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VOL; I. NO. 5.
EUTHERFORDTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1901.
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CONSTITUTION CENTURY OFFER
$2500 Cash. The Agent's Best Chance.
New Year, New Agents, New
Methods.
The Constitution now offers 12500,00
in Cash Prizes to agents for the very
best agents work V.iri:ig the first quarter
of the first year of the new century.
Omitng all contests, except for agents,
they place the whole sum to the agent's
credit and make the terms equitable for
distributing it over the whole territory.
To arrange this the South has been di
vided into four sections, as follows :
1st Section. Virginia, North Carolina,
So:.;h Carolina and Florida.
2d Section. Tennest, o, Alabama and
Mississippi.
3rd Section. Georgia.
4th Sec ion. Louisiana, Texas, In
d'an Territory and Oklahoma.
This making about an equal number
of subscriptions a - ording to The Con
stitution's list as i: i w stands.
THE CASH i' fZES ARE:
For highest list from XY agent,
Jan. 1st to Apri 'st, 1901,
from WHOLE Ter.ru. -ry - $400.00
For the highest list in each of the
above four divisions from Jan.
1st to April 1st, 1901. After
the ahovo 1st general prize is
awarded 300.00
For the second highest list for the
three momts in each section 100.00
For the third highest list for the
three months in each section 50.00
For the fourth highest list for the
three months in each section 25.00
For the fifth highest list for the
three months in oach section 15.00
For the sixth highest list for the
three months in each section 10.00
THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY.
Its Causes and the Remedy There-
rof.
I shall not attempt to persuade or
instruct party managers; but my sym-! and if the people are to be taught to dis
credit the processes or
against violent obstruction within a
state, we should repel the approach,
and find abundant grounds for such ac
tion in the history and professions of a
party which honors Andrew Jackson;
pathies are so strongly with my asso
ciates in the rank and file of the Demo
cratic forces, that I shall venture to con
fer with them touching the present sit
uation and future prospects of true De
mocracy the old conservative, time-
honored Democracy, with its memories
of battles successfully fought for popu
lar rights ; with its devotion to national
honor ; with its unfaltering love for the
our couris, and
to distrust the decissions or our highest
judicial tribunal, we should, as members
of a party that enjoins obedience to law
and respect for its administration and
enforcement, refuse to engage in the
crusade.
I believe no Democrat will have the
hardihood to deny that wc have fought
our last two campaigns with undemo-
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
How to Teach Reading in Primary
Grades.
BT MISS CLYDE DO WELL.
constitution; with its constant patriot- cratic forces, and this alliance was im
ism; with its contention for commer- mensly costly in defeat. Is there not
cial freedom; with its scrupulous care, good reason to suppose that even in suc
for the people's circnlating medium; cess such an alliance would have proven
with its hatred of lawlessness; with its unprofitable and dangerous?
insistence upon economy in public ex- Sincere Democrats of every condition
penditures ; and with its demand for the and in every part of the land realize
equality of citizens before the law. It has that the situation of the party needs re
been abundantly demonstrated that the pair. Reorganization is not necessary ;
health and vigor of true Democracy is but a return from our wandering is ab
inexorably inseparable from an honest, solute essential. Let us be frank with
open, and consistent advocacy of its dis- ourselves, and candidily acknowledge
tinctive beliefs, and a leadership loyal the futility of attempting to gain Dem
and submissive to its creed. Parties of ocratic victories except in the Democrat-
smoothness of expression is ti outcome,
only of continuity of thought.
Reading in the third grades may be
taught very much after the plan for the
first, no lesson being passed over rniHI
There are many suppositions as to the ! words are easily recognizable, the pu-
yu! nave a lair mea ot the lesson and
can read without stumbling.
These suggestions may not meet with
your approval, ladies and gentlemen of
Rutherford public schools, but all of von
will admit that in teaching nearly every
thing depends upon the tact and origi
nality of the teacher. And we believe
to teach any branch of study acceptably
eral principles by which one may be onQ musfc ways have in mind a stand-
.n t.uwuue ior one s pupils, and
labor diligently and systematically to
direct them towards it.
practicability of using this or that meth
od in teaching. No theory of instruc
tion in any certain line of this work has
been universally adopted ; nor would we
presume to suggest that any set of fixed
rules be strictly followed, for it is ob
vious that different cases cannot always
be successfully treated by the same
means, iriowever, tnere are some gen
MR. WARD ON
EDUCATION.
Sys-
guided in teaching, and we shall use a
few of such of them as appear to bear
upon our subject.
