North Carolina Newspapers

The Lincoln County News W. A. FAIR, Publisher, Entered as second-class matter December 31, 1900, at the Tost Office at Lincolnton, X. C, under act of Congress of 31 arch 3, 1879. DfetL' U TUI-:S DAY AXD i'KIDA Y ... ANXOl'XCK.MEXT. Correspondents ami friends anywhere In the comity are reqtisted to cull us up at our expense when news of importance occurs cu .Monday evening or Thursday sveuiiiu'. A subscriber Who wishes his paper cbauKftl, wiU please tfive his present ml dress us well as the new One, . Advertising rates will be furnished on application. The Xews is Koing to the people. I you want Jto reach the folks idvevtise in "tliv Nbv.h.; Our columns aie ouen to C0fl'ell0nl t and others to discuss public men and public policies. All commuuica- t'ons must be accompanied by the true name of the writer, eveu 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 tonal atitlbfiictluii, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907, The words of the good are like a staff in a 'slippery place Hindu Saying. The only love worthy of the name ever and always uplifts. George MacDonald. There is no cutting of the Gor diau knots of life; each must be smilingly unravelled. Robert Louis Stevenson. I plead for education, not be cause it is the highway to prosper perity in law, or in medicine, or in the pulpit, or in the political life, or in science, but because it means manhood. I plead for education as the indispensible condition of a continuing, complete and perpet uated happiness. Henry Ward Beech er. CONGRATULATIONS. We wish to speak a few words of encouragement to our cones pondents, who are waking up from the lethargy of the summer vacation and again giving us bright, newsy letters from, the var ious sections of the-county, past week we had unusually good let ters from Alpha, Caesar, ''B'' and "J. 11. WV i We would call the especial at tention of our correspondents to the letter from Crouse, in last Fri day's paper, signed "B". This is a good model to go by. Jt gives you fresh news that is interesting to the general public, and is writ ten in excellent style. There is no effort tosplnjtut'' into a long letter. It tells you just what you i. i. , i. ....... 1 i . in.., want ti hiiow tmuaciA oi.ujjJ.4.uin. is the kind of letter We want from our correspondents. . Xow, that the season of winter 1 stntnirwv mi u-Vwt vnii trill Till. VP long evenings at home by the lire side, .sit down once, ; or . twice, a week and write to the News just Avhat you would . tell a stranger about your neighborhood if one should drop in to spend the even ing with you. Suppose some one from a distance, of whose acquain tance you would feel proud, were to call on you; wouldn't you think rapidly and try to find something fresh and interesting to tell him so that you Avould make a good im pression and please! Well, that " is the way we want you to treat our readers; like they were your guests forthcevcningand -you wanted to tell them, in the best way you could command, of ev erything that you think they would like to know about you and your home, and your neighbor hood. You will find this most excel lent training and practice for you and it will help you to write and talk better, and give you more confidence in yourself when among strangers. You will find, after awhile, that you are making more of a "hit" with your friends and acquaintances than you formerly did, that you are more attractive. These are a few of the advantages that you young correspondents will derive from writing for pub lication if you will take pains and care, as everyone should who writes for the public. Charge Of The Light Brigade. Consternation reigned in the ranks of the Court Square loafers last Thursday afternoon when they saw advancing upon them a solid phalanx of feminine 'warriors, armed. with brooms, rakes, dust pans and pitchforks. A hurried investigation disclosed the fact that this advancing host was the niuch dreaded. Civic League, under lull sail, with banners spread and decks cleared for action. Xoteven a council of war was held by the loafers, Wit grabbing their lmts they lied incontinently and left the field in full possession of the ene my, As the victorious advance reach ed the Court Square the 'Captain issued an order and, with military precision, the platoons deployed and set up a vigorous attack on the dirt, leaves, loose papers and fruit parings which strewed the sod as the only evidence left that there is a loafer in Liucoluton. While this demonstration was in progress those men who had busi ness on the street "stepped lively" and kept their eyes askance as if in mortal dread of a stray shot from the feminines. A careful re connoisance on the part of The News man developed the fact that there were a few loafers concealed behind doors and barrels in the stores nearest the square and these were taking their defeat in various ways. One godless wretch Was gently humming "Let the women . do the work, do the work, while the men look on, look on," and another wore an expression of agonized disgust as he remarked, "No more Lincolnton for me sence the wimmen have tuk the town in charge," while yet another was delivering a diatribe to the ef fect that "if these officious busy bodies would stay at homeand tend their own babies and clean up their own back-yards the men could man age to ruii