North Carolina Newspapers

THE COURIER PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY WM. O. HAMMER. EDITOR. Asheboro, N. C, December 31, 1914 Editor Varner shows his faith in his town by building a beautiful home for the Dispatch and in the same building is one of the State's most up to date amusement halls. The Raleigh News & Observer has good reason to take a peculiar pride in the symposium Christmas senti ments given on Christmas day from the women of North Carolina. TO WOODROW WILSON The High Point Enterprise had this beautiful sentiment to the President as a Christmas sentiment': With the best wishes of the sea son. The world honors you Vid ap preciates your efforts in behalf of mankind, and whether everything goes just right or not, we know that it is your desire that it should. No man could do more. THE SPLIT-LOG DRAG The split-log drag is one of the simplest and most inexpensive pieces of road machinery ever invented, yet probably no other machine can be op erated at so low a cost, considering the effectiveness of its work. Almost any piece of road can be trans formed into the equal of a city boule ard by its use. The enly rrquire m?nts are its use after each rain to sn.ooth over the old trucks and nits, giving the road a rounding surface. Gra ling of the road beforehand of course makes the effe.ts of the drag more toiling tut if this can't be well done the drag will build its o:i road, only requiring a little greater time. Why do people complain of high taxes and still travel over poor roads without making any effort to relieve either condition? It only requires about two hours for a man with three or four horses to drag a mile cf road, and ordinarially about a dozen times a year is all a road will need to be dragged. Then with a little draining and tilling of mud holes more time will be saved in traveling that mile than was required to drag it. A little thought, energy and perseverance wi" transform any highway. THE LATE HON J. R. 1U LLA The Greensboro Record published the article from last week's Courier, a sketch of the life of J. R. Bulla, written by himself and found by his grandson Mr. Rruce Craven among the papers of the deceased. The edi tor of the Record submits the follow ing comments: Elsewhere today is printed a sketch of the life of the late James R. Bulla, or as he was generally known, "Ruff." Bulla. He was a lawyer and solicitor of this district back in reconstruction days, when Tourgee was judge. He was a perfectly original character and though claiming to be a Quaker, he often expressed the desire of being able to live long enough to run and be elected to the legislature on a plat form to abolish the penitentiary and establish the whipping post, rather queer doctrine for a man claiming to be a Quaker, but he was in fact, not Quaker "enough to hurt." He wore boots, the kind made by the old-time boot and shoemaker. One morning a colored man around the house got hold of them and "shined" them. When he discovered what had been done he was highly indignant. He in sisted that a man who would use blacking on his shoes was an arrant fool. Tallow, he said, was the only thing fit to use. There is not a par ticle of doubt about the sketch being written by Mr. Bulla; it sounds ex actly like him. Many citizens of the State who knew him will enjoy read ing the story. CHARITY "If you see a fellow ahead of the ; crowd. I A leader of men marching fearless and proud. And you know of a tale whose feeling aloud , Wou'd cause his proud head to in' anguish be ho" ed, ' It's a pretty good plan to forget it. ' "If you know of a skeleton hidden' away In a closet, i' vl -warded and kept from the day, In the dark; and' whose .showing, whose sudden disp'av, Would cause grief and sorrow and lifelong dismay It's a pretty good plan to forget it. "If you know of a spot in the life of a fren(f (We all have such spots concealed, world without end) Whose telling his heartstrings would play on and rend, Till the shame of its showing no, grieving could mend, I It's a pretty good plan to forget it. j "If you know of a thing, just the least , little sin I Whose telling would work up a ' laugh, or a grin, i On a man you don't like, for the Lord's sake keep it in, Don't be a knocker; right here stick a pin I It's a pretty good plan to forget it. i ' I 1 MR. COMPTON DIES ' ! Mr. Thomas A. Compton, aged 29, died Sunday, December, 20, at his . home at Randleman, after suffering for several years with tuberculosis,! and was buried in St. Paul's cemetery the following day, Revs. J. B. 0Bri-1 nnt and G. H. Christenberry, conduct-; ins tha funeral. Mr. Comoion moved , to Randleman about three years ago and vai a member of the board of alderman of Randleman at the time of his death. I PARAGRAPHS OF ALL KINDS GATHERED FROM EVERYWHERE "Everybody's doin it" in Europe. If the French become to hard press ed they might take refuge behind the Russian whiskers. The women's fashions don't seem to have been designed, but just fash ioned from a jumble. European nations are purchasing' new mechanical grave digging devices and they are needing 'em. Praise properly bestowed is one of vour best investments. But some peo ple so egotistical they want to hog it all The submarine is doing more for naval disarmament than all the peace conferences of the last fifty years. , The voune women who do the danc ing in the movies stand no