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Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
cposs.EYED EXCUSE FAILED.

Louisville, Ky.-Gov. Wilson has re-
fused a pardon to George Kellum, who
shot and killed viii Reed, and who
claimed, because of the fact that he is
cross-eyed, he is unable to distinguish a
man more than a few feet away, ana
was really shooting at another man, who
had struck him over the head, when
Reed was accidentally killed. Gov. Will
son held that 4 man who is so cross
eyed as to be unable to distinguish at
whom he is shooting should not shoot at
Ill.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24

Mandeville.-At a meeting OF the
town council an appropriation OF $70
was made towards the fund being
raised by the Cooperative League to
keep the public school going a few
weeks longer.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
New City Hall Cornerstone Laid.

New City Hall Cornerstone Laid.
Alexandria.-The cornerstone of the
new city hall has been laid with elab-
crate ceremonies. Hon. l.. E. Thomas
Of Shreveport, the most worshipful
grand master of the Masons OF Louis.
lana, oficiated. There were many
Of the Masonic grand lodge officers
in attendance. The contract price
for the erection of the new city hall
Is $52,790.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
Same Girl.

"Why, I remember your wife per.
fectly-the d%aintiest, prettiest litt!a
thing, so aesthetic and all that! And
I hear she's turned out a fine cook"
Turned out a fire cook! You bet
she has. Why, she has turned out al
least ten in the last four months!" !
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
E,+.r+,irr,n+ !. Successful.

Entertainment Is Successful.
New Iberia.-The Ladies' Temple
Aid of the Congregation Gates OF
Prayer have given a successful en-.
tertainment at the Elks' opera house
for the benefit of the synagogue fund.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
Receiver Sells Property.

L0gansport.-The property OF the
Logansport Lumber Company, Limit
ed, has been sold by R. ]. Alexander,
receiver, to r. w. Caraway, for 3d.
O25, on IL months time. There were
only two bidders at the sale. This
amount will net the creditors about
So cents on the dollar. The property
was first offered for sale on March 20,
but failed to bring tw0-thirds Of ap-
praised value and was readvertised
and sold again.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
100000 COME IN TWO DAYS
This Is the immigration Record at
New York.

New York.-Unprecedented in the his
tory of this port is the immigration rush
that is now on. In two days this week
10000 prospective citizens landed on
Ellis Island.
The great rush is attributed to the
fact that the people of Europe have re
covered from the scare they had follow
ing the financial depression a little more
than a year ago, when there was such a
rush from here for the other side. The
new citizens arriving come from all parts
of Europe.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
POTATOES GOING UP.
New Orleans Suffers From Fast Rising
Prices. n.

New Orleans.-While the jump in the
price of -four and tho resultant cutting
down il size of the loaves of bakers
bread has been about the same in New
Orleans as everywhere else in the coun'
try, the principal worry housekeepers
have been subjected to has been the rise
in potatoes. Several weeks ago Irish po'
tatoes were selling in New Orleans at
$3.50 a barrel. The price has been grad
ually crawling upward until Thursday
they were quoted at $3.50 q barrel.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
PHYSICIANS Hold MEETING.

Arcadia.-Fifteen physicians at
tended the regular meeting held here
of the Bienville Parish Medical So
ciety. Many interesting discussions
occurred between the doctors assem-
bled.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
/. ~lncendjary Fire Loss.

lncendiary Fire Loss.
New Orleans.-An apparently in
cendiary fire destroyed the Coliseum
skating rink here, causing a loss OF
$4,000.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
May Borrow Money.

Baton Rouge.-The state board OF
Louisiana has fixed interest rate for
fiscal agents at 8 per cent; also au-
thorized the governor to borrow
several sums for emergency work.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24

Constantinople. - Confirmation has
been received here of the killing OF the
two American missionaries at Adana.
The murdered missionaries were MIR.
Rogers and Mr.. Maurer. The others con-
nected with the missions are safe, i'll
Guiding Mr.. Christie, who is at Tarsus'
Three French warships are hurrylns
to Mersina, where the situation is des-
perate. Foreigners and many Christians
have taken refuge in the consulates.
The army, which is concentrating at
Tchatalje, has promised not to enter
Constantinople, but to await there TIM
| fulillment of its demands. The report
ers who accompanied the deputatio'
were imprisoned on their arrival a
Tchatalje, but later they were released
and permitted to return to Constant
nople.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-04-24
1000 pERS|ANS KILLED
FRENCH WARSHIPS HURRY TO
MERSINA.
Troops Halt Near Constantlnople
and Await Fulfllment of
Their Demands.

