MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
Tto Auwl Cathoriat ot tto Betook of Scotland Ctomty, Which U to to
HeU Hero April 7th Bid* Fair to to Groataot Brant of Ita Kind—
B*«j School la County Contorting for Honor*.
The schools mil over the county are
working at white heat, getting ready
for County Commencement which is
to he held here April 7th. Judging
from the intensity of the efforts be
ing put forth, this will be the great
tot commencement In the history of
the county. Schools that In previous
yean have had one man in training
for each event now have r- In
alasoet every school every pupil Is
challenging the right of every other
pupU to represent hit school. It is
bo easy matter to hare oaa’s self chos
en as a representative this year.
■ Hundreds of hoys and girls In the
county are exerting their very bast
efforts to be the excellent owe in souse
field.
In tome of the schools local pre
liminaries have already beset bald to
select reprueentativee for the Town
ship Preliminaries, to bo hold on next
Friday night. March 24th. The pre
liminaries will be held at the asm*
places this year in all the Townships,
except Williamson. The contests in
this Township will be held this ysar
at the Lave! Hill School instaud of
Gibson. The number entering the
contest la Williamson is so greet, that
two eights will be required for reci
tations and declamations, tbs girls
redtiag on Friday night and the boys
declaiming on the following Monday
night.
Friday night will be a great night
ia your Township. You can not afford
to miss the treat ia store for you. Bo
Ptoeant sad enjoy the contest your
self, as well as show tbs children that
you appreciate their efforts.
Wastrel Pltsses
The coming of Coburn's Minstrels,
which is an annual event in Laarnv
burg, la usually the Ugh water stark
in theatrical circles in Laurinburg,
and this year proved no exception.
The minstrel came Monday end gars
their performance Monday night It
was the usual wuy as to crowds, the
home was filled to Its capacity. The
advanced sals of seats required every
one available aad only the “Msaeh
are" ware unanld when the doors were
The performance was just as prom
ised, better then ever, and this is say
ing a good deal. Every feature was
a real feature, and every moment ed
the entire performance a delight
Charlie Oano, who is a Laurinburg
favorite, eras good as osnal, aad to
gether With Tommy Donnelly, carried
the has visa! weight of the rsunaitj
parts. Being funny Is may to Oano,
and the political skit presenting Ted
dy and Gmpa Jules BUI was a soc
osem. In the singing parts, Lunas
uod Prosser of coarse starred aad de
lighted the largest house of tbs sea
son.
Mr. Cdsrn is u successful minstrel
promoter and this saassn has the hast
•how he has ever brought to Laa
rlnburg.
Tonight Billy “Slagls” Clifford,
supported by a strong musical comedy
oompany, will appear presenting
"Walk Thin Way*. Mr* Clifford has
with him quits a number of tt-t is
fhl vaudeville artists including Nick
Glynn, who has often delighted Lao
rinburg sudienses with his ehver wit,
and who la, as Charlie Cano said
Monday night, “One of, the bant htaek
faoe snmsrtisns on tbs stags.”
Mr. and Mrs. Carrel) Ifnttrttln. j
Mr. end Kn B. E. L. Corrall wars
at homo to a party of friends Friday
night.
It balaff tho occasion for tho cola
braticn of at Patrick’. Day, tho
homo was decorated la appropriate
aotora, white aad green.
Whoa the geasta had ataoniblcd the
ploaNra of the rreainff bogaa with
the recital of Irith jokes, Mr. T. I.
OiU landing tho joko-toffiag. Fol
lowing tblo Progressive look was hi
order. At the eenelosian ef the game.
Miss Drawings, of the city sohoal
facutly, was daeterad flit meat pro
<Wisst maaipatetor af hi oaada and
raeatead the prise. Tbs gnash prise
want te Mtea Betty dark. Than aama
dailghtfni refreshments, ooaslatteg ef
FIGHTING L1QU0B.
Kev,. 8am Smell Heard by Large
Crowd Sunday Night at Preeby
tariaa Church.
Bar. 8am Small, tha noted Georgia
evangelist and lecturer, delivered e
“oat telling and eloquent denuncia
tion of tha liqoor traAc in oar count
ry la tha Presbyterian church Sunday
night. The church was crowded to
its utmost capacity and many people
who want to the church could not get
•eats.
Dr. Small had something to cay and
said it with vim, vigor and eloquence.
