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VOLUME 3.
WADESBORO. N. C, JUNE 9. 1908.
NUMBER 2
MR. JOHN A. McRAE Of CHARLOTTE
fAVORS MR. CRAIG'S NOMINATION !
Earnest
Caro-
Stront and Earnest Appeal for Western North
Una's Candidate by a Former Ansonlan.
tTArttt Nwx May 2.)
. Mr. W. I. Ik.h.I. Kdit.r of The New:
. w ih to Jt a few wonU in Udtalf of Mr. Locke Craig for gover
r.r. N.iKimn' it liiinn known that Mr. Cnug and Mr. W. V.
Editorial Comment
.v far as we hare been able to
observe, no man or newspaper has
been criticised for supporting Mr.
Kitchin for the nomination for
Kiuhin arl Ahle I .rm- would ak for the Democratic ncraiination KOrnor, but Mr. Kitchin and
f.r ilw k'onorhi. It Ut-mnu my duty n. well as tl ilutv of many of his supporters have cone
i-ir .iir iun-rai to m-k up my mirwi to supiori one or iitoe out of th wv tncrl.rththinrG
t i... ... ii 11 ! J
and, in many cases, ascribe bad
1 a a
WnHrrMndmfnofjr.l cliaracter. After considering that I " w uuuoraoie men sirapiy
Kitrhin will luir ln; at the expiration of his present term, in becauc ihe? opposed that gentle
gvnthuHn for th plar. I know each of thorn personally, and had
V.!wn Mr. Cnug '1 Mr. Kitchin for a numlwr of .years. All three
ar
Mr
Cngrr.- for a prrtod of tweUe years, and drawn from the govern- man a candidacy. Ex-Governor
uint approximately the sum of $70,000; and after considering the Aycock, one of the "abused "
fact thtl Mr. C-rmia? ff.ren twrnty-four yrjtrs of hU life to cause of made the oUoxK' ny)iy
I w-niocmcv, an I that lie is eminently quaJihed for the tiosition in abil- . , . . . . ,
,tv and m rhar ter-and in iirty service ha far exceeded Mr. to such criticism a few days ago
l..rn- and hs eiialll. to put it modestly, Mr. Kitchin hut has when introducing Mr. Craig at a
r.ver lvn rwarltsl as Mr. Kitchin has, I decide! to supirt Mr. public speaking, he said:
' ' . "Hare we come to the time." he ask-
lt is known to all who are acquainted with Mr. Craig that he is a -j ,. n .
own f tine m. nUl gift. At the State University he excelled, and at held high office he ahould be regarded
th. lur h It.". U .tn a distinguished and sticressfn! advocate. He is M a thinjc apart too high and mighty
not ofiiy art ame ijh er. out ne is a man oi scnoiariy attainments.
lVrliAN it i mi too much to say that there Is not a lietter man in
North t'trohn. S ti-tor Simmons, who represents this State in the U.
. S rtatr-- with crlit to lnnv4 If and honor to his constituents and
h nKiv-s in con t. l with men of ability and hence should le able to
judge of a nns ti.ilif"n ntion.N, says of Mr. Craig.
""I atn supiorting Mr. Craig's cart lit lacy ftir governor, lirst
uiw I N lii- him to rtiiiikentlv lilt)" I for that exalted sition,
U.th in rest wsj-1 to ability, character, attainments and vtiuipments.
r.t'!l's'tuiU
OFf THE TRACK.
..ii. .i .ii ii. ii- i
i'ii'i imu ne is riiiiiii-ii io runs wiui uie mt-si oi our puouc uien. I hiirh station nor doee he lotte anr
In riitru ier. m courage ami in momi stamina ne is tne jcer oi any
mri in the t.ile."
Mr. J. W. lUiley. fonnerly elitr of the Biblical Hc-ordcr, the
rgnn of th grent iUptist ilenomination, ami now a mcmUr of the
KI'igh Utr. ainl one of the mrt s4-hUrly men in the State says
tint m his judgment Mr. Craig is eminently qualified for the place.
Tarty service does not entitle a man to a high office unless he is
iuahhed. Hut where three men are qualified for a position and one
.f tseni ha- rcieitexi approximately $70.01") at the hands of the party,
nd anolfwr has far surpasse! the thin! point of party service and has
rner lsn rewarded, it is nothing but just, to use the language of
er.ator Vance, "that the horse that pulls the plow should have the
corn. For more than twenty years Mr. Craig has gone wherever
lalltsl ami lifted his voice in Ijehalf of Democracy and good govern
ment. It is said by some of the opponents of Mr. Craig that his voice
ii not so full and round and resonant as Mr. Kitchin's, but his friends
answer that if his voice has lost some of its charm, it was impaired
in the service of lem.cracy.
