The Dan bury Reporter.
XXXII.
-OH ! CONSISTENCY."
A Defense Of the Justices Of the
Peaco By One Of Them.
|mt this time every year a
gil (hue-ond crv is raised about,
the public roads in Stokes county.
Some fellows drive into town and
gp into the stores and exclaim
Z) "'ain't the roads worst you ever saw
I them ?" "I believe they are,"
i some one will say, and then, some
one will remark, "If the roads
ain't worked better, all the magis
trates in the county should be in
* dieted." And if they should be.
what would you do with them V
Why, hang them or send them to
the penitentiary. They get pay
for being magistrates, and should
all sutf jr for not doing their duty.
Some of them get as much as 30
cents a month for certifying chat
tel mortgages. And they should
efore, everyone of them, suffer
viitj ruids are not worked im
mediately. And Uiis at a time
when the roads are cuLinto great
ruts anil frozen so hard you coul(l
hardly get a pick into the ground.
But that is all right. Let the
magistrates get powder and blow
up the frozen sections and
then let the people who live near
by come in with their mauls, axes
and hammers and pulverize until
>■ we have a road-bed like they do in
Forsyth county.
()h ! you J. P.'s, how you are to
envied, your place is almost as
®wßirable as a school cornmittee-
"Why, said an old man t >
the other day, "the magis
trates are not doing their duty,
when my father was a magistrute
if he heard of any kind of a row
or disorderly conduct in the
neighborhood he would send and
have everybody that knew any
thing about it brought before him
nnd punished. And now if things
happen right under the nose of a
magistrate, they ignore it.
Says I. "why doH't you accept the
magistrate's place ? You would
r probably make a good one." Oh !
[ says he, they have tried to put
I that thing on ine several times,
I but you don't catch me putting
1 ray head in such a -place. Why if
IrKd-i--*oyjd have to stop curs
{ jug fhe balance"uNyou,
It's always the ease. These men
th.it do the most kicking, try to
stay out of tiie places that are to
be kicked at most.
Now I would say, I have been
young and am now old, and bad
roads have been "ever thus from
childhood's hour." And we try to
do the best, we can under the cir
cumstance as we have no slaves
and the State does not give us
money to hire hands. We will
continue to growl about the roads
' until we are able to macadamize
them,.which without some great
revolution, will be some time to
i yet.
>w let us bo charitable, the
fwersecrs of the roads would like
to see good roads especially when
they are going to market with a
good load of tobaccd. But at the
Sufnirtiuie, they are human being*
like these men who kick so much
and don't like to do so much work
for nothing, for those who never
work roads except with their
tongues.
AN HUMBLE J. P.
THE DEATH PENALTY.
A little thing dometinies results
in death. Thus a mere scratch,
iusgnificant cijts or puny boils
have paitl the death penalty. It
is wise to have Bucklen's Arnica
Salve ever handy. It's the best
Salve on earth and will prevent!
fatality, when Burns, Sores, Ulcers
and Piles threaten. Only at j
prng Stores.
CAMPBELL.
Campbell. Feb. 1. 1904
Mr. Editor:
I linve noticed in the last paper
a great deal »aid about strong
drink and dancing. Well I sup
pose it takes all kinds of people to
compose a world. We learn from
the parables that Christ said to his
little flock that we arc a mixed lot
and have been from the beginning
of time. He said we will gather
the good into vessels and cast, the
bad away, 1 am confident there are
some good people in the world and
there are some extra good people
that are most too good to be good.
The good book tells us if we offend
in one point we are guilty of nil.
How many people do you think
are living right in this world.
There are many people in this
world that are daily trying to beat
down the great evil of drinking
and dancing and yet they will par
take of the same themselves. If we
wield influence over the world we
should abstain from all appearance
of evil and we are too old to let our
lights so shine that others may see
our good works. I am as much
opposed to drunkenness as any
man but will take a dram some
times. It is said whiskey is the
devil's tea and it is strange to see
how he administers his tea. He
must be a mighty good doctor to
attend to patients outside his ter
ritory. I believe in being plain
for there is nothing kept secret
that will not be proclaimed upon
the li®use top. Let us first get
right ourselves and get the beam
out of our own eye and then we
can see clearly to pull the tnote out
of our brother's eye. The good
book tells us we have all sinned
and come short of ,'Vhe glory of
God. There is noire that, doeth
good no not one. Let us all try
nnd put on the breaks before we
are too far gone, Let us all
practice what \VQ preach. 1 know
this world is full of snares and
pitfalls that drown men in
destruction and perdition, so let us
not be like the old man and his wife
was. I heard they got up one
morning and felt very bad. I sup
pose it was a weak spring morning.
