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IV . -'lf I.~~~~~~~~~~~ Tr{;~~' * '$ ~ .. ~' ~* Bawe, AiAJ 9, apilsmittot, n~odo 00= 9f Ito~ THE H .,Vol. 1. FOUST Crry, N. This is the heading of a pa At its masthead is: -"Publishk 'Ppblishing Co. C- . V. Fowles'i This is the paper in which tb has a peculiar and p6cuniary i4 "more than passing Interest," ft enterprise are well and favorablj us, are well-wishers for the 'succi From the columns of this p4 the first page, "Uncle Zeke," un ner," gets off a good article. caption, ."Our Say," is a gem, which we clip a few items, is up These boys are good newspi hope is that "Zeke," who is a gc prove equially as good a one on h Their first issue, under diffic rove with age, and the good pe ratulated on having this paper t their midst. To the "Herald" we extend lloship, and wish for it a Ion Ultt ZEKE'S CORNER. This is the old man's corner, where leaving the noise and worry of the shop and day be ind, he comes for rest; sticks bis feet on the table, fills his oipe and watchep the smoke m the fragrant weed, as laz it curls into air castles, and a porings from niany a day dream. Wiping the misty cob webs from memory's casket he falls to ruminating and meditat ing. He has met with men who are too lofty for small talk - -they are above it-but there are times when a little nonsense is palatable, and gravity and sedateness ought to be kicked down stairs. A philosopher would cut a poor figure in this Cr unless he leaves his wis at home, for it will be de to a weekly "hodge &' of sense, nonsense and mdscenses, offsprings of im ation, and perhaps of a dis mutred brain-scientists tell us we are all troubled that way more or less-as they flit by, we jot them down. When a fellow with some knowledge of the printer's art is too lazy to pound type, or con cludes there is an aching void in the ranks of journalism, he gets together a hatful of type and a Washington hand-press, and there is another country pa per born into the world. In his salutatory he. "launches out on the tempestuous sea of journal ism," and' in spreadeagle style talks of the up-building of the country, and the great benefits the~ people will derive from the founding of the-"Jimtown Ban ner," and winds up informing the public that it is their Chris tian duty to come forward with their hard-earned dollars tu the support of his enterprise. Nine ty-nine times in a hundred the infant dies a-borning. "All bosh!" The newspaper man drives down his stakes the same as thoqp M other professions and 4 *' f business-for what there o :. No self-respecting man '\ W o mke a- VAcharity patient" 'Iibmself and go before the i- gging subscriptions 01 uuiw on the' grounds thai it is your duty.,' The publik have a right to demnand dollai for dollar. That's business, If pie printer'muspb supported ERALD.; o 1 O.,,' T. 10, 1908.'NO. per .thathas. xogihed our desk I every Thursday by the Heralo Id G. L. Hiott, Editors." e4ldJcr of the llTINE1- OURtNA erest. Our readers, also, have I r the gentlemen engaged in thi ,known to them, and they, wit) ss of the ,"Herald." tper we lip .a few articles. Oj dei' the lheading-of "Zeke's -Cor Their alutetofy,' under th whil lthe'eilbcal .column fron to the, staidard. Lper folk and aie hustlers. Ou: od rutler for other folks, ma: Is own enterprise. ulties, is "O. K.," and will lm 5ple of Forest City are to be con in their town and these editor the right- hand of journ-alistii life and a prosperous qne; by charity, every weli-regiulate< county has its poor house. This county has one newspi per, and, by the way, as good i county paper as this or any o: the adjoining states, still we be lieve there is room for another That the people of Forest Citi and the surrounding countr] need a medium through whici to advertise their business, an the many advantages and at tractions of their section, tha there is enough legitimate busl ness to support it, we do nc doubt. We are here simply t do-business and rustle for wha we.get, and, we realize that I will take iu'tling to get it That's truth. If you receive-one or mor copies of this paper, accept then with a cleai' conscielnce, for yoi will never receive a bill fo them. Uncle 3am says news papers must have a "paid up subscription list to enter th mails as second-class mattei We say "Amen." Read your copy and the carry it hometo your wife. Sh will want it. They are so har dy to set flatirons on. If yo don't want it and have a spit against a neighbor, give it t him; it's a good way to get ever