In Isiis Mr. Craig ojierjed the campaign at Iaurinburg for white
supremacy, which campaign resulted in the redemption of the State
from Republican rule. When the Constitutional Amendment, which
v as passed to eliminate the negro from politics, was first proposed
- . 1 t I I "I'ctMo frvr vt.- a&ac s w, v a tax? o b to vr7aa
many from the great western section of orth Carolina said that such 1t aTOWej. to whkh. aa a man believing
a step wouM mean the iJisorganiJlllon OI me l democratic iariy in nn the eiaality of all the people. I wil
that section and the entrenchment of the Ke publican iiarly, out .Mr. never iwnt.
I'm nuunl lv his nrctitntnetl loK!ne.is and darinc. denied this anil "! cUin n more right than belong
.. i . .1. t j . i .u t v.lto every democrat, and I will not
a.ivtseu ue anopuon oi me .aujcuuhic it, ui ik. throngh fear of injury to myaelf forego
ftoverr.or L liarUs 1. .ycocii nas tne following vo say oi .nr. israiK that Ubertr of speech without which
rnurts in mis irrrai iioimtsi irtuiuuuu. i -Juw.. iujut'
' .Mr. Craiv came to the leirislature in IHVJ and rendered most I
valuable service in irfccting the constitutional amendment, which
l a already accomplished so much gochl for the state. But the adop-
turn of the amendment by the last legislature was but the beginning
S g m k .... . " . I . - . I . .1.1 1 . Am-Am C- AA rt A
oi iip.i" oi ini" v rrau1?! l u iu liiul liiis suiic ii-- cm s.ii. a uv
to take pot lock with the people; who
ha no many honor that it in dishonor
able In him to nerve hia state farther in
a private capacity, and so many friends
that he cannot serve any one of them
without offending the reet? Surely this
is a theory of government which does
not belong to genuine democracy. A
man gains no rights by having held
He
is neither the better nor the worse for
having held the position, and his in
fluence, if he bad any. is due, not to the
position which he has held, but to the
service which he has done and the char
acter to which he has attained. Shall
any man be denied this right? What
is it that makes it proper for presidents
of banks and lawyers and merchants
to espouse the cause of Mr. Kitchin and
write letters in his behalf and make it
a little short of criminal for another
who is today but a private citizen, to
support UTaigT Miall a congressman,
while still holding his office, be permit
ted to urge the people to vote for him
for governor, and it be made an offense
for one who has once bees governor,
and is now a private citizen, to nrge
the nomination of another equally
worthy and with more service? That
appears to be the doctrine that is open
(Written tor The Ansonian.)
The limited goes sixty miles an
hour. In the smoker men joke
and play cards and tell risque
stories. The day coaches are
crowded and comfortless. The
heavy sleepers as they sway to and
fro make only a gentle rocking for
tfie people who chat and read and
nap. Crash! Engine and cars
and flesh and blood are ground up
together in a shapelesr, horrid
mass
OFF THE TKACK!
So goes humanity's train. Here
is a boy who got to running on a
fast schedule. He began by pil
fering from his father's till. As
he grew older he made faster
time. Down grade he goes. And
soon comes the crash. Newsboys cry
a murder and a suicide. The crowd
halts a moment. His friends mur
mur, "I never thought he was so
bad." A young man is
OFF THK TRACK!
A young girl thinks her mother
The Making of a
Successful Husband
Br CASPAR. S. YOST.
A4vic From a Maa f Exsrlc
w ( Difficlt Biass of Chsss
i a Wife rrc4 Carafnlly. L
Um CagaJcmcNt Be Briaf a4 Bav
lh CmsMsr a It SJmM B.
M
CopjrlCht, 110. by C B. Tost
DEAR BOY I have just re
ceived your letter announc
ing your engagement to Miss
Anna May Jackson. I don't
know whether to coagratnlate you or
not. So much deoends unon the rlrL
you know. If I could see her have
a ten minutes' chat with her, I could
tell whether you have drawn a prize
or a blank. Aa It is, I shall trust to
Providence and hope for the best
Your description la entertaining, but
not very Informing. You say that abe
"is as beautiful as Aurora upon a sum-
tnur d7 fr- tKOCA ru.KflL-inrT mer morn" that her eyes are "filled
times. Mother is old fashioned."
Tins from the Monroe Enquirer
Blackberry pie! It holds a plaoa in
the estimation or all lovers or goou
.lw ..U- n.u,.nilmtl hr th oeonle at first, and the things to eat that no other product of
. u;-.,. tl. ,. ..Iroit .n..l Lo the unlettered white land or sea occupies. Blackberry
...,L,n.lnl, in . ..ru inr. ihi.m that the a.lootion of the amend- P bridge the chasm between the mil
. ii.i., i.:... .i.-... I koi . inl Iron v ntpHiiiffsinlionaire and the pauper. It is found on
th. rrmnt il of this ilitlicultv than Iocke Craiir. As I recall I the mahogany table of the haughty so-
t he Ugau his canvas in UuncomU. county in January or February ety leader and on the oil -cloth covered
..f !. and from then until the November election he worked with- p w"utn,u7u-
. - It is on the bill of fare of the grandest
Oil I tT;. n .
