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VOLUME XXXVIII.
PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR IN ADVANCE
NEWTON, N. C, TUESDAY, DEC. 19, 1916.
PRICE FIVE CENTS THE COPY.
NUMBEI5 87.
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FARM LOAN MEETING
Farmers Invited to Attend Meeting
Next Friday to Perfect Ar
rangements for Loans.
County Agent Homer II. B. Mask
issiu-s the following letter this week
io the farmers of Catawba county
who are interested in the new feder
al farm loan act:
"Avoiding to a letter received
from the federal farm loan board at
Washington, the twelve federal land
banks will be located during this
month and will be ready to serve the
ople early in 1917 it being im
oss.ble to name the exact date at
the present time.
The board urges that farmers
ivrfect their local" federal farm loan
a - aviations at once, so that the pre
liminary work, such as naming the
! cal association, electing a board
i f nine directors, a loan Committee
ot three who shall proceed at once to
a-vnaise the land of borrowers, a
s.' .'rotary-treasurer to transact the
business" of the association, sign the
a nicies of association and have them
'va.iy to present to our district 1'ed-oi-al'land
bank. .
Ameeting is called for all who
a. re interested in this matter, to meet
at the court house Friday, December
'J. at 1 p. m. This is a very im
portant meeting, because it is neces
.uy that the above steps be taken at
or.ee it' we expect to be ready to se
. -e a loan at the opening of the
lank."
NEWTON STORES DRESSED
IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE
Newton's stores, teeming with holi
day goods ,have put on a Christmas
dress. Christmas trees, holly and
other evergreen decoiations have
made the show windows and the in
teriors very attractive. Saturday
was a busy day in town, with hun
dreds of people thronging the stores,
ppurchasing Chrictmas and other
goods in large quantities. All last
week was a busy time and this week
promises to witness the usual grand,
final rush for Christmas goods, of
which every Enterprise adveitiser
has abundance. In this issue are a
number ot appeals for patronage
based on a wid range of merchan
dise at prices that are admittedly
less than prices in even larger towns.
You will make no mistake in buying
your holiday stuff in Newton. Read
Enterprise advertisements for particulars.
CLIMATE CUTTING UP
REAL WINTRY WEATHER
MUST EAT LESS, SAYS
BRITISH FOOD CZAR
London, Dec. IS. Lord Devon
port, speaking for the first t;me as
food controller in the house of lords
said:
"The solution of the food question
resolves itself into one of 'a system
of rationing. It is not enough to
maintain the food supplies, but it is
overwhelmingly essential that they
b. distributed fairly.
"My first duty will be ascertain
the quantity of food stocks available
and the stocks visible. There are
many unpatriotic people "Tying to
get "hold of supplies in excess of
their wants.
"My remedy will be to adjust the
s-pplies coming into the country so
that everybody will have an equal
chance of getting a fair share no
more or no less. On account of many
people buying up supplies sugar
c. nnot be had at all. A remedy must
be found for that. Possibly the only
way will be for a system of rationing.
"It is obvious that general dim
inution in the consumption of staple
food is necessary. At present this
diminution can only be brought a
botrt by voluntary abstinence. But
if voluntary abstinance is not suc
cessful it will be necessary to make
abstinence compulsory.
The famous piedmont climate has
been cutting various capers and be
gan the week yesterday with a business-like
snow. All last week the
thermometer tried to shake hands
with zero but 14 degrees above wrs
about the worst it could do. Piercing
wind of high velocity characterized
the week, Friday and Saturday
nights particularly, when as cold a
breeze as ever swept out from Blue
Ridge ice fields howled and shrilled
around the corners. Folks retiring
Sunday night left clear skies stud
ded with brilliant sparklers, and a-
rose to find snow clouds; and a
bout 8 o clock the snow began to
fall and soon covered the ground. The
prospects were for a white Christ
mas.
FREEZE
COMPANY'S .PENNY
SALE OPENS TODAY
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER FIRE
HANDICAPS BIG DAILY PAPER
Saturday morning after 5 o'clock
fire broke out in The Observer print
ing house at Charlotte ,compieteluy
destroying the job printing plant
and damaging the newspaper plant
to such an extent that the equip
ment could not be operated; yet the
paper came out Sunday morning as
usual, having been issued from lhe
Carlotte News presses, which were
immediately placed at the disposal of
The Observer by W. C. Dowd of The
News. The origin is not determined.
The loss will be in the thousands of
dollars but is covered by insurance.
The Observer was planning to move
within two weeks and a new press
had already arrived, so that the fire
will not cripple the big daily as
much as it otherwise might have
done.
