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PubHshedvEvery Tuesday.
VOLUME 2.
WADESCORO. N. C. MAY 12. 1908.
THE
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The Making of a
Successful Wife
By CAS PER. 5. YOST.
IttriXG IT SOCIALLY. Dm'i
Try t Ft Us O-rsr Tew raaal
Tracse-Caal Trel U Ike S1O.O09
CUu J5.M9 I aaa Ne
Uh t Try fa ArW4 ta DvlJ Ts.
Ml
DEAR LITTI.K : 1 1: 1 - 1
have JiMt a ctiM to it
ttvc w tn!ow of my rui in
the llttk rixintr j hotel where I atu
topping ttslay i a pretty rwttaje. t
toot ItH) bow It l.-. f roii i the
Btret. for tv- mr elevation, as the
arrhltrrt say. I tnrwil my war. but
what f ran see of It fnm this ilr
leads rue t IUeve tbat tbe owner l
la a Dttle bstr than moderate rlrrntn
hHik a clrctnnmtan-e ' a Ihwd
of thia alar.; lie ha a larre at! eou
ooi1Imi hark yard, lu whlb be Is
6r
.Wrf vtun of (Ao Japo-A rwrriri
raisin chickens for pleasure. 1 knov
it's f-r pteatnre Itiuh- he smrinnsly
;rmit hi wife to do all tbe work.
At leat t sapre It'a bis wife Any
how. b wr a faJ rd uulAnnrt.
cv of tho Japo-AmerVan kimono
that slop Jut a little too quick. aol
a a air of aatborltj that I quite un
ruitkbl. Tnr are a nntn(r of
p-o or ruii or wbaterer thy call
trtn la ttl tack yard, and eacb I o--ctiplI
by a lot of tint of a fratber.
I a pn. hwrrr. la erklrnUy rein
ed fr a buarb tn which the owner
tak a aperlal prVle. I J o t Limmt
wh-t k?rvd of chicken. they are-IolJed
Acaru. maybe but they're swell Urd
all r.i'it. and they are fed on tb fat
of th iao'l. while their neighbor must
(- rooteat with the crumbe that fall
from Ile' table.
In one of adn!n( pens, bow
ever. aa ambltiona youn pullet
b) tboufit !e was aoojethlnx of a
irll herself and wanted to get Into
rh txn denty bad. Sbe was U-scr
and bsndner and could rack! louder
tha ocne of tbe aristocrats oo the
hcr s;de of the trocr. so why not?
After attic op tbe Leicht of tbe bar
rier sh tok ruuutn Jump. Lutlel
lit tbe wire and fell to tbe rrouod
wtth a rret )uawkiic anl C'i-plus:
jf w lu Nt !: ur.fc-rd b faJurt.
he tried arahi aivJ a4tuand finally
cot bib roouh and vaiU-d rus Jr-ticlly
over Into ice
rbarruafd ctnle
Tben the Udy of
tbe klQooo
emertre! from
the rttcr and
after much b -In
and d"dtulc.
cauchl the put
let and put ber
trk tn her own
tD. Three
lime this ler
f or mat ce mas
repeated while t TX ttdy of lAr kimono
watched, but cmcrjctl
when tbe rolatre- of tbe rot came
sweeping down tbe path for tbe fourth
time I saw there was gAut to le
socaetbln: dola In that back yard
And there was. nraspln Ml IMilet
firmly by tbe neck, she rare a simple
twtst of tbe wrist, and Just now the
fracrant oilor of fried chicken cvuie
stealing, gently ateallng. tnrougu my
open casetneut.
Flyina High 8eiaUr.
I may l away off tbe track, but I
bae gvt the Imprewioo from aondry
recvarks In yiur letter of reevnt date
that ju r I finning to fly pretty
high In a sj.U! way. I want yoa to
hate all iLe fus jou can. Lord knows,
ilearie. wouldn't cnt yoa out of any
real pleasure, not for w or kit Aad
yet-well, it reminds me of the time
when t ued to think I wr getting a
bashel of port skating around a bole
la the Ice trying to ee bow cloe I
cocSd get to the raggrl elge-i. One
day I bmke my
record, and
when I cot over
the epeil of
pneumonia I
couldn't for the
life of me un
derstand bow I
could bare aeen
anytbJng funny
In that form of
amusement. It'a
a good deal tnat
way with thia
social whirl
business. Now,
I don't want
you to mleuu
derstand n e .
tut dear. F
.4 bvafcrt f rpeet eitty la all
right I .donl want you to get me
rxJied up with those long haired and
frayed troupers alncoispoope who claim
tj think aocletj la one of the de
vice of the gentleman with tht red
tights and tbe overheated griddle. Not
a your life. Tre got nothing against
society. It would be a might j lane
Good For Every tody.
