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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
The Spencer FKemen.

Spencer, June 3.-The Spencer
Fire Department, a volunteer
company composed of eighteen
employees of the Southern Rail-
way Co., at this place, held its
annual meeting last night when
officers for the ensuing year were
chosen. The following were unan-
in4ously elected.
Chief, W. H. Burton.
Assistant Chief, J. II. Harris,
Captain Team No. 1, A. L. Ste
wart.
Captain Team No. 2, W. A.
Boon.
Secretary and Treasurer, J. r..
Connell.
Assistant, Fred Broad.
Trustees, G. H. VunCannon and
A. w. Hicks.
Chief Burton made a detailed
rep )rt of the work Of the firemen
for the past year showing that
much progress has been made in
the development of the company
which saved many thousand dol
lars worth of property in answer
irg the various calls that have
been made. The company is now
in excellent shape and expects to
buy new uniforms and attend the
State Tournament at Asheville in
August, The report made last
night showed that $1,000 was de-
rived from the proceeds of the
Barkoot Carnival held in Spencer
last week under the auspices of
the Fire Department.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
Death Of R. P. Dorset.

Spencer, June 5.-Robert Petty
D%orsett, of Spencer, died at Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
shortly afternoon today follow
ing a severe illness of short dura-
ton, He went to Baltimore for
treatment ten days ago but his
condition was not considered seri-
GUS unsil yesterday afternoon
when two of his brothers, J.. D.
and S. T. Dorsett of Spencer,
ware summoned to his bedside.
He was found in al unconscious
condition this morning and the
end soon followed. Mr.. Dorsett
was forty-four years old. was one
of the leading citizens of this
place and in the history of Spencer
was practically the first business
man to die. He is survived by a
wife. mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Dan Dorsett, of Siler City ;
one son, Sam 7. Dorsett, Jr,, and
two daughters, Misses Mabel and
Hattie Dorsstt. He is also. sur
vived by four brothers, Postmaster
J. D. Dorsett, S. Z. Dorsett, aud
J. R. Dorsett, of Spencer, and II.
G. Dorsett, of Pittsboro, and by
one sister, Mrs. V. NJ. Dorsett, Of
Siler City.
The remains will be brought to
Greensboro early tomorrow morn
ing and conveyed te the old fami-
ly heme at Siler City for inter-
ment Monday.
Spencer was greatly touched to-
day by the news of the death of
one of her best citizens. The
members of the family and other
friends will meet the remains in
Greensboro tomorrow.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
FAITH h.

June 5.-Mr and Mrs p. A.
Peeler have returned from Newton
College ccmmencement accom-.
panied by their daughter, MISS
Mammie, who will spend the holi.
days at home.
The Jr, O. U. A. NJ. insurance
people are here working up this
territory this week.
John Josey went to Salisbury
after d load of machinery. HI
keeps increasing his saw mill every
year. VENUS.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
The Oath Administered

Durham, Ju@e 5 Judge James
Crawford Biggs this morning ad.
miristered to Judge James Smith
Manning the oath of office that
makes him a Supreme Court JUS
tice. The ceremony was said IN
the pr, sence of quite a few friends
who gathered in the clerks office
Senator Manning has not decided
TO move t. Raleigh. There is no
court until August 30 and it Is
lot thought that it will be neces-
sary for him to 90 to Raleigh at
any time.
He has been warmly congratu-
lated by wire and personally.
There was undisguis4d py in the
local bar when he landed The
Durham lawyers did not make a
move until it became certain that
Judge Common would go on tn.
Federal bench, but the number
Of endorsements was all that h.
could hopefor -S,.eei4l to Char
lotte Observer.
It is stated that wo k will begin
on 4 new cotton mill at lands,
within the next few weeks
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
Ordination Services.
There will be al ordination SER

There will be all ordination SER
vice at St. Luke's Episcopal
church next Sunday, the 18th.
Two candidates will be ordained
to the priesthood, Bishop Ches.
hire officiating. Morning prayer
will be said in the church at 9.3C
and at II o'clock the ordination
ceremonies will begin with the
sermon. 1t is expected also that
at the 9:3O service the rite of con.
firmation will be conferred. The
choir has arranged for q fine mu-
steal programme for this inter ST.
Ing occasion.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
Storm Does Damage.