the town." In fact, most of the men interviewed on the subject seemed deeply hurt that the ladies should so reflect on their habits of cleanliness as to make this .public-' demonstration, which they take as a rebuke for negli gence along these lines. All The News has to say is, that the Court Square is - certainly cleaner and more attractive looking than it has ever been before, and we think the credit is due to the Lincolnton Civic League. ; Pin. Grove News. Mr. Dan Costlier is building a new dwelling house, which will soon be completed. We all know he will laugh behind his cars when he moves in his new house. Mr. John Dellinger lost a nice hog last week. They were lifting it into a peuaud wheuitstruclihe floor of the pen it broke its neck, so there, will be no more ! dry bread eating around Pine Grove. , Mr. 0. L. Royster happened with bad luck last week. He lost a nice horse which was sick only a few hours, and it is supposed colic caused its death. Mr. Joel Wright and sister1 Miss, Adah are now in school at Pied mont Mr. Zenis Dellinger and Mr. Presley Brown have traded mules which they have been trying to trade for some time. ----- Corn sh tickings have .: begun around Fine" Grove. Mr.-Frank Royster had a shucking last Thurs day night for the first one. The young people are glad to know the shuckings have begun so they can enjoy tap ring once more. Blue 15 kd. Mr. Dellinger Gets The Prize. Mr. Luther A. Dellinger, of Troh Station, wins the prize, which is one years subscription to The News, in our watermelon contest, Mr. Dellinger's melon weighed 60 younds, and was not only the lar gest melon received but also the finest in point of sweetness and flavor. This melon was raised on sandy upland, without fertilizers An Excellent Address. ' Hon. J. Y. Joyner, State Sup erintendent of Public Instruction, delivered an eloquent and master ful address in behalf of education before a large and appreciative ; audience in the Court House Sat urday afternoon. A great many teachers and school children were present, ana trie speaKer was in troduced, by County Superintend ent G. T. "Heafner. Mr. Joyner began by complimenting the peo ple of Lincolnton and 'Lincoln county oii the progress and ad vancement made in the public schools, not only in the buildings and equipment, but also in the personnel of the teachers.' lie n..kc of the handsome Graded School building now being erected in Lincolnton and said that there was now little left for the people of Lincolnton to do but to see that every child was required to take advantage of the splendid privi leges ottered. Mr. Jovner drew a very striking comparison between Massachusetts and North Carolina, emphasizing the fact that the one state was little more than a bar ren waste, with poor soil, and rig orous winters while the other abounded in vast timber and min eral Wealth, with vast areas of fer tile fields and the finest climate in the civilized world. One state is only one seventh the size of the other and yet the smaller state, Massachusetts, stands at the fore front in wealth find education while North Carolina ranks 2nd in illiteracy to all the other states of the Union, With one seventh the area, Massachusetts has ten times the wealth of North Caro lina. Why is this? The people ol Massachusetts are not superior, naturally, to the people of North Carolina. The secret lies in the education of the masses in the New England State, making the entire population alive and alert to the opportunities of life and giving tiiem tne aoniiy to lane advantage of and lay a , tribute on those who are less intelligent. Mr. Joyner spoke of his boy hood days when the eastern coun ties of North Carolina were prac tically vast forests of virgin tim ber with a few patches of cleared land here and there. The owners of the timber, in their ignorance of its value, cut it down and the IhuneS from the burning illumina ted the night, "an ottering' .-of ig norance on the altar of mammon." He told how theshrcwed people of the north came down later on and bought the timber rights from these ignorant people for a mere song, and now roll in . wealth and luxury while the original owners still toil away on the farm. They djdnot know whatjto do with the great wealth which was theirs and in ignorance,. sold.it for a, mess .of pottage. ' ' Mr, Joyner also spoke of . the iron ore which used to be shipped from-Iron Station-to-NewEn - gland for $20 per ton, and which, after being mixed with Yankee brains and inventiveness was ship ped back to Lincoln county in the shape of horse-shoe iron for which we paid 80 per ton s?20 worth of iron and 60 worth of brains. He drew another comparison between the crude pig iron and the steel watchspring; $20 worth of pig iron shipped from the State and the same coining back in the shape of watchsprings, for which we pay 1000 per ton 2() worth of iron and 980 worth of brains and invention. 1".;,... acity to make money was the fea ture which appealed strongest to a great many iu the plea for educa tion. '.' : , He elaborated these three points in a masterful manner, rising to llights of eloquence at times which completely charmed his hearers. The News regrets that it is unable to reproduce Mr. Joyner's address verbatim as it was an 'effort which deserves the careful thought and attention of each and every citizen in Lincoln county. Mr. Joyner is doing a great work for the cause of education and the results of his la bore will be felt in the prosperity and enlightenment of future generations.