Mr. Norman R. Cbolter. a rrominent
architect. In the Delbert Building. San
Frmccico, says: "I fully endorse all
that has been said of Qectric Bitters aa
a tonic medicine. It is good for every
body. It corrects stomach, brer and
kidneys disorders tn a prompt and effi
cient manner and brdJdi up tbe system. "
Dectric Bitters is the beat spring medi
cine ever sold over a druggist's counter;
aa a blood purifier It Is tmequaled. 50c.
at "Parsons Dmg Ox
fcj
aome world without 1L What would
oar news papers do? Rat that's getting
away from tbe main road.
ine point l want to get Into your
pretty little thinking box It that socie
ty I a good thine ao long as yoa stay
In roar own class. Yea, yes. my dear. I
kndw yon re aa gnod aa anybody else.
My personal opinion Is that you're a
whobi lot Letter than anybody els ex-
cept your mother. Hat yoa ht Tea t ot
quite aa ranch money as aome people I
know, and that's tbe thing that raakea
class dlatlnctlona In thia country so far
aa soHety. strictly speaking, la concern
ed. Take us American up and down
the aorlaj ladder and we're pretty
mueli the same. Mrs. Kmrth on the bot
tom round Is Just as good and sweet
and senalMe. possibly Jut aa rrSned
and arrtmpllshcd. aa Mrs. Van Twlller
at tbe top. Tbe dlfferit-e Is purely a
matter of dollars.
Dspsnda ei Btlly'a Rating.
And fh.nl bring tue arouxxl to you
ami IUlIy. Now, I dtn"t know anybody
on this green earth Iwttcr entitled by
Iauty and grace tiul lutelllgeuoe to
shine In tbe very tiptop bearen of ao-
n-ty man i my uaagutrr.- ual a no
ta.Ty. little girl. Tbat'a tbe real gooda.
straight aa a foot rule, But these
thing sre not arifptetl aa a standard
of mcaureu)eut. It's HlUy'a rating In
Hun's or Hradtrrefs that doea tbe
wirk. If be' Al in the financial rrgla-
ter lie's pretty well qualified to rank
a Al In the social register. The trou
ble with Hilly la tbst lie Isn t Al or
even Zl. lie might sing the old San-
day stbool son jr. "1 My Name Written
There T' rtnd -t a iieritlvc answer, fur
Itilly train with the terra t majority
an. I d te-tu't figure lu tlte financial re-
l-irt. toasejentry his place and your
plv in the oi-tal scale are some dla-
tan.- U-lovr the top. And the quicker
you i-t your location survyed and
ruke up your mind to piny in your
own yard uutil your Imuk ao-ount Jus
tlfl. move the Iwtter It will be for
both of you la more ways than can be
Indicated by dollars ami cents.
In the first place, my dear, while
slut you bae I the principal quail-
W.ttcMnj the tiul triumph of his uifc
Coition for s-la! -ltWu. It'a mainly
what you spend that puts you Into the
swim. You mar bare millions and
tut no Ice lu society uulena you can
let le of tbeui pretty freely. On
th other hand, you mar blow lu ten
tbuand a year on a fire thousand In
come and mnuage to hold your bead
iUf water In tbe SPUM) class for
a bile. But Just for awhile, "mind
yon. And that's what causes three
fourths of tbe evils that result from
a wotuau's MiubitU-n to be like one
f tbe candlv on a birthday cake.
a Itiftht and shining light ou the np
ler ruL
Ye. I know. Billy may be wlllkig-
lie tasj eveu give you a boost. May-
l he's doggoued proud of you that
he Jut naturally wanta to see you
uuike all the folks around the corner
sit up and take notk-e. I wouldn't
blune Mui for feeling that way. 'deed
I wouldn't: but. inr Utile girl, let me
t-tl you there's many a man standing
off tn a corner watchlug the social tri
umph of hi wife with a smile on bis
fa.w wbll hi. finger nails are cutting
d-ep Into tbe palm of bis hands as
he wonder where he's going to raise
the money to y for It. Many a
umu lust arias and saws wood, but
a display of teeth won't Increase any
body's Income materially, and one
mar nulls and smile and be bankrupt
stUL No. honey, there's Just oat cer-
- m
Jml as contUd as tf I had iron tht
Derby.
tain end. to social ambition that goes
ahead of one's income, and that's what
tbe old time newspaper reporters used
to call a dull thud. Something's go
ing to drop, sure as shooting, and if 1
w aa making a book on It I'd be willing
to make It a hundred to one shot that
It would be you and Billy. I've seen
many a man and many a woman
come down like that and mighty few
of them, mljrhty few of them, ever got
sbl to climb back up again. Toor
Smith! He was a good fellow, but
Lis wife ruined him." That's what
they said every time. I don't want
anybody to say that alwut my daugh
ter. Keep In Your Own Class.
Ton see, it's Just aa I told you. The
trouble ain't with society: It's the get
tlnx out of your class. It's doing like
Miss Pullet flying over tbe fence Into
company where she didn't belong. If
you're going to get along In this world
nice and comfortable and happy, you're
gt to recognise your own limitations.
