'he Monroe Journal
ONE DOLLAR A YEA
VOL. 19. No. 43.
MONROE, N. 0., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1913.
WHO WOX THE PRIZES.
TJk Lucky t'mietltr fur ilie Tro
phies of the Cuuntjr Fair The
Fair a Success In Every Way.
Happy Oocnsk n.
The I'nlon Ccunty Fair, held km
Friday and Saturday, wag successful
in every way. Large crowd attend
ed both days and everybody seemed
as happy as could be.
The small sum of ten cents was
charged at the door, and the mon
ey was ustd In paying for the pre
miums. Whatever la left will be
reserved for the association to be
gin on next year. Miss Edna Helms
and Miss Irene Ilinde. assisted by
Miea Lizzie McLarty. sold tickets at
the foot of the steps, and the young
ladles put In two days or splendid
work, selling in all about 135.00
worth cf tickets. Mr. C. J. Uelnis
acted as door keeper, and he was a
good one. Mr. Helms is entitled to
be door keeper at the next session
of the State legislature. More than
to any other, though many dessrve
much creyt. the hardest and long
est work fell upon Messrs. T. P. Dil
lon and T. J. V. Broom. They gave
many days and hours to work and
planning. The only returns they
got except th3 satisfaction of help
ing In a good cause, was one each
of the two watermelons which were
oa exhibition and which fell to
t bein.
The exhibits were fine, especially
the colts and hogs on Saturday. In
the hall there were hundreds of In
teresting things marking the prog
ress of Union county people. The
fair Is worth a great deal and, next
year we should have a better and
bfcger one. The following are the
prize winners.
Best exhibit of needle work, Mrs.
J. A. Stewart; second, Mrs. Henry
Myers.
Best single piece of needle work,
Mrs. Walter Llndsey; second, Miss
Una Belle Shute.
Best can of tomatoes, Mrs. J. B.
Nuh.
Best can of peaches, Mrs. T. B.
Llles. ,
Best two pounds of butter, Mrs.
8. Helms. '
Best cake, Mrs. A. L. Monroe.
Best loaf of bread, Mrs. C. B.
Laney.
Best display of kitchen or pan
try supplies, Mrs. T. J. W. Broom;
second. Mrs. Clnthla Cook.
Best loaf of bread by gin under
17 year. Miss Mildred Broom; best
cake, Mies Elisabeth McLarty; beat
.drawlrqr. Miss LUlle Williams, sec
ond, Miss Clara Laney
Best palntlmg, Miss Lola Prlce
CORN CLUB BOVS.
Bonner Hudson. 1st prize, 68 3-6
bushels; M. L. Baker, Jr., 2nd prize,
66 9-10 bushels; Samuel Austin, 3rd
prize, 56 1-4 bushels.
LIVE STOCK.
Best all purpose horse, V. T.
Helms.
Best saddle Warse, J. W. Laney.
Best mare, roadster, botweenone
and two years, Sam Phlfer; Becond,
Wm.. Blvcns.
Best colt under one year, I. B.
PreSsley.
Best mare colt, draft, between 1
and 2 years. J. F. Thompson; sec
ond, Wilson Ashcraft.
Best colt under one jar. Frank
Caddy; second, W. D. llawfleld.
Best mule over 4 years, Ueorge
Lathan; second. C. C. Nash.
llMt mule betwefn 3 and 4, Silas
Honeycutt; second, J. E. Crook.
Beat mule between 2 and 3 years,
I. S. Plgg.
Best mule between 1 and 2 years.
Vernon Griffin; secend, J. M. Wolfe.
Best pair Mules to wagon, Clyde
Lathan.
Best mule colt under 1 year, B.
A. McRorls; second. K. A. Pressley.
Best Berkshire boar. T. L. Price;
best sow. Sam Phlfer.
B.M Poland-China boar. W. W.
Howie; best sow, J. H. Chancy.
Best Duroc-Jersey boar, K. B.
