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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
Mountain of Borax Worth Millions.

In an article on the resources
of Nevada and the Death Valley
region. a western paper says that
Mount Blanc, approximately 1,5OO
feet high and two miles in dame
ter, is mass of pure borax. 1t
is the property of one man.
Frank M. Smith, of Oakland, is
the absolute owner of this mount
ain, and thereby controls the visi-
BILE supply of borax in the world.
The market value of this borax
where it lies is something more
than $1OO a ton. Experts esti-
mate that the mountain has at
least 5000, ,OOl tons of borax in 1t.
This mountain. standing at the
north end of the Funeral range,
within a stones throw of Death
Valley, says the writer, makes
Smith easily the richest man in
the world, from point of re.
sources. But this borax deposit
is merely lining for the pot OF
gold that rest in the Funeral
range.-Baltimore Sun.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
MURDER At SPENCER.
Negro Shoots Down a Fellow Workman
In Cold Blood.

Spencer, N. G.. May 2.-Free
Muse, colored, was shot and kill
ed here early this morning by .
fellow workman named Geo. Fox
at the Southern Railway cindel
pit on the Spencer yards. It ii
learned that Fox, who worked OF
the night shift, went to sleer
while on duty and that Muse at.
tempted to awaken him by hold.
ing a lighted rag under his nose.
This enraged Fox and a quarrel
followed, which was renewed at
intervals during the light. Fox
left the cinder pit and it is alleg-
I'd went to his home, where he Sc
cured a revolver and returned to
the gang at the pit. Finding
Muse seated on bench he called
to him to "stand up" and with
out further ceremony began to
pump lead into him, shooting
four times. Three balls took ef-
feet, two in the shoulder and one
in the chest of Muse, who fell
dead in his tracks.
Fox exclaimed: "D-n YOU. ]
guess you are dead now," and
took the seat formerly occupied
by his victim and lighted cigar
cite for pastime. At first he
made no move to escape, but Ia
ter IN the night, on being inform
ed that he would be taken by Of
ficers, attempted to leave, but
was taken in charge by Engineer
l.. e. Ballinger and number of
workmen and held until the arri-
val of Chief of Police J. R. Cruise,
who carried him to jail.-Special
to Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
Giant Fly Wheel Breaks.

While working on the engine
used in operating the refrigerat-
ing plant of the Hotel Selwyn, a
colored helper unwittingly allow
cd the cord of his extension lamp
to get caught in the governor belt,
which threw it off. The regula-
tor thus being put out of commits
sion, the big 8-foot fly wheel ran
away under heavy head of steam,
it's speed accelerating momentari.
ly until it became SO great that
it broke to pieces, one section
weighing 400 pounds being hurled
like cannon ball through eight
inches of concrete into the office
above, another section weighing
perhaps 200 pouLds being thrown
into the dynamo room adjoining
the engine room and another frag-
ment weighing 100 pounds being
implanted in nearby wall.
Water pipes, ammonia pipes and
everything else in the neighbor.
hood was smashed. Perhaps the
greatest loss was sustained in the
china closet, where part of the
fine ware used in the hotel was
stored. The scene there beggars
description. The total loss is es.
tlmated to be about $4,OOO. Char.
lotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
He Fought at Gettysburg.

David Parker, Of Fayette, N.
Y, who lost foot at Gettysburg,
writes: Electric Bitters have
done me more good than any
medicine I ever took. For sever
al years I had stomach trouble,
and paid out much money for
medicine to little purpose, until
I began taking Electric Bitters.
I would not take $500 for what
they have done for me-" Grand
tonic for the aged and for female
weaknesses. Great alter tiv g
and body builder; sure cure for
lame back and weak kidneys.
Guaranteed by all druggists. Soc.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
Institutes for Farmers.

The agricultural department. is
making very complete arrange
ments for its summer series of
county institutes for farmers.
These will cover more than two
thirds of the State, and very great
care ia to be taken in making up
a strong corps of field workers to
conduct them. The department
is very much gratifed by the fact
that from year to year interest in
and attendance at these Institutes
has increased. The work of ar
~rangement is entrusted to State
Vete, marian Butler.-Ra eig b
correspondence Charlotte OLser-
yer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
VIM. H. STEWART,
Salisbury, N. G.
You will Live Until You Die.

