Vol. XXK.
MR. CRAWS SPEECH.
A Brilliant Narative of the Braye
Deeds of Confederate Soldiers.
The following is an outline of
the speech of Hon. Locke Craig
at the unveiling of the monument
V) the Confederate soldiers of
ratawba county, in Newton,
August lo:
horror nf KotfU.c.u. . .
ueius ana gar
ments dyed in blood. This is
exemplified and glorified ia the
life of every heroic soldier. It
mis mat cannot
Newton, N. C, Thursday, August 22, 1907.
they at once closed and came
steadily on, never halting, never
wavering, right through the
CI J ? i .
noia, ngns up to our guns and
the supreme fact is the
universality of law. In the
material world we see its mani
festation in all life and in all mat
ter. We trace it in the fall of
the apple, and in the poise and
revolution of solar systems, In
accordance with this law nothing
is destroyed, nothing is lost.
The leaf as it decays upon the
ground is but changing its form
that it may contribute toward
the development of a higher and
tiuer life. No energy is lost.
lhe tremenaous power which storm cradled nation
A. . -
'&nnot he in I - i ...
It can never be lot .it i7 'TZ ! w"pi Txam before them
enduring ih . u . I".,,1! cmprarea our artillery, rand cut
me uiaroie oi
Carrara. It is hricrhtQ a.
o w l tuku bug
order of the stars,
The people of Catawba County
uu lQe mseives no higher
uuuor, can perform for
v. ... . A
k-eueraiion no greater
can transmit to
heritage more
perpetuate by suitable memoiial
tne needs of their heoric men.
All hail this
when this
i
ouoyant youth, of
our whole division to pieces.
You were at Cold Harbor and
Chancellorsville, at Fredericks
burg and Gettysburg, at Peters
burg and Rin.h
1,1118 atox, and always in tho fWf oat
service, of he fiwhtma. i?r,Q a.
posterity ; no fw.7rr.rr.. """T8
blessed than to 297 wl tne
.muhu - I...H2nd Regiment, of which you
were a member, a new flag made
vicious fanatics.
"A similar bill failed to pass the
legislature of Virginia by only
one vote. There was a strong
and r rowing sentiment at the
South- to free the negroes, but
this sentiment was counteracted
by the violence of Northern
abolionists,
"The vast majority of the men
who composed the Southern
armies owned no slaves, Thev
fought for the Constitution of
their fathers. Since the war the
established principles of our
Goverment have not always been
No. 27.
epuaiets stand the men in plain
gray who must never be forgot
ten.
'Regular a the Sun"
U an expression ua old as the race. No
doubt the rising and setting of the sun
is the most regular performance in the
universe, unless it is the action of the
liver and bowels when regulated with
Dr. King's New Life Piles. Guarnteed
by T, R. Abernethy druggist. 25c
auspicious day accordant with o a,,
Kieb multitude nf Preen. ..j .
" a iJiesuama io tne
stronsr
anrt fa . L " -f-A. xuuau wunuy 01 re-
imuu uu i namaaur sain that t fh i.
rienrl trt xiucsi,
, w uuyeu mis snait. that th?nftot V j
bears p0n , comer, stone the ZhZLyZZ " ?
" - Wi aLl bU sons oi uatawba duct of that
wuuwentto do battle fnr tha
, , i - wxivuuicunaja uccu
by the ladies of Richmond in Federalizing and centralizing. It
seemed that some of our corpor
is apparent in tne movement
of a locomotive is the utilization
of the energy of the sun which
for ages has been dormant in the
- . 1 1 A .
cji.. ana mat energy passes
aain into neat and light, not
destroyed but changed in form.
We cannot conceive that law
which i supreme in the material
world should not hold good in
the higher life and development
of the moral world.
"The Astronomer Le Verrier
discovered through his telescope
that the planet Saturn was
deflected from its orbit and de
viated from its regular course.
Apparently the law was ignor
ed, But he conceived that this
irregularity was caused by the
uroximity of another body be- !
yund the reach of his telescope.
He made his calculation. He
measured and weighed the un
seen world. A greater telescope
was constructed and turned to
that portion of space. At the
a ppointed time the planet Nep
t me, hitherto unknown, swept
i to the range ct the new telescopes."
'So it is with every life.
regiment. They
marched, said he as steadilv
that foil I
- -w" uuuicaa uaraiiH. inn TDnan nnm
mL . . . I ' " wtu
iua memories of the old man manded to retreat marhd k.u
and the old women are to-day as steadily as ever through a
weu uacK 10 tne limes when the most fire, galling
ooys ennstea, Tbese gray-haired
rodcxauot WUUSB iaCPS W6r6
burned in the fire that blazed
from the rifle pits of Chancellors
ville, whose bosoms were scared
1 A
oy tne bayonets that on Ceme
tery Hill, were boys then. In
this town, in all towns of the
boutb, the drulns w,ere beating,
tne bright new banners
waving,
off. The lock of hair, the flower.
