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The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04
WATT
See that man

See that man!
He wants TO 60 on certain train
and has rushed out OF the depot a hall
dozen times TO gaze down the track
lie looks at his watch every minute OF
so and walks up and down like lion
in circus cage. He is SO nervous he
makes every one restless. There Is ne
reason for his fretting himself. 1t is
his way.
And see this man?
A very important business awaits
him AT the end Of his trip. lie goes to
the ticket Office, finds out when his
train will leave and sits down to wait.
That man is master of himself. lie re.
fuses TO be joStled from his poise.
Watch yonder woman.
With unrest and feyerish haste pic.
tured on her face she pulls and hauls
at n bargain counter where the women
stand three deep. She wants something
for nothing and after rasping her
nerves and tearing her clothes gets
her bargain"
Is 1t worth while?
l think of another woman OF about
the same age. who has n good sized
family TO look after and who always
takes time TO battle and care for her
body: who once day slips away and
takes a nap: who because of these
things is better wife and mother and
who Is young and fresh looking at for
ty-five.
Is il worth while for man or wom-
an to fret and fuss and fume over
trifes?
Is II worth while TO Gsht and pull Mt
the bargain counter OF life and clutch
the stun that is scarce worth throwing
away when you get it?
Milton says. They also serve who
only stand and wait"
Which is about the hardest thing
some people can do-stand and wait.
They rush through life with scarce q
taste Of the real flavor Of its sweets.
1t is n fine thing TO labor and to
wait" Self poise is power. He who
can hold his powers in leash. ready TO
launch his reserve forces when really
needed. has learned how to live.
Wait.
You cannot force the passage of time
by turning the hand on dial plate,
Hold yourself Relax little. "Bide
a wee" Get some current on the troll
ley before you haste TO pull the lever
Wait
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04
An Abused Word.

There are few words In the average
mans vocabulary which are mlsused
more frequently than the word
'mulct,'" said a retired common pleas
judge recently. when | was on the
bench and since have resumed prac-
tice have heard 1t used in the most
fantastic connections. A woman who
had been defrauded by book agent
complained In court that she had been
mulcted. A man who had paid 5000
for an option which he did not exer-
else felt that he had been mulcted.
In other words, there is the element
Of false pretense or fraud In the mind
Of almost every one who uses the
word. As matter of fact the word
'mulct' has but one correct use, the
legal use, and all others are obsolete.
1t Is proper to speak of 'mulctng' an
unsuccessful defendant In damages, as
the word properly refers to a pecunl-
airy fine or penalty. So far as | can
judge, there is no license for using 1t
in any other connection" - Phladel-
phla Record
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04

don. one Of Englands greatest heroes.
and has voiced the heart cry Of miL
lions.
And
Let the prudish purist poke fun at
the rugged Throw Oui the Life Line =
But did you ever hear the roar II tina,
chorus from the lusty lungs Of a thou
sand men.
And. moreover
THE Morning Light Is breaking
may not he one II the great poems
measured in the precise balances II n
professor Of bellcs-lettreS. hut the in
SEPARATION II il has lent wings Of hope
10 many weary soul.
What Is the test:
over and beyond all others Is the
test 81 time.
Has the song live,lt
II 50 il holds a message 10 human
hearts. II has the power TO recall the
sacred past and 10 stir the emotions
AMI TO inspire the life.
Let revlsionists revise.
Let the music publishers omit the
good old hymns from their new col
lcctions. The people will sing them
just the same. They will hand them
down Ia their children ms the common
folk did their favorlte Scripture texts
in the days when the Bible was chain
ed TO the pulpit.
The universal heart does not consult
editors or music mummcrs.
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04
THE OLD HYMNS.

