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LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 22. 1908.
No. 41,
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LlNGOL
Hews.
HOW MAIDEN WAREHOUSE WAS
BUILT.
(From Union Farmer.)
Editor of Union Farmer: As
the warehouse subject is one that
'ought to be agitated and discussed
by all Union farmers, and as Mr.
Faires, of Kings Mountain, has
given the plan on which they
built their warehouse at that place
I think it advisable to tell the Un
ion farmer readers how we built a
farmers' warehouse at Maiden, N.
C., last year, And I will say that
the Maiden warehouse has a his
tory within itself. Its plans, and
the building of it was all done be-
lore the .Earmers' union was mwu
ducedlnto this county. Our plan
was as follows: A share was $3
and this share comprised the space
one bale took up in the house, and
if the man wanted to store 10 bales
of cotton he i took 10 shares for
$30. So the five bale man, or the
25 bale man, could have the room
he paid for, to store his cotton in
for all time to come, for that space
is his individual property, and all
the expense he will have to meet
hereafter will' be the . insurance on
his own cotton, and his propor
tional part to pay the warehouse
man, so on the above plan we
built a fire proof, brick house, of
550 bale capacity. Aud I want to
say that we have a farmers char
tered warehouse, and every share
holder is a farmer, and since we
built the house every, shareholder
has joined the Farmers Education
al and Co-operative Union, except
one or two. Now, Mr. Editor, I
am giving the above plan to the
public because it is a practical one,
and I think it as good a plan for
Local Unions to Co-operate or to
store their cotton.as any I have
heard of. "" - -
Will also say that it did not
take the full amount of the 13
share to buy the land and build
the Maiden warehouse, and 1 am
satisfied that a house of 1,000 bale
capacity could be built at $2 a
bale. And now does it not look
like every farmer in the South
that grows a bale of cotton, ought
to give 12 or $3 out of hat bale
for one year so as to have a house
to store his cotton in for all time
to come, with but little cost here
after, whereas, as it now is, the
cotton buyers, speculators, and
gamblers in futures, who have
been making our prices for us on
our cotton have been deducting
$3 from the price of every bale of
- cotton crown in these United
States, because many of the cot
.ton growers leave their cotton ex
posed to rain and bad weather, so
they count $3 off of every bale
growing, or , about $36,000,000
J ' -
South because they have no place
to store their cotton! Now I want
to say that $36,000,000, the
amount that is deducted from the
cotton crop each year for damaged
cotton, would at $3 a bale space
; build warehouses enough to hold
12,000,000 bales of cotton. Now
does not that look like economy,
when by storing ifhe cotton crop
we can save the growers $36,000,
000 each year! So brother cotton
farmers, let us get busy and build
warehouses to store our cotton in,
so as to have it in good condition,
for the spinner, and then we can
have it ready for delivery as the
manufacturer needs it. Then we
can relieve the New York cotton
exchange of a heavy burdenj for
they would have no rotten to
hedge on and to throw out on
bUCIl XUuUiV UllVtlira. ilUU UUCU
it would relieve our congress of
the odious duties they have in
trying to pass laws to make the
gamblers in cotton do an honest
business.
s Fraternally,
W. V. Biggerstaff.
Route 3, Newton, N. O.:
Alpha's Letter.
Iron Station, N. C, R. F. D. 1.,
May 18th, 1908.
Our farmers are now cultivating
their corn and cotton. Cotton, es
pecially the late planted, has a
poor stand.
The death of Mrs. M. J. Shelton,
Lof Denver, which occurred last
Wednesday, cast a gloom over our
whole section. Her remains were
interred at Bethel cemetery Thurs
day afternoon in the presence of a
very large crowd of sorrowing rel
atives and friends. Mrs. Shelton
was a woman of many admirable
virtues, and will be greatly missed.
She was a little more than sixty
three years of age.
Mr. Zeb Little is the possessor
of a gray mule and a tame pigeon.
