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Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
APRIL FOOL SALE.

The Ladies OF the Woman's Mis-l
sionary Society oi the Methodist
Church will! give a surprise package
sale at the auditorium on Friday
evening April End.
Each member of the Society will
prepare several :, ,kages contain
ing articles of needlecraft or home
made candy. which will be sold at
10cts. each.
No purchaser will know the con-
tents of the package but there is
more than dimes worth in each
package.
A cafe with tables, menu cards
and pretty mattresses where a
Green Tea" will be served, will be
arranged.
A program consisting of music
and readings will be rendered.
More extensive notice will b
given next week.
, Helen Cathey Sect
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19

duced. It's true that a great many
of their heads are getting white and
they viii soon be taken away, but
shame be to US if we stand idly by,l
waiting for them to totter into the
grave! Let us help then to live =
live fuller life, not wait for them
to die!
In Kentucky the Moonlight
Schools are very rapidly reducing
adult illiteracy and these schools |
are being established in many
places in North Carolina. These
schools were first organized in Row
an County, Kentucky, in 1911 and
the first year almost one-third of
the county was enrolled. The teach
ers of the district schools hold night
sessions where the men and women
come, some to add to the very linn
tied education received in the very
inadequate schools of their child
hood, others to take their first les
son in any school.
Next August when schools begin,
hope that these Moonlight" schools
will be started in an organized and
systematic way. But there is h; rd-
ly district in the county in which
a teacher does not live or at least
l some one who is capable to and
believe great deal may be accom-
plished before time for school t.
start. l am glad to say that one O
these schools has already started
and a man. forty years old wh'
knew neither his letters nor figure
: has been taught to read and writ
e and add any number. / rope t
II hear in short time that thes
d schools have been started all owe
n the county. DAVID H. Brown,
6 County Superintendent.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
COL. CROOK DIES

Washington, D. C., March 49,
Col. w. H. Crook, disbursing officer
of the White House, who was Presi-
dent Lincoln's body-guard, and who
has been intimately acquainted
every President since, died today
at his home here. He had been
suffering from pneumonia for more
than a week.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
TO REBUILD
FAIR BUILDINGS.

At the meeting of the stocGhcld-
ers and directors of the jackson
County Fair Association held here
Saturday afternoon it was definatly
decided to rebuild the grandstand
and exhibition buildings that were
burned last fall.
The President was authorized to
appoint a committee whose duty
shall be to work out the prelimi-
nary details and have charge of the
building work. The homes of the
members OF the committee other
than that of the Secretary, MIR. E.
L. Mckee, have not been announced;
but the committee will be complet-
edin few days.
The work on the new buildings
will BEGIN in a short time and it is
believed that the buildings will be
finished by the first of May.
The next annual Jackson County
Fai, will be held on the last three
days in September and the first
day of October. Giving four days
just after the busy season and be
fore the unpleasant weather begins
The management of the Fair vii
begin at once and work until tn
opening day in the effort to perfec
all the arrangements looking to
ward making the Fair everythin
that it should be. A number Q
wholesome amusements will be sc
cured and nothing objectional wi
be allowed on the grounds. Tn
most important matter OF the Who'll
Fair, the exhibits, lies with the pc:
plc Of Jackson county, Az eac
succeeding Fair there has been
marked Improvement :. the quail.
of exhibits on displa and it is e,
pected that those this year will f;
slrpass anything of previous Fair
All together. Everybody. Let
begin now and have Fair that
Fair.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
TO:WORk RUBY
CITY Mines.

j. j. Wild was here Tuesday en-
route to Ruby City. Mr.. Wild states
that the owners Of the Ruby City
mines are contemplating beginning
work up there at once. New ma
chinery for the corundum works
has been shipped and is expected
daily. A number of men will be
given work in a short time.
It is the intention of the exploit
Eers to construct an electric railway
from Ruby City to Willets, utilizing
he power on Dark Ridge creek.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
FRANKLIN man
KILLS SELF.