Redwlne: best sow, J. T. Yarbrough.
Best Essex boar. S. A. Lathan;
-best sow, S. A. Lathan.
Best O. 1. C. exhibit, K. Redfearn.
Best pig. any breed, under eight
weeks, Sam Phlfer.
Best registered Jersey bull, 11.
W. Austin.
Best pure bred ram. S. A. Lathan.
Best two pure bred ewes, S. A.
Lathan.
, FARM PRODUCTS.
Brst display of farm products
from cne farm, J. T. Cook. -
Best bushel prolific ear corn.
Claude McCain; second, Mrs. G. C.
Moore.
Best 1 (Tears white corn, S. C.
Love; sieond, T. A. J. Price.
Best 10 ears white corn by boy
under IK. Claude Helms; second,
James Hill.
Best 10 ears one ear variety,
Fred Presscn; second, Charles Mc-
Intyre. - , ,
- Best 10 ears yellow corn, Charles
'Melotyre; second. M. 1). Purser.
Best two stalks ordinary cottonv
W. Ervln Williams.
Best half bushel wheat. J. U.
Crowell; eeond. H. E. Tomberlln.
Bestjialf bushel oats. Henry My
ers; second. E. W. Treadaway.
Bst exhibit of peas, S. C. Love;
seccnel, C. S. Brooks.
Ik it dozen turnips, W. Ervln H
llams. Bwt Pumpkin, Will Tadlock.
B-,st half bushel sweet potatoes.
T. L. A. Helms; second. J. T. Cook.
Best peck cf Irish potatoes, M.
A. Hamilton.
Best cane seed, T. F. James.
Best half bushel ordinary cotton
seed. E. O. Yarbrough.
Best gallon home made molasses,
James Davis; Becond. R. Redfearn.
Largest sweet potato, J. E. Lit
tle, 3 1-4 pounds.
Best citron. Miss llallie Griffin.
Best watermelons, E. A. Austin.
POULTRY.
Best pen barred Rocks, first and
-vond. J. V. Griffin.
Bet pen white Rocks, Henry
Myers.
Ben pen Silver I.aced Wyandottes.
Capt. Hugh Hi rule.
Best pen 8. C, Rhode Island Reds,
Mrs. J. T. Yarbrough; second. T. J.
Meiggs.
Best pen butter cups, T. J. Webb.
Best pen S. C. Brown Leghorns,
Brooks Llles; second, Robert Yar
brough. Best pen 8. C. White Leghorns,
and best pen In show of any breed,
J. D. Webb.
Best pen black Mlnorcas. ReY. J.
H. Swann.
Best Buff Orpingtons, Brooks
Llles.
Best trio all breeds. T. J. Meiggs;
second. W. E. Lockhart.
Best pen bantHms, J. A. Douglass.
Beet Tom," first and seewnd tur
key hen, J. C. Griffin; second Tom,
John Garland.
Best trio geese, Luther Broom;
second, Mrs. J. F. Doster.
Best trio ducks, S. F. Sholer; sec
ond, Luther Broom.
Beet trio pit games. Wade Blake
ney. Greatest curiosity, Lawrence Lit
tle. '
Thanksgiving Services. j
Services will be held at the First
Baptist church on Thursday night.
There will be no service at Cen
tral Metbcdlst church on Thanks
aivlns. the Dastor being in attend
ance at Conference.
There will be a service at St.
Paul's church Thanksgiving day at
11 o'clock. The offering will go
to the Thompson Orphanage.
Rev. Braxton Craig will conduct
Thanksgiving services at Macedonia
next Sunday afternocn at 2:30.
Rev. Jonah Simpson will preach
at Hopewell on Thanksgiving at
11 a. m.
There will be Thanksgiving ser
vice at Shlloh Thursday at eleven
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Braxton
Craig.
Took (ioott Care of His .Money.
Folks west cf town got a little
uneasy about money on hand after
the robbery of Mr. Robt. Gordon, as
told about In The Journal last wee it.