AN ALLEGED GIGANTIC
SWINDLE IS UNEARTHED
Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 14. A
gigantic swindle, exceeding even the
wildest dreams of the mythical J.
Uui'us Waliingford, was brought to
light here today when United States
postal inspectors conducted a hole
Catawba in. Days of Yore
Every Tuesday The Enterprise
will publish in this column inter
esting articles dealing with the
early days of Catawba. The writ
er is a scholarly gentleman who
loves to dig into the past and
bring out bits of local history,
but who prefers his name kept
out of sight. Editor.
WEBB AND PROHIBITION
SCORE IN CONGRESS
Keinrich Weidner the Explorer.
The country around Philadelphia
was too crowded for the big Saxon
who, like Daniel Boone, wanted more
"elbow room." A fev Germans had
already settled in the Carolinas,
and it is likely that he had often
heard from travelers of the 'unex
plored lands to the southward. What
ever the reason he determined to
see for himself what kind of a coun
try it was.
For some time he had been pre
paring for this expedition. After
having his ride made he bought a
big strong hoise and two good
hounds. He needed the horse to ear
rv him or his pack of furs, the dogs
to track wild' animals by day and to
sale raid that resulted in the aivest i v, arn him of danger at night. In
of men who formerly stood high in j njs outfit was an axe to cut trees or
Philadelphia business circles. One "tiivr.vood. a frying pan, and two
o fthe swindles is declared by the au
thorities to have involved $2,500,
000 most of it money of widows and
orphans.
Eight companies are named by the
authorities as being involved in the
alleged "steal." They are the In
ternational Gas and electric ccm
ranv. Philadelphia; Bachman and
heavy woolen bianKets.
Imagine him then beginning his
journey in the fall of 1745, a big
ruddy faced man. astride a large
long legged horse. Across the sad
dle bow was the great riflle; behind
him his blankets and tools. With
the eager hounds barking and leap-
- i r - i 1 :
i m? with joy, ana inenus seuuuig icu
company, banking firm, Philadelphia; ! ters an(j messages to far-away kind-
Bank ot Independence, Logan, rnaa-.j. he ,vas picturesque hgure as
delpnia; concord uas company, on-ihs made his way through the scat
Attention is asked again for the
one cent sale at the Freeze drug
store which opepns today and
lasts just three days Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday, o fthis week.
Coming right in the middle of the
holiday trading season, the sale has
already attracted great interest for
it will enable shoppers to purchase
many articles suitable for presents
at practically the price of a single
article. Look over the page adver
tisement and check what you want
by paying 1 cent more than the reg
ular price in each instance, you can
duplicate anything advertised. Of
course the company makes no profit
during such a sale. .The idea is to
advertise the celebrated "Rexall"'
products.
cord, N. C; the baburbar. Gas com
pany, of East Syracuse, N. Y.; the
Gaston Gas company, Gastonia, N.
C; Georgetown Railway and Light
company, Georgetown, S. C; the
Southern Gas and Electric company,
Philadelphia.
According to Postal Inspector
FRANCE TO SHUT OFF
ALL STRONG DRINK
S.XAETOWN SCHOOL,- DOX :
SUPPER THURSDAY -i IGliT
Startown, Dec. 18. There will be
a box supper at the school here
Thursday night the 21st, and every
body is invited.
The declamation and recitation
tered settlements of Pennsylvania on
his five-hundred mile ride to the
south. ;
It is probable that he had fellow
travelers some of the time, but he
made the greater part of the jour
ney alone. A; the beginning where
iVip pnimtrv was more thickly settled,
Frank W. Smith, who conducted an . iie stayed with some farmer at
investigation into the aifairs of the njrrht. " But as he came farther south
companies that lasted a year, the In- settlers' homes grew farther
temational Gas and Electric - com- J .,n(j farther apart. Then he was of
pany was the principal concern of j t"&n oblidged to camp by the road
the scheme. Its worthless stock of j por SUpper he had corn bread
$1,500,000 was sold broadcast among ;l'nd' bacon. For breakfast he had
500 victims. The other concerns .were j dacon and COm bread. Nor was it
used mostly as come-ons." ' . ( very good corn bread at that. He
With the single exception of the 1 3imply made dugh of corn meal and
Bank of Independence, all passed in- j .vater and fried it in the pan. The
to the hands of a receiver in Decern- bacon was sliced and either fried or
ber, 19'5, in one grand smash, leaving ; held over the fire and broiled. He
behind a trail of ruin, according to j probably had a few onions along to
Smith. j help flavor this scanty irfeal.
