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LOUISBURG, N. C., FBI DAY, MAY 19, 1916.
NUMBER 14
FRANKLIN SI PKKIOK COI KT.
Convened on Mouday With His Houor
# Judge M. Cooke Presiding.
The regular May term of Franklin.
Superior Court for the trial of crimi
nal cases convened in the court ru**m
here ou Monday morning with His
Honor Judge C. M. Cooke presiding
and Solicitor H. E. NoiTierpresent and
ably looking after the States rights.
With the exception of one murder cauc
nothing of any great public Interest
was tried. ?
After the Jury had been called and
the grand Jury selected Judge Cooko
delivered an able, straightforward and
unique charge which was listened to
by quite a large number. His charge
was unique in the fact that It $ld not
contain the usual tiresome references
to various Crimes, He said the men
composing thtf Jury knew what was
ugainot the law about tts well as tie
did. However, he gave to them strict
instructions to Investigate the offices
of the County and see that the public
business was properly conducted and
if not to report same to him. He ex
pretwed embarrassment at the qou
tinuous complaints being made at the
conduct of the affairs of the' . County
and said, in substance, that at every
election here rumors of a t ejry ugly
nature were circulated," etifleritly ifor
the purpose of effegf^tmt.tliat now he
was going to have a'repkonlng and
give those who were engaging in the
circulation of such rumors a chance
to show down saylhg t$at it Is now up
to them to either "put. up or shut up."
His charge was hot a lengthy one but
to the pofnt. The grand Jury was
< ompoeed of the following: W. T.
Cooper, Foreman; P. R. White, D. IJ.
Oupton, W. H. 8plvey, J. O May. J. H.
Radford, W. P. Cooke. J. S. Roberspn,
A If. House, J. T. Alford, David "Gup
ion, 8. H. Dickerson, Clifton Floyd, 5.
T. Edwards, B. M. C. Mullen, D. V.
Cheves, C. B. May. D. W. Splvey. S.
J. Alford was sworn as officer to tlie
Grand Jury.
. ? After the charge the grand Jury
went to Its room and the business of
the court was taken up and disposed
of aa follows:
State ve Noel Smith, retailing, con
tinued under former order.
State vs Reynold Morris, larceny,
nol proe with leave.
State vs Reynold Morris and A. A.
Hunn, sclfa. judgment absolute.
State vs BudYoung . called and fail
ed. * (
State ys Rosc-oe Hocutt. a d w, nol
pros, with leave.
State vs Kenneth Dement, a d w. nor
guilty.
State vs Kenneth Dement, c c w,
nol pro6. y
State vs Glona and Alex Kearney.
1 and r. continued as to Giora. capias
and continued as to Alex.
St&te vs Daniel Biggs, retailing, nol
pros with leave.
State vs Daniel Bi^gB and J. P. Hill,
scl fa. judgment absolute, to be dis
charged If defendant appears at the
next term of criminal court.
State vs D. H. Price, malicious in
jury to person, called and failed, nl si
sci fa and capias. Instanter to Wake.
State vs G. W. Pearce, cruelty to
animals, not gnllty.
State G. W. Pearce. and Emma
Pearce scl'fa, rule to discharge upon
filing answer.
State vs Robert Yarboro and David
Mann, a d w, defendants plead guilty,
$5 fine and costs.
State vs J. R. Moody, false pretense,
continued. ' ? ?
State vs J. H. Rodgers, c c w, de
fendant pleads guilty, $25 fine and
and costs.
State vs J. T. Holden, c c w, pleads
guilty, Judgment suspended upon pay
ment of costs.
State vh Emmitt Perry, c c w, pleads |
guilty In two'~cases. fined $10 and !
costs in each.
State vs Hezeklah Jones, larceny,
defendant pleads guilty to forcible
trespass. Solicitor accepts, judgment
suspended upon payment of costs.
State vs Roy H. Allen, larceny, de
fendant pleads guilty to forcible tres
pass, Solictor accepts, judgment sus
pended upon payment of costs.
State vs A. R. Edwards, disposing
of mortgaged property, not guilty. j
State vs A. A. Shearm, appeal, nol
grog 1 "
titate vb James Edwards, a d w, de
fendant pleads guilty to c c w. judg
ement $15 fine and costs.