Mr. J. C. Winchester, who lives out
that way, was In town a day or two
afterwards, and collected about a
hundred dollars after the bank clos
ed, and so had to take his money
home. He was leaving about dark
and. while thinking about how eas
ily Mr. Gordon's money slipped away
he decided to put his In a safe place.
Taking out bis pocket book, he hia
It carefully under the cushion of
the buggy. He determind that If
he was held up at the point or a
pistol and his money asked for he
could, hold up his hands and say
"search me," and then laugh at the
robber as he drove home. However,
he seen forgot all about the money
till way next day, when he found
that Mr. Brae Winchester, who lives
with him, had hitched up to the
bueev the night before and rattiea
all around the country In It with
out knowing anything about the
money under the seat.
Id'Ci rder's Court.
Ira Belk, assault; costs and
peace bond.
Lean Funderburk, colored, assault;
Fayte Bclk, carrying concealed
weapon; $10.00 and costs.
George Carelock, colored, vlola-
tlmtr nrililmnra RO: COHttt.
Henry Plyler, vlolatlug ordinance
80; costs.
Neal Williams, colored, vl.slat.lng
nivlt.njinpA ft ft! costs.
Al:;nze Plyler. violating ordinance
80; 16.00 and casts.
James Grlfflr), violating ordinance
ft a nnatH
James Fcwler, assault and, bat
tery; costs.
John Helms, assault; costs.
Lon Fowler, assault and battery;
costs. i
Ad Helms, assault and battery;
net guilty.
Union County TenchiiV Meeting.
The next meeting of the Union
county Teachers' Association will be
held In the auditorium ot the grad
tin ild I n ir in Monioe. on
Saturday, December 6th, beginning
promptly at 11 ociock. ah puuiic
schcol teachers are required by law
to attend, and all the graded school
teachers are Invited to be present.
The following Is the program::
1 OnAnlnff "
2, Repetition of some topics dis
cussed at the last meeting, itouna
table discussion.
a ni-njuiln of Chan. 1. "Grow
ing a Life," (one of the books of
the Reading trcie course tor mi
year) byT'rcf. H. C. Craven, Union
vllle. 4. How to conduct a recltatlcn, by
Prof. Hunter, Monroe graded school.
6. Questions on the school work.
Round table talks.
All teachers required to be pres
ent and all committeemen Invited.
R. N. N1SBET, Pres.
A. O. RANDOLPH, Sec.
At Salisbury Tuesday nlht an
atitnmohiiA owned and driven by
Prank A Rrown ran Into Arthur
Chalraberlaln. a youth. Chajnber-
Hln't leg was broken and he was
badly bruised about the b"d.
TWO DEAD IX HOWIE MINE.
Krrtl How den and Will Crow, Young
White Men. Dropind to Death
Sunday Morning 'MH Feet Ih-low
the Surface One Followed the
Other in MyxtcriouH Fashion.
At five o'clock Sunday morning
Fred .Bowden, pump man at the.
tiowie mine near axnaw, went into
tho mine shaft to see what was the
trouble with his pump. He never;
came oars.. nen no signal came
from below In a reasonable time.
Wlil 'Crew, night watchman, went
down to see what had become of
Bowden. Crow never came back.
This became alarming and hoist en
gineer Mr Murray started an inves
tigation. Both men were found dead
265 feet below the surface In what
is known at the mine as the Bull
Face shaft. For some time the
pumps have been working day aud
night to clear the shaft cf water.
Sunday morning something we.Tt
wrong wi.h the pump and Mr. Bow
den went down for the purpose cf
C3rrecting It. The theory after
wards came cut that as he was go
las down in the bucket a large
weight which works on the cable
above the bucket slipped out of
place and knocked him eff Into the
water, whore, If he had not been
killed by the blew, he was drowned.
When he did not come back, Mr.