A Washington dispatch to The
Greensboro News says: Representa
tive Yates Webb, of North Carolina,
advanced the cause of nation-wide
prohibition materially Thursday
when as chairman of the house judi
ciary committee he reported fovor-
ably the joint resolution amending
the constitution to provide for na
tional prohibition
The vote in the committe was 12
to 7, the largest .majority yet given
the cause and the committee also re
commended that the resolution be
passed by the present congress.
Mr. Webb is one of the strongest
supporters the prohibitionists have
in concress or anywhere else. We is
not, however, one of those who be
lieve in "wild cat" legislation against
rum, but he has always been with the
prohibitionists ancr but for his action
the bill would perhaps have remain
ed in a pigeon hole until some two
or three years hence.
There is every reason to believe
that the Webb resolution will pass
congress if it is permitted to come to
a vote. -The Hobson resolution, si
milar to the present proposed legis
lation, received a majority of three
but failed to become a law because a
two-thirds vote is necessary in mat
ters pertaining to the changing of
the constitution. Since the days of
Hobson there has been a remarkable
tendency toward prohibition. Even
Washington City is on the verge of
going dry and Virginia, the home of
the mint julep, has already voted
whiskey out of its territory, forcing
thirsty Tar Heels to pay express
charges from Washington and Balti
more on packages of "wet" goods,
and numerous other states have ad
opted the sar; j lan. In short, the
states which ::.-. sell liquor -are get
tine dov.-. 1? " r!-vv; margin and
with the :ct ve campaign which the
enemies t u..j are making there is
no doubt lhat they have a mighty
rood char. " t i put the question up to
the states to decide and that, too,
in a mighty short time.
Fifteen Carloads of HolU
Mount Olive, Dec. 13. Upwards
of 15 carloads of holly have already
been shipped from here to north
ern and northwestern markets this
season, where it is being used for
Christmas decoration purposes. The
shipments from here this season will
! probably be a little heavier than m
CUBA SHOULD SHOWr THAT FRENCH DEAT. HARD T LOOT
SHE IS IN GOOD FAITH j
Sudden Thurst at Verdun Rest its in
Success for the Allied Fore s
Rumania Thoroughly Licki X
In spite of the winter "weather on
the western front there has been
some heavy fighting in the reg ;n of
Verdun, where last Friday anc Sat
urday the French made a sudden,
victorous thrust at the German lines,
drove back the crown prince s ar
mies and captured about S.000 pris
oners, together with numerous .nins.
It is said that the Germans, in their
strong defences, were not expecting
attack a ndfelt they were imjregn
abie in their trenches.
In Rumania the Germans have
driven the Rumanians and Russians
back to a line where it is exp-cted
they will offer stiff resistance. I'here
is no longer a Romanian government
the foreign office having been sent to
Petrograd. Russians and Germans
have been fighting also along the
Russian front, without decisive re
hults anywhere.
The Peace Situation
President Wilson" has received
and forwarded to the entente allies
the German peace proposals v hich
do not differ from the unofficila re
ports published last Friday. Ger
many is willing to lay her cares on
the table and play the peace fame
to the finish, even agreeing to t orld
disarmament within reasonable- li
mits, and world police powers over
shipping, with world guarantees of
future peace. Her conversation
has taken a wholly different tun as
compared with the militant "O i to
Paris" attitude of the first mciths
of the war. What the entente i Hies
will do with proposals is not .lear
Lloyd-George, the first man of Eng
land and her premier, speaks to
day in parliament, and will ou.line
his attitude. Russia's duma has de
clared that the peace proposal
should be categorically declined ith
out thanks they want to fight on.
France is apparently not crazy a )out
peace as offered. But in England
there is an element that wants t :ace
because the new German submarines
with a radius of 10,000 miles are
playing havoc with British shipiing.
Some days as many as 10 ships ad
ened with food are sunk, and r ver
1 a word in the press about it.
! Official in Washine-ton be .eve
A dispach from Washington says:
A bill introduced in the house by Re
presentative Charles Hall Dillcn, of
South Dakota, it pprsscd, will make
impossible trouble over the old bonds
that Cuba is asking leave to sue for
payment on.
His bill is: i'To Govern Procedure
Where One State Seeks to aMintain
an Original Action Against Another
State in the Supreme Court of the
United States la certain Cases."
