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ml M THIS PAPER ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. Volume XV Lenoir, N. C, Tussday, August 26, 1913 No. 84 COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS Itemi From Our Regular Corres pondents and Neighboring County Papers. W1I.KKS. i Patriot.) Will J. Horton, of Elkville was a visitor here this week. He will go to Lenoir in a few clays to take charge of the Le noir Book Company's business there, which he formerly held. The proprietor of the Greek restaurant in North Wilkesboro was up before Mayor Harkley Monday charged with selling cigarettes to minors. He sub mitted and was rined and taxed with the cost. He also promised not to repeat the offense. Ira Hurley, who has beeu in Ihe employ of Forester A Phil lips livery stable in North Wilkesboro for several months, was arrested and placed in jail Saturday night on a capias from Ashe county. Hurley is charg ed with retailing whiskey. .1. M. Bumgarner, J. K. Owens W. A. Payne, .1. H. Carrigan, S. C. Webster and Frank Kilby, tlis deputies who took Wilkes county's contribution of sixteen men to the Catawba county au thorities last Friday, made the transferof the men without mis hap. and all have returned to their respective homes in this county. Hl'KK K. i Messenger. ) Senator K. S. Coffey, who was a Morganton visitor Satur day and Sunday, was uuexiH.ct" edly called to Ixmoir, Sunday by the deatli of Mr Drury S. Coffey. Miss Mattie Mae Ballew, who spent several days with her sis Ut, Mrs. B. F. Davis left for Atlantic City yesterday tosend several days. Mesdames Shell, of Ijenoir, and Karnhardt of Lexington, re turned to their homes last week after spending a few days with the family of their brother, Mr I ". M. Scroggs. M r. T. C. 'obi) lias so far re covered a to be able to return from Statesville, many friend Will lie pleased to learn. Last week we stated that Peter Swink submitted to mur der in the second degree am was giv en li v e years. This i a mistake he did not submit but the case was ablv defended and the defendant was convict ed. However, after the jury re turned a verdict acquitting Dr Hennessee Monday morning, Judge Webb was asked to takt off the sentence, by several law yers, in order that justice might be somewhat balanced. The Judge refused to do this, but took off two years of the sen tenc.e. thereby giving Swink three years. WATAl liA. (Wat.ii'K.i Domorrat.) The measurement of the Dan iel Boone oak, standing near the monument, is IN feet in circuin Terence one foot above the ground; spread of limbs 0 feet, beiiht t2 feet, according to measurements taken by Mr. R. M. Greene. The Training School had splendid opening this, Wednes day morning. The pupils from a number of counties are pour ing in in great numbers, and the prospects for a large attendance are splendid. The faculty is complete, so far as we know, ex cept Prof. White, who is detain- MOUNTAIN HOME. (News and Observer.) AshevHle, Aug., 22. "Moun tain Home" is western North Carolina's "baby town" and by next summer this place promises to be one of the Land of the Sky's most thriving resorts. The town site comprises 700 ac res of land recently purchased by the Mountain Home company of St. Petersburg, Fla., and at a meeting of representatives of the passenger department of the Southern Railway company and members of the colony company yesterday, at "Mountain Home" the site for the passenger and freight depots was chosen. The Southern announces that work on the structures will be started immediately. The colony company has awarded the contract for a cen tral dining hall and by the early part of the spring of HU4, 100 cottages will be ready for the company of Floridans who be long to the colony company and who are desirous of spending their summers in this section of the State. The members of the company are some of St. Peters burg's most wealthy citizens and while they have purchased the proierty primarily for the use of their families, they expect to construct a small hotel and boarding houses for the accom modation of tourists from the north and east who sinrnd their winters in Florida and who de sire to return to their homes by way of this section of North Carolina. The colonists, how ever, will not make a bid lor this class of trade, their idea in starting the new town being solely with the end in view of providing summer homes for