Several weeks ago the pigeon, see
ing Zeb plowing the mule in a field
near the house, conceived the idea
that it would be nice to ride on the
mule's back. Zeb says that the
pigeon will now ride for several
hours at a stretch and seems to
enjoy the office of pilot to the mule
very much.
We notice that the earth is still
bringing forth candidates. Look
here, boys, if this thing is not
stopped, there won't be enough of
us left to hold the primaries.
Well, this is a free country, and
one man has just as much right to
run for office as another, and we
suppose it is alright for just as
many men to run as want to, but
gentlemen, this scribe has just one
request to make of all defeated
candidates; we want to see . you
brave in defeat. Acquit your
selves like men. If the other fel
low wins in the primaries just pull
off your coat and help elect him.
Take for example the "Peerless"
; Bryan, who the more he is defeat
ed the stronger he grows, and who
the late Rev. Sam P Jones once
said was "One of the best runners
ever produced in the United
States." We hope not to see any
winners or sore-heads in our ranks
after the primaries are held. We
hope that each and every candi
date will be treated with absolute
fairness in the primaries. , The
primaries were instituted to take
the place . of the old convention
plan because it was thought it
would come nearer getting at the
true will of the people, and if one
man or a few men can control the
vote of a whole precinct, then we
think the primary is a failure.
We hope to see every individual
voter exercise his own judgement
in the selection of our county of
ficers. We are opposed to the use
of money in our primary elections,
to influence voters either directly
or indirectly, and we think that
any candidate who adopts this
method to , thwart the will of the
people, ought to be sit down on
very hard by all good citizens,
Now we suppose that a commun
ication from this, scribe right at
this time, would be incomplete
without a few thoughts on prohi
bition. The truth is the result of
the election on May the 26th is
nearer the writer's heart than pol
itics, or any other subject now
agitating the people. . We rejoice
at the noble work that has been,
and is being done by the friends of
the noble cause to save the young
men of our county. Mr. Clarence
Poe's argument is just simply un
answerable, also the argument of
Mr. John M. Rhodes was a noble
effort. In 1881 the writer only
cast one vote for prohibition, this
year, God' willing, we have good
reasons to believe that we can cast
four that is, we have three sons
of voting age who will vote for the
measure. Now if every living
friend of the cause in 1881 has in
creased his voting capacity at the
same ratio, we ought to carry
North Carolina for prohibition'
with a whoop. The most encour
aging sign of success, and one that
makes our heart rejoice is the fact
that while a few politicians have
been trying to make a political is
sue of the measure, their efforts so
far are a signal failure. Most of
the citizens of the writer's imme
diate section, both Democrats and
Republicans, will walk up side by
side aud vote for the noble cause.
We may have a few stay-at-home
doubting-Thomases who will not go
to the election, but the man that
says he will go and cast his vote
against the measure is yet to be
found. We have one man who
says whiskey has never hurt him
either directly or indirectly, there
fore, he is not interested in the
fight. Now for the benefit of this
gentleman and all others who
think as he does, we wish to record
this story:
"On one occasion a religious
congregation had met at their
church to consider the matter of
rebuilding or repairing their
church. The great majority of the
members were in favor of tearing
down the old dilapidated building
and building a new house of wor
ship, but there was one old stingy
member, the most wealthy member
of the church, who would agree to
nothing but slight repairs. This
old gentleman arose in the congre
gation .and said: 'Brethren, I'll
give five dollars to repair our
church, but not one cent to build
a new one.' At this juncture,
about five square feet of plastering
fell from the overhead ceiling,
striking the old gentleman on the
head, which stunued him for sev-:
eral minutes. Wrhen he had again
recovered sufficient strength to
arise from his seat he said: 'Breth
ren, I'll give fifty dollars to build
a new church, but not one cent for
repairs.' Whereupon one of the
deacons prayed in an audible voice:
'Oh Lord, hit him oh the head
again.' There are a few, we are
sorry to say, who, like this old
stingy church member, are waiting
to be hit directly on the head by
strong drink before they cau be
persuaded to see the old monster
in all his hideousness. In 1881
we knew a man who was an ardent
anti-prohibitionist, but in less than
one year after the election his mind
had undergone a complete revolu
tion, two of his sons having in the
meantime become addicted to the
drink habit. This gentleman had
to be hit on the head before he
could be convinced of the right
eousness of prohibition. .
