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You and Me
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Nothing to Laugh At
; *‘The fellers what writes up the
j funny papers sure do poke a heap of
1 fun at love; but I’m tellin* you, love
ain’t nothin' to laugh at—’specially
when hit’s done got you married.”—
Preachin’ Bill.
YES, and between you and me there
is no truer measure of one’s char
acter than one’s sense of humor. Our
real selves are revealed when we
laugh. That which strikes me as fun
ny uncovers my soul and presents me
to the world as I really am.
Mark how the quality of a baby’s
laughter changes as years develop the
child’s character for better or worse.
Listen to the laughter of carefree
boys and girls. Consider the mirth of
crime-hardened men and vice-scarred
women. Hear the laughter of the
idiot, the degenerate, the maniac. Ob
serve the laughter of motherhood, of
the lover and the beloved, of the
drunkard, the defeated, the tri
umphant, the joyous, the pessimist,
the cynic; of brutality, of reckless
despair.
That Mona Lisa smile has puzzled
and provoked men since that memo
rable day when Eve smiled at her man
under the apple tree.
Don’t try to tell me that Adam
would ever have eaten that disastrous
apple if Eve had not laughed at him
for being afraid.
You women know exactly how it was
done. You are doing it to this day—
every one of you. And I suppose that
as long as God continues creating us
male and female you will continue
smiling your loving, teasing, mocking,
daring, sly, knowing, fond, provoking,
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j f Think it over and you will |
1 1 see that words are very much '•
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By universal consent our f
| most beautiful word is mother. |
f But the biggest, broadest, tall- f
| est, strongest, most compre- |
| hensive, most inspiring word in |
i any language, I think, is the i
| word AYE. f
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| And the meanest, most con- f
, f temptible, vicious, poisonous $
11 and deadly word in any tongue ?
; f is that little two-letter arrange- f
11 ment; ME. ?
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1 | The surest . thing—the one |
[ f safest bet —is to stake your all f
, i on the man who has the \YE |
f habit. f
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Between you and me, no f
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f friendship can long endure i
? without the spirit of WE.
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| Tliere are people who seem T
f to have learned only one letter 4
| in the alphabet: I. ?
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f them; they are dangerously ?
f ill, and it’s catching. I
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:! stead of WE always defeats |
1 | himself in the end. I
tolerating, inviting, maddening, superi
or, Mona Lisa smiles.
Intelligence, or the lack of it, is in
dicated by one’s mental attitude.
Laughter indicates a mental attitude.
A feeble mind laughs’ at the antics
of a fool—a strong soul pities the poor
unfortunate. Degeneracy laughs at
nobility—nobility finds no mirth in de
generacy. Ignorance laughs an wis
dom —wisdom sees nothing funny in
ignorance. An idiot laughs at every
thing. The libertine makes fun of
the man who assumes the decent obli
gations of fatherhood; the father,
strong in the joys which the rake has
missed, pities the lust-weakened fool.
A just valuation of the vital ele
ments of human life, character and
raciaT development is a mark of true
greatness.
The most vital element of human
life, character and development, is
mating love.
No, I am not at the moment speak
ing of marriage. Marriage may be
the realization and expression of mat
ing love or it may not. There are
marriages of convenience, pleasure,
ambition, convention. Men and wom
en have wedded for spite, or pride or
money or because they were drunk. I
am not discussing these.
I am only trying to say that the
mating love which finds expression in
the union of a man and woman, the es
tablishment of a home, the birth of
children and the fitting of those chil
dren —physically, mentally and spirit
ually—to take on in their turn the re
sponsibilities. joys, sorrows, victories
and defeats of human life, is the tnosi
vital factor in human existence.
Yes, we hear much talk these days
about the evils of divorce and kindred
ills. It is a good thing that some of
us do worry over these tendencies ol
the times.
Yes.
And I have read that the ancient
f’hinese used to torture criminals by
tickling them to death. (1 suppose
that was the origin of the familhu
expression: ‘‘l thought I’d die a-laugn
in’,”)
Well, just between you and ire. oui
modern jokesmiths are ruining more
characters, wrecking more homes and
killing more happiness than all the
other agents of evil combined.
No, no! I did not say that every
Jokesmith was an agent of evil. But
you know as well as I that the surest
way to destroy a man’s influence, bring
his dearest dreams to naught and ut
terly spoil his life is to make him and
his life work an object of laughter.
The shafts of ridicule are' poisonous
arrows. They are certain death. That
the archer, himself, is sometimes
pricked by his own points makes the
weapon no less deadly.
The real cause of our domestic
troubles is: we have killed love with
laughter.
