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Volume XIV
Lenoir, N. C, Tuesday, September 24, 1912
No. 93
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Items From Our Regular Corres
pondents and Neighboring
County Papers.
The mountain visitors are
leaving us again. I think they
have had a splendid summer of
it. Many days we could hear
the out almost continuously.
Mr. Gordon Setzer, of Lenoir,
made a flying trip to Kolsey last
week.
There is a case of chicken xx
in almost every family in our
free school here.
Mr. Wiley .McCroslcey is ex
lected home from St. Louis,
whore he lias been since last
Christinas.
We are indeed sorry to learn
of the death ol our beloved
Sheriff Ragan. Watauga has
lost one o! her best citizens and
our deepest sympathy is with
the dear wife and children. It
is a consoling thought to know
that he lived and moved among
his friends and fellowmen in
such a way that he has left be
hind him Watauga people to
mourn his loss.
Success to the News and its
readers Katk.
Sept. l'.Uli. I'M -J.
U ATA I ; A.
i W.it.uiKii 1 leiinu-1 .it .
On Thursday last the board of
Commissioners, in call session,
appointed Mr. IC R. Kggers,
Sheriff of Watauga county to till
out the unexpired term of the
lamented Sheriff Ragan. He
tilled bis official bond before
leaving town and Mr. L. A.
Greene tells us that he will give
bond for. and be given the t;yc
books foi the year I'.Ul' on the
first Monday in ctober.
Miss Florence Boyd, who for
some time has been in charge of
the Foot Hills Sanitorium at
Ijcnoir. is at the Blair House
for a few weeks rest and rcc lit
erati n.
Miss Alma Moivtz left last
Monday morning for Lenoir,
where sbe wjll spend a few days
with friends, before entering
upon her dut ics as music teach
er m dak Hill Academy, of
which Prof Wdev Hartog is
principal.
Alio I I I. Ms
Mr. Editor Please allow me
a little space in your paper for a
few thoughts, which may he of
interest to some of your readers.
Most lovers of natural scenery
know about, Western North Car
olina, and truly, nature has been
very lavish in her gifts of beauty
to the western party ot our
state. No one traveling from
Linville to Murphy will fail to
be impressed by the wild and
beautiful scenery that every
where greets the eye. Hut
want to speak of a section of the
country that lias never been
opened up to the public, because
then' has been no roads that
could be traveled with any de
gree of comfort.
There is a section of country
lying between Green Park and
Alio which abounds in as varied
and beautiful scenery as any
part of Western Carolina. The
symmetry of the chain of hills
is wonderful and the view from
the summit of them is grand.
Here the painter can find sub
jects for his sketches and the
poet find inspiration.
We are now trying to build a
a road through this section. We
want the lovers of nature to be
come acquainted with our beau
A Preninj Need.
(Charlotte (Chronicle. i
In a recent report Dr. Joseph j
A Holmes, the director of the
United States Bureau of Mines I
and by the way a North Caroli
nean, the attention of the nation
is called to a vital need. Dr.
Holmes says half the entire coal
production of last year was wast
ed. The output of coal last year
was, in round numbers "iOO.OOO,
(XX) tons and. according to Dr.
Holmes fully one-half was either
left under ground unfit for use
of wasted. More than this he
states that the users of coal do
not derive more than 10 per cent
of the energy of the fuel. It 'is
miniated that the annual money
loss is over S 0,(I(K).(HK). The
Richmond Times-Dispatch says:
riiere is a large waste in other
minerals also, such as zinc ni
trogen potash, sulphur and
natural gas. These losses. Dr.
Holmes avers, will go into hun
dreds ol millions every year.
or instance, it is estimated that
more natural gas is wasted tnan
is now manufactured: millions of
tons of sulphurc acid are lost
through smelters' chimneys: the
oss of nitrogen is incalculable.
while millions of dollars literally
go up in smoke tlirougli losses
of sulphur, arsenic and bismuth
com the factory chimney and
the Hue of the home."
The people of the Cnited
State are the most negligent and
wasteful people in the world
when it comes to natural resour
ces of the nation are great, but
they are not inexhaustible. F.ven
now the ei'iod has been reached
hen the end of the timber sup-
ply may be foreseen, and our
waste of minerals cannot be car
ried on indefinitely. There must
be more economical ways of
handling these products and of
using them. It is not creditable
to a nation frutiful in economical
devices that liall ol its annual
coal output should be lost by in
competent methods ol mining
and wanton waste in consumi
tion.
