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VOL. XIX.
ALUEMAltLK, X.C.. JULY (!. 1911.
NO. 3S
WASHINGTON NEWS.
BY CLYDE H..TAVKNNER.
Washington, July 3. "The
young memoera of the house are
working like veterans. The pres
ent house is one that no Demo
crat, or any other American citi
zen for that matter, need apolo
gize for. I believe that the coun
try thoroughly appreciates this
too."
Thus spoke Speaker Champ
Clark. He was hard at work in
his private office at the time, ait
ling behind a desk piled high
with correspondence, reports of
Intestigting committees, and an
assortment of books that would
serve an ordinary man as an en
tire library.
"The members of the house
are fighting a good fight," said
the Speaker.
"We are fulfilling as rapidly
and as literally as possible every
promise made to the people.
"We promised in the Denver
platform to reform the rules or
the bouse, and we have done It.
That it is an accomplished fact.
"Our opponents declared that
only under the old rules could
the busidess of the house be
transacted. It was predicted
that if the committees were
named by the house chaos would
result.
"We have reformed and liberal
lied the rules and elected com
mttteesand we expedite business
and bring joy to the hearts of all
lovers of the republic.
"We promised the people that
we would submit a proposition to
amend the Constitution to permit
the people to vote directly for
United States Senators. The
house promptly passed such
measure.
"We promised to pass a bill
compelling the publication of
eamnaiKn expenses before the
elections. That has been done,
"We promised to admit New
Mexico and Arizona. We have
done our best to bring that
about. It Is up to the senate.
"We promised to cut down the
disbursements of the govern
ment. We have already made a
beginning by abolishing more
than one hundred useless offices
in and about the House of Repre
sentatives, thereby saving $182,
000 annually.
"Thia is only an earneet of
what we will accomplish.
"We are living up to the Jef
fersoniui doctrine of 'economy
in the public expense that labor
may be lightly burdened.' No
doubt we will be sneered at by
spendthrifts as cheeseparers,
. but hard beaded, sensible busi
ness folk will indorse our action,
becauseitdeservestobeindorsed.
"We promised to repeal the
tariff on wood pulp, print paper,
lumber, timber and logs and that
those articles would be placed on
the free list. So far as the De Hi
eratic House is concerned that
pledge bas been fulfilled in the
reciprocity bill and the 'farmers'
free list' bill which sleeps in the
Republican Senate."
Taft Still with Aldrlth.
President Taft's recent state
ment that the adoption of ex-sen--
ator Aldrich's currency system,
designed to put the control of
American money absolutely in
the bands of Wall street bankers,
is the most important legislation
now pending, baa resulted in the
old issue being raised between
himself aad progressive Kepub
iiesjiM, He has presented himself and
but administration as a new men
anoe -to public interests, and
raised the Democrats and pro-
greaslve Republicans to a higher
plans of public usefulness, as the
oy 'effective force the public
an rety wpon to resist the ag
gressive money power of Morgan
and the President's efforts to
serve It.
Both Aid rich and Mr. Taft de
clare that there is no intention
of establishing anything like a
central government bank. But
Mbody ean read the Aid rich
plan in detail without realizing
that it is a central bank of issue
that he proposes. His so-called
"Reserve Association of Ameri
ca" is to be the depositary and
fiscal agent ol the national gov
ernment. Il is to have the sole
issue power. It may receive de
posit from those national banks
; that art stockholders in it. It
hall establish branch banks
vrbich. Just as under the central
government bank scheme, will
raah thevr local deposits to the
central baLk, thus taking money
oat of tb eommunity which
would otherwise be loaned out
for investment in borne enter
prise. It may bay and sell gov
ernment and atate securities and
gold coin or tuition. It may re
discount paper for banks de
positing with it.
- In abort, the Aldrich reserve
Association is a bank with im
toense privileges - and powers,
but without the name of a bank.
Wall street will contol it. It is
obvious that the words "central
bank" were omitted because of
the prejudice against such an in
stitution by the country banks.
Uncle Sam once tried a central
bank. It was manned and ma
nipulated by politicians and
brought a panic on the entire
country. Aldrich's flimsy mis-
lepresentation, even though en
dorsed by Mr. Taft will accom
plish but little. Remembering
its last experience, this govern
ment will not stand for another
central government bank.
A Democratic Doctrine.