They stretched around a while and
the old woman said I wish I was
jn heaven and the old man said I
wish I wus at the still house. Yes,
she says, you always wish your self
at the best place.
As for dancing we are told there
is a time and season for all things
and I think Xinas was the time to
dance. For there was more danc
ing done than I ever knew. And
there is no use in kicVing at this
for it would be the same as casting
your pearls before swine and they
trampling them under their feet.
The good book says choose you this
day whom you will serve.
BACHELOR.
Greensboro Female College Burnr.
Greensboro, Feb. IS. —-.jffhe
Greensboro Female College build
ing were destroyed by fire at 4
o'clock this morning, There were
ninety inmates, including the
faculty, all of whom escaped with
out injury, saving trunks, wearing
apparel, most of the furniture,
bedding, etc.
ANOTHER CASE OF RHEU
MATISM CURED BY CHAM
BERLAIN'S PAIN HALM.
The efficacy of Chamberlain's
Pain Balm in the relief of rheu
matism is being demonstrated
daily. Parker Triplet t, of Grigsby,
Va., says that Chamberlain's Pain
Balm gave him permanent relief
from rheumatism in-the back when
everything else failed, and he
would not be without it. For sal. l
bv all Druggists & Dealers
STOKKS AX ft CAROL rn A.
DANBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1904.
DEATH OF DR. FRANK PRINGLE.
W?.s One Of the Best Citizens Of the
County—Lived To A Ripe Old
j A 9 e -
Dr. Frank Pringle, a well known
an 1 prominent citizen of Elko,
died at his home on the 16th inst.
at the age of about 75 years.
Dr. Pringle hail a stroke of par
alysis about five years ago and
had never been well since. He
was confined to his room for about
one month previous to his death.
The remains were laid to rest in
! the family burying ground Thurs
day.
The deceased was a man of no
li! • character, highly respected and
liked by all with whom he came in
] contact. Although a physician
iln had not practiced his profess
ion for six or seven years. He was
never married and was worth con
siderable money.
He leaves one sister, Miss Snllie
I Pringle, and a host of friends to
• mourn his death.
DILLARD,
Dillard, Feb. 15 1901.
Mr. Editor:
Will you allow me a little space
in your paper to have a little chat
with the school b >ys and girls.
Winter is here and is it not de
lightful these long evenings, while
the cold wind is whistling through
the trees and the rain and snow
pei'haps pattering against the roof,
to sit by a crackling fire, to read
some goud books or papers, and
hear a chorus of voices saying, we
are in school and have to study
every evening. That is good, just
continue to do so and some day
you will have a good education.,
But. right here I would like to say
a few words to some of the boys
and girls. Some of them will never
study at home or at school, and as
a consequence their lessons are
never known. They behave badly
in the school room, and out of it,
an 1 grumble because they are not
popular with their teacher. Then
go home and tell their parents
that the teacher treats them shame
fully. and punishes them for
nothing, and ten to one their par
ents believe every word of it and
sometimes stops them from school.
What kind of men and women will
such boys and girls make ? Not
good ones most assuredly. Now,
my boys and girls, if there is any
of you reading this who is not
popular at school, just say right
now, it is our fault. Don't lay the
blame altogether on your teacher,
but turn a new leaf. Study with
all your might, respect your teach
ers and they will respect you. Of
course, a teacher is interested in
the advancement of all their pu
pils, but they cannot help taking
a greater interest in a good stud
ions scholar than a lazy rude one.
Now, just a few words to the girls.
