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RAG80K Polks, I perceive, said the High brow, after witnessing his first ball game, that in this sport success can only be attained by perfect •co-op eration among the players, each sub ordinating his own individuality to that of the organization of which he is a part. You may be right at that, re marked the Lowbrow, but the main thing is teamwork. Said the puddle duck to' the little white hen, “I’ve not sold an, egg since I don’t know when; yet I feel quite sure the eggs I lay are as good as a hen’s egg any old day. Said the little white hen to the puddle duck, “You think perhaps you are out of luck. Your eggs are as good, 1 11 iirfcely admit and larger, too, by quite a bit. But my dear Mrs. Duck, I’ll give you a tip, the whole fault lies \uth your salesmanship. You produce your egg without a quack to your swimming pool you waddle back, I tell the world, to let it know, so I cackle around for an hour or so. There's a good demand for the eggs I lay, for I make my advertis ing pay. The telescopes have loc*ated a comet near the sun. However, if it expects anything much in the way of rnb,licity, it had better come put into the open. Little drums and littie horns and little ones to play them, little folks to make a noise until you cannot sleep. Jstieky bits of bread and jam and dirty hands to lay them on the chairs and window panes, and little kids to creep to your bed when morn ing comes and wake you with their glamor, little dingy toes to stub; and little feet to roam ev’rywhere they shouldn’t—you may keep your saw and hammer; give me these, and only these, and I can build a home. Little folks who ride your knee and ^Ijg^gLyoujr suspenders,’chuckling at • UHTpoffit ~ of -Owe of- them 'should break; gleeful imps of: any age, in .all their kinds'and genders, little elfs who come to you with sting or stomachache. Little forms that you must take upon your lap and sing to, rumpled little girls and boys to -bother you and tease; little, glad some beings for a dad to be a king to—flats are built of wood and stones but homes are built of these. The nights are getting cooler, a crispness in the air bespeaks the pair will clash in fierce antipathy, coming winter, soon now a famous a semi-yearly bout, in which the coal man, we predict, will knock the ice man out. A kiss is’ a peculiar thing. Of no use to one, yet absolute bliss to two. The small boy gets it for nothing. The young man has to steal it. The old man has to buy it. The baby's right. The lover’s privilege. The hypocrite’s mask. To a young girl, faith. To a married woman, hope. To an old maid, faith, hope and charity. Once upon a time .there was a young man who lived in the year 11)24 A. D. He had never worn a pearl gray hat with a brim turned down all the way around. 1 He never aspired to play polo and had never fallen off a horse. He had never danced and was al ways in bed by 9 o’clock. He had n'ever stood nonchalantly leaning on a cane, with one hand fastened carelessly in his belt. He had never attended the races and had never smoked a cigarette. , He was an Eskimo and had never heard of K. Ii. H., the Prince of Wales. We saw a real “dirt farmer” yes terday. He climbed out of a Ford in front of “grocery row”(and shook a regular June dustcloud out of his clothes. It is not generally known, says Windy Wolf, “That the whole of my life has been a struggle against debt. Few boys enter manhood under such a handicap as I carried. I lost a million ‘dollars to a ...... ihe unfortunate outcome of the prize fight between John L. Sullivan and Janies J. Corbett. The fellow I lost it to was nine years old. I was only seven. It was not until I moved away from that town at the age of eleven, that I was allowed to think about anything else except owing all that money. OPPOSE CHILD LABOR BAN. ' Dallas, Texas, Oct. 23. — In a speech to bankers in this city, Perry Burrus attacked the federal child labor amendment as an infringement on states' rights and a denial of par ental authority. Mr. Burrus drew a fearsome pic ture of what will happen to civilisa tion if this amendment is approved. Mr. Burrus is a cotton mill owner Add is a large employer Of child lh bOr.. A “CHEERfUL CRIPPLE” REFTJSES TO DIE BAS SERVED SO,OOO CUSTOMERS Upton G. Wilson, of Rockingham County, Was “Feeling Fine” When There Appeared T° Be No Chance For His Recov ery—Is Widely Known As “The Cheerful Cripple” (From Mecklenburg Times) 1 To establish ahd maintain a suc cessful mail order subscription agen cy and to gain and hold thousands of customers through fair dealings and courteous treatment is am accomp lishment of which a man, strong of limb and sound of body, might well boast. But for this and more to be accomplished by a young man, spend ing his life liri bed, is rather remark able. 1' The story of the success of Up ton G.. Wilson, “Cheerful Cripple,” of Madison, N. C., dates back through a number of years and shows how mere grit and stick-to-it ivehess won a victory well worth re logs offering all of the better known, magazine. As a result of careful management, his business has shown consistent growth. He has served more thaij 50,000 customers and is sues from 5,000 to 10,000 catalogs annually. Through his work as a subscription agent, Mr. Wilson has become known to thqufMinds of people in all parts ofSouth as the “Cheerful Crip ple, and his name is a synonym for fair and honest dealing. He makes it a practice to please his cus tomers regardless of the time and trouble necessary to do so, and places all orders within 24 hours after they are received. His service