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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Landmark, August 1911 Indicted For Murder and a Special Ventre of 150 Men to Be Summon, ed For Thursday—The Superior a. ll 8 The od jury of Irede upe- rior Cart yesterday returned a true. bill for murder against Reu- ben Combs, who is charged with poisoning his wife, Bessie Combs, at their home near Stony Point on the night of May 25 last. Yesterday afternoon at 6 o’clock Combe was arraigned. When the solemn bill of indictment waa read by Solicitor Hammer Combs’ re- sponses, suggested by his counsel, were 80 low they could not be heard three feet away. By agree- ment of counsel a special venire of 150 men, from which to select a jury, were ordered summoved for Thureday morning at 9.30. There has been talk that an at- tempt would be made to remove the case to another county for trial, but eo far counsel for Combs have made no suggestion of that course Prot. Withers, the chem- ist who analyzed the contents of the dead woman's stomach, found no poison, but it is not considered that this affects the strength of the case against Combs. The stom- ach was decayed when taken from the boty and it is said the fact that no poison was found does not mean that there was none in the stomach at any time. Aside from this the State thinks it has a strong case against Combe. Mr. J. H. Burke, of Taylorsville, will assist in the tion. Messer L. C. Caldwell and H. P. Grier ap pear for Combs. R. D. Reavis, permitting illicit distillery to operate on his land, op trial. The attendance on Iredell Su- perior Court yesterday was the largest in a long time and it will doubtless be large all the week, the Combs case being the main at- traction. Judge Frank A. Daniels, of Goldsboro, was elected to the bench last fall,and this is his first court in Iredell. His charge to the @rand jury yesterday was elaborate, covering abaut the usual ground. Special stress was laid on the enforcement of the prohibition laws. Mr. J. R. Alexander, of Statesvilie, is foreman of the Srand jury. Up to last evening the following cases had been disposed of: : Reid, fined $20, half the costs Capers... chne...and...sim.. gambling; piead guilty; Goins $10 and Reid each. Geo. Tucker, assault with deadly weapon; plead guilty; fined $25 and costs. Waker Royals, assault with dead- ly weapon; plead guilty; fined $10 and costs. Ina similar case Royals was fined $25 and cost for carry- ing concealed weapon. O. P. Wilsen, assault with dead- ly weapon; pbhead guilty. Moore Holteclaw, disposing of mortgaged property; notgguilty. School Teachers at School. The enrollment in the Iredell County Teaches’ Institute, which is being held at the graded school building, is now 146. The teachers and their instructors are highly pleased. with «the werk, declaring this to be one of the best insti- tutes ever held. The institute is literally a schuol for the teach- ers. Miss Ada Womble, of Peace Institute, Raleigh, ig teadhing Treading, drawing and phonics, and Prof. W. D. Carmichael, of Durham, is teaching history geography gram- mar and literature. The teacher pupils are given object lessens in the best methods of teaching the va- rious «subjects mentioned. The in- stitute continues through Friday. Among the attendants are about a half dozen teachers from outgide the county. ° Where and How Old Shoes Can Be Sold. Advertisements offering to pay from 25 cents to $1 per pair for old shoes appeared in the Jast issue of The Landmark. The ad- vertisoments were unsigned and naturally aroused much curiosity. Nu- Merous people with old shoes to sell called at the office or ‘phoned to ask who it was wanted to buy old shoes To each one the answer was given that th: advertisements would be expiained ‘n today’s paper, and the explauvation is given in the advertisement of the Ramsey- Bowles-Morrison Co., in this paper. Fired on Melon Thieves. While guarding his watermelon Patch at the State Farm early Sun- day night, Supt. F. T. Meacham saw two men go into the patch and get melons. The thieves were some distance away and when they started off with the melons Mr Meacham fired on them with a shotgun. The melons were dropped and one of the mengave a yeil as he ran, which indicated that some of the shot took effect, but So flar nothing further has been heard from him. THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of it. How the merit of a good thing stands out in that time—or the worth- lessness of a bad ote. So there’s no guesswork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: ‘I have used Dr. King’s New Discovery for 30 years, and it's the best cough and cold cure I ever used.’"’ Once it finds entrance in a home you can't pry it out. Many families have used it for 40 years. It's the most infallible throat and lung medictne on earth. Unequ for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, quingy or sore lungs, ~ Price » Oh 00. "print bottle free. Guaranteed by W. F. Hall, DROUGHT AFFEOTS THE POWER Southern Power Co. Shutting Off on Account of Low Water in the Catawba River. Statesville felt the first se- rious effects of the drought yes- terday when users of electric power furnished by the Southern Power Co. received notice about 10 a. m. that power would be cut off within an hour on account of low water and ‘would be off indefinitely. The numerous Statesville industries u. ing this power were all cut off about 11 o'clock. An hour later current was turned on for some of the smaller plants, but it was again off a’ part of the afternoon. The power was cut off all Satur- dav afternoon but the trouble was ascribed to a breakdown. Sunday sigot at midnight lights were cut off and then it was suspected that the real trouble was the water. This trouble had been feared but the power company had given no sign, and the notice yesterday was the first tnumation of trouble on account of water shortage. The real trouble is the breakdown of a steam plant atGreenville and since the steam plant is out the water power is ‘usufficient It is said the steam plant will be fitted up by the end of the week. The shut down has affected The Landmark, the linotype machine being out of commission Saturday aff'ernoon and part of yesterday, and this accounts for much hand-set type and the absence of much live news matter which would have ordi- narily appeared in the paper today. Threshing Outfit Forded the Ca- Unurual. Newton Special, July 28th, Charlotte Observer. For the first time in the knowl- edge of anybody in this county a }steam threshing machine outfit has been able to ford the Catawba river under its own steam power. This occurred at the Island ford, jwhen Mesers M. L. and J. L. Sigman answered a call from Lre- del! wheat-growers who are @aid to be badly behind with their thresh- ing. Many old-time threshers shook their..heads at the idea of fording the stregm and said that {t could not be done. Fully 200 people gathered to see the machine swamped. They wever, be- engine went steadily through sand and water without so much as wetting its fire-box, which gives some idea of the severity of the drought, for ordinarily the water at the ford runs into a buggy bed. ' Several years ago Bill Rhyne carried his threshing outfit across, but oxen drew it over. Asked how he would get back in case the river became normal be- fore he finished threshing, Mr. Sigman said he would ship the out fit by rail from Bufela. He said that the farmers in that part of Iredell wouldn’t be through with threshing for three or four weeks, and that his machine would handle 70 crops. Fatture Of Mooresville Manufactory. Mooresville Speciai. July 28th, to Charlotte Observer. The first failure of any conse- quence to oceur in Mooresville for a uunber of years was annouuced today, when the Eagle Clothing Com pany went into liquidation, having Judge Adams, in chambers at Char- lotte, to appoint C. V.Voils, Bsq., temporary receiver. This conéera was organized here about eight years ago and bas been doing a very “successful business until re- cently, when things began to deteri- orate on account of various troubles folowing the panic of 1907. The company made a medium and cheap grade of pants, employing a large number of hands. Special account- ants have been here for the past few days looking into the business end of the affair and at the last minute today the failure was an- nounced. The concern is capital- ized at $33,000; assets and liabili- ties are not known today. The com pany’s president is W. C. Johnston and T. H. Pegram is secretary and treasurer. It is the genearl belief of every one that the stockholders will be saved. Mr. Nicholson Til in Wisconsin. Dr. M. R. Adams and Mr. W. D. Turner left Sunday for Racine, Wis., to be with Mr. Geo. B. Nich- olson, who is seriously il! there. Mr Nicholson, who is a son4n-law of Mr. Turner, moved from States- ville with Mrs. Nicholson and child to Racine less than ai year ago. Last April he suffered an attack of typhoid fever from which be has never recovered, having suf- fered several relapses. Dr.Adams was his vhysician before he left States- ville and treated him during an at- tack of fever some years ago ‘and last week he wrote for the dootor to come toRacine and take charge of his case. When Dr. Adams and Mr. Turner left Stateeville it was their intention to bring Mr. Nich- olson to Statesville as soon as he is able Lo make the trip. It will be recalled that he locat- ed in Racine as attorney for the J. I. Case Machine company. Sunday School Tennessée and to During the joint Normal of the North Carolina Lutheran Synodds, held at Lenoir College, Hitckory, last week, a movement was inaug- rated to build a $10,000 memorial science building on Lenoir College campus in honor of the late Dr. R. A. Yoder. A Victim of Oancer—Miss Oowan Dies at Montrose and Mr. Rhyne in Virginia. Miss Dora Woods died yester- day morning at 7 o'clock at the St. Charles Hotel, where she had been a boarder for some months. She was a victim of cancer and ak though she was able to walk about uptoashorttime ago her contiftion | has been hopeless for a long time. The remains were taken to Con- cord church yestrday afteernovn and after funeral services by Rev. Harold Turner were interred in Concord cemetery. Mise Onver| was a daughter of the late Oliver A. Woods, of Shiloh township, and was about 45 years old. She has two sisters, Mesdames Waugh ‘and Cochrane, who live at Walla Wala, Wash. Mr. Robert L. Rhyne, who moved from Shiloh township to Chase City, Va., about two yearm agv, died Saturday night at his home in Virginia, death resulting from fe- ver. The remains were shipped to Statesville, arriving Sunday @ye- ning, and were taken to the home of the father of the decéased, Mr. W. A.,Royne, on west Front street, where they lay until yesterday af- ternoon, when they were taken to New Stirling church,where the fu- neral and interment took place, : Rhyne was 30 odd years old is survived by his wife, his parents and several brothers and sisters. He married a Mise Hunsucker, of. Catawba county. His wife uled the corpse here. Mrs. Rhgne, mother of the deceased, started to Virginia saturday evening to be with her sou but was notified of his death before she reached Chase City Mise Maude Cowan, formerly .of Elmwood, died late Thursday night in the State hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis, at Mon- trose, Cumberland county, where she had been a patient for about a year. Miss Cowan’s condition had been favorable up to a few. weeks ago, when she began t@ grow worse, and last week relatives were called to her bedside. Mr, Howard Cowan and Miss Mary Cow- an were with her when the end came. The body was brought to Statesville Saturday morning and taken to the home of Mr. and Mis. E. M. Atwell, on Sharpe street. Fu- nefal services were conducted a the residence Sunday afternoon and the interment. was ip Oakwood-cem- Mise Cowan was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Cowan, | of Elmwood, and was 21 years old Her father died about a year azo Surviving are eight brothers and sisters, viz: Messrs. B, A., Howard, and E. G. Cowan, of Statesville. Mrs. E M. Aiken, of Mobile, Ala, Mr. J. <. Oowan, of Old¢ Fort: and Mrs. E. M. Atwell and Misses Mary and Blanche Cowan, of States- ville, all of whom were present at the funeral. One Deposition In Tobacco Claim. Dr. T. E. Amderson was the on- ly witmess for the attormeys who were in. Statesville last week to get depositions concerning —a-claim that is being prosecuted agaiust the government for tobacco which was destroyed when Stonemans ' troops burned the depot in States- ville in April, 1863, as mentioned in Friday’s Landmark. The attor- ney for the claimant had a deposi- ed. tion taken in 1868 from J. F. Alex- tander, the depot agent at the time of the burning etating that the tobacco was in the depot at the time in the name of. the claimant, and the attorney desired corobora- tion of this, Mr. Alexander being dead. Dr. Anderson recalled that as a barefoot boy he walked in the ashes of the burned tobacco after the fire and his deposition as to this was taken by the attor- neys. Child Hurt By Fall From Wagon. Lattie Kmox, a Mttle son of Mr J. D. Knox, of Connelly Springs. was brought to Dr. Long’s Sanatori- um Sunday evening by his fath- er, suffering from,a severe wound on his head. The child fell from a wagon Sunday about moon .and a wheel of the wagon passed over one side of his head, literally scalp ing him, the skin and flesh being torn off, leaving the skull bare Tne examination at the Sanatorium revealed that the skull had not been fractured, however, and the injury is not copsiiered. necessarily dan serous unless léckjaw develops. A fot of, dirt and sand got_in the wound, making it difficult to cleanse and dress and also making {t ag unnsually painful one—the kind which causes tear of lockjaw So far. howover, tcere are no symptoms of lockjaw aut the child's recovery is expected. Stagesvilta Office Postal Savings Ban Postmaster D. L. Raymer has been officially notified that - the Statesville postoffice has been des- ignated a postals savings bank, the order to become effective August 2ist. This means that after the 21st all who desire may deposit their money with Uncle Sam for safe keeping and draw interest on the deposits at the rate of two per cent. Gome member of the present postoffice force will be designated to have oharge of the banking busi- ness of the office. Full information ag to the workings of the bank may | be had on application at the postof- fice. The Southern Power Oompanys line has been completed to Durbam. STATESVILLE’S WATER SUPPLY. It is Abundant For the Present Bat the Effect of the Drought is Sen. “Now that other, towns of the Slate are suffering from water tam- on account of the continued @pought, Statesville people are nat- Pally becoming interested in the it isa information Gmat there ig no immediate danger the town being minus plenty of good, pure water with which it been blessed since the sys- was installed. A visit to the mp station north of town con- mnces one that- while the supply is Gaturally running lower than usual there is stilk plenty of er un- = the present arrang t and it should become necessary that ; ion of the water flow which is Dw allowed to Pass on can be easily 2 The demands of the town growing steadily and in case tHlere should be a long drought a vears hence it might become ary to draw on some other Ply, but the fact that a prong ‘Fourth creek is not far away lls the fears of the future. pumped from the Gregory ch, a Strong, clear stream, in dition to the supply from the reg- © reservoir, witich is fed by a mber of aprings. On account of Crought the springs are not Fielding quite so much water and © flow of the branch has been reased, and while neither of the @eurces could furnish enough wa- ) the two together have go far Mirgished an abundance. The Water is pumped from the two sour- @@s at the same time, and while z Teservoly is almost emptied every y,only a t half the flow of the Granch is consumed. For a few days before the rain about ten Gaye ago all the water ofthe branch qeuid be used when the pumps drew @n that source alone, but since that time it fs doubtful tf the pumps Gould take the entire flow of the Granch should the supply from the Teservoir be cut off. The pumps @re now kept running 18 hours a 7 and during the remaining six urs the reservoir fille up and all the water of the branch passes away Should it become necessary the reservoir could be enlarged by Mbuiiding the dam a few feet high- and an arrangement easily ef- by which all this water W passes away could be ‘tito-the reservoir and sav- The register at the station that during June over 600, 1000 gallons were pumped into the standpipe daily, and the record for July ywill show a big increase. Be all this as it may, the town is im no danger of a water fam- ine unless a drought which eclips- es all previous ones should come, because if the supply from the res- ervoir and branch should prove in- sufficient, a pipe line can be run to Fourth creek, a stream with a/| big flow. Fatal Boiler Explosion in Cabar- rus. Concord Special, July 28th, lotte. Observer. Ag the result of a boiler ex- pdo@ion at the saw mill of Mr. Geo P. Blackwelder, in No. 7 township, Migg Tina Blackwelder is dead and ber. father and brother, Martin, ind sister, Lenora, are badly injur- s The girls were assisting Mr Blackwelder in removing some slabs rom the mill, when, without warn- ing, the boiler burst, all four being badly scalded and also injured by flying pieces of timber and maohin- ery. A telephone message from Mt Pleasant this morning at 10 o'clock said that Miss Tina, the youngest daughter, died a few minutes be- fore that hour and that Miss Lenora was not expectedto live. Mr. Bhack- welder and his son are also in a seriowu& condition. Women Sing and Men Whistle. Henderson Gold Leaf. Mr. R. H. Burns, the popular new superintendent of the Baptist Sunday school) has introduced quite an innevation into the musical ex- ercisegs of the school and one that is attracting no little attention. Fol- lowing the directions of the su- perintendent, when a song is an- nounced for the school, the lady members sing the song and the gentlemen whistle the tune. The singing and the whistling of the different parts, together with the to Char- accompaniment of the organ, makes | splendid music, and everybody joins in with a zest One of the reasons for the innovation, it is stated, is that thete are many men who can whistle but cannot sing. Back Oweek Dry For the First Time Since 1845. Mooresville Correspondence lotte Observer Mr. Spfuce Hart, of the Back Creek neighborhood of Rowan coun- ty, Was ia .own Friday that for the first time since Back creek is dry. His law, Mrs. \Weet, was a young girl in those days, and says that the farmers inthis section were compell- ed te go to the Brushy mountains for com. Mr. Hart's father was a stage-driver an’. was under con- treat to feéd the horses on the line of the Liteolnton-Salisbury road, and had considerable troubie in get- iting feed-stutt fot the horses and | cattle. Char- 1845 Se concern enemies won't. suffer five minutes with if. you apply Dr. Thomas’ Eclec- at onde, It acta like magic. croup tie Ov ‘ ‘For the past few years water has | and stated} mother-in- THE COUNTY UNION PIONIC. Addresses By Dr. Hill and Dr. Al- Charch. | The county Farmers’ Union pic- | nic at St. Paul's church, near Statesville, Saturday, was not 80 | largely attended as expected, this/ being due to the number of similar ‘gatherings, but there was a good crowd, a fine dinner, music by the | Troutmen band, two godd speakers | and altogether a fine day. The speakers’ stand was taste- | fully decorated, conspicuous in the | decorations being stalks of corn | an’ cotton and sheaves of oats, waile fine watermelons were dis- played in front of the stand. About | 11 30 Mr. W. B. Gibson, president | of the county Union, opened the | exercises with a brief speech of welcome and Dr. H. Q. Alexander led in prayer. Dr. D. H. Hill, pres- ident of the A. and M. College, | Raleigh, the first speaker, was in- | troduced by Mr. Gibson. Dr. Hill said it was a pleasure | to address a representative gath- ering of Anglo-Saxons. We ought to be proud of ourselves; too proud to do anything small or mean. We ;Ought to be better tham the best in everything—the best farm men and the best farm women anywhere Discussing the changes from the old to modern systems, it was ypointed out that a change from the old system of farming to mod- ern and better methods was _ inevit- able. An increase of population means there must be increased pro- duction and the South must fur- nigh more grain than ever before. The soil must be improved, machin- ery must take the place of ouch labor. The labor of producing the crops must be decreased a third. A good farmer is one who produces abundant crops at small cest and Markets the crops well. The lat- ter ig an important part. | The difference in the financial |value of trained and untrained |men was emphasized. The man | with three years’ training will |@arn on an average more than [three times as much a6 an un- trained man. Boys and girls who live on the farm should be train- ed to know the soth,-ingect life and all the things that have to a with successful agriculture. Every One should be prepared for a spec- ial purpose. The girls should be taught domestic sclence—the value of the differnt foods, the amount it takes to feed a number of’ peoplé, the propérly ~ heing of the ration, the cost an® how to serve attractively. The demand is jfor the best trained people—for the | folks who know how. When Dr. Hill. had concluded din- |Der was served. A long table was covered with chicken and beef and |}hbam and pies and cakes and pick- jles. The best of order was ob- |Served and there was an abundance and to spare. In the afternoon Dr. H. Q. ander, of Mecklenburg, jident of the Farmers’ Union, |spoke for an hour. Being intro- ;auced as an Iredell man, he said |Since Iredell had voted bonds for |good roads he tells everybody he |ig from Iredell, and that when by ;and by this county establishes a |farm life school he will go out of | his way to tell folks he is from Ire- | del! Emphasiziog the value of these Picnics and sovial gatherings, Dr. Alexander pointed out that the val- ue of a farm depends more on its community value than its intrinsic value. Removed trom churches, sehools, good neighbors and the facilities of tnansportation and communication, the value decreases. Wé forget that the community has a demand. Give time and tal- ent and means to the upbuilding of the community. Speaking of the work of the Far- mers’ Union, its educational and co-operative value, the fact was emphasized that the publid schools are not suited to farm life. This jis due to the negligence of the farm people. Tire law provides foi teaching agriculture in the scho i+ and this should be carried out. Kighty-two per cent of our popula- tion is agricultural and 95 per cent does not get beyond the eighth grade of the public schools. Farm children who depend on the public schools for an e@peation should be taught knowledge of soils, plants, moisture, ete., not the things that are taught in towm schools. It w through the Farmers’ Union that the law was passed for farm life schools, which means to bring a small agricultural college, where everything pertaining to farm life is taught, to the farm. These schools can be secured by the coun- ty issuing $25,000 in bonds for an equipment to provide for 25 boys and 25 girls. This would mean a tax of about 3 cents on the $100 in Iredell. Then the county gives $2,500 and the State $2,500 for the support of the school. Women should not go into the Marts of trade but should make @ home and men should make home jattractive for the women by eupply- ing all the conveniences possible to lighten habor and to cheer. For rural homes the telephone is nec- essary and important. Material prosperity depends on toe intellig&nce of the average cit- izen. An earnest plea was made for better and more sctentific farming and to raise at home what is needed for tome consumption, The present method of distribution is inequitable and too expensive aud it is the purpose of the Far Alex- State prea- BRIEP ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS. ~—There will be a meeting ‘of jo0d Day at St. Paul’s|the Retail Merchants’ Association ta+ night. ~—Mr. J. J. Beaver, of Chambers- burg township, reports that on six acres he made 138 Dbushela of t — All persons interested in the cemetery at New Salem dhurch are requested to meet there. Fuiday morning, August 4th, to clean the grounds. ; —Mr, W. T. Frazier and family have moved from Hickory to States- ville. They are occupying the J. M. Wilhelm residence on ‘éast Broad street. —A few days ago Harry Hix, lit- tle son of Mr. P. H. Hix who.makes his home with Mr. BE. M. Hix om Tradd street, got his right hand caught in a feed cutter and badly lacerated that it became necessa- |Ty yesterday to amputate the thumb at the first joint. —The case of Policeman T. B. Hargett, which was mentioned in Friday’s Landmark, is still pending. He bas asked for a hearing be fore the board of aldermen to fight the charges of improper coa- duct preferred against him, and the hearing will be granted at the regular meeting of the board Friday evening. ——At the court houseSaturday the Barrett property on West End ave- nue was resold by Mr. R. B. Mc- Laughlin, commissioner, and Jenk- ins & Wagner were the purchasera at $2,605. The Jerry Gaither prop- erty on West End avenue was re- sold at the same time by Mr. N. P. Watt, commissioner, and waa wo D. L. Raymer for —There will be a reunion of the Peeler family at Crescent, a village about six miles south of Salisbury, August 24th. The Orphans’ Home ot the Reformed. Church is located. there. There will be a number of addresses by prominent men, good music and a good dinner to in- terest the Peeler connection, which is very large. Mrs. W. A. Laitz, o¢ Statesville, was a Peeler. All who @re in any way connected with the Peeler name are urgenuthy requested to be present. —Messrs. Isidore Wallace, of Statesville, and S. G. Caudill, who lives several miles west of town, have purchased a 26-horse gasoline plowing outfit which ia now being tested on the farm of Mr. Caudill. The gasoline “traction en- Sine draws a group of six dise plows which plow a space from five to eight feet in width, and at a depth of from eight to 12 inahes, as desired by the operator. Kk ia the purpose of the owners to give a public demonstration with the out- fit within a short time. - —At daybreak yesterday morning Deputy Collector Davis, of States- ville, and Sheriff Adams, of Alex~ ander, rajded a big distillery plant about six miles from Taylorsville and destroyed the distillery outfit and a sarge amount of fixtures, provisions, etc. Creeping along in the darkness, the officers passed too near the place where the block- aders weré sléping and the latter made their escape half<lad, leaving shoes, costs and hate with the bedclothing. The distillery was located near where a similar plant was destroyed recently and was a Well-equipped plant. —Mr. H. Lee Lazenby, of the Carolina Construction Company, Greensboro, who spent a week in Statesville, left Sunday afternoon for Chester, S. C.,:where he will superintend the construction of a building to be erected by bis com- pany for one of the Chester banks. Mrs. Lazenby and daughter, who @re visiting Mrs, Lazenby’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 9 Leonard, will join .Mr. Lazenby in QOhester about three weeks hence. Mr. La- zenby’s last work was in Winston, where he was in charge of the con- struction of a theater, which waa completed ten days ago. With : proper ‘marketing a 14,000, vO baie cron et cotton should bring 12 to 15 cents the pound, but under the present method the price will go to 10 cents or under. De- pression in price is due to the, methods of marketing and it its the fault of thefarmer that the speo- ulator takes advantage. Farmera are not advised to go into the mer cantile business, but if by co-oper~ ation they order in large quantities they should have wholesale prices,. and if home mrehants do not grant thiis they should try to get it else- where. The farmer now has better op- portunities than ever before. Food products will continue to sell high and cotton will bring a good price if properly marketed. There are less hogs and beef cattle now than shere were 50 years ago and 40, 000,000 tmshels more wheat are needed to teed the people. The popu- latlon—espectally ‘the urban popu- lation—is increasing while the in- crease in food supply is ing pace. It°-ts the ~ da farmer's opportunity. (ih liaalin-sctsienaenacsn, ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germa mult: so fast the little fighters are . rhets aa aren scipty and strenath eum sores mult and appetite fail. This. condition mers’ Union to change the methods of 4@istributton. and marketing. power — ws < + ; GOVERNOR AND HIS ORITICS. Taking note of the warfare on Gov. Kitchin by those who allege thet he talked loud agafost trusts in the campaign. but has done no- thing to curb trusts since he was wlected, the Concord Tribune ob perves: One of the most surprising things that has developed within the past few days, is the very bitter opposi- tion to Gov. Kitchin in the ranks of those who have all along been con gidered as his strongest friends. Gov. Kitchin, so far as we can wee, has made no inroads into the ranks of those opposed to him, and “if his friends fall away from him, es is now indicated, he will be in a@ bad way. Contrary to this opinion, the Raleigh Times expresses the belief “that the attack of Messrs. Misen- heimer and Lockhart and the News ‘and Observer on the Governor is making him about a thousand votes a week. The Tribune is a parti- gan of Senator Simmons, the Times. a@ partisan of Gov.* Kitchin, and ‘both express an extreme view. The Governor has by no means lost all bis ‘friends, as the Tribune would be glad to believe. There is more then a disappointment about trust Tegislation in some of the attacks on him. Disappointment about the wppoiatment of a judge and solicitor are possibly rankling more than the @ailure of anti-trust legislation, al- though the latter is a convenignt cover. Moreover,.a large Dart of the population have learned to make allowance for the rash promises, the excessive zeal, of the candidate on the stump, for they well know that in the heat of the campaign the candidate makes implied promises that he can’t ordinarily fulfill and that in his cooler moments he wouldn't care to fulfill. If Gov. Kitchin made promises or left im- pressions that he would do certair things, which he has failed to do —aend The Landmark is not pass ang on this point in this discussion —he ie exactly in the same boat with many other candidates. For igiptance, all the Democratic candi- dates here in North Carolina have all these years fiercely denounced trusts in the campaign, but up to this good hour the Democratic Leg- fslature hag [aited to pass an effec tive anti-trust-‘daw, or if it has passed one has failed to enforce it. While The Landmark. does not ¢x- ease this sort of thing, because it “Goes ‘not believe it is right, if ‘Governor Kitchin. is guilty in that Tespect—which he denies—he is exactly in the same boat with nu- “merous other candidates. In fact there is much general talk in a cam- patgn, by orators of all parties, which is mere talk. It ought to stop. All candidates should be can- @8d with the people at all times, ¢ but until that glad day comes The Landmark, believing they are all “tarred with the same stick,” is mot disposed to criticise one more than another. There are some peo- ple who honestly believe that Gov. Kitchin has not lived up to that degree of activity against the trusts which his campaign gpeech- @s indicated. The Governo says he has done all he could. While there will be differences of opinion ‘about that and for this reason he ‘will doubtless lose support he had before, on the other hand he will gain support he did not have for the very reason that he has not heen as “radical” as he was ex- 4 . pected to be. Many people refused \ to support Gov. Kitchin for Govern- : or only because they regarded him ap an extreme man, an agitator whe would set the State by the ears and agitate simply to keep up a disturb- eance. These have been agreeably ‘ @isappointed, while on the other hand there is disappointment because he has not agitated as much -as was expected, or hoped. Probably what he loses among the latter ele- ment he will gain among the for- mer; anyway, there will no big dit- ference. The Times was of course not in earnest. when it said the op- position to the Governor was worth a thousand votes a week to him, but there is one point for the Governor's enemies to consider: He was most fiercely assailed three Years ago, but he won over a com- Dination that had not known de- feat up to thiat time; in that cam- Paign, the fiercer the opposition the more his strength grew. If tivat should be the’ case in this cam- , those who are after him iow may be helping him, as the Times insists. Four persons were killed and one seriously injured Thursday night when a fast express train on the Pennsylvania railroad struck an automobile at a grade crossing at Wilkinsburg, a suburb of Pittsburg. Three of the killed and the injured - are women. bartendshiianieneena rtm you an easy victim for oganic diseases. that respect that Impure blodd funs. you down—makes COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS Governor Kitchin’s pardoning mill. keeps grinding, He pardoned six last week. By the time of the primary, he will probably have enough perdoned convicts to turn the senatorial; tide in his favor—— Wilkesboro Ohronice. The Landmark thinks that crit- icism of Goy. Kitchin’s pardoning record is well founded; he exer- cises the power too freely, although it is of course admitted that he does so conscientiously, in the be- lief that he is doing what is right and proper., But if criticism of 8 Governer’s peardoning record is to figure im the senatorial campaign, the friends of Gov. Aycock want to look out. He has a record in equals, if it does pot surpass, any of those who have gone before him or who have come after him. ‘ « s s s The narrow margin by which the Morally Stunted won in the Texas prohibition election is prac tically a victory for the prohibition- ists. The latter will keep up the campaign with renewed zeal and next time they will win. With reference to the political effect of the election, a dispatch from Austin, Texas, says it foretells the downfall of Senator Bailey. ‘““The victory for the wets by a small majority,” says the dispatch, ‘‘places in the saddle a new political element in Texas. This element is anti- Bailey and is quite as strongly op- posed to Gov. O. B. Colquitt. Bailey has been prominently identified with the saloon interests in his political affiliations in this State for the last three years, and now they have been shorn of their great power.” s s ‘he courts having held that L. W.Morgan and not C.H. Hall is the duly elected mayor of Black Moun- tain, the tension is relieved and we May now proceed with our sever- al duties. It was admitted that at the election in May Morgan received 32 votes to 32 cast for Hall, but it was contended that Morgan was not a bona fide citizen of the mu- nicipality of Black Mountain and not a legal voter therein, hence he was not eligible; and Hall, being declared the duly elected mayor by the registrar at the election, pro- ceeded to seize the government of the municipality and administer its affairs. Morgan brought suit and when the facts got before a jury of Buncombe county sovereigns he was duly declared to be the légal mayor ahd entitled to all the rights, privileges and emoluments of the office. Hear the Charlotte Chronicle: Why should a measly cur have any more right on a public street than a fat, juicy pig, or a sheep, or a calf? If people are fond of dogs, they should keep them at home and confined just as they do their cats, chickens and other pets and utility animals. The proposition is a sound one. Dogs have no more right to run at! large than pigs and calves; and there is just as much reason for one who fancies a pig or a calf to Make a pet of them and have them follow him about the streets and ride on street cars and on trains, as for the dog owner to do this. The sentiment against the un- restrained dog is growing. The- man who fancies the dog is wel- come to thé dog, but he has no eort of right to. inflict the dog on others who regard its presence as a nuisance. Let/him*keep company with the dog and sleep with it if he wishes, but deny him the right to force the company of his dog on others. s s s The War Department has laid down. the regulation that an army officer who is ili-natured, or is otherwise regarded as temperamen- tally disqualified for duty, will be retired to make room for others pos- sessed of the attributes of leaders of men. The regulation is a good one. ‘There ie nothing more certain to give a man swell-head, to make him a snob, than a unifrom; and it is too often the case that army and naval officers are unbearable in their conduct toward those: un- der them. Strict discipline is nec- essary and proper. But the man who ts kind and firm and the ty- rant are two different The latter js usually either a snob, unduly impressed with the idea of exervising authority, or he is soured and illtempered and vents his ill- feeling on those around him. In neither case is the mian fitted for a commanding officer. The regula- tions will tend to make officers of this class improve their disposi- tions, e e e The Newton WDouterprise holds that this is “‘the leanest year in | tion, It ia certainly a lean year for the good things that summer cures the cause—Dbyjida you up. Burdock Hood Bitters purifies the blood usually brings. The drought short the ganden vegetables. Irish propositions. potatoes, a standard article of filet, are very soarce, the crop being practically a ‘faihune; the melon crop is very short; there ig practi- cally nq fruit and the blackberry crop is a pertial failure. The thrif- ty and provident housewives who at this season have been, aceustomed to store for winter use quantities of canned fruits and vegetables, find it impossible to provide the usual étore; and at a time when Vegeta- bles,fruits and melons are usually abundant, dried beans, peas and the like are exhibited for.sale at the grocery stores. It is not only a scare time now, the housekeepers being troubled to find “something to cook,” but next winter will be a much harder time. , However, it might be worse, and there is cause for thankfulness that, so far, we are in no danger of suffering. s s es ’ This comes from Florence, 8. C,: Beeause his prayers for rain during the recent dry spell were followed by such a copious. and pro- longed downpour that their cotton crop was damaged, neighbors of Rev. Mr. Moore, @ Mehtodiet min- ister, threatened to get an injunc- tion restraining him frem offering suck prayers in the future. After much talk the proposed proceedings have been dropped. Mr. Moore is the father of ‘Jerry’ Moore, 16-year-old champion corn grower. Of course the injunction talk was not serious. The incident recalls the story told by a Meck- lenburg Man of an incident in Steele Creek, in that county. It was duringia dry year, probably in 1881, that the people met at Steele Creek church to pray for raiu The principal prayer was made by, an aged brother of the church who prayed long and earn- estly that the Lord would send showers upon the parched earth. “He literally wrestled with the Lord in .prayer,”eaid one who heard him. By the time the congrega- tion adjourned a cloud the size of a man’s band had appeared in the heavens. It spread rapidly and soon there was such & rainfall as Steele Creek had not seen in many a day. One brother in the congregation had considerable low- land in cultivation and hie crop was not suffering for rain like the crops of the ridge farmers. The rajnfall which £0 closely fol- | lowed the prayers in Steele Creek ghurch on that Sunday amounted to a flood for the lowland farmer end his crop was badly washed. | Next Sunday when the congregation met at the church there was tedk abou: the rain and somebody asked the lcw!pnd farmer how his crop fared: “Huh!” he answered indig- nanily. “Te just about ruined me. I knew when they asked old Jones ‘(that wasn’t his name) to pray that he’d overdo the thing.” Evidently some of the South QOaro- lina people seem to think that ParsonMoore is about to overdo the matter. When Mr. F. A. Linney addnessed the North Carolina ‘editors at Boone a few weeks ago he referred to an ex-Governor of North Carolina who was hanged. The publication of Mr. Linney’s address aroused some inquiry on this point and inquiry has been. made of The Landmark as to the name of the Governor who suffered this ignominious fate. A | friend of The Landmark who is stu- iocee and of an enquiring turn of mind, has looked up the matter and finds that the Governor was Drummond, the first. Governor of the State, The story is told in Mrs. Spencers ‘First Steps in North Carolina History,’’ and is a8 follows: In 1664 the Lords Proprietors appointed the first Governor for Carolina, or rather for Albemarle country. He was William Drum- mond, a Scotchman by birth, who came from Virgintja and was 4 friend ofGovernor Berkeley. As he was our firat Governor, it is pleas- jant to know that he was @ man of |good character and highly esteem- jed and of a good family. We know very little of the years in which he ruled the Albemarle country. He ruturned to Virginia afterward, and tem years later he became en- gaged in a serious rebellion of the Virginia people against theirGovern-. or. Berkeley was getting old and very hard and tyranical, and odi- ous to the colonists after having been a popular and excellentGovern- or for more than 30 years. They rose against him in 1676 im what ig called ‘“‘Bacon’s Rebellion,’ and were beaten and forced to submit, jand Berkeley took a base revenge jby hanging all the leaders who lcame into his hands, Among them was ex-GovernorDrummond,who had been his friend, but who felt it his \duty to oppose his tyranny. The | vindictive old man’ showed no mer- |cy. He madéa low bow to his pris< joner and with cruel words of hatred \told him he should be hung in half an hour. And so he was, as soot | as a gallows could be buikt. Drum- |mond died calmly and full of cour jage, believing that be died in a | good cause. This wag the sad end |of the man who had been the first summer luxuries’ within its recoliec-|Governor in our State. But for all {that*’he was a good and a brave |man and his name jstands much |higner than Berkeley's, It is of cut} no consequence how aiman dies if he has lived well. Berkeley died with- |from bowel complaint, was cured by one ——————— SSS Go it will be seen that while the first Governor of North Caro- lina met death by hanging, he was the victim of a tyramt and his of- fence was resistance to a tyrant. By all accounts he was a good man and guilty of no crime. The Governmemt is Right After _the ‘Trusts. Washirgton Dispatch. The Department of Justice is planning immediate ecution of } all trusts or mono) es which do pot dissolve or take other steps to obey the Sherman law as it has fi been interpreted in the Standard jj Oil, tobacco and powder trust cases. i Attorney General Wickersham is authority for the statement t th all such will be brought before ife courts a8 soon as proceedings ' be instituted. i To make the Sherman law ettec: || tive the department’s anti-trust bu- |] reau is now being worked to its ca- i pacity. Probably 1,000 compieints of existing monopolies, restraints or iy illegal agreements to control the |} price of commodities, mnging from featherdusters to telephones, are | now/ being investigated. The secret }J ageuts of the bureau have been } scattered all over the country and in many instances an investigation of an alleged trust is going on in a dozen States at the same time. By thie practice, the government ex pects to shorten the period of in- vestigation and get prompt action. One of the promised results of this policy is that the government will bave in the courts before the end of the calendar year probably a doz- en anti-trust suits in which -»the department feels assured of success. f A Few Apples in the Mountains— Almost No Peachies. Assistant Horticulturist S. B. Shaw, who has returned from Alex- ander and Wilkes counties, where he went to investigate conditions in the Brushy Mountains, says that the apple crop in these counties is good, but that in the State generally it will not average over 30 per cent A fair crop ie expected in McDow- ell and Yancey counties. The peach crop this year will mot average over 5 per cent. er —————aa——— A well known Des Moines woman af- ter suffering miserably for two days dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ar Diarrhoea. Remedy. For sale by all dealers. Miss Grace Stulting, of New Jersey, will teach the violin orp conduct the College rchestra and teach some of the piano cos in Statesville Female the coming session. She studied vio- lin in the Royal Conservatory, Leipzig, Germany, and in the Institute of Applied Music, New York City. She will in addition to violin and piano, teach Mandolin and itar. (The price of each of these subjects, for session, is $40.) She is thoroughly prepared to teach these branches, and has had four years experience in teaching. The community is to be congratulated because she will teach for Dr. Scott this session. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C. BRICK! Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile. | Orders solicited from surrounding towns STATESVILLE BRICK (0. Good Old Summer-time Is here, and attendant with it, are numerous eye troubles. If bright sunlight affects your eyes, or causes you to squint— it is a sure sign of some irregu- larity of the vision. A lense properly fitted to the eye re- duces the pupil to its normal size and you SEE ALL RIGHT, FEEL ALL RIGHT. R. F. Henry's | STATESVILLE, N. C. nN ACH ___ | NORFOLK I Wednesday, Aug.2, IA Southern Railway Special Train. ‘ Train leaves Statesville 5:45 p. m. Fare for the Round Trip $5.00. Arriving at Norfolk 7.45 a. m., August 3. Returning, leave Norfolk 5.30 p. m., Friday, August 4. Trains running via Danville in both directions. Two Days and One Wight in This Magnificent City, Pullman Sleeping Cars. Separate Coaches for colored people. Ample time to visit the many attractions in and around Norfolk. For further information call on any agent Southern Railway, or write R. H. DeButts, Trav. Pas. Agent, CHARLOTTE, N. C. Que Prexite. GUARANTEED NOT TO BREAK. 25c., 35c., 50c. and 75c. See Window Display of This Comb. a id ee De ee ee Oe ek ee a ES ow e ee ee —_ The Polk Gray Drug Co., On the Square. *Phones 109 and 410. Hand Painted Serves the double pur- pose of lending artistic beauty to the home and giving a distinctive, luxu- riant air, and the use of it 1 yaw. 28 a decoration is extreme- PIAQ UES: good taste. Our stock ‘ amas is complete and our prices are reasonable. Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.--No. 45 R. H. RICKERT & SON. ——— “9.50 PER WEEK Is MY NEW DEPOSIT." That’s what a boy said Saturday morning at Breakfast about his new savings deposit. And he earns only $3.00 WEEKLY He had been depositing only $2.00. Can you do as well as the boy— save 85 per cent. of your salary? That deposit alone for a year will give him $180.00 and we pay him 4 per cent. for this preteen evens eee Only a small beginning. Yes. But Great Results. Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Statesville, SS BINGHAN, Asheritic: 8.0.) has prepared BOYS for College end for Onrie- 9 than Citizenehip for 18 years, and ALON S im the U. S. ers a FREE ROUND TRIP TICKET from anywhere within [600 miles to any parent who, on in- : tion, js not convin that its pairs of ONE BTORY brick rooms, separated by a parapet E aréthée BEST for ih. Sani Ventilation and safety against rae 1793 Send for Catalogue or come and see. COL. R. BINGHAM, Supt., K. F. D. No. 100 lous ~~ —— — re en Ce aE er e I ee n ee e e e m i e d b e e e n i c e c e i n d e m a e n e n a n i o n en n a er e rr ca e en mi t e r en re en ' s : PE N T or en e ae “w o ea ee RealEstateFor Sale aan short distance from Cool ae good school. is es- eI ed. ‘we ee for sale 100 acre farm with 6-room —— ~~ the usual out-bui half of this tract of land is in gts Can be sold at a reasonable price andon reasonable terms. a Pe ia ues wee ey acres, wnship, with 7-room coca cribs, barn, sheds, etc. Twenty-five acres in , fenced chestnut rails. acres in orchard. Prices right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, 65x237. Jenkins & Wagner, REAL ESTATE DEALERS, Statesville, N. C. Office: 129 Water street. ’PHONE: 282. THE LANDMARK’? August 1; i911, a a, "SAMOS in tetas From Charlotte Train No, 16 ar. 9.60, acm 11.00 a.m Train No. 24 ar. ss, leaves 8.35 p.m a From orsville, Train No. 2% er. 10. 10, eaves 11.00 a.m Train No. 16 etre €.20. leaves 6.45 p. m: ON SALE.—The Landmark is on sale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; by The Landmark carrier and at The Landmark office, 120 west Broad street. Three cents the copy. Mr. A. W. Tharpe ai Successful North Iredell Farmer. Correspondence Winston Republican Mr. A. W. Tharpe, of Net, Ire del’ county, is somewhat of a farmer. This year Mr. Tharpe had 14 acres of wheat that made 16 bushels to the acre. This same land produced a heavy crop of corn last year. Mr. Tharpe has the finest fleld of corn we ever saw growing in Iredell or adjoining counties. This is not rested land, but has been cultivated several years. In 1908 it made 45 bushels of oate per acre In 1909 # pro duced 21 bushels of wheat per acre. In 1910 produced 20 bushela to the acre He also harvested a heavy crop of peavine and cane hay from this land ev- ery year mentioned above. This corn has been plowed but once, when very small. It has been scraped four times, just enough to break the crust and keep down weeds and grass. Mr Tharpe says the time ts not far off when peo- ple will quit ptowing corn. He says it is folly for a man to. go imto signers up for you. We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS They have ‘been careful- ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Morrison Produce & Provision Ce, Home Electric Co.}|= General Electrical Contractors Estimates Furnished All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC CO., A.D. COOPER, Manager. THE NORTH CAROINA College of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts. | The State’s Industrial College hds corn and break and disturb the roots. He says corn should be cul- tivated at a depth of one or one and a half inches. We believe he’s right abou: it, too. Mr. Tharpe runs 4 small dairy in connection with hig farm The products of hie dairy and farm find a ready gale in this section of the State. He is a champion hog raiser. Celebration at Moore's Oreek Bat- Geground. In connection with the annual celebration of the ammiversary of th battle of Moore's. Creek Bridge, commemorating the first signal victory of the Oontinental troops fo the American Revolution, near Currie, Pender county, Thursday, there was unveiled a monument with appropriate inacription to marl the old Wilmington and Fayetteville stage road, the route taken by the British and Tory army from Cross Creek to join Lords Cornwallis and Olinton, February 27, 1775 Walter ‘P. Stacy, Esq., of the Wil- Mington bar, delivered the histori- | eal address and there was a, large concourse of people from half a dozen eastern Carolina counties. PILES! PILES! PILES! Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind- Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tu mers. allays itching et once. acta es a pouitics, mail as tine Ag. Se Prope. an SALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY Pao ArT = a judgment of the Superior Court of Iredell county. rendered in an action entitled L. Morrow and others va. W. 7 ne others, the andersigned commissioner qill sell at public suetion to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door in Statesville, N.C, MONDAY, AUGUST 2ist, 1911, at 12 o'clock. m.. the following described real es- tate in the city of Statesville, to-wit: y direction Broad street 70 feet to a stake, the Braw! ner; thence in a southerly direction w’ the Eee line 250 feet to a stake, the Brawley cor- street; thence in a westerly direc- thon with Berend street 7 feet to! the beginning. and being the residence of the saki W. E, Sloan. GEORGE B. NICHOLSON, R. R. McLa: 7 Commissioner. July 21, 19t1 SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Y VIRTUE of the powers contained in a mortgage deed executed by E. J. Teague and wife to the undersigned, | will sell at public auc- eee eee ee at court MONDAY. AUGUST 21, 1911, at 12 o'clock. m.. the following described real es- tate situated in the southeastern suburbs of Statesville, N.C.. to-wit: Lot No. 9in Block No, 10 of the lands of the Statesville Developmen ~ @ general map of which is of record in the offices of the register of deeds of said county. The above lot has a dwelling house upon it and since the ee et ee oe x by the said E. J eee L, T to this mortrage M. R. DAMS. Extr. eee R. B. Adams, R. B. McLaughlin, A tty. July 21, 1911 SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Y VIRTUE of the powers conta’ 3 mortgage deed executed by V B wife to Rev R.G. Barrett. the und anon seli at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at the court house door in Statesville, N.C, on MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911, at 12 o'clock, m , the following real estate situated in pieeey of Statesville, and bounded as toliowa, to-wit: Beginning at a ditch 190 feet from Bell Four-year courses in Agriculture; in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; in Industrial Chemis- try; in Cotton Manufacturing and Dyeing. Two-year courses in Me- chanic Arts and in Textile Arts. One-year course in Agriculture. These courses are both practical and scientific., Examinations for dmission are hefd at all county seats on July 13. For Catalogue address The Registrar, West Raleigh, N. C. Notice to Delinquent Debtors best | Curelina. Five regular Conrses leadigét to De. oat | State. Fall Seasion begina the | For Ostalogue and other inf. street and being on the west side of Highland Avenue, running north 24 degrees west 60 feet to the con ner of a work shop 130 feet from Bell street; thence north 66 degrees west 100 feet to the ed school property line; thence south 24 east 60 feet to a ditch; thence with said ditch tn an easterly direction about north 66 degrees east 100 feet to Highland Avenue, the beginning con. ner. For farther description see — —_ s ‘S. Steele and wife to the said V.B M eer w: F. BARRETT. tr. : jarrett, RB. McLaughlin, Atty. R. MOCOP ER, July 21, 1911. Assignee. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE Maintained by the State for the Women of North grees, Special Courses for » Wree tui. tion to those who agree to tosues ahaa one 18, anes JULIWS I, FOUST, Presiden, DROUGHT IN SOUTH IREDELL.’ Severest in Some Sections in Many Years, But the Farmers Are Bet- ter Prepared For ict. Mooresville Enterprise. The continued drought in and eroumd this section has caused @ great deal of alarm among our peo- ple. While an abundant, wheat crop has been harvested, the people in thig sectiou depend entirely on cotton as their money crop, and many have failed to provide for the bread in the way of wheat, and are caught without sufficient grain either for bread or for feeding their stock. Little or no corn wil be made except in the bottoms, and an occasional stretch where they have been blessed with rainfall. Prayermeetings have been held in various communities for rain, and rain has fallen, but there i still a shortage and the crops will not mak half, and in some places one- fourth, the usual fruitage of cotton or gorn, This year will go down in History in some sections as the most disastrous drought in the past half century. A farmer who was in th Enter- prise office during the past week, discussing the outlook, in sub stance said: ‘'God in His wisdom di- rects the eternal fitness of things, and for the past ten years I have made abundant crops and have re- ceived high prices for my products. For a number of years I have been putting by a Lttle each year to tide me over just such a calami- ty. This year my wheat crop was about twice as big as usual although my acreage was not any greater. My corn crop is gone—the stalks will not be good for roughness, they are so dry However, I have enough extra wiveat to carry me and feed my stock and cattle for 18 months, whether I get an ear of com off the place. Cotton has fruited fairly well, although it is very small I will make half a crop. If the good Master does not see fit to send rain, there is a reason, and I am thinking maybe we do not render to Him His due in good seasons. There are hundreds of others as well prepared as myself for the drought, although we are all pron« to complain.”’ —Time Enough Yet. Carolina Union Farmer. The extremely dry weather that has prevailed in many parts of the State has ruined the garden. How- ever, there is plenty of time for 4 fail garden. ‘“Smap’’ beans can bé planted until the 20th of August and we have madea good crop plant- ed as late as the 3d of September. Corn will still make ‘roasting ears.’” The second crop of Irish po- tatoes should go im the last of July or the first of August. Small po- tatoes from the first crop which have been sprouted can be used, alihough cdld storage potatous usv- ally make a bigger yield and can be bought very reasonably. jget out now will make a good iate crop In .case you have no plants, cuttings from early plants do well Cabbage for winter dse should be sowed at once, and set out on well prepared land by the first of September Rutabega turnips should be pianted as early as possi- ble. They should be planted = in rows and cultiwated every week Otner varieties of turnips can be ot! sowed during August up to the 15th of September, usually. All kinds of galads, kale, spinach, rape, mustard, can be sowed. Usually the local markets are not supplied with these vegetables during the fall and winter. Last year rutabaga turnips from Canada were selling on the Charlotte market for$1.50 per bush- el, waile spinach, lettuce and other vegetables, were being shipped in from the seuth.. All of these can be grown in this locality. Lettuce for fall use should be sowed during ;}August or by the first of Septem- ber. Most markets prefer a head- ed variety Green onions are usu- ally in demand during the winter months. They should be set out ear- ly ‘in Septeiaber, or even the last of August is not too early where they are to be used during the winter. . Drought Has Proved Modern Farm- ing Methods. Progressive Farmer. “This dry year is bringing e difference between good farm- g and poor farming more striking n almost any other in recent ears,” said a farmer from a drought-damaged section a few days ago. “Where the farmers broke their land deep and pulver-| ized thoroughly so that the land has neld mofsture well, and have not committed the folly of cutting | corn roots with turning plows, the out crops have stood the dry spell amazingly weil. But wherever | crops were planted in a_ little Scratched upper surface, impervious | to moisture, there you see where | the heat and dryness have told | their story. Brickbats cannot hold) moisture—to any extent-—and clods | are Little better. The Progressive Farmer is right in insisting upon pulverization,”’ Serious Drought Onndidons in An-| son. Wadesboro Messenger In some sections of the | county the drought is getting to be most distressing. Crops are almost ruin-| ed and it is a difficult matter to| secure enough drinking water for | Man and beast. Creeks and branches | have nearly ali dried up and many families have to haul all the water | they use. to be hauled from two to three | M'les, If we do not soon have a | general main conditions most ce as | ly will become acute | Cota and bruises may be healed in about one-third the time required by ber usual treatment by applying Cham jain» Liniment. it is an antiseptic COUuse® Bar iniuiier te heal with- out maturation. This liniment also re- yragement, Sra Berar Detifed at gu Acrest —< Be highest Maes or enohs pu for Grocashere, 8 Hieves soreness of the muscles and rheu-~ Matic pains. For sale by all, dealers, Plant a Second Crop of Vegetables |our people and 1 believe a second | They Have Proved Most Successful in-a Number of Oounties—How “They May Be Secured. Raleigh, July 27—The remarka- ble success of the dispensaries established in the counties of Samp gon, Columbus, Robeson and Hali- fax for the free examination and treatment of hookworm disease has! surprised even the most ardent ad- yocates of the dispensary method for carrying on the_hookworm cam- paigu. The four district directors of the campaign treated 1,285 cases | last week and the prospects are | that the number will be 2,000 for this week. At the dispensary in/ Columbus county 412 people were) trealed for hookworm disease in one day. Those counties having the dispen- saries are so highly pleased that they are already asking that the dispensaries remain in the coun- ties for a longer period than was) at first agreed to. Several coun-| ties adjoining those in which dis | Ppeusaries are located heve already | offered the financial aid which is Necessary to make possible the dis- pensary work. Those counties asking fora dis- penéary proceed in thie following wmanner: The physicians of the county indorse the plan for carrying} on the work for a pertod of from four to six weeks, as do also the county board of heaith and the county board of education. These igdorsements are then presented to the county commissioners with a request that they appropriate such part of $50 a week as may Be found neceasary to defray the ex- penae of advertising the work, pay- ing for the mediqines and paying the traveling expenses of the labor- atory man, provision for which can be secured in no other way. The) work is accomplishing results highiy| satisfactory to the county commis | sioners. Senator J. A. Brown, who} “I sincerely hope you can arrange | within the next few months to lo- | cate <t this point again for a much | longer period. By this time the | beneficial resulta will be known to/| trip will result in a complete eradi- | Cation of hookworm digease in this terricory.’ | aes eee teen eee { Fight Negroes Were Killed in the | Hamiet Wreck. Bearing hundreds of negroes from Durham bound to Charlotte for a day's outing, an excursion | train on the Seaboard Air Line} Plunged headlong into a _ freight | train at Hamiet, Thuraday morniug, | Killing eight of the excursionists, | injuring 60 seriously and 28 slight- | ly. Tome toes | | hurt. |was running the excursion engine, {ated a sensation, | placed his 6on | whereabouts reached | Atlanta jeentative of the |turfng Company, in New York city |ndn offices July 20 | nized, | was registered at the Hotel jofficer was suffering In some cases water b@8\q mountain @anitarium. Dr } The dead are all of Durham and | of them women. Of the 60 8e- riomsty hurt a score or more may | die. Four were badly | who | white trainmen Engimeer Ben Koonce, wes mangled about the head and)! shoulders and injured internally; Engineer A. Taylor, of the freight | train, was badly cut; Conductor W H. Bowen, of the excursion train, | nad hig side crushed and several | rita broken, and Albert Gary, fire-| man of the freight train, was badly | bruised and cut The cause of the wreck is un-| known. The freight was creeping into the yard at Hamlet from Wil | mington and the excursion train, | rounding the curve at good speed, crashed into it The engines tel- escoped and six of the 11 coaches | of the excursion train crumbled | like pasteboard. The great carnage | was in the third and fourth cars,} whi¢éh were old and frail. Samuel Milier was asleep witb his head in a window The telescoping wallg clipped off his head and it| rolled into a ditch clear of the| wreck. Physicians from neighbor-| ing towns responded promptly and | a field hospital was established. | Fifty of the injured were taken to Charlotte Thursday night on a| svecia] train and placed in Mercy } General and Good Samaritan hos- pitals,while 30-odd, who were con- sidered too critically hurt to — be moved, were cared for at Hamlet. The pfoperty loss to the Seaboard | Air Litte will be in excess of $100,- 000. Just five years ago, within cue mile of the scene of the dibas- | ter, a similar wreck occurred in | which 26 negroes met death } How tesicn Young Was Found. | Concord Dispatch, July 27th | Dr. Robert S. Young, father of Eusign Young, whose mysterious | disappearance from the torpedo | boat destroyer Perkins July 12, cre-} returned to his | today, after having} ig the Broadoaks | j@anitarium at Morganton, and |} talked freely of the circumstances | attendant upon the discovery of the missing vaval officer. | The firsi move of his son's Dr. Young in|} from a répre-|{ Manufac- | home here Friday Cannon last called at the Can- and was recog- Hig father was notified and the young officer shadowed He Wol- cott as coming from Albany | Dr. Young reached New York Sunday and immediately placed hig son in the care of a specialist, Dr. Pritchard, who stated that the from some recommended | Young | left New Work Tuesday morning with his son for Morganton, mak-} ing no effort to conceal their iden- tity. Through Senator Overman Dr Young has made report to the Na- vy Departmipnt, representing his Bnsign Young jmental affeption and son’s condition, requesting leave of absence and eetting forth the opinion of two alienists who exam- ined him that his ffiental condition is serious. ¢ THE HOOKWORM DISPENSARIES was influential in having the hoe- | pital located in Columbus ae writ es as follows: Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville, N. C. * “The Mill Will Never Grind with the water that has passed,” for the old mill has had its day of usefulness. It can no longer compete with the modern mill which is equipped with up-to. date machinery for handling grain economically. CRYSTAL FLOUR isthe highest product of modern milling. This;Flour is clean. It makes bread that suite every taste. Try it. STATESVILLEFLOUR MILL COMPANY New Pianos from Second-hand Pianos from New See ns from a Secon: nd Parlor ns from New Church Oras Rie One beautiful second-hand Chicago in oa order, for $40. Price when new Weser Piano slightly scarred for $175. Call re see the Weiss ‘ uta,” a new style instru- : ment, easily played, price $1.50. : J..S. Leonard, Music Dealer, 512 Center Street. 7 We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the ‘ market, and you must have first . class tools to be a first class farm- er. Itis a waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. The farmers who made the big y crops of wheat this year plowed 3 their land with the genuine Oliver 4 Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow your land 4 with this kind of plow. The time 4 to buy isnow. The place, you all 4 know. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. 4 July 11, 1911. Cereniceiby SHINGLES | os ha 2 | >, ] ss rl il: uch ay 3s Never Leak—Never Need Lh LL LLL a we--Suleable fe for all kinds of uildings For further detailed information apply to If you want to buy a good Watch see me. If you want your fare ee ee If you can’t te-your Watch see me... If you want a Kodak just see me. a H. B. WOODWARD c Simpson. : on ment, by the way. “Now the elec- D .F. Conrad has been named |spend a week making campgign We. still have dry weather. Cot- ay tric trust is reported as offering to postmaster at Lexington to suc | speeches. ton has quit blooming. Watermel- ba. c 3 ceed. Walser. Walser has deen National President C..8. Barrett, lone are no good e. surrender without the formality ~ of|makfng a fight for retention and|of Union City, Ga., also attended 3Mr.A: M. Jobmaon it recovering ee a trial and as evidence that {t has |it ig probable that Conrad’s confir-|the meeting and delivered an ad- his house. . . rs repented and is bringing forth | mation will be opposed. sree cates and alternates were| MM. Cohen Shook and obildren ¢ 0 er alr i fruits mete for repentance, it is| Thos. Badger, police justice of — re are guests of Mrs. Shook’s mother. e e 4s, ~~ am OFFICE: 120 WEST BROAD STREET.| parte Shepherd, 18 years old|¥## in session in Galiebury — Inet [OPO “Or a” ao coe! ” ; :, + RIFTION’ PRICE: 2.00| atid colored, shot gnd killed Henry week, *Maretey sigt. Mr, Lloyd Gope and. Miss. Clara a re 1.00 | Boulware, also colored, in Charlotte | / f° 4 ee es och |S0ears, of Harrisburg, are the guest 3 Waren montaS 2. 60 | Saturday night, ay of their cousins, Mr. Oscar and Miss “" that the Department of Justice is : ie seats he as sh es Sens: J. bt Cox, Pitt; |he ve from the effects of the injury — arranging to begin the.immediate sv T reliable estimate, -|T. B. Hill, Virgilina, Va. Albernates, | two s later. . V. Tomlinson, put upon the|—J. M. Templeton, Wake; P. ©. ri isting i i WH prosecution of all trusts and COM~|yajye of the blackberry crop of|Ghaw, Duplin; A. F. Yarborough While assi in blasting stumps oO on itions TRUST PROSECUTIONS, While time alone will determine the full effect of the recentSupreme Gourt decisions in the Standard Oil and tobacco trust cases, there ig at present mvc> evidence that the decisions have had a good ef- fect. ‘Trusts which were under, in- @ictmeut by the courts Have either entered a plea of guilty or of nolo ecoatendere, which amounts to the game thing Last week the pro- moters of the wire trust entered the latter viea and were let off with shamefully inadequate punish- announced that electric light bulbs have been reduced in price 33 per coni. : , This move of the electrica) trust J ig doubtless prompted by the fact Dbines that do not comply with the court’s decision in the oi] and tobacco trust cases. Investiga- tions are now being made all over the country and illegal monopolies of all kinds and descripitons will be made tq feel the weight of the law. By and by the trusts may re- organize and find some way to cheat the law, but certainly there is good ground to feel that something has been accomplished and we may indulge the hope that the good ef- fect will be permanent. Heretofore the belief has been general that/p Hardin, who was recently shot |, ou brin us. nothing could be done with these |by a young man named Watson, at| @uilford ee Property to : g monopolies; that they were all-|his home at Virgil, Watauga coun- I Ynurch, ° ° ° . pposed ] n his will the late D. P. Foust, W powerful. Since that idea has been eres: a oti es age etr aggre of Guilford county, heaves the balk e buying this morning eliminated conditions may be chang- ed for the future. Realizing that something can be done, the people should not—and will not if they are alive to their interests—again stand for what they have endured trom the pirates of commerce. be The freight depot at Biltmore was burned “Sunday night. Loss about $5,000 and origin of fire un- known. The Boone Democrat hears that frost was seen in some sections of Watauga county last Wednesday morning, July 26. The four-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Wright, of Durham, drank carbolic acid by'-mistake for Castonia and died from the effects. At Wilmington Saturday Police man Nelms attempted to arrest Frank Davis, colored, who resisted and the officer shot him. The ne- gro died of his injuries a few hours later. G. Grant ‘‘passed the lie” in court in Wilmington last week and Mr. Bellamy and his son, Emmett .at- No damage. Raleigh, died Saturday at his home in Raleigh, aged 68. He was a son of Hon. Geo. E. Badger, United States Senator and Secretary of the Navy. Wife and four children survive. Wilkes county this year is that the marketed berries will bring about one hundred thousand dollars into Wilkes county. Gordon C. Bailey, who was in- dicted in Burke county for a pen- itentiary offense, has been located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and upon a requisition from Governor Kitchin to the Governor of Texas, Bailey will be surrendered. Bailey wag arrested, indicted and allowed his liberty on bail. “He fled the country,enlisted in theUnited States army and was sent to Fort Sam Houston. The Boone Deocrat says thet E. ball was never located, but the young man says he is suffering no serious ill-convénience from the shot, save a rather uneasy sensa- tion about his spine. Watson fled the State and was never arrested. \ Bight miles from Jackson Springs, Moore county, Saturday, Dan Gra- ham shot and instantly killed San- Attorneys J. D. Bellamy and L., tacked Grant outside the court room, Maeting in Salisbury Last Week-— Alliance Asks to Unite With the Union, The State Farmers’ Union, which pleased with their” entertainméent. Addresses of welcome were deliv- ered by Hon; Theo. F, Kiluttzywho others, and Senator Overman deliv- ered an address before the meeting. Mr. B. P. Shaw, of Duplin coun- ty, addressed the meeting on edu- cation, favoring the teaching of the elementary principles of agri- culture in the public. schools. He was followed by President..Hill, of the A. & M. College, who ~ ex- tended an urgent invitation to the delegates to attend the State farmers’ institute to be held at the college. “A The endorsement of the farm life schools was unanimous by the convention. It was decided that where a county decided to adopt this school the State Union would send-.a lecturer to the county to lected to the meeting of the Na- tional Union at Shawnee, Okla., the firet Tuesday in September, follows: Delegates—Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of Mecklenburg; C. C. Wright, Wilkes; J. Z. Green, Union; E. C. Forsyth; 8S. A. Earnhardt, Rowan; A. C. Shuford, Catawba; R. L. Nunn, Stokes. The State Farmers’ Alliance made overtures through a represen- tative of the Farmers’ Union from Orange county to unite with the State Farmers’ Union. The mem- bership of the Alliance is small but it has in ite treasury several thou- sand dollars. It is organized pret- ty thoroughly in several counties. On motion a committee was appoint ed to investigate the matter and report at a future meeting. The State Alliance meets at Hillsboro the first Thursday in August. of his estate of $150,000 for the THE’ STATE FARMERS’ UNION. benefit of the Presbyterian Church, embraced in Orange Presbytery. | He bequeathes $3,000 to be used | in laying a cement walkway, 6 feet | wide, ffom Springwood Presbyterian church to the graveyard; an annui- ty of $3C0 from the rental of houses in Greensboro to the sup- port of the preacher of that church; Personal ‘Items, Correspondence of The Landmark. Troutman, R-I, July 29—Mr./C. N. Sherrill, an ‘employe of the Southern Power . Co., . Charlotte, spent a week with’ his parents, Mr. Annie Spears. Miss Annie will ac- company them home. Miss Gracie Cloaninger has re- turned home after a visit with her sister, Mips, Will Cowan, at Hid- denite. Mr. R. H. Neely, of Chester, 8. C., visited relatives near Shep- herd’s thie week. Mr. A. .J Dagenhart and Mr. Er- nest Drum, of Stony Point, visited in our vicinity this week. Mr. and Mrs. A M. Johnson and children returned home last week from a visit to relatives near Stony Point. Miss Jessie Turner, of States- ville, is the guest of Miss Mattie Wagner. Miss Lola Bumgarner, of Tuay- lorsville, is the guest of Miss D. F. eee Ernest Howell, eight years old, eo in the yard at his home at ‘ocky Mount, struck with a switch a mule that was grazing nearby The mule kicked him in the stomach and on Pine mountain, in Ashe county, a few days ago, Mr. Nelson Bare, of Ore Knob, was killed by a piece of stump falling on him. Did you know that Ramsey-Bow- les-Morrison Company, wanted 1,000 pairs of old shoes?.. Read their ad in today’s paper for per- ticulars.