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PAGE SIX Hie Apothesis of Bellyache ■EBSt* peoples have hail their deities ■fed their ideals: even localities have objects of worship or silent ■ploratieß. Often these objects of ■Worship are nothing more than a ■Bare of mind, a dominant attitude of which exists so long ■wtt It becomes permanent and tinally Hakes its place as an ideal. Some- HEbes these attitudes are unworthy Hbd are sloughed off. At other times ■Lhey are nourished and cherished and defied. Some people in this Btommunitj' are today on the verge of the bellyache. Every ■thiug is bad, nothing is good. .We ■pc run diAvn at the heel, out at the ■elbows, split in the seat and shirt tail ■banging cut. As a town, county. force, manufacturing and community, we are done . We-are strangled by taxation, by extravagance, pros- by, hard times —dead, damned ■and delivered. Down with hope, down enthusiasm, down with goo<f ■sheer, down with energy, down with .down with everything— tip ■with the'bellyache. What a won-; ■serfnl thing is the bellyache! Who j had such a beautiful case, how I we. should all be. The boy , ■pith the Banner of Excelsior sturdily j ■nKimbing the Alps has nothing on us. | ■gSehold, we march under a new and ; banner —the banner of the: ■teilyrches.' the-Tail Go With tlte Hide. j ■u Send £<nr the old clothes man and > ■the second-lmnd dealer. We can't j ■make n riffle, let's admits facts and ■ket accorcjjngly. Hurry on with the ■|unk man,,too. There is nothing left ■ln -this community worth while. The! ■prmers art 1 leaving the country, such ■of them at can get away. They are j ■hurrying off to other sections to get j ■rich. Their lands will be given away, j ■for certainly nobody will buy them: ■Mien they are sold for taxes, for if ■rate owners can't use them why should i any one else want them? Business ■has gone, we can't nay the expenses. ■Schools are no good, ehun’.ies arefail ■ing ..into decay, there's not a darn ■thing left but a big lade in the ground. ■Then let sup and leave. I.et us Bkk other localities. Everybody knows ■nut there are nice, fine places where ■money grows on trees, other folks ■pay the taxes, business flourishes of own accord, nobody ’has to do ■Anything but bellyache. Those are ■the places'for us. We have lost ev ■ierything else, let's got out. It has ■always been the part of discretion to ■ let the tail go with the hide. I The Glorious Role of Sniveling. H But this is a conservative commun ■jty, therefore many will object to get ■ ting out. Some will just want to ■stay on and rot. Well, and good, ■jet’s do that. Let's just accept the ■situation and become a community of ■snivellers. Hug tight to the delu ■sion that the community is stuck, ■that the town can't grow, that the ■ county is going .backward. Shut ■lyes to the hopeful facts about us. be ■blind to the possibilities of energy, ■enthusiasm, co-operation and work. ■Snivel, snivel, snivel. If we can't ■leave we can stay and snivel. What ■ a comfort there is to be had from ■sniveling.' The bellyaeiiers have con ■vinced ug‘ of our decrepitude, and ■what is there left in this world for ■ the decrepit but to suivel! ■ Nothing But Universal Problems. ■ “We must all hang together in ■this thing-,” said some one when the ■ patriots at Philadelphia were putting ■their names to the Declaration of "Or all hang seiierate- Kh” remarked old Ben Franklin. ■There you have it today. This eom ■lmmity ig. not faced with a single ■jtrobletn today other than which in ■some form or other faces every eoni ■ munity in the United States. Taxes? ■Taxes are. everywnere. Ton bawl ■ about high rate here and a low rate ■somewhere else, but that other place ■jS' bawliifg about a higli assessment ■with its Jow rate. Everywhere there ■are taxes* Congress is now faced ■with the wry from all over the coun- Ktry and Will do what it can to lower ■tnxos. The States government is ■doing what it can in the same diroc ■yol‘. ami our local governments are ■doing the same. But you can't eat K’onr cake and have it too. We pay ■toes but- we get something for it. ■There are a lot of expenditures that ■ljhM be Cut off and will be when the ■people do, something about it beyond ■mere growling. We have been caught ■is our own trap. We have demanded ■werythiiif? of the government and ■the goverhment has got. ro raise the ■unoney sopiehow. But the point is ■that we are just like every other ■community ou that score. There is ■nothing singular about it. Where ■would the bellyaeiiers go to escape BPfrlng taxes? We don't send a cent Hos tax money out of the town and ■|punty. The State does not get a cent ■of property tax, the national govern- HMat does not get a cent, and only ■f few men pay other than a property ■lax. The only part of the tux which out is the interest on the money HMil we have borrowed. It