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THE FLOWERS COLLECTION txtfottttc II ttmtovm VOL. IV. NO. 20. B.UTHERFORDTON, N. C, THURSDAY. MYY 19, 1904. S1.00 A YEAR. MEMORIAL DAY. AT HENRIETTA. SERVICES HELD AT AHE OLD BAXTER BURYING GROUND. An Interesting Sketch of a Remarkable Rutherford Family Brief Speeches Made by Rev. Bostic and Mr. Smart Mr. G. G. Eaves Letter. Correspondence of Tun Thiiu'ne. Henrietta, May 9 In response to a previous cull through the county papers by some of the dependants of the family a large crowd, for the very threatening weather, met yestx-rday afternoon at the old Baxter burying ground on the road that leads to Bostic about two and a half miles from hero, for the purpose of a memorial service by decorating the graves and reviving some of the early history and reminiscences of this, the most prominent and remarkable, family of the early pioneers of this part, at least, or Kutherford countv. Owing to the rain in the forenoon and the threat ening weather at the hour for the gath ering, two of the speakers who were to give a summary of the family history were not present and the services were made short. Mr. A. L. Smart, of Caro leen, and Rev. W. D. Bostic. of Hen rietta, made brief speeches concerning the early William Baxter family and its descendants. At this point of the pro gramme a heavy rain came up and the people were driven to the nearby houses for shelter. Pophap a fe x facts whic'i the writer was able to gather might be of interest to your readers and I will give them briefly Inflow: William Baxter came from Ireland to North Carolina and settled in this part of Rutherford county in the year 1800. He was married twice and had twenty children; and of desendants there are thousands and tens of thousands who have spread throughout this and other States. His first wife, Sarah Baxter, who died in 1812, aged 40 years, was a Berryhill. His second wife, Catharine Baxter, who died in 18:59, aged 47 years, was a Lee of the old Virginia stock of which the famous general, Robert E Lee, was a branch, and from this mar riage came the principal part of the in telligence for which the Baxter family and descendants have become so famous. Many of them dote on being descend ants from this old family trte and pos sessing Baxter blood in their veins, and of the namesakes of the Baxter family there are not a few. William Baxter owned many thousands of acres of land in this community, including the tracts upon which Henrietta and Caroleen new stand. He died October 13, 18.i, at the elementary learning. ripe old age of 93. The principal branches of his lineage are the Durhams, Snttles and Harrills, which are very numerous, scattered about in this and other counties of the State, as well as many other States, many of whom be came famous as lawyers, doctors, minis ters, judges and Governors. The de- was, indeed, an unaccustomed spectacle. Think! What suggested it? What prompted it? What was it that caused you to gather alKtut that old grave? Our ancestor has been buried there for low these many years. His body has returned to dusk, and yet after these many long years his progeny, not his children, for there is not one of them on earth, but some of his grand-children, great grand-children, great, great, grand-children down perhaps to the seventh or eighth generation assembled about his tomb to commemorate his life. Why? There was not anything very remarkable in William Baxter's life. It is said he worked his way on a ship from Ireland and lauded at Charleston, wended his way to Rutherfordton, mar ried and settled near Forest City. He was a plain, unassuming, honest, indus trious, prosperous man and good citizen. The same may be said of others who lie in that grave-yard and in cemeteries throughout the country, and I never knew of, heard of or read of a inemoral service of like character. What inspir ed it? Why, if expressable in-one word I'll say the manhood of William Baxter in the broadest acceptation of the word It was in the love of, and the pride we justly teel in the .Baxter blood that courses in our veins. Oar forefarther would have been, doubtless, equal to any emergency call in? for foice of eharacter, strength of mind, heart and n?rve, but his environ ments never called forth his great pow ers. They were displayed, somewhat. in John Baxter, Elisha Baxter and Plato Darhaui. We know -of his excen- tricities, his great mind from tradition, only. The occasion and the man of an iron will never meet. In my pinion, like Patrick Henry, he was a phenome nonin plebein rauks. Placed amidst the exciting sc?nes, the trying circumstances in which Patrick offered his celebrated resolutions on the stamp act ; when he championed American liberty; when his sudden, startling outburst of burning eloquence fired the hearts of his country - bayonette. The malitia was called out and two hostile, war-like factions oc cupied Little Rock. A crowd of red strings made an effort to put Baxter out of his office vie et armis, but they didn't do it. His iron nerve and statesman ship preserved the public weal and aroused the patriotic citizenship of the State and excited their love and admir ation. We know of Plato Durham's sterling qualities of head and heart. A broad mental vision, a big heart and the cour age of Julius Ceasor, In the Con stitutional convention of 1868 he defied Radicalism and the rescue of our State from the unscrupulous politicians of that day, is attributable, perhaps, more to his talent and indomitable will than to any one source. John and Elisha Baxter aud Plato Durham are dead. But how little is there of the great good which can die? To their country they yet live, aud live forever. They live in all that perpetu ates the remberance of men on earth ; in the recorded proofs of their own great actions. John Baxter's opinions as Judge are printed in the law books aud read as precedents in the courts, not only of this country, but of England. Elisha Baxter is enshrined in the hearts of his countrymen and Plato is impress ed on the organic law of our State. As Webster said, a superiour and com manding humau intellect, a truly great man, when Heaven vouchsafes so rare a gift, is not a temporary flame, burning brightly for a while, aud then giving place to returning darkness. It is rath er a spark of ferment heat, as well as radiant light with power to enkindle the common mass ot human kind ; so that when it glimmers in its own decay and finally goes out in death, no night follows, but it leaves the world all light, all on fire from the potent contact of its own spirit. Sincerely yours, G. G. EAVES. CANDIDATES AND BEE TREES. The Fruit Crop- men a thrilling occasion calling for in tellectnal power William's personality Triplets Coming From too, would have been, doubtless, stamp ed, indellibly, upon his country's an nals. John Baxter was a man of extraordi nary powers of intellect. A self-made man. He encountered and surmounted obstacles it would be folly for an or dinary mind to tackle. In 1837, at the age of twenty, he sold goods at McHan's midway between Marion and Ruther fordton. John Baxter Jr., his nephew, son of Joseph Baxter, was his partner in business. James Morris has the ar ticle of agreement drawn up by the senior member of the firm. The mis spelt words, misplaced capitals, want of punctuation show an absence of Henderson- The Sick. In 1841 he entered upon the study of the law, when, it is said, he could hard ly read. He applied himself dillisentlv to the study of Littleton, Coke, Furne, Sanders and Blackstone and never let up until he mastered the intricacies aud subtilities of those renown writers on the. greatest of all sciences. He made scendiug generations are also famous for his chief endeavor to be deeply ground- quantity as well as quality. The first Suttle family also had twenty children and of these and their descendants several years ago there were (500. That nnmler multiplied by 20 would Ik; 12,000, etc. One of William Baxter's sons, John liaxter, went to iennessee and became a judge, and afterwards was elected Governor of that State. Another, Elisha Baxter, went to Arkansas and was elected Governor of -that State. The race for the office was a very bitter one and he and his followers became in volved in a great factional warfare similar to the Taylor-Goebel affair a few rears ago in Kentucky. The man he ed in principles, rather than mere de tails, "mnltum hand multa" was his motto, and soon after he come to the bar his ready grasp and application of legal principles distinguished him. He ranked with W. W. Woodfin. R. S. Gaither, John G Bynum, legal lumina ries of the day. He represented Ruther ford in the Legislature : removed to Henderson and represented that county in the General Assembly ; was Speaker of the House and displayed ability. Dur ing a heated campaign Mark Erwin took umbrage at some of his remarks and a duel between them ensued. Baxter was shot in the right hand. Captain Terrill Taylor, a warm friend of Baxter and an defeated was the iwn tbent and refused Te witness, only last year, gave me an to surrender the office and a bloody interesting account of the tragical scene, warfare followed, in' which artikry which I have not now time to detail. was brought to play upon the capitol He Baxter was perfectly cool and building and his opposing army before intrepid. He thought his honor was in- they surrendered and he secured his volved and there was no kind of hesita seat. Two other brothers i-an one on tion. the Democratic and the other on the From Hendersonville he removed to Republican ticket, for Governor in an- Knoxville and enjoyed