Election of senators by the dT-
rect vote of the people, which is
now held up in Congress by an
amendment supported by Bris
tow of Kansas and the entire
group of special privilege servers
in the senate, is distinctly a
Democratic proposition. The
report of the proceedings of the
Republican national convention
of 1908 shows that the vote on in
cluding in the platform a demand
for the election of senators by
the people was 114 yeas and 866
nays.
What Free List Means.
The Democratic free list bill
in congress simply means that
the farmer will get his vehicle,
farm tools, wire fencing, harness
and h hoes for less money. Is
not that a good thing?
Can You Figure this Out?
While the Republican trust-
buster Kellogg was prosecuting
the Standard Oil Company for
the government, he was receiving
regular an extra" compensation
from the steel trust. Directors
of the concern that paid him
these fees were stockholders in
the concern he was prosecuting.
What is the answer?
21,000 Cases of Hookworm Already
Treated.
The North Carolina campaign
against hookworm diseases is
making steady progress. The
number of cases of the disease
reported as treated by physi
cians has grown during the past,
twelve months from 8,250 to 21,-
000; the number of doctors
treating the disease from lHd to
507; and the number of people
microscopically examined for it
in the State laboratory of
hygiene from 500 to 28,812.
Seven thousand two hundred
and seventy-six of the latter
number were found to have hook
worm infection, and 2543 showed
others of the eight intestinal
parasites. Though some of
these were found quite fre
quently the hookworm infections
were found three times as fre
quently as all the others com
bined. -Thirty-one per cent, of
the 23,812 examined showed
hookworm infection. Of the
number examined, 1,000 were
State troops, 1,000 were orphans,
1.000 children in the State
schools for the blind, deaf and
dumb, and the reformatory.
Nearly 1,000 insanes have been
examined. The other 19,000 are
largely made up of public school
children taken at random.
All Roads Lead to Cheraw's July
7th Celebration.
Reports from far and near
state that pretty near everyone
is coming to Cheraw on July 7th.
With such fine Railroad ac
comodation and good Automobile
roads you can get here and get
home the same night.
Horse lovers will be treated
with some races far above the
ordinary, and base ball fans'
will see two games or the hair
standing variety. Just think of
Columbia and Albany, two South
Atlantic teams honoring us with
their presence. This goes en to
show what crowds come to
Cheraw's big July 7th, Celebra
tion. Thirty Cotton Mills Close la Gaston
uenniy.
Gaston, July 1. More than
80 Gaston county cotton mills
will be closed down for the nekl
two weeks owing to the unfavor
able condition of the yarn mar
ket and well posted manufactur
ers stated to-night that the mills
may find it necessary to prolong
the curtailment period to a
month. The mills affected repre
sent 80 per cent of the spindles
of the county and the only plants
not in the agreement are those
which manufacture their own
yaras.
Kidaey Diseases an Csrable
under serials conditions. The right
medicine must be taken before the dis
ease baa progressed too far. Mr.
Perry A. Pitman, Dale, Tex., saya:
"I was down In bed for four months
with kidney and bladder trouble end
gall atones. One bottle of Foley 'a
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THE CONQUEROR.
It's easy to laugh when the ak lea are
blue
And the sun It shining bright:
Yes, easy to laugh when your friends
are true
And there's happiness In sight:
But when Hope has fled and the skies
are gray.
And the friends of the past have
turned away,
Ah, then indeed it's a hero's feat
To conjure a smile in the face of de
feat. It's easy to laugh when the storm Is
o'er
And your ship la safe In port;
Yes, easy to laugh when you're on the
shore
Secure from the tempest's sport;
But when wild waves wash o'er the
storm-swept deck
And your gallant ship Is a battered
wreck,
Ah, that is the time when It's well
worth while
To look In the face of defeat with a
smile.
It's easy to laugh when the battle's
fought
And you know that the victory's
won;
Yes, easy to laugh when the prize you
sought
Is yours when the race is run:
But here's to the man who can laugh
when the blast
Of adveristy blows, he will conquer at
last,
For the hardest man In the world to
beat
Is the man who can laugh In the face
of defeat.
By Emll Carl Aurln, in the
National Magazine lor April,
FARMER'S INSTITUTES.
Three to be Held in Stanly During
August.
Raleigh, July 1. The prelimi
nary arrangements are com
pleted for the live parties of far
mers' institute workers to start
into different sections of the
State the latter part of July,
holding twenty-odd institutes
each and going into about every
count? in the state. The insti
tute work is in the hands oi
Capt. T. B. Parker, dlvison
manager for the Stale Depart
ment of Agriculture, In each
party there will be specialists to
treat every important phase of
the farming jnterests. Also,
there will be, as heretofore,
special institutes at many of the
places for the farmer' wives.