now covers cording. c A severed spinal cord with total I paralysis below the ninth v.ertebra has not been sufficient to place Mr. Wilson in the discard. Instead, he has proved by his splendid fight for success, happiness and even life it self, that though a man may be down 4te is never out until he himself ad mits it.’ r “Feeling Fine” He Say* In the early evening of July 24, 1912, without any warning whatever, Mr. Wilson was shot through the spine and lungs by a cowardly ne gro,' whom he had just dischargod for intoxication and disorderly con duct. Paralysis- of that part of the body below the wound instantly re sulted. Double pneumonia quickly developed and for weeks life hung by a thread, but during ajl this time and later when*his life was despair ed of, he never lost courage. When asked how he felt he always replied, “I am feeling fine.” He still feels that way. From the s first, surgeons pro nounced his case hopeless and after! seven weeks in a hospital sent hijn home to die. But immediately uppn reaching home the young man show ed the stuff he was made of by be ginning to get better, and three months later entered a hospital to go under the surgeon’s knife, for prior to this time, he had been too ill for an operation. After careful exami nation doctors and surgeons again decided that he was too nearly dead to be operated on. Back home again on Christmas Eve he went to try to get strong enough to ^o through the ordeal of having his broken back mended. After three months more of waiting during which time he gradually gained strength, he under went a major operation. The shat tered vertebra was taken cqre of, and the spinal cord, dead two inchesibe low the injury, was wrapped with a gold wire and put back into position. But while the operation eventually made him more comfortable, it prov | ed conclusively that he could neven walk again. Readjustments Necessary Followed months of mental read* justments as Mr. Wilson began to realize that he must spend his life in bed. Finally the “little blue devils,” which crept often to his bedside- when he first began to cast about for employment suitable for a man whose lower limbs and more than half his back were without any sense of feeling, or motion what ever, were conquered, and the “Cheerful Cripple emerged ready to meet life with a smile. He won his appellation honestly and retains it fairly. As soon as his strength would per mit he began doing something. At first he took a corfespondpnce cburse in cartooning, for which he had a natural bent, but soon .found this too taxing. He must do something else. It chanced that this next some‘ thing was the soliciting of magazine subscriptions. At first he sold sub scriptions for but two or three pub lications. Results were so gratify ing that he widened his activities and eventually beg^n issuing little cat& * very peiloUicai ■ in America.. Selling Chewing Tobacco At one time Mr. Wilson was very much interested in selling plug to bacco and made many friends among chewers of the weed through his mail order plug tobacco business. • He boqgtki the tobacco at wholesale prices and retained it by mail cheap er than it could be bought in the stores.. However, this business soon grew too,heavy for him to personally supervise and so he decided to de-, vote more time and attention to his magazine business. Through the mails he has made as active a can vass as any traveling agent, and has been rewarded with 'many special prizes and cash bonuses for securing subscription. His picture has ap peared in several publications, es pecially the Saturday Evening Post, as one of the banner'agents. Today he is a successful, cheerful business man, with an outlook on life that is the envy of his friends. Folks like to visit him. Strangers passing through town often stop by for a chat. Friends and strangers alike admire his courage and re sourcefulness. In addition to conducting a sub scription agency, Wilson docs quite a -bit of writing. He is local cor respondent for a number of out-of town papers and occasionally writes feature articles for the newspapers he represepts. These usually are of a humorous trSnd and are widely read-and commented upon.. More than a year ago Mr. Wilson was sworn, in as justice of the peace for his township. * Since that time he has tried some interesting cases of minor importance and has united in marriage quite a number , of couples of fond young lovers. He performs the wedding ceremony with all the ease and dignity of a mem ber of the clergy’. . - Takes Then As They Come If he happens to be sitting up when the prospective bride and groom arrive, he proceeds with the ceremony from his wheel chair; but if, as is usually the case, he is lying in Bed, he has no difficulty in mak ihg thd twain one. Mr. Wilson is a baseball fan and radio enthusiast. During the sum mer he usually manages to see one or mbre ball games a week. He watches from the car in which he rides and follows the game closely. In winter he turns to radio for ep tert&in’njent and relaxation... Stinday night sermons are his delight. “The Cheerful Cripple” lives his title.. He radiates good cheer and optimism. He is a church worker, often leads in community betterment enterprises, and takes a keen interest ip .local, state and national affairs. Ip fact, with the. exception that he lives it frbm bed, he lives a normal, useful life. He is a confirmed nature lover and never tires of watching the won ders the changing seasons bring. Birds are his especial hobby. Stories 'which he has written of the feather ed friends have attracted favorable comment. About his home are large