a lucrative prac other one of the Western States. George tice until 1879 when he was appointed Baxter became famous as a lawyer at United States Circuit Judge. After his Correspondence of The Tribune. Bob, N. C, May 11, 1904 : Farmers are done with their planting. The rains Saturday night and Sunday ai'e bring ing the plants out of the ground which have been retarded by the cool weather. The stand of corn is not good. Fruit is Killed except in elevated posi tions. The writer crossed the moun tains yesterday near Chimney Rock and passed several orchards. He was de lighted to see these mountain orchards loaded with peaches and apples. Pink Williams, J. P. Harris, the Littlejohns and others will have an abundance of fruit. Fin Williams who lives near Tiger is dangerously ill with pneumonia. Landrum Jackson, a clever citizen of Coopers' Gap Township, Polk countv. is said to be paralyzed and in a critical condition. Rev. Wolfe will preach at M. A. Scearcys on next Sunday at 3 p. in. Large congregations of our mountain people usually attend his appointments. Thomas Justice and wife, of Hender son county, parents of the tripelets, are expected here on a visit soon. It is said that these three little girls are the same size and are all doing well. We notice in The Tribune many can didates are in the field for office, but none of them hail from Chimney Rock. There is nothing new in Chimney Rock having no candidate. We have long been accustomed to this way of claim ing nothing but the right to vote. M. A. Searcey is said to be in the mountains cutting down bee trees. We have not learned how many bee trees he found last winter. Of the number only twelve or fourteen survived the winter. These will be gathered in by Mr. Searcey before he begins his campaign for new trees this summer. IS IT IS CRITICISM OR COMPLAINT? Indorses Action of the Trustees Ex cept in Two Particulars. Garden City, May 9. Before me is an account of the board of trustees of Round Hill Academy. We rejoice in the success of Round Hill School. When the school was first talked of we were one of its strongest indorsers and was one of Jthe building commit tee first appointed. When the work of grading began we were thei'e and made a hand with mattock and shovel; when the carpenter work was begun we made a hand with saw and ham mer. In all we have given to the school, in property, labor, and cash, $17".00 Two years after the school opened we were appointed by the State Mis sion board a missionary in McDowell countv north of the Catawba river. For one year we studied closely the needs of this field, and how to suc cessfully develop the people in the christian life, and decided the best thing to do was to build a school house among the people. The Green River Association at Mill Spring was asked to consider the matter. After consideration the question was refer red to the trustees of Round Hill Academy, and thev ordered a two room building erected at Clear Creek The writer, as chairman, was author ized to appoint two others on the building committee. The trustees also asked him to collect funds for the building at Clear Creek. At a meeting of the board of trus tees at Round Hill, when the Associa tion met there, two of the board of trustees,, viz. Revs. C. S. Cashwell and A. P. Sorrels, were asked to serve as an executive committee for Clear Creek in securing teachers for the present year. Mrs. C. S. Nanney was employed and she began the first term of the Clear Creek school January 4th, and closed April 20th, there hav ing been enrolled during the terra about sixty-seven pupils. The tru- tees were asked to hold a meeting at the close of this term but they failed to come. We do not know why we were not notified of the board's meet- ing at rtouna tim, as we ieei that we are still one of them. Neither do we know why they did not consider the needs of this part of the Green River Association school. However we wish the people to know that the school is still here, and he longs to the Green River Association and its prospects aie very good. By and by the people here on this mission field, in this beautiful, productive Ca tawba valley, will send forth a host of strong young christian women and men to bless the world. But we need help a little longer. Will the good Baptists of the Green River Associa tion give us this help. They are able, and they are willing when they see the need. Stop! Look! Listen! We need two teachers; some desks; the house paint ed and a dormitory. Who will help us in our time of need? We endorse all the board of trustees did in their meeting except that they did not notify us, we wanted to be there. And 2nd the election of W. A. Harrill to succeed Brother C. S. Cash- well. Brother Harrill is an able, christian man and if he was located in Marion we would like to have him on