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The Courier PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY WM. C. HAMMER, EDITOR Asheboro, N. C, August 12, 1915. ' Senator Stone, chairman of the For eign Relations Committee prophecies the re-election of President Wilson next year by a substantial majority. "The people of the United States," cays Senator Stone, "are with Presi dent Wilson. They are not only with him in his foreign policy; they are with him in his domestic policy as well." "What we want to do most in this country about the European war," continues Mr. Stone, "is to keep our heads. Our country is in good hands and the President and Secretary of State can be depended on to uphold our honor and save us from the ca tastrophe of war." Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has made a very definite public statement that he will not re-enter the Republi can party. But the Colonel is accus tomed to making such statements, and then doing the very opposite. It will be remembered that Colonel Roose velt made the superdefinite statement in 1904 that under no circumstances would he seek or accept another nom ination for President. But it is a mat ter of political history how he yielded to the "earnest solicitation of the people" and tried to get two nomina tions in 1912. Mr. Roosevelt himself can not re enter the Republican party, but his progressi"? followers can go back with a blessing frcm the mighty T. R., as long as they go back "conscientiously after having made the great fight they made during the past three years for progressive principles." The Colonel has no objections and is sure that they have no purpose other than "what they regard as most useful to the commu nity." One would do the worthy Colonel a very grave injustice to get the im pression that he wishes that he could go right back into the party of Barnes, and Penrose, and Cannon. His con victions will not permit him to sever allegiance to that party which he de clared was dead in 1912; yet his fol lowers big and little and in droves are going back with the conscientious blessing of the big Bull Moose on their heads. The Colonel is noted for adhering to his definite statements and to the dictates of his conscience. Let there be not the least of excite ment. Colonel Roosevelt is very bitter to ward President Wilson and takes ad vantage of every opportunity to as sail him and his principles and to laud his own achievements. Roose velt made Taft President and became his worst enemy. He helped make Wilson President, and then became his worst assailant. Does the Colonel ever think of an ideal President other than himself? Can he endure the sight of any one holding the first office of the land other than the hero of San Juan hill? Everybody knows whom the Colonel favors for President. We all know to what extremities he would go to get that office for himself, and how much his conscience troubles him when he thinks of going back to the Republi can party to gain his ends. He has a great admiration for that man who claims the glory for the grand achieve ment at San Juan hill. We cannot help but observe what a change has come over the leader's spirit. He no longer flourishes the "Big Stick" and waves the red ban idanna, neither does he strike up the tune. He does not call for recruits; he does not heed Murdock's fighting pronunciamento; he makes statements very mildly, and observes, merely ob serves. HIS FIRST AND LAST PRAYER State Journal. Not so long ago, in one of the beautiful tidewater towns of the state a ghastly deed was found.A man was stabbed, again and again near a score of times so that he fell where he was and died where he fell. The 6layer was tried with the usual for malities. Witnesses testified, lawyers made speeches, the judge charged the jury, the verdict followed and the pris oner was sentenced to prison for a term of years. There was nothing so very unusual about the trial. The people read about it in all the papers and soon forgot it. It is needless to Tehearso it here. Society use the best means it has been able to devise to administer justice, so let it pass. But there was an incident connected with the last moments of the dead man which it may be worth while to relate. When the stricken man sank to the ground, with his life blood gushing from his many wounds, he asked that some one pray for him, because he knew that hia end was at hand. But , those who had gathered around him etood dumb in ther horror. When si- ' lence was the only answer to his re quest, he began to pray for himself. RAMSEUB NEWS Messrs. H. B. Moore, N, F. Marsh, J. C. Luther and Willis Luther return ed from an extended trip to Asheville via Charlotte and other points by auto. They 'spent' 'several' days and come back' reporting a great trip and feeling much Lenefiited by' tne outing. Mr. and .Mrs. C. C. Dorsett and chil dren, of Greensboro, spent ,a few days with their people in the community last week. . Mr. I. F. Craven went to Greens boro on business Monday. Mr. Preston Covington, of Red Springs, was in town this week. Mr. Minor Marsh, 1 of Greensboro, spent Sunday with Mr. M. E. John son and family. Messrs. W. H. Watkins