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PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
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MONROE, N. O, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1916.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
VOL.22. No. 9.
SHAkLSI'MltK FOR BOYS AMI
(.IKLS.
By L. McB. White.
Since March 4 has been set aside
by the Superintendent or Pu i'e In
struction, ilr. J. Y. Joyner, . . com
memorate the tercentenary of the
death ot Shakespeare, on April 23.
1(16, 1 thought it would not be amiss
for me to give a brief synopsis or
the life and work of the man and
poet, who is the culture of the Eng
lish speaking people. I do U'lis be
cause 1 know bow inadequate are the
materials tor the study ot this great
genius ot our language. There are
not library facilities anywhere in the
county the pity of it! and few, il
any of the pupils in the schools of
the county even kuow the name of
the one "to whom all scenes ot Eu
rope homage owe."
"lie was not of an age, but for all
time!
Nature herself was proud of his
design,
And joy'd to own the dressing of
his life."
In the words of Prof. Phelps of
Yale University, " As a world con
querer, Shakespeare makes all mili
tary heroes seem insignificant. Na
poleon left the boundaries of France
smaller than he found them. All the
results of warfare are trivial in com
parison with the irresistible advance
of art. Goethe and Beethoven infin
itely greater coaquerers than Fred
erick or Moltke; Hindenburg's vic
tories are not so important, so com
plete, or so lasting as Hauffnian's.
Shakespeare has the whole world at
his feet; men and women of all na
tions are proud to do him homage;
one cannot even conceive of any fu
'ture abatement of civilization where
he will not reign. For, in Browning's
noble phrase, 'his soul is in men's
hearts.' "
I thought that on that day. March
4, the information about Shakespeare
given in this article would be receiv
ed Joyfully by those boys and girls
in our town and county who wish to
be well educated.
Ills Parentage
The parents of William Shakes
' pcare were John and Mary Shakes
peare. They lived In Stratford-upon-Avon
In Warwickshire, the shire
made famous by the Duke ot War
wick, the king-maker, as he was call
ed. Warwickshire was also famous
for Its castles, Warwick and Kenil
worth, the beautiful place where the
Earl ot Lelscester entertained Queen
"' Elizabeth.'-John Shakespeare -as
glover by trade, but he also took up
corn-dealing, or farming; and traded
In all kinds of agricultural produc
tions. Shakespeare' Birth
William Shakespeare was born in
Stradl'ord-upon-Avon, April 23, 1564.
The folowing record bears this state
ment of his birth:
"1564. April 26, Culiolmus Fil
lus Johannes Shakespeare."
(William, son of John Shakes
peare. )
Tradition, though, says ho was
born April 23. 1564, and from other
sources too numerous to mention,
this date ho been authenticated.
His Boyhood
Very little is known of the youth
of this greatest of English poets. It
is amazing to think that such a trans
cendent genius as the "Sweet swan
of Avon," as one of his best friends,
Ben Johnson, called him, was, that
so little should bo known of him.
But such is the case with Homer, the
great Greek poet, and of Jesus.
That he went to school and was
taught the fundamental, and that he
did not finish school and go to col
lege, arc well known facts. As Ben
Johnson said of him, he knew "small
Latin and less Greek."
How a school-boy of the time was
lo dress and behave is told by Fran
cis Seager in his "School of Virtue
and Books of Good Nourture for
Children," a. d., 1577: "He was to
rise early, put on his clothes, turn
up his bed, go downstairs, salute his
parents and the family, wash his
hands, comb his head, brush his enp
and put it on, taking it off when he
spoke to any man. Then he was to
tie his shirt-collar to his neck, see
that his clothes were tidy, fasten his
girdle around his waist, rub his hose
or breeches, see that his shoes were
clean, wipe his nose on ' a napkin,
pare his nails (If need were), clean
his ears, wash his teeth, and get his
clothes mended, if torn. Then take
his satchel, books, pen, paper, and Ink
and off to school. On the way there
he was to take off his cap and salute
the folks he met, giving them the in
side of the road; and he was to call
his school-fellows. At school he was
to salute his master and school-mates,
go staright to his place, undo his
satchel, take out his books, and
learn as hard as he could.
