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MONRpE JOURN
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
VOL. 22. No. 28.
MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
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HORRORS OF OITUMS EFFECTS.
(BT H. D. STEWART. If. D.)
Titer are In Union county approx
imate one hundred opium habituls.
Soma use gum opium, some lauda
num, aom morphine, and jm use
paregoric. '
The doctor are responsible for a
large majority of these. Most of
them hare been led or directed into
the habit by doctors who rare hypo
dermics of morphine to save time tor
themselves and get on to another
ease or to win favor with the patient
or the family.
Under the spell of a hypodermic
many a patient and the family have
declared a doctor a great physician
when he had only done something
that any. nurse or any ordinary Indi
vidual could have done with a dose
of morphine and hypodermic syringe
It Is much easier to shoot In a hy
podermic of an opium derivative or
to say, "Just take a little laudanum
or paregoric," than it la to sit down
and think out a scientific prescription
or to work out some definite plan of
treatment that will relieve the pa
tient. Doctors can get into the habit
of giving a hypodermic for every lit
tle pain or for nervousness, and these
poor helpless victims will call him a
good doctor.
There are two other classes of
opium habituls for whose habit the
doctors are not originally responsi
ble. In these cases druggists and
opium smugglers are responsible.
Just as many people know the
name of whUkey so well and think of
It first for every ailment so some peo
ple think of morphine to drown their
troubles, of laudanum for the bowels,
of paregoric for the baby. Tbey take
these opium preparations of their
own choosing. The druggist who
ells them and the doctor who pre
scribes tbem are Jointly responsible
now.
The Harrison Antinarcotle Law
was passed to protect these unfortu
nate drug habituls. It now takes a
crooked doctor and a crooked drug
gist working together for commer
cial advantage to get around the an
tinarcotle law. "
I am very sorry Indeed that there
are men In our sacred profession of
medicine who will stoop so low as to
capitalise the habits of the unfortu
nate opium victims, not only to feed
opiates to fixed addicts, but to make
new ones Just for financial gain.
These doctors are cursing them
selves and their families as well as
the opium victims and their families.
I have known doctors to rush la tor
women In the first stage of labor and
give a hypodermic of morphine or a
teaspoonful of laudanum to try to
stop or to control the labor pains
while he rushed on to another case
for fear some other doctor might got
the other case. This is an aggrava
ted form of medical commercialism.
Almost any thinking man would say
that doctor ought to have his medi
cal license rescinded.
In many cases of pain and nervous
ness other remedies than opiates will
give relief and will not leave after
effects nor the habit-forming tenden
cy. But it requires more trouble and
more knowledge to find other effect
ive remedies. Many a doctor can
search his wits for hours and he will
not be able to think of anything but
an opiate or a hypodermic. Any fool
can give a hypodermic. He uses a
hypodermlo syringe for a Btethoscope,
In place of a trained ear, a trained
eye or an informed mind.
"Just give him one of these tablets
every three hours to make him rest."
It will save time, trouble and sleep
.at the expense of the patient. "A lit
tle laudanum is the best thing I know
of." The only thing he knows of.
"Just give him a big drink of corn
whiskey mixed with quinine or Peru
vian bark." That's knowledge The
diagnosis In the case Is often a
secret that will never be known this
aide of Judgment.
The Consumers Themselves.
There are many people (not con
firmed or fixeo. ium habituls) In
Union county who take laudanum for
all bowel troubles, morphine for neu
ralgia or headache and some take
these drugs for nervousness. Tbey
ae drawing dangerously near the
border. They are engaged In a very
dangerous practice.
Of the fixed opium habituls In Un
ion county there are some that spend
as much as $2.00 a week for opiates.
It Is a pretty aafe estimate to say that
the whole crowd are spending more
than five thousand dollars a year for
opiates. Then the druggists and the
doctors who need money are tempted
to seize this commercial opportunity.
Then too the doctor that will cater to
and contribute to the misery of these
people can get a certain amount of
practice thereby. I have known doc
tors, (not In this town I am thankful
to say) who were regular opium and
whiskey specialists and druggists
whose prescription files showed a
large predominance of opium pres
criptions and whiskey prescriptions.