Best Heller la The VYorli.
Rev. F. Star bird, of East Raymond.
Maine, aars: "I hare used Bncklen's
Arnica Salve for several years, on my
nld s.rmr wound, and other obstinate
snre. and find it the bet healer in the
world. I use it too with great roceese
in my verterinary business." Price Me
at Drug Uo.
10 days' trial tl-00 is ths effar oo
Plnsnlea. Bellrra backache, waJcUcx,
lama) back, rheumatic pain- Best jm.
sabs for kidneys, bladder anf bbod.
Good for young and old. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money rafanded. Bold
by Martin Drug Qx
4K)
1 nerer p!..y poker with a man who
atarts tta guru wltli a dr dollar ante.
No. alree. I politely but firmly draw out.
lie ain't la my claaa, and I've got eu
enough to know IL My bay mare la
aa fine an animal aa ever came off the
bine grass, and when I'm oat for a spin
with her nothing on four leg Is going
to pase ma. lint If a man comes along
with a alxty horsepower automobile
do you think I'm going to try to keep
alongside of him? Not much. Uia
Jane. I poll to one side and wait till
the dust settle, then I trot ahead Juat
aa contented aa If I bad won the
Ierby. And I don't hare any bard
feelings against the man In the anto
either. If he's got the money, to pay
for It, why shouldn't be hare one and
ride In It too? I would.
And Ifa Just the same to you. little
girl, and tbe swells sronnd tbe corner.
They're nice people. There's good and
bad tmong them. Just aa there are ou
.the aide atreeU. but they'll average up
Just as high aa any of us. No use to
rail at tbe faults of tbe no called high
society. Tbat'a moatly sour grapes.
They Lave their faulta good and plenty.
So have all of us. But they are able to
set a pace that It would be foolish
for you or me to try to keep up with.
Maybe some day. If yon are wise
now, yon and Billy will hare money to
burn. Then you
will be Justified
in setting a
match to a lit
tle of It and cut
ting as wide s
swath in society
as you please,
provided you do
not lose sight of
the fact that you
have a home and
a husband, pos
sibly children,
who are of more
Importance to
you and your
happiness than
all the social
victories you
could win in a
thousand yean.
Get all the pleas
Grandpa Snrcd ! Occ.'ure you can out
of life, honey, but be mighty sure that
Billy's got the price and got it to spare
Tour loving father.
JOHN 8NEED.
V. 8. I have Just received a personal
and confidential communication from
rour motber wnicn tickles me aimoei
to death. Grandpa Sneedt Gee!
All Ware NsUbles.
lion. JoaeDh Chamberlain and Lord
Rosebery were returning from the the
ater one night. HUe crossing tnc
street they were accosted by a ragged
boy who, after sweeping the mud from
their path, asked for aJms.
Lord Rosebery was about to give the
boy a coin when an idea struck blni.
-My boy." said Rosebery. "if you will
hit that policeman a swat on the back
with your muddy broom I will gjve
you lo snimngs, ' rrompr. xo ine wora
the boy crept In back of the officer and.
raising his broom, struck him in the
back, then turned and ran. but, to tbe
dismay of Rosebery, the officer caught
the boy after a chase of a few yards.
Not wanting to leave the boy in a
fix. Rosebery tried to fix things up
-ith the officer, but the worthy gentle
man would not listen and took inem
all three up to the station.
They were taken before the Judge of
tbe stat lou. and, after survey lug them
through his glasses, he took down a
book and. turning to Chamberlain.
asked his name. "lion. Joseph Cham-
lierlaln.". w as the reply, and the Judge
smiled.
Rosebery responded also with his full
title. "Lord Rosebery."
The boy waa next and. stepping to
the front, he drew himself up to his
full height and waited for the usual
question, "Tour name?"
My turner said the boy. "Well,
Judge, I'm not the kind as what goes
back on me pals. I'm the 'Duke of
Wellington. "
Grim Jssts.
Deathbed Jokea are generally not au
thentic Tbe celebrated one attributed
to Tom Hood, for Instance that be pro
tested against blaming the undertaker
who had blundered into coming before
the great wit was dead and said that
the man had "come only to urn a lively
Hood" Is known to be decidedly
spocryphsL
Nevertheless a remark somewhat of
the same sort, which is attributed to
Lord Chesterfield In his last Illness, Is
undoubtedly authentic Chesterfield
waa very 111, and his death was only a
matter of a few weeks, but hla phy
sician advised that he be taken for an
easy drive In his carriage, and he went
out
As the equipage was proceeding
slowly along It waa met by a woman
who remarked pleasantly to the great
Invalid. "Ah, my lord. I am glad to see
you able to drive out
I am not driving out, madam,' an
swered Chesterfield. I am simply re
hearsing my funeral." St Louis Re
public The Simple Lifs.
Abe. a light mulatto, called upon a
minister for whom he bad formerly
worked.