" Brethren, the question is not
whethej1 or not our own sons are to
fall victims to the drink habit, but
is it going to be the ruin of our
neighbor's children. Would to
God that our people could take a
broader Christian view of $he im
portance of this question, and get
out of this narrow, selfish way of
thinking. 'In as muctfas you did
it not unto one of the least of
these, my brethren, ye did it not
unto me.' " Alpha.
Extra Traini onC.&N.V.
General Manager L. T. Nichols,
of the C. & N. W. Railroad was in
town yesterday on business and
stated that a . chair car will be
added to trains7 Nos. 9 and 10 on
June 1st, and that a special train
will be put on, on Saturday's for
the accomodation of business men
who desire to - make a' week-end
trip to the mountains. The first
run of the Business Man's Week
end Special will be made Saturday
June 13th. This trains runs
through from Chester to Edge.
mont, passing Lincolnton at 7 p.
m. and reaching Edgemont before
11 o'clock. Returning, Monday
the South bound special -will pass
Lincolnton about 10:50 a. m.
reaching Gastonia in time to make
close connection for Charlotte and
Atlanta, and reaching Chester in
time for lunch.
THE "FATS" WIN.
Hottest Ball Game Ever Seen In Lincoln
ton. Some Startling Features.
As proof of the fact that "weight
will tell," the "Fats" won from
the "Leans" on the local diamond
Wednesday afternoon by a score
of 20 to 18. Despite the Jieavy
rain of the forenoon a good crowd
of ladies and gentlemen atteuded
the game and the Daughters of
the Confederacy , realized quite a
neat sum from the gate receipts,
which go to the Memorial Hall
fund.
Thegame opened with the "Fats"
at the bat, and the performance
was about like this: Wrhen Adger
Fair came to the bat he had his
capon hind part before and no
one could tell wheather ht was
agoin or acomin, but he went out
in short order. This was the
style of his going, viz: Hecvident
ly was afraid of the ball for he
held his bat at "charge bayonette,'
and as the pitcher couldn't hit the
bat Adger was gracefully retired
amid the plaudits of the audience.
One lady remarked, 'What a fine
looking, healthy dissapointraent
he is." In this connection
the reporter recalls a conversation
between two ladies concerning the
catcher for the "Leans" Joe
Boudi-"knot" Johnston. As every
one knows, Joe is the champion
moon-fixer in this neck of the
woods, being 6 ft 8 inches tall and
4 inches in diameter, so he natur
ally attracted attention. "What
a fine head he has," said a lady
to her companion, to which the
reply was, "Oh that is not ahead,
that is a knot in his backbone to
keep it from unravelling. "
When "Simpy" Wise came to
the bat all the ladies felt sorry for
him as he looked like a lost child.
This sorrow was immediately turn
ed to terror when they saw "Sim
py" go into convulsions as if in
an epileptic fit, or else as if he
was just out of a lunatic assylum
and was executing an Indian war
dance. The truth of the matter
is that "Simpy" was trying to
dodge the ball. You must remem
ber that "Simpy" is about 5 feet
high and 8 feet in diameter.
One of the most pitifull features
of the game was the rank hypo
crisy and iraud practiced upon
our friend, Steve Herndon. You
must remember that Steve has to
stand broadwise to cast a shadow
and can go edgeways through the
rain without getting wet. He is
one of the most innocent and un
sopohisticated men who ever en
gaged in the business of selling
"dope." And yet this innocent
child of nature was tolled off of
2nd base and sand-bagged into a
mud holeby "Fatty" Harris.
