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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
How 10 Control Flies.

Flies on the farm can be made
much scarcer by keeping the ma
nure we'll cleaned mp. Then the
wooveu wire screens are now made
very cheaply and easily adapted
to all sizes of windows, and wire
screen doors fitted with springs to
close quickly will also aid in keep
ing cut fliss and mosquitoes. The
few that get in can rapidly be dis.
posed of with one of the fiue wire
brushes, now sold in the hardware
stores. With one of these, the
housekeeper can &C around the
room and kill every fly on wall or
window very rapidly.
Especially should there be the
closast attention to keeping out
flies when there Is sickness in the
neighborhood, aud people are care.
less about the wastes of the sick
room. | called attention last year
to the fact that flies in the din
Ing room caused the outbreak of
typhoid fever at the State Normal
College at Greensboro, and doubt.
less, many other cases of diseases
that puzzled people to find the
cause, were due to flies. Hence it
is not only important :or comfort
to keep the flies out, but especial.
ly important as a preventive OF
disease.
With a farm house isolated from
other buildings, 1t should be easy
to prevent many of the flies thai
ara usually found there, by keep
ing tho stables and farm yard ab
)luteIy clean Of manure, and get
ting it out where it will do goot
and not harm.
Remember that they have hors,
manure and filth to breed in, au<
you do not want these carri. d in
to your milk OF othnr food. w
f. Massey, III Raleigh, IN. G,
Progressive Farmer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
ALBEMARLE AND STANLY COUNTY.
The Way TO Build up a Town. Sick Come
to Salisbury for Treatment.
stanly Enterprise, June oath

stanly Enterprise, June Gath.
S A. Poplin is on the sick list
as he has not fully recovered from
a case of the yellow jaundice last
winter. He has gone to Salisbury
for treatment under Whitehead
and Stokes.-Shankle cor.
During an electric storm last
Thursday, a large SOW and four
small pigs belonging to J. S
Honeycutt, proprietor of the City
Market, were huddled together
against wire fence, and apparent
ly we're killed instantly.
The matrimonial ball will soon
begin to roll in Albemarle. Mt
to be outdone. our little city may
endeavor to keep abreast with her
thriving neighbors in this line as
we'll as others.
A terrible disaster of wind and
heavy rain swept through this
section last Friday evening, did
considerable damage to crops,
fruit trees and other timber, and
washed land the worst that was
ever known.-Silver Hill cor.
The best man we have in our
town for the general good of the
town is one you will always see on
the front seat in the progressive
"band wagon.' He is the first
one to extend an open and warm
hand to greet the stranger and
welcome him to the best town In
the state. He will resent an in-
suit to .ur town as quickly as he
would O slur at member OF his
family. He very politely invites
the chronic croaker to "move on.
He is ever ready to give his just
proportion to every public enter
prise. He talks up our town at
home and abroad and believes it
the best place upon Gods green
earth in which to live and desires
to be buried here when he dies.
Let us all try to be like this man
for one year and our little city will
cake on new life and improve as
never before in its history.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
Good for Rowan.

The Charlotte Observer, of re-
cent date contains the following,
which speaks highly for the abili-
ty and the methods of Rowan
farmers:
''The report of J. S. Hall, spe-
cial agent of the Department. of
Agriculture for North Carolina,
located in Rowan county, shows
that Rowan leads all counties in
this State where the farmers CO.
operative demonstration work has
been carried on. Forty-eight
farms in Rowan have been tested
as to the yield of various products.
The average yield of corn per acre
was forty.ssven bushels at an 'av-
erage cost, exclusive Of cost of
land, Is cents per bushel. The
banner was taken by A. s. Dean,
who produced 100 bushels of corn
per acre."
This report was recently pub
lished in full in The Waterman.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
The Way Snakes eat Eggs.

We have often heard of snakes
eating eggs-hen eggs-but we
never kn W how they went about
it until Saturday we learned the
secret from an eye witness. 1t
was IN Rowan county where the
black snake swallowed four hen
eggs, He found the nest under
au apple tree and although the
eggs were larger around than the
snakes head, his neck or even his
body, he had no tTouble1n getting
them pushed down the narrow
passage You coD'd see them &C
without any trouble aud when the
four eggs we're in the snake yor
could see the four knots on the
snake. But how did he dlges1
them? Well that W 8 all easy
question fox MIR. Blucksnake. III
crawled up to the body of the ap
pie tree wrapped him elf aroune
it and frightened himself untl
pop, pop, lop, pop-and all tn
eggs we're ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Mascot.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
A Thrilling Rescue.

