“And Right The Day Must To Doubt Would be Disloyalty To Falter Would be Sin.’
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MEBANE, N«C., THURSDAY. APRIL 9 1914
No 8
WEDDING IN MEBANE
Ross=Scott Marriage In
teresting Occasion.
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at
the home of the Bride’s mother, Mra,
M. B. Scott took place a wedding of
rare simplicity and beauty, when the
daughter, Miss Margaret Graham
Sjott was married to Mr. John R
Kos?. Only the near relatives and in
timate friends were present, but owing
11 tlio prominence of the family and
the wide circle of friends of both the
contractinp: parties the affair was of
unusual interest. The bride is a young
lady of rare culture and charming
personality, exceedingly popular
chroughout the State. The groom is a
well known young business man of
("harlotte, more recently of Thomaa-
ville.
“Kalm Krest'’ the dignified old
colonial residence, back among the
stately oaks formed a fitting stage
for the ceremony. The east parlor
was thi'own open, an aisle being forrri-
ei by fluted columns decorated in
green,garlande with white, leading to an
improvised chancel extendinjr through
the large east window. Here the
groom received his bride from the
arm of her uncle, Mr. B. Frank Meb-
ane, of Spray, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. F. M. Hawley, of
the Presbyterian church. The best
man was Mr. Charles Ross. Mrs.
Otho Ross played Mendelsohn's wedding
march and also some selections from
Cho))in and McDowell.
The spring colors of pale green,
yellow and mauve were carried out
bolh in the costumes and decorations of
the house. The bride wore a tailored
^oing away gown of green ripple silk
over a white lace blouse with hat and
gloves to match and carried a bridal
bouquet of gardenias, lillies of the
valley, and maidenhair ferns. The
Dameri oi’ Honor were Mrs W. H.
Bason wao wore black taffeta with
overdress of figured chiffoi* in shades
of mauve and carried sw'eet peas, and
Mrs. B. Frank Mebane, who wore black
tatfeta with overdress of chiffon in
yellow and pale green and carried
yellow roses.
The ushers w^ere Messrs. James K.
Mebane, George Allen Mebane, Frank
Ross, W. A. Murray and W. H. Bason.
The presents numerous and expensive
attested the popularity of the young
couple.
The out of town guests were: Mr.
Charles Ross, Mr. and Mrs. John D
Ross, Dr, and Mrs. Otho B. Koss,
Messrs Charles and Frank Ross of
Charlotte; Mi. and Mrs. Ernest Ross
and son of Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Caldwell of Charlotte; Mrs.
Norwood Simmons of Washington, N.
C. ;Mrs. Settle Dockery of Rockingham;
Mrs. ,Iohn Park of Raleigh; Miss Bessie
Poteat, of Durham; Dr. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Mebane and Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank
Mebane of Spray; Mr. and Mrs. James
K. Mebane of Graham; and Mr. and
Mis. W. H, Bason of Thomasville.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom took av. nutomobile for Greens
boro where they wiil take a train for
an extended trip North, after which
they will be at home at Thomasville.
Getting Focused
The New York World said that
Champ Clark was not in Oscar Under
woods class. This is quite true, and
it is true despite the fact that Clark
was smart enough to be Candidate
for the nomination of President, and
Billy Bryan thought Kern was great
a man. Getting properly focused
in tne public eye is quite an alainment
Killy knows how.
A Demagogue
The Leader rejoices with Mr. Under
wood in his election in Alabama Mon-
df'v before the senatorial primarieSc
We shall be glad if he has put Mr.
Hobson to rest a good long cime. Hob
son is a demagogue and he can not
help it.
A Back Seat For rhem
Wonder if they will make fellows
! like Harker, of the Marten Scottish
Chief, set on the platform at the pro
gressive meeting, or leave them to
crowd in at the rear of the hall Harker
and his kind are the ones who started
the blooming protri^^Biveness in the
Old North State.—Wilmington Dis-
patch.
Efland Items
Miss Maggie Pickard left Saturday
for Elon College to make that her fu
ture home.
