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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23
CUT RATE SHIPPING

Cut Rates on household goods to
Pacific coast and other points. SUI
perior service at reduced rates. The
Boyd Transfer Co.. Minneapolis. MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23

For SaIe-Eggs for Matching: Barred
Rocks. Buff Cochins, Buff Orpingtons.
Silver Spangle Hamburgs, Tovlousea
geese and Pelin ducks, $1.25 and $40
per setting. Write for price list. A.
Bryngelson, LeGrand, la.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23
Peoria Grain
St. Louis Grain.

FVUTId, 4NdICII 20
corn-No. 5, s2ls
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23

For Sae-Buy setting of WEBB -
pure white Plymouth Rock eggs, and
raise prize winners. Fifteen eggs 81.
Gus. j. Weber, GOT Woodbury. street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23

MISUNDERSTANDING of ability and neat
appearance to call on all merchants in
their territory; elegant side line. con-
venient to carry; good commissions:
prompt remittance. Belmont Mfg. Co.
Cincinnati, o.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23

will be very desirable residence. See
M. G. keenan,, over IL West Main
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-23

Wanted Statesmen to sell retail
trade, your locality. $65 per month and
expenses to start or commission Ex-
perience unnecessary. Hermingsen CT
gar Co., Toledo, O.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
A Railway Curiosity.

There is loop on the Carolina,
Clinchfield & Ohio railroad once
known as the South & Western in
tbs state that is hest described by
this incident. A big official of
the road lost his hat from train,
and the conductor over the officers
protest stopped the train and sent
fagman back after it. No SOON
er had the man left the train than
the conductor pulled the cord and
the train was off. Surprise being
expressed at his leaving the flag.
man, the conductor said he would
catch up, Sure enough, the train
stopped presently and the fagman
got aboard with the hat. He had
walked 600 feet from one part Of
the loop to another, while the
train made the nine.mile trip
around. A stone can be tossed
from one track to the other. 1t
is feat of engineering,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
Repairing Roads.

The Scientific American Of Octo-
ber "a has a sensible and timely
article upon the maintenance of
roads which is worthy of general
attention. ''In the present cam
paign Of good roads education" it
says, "more attention should be
paid to the vital function of road
maintenance. Our present system
of building a irst-class road and
then letting it 60 as fast as wind,
weather and traffic can wreck it,
il the height of folly and extrava-
gance." The article contrasts this
wasteful American system with
the carful repairing of European
roads. The European system is
the keeping up of roads by con
slant work. Repairs are in prog
ress all the time by skilled work
men. The solitary road repalrer,
with his wheelbarrow, pick and
shovel, and a little pile of broken
stone and topdressing, is famil-
lar sight Oh the roads in the pro-
gressive countries of Europe. Each
section of road is in charge of a
repairer. and is inspected by him
daily. On detecting a low spot,
where water may collect he makes
immediate. e.-Baltimore Sun.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
Volunteers on the Chain Gang.

Seven men who have never been
convicted of crime are serving
time on the chain gang in this
county. These men have been
arrested for various offenses and
have been bound over to Superior
Court, and not being able to give
bond have voluntarily gone to the
chain gang and are wearing
stripes and are working like
convicts until their trial time in
Superior Court comes. It is
presumed that these volunteer road
builders will plead guilty of the
crimes whereof they are charged
and when they are sentenced credit
will be given them for the time
served on the roads. Soon after
the last term of Superior Court
for the trial of criminal cases, a
negro was put in Jail to the
November term, and being alone
in Jail he begged to be allowed to
90 out to the roads and break rock
and that fellow has been making
a splendid hand since last August.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
Traded Wives.

