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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
Did Colonel Mosby Know Too ksuch?

Although Col. John S. Mosby
of Virginia became a Republican
soon after the war closed. his mo-
tlves have never been questioned
and his high personal aud social
standing never affected. He was
of immense benefit to Virgia;a an
Virginians because of h.s inti-
mate relations with General
Grant. He has had several impor-
tant positions under the govern
ment and met every requirement.
with ability and fidelity His du-
ties at one time E.Fough5 him to
Montgomery, and all our people
hold him in most affectio~ate re-
gard. He has recently hi,en de-
prived of the position be held. we
believe in the Department. f just
ice, and while age is osSenssbly
given as the cause, there Is very
general belief that his fearless ex-
posures of men caught III a4:iminal
acts had most to do with the desire
to get rid of him. He knew too
much for the personal comfort of
some people high up in financial
and other circles. We trust his
lines for the future may fall i'll
pleasant places-Montgo merry Ad-
yertiser.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27

suit of the Payne-AIdrlch bill.
A woman's ready-made suit costs
So moro than it did, for a pattern
Of the same quality. The woman
who bought pattern and made
her own spring suit had to pay
81 yard for common blue serge
that she bought last year ab rs
cents, or for broadcloth 81 SO
yard for what was formerly 81 25
PRICES IN GENERAL SOAR.
Nor are these things an excep-
ton Take woolen blankets, take
woolens of any kind, take mems,
ladies AID children's gloves
but why more examples? If
you have been shopping you know
the story better than the writer.
But on one thing, at least, the
Washington correspondent, if he
knows his business, can put you
straight. Your local retailers.
American women. are not the
+ sponsible parties. It is true
that the clog to higher prices
leads into the local retailers, but
it is also true that it runs right
on through and out of his back
door.
REPUBLICANS ARE RESPONSIBLE.
The really responsible parties
are the members Of Congress who
voted for the Payne-Aldrich bill.
And you might, by the way, in
quire around and find out just
how your member voted.
If he voted 'aye'', nail him.
; And nail him hard For he is
, the villain in the piece.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
Low Err STONE.

July 25,-The health of this
community is very good at this
writing. There is no sickness to
report,
Chester Cruise little son of
Robert Cruise, had the misfortune
to break his left arm between the
wrist and elbow.
John Miller, of Mt. Pleasant,
visited his father, B. A. Miller,
near Lowerstone. Sunday night
There was an ice cream party
at J. M. RiLehartts Saturday
night. A large crowd was
present.
Dora Bost had the misfortune
of running a thorn in her foos.
George Robert L. Beaver has
been in Salisbury a few days
visiting his sister.
We understand Robert Cruise
has rented the Old Barnhardt
place near Lowerstone.
Mrs. ]. A. M. Brown visited at
L. V. Browns Sunday.
A subscription school was start
ed at Lowerstone last Monday
with Berry Wagner as teacher.
Joe.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27

elect men to let the asp out Of hi
hole and the cocatrice out of h.
den. To prevent this evil ther
should be concentration againF
1t.
For my life I cannot see how al
honest Christian man can vote f, 7
a candidate who is trying to ove,-
throw the glor;ou victory won ly
the blood fought battle on Proh1'.
ition, But those snakes in t. e
grass who have been on that si4a
all the time are coming to tie
front again and they are rallyiI :
and they must be met. T.at rs
meet them in the name OF our
God and right.
/ know the elelection is some
distance off, but note of sAis
should be taken and the soldi.rs
of the cross all lined up by she
time of election. X. X X,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
cOLQU|TT NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR,
Proposition to Submit Prohibition Amend
rlsnt to Popular Vote Carries.

Dallas, Tex, "a July.-Oscar B.
Colquitt, an anti-prohibitionist
was yesterday nominated for Gov
erner by a plurality which will
probably reach 60,00O, Cone and
William Poindexter, the prohibi-
ZIONIST candidates., have only
about thousand votes difference
between them. These are now
in favor of Poindexter, but may
change as some heavy johnson
counties are yet to come.
Former Attorney General Da-
wilson is about 10000 votes be-
hind Poindexter and Johnson.
The proposition to submit to
popular vote prohibltionist
amen ament to the constitution
has carried by prpbably 10000.
This presents the situation of an
anti-prohibition Democrat being
nominated with Il party demand
ing the submission of a prohlbi-
Zionist amendment confronting
him. This was caused by the
prohibitionist split on candidates.
For Congress IN the third dis
trlct James Young of Kaufman
county was nominated. In this
district vacancy was created by
the appointment of Congressman
Russell to the Federal bench by
President Taft. R. M. Lively
was elected to fill the unexpired
term and James Young for the
full term.
In the fourth district G. B.
Randell, the incumbent was re-
nominated by a large majority.
Congressman Jack Beall in the
fifth district also received heavy
majority over Jones, his op-
ponent.
In the seventh district returns
Indicate that Congressman A. W.
Gregg was successful In the
twelfth district returns are in
complete, but Oscar Galway has
slight lead over the incumbent.
Oscar Gillespie.
In the thirteenth district Con-
gressmsn John Fl. Stephens was
was renomlnated by an overwhel-
ming majority.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
Napoleon Gift