- '-'' '""' In emphasizing the earning cap acity of skill and education Mr. Joyner used as an illustration the famous painting "The Angclus,' by Millais, which he saw in a Par isian Art Gallery. Mr. Joyner estimated the raw material, the canvass at 50 cents, the paint at 50 cents, and the brushes at 50 cents, 1.50 in all, and yet this raw material was worked into a creation which sold for 100,000. Mr. Joyner subdivided his ad dress into three heads, as follows: Money, Manhood, Mastery. He said he started with money first because he considered that the lowest in the scale, but the cap- Another Big Potato. Mr. Noah Shrum, of Route 4. has broken the record, so far, On large sweet potatoes. He got three Hayti red potatoes out of one hill last week which weighed altogether 8 1-2 lbs. The largest weighed 4 1-2 lb, the next 2 1-2 lbs, and the other one 1 1-2 lbs. These potatoes were raised in black, sandy land and no ferliti zers were used except a little sta ble manure. The Lincolnton Market Young chickens,... per lb 12 1-2 to 15 Eggs...... .............per doz 18 to 20 Butter................... . 15 to 20 Hens......... ........... '-.'" 8 to 9 Irish Potatoes ..per bu 80 Sweet Potatoes.. .-.: ' 60 to 70 Onions....... per bushel 60c Professional Carda G. W. HUNTER. Architect and Builder LINCOLNTON, N. C. P. O. BOX 123. PHONE 179 A. L. QUICKEL, Attorney At Law LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA Practices in all courts. Prompt atten tion to all matters entrusted to my care. LAWRENCE E. RUD1SILL, Attoracr At Law LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA. Office over First National Bank. WALTER C. FEIKSTER. WALTER N. KEENER. FEIMSTER & KEENER, Aitorncji At Law, ; Lincolnton oilice over Wampum Stores. Dr. L. M. COFFEY, Dentist, '""" " L1NC0NTT0N NORTH CAROLINA. Olltco over Kanisaur's Store, Main street. Hardware CHAS. E. CH1LDS, Attorney m4 CtvutHcr At Law.. . . . LINCOLNTON. N. C, Dr. I. R. SELF, Dentist, LINCOLNTON, NORTH CAROLINA. Office over Lawing's Drug Store. I'lIONK 85. Special Trains And Rates Via Seaboard, Account of the Mecklonburg County Pair, October 22-25, the Seaboard Air Line announces round trip rate of one first-class fare plus 25 cents, using basis of fares in effect prior to July 1st, plus 50. cents for one admission to the grounds, from all points within a radius of 100 miles from Charlotte. Tickets to be sold October 21-2flth with final limit October 28th. ' 8jecial train from ltutherfordton to Charlotte, Wednesday and Thursday, Oclobor 23-24, passing Lincolnton at 8.05 a, m. arriving at Charlotte 10.00 a. m., returning leave Charlotte 5.45 p. m. Hxtra coaches will be provided on trains Kast of Charlotte where ever ne cessary. For further information apply to the undersigned. JAM US KK.il, Jr., ', C. II. (JATTTS. r. P. A., T. P. A., Charlotte, if. C. Kalcigh, N. C. Stoves, & Ranges, Heaters We have the largest and best assorted stock; of these ever shown in Lincolnton. "WILSON" Hot Blast Coal Heaters "WILSON" Hot Blast Wood Heaters. "TIP TOP'' Hot Blast Coal Heaters. Open "FRANKLIN" Coal Heaters. , Grates, all kinds. Solid Car Steel Ranges and Steel Cook Stoves 1 If you think we can't save you money over the Catalogue Houses take a look at our "ACME," 8-18 Steel Ranges only $22.50. You'll know then that we can. Reid Hardware Comp'y R. GRIND YOUR CORN And saw your wood with a I. II. C. Gasoline Engine. Don't forget I carry a full line of Buggies and Surries. Turn your wheat land with a Chattanooga Reversible Plow or a Vulcan Turning Plow. For Farm wants see M, ROSE-MAN Shop in Charlotte AND HAVE THE LITTLE-LONG CO. PAY RAILROAD FARE It's the hub of the surrounding country and The Lit tie-Long Company's store is the emporium for merchandise that's up to the minute. There you'll find everything that's new, and the largest stock ot the Oarolinas to se lect from. The millinery and coat suit showings arc far beyond anything evei seen in their stores. Besides, -'you will (ind every want can be supplied in the way of line dress goods, silks and trimmings, floor, coverings, china, brie a-brac, men's and boys' high class clothes, ladies', men's and children's fine shoes, men's and ladies' furnish-.. ings, as well as an up-to-date jewelry department contain.-.' ing sterling silver and plated table ware, silver novelties, solid and gold filled jowelry, watches, fobs, bracelets,7 dia - monds, rings, tc. If you purchase !?10.00 or. more, rail road fare will be refunded within a radius of fifty miles, and freight prepaid on all purchases of 5.00 or more. 1 A fir ii'li rTTl a 4 r T!rnnof of Ann in Vi r i ,o rr innci and you'll be told its in Charlotte, and its 7fa Little-Long Company TJTK FAMILY CIRCLE is always a happier one when all its wants are fully supplied. Prosperity brings about such a result A BANK-ACCOUNT JDO pRAAG AINST is always good advice. You have money then at the time it's wanted. Have you such an account! If not C A L L ATT HI S BA N K 0 And arrange to become a depositor. It helps in business, helps you to save and is valuable in many other ways. The County National Bank 3SH! 1 1 Our penny column brings good results so the users say. . You will make no mistake in using it. ,