He named over tha usual objections
that are offered against National pro
hibition of the liquor traffic and ans
wered each of them effectively. He
laid special sfxeee upon the point that
the liqoor business was not a private
enterprise, ay many are prone to
think, bat was owaed, operated, h
cenead and controlled 6y the United
States government, and proved to the
satisfaction at hia hearers that they
were all partners in the damnable en
terprise.
He said that there waa no question
as to the effect of the light that is
hel"g waged by the Anti-Saloon
League of America, end told hia hear.
m that they had the liquor folks
hacked up against the walls of Coo
greaa fanning themselves sod calling
for leo water.
According to his iUUumaU, liquor
hnc besn thrown aside by 80 per cant
of the territory la tbs United Status
and that 60 par cant of our people
lira in prohibition territory. He
frankly predicted that National pro
hibition. which be mid waa the only
effective means of ssenring real pro
hibition of Itht liquor traffic, would
surely come and that, before long.
Dr. Small la an interesting talker
sad pleased his Laurinburg hearers.
From reports that had bean re
ceived here previous to his coming,
tbs impression that his lecture waa
rather rough and not just the thing
for pulpit deliverance was in the
minds of a good many, but Dr. ««»li
disappointed any who may have gone
expecting to hoar such.
A marriage of surprise and inter
est was solemnised at the home of
Mrs. J. B. Cowan, on Bailiead street,
Wednesday night, the 15th, when her
daughter, Miss Cellie, became the
bride of Mr. John W. Keane.
The ceremony, which waa perform
ed by the bride's paster, Rev. J. M.
Boee. D. D, was witnessed by a small
company of Hass friends of the con
tracting parties.
Immediately after the eeremony the
happy couple left by automobile for
Hamlet, where they boarded a train
far Washington, D. C-, the bridal
couple’s Psradios.
Mm. Keanu to a bright, attractive
young tody and has a boat of admir
ing friends in Laartobarg. Mr. Keanu
to a euoceaaful young business man
of Wagram.
Tha tittup joins tn wishing
them a full measure of happiness
Mn. Everett Entertain*.
, On Wednesday afternoon lira. T.
C. Everett entertained at a rook party
in Honor of her naat, Mlaa Betty
Clark of Bpanear. At the and of the
Mlee Marion Clayton had tba
hiaheat aoore and was praaaated wMh
the prlM, a lovely pair ef ailk hose.
Mlaa Clark alao raoeivad a pair of
hoae. A ealad eourae waa aerved, fol
lowed by coffee tad cokes.
Friday Night.
Tkia la to remind yon ef the Mg
get together meeting nt the graded
echeot Friday night. Thp whole com
mon! ty will be en hand. Be sere
that yon era present.
. Band Cat.
Mr. M. f. BMeae, foreman in t|»
aaaffmabnl dapartmaot far (ha Ex.
THINGS PERTAINING TO LIFE
BrBiri7lLKorth.
RIVXXKNC*. AN ILEMBNTOr MANHOOD.
I spoke last week of truthfulness
and obadlance as being essential bt
the making of character. Another
ana of thaoa important element* is
reveraoc*. There are thooe who bald
H a mark of grnarnaee to bo irrever
ent. But no man can ever be groat
ia the true sense who has not a deep
raspeet for that which Is pure end
good. Be must honor the Godlike
wherever it le found. It map be ia
the person of some old man. ia wo
man, ia a child, la a sacred house,
ia worship In presence of the dead, at
the mention of the Help One. or at
eight of e noble deed performed.
We are living in a time when no
great stress is laid on this matter of
reverence. How few things are con
sidered sacred bp the me sees of the
people- One dap Is held bp them as
another; the persons and reputation*
W men are held up to ridicule; those
in authority are criticised and even
jeered; thousands place bat a low es
timate upon the scriptures, while
many take the name ad God as a Jest
or oath. The motto of this practical
age is “Uncover everythin* and let
it be dissected, analysed, talked,
about.” Can you tall me a single
thing at which the writir* and read
ing public will balk today? A solid
argument is sat aside by a joke, a
good man ie overcome by a cartoon.
It was written! of Belshasser that
ha was weighed in the belancee and
fonnd wanting. Did you ever think
to ask in what he was wanting? He
was doubtless lacking in many things
but especially in reverence. There
was nothing sacred to this Idag. Ha
cared nought for God. nought for his
people- The temple was as any
house to him, and be drank to drunk
enness out of iu holy vassals. 1 do
not vendor that his kingdom was
short and bU life brief. Haro you
not noticed that the really great moo
of tho earth have ail base reverent?