We treat this most vital thing in
human life as a joke. Infidelity, di
vorce, free love—all these germinate
in ridicule of mating love.
Certainly!
Love and laughter go hand in hand
The twinkling eyes, the merry voice,
happy laugh, the winsome smile —these
are the signal flags of love. But the
coarse jest, the vulgar allusion, the
sneering smirk —these signal the de
feat of love.
A wedding means more, much more,
than is signified by tin cans, old shoes,
ribbons, rice and laughter. The par
son or priest may solemnize, the law
may legalize, but only mating love can
make a marriage.
Tell a boy often enough that all men
are liars and he will grow up a liar.
Train V girl in deceit and insincerity
and distrust and she will trust no one
and believe in nothing. Assure the
child that no one is honest and the
child will develop into a crook. Rid
icule a youngster’s ambitions and he
ceases to have any.
Well, from boyhood to manhood,
from girlhood to womanhood, the youth
of the race are taught to laugh at
mating love. And then we complain
when they fail to take it seriously.
The comic sections and funny col
umns of our newspapers, magazines of
humor, student publications; the stage,
- motion pictures, popular songs—almost
every influence to which youth is sub
jected, laughs at mating love and
with ridicule makes marriage con
temptible. The crudest wit and
coarsest humor, the dirtiest thought,
the most obscene jokes are commonly
aimed at love. And then we raise a
cry because the rising generation fails
to accept love understanding^’.
I wish I could convince *the youths
and maidens of my country that they
need not be ashamed of love, but that
; they do need to shout down the bray
ing asses who, by subjecting love to
ridicule, make it contemptible.
I wish I could help them to see that
these paid fools, who imagine them
selves clever wits because they make
snoots at God and crack obscene jokes
about life, are not funny.
Between you and me, it is quite time
that some one shouted ‘‘Scat!” .
Listen —A degenerate idea of love is
infallible proof of degeneracy. Those
who laugh at mating love betray them
selves. Think it over.
Cut out the cheap comedy--Cease to
ridicule love and our divorce courts
will close in a generation.
(© 1925. by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
trix of the estate of Mrs. Mahala
Harris, deceased, late of Chatham
County, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned
at Pittsboro, on or before the 21st
day of February, 1930, or this no
tice will be pleaded in bar of their
All persons indebted to
said estate will please make immedi
ate payment.
This 21st dav of February, 1929.
Mrs. CLEO ‘LINDLEY, Adminis
tratrix of Mrs. Mahala Harris.
Ray & Upchurch, Attorneys.
(Feb. 21, 6t p.)
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
The undersigned having this day
qualified as executor of the Last
Will and Testament of Eli Johnson,
deceased, this is to notify all per
sons holding claims against said
estate to present them to the under
signed on or before the 22nd day
of February, 1930, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery.
All persons owing said N estate will
please come forward and make im
mediate payment.
This the 22nd day of February,
1929.
ED B. HARRIS, Executor.
AY.’ P. HORTON, Attorney
(Feb. 28-April 4, 6tc)
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
Under and by virtue/ of the power
of sale contained in that certain
deed of trust executed by J. M. Dis
mukes and wife, Annie Dismukes, to
the undersigned Trustee, dated April
18th, '1925, and duly recorded in
the Registry of Chatham County,
North Carolina, in Book EO, page
72 et seq., to secure the payment
of a certain indebtedness therein
described, and default having been
made in the payment of said in
debtedness, the undersigned will, on
Saturday the 30th day of March, at
2:30 o'clock, P. M., in front of the
Courthouse door in Pittsboro, Chat
ham County, North Carolina, offer
for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, all that certain tract or parcel
of land lying and being in Gulf
Township, Chatham County, North
Carolina, and being more fully de
scribed and defined as follows, viz:
BEGINNING at a hickory and run
ning south 5V2 degrees west 171
poles to a stake in James AY. San
der’s line; thence south 87 degrees
east 35 poles to a stake; thence
north 2 poles to a stake; thence east
8 poles to a stake; thence south 2
poles to a stake; thence north 87
degrees west 45 poles to a stake;
thence north 4 degrees west 147 poles
to an iron stake, corner of Stella
Dowd’s, A. L. .'’Dowd’s and G. B.
Tally; thence north 88 degrees west
73 poles to the BEGINNING, con
taining 100 acres, more or less, and
being the tract of land bought by
THE CHATHAM RECORD, PITTSBORO, N. C.
J. M. Dismukes from John W. San
ders and wife, and James W. San
ders, by deed dated April 17th, 1925,
and duly recorded in the Registry
of Chatham County, North Carolina.
This the 26th day of February,
1929.