There are families In Union county
In which one opiate habitul has pass-'
ed around the drug until the whole
crowd became fixed habituls.
There is an old lady who washes
hard one daj r and makes money
enough to bu gum opium to last two
days.
For months one woman bought a
pint of laudanum a week and It took
most of her son's weekly earning! at
hard labor to buy It This was a
piece of foolishness. The State
ought to rescue such cases.
But opium hat gone out of sight In
price. The high price together with
the Harrison Antl-narcotlc Law Is do
ing lota of good.
Symptoms and Effects of Opiumism.
It Is said that eon firmed opium
asera cannot be depended upon for
the truth. He will tell a lie where
the truth would do much better.
Such la the effect on his truth center.
The opium eater haa all sorts of
imaginary troubles. Some will refer
to pain In the Jaw, others to pain In
the aide, others to pain in the chest,
or in the bowels. These are only
imaginary pains. Opium contracts
the pupils of the eye, locks up the se
cretions of the bowels, of the bladder,
etc It causes a clammy perspiration.
It stimulates and later depresses the
heart. It finally abolishes the sexual
appetite. It causes a characteristic
opium pallor. The opium habitul
will nod in the presence of the most
polite society or nod In the presence
of the king.
Opium causes marked neurasthe
nia or nervous prostration.
The children of opium eaters be
gotten or born after the opium habit
has become fixed upon the parents
are hereditary neurotica or are men
tal defectives or are demented.
Some of the opium eaters have
wonderful resisting power and won
derful physical endurance, though
they all have their ups and their
downs, mostly downs.
There are cases right here In Un
ion county in which mothers have
given their babies paregoric to save
trouble, to make them sleep while
the mother washed or cooked or went
to the factory.
I fear there have been some In the
past who hypnotized their babies
with paregoric or soothing syrup
while the mothers attended some so
cial function or some club meeting.
Opium will cause cerebral soften
ing, (brain softening.)
It certainly is an expensive. Inhu
man nurse for babies or adults either.
There are many cases of death of ba
bies every year in the United States
from giving soothing syrups for colic,
diarrhoea, hunger, fretfulness, ner
vousness. Find out what is the mat
ter with the baby lnsted of giving this
deadly drug.
They aay it will kill the patient if
you withdraw the opium at once. You
muRt taper him off. That tapering
idea Is a delusion. I have shut them
up In care of a nurse for days and
weeks. It they are not so far gone
that they are going to die anyhow,
plenty of sweet milk and hot coffee
will sustain them. They will not die.
They will suffer the tortures of the
dammed for a while. But they will
do that anyway. Strong hot coffee is
the best antidote tor opium poisoning.
Take away his opium and get a nurse
to pour down the coffee and the milk.
Many opium victims become in
sane. They are usually harmless and
it does not excite the criminal ten
dencies as does cocaine and some
other drugs.
The State must one day have an
institution for these unfortunates.
They are practically all county
charges, State charges, or family
charges. .
The responsibility rests with the
doctors and the druggists. They can
control and eradicate this curse, if
they will but determine to dispossess
themselves of the commercial feature
and be governed by the right.
May the day hasten when no self
respecting doctor will write a pres
cription for opium or for alcohol
merely to make fifty cents or to win
favor or to gain the practice of cer
tain families.
May the time soon come when the
druggist will value the life and the
happiness of the opium eater or alco
hol drinker and of their families more
than he does the money that he can
rake into his treasury.
Gentlemen of the medical profes
sion and of the drug trade, it is up
to us.
In Mcmorlum.
Miss Jennie Blanche Howie; born
June 26. 1882; died March 24, 1916.
After a brief sickness of only five
days days of Intense suffering, from
which there was no earthly release
the splendid life of this noble wo
man was closed amidst the glories of
a triumphant Christian spirit. The
treasures of her quiet life are not
lost In her death; for her influence
in church and community, her purity
of living In the home, the rich en
dowments of her faith in Christ, are
destined to Hve in the memory of
those who knew and loved her for
these superb qualities of her woman
hood. Her death marks the first and on
ly breach in the family circle. Singu
larly have they been blessed with
years of unbroken health and happi
ness. This sudden bursting forth of
a new poignant energy awed the
hearts of all by the startling memen
to which marks the route of life. To
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert N.