and I. F. Craven and Miss Sarah Cole attend ed the Business men's banquet at Greensboro last week. I Columbia Manufacturing Company are closed this week doing some work on the race. This necessitates a temporary stopping the power plant so if any one wishes to do any mis chief in town this is the time as we have a dark town. A number of our citizens are im proving their homes by painting. If we had a sprinkler to keep the dust down we fuuld soon "paint the town white." We are not behind other progress ive towns in the worthy work of moonlight schools. Our efficient and generous friend, Prof. White, opened school last week wih a number of ear nest students. This is a good work and we trust will be pushed forward over our State that illiteacy may be stamped out of our great State. Mr. Marion Hedrick, of Wilmington, is the guest of Miss Nina Tate this week. Miss Pauline Allred, one of our most popular young ladies, has re turned from an extended visit to San ford. Bro. Rogers gave us two splendid sermons last Sunday. This is the only he ever preaches however. Rev. Weaver, the blind colored porter-preacher was with us last week and preached at the Baptist church Sunday evening. He is a good preach er and sells good books, and should be patronized every where he goes. Ramseur is looking forward to a great County Sunday School conven tion next week. The chickens are in plenty, the watermelons are ripe and the entertainment committee is busy. We hope every Sunday school in the county will have a representative here. Dr. S. W. Caddell and family have returned from a week's trip to the beach in auto. Mrs. Staley, an aged lady of Kildee, died Sunday night and was buried there Tuesday morning. The relatives have our deepest sympathy. Will send a more complete account next week. Mrs. J. E. Brady and children are visiting relati"s at Pleasant Grove this week. REPORT OF FARMERS' MUTUAL Number of members at this date, 1088, number of new members since the first of the year, 58. Amount of insurance in force now $1,214,137. The amount paid out for losses last quarter was $66.33; for ex penses, $74,51. Amount 6f money on hand last report was $2,748.89. There will be no assessment before January 1915. The amount of cash on had is $2,567.39. We make this report for the infor mation of all the members and say further that if any mistake has cc curred in any way the Secretary would be glad to help correct it and would appreciate any help in making the Randolph county branch the best in the State. Respectfully, W. R. JULIAN, Sec. and Treas. Whether in the hurly-burly of a busy life, he had learned no other prayer, or whether, when-his mind ran swift ly back over the years he had spent, as they say the mind does in extreme moments, he saw in the gathering gloom the vi on of a good woman bending over the bowed head of a lit' tie boy as he knelt in the evening prayer, it is needless now to inquire; but this is what he said as best he could in his dying agony: "Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to ta ta ta ." The crimson stream of life had ceas ed to flow, and so it was that this strong man died with the prayer of childhood on his lips. The tide went out to the sea; the stave looked down from on high; and, in thousands of homes lfttle children were kneeling with bowed heads and saying their "Now I lay me." And thus it happen ed that when Sandalphon, the Angel of Prayer, gathered up the "Now I lay me's" that night and bore them as a garland of pure white blossoms through the portals of the City Celes tial, lo, a blood-red rose was found in their midst 1 ' ' IMPORTANT MEETING OF . COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS Tax Levy for 1915 Road Commis sioners, Steward of County Home, and Committee to Settle With Sher iff Appointed. The 'Randolph county board of com missioners met in the court house in adjourned session last Monday."" The following levy for State and county taxes for the year 1915 was made: Ad valorem on each one hundred dollars worth of property as assessed for taxation 22 2-3 cents for State purposes, 4 cents for pensions, 20 cents for public schools, 19 cents for general county purpos es, all under the general revenue law of the State; 17 cents for public roads, ' under chapter 582 of the Public- Local Laws of 1915; 4 1-3 cents for court house and jail indebtedness, under chapter 789 of the Public Laws cf 1907; 2 cents for four months school, un der chapter 33 of the Public Laws of North Carolina, session 1913, and other existing school and revenue laws of the State, in response to the re quest of the board of education of Randolph county as prescribed by law; Poll tax, on each poll, for the pur pose prescribed by the general laws of the State, $2.00; And there is also levied a license tax to the full amount allowed by law in each and every case where a State tax is levied under the general reve nue and machinery laws of the State, except that no county tax is now levi ed under sections 32, 48, 55, 66 and 69 of the Revenue Act of 1915; and un der section 28a a tax equal in amount to one-half of the State tax, only, is levied. A tax of 20 cents on each hundred dollars