Mr. B. L. York went up to Greens
boro Saturday night to visit friends.
Mr. John Clayton ppent Sunday at
home near Cedar Grove with his parents
Mr. Thomas Tapp visited his daugh
ter, Mrs. John Thompson near Oaks
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Maude Thompson of Greens
boro came down Saturday to attend her
uncle Mr. John Forrest funeral.
Miss Dova Jopes of Graham is visi
ting her aunt Mrs. Della Forrest in
Efland.
Mr. R. Teer of Hillsboro and Misses
Maggie and Pearl Tapp attended the
protracted meeting at the M. P. church
in Efland Sunday.
Mrs. John Nicholson and children of
Mebane came down Sunday to attend
Mr. John Forrests funeral also Mr.
Shields Cheek of Elon College came.
Mr. John Forrest who was taken
sick at his daughters, Mrs. Henry
Jordan, March 26th, died Saturday
morning April 4th and was taken out
to his home near Cedar Grove Satur
day afternoon. The funeral was con
ducted by Revs, Ormond and Stobbina
at Cedar Grove church Sunday after
noon. The interment was in the church
yard and was attended by an unusually
large crowd of relatives and friends of
this good man. He leaves a widow,
three sans and one daughter besides a
large number ot other relatives to
mourn their loss. Mr. Forrest was a
good man and well liked by all who
knew him.
Mr. Waldo Forrest who was called
here from Indianappolis, Ind. to the
bedside of his father is on the sick
list.
Among those from Efland who
attended Mr John Forrests funeral
Sunday afternoon at Cedar Grove were
Messrs Joe Thompson and W. W.
Smith, Joe Murray, Elmo Thompson,
Frank Thompson, Will Murray and N.
C. Harris, also Mr. and Mrs. Coll
Forrest, Mrs. M. P, Efland and Miss
Annie Jordan.
The Protracted meeting commenced
at the M. P. Church in Efland Sundav,
Rev. Roland Stubbins will conduct the
services assisted by Rev. N. G. Bethea
Clean Up Day.
The Mayor and those especially
interested in Mebanes clean-up day feel
gratified and delighted with the way
the children, and citizens in general,
entered into the spirit of cleaning our
town. The Mayor wishes to extend
his hearty thanks and appreciation for
the co-operation and interest manifest
ed. There is not the slightest doubt
that the removal of go many cans and
rubbish will not prevent a great deal
of sickness in Mebane and it it earnest
ly hoped that the town will be kept
clean and sanitary from now on. The
Civic League which has just been or
ganized, with the help of the •funior
League, which we hope to organize
shortly, aim to promote and stimulate
interest along this line, as well as
beautify and make Mebane more de
sirable and inviting to live in.
The children deserves a great deal
of praise for the big part they shoul
dered last Friday and below is a list
of the prize winners.
First prize of $1.00.,
James Stewart^ Glennie Clark and
Hubert Sykes,
Mary and Dandy Rimmer.
Second prize of 50 cents.
Grace- and Jack Long,
William Anthony.
John Dollar,
Edgar Ferrell and York Brannock,
Third prize, 25 cents
Ralph York,
Lewis Nicholson,
Jobe,
Paul Fowler.
Mme. Pavlowa is reported to have
delayed a performance in Chicago the
other day because of lack of clothes.
Nothing like that was ever known to
happen in connection with Mary Gar
den,
The fact that Villa ' ‘does not expect
0 find many Spaniards who will deserve
>3 clemency” has doubtless prepared
l^any of that race for the worst. He
not likely to be disappointed.—
reensboro News,
What Could the Governor
Say?
A local contributor cites a fresh ex
ample of the fashion in which the youth
cf today trips the ucwary parent:
‘‘Father,’* said the son home from
college to his father, “1 must have
better rooms a^ college. Why, in the
place I room now there isn’t even hot
water to shave with in the morning.
“Son, when 1 was your age 1 never
had hot water to shave with. Did it
when the weather wasn’t too blooming
CDld, out in the front of the woodshed
and made lather out o’ any soap I could
find.”
