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TALES OF OLD
Editor The Journal.
Dear Sir Here I am, back again
after a long absence, just as cherry
and frisky as ever. The longer I
live the more iu love viih life I
become. Life is a glorious thing.
Great pity we can't live on and on
and I am not right sure but that
we will.
I have been reading with much
interest the various guesses con
cerning my identity, and it makes
me sad to think that not one of
them is near right In the few
years that I have been absent from
Jackson, I have been entirely for
gotton and lost sight of. It is
true I didn't amount to much while
I was there, and it is true that I
don't amount to much now. I
never did anything of any note like
some other illustrious Jacksoneers
(or Jacksonians) consequently I'm
forgotten. The other day I, walked
through National Cemertey, it was
on Decoration Day. On several ' of
the tombstones was inscribed "UN
KNOWN", and I bled and died for
their country and then fell into ob
livion. I recall very . vividly hearing Lin
coln make a speech one time, long
before he was elected president In
the course of his remarks, he said
"Is Washington dead? Are
Franklin, Jefferson and all the noble
men a;d women who ever lived,
dead? No! they live today and
will live lor ever; bsc itfse man
lives only in the work he does. Is
this not sufficient reward for us
to do the work of men and women
work that will live after we are
gone live as a powerful " monu
ment attesting the fact that we
h?ve nvaa "ad wna ; J.
that sentiment."
Ah, if we could all go back and
live our lives over! would we not
gather up patiently the wasted op
portunities and deai with them dif
ferently? I think so. If I could
preach a sermon thar they
would listen to and heed, I would
be willing to pass on into the Great
Unknown, feeling I had done some
thing that would save the world
from untold suffering something
that would bring health, happiness
and joy into the hearts of millions
now destitute.
But the world will not listen.
The young man on the eve of leav
ing home to go ot into the big
broad world to win success lame
and riches; the young woman just
beginning her "career", they will
not listen. After awhile though,
when they go and then return,
they will listen, but it is too late
then. When they get to my age,
they'll listen but its too late to
listen after the day is done, and the
sun has set.
By the way! what has become of
Mr. Cathey? I was thinking
about him the other day. There is
a wonderful man... He certainly
must be a very deep thinker. I
would like to meet With him some
time and have a long heart to heart
talk with him. Maybe. I will. I
started to tell in my last letter
about meeting Henry Clay at
Brownlow's office at Jonesborough,
Tennessee in 1844. T had long
conversation with Clay at that
time. He was a wonderful charac-
acter, Clay was, a slender man
with blue eyes and very light hair.
He was a blonde" but a very at
tractive man, and he had the most
pieasaui wen moauiatea Nvoice
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ever listened to. He was a Whig.
you know, and Brownlow was a
great Whig as well as a Methodist
clergyman. Brownlow was a big
man too. I remember him by his
big ears. He actually had the big
gest ears of an man I ever saw,
and he was not the least bit good
looking. He had a big voice and
he knew how to use it. He was
fond of using "big words".
JSut getting back to Clay. You
know he was one of the youngest,
f not the ydungest U. S. Senators.
He was, I think 29 years old when
he was appointed by the Kentucky
Legislature in 1806 to fill a resig
nation occasioned by John Adair.
Notwithstanding his youth however
he entered into his exalted position
actively and soon had those fellows
"going" by his wonderful speeches.
It is not generally known that he
fought a duel with Humphrey Mar-
shall. It was while he was a mem-1 a would speak for itself,
ber of the state legislature of Ken- j It was stated that Counsellor Lan
tucky he introduced a resolution j sing as acting secretary of state
recommending that every member, I w uld sign the forthcoming note to
for the purpose of encouraging J Germany, -.
home industry, should clothe him-1 Disa reement with Wilson's
self in garments of domestic manu- j views as expressed in second note
fao.hire. This resolution was at causes the resignation of the secre-
once most emphatically denounced :
by Marshall, wha stigmatized it as
the project of a demagogue,, and ap
plied a profusion of harsh and un
generous epithets to Clay. Clay re
torted and the quarrel went on un
til it determinated in a hostile en
counter. The parties met, and bv
he J.iist sho, Marshall was slightly
wounded. They stood up a second
rimp anH Mr-r.lnv.rp.r.ftivftd a hard-.
lv perceptible wound in the leg
Then the seconds winigrffired and
preven-ed a continuance of the
co nbat.
or ' t
Kives a full account of this affair,
also some other interesting infor-
mation that cannot begotten else-
where
Referring to Mr. Cathey 's ; letter,
I knev Major Thomas quite well.
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a company ot oneroKee maiaiis.