Yo know, boas, I's gwlne be mar
ried ner week." he admitted halting
ly "V gwine to marry VI las May
Felicity Johnsvn. an' Hay she say she
wants ter be married Jus' like wnite
folka."
"All right. Abe; IU marry you If you
want," the minister replied.
IIow much you gwlne charge 7"
It will cost you $3 to be married like
white folka."
Abe scratched his head. "Guess
we'll hab ter be married like niggers.
then," be said. To' see, boas, we s
goin to bousekeepbV, an I ain't got
but IS, Lipplncotf a. .
Toe Lacky Quarter
Is tbe one vou car out for a box of
Dr. King's New Life Pills- They bring
. s . &t. :
you the neaiin mac s more precious
. . . M, . A AT 1 J V
than jewels, iry mem xor neaumue,
biliousness, constipation and malaria.
If ther disappoint yon the price will be
cheerfully refunded at Parsons Drug
Co.
Rings little liver PUla for biliousness
wd sick-headache. Ther clen the srs
wem and dear the akin. Price 25c Try
them. Bold by Aiarun urag w.
Prof. Bruce Craven
On Prohibition
(Elizabeth City Star)
Ater briefly explaining the d-
tails of the corainp: prohibition
election, he stated the only dan
ger is in indifference, in the spirit
of luke-warm Christianity and
citizenship that ets people
vote if they happen to feel like
The other side is organized, and
though a single man clad in the
armor or a righteous cause
m S.
stronger than all the hosts of er
ror, it will not do for that single
1 s-rM
man to go to sleep. 1 ne question
means much to every one who has
any feeling for the genera good
of the Stabs and humanity, and
wo should find enough inspiration
in the fact that a vote for prohi-
biton is an act for the 'protection,
of womanhood, for the safety of
property and prosperity, for the
hopes of childhood, the enoble-
ment of manhood and the glory
of God.
The various arguments in favor
of liquor were mentioned, such as
it will hurt the party, kill pros-
perity, increase taxes, and infringe
personal liberty; and each of these
arguments was completely answer-
ed. The liquor traffic insults the
memory of Patrick Henry by cry
ing 'give us liberty or give us
death;" and for ray part it shall
have death and the people shall
liberty from its bondage and deg
radation. People will get liquor
and drink anvwav. thev tell us.
Yes, and some people will go to
" " . .
Hell anvwav. but that is no reason
whv the churches should be closed
or why we should help them on
the road to ruin '
The people who talk about be-
ing temperate in temperance are
rmlv Jr lotidino- thft issue. Thev
would be as logical to argue for
trmnerance in honestv and virtue,
or ipmwmtP. in hrpdincr the words
nf rhrkt Ynn cannnt cprcp find
n1 Msmmnn nml thprp. is no c om-
promise with the prince of dark
m a ass m S
ness. it one drink or liquor is
good for an individual of one bar
room for a community, then there
is no logic in the world to confute
the statement that several drinks
and numerous bar-rooms are more
good, and the more the better.
Every intelligent person knows
that Kquor is all bad and has not
one redeeming virtue for its mul-
titudc of sins, and we all know
what its effect is on mind, body
and soul. "What we need there-
fore is not information, but in-
spiration to put our knowledge to
irood use. The friends of liquor
say wc are ianaucs ano iaiK senu-
r 1 . II a?
ment instead of cold facts. If you
wont some cold hard fact, go with
nie to the citv cemetery and I will
show vou some monuments to the
memory of liquor's influence. Or,
if you prefer, look at some of
the bloated derelicts on the high
way of life that you can see about
you anywhere, and then talk if
you can about tne exaggeration or
the prohibition fanatics.
Professor Craven Closed by re-
citing that fine poem of .Rudyard
lvipnngs enuueu xiie lruce
of the Bear." The analogy be-
tween Adamzad, the JJear thaU
looks like a man" and the liquor
traihe in this state, no declared to
be close and striking.
Ypariv with tent and rifle our careless
white men ko
uy me paw caueu .uuttmo to
in me ie ijciow.
Yearly br Muttianee he follows on
white men in
.
Matun the old blind beggar, bandaged
IIULLI UIUW LO UUII
"Eyeless, noseless and lipless toothless,
broken or speecu.
Seeking a dole at the doorway, he
mumbles his tale to eacn;
Over and over the story, ending as
began
'Make ye no truce with Adam zad, the
Bear that walks like a man!
"There was a flirt in my musket,
tiricked and primed was the pair.
when I went hunting Adam-zaa tne
Bear that stands like a man.
I looked my last on the timber, I look
ed my last on the snow,
When I went hunting, Adam zad. fifty
summers ago.
Two full marches to northward, at the
fall of the second night.
came on my enemy, Aoam-zau, an
a J Jl 11 I
panting from nrs nignt, . .
TWo w-i a chariro in the musKet.
pricked and primed was the pair,
My finger crooked on the trigger,
k SS 111 dW I
Horrible, hairy and human, with paws
iikr bands in Braver.