State vs Bud Young, forcible tres
pass, continued.
State vs J. F. Faulkner and George
Kgerton, afTi'ay, guilty as to both.
State vs Jack Dunston, I and r,
pleads guilty, 6 months on roads.
State vs Henderson Mitchell, false
pretense, nol pros.
State vs W. C. and W. G. Ransdell,
a d w and resisting an officer (two
cases) nol pros.
State vs E. L. Egerton, a d w, call
ed and failed, ni si, sci fa, and capias,
forfeiture to be stricken out if defen
dant renews bond in five anys.
State vs Jesse Short, larceny, nol
pros. r
Court was adjourned on Tuesday af
ternoon until Thursday morning to
give the farmers in attendance an op
portunity to make use of the nice sea
sons with their tobacco planting.
A true bill was found against Mary
Perry for the murder of her infant
daughter and the trial set for Friday
morning. The Sheriff was ordered to
summons a special venire of thirty
two Trom which to draw a Jury.
At the close of this report the grand
jury had not oompleted its work.
Commencement at Seven Paths Acad
emy.
On last Wednesday, MayHotfi the
school at Seven Paths closed one of
the most successful terms In the en
tire history of the school. During
tht term the teachers and patrons
have1 exerted their energy, time and
money in such channels that have
caused the school to be one of the
most efficient in the county, and the
w?ll arranged programme Wednesday
was a~ fitting climax to the term.
a song by the school, an address by
Dr. R. H. Wright, president of til#
East Carolina Teachers Training
School located at Greenville. N. C.
And the delivery of diplomas to those
who had finished the 7th Grade work,
required by the ouuty. The exercis
es in the afternoon were given by the
children in opeu air games, and the
prtHJUUUulon 01 a nag and Bible to
the school by the Junior Order of
Bunn. The nigh? exercises were ren
dered by the children in the form of
plays, drills, recitations and panto
mimes.
. , The programme began at 11 o'clock
in the mornlpg, which was featured
by the address by R. H. Wright, of
Greenville. He was introduced to a
large attentive audience by Supt. E. L
Best. Ih hie introduction he com
raended.the work of the teachers and
patrons of the school and presented
Dr. Wright as one of the foremost ed
ucators in the country. Dr. Wright 'b
address was on Educational Work. In
a clear, quiet but forcible way he held
the attention of a large audience for
nearly an hour. In substance he said,
that education must meet two great
needs, character building and teach
ing of morality. That our countrv
schools must develope cultured boys
and girls and .to be a cultured, a per
son must be able to adapt hmself and
meat the surrounding environment in
which he is situated. To illusratc
what he meant/nylculture, he told of
a Phd. in a certain University in our'
country, who' could reae and write
seven different languages fluently.
That on one occasion ne and this !
learned man. with others were invited -
to, spend the evening in a social way
with a number of girls, and during
the evening each one was called on to
render poir.ethinf origiual for the en
tertainment of the >,oung ladies, that
tills Phd. when his time came atood
on Iris l etd in the middle ot uit fioDr.
Dr. Wright criticised such culture as
this, and declared emphatically that
if this was culture, he did not want
his boys and girls to be cultured. He
dwelt upon the teaching of morality
in our schtools. In a word it was an
address that suited the occasion, one
that carried with It the great funda
mental principles of ecucatlon in ouj
schools. He carried the -Princlplb"
home to the people of that section
that the school was the great factor
in any community, that it should be
the center of community life, in build
ing character and teaching morality.
After this able address Supt. E. L.
Best presented 7th Grade Certificates
to Misses Linda Gay. and Gladys Wil
der.
Dinner was served on the grounds, j
and those who have attended a dinner
at Seven Paths, know what that
means.
This ended a most successful year,
of school work at this -popular aca^T
eray, which reflected great credit ufp
on the efficient and untiring efforts
of Miss Pauline Smith. Principal and
her assistants. Mrs. E. B. Moore and
Miss Wright, all of whom deserve and
have received the hearty support and
good wishes of the people of that com
munity.
Funeral of Mrs. B. G. Hicks.
The funeral services of Mrs. U..G.
