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A RANDOLPH COUNTY, PAPER FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY PEOPLE.
VOL. 6. NO. 6.
ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1910.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
Democratic County Convention.
The democratic county con
vention was held in the court
house last Saturday, .as scheduled.
Commencing at 10:30 o'clock, ex
governor C. B. . Aycock made a
rambling talk till half past
twelve when a recess was taken
till 1:30. When the convention
reassembled the court room was
pretty well packed, about one
third of the audience beingre-
publicans who were curious to
see what a democratic conven
tion looked like when "in ac
tion". Many had read of the
democratic congressional con
ventions in the 5th, 6th and 10th
districts and they decided if such
spectacular shows ever come to
Asheboro, they wanted to be on
hand. However, they
were somewhat disappointed as
the ring boss and his lieutenants
had the thing well in hand and
no kicks were registered against
the high handed methods of the
county machine.
Attorney J. A. Spence wielded
the gavel but "order", that
evaded him. He also told them
when to vote but often they
were at a loss to know who they
were voting for. Sometimes he
declared the result of the ballot
in such stentorious tones that he
was heard at least ten seats back
from the rostrum.
The performance opened by
the chairman calling for nomi
nations for candidates for the
legislature. After a long halt
somebody nominated T. J. Finch,
situation or his cigarette with
his wonted avidity. The. thing
was. becoming terrible ?r when
somebody moved that the legis
lative nominations be postponed
until the county slate was com
pleted and somebody seconded
the motion which caVried, the
chairman in the mean time hav
ing recovered 'his faculties.
Nominations for clerk were call
ed for when D. M. Weatherly
arose and made a speech with
drawing from the race, but it
was noticable he didn't put his
chief opponent's name before
the convention. When the roll
was called they went right on
and gave Mr. Weatherly the
few votes he received in the
primary just as though he hadn't
withdrawn his name The
other candidates were W.. H.
Griffin, W. C. Hammond and J.
P. Boroughs Hammond was
declared the winner. It required
three ballots to decide the con
test for sheriff, J. W. Birkhead
landing the nomination as was
previously slated. For register
of deeds, G. T. Murdock nailed
the nomination unopposed.
For treasurer B. F. Newby,
I. F. Kearns J. M. Hinshaw, W.
A. Underwood, June Fox and
J. P. Phillips were in the race.
On the third ballot, Mr. Phillips
landed. Just before the third
ballot was taken, Mr. Hinshaw
who had about twe votes to his
credit, graciously withdrew from
the contest. This seemed a very
great sacrifice as he seemed to
have the nomination at his very
finger tips, only lacking 49 votes.
When the Randleman delegates
saw their candidate, Mr. Fox,
was beaten, the convention had
no more charms for them and
LET THE BOYS PLAY.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S PLIGHT.
fVion cnrrtohnH v pIcp named . O. R.
Cox. Mr. -Finch declined with they soon wended their way to-
thanks and Mr. Cox did likewise, ward the bouthern depot ready
Then J. D. Ross was put in for embarkation.
Mr Ross was also The rest is quickly told. Dr.
nviiiiuiuviuii) .
mnnd. Thos. J. Fox of Franklinville was turned
Redding's name, was presented down for coroner and the nomi-
u.,4. n- Trri;r,rr vorl hoon tn nation was given to ur. w. 1.
UUb 1111 . J..VtVil.
PoloicrW fcpfnrp and neither a Sumner of Randleman as a sooth
,wn nr pWtion was anv ing plaster for the loss of June
novelty to him, so he also de- Fox for treasurer. J. D. Welch
clined. Dr. W. I. Sumner, H. was awarded the nomination for
T- Rraxr T? R Ross. J. Rom surveyor as he is influential in
Smith and perhaps others were Union township where they have
put in nomination, before the so much trouble "rounding them
chairman ordered a ballot. When up" on election day.
the township roll was called, For commissioners,. T. Cavi
the delegates proceded to vote ness, B. F. Bulla and W. T.
oil th mndidatPR. rpe-ardless Foushee went in as slated.
