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VOL XXI 1, NO 45
HENDERSON VILLE, N.; C. ' THURSDAY! NOVEMBER 18, 1915
1.00 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE
CONTAINS THREES
,.ii(.E CREAMERY TO
KK OX CO-OPERATIVE PLAX.
,.,r Plan to Sell Sixty $50
rS; County Being Canvassed $
Dr. Wheeler to Assist.
The mue Ridge Creamer orHen-.
1 nnHereoing a reorganization,
derS0Vrers of the creamery and It
T!lrs are endeavoring to place
Vs Wheeler, of llie Bhtmore
A. "... j i WT'
farms has
ffprert nis serviee i piv-
o cmnd substantial
ins
the creamy w - -
basis and, he recently
co-ope i,iTw nf neoDle in Hen
i Mt h a 11 LA AX wvi w mt
?e nm-ille and formed .a temporary
ders0 I nn with Dr.' Wheeler-as
S5SSS2 dtWdes as
xty shares of stock at $50 per
V tn the farmers of Henderson
2ye business men of He?:
Tinned to sell at least sixty
chares before the creamery is placeu
t he co-operative plan of operation.
a selling this number of shares
permanelt organization will -be.
ttrmed and creamery routes mapped
oTand general rules made to govern
uho is 'making himself active in be-j
half of the reorganization, unose u
S the movement feel that theco
operative plan is the only one by which
Z farmers of the county may be
sufficiently interested to support ,in
w that will make it profitable to
tHem"and to the courxty as a whole,
T4 , etteA that the products that
cmild be used by the creamery and
reduced by the people of.Iienaerson
county would be great -in volume and
that the operation of the plant on ths
co-operative plan would materially help
the agricultural and dairy interests o
this section. - r
Those behind the movement feel
elated over the promise of-co-operation
from an experienced dairyman
l?ke Dr Wheeler and they feel that at
tEe-raie-oar es lbeing-isolSrrwt ,
tlitre will be no trouble experiencea
in disposing of the required number.
Names of subscribers and the number
of shares taken follow: ; - ;
Mrs. 0. E. Blythe 2t S. G. Rhodes 2,
M. M. Brittain 2. Dr. A, S. Wheeler 4,
W. M. Lance 2 H. W. Lance 2. C; S
Corpening 1, T. W. Bird 2, C-E. Cor
pening 1, Floyd E. Osborne 1, T. VJ3aI
lard 1, H. C. Jones 1, W. F. Cathey 1,
G. M. Brittain 1, H. M. Roberts 4. J.
W. McCurdy 1, John McAbee l. R.' W.
Fietcher 2. . . '
I. IEmS & SON PLAN TO
REMODEL STORE IN SPRING.
finiMino. Bnfiv Pnrf.h&spd TVfll be i
Kemodeled and Enlarged to Take
Care of Growing Business.
The dry goods and clothing ' estab
lishment of E. Levis ii Son. which rc.
cently purchased the Inrildm ccupid I
by this firm for tha past twelve years
from Capt M. C. Toms, has planned
to remodel and enlarge the quarters
it order to make ready for. a larger
stock and increased business next
spring.
It is proposed to remodel the build
ing so as to provide large prate. ;glass
fronts in order to make one ol tho
best display windows in the city. The
building, which is 24x118 feet; in di
mensions, will be lengthened thirty
eight feet and the interior will le xe
snged so as Id 3iave a lroafl stair
way leading to the basement. - Jt Is
planned to re-touch this portion of the
building so as to make it attractive
to patrons of the store and conduct in
tbis department fcargam sale counters
with more attractive prices tnan those
on the Main floor, Wlxere the bettor
' "'I ewer grades of stock wm be on
display. '
x ?tore has been crowded 3jy Ta
od of the large stock; el goods which
ba& been increased in volume from
ytar to year to meet the demands of
customers,, but -with the additional
room to be provided under the re-arrangement,
the management of the
rm purposes to carry one of the larg
est and most attractively displayed
stocks of goods to be found In Hender
son ville - . . . .