He was a great benefactor to the ion of secretary of state with which
Indians, and it was said he coul d , you honored me at the beginning
speak' their language as he could of your administration,
speak English. He was a wonder- "Obedient to your sense of duty
ful character. ! and actuated by the highest mo-
I notice a report of the death of ! tives, you have prepared for trans
Dr. J. M. Candler, which I was very j mission to the German government
sorry to hear. He was the best j a not in which I cannot join with-
friend I ever had, I can say this
without reservation and tell Vhe
truth. He hasdone more for me than
any other man I ever knew, and on
many ccsions saved my life.
Dr. Candler came to Webster in 18-
67 on horseback from
Buncombe
County. About the same time a
Methodist preacher by the name of
James Mahoney (Many old timers
will remember him) moved to
Webster from Tennessee. Dr.
Candler married his eldest daughter
Moliie; George Spake, a retired
Methodist minister, performed the
ceremony. Dr, Candler was 21
years old, his wife was 19. She
was a much better looking woman
than he was a man. I remember
the Rev. Mahoney raised quite a
little "r"kus" about his daughter
marrying a "Whig", the Rev. Ma
honey was a Democrat, and those
days feeling was so high that things
bf that nature made quite a Jot of
difference.
Dr. Candler helped organize the
Republican party in Jackson and
when I kney him he was quite
1 sprAtigir ; ' - . .00 mE in advance;
hiBa r hi 1 iiiiutfii r sn a 11 II 1 i 1 iisflii i Aim t 1 fifii r1 um nrin ntirnm
uLUr it m3&u i iiinuiiLL, uuifu nui imu rtl I LL 11UI Lrtll iimiihi
ft RESIGNS. OPENED 0
WASHINGTONVjune 8. Secre
tary Bryan atefSbday submitted
his resignation tol President Wilson,
and it was accepted.
It was stated authoritatively that
the resignation which had been un
der consideration 'for several days .
was accomplished; with the utmost
good feeling between the secretary
o? state and President Wilson. It
resulted from differences of opinion :
over the note about to be sent, to
Germany. :..
The announcement was m nde. I
announcement was made'
by Secretary Tumulty after a brief
conference over the telephone with
President Wilson. Secretary
Tumulty made jio further explana
tion, saying that the correspondence
between the president and Mr. Bry
tarv f state
The Issue Involved is of Such
Moment," Bryan Writes, "That
to Remain a Member of the Cal:'
net Would Be as Unfair to You as
it Would Be toghe Cause Wtfich Is
Nearest My . it,.'0im-3ly, the
Invention o!
Rec:gnation causes big sensitioiif
at tne capital gg
Interpret It tmjMean That- diet
Cause oTthe: 'eo;States rWiU
:t0 ?fea4P4P y
entuahty Bryans Interifi6n"? Was
, Known to bmail Circle oi f riends
v.
BRYAN'S LETTER.
1 Washington, June 8. Secretary
Bryan's letter of resignation was
as follows:
' - d n 'M:. President;
"It is with sincere regret that I
fached .conclusion that
I
snouia return to you tne commiss
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active in politics.
I am going to stop now, not be
cause I have run out of anything
to write but because I know space
lis quite a factor in a newspaper
! and then, if I tell too much now,
j people will soon lose interest in my
letters and be inclined to pass
them unread. I hope this letter
will find all well and happy
and getting the very best there is
out of life. I think if there is any
one in the world who is not Jenjoy
ing life to the fullest, they are, to
say the least, very unfortunate.
Worry and imaginary trouble have
killed more people than all the
wars. - I think a good heerty whok-
v.
some laugh is the best medicine on
earth. Ever try it? You know
that little poem "Laugh and the
world laughs with you weep and
you weep alone." There is more
truth than poetry to that.
Wishing everyone happiness, I
am
THE OLD BOY
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FF1CE HERE
Asheville Citizen, July 31,
Asheville becomes the clearing
house for another large industry.
The Regal Marble company, the
only quarrier of marble in .Njrth
Carolina, has just opened im office
, in Aheville at No. 78 Pa tton avenue,
where J. G. Deshler, secretary and
treasurer of the company will be
found permanently,
The Regal Marble company was
formpd nnlv Inst- vfar and hniiht
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me properties oi me iamous JK.egai
Blue marble in Cherokee county,
near Murphy. These quarries had
been operated for more than twelve
years, but the entire product had
been shipped in rough blocks to the
Georgia manufacturers for finishing.
Immediately after its organiza
tion, the Regal Marble company
began the erection of a manufactur
ing plant at the quarters . at Regal.
The demand for the product increas
ed so rapidly that the company has
been forced a number of times dur
ing its short career to enlarge.
