I
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vy ;
Devoted Id IfaS In
terests of thf fafiub
llcah Party id Staii
ly, Cabarrus, RoWari
Davidson and Ad
- joining Counties. ?;
Slaaly Ccanty'5 Farmer.
" -' It is strange ' what people all 1
- want to know in this world. 0
- For last week they have been
after me with all sorts; of .ques
tions and the endisen'tm sight
yet. Only yesterday a man wrote
me asked, me wether Icould ex
plain why his wife, dries dishes
with her left hand," and today) a
fellow.wants to . 1: now ; why tne
: moon comes and goes instead of
? Staying with us like thejsun. I al-
-7 Waysj- answer everytfiing that
comes my . way, but the - dish
washing proposition will not be
- handled here. How should I know
why that man's wife dries dishes
: with her left hand? Why dosen't
he ask-her if he is game? If your
;r-horse should ' act as though! he
? needed a new shoe would you
nail it on your neighbors cow ?to
s see if the horse really -did - need
oneiHow if you were the horse
and I were the cow would there.
be any difference? Do you catch
i -they scientific reasoning? power
"i that h61ds a higb tension in every
:j man's brain? Do you realize that
the Stanly County Farmer is not
??.slightihg you when he refuses to
.- hand out information about other
" people's hands? Perhaps your
?; yjife is lefthanded perhaps she
uses a left handed dish' rag, or
perhaps there is a darning needle
in the case. Get your information
at home drf consult - a specialist
the Stanly County is mostely feet.
But the moon question . is not
so bad. Being somewhat of a sky
expert lam able" to go up ; in i the
ajrjonce inhilefandvesti
; gate the ins '
the moon is so irregular is because
she fills special engagements
and the sun dosent. The moon is
a sort of a lovers planet-and does
not allow herself to be bribed by
" any one congregation of love sick
people. This earth is bi& and it
takes her a month to visit her
patients on all sides. When they
are sick oh the other side she is
there when they are sick on this
side she is here. The moon makes
regular visits to Stanly County
and keeps things pretty streight.
Of course there are a few fellows
. in the county that are in pretty
bad shape for instance one of our
fellows has a girl up abortf ; N ew
London now that she has gone
about with a far away look. A
nother fellow from Norwood has
trouble because the girl's daddy
objects. A fellow, ar Big . Lick is
guilty of Lapsus Lingo. He- said
too much, now he is in a bad fix.
There are some foolish people
m this world who claim that the
moon is the promoter of weddings
and angle cakes but they are
very wrong. The moon is a pre
ventative. Don't you know that
before people lived in houses to
shelter themselves from the moon
there were no marriages at all?
the reason is that they were in
the moon light every night and
got cured. Later peoplemaderoofs
- above their heads to keep the
light out and that is when the
first wedding bell got started. You
- might say well Kate were under
the moon lots of times and got
married any -way. That's "all
right old man but you were too
far gone when doctor moon got
hold of you. If you had felt your
' pulse at that ' time and - noticed
how weak your heart pumped
pou couldn't blame the moon for ,
not being able to put the govenor
"on it down a few notches to save)
-your noerty your case is hopeless
nd you alone are to blame. I
would advise others that feel the
sickness coming oh to rush but
in the moonlight at once." If yoii
hapen to get an ; attack in the
dark of the moon and are begin
ning to feelpretty. shakey, get a
big lamp hang it under the ceil
ing and tie a green cloth? around
it. When you have it fixed sit
under the lamp; every- .evenihj?
tr three hours with a big rug
doll In your lap ; and notice? the
difference of your feeling at the
end of the week. The:green
light will answer the-purpose of
the moon and the rag doll: could
answer the purpose of the other
necessity;? J? y i ;???y????t; -:
It happens too.that some people
get married and I still stand be
neain me moon every evening
but thest people are
that the world will end "tomorrow
and they want to get even with
I say that if you want to enjoy
life, liberty, and . the persuit of
happiness go out in the moonli
ght as much as possible j wjth the
girl that has you on the balance;
But if you hapen- to get married
anyway apn t Diame tne moon
blame the U. S. . Postal Depart
ment for allowing women to de
iraua tne males, watch tor : me
next week. : :' - 7 y
lit? ,rieasant Items.
