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VOL. II. NO. 44.
BUTHERFOEDTON, N. C, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1902.
$1.00 A YEAR.
it 10
Bank of Rotlierfordton.
Report to tie Nortfi Carolina Corpora
tion Cormrission of the condition of
the Bank of Rutherfordton a-f Ruther
fordton, N. C, at close of business on
15th day of September, 1902.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts 24,052.30
Overdraft.' 861.00
Rutherford county bonds 200.00
Banking house, F. and F 5,000.00
Cash and due from banks 4,057.04
All other resources 549.67
Other real estate C6.00
FLAGS ON THE CAPITOL,
CONCERNING CALENDARS.
Whirt It Mean When They Are Fly
ing at Half Mont. j
The flying c flags vet the capitol at
half mast is regulated by the strictest
ruies. Whenever tiwse liaga are seeu
floating half way down- the mast it
a Bare indication that a vicejjjresident,
Same tntcrcstinc Gives Date as Far
BncV. rr Ihe Fonrtii Cesitury.
Among the Greeks and Romans al
manacs cr calendars- were cot written
for the geiuirul public, but were pre
served as part of the esot-avie lcarnins
of the priests, whom the people had to
PICTURESQUE BRITTANY.
HE WAS A PAINTER.
A Mcrlsct Scene In Tbls Quaint A Drnnken Prisoner's Excuse Im
Freneii Province. j Sew VorU Police Court.
- Brittany is a land where the peasant3 ! It is characteristic of almost all the
senater or representative is lyiug &en& consult not only f.or the dates of the
or that the action is taken ki response festivals, but for the proper times when
to a presidential proclamation orJeting varieus legal prcceodings might be in-
the Hags on public buildings at half etitutcd. About SO;) B. C, however,
mast in respect to the memory of some one Encius Fiavius. secretary to Ap-
prominent o3icil of the go"erumext pius Claudius, tole these secrets by re
wh has passed away. ' peat d appiieatioas to the priesrs and
When the seryeant at arms of the collated the information so gaiEed. It
till the eurth in zouave trousers, torea
dor jaekets covered with arabesque
embroideries and green waistcoats
around which run lines of crimson.
The women wear short red skirts,
great med'.ei collars and coifs that nut
ter about their heads like the wings of
prisoners except the drunks that their
chief concern is to secure a delay. They
plead ayj bj for an adjournment,
which they know will only postpone
the inevitable for a day or two, and
that although, through their inability
COMMERCIAL BANK.
Report of the condition of the Com
dov.es. From beneath the points cf obtain bail, they will have to stay in hurrieiL eonfused. complex, distracting
Total... $35,184.03
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock $ 10,000.00
Surplus fund and undivided
profits
Notes and bills rediscounted
Time certificates deposit
Deposits subject to check ....
Total
senate or house of representatives
learns of the death- of a member cf
cither of those bodies, te at once
orders that the flags over the senate .
chamber or ball of representatives be
their black caps the children eaze at prison just the same. The most plausl- j
ycu with wide eyes full of the curiosity explanation Is that they an are
of animals. fatalists, always hoping that something
These people live In houses built of unexpected may turn up to stave off
sculptured granite and sleep in onen- he impending catastrophe.
The
work ilosets carved like the mouchara
bieks of Egypt.
In spite of the "Breton Interiors" and
2,f'C9.10
8,457.70
5,C4.4G
9.4B2.77
$35,1S4.03
Sworn to before J. F. Flack, Notary
Public, September 20th, 1302
J. W. DORSET, Acting Cashier.
Correct attest :
was really publishing an almanac
when, as LIvy relates, Flavius exhibit
ed the tarti on white tables around
the t'evuni. Prom this time similar
tablets container the calendar, the ! "Returns of the Fishermen" with
half masted. This is often done before festivals, astronomical phenomena and j which painters swamp the market this
the houses of congress themselves are 1 sometimes &Uuss to historical eveuts j race is still unknown or misunder
nfH.Mfillv notified of th death. A eeod h-Pona n ronimnn. Tho-r hn hn stood, for they sifould be seen not in
deal of discretion is exercised tn the. Ug up in Pomail and ckeVbero. ! palntinps. but in tbeir homes, in their good humor,, that they may get away
manner of placing the news ef a death ; There are also extant Christian cal- old time streets, on market days and unscathed at once.
nt tha in! nflif-Miiv iforo he senate ' j-inr t'.o nnr4 '. When, ia fair time, the tent3 are pitched As a rule, although not seldom still
I or tie liouse. Upon snch an announce- i tyaturv, which gfve the names of the m tJie mage inarKet piaces.