Steve never got up until the um
pire had counted "time" on him
and he was declared out.
Charley Simmons was the hero
of the game; he weighs about 18
lbs and you couldn't hit him with
a balloon even if you had tele
scopic sights on your "rifle"; the
consequence was that he stole past
bases like a ghost in the night and
the "fats" were always just in
time to be too late. They didn't
get "Cholly," and he crossed the
plate more frequently than any
other of the "Leans."
"Doc" Wright won the hand
some prize (a brand .new one cent
piece) offered by Lv. B. Wetmore,
Esq., for the first and only home
run made during the entire game.
The sphere seemed to be elusive
and the "Doc" split the atmos
phere three times with his bat and
then started off for first. The ball
lost itself in Gus Quickel's hands,
who proceeded to 'execute the
dance of the Dervishes until
"Doc" reached the 3rd base, when
"Gussie" recovered his wits and
threw the ball about 20 feet over
the 3rd baseman's head; conseq
uence, "Doc" crossed the home
plate without having touched the
ball.
Everybody appreciates "Eddie"
Love's resemblance to an animated
gas bag and it was amusing to
hear him puff" and blow like John
Cobb's automobile going up a
steep grade. But, strange to say,
"Eddie" (by hook and by crook,
mostly crook ) crossed the plate
three times, but each time he
crossed over he went to bed look
ing like a toy balloon that the
baby had stuck a pin in.
The only real baseball player
there was in either line upwas
Labe Lineberge but he was mis
taken by the ladies for a profes
sional juggler on account of his
dancing a pigeon-toed step in a
forward direction, meanwhile keep
ing the ball bounding in mid air
by a series of up pats. Labe fin
ally, succeeded in graspihg the
ball and, as "Doc" Wright was j
traveling by the mud turtle ex
press for first base, he got him.
Towards the final wind up the
funeral procession came along
headed by Willie Quickel, whose
affidavit face was sufficient evi
dence of his "undertaking" pro
pensities, and who was fittingly
followed by the living skeleton,
Jesse Carter, the sky Pilot for the
C. & N. W. railroad.
The entire affair was so pathetic
that it inspired the following
Shakespearian MiLtonic poem by
Lincolnton's "near-poet":
Guy Cline swung his arm like a mighty
wind mill
And filled the whole earth with alarm,
But the ball came through the air so
silent and still
That no one ever thought of any harm;
The ball kissed the bat on the tip of its
nose . - . .
And the bat grew red in the face
And at once it stood on the tip of its
t toes ' . . '
And said, "For Doc . Wright I'll give
you a case.'' ' ; '
The ball laughed loud as it struck a big
cloud
On its journey way up to. the sun;
Doc. Wright looked scared and then
grew proud
At the thought of having some fun.
The ball came back with a smile on its
face
Although it was wet to the skin,
But it rolled up to Wise with its dan
gerous case
Because it and Wise are close kin. ,
Doc. Wise got out his big butcher knife
And whetted it on his shoe;
The ball played "foul" to save its life,
And said to the "Docs," don't I know
you?" - -
So the Wise that is Foolish and the
Wright that is Wrong
Are now holding each other's hands
And singing a sad and doleful song
As they journey toward unknown lands,
Commencement Invitation..
The Faculty and Students
of ' ;
Davenport College
request the honor of your presence
' at the - .. - ' ;
Fiftieth Annual Commencement
Wednesday and Thursday, May 27th
, and 28th . ; V"" .
nineteen hundred and eight
Lenoir, North Carolina.
PROGRAM '
Weniesday, May 27th, 11 a. m. Ser
mon by Kev. Charles W. Byrd, D. I).,
Nashville, Tenn.
8 p. m. Exercises by Department of
Expression
Thursday, May the 28th, 10 a. m.
Graduating Exercises.
,11 a. m. Address by Kev. J. W.Lee,
D. D., Atlanta, Ga.
8 p.m. Concert. , . .
