The Danbury Reporter.
VOLUME XXXII.
MORE FROM THE PEN OF BACHELOR
He Thinks Most (fl the Scribes and
Pharisees Of Stokes Are After Him.
. t Dillard, Maroh 7.
Mr. Editor :
y There has been a great deal said
lately on the subject of dancing.
It may rather monot
onous "and irritating to those who
' indulge in those practices. We
think we have already had most of
the "Scribes and Pharisees" in
* after us and some from
Virginia. While we are on this
subject we will note a few things
in May'rf, Napper's and the Camp
" bell Bachelor's letters, as the two
first named seem to have singled
us out to "throw dirt at." Now, my
dear May, come sit down and we
will have a friendly chat. 1 know
you are a good girl and love to
have your fun, but now be honest
with yourself and your God. Do
YDU really think Kitty, Faith, S.
S. T. and nlyself, ought to attend
all the dances ? Did you really
mean this t I know you didn't.
You said this simply because we
had tread on the tail of one of
your pet sins. We thank you for
your sympathies or any one else,
whether they be saint or sinner
If you recollect on a certain oc
casion there was a beggar that lay
at the rich man's gate, and he only
had the sympathies of the dogs,
bnt in a short while the scene
changes. See Luke 10-19. While
yon «ive some good advice yet
you tinged your letter with the
very thing you was condemning.
Now, from Va.,
m\ say Miss. I don't know wheth
er you are feminine or mns
culine) has thrown up her hands
in horror and aays we are treading
on sacred ground. Oh. no J We
must not say anything about the
dance. The most dignified dance.
Now we don't consider that their
dignity gives them any more right
to sin than any other class. This
class do more harm than any
other, as it were they just see how
close to the borders of hell they
rati walk without tumbling in, and
•therefore they are stumbling
blocks to others.
Now, my friend, as to dancing
with your "rude girls" we have no
desire. We have never said that
girls who dance were "rude." You
do us an ' .Justice when you try
to leave this impression on the
public. I know there is a lot of
nice girls who dance and think it
}$ JJO harm because they have
been brought up this way. This
was the case with those who wor
shipped the "Godess Diana,"
There are forms of dancing which
we believe to be as harmless as
any other exercise, but the dances
which we believe to be sinful are
pqoh as are indulged in this day
and time where a mixed multitude
congregate under the shades of
.'ight and associate with characters
y°4 JMP.uld no * under any other
•the most of the dancing was an
expression of joy, its motive waß to
give pleasure rather than to ex
press it. Most anyone competent
to judge will tell you the pleasure
is derived from the silent enjoy
ment of sex, and the modern dance
is simply a contrivance for the
mingling of sensuous music and
•exual excitement and the physi
cal .response has nothing to do
with it. We know people who say
they had rather go to a danoe than
£o go to church or Sunday School.
This i«fha class that are ■ ''lovers
of pleasure more than lovers of
God" Jas. 5-£. They have the
pleasure seeking spirit that runs
with incredible swiftness towards
the matron) of roin.
This class are like Banyan's
man with the muck-rake. They
keep their eyes on the trash and
sinful things around them and pay
no attention to the crown upon
their head, or we might class them
with Bran Brummel who after he
had spent his life dancing with
the Princess of the land, pointed
to a dog lying in the sun and
said, "I wish I were that dog."
No doubt it would be better for
this class so far as their eternal
welfare is concerned, for as the
Dutchman expressed it about his
dog "ven you die you vas ded,
yen I die I haf to go to some oder
place." Now don't some say vty
classed those who danoe with the
dogs, not so. I only used this as
«n illustration to show you that
when yon leave this mundane
sphere you woyld haye to ap
pear at the judgment bar and give
an account of these nights of
revelry. Kolomon illustrates this
to us after he had gona through
all such sxperiences when he said
"all is vanity and vexation of
spirit and there is no profit in
it under the sun."
We can't see why those that hold
with (Unciug should get offpnded
when dancing as it is now prac
ticed is classified among the evils.
We have it down as an evil and
one that degrades both body and
soul, but if yoij who advocate it
can show us that it is harmless
and right to do so, we are ready to
accept a right thing at any time
and under all circumstance. But
don't abuse us until you have done
this. While there may be some
exceptions, yet as we see it most
of the modern dances are nothing
more than the devil's side show,
and the ticket office where you can
get a through ticket to perdition
without changing cars.
