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LINCOLNTON. II. C. TUESDAY. MAY 16, 1911.
No. 39
Practical, Questions 0ft Vhe, Dayr
DISCUSSED IT THE DIFFERENT
A few rambling thoughts today,
press of work forbids more. . If
they can be dignified as thoughts,
they shall certainly be brief
possibly they may be disconnect
ed, but I trust withal, they are
thoughts. Somehow, unconscious
ly, the old '.adage or pro verb comes
.leaping into my mimi luuay:
"Nothing succeeds like success."
It has a wonderful sound; and, I
presume, has a meaning a vital
meaning to most people; but how
can we sift out the meaning! Suc
ceed, success, are, words which
have a very attractive sound
they seem to thrill us; and men
' grow eloquent and very fluent
when talking of success. But the
meaning) Define it Tell us
plainly what is meant. Earth
praise the man of success. Heav
en pity the man who fails. But
orhn la ffia autnoccftil man whn ia
AAV AO tiAAW U Ll XAAM 1U1 llUj IT UV KJ
the failure! Laurels to the suc
cessful man, the cypress and the
willow to the failure." But who is
going to hand them out rightly,
who is going to guage' wisely, to
measure fairly!. To whom shall
we give laurels, to whom hand the
willow! Ecce Homo, wearing
the crown of thorns; behold the
ci oss that too the Son of Man.
That life the world called a failure
and thought it was right. ' But
was it! Time told its tale and
showed the world to be wrong.
The world's judgement is rather
often wrong. The, good, right
thing does not always prosper,
nor the wise succeed. Somehow
and very often, if we read history
correctly,1 the right is often
' "tramped beneath the victorious
1 ' 4 1 3 4. 1.1.
noois oi rjruiai wrong'; ana irutu
and lust ice and honesty seem to
utterly fail and perish on some
lost field, and the banner that
waved for a noble and just cause
is seen trailing in the dustH-tramp-led
under the iron hoofs of injus
tice and wrong, and innocence and
virtue are ground under the re
lentless wheels of Juggernaut.
, There are paradoxes which ex
press both. 'They come to me
now:
'The
defeat of success
the success of defeat. " King
the bells, blow the bugle, sound
. the trumpet a victor comes
triumphant, he has trampled on a
nation. Poland weeps, bleeding,1
crushed and the allied armies di
vide the Spoils, butdoes the world
love victorious Russia! does it not
hpnor the heroes who fought
nobly but vainly for Polish
liberty! A great state lies de
vastated and ruined, and song
nrnnlaims a brutal General's
aaacsavaa vaav - mvw
Toll the bell, furl the banner,
bring forth the willow, for a
' weary leader commanding a shat
tered and starving army ' lays
down his sword at Appomattox,
ana a nation weeps over ueieair
failure. Years pass. . Time rings
out its verdict from which bias
and prejudice have departed. Who
loves what nation today honors
the brutal leader who gained his
end by fire and devastation war
fare on homes, women and chil
dren! ' Lift the curtain again, a
. hair century passes, the picture
changes; the gray haired General
nrlA Anf Aniwm in of: A Ti.
ITUU 1TCU. U V TV U At UlitliflV tu
pomattox is now the hero of all
the world. The defeat of success
the success of defeat. The
Martyrs gave their lives were
cast to wild beasts, torn to pieces,
burned at the stake, lighted the
gardens oi ivero iauure dub was
: it failure! the blood of ithe Mar
tyr was the seed of the church.
Again what is success! the
gaining our end is it that!
gaining it often by sacrificing
"every thing that is best, , highest
nnttlocfr vaininff a. cpaf in hA
Senate by bribery and corruption,
gaining the Presidency, as did
Ilayes, by fraud -the end was at-
' teuueuj uuu 14 luubj o uLLwor gaiu-
ing his ambition often by sacri
ficing every thing best and high
est, home, family, honor, right,
honesty, gaining wealth by grind
ing out lives in the sweat shop
gaining his end, but at what loss.
Far better failure by doing the
right, than success by doing the
wrong. Measure 'Success, strike
a balance, too often a little gain
and art infinite loss. ' Better-
PASTORS OF UNCOLNTOM.
infinitely better to have an "hon
orable defeat to. a mean victory,
to lowering the level of our aim
that we may more certainly enjoy
the complacency of success."
"For thence a paradox which
comforts while it mocks. Shall
life succeed in that it seems to
fail!"