An electric storm of unusual Sc
verify visited China Grove about
3 o'clock last Saturday afternoon.
The house of P. A. Sloop, member
of the county board of education,
was struck by lightning, but the
damage was not sari, @ A.
Litaker, of the same neighbor-
hood, was driving to Salisbury
when his horse was struck by
lightning and killed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
Mill Operative Shot,

Union, S. c., June 1.-Charles
Miller, an operative in the Union
Mills here, vas shot probably IA
tally to-day by Munroe Ward, a
former policeman, the cause of the
shooting being unknown. Miller
is to i'll to talk. Ward surren-
dered Immediately after the shoot
ing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
Goes North TO Speak.

Hon. Whitehead Kluttz expects
to leave tomorrow night fer Attain
tic City, N. j., where on Friday.
he will address the New Jersey Bar
Association. On Sunday he will
speak at the Atlantic City Y. NJ.
G. A. Those who hear bim will
have the plea sure of listening to
real eloquence.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
Fair Property Sold.

The property of the Yadkin Val
ley Fair Ass oclation was sold at
auction yesterday by receiver
Walter H. Woodson. The prop
erty was sold to Hon. John S.
Henderson for $24. 900, who bid it
in for himself and these associated
with him in the enterprise. Ar
engagements will be commenced at
oncs for a fair this fall.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified "a administrator of
the estate of Miss Amanda Beaver this
is to notify persons having claims
against said estate to present the same
to the undersigned on Or before May Z:
1909, or this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery All persons indebt-
ed to the estate are hereby notified to
make prompt settlement,
This May I, 1909. 5-l4 Ct pd.
F. j. MURDOCH, Admir-.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
PERCHERON STALLION and JACK.

l have a fine Percheron Stallion and a
splendid thoroughbred jack at my sta
bles, 2 miles west of Faith on the road
to China Grove where they can be found
all the week except on Saturdays. Sat-
urdays I will be in Salisbury in the lot
at Grubb's stable. MOSES EAGLE.
Alb If
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08
DR.. M. J. RACLAND
VETERINARIAN.
Office aud hospital on Inniss ST.. near
Mansion House corner Day phone
W5. Night phone 400. 4-27tf
Mortgage Sale,

Default having been made in the
payment of that Indebtedness secured
by the mortgagedeed of trust executed
by William White and Lutisie White to
B. B. Miller, trustee, on the 18th day
of November 1907, and recorded in book
number 30 page 80 of Rowan County
record of mortgages, the undersigned
trustee, pursuant to the terms of said
mortgage, will sell at public cutlery to
the highest bidder, for cash, at the
court house door in Salisbury, North
Carolina, on
Monday. the l4th day of June, 1909,
the following real property:
In the Great West Square OF the City
ofsSali. bury, beginning at a stake one
hundred feet Northwest from the
north corner of the intersection of Ho-
rah and Lord streets, Annice Camp
BELLS corner on Horah street. ana runs
thence with the line of Horah street,
North west 100 feet to a stake on Rev.
Houses line, thence northeast With
his line $50 feet to a stake, thence
Southeast 100 feet toa stake, Annice
Campbell's corner, thence Southwest
with C~ampbeil's line $50 feet to the be-
ginning on Horah street.
Second lot lying in the real of the
above described lot and fronting on
Lord street, beginning at a stake,
Wilkins line on Lord street, and runs
thence West POO feet to a stake, Wiki
ms and Wright's line, thence South so
feet to a stake, Rev. Houses line
thence East POO feet to a stake on Lord
street, thence North with Lor,, st1 eet
50 feet to the beginning.
This the tenth day of May 1909.
B. B. MILLER. trustee.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08

Cotton Seed Wanted. Any one having
eight or ten bushels of cotton
seed can find sale for same by call
ing at THE WATCHMAN OFFICE.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08