—ad. You Are Invite RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. Wants to Buy 1,000 Pairs Old Shoes! Anything from an infant’s soft sole up to the largest man’s shoe in the family. And will pay you es for them. There are Under which we will make this purchase: First: That you bring them to our store. / Second: That you purchase a pair from our stock for each pair and will take you bring us until we get 1,000 pairs. Watch our windows for, the particulars. The refusal of the minority|dy Cole. The story is that Cole|and the fest of the rent roll of! To att i | end the expert demonstration \ Party in the Canadian. Parliament |hiad visited the home of Graham his Greensboro property to go to of the Sta: Ay Central Need] -RAMSEY - BOWLES - MORRISON C0 to close the debate on the reciproci-|#bout six months: exo and“ had |the trustees of Orange Presbytery ae ee — . ° * ; & a t: ‘with the United texwotenss the life of Mrs. Graham. |for the support of preaching in| Sewing Machine all this week at { erocmen le was discovered Saturday advanc-|weak churches of that denomi- ee ee ‘ States and permit a vote hus re-ling ‘with Me gun and - presented | netion. our store. We. have secured the 8 Ate sina AOI ara er f Attorney McMillan will charge that|of lowland visitors to this favored |] . Prepares for College, for Business, for Life. sentatives will be to determine |by the action of the “spiritual|mountain resont. At an expend- |f & beslthfal atmosphere pervades th ; P whether there is a great banking |adviser’’ over the feminine mem-|iture of many thousand dollars~ the eau “God's Coantry”—in the eed ts combination, with power to control |bers of the family, Padgett made|Henkel Live Stock Company have |f hills of the Blue Ridge Moantains. High ® credit, exchanges and deposits, | himself obnoxious. equipped the stage line with fine oranda Se ee Pi and cause business depression and The Atlanta officers raided aj|horses, new rigs, new harness and stil Path encouraged. Investigate ; panics. After hearing Representa-|Madison avenue hotel and found every convenience that will add to |{ this school before deciding where to send your : tive Lindbergh, of Minnesota, the} Padgettand the 16-year-oldStockton |the comfort and pleasure of the trip. ~~ ee F e 4 House rules committee decided to/girl and he is being held on a/|The drive to Blowing Rock over the . . ie report favorably a resolutton at|$1,000 bond for immoral conduct | new pike is now a delight instead Ah A. and M. H. HOLT, Principals, d . its next g- and kidnapping. In view of the fac|of a trying ordeal, as has been in Box 24, Oak Ridge, N. C. . The investigation will be made |that Padgett is a native of Burke | times past. be either by the monetary commission |county, has operated in this sec- It will not cost any e or the House committee on banking |tion of the State and the young =) and curreficy, probably the latter. [girl belongs to a prominent family more than an inferior i Representative Weeks, of Massa-|at King’s Mountain, there is monetary commission investigate. riously. —operating two splendid eed eT Roller bearing wheels. s ——————y Shelby Star. trains daily, with through ie THN Y YW Back hi a me niger ae ne . : sluepurh, hale pars and peslor- 7) Nad Se ck hinged on inde- Terrib| ae i Lloro ell county has a woman dep- Trains from all parts hl BE — Track eared. uty sheriff—Miss McBride Jenkins. cafe cars. Trains Mt sulted in the dissolution of Parlia- his gun as if to shoot Mrs. Gra- ment and an appeal to the people. | Reciprocity will be the issue in the | election, which will be held Septem- | ber 21. If the reciprocity agree- Ment had come to a vote during the session just ended the Measure would have been adopted, but the opposition prevented a ‘vote by what would be called fil- ibustering in the United States. If the election next month results iu favor of the party favoring reciprocity it is assumed that when the new Parliament meets in Octo- ber a vote will be taken promptly, eliber by the minority withdrawing opposition on the ground that the people have voted for the agree- ment, or by the adoption of a rule to chose the debate. All of which means that three months or more will elapse before the fate of the now famous agreement between Can @da and the United States can be @efinitely determined. It all de- pends on the result of the elections in Canada September 21. ————_—_— To Investigate the Money Trust. fThe next big investigation to be undertaken by the House of Repre- chusetts, a member of the moneta- ry commission, appeared before the committee on the resolution. he did not oppose the inquiry, he scoffed at the idea that there was such a thing as a “money trust.”’ At the same time he thought it might be a good idea to have the The debris of the terrible wreck at Hamilet was cleared away Friday. Thée monster lifting crane could 4o nothing with the damaged en- gines. The force of the blow crush- ed both boiler heads and fastened While ham, whereupon, Graham fired and instavtly kKiHed him. Sounds a lit- tle improbaole aad there is doubt- less auother side. Holiness Preacher Arrested For Kidnapping. Shelby Dispatch, July 27. A charge of Kidnapping will be jimstituted against Rev. B. L. Padg- jett, who is under arrest in Atlanta, | having been found in a hotel, occu- |pying an adjoining room to that of Miss Carrie Stockton,a pretty young girl of King’s Mountain. Padgett fs a Holiness preacher and claims to be the girl’s “spiritual adviser.” Attorney N. F. McMillan, of this county, is in Atlanta; having been sent there by Mn A. J. Stockton, father of the girl and a prominent cotton mill superintendent at King’s Mountain. There has been bad blood between the Holiness preacher and the Stockton family for some time. In 1910 Stockton separated from his wife and two daughters, at the same time attrib- uting his domestic tnouble to the influence exerted over Mrs. Stockto and the girls while he was boarding in the family. It is said that they were almost religious fanatics, and the teacher and expounder of the doctrine in which they believed, gained a great influence over them. quite a good deal of interest man- ifested here in the outcome of the case. Attorney McMillan will bring the girl back to her father, where a remain until the Padgett al. Has Taken the Matter Too Se- She hasn't made any arrests yet, |mor does she carry a revolver or a pair of handcuffs, but The Land- mark says she will be provided with these accoutrements in the future. We never dreamed that Other items of the will bequeaths | all his notes, railroad stock, dank | stock, etc., to the trustees of Or- | ange Presbytery, the principal to re-| Main untouched, and the interest and dividends after the payment | of taxes and other expenses to be} used im furthering the home mis-| sionary work of the Presbyterian | Church. | The home place where he lived | and died, Mr. Foust wills to Marga-| ret F. Gleeson, his ward, to be! used during her life time with all | its houses and emoluments, provided she remains with himself and his | wife till their death, and to be rented} for cash after her death and the | money devoted by the trustees of Orange Presbytery to the support of indigent churches. This home farm consists pf 400 acres. The | McMurray and Smith farms are .be- | queathed to his laborers, Henry | Boon, Cicero Fields and Walter | Boon, the two last named to di-/| vide 60 acres of the 135. j Summer Travel to Blowing Rock Greatly Increased, Lenoir Topic. The summer travel to Blowing Rock this season has so far been twice as good as last year. The su- Derb stage line now in operation over the new Lenoir-Blowing Rock turnpike is no doubt largely re- sponsible for this increasing flow Of either to €O services of an expert whocan show ou more about a sewing machine in 30 minutes than you can learn in a year by yourself. The Standard Central Needle is the only sewing needle recom- mended by ee If you will cut this ad. out and bring it to usany day this week we will give you free of charge one of our needle books which contains a large assortment of high co steel needles with goldeyes. These needles will cost you 15 cents at the store, but we will give them absolutely free if you will bring this advertisement to us any day this week. CRAWFORD-BUNCH FURNITURE COMPANY. ———— STENO WATER! aacerors: Cetarrh, Rheumatism and Eczema cured. ae STENO, Barium Springs. N.C. Qak Ridge Institute. FOR BOYS. 60TH YEAR. Belt Route— the direct, quick line from Mem- phis, through Ark- ansas, to the Southwest of the Southeast connect in his with these Cotton Belt trains uth west. anata Neither time nor money you from making this opportunity trip, for it won't take much em- sOur 15-Day Salet Closed Saturday. We find all through the stock many short lengths in Lawns, White Goods and Dress Goods made during the sale, together with a lot of 100 or more pairs of Shoer and Slippers, all of which will be ticketed and sold at even lower prices than we have had on them in order to clean up and make room for our fall goods, which we are re ceiving now. Respectfally, Poston- Wasson Co.,’ - The One Price Cash Store. ene) RE Ce ee Or gS ae @ SL ——————————————————————— cart. Loyd’s Princess Carts with automatie collapsable top that opens and closes with the cart in motion. TN ARY pendentsprings, Cush- ZN dit — ion seat, with heavy padded back. Sideand back curtains are detach- able, Wheel fenders. Auto dash. Heavy rub- ber tired wheels. Come in and examine this cart ; ' ' ‘ EA RS ony the two locomotives hard to-|such a condition would exist 4 \ ‘ wether that it required two of the | North Carolina. Women should not Belt Route for yourself. Al mew 900 engines to pull them apart do men’s work and wh th = 2 " Two switch engines tried but could dertake it they might as well be fare excursion Ask about our.easy payment plan. @o nothing. Scattered hats, shoes| prepared to undergo humiliations and various torn and bloody gar-|/and embarrassments. The female eex ments bore witness to the horror|should condemn any tendency in st and Srd Tuesdays of each month ex- son Gene are sold via Ootton Belt Route to an in Arkansas, eee Texas oe ons) ot the wreck, |North Carolina for women to ent bo Boag | BE annie ed gra sahlbc dean, Set boa ° See er ee ete cna re remioes canoes Secthrrent, wil 4000, be erabed—lot the ses rawiord-Bunch furniture Compan eays that the public and} [The Star took the story too se- Bend today for qunnley npenme ead cost of ticket ’ Sai iInmanagemment demand too much | riously. Miss Jenkins is a sworn se Tookbets, brimate “t log gtve you our Uppor. UNDE AKERS. iui hk isdion [ : | Officer, but she does office work Po Po gna picta OE RT 5 hair ofthe injured died in a |only—such work as many young la-| H. H. SUTTON, District Passenger Agent y * pa? hospital Friday, bringing | dies do in business offices —The HE Na oe Aarons Phone 400 Night Phone 1258 as, | ) fatalities up to ten... - ~ |‘ Landmark.) 100 W. 9m BA, asseng ea “ kK - , A he ih ‘ doit Foab lia & P : 4 ri i roth te : y ‘ Pie % ai Bb lately 'S pi wetted A Mi as * (oop ia ia a pth . oe K ¥ sia hak ili a aa Boi ee ar om - aR AR E E R Oe ek ee ee . ee l ee oe o ee n oe ne e ea s _ C. Carlton, Capt. W. H. H. Gr PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. ——$_—————p srReet OFFICE: 1) STEPHON i. ————— TUESDAY, ~—— August 1, 1911 A. F.& A. M. STATESVILLE No, 487 A. F. & A, M. meets tonight at 8.00 o'clock in Mason- ic Hall, Allmem- bers requested to be present and visiting brethren cordially in- vited. lar meeting. Work in the third degree. THEY KISSED AND MADE UP. The Way a Scrap Between Girks Was Settled in Court — Other Court Items. Misses V. Lindsay and Alice and Edna Teaster, cotton mill operatives, were arraigned in Justice Turner’s court Saturday afternoon for an af- fray at the Statesville cotton mill. The evidence disclosed that while V. and Alice had scrapped eee pulled hair and scratched each other —Edna had entered the ringas peace- maker and had done no wrong. The court was at a loss to know just what to do with the two offending girlsand ro to them that if they would ‘kiss and make up,’’ and pay half the costs, and promise to good tion was and in the presence of the court the former combatants embraced and kissed and then contri- buted $1.62 each, and the case was closed. §. J. Holland was fined $5 and costs by Mayor Caldwell yesterday for a simple assault on Will Young, a ne- gro boy. W. W Cooper was convicted of disorderly conduct and was fined $50 and costs. F. Waddell, a traveling man, was convicted of being drunk and disor- derly on the street-in front of Hotel Iredell Friday night and was fined $% 1 and costs. Jack Hopkins, alsoa trav- eling man, was arraigned on similar charges, but was acquitted. Grace Blackburn and Mamie Wil- liams, colored, were tried for fighti and the former was fined $ioandhalf | costs, while the latter got off with a fine of $5 and half costs. A razor was found in the possession of the Black- burn woman and she was required to ive bond for her appearance at the igher court to answer for carrying a concealed weapon. Will Best and Rosa Tatum, colored, were given a hearing on charges of ry and were placed under bond for their appear- fornication and ad ance at Superior Court this week. Slayer of: Colored Woman Arrested. Clhude Neal, alias White the negro w jured Lucy Toyrence, colored at a negro festivg] iu south Iredell about ten days ago, was arrested Thursday night in Winston and is now in Iredell jail awaiting trial at the present term of Superior Court. Sheriff Deaton located White. through a letter written by the murderer to some of his people in the Mooresville vicinity and Deputy Sheriff McKnight, of Mooresville, was sent to Winston Thursday. With the aid of the Forsyth officers he made the ar- rest late Thursday night. was stopping at a negro board- ing house and was asleep when the officer raided the place. He ave his name as Rufus Neal in Jinston, but Mr. McKnight rec- ognized him at sight. The negro was taken to Moores- ville Friday by Deputy McKnight and was oy a hearing before _V. Voils, who commit- ted him to jail without bail. At the trial White admitted firing the shot which killed the woman but slared that he did not intend Fish Brown, who had had trouble with White, testifid that White wastrying to shoot him when the woman was As was stated in the last issue of The Landmark, all the negroes were drinking and a gen- eral row was in progress at the Justice C shooting anyone. shot. time of the shooting. Veterans to Reunion and Visitors to the Coast. Among the. Statesville and Itedel people who left yesterday and last on and points on night for Wilmi the coast thereabouts were Capt. P Messrs. J. M. Mitchell, J.C. Irvin, Hampton Rupard, W. M. Ramsey, A. L. Barringer, M. A. Feimster, Hum a Tomlin, T. J. Allison, Mr. and rs. B. M. Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Poston and son, Louis, Misses Mabel Poston and Sara Ramsey, Mrs. T ret Tur- ner and Miss Mary McDougald. Oth- The old e t tate reunion at Wilmington and visit the seacoast, while the others will of course spend most of their time at Nalay certo and s pt. Carlton dier general of the first brig- ade of veterans and Miss McDougald accompanied him on the trip as maid W W.Turner and Miss Ma ers expect to leave today. soldiers will attend the other seashore resorts. is bri of honor of the first brigade. ACCUSED OF STEALING! BE. BE. Chamberlain, of Clinton, boldly accuses Bucklep’s . Ar of -stealing—-the sting from scalds—the pain.from sores of all Kind —the distress from bofle or Piles; robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains a Salv a. healing ist... Only, iy ot and fatally in- White ory, Me., urns... OF “it and injuries of their terror,’ hé ‘says, ‘‘as suns its equal doesn't ex- 5O,, ar W. F,, Hall's, fos Bayt 2 ae | ' 1 rday for Charlotte. Mrs. N. Mt Airy, Mrs. T. G. Fawcett. Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Saturday in Charlotte Miss Nannie Lee, who was the of Mire. R. A. Cooper, hes re: eigh. CW formerly of Statesville, spent last week in town, returning to Orangeburg, turned to her home in Ra Mr. W. M. Salley, urday night. at Turnersburg, Mr. J. week. service. is visiti Mrs. T. from a visit to Mooresville. C. Lentz, east of town. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. or more. Black Mountain, where will spend a month. N. Y., isa Wallace. Mr. Julius poe are of ton, visited Mr. and week. Mr. Leon Whitlock Statesville with his in Taylorsville today. Mrs. S. the guest of Mr. Waxhaw. Messrs. from a trip to the mountains. Miss Norma Bell = to her home at Monroe. Raleigh and Chapel Hill. dry and little dau Raleigh to be wi rents during this month. is the Alkali home. spend awhile with her. French. will teach. Stony Point Items. which had been in p afternoon nail several days ago. Mrs. T. B. J on the mountains. give its annual vacation Friday on a visit to relatives. in need of rain. eaten Give tae Siler, Bo. sat tral Bret iam. .F St were Rv . ¥ wi . oie i Aa a Bi i i Fla., whovisited in , went to Winston Saturday to visit Mr. John Norman. ’ Lillian : and Jennie P: were quests a Mrs left Sa of ’ Charlotte, Gastonia, who E. S. Pegram, . Mills left Saturday for where she will spend a week or longer with her daughter, Lackey spent! , 8. C., Sat- Miss Jessie Hendren, of Charlotte, who spent some days with home folks was in Statesville Saturday and went from here to Char- Mr. James M. Bradley, who has a — in a hotel at eburg, 8. ., spent Sunday with home olks here. ae Miss Maud Henle in Rex at Raleigh, who spent her vacation at the home of her father, H. Henley, in Turnersburg township, returned to Raleigh last Mr. J. W. Patterson, of Moberly, Mo., is at home on a visit to relatives. a Patterson has Lost ae oe hereafter they couldgo. Thep | 80 eight years. He is in the raul- Miss Emma Lippard, of Cleveland, at the home of her brother, Mr. J. F. ae on Race street. . Lazenby has returned Mr. E. J. Lentz and daughter, Miss Jessie Lentz, of Wilkesbarre, Pa., are visiting Mr. Lentz’s brother, Mr. 4 Mr. Wade B. Leonard, of ‘Dallas, Texas, arrived in Statesville yesterday to spend some time with his parents, Mr. Oscar Marvin is at home from Savannah, Ga., to spend two weeks Rev. C. E. Raynal left yesterday for . will id his vacation. Mrs. Raynal has n there for some time. Mr. Raynal’s mother, Mrs. P. N. Raynal, accompa- nied him as far as Marion, where she Miss Nina Lowenstein, of ee of Mr. and\Mrs. Sig. rs. Sadie Lee Bear and Miss Clarice Elias, of Raleigh, and ilming- yester-|W. Bain. The Charlotte representa- rs. Wallace last Sunday in r, Mrs. Wallace. He was returning to his home in Asheville from New York. Mrs. C. J. Jones went to Alkalithia Springs yesterday to spend awhile. Miss Ruby Deal, who has been the est of Miss Pernia Foushee several ys, expects to return to her home m. Mr. F. G. Haddon, of Matewan, W. Va., is visiting his parents, Rev. and W. Haddon, on Mulberry t. Mr. C. M. ote who has been R. Scott for some days, will leave today for his home at Scott and Camp- for Clayton, where he will conduct a meeting, after which he will spend the remainder of the month vis ee ee est of Mrs. C. E. Wilkins. Miss Wren Echerd, spent Sunday in Statesville with Mr. C. E Echerd, eg eer! for their home at} ville has been selected as the battle- ia. They had been to Ashe-| ground for the final encounter of the ville on a visit to Mr. E. R. Echerd. Miss Louise Clarke returned to Le- noir yesterday after a brief visit at Misses Ella Click and Lucile Kim- ball will return today from a_ visit to Mrs. J. W. Shepherd in Winston. Miss Margaret Click, of Elkin, will accompany Miss Kimball home and Mrs. H. O. Steele leaves this morn- ing for Battle Creek, Mich., where shall. she will spend several weeks. Miss Loraine Street, ot Columbus, Miss., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Miss Lillian Dunlap and Mr. Burke Gray, of Bethany township, leave Fri- day for Swain county, where they Correspondence of The Landmark. Stony Point, July 31.—A protracted ai the Baptist church here, ss for a week, conducted by Rev. L. P. Gwalt- ney, closed yesterday, and as a result 14 persons were baptized Saturday Mrs. J. A. Hedrick is suffering with a sore foot, caused by stepping on a nson and children left Thursday on a visit to her people in The cotton mill has closed down to Mr. W. T. Watt, of Texas, arrived Corn crops in this section are sorely Mr. Jacob: Lentz had fire out one day last week and lost control of it and it reached his old mill house and destroyed it monthe™ ager * a NEW PARSONAGE OOMPLETE. My.. Bolick Dead in or—Other, News. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville, N. ©, July 31.— Rev, W. O Davis and family mov-)]) Notices of New Advertisements. Sale continued on some lines— nent Presbyterian Divime « visit-R.M. Knox Co. Travelers’ cheques—The First National Bank. Egg phosphate. — Statesville rug Co. on Highjan Mooresville, tend court. piay, Mr. ed zporeceg to the new parsonage The parsonage is & nice, modern seven-room the lot where the parsonage’ was burned seversl months ago. Mrs. J. B. Barnes was advised yegterday of the death of her broth- er” Mr. De Armond Bolick, who lived near Cherokee, Kansas. Rev. Theron H. nice, D. D , teach- er of English Bible at Union Theo- logical Seminary, Richmond, was 4/(), est at the home of Mr. A. H. atheson Thursday. He at the Presbyterian church Thurs day evening and left Friday morn ing for Montreat.. His sister, Miss Lucy B. Rice, whoaccompanied here, will spend the week » ith Mrs, C, L. Matheson. Mr. T..0. 7 morning for Ind business for Connolly & Ti e. Mr. W. B. Matheson spent Thurs- day in Charlotte with his son, Dr. J. P. Matheson. His daughter-in- law, Mrs. J. A. Matheson, who was in the Presbyterian hospital for treatment, is much improved and will go to her home in Greensboro in a few days. Mesdames Sarah Campbell and J. H. Burke spent Friday in Charlotte, the guests of Mrs. Burke’s sister, Mrs. B. D. Hulick. ars. J. R. Anderson, of Charlotte. who visited Mrs Thos. Watts, re- turned to Charlotte Saturday. and Mrs. C. L, Everhart, of ton, who spent a week here with Mrs. Everhart’s relatives, wiil go to Lexington today to visit Mr. Ev- erhart’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Matheson. of house on bim e left Thursday polis, Ind., oo Mr. New- returned Saturday *\from a mountain trip. to Mooresville Erpey Mr. Ray Echerd and Miss Jenna They will go Echerd attended the picnic at) Moose. Mooresville Thursday. | ae sLawyers R. B. and J. H. Burke MINOR MATTERS. go to Statesville this morning w at | —License was recently issued for Mr W E Nelson went to Cald. well county Saturday to spend Sun- rents. night in the Sunda Tryon Street churc' “Resolved, That United States Sena- copied from the Carolina Union Farm- tors Should Be Elected by a Direct Vote of the People.’ tive was ably upheld by the visito while the negative received masterful t | handling at th hands of the local boys. bell returned to Statesville last week|The Statesville team consisted of oy with his pa ‘ be “The Fruits of the Wine Cup,’’ announced for last Thursday night, was postponed until Thurs- day night, August 3d. urner Stevenson en ed 40 of his friends Saturday = at the home of his aunt, Mrs. leather, in honor of Miss. Annie Bradford. A pleasant time was spent in playing numerous games. | Ice cream and caké were served. - | Statesville Debaters Won in : ators ad Charlotte Observer, July 29th. In a debate which. showed careful preparation on both sides, the team representing the Broad Street Metho- dish church, of Statesville, triumphed over the debaters of the Tryon Street Methodist church of this city, last qoneally, it is suggested that the gar- school room of |e The query was |Messrs. Frank R. Summers and Jas. |tives were Messrs. Earnest Thomas ev. C. E Maddry left yesterday|and Ward E. Threatt. The judges | were Mrs. M. A. Pickens, and Messrs. J. A. Shelton and A. N. Nanney. Af- y argument among them- s e judges returned a decision hter have gone to|in favor of the Statesville representa- Mrs. Maddry’s pa-|tives. Last night’s affair was the first of a series of three debates which Miss Lou Norwood, of Goldsboro, |are to be held between teams repre- the Statesville and Charlotte Mr. John B. Echerd and daughter, |churches. The next affair will be eae off in Statesville, in the very | heart of the enemy’s camp. |ter ale selves, senti series. Mr. Morrison’s Potato Crop—News of the Shiloh Country. Correspondence of The Landmark. New Stirling, July 31—Mrs J. C. Brown and Miss Gertie Marshall, from the western part of the State, and Mrs. Claude McCree, of Tennessee, have been visiting at the home of their Lee | Crop. The affirma- Moores- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mar- Dr. T. D. Crouch has treated sever- al cases of hookworm and one case of agra. The latter victim was Mrs. egina Waugh, who died somé weeks ago. Mr. Brooks Morrison lanted an acre in Irish potatoes. He has sold near 100 bushels therefrom and has about one-fourth of the crop left. When the potato crop was ‘“‘laid by’’ corn was planted between the rows and probably 20 to 30 bushels of corn will be made on the same ground. Mr. Henry Douglas, who was in Shiloh for a day, has returned to Charleston His family has been at Summerville, S C., for two weeks. Mr. ‘John Watts, of Arkansas, son of the late ex-Sheriff Watts, is visit- ng at the old home. ; Burette, Espy and Carl Benfield, who went West about two years ago have returned home. They are sons of Lon Benfield. One of the boys lost an arm while away. Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy. It ts almost cer- tain to be needed before the summer is over. This remedy has no superior. For siae by al) dealers. “Doan’s Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me a long time, The cure Was permanent.’—Hon. 8, W, Matthews’ Commissioner Labor Statis- Closing out to discontinue bus- iness.—W. H. Allison. Ink, typewriter ribbons, carbon paper, etc.—R. P. Allison. Special for this week.—Mills & Poston. Old shoes wanted. — Ramsey- Bowles-Morrison Co. Some things that will be sold at lower prices.—Poston- Wasson as Buy the best.—Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co. See allright.—R. F. Henry. Common and select red face brick and drain.tile.—Statesville Brick Co. Teacher of violin at the college. Crystal flour highest product of modern mL --BeatesvilleFlour Mill Co. Pianos and organs.—J. S. Leonard. Partner wanted. Address K., eare The Landmark. $300 worth of machinery for $100.—G. W. Templeton. Expert demonstration of sew- ing machine. — Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co. Ready to saw wood and stove wood for sale.—J. J. Brawley. House for rent.—T. D. Miller. Want to rent a farm.—W. A. Eidson, Cleveland. Sale city property September \24.—Geo. B. Nicholson, W. .H |Charles, executors. , Pony for sale —W. B. Crowson. Cool Spring Academy opens |September 11 _—John F. Mitchell, | principal. | Telephone st ock for sale.—J.C. |the marriage of Miss Amanda Hart- line, of the vicinity of Statesville, and |Mr. John F. Woodsides, of Charlotte. The ceremony is scheduled. to take ae tomorrow, at the home of the | bride. , | —Mr. E. E. Sherrill, one of the up- lto-date farmers of the vicinity of \Statesville, remembered The Land- mark with a sample of his cantaloupe He had a fine crop of canta- loupes but the drought has damaged \the crop very much. —The Sunday school of the First Presbyterian church will havea picnic Thursday in Allison’s e, on the eastern edge of town. It was expect- ed to have the picnic at DavisSprings but-the inability to secure proper rail- road transportation made it necessary to change the plan. —Talking of the failure of the Irish potato crop and the vegetable crop ners and farmers plant second crops of potatoes, beans, etc. An a er, in today’s Landmark, gives some) excellent suggestions on this subject If. the drought continues the second crops will of course be a failure, but| “there’s nothing like trying.”’ Charch Items. Mr. Morris Lazaron, a student at the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, will arrive in Statesville today and will conduct services at Temple Eman- uel this evening. The committees from the churches which are to take part in the work of the County Laymen’s Missionary Convention to be held in Statesville the first of September, are requested to meet at Broad Street Methodist church this evening to discuss plans for the work. The Commissioner of Internal Rev- enue has advised Revenue Agent Sams, at Asheville, that the returns for thé fiscal.year ending June 30, 1911, exceeded $322,000,000, which amount exceeded all previous records by about twelve million of dollars for the collection of this department for any one year. —_——_————————————— A KING WHO LEFT HOME Set the world to talking, but Paul Mathuika, of Buffalo, N. Y., says he always KEEPS AT HOME the King of all Laxatives—Dr. King’s New Life all his family. ache, indigestion, dyspepsia. at W. F. Hall's. a able for f W. B, CRO WANTED —A PARTNER to engage use or delivery pony. IN, August I, Address K., care The Landmark. ‘erred . Bix annually, J.C. MUOSE. August 1, Cleveland, N, C., R, 2. Avgust |. August}. Pills—and that they're a blessing to Cure constipation, head- Only 25c., PONY FOR SALE. 22v2 72 Easy kept. in ea business that will pay well. Aug. 1. FOR SATB. Wikat Tiepone Con pre. f stock, cent dividend guaranteed WANTED. “tare Ww. A" 1D30n, FOR RENT. cmp’ oii'g" eas Con’ . D. ' —— WOOD SAW. Ready to gaw wood. Why not let me saw yours? I also have stove wood for gale at all times. ‘J.J. BRAWLEY. August l—46t. ‘Phone 1136. 3300) FOR S100! TRAVELERS CHEQUES Funds instantl. the world * VELERS “CHEQUES lad y available in all parts of The most convenient way for travelers to carry funds safely, both abroad and at home. ; We have just completed arrangements with the American furnish their TRA at a nominal cost and would be glad to explain the system to any one interested. The First National Bank, Of Statesville, TRY PHOSPHATE “The Store of Quality.” AN EGG The Fountain of Quality Today. Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS. Closing-Out Sale! cost. of. Bargains. the entire stock. not be replenished as sold out. NOTHING CHARGED. Having decided to discontinue business I of- fer my entire stock at greatly reduced prices. All clean up-to-date goods will go at actual All shop-worn or off style goods at what they will bring. This sale will be con- tinued until stock and fixtures are disposed Now is the time to reap a harvest of TO MERCHANTS: I will make a special discount to’ any one who will take an entire line of goods or on Come at once as stock will W. H. ALLISON. acial For This Week a | the buyer. will mova the lot quick. This week we have divided our entire stock of Figured Lawns into two lots ata price. Al) 124c. and 15c. ones go in one lot at one price for this week, =A 10c. All 18c. and 20c, ones go at 15c. ery piece this year’s goods. Remnants in Lawns at a price to suit Come at once, as the price Ev- A few Yonrs truly, Cotten Brees, Ween Scal-a, Cot- ties, Augusta, Me, ee .SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LANDMARK, , ton. Engine, Corn Mill, a ing, Belting, ete. Ail for $100; $800. G. W. MPLETON. Aug. 1, * Proutinan, R. F. D, No 2 ae i * ash BP oR * ~*~, > / é " 2 2 eis [an & POSTOD ¢ =e am A , ie he all j Clothing, Clot ing! If you are ‘interested in saving some money just come and sce what a big saving we will give you on all Suits, Coats and Pants and Odd Pants. Good stock to select from. Just received a . new lot of Negligee Shirts. Big ‘ value for $1.00. Come to sce us —_ TUESDAY, Aagust 1, 1911. BEAUTIFY THE FARM HOMES. Improve the Appearance of the House apd Grounds and Make the Place Attractive. Dr. Tait Butler, Farmer. A friend of the writer, when a young man, although of very limit- ed means, left his Southern” home and spent severa) months in « prosperous . agricultural section, working on a farm, with a view of etudying progressive agricultural methods. After his return a neigh- bor, in an attempt to belittle his at- tempt to'learn by visiting other sec- tions, asked our friend what he learned while away studying ‘‘fan- cy” farming. The reply was that he had learned many things, but the one which he regarded as prob- ably worth the most was that he hiad learned ‘‘How a rea) farm ought to look.” Twenty years later, although our friend had passed through seasons of hard work and desperate strug- gles and had lived in a typicalSouth- ern section with its scarred and gullied fields and unpainted build- ings, he had won a marked success, and not a gully marred the beauty of his splendid farm and the nicely kept lawn and tastily painted farm buildings—including barns and other outbuildings as well as the house—showed that he had not forgotten the lesson learned many yeais before. Now it is folly for any state that this man was able t his farm buildings because he was successful. He painted them before he achieved success, and the spirit and taste which caused him to paint his farm buildings, fill up the gul- lies and clean up and keep tidy the whole farm,was the same spirit of progress and good sense which enabled him to achieve success in his farming. He did not do these things because he had more money than his neighbors,but he bad more money becxuse he did such things. If to make the home more at- tractive to the good wife and chil- dren and a better place for you to live im; if to give the boys and girls another reason for loving the farm home and wishing to re main close to it; if to imspire the whole family with a feeling of modest, self-respecting pride of home; if to imbue the whole farm lite and every one coming in con- tact with it with that spirit of progress which compels success, has a money value, then, my good read- er, the best ‘“‘business” for you this week is to devote some money, thought and energy to the janprove- ment of the appearance of the farm. To accomplish that end there is no more effective agent than paint ju- diciously and tastily used on the farm) buildings. t Progressive in i WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your: home ‘you’ll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. If you are not in- sured have uswrite youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. ust Received: One ‘Car Hackney Buggies. One Car Anchor Buggies and Surreys. One Car Columbia Buggies and Surreys. high grade and at prices to suit the ‘times. Call early get your choice,, Yours to please; VEHICLE & SUPPLY C0. Buying a Seat in Congress Should Be Made a Felony. Baltimore Sua. “Money given to elect a man may v ‘Teach the Boys to Do Something Monroe Bnquirer, something with their hands—thiat’s Mauy a shyster lawyer, quack doc- tor and “bum newspaper man are what they are because they wene not taught in’ some jine of industry re- quiring the fore many making a success at stringing wire, running’an engine or building a house is eking out an existence in some law office, shinnying up to was killed on the railroad,making a regular farce of his great profession And because he was not instructed in some useful trade, because he was not taught to use his hands, many a boy who could have made a fine electrician or. civil engineer, is play- or is trying to teach or is stand- ing about the doesn’t know as mach about gveat, busy world about him as “gjrt-dobber” knows about it. phones, before the days when ¢ tricity drove the machinery great lighted the streets and houses, S the days when inventive genius lay, like a sleeping giant, it was go necessary to teach the boys to use their hands in mechanical work but now it is a necessity to 80 teach & them and our schools are not doing PO | at. t the art of training the youth, The of the ancient Hebrew in child+rain gaw to it that his boy USE AUGHT TO HIS HANDS. || With Their Hands. The boys should be taught to do he point we are trying to make. use of hands, and there- a man who would be he relatives of some fellow who ng at the practice of medicine, sieht hah OPER St r EXTRA GOOD PRICES. NOTICE WINDOW. Hammocks — ite Hardware Co. ‘PHONE 68. sc c e c t a m a t n a m a s e a n a t t a s na t e ne OD Evans-Wh jn some pulpit telling the folks “other world,”” when he the a Before the days of railroads, teamboats, telegraph and tele- lec- - in manufacturing plants and TRINITY COLLEGE. 1859 1892 1910-1911 —— te the growing and prosperous Maxrnificent new buildings with new equipment and enlarged faciliti¢s and beautiful surroandings. Mechanical; and Electrical Engineering: Law: Edu- ee Comfortable hygienic dormitories Five departments: Academic; cation; Graduate. For catalogue and other information. eddress R. L. FLOWERS, Secretary, Durham, N. C. not The old Jew was a master in world has never seen the superior in’the olden time was taught Soe useful trade That Jew of the ing and the Jew TRINITY PARK SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 16898 Location ideal; Baxipwent ensurpensed. Students have use of — and athletic fields of Trinity College. Special attention given to health. A in each dormitory loots after the living conditions of boys under his care Faculty of College Graduates. Most modern methods of instruction. Fall term opens September 13. For illustrated catalogue, address W.W. PEELE, Headmaster, Durham,N. C. pa r c e RE A A ae IS straitest sect, Paul, .was 4 great lawyer, a wonderful scholar, an ora- tor of such power that he astonished the world—but he was taught a trade and when ‘the was thrown on his own resources he used his hands, in the trade he had been taught | when he was a boy—tent-making | e Mr. Taft and the Controller Bay Affair. President Taft sent a special message to the Senate last week shouldering full responsibility for opening for settlement and develop- ment 12,800 acres of the Ohugach National Forest Reserve in Alas- ka—an incident which has come to be known as the “Controller Bay affair’ It was charged that thie opening of Controller Bay had been secured by special interests and that the imfluence of the President's brother had been used to secure the opening. The necessity for development in Alaska is President Taft’s reason for opening 12,800 acres fin the Ondbwch reserve far settlement. Mr. Taft gays it is good public poli- oy to grant rights and franchises to encourage investment and con- struct railroads where it oan be done without conferring special be as real a bribe and may as completely control his vote as mon- ey paid for his vote after he is elected,” is one of the reasons given by Senator James ‘A. Reed for his demand that the law strictly limit the amount that may be spent for the election of a Senator or Representative. He cites the case of Stephenson, who, according to the report of a legislative commit- tee, spent $107,790 in his campaign for the Senate. He points to the speech of Tully Scott, in the Colo- rado Legislature, in which‘ he as- serted that Simon Guggenheim had given $50,000 at one time to Republican leaders in returmm for election as Senator, spending many thousands more in aiding legis- lative candidates It was through the influence Reed and other “progressives” the Senate strengthened the Rucker bill passed by the House and provided that no candidate for Senator should spend more than $10,000 or candidate for Rep- resentative more than $5,000 to sé- cure nomination or election. These provisions are acceptable to a ma- jority of the Democrats in the House and probably will soon be- come law. The amended bill rep- resents the longest step yet taken to prevent bribery in elections, but it does not go far enough for Mr. Reed. The Missouri Senator believes that a law should be enact- ed making the purchase of a seat in Congress ‘“‘by any sort of hook or crook” a_ felony. Under the act new proposed the Senator or Representative who expends large sums can be deprived of his seat. STILL LEFT YET! Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Cow Peas; also Cane Seed, Millet and Kaffir Corn; Crimson Clover, Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer sowing. See me for prices. OR SALE. Fifty-five acres four miles from Statesville. Four roomdwell-— ing, barn, orchard. Thirty-five acres in cultivation, nerall level and productive, balance in woodland. = : 155 acres two miles from Stony Point and Scotts, on the public road in eight months’ school district. One hundred acres in cul- tivation, balance in woodland; two good orchards. Two-story, six-room dwelling, barn and outbuildings, all new. 140 acres six miles from Statesville on macadamized road. One hundred acres in cultivation, balance in woodland, level and uctive. Six-room, two-story dwelling, Jarge stock barn and outbuildings: of that u ; near schools and churehes. Prices right, terms easy. For further information apply to ERNEST G. GAITHER, Statesville, N. C., Insurance. Stocks anp Reau Estate. OFFICE NO. 1; MILLS BUILDING. posed member be prosecuted as criminal, Scuator Reed suggests that only the sources of all contributions should be published, but the voters should be informed how every dol- lar is paid out, to whom paid and for what purpose. Doubtless this will be the next step in publicity legislation. But even if the Dill as amended does not go 80 far as is desired, it promises to be 8 much more effective than any such measure heretofore proposed that the reformers are delighted as well as surp . BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA- TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the .whole system wlien entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- cles should never be used except on pre- scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten-fold to the good you aa possibly derive from them ed by F, J. Cheney & Co., You ‘won’t mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of Underwear. We have a fall stock of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette and Gauze.- Can give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft-collars to match, $1.25 to $2.00. See Toledo, O., tion. But Senator Reed holds that pun-|their strength against the men whio ishment should follow and the de-|ought to be the protectors of a|people’s property. not rised at its adoption. | Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- Take Hall's. Family Pills for constipa- privileges. This, he believes, has. |been accomplished in the Controller |Bay matter. The President says there is no possible danger that the Controller | Railroad and Navigation Company lean monopolize the field; nor i there anything to show that this corporation is connected with the Morgan-Guggenheim interests. | With regard to Charles P. Taft’s alleged connection with the Oon- ltroller Bay interests, the Prest- lqdent asserts that so far as he knows his brother is not concern- ed in operations there in any way whatsoever. : He also says that. Mr. Ballinger, when Land Commissioner, called Secretary Garfield's attentian to the fact that several a a | co jes were seeking hte lof way through the proposed re | serve. Gifford Pinchot, former govern- ment chief forester and now presi- dent of the National Conservation Association, hfas issued a statement declaring that President Taft leaves the root of the matter wholly un- touched in his message to the Sen- ate denying that there could be eny monopolization of the water front of Controller Bay, Alaska, Mr. Pinchot opens his statement with this charge: | “The President's defense of his lecourse in the Controller Bay affa‘r \shows how hard it is to make a good excuse for a bad mistake.’’ Concluding, Mr. Pinchot says: “Tt is unfortunate that the friends of conservation, in their efforts to | pring about the development ofAias- \ka for the benefit of the people, lare continually obliged to expend | | the It looks to me like unnecessary duplication of work, when we must first fight the policemen before we can get @ chance to stop the looting.” ———$— STATK NEWS. Mrs. J. L. Smith,.of High Point, was killed by lightning Thursday. Newton News: Julius Fry, the Hickory farmer who was shot by melon thieves, is getting well, al- beit he was shot near the heart Oghels a pistol. Monroe Enquirer: The barn, cor \crib, cotton house, wagon and buggy sheds, five buildings in all, on Mr. I. F. Plyler’s farm in Bu- ford township, on which Mr. Sunday morning, July 23. igin of the fire ie a mystery. Helms was sitting on the Mr. barn was on fire. us for the best. contains no mercury, and is taken in- | hard work. A lot of corn, ge and ternally, acting directly upon the blood === ees = and mucous surfaces of the system. In farming tools, besides build M & H Sh C buying Hall's Oatarrh Cure be sure {ugs, went up in smoke. ° ° hi 9. ‘¢ + m you get ‘the genuine. It is taken in- = , ° ‘iioes pee 90 pany,-. ternally and made in aoe Ohio, by An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, er Sta tesville Housefu nis { omp y. ; a \ : F. J. Cheney # Co. estimontals free,{@ fule, be cured by a Single dose 0! ginning ; ist we p. m. except Saturdays. Soia by Dragsiete. Price, 6c. per|Chamberiain’s Cotte Cholera and Diar- R. O. DEITZ, Manager. ~ : bottle. rhoen Remedy. This remedy has no su- : \ For sale perior for, bowel complaints. by all dealers. Henry Helms lives, were destroyed by fire The or- porch and discovered that the roof of the The dwelling caught on fire but was saved by Mowers and Plows ~ pe : We Sell the ) s Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. WHEN YOU BUY CANDY i GET THE BEST ™@ HUY LERsS Hall’s Drug Store. not see in any other store. Patterns ive with us and will delight your ake a look at these exquisite d test their quality. ou and our moderate prices Full line church Carpets. That you can that are exclus housewifely heart. - T new floor coverings an cannot fail to be pleased will please you still more. or ¢ na e NT O LC hE 8 low rates for June and Sep- ° + 6 go weeks July and ugust, to week. rates to axuitios oud ministers. Open June 1st to October Ist, 1911. Write for booklet to DAVIS BROS. Owners and Proprietors. Hiddenite, N.C. Real Estate For Sale Two acres, north Statesville, well ted. 105 acres ove mile west. $100 per acre. STOCKS — Local mill stocks bought and sold. One lot 756x200, Oak street, $300. Twenty lots inside city limits, south Statesville, $75 to $100. Five tracts, 20 acres each, one mile west of Statesville, $80 to $100 per ecre. 200 acres three miles east, $25 per acre. 211 acres five miles north, $25 per 75 acres within one mile of court house. A number of desirable ousiness properties. ISIDORE WALLACE, ‘PHONE 240. 1 ROBBINS ROW. Frazier a Usefol Man. "PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can put it up to stay. If you are in need any stove pipe I have a of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. My place is headquarters for gutter and spout. sale in a aie 08 + up on the hosise. I have Valley and Ridge Roll. Also Tin Shingles at a ee east cas cee "t cialty that I make a spe of Roofing, and if _want Sheet Metal of any or gize I have it. Don't forget that I make and sell the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for wholesale and retail. Thanking you for past favors, I remain, Yours respectfully, T. W. Frazier. BLANK BOOKS! Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the bestmade. Seeme before you buy. Office Stationery, Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The{Printer. Rubber The Virus at Work Because he did not believe in the Senate’s method of taking testimo- py ‘n its investigations, Senator Bailey, of Texas, has resigned from the committee on privileges and. elections. The resignation was accepted. To his friends Mr. Bailey said afterward that he ovuld not consent to enter upon the work required in the investigation of the charges agaist Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin. “{ have been appoimted on the . |sub-committee to consider theSte- phenson case,’ he said. “My con- vietion is that the strict rules of evidence should contro) in al) such inquiries. The Senate does not ob- serve such rules, but admits all kinds of matter. I cannot see my way clear to decide a case of such magnitude on such a basis, and, therefore, have tendered my resig- nation ag a membeg of the commit- tee.” Asthma! Asthma! POPHAM’S ASTHMA REMEDY ’ gives ipstant relief and an absolute cure in al} cases of Asthma, Bronchitis, and Hay Fever. Sold by druggists; mei) on nae of price. $1.00. Trial package by 10 cents. Williams M'f'¢. Co., Props.. Cleveland. O. Sold only by STIMSON & SON. Druggists. ENVIOUS WOMEN! You Can Have Just as Lovely a Head of Hair as Any Woman! Don’t feel blue because your hair ie Hfeless and faded. Get a bottle of Parisian Sage and see how quick- ly it will become brilliant and fasci- nating. Use it daily for a few days and note how quickly scalp itch ceases and dandruff vanishes. It stops falling hair, too, sand makes thin, scanty hair grow thick and profusely. It’s the real, invigorating, delight- ful hair dreasing for men, women and children, and, best of all, if ft doesn’t do just as adwvertised, get your money back. It kille the dan druff germs, and for 50 cente you can get a large bottle at the States- ville Drug Store and druggists ev- erywhere. The girl with the Auburn hair is on every bottle. DAYS OF DIZZINESS Come to Hundreds of Statesville People. There are days of dizziness; Gpelis of headache, languor, back- ache; Sometimes rheumatic pains; Often urinary disorders. All tell you plainly the kidneys are sick. Doan’s Kidney Pills are for kid- ney ills. Can Statesville residents doubt N. P. Wilson, of Taylorsville, N. C., says: “For some time I suffered from pain through my back and a sore- ness across my hips. I was also troubled by dizzy spells and knew by the con- dition of the kidney secretions that my kidneys needed attention. I at léngth procured a box of Doan’s Kidney Pills and they gave me relief in a |short time. For this great change for |the better, I gladly recommend Doan’s | Biney. Pills.’”’ | For sale by all dealers. Price |50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buf- | talo, New Ycrk, sole agents for the Luited States. Remember the name—Doan’s— and take no othe1 JOHN C. DYE, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in! Mills Building. Office hours 9 to 12 a. m., 2.toSp.m — Phones: Office 458; Residence 1133. A FEW INVESTMENTS: TheGladstone Hotel Black Mountain, N. C. Offers Special Accommodations to Summer Visitors. Write for rates to MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Black Mountain, N. C. = W. RB. MILLS, Proprietor, Statesville, N. C. May 12. DR_ T. D. WEBB, DENTIST. Office im Mills Building over Sloan Clothing Oo. Office hours 8.20 to 4 o'clock. "PHONE 378. August 0, 1910, 75 acres of land, 4-room house and other valuable improvements at $750 50-barrel water power roller mill, 102 acres of land, 8-room two-story dwelling, splendid barn and out- buildings, $6,000. 5 Shares Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- al Bank. 10 Shares Stock Imperial Cotton Oil Co. JOHN M. SHARPE, REAL ESTATE 109 EastiFront Street. ’Phone 61. OLDEST. BEST. QUALITY HIGHER, PRICES LOWER. C, ELRITCHIEPlumber. QUICKEST. CHEAPEST, Y Y a! All persons indebted to the Colvert Grocery Co. are re- sted and urged to make mpt payment. z COLVERT GROCERY COMP’Y. Tk Lut Influential Klement in the "mouth : Thomasville Davideonian, — © 4 A large element of our Southérn people are leani the direction ‘of | ion. They Me not camara | ey. are prosperous and infiaa | joy of them are beneficiaries of a system and all-of thenr want, to The lumber men, for instance, are | dead opposed to free lumber in. the) vl schedule. The famous ciréulat | t is destined tofigure conspicuously | in the campaign was written by alam-_| ber man and was intended to ca lumber vote. It is notatall creditable to the Democratic that this ¢ir- cular was intended for circulation in certain sections, and not for the State - a whole; but it proves what weare isc the principle of protection has gained a foot hold in the South, and must be reckoned with in future i Senator Simmons, wise and able man that he is, has been inoculated. The virus is in his system. He does has come to the point where he wants some of the “‘swag’’ for the South. In his great speech against ee city he has a good deal to say ut the discrimination in the bill against the farmers He fo the doctrine that he used to preach with so great force, that the farmer, of all men, is not affected by the protective tariff one way or the other. The truth is, it is not the farmer who is clamoring for protection anyhow. Itisthegreat manufacturing interests that are res- tive under the old tariff for revenue only doctrine. All our lives we Southern people have been taught that protection is robbery. That New England has grown rich through unjust and wick- ed legislation in her favor and against the agricultural sections of the United States. That all the tariff we need is what it will take to pay the running expenses of the government and nota penny more. The farmers need no protection. But suppose they do need it, if it is wrong and unjust they ought not to |have it whether they it oF not. Transferring the ‘‘swag’’ from. the pockets of New to our Own does not make the transaction right- eous or honest ‘ If yaa is wrong, down With it. it makes the and the weak weaker letus fact that others it and we donot is no aetiiege 2 hd ek morals’ for us to pi in and p e game we pare lenounced and abused is dilaare. or our rt we are still by the old landmarks. yas not, and we do not ask for v that comes at a price so hi ow all the political teach f last fifty years.. Republicans ,Bave aeraiotente ber that protectian is a blessing; Demecrats have as strenews~ ly denounced it as an unmitigated curse. It cannot be both, andno man can ride on two platforms. ‘‘Under which flag, Bezonian? Speak or die.’” Electric Fans Have Come, the Snuff Boxes May Go. Washington Correspondence ton Advertiser. Now that electric fans have made their way into the Senate chamber and another prejudice has been removed against innovations, perhaps thé Senate will tolerate now the removal of the snuff boxes that welcome every Senator to the cham- ber from the le room. There time when snuff was popular. Royalty eyen liked to use it and memory still recalls gifts of Id snuff boxes. The aristocratic nate was not above indulging itself thus and the commodity was installed free for the use of any Senator who cared to go up to the snuff boxes that were provided like the boxes foralms at the entrance of churches. But it is no longer fashionable to use snuff or desirable on its own ac- count and so far as can be observed the habit has been entirely lost in the Senate, excepting in Senator Frye of Maine, who appears to be the only Senator addicted to snuffing. But while he is as yet a member of the Senate he Yaeger has retired from that body, too old and too feeble to participate in its deliberations, and it is expected that he will never again be seen in that body. And with him gone it is expected that the laSt excuse for the presence in the chamber of snuff boxes will have disappeared and in all prob- ability they will be ordered takenout and the Senate will strike from its supply accounts charges for snuff. It will go with other luxuries that have been ordered cancelled, such as Ap- pollinaris drinking water, which has cost the Senate $30,000 a year. > Bos- Much to Be Thankful For, After All. Newton News. The summer has been dry and the crops have been injured; but when the harvest comes there will be quite enough stuff in Catawba county to provide food and clothing for the peo- ple and thén"bome. We are so used o abundance that the Jeast diminu- tion of our supplies draws a how! that sounds to heaven: Consider the mil- lions of China, beset by famine and plague these many months. Seemed. to Give Him a New Stomach. “| suffered intensely after eating and no medicine or treatment I tried seem- @dto do any good,” writesH.M.Young- peters ,editor of The Sun, Lake View, Ohio. ‘The first few doses of Cham- berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets gave me surprising relief and the sec- ond bottle seemed to give me a new stomach and perfectly good health,” Foe Bale by al! déaters. THE LANDMARK ie $2 per Less than 2 cents a copy. year. x itv Te ree MRS da ck ell dle al Bk ania in this article, namely, that arra |ten other companies, was never sign-|# not like to own it straight out, bat. he| stromger | District Court in New York, of a venone|large number of the wire of it in any shape or form, and the|men must be regarded as a mis THE WAY OF MONOPOLY. Verbal Understanding May Answer For # Signed Agreement. Baltimore Sun. : The United States Steel Corporation was formed to control the steel» and iron industry in this country. Thatit is not a complete monovoly does not affect the fact that it fixes the prices |) of stee] products, and the independent concerns exist because they do not seriously interfere with the business of the corporation. An attempt has been made to create the impression that manufacturing economy and effi- ciency afe responsible for the domi- nating position of the Steel_corpora- tion. But this will not be easily ac- cepted when agreements.to shut out competition, divide territory and keep ee exist and are carried . out. |The proposed contract to pool prices 'on steel plate and distribute business, between the Carnegie and ied, it appears; but witnesses admit ‘that its terms were carried out ina verbal “gentlemen’s agreement’’ that | was quite as binding and quite as fla- | grant a violation of the Sherman law The American Sugar Refining Com- |pany was formed to control the sugar trade of the country. Combinations with the beet-sugar makers were form- ed, competitors who could not be crush- ed out were bought out, and the few who survived the contest were prac- tically compelled to do business on the terms of the trust and maintain trust prices. John Arbuckle déclares there was no formal eo but admits that there is a ‘friendly feeling.” The law provides severe penalties for formal contracts, and so the nego- tiators substitute ‘‘gentlemen’s agree- ments”’ and ‘‘friendly undertakings.”’ But the result is the same. Prices ate put up and maintained, and whether he buys from the trusts or the ‘‘independents,’’ the consumer ys trust prices. The investigations y congressional committees into the operations of the steel co tion and the American Sugar Refining Company have brought forth evidence that the trusts have created practical monopolies in certain industries, with- out oe and operation of all companies plants. Judge Compromised With Orime and Justice Failed. Baltimore Sun. The practical] acquittal Archibald, of the United by Judge States trust carriage of justice. ithe case,” the district attorney pro- |teated, “are flagrant. This set of |men, representing an entire indus- |ury, in open and perfectly clear vio- jlation of a United States statute, lcombined to restrain and contro] |trade. The case against them is \s0 clear and open that the most |eminent counsel in this country have jadvised them that it would be fruitless to attempt to enter a de- fense.” Neverthelss, the court ac cepted a plea from the defendants promige and fined each of them about $1,000, some a little more. These fines will, of course, be @harged up to the trust, and the trust can easily reimburse itself by a slight advance in the price of wire. Under the Sherman anti-trust law these men had committed and confessed an offense punishable by fine or imprisonment. The court Inew that the fine upon the wealthy and arrogant wire trust was no punishment. A term of im- prisonment to its agents would haye put a stop to it. But the garded by the inferior Federal courts as superior to law, and ex- empt from its penalties. This de- dision by Judge Archibald is in line with many others. Promoters of a Money Lending Scheme Arrested. After several months’ investiga- tion by officials of the Department of Justice and the Postoffice De- partment, Richard Purvis, Ern- est O, Heim, Guy King and W. N. Smith, officers; and former officers of the Southern Loan and Trust Company, were arrested in Atlanta recently on the charge of fraudulent use of the mails. The company has been doing a money-lending business in all South- ern States and its operations have involved, according to Federal offi- cers, between $500,000 and $3,000,- 000. Its operations are explained in this way: A man wishing to borrow money from the concern paid $5 for a contract which bore a number between one and 100. One bundred of each contracts were supposed to be held, each holder being required to pay $5 a month in addition to his original outlay. A man wishing to borrow a sum had® to wait till each contract-holder hold: ing a number below him had obtaing edihis loan; When histurn came he bad the right to obtain what he wished from the company, which was to be paid back with interest. Federal officers declare that those holding high numbers stood little or no chance of being able to borrow. This phase, they con- tend,formed the basis of their charg- es of conducting a lottery The men arrested gave bond. The falling of a tree, which had ‘been struck by lightning and set afite, seriously wounded Mr. Foy Jones and perhaps fatally injured ex-Shetiff Lon Taylor, both of Jones county, as they were driv- ing along the road near Trenton, Monday evening of last week. Ex- Sherif? Taylor was struck on the head by a tree and paralyzed. The buggy in whieh the men were seated was demolished and the horse they were driving was injur ed Reguiates the bowels, promotes easy natural movements, eures constipation wealthy malefactor seems to be re-}: which indicates some kind of a com-|& b Any Dy-0-Le Dye will dye wool, silk, cotton or mixed foods. It is very simple and economical, and the results ate perfect. We sell Dy-O-La, guarantee it and recommend it. 100 a package. Try Dy-O-La next time you make over any clothes. & Quick Delivery to Any Part of Town. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Telephone 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave. Whole Wheat We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice -Graham Flour, $2.35. Pure Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran, $1.60. ‘ Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. City Roller Mills, | R. A. MILLER, Manager. A Strong, Progressive National Bank! Is an asset of real worth to any communi- ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial is seeking your business. $100,000.00 28,000.00 Capital : : : : Surplus and Profits Commercial National Bank, » Statesville, N. C. ‘“ Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. Take the step, you’ll never re- gret it. : The First Building & Loan Association. L. Harrill, - - - Secretary. SCHOFIELD ENGINES » BOILERS “Have Stood the Test of Time” They have no superior in point of DURABILITY and are Best Adapted for Saw Mills, Oil Mills, Cotton Gins; in fact, where Heavy Duty is‘ required, Write for.prices on Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, ete. , ha aarad BOILERS. We carry for immediate shipment the Best, Towers, Tenks,| Constructed Boilers, ranging from 12 H. P. to 150 H. P.., Soll 5 i Write today for our illustrated catalog. j Fine nd Shec'| J. $. SCHOFIELI’S SONS CO, Works and Head Office, MACON, GA Branch Office, 307 West Trade Street, Charlotte, N.C. A Cormplete Store I have added a line of Dry Goods and fyou {can find ¢ almost anything you are looking|for at my store. Big lot of Cultivator Points. W.H. KIMBALL: ‘Dur Specials.’ Gold Medal Coffee, Simon Pure Lard, Water Ground Meal, Mason Jarsand Rubbers, Carno Hen Feed, Hollybrook Chick Feed. *Phone 89 when you want anything in Gro- ceries. Eagle & Milholland. Stylish Livery. - —, and most up-to-datein : I have every kind of vehicle; necessary for a city livery., Doan’s Regulets. Aak your drugstst for them. 25c. a box. Horses and mules bought and’ sold, Haye some mules now, on band. Cash or time to suit.” S. J. Holland. "Phone 8. Day or Night.» My Machine Shop - (s complete and I am prepared to do any kind of repair work. ENGINE AND BOILER WORK A SPECIALTY" - Ladies and Also carry a full line of Steam Fit. SEWING Pesmebie prices : ‘ings up to Binohes. Injectors, Lu- StAEAN, 120 Pith street. “Phot oricators, Oi) — and Jet Pumps‘! duly 11-8. ‘ Pipe and Shafting. ; POR: C. H. TURNER |EOR RENT. dite Depot Street. Dealer in Machinery. Tack os 00. “ a TE LANDMARK SSDAY, — — August 1, 1911. BOY'S FOOT PUNOTURED. — Was in the Way—A Budg- Most Ld - et of Troutman News. . of The Landmark. Troutman, July 31—Little frank ae the 8-year-old son of Mr J. ak G pisthiprk tarenat bin fost ‘Fun a roug ‘oot ; The little boy was swing dng ia bay loft and made a leap , the The fork was in the with tinesinverted. Oneof ‘the tines penetrated his foot between “the toes and came out under the skin near the instep. A little play had the presence of mind to the fork out. Frank seems to mind his fearful wound about as as he would a light spanking. Be is the t stoic in town L. N.. Brown has justreturn- from Baltimore, where he has for some time buying goods for his firm. Mr. Sam Johnston, who has held position in Vaidosta, Ga., has re turned home His future plans are not fully determined as yet. Mrs. Fannie Wagner and daugh- ter, of Kansas, are here visiting friends and relatives. * Rev. R. R. Sowers. of Rockwell filled the pulpit for Rev. H. W. Jeff- coat yesterday and delivered one of his characteristically masterful discourses. Mr. Clyde Wagner who now holds a position in the postof'ice at Charlotte, is at home on a visit to his parents. A record breaking crowd wil) at tend court this week. Morbid cu- riosity as to the outcome of the Combs case will fill the county’s tal as full as it has ever been. he academy building is being poder for the state High and the most successful school ever held here is expected this year. The enrollment keeps “increasing from natural causes and the lar enrollment will be aug- by the quota of high school attendants | . Mrs sallie Cloaninger’s nice res- idence is now completed and tomor row she'll occupy it The drought here is pitiably pro- longed. Vegetation scorched and witnered. Streams are dry now which haven’t been dry since 1845. Wells are failing on every hand. Business interests are aiready se- riously affected and the end not yet in sight. A Charlotte minister last week aptly said the populace had eliminated God fromthe equation of life but this is a forcible reminder. Wednesday Miss Amanda Hart- line of this place and Mr. J. F. Woodside, of Charlotte, are to wed at the bome of the bride's mother, Mrs. Marian Hartline. Compromise. Wool Bill Put Through Benate. Washington Dispatch, July) 27th. ' With a Republican majority of 10 against them in the Senate, the minor- ity of 40 Democrats united, joined with the little band of insurgents and today adopted a substitute for the Un- derwood wool revision bill after the combined Republican forces of the Senate had that measure by a rity of eight. e original La Follette substitute had first m snowed under ore minioustly by a yote of 66to14. Only bill, as passed on the insurgents supported it. The Und June 20 by the House of Representa- tives, was then beaten by a vote of 36 to 44. The Democrats voted solidly for the a, while every Republican regular insurgent except Norris Brown, of Nebraska, voted in the negative. .Then the substitute was by vote of 48 to 32. ith the defeat of the Underwood bill by substantiallya strict party vote, the te Democrats obtained the “‘yecord tally’’ and -were ready to re- sort to the remaining alternative of voting for a modification of the La Follette substitute for the purpose of getting the bill intoconference, where oe vigo chip foe be ron to ou pass the original Under- So, as soon as the Underwood bill was defeated, the Democrats, votiiig solidly in temporary coalition with the insurgents, carried, by a vote of 49 to 31, a motion to reconsider the vote by which the Underwood bill had been beaten. This brought the defeated bill again before the Senate for con- sideration and amendment and afford- ed Senator La Follette an en to reoffer his substitute in the form of a modified amendment, and it was adopted by a vote of 48 to 32. Then the bill, as thus changed, was adopted po a Senate compromise by the same vote. The agreement under which the wool bill was put through extends to the ‘‘farmers’ free list,’’ now on the Senate calendar, and the of that measure in modified form seemed assured tonight The plan is either to place the va- rious measures on the free list bill as amendments or to have the House take up the schedules as independent bills. The progressive Republicans are to proceed in either way, but they prefer the separate bill sys- tem. [The com ise measure adopted ‘cuts the duties on woolen raw wool near 50 per cent a ——_=_ Mr. Lee, a merchant of Dunn, was advised by wire last week that his Seoeioe of the civil engineer in Mexican govern- had been shot and was in a at Movelia, Mexieo. The the that it n State Depart- P ee. _|ly displeasin Rocheto os and | reduced It Puts Money Into Oirculation Among the People. Richmond Times-Dispatch, In the’ fortunes, not the misfortunes, of others there is something not whol to us, to phrase The more the wealthy have the more they spend, and, in the last analysis, the money is distributed in the third estate. Labor exacts its tax Oe oe = h must pass. thro e eof the poor. The more spendthrift gilded youth and gilded the better: By way of illustration, 9 = Lasers on. Ow. bei: ewpo rs. - den mage white plume is the ori- flame that flaunts proudly on one side, while Mrs. John R. Drexel is the would-be Joan of Arc of the opposing host. Social ae is the issue, and the war is to the hilt Mrs. Drexel is somewhat demo- cratic, as she would let down the so- cial bars a little. Mrs. Mills would py them up higher and allow but one undred names to compose the social vee of Newport. The on-the-outside- lookin’+in—it might be called the on- the-outside-hopin’-to-get-in — faction with might and main and money is backing Mrs. Drexel. The ‘“‘tradespeople,’’ as the Four Hundred’ describe all those who are so degraded and degenerate as to be in business, are the only rere who can’t lose in this war. ey benefit from both sides, because they get money from both sides. It will be a big gain to them. They figure that they will get more than $1,000,000 out of this social war.. Drexel is said to have placed $200,000 in. a Newport bank for the use of his wife for social expenditures. John Fell, a Philadel- phia relative, sent her a bouquet of ellow orchids the other day with real lace pendant from them and gold pins holding the lace under the flowers. It cost . A speci messenger brought the flowers from Philadel- phia. This item is mentioned because it shows that in this social conflict the rich will not be backward about com- ing forward with money, which will find its way into the pockets of those who take the cash and let the com- punction go. All this money firids its way back into active circulation. It goes di- rect into the hands of bakers, cater- ers, florists, liverymen, automobile shops, confectioners, butchers, milk- men, servants and laborers, and oth- ers too numerous to classify. In a contest to see who canspend the most — the ‘‘ccommoners’’ cannot suf- er. A Government Board Had Bought Dogs, Monkeys and the Like. Washington Dispatch, July 28. Investigation of the cost and work of the Remsen board, which revers- ed Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, of the bu- reau of chemistry, on the benzoate of soda pure-food decision, was begun today before the House committee on expenditures in the Department of Agriculture. The same committee also will investigate the recent charges against Dr. Wiley. * Two bull terriers, four monke eight dog cages, an electric griddle, one horoscope and a chiffonier were urchased during the last four years y the Remsen rd, according to the testimony today of Chief Zappane, of the accounts division of the Depart- ment of Agriculture Representative Higgins, of Connect- ticut, a Republican member of the committee, insisted that the itemized accounts -furnished the committee were ee before the committee started the heari Nothing further was accomplished and the committee ane till Tuesday. t was learned that the Remsen board had already cost the govern- ment a total of $175,527. this amount $120,095 was for salaries of the members of the board and their assistants and $5,432 went for expen- ses. The expense account, put in evi- dence, attracted much attention. The eight oy Hg cost $235, two bull terriers . Four monkeys were put in at $28 for the lot, while five monkey cages cost $100. The electric griddle was bought for $37, while ‘‘one horoscope”’ cost $3.75. The particular variety of the horoscope was not mentioned. | The committee will pry first into the creation and work of the Remsen board, ascertaining if it exists by any specific authority of law. The com- mittee thinks the Remsen board ought to be investigated first and that Br. Wiley can wait, since it does not ap- per that the pure food champion has ught any pups. Electrical Trust Surrenders Without a Fight. Washington Dispatch. Attorneys for the Electrical Trust have submitted to Attorney Generai Wickersham a decree which, it is said, they are willing to have entered against the alleged combination in the government’s suit for dissolution. The significance of this movement is that the trust i$ willing to dissolve without a —_ It is said that with some probable modification the prop- osition may be acceptable to the De- partment of Justice. Reports’ to-Attorney General Wick- ersham say all trade restrictions have been removed and in the case of elec- tric light bulbs, that prices have been 33 per cent., amounting in the on to a reduction of $7,- 000, ear. a , As in the National Electric Lamp Company case, the government claims the Westin; mpany and the General Electric Company are the owners of the subsidiary corporations ‘by which the electric business is al- leged to have been controlled. ne of the questions involved inthe —— decree is the form of disso- ution which the government will al- low the subsidiaries to take. = *4 q a eb sie ‘ . a Tk lt a. Fe a - te LET THE RICOH FOOLS SPEND. : metas STATE NEWS. a ‘Rufus Adcock, of Stanley county, con ? The State Association of oe Commissioners will hold f aaa session at As August 16th. : f ‘ Fire Friday destroyed the -honie of Mr. J.._ A. Forester, of Wilkesboro. Loss estimated at $4,000 with $800 insurance. From various sources of revenue from the Barium was realized. ; Mr. Taylor, an aged man, keeper of the toll bridge over the Yadkin river at Donnaha, dropped dead_ Friday in front of his house. Capt. Grace Hallyburton, for six ears city clerk of Asheville,~ died turday from the effects of a stroke of paralysis suffered several days pre- viously. Thursday, Robey Hass, of Catawba county, was cutting briars with a scythe. Cutting into a hornets’ nest he threw down the scythe. In the mix-up he backed against the e€ and cut'in two the tendon = above the heel, crippling himself badly. The situation with reference to the water supply in Charlotte has been temporarily relieved by hauling water from the Catawba river and connect- ing the main with a new supply. There has been no actual suffering but the situation has been very serious, The grand lodge colored Knights of Pythias was in session in Durham last week and an investigation of the books showed that of the $12,000 funds supposed to be in. the treas only about $2,000 was there. Offi- cers had misappropriated the funds. New officers were elected. In order to facilitate the handling of freight trains into. and out of Char- lotte, the Southern railway is con- structing a connection track between the Winston-Salem division main line and the north end of the freight yard at Air Line junction. The track will leave the main line of the Charlotte- Statesville line of the Winston-Salem division about two and a half miles north of Charlotte and extend east about one and a half miles to its con- nection with Air Line junction yard. Thiteatened to Blow Up _ Public Buildings at Washington. Washington Dispatch, July 29. The police force of Washington and the special guardians of gov- ernment buildings here have had ‘an uneasy weekas the resu!t ofa threat- ening letter received several days o addressed to Speaker champ Clark. The writerofthe anonymous epistle, who described himself as a discharged employe of the Washing- ton navy yard, declared in the letter that if Congress did not startanavy yard investigation by Thursday he would explode twelve pounds of dynamite that he had concealed in a prominent public building n Wash- ton, and that Congress would ‘‘fee! the shock.”’ The letter was signed ‘‘One Who Has Been Abused.’’ It did not redth Speaker Clark but was turned over by Private Secretary Bassford to Joseph sin not, dorekeeper of the House of Rep- resentatives. The latter laid it be- fore Maj. Sylvester, chief of the Washington police force and unus ual precautions were taken tode ect suspicious characters about the principal government buildings. EEE A New Aviation Endurance Record. Mineola, N. Y., Dispatch, July 27. St. Croix Johnstone, the Chicago aviator, broke the American endur- ance record for monoplanes and biplanes today when he remained in the air for 4 hours, 1 minute 53% seconds, circling the aviation course of about five miles 39 times. He was compelled to alight be- fore his 50 gallons»of gasoline were consumed because of engine trou- ble in his all-American-made Mois- ant monoplane, The previous American record, made at San Francisco on January 20 last, was made by Parmellee, his record being 3 hours 39 minutes 49% seconds. Counting gasoline, ofl and acces- sories, with his own weight, John- stone carried about 500 pounds in his flight, which was made at a rate close to 60 miles an hour and about 300 fe®t above the ground, in a gentle breeze. The world’s endurance record be- longs to Mr. Lorriden, who remain- ed aloft 11 hours 45 minutes and covered a distance of 469miles. They Know the Colonel Best. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Colonel George Marcellus Bailey, of the personal staff of Governor Hoop- er, of Tennessee, and editor of the Houston (Texas) Post, whoisa Metho- dist in religion, go far as he isanything, said in a recent number of his paper: “The pastors of my denominatior re- gard me as a perverted scoundrel, a ebaucher of youth, a hellion of the superlative degree, an assassin of re- ligion and a friend of crime generally, because I do not believe in prohibi- tion; otherwise, they have a high opinion of me.’’ We do not feel that pute with any of the doctors upon any of the counts in the indictment. They know the colonel better than we. Naend Hemphill forgot to mention that Col. Bailey is a native of Olin township, Iredell county, N. C.—The Landmark. } Bring those old shoes to Ramsey Bowles-Morrison Company and they will pay you from 25 cents to 1.00 per pair for them.—ad. All the local news and all the other news you Want to know. Get~ THE LANDMARK. . ¥ cad a drowned near Oxford 1 frog By The Governor pardons John Harris, 1909, of assault on a young ff orphanage picnic, |} held at Mooresville aniee, $1,025 it is at all incumbent upon us to dis- ' Is Now OvER. Extra Pa nts, THE R. M. K All Men’s Suits. Straw Hats, Low Cut Shoes, Millinery, Ladies’ Ready-to-Wears, All Goods in Basement. But sale prices will be continued with some extra cuts on the following lines: These lines are not reduced as we would like to see them. Therefore the sale will be continued as regards these lines until further notice. These goods are moving fast and it will pay you to call early if there is anything in these lines that you want. Very Respectfully, — <= NOX COMPANY. tener “UFUHIIIUT POANVIPL ILL The entertainment of the Bara- cas and others by the Philathea class of the First Baptist church, at tae residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Soott, Friday night, was well done and those so fortunate as to enjoy this expression of the good will of thePhilathea ladies are Mure than ever convinced of the faet that ‘‘the Philatheas are all right, and it pays to be a Baraca.”’ The guests were received by Miss Gertrude Swann and Mrs. Scott, president and vice president of the class, and were then ushered by Miss Zora Williams to the punch bowi, where Mrs. J. O. Purnell pre- sided. When all had arrnived— between 45 aid 60 in number— progressive games were played at tables arranged in the parlor and on the porch, and later in the eve- ning there was a Biblical literary coutest. The progression prize, a framed picture of the First Bap- tist church, was won by Mrs. Fred. H. Conger, and in the contest Mrs. C. E. Maddry won the first prize, a pretty book mark,While the con- solatiou, a big stick of candy, went to Mr. Norman Cook. Following thé contest ice cream and cake were served. Near Canton, Haywood county, Sat- urday Toltey Stamey and Seth Wood, oung men, engaged in a fight and tamey was slashed to death bya pen knife. The coroner’s jury held Wood responsible and he is in jail. | SS == Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Compe-| ny are the people who want your; old shoes. Read their ad in to- day's paper for particulars.—ad COOL SPRING ACADEMY. HIGH TYPE of Preparatory School for both sexes. Established 1898. Quiet country lo- cation. Welltrained and experienced teachers, Good build:ng and equipments. Th slg asso of ew very reasonabie. nego tember 11, 1911. particulars, address JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N,C., R.F.D No, 2. August 1, 1911, SALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY ¥ VIRTUE of the authority and directions tained last witt and testament of the execu- ighest bid- house door tn Statesville, N. C..on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2D, 1911. clock, m, the late residence of the said y RD end -cgaaacala comas If you aw at all interested come and see what we are showing. Should we not make a sale it will be a mat- ter of fit not the price. Coat Suits, Coats. Silk Dresses, Lingerie Dresses in white and colored; House Dresses in Linen, Percale and Ginghams; Waists and Skirts, etc. Don’t fail to see our line before making a purchase. Ls. INKS, INKS, INKS! . W. WALTON, wlanager- § ee eee Fountain Pen, Indelible and Show Card Ink. Typewriter Ribbon for all machines, and all guaranteed. All colors of Carbon Paper. Typewriter Paper. R. P. ALLISON'S. BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. shite: a BOR BALE AR? air aes atreet. 23-2. Less than 2 cents a copy. /SPBSCRIBE FOR THE LANDMARK. a etait eee aN ae oe ‘. REUBEN COMBS TRIAL. JURY SELECTED YESTERDAY. More Than a Half Day Consum- ed in Selecting the Jury and 114 of the 145 Veniremen Were Ex- amined—Taking Testimony Will c Today. At least 30 minutes before regu- lar time for the opening of court yesterday morving the court house was filled, standing room and all. SheriffDeaton reserved the gallery for ladies and it, too, was practi- cally filled when court opened at 9.- 30 o'clock. There were several minor cases to be disposed of be- fore the Combs case was taken up and the impatience of the crowd ‘Was yery apparent. Some of them have been here nearly every day wince court opened Monday morn- ing. Barly every morning large crowds are in town, not mob-spirit- ed people, but people baving an im- patient interest in the outcome of the Combs case. REUBEN COMBS. On trial for the murder of his wife, Bessie Beard |_ Comba. The. case of Reuben " Combs, charged with the murder of Bes- sie Beard Combs, his wife, was called at 10.30 o'clock. The pris- Oner was brought in by Sheriff Deaton and given a chair between his couzsel, Mesérs. L. C.> Cald-jher welt and H. P. Grier. The crowd, already large, was increased by droyes. Some of the additional came in on the Taylorsville train and others gathered in from the yard when they had seen the pris- oner brought in. To one who had seen Combs in jail before there was no apprect- able change in his looks when he was brought into the court room. He showed the result of his stay in jail. He is bleached and has a sad, lifebess expression. His fa- ther, Mr. N. H. Combs, sat in the bar behind his son. Mr. W. H. Beard, father of the dead girl, Sat in the bar with the prosecut- ing attorneys,Solicitor Hammer and Mr. J. H. Burke, of Taylorsville. The regular jury vacated the box at 11.15 o'clock and the se- lection of the jury for the homi- cide trial began. Of the regular jurors two were selected—A. M. Kennerly and C. W. Hoover. Then the special venire was qalied and of the 150 who had been summon- ed 145 answered. Five had fail- ed to answer. While the roll call was going on ‘Bully’, Brawley, the little boy who had ‘been brought in to draw the names from the hat, had fallen asleep and had to. be awakened before the court proceed- ed. His brother, ‘“Buster’’ Braw- ley, was substituted. When court adjourned for dimner, D. J. Fesper- man was selected as third juror. Seven of the special venire had been called. When court convened after the noon recess the selecting of the jury was resumed and was complet- ed at 5 40 o’clock, the bill of in- dictment was read by the solicitor and court adjourned until 9 o'clock this morning. Of the special ve- nire of 145 summoned 114 were call ed before the twelfth was selected, the defense having exhausted all its challenges. Most of those call- ed had disqualified themselves by having formed and expressed the opinion that defendant was guilty. The twelye jurors selected are: A. M.-Kennerly, C. W. Hoover, D. J. Fesperman, W. C. Patterson, J. F. Campbell, J. A. Hobbs, M. A. Christy, C. L. Moore, John Sells, W. H. Horton, J. R. L. McNeely, T. J. Deaton. Mrs. W. H. Beard, mother of the girl whom Combs is charged with murdering, sat with her husband in court during the afternoon session. So far the history of the Combs case is im substance, briefly, as follows: Friday morning, May 26, Reubeti Combs, who lived a short distance from Stony Point, reported that he had found the dead body of his wife—Bessie Beard Combs—lying in the cow lot, dressed in ber night clothes; that he had gathered the body ip his arms and started to carry it into the house but when he recovered from the excitement he laid it down several yards be- fore he reached the house. He then gave the alarm to his neighbors. County Coroner Moose was noti- fied. Mr. Moose, Sheriff Deaton and County Physicidn Arch Oamp- bell reported saad 2 Jory and toad tragedy, summoned a u an an inquest about 10 0’ that morping. After an external .exam- T -birth——-December 1, ination of the body by the physi- dian and after considering all the evidence then obtainable, the jury decided that death resulted from natural causes. The body was in- terred at Stony Point. Reuben Combe testified at this hearing that his wife had hoed cotton the day before; that she was not well but that she was apparently all right the night before when she retired. He awoke awhile before 6 o'clock the morming of her death and found his wife out of bed and absent from the house. Searching, he found her dead body in the lot near the house. Sberiff Deaton was not satisfied with the result of the first investi- gation and insisted on a post mor- tem. This was denied him at the time but he kept up his conten- tion until he received enough evi- dence of foul play to justify the court to order the body exhu and subjected to a post mortem. At the same time Combs was taken {nto custody and the ocoroner’s jury, composed of W. T. Watt, A. BESSIE BEARD OOMBS. Wife of Reuben Combs, alleged to ; ea been poisoned by her hus- L. Milligan, D. E. Douglass, A. L. Feimeter, J. W. Tradway and T. L. Watt, found that Mrs. Cotbs died from poison administered by husband. The evidence that the finding was based on was to the effect that Combs had asked a neighbor boy in regard to best pois- on to be used to kill a person and how to buy and administer it. A boy was produced who had bought a nickel’s worth of strychnine for Combs a few days before his wife's death. After his arrest Combs told Sheriff Deaton that he had given his wife strychnine the night before her death in the milk she drank. . Bessie Lou Ann Beard Combs was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Beard, who live four miles from Statesville on the Taylorsville road. They Hved in Sharpesburg township at the time of the girl’s 1894. She ran away to South Carolina with Reu- ben Oonmbs and they were married March 13, 1911. They returned and located on a farm near Stony Point, where they were living at the time of her death. The parents of the girl opposed her marriage to Combs, principally because she was too young. She has five brothers and one sister living. Reuben Combs is a son of Mr. N. H. Combs, of Stony Point, and was born February 24, 1893, being less than 17% years old. Exchanged Trousers With the Scare- crow and Took Boot. , Mr. F. M. Sherrill, who lives on the Wilkesboro road, on the north side of town, has a watermelon patch on ‘his premises; and to frighten nocturmal visitors and birds and things, Mr. Sherrill erected a “‘scarecrow”’ in the patch. A “scarecrow,” be it known, is a figure made up of old clothes stuf- fgd with straw or something, to resemble the form of a man. Wednesday morning bright and early Mr. Sherrill, accompanied by two friends, visited his melon patch and was astonished to find that the scarecrow had been robbed of his trousers; or rather, a visitor had swapped trousers. with the soare- cnow. In place of the trousers taken from the scarecrow without his consent a pair of striped convict trousers lay on the ground nearby, and in addition two melons were missing. Mr. Sherrill admits that the trousers left in the melon patch are better than those taken from the scarecrow, and it is sup- posed the visitor who made the trade without consulting anpbody knew that and took the two melons as “boot.”’ While there is no information on this point, it is supposed the ex- change of trousers was made by an escaped convict, who desired to render bis garb- less conspicuous, and who at the same time could not forego the opportunity to enjoy a melon feast. ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs,\multiply 80 fast the little fighters are évercome. Then see pimples, boils, eczema, salt- rheum and sores multiply and strength and appetite fail. This condition de- mands Electric Bitters to regulate stom- ach, liver and aT" and to expel isons from the bi “They are the t blood purifier,” writes C. T. Bud- ahn, of Tracy, Calif., “I have ever found."" They make rich, red blood, Tr reef and build up your hecith, om. 600. at W. PF. ‘. and he did not want her to work,. Long Time Resident of States- Mr. William 8S. Phifer, the old residents of Statesville, died Monday night at 12 o’clock in Lenoir, where he had lived since last September. He had been con- fined to bed for five months. Early treatment but. his case being found hopeless he was taken back to Le- noir by his sons, Mesers. J. P. and C. M. Phifer, wio are in business there. The remains of Mr. Phifer arriv- ed in Statesville from Lenoir Wed- nesday at moon, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Phifer, Mr. C, M. Phifer and a number of friends. in Washington, joined them here. The fumeral party went direct from the station to the First Presby- tegrian church, where the funeral Service was conducted by RevaJ: H. Pressly and Rev. Dr. Scott. The the remains of Mrs. Phifer, died several years ago. William Staunton Phifer was born in Rowan county September 7, who old next month. He located in Statesville when a young man and was engaged in business here until within the past year or two. For a time during the war he was ex- press messenger on the Western North Carolina railroad. Mr. Phi- fer was a Confederate veteran, @ member of cavalry Company B, Second North Carolina regiment, jand was a good soldier. Early in his business career Mr. Phifer was associated with the late |M. E. Hyams, the botanist, and |they started the first root and herb business in Statesville, making’ shipments to Germany. Most of his business career Mr. Phifer con- ducted a grocery store and for some years had a bakery in con- cection therewith He was an in- d@strious business man; was always at his place of business early and end later to Lenoir, located. In 1866 Mr. Phifer married Miss Mary Jane Morrison, sister of Mr. J. K. Morrison, who died Wednes- day night. Six séns eurvive: Mr L. A. Phifer, of Kaufman, Texas; Dr. F. W. Phifer, Wyo.; Dr. A. G. Phifer, of Wash- ington; Rev. W. E. Phifer, of Brownsville, Tenn., and Messrs. J P. and C .M. Phifer, of Lenoir _ Mr. Phifer was for years a mem- ber of the First Presbyterian church and was so long as he lived here a faithful and regular attendant on all the services of the church, in- cluding the Sunday school. ago he assisted the late E. B. Stim- son in Sunday school work in the vicinity of towm. During his long illness he fully reaHzed his hope- leas condition. fering with patience and fortitude and often assured his family that he did not fear death, expressing | perfect confidence as to the future beyond the grave. Dr. Hall Resigns as Assistant Physician at State Hospital. At the regular meeting of the executive committee of the board of directors of the State Hospital at Morganton, held at the State Hospital Wednesday, Dr. James K. Hall, of Iredel, first assistant physician at the Hospital, tendered his resignation, to take effect Sep- tember ist. The resignation was accepted and the vacancy thus ore- ated will be filled at the regular meeting of the board of directors = second Wednesday in: ‘Septem- 1s Dr. Hall has resigned to open a sanitarjum near Richmond, Va., for in which work he and others are interested. He ‘has been an assist- ant physician at the Hospital for six years, has rendeerd faithful and valuable service and is very popular The directors and al) connected with the institution regret very much that he is to leave and his resignation was accepted with regret Miss Kate Sloop and Mr. Lowrance Married in Salisbury. It became known in Statesville | yesterday that Miss Kate Sloop. daughter of Mr. D. A. Sloop, of the vicinity o% Mooresville, and Mr William Lowrance, of south Iredel’ were recently married in Sakisbury No, particulars of the marriage are known. Miss Sloop is a sister of Mr. J. E. Sloop and is well known in Statesville, having lived here with her brothér the past few years. Mr. Sloop’s first knowledge ed in a letter from her th's week, Miss Sloop has many friends here who will be interested in her mar- riage and who hope that she may be happy ever after received —Under the provisions of an act of Oongress which provides in- creases in the salary of postoffice employes under certain conditions, two employes of the Statesville of- fice have received an increase of $100 per annum, namely: Mesers. J: D:-Dayvautt, city carrier, and Geo. H. Lentz, of the office force. MR. WILLIAM S. PHIFER DEAD. ville Dies at Lenoir After Long L Iliness—Funeral and Interment; Gang one of in his iHness he was brought to the Sanatorium in Statesville for Dr. A. G. Phifer, a son who lives interment was in Oakwood, beside 1839, and would have been 72 years of Wheatland, | Years | He bore hiis suf- | the treatment of nervous diseases, | of his sister's marriage was contain-| CASES ON ORIMINAL DOCKET. ‘The Work of Tuesday and Wednes- day—Recruits For the Chain _ The following cases have been passed on in the Superior Court: ©. P. Wilson and Fred. Atwell, @sgault with deadly weapon; Ment suspended as to Atwell upon payment of half the cost; Wilson | fined $10 and half the cost. R. D. Reavis, permitting distil- lety to operate on his land; not guilty. Zim Fisher and Warren ‘Tor- remce, assault with-deadly weapon; Torrence plead guilty; Fisher found lty; Fisher fined $50 and cost; 4gment suspended as to Torrence. Im a case for retailing Torrence @uilty; fined $25 and cost. Walter Lawrence, carrying con- cealed weapon; plead guilty; prayer for judgment continued. Wallace Bailey, assault with Geadby weapon; plead guilty; pray- er for judgment continued. Wallace Bailey, selling liquor on Sunday, two cases; plead guilty; judgment suspended in one case; six months on roads in other. Judg- Meat was suspended in another case ageinst Bailey, charge being nuis plead guilty; prayer for judgmei eontinued on payment of cost. Welter Patterson, larceny receiving; plead guilty; months on roads. Winfield Jefferson, assault with eriminal intent; plead guilty to simple assault; two years on roads. This ie a case in which Jeffer- gon attempted to assault Mrs. Min- nie Bolton, in Sharpesburg town- ebip, about two weeks ago. Jeffer- ison had gone to the Bolton home when the husband was away and it was there the agsault was at- ‘tempted. George Sharpe, Walter Lawrence and Ed. Brockett, nuisance by Swearing; guilty; Sharpe fined $25 and cost; Brockett $20 and cost; Lawrence four months on roads. ». Lee Martin, disposing of mort- and twelve late. After he retired from the ed erty; eesen sus- management of business some goaded on payment of years ago, he continued to assist} “15, T. Freeze, slander; gontinu- his son, Mr J. P. Phifer, in the i latter's business. Last year Mr. ~ Dave Brown, larceny and receiv- Phifer moved with Mr. J. P. Phi- qelty twelve jena fer’s family fireat to Hickory, , | WA Osts nod” v. affray; eapias and continued to Oate and Hager; Simms call- \ed and fafled; ni ci sci fa and | capias. Chas. Eccles and Fred. Holmes, betting at cards; not guilty. Atthur Ewell, retailing; not guilty. Harvey Borders, assault with | deadly weapon; plead guilty; fined $10 and cost. In Borders was fined $20 and cost for carrying concealed weapon. Calvin Micholson, assault with deadly weapon; called and failed; ni ci sei fa and capias. A similar judg- | ment was entered in a case against Nicholson for carrying concealed weapons. R. S. Gherrill, assault with dead ly weapon; continued. Monroe Dishman, manufacturing \liquor; ealled and failed. R. . Kirkman, assault {deadly weapon; not guilty. Clarence King, larceny; guilty; Cleve McBride, Cuther Harpe, Jo. |\Cook, John Cook, manufacturing liquor; capias as to Cook; contin- |ued for defendants. | Ransom Jordan, rude conduct at church; plead guilty; prayer for |judgment continued on payment of | cost. ; Will Overcash and Elmore Miller; laffray; guilty; Overcash fined $15 amd half cost; Méller fined $25 ‘and hialf cost. P. 8. Torrencce, mortgaged property; W. J. Freeze, prosecutor, cost. Bud Myers, retaibing; plead |guilty; prayer for judgment contin- ued till next term of count on pay- ment of cost. Claude White, alias Neal, colored, charged with the murder of Lucy | Torrence, also colored, will be tried jtomorrow if the Combs case is out jot the way. Otherwise it will be 'taken up.Monday. Messrs. John jand@ Henry Lewis were appointed by |the court to defend him, it appear- ing that he has no counsel, | An Old-Time Colored Citizen Passes. Andy Alexander, one of the hest | known of the older colored citi- |zens of the towm, died at his home on Tradd street Wednesday after- ‘noon, For more than 30 years An- dy drove the express wagon to and from the railway station, while |the late W. C. Miller, Mr. M. C. Williams and Mr. R. K. Murdock were express agents. He retired from the express wagon several years ago and in recent years drove the “street sprinkker much of the time. Andy was faithful in his du- | (dep and was well liked by his white acquaintances. He is-survived by his wfie and several children THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of it. How the merit of a good thing | stands out in that time—or the worth- leaganése of a bad oné. So there's no Suesswork in this evidence of Thos Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: ‘I have used Dr. King’s New Discovery for 806 years, and ff’s the best cough and cold cure I ever used.’ Once it finds entrance in a home you can't pry with disposing of not guilty; taxed with it Out, Many families have used it for = 8. It's the most infallible throat lung medicine on earth. Unequated for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, q or sore lungs. Price 50c., $1.- 90. lal bottle free. Guaranteed by W. F. Hall. judg- | was sent to the roads fortwelve Bionths. ¢ Milton Kerr, retailing; pbhead eng . Brockett, drunk at vale Tom McLelland, Hub. McLeliand, | another case | MR. JULIAN K. MORRISON DEAD. The End Came Yesterday Morning —Well Known’ Business Man and Citizen. Mr. J. K. Morrison, one of the older residents of the town and long a prominent business man and citizen, died at his home on east Broad street at 5 o’clock yester- day morning. He tad been in feeble health for several years, gradually growing weaker. For several weeks he had been confined at home and his death was expected any hour. & The funeral services. will place at the First Associate Re- formed church this morning at 10 30, Pressly. JULIAN KNOX MORRISON. Jultiam Knox Morrison, who was popularly known as “J. K.” Morri- son, was born in_ Grenada, Miss., September 8, 1845, and lacked about a month of being 67 years old. He was a son of Wil- Ham Oscar Morrison and Eliza Knox. His parents, who were North Carolinians, moved back . to this State in 1853 and located on a farm in the edgé of Iredell, near Davidson College. died when Mr. Morrisof-was quite young and his earfy days were spent with his grandfather Knox, on the farm ed a schoo} in McDowell county ito. equip himeelf. for college but the civil war being on he found it necessary to return home and in 1864 he entered the Confederate army and remained until the sur- render. | In 1869 Mr. Morrison |Miss Mary Jane Johnson, of Cod- | dle Creek township, this county, jand in 1875 he moved from the |south Iredell farm to Statesville jand engaged in the mercantile business, first as a partner with |W. S. Phifer and later with Col. |J. Sidney Miller. Later his sons, married Messrs. Wm. and Eugene Morrison, jentered the business, which was first J. K. Morrison & Sons and later J. K. Morrison & Sons’ Co. They started the wholesale grocery Susiness in 1896 and built up a large and successful business. Some years ago, on account of _ feeble health, Mr. Morrison retired from active participation in the business. Mr. Morrison always took an ac- tive interest in pmblic affairs. While he was never an _ office- seeker he was for four years county coroner, 12, years a member of the board of aldermen and for 16 years a Member of the school board, for 14 years chairman of the board, a position he held at the time of his death. He was an earnest advocate of the estabish- ment of a graded school in States- ville and the school always had his earnest support. He was a public- spirited citizen, and every move- ment for the progress of the com- |munity, for its material or moral jbetterment, always had in him an jardent supporter. He contributed | liberally of his time and means for any good cause He was also active im Chufch work and for near 40 years had been an elder in the Associate Reformed Presbyte- rian Church. Mrs. Morrison died in 1906. Surviving are three sons and four daughters—Messtrs. William, Eu- geve and Julian Morrison; Mes- dames Dorman Thompson and A. J. Salley and Misses Lillian and Hal- lie Morrison, all of Statesville. Destroyed Illicit Distillery. | ‘The Alexander county moonshin- ers seem determined to do busi- ness despite the frequent raids of officers and subsequent destruction of the illicit distilleries. Deputy | Collector Davis, of Statesville, and Sheriff Adams, of Alexander, were out on another trip in the myoun- tains of Alexander Wednesday and found and destroyed a plant which had been in operation the night previous. The fire was still burn- ing in the furnace and the 50-gal- lon sheet iron stiN was hot. The still and fixtures and 400 gallons |of beer were destroyed. The offi- | cers have several good clues to the identity of the operators of | the Plants recently destroyed and jthey expect to make some arrests jere long. oe —Leonard Triplett, young son of Rev. O. W. Triplett, of “West Durham, who i@ spending awhile jwith his © grandparents, Mr. ~ and Mrs. C. C. Olark, at Bufola, under- wert treatment at the Sanatorium here two days this week for thaod poison which developed from the sting of.a bee. His condition is not serious. take | conducted by Rev. J. H. MR. RAMSEY H HURT AGAIN, Fell in the Store a and Broke the Same Limb That Was Brokem Thrde Years Ago. A serious accident and a very distressing one because of circum- stances, befell Mr. M. E. Ramsey late Wednesday afternoon when he fe in the store of the Ramsey- Bowles-Morrisen Co. and suffered a broken leg. The bone was snap- ped in two just above the knee of the right leg, the same limb which was broken near the ‘ankle a lit- tle over three years ago. The ac- cident occurred about 6.30 o’clock and Mr. Ramsey was alone in the building at the time, the store having closed for business at 6 o'clock. He stepped behind a coum- ter for some purpose and slipping on the oiled floor fell on bis right limb and was unable to rise. He calied for help and after about tem minutes attracted the attention of Mr. W. W. Walton, who had gone to the rear of the Ladies’ Furnish- ing Store to close the doors for the night. Looking through a rear window of the Ramsey-BowlesMor- rison Company’s store Mr. Walton saw Mr. Ramsey, spoke to him and was told by the injured man that en- trance to the store would have to be effected through the front door, the rear being locked. Mr. Walton hurried around the corner and aa he went called Mr. W. A. Thomes sy the two went to Mr. Ramsey’s ai Placing Mr. Ramsey on a coun- ter Mesers. Walton and Thomas no- tified his people and physicians. Dr. Long gave him temporary re- lief at the store and he was then taken to the Sanatorium, where the bone was set a short time later. It is thought that the injury will begin healing at once and that the victim can be removed to his ‘home after a few weeks. It will be a long time, however, before he can use the limb. It will be recalled that while at-~ tempting to stop a runaway horse on Davie avenue three years ago last Aprii Mr. Ramsey was knocked down by the horse and his right limb broken near the ankle. Ag that time he was confined at the §anatorium for ten weeks. Af- ter getting up he was forced to use crutches up to about 12 months ago, since when. he © has near Davidson. Mr. Morrison enter-|#°d & cane and was able to walk with little trouble. Knowing the injured limb would be easily hurt he was careful in walking” but de- spite this he had the misfortune to break the same limb at another point. Deep sympathy for him ia expressed on every sige. SURVEYING OUT THE ROADS. Work of Locating Wilkesboro Road is Completed Seven Miles Out, With Changes. County Engineer W. S. FPallis and assistants,who are busy locating aud surveying the roads which will first be improved as the result of the bond issue, this week completed the survey of the Wilkesboro road from the end of the macadam three and a half miles north of town—at the creek at Morrison’s miit—to Trinity chundh, ai distance of three and a half miles. Thia stretch of new road is now staked off and is ready for construction work to begin. The whole of the three and a habf miles is an en- tirely new route, the bocation being west of the old road and varying in distance from 200 yards to a quar ter of a mile from the old noad. The new survey will give an exoel- lent road with no grade in excess of four pet cent. while the pre- vailing grade is two and three per cent. Should the route surveyed for the road some time ago have been followed the grade would have been as high as five and three-fourths per cent. at some places. The new route is consid- ered far superior to any having previously been surveyed and preterable in every respect. Mr. Fallis will now turn his attention to further location work On the Central Highway route from Statesville to the Catawha river and location work on other routes. Within a short time the survey work on the Wilkesboro road will again be taken up where it was eft off seven milee jout from Statesville and continued toward the north. Complete sum veys ofthe Central Highway route and other roads to be improved wili of course be made as soon a&® possible and portions of the road staked off so that construc- tion work oan begin whenever the contracts are let. Mr. Fallis is assisted in the work |\by Mr. J. B. Roach, a civil en- gineer from Oxford, Miss., who is also associated with him.” in bis work in Franklin oounty, and Messrs. Smith Campbelk and Ross Scroggp, of this county, have po- sitions with the surveyors as chain men. Mr. Roach is now in Franklin county looking after the wonk he and Mr. Falhis stil have in charge there. The two engin- eers take time about booking after their work in the two counties, Mr. Roach spending most of his time in Franklin. Mrs. Fullia came to Statesyille this week and will remain ‘Tete with her husband, stopping at” Hotel ACCUSED OF STEALING! Tredel. EB. E. Chamberiain, of Clinton, Me, boldly decuses Bucklep’s “a —the fobs cuts, corns, Drulees, injuries of thelr error,” a healing remedy ite ist. Onty 260. at Wi “THE LANDMARK The New York mob that attack- “FRIDAY, August 4,. 1911, THE LOGIC OF PROTECTION. While Senator Cumiming,. insur- gent, of Iowa, was delivering ~ his speech in opposition to the reci- procity Dill, he stated that he gould not conceive of the wisdom of placing a duty of one hundred per cent. upon any article made in this country for the purpose of 80 stimulating its production that ft - might be made to supply the home demand against foreigners Who could produce it and sell it to us at half the price, but that any ar- ticle requiring that much protection ought to be given over to foreign production. Here Smoot, the Mor- “Mmon-trust .8. ator, interrupted to Bay that 300 percent. duty was nec eseary for the post-card business in this country, and that such high @uties were often wise. To this John Sharp Williams, of Mississip- pi, interrupted to reply, as follows: I should like to ask the Senator from lowa this question: If the theory of the Genator from Utah were followed out to its logical con- clusion, would it not lead us nec- esganily to a duty, pay, of 1,000 per eent. in order that oo a States might produce own ba- gants—under glass, probably—but they could be produced. Like Tom Carlyle, “I thank God that man- kind is not logical,” and I hope I can thank God that the Senator trom. Utah is not logical If, howev- er, his theory were carried out to its logical result, would it not lead to an absurdity just Mke that? If we are to pay 3800 per cent. ‘1a order that somebody may not have to go out of business of man- ufacturing postal view cards, in the name of God why logically whould we not pay a thousand per cent. in order that children may eat “American bananas,” patriotically waving the flag of the United States, while they consume them @t a dolar apiece? Commenting on the foregoing, the Carolina Democrat truly says: And that shows the abeurdity of protection. Its object is to in- ‘crease cost; as cost increases, fewer and fewer people can buy. Hence protection, in ite last analy- sis, is a scheme to make people have less to eat, leas to wear and less of the comforts of life. But the object of scientific invention, iy fact the object of all the pro gressive forces of civilization, are to make people have more of these eomforts and necessities. Hence is upeconomic, unscien- aud opposed to progress. Pro- tection is rotten in principle and @ebasing in practice. — @ispused to knock titles apd connection discusses the mis- the title of professor, thus: arises frém two Carélessness in speech misunderstanding of its cor- Some know better; a y do not. The title pro- correctly applicable only of departments in a col- r university, as, for in- , to the head of the English departnient, or history department, It is never applicable to a teacher ina public or graded school. A gentleman recently said to the Writer: “I have found a few who thought any one who held an A. B. from a college was a “profemor.’ This, of courae, is in- A great many people honestly ‘think that all male school teachers, especially those who teach in high schools, should be called “profess- or.” But it doesn’t stop at that. The singing school teachers, danc- ing masters, etc., lay claim to the title, fist as the com doctors and fake medicine venders call them- Belves doctor. The Landmark does- n’t believe in these titles and when it uses them it is (1) either be cause it thinks the title proper; or (2) because the man is better known by the title than without it, or (3) im the lighter vein. The News and Observer is right about these titles, but it cannot con- demn their improper application un- less it inchides the promiscuous end absurd use of “Honorable.” Some of the newspapers appear to think that every member of the Legislature is entitled to haveHon. written before his name; others use it as a form of flattery, even applying it to lawyers who have nev- er held an office; and especially is the prefix attached to all men who make political speeches. Really the misuse of the title professor is not so absurd as the promiscuous at- taching of Hon. to the names of crossroads orators, Glory be! The United States Senate continues the practice of vot- ing money out of the Treasury—the money of the people—as a matter of sentiment and graft, but the Present Democratic House is dis- posed to turn down the grafting schemis that have no foundation in right. or justice. For 30 yearsit has been a practice in Congress—an tf & Ne h d F L l i : a f indefensible practice—to vote an ex- tra month’s salary to employes. Fo!- lowing the custom the Senate at- tached the amount to the deficiency @eppropmation bill, but the House voted down the graft’ by 181 to 25 Glory to the House. Suoh action gives hope that habite of graft which ean be defended only as a custom and custom jig never a de fence if it is wrong, may be par- ed the motormigm and Gonductor of the car that ran over a child, was more conspicuous for nolse | than couragé, seeing that”a™lone police- man stopped the attack by arrest- ing one man. Gengrally the mob is ‘a coward and has courage only be- cause of numbers. When Congressman Webb gets a little spare time on his hands, ;it might be well for him to look frito the establishment of that weather station at Blowing Rock.—Char lotte Chronicle. ‘ Blowing Rock is in Congressman Doughton’s territory and Mr. Dough- ton will no doubt use his best ef- forts for the weather station at Blowing Rock if it is desired. In any event it is not proper to go over his head to a Congressman in another district about a matter in Mr. Doughton’s territory, - . s s s Some State Legislatures have chaplains who are paid a salary to open the sessions with prayer, just as each house of Congress has a salaried chaplain for that purpose. Rev. A. L. Tull, a retired Metho- dist minister, opened the session of the Wisconsin Senate with prayer and receivéd a check for $3 for the service. But it seems that the minigter was not pleased with the work of the Legislature and he re- turned the check in a letter that read as follows: . “T received your check for $3 for delivering ‘a prayer in the Sen- ate. I thank you and the Senate for the courtesy, but return it. Really, it seems as if the $672 pnid for prayer during the session was lost money. As the Legislature did such ‘rotten’ vga = temperance measures, it indicates that not a single prayer reached the Lord for the promotion of temper- ance. I have been sunk in debt for six weeks and need the money worse than others of them,but not such money.” s es s Times of stress show what’s in folks. If they’re the right kind, noble and unselfish, these quali- ties will shine. If they’re nenrow and mean and selfish, these quali- ties will show. While Chariptte was in the throes of a water fam- ine citizens were appealed to to pave every drop of water possible; to leave off watering lawns and flowers and the use of water for any pur- Dose except for drinking and nec- essary domestic purposes. It would seem that common decency should have suggested that this appeal should be heeded. The cit} was prac- tically at the mercy of the flames and in danger of a pestilence. But all didn’t heed. The Observer says that numerous people, some of them called prominent, heedless of every condition except their own selfish desires, continued to sprinkle lawns and use water for Ober than necessary purposes, de- spite the critical situation. These are the type of people who would in time of famine rob a child of a crust of bread or a cup of water; who would in danger be heedleas of everybody save thewselve. The least that can be said of this type ig that they’re very undesirable cit- izens. . es s s If one is to judge by the talk in time of stress, * is rare that the right people are in command when danger threatens. While the water famine was on in Char- lotte many people were writing the newspapers, or talking to reporters, telling how the situation might have| been avoided if their ideas had heen carried out, or how the day could be saved at once if their advice was followed. The city officials seemed to be doing their best and they took care of the situation with a fair degree of promptness— did as well, no doubt, as anybody could under the circumstances. But if we are to believe what they say, there are many citizens in Char lotte who, if they had been in Charge of affairs, would not only have avoided a water famine but would have hiad the streets run- ning like rivers even had the Ca- tawba river gone dry. This wasted taleat is found in every communi- ty. Charlotte is mentioned because circumstances there brought it to light recently. It’s a pity that this taleut,. which is always up and dreased and could, if given the op portunity, Manage every situation without a hitch; foresee all disas- ters and be prepared for them—it’s a great pity and one of the strange things in our economy, that this tal- eut is usually allowed to rust and waste for lack of opportunity. e s . It was the late Benjamin Harri” son, who, one time referring to Indianapolis, his native city, gave it wide publicity by decharing that “it was no mean city.” His utter- ance became a catchphrase, and |mMany other aspiring communities took it and applied it unto them- |scelves. Without being accused of plagiariam, then, we can really ap-, \Dly it to Asheville, and in the ;Many rich promises to be found in the future we can truly claim that “Asheville is no-mean city.’’—Ashe- tally eliminated sf not wholly exter-| Ville Citizen, minated. ' Now what do you think of that? OOMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS Benjamia Ha Apostle to the Gertiles. “chief captain of the band” and @ company of soldiers. And when captain the latter sald: before these days madest an up roar, and leddest out into the wil- murderers? =o “But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.’’ Read Acts 21:38-40. The Increased Assessment is $28,- 449,569. Raleigh Dispatch, July 29. The increase in the tax valuation of railroad property in North Qaro- lina, the reassessment of which is just completed by the corporation commission is $28,449,569,the total assessment being raised from $86,- 780,15 to $115,229,684. The rail road mileage is 4,576 miles. The Southern Railway gets the biggest assessments, its owned and leased lines aggregating $46,641,696 being increased from $34,073,201. The Southern mileage is 1,333 mile of which 590 miles is owmed and the remainder leased. The Atlantic Coast Line assessment is increased from $28,434,900 to $32,995,567. The Seaboard Air Line gets a raise from $12,500,000 to $17,500,- 000. The Coast Line mileage is The valuation per mile is increas- ed from $20,268 to $29,075 for the Seaboard; from $30,000 to $34,821 for the Coast Line. The Southern assessment per mile is increased from $30,000 to $40,000 on owned lines. There are 49 railroads classed as miscellaneous roads that have 1,- 694 miles, the total assessment on which is increased from $11,772,014 to $18,082,421. These include the Norfolk & Southern with 397 miles increased in assessment from $4,- 021,050 to $5,303,250, an@ tts leased Atlantic & North Oarolina division of 87 miles advanced from $1,223,600 to $1,479,055. The Dur- bam and Southern, advanced from $475,000 to $1,217,000; the Dur- ham & Charlotte and Durham and South Carolina retain former as- sessment; the Norfolk & Western gets an increase from $1,534,544 to $1,959,633; Winston-Salem South bound with 87 miles, is assessed $1,973,700; Carolina & Northwest- ern advanced from $591,000 to $837,769. ed lines, the North Oarolina rail- road gets the biggest assessment, this being advanced from $10,573,- 762 to $15,636,703, the valuation Per mile being $70,056.91: the North Carolina Midland comes in for an increase from $838,080 to $1,100,000. A number of the short branch lines of the Southern retain their former valuation. STATE NEWS. WL. Watson, a Raleigh lawyer, has been elected police justice of tat city to succeed Thos. Badger, Geceased. Officer Nelms, of Wilmington, who killed a colored man when the latter resisted arrest, was exon- erated at the preliminary hearing. Mr. John Donaldson, formerly in railroad service in Salisbury, but who had ween yardmaster at Mon- Toe for the Seaboard Air Line railroad, was found dead in his bed in that town ‘Monday morning... He was apparently in his usual health when he retired Sunday night. imuisH.Britt,a North Carolinian, said to be fromLouisburg orRabeigh, or both, was sentenced to a year fn the penitentiary, in Richmond, this week, for obtaining a diamond ring under false pretence. After being sentenced he tried to jump from a second story window but of- ficers caught him. Clarence, better known as “Kia” Morris, was arrested Monday in Cincinnati at the instance of Attor- ney R. O. Everett, of Durham, from whom Morris is accused of having received $800 by forgery, he having forged~the name of his sister to the real estate security given the lawyer for the loan. Morris bears a bad reputation. The house, barn and @ schoo} building, all the property of H,. Clay Grubb and located in Duvid- Tuesday. The fire originated in the kitchen of the of the contents of the residence were burned. The lve stock and vehicles were saved from the barn. The loss is estimated at about 000, partially covered by insurance, ————— this ohrase in connegtion with In- Cilanapolis, but Benjamin Harrison never thought of claiming it as his own, and would have heen astonish- ed to have it ascribed to him. Be- mg a Presbyter'*n eMer and a stu- dent of Scripture, Benjamin Harri- s0n Was Sippy quoting the Great Whea Paul went to Jerusalem and report- ed to James und the elders “‘what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry,” and lat- er’ went into the temple, the Jews fell opon him, seized him, beat him and would probably have killed him had he not been rescued by the “Art not thou that Bayptian,who derness four thousand men that were RAILROAD VALUATION ADVANCE 947 and the Seaboard 601 miles | Among the Southern railway leas- S0n county, were burned about noon residence while dinner was being (Prepard and most. $20,- Toxaway Under The yroperty of the Toxa way Company, at Lake Totaway, includ- ing the Toxaway, Fairfizid and Sapphire Lotela, together with about 27,000 acres of land,was sold in Asheyilie Monday, says the Oit- izen, under a decree of the Circuit Court of the Unit-d States for tag western district: cf North Carolin., to satisfy a ceed o” trust or firat mortgage for bonds to the amount of $272,000, These bonds are held by EB. H, Jenaings, of Pittsburg, a representative of whom bid jn the property for $100,000. Charlotte Observer, let | ~ Owing to the low head of water in the Catawba river and the ina- bility of the auxiliary steam plant in Greenville to operate and in op- der to maintain service on {ts public utilities, the Southemn Power Gom- pany yesterday called up all of the mills and manufacturing eatablish- ments to which it furnishes motive power and secured their consent, which was willingly given, to a cur- tailment of operations for a few days. This means that ali of the milis using the Catawba juice shut down yesterday and will remain closed to- day in order to afford theSouthern Power Company time to repair its steam plant in Greenville and also to catch up on water in the Cataw- Paul sought to speak to the chief | pa The failure of the auxiliary plant to work was not due to any want of efficiency in the motors or gener ators,but was caused by a cave-in of the brickwork that surrounds the boilers The low head of water in the Catawba was due to two causes, one to the drought, which is the fiercest in the history of the river, and the second ‘was the action of the power companies and manufacturing es tablisbments higher up the river in shutting down their dams over Suiday to get a full supply. Mon- day and Tuesday are always the hardest days that the operating de ak has, and it is believed ne by a over this difficulty that everything will be in shape for thé future. Tne power company officials are reaping the reward now of their foresight in providing the big aux- ‘iary steam plant in Greenville, al- though it is out of commission just at the present time. TheGreensboro plant,which is a duplicate of the Greenville plant, both of 10,000 horsepower capacity, lacks but a few weeks of being finished. When this plant is finisied it will be a great help in such emergencies. While no figures are procurabbe as to the number of mills that closed down yesterday, it is understood to have been approximately 100. Esti- Mating these at 10,000 spindles each, it will be seen that 1,000,000 spindles were idle. —————kz—<—£_£———— Dr. R. 8. Young, of Conoord, fa- ther of Dnaign Robt. gs. Young, Jr., who recently placed the young offi- cer m a sanitarium for treatment, following his disappearance from bis vessel in New York, has been instructed by the Navy Department to have the young officer report to the commandant of the Norfolk Na- vy Yard when he is Physically able to do so. <A court of inquiry will probably be necessary to determine what action, if any, shall be taken in the cage. FEMALE COLLEGE. The Art course will be taught by Miss Margaret M. Scott. It isvery thorough and complete It consists of Pen and Ink Sketching, Crayon Work, Water Col- ore, Oil Painting and China Painting. The college owns a Revelation China kiln which is used by Miss Scott in firing China that has been painted in thecollege. Pricesare reasonable. See catalogue. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C.. chew for men. g00d—be tter sie eae ever, No spice to make your tongue sore—no excessive sweetening to Tt will not cost any more than an inferior cart. Loyd’s Princess Carts with automatic collapsable top that opens and closes with the cart in motion. Roller bearing wheels. Back hinged on inde- pendent springs. Cush- ion seat, with heavy padded back. Sideand back curtains are detach- able. Wheel fenders. Auto dash. Heavy rub- ber tired wheels Come in and examine this cart for yourself. Ask about our easy payment plan. Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, UNDERTAKERS. EMB8ALMERS. Day "Phone 400 Night b Phone 1258. GUARANTEED NOT TO BREAK. 25c., 35¢., 50¢e. and 75c. See Window Display of This Comb. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. to at Trou N. C., R. F. D, No, 1, on or before the | July, 1912. or this notice will be plead a All persons indebted tate w' lease make immediate ment. . i F 1avin. Administrator of Irvin. W. A. Bristol. Att'y. July 18, 1911. JOHN C. DYE, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in{Mills Building. Office hours 9 to 12 a. m., 2. to 5 p. m. Phones: Office 458; Residence 1133. Good Old Summer-time Is here, and attendant with it, are numerous eye troubles. If bright sunlight affects your eyes, or causes you to squint— it is a sure sign of some irregu- larity of the vision. A lense properly fitted to the eye re- duces the pupil to its normal size and you SEE ALL RIGHT FEEL ALL RIGH R. F. Henry's The On the Square. Polk Gray Drug Co., *Phones 109 and 410. Hand Painted Serves the double pur- pose of lending artistic beauty to the home and giving a distinctive, luxu- riant air, and the use of it as a decoration is extreme- ly good taste.. Our stock is complete and our prices °: are reasonable. Copyright 1909, by C. EB. Zimmerman Co.--No. 45 R. H. RICKERT & SON. 08000560 000006 “9 50 PER WEEK Is “Y NEW DEPOSIT.” That’s what a boy said Saturday morning at Breakfast about his new savings deposit. And he earns only $3.00 WEEKLY depositing only $2.00. Can you do as well as the boy— ee o Seat: of oe salary? That deposit alone for a year will an $130.00 him 4 per cent. for this money in our Savings Department. oars rONly a sea beginning. Yes. But Great Results. Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Statesville, STATESVILLE, N. C. ville, M. ©,, has ted BOV® for Cottege and for rte. BINGHAM, Sere reenenie for'vie » ts, and ALONE in the U. 8. offers a ree MO TRIP TICKET from anywhere within 1500 miles to any parent who, on in. ; t vi that its pairs of OME STORY brick rooms, separated by & parapet pea emt L. are the BEST for Health, Sanitation, Ventile and aay against Fee, iTes Send for Catalogue or come and see, COL/R. riven Supt., K. F. D. No. 100 Real Estate For Sale { Only a short distance from Cool , where good school is es- we have for sale 100acre farm with 6-room house and the usual out- One half of this tract of land isin timber. Can be sold at a reasonable price and on reasonable terms. Another farm containing 118 acres, in Sharpesburg township, with 7-room house, cribs, barn, sheds, etc. Twenty-five acres in pur, fenced with chestnut rails. acres in orchard, Prices right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, 656x237. Jenkins & Wagner, men, Tage pean Office: 129 Water street. "PHONE: 282. August’ 4,° 1911. LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. Arrival and Departure of Traine at Statesvilic. ‘ ‘ WRSTERN ROAD. Train No. 11, west-bound, due 10.20 a. u Train No, 21, weat-boun 3.26 Train No. Train No, 36, f Trains No. 22, eaei-bound, due 1.20 p. m. ta No. 12 t-Wound, due 6.45 m. TA RLOTTS AND TAYLORSVILLE. Chariotte, No, 16 ar. 9.60, leaves 11.00 a.m 24 ar. $28, leaves 8.35 p.m From Taylorsville. Train No. 23 ar. 10.10, aves 11.00 a.m Train No. l are €.26, leaves 6.45 p. m. . ON SALE.—The Landmark is on tale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; by The Landmark carrier and at The Landmark office, 120 west Broad street. Three cents the copy. Correspondence of The Landmark. Loray, July 31—~Misses Mary and Leia Stevenson delightfully enter tained their many friends Fridey evening at their pretty country home. The lawn, with its bright \Mgbts, attractive tables and merry guests, presented a pleasing scene. Misses Stevenson are attrac tive girls and proved that they were capable of entertaining in a most delightful way. Mrs. B. © .Cook who have spent the greater part of the summer at Mr. L. E. Hed- rick’s, will return to their home in Charlotte this morning. Dr. Jay MecLeliand leaves this week for Afton, Tenn., where he goes to practice his profession. Mre. A. C. Sharpe’s friends will be glad to know that her health is and children, improving. Flowers fo: Funerals you want ” , i something yea ‘‘different,’’ call on feettus. Our expert de-[% Me signers will get it sup for you. We have in our warehouse a stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS. They have been careful- ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Morrison Produce & Provision Co, Misses Mary Sharpe, Jessie Mc- Lelland and Messrs. John Watts and Pryor Sharpe composed a party who attended the Mooresville pic nic. The drought continues. We are in great need of rain and farmers are very much discouraged about their crops. —————————S— A Daylight Bank Robbery That Failed. Three masked men robbed the First National bank of Harlem, Mont. ,Monday, but the man who cartied the booty was killed and the money recovered. As they en- tered two of them with revolvers am, the only persons in the bank. The third went behind the counter and filled a sack with $10,- C00 ‘n gold and other money «from the counter and the vault, which was open Persons outside the bank noticed nothing wrong until one of the robbers, evidently nervous, aocciden- tally fired a revolver. This brought the town marshal to the back door of the bank. As he entered one of the robbers fired at him. The marshal fired, killing the man, who was just going out with the money. The other two ran from the building, mounted their horses and rode off at full speed. Mrs. Scroggs’ Visiting Her Brodher —Sick Child Better. Correspondence of The Landmark. Mre R .A. Scroggs, of Washing- ton, D C., is visiting her brother, Mr. B. C. Talley. Before returning \to her home Mrs. Scroggs will | Visit her sister, Mrs. Fitch, in Cas- well county. | Master Columbus Watt, son of i\Mr. T G. Watt, who has had fe {Yer for some time, is improving. | Coacord Tewnship. ———eee es |BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA- TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, | As mercury will surely destroy the } Sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it ; through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- cies should never be used except on pre- | 8criptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten-fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- jed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., Home Electric Co. General Electrical Contractors Estimates Furnished All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC CO., A.D. COOPER, Manager. |contains no mercury, and is taken in- jternally, actigg directly upon the blood jand mucous surfaces of the system. In |buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure {you get the genuine It is taken tn- |ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by iF. J. Cheney & Co Testimonials free Sold by Druggists. Price, per | bottle. | Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa- tion. COOL SPRING ACADEMY. A HIGH TYPE of Preparatory School for both | sexes. Established 1898. Quiet country lo- | cation. Well trained and experienced teachers, ry reasonable. Fan . Expenses ve September 11, 1911. ‘or particulars, address JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N. C., R. F. D No, 2. August 1, 1911, WOOD _SAW. T5c, course Term WwW CAROLINA, | tn she Superior Court redell County, . } ‘ore the Clerk Een C. Boyd va, John Brown, Frank Robt, , Thomas Barkley, Henry Lf te Lackey and Mr Lackey. her Mire 8 A. Boyd, deceased. whose will take notice that a special p commenced in the Superior Court of we Peo eek oe jerk Superior Court. L. C, Caldwell, Atty, for Petitioner. July 11, 1911. Boyd, fo ei A’ Murdoch and J. ¥. Murdoch, her hus- band, Matilda Brown and John Brown, her hus- Ready to saw wood. Why not let me saw yours? I also have stove wood for sale at all times. J.J. BRAWLEY. August 1—16t... ’Phone 1136, cae aaa ee eet nieeeaaneD $800 _ FOR $100! Cotton Gin, Press, Wagon Scales, Cot- ton Suck, Steam Engine. Corn Mill, 60 feet of Shafting, Belting, ete. All for $100; worth $300. G. W. TEMPLETON, Aug..}. Troutman, R. F. D. No. 2. Oak Ridge Institute, Prepares for College, for Business, for Life. A healthful a here pervades this’ Strong juences. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. jrium orphanage covered the cashier and his assist | REORIPTS FROM THE PIONIO. ‘A Good For the ' Orphans— Secale Social and Personal N 4 Cussnean dence of The Landmark. Mooresville, July %1—The Ba- picnic last Thure- day was a great success in every way. Thousands of people throng- ed the streets of Mooresville and the crowd was vari estimated from 8,000 to 10,000. The dust was fearful, but didn’t seem to mar the pleasure of those who came to help the orphans. Music was fur- nished by the Mooresville Military Band. A concert was given by the orphans at 10 a. m, after which Mr. E. R. Preston, of Oharlotte, delivered a very interesting humorous address, which was 4- joyed by the large crowd present. Dinner was served at 1 o’clock and the gross receipts from all sources were about $1,100. Friday evening from 8.30 to 11 o'clock Miss Nadine Brawley enter- tained a number of friends in hon- or of her guest, Miss Margaret Hudson, of Matthews. The yard and porch were brilliantly lighted with Japanese lanterns and thé evening was spent very pleasantly in a work basket contest, after which several musical selections were renderd by Misses Julia Mc- Ninch, of Charlotte, Mabel Bost, of Chapel Hill, and Lucile Williamson. Deliciotis ices were served. Miss Lucile Williamson charm ingly entertained a number of friends at-a garden party Saturday morning on the lawn at Mrs. J. E. Brawley’s. Cubical hearts was played and the prize, a beautiful hand-painted bonbon dish,was won by Miss Julia McNinch, of Obar- lotte, while the consolation, a box of candy, fell to Miss Charlie Tom- lin, of Statesville. Delicious cream and cake were served. Misses Jette Brawley and guest, Julia Mo Ninch, poured punch in a cozy oor- ner in the yard. Wednesday evening, at her home ou Academy street, Miss Mary Deaton entertained in honor of her house guest, Miss Ruth Barber, of Cleveland. The home was beau- tifully decorated for the occasion. ln an-interesting contest Miss Cary Wilson and Mr. Jack White were the champions and the prizea beau- tiful stick pin, was given to them, which they presented to the guest of honor. Dainty ices were served aud a most delightful evening was speut with this charming hostess aud attractive visitor. Miss Estelle Hawthorne enter- taiued a number of friends Friday eveniug Various games were played anda most enjoyable evening was spent with this charming young hostess Mr. A A. Wall, of Danville, Va., has returpeg to Mooresville and will make his nome with his brother, Mr. W. J. Wall Misses Alice and Bertha Miler, of Stony Point, and Miss Sadie Miller, of Statesville, are visiting Misses Edna and Hattie Miller. Mr. David Scroggs, of Arkansas, is here spending some time with relatives Mrs. J, W. Kistler and little relatives here. Mra. Mack Johnston, of Charlotte, is the guest of her father, Mr. W J. Horton, on Academy street Mrs. Annie Murdock, of States ville, is visiting here. Misses Thornburg and Kate Wiley of Bessemer City, are the guests of M'ss Lula Moose. Mr. Frank Moore was called to Wilm'ngton Monday to the bedside of his mother, who its ill. Mrs Henry Miller, of ville, is visiting her geister, ©. I. Bradley. Misses Lutie Henley and riam Gryder, of Charlotte, Jz Phifer, of Monroe; Miss Wilma Ste- vens, af Matthews, and Miss Ruth Barbe-, of Cleveland, are visiting here, Miss Marjorie Lockman, of Ter rellis visiting her aunt,Mrs. Louis: Gabriel } Mr. Thomas Kerr, of Charlotte, is | visiting his sister, Mra. Robert John- | ston Miss Lilian Brown is epending some ‘time with friends in Ten- nessee . | Misses May Thompson and Rewua Potts, of Davidson, are visiting Mrs Jo. White. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kistler, of Charlotte, are guests of friends here Mrs. E. W Brawley and chil- dren have returned home from(Con- cord) where they were the guests of Mrs. Hill Prepest. States Mrs Mi Dress Caught Fire While Riding in Buggy—Fatally Burned. Kinston Dispatch to Raleigh News and Observer. Sunday aftemoon while ret ing from church in a buggy wit! of Greene county, sustained bums which proved fatal. They head been attending a Su: day school convention at Hull's Cross Roads church and had started home, when suddenly the young lady’s dress was discovered to be ca fire. She jumped from the bug gy and ran through the woods in a panic, and thus fanned the flames Her compaulosn ran after ail overtook her, and made heroic + forts to subdue the flames, sustain- | ing burns on his hands, which wil! probably mark him for life, but | when the flames were quenched the young lady’s body was so horri- bly burned that there was no hope of recovery. She was hurried home, where she died at 3 o'clock Mon- day morning. Mr. Garris, the young lady's com- panion, does not smoke and had not used a matoh for any purpose. itis supposed. that while they were in the church some one had occu- pled the buggy while smoking, and in thie way set fire to some hay un- der the buggy seat, which smoulder- ed until fanned into flames by the motion of the buggy and thus set tire to the young lady's dress. ee aS. A. well known Des Moines woman af- suff daughter, of Charlotte, are visiting _| doyner. J. B. Garris, Mise Maggie Suggs, | into a fearful blaze. | Correspondence of The Landmark. Shinsville, July 31—Mr. Everette Denny, of Concord, spent yeater- day with friends here. ~ Mrs. John Moore, of Concord, @pent last week here with her Parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Over- cash Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Rowe, Miss Blanche and Mr. Lee Rowe, of Jack @onville, Fla., and Mrs. A. E. Rowe, of Newton, spent several Gays here last week with Mr. Rowe's sister, Mrs. P. A. Shinn. Mas. Shinn left yesterday for a visit of ten days to friends and relatives at Newton aud Hickory, Rey. R. PP, Eubanks, the rector, will hold a mission at St. James, beginning on Wednesday before the second Sunday in August. There will] be two services each day— at lle. m. and 8 p m Holy com Munion at the Morning service on Sunday. The public is cordidlly in- wited to attend this series of serv- fees. Mr. Eubanks is a very able preacher and no doubt will have large congregations. Mrs. E. R. Kennedy and two chil- Gren, who have had fever for about three months, are able tq be moved to the home of Mrs. Kennedy’s fa- ther, Mr. J. €. Overcash. We are now passing through one of the most severe droughts that has visited this community, probably since 1845. The south prong of Withers’ creek has been running dry for three weeke about 6 o'clock in the afternoon until the past week, when it has been dry all the time. The swamp and ditches are dry, the springs and wells are getting very low, and if the dry weather continues very bong we are going to have a water famine right here. As to the crops, we have made @ zood wheat crop; oats almost a failure: corn crop a failure also. We venture to gay that unless it rains, and that soon, there will not be corn enough raised in this sec- tion to fatten the hogs that are in the community. Early planted cot- ton will probably make a half crop. Late planted will hardly make any- thing The pastures have been burnt up by the dry weather and it’s our opinion that there will be @ lot of stock offered for sals s00n. Political, Religious and Industrial Bigots Afraid of Freedom. Hickory Democrat. In the Senate the other day Senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, closed a fine debate on | the tariff, in which many Senators | had talked of ‘destroying’ the wa@pl industry, by this peroration: “Why, my friends, men in re- ligion, men in trades, men in pol- itics, have been afraid of freedom ever since the world began. God Al- mighty seems to be the only being @nywhere who is not afraid of freedom and not afraid to give i: to Hie creatures. He gives it :to ore an extent that He lets us wrong if we will—even to that extent. From the beginning relig- j\fous bigots have been afraid of it, | political bigots have been afraid |of it and industrial bigots have been afraid of it. And yet, whenever it comes, we find it stimulates hn- Man enterprise, human intelligence, human amibition, and human indus try, to such an extent that it More than compensates for what seems to be the plain and palpable and obvious immediate losses by | it.” | Serious Fire at East Bend. = | _ Winston Journal. | Fire Saturday night destroyed the| store’ building and stock of goods | of Davis & Company, the residence | of Mr. Bruton Davis, the residence | of Mrs. J. G. Joyner and the con- fectionery store of R. G. Patterson, | at East Bend, Yadkin county. The fire started about 10.45 o’elock in the Gokien Belt Tobacco | Bag agency, but the origin is un-} known. Fed by a_ stew6ng wind, | the flames spread toDavis& Compa- ny’s store, which was very near, and then caught Mr. Davis’ house. | The flames crossed an alley to the | Past Bend Refreshment Company’s | store and Mrs. Joyner’s home next | canght. Within an hour and a half} the buildings were all burned to} the ground. | The total damage will probably | amount to $20,000, with very little} insurauce. Mr. Davis was the great- est loser, his'stock of goods being | worth $10,000 or $12,000 and in-| sured for about one-third of its} value All of the other people | jhad some insurance except Mfrs. | Can't Sell Liquid Malt. Raleigh Dispatch. There has developed in -many quartens a fear that there was a loop~-hole in the legislation of the recent Legislature that would place as objectionable as near-beer Ba- lloons in the State in spite of the |near-beer gprohi bition aot, in that }section 61 of the revenue act pro- vides a licenge tax of $10 = for “selting malt.”’ It was insisted by some that sheriffs and other offi- cials would be obliged to issue li- for the sale of malt liquors junder this act. However, the ques- tion has been put up to the At- torney General and he has ruled that section 61 applies only to dry malt under strict interpretation and not to liquid malts. This ques- tipn has been raised recently in several sections of the State, but the ruling of the Attorney Genera) pute an eod to any hopes of the | cen8e might give them a “toe-hold”’ maintaining malt saloons in stead of tear-beer saloons. Seemed to Give Him a New Stomach. “I suffered intensely after eating and mo medicine or treatment I tried seem- @4to do any good,” writesHi.M. Young- itor of The Sun, Lake View, “The. first few doses of Cham- Stomach and Liver Tablets surprising relief and the #eo- to give me 4 .tew good health.”’ FOR SAL Three small farms nicely located for trucking and ing, red land, level and productive; healthy location, borhood, near school and churches, on the macadamized six miles from Statesville: No; 1. 48 acres, six-room two-story dwelli out buildings; fine spring and spring house; tion and meadow, good orchard. No. 2./ 87 acres, 45 acres in cultivation, balance in woodland. No 3. 