According TO news item. "a COM
mittce Of music editors and college
professors is at work revising the
hymns Of the church"
Are they at II aganl
How many times the musical doc
tors have cssayed In vain to sweep
back the sea OF popular favor with the
tiny broom Of their revisionsl
One of these hypercritical profes-
sors makes light Of the Ratchet made
verses" OF the Salvation Army song
"Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night?" Another says, "Dr. Monk
wrote the music of Abide With Me-
in ten minutes. and 1t reads like IT,"
Another is pecved by the ''atrocious
composition" of "The Morning Light
Is Breaking" and makes a special tar
get of Throw Out the Life Line"
And so on.
IL Is true that to professor OF
rhetoric where Is My Wandering
Boyf" may seem fatuous ballad. but
It will scarcely be denied that the song
has saved more. boys than any other
extant.
"Abide With Me-
II would be no crueler to kick the
crutch from crippled man than to
take that sustaining song from the
hymnology Of Christendom II was
the fayorite hymn Of "Chinese" Cor
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04
Founded by a Woman.

Chrlst's college, Cambridge, owes its
title and its foundation to woman,
as indeed more than one OF the foun-
datlons Of oxford and Cambridge do.
This woman was not queen, but she
was the mother Of king, Henry VII.
Margaret Beaufort, heiress of John of
Gaunt. In her time there existed
where the college now stands n
grammar school, lodged In an old man
sion known as Gods House. The
school had been founded by one VIII
liam Bingham. parson Of the Church
of st. John Zachary, in the city of
London. half century before Marga-
ret Beaufort erected It into n college
and renamed II In 1J05.-London Spec
tatOr.
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Land Near Monroe for Sole.

Under and by virtue of judgment
Of the Superior court of Union county.
made in the special proceeding entitled
John c. Skies, administrator of Monday
Starnes, deceased, ct al. VS. Jerry
Starnes ct al; the same being No 5l3
upon the special proceeding docket of
said court, the undersigned commits
sioner viii, on
Saturday. April 22nd, a. d. 1911,
at - O'Clock M, at the court house door
in Monroe, North Carolina. offer for
sale to the highest bidder, the said land
lying and being in Monroe township.
North Carolina, adjoining the lands OF
G. A. Winchester ct al. and described
as follows:
First Tract Consisting Of 74S acres,
and beginning az stone by 30 stump
and runs 5 S23 Z % 80 chains to q
stone; thence $ III W 80 chains TO 2
pine knot by b, 20 and maple.
thence n 500 w p. 20 chains to stone
by R0; thence n l2i Z 1921 chains
to the beginning, containing 733 acres
more or less, and known as the dowery
Of Adeline Starncs in the estate lands
of Monday Starnes, deceased. This
tract Of land win be sold subject to said
dowery interest or life estate.
Second Tract Consisting of about 81
acres, adjoining and being pan Of
tract conveyed to Monday Starngs b.
Lee Helms on December Z. lSsO, and
recorded in Deed Book Sc, page 49,. ir
office of register of deeds Of G8ipr
county, 20 which reference IS hereby
made.
Third Tract - Beginning at pine by
2 pines and b. Monday Starnes corner
in Patient line, ard runs said line n
III w IS chains to stake, 20, b. ard
2 pines, Robert Moser's corner; thence
with his line W 4G 30 chains to BJ by
a 20, R0 and dogwood in Lee Helms
old line; thence with said line $ ia w
2l.50 chains to stake by PO, hick'
DRY and 2 pines, L. Staneiyr corner;
thence n 56t L 2l.75 chains to rock
by a W0 and RIOS; thence S 74R f
$40 chains to hickory by Wo, R0
and maple; thence S 33S + rs chains
to a 20 by three sweet gums by
pond; thence S 10 E 1926 chains to a
stake by three POS near a drain;
thence S 35l w 1890 chains to a rock
by Pc, said Stanci andJ. F. Doster =
corner; thence S IS + 1887 chains IA &
stake by pine and b in Monday
Starnes line thence with two Of his
lines N II w 1850 chains to pine by
a pine and Pc; thence N 7S f 20. 10
chains to the beginning, containing 16I
acres more or less. The said tract being
known as the McCorkle tract.
A plot of all three of said tracts is
now on file in the Office of clerk of SUI
perior court, to which reference is
hereby made.
Terms of sale: 0ne-half cash on day
of sale, one-fourth in four months
thereafter, and the balance payable on
or before the LIST day of January, de
ferrcd payments to bear interest al the
rate of 6 per cent. and title retained
until all of said purchase money is paid.
This goth day of March, A. ID. i9ll..
JOHN c. SKIES, Commissioner.
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Notice Of City Election and of Reg
istra;ion.