st. Petersburg.-Advices to the Russ
from Teheran report q massacre OF two
thousand Persians, including women and
children, BY Turcoman tribesmen at AS
trabad.
The city of Astrabad in Persia re-
was captured by revolutionists,
who later were routed by the Turco-
man tribesmen. The inhabitants OF the
town and the surrounding villages took
refuge in the Russian consulate, but a
ranic prevailed and a massacre is feared
The population of the city is 10000.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
CHESTNUT HILL,

April 26.-Times are still on a
boom on Chestnut Hill.
G. NJ. Linn made a visit tc
China Grove Sunday.
Miss Della Shaver, of Piney
Woods, is visiting on Chestnut
Hill at this writing.
Mrs. N. G. Eagle visited at Mrs.
T. M. Parrish's Sunday.
Mrs. Tenie Council, is right sick
at this writing. Hell friends hope
she will soon recover.
Arthur Bost, who has been very
sick with typhoid fever and pneu-
monia for some time, is up
and about, his friends ill be glad
to note.
John 1. Shaver, of Melrose,
happened with an accident a few
days ago. He fell and bruised his
head but not seriously.
The %protracted meeting will be-
gin at South Main street M. E..
church next Sunday, May I'd.
A successful singing school is
being taught at South Main street
church, 10y Mr.. Webb, and the
writer has been attending.
DR.. J. L. White, of Greensboro,
gave an interesting address to
men only of the "Sanctity of
Marriage" to a large crowd of
men Sunday. BOBBY.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
PINEY WOODS.

April 26.-Farmers are busy
planting corn, etc., but few people
are done yet. A good rain would
help considerably now. Wheat
and oats are looking promising.
The early oats r. needing rain
bad.
W. have a few peaches left. We
think the apple crop is o. K. SO
far.
Mrs. Susan Basinger, all aged
lady and widow of John Basinger,
deceased, is very low with dropsy.
She is not expected to live long.
Cupid has been at work in our
community. On Wednesday
evening April 9TH, at 3 o'clock, at
the residence of Boss Parker. two
happy souls were made one. The
contracting parties we're Luther
Parker and Mary Jane Wyatt, the
groom is a promising young mai
and is a son of Lafayette Parker,
one of our best farmers. The
bride is the charming young
daughter of John G.. Wyatt, one
of our good citizens. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Jas.
Wilson. They are residing with
Mr.. Parker's parents at the pres.
emit. We extend to them our best
wishes for a long and happy life.
The Joint Stock Telephone Co.,
is expecting their new switchboard
in a few days. Some Of our peo-
pie are afflicted with the telephone
fever.
Some fur or hide Company
would do we'll to correspond with
E. G. Shaver. He has some good
dry hides. D. G. Arey also has
two for sale.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
WE ALL FALL DOWN.
Only a Question of Sooner or Later for US
to Get Our Dose.

One day last week d salesman
he was a travelling salesman, very
much a travelling salesman for he
is still traveling-struck the town,
hired a good team and a driver at
a livery stable and started out to
sell things. He sold. The south
eastern part of the county was his
territory. The salesman had q
great big catalogue, a regular
"Roars and Seabuck" marked
down catalogue, and the oily
tongued fellow told the people
where he went that he would give
them about half off the catalogue
price. For instance, offered a
t%wo-horse Studebaker wagon for
1923. The fellows scheme was to
get half down, the balance when
goods ere delivered. He played
'em like a flute. got his half all
right-and he's travelling, travel
ing On. The goods have not come
and a well-known citizen of Lanes
Creek township was here last
Tuesday using the wires to know
chow Gomez" Trade was good
with the sharper the day he spent
III Union county. Buggies and
wagons we're his specials. We
might moralize a little just here,
but We will not, for next week
along may come a guy selling in
surance stock or some other easy
looking thing and hand US ours
good and hard. A dandy agent
might not sell you a half-priced
wagon out of a red-backed cata-
lougue "half down and half when
in It comes" but, beloved, You
will get yours sooner or later, sure
as guns iron. None of us are so
bloomin' smart that we cannot be
taken in sometimes. So what's
the use of one of us lecturing the
other? We are all, without ex-
ception, an easy mark if the right
fellow comes along. At ONE
time in life we all play the fool
and err exceedingly-in a bust
ness way as we'll as in others
Monroe Enquirer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27

