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IXJBI,lSIiEID EVERV TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. VOL. XV. NO. 73 fP, 8UELBY, N. 0., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 19. $1.U0 A YEAR IN ADVANCE GLENN COMING. A MONSTER DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING IN SHELBY NEXT SATURDAY. To Nominate Candidate for the Legisla ture and to Hear the First Speech of , the Campaign by Hon R. B. Glenn. Governor of North Carolina -Music by First Class Brass Band. There will be a monster Dem ocratic mass meeting in Shelby on Saturday, September 15th, . beginning at 10 a. m. and the attendance at this gathering of Democrats should be the largest ever held in the county. - i At this mass meeting the Dem ocratic candidate for the Legis iature will be nominated and Hon. R. B. Glennr Governor of North Carolina, will deliver the first political speech of the campaign, thus opening the campaign in Cleveland county. Tnose who heard Governor Glenn in 1900 when he made the memorable speech in opening the Democratic campaign in Cleveland on the constitutional amendment, and . those who heard him two years ago when he thrilled the Democratic heart in Cleveland as no other has ever done, will be anxious to hear him again and will come in large numbers to attend this mass meeting Saturday and Governor Glenn will speak-promptly at 11 o'clock and the mass mooting will be held immediately before the speaking, beginning about 10 o'clock. A first class brass band will furnish music for tho occasion and Saturday, September 15th should be a red letter day for Cleveland county Democracy. The party in Cleveland is united and enthusiastic and the work of Saturday's Conven tion is all that is necessary to cement all differences and to unite all factions' and let the party go into this contest with the purpose and the opportunity of winning the greatest victory ever recorded by the party in the county. The ladies are cordially invited to attend this meeting and we trust that a large number will come from the county. It will be worth your time to leave your home and household cares for a day and hear the Governor of North Carolina. L3t the ladies attend in large numbers. Uon't forget the time, Satur day. September 15th and start from home in time to reach Shelby for the mass meeting, which will be held as early after 10 o clock as it is possible to get the people together. American Wastefulness. lUViyli Evyuing Times. Instances of American waste fulness abound on every hand, but there is no better example than is afforded by the devasta tions of the forests says the Colorado Springs Gazette. Un told millions of board feet of timber are left every vear bv lumbermen to rot on the ground or in stumps, and quantities al most as vast are destroyed by forest fires. It was scarcely a decade ago tbat the forest of the United States were inexhaustible, but now everybody who knows any thiig of the subject is aware that they are going so rapidly that their complete extinction is matter of only a few years, Thia fact is realized by the railroads, the great lumbering Concerns and other extensive users of timber, and some cf them are taking steps to replace the arrests already destroyed. out from the planting of the wed to the cutting of the matur ed tree is a long time to wait from twenty to thirty years and to the meantime where is the country to look for its lumber supply? The deposits of minerals and petals are going the same way. jo an address to the Columbia University graduates in science Jhe other day Dr. James Doug; Ia said that the 'monstrous Wastefulness" of the mining Methods in vogue in this country 'ould soon bring about the ex ustion of "those resource j ""icq we have fondly regarded - '"exnaustibie. DIVERSIFIED OBSERVATIONS. Mr. James A. Wilson Contributes. Entertaining Article. - To the Editor of The Star An Last week we started to write about the weather but found H necessary to stop to administer a ihreslvng to one of the sons of Ham, and being pressed for time to meet other engagements, you got, only the Astrouomlcal part. Now. as for the weather, we will fcive that later. In traveling over the c untry lately we have been very much impressed with three things, viz: The bad roads, the magnificent school buildings that have been erected during the last few years,' and the num ber of letter boxes on the rural routes. If we are not mistaken we siw eight boxes fastened to Rev. L. L. Smih's yard fence and almost as many at several other places. We wish to ask the question, why the Postoffice Department waited until almost every one had bought a box of a certain make and price (that could have been made for half the money at home) before they gave permission that we might make our owu boxes? Probab'y some of the politicians can an swer that, we can't. The man who is responsibly for the school buildings mentioned above should go one sep further and see that they do not remain va canto months each vear as at present contributing very little to the welfare of the State while unused.' We may be too poor yet, but we hope for better things in the future. Eight miles up the county line road, 1000 holes from 1 to 2 feat deep are filled with mud and water. Tbat is the estimate. In fact, one could " scarcely tell which side to take for safety. And the stench arising almost unbearable, breeding mosquitoes