D. L. BELL, Trustee.
Siler & Barber, Attorneys.
NOTICE OF SALE OF .REAL
ESTATE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in that certain
deed of trust executed by J. M.
Dismukes and wife, Annie E. Dis
mukes to the undersigned Trustees,
dated February 17th, 1927, and duly
recorded in the Registry of Chatham
County in Book GN, page 219 et
seq, to secure the payment of a cer
tain indebtedness therein described,
default having been made in the pay
ment of the same, the undersigned
will, on Saturday the 30th day of
March, 1929, at 2:30 o’clock P. M.,
in front of the Couthouse door in
Pittsboro, Chatham County, North
Carolina, offer for sale, to the high
est bidder for cash, all those, certain
tracts of parcels of land lying and
being in Chatham County, North
Carolina, and being more fully de
scribed and defined as follows, viz:
TRACT NO. ONE: BEGINNING at
an iron, corner of J. M. Dismukkes
house lot, corner on street; thence
north 47 degrees west 10 poles to
iron corner; thence south 26 degrees
west 89 y 2 poles to hickory and point
ers on line creek; thence down the
same as it meanders 46 poles to
stake and pointers, under the Co.
bridge; thence north 30 degrees east
32 poles to a stake in Depot line;
thence 50 degrees west 4 poles to
depot corner; thence north 33 de
grees east with said line 3 poles to
iron, Mrs. Mashburn’s corner near
well; thence north 40 degrees west,
her line, 3 poles, her other corner;
thence north 50 degrees east, her
other line, 10 poles 15 links, her
other corner; thence north 45 de
grees west 16 poles to stake in J.
M. Dismukes line near his corner;
thence south 45 degrees west, his
line 30 links to his corner: thence
north 47 degrees west his line 12
poles to his other corner; thence
north 45 degrees east his other line
13 poles and 5 links to the BEGIN
NING, containing by estimation 17%
acres, more or less.
TRACT NO. TWO: BEGINNING
at an iron corner, J. M. Dismukes own
corner on street or public road;
thence north 45 degrees west with
road or street 20 poles to iron corner;
thence south 32 degrees west 120
poles to a istake and pointers in
Moore County line; thence north 88
degrees west, County line, 79 poles
to oak stump on bank of Deep River;
thence down River 2% poles to line
Creek; thence up said Creek as it
meanders 53 poles to hickory and
pointers, J. M. Dismukes corner;
thence north 26 degrees east, his
line, 93 poles to the BEGINNING,
containing 16 acres, more or less.
TRACT -NO. THREE: BEGIN
NING at a point (a bar of iron)
340 feet north 47 degrees west of
the second corner of first lot; thence
running north 47 degrees and 36'
west 196 feet to a corner; a bar of
iron; thence south 42 degrees and
24 minutes 222 feet to a corner, a
bar of iron; thence south 47 west
and 36 minutes east 196 feet to a
corner, a bar of iron; thence south
42 degrees and 24 minutes east 222
feet to the BEGINNING, containing
1 acre, more or less, and being part
of the Evans place.
TRACT NO. FOUR: Lying and
being in Gulf Township, N. (?., and
bounded as follows:
BEGINNING at iron corner of AV.
G. Tyson’s & Company store house
lot; thence north 47 west.with street
20 poles and 14 links to J. M. Dis
mukes corner; thence wouth 45 west
his line 12 poles 9 links to his other
corner; thence south 45 degrees east
22 poles to iron, Mrs. Mashburn’s
corner in Depot line; thence north
33 degrees east 13 poles 10 links to
the BEGINNING, containing by es
timation 1 % acres, more or less.
This is to include only the metes and
bounds conveyed to H. A. Palmer by
T. M. Bynum and Hugh Womble by
deed dated 3rd day of December,
1908, and being the tract conveyed
to J. M. Dismukes by H. A. Palmer
and wife, deed dated July 29, 1918,
recorded in Book FT, page 566, to
which reference is made for a more
full and complete description.
TRACT NO. FIVE: All the in
terest which the said parties of the
first part have, hold, own and en
joy in that certain parcel of land
lying and being in Gulf Township,
adjoining the lands of Hugh Wom
ble. L. J. Williams, et als, and
BEGINNING at an iron stake in
L. J. Williams’s line and running
with said Williams line north 50 de
grees west OV2 poles to an iron stake,
L. J. AVilliams corner; then south
25 degrees west 10 V 2 poles to an
iron stake; thence south 50 degrees
east 6% poles to an iron stake;
thence south 50 degrees east 6V>
poles to an iron stake; thence north
25 degrees east 1014 poles to the
BEGINNING, containing 6714
square rods, the interest which will
be sold being a one-half undivided
interest of the tract conveyed to the
Carbonton Gin Company by Hugh
Womble and wife by deed dated
August Bth, 1922, recorded in Book
GA, page 116, of which J ,M. Dis
mukes was a one-half owner.
