BURKE COUKTY TIMES1!
Morganton, in. c
F. A. SLATE, Editor and Owner
J. F. CLICK, Local Editor
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THURSDAY AUGUST 23, 1917
j EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS
One hundred subscribers in three
weeks is not so bad.
Two - parties are necessary. They
tend to purify each other, and protect
taxpayers.
The Times is growing fast. The cli
mate, water and good folks agree with
it:
If there is anyone in all this section
that has not seen and read the Times,
we want him to call and get one.
The Times wants everybody rto feel
that it is here to serve them in every
good moral and work. Call on it.
Smile, and the world will smile-
with you. Turn up your nose, and
the world will turn up its toes
against you.
That was a bad speech of Blease's.
If they had a . Republican party in
South Carolina, it would force him to
be sweeter. '
A thing, a condition, a Biw or even a
government that is afraid of, or can't
stand investigation, is questionable
and unsafe, and is not democracy.
When all the world jumps on Ger
many, and she is forced to surrender
as she will be she can well boast
that it took the world to do it.
If Morganton had a larger . and
modern depot, it would be a good ad
vertisement for it. The traveling
public would then get a true idea of
rhe town.
Some of these days the war will
suddenly close. Then the folks can
begin to find out where they are at
politically, financially and religiously
We are war crazy now.
We have been here three weeks. We
have talked with the farmers. They
are clever and seem to have the good
of the country and the home market
at heart. They are making rapid prog
ress in improved farming They have
the" finest crops of corn and beans
they ever had. Their lands, while just
as productive as those in other sec
tions, yet they are not near so high
in price. But the prices will double
. ... wic ueii lew ears, ii tne war ends
soon, and may do so, anyhow.
WINS FIRST LIEUTENANT RANK
We told of four of our young men
who had been awarded second lieu
tenant's honor. Now it is our great
pleasure to tell of a Burke boy who
has won the rank of first lieutenant,
that gentleman is Mr. Howard Cor
pening, of Worry postoffice, this coun
ty. The Times takes off its hat to
him and hopes he may yet become
colonel. Some boys are hard to beat.
BEAUTIFUL CALANDER
Our obliging and clever postmaster,
Mr. H. Ervin, has received a beautiful
calander as a present from the Greens
boro recruiting station. In sending
it, the officer in charge says it is given
because of the interest Mr. Ervin has
taken in encouraging the boys to en
list. The calander is mounted on a
beautiful metal hard wood invitation
back ground, and every month is sus
pended by metal hooks, each contain
ing sons of war scenes in beautiful
and lasting colors. Pshaw! We can't
describe it. You must see it to get
an idea of it. Mr. Ervin is proud of
it. Any body would be.
WATCH MORGANTON GROW
There are two things very much
alike. They are a .finished town and
a finished character. There is no such
thing as "standstill." It is go for
ward and grow, or go backward and
decay; go forward and live, or go
backward and die. History is full of
such examples, even that part of the
Bible.
Morganton is not finished. She is
not half-done. Neither is her public
spirited men grown yet, progressively.
They are just getting breath and spit
ting in their hands for a new and more
lasting grip on progress. When they
do lay hold again, then "watch Mor
ganton grow." That will be every
body's motto, old and young, rich and
por, male and female. In unity there
is strength; in 'division weakness sin
ful weakness, at that.
By the time the food bill is ready
to serve, it will be overdone.
-. NKWorArER HISTORY V The War
lhe nrst-newspaper advertisement With the good people here, the great
appeared in 1652. , . uestioii is, not what the war is about,
Printing was known in China in who started it, how we got into it
the 6th century; introduced into Eng- and whether it is right or wrong, but
iana in 1414; America in 1536. how to get out of it with credit to
TU Anl T7 1 1 I
1UC " ks newspaper, was the ourselves, our country, and our
English Mercury, issued during the Christian civilization. And, when
reign of Queen Elizabeth, in the shape it is over and Germany shall
of a pamphlet. The Gazette of Venice have been conquered, will there -be
was the original model of the modern peace among the nations, and among
newspaper. us as individuals? This, or these are
At W m - I
Andrew Bradford established the the questions that need to bring
nrst newspaper in America in 1719, Statesmen to their wits. , and Chris-
ana n was cauea the American Week- tians to their knees
ly Mercury, after England's first pa
per.
