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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
GOT TIRED OF EGYPT.
And Decided to Try Old North Carolina
Awhile Longer,

"Rev." John White, who spent
the pest niue months in Alexan-
dria, Egypt, on a religious mis-
sion, has returned to his former
homeat Belvidere and says that he
has come back to the Gland of the
living" to remain. White who
misunderstanding young farmer
and comes from the sturdy Quaker
stock of Whites Of Perqulmans
county, vas reported last winter
as hav ng had o dream one night
bidding him to sell off his
worldly possessions and go to
Egypt to preach the Gospel to
the heather, He reported his
dream to his relatives and
neighhors, who tried to dis
courage him from paying any at
tention to the dream, telling him
that he could not speak the lam
guages of the people with whom
he WOULD come in contact and that
he Gould not make q living there.
White, however, insisted that the
Lord would endow him with the
ability to speak the languages.and
that he would be taken care of.
So last January he sold off his
farm and all his belongings a.. d
with his wife and children left for
his chosen field.
Very little was heard of them
for some time, but recently he has
been in communication with his
relatives at Belvidere, stating that
he was sufficiently amused with
the Egyptian country and would
appreciate the funds with which
to defray his expenses home.
The relatives responded to his
appeal, which was nothing more
than the7 had anticipated, and
White and family arrived home
this week.
1t is said White will buy an
other farm and begin life over
again and that dreams calling
him to foreign fields will hereafter
be disregarded.-Elizabeth City,
N. c., special to Charlotte Ohser-
yer. H.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Republican BuogIing.

We cannot recall a political
campaign that appeared to be sc
bungled and mismanaged as that
of Taft up to the present. 1T the
inert and stupid managers are tc
be ascribed as friends of the can
didate, then, he has every reason
to exclaim, "Save me from them
While Bryan is addressing the
country and apparently, making
Roadway, the Republican camp is
comparatively listless and lifeless.
If this is occassioned through a
belief that nothing car defeat the
self-appointed heir Of Roosevelt,
and that only a formal campaign
is necessary to his success, it is a
grave error
Mr.. Bryan lcses no opportunity
of appealing to the man without
a job, never fails TO remind him
of the panic-''the Roosevelt pan
ic''-and persuasively, If not with
absolute correctness, places that
founding on the ADMINISTRATORS
front steps. His criticisms of the
trusts and the tariff are by no
mean pointless, and, under pre-
vailing conditions, appeal with Pc
culiar sympathy to the PEG lie, to
the misinformed as we'll as to the
intelligent. Cannon is not help
ing Taft; he is a positive draw
back. Foraker is now g most dis
tressipg incubus. When is this
to cid? If not soon, we know how
it must end Oh election day.
The Republicans have not a
walkover before them, and if they
are to win they must begin now.
Oyster Bay letters may serve to
some purpose, but it is the vigor-
Gus campaign n the open that has
won political battles in the past,
and the present is no exception.
1t is time for Taft to show him
self in the open and not rest con-
tent with the public's impression
Of his personality derived from
Presidential open letters. The
first stroke is half the battle, and
it looks as if Bryan had scored it
to date.--The Wall Street Sum-
mary.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Farmer in Hard Luck.

G. L Bowden a we'll to do far
mer of near Redland had the mis-
fortune to To- Sc his barn aud
contents, three mules, a horse,
carriage, wagon and harness, by
fire last Sunday night. The
origination of the fire is thought
to have come from a cigarette, as
several boys from around that
neighborhood were sitting at the
barn smoking cigarettes and crack
ing jokes that evening, The fire
was not discovered until between
eight and nine o'clock that
night and the barn was so neal
burned down, that nothing to
amount to anything could be
saved as the roof was then falling
in. This is one of the most
disastrous fires that has visited
our county in some time and the
loss to Mr.. Bowen is heavy, as
there was no insurance on the
property.--Mocksville Courier.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
This is Straining Matters.

