JDI COULDN'T UNDERSTAND. AS
THE DEVIL WAS RUNNING HIM
Or rerhapa If All WrtHigIt Minht
Re That Our Correspondent Was
teeing Things, But There I No
Doubt of the "Varmint."
Correspondence of The Journal.
Monroe, Rt. 4. March 5. The
Wadesboro varmint" must have
passed through this section last week,
as your correspondent saw a track
that looked as If it was made by a
seven-toed animal. But if Its breath
tmells like the thing that killed the
Wadesboro man's dog. we don't care
to be anywhere near it. Besides the
seven-toed track, another track look
ed as if the "varmint" had nine toes
on its other foot. About four months
ago a crowd of us decided to go on
a 'possum hunt. We had just got in
to the woods, between Mr. G. J. Rich
ardson's and the railroad, when we
heard some animal whine. It was
the most awful noise we had ever
heard. Among the crowd was a
newly married man. Mr. Jim Wil
liams. As the woods were strange
to him. he lit a rag when he heard
that varmint" whine. Jim didn't
run very fast, but passed some who
were runnine. The next thing your
correspondent knew, Jim was going
in his back door, where Mrs. Wil-1-avs
and Mrs. C. L. Richardson were
Thev became frightened at
Jim's haste, and began questioning
him on his unusual behavior. This
irritated Jim. who shouted: Haven't
you anv sense; get out of the door
the devil is after me." The other
bovs soon got there, but had to stay
a while before Jim regained his
sanity. Your correspondent believes
this and the Wadt-bor-i varmint"
is the same thing. Look out niguersT
Wild Rose. I think your subject is
all risht. There is no use waiting
anv longer. Let's appoint our judges;
you might appoint them in the next
isue; we will then decide which side
each can discuss. Of course, I want
the a fill mative side.
The weather is bad and rainy;
consequently, there is liUle visiting
this week in our section.
Mr. Mac McCorkle is very sick at
this writing.
Muss Susie Spittle has been spend
ing some time with her brother, Mr.
Grady Spittle. Farm Boy.
RelkN School Hem.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Monroe, lit. 8. March 5. Our
school is doing great work this win
ter. We have had a full school un
til the contagious diseases, which are
ragins over the country, stuck our
school. We regret that some of our
pupils are missing a good part of our
school on account of the "old
measles."
Our Superintendent. Mr. R. N. Nes
bit. made'a talk here Thursday after
noon. His subject was: "Where are
we and what are we doing. tw
said that there were two important
thoughts, and that we should ask
ourselves the question: "Where am
I and am I in the right place.? It
is very often that we get out of our
place and things do not go just right,
and there is a place for us every one
to be i'nd a work for us to do. Are
we doing what we can to help to
prosper. It is very often the case
when we cet out of our place that
it causes something to go wrong and
re will most likely come to some had
end We we doing that which we
ought to be doing? If net let us stop
and think where we are and what we
ought to do to build up our ";
munltv. If not let us And o-jr right
place and try to do the right shine
and stp saving that we c:r ' :-nd
say that "I think I cr.n." ..nd g "n
until we reach the top oi the mi.l.
Then the voice will change aa t.i"
story goes: "l mougiu y
tuoueht I could." Mr. Nesbit s t::K
was cu toyed by all present, and y.e
would like to have him come again.
Our school is taught by M'es jsirr.n
Baker and Sarah IMrker. who are
teachers of great iniluence and are
uuini; .i m'ui ,r
M
-J. J. T. Lowery anu nine mm i
Holly spent Saturday with Mrs.
Mt.
L.
Mr. J. D. Heiidrix of South Caro-
Una,
snent last Monday nirt wuim
Mr V. J. Davis. Mr. Hendnx spent
spent Vondav in Monroe on business.
The mnnv friends cf Mr. Eugene
Baucom, who has been real sick tor
some time, will bo glad to know that
he is improving. ,
Mr. Palmer H-ndrix of jouM Caro
lina H'nt last Monday night with
Mr Bartlev Deese. Mr. H-ndrix is
an old friend of this community and
his friends were plersed to se him.