Reading is a most difficult branch of
study for the primary pupil. Up to the
time when he enters school, the child
has expressed his thoughts and emotions
by force of habit, and the thought of re
stricting his ideas to words or groups of
words, is bewildering in the extreme.
Therefore, in starting out to teach a
class of pupils who know not any writ
ten word, it would be ell to call out
Six prizes in each section -
$500.00
Total for four suctions . - - 2000.00
Fox the ten next nighest lists from
the whole territory at random,
not taking any of above prizes,
f 10.00 each flOC.OO
temporary opportunity and shifty ex
pedients may succeed in trimming sail
to the varying gusts of popular preju
dice and missapprehensiou ; but true De
mocracy must have a steadier breeze.
The success of true Democracy in 18
92 was so decisive and overwhelming,
and its effect upon our opponents so de
press ing, that a long continuance of our
party's supremacy was generally antic
ipated. True, the free silver delusion
had hovered close about tne lines of both
of the great parties, but it had been dis
tinctly refused recognition in the Dem
ocratic platform ; and whatever encour
agement it had received from legislation
was not chargeable to Democratic ini
tiative. "With other fantastic notions,
it had found a home in Populism, which
several objects in the room by name :
ic cause and through Democratic meth- preferably parts of the human body,
ods. Kecrmimation is worse tnan use
less ; and arrogation of superior party
virtue will breed only mischief . This is
a time for sober thought, tolerant lan
guage, and fraternal councils. "We are
dealing with the conditions of a party
that cannot be destroyed by external
foes ; and since its ruin can be wrought
only from within, it should be imperish
able. Above all things there should be
a manly renunciation and avoidance of
or some of the school-room furniture.
Each word should be pronounced slowly
and distinctly, the children calling them.
Special attention should be called to the
p A -fv i ., . , . .
rtjjjjcaiaiiot; uj. rac vjjjt,u.-. .0.1. situated. 1U Kutiltrford COmirv in t
Our Overworking Educational
tern.
Your editorial on "Some 20th Century
Advice" is very timely. Thcs first para
graph is well calculated to alarm every
thoughtful person. The actual increase
of lunacy is fast becoming a horrible
fact. All over our laud, the institutions 1
provided for unfortunate lunatics are
crowded. The increase in population in
our state has not begun to keep up with
the increase of its lunatics.
x ou are on tue ngiit line when you
attribute this increase of lunacy to the
'ner.'ry pressure wnicn or.r modern civ
ilization is putting upon the brain.
i ou wouici De even nearer ngnt n j-ou
had said "rooderu education" etc. I
have been carefully studying this great
problem for the past few years. I have
visited the sanatorium at Milledgeville
several times. 1 have followed up quite
a number of these unfortunate cases,
IVLlSS finr? T in mpaenro nvrmnroH rKctr I
NT 4 ThW , , . , , ivv.v. .v,.
, . ... - , a y wan, ia;iy wiio that a large percentage of such cases are
came here from Virginia a short due to the over taxing of the brain be-
time ago. one lias made Rutherfordton ' rnra ,:1t w; I, Bfnrfntw .w,,!
.-r,x avitciius me atttac- Whv is it th.it m raanv lnnnlica op
tions and natural advantages of the ncated people? I charge our modern
Suaugm wno como I sytem of education as being a brain-
killing one. Is has reached a point at ; office of Rutherford oounty, North C, to
aauu-iioiutun, j. o., establish in J which it has become beyond all reason.
17a, and named in honor of General My point fa, that the brain of thechdd
UUUK"U'U' 1,1 voxuiuaary iaine, is ! is burdened with too many hours of stu-1
RUTH ER FOR DTON.
(ts Advantages and Attractions as
Viewed by Others.
The following is copied from the Vir
ginian Pilot, nd was written bv
MORTGAGE SLK.
liy virtue of a deed of trust executed
- :v jemima DePr'-st and husband, G.
W. De-Priest, on December lf-th, IS&i,
me as trustee to secure the sum of
1056.00 to Kate Faison, said deed of
trust being recorded in book "I" of
Mortgages, No. 3 i. page 125 of Registers
office of Rutherford county. North Car- .
oliua, default in payment of the indebt
edness therein secured having been
made and the holdei of the indebted
ness therein secured having requested
me to proceed with the exec ution of my
trust, I, as trustee, will sell at the court
house door in the town of Rutherford
ton, at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, within legal hours, on
Saturday, Feb. 16, A. D. 1801,
the two hundred and ninety six (296)
acres mere or less of land covered by the
deed of trut aforer-aid, said lauds being
as f ol ows : Three tracts lying together
and constituting one body of land ana
adjoining the lands of Pink Digh, J. A.
