About The Cedartown standard. (Cedartown, Ga.) 1889-1946 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1922)
APRIL 27, 1922. THE ST ANDARD. CEDARTOWfl, GA. PAGE THRU A BID FOR SUPPORT “The candidate said, ‘My friends and follow citizens, I was not born in a l»'g cabin, but 1 was brought up on eorubroad and butterinilk, turnip preens, hog meat and hominy. In other words, I’m one of the common people and I solicit your votes.’” “Very pood, but what kind of a plat form was lie running on?” “He seemed to be running on an old-fashioned diet.” In a new package that fits the pocket— At a price that fits the pocket-book— The same unmatched blend of Turkish. Virginia and Burley Tobaccos Guaranteed by *111 '.KT&ftX* Stories of Great Scouts By Elmo Scott Watson (§>, Western Newspaper Union. WHEN ANDY LEWIS FOUGHT CHIEF CORNSTALK The battle of Point Pleasant on September 10, 1774, was the first “all- American” battle ever fought on this continent. Europeans had taken part in all Important engagements before— French and Indians against British and Americana. But when Andy Lewis and his borderers batled with Chief, Oornstalk and his Shawneea, It was strictly a native affair. Lewis was born in Ireland, but he had come to this country while still a child, and he was no less an Amer* j lean than the frontiersmen he led. He. fought with George Washington In thej French and Indian war and he became j one of the greatest leaders of the co- j lontal troops. He was six feet two. Inches tall and powerful. Lewis was chosen by I/ord Dunmore la 1774 to lead a picked body of men! against the Shawnees while Dunmore■ attacked them from another direction. I Chief Cornstalk knew the two armies | were coming and decided to defeat one before the other could join It—a fa vorite trick of Napoleon. The 8hnwnees attacked Lewis’ army early one morning. Lewis had taken oat his pipe when the first shot was fired. He coolly finished lighting his pipe and then gave the orders to his men, Who rushed to meet the Indians. Both sides fought “Indlan-fashlon,” dodging from tree to tree and taking advantage of every bit of cover. The fighting was at a close range and In the smoke-filled forest frontiersman and Indian came hand to hand—toma hawk against hunting knife. Late in the afternoon the Indians gave way, but there was no rout. Cornstalk was too good a general for that and the Americans paid dearjy for every foot of ground they won. That night Lewis held possession of the battlefield, but he had won it at a terrible cost—75 men killed and 140 wounded. Andy Lewis and his bor derers had won the greatest Indian battle In early American history. Andy Lewis did not have a chance to make a name for himself In the War of the Revolution which soon fol lowed. He was passed over for gen erals of less ability and he died in 1780, an embittered, broken-hearted old man. The fate of his opponent, Cornstalk, hud also been a sad one. In 1777 he came to a fort on the Ohio on a friendly mission. He was arrest ed and thrown Into prison. While there the great Shawnee leader was treacherously murdered by n mob of soldiers In revenge for the death of a comrade who had been killed by in* dlnns. MINNESOTA WOMAN IN RACE FOR SENATE giipfg yt Minnesota, • i*- U. S. Senator ;M «*i, -t hot light for •ftm.K full elections, r • • fArmem of the a large inde- CITY TAX NOTICE. The books are now open for re ceiving city tax returns for 1922,and will close May 31st. J. C. WALKER, City Clerk. THE GEORGIA STATE ASSOCIA- TION OF TEACHERS IN COL ORED PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Through the kindness of the Sup erintendent and Board of Education of our city, we were permitted to at tend the above meeting in Columbus last week, accompanied by three of the assistant teachers. The meeting wus helpful in every way, for here we were told in golden words of coun sel, wisdom and advice the many things and smiling ways in which we as Negroes could help, and as teach ers make Georgia the greatest, gran dest and most desirable stutc in the south or country in which the black man* and white man can live in the most amicable and peaceful way, each on his own side, each trying to be the best white man or best black man in every community. In order to accomplish this we believe that the Negro youth of Georgia must be ed ucated—educated first to have some knowledge of a good Grammur School Education {second, educated to indus try, that is teach him how to work with his hands, so as to make for himself an independent living, save his money, buy homes and farms, educate his children, and teach them to be respectful and law abiding cit izens; and third, see that his heart is educutcd, by placing him under Christian teachers in our public schools, so that he may come out of the schools with hi-s heart full of love for all people and races, and a de sire to be always found trying to do his duty. And I believe if this is done in the right way and spirit there will he no race problem for us to solve. To this end we have been working for the past thirty-five years in your midst, believing with the great Christian, Gen. R. E. Leo, that “Duty” is the sublimost word in our language. The teachers in our Colored Schools have come hack from Columbus in spired to do more and better work for our race (if the Sehool Board w r ill permit,) by adding to our curri culum Education for Industry— Cooking, Laundrying, Sewing, Wood work, Basket and Mat Making, and other industrial features as we may be able to reach them, for we believe that educational work will be the salvation of our people. At Columbus the following eminent white educators addressed us: Dr. John T. Tigert, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C., Dr P P. Claxton, Provost University of Alabama, Prof. M. L. Brittain, State Sehool Superintendent, Prof. W. A Sutton, Superintendent Atlanta Schools, Superintendent Carlton B. Gibson of Savannah, Dr. Aber- crumbie, State Superintendent of Alabama, Superintendent It B. Dan iel of Columbus, and his honor, J. H. Dimon, Mayor of Columbus. On Fri day night before a packed house of white and colored Dr. R. R. Moton, successor to Booker T Washington at Tuskegee, delivered a splendid ap peal to white and colored for a bet ter understanding between the races. As I said in the beginning of this