We notice one Campbell Bach
elor writing in last week's paper
and for my life I can't tell which
side of the question he is on. He
seems to lie one of these luke
warm fellows or Chamelion like.
Oome out from among them, show
your colors. We want to know
Jf you are for us or against us.
You say its no use giving good ad
vice. Yes we know some of the
"seeds" are going to fall among
thorns and rocks, and perhaps the
swine will get some of your pearls,
but some of them will fall in good
ground if you sow good seed. Now
let us discuss these questions, good
humoredly and with a view to
being benefitted and benefiting
others,
"BACHELOR."
P. S.: Since writing above let
ter I have road your last week's
letter, and am glad to see you
have come out on the right side.
Keep your gun well loaded and
your colors flying, and come again.
•'B."
Report Of I. M. Gordon In the Matter
Of the Bridge Funds.
At the last meeting of the county
commissioners Register of Deeds
I. M. Gordon made his report in
the matter of the bridge funds, as
follows:
COLLECTED,
From sale of the twelve
SSOO bonds, $ 6,000.20
From subscription list of
Wineton citizens, 177.00
Total. $ 6,177.20
PAID OUT.
To Virginia Bridge and
Iron Co. | 4,286.00
To Oqt- States Bridge Go. 1,000.00
H •( t V*- « 809.00
"J. M. Reynolds, Treas., 82.20
$6,177.20
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STOKES AND CAROLINA.
DANBURY, N. C. ? TIIU
INTERESTING GERMANTON LETTER.
"Cato" Enumerates Some Of the Evils
Brought About By Strong Drink.
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Germanton, March 15.
Mr. Editor:
If you will allow me the space
in your paper I would like to make
a few reflections, and ask a few
questions about this demon that
men call alcohol, whiskey or strong
drink.
For some time past I have been
noticing articles in your paper
over such names as "S, S. Teacher,"
"Bachelor," "Kitty," &c. Now I
wan't. to say "amen" to every thing
that they have had to say. We
cannot come down on the social
evils, to which they have referred,
too hard.
I am glad to see "Dog-Killer"
come down on liquor in such plain
terms. Ho has givo it good
names. We cannot be too severe
on this monster. I also notice in
your issue of March 3 that some
one tries to take exception to the
manner in whioh he goes at his
antagonist, This reminds me of
the old adage: If a rock is thrown
into a pack of dogs that it will be
the hit dog that howls. Now if
"Dog-Killer" has been throwing
stones, tny opinion is that you
who are taking exceptions to what
he had to say, had batter not raise
very much noise or he will know
just where to throw again and may
give a more dangerous lick than at
first.
I wonder how many of these
who are supporting the liquor
side of this subject have ever stop
ped for one brief moment of time
to consider what they are doing.
Let us pause a moment and reflect.
Take even the humble farmer who
after raising his corn goes and sells
it to a distiller. Do you realize
what you are doing ? You sell
your corn in the fall for, say 40 or
50 cents per ) bushel and think
nothing more pf what goes with it.
From one bushel of it the distiller
makes four gallons of whiskey,
which retails for $16.00. Of this
you farmers get for one bushel 40
cents, the U. S. government gets
$4.40, the distiller gets $1.20, the
wholesaler gets $2.00, the retailer
gets $3.00, the consumer gets
drunk, and by reference to 1 Cor.
chapter 6 and tenth verse we
find that "no drunkard shall inherit
the Kingdom of God." So than
my good farmers, with every bush
el of corn you sell the distiller you
are helping to damn some poor
man's soul. This within itself
is awful enough, but we will go
still farther. The prisons and
alms house of our beautiful land
are filled with persons who have
been brought there by the influ
ence of this monster demon, strong
drink. There are saddened homes
all over our fair country, made so
by your water of hell. There are
widows and orphans, made by
your serpent coils, to be found at
almost every turn of the road.
May God hasten the day when
the abominable stuff will l)e wiped
away. As the cry liberty or death
rose from the patriots of 177H so
may the watch word and battle
cry go up from every Christian,
"away with you, liar! hypocrite!
murderer! demon of ?tron" ''-i'" l '
And now, one wor 1
}>eople of WP 1
I want t
you ha
saloon
a(ao fr
several
have *r
right
larg *.