Mayor Lawrence Becker, who
who is a Democrat, will be com
PEELED to take his family horse
out of a local livery barn because
the animal goes frantic when he
ices the pictures of Taft and Sher-
man in the shape of autographs
hung in the livery stable.
Before the pictures were hung
the horse was gentle as a lamb,
but when he is hitched up in the
barn he paws and kicks at the
sight Of the pictures and barn
men can scarcely control him.
Hammond, Ind, dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
THE MULE WILL HELP.
A New Idea Of Mr.. Bryan's for Aid in the
Campaign Work.

William ]. Bryan has offered
the mascot mule presented him
by the Agricultural Society of
Minnesota as a prize to the coun-
ty showing the largest percentage
of increase in the vote for Demo-
cratic electors over the average
vote for electors in the last three
campaigns. The offer is con-
tanned in a letter from the presi-
Dental candidate to National
Chairman Mack. The letter from
Mr. Bryan reads as follows:
"The Agricultural Society of
Minnesota presented ME with a
mule, a mascot for this campaign,
and after a consultation with the
newspaper representatives so
%journing at Lincoln he was
named Major Minnamascot-
Mimi for Minnesota, "a for
Agricultural Society.
"The title of Major was given
to him III honor of a newspaper
representative who volunteered
to be the first to ride him and
who for a brief space of time was
in close proximity to the mule.
He has been ridden, and | think
will be safe for riding by election
day, and is broken to work.
"Desiring to. make this mule
valuable to the party, l propose
that he be Offered as a prize to
the county showing the largest
percentage of increase in the vote
of electors over the average vote
of electors in the last three CAM
paigns, on the condition that the
county shall turn the mule over
to the precinct securing the larg-
est gain, the Democrats of that
precinct to vote the mule to the
Democrat in the precinct who in
their Judgment has contributed
most to the increase in the pre-
cinct.
eff this plan is satisfactory
to you, please make the an
nouncement and let the mule
do his part in getting out the
Democratic vote."-New York
dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
BULL VISITS BOOK STORE.
Possibly He Went in to Purchase Some
Roosevelt and HaSkilI Literature.

Yesterday afternoon there was
some excitement occasioned on
North Main street when a large
white bull walked into the Book
Company's store. The animal
belonged to a drove Of cattle that
was being driven down from
Watauga county on the way to
market, and it is thought that it
would weigh in the neighborhood
of 1900 pounds.
On entering the book store it
walked up to the pest card coun-
ter and from there to a table, IN
the center of the room filled with.
various kinds of books from q
dime novel to the latest works Of.
fiction, and looked CASUALLY
around at the surroundings ilfafa
bewildered manner. By this time
the clerk, W. J. Horton, was on
his way to the front and was no
less bewildered and astonished
than the animal to find such a
strange looking customer.
The huge bovine was soon fol-
lowed by a large dog and one of
the men who had charge OF the
cattle. The animal stopped be-
tween the table and a large coun-
ter showcase. After a few anxious
moments on the part of Mr.. Hor-
ton and the cattle driver, the bull
was persuaded that it had stopped
at the wrong place, and went out
quietly after beNg worked with
gently and resumed its place in
the drove.
The suppositi II is that the an
imal had been driven a long dis
lance and was hot and tired and
Just stopped in the book store a
few minutes to rest. There was
no damage done to anything in
the store, but it was 3 wonder the
animal did not smash the show
case. Someone offered the sug-
gestion that it was an educated
animal and stopped to get a new
novel to read on its way to mar
ket. -Lanoir, N, c., correspon-
dence Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Father Killed, Daughter Sues.