i niont it is customary for the bouses to saints end et'ber relhrious information
adjourn ia rospeet t the deceased sen-1 o:ie of the most famous cf the cal- j sn- ne vegetables and all the early
j ator or representative. anJ in oler ; eoiass of the initldle ags is that com-1 Produce of ficscoff. They are spread
that the current business may not be piisd b5 Tetras f Dacia in A, D. 13C0. ! out uPon ' 018 sidewalk. Chickens
stopped early In the day the announce-! a raanuseript copy is preserved in the ackie: goats bleat; pigs, tied by the
ment is generally made just befr the Saviha-n library at Oxford. The Sym- I H"' towa?a tnc vegetaDies, snm-
houses are ready to conclude their LaiiocI Man or Man of Signs (Houw iuS at the fresh greens,
day's work. ! Eignorum), still a common' feature in j Farmers In sabots, carrying great
OlHeers of the senate and house almanacs, appears in this book, not, , it i bIue umbrellas under tbeir arms, with
when they fly the flags at half mast in 6 conjactui-ed, f cr the lirst time, as it ; tbe two rRibons of their felt hats float-
response to a proclamation by the pres- seems to have been a survival ftiom the Vio. vown tnclr ac P1CK tuetr wa"
drunks, on the ether hand, are more
eager to face the arbiter of their fates,
knowing that nothing worse than a fine
is likely to befall them and that the
sooner it is imposed, the sooner it may
be paid or served off. And then there
is the chance, if the magistrate Is in
in their eups, they are loath to make
SOOTHING SHOPPING.
A Peaceful Experience at tke East
Xoriey General Emporium.
The exhausted shopper sank upon mercial Bank of Rutherfordton. at Ruth
the sofa, while Jroni the open mouth
of her reversed Boston bug poured a erfordton, N. C, at the close of business-
cascade cf liltle parcels, freshly strus- on September loth, 1902".
RESOURCES.
124,889.89
767.78 !,000.W
5,089.53
3,019.61
4,766.SS
gled for at tbe Monday bargain coun- J
ters. I
"Oh," she cried, "why does one have Loans and discounts,
to shop in the city? Everything is so ' Qverdraf f
and nerve destroying!
If 1 were only
Furniture and Fixtures
! Due from banks and bankers.
Last summer while I was there 1 ' Cash on hand ... .
had to buy a yard of dark blue ribbon,
and I drove over to the one store at
the crossroads to get it. It tcok some
five minutes to convince the amiable
proprietor that I really wauled dark
Total .
LIABILITD2S.
Capital stock flC.GOO.OO
blue and could not be persuaded to ac-. Surplus 1,000.00
755.65
more suitable and becoming to a fair Undivided profit.
complexloned pei6on of my years; he Deposits subject to checks.,
added reassuringly that anj'body under Due other banks
forty was not too young Tor baby blue.
"Another five minutes were given np
to his incredulous reluctance to believe
Cashier s checks.
21.857.50
737.62
415.58
Fiery little horses draw to market any Incriminating admissions. xo, that two inches wide would not do as
Total $34,766.33
D. F. Morrow, R. B. Clarke, J. F. Ar-I lde ;t peard then- action as one of time cf rtolenty's "JHmagesi." a collee- ong the Dlnan china displayed on
j courtesy, as they do not recognize tfie tion of c!assie obtservatiens raid prob- grund capacious soup tureens,
kowoob, Directors
We solicit all your business.
I .1 J .! 1 1
power of the president to order con- kus rrtatrag to geometry and nstron uer JU?. Pi:ues overea wun
cm s to ! anrthhig except to assenr- omv. painteu now era ana gi-otesque ngiues.
ble in extraordinary session. Thr y j
have always responded to the requests ,
of such proclamations. It would be a '
nice question, if one could Imagine that .
it oov.lu ever be raised, to know te
what extent the president's authority ,
would allow hiin to erder flags t half !
sir," protested a man who kept nimseir
from falling over by holding on nerv
ously ,to the bar; "I,'m not drunk,
'cause "no one's drunk who's not falling
all over himself." Excuses of the most
wonderful kind, some of them really
ingenious, others merely ridiculous, are
put forward wlien the futility of feign
ing innocence has been discovered. Tbe
cleverest explanation, of that kind that
I ever heard was advanced by a man
who, when taxed with having dis
played unmistakable signs of intoxica
tion, simply replied that he was. a
North Carolina,
Rutherford County. S
By virtue of an order of the Superior
court of fiutliorford county, in the pro-
ceediug entitled R. L. Watkms, Jonas mast on the capitol. While bis author
B. Watkius, Neal A. Watkins and oth- j ity would not extend over the em
crs, heirs at law of K. C. Watkins, rie- pi0ye s cf the senate' and house, yet
ceased, ex parte. I, as commissioner, will tLe capital hself for many vears was
11 to thehighest bidder, at public auc- , fact TOntroHrd exclnsfvriv by him
TLe peasants converse with but few
t X Jl - i. 1 1- 1 XI 1
"Fro Plarlbus Aiais." issued at Viemm ' lue . llxa m' uu-ru
te 1457 by an estrosomer named Pur- ! to"?S- . . .
