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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-07-10

Mr.. aud Mrs. J. W. Proctor't
little SON, j. W. Proctor. j.:
died at the home of his parents
Wednesday evening. He was on
Nv sixteen months old and thei'
only child. The funeral was held
from the home Thurlday after
noon, Rev. G. A. g. Thomas OIL
ciating. The interment WAS In
Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
The many friends Of NJ. G Ruff
ty will regret to learn of his death
which took place at his home
in this city ABOUT 1870 O'Clock
Friday morning. Mr.. Rufty has
been afflicted with heart disease
for some time, but was able to at
tend to his business. The dis
ease however, seemed to be psr-
sistent and, although Mr.. Rufty
used all reasonable precautions to
protect himself, it proved fatal
after an attack Of about one hour
with skillful medical attentions
to the contrary. Mr. Rufty was
q native of Rowan, being born to
the east of Salisbury slxty-three
years ago. He was raised on the
farm, but came to Salisbury IN
his young manhood and clerked
for R. J. Holmes for many years,
then went into business with a Mr.
Misenhelmer, and buying his
partners interest has conducted a
grocery business since for him.
self. Mr.. Rufty WAS married
twice and by his first wife was the
father of two sons, 1. E. Rufty.
connected with the Y. M. G. A.
work in Charlotte, and Hilton
Rufty, of Richmond, who, with
his second wife, survive. The
funeral was held from the Metho-
dist Church Sunday afternoon,
Rev. ]. G. Rove, D. D., oficiat-
Ing and the interment was IN
Chestnut Hill Cemetery. Mr.
Rufty was a cautious aud safe
business man, %agreeably disposed,
q copsistant Christian and 81 all
round good citizen. Calvin Ruff
ty. of Statesville. a cousin, was
visiting him and they drove over
the city Friday.
Engineer Thomas E. Beach,
who was killed IN a railroad wreck,
near Greensboro Saturday, was
we'll known in Salisbury and
Speucer. MI. Beach had been on
the road for 40 odd years and was
telling it on the streets of Sails
bury during the week that he had
never been in a wreck. Saturday,
however, he was in one and it was
his first and last He was in
charge of passenger train NJ. 80,
ran into an open switch, jumped,
struck his head against the CROSS
tie, crushed his skull and died
from the effects. His engine bur
led itself in a freight engine stand
ing on a side track. Quite a
number of passengers were injur'
ed and shaken up. but Mr.. Beach
was the only fatility.
After a weeks confinement to
his room L. T. Dudly. the South.
ern's operator at Spencer, died
He has been afflicted for some
time but stuck to his duties to
last. His remains were taken to
Franklin Junction for burial.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-07-10
MORTGAGE Sale Of RedTEState

Pursuant to the provision of a GER
tain Mortgage Deed of Trust dated
the fifteenth day of November 1907,
executed by w. A. Foster and M. E.
Foster to Mrs. j. R. Nelson, and re-
corded in Book 80. page "a, of Rowan
County Record of Mortgages, to Sc
cure the in iebtedness recited therein
default having been made in the pay
ment of sad indebtedness and the
holder thereof having demanded the
foreclosur of said mortgage, the un-
dersigned will sell to the highest bid
der for cash, at the Court house door
in Salisbury, on
Monday, The Twelfth Day
of August, 1912, at II
O'clock NJ.
the following described premises in
the city of Salisbury, to wit.
Beginning at a stake on Lot No. l,
P. N. Heilig's corner and runs thence
8. a. E. so it. to a stake, rne OF
Lot No. 4; thence s. 46 W. 1877 IL TT
to a stake on J. P. Wehber's line
thence N. 32A 81 #. to a stake; Gal
limore's corner, thence N. 46 E. l57 IL
#. to the beginning, containing one
fourth of an acre, more Or less. See
Book "a. page $50 Of Rowan County
Record of Deeds.
This, the 10th day of July, 1912.
MRS. J. R. NELSON.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-07-10
THE cAROLINAWA TcHMAN
HORTLOOALITEM

