The Newton Enterprise from Newton, North Carolina • Page 1

EWTON jNTERPRT 1 '1 VOL. XXI. NEWTON, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1899.

NO. 2. 7 tiJBi AYOOCK ON TUB AHKNDMBMT rhlQ -k 1 i 1 1 it Conrtabfp la Germany white men who habitually vote North Carolina Limbi Gastonia Gazette. Who said there is do profit ia eheep raising? In a note received Monday Eight, Rsv. E.

F. Jones writes us from Watauga county a follower "Mr. Philip Zion-ville, N-C had 22 bead of sheep last fall. Ttny wereof good Block and be treated them wall. From the 22 be sold $40 worth of wool.

A. few dajB ago be sold 25 head, for which he receiv S107, and now has 20 of his best sheep left. Oce lamb, weighing 134 pounds at five months old, he sold for five ceati per pound or 16 70. Good for North Carolina lamb. Mr.

Jones writes these lambs go to the north ern cities. i first a Methodist minister and after due consideration be connected himself with the Lutheran North Carolina Synod and remained true to that faith until he died. He bought some laud near Wesley Chapel where he esttled. His mother died at this place. Tuen he sold it to Daniel Leonard.

The place is now owned by J. M. Leonard. Now according to traditionary facts John Mull a brother-in-law to Henry Wiedner, married Mary Anv tbony. At this point I am not able to say whether she was Paul An tbony's laughter or his sister.

This is rather a dark mystery to us at this remote age. Now John Paul had 'married Elizabeth and settled on that portion of land now owned by Abraham Anthony. He never had any children. He gave all of his lands and other properly to one Daniel Anthony a near relative to take care of him and wife during their natural lives. I will speak of Daniel An tbooy further on.

Philip had married Anna Kistler and settled on that portion of land now owned by Jacob Anthony and had a eon who was the In Egypt custom is for Princesses to their beauty by covering lower part of the face with a veiL In America the beauty of many ol cur women is hidden because of the weakness and sickness pecu- A liar to thp spt. Tf tha ian custom prevailed in thij country, manv i sufferers would i be plad to i pnvpr thoii reraatun wrinkles, theii sunkencheeks, their unnealthv complexion, from the eyes of the world with the veil of the Orient. Bracffisld's emase Regulator brings out a woman's true beauty. It makes her strong: and well in thosa organs upon which her whole general health depends. It corrects all menstrual disorders.

It stops the drains of Leucorrhcea. It restores the womb to its proper place. It removes the causes of headache, backache and nervousness. It takes the poor, debilitated, weak, haggard, fading woman and puts her on her feet afaia, making her face beautiful by making her body well. Druggists sell It for $1 a bottle.

for oar free illustrated book for women. TLs BradfleLi Regulator Atlanta, Ga. GEO. II. WEST, M.D.

AND SURGEON. Newton. i. hif professional services to tbf us of Newton and Catawba county ti- i at residence. W.

S. Davidson, Has located in Newton and will recti in all its branehea. t-i-d promptly, dy or niht. M. I.

Mi-iloKKLE. Geo. Mef'onKLE M. t. IVTcCcrkSe Sen, ATTOKNEY S- A T-LA y.

M. A. NEWLAND, ATTORXEV-AT LAW, i lifi'-e iu Bank Building. A. P.

LYNCH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, KWTOX, N. c. Sjih ia! Attention Given to a'l kinds 01 Collections. Office in Yount ShrunV up stairs. J.

L. GRAHAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, NEWTON, N. C. Ixf i "ffice over Murray's Beef Market, at St Hubert's Inn. J.

