I II; VOL. 13 ft();5 ABOUT THE KU KLUX KLflN MAUSEY f OB THE HOUSE f KINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C, THCKSDAY, MAltCII Hi. J916. $1 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ' IflEA ORIGIN ATED'ON TEN' i NESEE I'LANTATIQN . PtCTUREF EMBK DAYS OF KCOMTOK' J Ban performed ftj mlston - was out lawed' and passed. (Writtn by MiM Bonnie Mnuney.) la the. dark days of Recon struction in the Koutb, wo find a great organisation of weird and mystic figures, ' A fee'sret oa'aft ization it ws just as we have today, with , a .deflpite purpose and'mlssion to perform. But no occtacularnatade of our mod era clubs-could liave compared witb'that silent but pwift and ghostly ocession of the Ku Xliix Klan. As you know, the i methods of. Congress for Reconstruction " brought', on many evils'. The vote was taken away frbm'tnany whites who wore willing now to bo loyal to the union. Negrctes with their utter lack-rof knowl-l edge of government were piaced In the higher offices in the states.' Carpet-bagger were doin? their work to turn tho blacks against their farmer masters: aiding in this work, .rere their helpers, the ScalawagsTraitorous Sou therners. ' Negoros, unused to freedom had"becomo bold, recic leas and lawless, so that it was nnsrtfe for the" women of the South,', . '' There must bo some renody fc r thspcevils." But' when' 'Persua sion and other mild, means were of no a vial toward rectifyingthe condition of affairs and. restoring the white man to. his plu.ee, then it must have beei time- to use fortfef VTliesKn. Klnx' Klan ' was 'the forced ' ' ' " . Like . everything else, this Order ': had a small , beginning, T!-e,'idea orlginaed on a planta tion ju Tennessee, about 1866. One day several boys wett into a woods whore, they noticed av--elallittlo negroes at play, Tjie boys decided to have some fan; ; so. they secured some sheets and one- young fellow, ooveeed ' with these, rushed toward the blacks, vT who, thinking the white. object a : ,: deracto or a spirit, fleet in terror". ; , . Thj$ little incident,'- led these 1 -. ' young fellows and others to or-1' i uani&e a societv merelv for the - novelty, and the a'mnsjment that-1 ", , it might afford, TJiecalled the society the Ku KluxKlan. r' 1 In slavery, times a there (were oXcers known as night .tatrolsV Thesepatrols woijld ride,around at 'night to find runftWa' slaves ." vbo, after they hudjbeed.beaten, . were taken back to Urbirifcast-, ers. From this oldnight patrol ': astem came tho idea Of " baying . the Ku Klox mounted. . . "The knowledge this organ-y-j. ization spread tbf. the' .Sotjtih 1 nd many wis lieads-Sdw'fn it a )' aiieans of putting down the evils. ");The negroes i werfT snspl'cioifs. .They foared ghosts and-spjriex -' land j.rftve-yards. If theyftduld ; tym frightened at tha y'o'ahg man covfeipd with sheets;;. tHey ; i would fea'rroe6Bidunte'd spirits--: So the Kn KtiiJ ' Klan " was ' ac- i toeptojL as ajiTioitrument to lBep egro' y,riromhe ;podj8 'and Xe&oi fprqfcct Jbe wcmen of .tbe 4 HOttth, .fpspotally was it adopt'. hdin Tonnesse.' Arkansas f an v. I I . . .. . Jsytarlea' and; gruesome cere iA J .monies spread utter panic among " iV,i th Runerstitious blaclis. horses eret:ovored with, white. t y Thcr bbraefiofs were UoU tstitU . i . ' . v. ' - - . , r ' :-': ':5tf ''''V''. C.,"'.K ''' : if ; " ' ' ' ONE OP COUNTY'S FOUE ' MOST CITZENS. HOtt: W. JL MAUKET MKOVKCS HIMSELF if Mr. Mjumv was tree in the Legis lature and wishes, to return. Having been solicited by many friends thnwhont the County, 1 have deuidort to become a candi date for tho House of Represen tatives from Cleve'and County, subject to the action of the Dem ocratic Primary. If nominated it shall be my. purpose to reore scut all the people of the county and to advance their every inter est W. A. MAUNEY. i i . Wr.S.'T. Lovelace who lives on the i;herryvuie roan a"ouc three miles-from town is very sick with pneumonia and mumps, Miss Jennette Ford, trained nurse ol Castonia, u attending him.: rubber. or sotno such material so tht their steps would not bo heard. These silent and white riders .visited negroes' huts and ''rajimmicked" about, at first with sham magic, not witli arms at all; One would curry a heart shaped flesh bag and rido around "hollerimr for fried nigger meat." Another would put on an Inc'ia-rubber stomach and startlo tho negroes by swallow pail'uls of water. :' Another tep resented that ho had been killed at Manassas and since thfit time some one had built a turn pike over bis grave and lie had to ".