The bill roadz: "Ba it enacted,
That in all cases where one state
seks to maintcin an original action
against another state in the supreme
court of the united stages upon any
obligation or dispute which does not
arise directly between such states,
but does arise between the defend
ant state and some individual or cor
poration that has transferred such
right or obligation to the complain
ing state, sucn transiercnce must
show, in order to maintain such suit,
that it became such owner by trans
fer in good faith for full value b3
fore maturity in the usual couise of
such obligation.
Representative Dillon became in
tensely interested in the North Caro
lina bonds while a member of the
South Dakota senate in 1907-1909
and led the fight against his stele re
ceiving the money from North Caro
lina as allowed by the supiems court.
Public sentiment there was against
it," he said.
He said today he became interest
ed in the Cuba case as a result of
his interest in the case between
North Carolina and South Dakota.
Referring to the action of the
New York brokers in getting South
Dakota to accept the bonds he said:
"Evidently now they've gone to Cuba
and got through some deal there to
help collect those bonda.
"The purpose of my bill is simply
to prohibit states going on the curb
and buying this old dishonored pap
er that's 'hawked' about on the mar
ket. If this bill pasros, even if Cuba
iS held to have a ri: ht to sue a sov
ereign state, then Cuba must show
the good faith by which she possess
ed the bonds."
THIS CHARLEY IS SHIFTY
ESCAPED FROM OFFICERS
Cotton Still Off.
Cotton is still weak and yesterday
went off about ten points from Satur
Hav. when it closed at lower pprices.
Peace talk, which apparently ought
tn heln cotton, seemingly hurts it.
Locally the price yesterday was 17
cents, though none was onerea. ine
market is three cents lower than
the high levels reached, which means
approximately $15 the bale. Many
gmners m the county nave 1 certain quarters, where he is sup-
i wnoAsI n Viotta Kaoii coon sanrl tnrf
A dispatch from Smithfield says: that the diplomatic wedge has f and
The whites of Smithfield are looking i Rn openinff and that negotiations vill
ux a. uc6iu " xcpuut o-v. follow, and peace acnievea in no
enough bad man. Four deputy sher
iffs had a time shooting at him in
bed. and the man is still at large.
The cooks are afraid to go through
Paris, Dec. 18. A bill was intro
duced in the chamber of dupties by
the cabinet to confer on the govern
ment the large . powers outlined by
Premier Briand to take measures
for the national defei.se by decree in
stead of asking parliament for au
thority in ecch instance.
Mr." Briand's statement as report
fi in the official journad was:
"The government will ask you to
give it the power to solve by decree's
ail questions of interest in regard to
the national defense whicn tne laws
are too slow to regulate. A par
ticularly grave question which can
be regulated only in war time, tlie
solution o fwhich involves the life
of the country and its salvation, is
the total suppression of the consump
tion of alcohol."
The premier's remarks were greet
ed with loud appplause from many of
the benches. Deputy Mayeras in
quired: "In the army also?"
"Yes, in the entire country," the
p; . mior answer d.
The term alcohol in this connec
t on is understood in France to in
clude such beverages as absinthe.
contest will come in January. .Every X'iTkw I to ho
had. Denudine the forests of the
county school should Degin now io
make preparations for taking one or
both prizes.
At the working Wednesday after
noon the new driveway at the en
trance of the campus was completed
and a privet hedge set across the
grounds. This contributes consider-
fnSL We are greatly indebted to cording to local dealers.
the patrons of the school for their
assistance.
r " A
evergreen some iour or nve w initio
ago has caused it to be rather scarce
during the past two or three years.
Reports sent out from one or twx
other eastern Carolina towns, that
threre was anunusual demand this
eason at extra prices, is untrue, ac-
HELP BUY TREAT FOR
S COUNTY HOME INMATES
START MOVEMENT FOR
AUSTRAILIAN BALLOT
A disnatch from Asheville, where
The Daily Citizen has been urging
the adoption of the reform, says:
A movement has been launched here
f'.r the Australian ballot, friends of
th" rr.nvpTripnt usin'z a unique me-
t ! m securing public approval for
tfi mcivrn(?nt. Petitions have been
prepared and this afternoon they
were mailed to every voting precinct
in the tenth congressional district.
A worker will ba sleeted and he will
In .la-'.rl to spcure names, democrats
to the petition.
On "December 28 the petitions will
h- taken up and forwarded to the
-- v. vol ocnmKlv wViptp thev will b3
I resented as voicing the sentiment of
th'- voWs of this district, lhe plan
i; meeting the hearty approval of
n.any of the leaders of the democra
tic party in this section and they are
working for its success. It is be
ved that a large majority of the
. .')') voters of the tenth will co-
..( rate in signing the petition.