If you will clip every good thin you see in the 52 Issues and past them in a scrapbook, you wi have a work that is valuable as a weight to hold the doc open. Pay for It and receiv the blessings of the editors an an easy consclehce, but by a means do not throw your paper In the street; they cause litte and give the town a bad appeal ance and us a -bad name. Our Say, We have cast our lot with thi people of Forest City becaus we have faith In the future c the town and county. We are here 'to give you home paper, devoted to the Ir terests of the people and givin; the correct news and gossip c this section-a mirror In whic) those at a distance see us-In vesting our money In the entei prise as a straight busines proposition. We place our wares on th market depending on thel merits and fair and square deal ing for patronage and suppori A newspaper Is in no sense, ifld o charity. It earns twice over every dollar it receives, and is second to no other enterprise in the upbuilding of a commu nity. Its batrois reap far more benefits from its pages than its The country paper does not expect t contpete with papers of thelarge cities, but it has its a place to fill.. It is the local paper k that ad iAes your chirches and your -numerous societies, i synpathmes with you in. your - afflictions and rejoices with you in your prosperity. In short, it i is the local paper that-meftions the thousand and one items -In e which you are interested during r the year and do not find in the papers of the cities. - We are alware that there have - been failures here in this line. It is the same old story eyery where and in all lines of busi ness. Weg here to stay ad "y Derseverance we intend to win. As It is with right and wrong, 'good and evil, so it is with failure and success. Per - severanch is the chief ingredient of the compound that .brings success. There are other ele - ments required but without per severance the mixture is inef r fectual. r 'We have 'been asked for our ' religious and political views. Our personal preferances cut no - figure. It is the policy of the t paven that interests the public. DQvoted toN the interests ,of the t town and county in general and of the publishers in partic'ular, t it is indepenent- in politics, t with char'ity'as 'its 'eligion, and its object to earn money. If it*suits you, and' our invest e ments merit your confidence, we I will appreolato your patronage, 1 striving to give full value in re r turn.' Something of our Town. Ours is a town that enjoys many natural and acquired re sources-a town that needs but the skillful manipulation of a e man to make them yield bounti fully of their -rich treasure-a LI substantial town whose foun e dations are laid upon a soil that 01 cannot be surpassed for produc '- tiyeness-a town supplied with I the very best and purest of C water-a town whose education Sal advantages have reached a ~ standard, through the skillful r direction of competent officials, e second to that of no other place a its size anywhere-a town Iwhere harmony among the comn a municants of the different ir churches is in perfect accord -with objects sought by our f ore fathers of the "Mayflower," and all doctrines are ably expounded with untrammeled freedom e from the pulpits of our different e churches-a town whose social f advantages are equal to those afforded by places many times a its size and age-a town where the rich enjoy every luxury de a sired, and the poor are not f allowed to suffer--a town where a peace and good will toward all -men is exemplified. Such a -town is ours, whose praises we 5 shout aloud from the housetop through this paper. If, per 0 chance, a copy of this paper r should fall into the hands of 1- any who are in search of a new .location-a place where church, school and social advantagna are given emphasis and where ypu 1 can live out your allotted num ber of years without fear of I Festilence or famine, we say, I like -6da of old: "Come thou I with u and we will do thee I good," without emphas on the 4 'do. We shall offer no apology for 4 this- issue. Don't believe in 1 them. We believe, the people of Forest City appreciate that we i are up against it' and are work- I ing under disadvantages. t The pills are running':on full time now and ~the fall trade is brightening up arid all the busi ness men are weariig a broad smile.ro Material is being placed on the " ground preparatory for work on the hotel. The' coinpletion and opening of this, hotel will deo 'more to advance the growth i of the town than any other en terprise that may be started. It was a: pleasure to- again grasp the hand of Rsv.' 0. T. Croksr, pastor of the Presby terian church' it. 