Tho M'fiiott iinnvii nbnan.it 1a. I Tuse tacitoPB people foBget them-
voted expressly ta the
Thenceforth th t.Herucral yearly aJ ,bear1 the "wund of an accordion
character of tbe publication came to be j aad4 th Ptamtive note of the b.niou (a
defiafteiy recogtfzed by almanac mak 01 "Hrauiuuuua
awnaaae tie- --. 1 r
yv.,r 9f igsue Be'vcs iu'the bairooms cn fair days.
-.L ir.jo The taverns are full of noise. You
sis m 1; 33, , ,
painter by trade. j plexed ear and smile ingratiatingly.
"That has nothing to da with your "Tact is,' he confided sweetly, 'I
condition," said the magistrate. gold the last pair of scissors in the
"Of course it has," rejoined the pris- , store just before yon came in, and I've
oner. "I . was painting a barber pole ; forgotten my jackknife. It's kind of
well a three, especially aa the three I, J. F. Flack, cashier of The Commer
Inch width had teen mislaid on a top . . . , T , , . .
... . cialBankof Rutherfordton, do solemnly
shelf and he would have to get a step-1 ' J
ladder to get it down. Several more swear the above statement is" true to the
minutes passed In the search for the best of my knowledge and belief,
ladder, its laborious portage from the. t v pt scit r-oct
cellar, its erection and repair with a 1 J T' r Cashier,
pieee of twine, the braces being broken. State of N. C, Rutherford County,
and his final ascent to the dim and Sworn to and subscribed before me
dusty upper region, whence the box of - . c.i.l. 1CiM
wide ribbons was at length produced. . ims u UA
"I found a shade that would do, and
be leisurely measured off a yard, fin
gered it, then paused to rub a per-
M. O. DICKERSON, C. S. C,
Correct Attest :
T. B. Twrnv, Johx C. Maxs, M. H.
Justice, Directors.
K. C. Watkius, deceased, on
Wednesday, the oth day Novem-
Ler, 1902,
the following described real estate :
Lot Ko. 1, containing 73 7-100 acres.
Bogiuuing at a stake in the road, and
rum thence south Ofi' cast 14iJ-3 poles
to a stone ; thence south 23 1-10 west
3 2 5 poles to a stoue ; thv-nce gonth 4v)
ast irl pnlos to a titakeMu Suek creek ;
concerned, and the superintendent of
th- Irafldirig i3 toi'ufy Appointed by hini
wii.!vont confirmatory action on the
part of the senate.
As a matter of fact, the capitol has
for jears been under the direct control
of the committees on appropriations of
the two houses of eo-ngress. but that
ers. Noatradanin set tbe fashion of
t tneoiT;3rarUig predictions cf coming
events tako almnor.es, a fashion that
has eqiitinueti to this day in all purely
etrolgleal breehtuvs f th's rt
despHe intermitteEt effofis to &up
presls it by royal authority in France
aud elrtnvhere. Fra.
WEATHER PROPHETS.
Blow out a eaadle, and if the wick
continues leng to saioKioi' itok for bad
control has been accoiied them ly tbe
1. ixa . a... . . . 1
thence snath. 80 east 6 2-5 poles toa stake r .t k" ?;.'. . t . veatner. If It pees out QUkfely, the
in (-J-cx'jrje Sixike's line ; thence north 20
tast n&'y3 noles to a stone neap; tnence
north 8 1-5 east 322 poles to a stone, cor
ner of lot No. 2; thence north MV3 west
10 poles to corner of grave yard ; thence
liortb. 77, west 71 poles to a rtake in
the road:" thence south 9 1-5 west 82'
poles; thence 3(5 1-10 west 18'.2' poles to
u stake, the beginning corner.
Lot No. 2, containing 60 8-10 acres.
Beginning si a t:t;ike in the road at cor
ner of lot Ko. I , and running thence
poath 7?jj east 71 poies to corner of
graveyard (thence north 14 east 32 5
poles; thence south 7G east 1 'poles;
thence south 14 west 3 2-5 poles; thence,
north 76 west Vt poles, this Ijounciary
reserves the family graveyard) : thence
south 6(5; east 1 10 poles across the creek
to a stone in George Spake's line ; thence
thenoc with said hue north 8 1-5 t ast
74 9-30 poles to a stone heap; thence
7i);V west 177 7-10 poles to a stake in the
road; thence along the roaa south
west Y6 poles; thence 39' west
poles to a stake, the beiiiniiig corner.