V.,r !r frmi's service the ea.st is his debtor, because the adop- hotel and is fed to the inmates of the
;n that ciwtinn mll poor house. The rich man who rides
lion OI me aiu'-uuiiu ui i -i uu nit mfciu u'- - " - ... . . .
put the government in the hands of white men. In 1H9S Buncombe gasobne bnggy and the poor
vounty was ruled by lie publicans and the election machinery was in tramp who rides the rods under the
their hands. Senator Pritchard was at the helm and the outlook for freight cars or steps from cronstie to
w Ll.Mmv. Mr. Craiir was nominated as one of the crosstie in the blistering sun meet on
I. .i. I-1. f..- tl.A 1..,., t rxt rnpntstic-(Hs and IiecAine common level at the lunch counter and
I 1 1 M. I auv vaiiuiuaki i i kiiv kuu.tv w. ' - ...
the unquestionable lca.ler of the Democratic forces. There were
times wn he was in danger of personal violence, but he always an
swered the call of duty. Hon. Theo. F. Davidson of Asheville says
that if it had not been for Mr. Craig that the Democratic party in
that section would have been defeated and demoralized. As a member
of Iwth the legislature of XO'J and .Mr. Craig did valiant ser
vice. As one of the ablest advocates of the Jim Crow car law, which
mmirM railway companies to provide separate accomodations for
whites and negroes, he, with one or two other leaders, secured the J governor.
ta.vage of this bill and today the white ladies or orth Carolina are
freed from riding in the same coach with negro passengers. If the
writer is not mistaken. Mr. Craig was the author of the bill which
requires all corporations to have an officer in this state upon whom
process can U served.
Mr. Kitchin in his speech at Charlotte sometime ago, made the
avsertion that when the railroads wanted to defeat him they went to
the west to get a candidate. If Mr. Kitchin is a target of the South
ern railway, and Mr. Craig is the champion of this railway, then Mr.
Kitchin is very unfortunate in his supporters
Mr
both order blackberry pie. In a word
blackberry pie is the one article of diet
which makes the whole world kin
Blackberry time, good folks, is here.
1 lie idea of a man raving over
Blackberry pie at this time when
we are trying so hard to elect
Polk Miller's Mew One.
(Advertiser's Almanack.)
Mr. Polk Miller of Richmond
blew into the editorial office of
the Almanack like a fresh breeze
from the south a few days ago.
and was promptly asked of course.
a a . . . wt
for the latest darkey story in ir-
irinia. tie saia ii was auoui suo-
w.irhin r-rri..,! Wilkr r.u.ntv and he carried it bv the work stituting a wild turkey for a tome
turkey. One of his friends bought
a turkey from old uncle Lphraim
and asked him, in making the pur
chase, if it was a tame turkey.
Oh, yais, sir, it's a tame tur
key all right " Now, Ephraim,
its a tame turkey!
are you sure
"Oh, yais,
UOUOl uout
sir; dere's no so't o1
dat. It s a tame tpr-
of Mr. William Barler, a Southern milr.ay lawyer. One of his
strongest friends in Davidson county is a Southern railway lawyer.
Judge Avery, also a Southern railway lawyer, is a friend of Mr.
Mr. Kitchin's. Mr. Kitchin's manager in Handolph county is a
Southern railway lawyer. One of his strongest friends at High
Point is a Southern railway lawyer. I am not charging that Mr.
Kitchin is a candidate of the Southern Railway company, but I do
.say that it is unfair, considering the above facts, for Mr. Kitchin to
it,. 1 1,. Suitlirrk rnilwsv i for Mr. Craif and avrainst him.
m -v i . ... j - - - - - . r- v i . .a . . m j j .1
Mr. Kitchin al-o says that the American Tolacco company is Key an rignu ne consequently
against him. But it hap-ns that there was a bill introduced in the bought the turkey, and a day or
legislature of v i7 known a.s the "Aycock bill" containing a section two later when eating it he came
d,s.gnatol as Sul-Sttion A. which was aimed directly at the Amert- across several shot. Later on
ranToUcco Comtnv. This was a bill that "had teeth." to use a when he met old Ephmm on the
common eprv,on. but Sul-Section A was knocked out of the bill street he said: Well, Kphraira,
and one of the men who helped to do this was Mr. James S. Manning .you toiu rne m was a moiur
of Durham. T-la.v Mr. Manning is Mr. Kitchin's State
Ik I ,.- :. tl.. .ir.,n..lw,1,l f tUa A m..rir-n T"ol rV I
i. .i... i.; ' ii.;.,.. ; tl..t m.,nn- In the orimaries in that coun- wr a tame tu keJ &I1 riRhU
11 Kin tiiiitK v . ... j
ty Mr. Craig reteivtxl 14i votes, Mr. Home 100 ami Mr. Kitchiu
Mr. Kitchin is fortunate in having very desireaMe enemies. In
stead of trying to defeat him, as he is asserting, they are doing
... ih.- ,mn t ilsrt him. If all the ememies would act as Mr.