and Thomas Philbeck and others and be
ing the tracts conveyed to Kate Faison
by R. L. Ilybnra, trustee, on December
17 th, A. D. 1898, and thereafter convey
ed by Kate Faison to Jemima DePriest
and more particularly described as fol
lows :
lrt. tract. 162 acres lying in Sunshine
Township on Mike's branch of Robin
son's crek and being that tract deeded
G. W DePriest by A. M. Biggerstaff
and wife and others ou February 19th,
1S95, by deed registered in Book 68, of
Deeds. No. 191, page S71, of Register's
Total cash prizes, from January
1st, to April 1st, 1901, - $2500.00
The subscribers to be renewed fo
xh? three months covered by this contest
tae 43300 names. These with the new
subscriptions secured will doubtless ran
the list up uppreciably in every section.
Every newspaper reader in the whole
South will be siven an opportunity to
get on oar lijt.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
By virtue of the power contained in a
deed of trust, executed to me by J. E
F.ostic and wife, on the 5th, dav o;
April, 1S93, and duly recorded in Pook
J) , at iso. i, reterence to wmcn is
hereby male, and because of default
made in the payment of the indebted
ness thereby secured, I wiii sell for cash,
to the highest bidder at public auction,
at the county court house doer in the
town ejf Rntherfordton at the hour of
12 o'clock m., on
Monday, March 4th, 1901,
all the land conveved bv said deed of
trust and described as follows: The
certain tract of laud lying and being in ! aloft by unfamiliar hands
undue sectional control. Democracy will
not operate efficiently on sectional lines.
There is much for us to do ; and the fu
ture is fall of Democratic duty and op
portunity. Our fighting forces will re
spond listlessly and falteringly if sum
moned to a third defeat in a strange
name and object have become indelibly
associated in their minds, the name may
be put upon the board, care being taken
to impress the pupils that the word se
lected is the written name of an object,
and represents it just as truly as a pic
ture or the spoken word, in tnis way , nitnre faetorv. am! a Tn.h, n,i fi,,;.
1 ' i n
au-aiuMTOieiu jjiu-v oi xNortn uaroima,
and has a population of nearly 2,000,
and is surrounded by one of the most
productive agricultural and mineral
sections in the State.
"It is the home of a cotton mill, a fur-
which deed and the record ' f same ref
efence is hereby made for full descrip
tion oi said tract by metes and bounds.
2nd tract. 85 acres more or less ad join -
hild enters school at ia3 the other tract and lieing the land
conveyed to (.i. W . Lfc -Priest by
certain children's words should
I o T 1 - . ' "nv. laniiiuuuua
taught, few each day, the teacher using ; naturally employ a very large number
the names of familiar objects, and illus
trating them by means of pictures and
drawings. After a desirable number of
words have become easily recognizable,
of hands.
"There is a steady traffic here between
the merchants and the people of the ad
joining counties af Cleveland, Polk and
had been an outspoken enemy to true cause ' but if theF hear the HyS call they may be separated into their ele- j McDowell, who come in to bring their
Democracy; and its complexion was so or trne democracy mey w ui garner ior;ments,if preferable. When the pupil j produce of cotton, fruits and ve-tables,
undemocratic as to indicate that it be- battie vltb- old-time enthusiasm audjbas become thoroughly familiar with making this a very busy and thriving
Innewl TVi-mfmeiitlv to onr aelversaries. courage.
Thus the situation should have given no ! If I should attempt to eptonuze what
portent that the fallacy of free silver I have written, by suggesting a plan for
would undermine the hopes and para
lyze the vigor of triumphant Democra
cy. But the contagion has already be
gan its work ; and either through its
natural growth cr through stealthy pro
motion, its spread v as so rapid that- the
astonisliing discoverv was soon made
that despite the efforts of those who at
tempted to arrest its progress in tlefense
of the true Democratic faith, the sur
reueler to others of sound money heights
was clamorously demanded, and it was
insisted that the proud battallions of
Democracy should march below and
share the camping ground of Populism.
The culmination of Democratic woe
was reached when its compact with
these undemocratic forces was complete,
and when our rank and file were sum
moned to elo battle under banners v hich
bore strange symbols and were held
The result of
the rehabilitation and restoration
true Democracy, I should embody it
these words ;
Give the rank and file a chance.'
Public Opinion.