& 1 T- "IT . .
fcue X3i oie was given in token of
every lasting love and remem-J
brance. Mothers pressed the
first-born to proud but breaking!
nearts. The boys marched away
forever, In that crreat hnnr
Yo u men of Catawba were at
ii icockefeller is to live 30
years more, as his doctor affirms
he can earn enough to pay a lot of
fines. Philadelphia Ledger.
M ATTING.? MATTING!
The Limit of Life.
ations, and some of our people.
and even some of our judges,
had almost forgotten that there
were any States, but we hav
come to know that there is 'ifeii'1 edSe mlwhl?h. he race 19 nw
tho m I nZ -Jpoesessed. The critical period that de-
tne Old land yet. The exiled f .termines its duration, seems to be bo.
dynasty of Southern ideils i i ,fcwesn 50.and P the proiw care of the
. " wem minis ,s foody during hu' decade cannot be too
DOU5 to De restored. - 1 strongly urged; careless then being
a xt lL i laiiAi lo longevity, mature s best he per
u vyaiuiiiia was nrst at
Bethel, farthest to the front at
Gettysburg and Chicamauga, last
at Appomatox, so now she is at
the head of the column of the
The most eminent medical scientists
are unanimous in the conclusion that
tne generally accepted limitation of
human life is many years below the at
tainment possible with the a.lvannMl
i
after 5O is Electric Bitters, the scientific
tonic medicine that revitalizes every
organ of the body. Guaranteed by T.
R. Abernethy, Druggist. 50c.
Omesra's Budget
CorresDondence of Tne Enterprise.
Iron Station, August 11,
mi .
j. ue wejcome rains have come,
Mr, A. C. Dellipger, an aged and
highly respected citizan of the
Little Mountain section is verv
sick Rev. Chronister of Maiden
commenced a protracted meeting
at Mountain View Baptist church
yesterday. Kev. W. 0. Rudisill
closed a very successful revival
meeting at L9banon last Sunday
night. It has never been our
privilege to listen to more
earnest preaching, and we believe 1
it will have a profound influence ' SSOrlweilt at Our Store.
for good. The meeting resulted
youi
Ladies, wlien you rearraDge
ton hp Cm- ihi
, yuu nena any new
matting on the floor, yon can fiind a good
A Native.
in 12 accessions to the church,
and your correspondent has
reason to rejoice, as 4 of the
number are his own children.
To God be all the praise,, '
Mr. James Sherrill and family
of Mr. Mourne visit-d relatives
in our section last week.
miss L.ottie JJonalson of
Charlotte is yisiting relatives in
community.
The Misses Ella and Pearl
Wilkinson of Charlotte visited
relatives in the Kidaville section
last week and gave the iamily of
onarpsourg and some of , you 'States, North and South, for th
lOm AWk kw iU.l a n . a
'vluou,W!l mumeni; alter you: maintenance of trm Rnvproiontrr u; u ..ii t
uau crossed me Potomac at Har- of the States, the
per 's Ferry. You had waded the . State to control its own affairs. dent of a sleepy hamlet in Alaba- JOUr corresPondent a sh .rt call
rvu,r, -u-: , . ma. v" "euurauaJ-
j.lxio ia me uasm principle OI
UDon Are yu a native ot the town? '
We have seventeen different patterns
to select from. Our goods were bought
right delivered in our store, and we are
giving onr patrons the benefit of the
freight. Prices ranging from.llc to 28c,
saving you about two Cn1son .yard'
See onr goods and get price.
Respectfully, J
F. HERMAN & Son.
river, and were worn with light
ing and marching. You could i .
hnar-th ou , 'Qis averment, tne rock
Kuua ui oua.1 psuurfcT.
iou saw
the
the
names oi wnose men are in the
corner stone of this monument.
