The Kings Mountain Herald from Kings Mountain, North Carolina • Page 4

bj urn tiih.illiiii i.i.s. jejuni hIuo is i college- "aloe is a college- Much hits bum caiil and more writ-1 ton about the evils ot watered stock la I big business concerns and tbe farmers of this nation believe tbat every 1 ONE HUNDRED MILES Sold on. Easy Payments COSTNER BROS KNOW THY M-Railroads I dollar written into the lite of any business organliatlon, should be able to say "1 know, that my Redeemer liveth," but fanning la the blggeat business on earth, and there la more water In Its financial transaction than that of any other Industry. There la as much wster In a fanners note drawing eight or ten per cent lntereat when otber lines of Industry secure money for four or five per cent per annum, as there la In a business paying a reasonable compensation upon the tace value ot securities representing an Investment of only fifty cents on tbe dollar. The only difference is, the water la In the interest rate in one Instance and in the securities In tbe otber.

Tbe promoter of ttlmes take chancea and his success 1 contingent upon the development of the property involved but tbe usurer, aa a rule, takes no, chance and bla success cripples tbe property Involved. There may be industries tbat cry louder but npue that suffer more severely from financial Immorality In both law and custom than that ot agriculture. Tbe farmers of America today are paying $200,000,000 per annum In usury on real estate and chattel loans, and tbls Interest capitalized at five per cent, represents of fictitious values Vtalch the farmer Is paying Interest on. Thia aum ot money Is almost egual to the annual value of crops produced In the United States. The earning power of the farmer'a note based upon blsJnterest rate very nearly divides likes tbe earth' surface three-fourths water nnd one-fourth land.

The largest body of water that floats upon the financial hemisphere uow reata upon the farms and Hs waves are dashing and Its billows are rolling against seven million homes threatening rufn and disaster to tbe prosperity ot tho nation. Will our public servants wbo understand how to drain the liquid off Industrial properties turn the faucet and let tho water off the farmsT It ii an admitted economic fact that there can be no permanent prosperity without a permanent agriculture. Agriculture is recognized aa the greatest of all lndustriea and a prosperous, progressive and enlightened agricultural population la the surest safeguard ot civilization. "tBS KINGS MOUNTAIN EIRALD Kings RounUiu, H. G.

6. PAGK Editor and Owner. suiJScwpnoN met Ooc Tar, $1. Mx Months 50c Tnree Months 25c. sintered NnvRaiber 17, 1901,.

't KiDg-Mouivtiiln, N. a eotond-ciuM matter, under Act of Congress March 3. 1879. WUen Thuodou 1ioocvelt gave tho war whoop lip (ailed to mutter hm bin a following uh lie did hu ra'mfd tlin bull moose. Folks jep learning more about lnui.

It looks iike warships liavo fl bout loxt their prcstine to tlie ubinnrinos. Tb sub-marine is to modern warfare, what the Atnui-icuii Indian was to the Col onia's. You iwvor know when nor wlieru vou lira Koinir to be ii.iii;od by ouu. Par safety on tf.n now a Rood pair of (wim-minjf gourJs is a out gjj'l a a That is if Gor- many iIcciuuh to dcclarti 1'ou in the war zonu. Mr.

Ta ft is acliili? the Amoii cau KentloHian during these war times. Doubtless lie- thiuks to hiuiHolf that in many eases he could improve upon the policy of thfi president but he linows 'whoso hnstiiHHS it is to n'Uind to those tilings and nuts Hcjoi'diiiu- ly. Ho dosu't caro "To rasa tlm president, lhats a good spirit. Whether he could or could not influence the presi dent hfi haswmse enough to know that tlm le.ss the mind of the Chief executive its agitated the 'better able Ire will be to handle tho situation. What difference between T.ifl and tho Cjlouei.

Who made' the State go dry? was war cry chanted by the 'Clallam fndiarin, living at James t.iwn in tho state of Washington as they joyousiy Celebrated the victory for' statewide prohibition. Most of the Indians belong to vrhat is called the Indian Shaker Church, and no one is admitted to this church until, as they say, the "drink devil" it driven out of In other words, he must sign a very binding temper ance pledge. "'Forty years ago the temper ance reform was traveling at the pace of a prarie schooner alo.ij a western trail. Tjday lU electric speed Is the despair of the liquor dealer and foretells tho early downfall of his trade These words fro" the address qf Miss Anna Gordon, pres- i lent of the National W. C.

T. at U.iautiuiqua, N. pictures graphically the then and now of public sentiment on i.ha liquoi question. And speaking of the prospect for nation-wide proh.i bition in the near future, she WOMAN'S 8UFFRA0E FROM THE VIIWPOINT OF LEADING FARMERS. Why should women vote? That Is the question tbat Is ringing from ocean to ocean afid reverberating from, the Canadian boundary to the Mexican border.