Crow, getting In the same bucket,
met the same fate. Except that in
the later case the weight slipped
further down and bruised his head
and body much worse than In the
case of Mr. Bowden. When the
bucket came back without Bowden,
the weight had automatically read
justed itself, so that Mr. Crow, not
perceiving It, was caught In the
same trap. When he failed to ap
pear, three other men went down,
but by another route, and thus sav
ed themselves.
The bodies were gotten out and
Coroner Plyler r Id an inquest. The
verdict was that both men came to
their death by an accident the full
particulars of which could net be
known. The bodies were burled at
Waxhaw Baptist church on Monday
afternoon.
Both men who "stumbled upon
death" In so tragic a way In the
early hours of Sunday morning were
young. Mr. Bowden was 25 or 28,
and leaves a wife and two small
children. Mr. Crow was 23 and unmarried.
Confen nee In Charlotte.
The Methodist ministers of this
section will spend most of the week
In Charlotte attending the annual
Conference which begins tomorrow.
Bishop McCog of Birmingham will
preside. Since the present organ
ization of the Conference there have
been two meetings In Charlotte pri
or to this one.
The first meeting of the Confer
ence was held In Concord in 1890:
then came Ashevllle 1891; Winston
1892; Charlotte, 1893; Statesvllle.
1894; Rrldsvllle, 1893; Salisbury,
1896; Ashevllle. 1897; Winston. 18
98; Concord, 1899; Greensboro. 19
00; Gastonia, 1901; Monroe, 1902;
Hk'h Point, 1903; Charlotte, 1904;
Greensboro. 1905; Mount Airy,
1906; Salisbury, 1907; AshevlHe,
1908; Hickory, 1909; Winston-Salem,
1910; Statesvllle. 1911; High
Point, 1912. Beginning with the
Statesvllle Conference In 1894 up to
the present Rev. William L. Slier
rlll has been secretary.
Marriage of Mr. (iilffith and Miss
Simpson.
Mr. Julian Griffith and Mies Ruby
Simpson were married last Wednes
day evening by Dr. H. E. Curney at
the Mansa. there were no attend
ants and only a few witnescs. After
'he ceremony the couple left for
Charlo'te where they spent a few
days. They are now preparing to
begin housekeeping in their house
on Crawford street next to Mrs.
Welsh's. Both cf these young peo
ple have many warm friends. As
deputy to hli father. Sheriff Griffith
ir ririrfith hna made, a fine record
and Is one of the most popular of
ficers the county nas naa. airs.
Griffith had been up to the tlmo of
her marriage, book keeper In the
Bunk of Union where she mado an
unusual record for efficiency and for
personal popularity.
Nothing New in Mexico,
Thlnir am lut simmering along
In Mexico. Fighting is still going
on between the two opposing rorces.
The general belief Is that Huerta.
who at present holds Mexico city
and refuses to get out. will flnnlly
peter cut through Inability to bor
row money to carry cn his warfare.
sinv iho iTnlted States announced
definitely that he would never be
recognized, foreigners nave bo nouoi
ceawd to supply him with loans,
and It Is but a question of time till
he will have to quit, even If the
revolutionists do not defeat htm di
rectly. Meanwhile there will be no
war between this country and Mexico.
Modern Fiction Library.
Miss Inez Flow has organized The
Modern Fiction Library, containing
the most popular novels of the best
known modern writers. The library,
at her home, will be open twice a
week. A book may be kept two
works, and If unfinished, renewed
for another week. The membership
fee for a year Is $12 6. Twenty
five new members are wanted be
fore December 1th.
Some men develop amazing speed
when driven to drink.
Charlie Didn't Want the Coffin.
Statesvllle Landmark.
Charlie, who Is at present sAnlng
as porter at the Hotel Iredell, was
appraoched by a travelling man:
"Say, old man, bow about buying
a coffin."