The daughter of the late /. M.
Cooley has caused summons to be
be issued in a suit against the
North Carolina Railroad Com
pany on account of the death of
Mr.. Cooley, who was killed while
crossing the road. The complaint
has not been filed as yet and the
amount of damages to be asked
for is not known. 1t is thought,
however, that the amount will
not be less than $4,000.
Mr.. Cooley was killed while
walking across the railroad at a
regular crossing. An e%astbound
passenger train struck him and
his life was crushed out by the
force of the blow and the fall he
received when he was thrown
against all embankment. The
plaintiff will contend that the
train was being run at a rate of
speed that was in violation of the
city law. The suit is brought by
Mrs. Della H. Jones, a daughter,
and she has retained the firm of
Winston & Bryant to fight the
case for her. There will be ever
al interesting features before the
case is over.-Durham, N. G, dis
patch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
A few HINTS TO VOTERS.
Seven Reasons Why You Should Vote the
Democratic National Ticket.

Before casting your vote with the
Republican Party remember some
of these things:
/. The failure of the Republic
can Party to take steps to provide
for electing Senators by popular
vote and the refusal of the Repub-
lican convention to endorse the
reform.
2. The failure of the R publ
can Congress to pass a bill provid-
ing for publicity Of campaign con-
tr1butions and the refusal of the
Republican Convention even tc
endorse the reform.
3. The failure of the Republi.
can Congress to pass a postal saw
ings bank bill and the hypocracy
of the party in endorsing this re-
form, which it had just ignored II
Congress.
4. The passage by the Repub'
lican Congress of q currency bill.
which enables speculative banks
to convert all sorts of securities
into currency and actually reduces
the margain. of safety for deposit
ors instead of increasing it.
S. The destruction of repre-
sentative government in the lower
house, where the Republican
Speaker and his committee OF
rules have all power and not>evel
a majority can get a vote on a pop
ular bill if the Speaker refuses
consent.
6. The fo%rty.nine per cent. In
crease in the cost of living under
the Republican Dingley tariff anc
it's trusts, while wages have In
creased only nineteen per cent.
Z. The refusal of the Republi
can Congress to amend this tariff
although it's iniquities are admit
ted and future revision has beef
reluctantly promised by his friend
after the storm is over.-Th'
Commoner.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Good ADVICE.

Cotton is coming on, crops are
ready for the harvest and every
man wants a revival of business
activities. The time has come for
us all to loosen up and get busy.
To advise forgetting the panic and
panicky times is good enough all
will agree, though it will not be
SO hard if every one of us will
stop talking depression and talk
in a manner to encourage and
boost everything and everybody.
Pass the word down the line-to
loosen up and forget the past trou-
bles.-CoLcord Tribune.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Preferred Wife and Home.

The Atlanta Journal publishes
the following concerning the ball
player, Joe Jackson, of Green
vile, S. c., who refused to play
with the Philadelphia team and
was black1isted:
"When Jackson made his mi
tial bow to the baseball public in
Philadelphia there were doubts
as to how he would perform be-
fore a crowd. He set all fears at
rest, however, by making the
greatest hit ever recorded in
favor of a ball player in the
Quaker City. But gnawlng at
his heart was a yearnipg to see
his little girl wife. She was
brought to Philadelphia, but the
lights and the sights of a great
city found no place in her eyes.
She wanted her dear Greenvllle,
and back she %journeyed. Connie
Mack, of the Philadelphia club,
offered to send them both back to
school this winter at his expense
and to see they were given an
education. This was done be-
cause Jackson does not know how
to read or write his own name.
But the promise of schools and
fine clothes had no effect on
either. When the girl wife went
back to her home it took Jackson,
the phen6m, just twelve hours to
break camp and steal away.
Now he is back in Greenville
and tt rms up his nose at Philadel-
phia. I He cares not for glory or
coin so long as the child wife is
by his side. Both are mere chill
dren."
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Announcement.