Inc W euglnes which were sc
badly broken up in the wreck o.
NJ. SO oear Greensboro Saturday
were taken to the Spencer shop
Monday for repairs. The engine'
were Nos. 1918 and 1912. on
of them was the engine that En-
gineer Thomas E. Beach, who
was killed by Jumping, had used
for many yeats and the other wal
new one just recently assigned
him.
A team belonging to Brown
Bros., of Spencer. al away Mon.
day morning and came near wax.
ing up the place. 1t started soon
after leaving the Spencer depot
with a load of pipe, part of which
slipped forward against che b ,rsea
and gave them csuse for exceeding
the speed limit. The driver,
Robert Blrdeye, sustained q brok-
en- leg and the wagon was badly
broken up.
The labor organizations of
Spencer contemplate celebrating
Labor Day. which falls on Mon
day, September 2nd. They will
have q parade consisting Of floats,
ETC., speaking, barbecue aud 81 oits
of various kinds.
The third quarterly meeting of
the Salisbury Spencer Baraca IN.
ion, which was to have been held
Sunday afternoon, was postponed
until next Sunday owing to the
funeral of NJ. G. Rufty from the
same church Sunday.
The Salvation Army's outing
Saturday evening for the poor Was
quite q success and was we'll at.
tended. The crowd was given a
Cal ride over tho city aud out to
the fair grounds here an enjoyA-
BILE time was had.
Dr.. G. NJ. Van Poole and wife,
who had been visiting relatives in
the county for several weeks, re.
turned to Fort Washington, Md,
Sunday.
Miss Mary Gordan who has
been ct thelWhitehead.Stoke Sal
atofium for about six weeks and
underwent an operation. has suH-
GENTLY recovered to return home.
J. w. Webb, city engineer. who
underwent an operation at the
Whitshead-Stokes sa~natorium re-.
Gently. is rapidly improving.
The Rowan Medical Society is
holuing itf regular quarterly SEES
sion in the city hall here to-day.
Dr.. G.. NJ. Van Poole. the presi.
don't. Is presiding.
Drs. J. NJ. Neel, Robt. L. Ram.
say and W. @. Daniel, three of
Sslisbury's splendid dentists at
tended the State Dental Society's
meeting in Raleigh last week. DR..
Ram,sy demonstrated the pract;-
cability of a "Porcelain Grown
for a Live Tooth"
Rev. R. A. Goodman, now con.
nscted with the Collegiate In
stitute at Mt. Pleasant paid a visit
to Salisbury and Spencer last
week. Rev. Goodman has many
friends about here who were glad
to see him.
The dwelling of West Brooks,
colored, situated on the eastern
suburbs of East Spencer, was to-
tally destroyed by fire Friday
evening. The building was not of
much value, but the loss falls
heavy upon its owner.
Rev. NJ NJ. Kinard, D. D., pas
tor of St. Johns E.. l.. church,
who has been recuperating at
Hiddenite for several weeks, has
returned to his flock and preached
at the usual hours Sun day.
The Methodist District Confer
sncs COMMITTEES il busy making
arrangements for the meeting tc
be held in Spencer July Oath to
26sh inclusive. Quite q number
Of delegates will be present and
an in teresting program will be
carried cut.
The Spencer and Kannapolis
ball teams are busy trying te
make a score on the Spencer dia-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-07-10

Sacks.-A small lot of jute sacks
for sale. Call at WAToHMAN
OFFICE.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
LIKE STROKE OF LIGHTNING
Veteran Soldier Tells How Wound AZ.
feets Fighter on the Field
Of Battle.

General Miles in his book. Serving
the Republic" says that, like every
other soldier who has seen much ac-
tive service, he is often asked how it
feels to be wounded. He himself was
wounded four times, and twice almost
fatally, so he is able to speak from
experience. He says: zone is often
asked how 1t seems to be wounded in
battle. The flight of n bullet is quick
er than thought, and has passed
through a flesh wound before one real
ICES that he has been struck. have
seen bodies Of men dead on the field
Of battle where the brain had been
pierced and death had been instanta-
neous. They would remain in every
position Of the manual Of arms, with
an anxious look, a frown or u smile
on their cold and rigid faces. My
wounds received at Fair Oaks, Fred
ericksburg and Petersburg were flesh
wounds, and disabled me but short
time. While riding down the line at
Charlottesville one OF the enemy's
bullets struck my metallic belt plate
with great force. This caused a slight
deviation as 1t entered the body. the
result was an instant deathly sick
ening sensation; my sword dropped
from my right hand, my scabbard and
belt dropped to the left; l was COM
nletely Dnralyzed below the whist, MY
horse seemed to realize what had oc.
Cured; he stopped, turned and walk.
ed slowly back-I holding to the pom.
mel of the saddle with my hands. We
soon reached a group Of soldiers, who
took me off and, placing me in blan.
ket, carried me to the Chancellors.
vile House, and pulled a dead man
OF O couch to make room for me-"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
REALM OF APPLIED SCIENCE
How Work Of Bureau Of Standards In
Cities Has Been Extended In
Past Years.