About fifteen years ago Harrison
Blankership and Ham Waters, of
Ashe county, swapped wives.
Blankenship was Baptist preach
er and Waters as deacon. They
we're both members of South Fork
Baptist church. They both were
excluded without parley. Blank
enship eloped with Waters wife
and Blankenship's wife sued and
obtained a diverse. Blankenship
some time after the swap was asked
how it came about that he and
Waters made this swap. He said
when they were married they made
a mistake and married the wrong
girls, and only discovered the
mistake after the ceremony was
over. They were both married
the same night At the time Of
the swap Blankenship had six
children, and Waters two. Blank
enship gave Waters two children
to boot in the swap, therefore
making an equal division Of chill
dren. Blankenship was asked if
he gave Waters anything further
in this t1ade and he replied: "Yes,
I gave him IS and buck sheep" "
A little more than week ago
this same Harrison Blankenship
had the audacity to come to this
county after the lapse of fifteen
years and palm himself as a Meth
odist divine. He is now assisting
in a revival meeting at Mabel,
this county.-Boone, N. c., spe-
cial to Charlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
Keep Your Cotton Dry.

The cotton weigher at Marsh
vile requests everybody to keep
cotton dry. 1t seems strange that
men of average sense will never
learn that the South is losing more
than $12,00o,O00 every year be-
cause farmers do not shelter their
cotton, and that it is worse than
folly to expose to weather the pro-
duct that represents thu sweat and
toll of their women and children.
Ignorance has cost the Sonth more
money than all other causes COM
bined. Keep your cotton under
shelter. Our Home.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11

There is more Catarrh in this
sction of the country than all
other diseases put togther, and
until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pro-
nouunced it a local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced 1t in
curable. Sc1ence has proven
catarrh to be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires con-
stltutlonal treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on
the market. It is taken internal
ly in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. It acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case 1t fails to
cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY &
CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
How Is Your Digestion.

Mrs. Mary Bowling, of No. 228
9Th Ave., San Francisco, recon.
mends a remedy for stomach trou-
BILE. She says: "Gratitude for
the wonderful effect of Electric
Bitters in case of acute indiges-
tion, prompts the testimonial. I
am fully convinced that for stom-
ach and liver troubles Electric
Bitters is the best remedy on the
market today" This great tonic
and alternative medicine invigo-
rates the system, purifies the
blood and is especially helpful in
all forms of female weakness
Soc at all drug stores.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
Of Course II Caused Trouble.

As a result of the feudal war at
Campon Junction, about 20 miles
west of Jackson, Islow Allen aged
20 years, was shot and killed last
night and Alvin Carver, aged 20
was badly injured. Clarence Sher-
man who did the shooting, was
shot in the head but managed to
escape to the mountains. Eight
barrels Of whiskey shipped Into
the town for election brought on
the trouble although family trou-
bles of long standsng played a
prominent part-Lexington, KY,
dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11

Mr.. Bryan 8 pluralities In the
states he carried aggregate $780,
500, while those of Mr.. Taft are
1,4S8, 1922.
1t is estimated that the COM
plexion of the next congress will
be, Democrats III, Republicans
206. Majority necessary to con-
troll, 1875. This estimate is merely
an approximate one and it may be
slightly changed one way or the
other, as the result in some of the
Congressional districts has not
been officially determined.
Taken altogether the Republi.
can party simply had walk-over.
That money, coercion and vari.
GUS brands of intimidation were
freely resorted to in many locali.
ties, especially in the large cities
cannot we'll be doubted. Indeed,
these have been the tactics of the
party in other presidential elec.
tions and if they are charged with
resorting to similar methods in
the last one, they have their own
record to blame for it.
1t is done, all is over and We
can only grin and accept the re.
suit as cheerfully as we can.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
CONCORD AND CABARRUs COUNTY.
Boy Has Bad Fall. Senator 0verman Makes
Fine Effort at China Grove,

