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THE TRIBUNE. A. L. RUCKER. Editor. L. D. MILLER, Manager PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT. The Tribune is published at Ruth erf ordton, N. C, every Thursday by The Tribune Publishing Company. Subscription price : One year, 1 ; tix mouths. 50 cents; three months, 25 cent.: iu variably in advance. A subscriber in ordering the ad dress of his paper changed, will in d'unto the address to which it is go inx ut the time he asks for the change to be made. Advertising rates will be f urnished cu application. Obituary notices and cards of thanks will be charged for at the rate of one cent per word. Brief letters of local news from any part of the county will by thankfully received. Correspondents will please mail their communications so as to get them to the office by Monday. The Tribune is the best advertis ing medium in this section, and ad vertiser? may feel sure that through its columns "they may reach all of Rutherford and a large portion of the best people of the adjoining counties. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1904. NEED OF SYMPATHY. If called upon to name the one thing most needed by the average man or woman we should unhesi fittingly reply that it is sympa thy. Life to most persons is one continued round of labor and dis appointment. These are in them pelves enough to discourage fur t her effort ; but, when it is felt bv anv one that he has done the verv best lie possibly could un der the circumstances, a want o appreciation strikes his hear like the dagger ot an assassin Disregarding so far as he can the indifference of those in whom he trusted, he gropes his weary way in planning and hoping against hope, and by fretting and chaf ing until both his mental and physical powers are wrecked, con sumed and gone to waste. He does not ask for material help, but the soul within him yearns for a kind wcrd, or some other token of approbation, but in vain. Wanting these day after day, and year after year, he be comes careless and despondent, loses confidence in his fellow- men, goes into a decline, neglects his business, dwarfs his will pow er, invites disease, becomes nervous, expects the worst, and ot last dies with the conviction deeply and indelibly stamped up on his heart that his life has been n failure. Who shall say such a life has not been without any benefit to the world?. The fault was probably not in him but in his associates who refused, thoughtlessly perhaps, to offer him any encouragement. About the only use the average man has for his neighbor is what he can get from him with which to en rich himself. If a man is down, keep him down, if he is up, kick him down ; if by these means, one can enrich himself, is too much the spirit of the age. The ties that bind the brother hood of man are being substitu ted by mercenary considerations and selfishness. The "as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also U them likewise", is lost In the chatecmsm oi trade ant of business. If every man could put himself in the others place if only for an hour or for s day, how different life would be we uo not sympathize wmi me weak, the poor, the sick, the hun gry, ine naked, the sintui and and the fallen; because we have not felt what they feel, have no been tempted as they have been have not suffered as they do, and know not as they know cold, hun ger, poverty and suffering. These may not all be cured by food, clothing and medicine, but they can be ameliorated by words of encouragement and tears of sym pathy. "A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold and pictures of silver." 'LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD." We recently heard a gentleman say that when a thing had been done he put it behind him, and that the future only concerned inn. It requires a great mastery of ourselves to adopt this course. A thing done or not done, or an effort made or not made is of lit- Ie consequence except as a rev elation of history. All our cares, all our thoughts, and all our pen itence can never change what we said and what we did at any time in the past. If we have blunder ed in our iudgement, in our words and in our acts, it is mete that we should be sorry to a re pentance that need not be repen ted of; but all the tears we may shed, and all the sleepless virgils of the night will not alter what was said on yesterday. The man who can forget his mistakes, so tar as they may serve to annov: and remember them so far only as to prevent their repetition is indeed the master of himself, a philosopher of no mean ability, and is nearing the Kingdom of God. Faults committed, however, which the average man regards with seriousness are those perpe trated by others, and not himself. It is so easy for us to charge our misfortunes to some one else rather than to ourselves, and we do so almost instinctively, not of ten admitting that the taints were in ourselves. The least clew to our disappointments are seized on with avidity when these can in any way be charged to our neigh bors; but, whether the wrongs be in them or in ourselves, brooding over them, as we have just said, will never atone for the errors; and there can be no use in wear ing our lives out in studying plans that cannot undo what