themselves. What Happened While He Caxed. (Catawba County News.) While the balloon was being in Hated and being made ready to go up at the College on Re union day, a uniquv character from the country drove his horse and buggy close up to tin scene of action. He sat in his buggy with his eyes strained, Ins mouth open and tongue hanging out coi pletely absorbed by what was being done by the balloonist when suddenly the balloon took the upward night, the horse to the buggy took to the woods am across the held at, the rate of J: 10 per minute and the driver': gaze was turned from thing: above to the things of the earth ed at his home in Taylorsvil on account of the continued i ness of his wife. Chief Kngineer Harlv. and Kiglitot-way agent Harrison Tucker, of the Virginia Caroli na Railway, were guests at the Critcher Hotel Tuesday night, en route to Blowing Rock, on some business, we hope, per taining to the extension of tin road into or through a portion of Watauga. They were to have met some parties there and are expected back through to day. HIDSON A number of young men who recently left here for Bluetield W. Va., to help grade a new railroad there, write that they are now on a very busy job in a wild country. A generous stork made a hur ried call on Mr. and Mrs. Ira M Hawkins, leaving a tiny girl. X The motto, "Live and Let Live," is not popular in Mexico. THE GREAT STATE FARM. Lexington Dispatch) Mr. H. B. Varner, chairman of the State prison board, made inspection of the State's farm in Halifax County last week, and he was very much pleased with what he saw. He said this farm contains 7,:J0O acres and that it is probably the finest farm in North Carolina. There are something like t'KK) acres in cul tivation. There are nine miles of dikes on the farm, seven and a half miles on the Roanoke Riv er, these dikes are built to prevent the river from over flowing and destroying the crops on the fram. They are UK) feet at the base and about 20 feet on top, from ;50 to 40 feet high. Sometimes the rains become so teavy and the river gets so high that it breaks through the dikes. When it does, the crops are de stroyed. Capt. C. N. Christian, a na tive of Stokes County, and Cap tain Rheam of eastern North Carolina are in charge of this farm. They are most excellent farmers and they say the pros pects this year the finest they have ever been. They have 2, 400 acres in corn, which will produce 100,UH bushels; they lave 1,00 acres in cotton, which will produce a bale to the acre; i'A) acres in peanuts, which will produce from 40 to f0 bushels to the acre, and 400 acres of cow- peas and soja benas. There are on the farm 200 head of cattle, 3(X) hogs, 240 horses and mules, 1,(XX) chickens, 150 turkeys and about 2,.r)(K) pigeons. There are 47)0 convicts doing the work on the farm. Of course, it takes a considerrble number of guards and overseers to look after these convicts. It is a little world all to itself and is a very interesting place to visit. No North Carolinian would regret spending the time and money sufficient to visit tins wonneriui iarm ami see these wonderful products. SPARROW PIE. H'h.it lotte C 1 1 f 1 1 1 i t -1 -. J he I nitetl States Department ol Agriculture interests itseii m investigations ol the useiuiness of the feathered tribes and takes steps for the protection of those birds which are found usel ill Kven the crow lias been fount to do more good than harm notwithstanding his well known atiection for tender young corn 1 he r.nglish sparrow has been found to be bad for the pi'inci pal reason that Hocks of them drive away birds that are really useful. Many recipes havt been given for ixnsoning spar rows, but the most approved manner of getting rid of them is to kill them and eat them, tin little birds having been found to be excellent meat. It is said that sparrow breasts, though small in size, are a delicacy. To prepare them for the table the sparrows should be skinned and split down the back with sharp knife; they should then be placed in a weak salt solu tion over night and then placed in the ice box for a few hours They can be rolled in Hour am; fried in butter or lard, to which is added a few drops of vinegar to eradicate the wild taste or smothered with onions. "A department store carries between 40,000 anil '.0,XX) differ ent articles. "And a woman who drops in for a spool of thread has to look over every thing else in stock