Messrs. W. J. and T. B. Davis spent
last Saturday in Marshville on busi
ness. . ,
Mr. W. C. Deese spent a r-i't of
last week with hl. sou in the Faulk'3
community.
Small grain Is looking some bet
ter since the weather has changed,
but a small crop is expected. The
present crv is. "a larcer cotton crop,
but instead of so much cotton there
ought to be others, such as wheat,
corn, peas, and potatoes. This Is the
only way I see to reduce the high
cost of iivlng.
The writer received a letter from
his brother. Mr. Amos Deese, who is
a member of the North Carolina In
fantry, stationed at El Paso, Texas.
He stated that they had expected to
return home in a few days, but as the
measles and mumps are In their
camp they did not know when they
would be able to return. Unlucky.
AYocdrow Wilson Tenth IVesldent of
I". S. to Serve Two Terms.
Washington, March 5. Woodrow
Wilson is the tenth President to be
elected fcr a second term. The oth
er nine were: Washington, Jofferon.
Madison, Monroe, Jackson. Lincoln.
Grant, Cleveland and McKinley.
Thomas Riley Marshall, is the first
vlce-Pres'.dcrt to be inaugurated a
second time rince the present sys
tem of rnrty conventions came Into
use. Actually he Is the fourth man
to hold efflce a second time.
You owe
Phone us and find
VXIOX COUXTY IF.X IX A
CHARLOTTE AUTO WRECK
. i mi V-. : 1 1 . 1 lm-l .
iur Car That Collided With Street ,
Cjr. Painfully, But Xot S-riouly
Injured.
j Mr. Fred Hallman. son of Mr. John
' Hallman of Marshville, driving a Dix-
,ie Fiver automobile, with Mr. Byron
Griffin, son of Mr. E. C. Griffin cf
'Marshville. and Mr. W. F. McCall
evidently a Charlotte man. ran into
.a Chatham Estate street car Sunday
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock, oa Central
.avenue, between the Seaboard rail
road and Pecan street. Charlotte.
painfully Injuring the driver and also
bruising the other two passengers.
Messrs. Hallman and Griffin were
immediately taken to the Presby
terian hospital where medical atten
tion was given them; .Mr. .uccau
was able to return to the city alone.
!'non examination at the hospital Mr.
'llallman's face and head was found
to be cut and bruised considerably.
Aside from bruises about the body
Mr. Griffin was unhurt and left the
hospital after receiving treatment.
At the lime of the accident, the
stv t car was coming toward the city
on the avenue and the automobile,
with the 3torm curtains up. wa? go
ing out. Owing to the rain at that
time which setthd on the windshield
iof the machine, the vision ot the
driwr -.vas partially obscured and ..e
did not see the approaching car un
til within a few feet of :t. When te
caught sight of th? car. lie attempted
to turn to the right to avoid th. ac
cident, but as the automobile was go
ing at a considerable rate of speed,
and the streets very '.vet and slip
pery, the machine skid led. and sido-i-wiped
into the ttr-.'t car.
The left side or the machine was
a total wreck, a front whot-i b;ir.g
demolished, the fenders stripped off.
and both doors torn away. The street
car was not damaged.
Mr. Fred Hallman lives in Char
lotte, and is working with the Ford
garage, but Mr. GrifJin was up there
on a visit.
Items From the Goose Creek Capital.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Uniorville, March 5. Mr. Sylves
ter Price, who is attending school at
Davidson, and his school mate, Mr.
J. A. McAdams of Greensboro, spent
the week-end with the former's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Price,
here. Mrs. Price entertained in hon
or of Mr. McAdams Saturday night.
They will return to Davidson this
morning.
Fair and cold this morning. Does
n't it seem good after so much rain?
Mrs. John Griffin and children are
visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Huey Sell of the Mill Creek section.
Mrs. F. E. Helms is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Mattie McCorkle, of the
Corinth community.