has al ready been done. Revenge for real or imiginarv evils is the worst possible means of effecting heir cure. Cast your cares to the winds; look up to God and lope; place your burdens behind vou ; live only in the present, and or the future; "let the dead 1 1 ITT bury their dead," and Heaven will crown your life with a peace and a happiness it has hitherto unknown. Life is what we make it; we can bh cheerful, helpful, hopeful if we will. Life is what we make it ; we can be sour, morose and despondent, if we will. Life has two sides; it is within our power, if we will, to choose that side of it which will be most conducive THE PRIMARY. We again call attention to the meeting of the Democratic exe cutive committee here next Mon day, April 4th. The committee w ill do what the people would have them do, if properly instructed, with refer- rence to the call of a primary for this county. The Tribune feels assured that the people want it this year, and to meet this popu lar demand its columns has at all times been open. Let the matter, if porsible, be settled Mondav. D. F. MORROW FOR THE SENATE. Many Forest City Democrats Urge Nomination. His MR. EDWARDS AND JUDGE SHAW. THE WHEAT CROP GOOD. A Peculiar Chick Farmers Behind With Their Work. Mr. Edwards Charges That Judge Shaw j Transcended His Authority. To the EDrron op The Tribune : I desire a little space in the columns of your valued paper to say a word in my defense relative to my conduct in the court house during the term of court here which has just adjourned on the occasion when Judge Shaw called me before him, and confiscated a bag of peanuts, under the claim that I had dis turbed the court by eating peanuts while the court was in session. To some, such a rebuke, since it cost noth ing but a bag of peanuts of the value of five cents, might have been of little con sequence ; but to a man who respects the law and the courts, and who values the rights of person and property, such humiliation is a serious matter. I desire to say that I have as much re spect for the law as Judge Shaw and am as far from interfering with the dig nity and proceednre of a court, and in this the people of Rutherford county will bear me out. On the occasion in question I was in the court room watch ing the proceedings as. a speotator and had in no way disturbed the court or engaged in conversation calculated to disturb it. I had in my pocket a bag of peanuts from which I had taken and eaten possibly as many as a half dozen, in the doing of which 1 disturbed no one. Observing that I had something in my mouth the judge called me be fore him and lectured me rudely and compelled me to give up the peanuts. Those who were present on the occa sion herein referred to know that I am entirely blameless, and was simply the victim of a judge who, clothed with some brief authority, seemed determined to impress the fact of his authority on the public. Not only did the judge hu miliate me without cause on my part or benefit to the court, but arrogated to himself the right to confiscate and take from me my property without pretense of law or justice. Sitting to try causes according to law he took from me prop erty without process and contrary to the iw. It is well for Judge Shaw to enforce the strictest order in the courts over which he presides and to require all who attend to observe the order therin re quired upon the penalty of beiug de clared in contempt and punished, but he should, himself, observe the most common principles of law and which embody the most sacred rights of the. people, the rights of personal freedom from wanton attack, and the right to buy, have and keep property. I am willing for the public to judge between us. I was guilty of no affront to the court, while Judge Shaw under color of his office took that which was not his in violation of the very law that he was punishing me for not respecting. O. F. EDWARDS. Special to The Tribune. Forest City, R. F. D. No 1., March 29. Your contemporary. "The Sun," has, through its correspondents, put forth a candidate for State Senator, and while we have nothing to say against the gentleman mentioned, yet we think the people's choice, would be the man, who ought to represent, us in the upper house, m our next State Assembly. The election is drawing nigh, and we should begin to feel around us for suitable men to fill the positions which are to be fill ed, from County Coroner to State Sena tor. The county offices are of minor importance, compared to the grave re sponsibilities which will rest upon our next Legislative assembly, and those who are familiar with the issues, now pending and will be brought before the next assembly, will readily see, that it is important for us to send, such men to the Legislature .and the Senate,, as will be able to represent an interest in that body. The Rutherford county bond question comes up for adjustment before the next Legislature, and by having the "right representatives" there from Rutherford county, it is pos sible 'for our people to be saved $40,000 or $50,000 in this one issue alone : and for this reason, we think it advisable, expedient and wise to send our best :i en to represent us this time. While Mr. Mills is an honest, honorable man, a true Democrat and a faithful friend to the party, we