the board of trustees. My plea is that we should have a man in Cash well's place located where he was. May the Lord help the people to see and supply the need of this part of his field. Good wishes to The Tribune. A. P. Sorrfxs. Per- urors Drawn for the June Term- sonal of the Jury. Col. H. C. Cowles, of Statesville, clerk of thn United States District Court, was in the city yesterday and. witn j. Li. Hunter, ttsq., jury commis sioner, drew the jury for the next term Passed Away Suddenly Thursday Morn ing at Beaufort. Special to Charlotte Observer. Beaufort, N. C, May 12. Robert M. Furman, editor of The Raleigh Post, died suddenly here this morning. Mr. Furman arrived here last night of the District Court, which will con- with his 12-year-old daughter for a vene in the government building here, few days' recuperation at the Davis June 14th. The jurors drawn were: House. This morning he was in his John M. Pasour, Dallas; I. A. Mor- usual health and went out in a boat, ton, VWuley; H. G. Hotchkiss, Altan; accompanied by his daughter. At D. L. Elliott, Martindale; C. A. Thorn- 10:30 o'clock, after his return from the burg, Bessemer; W. A. Goodson, Mac- boat, the chambermaid heard groan pelah; J. T. Westmoreland, Davidson: ing in his room and found him strug- J. T. Mannoy, Bloomington; J. T. Ba- gling on the floor. She called assist- ber, Shelby; W. M. Harrillson, Waco; ance, which reached the deceased about IL K. Corn, Dimsdale; M. M. Tucker. J five minutes before the end. Dr. Dun Mt. Pleasant; Louis Scoggins, colored, can was sent for for, but life was ex Mooresboro; John X. Nance, Stanley; tinct before his arrival. Mr. Fur Bishop Fulton, Grover; M. A. Poole, man's little daughter had gone on to THE DISTRICT FEDERAL COURT. EDITOR ROBERT M. FURMAN DEAD. Waco; John Gamble, Davidson; E. Summey, Dallas; Jacob C. Griffin, Richardson's Creek; John Powell, Pop- ar Crove; Robert Nixon, Triangle: Frank Daniels, Rutherfordton: Julius Carpenter, Lincolnton; J. A. Jackson, the annual Methodist and Baptist Sun day school picnic at encampment ground, Carolina City. A boat was immediately sent to inform her of her sad affliction. The body was prepar ed for burial and at 3 o'clock a spe- Charlotte; Sam Biggerstaff, Sunshine; cial train, kindly furnished by Presi- B. D. Dunn, colored, Goodman; G. W Whiteside, Uree; J. S. Abernethy, Derr; A. Monroe Brown, Concord; S. A. Fincher, Waterloo; John Pope, Charlotte; W. A. Gresham, Charlotte; J. Lineberger, Gastonia; J. B. Tow- ry, tsellwood; L. M. Lape, Concord; John R. Smith. Columbus: R. A. Lam bert. Bloomington; J. Ellis Griffin. Monre; Warren V. Hall, Charlotte: Crawford Bijrerers, Newell; W. M. Martin, Martindale; A. D. Warlick, Knob Creek; G. H. McGinn, Charlotte; R. W. Smith, Charlotte: John F. Jov. Mt. Holly; J. A. Austin, Goodman; C. F. Humphries, Shelby; J. L. Stafford, Harrisburg; E. M. Crowell, Charlotte; S. E. Foy, All Healing; J. H. Hahn, Mount Pleasant; John H. Welch, Con cord; J. P. Hooper, McAdenville; S. D. Staton, Saluda; and J. H. Moose, Dry's Mill. Charlotte Observer, 13th. dent Bryan, of the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad, started on its jour ney to Raleigh with the body from Morehead Citv. iur. r urman was aged b. lie was born in Franklin county, and served in the junior reserves as lieutenant during the civil war. He established and edited The Franklin Times, and with Jordan Stone established The Asheville Citizen. He was for 15 years reading clerk of the State Senate. He served as clerk to Senator Ransom's committee at Washington. He was HOW THE MIND RULES THE BODY. DIVINE REMEDY WITHIN US FOR MANY OF OUR ILLS. Some Startling Revealations Love Must Conquer the World The Wand of Her Sceptre Shall Illumine the Universe. "God never made his work for man to mend." "Imagination rules the world," said Napoleon Boneparte. Whether this be true or otherwise, the mind largely influences the health of the body, and this is the subject we wish briefly to consider. Much is being said and written of late years in ref erence to what is usually termed "The Faith Cure." We do not mean to be understood as indorsing this dogma, but to show that the mind has more to do in preventing and checking disease than it usually gets credit for. The very presence of some favorite physi cian is to many sick people the first hope they entertain of recovery. On the other hand, untold agony and death follow diseases of the mind. Paris physicians tell of a woman who was bitten by a rabid dog. She was carried to a hospital and the wound cauterized, after which she soon became well. Months afterward she met a friend who expressed surprise at seeing her alive and told her for the first time that she had been bitten by a rabid dog. She immediately went into convulsions and, though the State auditor for four