is all Mpont here, for schools, for roads, for ■ntber community purposes. We have ■pfed a great hullabaloo about ■paces, never stopping to think that little of our tax money goes out BIU the community. I and Commerce. Hk The people are leaving the country ■petaluse of high taxes! Never was a lie. The average farmer today ■pan pay his taxes easier than he ■Mr could- Where is the section of ■pe country where the farmers are H* leaving? Rural population is declining in the United Htateg in proportion to urban pop ■jptfon because we are changing ■P*uan, agricultural to an industrial Fewer people aie staying ■p the farms, but you notice that the crops are getting bigger and iMper all the time. Better methods ■Pi labor-saving machinery an in ns< ll "'S|-tbe crops while at the same freeing the workers. We are in state of readjustment, a ■■djaetipent which never stops, ■jt hey:, .leave the farms, so they do, ■gjf suppose they staid there and ■MM more cotton and corn, what IHEB * et for ’*•? They are iHtßt because they are not needed there. The big cities are growing aud the small towns are not growing in proportion. But this is now reaching the turning point. Labor is rushing to the cities faster than it will be absorbed, and ’ there will be a resurgence to the country. The small town that has energy and willingness to face the situation and pull to gether, can grow and pronper right on. Only those towns which do :ome thing in this way will prosper. Count eight or tea town in this State and you have the possible city areas. The other sections are to re main small towns and even agri cultural communities. Those will prosper most which see the facts aud face them. A Good Agricultural County. In the meantime Union county is ouc of the best agricultural counties to be found. Whole counties in Geor gia have been denuded of population and there are agricultural states in the Wrest that are going down in population. All of New England is losing. A county of this population aud this nearness to’ market and the number of skillful farmers yet in it, is rick agricultural prospects. Os course there is no land boom. Lots of people think that u land boom mean.', prosperity. It always proves a ficti tious prosperity or a temporary our. Never yet has it been found out how to raise one's self by rue's own bootstraps. Our farmers are for the most part prosperous. Os course there are hardships and always will be. Many land owners who have sent their children out into the world and can’t get tenants suffer. But for the man who is able to work and does work. Union county ails every advantage aud the people are prov ing it. Everywhere there are marks of prosperity, and none greater than those where the people are calling for more taxes for better schools and better roads. We have been hit by two bad years but nobody can con trol the weather. Union county peo ple have a ready market for their produce most of the time, and the improvement in homes, in churches, in schools, in living conditions, in the very dress and amusements of the people, show that this is no poverty-ridden country. Too much exi>enditures have gotten a good many in bad, but when iu the world’s history were there not people in bad? Give the farmers of Union county a good price for cotton aud continued favorable market for their side crops aud they will do the rest. They have been doing it. they are doing it. They ate now howling half so loud as the professional beilyachers. Get a Little Pep in Business. Industrially we have been in bad luck from time to time, but that is the common lot of industrial com munities. While manufacture is not making a surplus, it is living and the community has its benefits. Iu the matter of merchandising we are doing right well. Merchants are not getting rich but there is much more merchandising here than there ever I was before. We are somewhat asleep on the job In that respect. An in telligent co-operation among mer chants could largely increase our an nual business to the benefit of every merchant in town. But we have not i-ome to that .vet. Our circle of trade could be pushed out in three out of the four directions if we would get up and push it. But it can't be pushed by advertising disadvantages and never an advantage. Monroe can sell goods cheaper than Oharlotte’and by a little team work the merchants could offer almost as good an as sortment of stocks. A Long List of Assets. If you will stop and think, this community has a long list of assets, both present aud in prospect. It is a good place to live, whether in town or in the country. Strangers think more .of it than we do. That's be cause we have lately seemed to give away to the bots. We have good lands, good farmers, good mer chants and good stores. We have good churches and as good schools as tile average. We have good public in