of the fact that most of them The county ticket having been
w ffpd nnsitivelv t.hev could filled the convention returned
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not accept if nominated. Two once more to the legislative
KoiWc rlnW through when the branch. Some one nominated
chairman declared T. J. Finch H- M. Robins, but Mr. Robins
nominated. Mr: Finch again was quickly on nis leet and toio
UflvW firmlv declared' he 'em there was nothing dom' and
nnM nnfnPfPnt. as his nrivate there wasn't. As a last resort
business would not permit. This they nominated by acclamation
action of Mr. Finch paralyzed J. Rum Smith who was absent,
fi,o nnnvpntinn: OnicWlv those But the hoodoo was still after
who moved the nominations of .'em, for a delegate stated authori
se multiferous candidates with tively that neither would Mr.
fhp nominations and the. Smith accept. So as a very, very
legislative ticket was as blank last resort W. J. Scarboro got a
oeo Knid hpfld. The rinsters motion through the convention
were dazed, not knowing what to the effect that in case either
to do. They had attempted to Mr. Finch or Mr. Smith or both
ominatP Mr. Finch and Mr. could not be persuaded to accept,
Cox in order to float the Jonahs the county executive committee
Vwv., tnpW wprp slated for the was empowered to fill the vacan-
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ticket and the refusal of these cy by someone who would have
. flpman to he cautrht in their it. Having completed the slate
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weU Waited trap, threw conster- as previously arranged excepting
nation into the camp. No one candidates for the legislature
N in authority seemed tuknow'just and after resoluting some weak
what to do. They 'were entirely paragraphs meaning nothing, the
at sea without chart or compass, convention adjourned, nearly all
Great drops of sweat stood on the delegates and visitors having
- the massive brow of the chair- previously left the hall.
man. He lost the use of the
gavel and sat speechless, gazing Among the 6,000,000 working
on--vacancy. The ring boss, women in this country, there are
leaned over the rail and tried to nearly 1,000,000 widows and 8,
whisper to some one a dozen 000,000 married women whose
seats down the center aisle and husbands have tailed to provide
even his 2d "Friday", assistant for them. Nearly 100,000 di
secretary or some other function- vorced women are among the
ary, could not grasp either the wage-earners.
(Wallace's Farmer )
A mother writes us that the
men and boys in her neighbor
hood have organized a boxing
club, that some of the best boys
in the neighborhood have joined
it; that her boys want to join;
and asks our advice.
If the best boys in the neigh
borhood have joined that club,
and the boys were ours, we
believe we would let them joirv
If the club is largely made up of
vulgar men and boys, then we
would not let them join; for any
benefit that would come to the
boys from boxing would be more
than balanced by the danger to
their morals from associations
with bad or vulgar companions.
This brings up the large and
important question of amuse
ments for men and boys on the
farm. The farmer's life, as a
rule, is too naked and bare of
amusements. If amusements
were as well organized in the
country as they are in the city,
a good many boys and men who
are now in the city would have
staid on the farm.
Let us consider this animal we
call the boy. He is quite dif
ferent in his make-up from the
girl. He wants to run and jump,
swim and play ball; and he will
do it. It is simply a question of
how to provide a way in which
he can develop these natural and
inborn instincts without damage
to his moral character. You
might as well try to keep two
lusty younir calves in the barn
yard from pushing each other
with their horns as to keep boys
from some kind of amusements.
You might as well try to keep
the lambs from playing, racing
over the fields, lumping on a
log or--rock and then jumping
off. They are built that way.
As a matter of fact a good deal
of our efforts in training boys is
1' j 3 Z 1-L i J i 4.
directed unwisejy lu uie attempt
to eliminate certain characteris
tics which the Creator put there.
It is ours not to eliminate what
is natural and wholesome, but
io guide and direct it and keep
from abuse. .
A boxing club made up of the
best men and boys in the com
munity would be an excellent
thing. It would develop the
boys physically and enable them
to acquire an art which might
be very useful to them some
times. It would afford diver
sion from the drudgery of work.
It would teach them to keep
their tempers. It would bring
together in friendly contest and
enable them to understand each
other. A knowledge of human
nature, of the strength and weak
ness of those with whom we as
sociate is a very important part
of human education.
The benefits derived from such
a r un would ne increased u
there is some level-headed young
man in the neighborhood compe
tent to act as a leader and direc
tor. This is especially desirable
when the members of the club
are of various ages. We would
not stop with boxing. Wrest
ling, Indian club swinging, dumb
bell work, etc., will ddd to the
usefulness of the club.