Lot No. 3, containing 65 4-10 acres
Beginning at a stake in the road, corner
of lot No. 1. and runs with the road
des to the architect cr more lately to j weatker will be fair.
he should rder that oSjeial to Qy Cap cate the wefber for febe following
over me eapaei ni nrr mast. aim xn
order s.loiikl be 'dipebs?yed, h& worikl
dar.ces.
Into the basbor come boats laden
with fish; other boats go out. Tlie
fishermen are' full of business. Next
weok v. CI occur the departure for the
new country. There are women who
weep.
and kept on twisting, after the stripes
until I got so dizzy that the cop thought
I was boozy." Edwapd Biorkman in
Century.
awkward cutting it off, but I'll man- North Caroliny, )
age somehow. I guess there's an ax . Rutherforp County.
in tbe shed
Alice Brisoo and husband, George C.
"He carried the silken roll away Brisco, against N. Voting.
with bim as he started with comforta- i Notice.
HE WORKED THE BANKER, i ble deliberation te find the ax, which.! By virtue of the execution directed ta
j though the hunt fcr it was long and- the undersigned from the Superior
How a cieer .Mert-LanJ Killed Two pcrseveriug, evidently could not be Court of Rutherford . County in the
Rlrttx Wltft One Btsae. ,i en nnn.rUt a rritiVtnco of htm ahnve pntitled action, and also the f"ce-
1 . - - f . a T
Recently a wealthy merchant In Par- ! at last through the half open doer to cution ia favor of A. B. Long, Jr.,
is who tlosfs an exteiisive business with ' fhe back shop severing the required against N Young and others, I will, on.
Abovw all this agitation the emoke of . Japan v. aa informetl that a prominent j yard of ribbon with an Id chweL Monday, November V7th. 1902,
the vlltoge chimneys mingles with the j brm In Yokohama bad failed, bat the ; it was all so serene, so soothing and at 12 o'clock in. (it being the first day of
gre&t white clouds. The quiet sea rair- ' name of the firm he could not lenrn, ; go siitisfactory! I believe I shouldn't .the November term -of court) sell at the
uiugu ue wjis musi uiuiuus 10 usver-i ie a wrecu Derore .cw lears every court nouse aoor in saia county, 10 tne
ta:u whether
he did most
He could have learned the truth by ( ral emporium." Youth's Companion,
cabling, but instead he went to the;
rors the sua. Artist Castaigne in Cen
tury.
LITERARY TREASURES.
have powtr to d.eiM!js bim a-nd.p)bjkt
! some on-e else ia his plae r&bt ti
conciii-mr;C2 of either l.rancn of Coit
gieBs. excojjt so far s the appwjri
tion for tbe cmeial's ralary wewtd be
involved. Ttie are prneticaily moot
questions, but they oecasijvnaliy fioiaa
interesting subjects for 6iesf(e talks
wlTn f aj.-s i-e half masted hi bqpos
to pvfridontlal prcfe&itoae. 'V"as3
ington Star.
4
1b criectier.s, cestor'9 kk t be
Sits in iMJ.ta Otuna bm Jp.B are
y-oar. HKoh doy iii ordtw s?:or8 the
t4 f tiie f. WtlT ae vfity
fine, tie eie3B rSr b a Uvie oe; tf
hnjfe, tbe dtvi wKS eos fcvvea.
li th xic cat vrtaiU It
asiRS. ft te a am 6tt tb 'tem Is to
K a hag est. I' &gr om-imI
radar tb Um sssn fee ctrfr.
Soske WliliJi Uave Eeea exd Some
Vrbisii May lie tost to View.
Tbe worhl, we have been assured
time and.lagatn, knows nothing of its
&rcah st nei. rtfr.aps it is cquauy ig
ne was most anxious to escer- j be a wreck before Aew Tears every court nouse aoor m saia county, to tne
ether it was the one with which winter if I could only do my Christ- highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy the
most of his business In that city. 1 mas shopping at the East Norley gen-1 paid execution, all the right, title and
juld have learned the truth' by ' ral emnoriuai." Youtb's Companion, i interest which ths said N. Young, de-
man, a well known banker, who had
received the news and requested him
to reveal th? name of the firm to hixa.
"That's a very delicate thing to do,"
replied tbe banSua. "for tftie news is
JT' , i r m. 1 - . 1 . 1 4 ' nn nfK..tAl ...... 1 T .j. H . 1. ..
iMwii . u. , " " ' .r-;, i Biants. but can. be tn proved by tb ad-
w; Qi?-,te sure tba-t tbe idols ta our lit- I might incur some peponsibility:! f mQA ,
&n 6U-r of prvce6en0&'? The nks cf and finally be madfe tJis jjaoyoaittttu
FRUITS AN D . FLOWERS.
In setting out an orchard keepr to-
1 getlicr all trees of the same variefy."