BY virtue of my appointment as reg
istrar of voters by the Board of Alder
men of the City of Monroe at the first
meeting in March, 1911. for the regis
tration Of voters who have not hereto
fore registered for the election OF CITY
officers on the LIST Monday in May. 1911.
/ beg to notify all persons residing in
the incorporate limits of the Citv OF
Monroe, that the books will be open for
the registration of voters in the May
or's office, north Of the court house.
and that all persons qualified to regis
ter may do so between the hours OF 2
a. m. and 5p. m. on the following dates,
to-wit: March 25th, April LIST, April
Sth, and April 18th.
Notice is also given that on Satur-
day, April 10Th, the books will be omen
for inspection by the citizens of the
City of Monroe. for the purpose Of
challenging the right Of any one regis
tered to vote. The election will take
place on Monday. May LIST, 1911.
This 18th day of March, A. d. 1911.
L. Il. HELMS, Registrar.
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An Appropriate Quotation.

Dr. Temples hatred of verbosity was
intense. On one occasion his chaplain
was surprised TO receive a telegram
from the archbishop consisting of only
the words, Third John, 10 and a."
Mystifcd. the chaplain turned up his
Bible and read: 81 had many things to
write, but | viii not with ink and pen
write unto thee. But trust | shall
shortly see thee, and we shall speak
face to face. Peace be to thee. Our
friends salute thee. Greet thy friends
BY name"
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DOGS OR cHILpREN1

Beauty. keep quiet Dearest, let
muvver tie your bow. Come along, my
darlings."
These were the affectionate words
spoken by handsome woman in the
lobby of one of the fashionable hotels
in Chicago.
You will conclude. OF course, that the
loving speech was directed toward the
womans children. Well. 1t was not.
And upon what, then, was the sweet
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04

/ North Carolina, In the Superior Court.
Union County. Before the Clerk.
r. Is. RedWine. executor
of Julia Hunter, deed.
vs..
Minnie o. Matthews. Gus g..
sic Williams, Ella Lem A-,,i' =
mond. Emma Hunter, Y. c,,...
). Hunter, Willie Flow, N-'
c. II. Hunter. De Witt
Hunter and Stitt u. Hun
ter.
To S;itt NJ. Hunter: Notice is here
by given that the above named special
proceeding has been instituted in the
Superior court Of Union county. y. c..
returnable before the clerk, for the
purpose of obtaining an order and de-
cree Of the court 10 sell certain real
estate belonging 10 the estate OF said
deceased, and which is fully described
IN the petition filed in said proceeding.
for the purpose OF creating assets with
which 10 pay the debts Of said deeeas-
ed. and il having been made TO appear
20 the court that you are a necessary
party to said proceeding. that you can
not after due diligence be found within
this State. and you are therefore noti-
fled 10 appear before the undersigned
clerk of the Superior court Of Union
county, y. C., III his Office in Monroe.
\. G., on Saturday, the LIST day Of
April, A. ID. 1911. to answer the peti-
tion filed in said proceeding or to de-
muir thereto, and you are further mott
ned that IN event YOU fail TO appear
and answer or demur the said petition.
an order and decree viii be made By
the court granting the prayer of the
petition. Done at my Office on this the
18th day of February. A. d. 1911.
ID. A HOUSTON q s @
The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-04-04

To see all of his regular Patients and suci,
new Cases, as may wish to consult him
DR.. Packard enjoysa state wide reputation,
among the profession and the Public of
North Carolina, where for more than rs
years he has devoted his entire time to the
Study, Treatment and Cure of Chronic
Diseases. The Doctor has had wonderful
success in his chosen work, that of curing
chronic sufferers, Men, Women and Chill
dren. The Patients he has restored to
Health after they had given up all hope
of being Cured are numbered by the
Thousands. He is a kind, generous,
democratic gentleman to meet, of high
scholarly attainments, and dignfied per-
sonality. Coupled with Brotherlv inter-
est, in all who seek his advice.y He does
not take a Patient for Treatment unless
he can foresee a Cure OF the Case. The
most commendable feature of his work,
and one that appeals to the ordinary sick
person, is the fact of his charges being so
reasonable and moderate as to make Il
within the reach OF even the very poor.
At no time do the charges amount -
more than 500 a month or about $50
a week. He gives his own medicines.
and there are no extra Charges. l. takes
him never more than from four TO six
Months to Cure Case under Treatment.
All Cases, even those who have been
given up as lncurable or Hopeless, have
been Cured and restored 20 perfect
health BY this Brilliant Physician and the
wonderful methods he employs.
IT YOU want TO meet him and have him
examine you, go TO see him, and talk the
matter over with him. 1t will COS. you
nothing if he docs not put YOU rrler
treatment. If he takes your case, Il viii
cost you very small sum to sc, we'll.
Md come early. % II II otAi
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s1DR. B. G. REDFEARN, %