War and Politics
The first daily in this country was
the Pennsylvania Packet, established
by John Dunlap in 1771, and become
a daily in 1784, 13 years later.
FREEDOM AND LOW TAXES
There should be no partisan politics
in the war now." Everybody should
do the right thing and stand together,
There was partisan politics in it dur
ing the campaign last year. And
there will be partisan politics about it
We boast of purs being the greatest I three years hence. We say "about it
nation in the world. And it is. What I because the war will be over before or
made it? We answer: Freedom and by that time, at least.
'ow taxes. We know what the war iscue was
The people left the old countries, last year, but no one knows what it
and came here so they could be free will be three years hence. How po-
to'ote, and to worship God according iitical parties will line up then, and
to the dictates of their own conciences. what kind of soap they will use to
And because of the low taxes. Thev cleanse each other's and their own
rould afford to buy and to maintain a changeable underwear, it is hard to
home of their own. tell. We suspect, however, that most
So it is with counties and towns, of it will be "lie" soap.
If Burke county and Morganton will The politicians, with all their hot
levy reasonable taxes and invite capi- soap suds hot slobber will have a
lal and labor, they too, will soon be- hard time f oolling the folks again. Lin-
come the best county and town in this I coin said, "You can fool all the folks.
n 4- 4? 4-1. aa m i I 4. C 4.1 4-1 J -47
part of the state. Try it, and see.
WHY NOT HAVE BOTH?
Last Saturday at the Southern ho
tel hre, we met an intelligent and
-lever gentleman, of Altapass, N. C,
on the C. C. & O., railroad. He was
here on business, and was favorably
mpressed with Morganton, the land
and climate. He told us that if he
?ould dispose of his 700 acres of tim-
3er land, lying near a railway depot,
le would like to buy and run a modern
dairy farm here near town, or put
some money into a cheese factory
part of the time, .and some cf the
folks all the time, but you can't fool
all the folks all the time." When this
war is over and "democracy" is en
throned, as is now promised, then the
folks will rule and not the emperors,
kings and politicians. There will be
war in politics then, a just one too.
That is, if they are telling the truth
about it now.
SUPPOSE THE CASE
When Uucle Sam called on all the
people to raise foodstuffs, suppose he
had gone to work and made arrange-
lere He thinks either or both would be merits to supply at real cost about ten
a nice, safe and paying investment, billion cans to take care of the per-
ooth to the investors and to the town, ishable vefietables. Teh million did
The Times agrees with him. .Why not e sayt Ten: billion, we mean. From
lave Doth ? Why not hold out the live a" over the country come reports of
branch of progress to all such enter- trainloads of perishable vegetables be-
prises ? Ine thrown away because of lack of
canning facilities.' The people nobly
DONT FUSS, BRETHERN - I resPonaed to the call to plant food-
I stnflFs Hilt aftur V10 nonnla 4vna
TV, XT;,.!, r:i t j j " r -
L xvcuxu u i-a- their part they found no way to take
tawuu wumy ixews seem to De in a CQ nf wn,-a p a f
. V.A..X .1.1 J 1 A I
spai ttuuut me iarmers meeting to
petition congress about the conscript
law. The Record thinks such meet
ings hurt and should be severely stop
ped. The News claims they are with
in their constitutional rights.
Don't fuss, brethern. It is simply
DAMSON PLUM CONSERVE
4 pounds plums, 3 pounds sugar, 1
pound shelled nuts, 2 oranges, 1 pound
rasins. Remove . the seeds and chop
the plums. Peel the oranges and slice
thinly one-half of the peel. Discard
the other peel and the seeds. Mix
chopped plums, orange . pulp, sliced
peel, sugar and rasins. Cook all to
gether rapidly until bright and thick
as jam. Add nuts five minutes before
removing from the fire. Remove from
fire, cool and pack in jars.
Figs, after treating with soda as
fcr preserves, may be made into con
serve by this method.
