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Volume XV
Lenoir, N.C., Tuesday, February 25, 1913
No. 32
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NEWS OREGON LETTER.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL.
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BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL.'
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
AN EXPLANATION.
V;
Cold Weather and Snow In
teresting Communication
From a Caldwell Boy.
Editor News As I have not
written any thing to the News
8 nee I came back to Oregon I
will again try to write a short
letter if you will allow space in
your columns. We came here
from Washington, last summer
and had a very nice trip as part
of our trip was through Califor
nia we went by boat from Seat
tle to San Francisco. We only
stopped in San Francisco one
day, but we made a stay of two
days in Sacramento. That is a
nice city and especially around
the state capital building the
building is situated in the center
of a 16 acre grove of all kind of
trees and nice flowers, but what
attracted my attention most
were the orange trees there are
quite a number of orange trees
growing on the streets in that
city, but since we came to Lake
view we have not seen any thing
of that kind it is all sage bush
and snow here. At present we
have about 2j feet of snow' al
though we have not had any for
the past week or so but the
weather stays so cold that none
of it goes away, it is so deep in
the hills and mountains that it
is driving all the coyotes to low
er land so we have some very
tine music at night by the coy
otes howls. (
The temperature for the last
two weeks has been below z
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erv morning and some times
low as 12 below it has been
,s low as 25 below once or twice
this winter. 1 am work
ing on a big dam that is being
put in for the purpose of irri
gating the land in Goose Lake
Valley, when completed it will
supply a sufficient amount of
water to irrigate several thous
and acres of laud as it will be
something over tiOO feet wide
and 90 feet high. We are ex
lecting to have a great time tish
ing this year as soon as the
thaw comes and starts all the
streams to' going, we have lots
of tish in this part of the conn
try such as mountain and lake
trout.
I see by The News that th
Great Northern Railroad Com
pany has a man making speech
es through the south telling
them of the great advantages of
the Northwest, but those fellows
only tell one side of it and if
any one is contemplating on sell
ing their Homes ana coming
.west it would be a wise idea for
them to investigate before doing
so as there are Jots pf places in
the west that are over done and
further more the west has just
as many disadvantages as the
south and if I am not mistaken
there are more opportunities in
the south for a man with smal
means than there is in this coun
try.
I am pleased to see the people
in Caldwell taking so much in
terest in the good road move
ment good roads ana good
school-s are the making of any
country and if every body in
North Carolina could only real
ize it. it would not be long until
she would be ofjd of the leading
states in the union. We have sev
eral North Carolinians in this
part of the country in fact I find
them every where I go and I am
always glad to run on to an old
"tar.heel."
I am glad to read of the peo
ple of the state taking so much
interest in the corn growing con
tost no doubt) thkvedrn club or
ganisation jdlL begreat help
Uplift bf The Colored Race
Would be a More Fitting
use for Vast Sums.
Editor News I see that the
papers report that the President
has "signed the Congressional
resolution approving plans for a
memorial to Abraham Lincoln"
to cost the enormous sum of $2,-
000,000.
Undoubtedly a great monu
ment dedicated to so great a
man should be erected somehow
somewhere, but how much taore
in accordance with Lincoln's
wishes, how much more suitable
to his very simple tastes; how
much more to the honor of the
gentle Dove of Peace (just now
the world wide "mourning
dove"); how much more to the
uplifting of the race for whose
freedom Lincoln gave his life,
could that solid $2,000,000. be
expended in establishing Indus
trial schools or endowing those
already doing for the Afro Amer
ican what could never be done
by a two-million dollar shelter
over the cold marble image of a
man even, whom today the
whole world justly honors, rath
er than idolizes, not alone as
champion of American Bondmen
but rather, as the greatest phil
anthropist of modern timos.
