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Consolidated Nevembar 2, 1911
THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY
MARSHALL, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1927
Circulation:-1950
VOL. XXI
BUSINESS CHANGES TAKING
PLACE IN MARSHALL NOW
- n hnainniu. Thin weak
the Madison Hardware Company,
owned by Mr. J C Redmoh, has sold practices or ceremonial customs, see
out to Mr. O. C. Rector.; The hard- Job 20:11-15, as to music in connec
ware business will be moved from the tion with it, music was . sometimes
present stand oi v. u. sector nara-
- n . , TT 1
J wa:
ware Co., to the site of the Madison
irdware Co.
' f. .vv u.. urn, .wwv ww-
Thursday night to Messrs. Freeman &
Dodson, Fred IS. -reman ana f . a.
Dodson. They, will jut in new stock
and make some changes. ,
Mr. Caney Ramsey is having a
beautiful filling station built near the
Southern station.
rtnAif if i nn iff I
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Morrow and
daughter, Mary, of Marshall, were in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Ralph Morgan and niece,
Dorothy Carpenter, are visiting
friends and relatives in Tryon, N. C,
Landrum, Spartanburg and Green
villej S. C, for two weeks
Miss Matha Sullinger of Fruitland
Institute was the guest of Mrs.
Stapleton at Melrose Dormitory last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Baker and chil
ren were in Marshall Tuesdy
Rev. Ralph Morgan has been work
ing on Enon church for some time.
There are four new Sunday School
rooms being added. Mr. Morgan ha?
been pastor of this church for several
years.
1 Miaa V.Aith Roberts has returned to
her home in Shelby after spending a
week with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Roberts, the former her brother.
Ms. W. C. Anderson has returned
from Winston-Salem. She was ac
companied by her daughter, Mrs.
Hugh A. Edwards, and small son, who
will visit her for a month.
Mrs. I. N. Carr has returned from
Louisville, Ky., where she attended
the Southern Baptist Convention.
She also visited Mammoth Cave and
other points of interest in Ky.
- M. .E. ,R. Elmore spent Monday
Miss Hattie Edwards, who is work
ing in the interset of the Mothers Aid
Fund of the Baptist Orphanage, is
the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Edwards for a few days.
George Patrick of Asheville spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Nettie
Patrick.
Mr. N. P. Anderson and son, of
Waynesville, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Pete Rogers nad children o
Weaverville are visiting the former's
mother, Mrs. Loena Baid.
Rnm Mnv 10 to Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Tilson of Sylva, a daughter, Ruby An-
( i-wjneiie.
r Mrs. Tilson was before her mar-
nag?! iUB Aiuiie ifcuui
The Mothers UiuD oi-ine ssunaay
. caUaa1 v.nf Unniiav fiftornnnn. Mav
u" v j " " ir
16, with Mrs. J. W. nun, wwn me
Preident, Mrs. B. A. Fleetwood, in
charge. The devotional was led bv
.Mrs. W. N. Johnson. and Mrs. Fred
Sams made an interesting talk on
"Child Welfare," and then some prob
lems of childhood were discussed by
the members. Mrs. Huff served tea
and cakes to the following members:
Mrs. B. AJ Fleetwood, Mrs. Frank
lihk. Mn M Sama. Mrs. i A. C.
Hamby, Mrs. W N. Johnson, Mrs P.
P. HartseU, Mrs. J. . Banei, mra.
Frank Clark, Mrs. E.
C. Coates, Mrs,
Lee Carter
DANCING AGAIN
In last week's issue, a young lady,
Miss Geneva. Riddle by name, gave
quite a lengthy article on this sub
iai and aalra niiM anestions which
it seems some should answer, on hte
question, "Is Uanclng the ureacer
v Sin?" It is certainly ' praiseworthy
to ask for Bible proof as that is pur
guide and not the opinion of men. v
)- The question fa asked in plain
terms "Is Dancing a Sin?" Jesus
says "By their fruits ye shall know
them," and judging by the fruits of
dancing, in my fifty-five years ; of
- life, having labored an evangelist
s in eighteen states; and traveled ex
tensively over most of the. United
States and taught school in pine
, states,'! have come in contact with
the evil in all its phases, and believe
I can speak from observation and not
from guess work, as well as from a
. Bible standpontL ' : ,
In the Old Testament times danc-
Ing was observed as a religious exer
' " eise, men and women- danced alone.
