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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Large Families Chinese distinction.

The Chinese are proud Of large FAM
Tiles, and q large family living togeth-
er under, one roof is looked upon as
proof of the good temper and correct
course of life of its members and as
sure path to prosperity. A large
family which is able to live together
without dividing UP the property Ill
ways receives much credit and is high
ly respected 1t is one of the highest
distinctions In China to have WI Flu
Tung Tang, or FIVE generations, I'M
der one roof although such dstinc-
ton is attained by very few.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
THIS 1HELI0w WAS CHARMED
Terrific Bombardment by Germans
Failed to Put Supposed Signaling
Party Out Of Commission.

One morning--it was along the Aisne
early in the war--a sudden burst Of
sun from a bank of cloud found two
British officers lying on q grassy ridge
enjoying respite from the usual sod
den weather and overcast skies. To-
gether, says Mr.. Frederic Coleman in
"From Mons to Ypres," they gazed on
the enhancing panorama.
AS they looked down the wooded hill
sides into the, lower land that borr
dered upon the river, one of them sud-
denly called out: Look! A heliow
From hedge behind Moussy came
the flash. lash, fash of heliog, aph,
in regular intervals. ~s4,, st
"Must be some fool sort Of ct'de,"
said the Junior officer. II never saw
anything like 1t before"
AS they watched 1t the Germans saw
1t, too. Bang went big, black Jack
Johnson" not far from the spot.
Smash came another. Still the flashes
twinkled from the surrounding green.
The FIRST two shells were the forerun-
ners OF dozens that crashed through
the hedge and into the turf all about
the tiny center of light. And then the
clouds shut out the sunshine and the
flashes censed.
The next morning brief ten min
uteS Of sun caused eyes on the ridge
to wander valleyward again. Sure
enough, two flashes, intermittent and
apparently quite without Conference,
came from the spot at the hedgeside.
Soon the enemy hOwitzers played on
the vicinity more fiercely than before,
and after the sun had gone from sight
they kept up their bombardment OF
the unfortunate spot for half an hour.
Dozens OF shells fell thereabouts. then
scores on scores.
That afternoon cavalry officer had
q journey to make. which took him to
General Monro's headquarters. near
Moussy. When his work was done he
continued q few hundred yards and
sought the spot that had suffered the
awful Smelling. 1t was not hard to
find. The hedge was smashed and
great, black holes gaped In the green
fields round It. No sign could be seen
Of the hello party; but that was not
surprising, since for more than half
an hour shells had fallen all about the
pickering light, until 1t seemed that
no man could live In its vicinity.
The staff officer strolled over to a
battery position not far distant and
asked for news of the signalers. The
gunners had wondered Mt the heavy
shelling but had seen no human be-
ings near the hedge before or after the
bombardment.
Nonplused, the officer walked back
to the devastated area, and, just as he
was leaving, discovered the cause Of
all the trouble. There. caught on a
twig OF the hedge, swinging iazily in
the wind, was bright-bottomed
empty sardine tin, thrown carelessly
aside by some satiated luncher The
sun, catching the bright bit of moving
tin, had made of 1t tiny reflector.
Surely, never had so Insignificant an
object caused the Germans so great an
expenditure of costly ammunition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
GAVE HER
DELICATE CHILD
y|NOL
Il Built Him Up and Made
Him Strong

Nswaygo, Mich.--"My little boy
was in a delicate, weak, emaciated
condition and had a cough SO we had
70 keep him out of school for a year.
Nothing seemed to help him until
Vinol was recommended, and the
change it made in him was remark
able. It has built him up and made
him strong so his cough is almost
entirely gone. We can not recon-
mend vinol too highly."-Mrs. E. N.
Hanlon.
Mothers of weak, delicate, ailing
children are asked to try this famous
cod liver and iron tonic on our guar
lntee. Children love to take it.
VIM. L. Gokay, druggist, Bennington
VT, and at the best drug stores in
every town and city in the country. =
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
A Novelette,.

When he came. into. the room where
she sat he was. struck at once by her
marvellous beauty. At first she did not
observe him, but finally she glanced In
his direction. i,s mr. ..qe
There was something about him that
caused her to unbend from her hauteur.
She fell quickly into his vein Of
merry banter, and when at last he left
she rolled her eye at him.
With that innate courtesy for which
our hero was celebrated he picked up
her glass eye and returned 1t to her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
GoldbeatInn an Ancient Art.