Why not let the colored citi
zensof this great nation claim
the honor of erecting a statue to
Lincoln in memory of their free
dom. Congress memorialize
peace in some other way more
lasting, more useful in serving
God's beloved humanity. We
do not wish to be reminded that,
at any time in the history of our
beloved country, there was
brought about peace, for that
suggests strife. What we want
is the obliterating of any remind
ers that "brother fought against
brother," the demolishing of
war-time prisons, the dissolution
of old time army camps the de
struction by tire of one-time bat
tle flags, the closing of muse
ums for war relics, in fact any
thing, everything that, being
reminders of strife long repent
ed of are calculated to stir up
resentment in the breast of ma
ny who "remember the war" of
'01 with its accompanying hor
rors, forgetting that now the
warlike eagle upon our hearts
escutcheon has been replaced
by the peaceful dove the dove
of Peace! Long may it be Aye!
never shall it be anywhere else
than there! or, rather here in
the heart of every man who calls
himself an American Citizen.
Here let the band strike up the
Natipnal Hymn
Truly yours for Peace,
William R. Savage,
Blowing Rock, N. C.
February, 30. J913.
Mr. Horace Boyd Dead.
Telegrams received here last
Sunday conveyed the intelli
gence that Mr. Horace Boyd
eldest son of the late Sheriff A.
H. Boyd of this county, died last
Wednesday at Congress Junc
tion, Arizona. Mr. Boyd had
been in failing health for sever
al years, suffering from turber-
culosis. The family had not
heard from him in some time
and the announcement of hi
death was a great shock. The
body was buried at Congress
Junction last Friday.
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to the state.
The News is always a welcome
visitor to our house.
I will close wishing it and all
the readers a happy and pros
perous year.
Respectfully,
Ralph A. Parlier
Lake view, Oregon.
The kindly Creator of all things especially entrusted to mankind,
for his use and protection, every creature wherein is life.
If there is one thing more than another that should move men
to be pitiful toward beast and bird it is the fact that their Divine
Benefactor and ours has confided them to us. It is given us at
His hand to "have rule over them." And so it ought to appeal
to our real manhood to consider that they are wholly within our
power, with no protection nor defence except through that power.
Why is it, that we so often have to witness the most inhuman
treatment, by those in human form, of their most faithful and de
pendent animal friends?
One of our leading papers has lately published an account of
horrible treatment of his stock, by a wealthy so called "man," in
a boasted region of one of our most progressive counties. He,
living elsewhere, gives his colored agent directions to reduce the
feed to so small a quantity that, when discovered, horses, mules,
cattle and sheep, were all but dead from starvation. Most likely,
this brute is a Christian! Pray merciful Heaven he may be dealt
with as he deserves; doubtless the authorities will make his black
offense to stand out among those "sins which are oen before
hand, going before to judgment" the better, the higher, the
more God like judgment of true men ami women!
Things like this are strange beyond solution. How are we to
account for them? But more to
crooked matter straight?
For one thing, the Law speaks out in defence of the
dumb animals, the law of the State, representing "the
and pity of God our Saviour."
Here now is what "The Good Old North State" .says,
its statutes:
"If any person shall wilfully over drive, over load, in
jure, wjuml, torture, torment, deprive of necessary suste
nance, or cruelly beat, or needlessly mutilate or kill, or
cause to be over-loaded, over driven, wounded, injured,
tormented, tortured, etc., any useful beast, fowl or animal;
every such offender, in every such offense, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor."
It is provided that uixm conviction one so offending shall
fined or imprisoned, or both.
"In this section" (the statute continues) "and in every law that
may be enacted relating to animals, the word 'animal' and 'dumb
animal', shall be held to include every living creature; the words
'torture', 'torment', or 'cruelty' shall be held to include every act
of omission or neglect, whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffer
ing or death is caused or permitted."
This good law ought to be made as widely known as possible.
First, for instruction; it justly belongs to the education of the
public. It is of particular force
of cruelty is the shadow of death
men and women. The finer feelings of any heart are murdered by
pitiless acts.
It is well to make this law known, too, so that its sons and
daughters may see how the Commonwealth stands around this
portion of its wards, defending them with its "flaming sword."