Sides & Lentz have moved their
saw mill from D. G. Arey's to
Frank Morgan's place where they
have bought timber.
John L. Basinger bought a horse
from Geo. W. Reid recently.
Contractors Lisk & Bean will
soon have W. Q. Lisk's new resi-
dence near completion.
Miss Sou Arey has the largest
beans we ever saw for the time of
year. Wonder if they are the
large stripped backs?
Zeb Morgan is working for the
Southern power c.. near Gold
Hill.
Charlie Basinger and Berry
Basinger were before ESQ. W. E.
Carol for an affray. The latter
was fined $3.50 and costs, ali
amounting to $1O.O5.
The writer had a smash up last
Saturday evening, while canvass
ing for THE CAROLINA WAToHMAN
near Gold Hill. A team belong
ing to Geo. Beaver, got scared at
a plank sliding from the wagon
which hit the team. They ran
over the writer's buggy and horse,
which was standing by the road
side. l had just stepped a short
distance trying to get a gentleman
to take my paper when suddenly ]
heard the crash. The team was
running at full speed, a small boy
being the driver. 1t completely
demolished the buggy. None Of
the horses being hurt. but were
all knocked down. The writer
picked up the remaining part CT
the buggy, sent it to the shop,
mounted his horse and proceeded
on his journey. I think the
editor of THE WATcHMAN ought to
present me the buggy, as l lost
Ole for sake of THE WATcHMAN
Any way it was IN a good cause.
Next Saturday evening, at 6 o.
clock, we will tell you who is the
winner. SoUTHERNER.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
| wrecks.

Some of our farmers have Just
started to planting their corn
while others have corn big enough
to pillow. IKE.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
Down on Nepotism.

Senotor McCumber, of North
Dakota, to-day, in criticislng the
conference report on the census
bill, made the charge that the
census Office has in it's employ in
one bureau the wife of a secretary
Of a Representative in Congress,
the wives of two officials of the
War Department and the wife of
a prominent oficialin the Treasury
Department,
"Promotion," he said, "seems to
be almost wholly for women who
have husbands IN the departments.
This is getting to be a city of Of
fetal families holding positions
under the government.
The fact, he said, is that whole
families holding positions under
the government departments cred
tied to the states which the young.
er members of the families have
never seen.
"Nitety per cent" said Mr.
MsCumber. "of officials in the de-
partments in the city of Washing
ton are residents of this city and
the other 10 Per cent. may be said
to be residents of the other por-
tions of the country. If We we're
to apply the rules of apportion.
ment to the civil service the city
Of Washington would have two per
cent. and the remaining officials
would be from the States"
Further criticism of the report
was made by other Senators, the
conference vas rejected and a fur
Their conference ordered.-Wash-
ington dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
I'M MANUEL.

April 26th.-Nearly everybody
would like to see a good shower of
rain come as the ground is get.
ting too dry to pillow very good.
Mrs. Crawford A.. Miller was
taken to the san;torium at Sails.
bury last Tuesday, where an oper-
alton was performed for rupture,
At last report Mrs. Miller was do
ing very we'll. Her many friends
hope for her a speedy recovery.
John A. Misenheimer's little
daughter has pneumonia and has
been quite sick for a few days,
but a little improved at this writ
ing. W. P. Trexler's little son
also has something like pneumo-
MIA.
Miss Irene Miller is having the
chills.
John M. Earnhardt is expected
home in about two weeks.
W. A. Beaver has been hauling
ore at the Gold Hill mine for the
last week.
I heard that Nicely Lisk got his
buggy torn up at Gold Hill last
week. I guess he will be ready
for The WAToHMAN's buggy in a
few days, if he gets in many more
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
GOLD HILL.

April 26.-A good rain is badly
needed here now, we are very dry
and dusty.
Monarch's vaudeville and NOV
ing picture show exhibited at the
hall last Monday and Tuesday
nights. The total receipts was
1926. 10. $3.50 of which was given
to the four lodges here.
Ed. Crowell and wife have gone
to Winston to keep house for Eli
Miller, who lost his wife recently.
Three a loads of the steel tow
ers arrived and are being put up
by the power Co.'S men here.
Lindsay Gordey, John House
and others have objected to the
power line going over their land
and a committee of three have
been appointed by the court to
look over the land aid assess the
amount of damages ID each case.
Mr.. Carruthers, of the Southern
mine, has been here for several
days, but returned to Cleveland,
Ohio, last week,
W. G. Newman arrived Friday
night.
The Gold Hill stamp mill run
regularly last week, but the result
of the clean up I have not learned.
Mrs. Crissie McCarns, who has
been paralyzed for some three
years, had another stroke Friday
and her recovery is extremely
doubtful. In fact the doctors say
there is no hope. Mrs. McCarnes
is a good, christian woman, and
her loss will be greatly regretted
by her relatives and friends.
The power company 8 camp was
visited last Sunday a week by quite
a crowd of young girls from the
Sunday School. Several of whom
made up the hunks and otherwise
arranged the tent furniture. The
camp boys wish to thank them
for their kindness and considera-
ton and hereby extend a cordial
invitation for their visit to be re-
preated in the near FIGURE, Re-
member the string to the latch of
our tent door ever hangs on the
outside. MIKE.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
Monday, Nay 3rd, 1909,