-cratoh like to gotf up thru the gravel."-1 The - Ku Klux Klan's head- qua)tfirs were c.tl'ed dens, and the members y;cre kno-.cnas "ghouls "giants," "goblins," "hydras," "furies." "x tans, "or Vdragons.", Usually tho mere existence of a den" in any neighborhood was enough , to quiet and make obedient every senate black.- If more was re quired? a' balf-dczen "ghouls," making their nocturnal rounds, in .their long white gowns and hideous masks, .frightened all but lhf fnost hardy. Any who s w bowed fright weie whipped, injured' Or killed a treatment which. sometimes extended to the blacks' "Carpetr-bAtf" and "scal- v'The order jrtifch "was at first inerely ' ad instrumont of de fense,' fthallyH)'eca'ib a weapon wl,t& whjboh the." members could re vengo personal wroi,gsNand in sults; and. enePO in underhand ed and lawless offense. '.This cliangepj mptiye:. was .caused largely by the 'e'xtnsivB. mDm- hberBhlp qf thlKlan, which grad ually ,. included many immor&l and violencha.racters.: , In tiirife, tFrffc' founder:? -of tho or,dF4ja?eiiia.W4;pn. practice and they 'w5erd'otr'sprr$r d when ' the aTraariibals. sent, by Presi- aat hunted ."den" 'after of . the Jaw-break'erV to Re.den tent'C t"h'e. v'ei-y deitth'0f4hV.Klan, HJujyrflf 4fce,.j kn-' iCiux wore compllod'to '-eicaor : to - pther states!' -for si(ety; Bills weie passed against, them 'and. fines ad4ntprisoriraent were made the pUa'ltlesbf such offense as' thoy had "Committed.- -The army and nav. wer'placed' at the services of the officers. - By -these strong measures, the- order baa oeen driven -pntyOf exisWnco. in 4 IS73, except,, pehaps.'iu, a vory few comoiunities.( Better - mear.s werV then employed' by the gov ernment to right the wrongs . pf Reftonstrtction..''';. f-,1 FREE- A 1916 5-PASSENGER FORD AUTOMOBILE if you are a hustler, The Hcald Shows you how a ntw 1916 Ford Auto is . yours. You are invited to take part in the greatest subscription cam paign ever inaugurated by this newspaper. See last page for full particulars. Start NOW. SOME J.IK ED . HIM SOME DIDN'T AND THE METHODIST CHt'SCH WAS CROWDED Made severe aruigmect of the liquor traffic but was rather tough. . COLBY TO BE HERE LAST ATTRACTION OF LY CEUM COIJRSE. REPUTED TO BE WORLD'S CHAMPION WRTQOMST The Prize List A Ford 5 passenger Automobile A $350 Starck Piano. A$50 Business Col. Scholarship. $25 In Cash Special Prizes. A Cash Commission to Nori Prize Winners. BOUGHT OF LOCAL TEOPLE The Ford Auto was purchased of The Kins Mountain Ga rag" ard will be displayed at their ware rooms. Inducing treiihL tins cur sells for S KilV.OO laid dowu at Kings. Mountain.' The Stark Piiuio is widely and favorably known m thU sec tion. It i-s a beauty in finish, of finest tone, and splendid worUmau ship an'l material. The'SiO Scholarship is a year's scholarship iu Tlio Praugh on Uusiriess College, at Greenville, S. C. or at any other Draugh ou College. It includes oither Stenography or Bookkeeping and is a thorough business course. -V , NEARLY $1,000 IN PRIZES 43"li8 Kings Mountain Herald inauguratos the greatest circul ation1 campaigu ever launched by a weekly paper in tnis sectiJn of North Carolina. The proposition is simoly phenomenal as nearly $1,000 in prizes (not to mention commissions) is to be given away, absolutely free, within the short space of six'tO;eight weeks. For general scope and extreme elaborateness, this offer finds but few pc rallelsin tho annals of North Carolina, journal-' isin, outsido of the metropolitan centers, and before many days roll by it will have arresteW the attention of this entire section. , .;'.:' ; SPARED NO EXPENSE . While we know this is a mammoth undertaking for a paper in a town the size of Kings Mduntain, sfill The. Herald sanred no expense in getting up this contest, and tlie list of awards is headed by a ld6 Model Five Passouger Ford Touring Car, and the r.scond and third prizes are in' proportion. Bilioving in fostering homo industries, this newspaper did not go outside of this' vicinity in the purchase of its grand priza. . The houses thafr bandlo the goods,rand the goods themseiies are standard in this, .section.