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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02
TOO LITTLE LIVE STOCK
/ is Impossible to Get Rich Buying
Food and Feed With Cotton and
Tobacco Money

Tobacco Money
University News Letter.
We are crop farmers, merely or
mainly, in North Carolina. In our
otton and tobacco counties, We are
ne-crop farmers, merely or mainly.
There are exceptions, of course, in
Every county, and these are invar-
ably the prosperous farmers. In
these regions We have tried to get
rich buying food and feed with cot
on and tobacco money, and we have
tried long enough to know that it
Fannot be done.
Some of the poorest counties in the
State, in per capita wealth in farm
properties, are in the cotton and to-
baccO area. Arson, for instance, with
|S257 ranks 57th in per capita farm
wealth; Caswell with S246 ranks 63rd;
Person with 1927 ranks 66th; Frank
lin with 1927 ranks list; Warren with
S2l8 ranks 18th; Halifax with S205
ranks S3rd; and Rockingham with
S191 ranks 87th.
These are small figures when set
over against $3.50 in Allegheny which
raises no cotton and no tobacco, OF
1894 the average for the United
States, or 1886 in Iowa in the Cen.
sus year.
Away Below Level
We have too little livestock On GU,
farms. In 1910 we were 81 per cen
below the level of even light!
stocked farm area. We have too lit
tie livestock to feed the farm family
to consume the waste, to restore fer
Utility to the soil, and keep farm la
Dor steadily occupied throughout tn
year.
And, by the way, lightly stoke
farm has one animal unit for ever
live acres. An animal unit is a horse
d mule, D cow, or a two year oil
steer; other cattle; 2 yearling colt
or a spring colts; hogs or 10 pigs
sheep or IA lambs; or 100 hens-s
considered, because they consum
about the same amount of food.
Small Farm Needs
The farm of average size in Mort
carolina is So cultivated acres.
even lightly stocked with domest
animals, it would have / horse {
mule, 2 COWS, other cattle, hog
b pigs, sheep, 6 lambs, and so hen
or Z animal units all told, in son
such combination.
Livestock in this quantity wou
furnish all the meat needed by far
family, which is around 152 pounds
year per person, and produce SIN;
surplus for sale.
Wretched Deficiencies
/, me small Carolina farm that h
ms amount of livestock or anythi7
TX. TX II IS rare, as we all know. B
the 1910 Census of Agriculture tie
t IN story better. There we find til
lGOO0 farms in the census year h
no chickens, $4,000 farms had
nogs, $4,000 no cattle, $1,000 no m
COWS. and $4,000 no sheep.
1t IS almost unbelievable, but so
census reports.
iBut, these figures do not reveal
tul detail our neglect of food q
ineed crops. The same volume sho
1 1nt 25000 farms raised no corn
119i0; $4,000 no hay and forai
10o'ooO no wheat; and 100000
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02
Separate Peace Offered Russia, is
Berlin Rumor

London Dispatch, March 27.
A dispatch to The Exchange Tele-
graph from Amsterdam says:
According to Berlin telegram
received by the Amsterdam Bourse,
Berlin is 1illed with rumors that
Germany had offered a separate
peace to Russia. The terms offer
err are said to be complete autono,
my to Poland, the internationaliza-
ton of Russians of Austrian ter
rltory and a Russian protd decorate
over Armenia"
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02
Chester Votes Big Bond Issue For

Chester, S. c., Dispatch.
Chester county road bonds issue for
Sa50,000carried today.The vote was923
fCr, 470 against. The city vote was
and 470 against. The city votes was
nine to one for bonds and there was
large majority vote in farming sec
tons. An especially large majority
was given in the sections where Com
missioners H. H. Adams, R. S. Meb-
ane and J. L. Abel live. The issue
was supported by the Chamber of
Commerce.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02