The Commonest
When Col. Bryan wrote "Tin
First Battle" after the campaign
of ls,.M) lie gave much praise t
one Marion Butler of Nortl
Carolina as one of the great
leaders of the cause Two years
later he urged the Democrats (
this state to liise with Butler.
The adice was followed Now
Col. Bryan advises the demo
crats of the state to defeat
Senator Simmons. The advice
will not be followed this tune.
The Butler dose was .sufficient.
The people in North Carolina
know - and they will not forget
-Greensboro News,
Early and provident fear is
the mother of safety. Burke.
tiful scenery. The road is being
built by public labor and contri
butions, and in a short time it
will be opened so that wagons
can travel it.
For some time have been
working a force of hands on tin
road largely at my own, expense
When the road is completed wt
will have a line of road along
the crest of the Blue Ridge.
reaching from the C. C. & O
railroad to Cook's (Jap, over
which automobiles or any ve
hide can travel.
Quite a number of our goo
citizens here, Boone, Blowing
Rock and Lenoir have con
tributed to help make the road',
and I want to take this opportu
nity to thank each and all for
their liberal contributions.
0. L. Storie.
STATE SANITARIUM.
Editor R. A. Deal, of Wilkes
County, an Inmate, Writes
About this Institution.
I have recently been frequent
ly asked: "Where is the State
Sanatorium and how does one
get to it?" I will try to answer
these questions, for every North
Carolinian should know not only
the answers to these questions,
but should also learn of the good
work being done here for tuber
culosis sufferers, and the need of
making further provisoions for
more extensive work.
The sanitarium is located in
the southwestern corner of the
new county of Hoke, formed
from the western part of Cum
berland county in 1U11. It is
ocated on the Aberdeen &
Rocktish Railroad, about nine
miles southeast of Aberdeen,
Moore county, nine miles west of
Racford, county seat of Hoke
countv, and some ;.i miles south'
west of Fayetteville.
The Aberdeen & Rocktish
Railway connects with the main
line of the Seaboard Air Line at
Aberdeen and with the main
ine of the Atlantic Coast Line
it Hope Mills, a town some six
miles southwest ol r ayetteville.
This railway is now being ex
tended and will soon connect
with the different roads of Fay
etteville. I here are four pas
senger trains passing the Sani
tarium ileK)t every day, except
Sunday, two from Aberdeen and
two from Hope Mills, So it is
seen that the sanitarium is easily
and conveniently acceseible by
rail.
It is often asked why this
place was selected lor tin loca
tion of the State Sanitarium.
No one who ever visits here will
thereafter ask the question. One
view of the place answers every
such otiestion. The sanitarium
buildings are located on a sandy
ridge of about 700 feet elevation
It is a great deal higher than
the surrounding country in every
direction. The ridge whereon
the buildings are erected has all'
the e uleiices of having been
thrown up in the past, by active
volcanic eruption. (Quantities of
cinders. i a v a. lormaiions
and o t h e r volcanic pro
ductions are found all around
the premises. It is said to be the
highest elevation in this entire
sout heastern section
The surrounding section ol
country is rather sparsely settl
ed at present and the extensive
nine forests in every direction
are dotted only here and then
with cultivated clearings which
appear as white spots upon a
vast background of dark green.
There is always an invigorat
ing breeze in motion on The
Hill" bracing and exhilirating
There is in every breath the
saline softness of the. sea and the
refreshing spices of the pines
and other mingled forest per
fumes. It's glorious, it's sooth
ing, it's liV'iilth giving. Drinking
in this glorious breeze and gaz
ing out over the vast expanse
of green forests till in the
distance the undulating line of
blue rises and lovingly touches
the sky, one without effort fan
cies lie is gazing upon the etern
al "roll of the dark and deep
blue ocean" and listening en
di an ted to the ceaseless song
of the sad sea waves."
Ah! here I would forever
stay.
Gaze and dream my soul
away."
Dr. Kilgo, then president of
Trinity College, now Bishop of
J the Southern Methodist church
WAYSIDE NEWS NOTES.
