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The Lincoln County News TWICE A WEEK v Jew to the Line.-Let the Chios Fall as they Man. $1.00 PER YEAR 5 CENTS PEIt COPY. ''.'''''' ' . 1 1 , 1 Vol. 1. , LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCri 22, 1907. - . No. 23. "The Pastor! Reverie." By Washington Gladden. "The pastor sits In his easy thalr, With the Bible upon his knee. Prom gold to purple the clouds in the west Are changing momently; The shadows lie in the valley below, And hide in the curtain's fold; And the page grows dim whereon he reads, 'I remember the days of old.' 'Nor clear nor dark,' as the Scripture salth, . . The pastor's memories are; No day that is gone is shadowless, Nor night was without a star; But mingled bitter and sweet hath been The portion of hiscup; ' 'The hand that in love hath smitten,' he saith, 'In love hath bound us up.' Fleet flies his thought over many a field Of stubble and snow and bloom, And now it trips through a festival. And now it halts at a tomb; Young faces smile in his reverie Of those that are young no more, And voices are heard that only come With the winds from a fur-off shore. He thinks of the day when first with "fear ' , And faltering lips he stood To speak in the sacred place the Word To the waiting multitude! He walks again to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With many whose feet long time have ,. Pressed Heaven's safe and pleasant ways. He enters again the home of toil, And joins in the homely chat; He stands in the home of the artisan; lie sits where the Master sat, At the poor man's tire and the rich . man's feast. But who today are poor, And who are the rich , Ask him who keeps ' - The treasures that fcver.endure. Once more the green' and the grove resound -With the merry .children's din; He hears their shout at the Christmas tide, When Santa Clans comes in. Once more he lists when the camp-fire roars On the distant mountain side Or, proving apostleship, flies the brook Where the fierce youngtroutlingshide. And now he beholds the wedding train To the altar slowly move. And the solemn words are said that seal The sacrament of love. Anon at the font he meets once more The tremulous youthful pair. With a white robed cherub crowing response , To the consecrating prayer. By the couch of pain he kneels, again; ' Again the thin hand lies - - Cold In his palm, while the last far look 7 Steals into the steadfast eyes Andnow the burdens of hearts that break Lie heavy upon nis own' The widow's woe and the orphan's cry , And the desolate mother's moan. Ko blithe and glad, so heavy and sad. "Are the days that are no inore.. So mournfully sweet are the sounds that float With the winds from afar-offshore. For the pastor has learned what mean eth the word ,That is given him to keep , ,;" ;'"'': 'Rejoice with them that do rejoice 't And weep with them that weep.' It is not in vain that he has trod This lonely and toilsome way, It is not In vain that he has wrought In the vineyard all the day; For the soul that gives is the soul that lives, '. ... : V "X And bearing another's load Doth lighten your own and shorten the - wayi f -w T,.... And. brighten the homeward road. ... . , Amen and Amen. . President Roosevelt's "molly coddles" is no new member. The word was used centuries ago by old English writers to designate an effeminate, and has been in al most constaut use ever since. A "Molly" Is a husband who stays around the house too much, med dling with the domestic affairs of which his wife should have charge. "To molly" is to follow the wife about to see that the house .hold duties are hot slighted and to find fault with everything. This has nothing to do with "hot ta malc." -if. Y. Tress. Interesting Letter From Cuba. To the readers of The News. Though my letter to the Editor of The News was not intended for publication, as I deemed it unfit for his columns, yet if it gave pleasure to any of his readers I am amply repaid for the few min utes required to write it. Were I so gifted, would gladly give you a complete description of all the wonderful sights we beheld on our trip. Jacksonville is the gateway to Florida, therefore, our first stop. We had not been there since the destructive fire of 1902, and were pleased to note how quickly it had overcome misfortune and is again a beautiful and lively city. A visit to the ostrich farm, just outside the city limits, is interest ing; 147 birds are kept in pens; they are so large and vary in color, at a little distance resemble a herd of calves and they are fairly gen tle. We saw them harnessed up and driven to carts, and men also rode them at a rapid gait. The male bird is a considerate father, and assists the mother in hatching and caring for the young; he has been accused of setting altogether at night, when necessarily he slept, but this is a mistake, as we saw him quietly on the nest in the day tyme, There is a store where all kinds of -beautiful'-feathers and fans are for sale. A trained ani mal show, music and other