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Tke Lincoln County News V. A. FAIR, Publisher, Entered as seeoud-elass matter December 31, 190(5, at the Post Oflice at Liueolnton, N. C, under act of Congress of March 3, 18. . ISSUED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT. . Correspondents mid friends anywhere In the county are requsted to call us up at our expense when upvpt of importance occurs on Monday evening or Thursday veiling. . A subscriber who wishes his paper changed, will please .give his present ad dress as well ns the new one. Advertising rates will be furnished on application. The News is going to the people. If you want Jto reach the folks advertise in the News. Our columns are open to correspond vxts and others to discuss public men and public policies. All communica tions must be accompanied by the true name of the writer, even if this does not appear in print. The editor reserves the right to give the names of correspondents when they are demanded for the purpose of per gonal satisfaction. FRIDAY, JULY , 2, 1907. A lav suit is the thief of time and money. A stitch In time may close the mouths of .time gossips.- . .. Thrift and stinginess are as similar as they are different. Many a bad man has been cowed by the milk of human kindness. Even if you gain but an inch, you' haven't- put your first foot forward in vain. '.We are printing in this issue both sides of the now famous Rail road Eate Controversy as outlined by Mr. Finley, President of the Southern Railway, and by Gov ernor Glenn, of this State. An intensely interesting situation has developed and the people of this State will watch anxiously for the finaP result of the clash between the State and Federal authorities. " Assistant Attorney General Sand lord is in Asheville . advising with Judge. Pritchard and is assumed that Judge Pritchard is proceeding upon a course which is being backed up by the authorities at AVashing tou. It is intimated in the late press dispatches that Judge Pritch ard is making "peace overtures" to Governor Glenn, and that if the v. Governor declines to accept the -compromise offered that subsequent proceedings will be directed from the seat of the Federal Govern ment in Washington. SWEET LIBERTY. We have before us the 1st num ber of The Courier, published and edited by Mr. G. "W. Rollins at T- Forest City. In his announcement Mr. Rollins says: . ."A friend of ours once remarked that he was a republican, but not a fool republican. The leopard cannot change his spots; our pol itics have always been of the dem- ' ocratic variety and weshall not attempt to climb up on the fence just at this time. It is our inten tion to conduct a strictly non-partisan paper, devoting our labor to entirely differeut fields. "Our motto is, provided it is not copyrighted, 'To Every Man a Square' Deal.' Our watchword is Progress. And our aim is To Please." It is quite refreshing to pick up a country paper which is not load ed down to the guards with local politics and bitter partisan utter ances. -It is a significant fact that so mauy of the country newspapers of the South are declaring them selves independent and this is a m6st"important"step" forward "for country journalism. - ''""" ' The time is fast drawing to a close when the local newspaper is to be under the thumb and domin ation of a little coterie of dema gogue politicians who use the lash of their little ring to hold the edi tor in line. Throwing him a sop in the way of job work now and then when he "is good" and threatening the withdrawal of their patronage when he refuses to re flect their views, these demagogue ' politicians have been throttling the country press in nearly every town and hamlet in the South. It is in deed refreshing, encouraging and inspiring to see the country editor throw off this yoke and declare his Independence. ' We welcome brother Rollins to the field of Independent Country Journalism, and, as poor old Rip Van Winkle says, ''May he live long and prosper." There is no greater power for good in any com m unity than the local press, if properly conducted. The trouble with most country editors is that they are so darned poor that they dare not alienate this or that in fluence for fear of being run clear out of existence. The patronage they get in the way of advertising, job work and subscriptions, taken altogether, is so meagre that the loss of one patron sometimes means bankruptcy for the editor. There are politicians in every county and commuuity who will work the poor editor overtime if he will allow himself to be ridden by them. Once in oflice, they dish out the patronage, and it usually goes to the editor