do not think he has that "legal lore," which others possess, and would enable him to grapple suc cessfully with those astute lawyers, who will most assuredly compose the nest General Assembly of North Caro lina. We want to see a lawyer sent there, who has the interest of his constituents and his county at heart ; a lawyer who is able and fearless ; one who will dare and do for his constituents, without fear or favor ; and after looking over the field we are inclined to believe that we can find no more suitable man for our next State Senator than Hon. D. F. Morrow, of Rutherfordton. Mr. Mor row has demonstrated the fact that en ergy and effort can accomplish any thing, and his past record shows him to be the man for this occasion, and if the people will unite upon him, there is no doubt about it ; he will make us a rep resentative in the next State Senate, of which our county will justly feel proud Let us nave a primary, and the voice of the people will show that Hon. D. F Morrow is the man for the occasion. We are fully satisfied that this is the sentiment of MANY DEMOCRATS. Correspondent of The Tribune. Lattimore, March 28. Some time ago a peculiar chicken was hatched on the farm of S. J. Bridges. The chick had four legs and four wings, two each in their natural positions, the others di rectly opposite pointing upward. The farm work of this section has been stopped for the last few days on account of rain, and if the bad weather continues another week, people will be greatly retarded with their work. The wheat crop has made great ini provement during the past week or ten days. Mr. James L. Wright and family vis ited Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Price Saturday, Mrs. A. L. Scrugg, of Lenara, has been spending a few days with her brother, Mr. Z. R. Walker, of this place. Miss Mandie Bridges spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. C. R. Whitaker. NORTON YAMS! Colds Cause Pneumonia. One of the most remakable cases of a cold, deep seated on the lungs, causing pneumonia, is that of rs. Gertrude K Fenner, Marion, Indiana, who wasen tirely cured by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. She says: "The coughing and strainine so weakened me that I ran down m weight from 148 to 92 pounds. I tried a number of remedies to no avail until I used One inute Cough Cure. Four bottles of this won derful remedy cured me entirely of the cough, strengthened my lungs and restor ed me to mv normal weight, health and strength" Sold by Dr T B Twltty Crowell & Wilkie, Forest City. We will have a big ship ment of the celebrated Eas tern North Carolina Norton Yams to arrive about the 9th of April. Come in and let us book your order for what you will need. i i I I I to our everlasting peace. "For getting tho;e things which are behind and reacning forth unto things which are before, I press toward the mark of the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." sugges Aminiatrator'B Notice. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Elizabeth McFadden, de ceased, late of Rutherford county, North Carolina, notice is hereby given to all persons holding claims against said es tate to present them duly authenticated to me for payment on or before the 18th day of March, 1905, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are here by notified to make immediate payment to the undersigned. This March ltn, 1904. W. L. McFADDEN, Adm'r. Eaves & Rucker, Attorneys. More Riots. Disturbances of strikers are not nearly as grave as an individual disorder of the system. Overwork, loss of sJeep. ner vous tension will be followed by utter collapse, unless a reliable remedy is im mediately employed. There's nothing so efficient to cure disorders of the liver or kidneys as Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful tonic, and the greatest all around medicine for run down systems. It dispels nervousness, rheumatism and neuralgia and expels malaria germs. Only 50c and satisfaction guaranteed by T B T witty and Thompson & Watkins umggiets. R. M. TWITTY, Dealer in STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES. Cotton Seed Hulls, Meal. Bran, Hay, Coun try Produce, &c, bought and sold. Nice lot of Clay Peas and hand and for sale. R. M. TWITTY. G. H. Mills & Son. i v.- I I i i FOR SALE! One top buggy in good running order, newly painted, running geer red, body black. One young black and white mu ly cow, first calf ; giving about 1$ gallons of milk. One good stable ; feed room and loft and two stalls. Address, J. M. ALLHANDS, Henrietta, N. C. GRADED SCHOOL CLOSED. ononnonoooononoooDononN g Stylish Millinery! 8 a We have just received our g first shipment of Spring Mil- a linery. If it is the fashion, WE HAVE IT. O in fart our linft contains all o of the newest creations as o shown in the largecities. g o Don't forget the saving in o price. We invite you to come q q cum occ liiciii- vcijr ti uij, q O m CARPENTER, TAILOR COMPAN V 1. ODODODODODODODODODODOO . C3 A Notice! G. B. Ramsey has entefed 50 acres of land in Colfax township, Rutherford county, North Carolina, on the waters of Saudy Run creek, adjoining tho lands of D. G. Davis, McMurry heirs and G. B. Ramsey. Entered March 1st, 1904, at 3 o'clock p. m. J. P. JONES, Entry Taker for Rutherford County. Carroll W. Downey, Physician and Surgeon, Rutherfordton, N. C. All calls, both by day and by nij. ht, will receive prompt attention. Office rooms 22 and 23 over Carpenter & Tay lor's store. Office 'phone number 122, Residence 22. 