The work Of the bureau of stand
ards has been greatly extended Of
late years, says the New York Her
aid. The operations Of the once were
at first limited for the most part to
standards Of length, mass, capacity
and temperature, but the rapid prog
ress Of applied science created new
demands which no institution was
competent to satisfy.
Photometry, or the measurement Of
light, is a case in point. Thirty years
ago it had no great commercial i'm
portance, but the extended use Of cleo
tric!ty for lighting purposes, the dis
covery and manufacture Of acetylene
gas and the invention Of numerous i'm
provements in burners for ordinary IL
Illuminating gas have opened up q new
field. Photometrlc apparatus IL now
necessary in hundreds, or even thou
sands, Of factories.
Not only must the volume Of light
be accurately measured. but its chro-
matte composition must be deter
mined. The most desirable light is,
of course, that which comes nearest
to sunlight in its color composition.
The pitch Of tuning forks, Of inter
est to manufacturers Of musical In
struments; the testing Of optical sur.
faces, which is important to every one
who wears glasses; the verihcation Of
thermometers, Of gas, water and cleo
trio meters-in fact, the standardizing
Of all sorts of measures-are coming
more and more within the scope Of
the bureau of standards.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
An Indian Day.

In the dew.bespangled sunrise, while
the air was caressingly' cool, We went
forth TO ride along the river bank
and beside fields of yellow mustard or
dun stubble; then, on our return to
the Swallowed tents, bath, breakfast,
and the days occupations; then again,
in the swift dusk of evening, when fur.
tive jackals rent the twilight stiffness
with wailing and demoniac laughter,
or the silver bark of little foxes
echoed over the mist-veiled rice-helds,
white under the moon, we gathered in
comfortable deck chairs in a great,
dim aisle of the mango grove, while
the tents shone orange in the lamp
light, to tell sad stories of the deaths
of kinds, or listen to the Police Chota
Sahib, who had a pretty, sentimental
tenor, singing ''The Long Indian
Day."-Charles Johnston, in the At
lantic.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
WHY hIs Was Not Guilty..

"Little X" says a writer in the
Army and Navy Journal, twas one Of
the most popular Of our young officers
In the army maneuvers at - dur.
ing 1910. He had served in the cav.
airy and had brought with him the
cavalry swagger, wore his campaign
hat turned up in front and rear, and
is said to have slept in his spurs. Our
lieutenant colonel, whose treatment OF
younger officers had made him most
unpopular, was then in command Of
the regiment.
zone day Little x passed the Col
onel's tent while the old man was
standing out in front looking for trou
BILE. He spotted X and sent his order.
ly for him. Mister X said the col
onel as Johnny saluted and brought
his heels together with the approved
click. Mister X, you appear to have
touch Of the outre about you. why,
colonel, said x, you must be mis-
taken; / haven't had a drink since
came to camp"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
PREDECESSORS OF CAPT. Luz
Colonel saussler, General ZurlInden
and Others Have Escaped From
+ Prisons In Germany.

About a dozen precedents for the
escape Of Captain Lux from his Ger
man prison can be found in the his.
tory Of the Franco-German war, and
. large proportion of the heroes OF
them lived to become famous.
A notable case was that Of General
Cthen coloneD Saussier, ultimately
commander-in-chief of the French
army. who was detained at Grandens,
In the extreme east of Prussia. It is
said that he put his bolster to bed in.
stead Of himself, hid in an obscure
corner Of the fortress until nightfall,
and then, having obtained q dis
guise by the help Of his orderly, was
allowed to walk out Of the main
prison gate.
He crossed the frontier to Poland
and returned to France by way of
Austria and Italy.
General Zurlinden was another pris-
oner who got out Of his prison at
Glogan in Silesia, on Christmas eve.
He made his way in disguise through
Berlin, Frankfort and Karlsruhe to
Basel a feast which was not difficult
for him, as, being an Alsatian, he
spoke German quite as we'll as his
jailers.
Thirdly, We may note the expert
ences of M. Paul Deroulede, who es-
capped from Breslau, and 1t is piquant
TO recall that that vehement anti
Semitic did not disdain to disguise
himself as a Polish Jew. He was very
nearly betrayed by a peasant whom
he had bribed to guide him into Bo-
hemia; but he drew his knife with u
ferocious gesture and the peasant
changed his mind, with the result
that NJ. Deroulede saw the final fights
Of the war as sub-lieutenant Of Tur-
COS.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

To make a boy into u pure
man, a mother must do more
than pray. She must live with
him in the sense of comrade and
closest friend. She must stand
by him in time of temptation as
the pilot sticks to the wheel
when rapids are around. She
must never desert him to go off
to superiutend outside duties any
more than the engineer deserts
his post and goes into a baggage
car to read up engineering when
his train il. pounding across the
country at forty miles an hour.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
Given Their Choice.