was of the unconquerable, never.
say-die kind, the kind that you
need most when you have bad
cold, cough or lung disease. Sup
pose troches, cough syrups, cod
liver oil or doctors have all failed,
don't lose heart or hope. Take
Dr. Kings New Discovery. Sat-
isfaction is guarant: ed when used
for any thsoat OF lung trouble.
Il has saved thousands Of hop eIess
sufferers. It masters stubborn
colds, obstinate coughs, hemor-
rhages, la grippe, Group, asthma.
hay fever aud whooping cough
and is the most safe and certain
remedy for all bronchial affec-
tions. SOC. $1,O0. Trial bottle
free at All Druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Items Of Interest in Various Neighhorhopds
Sent IN by Our Friends.
FAITH.

July 23.-The services at
the Baptist church here have
closed. Twenty-one have
been baptized during this
meeting.
The painter, Mr.. Ayers, is
painting George Peeler's resi-
dence.
The we'll drillers are still
going down through our SOL
id granite. They pass through
dirt, then soft rock, then
quicksand, then light gray
granite, etc.
Miss Elthie Fesperman,
daughter of Monroe Fesper~
man, and Eviett Shive drove
to the Organ Church parsons
age and were married Sum
day night, July 18th, by Rev.
H. A. TreXler. Mr.. Shive is
a granite cutter and they
will locate in Faith. We wish
them a long and happy life.
W. A. Blount, T. G, Blount,
J. W. Oden, Joshua Tayloe,
D. T. Tayloe are the names
being cut on five big granite
sills, large raised letters, for
entrance stones to cemetery
lots at Washington, N. G.
Venus.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
A Pain Remedy,

Both internal and external is
needed daily by almost every fam
lily. Keep bottle of Dr.. Bells
Anti Pain. Good for all kinds Of
bowel, troubles Externally for
cuts, burns, sprains and all pains.
Strongly antiseptic. Sold every
where.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
PEARSON FLAYS TAFT.
Cannot Endorse. Defend. Justly. fxtenaate
or Understand Acts Of President Taft.

AshevilIe, July 25.-Republi-
cans in Asheville and Buncombe
county were given severe jolt
this evening when Richmond Pear
son. former United States minis
ter to Persia and Greece, caused
to be published a communication
in which he not only declined to
accept the Republican nomination
FIR State senator after being en-
dorsed by the precinct meetings
Saturday night. but took occasion
TO put the gaff in President Taft
in no uncertain manner. Pear
sons communication, which was
addressed to The Gazette- News,
follows:
81 am surprised to learn that
the Republican primaries, held i'll
this county on the 25d instant,
declared for mo with practical
unanimity fer the State senate.
my surprise is all the greater
in view of the fact that Oh the
10th instant J. J Britt, the presi-
sent State senator; I. F. Row
land, the county chairman, and
T. J. HarkIns. chairman of the
city executive committee, called
in d body and asked if | would ac-
capt the nomination for the State
senate, and l told these gentle
men emphatically and unequivo-
cally that I woul, not accept the
nomination, for reasons which I
stated TO them frankly, but which
I am now constrained to state pub
licly to the Republicans who have
hono1ed me by this renewed ex-
PRESTON of confidence, for which |
am unaffectedly and cordially
gateful.
II cannot run or stand or sit
for the office in question, for the
plain reason that cannot endorse
or defend or justify or explain OF
extenuate or understand the per-
sistent aud obstinate insults
which the actual President aud
head ot the party has heaped upon
the twelve hundred thousand
white Republicans Of the South.
ern states who honored him by
their confidence and their suf-
frages at the last election.
"This naked and undeuiable
fact would make my position as q
candidate not simply uutenable
but impossible. So that my self
respect, a; we'll as my obligations
to the party, force me to stard
aside until different p sture Of
affairs shall be presented.
''The rumblings in the sixth
district of Missouri and the cata-
clyms in the fourteenth Massa-
chusetts and in the thirty-secord
New York districts seem to have
had no effect upon Mr.. Taft. and
be will probably continue in his
fatuous course until the elections
next November reveal the fact
that he has lost friends in our
party, and gained mother votes
nor thanks from the other.
'RICHMoND PEARSON "
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
DISEASE KILLS MORE THAN WAR.
Relative Effect and Cost of War and Dis
ease. Some Very Interesting Figures,