“But, father,” expostulated the son,
d’dn’t you say you sent me to college
that I might hive the advantages you
didn’t have?**—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Cincinnatia man is suing for di
vorce because his wife sold his clothes
to get money to attend a suffrage
rally. The men will, of course, say
that he ought to have it; while the
the women will, no doubt, hold that it
served the tightward right.
List of Letters
Advertised for week ending April 4,
1914.
1 Ijetter for Miss Kitty Allen, (col)
1 Letter for Georgie Duriiam
1 Letter for Miss Daria Gilbs
1 Letter for Miss Leara Hagis
1 Letter for Mrs. E. K. Kile
1 Letter for Mr. Marion Bradshaw
1 Letter for Mr. T. M. Coltrane
1 Letter for Ellison Farlow
1 Letter for Stere Halim
These letters if not called for will be
sent to Dead Letter office April 21st,
1914.
RespectfoUy,
J. T. Dick, P. M.. Ifebane, N. C.
NEW ORDINANCES
EFFECTiyyTONCE
Town of Mebane,
SECTION 33.
Every privy closet in the town shall
be cleaned not less than twice a month,
and either lime or wood ashes shall be
used every day. The town health
officer shall be required to make rounds
on the first and fifteenth of each
month to see that closets have been
cleaned, and at other times to see that
lime or asUes is being used. The ex
crement shall either be buried with-
lime or hauled to a place designated by
the town policeman. Any person
violating this ordinance ^shail be tined
$1.00 and pay for all cleaning deemed
necessary.
SECTION 34.
Every horse or cow stall in the town
shall be kept clean and dry, and either
carefully littered or limed to keep flies
from hacehing. Pig pens shall be kept
clean, limed and dry with no pools of
water standing on the premises and no
filth for flies to settle on or hatch
m. The town policeman shall yisit
these places not less than twice each
month and report all offenses Penalty
for violation $1.00.
SECTION 35.
Every business house in the town
shall be required to keep its premises
both back and front clean. Unsightly
boxes, barrels, crates shall be removed
on or before the first of each month.
Litter shall not be swept upon the
streets or into gutters, nor ashes or any
waste put into the streets, but must be
piled neatly on back premises and
removed before it becomes unsightly.
Penalty for violation of this ordinance
$1.00.
SECTION 36
All cans, iron hoops, old stovos on
privsie piemises and elsewhere shall
be kept collected In a neat pile, and
removed or buried every month, rain
barrels or otner receptacles for catching
rain water shall be covered oi kept
free from stagnant water, and all
ditches and cess pooN shall be kept
drained or limed. When cans or
putrid matter is removed It must not
t>e thrown within the corporate limits,
but placed by the direction of the|town
Policeman in some outlying gully out
side of town. Penalty for violation of
this ordinance $1.00.
SECTION 37.
Ail vacant lots within the coporate
limits shall be kept free from rank
weeds and bushes, stagnant water,
debris or anything that may become a
menace to thehealth^of the community.
Refusal to clean when notified will
incur a penalty of $1.00 and the
ezpenie of cleaning if the town has to
do it.
W. S. Crawford, Mayor.
What Means This?
For the pas«; few days press dis
patches have been carrying stories
relative to heavy retrenchments made
by various large railways of the north
and west. The Pennsylvania has laid
off several thousand workmen. The
New York Central has done likewife.
The Erie and other roads have fol
lowed suit, and all within the period of
two weeks’ time.
Thia concert of action at a time
when conditions everywhere are flour
ishing* and when reports show in
creased revenue for practically all
roads, becomes all the more sugges
tive when it is remembered that the
appeal of eastern railways for per
mission to increase rates five per cent
is now being considered by the inter
state comme^ commission.
Is this action Intended to be a kind
of bard luck argument, and will full
operations be resumed when the case
is settled, or are the roads really
faced with a peril in what they call
‘'declining revenues?’*—Charlotte
News.
L
Annual Drain on Animal
Industry a Serious Menace
(Washington Dispatch.)