John Murray, a we'll known farm
err of near Albemarle, was shot and
killed Tuesday and officers are
searching for Paul Brown, Is years
of age, son Of Mitchell Brown, pros
porous neighboring farmer, who is
charged with the shooting, which is
said to have been due to an old fam
lily feud. The only witness to the
shooting was small child of the slair
man.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02
Why Consultation Injuries

The bowels are che natural sewer
age system of the body. When they
become obstructed by constipation 2.
part of the poisonous matter which
thew should carry off is absorbed in
to the system, making you feel dull
and stupid, and interfering with the
digestion and assimilation Of food.
This condition is quickly relieved by
Chamberlain's Tablets. Obtainable
everywhere.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02

ia b ! e Compound
b e cause during
Change of Life l
was in bed two
years and had two
operations, but all
the doctors and OPP
erations did me no
good, and [ would
have been in my
grave today had it
not been for Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
atah1a ConpoI1nd
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-04-02
CRISIS OF
W0MAN'S LIFE
Change Safely Passed by
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wagner, Okla.-'1 never get tired
of praising lydia E. Pinkharn's Vege-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
STREET BUILT OVER RIVER
Stream Boarded over to Make High
way Because It Was only Spot
Level Enough for Purpose.

The SLOGAN Is the name given TO the
picturesque mining district of south
western Canada, that has known the
romance of big boom, the slow trag-
edy of decline and desertion, and the
pulse of renewed prosperity and ac-
tivity, all within the memory Of men
still young enough for military serv-
ice. Twenty years ago the rush was
on, and all the mad scramble and law
ish spending Of Leadville and the Klon-
dixie were being re-enacted in KaslO
and Nelson and SandOn and the rest
Of the little mining camps. In SandOn
they boarded over the river to make
the single city street, because the can
yon walls were too steep to lay it any
where else. KaslO grew overnight into
a budding metropolis.
The drop in silver spelled temporary
disaster to the SLOGAN, and men who
we're too impatient to do with less
than the hope Of a fortune a week
poured out as fast as they had rushed
in. They left many deep-burled low
grade ore vein behind them for the
patient and methodical work Of some
powerful syndicate to open up and ex-
ploit. They threw aside as not worth
bothering with the zinc ores that the
war has almost classed among the pre-
cious metals. So the future Of the
SLOGAN district may yet be as pros
porous and a good deal more solidly
founded than it's past.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
SOME QUEER RENTS
One Man Sends King George a
Bucket OF Snow Yearly.
Another Gives British Ruler Bowl Of
PorrIdse for Use Of Great Estate
City Of London Contributes
Two Pieces Of Flrewood.

On June IS, the date Of Waterloo,
the Duke OF Wellington paid King
George the rent for Strathheldsaye,
the estate presented 10 the Iron Duke
for his great victory. The ''rent," duly
entered In the kings rent book, is a
miniature napoleonlc standard, which
win rest for year In the guard room
at Windsor above the bust of yelling
ton.
The owner Of the FOULS estate In
Scotland pays rent to the king for
these lands by sending him bucket
full Of snow every year says London
TitBlts. As Ben Nevis, the highest
mountain In Britain, Is handy, and as
snow lies on II sometimes the whole
year round, and always well Into sum
mer, a small bucketful can generally
be obtained Doubtless the king might
have more IL he wanted II, but this
last winter, at least, he has had as
much as he wants nearer home!
On the other hand, the tenant OF
Crendon, In Bucks, has to send n gar
ltHh VI IbHtN W NiiN hlllk lNil Apl
his estate every year. Doubtless he
does the thing well-rOses piled up
and running over. It is more than
probable that the queen looks forward
to this rose rent day!
The lord of the manor of AddingtOn
has one of the most comical rents OF
all to pay to our genial king, and IL the
king ever looks down his rent roll he
must be hugely tlckled, especially In
these days of food shortage. The rent
is bowl of porridge. AS the king Is
said not to appreciate pOrridge, per-
haps the rent Is winked at
The holder of the COrbet estates un-
dertakes to provide the king with a
fitch of bacon during the whole time
he is leading his troops in person. He
has thus escaped rent since George
II led at Dettlngen, for, though doubt
less George w would gladly lead his
armies to battle. he knows it to be far
wiser to leave 1t to the experts.
A short time ago the kings stock Of
fuel was increased by the addition Of
two faggOts. These came from the
corporation of London as rent for GER
tain lands. The city remembrancer
had duly to attend at the law courts
with the faggots and get quit-recelpt
for them.
But the funniest of all rents on the
kings rent book is the one which in
sists on the holders Of certain lands
down Dover way holding the kings
head when he is seasick! AS King
George like his great-uncle, William
w., is a sailor king, and has Travelled
farther, by thousands of miles, than
any monarch either of this or any
other age, 1t Is not likely that he
will call on anybody to pay this curl
Gus rent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

