Editorial Comment.
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Ttit 1ll d;re to print i!
tue ttal u fcs from every
lrt ul its territory -lb epper
Cl e Fear clioji We thank our
vxrepudDU f tie rrice they
are rendering, and want a few
luor of tUoi. la eoy c-oiuniUoUj
10 vur territory froxu bicb we
n,ay nA be KtliB aeae,
deeire a correspondent We do
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greater task u hi to avoid filling
up with ciltr sent lo tLet is not
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i Thousands of men are roing
prar to be up to living out of their work m corree-
tno.-e who want the tan. revi?d j poadenta. ileny ox m ceet newt-
Jox-ard to shov. where the j PP of tbe country
ioormpandent. Tbe news thai
money to run tue government t o(tU- pu
to come f rofe, ' ays the Durham j pp, u gotten op by correspond-
Herald, forgetting tiiat the gov-jeuU. Tber are good oorrwpood-
,, -t a srrsail mrt tjfientt. bd eompoodOU nd to
the tariff taxes the people pay,
Of world'.- r thvrt -tt..- to
t n. in sjrnt. At.riom.cf-ru-rt
was rr.de recently lv the
te4.t r, H-r8;d of the irreption of
a ri.o; :;.er.t l cjiiin".erri'r.te by
n irtc-rr.it -or.
dredti. ar4ni-. ersary cf the Fii
grjr.s arid thf fon-iing of Nev
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tmn ci the money going into the
diif arent uorrMDOodroU,
Tbt tditor of tbi paper began
hands cf rich manufacturers and com. try corraapoadent of a weakly
others. We are not complaining; uapar about yaara ago. Moat
at what the government gets; but of the time amce tben ha baa been
! vr.rk inir nn narinanr correacoad-
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to give some money, mairnate aj
thousand dollars every time the
government gets a hundred -that's
the Elimination.
SPELUNG VS. EDUCATION.
It is said that a large per cent
of the graduates the colleges are
turning out these years are poor
apellers, that the common schools
are not making their pupils as
proficient in spelling as formerly
and that there are fewer good
spellers nw in proportion to the
number of men and women "with
learning" than there were 20 or
30 years ago. All of which may
be true. "Why is it?" has been
often a?ked, and many have as
signed as a reason the abandon
ment of the "blue back speller."
It is very doubtf ul that the.kind of
spelling book used in the schools
has had anything to do with it
The main cause of the so-called
decline of good spelling is the
fact that so many other things
are embraced in the curricul
of the schools. Formerly the
furriculum consisted in the"three
R'g. " In many quarters one was
considered "learned" if he could
read. ' do suras' ' in arithmetic and
make pretty letters with a pen
Now the youth of the land are
taught grammar and literature,
history and geography, algebra
and Latin. French and German,
physics and chemistry, physiology
and geology, et cetera ad infini
tum. Perhaps there are too
many subjects being taught at
once to a great many in the
schools and colleges. It's too
Biueh of a c ramming business in
juany cases. Modem education
may in many instances consist of
a smattering knowledge of many
things and thoroughness in none
But it is a fact nevertheless that
many of those proficient in the
"three K's" are very deficient in
the power lo express themselves
on paper. There are thousands
who can spell really well and "do
ill the gums" in arithmetic who
cannot write a brief letter for a
newspaper, telling what he
thinks cf special school tax, with
out putting the editor to the la
bor of going through it and
straightening out the kinks be
fore it roes to the printer.
To be a fine seller i3 an envia
ble accomplishment, but an editor
'finds it easier ordinarily to correct
the misspelled words in an article
or a news letter written fairly
plain' than to re-write the senten
ces and paragraphs and scratch
tus head half an hour trying to
figure out just what the writer
was trying to say and finally have
io "dump it in" with a string of
doubt tied to it because of lack
! punctuation or throw it in
the waste basket for fear of a li
bel suit.