Across the . ages must ever ring
the. paradoxes: The defeat of
success the success of "defeat
Think, ponder, weigh life in the
balance where do we stand! de
feated in what the world proclaims
success, 1 or succeeding in our
seeming defeat. Success or fail
ure is not determined by any mere
world verdict, but by agreement
or disagreement with God's
Word. Right is right. Wrong
is wrong. ' Whether Right is
trailing in the dust and Wrong Is
riding triumphant and is heralded
by bugle note and shout of fickle
and unstable mob. w, K. Dye.
JOHNSTOWN NEWS.
May 10, 1911 The farmers
have been putting m good time
for the last three weeks. They
are all about through planting1-
The health of this section is good-
Mr. Lester Hoyle and family spent
last Sunday at the home of Mr.
John Craft on Cherryville Route
3-Mrs. Jane Lineberger of Shelby
visited relatives in Johnstown
several days last 'week-Messrs. A.
F. Craft, P. C. Hoyle, C. W.
Deitz and Will and LeeAberne-
thy were in the neighborhood of
the Brick schoolhouse Tuesday1
Mr. Luther Shull and family
spent Sunday at Mr. Alex Canipes
-Mr. Marvin Hoyle of Flay was
in this section Sunday-The tax
lister for North Brook was to see
us last week-A good many of the
people from' here went to Lincoln
ton Thursday to witness. 7- the un
veiling of the monument and hear
the Governor speak..
Scribbler.
Miss Nellie Eosetnad to be Married
! June 7th,
Gastonia Gazette.
Mrs. Frost Torrence entertained
Tuesday afternoon from , three to
four at her. home on South York
street with a novelty shower in
honor of Miss Nellie Roseman, of
Lincolnton, ' whose : marriage to
Mr, W.P. Eddleman is to take
place the seventh of June. The
house was beautifully decorated
in potted plants and roses, the
color scheme of white ancf . green'
being carried out In the' parlor
the only decorations were bride's
roses and ferns. In this room the
guests were received by Mrs. Frost
Torrence, Miss Roseman" and Mrs.
J. K. Hand, of Charlotte. The
guests were met at the door by
Miss Marie Torrence.
Death of Mrs. D. M. Child, of Lenoir.
Special to The Observer.
j Lenoir, May 13. Early this
morning Mrs. D.- M. Childs died
at the home of her, daughter, Mrs.
W. H. Jones, in the" eastern part
of town, i after' a short illness.
I Mrs. Childs had been living
with Mr. and Mrs. Jones for about
six years. The remains will be
taken to Lincolnton tomorrow
afternoon for interment, accom
panied by members of the family.
The deceased, was in her 89th year
and had been enjoying good health
for one of her years up to about a
week ago, when she was taken ill.
She is survived by six children.
Mesdames W. H. Jones of Lenoir
and J. M. Sides of Connelly's
Springs, Messrs.-" L. D. Childs,
Chester, , 8. C, Eugene Childs,
Atlanta, Ga., Dr. Childs, St
Petersburg, Fla., and Augustus
Childs of Mitchell county. Mrs.
Childs was a member 'of the
Methodist church it this place.
The remains of this good
woman were brought' to Lincoln
ton and interred in a plot beside
her husband in the Methodist
cemetery Sunday afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted at
the Methodist church by Rev. T.
J. Rogers.
six ranis school ; ,
AT GAL'.'aJ i .HE.
The Pifrooj Go Down ia' Their PocktU
and Put up the Cath (or Three Monthi
Extra Veil Arranged Program.
We tip ottr hats to the sturdy
folks , who are patron's of, the
Gainesville school. Ordinarily
this is only a three months school
but this year the limit, was ex
tended to six months, the last
three months being run on the
subscription plan. They didq't
run it on a rcheap-john", scale
either, the hard cash waslput up
td the tune of $217.50 to pay the
excellent teachers that conducted
the school. . One of the patrons
in conversation with the editor of
The News last Thursday stated
that they were well pleased with
the results and the teachers, who
were Miss Eva Dellinger, princi
pal and Miss May Cline assistant
The following excellent program
was carried out at the closing
exercises held on Friday night,
May 5th: l
Welcome Edna Hoyle.
, Salutatory -Four Boys.
I'm GoingBack Down to Grand
pas Edward Hoyle.
An Awful Little Girl Susie
Williams. . -
Awful Threat Howard Corn
well. :. .-: ;'.