of assessed value of property and 60 cents on each taxable poll is hereby levied on all taxable property and polls in Randleman township, pur suant to chapter 838 of the Public Law3 of North Carolina, 1909, and the acts amendatory thrreof. A tax is levied in each special school district in thf county at the same rate as was levied last year. The following members of the board of road trustees of Randolph county were appointed: Clarence Parks, Franklinville town ship, for the term ending the second Monday in January 1917. Arthur Ross, of Asheboro township, and Charles W. Redding, of Trinity township, for the term ending the second Monday in January 19l7f L. M. Cranford, of New Hope town ship, and R. D. Patterson, of Liberty township, for the term ending the second Monday in January 1919; It was ordered that an appropria tion not to exceed $150.00 be made to cover one-half the cost of building and completing a bridge across Tibb's Run near Moffitt's Mills. R J. Pierce was apnpinted steward of the County Home for a period of two years, from October 1, 1915 to October 1, 1917 at a salary of $300.00 per annum. W. J. Scarboro, Ferd Ingold and Hal Worth were apponted a committee to settle with the Sheriff. ADDITIONAL NEWS ITEMS Miss Mae Lucile Smith, editor of the Skyland Magazine and a well known writer, and Mr. Richard Earl Walker were married a few days ago. Mr. Walker is business manager of the Skyland Magazine. Arch Helms and his two sons, Obe and James, charged with killing Hen ry Shoe in Stanly county about ten days ago, were given a preliminary hearing at Albemarle Saturday and all were held for trial without privi lege of bail. Fourteen people were killed end the same number wounded in a Zeppelin road on the east coast of England Tuesday. Two American battleships have been sent to Vera Crua in response to an urgent request from the commander of the little fleet of American gun boats there. The allies have signed a contract with a large New Jersey cigarette manufacturing concern for 400,000, 000 cigarettes to be delivered by Sep tember 1. The factory in order to get the order filled by that time will have to turn out 10,000 a day, or about 7, 000 for every minute of work. The allied forces are beginning new and greater efforts to force the Dar danelles and send aid to the Russians. Small French and English forces have been landed at different points and with the assistance of the allied war ships' have taken several yards of Turkish trenches. Howard Delap, an 18-year-old Winston-Salem neg-o, is in jail at Lex ington charged with assault with crim inal intent on Mrs. Robert Motsinger, of Thomasville township. The negro was frightened away by the screams of Mrs. Motsinger. The man who confines his remarks to one subject for an hour has told an be knows about it "D. H HAMMER INCORPORATES " EUREKA MINING COMPANY D. E. Hammr. has recently incor porated the Eureka Mining Company with an authorized capital of $50,000. The mine is situated in Montgomery county and will be worked for gold: Mr. Hammer's intentions are to sell half the stock, organize a stock com pany and begin operations this fall; FARMERS' UNION MEETING On Saturday, September 4th, at 11 o'clock a. m. the Randolph branch of the Farmers' Union will meet in the court house in Asheboro for the reg ular quarterly session. All locals will please take notice and send delegates. Send as many as two from each lo cal. At this meeting delegates to the State convention will be chosen and furnished credentials. Look up your best men and send them to this con vention fully instructed as to their work for the Farmers' Union. Yours respectfully, W. R. JULIAN, County Secretary. REVIVAL AT BROWN'S CROSS ROADS A revival meeting will begin at Brown's Grove Congregational church, located on the old plank road between Sophia and Brown's Cross Roads next Friday, August 13. There will be ser vices each day at 7:45 p. m., Sunday at 11a. m., 3 p. m. and 7:45 p. m. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. JULIAN GROVE NEWS Mrs. H. S. Routh, who has been spending a few days with her daugh ter, Mrs. Mike York, near Ramseur, returned home Saturday. "Mr. Tom Brafford died August 6, and the burial service was held at Bethany the following day. Rev. J, B. O'Briant, assisted by Rev. Dosier, conducted the services. Mr. Arlan Cox, of near Providence, visited at Page Routh's Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Bristo, of Climax, visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Julian, Sunday. Mr. and Mr3. Claud Routh, of near Asheboro, are spending the week in this neighborhood, visiting and attend ing the meeting at Bethany. NEED MORE FOLKS A fundamental problem in the South is our immense wilderness area, some two hundred million acres, our sparse population, and the scarcity of farm labor. .We need more folks in North Caro lina. Our population in the state at large is only 49 to the square mile. We have nine counties with fewer than 20 people and three counties with fewer" than 15 people to the square mile. And in these nine counties there are three million wilderness acres. In the Cape Fear country, the unculti vated area in eleven