Good garden soil ia" gcod for pot
When tun ti!e Sat &m e u es
tfecy iat.lGfard e t pastsve iV j otled end unknown amid the
BKjrntRg, It Is beea'we fb-y feel a rben- i w-'Cks of tbe rkrer of time, waiting
nwtie weisrinees In tbeir bones, cad you i ?y so,ne Luky accident that shall
Weak iesbuAbes may often be zoade
-pirMmf riuill as- "I wiU r you." fc. "a V of TJlT'J
Exrt tkfit ttsora pvalt f t ;y g3Ya ten firms in Yokohama, aiid I wul afik " 1 .
tiiv.e sure th final ones? But. above ; you to look tbrooiJa U and then t tell
ail, are we quits ecirtahi -that there may ine, without ta&itioniHg any name,
set be a notable work of genius lying I whether oi- not the name of the firm
fendent, has in or to the following de
scribed real estate, situate in Ruther
ford county, to-wit :
The first tract containing one hun
dred and twelve acres, and conveyed to
the defendant N. xoung by J. F. Flack,
commissioner, and known as the Na
bor's mill tract, bounded as follow : Be
ginning at a pine below the phoals on
the east side of the river and runs thence
south 43 wwt 84 poles to a rtake ;, thence
north 35 wes-.t 27 poles to a stake on the
ecn look for ruin ?eea.
Vi'liOB a Kiebt piW3
ind ho &&w
dnlB ta t Vr4; ifti of all i Tf bsww "8 fST
v rvu uuir itruirDirm rnfc uru uw svi
Bails of tbe thumbs n the fcft kaarfs i faren ,lPrffm the
f tho Art: f n ,nttwi When you see tb sen firawiag water
grow to an enormo-s longfh, some- at n'FHt. know tUrt it wia raJn on the j
norths 1-10 ast. : no's: tbwire norCi times to a foot er ria&teen laebes. ad Dwrov' BJm m 09 a'aw-
are then pared down to a pen shapcnl v m 'iwm ll
point. ippis this oddly constructed , Id ttooagh rifts in distant clouds.
9 1-5 east o2V3' poles; thence 6 1-5 cast
1 2-o poles: thence north 04 east
poles to as take in the road ; thence north
73 west 29 3 5 poles to a stone ; the nee
north 1 west 15 2-3 poles to a stone ;
thence enst 40 poles to a stake;
thence north 80 west 78J poles to a
stake; tkeac; sonth 2 eat 70 2-5 poles to
a stake ; thence south 52 west 2G poles to
a :;take ; thence south 37 east 8 poles
to a stake ; thence south AA east 71
poles to a chestnut stump ; thence south
tfi4 east 46 poles to a stake in the road,
the beginning corner.
Lot No. 4, containing 75 1-5 acres. Be
ginning at a stake in the Thomas Phil
ips line and runs thence south 80 tast
78 poles to a stake ; thence north 37,34
east 3! poles to a stone : theece north
0' west 63 poles to a stone heap ;
thence north 37 east 18) poles to a
fit one heap; thence along the line or Atr.
pen in beautfful vcrmilioa or sky blue
ink, tke only kjnds of ink used in these
sacred thumb nail drawings, the artist
gracefully outlines his wvk.
Occasionally tbe bold touches from
the studio of a master in this depart
ment of "biph art" are Hfe size and
are sketched by a few sweeps of tbe
artAt's arm. Like other pictures oad
sketches of the orient, these sacred
thtrmb nail pictures are mounted and
roEed us like scrolls.
Some Words.
According to the late Rtchard A.
Proctor, says tbe London Chronicle.
tbe phrase "I guess," to Englisu ears :
Brain strain.
A Preneh InVestifHtor b-3 come to
tbe eonclttelon that ihebwins of mili
tary men give ort mcst quickly. II?
states that cut of evcryivlOthOOO men of
the army or naval jrofession 199 are
hopeless hiHfitles. O'f the liberal pro
fessions artisrts are the first to sue
enmb to tbe brain straic, nest the law
yers, falkwed at s&nte distance by dec
tors, elergry, lrtcrnry raen and civil
servo lit a. Striking an averass of this
greup. 177 90 mad to each 100,000.
London Exprccs.
A Palatal InXerefite.
A teacher was insfractfng a elapg of
reveal if ui all ks lKauty to an aston
ished world"?
P.ueb ac?idents with such results have (
been freiie:it in tbe history of the j
pest. Indeed tnch accidents have pre-
'served oi" ha.e revealed to tbe world
ne insiEdcant proportion of its now
acknowledged masterpieces.