- In no case,- together. It ia safe to
safe to say if our modern dances the
men and women were forced by tho
rules of - propriety to dance -.alone
', that nothing need be said or written
about the subject, as few would ear
to dance and-dancing would die ovt
'Of itself..' v
, , It we wish to see what the Bible
. says in ' regard : to the evil, please
1 read Ex. 16:20-21, 2nd Samuel :15,
C fend Chron. 16:25-29, Job-20:11-15,
. ,Mark 6:18-26. We find dancing used
-,- f in the connection ' of the death of ,
John the Baptist, and the above scrip-
' tnw we learn that dancing as here
mentioned was either . observed as ,
I men ' and" women danced alone or is
classed among the sinful . heathen
I I J. 4Ln A1J A...
used in the old testament times but
no mention is made of it In the Mew
Testament in any way with Christian
worship. In all ctturches called chris
tians, dancing was condemned as car
nal and inconsistent with the Chris
tian proffession, even the sacred
books of the heathen do the same.
Pagan moralist like Cicero called it
indecent. Dancing was the means by
which Nero corrupted Rome.
I inn rinaa nnt.'tarant. t.n AnnA- AnH thn
The best and most devout christ-
the unconverted and bacicsuders are
amusement with conscientious world
ly people, much less Christians.
Dancing dissipates the mind corrupts
the heart and sears the heart and
conscience. Men do not choose to
dance with themselves or even their
wives or sisters. Did you ever read of
Jesus attending a dance? Or do you
believe he would have done so? No,
indeed. The liberties taken and allow
ed in dancing are not and would not
be allowed elsewhere and if taken
under other circumstances would fur
nish a ground for a divorce.
Most certainly quarreling, talking
about our neighbors, attending to
other peoples business all belong to
the same category of sin, and Chris
tians should refrain from all of
them as -well as dancing. Certainly
there are other sins as bad as danc
ing, but that does not make dancing
any less a sin.
Certainly God never authorized
anyone to praise Him with musical
instruments, and what we do at home
in the way of harmless amusemennt
and entertainment by music in no
way gives us a right to do the same
thing in the house of God as an act
of worship. ,
To judge dancing by it's fruits, it
can never.be anything but evil, for
its fruits are always evil in the end.
In regard to the square dance little
need be, said as it has passed out,
being now entirely out of date and
nnnv.AilArl hv t.litk rniind dance. -
:Settin up exercises our physical
training.; .exercises? 'aa vlm :tmfawr
schools, social games iurnisn amp re,
harmless amusement or both young
and old and should be more in use
than they are, , without resort to
dancing.
Tn ramrA fn ministers nreachine
for a salary, "Jesus says the laborer
is worthy of his hire." Paul says,
No man goeth at wareiare ai uis own
charges." See 1st Cor. 16 :Z; PhU.
10-17; 1 Cor. 9:11.
nanpintr has caDivated our public
To our young people it is a leap iri
the dark. They have not the slight
est idea that it is a fascinating de
lusion, whose end may be disastrous
and is a hindrance to social, morai,
ipiritual and intellectual progress.
i n 13 novauie mui, ihubc wmv
It is notaDie tnai mose wn uowh
thoroughly infatuated ana lnioxicawu
I j : t,a anA mav lose rcs-
i wilii uniitniR . , r 4 J J
pect for men, the sick, dead, and dy
ing. Other forms of social gatherings
may stop for a time, but dancing
never 1 When the young or old peo
ple in any commmunity oecome c
ed over it, it is almost useless to at
tempt anything else, so demoralizing
in its effects and so paralyzing in its
results that the church, school and an
beneficial activities must take a back
seat-
sat. . ui,
Let us make no compromise witn
sin in any of ist forms even though
it may be clothed in the cloak of re-
-.,lfiir tinder the
name of a well , regulated modern
danC? SELDON C BURNETT,
... . : , Revere, N. C. ; . , :
FROM HOT SPRIN GS
'rJx D. Seay :i of vEnglewpo(i,
Tenn., passed through; Hot jprmgs
"iflTftm. Frisbee motored to Ashe-
ville Wednesday.; Jil.