The same may be said of base
ball, football, skating or. any
other sort of amusements which
have been followed ever since
there were boys and men, and
which they will follow in some
form or other as long as there
are men and boys on the face of
the earth. We believe , it would
I be an excellent thing if there
were a ua.&tjuciu icam m cvcij
neighborhood and every Satur
day afternoon in favorable
a
Upon entering the coming
campaign, the Democratic party
finds itself in the same plight
that has characterized that party
from a time fast becoming im
memorial. In taking stock this
year of its political assets, it can
find nothing that may properly
be put upon the positive side of
the ledger, and therefore it is
not "pointing with pride" to
any achievements of its own,
but is simply, as in the past,
deploring what the Republican
party has done or failed to do.
Having had little or no part in
the constructon i of the laws of
the country, it cannot properly
feel any responsibility in regard
to them and must, perforce, con
fine itself to criticism and com
plaint. Against everything that
may arise there can always be
depended to be a democratic pro
test; a protest that has its origin
in a burning and not-to-be-
quenched thirst for office. It
hopes sometimes to be in power
in the country, not by any merit
of its own, but because hope,
without" cultivation, persists in
springing exultant in the human
breast. Having done nothing,1
it has nothing to disturb its not
altogether peaceful slumbers,
except to file its protest against
the ownward march of prosperi
ty, and to decry and make little,
if possible, the beneficent ad
vantages to the country brought
by Republican legislation. -In
some parts of the country where
Republicans have had honest,
though reconcilable differences,
the democrats have hoped that
the breach would be sufficiently
widened to admit their entrance;
but as time goes by even this
prospect is becoming less promis
ing and pleasing to them. Each
year. finds in the South, which
section has been so highly favor
ed by nature and the beneficent
results of a Republican admini
stration, additional numbers who
refuse to be further soothed by
the swan song of sentiment, but
who are exerting a political in
dependence not incompatible
with their recognized best in
terests. Yet here, as well as
elsewhere, fortunately, the hope
less predicament of Democracy
is fully apparent, as it has noth
ing to offer save its worn and
frazzled protest against the
things that are. Wilkes Patriot.
Victories of Peace; or. The Results
of Sanitary Science.
less
We are not to live, with others,
but for them. Any one who
lives to himself alone, can hard;
ly expect to be very popular.
The one is least selfish makes for
himself the widest place in the
world.
weather were given up to that
game. We are satisfied that
a man would get more work out
of the boys in five days and a
half, with a baseball game in
prospect, than he will in six days
withouttme. So in the winter
time the farmer and the teacher
will get more work out of the
boys, if some time is given each
week to physical exercises of
one soYt or another.
Personally, we have never
learned to box. We are sorry
we never did. Nor have we ever
learned to play football or base
ball; and we are free to say that
our education is lacking in that
much. By all means encourage
-
games and sports amongthe boys
on the farm; but be careful as to
the kind of associates they have.
A boy had better forego a good
many innocent enjoyments than
form bad associates, which are
found to lead to bad hubils.
"Peace hath her victories no
renownjed than war.'
Milton.
The thunder of artillery, the
battle clouds, the ghastly wounds
the crimsoned sod, and the cries
and shrieks of agony make a pic
ture that focuses and holds the
attention paralyzed with horror.
On the other hand, the quiet,
unobserved laboratory worker,
as he wrestles day in and night
out .with the forces of Nature
for the knowledge that is power,
attracts no uncommon attention,
until the general educational
effect of time brings the masses
abreast of the advanced position
long since occupied Jby their,
unknown leader.
The leader with battle back
ground creates a profound im
pression ; the leader with .scien
tific' acumen passes unnoticed,
but leaves an impression as last
ing as the truth of which his life
becjime a part. Napoleon U an
example of the first, Pasteur of
the .second. In 1906 a well
known Paris newspaper made a
poll; of the French people and
Pasteur was voted the greatest
Frenchman that ever lived. Such
was not the popular estimate of
Pasteur during his lifetime or
immediately after his death.