work are necessary to obtain the plants
in suitable condition and in sufficient
numbers, when the time for plnating
out arrives.
Although decried by some, the scar
let geranlum still has hosts OF admir-
ers, especially since the Introduction
of the varety-Paul Crampel.
Cuttings of the varieties of which the
numbers are short can be inserted now.
These may be obtained from the old
plants lifted from the beds in the au-
tumn, or a few tops may be taken of
the strongest of the young plants. In
serted In light, sandy soil they Will
soon root on a shelf in warm house.
Cuttings of iresine, coleus, ageratum'
heliotrOpe, verbena, fuchsia, hbrOus-
rooted begonia, etc, when required In
quantity, should be inserted in bed OF
sand made up in Il propagating frame
with bottom heat. Three inches OF
sand will be sufficient, and If this Is
made firm, we'll supplied with water
and a bottom heat of 70 to so degrees
maintained, many of the cuttings Will
be rooted in week and ready for pot
ting up slngly in small pots.
Remaining in the sand such short
time, they can be dibbled in close to-
gether.
Lobelias, altermantheras and mesem-
bryanthemums can also be increased
by the thousands in this way.
Provided there is good stock of old
plants on hand, March is soon enough
to commence prOpagatlng.
Early in February dahlia tubers, of
which a large stock is required, may be
brought into the prOpagating house.
placed on the stage, partly burying the
tubers in leaf mold, plenty Of shoots
will soon push out. When these are
about three inches in length they
should be taken off with slight heel
and If inserted in sand bed they will
soon root
A list of the quantities of plants re-
duired should be made and the num-
bers entered as they are rooted. This
may have much trouble when the time
comes for planting out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
"srother, Quick" She 8reathed Ex-
citedly.

wreck. Her physician reported his be-
lief that she would never recover her
full reason and advised that she be re-
moved permanently to some distant re-
treat. An isolated but beautiful estate
in California was purchased by her de-
voted husband. Eda, the sister, became
her nurse and guardian.
From the first Mrs. Warner evinced
the deepest dislike for her husband. To
him she ascrlbed all the blame for the
loss Of her little one. She seemed TO
entertain a consuming hatred for him
whenever he was in her presence, fly
ing into the most unreasonable pas
sion. The physicians declared that
this deluslon must be catered to.
ThencefOrth, twice year, when Eda
came East for a brief visit to her
parents, leaving her sister under COM
petent care, Warner accompanied her
back to the California home.
There he would linger about the
beautiful country place, never reveal
ing himself to the wife he idollzed, but
from careening shrubbery, or peering
through open windows he would catch
vagrant glimpses Of Anice. Her mood
had changed to more Quietude, but
there was not a day that she did not
refer to her lost darling.
"And he took her away, the mon
sterv' she would rave. HE has hidden
her. He has given her to some new
mother he loves better than he does
me. oh, cruel Cruel !"
This had been the mournful routine
of five long years. For the tenth time
Roscoe Warner was once more entered
upon the hapless hegira, to go back
to his lonely life in the Eastern city
and endure it's wretchedness, only be-
cause six months ahead he would again
see the wife to whom he dared not re-
veal himself.
And now, though both these loyal
souls never dreamed it, fate was
weaving a strange crisis in the tragedy
that had wrecked their lives.
Two years previous a brlght-eyed
beautiful girl of twelve had been
farmed out from an orphans home to
Levi Gore, man Of family having a
small slovenly cared-for farm not more
than a mile from the railroad siding
where the Overland Limited was now
stalled. She had never known father
nor mother. She had never received
love or sympathy, though her longing
childish heart craved the same hun.
rrily. The Cores made slave of her
Mrs. Gore beat her. Upon that event
full night, with a great stick the old
harridan had started to belabor the
frightened child for some trivial re
missness. Wanda had fled. A biz
brutal son Of the household was sent
to bring her back. The chase lee
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
Credit Claimed for Negro.

