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r BURKE COUNTY TIMES Morganton, N. C. F. A. SLATE, Editor and Owner J. F. CLICK, Local Editor Subscription Price: One year in advance - $1.00 Six nonth3 in advance -t-60 cents Three fcionths in advance. S5 cents Entered as second-class matter Au gust 23, 1917, at the post office at Morganton, N. C. under the act of March 3, 1879. The Times opens its columns to con tributors and will grive place for con tributions on live, local questions such as will tend to the betterment of its readers. We are not responsible for the views of contributors. All arti cles for publication, must be signed by the writer of each article. We reserve the rijrl'.t to change the wording1, or leave out such part of any contribution, as we deem necessary for the public gftd of the paper and all concerned. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917. : EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS It takes a rich inan to draw a check, a pretty girl to draw I attention, a horse to draw a cart, a porous plaster to draw skin, a toper to draw a cork, a free lunch to draw a crowd, and a well displayed advertisement in this paper to draw trade. It seems there is getting to be more churchianity than Christianity. A saint in church on Sunday and a devil in society on Monday fs not the religion that saves. It looks like France and England are helpless in this war, and if Ger many is whipped, we will have it tc do. It seems that no one knows what shape parties, and politics will be in when the war is over and the debt must be paid in cash in taxes. Sin brought on the war. Sin got all the nations into it. That sin must be attoned for; and it cannot be with out the sheding of blood innocent blood, the blood of our boys. We are glad they are innocent. Russia is back in the war $31,000, i00 worth. Rumors' concerning Kerensky's po litical intentions are often about as reliable as rumors concerning his: health. All The world is from Missouri when ("ermany nonchalantly announces that suddenly it has turned democratic. This country evidently has much tc learn in modern warfare, and alsc evidently this country is learning it THE BURKE COUNTY TIMES, MORGANTON, N. C. RE-ELECTS DR. ALEXANDER. In regard to our schools, parents have duties to perform which they car ill afford to neglect. They shoulc show their children that they have ar interest in the school. They should examine carefully the reports sent by the teacher, should see that their chil dren are in school every day, and punctual; should assist and encourage their children to do all their school duties faithfully and well; should co operate with the teacher in securing the prompt return of their children home after school is dismissed; should make a friendly visit to the schoo and talk freely with the teacher and principal in regard to same. THE TIMES Well, the times could be worse. The people make the times. And all the people haven't gone bad yet. A few have not bowed the knee to Baal. But the drift is from God. Anything, like trash can float down stream, but it takes life and a battle with the waves to go up stream. Reader, are you floating down with the trash, or going up with the faithful ? "Ch.se ye this Hay." WHAT SHOULD OUR CHILDREN READ? When a child refuses to go to school or to work is disobedient and listless there is something wrong. A child brought up with the right kind of books as companions will love his school and books.- - Children are natural imitators. They wit! very soon learn to talk and act as their companions on the street do. Or, if their leisure time is mostly spent with books, their thoughts will dwell on what they read about. And as a child thinketh so is he. His sole aim will soon be to emulate the deeds and 'character that are foremost in his thoughts. If taken while young a child's likes and dislikes can be educated in almost any. description; and good reading is a great help in making good children. A true story or a narrative of deeds that a human being might have done, history and tales of travel will linger in a child's mind and inspire him to be iionest, noble and truthful; to hon or and obey his parents and teachers and to love his school and companions. r With a little planning by the moth er home may be made the place to be preferred above all other places by the children, especially at night. Reading aloud and telling the best they can what has happened and what they have een during the day, should be encouraged in the children. Teach ing will tell you there is a noticeable .difference between scholars who have books and papers to read at home and those who have not.' ( In spite of the dairy and machine t.apers and politicians of the State, the Farmers' Union re-elects Dr. Aleran der, President. The Times congrat ulates the. Union, and is glad to know the farmers propose to run their own business. The patriotism of the State that is real, will say "amen" to it. The farmers should gat together and stand together in every way. In protecting their interest, they will help the interest of the masses. The elasses have already been helped too much. CHICKENS CO,ME - HOME TO ROOST I mean to say that when men try daily to bull the-market with their cussedness; when they think in their vain, small souls that they are pulling the wool over the eyes" of all people, somehow or other they hit the ceiling in an unexpected place and at a most inopportune time. I go so far as to say that the sins of the father are visited oh the children yet to come, and I boldly assert that chickens com ing home to roost is another name on ly for retribution. You can take any man you know, and if he has robbed widows and orphans; if