Sir John, I am glad you are so en
thusiastic over our efforts for a de
bate. If the rest are willing we will
at once select your subject r.s it is n
gooil one from every Ioint. I have
selected for one of our judges, Mr. H.
F. Beasley if he isn't too busy to de
vote a little of his time to us. Sir
John, you select one, and Farm Boy
the other as I think these is all we
need. Fairness, and all of you whom
we haven't heard from, como on and
tell us which side you wish to repre
sent. For myself. I take the affirma
tive, but in case there is not enough
to hold up the negative, I am per
fectly willing to rally to that ride.
Coi.ie on now and let's be ready for
buslnes not later than for the issue
for Friday week. I shall ask Si" John
to lire the first gun on the affirma
tive. Wild Kose.
I'nii Hur-drrd Thousand S;'e:if On
Seats t Y.ew the Ceremonies.
Washington. March 5. It is esti
mated that mere than $2iii.oflo has
been spent lor s 'ats from which to
new tl:? Irau-ural pocession. Pro
vision has been made lor seating
i)00 persona along the line of march
in specially constructed stands, Many
'housnnds of others have taken places
in windows, on roofs, in trees, perch
ed on poles an I vnn.ms ot.Vr point.;
of vantage. Moie than two million
feet of lumber have been used for
construction of stands which
will bo occupied only a few hours.
When you think of a brush
think of The Five and Ten
Cents Store, because we
have a good assortment of
MANICURE
SHAVING
HAIR
TOOTH
CLOTHES
SCRUB
HORSE and
PAINT brushes
and the prices are 5c, 10c,
I5c and 25c.
AUSTIN & CLONTZ
Five and Ten Cents Store
Where Every Little lilt Counts.
it to yourself and to us to pay us
out that we sell QUALITY Groceries at very moderate prices. J. C. Smith Co.
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SKETCHES
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By JOIDi BEASLEY.
i The Broom Boys in the War.
I Robert E. Lee once said. If we are
not iuistasen. mat .-sorm laruuna
soldiers were the best fighters in the
world once you got thehi mad. There
is also a joke handed down to this
day on some raw North Carolina
troops who saw service in the War
Between the States. They were ex
periencing their first engagement;
the affray had started, but the Tar
Heel boys made no move to help
run the Yankees to their hold until
one of their nureber was mortally
wounded by a stray bullet. That
made them mad; so much that they
entered the battle with a vim. bring
ing down their men with almost each
volley, so deadly wa their aim.
When one starts to talking about
war in these parts, somebody always
mentions the Broom boys Ellison.
Hiram. John and Morgan. Union
county has produced good soldiers
when the occasion and the necessity
arose, but eld warriors, an d even cia-
zens of today, all ague with one ac
cord that the good Lo d uan't make
much better soldiers tha i were tho
Broom boys. Net r:y v.re they
good soldiers, but th. y here an equal
reputation for being i citizens.
The Broom boys v ;. i:i Capt.
Turner's company. When they en
listed, like many o- th.- other raw
recruits, they didn't r-ave much of
an idea, otherwise than the dictionary
meaning, of what v..t was. As the
Broom boys were go-, d. inoffensive
citizens, who never "ive any trouble
unless they were rul .ted. the hu
mor in Ellison's Br--, m locally-famous
saying to Ca; taia Turner can
readily be apprtciate i. Like the oth
er North Carolina tn-rps mentioned
in the tin t parag:r-h. it was their
first engagement. The bullets began
Hying thick and fa-1 before the Union
county boys realized the seriousness
of war. Ellison, wl o suddenly got
mad at betas pestered, walked up to
Captaiu Turner, sayinc: "Captain, if
they don't quit their Mlin', some
body Is going to get hurt:"
At another engagement. John nnG
Ellison were standing side by side,
tiring their guns just as quick as they
could reload. The shooting was just
a little brisker than usual; the bul
lets were falling like hail. Their
comrades were dropping here and
there; it wasn't long before Ellison
and John were a little off by them
selves from the rest of the company.