1t was a wandering negro minstrel
who wrote Listen to the Mocking
Bird" That is, this is the claim of
negro Investigators. The understand
ing of the white race is that the author
of the song, which, because of it's long
popularity may be said to be estaO-
lished as a great song, was SeptiIuus
Winner. The claim of the negro au-
thorities is that the composer of the
song was George Melburn, and that it
was set to music by Septimus Winner,
white man, who, according to the
negro year book, "got the credit and
the financial profits"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
Respect the Flag.

Proper use of the United States flag
means much to American patriotism.
Never let the flag touch the ground.
Fold 1t carefully whenever it is taken
down. Never knot, tie, or crumple it.
Never hoist the flag before sunrise or
after eight o'clock in the morning.
Take it down at sunset, also during
storms. Outdoors, 1t should be hung
from pole, If possible, at least so that
1t can wave. When flying with other
emblems, the flag should be placed to
the right.
Fly the flag at half-mast only to in
dlcate mourning for the death Of dis
tinguished public person. When fly
ing the flag at half-mast, first raise it
to the top of the pole. When the flag
is formally raised, each person present
should stand at attention with hand
raised to forehead waiting for the
salute.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
Six psvs From Tree to House.

At Camp Taylor, near Louisville,
one of the administration buildings is
said to have been built partly of lum-
Der cut from a Mississippi pine forest
less than a week before. The trees
were felled and went through the mill
Saturday, were Kindred Sunday,
louded Monday on special cars COM
mandeered by the government, rGshed
to Louisville at almost passenger
schedule time, and when the carpen-
ters at Camp Taylor laid down their
tools at the end of work the following
Saturday men were moving desks and
other Office paraphernalia into house
which had been part Of the forest sly
days previously.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
Bees EyesIoht.

Odor is given flowers to attract in
sects, it may be, but bright colOrs are
not, as it is conceded that insects are
very near-sighted and can make cut
objects clearly but six feet away, and
scientists state that bees, wasps and
hornets can see but two feet clearly.
When boy the writer knows they
could see his two feet clearly at least
Il hundred feet away, also the remain
der of his body was clearly discerned
at the same respectable" distance
Exchange.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

to have peaches And she turned corner she bumped into
talking herself
plain apoOgzed and equally
thankful to be josed for the sake of
wall
ohoth to keep it
bill tonight and being it
the soed clothes back with her and she
would
daughter i'll
beds wouldn't
the Blessed Mother
ethe'
Of
basket that a thcrewa o
beongedalmost forgetting
censshe said
to
help?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
Kind Fate
q
By George Elmer Cobb
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Copyright. 1917. by W, @, Chapman,