Howie, two brothers and two sisters,
the leaves the rich legacy of a lire
well spent in the service of her Mas
ter. -
She had been a member of the Me
thodist church since her early child
hood, and was a faithful and con
stant attendant upon all services held
at Pleasant Orove church. F. 9.
Big Day at Union Grove.
There will be all day services at
Union Grove Methodist church, Sun
day, May 7th. Exercises by the Sun
day school class at 10 a. m., sermon
at 11 o'clock by Rev. J. C. Williams,
and In the afternoon addresses will
be made by Messrs. W. B. Love and
W. O. Lemmond. and a sermon at 3
o'clock by Rev. M. T. Steele. Dinner
will be served on the ground. A big
day in the life of this church is ex
pected. REPORTER.
For County Comtnlwloner.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for county commissioner sub
ject fo the action of the Democratic
primary. . O. B. CALDWELL.
DEATH OF MR. BOONE
Other News Neighbors Help the Sick
Ones Waitiag for the Fourth
Wants a Suffrage Debate.
Correspondene of The Journal.
Stouts, May 4. Mr. Rudolph Hay
wood of Monroe spent Sunday at his
home near our village.
Mrs. F. E. Moore of Charlotte
spent Saturday night with her niece,
Mrs. J. P. Conder. Mrs. Moore
went from here to the Hemby Bridge
neighborhood to visit her brother,
Mr. J. K. Polk.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Auberry visited
their daughter, Mrs. Jonah Turner,
of the Antioch neighborhood Sunday.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Carnes, a boy. "Walt" says Its a
Democrat
Misses Sarah and Emma Honey
cutt of Center Grove were the wel
come guests In the R. M. Conder
home Saturday night.
Mr. Elgin Thompson and family of
this place visited Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Boyd of Indian Trail Sunday.
Mr W. C. Gurley, who has been
very sick tor some time is now able
to be up a little. We all wish him a
speedy recovery.
Mr. Smith Boone died on last Fri
day night about ten o'clock, after
sufferisg for many months with lung
trouble. He was taken to Shlloh for
burial Saturday evening. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Vestal. of Matthews Mr. Boone came
to this county from South Carolina,
and had lived near our village only
a short while. He Is survived by his
wife and thtee children. They have
our most tender sympathy.
Miss Sadie Boyd of Indian Trail
and her attractive guest, Miss John
son, of Little Rock, Ark., spent Tues
day night of this week-with Mr. and
Mrs. Eigin Thompson.
Mr. F. M. Yandle. our Sunday
school superintendant, is having
chills and was not able to e at
Church Sunday.
Uncle 0. P. T. Is sUll on the Job
with his newsy correspondence.. He
sure dees his part In boosting Win-
gate. Judging from the delightful
way that be writes now, what will
he do when "strawberry shortcake"
time comes?
Scapegoat, how would a little
"scrap" on womnn suffrage strike
you? How about choosing three
readers or The Journal for Judges,
dividing up the correspondents and
having a regular "set to"f
On Thursday evening of last week
about twenty-five neighbor? . anri
frieadb of Mr, Boone, went to his
farm with their plow horses and wa
gons and planted his crop for him
Then on Saturday morning the
menas or Mr. W. C. Gurley met on
his farm with about eighteen plows
and horses and worked until noon,
fixing and planting cotton.
Mr. Murphy Hargett tells me that
he attended the commencement at
Unionvllle Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, and thnt Unionvllle is "the"
place. His national song now Is
"There's a girl in the heart of Union
vllle. that dearer to me than gold."
Just two more months until the
"glorious fourth." We expect this to
be the greatest in Monroe's history.
We want to seo The Journal" repre
sented with the largest float, afloat,
In the parade.
Mrs. Lou Hargett has returned
from a two weeks stay in Spencer
with her niece, Mrs. Vergle Hatley.
"PADDY."
MAN-TO-MAN FIGHT
Devil's Own Play-ground When Am
ericans Went Up Mountain With
Knives In their Teeth.