Tuscarora Cotton Mill is? still
short of water,. theyy are pump
ing from the brick yard so as to
keep running. ??" t- ?. ? i 7
J. B. McAlister and family
spent Sunday at Mrs. Joe Foil.
W, A. Kindley has done some
repair work at his mill. ri
Foil Bros Roller -Mill runs only
part of the time.
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W. G H?Barririger
who has
been in the bed for a period of a?
bout 2 mos 1s up and 3oing: fine,
he spendspart of his time wiitK
his daughter, in Salisbury. y
JT Mr. J, D. F. Fisher who has
10 years returned home for sev
eral mos. stay he is the son of
W. H. Fisher of Mt. Pleasant.
W. A. Kindley is making some
improvement on his home build
ing to his cook room, guess ' that
means more to eat. :?'? - : ?
Mrs. Hugh Barrier is . on the
sick list. ; -:y?;-?
Rev. Jacob Palmer spent last
Saturday night at Mt. ? Pleasant
on business. . , ?.. .
The girls have; all returned t
school with the exception . of one
Miss Anna Foil. - ?
John Kindley has bought the
old Lane place fronahis father.
Mt Pleasant is in need of a
more thorough phone system to
different places. - ? ? ? c
D. H. McEacherri is' making
some improvements on his home
on North main St. changing from
a 4 ft porch to a 12 X 30 ft? -.Mt
Pleasant Mercantile Col has
employed Mr. Jessie McEacjiern
of this place.
Mr. William Hahn is still con
fined to his bed with rheumatism.
S. C. Kluttz spent Monday at
Rockwell on business. ?? ?
Mrs. J. L. Heilig of ? Mt Pleas -ant
spent Sunday night at Rock
well with her son John Heilig.
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We notice that from the press
that many of the govenors are
pardoning convicts by scores.
The reason given fteing , the mis
erable syslem of treatm ent of
these persons, We think the gov
enors ar& right whenthey see the
iniguwitous waythe state legisla
tures farm out .the convicts y and
then ho.w they are treated J after
they are gotten that the goven
ors pardon them. This is the only
way out of the dilemma. Govenor
Donaghey of Aak, defending his
action in pardoning 316 state con
Victs' says "under the. lease
sys
tem as aburnmg ?seething hell
consuming human beings who are
being fed into it in a" manner
which results in nothing but mt
ing fortunes for contractor. Gov.
Blease of S. C. has made himsilf
famous for his pardoning power.
We think these men are justifia
ble if the reasons given are cor
rect,1 i:y.y ?;???-:'
WITfl OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Locusts Route 1 Items.
; Mrs. Josiiah Brooks Died near
Philadelphia church Wednesday
she has been ill for some time
Mrs Philas - Honeycutt y died
near Brattain's school Thursday
and was burried ,at Big JJck. She
is a young onaeoi aoout two jrs.
and leave ayoung babe about 2
Weeks old also a young husband
and a host : ot mends to mourn
their lbssXA:;c?r:?!:?f?''?'?
Mrs; Rosanah Teeter has been
conf irieoT tocher room ? the
week at her son's j. iS. Teeter's,
, Pneumonia, La Grippe and bad
colds are all the go in this sec
Mrs.; P. E. Tucker one
of the
Piano contestants is on
the sick
list at present -; - 1 ;
? Let every body take -off? their
hat to the new town at the Dan
iel Treece place on the hew rail
road it is said there iwill be a big
auction sale oi lots j in tne near
future, y y !' -::-?? y
The voters of Furr township
seems to be all most unamimous-
ly opposed to voting bonds for
good roads. ;
Mr? J. W.y Hathcoilled
a
porker the other day tiiaweighed
6101bs. Mr. Hathcock is one of
our most sucessfulff armers?:
Farmer. ;
mffestem Stanlv Items.
ine neaitn or this : section is
bad at present ? 'I? C: :-?