things will amuse you for several horn's, We had the pleasure of going on board the Arappahoe, a very handsome Clyde line steamer, from New;. York. Mr, Gould's private yacht was anchored here too. A trip up the lovely St. Johns and down the Florida east coast is an eu viable one. The first stop is St. Augustine, the oldest city on the continent; was founded by Menen dez in 1505. The picturesque beauty of the old city, mingled with its modern gorgeousness, is extreme ly interesting. Its great tourist hotels, the Ponce de Leon and Al cazar are among the finest iu the south. The architecture is of Spanish type and practically iude-' struetible. Among the noted rel ics are the old gate way, the slave market, Fort Marion, built in 1756, and the oldest Catholic Ca thedral in America. Much Credit is done to Mr. II. M. Flagler for these -wonderful 4 mprovements. You will note all his houses are painted'yellow," even"" to the train of ears on the track. Daytona, Ormond, and many lovely winter resorts are passed beforeTeaching- -ourdestinatioifc Fort Pierce is famous for its pine apple growth. Bob thinks he has a joke on me here; as he was look ing out one side, exclaimed that he saw thousands of acres. I, thinking he meant plants, said that did not compare to the oppo site side where I saw millions growing. All along we saw orange trees full of golden fruit and the ground partially covere'd, as you see apples in our country orchards in . summer. s Upon' iuquiry we were told that they were injured by a freeze they had. in December and were totally unfit for use. I fear the day oFthe lucious Florida orange is doomed, frosts are more frequent of late years. "V Palm Beach is ' in plain view. The Breakers and Royal Poiuciana both grand hotels with hun dreds of rooms are filled to over flowing with guests from the bleak winds of the north and west. And how thandkful we are that there is a milder climate found in this beautiful south laud of ours where they can escape the chilling blasts of winter. Miami, situated on Biscayne bay, is only ten years old but contains 10,000 inhabitants everything so new and clean, the soil so white and sea so blue, you feel at once that it is good to lie here. We had quarters engaged at the Royal Palm, but more than four hun dred tourists arrived there several hours ahead of us and filled every available space in all its five hun dred rooms. We found refuge at Halcyon Hall, a grand new hotel where the gentle breeze from the bay soon lulled us into glorious sleep. A carriage drive of about ten miles takes you to the cocoanut groves you see the green fruit near the top of the stately palms. Also fine oranges and lucious grape fruit simply bending the branches to the ground. We cut a quantity with stems and leaves from the trees and expressed them home to the children Daisy,' Lena, Victor and Steve. Monday morning, the 25th, we sailed away ou the Shinnecock, a beautiful white boat. The day was glorious, the bay smooth so we were able to partake of both lunch and dinner in the evening. Key West is our first stop, it is dirty and everywhere "smells of to bacco smoke, so many cigars man ufactured here. We hear the Spanish language, .spoken- for the first time. ' '- Cubans are visible everywhere. We buy post cards and mail to friends behind, now we transfer to the .Halifax,- an ocean going steamer bound for Havana, The motion of the ship becomes more perceptible,, the waves roll a little higher, you sometimes clutch the side of your berth; you want? to hold some one's hand; perhaps you ate too much supper, and are quite sure you will not care for' breakfast at all. I wonder if this is seasick ness? and it was. Mhs. R. S. Rehixhadt. Havana, Cuba, March 7, 1007. Turkey Foot Truths. . Mrs. Joseph Armstrong was very sick last week but is improving. Miss Lillian Hicks, of Cleveland county, is visiting relatives iu this section, this week. Wheat is growing fast in this neighborhood. Plowing and haul ing fertilizer is the order of the xv. ,-';.:;,;;;: Mr. John Hoyle has wired in a meadow for cow pasture, - He also has" "erected ""pailings around his house. Mr, tee Lingafelt was caused much trouble last Saturday night at Mr. M. L. Heavner's by his mule breaking loose. The mule ran home. There was no damage done. Uev. Mr. Clegg filled his regu lar "appointment last Sunday at Pleasant Grove. - lie also announ ced that they will organize a Sun day school the t fifth Sunday at 10, o'clock, A.'M. and preaching service at 11, o'clock A. M. Hurrah! For the Sly Coon So ciety. He must be on a w hiz. He is a hard runner a hard speller I should say. I believe he is an an cient Philologist. He must take a course of Philology, Orthography, Philosophy and Stenography be fore he gets toosTy"oFhtf wiiriiev" er be captured. The school exhibition closed last Saturday with great pleasure at Pleasant Hill (or Frazier. ) The people were entertained by the Keepsville cornet Band, which was followed by dialogues and recita tions of latest anil best character. The audience was addressed by Prof. G. T. Heafner, of Crouse, ou the subject of education in its broadest sense. ' .'