Stomach trouble 10 but q symptom of. and not
In itself q true disease. We think of Dyspepsia,
Heartburn. and Indigestion as resi- diseases. yet
they are symptoms only Of . certain specific
Nerve s~ickness-nothing else.
1t was this fact that first correctly led DR.. Shoop
In the creation Of that now very popular Stomach
Remedy-Dr. Shops Restorative. Going direct
to the stomach nerves, alone brought that success
and favor to DR.. shoop and his Restorative. With
out that original and highly vital principle, no
such lasting accomplishment were ever to be had,
breath and sallow complexion. try DR.. Shoop's
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or Liaald-and see for your.
self what it can and will do. 70 sell and cheer
fully recommend
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-08

It is stated that wo k will begin
on A new cotton mill at Laudis,
within the next few weeks
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-20
nR. GRAVES. osrEupATu.

Ny oiiccs arc located over the
postoi'lcc. In tho Murdock Block.
whero will DO glad to meet those
who are dcslrous OF taking osteopath-
.ic treatments. Consuitation free.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-20

Genuine Edison" Photographs.
on easy instaiimcnts. at L. W. Null
lcrH. cor. 9Th and Main. ??H
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-04-20

The Boston Store IL the place to
save money.
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Order your leo from o X Trans
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Evening star., 1909-04-11

long literary declaration of love- Suddenly
oh nv ia tai memorv,-a sentence from his last book
You are mother soul,' he intoned in the pc
cular singing voice of the author recitng from his
works, "a Demeter child to whom life and death
and all things are revealed
Mother soul not, thing certainly
vealed ne-the duplicity of the author lover.
Moreover, in that moment the ghosts Of all my re-
jected poems and called me blessed for in
stammering stupidity, which l can't recall, / re-
jected the Literary Proposal
This proposal has many other forms, by the way.
The most popular mode of procedure as | have in
dicated, is to ask the Young colaborate on
a novel and by praiseworthy economy identify one
self with the hero and the girl and the heroine at
the time But in any of its disguises the Liter
ary Proposal lacks sincerity One must always say Of
the authors ardor Il wonder if that isn't from his
next book" just suspects of the actors dec
laration that it taken bodily words and business
from his last part.
Evening star., 1909-04-11

AFAN proposes; but oh, how bunglingly, how
lV1 inartistically, he does it! Any woman who
Sex knows that the much quoted Bernard Shaw is
wrong in writing of women as the pursuers Doubt
less should pursue mankind if given
time. Doubtless do in sporadic where in
dvidual unattractiveness makes pursuit necessary.
But the large majority of marriages result from
proposals clearly spoken by men; and many more
would result from them if the fine art of proposing
was better known. For proposing is fine art-and
from the rarity OF its practice is rapidly becoming
lost art
How few men realize that too often the manner of
their wooing is directly responsible for its failure.
Though it cannot be proved that the decline in mar
7age is traceable to modern methods of love making
anyone, after examining the subject must admit the
plausbility of such theory.
So far as l have been able to determine, there
lust six forms of proposal that the modern woman
is likely to encounter in lifetime, and for purposes
Of classification have listed them as follows:
No. I. The Casual Proposal.
Mo-; The King cophetua or condescending
No 8. The Subjunctive Prudent Proposal
No 4. The Artistic or Temperamental Proposal.
No 5. The Literary Proposal
No 6. The Strictly Business Proposal.
The Casual Proposal is think most popular in
own country. In some way the task of asking
to be his wife seems to be lightened for the
average American, II he remark as he hustles her
aboard street car, By the way, will YOU marry
me-" quite if saving, Please pass the butter.
And if she refuses him and shows some concern for
his injured feelings, almost expects him to dis
miss the subject with polite Don't mention 1t.
The Cophetua Condescending Proposal is ut
tered generally by middle aged man Of the world
who fancies that because of his wealth position it
must be to any womans advantage to marry him.
In robe and the king slept down,
To meet and greet her On her way
And have doubt the Beggar Maid read in the
fatuous smile the kingly countenance the inmeas
urabe heights of his condescension.
No 3, The Subjunctive Proposal is the hallmark of
the prudent man call Subunctive because it fol-
lows an If" Never is it an out and out offer of
marriage. There is to the vernacular, always
string to 1t. for instance: If thought girl
like YOU could have any use for me" and there he
stops, leaving YOU do all the work. if you want
him. to steer gracefully for shallower waters if you
don't
The Artistic or Temperamenta1 Proposal does not
happen often for the excellent reason that its
teInpator spends much time looking for just the
right moment and the right setting that he sometimes
dies without getting his feelings uttered.
The Literary Proposal has about the rela-
ton to life that tabloid diet has real food. 1t is
begun almost invariably by request that you col
Evening star., 1909-04-11
One Who Was Strictly Business