Taka the great books at the world;
they did not come from tho hands at
profane man Tha grant pneta, sv«n
in bee then landa were man of rever
anea. Tha. tame is tree, I think, of
tho renowned musicians, •talesmen,
•dentists and warriors. Ihi myste
ries of the world ate shy and do not
revsal themselves to tha irreverent
Yan have wondered at times to
■as soma rough, ignorant man, u>
ueod to the ways at polite society,
bear himself In company with a ktag
*7 grace, and In his own wsy show
politeness and respect to those aboet
kiss. Yon wonder whore ho coaid
have learned all these things, sad
7«> call ft a native courtesy. X
shoold rather say that deep down in
this man’s eool is a reverence fer
everything white and clean and this
Imparts to him tha power to discern
tha fttnees of things fat aU relations
of lift, and to condact himself as
suits ovary occasion.
Hava yen noticed how the modem
naval and tha popalar play hold tha
ssost sacred things of Ufa In cob
tmnpt? The betrothal of lovers, tha
marriage bond, home life, a white
haired saintly minister.;these am ca
plotted net for the pity of tha thing,
but foe a Jake. Tho church, the Sun
day school, tho religion of awn earns
la for their share tf ridicule. And
the ssost deplorable part about H is
that the people leva to have It no. Do
ywa not thtnk that there is —rrn
thing insane in Jesting about sacred
things?
lo the parable at the wteked via*,
raid keeper* the owner had ant eer
raat after aervaat to gat the rat
from the vlaeyard. Tbeaa servants
had been bee tan aad sara af tbm
killed Aad lata of alt' ha ant hie
•on. Ha said, "May be they will rev
erence my Son.” Bat theoe mn had
gram eo sordid aad ignoMe fat their
lira that nothing was holy ta then
the Soa in their eight was aa any
ethsr mao and they east Him oat aad
killed Him.
Whoa 1 was a boy f went boating
with aw father. We took refuge from
a tain is a dilapidated country
ehmak. I noticed on entering that
be removed Ms hat with the grata*
reaped. He told me afterward that
ba always did this whether weekday
or Saaday, whether the hmma ba seed
or had, baamaaa it was the heoaa at
Ood. He said also that if be sbeMd
be far sermy on a desert wh|n San
day earns, ba wseM got an the bast
rtatbaa ba had in boner at the day,
although aa ana ehenld ba than ta
an Mm. Weed 1 taS yoa that this
Than la h«ty grand atamSmk
Than an mam things MSan wMah
wa moat stand with ansa* arid head.
Maaaa hod to pot a* Ms abosa ha
OMM the place where be stood was
holy. To deny our obligation to se
eted things will make aa neither
great nor good. It win only show
the corruption and baseness of oar
alnda. Kovatenca la the very begin
ning sf wisdom, and shows the flaw
naaaef the texture of the aoeL Truth
and obedience and reverence, thee#
three. Who will any which is great
est T
Mrs. Covington Entertains.
Mrs. T. T. Covington waa hostess
to the Thursday Afternoon Book Club
Met weak. The home was tastily d sc
ore tod in white sod green In deference
to the season of His Honor 8t Pat
rick.
The first number on the program
waa "Kaspoaees by dub Members"
Irish Wit. Poll owing this-as
interesting paper so tit led "Origin of
St. Patrick*! Day," which was read by
Mm. James L. McNair. Next came
“Cerent Topics** by If re. W H. NaaL
Mias Pan Louise Neal then delighted
the dob with several Irish levs songs.
11m first item of amuaamant far the
afternoon waa the Leap Tear Pro
posals which each member and gleet
haetfly prepared. These wore toad
and na to rally caused much merriment.
The prise for the best proposal, a
groan and gold basket filled with
mints, want to Mias Julia Stewart,
and the consolation, a box la the shape
of 8l Patrick's hat, which was filled
srith mints, to Mrs. L. X. Benton. f
Thm followed a contest, an Irish ;
Story, in which the guests were '
••qulred to arrange jumbled letters
Into the ns won of popular Irish songs.'
In this, a number cut for the pries,
a pair of groan silk hose, which went
to Mia. W. D. B. McEeehln, the cow
••latiew. a book-shaped box iwpro
■anting a copy of the history of Ire
land, was presented to Mrs. T. J. GiU.
The host son. assisted by Mieses
Betty Clark and Emma Neal Coving
«XW and aalfo followed
bffEotiae, toasted marshmallows and
That Jab PrUting.