RECIPE FOR GRAPE JUICE
Weigh the grapes; for each 10 lbs.
use 3 lbs. sugar. Pick grapes from
stems and put into an agate or porce
lain dish with about 5 pints of wa
ter to peck of grapes. Cover and
bring to the boiling point. Stir occa
sionally. When boiling hot through
out turn into a heavy bag and drain;
add sugar and heat to boiling point.
Skim and store in sterilized fruit jars
or bottles as in canning. If bottles
are used dip cork in hot melted paraf
fin after bottle is cool.
Sugar may be omiitted, or used ac
cording to taste.
The juice may be extracted through
cider press and no water added. Strain
al times.
sever
HOW AMERICA SPENDS HER
MONEY
How we Americans spend our money
is a bic Question. No wonder we are
physically and morally weak. Tha
New York Press gives the statistical
how much we spend annually for the
following obects:
Missions $5,500'000
Church Work 15,000,000
Education 175,000,000
Fire Loss 202,644,988
Confectionrey 290,000,000
Boots and" Shoes 335,000,000
Moving Pictures 365,000,000
Soft Drinks 415,000,000
Bread 600,000,000
Tobacco 1,200,000,000
Liquor 2,000,000,000
Clean up your Bible and paste the
above in it. No wonder we have for
gotten God and are in all kinds of
trouble.
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SELECTED PARAGRAPHS
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Looks like a nation might as wel
call for a million soldiers and afte
getting rnem nna out it was im
possible to . supply them with guns
The jars and cans are not in sight,
Uncle Sam started all right. If we
reallv
a difference between law and opinion, blame is not on the people. They
As long as the government pays con
gress men and Senators $25 a day to
3tand up in Congress and condemn
the law. Why try to stop the folks
from talking? Purify the head, and
the stream will be pure. This is a
democracy and not Kaiserism, remember.
raised the goods, but couldn't take!
lare of them. Greensboro Record.
This paper has called attention to
this very fact; the people of North
Carolina got a move on themselves
early last spring and they kept up the
pace throughout the spring and sum
mer. They have raised vegetables in
enormous quantities but now they
cannot take care of all of them. The
The almighty dollar is the god of
mere civilized people.
The choicest gift of God to man is
the gift of reason.
Anything that causes people to
think has justified itself.
We please the palate but we cannot
deceive the heart and conscience.
He who opposes spilling life blood
is on the high plane of life.
The orthordox pharisee says we are
free agents to do as we please.
It is a bad form of godliness that
never comes to the knowledge of the
truth. '
The European war is a practical
demonstration to the world that world
wide religion is a fraud.
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down pains. : . The
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that when I would start to
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my husband I thought
Cardui would help me. . .
He got me a bottle. . . It
helped me so much that
he got me another bottle.
I get a whole lot better.
The dizzy spells and the
bearing-down pains ...
left me entirely."
If you are weak and,
run-down, or suffer from
womanly pains,
rep
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Perhaps the Boys Are Not to
Blame, Altogether
in many quarters one observes a
Multiplied Dangers In warfare
It is not the physical danger alone state or national government should
which beseti the vounp- man wVm i nave nougnt a tew million or billion
ailed to the service of his country. I cans and dlstrit,uted them among the disposition to cnarge people witn a
The dane-ers threatenW th m,l r People, out It nas not been done and "sire to snir meir responsimuiy in
even greater than those threatening now hundreds of perfectly good beans, the present military emergency. Such
the body. When thousands of men cabbage, tomatoes, etc., etc., are rot- charges we believe are very ill con-
ting. There has been a great deal of siaerea. to oe sure, mere are siacK
inefficiency but it hasn't been with the ers here and htere, and relatively few
farmers. They have done their whole Americans are burning with a blood-
duty.
leave home and friends and are
brought together in camp, with many
of the former restraining influences
of society and church life removed,
they become the special obects of Sa
tan's temptations.