I hereby announce myself
a candidate for the office of Coun-
ty Commissioner, subject to the
will of the people at the polls at
the November election. 1t elected
l will serve the public to my best
ability. J. CALVIN Jingle.
S-5-11t Faith, N. G.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Executors Notice,

Having qualifi ID as executor of the
estate of Z. C.ementine Brady, dis
eased, late of Rowan County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate OF
said diseased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Gold Hill, N. G., on or
before the 29th day of August, 1909, or
this notice will be pleaded in ba8of
their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
Will please made Immediate payment.
Dated this August 26th, 1908.
WILLIAM H. EARNHARI7
WALTER H. WooDsoN, executor.
6t-pd attorney.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Sheriff Comes out Ahead.

Sheriff W. w. Beard, of Clay
county, was shot five times here
this morning by George Thomas,
the negro alleged to nave murdered
the Bus boys about ten days ago,
and Thomas in return was shot
and killed by the sheriff. Sheriff
Beard met Thomas OIL the street
and ordered him to halt, Thomas
opened fire and wounded Beard
five times before he could draw
his pistol. Beard finally got his
pistol out and shot Thomas dead.
Sheriff Boards condition is re-
ported to be critical.
Three other negroes, Essie Cole.
man, Alma johnson and Savan-
nah Woods, the woman whose
house is near the scene of the trag-
edy, are confined in the county
jail as accessories.
The only evidence against Essie
Coleman and. Alma johnson is
that they were with George Thorn
as on the night of the murder.
Coleman claims to have been
drunk and remembers nothing.
Johnson is unable to give an &C
count of herself. -Atlanta, Ca,
dispatch.
Sheriff Beard is a relative of
Captain John Beard, of this
city.-ED.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Notice TO Creditors.

All persons having claims, againsS
Ellen q. Lentz, late deceased, are
hereby notified to present them to the
undersigned executtrix of the last will
and testament of the said Ellen G..
Lentz, on or before the 4th day of Sep
TENDER, 1909, or, else, be barred from
participating in the distribution of the
assets of her estate.
This lst day Of September, 1908.
ROME ALICE WEST,
eXecutriX.
burton Cralge, attorney. 90 Ct
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
COL. STEWART AGAIN.
lis Case Bids Fair TO Be Disposed Of by
Examining Board,

Col. William F. Stewart, of the
Coast Artillery, whose case be-
cause of his detail to the ungar-
rison fort at Fort Grant, Ariz..
has been before the public for
some time, has been ordered to
appear before a retired board at
Washington, where he will be ex-
amined as to his disability, its
nature and whether it was in
CURED in the line of duty. This
action by Secretary Wright is the
outcome of the physical examina-
ton of Col. Stewart by Hoard of
officers at Fort Huachuca, Arlz.,
when he appeared recently at that
post for the purpose of taking the
test ride of 80 miles, directed by
President Roosevelt. That board
reported that the colonel was prac-
tically blind in one eye, and that
because Of this and the additional
fact that he had heart trouble, be
was disabled for military service.
Privilege to take the ride was de-
MED Colonel Stewart, the examin-
ing board in It's report declaring
that to do so would endanger his
life. Brigadier General W. P.
Hall is president of the examin-
ing and retiring board of Wash
ington which will take up the case.
Its functions will be to ascertain
formally the facts and report them
to the Secretary of Wal for his
use and that of the President.
Colonel Stewards "exile" to
Fort Grant dates back a year. Be-
fore being sent there, however, he
was given an opportunity while at
Fort Barrancas, Fla, to retire,
but to this offer Colonel Stewart
replied:
eff appointed brigadier general,
will retire; if not will remain on
duty"
The War Departments inten-
tions regarding Colonel Stewart at
the time were to send him to Fort
Grant, without command, until
he reached the minimum age of 81
permitting of his compulsory re-
tirement by the president unless
in the meantime he should volun.
tarlly retire, after 40 years. ser
vice. When information was
sought at the War Department as
to the basis for such action, the
only comment Forthcoming was
that Colonel Stewart was "tem-
peramentally impossible" Col
onel Stewart, it had been asserted,
was unfit for commanding a body
of men and did not get along we'll
with subordinates.
Last April the friends of Colo
mel Stewart obtained an order d.
recting him to take up his resi-
dence at the Abandoned St. Fran
els barracks, st. Augustine, Fla !,
for the time expected to erve-
three years or more-on the &C.
tive list, but two weeks later the
order to this effect was counter
manded by the President.
Last spring the cas- of Colonel
Stewart was discussed with much
warmth in the Senate. On two
occasions Senator Rayner, of Ma
ryland, criticised the President
for what he termed "his petty at
titude' toward Colonel Stewart
WASHINGTON dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
Land Sale.