and malaria by the millions to infect the surroundings for miles. Worse by. far than the swamps of Louisana or Missis sippi and yet the material (sand) so near to remedy this, in most places onlv a few steps away One man, a mule and a scoop can luieacD place m five minutes, 8 days. 8 uciles of road $12.00. cheaper than driving stakes and J ' f. 1 1 a t m digging noies to Keep us irom driving out in your fields. Now, while on the road subject, we wish to sugest a very much need ed change in the post road where it crosses the S. A. L. R. R near the rock cut. When the railroad was built the dirt road was moved and made to go down and up a very steep grade at the crossing This is not only unnecessary but very dangerous as well. Let the dirt road be put back where it formerly was without a hil! or hollow from Ellis' ferry to Mor ganton (40 miles) and let the Sea board puc an overhead bridge across the rock cut. We should see that they do it. The cotton fields have changed cousiderally in the last few days oer the county. Most of them look like they had been lightning struck. The subsoil is wet and the cotton is dying. It should be underdrained. We believe now that our crop will be about one half off there is no top crop. Mr. E'liott gave us some good ideas last week about concrete and how the pyramids of Egypt were built. We were glad he did so. Mr. Bryan describes some great siones in his trip around the world, 8x16x64 fret placed in position there oy those ancient people. We were puzzled to know what kind of machinery it took to lift so great a weight, but we see now how one man and a boy might build the Wash ington monument out of little grains of sand. The time has come when concrete will take the place of wood, iron, and stone very largely in building, if not entirely. All pillars and fence posts may be made of thia very cheaply and they will last as long as time lasts. A hint to the wise is sufficient, The engineer that is progressive will sack the sands of tbe shore mixed with cement bridge the Atlantic. The W. may yet be able to unlo a cars of coal and cattle in yards of London. You ui; where will the sacks com3 fro Some felloe 'sa'd the other day that they mLlv- be got on from the farmers of Cleveland Count) after tiiey had em it ed them of Commerciil fr:il'zer. Who kaows? Tbe steel rail u ight be laid now in a'sxlid bed of' concrete about as cneap'y as it is done with th w 'oiu cross ties Tne mmiazt'e worker a'lovvs the trravel to ran to w tste when it might be made tue valuable than the sand that he stves with so much care. - : J a mrs Wilson. UPPER CLEVELAND NEWS. Personals and Other Happenings of . Interest. Special to The Star. Lawndale, R. Fr D. 1, Sept. 8. Tbe farmers of this section are very busy pulling fodder. The corn and fodder crop is some what short in this vicinity . this year, but there is a large crop of hay. Mr. and Mrs. Will Owensby and young son, Paul, o Con cord, t pent a few days most pleasantly at the home of Mr. J. M, Morris, of this place, last wtek. ' - We are sorry to relate the ill ness of Miss Cleo Wright, but we hope for her a epaeiy recuv err. Misses Minnie and Jennie Mor ris, charming young ladies of this place, speut Saturday and Sunday most pleasantly at Mr. C. G. Morris'. MissZula Wall spent Sunday visiting tbe charming Misses Lillie and Effie Price, of Hodge. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Ei Angle died Friday and was buried at Mt. Mariah Satur day. There will be an old time sing ing at New Houe church on the 3rd Sunday in this month led by Mr. A. A. Towery. Everybody is invited to attend and carry wellfifled baskets. There is a rumor of two wed dings in this vicinity in the near future Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Morns, of this place, visited at Cliffside last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Hunt visit ed at Lawndale Saturday and Sunday. Mr. C. C. Morris has returned from a business trip to Durham, where he anticipates moving this fall. Sunday School Convention. To the Editor of The Star: The Sabbath School Conven tion of the Sandj Run Associa tion meets with tbe Concord church, Sept. 29th and 30th, 1906. PROGRAMME. Introductory sermon by J M. D. Goode. Missionary sermon by H. Harrill. SCRIPTURES. (1) Ecclesiastes, 12 1. Speak ers: Z D. Harrill and G. B. Pruett. (2) Matt. 715. H. G. Harrill and G. B. Pruett. QUERIED (1) Are we that are interested in Sabbath School work doing all we can to get others interest G. B. Pruett and J. M. Goode. (2) Can we bail to support missions and be on Scriptural grounds? B. P. Green and J as. Jrvin. B. P. Green, Sec. Burglar Came Twice. Rutherfordtoo, N. C, dept 6. Between twelve and one o'clock Monday night. Mr. J no. Callahan who lives near the Southern de pot was awakened by a noisa in tbe nouse, ana on geiuniug up to find out tbe cause, saw a man running rasidly away from his back door. He then retired and was almost asleep when he again heard the noise and getting up he again discovered someone mov ing away, He retired the second time and thn third time was awakened by the smell of smoke and on going to the rear of tbe house found that, the miscreant had taken his oil-cm, piured oil over the wood box and delibera ely set fire to it intending no Hnnht to burn the house an d its occupants up. MORE ABOUT EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS. Mr. George