And as a warning to those who will not otherwise see; they
should, for the sake of the 'dumb
this clear warning. And they and
any citizen has the right, is moreover under moral obligation, to
challenge and admonish, and if
mayor, if in town, if beyond, to
diction, cruel treatment, as described in the statute quoted, of any
animal named in the same. If the officer is assured of the culp
ability in the case, then an indictment is laid before the
Superior Court, and whoever is there found guilty is due
to suffer the just penalty of the law and miss the blessing of
the Gospel!
This question stares us in the face: Who is going to take the
first step? Who is going to take the trouble and risk to denounce
and inform against the "torturer", the "tormenter"? It invites
some miscreant's enmity, perhaps revenge, in one way or another.
There is a deal of bother about it, as prosecutor or witness or
what not, and who has a will to encounter these? Then the
"law's delay", and spoiling all, the uncertainty of any result
the malefactor may slip through, after all. Who will undertake
a task so forbidding?
Well, if in Lenoir, or in this county, let this support any one
who has the grace or the grit: This paper is prepared by a com
mittee of the Caldwell County Ministers' Union, and testifies that
all your ministers are as one man in readiness to uphold whoever
brings to judgment any one violating this sacred law. We are as
sured by the Mayor that he will employ all his power to deal with
any case brought to his attention, and see that the right steps are
taken for its prosecution. And we may not question that any of
ticer of the law will be ready to act in the premises.
But after all, far better that we teach and impress "the quality
of mercy," and try to show to all our people that kindness and
consideration to all around, both man and beast, are the right
principle and the safest policy.
To be kindly and gentle is as charming in a man as in a woman.
It becomes him the more, because the harder for him to reach
and hold to. It becomes him all the more towards the creatures
within his power, because he can do w hat he pleases with thems
lie has "almighty power" over them, even as God Almighty ha.
all power over men. "Be ye therefore merciful, even as your
Father which is in Heaven is merciful." This ought to go into
the heart of every one, men ami women, boys and girls; for how
kind and forbearing and gentle is Our Father" to us all?
And there is this much more to it; One who never did nor said
a cruel thing, says to us: "Blessed are the merciful, for they
shall obtain mercy."
We ought not too long leave, off from singing, if indeed we can
afford to sing:
"Teach me to feel another's woe,
To hide the faults I see;
tlie mercy i to others show,
That mercy show to me."
e. n. joyner,
j. o. fulbrioht,
C. T. Squires,
i Lenoir, N. C, February, 1913.
the point, how shall we set this
helpless
kindness
in one of
be
in our public schools. The spirit
to all sentiments which exak
animal" and their own have
all of us may understand, that
it seem advisable report to the
any aflicer of the law having juris
Committee.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affaixi
in Condensed Form.
A little two year old child
was killed by a train in west
Hickory last Tuesday while
playing near the railroad tracks.
Fire lat Tuesday morning
damaged the store of the Shu
ford Grocery Company of Gas
tonia, to the extent of several
thousand dollars.
E. B. Marston a wealthy New
York man has bought 3500 acres
of land near Hoffman, Richmond
county and will engage in farm
ing on an extensive scale.
The Civic League or Better
ment Association of Burlington,
composed of Women is making
strenuous efforts to provide a
park for that town in addition
to placing the town in a thor
oughly clean and sanitary con
dition.
A young man by the name of
Grover Burgin was killed by the
train on the railroad building
out from Black Mountain last
week. He was putting the
brakes on the cars with a stick
when the stick broke throwing
him beneath the wheels.
The disappearance of the lit
tie colored boy from his home
on the Beech Mountain last Oc
tober, is still wrapped in myste
ry. It is believed, however,
that he was kidnapped. His
name is Robert Ray McQueen;
is nearly five years old, of "gin
ger bread color and is outspok
en for a child. His grandfath
er, Wesley Thompson, is offer
ing a rewanl ot f 10.00 lor any
information leading to his recov
e ry . W a ta u ga De moc ra t .