Dr. P. L. Stevens is in charge
of the fourth party, which will
hold institutes in this section.
Dates for Stanly county are as
follows: Friday, August 11,
Richfield; Saturday August 12,
Albemarle; Monday, August 14,
Norwood.
Must Pay for Paper.
Taking a paper out of the post
office makes the recipient liable
for the bill. O. D. Austin, a
Butler (Mo.) publisher, sent his
paper to Charles Burge. The
latter paid for it twice and then
refused to pay again. He said he
ordered it stopped. But the
court of appeals holds that mere
acceptance of the paper created
a liability. It adds:
"The preparation and publica
tion of a newspaper involves
much mental and physical labor
as well as an outlay of money,
One who accepts the paper by
continuously taking it from the
post office receives a benefit and
pleasure arising from such labor
and expenditure as fully as if he
had appropriated any other pro
duct of another's .labor, and by
such act he must be held respon
sible for the prescription price."
Boy's Playful Attempt at Suicide
Results Fatally.
Greenville, S. C, July 2. Roy
Roach, the 17-year old son of W.
L. Roach, of Jefferson City, Ten
nessee, was killed at a farm
house 10 mile .. from Greenville
county court house Saturday af
ternoon in a playful attempt at
suicide. He and a 13 year-old
tad were in a room together,
dressing preparatory to going
swimming In a pond they had
constructed that day. Roach
picked up a shotgun and told his
companion to watch him shoot
himself. Scarcely had the
younger boy uttered words of
precaution when the gun was
discharged and Roach fell to the
floor dtad.
Cheraw's Band Boys Puckering
Their Mouths for 7th.
Our boys are practicing daily
and we expect great things from
them on the 7th.
Prof. Warburton certainly
knows how to train a band in a
hurry and deserves credit for
the showing he has made with
the Cheraw boys.
Parson's Poem A Gets.
From Rev. Stubenvall, Allison, la.,
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THE UNJUST TARIFF WALL.
Manufacturer Shows that Proter
tion is Unnecessary-Old Argu
ment Downed for tiood.
Washington, June 29. There
is one protectionist argument
that will never again occupy the
place in American politics that
it has in the past.
That is the argument that a
high protection wall is necessary
to enalile American manufartur
ers to compete in home markets
with foreign manu fuctu red goods.
The reason this stock protec
tionist argument will never again
perform the same valuable mis
sion for the Republicans, is be
cause of a speech delivered in
the House by Win. C. Red field,
of New York, who is a manu fact
urer himself, and who for 1H
years has been selling Ameri
can manufacturers in foreign
countries.
Red field contended and proved
that the difference in daily wage
at home and abroad should not
be the sole basis of determining
the amount of protection to be
applied to a iven article.
He cited instance after in
stance in which be sold articles
mnnufai tured by a day Amer
ican employes in countries where
labor received less ihan one dol
lar a day.
Iledliild took the position that
American manufacturers did
not need as much protection as
they were now enjoying "to pro
tecttliein from foreign coinpeti
tion" because they lire success
fullj 'competing with foreign man
ufacturers in all pans of the
world.
"How does it happen" demand
ed Redtield, "that in a limitation
rectntly made for machinery to
a mine in Japan the American
price was less than the En
glish pricey"
"How does it happen that 720
American locomotives are run
ning upon the Japanese railways,
and upon the railways of Formo
sa and upon those of Manchuria?
These are sold in open compcti
tion witli the makers in Great
Britain."
Redtield related an incident
between an American salesman
who recently took a large con
tract from the Japanese Imperi
al State Railway and one of -ttte
managers ol the Imperial Rail
way shop.
The Japanese official was un
der impression tiiat be could
manufacture locomotives cheap
er than an American plant be
cause Japanese wages are but
one-fifth of American wages.
"Both men got out their cost
books", said Redlleld, "and they
found that the fact was the labor
cost for locomotives on the same
specifications was three and one
half times greater in the Japa
nese shops than in the Ameri
can shops. And this is a perfect
ly normal fact and not an abnor
mal one.
Re Itield said wlien he was in
Calcutta, India, recently his
agent pointed to a pair of Amer
ican made shoes he was wearing.
"I paid $il.K.r) for those shoes"
said the agent. It is the regu
lar American $; shoe.