98 acres,. Four-room house, 50 acres in cultivation, balance in woodland. Prices right, terms easy,. A fine opportunity to secure a most desirable farm. Call on or write, Statesville, N. C., neigh: road, large barn and acres in cultiva- ERNEST 6. OFFICE NO. 1, MILLS BUILDING. “The Mil Will Ni with the water that has passed,” for the old mill has had its day of usefulness. It can no longer compete with the modern mill which is equipped with up-to. date machinery for handling grain economically. CRYSTAL FLOUR is the highest product of modernmilling. This;Flour is clean. It makes bread that suitsevery taste. Try it. STATESVILLEFLOUR MILL COMPANY PIANOS AND ORGANS! $150 to $600. to to to to Organ, $175. uta,’’ a new style instru- New Pianos from Second-hand Pianos from New Parlor Organs from Second-hand Parlor Organs from New Church Organs from One beautiful second-hand Chicago ood order, for $40. Price when new ne good Weser Piano slightly scarred for Call and see the Weiss ‘‘ ment, easily played, price $1.50. J. S. Leonard, Music Dealer, 512 Center Street. in We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the market, and you must have first class tools to be ea first class farm- er. Itis a waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. The farmers who made the big crops of wheat this year plowed their land with the genuine Oliver Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow your land with this kind of plow. The time to buy isnow. The place, you all know. = FARMERS Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. Joly 11, 1911, Hf you want to buy a good Watch see me. If you want your Watch cleaned right see me, | If you can’t your Watch see me. If you want a Kodak just see me. H. B. WOODWARD KE LANDMARK TURSDAY AND FRIDAY. EDITOR AND OWNER | WEST BROAD STREET. | RIPTION PRICE: ONE YEAR........ . $2.00! SIX\ MONTHS 1.00} THREE MONTHS .. = FRIDAY, « 2 OFFICE: | 1911 August 4, PROTECTION IS SPECIAL PRIVI- LEGE. — Commenting on the attitude of Senator Simmons, the Carona that | Democrat says it recognizes there is a difference of opinion on | this subject among Democrats and that it must be settled before the; party can expect the full indorse- | ment of the American people, and further: “But at the same time we must enter a protest against the atti- tude of any Democrat who places hls inflwence at the disposal of the protection sentiment anywhere and any time. Our conviction is that Senator Simmons has made a se rious mistake in this matter, as he @id in advocating the ship subsidy idea. There is no room for a sec- ond party of protection. The Re publican party has pre-ocoupied that field. Believing, es we do, that there will never be any rea? tariff reform until the idea of pro- tection ie repudiated—-we must pro- test at all times egainst any Demo- erat giving aid and comfort to the theory of protection. The way of reform leads straight against all epecial privileges of any kind and protection is the mother of the privilege idea. Hence, to fight pro- tection sometimes merely by cutting “down a schedule, and endorsing the idea at another time, is like the faction of a farmer would be were he to go into his field and here and there out off the top of a weed, fnstead of putting his plow to the furrow and tearing up the roots of all.’’ John Sharp Williams, who is mmong the very ablest men in or @ut of Congress, stated the Demo- cratic position a few days ago in these words: * But if the school of ¢conomical thought to which the Senator from Mississippi belongs ever gets in power. the Senator from Missis- Sippi will try, to the best of his ability, to regulate taxation in ac ordance with the needs of the goverument and not in accordance with the needs of private enter- prise, and he will try his best to divorce big business from govern- ment and government from it. He will try his best to have the gov- ernment of the United States walk “in a pathway which will convince the world that it is.a government and nvt a silent partner in a firm of hot-houses of private business. He will try to-have taxation so lev- fed that the government may have abundant revenue to do everything which ‘t ought to do constitution- ally and yet at the same time not to prostitute the taxing power for the purpose of putting dollars by leg- islation inté the pocket of any man, nO maiter how great and no mat- ter how humble, whether he is a farmer or a manufacturer or a miner. —— Editor Stroud, of the Mocksville Record, sticks to his assertion that Gen. Wm. R. Davie was never Governor of North Carolina, the wtatement in Wheeler’s history to the contrary. The editor says: We made the assertion in our last issue that William R. Davie ‘was never Governor of North Car- olina, and we are still sticking to it. If Mr. Click will examine the Tecords at Edenton, N. C., which have been corrected by Hon. K, P. Battle, of Chapel Hill, he will find that Gamuel Ashe was elected and ®Berved as Governor from 1795 to 1799, in which year Benjamin Wil- Mame was elected and served until 2802, Im that year J. Baptist Ashe was elected, but died before being Qualified, and Jas. Turner was then elected. In 1807 Benjamin Williams was again elected Govern- or. Will some of the State's histo- rlans come forward and settle this dispute? ee The Landmark had figured that Gov. Vardaman would win in the Mississippi senatorial primary, bas- ing its calculations on the fact that in a former race so able and popular a man as John Sharp Wil- Bams won over Vardaman by less than 1,000 votes. But while ex- Pectation has in a measure dulled the disappointment caused’ by the result, to use a good North Caro- Mna phrase, we “hate ft.” ————XX____ The Landmark has neglected to Way earlier, as it intended, that the Charlotte Observer’s Interurban BiMition, issued last week, was afi @xcellemt piece of newspaper work. = | ure which passed, but | Democratic ‘viewpoint probably it iwould have been better had the loriginal gone through. lTexas to geal with Bailey,but it can If Senatér Bailey bad tgone with his party, or had Hoa. Smith, of Georgia, been on the jod, the farmers’ free tiet dill as |it passed the House would have jpassed the Senate. There may be not so much difference between the 50 | originay and the compromise meas- from the It is for be said by anybody, for it's a fact, that Mr. Smith had no business to permit himself to be elected to the Senate unless. he was going i there to attend to his duties. Seems | that lof the hog to hold on to one job after having accepted another. The Landmark had formed an idea that Congressman Oscar Un- derwood, of Alabama, was a good one. Now that he has poblicly “cussed out" Col. Bryan the good opinion of bim is confirmed. EEE Greensboro is styiving to get in- to the Mmelight. The Record claims that Beulah Binford, the wo- murder case in Richmond, lived in Greensboro. once Mr. Underwood Denounces Mr. Bry- an. Washington Dispatch, 4th. Standing upon chairs, waving bandkerohiefs and yelling at the tops of their voices, Democratic Representatives today acclaimed Representative Oscar W.Underwood, of Alabama, Democratic leader of the House, when he fired a verbal Broadside at William Jennings Bry- ap for criticising his position on ex- tension of the tariff revision pro- gramme, It was the most remarka- ble scene in the House since the beginaing of the extra session of Congress. date of the Democratic party for wood denounced Mr. Bryan's state- Ment as false, defended his (Un- of the dron and steel tariff sched- ules, and said Bryan had placed up- on every Democratic member im- Plications unfounded in fact. He called on his Democratic colleagues of the ways and means committee for corroboration of his attitude in committee and im caucus. Mr. Underwood was backed up in a similarly striking speech by Rep- resentative Kitchin, of North Caro- lina, long a devoted friend of Bry- an. Mr. Kitchin expressed sur- prise that any. Democrat should so malign Mr. Underwood and the party. It all came about from a publish- ed interview, which purported to be “authorized” by Mr. Bryan, de- claring it was time Democratic Leader Underwood was ‘“unmask- ed.”” —_—_—_——_ The Reidsville Contempt Case. Greensboro Record. Mr. A. L. Brooks, a prominent at- torney of this place, is just now engaged in a novel legal battle. He was of counsel for a minister of the Primitive Baptist church at Reidsville, who, because of a newspaper criticism of the record- er o° that town, was cited for con- tempt. Mr. Brooks contended that it was not contempt, as it was not cominitted in the presence of the court and related to a case that was disposed of. Extended argu- ment was had a week or more ago and the recorder reserved his de- cision. The other day he handed it down, holding that while it was contempt of the court, judgment would be suspended on the ground that the minister was up in years and was a preacher: To this Mr. Bronks gave notice of appeal, but the law-giver of Reidsville holds that as judgment was suspended the case cannot be appealed. To this Mr. Brooks objects on the ground that under such ruling his client must rest under a charge of which he is not guilty, with no means of redress. The recorder remained . obdurate, however, and now Mr. Brooks has obtained a certiorari from Judge Lyon riding that district and is of the opinion that the matter will be reviewed. It is an interesting case. {The judgment against Elder Hardy was set aside by Judge Ly- on, who held that the elder was not in contempt.) Reapportionment and Cotton Tariff Bills Pass. Washington Dispatch, 3d. The amended House congression- al reapportionment bill, providing that after March 3, 1913, the House of Representatives. shall consist of 433 members exclusive of Arizona and New Mexico, an increase of 43 over thé present membership, was passed by the Senate today, with- out rolbcall. 'The bill now goes to conference between the two houses for agreement as to the Senate amendments before going to the President for his approval. An amendment by Senator Bur- ton, of Ohio, to prevent gerryman- dering in the redistricting of eon- gressional territory, was agreed to 39 to 28. The special edition contained jl- lustrated write-ups of various towns in North and South Carolina which will be conmected by interurban nes and much valuable information| 48.12 to 27.06 per cent. connected with the project. Se The Landmark is disputing no- body’a word, and it has no special §nformation, inside or outside, but jt bes a notion that the govern- Mment’s cotton report, which may te accurate as: conditions exist, rather glowing. The crop hardly pan out according to Pigires but the price’ will -be Premed accordingly. wil the de. is The Underwood cotton tariff re- Vision bill, passed by the House to- |day, reduces the duty on cotton ge0ds covered in the schedules of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law from Its pas- |8age overwhelmingly by the House jas the third of the straight tar- iff measures in the Democratic pro- gramme in the wake of Canadian reciprocity was long ago assured by |the party solidarity of the House | Democracy J. W. Patterson has ‘brought suit against the Charlotte street rall- 1}; Way company for $15,000 damages n account of the death of his fa Han L. N. Patterson, who was Keil te by ai etreet car on the aight of July 8 Mr. Smith is playing something man conspicuous in the Beattie wife Excoriating the three-times candi- presidential honors, Leader Under- derwood's) attitude as to revision Ry of Washington Dispatch, ist. The Democratic tariff p crats and Republi measure 80 closely Democratic Senato the President tonight. The “unholy alliance,” alignment, swept aside a host ameodm a surprising concentration ly and Democratic Leader Underwood, of that body, asserted that it will agreed to the two houses and sent to Presi- dent Taft. for many prominent for veto or approval. conference; nal form.’ Had Senator Bailey, of Texas ates or had Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, the new Senato FARMERS’ FREE LIST PASSES. Coalition Democrats and Republian Insurgents, the Sen- ate Passes Measure rogramme was moved up closer to President Taft today when the Senate by an- other remarkable coalition of Demo- can insurgents pessed a farmers’ free list bil, af- ter voting down the original House t one more would. have changed the result and left the en- tire revision issue squarely before ag the cambination of the Republican wing and the Democratic party has been called, massed in almost unbroken of voted down by a tie vote the original House measure according to a programme for polit- ical purposes, and then carried ” 0 strength q@ measure differing from the House bil} only in comparative- unimportant particulars: Now the bill goes back to the House tonight confidently be finally in conference between It is not even certain that the House wil} insist on a conference, Democratic | Representatives, believing that the bill has not been materially chang- ed, are urging that the House ac cept the Senate bill without con- troversy and rush the first of the tariff measures up to the President “] think the bill will go to Pres ident Taft,” said Leader Underwood “I am not sure it wil be sent to |tences Nght. I certainly see nothing | kept the to prevent the two houses from | goods is a reaching an agreement upon its fi- surgeots \ venieatadl? tried to gain in the reciprocity fight. Several other amendments were adopted after they had been first defeated when offered as emend- ments to the original bill. Ome of these, by Mr. Gronna, of North De- kota, ‘Insurgent-Republican, — ex- tends the free admission of shoes to cover all kinds of footwear, whether leather or not. Another by the same author admite free Roman, Portland and other hy~ draulic cements. Am amendment by Mr. Shively, qf Indiana, Democrat, adds binders to the list of agri- cultural machinery that is to be admitted free. If President Taft vetoes the bill and the wool tariff bill, both of which, it is asserted, will be sert to him, the Democratic managers of the House will make no further effort at tariff revision this session, but will continue the preparation of tariff bills for the regular session next December. If he signs either measure,the whole tariff programme of the Democrata will be opened andCongress will remain in session. Democratic Leader Underwood made this announcement today. Union County Boys Submit te Rob- ing Store. Monroe Jounal, let Jeff Starnes and Fred. Hinson, three years each in the penitentiary at hard labor; Everett Melton, Ben |Starnes, Jim Richardson, Dexter Stack, each thirteen months at hard labor in the penitentiary. These were the sentences pronounced by Judge Cook in the Superior Court this morning on the young men arrested Saturday a week ago for store robbing in Buford township. They had submitted and begged the mercy of the court. Judge Oook said that he considered the sen- Jeff Starnes, who store and received the man of family and Judge Cogk evidently considered that he was most blame. The negro,Fred Hitson,is 21 years old voted with his Democratic aseoci- and had not been in the community |hong. Judge Cagk refused to fix \his sentence as light as the young- from that State, been on hand and jer boys. All the others are about voted with his party the free list/17 to 19 years of age. bil! weuld have passed the Senate ardson had been unchanged and would have been in ead the Judge made some the hands of President Taft tonight. | | emphatic remarks about the em- One vote was all that stood in ployment of school teachers who the way of placing the entire issue were related to the committeemen. of Democratic-Insurgent tariff re- |He had previously Jim Rich- teaching school very instructed the form immediately before him. | grand jury to investigate every Mr. Bailey announced last night such case they knew of, also any that he hoped the privilege of cast-|cases of members of governing ing the deciding vote would fall to|bodies who deal with themselves. him in order to show his opposition. The House free list bill was beat- en on a tie vote of 39 to 39, was then reconsidered, changed by 28 compromise amendment offered by Senator Kern, of Indiana, former Democratic candidate for ident, and with Democratic-Repub- licay Insurgent support finally pass |tiveWebb relative to the complaint ed as amended by a vote of 48 t030|that Gastonia and other North Car- Originally the bill provided that|olina towns were being diecrimi- Meat products, flour and cereal|/nated against by the railroads in products from ali countries should | fixing rates on commodities from be admitted free of tariff duty imy|Norfolk, Neshville and Richmond, to the United States. The Sgetahee. the folowing comment: amendment provides that this “The ssion has no quthori- admission shall apply only to meats,/ty to make an order requiring a flour and cereal products “‘com-j|carrier to readjust its rates un- ing from any foreign country with |less the rates complained of are which the United States has a re-|shown to be unreasonable or un- ciprocal trade agreement and which | justly discriminatory,and its autbor- shall admit from the United States|ity in this respect can only vb free of duty, cotton, corn, wheat, | exercised in a formal proceeding af- Oats, horses and hogs.” ter all interested parties have had it is admitted that this provis- an opportunity to be heard. fon applies only to Canada after “The matter has been called to the new reciprocity agreement shall|the attention of the traffic offi- become effective between the two/|cials of the carriers, with request countries. Senator Bailey, Senator /that invetsigation be made of the Clapp and other insurgents who/|complaint with a view to removing voted for the free list bill after|any just cause for complaint that the Kern.compromise amendment|may be found to exist, and you had been adopted,declared tonight} will be advised of the outcome.” that the amendment accomplishes ——————EE what they tried to affect by amend- ments ‘to the reeiprocity bih, I Authority of Commission in Fixing Rates. Washington Special, lst, lotte Observer. The Inter-State Commerce Com- mission, in a letter to Representa- to Ohar- While engaged in a practice game of basebali at Carthage Tues- admits the manufactured articles|day afternoon, Earle Tyson, 18 made from farm products free |years old, was struck and kilted by from Canada, an end which the in- | lightning. O Ctraw Hats at Half Price. $3 00 Styles Reduced to $1.50 $2 50 Styles Reduced to 1 25 $2.00 Styles Reduced to 1 00 $1.50 Styles Reduced to 075 These are new goods and the styles are the latest. B. MILLER, THE SHOE MAN. S. ‘Our 1. Day Sale Closed Saturday. We find all through the stock many short lengths in Lawns, White Goods and Dress Goods made during the sale, together with a lot of 100 or more pairs of Shoer and Slippers, all of which will be ticketed and sold at even lower prices than we have had on them in order to clean up and make room for our fall goods, which we are re- ceiving now. Respectfully, Poston- Wasson Co., |. es ' The Once Price Cash Store. 4 THE WHITE Co. em We Are Now Daily Receiving NEW GOODS For Early Fall Buying. When interested in any line or article of High Grade, Correct Merchandise come to our store. You will find our prices cheap; stock large to make your selec- tions. Should you want more hot weather merchandise we are still closing this out at a price. Make our store your place of shopping. Butterick Fashion Sheets to give free. Also any style Butter- ick Patterns to guide you. Yours to Please, The White Company. 104 West Broad Strect. er ere RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON C0. ew Fall Coat Suits We are showing today thirty-six new Fall Coat Suits, just from the manufacturers. Mostly plain tailored garments, in a large range of colors. Prices from 0.00 to $45.00. This is the first delivery of the many handsome garments we are to show for early purchasers, and you would do well to see this advance showing, to get ideas. Anything you get in Ready-to-Wears from us is guar- anteed as to style, as well as . workmanship. RAMSEY -BOWLES- MORRISON 00. ‘ THE LANDMARK| PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. OFFICE: 120 WEST BROAD sia TELEPHONE NO. ls. —————————————— FRIDAY, — — Auguet 4, 1911. a ROYAL ARCANUM. Members requested to meet at Council this morning at 10 o’clock to attend the funer- al of Bro. J. K: Morrison. J. A. BRADY, Secretary. SSS BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS. —The ladies of the Feimster Graded Schook Betterment Associ- ation will sell cream at the school tomorrow night. ; —Mise Bell Hildebran, of Mor- ganton, ie under treatment at the Sanatorium. Miss Mary Hilde- bran, a sister, is here with her. —Agnes Clark, one of the. old- er colored women of the town, died yesterday at the home of her son-in-law, Bob Woods, on Green street. ~—The Aid Society of Race Street church will serve ice cream in the grove, commer Race street and Western avenue, tomorrow eve- wing from 7 to 10. No postpone- Dent this time. —There is hope for a rainy sea- ‘@on. Rain fell yesterday in Shiloh and Concord townships and in por- tions of Alexander. A shower fell in Statesville last night and this morning promises a ‘‘seagon,” praise be —Among the Statesville peo- ple who went to Norfolk this. week On account of the Southern’s Special excursion rates, were Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Bubanks, Mre. J. W. Ward and Messrs. G. M. Austin, Paul Ward and Obarles Sherrill. . —Mr. M. W. Johnson is having ‘considerable improvements made on bis recently acquired property “on Park street. A second = story is being added to the residence and water and lights installed. When the work is completed Mr. Johnson and family wili ocoupy the property. —Much complaint bas been made of lack of accommodation on the passenger trains between Statesville and Charlotte. Charlotte papers gay two new coaches are to be put on as soon as received from the shops. The Landmark hears the new coaches will simply take) the place of the old ones, whitch is very nice but gives no additional room —Mrs. Wm. Bradshaw left Tues- day for Canon City, Col, to join her husband, who went West s€v- eral weeks ago. Mra. Bradshaw, who was Mise Sarah Combs,a daugh- ter of Mr. Lee Combs, of Bethany township, married Mr. Bradshaw a few weeks ago and the iatter ieft at once for the West to look for a location. He has decided on Canon City and his wife was no- “tified to join him there. - > —Mr. A. J. Hawkins, of Shiloh township, brought The Landmark a fine treat yesterday—a lot of ex- tra large fine peaches; and Mas ter Glenn Martin Stikeleather brought The Landmark a fine treat of grapes. It was a good day for The Landmark, for in addition to these good things about a dozen new subscribers came in and en- rolled, while many oki ones paid their respects and dues. But this ig no uncommon occurrence for The Landmerk. —-The First Presbyterian Sunday echool picnic, held in Allison grove yesterday, was well attended, con- sidering the threatening weather. The sprinkling rain drove the pic nicers from the woods a little ear- fer than they ordinarily would have left, but in these days of drought mo complaints are filed against the rain, no matter when it comes. Dinner was spread on a table ar- ranged in the grove for the pur- pose. The Old North State Band furnished music on the grounds. Teachers’ Institute Closes—Public Meeting Today. The Teachers’ Institute for Ire- dell county, whitch thas been in session at the graded school build- ing for the past two weeks, closes today. The enrollment has been the largest ever recorded by an in- etitute in the county, the total be- ing 154. Much good“has been ac- complished and the teachers leave greatly enthused and are anxiously waiting for the year’s work to be- n. The last thing on the programme will be a meeting of the Woman's Betterment Association today at 12 o'clock, presided over by Miss Laura Lazenby. At this meeting the teachers will give reports of work accomplished during the past year. Ladies and citizens of the town and county are invited and utfged to be present at this meet- ing and encourage the betterment work in the county. ‘ During the tmnstitute addresses were made before the teachers by Dr. Jno. A. Ferrell, of Raleigh, the hookworm specialist; by Mr. J. A. Bivins, supervisor of the teach- ers’ training work, and Mr. E. C. Brooks, of the department of ed- ucation, Trinity College. Ohurch News. A protracted meeting begins at New Stirling Monday night and will continue all week. Rev. R. A. Young, of King’s Mountain, will as- sist in the meeting. Rev. H. M. MeLain will preach at the First Presbyterian church Sunday, , The busimess and social meeting of Broad Street Epworth League whitch was to have been held to- night is postponed indefinitely. No gervice at St. Paul's and Am- ity Lutheran churches §Suniday. The pastor, Rev. H. W. Jeffooat, will be absent attending the La- theran Conference at Rural Hall. The excursion which ~was to have been run by Peeler & Fesper- man to Johnson, City, Tefn., has | Terim., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. | bury Wednesday to spend a week MOVEMENTS OF THE. PEOPLE Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Batley, who were guesta at the home of Mrs. Mary Adams, left Wednesday for their home m Mockeville. Mr. W. T. Watt, of Waco, Tex., who visited bis brother, Mr. N. P. Watt, left this week for a trip to pointa in the North. Mr. Fred. W. Sherrill] is at home from Charlotte to spend a vacation of two weeks. Mrs. R. M. Gray and children have gone to Black Mountain to spend two weeks. Mr. Gray will jo‘n them tomorrow. Mr. Arthur Turner, of the Miller shoe store, who was away on his vacation during the month of July, returned this week. Miss Mary Lewis is at Morehead to spend ten days with a party from Shelby and Miss Flora Lewis is at Blue Mont to spend two weeks with the family of Dr. Mc Brayer, of Asheville. Mrs. B, B. Webb and child and Master Gue Lewis are visiting in Lenoir. Mrs. W. W. Walton and Miss Am- aie Bell Walton leave today for Blowing Rock, where they will spend a week or longer. Miss Laicile Morrow, of Moores- vile, has been spending several daye with her sister, Mrs. Ernest Tatum. Mre. Ernest Tatum and children will go to Taylorsville Monday to spend a week with Mr. Tatum. Mrs. J. D. Cox and mother, Mra. Hagans, go to Rock Hiil, 8. C., tomorrow to spend a few weeks. Mr. Jo. Poston, who has been spending some time here with home folks, leaves today for a viait at Wadesboro and Rocky Mount. From the latter place he goes to Sumter 8. C., to resume his work. Mr. Fred. R. Shepherd, of Salis- bury, is spending bis vacation here at the bome of his father, Mr. J. L. Shepherd. Miss Mary Shepherd, who spent s0Me time here, has returned to her home in Charlotte. Mrs. Fannie White, of Memphis, Witherspoon on Tradd street. Rev. and Mre. J. Clyde Turner, of Greensboro, are visiting Mr. Tur- ner’s father, Mr. J. C. Turner. Mas. H. Lee Lazenby and daugh- ter ,Mise Elizabeth, went to Saelis- with friends. Mr. A. 8. Henley, of Benton, Ark, ig visiting relatives in Iredell az. Rowan counties. Misses Virginia and MamieGregg and Mise Alice McKenzie, of Sal- isbury, have been guests of Mrs. J. | S. Ramsey for several days. Mise Haze! Crocker Foard, of Shelby, is visiting the Misses Montgomery. Mrs. J. H. White has returned from a stay of a few days at Da- vis Sulphur : Mra. J. M. Davis and son, Mas ter J. M., Jr., are visiting Dr. and Mrs. Fred. Long at Catawba. Mrs. Jo. Montgomery and chil- aren, of loreville, are guests of Mr. a J. A. Guna. Mrs. J. Henry Hal) and two children and Miss Margaret Brady apent yesterday in Mooresville with Mrs. F. A. Carpenter. Miss Bra- dy went op to Davidson last night for a brief stay. Miss Gertrude Wright, of Bris- tol, Tenm., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wright at Mr. W. J. Pos ton’s. Dr. A. T. Robertson, of the Southern Baptist Theological Sem-| inary, Louisville, Ky., visited at! his old bome in Coo) Spring town- ship this week, leaving yesterday | for New York city, where he will) fill an appointment in Madison Avenue Baptist church Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Horton bave returned to Statesville from Le- noir. Mrs. G. D. Bradshaw, of Char- lotte, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S Alexander. Mr. Johm B. Leonard, who has a position as traveling salesman with headquarters in Kinston, ar- rived in Statesville last evening to spend his vacatiqgn with home peo- Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson and litti¢e son left yesterday for their home in Asheville after a stay at Mr. S. W. Stimson’s. Mrs. W. R. Wearn, of Obsar- lotte, and Miss Willie Wilson, of Memphis, are guests im the home of Mr. J. H. McElwee. Mrs. Wearn was Mise Fannie Stafford, at one time a teacher in Statesville col- lege. Misses Mary and Margaret Scott and Miss Waddell have returned from a visit to Virginia. Mrs. J. A. Seott is at treat. Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Cowles and child, of New York, arrived in Statesville this week to spend some time with Dr. Cowles’ parents, Col. and Mrs. H. C. Cowles. Mr. A. F. Heath, of Greensboro, js in town to spend two weeks. Mrs. Heath and children will join him next week. Mre. Waker Williams and little daughter, of Rockingham, are visit- ing Mrs. R. L. Wasson. Mon- Soldiers Go to Encampment. Forty-eight members of the }o- cal military company, three of whom are officers, left Wednesday evening on a especial soldier train from Asheville for Camp Glenn at More- head, to attend the annual encamp- ment of the First regiment. Mrs. J. E. Deitz and little daughter and Mias Iris McDougald accompanted Capt. Deitz; Mrs. C. H. Turner and Mre. Ralph OCorpening and children accompanied First Lieut: Tume? and Mrs. A. C. Johngon ’ac- companied Bugler Johnson. Others who went on the same train were Maj. R. L. Flanigan, Sergt. Maj. J. C. Foard and Ohief Musician J. F. Harbin, who take pert 4n the en ca lInpment. \ A KING WHO L@FT HOME . Set the world to talking, but Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y¥;, says Ss always KEEPS AT HOME the Ri of all Laxatives—Dr, King’s New ‘Lite Pile—and that they’re a bdiessing to been called off on accout of . the latehess of the sensei —“ad. al.—-John M. Barringer. all his famity. Cure constipation, head- | we SERIA: 2 Renew LAYMEN'’S COUNTY. MEETING, Contmittees Appointed and Other Preparations For Oonvemtion Hes Next Month. The Statesville laymen are mak- ing considerable preparation for thé big Interdenominational. Laymen’s Missionary conventioon for [redell county to be held in Statesville September 8th, 9th and 10th. Much of the preliminary work is now out of the way, the various committees have been appointed and have gone to work and the movement in the interest of the convention is pretty well organized. A large number of the leading laymen of the various churches of the town are enlisted in the work and from now until the opening of the convention a vigorous campaign will be waged throughout the county in its interest. An ef- fort will be made through the dep- utation work to have every protest- ant church in the county send ley delegates to the conventjon,, which it is hoped will prove the greatest county event of its kind yet held in the State. Similar convestions have recently been held in Ala mance, Surry and Guilford coun- ties and were great succesees, be- ing of inestimable value to the mis- slonary cauge and of great person- al benefit to all who attended The promoters feel that the Ire dell convention should be of much interest to every Christian man In the county and all who can should attend ita sessions. The Laymen’s® Missionary Movement is one of the big religious movements of the age in which every layman should have @ part. The Iredell convention ts to be addressed by some of the strongest speakers to be had. The following have already been secured and others are expected to be here for the event: Mr. J. H. Tucker, of Asheville; Dr. W. J. Martin, of Da- vidson College; Mesars. A. W. Cook and N. L. Eure, of Greensboro; Rev. S. M. Sowell, missionary to South America; Rev. J. F. Pres- ton, missionary to Korea; Mr. E. C. Cronk, of Columbia, 8. C., gener- al secretary of the Lutheran Lay- Men's Missionary Movement; Dr. H. K. Boyer, missionary secretary of the Western North Carolina Metho-~ dist Conference; Mr. Chas. H. Pratt, field secretary of the Interdenom- inational Missionary Movement of the South; Rev. F. P. Price, mis sionary to China. The social event of the conven- tion will be a supper to be served at some suitable place the evening of the first day of the convention. The ladies of the town will be aék~ ed to prepare this supper and serve it to the laymen at cost. The sup~ per is to take the place of a re- ception and will be an informal af- fair. ‘ At a meeting of laymen held at Broad Street Methodist church Tuesday evening in the intereat of the coming convention the committee who will have charge of the several Phases of the work were named and given instructions. Mr Johan MoEachern, of Greensboro, State Secretary of the. Interdenomin Laymen’s Movement, who pro and engjneers the conventions, met with the laymen and gave much val- uable information and made timely Suggestions as to the plana for the Iredell event. He has since met with the committee and others en- Meted in the work and will remain in Statesville through today in the interest of the movement. Mr. R H. Rickert has been made chairman of the movement and Mr. J. R. Hill Secretary. Following are the com- mittees: Deputation, J. O. Purnell, J. G. Shelton, A. L. Coble, J. L Sloan and C. M. Steele; publicity J A. Brady, W. L. Gilbert and J Paul Leonard; finance, J. E. Sloop F. J. Axiey, ©. E. Echerd, F. H Conger and G. E Woodward; sta- Ustioal, J. B. Gill, O. L. Turner, M E. Ramsey, F. B Bunch, W. H Kimball and B. S. Feild. Notices of New Advertisements. Straw hats at half price —S. B Miller. New fall coat Bowles-Morrison Co. New goods for early fal] buying. —The White Co. Reward for return of lost med-| suits.—Rameey- Young lady wanted to wait on table —Hotel Iredell. Notice of dissolution.—L. A. Ervin. Auction sale of accounts Sep- tember 2d.—Weatherman & Van Hoy, attorneys. Three young mules for sale —O C. Morrison, Loray. Bids asked for erecting building —L. O. White. Belma Boy, standard bred stal- lion, at Westmoreland’s stables next week.—D. L. Newell. Art course at college. Farms for sale-——E. G. Gaither echool Deaths. Mr. Marion Kesler, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W .Kesler, died Wed- nesday afternoon at» 2 o'clock at his home in Cool Spring township, death resulting from typhoid fever. Besides the parenta, a number of brothers and sisters survive. Funer- al services were conducted yesterday by Rev. J. D. Rankin and the im terment was at Providence church at li o’eclock. Mrs. Emma Carson died at her home at Sparta, Alleghany oounty, Sunday. She wag a_ sister of Rev. H. K. Boyer, of Statesville. Mr. T. L. Stikeleather went to Asheville Wednesday to attend funeral of a little daughter of his brother, Rev. S. M. Stikeleather, who died Wednesday morning and was buried yesterday. South Statesville News. Correspondence of The Landmark. Misses Ada and Corda Mason are visiting their sister, Mrs. Turner Gross, near Lone Hickory, Yadkin county. "Mr. W. Mason has fever at hie home on Fifth street. Mr. Wade Pool is improving slowly from at- tack of fever. Mr. Russel Parks is right sick with malarial fever. Mids Dallia Templeton, of Winston, who has been visiting at Mr. J. A. = eees A MARRIAGE AT TROUTMAN. Miss Hartline and Mr. Woodside— Other News. | Correspondence of The Landmark. , Troutman, Aug. 3.—Yesterday at 2| o’clock Miss Amanda, the daughter | of Mrs. Marion Hartline, and Mr. Jobn| F. Woodside, of Charlotte, were mar- | ried at the home of the bride’s moth- er. The Rev. Mr. Furr, of Charlotte, accompanied the groom to Troutman and performed the ceremony. Fi friends and relatives were in sae ance and partook of the wedding fes- tivities. A number of Charlotte peo- ple were present. Mrs. Woodside is the youngest ofa family of 11 children and is the last to leave the home nest, A woman skill- ed in all the branches of modern housewifery, she has wrought and labored and loved in the old home and amongst the neighbors until it is with the utmost reluctance thé neigh- bors see even 80 good a man as Mr. Woodside capture and carry her away. Thus goeth another of Iredell’s gems to shed lustre and shine in the crown of the Queen City. They took the evening train for their home in Char- lotte. Mr. Woodside bears the repu- tation of being a most substantial and useful citizen, active in all affairs of church and State. Miss Grace McGary, of Leachburg, Pa., who spent the summer here as the guest of Miss Nellie Rowe, left yesterday for her home. Miss Mc- Cary was a pleasant, affable lady and left many warm friends in her wake. Miss Retta Mills and little Honrin Holtshouser are visiting friends at Cornelius and will take in the veter- ans’ reunion today. Mrs. R. S. Kylesand daughter, Miss Blanch, went to Davidson last night on a visit. Mail Carrier Brown begins his lazy days today. his family will take a camping trip far into the recesses of the Blue Ridge. Everybody is on thetravel now. Im- mense crowds are leaving and coming into even little old Troutman every day. Every horse is in reins and ev- ery passenger car is crowded with a mass of humanity hunting change. Social Items. Mrs. F. F. Steele gave a porch par- ty to her friends Tuesday evening at her home on West End avenue com- plimentary to her guest, Miss Wither- spoon, of Newberry, S. C. Hearts was played at four tables and the la- dies’ prize, a fancy work bag, was won by Miss Minnie Sherrill, while Mr. W. A. Bristol was winner of the entlemen’s prize, a deck of cards. iss Sherrill presented her prize to Miss Withers and Mr. Bristol ve his to Miss Ethel Boozer, of ewberry, also a guest of Mrs. Steele. After the game refreshments were ‘served. In honor of her 12th birthday little Miss Margaret Brawley was hostess ite a party of her girl friends ednesday afternoon at the home of ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Brawley, on Davie avenue. Pro- a games were played at five les arranged on the lawn in the shade of the maples and three of the tied for the prize, a silver van- oe In the cutting Miss Bride d nder was successful. Follow- ing the game refreshments were serv- New Hope News. Correspondence of The Landmark. New Hope, R. F. D., Aug. 1—We still have dry weather. A lot of corn is suffering, though some is oR well. Threshing is in progress an the yield is good. A boy from Alex- ander with a threshing machine broke out with measles at Mr. J. D. Wil- liams’ last Tuesday and very likely there will be plenty of measles in this section soon. “Mr. Clyde Cass has fever but is thought to be improving. Mr. Coyt Williams is confined with rheamatism. Mr. T. H. Williams is teaching a subscription schoo] at Taylor Springs with a right good attendance. Condition of Cotton 89. The condition of the growing cotton crop of the United States on July 25 was 89.1 per. cent. of a normal, com- pared with 88 2 per cent. on June 26, 1911, 75.5 per cent. on July 25 last year, 71.9 per cent. in 1909 and 79.4 per cent the average of the past ten years on July 25, according to the re- port of the United States Department ef Agriculture, made at noon Tuesday. The condition in North Carolina is teported at 87 against 71 last yearand a 10-year average of 89. An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, as a rule, be cured by a single dose of Chamberlain's Colic ,Cholera and Diar- thoea Remedy. This remedy haa no su- Perior for bowel complaints. For sale by all dealers. FOR SALE eanrure old. Cash oran time. O.C. MORRISON, - og, 4. LOST. st ehtsame anes! Morte @n back. Reward fot return toJOHN M. BAR. RINGER. Aug. 4. WANTED ~YOUNG LADY to wan on table. one with experience preferred. HOTEL IREDELL. : _ Aug. 4 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. 1 1S is to notify all creditors that the partner- the enon Co., » A. said L. A. Ervin irm™ L. A. ERVIN. ~ BIDS ASKED. O% SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, I will receive }O. bids for erecting a school house in_ District 6. Shiloh tewnshio, known as the Fulbright school, For plans, etc , see me L. O. WRITE, Aug, 4. Co. Supt. of Schools, STENO WATER! pec ina: — Cetarrh, Rheumatism and Erzema cured. it. Address STENO, Barium Springs. N. 0, July, 18— st. PONY FOR SALE. anru.'rare Templeton’s “on Fifth street, ~ left yesterday for home. for fami) op delivery pony. Eaay kept. . B, CROWSON, . Avavst 1. Funds instantly available in all parts of the world. , The most convenient way for travelers . a funds safely, both abroad and at home. We have just completed arrangements with the American Express Com to furnish their TRAVELERS CHEQUES at a nominal cost and would be’ glad to explain the system to any one interested. The First National Bank, Of Statesville, While they last he and! “The Store of Quality.” TRY AN EGG PHOSPHATE ——_—AT—___ The Fountain of Quality Today. Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS. Closing-Out Sale! Having decided to discontinue business I of- fer my entire stock at greatly reduced prices. All clean up-to-date goods will go at actual cost. All shop-worn or off style goods at what they will bring. This sale will be con- tinued until stock and fixtures are disposed of. Now is the time to reap a harvest of Bargains. TO MERCHANTS: I will make a special discount to any one who will take an entire line of goods or on the entire stock. Comerat once as stock will not be replenished as anid oui. NOTHING CHARGED. W. H. ALLISON, to pecial For | This week we have divided our entire stock of Figured Lawns into two lots ata price. All 124c. and 15c. ones go in one lot at one price for this week, =~ 10c. All 18c. and 20¢, ones go at 15c.° Ev« ery piece this year’s goods, A few Remnants in Lawns at a price to suit the buyer. Come at once, asthe price will move the lot quick. Yours truly, a — MILLS & POSTON, ‘ vate wig <a ‘ i Here’s an individual among drinks" a beverage that fairly snaps with deli- cious goodness and refreshing whole- someness. (2xbola has more to it than mere wetness and i sweetness—it’s vigorous, full of life. You'll enjoy it from the first sip to the last drop and afterwards. THE COCA-COLA CO, - Atlanta, Ga. WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your home you'll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. If you are not in- sured have us write youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. Statesville Realty and Investment Company. ust Received: One Car Hackney Buggies. One Car Anchor Buggies and Surreys. One Car Columbia Buggies and Surreys. Call All high grade and at prices to suit the times. early and get your choice. Yours to please, THE HARNESS, VEHICLE & SUPPLY C0. © , 88088 606600608600008 STILL LEFT YET! Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Cow Peas; also Cane Seed, Millet and Kaffir Corn; Crimson Olover, Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer sowing. See me for prices. J. . SLOOP. ens Summer Underwear! . You won’t mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of Underwear. We have a fnll stock of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette and Gauze. Can give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to match, $1.25 to $2.00. us for the best. oe — 'S.. M. & H.. Shoe Gom Beginning May ist we close at 6 p. m. except pany, Saturdays. — FRIDAY, August 4, 1911. ———————_—_—_—_——_—_—_————— THE ORIGIN OF AN OLD SAYING Consens Recently juquiry was made for the origin.of the old saying, “Huck- leberry over your persimimion.’”’ Mr. P. M. Pearsall, of New Berne, a native of Sampson county—although he says he doesn’t boast of the fact from the political viewpoint—— writes this explanation to the Ral- eigh News and Observer, whiich he says is correct: A look at the map will show that the counties of Cumberland and Sampson join each other for a distance of about forty miles. Samp sop county is famous for its huckle- berries; Cumberland ‘county is noted for its persimmons, these be- ing the chief food products of these counties. There has grown up a rivalry between these counties, of- ten amounting to bitterness, ag to which of these fruits is the supe- rior. In the alluvial soil of the Co- haria aection of Sampson they raise a huckleberry which is the pride of the county, known as the “Big Bive,” the bushes sometimes grow- ing to a height of from 15 to 18 feet... Over in the sand hills of the adjoining county of Cumberland the persimmon tree is of a dwarf va- riety, owing to the thinness of the soik growing only from ten to twelve feet high. Many years ago a man from Minge township in Sampson coun- ty<—I think, a Mr. Sessoms—went over to Cumberland county to a corn-shucking. Passing through the county, he noticed these dwarf per- Simmon trees and remarked that they grew huckleberries in his county higher than their persim- mous; hence the expression, “A Huckleberry Above Your Persim mon” While discussing the matter, there are one or two features about this that I might mention. In Samp. so; county they raise a breed of dog with short tails In Cumber- land county they raise a breed of dog with sbort legs. The plain reople of Cumberland have general- ly the bench-legged fice,the more pretentious own the Dachshound. The reason of the different kind of dogs is that theSampson dog, county man wishes a dog that he can outrun, as he opens the front gate in the morning, from the house to the persimmon tree to get the persimmons that hav« dropped during the night. By this training the Cumberland county man gets to be a fine sprinter, and many of‘them could qualify for the Marathon races. Wish to say further, in a most emphatic way ,that the charge made that the children of Sampson coun- ty have rimgs upon their legs ie a myth, pure and simple. The prac tice of placing bells around the necks of the children, that they may be located near night, and turning them out im the huckleberry ponds, is fast passing away. One rarely sees this now in the county. A New Oar Step Device. The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says the private car of Vice President with short tail,may not knock the} were injured and nearly every bust- buckleberries off as they rin |ness house in Abilene, Texas, was through the woods. The Cumberland | 4, maged by a storm athainn ans J. T. Wright, of the Macon, Dublin | MATTEKS OF NEWS. Convicts at work on the roads of Burke county, Ga., mutinied, overpowered the guard and shot one guard dead. Several convicts ¢s- caped during the excitement. lanticCoastliéne freight department in Richmond, who defaulted for about $26,000, has been sentenced to three years in the penitntlary. Dr. J.-H. Alexander, a physician of Abilene, Texas, has been. ac- quitted of the murder of. R.:L. O'Neal, of Milwaukee, at Stamford, Texas, on June 20th. Alexander oodjected to O'Neal's attentions to Mrs. Alexander. Representative Burleson,of Texas, wants reciprocity with Mexico. He has introduced in the House a reso- lution calling on the President to start negotiations withMexico “look- ing to freer commerce between the two countries.” At Gainesville, Ga., or in that vicinity;“last week, a young farmer named Green shot and fatally wounded his wife and then billed himself. The couple had separated and had whet that day to discuss, who should have possession of their only child. Bones recovered from the wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor rep- resent 18 bodies. The remains of course present no possibility of identification. They have been transferred to Cabanis fortress, Cuba, and placed under a guard of honor. : Because they were to have been married in September, the bodies of Miss Bertie Boyles, a school teach- er, and Lee Davis, a traveling sales- man, who were killed in an automo- bile accident at Clarksville,W. Va., last week, were buried in the same grave. At leagt eight and perhaps ten jlives were lost in a fire which jpartly destroyed one of the main {buildings of the asylum for the in- |sane on the side of the mountain {southwest of Hamilton, Ontario, early Tuesday. There were 800 | patients in the building. | Miss Harriet T. Quimby, of Cal- jifornia, is awarded a pilot's license |by the Aero club of America, the |governing body of aeronautics. The award foldowed a spectacular flight |by the woman, flying a Moisant jmonoplane. This is the first H- }cense ever awarded a woman avia- {tor in America. Two persons were killed, a soore | | hail Monday night. A number of | residences were also wrecked. Dr. Hollis, a prominent physician, is j}one of the dead. He was struck Ly falling timber Texas prohbibitionists, who lost out by a small majority in the re- cent State-wide prohibition election {in that State, will keep up the fight. They are arranging to in- VYestigate the amount of money spent in the election and to nomi- jnate prohibition candidates for | State offices next year. |. Beulah Binford, the woman held as a witness against Beattie, the |alleged wife murderer of Richmond, | will not be released from jail. The |woman was committed under a |}bond of $1,000 and when a friend | offered to furnish bail for her the jamount was increased to $5,000. |The authorities are determined the | woman shall not get away. Joseph Summers, of Harrisonburg | Louis Gregory, cashier of the At-|" and Savannah railroad, is the first |V@., a cripple from birth, Friday car in the United States to be equip-|threw awny his crutches and, crazed ped with the “Blake step,” a new/| with fright after accidentally shoot- patent device to take the place of |iug a small girl, ran in his bare| ~~ 3 | He E et l s i t n g e s s e ” i s on their wrappers. forming drugs. World's Dispensary Medical Made from roots without alcohol. Association, Buffalo; N. E Few Hammocks AT EXTRA GOOD PRICES. NOTICE WINDOW. Evans-White Hardware Co. ‘PHONE 68. Mowers and Plows We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. the old etepping box now in use. The new car step is the out- growth of an accident, in which its inventor,John S. Blake,ofCharlotte, about 19 years ago, while stepping onto the platform of a car by means of the ordinary stepping box. Mr. Blake was laid up for a month and at the end of that time he de- cided that safer means of boarding a train would find favor. The step itself is a folding de- vice, which is worked from the plat- form of the car by a lever. It can be lowered to about six inch- es of the level of the track and is controlled by both the hand-lever on the platform and a foot-lever under the first step of the car. This double control is to prevent the device being tampered with by ;any passenger from the platform. Mr. Blake has opened a factory, em- ploying ten men, in Charlotte, for the manufacture of his invention and says that he is already at work filling crders, Wiley Black Again—The Govern- or’s Conditional Pardon. Wiley P. Black, a famous and infa- mous citizen of Asheville, who has several cases pending against him in the police court in Asheville and in the Superior and Supreme courts, for retailing and other offences, is in trouble 0 This time Black and one Ollie Bird were convicted of con- ducting the white slave traffic. The man was sentenced to a year on the roads and the woman to a year in jail. Both appealed and gave bond. It appears that Black and the wo- man conduct a “‘hotel’’ which is in fact a house of ill fame. The woman advertised for young girls for wait- resses at the hotel and when the girls applied efforts were made to induce them to lead a life of shame. After the commission of many of- fences which outraged the communi- ty, Black was landed on the chain gang a year or so ago. Ina few months Gov. Kitchin was induced to grant him a conditional pardon on the ground that his health was seriously impaired. While he has been con- victed of various offences several times since and the cases are now pending against him in the courts, the condi- tional pardon has not been: fevoked, for the reason, Gov. Kitckin says, that the certified records of the conviction have never been presented to him, ernor ean order a revocation. EB LANDMARK is $2 per than 2 cents a copy. TH year, Less | N. C., suffered a sprained ankle |ing occurred while this being necessary before the Goy- | treet into the country He fled 80 | rapidly that he could not be over- jtaken. The child, -Ruth-- Enewiler, five years old, may die. The shoot- Summers was | Cleaning a revolver. | The exploitation of an alleged |new process for tanning leather, | which {nduced several thousand per- sons all over the country to invest. $420,000 in stock of the American Tanning Company,was abruptly end- ed in New York last week when postoffice inspectors raided the offices of the company and arrested four of the promoters for fraudu- lent use of the mails. After sleeping almost continu- ously for 105 days, Miss Haze} Schmidt, the 18-year-old girl, of Vandalia, Ill, whose strange case hus puzzled physicians for weeks, was awake for five hours Sunday avd ate three meals. She said she felt no ill effects from her slumber. Attending physicians say the girl's trance is broken and thiit she will soo. be herself again. A decree modifying the original order for the dissolution of the Standard Oil Company has been filed in the United States Circuit Court at St. Louis. The modifica- tion extends until December 21 the date for dissolution of the cor- poration and the privilege of ask- ing for more time should the compa- ny find itself unable to wind up its affairs by that time, is granted. Following the death of Horace Flood, of bubonic plague, in Con- traCosta county Oal., 185 men were put to work by the Federal author- ities in San Francisco and the sur- rounding bay counties, waging war against ground squirrels and rats, which carry the plague germ. Dr. Rupert Blue, past assistant surgeon of the United States Marine Hos- pital, who attended the Flood boy, said there is little danger of the sprea?’ of the plague. Three-year-old Morris weakened by a seven-days’ fast, was run over by a trolley car in front of his home in New York Sunday, and a great mob, estimated at 2,000, thereupon stonmed the cars, captured the motorman and conductor, laid them on the tracks and were about to run over them when a lone policeman seized the ring-leader at the ntroller. Re- serves then dispe the men. Kk was ascertained later that the en- tire Goldberg family of nine were tn a starving condition: Goldberg, Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a& bottie of Chamberlain's Colic ,Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer- tain to be needed before the summer is WHEN YOU BUY CANDY t2@ GET THE BEST @& HUY LERsS Hall’s Drug Store. WE HANDLE CARPETS That you cannot see in any other store. Patterns that are exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. sou cannot fail to be pleased and our moderate prices will please you still more. Full line church Carpets. Statesville Housefurnishing Comp’y. R. O. DEITZ, anager. + slae by all dealers, over, Thie remedy has no superior. For d a of i ; The ideal Health, Rest and.Pleasure Resort. Crowded each season. Not too high A mag ft.), pleasant days and ts. No m Unsurpassed eral water. Resident, physician. Room for 200 guests, Sew e, ba i hts. Splendid fare service. igh-class Orchestra of four. Bowling, skating, tennis, boating, bath- ing, etc. Tel ph tion at Statesville. Bell sig o through trains from Charlotte. Special low rates for June and Sep- tember, $6 to $8 per week; i Leon August, $8 to $10 per week. pecial rates to families and ministers. Open June 1st to October Ist, 1911. Write for booklet to DAVIS BROS. Owners and Proprietors. Hiddenite, N.C. ———————————————— Real Estate For Sale Two acres, north Statesville, well located. 105 acres one mile west. $100 per asre. STCCKS — Local mill stocks bought and sold One lot 75x200, Oak street, $300. ““]'wenty lots inside city limits, south Statesville, $75 to $100. Five tracts, 20 acres each, one mile west of Statesville, $8 to $100 per acre. 200 acres three miles east, $25 per acre. 211 acres five miles north, $25 per acre. . 75 acres within one mile of court A number of desirable ousiness properties. ISIDORE WALLACE, "PHONE 240. 1 ROBBINS ROW. Prazier a Usefal Man. *PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can put it up to stay. If you are in need of any stove pipe I have plenty of the best. If your roof leaks My place is aoa 7 the house. or put up on I have Valley ‘is and Ridge Shingles at a wholesale and retail. ‘Thanking you for past favors, I remain, ours respectfully, cana EENSE T. W. Frazier. | i the City of Statesviile and pursuant to taxed due the city of Statesville for the year 1910. Ww Flanigan Harness Co.,N. Center st.,one Anderson, L. A. Caldwell st., 1 lot, 4.03 Armfield Bros., Tradd st., 1 lot, Brown, 8. R., Brown, Q. R., Gaither, J. A., Tradd st., 1 lot, 3.365 Lyerly, Mrs. M. J., Hill st., 1 lot, 2.30 Lyerly, A. O:, Drake st., 1 lot, 1.73 Young, Mrs..8. E. estate, Sharpe st., 1 lot, 6. COLORED. Biddings,T. G., Chambers st., 1 lot, 3.57 Byers, W. 8. A, Green st, two - lots, 4.98 Clark, Agnes, Garfield st., 1 lot, -86 Cowan, M. L., Front st., 1 lot, 1.30 Cowan. L. E., Chambers, 1 lot, 4.03 Dean, Sallie O., Green st., 1 lot, 2.30 Dean, Ransom, Tradd st., 1 lot, 4.03 Wood ,Dave, Garfield st., 1 lot, | Wood, Viva, Walker st., 1 lot, 2.88 Wood & Carson, Elm st., 1 lot, 29 FRIDAY,. .~ a By orler of the board of aldermen of sicns’ot the law, I will sell at auction, to the highest bidder,on | * MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1911, at the court house door tn Statesville, A tel m received this afternoon N. C.,beginning at o'clock, @ m., ‘the ‘ Nilowing described city lots for unpaid from Knoxville, Tenn., states . L. NEELY, 1911. City Tax Collector. CORPORATIONS. July 7 lot, $215.91 WHITE. 1.44 Davie ave., 1 lot, 21.09 Alexander st:, 1 lot, 10.38 Bryant, L. B., dwell, L. H. ,Meeting st., 1 lot, 2.65 DBLINQUENT WHITE. Eidson, R. C., Highland ave., 1 lot, 2.30 Fraley, J. l’ress., Garfield st., 1 lot, 1.44 Green. Margaret, Gerfield street, one lot, 2.30 McKey, Tena, Garfield street, llot, 3.45 Patterson, Mary Jane, Garfield gt., -— lot, os 2 Pearson, Jennie, Garfield st., I lot, 1.73 Steele,George,near cemetery,one lot, .58 Stevenson,John,Chambers st.,1 lot, 4.63 | Steckton, Ida May, Walker st., 1 lot, 2.30 Torrence, Robert, Garfield st., 1 lot, Young, Mary Lee, Walker st., 1 lot, 58 | COLORED DELINQUENTS. Allison,Mag., Green st., 1 lot, BLANK BOOKS! Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. cement Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the best made. See me before you buy. Office Stationery, Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The:Printer. Rubber TheGladstoneHotel Black Mountain, N. C. Offers Special Accommodations to Summer Visitors. Write for rates to MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Black Mountain, N. C. ——or———* W. R. MILLS, Proprietor, Statesville, N. C. May 12. DR T. D. WEBB, DENTIST. Office i Mills Building over Sloan Clothing Oo. Office hours 8.20 to 4 o'clock. "PHONE 278. Cevington, Maggie, Davie avenue, lot, 9.20 Jerre Gaither estate, West End avenue, one lot, 8.05 Houpe, Grace, Garfield st., 1 lot, -86 Murdoch, R. B., Tradd st., 1 lot, 2.30 Nicholson, H. Philip, Tradd street, one 4.60 lot, : mete: Delia, Garfield street, one jot, . lot, 1.15 Williams, W. M., Garfiel st. ,1 lot, 1.73 f f i il Pees eee ere east 5 poles and 8 to a stake, corner the Margaret Long lot; thence with said lot south 38 degrees east 12 poles and 20 links tocorner of said lot on the south side of the right of way of the Statesville Air Line Railroad: thence with said railroad north 46 de- grees east 36 poles to = stake in an old road; thence south 45 east 3344 poles to the cor- ner of N. B. Milis® ; thence with his line and up Kelly branch 84 poles to the Wilkesboro rosd BR g re Danville, Va., Dispatch, July 29. . Rev. D. P. Tate, former pro Methodist minister and more an insurance, real estate and agent of this city, had been 7 a number of charges of fraud in is city. Race street, one lot, 14.00 about two months ago fo’ G. W. Clegg estate ,Race st., 1 lot, Hc. D. Conner estate,Front st.,1 lot, 844 9.20 — several days *| present year. <4 The dionght ef ’81 occurred for the 1| the drought occurred in the fa | been accumulati —. Auguat’ 4, 1921. 1 Former Preacher in Trouble, The former minister, after securing thousands of dollars by questionable methods, skip from Danville He had been rough] awoke to the ‘ Thp Looting of Lawrence, Mass. Richmond Times-Dispatch. _ Lawrence is one of the la in the Commonwealth of setts. By the last United States cen- sus it had a population of 85,892 last year, an increase of more than 37 per cent. during the last decade. It is situated within 30 miles of Boston, has been regarded as one of the show places of the old Bay State, distin- guished for the industry of its inhab- itants and the strength of its adminis- tration. A strange thing has happen- ed. M. T. White, former mayor of the town, who was compelled to re- sign his office not long ago, and who until recently was one of the most re- spected citizens of the community, now occupies a cell in jail; his former secretary has pleaded guilty to an in- dictment for bribery; hetie marshal and one of the aldermenare in prison, charged with stealing or bribery; a number of the other members of the est cities ssachu- Eliason, W. A., Sharpe st., 2 lots, 61,67 . Eoin 'y, B.. Charlotte road, 1 lot, 4.63 [they had been swindled and Fowler. 8. A, Contre at, jot, a the police. Since that time Tate has ok, A. F,, son st., 1 lot, : Gunn, J. A., Cemetery st., 1 lot, 23.58 been on the yom : 7 fall of Herbin, RJ. Alexander st., 1 lot, 33 laine yey aule a n, Jas. F., Tra st., 1 lot, 4 mem- Hubberé, J. r.. Tradd st., 1 lot, ois cae of the Weeteen North . wr, J. &., ell st., 1 lot, 38 Kestier. Jas. B., Seventh st. lot, 3-48 Conference, and the fact that he still zenby, . J., Race st., 1 lot, e 5 ; minister Lippard. A. B., Seventh st., 1 lot, 3.78 masqueraded as a Methodist mi Lithe. J. P., Cemetery st., 1 lot, 11.66 |gave him a standing and a credit that Gail. J. W.. Oak st. 1 lot, 8-65|he would otherwise have had a hard Mills, Wi, M., Charlotte road, 1 lot, 8.88 k i . Moore,V B., Bell st., 1 lot, g.go | task in securing. . Morrison, cr., gialelgh ave., 1 Jot, 88 He wore his clerical gown nae, abors, n, venth st., 1 lot, le i i schoo Shoemaker,E.R., Seventh st., 1 lot, 5.37 = rae a — eo Shook J. M., Caldwell st., 1 lot, 11.73/and church work. e ex ¢ Sican. Ww. B. Broad st., . bn Ar little trouble in enteri e ingur- mers, oases ront st, jot, 4 Sowers, G. H., Caldwell st., 1 lot, 9.20 ance, real estate and ren | Sharpe, A. C.. Fourth st., 1 lot, _6.41|He numerous worthless cheeks Wilhelm, J. M., Broad st., 1 lot, 22.08 ani appeared to have borrowed from every one who would loan him. Among those who endorsed for him at the banks and who loaned him money are quite a number of as- go |sociates in church work here. It is, alleged that many of his real estate transactions here were criminal, and that he sold property to which he bad no title. The police have five war- rants against Tate, two of which are for felonies It is expected that na- merous other warrants will be in a few days. The amount of money secured Tate is variously estimated from fil- teen to twenty-five thousand dollars. It is not known whether he will con- sent to return to Danville without re- quisition. ae Deficiency in Rainfall in Charlot#e Section. Charlotte Chronicle. The annual rainfall for the city of Charlotte, a figures and compiled by the local office of the weather bureau, is 50.20 i The normal amount to July 29, is 30.12; since the first day of January the total amount of precipitation is 86 |only 15.09 inches, making a ficiency ot over 15 inches up to present time. This record for extended drought of 1881 spoken of as the worst ever, yet in that year up to August ist, there had been about 23 and one-half inches of rain, against the 15 inches of the greater part in the latter part of the summer and in the early fall, after the early crops had matured. The present drought began’ before the seed had well sprouted—who knows when it will end? In eee 1889, by contrast, near- ya es of rain fell in June and uly, three inches more than in the seven menths of the present year. Is it any wonder that the water problem reached its present serious crisis? The least annual rainfall in the past Se is 34.78 inches, in 1896, yet in that year the amount recorded to angen 1, was 22 and one-half inches, and as in 1881, the severest part of fot the year. The deficiency in precipitation has since the first of the year 1909. Since that time—in two years and seven months — the records show an accumulated defi- ciency of over 35 inches. Quit Talking About the Signs in Which There is No Reason. Correspondence of The Landmark. Let us hope that no one of our mile of public square. ZEB. V. LONG. July 28, 1911, MORTGAGE SALE REAL ESTATE. B: VIRTUE of the power of sale contained in a mortgage deed executed to the undersign- ed by James G. Furches and wife, Mattie G. therein and MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 191], ' at the court house door in Statesville, at 120'clock, houre and lot in the said 7 ginning in Tradd street. Terms of ts JOHN M. SHARPE, Mortgagee. RT. WEATHERMAN, Assignee. Weatherman & Van Hoy, Attorneys July 7, 1911. BRICK! Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile, Orders solicited from surrounding towns STATESVILLEJ BRICK CO. -| people will in the future believe in :|the popular “Dog Day” sign. The first Dog Day was showery in Iredell county and since about that time we have had very little rain. Surely nobody should be- lieve in such senseless sayings as for one day to forecast the weath- er for a month or so. Then if we do not believe it, let us quit talking about it and thereby benefit those coming after us. It would be far better toimplant PS$\an useful idea in the youthful mind than to emcumber it with that which cannot be of benefit, that the traces of heathenism still linger with us. The saying concerning how the moon appears after the new 18 equally silly, forthat is governed by the moon south or nort h. There are many such sayings all in the same ciass, and, mark you, the “sign’’ comes true ovca- sionally, and those of that, faith can more easily forget a score O failures than one that came true. belief. As for instance, & stead ‘ then lectured for a year, afterwards BC but will stand as positive proof There are also some signs with] our 32-page booklet on reason. These are are worthy of}eases OR get a bottle today at the breeze from the southwest will gerierally bring rain. in our cli- mate, The reason ig apparent, city government are under indictment for the same offenses; the town is |bankrupt and the present mayor has | been compelled to go to the Governor jand the general court, asking for a |loan of ,000 for ten years to enable |the city to go on with its affairs. | Hundreds of the city employes have | been canara the June bills have |not been paid; there is no money in |the public treasury to meet future ob- ligations; the testimony that has been \taken shows that there has been steal- ing right and left; that an organized |band of thieves has been robbing the icity in every possible, way; that this | stealing has been going on for years, and that popular government in Law- rence has failed. | It is a disgraceful state of things; |but it is a. state of things that ats |counted upon in every community jwhere the “‘respectables’’ allow the {rabble to run its affairs. The first \thing for the Lawrence ple to do is ito send the thieves Gl eaten and |bribers to jail, and after that to take a |more jealous interest in the business \of goverment. |Sucoess of a Blind Man—A North | Carolinian. |Ashevie Citizen, July 30. | Asheville had as a visitor yesterday Edward Ray, a native of Madison |county, who has the distinction of be- ing the first blind man to graduate at ithe University of North Carolina and 'to receive a master of arts degree at jHarvard. Mr. Ray lost his sight at | the age of ten oe and entered the | school for the blind at Raleigh, study- jing there six years, going from that |institution to the Tennessee school for \the blind. After graduating at that |place he returned to Raleigh and re- \ceived a diploma from that school, graduating in 1899. After teaching ina public school for a year he en- tered the University of North Carolina and duated in three years. He ing a course at the post duate hool of the University of Chicago. He had intended teaching but just lefter he left Chicago his hearing failed, which made him believe he could not teach to advantage. He took up the study of law and graduated from the Chattanooga college af law last June. Mr. Ray passed through Asheville en route to South Carolina, where he is interested in a law suit He is a bright young man, of a cheery dis sition, well read and refined He declares that some day he hopes to be another Senator Gore. Good Money After Bad. Green Bag. It is a curious fact that many men, | level headed enough about other things, seem to loose their wits en- tirely when they become involved in law suits. Ina case recently con¢lud- ed in the German courts a Berlin merchant paid out over $900 to re- cover the value of a five cent postage stamp. He had written a letter ask- ing for an address and_ enclosing postage for reply. Failing to get an answer, he sued for the stamp. The famous Missouri watermelon case was just as trifling and even more disastrous. The seed was planted on one farm, but the vine crept through a crack in the rail fence and the melon grew on the other side. Both farmers claimed it, and instead of perceiving the humor of the situa- puzzling features of the question of |ownership there was the further com- plication in that the fence stood on a county line, whereupon a question of the jurisdiction of the courts came up. The farmers bankrupted themselves without obtaining a decision as to the ownership. IF YOU HAVE ECZEMA, OR’ ANY SKIN OR SCALP TROUBLE, HERE IS GOOD NEWS! You have probably tried one or more remedies, with smal] success. This costs money, and it is uncer- tain. We want you to try ZEMO, the clean liquid remedy, but we do not want you to pay for it un- less you are satisfied with results. We have so much faith in ZHMO that we want you to try it by send- ing to the E. W. Rose Medicine Co., 3032 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo., 10c. in stamps to pay postage for a generous sample of ZEMO and ZEMO (antiseptic) SOAP and skin dis- Statesville Drug Store and if you are not pleased with results they will refund your money. ZEMO is a_ clean, preparation that washes away acientific and tion they went to law. To add to the Oil “I dyed all these different \ ft x goods with the same dye, AL } I use Dy-O-La Dyes.” De its a coal oo ft € - a }, wT DYE | “ One Dye for All Goods Any Dy-O-La Dye will dye wool, silk, cotton or mixed goods. It is v ple and . the results are perfect. We sell Dy-O-Le, guarantee it and recommend it. 100 a package. Try Dy-O-La next time you make over any clothes. Quick Delivery to Any Part of Town. ' RALPH Y. DEITZ, Telephone 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave. Whole Wheat Flour We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. Pure Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran, $1.60. Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. City Roller “Mills, R. A. MILLER, Manager. A Strong, Progressive National Bank! Is an asset of real worth to any communi- ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial is seeking your business. Capital : : : : $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits 28,000.00 Commercial National Bank, Statesville, N. C. START WITH THE 50TH SERIES. Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. Take the step, you'll never re- gret it. ; The First Building & Loan Association. L. Harrill,. - - - Secretary. A FEW INVESTMENTS: 75 acres of land, 4-room house | other valuable improvements at 7) 50-barrel water power roller mill, | 102 acres of land, 8-room two-story See splendid barn and out- 000. 5 Shares Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- al Bank. 10 Shares Stock Imperial Cotton! ‘Sewing Machines | Repaired. J. U. LAMPRECHT, 109 East: Front Street. Co. JOHN M. SHARPE. | | REAL ESTATE “Dur Specials,” A Complete Store I have added a line of Dry Goods and fyou ‘can find almost anything you are — looking for at my store. Big..lot of Cultivator Points. W.H. KIMBALL | Gold Medal Coffee, | Simon Pure Lard, | Water Ground Meal, Mason Jarsand Rubbers, Carne Hen Feed, Hollybrook Chick Feed. Phone 89 when you || want anything in @ro- | ceries, | Eagle & Milholland. ny Machine Sho Stylish Livery. My livery is the best eines and most.up-to-date inthe © * I haveevery kind of vehi necessary for a city livery. Horses and mules bought and sold, Have some mules now on hand. Cash or lie to suit S. J. Holland. Avgost 9, 1910. Learnestly plead that we aban- destroys the germ life and the pois-) . complete and I am prepared to do don all thought of these senseless} 28 weit ar oes eu ere say kind of repair work. 'Phone 3. Day or Night. | 1 sigus and omens CRANK. ‘lie geen after one application. ZE- ENGINE AND BOILER WORK OLDEST. BEST. New Hope, N. ©.’ MO absolutely cures eczema in ald A SPECIALTY ST cy maui” || COME ACROSS | ner ema lass ee, Janey AMT kee Mh | PRICES’ LOWER. Colvert roomy Co. sre fe: [tM eae eats Ane yy applying Cham: heat, etc., on infants the same a8| jricators, Oi] Caps and Jet Pumps’ , “w , lt is an antisepti¢|on grown persons. QUICKEST. CHEAPEST; ||] COLVERT GROCERY COMP’, ewes ot the mance and eo Se, eee mere ft | - Deeee 8 ia é Ee: _ . THE LANDMARK Goop RAIN AT TAYLORSVILLE. That is About the Best News— FRIDAY, DEATH OF Buying Blackberrics Industry—Visitors. Correspondence’ of The Landmark. . . Jennings, R. 2, ‘woman passed last lor Springs church, and was laid to rest in the family pe a few hundred yards from her home, Mon- day. She was’born in January, 1840, was therefore in her 71st year. She had been confined to her bed for some time before she died, never complain- ing of her lot but seemed cheerful un- til the end. Two brothers, Metlon H. and John L. Shoemaker; four daugh- ters, Misses Lela, Gertrude, Susie, and Mrs. Mertie Williams, and one Robert L. Williams, survive. . Bertha Somers, of Statesville, is visiting among friends and relatives in this section. ee N. W. eat family, of Charlotte, are visiting ue and Mrs. J. M. Howard. Mr. Steve Coleman and sister, Mertie, of Greensboro, are visiting in this part of Wilkes. There has quite an industry sprang up in this section that is a great bene- fit to Wilkes and adjoining counties. Garret & Co., big wine manufacturers, of Norfolk and St. Louis, have for the t two years had agencies at North ilkesboro and other points down the railroad buying the green blackberries they can, shipping them to Norfolk for wine pu s. They y 90c per bushel of 60 pounds. Due country store, the writer knows, bought and hauled to Wilkesboro 96 barrels—about 3,300 pounds—bring- ing into his territory nearly $500. From Olin Neighborhood—Move- ments of the People. Correspondence of The Landmark. Olin, R-1, July 31—When Mrs. Jane Weaver was called from last week Olin community lost one of its best Christians. She was a woman of remarkable patience and one who really believed in prayer. Doubtless many blessings have come into the lives of others because she er r. Marshall Gatton, of Newton, spent a few days recently with his mother, Mrs. ret Gatton. Mrs. Mattie Current, of Greensboro, is vis- iting her mother at Olin. A number of young people attended. an ice cream supper at the home of Mr. J. L. Jacks July 22d. ing was one of the enjoyable feat- ures of the social gathering. ; Rev. Walter H. Goodman filled his last appointment at Tabor for tlie sum- mer, the fourth Sunday in July. He was agg of this church through his vacation. Rev. J. P. Davisand his family tgeve gone on a mountain trip. Messrs. J. C. Holmes Rayard Holmes and. Hal Hayes attended the picnic at Mooresville. Mrs. Myrtle Gill, of Olin, has been Mrs. Wade Lazenby and her daugh- ter, Miss Joe, are at Eupeptic Spri with Mrs. Lazenby’s father, Mr. Cody, who is very sick. There was a singing at the home of Mr. Alvin Holmes last Sunday after- noon. Mr. R. P. Holmes has gone to Wil- ee the soldiers’ reunion. r. Jo. Sloan is teaching a singing school at Tabor. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Sloan have gone to visit their son, Mr. Roger Sloan, who lives near Rocky Face mountain The annual series of meetings will begin at Macédonia church the first Sunday in August. Persons interested in the graves at Tabor are requested to meet there Saturday before the third pumiay in August to clean off the graveyard. Neighborhood News. Correspondence of The Landmark: Statesville, R-3, Aug. 2—Farmers are very blue on account of the d weather. No fruit scarcely at all. Melons are few and small. Wheat threshing is still in progress and wheat is very good. A barge crowd attended the picnic at Bethel Saturday and enjoyed a good time. A large crowd of our young folks were eee to learn the Pres- unday school picnic had been changed from Sulphur Springs. Mr. Owen Eudy has returned to his byterian home near Cleveland after spendin several weeks with relatives an friends. Mr. W. L. Ostwalt went to Wilmi Mrs. visiting her son, Mr. R. L. Benfield. on Monday. Mr. Gaither Ostwalt, of Tennessee, has gone to McAdensville, after spend- ing a few weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs F. A. Ostwalt, near East Monbo. Mr Jacob Little returned to Huntersville after spending a few days with his daughter, Mrs. J. U. Ostwalt. fs Mrs. J. M. Platt and daughters, Misses Irma and Vivian, have return- ed home from Newton, where they visited Mrs. Plott’s parents. Services at Bethel Saturday and st by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Cash- we. Salisbusy Post: Rev. R. R. Sow- ers, who recently resigned as pastor aul Lutheran of Bethel and St August 4, 1911.) Teachers’ MRS. WILLIAMS. _ For Wine Big Aug. 1.—A good Sunday morning when Mrs. Mahalie Williams died at r home in New Hope township, near elen Benfield, of Newton, is Institute — Personal Iteuss. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville, Aug. 3—We are hav- ing : rain this morning — the best of the season. Dr. Henry Louis Smith, of David- son College, and Prof. Bivins, of Ral- eigh, addressed the teachers at the in- stitute Wednesday afternoon, leaving that evening. There will be an edu- cational rally and picnic at the college Friday. The women and children are invited to come and nd the day. There will be several addresses The institute will close Saturday. Mr. J. W Moore and Rev. L. L. Moore spent Monday in Statesyille on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Matheson, Mrs. Matheson’s mother and sister, Mrs. Miller and Miss Elizabeth, of Lenoir, are visiting Mr. Matheson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Matheson. Mr. George Dula, of Lenoir, was a visitor here Wednesday. Misses Sal- lie and Carmalt Grines, of Salisbury, and Miss Anna Lula Dobson, of Winston-Salem, are the guestsof Mrs H. D. Lindsey. Mrs. G. W. Flowers and daughter, Miss Estelle Flowers, of Durham, who spent awhile at Davis Sulphur Springs, are guests for the week at the Camp- bell House. Mr. H. T. Kelly spent Wednesda night with his mother, Mrs. M Kelly in Salisbury. He will go to Lexington today. Miss Sara Burke spent several days in Statesville and at Barium Springs this week. Her cousin, Miss Pink Houston, of Char- lotte, who has been at Barium Springs for some time, will accompany Miss Burke home today. Miss Hattie Lowrance, of Charlotte, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Barnes and relatives near town. Law- er J. L. Gwaltney attended court in Utatesville this week. Mr. W. B. Matheson spent Mon in Statesville on business. Misses Delia Hampton and Lenora eet of Mocksville, are visiting Mrs. H. T. Kelly. Miss Ruby Deal returned last night from a visit to Miss Pernia Foushee, in Statesville. ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. While attending the funeral of a victim of the recent Seaboard wreck, Devorah Jurrell, colored, dropped dead in Durham. J. L. Randleman and J. W. Neave have been appointed receivers for the Spencer Water Co., a private corpo- ration chartered to furnish water to Spencer. The revolution which has been in progres in Haiti has succeeded and ident Simon, of Haiti, has fled from the capital, which is in the hands of the revolutonists. In the Democratic primary in Mis- sissippi this week former ernor Jas. K Vardaman was chosen Wnited States Senator, defeating Senator Per- cy and C H. Alexander. An official statement issued by the American Tobacco Company to its stockholders gives the information that no dividends on the common stock will be declared at the present time, which would ordinarily be pay- able in September. Supreme Court decision queered the big dividends? Joseph Clary, imprisoned by a cave- in at the White Oak mine, near Jop- lin, Mo , since last Sapeey nora e, was reached by rescuers Wednesda morning, He was alive and well. When the last spadeful of earth was removed by workmen in the shaft and we dropped through into the drift, Clary threw himself into their arms and wept while the shouts of thousands cheering at the mouth of the mine re-ech down the shaft. Something About Orops in Cataw- ba Oounty. Newton Enterprise. Mr. James McRee has the most profitable half-acre of farming land in the county this year. He sowed it last fall in cab! seed. He sold $42 worth of plants from itand then plant- ed it in tomatoes He has been get- ting from 5 to 10 cents a pound for his tomatoes. Some have been sold in Newton and some in Asheville. He has not got his returns from the last shipments to Asheville, but thinks his tomato crop will yield about $200. He will give us exact figures on this record breaking half-acre ina few days. The ditching of Clark’s creek has been at a most opportune time, in view of the severe drought that is having such a disastrous effect on up- land corn. The Clark’screek bottom corn is growing right through the drought and is showing no need of rain. Some land owners have not yet cleared up their bottoms, but it is safe to predict that about all the reclaimed land will be made ready for corn next year. Upland has beendoing so well in corn for many years that bottoms have not been at much of a premium. But this ig will give a great im- pulse to the drainage movement start- ed in Catawba county. Killed Ground Hog in Oleveland. Shelby Star Last Friday Mrs. W. S. Johnson, who lives three miles above Casar, went out from the house and found a ground hog looking for apples under an apple tree. The hog had left its hole in search of food. She did not churches in thc county, has accepted |know what it was and picked up a a call to the Granite and Rockwell |Stick to make an attack. churches. EE Advertieed Letters. Vehiewing te a Met ft ietagnerremeining. im the |desperate fight for its life. August i, 1911; 3,4 Lin ‘any of the abve will please M. L. Batler En | heard She called {the dogs and a lively fight followed. |The hog ran under the house and was killed by the dogs after it had made a This is \the first ground hog that has been of in this section for years. Give THE LANDMARK three months’ 3 iii & ? "Liver lon hes anion oo that a ie eKoy.J.£.|and skinned it. e i ore Florence Wilson. Prof. | about 30 pounds. of weighe / wer tL. RAYMER, P. M trial subscription. 69 centa, STATE NEws. A-company bas been chartered to manufacture and sell fiyi ma- chines at Greensboro. fut L. M. Sandlin, of Wilmington, was convicted Tuesday of the murder of his wife June 27. He shot her’ and then tried to kill himself. The 13th annual session of the Southern Nuyserymen's Association, embracing States south of Maso; and Dixon's line, will be held in Greensboro August 23-25. THE i ; . - ~e * ae: ?. : BIG SALE| § The Greensboro Telegram has changed from.a morning to an af- ternoon paper. A building especial- ly designed for newapaper work is to be erected for the Greensboro News, A negro servant on a naval re- serve steamer at Beaufort, wild from drink, stabbed three sailors, The crew, armed with axes, finally sub dued him after he had stabbed two other men. Asbeville sent Charlotte five cars of water—50,000 gallons—as a token of regard. Water has also been shipped to Charlotte from Gastonia, Lincolnton and Shelby. The situation in Char lotte seems to be somewhat reliev- ed. Mocksville Record: Mrs. W. R. Ellis, of Advance, reporte her wheat crop this year at 550 bushels. One of her tenants, Jess Myers, raised 159 3-4 bushels on five acres of land, and used no manure or “ertilizer. She offered a prize -|and Myers won over all the other tenants. W. H. Lowery, section foreman of the R. & G. Raibroad, was shot to death Tuesday afternoon four miles from Carthage, Moore coun- ty, by John Goins, colored. They were members of a fishing party wheu the row started. Lowery leaves a wife and two or three small clildren. MATIEKS OF NEWS. In the local option election in Staunton, Va., Tuesday, the “‘wets’’ won by a majority of 102. A steamer capsized in the St. Lawrence river near Mossena, N. Y., Tuesday and seven persons were drowned. Sitting on the side of the bed in which her husband was sleeping, Mrs. Sam. L. Pursley, of Bethany, S. C., committed suicide by cutting her throat with a razor. It health assigned as the reason. Miss Margaret Kelly, long con- nected with the mint bureau, was this week appotnted examiner of the mints of the United States at a salary of $3,000 a year, making her the highest paid woman in the gov- ermmment service. The Veterans at Wilmington. At the Confederate veterans’ re- union at Wilmington this week Winston-Salem was chosen as the next meeting place for the annual reunion, a resolution was adopted protesting against the use of the Ellison history of the United Sta the schools and colleges of South, another was adopted ten, dering the thanks of the North Carolina Division, United Confeder- ate Veterans, to Senator Joseph Dixon, of Montana, for his defence of the part the North Carolina troops played in Pichkett’s charge at the battle of Gettysburg in the Senate recently. \ Officers were re-elected as fol- lows: Commander-in-chief, Gen. J. S. Carr, Durham; brigadier gen- erals, P. C. Carlton, Statesville, first brigade; W. L London, Pitts boro, second brigade; James I. Mett Wilmingten, third brigade; J. M. Ray, Asheville, fourth brigade. ———— Serious Fire at Wilkpsboro. Wilkesboro Chronicle. Mr. J. A. Forester’s§ splendid residence in the western part of town was completely wiped stroyed with the residence. In the 140 bushels of wheat, some 30 bushels of corn, some oats and Tyeand something over 200 pounds of meat, middling and hams. The loss is something near $4,000, with about $1,000 insurance. Mr. Stikeleather Makes “Change in Charlotte. Charlotte Observer, 2d. Mr. William C. Stikeleather, who for the past six and a half years has been connected with the Litthe-Long Company, later the H. Cc. Long Clothing Company, in the capacity of salesman, has resign- ed his position, effective yesterday. Beginning September 1 he takes a similar position with the Tate- Brown Company. He will spend the intervening month as a vaca- tion, leaving this morning for his old home in Iredell county, north of Statesville. Mr, Stikeleather is a capable and popular young man wh) has many friends who will be inter- ested to learn of his change. eee Dogs Must Stay Out of Southern Stations—Reason For the Order. Salisbury Post. Capt. Waitt, the Southern’s sta- tion master at Salisbury, announc- es that theSouthern has iasued an order to keep all. dogs out of the station. Some time ago a vicious little dog bit a child {n the waiting room at Statesville and the pa- rents sued the company for dam- ages, - EEE ee The second daughter of Mr, Geo. P. Blackwelder, who was injured by a boiler explosion in Cabarrus county last week, died een Her sister was killed at the time of the explosion and the two girls, aged 16 and 12, were buried in the same grave. Mr. Blackwelder and son, who were also injured by the explosion, are recover- ing. handbag, were among the things de- granary and smokehouse were about Low Is NOW OVER. ie All Men’s Suits. Extra Pants, Straw Hats, Millinery, Ladies’ Ready-to- Wears, These lines are not reduced as 7 would like to see them. Therefore the sale will be continued as regards these lines until further notice. | These goods are moving fast and it will pay you to call early if there is anything in these lines that you want. THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. But sale prices will be continued with some extra cuts on C. ME 11: |i : Cut Shoes, All Goods in Basement. Very Respectfully, AUCTION SALE OF OPEN ACCOUNTS. $ attorneys for the sale auction ~~ will offer for at pu oak ox the coart house door in Statesville on SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. at 12 o'clock. noon, the following accounts unless they are paid z | away : ; Clyde by fire about 3 o’clock Friday af- $180 Bb. Beaver. oe oe Cloer, ternoon, together with the granary | Statesville, $3.50; R ¥ Oey ee Waskenrd. and emokehouse. Ail} the contents D heed ieee os: L Whitaker, Charlotte, #400. — of the buildings were destroyed. poy ee Clothing Co.—8. N. Lepish, States- The new piano, a bot of mew furni- | ville, $1 = . turey bedding, all the clothing Le except what the family had on,| Theabove accounts will be advertised on bill about $30 or $40 in cash |beardsin Statseville and thes towns beicre day which was in Mrs. Forester’s —_ 1911 Attorneys. om — = eo ~~ oS = Standard Registered Stallion, Will be on exhibi- ‘tion and for serv- ice at Westmorc- land’s stables the week beginning August 7th. D. L. Newell. MMi -summerP) ices On All Our 7 Ready-to-Wears. a If you are at all interested come and see what we are showing. Should we not make a sale it will be a mat- ter of fit not the price. Coat Suits, Coats. Silk Dresses, Lingeric Dresses in white and colored; House Dresses in Linen, Percale and Ginghams; Waists and Notice to Delinquent Debtors persons against whom accounts have been oy wan ue by toe menchents of nn, Ft of sen Nat oly wap auve seemess Wren Skirts, etc. Don’t fail to see our line # before making a purchase. , Be s Fountain Pen, Indelible and Show Card Ink. T$pewriter Ribbon for all machines, and all guaranteed. All colors of Carbon Paper. Typewriter Paper. R. P. ALLISON'S, if BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. | > , BOSS OSOSSS 686060606 6066066 Pa cae aed | “SEVEN - ROOM houte, 3 all modern if [WANTED ; Socom tet wing wall POR RE wT wring — Augast 1. About 10 45 Last Night—The estimony in the Case. Last night about 10 45 the jury in the case of Reuben, Combs, on ’ trial since last Thursday . for the marder of his wife, returned a ver- dict of murder in the second degree. Sentence will be passed today. The maximum penalty for second degree murder is 30 years in the State n. The verdict will be somewhat of @ surprise, as most people were un- der the impression that in a case of poisoning there could. be’ nothing less tian firet degree murder. Judge Daniels charged the jury, however, that if they believed the prisoner knew right from wrong but was so weak-minded as to be incapable of premeditation that verdict should be second degree murder. On the first ballot the jury stood eight for second degree and four for firet degree murder. On the sec ond ballot the vote was nine to three. On the third ballot al! vot- ed for second degree. Argument im the case ended yes- terday afternoon about 5 20 o’chock and Judge Daniels occupied about an hour charging the jury. When Iredell Superior Court re- convened Friday morning et 9 o'clock the State put up its first witness in the Combs case—Sheriff J. M. Deaton—who testified substance: Saw Defendant Combs Friday morning, May 26, and bed a con vermation with him alone in the yard at his home in Concord town- ship. Meade no threats to him but received a voluntary statement from. him to the effect that on Friday morning about 445 he in awoke and his wife was not in bed. |ly He called her but she did not an- swer. He went out in the yard to lock for her; went in an outhouse and failed to find her. Seeing something white lying in the cow lot be approached and found it to be the re ~ She was di but body warm; body <a ys perf straight, hands extending down si A pine atick, about 18 inches long, was lying uéar her. He picked the body up in his arms and carried it half way the house, where there is ae - He couldn’t carry it fur- ther; laid it down, ran to his fa- ther’s. hollering part of the way, and called his father. He his wife had hoed cotton hard all the day before—Thureday. He awoke once during Thursday night and his wife was in bed. Witness saw body before it was buried, Fri- day morning about 16 o'clock. Saw it iu road covered with wagon cov- er. It was a hot, clear day. Body was removed to the house while wit- mess wes there. The Monday after- noon following witness was at Stony Point graveyard and saw prisoner. He beckoned to prisoner and they walked together into the Witness told prisoner that people believed he [Combe] had murdered his wife and if so he would be glad if prisoner. would gay so be- fore his wife's body was taken from the grave and cut to pieces. Prisoner replied that ‘he had al- ready told all he knew. Witness didn’t rementber saying anything else to prisoner and they walked Dack and joined the crowd at the cemetery. In consequence of what he had learned witness asked prisoner what he had done with a bottle of arsenic he had secured from Dr. Hunter soéme~ time -~be- for:. This conversation was not « moré.than five or tén minutes af- ter the first one in the woods. He afterwards had a conversation with Combs after the latter had beer’ placed in his custody. Witness brought prisoner to Statesvilie Mon- day afternoon, May 29, on Taylorg- ville*train; took him to the sher- iff’s office a few minutes and then on to jail. He toid him goodbye at the jail and shook hands with him: Prisoner asked witness to epend the night with him, grip- ped witness’ hand tightly and \ tdld him he had something to tell him. Witness asked -prisoner to wait until he could call some one else to hear. Prisoner preferred that no one be calied and told witness he had given “her something>— etrychnioe in her wilk’’—-for supper the night before ther death. Had got Lee Shoemaker to go to Luther White's store at Stony Point and buy the strychnine—a nickel’s worth. Defendant’s attorneye ob- jected to questions that brought out the foregoing évidence. They were admitted and. defendants fil- ed exceptions on the ground that Combs bad beén heard at the cor- onver’s investigation the Friday be- fore. Cross-examined ty the State, witness stated that prisoner had not tei him how mach strychnine he bad given. Prisoner asked wit- ness what to do and was told he needed ‘a good lawyer, witness promising to ‘phone Co * fathier. Witness came out of jall and met L. C. Caidwelt and the two went to the jail together, Caldwell btabk- ed to prigoner and cautioned him to talk to anyone. Comber fa- had ‘phoned Caldwell about hia son's case. A few days iater witness was at the jail and took Combe to back part of cell and told him he (witness) was there } Comba’ twice sending ty since he head got the messages. Combs told witness that Dora Stout had. been over to his house and told bim his (Combs’) wife did not love him as much as he thought; that he could give her strychnine, ki her, no one ‘would know. it and ae they et eee a ave a good time together. ~ Wi was not certain defevdant had told him how much poison he had given his wife but thought he hed said he gave her about half of the amount bought and threw remainder in fire. Prig- oner said be had pu poison in his wife’s buttermilk whtie she was in another room; wife drank three swallows aod complained that milk was bitter and that the cow must have eaten some bitter weed. She handed him the milk to taste and he took a sup of it. Combs said his wife died in the yard. This confessict was about one week af- ter prisover was put in jail. Cross-examined by counsel for de- ferice witniss said Combs had lat- er told him that his statement in his confession was a mistake about having put poison in the milk Thu y vight; that it was put there Wednesday night; but | wit- ness said Cumbs immediately oor- rected his second statement. Witness stated that he had seen prisoner often since he has been in jafl; that he seems indif- ferent to the serious charge against him; that be plays checks, fights ebout checks, (defence objected to witness stating cause of fights). Defendant asked witness if he would- n’t take him to his (prisoner's) fa- ther’s to see his people, say- Ing that\they needed him on the farm. Witness talked with pris- oner of the seriousness of the Charge and prisoner did not seem to realize the seriousness ; he asked how long they would send him tothe chain gang for the crime; witness suggested it mighit mean the electric chair; prisoner wanted to know if witness meant it. This talk was in Jume and Ju- . Prisoner first played checks e time after being placed in fai) and his.manner was always ap- the: @fme from the day of the first ipquest until now.. When witness saw him the worning of wife's, death. tie was sitting on eones f the toad near the body gi woked very sorry — then, Qn the way to jail Monday follow- ing seemed all right and insisted on talking to witness, which the lat- ter discouraged. Cross-exa mined, witness said prisoner’s manner was about the same after as before counsel had talked with bim and that counsel had been permitted to see prison- and |¢r in private and out of presence of sheriff or his deputies. Lee Shoemaker, second: witness for the State, testified: Lives near Stony Point; 16 years old. In May saw Reuben Combs on railroad at Stony Point, 15 or 20 steps from Luther White's drug store; had no conversation with Oonsbs; he gave witness a nickel with instruc- tion to go to Luther White’s store apd buy the worth of it in strych- nine to kill rats; bought the strych- mine, delivered it to prisoner at place where he left him and went on down road; no one was present when Combs gave him the money nor when he delivered the strych- mine to Combs; strychnine was bought from Luther White Wednes- day before Mrs. Combs’ death.- , ‘Witness waa put through a severe cross-examination by attorneys for defendant. They pinned witness to know why. he had made a fuller statement before the court Friday mn he made at the coroner's in- estigation. Witness said that he did not know at the coroner's in- vestigation that he was wanted to tell all; that since then he had been approached by various persons in regard to the matter. = Luther. White téstified that he knew Lee Shoemaker and that he had sold him five cents’ worth of strychnine the Wednesday before the Combs woman was found dead; boy said he wanted it for rat pois- on; did not weigh strychnine but guessed at it and estimated that he had let the boy have five to six grsins. Witness admitted on cross-examination that he had made record of date of sale of strychnine after he had heard of Mrs. Combs’ death. J. A. Hager testified: Lives at Stony Point; saw Oombs at Stony Point, he thinks, May 23; Combs asked him a good poison to use to will rats; told him rat biscuit or rough on rats; Combs objeated” to these because they were too costly, but did not want strychmine be- cause he was afraid of it; witness loaned him five cents. This was prior to death of Mrs. Combs. On cross-examination witness aaid he had not told at the ooroner’a § in- vestigation of loaning the prigon- er five cents because he had for- gotten about it. ; June Stout: Lives in Sharpesburg township; knows Reuben Combs; the latter sent word to witness to come to see him; witness went Sun- day before Mire, Combe’ ~ death; Combs was not at his own home but was at Plan Combe’ when wit- nessed passed; Reuben haled wit- eas and they made an engagement to meet at the home of Reuben’a father that aftesnoon; they met there and Reuben suggested a walk down about the barn, Where they could privately; Reuben wanted to go he would not be heard. Reaching the piace Reuben asked wit: heey. He, wouhe Kink be. palte on cool en ; what he would give them to poison them; how he would give it; how he would go about se for him—witnees’ first opportuni- the: home of Reuben’s father that day. witness said his statement then dif- fered from the one he told the corouer’s jury because he had made | Gif @ mietake at the latter,» Cross—ex- amined by the State, witness sald he worked for Mr, Sam Johnsen; that he had known Reuben for three or four years and had run with him a good deal;’ that he had told Mr Johnéon of the con- versation Reuben had had with him the Sunday before. Mr. . was put on stand to erroborate this statement. Part of a letter Mr. Johnson had written Sheriff Deaton was also submitted as evidence in corroboration. Defence objected to admission of letter; objection overruled aid defence excepted, — Rev. T. B. Johnson: Was called to jail by Combs for spiritnal ad- vice; prisoner told him that he had made « mistake when he confessed to Sheriff Deaton that he had gty- eu his wife strychnine the night be- fore her death; that it was Wed r day night before her death and he did not believe the strychnine he had given her had caused her death. Dr. Arch. Campbell , superin- teodect of health of Iredell coun- ty, testified: Was called on to at- tend dead body of Mrs. Combs Fri- day, May 26; found body lying ‘on} quilt in old road at Combes’ home; Body lying on back, hands down side; eyes closed, face blank, white; tuok hold of hand, lower joints of which moved some; no muscular ac- tion to open or cose them, feet and limbs bare, possibly half-way to knee; bottom of feet chean; on the throat was a discoloration about the windpipe; on either side of throat were three discolorations; looked as if they had been made by buman hand into house, cut into throat, exam- ined parts under skin, blood thin and flowed freely, was dark color and did not clot; no bruises deep- er than skin; no blood clot under skin; body was unusually rigid, so stiff that it was carried the house and laid down in position that it was picked up ground; took hold of shoulder and turned it over, showing rigidity of }! especially trunk; discolor-{% : museles, ation oh shoulder and neck, due to settling of blood tn heart. mined opened ody, found it In advanced stage of putrefaction, face black and very much swollen. Couldn't tell who it was except by alit in throat but did identify it by that; found heart empty, no ‘blood or fluid of any kind; right side of beart soft; of opinion that death was caused by some unnatural cause; valve of heart seemed to be all right, free from disease; condition of body would indicate strangulation; not necessanjy from strychnine poison but from several Other vegetable poisons. Strych- nine is usually kept as a sulphate and is soluble, also crystal form; crystal form can be reduced to a powder by heat without destroying its chemistry; strychmine poison acts on stomach through the tissues; when taken into the stomach it is possible for it to be absorbed by liver, kidneys and blood; can also pass off by elimination through bowels. Cross-examined witness ad- mitted at the first coroner’s inves- tigation that he reported that Mrs. Combs had died from natural caus- es and failed to mention then the rigidity of the body after his sec- ond examination of it; that other poisons will leaye heart in same condition as strychnine; one-fourth grain hes been known to produce death but one-half grain is consid- ered fatal ‘dose for adult; would be an accident if some strychnine did not get back to stomach when fust enough, had been given to produce death. Replying to a question from Judge Daniels, witmess said al! conditions of Mrs. Combs body would indicate strychmine poison. On recali Luther White stated that strychnine sold to Shoema- ker boy was in powdered form—as fine as flour: Dr. E. M. Yount: Went to Stony Point under direction of Sheriff Deaton ani examined body after it was taken from grave; it was in a badly decomposed condition; opened abdomen and examined all the or- gans of that; stomach was’ amall and not much in it; it was so de- composed that it tore easily and had to be tied at ends; placed it in jar of preservative; kidneys de- composed; intestines comparatively good condition, no sign of disease; no abnormality of pelvis; Myer so badly deconyposed that could not tell whether it was diseased; eyes rup- tured and out on face; lungs de- composed,/heart in placid state,fair- ly well preserved and empty; valves and opening normal; none of cartil- ages of windpipe ruptured; skull not fractured. Dr. R. A. Campbel} was examined as an expert on the effects of in the stomach. He said if- stryehnine ig present it ia the easiest thing to detect but that if it is not found by examivation it doesn’t mean that it has not been administered, as there are several ways in which it cam get out of sys- tem. After once taken from the Stomach it may be eliminated by the kidoeys and destroyed by the liver and may never reach the stomach again. Strychnine is not a characteristic poison, Ite effect is more rapid on empty stomach than full ch. Sheriff Deaton was recalled and stated that the cow lot in whitch Combs .ciaimed to have found the body of his wifeiwas abou 3@ Seat in bib i bake so bith hori a Cross-exanvined by the datenee, Were clean. Jobnson, Removed body 4 into — parevad and had cow. manure in it; that when found the woman's feet He said that Dr. Arch Campbell knew nothing about the theory that strychnine was used un- afie: the inquest. This was vl uced to corroborate Dr. Oamp- b and expisin why he had made a different report at the trial from the had before the coroner. }Dess that Combs’ sleeping room the morning body was taken in there; saw disorder about the house; back : was locked. ‘+The State rested its case -here 4ng@ court took an adjournment un- t#1.9 o'clock Saturday morning. ‘/Dhe defense opened its case |Maturday morning with the intro- tion of Coroner W. A. Moose, its witness. He testified that » Arch, Campbell had delivered to Bim what he supposed to be the stomach of Mrs. Reuben Combs; he delivered the same package tb Dr. Withers in Raleigh. Crossexam- Med by the State, witness said os was probably three inches and two inches wide, enclosed jar; only partly saw OMach removed from body by Dr. t; didn’t know for certain was anything in stomach but. ked like there was. . B. C. Lowrance, second wit- for defence, testified: . Lives to Stony Point; was Combs Marriage, daughter of C. . Combs; sister to N. H. Combs @ad aunt of Reuben Combe; wit- * father had several broth- » Ohe of whom, Dred. Combs, aired Mary Guy, sister of wit- * mother; Martha Guy, sister to Witness’ mother, married a Mayes; Martha Guy went orazy (State ob Jetted and court ruled not compe- t until foundation was laid for ng prisoner’s insanity.) Wit- had known prisoner all his and had lived within one mile of him 14 years; saw him once a week and sometimes oftener dur- Wg the 14 yearg; considered his tal condition weak—about like of 10-year-old boy (State ob ted and objection overruled) ; ina quart it fa ¥ PPeigoner would be riding a horse, Would throw reins over horee’s neck go with all his might; would bw lihes over dashboard and Jet mee go like they wanted to; Sun- after burial of at Sunday Was at Reuben’s home vorliing body was found, arriving | there: about 8 o'clock; well is lo- jcated™ in sight of kitchen; body |was 25 or 30 steps from well; fresh plowed field near house; Saw tracks in field that looked to be these of a barefoot woman, go- jing ip and down end of rows to corner of weeds; felt sure they BURNT WITH CARBOLIC ACID. Mr. Hollar’s Injury—Mrs. Walker Dead—Taylorsville News. Correspondence of The ‘k. Taylorsville, July 7—Mre. Janet er ,died Friday at her home in Little River township and was bu- ried Saturday at 1 o’elock in the Amon Bumgarner graveyard. Bight children survive. Mr. Leroy Hollar, son of Dr. O. L. Hollar, suffered a painful inju- rySaturday morning. He was work- ing in the Hollar drug store and in removing the cork from a bottle spilt, severely burning his left eye, face and hands. Dr. J. P. Mathe- son, of Charlotte, who is visiting here. dressed his burns, He is very much better this morning. The doctors do not think his sight {s injured. Misses Julia and Mary Teague delightfully entertained 30 of their friends at a lawn party Friday evening, complimentary’ to their guest, Miss Ruth White, of Stony Point. Amn interesting contest—A Musical Love Story—was much en- joyed. Mr. Clyde Campbell and Miss Emma Lee Gwaltney won the first prize, a box of candy. Mr. Mitchell Ingram and Miss Elizabeth Milier won the booby. Several out- door games were played, after which watermelon was eerved. Miss J. L. Morrison and Mra. M. B. Rich, of Charlotte; are here for a few weeks. They are board- ing at Mr. H. T.Campbell’s. Miss Trene LeQueux, of Atlanta, is vis- iting her mother, Mrs. H. D. Le Queux. Mr. W. C. Matheson was in A@heville and Hickory last week. Mrs. Lelia Bogle and Mise tkacy Thurston spent Friday and Satar- day at Loray, the guests of Mra. L. C. Stevenson. Mr, and — Mrs. D. PF. Si n, of Troutman, are visiting J. P Babington. Mr. H. M. Wil- son went to Fayetteville Friday on business. Mrs. James S. McIn tosh returned Thureday from an extended visit to Sta e, Char- lotte, Asheville and Waynes : Mrs. E. L. Hedrick and h- ter, Sue, spent Sunday with relatip in Stony Point. Mys. Hedrick will go to Statesville today to visit Mrs. L. Ash“and Sue will return home. Misa Lucy B. Rice, of Richmond, Va.. who has been visiting Mra. C. L.Matheson, will ‘gb day. Mrs. Matheson will acconipa- ny her. Mr. James W. Dorsett, of Spencer, spent the week-end- here with friends. Messrs. Geo. Mont- gomery _and Glarence Patterson, }of Statesville, were Sunday visit- ors here. Mr. Chas. Fulp, of Statee- ville, spent Sunday bere with friends. The Methodist, Baptist and Pres- |were Bessie Combs’ tracks; saw only Mght sandy dust on Bessie’s| feet when body was carried into} house. Going back to where State ob jected, witness testified that Mrs. | Mayes, her aunt, Reuben’s great | aunt, died insane; Dred. Combs, un- \cle of witness, had children nam- jed Tom, Sara Jane, Mandy, Bil- ly, Lou, Susie and Mattie |Combs; Mattie Combs, cousin of Reuben, died in Morganton iqpane asylam awhile before last Christ- mas. . Witness had exchanged vis- its with Reuben and his wife; the latter geemed to get along fine together and were kind to each oth- er. Crosé-examined by Solicitor Ham~ mer, witness said she did not think Reuben able to distinguish right from wrong unless told by some one; did not tell Lawyer Burke that Reuben ought to have known better than to give his wife poison; had seem. him running horses as fast as they’ could go, but had nev- er s@en a 10-year-old boy. do the same. Cross-examined by Mr. Caldwell, witness said Reuben’s mother had beef dead six years; she was a | Bennett, daughter of Gaston Ben- |nett; witnese had heard that Gas- |ton Bennett had committed sui- jcide by taking strychnine (State | objected; objection sustained). Mrs. B. T. White, aunt of Reu- |ben: Never considered Reuben very |bright; never seemed to realize danger with borses and in company with young people never seemed to realize when they were poking fun jat fim; had seen him run horses through woods and trot them to a plow; don’t believe he knows right from wrong. Migs Ora Combs, first cousin of Reuben: Known him all his life and attended school with him; he did not get along well in his books at sohool; didn’t seém to realize when people were making fun of him and did not act like he had good genée; heard him teli of kill- ing dnnocent dog and laugh about it; had seen him leave horses stand- ing’tn field hitched to plow wihlle be was at well getting drink of water, doing this repeatedly; wit- nese ‘had talked to him; he would go off, come back and ask what he talking about when he left; he talked queer. Was at Reuben's the morning of hig wife’s death; Reuben went to béd that night at. 9 o'clock; saw him at Sunday school the following Sunday and he was sleeping; Reuben and his wife got along well together. Orose-examined by Mr. Hammer witness eaid Reuben was good hand to work in the ffeld; studied lit- tle in school; did not like to go to schoo); went a good deal but could not keep up with class; he doeen’t look Mike he knows right from wrong; witness had eaid that he’ byterian Sunday schools will have aunion picnic at All Healing Springs Phursday. Dr. J. P. Matheson, who spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Matheson, will re- turn to Charlotte this evening. Lawyer R. B. Burke will attend Wilkes court this week Mr. W. A. Bumgarner went to Wilkesboro this morning. Miss Ada Snow, of Winston, is visiting her brother, Mr. R. L. Snow. Charch News. The firet of the Auguat up-town union was held at Broad Street Methodist church Sunday evening, condycted by Rev. W. A: Lutz, of the theran church, and the congregation filled the main auditorium and a portion of the Sunday school departmént. Next Sunday evening's service — will be held at the First Baptist church and Rev. S. W. Haddon, of Pressly Memorial Associate Reformed echuroh, will preath. A pro.racted meeting is in pro- gress at New Salem Methodist cburch near Oak Forest. Pastor Rankin is assisted by Rev. W. L. Dawson, of Guilford College, who is doing the preaching. Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Rev. T. P. Wood, missionary to China, will preach at the First Presbyterian church next Sunday and the Sunday following. Rev. H. M. McLain, of Louisiana, preached at the Firet Presbyterian , church Sunday morning. Dr. Hall Kicked By a Horse and Seriously Hurt. Sunday afternoon of last week Dr. E. A. Hall, the well known phy- sidian of Bethany township, was kicked by bis horse. One rib was broken and another injured and the doctor will likely be disabled for some time. Dr. Hall has a driving horse that is vicious but the doctor has always managed him and was not afraid. On this occasion the doctor went to catch his horse to answer a call. The horse bit at him vi- ciously, knocking the doctor some distance and inflicting Nght inju- Ties on his face and arm. The doctor got up and went after the horse with a whip and the animal turned his heels on‘the doctor with the result stated. Dr. Hall’s many friends that he will soon recover. ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! In fighting to keep the blood pute the isease hope white corpuscles attack d germs like tigers. But often germs multiply 80 fast the little ters are overcome, Then see pimples, is, eczema, salt- rheum and sores multiply and and appetite fail, This .condition - mands Bilectric Bitters to regulate aoh, liver and. kidne: to poisons from the b , pon a Fi sntogny eet ef n, “~* They rich, ted ou to be punished for ~ ued on eighth page ae found.” and build up health. Try them, SOc. at W. B. Halie, Veit Walter, wife of Mr. Jefferson Walk-! of carbolic acid the contents were | . Simpson's father, Mr. | den BRIEF ITEMS OF LOOAL NEWe. —~A singing school will begin -at New Salem church, Chambersburg township, a week from today. -~—Miss Jennie Morrison is nursing Mr. Walter Lentz, who has typhoid fever at his home near town. —Mr. Everett Wilkinson, carrier on rural. route 3, began his vacation of 15 days yesterday. Mr. J., A. W. Barkley is subbing for him. —Mr. W. E. Anderson; who un-~ derwent an operation in Charlotte a tew weeks ago and has since been confined at his home ‘here, is now able to be out. His condition ia gradually improving. ' -——Ever see a green buckéye—~ one with the hull on? AnAlezander man brought The Landmatk two - the other day. The buckeye ia not comaron in these parts and few people would recognize it. —Mr. J. D. Reavis received a telegram yesterday stating that his father, Mr. David Reavis, was at the point of death at Wis home in Yadkin county. Mr. Reavis left ter Yadkin yesterday afternoon. -—The Farmington correepondent of the Mocksville Times says: “T. H. Redman, of Statesville, is pre~- paring to erect a dwelling house on Main street, south of the Bap- tist church and when completed he will move his family down.” -—A petition was circulated last week and signed by a number of citizens asking the board of alder- men not to make any furtherstreet improvements. The’ petition was presented to the board Friday eve- ning but no action was taken. —Tibe passenger trains on the Western road now haye ticket. c- lectors, the change being made An- gust Ist. The ticket collector is in uniform and to the uninitiated is taken for - the couductor, the latter official being little in evi- ce. —Dr. I. M., Taylor, of Morgan- ton, who wag*in Statesville ast - week as a witness in the Combe case, was accompanied by Mrs. Tay- lor and their little daughter. The latter was taken to the Sanatorium while here and her tonsile remév- od. -——The First Associate Reformed Sunday achool will pienic at Mr. Jue M. Sharpe's this afternoon and evening. Children who desire... to go out in the wagons are requested ‘to-lto meet at the church at 4°o'cléck? The Old North State Band will fur- nish music at the picnic. —Prof. W. B. Owen gave The Landmark an avocado yesterday An avocado is a galad fruit of the tropics and advertised ag grown es- pecially for the famey trade. It is also known as alligator pear and its flesh is about the consistency of well made butter. —The farmers of the county Should take an ifterest in the live stock association to be organ- ized in Statesville Saturday. Stock are absolutely necessary for soil improvement and thie movement is & most important one to Iredell in many ways. —The popularity of Davis Whites Sulphur Springs is maintained this season, the average number of visit- ors being as large or larger than usual. The weekly average recently fs 150 to 160. Sunday a week ago — oe coe broken, the number a ; Laat there were 185. — —Good rains have fallen general- ly throughout this section of the State within the past week and the drought seems to be broken in most sections. In some localities —and Statesville is one of these— there has been little rain aad crope are still suffering. * ~All the buildings for Mr. L. B. Bristol’s new cottoh gin—erect- ed on the site of the’ gin which was burned last fall—are now complete; the machinery is in the building and- an expert machine erector: will arrive today to place the machinery and put it in motion. The machinery is of the latest im- Proved types and will be operated by electric power. —Messrs. Geo. H. Brown,: of Statesville, and Osborne Brown, of Long Isiand, went to Newton yes- terday to confer with citizeng of that town and _ residents along . the route of the Central Highway from Newton to Buffalo Shoals in the. interest of the highway and the big bridge to be built across the Catawba river at the shoals, —Travelers on the Weetern road will be pleased to know that the fountain at Round Knob is te be ne- stored. For years - fountain was am attraction, t after the burning of the Round Knob hotel it was discontinued. A his expense and that the pipe line will be put in soon, —A. in Bunday’s daily papers telle of an automobile acei- dent neat Hendersonville Saturday in ‘which Mrs. Pred. H. Whi lar bonéarm broken in two and other injuries; Mrs. J. Whitted, of Charlotte, suffered a broken collar bone and arm, and Mr. White, who was dtiving the car, injured: ~-Mra, i places B, THE LANDMARK ;UBEDAY, August 8, 1911, COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS We are gravely told that the latest silk. stockings for women “are embroidered with apple blos- soms, nasturtidms, lilac and pinks. Full many a flower is born to Blush unseen.—Thomasville David- Bonian. But you don’t pretend to believe that the flowers on the stockings will be unseen? They will be much ta evidence. s a. The San Francisco lady who shot ber husband dead because she oouldn’t make 4 man of him, pur- gued a rather strenuous course and one which cannot be commended for a regular custom, but if her wtatement of the facts is correct phe removed from ,the world a worthless piece of fumanity, and had ample provocation for so doing. Her punishment should be as light as the law will permit. s s s 7 Southern cotton mill men have made much complaint of the bill re- ducing the tariff on cotton goods, which passed the House of Congress last week. They insist that in view of the fact that the cotton mills bave not been prosperous, generally speaking, for severad years, that nothing should have been done with this sohedule eat thda time. It may be remarked in this connection that the time rarely if ever arrives when those who think they are benefited by a pro- tective tariff are willing for the protection to be reduced or remov- ¢ ed. In their judgment the condi- tions are never ripe for a reduction. , But we started out to say that while the Southern mill men are oppos- ing the revision of the cotton schedule, Mr. Prouty, of Iowa, an insurgent Republican who said he intended to support the bill until he made the alleged discovery that “it was drawn tn the interest of the Southern mill men,charged thatthe ad yalorem rates on cotton dloth valued at between 7 and 12 cents, a type of cloth manufactured almost entirely in thern mills, had actually been increased as high es 250 per cent. above the Payne Dill rates. Mr. Underwood, the Democratic leader, admitted that this increase was apparent but said it was not real, and Mr. Har- rison{/‘of New York, seid the bill » @id not discriminate, but was ‘fair ** to all ‘sections. However, the cot- » ton revision bill will hardly pass the Senate at this time. A num- ber of Democratic Senators, includ- ing Senators Simmons and Overman, will oppre it. * s s It is trite to say that Mr. Bryan can abide nobody who refuses to “ do his bidding. Bryan controversy is but another i!- lustration of a well known fact; and it, ig additional evidénce that Mr. Bryan is neither fair nor just to those who disagree with him Dissatisfied because the Democrats én Congress didn’t take orders from bim, Mr. Bryan charged that Mr. Underwood had purposely omit- ted revisidh of the tariff on iron and steel because Mr. Underwood has a personal interest in that in- dustry. That was a serious and @ very grave charge. Mr. Under- wood showed the utter falsity of Mr, Bryan's statements; he proved by his colleAgues that there was mot only no foundation for the wharge, but that he (Underwood ) bad asked for’ a revision of the fron and steel] schedule for the very reason that he was interested, and that the committee decided otherwise for good and sufficient reasons, which are explained. In the face of Mr. Underwood's denial, corroborated by all the Democrats Of the House, does Mr. Bryan with- draw the criticism and apologize? Not at all. He says his criticiam ‘was founded on a Washington —dis- Patch to an Omaha newspaper. Thie newspaper dispatch he seems to have accepted as correct with- out investigation; and after being Shown by all sorts of evidence that it ie incorrect, he gays: . “If that report fs incorrect I take it for granted that Mr. Underwood wil read the report before the House and deny it.” This a day after Mr. Underwood had not only @enied but proved the falsity of the report. If that report is er- toneocus, says Mr. Bryan—evidently wreferring to believe it after it has been denied by authority—"I wha withdraw my criticism of Mr. Umderwood go far as It relates to that particular case.” Then he goes on to say that whatever the out- come of this case, “I will not with- @raw my critidism of Mr. Under- ‘wood on other occasions, and 1 jp- tend to take early opportunity to give him some other things to dis- outs.” All of which seems to mean - "fn effect: I may not have the facte correct in this case, but Under- — wood is gullty. in other cases and Tam going to showgiim up. Hav- ing made up his nifnd to puraue Uaderwood, the Nebraskan will The Underwood- keep it up, &ll Deonuse the Alabame man didn’t ask him what to do and follow his instructions. There is this comfort in the incident: The open rebellion of the House Democrate against Bryan's dictator- ship shows that the party has made a long step toward breaking his strangle hold upon it. STATE NEWS. The Confederate monument at Asheboro is to be unveiled Septem- ber 2d and Ohéef Justice Walter Clark will deliver the, address. The annual reunion of Catawba Confederate veterans will be held at Newton on the 17th and Gen. J. S&S Carr will deliver the address. A Yadkin man advertises 700 bushels of corn for sale—old crop. Considering the drought the corn will be worth more next winter than it is now. ; Gus. Baumgarner, weaver in a Charlotte cotton mill, was killed by a Seaboard Air Line shifting engine in Charlotte Thursday night. He was dragged some dis tance and his body cut in twain just above the heart. The Elkin Times says that Bur- gees, the Man who is charged with attempting to poison Mr. John ‘Whitaker and family at Siloam a short time ago, by putting Paris green in the milk and in the spring, and who poisoned Whita- ker’s horse and cow, was arrested in Virginia and is in Swrry jail awaiting trial. In Union county the other day Martin Crawford and Lee Also- brooks, both colored, and about 15 years old, scuffled for the posses- sion of a pistol. Lee said to Mar- un, “Turp loose or I'll shoot!” and then the pistol fired, the ball, a 32-caliber, entering the side of Martin, who died next day. Lee was called into court and given 18 months on the roads. Telling of the burning of the home of a citizen of Union county, while the folks were out,theMonroe Enquirer says there were in the house three sticks of dynamite in- tended for use in digging a well and these exploded, destroying a chicken house near the dwell- ing ani killing sixty chickens. About an acre ef good cotton growing near the house was ruin- ed by the heat. A correspondent of the Mocks- ville Herald says fire destroyed a large barn and five other smaller buildings belonging to Wilson Koontz, at Kappa, Davie county, Monday night of last week. A mule, wheat reaper and drill, hay- fork, corn-planter, cotton-planter, one good buggy and two oki ones, some harness, and about 200 bush- els of corn, a large quantity of straw, hay and other useful things were burned with the buildings. Or- igin of fire unknown. A prayer service for rain, which continued the greater part of the day, was held at Bessemer bity y. Acting om the sugges- tion of the ministers, the mayor issuel\a proclamation asking that the day be observed ‘as one of fasting and prayer. The places of business was closed from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. and almost the entire town attended the prayer services, held first at the Baptist church, next at the Associate Reformed church and last at the Methodist church. The Wilkesboro Patriot says that Albert Hall and Mrs. Hattie Avery, alias Hall, were arrested in Wilkes last week on warrants sent from Morganton charging them with Hv- ing in adultery. The sheriff of Burke county, in sending the war- rant, says that the woman left a husband and several small children, who are in a pitiful condition. Hall fs a native of Wilkes but has been living at Morganton for sometime. On his return toWilkes about a month ago the woman ac- companied him. They were taken to Burke for trial. * SE ; Suit om Account of Sunday School ment Oar. Charlotte Observer, 4th. A most unusual suit was won yesterday by the trustees ofPritch- ard Memorial Baptist-church, when a jury of six men in ‘Squire Hil- ton’s ‘court returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs in an ac- tion brought to recover compensa- tion for the privilege of selling re- freshments on an excursion to Wilmington. The train wag run by the Sunday school but the board of truétees was thé body corporate under the law. Mesers. Pat. Og- leeby and J. E. Henderson secured the privilege of operating the re- freshment car and six passes for something over $50. They paid half down and gave a check for the other half at the train. On the return beer was found in the car by the Sunday school officers, who assumed that it was being sold. The were indignant and their business, the defendants claim- ed, went “‘to fhe bad” as the result of the unfriendly talk and actions of the plaintiffs. Therefore they stopped payment on the check for the second half of the considera- tion. The Sunday school brought 6uit, receiving $10 less than the amount sued for. Oemtra} Highway—Road From to Salisbury. Mr. W. H. Clinard, of Winston- Salem, recently made a trip from Asheville to Winston-Salem in an automobile, with eight @nd the Winston Sentinel has this to say about the trip: | “While on the trip Mr. Clinard Bepode that he did not make an adjustment of any kind whatever on the car and had only two punc- jtures on the moad. The roads | Were excellent all the way, equal to the national highway, on the en- tire trip. “The worst stretch of road trav- |ersed was hetween Statesville and | Salisbury,” , An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, as & rule, be cured by a single dose of Chamberlain’s Colic ,Cholera and Diar- rhoea Remedy. This remedy has no 'su- Perior for bowel complaints. For sale by all dealers. KInoreased Membership of the’ House Condi- THE REAPPORTIONMENT BILL Bearing an iniatiative and refer- endum feature to safeguard against gerrymandering in a-number of States, the congressional reappor- tionment bill passed ‘the Senate Thursday. It fixes the future House membership at 438—with two more when Arizone and Nev Mexico attain Statehood—dnstead ot the present 391. Théne was not even the formality ofa roll- call on the final yote: Two amend- ments ,both offered by Senator Bur- ton of Ohio, were attached'to the House measure and the House has concurred In the amendments. The increase in the membership of theHouse will mean an addéd ex- pense to the country. of approxi- mately $400,000 a year. The sal- aries of the 42 new members will aggregate $315,000. Each will have at least one clerk at $1,500, which will add $63,000 to .the total. Mileage and other incidental expen- 6es will still further increase the sum, bringing it to the amount first named. Under this decennial reapportion- ment there is to be no reduction in the membership from any State. The average congressional district will contain over 17,000 greater population than at present, the av- erage district comprising 211,877 under the new plan. The initiativeand referendum pro- vision was tacked on to the béll just before its passage. It was one. of the Burton amendments. HK pro- vides that in case of an increase in the representation of any State, the redistricting, instead of being done by the State Legislature, as provid- ed by the House bill, should be “in the manner provided by the lawa’”’ of the State, thus leaving the redis- tricting subject to the inétlative and referendum laws wherever they have been placed on the statute books. These States have adopted § the initiative and referendum in the form of constitutional amendments: | Oregon, Oklahoma, Nevada, Missou- ri, Montana, South Dakota, Colo- rado, Arkansas and Maine. Utah has ‘@idopted a similar amendment, | but the provision ig inoperative be-| cause of the failure of the Legisia-| ture to enact the necessary accom- | panying legislation. Besides these fm the following States such - an | amendment ‘has been submitted by the Legislatures but has not yet | been voted upon: California, Wash- | inggon, Wyonming, North Dakota, Nebraska, Florida and Idaho. This amendment was agreed to by a strict party vote, 39 to 28, the Republican Senators ‘voting for it and the Democrats against it. The other amendment adopted pre- scribed that ‘‘candidates for Repre- sentatives-at-large shall be nominat- ed in the same manner as candi- dates for Governor unless otherwise provided by the laws of such State.” Eas A North Oarolinian’s Work in Rais ing the Maine. Anent the work of exhuming the remains of the battleship Maine, which has been in progress in Ha- Vana harbor for months, a corres- pondent of the New York Herald says: “The work of driving the piles, which several local engineers de- clare was one of the greatest achievements of modern engineering commenced last October, and be- cause of two accidents was not fin- ished until June 7, whea the pump- ing began. It was a herculean task to construct twenty cylinders so as to exactly surround the wreck. Each is composed of 200 steel piles 75 feet long, driven into the thin mud to the bottom in 30 feet of water. This was accomplished by ae Ferguson, with only two acci- dents. The engineers are enthu- stastic in their praise of the work, and it is suggested that this style of construction be known in the fu- ture as the Ferguson cofferdam, al- though Major Ferguson modestly insists that the design is that of Major Patrick and suggests that it be named the Maine cofferdam.”’ To the above the Charlotte Ob- server adds: “Major H. B. Ferguson, now 34 years old, is a Waynesville boy who, going to West Point from the University of North Carolina, grad- uated fourth in his class and hae |X since done notable work as an army engineer both in China during the Boxer uprising and in the Philip pines. He is no kin to the Per- guson who fell at King’s Mountain but descends from the patriots there engaged. We shall. look on with much interest while this able young North Carolinian raises the Maine.” caepemapemmectpeeateamapmnmen: Killed Husband Because She Could Not Reform Him. San Francisco Dispatch, 24. Unable to make aman” of her husband, Anna Langley, a frail wo- man, 19 years old, today shot and Killed him, They had been married 15 months. Early today James Langley left home, saying that he did not intend to return. Mrs. Langley bought a revolver and Started to hunt her husband. she found him in a saloon. According to bystanders, Langley turned on her with a torrent of abuse. Witb- out a word, the wife fired four shote. One struck Langley and ne died on the way to a hospital. Mrs, Langley was arrested. “I do no see why I should be detain- ed,” she said at the city prison. “I did nothing wrong and I am not sorry. Since our Marriage I have supported my husband and myself by working as a stenog- rapher. I tried to make him stay away from saloons. I endured his abuse. I tried to instill some am- bition into him and coach him for the firemen’s civi) service exam- ination, He would not try. I could endure no more.” “Doan’s Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me a long time, The cure’ was permanent.”"—Hop, 8. W. Matthews’ Commissioner Labor Statis- tics, Augusta, Me. Regulates the bowela, promotes easy matural movements, sural sonatipations: lof legalized graft, es is shown by ‘the matter ang take definite action Anonymous. If you could have seen the bulge of Sheriff Duldey’s eyes. when one of his cows came home with a large black snake dangling from each horp, you would have seen alv most as great a sight as that of the snakes The .sberiff runs a large dairy and has a number of cows. One of them {is an old cow with extra leng, slende; horns and this was the cow that brought in the snakes, which had evidently, attempted to swallow her horns, making a partial success, though still a fatal fail- ure. An after-thought presented ‘a possible solution. That was about the following: That morning this cow had gored an old rooster that persisted in eating with her. That left the smell of chicken on her horns.. Some dbleck sndkes are ex- tra fond of chicken. Therefore, findiug the smell of chicken in the air, the snakes proceeded to investigate, tracing it to the cow, which must have been lying down asleep, when they mistook her horns for something akin to chick- en and proceeded with the swallow- ing act. Each gnake took a separ- ate horn. When the swallowing act had been so far bompleted that) the snakes’ mouths reached the cow’s head, there was a halt and owing to the formation of snakes’ mouths especially forthe swallowing act, there was no escape for the snakes but to stay there and die. There must have been considerable squirming and @ seared cow, though she was apparently unconscious of her unusual adornment when she reached home that evening. They had to be out off the cow's horns. The snakes were evident- ly mates and in death they were nigh together. , ———— EEE Four Southern States Lining Up Against Fee System. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Four Southern States are pre paring to abolish the fee system. Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee are tired of this uamnec- essary and unjustifiable burden. It is only a question of a few years until) ali of them will be better off by the absence of this barbaric system of compensating public of- ficers. In Virginia, public sentiment is thorougnoly aroused over this form the continued and frequent utter- ances of the;.Ppress of the Oki Do- minion an4 by the fact that va- rious organizations are taking a firm staud against the system, two large and influential bodies having in the last fortnight come out strougly against this outrageous evil. Moreover, a number of candi- dates for theGeneral Assembly have taken a firm stand on this question and the list of those who are dolitg 80 grows constantly. That the next General Assembiy will consider on it is a foregone conclusion. In Tennessee, county officers are receiving excesaive emo)]uments a@nd the Volunteer State is pre- paring to change them to figures that ure just and reasonable, Pub Hc sentiment in Tennessee against the fee system is wholly intoler- ant of excuse or attempted justifi- catioa. In Alabama, it is only a ques- tion of waiting for the next gen- eral election to abolish fees in those counties where they are ex- cessive. The principal of local op tion obtains in Alabama as to fees, and it will be invoked quite gener- ally at the next election. In Georgia, the present Legisla- ture, new in session, is getting ready to undo the fee System in that State. ——_—___ BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA. TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, As méfcury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system. when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- cles should never be used except on pre- scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten-fold’ to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- ed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, On contains no mercury, and is taken in- ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cute be sure you get the genuine. It is taken in- ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by . J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggista’ Price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa- tion. WILLIAMS’ KIDNEY PILLS, , The Businesss Course will be taught by Miss Iris McDougald. Itis complete and _ thor- ough, consisting of Boookeeping, Type- writing and _ Short- hand. At the end of the session a Diploma is given to those who complete the course. The price of the entire’ course is $50. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C. Doan’s Regulets. Ask your druggist for them. 250. a box. : - Fall Fashion Book is Now on Sale. ——aaEaeaeee—e Don’t fail to secure a copy of this most beautiful of all Fall quarterlies; even more beautiful than the spring and summer numbers, Smartness, food taste, practica of design combine to di h it from all other fashion quar- terlies. You may be ectly secure in the know that Syecy cron you select therefrom for yourself or children will be absolutely correct in style months hence. Every woman who makes up her dresses from Pictorial Review Fashions and Patterns adds to her pone that chic and style which distinguish a high priced model ora dress made by a . professional iste from the ready-made garment. © regular price of this book is 20 cents a , but eve: number contains a pattern epee worth 15 cents which will ex for any 15c. Pictorial Review Pattern, so that this bea: book really costs you only 5 cents. A full stock of these popular patterns in stock at all times at the One Price Cash Store, agents for the company for this territory. _, Respectfully GUARANTEED NOT TO BREAK. 25c., 35c., 50c. and 75c. See Window Display of This Comb. The Polk Gray Drug Co., On the Square... ‘Phones 109 and 410. Hand Painted Serves the double pur- pose of lending artistic beauty to the home and giving a distinctive, luxu- riant air, and the use of it as a decoration is extreme- ly good taste. Our stock is complete and our prices are reasonable. i Copyright 1909, bY C. B. Zimmerman Co.--No, 45 R. H. RICKERT & SON. Ce 2.50 PER WEEK That’s what a boy said Saturday morning at Breakfast about his new savings deposit. And he earns only $3.00 WEEKLY He had been depositing only.$2.00. Can you do as well as the boy— save 85 per cent. of your salary? That deposit alone for a year will give him . $180.00 ‘and we pay him 4 per cent. for this peony our Savings Department, . Only a small beginning. Yes. But Great Results. Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Statesville, STATESVILLE, N. C. SUBSCRIBE FOR THRE LANDMARK, SCHOFIELD ENGINES » BOILERS “Have Stood the Test of Time’”’ . They have no superior in point of DURABILITY and are Best Adapted for Saw Mills, Ol! Mills, Cotton Gins; in fact, where Heavy Duty is required. Write for prices on Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, etc. BOILERS. We carry for immediate shipment the Best Constructed Boilers, ranging from 12 H. P. to 150 H. P. Write today for our illustrated catalog. ‘ J. S. SCHOFIELD'S SONS CO, Works and Head Office, MACON, GA. Branch Office, 307 West Trade Street, Charlotte, N.C. We Also THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE Maintained by the State for the Women af North ‘Carolina. Five regular Courses leading to De- grees, Special Courses for teachers. Free tul- tion to those who agree to becime teachers in the State. Fall Session begins September 18, 1911. For O=talogue and other information address JULIUS 1. FOUST, nr redident, BRICK! Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain. Tile. Orders. solicited from surrounding towns _ STATESVILLEARRICK 00.- A Suggestion To Travelers. When you start on that summer vacation don’t for- get to have an extra pair of lenses for your spectacles or eye glasses in case of accident. SAVES TEMPER, SAVES MONEY! SAVES TIME. We also have the proper smoked glasses for sight- seeing. Better takea pair. R. F. Henry, Optician. RealRstateForSale Only a short distance. from Cool ing, where good school is es- we have for sale 100acre with 6-room house the usual out-buildi: One half of tract of land is in timber. Can sold at a reasonable price andon reasonable terms. Lagging weir : a oo acres, in Sharpesbyrg township, with 7-room house,’ cribs, barn, gheds, etc. Twenty-five acres in , fenced with chestnut rails. ree acres in orchard. Prices Fight, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot \pn north Mulberry street, 65x237. Jenkins & Wagner, Office: 129. Water street. 'PHONE: 282. Flowers {or Funerals THE LANDMARK TUBBDAY, August 8,. 1911. LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. Arrival and Senervers of Traine at ERN KO. il, west-boun bound, ine 10.20 «. due 3.26 p.m. due 10.22 p.m Train No. No. 41, ’ From Charlotte. Train No. 16 ar. 9.50, leaves 11.00 a.m Train No, 24 ar. £.26, leaves 8.35 pm From Taylorevilie. Train No. 23 ar. 10.10, eaves 11.00 e,.m Traiu No. 16 arr €.20. leaves 6.45 p. im: ON SALE.—The Landmark is on sale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; by The Landmark carrier and at The Landmark office, 120 west Broad street. Three cents the copy. Igedell Lady Goes to Her Oh Home to Hecuperate. Newton News. Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Dora Wil- gon, accompanied by her husband, Mr. Austin Wilson, and sister, Mise Sarah Hoyle, arrived here from Harmony, Iredell county, and was carried to her old home in Lincoln Wednesday morning by her father, Mr. Osborne Hoyle, who Hves near Reepsville Mre. Wilk son is convalescing after an attack of fever, and it was thought that a change would make recovery more rapid. Still quite weak, she had to be carried by those accompany- ing her. —_— > Miss Templeton Resigns as Assist- ant Postanaster at Davidson. Davideon Correspondence Char- lotte Observer. Miss Minnie Templeton, who for: a pumber of years gast has been an assistant in the local postoffice, a most efficient and very popular of- ficial, bas resigned her positién, and will, with her mother, return to Mooresville, ber former home. Her place will* be filled by Mr. John Stuart, well and most favora- bly known to the community. Se ‘‘different,’’ call on “us. Our expert de- Msigners will get it up for you. We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS They have ‘been careful- ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See usbefore you buy. Yours truly, Morrison Produce & Provision Co. Home Electric Co. Contractors Estimates Furnished All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC C0., A.D. COOPER, Manager. THE NORTH CAROINA College of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts. ——— The State’s Industrial College Four-year courses in Agriculture; in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; in Industrial Chemis- try; in Cotton. Manufacturing and Dyeing. Two-year courses in Me- chanic Arts and in Textile Arts. One-year course in Agriculture. These courses are both practical and scientific. Examinations for admission are held at all county seats on July 13. 