he has by unholy means gotten things from others to which he was not entitled; if his life has been a lie and a fraud md a sham, no matter how much ice he cuts or how big his bank account for many years, just so sure as you are living, Bud, he is going up against "t. If he doesn't, watch a little longer a will discover that children who are innocent are made to carry the cross. Reuben in Everything. TWO POLITICAL PARTIES The books tell us that "politics is the science of government." They ilsosay that government was insti tuted amonpr men for their "mutual in terest and protection." There are three kinds of govern ments. A republican form of govern ment is the most just and therefore should be the strongest; because it derives its just powers from the con sent of fhe-governed. And there cannot be a republican form of government, without two or more political parties to preach and -o teach governmental science. Two parties in a government are just as ?ssential as two eyesf two ears, two nostrils, two arms and two feet are to the body. When you 'hear a man or party claiming that there ought not to be but one party, he or it has an axe to grind; it is the left arm afraid that the right arm will find out what it is doing. And the fellow who doesn't .vant but one party, generally believes that should bo the one he belongs to, ar the one that belongs to him. He needs to be bored forthe simples, for heJs liable to have fits. And when a fellow says he was 'lora a Democrat or a Republican and therefore he cannot change, he puts himself on a dead level with an ass vhich is one because it was born one, '.nd, therefore can't change only to i full grown braying Jasack go "rom bad to worse, you know. The trouble with America today is, it is too full of stall-fed, braying, one-eyed, political Jassacks. Its a wonder their mothers ever got them weaned. Uncle Josh. A SHIPPER CONVINCED The low net earnings shown by many of the arilroads, due to the increased coslof labor and materials, and the lojv stage of market value of railroad securities, convinces Walter S. Dickey, of Kansas City, that the roads should be granted a material increase in freight rates. He takes this view not withstanding the fact that he is a large shipper, using some 50,000 cars of transportation every year. This at titude, taken by one who "pays the freight" will go far toward convincing the public of the justice of the peti tion of the roads for increased returns for the service. REPUBLICANS! WAKE UP The Democratic organization is vig orously active in preparation for the 1918 campaign, but Republicans are, as a rule, occupying a passive atti tude toward partisan interests. There may be more or less watchfuLwaiting in administration but not in Demo cratic political organization. If the Democrats lose any seats in Congress next year, it will not be because they were too late in getting their cam paigns started. Because of the early activity of the Democrats, Republi cans are in some communities taking steps to protect themselves against a coup. In Cook county, Illinois, for instance, a committee of seven on ways and means has been selected, including such men as Representative I hidden, County Chairman Galpin and former State Chairman West, repre senting all the different factions and ineludiii' men independent of faction, for the purpose of bringing about harmony in the ranks and thus pre senting a more solid front against the well-organize'd Democrats. There are many who believe that Rpubleicans in every section of the country should follow this example of vigilance and not sacrifice an election by permitting the Democrats to practice all the par ty preparedness. A TARIFF ECHO About $15,000,000 worth of mer chandise, of German and Austrian ori gin, consigned to United States im porters, was held up by the British authorities shortly after the European war bi'oke out, and since that time it has lain in Rotterdam and other neu tral ports. The merchandise in cludes large quantities of Christmas toys, laces, gloves, novelties and other j:oods, and permission has at length been secured through our State De partment for the release of these pro ducts and their introduction to our retail trade in time for the holidays. Their belated arrival at our ports will constitute a reminder to some of our manufacturers of the dreary days when the Wilson-Underwood tariff law laid its cold hand on industrial America. TOO MUCH FOR DAVE THANKSGIVING COMMONSENSE TEACHING Most anybody can look at a book ind see whether a child has the lesson, or rule by memory or not, but very few can teach a child how to reason out, a principle or problem in their own words. A child that is taught to commit everything to memory will never be a good thinker. When he forgets the rules or the words of the book, he is blank, he is minus common sense reas oning. There is such a thing as get ting the words of the book, and not its meaning.' Go to such an one and ask him a 3imple question and he can't reason it out; he will have to hunt up the book and see what the rule says. What thjp schools need are more practical , 1 Even David Lawrence, who pooh poohed Former Senator Bourne's sug gestion of Roosevelt as a delegate to tne Allied war conference, cannot swallow the mixture of modiocrity which President Wilson has served to Europe as representative of Amer ican purpose and ability. Mr. Law rence says: 'The risk to the Ameri can people whose sons are fighting the war may be nicalculably greater if t oond-rate men are sent to represent the United States at the most im portant conference of the war." "Thanks-giving!"' Is that rigftt? Have we not, as a nation, been using the wrong word to announce the annu al