Well, a coffin la the last thing In
the world that anyone wants and
especially Charlie, who U a negro of
true African descent. The very
thought made Charlie turn ashy
(this being Charlie's way of turning
pale). If Charlie could have nuu-
tend his tongue and offered a pro
teat; cr bolter still, slid out the
door that he cast a wistful look to
wards, all would have ended. But
Mr. Drummer blocked both avenues
cf escape.
"Yes, we ship you a coffin, worth
$50. Ycu pay $1 down and )1 a
month. We ship coffin Immediately.
If you die before paid for won't cot
you a cent. Pretty good proposition,
eh?"
"Yes. Bah. that's all right fer a
good blzlneKs nronosition. but I
don't want no coffin," and Charlie j
said this like he meant it. Charlie'
.1' r.l. 1 .1 rt n n a . n .. 1. a . V. n .nfrln '
"vuiu iiw .giro iu ian7 lim vuitui
but agreed to study over It. Lat?r
In the day the .writer approached
Charlie and inquired as to what he
tucuRht cf that man's coffin offer.
"I'm studying over hit; hit's all
right. 1 carries Insurance and that
coffin preposition Is a heaps like In
surance. You Is Jest preparing fer
when you die, but I don't want no
coffin."
Charlie was studying, but had
never truly realized what It meant to
really have a coffin until he received
a (fake)' telegram reading thu.-t: I
"Our agent telegraphed us your j
croer lor a coiiin. same win u
shipped to you today. Try thorough
ly and If It doesn't fit will ex
change." Signed, "Wholesale Cof
fin Co.. New York."
It Charlie bad found himself tied
to a skeleton In a graveyard at night
he would not have been up against I
I a I I ....... . 1 4 ,
U any worse limn lio was men. fin
er reading his telegram and waiting
a minute cr two for the true mean
ing to "soak In," he was heard to
remark. "Well, I'll be doggone."
Charlie soon approached some of his
friends as to correctness of tel
gram. Yes It was so and he would
be compelled by law to take It now.
Poor Charlie spent several hours in
deep study a coffin coming.
Soon Mr. Drummer came Ip and
Charlie, realizing this as his last
chance to stop that coffin, was try
ing with all his oratory to get
hint to have it stopped: "Oh, no,
just let It come on, get In It, have
some one put the lid cn. If It fits,
take It home, put It under your bed
and you've got It."
"Yes, sah, that's so; but I tell you
I don't want no coffin. Say, tnlater,
ycu ship that coffin to Mr. Deltz
(meaning Mr. Deltx. of Statesvllle
House Furnishing Co.) and I'll get
him to sjII It fer me. I tells you I
don't want no coffin coming to me."
Poor Charlie. There was nothing
left for him to do but to sell that
coffin before It came. Every col
ored friend was approached but the
answers all came the same nothing
doing. Charlie was now getting detx
perate and as a last rasort he called,
t Postal messenger boy, who Is
fully two feet shorter In stature
than Charlie, and begged him to
take that coffin when It came. But
the messenger boy couldn't see that
he needed a coffin and another
chance was fast going by. "Say, I
tells you," said Charlie, "take that
coffin when It gets here and I'll pay
for, It. I alnt Btudying brut that dol
lar a month. I lust don't want no
coffin." But Charlie was left with
hi coffin coming.
Charlie Hves cn "cleppc" hill but
when he goes home at night he
makes a two mile circle around the
t'epot because he has been notified
that his coffin has come and to
ple:iso call for same. But Charlie
isn't taking any chances by getting
too near to the depot, for, as he
s.iys, he "don't want no coffin."
THE LAST DAYS OF IDMPKII.
Ask Yourself Is It night
For you to use other peoples phoni
all the time-and pay nothing for It?
We have people kl?k to us every
day about their neighbors tulng
their phone. We are not in busi
ness Jn?t to accommodate people
that have no phones. It cost the
company lots of money to give ser
vice, and It Is enough for our oper
ators to do to keep up with people
who pay for their service, and not
fool away their tlms with some one
who d(ics not pay the crmpany a
cent for their service. We have
people to tell us that their neigh
bors use their phone more than they
do. and we know It Is true, and ye'
they will get mad with the opera
tors, and fuss more than a subscri
ber who Is paying for his service.