; wrri; TocKer iron' the sick
list;;;" ??: ;?;..-? ' ""r",
ThO small crraincroD is looking
prosperous in this community. ? ;
H: L: Herrm of Mission visited
J.. D. Tucker last Stmday. '
Mr. Harvey" Mauney is very ill
at this writing. '? - , '
Mr. John Herrin of Albemarle
visited L. R. Tucker last Sunday .
Rev. J. S. Harris will preach at
Mission Sunday at 11 o'clock ? all
are invited to attend. ? : y
Mr. J. A. Harrington is having
an attack of chills.!
Miss Sarah Hatley visited M.
H. Herrin's Sunday. Blue Eyes -
Canapp Hill School House.
The health of : this community
is very good except measels.? ?
Mr. John1 A. Yow visited at
C. A. Cranfords last Sunday. v
Dass L. Lawery visited Calvin
Trautman last Sunday; ? ?
Mrs. Sam Yow who has been
sick for some time is
some at this writing.
improving
Mary Troutman and Sam ; Aus-
band visited Daniel B. Culp last
Sunday. ??:?. y ?.;?;?"'?"
Paul Wagoner visited his best
girl SaturdayHffight.
Henry Hegler has traded horses
again. y: -v y : ? A "? ? ??;y
We are expecting to hear
wedding bells soon. ?'
the
All Smile.
;, FOR SALE :
? 25 acres; two miles South of
Albemarle with good new build
ings, fine young f orchard,? good
pasture with lasting water, half
in cultivation, half timber. Fine
for trucking. G. D. Moose, Albe
marle, N. C. Route !. ? 1 mo
? Church Services.
???v? First ' Baptists
S. S. at9:45 A.!M.
Preaching? 11 K) A.: M. and
7:30. n ?.
Presbyterian J
S. S?9:45 A. M. ;. . " ,
Prof. B. L. Parkinson Superiri
tendent, every body invited.
- Preaching at 11 o'cloeSr by the
pastor. ; . ;
Uusant! Esats Mesa.
jM. AHatley of Concord
has teen visiting relatives here,
f Mr. Albert Moley died-Dec. 31
o Typhoid fever and was burried
af Bdar' Creek church. He was
about 26 years of age and very
pular.' We extend v sympathies
to $ie bereaved "ones?V :" ?:" ??;
?&rn:iji&Mi&
ifywder a:daughter.?y?l
been? spending the
hoUday: :with ; " relatives arid
friends. He has been :away? 21
yf Mr.?andlrs. C. Lowder and
Mrs? Nettie Void visited Mr. Jim
Lowder recently. y ?;;? '? y?
?Tne measles ; are unwelcome
visitors in our section at this time.
? Mrs. F. Furr? and Miss Maggie
Hartsell were visitors in Cohcord
iasw jpnaay ana oaturaay. . : . ;
j Mr? Julius Heninkai?has. been
crUically'iH.:?;.y
t lr. and Mrs. . Albert Eudy
spent Sunday with? Mrs'. Eudy 's
father M. Wiley Lambert.
? Mr. Ruf us Hatley is the proud
possessor of a grand daughter. ?
? :?v; ';; Jay Bird. ? ?
yyNsipte
? Grip ind colds are reported f ar
and near, '.. -?v.:' ?;?-'; 1 ?
" The bean contest at the' Brown
Drug Company closed Dec 31 the
amount being in the jar was 5462
Mr? Smith received first prize his
guess was 5469. J1D. H? Brown
vas second his guess was S473.7 :
? aJdrs. Chatman' was third : he
vote was 5432. They all have re-
thaComi)ahvhhsuccss9fox
their kindness.- ; ,;yf ?- ?
Dr. Evans is now locat ed back
in Granite Quarry.. ? ? ? ?.
Mr; and Mrs? J. It Brown of
China Grove spent a few days
with their parents near here. ?
The president of .the Lower
Stone Telephone Co. was . ; here
last week preparing to run two
new lines to Salisbury which we
need very much. 7
The chain gang is now located
in Granite Quarry and is work
ing on the Gold Hill road we are
glad to have them work here as
their service is very much needed.