Copyright. 1917. by W. @, ChapmanS
1t was pitlable situation, and the
two most involved In the same sat with
others on the rear platform of the OBJ
servation car of the Overland Limited
silently viewing the darkening land
scape 1t had been Il hot day ana the
sleeping coach was close and stuiiy'
The train had been shunted on n sid
ing near wretched little hamlet,
their engine having broken down, and
the crew were awaiting the arrival OF
a substitute locomotive.
"You will find Anice no better, Ros-
coe," spoke his companion In a low
anxious tone. "Why do you go through
this ordeal twice each year, when she
has every care, every luxury That
money and affection can provldeT
Because / hunger for the old-time
love-" came the answer in accents or
deep emotion. 81 can Mt least see
Anlce at distance can feed my sor-
rowing heart on the hope that some
day she will be restored to us"
81 fear your hopes are baseless," "
murmured Eda Walters. "Anice over
and over reviews the conviction that II
was your fault that little Pearl was
drowned. Her love for you has grown
into perversion where she shrlnks
with dread, almost hatred, at the mere
mention of your name"
It was sad tragedy. Roscoe Var
ner and his wife, Anlce, had led a
happy life for fifteen years, her sister,
Eda. living with them. Warner was
wealthy and life was one placid day OF
sunshine and happiness. Pearl, their
only child, had gone with her father on
one OF his business trips TO n distant
city. One section of the route was on
a steamer line. Amid the riot and con-
fusion of sudden storm little Pearl
had been swept overheard and
drowned. Her body was recovered, hut
her mother never saw the face of her
dear one again. When the dreadful
news reached Mrs. Warner she was ut
terly crushed. For months she lay in
n fever and delirium. When she came
back to life again her mind was n
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07
NATIVE BULBS
BY LIMA &. ROSE.

You would not think one could ma
enough native bulbs to stock a garden,
but every year l discover some new
ones and have high hope for future re-
searches.
The first thing that opens in my
wild garden Is the iris. Our mountain
sides are covered with It in the spring,
and the flower stalks on the mountain
are seldom more than seven or eight
inches high, but mine are much taller
and the purple flowers very much
larger.
Dog-tooth violet comes next, and is
one of my prime favorites, 1 departed
from my usual rule and planted the
bulbs in a large Jar which was sunk
in the earth and filled with a rich soil
Of creek loan, leaf mold and fertilizer
from the barn. The flowers are much
larger than those l found growing by
the brook two years ago. The leaves
are very handsome, rich, dark green
mOttled curiOusly with dark brown
and white The flower is clear lemon
yellow tinge, with recurved petals
about two inches long and dark brown
stamens.
Besides white and yellow water
lilies, l have two others that are ma
tives. One, q delicate little white
beauty, that is called the fairy lily"
the other larger, blooming In early
spring and sending up leafless flower
stalk. 1t Is also white in color.
My wake-robins and lady slippers
also come on early, in cOlOrS pink,
white, pale yellow and rich purple.
The violet wood sorrel is quite as
pretty as its naughty greenhouse kins-
folk, It's flowers being of a deep violet
color instead of reddish purple, and its
leaves dark green with deep choco-
late zone.
/ have sometimes succeeded in get
ting the anemone to grow, but one va
riety only likes me well enough to
live through the winter. Buttercups
grow for me without any trouble, and
l have some queer little bulbs which
the colOred folks call adam and Eve"
They have no bloom but the dark
green leaves with maroon Innings are
very pretty. The bulbs are pearly
white and look as If they might be
good to eat If you put them in water
those that float are Adams and those
that sink are Ewes!
Over in his dark, damp den Of a
corner, covered with wild clematis and
wild passion flower, looms up a giant
ck-in-the-Pulplt. He scorns to be
called Indian turnip, and much pre-
fers that you should note the resem-
blance between his purplish-black and
yellow striped spathe and the queen
ly Gala. In the late autumn when the
clematis festoons his pulpit with
cream-colored sprays, the spathe will
be gone and in it's place will flame a
spike of scarlet berries.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-07

found himself getting Massachusetts the fast they
He had little In
Bill had
took of himself He found he bit bit
weight but that his disposition find nook
for himself that big military machine and set about finding it,
field That's
Bill thought shine paid
anything
chief and the
allowance for congressional secretary work.
inside" said officer
Bill downtown heaviest
believe
right niche.
the really found that Bill Darden has
building him
Persng the best thing discovered the field clerk line
Bill Deaden working political
everybody remarkably
himself without the slightest kind influence.