The first company went out in
every heroism and martyrdom April 1861. This was flnmranw
We may not comprehend its A of the 12th Regiment. The
nv-ining. We cannot know its j last went out in May 1864. This
ir tinite and ultimate relation, but ' was Company E of the 72nd
the wounded and the
Wereldvinor K-ronrvVit
Cava cades were filing that McClellan with his whol.
army was advancing to the as
sault. It was a doubtful mom
ent. Gen. Pender rode nut hp.
fore the line, He lifted his fin-
Ktsr ior attention. He spoke to
you words as great as those of
of travail armies came from the V .T. ..S"
womb ofthe South, full equipped h "rr;:K :roiur mi
liiro M'norw t u. . battle at is not willing to go
oram oilm,u ou L , .
nmu mc wj uutti psuurj;. iet mm
step out of the ranks and he shai
The President of the Ranson-J be put back across tha rWr in
Sherrill chapter tells me that the safety, With the rebel yell you
which the Republic must stand, ased a traveler,
if it stand at all. This is theessen- "An 1 wfaat?"
I tial of permanent popular govern
ment, ana oi just government,
The pollitico-industriai problems
evolved by this great modern
process must be mainly dealt
with by the States, If the pub
he corporations are to be control!
like Minerva from the
Jupiter.
county oi Uatawba sent to
front eleven f uli companies.
with
v m do lnow that far beyond our
k-.n the Eternal Law must hold
uj sway.
Regiment. These were of the
Junior Reserves, all seventeen
year old boys. This company
t
rushedforward and swept the
fild of Sharpsburg, After the
battle when Jackson asked Hood
where is your brigade?' That
intrepid commander answered
'dead upon the field,'
"Time does not allow to continue
the narration of the heroic deeds
of the men of the Confederacy
I do not believe that their loyali
ty, their constancy, their chivalry,
their patience in suffering, their
courage in battle, has been
equalled in ancient or modern
times. Napoleon said
languidly asked
the one addressed.
"Are you a native of the town?"
i ua lis iiuaii.r
"I asked you whether you were
a native of the place?''
At this juncture there appear
ed at the open door of the cabin
Mr. T. F. Drum of Catawba.
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while on his way to Stanley to
visit his daughter stopped ote
night with the family of the
writer,
The bond issue for tha im
provement of the public roads
of Lincoln county was defeated
last Thursday fcy a decisive
majority. Our people are well
British at Waterloo:
them with artillery,
them with infantry,
them with cavalry.
the smoke of battle
there stood the read
of the
covered
flooded
deluged
But when
was lifted
line yet.'
'I
I
I
of
"ftn sacrifices for every
ru'hteous cause are the seals
the Everlaatincr Covenant
fthe Almighty that His will
shii I be done, that His Kingdom
shall come."
"Why is it that we love the
soldier? We do not love war. We
do not love the carnage and
bloodshed and horrors of battle."
"General Grant, standing upon
the portico of the palace at Ber
lin, reviewing the army of Lm
perul Germany in all of its mag
nificence and strength, said to
the German Emperor: "Sire, I
hate war." He knew its triumphs
and its glories, but he knew of
its horror and suffering.
"We love the fighting soldier
or the reason that he believes
in somethings that he is willing
to live for and, if need be, die
was raised by J, R, Gaither,
Company F of the 38th Regiment
from this county had enlisted
when it went out a father and
two sons, They passed all though
the four years struggle and came
home. The old man died a few
years ago. Would that he could
have participated in this occasion
with his boys and his comrades.
Please permit me to say that
from the County of Buncombe,
Patrick Black went to the Army
of Northern Virginia and carried
with him seven sons,
Their names were William, Mon
traville, Jake, Nathan, James,
George and Henry, They- all
enlisted the same day. They
did not all come back,
Some of you men, when you
wore boys, were at Seven Pines.
This is what a Northern soldier
who was there said of vou: "Our
To maintain his conviction shot tore their ranks wide onen
he bids dritiince to danger and 'and shattered them in a manner
pam and death. To him there is ' frightful to behold. They closed
uignestana severest up, and came on as steadily . as
test of courage and devotion. He; English veterans. When they
men and round true. He. is got within 400 yards we closed
our case shot, and opened on
lor.
So it was with the men who wore
the gray. They defended their
native land. Before Richmond
and Peters ourg the gray line
stood. Against it marched over
whelming numbers; against it
were broken squadrons of caval
ry and parks of field artillery.
Against it army after army was
hurled, but when the smoke of
battle lifted there stood the gray
line yet.