TTT 1 1 : r1 1
we wisn tne unronicie a suc
cessful year. Spool. ?
LexlDgtoii Esute 2 Itcos. ?
Tn health of this community
is, good at present we are glad to
say.
The Register: dosen't jeem to
be so busy since the holidays, frit
we are still listening for the wed
ding' bells. ?-:y ':y:,- :'? '??:?;
Mr. David Nance and Miss Betftibnal legislation for the encour-
tie Pamsh were married the 5th
may their pathway ever be strewn
with roses. . v ' -
Rev. Mr. Trogden preached an
excellent : sermon at Jerusalem
Sunday. We gladly welcome him
)ack another year, : ,
Sunday School every Sunday
at 10 A. M. We invite every one
to come out and take part. - ?
Mr. William Cetil and daughter
spent last week in High Point
with relatives.;? ' j
A. L. Yonts who happened to
the misfortune to get badly hurt
by falling from!the barn is ; slow-
yimproving. y - " ? .
Dr. J. M. L. Lyerly will preach
at Jerusalem next Sunday at li.
Every body come.
' . The spelling match at Jerusa
lem last Thursday night seemed
to be a success There was a large
crowd present and most y every
one took part. We had good cru
der arid everyone seemed to i en
joy ity Our school is? progressing
nicely under the management ; of
Miss. Zeola Anderson. She is an
excellent teacher and has made
many friends since here that will
regret to have her leave.? ? ?
??&???i:?-- Blue Bird
Ahpthip
g" Last Fall? ringX; campaign
times the Democratic Press and
Spell Bindersmade a great ado
about the .wonderful things being
done by the State in Educational
matters. The Headlines of somel
of the great papers today charac
terize it this "way. "North Caro
Una in a; Shameful Place. ' ' Takes
forty sith ': place . arnorig forty
eight, states. Wow some body has
liedC.The statement o rank :is
not a surprise to us, only; we won
der if she is not forty' eighth in
stead oi forty sixth. ? .
We carididly believe that there
is not a Stateyin the Union that
gets so little school for? so much
money? We have said it before,
we say it again,? there is some
thing radically wrong with bur
whole public School System. Not
one of the other forty seven states
makes the noise? and display of
her public schooLsystern as" does
iNorui varauna, ana , yet - every
one of . them, does more work. .
. From the Itecomiriendations of
the Superintendent of Public In
struction the Legislature ? for an
increase of appropriation of quite
$500,000, ;along with it comes "2
recommendation for an expendi
ture of thousands of it for Assis
tant County Superintendents.? a
bout as valuable an adjunct T as
the fifth leg to a dog.; We wonder
now much of this ; half ? million
will go to the children. Our Coun
y; ocnooi v ouperantenaents "are
necessary, provided tliey are the
right kind of men. ?We must riot
talk so loud or some body will
hear us.: But we are going to say
it out that we have bo sympathy
at all with pet teachers and make
believe grades. A system that
will allow such things: is rotten,
and we expect to kick : asrainst it
Consolidation of schools and trans
portation is recomriiended. Has
'ent this same thing, as to consoli
dation been legislated before? It
even stands in .the school ; law,
and yet? Shall lsay it? Well, the
School Boards and County Sup
erintendents have gone on with
out any reason, save the gratifi
cation of some Molly Coddle "and
constructed new districts?! neces
sitating the outlay'of y thousands
of dollars for houses, doing away
in some cases with those already
built and putting in these weak
districts, as weak teachers. Whats
the use to have school ; laws if
these are to be interpreted by a
set of 2X4 one-horse squires who
steal the campaign liquor entrust
ed to them to control votes?