Glen Hoppe and a business assocI.
ate had to wait in a junction town in
Ohio for a train at about the time
when they were perishing for food.
They took look at the hotel, didn't
like It, and started out to find q res.
taurant. A small one doomed up on
one street, and as they entered It
Hoppe remarked: 'In any dump like
this the main idea is ham and eggs"
They ordered ham and eggs, and the
proprietor was half way to the kitch.
en- when he came back and said: tive
Just got some nice porterhouse steaks
In" The travellers looked at each
other for support and changed their
minds. Replied the landlord: what
will you have-the Is or the 20 cent
ones?"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
PENALTIES FOR ODD CRIMES
Legislatures Of States Have Provided
Punishment to Fit All sorts
of Mlsdemeanors.

Tie legislatures Of our various
states, as we'll as the federal govern
ment itself, are forever busying them
selves with the framing Of new laws.
81 am fined for failure to provide
good drinking water on my passenger
trains" a Rhode Islander might say;
to which fellow railroader in South
Carolina would add:
in this state a jail sentence fol-
lows neglect to provide cuspidors for
every two seats in our cars"
A man in Virginia says: II killed
a partridge on the second day Of Feb
ruary, for which must serve time in
Jail"
In Wisconsin a baker must serve
three weeks in Jail for sleeping in his
bakery.
In California nurses are punished
by fine or imprisonment should they
fail in the proper instance to notify
the physician of certain phases Of IL
ness in their patients.
10 water bicycle pain IN the state
OF Ohio is an offence punishable by
heavy fine and sometimes imprisOn-
ment.
II most of the states It Is q penal
offence to tap q telegraph wire or to
sell kerosene that is not up to the IRE
test.
In various states men are fined or
imprisoned for dropping advertising
matter in letter chutes, for gambling
by means Of slot machines and for
countless other offences the very
means for committing which were un'
known one hundred years ago.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
Younastsr astaIIsdr Out Of Il.


A member Of the IRE department
has a small son named Francis. The
son had been throwing snowballs at
passing autos and his father, in COM
rary with another man, happened on
the scene just as the boy had SHE'D
one at q passing vehicle.
The father grabbed the youthful Of
fender with q firm resolve to admin
lister what he thought the youngster
needed. No sooner did he lay violent
hands on Francis, however, than the
latter set up awful walls and pro-
testations Of reform accompanied by
a coplous flow Of tears. The flreman's
heart softened and after making his
son promise never to throw any more
snowballs he let him 90 and went
into the house.
No sooner was the parental back
turned than the son turned to the
man with grin: Gee, didn't stall
out Of that easyI"-Indianapolls
News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
NOSE NOT HARD TO SATISFY
AZ Far as Prisoner Was Concerned,
He Was Willing to Let the
Matter Drop.

Bozeman Bulger, a baseball writer,
says that in his home town, down in
Southern Alabama, a negro was
brought into court to answer a charge
Of murder.
"Mose Topper" said the judge, con.
templating the prisoner over his spec,
tacles, you are accused here OF one O..
the most serious crimes known to our
laws-towit, the taking Of a human
life. Are you properly represented
by counsel?"
mo, suh," said the darky cheer.
fully.
"Well, have you talked to any one
about your defense since your ar
rest?"
II told the sheriff about the shoot
in when he come to my cabin to
fetch me heah," said the prisoner
'but tha's ALL"
"And have you taken no steps what
ever to engage a lawyer"
mo, subj" said Nose. II amt got
no money to be wastin' on lawyers.
Dey tell me lawyers is mighty cos.
tive"
'Tf you have no funds" insisted
the Judge, ut lies within the power OF
the court to appoint an attorney to
defend you without charge"
"You needn't be botherin' yosef,
jedge," answered Nose.
well, what do you propose to do
about this case?" demanded his honor.
"Jedge," said the negro, "ez fur ez
Ise concerned you kin jes' let de mat.
ter drap!"-Saturday Evening Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
Soma shaks.psars Statistics.