stitutions, good people, and a splen did hospital. We have a good farm demonstrator to help the farmers, a good chamber of commerce to help the business people, we have honest officials who deserve our help and not our knocks—good laird, we have so many good things that a man ought to be ashamed of himself to be-haw about the few bad ones. Who’ll Step Over tile Line? When four thousand Mexicans had been battering for days the walls of the Alamo behind which David Crockett. Col Bowie, Col. Travis, and a bandfull of other Texas patriots were selling their lives, Col. Travis drew a line with his sword on the ground and stepped- over it, saying that he would die there. Others might leave the fort and get out if they could, all were free to go, but if there were any who, like himseif, ex pected to remain, they could follow him across the Hue. Every man but one stepped over and every man but that one died there tha day and will forever live in history along with the Spartans at Thermopylae. There ought to be a man in this com munity or a number of men who would step over the line and eall upon the people to forsake the ban ner of bellyache, to abandon the ro'.e of snivel, and to come forth upon the side of common sense, of enlightened self-interest and community spirit, join forces for progress, for solving such community problems as we have, and for holding up our heads in the pride of manhood and woman hood worthy of our town, of county, our history and our opportunity. We .have surrendered too long to the spirit of bellyache. Let’s get out of it. Let the croakers croak, and let the others make the fight which we need to make. Once two old Confed erates with shattered hope and for tune met for the first time in a great while. “We have lost everything, Matt,” said one. “Yes, Charlie,” re plied the other, “but damned if we can’t die game.” If this community is really not what we have always thought it to be, not what we have boasted it to be not what we can make it, then let thoee wbo deteet the ethics of bellyache, come out and die game in the attempt to make something ont of it. All Ready for Christmas Shoppers |S y CHRISTMAS IS AT CHARLES STORE £3 To get that “Christmasey” feel mg, stop a moment at this house ji of Christmas cheer. Holly and Christmas colors, entwined with IK garlands, look for all the world If like a huge Christmas tree, jf bright with lights, and banked ■jL with gifts. Thousands of gifts Sp as varied and alluring as any in »• an Arabian Nights’ Bazaar. |THE CHARLES STORES COMPANY INC. t 6$ 5c to $2,98 THE CHRISTMAS STORE 5c to $2.98 i) V Si-* . Store No. 5 No. 34 S. Union St.J Concord, N. C. fjß Count Your Blessings. There is a eong which we often hear at church which admonishes you to counr your blessings. Why should we not count the blessings n little and quit talking about the evils, most of which are imaginary? The chief trouble i« iu fact that everybody is grouchy, not because there are no blessings, but becauwe he is too greedy about blessings. He wants the earth and the fulness ■ereof. Too many people feel that the whole wbrld is getting rich ex cept them. They feel out in the cold. Everybody getting rich in Florida, New York, Charlotte or Kalamazoo Only we are poor. Forget it! Figure on what you can throw into this community awhile and then there will be more to take out. As a man thiuketh in his heart so is he. If we think we are down and out, we are down and out. If we tell the world we are a sorry lot, not only will the world believe it *and pass us by, but what is worse, wfe will believe it ourselves, and think ing poorly of ourselves we paralyze our town and county. We have imp enough problems to make life in . Wresting. THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE Nobody believes less in mere wind and boasting than this paper. But there is a vast difference between idle boast, with eyes shut to facts, and taking a 'Sensible and hopeful and cheerful view of factu and re solving to meet duties and responsi bilities in a sensible way. Stock tak ing time is here. Why not have a community stock taking? And the first consideration is to reuolve that whatever problems we may have will be attacked in the determination to meet them and go forwnrd. Let's re solve to find the truth, tell the truth, and then meet the truth in away that will continue to carry our com munity onward. Are Tumblebttgs Disappearing? The Pathfinder. A number of readers have written to us saying that the . bettle popularly known as the turablebug, which was formerly very common throughout the country, is now seldom seen. For in-1 stance, W. i(. Henderson, of Dover, Ga. t writes: “Years ago our roads and fields were covered with legions j of tumblebugs. Os recent years they have rapidly disappeared and now you rarely ever Me one. What ha* WHERE GIFT HUNTING IS