Goldbeating as an industry is rs an
cient ahdihonorable as it is fascinating
and wonderful. 1t is practlced in al
most exactly the same way today as
1t was by goldworkers of ancient
Greece and still more ancient Egypt.
Incredible as it may seem, there are
well-authenticated instances of gold
having been beaten down to more than
the three hundred thousandth part of
an inch in thickness or thinness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Happy Thought.

Haven't you forgotten something,
sir? asked a waiter Of customer
who was about to depart without CIV
ing the customary gratuity.
Dear mel" exclaimed the diner.
"How fortunate It was you spokel
My wife told me not to spend my
money foolishly, and was just about
to give you tip!"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Be Honest With Yourself.

Do you really believe all that you
say, yourself? Stop minute and look
back, and think. Are you sure of all
that you assert, and have you posi-
tive conviction concerning all that you
put forth? If you do not honestly hold
to everything you say, how can you
expect others to accept your words?
If you do not actually believe what
you say, then you are unlikely to act
upon it, no matter how good it may
be. We need to be very honest with
ourselves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Bricks In Biblical Times.

The Jews learned the art OF brick
making in Egypt. We find the use Of
the brick kiln In Davids time (II Sam
uel, 12:3D. A complaint is made by
Isaiah that the people built affairs OF
brick instead Of unhewn stone as the
law directed Qsaiah, 1913; Exodus 20:
25).
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Marvellous Cure.

"And you say that Brownley was
cured OF u bad attack of insomnia by
suggestion?" "Yes--purely by sugges-
ton. His wife suggested that since he
could not sleep he might as well sit up
and amuse the baby. 1t worked like
a charml'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Authorship Lonq Hidden.

The Waverley novels were so called
because the first of the series was
called Waverley. 1t was published
anonymously In 1914, and was follow
ed. year after year, by other novels
all published anonymously until 1927.
when at public dinner party Scott
admitted the authorship.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
no Remove Rust Stains.

To remove rust stains from any fab
rlc take the juice OF n lemon and some
salt and MIX together. Rub 1t well
into the material and then hang in
the sun to dry. Repeat the second
time If the first doesn't bring all the
stain out. The second time the stain
will all be removed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Domestic Strategy.

II saw you rush out of your house
this morning. Anything wrongT'
"Nothing serious. / had been hav-
ing some words with my wife and was
Just executing retreat to victory
II can understand the retreat, but
where did the victory come I'M"
81 got away without having to write
q check"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
Linen Industry In Egypt.

Egypt was the center of the linen
manufacture of antiquity. The first
aliusion to this fabric In the Bible Is
when Joseph, promoted to the dignity
of ruler OF the land of Egypt, was
arrayed "in vestiires of fine llnen."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-08
9sQHTz 4ll2auay lH

,aoa aatss iif1 eIanr i,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Wanted q Co Back to Prison.

Some i ears ago Ike Cruise,
color%d. uf No township, killed
his wife, and was sent to the pen.
itentiary for IS years. He had
served Is years OF the term this
year when Gov, Beckett gave
him q pardon and he returned to
Concord loIive,a GeWm0nths ago.
lie liked it 50 we'll in the State
prison that a few weeks ago he
got up funds to try to get back
to Raleigh. He got as far as
Salisbury, where he was advised
that Nc could not GET in again, so
he came back. He jsan Old negro
and doesn't like freedom after
! spending so long ia confinement.
-kmnapoiis Star.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Woman in Asylum II Years Found By Son.

San Beruardino, Sept. T.
For the first tim: since his
birth, Thomas J. Willis, prom
ineut Y. NJ. c.. A. worker of
San Jose, today beheld his
mother. Twenty~seven years
ago Willis. then a baby Of
two weeks, was taken from
his mothers arms, as she had
just lost jler mind at the shock
other husbands death. Will
lis, who for years believed his
mother dead, found her to-
day in the Southern Cal
ifornia Hospital for the insane
where she has he5n for mora
than a quarter OF a CENTURY.
The mother retains many of
her mental faculties and tells
of an estate Of which o'her
relatives kept the son in dark
ness.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19

Mrs Sarah Jones, aged IS,
wife of Philip Dulin, died at her
home in Spencer late last Wed
nesday afternoon from the effects
of heart diseases The funeral
was held from the residence FRI
day afternoon. She was q native
of CEbarrus and had been living
in Spencer about ten years. A
husband and two sons survive,
Charles and Philip Dulin, and
two daughters, Mrs G B Will
Jams and Mrs B A Elalains, sur
v1ve.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
To Change Livery Stable to Damash Mill.