-'- -'.'' ' - ''. ' WHO HAS NOT WISHED' FOR AN AUTO? Who has not wished for en auto to take their friends, or their family, out in? With tho splendid roads of this section, an auto is a joy fore vt. Who has not longed to OWN. AN AUTO ALL YOUR ; OWN? Well; through tho generosity ' of ThflfHeraW, ' 'your wish of owning thirt auto .CAN BE GRATIFIED NOW. M that it takes to earn this Ford Auto,, or aoy.ono of these yaluabie prizes, is a little wor't done during.your. spare timf between Suw and Saturday: May 13,"at 2 p. in- (This contest, will close Saturday,-May 13 at 2 p. m., but the publisher reserves tho riK'ht to CiOse it Saturday May 2Qth, at 2 p. m.. providing two. weeks notice is given to all candidates prior to May 20.) MUSIC FOR THE HOME -. ' , . A cy person wishing a piano of REAL MERIT .for . their home can have that gratified NOW and without a cent of expense either. . Tho Starck Piano is known tha worll oviir wher-j "good music is apprediated, and the one The Herald offers will be .wel come in ANY home. s ''. ' t-t 'i ,: AN EDUCATION OF WORTH i; ' : Many there are wljofiaislt the "common or high school . and. wish to equip themselves for the battle of life wih a thorough, business education, but have not the means. The Business Coll ege Scholarship offered by The Herald gives you just tho oppor tunity longed for. '. - , I , ; V ' AN EQUAL SHOW EVERY PERSON TAKING PART FAS " AN EQUAL SHOW OF WINMNG ANY OI3E OF THESE PRIZES, and the competition is open to ANY, MAN, WOMAN. BOY. OR GIRL, wMte, and of character, residing In this, or tb surrounding counties.:' ''..- . : ' ':'. ' .'; . . . ; t! ;i OBjKT OF THE CONTEST . ' ... '. This fiawpaty a is Jjirbscfiption on'test.'aij th" prinjary ol-. "The liipior t.aflic of the United Slides is now bucked up agaiust the wall in Washington City and is finning for dear lile and is calling for ice water," declared Rev. 8nm Small in tlie course of his lecture ou "Dry America" it the Methodist chuich here last Thursday night. "Over one half tho count rv is already dry and the balance fill soon go dry," continued the speaker. Mr. Small declared that lie had been in t! e tight for national prohibition loi thirty years, had been shot from tile platform twice by tho )iuor forces, had been cut and slashed fiom head to heels, had been waylaid and beaten with billies and bludgeons, and left to die eight different times during these three decade. "But" he said "I m list be ore of God Almighty's Cat's with nine lives and by the Grace of God I'll fight the battle to a finish wuh the on 3 lile loft." The speaker is vory optimistic and believes tlie liquor business will be outlawed by constitution al amendment within fire years. Enough people had gathered to hear Mr. Small to fill the spa cious audito ium of tho Method ist cliuroh with tho Sunday School room thrown open. Hon. W. A. Mauney, cx legislator and Prese-.t candidate for tlie legislature, presided. In the ab sence of Di ; A. T, Lindsay, pres ident of Lfnwood College, who had been appointed to introduce the speaker, Attorney J. R. Davis' very appropriately pre sented Mr. Small. Iu his oper in lemarks Escyuro Mauney stated that' ho didn't know just exactly how to address ' an au diecc of that kind but hoped be fore'the meeting was over that! all 'presen& would - on "Uncle I Has travelled over the world and irany I .1 l. : - -t.i . Hlt iff-.,.. ... t,:- .....! .. Itl 1113 yumiM Will UiUAUAlK. UU il . Mr. Geo. E Coll y is