holiday, which has been, and is to be celebrated the last Thursday in November? Would not Thanks-receiving .have been a much more ap propriate term than Thanks-giving? Neither time nor space will admit of a discussion of the title Fifty years ago and prior to that date, Thanks giving was observed with reverence, in fasting and prayer, instead of feasting and revelry, as is the modern method. Ry referring back" to the sacred his tory of Ancient Isreal we find that, all important, unusual occurrences f were observed with fasting. As ia the case of Esther and Mordecai, when' that wicked Haman had erected a gallows to hang Mordecai on, and had so skill fully laid plans to have all the Jews in his province put to death. Queen Esther being a Jew, found herself, with Mordecai her uncle and the rest of her race in great peril under con demnation of death, she resorted to the most potent means of escape, fast ing three days. Ezra in making preparation to re turn to Jerusalem to rebuild the tem ple, he says: "Then I proclaimed a fast." Nehemiah also, when he learned that his people were in "great affliction sat down and wept and mourned cer tain days, and fasted and prayed. Then again, the Lord Jesus Christ, when He had returned from the Mount of Transfiguration and had healed the Paralytic, His disciples ' asked Him why they could not heal him, the Mas ter answered "This is done only by fasting and prayer." " "He that humbleth himself shall be exaulted, and he that exaulteth him self shall be abased." The Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A workers are busy advertising their work, trying to establish a War-zone home for "Our Boys Over There. We are delighted to see so much in terest being manifested in "Our Boys, yet there is room for more work and a greater service one that will count for time and eternity, as follows Let every christain, of every de nomination humble himself, that he may be exaulted. Instead, of feasting on the good things, the fat of the land let us all fast and pray God to bless "Our Boys" in the trenches and out of them. I don't claim to be a pro phet nor the son of a prophet, but it is my humble opinion tha't God has a purpose in this wai and that His purpose is "to "humble the proud and haughty spirit that goeth before fall," to bring this, the greatest and most prosperous nation in the world to her knees and back fromr idolatry to His service. He has been warn ing us for years, with floods, fires, dis ease and death yet we, as a nation continue to worship other gods. The gods of wealth, of "fashion, of fame etc., oftentimes to the utter neglect of His worship. Anything we allow to come, between us and God is an idol and they are many. Let every christian, on Thanksgiv ing day, close his place of "Business, if he has such, read a portion of Gody Word, get down on his knees and humbly invoke His blesshur: atten church services, in which an old time experience meeting is b&ing conducted, listen to a gospel sermon, make a con inouuoii 10 sowje orphanage, an amount not les than your daily in come, and giye to the "Y. M. C. A. for Our BoysOver There," the amount you have heretofore expended in lha-y,?o'vlnf dinner. Then, havinc When Mr. Wilson says that his heart is with the pacifists while his mind is against them, are we to un- jOltlthfully performed all the above derstand that proposition?- this is a fifty-fi&ty ihe Progressive Community Spirit Here is What iyMeans Dissatisfaction U-f&h conditions as they are, for jom that all inspira tion for tmpjvement arises. Discony with fhe town's rate of progrefand a belief that something is hanpering it. jr belief that the ways of the fa irs were O. K. for the times of the fathers but the cultivation of a lurk- Ling suspicion that improved methods today will mean better results. The lights don't seem bright enough. i An important idea gains ground that every dollar spent for town needs should bring back a dollar in value. An eye for beauty seems to have been developed and unsightly things in town cause indignation. The value of pai.it is fully appreci ated. The old saying, "cleanliness is next to godliness" is made to apply to the town as well as to the person. Residents begin to realize that co operation makes the town grow and that this can not be attained by trad ing out of town. Discovery that dollars should stay in town arid add to the town's assets. Learning the principle that an at tractive town for country visitors is a paying investment. Publicity regarding the shortcom ings of the town as well as its advan tages; the former will then be elimi nated and the latter the more easily recognized. Development of local pride that thinks Morganton,is the greatest town f its size on earth and strives to tnak it suem- AU those are elements of the pro gressive community spirit the spirit hat win-'. Let's have more of it in Morgantto. We can never have too much. The Latest Dance Tha latest dance is the Chinese Toddle. We hear that its effect can hardly be distinguished from that of a plain Southern toddy. services, having fasted the day thor oughly, eat, if you wish, a cold lunch with a cup of milk, then before re tiring repeat the morning service, aft er which we trust you will enjoy i peaceful sleep and rest. I hope that no christian "at such a time as this will be so forgetful of i his duty and his God as to go hunting during the day. May every christian fast and pray during this Thanksgiving day, is the prayer of Yours to serve, C. P. Hill. A BOY AND HIS SWEETHEART Many years ago one of the best of mothers fell asleep at the Tgates of light." All of her children, of course, revered her memory, but one of them was the babe of war-time dirt, and owing to the