'tWis~ town. When we first foirmed thd broth er's acquaintance he was doing the editorial woik on a c9untry weekly, and laying up treasures in heaven if not shekels in this world. We expect to publish many of the drippings of his facile pen in the columns of this paper, for we will not be denied. The friends' of this Paper will pleasp. hand us in news items when they are fresh. We pre fer not tQ publish" a birth after the child is weanel; a marriage after the honeym6on is ever, or the 'death' of a-man-after his widow has married again. There is a peach.tree in J. B. Long's yard that is a curiosity. Some men might well pattern after the peculiarities of this tree, in as much as it keeps busy and atteinds strictly to business. This tree is now bearing its third crop of fruit this Oeason. The fruit of the first and second crops were very large and per fect, the fruits of the third Is small, but of very fine flavor, while the seed resembles that of the plum. J. L. 0. Thompson, editor of the Pickens (S. C.) Sentinel Journal dropped in on us last Thursday, redolent with the breezes of the old home. He holds an interest in this plant and came up to put up the presses and machinery. Jim is a good writer, excellent printer, an all-round newspaper man and good fellow. As Artemus Ward would say, "He is amoos ing little cuss," and we regret ted the arrival of the time of his departure. Orphanage Work Day. ED. JOURNAL:-We write' to call the attention of the Sunday school superintendents and teachers to "Orphanage Work Day," which is Oct. 8d. We hope every school in the state and county will observe "Work Day" this year. Not only the Baptists are asked to observe the day, but the Methodists, Presbyterians and all others are asked to work Saturday, Oct. 3, and send the proceeds t h rlm an bheir choice. We ha lnrid iu WO .persgns )rphanagy md the 179 ALday., uite a sum, Ind Who can we 0k mpetintendents y irs to Asbidt us i Y >ill? If ~you will gie th t chance by 1)l hey will do aKgeatdeewa -alsing this money. -They can p1dk cotton, rnimr ands, etc. There ar% fugn ways 4n which they can eam noney- on "Orphanage Work )ay" and carry to the Snday ichool on the Sunday followin ind put hi the Orphanage 1 1dC ?vhere it will d9 v great dealpf (ood in poring for and prepar n. the orphan chldren 9f the state for the duties of life. Brethren, let us not conO 5his "Orphans' Work Day" to bhe Sundoy schools alone; but let each do one day's work on Dctober 3d, and send the pro oeeds or the price of one day's work to the Orphanage,' and %fter we have done it we w9_l ilways look back upon that lay's work with pleasure, know ing that we have only done our duty to our fatherless lit tle ones. P. S.-If Saturday, Oct. 3d, Is a rainy day, or otherwise not suitable to observe as "Work Day," just select some other day. I. T. The Old-Time "Aunty." During the recent congress of the American Medical Associa tion in Chicago, some pretty good stories were told by the visitors. A Southern physician related a number of funny ex. periences among the colored folks at the time of a smallpox. scare in which a general vacoin ation crusade had been under taken. One case was an olo colored woman, Who said she had no time to stop work to be sick from vaccination; that the children would starve and freeze if she could not do her laundry work, and that it was positivel2 out of the question to have if Tame arm. "Well, auntie," said the doc - tor, "I will vaccinate you 0n one of your lower limbs, so I won't Interfere with your work." "No, siree," said auntie; "Y kain't spare one o' my lalg, nuther." Then the doctor said kindly. "Well, what spot could you spare, because you must be vac cinated." The old woman thought and thought, and finally said slowly: ~ "Well-Lord knows-I doni b never git no chanceto sotdon -[Puck. dw. Silage wins over corn stover cording to tests ot the Pennsyly * e experiment station, which showed steers fed corn silage as a part t their ration made better gains those fed corn stover. The steeru *; corn stover ate more grain than th i, fed corn silage. The colt of th was more where corn silage was as a part of the ration thaat S corn stover was used. The stedfr f corn .silage made more c40660 ~, gains than those fed corn stayer. steers fed corn silage showed a be coat and a more thrifty ap than those fed corn stone. > $i