to iive the next, attraction ti the lyrcuui course, in the stead of Miss Emma Dee Randle who was pre vented from filling her dst'ohcvfl on March 6th on account of the illness of hr mother iq. Texas. Mr. Colby is higher priced talent than Mus Riuidlo and comes most highly recommended, Mr. Cotby i a eartdoiiWt of wide reputation and experience both on and off the platform. Ho is filling lih si.vth consectivc season under tin? Redpath Bu reau with remarkable success. Ilia work is artistic (according to press notices), and he issues' a challenge to the world in. malting platform pictures coin bining quickness and urtWtic ef fect. Mr Colby is a life member of the Chicago Art li-.stitote und u , charter member of the Chica o Aecdamy of Designs. Ho has traveled the world over and a great many of his pictures will iluslrate his travels. This attrac tion will be of great interest to nil school children and all others interested in drawing. A ronro sentolive of the Bureau sid ti the Herald '"There's not -a dull incment on Mr. Colby' pro gram." . Trie dale is. Monday bight, Ma.-ch 20th. Admission, Adults 50c Children 25c Sam's water wagon." Like every truly great -speaker, .Mr. Small brought forth re marks both Pro. and ( 'on. Some liked his lecture splon'didly and some, thought he was rather rough. The more liberal said 'He had a rough subject and h-id to handle itrpughly." After all it was a most serious and con vincing. arraignment of the liq uor traffic untb its utter condem nation but tho general 'opinion is that thp cause here has beefl very 1 i t t 1 o enchance'u, Some of the language used by Mr. Small has provoked se vere ard adv'.rso criticism, - . ? jet. .' this expenditure ot nearly $1,000 on the part of The Herald is, to. secure NEW SUBSCRIBERS and RENEWALS to th s 'lewspaper.: Friends who subscribe, or rene-v, to assist a candidate in this contest to win'a pViza, PAY, BUT THE REG ULARi RATE OF ONE' DOLT-AR, THE YEAR FdR THE PAPER,, hence the prizes are -FREE. At no time wrfl it co?n. any one competing one penny io, take .part. All informntion, receipt blanks, etc.; furnished absolutely FREE. The person,, with the least means at tlicir command can have absolutely the." . . same feeling of a square deal as anv person rf wealth and stand- ing in this section. , '''- . ' " . A5QUaRE DEAL A SHORT QIIPAIGN -:: An absolutely square deal will be given eachevftrVonb at airtiihes and all that taC part hare an EQfijlQot . winning, whether tbkey live in' Kings Moui'tsm. or in town, -or in th country (listricts. There .are no stnngs attached to this offer, as th(i.?rtie;HBrald waits.nrjw subscribers. atioVaise . . would like to have, every rekdor NOW takiii' this pape- t( rp: now, and this paoer is wHlingto-pvv the folks will try taJcet- . . these hew sul.scripMons, and The'Herald furnished tha trui4 ;'' that s all thereis to it." Energy nd mbition is all thst it will take to win the FivO Passenger Ford Auto, too $3o0, fStarcK v ' : Piano, tlie $50 Scholanlwp. a cash prize, or a cash commissioni f.r ' ? . NO LOSERS IN THIS RACE ' r . Af D THERE CArf BE NO UOSERS, FOR THE HERALT i OFFERS A BIGiCOMMISSI0N TO EVERY NON -PRIZE ; WINNER !J?hBihtost will last but a few weeks, .and av Fiv Passenger iF"ord Auto is'payiag you about $78", a roek.$t -' ' day fdr tlie time you soend in te race.-; SOME'PAY BITW " . ""'-" : .w SEE PAGE ADVERTISEMENT ' ; Ou theJast page of this issue there will be found a full ttg , ... adyertisementgiving further and full details about thin contest , Turn "to ft, ..-Fill in the nomihatiba blank on that pagi and mnd v.... it in AT ONCE. AN EARLY START IS ;HALF TflB,: BAT TLE. The' names of the candidates will be announced -fa x-"" ' eext issue. " GET KOUP. NAME IN NOW GET BUSY AKD j ROUND UP A BIG BUNCH OF SUBSCRIPTIONS and iti1wi ", : the start tbat will will win the Five Passenger Ford AuQ,; . or'':. ; other big prize. MEN,' WOMBnT BOYS. GIKLS-G(lTO IT1 SEND IN YOUR NBM K,' ;DO IT. NOVrJ! ' , , ; : t 'T-X v J .'-'; S,

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