Dewitt Cunningham a prominent
young man OF Franklin was almost
instantly killed, Saturday afternoon
when his pistol was accidentally dis
CHARGED and the ball entered his
brain. Young Cunningham was
Driving along the road in bu ggy
aid took his pistol from his pocket
to examine it. He was looking in
to the barrel when the buggy ran
into a rut an1 the jar dischar ged
the pistol.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19

Dock Allel was, shot Tuesday
night near his home at Violet.
Mr.. Allen With his son anb But
Hipps, discovered fire in the Hat
maker hou> near the Alien home.
in the first part of tn; night, and
went there aud put the fire out, as
they were leaving some one was
seen near them aa1 MIR. Allen call
ed to him to stop, the p ,rty answer
ing by shooting MIR. Allen and fir
ing several Others who ran. Lr. ALI
en- was shot in the ab1onol, tle
pail penetrating the liver. Dr.: Pat
on of Murphy was called to see
the woln lei man and did every
thing possible for his restoration
Mr.. Allen died Wednesday night a
aout s o'clock.
We are told that the party wh'
, did the sAootil5 is unknowl, bu'
an inquest was to be held yester
, day and something may be broueh
out at that hearing that will tbro'
7 some light on the affair MIR, Allie
2 was a quite and peacable man an
t stood we'll in his community and tn
s tragedy is much regretted.
: Cherokee Scout.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
Big SlEET.

New reaches us of a big sleet in
the Big Ridge section, last week,
when consi derable damage was
done to the ii mber and orchards
The large orchard of Hayes Hooper
was one of the principal sufferers,
it being da mayed to a considerable
extent.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
nElTz At ANDREWS.

;,iblical Recorder, March II.
Pastor T. F. Deitz wrote us from
Andrews on March s: Il am getting
on very we'll in my new field. We
are having good crowds and splen-
did interest. There were eight ad-
ditions to the church last Sunday.
This is a large field and owing to
the increase in business and the es-
tablishment of m nu { a c tur ing
plants, the influx of population is
considerable. Feeling my weakness
and inability to manage all the de-
partments of the Lords work. |
nave been authorized by the breth-
rem to select a man for an assistant
pastor. Will you help me through
the Recoder? | want young, active
man who can preach and who il
good at organizing and leading peo
pie in B. Y. P. u. work, etc. An(
especially want him to be some
what acquainted with vocal music
sufficient anyway to haxe charg
of the church choir"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
Jesse UPTON APPEALS TO SUPREME
C0l|RT

-Four years at harb labor" was
the sentence pronounced against
Jessie Upton for the killing of hih
bronher-in-law. Manley :.Brendle, On
Christmas day, 1911. Judge Cline
nassed the above sentence last Fri
day aud Immediately ,Upton's legal
adviser gave notice of an appeal to
the State Supreme Court, The ap'
peal Was granted anb defendant
released on 81, 900 bond.
Bryson City Times.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
MOONLIGHT" SCHOOLS

According to the 1910 Census Re- h
port, 1873 per cent. of the native q
born whites in Jackson county over
ten years of age cannot read and S
write. In this respect Jackson t
county holds the 77th place, rs
counties in the State having a
smaller per cent Of illiterates than
We uv. 'liie avera>:e ol the state
Is .4.J per cent ald for the United
Sta,es il is ). per cent. There are
>.--.y We state3 ia the Unio4 which
have a larger percent of OF native
born white lliiterateS than does
North Carolina. We see. therefore,
that North Carolina is very much
behind the other states in this re-
spect and we also see that Jackson
county is very much behind North
Carolina.
Something must be done. We
cannot afford to remain among the
most ignorant of the United States
For long time we have been labor
ing and sacrificing to educate our
boys and girls and l believe that
? Jackson county, according to her
wealth, is raising as much money
locally-by local tax and private
donations, for schools as any coun-
! ty in the State and | am glad to
e say that today our number of boys
) and girls under twenty-one years
;. of age who cannot read and write
e is indeed very small.
Since practically all cur boys anc
e girls can read and write land We
at are going to continue teaching
to them) the problem of reducing th'
le per centage of illiteracy in jackson
son county is to be met in the mel
and women who have not yet ha'
the opportunity of learning to rea'
and write.
When we remember that Nortl
ke Carolina sent into the civil war tel
an thousand more men than she ha
Is. voters and when we think of th
ho awfulneSs of the struggle of the fe'
lis returning home even to live, we d
)r. not wonder so much that many
as the orphan sons and daughters wei
e. not taught to read and write. "
ue may justly, and truly shonld b
est proud of the heritage they gave, y
rt- by virtue of this heritage we star
,ill very low from the standpoint
ew literacy. So long as these mob
of men and women remain illitera
led among us, our per cent of illitera'
lcannot further be very rapidly !
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19

Thomas Moore returned Wednes-
day from Raleigh where he has
been during the session of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19

J.L.Lovehahl was here yester-
day from Caney Fork.
j. A. Adams was here Tuesday
from CullbWhee.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19

In acknowledgment of the gift of
$40 realized from the play six
Kleptomaniacs" and presented to
the Missionary Society of the M. E.
church by ladies of the Baptist
Auxiliary to be applied to the build
ing fund of the new church. the
society wishes to extend heartfelt
thanks for the same as well as
deep appreciation of the spirit
which prompted the Gift.
Mrs. M. D. Cowan
Mrs. A. S. Nichols
Mrs. w. II. Rhodes
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-03-19
new HOSPITAL FOR ANDREWS.
Andrews Sun.