Hicks were held from the Mothodist
fihurch on last Friday afternoon at -4
o'clock, conducted by Rev. L. S. Mas
sey, editor of the Raleigh Christian
Advocate, and a- former pastor of the
Louisburg Methodist Church, assisted
by Rev. Walter M. Gilmore, of the
Louisburg Baptist Church. Quite a
large crowd of relatives and friends
of the family were present to pay a'
last sad tribute. The services were
very impressive and were interspers
I ed with several, selections by the
L-diolr- The remains were then gently
Dorne to uanlawn Cemetery where
they were laid to rest by the side of
her husband under a huge bank of
beautiful flowers, silently speaking
the love and esteem held for her T).v
her many friends and acquaintances,
a large number of whom were pres
ent to pay tribute to one whom they
loved and admired. A choir rendered
several appropriate selections at the
grave among which were some of the
deceased favorite songs. The pall
bearers were: Messrs. M. S. Clifton,
A. W. Person, F B. McKinne. L. E.
Scoggln W. H. Yarborough, Jr./W. H.
Ruff} In.
Among those from out of town to
attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs.
C. E. Egerton, of Rockingham; Frank
N. Egerton, of Princeton, N. J.; O. B
Egerton, of Durham; E. L. Egerton,
of Raleigh; C. D. Egerton, of Greens
boro; Lawrence Egerton, of Raleigh;
Miss Louise Allen, of W arrenton; Mr.
I and Mrs. C. E. Blount, of Wilson; Mrs.
I T. F. Pettus, of Wilson; Mr. William
Slmm8, of Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Hicks, Miss Stella Hicks, oT Wise.
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Tuesday Afternoon Book Clnb.
The Tuesday afternoon Book Club
was delightfully entertained on last
Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. W. E.
White, at her beautiful home on
Church street. The subject of the
meeting was "Music of Childhood" and
a most interesting program was pre-,
seated as follows: Quartette. "A Life
Lesson," by Mesdames Fleming, Wat
son. White and Miss Williams Solo,
"Little Boy Blue," by Mrs. E. S. Ford.
Paper, "Songs of Childhood," by Mrs.
S. J. Parham. Solo/ "If No One Ever
Marries Me," by Miss Sallle Williams.
Poem, by Mrs. J. A. Turner. Sold,
"My Shadttw," by Mrs. A. H. Fleming.
Trio, "Laughter- town," by Miss Will
iams, Mesdames Fleming and White.
Besides the members of the Club
the following guests were present to
enjoy the occasion: Mrs. M. McKlnne
Mrs. K. K. Allen, Mrs. K.-P. Hill, 511ss
Edna Allen, ? ?
Wood Items.
, Mr. Robert Hardy, of Essex, visitef
friends here last Sunday. ll
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Turner moved to
Emporia last week.
Dr. H. G. Perry and Mr. A. S. i.
Hamlet went to Rocky Mount Sunday.
Mrs M Lasslter is attending Com
mencement at Wake Forest.
Mr Charlie Lewis una family, at
Rocky .Mount, visited relatlre? ? tiers
this week
Rer. Mr, Piggau preached a Tory
impresave sermon here last Sunday
night.
We are sorry to note the illness of
Miss Lllla Lanier and hope for her jl
speedy reepvery.
A few days ago we had the pleafe
ure'of hearing an interesting talk by
Dr. J. E. Malone. His subject wal
"How to prevent and cure Tuberculo
sis."?.
Mr. Parker has about completed hip
nt v, house and expats to mjvii In
sirnc In the near f- lure.
Much of the umter is on the Kt
for the erection ui the Baptist church.
We. hope the wori: \ ill soon begin. ?
There is to be a Parcel Package
and Box Party at the Academy th?
night of the 4th after which refresh
ments wilt be served by the ladles Of
the Betterment Association. The
proceeds will go for the benefit of th
church. Be sure to come and
what the Parcel Post man has in a tort
for you.
A. X-.'M
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Cilas* Rural Credit Passed by HouSe.
Washington, May IB. ? The Glass r%
ral credits MU pronator Tot a Fedett
al farm loan boa?a ajate^j of Twelve
land hanks, passed the House late to
day by a vote of 295 to 10. A similar
measure already has passed the Sen ?
ato. and the differences probably Will
he wcrVed out 3con in confer^nc*
L.iUie opposition was encountered
by the bill which was piloted through
the House by Rev?resentatlves Giass of
^Virginia and Representative Phelan,
of Massachusetts. Under its terms,
the land banks would lend money to
farmers at not more than six per cent
interest, through loca* loan- associa
tions on mortgages running from five
to thirty-six years. The mortgages
would be used by the banks as the
basis for farm loan bonds.