MILLS SIYEB RIPPLES. H"
Miss Ruth Orr. of Etowah, reeisier
ea today as a student in the nlgli
school, gome others are expected this
eek. Although the term f has some
J at. advanced, those who. ' desire - to
attend the Mills River hign school for
rest of the terra will receive the
"st attention the school can give and
any will be welcome t:
h,; J' Blanton Belk,; assistant prin
cipal of the Mills River- school.-an-onces
that his - father; Rev. George
lnit 8 moved his family to Char
tni. uwhere they wi make their fu-
lure horn a Tir- -ri i . Ti
-tne oTd home nlace at Riifrhv durinir thi
. . nil. rsirtiiiim win rt-nirviii
e -winter or until he completes: hit
--"6 work of this place. - - i The interment was maae m uanumc ime raceu ueo. uates freeman, Amoiaj per i. ; . - u -Liti
Zebulon Whitt is away from our 'oemetery Monday, the remains, arriv-j-wmiam Chas Els worth Roberts,. Joel" The Keiths have made good citizens
;Vement on a triD to Florida.:" : , i on train No. 9. ' Rev. R. N; Willcox Byers, Theo. : Garren; J.'i and -"Hendersonville ; is .always glad to
iiv ' "Aiiison recently left Mills .
w tt ,vuuney, w. C- , -v c - f .
crk9i, . ' . unoeu, or JUOiumDia. r
tU ,5m &m forcIbIe sermon Sunday on
t taeVhJ , of "Fatth' . Notwithstand- l
- B02KERT.VASlUNGTON -
Ncjted Negro -Leader and 'Educator
Hurried From North Last Week
v to Die at Home
Tuskegee, Ala., Uov.. 14. Booker T.
Washington, the noted negro, educator
and. founder of . Tuskegee. Institute,
died at his home here early today, four
houris after ' his Arrival from Nevv
York. Death was due to hardening; of
the arteries following a nervous break
down. ; - 7.';' . - " '
: The .negro leader had been In fall
ing health for several months, but hi
condition became serious only-lasi
week while he -was in the East. He
realized the end was " near but Was de
termined to make the long trip South
to bear out his oft-expressed state
ment that he had been "born in the
South,, have lived all my life in the
South and expect to die and be buried
in the South." ;
Accompanied by his wife, his secje-
tary .and a physician, Washington left
New York .for Tuskegee Friday. He
reached his home last-midnight.
: Specialists who hadexamined Wash
ington said he was suffering from ner
vous, breakdown and hardening of the
arteries.--. His last public appearance
was at the National conference of con
gregational churches wehe he deliv-
erea a lecture uctooer z&.
tva.BUiuguuu is cut tivcu ujr uis vriic,
three . children and four erand-chil-1
Washington is survived by his wife,
dien. . His brother, John H. Washing-
ton, is superintendent or industries a
Tuskegee Institute.
The funeral will be held at Tucke
gee r Institute Wednesday morning a
U o'clock ' - -'r
BURKE COUNTY GOT PERKINS.
The county board Is to be commend
ed on .the step which was taken Mon
day to provide a county demonstrator
for Burke. It is a splendid offer which
the United States Department of -Ag
riculture :has made and. our commis
sionersrdid the wise,thing in 'accepting
it. They and all of us may rest assur
ed that Mr.Mill saps -will take specia
care in the selection of a man who can
bestrteBurke7 Irt"thls-uiTT every
tnily: progressive county has .a coui!tyr
farm demonstrator and it Ja gratifying
that Burke 'z keeping pace in progres-
Siveness in this particular. Morgan-
ton News-Herald, .
' HONOR ROLL.
Following is the Pleasant Hill honor
roll for the week ending Nov. 12 :
First Grade Effle Saltz, Frederick
Drake.
- Second Grade Marjorie Drake,
Ulysses Drake, Fred Drake. -Third
Grade- Gertrude Brown.
Fourth Grade Phylis Brown, Verda
Drake.