Kitchin's. then we couM vcrv easily carry out the Biblical injuncUons unsafe man. It matters not whether this belief is well founded, for a and whn a man contemplates mar
"Ijve v our enemies' and "Pray for them that spitefully use you." popular impression whether founded upon truth or error must be rlage he ought first to consider hla own
The alve facts relative to the supjtort that Mr. Kitchin U receiving reckoned with. The idea has been scattered abroad that Mr. Kitchin qualifications get em out and look at
Vmerican Tolwcco coin pan v and the Southern Itoilway com- is hostile to raiiroaa interests, fciiouid ne ue eiectea governor oi wis em mrougn a microscope ana aoui
. ' i . .. .i k fi- Kitrhin continues to a- state this idea would deter men of monev from investing in railroad let any personal bias Interfere with a
r l"vil is-i luaJM uuir, ..... - I . - - ,.l .,.1
uncle Ephraims reiterated rejoin
der; 'but de fac is, boss, Ise
gwine to tell yer in conGdence dat
dera er shot war intended fer me."
The girl goes to places her mother
has warned her she should not fre
quent. The bloom is brushed
from the fruit. Brutal appetites
lust after it. Ooo day a brazen,
drunken, creature, cursing and
shrieking, is loaded into the patrol
wagon. A woman is
OFT THE TRACK 1
A man gets in a
rich. His father went slowly,
carefully, and successfully. But
father's methods will not do.
What's the use of moiling and toil
when a quicker way will well-do
the business? So and so speculat
ed successfully. Surely I am as
shrewd as he. A pistol shot. A
man is
OKF THE THACk!
Why did the train go off the
track? It may be the rails were
too light, or the curves too sharp,
or the equipment too poor. Slow
er locomotion might have prevent
ed accidents. Sixty miles an hour
was too fast. But the rival line
was scheduled at that. Our train
must get in on time. Open the
throttle, shove in the coal. What
matters if we do go
OKF THE TKACKl
with heaven's own blue," that her
"hair la a golden aureole surmounting
a marble brow," and her cheeks are
"like the rosebud kissed by the en
amored sun."
There is something reminiscent about
this, as the critics say when tbey want
to accuse a writer of plagiarism and
are afraid of a libel salt I distinctly
remember writing something of the
same sort about a girl I was sweet on
before I met your mother. I saw her
hurr.v to be on the car the other day. She has
grown pudgy, her chin has disappeared,
and her circumference Is greatest at
the waist line.
Bsawty Not Indispensable.
I gather from yonr poetic if some
what moldy description nothing more
than that the
young lady is a
blond and a tol
erably good look
er, and I men
tion this old
flame of mine
to impress you
with the fact
that while Au
rora is all right
In the spring
' ff W If it (( (i
1 saw her on the car.
Our age is a rapid one. Busi
ness and society go at a sixty-mile
clip. Rather than be sidetracked
for a time men will drive their
trains into the ditch. Many of
them run wild. There arc fre
quent collisions and wrecks innu
merable by getting
OFF THE TRACK!
Look out, thriving but venture
some merchant and reckless young
woman and gay young man. The
race is not to the swift alone.. Put
on the brakes. Slow up. Or, be
fore you know it you will be
the track!
off
and summer she
begins to look
quite different
when the time
comes to lay in
coal. Beauty, my boy, is a mighty
good thing. Your mother was the pret
tiest girl I ever saw or ever hope to
see begging your pardon and she. is
still the most beautiful woman this
side the pearly gates, lu my estlma
tlon. but you can't reasonably expect
to be as fortunate as your father in
that particular. Beauty Is a very de
sirable, but net a necessary attribute
of a wife, and a man stands a mighty
poor chance of permanent happiness
who banks on it alone. It isn't always
desirable even. It Is likely to produce
vanity, and vanity, besides several
other disagreeable features, leads to
extravagance. I won't stop to tell you
what extravagance leads to. It weuld
fill a book, and there would be nothing
comfortable In the whole volume.
Reminds me of an old friend, one of
these art enthusiasts, who fell In love
with a flat because of Its Impressive
"facade." He didn't stop to investi
gate what was back of the "facade.
but took a lease at a pretty stiff figure.