E. THORNTON, Keeps constantly on hand all -sizes of wood coffins. Also a variety ol burial robes. NEWTON, N. C.

J. 13. LITTLE, RESIDENT DENTIST. NEWTON, N. C.

JOT in Yount iShrum'e Building ERNEST L. MOORE, rataonaKe Barter anil Hair Dresser KWTOX, N. C. ili! keei)8 a firsfc-claes Tonsorial Parlor 1 '-luTc you will always find clean towels razors, and a polite and at-' 'i'ive. barler, Lvi-ry one cominej to Newton desiring nuvthiiitf in the Tonsorial Art will be pleased after they call on me, for 1 al- uys please all my customers.

To You I wish to say that I now have on hand and am constantly re ceiving a nice line of seasonable dry goods, notions, hats, caps, clothing, shoes, groceries, that 1 am selling veiy cheap for cash. I am located near Newton Cotton Mills. Come to see me and I will do you 5 r- i it mau nuuws mat wicn xne advent of a braver, stronger publican party he will be without a job, hence ith him the amend ment is unconstitutional, It will be so with all his class. But with that larger and more respectable class of Republicans in the State, i. i wuo reany ueneve tne princi ples of the Republican party, and who are Republicans through evil and good, the elimination the negro from politics will be the beginning of a brighter day lneywiil vote for the amend ment.

THE UNLETTERED WHITE VOTERS. ut the Republican leaders are beginning to express their anxie cy lest unlettered white voters shall be disfranchised. Since nearly all of this unlettered white vote is uniformly cast against the republican party we must greatly admire the generosity of these leaders. The truth, how. ever, compels me to say that they have no such fear.

The amendment expressly provides that every man who could vote in 1867 and the decendents ot those who could vote in 1867 can forever vote in North Carolina, whether they can read and write or no. This provision pro tects every white man and every white boy over 13 years of ajre except perhaps a tew foreigners. Children now under 13 years of age will, in order to vote when they become 21 have to learn to read and write. EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PROVIDED. To meet this emergency the Democratic Legislature in creased the school fund $100,000 this year.

It will continue to increase this fund until by 1908 ve snail be almost not quitei free from iliteraey amog, at hasr so far as the whites are con cerned. The Democratic partv hrough its amendment gives to every white man and boy 13 years of age the absolute and unquestioned right to vote in consideration of the inadequate facilities which we haye heretofore had for edu2ation, and it says to every child under 13: We undertake to ptovidi you with lull opportunity to learn to read and write and in addition to this free gift from the State we offer a prize for learning to read and vvnte, participation in the gov ernment of the State." Can any man doubt, the splendid results )i this provision? Each party vill vie with the other in providing for public schools oil other expenses of the government will be rigidly scrutinized and appropriations will be held down to the most economical basis in order to save mony with which to educate the children of the State. This political virtue will become likewise a private virtue and citizens everywhere in the borders of the State will begin to cut off useless and injurious expenses in order tnat tneir children may become veritable kings and rule the State. WHFN DEMAGOGY WILL FAIL. Economy, self sacrifice, the seeking to work out through our children greater and better things than we have been able to do will be some of the fine re sults which shall come to us from this provision.

Against these things that awful demagogy which seeks to perpetuate illiteracy in the State will beat in vain. I have known few men, whether they could read and write or no, who were willing for their children to grow up in ignorance. I have never known one mother who did not earnestly desire for her offspring something better than she had. The teachers of the State will surely be with us on this question the mothers and churches axe with us. Who can prevail against us? But say the Republican leaders: "We are afraid that the Supreme Court will declare the descendent clause unconstitutional, and thereby bring upon the State white men as well as negroes a suffrage rmalifled bv the requirement to read and write." rP WHAT COURT ARE THEY AFRAID? It.

is pertienent to- ask of what Snnrpme Court these leaders are afraid? Surely not the North Caiolina Supreme Court, a ma jority of whom are Republicans! Certainly Senator Pritchard and Hnvornnp TiilflMpll H.Tid t.hfs other Republican leaders in the State who are bo afraid that some Sat Cain Leonard, a brother of Daniel and Andrew Leonard had married Hunsucker daughter of Christian Hunsucker who had mar riea a wittenburg, ana lived cn 1 I mm uytes vreeE. Alter this marriage he bought one hundred acres cf Uai from his brother and settled on it and afterward soli it to Capt, F. K. Beck for one thousand dollars and bought the Daniel Haynes land in jagtown and moved there. This farm was a part of the Lse land and w.b first opened by Henry Miller who bad married Henry Has a daughter.

