The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1915-07-16
NASHVILLE SHOULD WAKE UP
Spit and Argy Club Way Ahead of the
Goodsbox Brigade of Nashville
Correspondent Reminded of the
story of Dan and Dimple,


die of Indian Trail is visiting the fam
lily of her father. Mr.. David Trull.
Misses Louise Braswell and Lillian
Culp of Charlotte will spend several
days visiting Misses Nell and Gladys
Hefner and other friends in Wingate.
These mornings finds the mercury
down to 20 to "a. In the afternoon
and evening it craws up to about 90
TO 95. So il makes il difficult for us
old razorbacks to keep regulated.
Very little real cotton weather" so
far this season and the crops show ii
plainly.
The town of Wingate is distress
ingly healthy" is the last report OF
our genial, good natured. village die
tor We are glad that our people are
enjoying such excellent health, Al
the same time our sympathies are
with the doctor when he finds himself
out of job. But We'll not let the
doctor suffer if We are well. Better
pay him to keep us we'll than for doc
toring us when sick.
Miss Mamie Mullis of Charlotte is
visiting relatives and friends in Win
gate.
Mrs. Charles Beddingfield of Wake
county is visiting her parents, Mr..
and w. NJ. Perry.
Mrs. ]. S. Funderburk of Mt Crog-
han is spending some days with the
family of Uncle G.. NJ. Stewart
Mr. J. S. Byrd and little brother OF
Kershaw. S. c.. are visiting friends in
Wingate this week.
Why, Mr.. Higgins. of the Marsh
vile Home: Is it possible that the
Goodsbox philosophers of Marshville
have not emerged from the dark
days of Peteree. Lick Skillet. Pony
and Beaverism? Why, my dear sir
these old shopworn problems you
suggest as suitable for discussion in
the Spit and Argy Club of Wingate
have been threshed out by this pro-
gressive club years ago and ii can
solve every one of them between soup
and cigars. Why. gracious, man!
this club, in its course of evolution,
has done passed out of the monkey
stage long ago. Monkeys, fish and
wagon-wheels, nothing! Why. get
out, friend, and be enlightened and
get hustle on your philosophers. Make
progress, man. make progress.
Esqrs. Simpson and Flows argu-
ment about the direction which the
bean vine takes in ascending the pole
reminds us of the story of Dan and
Dimple who fell out about the color
of the horses tail The story is given
in verse in McGuffie's old reader. Dan
contended that the tail was red
Dimple was positive it was gray Fl
nally the contention became so spirit
ed that the mother found ii necessary
to interpose, and after an explana-
ton from the children as TO the
fuss" she informed them that she
would have to label each of them a
little Ounce" since a look into the
stable would have settled it at once,
Dan and Dimple on going to the sta
BILE found that they were both wrong,
the horses tail was black. The differ
ence, however, is that these gentle
men are perhaps both right and both
wrong and their difference arises
from the different position or attitude
or direction, whichever it may be
called If the screw be driven
home" in the overhead ceiling from
beneath, Esq. Flow is correct. On
the other hand If the same is to be
driven into the floor from above he
Is in error Exactly the reverse is
true of Esq. Simpsons argument.
Perhaps this will settle 1t at once. y
We always say the vines run in oppo-
site direction from the sun; or
against the SUM-
The Wingate Glee Club came out
Tuesday evening and gave us virtu-
al feast of their charming music. 1t
was treat, indeed. 1t revived our
dropping spirits as 1t carried us back
TO the days of youthful vigor and ac-
tivity. II revived a sensation in my
old feet and knees that had long lain
dormant If 1t was wrong, | can't
help 1t think | was made that way.
1t may be hereditary like doctoring
and preaching and other idiosyucra-
sizes, don't know. | am fond of
string music.
Mrs. Caveny of Rock Hill, S. c.,
spent the first days of the week visit
ing her grandfather. Mr.. Jonas Hill,
and other relatives in Wingate. Mrs.
Cayeny's husband, we are informed,
Is general manager of the Efird De-
partment store at Rock Hill.
o. P. T. made out" to get up town
Monday morning long enough to mail
his Journal" letter and to chat lit
tie with friends, and seeing that there
was a quorum present at the spit
and Argy" club he dropped in for a
few minutes just TO get some enlight-
eminent from that august body. I'm
Gle iona Hartsell had the floor and
was Just winding up story about
some good old preacher, church and
the neighborhood dogs. 1t seemed
from what the writer could gather
that there were altogethr too many
dogs and that the congregation were
dog on tough: so much so that the
good old divine became exasperated,
lost his temper and in fit of aberra-
ton swore he'd be id IL he ever
preached to such d--n set again, or
words to that effect. Bro Hartsell
left Immediately for home because IL
was nearly dinner time. The club
then took up the German reply to
President Wilson's last note. Mr.. Ed
itor and good people" IL you could
have heard the able manner in which
the subject was handled, you would
have concluded that this very Spit
and Argy Club would constitute a
safe Cd advisory board to President