Experts of the Department of
Agriculture festimate that the annual
loss from hog cholera in the United
States is $75,000,000. They regard the
eradication as one |of the in^'st serious
problems that lace.^^ the bureau of
animal industry, for the loss caused
by it is approximately as great as that
from all other animal diseases com
bined.
The loss fro.'n hogs killed outright
by cholera in 1912 was estimated at
$60,000,000. The loss to the hog in-
dustiy indirectly resulting from the
disease was about $15,000,000 more.
The cholera is most common in the
corn States ot the West and South.
The two other chief animal .disease are
cattle tuberculosis and Texas fever.
Statistics upon the annual losses
from these two diseases never have
been gathered by th^ Department of
Agriculture. Texas fevpr and cattle
tuberculosis do not cause anything
like the number of deaths as does
cholera, but the loss to the cattle
industry through illness, interference
with reprodtction and making cattle
j'nfit for marketing is heavy. The
losses run into many millions o! dol
lars a year.
Senators To Be Elected.
Senators whose tern:s expire on
March 3, 1915, and those whose places
will be filled by men chosen in elections
held this year are:
Bradley of Kentucky, Brady of
Idaho, Brandegec of Connecticut,
Bristow of Kansas, Burton of Ohio,
Chamberlain cf Oregon, Clarke of
Arkansas, Crawford of South Dakota.
Cummins of Iowa, Dilhngham of Ver
mont, Fletcher of Florida, Gallinger of
New Hampshire, Gore of Oklahoma,
Gronna of North Dakota, Jones of
Washington, Newlands of Nevada,
Overman of North Carolina, Pi nrose
of Pennsylvaniar Perkins of California,
Root of New York, sherman of Illinois,
Shiuely of Indiara, Smith of South
Carolina, Smith of Georgia, Smith of
Marland, Smith of Arizona, Smoot of
Utah, Stephenson of Wiscontin, Stone
of Missouri, Thoiras of Colorado, and
Thornton of Louisiana.
What Does Burns Think?
(Chattanooga News.)
Detectivn Bums declared he will not
give out the name of the man he thinks
killed Mary Phagan, or tell whether he
thinks Frank did it until he delivers his
report on the case However, the fa
mous detective has left several clues.
By deduction one can believe that he
doesn’t think Frank killed tne girl For
one thing, he said recently that the
crime showed every trace of the crime-
soddened mind. The person who killed
Mary Phagan was a criminal' in mind,
a thorough degenerate, he said- Later
he said that Frank was not a degenerate
as was claimed at his trial, and that
he was, before the trial, a type of the
healthy, smart business man, with an
absolutely clean record before the
Phugan crime. If these two state
ments are to be placed together as a
clue to the belief of Detective Burns
he thinks Leo Frank did not commit
the crime. His findings will be another
point for a new trial for Frank, and
if his disclosures sre anything like as
sensational as they are hinted at in hia
advance statements he will play several
trump cards for the defense in the
new trial.
More Than Even.
A certain lady suspected her hus
band was in the habit of kissing the
cook, a pretty German girl, and re
solved to detect him in the act. After
watching four {days she heard him
come in one evening and gently pass
through into the kitchen.
Now, Katie was out that evening
and the kitchen was dark. Burning
with jealousy, the wife took some
matches and hastily placing her shawl
on her head, as Katie often did, she
entered the kitchen by the back door
and was almost immediately seized
and embraced and kissed in the most
ardent manner. With her heart burst
ing with rage, the injured wife pre
pared to administer a terrible rebuke
to her spouse. Tearing herself from
his embrace, she struck a match and
stood face to face with Katie’s beau,
one of the factory boys. Her husband
says his wife has never treated him
so well since the first month they were
married as she has for the past week.
r-National Monthly.
There’s A Difference
Nell—Don’t you think she has a
heavenly voice?
Belle—I don’t know that I >hould
call it just heavenly, altough She
does make an unearthly noise.”—Phil
adelphia Record.