It la the mission of a newpaper to give the news and the-' notion of tbe Texa Fanners' Union in opposing woman' suffrage when, that question was recently before the Texa legislature 1 significant representing the attitude ot the organized plowmen. We reproduce Inr part the argument presented by W. D. Lewis, president of the Texa Farmers' Union, In opposing the bill: "It Is gratifying to note that It 1 not the farmer's wife who is clamoring; for the ballot She 1 too busy-trying to make happier homes, molding the minds ot future citlsens and sharing with her husband the care ot life to Indulge in political gossip. The ballot will give her no relief from' drudgery, give no assistance In clothing the children or bring to the homer additional comforts, conveniences or opportunities In life.

It Is, as a rule, the city woman promoted to idlenjs by prosperity, who Is leading, the suffragette movement. "From many standpoints, a woman ba aa much right to vote-as a So has she as much right, to plow as a man; she has as much, right to work In a factory as a man; ahe haa as much right to shoulder a musket as a man, but would rather she would not do so from choice-and we regret tbat necessity ofttimas-compels ber to earn a living by engaging in gainful occupations. We do-not consider misfortune a qualification for suffrage or a business accident a reason for granting franchise. We are opposed to woman at tbe ballot box the same as we are opposed to woman la the field, In the factory or In the army and tor tho-self-same reasons. We had rather see her plant flower than sow wheat; gather bouquets than pick cotton and-' rear children than raise political Issues, although she may have as much: right to do one as the other.

Opposed Unsexlng Humanity. "Sex qualification for suffrage may have Its apparent Inconsistencies. No general rule adjusts Itself perfectly to all conditions. It Is a favorite argument advanced by tbe proponents of woman's suffrage that many cultivated and noble women are far more capable of Intelligently exercising sovereignty than a worthless negro, but the South nevor was anxious for negro suffrage, and while culture and refinement, and even morality, are. desirable virtues, they are not the only qualifications for franchise.

"The primary, Inherent and Inseparable fitness for suffrage Is supporting a family. The plow handle, the-forge and the struggle for bread afford experience necessary to property mark the ballot. Government Is. a great big business and civilization from tbe very beginning assigned-woman the home and man tbe business affairs of has beep much freakish legislation enacted during the past decade that no doubt appeals to woman' love for tbe ridiculous, but to undertake to unaex the human race by law I tbe height of legislative folly and' a tragedy to mankind. "We are opposed to tbe equal right of woman we want her -to ever re main our superior.

We consider woman's desire to seek man's level, the yellow peril of Twentieth Century elvlliaation. "Woman Is the medium through which angels whisper their messages. -to mankind; It Is ber hand that plants-thoughts in the Intellectual vineyard; It, Is through her heart that hope, love and sympathy overflow and bless man-' kind. Christ the liberator of womankindwas satisfied to teach the lesson of life and He was a man. He choae to.

rule over hearts and refused worldly power and men followed after Him, women washed His feet; little children climbed upon His knee and tbe Ruler of the universe said that' in Him; He was well woman find a higher calllngr THEMISTOCLES When Themlstocles was asked hi host at a dinner party to enter- taiq the guests by playing the lute, he replied -that he not, play the- naoie, out to at he could make a small town a great city. We have la this nation many pollttclane who are good but they-, cannot make -fa. small town a great-city. We are are rUn With orators who mn nl. Jlnnn the passion of the W7.h.,r4 can't put brick and mortar together.

Let tkoae who hunger and thirlt to I Power understand the UgWtv lory ot a statesman 1 to construct. and that It I better for a man that heW should build a public highway than that he should-become Governor of a state: and that a tart nin, i that Be become re author, ef a taw. Tbe true test of statesmanship Is the OklW thM kanfiM 1. .1 SHOULD Of what ed ucation? Statistics compiled- ot the class of 1913 University of N. C.

ovfuent facts bearing on this hazy subject. Of the 188 men entered ths class, 37 tire teacheis, are farmers 20 are studunts, business men, 14 are int-uranou and real estate men, nnd the rpst ari following diverc pursuits. Nineteen of tho number are married, while iu 18 states there are representativei of the class. The average salary of 50 nim who sent in reports Is $106 la month. The higlK-st salary paid a member of the class is $200 a theiowest From such data one may draw interesting conclusions.