. . . I
Making his supplication, rose Adamzad
I looked at the swaying shoulders, at
the Daunche's sway and swing.
And my heart was touched with pity
for the montrous pietuung ming.
'Touched with pity and wonder, I did
not fire then x ,
I have looked no more on women, i
1 1TL. JI stmsm vartf h mar)
Nearer he tottered and nearer, with
paws like hands that pray
From now to iaw, that steel-shod paw
it ripped my face away!
Sndbm. silent and savage, searing as
flame the blow
Fearless 1 leu Deiore nis ieei, miy smu-
mers ago,
I heard him grunt and chuckle, I heard
him pass to his den, -
He left me blind to the darkened years,
and the little mercy of men.
But. (say. I and put back the bandage)
this is the time tofear,
sr-s-s 1 14 lv. s 4-4 sa1 wriOTl I
Wnen ne bhwus uF .
mTi hfl stands un as nieaoing, m
wavering man-brute guise,
When he veil3 the hate and ctmning or
the little swinish eyes:
'When he shows as seeking
quarter, I
with raws like hands taFrmr.
That is the time of pexil. the time of the
Truce of the Bear. !
Over and over tho story, ending aa he
began. - Mexico.- And yet. men treat o
There is no iroce wim aoam-u u . . A (tman . nrnman
Bear that looks like a man." , 1
A WOMAN ORATOR
Extracts from Speech of Mrs. Hi n ale
Curtis of Texas at Lexiiftoa.
(Lexington' Dispatch)
women" in rcLrm '
If yon men had done your dn-
I ty, there would
be no women in
the pulpit. You say that you do
to I not want a women ranting around
it. I in a pulpit;' and jet you. .would
i not go to a vaudeville' unless you
could see a woman ranting around'
is ion the stage: you will pay. hve
B.S S S m
- dollars to see her kick the lights
out, and you sayi Boys, she's all
I I M ir . at
ri.' " lou say it none or my
business to be speaking for prohi
bitioo. It is my business, and
the business of every woman. A
I mother has the right to follow her
boys when they climb out of the
cradle, where they are safe, and
wander away to the man-made
saloon; the female wild beast
fights for her young, and an old
hen protects her chickens wliile the
old rooster sneaks under the
woodpile whenever a hawk sails
by. This is a woman's light. She
has no vote. She can make no
laws. All she can do is to rant
around' and plead with men to
vote for her against whiskey."
THE NEWSPAPERS AGAINST WHISKEY
The 20th century press is against
whiskey. Mrs. Curtist said she
knew that some papers were not,
but that they no more represented
the 20th century press than the
old tallow candle represented the
1 .. s-nl
arc light of today ihe newspa-
per man who is not against whis
key, she said, is either influenced
by money, has saw dust for brain
or moss on his back a thousand
miles long. She said people could
not say what should go into news-
papers, but they could say what
newspapers could come into their
homes, and a rattlesnake was pre
ferable to a vile newspaper. She
said the whiskey association fail
ing to get space in decent news
papers, had gone to sending out
S J 11 i
one of their own, called 4 Town
and Farm."
ABOUT PROHIBITION PROHIBITING
If prohibition won't prohibit.
said Mrs. Curtis, why is it that
the whiskey organizations are
spending $15,000,000
to defeat
prohibition? No law
prohibits.
Law against murder doesn't; but
should we say that and go and
license some men to kill, and tell
them only to kill bald-headed men
or ue-lv men? What anme we
should havel But there is as much
sense in that as licensing a bar
i . L!L!i:
room because we say pronioiuon
won't prohibit, and in telling the
bar keeper he musn't sell any to
the old soak in the gutter, but to
sell it to that man who has a
home to wreck, a wife aud child
ren to bury and money to pay for
his booze.
rwtis came out stronir on
blind tigers. "Blind tigers,"
she rasped, with unutterable scorn,
"b-l-i-n-d t-i-g-e-r-s!" It grated
i;uA fiiP. The verv idea of
blind tigers! You great, big,
rowDi broadshouldered men say
JOU cant stop them. If you can't
t.. tn eo home and Dull
0fj thosecollar and cravats, climb
:nto the cradle and let your moth
er raise vou. Talk about being
helnless before a little old blind
timr Tf von have blind ticrers.
nit zenshio is blind, your
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mayor is uuuu nuu juu na """
i i J a. .
policemen. opoiiiaueuus ap
nlauSe broke forth throughout
the church.
SALOONS FOR WOMEN.
"Now I am going to make you
men a proposition" she announced.