He wanted a "facade," and he got it
good and plenty, as I've heard you re
mark. Within a month he found that
everything behind that artistic front
wss a heartbreaking sham. The plas
ter cracked and dropped oa kis head
In palaful chunks; the doors sagged
and refused to shot without a lavish
expenditure of power and profanity;
the furnace ooukl be Induced to supply
nothing but refrigerated air and lie
had a lease. It's probably too late, but.
my dear boy, before you close the deal
get back of the "facade" If you can.
Not Always a Lottery.
You have been always a pretty level
demands that peddlers take out a I hope9 tnat you have choaen wlsely In.
license. I deed, t considerable encouragement
The man who sends his money from the way she spells her names as
away rrom nis home town lor they were given to her when she was
goods that he can buy at the local christened. It Indicates that If she
store loses more than he can dos- hd T silly stage she has passed
Sense Betttfr Than Learning.
The main thing to be desired in a
Woman Is sense. And by that I don't
mean education. It's a mighty fine
tmng to oe on
speaking terms
with the class
ics, and aknowl
edgeof the high
er, mathematics
and Browning's
poems does no
particular harm
if it isn't allow
ed -to stick out.
but education
beyond the
grammar school
course Is not an
essential. Don't
deceive
self Into thlnk-
of brains
I SUNDAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT I
a Conducted By Special Editor.
MSSWHimitfKtKfllllfl
Chuck full of quotation.
lag learning an indication
SUNDAY JUNE 14.
Lesson XL The Risen Christ
by the Sea of Galilee. John 21:1
-25.
Golden Text "Lo, I am with
you alway, even unto the end of
the world." Matt. 28:20.
FUNDAMENTALS.
Time. The time of this lesson
was probably in Anril. A. D. 30
Jftlv Jesus rose from the dead Sunday
morning, April 9, and acended
or occasional silliness a lack of them. I iony aays later, aiay i, A.U. 60
Some of the biggest fools I ever Place. The shore of the Sea of
knew, male and female, were chuck j Galilee, near Capernaum, where
fall of facts and figures and quota
tions and other mental lumber that
didn't do them or anybody else any
goed. I don't mean to belittle the
value of learning. , No one appreci
ates it more than I do. But it doesn't
spell sense. On the other band, all
normal boys and girls pass through
a amy period; and most all grown
people have occasional lapses In that
direction, a sort of cerebral vaca
tion, which is sometimes beneficial to
the Individual If not always edifying
to others. But the possession of a
practical workaday Intelligence will
tick out in spite of all that nature or
teachers may do to cover It up, and If
you can come down from the clouds
long enough to take stock you should
be able to satisfy yourself on that point
If you haven't already done so.
You notice I don't ask you about
Miss Jackson's fortune. I don't care
whether she has a red cent or not. In
fact, I hope she hasn't, for the poor
man who marries a fortune is up
against one of the hardest propositions
out sex can have to contend with. Un-
ess he has character and strength of
purpose far beyond the ordinary he is
almost sure to degenerate, to become a
mere appendage, of less value to him
self and the world than one of his
wife's servants. If the girl you ex
pect to marry has money, see to It
that she keeps It, and keeps it where
you can't get at it. uoe your own
row.
There's only one way to make a
man, ana uiggmg tor a nome is me
process, ir sne nas notning, you can
start even and pull together, and I tell
you, my boy, there's nothing in this
world so heartens a man as a wllliag
woman bitched to the same load. If
she have sense and love she will pall,
too, harder perhaps than you can, but
If she be a- fool, no matter how she
may be veneered with the graces of
some of the disciples lived. The
assension took place from the
Mount of Olives, opposite Beth
any.
THE APPEARANCES
The scriptures record eleven
appeances of Jesus after his res
urrection. It is of interest to
note these with the scripture ref
erences.
1. To Mary Magdalene: Mark 16 :S)-11;
John 0:11-18.
2. To other women: Matt. 28:9-10.
3. To Peter: Luke 24:34.
4. To the disciples on the way to
Emmans: Luke 24:13-31; Mark 1:12-13.
5. To the ten disciples. Thorns ab
sent: Mark 19:14: Luke 24:36-43; John
20:19 25.
6. To the eleven, including Thomas:
John 20:26-29.
7. To the seven disciples by the Sea
of Galilee: John 21:1-25.
8. To the eleven on the mountain in
Galilee: Matt. 28: 16-20; Mark 16:15-18.
9. To five hundred at once? Corin.
15:16. (possibly the same as the eighth
appearance. )
10. To James; I Corin. 15:7.
,11. To the eleven on the Mount of
Olives, the ascension; Luke 24:44 53;
Mark 16:19-20; Acts 1:1-11.
LESSON STORY.
After the resurection the disci
ples return to Galilee. James,
John, Thomas, Peter, Nathaniel
and two others are Ashing on the
Sea of Galilee. They are unsuc
1 a . 1 -
cessiui. At aawn Jesus appears
on the shore and bids them cast
their nets on the other side. They
are immediately successful. John
recognizes the Lord. Peter leaves
the boat and at once proceeds to
Jesus. The others follow the
boat, dragging the net. They
ones. Hut we may fail of the
vision of Jesus Christ.