Concord Times Nov. End.
We are glad to note the fact
that D. NJ. Isenhour, who some
time ago had stroke of paralysis.
is now able to be out from home.
W. A. Campbell, a we'll known
farmer of No. 6 township, died
last Tuesday. aged 65 years. The
body was inferred Wednesday
J. II Bost, who lives on one of
q. A. Morris places, the old D.
W. Moore place, lost two good
horses recently. One was valued
at $75 and the other at 5000. The
best horse died of collie, caused, it
is thought, by eating pea vine
hay.
On last Thursday evening at 8
O'Clock E. B. ArroWood, formerly
Of Bessemer, but now in the en-
ploy of Gibson mill, was married
to Miss Delphia Luetter Mills at
the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Mills, on
McGill street, Rev. D. F. Helms
officiating.
Little Daisy Dean, the infant
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. L. Patter-
son, one week old, died last Sat-
urday night, aud the body was in
tered Sunday afternoon at the
cemetery.
One of the closing speeches of
the campaign was made at China
Grove Saturday afternoon by Sem
ator Lee S. Overman. More than
six hundred people heard the
speech which was one Of great
power.
DR.. D. D. Johnson, who had
been visiting in Washington, An
napclis and other places for three
weeks, returned home Saturday
night. DR.. johnson while away
was prospecting in the neighbor-
hoods of Charlottesville and Gull
pepper, Va, with the Intention
of buying a farm on which to live,
The twelve-year-old son of
Henry Barnhardt, of No. 5 town
ship, fell from a persimmon tree
Sunday and was badly hurt, his
back being severely injured and
one leg broken. He was in the
tree after an o'possum, and step
ped on a decayed limb, which
gave way under him and precipita-
ted him to the ground, dis
tance Of twelve feet.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
NOT SORE OVER DEFEAT.
Dcmocracy's Recent Candidate for PresI-
dent Comes Up Smiling.

| A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb.
of the 4th is to the following ef-
feet:
"While not caring to discuss at
this time the political effect of
Democratic victory in his home
State or analyze the cause, Will
lam J. Bryan this afternoon in an
informal talk to a number Of
friends who called on him ex-
pressed his pleasure at the result
in Nebraska and the satisfaction
it afforded him to learn of the
election of so many of his politi-
cal and personal friends
ga delegation of nearly a hum
dred from Lincoln visited Mr..
Bryan at Fairview to express to
him their confidence and devotion
and to assure him that such was
sentiment of majority of his
city and State.
"Mr. Bryan in responding said:
eel am highly gratified over
she result in this State. The ma
tional defeat has not been such a
disappointment when we have had
so:many things to console us. l
hope 1 have convinced my friends
that running for Office has only
been an incident to my work.
My heart has never set On
holding Office, but I wanted to do
certain works and it looked as
though the presidency might offer
the opportunity to do that work.
I am sure that in private life I
can have the chance to do some-
thing. Que is not required to
hold Office in order to do big
things; one is simply ssrequlred to
do things within his reach, and
that much is within the reach of
each of us.
"'Personally I shall find as
much joy being out of Office, if
the returns show I must be, as
would be in office. I hope still to
be of influence to bring about
needed reforms. I appreciate
very much the confidence and
loyalty of the people near us. 1t
has been the greatest comfort that
the election has given US. The
fact that those among whom we
live have shown this confidence
we appreciate more than can tell
you. It has been kind in you to
come out here and visit US on this
dav.'
"The defeat he sustained yester.
day did not weigh heavily on Mr..
Bryal. He was one of the most
cheerful of those at his home and
laughed and joked good naturedly
with his visitors Tonight Mr..
Bryan was the guest of honor at
the banquet of the State Teachers
Association, where he made
short address. he has no other
immediate plans than to rest at
his home, following his canvass"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
Profit in Dairyipg.

A recent report of the A. & NJ.
College dairy shows that for the
past nine months the cost of the
dairy was s3.409 and the receipts
$6,414, leaving a net profit of
$3.005. The dairy had ii Jersey
COWS, all but six graded. The
milk was sold in bulk at 25 cents
pr gallon and the cream tested at
81 per gallon. The results are
delared to be the most conclu.
sive proof that there is no dairy
ing in the State that can show
better results.-Raleigh dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
A Righteous Sentence.