Chapel Hill News»
Chapel Hill, April. From every
section of North Carolina high school
debaters and athletes are this week
coming to Chapel H«ll to participate
in State-wide contests. In debate the
final contest of the High School De
bating Union is the attraction, and in
athle tics, the second annual inter-!
schoolastic tra^t meet is the drawing j
card. Bofh of these events will be!
held on the same day, Friday, April,
3. T>e tiack meet will be held in the
afternoon, and the debate will be held
in the evening. Accompanying the
different teams^ there will be many
superintendents of schools principals,
teachers and friends.
Forty high schooly, winners, of both
debates in the recent triangular contests
over the State, will send their repre
sentatives to Chapel Hill for the final
contest for the Aycock Memorial Cup.
I'hese schools are: Durham, Apex,
Holly Springs, Kinston, Pleasant
Garden, Warrenton, Graham. Lucama,
Statesville, Winston-Salem, Asheville,
Betliania, Belmont, North Wilkesboro,
Troutmans, Lumberton, Marshville,
Dallas, Atkinson, Stem, Lenoir, King,
Piney Creek, Glen Alpine, Boonville,
Mt. Ulla, Sylvan, New Bern, Whitakers
Pikeville. Mason’s Cross, Churchland,
Snow Hill, Sparta, Belhaven, Manteo,
Gatesville, Stoneville, Leaksville, and
Wentworth. This final debate will be
the culmination of the one hundred and
fifty debates that took place all over
the State on March 20, were psrtic-
ipated in by six hundred student
debaters, ani were heard by fully
thirty thousand North Carolinians.
The debaters will arrive in Chapel
Hill at noon Thuisday, April 2. They
will be entertained by the different
county clubs of the University. The
first preliminary for the final debate
will be held Thursday evening, the best
teams from this preliminary will be
selected for a second preliminary Fri
day morning April 3. From these teams
there will be selected one team on each
side for the final debate which will be
held in Gerrard Hall Friday evening at
8:00 o’clock.
The schools which will have repre
sentatives in the track ^meet are;-
Raleigh, Graham, High Point, Asheville
Washington, Oak Ridge, Sanford,
Friendship, and Huntersville. A trophy
cup will be awarded the school whose
representatives run up the highest
number of points.
Letters of congratulation and good
wiil upon the success of the High School
Debating Union are coming in to the
committee from eyery section of the
State. Superintendent of the Kenly
schools writes: “1 believe this is the
greatest movement Caiolina has ever
statea.” The Superintendent ^of the
Garland schools says: “Our audience
enjoyed the dabate very much. We
feel greatly benefitted through having
gone into the contests.” The Super-
intendend of the Jamestown schools
says: “In addition to the deoating in
the triangle with Burlington and Gra
ham, our two teams will debate the
teams from the High Point High School
this week. The Debating Union is
proving very helpful to the high schools
of the Piedmont section. ” The Seper-
intendent of Bain Academy says: “On
the whole, our debates, were fine, and
we wish to thank you on behalf of the
school and community lor the good
work you people of the University are
doing for the high schools.
Billy Sunday.
Charity and Childen makes some
observation on Billy Sunday the great
Base Ball Evangilist-
If a tithe of the 28,000 reported'to
have been con>?erted at Pittsburg under
Billy Sunday’s preaching prove to be
genuine we will be surprised. Billj”,
like the othees abuses the preachers j
and belittles their work, and the people i
who have been faithfully served by
these same preachers shout like horse
racers at Bill’/’s hits and pour out their
money on him by the thousand. Billy
is doing the best business, considering
the capital invested, of man in the
United States. He is coining the
money and his baseball business which
he followed heretofore, is not in the
same class with the preaching business.
We would be sorry to see Billy invade
our community. He would drain it
of its coin in the first place and his
preaching would unsettle and hinder
the work of every pastor within the
marvellous irfluence of the iran. That
he is doing some good in the world We
have not a doubt; that he is doing a
great deal of haim we are equally
sure. The kingdom of God cometh not
with observation, the blare of trumpets,
flaming advertisement in the news
papers and a general up stir in the
community equal to ten circuses rolled
into one It comes in the stillness of
the night, in the quiet hour of evening,
through the voice of God’s monitor
within, and through the means of
grace provided by the Lord. The ideal
preacher is not a blustery egotist, but
a gentle, humble conLCerated pastor
with a shepherd’s heart!