Saw a TraHn for the First Time
A Fox Chase Send
Fruit to Poor.
Hy Old Hurrvtfraph.j
1 am down in the heart of the
tobacco city of Durham, thump
ing the typewriter keys until
they sound like a hungry chick
en picking up corn. I cannot
forget your beautiful town and
the loving kindness of many of
your dear people. The memory
of it all will be an inspiration to
me in busy hours. May you ever
continue to grow and prosper,
and Lenoir become still more
beantiful.
The morning I went from
Lenoir U) Edgemont I witnessed
a pleasing incident at the former
station. Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
Washburn, of Charlotte, and
their children, came down from
their cottage at Blowing Rock.
Mr. Washburn on his way to
Charlotte to attend to some bus
iness matters. They brought
down with them from Blowing
Rock little Alma Bentield. ten
years old. daughter of John
Bentield. She had never before
seen a locomotive or train of
ars. The sight of the passenger
train, as it pulled up to the sta
tion. was a scene of profound
ulmiration to Alma. There
wasn't the bat of an eye. or the
twitch of a muscle, so intent was
ler gaze, but there "was a deep
drawn sigh when the train stop
ped. She said she would like to
ride in one of the cars. Perhpas
She will, "some sweet day."
There was an exciting fox
base at Newton Wednesday
evening, but the chasers failed
to get the "bush " The party
was made uof Alex. Young,
Dudley Shook. John Setzer.
Sam Harman. George Moose,
Lawrence Travis, and Robt.
Setzer, and a pack of ten or
twelve hounds. The tallaho was
sounded a!out s o'clock, and a
tine gray fox. imported from
Florida, was turned loose m the
road. No sooner had he touched
terra tirtna than there was a
gray streak' along that road for
four or lour and a half miles to
the camp grounds, southeast of
Newton, and there he disappear
ed, and ' saved his bacon." The
hunters limited until o'clock
Thursday morning, and then
gave up the chase as fruitless.
By this time, no doubt. Mr Fox
is back on his native heath, the
Florida everglades The failure
to take his Foxshipis accredited
to the fact that it was so dry
there was no scent to give the
dogs a trail.
In a country where there is
more or less so much fruit going
to waste every year, and hun
dreds of people in the large
cities are dying for the want of
fruit, 1 would like to make a
visited this place soon after its
selection for the location of the
sanitarium. After looking over
the place and gazing for a long
while at the beautiful and be
witching expanse of scenery in
every direction, he remarked to
Dr. Brooks, then superinten
dent who had selected the loca
tion: "Doctor, this place is no acci
dent. God created it for the
very purose for which you have
chosen it, and His hand has
guided you in its selection. It is
grand; it is glorious."
This beautiful place belongs
to the State of North Carolina
and the doors of its sanitarium
buildings are open to the tuber
culosis sufferers. Come and
share its benefits.
R. A. Dejll.
Plan General Strike.
New York, Sept. A gen-
eral strike of waiters and cooks
that will paralyze" every rirst
class resturant and hotel in this1
city at the opening of the winter
season is the latest plan of the i
International Hotel Workers'
Union. A statement by one of '
the local union officials follows:
"Election night has been
practically decided upon as the
psychological moment that will
help to bring home to the em
ployers more forcefully than
ever the justice of the men's de
mands. No more strikes in the
dull season like the last one, is
the slogan. Strike when busi
ness is at its tlood and strike all
over the city. Unless the indi
vidual proprietors reach an un
derstanding with the orginiza
tion of the hotel workers within
the next few weeks, the men
will walk out on election night
and prewut the restaurants
from feeding the hungry throngs
With the horse show week and
the opening of the opera season
following closely the men will
have an unusual ail vantage over
the proprietors."
To Operate Trains.
The Yadkin River Railroad
Company is doubling its efforts
to complete within the next few
days the grading and trestle
work at the North Wilkesboro
end of the line, so that a consid
erable stretch of track may be
laid by the opening day of the
fair. During fair week it hopes
to be able to operate its engine
and handsome na-ssenger coach
es, winch it hopes win ie nere
by that time over about a mile
of its road. Besides these cars
the Company has ordered anoth
er large engine, the size of the
one already here: also, ten tint
cars and six additional box cars
are on the way here The active
work of grading is still being
pushed"all along the line so that
when the time comes to connect
up the broken links it will be
found that several miles of grad
ing will have been completed
and ready for the ties and rails.