a one-ninth undivided interest in and
to the following described real estate,
lying and being in Litaker township
and being part of the home place Of
Henry W. Hill, deceased, and entire
tract being bound and described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at a stake, corner former
ly OF Guy Hill's, and runs go west of
south SIS poles to a hickory, John Rem
dleman's corner; thence south % east
SO poles to a post oak, said Rendle-
mans corner thence north 40 west 81
poles to a black oak, said Rendleman's
corner thence west 4 north 81 poles to
a Spanish oak, said Rendleman's cor
ner; thence south ITO poles to a post
oak thence east $50 poles to a stake;
thence north 135 poles to the beginning,
containing 81 acres more OF less.
For back title reference is hereby
made to deed registered in book Al,
page 288 in the Registers office of Row.
an county.
The part to be sold by this sale will
be about 10 or II acres by estimation.
This March the 24th, 1909.
JNHN j. STEWART, Admir-. and Conn.
Wright & Carlton, attorneys. [3 80
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
WILL LIVE TO Be 500
Another New CuIt-and from Boston, Of
Course

GUuISS
IF you want to live to be as
old as Methuselah visit the Rev.
John Fair. Up in the private
office of his suite in Hunting
Chambers the apostle of the New
Life said, handing a book to an
interviewer:
"This is one of several of our
publications. We are circulating
u books in all parts of the coun-
try. The book you now hold in
your hand l wrote fifty years ago."
He did not appear to be over 80.
II hope to live to be 500. 1t
all depends upon the life man
leads. Man lived to be 900 years
until sin cut him down. The
New Life overcomes death, he'll
and the grave.
"'Our head church here in Bos,
ton will be the mother church OF
the world. l am planning to or.
ganize 70 churches in the principal
cities of the United States and
eventually we Will have a church
in every city, village and hamlet
in the country. Our gospel is
two-fold, the salvation of the body
and the salvation of the soul, If
you want to reach and purify the
soul you must first purify the
body.
81 will look as young as I dc
now when I am 200 years old, and
there is no reason why 1 should
not look as young at 500."-Bos.
ton dispatch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
Correspond
FAITH.

April 26.-L. A. and T. P.
Cant, of Faith, and L. W. Cant,
of Rockwell, went to Salisbury at
the home of R. M. Cant to meet
their uncle, John Cant, who came
down from Catawba county. They
had not seen him before in twen-
ty years.
Everybody is preparing for the
big time here this week among the
Lutheran people.
At the primary here Saturday
]. G. Jingle was nominated for
mayor of Faith, and the following
for town commissioners: w. H.
Binder, J. A. Peeler, R. A, Ra.
ney, Monroe Stirewalt and J. D.
A. Fisher.
A young granite cutter arrived
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lu-
ther Hess April 23rd, 1909.
We have a fine prospect fo1
peaches here this year.
John Kuykendall and his young
bride expect to move into their new
residence in a few days. It is
nearly complete.
Rev. c. B. Heller, a Mr.. Moose,
l.. M. Peeler, P. A. Peeler and c.
A. Peeler leave for Greensboro to.
morrow morning to attend the
Chassis of the Reformed church.
Daniel Kluttz also goes.
Phillips Mountain quarry is run
ming on full time now. VENUS.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27

A. W. Winecoff has bought the
stock Of groceries and business
which has been conducted by his
brother. l., R. Winecoff, and will
continue the same at the present
stand.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
THE
Summersett Undertaking Co.,
1OS-I 10 w. InneSS St,
Salisbury, N. G.,

Garry a full line of Caskets, Cof-
fins and Burial Robes. Latest i'm.
proved equipments consisting of
Hearses, Casket Wagons, Church
Trucks, etc.
Special attention given to all
calls, day or night, by their IN
dertakers, MI. T. W. Summersett
and Mr.. +. M. Davis,
Phone calls: day, 224; night,
529 or POI.
Embalming a Speciality.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27

Geo. W. Wright, one of the
most reliable and enterprising I'M
d%ertakers in the state, has pur-
chased a very handsome haarse.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-04-27
Sale Of Real Estate.