Of
in
Diuioan Creek and Colfax township,
Rutherford county, N. C, and more
particularly elescribed and defined as
follows : Being land on Cherry moun
tain, adjoining the lands of James Phil
Lock Gilbreth and others, beginning on
a stone pile, comer of the "A. Gettys"
old tract and runs west 78 poles to a
Hickory in the fork of a branch ; thence
south 16 poles to a small water oak on
the Philbeck line, containing, by esti
mation, one hundred and seventeen
acres, except seventeen acres, the line to
begin at a stake at the east corner on
the Gilbreth line, near a spring and
runs to the Philbeck line so as to cut off
seventeen acres. For further descrip
tion call on Harrill Brothers at Ruther
fordton, N. C, and see deed of trust al
so. This January, 30th, 1901.
A. G. Brexizek, Trustee.
NOTICE.
By virtue of an order of the Superior
court of Rutherford county, made in
the special proceedings entitled "A. B.
Flack, administrator of M. H. Flack,
L, R and other-i. he heirs at law of M.
H. Flack, I will s 1 on the premises at
public auction, ol
Saturday, March, 2nd, 1901,
at 12 o'clock noon, a . --.t 87 acres of val
uable land, lying wi; ,m the coporate
limits of Forest City ; Hnd bounded on
1 he East by Second Broad river, on the i
South by the lands of Mrs. McMurry, on
the West by the lands of J. B. Thorn,
on the North by the lands of Wm. Mar
ti n Said land will be sold to create
assets for the payment of debts against
the estate of the said M. H. Flack, de
ceased, and will be sold on the follow
ing terms, to wit : One-third of the
purchase price to bb paid on the day of
sale, anu the remainder to be equally
divided and secured by two notes with
approved security: one to be due in
seven months from date ; the other in
nineteen months, each bearing interest
at 6 per cent from the date of sale.
This January, 30th, 1901.
A. B. Flack, Adm'r, of M. H Flack
McBrayer and Justice, Attorneys.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Having been appointed under the will
of, and having qualified as executor of
J. W. Ooode, deceased, late of Ruther
ford county, N. C, this is to notify all
lifrsons having claims against the estate
of said deceased, to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 30th dav
of January, 1902, or this notice will be
vleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said estate will
piease make linme-. wte payment.
This 3Cth day of January, 1901 .
M. L. Goode, Executor.
such a betrayal was foredoomed. This
abandonment of the principals of true
Democracy, this contemptuous disobe
dience of its traditions, and this delib
erate violation of the law of its strength
and vigor, were, by a decree as inexor
able as those of fate, followed by the in
evitable punishment of stunning, stag
gering defeat. The disaster of 1872, in
vited by a similar mad adventure, was
quickly followed by a return to the pro
fessions and practices of sane Democra
cy. But the extent and persistencv of
our wanderings in 1896 is illustrated in
a most astounding way bv the com
mand issued on the day of our rout and
discomfiture, that a second battle shonld
be fought on the same field, with the
same false war cries and the same lead
ership, that had brought us to the sur-i
rounding gloom of defeat.
Thus in 1900 the lesson of 1896 was
contemptuously rejected, and every hope
of Democratic success was willfully cast
aside. Again our long-suffering rank
and file, whose loyalty and obedience d&
served better things, were sacrificed in
a cause theirs only in name ; and again
it was demonstrated, but more clearly
than ever before, that the only forces
that can win Democratic success are ad
herence to recognized Democratic prin
ciples, and reliance upon Democratic
councils and leadership. i
Why should we not return to these
and in their name again achieve victo
ries no less glorious and renowned than
were ours in the days of courageous ad
vocacy of our time-honored faith? Are
our principles so shop-worn or antiqua
ted as to recmire renovation, or their
displacements by others more fashiona
ble? There is not an honest Democrat
in this broad land that will not concede
these things ; nor is there one who wonld
not hail the proclamations of the old
faith with that fighting enthusiasm that
foretokens Democratic triumph. As new
conditions arise, our principles must be
applied to them ; but the creed that has
guided us through a century of party
existence we shall find the keynote to
every such application; nor shall we
need the lexicon of Populism to aid us
Impreesiva Initiation.
A man who had applied lor admission
into a secret society, which, for tho pur
poses of this narrative, may bo ce.Hc-3
the' Ancient Order of Queer Fish, ar-'J
had been accepted presented himself at
the appointed time for initiation.
