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* Cotton, per pound 20c *
* Colton seed per hush. . 55 l-2c *
—Returns from Hospital—Miss Viv-'
;;,n Dellinger who was operated on
1; k! Friday at the Shelby hospital, iv
lamed to her home Tuesday and i
petting along nicely.
—Electric Cutter—Mr. E. F. McKii,
n«y at McKinney’s market has instdl
ui an electric meat cutter, one of the
latest and most modern appliance *
for meat markets.
—Breaks Arm—Mis Grace Led
ford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
Ledford, of North DeKalh, foil a; d
l,ioice her wrest in the grounds of the
high school here Monday. She w:,
treated at the Shelby' Hospital, and is
reported Ao be improving.
—At Charlotte—lion. -Clyde It.
Urey was the chief speaker at a
meet at the mea't club of the dud
I’re.-bytcriaii church ..i Charlotte
Monday evening, Two 'hundred aid
:iffy men heard. Mr. Hoey'.- address
which was on ‘'Stewardship."
—Lincoln Court— A two we,
term of. Superior court opens at la:.
.cointon next Monday. The eriniir'.!
'docket' is expected- to take up the ,
first week, while the civil docket will
consume a majority of the second
week, if not more. .Judge H, P. Lake
v.jil be the presiding judge.
—Wrong Regiment—In tne regular
a: fount given - in The -Star of the
death of the Rev. A. C. Irvin the regi
ment in which he served during t .o
war was given wrong. According to
the records Key. Mr. Irvin served in
the 64th regiment, Waters’ company,
it Ransom's brigade and was wound-'
cd at Gair.es Mill.
—Lincclnton Grows—Th- postage,
receipts of -the Lineolnton postoflfice'
for the year 1925 were S19.C04.52 as
compared with $16,454.48 the year
previous, which represents a gair. el'
$2,850.04 over the preceding year, ac
cording to figures in the office of
Postmaster C. G. Mullen. The Lin- !
colr.tori postoffice receipts indicate a
healthy growth during the past year
for this city.
—Good Team—High school bays
and followers of Shelby High a i lci
tics ere already talking spring base
ball and indinatrr-ns are that Coach
“Casey” Morris will again have one of
the strongest high school aggro.ga-;
tiers in this section. The Shelby ns e
•for two seasons has won the t -
championship and although the ma
jority of the players on the champion
teams are not in school t heir berth -
promise to be well filled by young
sters coining up,
—In Hospital-—Mr. Carl C. Laugh-'
r'dge, one-time resident of Shelby,
but for tin; past eight y ars a ft'
rert of Ratherfordton, wn ep-ri:*.-d
< n Tuesday at the Ruilvri’urdio-i
Ho pita!. Mr. Laugh ridge is -a bro
ther of Mr. Russel I. "igh'-idge. as-1
.ristant postmaster at ti e Shelby oi
f.ive, Mrs. Irvin Lutz, also of Shelby
is a sister. Mrs. Lutz was a* tire hos
pital during the operation,. and te'e-y
plioned her brother at ‘.tie postof.i
that the patient had stood the op -ra
tion well.
—Ill in Winston—Friends in til s
section and around Moor vsboro vyii-1
Wgret that Mrs. R. II. Weathers,
n other of Mrs. J. 11. Still, (if Winston
Salem, is critically ill at Mrs. -SUTs
.home in Winston, suffering with plu
ral pneumonia. She is 71 years old.
Relatives. summoned on account of
1 er illness and who have arrived at
the bedside are a son and daughter.
A. II. Weathers of Rocky Blount, and
Mrs. W.-.B. Martin of Modresboro;
r.r.d a nephew, Albert Starr of Gobi- -
boro.
—Take Shrine—Sixteen Shelby
Masons go to the ceremonial Fc,l: y
of this week at Charlotte, where they.
' ill take the degree work of the mys
tic Shrine. Local Shrinero. strong m
number, are making multitudinous
preparations for the entertainment
and recaption c f the cand mates' at
Charlotte. Among the candidates grp
Peter F. Grigg. R. Zollio Riviere, Dr.
L. L. Hunt, Wade Hoey, Shoving (
Ream, Fr.os Beam, Clayton I’c l' i.
Paul Woottoin, Dewey l'lummer, -It---' - j
re Lowry, John Honeycutt, Jack Pal i
V'cr. Keith Hardin, F. R. Hopper,
Fields Young and Fred Babur.