Redtield said that when lie re
turned to New York he found
the same shoe selling on Broad
way for $5. "I shall be glad to
give names and addresses to
any member wlio impjires in
private.
Every reader ol this article
may secure, lree or cnurge, a
copy of the complete speech,
without doubt one ol the most
remarkable of its kind ever made
n Congress, by writing Hon.
James T. Lloyd. Chairman, Na
tional Democratic Congressional
Committee Washington, D. C.
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EDITORS AND GOOD ROADS.
Grfvnabnro Daily Nws.
A resolution adopted at the
press convention in Lenoir should
be printed in every editorial
page in the state, and become
the key note to the coming year's
campaign for progress. The res
olution was introduced by Edi
tor Varner, of Southern Good
Roads, received a chorus of
seconds and was adopted by
a unanimous vote. It reads as
follows:
"Resolved, That it is the sense
of this association that the best
use that can be made of the
state's convicts is in the con
struction and maintaining of
public roads, provided their use
does not interfere with the pres
ent system of working county
convicts on the public roads,
Resolved, That we, appreciat
ing the need of engineering as
sistance to counties in the con
struction of their public roads.
do most thoroughly endorse the
furnishing of such engineering
assistance to the counties.
Resolved, That we most hear
tily endorse federal aid to the
states in public road construc
tion and do herewith urge our
senators and u.' embers of Con
gress to give their earnest and
serious consideration to legisla
tion, such as the Simmons hill,
looking toward federal aid to
states in the construction and
maintenance of the public high
way.
Resolved, That It Is the sense
of this association that the state
should appropriate out of the
general treasury for the con
struction and maintenance of the
public highways of the state the
sum of $1,000,1100 annually."
Hie foregoing contains the
germ of genuine reform. The
people will have to speak in loud
tones before the legislators can
hear them. We believe a vast
majority of t' ose who hate
studied the situation will favor
putting the state's convicts on
the public roads instead ol work
ing them on farms in competi
tion with honest labor: and we
believe the returns would be far
greater to the state in the end.
The politician and most of the
office-seekers will tell you that
Itrentate penitentiary should not
be molested in its farming oper
ations that it is a paying pro
position, making a neat balance
every year that goes into the
treasury and that to that ex
tent, the taxpayers are relieved.
But we believe that, if the state
convicts were put to work con
structing public highways
through the counties, the results
in actual cash would soon be far
greater than the net, or gross,
earnings from the state farms.
There is nothing that creates and
stimulates property values equal
to good roads.
Then the value and importance
of having copetent engineering
in laying out road s in their con
st ruction is too apparent to ad
mit of argument among men who
have had experience in building
roads,
The question of federal aid is
beginning to loom quite large,
but it is in the future. It can
not be expected until the state is
doing something substantial in
the way of helping itself. Sena
tor Simmons is working along
the right lines, and is showing
himself alert to every possibility
for helping along the develop
ment of the state. He is in a
position to get all that is "com
ing to us," and may be depended
upon to do it.
We heartily favor the appro
priation of as large a sum as pos
sible, by the state, for the con
struction of good roads, and the
levying of a special tax for the
purpose, believing that no other
investment can bring as large
and quick returns. We hope tb
see our brethern of the press get
busy and push all along the line.
Gen. C. A. Evans Passes.
Atlanta, Ga., July 2. After
lingering at deaths door for
nearly a month, Gen Clement A.
Kvans, formerly commander-in-
chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, died at his home in
this city this afternoon at 4:40
o'clock of Uright's disease. His
death was not unexpected and
several of his children were athis
bedside when the end came. Ar
rangements for the funeral will
be announced before tomorrow.
General Kvans, who was 79
vears old, had been confined to
his home since the first of last
April, but he had been in ill
health for several years.
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ROAD IMPROVEMENT TRAIN.
Southern's Special Train Will be in
Albemarle on July 29.
Washington, D. C, June 27.
The Southern's special "Road
Improvement train" will enter
North Carolina on July 10 and
will spend practically a month in
the State, the detailed schedule
for North Carolina points having
iwen arranged up to August 4.
The Southern Railway is oer
ating this train in co-operation
with the United States Office of
Public Koads for the purpose of
Kiving impetus to the good roads
movement and also to give prac
tical (information to county road
officials and to farmers as to the
best and most economics! meth
ods of constructing good roads
and keeping them in repair with
the materials to be found in the
various communities.