"At meals, he must pause a space,
for that Is a sign of virtue and cul
ture. Then he Is to take salt with
his knife; to cut his bread, not to
fill his spoon too full or pottage
(soup) for fear of spilling it on the
cloth, his head in the cup; his knife
is to be sharp to cut his meat neatly:
and his mouth Is not to be too rull
when he eats.
"Not smacking thy lips, as com
monly do hogs.
Nor gnawing the bones, as It
were dogs;
Such rudeness abhor, such .
beastllngs flee
At the table behave thyself
mannerly."
"He is to keep his fingers clean by
wiping them on a napkin; and be
fore he drinks out of the common
cup. he Is to wipe his mouth, so that
he may leave no grease on the cup.
At the table, his tongue is not to
walk; he Is not to talk or stuff:
" 'Temper thy tongue and belly
always.
For 'measure is treasure. the
porverb doth say.
"He is not to pick his teeth at tin-
table or spit too much. He is only
to laugh moderately and is to learn
as much good maners as he ran for.
" 'Aristotle, the philosopher, this
worthy saying writ: That man
ners in a child are more requisite
than playing on instruments and
other vain pleasures; for virtu
ous manners is a most precious
treasure."
It is interesting to note what
Shakespeare was taught at school.
Boys in Shakespeare's time were
much like boys in our own time. In
an old book, written in 1500, called
"The Birched School Boy." we find
these interesting remarks from a
school boy's point of view:
"There the young scholar
complains of the birching twig
ging, so necessary, r.parently, to
learning; says he'd rather go
twenty miles than rise at six
on Monday morning and go
to school; tells his master he's
been milking ducks when play
ing traunt; eels 'peppered' for U
and wishes his master were a
hare and all his books dogs,
that they might hunt him.
Wouldn't he blow his horn!"
What did Shakespeare lean at
school?
1. An A-B-C- book.
2. A catechism in English and
Latin.
3. Latin grammar.
4. Latin reading.
5. Very little Greek.
No English wns taught.
Continued Friday
IawhI and Personal Briefs From The
Wingate Correspondent.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Wmgate, Feb. 28. Mr. 11. A.
Caddy has been "under the weather"
for some days from a severe cold.
"Uncle Bob's" friends hope for him
a speedy recovery. He'll be plowing
next thing we know.
Her many friends will be sorry to
learn that .Mrs. J. W. Bivciis has been
confined to her room for several days
with "grippe." The latest report,
however, is that Mrs. Bivens is much
better.
Mr. J. C. Goodman of Polkton
spent Tuesday with the family of Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Lamb, his children.
Mr. Goodman was on his way to Mon
roe to have some dental work done.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Bass spent Sunday-in
Llle'svnie'at the Glenn Hotel
with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sanders.
Miss Helen Craig of Shiloh return
ed home Monday morning after
spending the week end with Miss
Brlte Bass.
Miss Annie James, our efficient
phone operator, spent Saturday q,nd
Sunday with friends in Monroe. Miss
James reports a most delightful time.
Mrs. Wiley Hefner, alter u two
weeks visit among friends and rela
tives in Charlotte, returned to her
home In Wingate Friday evening.
Miss Daisy Austin of Charlotte is
visiting in the home of ('apt. Wiley
Hefner.
Mr. Ualph Giil'tin of Gastoniu, was
visiting friends in Wingate Sunday.
The latest news from the bedside
of Mrs. Glennie Tucker Is that her
condition has not improved much, U
any, since our last report. Dr. Kay
Griflin, brother of Mrs. Tucker, who
has been treating her case, has re
turned to his duties in Morganton.
Mr. Floy Braswell of Hamlet
spent Sunday afternoon and Monday
morning with friends In Wingate.
Mr. Moses Hinson died Friday
nliiht at his home In Monroe town
ship and was buried Saturday in the
Hinson burial place. Your corres
pondent has not been informed as to
the particulars of the death of Mr.
Hinsop, mine than it was rather imd
den and came as a surprise to lilt
family and friends.
Pastor Black preached three ser
mons Sunday, two at Meadow Branch
and. one at Macedonia.
The citizens of Wingate are highly
elated over the prospects of having
a regular weekly newspaper publish
ed within her borders at an ear!
date. Steps are being taken already
towards the accomplishment of this
object.