Fifth . Grade Hazel Shepherd. Ed
win Saltz, Edith ampfieldr Helen
I at.it, n1nJ iWa Pomtiflnl A Tiof
A . . A mr mm n -w. ...
tha FJsner, Darid Moore, Louise Saltz
Ruth Brown: - -
Seventh Grade Cecil Ballenger,
Oneal McCall, James Moore.
Eighth Grade Clara Hatchcoclt
Arthur Gibbs, Carola Capps.
Ninth Grade Emma Brown.
ANGELENE WHISPERINGS.
The' buzz of the shredders and the
J2S ' ?SL?2
one realize that harvest is here and
Thanksgiving is not for off. ' If the
farmers of Henderson county have ever
felt thankful they aught to this year,
and "how could they show their grati
tude 'better than to make a liberal offer
to the car load of produce that Is be
in tmade ud by the Methodists to
send to .the children's home.'- May
their liearts be opened so that the
railroad will have to provide two1 cars
Instead -ol '.one to haul what. Is donated.
Ulr. W. F. (Cathey, who is overseeing
the sanding of the road from Mill-
river bridge to the Brickton bridge.
. 1 A . - V-" nrf 4 1. .
nop-S to , u'.-Jf'yteie iii- juu a
few days. x
Mrs. D. It. .Johnson returned Sunday
from a. two mopths visit in the Brevard
section.
. Miss Purkey and sister spent the
week end with 3Irs. X V. Carland.
.Very . few from this section visited
the big circus In Asheville. Among
the few were Mr. X Allen, J . C.
Brittain and Max Sparrow toured over
in the former's new car;
J. L. Carlasad is . repairing his mill
nd hopes to. give nis patrons good
service.
: HEATH OF MISS MINNIE SFANN.
-f .
Fwsaerly Tauglit -'In Schools ;ef This I James Olive Clevenger, Francis Trake and they did.- Less than a year agoi that he has purchased one of the hand
v CCity; Died in Spartanhnrg J Charles Hogsett, Charles Hunter Earl ithirct brother, - Claude KelthC showed j somest, touring cars in this section of
Buried Dtre;-r: -
"Th manv' friends of Miss Minnie
'Spann, -formerly - a teacher .in, the
graded scliool of this city and a native
of -this 'Countyr, will learn witn sorrow i Attendance 95 1-2. Deportment very Somnport, aeclded tnat he woum arot
of her death in Spartanburg Saturday, I good. Scholarship good. ' .';-Vi a good practice in that place and fol
The deceased, had been in ill health for j Advanced First Grade. low in the footsteps of his three broth
some time and her death was not 'un-J Earl Garren, 'Eva Corn Marguarita ers, :so he is An Hendersonville and
expected. : " . - j Difcmer Minnie Sue Flynn, Saint Clara will open an office here soon for the
-Fnr manv vears tne aeceasea nveu m i
1 4. ttvT nrMirA-sflA Tiad a
.oountv and city wMere she ad a
large circle 'Of friends and relatives.