Mr., J. E. Kecww oi
in OHot Spring Friday.
. Mr. ana an. T
i.ir Mountain were Hot Springs'
visitors last Jl'il
veek-end In Newport, Tenn., - ,
TMr. J. M. Brown of Bluff visit
ed Mr. Lon BrooM saturo.,.
Miss Daisy ww"ttI."welt7"
C. C, Brown one day " l"-,6,,:
-i t Rniui of Asheville
was in Hot Springs JgV
Ell - Plemmons oi p wuk"
. l., "v tt sn Sundav
en route to Spring Creek to .visit
hte father, TV L, Plemmons
Mr., G. V. Russell and
of Bluff," were in td?n Monday
J. R. uentry , o uc.
town Tuesday.
Funeral .services JorJKr. Dave
Robersonrwere held Friday; the
lain,, av v .v,.-. . tj .
Springs Methodist church -by jaev.
-i o .'.lujr - n - tne - not
, J., uray ana nw.
The active pa!!ieiirert -were Ira
PlemmonsO... W.Grubb, J.J.
Hansley. w. i.. umyn '
- n c. 1 Tk. iiAfiftmrr nallbearers
were L H. Garenflo, Henry Plemmons
W. Brown, Lon Brokos, Charles
Burgin, J. B. Rufty, C. .1 Stamey
and J. A. Brooks. ...... -i -
A GOOD MAN HEARD FROM
est in the following announcement!
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Shelton, 3817
Doo.i stBt P. n Ttnv S135. Jack
sonville, Florida, announce the arri
val of a son, Monday, May 9th, 1927.
The little man has been named John
C. Shelton, Jr. Mrs. Shelton and little
son are home now from the Hospital
And doing nicely. Mr. Shelton is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. uranc anenon,
Sr., of Athens, Tenn,-(formerly
Shelton Jjaureij ana w iBnunger "
Sands & Company, Inc., of Jackson
ville, Florida.
BILLS PASSED BY
REPRESENTATIVE
jFDEvrrr
Copies of Bills passed in the
last General Assembly by Re
presentative McDevitt. Others
will appear weekly until they
are all printed in full in this
newspaper.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
TO PREVENT" THE SALE OF
SHORT RATE PACKAGES OF
MEAL AND FLOUR IN MADISON
COUNTY AND MAKE A LAW IN
CONFORMITY WITH THE LAWS
OF ADJOINING TERRITORY
The General Assembly
of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That Chapter four
hundred and thirty-six of Public Lo
cal laws of one thousand nine hund
red and twenty-three be amended in
Section nine, line four, by striking
out the word "and" between Gaston
and Graham and inserting the words
Graham and Counties, the following:
"and Madison.'
Section 2. That this act shall ap
ply only to Madison County.
Section 3. That all laws and claus
es of laws in conflict with provisions
of this act are hereby repealed inso
far as they shall apply to Madison
County.
Section 4. That this act shall be
in lorce. irom ana aner ua nunw
. " i ,. j :
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
TO VALIDATE CERTAIN PRO
CEEDINGS AND BONDS OF THE
TOWN OF MARSHALL.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. The proceedings of the
Board of Aldermen of the town of
Marshall adopted December seventh,
AAn VinnlreH and twentv-six.
IllllWrl. - "- '
January eleventh, nineteen hundred
and twenty-seven, ana reDruary
eighth, nineteen hundred and twenty-
ntkni- . Ill, nnri Bpninc sixtv-
five thousand dollars street bonds oi
said town and levying a special lax
therefor are hereby validated and
he issued and 3a id
tax levied accordingly.
