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VOXXI t MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1922. No 55
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Washington Comment.
Do the people of the United
States take pride in a reputation
for being sympathetic to lynch
law? . ; V
ine question seems to ' cry
aloud for an indignant negative,
Yet the recent publication o:
statistics of lynchings of the
years, sixty-three in number
(an increase over the previous
' year,) has been followed in the
press with confident statements
from well informed , nationa
legislators that the ' Dyer anti-
lynching bill, which would make
lynchers offenders against a fed
eral statute, has little chance of
coming to a vote.
If the southern Democrats
who filibustered against the be
ginning of a debate in the house
on the Dyer bill, prior to ihe
Christmas holidays, do not want
to have the country as af whole,
and all of Europe, consider that
the south wants lynching, they
will be well advised to let the
country, through their repre
seniatives, tafce a vote not as
remotely bu t a s speedly a s
possible. . " s " '
Government officicial who
have the good faith of this our
country at heart are offering
both felicitations and congratu
lations to Adjutant General
Peter C. Harris, custodian " of
me araiirecoras 01 uie selective
service, ; General Harris -was
sentenced to'ten days in jail for
contempt of court by Justice
Frederick L. Siddons of the
Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia for his flat refusal
to'divulge certain information
in the records whicR was . de
sired in a divorce suit. General
Harris appealed", the case, arid
the appellate court decided that
Justice Siddon erred and that
General Harris had but done his
duty , in upholding the draft
laws, which hold.l information
secured in the draft proceedings
inviolate.
The service men kept faith
with Uncle Sam- it is inspiring
to find Uncle Sam, through his
servant, General Harris, keep
ing faith with them. .
The day's news contains these
headlines: "Science Soon to Pre
dict Earthquakes as I tV Does
Weather; Twins, Joined like
Siamese, Successfully ' Severad;
Foreign Surgeon to Graft Monk
ey's, Eyes in' Sightless v Man's
Head; j Research Corporation
Hopes for 100 Miles to. Gallon of
Gasoline; World Circling x A i r
Flight Predicted; 275,000, Ameri
can Airplane Passengers Carried
Safely in 1921; Ford : to Make
Flivv6r Bodies Out .of Cotton.'
A great " many years ago a
would-be economist - protested
against the extension of the
patent system because fifty
thousand patents have been
granted, there was "nothing left
to invent'' iNow we have many
rr.Jo re than a million 'patents
granted, and the pnd is not yeti
(Jeology, surgery,1 oil engineer
ing, automobiling are all in their
swaddling clothes. We, have
but begun to learn, even as . we
have but begun to educate. '
i Call at Ramsey Motor Co., for
a-nice car for transfe'ring service.
McKinley Ramsey, . Marshall,
k. c. Dox ies. :r,;"v
A Greater Carcllca.
' The late GovemorT. W. Bick
ett had promised to prepare the
first of the series of articles on
Know North Carolina, one of
which is to appear each week in
the newspapers of the state.
His sudden and much lamented
death has prevented him from
giving our people a new message.
But we can at least catch the
inspiration of his spirit by turn
ing back to the closing words of
his inaugural address as Gover
nor of North Carolina, January
11, 1917 just five years ago.
Though dead, he yet - speaketh
to all North Carolinians in these
stirring phrases that so finely
reveal the spirit of the dead
leader.
BIckett's Dream, v ,
"Gentleman of t h e general
assembly, ladies and gentlemen:
I have endeavored to visualize
my dream of a fairer and finer
state. I have outlined the means
by which I hope to make the
dream come true. , And the
means all reach out to a single
end a larger hope, a wider door
for the average man than he
has eyer known. .' .
"With a six-months school
guaranteed to every child; with
the' forces of diseases routed
from their ancient strongholds;
with the curse of rum lifted
rrom every nome; witn our
fields tilled by the men wh
own and therefore, love them;
with our harvests free from the
crop lien,s deadly . blight; with
mod e-rri conveniences;, and
wholesome " diversions v. Within
reach of every country home,
our dear old state, released from
tier bondage to the blood-kin
tyrants of Ignorance, Poverty,
Desease, and Crime, will
begin to realize her finest
possibilities in riches and grace;
will assume her 'rightful place
in the march of civilization; and
rom the blue of the mountains
to the blue of the sea there will
spring tip a hardier, holier race,
not unlike the giants that walk
ed the earth when ' the sons of
God mated with the daughters
of men." - -
Orchard Opportunities
Great opportunities in orchard
ing are being overlooked in Madi
son County according1 to W.
MosiII, State detention v Horti
culturist, who Bpent two days
ast week assisting County Agent
Hoots, in pruning demonstration
over the county Ma'ny of the
hill slopes which are not yeilding
enough crops to pay taxes on the
and can be converted into apple
orchards and yield several hun
dred dollars per acre.1 This is
not theory but is being done in
other counties ' with " no ' better
land" or shipping facilities" than
Madison County. An .orchard
properly cared for is. productive,
for a' generation or more and
yields' its best crops ? after ' the
twenSeth (20) year. However,
it is necessary to do annual prun -
ing and spraying in order to
properly develop, an orchard to
cret orofitable crODS."1 1 S
, , .