If Colonel Roosevelt had kept his unuth shut about President Wilson's war policy he would have Mood a bett.r chan'e of donblo into tho white house behind tho ill Moose and the Old Elephant. Think how tlmtpiir would look going through the street." ot Washing ton with the ColonertracUing tho whip. Law enforcement is essential to the life and prosperity of any institution which Is regulated by law, American oeopte. may not be any mora lax in the forenmrmt of laws than some ol their sisters auross tho seas but that rlor-sn't excuse us. Laxity! ihI iin eil! It begins around the among the tots, per inmates tho school room, and it comes natural to the to be cureless in regarding or en forcing laws.

iSuLacrllitt Iir Tno Heialu. i yum OF Dy Peter Radford. There la no escaping tbe market problem and tbe htgbeat development ot agriculture will not be attained until It la solved, tor a market ts at neceseaiy for- the producer a land on which, to grow his crop. Governmental and educational Insti tutions have spent $180,000,000 In the United States during the past ten Tears for Improving soil production and Improving seeds and plants, but very Utile attention and less money has been given to the marketing aide of agriculture. The problem is a monumental one and one which will sever be solved until It gets within grasp ot a gtgantlo organization where master minds can concentrate the combined experience and wisdom of the age upon it It Is a.

problem which the farmers, merchants, bankers, editors and statesmen most unite in solving. The Farmera Union etanda for all there Is In farming from the most scientific methods of seed selection to the most aystematlo and profitable plans of marketing, but does not be lieve In promoting one to the neglect of the other. We consider tbe work of farm demonstrators valuable and we ask that governmental and com mercial agencies seeking to help as, continue to give us their assistance and advice, but we believe that, their influence should be extended to the marketing stflfr of our farm problems also. We cannot hope to develop manufacturing by over-production the factor'; we cannot build up mercantile enterprises by the merchants loading their with surplus goods and no more can we develop agriculture by glutting the market with a surplus of products. DARIUS The neigh of a horse made Darius King ot the six contending powers for the throne agreeing among themselves that the one whose horse should neigh first should possess the kingdom.

This ancient method of settling disputes among politicians could be revived with profit today. If our partisan factions and petty politicians could, only settle' their disputed by the neigh of a horse, the bark of a dog or the bray of a donkey, it would be a great blessing and would give our citlsens a better opportunity to pursue the vocations of industry tree from political trUe. Let those who pick political plum by raising rows and who flash swords dripping la the) blood ot Industry understand tbat they cannot turn the public forum Into a political arena and by a clash of personal aspirations till the hammer and stop the plow and that their quarrels must be settled la discussing the commercial achievement of toil great age, we shall approach the subject a tbe historian chronicling events. Tbls aerie will endeavor to record la writing the supremacy of American men and Industrie in the world' affairs and perptuate an appreciation ot our marvoloua Industrial achievement by presenting simple facta, figures and comparisons that are overpowering In their convictions. America holds her proud place among the nations of the earth today on ocoount of her supremacy In transportation facilities.

The mighty minds of the age are engaged In the problems of transportation, and the greatest men in the history of the world's commerce are at tbe head of the transportation system ot tbe United States. Iu the discussion ot transportation, let us consider separately our Railways, Telegraph and Telephones, Express, Public High-ways, Street Hallways, Interurban and other forms of transportation, and this article will deal with railways. Tbe United States ha the largest mileage, the best service, tbe cheapest rates, paya labor the highest wages, and we have the most efficiently managed of the railways of tbe world. Tbey stand aa a monument to the native genius of our marvelous builders, and most of tbe railroads lb foreign countries have been built under American orders. The railroads represent a larger Investment of capital than any other branch ot human activity.

The mileage In the United State exceeds HATS HATS FOR TEN CENTS" COUNTRY the accepted distance from the earth to the moon. We had In 'lull, the last year In which figures for all countries are available, on the earth's surface. (30,981 mile of railway divided a follows: United States 241.199, Europe 107.432 and other countries 191,360. The' United States has 18 per cent ot tbe world's mileage, seven per cent ot the estimated population and about five per cent of tbe area. The total capital Invested in the railways ot tbe world Is 000, divided as follow: United Bute $13,000,000,000 Europe and other countries $11,960,000,000.

Reduced to a mileage basl the capitalization Is aa follow: The world $78,000, United States $64,000, Europe $124,000, and other countries $69,000. A comparison ot ratea I equally aa Interesting and- tbe United States take the lead In economy and service. The average rate per ton per hundred mile haul la aa follows United States 78c. Great Britain $2.63, Franc $1.44, Germany S1.44, Russia 92c, Austria-Hungary $1.20, Italy $2.30 and Switzerland $2.82. The average yearly pay of all rail-road employe ta tbe principal countries 1 as follows: United State $767, Germany $392, Italy $346.

Austria $322, Great Britain $279, Franc $260 and Russia $204. About 30 per cent, or 188,000 miles, of the railways ot the, world ar government owned. About half tht railway mileage ot Europe 1 govern ment owned. A comparison of the economy. In time and money and the convenient In travel, will be mad la a Intel article.

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