The gifts of the Lord are gi.'ts
to be used. It was . not enough
to receive the direction o"f Jeus
and the gift of the notable haul.
Jesus would have his disciples
bring their fish to the feast, to
make their own contribution to
the occasion. It is so with all the
gifts of the Ixml. Our success is
not for our glory. It is to lie re
garded as the basis of our con
tribution. The foundation of the ajxtstle's
office was laid in love. Jesus did
not ask Peter any of the ques
tions that are usually asked in or
dination councils. He said sub
stantially, "Simon, you are but a
man, a poor, fallible man, weak
and siuful. You have undertaken
a work that would cause angels to
tremble. Are you euuinncd?
Have you a heart for it? Simon,
Lovest thou 1110?'"
LESSON LIGHTS.
"It is my experience," said a
lump of salt, "that if you cannot bo
very attractive, you may still Ihj
indisiKnsiblc."
Jean Ingelow has these happy
lines on simple duty:
I am glad to think
I am not lionnd to make the world
go round.
But only to discover and to do
With cheerful heart, the work that
God appoints.
And Father Tabb puts these
words into the mouth of Jesus
spoken to every John and IVtor
the world over, as they contem
plate their task and its issue:
t J A.. Vh
mar be. she will balk or kick over the fintl that Jesus has already begun
trsces. and if she doesn't soiil the load preparations ror the morning
r . 1 a . 1
she'U make It all the harder for you to
draw. 80 I say that a few grains of
Be True to Your Town.
(Maxwell's Talisman and Community.)
Civilization as we Know it is
based upon reciprocal obligations.
In the ordinarj course of trade
the local merchant furnishes a
market for the smaller produce of
tho farm, and also provides a reas
onable assortment of goods for the
use and convenience of the com
munity. For these accomodations
the community is under a recipro
cal obligation to give him the pre
ference of trade at least to give
him a fair chance to compete for
that trade. This principle is recog
nized by the community when it
meal. At his command thev
bring with them the fishes which
they have caught. They break
fast with Jesus. They do not
ask 'who art thou ?" for his iden-
ity is manifest. The meal over
Jesus asks Peter the thrice re
peated question, "Lovest thou
me?" Peter answers with earn
est protestations of loyalty to his
Lord. After each declaration of
Peter, Jesus reminds him of his
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Knfhlnn r l.pjxrtfM n man am a uMlna apustUUU I Co LHJIISI Ull J ly UU re
woman hiUZhcd, to th tame load.
plain common sense are of more im
portance in a wife than beauty, money
or culture. If Miss Jackson has it,
then I say go ahead, and your me the r
and I will give you our blessing and
something else.
Don't fool around about It either. I
don't believe, in long engagements.
There is nothing so wearing on a wo
man as a protracted wedding. If you
have no debts and enough money in
your pocket or tne bank -to pay tne
preacher and furnish up a little flat,
don't put off the day any longer than
la necessary for her to get ready. As
a rule, a girl wants a few months, per
haps a year, for preparation; a man
In the first enthusiasm of acceptance
wants to be married tomorrow, today,
right now. The girl is right. The al
tar should not be boarded like a delay
ed trolley car. Take your time, but
not too much time. The engagement
n patience, as in ln'or,
A follower of Me,
Whose hands and feet.
wrought for thee,
Were nailed unto a tree.
must thou be
when most I
veais to mm ms woric. I'eter is
to die as a martyr. Peter asks
about John and is rebuked in
words that are afterward misun
derstood. John is here identified
as author of the gospel. He is
a true witness. He has however
written but a small part of what
he knows about Jesus. The life
of Jesus was full of activity and
fruitfulness and has never been
told to the world. We have only
fragments of this wonderful life.
PRACTICAL.
oomet lines tne iord is seen
jdimly when we need him most.
The disciples were preoccupied
with their work and the divine
vision was almost obscured. We
may thus become so engrossed
with our work as to lose our sen-
period has its psychical as well as Its sitiveness to our spiritual realities.
sibly gain. He strikes at the
very root of his own prosperity
It is a penny-wise and pound-fool
ish business. Every hundred dol-
ars sept out of the county reduces
the working capital of the county
ust that much. A prosperous
country town indicates a prosper
ous rural community. If Aour
towns look seedy and unkempt; if
he " for rent" signs m the store
windows stare you in the face; if
the merchants are discouraged,
what is the effeect on farm proper-
y what does the stranger, the
investor, if you please, think of
he community in general! Hill
he invest his money in a commun
ity that is not true to itself? The
thinking man knows that the price
of farm real estate depends as
much upon its nearness to a good
ive town as it does upon the pro
ducing power of the soil.