It is encouraging to note the earn-
The End la Near
.As we see it, the end of tha war is
est ettorts which are being made by near. Germany can't hold out much
the War Department of the United ionger. According to reports, most
estates to safeguard the young men J of her soldiers have been killed and
who are called into service of this captured, and the rest are , starving.
country. As a result, the dangers may j Besides, their ammunition is getting
be minimized, but they cannot be al- scarce. No country can fight it mat-
together removed. The call to service I ters not how mean cr how good it is
of thousands of young men will prove without men, ammunition and some-
not alone a test of loyalty to the flag thing eat. We tried that onco. That
of their country, but even more atest j is one reason.
of loyalty to the banner of Prince Em-1 Another reason is, the Pope has de-
manuel. I cided to use his influence to ston it.
thirsty desire to scrap somebody,
Stage heroics play very little part in
this war any how.' But we believe
that, as a general rule, our American
citizens are thoroughly patriotic, and
are willing to make such sacrifices as
are necessary for the good of the na
tion. When one considers the vast
amount of stupid misinformation that
has got abroad concerning the opera
tion of the draft, it is not surprising
The Woman's Tonic
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trial. it is composed of
mild, vegetable, medici
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nized by standard medi
cal books for many years,
as being of great value in
the troubles from which
only women suffer. The
- enthusiastic praise of the
thousands of women who
have been helped by
Cardui in its past 40 years
of successful use should
assure you of its genuine
merit, and convince you
that it would' be worth
your while to try this
medicine for your trou
bles. All druggists sell it.
Try Cardui.
GREEN OR RIPE GRAPE MARMA
LADE
Wash and stem grapes. Seperate
skins from pulp. Cook skins until
that a large part of those meeting the tender and press through a sieve. Cook
physical requirements have asked to pulps ten minutes and press through
be -exempted. At one time it was said I a sieve. Combine the two. Add one
that all married men would be ex- pound of sugar to every Quart of
empted and at other times it was stat- fruit. Boil one-half hour, stirring
Tfcoi-a rill VQ o t i n aa l l 12. n .. . ca "l seuu-uurewi icpuita uiien. ruur miu glasses ana cover
-- " " ico i, ui uiuiai aa weu uu nc uas it m an nations, even in i j.r,j 4.i,,,i. i T,,ii
and surroundings, has served God to they did that of old Kaiser. Our S,, rt-Tn uZ?Z
rv.' v;k4. " j u . . t I this industry and that would not be
I 7 3 7 At T ' Iiau soon De called to the colors. Of course, when
rui in prayer and Bible study, seeking influenced to join the allies against i. it
fr roh Jr, V,;a U I O ttti.-' ;i wiiomcxo u.awu
m U1a me uie weais w purity ucmauj,. . nea it uoes, taeii jrr- nKm'o thaf a nnun
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ODD FELLOWS MEET IN MORGANTON
and noble manhood, maintain this many will surrender, and by it, win I
only unfair but absurd and impossi
The annual convention of Odd Fel
lows for the 15th district, composed
is not of the counties of Burke, Caldwell,
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.'i-nnjnri m : j.- 1 ii I . , . winjr uintm uut auouiu auu uuuusat- iiiawuu. auu rviexanuer. met witn thP
Standard Of Christian liuincr txrVian roll I an im m nrfJ 1 nama oa a urn t- nrwrraf Tf I I ' ""..luimti, mci yvilii LUC
Q, , V ; V " . V.: & "... 1 V . . , V ble. A man who is blessed with a wife local lodge here last Thursdav nis-ht
ed to the front? It is his privilege to will go down in history that it took , , , . .. . flfrVl , . . ... .T? r, Anurs,aa5 mnt-
j 4.1. . tt, . . , , . should be willing to fight to protect About 40 or 50 deWatpa w nros.
iui:s. nis onysicai iiDertv mav be tne world to concmer her. arid leave
GIVES US THE FULL TRUTH
bound about by restrictions; he may the world, and especially the Russian,
even be taken prisoner and incarnat- French and Ei.glish part of it with j
ed in a dungeon cell; but no power of nothing to boast of, nothing to be
man can deprive him of the spiritual proud of, and nothing for future gen- j
Hberty which he may enoy in the serv- erations to envy.
ice of Christ Jesus.