|
The ratio of mortality in war.
for two hundred years, has been 4
from disease to l from bullets. In
the Boer war the ratio was T to /.
In the Sranish-American wax.
owing to lack of sanitary author
lty' this ratio reached its maxi
mum-l4 TO 1. In the Russo
Japanese war, where the laws of
sanitation were enforced with rigid
military discipline, the ratio of
centuries was reversed, and the
mortality was 1 from disease and
4 from bullets.
More lives are lost each year in
the United States from prevent
able disease than have been lost
IN all our wars comblned-lndlan,
Revolutionary, War of 1912, Mex
lean, Civil, and Spanlsh-Ameri-
can. In the Spanish-American
war about five soldiers died from
typhoid fever to every one killed
by shot and she'll. The United
States mustered hundred thous-
and soldiers to rid Cuba of the
opanlard, and sent three msn to
Cuba to rid the island of yellow
fever, the plague of the tropics.
The opaniard was driven out and
yellow fever was conquered. The
city of Havana, from 1850 to 1900
suffered an annual average loss Of
75O lives from this disease. In
addition, there was an annual
average sickness from this disease
OF z, 25O others. The financial loss
through the destruction of pro-
ductlve energy from death and
sickness, f1om diminished trade
as result Of fearful epidemic,
and from expensive and unueces-
sary quarantine, amounted to an
annual average loss of over $780,
900. Since the discovery of the
easy method of controlling the
dlsease-that ls, since 1900
there has been all annual average
of only four deaths from yellow
teyo@ IL Havana, Nest Of si.ose
cases contracted the disease else-
where and developed the fever af-
ter visiting Havana. Commerce
Is now no longer afraid to enter
this harbor, even when case or
two of Yellow Jack (there are new
or more) exists. No more expen-
slve and unnecessary quarantine
burdens the taxpayers. And, as
III Havana, so in Rio de Janeiro,
the Canal Zone, and elsewhere.
Major General Leonard Wood has
said that the discovery OF the
method of controlling this dlsease
saves the commercial Interests of
our country each year more than
the entire cost of the Spanish
American war.
Disease Is far mere costly than,
war, and the results Of disease
prevention more humane aud
more valuable to the race. And
yet, of the total annual expenses
of cur National Government for
1909, $8OO,00O,00O, GO,0OO,OO0
or 70 per cont went for pensions
and the army aud the navy, or for
wars past and wars anticipated
only 3 per cent was spent directly
and indirectly for health, aud on
ly per cent was spent directly
for health. Our own State Gov
ernmentis is spending two dollars
for military equipment to one for
public health, not too much for
our three regiments, but too little
for our peoples lives. More OF
this next week in o picture from
life, The Little Mother and the
Big Fat Hog"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
I WO in One.

Or, Bells Anti-Pain is both an
interna q d external remedy. 1t
is an atiseptlc remedy and de-
stroys disease germs, Sold every
where on positive guarantee.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-07-27
why WOAtN'> GOODS ARE HIGHER.
Washington Dispatch TO the Women; Men
Must Not Read!