"These men did not fight for
slavery. The rr justifiable
methods by which fanatics pro
posed to deal with the South oh
account of this institution, was
one of the aggravating causes
of the war. Had it not been for
the aggressive and offensive fan
atical interference the negroes
would have been not
freed before 1861 by the
Southern people. England had
freed her slaves, and away back
in the early 30's a bill was pending
before the General Assembly of
North Carolina looking to univer
sal emancipation. I state this
upon the authority of that gallant
soldier and Southern gentle
men, Capt. James F, Jonston of
Asheville, brother of the senator-
elect of Alabama, His father
was in the General Assembly at
the time, and he stated that the
bill would undoubtedly have be
come a law had it not been for the
negro rebellion in Eastern North
Carolina, instigated by these'
i .
ed and reflated in Wi to the man's wifef tall, sallow and Pieasea tn our present system
them and for thP ifaro nf ft, Q gaunt. After a careful survev Pf working our public roads and
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people, it must be done by the of the questioner she said
States, and it will be done. Tn Am t you got no sense, Bill?
resist it is to contend with the in- Ie means was yo' livin' heah
eyitable, and to invite antagonism whenyo' was born' or wos yo'
an A t..rn Ivn norn hpfnro
muu. o vi lit:. i w j w hsv'f uu iiv in
o.,u , , . hea.h. Now answer him."
a tic uuuiu nas awanenea to a
broader deatiny,
In agriculture
wetnmK that the majority of
out roads would be neglected or
worked under the old free labor
system had a great deal to do
Til j I i . .
wiiu ueieaung tne nipasure.
The new law provides that
another election shall be held 12
One second hand 13 horse power Peerless trac
tion engine. It is in good running condition.
Terms cash, good note or mortqaqe. Also ran
V V
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mrnisn cotton gins on short notice. See us and
get the very best goods at the most reasonable Drices
A.
and terms.
All our good
mUa J a. m i
ouw is mo most iavorea lana on
eartn, uer cotton in seeded to
"Everybody Should Know'1
months hence, and the lriends ot
the measure believe that by tlVP flllrsnfpp
says C. G, Havog, a Drominpnt busi-l Dron?rIv nirino- fha nnaat;,-.. I
clothe the increasing minions of iff.iS.Sriia: that the new" law wil, be
tne earth. Her climate and her healing salve ever applied to a sore, adopted
resources promisehersupremacy SwSiiS We were pleased to meet at
in manufacture; The mill-atone! about" Guaranteed by T, R. Aberne- Rock Springs cam pmeeti no- onr
of slavery is no longer about her 7 "ruggl8t friend Mr a. J, Whitener of
necir, The common sense of the c Cornelius, There are few better
North has come to realize that A Duke who can Dumn a rivp.r educators and all round citizena
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out-, 4uu sub aione, must aeai witn dry comes nrettv close to baino- in every respect than M r
settle the race Droblem. la man whnran cof a nVa,. nn I Whitener
s are so
Id und
er a post-
and
There is no longer any irritating Chicago Tribune.
cause to array section against
section. The Ronfh ia
, w- i rr,, , ,
her own and hor H00la m:n "t"" trouoie, no
ttjji i uiouor now BURnr, enonia give every
prevail, possible help to the digestive organs, so ,
, . tDat the rood may be digested with the
n sue language OI 1 neodore t . least eaort. This may be done by tak-
Davidann whnwoa q onAi t mg something that contains natural di-
, .. nrpstive nronwHpaenmol lii-no- HI,.
seventeen, let it never be for- Kodo1 or Indigestion and Dys?psia.
gotten that those men fought h??018, PrePar,atln of vegatabie
p- - i h i i m w i (ill iinnrnina T-n. ithtt. einmn
ana ngtlting died, for the same found in a heallhy stomach. It dieests
wnat you eat. Sold by T. R. Abernethy
he has recently lost' his second
wife.
Oaiega.
Call on or write,
E. L. . Bellinger
Co.
Newton, N, C
&
great divine right, tha right of a
people to ordain and control
their own government."
We unvail a monument to men
whe did not triumph in war.
But tney taugnt vs how to live
and how to die, The South in
he day of her dessolation was
rich injthe priceless heritage of
heir deeds, By the love and
oyalty of Southein womanhood
has this mounment been built
and all the mounments to South
ern soldiers,
Standing here to-day by this
shaft, remembering the sacrifi
ces, and the suffering of the
South, remembering the 40,000
men who sleep in the battle-,
scarred bosom of old Virginia.
I voice the sentiment of every
maimed soldier and widowed
mother whenll say that North
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varunoa uues not DQgruage one
single offering that she laid upon
the altar of Dizie,
For four years the South felt
upon her bosom the tramp of
embattled hosts. Four years
she was convulsed by storm and
rabed in consuming fire. But
she came forth purified, ennobl
ed, transcendent in defeat, and
in that time new names were
born Lee, Jackson, Pettigrew,
Ransom, Pender were blazned in
letters of immortal light, and
with the men who wear stars and
and R, P. Freeze.