Ju.l-e Thomas A. Jones, senator--'
--t from Buncombe county, has
"a' - that he will introduce a bill for
i. - Australian ballot, if no other
lu mber of that body has already
t r' r.arod t.n do so. Judge Jones -is
r: -I think that oNrth Carolina has
: ; on- for the new system of voting
remained in the' obsolete class long
Tlis views are held by otft-
hc-re, many of the leading demo
tic workers here in Asheville stat
puhliclv that they are for the
Cm and hone that it will win.
Rev. M. A. Abernethy who always
provides a treat for the inmates of
the county home, says that the re
sponse to his invitation to all the
world to help in the treat this year
hps so far brouerh forth only S5.25
which hardly starts the ppoproseuB
which hardly starts the proposed
cheer which he wishes to carry to
unfoitunates in the home. Every
thing is, higher than usual this sea
son and it will takek more than us
ual. Donations of cash or other
things ought to be in Mr. Aber-
nethy's handbs by next Saturday.
It is not believed the ioiks win let
this bit of charity go by default this
year. Give a nickle or a dime or a
lnllar and send a little ''Christ
mas" to the saddest community in the
county.
St. Paul's Union Meets.
All members of St. Paul's local of
the Farmers' Union are requested to
be present at the warehouse next
Saturday the 23rd at 2 p. m. Sec
retary A. L. Dellinger calls atten
tion to the fact that this is the an
nual meeting for the election of of
ficers and every member is urged to
attend.
DEATH RECORD
A bill to eliminate whiskey litera
ture from the malis has been report
ed favorably by the house committee
on postoffices.
Bachelors Can't Keep Whiskey.
A dispatch from DanviUe, Vs.,
says: iJajhelors cx the- state o"
Virginia are up in arms and are, to
put it mildly, exercised greatly over
the ruling of Ji-Je Pcai.oso of t..o
Danvillecorporation court which is
to the effect that an unmarried man
has no home and can therefore keep
no liquor. The prohibition laws
sneciallv says that liquor of any
kind or in any quantity can be kept
in no other place than the bona fide
linmfi of the owner. In giving his
instruction to the jury in a recent
case which created much interest, the
court ruled that "the word 'home' as
used bv law in this connection means
the permanent abode of the owner of
the whiskey, and his family."
To the dismay of the celebrates,
Prohibition Commissioner Sydney
Peters has fallen in line with the
Danville judge's ruling and this
practically means that a man who is
not married or who has no family-
ties cannot legally have whiskey for
his use.
THE SICK
urmaVcne3-S,rrs outfit. "Buf such
things were unknown. When he
vatd a fire he gathered some dry
crass or leaves. Beside this he pour
a o little nowder of which he had
plenty. Taking from his pocket his
:'flint and steel," he held the steel
har over the powder and struck it
sharply with the flint. The spares
struck from the steel
fired the powder and started a blaze
in the leaves or grass. With a few
dry twics and sticks laid on he soon
had a crackling, cheerful fire. In dry
this was no trouble, but
when everything was wet and soggy
it was a tedious job.
Of course, when he took the time
to hunt on the way his rifle supplied
him with game. Nuts, persimmons,
and all kinds of berries could be
fathered along the road, so that he
;-as not compelled to eat corn bread
and bacon all the time.
I Traveling thus he finally reacrea
(North Carolina. In and around the
little village of Salisbury .which was
irhen in Bladen county, lived some
! German settlers. But here the best
'and had all been taKen up.
the eastern side of the Catawba river
'he En",;t'i nd Scotch settlers had
bomrht all the best land. These peo
ole had come ur the river from the
Wlcr settlements m what are now
Mecklenburv county in North Caro
lina and Lancaster county in Sovth
Carolina. But no one had yet dared
to cross the stream.
West of the Catawbi , therefore,
was all the land that even a Saxon
could wish. So Weidner leit oai.s,
burv in a westerly direction and in
-ht with large stocks on
bought to be held for higher prices
afid many oeneve iiieyvvvm gee .,
yet Should peace he declared, it is
expepcted that the staple will rise
like a kite. Cotton seed rule from
SO to 84 cents. Other commodities
show little or no change.
Dosed to have been seen, and the
in his capture.
The man's name is Charley Dens,
a negro wanted for crime in- other
places. Charley noticed, at the house
of his uncle, a colored preacher
named Hardy Sanders and waylaid
oront xrhile The bellieerents are
both playing for neutral opinion, and
if the proposals are refused, the en
tente allies will do it in a way, and
after much study, that will not . lie-
Mlt iTeveayiianTtharp ace
is in sight.