Microbes in everything you eat
and drink, and if you eat and
drink microbes you will surely
die, and if you don't eat and
drink you will most surely die.
Bound to surely die in any event,
you had better pay no more at
tention to microbes than our
granddads did. They ate and
drank everything they wanted and
they lived long and prospered.
What did Methuselah know about
microbes in his time? Eat and
drink everything you want, mi
crobes and all, and you will live
until you die and that is what
Methuselah did.-he lived until
he died.-Ex.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
A Hard Debt to Pay.

II owe debt of gratitude that
can never be paid off, writes e..
S. Clark, of Westfeld, Iowa, "for
my rescue from death, by DR..
Kings New Discovery. Both of
the lungs were 80 seriously affect
ed that death seemed imminent,
when 1 commenced taking New
Discovery. The ominous dry,
hacking cough quit before the
first bottle was used, and two
more bottles made a complete
cure" Nothing has ever equal
ed New Discovery for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung
complaints. Guaranteed by all
druggists. SOC and$1.0O. Trial
bottle free.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
Six Negroes 0tdered to Leave,

Greensburg. Ind, May 1.-The
bitter feeling against negroes as a
result of all assault Oh Mrs. Sef-
ton, an aged white woman, last
Saturday night caused race riot
here last night. Six negroes were
badly beaten, one Of whom may
die. The mob was formed by
three white men and rapidly in
creased to 500. Negroes were
beaten and warned to leave town.
No arrests were made.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
CONCORD AND CABARRus COUNTY,.
Farmer has his Scalp Torn From his Head
by a Falling Tree.
Concord Times. April sOth.

Concord Times. April sOth.
The home of John W, Starnes
who lived one and half miles
from Mt. Pleasant, was totally
destroyed by fire last Friday
evening about 6 O'Clock. The fire
caught from the kitchen f1ue Just
after Mrs Starnes had made a
fire to start supper. There was
no one at home but herself, and
when the fire was discovered it
had gained too much headway to
be extinguished. All the contents,
including some money, we're de-
stroyed. There was no insurance
Oh either house or contents.
Charley Tucker, who lives on
the Teeter place in No. II town
ship, four miles from Concord,
was badly lurt last Friday by
having a tree fall on him. The
tree struck Mr.. Tucker on the
head and scalped him completely.
He was knocked senseless and re-
mained so for several hours.
Geo. T. Ritchie and family,
consisting of his wife and little
girl, left last night for Yearing-
ton, Nevada, which place they
will make Their b e. Mr..
Ritchie formerly lived in Nevada,
but has been in Cabarrus for sew
eral months. He is interested III
gold mining property in Nevada,
and we hope his claims will prove
profitable ones.
At a congregational meeting at
the First Presbyterian church
last Sunday the matter of secur-
ing a new pastor was left to the
session. This body afterwards
met and appointed a committee
to have charge of the matter with
full power to select pastor.
Rev. DR.. J. A. B. Scherer, the
brilliant and distinguished presi-
dent of Newberry College, of New
berry, S. c., will attend the
Worlds Sunday School conven-
tion at Rome, as a delegate from
this country. He will sail from
New York May 6th.
Rev. Geo. H. Cornelson will
leave tomorrow for his new home
in Nashville, Tenn. Mrs. Cornell
son and children will leave today
for Orangeburg, S. c., where they
will visit at her fathers for few
days before going to Nashville.
Rev. J. W. Strickler and fami-
ly left last Saturday for their new
kome at Rural Hall, where he has
charge of the Lutheran church.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08

Free samples of Prevention
and a booklet on Colds will be
gladly mailed you, on request, by
DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis, simply
to prove merit. Preventics are
little Candy Cold Cure tablets.
No QulniDe, no Laxative, nothing
harmful whatever. Prevent c E
prevent colds-as the name i'm.
plies-when taken early, or at the
"Sneeze Stage" For a seated
cold or LaGrippe, break it ur
safely and quickly with Proven.
tics. Sold by Grimes Drug Store
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
LEXINGTON ANDDAvIDsoN COUNTY,
Great Scheme Of Fruit Grower to Rende
Apples Immune From Frost,
Lexington Dispatch, May lst.