The train's first stop in North
Carolina will be at Marshall, the
schedule being as follows:
July 1U, Statesville, a. m., Tay-
lorsvllle, 2 p. m.
July 20, Thursday, Mocksvllle. 10:30
a. m., Winston-Sulem, 2 p. m.
July 24, Monday, Reidsville, HI a.
m., Siler City, .1 p. in.
July 2fi, Wednesday, Asheboro,
10:.'W a. m.
July 21, Thursday, liexingtou. In
. m,, Salisbury, II .'.HO p. m.
July US, Friday, Concord, 10 a iu.
July SU, Saturday, Albemarle 2 p in.
At each stop free lectures and
demonstrations will be conduct
ed by two road experts of the
United States Department of
Agriculture, Messrs. D. H. Win
slow and W. N. Fairbanks, as
sisted by a representative of the
Land and Industrial Department
of the Southern Railway. Two
coaches of the train are tilled
with exhibits, pictures and work
ing models. The Southern Rail
way is handling this train with
out charge to the government in
order that the people along its
lines may have the opportunity
to receive the valuable informa
tion as to road building which it
affords.
An Inquiry About Some of the Old
Things.
Anderson Mail.
What has become of the old-
fashioned man whose shoes
squeaked as he walked cautiously
down the church aisle? asks The
Montgomery Advertiser.
And the man who could hear
a cow bell in the distance and
determine by the sound of the
bell whether blossom was graz
ing or coming homey
And the girl wearing a bonnet
a real cloth bonnet, not a hat
who swept the yards of Satur
day afternoon, in anticipation of
Sunday company?
And the school boy who used
a slate as a book shelf between
the schoolhouse and his homey
And the housewife who knew
how many holes a quilting frame
should have?
And the man who set a steel
trap in the smokehouse?
And the girl who never got on
the left side of a cow to milk her?
And the boy who carved his
name on a sweet gum tree and
watched the letters disappear by
the time he put on long pants?
And the young man who tipped
his hat to elders?
And the boy who went 'possum
hunting with the negro on Fri
day night, winding up in a for
bidden cane patch about 11
o'clock?
They are all gone. They have
disappeared from the world for
ever, and the world is not any
better for their having pone.
With them went much of honesty
and goodness. They would be
out of place. Those who knew
them loved them and will always
mourn for them.
City Show for Cheraw's July
7th,
Celebration.
The Lyric Theatre Company
of Columbia, 8. C. will give con
tinuous preformances at Che
raw's July 7th, celebration.
Louis Meiklejohn, of Cheraw's
Board of Trade, is to be con
gratulated in securing the ser
vices of this organization, who
have furnished Columbia for
sometime past, with up to date
vaudeville performances.
The admission will be 10 and
15c and everyone can enjoy
themselves.
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"FIE" FITLENWIDER TO PITCH.
South Atlantic Ball Team to Play
in Cheraw July 7.
A special train from Columbia
will bring over to Cheraw July
7, the Columbia and Albany
baseball teams of the South At
lantic league to piay two official
games on the Cheraw diamond.
President Williams states that
Fulenwider will pitch on of the
trames, this fact will bring hun
dreds of the (Mipulation of sever
al of the North Carolina towns to
move over to Cheraw for the day.
Columbia and Albany have
probably the two best teams in
the South Atlantic league will
furnish the town of Cheraw and
her visitors some classy baseball.
Commissioner H. C. Brown is Criti
cally 111.
A Kaleign dispatch conveys
news in the following which will
occasion profound sorrow among
menus hereof Mr. lirown:
"Friends of corporation com
missioner Henry Clay Brown re
gret very much to learn that
his condition shows no improve
ment and fears are entertained
for his recovery. Mr. Brown
some weeks ago went to Johns
Hopkins hospital for an examina
tion and upon his return to Ral
eigh it was thought he was some
better. But during the past week
he has failed to gain ground and
his (".unlit ion is uow retarded as
critical. It seems that he is suf
feringof a stomach trouble, the
exact nature of which has not
been made known by attending
physicians."
He is a brother of our towns
man, Hon. J. M. Brown, who has
been very ill himself for several
weeks. To add to the sorrow,
news comes from their brother
Dr. J no. R. Brown, in Indian
apolis, that he too is critically ill.
Mrs. Emma Woodburn, a sister,
has none to Raleigh, and R. Lane
Brown, a nephew, left Monday.
At this writing, death seems
inevitable.
A Tramp's Testimony.