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ISDAY, MARCH 17, 190J
Second, I would like to ask you
to take this into consideration and
see how it will appear when the
day of accounting shall come. We
will take as n basis for what follows
that each of your five distilleries
will average 50 bushels of grain
per day and they will probably ex
ceed that. Now this means I,(KX)
gallons of whiskey a day, 312 days
in the year. This is 8,000 barrels
a year. Is that all that it means?
No. Here are some other things
that it means:
8,000 barrels of woman's sighs,
8,000 barrels of mother's cares,
8,000 barrels of widow's tears, 8,000
barrels of children's rags, 8,000
barrels of a hungry child's cry for
bread, 8,000 barrels of orphan's
woes, 8,000 barrels of knocks and
kicks from a drunken husband,
8,000 barrels of bruises caused by
knocks from a father maddeued by
strong drink, 8,000 homes made
desolate. 8,(J00 graves dug all to
early in life, and all this bv your
consent.
Now, J am not out killing dogs
but it Is the hit animal that cries
out. As it is the demon strong
drink that lam after should he
howl then we will know that he
has been hit.
I thank you for this apace in
your paper to express a few of my
thoughts and I hope that you will
be able to publish more from the
pens of "B„" "S, S, T„" "D. K-"
"CATO."
FRANCISCO.
Francisco, March 7.
I guess Miss Lizzie is wearing
a broad smile, Her best fellow
came over Sunday.
Mr. Sanders Hill and Miss
Mollie Hill took a trip to the
Ridges. I hope they had a good
time. Mr. Ceaten came over in
this country. I guess he was look
ing for Miis Mollie, That won't
do, Ceaten, 4
Mr. Jim Beasley is visiting Mr.
T. C. Hill's very often. What's
the matter Jim ?
Mr. John Lawrence carried to
bacco to Winston last week and
averaged about sl4,
Mr, F. E. Collins is visiting
down the road, What's the at
traction y
There was preaching at Big
Creek Sunday. The services were
conducted by Revs. Mickey and
Purdle.
Mr. J. W. Shelton is visiting
over at the mountain very often. I
think there must be some load
stone over there that is drawing
him over so often.
Mr. Jim Stephens is visiting up
the road very often. Why is that,
Jim ?
Our school has begun again.
Mr. William Beasley is teaching.
X think it is some three weeks
longer.
I will hush my foolishness for
this time.
WILD CAT.
MAYODAN.
Mayodan, March 9,
We will soon have a new bridge
completed across the Mayo.
A lot of the Mayodan girls are
getting married, but there are
| still some hauging behind just
waiting a chance. Come along,
boys, now is a good time for you
He ia very dull in Mayodan
Hammons is on the
y. Hope she will
K. V. Ross is anticipating
.isitto Mt. Nebo, in Yadkin
county, accompanied by her sis
l ter, Miss Rilla Hammons.
* We are having a very good
in our town now,
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WE DON'T PAY ENOUGH TAX.
• Backwoodsman" Advocates the Con
solidation of School Districts and
the Building of Better Houses.
Francisco, March 5.
Editor Reporter :
I have been reading the columns
of your most excellent paper du
ring the past few months with ever
increasing interest. I think the
Reporter is one of the best family
papers 1 ever read. I think the
letters from the correspondents
especially interesting and enter
taining. I shall never grow tired
reading Bachelor's letters. I can
no longer resist the inclination to
join the correspondents. I am
glad to see so many of the corres
pondents opposing strong drink
and dancing. It speaks well for
old Stokes, but as there has al
ready been a great deal said in re
gard to each. I shall attempt to
write about a few other things.
Stokes is a county of great nat
ural resources such as pure air,
pure water, and a great variety of
mineral wealth, a great variety
and abundance of plant life, a rich
productive soil, manly boys and
pretty girls. Let us endeavor to
improve upon the great natural
advantages God has given us. Let
us train the head, heart and hand
so that we can properly appreciate
the many blessings strewn in our
pathways.
We should by all means have
better schools, but how are we to
have them V It seems we could
improve upon our schools by con
solidating districts and building
better houses wherever possible.