who has "boost er' them in. Hence, many a coun try editor is forced to please the politicians rather than his sub scribers.' lie either overlooks, or else is not in a position to take ad vantage of the fact that a news paper's real strength lies in its subscription list. With - a large circulation any paper can secure sufficient advertising to keep -it going. So, if the citizens of a community could only be brought to, realize that in giving their lib eral support to their local paper they are enabling their editor to maintain his independence from self-seeking politicians they will more than get their money back through the "freedom of the press," Zion News. We are experiencing some of the hottest weather we have had this summer. The refreshing showers and the warm sunshine have made a con siderable outcome in the cotton and corn of this section, -'-- The grain crops of this commun ity have all been threshed. They were all very good, nearly every body made enough for home con -J sumption; sonic made enough to spare to the outside world. We should all be thankful for such prosperity that is girdling our land and country. The protracted meeting will be gin at Zion the second Sunday in August. ( It has been announced that the cemetery at Zion will be cleaned off on Friday before the second Sunday in August; if there should be inclement weather come Satur day. All who have relatives rest ing there are invited to come and participate in the cleansing, We are to meet at eight o'clock in the morning "and " bring such " imple ments as are necessary for such work.' The writer had the opportunity of attending the re-union at Beth lehem Saturday, . The way the people had assembled there from the various townships of the coun ty showed that we are a respectful people of such occasions. Quite a number of our Confederate soldiers were present enjoying the good things of the day. According to nature they will soon be compelled to change worlds and we hope to meet them in the better world where there will be one continous throng in a mansion whose maker and builder is God. Misses Florence and Gracie Leon ard spent-Saturday jiight with Mr. Jacob Saiue. ' . ' . Miss Effie Houscr spent Satur day night and Sunday with her friends, Misses Anna and Sallie Baxter, . Mr. Dayton Hoover and his sis ter spent Saturday night and Sun day with their uncle, Mr. P. B. Bess. ' - -''';, Mr. J. E. B. Houser and his sis ter visited their uncle, Mr. Wm. Leonhardt Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. Ilouser's sister, Mrs. Fannie Bess. Rev. E. II. Kohn. of Cherryville, will preach at Bcthpage Sunday. Stray Boy. Alpha's Reply to Mr. Beam. Miss Ethel Robinson is teaching a summer school at Elbow school house Mr. Joe Robinson has recently had his dwelling house painted. Mr. Sam Corn well, of Liueolnton, did the painting, and all who have seen it, pronounce it a very - neat job. ' ; Mr. Lee Killiau, and others, caught GOO cat fish in the Catawba river one day last week. Rev. Erwiu of Maiden, preached at Mountain View church last Sun day. A horse belonging to Mr. Pick Taylor, of Maiden, was kicked by another horse at Mountain View church last Saturday, and 'was so badly crippled that it was thought best to kill the horse in order to relieve it of suffering. As the good old brother once said in a church meeting. "I move and second the motion" that Lin coln county send a solid delegation to the next Democratic State Con vention in favor of the nomination of Hon. W. A. Graham for Com missioner of Agriculture. He is in every respect. competent and worthy, and we think is one of our public men who has never re ceived lus just reward by his par ty..: ; .. . V,--..-'"' Now we .wish to notice briefly some of the charges of Mr, Beam. Mr. Beam credits' Alpha with be ing a "Christian gentleman" and in the very next breath says we do not write our own sentiments in what we say on the lond question. This is what he means Alpha holds a county office that pays on an average not more than 20 an nually and for this reason he is afraid to spoak his honest senti ments, but must do the bidding of another for fear of losing his job. His language is almost identical with that used by the lamented and famous blower of the uow de ceased "Lincoln County Trumpet" during the late campaign, and Mr. Beam, no doubt, borrowed his lan guage from that famous sheet. Xow Mr, Beam you know that a man who will sell his honest convictions for 20 a year is neither a Chris tian nor a gentleman, but is one of the direst of hypocrites, and for the sake of decency Mr. Beam, don't ever again call such a char acter a "christian gentleman."' We have