Sec. 2. This act snail De in lorce
from and after its ratification.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
TO AMEND COHSQUUAitw
STATUTES, SECTION 374, RE
LATING T O PROTECTION O r
nsiirto bv utrmr. SAME: AP-
PLICABLE TO MADISON COUNTY
The General Assembly of North
ine-wnww iu
Carolina do enact
1 That P-nnanlirlatad Sta-
OQCV1VU . "v
tutes, Section 3794, be amended by
adding the word "Madison" after the
word ','Macon" and before the word
"Pasquotank" in line three thereof.
Sec. 2. That this act shall be in
force from and after its ratification.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
TO AMEND SECTION ont, yaw.
TER 243, PUBLIUKI-.LAWS,
, bci iTiur. T" tiLE OF
FIREWORKS IN MADISON COUN-
Th General Assembly" of North
Carolina do enact: ; ; ' - ' t 5
Section 1. V That section one, chap
ter two hundred and forty-three, Pub
i:. t ni T.ava Out Thousand Nina
Hundred and Twenty-Five, be and the
same is hereby amenaea oy strum
out the word ''Madison" In line four
of said- section - v 1 'ii -j
SecJ 8. i That all laws and clauses
in annfltat with the STOVUlOnS
of this act are hereby repealed. . ;
Sec. & That this act shall be in
force from and after itaratfflcation.
i-'-i-i,5" -7;;?-f ' "
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
TO AUTHORIZE s AND DIRECT
THE TOWN OF MARSHALL TO
SELL $25,000 STREET IMPROVE
MENT BONDS FOR THE TOWfl W
MARSHALL . , , .
The General Assembly, of North
Carolina do enact:
fi..fiA t Thtfni the nnrnose
UVVVIVH ava aa w m M a
' allkwitia. fna Rnard-bf Aldermen
or the governing body of the town of
Marshall to do certain street and road
work in the said town, the said Alder.
imam a- Mnmintf hnH are authoris
ed and directed to sell not exceeding
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar oi se
rial bonds of said town provided the
sale of the said bonds' is made on or
before the first" day of May, - one
thousand nine hundred and twenty?
seven and the proceeds of the sale
vwuuo DllBU UDQU lV (Ids, u
surface that portion of Main Street
t the railway station and Freeamn's
Mil1 nd 80 much of -Bridge streets as
uajr wo louifQu bu repair me saiu
Main Street from the Frisby branch
to the Southern Railway track in said
town putting the same in first-class
condition, and to repair and recon
struct the road leading to Pine Creek
dences of Smith and Tweed, and to
.it . . . . . .
QSJ
ing into the town of Marshall in good
condition, and to use any remnant of
me saia money tnat may be lert alt
er doing the foregoing work for the
most advantageous betterment for
the public improvement of the said
town.
Sac . 2. That tho Rnnrd nt AlHor-
men or the governing body of the said
town oi marsnan, in order to proceed
with the work hereinabove mention
ed, may borow money on short-time
notes of said town of Marshall in an
ticipation of the sale of the said
Twenty-rive Thousand Dollars of
amount of the said bond issue and in
terest. Sec. 3. That this act shall in no
wise conflict wiTh the provisions of H.
B. 1143, General Assembly of one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
seven. Sec. 4. If the bonds hereinbefore
snarlfiaH Ara anIH hpfnra t.ha first: Hflv
, - j
of May, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-seven, a vote of the peo-
Ele of the town of Marshall shall not
e required to validate or authorize
the sale of the said bonds.
Sec. 5. That this act shall be in
force and effect from and after its
ratification.