James Assisting
Star Staff Rush
Mr. A. D. James, able newspaper
•■'rul magazine writer, who is w< 11
Known to Shelby people through hi*:
recent service 'with the h vehtnd
News, is this week assisting th>' ad
vertising and news staffs of The Star
during a general rush and the absence
of Editor Lee B. Weathers, who : s j
vice-president of the State Press
association, is attending ti e news
paper institute at Chapel 11'!I.
Any courtesies show him will
he appreciated by The Cleveland Star]
management and in him readers and
advertisers will find a newspaperman
capable of their trusn
Negro Father Advises Road Sentence.
P.aleigh, 9.—Arthur Pendleton, no- [
gro boy of 17 was given the chance;
to pay $25 and costs for pretty lar
ceny today, but the boy’s father told;
Judge Barnhill to send him to tire |
roads and it was so rdered. The youth,
"ill serve four months.
DERSONALP
I Folks yen know o,« the gc U
Mr. arid Mrs. A. C. Miller spent
Thursday in M' rgonton.
Mr- . I- red IP <jf r • ha- entered a
C karlutle hospital for treatment.
Mis, Pat Alexan.vr who has been
sj ending . ome time returned to ( hnr
lotte ohanlay afternoon.
Miss Evelyn 1 lover was operated on
1 >r nppendu'it::, at the Shelby hos
pital oil 1 uesdny afternoon.
•Vr«- Robert Uo'ggcitt is visitin': in
I aldington, S. ('. She was railed home
by the illness of her mother.
Mrs. II. T. Hudson, Mrs. Flay IP ey
■ rd Mrs. Gourdes MeBrayer speftl
Monday in Charlotte.
Mrs. May me V> ray \V ■’ has >
turned from ( harlotte and will be
wrh her father here, Mr. John Wray.
Mr. and Air... f. J Babington are
'leaving this week for an extended
visit tf) Cal fon'i't.
- Miv and Mr: . Ba il Goode and Mr.
end Mrs. John 1 tellinger will leave
this week for a trip to Florida.
Mrs. o. M. Gardner, Mrs. George
Blanton, Mrs. J, J), IMiieherger and
Mrs. S. R hi y : .ent W dues.lay in
Charlotte
Mrs. Ralph Rhymer has returned
in on ex11 . d<‘d v; it to her. paroUF
m Greenwood, S. Her jath.es who
hi.- been/nuko ill is much better.
.fi... ( a rot ’■>:* Blanton will arrive
borne from Converse colb go Friday,
afternoon ; bringing with her some of
tar school u.a.s. They vv.d spend the
’ • - a : -1.' 1 .t ii Mr, era .d rs.
George Blanton.
Mr Baste ■ ' ose. for , ;■ t sisrdy U
end basketball star of Pe.iolr-Rhvne
e'lllege. .pent ruesday her . with -Mr.
i hue. Thai pe. M> •• e. <>n • i f the best
college pitchers ever turned out in the
state, will re;-it to t> . Wilson cl'hh•
of the V irginia h airue in Cue spring.
Mr. ai d Mrs. (i. W, Neely, and lit
tle. daughter. Mary Kate, returned. to
iShelhy Tuesday from a two days’ v s
It to Chr>>Tott > and .Huntersville. At
Huntersville Mr. and! Mrs. MeNerdy
were present at' th birthday celebra
tion of Mrs. Neely'- father, Mr. E
>' MtAulev. Mr. MeAuley was 7*..
The same day the family were cele
bratin': this event at* Huntersville,
Mr. McAulcy's son, Mr. John McAulev
was celebrating his 12nd birthday in
New York. j
fThr Dearborn' Ia<i>;i'ii (' 1
It is quite easy ' > in form one. elf ;
ebotP the geography, or history, or;
litera*"“ > of a formeh f< ’■ *
very difficult to learn anything about
the real daily life of a fore rn tioi-.
;>}*'. Books ■ continue ■ t" be made from
other books. Travelers often do no* j
actually live among vhe plain folk; >
and. when they do, they see mostly
what they have been taught to <•'>'
When they write they forget that
they are describing ' people, not out
landish beings. Now,-because .t was
my good fortune to sp< nd a contriver
aide time in llavvatka and other Uri
per Egyptian villag s mid in the
’oris of Cairo, 1 am going to try to,
tell just what 1 saw there from day
to' day. Not ail that I shail say will
he p.hasant exactly, but you may he
assured that every word of it is true.
The Egyptian pea ant. or "fallal),’’
although lie speaiv the Arabic lan
guage and professes in most eases
the religion of the Arabian proohoc
Mohammed, is a >>urf lbiooded lineal
descendant of the peasant who tilled
tlie fields in tiie days of the Pha
raohs. Christianity an i Mohammed-,
an.ism have not changed him much;
so that while vve arc at the same
time learning; about his. ways in the
time of Moses.