All of a sudden. Ellison, who hadn't
been paying much attention to the
wav his comrad.es were falling all
around him, laid his gun to one side,
and said to his .brother John: "We
will soon get killed the bullets are
falling mighty fast; what'll we do?"
John stopped pumping away at
the Yankees long enough to make
this reply: "Dodge the big bullets;
let the ittle ones go to hell!"
Towards the close of the war. the
bovs were doing some close fighting
ina patch of wood--. The bullets
were nipping off a branch here; a
limb there. Hiram, whose aim was
upset occasionally by the falling
branches, is said to have made this
remark to one of his companions:
Thfse bullets are raising such a
disturbance that they upset my cal
culations!"
Judge Rogers tells one on Ellison
Broom that of course happened after
the war. He and Bill McCall happen
ed to remark, in the pnser.ee of El
lison, that there were plenty of cab-
bace plants in the country that year.
Ellison, who of course heard the re
mark, turned to them with this rather
xiiggeiated, but unconsciously rnde.
statement: "And yes. I ve got ten
million thousand cnbbage plant'
stuck m a h. .low back or my nouse.
Laying all buffoonery aside, the
Broom boys were sturdy, honest
gond-iiatmed citizens that any eoun-
y. East. North or West would lake
pride in claiming as their own. I 'n-y
lidn't practice hypoency they were
the kind of men, who, if they wanted
a drink, marched in the front door of
the saloon; even If Sam Jones, and
all the rest of the preachers, and
arohlhitionists of that day were
standing across the street watching
them. They won't be forgotten for
years to come.
An Acir.in in the Caniji.
"And Achan answered Joshua,
and said. Indeed I have sinned
against the Lord God of Isravl,
and thus an 1 thus have I done;
"Whoa I saw among the spoils
a goodly ilabyl.ini.-h garment,
and two hundred theckels of
Silver, and a wedge of gold fifty
t heckles weight, then I covet, d
them, and took them; and be
hold, they r.re hid in the earth
in the mid.it of my tent, and the
silver under it.
"And they raised over
him a great heap of stones to
this day. -Joshua: 7, 23 : 26.
It was a bright summer day, years
ago. Jim Winchester (lie's out of
politics now) and Dun McCorkle
started off. each driving a new bug
gy with a brisk horse for a little trip.
To all appearances, they were a cou
ple of young sports going on a Sun
day courting ttip. But appearances,
like on thi3 occasion, are often de
ceitful Jim had a jug of the best
horse apple cider in the country stuck
under his lap-robe.
Th2 two Sunday sports had not got
ten far when a sudden change in the
atmospheric conditions prevailed.
The clouds became dark nnd threat
ening; It wasn't long before the
thunder commenced to rolling, and
the lightning began to flash. Jim's
conscience began to hurt; he feared
that jug of cider under his lap-robe
was Invoking the wrath of the Al-
niight. He started to throw it out.
Just like the treatment the sailors
gave old Jonah, when Dun drove up
and stopped the maneuver. "Give It
to me." His command was ob"yed;
Jim handed Dun the cider, and the
trip was resumed In the blinding rain
it wasn't long before the storm
iRexall
Mr. Roland Hoi ton. who became
connected with our store the first of
the year, is now familiar with all cr
our customers wants, and is proving
to be a valuable man.
Garden time will soon be here, and
we are prepared to meet the demands
of our customers with a complete line
of Ferry's well-known brand of seeds.
A varied assortment can be found at
our store. Our country friends are
urged to leek at our line before pur-
chas:. X'-.-'-U seeds.
Phone 221.
cleared up. and the sun started once
more to casting his warm, blaring
rays upon the reptnetant youths.
Dun, whose thirst saveu tne cuier,
-:is riintenudatinc what a good time
h wis ir.ing to have drinking the
juicy start' all alone, when Jim stop
ped, walked bacK to tne iormers
buggy, with a sheepish grin on his
f;..-.. 'rnd made this reuuest: "Dun.
lemiiie have a little sip of that cider!"