anxieties and excitements of the period, and the continued ab sence of the father, extraordinary af- f action and devotion was, doubtless, lavished upon him. Perhaps it was because of this that after the mother's death, and for many years, this boy never retired for the night without placing at 'his bedside a ehir, under the childish impression that his mother would occupy it and watch him sleep. When other boys would write m sand or carve on trees the "names of sweethearts dear, this lad would trace with knife or stick the name of his sweetheart his mothers' name. When a bov he choose his sweet hearts -name as one to be "given to his own daughter, and ythen in lateryears he wrote some tales of love and life, his heroine, good and true, bore with signal honor and renown the name he loved so well. So, thru boyhood's days this precious memory was en shrined within his heart; the purity, the devotion, the sacrifices, the sor rows of this patient, God loving and serving woman was ever before him, often deterring him from evil and sometimes inspiring him for good. Happy he with such a mother. Faith in womankind beats' with his blood, and trust in all things high come easy to him. 1 NOTICE OF REPUBLICAN CLUB MEETING AT HICKORY A meeting has been called for the Western North Carolina Republican Club Association at Hickory, N. C, or. .Tuesday, Nov. 27th, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of setting on foot an active campaign for the pur pose of organizing all the Republican voters into active Clubs -and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meet ing, Amonfc' other pi-ominent speak ers expected, Senator Borah, of Utah has kindly consented to address the meeting, and as everybody will appre ciate him they are cordially invited to be present. . - President N. C. Club Association. my THE INVITATION "Come out and see the sunset," neighbor said to me; "It is so beautiful tonight, I want that you should see." I feit almost impatient, and I did not want to go, For there were things upon the stove -that needed watching so! The chili sauce was cooking, and the jelly would not "jell," But I tinkered with the damper, and I laid my apron by, And I went out to ray neighbor to the flaming autumn sky. And there above the mountains was the glory of the Lord, In fiery, burnished? chariot, in mighty, flaming sword; In strength - and power and majesty, his glory shone around, And reached down to envelop his ehil-t dren on the ground. It drew us close together, and each grasped the other's hand, In a quickened understanding, in a comprehension grand, As we listened in the silence to the symphony divine That found a fervent echo in my neighbor's heart and mine. The colors gently faded, and the quiet evening came; I went back to my kitchen, but noth ing was the same. A song had entered in my heart, a peace lay in the air, And a wonderous benediction seemed to follow everywhere. So I thanked my God for neighbor: and for all his beauties sent To rest his weary children, and wjiis per his consent. Helen M. Doyle. A shipment of German toys for America has at last been released in Rottrdam. Fie, fie! Would any good little American play with German toys? Verboten. - Those timid coal borders, after a few fierce threats from Uncle Sam will be sending back the other lump The threat of sugar famine asserted itself just when buckwheat cakes and sirup assert their strongest appeal. The unusually early and heavy fall of snow in so many places convinces us that Santa Claus plans to do his reindeering early. 1 jz&&&ma Pain Dizzy Spells 9 Mrs. G. P.Cartwright, of Whitwell, Term., wriies: "I suffered with bearing down pains. . . The dizzy spells got so bad Mhat when I would start to walk, I would just pretty nearly fall. , Was very much run-down. -1 told 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 gof 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, TAKE The Womah's Tonic You can feel safe in giv ing Cardui a thorough trial. It is composed of mild, vegetable, medici nal ingredients, recog 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 Us 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 1.74 if - ' tvr.n: T XT L.4 w wiiDur u. nusjju S7ufAor of c Your Flag and My nag" A health to the fighting man ! The man with a red glint in his tt. A glint that glows to a tender gleam for the old flag in the sky. To the man who dares and the man who cares for the good. U.S.A. Who bears the brunt in the battle front and hurries to the fray A health to him our soldier grim with his faith that mak; might ; - Who tunes his life to the shrilling fife and knows the way to fig A health to the fighting man! The man all innocent of sham, Who pays the due of a loyal heart at the shrine of Uncle Sam; w no Dears our loau un mc wcaiy wau moi jvaua iu a uiswnttiM And asks no halt till he finds the fault, and the roars of cannon Of the joyous day when he U come away to near a nation's chews a t,.oUti n Vi ficrtitincr man f The man with imnulse clean an,'. To hold him right as a gallant knight without reproach or fear; 1 When the bugle sings ana tne Duuei rings ana me saDer bright, May-he feel the aid of the, prayers prayed to guard him in thefi Tifr,,.. cmnA lurlr fid nn" either side and save him for the prasn iwxajf .-. - - - - D r I Of the friendly hand in his native land that s yearning for the cUj fCoDvrisfht. 1SJ7. Uv W. D. Neshit.1 it An Ambition and a Record HTIIE needs of the South are identical with the needs of ihe S..ml.rrn Railway: the growth anJ success of one uieani tlie upbuilJiue of the other. Tbe Southern Railway ashs no faiors no special privilffe not accorded to others. 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