Sec. 6. That all laws and clauses
of laws in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
TO PREVENT THE KILLING,
SELLING AND SHIPPING O F
CALVES FOR VEAL IN MADISON
COUNTY
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section 1. That it shall be unlaw
ful for any person or persons, firm
or corporation to kill, buy, sell or
ship, to engage in the business of kill
ing, buying .selling or shipping calves
for veal in Madison County, under
the age of twelve months, dead or a
live; and it .shall be unlawful for any
person, firm- or corporation to trans
port, shfcp or 'cause to be carried any
calves, under the ge or twelve
months, out of the county of Madison,
knowing that said calf or calves are
being shipped or transported for the
purpose of slaughtering tho same for
veal; except, however, this act shall
not apply to Jersey cattle or other
milk stock.
Sec. 2. That any person, firm, or
corporation violating the provisions
of this act shall be fined not more
tVian fiffv Hollars or imDrisoned for
not more than thirty days, in the dis
cretion of the court, for each and ev
ery offense.
Soo a That all laws and clausos
of laws in conflict with the provisions
of this act are hereby repeaiea.
Sec. 4. That this act snan dc m
force and effect from and after its
ratification.
MARS HILL COM-
MENCEMENT
MAY 22-27
O. MAX GARDNER AND DR.
POOLE F FURMAN TO SPEAK
Mav 9.9. fn 97 will mark the com-
ant-'narind for Mara Hill Col
lege, and an imposing array of speak
ers and elaborate exercises have been
planned. '
rw V V Pnnla nrnfaasnr of Bible in
Furman University, will preach the
annual sermon on nexi aunaay. v.
Max Gardner, of Shelby, spoken of
a a tUm nav. ffnvumnr of North Caro
lina." will deliver the literary address
on Thursday, May 26. xne nev. ror.
ter M. Bailes, pastor oz tne irsx xiap-
.l,nK TaValand. Fie., will de-
V'OV VUHaVfl a, hh w -r -
liver- the alumni addressa on Friday,
May 27. :.f,v; -The
annual meeting of the alumni
...A,liHna , n nrhih Dr. ZenO Wall.
pastor of the First Baptist Churcn of
Shelby, U president, wm noia its an
nual meeting and dinner on Thursday
Mav pa : a lanra attendance ia anti
cipated of alumni from all parts of
North Carolnia and from several oth
er states. Aftg ' y-' -
TTia firat aaaainn of summer School
at Mars Hill will begin June 7. It will
last for six weeks and the date is so
fixed as to allow those attending the
..nlu aaaalnn . anH vtaairiiur also to
attend thm anmmer school a brief pe
riod of relaxation.:- ; .-- t(r4' :
The Uae recital by Gage Morrow,
MAaiia Wall anil Kali ie Warren, of
tne viasa n, isrsit
the Colege Auditorium, Friday,. May
. , . m - -a . rt n T k. la.n af
20th, 1927, s at 0 Ociock.
Marshals' of. this occasion are Festui
w.l.ii a nJn. HvtA Paulina Sitton.
Charles Maddry, J. E Brown, and
Ruth Barrs..- ; : ; : 'V':.1
Paoa waa'deeVtlt a Wok? when H
wife called. vr;',"'V..'V.-l
"Dan, baby lias swallowed we ibk.
Whatever shall I dot"i . , . ' 7 ,
"Write with a pencil," was the re
ply.'' . t r. '
TRIAL OF BOYS POSTPONED
UNTIL SATURDAY, MAY 2 1ST
WHAT IS LIFE?
By Mrs. S. L. Mcintosh
Human life is a subjct which we all
like to think on, it is to be feared
that few of us sum the matter up
right. Life is full of great responsi
bilities. No one ever yet lived to him
self alone. The influences which we
exert day by day over the lives of
Others will endure throughout eterni
ty. We may make life what we please,
and give it as much worth to others,
as for ourselves, but this isn't life.
The mere lapse of years is not life,
it is simply existence. To eat, drink
and sleep, and enjoy pleasures of
this world? Life is knowledge, truth,
lov, beauty, goodness, and faith.