Field Headquarters, April 29 By
Motor Courier to Columbus, N. M.,
May 3 There was man-tn-mnn flight
ing, and some of the Americans went
up the mountain side with knives In
their teeth, during Col. George A.
Dodd's battle with Villlsta bandits,
April 22, at Temochlc.
"it was the devil's own play-
sk'uuu, - naa vuiuuei uouu a uescnp-
tlon of the terrain of this battle in
southwestern Chihuahua, among tow
ering mountains, where 1E0 hnnrfit
sought refuge.
For two hours Dodd's troops, of
the Seventh Cavalry, fought from an
Immense hollow, with hnnitita n
three sides, charging deliberately ov
er ground margea wun millet puffs
in the dust all about their feet, where
the Mexicans had their exact range.
Killed bo Hand its.
They accounted for at lnnal Kft kn.
didts killed or wounded, against an
American loss of two dead and three
wounded.
One Mexican woman wan wnnnrfori
by bandits.
Unionvllle Personal
Correspondence of The Journal.
unionvllle, May 4. Miss Virginia
Helms, who has been teaching ha
returned to her home here.
Mrs. Edwards and son. Mr. lrl
Edwards, of Marshvllle unent th
week end with relatives here.
Miss Brown of Chapel Hill Is the
guest of Miss Amy Helms this week.
airs. u. n. tiuggins or Marshvllle
Is spending the week with her fath
er, Prof. O. C Hamilton.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McWhlrter of
Wlngnte are spending the week with
Mrs. McWhirter'a parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Benton. They are attend
ing the commencement exorcises now
in progress.
B. C. Hlnson has added another
Ford to his livery business and Is
now running a battery of four ma
chines.
ft has hnen mint pra itni. TXT. v
haw and this part of the country has
had a county commissioner, W want
J. Make Niven. VOTERS.
ANSWER ON WAT
Expected to Arrive la Washington
Tonight United States Will Not
Accept Any Parleying.
Washington Dispatch, May 4.
Germany's reply to the demand of
the United States for immediate ad
andonment of present methods of
submarine warfare, delivered to Am
bassador Gerard today, was awaited
by officials of the Washington Gov
ernment tonight with expectant ten
sion. They were without any definite
idea of what the communication con
tained.
CoiHlitions May Be Prohibitive
A brief message from Ambassador
Gerard as well as press reports, how
ever, bad created the impression that
the Imperial Government would pro
pose conditions which the United
States could not accept. It was re
Iterated that President Wilson stood
unalterably by the position declared
In the note to Germany that the
abandonment of present submarine
methods must be declared and effect
ed immediately, or the United States
must sever diplomatic relations.
No Argument PoMdble
This demand was designed to per
mit of no argument and high officials
repeatedly have asserted that any
thing short of a literal compliance
would be followed by a diplomatic
rupture.
The official copy of the note will
hardly reach Washington before to
morrow night but the document was
given to the press In Berlin late to
night and the unofficial text was ex
pected early tomorrow morning.
Mt. Prospect News.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Monroe Route No. 4. Rev. and
Mrs. M. A. Osborne and children are
attending the commencement exer
cises at Unionvllle this week.
Messrs. S. L. and W. E. Thompson
and families and Mr. T. R. Thompson
of Van Wyck, S. C. visited at Mr. W.
P. Plyler's last Sunday.
Quite a number of the young peo
ple of this community attended the
commencement exercises of Bethel
school, Lancaster county, last Friday
and Saturday.
Mr. Barney Lathan, who has been
attending school at Boone, N. C,
during the past term, returned home
last Monday.
Rev. M. A. Osborne occupied the
pulpit here Sunday morning and de
livered a fine sermon to a large and
attentive audience. His subject was,
stoWiwum with Cbrirt. ,t.
' Our Sunday school Is growing
rapidly and much Interest Is being
manifested. A Mission study class
has been organized which we all en-
Joy very much.
The oat crop has been badly dam
aaged by the dry weather. Prospect
ror a run crop is indeed gloomy.
Mr. W. P. Plyler celebrated his
59th birthday last Sunday. All of
bis children, grandchildren and quite
a numbor or mends were present
The day was very much enjoyed by
all. We wish him many more such
birthdays.