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Fall Term | egies September 11, 1911. | ‘or particulars, address | JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N, C., RB. F. D. No, 2. August 1, 1911, WOOD SAW. Ready to saw wood. Why not let me saw yours? [also have stove wood for sale at all times. J.J. BRAWLEY. August 1—-16t. ’Phone 1136. $300 FOR $100! { | { { \ | | | for $100; worth . . TEMPLETON, G. W Aang. |. Troutman, R. F. D, No. 2. Qak Ridge Institute. FOR BOYS. 60TH YEAR. So ee Eocene eras sreerect poate Phones: Office '458; Residence 1233. J. A. and M. H. BOLT, Principals, Box 24, Oak Ridge, N.C. THE LANDMARK ;i9 $2 per year. You can use| und a trial first, and | 16 able to give, as far as possible, PROGRAMME OF INSTITUTES. Subjects to Be Discussed at Migot ings to Be Hbld in County /This The programme for theFarmers’ Institutes to be held. at Mooresville Firday, 11th, and Statesville Wed- nesday, 16th, ia the same, and ts as follows, the morning opening at 10 o'clock and the after- noon session at 1.30 o’clock: SUBJECTS FOR DISGUSION: Soil Improvement, by C. L. New~ man. Commercial Fertilizers, by T. F. Parker. Poultry on Jeffrey. (General Discussion.) AFTDPRNOON. Special Crops, by C. L. Newman. (Opening of Question Box and Gen- eral Discussion.) Boys’ corn club contest explained. Appointment of committee. At the Women’s Institutes at the same time and places the pro- gramme is: SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION. The Influence of the Woman. in the Home, by Mrs. Sue V. Hollow- ell. Health Hints, of Cookery, by Parker. (General Discussion.) AFTERNOON. The Care of the Infant, by Mrs. Hollowell. Bread-making, by Miss Parker. (Opening of Question Box and Dis- cussion.) Appointment of Committee. Similar at Cool Spring Monday, 14th, and Eupeptic Springs, Tuesday, 16th. Vrogramme: SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION, Soil Improvement, by C. R, Hud~ sor. Live Stock on the Farm (Dairy- ing), by J. M. Gray. Insect Pests and How to Combat Them, by Franklin Sherman. (General Discussion.) AFTERNOON. Corn Culture, by C. R. Hudson. (Opening of Question Box and General Discussion.) Boys’ com club contest explained. Appointment of committee. The programme for the Wo men’s Institute at these places is: SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION. Suggestions in Household Work, by Mrs. C. R. Hudson. Preventable Diseases, by Miss Ed- ga Reinhardt. The Home Garden, by Mrs. Hud- son. (Genera) Discussion.) AFTERNOON. Possible Improvements in Home Life, by Miss Reinhardt. -, by Mrs. Hudson. (Opening of Question Box Discussion. ) Appointment of committee. The above programme is given to indicate the nature of the institute, but it may be changed or added to, as those present desire. A question box will also be open, into which all are invited to put such ques tions as they deafire discussed. & large number of intelligent ques tions means an interesting mstitute, and special attention will be given to this feature. The Farmers’ Institutes are held for the benefit of farmers, and none but strictly farming questions will be discussed. It is, therefore, especially desired that a large at- tendance of farmers and their families be secured, and to this end you are urged to be present and to induce your neighbors to do the same. Bring a pencil and biank in which to take notes. A premium of one dollar will be awarded for the best five ears of corn exhibited. The five ears ex- hibited must be of one varity, uni- form in shape, size and color Mixed corn or mixed varieties will not be allowed to compete for the premium. The exhibitor must the Farm, by J. 8. or The Principles Miss Katherine the and book the. name of the variety, its ductivity, yield per acre, and wheth- er grown on upland or lowland. This offer is made solely with the view of studying corn and the comparing of different varieties. T. B. PARKER, Director Farmers’ Institutes pro- ‘Can't Blame it on the = Electric Wires. Monroe Enquirer. On the first page of this paper is an.article from the Greensboro {News about the whyforeness of the great drought now prevailing throughout this part of the country, and they are trying to lay it on the electric wiree stretching across the country. As the lawyers s‘y, we “hold no brief’ for the elec- tric wires,but we arise to say that unless somebody has done some tall lying there was a drought in this country in the year 1845,which parched everything in the way of vegetation, dried streams so that people going from Wadesboro to Charlotte never wet a whee] in the streams they crossed—and at that time there were no bridges between the two towns named. Im 1828, if history is given us straight, there was a long, distress- ing, tree-killing drought. In 15845 and in 1828 electric wires did not bring on the dryness, for there was not an electric wire in all the land. No, sir, the heavily charged electrtic wires are no more respon- sible for this drought than are the tacks in the shoes of the gentle man whio blames the wires for this dryness. Seemed to Give Him a New Stomach. “{ suffered intensely after eating and moO medicine or treatment [| tried seem- @dto do any good,” writesH.M.Young~ peters ,editor of The Sun, Lake View, Ohio. “The first few doses of Cham~ derlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets gave me surprising’ relief and the sec* ond bottle seemed to give me a new stomach and perfectly good health. For sale by all dealers. , cethemntaii Cu 4 bruises may be healed in anewt onb-third the time required me treatment RY applying Cham-~ ‘y Liniment, It is an antiseptic injuyiem te heal with out. maturation, This tiniment also re- leves soreness of the muscles and rhett- institutes will be held ASSESSING THE PROPERTY. OComplaint That Values Are Not Equalized—-The Senatorial Race Sarcasm For Gov. Kitchin. Correspondence of The Landmark. As there is very little news this Gry, hot weather, perhaps The Landmark would not constder it an imposition upon ite readers WM a little space be given to make note Of some observations of things that have taken place and are now taking place and are about to come to _pass First. I observe that, according to ewspaper reports, there has been going on in North Carolina for the past two months a farce and a high-handed violation of the law in the way of property assess- men's 1 will modify the state ment by saying, if the law is to be construed to mean what it says, there has been no effort on the part of many assessors to obey the law. What “true value in money” Means seems to carry to the pub- lic an entirely different idea when listing for taxation and when | a sale is contemplated. Will The Landmark kindly give its readers the benefit of the knowledge of what it understands the térm to Mean as used in the revenue act of North Carolina? | I see that lands in Iredell assessed at a little more than an average of $8 the acre. Now I don't suppose that there is a sin-| gle farm in Iredell county that | ean be bought for twice or three | times that price. The assessed | Value in Yadkin is about $8 the} acre and I know that the selling | Price of lands in this county ranges | from $15 to. $50 the acre by tract. | Iredell county people say that, farms are cheaper in Yadkin than in Lredell. Comparing Iredell and YadKin, it | Occurs to me that the State equali- | Zation board should either raise | the vaivation of Iredell lands, lower that of Yadkin. [ observe, second, that three; gTeat, distinguished North Carolin-| fans have actually publicly an- | nounced themselves as candidates | for the United States Senate when | e@verybody knows and understands that W. W. Kitchin was nominat- | @d and elected Governor for the express purpose of being sent to | the Senate at the expiration of his} term as Governor It is entire-| ly too late now for other candi- | dates to announce themselves. | The fact is, it {is such an ingrati- | tude to our “‘trust-bursting”’ Govern-| or that the people of North Oar- Olina will be slow to forgive any} man who dares to interfere with | the previous arrangements. it f were possible for the to the Governor's candidacy the Senate to assume any strength or enlist in ite ranks, we) might be in danger of losing our} Governor, for he has too much hon- or and modesty to sit as Governor over a people who would be so un- | grateful as not to reward him for} bis great service in saving the) credit of the State and bringing to our rescue in time of great peril that mighty friend of the poor and agpressed, that benefactor of the] ore ence farmer of the South, | |the American Tobacco Company. |\Surely the descendants of those “who ratsed the flag of liberty inj this our native land’ will not so | far forget their sense of obligation to their great, patriotic Governor, who has done so much for them As to fail to bestow upon him the little honor of electing him to the United States Senate. And then you know it would never do to break the family succession in of- fice. How nice it will be for W. W. to take Senator Simmons’ place and Brother Claude to come right along and succeed Senator Over- man. This geographical division that has been in practice here in North Oarolina in electing Govern- ors and Senators ougpt to be brok- en up, anyway. So let us all fall | in line and stop this joke about a| senatorial contest, lest it may be-| feome too serious and our Governor ts forced to say something which | is not his custom to do, for he of lal men im public life today pre- fers to act rather than speak. Respectfully, Hamptonville, N.C., Aug. 1, or | M. T9115) Wants High Class Well as Crap Monroe Enquirer ‘How many cases on the docket | for gambling, Mr. Clerk?” asked | Judge Cooke last Monday morning} whike charging the grand jury.) “Three,” “replied Clerk Houston. | “Yes, and 1 dare Say all three| of them are negroes charged with | crap-shooting and not one of your amen-corner church members are| changed with gambling in fu-| tures.” Then Judge Cooke deliver-}| ed himself about gambling. He} said that it is just as much against the law in North Carolina | to deal in futures as it is to shoot | craps, and if they caught the ne-| }groes shooting craps and did not| bring up the gamblers in futures; and the high-limit poker-players, | he was for letting the poor and | friendlies crap-shooter go. And !n/ taking that view of it Judge Cooke {s altogether right. Gamblers as | Shooters. i The Disturbance Caused By a Boy’s Fun, An unusual incident happened a few days ago at the home of Mrs. Nannie Ratliff, says the Morven correspondent of the Wadesboro Anmeonian. While Mrs. Ratliff was Milking her cow a mischievous boy wanted to have some fun at the expense of an old cat and kittens. In the excitement one of the kit- tens ran up the leg of the cow, and whiile the cow is a very gentle one the piercing claws of the Witten wae not very pleasing to the cow,which madea strong kick to rid herself of this new intruder, striking Mrs. Rathiff with such force that she has not been able_to walk the past ten days, although éhe is Improving now. ed A well known Des Moines woman 4&f- ter suffering miserably for two days from bowel complaint, was cured by one dose of Chamberlain's Collo, ae an ® Diarrhoea Remedy. For by all dealers. ‘ are | Simply telephone us your wish, a messenger will promptly - deliver it. It may be a prescription that you wish filled, he will call for it, have it filled and return it to you quicker than.” you can come yourself. Perhaps you are in a hurry and haven’t time to visit our store. Perhaps it is raining and you don’t care to venture out, And yet you want something from us. What todo? Just call up our ’phone, No. 9, and the article you wish will be promptly delivered to you. No extra charges. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Ph. G., Telephone 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave. FOR SALE. Three small farms nicely located for trucking and , dairy farm- | ing, red land, level and productive; healthy location, coed neigh- borhood, near school‘and churches, on the macadamized road, six miles from Statesville: No. 1. 48 acres, six-room two-story dwelling, large barn and out buildings; fine spring and spring house; 40 acres in cultiva- tion and meadow, good orchard. . . No. 2. 87 acres, 45 acres in cultivation, balance in woodland. No 3. 98 acres. Four-room house, 50 acres in cultivation, balance in woodland. Prices right, terms easy. A fine opportunity to secure a most desirable farm. . Call on gr write, ERNEST G. G Statesville, N. C., OFFICE NO. 1, MILLS. BUILDING. with the water that has passed,” for the old mill has’ had its day of usefulness. It can no longer compete with the modern mill which is equipped ‘with up-to. date machinery for handling grain economically. CRYSTAL FLOUR — isthe highest prodact of modern milling. This Flour isclean. It makes bread that suitsevery taste. Try it. ’ STATESVILLE FLOUR MILL COMPANY Xv We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the market, and you must have first class tools to be a first class farm- er, Itis a waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. The farmers who made the big crops of wheat this year plowed their land with the genuine Oliver Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow your land with this kind of plow. The time to buy isnow. The place, you all know. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. July 11, 1911, If you want to buy a good Watch see me. If you want your Watch cleaned right see me. ° If you can’t i 727: so hori If you want a Kodak just see me. H. B. WOODWARD _ Jeweler. re See Spe coe cea Smee, loner meena © RAMSEY BOWLES MORRISON CO Salisbury Special, 4th, to Charloité |Oreamizing the Woman's. Beto |of a weather at Blowing Rock. | : 2 + ation of Iredell coun Gov. Aycock, who to speak OFFICE: 120 WEST BROAD STREET. ee wreck occurred at 3/.™@® held in the High Bahool sud the Maasie picnic tt Mocksville ee tele k tls afternoon near Majol |‘OT!um Friday morning, Mr, 1 0. Thursday, will doubtless have a great o cloc White, county superintendent open- hear lea, five miles weet of Salisbury, ed the meeting and introduced a crowd to him. when the eastbound passenger train & uced Mr. a . * ‘ 5 +S W.'D, Carmichael, of Durha who] Mrs. J. D. Linebe: of Shelby, é , TUBSDAY, -— — August 8, 1911. | No er a Font See made quite an interesting talk | was made critically ill's few da ago ary tn ~falygrtomslines at a ye i oe und-|/2 behalf of this very important by cating watermalon that had bead - cy Sal dhe ee metade nt 86 SOND Oente The socks | WE. cut and kept in a refrigerator over . y | , In the absenceof the secretary, ight. Ptomai wdoption-is on -at-—Raleigh and spread the rails and several cars nig omaine po} . a Chere is rumor of scandal in con-/iert the track, the train running oo an anamnane weseppoin’ | The engagement of Mr. Lee B, nection therewith, which it !8/probably a hundred yards before be- ‘ : rs, of the Shelb Star, ; « . . ¥ “ 5 4c é eet “ STATE NEWS. 5 a bs Aue ; Laura Lazenby. } Weathe: itor we waid is being investigated, before ing stopped. The chair car, which ant way, spoke next, ithe ens and Miss Williwee Wiseman>o Dan- cs er, the books are adopted. : Vitec, sonke 0 leap OMB ner methods of improvement, aji|ville, Va., is announced. The wed- ; a ooh es of which were very helpful to” the ding will take place this fall, . We are showin toda thirty-six . | “5 The report of the Superiot Court ints a. mma mream. This carla <opepere adie Robt. Matheson, 13-year-old son of g y ei ‘rand jury, made last week, COD-/conmiete wreck and that no. ope ewes them given | ur and Mre. D. 5. Matheson, of Chi- to an open discussion in. which all Suits _ te pnd laren ay grand hig ae mises, several af the teachers gave thelr aes wer een at en a new F. Coat Just from et 7 ve eome . | &xperience bettermen wor . ; - . _— a faok oie ~ rel tows De bank. - = av Roons whom was Miss Womble,of | Toxaway as the result of a boat cap- etn M ° . mnd is laboring with the . county | trucks ley on’ the eet the Raleigh. jee Bt ey ing “- son of M. G. Cloer the manufacturers, ostly plain be be: commissi. to secure & ewi/cer, partly crushed throu 9 | ey ae g00d poin year-old r E | ome, If Judge Daniels vecufen |car’ "Chairs wore scattersy. otf |tmproving schools, Stining money, |Swung on a freight train at Rose- : : bo a station on the Carolinaand } large he Daudi of now couty ome $OE Sad a Tnvaror |" wats intoraa ante ay, Rergeei ts ogo fo Cesulon and tailored garments, in a in Iredell he will be remembered A messag. sent to Salis- 200 was raised in this county last | and in to jump off fell under . with gratitede. bury for all the doctors and nurses |78? By means of box suppers and the train His head was severed from range of colors. Prices from 20.00 to $45. @ available and these were rushed to |“ tertainments. his body. A passenger who was in the |the scene on train No. 21, which wes pointed, compen cr ete yt? They had a great time at Rocking- then at the Galisbury pmssenger ham county court at Wentworth last Srock af N62 Sete Seemed. Tet (a dotok mc sania frees Eadie ne (8-H Came Bene ree pe py flor wb an . Gay, in telling the story to th®/ asheville. In the meantime the|Mr: Watts and Mr. L. 0. -Winite, Greensboro News, eaye: “Some Of/train crew and uninjured passen- oo who nominated the fol- hate pyle to ~~ on the train's pamengere hed flaeke, Sle from the chair te oh |. Mise Lilian Morrison president, |and Glidewell fought during the re- ite « Which were offered for a necessa- Whe injured and other passengers | Miss Mary Howard vice president, | cess of court. “vy stimulation of the injured.” were hurried to Salisbury, whiere — soe jo secretary, MATIRKS OF nen OF NEWS Sometimes a flask comes in handy, | the more seriously; injured were . D. M. Ausl easurer. The 5 $ executive. committee is composed : Game oe . oe end the folks who had them on this|taken to the Whitehead-Stokes Sire. Sobm Meeks ue. J.T. Moo Lincoln Beachy, an aviator of dis- . occasion Goubtless thought they /##2atorium, - |Gomery, Mrs. Clarence Steele, Mrs. |tinction, flew from New York to Phil- i. should be forgiven for having |). "se, treated | Wie «tang B. ¥. Long, Mrs. R. R. Clark. The adelphia Saturday, about 95 miles, in cae them at other times when they were old, of New Orleans, badly out and |@DOVe mentioned were unanimously two and 222-5 seconds, win- o not really needed. mangled; wi}! die; Mra. R. C. Wil-| *lec of! Hill, pbisirman of ta, , | Bing @ prize of $5,000. a+ ————— gon, New Ofleans, mother of the b bb ae aheine oe Admiral Togo, of Japan, hero of the re ‘ -|Doy, cut and bruised about the : rt Rad eps bay “4S; | war between Japan and Russia, is The _senereaainnal —ceeppertion-| 277, face and arms; E. 8. Taylor, |‘& the development of a spirit . of visiting this country and as the official me ment bill passed by both houses of New Orleans, father of Mre, Wil.|'™Provément, comparing the Dea v- cd . oe 1 This is the first delivery of the 2. Congress last ‘week will givé in-/son..cut about the head and back |‘{¥ing of the schoo! grounda to | guestof the governinent is being wined many handsome garments .we “creased representation to the fol-|injured; George Smathers, a prom- the ennoblement of character. and dined in Washi ee Jowing States: ‘New York six, Penn-|/nest man at Waynesville, head |, After a few closing remarks by {1The government has begun suit in are to show for early purchasers, ng : ° = a six railroad ate r homa three each; Illinois, Massa- broken and back’ burt; Miss Lilly in ens and three mining ¢oncerns, c ' 5, chusetis, New Jersey, Texas and|Ury, Durham, left shoukier and|Gowdrnor Revoked Pardon im | ing a combination in restraint of tra : : Washington two each; Alabama,|head hurt; Mra A. P. Gilbert, Black Onee. jand asking that the combination be - 7 Durham, sister of Miss Ury, head Raleigh Dispatch, 4th. jenjoined from continuing business. oo Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, an¢ knee burt; Miss Elizabeth The pardon of Wylie P. Black, | —_—_— es Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Thompeon, Raleigh, scalp wound | tye notorious and wealthy Asheville No Peeling Against the Judge on z ‘ Montana, North Dakota, Obio, Ore-|and back ‘hurt; Miss Daisy Thomp- Man, which has stirred such al Account of His Brother. : son, Rhode Island, “South Dakota, |#0n, Raleigh, sister of Miss Eliza-|sensation and oriticism in the | ville Da: ‘ : Chan and Woet Virgina, one each. [Dein weaned On S0e; Dr. J. M- | Auheville section for some "eects | Thomasville romans W fro ; ms : “4. | Belk, Monroe, back hurt; Judson! is revoked by Governor Kitohtn | Mr. B. W. Parham is a note- y-to- ears m Us is guar- . If New Mexico and Arizona are ad- Buchanan, Ohattanooga, Temn.,| eng Black wes taken into oustody | worthy one on Judge Frank e miltted to Statehood with one Rep-|plow manufacturer, left shouller se-|this morning in Asheville, prepara- | brother of the editor of the News resentative each, the total member-|Verely bruised; U. 8. Garrett, tory for recommitment to service | Observer. Shortly afterMr. Daniels’ anteed as to style, as well ag F : Chattanooga, Tenn., right leg bruis- on the reads. He had served sev-| : i : a he aay ne nem, apportionment | ait Ww. eclemen, Wilmington, cut/en months of a 22-monthe sentence |sortion to Spry en = . will be 435. on back of head; L. W, Weasell,|when he was vardoned. \y-Coat t workmanship. ——— palmington, slightly hurt about the! Governor Kitahio calle attention £er train with Mrs. Daniels, who ask- The wool bill and the free list|}head; W. A. Harrison, Salisbury, /to the tact that in granting the |ed him to go back to the dining car Dili which passed the Senate are |slightly bruised. fa reo conditional pardon in eens ee ee io * yet in the hands of conference com-| 4 2Umber of the less inju 1910, now revoked, he was con. judge reac e end of the train he were able to proceed on their strained to do so by the almost ound, not the diner, but Vice Presi- mittees, both bills having been journey after receiving medical at-| unanimous reauest of the peopje ‘dent Andrews’ private car. The ne. Sales Se em Na igesioha a eet aes ee, copes =| RAMGEY -BOWLES-MORRISON OD ee House. it is probable that an|Simii™, Augusta. Ge., who went tojin urging the pardon, declared Saal the judge and asked him if he a ‘ : ts agreement will be reached and the Maser ee ee mee Chat _ yne! so he bday the sen- could be of service. His honor told , — tunent of the great majority of the | i a mam , ; jie passed up to the President, | matey ayy ster ® continned t01good guvctmerent Malorit ahs {aim what he desired and the porter e eat: emt ae Who is expected to veto them. In Raleigh; Taylor .Daniele, colored Officers of the Women’s Christian er ae ae Pe gag eens get some pt Such evevt Congress will probably |porter on chair car, who went on Temperance Union recommended |!emons from Andrews’ private ° mee emmee cocaine. s adjou to Greensboro. that Black be gi stock, which he did. But when the _ Seam F ro immediately. There is No in th c © ven one more /§ his into hi ket th . ae ne of the passengers in the | chance. judge ran h hand into his poc e ce talk,that the Democrats can gn day coaches, nor any member of The pardon was first asked in ee protested: * e ia \ Sufficient strength to pass the the train crew, was hurt. Had the January, 1909, an@ declined in t’s all right, j . Ne’ mine x wool bill over the President's veto — _eee day ae a July of that year, and the petition *bout res il fer’em. Us is glad to - i. own embankment the loss of | renewed in Gotober.1909 nd final-|’ . Co’ t gi . 2 : Bnd this has alarmed the Repab- life would probably have been enor- ly grant x : “scapoportmapel bad sd Mer ont ge > licans to the extent that they | mous. That the result was not | 7 1910." by the Governor January "long very well wid yo’ oe some- ‘ * have called in all absentees. It is more disastrous was probably due During the past few months | mes, bat vadon't extend our feelins hardly probable, however, that = a. — of the ground |there have been repeated prosecus |‘? you. No. suh! wn e nk. tio nD Prete be mane: over the The rails were stripped trom the | Bintk aoe dice aoe Cool Spring Personals. esident’s veto. ce in T ties for some distance, the train ger business, but the latest af-| Correspondence of The Landmark. SE |running probably 150 feet after|fair and the one that precipitated | Cool Spring, Aug. 7—Mlas Rebeo- With reference to the cotton the chair car broke loose from the the crisis that necessitated the |ca Stimson, of Statesville, is visit- ae crop the Memphis Commercial Ap- | adjoining day coaches and tumbled revocation of the pardon was hig/img her grandmother, Mre. Jane eo Peal says: over. conviction of participance in “white | Know. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Knox Crop reports are less, uniformi Several parties reported the loss Slave” traffice. Governor Kitchin |®0d sister, Miss Jennie Knox, favorable than heretofore. Excess-|°f Money and jewelry. One lady says he revoked the pardon just ag|mave been on an extended visit to ive rain hae fglien in the Miseis. (POssenger stated. that somewhere Foon as a certification of convic-| Ronda, Moravian Pulls and other <i Bippi Valley States and in Oktaho-|'2 the ‘wreck were two valuable tion proving a violation of the con-| Places of interest in that vicinity. ae ma, while North and South Carolj-| ‘mond ‘rings belonging to her. ditions of the pardon was put be- Mise Ella Moore,- a nurse at as : | Mr. White, and the song, “Garoli- U Sta’ t Columb ee rept tote, Cullterate- and. Olan os Ming”: Ten, iat. ans oe” the, beating Sivoumesa, Ohio, agehast Se: maltose and you would do well to see this advance showing, to get ideas. Anything you get in ae a he , ae On All Our Ready-to-Wears. If you are at all interested come and see what we are Ms. A gentleman's gold ‘watch was/r re bi the State Hospital at Mérganton, showing. Should we not Bette Satori, army wot feted tng” on fhe overtop sae |°°° MB" lane tae "uowtial ab aeraech make a sale it will bea mat ay and caterpillars have appeared in |°f the chair car and returned to; The North Wilkesboro Hustler | visit to home people. She will Says that Mr. Royal E. Priy. eturn to her work so6m. Miss Ke- lle Swann is visiting Miss Lillie tian, near Statesville. Miss Vertie Reece has been vis- g her cousin, Miss Kate Reece, in\ Yadkin county, for the past week. the outlook is still excellent, ag |% Pair of trucks crashed almost |teacher of mmaic, is a daughter of Rey. E. L. Bain preached a splen- ter of fit not the price. the owner. Many counties in Texas, Mississip- pi and Alabama and the oa oft The train had just rounded ajand Miss Edith Perry were ¥ moist sharp curve and must have been |ried at the home of the bride’ . eaae aes porate eae running at an average speed | mother, two miles from Wilkesboré, a " Blight and an excess of Plant prota’ |when the wreck occurred. The | Wednesday. Mr. Privette ig a! cS These conditions male tos oan more seriously hurt were in the|young farmer. Miss Perry, who is e Mon rather han Satisfactory, but | {Tot end of the chair car, where |an accomplished musician and a Coat Suits, “= Silk Dresses, Lingerie Dresses in white and e : through the side of the car. the late J. T. Perry, long a resi-|d{d sermon at Cool Spring Acade- colored: House Dresses a a Deen ftom these troubles has |rouEh No. 21, bound from Gokis-|demt of Iredeli and Statescilie. my yeaterday afternoon. : ; a. : boro to Asheville, which was con- | ==sesmesmesn Sasa in Linen, Percale and 2 The Landmark has had an opin-|verted into a relief train, being don that the cotton crop was being |annulled on ‘tg western journey, Ginghams; Waists and “A overestimated. was afterwards changed to No. 22, . : ete. Et —_—_—_—_——— ; one took the place of the ill-fated Skirts, os ‘ The cotton tariff revision bill, train, going Back to Goldsboro, e % st witch passed the House Thursday,| 4, Foy, a passenger on the Don’t fail to see our line By) was reported to the‘ Senate Fri. train, told th f th é day and a motion of Senator Mar- to the Creston ac aed he = . before making a pure : A tin, of Virginia, instructing the | fotiowing {s an extract from the te finance committee to report the bill report: a August 10, was adopted, Senator) “The wreck was one of the most a Overman made an ineffectual at- peculiar ever reported. Mr. Foy : totapt to amend the nition, mak- said that while the train was ce ug date for the report August 24, rounding a curve «a front wheel é Bo that hearings could be had be- | of the engine on the right hand r fore the committee as in case of side jumped the track just far es the wool bill. At the instance of enough over the heavy wheels to ie Senators Simmons and Overman the cut the bolts and releas@ the band- finance committee agreed to give ling Dlates that held the, iron to- It will not cost any W. W. WALTON 9 Manager. more than an inferior RRC RAEN cart. Loyd’s Princess os eo ie Carts with automatic , Be hearings to the mill men yesterday, gether, the bolts being cut evenly collapeable top that fo oday und tomorrow. and Accurately, This caused a opens and closes with ae, spreadin ft i ee The first legal Ptosecution insti- a el thee tee, Which held the cart in motion. safely until the foremost cars pass- t pated against persons alleged to have ed over, and then the wreck ocour- -* Apeulted the uniform of the United | req. The bumping felt under the He ae ae or navy has been or-| cars was through the gradual de. api red es President and the At-|rajiment of the wheels, and. Mr. i, pone, Mater ane instructed the|Foy said that just before the stop ; ‘ Drees pes district attorney at there was a tremendous crash ce one *. .. to begin proceed- against the bottom of the car, evi- hy ae net the owners of the | dently caused by an accumulation of : pai skating rink ‘there, The the crossties,, That the second car 2 probrtetore refused to admit two of. from the rear remained close to aa cee and one non-commissioned of- the rails and did not. take. the ¢ oon een. The incident oc embankment is considered another * fred 7 4. myererions and unexplainable phase of —_—— of the wreck.” mS Because Robert G. Valentine, - commissiotier of Indian affairs, Another passenger claims the Made charges Roller bearing wheels, Back hinged on inde- pendent springs, Cush- jon seat, with heavy padded back. Sideand back curtains are detach- able. Wheel fenders. Auto dash. Heavy rub- ber tired wheels. Come in and examine this cart for yourself. = Ask about our easy payment plan. Fountain Pen, Indelible and Show Card Ink, Typewriter Ribbon for all machines, and all guaranteed. All colors of Carbon Paper. Typewriter Paper. R. P. ALLISON'S, . against him thet ties 7 rotten and that passen- v & -rémmted in itis removal tr the |S°'S gathered handfuls of rotten 7 Government-service, J bh Fam | Wood from the mashed ties, - K AND STATIONERY STORE. * + O6ep | e Sntil recently general superintend’| The little Wileon bey, 3% years ( wh d hF ture Com an De Re BEEE Tyas indian sere: ee, dled Sunday" anernoon, “ae CE aAWLOTd-bunch Furni Pally, |] Seeeeeccce evcccesce 7 9% fee, has tlled a $60,000 suit tor i | i, a ee Ge : ) bel and slander against, the com- |®"@"dfather is yet unable to leave UNDERTAKERS. EMBALMERS. Se eee teenie een ene eee Sareea /-*) 9 Miltsloner, alleging that the charg-|*®* bone ita, min Day ’Phone 400, Night ’Phone 1258. SEWING. jParaceal. rien sod “abet POR RENT. scm We ae wakes a HES si and malicious: :The| Mrs. w. 4 miet. and three iLMaN, 190 Firs a fe ee Sent mi. i i Ht ie eht in Washington. dhildren are visiting in Salisbtry, SiR MAN. fi or SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LANDMARK, -. a a ; Pa bil t pe ote : Bes aa, Seis ie ; ’ : a” ‘ i; vy " * i oi k i os wh, ot. a ba ar TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. OFFICE: Ue TEPHONE MO. 1a I ———————————— “APUMBDAY, -— August 8, 1911. nt, ‘MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. Marv McRee Anderson, of Hot Springs, Ark., spent @ few days with home people here last week, leaving Saturday evening for Maine to join. Mrs. Anderson, who is spending the summer in that State. Miss Connie Williamegn, who ®pent ten days with Mise K.’Lee Steele, returned to Davidson Satur- Mise Lillian Boyer left Saturday for a visit in Oharlotte and points tm South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. J. ©. Sullivan and Vitthe granddaughter, Mary Dawson Holbrooks, of Winston, are visiting Mrs.. Gullivan’s sister, Mrs. J. L. White, in the Mt. Pisgah neigh borhood, They will visit in States- Ville before returning to Winston. * Misses Blanche and Maude Big- gers, of Sanford, Fla., are visiting Mre. T. C .Hurgess. Mr. R. R Leonard, of Barium, attended the Confederate reunion in Wilmington last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shepherd, of Winston, are visiting relatives in Statesville. Mra. J. Anderson Lackey and @hildren and Miss Lizzie Rufty have gone to Loudon, Tenn., to spend peveral weeks. Supt. Walter Thompson, of the Jackson Training School, at Oon- eord, was in town Friday to attend the funeral of Mr. J. K. Morrison. Mrs. Mary avis, of Salisbury, is the guest of Mrs. P. B. Key. (Mr. Hayne Davis, of NewYork, son of Mrs. Davis, has been here for several days, the guest of his sis- ter, Mrs. John Boyden. Mrs. A. A. Colvert has gone to Pulaski, Va., to spend two weeks. Mrs. John W. Gray, who spent some time in Statesville, has gone to Marion to visit relatives. Mre. J. Y. Foard and child have returned from a stay at Black Mountain. Mrs. Foard went to Black Mountain for the benefit of her baby’s health and he improved very nfuch—is about, well. Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Lazenby left yesterday for a visit\to Mrs. Lazen- by’s people at Glendale; Ky. Miss Janie Miller left Saturday for Davis Springs to spend awhile. Ghe was accompanied by Mise Oora Miller, of Mooresville. Miss Zora Williams, of the reve- mue office force, is spending her vacation at Asheville. Mrs. C. B. Green and Miss Rosa Green, of Durham, are here to spend a week with Mrs. J. O. Pur- nell. Miss Willie Cox, who wes the guest of Mrs. Purnell, has re- turned to her home in Durham. Mr. Alfred Armfield is at home from ae to spend - G. E h has urned trttf*"Saston Mos. where he tended a meeting of the Associat- ed Advertising Clubs of America. Mrs. M. R. Potts and daughter, Mrs. C. O Howard, of Mecklenburg, the latter a guest at Mr. W. M. Bax ringer’s, went to Davis Springs Fri- day to spend a few days. Mrs. John Wagner and daughter, Mise Bertha Wagner, of Kansas, who visited Mr. W. H. Kimball and other relatives in the county, left yesterday for Conover, where they will spend awhile before going to their home. Mrs. N. P. Watt went to Derita, Mecklenburg county, yesterday to attend a reunion of the Welsh fam- ily, of which she is a member Mr. Frank Turner,of Asheville,is visiting his brother, Rev. Harold Turner. Misses Arline and Mary Trice, of Lexington, were in Statesville yesterday en route to Davis Springs. . Misses Nellie and Myrtle Pilking- ton, of Pittsboro, who visited the family of Rev. R. P. Eubanks, left yesterday for their home. Mr. J. Richard White returned to Charlotte yesterday after spend- ing several days at his home here. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Knox and lit- tle daughter, Louise, left yesterday for a visit to Greensboro. and Winston. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. M. Stevenson and children, who visited relatives at Loray and in Statesville, left yesterday for their home at Silver Hill, Davidson county. Miss Okla Dees, who was the guest of the Misses Love, return- ed to Greensboro yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nicholson have returned from.a visit to Wik mington and points on the seashore. Mr. Nicholeon attended the Confed- erate reunion in Wilmington. Mr. H. C. Goodman, who visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Goodman, at Amity, has returned to Birmingham, Als. Mise E. Belle Feild is at home from a stay of several weeks in Norfolk, Mr. D.-F. Wilson, of Bloomfield, returmed yesterday from a visit to High Point. Mr. Wilson says they have fine seasons at High Point and watermelons are abundant. Miss Pearl Abernethy, of Ruther- ford College, is visiting her sis- ter, Mrs. J. D. Rankin. Miss Mollie Pool, of Salisbury, is visiting in Statesville. Capt. T.. A. Price and Mr. J. B. Turner, whio have been in States- ville and the county visiting, © will return Friday to the Soldiers’ Home in Raleigh. Capt. Price spent several days in Ashevilie,re- turning Friday. THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—thin it. How the merit of a g000 : ad stands out in that time—or the worth- lessness of a bad one: So theré’s no guesswork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: ‘I have used Dr. King’s New Discovery for 30 years, and ft’s the best Gough and cold cure I ever used.’ Once it finds entrance in a home you can’t pry it out. “Many families have used it for 40 years.. It’s the most infallible t t and lung medicine on earth. Uneq for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, ae sore lungs. Price $1.- 00, lal bottle free, W. F. bck Hon. W. D. Turner ang Dr, M. R. Adams ‘returned Friday night from Racine, Wis., where they went to see Mr. Geo. B. Nicholson, who is ill. As was stated in. last Tuesday's Landmark, Mr. Nidhol- gon is convalescing from an attack of typhoid fever but has not been getting along well. ie i6 under treatment in a Racine hospital and) although he still has some fever Dr, Adame and Mr. Tuener think heis’ nowon the road to recovery. He seemed to be improved when they left him. Notices of New Advertisements. South Yadkin Mills offer exchange of flour for wheat. StatesvilleF'emale College business course. Notice to creditors —A. 8. Day- vault, executor. Suggestion to Henry. Prompt buying by ‘phone—R. Y Delta: + Fait fashion book now on sale. —~Poston-Waseon Co. Yfalk by ladndrymen about \ mod- ern Amefican laundries —Sates- ville Steam Laundry. Store of quality Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Warm for rent-—T. J. Conger. Taxes Levfed—Bids For the Bonds. The county commissioners, in reg- ular session yesterday, made the tax levy for the year. The. State and pension tax is 25 cents and the achool tax is 20 cents. - For general county purposes the levy is 20 cents on the $100, a de Crease of 3 2-3 cents; the road tax is 23, a decrease of a third of a cent, and the jail tax is de- travelers.—R. F. creased from 6 to 5 cents. In Statesville township the levy for fice d tax is 7 cents on the The total State and county tax year was 97% cents on the $100. This year it will be 93 cents. The poll is inereased from $2.22% to $2.64, thia be- ing due to the fact that no tax has been levied on the poll for roads but this year polls must pay road tax which is 69 cents. A number of bide were submit- ted for the county road bonds, rep- resentatives of the bidders being present. The board will meet again today to consider the bids. Gseat Demand For The Landmark. While The Landmark is always in demand, the Combs tria) has Made an extra run on the paper. more than 50 new subscribers were enrohHed last week, not all of them on account of the Combs case but many for that reason, and the extra sales of last Friday's edition were unusually large. In anticjpa- tion of the demand a number of ex- tra copies were printed, but the regular edition was exhausted by the time the last number ‘was printed and about 100 four-page pa- pers, containing the Combs case and all the latest news, were run off as an extra edition. AH these were sold by urday after- hnoon ahd Still there were calls. This is to explain to those who bought four-page papers that the regular issue of The Landmark is eight pages and the four pages were is- sued as a special because the regu- lar edition was exhausted. A large number of extra copies bave been printed to supply the de- mand today. The Aldermen—The Hargett Case Continued. ~ Aside from routine matters, lit- tle business of importance was transacted by the board of alder- men at their regular monthly meet- ing Friday night. Some property owners Hving along the streets which have been cut down consid- erably in the grading for the sidewalk improvement- asked the board -for permission to build walls along the banks on the town’s property to hold the dirt and save it from caving. After lengthy discussion the board decid- ed that the property owners must take care of the situation them- selves on their own property, it being unfair to allow them to build abutment walle on sidewalk proper- ty. It ig suggested that the banks be terraced and set in grass, thus avoiding washing and caving and at the same time beautifying the property. The case of Policeman Hargett was continued at Hargett’s request, he not being ready for trial. Hargett is not on duty while the charges are pending. Loray People Indignant and For Cause. Some of the auto joy riders who go scouring about the country on Sundays are going to run up against a very unpleasant experience if they don’t have a care. The people of Loray ¢ommunity are incensed on account of the conduct of an auto Party which passed that way Sun- day evening, The machine carried one Of these screeching és, the kind used to make a noise sim- tention anid annoy folks. service had just begun when thig screeching machine , ap- peared nday evening and the noise made it impossible to proceed while the machine was in hearing, for the gcreeching was kept up. This isn’t the first time, the Loray people, that they have been annoyed by this sort of thing, and some of these days they are going to. “start something,” They may be able to identify the Sunday evening joy riders and something may happen in this cage. This sort ‘of conduct is unbeara- ble. “The Loray people have no ob jection to mechines if the people driving them go along decently and in order. But they don’t pro- _ to be subjected to annoyance y people who ate out to create a nuisa ; . Ohurch at Loray Bay enttyerenitetnenncialhiheeceastinays ACCUSED OF STEALING! B. B, Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me., boldly accuses Bucklep’s Ar Salve of stealing—the sting from rhs or sealds—the pain sores of vil kinds ——the distress from boils or es, ives, sprains - robs cuts, corns, bru! injuries of their terrof,’’ he saya, a healing ite doesn’ ‘fat, “Only 38e, at Wok Malte, ply to make a noise to attract at-|be ‘Mr, and Mrs. A. P. Steele. were host and hostess to a few- friends Saturday night at a moonlight pienic in honor of Misses Witherspoon and Boozer, guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. F.. Steele. The party drove a tew miles out the Taylorsville road and enjoyed a feast of watermelons. Mrs. Martha C. Turner will fasue invitations today for the maer- riage of ber daughter, Miss Sudie,; to J. Paul Leonard, the ceremony to take place in the First Baptist church on the evening of Wednes- day, August 234, at 8.30 o'clock. While only a few cards will be is sued, the members of the church and ali friends of the bridal: couple are imvited to witness the ceremony. Mrs. Chas. A. Turner gave 4 bridge party Friday afternoon at her home on West End avenue in honor of her sister-in-law, Mrs. H. C. Cowles, Jr., of New York, The game was played at a half-dozen tables and the prize, a pair of silk hose, was won by Miss Bva Lid- dell, of Charlotte, who ie a guest of Mrs. E. 8. Pegram. Following the game two courses of refregh- assisted by Mre. W. M. Barringer and little Misses Juliett, Annie Blair and Eloise Bristol. Among the out-of-town guests were Milse- cs Witherspoon and Boozer, of Newberry, 8.C., and Mrs, Sylvan Stephany. of Baltimore. Saturday night Mr. J. H. Hoff- Mann gave a party of young peo- ple a straw ride which ended with a moonlight watermelon feast. Statesville People in the Wreck. - At least three Statesville people were passengers on No. 22 when it was wrecked . six miles west Salisbury Friday afternoon bat neither of them was hurt. Miss Annie Belle Mis was en route to Concord, where shé is now visiting friends, and Master Parks Crowell, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Crowell, was en route to New London to visit. Rev. 8. W. Haddon was aléo on the train. Mr. C E. Mills com- municated with Miss Mills soon af- ter the wreck and learned that she was unhurt and Mr. Crowell went to the scene of the wreck in an automobile and found on his arrival that bis son had escaped injury and had been taken on to Salisbury to continue his trip. Mr. Haddon, Miss Mills and Parks Crow ell were together during the wreck. They were in the passenger coach. Mr. W. D. Carmichael, superin- tendent of the Durham schools, who conducted the Iredell County Teachers’ Institute, boarded the train at Statesville Friday af- ternoon to go to his home in Dur- ham and he, too, escaped injury. Mrs. A. P. Gilbert, sisterin-law of Mr. W. L Gilbert, and known to a good many Stateaville people; was on the train en route from Waynesville to her home in Dur- ham and was among those injured. Her sister, Miss Lillie Ury, of Durham, who was with her, was also injured, but her was hurt. A note them receiv Sunday by Mr. Gilbert, of States- ville, stated that they were getting along nicely. Conductor Henry Tomlin, was in oharge of the train, is Statesville man. Heunton at 4 who a Kestier School House —Gold-Headied Cane For Mr. Kestler. Correspondence of The Landmark. The inclement weather, with the funeral of Mr. J. K son, prevented a t number from gathering for the Kestler school house reunion before noon Friday, but by | that hour or a little later 150 or possi- | bly more were on the unds. If} the day had been fair it is very prob- able t thrice this number would have been present. The morning was spent by those | aban in recounting the pleasures of ormer days. peers 1 eis din- ner was sp despite the fact that things to eat are scarce at this time, there was eno on the table to have satisfied twice as many as partook. Shortly ‘after this we as- sembled before a rostrum which had | been erected on thegrounds. A wel- come song was ne some of the) younger people, fo ed by prayer| offered by Rev. J. H. -Pressly. Mr. | A. D. Kestler then welcomed his old | pupils, friends and patrons of the school in a few appropriate words. | Rev R. C. Davidson responded in| po of the pupils and also read ca Ts 0 ether orri- f ing from Rev. L. T. Press- Viegtiee Mr. Jo. Davidson, of | ly, of tlanta, and Rev. C. K. Lippard, of | Korea. These letters were filled with | words of appreciation of Mr. Kestler | as their former teacher. The next was a song, ‘The school- house in the grove.’’ Ashorthistory of the school was then read by Miss| Azile Davidson. Master Robert Sherrill, who represented his father, | Rev. R. D. Sherrill, who could not resent, a an appreciated ren- de: OO. ay down on the Suwanee | River’ on his violin. The song, “Tredell Hills,’’ was then sung. Mr. Z. V. Long made a few appre- ciative femarks and presented Mr. Kestler a gold-headed cane from his former pupils, to which Mr. Kestler responded in words which showed his appreciation. A good-bye song was sung and the balance of the afternoon was spent in social conversation. A game of old- time tap-hand was played in which ‘was mteh fun and frolic. The rainfall for -the first seven months of each r for the ape 25 years is by the Raleigh weather Th est is 43.- e high 68 inchés in 1891 and the lowest, up to this year, is 23.14 in 1902. In 1904 the amount was 23.74. . This year the amount is 16.72. » Bishop Fitzgerald, of the Southern Church, died Saturday at Bagle, Tenn. He was a na- of Caswell county, N. 0., born tive in. 1829 and. priate kad pemoabes Marriage This Month—Social Items. ments were served by the hostess, |}, ated b | conductor. The Veterans at Wilmington. Correspondence of The Landmark. veterans had been pines ether Wilmington. At 10 o’c och Au- gust 2d, they, with many of the citi- zens of Wilmington, crowded into the large auditorium of the Academy of Music and were called to order by General Julian SCarr. - After a pray- er by the chaplain, Rev. A. D. Betts, of Greensboro, Mayor Joseph D. Smith ee welcomed the veterans to the city of Wilmington. Response was made by Col. W. H. S. Bu n, of Weldon. “The Old North State’’ was then s by the vast audience. The orator of the day, W. P. Stacey, Esq., of the Wilmington bar, was then in- troduced and proved himself to be an orator, Mrs. H. D. Burkheimer, of Veteran’s Memorial poem; then Miss Ruth Porter, mascot of the Mecklen- burg camp, recited ‘‘After se arn tox,’ which was encored by ‘‘My Suit of Confederate Gray.’’ iss Toon sang ‘‘Our President’’ and those who had copies of the words joined with er. In the afternoon session the officers of last year were re-elected and Wins- ton-Salem chosen for the next meet- ing. Aresolution condemning Eli- son’s United States History for repre- senting the Southern people by its worst citizens was adopted. For the afternoon free transporta- tion was given to the veterans to Lumina, where they saw the wonders of the seashore. At night they form- ed a line on the border of the large pavilion and each was given a Confed- erate flag by the Tidewater Power Company and some joined in the terpsichorean amusement. In the id parade, Thursday, on the principal streets of Wilmington, the staff officers were mounted and the maids of honor and the sponsors were in automobiles. The local fire and military companies joined the procession and marched to the music of the Fort Caswell band. Splendid quarters were provided and on Wednesday about 2,600 rounds of coos rations were given the mess hall. LaF. August 5, 1911. Peate Treathes With Great Britain and France Signed. Washington Dispatoh, 3d. President Taft’s long dream of a general arbitration treaty with leading powers of the world came true this afternoon, when, a few minutes after 3 o'clock, the most sweeping conven- tions for. international peace ever drawn up or attempted between two countries were signed at the White House : First the treaty between the United States and Great Britain was signed aoe duplicate by Secre- tary of State Knox and James Bryce, the British ambassador. Then Secre- tary Knox affixed his — to the with France, the duplicate bei in Paris at the same hour by J. J, Jusserand, the French ambassador. Mr. Bacon, American ambassador to’France, was instructed to witness the signing in the French foreign of- fice, and Vicomte de Saint Phalle, séeretary of archives in the French embassy, witnessed the signing by Secretary Knox. The ceremonies took place in the White House library in the presence of President Taft, who immediately signed messages transmitting the con- ventions to the Senate The treaty with Great Britain will become effective immediately upon being ratified, but the agreement with France cannot be made effective until the exchanges are made, and Secre- tary Knox and Ambassador Jusserand sign each other’s duplicate. News of Snow Oreek Oommunity. Correspondence of The Landmark. Snow Creek, ame 7.—The coe at Snow Creek will begin the thi Sunday in August. Mr. and Mrs. George Eagle, of An- derson, S. C., are visiting relatives in the neighborhood. Messers, Lester and Ernest Weber | were visiting relatives here Saturday Sunday. Miss Janie Summers, of Statesville, is visiting her aunt, Miss Callie Camp- bell, this week. . cP ip bg lawn party was given by Miss Anna King, at her home Sat- night. The lawn was illumin- apanese lanterns. Delight- ful ments were served during the evening and the Misses King made excellent music. All went away feel- ing they had enjoyed a pleasant eve- ning. : A strike of street car men in Des Moines, Ia., which tied up traffic for 24 ours, was erided by order of a judge of the district court, who or- dered business to proceed. Thestrike was the result of the discha of a Under the order, the con- ductor was’ reinstated and all the strikers returned ‘to work. —I desire to FARM FOR RENT. wae Sty farm formerly k nown as Lather Arey farm, 107 acres, the upland well adapted for cotton and corn; house + fine meadow. For full information in- q of THOS. J. CONGER, Statesville. N, C. Aug. 8.—3t. FOR SALE —THE A. D, Parks place on e Saliebury Street. Also a suit of parlor furniture, MJ8SS MAGGIE PARKS, 420 Salisbury street. Aog. 8. South Yadkin Mills Will give 39 Ibs. No. 1 ‘Flour, one iB. Middlings and 13 Ibs. of Bran for a Bushel of Wheat. South Yadkin Mills, Alexander Successor te I. N, Sharpe. Co. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. qualified as executor of the last will and eee << wee oe vault, > of Iredell county. "C., this te to notify all’ per- sons having paid estate to present them to the on or before August 12, plead in bar of their All persons indebted to said estate will early, fe was a man. ' it. Atty. A. 8. DAYVAULT. / Executor, For several days the Confederate |; Charlotte, read the North Carolina| TRAVELERS CHEQUES Funds instantly available in all parts of the world. The most convenient way for travelers 5 7 funds safely, both abroad and at home. We have just com with the American arrangements furnish their TRA BRS CHEQUES at a nominal cost and would 2S explain the system to any one The First National Bank, Of Statesville, ‘The Store of Quality.” WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, August See 17th and 18th. Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS. Closing-Out Sale!] — Having decided to discontinue business I of- fer my entire stock at greatly reduced prices. All clean up-to-date goods will go at actual cost. All shop-worn or off style goods at what they will bring. This sale will be con- tinued until stock and fixtures are disposed of. Now is the time to reap a harvest of Bargains. TO MERCHANTS: I will make a special discount to any one who will take an entire line of goods or on the entire stock. Come at once as stock wil} not be replenished as sold out. NOTHING CHARGED. W. H. ALLISON, N vecial For This Wea £ This week we have divided our entire stock of Figured Lawns into two lots ata price. All 124c. and 15c, ones go in one lot at one price for this week, =~ 10c. 4 All 18c. and 20c, ones go at 15c. Ev- ery piece this year’s goods, A few Remnants in Lawns at a price to svit the buyer. Oome at once, as the price will move the lot quick. Yours truly, 4 MILLS & POSTON. Clothing! separ cen eterna Clothing semana a If you are ‘interested in saving | some money just come and .sec what a big saving we will give you on all Suits, Coats and Pants and Odd Pants. Good stock to select from. Just received a new lot of Negligee Shirts. Big value for $1.00. Come to sce us Sloan Clothing Co. WU UNA AY 7 \\ 3) bhi x aw A \\ AAA Y Fd AUN LL eos PAS hic 4 Aa SANSA UC arp Bette ee = Sy {ee a 4 They never need repairs, never need any attention in fact except an ‘occasional coat of paint. —Fhey're Fireproof—Stormproof and suitable for all kinds of buildings. For. further detailed information apply to WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your home you'll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. If you are not in- sured have us write youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. Statesville Realty and Investment Company. ust Received: One Car Hackney Buggies. One Car Anchor Buggies and Surreys. One Car Columbia Buggies and Surreys. Call All high grade and at prices to suit the times. early and get your choice. Yours to please, THE HARNESS, VEHICLE & SUPPLY CO. STILL LEFT YET" ay Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Cow Peas; also Cane Seed, Millet and Kaffir Corn; Crimson Olover, Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer sowing. See me for prices. J.-E. SLOOP. ens Summer Underwear! You won't mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get have a fnll stock and Gauze. the right sort of Underwear. We of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to match, $1. us for the best. rs tomatch, $1.25 to $2.00. See S.. M. & H. Shoe Company, ’ Béyinning May 1st we close at 6 Pp. m. except Saturdays. TUESDAY, —~ — August 8, 1911. BRYAN'S STATEMENT FALSE. Obairman Underwood Denounces the Nebraska Man as a Falsi- Ament the denunciation of Mr. Bryan in the House of Congress last week, by Chairman . Under- wood, of the ways and means com- mittee, the following report is from the Baltimore Sun’s specia) correspondent: Rising to a question of person- al privilege, Mr. Underwood was umable to proceed for five . min- utes on account of the applause from his Democratic colleagues who knew of hig intention of repu- diating the charge made in a Statement issued at Lincoln by Mr. Bryan, in which Underwood was charged with being tainted -with protection, with being in opposition to Speaker Clark and with having postponed the revision of the iron and steel ‘schedule at this see sion because financially interested in the industry. Many of Mr. Bry- an’s followers were on the floor of the House when Chairman Under- wood joined the issue with the Nebraskan. None of them ralhied ; de £':; falseness. of the statement docs not rest on the shoulders of the gentieman from Nebraska, but, if that is 80, it is due to Mr. Bry- an, it is due to: myself, it is due to this great Democratic party that sits here today that Mr, Bryan should come out in the open, give his informant, investigate the facts, and, when he finds the statement is false, brand it as it ought to be branded before the American peo- ple.” Mr. Bryan to Mr. Underwood. Chicago Dispatch. 3d. Voluntarily assuming full respon- sibility for the editorial recently published in his weekly paper,which caused Congressman Underwood, Alabama, to brand him as a “falsifier’’ on the floor of Congress, William Jennings Bryan today re- plied to the attacks and declared that he intended to give the Dem- ocratic leader of theHouse an early opportunily to discuss some other things. Mr. Bryan granted Congressman Underwood's request that he make public the information on which the editorial was based. He declared that theinformation on which the ed itorial was founded was taken from a, Washington dispatch by an Oma- ha newspaper. to Mr. Bryan's rescue. Mr. Underwood had read the! published Bryan statement, and | speaking very deliberately, said: | “Mr. Speaker, the statements | contained in that paper are abso- | kutely. false. If the reflections | which that article contains rested only on myself, I would not take the time of this House to answer | them. But those statements reflect not only upon myself, but upon | the Democrats in control on this! side of the capitol, and as leader | on this floor, I would be untrue to my fellow-Democrats here and to | myself if I did not reply to this} attack.” | Mr. Underwood said the tariff | on iron and steel needed further | revision and would get it; that) when the ways and means commit. | tee organized he told the commit- tee that as everything he had was invested in the iron industry, it would relieve him of embarrassment | if it undertook iron and steel re-| vision first. “That interview,’’ continued Mr. Underwood, referring to Bryan, “charges that there is a difference between the Speaker of this House and myself as to legislation in j this House. That statement is ab- |; solutely false. We have been to- gether, we are together now and / I predict that we will be together | to the end.” Representative Kitch, of North | Carolina, also referred to in the Bryan interview, corroborated Mr. | Underwood. Mr. Kitchin declared | the statements made lacked truth; | that Mr. Bryan had been misinform-| ed,and added that it would redound | to Bryan's credit if he would ex- press a destre to make public his | informant, for “not a single Dem- Ocrat in this House could have | Biven him such information.” ~4a% Mr. Underwood had read a tele gram from Mr. Bryan to Represen- tative James, of Kentucky, trans- mitting congratulations to Mr. Un- derwood “for his great work.”’ “The gentleman from Nebraska did not think I was trying to pro-| tectionize the Democratic party | then,” said Underwood. “It was} not until I differed with him on/| the woolen schedule that he chang- | ed his mind.”’ | Both Mr. Underwood and Mr | Kitchin were greeted with deafen- ing cheers, Speaker Clark repeated- |} jty pounding his gavel to restore or- | | der. | “The gentleman who has issued!) | that statement, Mr. William Jen- | |nings Bryan, of Nebraska,” said | Mr. Underwood, ‘‘charges that} the chairman of the ways and means committee, standing in the jinterest of a protective tariff, jhas led this House into lines that, were unworthy of any Democrat in the land “I know it is false, Mr. Speaker. You know it is false, and go do | the Democrats of this side of the |)House. But we must let the coun- |try know it is false. “The gentleman from Nebraska Says that my leadership of this side of the House could not stand in the open. There is not a | Democratic member here who does }not know that if for one moment I misrepresented the Democracy of this House fn bearing my commis- }sion, I would send my resignation |to the Speaker's desk. “The reason the ways,and means jcommittee did not take up the }irom and steel schedule was that the country_was demanding a revis- jion of the textile schedules. Schedule K, in relation to wool and manufactures ‘of wool, bearing an average quty of 90 per cent., had hot been revised for many years. “Schedule I, the cotton sched- |ule, bore a duty of 53 per cent., covering all cotton goods, and was proportionately equally high. “The. iron and steel schedule had been cut by the Wilson bill, cut by the Dingley bill, cut again by the Payne bill, and although it needs, and will have further revis- ion, the committee, in its wisdom, not myself, decided that it was wis- er to consider these other sched- ules first. “At the very inception I said to the members of the committee, ‘I will be glad if you will take up the iron and steel schedule now and lay aside the cotton echedule until you have revised the iron and steel schedule down to an honest reve nue basis.’ “I see members of the commit- tee here who heard me make that statement and they will sustain the fact. And yet the gentleman from Nebraska proclaims to the people of the United States that this committee is being led by me in dishonest directiongs.”’ Demanding an apology from Mr. Bryan, Mr. Underwood concluded: “The statement of the gentlemaiti from . Nebraska, {a false. a has been proved false here today. hope the gentleman from Nebras« ka made the statement by being misinformed by other persons and }can Tobacco Company will work out) jits dissolution, tha’ the Teeponsibility for the “If that report is incorrect,” said Mr. Bryan, “I take it for granted that Mr. Underwood will read the report before the House and de- ny it.” “If the report is correct I have nothing to withdraw. If it is er- roneous I shall withdraw my cniti- cism of Mr. Underwood so far as it is based on hisaction in that particular case. Whatever the out- come in this particular instance, I do not withdraw my criticism of Mr Underwood on other occasions, and I intend to take early opportunity to give him some other things to discuss.”’ Tobacco Trust Must. Not Monkey With Oourt. New York Dispatch, 3d. The United States Circuit Court, uuder whose direction the Ameri- handed down afternoon on the mandate of the Federal Supreme Court, an order outlining conditions under which this | TRINITY COLL 1859 1892 1910-1911 ne sy ths erowing ind peeperes Cyt Derhass ee Balai ef ths Wor ash buildings new equipment and enlarged facilities. See en ta ae tee eae, Law, Be For catalogue and other tnformation, address R. L. FLOWERS, Secretary, Durham, N.C. TRINITY PARK SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 1898 Mecteve hora on ct ne jum and athletic fields of Trinity College. Special eee Fe myer Ih nl ny my Re gy Pg ie Meany Faculty of College Graduates. Most modern methods of instruction. Fall teym opens September 13. For illustrated catalogue, address w.w. PEELE, Headmaster, Durham, N.C. AT EXTRA GOOD PRICES. NOTICE WINDOW. Evans-White Hardware Co. ‘PHONE 68. the company may perfect plans for dissolving. A clause in the’ or-| der enjoins the defendants from | doiug any act which may further | enlarge and extend the power of | the combination prior to its disinte- | gration. | After reciting the decree of the | Supreme Court, the court serves | notice that it will tie up the com-|} pany’s Shipments or appoint a fe- ceiver as ordered by the higher tribunal, should counsel fail to sub- mit an acceptable plan of dissolu- ticn by December 30, next, or sixty days therefrom if the Circuit Court should grant such an exten-~ sion. Leave is given counsel to apply for more specific directions in this regard and also to any party to apply from time to time lor relief “‘whigh may seem im con- ormity with the judgment of the Supreme Court.” “Pending the dissolution of the combination,’”’ the decree reads, “and the recreation of a new con-| dition honestly in harmony with | the law, all the defendants, their | agents and servants are hereby re-} strained, and enjdined from doing | any act which might further extend Or enlarge the power of the combi- | nation by any Means or device| wih tsoever.”’ Counsel in the case regard the ecree as enjoining the United | Cigar Stores Company and the oth- } er defendants from extending their business by the opening of new stores or by contracting for umusu- ally large quantities of supplies during the life of the American Tobacco Company. Crop Conditions Very Irregular. Raleigh Dispatch, 24d. Informatioh gathered by the State Department of Agriculture in- dicates that crops in North Caroli- Na this season are exceptionally ir- regular, making it next to impossi- ble to form any accurate estimate of the probable yield. Droughts that were pretty nearly State-wide ene while seriously affected cot- ton, corn and tobacco, but for two or three weeks now, the season has been good in many sections and there has been great develop- ment. , The most distressing news comes from the Charlotte section as to the droughts’ effects on the erops. Hereabouts there have been a number of fine rains lately and these have brought out the crops greatly. At the Department of Agriculture it is. believed that there will be an average yield of cotton with kill- ing frosts held to anything like late fall. The prospects some weeks ago were for at least 25 per cent. increase in th. corn yield. Now droughts in several sections have cut down the status of the crop g0 that if there is a normal yield barvested it will be due to greatly increased acreage, as the indicationa are for reduced aere yields on account of the dry weath- er. The most discouraging reports are as to the tobacco crop. Late and very irregular stands ‘‘queered”’ the prospects to start with, and the droughts have stunted the crop iu the field in many sections. Add- ed to this, there have been hail storms in several sections that have greatly injured the growing plants. There are many sections, however, that have fine crop pros- pects, and taken the State over, the farmers are in fine spirita with prospects for at least a normally prosperous year. Not Intemtions Bat Judgment. Wilmington Dispatch. @Gome people k harping on Senator Simmons’ honest intentions, just. Mke such were being question- ed. Granting all honest intentions possible if bis judgment does not agree with other folke why other folks have got a common. sonte, rea- sonable right to want the other man Im other words,we know lots of hwon- orable Republicans, but darn their ideas. Mowers and Plows We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. WHEN YOU BUY CANDY t@ GET THE BEST “& EU Y LER Ss Hall’s Drug Store. HANDLE CARPETS That you cannot see in any other store. Patterns that are exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely Heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. ‘on cannot fail to be pleaen and our moderate prices will please you still more. Fall line church Carpets. Sisteerile Tousetarnahs R. O. DEITZ, Comp’y. Manager. Room for 200 , baths, MFelog 8 tember, $6 to $8 per week; August, $8 to $10 per week, rates to families and ministers. Oper June Ist to October 1st, 1911. Write for booklet to DAVIS BROS. Owners aod Proprietors. Hiddenite, N.C. guests e “ithe wreck of the Maine was posi- alectric lights. Splendid a and service. class Orchestra of four. Bowling, skating, tennis, boating, bath- ph connection at Statesville. mF one. Two threugh trains from otte. jal low rates for June and Sep- July and Special LANDMARK TUESDAY, August 8, 1911. MATTERS OF NEWS. C. Beattie, Sr., father of the alleged Richmond wife murder- er, who had made no public utter- ance about the case since his son whs arrested, stated a few days ago that he believed his son would be acquitted and that never for a moment had he believed him guilty. Natural statement. A skeleton found last week in tively identified as that of Darwin C. Merritt. The identification was made possible through pieces of uniform, buttons, a fountain pen, the top cf a cap and the fact that there was no other officer in that part of the ship. Two other bod- jes were found, making a total of 21. Dr. Ernest C. Levy, chief health otf‘cer of Richmond, has come to the conclusion, after chose compara- tive study of the mortuary statis- ties of that and other cities, that the American negro is slowly and steadily dying out and will be vir- tually extinct in the twenty-first century. “The colored race,” he Real Estate For Sale deh north Statesville, well 106 acres ove mile west. $100 per acre. STOCKS — Local mill stocks bought and sold. One lot 75x200, Oak street, $300. Twenty lots inside city limits, south Statesville, $75 to $100. Five tracts, 20 acres each, one mile west of Statesville, $80 to $100 per acre. 200 acres three miles east, $25 five miles north, $25 per per acre. ' 211 acres 75 acres within one mile of court A number of desirable ousiness properties. ISIDORE WALLACE, "PHONE 240. 1 ROBBINS ROW points out, “with 38 percent. of the population of Richmond, has 96 per cent. of the deaths and the birth rate is equally against it.” An Ancient Olock. Lenoir Topic. One of the oldest clocks in the county is now owned by Mr. C. T. Roberts, in the King’s Creek sec- tion. This old timepiece has been in constant use the Roberts family since 1834, when it was bought by the late Solomon Roberts. During all these years this old clock has not lost more than a week’s time from actual service, caused by the breaking of a cord occasional- ly. On this clock is engraved the name of the maker: “Made and sold by Seth Thomas, Connecti- cut,” and is doubtless one of the first brass clocks ever brought to this section of the country. It now furnishing the time of day and night to the children of third and fourth generation and is, ‘lafter 77 years of almost continuous service, a reltable timepiece. Prazier a Usefol Man. "PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can put it up to stay. If you are in need of any stove ee have pi of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. My place is uarters for tter and spout. r sale in shop or oa iy the the house. I have Valley Tin and Ridge Roll. Also Tin Shingles at a , that will save you money. "+ fo’ that I make a spe cialty of Roofing, and if you want Sheet Metal of any kind or gize I have it. Don’t forget that I make and sel) the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for wholesale and retail. Thanking on for past favors, I remain, ours respectfully, T. W. Frazier. the | C. BR. Hudson, State Agent Demon- stration Work. ‘i A winter cover crop is one of the most important factors in Southern farming, especially hill farming.’ A system of poor farming has so greatly exhausted the humus in the bor ge of the fields as to make it we impossible to prevent their further depletion by the heavy rains of winter and early spring, which off muc! of the valuable elements left, ontothe bottoms, and into the streams. Na ture, always resourceful, has furnish- ed certain plants which maybe used to restore the depleted soi These winter cover crops will hold our loose soils in place, and where poe is obtained, can be turned un- er toadd humus to the soil) The sand hills and other loose soils can largely be prevented’ from leachiae® heavy cover crops are turned fora few years This statement may be verified by taking new land where the plant roots and vegetable mold are still in it, or the same may. be found in sod land where run to ee» for a series of years and brought back into cultivation. No washing occurs here even after the heaviest rains. A good cover crop will not only prevent washing and add humus to ee but if clovers or vetches are there will be nitrogen collected from the air and stored in the soil during winter, as peas and beans do in sum- mer. The plants most suitable for cover crops are rye, vetch, crimson and bur clover. Conditions, of course, must determine which to use. Rye is one of the old standard win- ter cover crops and has been used very extensively in some sections, It has the advantage in that itis ly known, is easily planted, will grow almost at any season, will grow on the poorest soils, seed are usually cheap, and it does not require extra care in the way of inoculation, as is the case with the legumes, It can be |sown in the middles of the corn or cotton at last cultivation or if not con- venient to sow at this time it can be done a little later in the fall. When Wants Action to Square With Talk. Catawba News. A farmer talking with the News the other day said the next time a Democratic candidate who had stood for protection in any instance, picked up his hat and began to tell how much cheaper it would be if England could ship it over here duty free, he, the aforesaid farmer, was “going to start something!" He said he had been hearing about the old wool hat and other tarifftaxed articles ever since he was a boy; and he wanted no pro- tection Democrat ever to mention the subject again in a _ pubilic speech. And he vowed he would vote for nominating no man for Congress who hadn't stuck to the platform tariff declarations in let- ter and agérit. Impure blood runs you down—makes you an easy victim for oganic diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the blood —cures the cause—builds you up. ———e WHEN YOU FEELS*n fus it ka BLANK BOOKS! Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. LTTE Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the bestmade. Seeme before you buy. Office Stationery, Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. Rubber BRADY, - TheiPrinter. Seld only by Stimson & Son, Druggists. BALD AT 35! It’s your own fault if you grow bald at 35, as thousands of men do; yes, and women are doing. If you have dandruff, there’sa a thousand or more germs already devouring the very Mfe of the bair at ite root. Kill these germs with a 50-cent bottle of Parisian Sage, and stop dandruff, itching scalp and falling hair in two weeks. It’s guaranteed, you know; this delightful and refreshing Parisian Sage that is now sold all over Amer- fea, and if it doesn’t prove better than any other hair tonic you ev- er used,get your money back. Large bottle 50 cents, at the Statesville Drug Store and druggists every- where. Black Mountain, N. C. Offers Special Accommodations to Sammer Visitors. Write for rates to Black Mountain, N. C. a 9 W. R. MILLS, Proprietor, Statesville, N. C. May 12. TheGladstone Hotel NEEDFUL KNOWLEDGE. Detect the Statesville People Should Learn to Approach of Kidney owe aged ee ives a better cover for ithe soil an some good grazing \for the stock. Where practicable, jhowever, as would be on the corn \land, it is better to turn under stalks |and other wth and plant rye on good seed It is also a good plan where the soil will w it, to mix vetch with the rye, about one bushel of rye to one-fourth bushel of vetch, using a bushel of the mixture per acre. It is better to drill seed, es- pecially where planted in middles of corn or cotton. It is claimed that the i known as Abruzzes, which was imported by the icultural De- ent, is best suited to South Car olina and adjacent States. There-are other native varieties which can be had at a fair price. Oats may be used instead of rye in many instances, and the same general rule for preparation, planting and af- ter treatment may be followed as for rye, one and one-half to two and one- half bushels of seed should be used per acre when planted alone; one and one-half bushels and one-fourth bush- el of vetch when combined. Rust- proof oat seed gives the best results in ay every part of the South. Un- less the lands are fairly good, it will be necessary to fertilize the rye and oat crop to get sufficient growth for the most valuable cover crop. Stable manure applied broadcast at time of planting is good for this, or the follow- ing per acre: Acid phosphate, 150 pounds; cotton seed meal 150 pounds; and muriate of potash 30 pounds, thoroughly mixed and applied at time of pee: ntil lands become more fertile and adapted to these crops, the best satis- faction with them can be obtained only by making a good preparation and by giving some special care in seeding and inoculating the soil. Turn a few inches deeper than it has been previously oo If there is no rain, after this, before time of plant- ing, a roller should be run to firm the seed bed. These crops can be sown in both corn and cotton middles where clean by scattering seed broadcast and running sweep or cultivator light- ly to cover. Entire success, however, need not be looked for by this method of seeding, though some splendid re- sults were reported from it last sea- son. The corn lands can be put in fine condition by using a cut-away or rm appea with the bur. All clover seed should ightly; use roller if the soil is dry at pi clover, bur clover, or vetch the first some localities to procure soil from a few inches below the surface, where the bacteria are more numerous, from a field which has already grown the crop, scattering broadcast over the newly- planted area. per acre will answer, while more would be better, Agriculture will/furnish inoculating material free for any of these crops, to any who make application, full in- strutions as to use being sent. It is recommended that those desiring this material shall send direct to the de- partment for it, rather than pay fancy MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Disease. disc harrow to cut stalks and turn The cymptome of’ kidney trouble | soil. Sow seed and cover with tooth are so unmistckable that they leave harrow. The clovers and vetch will need fer- tilizers to get satisfactory early For this purpose stable ma- nure stands first, as it not only adds fertility but carries the bacterial inoc- ulation so essential on soils first plant- ed to these crops. An application at time of sowing of 300 pounds 16 per cent. acid, 25 pounds muriate potash, and 75 ‘dried blood per acre will be good. The addition of the small amount of ped nous oe will aid in giv: ing the young plants a vigorous start. en deg Sanssciel to te any acidity of the soil, air-slacked lime at the rate of 1,000 pounds, per acre, should be > ground for doubt. Sick kidneys excrete a tbick, cloudy, offensive urine, full of s¢diment, irregular of passage or attenced by a sensation of scalding. The beck aches coa- etantly, headaches and dizzy apells may occur and the victim is often weighed down by a feeling of languor and fatigue. Neglect these warnings and there i6 danger of daropesy, Bright’s disease, or gravel. Any one of these symptoms is warning enougk to begin treating the kidneys at once. Delay often proves fatal. You cam use no better remedy than; DR T. D. WEBB, DENTIST: Office in Mills Building over Sloan Clothing Oc. Doan’s Kidney Pills. Heres States applied at time of preparation. ville proof: The best time for sowing crimson clover or bur clover is just asearly in Mrs. W. N. Gibson, West Entl avenue, ; Statesville, N. C., says: “I . consider the fall as r of summer killing of Statesvillaney Pills the most reliable | young plants is past—not later than kidney medieine I ever used. There r first Vetch can be sown ptem' pounds cotton seed meal or]; ting time. To get a satisfactory cropof crimson ear, the soil must be inoculated. table manure apparently does this in ut the safest plan is Two or three bushels The United States Department of prices to some of the firms making extravagant claims for the same mate- rial. Application must be made on regular forms, which you can obtain either from Dr. Knapp at Washington, or from my office. Chicago Condemns the Exposed 8 Baltimore Sun. When the mercury stood favor- ite in the betting for the altitude record in Chicago recently, a num- ber of men gathered at the public library. Preparatorycto their work they removed their coats. Some of them wore suspenders, while oth- ers wore belts. An attendant re quested the suspendered contingent to put on their coats, though the belted knights were allowed to work as they were. Immeddately a great discussion arose throughout the cfty as to whether the sus- pender is an improper article of costume to expose to view. The weight of expressed opinion was to the effect that it is, and there- fore it has been adjudged, order- ed and decreed by fashion’s arbi- ters in Chicago that the man who exposes his suspenders is totally and irredeemably immodest, not to say actually immoral. The belt, in this aspect, is a symbol of elegance and fashion, no matter how little ils wearer measures up to such 3 standard,while the spruce,neat and natty wearer of suspenders is ta- booed, decried, looked down upon, and hustled into outer garment or outer darkness. When Chimgo starts out to deckide what is ep regle in the way of dress and what is not, the fashion-makers of oth- er towns may well break for the brush. An Alexander Bee Tree That Matle Good. Taylorsville Scout. Last winter Messrs. Ed. Mill- stead and Jamee Price, while hunt- ing, ran a squirrel into a hollow tree. His squirrelship came hurried- ly out and they discovered that the tree was inhabited by bees. Qn last Saturday Mr. Jonas Cline went and helped them cut the tree. They took out about 50 ponds of honey and one piece of comb over five feet long. Mr.Cline also cap- tured about two gallons of bees and Says that more than that number got away. The Lenoir News learns that up to July 25 receipts of the hack line from Lenoir to Blowing Rock were about $1,000 in excess the same pe- riod last year, the rates being the game; which gives an idea of the increase in travel. A mineralogist who has been prospecting in Watauga, has found some fine specimens of silver ore, gays the Boone Democrat. Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic ,Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer- tain to be needed before the summer is over. This remedy has no superior. For slae by all dealers. eee ANTED wire With experience preferred HOTEL IREDELL. ‘Aug. 4, NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. ia to notify all creditors that the partner- ship known as the Matheson Grocery Co., formerly composed of W. J, Matheson and L. A. Ervin, bas been dissolved The said L. A. Ervin is no longer a member of the firm : Aug. 4, L. A. ERVIN. STENO WATER! naa.c ina: gestion, Cstarrh. Rheumatism and Eezema cured. it. Address STENO, Barium Springs, N. C. ly 18—8t, —-FIVE years PONY FOR SALE. ee ee io Pie Bema see or Sever? pony. Easy kept. W. B, CROWSON, Augost |, hoe New Pianos from Second-hand Pianos from New Parlor Organs from : New Church Organs fro ne good Weser Piano Call and see the Weiss ‘ ment, easily played, price Second-hand Parlor Organs from m One beautiful second-hand Chicago Cottage Organ, in good order, for $40: Price when ew $08, ightly scarred for uta,’’ a new style instru- $1.50. $175. J. S. Leonard, 512 Center Street. Whole Wheat Flour Music Dealer, Pure Wheat Shorts, Bran, $1.60. Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds, Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. $1.80. Pure Wheat City Roller R. A. MILLER, Manager. A Strong, Progressive National Bank! Mills, seeking your business. Capital : :. : : $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits 28,000.00 Is an asset of real worth to any communi- ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial is Commercial National Bank, Statesville, START WITH THE 50TH SERIES. N. C. Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. Take the step, you'll never re- gret it. L. Harrill, other cash. . 60-barrel water power roller mill, 102 acres of Jand, 8-room two-sto gveline, and pont 75 acres of land, 4-room house and valuable improvements at $750 endid barn dings, $6,000. 5 Shares Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- Bank. } Wen Shares Stock Imperial Cotton JOHN M. SHARPE, The First Building & Loan Association. - Secretary. REAL ESTATE AUCTION SALE OF OPEN ACCOUNTS. cash at court SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. at 12 o'clock. noon, the following accounts unless they are paid before that time: Due TheR. M. Knox Co—Miss Bessie Justice. Chapel Hill, N. C., $6.42; Mies Maggie Justice, Chapel Hill, N. C., $5.20; Thomas Patterson, Statesville, $3087; John A. Walker, Statesville, $1.50. Due Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Church, Turneraburg, $3.03; Thos, Lee mony, gi 05; Rev. J. M. Gibbs, Statesville, 315-80; Dd pe, Statesville No. 2, 87.30; R. P. Revis, ‘Wilkesboro, N. C., $4.65, DueS. Miller,— Rev. J. M_ Gibbs, Statesville, 97 35; A.D. Walker, Statesville, $1700; S, W. ‘enkins, Clayton, N. C., $4.25; P. D. Cline, States- ville No. 1. $11.25; W. 8, Matheson, Statesville, 84. Due Mills & Poston. — Thos. 8. Patterson. Statesville, $1 50. Due 8.. M. & H. Statesville, $2 00; . Shoe Co.—Dave Alexander, Wiley Blackburn, Statesville, $1.90; RB. L. Beaver. Statesville No 4. $3.00; Clyde New Smyrna. Fia,, $400; J Cloer, $3.50; R K, Gregory, Statesville, 83.50; Jotte, $4.25; J. M. Woodward, les, : $3.65; I. Whitaker, Charlotte, $4 00. Nothing Co,—8. N. Lapish, States- Statesville, Due Sloan C ville, $18.25. Due J B. Gill.—J. H Bowlin, Statesville, $2.90; W, 8. Matheson. Statesvil “Our Specials.” Gold Medal Coffee, Simon Pure Lard, Water Ground Meal, Mason Jarsand Rubbers, Oarno Hen Feed, W.H. KIMBALL A Complete Store I have added a line of Dry Goods and you {can find almost anything you {are looking ifor at my store. Big lot of Cultivator Points. Hollybrook Chick Feed. *Phone 89 when you want anything in Gro- ceries. Eagle & Milholland. The above accounts will a Statesville and other towns before day of sale. WEATHERMAN & VAN HOY. Aug. 4, 1911, Attorneys. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Alice Irvin, deceased, late of Iredell county, North Oarolina, this is to notify all persona hav- ing claims against the estate of the said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Troutman, yan: : their recovery. All persons {indebted to said ex tate will please make immediate pryene. { IRVIN, Administrator of Alice Irvin. W.A. Bristol. Att'y. July 18, 1971. All the local news and all the other Office hours 8.20 te 4 o'clock. "PHONE 378, Dut after meet PEcane Kiceey ‘Pile, much later, though the early planting Aurest & 1618, obtained at Wi eiptared, Mye health | 1008 better. , also improved and the dissy, spellg and About 20 pounds of crimson clover headaches no gros ir Pe me. A seed per acre should be used; 30 OLDEST.- oe. For eale | OF ere. Price pounds bur clover in burr, or 15 HIG 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., But-/ Pounds cleaned seed; 15 pounds yetch QUALITY seed when sown with one bushel oats PRICES LOWER. talo, New York, sdle agents for the) which plan is always best if the — is Ge. nrronmr, Plumer, f[tntes aten, | [gna ena ve btoun QUICKEST. CHEAPEST, te to yrow better as a rule fromthe seed and take no other ‘planted without bulling. The inocu- bet bent) cae fp i mS ey, aw ane fh : 4 : ee) ia Pili teal rN a Bl is ila 7 with be news you want to know. Get THR LANDMARK. any kind of repair work. ‘ings up.to Sinches, Injectors, Lu- bricators, Oil Caps and Pipe and Shafting. My Machine Shop s complete and I am prepared to do ENGINE AND BOILER WORK A SPECIALTY ——""“"" Also carry a full line of Steam Fit- Cc. H. TURNER Depot Street. Dealer in Machinery. S e Stylish Livery. My livery is the best equip and most up-to-date in ne. I have every kind of vehicle necessary for a city. livery, — and mules bought and Have some mules now on hand. Cash or time to suit, sui S. J. Holland. 'Phone 3. Day or Night, et Pumps‘| July 1! & PAGE BIGET. TE LANDMARK AY, —— August 8, 1911. _ MURDER IN SEOOND DEGREE. *“orime ‘but did not say he ought to be hung; didm’t recall that she tad said «she bad neyer heard of his being crazy until after wo- man’s death, Jevtie Combe: Fifteen years old and sister of Reuben; May 26th hoed cotton all day with sis- ter and Mre. Reuben Combs; the latter left the field about 6 o’clock and went home to prepare supper; Mre. Comba’ was very agreea that day; Reuben was plowing in an adjoining field and was still plowing when witness quit hoeing and went ; Reuben — ee along well together. saw Seale a tergen. Went to sahool with Reuben; seemed he could not learn. as :well as others; helped him with his lessons; don’t think him right bright; Reuben and Do- Ta Stout did not seem*to care for G each other; he slipped off to church nce to keep from going with her; again, he would not go to prayer- Meéting to come home with her; they were not sweatbearts; Dora Stout had not been to N. H. Combs’ gince April 22 until after Bessie’s death. Cross-examined by Mr. Burke, witness said that Dora Stout board- ed at N. H. Combs’ until a few days before Reuben and Bessie were married and visited there two or three times after the mar- viage; Reuben toki witness that he was going to South Carolina to marry because he couldn't get li- cense here and her parents ob- jected—that he could get mar- mied there without license; had talked with Reuben in jail; - told me Dora had got him in jail. Gross-examined by Mr. Caldwell, witness said uben*told her’ some- body told Ain’ he could marry in South Carolina without Moense; the present wifeof Mr. N.H. Combs is Dora Stout's sister. Thos. Combs, son of Elam Combs: Day before Mrs. Combs’ death worked on Allison place all day; Passeg Reuben’s house at 9 o'clock timat night; heard Reuben and his wife in there; heard Mrs. Combe walking about house as if putting dishes away and humming some @ong; Reuben came out iaughing and we talked a few minutes.about farming; Reuben said Bessie had worked hard that day and had a kernel under her left arm. Crose- examined by Mr. Burke, witness said he had known Reuben and thought he knew right from wrong. Mise Jettie Combs was recalled by the defence to show that tt Was customary for Reuben and his wife to keep the windows fastened down at night because they were afraid to stay there otherwise. Mrs. Reid Combs, aunt by mar- Tiage of - prisoner, testified that Reuben aiways acted like he did not have a& much sense as other peo- ple and that she tad remarked the same often. Dr. I. -M. Taylor, who was assist- iné@ ten stomachs ‘for strychnine and found it in two ‘of. the ten. Answering a question from Ju Dantels, witness said etrychni would show no effect of stomach. » Prof. A. F. Sharpe testified: Alexander county; has taught school 20 years; taught re Combs since Christmas until a few weeks before he. was’ married; Reu- ben learned very well for time he put on it; mental condition of boy of ordianry sense; thought he would know right from wrong. B. Frank Hines, J. Leroy Teague, Gaston Price, A. W. White, E. L. H. M. Herris, T. A? Watt, T. VY. Bailey, T M Browning and Mrs. Os- car Beckham were put up by the State and ali testified in substance that they hed known Reuben Combs long enough and well enough to form the opinion that they thought he would know right from wrong. The most laughable incident of the whole trial came when D. E. was being cross-examined by Mr. Caldwell; “Who went to you to testify in this case, Mr. Gryder?” asked Mr. Caldwelj. “Nobody,” replied the witness. “Well, who did you go to,” asked the attorney. “Nobody; we just met in the It developed that Mr. Burke and Mr. Gryder had accidentally met in the road between Hiddenite and Taylorsville and the matter came p With this the case was closed, both State and defence having ex- amined all their witnesses. Mr, J. H. Burke, of Taylorsville, as- sisting in the prosecution, opened argument for the State. He spoke nearly an hour. Mr. H. P. Grier, of the defence, began his argument Saturday afternoon and. finished yesterday. Mr. Caldwell, for the defence, followed Mr. Grier, concluding about 12 30. Solicitor Hammer occupied the afternoon, concluding about 5- 30. INCIDENTS. The first day of the trial taken up with the selection of a jury. Fwiday and Saturday: were Ocoupied with the éxamination of witnesses. he trial did not pro- ceed with any great rapidity, the Sreatest impediment,probably, being the exceasive heat. The crowd was the largest that ever gathered to bear a court trial here and. stay through it day after day. The in- terest in. the outcome of the case has been intense. Now and again hear better, this would keep up until most every one in the audi- torium of the. court house was standing, ears alert to hear better and eyes bulged to see better. It Was necessary at frequent intervals for the sheriff to call for order and the sitting down of the crowd was like unto the whir of machinery, To get in and out of the court room was accomplished with great diffi- culty. There was a little bit of @nt physician of the State Hospital at Morganton for 16 years and who for ten years has been running a private sanatorium. at Morganton for the exclusive treatment of ner- vous and mental diseases, was put up by the defence to tesitfy as to Combs’ mental dition. Witness gaid he had treated about 1,000 in- Sane people; examined Combs July 29 at instance of defendant’s coun- sel; found him an imbecile—defec- tive and imperfect mind: do not think he knows right from wrong; his mind has advanced to the same Stage as a chiid’s. After hearing testimony in trial think he is an imbecile and of weak mind. In re- ply to question from defence wit- ness sated that two or three grains of stryehnine would render glass of milk intensely bitter and would be easily detected. De- fence then asked if one could take three swallows of such. State ——— and objection was sustain- Cross-examined by Mr. Hammer witness said he considered one ex- amination of prisoner sufficient to judge of his imbecility. Miss Dora Stout: Lives in Sharpesburg township; 23 years old; attended school at Stony Point last ene and boarded > Mrs. N. H. ago; he called me Aunt Dora; ney- er wre Sweethearts; never said @ word to Reuben about how he and his wife got Blong together nor diwoussed poison with him; left Stony Point April 22 and was not “at N. H. Combe’ again until after Mrs. Reuben Combs’ death; board- ed at sister's until in March, when She moved to White’s as a matter of convenience to practice with a singing class and also for an en- tertainment; never more than friendship between she and Reuben. Witness was very emphatic with this anewer. Oross-exa mined by Mr. Hammer, eas said she had visited at N. HH. Combs’ one night after she had quit boarding there and this” one me was when Seerent her i puty Sheriff Brown that a bad moved her boarding place rd qause she was not. needed at N. H. Combs’ after Reubin’s - wife came there; could not swear to Reuben's handwriting; never went out any- where. with alone; attended commencement at Scott's; has only one letter in her posses- sion from Reuben and this was re- ceived about three years ago. The defense rested ite case her and the State put up Prof. w. - Withers, professor of chmeistry in theAgricultural andMechanical Goi-|! who had. analyzed Mrs. Reuben Comts. pn v ma package sented to be the stomach of Mrs. Ooms and that it had been un- der his personal supervision until ee analyted; that he had found Stryobnine, no evidencelot added detectible potmonous stuff; residue jeteed titver, which would indicate it Produced by. alkaloid eaten with | OF Plomaine; had exam- 4 surplus room inside the bar over which some of the more nervous Members of the bar could exercise their frequent desire to stride back and forth. By the good graces of his honor and Sheriff Deaton rep resenmtatives of the press were com- fortably and conveniently pro- vided for. The fellow who removed the top from the water cooler and discharg- ed a mouth of tobacco juice therein was in a claes by himself. The gallery of ladies were prompt and regular in their attendance. { wes a good opportunity for those of them who desired to attend a court trial. There was not an ob jectionabie word or reference throughout the taking of testi- mony. —_— Meeting Saturday to Organize Live Stock Association. Correspondence of The Landmark. Recognizing the importance of livestockon the farmand know- ing the value of a Live Stock Asso- ciation in promoting this industry, the undersigned were appointed by the Farmers’ Educational and Co- operative Union of Iredell county to call a meeting of all persona in- terested in live stock to consider the advisabilty of organizing. The committee has issued a call to all the farmers in Iredell county, and to all other citizens interest- ed, to meet at the court house at 10.30 August 12, to consider this matter. All persons who desire to encourage the growing of more and better live stock, whether they be horses, cattle, hogs, sheep or Poultry, are asked to meet with us on that day. The agricultural prosperity of ev- ery country is measured by the live stock industry of that country, Kt is a well-known economic fact thet no country can long prosper in agriculture without live stock. Soil fertility is the greatest asset of any nation. Come to this meet- ing for business. Bring a small amount of the coin of the realm with you. There will be some ex- penses connected with the organi- zation and it will be necessary to charge a membership fee. Two men were scalded to death & passenger train on the Seaboard Adr Line plunged through an open Switch and struck a freight train on a siding near Petersburg, Va., Monday. The dead men were the fireman and engineer of the freight train. Daniel Hicks, of Raleigh, was the engineer, and Robert Tate- of the same city, was aa aoe ane aoet HOME @ wor’ to talking, bu P Mathulka, of Buffalo, N.Y on ‘s ‘ ot. KEEPS aT HOME the Ki of all xatives—Dr. King’s New Life Pille—end that the ‘re a blessing to all his family. Cy constipation, head- ache, indigestion, - Only Ic at W. F. Hall's, : ‘ Watt, T. B. Laumeden, D. EB. Gryder Ca bs ‘ : 1s &v f i appearance Correspondence of The Landmark. Qounty Superintendent of Schools of; Mooresville, Aug. 7--Mre. C.- E, Hawthorn entertained the Babroders Cee riday Seng ke . rds ne us oe with neapplein a cantaloupe, wereserved Mr, and Mrs. Julius ¢. er, of Chester, S. C., announce ment of their daughter, nter, to Dr. Claud Ulric Voils, of Mooresville, wedding to take some time in September. Miss rpenter, who has visited Moores. ville a number of times, is pleasantly remembered by her many friends kere. Dr. Voils is a young dentist and a pro oung man. Mr. Z. V. Turli n, Ssuperintend- ent of the First Fre Sunday school, has arranged for the members of te ees -ntorgy Sr = . at Barium Springs y, August 12. The Southern railway has ar- ranged to put on several extra coach- es to accommodate the pate: The fare for the round trip will, be 40 cents for those over 12 years of age, and 20 cents for those under that age, Miss Lillian Brown has returned home from Tennessee, where she spent some time visiting friends. ae Lula Neill, of Fort Worth, Tex., is spending some time with hersister, Mrs J. W. Long. Mr. J. _P. Mills was called to Black Mountain Satur- day on account of the illness of his/f son, Pink Mills, whois spending sonie time there. Mrs. Alice McAuley and daughter, Mrs. John Wilson, of Clin- ton, S. C., are visiting relatives here. Master Luther Brown, of Statesville, is visiting relatives here. Miss Mil- dred Jones, accompanied by her cousin, Mr. Eldridge, and Miss Eliza- beth Clarey, went to Greensboro Sat- urday to spend some time. Miss Lu- cile Morrow has returned home from Statesville where she visited her sis- iter, Mrs Tatum. Mr, and Mrs. H P. Deaton and children went to Concord Saturday to visit Mr. Deaton’s mother. Miss Ethel Moore has returned to Bennettsville, S. C., after a visit-with Mrs. W.S Flowers. Mrs. R. M. Ab- ernethy and children are visiting rel- atives at Catawba. Mr: Des. mith has returned to Charlotte after visit- ing relatives here. Miss Julia Ar- mour, of Davidson, who has been starting to rise one at a time to | Visiting friends here, went to Catawba Monday. Miss Mamie Cloaninger is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. O. Turner, in Winston. Mr. George Coone has gone to Wilkesboro to visit his broth- er, Mr. Henry Coone. Mrs. Cromar- tie and oe Miss Lottie Cromar- tie, of Charlotte, were guests of Miss Beulah Johnston last week.. Mrs. J. W. Goldsmith and children have re- turned to Winston after a visit to atives here. Dr. C. N. Peeler, who has been here for the past month as| &= relief to Dr. Carpenter, left Friday |— for hishome. Messrs. Wharey Freeze and Eugene Johnston have re- turned home from Asheville, where they spent a week. Misses Mary and Ella Cornelius have returned home} from Laurinburg, where they visited | their sister, Mrs. J. W. Mason. { Mrs. Will Stevenson and child, of} Darlington, S. C., are guests of Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Stevenson. Miss Ma- ry Deaton will go to Cleveland this week to visit her cousin, Miss Ruth Barber. On Friday evening Miss Barber will entertain for Miss Deaton. Mr. C. E. Voils and family will move to Lexington this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brawley have returned home from Atlantic City, where they spent two weeks. Mr. Pr 8. Boyd and family have gone to Stuart’s Draft, Va., where they will spend several weeks with Mr. d’s father, Rev. R.W. Boyd. Mrs. Clark Patterson and daughter, Miss Neil Patterson, have returned from Mon- treat, where they it some time Miss Nadine Brawley has gone to Waxhaw to attend a house: party giy- en by Miss Margaret Hudson. Rev. Mr. King, of the Th Seminary, preached at the First byterian church Sunday morning and evening. Rev. L. D Ballard, of Mount Ulla, has closed a protracted criti hed nine days at the Dixie Cotton Mills. There were between 40 and 50 con- fessions of faith and the meeting was a very successful one. Rey. Mr. Thompson and daughter, Miss Ella Thompson, have gone to High Point to visit relatives Miss Mary Melchor is visiting Miss Rosa Lee Clark in Charlotte.: Mr. J. F. Do will leave this week for Lau- rens, S. C., where he will spend two wee visiting his mother. Miss Trenna Teague returned to her home at Hiddenite Friday. Mrs. J M. El- lis, of Hamlet, is one son, Mr. T. W. Ellis. Mr. J. M. Long, of Marshville, spent Saturday and Sun- day with his father, Mr> J. W. ; Mr. Horace Harrill, of Knoxville, Tenn , t several days here last week. Mr. Hall Adams, of Hiddenite, is a cousin, Mr. Gibreath Adams. Miss Emma Brown, of Sal- and two were seriously injured when isbury, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Morrleon, on foun Heights. Dr. R orrison left last week for np br ie korete tant camp for or r. f A owartand iss Lilfian ater Mrs. W. L. Cook and oogeret a Mrs. Elbert Beaty and children have gone to Black Mountain to spend the remainder of A having rented a there. r. Homer Mur- dock, who has been ding a week here with his father, gone to Ma- pr Bf and ea Nh a of xington, spen week-end here, fae Reet of Me. N. ~~. . an Wharton, of Sherman, Texas, the guest of Miss May McLelland. el etethiscinientangaentncemnes Baby won't suffer five minutes with croup if you apply Dr. Thomas’ Boleo- Ue Oll at onpe. It acts Uke magio, i : i wld, AStraightforward Talk By Laundrymen veneer nen About Modern American Laundries. S broadly, the women’ of this coun “are forased Only to a limited degree about oe ern.American laundries and the progress they are making and have made. The purpose of this advertisement—and those to follow—is to implant the right idea about mod- ern American laundries in the minds of as many women as possible. We mean to do this by telling you what a good laundry is and how it is conducted; how it does its work and what kind of work.it sends home to you. If we succeed, the end ofthis year will see thousands of women availing themselves of the economy and convenience afforded by the good - laundry or laundries that every community pos- sesses. But this will be merely an incidental result. Our real purpose is to add to ithe number of good laundries the country over; and this we shall do if we can enlist the aid of the women of the country. : You did not know that a mighty movement is well under way for the improvementof laundries. It-has the earnest support pf every laundry represented in this Association and of many not represented. The owners of these laundries—some thou- sands of men—are striving constantly and con- scientiously to better their service in scores of ways. . Their désire for the greater good and satisfac- tion of their customers is so strong upon them that they do not hesitate at the lavish expendi- ture of money. If you should go into a laundry, representative of the ideals held by the members of this associ- ation, you would marvel at the things you would see. « = What the Women Who Patronize mecca You would find ‘the air as pure and sweet.as outside the building—the steam and odors carried off and fresh, cool air supplied by a highly effi- cient ventilating system. You would see that the floors are dry and clean, for the progressive laundry owner is a student of sanitation and hygiene. Machines nearly human in their dexterity and their light touch and careful handling of the clothes; would astonish you. The building itself doubtiess Would be planned and built to meet the particular needs of the modern laundry. We are speaking now of the better laundries. There are thousands-of them, each managed with care and wisdom; and fit to relieve you of the entire burden and much of the cost of ving the family washing done at home. - Your own town, without doubt, has at least one such laundry. If you are interested in our mission of refo you will search it out; and when you have foun it, we have no doubt about what you will do with« the weekly wash. This talk may have given you some new ideas about the extent to which you can use the mod- ern American laundry; but the whole story can~- not be told here We have put it into a booklet, which tells, too, of what laundry owners have done to prepare themselves to render efficient service to the American housewife. We know bi will be interested in reading it, and will mail you a copy free if you will send bored name and address to The undrymen’s ational Association pf America, Publicity De- partment, 601-608 Ford Building, Detroit, Mich. the Better Laundries Have Found: That the wear and tear on the clothes is less than in the home laundry. That the modern American laundries’ scientific processes and methods are not ruinous to colors. That the white things—table cloths, napkins, towels, sheets, bed spreads, curtains, etc.—come home with a good color. That the starching of the “rough dry’’—the calicos, ginghams, etc.—is uniform and is really a help in the ironing at home. That the better laundries are thoroughly trust- worthy in the handling of delicate fabrics. That the laundries are less expensive and re- lieve the household of a vast amount of incon- venience and bother. Statesville Steam Laundry, STATESVILLE, N C. Laundering, Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing. THE BIG SALE Is NOW OVER. ‘All Men’s Suits. Extra Pants, Straw Hats, until further notice. But sale prices will be continued with some extra cuts on EEE the following lines: Low Cut Shoes, Millinery, Ladies’ Ready-to- Wears, All Goods in Basement. @ These lines are not reduced as we would like to see them. Therefore the sale will be continued as regards these lines These goods are moving fast and it will pay you to call early if there is anything in these lines that you want. Very Respectfully, EooEoaaoaaaSaSESl——— THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. en Judge Daniels Gave Him the Limit the"Law—Taken to FRal- Tuesday Aftermoon—Says He Ohoked His Wife to Tenth. “Thirty years in the State peni- ‘tentiary.” This is the sentence passed by Judge Daniels Tuesday morning at the opening of court on Reuben Combs for the murder of his wife. This is the maximum penalty for murder in the second degree. The prisoner was brought into court and given his accustomed seat. To the writer he looked that morning better than om any other mornirg wnen he had come in. He looked spryer, his color was better apd his countenance had more ex- pression.. The night before, he was brought in to hear the ver- dict of the jury, he looked less stu- pid and more interested than he had up to that time. By the closest ob- wervance a change in expression waS| 0. Johled within thirty minutes, noticeable when the judge said “30 years in the penitentiary.” This lasted only for a moment. When@SolicitorHammer prayed the judgment: of the court,Mr. H. P. Grier, of counsel for the defense, stated to the court that bis client had bone cancer, that his mental condition was weakand that from what he bad been able to learn he ‘was pot very long for this earth. One physician had said that he would not live over two years and another had said that he would probably not live that long. That as to his mental condition he was gatill under the impression that George Washington is still Prest- dent of the United States and that prisoner does not know the neme of the Governor of the State. Mr. Grier asked for a light sentence. Mr. Caldwell also asked the court to be as light with sentence 4s possible. In passing sentence Judge Dan- iels made some interesting obser- vations. He thought the prisoner had lad a fair trial; his counsel bad done aswell as any in North Car- olina could have done; theState had deen fair in presenting its case and the jury had rendered a just verdict. Judge Daniels said he was satisfied that the prisoner had edministered the poison to his wife, that.{t had produced ber death ' ee that to admin poison to her was wrong, but that he was _ sorry for him; that the longer he lived the more convinced he is that his attitude is one of pity to those who have fallen. As to the pris- oner’s mind, his honor sai@ that to listen to the doctors too much we would conclude that we allare more or less crazy,while at the same time if we depended too much on the judgment of the people of the com- munity who ane interestedin a case we would be apt to consider too much the reverse. However, he thougb: that one who had a mind capable of perpetrating the mnpurder of a défeoseless woman whom he had sworn to love and protect should be punished, as some consideration is due to society as well as to the he would prisover. He said tha* call the hysical aud mental con- dition of “e prisoner to the atten- tion of the Governor so that he would be advised of his condition and that he would be insured prop- er and considerate treatment in every way. As previously stated in The Land- mark, Judge Daniels charged the jury that even if it believed priso- ner capable of knowing right from ; and did not consides him sufficient strength of mind to pre- meditate and deliberate the crime he couid be found guilty of second degree murder. In passing sen- tence Judge Daniels referred to this part of his charge. He said that at first he doubted if he had the right to include it in his charge but after much thought decided that he did have such aright under the law. While this ends he case of Reu- ben Combs as far as the court is concerned there is still connected with the matter mystery that may fever be explained. The writer called at the jail to tell Reuben goodbye about an hour before train time Tuesday. He was bathing and dressing preparatory to going away. When reminded that he was going away for a long time he seemed to care little about it. He was asked if he cared to make any further statement before leaving and said h' did not. The writer persisted that - there were some who believed he had poisoned tis wife and others who did not and offered to publish. any statement he cared to make. He said he had none to make; that he would not deny making confession to Gheriff Deaton but he lid not re- call that he had. Le Over at the depot, while wailing on the train, Reuben told Sheriff Deaton that when he and his wife awoké the morning of her death she said something about going to visit her parents that day. He objected and a row started; that’ she back- ed him into a corner of the house and struck him with a etiek used to hold up the window; that he caught her, placed her across his lonee and choked her to death, hur- ried her to the yard and placed hér ona quilt on the ground. He said that he had given his wife strych- nine on Wednesday night before her death but that it had no effect. has a bruise on one of his arms ch he says resulted from the with his wife; his shirt He wihil tle home that ‘aS sOOD a8 poss ofjali laymen interested attend this many ways that it is hard to de- cide when he is telling the truth or what really happened at that lit- night. There are few, if apy, who doubt that he brought about his wife’s death. Any- how, Reuben says he has traveled little and was glad to make the trip to Raleigh. Combe wes taken to Raleigh by Deputy Sberiff Ward. On account of the feeling against him in Sto- ny Point community it was deemed wise to get him away from here The dozen men who had been eelected as a jury to pass on the case of the young munderer agreed upon their verdict shortly after 10 o'clock Monday night, hav- ing deliberated three hours, and when they made known the fact that they were ready to report the court officials and others directly interested in the case were notified and the court, which had adjourn- ed when the jury went out, was re- remained in and about the court house to await the verdict, mem- bers of the Combs family being among the number, also gathered into the court room to hear the finais in the case. The prisoner was brought into court by Shériff Deaton. He walk- ed to his seat beside his counsel with a steady step and glanced over the court room in an indiffer- ent nner. When all were in their land called tke roll of the jury and asked if they had agreed upon their verdict. Receiving an affirmative reply Mr. Milholland then ocom- manded the prisoner to stand up and hold up his right hand while he tooked upon the jury. The call for the verdict was made and as spokesman for thé twelve, Juror Clark Patterson, of Mooresville, arose and said: ‘We find the pris- omer guilty of murder in the second degree.”’ , For a few seconds there was not a tagger any one and no com- \ Combs showed ay ahkbwes cpa ientibeed to stand with his hand upraised unti] his counsel told ‘him to sit down. “Your Hfe ‘has been saved,” one of his attorneys. was heard to sdy to Conthe, - the prisoner made ho reply. Like every one else in Combs seented to have ex- pected the verdict which was ren- dered and he as others had no com-. ment to make. The judge thanked and discharg- ed the jury and the court was adjourned. His attorneys shook the hands of the jurors as they dispersed, but Combs and his people were apparently indifferent toward them. Combs’ countenance was lit- tle changed when he left the room with the sheriff. His people follow- ed him to the jaib The Laymen’s Convention—Church Items. All members of committees and others interested in theInterdenomi- national County Laymen’sMissionary Convention to be held next month, are requested by Chairman R. H. Rickert to meet at the First Bap- tist church this evening at 8 o’clock to make further plans for the cona- vention and discuss the work in general. It is the desire to make the convention one of the biggest events of its kind yet held in the State, and as only a month remains in which to complete the arrange- ments and work up interest in the moveme.t it is important that evening's meeting. In addition to the members of the various commit- tees it is urged that representative laymen from all the churches of the town attend. There will be catechising at St. Michael’s Lutheran church Satur- day, August 12th, at 3.30 p. m. Preaching on Sunday, 13th, at 11 a.m. Sunday night at 8 o'clock an interesting programme will be rendered by the woman's and chil- dren’s missionary eties. Rev. O. W. Aderholdt, of Rowan, is ex- pected to be present and deliver an address. The pmblic is cordi- ally invited to be present. H. W. JEFFCOAT, Pastor. Trains Blocked By Wrecks. A box car which was being placed on a siding near the Gaither lumber plant by the train from Taylorsville, Wednesday morning, was acciden- tally pushed off the end of the sid- ing and turned over on its side, falling across the main line. Mr. L. O. Atwell, one of the trainmen, was on the car at the time, but es- caped injury by clinging to it like a squirrel as it went down. Two hours were required to remove the car from the track and the train due to leave for Taylorsville at 11 o'clock was delayed until 1 o'clock. Seventeen cars of a freight train were derailed at a point in the mountains near Old Fort Tuesday night and traffic on the Western road was blocked until Wednesday noon. No. 36, the morning passen- ger train out from Asheville, due toured from Asheville via Spartan- burg and Charlotte fo | Salisbury, Wednesday morning on account of the wreck, and was thus annulled from Asheville to Statesville. It ts understood that one person; a neé- fro trainman, was hurt in the wreck. ‘The damage suit of Burnett against the Lipinskys in ‘About a hundred persons who had!of two years on the road was re- laces Deputy Clerk Milhol- | in Statesville at 11 o’clockj.was de- |“ VIVE YEARS FOR CLAUD WHITE. | He Killed a Negro Woman—Ossep in Superior Court—Adjournment Yesterday. Iredell Superior Court adjourned tor the term yesterday, practically all the cases on the civil docket being continued. Following are the cases of since Monday: , Sam Jones, charged with assault with deadly weapon and fornication ard adultery, was called and fatl- ed. Claud. Long and Carrie Nor- tou, charged with fornication J adultery, also failed to answer. In a similar case against A. J. Fry and M. J. Hair, defendants failed to answer. Odell Overcash and Carl Beaver, assault with deadly weapon; guilty; fined $25 and half the costs each. Ben Graoam and Henry Jittle, retailing; guilty; fined $50 and cost. In the case of Winfield Jeffer- on, convicted of assault with in- ént to commit rape, the sentence, duced to one year. Harvey Dishman, manufacturing liquor, continued and bond renewed. Henry Little and Gus Allison, retailing; Little guilty and Allison not guilty. Prayer for judgment continued on payment of cost, de- fendant to give bond in sum of $200 to appear at each term for two years and show good behaviour. Frank Lands, assault with dead- ly weapon; not guilty. John Flow, assault with deadly weapon; not guilty. Casco Douglas, disturbing relig- ious worship; mistrial. Herbert Redman, larceny, called and failed. Charlie Allison and Thos. Allf- son, affray; Chas. Allison not guill- ty; Thos. Allison, guilty; judgment suspended on payment of cost. Ciarence King, who was convicted of larceny last week, was sentenced to the roads for four months. Pink Rhinehardt, who had failed 'OASE WORKERS' ASSOCIATION. Fursituy: Men in Session in Statesville—Name of Organization ianged. The North Carolina Case Work- efe’ ‘Association was in seasion in vie Wednesday, the meeting held in the Commercial club rooms, and the event brought to WBtatesvilie for the day more than @ Boore of the leading hardwood Menpfacturers of the State, who on, the eve of their departure ex- (reseed their opinion of the town in and |yery complimentary terms. A busi- Mess session was held in the fore- noon and another in the afternoon, / following the final session the tors were taken for a drive over the town by the local mem bers of the organization. Mr W. A. Thomas, of States- ville, presided es chairman of the each |} meetings and the first matter § dis- Jpesed of by the association as the adoption of a new name. th a view to enlarging ‘ts usefulness land territory and to admit furniture @nd chair manufacturers and manu- facturers of associated lines locat- ed “in the territory south of the Olio and east of the Mississippi vivers as members of the organia- tion, it was decided to change the from the North Carolina Case kers’ Association to the South- erp Furniture Manufacturers’ Asso- nD. * rious matters of interest to the manufacturers, but not of gen- eral public iterest, were discussed @gnad acted upon by the association. The question of adoption of rules for the measurement and inspection of. lumber was discussed at length and it was recommended 4nd agreed to that the members of the associ- 4don adopt as their rules governing Measurements and inspection the present rules of the National Hard- wood Association. The next meeting of the associa- tion will be held in Winston-Salem ber 8th. This will be the lar annual meeting and to pey cost in case at a former term, was sent to jail for 60 days, with leave to commissioners ~to hire out. Turner Cain, retailing; plead guilty; pix months on the roads. judgment, was = Wl Beas and. Rese Tatum, for- nication and pom babar ca Bess four mionths on the ; prayer for judgment as to Rose Tatum con- tinued on payment of cost. Simon Canypbell, reckless ing; nol. pros. with leave. Jim Long, retailing; not guilty. Jim Long, Will Allison, Henry Bennett and Hub McLelland, gamb- ling; not guilty. Grace Blackburn, carrying con- cealed weapon; guilty; judgment suspended on payment of cost. Claud White, murder; plead not guilty. After the jury had been impaneled the solicitor stated that he would ask for a verdict of murder in the second degree and thereupon the defendant plead guil- ty of murder in the second degree. He was sentenced to five years on the roads. White, alias Neal, col- ored, killed Lucy Torrence, cobor ed, at a colored festival in the vi- ainity of Coddle Creek a few weeks ago. It is glaimed that he shot at a negro man and killed the woman be easiny © alter Patterson, larceny; plead guilty; judgment suspended. p Odell Overcash,carrying concealed weapon; plead guilty; judgment sus- pended on payment of cost. Jim Fisher, assault with deadly weapon; guilty. Fisher was mixed up in two or three cages and in ad- dition to $75 fine and costs he drew a term of 30 days on the roads. i The civil docket was taken . up Wednesday afternoon. The case of H. C. Bailey vs. Mamie Bailey was begun and a mistrial ordered. Chas. Minor vs. Lorene Cotton Oil Mill; non-suit. Consolidated Portrait and Frame Co. vs. A. W. Pope et al.; non-suit. E. A. Massey vs. J. H. Eller; mo- tion to dismiss continued. Graded School Bowrd Adopts Res- olutions. At the meeting of the graded school board Weinesday, Messrs J. H. Hill, Wm. Wallace, F. A Sherrill, C. S.Tomlin and Rev. W A. Lutz being present, the follow- ing resolutions were adppted: ‘Wihereas, our esteemed brother, Mr. J. K. Morrison, a faithful mem- ber of our school board and our acting chairman, has been called to his final reward by death,August 2d, 1911; “And whereas, we feel that both we, the “board and the city, have been deprivert of this safe and fair adviser at a time when his work seemed incomplete; “Resolved, That we put on record the fact that largely through his financlering the graded schoo! im- provements have been virtually com- | Dleted and ‘all obligations met, 30 jthat the graded school property, second to none in the State, is free from debt. % . “2d. That we bow in humble submission to this dispensation of Providence» “3d. That we feeb that he received at death the plaudit, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” “sth. That we devote a.page in memory shoot- our minute book to his ; “Sth, That we send a copy of ; ville, torn about the neck, has. told jis story in es = a0" Barnett having been. inj automobile, $400 for ‘by the in Bnterpres saysi In two other cases against Oain cay ramones nage. 0 ae of importance will come up for .. The present officers are @ follows: President, A. E. Smith, Mit. Airy; vice president, W. radshaw, High Point; secreta- ©. J. FieM, High Point; treas- A @herrod, High Point, A. B. Smith and J. Salem and J. L. Borden, jof Goldsboro, compose the executive committee, and Messrs. Fred. N. Tate, of High Point, B. F. Huatley, of Winston-Salem and J. G. Shel- ton, of Statesville, make up the |\committee on traffic and transpor- | tation, | A feature of the Statesville meet- jing was the enrollment of eleven |jnhew members, the largest number jever Teceived at a single meeting jof the associafion. At the last \meeting held in Lenoir ten new jmembers were received. } Among those in attendance at \the meeting here were Messrs. J. L. Borden, of the Goldsboro Furni- ture Company, Goldsboro; J. 8. White, ‘White Furniture Company, Mebane; H. M. Weller, Sanford Manufacturing Co., Sanford; J. R. Finley, Forest Manufacturing Com- pany , North Wilkesboro; B. F. Huntley, Huntley Manufacturing Co., Winston-Salem; J. W. Me- Guire,. Mocksville Chair Comapny, Mocksville; F. N. Tate, Continen- tal Furniture Company, High Point; C. J. Field, secretary of the asso- ciation; J. W. Clinard, High Point Veneer Co., J. C. Hill, Hill Veneer Co... R. B. Ferry, Dalton Farni- ture-Oo., 8. L. Davis, Southern Chair Co., all of High Point; C. C. Cran- ford, Aghboro Chair Co., Ashboro; J. J. Kinoaid, Maxton Veneer Co., Maxton; R. W. Grey, Grey Veneer & Panel Co., China Grove; N. F. Yorke, Yorke Furniture Co., Con- cord; ‘W. F. Thompson, Cleveland Veneer Qo. , Cleveland; J. Mac. Naughton, Morganton Furniture Co. Morganton. The Statesville mem- bers in attendance were Messrs. J. G. Shelton and A. E. Welborne, of jthe Statesville Furniture Company; W. T. Kincaid and W. A. Thomas, Kineaid Furniture Co.; P. R. Houpe, North State Veneer Co.; O. W. Slaine, Slaine Glass Co.; W. J. Boyles and ©. B. Royals, States- ville Safe & Table Co.; S. L. Parks and Fred. C.Horton, Imperial Fur- niture Co. Will Build New County Home as Soon as Possible. Taking notice of the report of the grand jury with reference to the county home, which report was re- inforeed’ by Judge Daniels, the county commissioners this week adopted the following: Resolved by the board that in obedience to the suggestion of the grand jury of this term of court, and reports from other grand ju- rors and instruction from the judge presiding touching the county home and its condition, that it is the duty of the board to take no- tice to said instruction. It is hereby the sense of the board to act thereon and proceed at the earliest possible moment to erect @ new county home. . ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! In fighting to keep the blood pure the white orpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs multiply 80 famt the little hters are overcome, Then see pimples,~boils, eczema, salt- rheumi and sores ~— and strength and ite fall. This dondition e- mands tric Bitters to regulate stom- ach, Mver and kidneys and to expel from the bi . “They are the writes ©. T. Bud- t if, “I have ever wit #125,000 ROAD BONDS SOLD. Bought By a Chicago Compern For Near $5,000 Premium—Business Passed By County Commissioners. At the adjourned meeting of the county commissioners held Tues- day to further conaider the bids for the road bonds, $125,000 of the bonds were suld to Woodin, Mc- Near & Moore, a dig banking firm of Chicago. Of the amount sold 350,000 are 15-year bonds and the remaining $75,000 run 40 years. The total premium on the $125,000 is $4,910 and im addition the pur- chasers will béar the expense of having the bonds prepered, which really makes the premium equiva- lent to about $5,000. © Mr. C. W. McNear, of the firm of Woodin, McNear & Moore, ap peared before the board in the in- terest of their bid and made the commissioners several propositions, one being to take the entire bond issue of $400,000, but no satisfac- tory agreement could be reached ex- cept as to the proposition for the $125,009. The eommissioners will issue the bonds only as money is needed to carry on the road im- provement work and they really did not care toentertain a proposi- tion for the sale of the entire issue. It will be several months before they will make further sales. A number of firms put in bids on the bonds and representatives of most of the bidders were here to discuss their propositions with the commissioners. Among the num- ber were the Western German Bank, of Cincinnati, Ohio; the Es- tabrook Company, of New York; Hilliard Trust Company, Atlanta. Ga.; J. H. Hileman & Co.,, Atlanta. At their regular meeting Monday the commissioners audited the fol- lowing claims and ordered their payment: Chain Gang—W. €. Henry, sal- ary as superintendent, $46.50, team hire $39; Pink Orawfgrd, Morris Dunlap, Watt Kerr, $35 each; John Welman,work,$7.21; Qatear Clark, cook, $14.44; Herbert Catson $9.- 28, Lee Ball $10.50, for work; JI P. Rumple, blacksmith work, $13.- 10; Stimpeon & Steele $40.48, J. E. Sloop $18, T. ©. Gray $1.46, Ev- ans-White Hardware Cg., $51.09, M. . Montgomery Co. $2.25, Produce andProvision Company $40.60,Mille & Poston $70, C. H. Turner $3.99, Imperial Cotton Of] Co.$22.53, J.W. C. Houpe $3.50, Harness, Vehicle and Supply Co. $12.40, J. C. ‘Dun- lap $11.64, Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. $8.30, Sherrill & Reece $10.40, Carolina Flour and Feed Co. $33.30, Henkel-Craig Live Stock Co. $73.95, Lazenby-Mont- gomery Hardware Co. $71.30,all for supplies; Wm #£Bratcher, soap, 5 County Home—J. G. Thompson, keeper, $30; L. W. Hix 75 cents, Will Sharpe $2.80, W. T. Mills $4.- 60, all for work; R. M. Knox Co. $4.57,W.F. Hall $13.20, J. U. Lam- precht $2.05, G. A. Critcher 76 cents, J. W: Johnston & Son $18.70, Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co $1.60, M. P. Alexander & Bro. $30~- 06, all for supplies. Jail—C. L. Gilbert, jailer, $114.- 55; city of Statesville, water $18.15 lights $4.70; C. H. Turner $10.36, J. U. Lamprecht 40 cents, Wal- lace Bros. Co. $1.85, R._M. Knox Co. $2.95, Fred. B. Phifer $1.50, all for supplies. Roads and Bridges—A. J. Bass $2.88, J. C. McNeely $13.17, for lumber; T. M. Rickert,work and ma- terial $5.10; R. EB. Brantley $6.67, C. A. Grose & Bro. $3.15, J. W. Sprinkle $7.45, W. L. Upright $5.- 35, J. L, Caldwell $19.15, E. H. Stutts $6.01, F. K. Ostwalt $8.01, Leater Cathey $20.30, all for lum- ber. R. L. Watt, work on bridge, $2.50. Miscellaneous—H. C. Cook, court house janitor, $30; city of States- ville, lights for court house, $11.34; H. O. Summers $3 and A. M. John- son $1.50, services as judges of election; W. M. Stikeleather, coron- or’s juror in Combs case, $2; Deputy Sheriff Gilbert $22.50, Sher- iff Deaton $17.60, expenses and fees for conveying prisoner; Sher- iff Deaton, capturing escaped con- vict, $5; J. G. Turner, drayage, $28.87; Everett-Waddy Co.,, sup plies, $17.90; Clerk Hartness, ap- plications to State Hospital, $6; Statesville Sentinel ,publishing court calendar, $7.50; Statesville Print- ing Co., printing, $3.75; R. P. Alli- son supplies,$5.05; The Landmark, advrtising tax sale, $111.85; West Disinfecting Co., disinfectants, $17.50; J. A. Brady, supplies, $15.- £5; J. L. Kennedy, judge of elec- tion,$1.50; W. C. Moore & Co. sup- plies, $805; T. D. Little, wood, $7.50; R. Y. Deitz, drugs, $4.50; Miss McBride Jenkins, revising jury, $5; Dr. A. Campbell, county ysician, $30; Miss Annie Mar- in, court stenographer, $40; Miss Annie Belle Walton, stenographic work fer pension board, $2.40. Mrs. M. E. Millstead received $6, Mrs. I. B#. Christy $3, Fannie James $1, Mra. D. E. Moose $2.50, Mrs Cora Gant $1.50, Clem Gar- ner $1, Miss Martha Norman $1, for tel ry relief, and William Brown was ordered received at the county home. Capt. T. M. C. Davidson, county assessor, received $160 as compen- sation for hidé.services and assistant assessors. received pay for their work as followe: H. 8. King $78, A, P. Barron $75, J. M. Patterson $108, F. W. Batty $60, A. L. Starr $1956, T. W. Woodside $114, W. % $2.50,Matheson. Gro-| Springs, BRIEF ITEMS OF LOOAL NEWS. -—Ice eream will be sold on the lawn at Mr. B. E. Price’s, ‘Bloom- field, tomorrow night. —The Hospital Association will meet Monday morning at 10 o'clock with Mrs. A.-J: Bvans. ©. —The heat came back this week with extfa force. It has been hot ~-day and night—about the hottest of the year. + —Ladies of Pressly Memorial church will serve creamy at the church Saturde} night, 19th, from 7 to 10 o'clock. -—There will be a birthday picnic” at Mr. A. W. Cook’s, Chambera- burg township, Thursday, 17th. Public is invited. —License has been issued for the marriage of Mr. Dalton. Stewart, of Shiloh township, and Miss Jegsie Dagenhardt, of Alexander county. —aA third coach has been added to the passenger trains between vharlotte and Statesville and it is now possible for passengers to get seats. The conductors on this line say traffic has been heaviér during the past few weeks than ever be- fore. oe — ire which originated fronr the kitehen flue burned a small hole in the roof of the home of Mr. J. A. W. Barkley, near town, Wednesday at noon. The flames were discov- ered before they gained much head- way and were quickly extinguish- ed by neighbors who were called in by ’phone. —His Statesville friends will be interested to know that Supt. Wal- Thompson, of the Jackson ining School at Concord, is a ‘squire and in that capacity he of- ficiated at a marfiage in Concord Tuesday night. The ceremony was performed at the St. Cloud hotel, the principals being Dr. B. F. Long, of Wallbridge, this State, and Miss C. E. Itby, of Richmond. —Farmers, farmers’ wives, sons and deughtérs, and all persons in- terested in, farming should remem- ber the Farmers’ Inetitutes to be held in this county this week and next. An institute will be held. in Mooresville tomorrow and next week institutes will. be held at Cool Spring Monday, 14th; Bupeptic Tauetday; 15th,* and at Statesville Wednesday, 16th. —It will be noticed the ad- vertisement of the Statesvi College today that special efforts have been made towards the im- provement of the musical depart- ment ef the institution. About $6,000. has been spent in purchas- ing new instruments, In addition to this considerable refurnishing, re- pairing, repainting, etc., has been done for the comfort of the board-' ers for another year. —Mr. D. Mitchell writes The Landmark from Union Grove town- ship that on Tuesday night, the 8th, four persons went into his field and destroyed a large number of watermelons and cantaloupes. Not content to stop with what they could eat, the scoundrels de- etroyed great quantities of melons of all sizes. The chain gang will Probably get some recruits from Union Grove at next term of court. femator Frye, of Maine, Dead. Hon. William Pierce Frye, for 30 years United States Senator from Maine, died Tuesaday afternoon at his home in Maine. He had been in feeble health forseveral months. Senator Frye was the oldest member of the Genate in years and in service. He was born in Lewis- ton September 2, 1831, graduated from college in 1850 and -degan the practice of law; was a member of the Maine Legislature, mayor of Lewiston and Attorney General of the State, He took an active part in Republican politics, was presiden- tial elector, delegate to netional conventions and member Republican national committee. He served eix terms in the House of Congress and in 1881 was elected to the Sen- ate to sucoeed Jas. G. Blaine, who resigned to become Scrteary of State in the Garfield administra- tion. He was elected president pro. tem. of the Senate in 1896. and held that position until a few... months ago, when he resigned on account of ill health. Senator Frye will be succeeded by a Democrat, which will give Maine two Democratic Senators, Alfred Mé@yers, Apple Peddler. Mr. Alfred Meyers, the gentle- man who drives a steer to a spring wagon, has been much on the streets recently. He’ peddles ap- ples, which he offers for $2 the bushel, assuring the publHe that apples are selling for $2.50 the bushel at Cooleemee and “I don’t know how much more.” ; Mr. Meyers at one time got into troubie with the courts fot selling apple julce, called brandy, and he now confines him@elf to the sale of the apple with the juice in it. On that oceasion, at the request of the court, Mr, Meyers and his steer assisted the road force for @ season. ——_——K—K—K—X—K—aK¥lz_—_l!_! ¥. ©. Montgomery $54, P, P. Dn- lin $136. Mr.. A. 8. Alley was reimbursed to the amount of $2,903 for money - advanced for’ work on the from Mooresville and J. W. Brown was paid $400 for work on the road * from Mooresville to the river. © ‘Mra, FB, Leinster and ” obi dren left yesterday, for spend some time with Mra. » found,” They pane rich, red eee strong ves and build up your at Sto. aw. ¥, dan's. Turner $198, 8, @ 126, J. Howard $63. T. Haha so, J. ©. Shinn §75, W. C, Wooten §5¢, a UF * ii wane ater’s people. oe 8 spend awhile at € THE LANDMARK [cre it not another arop of fain ie THE SUBJBOY BEING PRATER falls. i Is It Right to Pray For Rain? r ” August 11, 1911.| The system of irrigation, while What is and What ts Not Pray- PREOOT, = aS - e|somewhat expensive, would be a on ° rtanbu: Thal. PRAYING FOR RAIN. good substitute if the streams did Sia: LS tote ie eas abl Few. people have a clear idea of Buying the drought many prayers} n't fail; but if the streams ran i] ave rs offered for rain; injas some of them haye doné this)... ere Rayo the doctrine and philosophy of pray IN , er. Even when theologians explain seme places regular prayer servi-;summer, the engine on the branch | down as he got it. it,their statements are general and = hs Dn ce ee en eee BOOK SCANDAL INVESTIGATED. |°"t0" Yasue If not contradictory When the land is parched with . jace—-Bessemer City = ween at ~ P é aay of COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS Book Agent Made Talk Found to droual, = footed math SONY } fasting and prayer. So far as The! Senator Bailey is evidently not as Hara No Basle im Pact. weather prayers. When rain con- Lasdmark recalls there was, uP to/popular in Texas as he was. . An “ot een Teh, $0, Greens | ditions aré normal there are no . boro l the Texas brayers on the subject and little last week, one public utterance/attempt was Soe ae io — te taitboen. “ad P| ceed mat against the custom of praying for|State Senate the other day mies pe Coe KiteMie fae! ae ae, ory Kae rain—that by the Charlotte|dorse his position on reciprocity, perintendent Joyner, Secretary traditions people believed in imme- jection offered |and by a vote of 11 to 14 the reso-|State J. Bryan Grimes, State Treas-| diate alswer to special prayers. > 2200 gpd - was it a aus was réferred to a hostile |Urer Lacy, State Auditor Wood,|Homer,in the Tad, gives many {n- Can be seen at Mills & Poston’s. : oe ee is is the| Attorney General Biokett and/stances of these answera when denial pf the power and efficacy Of|committee. It is said this is Tdeutenant Governor Newland, |soldiers in & tt welas ealtoa co prayer! But if we remember | first time the Senate hag refused a the latter absent, however, began their protecting gods. aright, the Ohronicle’s protest was/ vindication vote to Mr. Bailey. an investigation this morning into Elijah at Mount Carmel prayed eee the reports that an a hes {for rain and it came down in tor- . . : against the perfunctory custom of dent writing to the|been made to use money in an|rents on the dry earth. In all ealling on the Lord for help inj A cor t| alleged effort to put through 4 /ages and under all religions people time of distress, sometimes much {Raleigh News and Observer abou certain “slate” of textbooks. sit- have helieved in prayer for relief 2 es a matter of custom and show,|/a barbecue im one of the eastern |ting with the State texthook com- from trouble and disaster. This be- He forgetting all about|countics, says: mission were the six members |lief takes hold on them only when aoe Ga, a tess ci oven |" as (ota enmdabad (of Wares wig Coan anes a oe | pouble eames. oe % a8 B0On a8 : who have been exa ng ext-| Thoughts and desires, althoug , hagen iad passed. In other words, if we Scan Geicutored she ercemeaiony, books offered. unspoken, are prayers. God is not Colors: Black, Brown, Navy, Cor eaught the Chronicle's point, t fried chicken, old country hams, ian ne oe hor pidgin Hes rete Wes ee _ and Green. Only one pattern to each one should pray at a ickles, corn bread an : , ee seeasraikeslGcl mabe lal ccd ae othe acca make, and | With ty began AN pray ai = Jove, the same yesterdaytoday and color. These Silks are handsome in every ie er ee '? | teeing. In time of ease and prosperity if particular and the price for early purchas- time for a special purpose. ms , "y Huh! w],Tbe commission and sub-text-lwe are ungrateful, self-confident, There is much prayer offered Seven fine choates‘’? an: book commission, after taking tes- thankless in our lives, there is lit- ers very reasonable. Yours very truly, i you're talking about “hawgs,” whict timony ‘un régard to the charge tle use to go to God in prayer somewhat after the smal] boy’s sys- is more than likely, then “shoat”|that improper methods had been when trouble comes. tem of prayer. When asked why or shote is a young hog. But /Used to put through a “alate” in| What is needed {= a fervent de- he said his prayers at night and |° . ; im |*Be textbook adoption, shortly af- | sire every day, under all conditions, emitted them in the morning, the| Choetes” is something new ter midnight tonight gaye out a/to grow in grace, in wisdom, pa. b boy | barbecue. statement as follows: tience,meekness and submission to boy answered that any smart boy * 28 s Gov. W. W. Kitchin presided| Goq’s Tlaus. which never change. could tale care of himself in d@y-| Down in Aiken county, 8. C.,/and the witnesses were examined| Audible Prayer, once a day or ght; and The Landmark has al- Miss Holstein and Columbus Sprad-|by Attorney General Biokett. The once a week, cannot take the place ways thought that those who make |igy wore engaged to be married.| following witnesses were sworn|of that silent and constant prayer aud examined: W. 8S. Gooch, F. M. |¢, -onf. . it @ habit to call on the Lord in| rp, Holstein family objected to the Perry, W. O. Warfield, Gol F. © be conformed to the will of God Long prayers, formal, wordy, elo- times of distress but who under- match, but being unable to break Arendell, E. C. Brooks, A. J. Bar- quent prayers, materialize worship take to get on without His help /tpe engagement they resorted to|wick and O. M. Mebane. and divest it of spirituality. Often * ved ae A stenographic report of the | verbal prayers seem to be spoken U at other times, not only do aks harsber measures. Four of the testimony was taken and will be for the applause of men. HAVE Y O SEEN deserve to have their peti Holsteins, including the father of open to the inspection of the pub- Prayer is intended to deepen granted, but we question the pro-/the girl, went after young Sprad-|tic ad soon as the notes can be /and enrich spiritual life and knowi- priety of their offering petitions ley and. with the usual mob spir- hae ae mee — ee edge.; ‘When that is done, such THAT @t such times. This does not mean it, fearing that four to one would-|taken the tthe tor wie), {temporal blessings as are needed ’ foll that this class of people should not n't dDéiguffictent to handle one, they ee ee tne Pollowizg will ‘come without the — facts: But how about praying for rain G N I N pray at all, for they stand in |ecalled in a neighbor. The five of 1. That during the last daye of }1, dry weather,or clear a when ELE A LI E great need of seeking Divine fa-/them gave the young man a severe |June, one W. C. Warfield, agent of |there is too much rain? One farm- vor, but unless they are to remem- beating and ordered him to leave|the World Book Company,approach- er wants rain and his neighbors a —_—_—_OF—_——_ ; ed W. S. Gooch, agent of the Mac-|tew miles away want fair weather. ber the Lord in time of prosperity |the country. Not satisfied with Millan Company. and represented to | Theis méuld_be at 6 prayers t cross as well as in time of adversity, we what they had done to the young bim that he, Warfield, held the purposes. HAIR BRUSHE e ¢oubt whether they should ap man, the mobattacked Ben Sprad-|key to the situation inNorth Caroli- A water famine is threatened in pear at all. However, we cannot |ley, an uncle of Columbus, and a ian es a a re 7 ae some of = dry sections. Diverse AT: epartment of superin en of | prayers would go up on the subject —— see that it is inappropriate for|gave him a severe beating. The of public inatruction, towit, A. 3.| 7% ar One , ofl A oer a — Christian people, who pray at all wife of Ben Spradiey, with a five Barwick, and througp this friend crop cut and curing in the field. 4 times and aright, to ask for rain months old babe, was so excited/he could bring such influence to His neighbor desires a rain’ on his Hall By Dru Store just as they ask for any other |by the attacks on her husband oe = rc canon *S/corn and cotton. How'about their e : ; would insure the adoption of certain | prayers? thing they may desire; nor can we and nephew that she died; and her books published by the MacMillan ‘Tee Lorie’ Preyer, which ‘was see that it is improper for Chris-| husband's conditéon was for a time Company; that the work and in- given as a pattern for all time,has tian people who remember the | critical. The five men are in jail.|fluence of himself and friends reference entirely to the spiritual Lord at all times, to hold a epecial| While a Parent is justified im us- ma np Pr , and/wants of man. Even the “daily season of prayer for this purpose,|ing all reasonable measures to pre- option of the ne? secure bread” petition is figurative tnd u d f th med just as they hold special seasons |vent an objectionable marriage, in mo Sane does not refer to matertal bread. for that amount, and if he did not All prayers. should bring the peo- of prayer for other purposes, forjthis cise it was carried to sex-|suceeed he would make no @erwe. | ple in harmony with the will ofGod be it remembered, “The effectu-|ceas and the men who mobbed} 2. That about the same time |and keep them in constant spiritual al, fervent prayer of a righteous |the Spradieys should suffer for the|the said Warfield made a similar |commuypion with Him. Prayer is in- or Droposal to F. H. Perry, represent- tended to promote ritual wth, i I eae much. consequences of their act. ing Rand, McNally & Company, |strengthen eae and ‘ncevese Fall Fashion Book Is Now on Sale. all this is preliminary to \ 7° e though he hiad told Gooch that no all the Christian graces and virtues. presenting « view which coincides} A letter written by Vice Presi-|£uch proposition was being made If it is narrowed down to our ma- pat aee : : with that of the Chronicle, which dent Sherman to a friend, in which |‘ @2Y One else; that beth Gooch | terial wants,to our success in world. F eke ante eee en = has attracted The Lan k’ tnd Perry declined to enter intolly a.ms, to the gratification of our ashion q ; spring a e dmark’s at-|the Vice President deplores the the arrangement and Perry caused|own desires for wealth, political summer numbers. Smartness, taste, practicability of tention because it is written by a/‘‘seeming trend away from Protec-|the matter to be reported to the honors or social standing, then it design combine to distinguish it from all other fashion quar- minister. The article, which is|tion,” has been made public. Mr.}Chairman of the commission. ceases to be prayer and ig only a terlies. You may be perfectly secure in the knowledge that from the Mt. Airy News, whose ed- Sherman thinks the trend is but —- his examination as a witeess | personal wish to succeed in tem- every dress you select therefrom for yourself or children will itor is @ preacher in good and reg- temporary, but he says “before our| mi, Warfield stated that Mr. Bar-/| poral See: be absolutely correct jg style months hence. Every woman wick was not the friend whose in NEE ° : ° 7 a standing, so far as we know,|people get back to the old moor. fluence he expected to cause to be} __——E who makes up her dresses from Pictorial Review Fashions as follows: > 4 ye N + ! : . md an ea et rewang yeu || MDS mute oesrauns "|All br soar atc ad Se All over the country people are period of @ ion.” d -{Of the books named, and Messrs. | Take Courage! Internal Tyeatment ngu ap praying for rain. Someot ce Se eee oh aca Perry were mistaken Will Cure. professional modiste oe ol ready made garment i : a ee orri Jar- The r price of this is 20 cents a copy, but eve So bad as to think it is right much | add ee that he was, Mr. War regular p P “If the people do not awaken to | field. was repeatedly urged by the| Piles will make life unhappy and number contains a pattern coupon worth 15 cents which wi in the nature of presumption to be | the situation prior to the time the | entire joint commission and was re-|Fuln the best disposition. Most euf- be exc for any 15c. Pictorial Review Pattern, so that making such prayers. Now under-|PTotection props are kmocked from quested by Mr. Barwick to name oe * velicna te Ae this beautiful book really costs you only 5 cents. A full stock Stand thet we are not going to ar-|veneath our economic structure,|this “friend.” Ak memes Gg ic Ge of these popular patterns in stock at all times at the One Price with the fall of that structure wil He positively declined to do so, ne in et form, - Cash St nts for the company for this territo me the question with any one. But |come a condition, painful though tt |but said that the friend was not a|imternally,that avoids the unpleas- ore, age a y ne ry. it would be a much more sensible {be, which will, as heretofore, bring | State officer, nor a member of the [nt features of ointments, suppos- I y thing to install a 10-horse power |the people to their senses and /sub-commission. Mr. Warfield was|tories and operations, and cathe engine down on the branch and |Cause them to return to their old asked how he expected to earn $3,-|‘horoughly by removing the inal Mans the land. That is just what |™Oorings with wonderful unanimity,|000 after the arguments had been | Cause. is surely ee Se ce than’ farmers are doing rather|With great force and all the haste|madethe briefs filed andthe reso-|Peciallly as the Statesville Drug than wait for the rains. If the |Possible under otr ..onstitutional | lution adopted by the joint commis- | COMPany svarantee it. R Creator was willing to hear such | Methods.” ’ sior that no representative of any a eas a. er Goa brayers, or if He had made it a TheVicePresident is yr standpat-| book company should have any fur- . D ” echinaran Co. Station wart Of the system of the universe |ter of the standpatters. To him |ther communication with any mem-| ment. lo, N.Y. W - booklet. to change natural laws at the re- : ber of commission. He replied that |B: Buffalo, N. Y. Write for : guest of certain individuals, it any reduction of the tariff foretells he ‘expected there would be a re- would bring.about a state of af.