L. English Contributes an In terestlng Article on the Subject. To the Editor of The Star: Mr. J. C. Elliott, in an article on "The Egyptian Pyramids," in a recent issue of The Star states that "A Brooklyn engin. eer of note who spent several years in Egyptian explorations is of the opinion that they were made of cement." V ho the engi neer is was not stated, but he surely could not have made a careful examination of the pyra mids or he would not have ven tured to make such a statement. Some of the smaller pyramids are built of mud bricks, but the Great Pyramid of Cheop?, in common with most of the others, is largely constructed of mum muiitiu limestone, the remainder being granite. Any geologist or mineralogist could instantly dis tinguish between either of these materials and cement. Granite is a mixture of three common minerals, quartz, " feldspar and mica The peculiar limastone used in the Great Pyramid is largely male up of fossils so call'd mummulites. These may easily be seen even with the na ked eye and make striking ob jects when the rook is cut into thin microscopic seccious. I have in my poss siion a lantern s'ide prepared from suoh a sec-, tion Nummulitic limestone similar to that used in the Great Pyramid forms great beds 3900 feet or more in thickness over the basin of the Mediterranean Sea, Southern Europe and Nor thern Africa and on across Asia to Japan. When tho-e beds were forming, in the older TertU ary time, vast numbers ot these curious mummu it3s must have lived on the floor of the sea, which at that time extended over Europe and Asia from Atlantic to Pacific. Prof. George P. Merrill of the U. S. National Museum, in bis work "Stones for Building and Decorati n," undor the head of mummnliiio l.uje stone says, "The pyramid of Cheops of Egypt is of the same material." in bis "liocks, Rock Weathering and Soils, under the same heading, he says, "Rocks of this type were used in the construction of tho pyramid of Cheops." In Dana's Text Book of Geo'ogy occurs the following, "The most noted pyramids are made of mummulitic limestone." No more reliable authorities than these can be found, though many others might be quoted all of whom agree as to the materi als of which the pyramids were built. The Encyclopedia Americana, the latest and most reliable of the great general works of refe ence says. "According to Herod tus the Great Pyramid was built by Cheops. Ii, look luO.OOO men working for ten years to make a cause way 3000 teel long to facil itate the transportation of the stoce from th Turah quarries, and the same number of men for twenty years more to complete the pyramid itself. Herodotus further describes the method of building by steps, and raising the stones from layer to layer by machines and finally facing the external portion from tbe top down." The New International Encyclopaedia says, "The ma terial of which it is consti ucted consists of stone from Mokattan and Tura hills on tbe opposite side of the Nile. Traces of tbe road by which the stone was conveyed are still visible." The Century Dictionary says, "Of tbe manner in which the huge stones of which this pyramid -is built were raised to their present po sition but little is indefinitely known, but it is inferred that the work was done without the aid of complicated machinery; tbat they were soaped to a very con siderable extent at least-by the use of saws of bronze, the teeth of which were gems or hard stones, has been clearly shown by the most recent investiga tions." If the Brooklyn engineer would study a little mineralogy and then visit the pyramids he would probably drop his theory that thev were bunt or cement. George L. English Shelby Sept. 7, '06. Mr. A. W. Eskridge was in 'Charlotte Saturday and Sunday. MINIMUM PRICE A PUZZLE. Fourteen Members of Committee and Ten State Presidents In Attendance. Charlotte Observer. ; . , . Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 6. Tbe inter State executive com mittee of the Southern Cotton Association began its regular f ill sesBion here today and spent the greater part of its time in exec utlve session in an effort to fix a minimum price at which cotton should be sold, but thus far no decision hasbeen reached. More than one thousand re; urn postals in answer to inquires as to the condition of the crop -vere sub mitted to the comm tte, and rep resentatives of the various sec tions gave testimony which will be used as a basis in arriving at the minimum price. The making up of an estimate of this year's crop and the report of tbe com mittee appointed at a meeting in Atlanta last month to investi gate charges against officers of the association of dealing in f u tures, and other important mat ters, will occupy the time of tbe memoes during the session, which .will probably continue through three days. Fourteen of the members of the executive committee and ten presidents of State associations were present. In Ens opening address, President Jordan spoke of 1 the. gool that has been ac complished through closer rela tionship with the spinners, and also referred to the action of the Southern Wholesale Grocers, Association in endorsing tbe use of cotton instead of jute bags. He also called attention to the irogress that has been made by ocal organizations in the build rag of warehouses. Mr. Jordan said that the finances of the as sociation are in bad shape; that no salaries have been paid since