Another new enterprise for our
town, In contemplation, Is the install
ment, by the railroad authorities, of
a lumber dressing plant where lum
ber will be bought, dried, dressed,
matched, etc., especially for the use
ofthe railroad. We shall welcome
these new enterprises most heartily.
They say that the public debate at
the Wingate Academy Friday night
was splendid and reflected much
credit on both speakers and school.
The negativo were victorious. No
preparedness in theirs. O. P. T.
Teachers' Meeting
The Union County Teachers' As
sociation will meet In the Monroe
Graded school building. Saturday,
March 11, at 10:30 a. m. All the
teachers of the county are earnestly
requested to be present. This will
likely be the last meeting of the
year.
The folowing is the program:
1. Devotional exercise.
2. Reports from the teachers'
present on the work in their respect
ive schools.
3. The necessity of a teachers'
course as a part of the teacher's
equipment. discussion led by Prof.
E. P. Mendenhalt.
4. A paper on history by Prof. H.
J. Langston.
5. County comencement by Coun
ty Superintendent.
R. N. NESBIT, President.
"Birth ot a Nation" linked for Be
lli ni Engagement to Charlotte
The general character of "The
Birth of a Nation," which returns for
a week's engagement in Charlotte at
the Academy of Music, beginning
March S, is of necessity sober ana
sombre. It represents a critical pe
riod in the history of the States. It
pictures the times "that tried men's
souls" and it is not to be approached
with levity. It Is not a comedy, un
less the word comedy be used as it
was by Dante and Balzac. It is simp
ly a truthful picture of the times it
portrays, and there is little of a corn
is nature these days. Yet there is
comedy in D. W. Griffith's filmed
snectacle. comedy of the most deli
cate sort, but comedy nevertheless.
A typical Southern home is shown
where all is of good cheer. War's
alarms have not yet disturbed its
serenity. A young Northern lad is
visiting his old college chum. Youth
will be serced and in their playful
and chasing each other about the old
mansion and grounds there is pure
comedy. A few months later they are
destined to die on the field of battle,
enemies, but clasped in each others
arms.
Then there is shown the young
daughter of the old Southern family;
almost a tomboy, playful as a kitten,
up to all sorts of tricks with her
brothers, sister and their guests. Lat
er her tragic end is seen, when to
save herself from a fate worse than
death, she jumps to her death from
a high cliff. Comedy that ends in
trageuy, but comedy nevertheless.
Again there is a scene In "The
negro quarters" where the negroes
are "showing off" for the amusement
of the Northern visitors. They dance
the shuffle, buck and wing, and oth
er steps to the tuue of "Turkey in the
Straw."
When the Camerons are beseiged
In the cabin of two Union soldiers by
a mob of frenzied negro soldiers, a
time when tragedy looms over the
scene like a dread spectre, the old ne
gro mammy hits a negro on the head
with a billet of wood. And so on
throughout it all there are bits of
the lighter shades of life in striking
contrast to the more sombre scenes.
And that is what makes "The Birth
of a Nation" such a truthful picture
of the times, for tragedy follows
comedy ever.
Matinees will be given every after
noon starting at 3 o'clock.
The House by the Side of the Konil
A subscriber asks us to publish the
following old ravortte by fun ai
" ter Fors.1
there are hermif souls that live with
drawn,
In the peace of their self-content;
There are souls like stars, that dwell
apart
In a fellowless firmament ;
There are pioneer souls that blaze
their paths
Where the highways never ran
But let me live by the side of the
road,
And be a fnend to man.
Let me live in a house by the side
of the road,
Where the race of men go by
The men who are good, and the men
who are bad,
As good and bad as I.
I would not sit in the scorner's seat.
Or hurl the cynic's ban
Let me live in a house by the side
of the road.
And he a friend to man.
I see from my house by the side of
the road (
Bv the side of the highway of life.
The men w ho press with the ardor of
hope,
The men who are faint with strife.
But I turn not away from their smiles
nor- their tears
Both parts or an Infinite plan
Let me live in a house by the side
of the road,
And bo a friend to man.