The Second Table Stough
Hoyle. '
Jack .The Little Tormentor
Fitzhngh Hoyle.
Entertaining Sister's Beau
Annie Ingle. :',,
A Fable Edna Boyle. ,
Five Years' Old 6cie McGinnis
Little Midget Madge McCJinnis
A Stray Sunbeam Floyd Mace.
A Face on the Floor Hal
Boyle;,"1 " '
The Blue : and the Gray Mar
garet Sullivan.
Independence Bell July 1776
Richard Corn well.
Little Soldiers Little Girls.
Papa's Letter Floyd Mace.
Rock of Ages Annie Ingle. ;
They Ask Me Why I am so Bad
Hugh Ward.-
. . ReparteVrEdna Hoyle and
Hubert Corn welt:; ,fr: . IviOi
' Easter" Lilies Girls. . "
Bobolink Edith Ingle T"r
Sweet Girl GraduLe Alda
Corn well. : V i
Why I Never Married-L-Myrtle
Davis.- t . ' .
Ride Under Buggy Seat -Addie
Ward.
Joe's Crime-'-Hubert Corn well.
Fine Wishes Girls.
TO THE PUBLIC.
I hereby express a grateful
annreciation to the old veterans
who turned out so nobly on this
instant to attend the exercises of
Memorial Day, and the dedication
of monument erected by the Child
ren of the Confederacy to the
Confederate soldiers of Lincoln
county. I also express in behalf
of the veterans, a grateful appreci
ation ' to the Daughters "of the
Confederacy for their -kindly and
bountiful ministration, and to all
their friends who contributed to
make the day a splendid success,
that will ever remain a sweet
memory; and, a God bless you, to
the Children of the Confederacy
for your great and beautiful
memorial. 7 . -
' A. C. Haetzoge,- Commander,
W.J. Hoke, Camp, TJ, C. VI
May ll'th. 1911,
T wo Marriages. '.'.'
Miss Tessie Pruette was united
in marriage to Mr. Vard McGinnis
on May 6th at the bride's home
in North Brook with 'Esquire T.
M.. Foster officiating. ,
Miss Junie Perry and Mr.
Scilor Cook were married in North
Brook May 6th. ' 'Esquire T. M.
Bess officiated. ..."
ACAKD OF THANKS.
- The Southern Stars chapter
TJ. D. C, desires to thank most
heartily the people of Lincolnton
and Lincoln county for their
liberal assistance in the entertain
ment of the veterans on May the
11th. Their co operation made
possible the success of the occasion.
Mrs. B. C. Cobb, President,
Mrs. Milton Tiddy, Secretary.
, Mrs. Edgar Childs and children
of Wadesboro, spent last Friday
here, theguests of relatives.,
A VOICE FROM THE SOIL.
Dear Editor: In looking over
the . doings of the legislature we
find one act which-eclipsed any
and every other act for crooked
ness and that is an act to raise
revenue, commonly called the
"Machinery. Act." While we
heartily endorse a system,, of tax
ation to maintain our several
branches of government economni
cally, we at the same time demand
that the burden of taxation should
rest equally upon the shoulders of
all classes of people. To show
that, under this act this ia not
the case is the object of this
article. Whether intentionally or
not the act under consideration
works a very grave injustice to
the farmers as a class, and at the
same time prepares a means of
escape for almost all other classes
of our citizensprovided they may
see cause to make use of such
means.
.The tangible nature of the
farmers property brings it within
easy compass of the assessors
comprehension. Not so with the
mill man and the merchant. The
value fixing clause being cut out
of the oath of the tax payer, leaves
the assessor entirely at sea as to
valuation unless he is arauainted
with the property the taxpayer
hs to return. What does the
assessors know about the value of
the merchants goodo or the mill
mans machinery. Is the assessor
not compelled to base this estimate
upon facts furnished by the mill
man and the merchant! Are the
mill men and the merchant sworn
to1 tell the truth as to the value!
Not at all. So you see that those
fellows get their property, in at
their own figures an 3 are not even
qualified to those figures, while
the farmers word can not be
taken for truth even when he was
sworn upon the Holy Book.