THE man who favors the Strictly Business Proposal
tells you how much he IS worth and what his in
come will be ten years from now. Quite often he has
figured on what your dress allowance will be, and he
puts these and other allied facts before you if
Letting advertising contract.
One Of the most pathetic proposals l have ever
heard of was of this variety. The man middle
aged manufacturer of pseudo-silk" skirt, which
for purposes of disguise will call the 'Mayfower.'
The girl employed at the head of his show ROOM
One day, they stood before table strewn with
the gaudv garments that had made his fortune and
his greatest PRIDE he asked her to marry him,
setting forth concisely just how much money the
"Mayfower was making for him, and just how gen.
erous he could afford to be to his wife.
The girl hesitated seeking for words in which to
utter gentle refusal
MY wife could buy diamonds" he urged mist ak
ing the motive of her hesitation. In ten years my
wife could live Ffth-ave.'
And then, as she still remained silent, he waved
and pink and yellow "pseudo-sk,' in large
Homerc gesture dismissng the pride Of his lifetime
My wife wouldn't need to wear the May1ower, "
he pleaded. My wife could wear real silk"
But all in vain.
l must admit that my knowledge of the Strictly
Business Proposal is wholly vicarious have never
not be without it's appeal to widows or to the few
women born without romance.
"A Mother Soul"
PUT of the Literary Proposal 1 can cite an authen-
- tic example 1t occurred when was seventeen
years old, and came from man of fifty, widower, the
father of seven children He was an editor, and
grew know him through submitting my first liter
ary twitterngs to his magazine. They were poems,
sophisticated cynical, darkly athestical three
quarters Byron, the rest Shelley with dash of Dar
win Always he rejected the poems but always the
rejection accompanied by nice encouraging
note, each one little more personal than the last
AS look back, imagine these were rather remark
able letters At the time l thought them dreary
bores; but read them conscientiously nevertheless
He lent me his books ALSO heavy psychological nov
els, which l skipped through; and then day he
accepted poem. 1t was the first acceptance l had
received and it is in the love of men angels
confer such happiness as l felt then
The next day he called. There large bunch
of his hand he plunged through the paror
door to greet me. Love bloomed like snowdrop in
the pale eyes under the shaggy white brows thatched
with the SHOWS of yesteryear Before | knew 1t the
flowers in my hands and he in the middle of
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-15
BEST LIGHT TO READ BY.
A Recent Discovery of Great Benefit
to Artificial Light Workers

There can be no question about nat
ural light being the best light to read
by, but in this day of hustle, hustle
and push, the average business man
or busy housewife, must of necessity
do much reading by artificial light. In
this extremity one must needs rely on
some one of the several artificial
lights, and usually such light is Sc
lected for its convenience more than
for beneficial effect on the eye.
Electricity is possibly used more in
the better homes, yet is one of the
most trying of artificial lights for the
reason that it contains one hundred
and forty-eight times more heat light
red rays-than is found in sun
light. Electric light affords but sew
The Welsbach gas light is much easier
on the eye, being composed almost
wholly of the greens. The light best
calculated to give ease and comfort
to the eye is acetyline because of its
near approach to natural sunlight, it
having almost equal parts of red, yell
low, blue and violet, found in natural
light.
AS a great many night readers use
artificial eye aids in the form of eye
glasses, the conditions for them are
changed, as none of the health rays
will go through their lenses unless
here in Topeka. For instance. these
ordinary lenses will cut out almost
entirely the few remaining health
rays in electric light, and at the same
time adds materially to the heat rays
The greatest benefit found in the use
of the Health-Ray Lens is that it
gives the eye natural light in natural
proportions when used out of doors,
thus affording sufficient nourishment
to the eye to tide over the hours of
artificial light work. w j. Lewis
George r. Rankin, F. w. Swearingen,
]. B. Hayden, r. H. Morehouse and
NJ. L. Adds furnish this new and bet
ter lens in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-15
HOLD CORN CONTEST.
Association Takes Steps to Enlarge
Scope This Year