Correcting the Record,
liet a free sample of Dr. - Sh nnn'a
"Health Coffee" at our store. If real
coffje disturbs your Stomach your
Haart or Kidneys, then try this clever
vonee imitation, Dr. Khoop has closely
matched Old Java and Mocha Coffee in
flavor and taste, yet it has not a single
Ki-aiu oi reai uonee in it. Ur, Snoop's
Health Coffee Imitation is made from
pure toasted groins or sereals, with Malt
touts, eti. Made in a minut. No tedious
wair, iou will surely like it. Sold by J.
How Do You Spend Your Mon.v?
lndianannHfl Vpwb
Jt-aris uses American songs and
Representative Champ Clark QRIand decided to approve
of Missouri, tells a storv about of our clothes. If we could make
former Kepreaentative Henry tj, Germany like our tariff the
Johnson, of Indiana ' European concert would be
"Air. Johnson," he said, "was harmonized quite to our purpo-
engaged in a debate with an m ses. New York World.
inois Congressman and called
m i I
mm an ass. nis was unparlia- "We never repent of eating too little.a
mentary, of course, and had to 7a one of tne ten ra,es of ,ife of Ttioma!
... . ' I Jefferson. DrMidenfc of tho TTniizwi
De with drawn.. Pursuant to. and the rule applies to everyone withont
the order of the Speaker Mr' hxoepio? darin2 th" not weather, be-
Johnsonsaid:
1 withdraw the language I
cause it is nard for food even in small
quantities, to dp digested when the blood
is at high temperature. At this season
nafid Mr Rnpnlror hnt T !no,U wT.V.0, BB" properly.
' i -, .ub j. judibiii ngsuuuiuoinu neiu me SLomacn
that the gentleman frrom Illinois mucn aaposible by the use of a little
luuiuuon ana uyspepsia,
I wuich will rest the stomack hv di
the food itself. Sold by T. R. Abernethy
tuiu x . x reezs.
is out of order.'
" 'How am I out of order?'
demanded the Illinois man, with
considerable heat,
" 'Probablp a veterinary sur
geon can tell you,' tor rested
Johnson. This was parliamen
tarj and went into the Kecord
T'11 rr.
a m oiup jruur pain, ro snow you
Mciure yuu spena a penny what my
Pink Paia Tablets can do, I will ir.ai
you iree, a Trial Package of them Dr
Shoop's Headach Tablets. Meuralgia
ueauacae, i ootnacne, i'eriod pains, etl
are due alone to blood congestion
ur onoop-s iieadaclie Tablets simpl
pam by coaxing away the nuuatura
Diooa pressore. Tnat is all. Address Dr
Rhoop, Racine, Wis. Sold by R, PI
jcreezs.
"Why do you telegraph your
congratulations on their mar.
rige? A letter would do as well,' j
Oh, no. They may be divorced
before a letter can reach them, " ,
Cleveland Leader,
Jlreyowdoingzitin, a way to receive
substantial benefit? Are you laying
aside something for a BAIJV Y DA Y? If
not j you will never have a better time 4o
begin than now. To get quickly started
begin the easiest way; come to The
Shuford National Bank andopen an ac
count in their Savings department. Do
not wait for a large sum for it may
never come; fust deposit whatever you
uovetolspare, no matter how small the
amount. W e will gladly assist you in
getting started. We pay percent inter
est and compound it quarterly in this
department, Ca and let us tell you how
we do it.
A. A. Shuford Pies., J. C. Smith Vice Pres. and fA, H,
Crowell,1 Cashier.
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The Kind You Have Always Bought i
Bears the
Signature of
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Dr. J. H. Yount,
President,
Capital,
NEWTON, N. C
E, P, Shrum,
Vice President.
DIRECTORS;
wpiehed in the balance and not
found wanting. This thrills the
lj"irts ,f men with responsive
admiration. It is this that
ennobles war, that shines in the
them with cannister, Such
destruction I never witnessed,
At each discharge great gaps
were made in their ranks but
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Irregularity is bad in every department of life, in meals, in sleeping hours,'
but especially when it is a question of womanly habit. Not only is it a sign of
female disease, but, unless cured, it will cause dangerous troubles, because of
the poisons thus allowed to remain in the system.
If you suffer in this way, get a bottle of
Wime of
ram
Mrs. Ludnda Johnson, of Fish Creek, Wis., vrites "I suffered for fourteen (14) years with Irregu
larity, causing great pain. At last I tried Cardul, and now I am cured." At all druggists. In $1 bottles.
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"I knew you were a fool before
I married you!" "I presume my
proposing to you satisfied you on
that point?" Houston Post,
"'What makes that goat shiver
so, Mike?" "He ate a lot of
sleigh bells th' other day; an'
iviy toime he moves they jingle,
an' he thinks it's winter."
Denver Post,