10 I he Name Witch Ila.ol. The Hume Witch Hazel is much abused. E. O. Dewitt Sr- Co., Chicago, are the in Tcnto of the original and only genuine Witch Hazel Salve. A certain cure for out.-, burn, bruises, eczema, tetter, piles et". There are many counterfeits of this pair , Kouie of which are dangerous wliiln thoy are worthless, in buying Witch Hazel Salve see that name E. C. Iks .Vitt & Co., Chicago, is on the box and ttcu linct rtain Sold by Dr T B Twit tj Crowell & Wilkie Forest City EDUCATION AND WHISKEY. The Morning Po6t of March 23rd, submitted several tions ro me stare uemocracy in view of the meeting of the State convention of June 23rd Among these the Asheville Cit izen of the 24th, especially com mends the following: "In educational matters the watch word should bs "Conservative Pro gress." We should maintain a good four months' school each year in each school district, but we should avoid innovations not suited to our people. Consolidation of school districts is desirable when it does not place the school out of walking distance of the pupils. A good, four-months' school in reach of all the children is better than an eight-months' school within reach of only a little more than half of the children. "The education of the negro should be modified to the end that he be train ed in habits of industry and economy that he may become a useful citizen. "Even in promoting so good a cause as Temperance, the fundamental prin ciples of popular government ought not to be forgotten. The regulation or suppression of the whiskey traffic ought to be prescribed by the votes cf all qualified voters, those living with out as well as those living within in corporated towns. The Watts Law should be so amended as to -allow countrymen as well as townsmen to vote upon the question under the same rules provided for the towns." Subscribe for The Tribune. Mrs. Rucker, Misses Wilkins and Dan iel Open Private School. Rutherfordtos, N. C, March 24 Mr. Editor : I desire to state through your paper to the citizens of the town and the patrons of the school, that the Graded School, under my management as principal, closed Friday, March 18th. On account of the lack of sufficient school funds to run the graded school for the term of eight months, the board of trustees turned the school over to the faculty at the end of the seventh month and asked the teachers to take charge of it. With the close of the term above mentioned my work as principal ceased and I am no longer responsible for the management, control and government of the school other than those of the upper sixth, the seventh and the eighth grades, whom I shall continue to teach if sent to me. The total enrollment of graded school of eleven weeks was 274 ; total average f or graded school 205. Total enrollment for free school of sixteen weeks, 245 ; average 180). Total enrollment for entire school term of six mont is and three weeks 276 ; average for same 192. Both the enrollment and the average attendance were greater during graded school than during free school ; possibly due to the very inclement winter. Since I shall not apply for the place as principal of this school I take this oppor tunity of thanking the patrons of the school and the citizens of the town who have cooperated with me and helped me during the time in which I served Trusting the time has been well spent so far as the pupils of the school are concerned and that they have received something that will benefit them thro' life, lam, Sincerely, Elizabeth Hoyxe Rucker R PRING OP ENING A. J. Whisnant, Resident Dentist, Rutherfordton, N. C. Office up stairs in Thompson-Dicker-on brick block. 'Phone No. 50. Took Place on Tuesday Evening, the 29th, 7:30 to 9:30, and Wednesday the 30th Instant. We shall be glad to have all our friends and the public, generally, call and see the many pretty things we have to of fer in Millinery, Dress Goods, White Goods, Prints, Percales, Lawnsboth white and colored; Danish Cloths, Batistesin fact a full line of goods for spring and summer wear for la dies and children. Our buyer has just returned from the Eastern markets where he secured some excellent bargains, of which we wish to give our customers the benefit. Miss Francis Green, of Md., our new milliner, is anxious to make the acquaintance of all the ladies within our bounds and will be pleased to serve them and show them a nice line of Hats of the newest styles and in great variety. Our line of ready made Skirts is the best we have ever shown, ranging from 50c. to $4.00. Besure to see our line of Ladies Umbrellas, Parasols, Laces, Embroideries. Hosiery, Gloves. Handkerchiefs, Corsets, Stationery, &c. We have the choicest selection of MENS' CLOTHING, Hats, Shirts, Collars, &c, we have seen in a long time. See our Window Shades, Lace Curtains, Ruffled Curtains, Curtain Poles, China, Glassware, Dinner Sets, Rugs, Matting, &c. A call will be highly appreciated. Look out for this space every week. r cm a The eerielt Mi S9 Store No. 1. 4& Henrietta, N. C.
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