How Robert R, Lean, of Cheny,
Wash. was saved from frightful
death is story to thrill the world
ga hard cold," he writes, brought
on a desperate lung trouble that
baffled al expert doctor here Th an
1 paid $40 to SIS visit to lung
specialist i'll Spokane, who did not
help me. Then l went to Califor-
MIA, but without benefit. At last
I used DR.. Kings New Discovery,
which completely cured me and
now I am as we'll as ever" Fol-
Lung Trouble, Bronchitis, Coughs
and Colds, Asthma, Group and
Whooping Cough it is supreme. SOC
and $1.OO. Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by ell druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
MauretanIa Clips Record.

Queenstown, June 81. - The
Cunard Line Steamer Mauretania
has clipped another so minutes
off her best previous eastward rec.
ord, which also is her own.
She made the run from New
York in 4 days II hours and 21
minutes, the best previous being
4 day 18 hours and IL minutes.
She arrived off Daunt's Rock at
II minutes past 10 o'clock this
morning. The total run was g.
933 knots, at an average speed of
25,88 knots an hour.
The best previous speed was
25 70 knots an hour The days
runs were592, 8o6, 500. 6o2 and 524
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
How to Preserve Your Lawn.

MANY people who have fairly
good lawns run the grass out by
the way they treat it. They al
low it to grow up tall and tLen
NOW it off and Take off the cut
grass, thus constantly exhaustipg
the soil. The best thing for the
lawn in spring ls good dressing
of raw bone meal. Then run the
lawn mower as often as the grass
gets tall enough for it to bite, and
then let the cut grass lie. It will
soon disappear, and will be con-
stantly thickening the sod with
material to hold moisture, while
if the grass is allowed to grow tall
there will be too much leaves. In
gro wing weather the lawn mower
should be run once a week.-Ral.
eigh, IN. C.) Progressive Farmer
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
The Relation Of the Dairy Cow to Soil
FERTILITY.

Among the profits to be derived
from the production of dairy pro.
ducts, the improvement of the
soil is one which must not be over.
looked. Cattle are the great ma
nure machines. By consuming
the rough feed grown on the farm
they not only enable the farmer
to secure a good price for much
that would be otherwise unstable.
but they also return most of the
fertility in this food back to the
soil in the best shape yet known
tor the production of crops.
This is especially true of the
dairy COW. Thu man who sells only
dairy products off his farm sells
far less fertility than does the man
who sells grain OF hay, or even
live stock. In fact, the man who
sells only butter removes an al
most lnfinitesimal quantity of
plant food. The production of
dairy products will not only add
to the farmers income, but will
also build up his soil and enable
hlm to grow more and better
crops with each succeeding season.
Thousands of farmers in New Eng
land, New York, and Pennsylva-
MIA regard the dairy as necessity
because it keeps up soil fertility;
and out in the Northwest they are
coming to look at it in the same
way. 1t is a much more economi-
cal way, too, of keeping up the
land than is the reckless buying
of commercial fertilizers such as
the Southern farmer has been used
to indulge in. The greatest need
of Souther soils is more humus,
and the cow is pre.eminently the
humus-making animal. The cot
ton seed meal, corn stover and
peavine hay of the South should
be fed to cattle, and thus returned
to the soil. Not only would this
stop the annual sending away of
millions of dollars of beef and
dairy products, but it would also
result in greatly increased yields
of cotton, corn, and other staple
crops.-Raleigh, IN. C.) Progress
sive Farmer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
Trouble Makers Ousted,

When a sutferer from stomach
trouble takes DR.. Kings New Life
Pills he's mighty glad to see his
Dyspepsia and Indigestion fly, but
more-he's tickled over his new.
fine appetite. strong nerves healthy
vigor. all because stomach. liver
and kidneys now work right. 25c
at all druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
THE LAST RITES.
The Mortal Remains Of the Late Rector Of
St. Luke's Church, Laid to Rest.