These alone awaken the full chords
of life, the music that brings child
hood back, the prayer that brings
the future near, death which startles
us with mystery, the hardships which
force us to struggle, the-anxiety that
ends in trust these make up the
many elements of life. Lfe is not en
tirely made up of great evils,, or
heavy trials, but presents us with
small evils, petty vexations in the
due performance of which the true
qualities of manhood and woman
hood are brought to perfection, also
to bear with the failings of those a
bout us, with their bad judgment,
their ill breeding, their perverse tem
pers; to endUre neglect when we
feel we deserve attention; these are
exercises of patience and self denial,
all the better because not chosen by
ourselves. The great art of life is to
make the best of the present whether
good or bad; life has been compared
with many things, perhaps a river;
down the stream we voyage in a boat;
it hurries us on. Our joys and griefs
are left behind. We may be ship
wrecked; we can not be delayed,
whether rough or smooth, the river
hastens to its home. At length the
roar of the ocean is in our ears and
our further voyage no mortal knows,
and no boat ever returns. Or we
may say life is a battle going on be -
tween good and evil, and how to cul-
tivate the good side of nature is the
greatest lesson to oe learaea in tne
school of human life. We lead two
lives, the life within and the life with
out. The inside must be pure in the
sight, of God, whether the outside
seems "pure to the outside world o
not. We must keep a watch against
foes that never sleep. We are beset
Lby many temptations and we must re
sist, and put them down or to be over
come and destroyed ourselves. We
have a great work to do, and it will
be a dreadful failure if we come to
the close of life with our work un
done. We are liable at any time to
be called out of time to eternity. Our j
life has been given us for noble deeds.
How then shall we, best improve it.
First, we all can do what Provi-
dence has placed before us, and wa
can do this in such a way as to help
others. We are in the world to make "When cotton's low and eats are high
the world better, to lift it up to a'xhe thins to do is to diversify;
higheFTevel of enjoyment and pro- 'jwould be a sane and easy way
gress; to make the hearts and homes -jo bring about a better day.
brighter and happier by devoting to j with butter at 50c a pound,
our friends our best thoughts and in-; na cream at forty the whole year
fluences. We are not to seek fo?
some easy way through life ; our paths
will be amid rocks, and not on lawns
or among lillies, but remember al
ways to struggle and again and yet a
gain1 to renew, is life inheritance.
Everyone should consider a life of
usefulness and honor, a sense of kind
ness to others will lead to Heaven's
brightest gate. There is joy which
snrins-s from the deepest sorrow and
suffering and the greatest loss which
comes to any human life is unwilling
ness to do right. Patience and
strength is what we need, and we
must trust in our Savior, who is too
good to be unkind, although some
things happen that we can't always
realize is for the best. We must pre
pare ourselves for sorrows of life,
which are sure to come soon or late,
We cannot esrtfpe them. We should
pared for all who do the Lord's will
Pw in the world have a a genuine
ail wok oeyona our lumre uum yj'p
home. There is always something
lacking, although we need not be cer
tain that we know what life in Heav
en is or what our occupation will be.
But we do know that whatever is
most beautiful and lovely and most
delightful and pleasing, gives us an
idea of Heavenly joys, and after all
this we are told, it doth not yet ap
pear what; we hall be. Oh, let us
live that wnen - tne nour 01 uewi
Armm nio4iL wa m fall asleen. only
to awaken in the Beautiful Home of
the Soul, where death and partings
are -no more. . . . ...
eroMwaWut
I (SPECIAL)
- Miaa ' Stall Dockerv aoent the
week-end at Walnut with home foks.
Miss Grace Rmasey, of Marshall,
is spending a, few days with Miss Pan.
sy Chandler.
we are sorry to learn tnat plus
Myrtle Fortner is sick at this writing:
- Miss Laura Ramsey made a busi
ness trip to Marshall-.-
Mr. Emmitt Kamsey, jnr.1 jonn
Redmon and Mr, Banks were seen in
Wainut Sunday. ' v r..
Miss Edna Mae has returned home
from a short visit to Hot Springs.