I know there are brook-gladdened
meadows ahead,
And mountains of wearisome height;
And the road passes on through the
long afternoon
And stretches away to the night,
But still I rejoice when the travel
ers rejoice,
And weep with the strangers who
moan;
Let me live in my house by the side
of the road,
And be a friend to man.
Let mo live in my house by the siJe
of the road.
Where the race of men go by
They are good they are bad weak
and strong,
Wise foolish, so am I.
Then why should I sit In the scorn
er's seat.
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live In my house by the side
of th-; road,
Ami be a fii-nd to man.
When Itaby 0cns His Eyes.
The following poem, by Rev. L.
M. White, appeared In Sunday's Is
sue of The Charlotte News:
His eyes are blue, a deep skv blue,
And what a Joy of light and hue
Is mirrored in those eyes 'of blue.
When baby opens his eyes!
Heaven's rare light doth rest in them
That light that flashes blue, like a
gem
From God's own crowned diadem,
When baby opens his eyes.
All babies are born with sky blue
eyes.
It's God's way to make a man wise
That he will find heaven If he tries
When baby opens his eyes.
O. HEATH KILLED IIIMKLF
YKSTEUDAY
Shot Himself Through the Head After
Having .Made Careful lYeiarations
Funeral in Monroe Today Mini
Who Had Wonderful Itcrord In
Husinc?. in This Seclioii l.tMs of
Health and Financial KcicrMs
Caused the IVcd.
Mr. O. P. Heath, a man prominent
in the business of this section for
thirty-live years, fhot himself to
death in his office in Charlotte at 11
o'clock yesterday morning. Finan
cial reverses of a serious nature had
contributed to the breaking of his
neallh, and with the fact of perma
nent ill health staring him in the
face, Mr. Heath became dispoiulent.
He had told friends for some time
that he was greatly depressed.
The bodv was. brought to Monroe
this morning for burial beside that
of his son, and namesake.
The Observer of this morning gives
the following details of the tragedy
and of Mr. Heath's career:
There was no doubt but that the
suicide was carefully planned. Mr.
Heath came to his office early and
opened his mail as usual. lie in
quired about the market and appear
ed to be in his customary state of
health, which however, has not been
good for several years, shortly be
fore 11 o'clock he asked his son
George, and his bookkeeper. Theo
dore Harris, a nephew, to step out
on small errands and that was the
last seen of him alive. Mr. George
Heath hurried out and just as he
was in the act of starting up the
stairs leading to the office on hia re
turn he heard a pistol shot from
above. He hurried up and found his
father sitting in his office chair, in
front of his desk, with his feet rest
ing In a chair opposite, evidencing
careful preparation, his right hand
still clutching a revolver and his
head leaning over on his chest, with
the blood streaming from a hole In
the skull, just above and behind his
right ear. Mr. Heath turned in
stantly and rushed out for a physi
cian but before Dr. J. A.' Austin
could arrive, he was dead. Doctor
Austin stated that Mr. Heath's body
was still quite warm but that his
heart had slopped beating when he
arrived. He expressed the belief
that death had been almost in
stantaneous. Lying on the desk
where Mr. Heath had just finished
writing them were the two notes ad
dressed to hU wife, In which he voic
ed his last appeal and told why he
4ia4" ben Implied to. the.act ..WliieU
ended it all.
In the meantime officers had nr
tived and the authorities notified. In
view of the fact that there vas no
question as to the suicide, the fam
ily was instructed to take charge of
the remains.
News Spread Viiiokly
The news of the suicide circulated
quickly and In a very short time th"
whole city knew of it. On College
and Fourth street, where the rot
ton offices are located and where Mr.
Heal h had operated so extensively
and for such a lon time, the af
fair created vast comment. Many ex
pressions of sympathy and sorrow
were heard for the dead man was
Immensely popular with the frater
nity and the public at large. His
career had been checkered but for
tho most part il had been stioess
f ul although he h'td suffered severe
reverses on several notable occasions.
He had always been abb' to recoup
however and he ever enjoyed the con
fidence and esteem of his associates
in business. Hi health which came
on n year or more auo gave Mr.
Heath more iiprchonsiopn than nnv
financial backsets and this was sa!''
to bo the primary cause for his rash
act yesterday. A little more than
a year ago he suffered a stroke of
paralysis nnd his health ever since
has not been good.