Th = remains of the late Rev. r
J. Murdoch, D, D., reached thli
CITY from Char leston, S. c., al
11:55 Wednesday morning, anc
were accompanied by Mrs. Muir
doch, Miss Daisy Murdoch, sister
of the deceased. Francis Murdoch
and Capt Richard Henderson, the
latter having gone to Charleston
with Mr.. MurdCch early Tuesday
morning.
The funeral was held at five
O'Clock Wednesday aft- -rnoon at
St. Luke's church. Bishop Ches-
hira officiatad, assisted by Revs.
E. A Osborne, of Charlotte and
R. B. Owens, Of Rocky Mount.
With these were Revs. Harris NAL
linkrodt, W. R. Smith and Fran
els Osborne, of Charlotte, F. W.
R. Arthurs, of New York; S. s.
Bost and Thos. L. Trot-, of Dur
ham, - Hunter, of Raleigh; -
Brown, of G ,oleemee, and l.. W.
BlackweIder of this city, The
pastors of the different churches
in the city attended in body.
The members of the vestry, with
the exception of J H. McNeely,
who is now in Oklahoma. acted as
pall-hearers, as follows: Hon.
John S. Henderson, Dr. W. W.
Mckenzie, Capt. Richard Hender-
sou, S. F Lord, Theo Buerbanm,
W. S. Black mer, Caps. W. c.
Coughenour, John R. Ide, A M.
Ricn, J. O. White aud 7. F.
Young. The church was crowded
to it's full capacity and a numper
who came were unable to get III.
After the brief, but beauti ul and
impressive service had been read
the funeral party proceeded to
Che stnut Hill where the int 7yment
took place. Nearly all the stores
as we'll as the various business en-
terprises with which the deceased
was connected, closed their doors
during the funeral.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29

Tell some deserving Rheumatic
sufferer, that there is yet one sim
pie way to certain relief. Get DR..
Shoop's book on rheumatism and
a free trial test. This book will
make it clear how Rheumatic
pains are quickly killed by DR..
Shops Rheumatic Remedy-li-
quid or tablets. Send no money
The test is is free. Surprise some
disheartened sufferer by first get.
ting for him the book from DR.
Shoop, Racine, Wis. Cornelisor
& Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
LEXINGTON AND DAVIDSON COUNTY .
Good Year for Honey. New Hotel will Re-
place the Structure Destroyed by Fire.

Lexington Dispatch. June 25rd.
Thrifty gardnere have been en-
loving roasting ears for ssvera
days. Georgia watermelons are
on the market. Train loads ol
melons are going north daily.
More cucumbers are being shipped
this year from the south than evel
before.
Saturday was rather un]ucky
day for Charles Rhodes boys. One
of them lost the tip Of a finger in
a machine, and DR.. W. J. Vestal
had barely finished dressing the
hurt before brother of the boy
was brought in from the N ,komis
where he had jumped on spool
and stuck good-slzed piece of the
wood almost trough his foot.
The wound was doped and the
wood drawn out.
Monday Jim Green was in town
with lot of fine hon y and while
displaying it to friand. W. B.
Hunt walked up and asked why
this was such a good nee year, say
ing that Is bee trees had been
found in his section and that there
were a great many swarms this
year. Nobody knew why it is a
coed season or bees, but according
to reports there will be plenty of
honey.
Rev V. Y Boozer, of Concord,
has accepted the cal to the pas
torate of the LexlDs ON Lutheran
church, and will arrive October
1st. Until then Re- Ii E. Beat
ty will serve the church The new
pastor is president of tie North
Carolina synod of his enomina-
ito !, and stands out prominently
as minister. The Lexington
Lutherans are to be congratulated
on securing 81 shle 8 preacher,
and the town will welcome him
h PARTLY.
Tuesday mHx at l O'Clock
DR.. Francis J. MTrdocb, of Sails
bury, died in Charleston, S. G., of
heart disease, whittier he had gone
to visit two sisters and take rest
A fine old gentleman, courtly,
scholarly, loveable, his sudden
death shocked all who knew him
and many to-day m 1urn his taking
off.
Plans have been agreed on by
the owners Of the h)te. property
but the architects, Wheeler u
Stern, of Charlotte. have not COM
pleted them yet. The new build
ing will be three strories, equipped
with stea m heating and all m ,dern
oonveniences. Work will likely
begin as soon as the plans are
Forthcoming
The postoffice department. has
replied to the petition for d new
route and talks as if the territory
is now covered by mail service.
Citizenswho live from two to five
miles from a route have filed fur
ther petitions and all effort will
be made to get the department. to
send q man here to investigate it,
at least.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29