Pursuant to a decree>of the Superior
Court of Rowan County rendered in
the special proceeding entitled: JAS.
A. Richie, Admr. of Peter A. Richie,
ct al VS.. Wiley w. Richie. Daniel
reeler, Mary Peeler. W. Ernest Rltchle
and Others" authorizing, empowering
ana directing the underslgned' as COM
missioner and administrator to expose
to public sale the land hereinafter de
snribed, at the Court House in the city
of Salisbury, the undersigned will, OF
Monday, October the 9Th, 1908,
at II O'Clock m , sell to the highest
bidder, TO-. cash, at the Court House
door in the city of Salisbury, the fol-
lowing described real estate, lying and
being near Gays chapel, in Franklin
township, miles from Salisbury, coun-
ty of Rowan and bounded as follows:
Beginning at q hickory LILO chairs
south of the beginning corner IA post
oak of the 104-acre tract in the sub
division of the Hillary Elliott estate,
and running N. 85 w, SO so chains to a
white oak; thence S. 2A west, IS 80
chains to a post oak thence south SO
east, IT'S chaies to a maple in the
branch; thence south 3 west, 1926
chains to a black oak; thence north
79H east, 24.57 chains to q hickory !;
thence north 81 east, 5 so chains to a
dog wood thence south II east. Z 50
chains to a pine, dover corner; thence
south % east, 10 chains to a pine /;
thence north Az east. 20 so chains to
the beginning, containing 1872 acres
more or less, deed for which is regis
tered in Book y page 27O in the Regis
t5r's office of Rowa county.
This is a valuable tract of land in a
good neighborhood. and title to the
same is perfect. and whoever buys will
get a court deed. The sale will be left
over 10days fora 1Oper cent. bid, and the
purchaser will be required to pay 10
per cent. of the purchase money on day
of sale. This August %. 1908.
JAMES A. RITcHIE, Admr. and Conn.,,
rural route No. 3, Salisbury, N. G.
r. LEE WRIGHT, Atty.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-09-30
on The 18th day of October next,

the following property: Beginning at a
stake, G. W. Winecotf's and J. F, Tark's
corner, thence with G. w. WinecoT's
and J. F. Parks line n BIZ deg E 6 chs
to a stake, G. W. Winecoff's corner in
J. f. Parks line; thence with G. w.
Winecof's and J. w. Parks line S. II
deg E $40 chs to a stake; Margaret
Ridenhour's corner; thence with G. w.
Winecoff's and Margaret Ridenhour's
line, S 3112 deg w 5.75 chs to Il stake,
G. w. Winecotf's and Margaret Riden-
hours corner; thence with G. w.
Winecoff's and Margaret R~idenhour's
line N Il deg w $40 chs to the begin
ming, 70 miles N. Of Salisbury known
as the hou Sc lot, containing three acres.
Also real estate bounded as follows to-
wit; Beginning at Il stake on the bank
of third creek and thence S 7Sdeg f 3.25
chs to Il stake, Walton's corner; thence
5 , deg w 24.5O chs to a pine; thence S
81 deg Els chs to a! stake; thence a
new line N deg E 25. 80 chs to ii stake
thence N 4S1a deg E 1880 chs to stake
on the bank of said creek; thence with
said creek to the beginning, containing
25 acres, more OF less. Conveyed by
the sad William Austin and Hattie
Austin to satisfy the debt provided for
in said mortgage.
w. F. WHITAkER.
j. Stewart. Attv.