The Shawnee County Boys Corn
Contest association met in the Com
mercial club room Saturday and listen
ed to an instructive corn talk by Mr..
Crabtree of the institute department OF
X S. A. c., at the lose of which meas
ures were discussed for launching the
1909 contest work among the boys of
the county. In addition a poultry con-
test was planned which will be espe-
cially attractive to the girls of the
farm. Final arrangements will be made
tuesday night at a meeting of the To-
peka poultry association. 1t is prob
able that the eggs for the contest will
be distributed through the corn con-
test committee and the contest be held
ties next fall.
An egg exhibition and contest are
planned for the girls to be held in con-
junction with the corn contest about
winch information will be disseminated
in due season. Corn for the boys will
be of good quality-Reid's Yellow Dent
and Boone County White, and will be
distributed much as last year by the
township committeeman and from a
central location in Topeka. The BOYS
are encourag ged to secure their own
seed and the best they can possibly
get If not satisfied with what they
raised and unable to get other they are
at liberty to secure seed furnished by
the committee and free of cost
The contest will be conducted in
three classes. Glass A will consist of
boys from IA to 21 years of age who
have attended one or more state insti-
tutes and who have received instruc-
ton In corn judging. Glass B will con-
sist of boys who have not attended a
state institute and who have had no in
struction in corn judging. Glass c will
consist of boys from 10 to IA years of
age.
The prizes in classes A and B will
consist of free trips to the state in
stitute and judging school at Manhat-
tan, and in class G of cash and mer-
chandise prizes
Finally the matter of a county dem
onstration farm was brought up and
after securing a unanimous approval
from the members and visitors from
city and farm several active men
headed by w. A. s. Bird went after the
county commissioners and secured con
sent for the carrying on of the work
at the county poor farm. Consequently
Shawnee county will have a demon
stration farm conducted by the insti-
tute department of the Agricultural
college.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-15
OLD TOM IS DEAD.
Chicago SaloonI<eeper a Factor i'll
Political Life.

Chicago, March 15.-In the sudden
death at Atlanta, Ga, of Thomas Nc
Cormick of Chicago, an old time sa-
loonkeeper, there is lost to this city one
of the unique characters who have left
their mark upon municipal affairs.
Although he was rs years old AMI
had been retired from active business
almost three years. the news of his
death came as shock to every one of
the score or more influential politicians
who began their careers under his
tutelage.
"Old Tom is dead" was the word that
went out to ''the boys"
Tales of his eccentricitics were re-
vived by the news of his death.
"A nickel cigar is good enough for
any man and a dime will buy whisky
as good as the best was one of his
theories.
Only his old friends knew that his
saloon was not run to make much
LAS long as it don't lose any, it'll be
good enough for me to have it to hang
out in and meet my friends" he would
say.
Among his peculiarities none was so
strong as his aversion to new tangled
drinks"
Cocktail is it?" he would roar to
some stranger who had ordered one
1ZI, Ell wen mere the WHISKY DOL
tie. Cocktail it yourself. Fizz it your
self. And then stick to a mans drink
in the future
The decedent is survived by one
brother, two sisters and an adopted
son. His wife died within the year and
his friends think it was grief over her
death that ruined his health. He went
south six weeks ago. first to Hot
Springs. Ark, and later to Jackson
vile, Fla 1t is supposed he was on his
way home when he was stricken at At
Ianta.