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THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN
Yftn. M. STIWART, Editor and Owner
PSlIhd Every Wednesday
At Salisbury, N. C.
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Saliabury, N. C, Jan. 1, 1919,
SOME THOUGHTS FOR 1919.
Of course strangers should be
made to feel at home and encour
aged in their business when they
come to Salisbury, but it cer
tainly takes lots of egotistism,
gall and bad manners for such
to attempt to occupy the seat at
the head of the table with
out a proper invitation to do
so. A fellow who starts heated
discussions and useless agita
tions at any time is a nuisance
but at this time, sfter the stren
uous" efforts and sacrifices re
cently made and the good will
engendered thereby, is either a
bone-head or needs some one to
show him where to get off. Peace
is what we have been praying
for, but as we hear her wiDgs,
th6 meddler,4 busy-body and
thler tribes, like the guilty Len
ine and Trotsky, start something
of course for the "good" of the
city.
Probably the best thing that
can be done would be to get rid '
of these "alien enemies," and
agitators cow punchers. If Sal
isbury does not suit them, well,
you know what Hoover told the
Huns.
A number of .citizens have
suggested that a club , be organ
ized composed exclusively of
Native citizens. This is a capi
tal idea and would probably re
sult in much good. Of course
this is not with an idea to dis
courage strangers and those
who are seeking a location for
the establishment of industrial
enterprise and who desire to
take up their residence here
but rather to encourage and give
them a proper welcome from the
head of the house as it were.
As to a different form, of gov
ajament, some think efforts to
difuse democracy, not contract
authority as in a commission
form, would be more in keeping
with the ideals of our people and
be progress away from rather
than toward autocracy. Oar
part in the great worlcL war will
be in vain if we are now to turn
our steps toward autocracy, the
overthrow of which has been
brought about by the sacrifice of
so much blood and treasure. No
government is stronger or better
thaii man himself, If we are not
willing to clean up and keep
cleaji under the present form
of government wo will not do so
under a different form or name.
The people should jealously
guard their rights, be masters
of themselves, their town and
and county, see that officials do
their duty and hold them strict
ly accountable.
The people of this country
are supposed to be self govern
ing, but are not. They " are
asleep on their rights, need to
awaKen tnemseives and organize
to sustain their sovereignty.
Ihey should see that no law is
Fiaceu-ontne statute books, no
ordinance passed by city or town
alderman, no order issued by
county commissioners, health
boards or other bodies, good or
bad, without the full knowledge
and direction of a majority of
Al . m.
me ciuzensnip. mere should be
a place in every voting: precinc
wnere private oitizens can meet
1 i.
at stated intervals for discussing,
. .
pro and con, all public ques-l freight
tions, vote on them and sivenLegrions of souls are wafted to
their orders to their servant it
the orhcials. That is real democ
racy, Paternalism, autocracv.
V,
bureaucracv,subsidies and numer
ous other fads are being heed
lessly encouraged by all branches
ot our1 governmt, and unless
the p e o p 1 e awaken to
the performance of their duties
one of these days we 'will have
something started be
side which the Fronch revolu
tion will be a mere side show
Equal rights to all and special
privileges to none is the only
sate guide for a Democracy.
This sheet is earnestly opposed
vto any candidate for any office
who has any intentions other
than ascertaining and doine- the
will of a majority of the citizens
concerned.
1
If .1 Y Joyner resigned al
State superintendent of public
instruction with the idea ) of be
mo- the next erovernor. lie surN
dropped his candy.
It is more
nothing than
desirable to say
to say something
improper, and, it is
better and
to do noth-
(safer for an official
ing rather than to do
the
wrong'
thing.
Lets' get the idea out of the
heads of officials that they are
bosses. If it's the business of
soldiers to take orders, civil-
: International Career C& N. V f
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officials should not expect to dk
less.
Where Jehova Sits Enthroned.
By James E. Porter.
Spread from earth to shining sun
From sun to distant stars
iuuicss suato iorever runs i
H 1 H I Ann .. J: - k
Beyond shafted lights ever
lasting bars.
Jehova is the reigning power
Whose August and Mighty will
Sends forth ever glorious shower
And blessings to every world
and bill
Jehovah whose lisrhtnine- e-lass.-
f
Sweeps the vast world and
vaster Universe
Ever searching- for all gracious,
chance
To lift less souls from fate the-
worse
As ponderous worlds so rol line- bv
" " j .
Each with billions of human.
the skv
I In fairest spirits nobler shape
Iw. -
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ft ' WW U,!. LUU'i. II V I 1 I f I MU aim MU
They take' their happv abode
J, UWUd
With them their Saviour resides
"For over eternal death he rode
Each palace shines like a spark
ling gem
Where nectared fountains play
around
Watering green grasses whose
solendoT hems
vcrnai g-arxiens wnere iKywers
abound,
The streets of gold! are curved ia
shapely way
Amid entrancing' scenes Of bill
and dale
Eiich like a shining" jold ray
if rom that AuguKS spirit exhaled
million.- milliooi
shapes
JfFly on sparkling dazzling wings
.s their transcendent exuber"
ant joy escapes
i In the melodious
songs
they
' sing.