Andrews Sun.
Colonel Frank Buell. is planning
to establish an up-to-date hospital
at Andrews, for surgical and other
cases which will be modern and
thoroughly equipped and managed
in every way.
All physicians in this section will
be expected to use this hospital for
their patients on equal terms. An
institution of this sort is badly
needed, and will be greatly appre-
ciated here.
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by his friends, WHO seemed to be as
VOL satisfied With the money 7 lost IN
tho game "a I was with the experience
! gained and the escape | made.
Whether the Obi man was then N.
proprietor OF tho place l cannot say, nor
can I he positive as 70 whether he had
u hunEstarter handy Perhaps not, for
b" carried two derringers In his hip
pockets. and when NE laid them beside
hIs chips m tho tahl. he remarked that
IL was damned onhanly settin' on them
thiugs" Possibly that was tho reason
No conceived the prejudice he aftorward
entertained against shooting on the
premises. cannot explain MI such
matters fully All | can do Is to tell
~ things that happened 81. different
times. some Of them wNen was there,
and some of them when | VAS not there
7 an sorry this Interesting group Of
gentlemen hld disappeared from Ar
nlrsa~ city NefOre you went there. You
might have enjoyed knowing them Ger
t1!nly J do NOT wonder that you found
i've place un!nt"resting without them.
l. was the Gtwd fo'sookerest town I
over strlof ~ nay somewhat nNtons!vr
travels, ! congratulate you on having
co' away alive,
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THE THIRD TALE OF
THE CLAYHANGER SERIES

In Arnold Benefits story ot "These
Twain George II. Doran Company
Edwin has married Hilda; she has be-
como "A C!ayhanger. II WI, be re-
membered from an ea.iier beck that
h married George Cannon when she
went away from the Five Towns 10
keep a boarding house at Brighton;
also that this marriage was illegal and
null. George being already n husband
at II time. The poor fellow had his
good qualities. but Justice was not in
error when he was apprehended for
bigamy.
This final tale OF tho tr!logy pic
lures and analyses the married life Of
IIilda and Edwin Clayhangcr. II is
very interesting Z road Of tho strife
between the pair as 70 which one
should be dominant in the partner
ship. Nothing violent, but a war with
plenty Of large plans, fine strategy,
campaigns conducted with skill on
both sides, though on Hilda's side
rather more subtly than on his. He
was rather transparent, but Hilda
could dissensble. Repeatedly Hilda
bowled over tho opposing general with
kisses. She could also put him In a
desperate state by remaining calm
when he was angry. Sometimes he
was made so angry that he would go
for n lonely walk far from the battle
ground. Philosophy would come
slowly to his aid on these painful oc-
casions; nearly always It would soothe
him. and incidentally II would secure
a victory for Hilda.
Edwin had plenty Of theoretical
pride: no often went through the form
Of putting his foot down. Hut he WIS
Il good fellow. He was affectionatc
and generous, Hilda too was fitted TO
be liked. She could harden her heart
So ms to be monstrously provoking,
her methods were devious; sho could
scold. But what then? II Is difficult
to SEQ how any woman not so quail
fled could mako any ~pretentiors to an
infinite variety, 1t IL pretty plain
that Hilda, notwithstanding her thick
eyebrows, was a fascinating person.
When George Cannon, the bigamist,
got out Of Jail he went straight to
Hilda's husband to borrow f100. It
IL tIoTouSllS interesting 10 Tedu t'put
this enterprise n meeting. George
knew what he was about. The ren-
sonable pride II Edwin ~ n success
ful photographer and printer is Illus
trated. He was prosperous. IL was
after banking hours, hut in the office
safe there was $50, which George
should have Immediately. Regard Ed
win at this point: "He went to the safe
let into the wall, of which he was still
so naively proud, and unlocked 1t with
the owners gesture. The perfect fit
ting of the bright key, the ease with
which it turned, the silent, heavy
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THO number Of people, men and
women, and particularly the young,
who turn out verse is legion, for back
of those whom Publishers and editors
Of magazines think tit to print Is the
Ndst, pathetic army OF those who pub
llsh little booklets at their own ex-
pcnse. The spread of public school
literature have brought II about that
much of his verse Is cminently re-
spectacle. perhaps the deadliest sin In
poetry. While selecting from the
mass Of this literature that has APP
peared in the last few months some
volumes that for one reason or another
seem TO stand out from the others, we
do not venture to express judgment on
their merits hut leave the reader to
make W his mind on tho examples,
Which the e~XiEcncles of space demand
shall he brief.
The output ~ a young EnClishYnan
who died of dLsease In the service Of
his country "a contained in The Col
lected Poems of Rupert Brooke John
Lane Company. The biographical
note by Margaret ~Iavington dwells
chiefly on his good ooks and personal
charm. this also seems to affect the
appreciation Of his work ny Prot.
George Edward Woodberry, who has
had poetic ambitions himself. In spite
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FROM
THE MASS OF VERSE
ISSUED