A negro caught peepipg into
private apartments at the Fayette-
vile graded school was sentenced
to go lashes, to be put on by the
chief of police, and was given 80
little mintes to get out of town.
He only consumed 5 Of the min
utes and spent the other 25 in get
ting out of the county. This was
a good sentence and the mayor
was right in putting it on.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11

A clergyman writes: "Prevan-
tics, those little Candy Cold Cure
Tablets, are wonders in my
parish" Preventics surely will
check cold, or the Grippe, in a
very few hours. And Preventics
are 80 safe and harmless. No
Quinine, nothing harsh nor sick
ening, Fine for feverish restless
children. Box of 48 at 25c. Sold
by Cornelison & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
f-t1ss
aLBEMARLE AND SIANLY COUNTY.
Republican Money and Liquor. A Little
Child is Burned TO Death,

stanly Enterprise. Nov. Sth.
D. NJ. Ross is extremely feeble
and his death may occur at any
time. He and his aged wife have
both been very i'll for a number
OF months.
After suffering several weeks,
Mrs. J. A. Ritchie passed from
this life on Monday morning.
Her death was not unexpected, as
the doctors had said seveal days
before that they had no hopes of
hsr recovery. She leaves a devot-
cd husband, two sons and four
daughters, one of the sons and
two daughters married.
Banner May Garris, the 4-year-
old grand daughter of Mrs. Morri.
son, of the Lillian mill, of this
city, was fatally burned Sunday
afternoon about 2 o'clock, dying
about 6 O'Clock without pain, save
intense thirst. 1t seemed that
the child was wanting to assist it's
grandmother in starting a fire,
and that she climbed by means of
a char to the place where the
matches were kept. She was dis
covered first by F. W. Anderson,
who gave the alarm. The|child had
lighted some paper at the wood
pile, and when seen by Mr.. Ander-
son her clothing had caught and
she she entirely enveloped IN
flames.
North Albemarle precinct needs
to be cut in two. It takes all
day to do the voting as it is nov,
and voters have to stand in line
for hours at time awaiting their
turn. 1t is to be hoped That this
difficulty will be remedied bofore
another election.
A week ago, there was every in
dication that the county would 90
Democratic by at least 800 major
ity. But at the closing days of
the campaign were days of Repub-
lican bribery and corruption.
Money was freely spent by them,
and their campaign fund is
thought to have been as much as
$1,000. 1t is a known fact that
two msn were paid SIS a piece
for their votes, and that others
were offered $40. And Republi-
can liquor was another factor.
These are not idle charges, made
for effect; but we are assured that
there is no doubt as their to
truthfulness.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
A HustIing Lot Of Young Men. Captain
Robbins is Still Improving.
Lexington Dispatch, Nov. 4th.

i
Lexington Dispatch, Nov. 4th.
The property of the O. E. ston-
er Clothing Company, at Ashe-
vile. has been turned over to a.
trustee in bankruptcy by the re-
celver. o. E. Stoner is a David.
son county man and is we'll known
here. His friends hope that his
business difficulties in this period
of hard tines will be arranged
satisfactorily with him and his
company.
Somebody has been laying up
trouble for himself at the graded
school building by disarrangipg
things especially on Sundays;
and the police are going to look
out for folks who loaf around
there. 1t may be that special
Sunday policeman will be put on
the grounds to keep off folks who
enter the building and make
themselves at home. Those who
have been trespassing had better
''cut it out.'
The Dispatch doubts if there is
any other lodge of any secret Or
der In the state that has done as
we'll as the Enterprise council of
Juniors since the council was es-
tablished. The young men of the
community organized the 25th of
January and now have 81 new
members, with every reason to be-
lieve that they will have 100 by
Christmas. The lodge was sorely
hurt by fire which destroyed it's
building, but has built a new
house, and Is about ready to move
in that. The insurance carried on
the dollhouse was $500, and they
have spent $500 on the new one,
and may spend more to complete
the lower floor for store room.
Captain F. G. Robbins is able
to 60 and come when he chooses
now, land onMonday was greeted by
many of his friends who had not
seen him since he was seized with
fever back IN the summer Ask
ed how he was getting along, the
old soldier replied that he was
eating all he could afford at
the present prices of ratlons.
The Captain has a splendid con-
stitution for so old man and is
coming along all right.
Monday was almost as interest
ing a day in Lexington as yester-
day was. A great number of
country people were in town and
all the town nearly, circulated on
the streets all day long, talking
politics and wondering which way
the cat would jump. The county
commissioners met, it being first
Monday, and the board of educa-
tion had a call meeting. There
was little news, however, apart
from that which touched politics.
This week has been very dull
one for news that didn't have any,
thing to do with the election.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
Watched Fifteen Years.