R Lee Mahaley is arranging
to change his livery stable on
Church Street to a damask mill.
He expects to install twenty four
modern looms FOR the manufac-
ture of damask as a starter with
the intention Of erecting a mod
ern mill with many more ma
chimes Laser. This building is
new, substantial aud wilianswer
the purpose well.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Eifs. King Inherited $4,000, 900.

The New York Globe of the
18th says That Mrs. Maude A
King, inherited about $4,000
900 under the will OF her
husband, James g King, was
Indicated when what is said
to be an original testament
Was produced from a safe in
the deposit vault by Carl l..
Schurz, the attorney who
drew up the will. Just how
much OF this 81. 600, 900 the
woman had received before
her death is a matter still to
be determined, but District
Attorney Swami, who exam
ined th3 will, was surprised,
it is said, at the value Of the
estate left to Mrs. King.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Even the Exemption Board Reveals Wsndsrs.

Two cases that came before
the Rowan exemption board are
causing some talk, not in refer.
ence to the members of the OK
emption board, but concerning
doctors employed TO examine
the men drafted. One was q
case of a man from Faith, whom
it is reported, had been in care
Of one of the doctors for several
years, being treated for rheu-
ma5ism and other ailments, but
was pronounced absolutely sound
and was refused exemption. An
other was the case of a Negro
from Spencer, who says he has
been giving one of the doctors
nearly half of his check month
ly in payment of treatment for
consumption, but when examin
ned by five doctors including
the ''gentleman' who treated
him, was unanimously proclaim
ed physically sound. The Ne
gro told his story and was refus.
ed exemption, but declared that
it Was some satisfaction to know
he was not dying with consump'
ton and that he would not have
to hand over his check any more
for TREATMENT"
Of course the answer to this
peculiar occurrence is easy. The
doctors had cured their patients,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
County Association ?. 0.S ola. to Meet a
Dr. atwnU

County Association ?. 0.S ofA. to Meet at
Rockwell.
The program Of the County
association Patriotic Order Sons
of America, to meet with Wash
ington Camp. No. IL, at Rock
well, N. C.. Thursday, Septen-
Der GOTH, 1917. atoS clock P n,
is as follows:
Devotional exercises.
Address of welcome by G. Fl.
Peeler.
Response, by T. Dewitt Patter-
| son.
Reading Of Minutes previous
| Meeting.
Report Of C. :edt4ntial Committee.
Topic: Shall. the county associ-
alton TO tate from camp to
| camp in h, lding their quarterly
meeting. or shall the larger
camps 1eip entertain the
smaller ca mps: by j. c. Kes
Ter and j. l.. Il. Fisher.
What are he objects OF Our
County A association? by W. A
Daniel a nd others.
Good Of the Order.
Closing.
1 RefraAhme hts
i z. M. HOLT: Pres
G. O. KLUTTZ. Sec
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Grand JURY RENDERS REPORT.

Evau Thine 0. K, Otherwise the Usual Per-
hhetsD Report.
The grand jury for the Sep
TENDER term of Rowan Superior
1Court has completed it's work
aud rendered the following re-
port:
To His Honor E b Cline, Judge
presiding:
We yonr grand jurors for Sep
tember term Superior court beg
leave to report that We acted on
all bills presented and found a
true Hdll for each indictment
We visited the Jail in a body
and found it in a very satisfac
tory condition and no prisoner
offering complaint.
The clerk, register of deedS.
treasurer's and auditors offices
we're visited and each was found
ito be kept in the usual meat at
tractive way, and so far rs we
were able to Judge all acc cunts
were properly kept and occc'unt-
led for.
| We also visited the commu. n
lily building and found all Office
and public rooms neat and at
tractive.
We visited by committee, the
the convict road camp on the
China Grove public road, neal
China Grove, and there found 10
prisoners, being 5 white and Is
colored, all being properly hous-
ed and we'll cared for. There
were also 20 mules in said camp,
all being we'll cared for.
We visited by committee the
county home and workhouse,
which had the careful attention
of the said committee and found
them to be neat and sanitary
We found IS inmates at the coun
ty homo, there being six white
males and four white females,
four colored males and one color.
ed female.
We found five prisoners at
the county work-house, and all
being females. We also made a
careful inspection of the farm
and found the following crops,
/ viz: twelve acres being in corn,
] three acres in cotton, nine acres
in peas, three acres being in
4 beans, four acres in sweet pota~
toes, and two acres in irish 20.
tatoes. and all crops in a fine and
Excellent condition.
We would recommend that
several trees at the county home
be topped, those that have long
or inferior limbs.
We would, recommend also
that a small place at the county
work house be built of brick in
the basement Of said building
for ttle protection Of keeping pc
toto~s and other perishable food
duriag the winter months.
Most respectfully,
A Kluttz, foreman.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
The COaiins Fair.

