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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

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the stronger-morany. She
starts life on a higher
py,no- from her 3irlhOOd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

ard. who was struggling as II In the grip
of python. Itc
Then there was report. crash on the
floor and then silence. Sir Richard Gaunt
had tainted. and this alone had saved his
life. He pulled the trigger as he fell and
the bullet buried itself in the wall.
=
When Lady Betty Drake left Gaunt
warwickshire tor a fortnight. Then she
paid visit to some distant relations In
London. and finally took small fur-
nished house In Mayfair.
1t was. Of coprse impossible for her 70
live alone: she was not young giri;. p 9o.
scandal. She wrote to certain Mars
Prdeaux. the widow Of 2 very distin-
guished oficer. and asked her to snare
her home with her. This lady. who was
small pension. used to stay at Gaunt
Royal three weeks in every year, and
Lady Betty had conceived "a strong liking
for her. The offer was gratefully ac-
cepted and Lady Betty made It clear
from the outset that she was receiving
and not bestowin9 a favor.
It was the height Of the London sea-
son when these two took up tneir resi-
dence in their new home. Lady Betty
rank and fortune would have assured her
but she was In deep mourning. and re-
fused all invitations to the various weari-
some entertainments with which society
burdens itself. She received callers and
returned calls, for she was not superior
to the ordinary civilities of life, but she
declined to do more than this. and was
glad that she had q good and reasonable
excuse for her conduct.
She was, however. not woman 10 iet
time lie heavy on her hands. She made
up her mind to devote herself to some
work which would help others In less for
-tunate circumstances than herself. ana
one has not look far for such work in
London.
Lady Betty dispensed her charity on
novel lines. She gave freely. In fact. on
q gigantic scale but she never gave any
thing herself The money all went into
properly organized channels, and II she
required help for any particular person
she let 1t come TO that person from an
other source, II will speak to So-and-eo
about you.' was her tnvariable reply to
any request for help.
Now this IN itself 10 not uncommon, but
this was only part Of her work. She
pefsonally lebored among the poorest and
most degraded Of the English race. Plain
~ and almost shaboily aseeood. she was
among them a. q friend. % one who Vas
not separated 8r6m their eorrowns and
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
Died at Moment of Rescue.

Eli Brady, a young negro man,
was killed in Randolph county
last week by falling into a we'll.
Brady was digging we'll on the
farm of John Wright, in Grant
township. At noon he was being
raised to the surface and before he
reached the top of the we'll he
called to those who were at the
windlass to draw fast, as he was
sick. AS he reached the surface,
without warning he released his
grasp on the rope and fell head
foremost to the bottom, 35 feet
below. Death was instantaneous.
His skull was crushed and his
body badly mangled.-Asheboro
News.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
Able to Buy Food but Don't do it.

John Sewers, better known as
"Sunday," was found in a very
weak condition in southwest
Statesvllle Sunday. Chief Conner
was notified of Johns plight and
took the unfortunate fellow to po-
lice headquarters. 1t was found
that the principal trouble with
Sewers Is that he is starving him
self to death. Mr.. Conner gave
him something to eat and he was
able to walk to his home on Tradd
street within a short time. Sow
ers is practically an idiot. and is
not capable of taking care of him
self. He lives alone in a cottage
on Tradd street and although he
has considerable property and
money, he will not buy enough
food to sustain his physical needs.
That his h. alth is failing fast for
lack of good food is very notice
able to those who see him stand
ing about the streets from day to
day.
For a time Sewers was under
the care of a guardian, but at a
hearing some time ago he was ad-
judged capable of attending to his
affairs and the guardian was dis
missed. Mayor Grier has taken
the matter up with Clerk of the
Court Hartness and an effort will
be made to have Sewers placed
under the care of a guardian
Statesville Landmark.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
The Coming Farmer.