The best educated man is the
man who is well trained to do the
work be chooses for his trade or
proie&sic-a and who, at the same
taat, is able to think and to tell
what he thinks and why he
tiunks so. i
eace, either at the writing and or
at tba editing and For nfteen
montba prior to tba eeUbliebiog of
The Jkdei te bandied all the cor
respondence of one of the State'
leading daiiiea. Now it ia our da.
aire to aire the readere of tbia pa
per tbe bene&t of these years cf
eiperienoe.
To be first ol&sa newspaper cor
respondent ia an accomplishment
worth while. Tbe work is a splen
did preparation for a poeition on
tbe eta j of a newspaper, great or
email, or other Unas of journalism
If one does not contemplate mak
ing journalism bis life work, be
baa tbe opportunity aa a corns
pondent to help bis community by
keeping it before tbe public
Greensboro will never pay tbe
debt aba own Andrew Joyner for
tba great work be baa done dar
ing tbe past 15 years in helping to
build np that city by keeping it
ever before tbe public tbrougb tbe
acores of papers be aerrea aa cor
respondent. Tbe Smithheld Herald, which is
one of tbe very beat weekiiea in
tbe State, givea tbe following in
structions to its correspondents,
and we pubuab them for the ben
etit of tne correspondents of The
IxuES, indorsing every word
They tell what we want:
First. Report all marriages and
deaths, giving fall particulars to
t very case.
Second. Hpecial services and re
vival fnaetioga atcbarcbee,banda
school conventions, etc, ahould be
mentioned If a new minister vis
its your section don t forget to
note it.
Third. TeU as about your
schools and school closes, rtotetb
worK of tbe teachers and all other
matters pertaining to schools and
education
Fourth Improvements of a pub-
lio or private ibaracter abould be
mentioned. If a resident of your
community is building a new
bouse or improving his farm in
any way tell ns about it.
Fifth. Uood farming results,
fine crop and fine stock are mat-
ten of general interested abould
be reported. If a rain, wind or
hailstorm should do any damage
in your aection report it
Sixth. Do not nil your letter
with personal notices. It is is not
necessary to tall who attended tbe
nanday services at your church.
That ia not news.. If people from
a distance visit your oommnnity,
or acme one in your aection visits
in other parts, relate it.
deventu. It a reaiaent or four
ecti jn aelle bis home or farm, men
tion it. If some one from another
section moves into your com muni
ty, note it.
hightb. Do not indulge in per
sonai "bits" or tell jokes about
your neighbors. We do not care
to print such items
, IUIUi vmv Vlii nuiu,.
Write short sentences, and tell ail
tbe newa that ia news in a simple,
straightforward manner, and the
renders of this paper will enjoy
your letters.
tenia. v rue aa otien as yon
hate any news to tell, and no oft-
ner
Correspondents will do well to
cap these rules and preserve them
or tulare reference.
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411 Hay Street. Phone 1 li.
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Hotel Wingate I
Hope Mills, N. C.
One minute' walk from union sta
tion. Nice, clean, airy rooms. Table
supplied with best the market affords.
Terms very reasonable for both perma
nant and transient boarders.
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Cumberland
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Sayiojs & Trost Co.
CtpiUl $50,000.00
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED
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fire You a Depositor
IN THE7
Banl( of ParI(ton?
IF NOT.-IVHV NOTf We do .trietlf up Update Baak
lajbusiQ and gaaraot satisfaction, Qi us a trial.
THE BANK OF PARKTON
PARKTON. N. C.
J. O. HL OHK3, 1'rwKlaut, J. B. MoOOKMICK, Sad V P.,
NE1LL McXEILL, V'Pneideat, E. H. DANIKL, Chw,
Stop at the Wingate 1
The Country Home
aie t .e m
Hhould enjoy tie Haa.e Comforts as the City
Uoroe. (Jet a Prlrste Water bystem. It
meant Health and Usppiness and afords
Protection From Fire tljual to that of the
oity water system. Write or call on
J. B. Richardson,
Fsyetteville, N. O
FAYETTEVILLE LIVERY & SALES GO.