Mr. Frank Reid was seen in Wanut
on business Sunday afternoon u,
SOLICITOR BUSY WITH MURDER
CASES IN ASHEVILLE
The case of the. State vs two Rice
boys and one King boy, charged with
rape, an account of which appeared
in this paper last week, has been post
poned from last Wednesday until
one o'clock Saturday, May 21, due to
the fact that Solicitor Robert M.
Wells could not be in Marshall last
Wednesday. The Solicitor is having
his hands full these da vs. Asheville
having suddenly become notorious for
murders and other crimes. The trial
Saturday is supposed to be the com
ppletion of the preliminary heariag,
begun before C. M. Gage, J. P., Wed
nesday of last week.
Mr. John Chandler and some more
boys were seen driving toward Lau
rel Rvier Monday morning for exer
cise. Several of the young folks gather
ed at Miss Pansy Chandler's Saturday
night with a surpprise party and
had a nice time.
ELEVEN-CENT COTTON;
FORTY-CENT MEAT
"Eleven-cent cotton and forty-cent
meat"
How in the world can a poor man
eat?
Flour up high, cotton down low,
How in the world can we raise the
dough?
Our clothes worn out, shoes run down
Old slouch hat with a hole in the
crown ;
Back nearly broken, lingers all sore,
Cotton going down to rise no more.
Eleven-cent cotton and ten-dolbr
nnnta.
Who in the devil has? o-ot a chance?
We can't buy clothes, we can't buy
I neat,
j Got too much cotton and not enough
i to eat.
1 Can't help each other, so what shall
1 we do?
1 1 nm't aniv Vi nrnhlm an it'a nn to
you.
Eleven-cent cotton and a carload f
tax,
The load's jtoo heavy for our poor
backs. ' ;' '
We've a good set of farmers, we all
know well,
But there's something wrong as sure
as h 1.
We all worked hard, we all groaned
and sweat,
Now we're a plum ruined and blowed-
up set.
No use talking, any man's beat
With eleven-cent cotton and forty
cent meat.
THE PROBLEM SOLVED
round
Is enoueh to kindle a great desire
To be a farm diversifier;
To raise more chicks and a little less
In a land where opportunities dwell;
If we'd give more time to the dairy
cow,
And a better feed to the old brood
sow ,
We'd not worry about the price of
meat,
For we'd have plenty ourselves to eat,
With 50c eggs and a six-bit hen,
Why, oh why, will the children of
men
Ruin the finger and break the back
Pickin' 11c cotton and dragging a
sack? ' . , . , t
With corn in the crib and chicks fa
Meat ta sniokehouse, and tubsful
the yard, .
of lard,
Crtam in the pitcher, honey in the
'. mug, ' - ' - ,
Butter on the table and 'lasses in the
jug,'
Things toeat won't seem so high.
For YOU'D be selling an' nothing to
b-uy-M. ' . ... -. . ,1,
Now kwitcher IdckinV for the fault'a
your own, "
You jes' can't reap where you haven t
sown." I ; : if!'.'.-.
From" WHITE ROCK
Mr. and Mrs. George Norton made J
a pleasant trip to Revere Sunday to t
visit their daughter, Miss Carrie Nor-
ton. "J " '- - j
Mr. Bonny Rice is the pleasant
caller at Miss Slltas Franklin's. s
There will be a decoration at the i
Elbridge Shelton graveyard on May ,
20th at S o'clock.
Rev. Luke Skiens filled his regular
afeDointment at Middle Laurel Satur
day and Sunday night.
Mrs. MoUie Britt and Miss Einra
Ramsey were visiting (their sister.
Mrs. Edd Stanton Sunday. '
Mr. and Mrs. Baney Cantrell visit
ed Mrs. John Griffin Sunday evening.
I .Mr. and Mrs. Skyles Shelton were .
visiting their homefolks Mr. and Mrs. I
Bevier Landers last week.. - 1
' Mr. James Freeman is on the sick ,
list this week. . '
Mrs. Sophie Shelton and daughter
have been visiting Mr, Jemson Tweed y