He was always called "one eyed" Bully Miller. He was one among the biggest rogueB in Western North Carol na. He had stolen Jacob Jarrett'a bee-stand for which misdemeanor there was a warrant sworn out and an officer was watching for him to come home, and be bad one Aaron Cook to help him While Cook was watching for him he came by Cook's house and 6tole the feather bed which was banging on the garden fence to eun, and when he came home he was arrested with the feather bed, but Cook d-d not know that it was his until be weat borne and found that it wrs -oue. Hh was sent to jail at Lin oointon and wa9 convicted for Bteal ir for which he received thirty lashes ordered to leave thecounr ty. Then this neighborhood was re lieved of thia rogue.

Cain Leonard aod wife were German Reformed members at Grace church. George L. Bernhardt had married Solomon Havner's daughter. He was a son cf Eiias Beinhardt and wife Eliza whose mother was Hoover, and received from her uncle Thomas Hoover's estate cne thousand dollars 6td then bought a farm from David E. Warlick and settled there.

He wae killed in the late Cocfederate war. George is a tan. ner by trada and bought a email tract of laud from Jocob Jarrett and settled on it. Then be erected a tan- yard. He hss been a magistrate for several years.

He is also one of the present ders cf the Lutheran cocgr- gation at Grace church. He also has beec one of the Sundav School superintecdenta for several years. His wife died several years ago. xney nad a tamiiy or children One married Henry Sbuford Bon cf David Sbuford. John Hoyle the original progenia tor of the Hoyle family was born 1741 and his wife a few years later.

They both were buried in the grave yard at Grace church. He lived somewhere on Pott's creek. He and wife were Lutheran I think, as the original Hoyles all belonged to that profession. Paul Anthony was the progenitor aod pioneer of the Anthony family in this section of the country. When he came here we haye no positive date.

Only by traditionary facts, but we eupposa that he came some-time prior to the Revolutionary war. We gather those, facts frcm the headstones that mark the graves at Grace church of two of his sons. We eee that John Paul was born in the year 1755 and his eon Philip in 1764. Then we can only claim by euppoaition according to th ages of these two eons that be certainly must have come here prior to the Revolutionary war, and entered a large scope of land where St. Paul's church of Catawba county now which is one of the eldest churches in the county which was originsliy built we suppose over one hundred and fifteen ur twenty years ago.

He owued the lands where Charley Burris cow lives, always known as the original Wiiliam Bost Unda. He sold these lands to Wil- ham Boet and his son-io-law John Smyre. When he sold it be reserv ed ten acres for the use of the burcb. His houae was just across the branch from where Charles Bur-rib' bouse now stands. After he tad sold these lands he went to Burke county and bought or entered a large scope of land oa the Catawba river at the mouth of Iri-h creek, where be and his wife died and were buried.

Their graves are marked by headstones. After their death John Caldwell bought the farm. It fur- her eeoms that he bad a large scope of land about two miles south of Grace church on the waters of Pott creek where Jacotrand Abram Anthony are new living. It also seems that be divided these lands between bis two eons, John Paul and Philip, and the daughter who had married Anthony Shull. Her portion was cn the west side of the creek now the John Cansler land.

The other daughter's came was Mollie who never wae married, although she had a ten acd daugLter. The son the called Jacob who became an emi" en mir later of the gocpeL He was AGondensed History of Tha Karly tlera or Catawba Coaoty Prepared by Col. G. M. Yoder.