Fayottovillo, 11 G.
Adam MoArthur. J, Sprnnt Newton, and O, L Ingoli, successors to
tbe lieo. A, Hums estate, will continoe to da t first cisis
livery and aales business.
A full line of Buggies, Hirness, Robes, Whips, etc. Also
agents ior tne ceieoratea Nissen wagons.
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5 Merchant Tailoring Establishment
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at tb Grea eoraer. Houtfaeatt Market R,u
licit tbe ptroaage el tbow wba want cIoiht mad
ngtii. All garment wUa tere. Many years experieaoa.
Look for tba Ureen Front.
The Practical Tailor
fAmumu FRtsBmRY
Rjwtand
Spring
Ueehng Held in
List Week.
Tbe opposing candidate resort
ed Vj blows. Friends rushed ia
to aeparate them. Each atroggted
to get at the other. Candidate No.
1, aeeing the extremely violent
ell oris of candidate, No. 2, cried
oat: ''Mora of yoa men hold
Swanaont Una man cm hold
meP Everybody! Maguiae.
ItowUttd Sua.
Tbe regular eemi-annoal meet
ing of Fsyetteville Presbytery met
ia the Presbyterian church at tbia
place Tuesday night. In the ab
senoe of tbe retiring Moderator,
iwia cBiriey, ae opening
sermon was preaohed by Kev. 11.
U. Hill. D. V , of Maxton, bis tsxt
being AoU, Uth chapter, 22 21th
verses.
At the close of the sermon, Uev.
L. Smith, last Moderator present,
called Presbytery to order and
opened ft with prayer.
Rev. E. W. Joplia. of Ked
Springs, was anaaimoualy elected
Moderator and Rev. Y. . Pro jn
and Col. K F. McRae temporary
clerks.
Presbytery was called to order
Wednesday taorning at 9 o'clock
by the Moderator. At 11 o'clock
lir. Hill delivered an address on
"John Clvin aa a Reformer ia
Europe." Although the oldest
member of Presbytery Dr. Hill U
perhaps tbe greatest orator of the
body. The celebration of the 400th
anniversary of the birth, of John
Calvin ia one of the principal fea
ture of this tneetiogof Presbytery.
Another addreaa bearing on Jjha
Calvin will b delivered this morn
ing t u by Dr. Henry Looia
Smith, president oi DavklaoaCol
lege.
to missions, stirring addresses on
the subject being mad by Rev
A. E Baker, of Lnmberton, and
aev. a. jopun, of Red
springs.
Among tb members of Presbv
teries ia other States attending
aim my. vi. oucsner, or boutb
uaronna, and Ret. R. Jr. Kirkpat
rick, of Texas, w
Prssbytery will likely oontinne
ia session for two or three dive
yet There will b special public
service eacb morning at U and
eacti oigbt at S o clock.
Kev. l R. Law. D. D , the able
editor of the Presbyterian island
ard, ia here, he be in a- mmhr nf
tbia msbytery. U Las been
stated olerk of the Presbytery tor
eaaoy year.
ibsreare probably seventy five
minister and elder in atte&dannA
and these are being entertained ia
ta various aome ia the towa.
rjyE recommend Clttett
Shirts to our customers
because we would rather
have permanent customers
than transients.
Hinttt goodi Sold.
The Harnett oounty conimia
toner sold thirtv-eittht thousand
oouar worta oi tea and thirty
year 5 per eat. bands to pay f Qt
in reDuiwiog oi tn bridge for
'"27, a premium of $1,M7, to
JUeesrai! wke & Uobersoa, of Chio
ago. They had thirteen bidder,
the above rm being the highest
They vera sold last week.
Everybody read lelevibodva
Wtdassday aight was devoted 'column.
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SHIRTS
are good shirts they'll stand wear ai well
as washing and they come in so. many
good patterns that wc are sure to beablc
to please you. $1.50,
JocHson-VilUams Company,
Hotel LaFayette Building
FAYETTEVILLE, ;-; x N.C.