You might as well go to a grocery
store where you do net trado a cent
and pick tip his goods and walk pff
with them as to go to a phone and
use It all the time and not pay a
cent for your service. I'll tell you
this much, your neighbor does .not
like P. and ho asked me to osk you
to please stop It. We know who
you are, and ask you to stop. If
you want a phone we will le glad
to put one in for you. and then
your neighbor wcnH enre bow much
you talk, and we won't, because you
will b paying for what you got,
and not dead beAtlng.
W. H. NORWOOD. Manager
Monroe Telephone Co.
A German economist. Prof. Wolff,
estimates that by 1920. if the pres
ent tendency continue. Grm',ny'
birthrate will be lowest in Europa
At TUe la4iuM Theatre WnluoU)
Evening and At The 0mt House
at Mght.
The noisy rumble of this busy
workaday world is all forgotten
when one views the manifold beau
ties of George Kletne's photo drama
production of "The Last Days Of
Pompeii." the spectator seems
aain to live in the happy days of
that lot.t city cn the shores of the
b-futiful Bay rf Naples. To feel
c us self a part and parrel of that
chattering throng of pleasure seek
ers, scolifcng at the new sect of
Chris: Litis so earnest and severe In
their mien, to revel In the gossip
cf the happy maidens over the handr
sanie Gretk youth Glaueus and his
beautiful Athenian sweetheart lone.
One run almost feel the presence of
the blind flower girl Ix'ydla, her
bosom torn by her hopeless passion
for her master whese love for lone
renders him far more blind than
the unhappy slave hertlf. That
same spirit of aversion and wonder
comes ever us when the wise Egyp
tl in priest Aroaces passes, rapt in
hU profundity and contempt of his
surroundings. And when loue and
Glaueus take their trips In their
gayly decorated barge upon the Bay,
you ran clmcst Imagine you hear
the ripple of the waters as they
splash against the oars and 80
through every minute of this awe
Inspiring drama of life, you follow
the thread with an almost personal
note, until the dormant Vesuvius
rouses from" its bI umber and vents
its potent rage in clouds of smoke
and fire, pouring showers of mol
ten stcne and lava forever blotting
out the records of ages of man's at
talnir' -nt. And when the final cur
taLi t ils upon the picture cf the
beautiful slave girl Nydla flaoting
peacefully upon the bosom or the
sea, the spectator files out into the
world again ttazed by the maddening
sounds and feels as though he has
awakened from a dream In which he
lived and moved more than ssven
teen centuries ago. Pictures that
can do this with a spectator are
no ordinary achievement. "Last
Days of Pompeii" will be the attrac
tion at the Pastime In the evening
and. Op?ra House at night, Wednes
day, November 26.
What to n me Your Farm.
Progressive Farnur.
We have a letter from a reader
who wishes to know what to name
bis farm. Here Is a list which ap
peared in the Progressive Farmer
several years ago and is almost as
nearly complete as any list we have
ever seen:
Alt Vista, Apple Grove, Anhland,
Brookslde, Burroaks,' Big Rock,
Beech Grove, Broadmoor. Beechland,
Brier Ranch, Biightwood, Baylle.
Cloverdale. Cool Creek, Cedar Hill,
Cherry Hill, Claymont, Crystal
Springs, Crystal Lake, Deep Spring,
Dc-erfoot. Elm View, Englewood,
Edgewocd, Elmwocd, East View,
Echo Farm, Fair Dale, Fernwood,
Fern Cottage, Forest Grove, Fair
mount" Fair Lawn, Fern Hill. Fair
Oaks, Gr?enda!e, dlendale, Golden
Gate, Grassmere, Greenfield, Green
wooil firoendell. Hone Farm. Hill
side Home, Hlckcry Grove, Hedge
Lane, Hazelburst, llimrest,, hui
View, Hill Top, Heartsease, Home
Farm, Ingleslie, Idlewild. Indian
Spring, Lone Tree, Lake View, Lin
den, Lccust Hill, Linden Hall, Lake
Home, ' Llndenwood, Locust Lane.