Pursuant to a Judgment of the su-
perior Court in the Special Proceeding
entitled "John ]. Stewart, Admr. SUI
san L.. Hill VS. Christiana r. Hill, Ma
rid E. l.. Albright, G. w. Hill, Amanda
Hill. Henry W, Hill, M. A. Hill, James
L. Hill, Lula Safrit Atwell, jamie Sa-
frit Carroll, John Safrit and Others" l
will expose to public auction, to the
highest bidder for cash, at the court
house door in the city of Salisbury, at
- O'Clock M. on
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-27
CONVENTION IS HELD
TO HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL

New York. oct s6.-At nuon to-day
supreme Court Ju>tic" Gerard fcci,!rd
that thr Independence lea Cite epnVtn-
ton. which placed William tiaynor.
the Democratic nominee for mayor. in
nomination as an independent party
candidate, MAS mot \ valid convention,
As il was not called by William Ran
dnlrh Hearst, ar "a man designated by
the Independence lvague party.
The court therefore ordered the
names nj Mr.. Gaynnr and of his as
snCiate nominees TOR comptroller AMI
president ~ thu board OF aldermen
stricken frhm rhv column under the
independence party emblem
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-27
MONEY BACK.
Geo. Freisheinaer Sells a Remedy for
Catarrh on That Liberal Basis.

Breathe Hynmci over the germ-rid-
den membrane. and it will xiii the
germs. and cure caiarrh.
There j. no other waH--you must ge.
where til" germs arc before you can
destroy them.
And when eatarrh g"ru.s have dis
appeared. other things will happen:
there will h. no hawking. not even
In the morning: that offensive breath
will disappear; there win b" M NOR"
obnoxious mucous. ar coughing. or
sneeZinc. or huskincss nf voice, ur diff
.iculty in breathing. All these dis
agreeable accessories of the demon
catarrh will disappear. and as they gn
the GLOW ri health will return. and ail
III" strength and energy that Was for
merry rsed in combating the inroads
nj ratarrh will bring back your vitality
and ambition Will make new
healthy. happy being of You In few
weeks.
Geo. Frrisheimcr will sell You conf
nlete Hynmci outfit for Sf.nn. This in
clndeS fin" inhaler. "A bottle Of lily
nmci pronounced High-o-mcl. aud in
structinns for use. Sold by leading
druggists everywhere. Extra bottles
81 cents. And bear i'm mind. niuncy
back If Hynmei doesn't cure.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-27
BURLINGTON PLANS
EXTENSION
WILL BUILD BRANCH LINE
THROUGH HEART OF iRRi-
CATION DISTRICT.

The burlington railroad today off
cially announces their intention of
adding an additional extension To their
line now under construction south
from Kirby, wyo.. through Thcrmnp-
oils. To run as far east as Powder riv-
or. forming "A connection with the G.
L. \. W. railway. which will embrace
over 100 miles of new line to be COM
pletcd some time next year.
The decision To construct this new
line is the result of the rapid settle
ment Of lands In the Big Horn basin
country. where there is. within Il ra-
dius of 800 miles. i.ii2,000 acres now
open for irrigation. controlled by the
government and private enterprises.
The principal purpose Of this line is
to give IA through southeastern con-
nection for freight and passenger scrv-
ice affor,ing competitive markets for
the heavy increase in the farm prod
ucts which will come rs the result of
the completion of the Shnshone dam,
which is scheduled tn be completed In
December, 1909. Besides. it will af-
ford through travel To and from Big
Horn hot springs. at Thermopolis. said
sas, or French Lick of Indiana.
The Shoshone dam is the highest in
the world. and. viii have cost sG.750.-
600 when completed. 1t will back the
flood water up one branch of the Sho-
shnna river five and one half miles
and up another branch seven miles and
form an artificial lake 10 miles square
At an average depth Of 20 feet, reclaim
ing 10000 acres of the total now be-
ing settled and opened for settlement
in the Zig Horn basin. When the
burlington extension Is competed they
will have invested over sio.00s. 200 In
the Zig Horn basin country. And the
government nearly $1,000. 600. making a
total expenditure between the govern
ment and the railroad al nearly sl7.-
0ao,aae. largely III the interest of new
irrigating projects. not Ia mention the
large sums also spent by private en-
ternrisc.