years. Mr. Fur- best medical skill was procured, she man became editor of The Kaleiffh soon aiea. Morning Post on December 1st, 1897. He leaves a wife and six children. TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS. A. & M. COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT. Rutherfordton in the early days. An other, William, with his small son, James, and his neice, Carolina, aged 111, were murdered on the night of Septem ber 30, 1838, in Georgia by a slave that he had sold with a number of others to a white trader the day lieforc, for which he was promised by his new master a share of the money ho might secure and his freedom. The. negro was pursued aeaui wmcn oecureu in 1897 many eulogies, some by the first men of the country were paid his life and character. He was extoled as an upright, able Judge and a man of remarkable natural endowments. Elisha Baxter migrated to Arkansas in 1850; engaged in the mercantile busi ness aud got "busted." He took up the Davidson College Commencement. The commencement exercises of Davidson College will begin on Sun day, May the 22nd, and close on Wed nesday, May the 25th, the latter being commencement day. The Baccalau reate sermon will be delivered by Rev. W. M. McPheeters, D. D.. Columbia, S. C, and the annual sermon before the Y. M. C. A. by Rev, C. H. Hyde, fa. D., Chester, s. u. The reunion of the literary socities, class day ex ercises, etc., are held on Monday, May the 23rd, On Tuesday, May, 24th, at 12 M., Governor C. B, Aycock de livers the annual oration. Tne an nual banquet is held at five p. m,, and the oratorical contest between the literary Societies at 8 p. m., the same day. The commencement exercises are study of law and in a few month3 was and hanged the next day, but his new licensed to practice. After the war he master, the real murderer went un- was elected Judge, then Governor of punished, because a negro's testimony the State. The Legislature was control- would not be accented in those days, led bv carast-baererers. Thev attemntad This brother is buried in the family Questionable leeislation and the honesty held on Wednesday, May 25th, at 10 burving eround. with his son on one and natrotism of Gov. Baxter foiled 30 a- m-' the commencement program side and his neice on the other. There them in their iniomtions schemes. elosingr that evening wtth a general are thirty of the immediate family Thev then attempted to oust him from recePtion Siven y the literary socle I " I 4. J 1 iL. i A - A. 9 . buried in this burying ground, which is the executive office at the point of the only about 200 yards from the site of ties and the fraternities. the old Baxter homestead. The following letter from Mr. G. G. Eaves to Mr. C. B. Harrill has been sent us with the request to publish: MAtuoy, N. C, May 9, 1 004. Too Great a Risk. In almost every neighborhrod some one has died irom an attacK ot colic or 1 cholera morbus, often before medicine could be procured or a physician sum moned. A reliable remedy lor these diseased should be kept at hand. The risk is too great for any one to take. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar- C. B. Harrill Esq., Caroleen, N. C. Mr Deau Sir: Yours informing me rhoea Renredy has undoubtedly saved vou had a large crowd at the memorial the lives of more people and relieved being without it. service yesterday evening just to hand. The Best Liniment. 'I have derived great benefit from the use of Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism and lumbago," says Mrs Anna Hagelgans, of Tuckahoe, N. J "My husband used it for a sprained back and was also quickly relieved. In fact it is the best family linament have ever used. I would not think of I have recommended pain and suffering than any other med- it to many and they always speak very ifinfi in nan Tt ran nl u'nvs Vxt ononila hicrViW nf it and rionlnr'a its morifo ova x rejjrev iuuvu viivumBiaiio picvcui- Upon. ror sale by vr, T. E. 'A witty, wonderful." jfor sale by Dr. T, B en my going, aiy nean was inere. n uruggisc, . iwilty, druggist, Thirty-Six Young Men to Graduate Program. The Tribune acknowledges the re ceipt of the following invitation: The Graduating Class of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts requests the honour of your presence at their Twelfth An nual Commencement, May twenty-sec ond to twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and four, Raleigh, North Carolina, Commencement Program: Sunday, May 22 11: a. m. Bacalau- reate Sermon in College Auditorium, Rev. J. D. Huffman; 8:30 p. m. Ser mon before Young Men's Christian Association in College Auditorium, Rev. Plato Durham. Monday. May 2310:00 a. m. Meet ing of the Alumni Association in Col ige Auditorium. 8:30 p. m. Alumni Address in College Auditorium, B. E Bonitz, Class '93 Tuesday, Mav 248:30 Annual Ad- dree in College Auditorium, Hon. M. M. Kitchen. 