article, the wisdom and advice of these and other distinguished South ern gentlemen convinced us that the best white people of the South are our friends, and I wish to ask for the co-operation of both my colored friends and white friends to assist us in making Polk county, and Ce- dartown in particular, the garden spot of Georgia. “Together let us sweetly live, Together let us die, And each a starry crown may wear And reign above the sky.” L. E. HALL, Prin. Colored Schools. PAINT NOW! Oil and lead are moving upward again, and it won’t be long before paint will follow. Our price is just about one-half of what it was a year ago. Lowe Bros., the best paint made. CEDARTOWN HARDWARE CO. Another Defeat. “Mrs. Wopping and 1 have Just con cluded a lengthy argument about the way we are going to vote,” said Mr. Wopping. “How did you decide?” asked Mr. Gndspur. “The result reminded tne of tlie time I argued with Mrs. Wopping against buying n motor cur.” “Yes?” “We bought the car.* Homicidal Impulse. “Do you believe In capital punish ment ?” “Not fully," answered Senator Sor ghum. “If twelve Intelligent men cap be so moved In feeling as to be con vinced that a man ought to be killed, there ought to be some scientific con sideration for the homicide defendant of Impulsive and uninstructed men tality.” Checkmated. “We had quite a game up at the hoarding house last night.” “Poker?” “No, the landlady was going to lick one of the hoys for not paying his hoard. 1 tried to check her; she Jumped me. crowned him, and told both to move.” “Chess.”—Science and Invention. A Discreet Skepticism. “Do you believe the story that George Washington was Incapable as a hoy of telling a falsehood?” “It Is not for me," replied Senator Sorghum, “to question the moral i\er^ fectlon of the Father of His Country. But I reserve my right to question the habitual veracity of the man who start ed that story.” Mia Unfortunate Simile. “Why, man alive, there art* millions Id It. It will he like taking candy from a baby to get the public’s money with tills scheme.” “Ah, there you hit Its weak spot. When you take candy from a baby, the baby generally puts up a mighty dis agreeable howl.” A Bargain. The Grocer—Yes’tn, you’ll find this 80-cent butter would he cheap at twice the money. Mrs. Borden-Lodge—Yes. I know It would. I’ve used It before and my hoarders eat hardly any of It. WILL BEAT SATAN TO IT “Jack calls me his Idol and aaya I shall never have to do anything but let him worship me.” “Well, after you’re married he’ll find plenty for Idol hands to do.” Fame's Method. You’ll find that llfo’s laumln To nil man are tendered With thin little pliram*: "For service!* rendered.” Buy it in Cedartown. Particular Kind Needed. Mr. Jenkins—“Edith, didn’t I nsk you a week ago to oil those castors? They creak something awful.” Edith—“I know you did; hut there Is not n drop of castor oil In the house.”- -London Answers. Damaged Goods. Lily—I went to a bargain sale to day. Elsie—I)ld you see anything that looked cheap? Lily—Yes, several men waiting for their wives. The Zealous Maid. Mistress—I’ve lost the key of my writing desk, Marie. Go and look In the old trunk In the kitchen—you might find an old key that will fit. Marie—It’s no use. Madam, I tried them all long ago, and none of them fit. Bad Symptom. Fliibb—So the doctor advised an Im mediate operation? Dubb—Yes, he thought It best In view of his patient’s dwindling bank account. Endurance. “Fashions are hindrances to health.” “I don’t think so,” rejoined Miss Cayenne. “Only robust people can wear silk stockings In winter and furs In summer.” 8ure 8he Would Accept Him. She—Just Imagine! Suppose you were so Immensely wealthy that you couldn’t Rpend your Income—what would you do? He—Marry yon. They Often Do. “You have a charming wife.” “Yes. I’m lucky In love but unlucky at cards. She criticises my play un mercifully.” FARM BUREAU Direct Control by Poisoning With In the years which have elapsed since the advent of the boll weevil j into the United States every conceiv- ; able means of direct control of the 1 weevil has been tried repeatedly. 1 Owing to the peculiarities of the wee- ■ vil attack which have been mentioned most of these attempts have been un successful. Some methods were : found which would control the wee- | vil, but these wore either impractica- j ble or too expensive for use on a J commercial scale. During compar- i atively recent years, however, a 1 method 1 of poisoning bus been (level- j oped which has proved very -success ful. This consists of treatment of i the plants with powdered calcium ar- j Benate. by a specialized method. It • has long been known that poisoning the boll weevil is possible to a certain i extent, but on account of the pecu liar habits of the insect it was diffic ult to develop methods for the appli cation of the poison. 1 A profitable method, however, has 1 now been developed by the Bureau of Entomology. This has been test- j ed for seven years, and is now being adopted rather extensively by the farmers. Only a very brief summary of this successful method is present- J ed here; but several bulletins have j been issued on this subject by De partment of Agriculture, and all farmers interested are urged to ob-1 tain them from the County Agent and read them carefully before plan ning to use poison. It will pay to poison— If the weevils are really injuring your crop seriously; and If your land is sufficiently fertile to yield at least one-half bale per acre with weevil injury eliminated; und if your farming organization is such that you feel assured that the poison applications will be made at the right time and in the right man ner; and If you are willing to spend the full amount necessary to provide an ad equate supply of dusting machinery and poison. You should not poison if the cost of the calcium arsenate, the cost of the labor to apply it, and the depre ciation on the dusting machines, will total more per acre than the current value of 100 pounds of seed cotton. Hand guns should he figured as depreciating 100 per cent in a sea son, jind the large machines about 25 per cent. Continued next week. Club Work. All boys in Polk county who have not joined the Club, please send in your name at once to the County Agent. W. H. GARNER, Co. Agt. 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