Son.0 Whims and Fancies,
w.ii. inp : decrease in the numbe-
of onion breaths, we were rejoicing
in the onward march of civilization
until we happened to read the lates:
Quotations on onions by the car load
lots. But such is life.
liillie Pason. who of late has been
neglecting his geographical studies,
was reprimanded for his failing by
his parents. "Oh. what's the use."
reti'ie.1 Bill, "thev are going to make
a new map of Europe lifter the war
is over; I d have to go ever tne same
old stuff!"
rntitnin Bill Cason and Vern Aus
tin were riding in from the country
one day when the horses started
running away. Vern was sawing
ft:inticallv on the lines, while the
Captain was so excited he lost his
reason. "Hold the horses, ern," lie
shouted, "until I can get out." Vern
who was a little calmer by reason of
aving his hands occupied, laughed,
riinrlio n.irdon and Tom Smith
were exercising themselves in the Co
Operative Mercantile store the other
Hiv hv Rwlncine a few sacks of peas
back and forwards. Tom Broom, who
happened to come in the store about
this time, was shocked. "What are
von bovs doing?" he asked In a sur
prised tone of voice. "Oh." Charlie j
and Tom almost replied simultaneous-1
ly, "smie the con of living lias get- j
ten to be so high., we don't have any-!
thing to eat nt our house except peas, j
so we are just getting up an appetite j
for the daily meal:
Did von ever n"iice how bad folk
were to get sick when there is a lit
tle u;i;'e brandy around the house?
Wo r ,t ick once onlv to f.nd our
selves cured when we were Informed
that the brandy bottle was empty.
Col. E. II. Cordon who lives two
miles from Monroe on the Willoubh
by road) Esq. Henry McWh'rter, and
Governor Laney of Buford are three
cronies when it come to the liquor
problem. They are all ardent pro
hibitionists, yet they feel it their
rolu'l..n rtutv to enrrv out St.
Timothy's Instructions as to a "little
wine for the stomach s sake. Col.
Gordon is a little suspicious of tne
Prohibitionists of late since thev are
carrying the matter just a little too
far in roobing the old women and tne
children of their customary dram.
He has about concluded that if one
operated a blockade still, he'd have
about seven prohibitionists' custo
mers to one whiskey barred. The
Governor and the Esq. also have
grave misgivings en this point.
Late .News Items of Interest.
The sensation of the session, ac-
rnrHinir tn Tom Host in todav's
Greensboro News, was rrrung In the
Legislature when j. uryan unmes,
secretary of state, Informed the
solons that the primary act had been
repealed. It seems tnat some enemy
of the primary had slipped a dummy
In a Republican Representative's bill.
It was remedied by the House.
The Legislature passed the $3,
000,000 bond issue for state institu
tions at the Monday morning session,
and only 14 out of 101 voted, "no."
Danger of a serious flood on the
Catawba has passed, according to a
dispatch from Charlotte, it is very
Imnrnhnhlo that the hleh water Stage
reached last summer on the Catawba
will ever be reached.
A dispatch from London, dated
March 5. states that the American
schooner. John G. McCullough, has
been captured on the cnarge oi at
tempting to run the blockade. She
was taken to Talniouth where her
cargo is being removed for the prize
court. She carried a general cargo.
Ther is little hone in Berlin of
avoiding a conflict with this country,
according to William Bayard naie,
International News Service War cor
respondent. The Berlin government
Is not even making an effort to re
establish friendly relations, in so far
as Hale could ascertain.
"Man wanted for gardening, also
to take charge of a cow who can ring
in the choir and play the organ."
Un
Store
We received a fresh shipment of
Norrls' candy the other day. The
packages are Tery artistically done
up. and it is needless to say any
thing about what the boxes contain.
Everybody knows about the high
quality of Norrls' candies.