The day is coming when the
small farm, the labor-saving ma
chinery, the knowledge of seasons
and soils and rotations, and the
careful but intense cultivation
shall constitute the equipment
which will yield hands ,me re-
turns. The farmer of the future
who shall win success will be an
educated man. He will know his
fields like the potter knows his
clay, and his mind will be as skill
ed as the hand of the artisan who
fashions the vase. He will be able
to plan a campaign upon his plats
with the same precision that Lee
planned at Cold Harbor and exc
cute it with the success of Jack
son at Antletam. As the lawyer
knows his code, he will be ac-
quainted with soils and strata
and as the practitioner is drilled in
the art of procedure, he will know
the rotations. He must be famil
lar with precedent, and his eve.
nings shall be spent by the fire.
side with the best books and farm
journals, and experience of his fel.
low soilsmen in other countries
shall be in his mind always. He
must be a student. but his knowl.
edge shall not all come from
books. Persons, experience, ex
perimentation, the visits to othe1
model farms, and constant imbi
bition of new theorles-these shall
make his batteries invincible.- -
Danbury Reporter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
County Officer Suicides.

A long-distance telephone mes
sage this afternoon shortly before
l o'clock from Marshall, stated
that Rogan Rice, register of
deeds of Madison county, commit
ted suicide at noon today at his
home in Marshall by shooting
himself through the temple. The
message stated no cause for the
rash act was known. Mr.. Rice
had been register of deeds for
Madison county for the past four
years and was the nominee of the
Republican party in that county
for reelection. Surviving are a
wife and one child, aged 2 years.
Asheville dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
Celebrated Birthday.

Yesterday there was celebrated
at the Umberger home here, the
Gath birthday of Mrs. G. W. UNI
berger. Her son-in-law, Rev. J..
M. Terrel, missionary to Brazil, =,
his wife and children, and Miss
Aline Umberger, another daugh-
ter, who had been in Brazil for
four years, had just returned for
a years vacation. Another of
Mr.. Umberger's daughters, Mis-.
Anderson Weaver, of Edgemont,
was present with her husband,
and the arrival of Ollie Umberger.
from Concord, made the home
coming of the children complete.
The birthday breakfast was
beautifully served by Miss Brooke
/ Umberger. Both received gifts
and the occasion was altogether
enjoyable.-Mt. Ulla special te
theCharlotte Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
STATE NEWS.
Items Of Interest Clipped, Condensed and
Prepared for the Waichman's Readers.

Governor Glenn has been noti-
fed by the Democratic National
Committee that he is to speak in
New York, Maryland and several
other States October 10th to Goth.
State Auditor Dixon says the
increase in the pension list this
year over last is something like
400. 1t is expected that pension
ers will receive about the same
amount this year as last, namely,
first class $72, second $50, third
$49, fourth $25.
A remarkable yield Of hay is re-
ported by R. B. White, a High
Point liveryman. On ten acres
near that city he cut % loads of
hay, 1000 pounds to the load.
which is worth rs cents a hundred
pounds. This was done at a cost
to him of 500, making net pro-
fit on the yield of 1920
In Buucombe Superior Court a
few days ago Mrs. F. G. Watkins
was awarded $4,000 damages
against the Southern Railway.
Mrs. Watkins fell through the
platform Of the railway station at
Swannanoa and was seriously in
jured. 1t is alleged that the plat
form was rotten and suit was
brought for $4,000.
At the recent term of Stanly Su-
perior Court a suit was tried in
volvlng 1872 acres of land in the
heart of the town of Norwood,
now covered largely by valuable
property, and was decided in favor
of the plaintiff, Mrs. G. B. Nor
ton of Rockingham, who brought
suit as one of the surviving chill
dren and heirs of the late J. R.
Livingston. The case was appeal
ed.
The propositions Of q syndi, ate
formed to purchase the Odell Cot
ton Mills at Concord, for some
months in the hands of a receiver,
have been rejected and the court
will be asked to make another Or
der for the sale of the property.
The mills were to have been sold
on the 10Th but the sale was post
poned to permit the adjustm- MT
of the insurance on the mill burn
ed. The insurance, $4,000, will
be paid in full, it is said.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
Where Bullets Flew,

David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y,
a veteran of the civil war, who lost
foot at Gettysburg, says: "The
good Electric Bltters have done is
worth more than five hundred dol
lars to me. I spent much money
doctoring for bad case of stom-
ach trouble, to little purpose. 1
then tried Elec ric Bitters, and
they cured me. I now take them
as tonic, and they keep me
strong and WE'LL" Soc. at all drug
stores.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
Cotton Crop Will be Short. Some Of the
Movements of our NeighhOrs.