.n each angel's lovely face
Every virtue shines like a
flower
And of wisdom's richest dower
v. v-w. f,"v.v.
lUach, shining face
beauteous
seems more
Till we turn and view another
JSach soul, appears more duteous
"1 T : 1 1 v, i i ,i : i !!.. i
x in we ucuuiu us seLiuii UIO
ther
ptnd Gods most sweeping eye
V Flashes over their life reflected
seems
fathered from
all earths and
g endless sky
. Till ViirrVef
glorious reason
supervenes
lt the multifarious thoughts .
il'hat ever expands the soul
or man
'Jhat eternal time hath wrought
f Is encompassed in that mighty
fl4 span
'ghe re an Alwise being Supreme
Held high His glorious awfu
sway
ar bevond the? wildest dream
P f any living mortal today.
"3
E r I CAN s p f R l T
RELIED ON TO WIN,
- flu the light- of succeeding event ft
Lf Interesting to recall the confiden.ee
m
mn wnicn tne united States Food
dralnlstrator viewed the gloomy ont-
Kcflc in July of 1917, when this coun
ftb'r had been in the war for less than
tpur months and the Germans were
g!adily; sending the western front
&efiiier and nearer to Paris.
"JlBven though the situation in Bu
pevxnay be gloomy oda'y,' he de
0aird in. a public statement. "no
metican who has knowledge of the
SgjSi'sUts already obtained; in every di
rection need have one atom of fear
'that democracy will not deferrd ttsoif
tttese United States."
tOYALty ; IN LITTLE
4 IIHINCS LAST PROOF
i i OF PATRIOTISM
i Americans without ' murmuring cut
N?jeir sugqr allowance from four
unds a month to three and then as
)ng as need be to two pounds for loy
fifty's sake.
Food Will Win the World.
4t America eairned the gratitude of al-
! ...
.ed
nations during war by sharins
ids America under peace may win
e worlds good wLl by savins to
i2
SUGAR SHOWED
OUR BACKBONE
American Willingness to Give Up
Luxury Demonstrated Na
tion's War Conscience,
I STAND WITH THE ALLIES.
By Reducing Consumption People of
the United - 8tates Averted a
Famine at Home in Spite
of Low Supplies.
The fact that the people of the
United States were able to reduce by
more than one-half million tons their
July, August, September and October
consumption of sugar proves conclu
sively that their war conscience was
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as a whole stood ready to fol
low the. in junctions of the Government
Our normal; consumption of sugar in
the four-month period beginning with
July has been 400,000 tons per month,
a total of 1,600,000 for the quarter
year.
In July, when, our suear strinzencv
Degan to reach its height, consiimption
, o
was reaucea to. 260.000 trma Tn Au
gust only 325,000 tons went" into dis
tribution and in September onlv 279..
000 tons. In October the distribution
fell to 230,000 tons. ,
If the general pubile had failed to
observe the injunctions of the Food
Administration this country would
ueeu iu uie mroes or a sugar
famine before the end of August i Our
visible supplier were so low as to bring
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation. They, feared that
it would b,e absolutely irnpossible to
reduce consumption to a point where
sugar would no longer be a mere lux
ury in the American diet
r ew , accomplishments of tho
AdmiMstration will stanrt forth an
dominantly .as this reduced consump-.
uuu oi sugar. i$y it we have been able
te bridge over the period of stringency
uiii.ii tne new Deet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops were in sight
inow the nation is in a position so
wai we cnoose we may return tb
our normal home use of sugar, and
Europe, with the release of ships to go
far afield, can maintain its recent re
stricted rations, r If, however, those
nations are to increase their use of
sugar very Considerably it must be .by
uur conunuea sharing with them
tnrough limiting our own consump-
uuu.
America's Pledge of Food
Gave Heart to the Allies
In Their Darkest Hour
Whatever is necessary Amerim win
sena. 'inat was Ameripa'o niori ere 4-j
the Interallied food council. And be
cause the American food -arny had
hitherto made good they took heart
ana went forwards
Farm enterprise and much soft corn
Increased pork supplies, food conser
vation Increased exports total ship
In Memory of , .V
John J. Stewart
January 1, 1868
October 24, 1914
Life
Was a
Misery
Mrs. F, M. Jones, of
Palmer, Okla., writes:
"From the time I en
tered into womanhood
. . .1 looked with dread"
from one month to the
next. I suffered with my
back and bearing-down
pain, until life to me was
a misery. 1 would think
I could not endure the
pain any longer, and I
gradually got worse. .
Nothing seemed to help
me until, one day, . . .
I decided to
TAKE
The Woman's Tonic
"I took four bottles,"
Mrs. Jones goes on to
say, "and was not only
greatly relieved, but can
truthfully say that 1 have
not a pain. .
"It has now been two
years since I tookCardui,
and I am still in good
health. . . I would ad
vise any woman or girl
to use Cardui.who is a
sufferer from any female
trouble."
If you suff er pain caused
from womanly trouble, or
if you feel the need of a
good strengthening tonic
to build up your run-down
system, take the advice
of Mrs. Jones. Try Car
dui. It helped her. We
believe it will help you.
All Druggists I
m
beauteous
feare.
ments aouDied.