For ties the ( 'ompany is still
paying hi cents for No. Is. and
cents for No '-V Wilkes
Patriot
Feed some
md thev wil
women on
get positive
lattery
Iv fat.
utrtrestion tliromrli the .ews
which 1 hoie will be acted uHn.
You will do a kind charitable act.
.Mr. .xews, n vou will push on
the idea, liet those who havt
fruit of any kind, they cannot
readily disixise of, and is likely
'to rot, pack it up. and intercede
with the Express companies and
Railroad companies to transport
it free of charges to the unfor
tunate ioor of the cities, where
physicians say many die daily
for the want of fruit to give
them nourishment. This would
be a splendid thing for the fruit
people to do and receive that
blessing that comes fnnn the
giving of even a cup of cold
water to the. unfortunate. Any
one wishing to do this might
communicate with the Sunshine
Society, .H"t h Ave., New York
City, who will see that the fruit
reaches those who need it. r
they might confer with Mrs. C.
B. Harrison, of Ienoir, who will
give them information on the
subject. Think of what blessings
you enjoy in the beautiful and
grand Blowing Rock country,
and compare it with the suffer
ing in a city like New York.
Surely you could spare the fruit
you will throw away or suffer to
rot
i NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Loc1 and National Affairs,
in Condensed Form.
R'v. W. L. Grissom. a retired
Methodist minister, former edi
tor of the North Carolina Chris
tian Advocate, died in Greens
boro last Friday.
The trial of Sidney Allen and
Wesley Edwards, arrested a
week ago in Des Moines, is sup
losed to start at Hillsville, Va.,
today, but it is generally thought
that the defendants will ask
that the case be removed to,
Wytheville for trial.
Philadelphia. Sept. i'o. Re
publican State Chairman Henry
G. Wasson. has announced that
he has received word from the
Republican national committee
in New York that Senator La
Follette. of Wisconsin, would
tour Pennsylvania in behalf of
the Taft and Sherman ticket.
Asheville, Sept. '20. Hon.
Locke Craig has just received
Hon. Thomas Settle's challenge
for joint debate on political is
sues and he gave a statement
which in effect, is that the mat
ter is with the executive com
mittee: that he would be glad to
meet Settle if it could be satis
factorily arranged.
Atlanta. Ga.. Sept. '2 - When
.1. W. Camp, a bicycle police
man and S. A. Belding, patrol
man, roommates, became anger
ed this morning over a trival
matter, both reached for their
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loaded revolvers lying on a
bureau in their room. Camp was
the quicker and ended the quar
rel with a bullet, killing his
friend instantly. They had
roomed together for four years.
Ysheville. Sept. I'O. Passeng
er train No. I'.f Murphy division,
s wrecked last night at An
'ws, just as it was entering
the vard at 10 o'clock, injuring
II people, trainmen and pas-
sengers. some of them seriously,
nit none was killed. Two coach-
i r. a I l i l l i
es len ine iracK and roueo over
an embankment. Miss Lina
Winfrey, of Andrews, was pin
ned under a car and was seri
ously hurt. Flagman W. R.
Rabb was also badly hurt about
the head and back. It is not
known what caused the derail
ment. The train was m charge
of Conductor Henry Toinlin, who
was injured, and Bud' Poindex
ter. engineer. The passengers,
who were able, continued their
journey, and otherwise traffic
was not interrupted.
The Aihe County Railroad.
(Wilkes Patriot.)
Dr. J. W. Col vard passed
through the last of the week en
route to Morgan ton to attend a
meeting of the board of directors
of the State Hospital. Or being
asked concerning the progress
of the proposed railroad through
Ashe county, he expressed the
utmost confidence in his belief
the activity now being exercised
will result in inuldinsr the road.
md that its ceriainty is only a
matter of a short time. Mr. P.
W. Early, the chief engineer,
has been at work in the country
recently and with him has been
Mr. II. C. Tucker, the purchas
ing agent. Mr. Tucker has been
buying timber and timber lands
for the Company's use in road
and bridge construction, as well
as a number of depot sites.
It's the little things that
count. A frail little Roman's
sighs will generally prerall
against a big man's siae.
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