Mound Hltl, Mt. Prospect. Maywood.
Milldale, Mount Rose, Mirror Ike,
Maplewocd. Maple Hill, Maplehurst,
North View, Oakland, Oak View,
Oak Ridge. Oakdale. Ouk Lawn. Owl
wood, Orchard Knot, Pine Tree,
Pleasant Valley, Pleasant Grove.
Plnewood , Plalnfl Id. Plnehurst.
Pine Bluff. Pine Ridse, Riverside
Farm, Rose Cottage, Roadside.
Rosedale, Rocky Point, Summit Hill,
Sunnyride, Shady Lane, Stony Brook.
Sunset View, Sweetbrlrr, Silverdale,
Sunshine Cottage, Sunny Heights,
Sugar Grove, Springdale, Spring
Hill, Sprlngslde, Shady Lawn, Spring
Valley, Sleepy Hollow, Shadeland,
Shady Nook, Shady Side, Sunny
Slope, Sunny Peak, The Elms. The
Cedars, The Plneiy. The Daisy Farm
Vhe Beehive, The Crest, The Ever
grjen. Three Hills. Tall Cedar. Up
Imds, Valley Honie, Valley View,
Willow Dale, Woodland, Woods'ds,
Wnlnut Grove, Willow Run, Wild
Umo, Walnut Ridge. Wayside.
First, name your farm and then
put a neiitly piiin'cd s'gn at your
g-W' bearing the name. And mos:
Important H all. got onu printed
stationery bearing your own name,
ths name of your farm, and the
name cf whatever Improved nre?i8
ol stock, poultry, or seed you raise.
r Instance
SUNXYPItOOK FARM,
J..W. Jones. Owner.
Poland ( hlna Hogs. Wyandotte
Hons, Cockt's Prolific Coin,
Dalton, (a. .
Or If you do not specialize on any
breed or feed, the simple words,
"J. W. Jones, Sunnybrook Farm,
Dilton, Gn." will be enough.
Few people are careful enough In
writing their names and addresses.
Printed stationery would not only
Increase the farmer's business stand
ing but would also prevent much
trouble, confusion, and often loss,
r.-miiiinir frnm mis-refidin a names
and consequently mis sending letters.
parcels, and shipments ot gooas.
Name your farm and us printed
nrlnted sta
ll mery even If you do not name
your farm.
What I People of Monroe Think
of It?
Gastonia Gazette.
No doubt, as The Observer status,
the Charlotte people appreciate
and patronize the bet In dramatic
art. It Is right and proper to suy so,
as The Observer does, and commend
the citizens of that town (or their
t-iste. However, we believe that not
only In the case of "Ben II ur" but
in the case of all the boest fchows
that play in Charlotte, If the 011 '-of
Lcwn patrons were cliurmited from
tho audience the vuiai.: s-jjs w u!d
bo quite noiceable. There were
probably considerably more than a
hundred Gastoniars who wlt.tfss.Ht
the presentation cf "Ben Hur" at
Charlotte and when the delega'ions
from Monroe, which run a sp'.Ul
train for the performance, Wade
boro, Shelby, Concord, Salisbury,
Davidson and a score of other nir
by towns were added to the Gja
tcnia delegation it tuado a pretty
big per rentage of the aui'l'iice.
This, too. la face of the fact that all
out-of-town people wero al a great
disadvantage In buying tit-kit to
this performance as they are lo
mcst all the big shows at the Aca
demy of Music. UattUmla would
h?.ve sent several dozHi more spec
tators to "Ben Hur" had the people
been able to go, tickets. Mail ordnrs
had no chance and they couldn't go
tc Charlotte and stand. :i line half
a day.