Charges reasonable.
Satisfaction guaranteed
Office one door south Of CIV. Bruner's
Store, Monroe, N. c
Will be at Marshville, N, c. on first
aud third Mondays Of each month, and
Al Matthews on second and fourst
Goadsys. Phuae %,
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Notice

North Carolina. In the Superior Court.
Union County. Before the Clerk.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08

After % years a wandering sutton
has returned to claim his afIianced of
quarter of century ago. The day
before the couple were to have been
married the young man was ordered
west for his health. He went to Cali
fornia and for time continued his
correspondence, but through changes
In address the correspondence ceased.
Seven years ago the young lady went
to live with the family OF a wealthy
real estate man in jamaica Recent
ly she has been morose and told her
unhappiness was due to her continued
single blessedness. She then decided
to tell her story to a newspaper and
the account of her long wait for the
wandering sutton. along with the in
formation that she had saved consid-
cradle money, brought forth many ap-
plications for her favor. One who
CHANGED TO read it was her old
flame" He sought out his former
sweetheart, n few minutes sufficed to
revive the youthful pangs and ar
engagements were quickly made for
the wedding. Now, this all sounds ro-
mantle enough for us, but what we
want TO know is whether it was the
news of his sweetheart's whereabouts
or her wherewithal that made the
wandering lover come back" Can
anybody tell?
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A Natural Inquiry.

A number of men gathered in the
smoking-car of a train from Little
Rock TO another oint in Arkansas
were talking of the food best calcu-
lated to sustain health.
One Arkansan, a stout. ford man
with short gray hair and self-satis-
fed air. was holding forth in great
style.
Look at me-" he exclaimed
Never a days sickness in my life,
And all due to simple food. Why.
gents, from the time / was 90 to
when | reached 40 years / lived a
regular life None of these effemi.
nate delicacies for me- No late
hours! Every day, summer and win
ter, | went to bed at .; got up at 5 ::
lived principally on corned beef and
corn bread Worked hard. gents.
worked hard from to /. then dinner.
plain dinner. then an hours exercise,
and then"
Excuse me-" interrupted n strang-
er who had remained silent. "but
what were you in for?"-Housekeep
err.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08
Watchdog of the Treasury.

John Addison Porter, once secre-
tary to the president. overdrew his ac-
count on one occasion, when he went
off on n vacation and Comptroller
Tracewell disallowed it. When Secre-
tary Porter returned to Washington.
he told the president about it, and
President Mckinley telephoned to
Tracewell to come to the White
House. On his arrival there Trace
well was asked why he had disallowed
that account. and he replied:
II disallowed IT, Mr. President, be-
cause it is my duty, as comptroller of
the treasury, to protect the money of
the people from every kind Of miscon-
struction of the law. If you should
draw one months salary in advance,
should certainly disallow Titus
trated Sunday Magazine
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08
Double Faced cloakinns