9:30 p. m. Reception in College Library. Wednesday, May 2511:00 a. m. Graduating Exercises in College Au ditorium; Oration by Members of the Senior Class. Reading of Honor Rolls. Award ing of Prizes. Conferring of Degrees. The Senior Class consists of thirty six young men. It is impossible to conceive the value this school has confered upon the State and the entire Southland since its establishment. Mrs. J. M. McKinney was in town shopping Friday. Mrs. R. L. Williams had an accute attack Thursday night but is better. John J. Byers, of Pea Ridge Polk of thirty-six. Lord Byron, when a boy, was told by a fortune teller that he would die in his thirty-seventh year. This thought haunted him until the fatal year came, and in that year he did die. He never could divest himself of the thought, and the thought had more to do with his death than the disease itself. Alexander the Great died at the age The oracle of Delphi had previously foretold the premoni tions that must precede his death. Douglas Jerold, when told by his physicians that he must die, replied, "I wont die and leave a family of Robt. L. Taylor, the man that helps helpless children," and he lived many to feed Forest City, was in the city Fri- years longer. county, was here one day" last week. Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Mc- Fadden of Mack. Friday the 10th a boy. Social Function. The young people of the neighbor- nood and the town met at the hospita ble home of John R-: Walker, near Mt. Vernon, Thursday last where they spent a very pleasant evening. The gathering was in the nature of what is commonly known as a ''pound party". Those present were Misses Carrie, Hattie, Sudie, Nannie Lou and Ola Morgan; Sallie r:nd Bettie Lee Geer, Eva Logan, Annie Lee McKinnev, and Mr. Walker's two daughters, Ruth and Mattie. The gentlem present were: Messrs. Gordon and Ruskin Morgan, Edmund and Jay Geer, Addie.and Willie Goode, J. H. and J. W. Campbell, George McKin ney and Furman Walker. The party was an out door affair, Chinese lanterns decorated the or chard and lighted the table which was loaded with delicacies among the trees. The evening was spent pleasantly and the young people are wanting some one to appoint another time and fix the place of the next meeting. A Cure for Piles. "I had a bad case of piles," says G. F Carter of Atlanta, Ga., "and consulted a physician who advised me to try a box of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. I pur chased a box and was entirely cured It is splendid for piles, giving relief in stantly, and I heartily recommend it to all sufferers." DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is unequalled for its healing qua! ities. Eczema and other skin diseases also sores, cuts, burns and wounds of every kind are quickly cured by it. Sold by Dr. T..B. Twitty and Crowell & Wilkie, Forest City. The Lecture Thursday Evening. The illustrated lecture of Miss Eva Hardie at the court house Thursday night was not largely attended but thoroughly enjoyed by those present. Some of the scenes were brilliant and magnificent; others depicting the squalor, the poverty, theleprorosy and the famine were heart-rendering and miserable in the extreme. Miss Har die is a lady of very pleasant addsess, The receipts were between eight and nine dollars. day. Mrs. R. J. Williams, is very sick at the home of her son, Mr. R. S. Williams of this place. ; Zach C. Hardin . an old Confederate veteran, of Forest City, was visiting friends at Myrtle last week. W. D. Williams, of Green Hill, sold and delivered a load of corn here Friday at 85 cents per bushel. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lewis, of Myrtle, visited their old home and friends in Green Hill last week. J. M. Gamble, chief of police at Forest. City, and B. L. Ureberger of Concord, were in the city Friday. Chas H. Roberts, of Kings Moun tain, ' was here a day or two last week visiting old friends. He looks finely. Miss Fay, daughter of George F. Fisher, was very sick for a day or two last week but is now much improved. Rev. J. B. Carpenter left Friday morning for Oak Grove where he de livered a memorial address to a large audience. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bland passed through the city Frioay on a visit to Mrs. Bland s father, Mr. Rome Webb at Caroleen. Humbolt said, "The time will come when a sick man will be looked upon with the same abhorrence with which we now regard a thief or a liar, for the reason that the one is as much un der the subjugation of the mind as the other, and as susceptible of cor rection as the other." The Fakirs of the far east are fatal ists in slow abnegation, and die after years of self inflicted torture. "Anger changes the chemical pro perties of the saliva to a poison dan gerous to life." Violent emotions, whether of anger, jealosy, or of fear, bring to its posessor a weakened men tal and physical condition. Envy or intense grief whitens the hair, wrin kles the brows and brings early de cay in its train. The lack of self con trol is the rock upon which millions of lives have been wrecked. "A sulky dog and an ill-tempered horse wear themselves out with half the labor that kindly creatures do." Are we less reasonable than they? "As righteous ness tendeth to life, so he that pursu eth evil pursueth it to his own death'" A strong and vigorous will contri butes more to the health of body and mind than all other considerations combined, a will that has the power to say no when temptations intrude themselves, a will to. do right while Dr. T. B. Twitty is much pleased with the whole world frowns. Judge Justice at Home. Judge M. H. Justice, having dis persed with the criminal docket of the Rowan Superior Court at Salisbury, came home Thursday evening of last Duffy house on North Main street. week. He returned Sunday and is presideng at the civil term of thecoma at that place this week. The Judge is looking exceedingly well and his friends are delighted al ways to see him. Opinion Among Democrats. Now that Sol. Gallert has with drawn from the race for Congrssman on the Democratic ticket in this dis trict, the Hon. J. M. Gudger will have easy sailing for the nomination. It is a general opinion among demo crats that Mr. Gallert made a mistake in entering the race. Polk County News. his new Jersey cow. He does not wish to s41 and for this reason we will not give all her good points. J. B. Whiteside, of Caroleen, was here Friday. His son Willie B. is in Atlanta, ijeorgia. tie is running on the street car line in that city. Joe Harrill, of Charlotte, represent ing Loekheimer and Co., wholesale clothiers, Baltimore, Md., was here Friday in the interest of trade. Mrs. Hattie P. Keeler, widow of the late E. W. S. Keeler, of Gilkey, has moved into town and is occupying the She Quick Arrest. J. A. Gulledge, of Verbena, Ala. , was twice in the hospital from a severe case of piles causing 24 tumors. After doc tors and all remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly arrested further inflamation and cured him. It conquers aches and kills pain. 25c, at T. B. Twitty 's and Thorn pons & Watkins, expects to take a few boarders. Jay W. Lewis came up from Char lotte Friday and after spending two days with his children Mrs. C. C. Reid and Mrs. A. P. Rucker and other friends left for his home Sunday evening on the Seaboard Air Line. C. L. Deal, late of Rutherfordton, now of Henrietta, was here one day last week. He quit this place because no The will power is the executive of everv life: it controls both thought and movement; and to self indulgence it says, so far and no farther. The body is simply the servant of the mind nothing more, nothing less. If the mind is sick the body is weak and un able to withstand the onslaught of disease. "Intemperance, and viola tions of chastity of all kinds are dis cordant notes which tend to destroy the harmony of life. The body is but a servant of the mind." When a man loses his own self respect, it can gen erally be read in his face. "The whole face puts on mourning for the death of self-respect." No tree can bring forth at the same time both good and evil fruit. If we would keep our lives pure we must select the pure for our associates. If we love the impure in life we will partake of their nature both in thought and features. Old married couples often resemble each other in the forms of expression and appearance. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton advised one would run a tin shop and went to a his friends never to be ill, but if they place where he can always be using his soldering iron and his spink lamp. Addie G. Walker, of Green Hill, took an overdose of a hypnotic prepara tion one day last week. His symptoms greatly alarmed his friends and Dr. Thompson was hastely summoned. We are glad to state that he was relieved without any serious results. would be ill, never to own it to them selves. During the yellow fever epi demic in Philadelphia in, 1794, it was (continued on fourth page.) Made Young Again. "One of Dr. King's New Life Pilla each night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again." Writes D.H. Turner of Dempseytown, Pa. They're the best in the world for liver, stomach and bowels. Purely vegetable. Never gripe, Reports regarding the increase in the acreage of cotton in this State show it to be from 10 to 12 per cent Only 25c at T. B. Twitty's and Thojn. greater than that of last season, I son & Watkins' drug store. Jr - - t - r' --V TV n
Rutherfordton Tribune (Rutherfordton, N.C.)
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