Three men arrived at Wilson i;om
Baltimore were arrested and t .eir
baggae searched, and 60 gallons of
him. Charley jumped on the back whiskey re found. Besides :wo
'and where no
ever set foot
Thursday night Ed Byers died at
home after long illness, a victim of
tuberculosis. He was a native oi lre
dell county and was 33 years of age.
tlis wife and children survive. The
funeral was held Saturday afternoon
and interment made in Eastview.
Mrs. E. E. Hartsoe of Maiden who
has been so seriously ill here at the
home of her son, G. Otto Hartsoe, is
very much better, her friends will be
glad to learn.
Norman Drum is rapidly improv
ing after an acue-attack of rheuma-
tiom m
Miss Margaret Kline, who has had
scarlet fever, is convalescent.
e.",ou'xn.
i
Thursday night the 3-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cook, af
ter several months sickness, died and
was buried Friday afternoon at
May's chapel. The child suffered in
juries in a fall some time since, an
never recovered from the effects of
the accident.
tun TTTRFE PRETTY WIVES
NOW ON THE CHAINGANG
CARD OF THANKS
To our friends and neighbors who
fort and assistance
us durinf the illness and death of
' r little child we wish to express
' r heartfelt appreciation. May God
!. --s all for their kindness,
f.'h-t. MR. and MRS. M. C. COOK.
Attorney J. B. Armfield who d:ed
in Statesville Wednesday, was he.d
Thursday from the Frist Baptist
church, with all lawyers of States
ville a i either active or honorary
William Michael Hoke, young man
of Lincolnton, son of the late Thomas
Hoke, and grandson of Col. William
J. Hoke and Col. William Michael,
T ir,r.Mn ennntv. and a relative of
the late General R. E. Hoke and of
Justice W. A. Hoke of Raleigh, died
Friday at his home in Lincolnton.
Ed McAlister, a white man 34
years old, living, with Manuel Cion
inger, two miles from Dallas, m Gas
ton county, met death Friday morn-
-.ncr nrpsnmab V DV accident, nc vo
sitting in his room at the Cloninger
home when a srot gun he was handl
ing was discharged. He was subject
to fits and it is supposed he was seiz
ed and dropped the gun.
James Potcat, a well known young
man and at one time chief of police
at Morganton, says a dispatch from
that town, faced three wives m
superior court on trial for marrying
at least two more women than the
law allows, and was quickly found
mintw !itiH refeived a sentence of one
year on the chaingang from Judge J0Xkles d rested them a-
of shingles on a house. He placed
them as close together as possible
so there would be no large cracks.
The ends were closed up in the same
way, but he left a small door in front
that could be easily closed with a
hut deer skin.
When he nao an me p"3 "
place he covered them a foot deep
,.-itK ninp tons, starting at the bot-
tm nn.l buildine layer on layer,
eV,;no-io until he reached the
top. After he had cut a small ditch
around the upper side, his hut was
almost as warm and dry as a regu
For a bed he cut more pine tops
putting large ones on the ground,
i om.r Tnallor twirs as he near-
aau uom-, - , i
ed the topp. Then he puneu several
armfulls of grass which he spread
over the bed. On the grass he laid
one of the blankets. No king in his
palace had a softer, cleaner, more
sweet-smelling bed than he.
There was no other furniture, lor
...i,o oica AiA he need? He had no
chimney, but built his fire outside,
far enough away to keep the roof
r-nr. -Qtr-hinp- fire from the sparks.
liviu o -
As soon as he had a home ne weu
to work shooting and trapping wild
animals. In the woods and especial
ly along the streams were bears, deer
raccoons, foxes, minks, and other
besides many others of less value.
The women, then as now, were fond
of fine furs, and he knew that there
was good money to be made in sup
plying this demand. He soon met
up with some Indians with whom he
made friends. They taught him to
toric as as tnev couiu. aw
them he was a wonderful man with
other white man had r , -n a sorrel in the
continued to ride "'"T"
During this first winter he traveled
onr Teirl exnlorine the South
Fork valley and gathering a great
quantity of furs. He learned to
ost- the Indian language and to live
like them. His hunting suit wore
wn rti snrinertime and he
onnthpr nf deer skin with the
Vo; npd in. With a 'coon skin he
made himself a warm cap, leaving
tail stickine out on top
to wave and nod r.s he walked. His
v, na- worn mnopasins made by tne
aiiuca .i
Indians of the thickest pan oa m
t a ..nrinir nm soon as tne
All U1C Sli"'6' " , i
iVm-r- tnmpH warm enough to ai
Vr cauivi " . -il
i to rnmn in the open wren
but discomfort, he packed his skins
of them carried guns. What they .vill
do to them will be aplenty, t nee
Virginia went dry they have tc go
clean to Baltimore for it and .hen
get caught.