Not a shop of Importance but is
showing double faced cloakings. with
plaid and plain reverse side. and great.
er novelties I'm the ratine effect. offer
with one side in silk Some of the ex.
treme novelties are so wholly unlike
on the two sides that II seems almost
as If two materials had been pasted
together.
Another interesting feature I'm mate.
rails for wraps is the double faced
silks with ono strong color on one
side and another on the reverse. with
no indication OF the other from either
side That IS to say. in blue and rec
combinations, for example. there is no
trace OF the changeable effect; one
side IS absolutely red and the other
side absolutely blue II Is two toned
and double faced I'm the strictest sense
Of the words and not changeable or
shot Chicago Tribune.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08

times, and said that ought to have an
operation. 1 would not listen to that,
and when friend of my husband told
him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, l was willing to take it.
Now 1 look the picture Of health and
feel like it, too. can do my own house,
work, hoe my garden, and milk cow.
i can entertain company and enjoy
them. 1 can visit when 1 choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. / wish / could
talk toevery sufferingwoman andgirl."
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of oil forms of
female complaints is Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
1t is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. 1t has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, in
flammation, liberation, fibroid tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache.
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means had failed. Why don't you tryite
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08
New Neolioee


Ine new combing sack is fin the
length Of chemise and falls Just be
low the hip. 1t is rounded out AT the
neck. also like a chemise. and has
abbreviated kimono sleeves cut all
in one, without arm or shoulder
seams. These dainty little Greek"
chemises for boudoir wear are made
soft Powered crepes of thin silk and
OF light thin challis. the object being
to have the garment soft and linn
so that 1t will fall I'm graceful lines
over shoulder. arm and bust. There
is no opening in front. the little
chemise slipping on over the head
A cord, weighted at the ends with
tassels, runs through a casing lust
below the bust and this is drawn m
and knotted at one side when the
chemise is put on.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-08-08

I've sight O. sons-thirteen alto
gether," remarked a prosperous OLD
farmer "and all of ems done me-
credit save the three eldest, who
sowed wild oats at a pretty rapid
rate, and then came home and sad
died my shoulders with the harvest.
We'll, l own | was glad to see 'em
back. and | feasted EN-. and petted
'em, and set 'em on their legs again,
only to see 'em skedaddle off afresh
when things had slowed down. with
all the cash they could lay hands on.
THAT whereabouts sickened me, so
I called the rest of 'em together and
said:
There's ten of you left. and If any
of you nd like to follow t'other three
! won't try to stop you. But, under
stand this, though there may be few
more prodigal sons. thereIl be no
more fatted calves. I've killed the
last of emf
And" continued the old man, IT,
umphantly. I've had trouble wi ncae
of 'em since!"
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Stylish Coat Set.

The right coat set on the right suit
looks well, especially in warm wealth
er, when it gives a fresh touch to g
dark linen, serge or pongee.
One that has the merit OF being
stylish and quickly worked is in black
and white. The collar is shawl
shaped, deep at back. and the cuffs are
five inches wide.
The surface is closely covered with
a scroll design worked with white
cotton couched with black at short in.
tervals. The entire skein is used for
the underlay and a single thread for
COUGHING.
The edge is finished in a straight
buttonholing, a quarter of an inch
deep with a fine chain stitch worked
close to It in black which also rein.
forces the purl.
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BLUE SERGE ALWAYS USEFUL
every Woman Should Own Such a
Gown, If PossibIe-Serves So
Many Purposes.

II possible. every woman should in
clude in her wardrobe a little one
piece gown of thin blue serge. It
serves purposes for which blue linen
and blue surah are not available. II
is not marred by the rain and it is
not easily mussed
n one-piece blue serge gown NAV
sound plain and anything but indiy-
idual, but its possibilities are unlim-
tied. Silk collars, folds and bands
may adorn it, and the skirt may be
made with a knee-deep hem. The
skirts are slightly raised on the bodice.
thus giving an Empire effect, and the
bodice is loose and easy.
The trimming of the bodice is a
matter of individual taste. Some pre-
fer the deep rolling collar of black
satin. over which a small collar of
Venetian lace can be turned, as tho
black is not so becoming next to the
neck. Others have a deep collar COM
ing almost to the waist line. made OF
all-over lace. dotted net or sheer eye
let embroidery piped with a narrow
fold of black satin.
Some may use a touch of color on
the blue serge gown, but this should
be judiciously applied. A panel lined
with vivid green or glazing cerise
is not altogether smart. while a cravat
of green kings blue or light red silk
cannot fail to be good looking. The
farseeing woman will see to it also
that her blue hemp hat is frightened
with bit of the chosen color, and
will have also tailored parasol to
carry with this serviceable blue outfit.