..'; As long as Wall street panic can be kept confined to Wall street there is no reason to get scared. HOODOO MYSTERY SOLVED. ! New Hampshire Ha, Witch Doctor! Also Golden Tresses Hidden a Tree. Tv.i.c,.v.r.,,v, v rr March 16, 1907. A strange find was made in , the base of an old tree on the Bates farm on South road. "The tree was struck by light ning last summer, and today when Mr. Bates was cutting it down he found a wooden plug almost in the contre of the trunk. In the plug was a scrap of old-time Boston pa per, in which was wrapped a tress of golden hair and a half dozen linger nail clippings, all well pre served. . "The tree had grown over 18 inches outside the plug, and ex perts figure it must have been nearly 100. years since the strange find had been placed in the tree." Boston Herald. Mr, Clarence Coon discovered, last week, another cob' hoodoo iu the now famous old chestnut tree which stood on the Loretz line, and was written up by The News some time back. ' Mr. Coon helped to fell this tree and after reading in The NeAvs about the-corn cob hoodoo he made an inspection of the trunk and found another cob in an augur hole in .the heart of the tree, near the ground. The stroke of an axe had Irtirely grazed the end of the cob, which Mi Coon extracted. The mystery of the hoodoo is thus explained by the Foreman of The News, Mr. L. B. Thompson. The writer was raised in Penn sylvania, and, while not of Penn sylvania Dutch extraction, having 'too 'much Scolch-Irish blood in his veins, is well acquainted 'with many of the peculiar signs and be liefs . of 'that sturdy people who have done so much, to make the old Keystone State what it is to day, and what they and their de scendants have done for the Old North State. As, is well known to every stu dent of history, these people mi grated southward and were the pioneer settlers of all this Pied mont or eastern foot-hill section of Virginia and North Carolina, and with them they brought their pe culiar superstitions and beliefs, many of which Ave have run across in our wanderings during the last few years. One that we now recall- is-thaL theiire ouihehearth must never go out and a young couple "marrying shall - carry- lire from the old fireplace in order to insure long life and prosperity. One: such we know of is still pre served in C-tttrtwlwv-couutyjhaving. been originally brought from Penn sylvania 131 peaw ago, and if there is anything in it this family have Surely reaped it, as they have all lived to a ripe old age and enjoyed a fair share of the good things' of this earth. As to the explanation of the corn cob with human hair in, be - ing found in the tree, probably the easiest way to explain that is to tell of a case we knew of when we were quite a lad. When quite young we had the misfortune to lose our inother and there being several small children to attend to, our father provided -nvrith ti ster mother of German descent, and among the acquisitions we got with her, was a step uncle, by the name of Knickerbocker, who be lieVed in the signs of the moon, lowing of cattle, cacklings of the hickeus, hooting of owls, barking of dogs, and in fact, the whole catagory from A to izzard, and if one-teuth of his prophesies had been fulfilled this planet would have been a quarter of a century ago as barren as the moon. , One evening the family were a little surprised, just after supper, to see this uncle come in and take - a chair, as it was a dark night and the roads were very muddy, and he lived a ,nile anJ -ft half fn)ln our house. But their health after and inquiring after Wing assured that they were "tolerable," con- versation lagged for some time un til all at once he asked father for the loan of his inch and a quarter auger, and we children were dis patched to find the tool. We found everything but that partic ular size, but none w ould do and we were again set to hunting; this time with better luck, but lo and behold, when found, some of us kids had been boring it on naiLs and it was no good without shar pening. Father tried to get him to take some other size, but he shook his head, and father sent one of us for a file and while he put the auger in shape, plied uncle with questions till finally he said he wanted to cure his" family of ague, and on being pressed, said; "If a person has the fever and ague, you must pare just a little piece out of the nail of each big toe and take the shears and clip a lock of hair from their head and wrap . the clipping ironi the nails in this hair, then either bore out a corn cob and put it in, or else wrap it iu corn shucks, wrapping to the left, as the ,sun moves, this must be done after dark, that is : after the sun goes down, then next morning you must get up early (so as to have the work all accom plished before the sun gets a chance shine on you) and go to the east till you come to a live tree and bore a hole with an inch and a quarter