It is my expeiience that two teaeh
ers in a good house can instruct
three or four times as manv pupils
as one teacher in a small house, as
there are only a few more classes
in n large school than in a small
one, and then too, much better
discipline can be had by keeping
the large and small pupils in sep
arate rooms. But there is not
enough money available for public
school purposes, only about one
dollar per scholar appropriated by
the county. Think of educating
the children on such a small sum.
In many states the apportion
ment is from five to ten times as
great. I understand that the land
in Stokes county is assessed at
from one-third to one-half its real
value, Let the assessment and
tax rate be increased until the tax
is doubled. Then we will have
better teachers, better houses, bet
ter and longer schools, better roads
and bridges and more useful men
and women. It will richly repay
the tax-payer in the long run.
With an increase of education,
new life will be manifested every
where. There will be better farm
ing. more and better manufact
uring, a greater diversity and va
riety of pursuits and products.
Railroads and imigration will be
encouraged luther and property
will rapidly increase in value.
With more taxes, better schools,
better public highways and brid
ges across the streams, brighter
days will sure to dawn for old
Stokes.
BACK W OODS M AN.
TUTTLE.
Tuttle, Mar el *5.
We are glad to learn that Mr.
J. W, Taylor is improviug.
Rev. T. H. Pegram preached at
Pisgah Sunday.
Mr. J. F. Bondurant's school
was out last Thursday.
A FRIEND.
There is considerable talk re
cently of building an electrio rail
road from Mt. Airy, N, C., to
Roanoke. V«,
NUMBER 7
LOCAL BRIEFS.
The fishing season has arrived.
Wheat and rye look promising
i in this section.
Mr. Walter F. Davis, of Red
Shoals, spent a few hours in town
Thursday.
It is estimated that about two
thirds of the tobacco crop in
Stokes has been sold.
Sheriff R. P. Joyce will com
plete his tax-collecting tour at
Vade Mecum tomorrow,
Mr. L. J. Laokey, a wholesale
groceryman of Madison, visitfd
the Danbury merchants Thursday.
Mr. L. J. Young visited Pin
nacle and King Thursday and
Friday in the interest of the Re
porter.
Mrs. R. P. Joyce, accompanied
by her two little sons, Carl and
Watson, visited Walnut Cove
Friday,
Mr. Walter Merritt, of Camp
bell, passed through town Thurs
day on his way home from the
Winston tobacco market.
Messrs. R. H. R. Blair and Ray
Martin are tnnkiiw preparations to
attend WorKTs Fair at St.
Louis, which May.
Mr. D. N. Alley, who' holds a
position with the Winston Noth
ing Co., at Winston?alem, is
spending a few days at his home
near Danbury.
Miss Cora daughter of
Mr. Jas. A. Leak, of Francisco,
has accepted a position as stenog
rapher with the A. F. Mesaick
Grocery Co., at Winston.
Most of the publio schools of
the county have closed. The one
here will expire in about three
weeks. Principal J. T. Smith has
not yet decided whether he will
conduct a subscription school or
not. is
Mr. Rufua P. Mabe, a substan
tial farmer of Jewel, was in Dan
bury Thursday on his way home
from the Winston tobacco market.
Mr. Mabe realized a very good
price for his tobaooo, telling 1068
pounds at an average of $16..%.
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT.
New Court Houm Will Not Be Com
pleted In Time For Holding Regular
Fall Term.
Owing to the fact that the new
court house will likely not be com
pleted in time for holding the fall
term of Stokes Superior court, it is
very probablethat the regular term
will be dispensed with and that the
Governor will be asked to give us
a special term in November or
December.
The old court house being torn
away there would not be a suitable
place in Danbury available in
which the court might be held.
The contract specifies that the
new court house is to be complete
by October 15th, but the date for
the fall term of court being Sep
tember 26th. it is not likely that
the building will be ready.
While Mr. Cooper, the contrac
tor, liaa offered to make an effort
Jto have the building completed
by the date for the fall term, it is
doubtful as to hia being able to do
so, and in order to be on the safe
side it is thought best* to have a
special term a few weeks later
when the new court house can be
used.
Advertisers say it pays to talk
to customers through the Report
er's columns. We carry their
messages to 15,000 people every
week. Why shouldn't it pay *