Dr.. Murdoch was a remarkable
man in numerous respects, and 1T
may be safely asserted that his
death has created a larger gap In
church and business circles, than
could have been caused by the de-
cease of any other man. He was
a many-slded, versatile man. His
shrewd business sagacity, his far
seeing judgment and his high
ideal of honor and integrity, serv-
ed to place him upon lofty
plain few men ever reach.
Socially he was a most charming
man Those who have had the
anecdote, could tell q story enter
tainingly and always enjoyed one
which had a tinge of humor in it.
He had during his long life more
than the usual opportunities for
coming into contact with great
neu-great men in scholarly
and cultured sense. Being a stu
dent of human character-and by
the way-a most excellent judge
OF il, mis- contact with men was
ever a source of much interest tC
him. In trave ing over the coun-
try. while he could grasp almost
the minutest details connected
with the section he chanced tC
visit, it's products, climate, peo'
pie, etc he seemed to always
care more for close knowledge o1
the people than of the places. II
has been remarked that he never
forgot anything he once knew
and he had acquired an immense
fund of valuable and interesting
information which was ever at tht
service of his friends, or other
who needed it. These things
combined with his culture and SO
cial, genial disposition, made hin
O conversatlonalist out of the or
diuarY and it was a rare treat t.
spend all evening with him.
The de ceased was a warm-hpart
ed, generous man and he did grea
good which will doubtless nevt.
be known to any except thos
who were recipients Of his hount
By reason of his position ho wa
subject to calls for aid from q
sources, and if any were ever turr
ed away without the aud needed
it was merely because he felt a
attempt was being made to impos
upon his charitable and benevt
lent nature-and with all his klnt
heartedness, DR.. Murdoch was no
q man who would permit himse
to be deliberately imposed upon.
(ContiIued on Pago 2.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29

To relieve constipation. clean
outthe bowels, tonesnd strengthen
the digestive organs, put them in
a natural condition with Hollis.
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea, the
most reliable tonic for thirty
years. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Cornelison & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29

Mothers-Have you tried Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea?
It's great blessing to the little
ones. keeps away summer troubles:
Makes them sleep and grow. 20
cents, Tea or Tablets. Cornell
son & Cook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
noss not Speak we'll Of his Old Friends.
Wants Care in Granting Franchises.

EVFo Hut oP'uh "vh VI NV W"
Wants Care in Granting Franchises.
Concord Times, June l4th.
Rufus Peacock, and aged citizer
of Kannapolls, died last Thursday
after a lingering illness. HIS death
was not expected, however. Mr.
Peacock was 70 sears Of age and q
Confederate veteran.
Richard M. Patterson, whose
illness we noted in our last issue,
died at his home in No. 4 town.
ship last Friday at noon. His
death was the result of malarial
fever.
It seems that there are several
parties who want to build Cal
line here. We think it will be
the part of wisdom for our city
fathers to go slow in the matter of
granting franchises, as this a most
important matter.
Miss Leila Judson Tutle, of Le-
n0ir, make a talk at Central Meth
odist last Sunday morning, and
was most attentively listened to-.
NJ ISIS Tuttle has finished a course
in the Scarrltt Bible and Train
ing School. of Kansas City, and
will leave Septem' er 1st for China,
to which country she goes as a
missionary.
A friend Ill Co; cord recently re-
c,.iv~d a letter from Max Schmld-
berger, who f f>rmerly operated an
ice plant here, but who is now liv-
iug in New Mexico. He is Ger
man who has not been this country
a great while. He says in his let
ter:
"Here is very dry weather this
var and many of the Indians have
already lost stock on the range.
On my place is little creek four
miles long, where Is running about
10 gallons OF water the minute.
In order to keep off other people.
had to fence all the water or
they put Oh 100000 head of stock,
which meant they would drink all
the water and eat all the grass
round me.
II am sorry l did not 60 out
here four years ago. 1t had saved
me much worry, and the people in
Concord did not treat me fair as
being foreigner.'
June PA force of han }s has
heen at work on the sewer line On
North Union street this week
trying to find out the cause of it's
being stopped up. The trouble
was caused hy the roots of the
trees going through the pipes.
John W. Philips was kicked in
the face by horse he was plough
ing Wednesday morning. AS
result Mr.. Philips is minus two
teeth besides having his face cut
in several places. The wounds are
not serious, however.
David Utley, Of Henriatta, Tex
rs, will arrive in Concord in q
few DAYS to visit relatives. Mr.,
Utley left this county about forty
years ago. He is a brother of
Mr.. Henry Utley and Mrs. Hay.
wood Denis.
At meeting Of the city alder
men Tuesday night frachise was
granted to the Piedmont Caroliua
Railway Com oany, of Salisbury,
to build and operate street rail-
way in Concord. The franchise
stipulates that the company is to
commence work within go days
from the date cf the franchise and
that three milee of track shall be
laid within the corporate limits of
the olty within two years, and
lso that cars shall be run over the
track after being laid every hour
for II hours day. If the work
does mot begin within go days the
company is so forfeit 81 900.
How to Preserve Your Lawn.
MANY people who have fairly
4 I.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
Resolutions.