through it safely. Our Annyes and
Mayes and Ellyns are all afflicted with
a mental weakness that doesn't do any
particular harm If they get4ver it Aa
a rule they do, but if they don't Lord
help their husbands 1 After alL though,
the average American girl has a mighty
good substratum of common sense, and
if a man goes Into It with his eyes
wide open mar
riage Isn't such
a lottery as lfs
cracked up to
be. That lottery
theory Is based
on the idea an
idea that all
who wear trou
sers are apt to
accept without
question that
man, myself in
particular, 1 s
all right. "The
risk Is all on my side." says be to him
self. "The woman that gets me ought
to consider herself in luck." As a mat
ter of fact, there are more masculine
than feminine blanks In this world.
The door sagftd.
fnm tlie
liny ha
many
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amumtion me same inswrn ni,K
. . . . . . , 1 I . ; "v a a. , .l : I nmner fewua
Nvrt that thes interests are against mm ami iur .nr. v,niK, wiusu nnujriiiroiii Ui yc i ui 1 - -
lng as he us this
ar reetition.
The monoply of public office is contrary to our government. Mr.
Kitchin's father was a roemUr of congress from this State. Mr.
Uaude Kitchin. a brut her of Mr. W. W. Kitchin, has bwninron-gr-vs
for a numlr of year; another brother of Mr. Kitchin's. Mr. A.t .
schedules and accommodations on the roads now in operation and the ln tt flr,t Plac. m J bIf
.... r ,i ,.-ir-lr.l c.;nnc nf r.nT- ctato nrwl I port a wife the wife I have la mind?
habits and disposition such
1 . 1 " 1 .u :,. Tii ,i ,1 unren xne proper nnancvai oaczzng.
AltlJUiU BIIJ mail fcn; n n 4 nuu t.-y i vv c--i uu.tv. ..v. u.u... ,
i a l- i . . a i i n : :..
wneiner sucn iw irue or not, iv wuuiu muit in ciuiii.j iu w uic i a MncigTe anj Mnslble woman
state. .1 can live with me for a lifetime wlth-
It has been 60 years since the section west of the Blue Ridge has j oot aQ occasional desire to Jump Into
I a. ax 111 1 t . a . a 's"t- A TV-, vT 4 1 . r4 ham 1 u J . . aa M
Kitchin is a mcmlr of the present General Assembly anil as siaieu i nau a governor oi vue siaic. aue umWI w uu wy w
in n m. is a in mi r ' . .l,aL,l K.rrl fn- th r.rt TTiait nwv) pnennratrpment. Thev have I that side of the DroDosltion. and when
tlr.rraMw why he .houhl be elected is brcuaae le lias aiw.3? won. u e -7 I matter. Talk about the divorce evil!
If t! writer is n misinformed, he was defeated on one occasion ior .nr. vrjuK, mw jwpio vo wVu, m. .r if woman wasn't the most long .uffer-
tU state senate. ne n" IDQ woneu wuna oi irnn is anuw u uy wio i, iu mg creature on the face of the earth.
Mr. Craig is conservative, judicious and without malice, having the exception oi one-vnira oi one voi ' nv", m the courts of Chrlatendoin would be
r nunisll. V e are mivraig carneu uia cuuijrwaiuuai umv wivo ,. mwa WIU oirorn cues. nniui
digression, am m. wss hldk. m
stock of yourself and then consider tho
glrL
spxial interests to reward, nor ememies to
, iiui iuauu I ;r , . . .rt- i.i :
the midst of a financial panic. The impression lias gone abroad that jrrauttxie Dy recognizing we aouny anu vu "J
hostile legislation luvs aggravatcil business conditions, mere is w wo
hef in a trrt mini- m.iH tliat Mr. Kitchin is a dangerous and uharlott, W. U.t May jh. laua.
Man of I
JOHN A. McRAE.
material purpose. It Is a period of
preparation of mind and heart as well
as of raiment.
It is an Important factor in the mak
ing of future happiness, and it should
never be skipped unless circumstances
are exceptional. But it should not be
allowed to linger beyond the reason
able time necessary for preparation. It
Is the man who wants to marry on the
spot, and it Is usually the man who
causes tne repeated postponement or
the wedding. Either he grows indif
ferent or thinks It necessary to in
crease his financial resources, ana tne
longer he delays the harder it is to fix
the date, while the girl can do nothing
but wait and wonder aad doubt. Then
Is the time when "hope .deferred mak-
eth the heart sick" sure enough. Don't
let your engagement continue more
than a year. Three or six months
should be long enough.
Decently and In Order.