There are many differences be- [
tween the Senate and House bills to I
be adjusted. The Senate measure
would capitalize each farm loan bank
at $500,000, the House's at $750,000
The Senate would authorize loan asso
ciations with unlimited liability; the
House would -not. The 8enate^ would
limit loans on lands to 50 per cent
with no recognition of improvements;
the House proposes to grant 60 per
cent on land values and 20 per cent
of value on permanent insurable im
provements, and there are a number
of other differences.
3Iuslcal at Graded School.
The formal closing exercises of tho
Loulsburg Graded School were begun
on Wednesday night, when Mrs. W. E.
Uzzell's music class gave its recital
in the auditorium to quite a lar^e
number of interested citizens. The
children showed especially fine talent
and the rendition of their several
pieces was excellent. The work of
Mrs. Uzzell in this department has
been a good one as the work of the
^students give evidence of a master
hand instructor. Miss Ethel Loving
good was awarded the gold medal for
the best work in the music _ depart
ment for the past year, and it was
pPHUIUIIflfl 1ft A mnar appropriate man
ner by Mr. Q. M. Beam.
The graduating exercise* took place
yesterday afternoon, and the grand
concert last night.
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Maplerllle Teachers Elected,
The Trustees of Maplevllle School
met Wednesday night and In confer
ence with Supt. E. Li. Best the teach
ers for the ensuing year were elected.
Mr. N. J. Slgmone was elected Prin
cipal; Miss Llllie Leonard wan electcd
to fill the vacancy in the primary
work of Miss Lola Jacsson, who has
resigned. MIsb Camilla Yarboro will
be the intermediate teacher.
Mr. Slgmone comeB highly recom
mended and the school' is expecting
a successful year.
List of Letters.
The following is a list of letters re- '
malnlng In the Post Office at Louis
burg, N. C., not called for May 19th,
1916:
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harper, Miss La
venla Neal, Mr. C. A. Pearce, Mr. John
R. Perry, Mrs. J. E. Strickland, Mr. M.
M. Stalllngs, Mr. W. S. Tharrington,
Mrs. D. W. Tlsdale.
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please state that tliey
saw them advortlnod._== ? ?
R. H. DAVIS, P M.
newpla* ok fighting mai. ami
Bollrnr County, MIhs., Determined to
Kid Itself of the Malarial Parasite.
Bolivar County, Mian., has made up
Hs mind to get rid or malaria. Tiiis
county, which lleB In the'Ya^oo delta
about 100 miles south of Memphis. is
said to be about the richest land in
the world' But the land has been .toll
lug for less than one half the price of
ordinary farming land, all on account
?of the prevalence of malaria in t'.iat
[ county.
Recently- the Mississippi State
Board of Health, with trie aid of the
International Health Commission, is
attempting to rid Bolivar County of
malaria and to do this by a new meth
od. This method goes after infected
human beings instead of Infected mos
quitoes : In Other 'vnrila Jf <">?*" ?
prevent human beings who carry the
malarial organism from infecting tn
ophelee mosquitoes.
The plan is practically as follows.
Every man, woman and child, about
6,000 In number, In the district under
control were asked In February to
snbmlt to a blood examination for ma
laria. Only six refused this free ex
amination that required only one drop
of blood. Those examined and found
-to be malaria carriers or who had ma
laria organisms In their blood, were
given each 31 ten grain doses of
[quinine with Instructions to take one
*each night during the month of March.
Since that time the health workers
have been re-examining the carriers
and they believe that when anopheles
mosquitoes arrive this summer that
.they will not become inrected with
malaria.
If the Bolivar plan of fighting ma
laria works in this ca*e, It will be
adopted for the whole delta which Is
a malarial district.
Mother's Day at Flat Bock.
The second Sunday in May was ob
served as "Mother's Day." In the Flat
Rock Sunday school. A special invi
tation was extended all mother's to
come out and enjoy a good time with
jas. The following composed the weir
come committee : Ollie Roberts, Nor
man Timberlake. Hettie Wiggins, Cor
tiellus Nowell, Mary Clifton, Lela Wig
gins and Sandy Hill.