February, and that there is no money in the treasury with which to conduct a campaign of any kind. He closed by refer ing to the report of th6 special committee appointed to investi gate vie charges that certain officers of the association had dealt in futures while occupying their offices. A motion by E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, that the commit tee, as a whole, go into execu tive session tj discuss the mini mum price at which cotton should be sold prevailed. The entire afternoon was spent in executive session, and at its conclusion it was stated tnat no agreement was arrived at. The night meeting was also taken up in executive session in an effort to arrive at the minimum price ten cents the lowest figure Hot Springs, Ark , Sept. 7. The executive committee of the Southern Cotton Association in session here today lived ten cents as the minimum price for which cotton should be sold this sea son. In a resolution adopted by the committee it is stated that the crop is in a state of detoration, and for that reason no estimate of tna crop was made. The resolution states, however, that the committee is satisfied that the crop will not be as large as tbe current estimates. The placing of tbe minimum price at ten cents was in the nature of t victory for the conservative ele ment of the Association. A Slight Mistake. It wasn't a Missouri editor but a printer's devil who was going through his first experience on making up" forms. The paper was late and tbe boy got the galleys mixed. The first part o the obituary notice oi a citizen had been dumped in the forms and the next handful of type came off a galley describing a recent fire. It read like this "The pallbearers lowered the body to the grave and as it was consigned to tne flame there were few if any regrets, for the old wreck had been an eyesore to the town for years. Of course there was individual loss, but that was fully covered by insur ance." The widow thinks the editor wrote the obituary that way because the lamented part ner oi 1 her loys and sorrows owed him five years subscription. Selected, BOY MAY YET BE FOUND. Joshoa Harrison Arrested in Currituck: Charged With Being an Accomplice in Kidnapping of Young Ken neth Beasley. Charlotte OhaerTor. . - v Elizabeth City, Sept. 6. News was received here from Curri ruck court house this morning that Joshua Harrison, one of the oldest citizens of Currituck county, was yesterday indicted by the grand jury of Currituck Superior Court, now in session, upon the charge of being an ac complice in the causj by which Kenneth Beasley, the young son of Hon. S. M. Beasley, disap peared more than a year ago. A capias instanter was issued for Mr. Harrison and today he held under attest by an officer, pending the giving., of bail. Joshua Harrison's name has. been connected with this affair ever since the child disappeared. The disappearance of Kenneth Beasley, Feb. 13, 1905, created a profound sensation in the State and remains as unsolved mystery toward the possible solution of which the arrest of Harrison is the first step. Detectives scour ed the country in vain and all efforts to locate the missing boy were futile. MURDER AT GROVER. Two Negroes Kill White Man and Place Him on Track and Body Man gled Wednesday Night. Oaatonii Now. A horrible murder story comes from Grover. Yesterday morn ing the mangled body of Erastus Spurlin was found on the track south of town. Apparently he had been killed by a passing train during the night. But an investigation showed that the bead bad been bruised with soma nstrument. A brick was found that appeared to have been used in giving a blow on the head. A coroner's inquest was held yes terday and as a result two ne groes Bill Jones and John Alli son were arrested and locked up. nPKt Alftt AnrtA OnnA.lhul nlin -m 1UQ npCMCU IAJ BUUW that the three had been together Wednesday night and that the negroes had threatened to kill Spurlin if he did not give them his whiskey. Spurlin seems to have refused to give them the whiskey and the negroes killed him and placed his body across the railroad track. All the prties were likely drinking some. There was con siderable excitement a Grover yesterday. The body was found across the State line and the in quest was held by the coroner of Cherokee county. Tin and Mica Production. New ami Olmorvi'r. The tin prospects in the Unit ed Stiites are covered in an an nual report of the Geological Survey. During 1905 there was no actual production of matallic tin in this country. The only ore output being a very small quanity from Alaska placers. The most active tin-mining work is being carried on about King's Mountain and L,incoInton, N. C, and GafTney, S. C, where machinery has been placed at several mines. The Geological Survey esti mates that the output in 1905 of sheet mica in the six producing States North Carolina, Colora do, New Hampshire, Georgia, South Dakota, and New Mexico amounts to 851,000 pounds, with a total value of $185,900. North Carolina led with two- fifths of the production. Monument Contributions. We publish below some addi tional contributions for the Con federate monument in Shelby: Previously reported, $2272 29 L. E. Powers, 5 00 5 00 5 00 10 00 A. R. Eskridge, H. I. Washburn, J, H. Hull, . $2297 29 Mr. Geo. P. Webb, of R. P. D. No. 5, was a pleasant Shelby visitor Saturday.
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