Lexington Dispatch. May lst.
L. H. Williams who lives OF
Route No. l, and conducts a nur
sery business IN connection will
his farm, while here Friday tole
the Dispatch that while he had nc
peaches, he still had plenty O.
apples, four varieties of which are
just now beginning to bloom. He
says that by method known te
himself he has experimental on
forcing the blooms back until he
has these four varieties of apples
SO that they will be usually safe
from frost. He has failed to do
the same with peaches but thinks
he can handle strawberries sue
cesstully Mr.. Williams has been
In the nursery business IS years,
IN various parts of the country,
here and in the west, and he says
if he can perfect his ideas about
holding fruit back and forcing the
trees to bloom late, his fortune is
made.
Some gambler has said that it
is a safe move to bet against pub
lie opinion. The other day some
men were reciting interesting in.
cidents where people successfully
acted contrary to the usual mode.
One case like this was described.
A merchant caught a man steal.
ing goods in his store. Now the
average man would have kicked
him out and told him if he ever
put foct in his store again, he
would have him arrested. The
merchant mentioned did no such
thing. What he did tell him was
that if he ever traded anywhere
else he would be prosecuted for
stealing, and a strong customer
was made out of q thief.
A local last week about the dan
ger of the crossing near the Wen
nonah crossing was approved by
several citizens who declare that
something must be done. One
gentleman t, t,h1nks that an over
mead pr1dge might be built, or at
least could have been built at first.
A great many people use that road
and danger is real and always
present.
Men differ as much on the re-
suit Of frosts as rhey do on other
matters. Some say everything is
killed and the wheat ruined, and
others say that the cold snap &C
tually helped the wheat. At any
rate there will be something to
eat and enough apples to have
some "ciderile.
Last week Policeman Ford was
sent to Fayetteville to take J. NJ
Sechriest into custody and bring
him here ON charge of abandon
ment. He was placed under
bond of 5000 and the case will he
left open for 30 days.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
8 8: GOOD Buggy Free!
The Watchman's Latest and Biggest
Contest Now on.
Will Cont ue till June Ist.
Ii you Want Good Buggy Don't Fail to Get
Busy at Once.

Inc biggest and best proposition in the way of voting
contest ever oered by The WATcHMAN is herewith
is opportunity get splendid onehorse buggy with
out the outlay of dime your part You want good
Dqggy and we want to increase the circulation of the
WAMoHMA hence we inaugurate the folowinging voting
contest FOR every cent paid subscription will
oe gven except subscriptions brought in by one
as an agent IN which two votes for cent paid
Will De gwen Voting with the number of votes to
whlch one Is entedtheron will be issued to all who
ake payments These coupons must be deposited at the
once OF the to he counted credited to the
proper candidates.
NO one connected with the WATcHMAN force in any an-
ne will be allowed to enter the contest but all others now
are invited to help in any they can
WORK Tor yourself or help some else to get tit
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
Good Words for ChamberIain's Cough
Remedy.

People everywhere take pleasure
in testifying to the good qualities
of Chamberlain 's Cough Remedy.
Mrs. Edward Phillips, of Barclay,
Md, writes: 81 wish to tell you
that l can recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. My little
girl, Catharine, who is two years
old, has been taking this remedy
whenever she has had a cold since
she was two months old. About
month ago I contracted dread
full cold myself, but I took Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and was
soon as well as ever" This RENE.
dy is for sale by James Plummer,
Salisbury, and Spencer Pharmacy,
Spencer, N. G.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08


Council street These gentlemen will take pleasure
desired Remembersome will get it without fail If
sUBsCRIPTION5PRICE
- During lis CONTEXT have eyded to make the most
liberal pre possible for full year subscriptions They
as follows
The Waterman single subscription new or renewal 75c
2years, 4" &C 49, 81 90
In CLUBS OF two or more new renewal each
Those who enter the contest for the main prize buggy
will be guided by the above but should they want other
information will be glad to furnish them with same
Subscriptions for less than year will the rate
$l.OO.
OTHER PRIZES.
Any who sends five subscriptions and 49, So will
be given one years subscription free
Any sending ten subscriptions and rs co. will be
given copy of the San Francisco Earthquake book Value
$1.50.
IHE ALoHMAN will continue it is with whatever im>
provemen we be able to make upon it, It asks the
support of all good people and will endeavor to merit their
patronage
Subscribers have the privilege of selecting their own cam
New candidates may be brought out at any time
Vote Tor whom you wish and often aspossbe The
VINO gets the most votes will be awarded the prize
Inc hrst IN the field generally standsa good chance to
Wln SO you going to make effort for the buggy
word to the wise is sufficient Any other information fure
nsed upon request Send all money and communications
to
VIM. H. STEWART,
Salisbury, n. G.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
Sore Nipples.