Washington Herald. SCHOOL NEWS. About all the schools of the County have elected teachers, with several applications from good lady teachers left over. I would be glad to hear from schools in need of such teachers. A few of our large schools are still in search of first class men teachers. Several schools are in session with very much increased at tendance. It has been neces sary to doubt the capacity of many of our school buildings. Teachers are requested by law to report to attendance officers all absentees between the ages of and 12, even though they are legally excused. When a child is absent with legal excuse, the teacher marks it "excused" on her report to the officer. Cards for the teachers and vot ers for attendant officers are be ing prepared by the State. Following are the attendance officers: Lenoir Township, V. L. Swan son, L.enoir, koute .;. Lower Creek, Russell Shu- ford, Lenoir, Route 1. Kings Creek, H. d. Barlow. Kings Creek, Route 1. Little River, F. M. Wlntner. Lenoir, Route 2. Lovelady. C. (5. Houck, (Iran ite Falls. North Catawba, J. K. Clark, Lenoir, Route Hudson, ). Z. Bush. Hudson. Johns River, M. C. Kstes, Collettsville. Yadkin Valley, R. H. Pi-s. Buffalo Cove. Patterson, C. A. McCall, Pat terson. Globe, J. L. Gragg, (J lobe. Wilson Creek, K. B. Crisp, Fdgemont. V. D. Mookk, County Supt. No Cheaper Beef Soon. (Charlotte Observer.) Leader Underwood does well to warn the public that the new tariff, with its free cattle and free beef, will " be unable to bring beef prices lower for the coming v inter at least. Drought in the West w ill cause further shortage by affecting corn, ami there is a present lack ol loreign supplies. According to his observation. Canadian I f raisers cannot compete with those of the Tinted States because of natural disadvan tages. Small shipping fanh ties forbid any but correspond mglv small importations irom South America. With peace re stored in Mexico, we could hopt for cheaper beef from there The Democratic party lias mi dertaken the extremely difficult task of lowering prices w ithout injuring any legitimate interest or adversely atiecung wages. It is enough to face the outcome without encouraging expecta tions which clearly cannot be fulfilled. Get Term In Pen. (News ami t Hserver. 1 Winston, Aug. 22. For shoot ing up the home of J. R. Fields, a white planter, and negro farm tenants, Hd. Jones and Henry Wiggins were sentenced in crim inal court here yesterday to ten and live years respectfully in State's prison. No one was hurt in the onslaught, which oe. eurred at midnighton a date ear ly in August. Ivy Jones and Dave Sutton will be tried on a similar charge. Fields and the tenants had been witnesses in a case m rederal court against a brother of one of the four gunmen. TAXATION OF MONEY AND CREDIT (Greensboro Daily News.) In his speech in Statesville the other day Attorney General Bickett said the records show that fewer solvent credits are re turned for taxation in the State now than were returned before the war. "It simply means," says the Statesvilie Landmark, that most of the solvent credits ' are not put on the tax books. ' 1.V",L"I- While those who fail to list sol- A deadly charge of dynamite vent credits cannot be excused, : three whole ten inch sticks and I for they not only commit per- two ha'ves with a fuse, w.i.- dis jury but shirk their prupoitiuii covered Thursday afternoon, of the public burdens, there is ! near the office of Mayor Gaynor some excuse for their conduct. The taxpayer who returns sr,000 in "solvent credits or cash on hand pays taxes on the full amount, while the taxpayer who owns $.",( XX) worth of property pays taxes on anywhere from one third to two-thirds of the amount and sometimes the valu ation is less than a third." Classification, which will per mit of a different rate on differ ent classes of proerty, is pro jHised in one of the constitution al amendments proised by the legislative commission, as the Landmark points out. Classification will put money and credits on the tax books, if an honest and just method of as sessing real property can be devised and put in operation, and it is expected these things can be accomplished under other provisions of the proosed amendment. THE FIGURES 13 New York city has a Thirteen Club, which proves the falacy at tributed to the unlucky condi tions placed about the figures 13. They not only demonstrated to the public, but force home to each one of us that there is no such thing as ill luck about the supjxjsed unlucky number. There are thirteen members, they pay thirteen cents er month dues, meet on the thir teenth and if the thirteenth falls on Friday they are particularly happy. They have thirteen covers at their baimuet. 