nf Sanders' buffffy and threww his
r nat over the man's eves. The latter j
inmned out and eranpled with his
assailant. Charley drew ms pistoi ;
after his opponent had released him
and shot even at -the prostrate form
of the man. Sanders, the victim, is WTio?
an honorable negro, resppected in ; Qom people were made for old 2rs,
Johnston county by botn races, and; Tne Irisll were maie for cops:
tne feeling against his assailant is ; TjmDerger was made for the isr
bitter. If Sanders dies, which seems j mans.
probable, Charley will be surely a j spaghetti was made for the wops,
Candidate lor iue cicluu. i . iwv. :
community will waste little sympa-
they on him.
In the meantime he is seen here
and there and everywhere. The
sheriff's force had tried to arrest
him. Four of them in the house
wnere the highway robber had gone.
They found him in bed and ordered
him to surrender. Instead of this,
Charley shot out the light in one of
the officer's hands and made good
his escape. He took another shot at
the officers while slipping under the
house.
Fish were made to drink water.
Bums were made to drink bcze;
Banks were made to hold mcney.
Money was made for the Jews.
Everybody wants something,
But who in the hell wants Hugl es?
Exchange.
VILLA
72 Years Old, Never Sick.
Shelby, Dec 15. B. F. Jolly, a
substantial fexmer and life-long c:m
ocrat, was in Shelby yesterday. On
January 1 ha will be 72 ye.rs of age
and in all of this long life he has
never taken a &oce of medicinr of
any kind, never hrd a physu an,
never been under the ;nfluence of
t- fc lnow. I ctTnncr fl-rinV nfl dunne thS ijUT
IS MAKING
OVERTURES TO U
3 4- Vtvmo rf
a clay or l u ctx 1 1 ' w - ---
Adam Sherrill who had built a home
on the east bank. Here he stayed
several days collecting supplies tor
his winter stay in the Indian country.
Here also he forded the stream
tv vpars afterward Mat
thias ' Barringer crossed Sherrill's
Ford. He was now m ine unKI,"" J hi rifle because he could mate it
He
4-i .,v. tiio ptisp forest toward the
unset until he reached the South
Fork of the Catawba. Following this
stream towards its source ne iou.iu
where it divides. Then he followed
the east fork which to tnis nay is
ailed Henry nver alter its uisw-
crer, Henry Whitener. adoux iu
miles from the lorK ne uuuu
winter camp. ,
The whole country was covered
vith heavy timber. On the hills
rrew magnificent pine, oak, and nic-
kory trees; along the streams, Dircn,
Tiotdar, sycamore, wamux, anu v
Teat variety of smaller trees and
rhrubs. The soil was rich, especial
ly along the river where there w-ere
-i-eat stretches of level land known
afterwards in the histories as Whit- bundles. Tying them with thongs
Here beside a iitue - - , . stratT)ed them a
stream he made his winter e, . With the bridle over
aui raso, itias-, av.. a. , v ' itv,
h representatives nere years oi war vmci uc
United ! the uonieaerate army uc Aci u. oo-
ed a roll call.
co Villa, thoug
has made overtures to the
States and has promised to cease hs
depredations upon American proper
ty and discontinue Kiiung adim;-
cans in jiciitu, w
today by a government agent here.
The report that representatives oi
v;iia ha v heen. workme here and
SOME
PRICES IN 1S54
WERE ALSO
HIGH
Mr. James O. White has bar led
Uv Tfvn.rA MTTThants Prices" raid
elsewhere on the border to have Villa j Rjchjnond, Va January 27, Io5
spare American lives and propey
in return for assurances inai ma
movements in Mexico would not be
interf erred with by the United states
army, has been in circulation here
for two days. , , .
Villa's friends have pledged mm lo
cany out his part of the proposed
"Teement, it was said today, if he
be not molested in his military oper
ations.
by
A mnioritv of the voters in the
Danish West Indies have voted f or , In addiion to current prices the
w onH C Hwaltnev. comm s on
merchants, and also the Lee and Tay
lor price list for Lynchburg for J .ne
22, 1868. These were sent ti ix.
WTiite's father, who did a great ( .al
of business with iVrginia fl rms.