"For fifteen years I have watch
ed the working of Bucklen's Arn1-
lea Salve; and it has never failed to
cure any sore, boil, ulcer or burn
to which it was applied. 1t has
saved us many a doctor bil]," says
A. F. Hardy, of East Wilton,
Maine. 25c at drug stores.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11

Rheumatism promptly driven
from the blood with DR.. Shoop's
Rheumatic Remedy. Don't waste
time with common remedies. A
test will surely tell. In tablet or
liquid form. Sold by Cornelison
& Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-11-11
The REEL FOOT CASE.
Some Details About the Cause of the
Trouble In Tennessee.

| tiUuUI6 Ill ItuHSSSGts
Reel Foot lake, in the northwes
corner of Tennessee, which il
really submerged swamp, wal
created by an earthquake in 1911
which caused the low lands neal
the river to sink; and is about 81
miles long by ten miles wide
The land which sank, the section
being then squarely settled, was
held mainly under grant, and the
ldea we may say the ownership
was practically abandoned when
the act of nature rendered title
apparently valueless.
The lake, however, affords fine
fishing, shooting and trapping
and Its shores are fringed by fam.
lilies who make livelihe cd from
hunting, in addition to small
farming; they shoot wild fowl,
trap ur-bearing animals and
catch fish forsthe market. This
'colony" may perhaps consist Of
500 to 1000 people.
Some years ago two men living
near one extrlmity of the lake
conceived the idea of ditching
from it to the Mississippi river
and draining the land for agricul-
ture. To this end they set about
acquiring, by quit-claim or other
wise, the ancient. shadowy titles
to the lakes bottom. They we're
forced, by threats of the people
whose living was endangered, to
desist. Later other men living
near the other extremity of the
swamp formed a corporation to
market the cypress and other tim
ber, and set about securing titles
to as r. UGH of the the lakes bed
in that vicinity as they could.
They joined forces with the men
who had first props sed to drain,
as drainage would of course
greatly assist the lumber CONF
papy il is, work. ~.
The lake dwellers were again
threatened, in their direct and
primitive way, to shed blood if
that lake were drained. and the
project was again stopped.
The corporation has influence,
as it's stockholders included such
mon as the two prominent lawyers
who we're assaulted, and one of
whom was murdered. the other
night; and the passage of bill
by the Tennessee Legislature was
secured, placing restrictions on
hunting and fishing in the lake.
Persons might take game or fish for
personal use only. Ii they wish
ed to hunt or fish for the markets
they must pay a privilege tax.
This privilege tax was regarded
by the lake-dwellers as prohlbi.
tive, and they were stirred into
that wra' b which found it's outlet
in the murder of one of their op.
ponents and the attempted mur.
der of another.
Such is bare outline Of the
facts antecedent to the present
disturbance in Tennessee. Fol
many of the data we are indebted
to prominent Asheville gentle.
man who has hunted and fished
on Reel Foot Lake at intervals
since childhood; we may err il
some of the details. but the situa.
ton isset forth in it's essentials
Asheville daz tts.N News.