We have all heard of Hobson,
but how few know of the less
ostentatious but greater heroism
of Lazear and Carroll. Fully
realizing wrhat only a few could
then realize, and without the
plaudits of the public, they ex
posed themselves to a greater
danger than an exploding maga
zine in order to test the mosquito
origin of yellow fever. They
gave their lives in . the experi
ment, but as a result, 2,000 lives
are saved annually in Cuba and
Mexico alone, the Panama Canal
is being dug, and yellow fever
is rib longer a disease that strikes
terror to the iieart.
It is estimated that the at
tempt of the French to dig the
Panama Canal cost them 50,000
lives, most of them destroyed by
yellow fever and malaria: In
1887, the death rate in the Canal
Zone amounted to the loss of 1
person out of 10, or 100 out of
every 1,000, per annum. The
hospitals were overcrowded, and
it is stated on good autholnty
that the high death rate was the
principal reason the French aban
doned the undertaking. In 1905,
when the United States began
wf k on the canal, the death rate
per annum was 65 per 1,000 of
the; population. In four years
Colonel Gorgas, the distinguish
ed sanitarian in charge of health
conditions there, has reduced the
death rate to 25 per annum per
1,000 of the population. It will
be seen that 40 lives are saved
in every 1,000 of the population,
arid, as there are 120,000 people
in the Canal Zone, this means a
saving of 4,800 lives annually.-;
Yellow fever,, as has been said
already, is a conquered disease.
From 1850 to 1900 the city of
Havana alone - averaged 750
deaths a year from this disease.
Since the discovery of Lazear
and Carroll and the application
of this discovery there has been
an average of not over 4 deaths
per year from this disease in Ha
vana. Vera Cruz Province, Mex
ico, that had never been iree of
the disease in fifty years, has
riot had a single case of the di
sease in the last four years
And, as in Havana and in vera
Cruz, so everywhere else that
the very simple remedy for the
prevention of ; this disease has
been applied, it has disappeared.
Malaria is another disease that
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Eleazer; -
John Allen of Pirison Tenn. ,
visited at his brother's WM.
Allen's last week. '
Miss Una Hill and"Mrs; Martha
Grissom of Greensboro,-arte visit
ing in this community this Sveek.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Varner
ofMilford Texas are spending
several days in our neighborhood.
W. E. Hall of Central Falls
is visiting his brother- Thomas
Hall.
Several people from here went
to the convention ' at Asheboro
Saturday.. j Y
Arley Luther is building a nice
dwelling house.
Eugene Carter spent Sundayl
fat his father's near Bombay. ;
William Allen has gone to
Norfolk Va. to spend sometime.-
Mrs. Stafford and daughter
Miss Lee returned to their home
at Greensboro last week after
spending a few weeks here visit
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Mary Sykes of Asheboro
is the guest of her cousin , Miss
Nettie Luther.
Elsia Luther was a -welcome
visitor at Mr. E. G. Loflin's Sun
day night.
The Sunday school at Eleazer
is progressing nicely under the
management of W. M. Thayer.
Most of the young people are
expecting to attend the protract
ed meeting at New Hope next
Sunday.
Misses Mary Sykes and Nettie
Luther, spent last Sunday at
Bombay. '
With success to the Bulletin
and it's readers.
has yielded to man just in propor
tion to the educational effort di
rected against this disease. In
Italy, one of the most malarious
countries in the world, with a
vprv ireneral educational cam
paign against 'malaria, there has
been in the last years a o per
cent reduction in the malarial
death rate. The. average annual
death rate irom maiana- oeiore
this campaign was 16,000; it is
. aa. v'j- rrr 1 ' J
now 4,UUU; iz;uuu lives are saveu
each year. .
A large number 01 cities ana
malarious provinces in other
countries have, to varying de
crees of effectiveness, adopted
anti-malarial measures with re
sults ranging from a J3 per
cent to an 80 per cent reduction
in their malarial death rate, in
Ismalia, a town of 8,000, and in
Port Swettmgham and Klanga,
town of 6,UW, wnere maiana ai
fected about 50 per cent of the
population and was evidently
sapping the life physical and
industrial out of these places, a
vigorous anti-malarial campaign
has completely exterminated the
disease.
Next week's article will be a
continuation of the enumeration
of great sanitary victories over
the foice of disease and death.
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