One of lienmrknldo Family
Osgood Pierce Heath was one of a
remarkable family, all of whom
achieved during their lifetime re
markable successes in business. Mr.
E. J. Heath or Matthews and Mr.
A. W. Heath of Waxhaw were two
of the brothers, now deceased, both
of whom were men of large affairs,
substance and Influence in their day.
Mr. B. I). Heath of Charlotte is the
only one of the brothers now living.
He Is one of the city s weaittiiest ami
most prominent citizens. Other
members or this family were Dr. M.
C. Heath of Lexington. Ky.. John P.
Heath of Camilla, la.. Mrs. T. It.
Maglll of Charlotte, Mrs. Eugenia
Belk or Monroe ami Miss Eugenia
Heath. Mr. O. P. Heath was born
In the Waxhaw settlement of Lan
caster county, S. C. 58 years ago, a
son of the late Moses Chappcl and
Mary Morrow Heath. He was edu
cated at Rutherford College, this
state and shortly thereafter entered
the cotton and mercantile business.
For the past 27 years he had made
his home In Charlotte. He was mar
ried to Miss Annie Lee Potts of Lan
caster county and surviving. In addi
tion to Mrs. Heath, are the following
children: Messrs. George, Webb,
Crawford, Harold and Earnest Heath
and ono daughter. Miss Helen Heath.
Messrs. George and Webb Heath re
side In Charlotte while Crawford and
Earnest Heath live in Yorkvllle, S. r
Mr. Harold Heath makes his home In
Wilmington. Del.
Mr. Heath had been In the cotton
business In Charlotte for 27 years.
He was the head or the firm or O. P.
Heath ft Co.. cotton merchants, buy
ing and selling In large quantities.
As a cotton man Mr. Heath was won
derrully sucessrul and while be
sustained heavy reverses at times,
during almost all of his career. h
was a factor of large Influence and
means in the cotton world. There
are many interesting stories told of
his glgantirs operations. He was for
a long time a member or the New-
York Cotton Exchange and among
those who commanded inliuence from
the South, he wns regarded as one oi
ihe most dependable. When th
Sully "boom" was at Its height. Mr.
HiT.th. like many others, came with
in an ace of selling out the day h
ff le the crash came. He then would
have pro'ited to 111" extent, it Is re
liably stated, of almost two mitei
dollars. He eventually got out but
his proMs were hardly one-third !
that sum
B'tf 0M'lfltiollH
Mr. IMtth believed in operating
,l a tig Male nnd iiever did he Ins-.
bis uv..i!i.. nerve, even until the last.
Ue iUiT.-iu 1'iii'Meial reverses on .fed
eral ei addons but he always b-dieved
that In1 could and would "com.'
back." And this he did repe:itll;
Several years ago he lost heavily and
a combination or unfortunate cir
cumstances held him back for quite
a time. He was just beginning ti
recoup when his health failed and
that appeared to affect him riously.
His financial backsets were small a
compared to his physical ailment ard
then on top of all this came the
stroke of paralysis which he sufferer!
last year. Big in vision, generous In
disposition and kind to all mankind,
gifted with a nerve that nothing
could shake, Mr. Heath loomed large
on the financial horizon of Charlotte
in his day. It is said of him that at
one time. In the heydey of his pros
perity, he had more cash money on
deposit in Charlotte banks than any
other individual.
Mr. Heath was a Methodist as
were his parents before him and he
held his membership in Trinity
church. He was a large contributor
to all the causes of the church.
Smyrna News Items
Correspondence of The Journal.
Smyrna. Feb. 28. Mr. and Mrs. S.
M. Mangum visited Mr. James Davis
of Monroe township, Saturday night
Mr. Lonnie Huey has been sick tor
the last week, but is improving. His
many friends are glad to know of his
recovery. We wish the county hud
more men like Mr. Huey.
Mr. T. M. Little is rapidly recov
ering from a recent indisposition.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick.Plyler have re
turned from a visit to their son-in-law,
Mr. King Dearson, of the Bculah
community.
Uev. Seymour Taylor of the Muish
ville circuit, spent Sunday night with
Mr. J. E. Davis and ramily.