The books ef tbe Bible themselves
have experienced the narrowest es- (
copes from what might have resulted J
In then- total loss. Tbe most notable
example is that of Deuteronomy, which (
disappeared from the Jewish world for j
over a century. The story of its re- i
discovery by the high priest Ilezekiah
during the reign of good King Josiuh
is set forth in tbe Old Testament. j
Shakespeare was practically forgot
ten in the days when Addison wrote
his "Account of the Greatest English i
Fo?ts," with 'never a mention of the j
name of the very gri test,, yet it was
shortly afterward that Shakespeare i
was resuscitated.
Fitzgerald's "Omar Khayyam" and
Blackmore's "Lorna Doone" dropped
Which has failed appeal's In it. Sur-ttly
yon wiiic& that fi-r me?"
"Tea." said the banker, "for if I do
not mention any name I cannot be held
responsible la any way."
The ' list was made. The banker
looked through it and as he banded It
back to the merchant said, "The name
of the fiim which has failed is there."
Mills line ; thence with Logan and Mills
On advantage with Small faults ; line norths east 180 pole to a pine on
Bftlr cn be made to furnish a i ?iUdiges line ; thence vvith hw line south
it caet j -iu poieg to a wmte oslx. on rxu
diges corners ; thence with his or Lo
gan's line south 23 east CO ptlm to a
that they can be made to furnish a
supply kug before trees come Into bear
lag. ;
In planting a border don't plant every
thing In rows. A row of . hollyhocks,
for instance, bui't half as attractive as
irregularly placed groups that break
the outline.
black oak; thence south 70 west 88 poles
to a dogwood on William Groves line;
thence with his line north 47 west 118
poles to the beginning, containing one
hunured and twelve acres, more or lew.
Also a second tract couveved bv Wanr
W ith pot plants In a general way too . -yy. Twitty to N. Yonng, lying on both
little water is better than too much, t sides 'of Camp Creek, and containing
The drooping leaves Indicating drought - one hundred and sixty-ono and one-half-
"TIkh I've lest heavily." replied the are more easily remedied than yellow acres, and bounded as fellows: Begin
merchant, "for that is the firm with leaves, the result of being kept too uiug atB, O. near the west edge of
which I did business,'
nam3 on the list.
show big him a . wet
i
the ridge road on L. A.
, . i corner ; thence with Mills line south
In preparing pots for plauts the ' east 53 poles to a BO. ; thence sootl
JiilLs line and
25
fh33
DUi ut"v u ou kuow Haw ia me pieces or urcKen pots or crociiery in xue eaf.t S2 poles to a B. O. ; thence south 45
firm which has failed 7' asked the bottom should never be omitted, as cast S2 poks to a.R. O. ; thence south So
bank r in surprise. without proper drainage the soil be- 'cast CO poles to a B. O. ; thonce south 12
'Very easily," replied the ruereliant.
"Of the fc-o names on tbe list only one
is gerniino. that of the Crm with which
I did biuiness. All the others are fictitious."
comes sour, the plants languish and
the leaves become yellowish.
Two Impaaible lien. : '
Dr. Ilauslick once asked Schumann
how he got on with Wagner.
."Not at all," replied Schumann; "for
me Wagner is impossible. . Doubtless
he is a very clever man; but be talks
too fast one cannot get a word in."
WllllcK to Be Sued.
"I once threatened to sue an eld fel
low in Vermont fcr ?10 that he owed a
west 32 poles to a rock ; thence wst 70
cast 75 poles to a rock, Ben Logan's cor
ner: thence with his line north 37 cast
25 poles to a W. O. ; thence north 21 east
'13 poles to a white walnut ; thence south
71 east 70 pclos to a black w;nlut on the
west bank ef the creek ; thence down
the creek as it meanders south 4 cast
client of mine," said a New York law
yer, "but the threat did not seem to la-! 12 poles ; thence south 88 east 20 poles ;
Some time after, in an interview
stillborn from the press and later wou which Hauslick had with Wagner, ab
Jo a 5 oM session. "I v.ls." meaning boys and bad spent half an hour trying
SS-BVffi'mfhS h1 ku" Tbe has to drive into their heads the afferenee
east 55 2-5 poles to a stake, the begin-1 changed its . meaning entirely In Eng- between man and the lower animals,
' a sudden popularity by accident. Wil-
! liam S. Walsh in Era Magazine.
mug corner. lano. out nas parity preservea it in ui .ivj'ui. m... uuk oaiun
The above real estate will be sold 111 America, where of course tho native lominy. Be saia coa singly to a it-
lots as numbered, 1, 2, 3 and 4; then lots savs "I guess" Avhen he is more or less tie chap, "do you know t'ae difference
No. 1 and 2 will be sold together as will
lo(s No. 3 and 4, and then as a whole.
Terms of sale, one-half cash, balance on
twelve months time. Title reserved un
til all of purchase money is paid. This
September 23rd, 1902.
R. L. WATKINS, Commissioner.
M. L. Edwards, Attorney.
North Carolina ( In Superior Court,
Rutherford County ) Nov. Term, 1902.