Girls help your mothers, every
girl, if she be not throughly self
ish is anxious when she gets home
from school to lift some of the
bin-dens of household management
from her mother's shoulders on to
her own, but unfortunately many
girls wait to be asked to do things
instead of being on the lookout
for little duties which they are
capable of doing. If you would ha
of any real use in tlia home, you
must be. quick to notice what is
wanted, ihe room that needs dust
ing, the dishes to be washed and
the curtain which Ims lost a ring,
and therefore drooping. Y u must
not only be willing to do wJn>
needed, but willing
pleasantly without u
feel that you are bo
C
LIME ROCK."
Here I come earnestly seeking
admittance into your interesting
paper.
You see from the heading of my
letter that I am now at "Lime
Rock" teaching the public school.
This is my first visit to this sec
tion, and I do so much admire the
beauty of my surroundings. There
are lovely mountains to behold at
every turn of the eye. I often
pause on my way to and from
school to gaze at the snow-clad
peaks of the nearby mountains,
As my school term expires with
this week I wish to extend to the
patrons of the school, and also the
people of the surrounding vicinity,
my most heart-felt thanks for the
many kindnesses shown me during
the few months I have spent in
your midst.
I shall ever hold each of you
pleasantly in memory for the many
hours of pleasure you have con
tributed to my happiness, by ex
tending to me the kind hospitality
of your homes,
I can truthfully say, I never
more throughly enjoyed school
work in my life than I did this
just spent .
My pupils are indeed lovely
specimens of boys and girls, ever
kind, thoughtful and obliging,
During my routine of work here
it has haen quite seldom that I
have ever heard even a cross or
an unkind word spoken among
any of them, while on the other
hand they seemed only too ready
and willing oblige each other
upon reaching the school house in
the morning. 1 nearly always
found the floor swept, the room
nice and warm, altogether present
ing a cheerful and inviting ap
pearance. Although we have had a
good deal of intense winter weath
er to encounter with, kind deeds,
kind words and loving smiles
scatter sunshine along the way
and more than that take all the
monotony and weariness out of the
work if any should have existed.
Some of you Stokes teachers
may surpass me ii\ quantity, but
you certainly cannot in quality.
Surely I have been serving the
best people the "old North State"
can produce. Many have been the
pleasant days wa have spent to
gether, but wo all are soon to be
separated perhaps never to meet
on earth again. I shall ask in my
nightly prayers that God in his
kiudiress and mercy may guide
you through life and when the
shadows of declining age begin to
fall about you you have lived
such a life that you and your
friends may look back upon these
past years and say it has all been
well, "there is nothing to regret."
My home is in Virginia a dis
tance of about twenty miles from
here, and while it gives me much
paui to leave you I shall of course
be glad to go back to my native
State since I've been absent for
about two months, for after all you
know "there is no place like
father's house, and there is no
place like home,"'
M. L. T.
SUICIDE PREVENTED.
The startling announcement tlia
a preventive of suicide had been
discovered will interest many. A
run down s\ stem, or despondency
invariably recede suicide and
somothii' * been found that
will * ' condition which
ma' ly. At the first
the 'ruction take
E iing a great
strengthen
the sye
.omach,
Only
, by all
TAKES ISSUE WITH "MR. REX.'' 1
Walnut Cove Versus King, On the
"Pretty Girls" Question.
Walnut Cove. Feb. 16.
Mr. Editor :
I was very much amazed when
I received your last week's paper
to see that Mr. Rex, the corres
pondent from King, should have
the audacity to make the follow
ing statement :
State of North Carolina, i
County of Stokes,
Town of King. )
To whom it may concern,
whereas it being already known by j
the citizens of Stokes county, that ,
the town of King contains the
largest number of pretty girls, of
any place in Stokes county.
Now is Mr. "Rex" all that
ignorant or does he think that the
people of Stokes county have
never been anywhere and are just
so blank minded that they will be
lieve all he says ?
Does he not know that the last
census report only gave the town
ef King 38, and I dare say that
there is not half that number of
young ladies in the place.
I will admit King has quite a
number of very pretty young
ladies, but nothing in comparison
with the town of Walnut Cove.
Of course he can get quite a
number by taking King and the
surrounding country, but that was
not his assertion. "The town of
King."
Isn't it a measley shame he does
not know aay batter than to be
shooting off his lip in such a J
manner.
Our opinion of Mr. Rex is j
that some young lady has so com-1
pletely fooled him that on going
to oliurch (or some where else) he
decided to count them, and just
countad everything he saw from a
stump up and wrote to the Re
porter that they were all pretty
girls and lived in "the town of
King."