Concord Times, Sept. 2sth.
G.. G. Walter, of Rowan county,
and Miss Ellen Graham, of Kan.
napolis, were married last Sun.
day.
DR.. J. E. Smoot is now in Balti.
more taking a special course in
medicine.
There was a fine general rain
throughous the county last Sun
day the first in three weeks.
There is no doubt whatever of
the fact that the cotton crop in
this section this year will be short,
in many places not over half a
crop. Mr.. Robert Hall, of neal
Enochville, tells us that there are
many fields in his section that are
not even worth picking. The crop
was literally ruined by the fresh.
cts.
The congregation of St. Mark g
Lutheran church at Charlotte have
called Rev, Robert l.. Patterson,
of Somerset, Pa, as pastor. Mr..
Patterson is son of the late Mr..
1. Frank Patterson, of China
Grove. He has been at Somerset
for ten years, but recently y resign
ed the pastorate thus to devote
his time to the mission work of
his church.
]. S. Armstrong. agent of the
Southern here, has resigned to &C
cept the agency of the Seaboard at
Lincolnton. His successor has
not yet been named.
Last Saturday was the biggest
cotton day of the season, there
being ITO bales on the market.
The ruling price was 9 cents.
John Williams. of Cannon
vile, died at his home there last
Friday of typhoid fever, aged
about 40 years. He was married
the second time only a few weeks
ago to Miss Price, of Union coun-
ty. He leaves six children. The
body was taken to Union county
for burial.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
Goose Eggs in September.

They are gathering blackberries
down in Chatham county and are
making big blow about it and
are asking who ever heard of ripe
blackberries in September here in
North Carolina? Aw. g'long wild
20 old September blackberries.
Here in Union county we've got a
goose in North Carolina or any
other old place laying in Septem-
ber? VIM. Clark, Of Goose Creek
township, came in last Saturday
and reported that he has a goose
up in Goose Creek that Is laying
goose eggs here in the month of
September and says that his goose
has broken all records for no other
goose was ever known to lays eggs
in the fall of the year.-Monroe
Journal.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
Let the President Continue.

If Mr.. Roosevelt can CO induced
to write one or two more letters
to Mr.. Bryan he will succeed IN
practically eliminating Mr.. Taft
from the campaign. The Amer
ican people like to see fair play
and they are going to have it.
Taft's sticking so close to Roose-
velt reminds us of the story of the
man who brought his great big
overgrown son to see the circus;
the streets were crowded, the band
was playing, and the procession
of animals was moving, the big
fellow had his daddy by the coat
tail and would cry out, dad,
don't lose me el"-Greensboro
Record.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY,
Furniture Factory Operatives Injured.
Freakish Stalk of Cotton.