Listen! : "I recommend addi-
agement of consolidation of in
efficient and inadequately equip
ped one-teachgr schools into more
efficient andy , petter equipped
schools with more teachers,? bet
ter houses, more thorough " and
comprehensive instruction, with
provision for transportation of
students beyond walking distance
thereby making possible schools
that shall truly become the: intel
lectual, social cultural? ; arid ? in
dustrial centers of the entire
community." Now aint - that
grand? Send after the children
yet? Well, they do that in some
of the Western States .where
roads are in sections, and it can
very easily be done. . Then too.
those States have - larsre school
funds and are better equipped in
every way. Well, that's what bur
Superintendent gets by traveling
arounay ne travels lots, , we pay
the bill, and something certainly
is expected as a retrrn f or all
this, ''-.yy- - --,' !;
Compulsory attendance regu
lations are also recommended;;We
believe in compulsory attendance,
but first we -feel .that there
ought to be something worth at
tending. Is it hot a fact that in
hundreds of cases bur schools are
kept by novibes, arid to compel a
child !of six years to lose its tiriie
going to such a time killing, when
the child can doy more for itself
helping its mother. We 'see no
prospects for anything in the way ;
of improvements ; in our school ?,
system for the next two years if
we are to judge by the ; tenor of
the reconimendations of the Sup
erintendent ; We want schools,
we want better schools, we want y
longer schools, . and wefwant more v
Efficietit schools. Let the.people?
have a say in the matter : as. to
their schools, arid we ; will ; have
nearer what we need. Legislation
wont doit, ?raisihg more ; money
wont do. it as ha3 been abundant
ly demonstrated. To-day r we are
paying more money than ever for
popular education, arid the schools
for the . masses . are ; not better
than they were a score or- more
years ago. It certainly is not the
lack of money that causes? this, ? !
but the way it is spent. .Very few
of us relish paying out our hard
earned money to see it frittered
away in so many useless yways,
give us full value for our present
taxes, and you may raise them if ;;
youwant to make additional pro
gress. We want fair play for our
rural schools, and the great mass ?
es of chidken on the farms in ;
North Carolina. ? .
??-'i?y Blgiick Items.
. We have been having ;some
cold weather. - " ,
Miss Eva Alrriond has been very.
sick but is rapidly improving.; : ,
!? Mrs?Maey?ckeryhasi -alsb"
beehsicE -Wk P;;S?s?
MissrNettie HartseU Visited rei
latives and friends here last week?
Mr; W. F. Smith and wife vis
ited D. R. Mclntire Sunday.
Mr. Charlie McLester -has al
ready purchased his licen se - but
hasen't his girl yet. v , -
R. Lee Wright Esq of. Salisbury
came to attend court this
week.
T. H. Vanderford of Salisbury
is in town this week on business.
Mr. J, H. A; Lyerly of Granite
Quarry was in town last Monday
on business. 4 , " ' " . '
There are quite a large number
of people here this week attend-
ingcourt. , 7
Walter Kenedy Ex sherriff
Green's son in law is here with a
lot of horses and mules.
Read whatBostian Shoe Co has
to say about shoe stocks in Jau- c
ary and February, ? v?
W, I, Russell is attending court
this week as a juryman? He re
Ports Mrs. Russell sick with1 cold.
We call attention to ad. this
weelc of Efird arid Harward Mfg
Co of Norwood. They want a lot
of cross arms. ;-' '.- ?:??? ??-
I have sold out my entire inter
est in The Chronicle Publishing -Co.
to Dr. J. M?L. Lyerly, both
Press and Book accounts? and I .
want to return my heartiest and
sincere thanks to one and all of
my friends who have given me -their
support in helping, me to
run The Chronicle as best Fcould !
for nearly five years. ; I know it :
was not what I would have had
it be, but I tried to do the best
I could, and how I want.to.say to
every one of The Chronicle read-
ers-who may still be behind with ?
their subscription, to get busy ?
arid arrange this matter with :
Dr. Lyerly as early as possible. If
you want him to give you a good
paper yo can help him do this by ?
paying your subscription. All of ;
my old papers are : payable to Dr. ?
LyerIy.?;v:?yH?; !?;;ffi?J??v?'?S;
With best wishes to all I am
as ever?' -
iyy Respt Your Friend.
v ? A R. Kirk, ? '
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