officiated. ' ; - V T
Surviving are - iauiei, -""V- " '
spann J. j. ov " ... ,
four sisters, 3Irs. 'James Posey of this
citn Miss' Matilda Spanno
of Columbus,
'liROOKLYX PAPER ftTVFS Vtvp
: v vmmnvxi . ViXUUi
v Hendersonville received five" columns
of publicity in' last Sunday's Brooklyn
Eagle, which contained a detailed story
of the mountain of troubles .'through
which- .the Henderson vine Traction
company and those connected there
with during the past'few years. V-
The story .carried . Mrs. David J. Ful ler's
recital of vthe affair in leriethiv
jdeiail as -well as- her" picture and that
or .ner husband onthe front page with
a group picture -of the' family on the
inside .;.:-:--:.--. -. .-;
The Brooklyn Eagle recently sent a
representative to the city to give a de
tailed account of the situation. 7 '
The Democrat has given the points
of the casex briefly fromvtime'to.tini6'
Chas. A.. Carlson, ho stands indicted
by the Henderson county grand jury
cuueuw Kivci.uy ur. ana jurs. jfui- ireauesana m cultivating better rela
ler, will probably stand trial in Jan- tlons with Latid-America, will stand,
uary on charges of embezzlement and I resigned only when I became con-
iuise pretense in -connection- with the
- alleged swindling of Dr Fuller out of;
a&out -)4U,uuo. . : v Ou nearly every question I found it poa-
The supply of 75 Brooklyn papers 5 stble to agree with the President and
furnished ; the. - Hendersonville: News J iii those matters it has given me pleas
stand went like hot-cakes when it waa urt to second nis efforts. In the lew
learned that the full recital five col-! instances .in which we could pot agree
umns in length was in the publication, 1 1 have stated my views with frankness
PREPAREDNESS NOT ENOUGH,
STESS NOT ENOUGH, - -
haxs seimatuk bTONKi
i .- i
Washington: Nov. -11' .t
than most advocates of national pre-
paredness who say the, nation should
oe equipped , to defend Itself " agaihu
attack; I want this country prepared
to take the offensive when it may be
necessary,'"' declared Senator Ston6,
Democrat, of Mississippi, chairman of
the Foreign Relations committee, who
returned to" the capital today, for the
Sixty-fourth congress. '"; ' -'
I speak particularly "tor the navy
the Senator continued. "I want a navy
powerful enough not only to defend
our coasts but strong enough to go out
on the high seas for there might come
a time when offensive action would be
required. A navy strong enough for
offensive is a mighty guarantee.against
attack by other nations."
ROLL OP HONOR CITY GRADED
- SCHOOL. ' - ;
High SchooL
In order to attain a place on Hi
Roll of Honor a. pupil must make 95
per cent in scholarship, 97 per cent in
deportment and 97 per cent in attend
ance. , ; V " ' ' A -Grade
Eleven. .
Ldee English, Mack '.' Jones, class
scholarship good class deportment ex
cellent, class attendance 96 per-cent, s
Grade Ten.
Muriel Fuller, Willie Lou Jordan,
Horace Greyu class scholarfcfctp very
good, class deportment excelJtnV class
attendance 95 per cent.
Nffith Grade. V
Katharine Bacon, Mary Brooks', Zola
Collins, Alta Freeman, Dorothy Guice,
Elise Guice, Lenora Jackson... Christinia
Justus, Elma JohnsotL, Ethel 9 Myers,
Jewell Stepp, Helen Whitfield- Anna-
bell Williams. -
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Sevetn Grade.
Roberta Brooksy Helen Brooks, Lois
Briggs, Hattie Stepp, Hattie May Coclr--ran,
Carl Jackson. -
, Sb&h 'Grade.
Ben Brown, William Franklin, Dessie
Dixon, Cameron Shipp, Willie ' King,
Unr Belle Orr, Ruth Black, Denholm
Reid, Julia Reid, Annie Allen, Gertrud j
Smith; Edward Pattersonti peannett
Mace, Nettie Grey, Rosa Taylor, Wylma
Clevenger, Joe Sumner, Beulah Trice,
Helen Jomisonl, "Clarence Durham,
Gladys 'Glenn, "Vernon Israel, Odell
Brock,' Charlie Collins, Edga Moore.
Average attendance 45.
Deportment
very good.
TIfth Grade.
Enrollment 50; -average attendance
gg - . .. . v i
. t?iamm t : Tinier, tp-jvo.
ri,rvctlna InaflPA Marv Rllknn Mvr.
5cc Brooks: William HamptonT Ray-
raond EngHSh and Seepta Bowen.
TSourth Grade
Edna Byers, Mildred Cafvert, Georgia
"nrftlrft. Ihrwrfit Tfrfifirp Thnmaa TiVpfi- I
mam Mildred Foster. Macrcrie ITvder.