GRADUATING CLASS LITEHARY DKP'T
Winnie Davis Brittain,, Emma Flo
tard Carpenter, Louella Fain, Emma
Lucile Goode, Lottie Dell" Harris, "Cor
rie Honeycuttj Mamie Sue Johnson,
Annie Frances Lowrey, Ilettie Leola
Pitts, Mary Martha Stacy, Addie Dor
cas Steele, Maude Weaver, Beulah
Olivia Womble. s t
MUSIC '
Lillie May Brittain, Emma Lucile
Goode.
EXPRESSION
Mamie Sue Johnson.
Mrs. E, O. Jennings is in Atlan
ta, Ga., visiting relatives.
Rutherford College Commencement.
Your correspondent had the
pleasure of attending the com
mencement exercises of Rutherford
College, which began Saturday,
May 9th at 8 p. m., with an inter
esting debate by the Newtonian
Literary Society and ended Wed
nesday 13th, with a fine dramatic
performance.
On Sunday at 8 p. m., Rev. J.
II. Weaver, D. D., of Hickory, N.
C, preached the annual Y. M. C.
A. sermon. Dr. Weaver gave us
a plain, practical sermon in his
pleasing way, and we feel encour
aged by the grand thoughts he
gave us.
On Monday, 8 p. m., the Pla
tonic Literary Society gave a de
bate. This was one of the most
interesting debates we have ever
heard. The query was: "Resolved,
That all Protestant churches should
be consolidated into one distinct
organization. Mr. Horace Sisk, of
Waco, was one of the speakers on
the negative, and made a strong
speech. The decision of judges
was two to one in favor of the neg
ative. AH the speakers are to be
congratulated on the way they
handled the question.
Tuesday at 11 a. m., Rev. E. K.
McLarty, of Salisbury, delivered
the annual sermon. His theme
was, "character" and many
valuable suggestions on the forma
tion of habit were given in a very
impressive manner.
At 8 p. m. Tuesday the young
ladies gave a Recital. This con
sisted of readings, recitations,
essays, songs etc. All of wich
were good. Among those deserving
special mention for excellency in
elocution were Misses Lucy Jones
and Mary Kincaid, both of Lincoln
county. A breezy original Read
ing, "Two Letters from Rutherford
College," by Miss Alpha Goode
also brought loud and continued
applause.
' Wednesday, 13th at 11 a. m.
Rev. J. W. Daniel 'D. D., of
Columbia S. C, deliverd the
literary address. Dr. Daniel held
his audience from the first His
theme was "Training." His
eloquent address was full of wit
and humor as well as logic. He
swayed the audience af; 1 his will
first to convulsions of laughter
then to intense feeling. His
graphic descriptions were simply
grand All were impressed with
Dr. Daniel as a great orator.
Rev. J. W. Jpues, of Mooresville
N. C. was to deliver the Alumni
address at 3 p. m. but he being
sick Dr. Daniel again:held ithe
audience for about an hour and a
half.T
At 8 p. m. the Dramatic Club
presented "The Iron Hand." This
play was well rendered and "Ikey"
the Jew brought down-thehouse
on every occasion.
Rutherford College . has had a
very successful year. While the
enrollment was not so large good
honest work has been " done by
all the students and no doubt
more has been accomplished than
ever before in one Scholastic year.
The Same faculty with Prof. V.
W. Peele as President has been
elected for next year. The Trus
tees have planned for a new build
ing. These plans will be announc
ed later, and it is hoped that the
work will be begun soon The
Cornegie library building has been
looks of the college campus. A
fine opening is expected next fall,
our best wishes are for Rutherford
College and the great work being
done there. "An Alumnus."
An Error Corrected.
Capt. C. E. Childs will speak at
Zion church next Sunday, May
24th, at 2.30 o'clock in the after
noon instead of at 8 p. m., as pub
lished in the Tuesday issue of the
News. . -