Is this not fiat accusation thrown
in the farmers face that he above
all other men is not to be trusted
even upon his oath. The farmers
as a class have always
paid more taxes in proportion to
the value of their property than
antJrtaer class otcitijens.,, If our
lands have been too low that is no
fault of the farmer for he has
never had a word in the assess
ment .,:'
Why are our tax receipts three
to four times as gieat as they were
12 years ago! Don't tell me that it is
by reason of our greater holdings,
but permit me to say that it is
caused by extravagance among our
public officials, gone mad with
power, wasting the public money.
Think of almost four millions in
appropriation with no money in
hand. What would be said of an
individual who would conduct
his private business thus!
We have been taught that there
was never a dollar aaaea to tne
worlds wealth except through the
labor of the farmer or miner. If
this is true, and one dares dispute
it, then why should the farmers
above all other men be excessively
burdened or in other words why
cripple the goose that lays the
golden egg! -7 7
Both, our legislative and execu
tive departments having made
themselves notorious for benevo-.
lence, are run amuck, and are
loudly calliug upon the horny
handed sons of toil, down between
the plow handles to pull them out
Are we going , to do it! Yes
certainly we will, but we mean to
call upon them to render an
account of their stewardship. '
Why Oh I .Why create new
offices at high salaries except for
the purpose of creating assets to
buy seats in the next great pull. .
If any map shall elect to defend
this "Act," we will gladly wel
come the response, but let him
please be manly enough to do so
over his own. signature, for we
don't caro to be attacked by any
man who is so ashamed of the
position he takes that he would
seek to conceal his identity behind
a non de plume.
: ' C. W. Beam. -
. North Brook,
A deal, was pulled off on last
Friday wherein the Simmons
Company purchased the grocery
business oi MiW. C. Asburv. Mr.
Asbury purchased the interest of
nis partner, Mr. ueo. womack
some-time ago, and thus transfers
the business as a whole. Both
Messrs. Asbury and Womack
have accepted positions - with the
Simmons Co.
DESTROYED BY FIXE.
ThcMictial Building, One ot Lincoln
ton' Oldest Landmark Burnt to i
Shcit on Last Friday Night Mcurs.
A, Abraham and Jake Ford Lok Entire
Stocks With.no Insurance.
The Michal building on the
square was entirely destroyed by
fire on last Friday night. . The
flames ,. were discovered about
4 A" -V I ' 1
ii:i5W Dy several young men wno
immediately sounded the alarm
It was but a very few minutes
until the fire company responded
and had several streams of water
playing on the buining building.
Their efforts principally were con
centrated on saving the adjoining
brick building, which proved to
be a hard task on account of the
Michal building being a wooden
structure. After about twenty
minutes of hard, fighting the fire
laddies had the flames under
control. Attention ' was then
paid to the wooden structures
across the street which had be
come ignited by sparks.
Messrs. Jake Ford and A.
Abraham who occupied the build
ing lost everything. Their losses
are as follows: Ford $1700;
Abranam $600. The loss falls
heavily on these gentlemen, but
we trust that they will soon again
be able to open up for business.
The building was one of Lincoln
ton's oldest landmarks.
Items. Clipped
.From
Eagle.
the Cherryvillc
Messrs. Burgin Gates of Long
Shoals anb Doras Carpenter of
Southside were Cherry vine visitors
last Saturday and Sunday, the
guests of Mr. J. L. Gates.
On last Saturday night between
the hours of eleven and twelve
o'clock, a negro driver from Hines'
livery stables of Lincolnton was
robbed of his money while on his
way from Cherry ville to Lincolnj
ton at a point about three miles
east of Cherry ville. The driver
said several white men or boys at
tacked him in the. road and de
manded and took his money which
amounted to about two dollars.
Mr. Hines came up Monday and
swore out warrants for six men liv
ing near town, who were arrested
and tried before A. P. Huss, J. P.
Monday evening. The defendants
all proved by witnesses that they
were at the time of the alleged rob
bery at their respective homes,
and were therefore acquitted. This
was a very serious crime and it is
hoped that the guilty ones wili yet
be apprehended.
The Piedmont Broom Works,
a new industry for Cherry ville, has
been organized with a paid in cap
ital of $600 and is now ready for
the - manufacture of brooms. The
officers are E. S. Houser, pres., J.
E. Wyatt, vice pres., and general
manager; and N. L. Houser, sec.
& treas.
MOUNT VERNON NEWS.
- We haven't seen any news from
this section for some time. We
want the editor to allow us space
in the columns of The News to
publish our Sunday School and
Memorial Day. We twant the
good friends and members of Mt
Vernon to meet on the 26th of
May to trim up and clean off the
cemetery and get ready, for on the
27th at 12 o'clock, Rev. B. F.