US a UlCLXjr lUUu uuol) vu
you'll feel better after you have
. Th h nnoted
got it down." Then she quoted
from the Bible, which said God
created man and woman equal;
and from the constitution, that all
men were created equal before the
law; and that the government was
0f for ftncl by the people. . Who
I -.- . . -w .
are tne people I" she asked. II
women are people, ihen they have
rights like men. lney have the
cotT10 moral riirhts. because liod
" . a
. t, 00e n mralc
mauo vnuiv .u.v.-
Therefore, if men have a right
to drink, so have their wives; and
.
if men need saloons, so do women;
an(J if there must be bars for men,
i,A.n'n.K ha enma tv-tr too-
L1ICI U i IAAS II U AJ W OVU1U AWA ww w
vJloncA decent woman
will go into a bar now. And
right here I want to tell you some
thing," injected the speaker. If
a saloon is a real, legitimate busi-
ness, and has a right to exist, you
have no ncht to collect revenue
. if rnn An . vou are
stealing; and if it hasn t any right
to exist, then in collecting revenue
u ftave sofi your manhood and
your conscience for money," That
hit some folks hard. . They never
had looked at it in that -light ber
fore.
Continuing her arguments, Mrs.
Curtis wanted to know how long
the men would stand for their
wives cominsr home from saloons,
rwi:nir drunk, kicking the chil-
. nnff A- thp bed and breakinfir
Vs mmw wmw . '
A , . ,U;, kncVtonrlQ1
heads, l J nee. sne saiu, sue a&a.w
that o nestion. and a man arose and
. A .ftTrri
said "W?d quit; you madam.77
Of poiika' 'rnftn wofild filriit SUCll
-ti, -A, jio e.';,?' anA tiiprp
"" rTj
wouia.oe , more v. a
than pasture coma ooaouuu iur,
between here and the- iGtuf of
uicu tuu -jf wu-nuu "
takes the pulpit, they say she is
"pni?ff SMiniwIH anil nnS ttaTu).
ing to her own business.
l on wouldn't want ballots to
knock out those saloons," she cried
to the men, "but you'd take bul
let, and instead of elections, you
would use dynamite, and there
isn't a juryon earth thYtt would
conrict you. You wouldn't live
in hell for revenue, and yet you
make women do it. And you
say you love us, she sneered.
Where do you standi" she
challenged again. 4 'For the bar
keeper or your wife; for the beer
bottle of your baby ? There is no
middle ground."
Primitive Baptists fr Promt itlon.
Elder P. D. Gold editor of
Zion's .Landmark, and a leader of
the Primitive Baptist church, in
expressing his views on the pro
t .s
hibition question, writes: I have
never from the outset of this pro
hibition campaign intended to
vote for the manufacture or sale
of intoxicating drinks. I would
love to live in a country where
every man is sober, it is good
e a s.v
neither to eat flesh, nor to drink
u Ti! Ia u WI.lcrc"-y
brother stumbleth, or is offended,
or is made weak.' Rome 14:21."
Mr. Gold says: "Let every
man vote in this matter as seems
right to him, or not vote. Bitter
ness should not be encouraged, but
liberty of conscience should be al
lowed."
tin
The JNews and Ubserver pays
this deserved tribute to the Prim
itive Baptist church:
L a.-w w . a s
in JNorth tJaroiina, strong in
numbers and strong in character
and sturdy independence, there is
a church that in all its long life
has stood nrm against any en-
croachments upon the rights of
individuals or any possible connec-
tion between Church and State.
in their adherence to true personal
liberty, the right of every man to
worship God in accordance with
his own views, and faith in the
Bible as the only light for men the
Primitive tfaptists set an example
to men or every church, it is the
right of every man to vote as he
thinks right and to be free in his
religious liberty. No church has
or should not nave control over
si. ii I
these inherent rights of man.
Therefore when preachers go into
politics they do err, for they are
called to preach a higher gospel
than any political party ever
created.
Atlanta Has Big Fire.
Atlanta, Ga., May 8. One mil
lion and a quarter is the loss con-
KPrvnrivp.lv estimflted tonitrht, on a
fire which started at 3.30 o'clock
t.lii a mnrnin or onrl wbirh swpnt, turn
blocks of A tlanta business prop
erty.
How the fire started is a mys
tery. It was discovered in the
hnildinor niv.nriied hv theSrhlessin-
ger-Meyer Company, bakery.
From there it ran its way in all di-
rections until it struck the Termi-
nl HotPl onA of thP laro-Ast. in thn
rity, and crutted that. Durinff the
purlv mornincr hours evervone in
mi i o
the Terminal Hotel and in numer-
- tf I
ous other smaller hotels in the dis
trict had warning. There was no
loss of life and no injuries.
The insurance on the property
destroyed is placed by insurance
men at $750,000.
Doesn't Like "Willie Music"
(Chesterfield Advertiser)
The latest piece of music goes
something like this:
"Swing me again Willie
Again, again, again"
We like good, healthy singing,
but there's nothing in such a "con
glomeration" as the above that
will strengthen the heart. We
like to hear a fragrant sentimen
tal song something like "Blue
Bell," "Bonnie Elosie," "Joe
Harlee," Edinborough town,"
"Sweet Afton," "Scotch Lassie
Jean," "Annie Laurie, "and others
but that "Willie" piece is simply
nothing. You can sing it a hun
dred times and get not an idea out
of it.