In accordance with aucicut usage?,
the candidate was blindfolded, ushered
into the lodgeroom, marched in slow
and solemn procession around tho dark
ened hall, subjected to various trying
ordeals, including that cf being tosserl
in a blanket heid at the corners aud
sides by athletic members, and, bavin p
come through the ceremonies alivo and
in fair preservation, was declared duly
initiated and entitled to the right hand
o? fellowship. Tho bandage was rernov-
tnese in their present relations, they
may be taken to form new wovds. If ',
phonics are used, this process of word
building will be extremely attractive to
the children, leaving as it does, abund
ant space for the play of the imagina
tion. WThen these name words and their
elements have been thoroughly drilled
in, it is a good idea to use them insh i .
clear sentences until the pupils v-'-.-j-uize
them at sight, and can e- : '
new ones from the old, as in il;
building process.
Supposing these principle-. :u- .
carefully observed, the pu:-." n.
ready fund of words and soui--.iiv.-ej wel
stored in mind, and has begun the habit
of reading. He is now ready for his
ed from his eyes, and tho brethren
crowded about him to extend their con
gratulations on the fortitude he had dis
played. "How did it impress you?" asked one
of them.
"It was the most impressive cere
mony, take it all around, ' ' he answered,
"that I ever knew or ever heard of. "
"You were aware, of course, that
there was a fire across the street while
we were putting you through?' '
"Why, " rejoined the new member,
"I could hear the puffing of the engines,
the tramping of the horses on the stone
pavement, the yelling cf the firemen
and the swish of the streams ffom the
hose, and I could smell the smoke, too,
but, good gracious, I thought it was part
of the initiation." Youth's Compan
ion.
NOTICE.
Application will be made to the Leg
islat are lfiOl for a charter for a railroad
from Kaiherfordton to Asheville; for
the organization of a Company to be
known as tho Rutherfordton, Chimney
RiKK os Asnevme iiieiecinc isauway.
Jan. 2nd, 1901.
tf0-CALL ON J. C. Walker & Co
for Corn, Flour, Bacon and Guano, on
time or tor cash.
The Blitck Cat.
The famous "Black Cat" cabaret in
Paris is in process of being shut up and
sold cut and its curious decorations
scattered to the four wiuds, upon which
the Boston Herald says :
The name Chat ftoir was given to
the cabaret because this worthy Bohe
inian, at the end of his resources, caus
ed his favorite black cat to be cooked as
a succulent "fricasseo" of rabbit with
plenty cf onions. At the end of the des
sert, which consisted of a few nut3 and
a piece of cheese, Rodolphe rose, and,
with his abominable bass voice, began
to sing a requiem about Bibi, one of the
three cats which had been killed to feed
himself and hi3 friends! Babette duly
followed Bibi, but the last one, calied
Noireau, the finest tomcat on Montinar
tre, ne did not sacrifice. As the story
goes, it was the fat check of an artles3
Yankee that saved the cat. In crati
tude, Salis hired a larger shop and
adorned it with the "poster" sketches
which made him a success. As every
one knows, it became the fashion for
other eccentric personages in Paris art
life to add their mite to the place's dec
orations, and on those walls Caran
d'Ache, Willette, McNab and many
other illustrators have left some valua
ble autographs. Collectors will be eager
to buy chunks of the cabaret, but the
best thing would be to keep it wnole
and transport it to America, where it
could be set up as a show.
little town.
'There is $ splendid graded school !
here, the principal of which is a stirring, !
energetic yonng man. who is agisted by
a highly accomplished and charming
young In lv.
,.; -trt Gf Rutherfordton sup-y-
- ; -lies, the Baptist, Metho
y and Presbyterian, all of
v. ..irgely attended each S.ib-
i colored people support two
' the Baptist and Methodist.
Lutherfordton is a very pleasant
-,'Lice in which to make a home, and
once here you have no inclination to
leave and seek a home ehewh'-re. The
people are very sociable and follow the
Golden Rule more closely than in any
place the writer has ever been. Broth
erly Kindness seems to le their me.tio.
Many a pleasant evening is sp"7i :i fun
and merriment in the winter, v. Lile in
summer is added the delightful recrea
tions of cycling, driving and horseback
primer. Turn to a page in the book and
print or write on the black-board the
new words, and drill as before, separa
ting the words into their elements and
constructing new ones repeatedly. Af
ter this process has been strictly observ
ed, the pupils may be. permitted to read ; riding.
the lesson from tho book. At each les- "Rutherfordton
son it is well to review separately and in ; off' place of the Seaboard Air Line rail
various constructions tho words of the way, but on the contrary it is the gate
proceeding lesson. Then the new or way to one of the grandest and most ro
unknown words may be taken up, re-jinantic scenic sections in the Blue Ridge
solved into their elements and other Mountains, namely IIk L ry Nut Cap,
words formed, or used in making origi-. where is located Chimney Ivx-k, a beau-
nal sentences, together with the old'tiful and hcathful and picturesque
is not the 'jumping
dy. The average
six j-ears of age. It is required to re
main in school from 8 :30 o'clock a. m.
to 2 o'chjck p. m. A short recess is giv
en. This means five hours in school.