numbers of any kind of birds. STvefi the shy thifcket-Iotihg cardinal nests each year in a spot he can see from his window. Mr. Wilsoh’s latest venture is de livering public addresses from his wheel chair. He As made a num ber of public appearances, at 'which "he has always held the close atten tion of his hearers. Sp, far, he has confined himself to speaking at his local high school auditorium. He has also written one, very interesting play which has been successfully pro duced. On the left side of his bed is his desk at which he works assiduously when lying on the left side. On the other sid$ is his rolling table on which his radio an<f, telephone are within easy reach. Within reach, also, is' his little typewrite^ table which is often in use. Members of the family are awakened inany morn ings by the click of the typewriter as he writes letters for the early mail or prepares a news article. A few years ago when there was a keenly felt nee'd for a pastor’s home in his community, Mr. Wilson convinced his neighbors that the thing to do - was to build one. Blit Inhere was no funds. Soon a build ing committee was selected with Mf. Wilson hs secretary. Immediately he issued circular letters to the Sun day schools in the State with the request that they send one dollar as a contribution for building the home. With less than $1,000 secured in this way, but still enough for a nucleus, the church members began opera tions an^ the parsonage completed in a short time, was housing the! pastor and his family ,in less than six months from the date its* chief I builder made others of the eongrega- { ion realize that the pastor must have a home among his people. Prior to j this time the pastor had resided in j a town some miles away and con-! sequently had been unable do fulfill ' all of a pastor’s duties. To the young men and boysj around him, Mr. Wifebn is both pal| and adviser; to the bldtei4 people he is trusted friend; but to all with whom hd comes in contact, he is the per-! sonifi,cation of truth art:l optimism. It should be remembered that Up ton G. Wilson is much more phy sically helpless than is the average paralytic. If he sits'in a chair or car he must be lifted into it and then must brace himself with hands and arms in order to hold his body in position/ Neittibk his; legs nor feet Are of" any use'Wiatever tb him so far as moving "huttellf arouhd 'is concerned. He ia'uhnttffe to turn him self in bed without ’ assistance and is forced to lie on "an air > cushion to prevent the congestion that wouldv otherwise naturally cause more se rious affliction. He is most comfortable while lying in bed and does his best work there. He+was twenty-three years old when injured and still retains his youth. “The Cheerful Cripple’ is never pessimistic. Warm-hearted, cour ageous, friendly, he ^tbets the world with a smile and is living proof that life can be usefully and happily lived even though it has to be lived within the limited confines of bed and wheel chair. “The union label signifies the application in industrial life of rules which every good citizen supplies in individual life, clean liness, honesty and care for the young. It stands always for the ' facts of today, but never for a tradition of yesterday.”—Samuel Gompers. Bargains -- Used Gars j \j'-~ 1923 Model Ford Touring. 1920 Model Dort Touring. /| 1920 Model Overland Tduring. 1920 Model Buick 5-Passenger Touring. ' * 1920 Model Chalmers 7-Passenger Touring. Prices Reasonable Deferred Payment Plan C. C. Coddington, Inc. Retail Department HIGH GRADE “Y & B" COAL POCAHONTAS EGG—LUMP AjND STEAM ALL COAL FORKED AND CLEANED , i V- ■ QUICK AND SATISFACTORY DELIM&RLfS “YandB” I V':-..7y ■... ■-* • * . *• ' Ice and Coal Company PHONES 210-211 2 Means 4 Service And that’s exactly what you expect and always get when you call a YELLOW CAB The real Yellow Cabs have black taps and all you need do, is—• Phone 24 Any hour of the 24 Yours, I:; l&fig • J At $300 a Year ' " ' . : • ■ ? T:■*;*”' V; ; . * ' * On October 12th we celebrated the day wjien Christo pher Columbus first set foot on American soil. It is said that this great explorer, as commander of his fleet, re ceived a salary equivalent to $300 a year. v ■ ... ■ , Today many a worker can save $300 cr more a year. Are you saving regularly? If not, it’s time to begin. Come in. x > '■} • j"'1 A Commander MERCHANTS St FARMERS £ NATIONAL BANK S WEST TRADE ST CHARLOTTE M, Cj NK xi2 ■-kM BUILDING & LOAN * Nd better plan ever discovered for saving money. The easiest wp”, to buy a home. OUR NEW SERIES BEGAN SATURDAY, SET. TEMBER 6TH, but shares may be taken any time Pow\ Mecklenburg Building & Loan Association C. H. Robinson, Pres. 35 W. Fifth St. A. G. Craig, Sec.-Treas. “A Better Cigarette” MAGNETS—They Attract Built to Please the Most Exacting Smoker. Blended from the Highest Grades of' Domestic and Turkish Tobaccos. Magnets - They Attract Manufactured by McElwee-Martin Tobacco Co. Statesville, N. C. ANNOUNCEMENT ' OUR OCTOBER SERIES IS OPEN It offers you an easy, regular, and remunerative plari for saving your money. Do you realize that running shares in the MUTUAL carried to maturity have never earned less than 6% per cent free from taxes and that our last series matured on a GVz per cent basis? Can you find a better savings plan than that? Twenty-five cents is not too' little to start witbrrrmi amount is too big. Mutual Building & Loan Association 9 East Third Street J. G. Shannonhouse President M. M. Murphy Vice-President 1 :: E.ubji.h.d 1881 ( ‘"■'"’■'I. Y. Kee*ler J Sfecretary-Trea»urer
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