In manv sections of the moun-
tairi outside men have - come in '
with capital and developed profit
able orchards butlin this case
the native population is ; not
largely benefited like it would be
by local men; developing the
proposition. ' . ' ' : ;
With profitable bearing or
chards we have a large local in
come, which mean better church
es, better schools and better
roads - '
A Helping; Hand Bring Peace"And Joy
Dy JESSE DANIEL BOONE
Did you count a3 loss,
Then gaze upon the New Year's sky
With its rainbow promises aglow,"
Which tell us plainly "Now, let's go."
There's little loss we can't regain;
We've panacceas for rnost all pain; v
If at your door the wolf should lurk, ,
Just scare him off with toil and work.
Make this new year the year of years,
With more of joys and less of tears;
With conscience clear, with duties done,
At setting of each evening sun.
Resolve each morning when you rise
To live by rules which rule the wise;
And that you'll help your fellow man
The surest ways you know, and can.
To make the momenta and the days
Shot through with joys and endless praise
We must be helpfulstrong and kind,
And have firm, determined mind
To render service day end night, -And
firmly stand for truth and right;
For strength's a sorry thing, indeed,
If one don't use it when there's need.
,If you'll but stop and look about,
You'll find some peop" ? "down and out,"
Who need your frienc y smile and hand
That they may rise
A helping hand brir
The kind which 1
It makes the peat
When crossing tr
"I Was In Prison, And Ye
Came Unto Me."
An aged white prisoner in the
South Carolina penitentiary,
recently pardoned, protested
against his own pardon, after
twenty-seven years in prison,
saying he would not know what
to do in the changed world be
yond the: encompassing prison
walls. He also stoutly affirmed
that lie was not guilty of the
murder for, which he' has been
punished. Courts do 'convict
innAPAnt mon on1 !t ic a cii-
preme tragedy. We do not!
speak 't often, perhaps because
we an confident our legal ma
chinery . f a i I s to punish the
guilty a hundred times where it
punishes ,the innocent once.
Why should not society make
up to an innocent' prisoner, as
best jt cart, the fearful injustice
it has done him, when, his
innocence is established? It is
a,distinctlylame and unbecom
ing gesture that of turning put
prisoner who did not -merit
punishment, without a single
token that society cares to make
up to him for the unspeakable
injustice it has done. Barring
the wholesome appeals of cer-
tarn great novelists aqd the
maudlin 'interest in . advertised
criminals, by sentimental women
there' seems to be all too little
concern for thse who suffer be
hind prison bars the penalties
of, their transgressions against
society,. Yet pur Lord Jesus
has plainly : set 'forth that the
spirit which leds us to help
and sympathize, with those on
wjiom the- punishment and ban
of .soaety have fallen in the
spirit which He1 will recognize
as loyal to Him: "I was . in
prison, and ye came unto Me."
the daya gone by?
" 1 take a stand,
peace and joy, '
base alloy;
3 swing wide i
" side. , '
Carolina Mountaineer.
Homes of Popular Plants.
The chestnut came from Italy.
The onion originated in Egypt
Tobacco is a native of Virginia.
The nettle is a native of
Europe. ' -
The citron is a native of
Greece.
Oats originated in North
America.
The poppy originated in the
East.
Rye came originally from
Siberia. 4
Parsley was first known in
Sardinia. - ,. j
The pear and apple are' from
Europe.
, Spinach was first cultivated
ill Arabia.
The sunflower was brought
from Peru. ' v , ."'
The mulberry originated . in
Persia.
The fourd is an Eastern plant.
The walnut and peach came
from Persia. , . -
The horse-chestnut is a native
of Thibet, ....
The cucumber came from
East Indies. ' .
xThe quince came from Crete:
Horse-radish is from South
ern Europe.';; V .
The radish is a native of
China and Japan. ' : .'
? Pears are of Egyptian, origin.-
American Primary .Teacher. : , :
See Henderson Bros : for) all
. ..-)..
kinds or feed, Cotton Seed
Hay, Brn & Shorts. ,
Meal,
Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the 'least of these
My brethren, ye have done it
unto me." Western Recorder
The Volstead Law and Tbe
, , Constltotloo. , 1
Dr. Baker.
Nothirig is clearer than the
fact that the Volstead Law,: de
signed to cany the Fighteenth
Amendment into full effect
must be placed in the hands of
its friends if the benefits of
prohibition are to be realized.