A tramp asked for a drink in
saloon. The request was
granted, and when in the act of
drinking the proffered beverage,
one of the young men present
exclaimed.
"Stop! Make us a speech.
It is poor liquor that doesn't
loosen a man's tongue."
The tramp swallowed down
the drink, and as the liquor
coursed through his blood,
straightened himself and stood
before them with a grace and
dignity that all his rags and dirt
could not obscure.
"Gentlemen," he said. "1 look
to-night at you and myself, and
it seems to me that I look upon
the picture of my blighted man
hood. "This bloated fuce, was once
as handsome as yours! this
shambling figure once walked as
proudly as yours, for I was a
man of the world of men.
"I, too, once had a home and
friends and position. I had a
wife as beautiful as an artist's
dream, but I dropped the price
less pearl of her honor and re
spect into a cup of wine, and, like
Cleopatra, saw it dissolve, then
quaffed it down in the brimming
draught. I had children sweet
and pure as the tlowirs ol
spring, and saw them fade and
die under the blighting curse ol
a drunken father. I had a home
where love lit its flame upon the
alter and ministered before it,
but I put out the holy tire, and
darkness and dessolaiion reigned
in its stead. I had aspirations
that soared high as the morning
star, but I broke and bruised
those beautiful forms and
strangled them that I might hear
their cries no more. To-day I
am a husband without a wife, a
father without a child, a tramp
without a home, and a in whom
every good impulse is dead. All
have been swallowed up in the
maelstrom of drink."
I he tramp ceased speaking.
The glass fell from hit nervous
fingers, and shattered into a
thousand fragment on the floor.
The doors were pushed open and
shut again, and when the group
looked up the tramp was gone.
And this, gentle reader, is a
true story, the tramp at one
time having been a prominent
attorney. Ex.
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CHERAW'S CELEBRATION 7TH.
What the South Atlantic Baseball
League Thinks of Cheraw's Big
Day.
In their effort to secure suita
ble and popular attractions for
Cheraw's Annual Celebration
Day July 7, the board of trade is
to be congratulated in securing
two official games of the South
Atlantic league to play a morn
ing and evening game in Che
raw on that day.
Both games will count in the
official percentage of the league,
and should prove quite a treat
for the admirers of high class
baseball in the Fee Dee section
of the two Carolinas. Colum'iia
and Albany, two pennant con
tenders, will face each other on
the Cheraw diamond that day
and adequate stands and
bleachers are being erected to
accommodate the thousands of
spectators who will have this
rare opportunity to see such
high-class baseball.
Buy a Home.
H. H. Rogers, Standard Oil
uiillionaire.advised his employees
to save their money and buy a
home. He often said to them:
"Neither opportunity nor fortune
can knock at the door of a man
who has no home."
In many portions of thecouu
try, in fact in most portlioos of
the country uow, it is hard for
the poor man or the beginner iu
life to buy a home, and inanv
farm tenants are doing well but
there is no cei tiiinty of where
they will be next year, nor can
they make any permanent plans,
or know where their family is to
grow up. We, therefore, join
Mr. Rogers in the advice to buy
a home. It may be too small to
make a living upon, or to derive
sufficient income from the sup
port of a family, bui it will bi
place all your own, and the out
side world will be as widely open
to you after you have bought it
as it was before. You may not
be able to reach out as far, or to
change places as often, but the
latter at least, will he an advan
tage to you and your family it
will be a place from which you
can not be driven.
Even if you have to go in debt.
buy a home. Pay all you can,
and secure the deferred pay
ments on the most favorable
terms possible, and then direct
your energies to paying them.
Our standing advice to beginners
in life is to keep out of debt, but
if at all favorable terms are made
it is safe to go in debt for a home.
Real estate can scarcely depre
ciate in value, and the demand
for homes will forever exceed
the supply. So it is hard to
cramp or impoverish the home
owner. If you must rent land to
cultivate, it is easier to live at
home and rent nearby land than
it is to rent both home and
land. Ex. .
The Races at Cheraw July 7.
The races will be the best we
have ever had. In the free-for-all,
will be Alphonso, Carie S.
Margurite, Dolly Dillard, Dan
P. and a great unknown.
In addition to this free-for-all,
there will be two other fast trot
ting races and also a free-for-all
running race, open to the world.
You can't afford to miss these
races.
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Maintained by the State for the Wo
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ular Courses leading to Degrees.
Special Courses for teacners. Free
tuition to those who agree to become
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begins September 13, 1911. For cat
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