always given you credit for good sense, and honesty of pur pose, and this much we expected of you. The readers of the Xews judge between us on this score. Mr. Beam says that we slandered certain good citizens, among them Mr. Hull. We deny the charge. What we said referred to citizens who he said resided in Gaston county, and were going to move in order to' avoid the Road Tax. Mr. Hull, he says resides iu Lincoln county and owns property in Gas ton. This puts a different phase on the question so far as Mr. Hull is concerned, Mr. Hull may be a good citizen. We do not know him. All those Avould-be movers may be honest men, for ought Ave know, but Mr. Beam, because a man is honest, this docs not neces sarily make him an all round good citizen. The fact that Mr. Hull was able at one time to loan Lin coln county two or three thousand dollars, does not prove that he is a good citizen. You know Mr. Beam that we have men scattered all over the county that grab all they can, and hold tenaciously - to all that they grab, they usually have piles of m6ney in the bank. We have had some of .. them . iu this township aud when they died their neighbors would breathe a sigh of relief, and their memories are soonar forgotten than the most abject beggar. We repeat that a man who will move from his coun ty to avoid paying tax to improve the public roads of his county is not a good citizen. The good citi zen is the man who invests his cap ital in some laudable enterprise, thereby giving employment to la bor, and is always ready to help in any move that has for its ob ject the betterment of those around him, and his county as a whole. Xow a few words as to the ques tion at issue. Can Lincolu Couuty afford to contiuuei iu the old ruts, when both of the counties South of us have graded roads! Will not this condition detract greatly from our , material progress? Lincolu county is rich in mineral resources; will not good roads be a great in ducement to invite capital to de velop our resources. Every mile of graded road will bring Liueolnton, the county seat, that much nearer t'.ie remotest citizen in the county; good roads will help to solve the school problems by making it pos sible to have larger districts; good roads will greatly aid the farmers by making it possible for them to haul their produce to market at all seasons of the year, instead of dumping it all on the market in the fall season, thereby glutting the market, and lowering prices. ;' We say, away with the ruinous idea, that the people of a county should take no pride in the up building of their county seat. If the citizens of Mecklenburg had been of this stripe Charlotte would not now be the metropolis of Xorth Carolina. The citizens of the city, and of the whole couuty worked in unison, and the result is that Mecklenburg county now has a national reputation for good roads and general' progress. The city of course' had the 'burden of the tax and the same conditions exist in Lincoln county. Liueolnton and Liueolnton township will have the burden of the tax in this couuty, arid this is one strong reason why the other townships should not let this opportunity pass, for we believe Liueolnton Township will in the near future grade, its- roads whether the other townships join her or not.' ' In conclusion Mr. Editor, would it not be a gogd idea for the peo ple of the county to get togetheviu public meeting, to discuss and come to a better understanding1 about this question. There are those who (we speak for that part of the county east of Liueolnton) in the event that the bond , issue carries, are in lavor ot nrsti grad ing the road known as the "old plank road" to Lowesville and from thence to Denver. There are others who favor splitting the couuty exactly in the center, or grade the plank road to the vicin ity of Machpelah, aud from thence by Triangle aud to the river, thence grading a branch road from near Mr. J. E. Reiuhardt's to Iron Sta tion; another from Triangle to (wesville, and still another from Triangle to Denver. We think that if the people could get together and come to an understanding as to what roads were to be graded first it would make many votes for the measure. No doubt it would be best to have this matter settled before the election. What say the voters to this suggestion! . Alpha. Professional Carda GEO. W. HUNTER, Architect aud Builder, ,., Lincolnton, N. C. A L. ytlCKTL, Attorney at Law, ...'.',. ','" Uncolntou, N.C Practices iu all court9. Prompt attention to all matters entrusted to my care. CIIAS. K, tlllLDS, .