counties almost exactly equals the entire farm area of Belgium. We need more folks; not more ten ants, but more one-horse farm own ers. We need our share of the mid dle western home seekers, who since the first of last. January have taken over into Canada some twenty million dollars of wealth. University News Letter. CASTOR I A For Infants and CMldnm. . Tilt Ihi Yea Hiti Alwajs E::jtt ' Bears the tftgnatweof INDIANS PREDICT A VERY SEVERE WINTER The season so far verifies the weath er predictions of the Indians who oc casionally visit the Mesa Verde na tional park in southwestern Colorado for trading purposes but who never stay an hour longer than is necessary because of their dread of the "little people," whom they believe still in habit, in spirit form the pre-historic cliff dwellings that have made the Mancos Valley famous the world over. Last fall the Mesa Verde prairie dogs deserted their villages for new ones and the Indians have been shak ing their heads over it all winter. "Rain, much rain," they say; "rain all summer." So far they seem to have predicted right for that section. And now they are again shaking their heads. "Cold, much cold," they say; "bad winter coming." And why? Because this summer game has been unusually plentiful on the Mesa Verde. Deer are more frequently seen than for years. Rabbits and hares are so numerous one can scarcely go about without seeing them In large numbers. Coyotes and mountain lions are also unusually plentiful, which may be ex plained by the pbundance of the small game on which they live. BUSINESS BUILDERS WANTED All kinds of country produce. Highest cash price paid.' J. C HANNAH, The One-Horse Grocer. School will soon open and the little folks will need lots of new clothes. Just received a nice line of ginghams and percale suitable for school wear. B. C. JOHNSON. FOR SAFETY and first-class auto livery at all hours 'phone O. W. RICH, No. 159. FOR SALE One horse, 8 years old, one mule 5 years old. Will sell for cash or approved paper or would trade for ready cash convertible prop erty, real or personal. B. A. REDDING, Randleman, Rt. 3. WANTED R. C. JOHNSON (at new stand) Asheboro. N. C. Wants 1000 men and boys to buy . THE FAMOUS VICTOR BRAND CLOTHING Oualitv srood enough for any- body; price cheap enough for everybody. One-hundred acre farm for sale, Good buildings, fine orchard, good water, situated on public road and mail route. Handy to school, church and store. Call or write, O. SLACK, Pisgah, N. C. WANTED Ash timber, standing, cut in logs, billets, or lumber. See us before selling as we pay the highest cash prices. BALDWIN TOOL WORKS, a5-6t South Richmond, Va Don't Forget to Ask Your Ticket Agent For SUMMER EXCURSION RATES TO BEAUFORT, N. C. Splendid Hotels Delightful Climate Fine Fishing IDEAL SPOT FOR REST Reached By NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY Take the wife and Kiddies Beaufort Will make them all well and happy Patronize Home Resorts H. S. LEARD, G. P. A. FOR RENT My 7 room dwelling on Worth stree, with garden and good well on lot. MRS. E. B.KEARNS, Apply to Hannah's Store for key, FOR SALE One pair Stimpson computing scales, good as new. Big bargain it sold at once. BASCOMB COLETRANE, Randleman, N. C. FOR FIRST CLASS AUTO LIVERY See Grady H. Ridge. 'Phones 55 and 160. ... ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified ts administrator of the estate of Charlie Core, deceas ed, late of Randolph county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons that have claims against said deceased estate to exhibit them to the under signed at his home two miles west of Trinity, N. C, on or before the 6th day of August, 1916, or this notice will plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This the 4th day of August, 1915. C. W. WILSON, Administrator of Charlie Core, deceased. UNITED STATES HAS VAST STOCK OF GOLD With $2,006,399,539 ia gold and bul lion in the United States, August 2, this nation has accumulated the great est stock of gold of any nation on earth and perhaps as much as any two nations of the world now possess. It is the greatest stock of gold that the United States has ever had. It is the greatest stock of gold that any nation, modern or ancient, ever could lay claim to. WHAT DOES YOUR SCHOOL DEVELOP? Any form of school that weakens the child's interest in the life of his community is deficient in the elemen tal requisite of the school as an agen cy of civilization. Something is radi cally wrong with a school in an agri cultural community that develops mo tormen, stenographers and typewrit ers and fails to develop farmers, dai rymen and gardners. A course of study prepared with the view of cor recting this condition is the first step in reform. Report of Vermont Educa tiona Commission. Health Exhibits at Fairs Arrangements have been made for the entire public health exhibit of the State Board of Health to make the rounds of the various fairs in the Cen tral Carolina Fair Circuit. The ex- Hibit will ctart with the Durham fair September 21, then to Salisbury. Sep tember 28, to Winston-Salem, October C, to Greensboro, October 12. to the State Fair at Raleigh, October 18, and finish at Charlotte October 26. FULLERS ITEMS Miss Alma Hunt, of Caraway, baa . recently returned home from an ex tended visit to friends and relatives around High Point. Miss Millie Hunt of Progress! accompanied her home for a nsit. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Snyder visited ' Mrs. Harris Hill Thursday. Mr. Harris Hill, of Mechanic, who underwent an operation recently, is not improving very rapidly. Mr. Hal Lackey, of Caraway, Route 2, made a business trip to High Point one day last week. Miss Mary Horney, of Fanner, vis ited Miss Iva Wickers, of Jackson Creek last Sunday. There will" be an ice cream supper at A. P. PerdUe's next Saturday night. The Children's Day at Piney Grove last Sunday was the nicest ever held there, and was greatly enjoyed by all esent Little Miss Lama Williamson, of Thomasville Route 3, has been recent ly visiting her cousin, Mrs. Grady Hunt, of Caraway Route 2. Mr. H. C. Nance and family, of Troy visited several days of the past week at his mother, Mrs. Martha Nance, and sister, Mrs. R. R. -Hunt. Mr. H. K. Williams, of Fullers, vis ited at Mrs. R. R. Hunt's one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lambeth of Da vidson visited at Mr. Josiah Small's last Sunday. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR! A MORTGAGE SALE Under and by power of sale con tained in a certain mortgage deed exe cuted by John W. Ellis and his wife, Martha Ellis, of Randolph county, to W. R. Ashworth, of Randolph county, on the 19th day of October, 1912, and registered in the office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph county, book 153, page 6, default having been made in the payment of the bond thereof, the undersigned will sell to the hign est bidder at public auction for cash at the court house door in Asheboro, N. C, on the 13TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1915 at 12 o'clockM, the-following property! Beginning at R. D. Cox's corner on Uwharrie road; thence nearly north 300 feet to a stone; thence nearly west 313 feet to a stone; thence nearly south 300 feet to a stone; thence near ly east 313 feet to the beginning. Also another tract: Beginning at N. W. corner Mrs. B. Robbins' corner at a stone; thence south along Ham mer's line 1072 feet to a stone in Hammer's line; thence east along Uwharrie road 464 feet to a stone Dan Presnell's corner; thence north with Presnell's east line 480 feet to a stone; thence east 240 feet to Tom David son's line; thence north 236 feet to a stone Mrs. B. Robbins' corner; thence west to the beginning corner, contain ing seven acres, more or less, except two acres sold and deeded to the church by S. E. Davidson. , Terms of sale: Cash". " T This 9th day of August, 1915. I W. R. ASHWORTH, Mortgagee. ' NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER'S LAND SALE , . ') Under and by virtue of the powef . of sale conferred upon me by an or der made by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Randolph county, in a special proceeding, therein pending, entitled: "Margaret Hoover, admrx. of Brilea Hoover, deceased, vs. Pearlie Hoover, et. al." I will offer at public auction the following described premises, sit uate, lying and being in Randolph county, North Carolina, in Cedar ' Grove township: ' Adjoining the lands of John Hoover, Henry Pool, William Yow and others, bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at a maple in ugly branch and thence north 22 degrees west 81 poles to a. post oak; thence north 141 east 35 poles to a poplar; thence north 40 de grees east 43 poles to a hickory; thence north 26 degrees west 11 . poles to a beach; thence north 28 de grees east 68 poles to a red oak in Thomas Winslow's old ' line; thence ' west 121 poles to a small oak on the bank of branch near the creek; thence south 28 degrees west poles and 22 links to a black oak now a rock; thence south 35 degrees west 13 poles to a white oak; thence south 22 de grees west 13 poles to a white oak; thence south 50 degrees east 26 poles to a white oak; thence south 25 de grees east 20 poles and 16 links to a black oak; thence south 113 degrees east 20 poles to a rock; thence south 68 poles and 40 links to a white oak near a maple on ugly branch; thence south 10 degrees east up said ugly branch 14 poles to a rock in said branch; thence south 35 degrees east up said branch 16 poles to the fork of said branch; thence south 57 de grees east up the fork of said branch 58 poles to a maple, the beginning corner, contairing one hundred (100) acres more or less. (Except a small tract deeded by Briles Hoover to Ivey Hoover.) (The growing crops are ex cepted.) . This land is sold subject to the al lotment of dower made in a special proceeding entitled, Margaret Hoover, widow of Briles Hoover, deceased, v. Pearlie Hoover, et. al. This is a re-sale and the bidding will start at $550.00. The sale to take place on the prem ises of the deceased SATURDAY, AUGUST 21st, 1915 at 2 P. M. Terms of sale one-third cash upon confirmation, balance upon a credit of six months, approved security to be given therefor. August. 7th, 1915. CHAS. H. REDDING Com'r. n D r
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