Nelle Morris, -Helen Morris, Herbert
MftrP niriYi "Pattprsnn Rprthn Shin.
man. Frank. Read. Hasel Ward. Aver-
aee attendance. 95. . "Averaee denort-
mant iron. r.rA ' - ' I
uicub l jr guuu, r
rhwn nHo - .
firaw Allen .Fraticps Raron r.lnirA
A. J VI M- UUV - 1
Burdette.RenaConnell,Ella TiConnor,
AtrnPo Pnrn AHftne miiRon. Marin fiar-
rnn Tona TTaw1rfn -Ttnth TTavns Tnn-
i ny King, Louise Matthews! 'Violet Mc- was a - good place to aive and is con
' Carson, lAnnle Reese, Alma Rozzelie nected with. the Hendersonville
Katharine Valenthieu Ena Williams, I
Oliver Carson.. Archie "Lee Covington,
oiivnr r.arson.. Archie "Tee CMnvtn: I
Howard, William E. Orr, Edd Sentelle.
?Carleton - Scofield. ' Grayson Stet)D-l
.Boyce Whitmlre, Leon Wetmur Caro-1
jus Williams, Gordon Williams. : 4
Guice. . Miiarea - kjtt. iviarjone urr. i
W(tl(n CI enjan croi" :'farr T.AA -To'olnr I
puilin Clevenger, Mary Lee Taylor, I
Annie Williams, Mosselee Ward, Pau-
First Gniie B. - r: , --X J
-:Otis Byers, u osephine BrooksJge-
tort EhrinKhausu wm; Preston -Freezei
Ola inn, Irene iioiDert.. x.iaaaime Jus- .
tut. Leonard Lewis, Lillian x,iacer iiarv to
TTTMl!. . TIT--.7 Tlwrllll' T-, r " I -
I RYAN CONTINUES FRIEND
. : OF PRESIDENT .WILSONJ
Differences Between Two Don't ' Mean
; ?arty Division, Says 'Former,.
(H. E. C. Bryant in.News & Observer.)
Washington, Nov. 14. Former Secre
tary of, State Bryan gave out a signifi
cant and important statement Jiere just
ebfare W started. South for the winter.
Ho announced that -his break" with the
President Is not personal; hot like the
one between Mr. Taft and Col; Roose
velt, t -pv. - , : , - ; y :
- Here is what Mr. Bryan said:
"I came to Washihgton two y ear3
ago IastjMarch at. the invitation of the
President because he thought I could
render sa service to the government." I
was , more than - pleased with the op-pdrtunity-offered-and
am satisfied that
the work done in the - State Depart-
-nient. esDeciallv iri the negotiation - nt
j vinced .that ihe opportunities for ser
vices irere larger outside the cabinet.
and am willing to risk the judgment
j of the party and the country.
? "The Republicans must not put the
differences between the President and
myself ia the same. class.as the diffei-
ences between. Mr. Taft and Mr. Roose-
rvelt .Mr Taft' and Mr. Roosevetl had
j personal differences which led to a di
vision .In the . Republican ' party" The
differences between, the President and
1 myself jare differences" of principle and
will not disturb the friendship between
us. I rely upon my. record during the
last 25years to prove my devotion to
the Democratic party, and that-devo
tion. wa3 never greater than today. My
joHigations to' the party have con
stantly increased, and the six millions
and a" half .of Democrats" who have
three times voted for me will never
have reason to" doubt my loyalty to tho
principles which have made the Deskr
ocratic party a living force in politics1
for more than. a century and which, in.
eirfteHanr mlstakssitniay ,make
will-continue to make it. the party or
the common people and the champion
of the rights of the masses."
- CHILDREN FIRST.
(University. .Letter.)
Whoever in the world started the
superstition, myth legend, fairy or
just plain lie, that the best time to
have contagious, and infectious dis :
eases is during childhood?
. Vital statistics can be quoted to Show
that a vastly greater proportion of
deaths occur among children having
whooping cough, measles, .Or- scarlet
f over, than among adolecent or adults.