The th’n.g that strikes one first in
F . vp'-—after one 1;o. got used to the.
impressive nvOniitUv.uts—is tee dir;
The peas arts live in little niud-and
r: < d-iiuilt ho :ses, without roofs and
without windows { for it never ruin
in Upper Egypt.) without drains or
latrines, 'without any water supply.
No wonder that.they spend very lit
tle tine there, and live mostly in the
open. Water is carried front a Hear
ty inlet of the Nile. Slops are thrown
off the housetops ii to the narrow,
twisting lanes and into the court
yards below, as is a iso the garbage
nnd animal refuse,. 1 re sun that
shines every day in the year speedily
dries up the water and such of the
garbage and offal as is not immedi
ately devoured by the multitude of
hungry, mangy, yapping digs, and the
prowling bob-tailed cats, and the j
scuttling nit. You remember that j
cats were first bred in Egypt to eat |
the rats that ate the grain that ky
j„ the storehouses that Pharoah built, j
The dogs and eats..were. so usciui uiat
they fHally hecame gods. In these
dusty dirty, draughty huts, then, ela
borate and mostly fried food is pre
pared, over sickly fires of stubble or
charcoal, in the presence of all the
domestic animals and fowls and un
der the superinterldance of inumer
able hu. y crawling things. The wo
men wear a trailing garment and
veil which she uses indiscriminately
for wiping her brow, the baby’s nose
and the cooking utensils. llread-cakeS
and refuse-cakes for fuel are baked
Tide by side in the blistering sun. O’
t!v earthen floor are the bones and
other soliJ remains of pa t meals..
Inquiry as to the more intimate con
eninences bring, the reply: U. my
lord! Have we not all the open coun-,
’ey as far as e>c can reach . a {
mercy '.hat they have the eunaoi.• |
disinfecting sun, and the dry desert
air, though piercing cold at right; a
mercy that there is no timber in
Egypt with which to build roofs.
The fallali is one of the laziest of
created beings, and one of the hard
est worked. Ills idea of bliss is to sit
and smoke, < r drink coffee, and gos
sip, or tell stories. He has to work
very hard, not only plowing, sowing
harvesting and marketing, but irri
gating his land with the bucket and j
self-sweep, called “hadduf,” He is j
very prosperous now, under the wise
administration of Great Britain; but!
for Hourly five thousand years he had
been taxed to the point of extinction. |
He i., 95 per cent illiterate. Ho can- j
not even understand the newspaper
when it iread aloud to him, so di
vergent ha: his speech become from
the written language. He delights
in tales of deceit, and marvels and
fabulous wealth and case. He will at
tend any number of religious ser
vi-es of any length and character,
for the sake of herding pleasantly
with i>: kind, hearing speeches, and
singing. He has no idea of the flight
of time nor of its value. He will pro
raise to’meet you tomorrow at a cer
tain time "if it please Allah." If you
insi-t that lie shall be there he will
c ail it an appointment “inglizi." or
■ ftm- the man;ter of an Englishman,
that is, on time. The native operated
. 'e.n.nbnut on the Ibraimivvah Canal
leav. "at sunrise, if it please Cod. ’
You have-to go early and sit around
for an hour if you don’t wish to r:sk
mi.-.-ir.g it. .When time for prayer
• - the engineer-fireman shuts
olT steam and prays toward Mecca.
Tire fallah it; not virtuous. He
doesn't even try to be. lie looks up
dn dving as one of the little socnai
graces, end a* one of God's gifts to
the relief of life's tedium and imper
fection. Why tell a disagreeable truth
wlu n one can substitute a beautiful
far -ification of reality? So inbred is
this habit of speaking beautifully of
things, and so unusual is the instance
of.rank utterance, tiiat the mere
men. ion -f evil is regarded with re
pugnance: If you should speak of
death you would be prompted to add
‘he for mu’a, “Far be it from the lis
t ners!’’ If you are not thus tactful
your companions will mutter it under
their breath. If you persist in this
habit you will be an ill-omened per
son, to be avoided. Poor, shivering
beggars regale themselves with plea
sant exaggeration of good that was
or still may be. In short, language;
creates an artificial world: and lan
guage. eing cheaper than opium or
ha i.i-h, is the Egyptian’s chief addi
ction. When the father of the fam
ily retires at about forty, if he can,
ho is said to be “sitting in the house,”
which means that he is spinning wool
for the family loom, and pleasant
;sik for all who will listen.