When you get married, have it done
right Don't go frisking eut to a sub
urban Justice of the peace to have the
knot tied without trouble and without
ceremony. Next to your birth and your
death it's the most important event of
your life. Your funeral may be an Im
posing one, but you will not be in a po
sition to appreciate it. Tou will play
second fiddle at your wedding, but It's
your show nevertheless, and you should
make it as Impressive as you can. I
don't mean by that to encourage lavish
expenditure. Gorgeous decorations and
an that sort of thing detract from the
true feature of the occasion. That,
however, is none of your affair. The
bride's parents attend t that. The
point I am trying to make is that the
wedding should take place In the pres
ence of a number of Invited guests, as
many aa practicable. Whether at home
or at church doesn't particularly mat
ter, although X prefer a church wed
ding because It can' be made more Im
pressive and because of the deeper re
ligions significance. - When I use the
word Impressive, I don't want it ap
plied , to 'the witnesses, but to you and
to the 'girt yon stand tip with. It Is
upon you. both of you, that the Impres
sion should-be made, and it ought to
be strong enough, and deep enough to
Our task may be noble enough in
itself. It may be our studies, the
education of our child ron or the
duty of providing for our loved
It is said that when Philips
Brooks was asked what sermon he
was going to preach, replied: "I
have but one sermon.'" (ireat
men have usually had but one
message for the world. Jesus
Christ had but one sermon for his
disciples: "Do you love mo?
Then follow me!'1
In St. Luke's GoHpel we are told
How Peter in tho days of old
Was siftod;
And now throngh hkh intervene,
Sin is the sani, while time and wene
Are shifted.
But noble souls, through diiHtand heat,
Rise from diaanter and defeat
The stronger,
And consciouH still of the divine
Within them, lie on earth supine;
No longer. II. W Lonfellow.
Feed ray Sheep A converted cowboy
once gave tins very sensible idea or
what religion in: "Lots of folks that
really like to do right, think that serv
in' the Lord means shoutin' themselves
hoarse praisin' His name. , Now I'll
tell vou how I look at that. I'm work
ing here for Jim. Now. if I'd sit
around the house here, telling what a
good fellow Jim is, and singing songs
to him, and getting up in the night to
serenade him, I'd be doin' juHt like
what lots of Christian do; but I
wouldn't suit Jim, and I'd get iired
mighty quick, lint when I buckle on
my straps and hustle among the hill
and see that Jim's herd is all right,
and not Hufferin' for water and feed, or
bein' off the range and branded by
cattle thieves, then I'm servin' Jim as
he wants to be served." The language
was uncouth, but there was a golden
thought struggling for expression in
the cowboy's mind the same pHrcious
thought that was expressed by the
Savious himself when he thrice, bade
his apostle Peter "Feed my sheep."
Love for Christ is lHst expressed in
service for his flock. '
Feed my Sheep. Home twenty years
ago a Chinese Christian, named .Lough
Fook, moved with 'compassion for
the coolies in the Houth American
mines, sold himself for a term of five
years as a coolie nlave, that he might
carry the Gospel to his countrymen
working there. He toiled in the mines
with them and preached Jesus while
he toiled. Lough Fook died ten years
since, but not until he had won the
Saviour nearly 200 disciples.
keep you trotting along together for
the remainder of your life. I have no
ticed that these fly by night, "let's go
out and get married" weddings, are
responsible for a large proportion of
the direrce cases In our courts. It's
like flrs come easy, mo easy money of
Don't jo frisking out to c ruburbmn jua
Uc. the gambler. Ton ought to get the idea
of the solemnity and responsibility of
marriage pumped into yourself and
yonr sweetheart until you are both
saturated wlfh it Then walk up to the
altar with joy In your hearts, and If
you ean't live happy ever after It won't
be the fault of the preacher.
Now, my dear boy, I neither suppose
aor expect yen will pay the slightest
atteation te anything I have said. As
I beard an alleged comedian remark
the other night, "I just bad it on my
chest, and it had to come off." Yours
truly, JOHN SNEED.
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"The Merry Widow Hats."
(Merchants Journal.)
To the mere man observer the
new spring millinery is marvelous
and mysterious. A woman's hat
(so called) of the spring '08 is a
good deal like that of '07 in gen
eral appearance, but the close ob
server will note changes in some
important details. For instance
the front porch has been extended
so that it runs all around. The
awnings. have been made larger
and the chimney, which used to be
in front, has been set over on one
side.
Two dormer windows have been
added to the rear of the second
story and the whole color scheme
has been altered so that seventy
six tints are now used, where forty-three
used to be considered suf
ficient. A little fence now orna
ments the ridge pole, apd the roof
is decorated lavishly with the lat
est colors in shingle tints. There
is also a flagstaff flying various
strange looking streamers. v e
also note the use of queer looking
ornamentation suggesting bunches
of spaghetti, over the front gable.
The climbing rose bush which
crawls up the rear, twines around
the side balcony, falls over the
roof and runs along under the
eaves is a decided improvement..
On the whole the hat will pass
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