Their lessons are to be learned at home.
Asa role, two or three hours more of
study arc required for these lessens, and
in many instances the por little tired
brain is too tired to sleep. As the c hild
gets higher up in studies, more hours of
study are required. Few children of j
twelve years can get along with less than
ten hours of f.tudy. By this I mean the
five hours of recitation and the other'
time required for prejiaring the lessons
at home f or the day.
j Now, I submit that no human brain
can stand ten hours' hard study in anv
one day without atonement. I may pay
that no human brain can stand eight
hours hard study a day for onei month
without permanent injury. Sp. ahitig
the other day with a prominent physi
cian on this point, he said: "Three hours
a day for a child inuler ten years is the
limit, and five hours is the extreme limit
for any unmatured brain." The reme
dy ir in putting a stop to all hnnie study
for school children. Instead of c IiiMrc n
going to school to recite what they have
learned at home, let them go to school to
be taught. If any reciting is done let it
be at homo. I know this rmc-dy will
reverse our present system, but it will
also do much to lighten the heavy bur
den that now rests upon both the chil
dren and parents. My solution of tho
school problem is that the school should
1)C tho place for the child to attain
knowledge rather than to tell what he
has
the te
A. W.
Hnut aud wife on November 5th, lSt'-S,
by deed rec orded in iork "62", page 128
31 of Register's office of Kuthexford coun
ty, North Carolina, aud Itcing the two
tracts of laud described by inetes and
bounds in the de-ed of Y C. Holland
and wife to David B. Harrill made Nov
ember 30th, 1JS81, l.y W-d recorded in
Eood"!'.2" of Deeds. No. 178 of Regis
ter's office of Rutherford Co., No. Caroli
na, to which deed and the record of
same reference is hereby made for the
dcse-iipt ion of raid tracts by metes and
bounds.
;;rd tract. 49 acrvs adjoining the tract
foregoing and be ing that tract of hind
deeded G. W. Dc Priest by R. R. Big
gerstaff and wife, S. C. Biggerstaff, on
November 2nd, 1893 lv deed recorded ia
Book "7;?" No. 48, iiage 48 of Register s
office of Rutucrford county, North Car
olina, to which deed and record of same
reference is here-by madefor full descrip
tion of said tracts tv metes and bounds.
This January 15th, A. D. 1901.
R. L. Rynrus, Trustee.
MORTGAGE SALE.
.. By virtue of a mortgage deed, made
and c-xecnted on the 20ib, dav of May,
l.'OO, by W. M. Liles to the undersign
ed, default having been made by said
Liles in meeting the conditions of said
mortgage d-.x-d. I will sell to the high
est bidder, for cash at the court house
d(Kr at Rutherfordton, N. C, on
Mond iv. March 1th, 1901,
between the hours of ten o'clock in the
forenoon a:id four o'clock in the after
noon, the following described piece or
parcel of land lying and leing in tho
State of North Carolina, County of
Rutherford, Sulphur Springs Township
and known and designated as follows,
towit: Beginning on Wm. Ford's cor
ner, mnnrig eastward to Wm. Ford's
comer, thence south to J. N. Cudd's
corner, thence southward to J. N. Cudd's
corner, tnenecwitn Marion fctrickland s
already learned. I also cont nd that j ii,3, to Tom Olivers comer, thence east
teacher and not the parentis the one ward to the beginning corner, contain-
to impart this knowledge.
I co further lnK sixty -nve ti..) acres, -more oriess,
" ' Liimrn Ir.lrl ,1! linA Tin
'"'V1 j wv above mentioned mortgage deed lsre-
onr age, any competent teacher can give j corded in BK.k "I" of Mortgage Deeds
words until firmly fixed in the mind.
In general, it is well that every pupil in
health resort, the Bottomless P.hiIs,
the Appalachian Falls, and many ether
the class know thoroughly all the words grand and curious phenomena too num
in a lesson before passing over to anoth-'. erons to mention, all of which must bo
er. This principle may be impractiia-1 seen to be appreciated,
ble in some instances, but we would cer- J "Rutherfordton, lwcar.se of its n any
tainly recommend that the majority of i natural advantages and mineral springs,
the class learn each section of the book '' is becoming more widely
before entering another.