Our^rogram begun promptly at ten
? Spng? The Solid Rock ? School. ?
Lesson Read ? Supt. and School.
Teaching Period.
Song ? Sweet By-and-By ? School.
Supt's. talk with children.
Invocation ?Rev. J. B. Jones.
Song ? My Mother Tis of Thee ?
Choir.
Clock exerciser-Children.
Recitation ? Mother's Day Greeting
? Helen Hart.
Reading ? The Origin pt ? Mother's
Day ? Mary Clifton.
Reading ? Mother's Day Flower ?
Eva Frazier.
Duet ? Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Newton.
Recitation ? Mother's Love ? Louise
May.
Components parts of Mother's Love
** Patience ? Ollie Roberts. ? ?
Sacrifice ? Norman Timberlake..
Confidence ? Cornelius Nowell.
Forgiveness? Wiley Frazier.
Prayer ? Ernest Wiggins. . ?
Recitation ? W ri te Her a! Letter To
night ? Oza Layton.
Quartette- -Almost Persuaded a Let
ter to Write ? Hettie Wiggins, Eflle
Tharrlngton, W. A. Newton, Kenneth
Tharrington.
Iicnedlctlon ? Childhood prayer in
unison.
L. r. NEWTON. Sunt.
Br. YeeiJ-un: V. (ialio)' \i*w llcun
V;t? o Forest.
Wake Forest, May 15. ? At tlie an
nual meeting of the board of trustees
Saturday afternoon Dr. Xeodham V.
Gulley was elected dean of Wake For
est College to succeed Dr. fi. W 8 Ike.?,
who resigned to accept the call to the
president of Coker College. For the
last twenty-two years Dr. Gulley ha3
been professor of law, and is rocog
. nized as one of the ablest lawyers of
the state.
Dr. W. C. Smith, professor of "anat
omy in the medical school, was grant
ed a year's leave of absence. Dr.
Geo. A. Aiken, of Malt*. Bend. Mo., a
graduate of the University of Missou
ri, waa elected to succeed Dr. Smith.
The election of successors to. Dr. IS
W. Sikes and Prof. R. P. MeCtitcheon
was referred to the executive com
mittee. *
One-important item of business
transacted by .the trustees was the
authorization of the construction of a
new student's building to be^ used by
tbe literary societies and the Y. M. C.
A., and also a memorial library to the
late Dr. Charles E. Taylor.
Two new officers of the board were
elected. Rev. Livingston Johnson of
Rocky Mount was elected vice-presi
dent to succeed W. E. Daniel of Wei
don, and R. E. Royal 1 to succeed E.
W. Timberlake as auditor of the bur
sar V accounts.
Memorial Day at Justice.
Mr. Editor: ? By Invitation, we at
tended the Memorial exercises at Jus
tice on the 10th inst. We were warm
ly welcomed, entertained and instruc
ted by the happy Ideas and thoughts
that were grasped and handled on this
occasion. It was on this ground that
the first Confederate monument of
Franklin County was erected, ? an
event which was largely due to the
influence and instrumentality of a
lady from tht#-4nwpedtate commnntty,
now a resident of Loulflburg, Mrs. ET.
M. Perry, and it was from her family
that an orator for the occasion had
been selected. The Memorial address
was made by Mr. Stallings, a grand
son of our old friend Kawrence Bow
den, who with his clever daughters
have been the very life and inspira
tion of their neighborhood. Mr. Stal
lings, while scarcely more than a
school' boy, gave us an address that
was replete with beautiful ideas and
valuable historic incidents and events,
all expressed in language smooth and
easy in its flow, and which delighted,
his hearers. Th^re were twenty-fotitfj
old Veterans present, in their uni
forms of gray, each looking happy
and each enjoying to the fullest this
meeting wiUi his friends of today and
his comrades <X the glorious sixties.
Modestly proud of their past re^prds
of chivalric daring and bravery.? oil
many a bloody held, they love to talk
over again those days when they mar
ched shoulder to shoulder into .the
cannons mouth, for the sake of Stat
es rights, homes and loved ones.