Centuries of poverty have bred
the habit where it is not now the fact
A pair of shoes is a luxury. If you
the guest, have three or four, you
nil be expected to divide up with
vour host. There is little furniture,
aH that is cheap, tawdry, and in
bad repair. Strange that the Imild
ers of tiie Pyramids and the Temple
of Kaimak cannot now paint a win
dow sash without leaving a lot of
pa'r.t on the glass, , There is much
c ieap jewelry. There is great dis
play of food when three are guests.
At other times a man. will go fell da?
with nothing bnt water anil aihatid
ful of dried dates, occasional minute
cups of strong coffee, and incessant
cigarettes.
Hospitality is the Egyptian peas
ant's chief virtue—in:;edible genew
osity in the entertainment of total
strangers whom he - would not hesi
tate to deceive, or cheat, or rab out
right under other circumstances.
Hospitably, of course is always found
among people who live in a certain
tage of social development. There
are no inns in Egypt, except in the
large cities. One gives entertainment
because one expects to receive it
without quest ion. It is not unjust to
add that hospitality Is enforced by
i.rmlaerble public opinion. If a man
refused a guest, or received one for
payment, he would make a public
seat'd.-. 1. Hid not oiie of the poets say
of such people: "Their men can nev
er say yes, and their woman can nev
er say no!" Hospitality is the chief
subject of boasting 'and cue chief
criterion of “nobility.”
The lot of womankind in Egypt
is not an easy one. She has a bad
reputation in literature and ia the
mouth of men, and she lu; learned
to live up to this. Even among
Christians one never converses alone
With a woman or presumes to speak
of her, or of knowing her. Among
Moslems one has to pretend that
there are no women, in the concrete
and related to the men with whom
one associates. In cities like Cairo
the whole house, except the recep
tion room near the door, is “harsh",
or “forbidden.” Women have no in
ner defenses, and are not expected to
have any. Married life is for the man
an agony of jealousy and suspicion.
turn lor the woman a career oi rear
and evasion. Contact with the West
has brought a certain amount of light
to beam upon the causes of this sit
uation and their remedy. There is a
proverb now that runs: “Thief fears
for house, paramour for spouse.”
Marriage among the Egyptian j
“Coptic” Christians is monogamous
and permanent; and there still ling
ers the tradition of the greater bles
sedness of celiback. But among the
Moslems it is the precise opposite:
marriage is the ideal state on curth
and in heaven: a man may have
three wives besides his concubines,
find be may divorce any of the wives
by iiiuvIn putting tht-m out of the
house, and here is the difficulty, re
storing the dowry which he originally
rm's.J f run the V lfe s Lathet. Thai
It is much cheaper to wash
own car if you can vCUre a cold
out any outlay of money.
Still, there were boom towns,
before stucco was invented.
your
with
in njr
,\ white lie isn’t really white. .
There's always a little yellow in it j
The best example of true noutra
lity Is that a Florida realtor feels in |!
regard to the anthracite now.
Boys and Girls Look!
WITH EVERY PAIR OF POLL PAR
ROT STAR BRAND SHOES SOLD THIS
WtEK WE WILL GIVE A WHISTLE,
BANK, AIRPLANE, TABLET AND A
DOLL.
Wray-Hudson Go:
“WHERE PRICES SATISFY”
5HELEY, N. C.
CKX US* : '■
iTnarjLL-i.aKiTSSJKr: tairnnj
_PRINCESS THEATRE —
"fhc Heme Or High Claes first Run
Attractions.
- - TONIGH i -----
T m Tyler I n
“THE ( <>W BOY MUSKETEER.
A1<
A Good C nv iy.
S;
— Tomorrow — Thursday —
BaaiitifnI -iae Murray .n her latest s;:esial
“THE MASKED BRIDE"
This is a picture that, will-give Shelby fans a triat as
well as a surprise artel thril*. .lust hold tight and coir.e
and see it. Also ' FOX Nhv\ b.
—FRIDAY—
Panmounl Pictures pirese.its Po’.a Nem in
“A WOMAN OF THE WORLD”
It’s a knockout. One you can't afford to miss. Also a
Good comedy.
Watch for “THE GOLD RUSH.”
Visit the Princess where the cream of Pictures is
Shown.
—QUALITY 13 01 Ft MOTTO—
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- ANNOUNCING -
RUMMAGE SALE
Saturday Afternoon
3:00 O’Clock
New stock of spring
hats arriving for dis
play latter part of the
week.