(Cod tin led from last week) She cf the Constitutional iniHftmtut Will ik the BrKti.atBg (it H-'ghier fra la North Carolina i The following well prepnred letter by C. B. Ay cock, ap peared in the Raleigh Post: The great victory won by the people of North Carolina last year is about to culminate in the final settlement of the negro problpm as related to the politics of the state. The constitutional amendment which will adopted in August, 1900, will mark the beginning ol a new era. With the conclusive establishment of white supremacy on a permanent constitutional basis, a larger political freedom and a greater toleration of opinion will come to all ol our people.

Freedom of elections and the sanctity ol the ballot will be secured. The Democratic party will be set free from the trammels of the race issue and can enter upon a career ot economic study and legislation. The Republican party will be freed from the stigma ot being 'all'd the "negro party," and unfettered itself from the rule ol cliquey and factions will greatly gain character and will have somewhat more influence in making and shaping a wholesome public opinion. Discussion ol policies and principles will take the place of hrated declamation and partisan abuse. THE BRIGHTER DAY.

In that day, bad as the principles of the Republican party ares if it should come into power in the State one might reasonably hope to secure even from it. a decent, and economical administration of public aftairs. The terrible strain of such a cam. pnign as that ol 1898 will be a memory of the past. Preachers A the Goepel of peace can pro-laini the glad tidings of great joy to ail the people unhindered hy lear of safety of the State.

Property will be secure in all ol ts just rights and labor shall not be oppressed. The salety ol the white womanhood of the State (absolutely unattacked anywhere in the broad borders of the State since the 8th of last November) will be forever se cured. Ptace will become our permanent heritage, and prosperity the easy achievement ol ou-own industry and economy. Education will be universally rec ognized as the right ol everv citizen and the duty of the State. Power will come with knowledge and nothing will be "lost in the tillage of the poor for the luck wisdom." Material and mora! questions will command the best thought of the people and politics ill cease to be our chief con cern.

H'W TO SECURE THESE BLESSINGS. In order to secure these blessings the Democratic party will, in the coming campaign, advo cate the constitutional amend ment. Many Republicans will support it and Populists, who are populists, will be found advocating it. At the close of the last campaign when Democratic success had become history and while Republican leaders were yet dazed by the size of the Demo cratic majority, many of them rushed into print in the shape of of interviews, and many others in priyateconversation expressed the urgent hope that the Legislature would disfranchise the negro. I recall distictly that one of them, who had enjoyed to the fullest the honors and emol uments of office given him by 1 he undivided support of the negrofp said to me very soon alter the election: "I hope you Democrats will disfranchise the negro we have carried him on our shoulders long enough When the negro question is settled many whitemen will vote the Republican ticket." That man now is opposing the constitutional amendment.

Why? He says because he is airaid it will be held uuconstitutional.He is not afraid of any such thing. REAL FEARS OF SOME REPUBLICANS. What he is afraid of, and what he may justly be afraid is that with the elimination of the T1POTO from Dolitics. a better MUHt Republican party will be formed in thft State, which will if it A comes to power, put better and more grateful men in office than he is. No people that deserves to be free can long be governed "When a girl baa arrived at what is considered a raarriageabla age in Gsrmaay her parents invite young men to the house," writes Cbarlotte BirJ, of "Girl life in Girmjny," in the July Lidie'a Hums Journal.

lwo or three are iavited at the same time so that the attention may not eeeta too pointed. Bat no young man is trer inviled to the house un til after he has called at least once, and thus signified his wish to have social intercourse with the family If ha called several times io too close succession it is taken for grafted that be has and he maj bt questioned concerning them. Generally an engagement is mada public as soon as the arrangements can be made. This is done by insane of the newspapers and formal announcements on cards. The man supplies a plain gold band riDg for each.