The prosed search and seiz
ure law has undergone amend
ments whereby a man is limited
to keeping three gallons of whis
ky or 15 gallons of malt liquor,
and he may receive as much as
five gallons of whisky or JO gal
lons of malt liquors w ithin four
successive weeks. These chang
es were made by the senate com
mittee ou proositions and griev
ances with the consent of the
anti-saloon forces. Five gallons
in four weeks is goiDg to be re
garded by some we know as ap
proaching the arid stage. Tru
ly conservation of liquors will
be in order after the search law
goes into effect. -Daily News.
Superior Court.
Judge F. A. Daniels arrived
here last Sunday and opened
court at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. The morning hour
was occupied with the selection
of the Grand Jury and the deli v
ery of the Judge's charge. Mr
V. D. Guire was made foreman
of the Grand Jury and Mr
Clarke Steele officer in charge.
1 lie Judges charge was very
comprehensive and touched up
on many topics. He impressed
upon the grand jury the respon
sibility of their position and ad
vised them that they are the
conservators of the peace anil
welfare of the county and urged
them to do their duty. He spoke
at length of violations of the
prohibition laws and of gambling
ami other matters effecting the
welfare of society. The after
noon session was taken up with
a number of petty cases that
should have been disposed of by
magistrates. The three homi
cide cases to be tried will not be
called before Wednesday.
The Lusnoir News $1. the year.
Captain Jones Makes a State
ment About Graded
School Matters.
At the town meeting Saturday
night, I. stated in my remarks
that no tax was levied for the
year 1903 to run the Graded
Shool. In this I find that I was
in error. I was not then a mem
ber of the Ikiird and made the
statement upon the recollection
of those who were at that time
members, instead of going to the
books as perhaps I should have
done.
I also stated that the total in
debtedness of the Board outside
of the bonded debt was about
nine thousand dollars. From
this sum I deducted the three
thousand dollars advanced by
The State Board of Education,
thus leav ing six thosand dollars
besides the debt to the State
Board to be paid. In making
the deduction of the three thou
sand advanced by the State
Board. I fell into a very natural
mistake. I counted this advance
from the State Board, (secured
for us by Professor John L.
Harris) as a debt of the School,
while Mr. Todd, the school
treasurer in keeping his accounts
did not count it as a ledger debt
because the payment of the in
terest and a small percentage to
to the sinking fund, was not
paid out by him, nor did it come
out of the school taxes of the
.Graded School, but was paid
out of the general school fund,
in Raleigh, by the treasurer of
the State Board. It must not
be overlooked that schools are
not entitled to the use of this
money as a matter oi rigiu, out,
the appropriation is made only
to such favored schools as said
State lkard may select. It is,
in a sense therefore a donation
and not a debt. I treated it as
a debt, while Mr. Todd, treated
it as an advance, not to be re
paid out of any taxes levied by
the School. My statement there
fore, that the total indebtedness
to be repaid from taxes levied
for school purjK)ses in I-ienoir,
was about nine thousand dollars,
was correct.
Epmi'nd Jones.
Nothing Less Than A Necessity.
(Greensboro News.)
A compulsory education law
for the entire State of North
Carolina is a necessity - nothing
less. In the school year 1909
'10 there was an increase of 6,
367 in the school population bf
the State over the year 1908
'09. In the same comparison
there was a decrease of 654 in
the school enrollment -these
figures are for white schools.
In other words, there were 7,0:21
fewer of school age enrolled
than there should have been by
the previous year's standard.
What was that standard? It
was an enrollment of 360, 121,
out of a population of 197, 077 of
school age.
And in the average daily at
tendance there was a decrease
of 5,007.
It is not a question of what wo
would like; not one of argument
and theory. There is nothing
else to be done, if v iv to !iao
popular education and we talk
jnore about it than :i'v'!r-
else; these figures show that.
positively.
There are more desirable ways
of increasing school enrollment
and attendance than hr ; ((im
pulsion law, but they are not
open to us at present. The on
ly practical way is a compulsory
attendance law. with an aooro-
( priation.
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