Stanly Enterprise, Oct. 1st.
Miss Alice Kizer, of Salisbury,
is visiting her sister, Mr.. A. L.
Patterson.
The many friends of Mrs. W. P.
Broom will regret to learn that
she is seriously i'll and that the at
tention of trained nurse has be.
come necessary.
"Suppose they should elect Cox
for Governor, which they WON'T"
remarked a citizen of West Albe-
marie, why he would appoint all
the officeholders. registrars, judges
of election, etc., and don't you
know that they would soon have
every negro in North Carolina on
the registration books again?
They'd do it, in spite of all you
could do. Vote for Cox, No! I
wouldn't for anything.''
James Cooper sustained serious
injuries to the thumb on his left
hand at the furniture factory
while working at a jointing ma
chine. On Tuesday. Allen Still
had a similar misfortune, and
three Of his fingers may have to
be amputated.
Daniel P. Kirk exhibited stalk
of cotton here few days ago that
had Is we'll developed bolls.
These bolls were we'll filled with
seed, but bore not the slightest
trace of fleece. Is it form of
cheat, or merely freak in the
cotton plant itself? Someone
answer.
There is variety of lintless
cotton. Just a strap seed we sup
pose-ED. Watchman.
Surveyor G. M. Miller, of Sails
bury, has been in Albemarle few
days surveying lines for a city
sewer. The lines will probably
follow Second and Main streets,
reaching to exits at the creek west
and southwest of town. The
street force has been busy grading
the principal streets and side
walks, and a notable improvement
will have been made on public
square when the macadam work is
finished. With the present good
work continued our little city will
soon be able to boast of good
streets and sewerage. A larger
aud better water works plant.
with water at cheaper rates should
soon follow, and to this should be
added a system of lights for our
streets. just watch Albemarle
grow, in spite of the Roosevelt pa
nicl
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07

The wholesale, harmless green
leaves and tender stems of a lung
healing mountainous shrub, give
to DR.. Shoop's Cough Remedy it's
curative properties. Tickling or
dry bronchial coughs quickly and
safely yield to this highly
effective Cough medicine. DR..
Shoop assures mothers that they
can with safety give it to even
very young babes, No opium, no
chloroform-absolutely nothing
harsh or harmful. 1t calms the
distressing cough, and heals the
sensitive membranes. Accept no
other. Demand DR.. Shoop's,
Sold by Cornelison & Cook,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07

A pain prescription is printed
upon each 25c. box of DR.. Shoop's
Pink Pain Tablets. Ask your
Doctor or Druggist if this formula
is not complete. Head pains, wo-
manly pains, pains anywhere get
instant relief from Pink Pain
Tablet. Cornelison & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY.
The Political Pot Boiling. A Caution to
Those who run Automobiles.

Those who run Automobiles.
Lexington Dispatch. Sept. sOth.
The Dispatch congratulates its
Thomasville representative, Drug
gist Charles r. Thomas, on win.
ming 3rd prize among the druggists
of the United States at their meet.
ing in Atlantic City, in contest
for the identification Of botanical
drugs, SO in number.
It is said tha. there is no doubt
at all about that new cotton mill
being built, which The Dispatch
mentioned last week. There is no
news to get about it except that
they are sure going to build.
Five hundred children are now
enrolled in the graded school. The
school has settled down to bust
ness and is running smoothly. All
children who intend to enter dur
ing the next month must do 80
next Monday. There will be no
more days of admlttance until the
first Monday in November.
There is nothing but politics
now. Monday and yesterday you
could see little knots of republi
cans and democrats here and there
and everywhere-in the sheriff S
office-and all around talking
candidates, schemes, politics. The
republicans have opened up head
quarters in Baxter McRary's
building, back of the courthouse,
and have their banner-emblem of
Taft, Tariff and Trusts pan
ics-spread to the winds. There
is rumor that they are dickering
with the national republican COM
mittee for slice of the campaign
fund.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Humphrey who was
bitten by supposedly mad cat,
will return from the hospital this
week. The physicians have writ
ten in a way that has banished all
fears and no danger is ever antici-
pated as result of the wound.
The experts say that, having been
wounded in the foot, far from the
brain, and after taking the pre-
scribed treatment, there is no dam
ger whatever.
All ACKNOWLEDGMENT ought to
protest against recklessness on the
part of any autoist, for the people
will not stand for it, and some
thing may drop. The other night
a farmer in Rowan county was run
into by fool chauffeur, and the
farmer drew bead on him and
shot at him, but missed. That
sort of thing will follow reckless
driving, and of course there will
be thugs who will practice it when
the autoist is not to blame and
innocent people may suffer. A
caution that all automobile.
drivers ought to observe is this
When in the rural districts drive
slow. There are things that &C
faster than gas.
The prophets say a hard winter
is in store for us. In the noun
tains there is an enormous crop o1
chestnuts- signs OF marc
winter. The 'simmon crop is very
heavy, and the fur on 'possumi
never was so thick and warm. The
hickory leaves curl upwards
There are other signs but they are
not recalled. Yesterday morning
was cold enough for fire to fee
"right," and there may have beer
frost. In the mountains there
has been frost for week. The
coal man is becoming popular
again and the ice man is getting
ready to fold his tent like an Aral
and as silantlv steal awav
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07
STATESViLLE AND IREDELL COUNTY.
Has a Good Word for Haskell. Another
Old Terrapin is Turned Up.
statesville Landmark. Sept. 20.