This is worn duricg the en- sgemenl on the ring fioger of tLe left band. From this time the con tracking parties are bride and biide- gixcm. Atr.oDg coneeiratiye people Ten the filnced couple is scarcely ailowed to be alone, acbaperonbe- i provided wnecever the young pet pie go out. A btthrotbal my last stverttl yearr, until the bride groom can become teltled in hfe, but in most easts the marriage ttoou takes place. Juat before tie mar riage tLe banns are publieLtd in the churob, either on two successive Sun days or, if the time be short, twicf on the same Sunday.

In tl latter case a cctice is pcated in a public plaoe notifying ail concerned of the wish of the couple to marry Beimoa For rumen M. E. Boonton, in Home and Farm. 1 A farmer who does not love his busiLtas is not likely to succeed. Wurk with no heart in it is iict apt to be well done, fcr "when the heart strays the work flags." 2 Hog and homiey are alright io their way.

But the farmer who pro rides these only or mainly lor his ta ble supplies is Lot living up to his privileges. 3 Run your farm to make a liv-icg from it, and you are almost ture to get a good one aud eoma money besides. If you farm to make mon ey aloue it is nouDtiui it you get e.ther. 4 Avoid debt as you would the pestilence If unavoidable meet it bravely and corquer it. 5 A farmer's first aim should be to make for himself and family a comfortable support.

Then, like the Dutchman in the story, let him try to make money honestly, and he cin to meet tt Deeds of the rainy day, so sure to come some time. 6 If you want to keep your boy on the farm interest bim in the worki by giving him an interest in the suits of his labor. To add to his in terest supply him with suitable books, magazines and and dont begrudge him a well-earned day now aud thea. These in- Test ments will pay almost daily divi dends. The most profitable acre on the farm is that devoted to a wall-tended vegetable and fruit garden.

8 Credit has killed more fermers than it hae helped. Like temper, it is an excellent thing to have, but be carefa' and not lose it. 9 Concentrate your working cap ital, labor and fertilizers on one-balf the acres you are now tending and see if farming does not pay better dividends and cost less trouble. 10 The fore handed farmer is generally the full handed farmer He who keeps well ahead of his work is master cf the situation and can take advantage of every circumstance. II The true policy of the South is not to raise lets cottcn, but to raise it at less cost, on a smaller acreage, more b'ghly workeJ and fer tilled, and that, too, as surplus crop.

Llaney Against the War Statesville Landmark. In tia speech at the unveiliog of the Campbell monument at Scow Creek Tuesday, Congreseman Linney announced his opposition to war and boasted of the fact that he voted 16 times in opposition to the recent Spanish. American war. Friot to the blowing up of the Maine Mr. Linney said he considered that Cuban affairs were none of our business.

While Mr. Linney didn't Bay so in his ad dress we understand that in private conversation he expressed decided opposition to the war now being waged in the Philippines and wanted to know what we would do with the heathen out there after we subdued them. From this it appears that the Congressman from "de ate" is aferuinst' the administration's policy and will oppose it when the next Congress meele, against them may be disfranchised, do not expect a Republican Supreme Court to beauxious to do what these leaders are so anxious shall not be done. And unless the court is anxious to do so how will they be compelled so to decide when almost every constitutional lawyer in the State worthy of the name, who has investigated the question, believes the amendment constitutional. Then it must be the Supreme Court of the United States of which these gentlemen are afraid.

But that too is Republican and rquany anxious not to disiran- chise anybody unless compelled to. Three Southern States have adopted constitutional amend ments looking to the settlement ot the negro question. THE CONSTITUTION STANDS. These constitutions stand and the negro does not vote and the whites do vote. In Louisiana a consiuion similar to ours was adopted in 1897, and has been in operation ever since.

Under its provisions the whites vote and the negroes do not vote. Where is the Supreme Court of the United btates and what is it abou? The Republicans in Lousiana had fears identical with those ot Senator Pritchard and Governor Russell. But the constituton of that State still stands. The truth is that the negro has proved such a failure as a voter that a great charge of opinion has come about in the United States and that change has been so marked and strong that even the Courts have been affected by it. The whole country at last realizes that thedesti-ny of this government, State and national, is to be wrought out by the white man it is his bur- len the negro himself ia a par' a very large part of the bur- lea.