EASY Gift hunting is not a game of hide and seek at the Charles Store. It is much like having a box of luscious bonbons set be fore you by your hostess. You don’t know which to choose. You would like to have themtill. Everything is so temptingly dis played within reach of hand or ' eye, to make selection conven ient for you. become of them?” As a, result of these inquiries we submitted the question to the United States bureau of entomology and re ceived the following letter from Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of that bureau: "As fir as we are able to ascertain at the present time, the insect known ns the tiimlilebng, has not materially decreased in numbers over any of its known distribution, this insect being us prevalent ns can be recalled by any of our specialists over the greater part of the territory in which it is known to occur. ‘•Of course yot» understand that this insect is very closely associated with domestic livestock, the young feeding on the excremefit of these ani mal* rolled into large pellets by the parent beetles from Which peculiar habit the insect derives its common J name. This association necessarily influences the prevalence Os this in sect at any given place. "With the advent of the automo bile in cities and larger rural centers the insect has practically disappeared from these places. Hawever, in the rural districts, where livestock are still maintained, I believe your cor respondent will find that these insects are as prevalent ever. Local con-! ditions on .a given farm might have I so changed by cultural practices a« to practically eliminate these insects, but this is purely a local matter.” Cherish Your Credit. Gastonia Gazette. This is the first of the month and the bill collector is abroad in the land- Most of ua hate to see him coming, but here is a different attb tilde to take, as explained by the Anoka. fMinn.) Herald. “It la an honor to receive a bill. Instead of getting all “riled up” when the mail brings you a state ment of account you should be genuinely pleased. For a bill is an indication that some one has fuitb in your honesty. A bill indicate* that some one who known you depends upon your honor to keep the word you pledged when you received the servicea or the goods, which he furnished. “If you never received n bill it would indicate that yoirf, credit waa worthless; that no persons trusted you; that yon were held In puch poor Ills M £§i I Wii aI&M J IF YOU HAVEN’T MUCH « TIME M Go straight to the Charles Stored m here is a feast for the eye. The « solution of that Christmas Puz- %• zle—“What shall I give?” Toys, £ Books, Lingerie, Jewelry, Silver, ® Lamps, and numberless other things are so. assembled that you can view them with the At glance of the eye. All you need do is pick and choose. , esteem by those who know you that none had even been willing to take your word that you would pay. Cred it is the most precious thing iron have. Money can be had by various means, but credit comes only from years of honesty aud prompt meet ings of bills, when they are due. "When you pay a bill you are merely being honest. Indeed, you art? doing yourself a good turn. When you receive a bill, then, meet it as you agreed if you possibly can. If you can't, frankly tell your creditor why you can’t. You’ll find him more than ready to meet you half-way. Cherish your credit oe you do health happiiuYß and other priceless boons equally rare and exclusive.” Now Watch the Sen Sisters. Monroe Enquirer. Otto W ood, the murderer wfio is serving a 20-year sentence in the State penitentiary >* a smart’ guy. He claims he made his escape from prison in order that he might see his little children. . Now watch the sob-sisters all over this land and country move heaven and earth to secure a pardon for Wood, forsooth that he lovea his . : ' ’.U ~ I' Monday, Dec. 21, 1925 children, and therefore should not suffer for beinoaH grimes committed. < Circumstantial Evidence. The father of the household had a gold-headed umbrella which he prized <* very highly. One rainy morning the umbrella turned up missing. “Will, did you take my umbrella?” he asked of .his son. “No, father.” “Did you. Mary?” “No, father I didn't see it.” Just 'then the younger brother came in. “I know where it id, I think suiter’s beau took it.” “Why, Tommy!” said sister, “He did not.” “Well, all I know,” said Tommy, “last night, •at he was leaving I heard him say to sister in jthe hall; I'm going to steal one tonight.' ” * ' *, . jf The maintenance of amateur stan dards against the encroachments of professional football is expected to be one of the important subjects. of consideration at the twentieth an nual meeting of the National Col legiate Athletic Association to be held in New York at the end of Be- ‘ ccmher. •«. r
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