By taking Walnut Cove and its
surroundings we claim to have as
great a number of pretty young
ladies as most any place you can
find of its size.
Poor Rex, I'm sorry for you.
J.
School District No. 1, Quaker Gap
Township.
Smith Feb. 12th 1904.
Editor Danbury Reporter;
We would be glad if some one
who knows woufd tell us what is
the matter with our public schools.
When Prof. Harris was our
Superintendent wtt got our State
appropriation and a sum of four
schools. This winter we have
had only two one-half month
schools in this Diet., No. 1, Quaker
Gap Township. We would like to
know the cause.
J. F. C.
Corn is worth 75 cents per bush
el in Danbury; wheat SI.OO, pota
toes SI.OO, onions SI.OO, beans sl.-
50, to $2.00, peas SI.OO, eggs 15,
butter 12£ to 20.
PERFECT CONFIDENCE.
Where there used to be a feeling
of uneasiness and worry in the
household when a child showed
symptoms of oronp, there is now
perfect oonfldece. This is owing
to the uniform success of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in the
treatment of that disease. Mrs.
M. I. Basford. of Poolesville, Md.,
in speaking of her experience in
the use of that remedy says ; "I
have a world of confidence in
Chrmberlrin's Cough Remedy for
I have used it with perfeot succass.
My child Garland is subject to
seyere attacks of croup and it al
ways gives him prompt relief."
For eale by all Druggists & Deal-
NUMBER
W. M. P. ASKS' A QUESTION.
Mr. Editor :
Will you please let me ask a
favor of some of the best men in
our country. I want some one to
give their views on the constitu
tional amendment,, as there are
some old men in our neighborhood
that believe that they can let their
children stay out of school and
grow up in their ignorance and
after 1908 be allowed to vote on
the color of their faces. If I un
derstand it. it is a part of the con
stitution. and will not We changed
every two years, as other laws may
be. Men, if you think you can
vote just because you are white let
your poll tax go unpaid until June
and see whether you vote or not.
The poll tax is no more binding
upon you than an education will
be on your child.
I hope some good man that
knows the law will give us his
views on the subject. Tt might do
some little lellow some good. His
father may take his old gun away
from him and send him to school.
1 think some of our good people
are in the dark just because some
office hunter told them it wasn't
necessary that any should grow up
in his ignorance because they in
tended to give us four months
school. They didn't mean to say
that we could let our children stay
out of school and vote simply be
cause they were white. I know of
white schools that have been closed
on the account of no attendance.
It is not so with the negroes.
They are going to school. Some
of these days we are going to see
negroes go to the polls and vote.
And our children be denied the
privilege and then there will be
bad blood rise in our veins against
the negro. But why should we
have any feelings against the neg
ro, when he has just simply done
his duty, and we have neglected
ours ? Now let us begin now aud
be just as sure to get our children
iu school the first day it starts as
we are to get our tobacco in the
barn by the first frost.
W. M. 1\
Cotton And Tobacco.
"The farmer who has tjbacco
i would rather see the higher prices
I than to hear the promise of
I advance," savs the Greenville
Retlector. The high pric t e of cot
; ton this year all the more emp
hasizes the crime of the tobac
co trust in taking the tobacco crop
at u song. If the cotton crop
could be controlled by a trust, as
the tobacco crop is, the cotton
farmers would be as much in the
low-grounds as the tobacco farmers
are.
i The tendency, since the inflow
of gold from Alaska, has been for
everything to up in price. Cot
ton had hardly felt that upward
tendency until this year. A small
portion of the increase may be at
tributed to the general upward
tendency in prices, but it is chiefly
due to the increased demand and
the smaller supply.
The tobacco crop this year is
short—prolmbly proportionately
shorter than the cotton crop. The
law of supply and demand, if it
work with tobacco as with cotton,
would give tobacco farmers a high
er price. What prevents higher
tobacco? The greed of the trust,
which controls the tobacco crop,
is alone responsible for the starva
tion prices being paid for tobacco.
(Simply that and nothing else.—
News-Observer.
Mr. E. C. Sheppard, a promi
nent merchant of Dellar, spent «
few hours in town Thursday.