CONGRESS TOOK THE INITIATIVE Congress first took the matter in hand ai solved the problem in the District of Columbia, by every citizen. white and black. South Caroli na, Mississippi, Louisiana, Carolina have all in turn taken up the question. Congress has come back to it in dealing with Hawaii and iliminatfe the negro without the slightest hesitation ani without exciting on the part ol Senator Pritchard any fear of the "wreck of matter and the crush of worlds." In Cuba, Por to Rico, and the Philippines the negro not only does not vote but it shot by our government for even wanting to vote, while Senator Pritchard calmly votes appropriations to shoot them into obedience, saying, however, time enough between appropriations to weep over the sad fate of "brother in black" in North Carolina. If it is "manifest des tiny," and the "White Man't Burden" to civilize and govern the weaker and more ignorant races in the Philippines, it can not be treason to undertake to snape that destiny and bear that burden here.

We began the good work in 1898. The sacrifices of that great campaign were worse than useless if we lay down the work unfinished. NO TURNING BACKWARD NOW. We have put our hands to the plow and we will not turn back ward. In 1894 we unfurled the Democratic banner to the breeze emblazoned with the rallying cry of "Whit Supremacy." We vol -uuteued vn that banner to the oi ue ar.

We have on the outposts ol the enemy, we have driven them back in disorder, and they are making one last desperate stand reforming their broken lines behind the breast-works of prejudice and demagogy. They lorm in vain. The traditions of North Carolina Democrats are filled with glorious achievements, their courage is ol the best: their determination is unyielding, their certainty of victory amounts to inspiration. For peace, for prosperity, foruni versal education, for that day, when, the race issue forever settled, we can have an absolutely free ballot and a free count, for the glorious privilege of being independent, for general tolera tion of honest if mistaken princi-nles- we renew the contest. Let i the banner of 1898 be again unfurled- Let it still be inscribed with the motto "White Suprema Icy.

C. Ay cock. i I CI i 1 hi 1 1 hi i i 1 1 i I i i I 1 HU Ufa waa SaTad. Mr J. E.

Lilly, a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Ma, lately had wonderful deliverance from frightful death. In telling of it he says: "I was taken with Typhoid Fever, that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened, waa to weak I couldn't even sit up in bed- Nothing helped me, I expected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. King's New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief.

I con tinued to use it, and now am well and strong, I can't eay too much in ts praisa." This marveloni medi cine is the eureBt and quickest core in the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 50 centB and $L00. Trial bottles free at T. K. Abernethy's Drug Store; every bottle guaranteed.

Immersed By a Methodist Praaeher. Statesville Landmark. Rev. Jas. Wilson, who has been a Methodist for many years, is now something of a Baptist.

On Wed nesday one Wm. R. Panl Ham, of Winston, who said he was a Metho dist but desired to be baptized by immersion, approached Mr. Wilson and asked him to do the job. Mr.

Wiieon demurred but the man ol many names insisted and finally Mr. Wilson agreed. The ceremony wae perfemed in the baptistry at the Bapti6t charcb, Mr. Wilson, (Lrough the courtesy of Mr. Church, the Baptist pastor, arrayed himself the latter' baptismal suit and pat Mr.

Ham under the water in great shape. Ho Bight to Ccliaees The woman who iB lovely in face, rm and temper will always have friends, but one who would be attractive must keep her health. she is weak, sickly and all run down, she will be nervous and irrita ble. If ehe has constipation or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complex ion. Electric Bitters ia the beat medicine in the world to regulate stomach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood.

It give strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make good-loooking, charming woman of a run-down invalid. Only oil w. cents at X. K.