Candidates for office who
have to do with the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws
must be more carefully scruti
nized than hitherto. To do this,
partisan bias must be eliminated
from the ballot box. A man
may be a partisan and a good
citizen, "but he cannot be the
best citizen unless he is willing
to abandon his partnership for
the public good. No man has a
right to expect nor should he
receive the sufferage of law
abiding citizens if he is not big
enough and patriotic enough to
stand for the enforcement of a
aw, whether he likes it or not
Laws are not enacted to con-
brm the likes arid dislikes of
some petty magistrate, but for
the benefit of the public. The
test of that benefit is in the en-
brcement of the. laws. If there
is no benefit it is Jthe business
of the public to repeal them.
but it is never the duty or the
business of the magistrate to
abrogate them.
We have a conspicious ex
ample of onp high in authority
who opposed prohibition; but
when prohibition eame, was the
irst amongst the prominent
characters in the republic, to
sound the! call . to his country
men, for the strict enforcement
of the Eighteenth Amendment
I refer to the present Chief
Justice of the United States.
It is the case of a man big
enough and patriotic enomgh
to rise above his personal wishes
and opinions, and call for the
enforcement of a law, the en
actment of which he opposed.
That is American, and the
public officials who cannot or
will not do likewise is both un-
American and unpatriotic. .
Another situation is develop
ing in some quarters. The form
er compounders of intoxicating
liquors are becoming entirely
too friendly to prohibition and
prohibitionists. They are not
themselves as yet climbing up
into the driver's seat but they
are sending their professedly
prohibition attorneys with in
structions to do so, and in some
cases they are reaching for the
lines, and with honeyed words
and effectionate taps on the
back are begging for the privi-
ege of being of assistance in
writing the laws governing the
beverage traffic of the future;
and some . of our good friends
are inclined to fall for the prof
fered help. It should be declin
ed with thanks. K
True, they have so long writ
ten the laws for legislative
bodies that it has become a fixed
habit and habits once formed
are dimccit to discard even
under the stress of enforced
virtue. ; . ; ' .
When the Pharisees and Sad-
ducees came to the Master seek
ing baptism he said, MYe off
spring of vipers who warned
you to flee from the wrath to
come? ' Bring forth, therefore
fruit worthy of repentence."
We can afford to be as harsh as
the Master. ::;:;('.
'K The futures laws in state legis-
Tbe Camp Bragg' Stock Farm
The Stock Farm at Camp Bragg
is rapidly assuming a position of
great importance in the world of
animal husbandry. The raising
of cattle, hogs, and poultry is
carried on by the most up-to-date
methods. Eventually only pedi
greed stock is to be used, al
though at present a few grade
cows are maintained for milk
purposes. The care exercised in
maintaining and producing only
thoroughbred stock is expected '
to be productive of great results.
First of all, it is tho aim of the
Stock Farm to have the best
dairy herd in North Carolina.
Consqnently, the magnificient
King Kalmuck Colantha! ... No.
309837, was selected as the head
of this herd. It is not possible
to build up a more desirable pedi-
gree than is posessed by this
young Holstein Bull.. He has
blood lines that cannct fail to
produce cows rich in butter , far. -
His wonderful breeding is ap
parent at a glance. His offspring
convince the most skeptical of
his marvelous productive power.
The young stock consists of a
number of calves from these
cows, and were sired by vsrious
well known bulls, amonir them
King Segis Champion Mobcl. Al
together these animals form the
nucleus of what islioped t.o be
the greatest milk'producing herd
of Holstein-Fresian ' cattle in
North Carolina, " iv : . -.
In addition to ' the principal
herd there are several highly
bred, registered dairy cov.a. prr -.
duced along their'own tlocu liner.
The Ayreshire is irepresente 1 by
Ching's Mabel Leister, No. 4547,
a beautiful type of heavy rr ilker,
rich in butter fat, arid showing
all the fine points of, her . breed.
Her pedigree shows that she cr r-
ries the blood of many , cham
pions. Guernseys and Devons
are represented by worthy pro
duce of blooded lines.
Elkiiis Kent
Mr. Hubert E. Elkins of Ashe-
ville, and Miss Florence Kent,
who lives on Little Pine Creek v
were married in Marshall last
Friday. Kev. Amos Cbvy offi
ciated. . Mr. and MrsEl .ins will
live in Asheville.
Notice.
January Mill, 1922.
I have this day sold out. ay
entire interest in tfio Merchant
Supply Co., to W. B. Hamsey and
Geo. L. McKinney t They will
pay all debts we owe, and every
body that owe us please pay to
them. I thank our customers
while I was connected with tbein
for their patronage. i , '
' Yours respectfully,-'
- V - J. J. KEDMON. .
latures and in the United States
Congress, governing the drink
traffic, must be written, passed
and administered by the friends
of prohibition. This is a prohi
bition - country;; "No man; v 6 r
woman who is not one hundred
per cent American is ' fit to
write or administer law in this
republic, and.no man who
makes, sells'or drinks intoxicat
ing liquors one hundred per cent
American. , A man who will
.on uk uquor now is morally as
culpable as the bootlegger or
moonshiner. V ' .. , . ;