The following resolutions we're
adopted at a recent meeting of
the Minister'S Association, of
Salisbury:
"Whereas, God IN His inscuta-
BILE but unerling providence has
taken from our midst the Rev.
Francis Johnston Murdoch, D. D.,
for 81 years rector of St. Luke'a
church, this city; therefore be it
Resolved, 1st, That we the Min
ister's Association of Salisbury
desire to place ourselves on record
feeling keenly our loss of all eff
cient and beloved member of this
body. Further, that we are con-
scious of the great loss which the
whole community sustains in the
demise of an @eminently useful
man and citizen.
Resolved, End, That we express
our heartfelt Sympathy to the be-
reaved family of the deceased
brother, and send copy of these
resolutions to tho loved ones, on
whom the stroke falls heaviest of
all. We commit them to the COW
enant keeping God.
Resolved, Srd. That our Asso-
citation attend the funeral SER
vices III a body.
W. B. DUTTERA,
NJ. M. KINARD,
L. w. BLACKW ELDER,
Committee Minister'S Associa-
tion.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-29
SPENCER ITEMS.
Some Saort Items Of Interest In Our Neigh.
Dor Town.
Spencer Crescent, April 29th.

| Spencer Crescent, April 29th.
Roy Pritchard, machinist, hat
gone to Ashevllle, and will engage
in the insurance business, through
Messrs. Jackson and Stephens who
have been spending some time
hero, and are now in Asheville.
P. A.. Correll, of China Grove,
spent Monday in Spencer in the
interests of the overall factory
project, which it is hoped will
materialize-an industry which
Spencer really needs.
Mrs. Lee Haithcock, who had
been in the sanitorium at Sails
bury for surgical treatment, died
yesterday morning. Mr.. Hath
cock, who is with N. NJ. Gemayel,
brought the remains to Spencer
in the forenoon. The interment
will be at. Lexington to-day.
Scott Winders, 15 years old and
all orphan living with D. M. Pen
nington, abont 6 miles from Spen-
Ger, manifested last Friday acute
symptoms of rabies, foaming at
the mouth, struggling, biting, and
attempting to tear off his cloth
ing. The boy was bitten by
dog, some months ago, the aplmal
not having since developed mad
dess: and while little hope is en-
tertained that he will recover, the
malady is said to be something
other than hydroph obia, battling
the diagnoses of the physicians.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-05
fRE MARCH SPORTS AFIELD

While every issue is worth
while, the March number Of
Sports Afeld is unusually strong
in the variety and interest of it's
reading matter. Every one has
possibly heard of the rare shoot
ing and fishing to be had at Reel
foot Lake, but Mr., Paddock S
article tells of the sport and CON
ditions encountered there in 8
way that goes right to the heart
Of things. Winter fishing on
Lake Erie is the best account of
this unique form Of sport we have
ever read while in Jimmy Legs
we have a remarkable fine story
of naval life and q seaman's de
votion to duty. From Dakota to
the Ozarks Overland-a two
months trip by wagon, camping
each night along the road de
picts the freedom and benefits of
an outdoor life so we'll that, after
reading it, you will want to 60
and do likewise. All lovers of
the dog and gun will enjoy A
Rabbit Hunt with Patsy, and in
many ways the issue before US is
the best Of It's class Your news
dealer can supply you, if not,
then send Is cts. to Sports Afeld
358 Dearborn ST., Chicago, Ills.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-03-05

Examinations are being held
throughout the different depart
ments.
Miss L0ie l>angili and little
Miss Radcliffe were high school
visitors last Wednesday,
Maud Bemis' has returned 10
the Grammer department after D.
three weeks absence.
Howard OIm3tead has returned
to school after a short absence.
The first grade have completed
their February book, which con
tanned sketches Of Lincoln and
Washington,
Bernard Ernst is now student
of the grammer department.
Louise Minkley has been abb
sent the past two weeks.