Written expressly for this news.
paper. By Marion E. Leland.
Washington, July 25.-Mada N,
have you been to the dry goods
store lately, the dry goods store
in your own town?
Have You noticed that you
must pay from 10 to IL cents these
days for = the standard muslins
that retailed for 8 and 9 cents not
80 long ago?
And do you know that ginghams
shat sold last year for Il cents
yard now cost 81?
Those questions are addressed
to the womenfolks. In fact, this
article is dedicated to the women
of Salisbury. This is because the
editor has asked for 8 polltica !
letter from Washington for the
sole interest of his women readers
Yes, the request WAS somewhat
unusual. The newspaper CORES
pondents who sit in the Press Gal
leries in the United States Capt.
tol seldom If ever prepare an ar
ticle for the enlightenment Of the
women of the land. But why
not? Is it not true that they do
more buying than the men? Aid
that increased prices pinches the
women even more than the men?
Now if you have noted that
muslins and ginghams and such
ara higher do you know the reas-
OIL? Senator Aldrich Of Rhode
Island and Senator Flint of Cali
fornia stated on the floor of the
Senate that the retailers were to
blame for the upward tendency of
prices. These senators were SIM
ply trying to pass the responsi-
bility from their shoulders, where
it belongs, to the shoulders of the
corner store, where 1t does not be-
long. Your local retailer is as
blameless for increasing prices as
you are.
Then who is. to blame? I can
give you this answer. The color
ed gentleman in The woodpile is
the Payne Aldrich tariff law.
The members of Congress who
voted for this measure will be
to your hus- bands
before long that they voted
for protection. But what they
really voted for was extortion.
STOCKING COSTS MORE NOW.
Ginghams and laces are not the
only things that cost more be-
cause of the passage of the "extor-
ton" bill. Take stockings for
instance:
A year ago popular seller was
a German knit cotton stocking
with a seamless foot and Louis
Hermesdorf dyes. This stocking
cost the merchant 1926 a dozen
pair and sold for 25 cents pair.
Last year a certain American
stocking, not so we'll dyed. nor
SO we'll made, cost the merchant
$1.75 dozen pair.
To-day the American stocking
costs the merchant 1926 a dozen
and sells for 25 cents. Do you
see the point? The tariff has
raised the price of its German
rival 10 cents pair, and it is no
longer on sale. The greedy
American gets a monopoly on
stockings. Then he Immediately
raises his price to the retailer.
And you are now paying the same
price for an inferior article that
you used to pay for a good arti-
Gle.
Higher prices and cheaper quail
tiles! That is the short defni-
tion of Aldrichism.
FIGURES TELL THE STORY.
Here is a table supplied by a
leading Wholesale dry goods es.
tablishment which tells it's own
story:
Cost prior Cost OF
to Payne same Arti-
tariff. cles to-day.
Mems, wo-
mems and
children's
hositry Per doz. Per doz,
s1.67 S1.83
1.84 POS
221 24S
259 2,S6
Mems cot
ton and Jer-
sey Gloves ~ 1T
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-10
OCEAN Derelicts.

Floating wrecks are serious ana
constant menace to commerce. There
is one bureau of the navy department
which keeps track as best it can OF
these derelicts and whenever practical
sends a revenue cutrer or the special
derelict destroyer Seneca to destroy
them or tow them to port. The extent
of this work of hunting down water
logged and abandoned ships Is indi-
Gated by the fact that during recent
seven year period no fewer than 1,62S
derelicts were reported at Washington.
an average of 232 for each year. A
large part of them are lumber laden
craft, as other vessels usually go to
the bottom when water gets inside.
They sometimes drift for great dis
tances. thousands of miles, and re-
main afioat for years before finally
going ashore somewhere or being cap
tured by a government vessel.-Ex-
change
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-10

One of the oldest of human inven-
tons is the door swinging on hinges
at one side Some weaving Insects,
such as trapdoor spiders, employ a
similar device, but nothing is too old
or too good to escape the efforts at
Improvement of modern inventors.
A Belgian inventor has devised a
door Of new type consisting Of two
triangular parts which close together
ON a diagonal line running from one
lower corner of the door opening to
the opposite upper corner. The two
parts. or leaves. are pivoted In such a
manner that when opened they swing
into partitions in the ceiling. leaving
an entirely unobstructed passage. Be
ing carefully counterbalanced. the
leaves require slight force to move
them.-Chicago Record Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-10
Standard Color Vocabulary.

The Wall Paper News puts in
timely plea for standardized color
vocabulary. Every season the French
dyers and colorlsts issue list Of
colors, shades and tints to serve as a
style basis for the season, and to these
are arbitrarily affixed names that bear
in many instances no relation to the
colors they designate. Following In
the footsteps Of the dyers, other ham
dlers OF color or the subject of color
lecturers, authors, manufacturers. de-
signers. artists and artisans-have Gull
tivated the habit of expressing color
thought in terms ineligible only to
themselves. This habit. 1t is asserted,
has become so general that today we
have a nomenclature of color that no
man living can ever hope to master.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-10
Eat. of a wrsoksd City.