Dr. H. E. Gurney of Monroe,
preached a very interesting sermon
at Bethany Presbyterian church
Sunday afternoon.
Where are you, Laughing Rose?
We miss your letters very much.
Tho Prospect String Band furnlsh
muslc at Bethel commencement last
week. These young men deserve
much credit for their good music.
They have been organized but a short
while.
Mrs. R. Sapp of Sapps Cross road.
was a Visitor in this community last
Sunday,
Cotton planting Is progressing
rapidly but the ground Is getting dry
and hard. Here's hoping we may
soon be blessed with a refreshing
shower.
Scapegoat, we enjoy your letters
ever so much. We too, enjoy fishing
and are planning to have a fishing
party sometime soon. Come over
and Join us. We won't let you go to
sleep.
There will be preaching here Sun
day morning at 11 o'lock. Everybody
come. SPRIGGS.
Fairy Replica of United States Capitol
All children have heard the fairy
story of the beautiful candy house in
fairyland and have dreamed not only
of its palatablllty but of Its beauty.
On Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
will be unveiled. In one of Belk
Bros, show windows a fairy palace
that will rival even their fairest
dreams. No child In the city wants
to miss seeing it; and the grown peo
ple, as they always do, will pretend
that they are going merely to take
the children, whereas they will be
impelled by their own personal desire
to see this really unique creation.
Briefly, the attraction Is a mlniture
model of the United States Capitol
building at Washington, complete
with its mammoth arch of triumph,
ornamental columns of liberty and
chariot of progress; Its vast halls.
Oaked with smaller halls running
through the center of the building
and reaching upward to the great
dome, which la crowned with the
American Eagle. The National Flag
ill wave from the fairy building and
the Capitol grounds will complete the
beautiful scene.
The material which the builder will
use la Royal Cuticle Soap, and the
wonder grows how even an expert
decorator can construct such a mar
vel. Everybody is Invited to see this
unusually handsome window display,
which will be lighter by many elec
tric lights. Belk Bros for a few days
are selling Royal Cuticle Soap at ten
cents a cake, three cakes for twenty-
five cents, which la the regular
price for one cake.
They are sole agents for Union
county.. ,
AGREEING IN MEXICO.
United State and Carranaa Repre
sentatives Are Reaching an Agree
ment.
Washington Dispatch, May 4.
The plan of co-operative action In
northern Mexico for the elimination
of Villa and his bandits, which has
been mapped out at the El Paso con
ference, ia acceptable to the Wash
ington government. Notice to this
effect was forwarded to General Scott
late today by Secretary taker, but
pending its formal acceptance by
General Carranza administration of
ficials here declined to make public
the text of the agreement or discuss
its details. There was no doubt iu
official circles, however, that the plan
would be ratified within a few hours
and the disturbing situation In north
ern Mexico be disposed of.
Social and Other News About Indian
Trail.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Indian Trail. May 4. Mr. F. A.
Shaw and wife of this place spent
the latter part of last week with Mr.
and Mrs. R. H. Shaw near Rocking
ham.
Miss Blake Reid of Bulah neigh
borhood Is spending a few days with
her aunt, Mrs. J. F. Tompson, who
lives west of the village.
Miss Willie Ruth Kendall and her
sister, Miss Allie May, attended the
commencement exercises at Matthews
the former part of this week.
Mr. James Crowell of Matthews
was a visitor in the village Sunday.
Miss Erma Johnson, whose home
is near Little Rock, Ark., Is here
spending a few weeks with Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Boyd and other relatives.
Sunday being Miss Johnson's birth
day, Mr and Mrs. Boyd desired to
have a social gathering in her honor
Saturday night. Miss Floy Myres,
one of our former school teachers,
was a welcomed visitor present with
many others at the party, whose
names follow: Misses Ruth Morris,
Wilma Harkey, Lillie Garmon, Mag
gie Lizzie and Mattie Lee Boyd, An-
Anle, Kate and Allea Crowell, Ollie
Byrum, Bessie Porter, Kate Tomber
lin, Ada Heliiin, Gray Dellinger, Odes
sa Lemmond, Martha, Mary, Nannie
and Sadie Boyd, and Annie Harkey;
Messrs. Grady Byrum, Stacy Orr,
Carl Orr, Albert Helms, Perry Gar
mon, Boyd Dellinger, Burdett Cro
well, B. B. Shankell, Mary Conder,
Tom Kendall, Dwlght King, Samuel
Lemmond. Benard Funderburk, Hur
raan Condor, cqti Hargett apdjeeale
Harus. Many dejigbtrul and interest
ing games were played and some
charming music was rendered by
Miss Myres on the piano, which every
one present enjoyed.