For the week ending January 0,
1854, the Richmond merchants v .re
paying $1.25 a bush 1 for beans. 4o
cents for oats, 10 to 10 H cents a
pound for lard, $8.50 to $8.38 a hr
rel for flower and $1.95 a bushel ior
red and $2 for white wheat.
i circular contains information on he
arrival of boats at Richmond, car .es
T , m la digest of the Baltimore man -is
The Canadian wrpwo wv ;
salo nf the lsluands to
.
country, at 25 million dollars
land gives foreign and domestic ox-
change and o trier uuormauuu.
The Lynchburg market June
1 oco -n-ac. ovtrpmplv dull, no CJO-
ing, but with all exceppt six of ner. offered on wheat and
crew. The six were drowned. j oats Hickory Reckord.
ral last week and was re
ported as sunk with all hands but
Thursday sne umpea mw yyi w
NOTICE
Fereuson
Poteat's last adventure was m
Concord where he married the dau
ghter of a well-to-do citizen and it
was the new bride's suspicion of his
frequent trips to Morganton that led
to his undoing.
His rlea m defense was tnat ne
oner s bottom.
wenty-five miles from the nearest , t Qn his northward
journey on foot.
On the return trip he collected let
ters from the settlers for their
friends in Pennsylvania. When he
arrived, about a month later, he was
welcome guest witn ms letters
tw
...u;t mon'o hnn?e.
It was not a house or even a cabin.
lv n shelter somewhat like
iAim hnt. WTth his axe he cut
" trrt t-Pi standine about ten
To the Land-owners Constituting Mc-
Lin's Creek Drainage uistriot
Mn 2r
Take notice that the land-owners
feet apart. Next he cut a slender I torieg of his me am0ng the savages,
ooe about twelve feet long and - nd wh but that one the
" . , i :
Taid it in the two iotks, kwiuib
v hole against the two trees. The
slender pole was the ridge pole of
his dewlling. , .
xTt tnt. a number oi smiii
And wno aiiuws yu" w- -i. ,
ctH listeners was Jvatn
nrn litt.lp trirl then only about
twelve years old? To her and the
iv.tr. .hilrlTPn he was quite a hero
U"1 . , J sr.
his suit of deer SKins aim
had married one of the trio in South 1"lhr Sta-rth. steTp-)!
the.'and after .ticking the hi arri,al he took Wf
xnat iNui m vtAi. Winn -t-
t! sharp ends in the ground, leaned
nize tne ooutn yaio mi - r nvpr acainst the - ridge poie.
After finishingg one side he did the
xL v.V rt-m. flirflo-nt t n S( t.
same way on me uui,
time as legal in North Carolina. Also
that another wife had sscurea a di
vorce, but he failed to convince tne
jury and will in a few days join the
chaingang.
the noles were longer and stood up
over the ridge pol like the last row
. TiLMJaItvIO
nack to a merchant m jrniiuCiF.
and sold it for a handsome sum jf
money. He remamea aa.
vania all Bummer, preparing for an
other expedition.
HOLIDAY WEDDINGS
" Today at Granite Falls Clyde o
forth of Blacksburg, S. O, andi.iss
Sue Anna Sherrill of Granite F -lis
Take notice tnai me muu- " - t i Tn be married at 3:30 o'clock, lr.
of McLin's Creek Drainage District , will : " r of Mrs. r. P.
ding.
No. 2, will meet at tne co- attend the y
xt i. v. ovinpen v uie iitu v
in neniuu vix ii vu"v j r ----
day of December, at 12 o'clock, noon,
for the purpose oi aecium5
visability of assessing ine p
within said District an amount suffi
cient this year to pay on au oi vu
indebtedness now owing by said dis
trict, or whether or not tne indivi
duals will each furnish the proper a-
mount to pay orl said inoeDieuaie,
and transacting any otner uusmc
authorized by the act creating said
Drainage District, This the 18th dy
of December, lyib. . .
Mk Lin's Drainage Commission 0-A
By E.L ROWE, Chairman.
G. Z. BOGGS, Secretary.
December 27, at 6:30 p. m., in he
Presbyterian church at Stanley, I ed
Rhyne of Denver, formerly of
ton, will marry Miss Alice Pilf :m
Mason, daughter of Mrs. Mary ice
1t Rhvne's Newton mt ids
have received cards announcing
happy event, and are interests
the news. air. ttnyne -
the bank at Denver. At onefcrn.
was associate with F. E. Youn
the grocery business here, ana
highly esteemed in Newton.
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