While commending Charlotuans
for patronizing the high class shows,
why does not our valued contempor
ary benr In mind the fact that a
large per rentage of the aud.'encs of
the Academy of Music conns fr.mi
the neighboring towns? Does The
Observer and Its afternoon contem
poraries In Cnarlotte -share the
views as expressed on the witness
stand in the Union depot hearing In
Charlotte a few days agv as sent
forth from the following extract from
the report .f that hearing In The
Observer of Wednesday, November
5th:
"Well, now suppose. Colonel,"
rt raw led Mr. Morrison, "the best
Interests of the traveling public re
quired this thing wouldn't you con
sider their Interests worthy of more
consideration than thoso of the peo
ple owning property right around a
given point?
"1 don't know who you mean by
the traveling public," replied the
Colonel. "If you mean the pisople
who come In here from Monroe and
Gastonia and Lowell 1 don't con
sider them at all."
"You have no place fur them In
your social philosophy?" asked the
lawyer.
"Every mnn who comes Into this
town ought to pay tribute to It," was
the reply.
Is the spirit exhibited by Colonel
Phlfer, a leading citizen of Charlotte
as shown above, the attitude of
Charlotte generally toward Monroe.
Gastcnla, and, the scores of .live and
growing towns In this section o
North and South Carolina which. In
the aggregate, furnish Charlotte a
very large percentage of her business
In almost every line? We are loath
to believe that such Is the cuss and
would lllte for The Observer, The
Chrcn'ele nd The News to enlighten
us. So fur us we have noticed no
one of these papers htis crl'Uised
Colonel Phlfer tor his remarks.
Do thu people of Monroe. Gastonia
and these other towns, who spend
their money In Charlotte, appreciate
the apparent attitude of scorn?
Hardly.
Mobile Interested.
Fair Hope, Ala., Courier.
L. C. Irvine, is chairman cf a
committee appointed by the late
Southern Commercial con .errs. at
Ita rwrnt aekslcn ill Mobile. to
consider the b-t means of a'irac-
tlng Immigration to the Sou'h, by
dividing up the big and only par
tially cultivated estimates, among
farmers who will obtain from the
soil Its greatest, possible output.
Commenting upon the task 01
iho cnnimittre thp Mobile Item
calls attention to the plan of dis
couraging large holdings present
ed In the Progressive Farmer by
Ft V Iteaslev. wh oh l.s "to simply
make the man who owns land and
does not use It to pay tax or ex
actly the value that he holds It at
for sale."
Cotton tiinned.
Th p-nvwnmont rem.rt nf cotton
ginned up to November 14. was Is
sued Friday. This year, to .Novem
ber 14th. there had been ginned !.
434,387 bales, as against lu.299.646
for Uie same period Inst year. Utir-
lnu- Iho l:iut arvrtt VP -ITS HlP tl'l-
nlng up to the 14fh cf November
have averaged 72.9 per cent or me
rull crop. By States tne ginnngs
to November 1 4th, for this year and
last, were as follows, the first fig
ures being for this year and the
second for lart year:
Alabama. 1.182,747; 961.313: Ar
kinws. C03.727: 517.644: Florida,
53,219:42,26a: Georgia. 1.824,290;
1,331,709: Loulsana. 274.!97; 300,
482: Mississippi, 735,797; 664,554:
Vnrth rnrnllnn 493.075: 6 2 7 . 2 "i 1 :
Oklahoma, 666,679; 725.U06: South
Cnrollnu. 995.8!7; 883, 53o: lennes
soe, 233,528: 138,161: Texas. 3.304.
565; 4.020.939: Other States, 65,
919; 56. 789.
The Commercial Appeal estimates
the growth of thU year's cotton
crop at 13.672,000 bales. Tbeeci fig
ures do not Include llnters.
Cotton buyers this morning say
that they expect a dull week In cot
ton. The trade Is Inactive owing to
the coming holiday and by reason of
waiting for further reports.
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