J. D. Burgin vs. C. S. Boutcher and J.
W. Johnston.
Notice-
to a state of certainty. There are many
other examples of words that have
piayed fast and loose with "g" and
"w," such as "guardian" and "ward
en." "guard" and "ward," "guichet"
and "wicket."
between, say, me and a pig er any
other brute?"
"No," replied Tommy innocently, but
another teacher standing by toughed.
London Answers.
Patience With. Eccentricity. .
Haay cf the leading people in Eng
lish society regarded Thomas Carlyle
lusion was made to Schumann.
"With Schumann," said Wagner, "it
is impossible to arrive at an under
standing. He says nothing. Some
years ago on my return froai Paris I
called upon him to talk of operas, con-
press h'm much. -
" 'What good will it do you to sue
meT he asked.
" 'It will get the money,' I answered.
"Here the fellow came up close to me
and said, Say, If that's so, sue me for
?20, won't you. and give me the other
$10.'
"I gave up hope of collecting that
claim." New York Times.
thence north 83 east 20 poles; thence
south 62 east 24 poles to the divifion
line; thence with said line north 18 east
42 poles to a S. O. ; thence iiorth 69 west
64 poles to a birch at the old water gap;
thence north 65 west 100 poles to a dead
hickory ; thence north 67 west 224 poles
to the beginning, containing one hun
dred and sixty -one acres. This October
17th, 1902. E. A. MARTIN. Sheriff.
C. E. TANNER, D. S.
Home Dlsconifortm.
"No." grumbled the husband In a
with a Seeling almost akin to reverent ! ecus, composers and other interesting epaam cf confidence to a friend, "I
have no plt.ee at all for my books. Tbe
His Dialect.
"Mike." said flooding Teti, "did you
delight when he chose to behave like matters with which 1 had become ac-
an ignorant boor in their drawing : quaiuteJ. Schumann looked at me
rooms, even taking bis seat, it is said, j stolidly, or rather be looked Into space,
unbidden in the presence of the' queen, j without saying a word Faith, I took
This generation, however, has little pa- ' leave of him almost immediately. He
A Conarlence Ja.
"Did you ever stop tc think, my ever go to school
love." said Mr. Micawber, gaxing at "Sure," answered Meandering Mike,
his plate of lobster salad, "that the "I don't have to talk dii way. If I
things we love most in this life are the showed off' me literary accomplish- j
very things that never agree with us?" ments, folks would wonder why I
"Will you be so kind, Micawber," wasn't readin' de help wanted adver-
fur hand-
tience with such eccentricities.
It was an English bishop who, when
the historian Freeman had worn out
his patience with bis rudeness, intro
duced him to a waiting audience as
la an impossible man."
Taking No Chances.
"Do you mean to say thai you don't
want a railway through Crimson
storage room is kept exclusively for
my wife."
"Oh, she puts away those things that
are a trifle too good to be destroyed,
yet scarcely good enough to be of use."
Brooklyn Life.
j Iter Call.
. "I ran into town todav to do some
"the distinguished scholar that so ad- j Gulch?" asked the astonished sur- 8nopping. dear," said Mrs. S-abbubs,
mirably describes and illustrates the j veyor.
, , , , . , c, x , , T paid Mrs. Micawber, straightening up. tisements instid o bautin'
The defendants C S. Boutcher and J. fl whetber you are BpeSL. outs."-Washington Star.
W. Johnston, will take notice that an ac- . " . , j " oycn. . .
savagery of our ancestors.
ing cf the salad or ef toe, sir?"
tion has been commenced against them
by J. D. Burgin, in the Superior court of
Rutherford county, for the recovery of
the sum of one thousand dollars upon !
contract. The defendants are required camnaian.
to appear at the November term, 1902, of j Candidate It is. tlow did you guess
the Superior court of Rutherford county,
which convenes on the 17th day of No OM stagerYou ere distributing real
veniber, 190,3, and answer r demur to , , . .,
the complaint of plaintiff, which will be , i-L""llJtl .ijsao. v,u.B -""
Recklessness of a Beginner.
Old Stager I see this is your first
After the Qnsrrel.
He (to himself) Tftere! All on ac
count of ray beastly temper, l' suppose
I've gone and said too much.
She (to herself ) Oh. dear 1 If I hadn't
lost my temper, I might bnve said ever
bo much more. Brooklyn Lite.
filed during the first thrte days of the
said term. Otherwise the plaintiff will
move for a judgment according to his
complaint. This-September 20th, 1802.
51. O. DICKERSON,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
J. H. WOOD & CO.,
Rutherfordton, N. G.
Exchange of Compliments.
Maud My mamma says she can re
member when your mamma kept a
grocer's shop.
Marie My mamma says she can re- ' Free Press,
: member how much your mamma owes
her for groceries.