Miss Johnson will leave for Tlrzah
tomorrow where she will spend some
time with her sister, Mis. Ada Gor
don, before leaving for her home In
the west.
Mr. J. W. Railings has recently
taken unto himself a Ford to support
through sickness and health, and
though the price of gasoline goes
higher and higher, he will stand by
it through prosperity and adversity;
pay Its doctor bills and keep it in
running order as long as he sees fit
to do so. It is probable that Mr.
Railings will have to pay a few doc
tor bills on his Ford before he learns
Just what diet is best for it, and Just
how much to feed at one time. It
has already tried to climb a "saplln"
with him and got hurt some, but not
serious however.
Student, it made a beautiful plc
turo on my mind when I read the ac
count of your 6uting on Easter Sun
day. How you cat there on those
lnrge rocks with tho fairest of
Richmond county's maidens, and
listened to the messenger that
brought you the news of returning
spring. Oh! I know it was a glad
moment for you, one that probably
you will never forget.
The Indian Trail Dramatic Club Is
working hard on a drama that will
be pulled off soon. If any one wants
to get a glimpse of cowboy life in the
west connected witn a charming love
affair, he had better make arrange
ment to come and see, "The Daught
er of the Desert."
Miss Euth Morrlo, who left a week
or two ago for Asheville to become a
trained nurse, became dissatisfied
with her position, and a few days ago
returned home.
Farm work is on the stand still
now in this section until It rains.
A large number of people from In
and around the village attended the
services at Shiloh Sunday.'
SIR JOHN.
NOTICE REGARDING WATER AND
SPRINKLING.
To the Public:
On account of the scarcity of wa
ter, we will be compelled to be as
economical with It as possible till,
conditions are better. We earnestly
request that all consumers uso no I
more than necessary and have all
waste and leaks stopped.
Sprinkling the streets is impossible
tor a few days unless there Is a
change. We horo . to be able to
sprinkle the streets to the Chautau
qua grounds. "It is better to wade
through dust than ashes."
Some of the public watering
trougbt and the flush tanks on the
sewer system will be cut oft for a
few days.
Beginning tonight, the water win
be cut off from midnight till 4 In
the morning. Please draw a suffi
cient supply to last during this
period. Plans are on foot to Increase
the supply; meanwhile let us all co
operate to make out the best we can
and pray for rain.
Very respectfully,
C. W. LEE,
Supt. Water Works.
By order of the Mayor, May 4. 1J16.
WILL COME ON THE FOURTH Bx.
WHKKLBOKKOW
Scapegoat Says lie Is Game to Prods
One Seventeen Miles With a Pas.
enger If Anybody I.lso Will lh
the Same Win Ako tileen in Any
Graveyard or Uaun;ed House
Lota of Local and lVrsonal News.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Waxhaw, May 4. Messrs. Charles
Inscore, Auther Carry, O. L. Nisbet,
Fred Plyler, Frank Niven, Clyde
Gamble, Essie Garrison and H. E.
Harmon spent Monday evening and
night in Charlotte.
Prof. T. A. Haywood returned to
his home at Oakboro Monday night.
He will take charge oi kia business
there.
Misses Lucilo Niven rr.tl Mny Win
gate entertained a cro. ! cf young
friends Tuesday night at the home of
Dr. T. P. Nisbet on Soma Providsnco
street.
Mr. Oscar Cunningham has bsen
real sick for tho last few days but
is Improving now.
Waxhaw is dry, hot and dusty.
Misses Norma Bell, U ;r,Io Green
and Annie Lee, Messrn. Howie and
Knox of Monroe were out here Tues
day selling Chautauqua tickets. They
sold several.