ans TAI" TO De h3ld IN Sails
bury, October 81 % "a q
rs and 9th, one full week
appears ON the front page of
this paper. 1t is full of inter-
ing and valuable information
to all. While it does not
itemize the premium list it
gives Ole a fair outline of it's
contents, departments and
the big premiums that are
sure to attract attention.
The officers are az follows:
Presidential l. Smoot.
First vice presiuent-W d
Graham.
Second vice president j D
Heilig.
Third vice president-C A
Br1Wn.
Ireasurer-W E Whir>
ter.
Sscretary-T D Brown.
The directors Of the various
departments are:
Field and Garden Crops +
d Patterson and j W Peeler.
Premiums offered by the N
9 Dept. AgricuIture-S S
Stahler.
Fruit and aowers-S $ Sta
oler and J ' Hartford.
l1orses-E K James and w
B Meares.
Cattla-E K James and w
a Richie.
Swine-W A Richie.
Sheep-W A Ritchie.
Poultry-l + 1razzare and
Mrs. J g Deaton.
Houahold-Mrs. T Traz-
zare, Mrs, NJ K Harper and
Miss Ida NJ Olive.
Girls Gaming Club-Miss
Ida N Olive.
Manufactures and Home
Industries-J u Heilig and
J 2 Cathey.
General Display-A H Sni-
der and } r c Allen.
Ladies' Handiwork-Mes>
L L Heilig, W ] Nc
Daniel and J w Peeler.
Fine Arts-Mrs, ) P Moore.
Agricultural implements
and MachinerY-J K Good
man and J + Ludwick.
Educatj)n-Prof. T w An
drews, Mrs. W W Weant, Miss
es Neva Deo9Iry and Virgins
ia Jenkins.
Junior E1hibifs-H J Kne-
bel and Miss Sophie Kluttz
Buy season ticket and be
there every day. II you
~ould have a real good fair
for Rowan it must be pat
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Officers for tho County S. S. Assssil6sn.

As previously noted the Row.
an County Sunday School Conven
ton was held in the Presbyte-
rian church at Cleveland last We'd
nesday and Thursday. Thepro-
gram as published in the Watch
Ian was carried out in full and
a very beneficial and pleasant
two-days was spent there, the
people of Cleveland extended
the delegates the usual hospital.
ity for which it is known far and
wide.
It was decided to hold the next
convention, the fftieth anniver.
sary Of the organization
at st Paul's church, when extra
efforts will be made to eclipse
all former conventions.
The officers elected for the on.
suing year are as follows:
President. Rev ] A Rooms.
V-President, E II Miller.
Secretary, E H Bean.
Assistant Sec, George C Fish.
| err.
Treasurer, w L Kluttz.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves.

The Old Standard Groves Tasteiess
chill Tonic is equally valuable as q
vel, lnawn tonic properties ofQUINlNR
sud IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. 60 esnta.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
LOCAL NE US
o of interest to -
ALL OF OUR READERS.

Sons all. daughters of Amer
lea, held at Atlantic City, j c
Kes!er of Salisbury, was q,
lectrd vice>councilor. Mr.
Ke-ler has been State Cuun>
cilor. is All active worker in
the ord-r and his many
friends will b. glad to learn
of the honor bestowed upon
him
Joseph l. Kirchner, super
intendent Of the Harris Gram
tie Quarry at Glanite GARRY,
was right badly injured last
week by the premature
discharge Of a blast. Mr.
kirchner was over the blast
at the time and his breast,
fac and hands were badly
lacerated and burised. He
was brought to his residence
il Salisbury and given freat>
ment. lie is expected to re.
c}ver although his eyes may
be permanently injured.
The COMMISSIONER laying Of
the new Central Methodist
church, Spencer. now in
course Of erection took uiace
Sunday Afternoon with cons
siderable ceremony and an
interesting program. There
was an address by Rev i L
Balm of Greensboro, Rev J G.
Rowe, presiding elder, placed
the stone and Rev G N Pick
els, pastor Of the>churc],. as
sisted in carrying out tbs pro
gram. The new builds 9 is
to cost about $50, OOn.
Rev w B Duttera, pastor OF
the First Congregational
church, returned last Satur>
day from Anderson, : g,
where he had been to attend
the Council of world wide
COngregationalism. DR. Dat
tea was secretary Of the
council and also made az adj
dress during the session,
The cit zens of Kannapolis
ar arranging to hold a com
munity fair on October OH.
Nc dnubt il will be a very
representative affair and
will be something to see
The Jewish new year, 5o79
began Sunday,
The many friends Of D., W
W Mckenzie will be gla' to
learn that he has again cen
ID his offices for the pract}c-
of medicine which are looat-
ed over the Davis d Wiley
bank.
Last week IN reporting he
accident of George W Il. rd-
her of PIG Chestnut ST eet
we were unable to give his
full name and address. M
Gardner was taken to fhe
hospital where it was asoer-
that his injuries
d.. r NJ Games, one OF The
city's oldest citizens we'll
known by a majority Of the
people throughout Rowan
county celebrated his S5th
anniversary Saturday. Dr'
Eames continues in 5000
health and is seen on me
streets almost daily. Eiif
many friends hope thai NJ
will be here to celebrate
many more birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. II g kirF
celebrated their golden wed
ding anniversary SatuIda!
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
CAIN POUND GUILTY aEkauNc ABEL.