And after all we believe in
sentiment. We like to see people
to whom the beautiful and fair
bears a message. If there is a
disgusting character in this world,
it is the hard, callous life that
sees no beauty in the sunset
that does not like flowers or a
sweet song.
"A primrose by a river brim
A yellow primrose is to him
That and nothing more."
Header, you cannot put the dol
lar mark on many, of the sweetest
things of life., r A man who sees
no beauty in anything save that
which bears an instrinsic valuation
mark is lost to his own heart.
Talk about darkest Africa a sad
der scene is a great physical body
lost to its own heart.
When a man writes as follows don't
you think he means It? Mr. a O. Wil
liams, Powderly, Texas, says: 1 hare
suffered for years with kidney and
bladder trouble, using every preparation
I came across and taking many pre
scriptions, all without relief, until my
attention waa called to Pinenles. After
R0;days trial (tl-00), I m feeling fine.
Money refunded ii .not sausnea.
by Martin Drug Go.
Sold
Man Zan Pfis) Remedy comes ready to
use, put up in a collapsible, tabs) with
nozzle attached. One application proves
its merit. Soothes ; and heals, reduces
inflammation and relieves soreness ana
Itching. .Far all forma A pOaa, ? Woe
60c Guaranteed. . Sold by Martin
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SUNDAY MAY I7TM.
Lesson VII. Jesus Betrayed
and Denied John 18:1-27.
Golden Text. Jesus said unto
them. The Son of Man shall be
betrayed into the hands of men.
Matthew 17.22
FUNDAMENTALS.
Time. .Thursday evening and
early Friday morning, April 6th
and 7th, A. D. 30.
Place. The Garden of Geth-
nne, on slope of the Mount
of Olives. The house of Caiaphas
in Jerusalem.
Place in the life of Christ The
last night before the crucifixion.
CONNECTION.
Immediately following the les
son of last Sunday, we have the
intercessory prayer, as recorded in
the seventeeth chapter of John.
Jesus with his disciples ent
ai tne conclusion or the prayer.
the Garden of Gethsemane, one of
the places to which the Master
often resorted for consultation
and prayer. The story of the
agony of Gethsemane is not told
by John. That should be read ;by
every student of the lesson.
LESSON STORY.
Jesus with his disciples in the
garden, hears the sounds of the
coming of the arresting party.
Judas is in charge. . Chief Priests
and Pharasees, with torches and
weapons, seek the Christ. The
story is that Jesus, knowing all
things, went forth to meet them,
asking the question, Whom seek
ye?" Thev answered Jesus of
Nazareth." To which he replied,
"I am he." To these words the
mob went backward, falling to the
ground. Jesus told them to let
his disciples go their way, and
Simon Peter, courageous and im
petuous, drew his sword and smote
the High Priest's servant. In
another place we are told that
Jesus healed the iniurv. and told
Peter to out his sword back in its
nlace. and then snoke these words:
'The cud which mv fathor has
given me shall I hot drink it?"
The disci nles left him and fled.
Jesus, bound, is led first to Annas.
The nr. dent of the exam nation
before Annas as recorded in verses
nineteen and twenty-three is both
touching and interesting. Fol
lowing this, Annas sends Jesus to
his brother-in-law, Caiaphas,- the
High Priest. The denial occurred
a "ring
the examination before
We are told that Peter,
I Annas.
another disciple, followed Jesus to
the examination 'hall. Peter,
standing in the rear of the room
warming himself in the midst of
the high priests, is charged with
a. disciple of the Christ.
n uemes ana repearea nis aeniai
twice. At the third denial, Jesus
turns and looks upon reter. Ve
ier remenioera me warning wnicn
s i i s s a
ne had received several hours be-
i,i n At a
iore, and tne scripture, says tnat
he went out and-wept bitterly.
LESSON HINTS.
This lesson brings us two char
acters, Judas and Peter. Both
unfaithful to their Lord and Mas
ter, and yet unlike each other in
real character, conduct and ulti
mate result.
Judas will always remain a mys
tery of depravity. It would seem
that having been in the company
of Christ three years, would of
itself have made such treachery
impossible.
Even close contact with the per
fect Being, does not necessarily
change a bad man. Badness does
not yield by proximity to good
ness. The love of money is the
root of all other forms of evil, and
may lead to the basest treachery.
The most faithful warning may
fail to prevent wrong doing or
arrest terrible back sliding from'
God.
Hamlet News Hamlet Defeats Che
raw A Large Hotel. Water
Works, Etc., for Hamlet.
(Correspondence of The Ansonian)
Spring is here in full bloom,
and candidates are on a boom. Ohl
my hand! Please don't squeeze so
hard.
Hamlet and Cheraw crossed bats
last Tuesday, which resulted in a
score of 15 to 1 in favor of Ham
let. About 200 went to Cheraw
on a special train to see the game.