This 25th dav of February, 1929.
WALTER D. SILER AND
WADE BARBER, Trustees.
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
Having oualified as executors of
the last will and testament of W. A.
Cooner, late of Chatham County, we
hereby give warning to all persons
having claims against the estate of
the said W. B. Cooper to present
to present them duly proven on or
before the 20th day of February.
1930 or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of recoverv. All persons owe
ing the estate will please make early
pavment.
This the 20th day of February,
1929.
W. M. COOPER,
M. C. COOPER, Executors.
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For the accommodation of those who are still due their taxes I will
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This will be the last round before land is advertised for unpaid
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due by you.
Siler City, Mayor’s Office, all day, Saturday, March 9
Earl Dark’s Store, Tuesday Morning, 9 to 11 o’clock, March 12.
Frank Henderson’s Store, Tuesday Morning, 11 to 1 o clock, 12.
Big Meadows, Johnson’s Store, Tuesday Afternoon, 1 to 3 o clock, Maich 12.
J. I. Lindley’s residence, Tuesday Afternoon, 3 to 5 o’clock, March 12.
Buckner & Rogers’ store, Wednesday Morning, 10 to 12 o’clock, March 13.
Willie Thomas’s Fiiling Station, Wednesday Afternoon, 12 to 2 o’clock, March 13.
Jim Teague’s Store, Wednesday Afternoon, 2 to 4 o’clock, inarch 13.
Taylor Teague’s Store, Wednesday Afternoon, 4 to 6 o’clock, March 13.
Ore Hill, Cheek’s Store, Thursday Morning, 9 to 11, March 14.
Bonlee Bank, Thursday, 11 a. m. to 6 p. m., March 14.
Bennett, Bank, Friday Morning, 9 to 12, March 15.
Rock Hill, Supply Store, Friday Afternoon, 12 to 2, March 15.
Dan Ellis’s Store, Harper’s Cross Roads, Friday Afternoon, 2 to 4, March 15.
W. A. Phillips’ Store, Friday Afternoon, 4 to 5, March 15.
C. G. Sharp’s Store, Saturday Morning, 10 to 12, March 16.
Bank of Goldston, Saturday, 12 to 6, M arch 16.
Fitts’ Store, Bear Creek, Thursday Morning, 10 to 12, March 21.
Gain’s Cross Roads, Thursday Afternoon, 1 to 2, March 21.
Carbonton, Dismuke’s Store, Thursday afternoon, 2 to 3, March 21.
Gulf, Mclver’s Store, Thursday afternoon, 3 to 6, March 21.
Jim Knight’s Store, Friday Afternoon, 12 to 2, March 22.
.Coal Glen Store, Friday Afternoon, 2 to 4, March 22.
Colon Williams’ Store, Friday Afternoon, 4 to 6, March 22.
Moncure, Bank, Saturday Afternoon, 2 to 5, March 23.
Bynum, Moore’s Store, Tuesday Morning, 10 to 12, March 26.
W. T. Hamlet’s Store, Tuesday Afternoon, 12 to 2, March 26. i
J. S. Petty’s Store, Tuesday Afternoon, 2 to 3, March 26.
Jim Hackney’s Store, Tuesday Afternoon, 4 to 6, March 26.
Thrailkill’s Store, Wednesday Morning, 10 to 12, March 27.
Aaron Wilson’s Store, Wednesday Afternoon, 12 to 2, March 27.
Fearington, Lassater’s Store, Wednesday Afternoon, 2 to 5, March 27.
John Mills’ Residence, Thursday Morning, 9 to 11, March 28.
Kelley’s Store, Thursday Morning, 11 to 1, March 28.
Commie Markham’s Store, Thursday Afternoon, 1 to 5, March 28.
Moses Clark’s Store, Friday, 12 to 2 p. m., March 29.
W. M. Goodwin’s Store, Friday Afternoon, 2 to 4, March 29.
H. H. Cotton’s Store, Friday Afternoon,, 4 to 6, March 29.
Brick Haven, Harrington’s Store, Saturday, 12 M. to 2-p. m., March.3o.
Corinth, Dicken’s Store, Saturday Afternoon, 2 to 4, March 30.
Siler City, Mayor’s Office, all day Saturday, April 6. j
Yours very truly,
G. W. BLAIR, Sheriff.
THURSDAY, MARCH 7. 1929
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