The prices on paper, inks, rollers
everything that goes into the'
w«*h of job printing have advanced 1
weMstahfr within, the put few,
wertw and the Manufacturers give no |
promj— of up reduction soon. It
will therefore, be advisable to have
that printing dene now. The lost'
dboUtton on paper, received within
the pant few days, announced an in
crease of 33 1-1 per cent In prices on
■* paper stocks.
chorg. Pr“Ur* either Wve to
We are holding prices dewn^as^bort
we can and win always hum lowest
prices possible, but can not guarantee
the prices we are now quoting to ap
ply indefinitely.
Tea can get your printing cheaper i
°°w! thaa Uter. Better leek over
yonr stock and gat pour supply btfere
prices take another shot upward.
TO Leave Lea rial erg. *
The Taohsage regrets to record the
fart-Owt Mrs. D. 0. CaidwsO, mother
eMjjf^Jjhu L. Caldwell, is to lasv*
un. Gridwall nm lun from Dm
W«a^ S. O, to take dp bar reetdenoe
to tondbuf, Md «1thnn|k aka tom
**■4 km tat • abort while, aka taa
ariftatad quite a nun bar of admiriag
Makda oka greatly regret that aha
haajdaaidad to return to her home
at Boa Weet
I ——
! »ao Trial.
I M—
Ldoi Quick, oka waa triad to Bea
ne tteriOe laat weak for tha murder of
Dtonaa Wright, waa eonvicted W
Tl a (mlfhf judge lufttaad to ad*
aait certain evidence Yea tha defaama
daring the trial, aad after tha aaaa
had beea paaaad ak hy the Jury a*d
• *t*fiet ef. maaatoughter autoaoad,
ha * dad that ha had cemodtted as aa*
aafuatog to admit tha arid aaaa.
■Moat tha waadlat eeide.
» da Make that tha caee wW ha
to.to. tha defendant wm to*
tjj® 4 to gbe bond to tha earn ad
A htaf W. H. On, ct tha leaal
Ur, healed tha earn for tha ptoaa
GROWING CANTALOUPES
IN SCOTLAND COUNIT
(The following Interesting eksteh
about tbo cantaloupe industry ef Soot
land County, wee prepered by Mr.
Arnold A. McKay, aad appeared la
tbe Sunday edition ef tbe Neva aad
Observer.
Mr. McKay is a aoa rf Mr. aad
Mia. A. McKay, ef Maxtou, R P. D.
No. 2. He wee bom la Leurlaburg
aad remain >d Mrs anti) quite a
youngster, moving to the country near
Maxtou with tbo family abate U
fears ago. He giaduuted with bow
er* from tbo tJaiverdty of North Car
oline, later was Pmfassoc oi Bsg
lieb there, sad daring tbe past year
accepted tbe professorship ef Ger
man and Greek History at Btaaetea
Military Aeadeeeyv Staanua, Va.,
which by the tray, la one ef the aid
and meet ariatoeretic schools la the
South, end hne the honor at having
tutored President Woodrow Wilson.
War foal sere that our readers will
appreciate and enjoy this Interesting!
though lengthy erUde sheet one ef
our pet Industries. Editor.)
“A writer la the earreat leans ef a
popular magazine asserts that a
Scotchmen Uvea “to speak the truth,
te pay his debts, gnd to vote the
Democratic ticket.” This to rather
faleome praise, because any one ef
these virtues to redemptive. But he
might not have stopped with that; be
cotua easily nave added another qaah
ity; «n interest in snythiag agncul
toral. Probably the last ia really the
rnofl distinguishing characteristic,
after all, for who has evsr seen a!
Scotchman orbs was sot, directly or,
sympathetically, interested ia fann
ing? It is true that many of them
who ara reared in tbs friendly, ennob
ling art aaafc fortune ia the storied
hives of baafamai sad ait liurng the
money changers; but H is harfto find
•ren one of thaaa prodigals who dam
out range*»e a good crap at com
when ho sees it or la not visibly ecu
eartiad about bow the garden grows.
The preacher in the pulpit by droning
may hypnotise himself and hearers in
to a state of coma, yet whan he catcb
ee through the window a glimpse of
waving grain ha is forthwith trans
formed into a firry Martin Luther.
Tbe Scotch lawyer calloused to rrcit
ela of crime, aomoambullsticaUy a won
the bullot-headed negro witness; but
if the season is spring and tbs sweet,
•fcriby scent ad fresh soil comas flirt
ing through the courthouse, be imme
diatoly becomes coned sue, than hops,
like love, returns with the spring.