CAIN POUND GUILTY akauNc ABEL.
~
Baxter: caia ~ssahaestn D,.tl, H,au
lsvs ssatts Reeds, lk'llassl leaaIbd
The FIRST week Of Rowan Su-
perior Court came to,a close Sat
urday, the criminal docket hav-
ing been cleared, aud the second
week, which is devoted to civil
cases, is now in session with
Judge E B Cline Of hickory, pre-.
iding.
Last Thursday afternoon,
after the jury heard. the evil
dence and srguments,which was
all circumstantial, against Bax.
ter Cain, the ope-lesged night
watchman bat the car barns,
charged with the murder OF A
bel Harris, who was setting ,as sub
watchman on the night Of Aug.
ust Oath, they retired and
brought in their verdict at 10
O'Clock Friday morning, pronoun
cling Baxter Cain guilty of muir
der in the FIRST degree. Cain
was then taken back to Jail to
await the sentence of Judge
Cline which was not made pub.
lie until Saturday when he was
again brought into court to hear
it. Before passing tho sentence
Judge Cline stated that "the
State had wound about, tho pris-
'oner a chain of circumStantial
evidence that was almost unan.
swerable and that it left no room
to connect any other person
with the crime. The torn one
dollar bill paid by the prisoner
to Mr. Denny ut the hotel the
next morning and of q like bill
having been taken in by g car
conductor and deposited in the
safe was in his opinion the
strongest link in tho unbroksn
chain of evidence. This coupled
with the fact that the >27 20 in
small change was found in the
prisoners barn and this money
together with the amount paid
for the Icy being identidally
the amount shown { to have
been deposited in the robbed
safe on the night of the m urder.
madea chain of evidence con-
elusive to him."
After this Judge Cline ordered
the Sheriff to take the condemn
ed maa to Raleigh where be is
to be confined until Friday, No.
vember 9th, when he is to be
put to death by electrocution.
Cain paid little attention to the
Judges remarks and had nothing
to say. He was remanded to
Jail until the sheriff could take
him to Raleigh.
Henry Lewis, who hilled Harry
Esterminger in East Spencer in
February aud who was tried
early last week ard submitted tc
murder in the second degree,
was sentanced Friday afternoon
to three years and six moths on
the county chain gang.
Lula Allison of Statesville,
who stabbed Anne Mccullough,
also of Statesvllle, was tried for
murder in the second degree, bu,
was acquitted. These are Ne
groes and the murder took place
in a dance hall on East Fishe,
Street., May Both. Lula Allison
claimed that she acted ia self.
defense. That the cCollough
woman had showed her about
several times made often
sive remarks and. finally at
tackled her with a long hat pin.
The jury believed her story and
aud brought in q verdict of moi
guilty.
w H Welsh and Baxton Sheet:
assault, fued $50 each and each
to pay half of the costs.
Will Bends, a young white
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19

H,.*.v@s ~>4G 11alaSs&, Gai:ds Upsystem
Iae Oh ,.@r&iard :. "crai strengthening TONIC.
E4&0E5tS 1E~| tI.3'%& chill TONlC. dfives out
.G,3. a tue toIic. 2o- 1iGl!5 I'D children. 60c
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
To Cur: b 4 Eatsa Ia One Day.

Take LAxATl rEs BsaHMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough and H sadsz1x .and works of the Cold.
Druggists ret hma Rrns,ey if it fails to cure.
4. W.. GROW r. 4iguas1ye on each DOE. suc.