Our Boston Beauty specialist had
a great week of It. The ladies of
Monroe took great Interest in her
demenstratlons. and we feel amply
repaid fcr the expense of bringing
her here. A full line of Boston
Ion Dra Co,
Mayor Mitchell Apraln to the Rich
to Aid in lowering Food lYices
New York. March 4. An appeal
"to the rkh and well-to-do of New
York city" to "buy carefully, eat
moderately and not waste any food
iat all" was issued tonight by Mayor
' Mitchel's food supply committee In
I the hope, it was announced, of reduc
'i.ig prlivs to consumers generally.
! Th" con.mittoe. of which George
W. Perkins is chairman, called at-t-fti,
n to the needs of "the thous
ands of people in this city who are
! working on daily wages or salaries
, or who have small fixed incomes."
1 "These people," the appeal said,
"comprise a large percentaee of the
! residents of New York. To them.
1 1 he great increase In the cost of liv
I ing has become a matter of a very
j serious concern.
I "They are not actually starving,
I but because of steady high prices of
i food they are, in most cases, unable
jto get as much food as they really
need. They don't want charity, but
they do want nn opportunity to buy
a sufficient amount of good, whole
isome food at reasonable prices. In
j many cases their incomes have re
jmained more or less stationery while
Ithe price of food has gone up tre
! mendously."
I It was asserted that In many
; homes, hotels, restaurants and clubs
a large amount of food is not only
(wasted "but In countless cases more
food Is eaten than Is necessary by
; people who have ample funds."
Reductions in the prlec3 of pota
toes and onions were again reported
I today, according to a repovt by the
bureau or weignts r.na measures, to
be increasing.
"A burglar got into our house last
night."
"Did he take anything?"
"The children are ill, nnd we hope
he took the measles." Ex.
We offer for sale our en
tire Livery Business at a
Bargain, including all of
our second hand high
class Landaus, Drummer
Hacks, Surries, Buggies,
Wagons and Harness.
With our Vehicle, Live
Stock, and Repair Busi
ness and Farms we have
more than we can look
after.
THE SIKES CO.
News,
Harmony toilet accessories, which
she demonstrated, can be found on
display in our store.
Mr. Frank Sloan will leave about
the middle of the month for Albe
marle, where he will be in charge
of the Secrest-Sloan Drug Co. He
cordially Invites Union county peo
ple to call upon him while in Albe
marle. Another registered druggist
will be secured to take Mr. Sloan's
plree her?.
A. M. Secrest, Ph.G.f Mgr.
THE LOCAL LYRKETS
Best long staple 18.5(1
Best short staple 18.23
Seed 65
Ecgs 23
Pork 12
Corn 1.30
Turkeys 1?
As the Widow Wotts bent indus
triously over her wash-tub she wai
treated to a polite conversation by a
male frier.:! who presently turned the
conversation on matrimony winding
up with a proposal of marriage.
"Are ye sure ye love me?" sighed
the buxom widow pausing in her
wringing.
And the man vowed he did.
For a few minutes there was si
lence as the widow continued her la
j bor. Then suddenly she raised her
i head and asked him suspiciously,
"You ain't lost yer Job, 'ave yer?"
Chicago News.
CAN'T LOSE HAIR
Twenty Yenrs From Today a Raid
headed Man will Re An I'nusunl
Sight.
One of the most prominent drug
gists of America made a statement a
few weeks ago which has caused a
great deal of discussion among
scientists In the medical press.
He said: "If the new hair grower,
Mildredina Hair Remedy, Increases
Its sales as It has during the past
year, It will be used by nearly every
man, woman and child in America
within eight years.
"When Mildredina Hair Remedy
Is used almost universally, dandruff
i will disappear and with its departure
baldness, Itching scalp, splitting hair
land all scalp diseases will follow and
twenty years from now a bald head
will lie a rarity." Sample sent for
10c to pay postage. Mall ordeis fill
ed by Mildred Louise Co., Boston,
Ma?s." For sale by English Drug Co,
a visit, or
Thc!Ity Phone 33.