Dangrerons Economy.
"So the engagement's off?"
"Yes. She advised him to rraetice
economy, and be started In by getting
her an imitation diamond." Detroit
Treating Barns.
Cold water with Ice In It is the thing
to use when an accidental burn from
j acids or alkalis Is encountered. Nitric
acid gets spilt at times, or even vitriol
may. A limb burned wtu acias must
be plunged In cold water and kept
there, so that the water may dilute
the traces of the acid in the skin" as
much as possible. When acid burning
causes injury, the water should be ren
dered alkaline by adding &oda to coun
teract the acid.
That's exactly what 1 mean to say,
young feller," answered Broncho Bob.
"Cnetusville got a railroad, didn't It?
And they hadn't It two weeks before a
!-coupb of men won half the money in
camp, got colU feet, took the train and
was gone forever and ever. Crimson
Gulch ain't takin' any such chauces."
Washington Star.
j 8boppinj
entering ner nusoanu s omce. -anu
I"-
"I see," he Interrupted, "and you Just
ran in here because you ran out."
"Ran oat 5'
"Yes; of money." Philadelphia
Press.
Accounted For.
Barnes There goes Stavera. I never
Botanical Kote.
A fern in a jardiniere and two Ifttle
sprouts In tin cans if put in a window
are suilicient to give the womaa who .
owns them the' right to use the word j
"fernery." Atchison Globe.
A Rob For Tennyson.
When Alfred Tennyson appeared in
the Oxford theater to receive his D. C.
L. dogree, it is said that bis disheveled
hair and generally negligent state pro
voked the undergraduates Into greeting
him with tbe inquiry, "Did your moth
er call you carry, call you early, Al
fred, dear?"
Notice!
North Carolina, ) High Shoals town
Rutherford County, ship.
F. B. Gafincy, agent for the Henrietta
Mills, vs. C. E. Scott & Co.
NOTICE OF SU2IM0X3 A!0 WARRANT OF
ATTACTrJCJXT. -
The defendant above named will take
notice that a summons in the above f n
titled action was issned against said de
fendant on the 27th day of Augn?t, 1902,
by T. J. Wilkius, a jn.sticc of the peace
of Rutherford county, North Carolina,
for the rum cf 591.85, due said plaintiff
on a contract to deliver so much corn,
wLich sumtrons is re turnable before said
juitice at his office at Henrietta, in said
county and in High Shcais township on
the 22nd day of October, 1P02. The de
fendant will take notice that a warrant
of attachment was i.THnctI by said justice
on the 27th day of Augnst,"lwC2, against
the property of said defendant, which
! warrant is returnable before the said
i justice, at the time and place above nam-
I
saw anybody who could stand tlie , wi for the return of iLc samoas. when
hard knocks of life as be can. He', a and where the defendant is required to
man of iron.
nowes That accounts for It. I
thought be looked rather rusty. Bos
ton Transcript
Co-edticetion.
"Do yon believe in coeducation?"
Every one should take care that he "Not much. There' is usually
Keen constantly on hand a full ?utt1v ; behaves so well that his enemies do m'ufh co and too little education.
of Coffins, Caskets and Robes. . . ' not behave better Atchison Glebe. i Kew York World.
J. II. Wood will sell you Tombstones j f . r l
and Monuments of any description. 300 Subseiibe for The Tribune and get Ths Tribune i althonje pin?t, and S&cents gets' The Tribune from now
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too i Some men are like telescopes you
'" draw them out. see nr;ugh them and
i then shut them up.
Better Left Unsaid.
Discontented Artist 1 wish I had a
fortune. I would never paint again.
Generous Brother Brush By Jove.
Hie fool sits down and worries about
the living tbe world owes him. but the
wise guy bustles aronnd and collects
tbe interest on tbe debt. Chicago
News.
appearand answer or demur to the com
plaint, or the relief demanded will bo
granted. This September 17tb. 1902.
T. J. WILK1NS. J. P.
One of the hard things to under
stand Is how such nice grandmothers
old man. I wish I had ouc! I'd give It as everybody bas ever could have been
tovou! : inotbcr-ln-Iiwa.
Notioel
The nndemgned having qualified an
administrator of Miss Julia A. DePric&t,
ueceasetu Hereby notiTiea ad persona in
debted to the said estate to call and set
tle same at once. All persons Laving
nccotyits or claims of any nature against
th? raid fstatc are h?rely notified to
present th tame duly authenticated to
th nndei-hipncd t-" paymcu on or be
fore tbe tb t! ly of OctoVrr, 19C3 or ihia
notice will be p:ialM in Larf reeoVT-.
the Only "jHiwf priWished la tie cttaniy. tlntfl January, IC03.
Subscribe for The Tribuune. It is The Tribckt: from now until January This Octoltr :V.i. !02.
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