danger of catching cold as many might suspect. Those who are hopful of the future, kind with the present and forgetful of disappointments in the past are happy and they will be rewarded with success. Work never kill so long as it thrills. No one person can make a family life; it is the chief life-work of all of its members and worthy their best care. The most imposing thing about those rivers mentioned in the war accounts is their names, and most of them are like Chinese puzzles. Don't shed any tears over the fate of the world when you leave it The old ball may never miss you. Reputation is what men think if us; character is what God and his angels know of us. Paine. He drank much liquor, and his speech was coarse. He purchased raiment, and forebore to pay. Then 'twixt a vice ar.d folly, turned aside To do good deeds and straight to cloak them lied. Kipling. Walls must get the weather stain before they grow the ivy. E. B. Browning. There are no points of the compas on the chart of true patriotism. Win throp. Good thoughts, like great deeds, need no trumpet. Bailey. One of the easiest ways for a wo man to start downhill is to marry a man to reform him. Before a man can arrive at a con clusion he must first embark on a train of thought. T Lots of people try in vain simply because they have too much vanity. Those who insist upon getting mar ried in spite of the times need not grumble at paying a dime extra for a marriage license. It is worth it. Anyhow, Pcrogard was all cheered up for at least a week over the victory that didn't happen. There are no signs of an early end ing of the war between those British professors and German professors. Candle lamps sufficiently brilliant for use on bicycles and motorcycles are being used in France. If only sensible women were permit ted to marry there would probably be more old bachelors in the world. Most women have an idea that men couldn't get along without them. If a man is seasick it's natural for him to want the earth. Politeness is inexpensive and of priceless value. Do it today and let others talk about it tomorrow. Carranza is a great general.- Re never fought a tattle. Told you so! Those whiskers were to much for Carranza. Mathematical problem. How many presidents h;s Mexico?- , Believe in yourself and in time otiurs will have faith in you. Strengthen your weak points and the strong ones will strengthen you. ... To become formally recognized in the millionaire class you must first acquire indigestion. . Reserve your best manners for your wife- and in tinie courtesy will become second to nature o you. " 'ou to know the real heart l a. man take, note of his treatment of his wife and family. It tells. ..... " your wife points out your lmper- fections it is the part of wisdom to count a million before you answer. , 0ur constitution being obliged to low the flag, it ought to warn the co'or8 to stick close around home these times. , And then the czar may have made Russia dry in the expectation that thirst would make his soldiers intrep- idly eager to get into Germany, where there is plentyof quench stuff, . . The professional humorist who turns put his merry quibs when he is worrying over a past due note, and no hope of meeting it is really something wi "" IUUS' Never worry over the things you can't do. Do things you can to the best of your ability and in time you SOMEHOW OR OTHER WE GET ALONG The good wife bustled about the house Her face still bright with a pleas ant smile, As broken snatches of happy song Strengthened her heart and hand The while. The good man sat in the chimney nook, His little clay pipe within his lips, And all he'd made and all he'h lost Ready and clear on his finger tips, "Good wife, Ive just been thinking a . bit, Nothing has done very well this year; Money is bound to be hard to get; Everythin's bound to be very dear; How the cattle are going to be fed; How were going to keep the boys at school, Is kind of a debt and credit sum I can't make balance by my rule." She turned around from the baking bread, And she faced him with a cheerful laugh; ''Why husband, dear, one would thi That the good, rich wheat was cn! chaff. And what if the wheat was only i! As long as we both are well and strong I'm not a woman to worry a bit. Somehow or other we get along. "Into some lives some rain must fall. Over all lands the storms must beat But w hen the rain and storm .are o'er The after-sunshine is twice as sweet. Through every strait we have found a road, In every grief we have found a song; We have hail to bear and had to wait. But somehow or other we get along. "For thirty years we have loved each other, Stood by each other whatever befell Six boys have called us father and mother. And all of them living and doing well. We owe to no man a penny, my dear, We're both of us loving and v i and strong; Good man, I wish you would smoke again. And think how well we've got along. He filled his pipe with a pleasant laugh; He kissed his wife with a tender pride; He said: "I'll do as you tell me, love: I'll just count up on the other side." She left him then, with her better thought And lifted her work with a low sweet song A song that followed me many a year Somehow or other we get along. Anonymous WAR To bind the wounds of nations, heal each bruise; To make all races one in purpose thought, To sheathe the sword, spike cannon, unship guns; To be so big that