Newton will deliver an able ser
mon and some other preachers are
expected. 'After preaching we
will attend to the memorial servi
ces. We will be glad to see a
large crowd and it is expected, so
don't forget the date and place.
Our, Sunday School is still pro
gressing, hope everybody will con
tinue in the great work. : Sunday
School every Sunday at 9 :30 o'clock.
We have a faithful superintendent,
Brother John Leatherman. . He
can give some good talks along the
line of living the life of an honest
and upright child of God. May
God bless him. ; J.
New Enterprise for Crouse.
The Matcia Yarn Mills, Inc., of
Crouse, Lincoln county,, has been
chartered with $125,000 author
ized capital and $500 paid in, to
manufacture yarns, etc. Brevard
D. Miller. R. K. Blair and W. H.
Beardsley, of Charlotte, being the
subscribers.
.TWO DEATHS AT STANLEY.
Messrs. William .Richards and John
Thompson. A Brother, ot Dr. C. D.
Thompson, of Lincolnton. Answer
The Summons oi The Grim Reaper.
Stanley May 15th: Mr. William
Richards died Thursday night at
9 o'clock at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. H. M. Summerrow, with
whom he had been living for the
past four and a half years. For
three years and a' half of which
time he had been confined to his
bed from gangrene in his left foot
which within the past month also
developed in the right foot .ind
was the cause of his death, which
altho expected came as a shock to
his family and friends. All
through his affliction the patience
and endurance that he manifested
was something wonderful.
The simple but ever impressive
funeral service was conducted
from the home Friday afternoon at
3:30 by Rev. W. S. Hales assisted
by Rev. R. H. Cline and remains
laid to rest in' the city cemetery.
Mr. Richards was born in Corn
wall England in 1827 and came to
America in 1846 shortly after
which he settled in Gaston county
and in 1851 was married to Miss
Mary Ann Smith of this place,
who died twenty years ago. From
this union three daughters and
three sons and twenty-three grand
children and one great grand child
now survive. Two daughters,
nine grand children and two great
grand children having died in
infancy.
Mr. John Thompson a prosper
ous young farmer died at 1:30
Saturday morning at the home of
his brother, Mr. R. H. Thompson
after an illness of about two weeks
from fever.
The funeral service was conduct
ed from the home by Rev. W. S.
Hales Saturday afternoon at 3:30
and interrmeatjmade in the city
cemetery. The pall bearers were
Messrs. J. G. Rutledge, J. M.
Reinhardt, J. K. Moore, A. J.
Shelton, O. B. Carpenter and Zed
Cannon.
lie is survived"by a- wife and
two children besides an aged grand
father and grand mother; father,
mother, three sisters and three
brothers who have the deepest
sympathy of their many friends in
their bereavement. He was 22
years 2 months and a few days old
and was 1 the youngest child of
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Thompson,
with whom his wife and children
will make their home in the
future. Cor.
The News acknowledges with
thanks receipt ot invitations to at
tend commencement exercises at
both Piedmont and Westminster
schools. Mr. W. ; Farrel Warlick,
a son of Hon. H. D. Warlick, of
this county, graduates this year at
Piedmont.
"I Suffered Years
WitK My Back."
Backache resulting from weak
kidneys, a bad cold or other cause,
usually renders the sufferer unfit
for. work and of teiwesultsjn per
manent disability.
"I suffered for years with my
back, or kidney trouble, and have
tried a number of remedies from
different physicians. More than a
year ago, one of our local druggists
induced me to try
Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills
and after using them some three
months I found a decided improve
ment in my kidneys, and I am glad
to say that I hope soon to be fully
restored to health." J. P. Allen,
Ex-Judge City Court, Glasgow, Ky.
As long as pain is present in any
part of the body rest is impossible
and the system becoming weakened
is exposed to any form of disease to
which the sufferer may be inclined.
Dr." Miles Anti-Pain PiHs -
by steadying the irritated nerve
centers, make refreshing sleep pos
sible, thereby enabling the body to
recover lost strength. As arcmedy
for pain of any description Dr.
Miles' Anti-Pain Pills are unsur
passed. 7
Sold by all druggists under a guar,
antes .assuring the return of the price .
of the first box If no benefit results.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind.
FOOMFMNT