-Mr, O.- W. Griffln ba leea on the
sick list Tor the last few days, but
he is now able to be out again and
spent Saturday nt Marshville.
Mr. M. I. Rollins is muking prepa
rations to reniodle his house. His
son-in-law, Mr. Judd Rallins, spent
Sunday with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Philemon
rpent Saturday right with tluir
brother-in-law, Mr. David Tadlock of
liuiord.
Mr. J. L. Tombeiiin has an old
wodden-w heel clock which has been
running for over a hundred years
and it is an interesting relic.
Mr. Tomberlin and Mr. Lonnie
Huey visited Belk school Friday eve
ning and were pleased with the ef
forts of the teacher.
Mr. Will Rorie, overseer on route
8, will begin working his road in a
few days.
Mrs. Harvey Mangum has returned
from a visit to Matthews.
Wilson's Kespoiise to Iteqncst for In
formation About .Mexico
President Wilson has sent to tho
Senate his response to the resolution
of Senator Fall of New Mexico, rc
(jiiesiit.g liim to report on fa-'is lead
ing up to the recognition by the Unit
ed States of the Carranza government
of .Mexico. It was in the form ol' i;
hiur from Secretary Lansing, ;uri
marizing the events whieV preceded
recognition and transmitting a ! Tea'
volume of data.
The President, through Mr. Lan
sing, declined to comidy v.itii that
part of the Fall resolution asking lor
diplomatic and consular repoivi on
political conditions and everts in
Mexico. The Senate was Informed tlu.t
was not compatible with public in
terests to furnish this com-sp -:)!-ence,
inasmuch as It was of n hi;;!il:
confidential nature and "submita i le"
consular officers of other fcovni-
ments which have graciously -on eni-
ed that their officers might supply
this government with intormation
during the necessary absence of
American representatives, an 1 by
other persons residing in Mexico."
As to the ability of Carranza to ful
fill his promises to protect foreign
lives and property. Mr. Lansing said
that under all the circumstances the
de facto government, which at the
time of recognition controlled more
than 75 per cent or Mexico's terri
torlty, was affording "reasonable ad
equate protection to the liven and
property or American citizen."
The data disclosed that 76 Ameri
cans were killed in ."xlca In the
years or 1013. 1! 14. 1915, as cam
pared with 47 in the three yea t pre
ceding and that 20 civilian Ameri
cans and 16 soldiers were killed on
American soil In the last three years
cs a icsult or Mexican trinities.
In submlitlng the losi or 76
Americans killed in Mexico In 1!)13.
1!)14 and 1915, Secretary Lansing
called attention to the fart that when
the murder of American citirens was
reported the Department of State
made representations ro the nppre
iKnsion and punishnicr or the ns-
Kalian; and that in some Instances
the department's rcprescntatlvef
made such representations to the nn
proprlate officials on their own Initia
tive.
The Diplomatic Situation
The great tension at Washington
over the controversy with Germany
seems to have quieted ""?n s' e
what though there seems t:J I.
more light on the subj -ct than t'. : i
has been. One day Ci-n;rvss .. I
iixiut to take the bit in i'.. : h '
pass a resolution ft;i :i '.;
American citizen to tn.Vil on iir I
ships. Mr. h'ry.in tirgm I i.jrrc . i
do this. But President iU,Oii .-.:-pealed
to the leaders m.t to i'- l
fere, and for the preseu the . I
thing is in bis hands. At 12 o'c. :'c
tonight the time expire.-; v. i.ich t i-
many set for putting i'.'.i ue . .n r
uew submarine policy. ; '.. i. t -
lied Mr. Wilson that i. vi.l l.k It
modified. He demai.i: i. t
understanding of the i : t:er be cm
ried out by Germany. .-. i.i. :
merchant ships should lorpun.i. t
without being r.U'tu v,-i.:;1iug . I
time for the passengers i. e.;e;.,e.
Germany says that the hi,, llsh . ..m
mounted guns on their : .. '. I
passenger ships, and tha; all t'ii'Si
so armed will be treaSo-i . : w.;r : -I
whether they carry A..ie;an ja.:-
sengers or not. A b'ue ::iuy 1 .r. t
out tomorrow or Ihe thing t.'.ay i, , t
down, nobody knows.