injury be forgot, And smaller peoples, looking toward the great, Shall know them as their friends, and feel assured These form the inspiration to con tend 'Gainst war and all its fearful cost in woe. War is a lust for vengeance or for power, Glories in roar of battle shots, and groans; It means that homes shall flame, the fields be bare, And women wander lone upon their way, While in the wasted space where grain had waved, Prone in the dust, red with rich blood they shed, Shall lie the country's proudest sons, best. And all what? Perchance, a fair land's weal. Then, loving those who fell, we bring a wreath. Or tell in song how brave they were, how true. But oftener that some money is at stake, And capital, that queer and tir"!d thing. Stands bv its coffers not afraid to fight By proxy, scorning risk of its soft skin. One truth stands forth, as might a marble shaft Set on a hill, and firm as its own base. And this is it: Who, from his coign secure Shouts loud that war must bo, and murder reign, So that his honor, as he terms his purse. Shall be intact, and fat with tainted re'f, Is knave and fool, a traitor in his heart, Disloyal to his fellows, and his God. Henry James. will be doing the others without wor rying. Our idea of a numskull is a fellow who doesn't appreciate our band of genius. That family row over the water eclipses even our own little domestic unpleasantness. 'The press dispatches so far have failed to record the daily advent of a new president in Mexico. The English king and the German kaiser are reported to be on the firing line. But we note it is only a report. Commercailism and materialism at no time have much consideration for churches and cathedrals and least of all during war. Girls should not overlook the fact that being a good cook will in the end bring more substantial results than being- an expert typewriter. INSURANCE MEETING NOTICE Asheboro, N. C, Dec. 28, 1914 Dear Mr. Editor: Please announce for myself and our friends that farmers Mutual rire in surance Association will meet in the court house on Monday, January 4th, 1915, in annual session for the elec tion of officers and to transact such other business as may come before the meeting. All members are invit ed to be present and take part in the discussion. S. S. COX, President. W. R. JULIAN, Sec. NORTH CAROLINA, RANDDOLPH COUNTY. In the Superior Court. Notice of execution Sale. D. B. Langley, vs John B. Millner, By virtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Kandolph county in the above entitled action, I have levied on and will, on Mondav the first day of Feb ruary, A. D. 11)15, at 12 o'clock M. at the Court House door of said county, at Asheboro, . C, sell to the highest bidder for cash to satisfy said execu tion all the right, title, interest and estate which the said John B. Millner has in the following described real estate, towit: A certain tract or parcel of land in Randolph county, State of North Car olina, adjoining the lands of Thomas Harris, .eb Tomlinson and others, and bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at a stone, Millner and Coliett's corner, and running south ten chains to a stone in Thos. Harris' line; thence west eleven chains to a tone in the county line; thence north with the county line nine and sixty four one hundredths chains to a stone; thence east to the beginning, contain ing ten and eighty one-hundredths acres. Also another tract or parcel of land in Randolph countv, State of North Carolina, adjoining the lands of Thos. Harris, h. K. M.'llner and others, and hounded as follows, viz: Beginning it a stone in Thomas Harris' line, E. K. Millner s corner and running thence north ten and twenty one-hundi edths chains to a stone E. K. Millner's cor ner; thence east fourteen and seventy one one-hundredths chains to a stone; thence south ten and twenty one-hun dredths chains to a stone in Thomas Harris' line; thence west along said Thomas Harris' line fourteen and seventy one one-hundredths chains to the beginning, containing 15 acres. Also another tract or parcel of land in Randolph county, State of N'o.'th Carolina, adjoining the lands ..f Zeb Tomlinson, l.en Collett and others, and bounded as follows, viz: Begin ning at a stone in the county line near Truman Hilton's on the edge of the Turnpike Road and running north seventy degrees east along said road fifteen and fifteen one-hundredths chains to a stone on the south side of the said road; thence south ten de grees west twenty three and twenty five one-hundredtfis chains to a stone; thence west ten and thirty seven one-hundredths chains to a stone in the county line; thence north to the beginning, containing twenty five acres. This the 20th day of December, A. D. 1914. J. W. BIRKHEAD, Sheriff, Randolph county. NOTICE Under and by virtue of the power of sale conferred upon me by an or der made by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Randolph county in a Spe cial Proceeding therein pending enti tled E. P. Hayes Admr. vs John Hoov er et als., I will offer for sale at pub lic auction for cash the following de scribed premises situate, lying and be ing in Randolph county North Caroli na, in Randleman lownship at the court house door of said county in the city of Asheboro on Saturday, January 30th, 1915, at 12 o'clock M., said lands and premises being more particularly described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a white oak, and runs thence south 9.28 chains to a white oak; thence south 19 degrees west 2.05 chains to a stone; thence north 75 de grees west 17.69 chains to a stone in the middle of the creek; thence up the creek it's various courses 27 chains to a stone in the middle of the said creek at the ford; thence nearly east with Bell roiid 5.45 chains to a stone on the north side of said read Bennie Frazier's corner; thence north 0 chs. to a stone; thence east 27.64 chains to a stone near John McDaniel's house; thence south 13.45 chains to a stone in .