In The Dewberry’ Fields.
(From The Moore County News.)
The dewberry fields around Carth
age present a most prosperous and
most inspiring sight and with their
vines tied with white twine around new
stakes besprinkled with the green
leaves indications are for a bumper
crop and all our farmers are jubilant
over the prospects of high prices and
full pockets.
Senator Tilmao says he restored him
self to health by means of hot water.
But bow did he manage tc -get sick in
the first instance? He has been in
hot wpter ever since he ‘‘arrived in
public life.
Careless Platforms.
The democratic party has only one
sore toe, but it will soon get well. It
was slightly mashed by one of the
planks in the national platform. This
ought to make politicians quit putting
in the plattorm declarations for some
thing for which there was no great
popular demand.— Wilmington Star.
Resolutions of Respect,
JOHN H. FOWLER.
Mebane, N. C. April, 4th, 1914.
To the Master, Wardens and Brethren
of Bingham Lodge, No. 272 A F and
A. M. At Mebane, N. C.
We your committee appointed at a
former communication of vour r.oda-e
to draft and submit to ^he Lodge
suitable resolutions cone*^rning our late
brother John H. Fowler, respectfully
report as follows:
Whereas the Great Architect of the
Univerce, Our Heavenly Father who
doith all things for the best, has seen
fit to remove from our midst our late
brother John H. Fowler; and, whereas
we desire to place on tne records of our
Lodge some memorial of our said
brother, therefore be it resolved:
1. That in the death of John H.
Fowler this Lodge has lost a devoted
brother who exemplified in his daily
life those truly masonic virtures,
friendship, morality and brotherly love,
2. That in the death of brother
Fowler the State of North Carolina, and
ospecially the town of Mebane, (where
he lived the greater part of his life,)
have lost a loyal and patriotic son who
was ever an advocate of the highest
and best in North Carolina citizenship.
3. That having been, for many year,
a member ot the Christian church, and
a good citizen at all times, we have
reason to believe that in his declining
yeas he enjoyed the happy reflections
consequent upon a well spent life, and
that he died in the hope of a blessed
immortality.
4- And while we bow, in humble
submission, to the will of Him who
doith all things well; this Lodge feels
its loss, in the death of brother Fowler;
and desires to express to the widows
and near relatives its sincere and heartv
sympathy in their great berievement,
5. That these resolutions be spread
upon our records, a copy be sent to
the deceased brothers family, and one
to the Orphans Friend and Masonic
Journal, and one to the Mebane Leader
with the request that they publish same.
J. T. Shaw,
W. W. Corbett,
U. S. Ray,
Committee.
Dime’s Worth of Farm
(From the Breeder’s Gazette.)
Land is cheap. For easy figuring let
us say it is w^rth $1*0 an acre. A
square rod, then, it is worth only (1, and
10 cents* worth will be little more than
27 square feet, or a little farm slightly
more than five feet on a side.
How often a boy will waste a dime
and think nothing of it. For a dime he
can buy land enough to hold a flower
bed, four hills of clover or a peach
tree! The boy who can save a dime
can become rich. Make a dime look
like a tiny farm. The boy who leams
to save a dime and to know values will
some day come into his own. *
Put His Own Money In
Before the passage of the present
strict banking laws in Wisconsin start
ing a bank was a comparatively simple
proposition, say a Everybody’s Maga
zine. The surprisingly small amount of 1
capital needed is well illustrated by the i
story a prosperous country town bank
er told on himself when ^sked how he {
happened |to enter the banking busi
ness.
“Well,” he said, “Ididn’t have much
else to do, so I rented an empty store
building and painted ‘Bank’ on the
window. The first day I was open for
business a man came iji and deposited
$100 with me; the second day another
man dropped in and deposited $250, and
so, by George, blong about the third
day I got confidence enough in the
bank to put in a hundrei myself.”