Children must be- protected from
1 'catching these diseases. Not only
must there, by quarantme -but .it must
be rigidly enforced Every good citizen-will
see to it that; children I are
given the right to their physical herit-age,--good
faith, r.-
REV. A. L. STANFORD.
' The friends of Rev. A.;L. Stanford,
formerly pastor of the Hendersonville
Methodist church., but now pastor of a
Hickory church, will be interested in
the following news story concerning
his work in a Elizabeth City -newspaper:
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What Is generally admitted to be the
best meeting at the First Methodist
church in many years came to a close
last Thursday night Interest in the
service was then at its highest mark,
but. other engagements compelled Rev.
A. l. Stanford of Hickory who was
dring the preaching to close themeet-
m at mat time, in? tuunu uu an
unusually large -number of accessions
as a result oi .Y. "ll rT-
nn-muers leei uuti iuis ia uu.
einnine of tne meetings lnuueiic iui
EOOQ. i ne wnoie cuurcu .was ",
and it is believed that every memb
o aueuuea iue sex b-- -
ruiier apprecianou ui uui16"
to and the -happiness of Christian ser-
Vice.
THE .KEITH MUAitTJiTAJ
Four Brothers From Lastern Larouna
Make Home In Hendersonville.
A fanr'VPars O Cn W A: IVeiin CSUIC
x 4 rw j w. k o . -v
t TTpnderson villa ana ne was so wen
Imnressed with the place that he de- I
cided it was a gooa piace to live, mibn
tn was followed . by niS Drotner.
er. i
U j
T?CV Keith. Who also I decided
Wholesale Grocery . uompany. tie
and his older, brother decided to marry
and his older brother decided to marry
jup. and he is now manager.: orr tno j.
Hendersonville - Buggy and: Wagon ,
Company.? During .the past few days
another-brother, Dr. ; H. L. Keith of
practice or nis aentistry. . ne - una
Krkri rVi (tia Marital norlnva j
bought the dental parlors of Dr. W. F
Nickel, and will take charge Decern-
build up - its ranks with such sturdy
citizenship.
President Vi'ilson last - week- cabled.
the emperor c Japan his cordial
...
BLOCKED HENDERSONVILLE ROAD
: "V;. (Brevard News.) ,
Late! last Saturday night as M. J.
Giazener and wife and "A. O. Kitchen
and wife were coming in the direction
of Brevard from down toward Hender
sonville" they foUhd the. road blocked
at a place near Davidson ,River sta
tion; " Some one Tiad placed a tele
graph pole 'across the road on the
bridge over Glade creek, laying it oa
the guard rails and securely wiring it
aown. Vieni near tni3 piace. a steei.uuuior two non-transferable mileage
rail, taken from the railroad near by. I books .for transportation for himself
had also been placed across the road, and wife from Greenville S. C, to
Messrs. Giazener and Kitchen had j Greensboro, N. C. The conductor 'de-"
some difficult in removing the ob- clared" the - book presented for -the "
structions, and after " they had safely wife's transportation forfeited. Canm-
passed a number of rocks were thrown
irom tne nusnes aoove tne roaa. , 'naa
their, car been going Inan opposite
direction there is no question but that
a serious accident would have dc -curedi,
owing to a curve: that would
have prevented , the driver from seeing
the obstructions.
The sheriff and his deputy, are work
ing on the case and it is believed .that
they now have about enough evidence
to make arrests. It Is . to - be hoped
that the guilty parties will be appre
hended and receive a good long term on
the roadsu for. such people should not
b allowed to run at large in a civiliz
ed country. , : '"' ; ' .
SPECIAL RANGE EXHIBIT. :
The Hendersonville Hardware Com
pany has just completed a sucessful
exhibit week of the South Bend Mallea
ble ranges. A special factory repre
sentative, Al. B. Currey, has been here
for the past week demonstrating this
well known range. During the special
sale eight ranges were sold. , Last
April this pompany held a similar dem
onstration at which time twelve ranges
were sold Jto JJenderson county people.