(. C. Frazier's line; thence west 22.15 chains to a stone; thence south 5 chains to a sycamore on the bank of the branch; thence west 2 chains to the beginning , containing 65' j acres more or less. This 28th day of December, 1914. 13. P. HAYES, Commissioner. CIIAS. H. REDDING, Attorney. NOTICE Having qualified as administrator on the estate of H. H. Nance, deceased before J. M. Caveness, Clerk of the Superior Court of Randolph County, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on the prem ises on the 22nd day of Jan. 1915, the following personal property, towit: one mule, one cow, lot of corn, lot of wheat some rough feed, xk interest in wagon and mowing machine, one buggy, variety farming tools, house hold and kitchen furniture, some meat and other articles too tedious to men tion. All persons having claims against said estate are notified to present them to the undersigned, duly verified on or before the 31st day of Dec. 1915 of this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery; and all per sons owing said estate win come for ward and make immediate settlement. This 29 day of Dec. 1914. I. M. NANCE. Administrator H. H. Nance, dee'd. According to the Oakland, 111., Ledger, many horses are dying of for age poisoning in that community. There is no cure for the disease. State Vcterinaries have examined the brains thus poisoned and find that in every case one side of the brain is soft and white, as if it had been cooked. One fanner lost seven hor ses from the disease. Bargain For 85 ac'aes on Deep River, 22 acres cleared, 12 acres finest bottoms near 4-room house, barn, etc., spring near house. $1900. Terms: 5 per cent for cash. Villere, Real Estate Ramseur, N. C. 5: THOSE WHO SAWMILL ? want the Frick Engine., x There is none better. If you want a gasoline T or oil engine, get a I'air X bank-Morris. ALEX. GARNER Snider, N. C. A Agent For the Frick Line. DOGS FOR SALE We are overstocked, so we offer for sale at reasona ble prices a few Setters and Pointers; also a few German Police Dogs that will be. very useful for Chief Policemen or High Sherif. .... Call in and see our dogs. Fair View Kennels R. F. D. 1 Trinity, N. C. MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS I am opening a marble and granite works in the old Moring building at the Southern depot. I would like to figure with every Call and let me figure your wants. cheaper: (1) I buy direct from quarries. (2) I have no traveling salesmen. (3)1 pay cash for stone. Thereby saving you from 15 to 25 per cent. I can sell you anything you want from the smallest tombstone to the largest monument or mausoleum in DOLPH K. RAPER, Proprietor Asheboro Marble and Granite Work, and High Point Marble and Granite Works. NOTICE OF TAX ROUND Tabernacle Townshin. Thursday. Dec. 31. 1914. Taber nacle forenoon, A. W. Fuller's afternoon. Trinity Township, Friday, Jan. 1, 1915, Trinity fore noon, Archdalc afternoon. New Market Townshin. Saturday. Jan. 2. 1915. Glenn- la forenoon, Edgar and Sophia afternoon. Richland lownship, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1915, Michfield forenoon, Seagrove afternoon. Franklinville Townshin Wednesday. Jan. fi. 1915. fn- tral Falls forenoon, Millboro Franklinville Township Thursday, Jan. 7, 1915, Gray's Chapel forenoon, Worthville afternoon. Back Creek Township, Friday, Jan. 8, 1915, Flint Hill. Franklinville Township, Monday Jan. 11, 1915, Frank linville. Columbia Township, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1915, York & Frazier's forenoon, Staley afternoon. Liberty Township, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1913 Liberty. Liberty Township, Thursday, Jan. 14, 1915, Julian. Providence Township, Friday, Jan. 15, A. L. Cham ness, forenoon. Level Cross Township, Friday, Jan. 15, Level Cross, afternoon. Randleman Township, Saturday, Jan 16, Randleman. Brower Township, Tuesday, Jan. 19, Erect, forenooa; Spokane, afternoon. Pleasant Grove Township, Wednesday, Jan. 20, John Powers, forenoon; Wards Store afternoon. Coleridge Township, Thursday, Jan. 21, Coleridge. Coleridge Township, Friday, Jan 22, Hinshaw's Store. Columbia Township, Saturday, Jan. 23, Ramser. i Txhe J?xes are long past due and 1 am compelled to collect. Hope all will come and settle thereby avoiding the necessity of collecting by distress. This December 21, 1914. J. W. BIRKHEAD, Sheriff Dunne the hunting eoaonn closed, in seventeen states and one province in Canada, there were 111 hunters killed and 162 injured. Is the sport worth the toll Bntn of the cruelty? Quick Sale ! "y '' one needing a monument or tombstone. There are three reasons why I can sell amy kind of granite or marble. afternoon. Wine and women get credit for mak ing a fool of many a man who was born that way. The worrv eerm causes a lot of unnecessary irouDie.