The music rendered by home talpsi^.
was mostly the war songs of long
"Annie Laurie/' "Tenting Tonjgt,V- .
and that universal applause-arouqfclfir
"Dixief." While the audience was lin
ing entertained by this "soulstirrlng
music, a little ?irl dressed n white,
went up to each old soldier and pin
ned upon the lapel of his coat, & white
rose tied with red and white ribhpn.
Each Veteran present was asked to
make a talk, and several responded
most happily, telling of times un.l
events before, during and after the
war. Then c&me a nice speeefcjfroDi
Mr. Bow den, in which he invited all
to dinner. As the old Veterans mar
ched out of the building, they formed
in a circle around the beautiful mon
ument which the children decorated
with flowers; and Rev. Mr. Duke then
led in prayer. After this they sur
rounded the dinner table, which lit
erally groaned beneath its weight of
good things, the best the country
could produce. After dinner the peo
ple assembled in the auditorium again
and listened to a talk on -fu&erculosis
by the County Health Physician. Al
together it was a happy and enjoyable
occasion, for both mind and body.
May we all live to meet there again
was the sentiment of all.
?ok Bornn Negro a* 1.VU09 Texans
r 4^ - WttMM.iihe id.
Waco. Texas, May 15,? With 15.000
persons as witnesses, including wo
men and children, Jesse Washington,
a negro boy who confessed to the as
sault and murder of Mrs: Lucy Fryar,
seven miles south of here last Monday,
was taken from the fifth- district
court room shortly before noon today
and burned on the public square.
"The ;buTning came immediately af
teY tbe negro's trial had ended, and
the jury had returned a verdict of
guilty, giving him the <0eath penalty.
Some one not far from the negra I
started the cry of "Get the negro.." !
It was taken up by- ail of those from
the part of the county where Mr*.
Fryar was killed, and Washington was
then seized, and then removed from
the court room. The crowd r.t rirs't
seemed willing to hang the negro
from the suspension bridge, but a j
suggestion that he be burned on the
plaza met with responses, and he was
dragged to the city hall yard, where
a chain already around his neck was
thrown over the limb of a tj*ee, wood
hastily secured, and the fire started.
Rocky Mount Hus Big Fire? Doing
Damage of $?.>,000.
Rocky Mount, May 15.--Fire todav
destroyed part of the saw mill here of
the Tar River Lumber Company, caus
ing a loss ot approximately ?25,0Un
This was tlio largest fire loss sustain
ed by Hockv Mount in more than four
years, and it was the secoud time the
company's mill had been destroyed.
In 1905 the company's plant was des
troyed with a loss of $100,000. W L.
Groom, of this city, is president and
general manager, and while Water was
still playTng on the smouldering ruins
Mr. Groom was at his desk making
plans for rebuilding at once. l]he
mill* had a capacity of 40,000 feet of
lumber daily, and was one of the lar
gest of its kind Jn the State.
Tankersley Sentenced to 4 Months in
Jail.
Salisbury, May 15.? A. Tankersley.
engineer in charge of the Southern
Railway's New York and New Orleans
Limited which on November 24, 1915,
in the yard here crashed into the rear
of a special train, killing two and in
juring twenty-two ? passengers, was
sentenced today in Superior Court to
serve four months in the county Jail.
Tankersley last week was found guil
ty of manslaughter, the Jury .recom
mending leniency.
The court, after pronouncing sen
tence granted the county solicitor per
mission to hire out Tankersley. Tan
kersley is at liberty on $1,000 bail, his
counsel having given notice of an ap
peal.
Inglcslde Items.
It is believed by a great many peo
ple who have noticed the situation
that there will be a larger acreage in
cotton in Franklin county this season
than for many years past. If so it Je
perhaps due to high priced fertilizers
and the scarcity of tobacco plants.
R. G. Person has moved his saw mill
to the Tom Whitaker place, and Char
lie Merritt is having his plant put
down on A. J. Jarman's place ? ear
here. : ?
~7~ The clover, oat and other small
grain crops are very inferior in tW?
part of the county. Mr. J. 0. Beas
ley has a twenty acre field of wheat
that apirears to be very good for a dry
weather crop.
Tobacco farmers ar ? eomplaining
of a scarcity of plants. A# a rule the
plants are small and scattering. Soma
few report good beds with plant*
large enough to set out. Listen! At
this writing, 9 o'clock Monday night.