" suiHgu OpI
statesville Landmark. Sept. 20.
W. II. L. Campbell, clerk of the
Supreme Court of Oklahoma, who
had been visiting relatives in
statesvilIe and the county for sew
eral weeks, left for home Friday.
Mr.. Campbell was, of course,
much interested in the charges
against Gov. Haskell in the DEM
ocratic primary, Mr.. Campbell
does not believe he is guilty of
any wrong-doing in connection
with the Standard Oil Company.
A young son of J. M. Waugh,
of Fallstown township, found an
old terrapin near his home few
days ago with the following in
scription carved on it's she'll:
"Miss A. E. Troutman, 1861"
The terrapin showed signs of old
age all right, but to make sure
that the carving was done in
1868 Mr.. Waugh communicated
with Miss Troutman, who is now
Mrs. R. e. Beaver and lives north
of town. Mrs. Beaver stated that
she remembers distintly having
carved her name and the date on
the terrapin 40 years ago, when a
young woman.
Deputy Sheriff (and sheriff to
be) Deaton, of Mooresvllle, who
was in town yesterday, stated that
what might have been a serious
cutting affray occurred at Moores-
vile Friday night. Carl Dry and
John Little, cotton mill en-
ployes, engaged in a fight and
Dry proceeded to slash Little
with pocket knife, inflcting
gashes on his face, throat and
chest. Fortunately the cuts were
not deep and will not result Sc
riously. The men were tried be-
fore Squire Vols Saturday morn
ing and gave bond for their ap-
pearance at Superior Court.
John F, Hager and Mrs. Dora
Brown, both of SharpesDurg town
ship, were united in marriage Sat-
urday morning about II O'Clock
by DR.. G. M. Richards, at his
home, corner West End avenue
and Kelly street, The couple
drove to town early Saturday
morning and returned to Sharpes-
burg Immediately after the cere-
mony had been performed. Both
are favorably known in their COM
munlty.
Messrs. R, K. Gregory and Will
liam McRorle engaged in lively
fistcuff in the lobby of the Gem
theatre Friday afternoon about S
O'Clock, but no serious damage re-
suited. The difficulty was the re-
suit of a dispute about an account
held against the theatre people by
McRorie, who was formerly en-
ployed by the concern. The pu.
gilists submitted in the mayors
court and were fined $3.50 and
the cost each.
Representatives of the Radcliffe
Lyceum Bureau have placed
lyceum course in Statesville COW
ering the five first-class attrac-
| tiOns.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-10-07

Go to the blood, if you are to
drive out Rheumatism. A Wis
consin physician, DR.. Shoop,
does this with his Rheumatic
Remedy-and with seeming sue
cess. Rub-on's, says the doctor,
never did cure Rheuma atism. It
is more than skin deep-it is con-
stltutlonal, always. Because of
this principle. DR.. Shoop's Rheu-
matte Remedy is perhaps the
most popular in existence. It goes
by word of mouth from one to an
other, everywhere. Grateful pa
tlents gladly spread results. It
is an act Of humanity, to tell the
sick of a way to health. Tell
scme sick one. Sold by Cornell
son & Cook.
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Continued on last page.
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LIST AND PRICES OF BOOKS,
Adopted for Use in the Public Schools of
North Carolina.

The following is a list of books
adopted for use in the public
schools of the State for five years
from July 1, 1906, and required
by Law to be used IN all public
schools. All books must be in
cloth binding:
Exchange Contract
Price. Price.
ORTHOGRAPHY.