MISS BLACK
r
YOUR
ATTENTION
PLEASE
We want you to know that
wo do Shoe Repairing. How
about your shoes? A re they in
the shape they'should be? If
not call in and.let us fix them
up for you. Remember:—
“A Stitch In Time Saves
Nine.”
-Landis Shoe Shop -
SHEIJJY, N. C.
J. A. DAYBERRY, Mgr.
HOMES
FOR SALE
Eleven room. new brick veneered home, two baths,
huh parlor, hard wood' floors, double garage, u.i East
Marion Street. This Is one of the best homes in Shelby
on a largo lot 84x200 feet. Price reasonable.
Five room house in South Shelby. Price $2,000.00.
Will trade for lot or car.
Five room house on Irust Sumter Street, bath, hall,
two porches and driveway, lot 50x210 feet. Price $0,000.
Two good five room houses in South Shelby, near the
Lily and Ella Mills. It will pay you to look these over.
Five room house in South Shelby. Price $2,500.00,
Will exchange on farm.
We have some special bargains in lots, f irms and
suburban property suitable for subdivisions, We can ar
range terms when wanted on any property that wo offer
for sale.
J. B. NOLAN COMPANY
Shelby, N. C.
Lineberger Building.
Phone 70
ADVERTISE IN THE CLEVELAND STAR
is the theory. It: practice divorce is
rather difficult; The husband has .usu
ally Invested or spent the dowry, nr
the'wife has spent it in h;> nurae;
anrl he ha.: difficulty, .in saving :o
large a sum. Then there are the male
relatives of the wife whose fists-have
to bs reckoned with. They are the
same the world over* law or no law.
Pptyy<Mii^ .also has sits difficulties.
• The propht observed that a'man
was entitled to several wives only
wh.en he was sure of being just to
them all—a thing which every Egyp
tian will.admit is possible only to
the Prophet himself—peace be upon
him! Human nature is the same in
Egypt as elsewhere, :f not more ra.
NTo man can live with, several wives
in peace in on:: household. Few men
can maintain several homes; and
who wants more than one home any
way? No woman wants a lot of oth
er wives hanging around, with diff
erent and decided opinions, foolish
ones, about nearly everything. dsn
most Moslem Egyptians are content
with monogamy, relieved n v and
then by divorce a'r d remarriage..
Many Moslems pass their whole li. S
with one wife, sixty years it one
case I knew of, and we may 1 ure
that they were happy. A woman can
not divorce a man for any reason
whatsoever, which i belieVu wa.- tm
ease in England until \m.y setcr,.
times, by the way.
PALMER’S
FUNERAL
HOME
FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND
EMBALMED.
—Day Phone—
61
—Night Phones—
242-W and 243-W
JACK PALMER
—In Charge- -
‘AT YOUR SERVICE NIGHT
AND DAY.”
M
IVv,— j
Yard wide Long Cloth, soft >
and smooth .. 10c yd. !
— 10c—
XX Yard wide brown sheet
ing . 10c yd.
... •——3oc— .... . )
81 inch brown sheeting, heavy j
and smooth.35c yd. \
8Bunch Curtain goods, white,
cream and ecru .. 31c yd. jj
.. --iOc—
Dress gingh un.s in plaids and ;
small Ci rck •. 10c yd. i
—15c—
Best Outing, plain, blue, pink, j
and white, also dark colors,
our 18c quality reduced
to.. 15c yd. j
—82 c
Good apron ginghams, all
size checks. 82c yd. j
—10c— , I
Men’s canvas gloves .... 10c pr. i
-$1.00— j
Men’s 81.50 union suits, heavy
weight, iirst quality— $1.00 !
—50c—
Men’s 85c dress shirts, slightly
soiled. All sizes.50c each
—az.oo—
Army blankets, 62x82, C’hat
ham make, special $2.65
\ —$3.69—
Chatham army wool blankets,
62x82, extra heavy.$3.69
Men’s and Boys Suits 1-4 off
this week.
Men’s and Boy’s Overcoats 1-4
off this week.
Ladies’ winter coats and dress
es 1-3 to 1-2 off.
Big reduction on all sweaters
for men, ladies & children.
—$1.00—
One lot of ladies shoes and ox
fords in broken sizes, worth
up to $5.00, your choice $1.00
—$1.95—
Boy’s school and work shoes,
blacks and tans, all sizes, very
special .$1.95
—$1.45—
One lot of Childrens lace and
button shoes, sizes 4 to 8 $1.45
—$3.79—
| One big lot men’s dress shoes
and oxfords worth up to $6.50
most all sizes, choice .. $3.79
Efird’s Department Store
SHELBY, N. C.