Sheriff Griffith, Messrs. Lemmond.
Crowell, Caldwell, Faulkner, John
son and Kranss of Monroe lodge and
Brooks of Marshvllle were In town.
Tuesday Bight on Masonic business.
Mr. Walston Locke has been real
sick for some time. The doctors say
he has the smallpox.
Chas Simmons, colored, of this
place, went fishing the other day with
several other darkies, he didn't catch
many fish but killed a roach whip
snake six and one half feet long.
Says he killed It with his fl-hlng i.oie.
Things have been mighty dull In
town this week and news is about as
Bcarce as black sheep.
Mr. S. J. McGu!rt is having several
changes made at his home on King1
street.
Mr. William Skinner d'ed nt his
his hoi.n in town TuoFdry night aft-sr
a brief illness. He w;;s about 72
years old and moved here only about
ten days ago from tho Howie mine,,
where he had spent the groater part
of his life. The burial was r.t Pleas
ant Grove yesterday. Revs. K. W.
Hogan and C. B. Robertson conduct- i
lng the services. Mesdnmes Georga
Inscore of Waxhaw and Tom Earney
of the Howie ralno'aro d?ughters of
the deceased, Mr. F. Skinner,, an
oalu-ae.reeidefi)t Chrtott
One of our gooI farmer friends (
who la, always gtvftig us Items of . .,
news, fells us that Mr. Lex Mullis
of the Union community, has a field
of oats that are waist high. That
Ib exceptionally good considering tho
weather this spring.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Temple sro'
spending a few days In Rock dill.
Student, yon were tnlklug soma
when you told his Honor, Sir John,
to be original. That's the stuff.
Wish I could put more originally in
to my dope, but when a fellow it
working every day he haa Utile time
for thoupht.
Mr, S. F. McQnlrt, who ia a fisher
man after our own heart, and who
has been on three or four expeditious
that were only nominally snewsful,
like the true fisherman, he is always
ready with aome excuse to account
for hi3 bad luck. Returning from a
trip yesterday with only a rooter and
a few small fish, he said to his wife,
"them dinged blue cranes ate uri fll
the little fish In Waxhaw Creek."
"I like The Journal," said one of
our good ladles to us the other day.
"You know, I was uot reared here,
and through it I hear all the happen
ings around my old heme communi
ty. It could not come too oiton to
suit me." Theso last cxpresolous
fits our own Ideas to n T. We would
not mind getting Tha Journal out
of the mall box every d.iy, rr at least
three times a week. Would any of
you other fellows T So long as I ar:i
here I feel good for a column every
umc sue comes out. no matotr hnw
fast.
In your correspondence If.st woek.
Contented, you spoke of the "bug
gers" frightening a fellow on the
creek. What is a "bugcer"? Never
saw any, and don't believe they ex
ist. Without bragging in the least,
I will make you an offer for travel-
Ing expenses and two dollars to boot,
per night, I will go and sleep alono
all night In any so-called haunted
graveyard in Union county. I never
harmed any dead man and I don't
think they would harm me. Ghosts .
or buggers exist more in imagination
than in anything tike reality.
1 should have thanked you before
for your complimentary verse K ;ty
elf and fellow correspondents. Mr.
Laney, but somehow I over looked it
without In the least failing to appre
ciate your kind words, and I am sure
all of .us felt very flattered at the
recognition of some little ability
by real merit, Thanks.
How's the Fourth of July celebra
tion for Monroe, coming outt We
hereby volunteer to puRh a wheel
barrow the seventeen miles with a
passenger on board for tho occasion.
If some of the other bova will do a
like stunt. We are not altogether a
gmn hand at that king of trucking.
A couple of years ago we pushed an
empty wheelborrow to Lancaster and
back. (26 miles) And got home bo
fore dinner. We were only Just cele
brating the downfall of Governor
Blease; or rather, I had bet he wonld
be beaten and the fellow who put
up the counter bet rued back, so I
carried out his wager for him.
8CAPEGOAT.
No use to walk to Chautauqua
when you can make up parties of four
and have Hlnson'i automobiles to
carry you for ten cents each.