auger, deep enough to hold your cob or shucks so that none will stick out or be exposed. Thcn the party must turn right around and go straight home, never look ing back, until he has crossed his own threshold. In fact, it is. in-, cumbent upon the person doing this that they should never look backwards from the time they start till they have reentered the door, and if these directions were fully carried out, that the fever would leave his family and go across the line to the other family. He was very explicit about looking back and being entirely alone, and assured us that it was a sure cure, but told of one of his old neighbors back at Linesville, w ho was doing the thing, and after ordering his dog, who insisted on accompaning him, to go back several times, turned around and kicked the dog, and the sick members of the fami ly got worseuids6ineof"them died. CHARLOTTE MAN ABSCONDS. Sunday School Superintendent Steals $68,000. Mr. Frank H. Jones assistant Cashier of the . Charlotte Notional Bank; left for parts unknown last Saturday night, taking 8()00 of the Bank's fund with him. He j was traced to Monroe, w here the earth seems to have swallowed him. The trouble seems to have been brought on by speculations, the same old story; highly honored citi zen, Sunday School Superitendent, everybody... shocked, wife and children in- tears, ban k iii rectors go down in their jeans and make up shortage. Of course, the young man w ill be caught and brought back. The Bank sustains a heavy blow, but will continue to do business at the same old stand. v Miss Anthony Weds Mr. Cansler. Miss Mattie Anthony of the Grace neighborhood, and- Mr. George Cansler of Gaston county, Avere married at Grace church Sun day, Eev. S. W. Beck performed the ceremony. CataAvba County Ncavs. MR. SIDNEY EDDLEMAN DEAD. End Came atiHome in Lucia Yesterday Brother of Dr. H. M. Eddleman and Mr. W. P, Eddleman Funeral and Burial To-day. Mr. Sidney Eddleman died yes terday morning at 1 1 o'clock at his home iii Lucia, this county, from typhoid fever. He had Ijeen ill for the past three months.- and, wh ile his death' wasnot unexpected, it nevertheless brought a shock to family and friends. A wife and four children survive. Mr. Eddle man was 35 years of age. Deceas ed is also survived by two broth el's, Dr. H. M. Eddleman, of Gas tonia, and Mr. W. P. Eddleman, county superintendent of roads, and one sister, Mrs. Laura Beatty, of Lucia, who is herself - seriously ill at this writing. Dr. Eddleman went to Lucia yesterday morning in response to a message saying that his brother could not live. He remained for the funeral and burial which took place to-day at Lucia. Mr. Eddle man was well known in the sec tion of the county in which he lived and had many friends, all of whom sorrow on account of his death. Gastonia Gazette. Machpelah News. Mr. J. II. Ballard is now build ing a beautiful house in Lincoln ton. Mr. John fashion, of Lincoln ton, was in this section on business Friday. v Rev. W. M. Boring filled his regular appointment at. New Hope Sunday at 3 p. m. Mr. J. W. Ballard, of Maiden, was visiting relatives in this sec tion baturaay and Muulay. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Whitesides, of 'Maiden, -spent Saturday night and Sunday with relatives. Miss Minnie Sigiiion. who has been visiting iu Catawba county, is at home now. She reports hav ing a good time. Mr.-and Mrs. J. B. Ballard, of Derr, spent Saturday night and Sunday with their parents,- Mr. and Mrs! E. H. Ballard. Miss Mamie Siginon, of Iredell county, who has spent the winter with her uncle, Mr. Luther Sig-. nion, and, going to school, returned home Sunday. The Lowesville baseball boys came up to play the Machpelah school boys Jast Saturday after noon, The- game . stopped at . the eighth inning, 7 to 3 in favor of the Machpelah- team. Knowing brother Alpha as we do, Ave are sorry that he was not presented with a derby in his J Ullllli 1 IV lllllll Jlit, 1111,11 Lilt. President's chair or have received the title of D. D., before this time. On account of the rainy, bad night several weeks ago, the Mach pelah Literary Society gave anoth er open session March 8th. Al though it Avas cloudy and rainy, the school house was as full as could be comfortab'y seated. Splen did order, and the discussion was li vely. : Everybody en j oyed the occasion. ... lne uery .vas; lie solved that Ave should prohibit im migrants. The decision of the judges Avas two in favor of theaf- The entertainment that . was given by tne -Haclipelah school Saturday night AA as a decided suc cess. The entertainment began strictly at 7 p. m. Prayer by Eev. Little. Next .'was an address, by Prof. G. T, Heafner, of Crouse. Several dialogues, speeches and panoramas, colored dialogues and negro sermon. They were all good. The teachers, Mr. Nixon and Miss Finger, should receive much praise for the energy they set forth, and for the skill dis played in getting up such an ex cellent entertainment.
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