the'n and now
I 1856-65
ik F. MORROW, Author
THE BOOK OF THE HOUR—COOPER
If you love fun, facts and fiction—"THEN AND NOW" ha«
it all.
A historical romance Oif the most exciting period of our history, told
in a dime novel way. Price \51. 50 and $2.00.
Read the following endorsements
by readers and reviewers of ( the
book: \
MAY 9E SCREENED \
Not only have the newspapers tyeen
attracted to the merit and interest
ing quality of "Then and Now,"
the Asheville Motion Pictures Cor
poration officials have noted tme
screen possibility of the story,
reading the first chapters in Th*s
Courier. > 1
Mr. Hamilton Smith, an official of'
the motion picture corporation, has j
had several conferences with Judge j
Morrow, and that he realizes the poss- 1
ibilities of screening the story is i
shown in the following lettet, in
which he declares that the Judge has
a vehicle for a moving picture produc
tion that will rival "The Birth of a
Nation."
Mr. Smith's letter is as follows: j
« Asheville, N. C.
June 13th, 1925. j
Judge D. F. Morrow.
Rutherfordtort, N. C.
"Dear Judge
"Concerning our several interest
ing talks about your splendid'story, j
"Then and Now," I wish to say the 1
following:
"I read this with a great deal of i
interest; you have a stirring epic sub
ject with marvelous moving picture j
values. It can be made into an ani- (
mated chronicle and an authentic!
history of the period in which it is
laid."
"THEN AND NOW" OPENS
EYES OF NORTHERN MAN
Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 3, 1925.—Ed
itor Forest City Courier: While
spending the week-end with friends j
I had the pleasure .of reading a story [
in The Courier, a North Carolina pa-1
per, entitled "Then and Now."
It is a wonderful story and told 
in such a way you can't stop when I
you begin to read and always sorry |
when it ends and must wait for the !
next issue.
My family are all North of the
Dixie line. I kijew nothing of the
war but have, heard my grandfather :
and mother talk about it. In the read- 1
ing of the story, I seem to live back 
in the sixties, and while I knew ]
ing of slavery, I can see those faith- 
ful old slaves and the bad £
from the pen picture r
writer of the story— J a
but the boys in gray
in blue are made to
and it seems I
drum and the
smake their way to the line of battle,
e Then, the customs, habits, feelings
land the thoughts of the people, on
jboth sides of the line, are set out so
clearly that you seem to be there
when you read.
Sincerely yours, -
t " HENRY HENNING,
3422 Cheviot Ave.
e
r APPRECIATES BOOK
1 Noted Shelby Lawyer comments on
\ "Then and Now."
: j Hon. Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby,
5,1 has written the following letter to
! |\Mr. D. F. Morrow of this place, which
J Should be of interest to our read
■ I €M: s:
i "Shelby, June 24th.
Hipn. D. F. Morrow,
VMy dear Sir: I have been intend
ing; for some days to write you a line
in ( appreciation of your splendid
j boo |c, "Then and Now." This book
'is Remarkably well written, deals
[with* the most interesting period of
Jour ijristory, and expresses in an ad
mirable way the fine ideals of* the
| peopPe whose character is so vividly
j portrayed.
j Witjh personal regards and trusting
' that tmis book will have the large sale
! which *ts merits deserve."
I \ *
K. J. CARPENTER ENJOYS
| JUDGE MORROW'S BOOK
I Mr. K. J. Carpenter says Judge
; book "Then and Now" is
| selling well. He added that he has
i enjoyed Reading this book very much
j and that is a real picture of the
I time portratyed.
| (Mr. Carpenter is 85 years of age,
land an «fcx-Confederate soldier.)
! i, -
j ENJOYABLE DINNER HERE LAST
[ WEDNESDAY AT ISOTHERMAL
• Judge D. F. M-orrow and wife left
j last Wednesday afternoon for Mel
rose, Florida, to spend the winter.
Just before their departure Mr. Mor
row entertained a number of friends
at the Isothermal hotel at one o'clock.
Prayer was offered by Rev. M. A.
Adams. R. E. Price was toastmaster.
Dr. J. C. Coggins was the principal
speaker. He spoke of the recent
book of Mr. Morrow which has just
come from the press, "Then and ]
Now," and stated it should be in ev- 1
ery home in the county. He said he *
and his wife and children had all i
read the book and enjoyed it. It telljfl
a most interesting sjfeory and
rnixture of history and
with an important 
■fcjy of our country, l&M ■> ■**'
a local *,, ji.
THE FOREST CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1927
J the able address of Dr. Coggins.
"THEN AND NOW"
| Many people Praise Local Man's
Book
Judge D. F. Morrow's book, "Then
j and Now" is meeting with success.
| The following is a letter from Judge
James L. Webb of Shelby, after he
| time to look the volume over
[ carefully:
"I read your book, "Then and
Now" with a great deal of interest
; and pleasure. You certainly describe
, | what occurred around Burnt Chim-
jney and in Rutherford county in the
( , dark days of 1861-65. I personally
witnessed many of the scenes you
narrate. I am glad you have recorded
these events, and I hope your book
t will have a large sale. It is not only
interesting, but contains , a good deal
of valuable historic truth not found
elsewhere."