Annnal Bazaar. , man remains, lay, but were unable to
There will be the annual Christmas ' : dlscVeVtlier human parts. The
Bazaar of St Johns' ; church auxHiarj clothing appeared to have been hack
at Maxwell's Grocery, Tuesray, J)ecem- ed up with a sharp instrument. Search
ber, 7th. - In the afternoon tea will be . was being made tonight for a cabman
served. The ladies of the auxiliary
arexworking hard to make?4;he affair
Many - patrons are hoped for.
MR. MILLER AT BREVARD. :
(Brevard News.) ' ":
Rev. R. V. Miller, of Hendersonvillei.
occupied the pulpit at the Baptist
church last Sunday, at both morning;
and evening hours. Dr. Miller-is a
noted Bible scholar and spends all
his time going about and taking parts
in institutes; -Large congregations
heard him at both hours Sunday and
he impressed everyone with his
knowledge of the Bible.: , -; y
MARTIN GRANT JUSTUS DEAD.
Martin Grant Justus,-aged T7 years,
died at his home onSixth avenue on
November 8 after an extended illness.
Interment was was made In Oakdaie
cemetery " Tuesday afternoon. v,; in;
funeral services were conducted at tnr?
home by Rev. K. W. Cawthon. ,
. The deceased had been a resident of
this section for a long numoer o.
irn w. . -n A '. Vi t its onyxrXT&A hff ItlHTlV
stives anione them beine his wife t-ixi
six children. They are: Henry, Scott;
BoW"Charlie, John Justus and Martha
Holiings worth, all of Hendersonville,
. Three brothers . survive, these being
Riley Justus of Tryon, ; James- Justus
of Flat Rock and Britt Justus of Spar
tanburg." 'V
ADVERTISING VERSUS - PRAYING.
The small daughter "of a Little Rock
family had been praying each evening
at bedtime for a baby sister. - "
. The other morning her mother read
ing the paper, exclaimed: 'T see Mrs.
Smith has a little daughter." - -
"How do you know that?" asked the
child. . - ; .
"I read it in the paper? answered
the mother. " - r
:' Read it to me," said the daughter
-The mother read:-Born on March
r.Q.ivir. auu ivxi o. ouiivu, a viaiufe""-. -.
The child thought a moment, then
said : I know" what I'm going to. ; I'm
going to q.uit praying and begin ad-,
vertisin." National Monthly.
$10,000 ON HIS COTTON BROP
Mr. Vieorge warren oi oauipsoii, one i
of the most successful farmers of that J
county, is one Republican who has
made so much money growing cotton
under a Democratic" .Administration
the state. Mr. waTren says newiu
make a profit "or lO, 000 on his cotton
crop this year and his grain crop and
Logs aresov numerous that they, will
supply him indefinltely.-Dunn Dis-;
paicu. ' . : :
& s &
& AS TO BAZAARS AND SALES &
All notices of church sales j&
bazaars or entertainments ot- 'Sfe
kind where admittance fees
are collected or goods of any :
kind Isold, published in the
Democrat will -be charged as
advertisement at : the regular :
rate of 5-cents per line. Six -
words"
to a line.
IMPORTANT COURT DECISION
.ON TRANSFERABLE MILEAGE.-
Washington, Nov. 15. -A non-trans-
ferrable railroad mileage book, sold '
under conditions that it would be for
feited if. presented by any other thau
the original purchaser,, may. not be for
feited if presented by the purchaser
himself for transportation of another '
person: The Supreme court so held
in the case of Samuel j. Campbell, who
presented to a Southern railwav
bell recovered judgment of $37 against
the railroad for the conductor's action. -
ine, forfeiture condition does not
hit this caseV said- .Justice Hughes."