- Terrific Battle Still H.ies
The terrific battle which h.-r, l i
going on between the Ccmmna an t
the French for a week rt'.i r.;isi
with unabated fury. The v.at t er
man offensive expected at iusi tho
French seems to be on. Th. Kaiser's;
men are hurled against t'. . Frmeti
without regard to loss of iii'e. Tho
artillery attacks are made by tho
hugest guns in the German army and
the object is to take the strens
French fortress of Verdun, which It
called the gateway to Paris, ami is
in direct communication with t tint
city, 150 miles distant. The' Germans
have made progress, but the l'v i ehi
are calm and in no sen.-e rattied.
They are making coutitir uiUck
when possible nnd sometimes recov
ering lost ground. T.i -sjilu t.
never seen, not even in I I.i;, war, nici
a terrific blasting of an n'ery a th
Germans are turning l.-i :. upen iho
French trenches.
A number of British merchant an I
passenger ship were dei-iroyed by
mines on Sunday, it . .' a stormy
day nnd mines were supposed to h ivo
broken their moorings and driUed.
There was much loss of life.
State Itepublicaii Convention Turner,
row.
naleigh' Dispatch. Feb. 26. '
The substantially certain nom na
tion for a race in the primary i .' a
complete Republican tick' t niien tho
party meets here Wedue.uay, M. iiii
1, for its state convention give, t
that gathering national siMlIirau e.
No authoi it.it e wed li s e.in t
Raleigh that the convent ,011 v. i I
select ils caiviidates, but the fa-t.
that the layme-; have aiiij l.d w tii
out question itteh a cour-e and ai
laying tluir pi. ns tor an 1 ... iitrti . 1 !
campaign i,: taken to nieau that ttei
leaders will select their 1 .1 mlidates.
They have diliu"nl!y reviewed tl '
primary act cf the l,:st eral as
sembly and ha.e observed that 1.01.0
of the many sections ope .: ;.s aga'n t
this very clever sidestep ol a dm b'
primary and a double co icntion.
No recent convention 01' ti..ur
pr.rty in the state lias curried q-.,it.i
such exciting pr,-: poets. The con
vention is to Humiliate a Mover. .( r,
lieutenant gjvenior, 1. t-ri iary el'
state, treasurer, supcnit. "idt ni of
public insiruetioa, aUon,ey general,
corpmatlon eoiniiiis.;io:u cem;.ii. -sloner
:f labor and prit.iiitg, cm
missioii'T of ngriculiuie ami U selct
delegates lo th? national c.;veiit,.;ri
in Chicago.
Caution!
With a shortage of s'lip: ti mvn
our cotton to foreign s lucres; with
no indication of the end of the war;
with the Nation stirred over pre
paredness for eventualities; with tiu
buying power of the cn'iie world
world gradually lessenii ): day bv
day, it becomes our duty to i: sue this
formal warning as the tini'i of plant
ing cotton is at band.
Let everyone encourage the farm
er to be on the sr.ie side by rah.!';;
plenty of feed and food for the com
munity as well as for himself. I-.
family, and his live slock. (A calf, .1
.pig, chickens, a garden o!'te:i men;
the difference bctwen want an I
money ahead.) Economical and faf.i
living for as well as "safe tannine"
1 must be the rule if prosperity is to
'abide with us.
) Six-cent cotton this fall would spell
disaster In the cotton states. Low
'prices follows over-supply as certain
ly as the night the day. 11 ;:h price
and prosperity over the South thi
year prove what voluntary reduction
of cotton acreage does. Any marked
Increase in acreage over last year is
going to result in a great loss to
Southern cotton producers, mer
chants, and bankers, and wilt similar
ly affect all allied business and pro
fessions. CONFERENCE OF COTTON
STATES BANKERS.
Hon. M. H. Justice of the Superior
Court bench has been rrequent!
mentioned as a probable Democrat io
candidate for Congress in the tenfi
district, on the ground that his can
didacy would unite the parly. Reply
ing to a letter, Judge Justice says tin
will not seek tho nomination and H
In no sense a candidate, hut of thn
Democrats or the district think It hi
duty to become a candidate and de-
sire him to do so, they can let It bn
known In the primaries, without any
effort on his part to influence them.
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