OF efforts to attract notice at any cost.
as in the forcible and rather vulgar
sonnet in which he Joins realistic sea-
sickness with vague love qualms, a
very keen sight Is needed to discover
In him a star In the English flrma-
ment. We quote an average sonnet:
II I should die. think only this Of me,
That there's some corner OF n foreign
field
That Is for ever England. There shall BE-
In that rich earth u richer dus. con-
cesled:
A duet whom England bore. shaped. made
aware.
Gave. once, her flowers to love. her ways
20 roam.
A. body Of Engiand's. breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers. bles. ny suns Of
home.
And think. -his heart. all evil shed away,
A pulse In the eternal mind. no less
Gives back the thoughts by
England given;
Her sights and sounds; dree ms happy a.
her day;
n laughter. learnt OF friends. and gem
tleness,
In hearts at peace. under an English
heaven.
While the personal side OF the late
Alice Freeman Palmer's life. on which
her husband for years has put natural
II excessive emphasis, Is Of much less
matter than her public services to
woman's education. - many years
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OLD MAN CREENLAW REPLIES
TO ARKANSAS CITY QUERY

The following letter came recently IA
David \. curtis, autho OF tho famous
Poker stories Of TIVE SUNDAY Sun.
many of which hav. been reproduced IN
book form
Dear Sir. ! have for a long time
read with much pleasure and interest
your articles on "li man Grecrlaw and
Arkansas city. ! have often wondered
what you really know about Arharsas
CITY, There is such u llto" on thr
Mississippi River. and during a period
OF five years aOult tNtuiS N"ns as"
! was there very frequently.
During my time there. although he
town was about as unat,rao'iVc in every
way a. one could imagine, there was uu
old mar Grocnlaw and No such saloon
rs his. and So far rs ! know ." ~
traord!nary group OF poker playcrr !
have often wondered how You happened
TO connect such "a To- Of interesting &c
ton characters with a real rlac" like
Arkansas city, which corresponds so
much with your descriptions of the
town and its 'eoplc. Very truly yours,
Henry MAETYN.
Mr.. curtis wrote back
Ynug latter is ~ hand, aul =
ami,os me not n littlc. You ask
what | know about Arkansas CITY.
Wei. know all about it. Nas
there for the greater part Of two days
at the tino OF the great flood OF lN>'.
When ! WAS there old man Gr"culaW's
saloon was. IT stood next door or next
but one to tho only so-called hotel I'm
town and could be reached Ivy ClaWhc"-
Ing along tlmhers floating over wh"rc
there may have been a sidewalks In
drier times,
| played poker myself with the Oil
man in the back room of that saloon.
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swing Of tho massive door on ,ts
hinGes-these things gave him phys,-
cal ~ we'll as moral pleasure. He
savored tho security Of his position
and his ability to rescu" people from
destruction. From tho cavern of the
safe he took out II bag of gold"
He knew that the bag contained
exactly f20 IN hat sovcveigns. hu. he
took an innocent delight in pouring
ont IN" elitterins pieces upon the
table. II" counted them and pouchod
them again nnd asked George - take
the bag too, sGcc that would he
handler. In the morning no would
send 10 George al Liverpool tIoo. That
would he marc than George had asked
for, hut the liberated convict was off
for America TO start upon new for
tunes, and fl20 would not ha too much.
you'll get 1t lack" said George, who's,
emotion VAS obvious: and toward the
end Of the tale Il will be found that
the "an was indeed repaid. one Of the
chapters in the book rclates how Hilda
and George and Others visited the
prison on DartmoUr and caught n
glimpse Of George ar he was marched
ny Az fIAA4NilIy lhfIIIbl UVnI ~ SQUAD
Of his unhappy fellows.
Hilda's trouble with Ada, the pretty.