"The. action of the South Carolina
ourts;in giving. judgment and holding 1
the road to the strict terms of the con
tract do not deny the railroad any
Federal right" - ,. r
NEGRO BOYS FIND HUMAN
FOOT IN GARBAGE PILE.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov.. 15. The finding
by -negro boys of a human foot on a
city dumping ground in the outskirts
of Atlanta today led to a police inves- '
tigatioh which disclosed other pieces
of human fleshy Including parts belie v-
iea to be from the trunk and thigh. The
foot , and other flesh appeared to be s
that of a - white woman." A police ,
theory that" a woman had been mur-"-'
dered and parts of her. body hidden in
the -4 garbage pile, . apparently was '
strengthened by - statements of three ;
negro women living nearby, that early
Sunday morning a cab dashed past
their homes and they heard a woman ;
scream for help. ' . .
Detectives later, found pieces of"
woman's clothing near where the hu-
, .lie.u.w psseu mai .sreuon
early Sunday.
that nn narta nf"a hniiv. rflmoTfiri in...
anoperauon or jin aissection; naa Deen
disposed of that 'they would reach.; a
city dumping ground. . . . . -
Negro"es who daily search the farr"""
bag heap for- possible valuables said
the pieces of flesh - were not there Sat;'
urday. - - - -' - . 'i ' -; - ;
BREVARD EASY ON TIGERS?
. ; CBrevird 'News'.) sr - ' ?
"Hendersonville and Brevard should '
be awarded pewter: crosses for the
bravery of blind tigers. Jn "Henderr
sonviile one was just to -the rear .ofr
the mayor's residenceand .In Brevard . J
one was operated from the' top'tfr the
temple.of justice, dealing out the booze s
by the . means 1 of a rope'wWestern :t
Carolina .Democrat : Dearly , beloved, I
ere was no bravery displayed here;
They were in ho danger whatever from
. being - capturedv Our'n dont deserve
no - cross yit. v ' T ' -
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. THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, rf
This is the" way it looks to a writer
who has -traveled some, and watched ' -
1 for lessons why, a town prospers.4; He
says tnis about the town newspaper: ; --
"Stand by your ' town In ewspaper. 0
If there is v anything in your town
worth talking - about. ten chances to -
one your little town paper had ah and -in
putting it there, and if there exists
any - unsightly or unsavory, nuisance. "
twenty chances to - one it will stay
there until your own editor sees it or "
smells it and wipes his pen oh -the
town board's breeches. If anybody.
beyond the walls of your; little burg
ever learns that there is such a place
as Peaceville ,it will be through the
town, oracle" . - " C. ; :
f Every- village gets " its money,'3
worth in the village newspaper. It'
the. wagon that carries all your good "
things to. market. It ought to be hent -
in good repair. In many cases it I
would pay to grease it paint It keeD
its running gear In shape and shelter
it -at the public expense.
"Stand by your local newspaper. It's
the guardian and defender of every - -interest
the forerunner and pioneer of
e- advance movement and . the '
sturdy advocate : of law and order. '
Take It away, and it would not ne six '
months before the town would look as
if it ha dbeen doped. .Business would"
drae nnrietv i,m Wa. Z
atSiJTlJ
would grow between the pebbles.
: - SOME HEAVY TRAINS.
Southern :'c ' h"?tr: Cxr immense Freight
, Trains one One of Longest is Pull
- ed into V. dr-h'oro" From Spencer. ,
-; i Salisbury .Post.) r . "
moJa,:A""
line 6lZft;nf thfiSfl tMfn a t.
ea from what a trainman running on
' w fc mmmmO . VMU iUl 11
the Spencer-Goldsboro line told a rep--"?tative
of this paper, this mornlns: '
Wednesday this trainman - was on
of "a crew, managing la train of fifty
-."-u.ijuii ii-i nropencer ror ixOluS-
boro. At Ralefgh twenty-nine more
loaded cars were picked up, making :
a total ; of seventy-nine r. loaded cars
f V an P'preeate tonnage of 250
tonsTor 4,500,000 . pounds. : - On the' re
turn this same trainman- brought' into
Srier;sixty-ine:'Cars"'lBfty-eght' cf
.which were loaded to their full canac- '
--But thn.is. cr.lv-'! f----X r