Wilson M. Hardy, a former resi
dent of Rome, Ga president of the
company, whose office is at Regal,
states that marble dealers over the
entire country are eager for this
North Carolina product and show
their appreciation of it by. paying a
third more for Regal Blue than they
do for Georgia marble. The marble
was awarded the gold medal at the
St. Louis World's fair in competition
world. RpCftnt tfists rondnntftd hv
world. Recent tests conducted by
'the government demonstrate that
Kli-? 'h Ca jiina marble is the
hardest quarried in America, hav
ing a crushing strength of 16,800
pounds per cubic inch', and the
most endurin -, its water absorption
being only four ten thousandth of
one per cent. It takes a higher
polish and brings out the lettering
more strongly than any other mon
umental material on the market,
either marble or granite.
Mr. Deshler. a native of Ohio who
has been a native of Asheville for
two years, became financially in
terested'in the property sometime
ago and for the better handling of
its business opened an office in
Asheville, the business centre of
Western North Carolina.
In discussing the matter, Mr.
Deshler called attention to t&e fact
that Regal marble enjoys the well
eerned reputation of being the best
in the country and tat North Car
olinians are justly proud of it. He
states that an additional quarry is
now being opened to supply the
ever growing demand that the
manufacturing plant is being in
creased to produce double its pres
ent output and that the business
which the company already enjoys
in thirty-seven different states is
now being extended to foreign
countries.
John Tatham of Andrews was in
the city this week on business.
Miss Stella Broyles of Webster
was in the city Wednesday.
Ralph Hunter was in the city
Thursday on business.
The Oxford Orphan Singing. Class
will be here July Uth. Watch for
advertisement
Pear blight aiding the apple trees
in WesterhisQction ' of State-De-scription
of5 the blight and meth-: -od
of control.
West Raleigh, N. G., June Ac-,
cording to Mij'H. R. Fulton, Plant;
Pathologist' the North Carolina
Experiment Station, the Orchordists'
'of Western Nrth Carolina are luP
erin heavy Jdsses through the ef-
iccis oi iue pfar Diignt on their ap
ple trees. Jtf t jmerous requests have
been receive by the Experiment
Station as to jnethods of combating
and contrq)li pg the . disease. The
following dksi ription and ; methods
of control mlje of interest to aH
apple growers?
"The diss attacks apple, pear
and quince; Jt is caused by bac
teria thatmqJtipry in the inner
bark whersj)fay materials canno
reach thenj Jt is spread by insects!
much of ite damage is due to de
struction of tfce powers the nectar
of which the acteria can multiply
readily. It i carried over winter
in the thick lark cankers of larger
limbs or truics Most of the in
fections occur' in April and May,
during close, showery weather. Re
move water'3prouts immediately
because of danger of spread down
ward to important parts, especially
the crown re ion where collar rot
may be pri)iiiiced. Cut off limbs
that have Ufck bark affected, or
cut out the;b,ark ,canler it' it is
small. Thelrnall twigs and fruit
spurs on appjj are not dangerous at
this date, aftui: Miev havp d
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duixucau pcns. un pear even the
smallest affected twis Wv iye
further troupe y.yJ shoul re
moved. "Always ;cjit " well below, (te.n
inches if possible) the affected part.
Disinfect allyounds with 1 to 1,000
corrosive supmate sol" -' pois
on sold by (twists), akc palnt-th
larger cuts.Lopk ow, , rees
after the nexsiibwery perioa to be
sure there spread from im
perfectly renipved parts.
"Sectfre earjy maturing of new
growth by hUding up oh cultiva
tion, or even ly planting a. summer
cover crop. Avoid excessive fertil
ization, espioally with nitrogen.
"This wintjV remove all cankers
and get rid oieglected and useless
pear, apple antf quince trees. Next
spring watch jearly' and late for any
appearance of. blight and cut it out
at once. AJ(ighted twig removed
in time often saves a whole tree.
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The Miss&ibCodks of Knaxville
are the gues&jof Miss Betsy Barker
of this city.' -
Rev. T. RProffitt of Webster
.was here yesterday.
John A. rfjfoper of Tuckaseigee
was in the ci;; Wednesday to meet
his son Lyootf n, who has been - at
tending schodtaf Washington D. C.
Arthur Mft)ade was here this
week from Jftsgah Forest
The manyfrfends of Mr. Golay
and his sistel Mrs. Collins of Fla..
who have be spending the sum
mer months jereJfor the past few
years, wuTglad to know they
arrived fceti Thursday ' morn
ing and are skipping at the Com
mercial usm ' ;i
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