Aoernetny a Store. BepnbUeaae for tha Ameadmeat. tatesTille Landmark. The Landmark hears every day of whitbe Republicans in Iredell who will support the constitutional amendment. A prominent Republican says he knows of bat one white Republican in the county np to this ft a 13: time, outside oi me cmoe Homing class, who has declared hiauself cne quivocally against the amendment.

Some of the office-holders, too. favor it and if they do not vote for it will Lot vote against it, but they are do ing no talking. Would. Not SB Bar Bo iua lor trutj Tlmaa Its Price. I awoke last night with severe pains in stomach.

I never felt so badly in all my life. When I came down to work this morning I felt bo weak I could hardly work. I went to Miller McCordy'a drug store and they recommended. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It worked like magic and one dose fixed me alright.

It cer tainly ia the finest thing I ever tided for stomach trouble. I shall not be without it in my home hereafter, for I should not care to endure the suffering of last night again for fifty times ita price. G. H. WiLeo.v, Liveryman, BurgettetowB, Washington Pa.

Thia remedy is for sale by T. R. Abernethy Druggist. The principal cigarette factories in Mexico have combined. HO OUBI-IO TAT That is the way all druggists sell GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC for Malaria, Chills and Fever.

It ia simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form, Children love it. Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, 50c, only child they had and cailed him iraul atter bis tuber. These wete aleo the builders and founders of GiC9 church and are buried in the grave yard at Grace ehurch. Paul died in the year 1831, Philip in the year 1828, (To be continued Confederate Lincoln Journal Beanian A meeting of the W.

J. Hoke Camp, United Confederate was held inthe court house Saturday, A. Coon, Ccmmander, presiding, and Capt W. R. Edwards, adjutant, acting as secretary.

Oa motion of Mej. W. A. Giabaa). it was decided to hold a re-union of the Confederate Veterans of the county on Thursday July 20th.

A resolution was adopted, inviting Mj, J. G. Hall, of Hickory, and Capt L. J. Hoyle cf Shelby to de liver addresses on that day.

The following committee of one from each election precinct in the county was appointed to cbtain a list of those who expect to be pres. ent: Lowesville J. F. Reinhardt. Triangle D.

Cherry. Denver Dr. J. D. Mundy and T.

H. Proctor. Ore Bank H. P. Killian.

Iron Station J. M. Recdleman. Lincolnton W. R.

Eiwards- Clark's Creek T. J. Ramsaur. South Fork Abersethy. Reepsville D.

A. Coon. Heavner's I K. Self. Bess' Chapel Henry Baxter.

Beam's Store. W. A. Thompsor. The cfScerB of the Camp were made an executive committee to make all arrangements for the din ner.

The Veterans will be entertained at a free dinner pre vi Jed by then friends at the three hotels. Sub scriptions to defray this expense will be solicited. The ladies, as noted elsewhere in this issue, will have a meeting Tuesday to take steps in the matter. In addition to the addresss and the dinner, there will be a parade li the Veterans, and around the hotels aid on the streets the God bless 'em, will "fight their bat tles'o'er again" and swap Lincolnton will spare no effort to make the occasion a most enjoyable one for the Veterans, and it ia hoped that every Veteran in the couaty will attend. Complaint is made in news dispatches from Manila against the Filipinos because they will not meet our troops except in positions most advantageous to themselves.

They will not come up on the roads, but insist upon lurking in the rice fields, now sub merged by the summer's they take our reconnoiteriajz parties in ambush, and run wLen they meet our troops face to fa The inference from all this is, ol course, that if the Filipinos would only nffnt in tne open we could subdue the revolt in a jiffy; and so we could no doubt. The natives, however, are merely fol lowing the nrst rule ol war namely, never do what your eae my expects or desires you to do. There is a familiar sound in these complaints from Manila. The Spaniards used to utter similar protests against the unfair methods of fighting adopted by the Cubans, and promised to knock them out in one round the latter would offer open bat tie. Philadelphia Record right.

Yours. Very Truly, Joseph Gemayle. Jby ingrates and cowards, and.