Any mother who has had ex-
perience with this distressing all
ment will be pleased to know that
cure may be effected by apply
ing Chamberlain's Salve as soon
the child is done nursing. Wipe
it off with soft cloth before al
lowing the b abe to nurse. Many
trained nurses use this salve with
best results. For sale by James
Plummer, Salisbury, and Spencer
Ph armacy, Spencer, N. G..
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY,
Man Makes a Bank Of His Trunk and Il
Robbed Of 81, 400.

Man Makes a Bank of His Trunk and
i Robbed Of $l,40O.
stanly Enterprise. May End.
"Only a few peaches, but
good many apples escaped th
bad weather in my neighbo1
hood" remarked that observan
farmer, M. M. Efrd, who live
lsome four miles west of town.
Julius Parker died at Yuma
Arizona, last week. His remain
were brought to New London 70
lnterment. He was son of Cap
tain and Mrs. M. S. Parker, ant
was we'll known in this county, il
concord and Charlotte.
A sturgeon weighing 296 pound.
was caught in a fish trap few
days ago on the river below Nor.
wood by a Mr.. Hampton. This
is decidedly the largest "catch''
ever known in this section, and
that from a fresh water. stream.
Larger than a large man.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. D. Morris are
so very grateful to their friends
and the people of Albemarle gen.
orally for multiplied kindnesses
heaped upon them both, in many
ways during Mrs. Morris late
protracted suffering in the hos
pital in Salisbury, that they are
at a loss how to express their
gratitude. But they ask us to
say to one and all that they deep
vi appreciate all that was done for
them, and especially for repeated
sympathy of material nature.
A rogue has again been in our
midst. This time he seems to
have gotten quite pull, and yet
there is something strange about
it. Henry Arey, who lives about
a mile from here, had his money
In trunk in his house, and it
was not thought that anyone but
the family knew where it was.
He had not looked about it for q
week OF more, when on last Tues
day he looked and to his surprise
he was short about $1,4OO. The
family had all been away from
the house only once IN the last
week and that probably not more
than an nour. There is no clue
vet as to the guilty one.-Rich-
field correspondence.
One of our well.known citizens
has set a good example for others
to follow. When any of his chill
dren are spending a season away
from home, he tells them they
may purchase their hats and other
articles of dress where they may
chance to be; but when they are
in Albemarle they must make
their investments for these things
at home. There many who do a
large per cent of their shopping
in towns and cities far away from
home. Some of them would COM
plain loudly if the home merchant
were to withdraw his patronage
from the many sources he is ex-
pectec to call upon at times. It
is by patronizing the home en-
terprise, keeping money at home,
being brotherly and cultivatiDg
that feeling of love for ones
neighbors that will bring to us
joys that can not come 80 long as
we manifest disloyalty to home
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08

For stomach troubles, bilious
ness and constipation try Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab.
let's. Many remarkable cures
have been effected by them. Price
25c. Samples free. For sale by
James Plummer, Salisbury, and
Spencer Pharmacy, Spencer, N. G,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
slA1tsvILlE AND IREuELL COUNTY
Appearance Of Winged Ants Cause Prophets
to Hold Forth,