History affords many cases Of one
city being built above the ruins Of an
other There have been some notable
exceptions, but quite often when city
has suddenly been wiped out of exist
ence by war or fire or great cata-
clysm Of nature it has been rebuilt
within a short time. In some instances
this process has been several times
repeated on the same site. The list OF
exceptions now receives an addition
in the city of st. Pierre. Martinique.
Absolutely nothing has been done to-
ward restoring the city in which the
entire population of over $4,000 people
met an awful death when Mont Pelee
blew off its top in May, 1902. Rank
tropic vegetation is rapidly covering
the charred and fallen walls and chok-
ing the silent streets.-Youth's Com
panion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-10
A RECORD IN GUN FIRING.
The Heaviest Broadside Ever Dis
charged From q Warship.

The Heaviest Broadsde Ever Dis
charged From a WarshiP.
The most dramatic incident of the
gun6ring trials of the new Brazilian
battleships Minas Geraes and Sac
Paulo, was the firing of an entire
broadside simultaneously. making a
terrific discharge, the heaviest broad
side ever fred and an event unparal-
leled in the history of ballistics.
The Eve turrets Of the ship were all
trained on the port beam. all the ten
guns being given an elevation of seven
degrees and loaded with a full charge
of 2S5 pounds of cordite. The ten
twelve-inch guns, monster weapons if
ty feet long. each discharged shell of
$50 pounds weight. making a total of
$500 pounds weight of metal" At
the same time were fred the eleven At
guns mounted on the Sac Paulo's
broadside, each sending Off a projectile
weighing forty-hve pounds and adding
495 pounds to the discharge. making
up total broadside fire amounting to
1905 pounds-a record discharge of
destructive projectiles. These vessels
mount as light guns in addition six
three Founders on each broadside, which
fred in action would bring up the
total possible weight Of metal fired
from the ship to 9O13 pounds.
The most notable feature of the
Minas Geraes Is her superimposed tur-
rets. The wings Of the navigating
bridge are removed for action. the
boats discarded and davits swung back
out of the way while the guns are be-
ing fired.-London Illustrated News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-10
Ejohtinu the Hat.

A mo hat" brigade fashioned after
the one which is thriving in London
has been formed in Vienna. THE hat"
says one of the members. "is super
fluous article of mans wearing APP
parel 1t deprives the head of needed
air and sunshine, retards the growth
and in many instances kills the hair
and is a source of inconvenience and
considerable expense. At no time does
the member of our league appreciate
his resolution to go bareheaded so
much as when he visits a theater or
opera. The crush hat has gone out of
style; the cylinder takes up too much
room, and it Is never improved by stor-
age in a theater wardrobe: No man
who once joins our ranks will desert;
bur. like taking passage. it requires a
little courage"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-09-10
UNCLE SANS PRISONERS.
They Travel In Luxury From Washing
ton to Federal Prisons.

They Travel In Luxury From Washing
ton to Federal Prisons.
1.-THE Leavenworth overland special"
q a car which runs every now and
then from Washington to a certain
rest cure out west with n stone wall
around It, The tours are personally
conducted and are rapidly becoming
famous.
With Uncle Samuel there Is no class
distinction. 1t doesn't matter whether
he was IMAM higher up" or not he
travels like one. He travels to the
golden west In Pullman. He has
porters to wait on him and extremely
attentive detectives to see that he Is
comfortable. He Tolls in plush swivel
chairs. and he dimes in those neat little
n la carte Pullman buffets on chicken.
porterhouse steaks and all the side
dishes. He eats what he pleases, and
he doesrnot tip the waiter. Neither does
he pay the BILL Uncle Sam attends to
that. 1t is a delightful trip that Is
furnished him in his concluding days
of freedom. days he is not likely to
forget.
From Washington to Leavenworth is
a trip of more than 1900 miles. On
every mile of the journey the wants
of Uncle Sans prisoners and guards
are we'll catered to, as evidenced by
the hampers of chicken. beef, ham
eggs, sardines. and so on, down to the
more aesthetic delights of the tourist
library.
Warden Mckee, who has been In
charge of the United States jail fol
several years and who has sent more
than 500 convicts to various federal
prisons from Washington, said that II
is possible to feed the prisoners fried
chicken, steaks of various kinds anc
even a few watermelons for the negro
members of the aggregation at a com
paratively small cost when the raw
food Is purchased before leaving
Washington. An appropriation o.
about $4,000 is made each year FOL
this item. and the meals cost only ~
cents each.-Washington Cor. Kansas
CITY Star