strickland missed, both the spike and Hon. F. l.. Sellews fin gers. A second blow, however, and a third drove the golden spike firmly into it's place, where it will remain forever-if it is not uprooted by Mex1- can invasion-perhaps
 The cheers which arose at the com pletion of the pretty rite, rose high on the air and spoke energetically the interest and appreciation which all feel in this new project.
 Miss Marquard was presented with very pretty and original stick pin, representing in solid gold, miniature gold spike, as an appreciation of her graciousness in participating in the ceremony.
 The new railroad means much to Yuma and vicinity and this fact is fully realized by every one.
 General Marshall, consulting eng,- neer to President Wilson and of the Department of the Interior, was pres ent and showed great interest iii the work which was being done. Construc- ton Engineer A. F. Mercer, of the 5. P. company, was also prominent among the interested cheerers. as was Percy Slater, of the s. P. company; ; Attorney c. A. Lindeman, County Treasurer w. w. Sturges, T. l.. Me Cutcheon, A. B. Ming, Nick Larson, Paul Moretti, F. V. Moreno, l.. w. Alexander and scores of others all ready to show their appreciation of the event
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
A REAL SUFFRAGE BILL

The only bill that has been before Congress that has appeared to furnish a practical movement in relation to the rights of women to vote, is that by Representative Burton L. French of Idaho. This bill would permit women to vote for Representatives in Con- gress In this instance the sanction of the state, and the necessity for a constitutional amendment do not ap pear to be necessary. While the bill has been dragging along for some time, there is plenty of evidence that it pre- sents issues that are in the consider ation of equal suffrage.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07

commodities, and will be supplying the United States with products of equal value. The document deals with the importance of the Pacific in the com merce of the world. In regard to this, MT. Pitt says:
 That the Pacific Ocean will be the theatre of the next great commercial and industrial development of the world is too obvious for argument. The rapid peopling of our own west and it's vast increasing activities have accentuated the importance of that vast ocean highway, while the awaken ing into a new life of the people who inhabit it's western shores has inject ed a tremendously momentous force into international affairs, that -5 be ing focused upon the Pacific the seri- ous thoughts of the entire world. With these facts in mind let us consider the part that the United States is to play in the impending drama. First,
 
 we have a solid coastline extending from Lower California on the south to British Columbia on the north. The Panama Canal practically establishes our control over the commerce of Central America and the Pacific slope of South America, while Alaska and the Aleutian Islands wall in the North Pacific from Japan and Siberia on the west to British Columbia on the es.st Lying off 200 miles in the Pacific, as a shield of the mainland, are the Ha. waiian Islands. In the southern sea is Samoa, where we already have d naval base, and, near the China coast, extending from the Japanese Formo- sa on the north to Dutch Borneo, Su- matra and the Celepes on the south directly in the line of the commerce of Australia and Europe with the far east, are the Philippines, completing as it were, a chain around the world $ greatest ocean and insuring to the United States permanent control oi the pathways of commerce that soon will reach in every direction across it. :
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
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 Q HUMAN NATURE THE SAME (

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Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
MISS LOUISE MCCLURE
 ENTERTA|NS LEAGUE
(From Mondays Examiner

The Epworth League of the Yuma Methodist church enjoyed a very pleasant social at the home of Miss Louise Mcclure, in West Yuma, about forty persons were present and very profitable business meeting was held. Music and games were enjoyed, after which light refreshments of fruit punch and waters were served. Among those present were:
 Mesdames Moser, Hackett, West over, A. H. Mcclure, Misses Nellie Littlifield, Georgia Tomlinson, Thelma Weatherstone, Evelyn Hackett, Ruth White, Charmian Robertson, Iris Rob- ertson Edith Kent Mabel Cloyd, Louise Mcclure, Messrs. Waldo White, Harry Westover, 'Emzy Lynch, Darrell Sur ges and George Pritchett.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
MRS. LANE ENTERTAINED
 AT CARDS SATURDAY
(From Mondays ExaminerJ

Mrs. T. Lane entertained at auction bridge on Saturday afternoon. There were three tables and most enjoyable afternoon was spent. Refreshments of punch and cake were served. Mrs. McCutcheon won first prize, and Mrs. Baker won the consolation prize. Those present were Mrs. c. D. Ba- ker, Mrs. Njtcherside, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Caruthers, Mrs. Cloyd, Mrs. Wills, Mrs, McCutcheon, Mrs MunFoe, Mrs. Witty Mrs. Eger, Mrs J. Homer Smith and Mrs. Lane.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
INDIAN BOY, SHOT BY
 OFFICER, DIES TODAY

James Aquinas, twenty-year-old Indian boy, died this morning at II o'clock, at the Wilson house, from the gunshot wounds received last night at the hands of an officer, Edgar Ed wards. The shooting occurred at the Arizona end of the s. P. bridge, when, as Aquinas, in a drunken condition, vigorously resisted arrest.
 Julio Martinez, who was present, placed Edwards under arrest until fur ther details of the melee could be ob- tained.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
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Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07
MISS AGATHA HEINZ
 ENTER1A|NS TOURISTS
(From Mondays Examiner)

Miss Agatha Heinz is entertaining, as her house guests, her cousin, Miss Julia Selig, and Miss, Margery Schu- macher, both of Chicago. The Misses Selig and Schumacher are enjoying inn mensely an extended tour of the United States, in company with two girl friends, who are at present in Los Angeles. Their return trip will ln- clude San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Helent, Yosemite, Denver and several Canadian points of interest.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07

tion, irrespective of it's views previous to present crisis, is almost unanimous in the sentiment that now that the United States has undertaken to solve the Mexican problem, it should make a complete job of it and restore consti- tutional government to the revolution ridden citizens of our neighboring re- pubic.
Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-05-07

Whitfield Stimson, of Laguna, stop ped off in Yuma Sunday, on his way to Los Angeles, where he will remain permanently. MT. Stimson is the father-in-law of M Vincent, who had charge of the U.SR.S work at La guna dam, several years ago.