! to Hold Forth,
Statesvile Landmark. April s0th.
| Mrs. D. Oestricher and little
son, Erwin, of Salisbury, were
lguests of Mrs. Sol. Simon, Sun
day.
| Messrs. ii. Lee Lazenby and
Oscar Morrison, who have posi-
tions in Salisbury, were here Sun
day with home folks.
At least one man in Statesville
believes with Col. John Temple
Graves, of Georgia, that the thing
for the Democrats to do next year
is to nominate Roosevelt for Pres
ident. J. Fl. McAlwee is advocat-
ing the Graves theory.
Miss Connie Williamson. who
was SO seriously ill at the college
for several days with pneumonia,
has about recovered. Yesterday
she went to her home at Moores-
vile, accompanied by her mother.
There were 4S additions to the
First Methodist church Sunday.
This gives total of 149 received
into the church by the present
pastor. Of these joining Sunday.a
notable feature was the number of
adults, with a preponderance of
men.
Yesterday large numbers of
winged ants came out of the
ground along the streets and side
walks. One prophet said he had
noticed this for years and that it
was sure and certain sign of
spring, while another said it was
a sure sign of rain. Probably.
both are right.
Mrs. Jane Hughey, wife of the
late Morrison Hughey, died rather
suddenly Saturday afternoon at
her home in Cool Spring town
ship~from the effects of stroke
of paralysis. Funeral services
were conducted at Fifth Creek
church yesterday by Rev. Will
helm and the interment was in
graveyard there.
Rev. W. G. Brown has resigned
as pastor of Concord, New Salem
and Clio Presbyterian churches
and his resignation has been ac-
cepted. Mr.. Brown will go to
Fayetteville Presbytery to take
charge of what is known as
the Raeford group of churches.
He has been pastor at Concord
church for ten years, is very
much beloved by his congrega-
tions and his resignation was &C.
cepted with extreme reluctance.
Clyde A. Stevenson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Stevenson, of At
lanta, graduated in medicine at
the Atlanta School of Medicine
last week and was one of six
members of a large class who re.
ceived certificates for the highest
proficiency. Mr.. Stevenson was
reared Ill Statesville and is
grandson of Mrs. R. M. Allison.
He has many friends here who
will be glad to know that he has
graduated with honor in his
chosen profession.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
DESCRIPTION OF THEBUGGY

We haven't a suitable cut
OF the buggy which some
lucky person will receive at
the expiration of this contest,
but in a general way we can
say that it is a No. l2 Dia>
mond buggy made blythe Du~
rant>Dort Carriage Co. 1t is
OF the open side bar type and
one of the best makes on the
market, substantial and frst>
class in every particular. It
can be seen by calling at the
Barber Buggy and Wagon
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
Unearthing Land Frauds.

Six secret service operatives are
working in western Washington
unearthing a series of land frauds
that are declared to be more as.
founding in their far-reaching
character than than the discover
les III Oregon or California. A
secret service operative in the con-
fdence of President Roosevelt,
has Just been sent to the coast to
take charge of the work and as
semble the evidence that has been
accumulated for presentation to
special officers Of the department
of justice.-Seattle dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08

Let me mail you free, to prove
merit. samples Of my DR.. Shoop's
Restorative, and my book on eth
er Dyspepsia, The Heart, or the
Kidneys. Address me. DIR. Shoop,
Racine, Wis. Troubles of the
Stomach, Heart or Kidneys, are
merely symptoms of deeper all
ment. Don't make the common
error of treating symptoms only.
Symptom treatment is treating
the result of your ailment, and
not the cause. Weak Stomach
neryes-the inside nerves-means
Stomach weakness, always. And
the Heart, and Kidneys as we'll,
have their controlling or insid:
nerves. Weaken these nerves and
you inevitably have weak vita
organs. Here is where DR.. Shoop't
Restorative has made it's fame
No other remedy even claims te
treat the '.inside nerves" Also
for bloating, biliousne IS, bac
breath or complexion, use DR.
Shops Restorative. Write fol
my free Book now. DR.. Shoop'.
Restorative sold by Grimes Drug
Store.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-05-08
TIVE FLOWERS COLLECTION

NOW Is r& TIME
to take advantage of
our Low rates and
get the Best Paper
In the county. You
uot all the news In it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-26
THE SITUATION
 |S CLEARING UP Effect of Lieutenant Governor
 Gray's Statement THE FALkNER MEMORIAL Negro Minister al Montgomery Asks to Take the Place and Die for
 Brother Who Is to Be
 Hanged.
THE FALkNER MEMORIAL

Montgomery, June 25.-(Special) )-With the statement of Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray, published today, the sit uation with regard to the United States senatorship is regarded as cleared up, and the belief is prevalent today that John H. Bankhead will be elected to the post so ably filled by John T. Morgan at the req ssembling of the legislature, early In July. It is regarded by men best post ed that with the administration taking no part against him, the endorsement of Bankhead by the voters will be fully vindicated.
 MT Gray is known to be fully fin ac- cord with and in the confidence of Gov ernor Conner, and it is not thought for a moment that he would make the state ment that he did without the full knowl-