Not Ti> Desecrate Easter.
Washington Herald.
So far it has not been made plain
what those who originated the move
ment to prevent the “desecration of
Easter” hope to accomplish, or why it
is necessary or desirable to accomplish
anything.
It must certainly be admittenl that
Washington is innocent of the charge
of descration, even if its people do don
their new spring clothes on Easter
Snnday. On that that day the whole
city flocks to the churches and there
the one dominant note is joy and thank-
fulness. Nature smiles in myriads of
blossoms; th^ somber days have pass
ed and sombtr thoughts are put aside.
What more fitting than that men, wo
men and children should want to Uiook
their best and should choose that day
for putting on their spring attire? It
is difficult to detect anything ap
proaching harm in such a custom. If
the new movement is to find any place
here its promjters will show more
reason for existence than has yet been
disclosed.
When Lillian Russell says “men are
fools and always will be,” it must be
admitted that she speaks from out of
a varied and abundant matrimonial
experience.
Spaniards Ordered Out of
Torreon.
Gen. Francisco Villa at Torreon has
ordered that the 600 Spaniards of that
city be deported He issued instructions
that trains be proyided immediately
and that the exodus to El Paso, Tex.,
should begin at once. Their property
will be confiscated, temporarly at least.
It is the tragedy of Chihuahua over
again and is said to express the deep
rooted suspicion and even hatred with
which the native Mexican, and particu
larly the peon, looks upon the Span
iard.
Villa expelled the Spaniards from
Chihuahua four months ago, and since
then repeatedly has said other Span
iards must get out of Mexica. His abid*
ing conviction that they were working
against the revolution found frequent
expression while he was in Juarez,
when he asserted he would execute
everyone that he found in Tarreon.
Make Your Candidate Tell
Where He Stands
Every time heretofore that we have
sent a candidats to the Legislature
from our county, ” said a public spirited
citizen to the writer yesterday, “we
have been buying a pig in a poke. We
didn’t know where he stood about any
thing. In fact, a candidate seemed to
think it his chief purpose to keep the
people from knowing where he stood
instead of to let them know.”
*‘But we are going to change all that
this year,” he went on. “I don’t
know who’s going to be our Senator,
but one thing sure, he has got to give
us his platform.”
It is to be hoped that voters in a
thousand counties in the South are
feeling the same way. Our faimers
need to give less attention to electing
candidates and more attention to
selecting them. Have a county platj
form if possible, but if you can’t get
that, at any rate make every candidate
for the Legislature give his yiews on
all such issues as we suggested last
week, and then vote for him according
to whether his platform is good or
poor.
The only real test is as to how a
candidate stands on these measures
for the upbuilding of the county and
the State. We have said that we want
to see more farmers in the Leerislature,
but we had rather have a constructive,
progressive lawyer any time than a
standpat, unprogressive farmer. We
have known some farmer legislators
who had become ultra-conservative and
“set in their wrys” and did more harm
to the farmers’ interests than anybody
else in the Legislature.—Progressive
Parmer.
Are Many Kinds.
One of the main troubles with the
democratic party is that there are
so many different kinds of democrats.
There are {progressive democrats,
conservative [democrats, standpatters,
and just how many more kinds we do
not know. What the party most needs
is much greater number of just plain
democrats. ^Henderson Gold Leaf.
Since the first of November more
than 250,000 immigrants h&ve passed
the gateway of Ellis Island and been
dumped in New York, explaining in
large measure the huge problem of the
unemployed now demanding solution in
that city. The “melting pot” is
slightly choked at that point.
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us some wood, for the present we will
be glad to have several loads. Please
bring us the wood.
\ Philadelphia medical professor
having remarked that tuberculosis
germs will die in whisky, but will live
three years in water, the Houston Post
avers: “If thiij man lived in Tennessee
the people would kill him.” On the
contrary, some of them would want to
canonize him for having suggested
such a good excuse for ordering another
jug.