In time the pupil w ill undertake to
prepare his lesson for himself. Yet, in
order to exempt both the pupil and him"
self from unnecessary worry when as
signing a reading lesson, the teacher of
any primary grade should call the at
tention of the class to the unfamiliar
words. But it would not be wise to
read the lesson to them in advance, for
such a plan continually followed, might
cause the pupils to depend less upon
their own efforts thau the association or
certain groups of ideas with certain pic
tures and their positions on their respec
tive pages. .
There are many evils that beset chil
dren half way through the first reader.
Interest flags ; some read too glibly for
genuine, while others stumble along
miserably both the results of lack of
interest. Now is the time for the pre-
known each
year as an ideal all-the-year -round health
resort, the winters being very mild,
and the summers delightfully tempered
with the cool mountain breezes.
But space will not permit me to
tho average child a good education by
having control of the child five hours
each day. All of this without ho;i;e
study.
Do not misunderstand me. I cast no
reflection whatever on onr teachers.
They have been compelled to fall into
the present plan. They are not respon
sible Tor the fearful results.. Many of
them declare that they would gladly
hail a change. Already pome of the
foremost teachers in onr Land arc devis
insrwavsbv which some r,f th 1 rain-
destroying" system can be abolished.
In the light of all reason, I plv.d for
the relief of our precious children. Sure
ly the sacred writer was right when he
said "too much studv is a weariness to
j n -.v.. , ei.o i,vmv rt. Iiirhts and the flesh." And "of the making of
j..4.. f v.;. f.iP fbarmmsr andibooks there is no cud. Rev. A. O
inkmcHtmm of ttnt hertordton. WiKD in Aii;ima wbimuuuiu,!'.
ILllVl CilliUf) v.' i
Senile of Touch la Surgery.
There has been of lato m ro or less
discussion cu the ni;e of ;.ntiscruic
gloves. These articles are strongly ob
jected to, however, by experienced sur
geons, who claim that tho surgeon ac
quires a sense cf touch that is of very
great value to him in performing deli
cate and complicated operations. So
acute docs this become tact evu tlie
extent cf disease ay almost be deter
mined by it They believo that it is
possible to exercise suiicienteare m the
washing cf hands and the application
nf nntiser.tics to make suiii gloves
wholly unnecessary. Ce this as it may. ,
the best surgeons are very ruiuu ;
of handling, which is
New York Ledger.
Its Time Wu Cp.
. 1 ' 1A-1.A
Bronson My poor old granmum.
The greatest danger from colds and
in interpreting this creed. If we are la grippe is their resulting in pneumonia.
asked to favor free coinage of silver by TfrMmrahin u
i . L .il -, , 11 reasonable care is used, however, and
the government at a ratio with gold niiimWi.'. p , t , . ,
t-,;i a-& 4. vnamperiam s Cough Remedy taken, all
widely different from the ratio of in- jan ni , ."r , J ...
-4,i ,i . aangr will be avoided. It will cure a
tnnsic worth, we should reject the pro-. poW n H., - , . . ,
, f coia or an attack of la grippe m less
?hTiUe8SW , T?r Z any other treatment. It is
ot tr;TSana tradltf 5 thG, Pleasant and safe to take. For sale by
of true Democracy and of safe and sound Twitty & Thompson
money. If we are invited to condemn
the general government for protecting The Teiruns will be glad to take
itself in the exercise of its functions wood in exchange for subscriptions.
c -- fo rv rvf o ntwcr v fntw in til O OfKTPSf
The children are familiar enough with l adopt anything that into teres wu.i
words, to take them all as svmbols. or i delicacy
signs representing objects, or embracing
some thought pertaining to objects :
they may be questioned about the sub
ject matter of their lessons, and have
stories told them of the characteristics
of certain plants and animals about
which they are reading. The teacher
should enlaige upon pleasant or peculiar
features, and try all reasonable methods
to excite a healthful curiosity in those
readings. She should insist that each
pupil read the lesson several times until
he be able to give some idea of what
meaning the sentences contain.
Special attention to the manner of j
reading should be given from the first !
in order to avoid the much dreadc-d ;
"sing-song of wnicn so mucn is oem?
said, and have due regard for pa
question marks and so on. But a!-d
all things, if it be desired t ha
pils read clearly and natn:- . i
he insisted that they m. .i. - ; - iree,
familiar with the subject in. hand,
A PoptHnr Prince.