Hamlet is so dry that it is against
the law to strike a match inside
the incorporate limits, for fear the
ground will catch on fire. The
blind tiger stands a bad hand.
Some of the boys hope it will rain
soon.
A dance was given in the town
hall Tuesday night. The music
was furnished by the Cheraw
string band.
Our town is building right along.
Mr. E. A. Lacky is building a 32
room hotel for Mrs. A. J. Hunt
The Hamlet Carbonating Co. is
also building a large house for the
soft drink business.
Mr. W. B. Bonsai is putting in
water works for the city, and will
also furnish Rockingham:
May 9th. Wheel Horse.
!4IMlIMIMIIrHIMIIlllt
run. lrjaU.4 1
Special
CrUUr.
Self confidence is a sure proph
ecy of the lapse into sin so, that,
in proportion to self trust, is all
danger. - . -
Judas, after the betrayal, seeing
Jesus condemned, repented him
self and driven by remorse sought
refuge in suicide.
Peter, while also untrue to his
Lord, and even repeatedly denying
him with increasing emphasis, did
pot deliberately sin. He was led
into it by cowardice.
Peter's fall was the fruit of seed
that he himself had sown. Men
fall in private long before they
fall in, public. The tree falls with
a great crash, but the decay that
was the cause of it is often undis
covered until the tree is down on
the ground.
ILLUSTRATIVE.
It was the time of severe perse
cution and terrible suffering dur
ing the Boxer trouble. Calling
his last boy to him, a Christian
Chinese said, "If the boxers come
now to kill you, if you say you
are a believer they will kill you;
if you'say you are not a .believer.
they will not kill you. Do you
dare to tell them that you believe
in Jesus?" "Father do not trou
ble," he replied, "I shall certainly
say that I believe in Jesus." The
story is that the boxers came, and
the little boy, trusting, did not
deny, but died for his Christ.
"A picture in the royal gallery
at Brussels represent Judas wan
dering about in the night after the
betrayal. He comes by chanae
upon the workmen who have been
making J,ho cross upon which
Christ shall be crucified tomorrow.
A fire near by throws its light full
upon the workmen, who were
peacefully sleeping while resting '
from their labors. The face of
Judas is somewhat in the shade,
but is wonderfully expressive of
awful remorse and agony as he
catches sight of the cross, which
his treachery had made possible.
But still though in the very tor
ments of hell as it appeared, he
clutches his money bag and seems
to hurry on into the night"
Francis E. Clark.
"We lock and bolt the main
door and the thief breaks in at the
tiny window, . which wo had not
thought of. Wo would burn for
Christ at the stake but in our so
cial intercourse with our friends
or irt the trivial business transac
tion we say the word which fills
our-life with regret" Meyer.
The same possibilities of sin
a m it a t
are berorc all men, while every
day our Lord is betrayed, some
times by those who should be his
best friends, and denied by some
that have protested most loudly
their own courage when assailed
by the tempter.
THE POET'S WORD.
Into the woods my Master went,
Clean forspent, forspent,
Into the woods my Master came
Forspent with love and shame.
But the olives were blind to him;
The little gray leaves were kind to
him:
The thorn tree had a mind to him.
When into the woods he came
Out of the woods the Master went,
And he was well cos tent,
Out of the woods - the Master cams
Content with death and shame.
When death and shame would woo him
last:
From under the tree they drew him
'Twas on a tree they slew him last
When out of tbe woods he came.
Sidney Lanier.
"But if, seeing, thou believest
If the avenger thou receivest,
Yet if thou art bound to sin,
False to the ideal within,
Slave of ease or slave of gold.
Thou the Son of God has sold."
Botta.
Satan desires us, great and small.
As wheat to sift us and be all
Our tempter.
No one. however rich or great, .
Is by his station or estate
Exempted." Longfellow.
Some Funny Advertisements.'
- (Exchange.)
For Sale Baby carriage slight
ly used. Going out of business.
Just received a fine lot of Os
tend rabbits. Persons purchasing
the same will be skinned and
cleaned while they wait
No person having once tried one
of these coffins will ever use any
other.
When the baby is done drink
ing, it must be unscrewed aricf laid
in a cool place under a tap. If tbe
baby does not thrive on fresh
milk, it should be boiled..
Wanted A furnished room for
a single gentleman looking both
ways and well ventilated.
' Wanted A good girl to cook,
and one who will make a good
roast or broil and will stew wel).
' Wanted A young man to take
care of a pair of mules of a Chris
tian disposition. . !
Wanted A laborer and a boy;
with grazing for two goats; both
Protestants. '
Wanted A competent person
to undertake the sale of a new
medicine, that will .prove highly
lucrative to the undertaker.'!
Wanted A boy to open oysters
fifteen years old.' ' ' ' :
For Sale A bulldog. Will eat
anything. , Very fond of children.
: For Sale Capes, . victorines,
etc., made up for ladies out. of
their owtf skins. -ll' '