1 hen they do a number of socalled un lucky stunts I he door is a ladder under which each riiein her has to pass when entering t he timing room, each member before being seated breaks a looking glass into thousands ot pieces, they spill salt all over the lloor ami table and the past master sits under a raised uin brella. Kvery jxissihle unlucky "stunt" that can be thought of is tried and every "hoodoo" is delicti over ami over again. The club is not composed of a bunch of lunatics, but men all sane, sensible fellows who en joy life themselves and give their friends anil associates a hearty greeting at each opKr tunity. The (dub members en joy just as good "health, wealth and happiness" as those whose sidestep thirteens or other un lucky omens and that the per centftge of morality is just the same as among any other club or society of the same size and situation in the same station physically. That thirteen or any other number is unlucky is silly ami is only one of the many relics of barbarism still lingering among some of us. Let us hope that the above may help some one who is scared to death at the thirteen "bugaboo." Good reader, if you are one of them, forget it, thirteen is absolutely no more unlucky than twelve or fourteen. Subscribe for the News. NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. Interesting Reading Matter of Local and National Affairs in Condensed Form. While driving through the southern part of the city, Thurs day afternoon, Silas Cogdell was struck in the head by a stra' bulkt and aln'ost instant- of New York City. Mr. Dorman Thompson has been nominated and will be elected to the State Senate from Iredell county to succeed Col. Alvin 1). Watts, who was recent ly appointed collector of intern al revenue. William Dunn, alias "Irish immy," was found guilty of cracking the safe of the Mc- Adensville cotton mills office some years ago and sentenced to eight years at hard labor in the state penitentiary, on Friday. Sam Harris, who lives near Leaksville, shot his wife twice in the breast with a shot gun, Friday morning, killing her in stantly. He then reloaded the gun, turned it on himself, and sent the entire load into his throat, the shot coming out through the top of his head. He had been a sufferer for some time from pellagra and the gen eral opinion is that his mind had become affected. L. L. Wilson, a policeman of Charlotte, was shot from his motorcycle on Friday, by Joe McNeely, a cocaine crazed ne gro. The policeman then rose to his knees, shot down his as sailant staggered over to the fallen man, and clubbed him in to insensibility, because he fear ed he was too weak to hold his prisoner until help arrived. Mc Neely had been shooting up the junction of South Tryon street and Park avenue, tunes at women, anybody m sight, was sent to tpitd will recover. tiring some 20 children and and the officer I him Both WHEN TO SOW CRIMSON CLOVER. iv K.irtiH't ' A correspondent in Guilford County. North Carolina, says that be has corn which was just in tassel the tirsf week in August and wants to sow crim son clover in it at once. 1 be lieve that while the August, sow ing may succeed, it is better to sow in September ami up to Oc tober. Down in Jones County a friend writes that he has suc ceeded well with this clover in eastern North Carolina, but thinks we have been advising too early sowing, for he finds that he can get the best stands sow ing from ( Vtober to December. Perhaps in his warmer coast section he can do this, but the first inquirer is in the upper country, and there 1 would sow in September, and early in the month, too. Still there will be more risk of failure in August sowing than in ctober even. Too early sow ing is worse than medium late. 1 once sowed crimson clover the first of No vember at Raleigh, and had a tine stand. Hut the fall weath er was unusually favorable, and I doubt that such late sovying will be uniformly successful ex cept in the lower coast region. A silent partner is the fellow who makes a loud noise when the business goes wrong.
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