slim WASTED servant with large red
hands, makes n Notahle Chaptor. IL
n thinking Ia better give Sc notice.
mint was this observation by Ada,
who markedly had shed her cap and
apron, that opened the actual battle.
Al the moment Of battle our powers
OF apprehension are quiCkened. In
this case: The two women were acne
together In the house. Each felt It;
each felt the large, dark emptiness of
the house behind them, and the solid
front II back doors cutting them off
from suCcor: each had Ia depend en-
tirely upon herself" Ada won: she
Wen away immediately to her cousins
up at Toft End. and a lad came n little
later with Il barrow 10 get her box.
Az the cook Ind also gone, having been
guilty of drunkenness, Hilda was left
in definite trouble. Tho state Of the
kitchen was deplorubla. "Adu had left
everything in "a moment; she had left
the kettle On the fire, and the grease
In the squarc tin In which the dinner
joint had been cooked. and the ashes
in the fender, and tea leaves in the
kitchen teapot II a cup n saucer
unWasled" Ililla wept. This Ia one
of the many intimate giimpses Of the
ClaYlaNGer home, Lev il be said that
most II them are far less narrowing.
The death Of Auutio lamps fur
EishcS an interesting part OF the story.
The conclusion of the tale and of the
tril"gy leaves Eiwin and liilda getting
a n quite happily together, There
Is no climax. Tho quiet picturing
simply ceases. It has been good as
well as truthful entertainment.
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have gone by and so few persons arc
atill living who can he amused by the
individual applications of her sentiment
tai fancies that Prof. George Herbert
Palmer is justified in printing In hts
" lifetime the very intimate verses
she wrote, chiefly about him. "a MR.
ria 20 Cycle" tHoughton Mifiin Com
pany). Before long they will belong
10 the domain of general poetry and
the specific applications will ba lost.
\. few lines OF the least emotional
character may serve as an example OF
her skill In versifying:
Dear love. 4. II 30 hard 70 saY
Gooi-by to-day!
You turned 20 70. vet going turned 20 stay,
Tin suddenly at las. you wen, away.
Then all a. last 7 found my .os. unssid.
And bowed my head.
Ana went IN tears up 20 my lonely bed
on, would Il ne Ike this IL YOU we're dead?
An American poet whose occupation
compels him to write too much and
who always gives pleasure when he
sings IN a lighter vein has gathered his
Ser.ou poems In a volume entitled
Dreams and Dust" by Don Marquis
t~Harpers). One lyrical extrac: from
n long idyl IN serve to show what
no car do:
The busy spider hangs .he brush
With nirny gossamsrs;
The frogs ara croaking IN IN. rre-h.
Tho sluggish hlacksnake s.irs:
But still The ground Is bare ~ ~" ~
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C~heeterton. abstains at times from be-
ing humorous In prose 70 try his hand
at verse. The best thing we have dis
covered In his volume Of Poems
tJOhn Lane Company Is the tovial,
Rabelaisian portrait that serves for n
frontispiece.
II Is the humorous and therefore
less poetic aspect OF Arthur Gutter
mans talent that Is shown in The
Laughing Muse" CHarpers). and to
this brcv.ty hardly does Justice. Here
Is n epigram, however:
Beyond :h. Pi.,ades:
Your nam.."
sam Clemens piease."
"pon't know you. where In sps 60
~ you hail from"
Earth"
VIVA, place
Il that"
"a ylacs for Ain."
'Humph' Tell mo what you've. done"
Let's SEQ. ! wrote 'Huck Finn
what Mark Why, come r,sh: .nr'
Popular built on popular pat
terms Is what Berton Rriley offers in
Songs Of the Worleaday World
George IT. Doran Company. There
may be a poet in him IL he is ever
given the chance. One stanza on Lake
Erie must eafice az evidence OF N-ha.
he does now:
She, shallow an muddy an mean:
She's chuck full ~ ssndbars ar such;
She's pretty when cam an serene
hut she's never tha- way very much