The Cleveland Star, of Shelby, N.
i C., says in part:
"Judge Morrow sees the humor
. ous side and tells in true Southern
» style of the events of that period. It
i is not a personal description, but rec
. ollections of those days which Judge
Morrow so well remembers."
Every school teacher in this sec
tion of the state needs this book. The
County Superintendtnt has recom
mended it, as well as other authori
ties.
LETTER FROM GEORGIA
. Columbus, Ga., March 24.
Rutherford County News:
Dear Sirs:—
I want to say in—regard to Judge
D. F. (Morrow's book, "Then and i
Now", that I never enjoyed any
book better. Also my entire family
even down to my 13-year old grand
son. It is not only an interesting
book, but a very instructive one for
all ages.
(Signed) Mrs. Lula T. Brooks.
"THEN AND NOW" MOST
INTERESTING BOOK
Judge D. F. Morrow, author of the
local story, "Then and Now," re
ceived the following letter from Mr.
T. E. Screven, president of the Col
onial Trust Co., at Spartanburg:
"I am certainly indebted to you for
one of the most interesting books I
have ever read—"Then and Now."
My wife is now reading it, and en-
it very much. I loaned a copy
to a friend of mine who is con-
with the library."
I
CONTRIBUTION TO LITERATURE
- \ Spartanburg, S. C.,
/ March
'Dear Mr. Mtorrow:
I have
ful pleaH
arid '" ]
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south during the war between the
states.
Judge Morrow tells us that he was
born in 1856 and among his first
memories is that of soldiers leaving
the muster grounds for the front, a
memory lightened by the presence of
an old lady who sat in a covered
wagon and sold ginger bread as well
as apple brandy by the glass.'
Though he naturally looks at the
war and events that led up to it
from the standpoint of a Southerner,
Judge Morrow keeps a fair mind and
pays tribute to the magnanimity of
Grant at the time of the surrender.
He does not hesitate, however, to
speak freely and his reference to
"IJncle Tom's Cabin" is delicious.
'"About this time 'Uncle Tom's
Cabin' was written by a Northern
lady, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
which was enough to make the Devil
whip his mother if he has one."
A child's vivid picture of the war,
descriptions of folk-lore and folk
ways, homely utensils, then in daily
use but long ago discarded, all make
up a book that should be read with
as much pleasure as it has evidently
given the author to write.
L. C. T.
»

JUDGE MORROW'S BOOK
RECEIVES GOOD REVIEW
The following review of Judge D.
F. Morrow's book "Then and Now"
appeared in The, Observer of May
29:
"While several American novelists
We have made special preparations for the three big DOL
LAR DAYS.
'
Friday, Saturday and
Uvinnfla\^—fci
and historians are bridging, in a
fashion, the gap of seventy-odd years
from 1850 and the Civil War to the
present day, along comes a man whose
span of life is a bridge in itself. Here
is a man who writes from first - hand
knowledge and observation rather
than taken from hearsay. »
"Judge Morrow, of Rutherfordton,
N. C., has .written his reminiscences
of the decade 1856-1865. Judge
Morrow's account of life in the
South—especially in North Carolina,
during the period of the War between
the States' is one of glowing interest
for those few who are alive to re
member it, and for those who were
born to remember other and later
wars. In fact, the author has crowded
into a space of 341 pages a well
seasoned and well-tempered digest of
the life that once was the south's.
And yet. he does not regret its pass
ing, but in recalling the events of his
early youth he weaves a spell of
romance about an age that is already
one of distant and pleasant memory.
"Quilting parties, corn shuckings,
spinning wheels, log houses, slavery,
"the knock-kneed man of Roaring
Hollow", sorgum mills, 'the breaking
up of the party when the gun shot
at the spring'—these are the pictures
que events and customs that go to
make this one of the most interesting
books this reviewer has read in many
days.
"I regret that books like "Then
and are so seldom published.
After the.co'nstaht deluge of books
j by professional novelists and psuedo
historians, Judge Morrow's informal
story of otse man's life in its early
stages is a cool and refreshing show
er. For, besides being: written; in utter
simplicity and sincerety, "Then and
Now" has not a single dull page or
incident among the many. It is a de
lightful boot."
(Excerpt from letter.)
"I have read "Then and Now." It is
exceedingly interesting, well written,
unique aind different, entertaining
and instructive,, and should' be read
by every one hoth North and South.
Respectfully,
FRED' McSULLEN, Atty.
Knotxville,. Tenn.
July 3", 1927.
NORTH CAROLINA,
RUTHERFORD COUNTY. §
I hereby certify that the foregoing
and attached comments on the book
'VThen and Now", by Judge D. F.
Morrow, were copied by me from
original newspaper clippings from the
various papers as indicated in said
comments.
This the day of July, 1927.
LOGNA LOGAN,
Stenographer and Typist.
For Sale at $1.50 and $2.00 by
THE COURIER,
Forest City, N. C.