A shakespearean enthusiast with
much leisure time on his hands and
Il regular mania for statistics has dis
covered that the plays Of Shake
Ispeare contain 1O6,0O7 lines and S14,-
l7sO words. Hamlet" Is the longest
play, with 1880 lines, and the Com
Iedy Of Errors" the shortest, with LIT
hines. Altogether the plays contains
1,277 characters, of which 157 are fe-
males.
The longest part is that Of Hamlet
who has IL $40 words to deliver The
mart with the longest word in it is
that Of Costard in Loves Labors
Lost" who tells Moth that he Is mot
20 long by the head as honorihcabili-
kudinitatibus." S's's.-s. :
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
conurea,IonaI LIhrarv.

The Congressional library at Wash.
ington contains 1891 2s books. There
are in the great building 1885 maps
and charts and sS6,960 prints and en-
cravings. The library building IL said
to be the finest in the United States,
and from the architectural standpoint
It is pronounced by many TO be very
near perfection. In addition to the
mighty array Of books. maps, charts
and designs, the library contains fles
Of most OF the important daily neW1.
papers IN the country.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
CHILDREN A RECENT FIND
Not Before the Nineteenth Century
Were They TruthfuIIy Portrayed
In Literature.

Children were only found yesterday.
Before the nineteenth century the
child mind and the child heart We're
not supposed to have enough in them
to interest the majestic adult. 1t is
true that you find delightful baby in
Homer; that In Virgil there is the
Iprettiest glimpse Of little girl, and up
and down In the classics you may
meet half dozen other pleasant
shadows of children. But they are
only shadows, only at the most charm.
ling pictures. They give you much
as If they were painting or sculpture
for in children's bodies art has always
had interest enough-only what a
child looks like, the pretty weakness,
the instinct for play, the naive gss.
ture and movement. Not till the re
turn to nature" not till the spirit OF
romance moved on the waters at the
end Of the eighteenth century, do you
find poets beginning to tell Of the
Thought and faith in q child's mind,
THE mysteries Of the child's heart, the
fancies that are dreams and the fan
lcies that are visions. You may think
that they have gone too far, that they
read into childhood the laborious phil
osophizing and sometimes the labored
sentimentality of the adult. But no
one who loves children will deny that
the best of the children in nineteenth
century books have q far richer real
ity, far fuller life than any that were
born in early works. And some OF
the best are in Dickens.-London Tel
egraph.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
LayIna somethIna By Dor Euture.

The general prosperity can only be
q reflection Of the prosperity of the
individual, and no individual is really
prosperous who is not laying aside
something for the future. The man
who makes $4,000 per year and
spends $4,000 is poorer than the man
who makes $1,000 and spends but $500,
It may be hard to walk while your
neighbor whisks by in an automobile,
but 1t is the man who has the cour-
age and character to live well within
his means who accumulates enough
capital to do things in the world
indianapolis Star.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
HIsLIfs Work.

Is this an artistl Yes. that is what
he calls himself.
Is his studio beautiful? It is.
Where did he get the money with
which to buy beautiful things? From
4 rich uncle who died.
Does the artist hold lovely after
noon receptions? He does.
What Is he painting? A picture.
How long has he been painting the
plctursi About seven years.
( WIn ~ tFor finish ~ MOTT ola
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28

The world is full of women
who can amuse the ordinary man.
Can sing, dance or recite for him;
can paint, write or decorate in a
manner most pleasing, but the
poor man often goes begging for
a woman who can sew on buttons
or mend his clothes; who can
cook his food with economy and
favor It to his taste.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-03-28
A Delicate Problem.

Parson Henderson, an evangel-
list of color, was caught one
bright morning holding the
hands of one of the eve lambs of
his congregation, who was very
popular young lady, and it Great
ed quite a stir among the color
ed population. So the parson
was brought up for trial and was
questioned by the officers of the
church as to what he meant by
his action, and this is what he
had to say in answer to the ques-
ton propounded to him: MY
Brudders, you have seen these
great pictures, / suppose, so you
know dat the great Shepherd am
always pictured with a lamb of
his flock in his arms"
"Yes, sab, parson, dat am so,
admitted Deacon Jones.
Den, Brudder Jones, what am
wrong in the shepherd of dis
flock holding a lamb in his
arms?"
This was too much for Brud-
der Jones, so he proposed the of
ficers of the church have a call
meeting that afternoon. After
the point was discussed fully the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, Dat for the future
peace and dignity of the ceugre-
cation dat the next time Parson
Henderson feels called upon to
take a lamb of his flock in his
arms, dat he pick out a ram
lamb?"