Prince Henry of Prussia is in every
way the exact opposite of his brother
tho kaiser. A quiet, modest, unassuming
young man, he makes frieud3 every
where he goes. Ho is idolized by hia
brother officers in tho navy and by the
men also, who do not forget that cu
two occasions he dived from the quar
ter deck to rescue drowning bailors. Hia
devotion to his mother in 1889 was
most marked, and, in embracing and
blessing his sailor son on the rccasion
of his marriage with Irene of Hesse,
! Frederick the Noble pressed into hia
hand a slip of paper (for ho could not
6peak) on which was written, "You at
the least havo never given mo a moment s
their i sorrow and will certainly niako us gooU
24, in the office of the
register ot dec-els tor nutneriord ijounty.
North Carolina. The; amount of debt
and interest for which said land is to be
sold is f 106.21.
J. N. Cudd, Mortgagee.
Solomon Gallert, Attorney.
January, 30th, 1901.
LAND SALE.
L T. J-bar e, J- W. -Hickman, Deney
Cecil Hickman, and Minnie Hickman
bv their next friend, D. W. Russel, ex
parte.
By virtue of a decree of the Superior
court ef Caldwell county, I willaell on
the premises, on
Monday, February 19th, 1001,
the following described tracts of land,
to wit : The first tract lying and being
in Rutherford county, on both sides of
Briar Cieek and on the North ride rf
Firt Broad River, adjoining the lands
of Elijali and Elish Waters, containing
20 and 3-4 acres more or lcrs.
At tho same time and place, I" will
sell a snd tract, paid tract lyins and
being iu said comity, on the waters of
First Broad River, adjoining the lar-ds
of A. E. Ledford, L. F. Er.tckett, W G.
Crow and others, containing 156 acres,
more or less. Terms of the Kile: Juo
lialf cash, and the balance on rix months
time, with approved security. The deeds
will bo withheld until payments are
made.
W. D. Hickman, Commissioner.
Set rrid and upon which to a great-1 and true a husband as you have been a
extent the saiety of the patient depends, j lovmg son. "-London Globe.
Paralfied.
Judge Pat, to save time I suppose
you will admit that yon were drunk?
Pat Dhruuk, sor? Oi wor so sober,
.i . . . - .i i
- ,t , ,,X or, mas me uayDors ion ui wur ucau
is dead, and her parrot died the next &
aa- tt .t Tb noor bird j or- Up to Data
died of grief, I suppose. .
Bronson No. I killed it with a
NOTICE OF SALE.
Under and by virtue of a decree of the
Superior Court of Rutherford county, the
undersigned w ill sell at public auction on
Satuday, February 23rd, 1901,
at 12 o'clock in., the following described
real estate, to-wit: Ail that tract or
land known as the J. H. Eaves home
place, situated in Cool Springs township
in said c ounty, and containing about 105
acres, and including the home and other
buildings thereon. The sale will be on
the pren uses. Terms of sale cash. This
January 23rd, ISO!.
Mrs. J. B. Eavhs, Ex.
poker. London Fun.
NCTICE.
Notice is hereby given that application
will be made to the General Assembly,
"I hobbled into Mr. Blackmon's dreg i eletkm in the town of Ruthrfwu'ton,
A Convincing Answer.
store one evening," says Wessly Nelson, for the purpose of votiug not le:-s than
.ttr Yet. ! of Hamilton, Ga.. "and he asked me j five nor more than ten thousand ciouars
p cook) Can to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm for 1":';"i".vl' li, . ll.'"
rheumatism with which I had suffered ; - r ' id tm n
Lady (engaging a
von flfinn bicvcles?
Cook No, lady, but I can give yon ; inT a !oug time. I told him I had no
lie address wbero I have mine cleaned, j aith in &ny medcine they all failed.
-VI Agendo Blatter. i He said: 'Well if Chamberlain's Pain
w,v tbit is mild ! Balm does not Help yoa, you neea noi
pay font.
system of vatcr-
; :. vou waat a phys:
- .itle, easy to take and pleasant m
use Chamberlain's Stomach and
r Tablets. Price 2- cents. Samples
Every box guaranteed. For sal?
for by Twitty & Thompson.
R. B. Ci.ArK, Mayor.
J. C. 3ULI-S,
m. L. Justice.
AV. A HARKIUt,
J. F. Flack, Aldermen
I took a bottle of it home Jan. 9th, 1901.
aud used it according to directions and NUMBER ONE two-horse
in one week I was cured, and have not j w:l??ou f.vider cutter, surry and an in
since been troubled with rheumatism." cubator for sale. Applv U Mas. S. Cau-S-ld
by Twitty & Thompson. ' eield, Ratherfordton, N. C.
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