Probably this is a trifle over-drawn.
Atavism U in all of us. Nrvsrths
leas tbs Scotch ara realty farmers;
they ara distinctly rural if nut rustic.
Tbit seams to bs a digression from
tbs osntznl theme cf this artieto. It
is, but it Is going to be a kwmary
digresden. Hess is nua morn aud
then we are randy to tot tbs stotfy be
Ws have hoard • groat dual about
tbs ooe-erop system at the Sou*. Wo
bars raved about the tyranny of old
Xing Cotton. Wo has* discus sod oot
teu as tbs only mosey crop at church,
an the streets, behind the plow, ia our
wiftocri parlor with Us eligible
•usd tbs fact that wo must stop rsls
*u tints merchant, stop doing srsry
tbing but talking, telkisg, talking!
Wf wo mocn mioinuM, WO
tavi at )*rt com around to tha mum
eeaduetaa on thb (object that Mark
Twain reached regarding diecwaeloat
of the weather—whnt’i the am of
talking about the weather, netMagh
been doM about h yet!
Thia la tha and odour baling oa tha
Job. New for the itory. Something
really baa been dona to break the
tyranny of cotton in one section, and
that aaotion la inwpoaif largely a<
Scotchmen who hare not lost their
aaM Cor farming. Won the two yarn*
grapha above oo irrelevant after eUT
Lot na see.
bapea grew Int If yen do net be
Ueive thia, taka a ernta ef the Unit
whkh ia Seofbnd'b yrndart and eaae*
pare It with any other crate antnnA
fermity, type, aad flavor. If there ia
no difference but than b a differ
eaae aad Is finer «f Seetbad’s m
•• At aey rata, tha crop haa
bdpad tranondouaty la tha Meant «.
Modal ml.fiat. AD tf which
i« cratlTyim to thoe* who with to mm
don well and ftcThnt
the aw crtp
ThMo factor* ar* aaniMa far
j tegi
anaa. Tha tail <
without tha i
aad Norfolk
tha It would bo
ThTidWf £ ILnty haa hoan coat
paMd wtth that of tho ftuaaua Rocky
Food ration in Colorado, (which i*r
ian at cv ary ana haa aa io tha nattro
lar la tastora aad anmaMatL Tha
f*«N doaa not thrtrw woO on haary.
■ail rtaTfaTh^
aad far the ad
that thno la hard
Cuitnra haa
it, too. lha Mod la
dlract from Rocky Ford aa than la do.
UrioMtloa In qaality whan tha aataa
radcty it ylooted yaar aftor yaar in
thia lection. Hum raiiatioa Dad
readiest mis on the m ~
-ftocfcy Port, Netted
reB'e Gem. The .
for tbooa varieties is
sport sad they axe
each order aa to giro _
Becky Port to ready far tha market
about tea days before tha Netted
Gea^ and when the best frrit of the
feaeaer has beau piekad, the latter is
i<« begtonia* |a ripen. The last
aauMd variety, BamBh Gaea. is aa
improved strain of Me Netted Gees.
*mdto ejate maturing variety. It has
the other twTw*Htoe,*te1teropJ£
lor flavor and —i*liat autodif
qoaBttoo have made It a favorite with
shippers of faaey ateek. The had
to usually lirutro deep, beoadeaatefl
with etahto manure, harrowed, aad
prepared for a ftna, arakhed seed
bed. Heavy fertfllsatiea with a fer
tiliser strong in aMrocea sad potash
to* givau beet matte. Plea* flop to
1AM pounds of seek a fertilisar U
•ead at pinntiag white tha growiag
crap 1a often given a top frgiMnu ad
nitrate of soda. Distance of pleat
ing varies as seech aa —(bill af eri
Uvntioa. dost rows, howei
•va fast apart The aaad is
oa a carefully prepared bad, t
drills like cotton. The
lator thinned to g < :
eightooa inches. & 4
tong for the
crondtog and for turn_
<r three ploughing. can ha
crop. At the laot plo««h__pm
•re sowed between the rowau
Bot Mo making of the crop is net
evsa half the batdo. The harvesting.
McWng, aad marketiag and ad Me
Inkiness ie the piece where experience
a fcuhtkrirtn T^riuSI Me'riUMmt
pewrocattoa; banco tha gmtect ears
fruit that wir^^-^rS
fttaM condition, Om wiMi»i tr
fTMn ftaUkwpt ti i mH mv rain
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