The friends and church acquaint
ances of young men who are called
into government service have a duty
in helping them to maintain this stan
dard of spiritual life. This they may
do by keeping in touch with them per
sonally. Frequent - letters of friend
ship from home will do much to
strengtnen ana noia the bonds of
Christian fellowship and service. These
young men should often be remember
ed in prayer, that God may strengthen
tnem to meet the new tsmnfot;
11 -1 1 i.. .
wnicii win aauy beset them. Thev
snouia De supplied with good litera
turebooks and papers, which may be
sent them from week to " week. Bv
thus keeping in touch with the young
men who go from our churrhoa
neighborhoods, we may do much in
saieguarding them from th ii
which threaten the life of the, soldier
in camp ana on the field.
llling to fight to protect About 40 or . 50 delegates were fres
her from the consequences of German ent. The lodge here gave them hearty
savagery and not shut that respenso- reception
uniiy w nie snuuiuers oi otners ex- At 8 p. m., a public meeting was
cept in cases where his going would held in the court house. The nublic
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leave nis tamiiy in actual want. And address by Grand Warden C. O. Mc
most workers in industry can be re- Mitchael was interesting and greatly
piaeea by some one else. But most enioved bv all who heard it.
After the public address the con
vention retired to the Odd Fellows
hall, where the usual rouetine business
was transacted, and several enspiring
Only those on the lower narTof the
wheel are in favor of revolution."
people are busy and don't examine the
The United States has landed the j information they receive very critii-
second army of troops on French soil, ally. And so, riot being bloodthirstv
safely and without any attack from and being misinformed, it is ah occa-
u-Doats ana wiinout tne loss oi one sion lor no great surprise that the but short speeches were made, and
man. a his recort is authentic and majority of people asked to be ex- perhaps some degree honors conferred.
omciai trom the secretary ot the navy, empted. Considering the size of the The reports, showed that this fratern
Josephus Daniels. undertakine. the draft seems to have al order was in a live, floiirishiner con
ii was statea repeateaiy mat the been put in operation with verv little dition.
uv""a" uau in vam tittacK-i iriction. out. tnoutrn we nave no sne- Alter serans refreshments and a
ed our transports which sunk two of cial disposition to censure the war general heart to heart brotherly greet-
uie enemy boats near Tance. This lie department, there has been about as
is now challenged as untrue by Secre- much stupidity shown by those who
tary Daniels, who says there was no have had the administration of the
attack on vessels and that no German draft in charge as there has been lack
boats were seen. So here is one lie of patriotism on the part of the citi
exposed and there are hundreds of zens. If the people had been' dven
other romances without any truth. the facts in the beginning and had
The war news from England and been told simply that the purpose of
France contradicts the statements is-j the selective draft was to raise an
sued from Berlin and both sides are army quickly and fairly with as little
victorious in every battle. This cen- disturbance as possible then they
sured war news gives us never more would have taken their turn, if not
than half truths and often lies and buoyantly, at least quietly and cheer
America is tired of hearing so manv fullv. and we should haw hoaWi mr.i,
lies. The Shelby News. less talk of slackers.
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YES I LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN
Cincinnati authority tells howio dry
up a corn or callus so It lifts
off with fingers.
ing, the convention adjourned to meet
next year Avith Lenoir lodge. The
delegates seemed pleased with Mor
ganton, and its pure southern hospi
tality. ' Come often, friends.
Advice to the I. W. W.: If you don't
like your Uucle Sammy, treat him with
silent contempt. Silence may not ex
actly cover a multitude of sins, but
it sometimes disinfects states of mind
that otherwise would be exactlv" un
healthy.
Advertise in the Times for results:
You corn-pestered men and wobk
need suffer no longer. Wear the sho.
that nearly killed you before, savs thi
Cincinnati authority, because "a f
drops of freezone applied directly on
tender, aching corn or callus, stops sn
nesa at once and ; soon the corn - . .
hardened . callus loosens so it can f
lifted out root and all, without pf
A small bottle cf freezone cost Ve
httle at any drug store, but will po,
tively take off every hard or f
corn or callus. This should be tr,
is inexpensive and is said not
irritate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any free.
tell him to get a mall bottle for v,
from his wholesale drug house. -It
fine stuff and acts like a charm evr
time. . . .
If speech is silver, the trouble with
this country is that "it has too mii
German silver in circulation. -
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