- - , V'. Attorney anil Oounaeller at Law, Lincoiutnu, N. U DR. I, R. SELF, DENTIST. Lincolnton, N." C." Office La wing's Drag Store, PHONE 85 ' DR, J. B. WRIGHT GENERAL PRACTICIONER Special attention given to diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose, loroat and to Fitting Masses. Phono No. 4. Dr.L. M. COFFEY, DENTIST, Oflice over Eamsaur's Hardware Store, Main street, ' Lincolnton. N. C. Lincolnton Water Analysis. Physical Determinations: Tempr. deg. C, 23; apparent color, none, equivalent to Platinum, 10, turbid ity, equivalent to silica, .1; sedi ment, none, odor sweetish. Chemical Determinations: Re action, alkaline. Alkalinity, 30. ; hardness permanent, 4.1; hardness temporary, 30.; hardness total, 44.9; total solids, 75. ; iucrustants, 4.1; iron trace; alum, 0; chlorine, 9.; phosphates, good trace; nitro gen as nitrites, 0; nitrogen as ni trates, ,0(J; ammonia, free, .0r2;, ammonia albuminoid, .054. Biological. Determinations: , A1-, gae, nope; infusoria, none; organic detritus, none; Bacillus Coli -communis iu 5 c c, none; other Bacteria, harmless saprophytes. Indications and remarks: Good wnt;'r. Gerald McArthy, State Biologist. Deaconesses Eva and Mary, from St. Faith church, Xew York City, are stopping with Dr. Stoval, at High Shoals, where they are su perintending the building of an in dustrial school and looking after Episcopal church work. r UKiNil UKE ! Our buyer has just returned from High Point where he bought two cars of Furniture. In these cars are some close outs that it will pay you to see. We can save yon 30 per cent. We are also adding large stock of Organs. FLOUR We are still selling 500 pounds of flour for $12.50 ': FRUIT JARS Half Gallon 65c, Quarts 45c. HAY, CORN, OATS Big stock always on hand. Oats, 65c, Corn 90c. WAGONS AND BUGGIES o When you want to sell the best. PRODUCE--We pay cash. 'Chix 15c lb, but ter 15c, eggs 15c We are still giving 100 pounds Flour with every Suit of Clothes, $7.00 and up. Watch our ad. and see if we can't save you money. v Yours Very Truly, o o o o o o o o High Shoals Company Store, HIGH SHOALS, N. C. 2 ooooocoooooooosoooooooooooo Fruit Powders tt Fruit Jars, Fruit Jar Rubbers, Harrison's Town and Country Paint at LAWING'S DRUG 4 STORE LODGE DIRECTORY. LINCOLN LODGE, A. F. and A, M. meets on the first Monday night in each month, at Grigg'a Hail. . I. O. ofO. Moun tain Lodere. No. Fridnv niVht in T. O, of 0. F. Hall, Main street Work in the first degree this week. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Lodge Xo. 43, meets ev- - ery Thursday "" night in their new hall in the Grlgg Building. -; - . - ; W. W W. HINES Leading Liverman of Lincolnton Fine vehicles, splendid driving and riding horses, '.' Your patronage respect fully solicited. - - -Prices reasonable ;,.v., E. W. HOKE'S STABLES. INSURANCE. , Fike, Life, Accident & Bonding. In best Companies in the United States. ' t n ri m From Route No, 2. Farmers are mostly done work ing corn and cotton, and both crops are fairly good in this sec tion. Wheat and oats aro about all taken in and ready for thresh ing. Rev. Cramer filled his appoint ment at Salem church lastSunday, The Lutheran Sunday School gave an ice cream and cake feast Satur day afternoon at the hospitable home of Mr. S. A. Turbyficld. The beautiful grove was made lively by old and young who were so fortu nate as to be there and enjoy the kindly greeting and marked atten-. tion of this courteous family who made every one present feel at per fect ease by the kindly welcome extended to one and all. Most of us could wish the day a few hours longer for the cake was really so very nice and abundant that it was quite an effort for some to leave it. After all were satisfied, quite a quantity remained. The Sunday School is one of the most flourish ing we know of and is largely at tended by old and young. Mr. 8. A. Turbyficld is the efficient su perintendent. S. II. L. o o o o o o o o o o o o o o buy either remember we it 1 Southern Farmers NEED A SOUTHERN ; FARM PAPER One adapted to Southern crops, climate, so;ls and conditions, made by our folks and for our folks and at the same time as wide-awake as any in Pennsyl vania or Massachusetts, Such a paper is ' THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA Kdited by Clarence IL-Poe, -with Dr. Tait Butler of the A. & M. College, and Director B. "YV. Kil gore, of the Agricultural Experi ment Station (you know them), as assistant editors ($1 a year.) ' YOU CAN SAVE 50 (JENTS By sdhding your order to us. That is to say. to new Progress ive Farmer Subscribers we will send that pappr with the Lincoln County News Ijoth one year for ?2.00. Regular Price 2.50. ADDRESS ALE. OllDKHS TO eCtncon County 9qws 15
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