I hear the very welcome sound ot^tfee
refreshing showers, and let us trust,
that ere this meets the eye of tte
reader, that all the plants largpe
enough to set will hare been pegged*1
out.
Giving as his reason that history
shows that good writers usually make
bad husbands, Philip Goodman advte-'
es that "every woman should think
twioe before marrying a writing man.'
I do not presume to Improve on Mr.
Goodman's advice, but In theee tragi-_
cal times of wars and rumors. I wouU
advise every woman to think at least
a half dozen times before marryiap
any sort of a man.
^ - Mr. A. W. Wilson has three more
?jjbetty young colts, but it Is feaid that
he Is so anxious to keep the plows a
moving that he is not very proad ef
the little horses.
What I Like Te See.
(By Uncle Foge.)
X like to see a young man act as ft
he was worth a million, wtien seven
ty ?flve dollars could buy him. Tt
shows how easily a fortune could toe
made by buying at his real value aad
selling him for what he thinks he te
worth.
yike to see gay old widowers and
spry old bachelors trying to marry a
young wife. It shows that they waat
| to get back U> the days of their yowtk
and live th?m all over again.
I like to see the ladies adopting imd
following the styles by wearing sftort
skirts. It shows that in these troub
lous times of war and rumors they are
willing to econimize by cutting tbe
garment? a little shorter.
I like to Bee people alsciise . tfce
faults of their neighbors and the mt
of mankind and fail to mention any
good thit they do. It shows that they
have no faults of their own for otfrer
folks to talk about.
I like to see lively progressive
young fellows too busy with their owi
affairs to treat elderly people with due
politeness. . U shows that they are
IfVtotr tn ' a. fast age and have no pa
tience with old fogies and their anti
quated notions.
I like to see some of our pr eUty
young girls with rosy cheeks, soft,
white hands a clear conscience, parad
ing for a good time, while their moth
ers remain at home anc attend to. the
duties of the household. It shows
that they never intend to be a cook
for any man.
I like to see a young man light a
cigarette in the presence of ladles,
throw his head back with a vacfcnt
stare, swallow and puff the stnofce
through his nostrils into the .faces of
his fair companions. It snows a gen
erous disposition; that he knows a
good thing when he indulges in It, and
is willing for every body else in smell
ing distance to enjoy tne same privi
lege.
I like to see a man with a well de
veloped case of "swell head" ? whick
comes from various "causes ? some
times from a little prosperity, honor
bestowed upon him by his friends and
fellow citizens, and then again from
some imaginary feeling of importance,
apparently, but whatever the- caus<\
it shows that he believes iu the laws
of expansion.
Mr. John Young Beasley is raisng
a fine young mule. It is not claimed
that lie is training this mule to do his
kicking but if he is it s evident that
lie is going to do the kicking for the
young kicker until he is large enough
to kick for himself. "J. Y." is genial,
gentl.e and patient, as all of the girls
know, but lie cannot stand for '"joy
riders" to knock his mule out of the
road without making a strenuous pro
test on behalf of the mule.
Mr. J. H. Faulkner lost a good horse
Saturday night. The animal was sink
only a short time, and it is thought
that gravel was the cause of his death.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Macon left Sun
dav for ? They will ? attend?
the Reunion of Confederate Veterana
in Birmingham and also visit rela
tives in other parts of that State." -
Mr. J. J. Allen is attending the Re
union of Confederate Veterans in Bir
mingham. Ala., this week. Mr. Allen
has many friends in the Southern
States and his regular attendance up
on the annual Reunion of the "old
Vets." is a source of genuine pleasure
to him.
The State Journal is carrying a se
ries of articlejJ-setting forth the claim*
of the various Democratic candidates
for nomination. Its last weeks issue
contained a most interesting sketch
of Attorney-General T. W. Bickett.
candidate for Democratic nomination
for Governor. The article was writ
ten by Mr. R. B. White, and on ae
count of an intimate acquaintance
with the subject of his sketch, and a
thorough knowledge of his splendid
record, Mr. White Is perhaps as well
fitted to present the claims of Frank
lin's popular and distingushed citizon
as any man in the State, which we
think he has done in a very forceful,
correct and Impressive manner.
It is consoling, though, to think
that our boys will "hot return from
Mexico entirely empty handed. They
will have a perfectly good ooat of
tan.