|calamity. While reciprocity is not|hearing, and besides, there were fairs that ts unthinkable. To jllus-|meationed it is evident that the |other ‘professioua! methods” that trate: A Holiness preacher some- t t could be emy.eved. Upon being where in the Mate haa eee ment of the reciprocity meas- Pp Pressed to state these methods, he ing for dry weather that all the |UT@ 18 the cause for these gloomy declined to do so tobacco might be ruined. It looks |forebedings and thus the Vice The joint commission finds that like he is being heard. But what | President is placed in direct an-|the conduct of Mr. Warfield was im Sensible man will attribute the dry | tagoni Proper and merits severe condem- weather to the prayers of the to. gonism to the President. It is nation. The Businesses Course ligious fanatic? If it were a part | re. however, that a President 4. There was no evidence that GUARANTEED NOT TO BREAK. oo the _pivise system to send |#0dVice President are in entire ac- | a J Barwick had any knowhedge will be taught by Miss ain at request of certain in-/|cord. of the proposition made by Mr.War- dividuals, then it would be a e © « field to Messrs. Gooch and Perry, Tris McDougald. It is 25c., 35e., 50c. and 75c. great scheme to send some of these Tellin Non tl Or that Warfield ever agreed to complete and thor- “9 “9 ° whe «tand in Divine favor out to ng =ebout a fishing trip Pay Mr. Barwick any part of the : ; : the arid regtons of the West,|40wn about Cape Lookout, Major pay to be received by him. The ev- ough, corisisting of See Window Display of This Comb. where they are spending millions | Bob Phillips, of the Greensbor® |/idence shows that Mr. Barwick had : lor irrigation plants. Understand News, deposes and says: for a number of years been a warm Keeping, Type we are not condemning prayer, it Personal friend of Mr. Warfield; writin and Short- is dictating to the - At 6.30 we anchored in what ie 2 g are talking = oo that we known as the “hook of the cape,” that, at one time before he was con r nected with the department of pub- hand. At the end of Dru Co A More sensible thing to do|* Perfectly calm and secure land- ip tnetruction he had qorbed sor The Polk Gray & wh locked harbor, with the roar of ’ nd 410. te ees oarden rose the white caps in hearing distance |* D0ok company under Mr. War- the session a Diploma On the Square. Phones 109 a field; that in casual conversa- ineties deep, as is the custom in Just over the sandber thet extende tine with Mr Hate We tae is eae ee who » OF the State. then “ ” oe spoken about tryi to complete the course. there are fields eee that |8@@dbar is “made land,” and it has |fleld had n about trying p help out some of the other agents, The price of the entire eould be watered by a system of been made since the lighthouse ng to connect up with some P Pipes run from some nearby wes built. It extends some three cs a _ other book company or co nies course is $50. stream. and at a small coatlanwens vo out on diamond shoals. Some and had asked are tucatce he 66 ell be secured to water the ati ae ie ee ee would not say a good word for him. . » cian en water is needed. That a Seen I" lied that he A SCO T . i@ just what many progreagive ar the “hook. Fishing their | 1° this Mr. Barwick replied tha 4 . ; : is | ere are doing. | business, and they raise hogs as| WOuld be glad to help him on any Dry years ane hard years for | Means of profitably disposing of | books that had merit in any le- Statesville, N. Cc. Is MY NEW DEPOSIT." | }gitimate way consistent with hig of- all the people, but ey jUnsalable fish, many of which are , : . asually Sis deme. biasing Te te | caught in the nets. Pork thus tie At that ee eee Miioten —_ a That’s what a boy rear peoyedond noes at Breakfast about his new guise. This dry year, if the pro. | ised cannot be eaten. Pig is good | !2 mated i oc mie SALE OF REAL ESTATE. savings deposit. And he earns only — tant en sre right in thelr lene iw Dares ial depaioer ms jaa ‘he ‘Might reader, bat Barwick | -tyy VIRTUE of the powers contained in a $3.00 WEEKLY , Ww mpress On the nif e : deed executed by KE. J. T: le and : ; cs the pecple the ie of | simply awful. The way it works eee ceonee . oer He had been depositing ey eens nee ~~ as the bey deep cultivation of the soll. Some |'8 this: Mhe stock hogs roam the| Siti ae rv aa cash, save 85 per cent. of your salary? at deposit alone for a yea men are 80 bold as to ‘aay the dry | beach and eat the fish. The off- j not Sai ad acuse oe give him : weather will be the greatest biess-|*PTing are carried out and sold at ter The “pint commission further $130.00 ing to the farmers of this State | {fom eight to ten weeks old, and | i ide that Mr. Ba at no time eat hasever been; and all beca use | DY the time they live like ordina- lead and anon ne ae OF the Vessons that will be learned |TY. hogs until large enough and aleker of the commission or the in the hard schoo! of expertence ape aa ute aun ‘sub-commmiseion in respect to the . <= About this town they tell us that | ne and nothing is t but , ’ f S ORE ehae As gattiin mete ret|mue.. ne TERE le wnt Chey Call (ae oe ae oaths ot : Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Sta last year ie suffering much less ‘en tal thas other land, and that this sub-| That ts a novel method of rails pegboard aa oc 3, BB, STATESVILLE, N. C. @otled Mind will make an average ling hogs, to be sure, and it : and we pay him\4 per cent. for this ae Department. Only a smal! beginning. Yes. ut Great Results. Wild be 'téon. —— — — | } ‘ 3 i Real EstateFor Sale Only a short distance from Cool - , where good school is es- ta ed. we have for sale 100acre farm with 6-room house and the usual argon ap One half of this tract of land is in timber. Can be sold at a reasonable price andon reasonable terms. Leoggyag tao nec Ih acres, in wnship, with 7-room house, cribs, barn, sheds, etc, Twenty-five acres in fenced chestnut rails. Three acres in orchard. Prices right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, 665x237. Jenkins & Wagner, Office: 129 Water street. "PHONE: 282. Flowers for Funerals Paik Gray Drag Co. jaf "Phone 109. We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS They have ‘been careful- ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Morrison Produce & Provision Cs, Home Electric Co. General Electrical Contractors Satimaten Farnisbed All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC 0O., A.D. COOPER, Manager. FRIDAY, ~ — —. August 11, 1911. LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. BRN ROAD. Train No. oa west-boun: Train No. west-bound, due Train No. 36, west-bou due 10.22 p.m Train No. 34, east-bound,due 11.00 am Train No. 22, east-bound, due 1.20 p. m. Train No. 12, east-bound, due 6.45 p, m. Cc AND TAYLORSVILLE. Chariot From te. Train No. 16 ar. 9. leaves 11.00 a.m Train No. er. 8. From Taylorsville. Train No. 33 ar. 10.10, .eaves 11.00 .m Train No. 16 arr 6.20, leaves 6.45 p, m. ON SALE.—The Landmark is on gale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; The Landmark office, 120 Broad street. Catawba to Build OCentral High- way. Z Newton News, 8th. Yesterday afternoon the county to have Oatawba’s portion of the Central Highway built. The sum of $50 a mile provided for by the highway law was appropriated. Com- misetoners Abernethy briel voted for *. Commissioners Yoder and Little against it, and Chairman Rhyne broke the tie for the highway. Mr. Yoder stated thet he hated to vote against it but would do so unless Bandy township and other portions of the county distant from the highway were given $50 a mile for better roads also. The commissioners ordered Coun- ty Suveyor Barb to begin the sur- blejup to the point where the va rious proposed routes to Newton from St. James begin. : The board declined to build a fill approaching the proposed new river bridge at Buffalo Shoals, but agreed to improve the ridge road from its intersection with the Sherrill’s Ford road to the ap- proaches which the bridge company must build. BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA- JTARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell] and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- eles should never be used except on pre- scriptions from reputable physicians, a8 the damage they will do is ten-fold to the good you can possibly derive from | them. Hali’s Catarrh Cure, manufactur-| ed by F. J. Cheney & Cox, Toledo, O.. | contains no mercury, and is taken in- ternally, acting directly upon the blood | and mucous surfaces of the system In | guilty Some of them are simply buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure/rhoughtless. It has never occurred you get the genuine. It is taken in- | hem ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by . t ee there is a limit to F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. rute endurance and that it & Sola by Druggists Price, 75c. per|their duty to treat their stock bottle. kindly But their attention should Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa-/| phe brought to the mmtter and so tien. forcibly as to put an end to that **A Welcome Chance to Those Who Suffer.”* Coming to Statesville, N. C., on FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH. To stay at Hotel Iredell. Dr. Francis §. Packard, Of Greensboro, N. C. Consultation and Examination Confi- dential, Invited and FREE. ONE DAY ONLY. From @ Late Snapsbet To see all of his regular Patients and such new Cases, as may wish to consult him. Dr. Packard enjoysa state wide reputation, among the ession and the Public of North Carolina, where for more than 25 his entire time to the » Treatment and Cure of Chronic had wond of being C Thousands. < He is a kind, generous, democratic gentleman to meet, of high scholarly attainments, and dignified per- sonality. Coupled with a Brotherly inter- est, in all who seek his advice. He does COOL SPRING ACADEMY. he can foresee a ee ae HIGH TYPE of Preparatory School for both | person, is the act of his charges being so Established 1896. ser rb — reasonable and moderate as to make it course | Within the reach of even the very poor. Term| At no time do the charges amount to eexen. eation. ‘ Well trained and Good building and equipments. of very reasonable. JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N. C., R. F. D. No, 2. Augest 1, 1911, not take a Patient for Treatment unless most and one that — to the ordinary sick more than $7.00 a month or about $1.50 a week. *He gives his own medicines, and there are no extra Charges. It takes him never more than from four to six Months to Cnre a Case under Treatment. All Cases, even those who have been Ww 5 : cn ee cee a Ready to saw wood. Why not let he employs. @ There will be a table prepared |from the west. The lowlands yteld- me saw yours? [also have stove If you want to meet ae eee in the grove for the convenience |ed a pretty fair crop but not wood for sale at all times. examine you, — It eill or the |o¢ those who bring well-filled bas-|enough to supply the county. This J.J. BRAWLEY a a m. It : youlkets of the good things that the|year the upland corn is much bet- siaue Das : nothing if he does not pu = ladies of our community will so|ter than in 1845. The cotton és August 1—16t. __’Phone 1136. treatment. If he takes your case, it will |;indly prepare for the occasion. |exeellent so far and is bolled well, ——_—— = cost you a very small sum to get well | ONE OF THE TROUTMANS. [and if nothing happens to cut It off — from now on, the crop will be @ Remember the Date *| Buy it now. Now is the time te buy | good, - JOHN C. DYE, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in‘Mills Building. Office hours 9.40 12 a. m., 2, to 5 p. m. Phones: Office 458; Residence 1133. end come carty. ter from the former—at least we hope there is not, leaves 8.35 P.M\ino question but the intervention ia sorely needed during the aver~- age term of Iredell court. wes a large week on account of the court, The back by The Landmark carrier’ and atjstreete and alleys adjacent there- west |to, were filled with horse Three cents the.copy.|A good horse is rarely found amoag the average court Their stock what is known 4s lame, the talt and the blind; the aged, mals that have commissioners finally took sep6)4aiy, and which should, by all hu- these animals are brought to the “|jockey yard for trade. ae Ge whipped and spurred and made to prance about when they can hardly stand on their feet. Sometimes they fall down and can hardly get up; sometimes jockey yard, or have to be killed There was at least one case last vey of the highway at the Moores- |? several occasions “old plugs’ ville rivér bridge as soon as possi- have been abandoned in the back lots and have stood for days with- out food or water. - hope | with nea iap pe, Baseman eee ee i ‘ured and restored to perfect|make this a day of pleasure The Mistreatmen Jockey Yard During Court a Disgrace to Civilization. There ought to be in Statesville an organized sockety for the pre- vention of cruelty, to antma gons there may not be much de- mand for intervention between of four legs—to protect the lat- there can be Last week, for instance, there crowd in town all lots, and sometimes the jockeys. jockey crowd. in trade consists of “plugs’—the iufirm and = diseased; seen their an.- best be treated But mane considerations, kindly and given light work. They are and jerked their condition becomes so bad that they are abandoned on the because tley become helpless. week where a horse had to be killed because it was disabled; and In addition to illtreatment oth- erwise it is often the case that these poor beasts get little food and water only occasionally, while they are in town, and their condi- tion shows they get little food at home A gentleman who lives close to the business section, ob- serving the operations of the horse jockeys last week, saw some of them feeding their stock on weeds and mulberry leaves. The scant food they could pick, § al- most nothing in the town lots and especially during the dry season, was probably all or practically ell they got Men and brethren, these things should not be permitted. They are inhuman, outrageous. Not all the horse jockeys mistreat their siock, but the great majority are sort o*% thing. A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals should be organized and a special officer should be detailed to give ORGANIO . =o t of Stock om tha|/Twe Things Absolucty Napessarty is. North Ca rolina. While at ordinary times and 8€8-/4n¢ and che other is the incorpo the brute of two legs and the brute tation MATTER IN THE SOM. to Sucocssful Farming in North OCerolina. There are two things absolutely essential vo successful farming in One is deep plow- ration in the soil of bumms or 9r- ganic matte: from decaying vege- We have heard a great deal about cep plowing, and, on soils which have etiff, heavy subsoils, deep plowing, and, in some cases, even sub-soiling, is entirely neces- gary. But we have heard all too little about the organic matter con- tent of our soils. Indeed, some wag might say, there is not enough organic matter in most of our sotls to speak about, anyway, but that igs just why we ahould begin to talk. Gooi plowing and a liber- al amount of vegetable mould or organic matter in our soils con- etitute the two oars by which the agricultural! boat must be driven in North Carolina. We have hith- erto done most of our pulling on the plowing oar and as a result our boat hse inclined to go in a circle with the result that the peo- ple of the State are shipping in teus of miilions of dollars worth of food supplies every year when they should be selling more than they buy. “ We are giving out no informa- tion when we gay that nine-enths of our soils are poor and wtnpro- ductive These poor solls are “known and read of all men.” Whe. we see a boy nowadays with ‘a thin, pale, anaemic face, we are pretty apt to say he has the bookworm, by which we Mean he has little red blood in his veins, low vitality, waning strength, and little ambition. Hila life forces are becoming weaker, he is unable to do much, we say, and his ability to do is becoming less and less every day and will finally be neduc- ed io zero unless he is given a treatment. Keep this in mind and 25 miles in almost any dire tion in North Carolina and you will gee on every hand, fields of white, gandy soils thrown out of euluvation; you will see fields of red and gray lands thrown out of cultivation. Why this abandonment of cultivable lands in North Carc- Mpa’? Examine them and you will find a good amount of all the necessary mineral elements of plant food, but the humus or organic matter content is almost mnothing. They have no life in them and hence cannot give life to vegeta- tion They are anaemic; they have hookworm, if you will allow the figure, and can do litthe with- out a treatment The vitality of these poor lands is so low that it Pays no one to cultivate them. Deep plowing alone will not do. The proper treatment of all these poor or abandoned lands, that are well-drained, is, first, give them a heavy dose of organic matter,either in the shape of sta- Bie manure or green manure. These are the two sources of organic his waole time to the work during court and on other public occa- sious when horse jockeys are ac- tive, and to give attention to oth- er cases trought to hisattention. If some ¢fiort was made im this di- rection many cases would be report- ed that are not reported now be- cause iittle attention is given to this offence. It is to our shame that this .class of offenders are neglected. The dumb brutes are helpless It is a part of bumani- ty and a part of religion to pro tect them Boy Killed Man in Anson. A distressing homicide occurred at Peachiand, Anson county, Mon day, when Preston Hanneér, a young white country lad, not quite 13 years old, shot and killed James Eddins, a white man about 55 yeas old. A crowd of boys were pitching horse shoes at Bddins’ home. Young Hanner had a single barrel shot gun with him prepared to go hunting. Hanner says that he was just trying to scare Eddins and pointed the gun at him, not knowing that it was loaded. That when he got the gun leveled it dropped and fired, the load hitting Mr. Eddins just below the ear. The shot almost severed Mr. Ed- dins’ head. There are some in the boy’s statement that it was an aceident. Hanner says’ there had been no trouble betwen them and that he had nothing against Eddins. Hanner was sent to jail to await the result ofthe investigation. The boy’s father is dead and he lived his mother. Eddings a wife and two children. The Troutman Reunion. Correspondence of The Landmark. The Troutman reunion held at the Troutman Graveyard school house on Friday, the 18th of August, 1911, beginning at o'clock a. m. There will be addresses by sic by home talent. We extend to all the friends and relatives a cordial come and enjoy the day with us It is our desire to make this 4 80 we urge all those who are con nected in any way with the Trout our friends as well as ourselves. aews you want te know LANDMARK. tain to be needed before the summer is a ’ O¢ ) This remed perior. I suffered intensely after eating and $300 _ FOR $100! aan hs all sme — ee no medicine or treatment | tried seem- Ootton Press. efite'do any god,” writesH.M.Young- Sele. Cuts and. bruises may ibe denied 0 | peters jeditor of The Sun. lake View, botest of ete. onecnae oe Cham- “The first few doses of Cham- Gv stinger eran anette, rginine faint ovate ae I - surp) ng an e iz G:; Ww. TEMPLETO * ¥ Save ee ‘aleo Te- ‘pottle seemed to give me a new Ate. Troutman, R. FD. No 2 aves ‘ot the muscles and rheu-! stomach perfectly iood health - For sale by all dealers. For sale by «! jolina fruit belt. tne community who do not believe |sisted by W. M. Hutt, State horti- leaves |Said Professor Cox. will be) Dyought Not So Bad as in 1845. 10} ton News. several prominent speakers and mu- invitation to day of joy and happiness to all,|there were no shoots. Of gardens man famfly to come and help usjon after wagon passed along ¢) for road on their way to Egypt. Remedy. It is almost CeT-| seemed to Give Him a New Stomach. Wetter tn our soil. The one tsand always has been, too limited to set much store by, while the oth \er 18; always has been, and always |will be, the principal source from | which we must obtain humus for the |agrtealtural soils in North Carolina. | Next week we expect to take up lthe @iseussion of the bringing uD |of these poor lands in the State land will speak of the crops to be |grown first in an attempt at their lreformation. We want to call the lattemtion of every man who has poor \lands on his farm to this series lof artacles which will likely extend jover some months. J. L. BURGESS, Dept. of Agriculture. Weather Forecasts For North Carolina Fruit Growers. Chicago Dispatch, 7th. Prof. Henry J. Cox, weather forecaster here, returned today from @ eurvey of the North Car- He brought word of a new scheme promulgated dy the weather bureau to help settle the North Carolina mountain slopes. Tbe paan includes telling pros- pective settlers how they can make a living there and supplying them with a system of weather forecast. The main purpose of the survey made by Professor Cox,who was @s- N.C. culturist, was to designate sites for the location of weather forecasting stations to warn fruit growers of the mountainous sec- tion of the periodic frosts which oceur in those regions. “There are wonderful agricultu- ral possibilities in North Caroléna,”’ “In many sec- tions in which conditions are al- most ideal for fruit-raising, there has been little or no develop- ment.”’ Jacob’s Fork Correspondence New- The drought in Catawba county thig summer is not to be compared with that of 1845. I was then 19 years old and recollect all about it. It did not rain from the first ofApril until about the middle of Amgust. Nearly all the upland corn dted at the top down several blades and there were none. People had to go to the mountains for corn; and wag There was no railroad then to bring it qe the merry throng of palate pleased men and women who have quit seeking for the one best beverage beeaaee they’ve found it— Real satisfaction in every glass—snap and go. Quenches the thirst—cools like a breeze. Delicious—Refreshing— Wholesome 5c Everywhere THE COCA-COLA CO. area Ga, 5 Send tor our interes- if dooklet, ig, Truth About Coca-Cola” you see a Arrow think of Ceca-Cols Prompt Buying By Phone. Simply telephone us your wish, a messenger will promptly deliver it. It may be a prescription that you wish filled, he will call for it, have it filled and return it to you quicker than you can come yourself. Perhaps you are in a hurry and haven’t time to visit our store. Perhaps it is raining and you don’t care to venture out. And yet you want something from us. What todo? Just call up our ’phone, No. 9, and the article you wish will be promptly delivered to you. No extra charges. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Ph. G., Telephone 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave. “The Mill Will Never Grin with the water that has passed,” for the old mill has had its day of usefulness. It can no longer compete with the modern mill which is equipped with up-to- date machinery forjhandling grain economically. CRYSTAL FLOUR is the highest prodact of modern milling. This Flour is clean. It makes bread that suitsevery taste. Try it. STATESVILLE FLOUR MILL COMPANY TO THE FARMERS We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the market, and you must have first class tools to be a first class farm- er. Itis a waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. The farmers who made the big crops of wheat this ycar plowed their land with the genuine Oliver Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow yourland with this kind of plow. The time to buy isnow. The place, you all know. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. July 11, 1911. BINGHAM, fzx Sreneinattio tee 100 oP to Ae PREK ROUND TRIP TICKET from an within miles to any #pection, is mot convin: thatite irs of STORY x rapete, sepa FIRE W the Beet fc nd safety @ i793 AL, sieve wae foc Heahh, Soatitnn, Veen 5 Sat. RD, RES ee oe OFFICE: 120 WEST BROAD STREET. SUB: ““TION PRICE: —~-+ August 11, 1911. THE COTTON TARIFF. Taking up the cudgels for the mill men who oppose the passage of the cotton revision bill, the Char- lotte .News says: But tt is manifestly unfair to sideh duties on the South's lead- ing products while leaving untouch- ed the high protective tariffe on all products which the South must buy. A tot of bigoted partisans stand ever ready to taunt the South In this wise, “Oh, yes you favor a re- moval of duties on Northern pro- ducts: but demand that your own, be tected.” No such desire is harbored. On the contrary Southern Democrats demand equality in revision, frre- aprective of sections—in short 4 square deal to all nteresis—a gradual revision of al) Cuties to a revenue basis in the interest of the consumer. TheLandmark hopes that no meas- ure will be passed to cripple the cotton mill industry or any other indusiry for that matter; and the cotton mili men are doubtless the More alarmed because their busi- Sees has not been prosperous for wome years. The revision should be gradual—thig is according to | the promise of the Democratic Platform—and all sections and in- terests should be given a square deal. The cotton revision bill may not he a proper measure; The Land- Wark confesses it doesn't know. But it does know the time will never come when the beneficiaries of protection will be ready to surren- der any part of the duties which they think help their business. North, South, East and West, Dem- ocrate and Republicans, they are al) alike. They cry out that they will be ruined; they can always give plenty of reasons why the du- ties shoulé not be touched “at this time,” and they can always point out numerous other* lines which should be revised before ac tion da taken in their case. It it be a fact, as is asserted, that the proposed reduction of the tariff on cotton goods will greatly damage our milis; if the foreigner ean buy American cotton, ship it abroad, manufacture tt, ship the goods back and then undersell the home man—if that is a fact, we ' @ught to stop demanding tariff re- vision. , Senator Simmons proposes to help matters by reducing the tar- fff on cotton mill machinery. That wounds good, but the mill men, or Bome of them at least, say that feature has to be handled with Great care; that if the duties on cotton mill machinery should be ma- terially reduced new milis, buying machinery at a lower figure, would be given too greatan advantage over the mills which had bougkt machin- ery in a high-priced market. And there ye are, as Mr. Dooley would @ay, It's a knotty problem. | Recentl¥ Editor Stroud, of Mocksville Reoard, made bold to assert that Gen. W. R. Davie was mever Governor of North Carolina, the sssertion of Wheeler’s history to the contrary notwithstanding. Here is something that will in- terest Mr. Stroud. A lady exam- ining old records in the register of deeds office in Statesville, a few days ago, found {n Deed Book C, page 645, a deed registered May, 1800, which opncluded as fol- lows: “Witness, Wm. R. Davie, Esq., our Governor, Captain General and Commander-in-chief, at Ral- @igh, in the 23d year of our inde- pendence.” The deed was dated 1779, and of course Davie. was Governor at that time,for this record shows it. The Edenton records, cor- rected by Dr. Kemp P. Battle, on which Editor Stroud has been rely- ‘ng, have failed him. The documen. tary evidence is in Iredell court house. the This from the Newton Enterprise: The county commissioners .on Monday appropriated $50 a mile to- .Wards defraying the expenses of building the proposed State high- Way through Catawba county. The road will begin at the iron bridge mear Sherrill’s Ford, and come by way of Newton and Hickory to the Burke county line, a distance we would guess, of about 33 miles. If the other proposed bridge is ev- @r built at Buffalo Shoals, which is exceedingly doubtful, then a branch from this main line will be bale @ither {rom Bdith or the Minges croge-roade to the new bridge, which will add five or ten miles, depending on the route that shall be chosen. The appropriation will therefore be this year about $1,- 660, with a possiblitiy of $250 or $500 additional in some future Year. ‘ Statesville and Iredel| people in terested in the Buffalo Shoals bridge are very much beholden to the Wnterprise for its kind (7) ex pressions with. neference to cbeir S00d faith in the bridge matter ‘|server, took his pen in band a féw |Side of the tracks and the News yit would support the hnationalRepubd- PREACHING AND PRACTICE. - Dr. Klutts, of the ‘Charlotte Ob- days ago and told the farmers that they could make piles of money trucking, dairying and raising chickens. It was an entrancing picture the doctor drew of the prof- its of the business—yjust like pick- ing up money in the road, And thien he concluded by telling of seeing s8veral loads. of fine melons on the etreeta of QGharlotte a few days ago. One load, he says, es- Pecially attracted his attention. The “dark green beauties,” be aver- red, “would seize up with a half- sack of flour.” Complimenting the grower on the size and beauty of his melons, this promoter of truck farming, dairying, etce., asked the price, and when told from ‘40 cents to a dollar’ he was stunned. He @ays he not only lost his hanker- ing for melon Dut he wondered if the melon grower thought he (the editor), worked for hig money or gand-bagged people for it. Im fact he aaye he was so disguated at the figure named for the melons that he could almost have wished that the man would “have to haul his old melons back home.”’ Pinlahing his complaint about the price of the melons,,the doctor concludes: Garden ‘truck, dairy products, poultry and eges are the things with which to gather the coin; the Market house is the green-goods clearing house, for people want to tive, and like to live well, and are willing to pay handsomely to that desirable end. The thing that puzzles The Land- mark is, how is the farmer to make all the money Dr. Kiuttz insists he can Make growing truck, dairy- ing, etc., if the people who want to buy do like the doctor—kick on the price, complain that highway robbery is being attempted and re- fuse to buy when melons are quoted at 40 cents to $1 each? To follow up his own preachment the doctor should have told the melon man that the melons were cheap enough and should have handed out a dollar, took a melon and gone his way without waiting for change. Instead he evidently expected to get a melon the size of a half-sack of flour for 10 or 15 cents; or pos- sibly he expected the melon man to give him one because he compli- mented his goods. In any event his disappointment was so great Mr. John J. Hedrick told: the Dispatch man that he ran across @ most unusual case in. Arkansas while he was selling tobacco. said that he had read in theDis- patch about an Arkansas boy who made 50 bushels of corn on one acre of ground with the aid of a, goat. In the southeastern corner of the sameState he encountered an old négro man who made in one season eleven bales of cotton and 300 bushels of corn, without the aid of horse, mule, cow, ox, goat, or any beast of burden. The land where this old negro lives ig subject to overflow and several years ago, Guring one of the greatest floods, his mules and horse were drowned. Hig neighbors were in the same fir he found himself in and he could not borrow. He had no money to buy and it looked Hke starvation would be staring them’in the face. He thought over the case for sey- eral days and an idea occurred to hin. He had his wife to make some haruess for himand he hitched him- self to a Dixie plow and went to work in his cotton land, his wife driving and gu'ding the plow. In this way he broke his entire tract of land. After seed was up, he. culti- vated it the same way. His two boys,aged 12 and 14,were pressed in service in cultivating the crop and operated a light cultivatoras their father and mother were doing. The season was unusually g60d and the old man’s crops were fine. Mr. Hed- rick says that the old man’s story ® vouched for by the merchant who has furnished him supplies for 20 years and is absojutely true. He 18 NOW a Very prosperous negro, owns his own farm and has mules and horses a-plenty. Statehood For New Mexico and |, Arizona. The bill granting Statehood to New Mexico and Arizona, legislation that has been for many years the dream of the people of these Terri- tories, was passed by the Senate Tuesday night, 53 to 18, after re- jection of the Nelson amendment, which proposed striking out of the Arizona constatution its judi- ciary recall provision. The bill as Passed by the Senate differs slightly from the House measure. | President Taft-is very much op posed to the judictary recall pro- vision and it has been suggested low it to become a law wthout his Signature. Practically all of the debate on | the bill centered around the Nelson | He | ask (chapter remy be be meral Assembly of 903, which fully empowers the coun- ty commissioners to build three miles of demonstration road and tax the township in which the road is built with the cost of construction, take up the wo town, and go on to the Caldwell line. The town of Taylorsville will build the a eee the citizens of Taylorsville Il Point, line, will thén complete it to the Ire- dell line. and, before frost one modern highway through Alex- ander county. A Taste of Their Own Medicine. Wilkesboro Chronicje. | raised a stick that he may veto the bill, or al- |into a stream to kill fish. The dyna- cae exploded in his hands and killed im. Taylorsville Scout, : F On last Friday night the Alexander Improvement Association resolved to the county commissioners to build three miles of modern public road, commencing at Taylors towards Lenoir. and going This action was taken under an act e 426, laws of 1903) On Monday the committee went be- fore the board and explained what they wanted. granted the request and levied the tax on Taylorsville and Ellendale town- ships and appsinted Mr 0. F. Pool to superinten: road. a ee igh = © my, i iece of roa ‘or by Tay~ forsville and Ellentale and the other townships will not be taxed one cent for its construction. The commissioners the construction of the e of Ellendale will , three miles from The good endale and Stony er with those along the Thus the first step has been taken , there-will be It is getting fashionable for lawyers o fight over what they say about each other in court. Last week law- gd fought in Wilmington and at ockingham court, too. When law- |yers fight about what they say of each other, the people get a lot of consola- tion. unjustly and unmercifully attacking | the character of liti |es, that we are gla |ning to pour the same sort of medi- only ‘cine into each other and are learning how it feels. Lawyers are so in the habit of nts and witness- they are begin- Big Jim Wiggins of Swain county, of dynamite to throw it amendment. Even some Senators! who declared their opposition to | the regall of judges voted against | the amendment on the ground that | if tffe people of Arizona desired re- call as part of their syatem of gov-' erument, it was for them and not | that it would not be surprising if he should be found urging the al- dermen of Oharlotte to pass a law regulaAng the price of melons. If Dr. Kluttz believes what he writes about the money to be made in trucking he should be will- ing to pay the price. There has been some contention in Charlotte about the paving to be | done by the street railway compa- | ny. The News says the State law provides that a street railway | Shail pave an amount not to ex- ceed the distance between the car tracks and at least 30 inches ‘on | each side of each track. The| Charlotte aldermen decided to let the street railway company off with 22 inches of paving on each wants to know if the aldermen have the right to abolish the State law? It would seem they have not, but some boards of aldermen do that same. The Asheville aldermen, if our memory serves us, abolished the State automobile law a year or 80 ago. SSS Some of the newspapers insist on making preachers of the editors of the orphanage papers. Editor Archibald Johnson, of Obarity and Children, has “knocked” some . of the editors in the past for calling him “Rev.,”” but they continue to do it occasionally, notwithstanding Mr. Johnson is one of the best known men in the State. He can preach a good sermon, but he is not and never was a preacher. EAd- ‘tor Hill, of Our Fathierless Ones, is atgo often called Rev. While Wditors Hill and Johneon each has a brother in the ministry they are not of the clérgy themselves and the newspapers ought to Keep the facts straight. and stop confus- ing the people who don't know them. ‘ —_—_ The cotton mill men in Washing- ton this week seeking to prevent any reduction of the tariff on cot- ton goods, took pains to Say that if President Taft vetoed the cotton revision bill “it would make him 4remendously popular in North Car- olima,” and that “such action might make it difficult for the Democrats to carry the State next year.” So far as The Landmark is concerned, it is free to gay that \if it DeMeved in a protective tariff | Hoan Darty, whatever it might do for Congress to say whether they | should have it. The bill as passed compels Ari- zoua a8 a condition precedent to en- try into the Union to submit the Tecall proposition to the voters for final decision as to whether, ft shall remain in their constitution. | New Mexico must vote on a proposition embodied in the bill} which would make ‘the constitu~ tion of the State easier of amend- ment. ——— Drug Store Employes Quit-—Stone | Closed. } Raleigh Dispatch, 9th. | The entire force of the Bobbitt- | Wynne Drug Company left their | places today and closed up the store, ollowing a disagreement between J. B. Tugwell, acting manager, and the beard ofdirectors. Durin the illness of the late manager, C. B Crowell, Mr. Tugwell has been in cha e of the business and at a meeting of the directors it was decided to send out a letter to the company’s creditors. Mr. Tugwell is said to have disliked part STATESVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. The musical faculty of the Col- lege will consist of four experi- enced and able teachers: Miss Mary C. Scott, Miss Margaret E. Boardman, Miss Margaret A. Williams and Miss Grace Stulting. The subjects taught will be pi- ano, voice, pipe-organ, violin and stringed instruments, and the theoretical branches. The equip- ment of the music a will be splendid. Dr. tt-has disposed of all the pianos that were in the college and has re- placed them with 10 brand new uprights, and a Knabe Concert Grand Piano With its finemusic faculty and with this perfect piano equipment Statesville Female College presents ra-e opportuni- ties tostudents of any branch of music. For further information write to the President of College. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C. of this letter. The other em loyes, siding with him, left their jobs and today the store is closed up. Itis ex- pected it will be pepene as soon as a new manager can be secured. The Country Bankers’ Association, composed of bankers in small towns, was iP session at Wrightsville this week.. South Yadkin Mills Will give 39 lbs. No. 1 Flour, one ib Middlings and 13 Ibs. of Bran for a Bushel of Wheat. South Yadkin Mills, N, Sharpe. Alexander Co. Successor ta I. id-summer Prices If Ready-to-Wears. you are at all interested come and see what we are showing. Should we not make a sale it will be a mat- ter of fit not the price. Coat Suits, Coats. jin State matters: and if these mill }Men believe tn protection it ts| \teir privilege to vote for it. | | | | Sheriff Wilkins, of Cleveland coun- ty, arrested Will Wright by mistake and held him one night in jail. Wright sued the sheriff for $5, for false} arrest but a jury in Cleveland Su a | nor Court declined toawatd damages. Silk Dresses, Lingerie Dresses in white and colored; House Dresses in Linen, Percale and Ginghams; Waists and Skirts, etc. Don’t fail, to see our line before making a purchase. W. W. WALTON, Manager. OEE OI Rome OAR ONY a New et NR ll de Bh THE WHITE Co. sctcrs All Ladies Are Cordially Invit- ed to Call in and Take aLook at Our New Tailored Coat Suits which are daily arriving. We want you to see these and get our prices. You will doubtless be interested in an early Suit. Also we call your attention to beautiful New Bordered Silks ‘just arrived. You cannot re- sist buying these when you sce them. SE ILEUS HR NN treehaemreg Don't forget we are carrying the biggest and best line of good Trunks and Traveling Bags in Statesville. You will find prices interesting here, and we want you to call in before leav- ing for school or taking your summer trip. You will need a good Trunk. Come for any new style merchandise wanted. New goods arriving daily. Yours to Please, The White Company. 104 West Broad Strect. Cransey -BOWLES-MORRISON We are showing today thirty-six new Fall Coat Suits, just from the manufacturers. Mostly plain tailored garments, in a large range of colors. Prices from 0.00 to $45.00. This is the first delivery of the many handsome garments we are to show for early purchasers, and you would do well to see this advance showing, to get ideas. Anything yon get in Ready-to-Wears from us is guar- anteed as to style, as well as workmanship. Fall Coat Suits C0. RAMSEY - BOWLES - MORRISON C0. wah te . ‘TUBSDAY AND FRIDAY. OFFICE: WEST BROAD 8T UTELEPHONE NO. 4, + OO PRIDAY, ~~ — August 11, 1911. MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. fi Mrs. BE. 8. Pegram and two chil- dren are at Connelly Springs to epend some time. Mr. Pegram ac- aaanad them there Wednesday but has since returned. Misses Pearl and Bessie Fowler went to Mocksville Wednesday to m epend a tew days. Rev. J. H. Pressly has a to Due W 8. OG, to spend a por- tion ae vacation with dis moth- er. Mesers. Wade B. Leonard, of Dal- las, Tex., and John B. Leonard, of Kington, accompanied by Owen W. Leonard, eft Wednesday for @ trip to pointe of interest in the mountaing. ‘hey will return to t Ne next week. ag or Willie and Leona Love have been at Davis Springs since Wednesday. Mr. W. J. Poston and little daughter, Katherine, are at Alka- Mthia Springs for a brief stay. Mre. W. C. Lester and child, of Memphis, Tenn., who have been vis- iting Mr. Lester's relatives in Ca- tawba county, arrived here Tues- day and will spend some time here with relatives. Mr. Lester ‘wit join them here later. Master Frank Summers, of Jack- esonville, Fla., is visiting Mr. and rs. W. C. Moore. met E. L. Reid, of Erskine Col- Jege, Due West, 8. C, visited triende here the past week. Mrs. J. E. Colvert and daughter, Miss Mary, returned Tuesday from an extended visit to Mr. Colvert at Portsmouth, Va. Miss Vera Foy has gone to Americus, Ga., to visit her sister. Mise Laura Lazenby has gone to Blue Mont to spend two weeks. Mrs. W. A. Suit, of Greensboro, is the guest of Mrs. Israel Water- house. Misses Nellie and Lizzie Austin, end Mr. T. ©. Harrill, all of Richmond, V&., have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. A eral days. ANOTHER AUGUST MARRIAGE. Lawn Parties, Moonlight Picnics, Eto—Social Events of the Week. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Lynn Miller have issued invitations for the mar- riage of their sister, Mrs. Carrie Shelton Miller, and Mr. Edward Asthu® Armour, of Davidson. The ceremony will take place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Arm- field street, Wednesday evening, 23d, at 930. The bride-to-be, who has Hived in Statesville for ten years, is a sister of Mr. J. G. Shelton. The groom-elect is a son of Mr. R.M. Armour and js a young business man of Davidson. Miss Willie Nichloson will en- tertain this morning, at her home on west Front atreet, in honor of her guests, Misses Perry Grif- fith, of Thomasville, Adelaide Por- ter, of Biltmore, and Strauss Per- kins, of Morganton. Miss Elizabeth Hartncss entertain- ed quite a party of friends at “a fall millinery opening’ Twesday eve- uing at her home on’ the Wilkes- boro road,north of town.The guests gathered at the home of Misa Ma- ry Armfield on Tradd street and were taken out to the Hartness bome in wagons. The millinery feature of the entertainment fur- nished much amusement, the boys being required to trim hats for the girls, who wore them [nto the dining room when luncheon was served. Mr. Leonard White was awarded a watch fob as a prize for the best trimmed hat. Tuesday afternoon Miss Linda Hartness was hostess at a lawn par- ty, given to her girl friends at her home north of town. The playing of outdoor games and rides furnished amusement, and refreshments were served pionic fashion en the lawn. A moonlight picnic was given on the banks of the Catawba river last night by young men of the town in honor of visiting young ladies. Misses Witherspoon, of Greenville, S. C., and Boozer, of Newberry, 6: |C,, were guests of honor at an en- \tertainment given by Mrs. R. B. Mc- Laugblin Tuesday afternoon at her home, corner Mulberry and West End avenue Hearts dice was played at seven tables and the first prize, a silver belt pin, was won by Mrs. J. Stephany. Each of with a pair of silk hose. Seasona- SCHOOL FUNDS APPORTIONED! Estimated Amount For Each Dis- trict and ¢he Maxmium Salary of Teachers. The county board of education, this week made an estimated appor- tionment of the county school funds for the schoo! year 1911-12. While the apportionment is approximately correct, there is a possibility of its being slightly increased at the end of the calendar year after all the mony for school purposes is col-. lected, but there is little danger of a decrease. Following are the fig- R ui*s as estimated: Barringer township—District No. 1 $279, maximum salary $38 the month; No. 2 $142, maximum gala- ry $33; No. 3 $142, . salary $33; No. 4 $146, salary $33; No. 6 $142, salary $33. Colored—No. 1 $94, salary $22. Total for towmship $945. Bethany—-No. 1 $150, salary $35; No. 2 $150, salary $35, No. 3 $150, salary $35; No. 4 $150, sal- ary $35. Colored—No. 1 $96, salary $22; No. 2 $96, salary $22. Total for township $792. Chambersburg—No. 1 $146, sala- ry $34; No. 2 $150, salary $35; No. 3 $150, salary $35; No. 4 $154, salary $36; No. 5 $154, salary $36; No. 6 $142, salary $33. Colored—No. 1 $94, salary $22; No. 2 $94, salary $22; No. 3 $96, salary $22; No. 4 $96, salary $22. Tota) for township $1,276. Cool Spring—No. 1 $340, salary $45; No. 2 $152, salary $35; No. 3 $156, salary $36; No. 4 $146, salary $34. Colored—No. 1 $95, salary $22; No. 2 $95, salary $22. Total for township $984. Coddle Creek—No. 2 $279, sala- ry $39; No. 3 .$279, salary $39; No. 4 $279; salary $39; No. 6 $154, salary - $36. Colored—No. 2 $97, salary $22; No. 3 $108, salary $25 . Total for township $1,196. Concoord—No. 1 $162, salary $37; No. 2 $148, salary $35; No. 3 $287, salary $40; No. 4, Socott’s High School, $300; No. 5 $263, salary $36; No. 6 $175, salary $40. Colored—No. 1 $108, salary $25; No. 2 $86, salary $20. Tota) for township $1,529. Davidson—No. 1 $154, salary $36; No. 2 $150, salary $35; No. 3 Nash for sev-|the guests of honor was presented | $271, salary $37; No. 4 $160, sal- ary $37; No. 5 $287, salary $38; Ww. R. DAWE WAS GOVERNOR. Dr. Battle Confirms Mr. Click and The Landmark. fo the Editor of The Landmark: Davie was Governor, according to the Davie Record’s authority. The Record says: “We dislike to have to differ with Mr. Olick on the above matter,. which is of interest to all our peo- ple, but {t is our painful duty to Set him straight about his na- tive county. We made the asser- tion in our last issue that William Davie was never Governor of North Carolina, and we are still Sticking to ft. If Mr. Click will examine the records at Bdonton, N. ©., which have been corrected by Hon. K. P. Battle, of Chapel Hill, he will find that Samuel Ashe was elected and served as Governor from 1795 to 1799, in which year Benjamin Williamé was elected and served until 1802.” I wrote to Mr. Battle. lowing is his letter: Chape? Hill, N. C., Amg. 8, ‘11. My Dear Sir: I could not write yesterday on account of engage Tents. ¥ The histories state that Davie was elected Governor December 4, 1798, and in June, 1799, was ap- pointed one of the special commis- sioners to France and sailed in De- cember following. I have no reas- on to doubt this. I have not the copy of the Journal of the General Assembly of 1798 and 1799. If you care to pursue the subject see R. D. W. Connor at Raleigh (secre- tary of the Historical Commission ) who will gladly consult the record. I add that Davie is named as Gov- ernor in 1798 in the Revised Stat- utes of 1835, a very high authority. Very truly, K. P. BATTLE. P. S. Kt is interesting that Da- vie bought a residence in Raleigh (the Dr. Hogg Square) and in 1798 the General Assembly passed a law requiring the Governor to reside in that city. It is said that such a law was proposed earlier, but old Governor Sam. Ashe swore he The fol- Legislature. Mr. J. F. Click. Respectfully, J. F. CLICK. (The above, as will be seen, is from Mr. J. F. Click, of Hickory. The editorial quoting the records in Iredell court house, was written before the receipt of Mr. Click’s TRAVELERS CHEQUES Funds instantly available in all parts of the world. The most convenient way for travelers . ay funds safely, both abroad and at home. We have just Ving we arrangements with the American to furnish their TRAVELERS “CHEQUES at a nominal cost and would be glad to explain the system to any one interested. The First National Bank, Of Statesville, wouldn't go and backed out the/| Creat Upton Piano Contest! Miss Amelia Hoffmann is away |ble refreshments were served. ae 6 $150, salary $35; No. 7 $154, on an extended visit to Lancaster, | Pa., New York and other Northern * cities. Mr. J. DeWitt Ramsey left Wed- neaday evening for a visit to friends at Due West, 8. C. Mrs. E. V. Swann and Masters Fred and Elbert Swann have return- ed from a visit to Mrs. A. F. Heath in Greensboro Miss Minnie Sherrill was in Charlotte a portion of the week Miss Mattie Mae Patterson is visiting Mrs. Blake Morrison at Stanley, Gaston county. Rev. Messrs. E. L. Bain and DBD. F. Hargett left yesterday for Lin- intend the construction of the road.|man High School, coln county to attend Rock Spring ng. Mr. and Mre. W. H. Clinerd,| who visited their daughter, | Mrs. Flake, at Hote! Iredell, re- turned to Winston yesterday. Miss | Evelyn Brown, of Winston, is a/| guest of Mrs. Flake | Mrs. A. P. Steele and little | Gaughter, Lila, and Mrs. Dingel- | hoef and Mias Esther Dingelhoef | _went to Winston yesterday Mrs @teele and child will return morrow. Miss Leila Woodward, who visited Mrs. J H. Wyckoff, returned to Salisbury yesterday Mrs. J. D. Stocker and daughter, Miss Blinor Stocker, arrived yester- day from Jermyn, Pa,, to visit Mrs. Stocker's mother, Mrs. Ellen Mor- rison. Miss Estelle Carlton and Httle! Miss BPlizabeth Carlton left yester- day for a stay at Black Mountain Mrs. Ida Davis has gone to Ban- ner Elk to spend awhile Mr. C. 8S. Alexander left Wedmes- day night for a visit to Charlotte end Wrightsville. | Miss Elizabeth Withers, of Char-)} lotte, is the guest of Miss Marga- | ret Armfield. | Miss Ona Choat, who has been the guest of Miss Sara Ramsey the | past few days, will return to her) home at Huntersville tomorrow. | Mrs. H. R. Cowles and children | are spending awhile at Sparta. Mr. | 8. B. Miller is also at Sparta. Mr. | Cowles and Mr. Walker Mclain, who | were there, returned home Wednes- day night. Mre. J. Miller Bonner and chil- |} dren, of Camden, Ala., are guests of Mrs. Nannie Bonner. Mrs. LuJa Rodgers, who was vis- iting Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Knox, re- turned to her home at Mooresville Wednesday, accompanied by little Miss Eva Knox. Little Miss Erma Marsh Moore, daughter of Mrs. Irene L. Moore, who has been spending the summer in Norfolk, Va., returned home yes- this week. terday: She will leave today to spend some time at their home on the Catawba river. Preacher Fined For Speeding. Rev. Dr. Neal L. Anderson, pas- tor of the First Presbyterian church of Winston, was fined $5 and cost fin the Winston police court a few days ago for violating the auto- mobile speed law. A policeman who held a stop watch on the reverend testified that he was going at the rate of 17% miles an hour. To the credit of Dr. Anderson, be it Baid he made no kick. He said he had no recollection as to the speed- fog but he was glad to pay the fine,as it would be an object lesson of the need of greater care in driv- ing automobiles in the city and that he hoped that the law would-be Ti@idly enforced against reckless driving, as there wae entirely too muoh of it. s ACCUSED OF STEALING! E. BK. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me. boldly accuses Bucklen’s ‘Arnica Salve of stealing—-the sting from burns or scalds—the pain from sores of all kinds —the. distress from boils .or Piles, ‘It robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injuries of their terror,’ he saya, ‘‘as a healing remedy its equal doesn't ox< ist, Only 25c. at W.F. Hala. | high school at ) f to- |cents on the $100 and 90 cents on |No. 2 $265, salary $37; No. 3 $265, TAX LEVIES IN ee }Special Taxes For ‘Schools and} | Reads — Distillery Destroyed— | | Personal [tems. { | Correspondence of The Landmark. | Taylorsville, Aug. 10—The board | of county commissioners were in| | regular session Monday and transact- | jed the foliowing business: Ordered, \that three miles of modern public | road, leading from Taylorsville to- ward Lenoir, be built, said road to be built 20 to 30 feet wide. Mr. O. F. Pool was appointed to super- & special tax was levied in Tay- Jorsville andEliendale townships 10 cents on the $100 and 30.cents on | each poll, to build the road. A special tax of 15 cents on each $100 and 45 cents on each a was levied to build a jail. A special road tax for Ellendale | township, of 25 cents on each | $100 valuation and 75 cents on | the poll; a special school tax for | Taylorsville, 30} the poll; a special school tax at) Hiddenite of 20 cents on the $100 | and 60 cents on the poll; a special | schoo} tax for Stony Point of 30) cents on each $100 and 90 cents| On the poll; general school tax of | 20 cents on the $100 and 60 cents | poll; special school tax of 5 cents | on the $100 and 15 cents on each | poll to supplement general school) fund. | Sheriff R. A. Adams and Deputy | Jo. Watts went down in Milier’s township, near Benfield’s ferry, on theCatawba,and found and destroy- 3 ed a 100-galloam copper still, worm | and cap, a wood-doubler and 10 gal | lons of low wines When the of- ficers drew near the still they heard the men tearing dowm the vats and thought a revenue officer was de- stroying the still, but they soon found they were mistaken, for the men took to the tall timbers as soon asthey heard the horses. They had made the last run of beer and the sheriff said the still would have gone two hours later. Mrs. R. E. Tatum and ae ofStatesville,will spend the remain- der of the summer here with Mr. Tatum. They are ocoupying the Ketchey house. Miss Lelia Steven- son, of Loray, who spent several days with relatives in and nea town,returned to Loray Wednesday: Dr. Dye, of Statesville, spent Tues- day and Wednesday here. Mrs. C. Patton and children are visiting rel- atives in Salisbury and Mocksville. Mr. J. D. Smith is tn Wilkesboro Dr. O.L. Hollar accompanied Mrs. J. D. Little to Dr. Long’s Sanatori- um Tuesday evening for an opera- tion for appendicitis. The operation was successfully performed Wednes- day morning and Mrs. Little’s many friends will be glad to know that she is getting along nicely. Miss Josie Henderson, of Char- lotte, is the guest of Mrs. W. B. Matheson. Mr. and Mrs. HW. T.Kel- ly and children, William, Henry and Mary Elizabeth, went to Mocksville Wednesday to visit Mrs. Kelly's mother, Mrs. W. T. Woodruff. Mr. J. C. Connolly will spend Friday in Mocksville. Mr. Partee Little, of Craigsville, Va., is visiting his pa- rents, Mr. and Mrs. John Little, near town. Dr. and Mrs. R. &%, Linney and son, Zack, of Hopeton, Okla., are visiting Dr. Linney’s sis- ters, Mrs. W. D. Deal and Miss Heagie Linney. Miss: Daisy Cowan, of Dickson, Tenn., is visiting her brother, Mr. W. W. Cowan. Mra, W. E. Stitt spent Monday in Char- lotte. Miss Jamie Rivers went to Statesville Wednesday. Mr. Wy Bi Nelson spent Wednesday in States- ville Mr. H...M. Wilson went to Asheville this week on business. The Baptists-are having thelr} church repainted inside and ont. salary $36; No. 8 $158, salary $37; No. 8% $86, aalary $20. Colored—No. 1 $97, salary $22; No. 2 $97, salary $22; No. 3 $97, salary $22. Total for township $1,861. Eagle Mills—-No. 1 $146, salary $34; No. 2 $146, salary $34; No. 3 $143, salary $33; No. 4 $138, salary $32; No. 5 $146, ealary $34; No. 6 $146, salary $34. Colored—No. 1 $96, salary $22. Total for township $960. - Fallstown—No. 1 $271, salary $37; No. 2 $150, salary $35; No. 3 $275, salary $38; No. 4 Trout- $400; No. 6§& $160, salary $37; No. 6 $150, sala ty $35; No. 7 $233, salary $40. — €olored—No. 1 $108, salary $25; No. 2 $90, salary $21. Total for township $1,837. New Hope—No. 1 $142, salary $33; No. 2 $146, salary $34: No. 3 $132, salary $31; No. 4 $136, sal- ary $32; No. 5 $150, salary $35 Colored—No. 1 $94, salary $22 Total for township $800 Olin—No. 1 $265, salary $37; solary $37; No. 4 $150, salary $35; No. 5, $265, salary $37. Colored—No. 1 $94, salary $22 Total for township $1,304 Statesville——No. 1 $156, salary $36; No. 2 $160, salary $37; No 3 $162, salary $38; No. 4 $158, salary $37; No. 5 $445, salary $40; | No. 6 $365, salary $45 Colored—No. 1 $110, salary $25; No. 2 $114, salary $26; No. 3 $116, salary $26; No. 5 $100, salary $25 Total for township $1,886 Sharpesburg—-No. 1 $146, salary $34; No. 2 $262, salary $36; No $154, salary $36; No. 4 $142, salary $33; No. 5 $266, salary $37 Colored—No. 1 $96, salary $22: No. 2 $87, salary $20. Total for township $1,153 Shiloh—No. 1 $275, salary $38; No. 2 $275, salary $38; No. 3 $275, salary $38; No.4 $164, galary $38: No. 5 $275, salary $38; No 6 $156, salary $36; No. 7 $275, sal- ary’ $38; No. 3% $88, salary $20 Colored—No. 1 $97, salary $22; No. 2 997, salary $22; No. 3 $97. salary $22. Total for township $2,074 Turnersburg—No. 1, Harmony High School, $400; No. 2 $146, salary $34; No. 3 $146, salary $34; No..4 $162, salary $38; No. 5 $154, salary $36. Colored—No. 1 $104, salary $24; No. 2 $104, salary $24. Total for township $1,216. Union Grove—No. 1 $253, salary $35; No. 2 $253, salary $35; No. 3 $142, salary $33; No. 4 $142, salary $33; No. 5 $146, salary $34; No. 7 $150, salary $35. Colored——No. 1 $96, salary $22 Total for township $1,332. The estimated ‘apportionment for the city schools of Statesville and Mooresville aggregates $6,000, and the entire estimated apportion- ment for the county totals $27,145 Incvtease in Land Values in 16 States. Washington Dispatch. Farm jana in the 16 States com prised in the territory of the Southern Commercial Congress has doubled in the average value p acre in the past ten years. This increase is from $9.60 in 1900 to $19.71 in 1910. The bureau of agriculture of the Southern Commercial Congress bas received authentic information that a financier from a distant State recently purchased 22,000 acres fn North Carolina at $3.40 an acre and in a few weeks sold about 2,000 acres at an average of $40, leaving 20,000 acres profit. The average value racre in North Oarolina is $15.29. The il- luatration gives conclusive evidence that there are some landholders in the South who ‘have\not learned ithe value.ot their. property. letter—The Landmark. ] Notices of New Advertisements. Elegant line of hair brushes. — Hall’s Drug Store. Latest creations in dress silks.— Mills & Poston. Dr. Packard at Hotel Iredell Au- gust 18th. Young Hereford bull for sale.-—W. I. Baity, Harmony. Rooms for rent.—Miss Laura La- zenby. Fall term Rutherford College be- gins on the 22d. Yoke of oxen for sale.—Dewey L. a: Statesville, or John Raymer, Two milch cows for sale,—J. L. Sherrill, Statesville. Wanted to borrow $1,500. Address B., care The Landmrk. Musical faculty at the college. Traveling necessities. —Crawford- Bunch Furniture Co. New tailored coat suits; trunks and traveling bags.—The White oe Harps, banjos, guitars, etc.— ; Allison. Silver purses and mesh bags.—R. H. Rickert & Son. Last special sale for the piano con- test.—Statesville Drug Co. STB out sale; prices quoted. — W. H. Allison. Pocketbook and money lost. Re- ward for return to The Landmark. A KING WHO LEFT HOME Set the world to talking, but Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y., says he always KEEPS AT HOME the King of all) Laxatives—Dr. King’s New Life Pills—and that they're a blessing to ali his family. Cure constipation, head- ache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only 25c., at W. F. Hall's. FOR SALE. toms crn WANTED. 22.0080" 3505" care The Landmark. Aug. 11—3t. ~-ROOMS FOR light house- FOR RENT wre. ie shoe er Liberal reward 50 to 86 in silver for return to HE LANDMARK office, Aug. 11. ~HEREFORD BULL, year FO RSA A LE ‘an pounia WL BAITY, Harmony, N.C. Aug 11—ét FOR SALE. eittarr sm to. je weig ne Ee ee ee oo JOHN BAY: MER, Eufola. N.C. Aug, 11-8t. Rutherford College Smee Fall Term Begins August 22d. A good place for good, earnest young men to get a good pre- paratory education at a good rate. / For information address M. 7, HINSHAW, President, RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, N. C. Aug. 11.—4t STENO WATER! s2x2°hus: Oetarrh, and Eezema Address STENO, Barium Springs, MC, 18—8t, ; ; FARM FOR RENT 2. pa.c nown aa Lather Arey farm, 107 gerea, upland geil adapted for cotton and corn; houre : fe meadow, For full informat! in- of THOS. J, CONGER, Statesville. N.C. Aug, 8.~ 3t. Last Special Sale Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday August 16, 17 and 18. 100,000 Votes With Every Cash ———Purchase of 1=—= Come Buy and Boost Your Candidate. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS.. Contest Closes Night September 15, 1911. Closing-Out Sale! , Now in Progress. While you are getting the good things in summer goods at closing out prices there is opportunity for supplying your fall needs a} wholesale prices. 56 inch Ashland Sackings, all colors, 39c. yard. 36 inch Storm Serge, all-colors, 39c. yard. Cotton Suitings, Linenette, Percales, fine Ginghams, 8c, yard. Good time to buy for school dresses. Many lines of Fall Goods bought early had al~eady co ne in when this sale was decided upon, so they have to be disposed of. $1.50 Men’s Auto G.oves $1.19 pair $1.00 Men’s Heavy Gloves Thc, pair. 75c. Men's Heavy Gloves 55c, pair. 50c. Men's Heavy Gloves 395. pair. Be fair to your purse and price us before you buy. W. H. ALLISON. Banjos, Guitars, Mandolins and Fiddles. Strings, Cases and small findings for the above. Harps, Harps, Harps, AT R. P: ALLISON'S, BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. 0% Take it from the oldest man in the bunch, “ Red Meat” tob- acco is the chew for men, * No spice—no excessive C nothing to hurt your stomach—just good old North Carolina to- bacco, properly aged and perfectly sweetened. That's why it 't give you burn. TEER Wes eet @ oak Fk an the real thing in geod chewing. Cut out this ad. and mail to us with your name and address for attractive FREE offer to chewers only. LUPFERT SCALES CO., Winston-Salem. N. C. — Name Address ee ee Straw Hats at HalfPrice. $3 00 Styles Reduced to $2 50 Styles Reduced to $2.00 Styles Reduced to $1.50 Styles Reduced to These are new goods and the styles are the latest. rT S. B. MILLER, $1.50 1 25 1.00 75 THE SHOE MAN. WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your home you’ll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. If you are not in- sured have uswrite youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have ‘occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. Statesville Realty and Investment Company. Just Received: One Car Hackney Buggies. One Car Anchor Buggies and Surreys. Ong Car Columbia Buggies and Surreys. All =< grade and at prices to suit the times. Call early and get your choice. Yours to please, THE HARNESS, VEHICLE & SUPPLY CO. eoe STILL LEFT YET! Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Oow Peas; also Cane Seed, Millet and Kaffir Corn; Crimson lover, Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer sowing. See me for prices. ens Summer Underwear| You won’t mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of nd . WwW have a fnll stock of Unitn Suits, B. Vv. apt . aid Gauze. Can give you your size, Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to tch, $1. : imints with » match, $1.25 to $2.00. See S., M. & H. Shoe Company, Beginning May ist we close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays. THE LANDMARK FRIDAY, Auguet 11, 1911. HOW THE EARTH WAS MADE. The Chicago Professor's and the Story-in tha Book of Genesis. ~~ ee Richmond Times-Dispatch. Professor Moulton, associate pro- fessor of astronomy at the Univer- sity of Chicago,, says that the earth was bord in a solar storm. Probably so; but there is no way to prove it. It mmy be true, as the professor says—indeed, we think that it stands to reason, arguing from the known conditions on this planet of ours—that “storms so terrific that the human mirid is unable to comprehhend their force, are common on the sun.” It may also be true, as the professor says, that “matter is sometimes throwa out 275,000 miles,” although he can’t prove it by us. It may be true, further—that is to say, we cannot deny it—as the professor Says: “The attraction of the sun usually draws this nebula back; but when the world was formed, an- other sun, with a counter pull of gravity, drew the new material out into space, This mass solidified and formed the earth.” That was really remarkable, {f it were done exactly in that way, and we shall not deny it; but there is another story about it that is not less wonderful and that is at as likely as the story told by the professor at Chicago. It is con- tained in a remarkable book and reads: “In the beginning God creat- ed the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void. And God said: Let there be light, and there was light. Amd God said: Let there be a firma- ment. And God made the firma- ment. And God called the firma- ment Heaven. And God said: Let the dry land appear; and it was so. And God called the dry land Barth. And God said: Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night. And God made two great lights, the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars algo.” That is a wonderful story. There is not a word about the terrific storms that are common in the sun, or about it throwing out matter for the distance of 275,000 miles, or about. how another sun somewhere, with a counter pull of gravity, drew the nebula back and out of it formed the earth. Not a word. It is enough that God “spake, and it was done; He com- manded, and it stood fast.” There is something really sublime, some- thing divine, in that account of the making of the earth We like it so much better than the account given by the Chicago professor. Mone Fines For Wire Trust Manip- ulators Naw York Dispatch, 4th. The suocession of fines which PROPLE DIE FROM IGNORANQR. of Lack Santtney Haawiaige Spreads Dr. Rankin, Seoretary State Board of Health. The latelligent treatment of dis- ease strikes at the root of the trouble and removes the cause. Likewise, intelligent opposition’ to disease in the body politic aims pri- marily ut the cause, Now, people are not dying untiecessarily by the thousand because they are too mi- serly to spend money to save the lives of their own families; they are not dying from any tack of confidence in the medical profession. They are dying from ignorance. A syDipachetic mother goes over to a neighbor's a quarter of a mile distant to help nurse a case of ty- phoid fever. She helps to bathe and to fed the patient. She car- ries out the discharges. Without disinfecting her hands ehe goes back home and prepares the food for her family, and in two weeks her husbund and two children are down with typhoid fever, poisoned by ignorant sympathy and affection. In a small hamlet of three hundred people in the eastern part of the State there were thirty cases of ty- phoid fever in sixty days last sum mer and 80 to 90 per cent. of these cases gave reports similar to that cited above. ’ Of course, the typhoid bacillus made these people sick, but what plauted it in their bodies? Ig- norance, Figure it as you will, you will be driven to the concluaion that the ultimate and basic cause of disease in the body politic is ignorance. In public health work, at beast, Ingersoll is right, for “the only sia is tgmqrance.” But some one short-sightedly poiats eut that intelligent people, even sanitariaus, heve these preventable diseases. So they do, not igmor- antly contracted, but ignorantly given in such cases. ' Recognizing ignorance as the cause of disease {n the body politic, we are forced to the conclusion,und- versally accepted by sanitarians, that education fis its cure. ‘“Sani- tary instruction fs even more im- portant than sanitary legislation,’ said the Earl of Derby, eminent both as a Sanitarian and as a legis- lator Now, ‘f education ig the remedy, who should presoribe it, and who should administer it? Ie it not the duty of the medical pro- fession to insist upon the use of this life-saving remedy? Is it not the duty of our system of public education to administer thi reme- dy? What avaiis it to teach chil- dren the fundamentals, if they are not to be used by the child in learning obedience to nature's first law, seif-preservation; if they are worthless in assisting the child to save onethird of the years. that are his natural birthright? When it comes to fundamentals, the laws of life and sanitation are fundamen- tal to the fundamentals of educa- tion. State medical society,local medical soctety, individual doctor, does your influence count in the school at bas marked the progress of the sovernment’s successful campaign | against wire manufacturess re- alleged violation of the anti-trust laws, reached a ofimax today whe Edwin E. Jackson, Jr. the New York attorney, whom the Federal attorney termed the “head and | brains of the trust,’ was sentenced to pay $45,000. | This is by far the heaviest pena |- ty inflicted upon any of the 73 wire manufacturers who have plead- ed nolo contendere but it did not Satisfy United States District At- torney Henry A. Wise. He plead- ed with Judge Archibald to send the wire trust attorney to jail. Ten of the indicteg men, in- cluding Jackson, changed their pleas of not guilty to nolo conten- dere. They were fined $1,000 each with $100 more for each additionai indictment. Against Jackson mine indictments were found and his fines were $5,000 for each count. In addition he was sentenced to pay $2,000 in costs. District Attorney Wise told the court that the de- fendant had made $211,000 in or- ganizing the wire poole in 1908 and $107,000 in 1909, and charged that he had violated the law for 20 years. “In my opinion,” he continued, “this man is the worst type of criminal that society has to con- tend with. He knew he was vio- oe the law and dragged others uto it.” cently indicted for forming pools | | Concord Tribune. From the reports published con- cerning the law passed by the last Lé@gisiature relating to furnish- ing the medical schools with dead bodies, it appears that a number of people have gained the impres- sion that thie law applies to the bodies of all dead paupers. A carcful reading of the act and its amendment will show that umder the former law only the bodies of Persons convicted of and serving a sentence for a felony were turn- ed over to the medical schools. This law was amended, and in some way the opinion became prevalent that the amendment required the town and county authorities who aed charge of dead bodies to turn the bodies of all paupers uot claimed within 36 hours, over to the medical schools upon a written request for same by the Drofeesor of anatomy. But such is not the case, as the law spedcifi- cally excepts the bodies of Confed- erate soldiers, wives of Confeder- ate soldiers, inmates of the State hospitals and State schools, bodies of travelers or strangers who die #uddenly, or inmates of a county home. According to the opinion of a member of the local bar, the new law would not apply to any pauper Provided his body was claimed, even if relatives did not have funds suf- ficient to defray the expense of the funeral. An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, as a rule, be cured by a single dose of° Chamberiain’s Colic ,Cholera and Diar- rhoea Kemedy. This remedy has no su- Derior for bowel gomplaints, For sale by all dealers, fh i” agme? Have you used it? Are the children in that school taught how to live? Why not? A Law to Stand Off the Swindlers. Charlotte Observer. With fitting commendation Ool- liers’ Weekly ‘describes a new Kaneas statute under whose pro- visions every person who would vend shares of stock in Kansas must first obtain a permit from the State banking department. “Since the law went into effect a few weeks ago,”’ Bank Oommissione! J. N. Dolley is quoted as saying, “over 300 applications have been made to sell stock, and I have ap proved 18. The others had only ‘blue sky’ to sell. The people of the State have been fleeced out of five or six million dollars a year by fake investment schemes, all promising high dividends but prov- ing wor-hless. 1! propose to stop scme of it.” Not very long ago the Manufac- turers’ Record urged, and very properly, that Southern bankers should conserve the financial strength of the South by warning their cldentelage against such schemes. Doubtless legislation like the Kansas statute would be very helpful to this end. Burned to Death By a Lamp Ex- plosion. Miss Mabel Thompson, superin- tendent of the county hospital] at Anderson, 8. C., dled Monday from burns received while testing a ker- osene lamp. Miss Josie Moffett, a nuree, and Chas. Barnes, a negro orderly, were seriously burned when they went to the assistance of Miss Thompson. The lamp was used in the sterilizing machine at the hospital and- when it failed: to work Miss Thompson attempted to pump air into it. The explosion threw the burning kerosene over the young woman from head to foot, some of the gas and blaze being swallowed. KEEP YOUR SKIN COMFORTABLE AND YOUR OOMPLEXION CLEAR DURING THE HOT WEATHER. If your skin is kept comfortable, you will be comfortable yourself. If you or one of your children are be- ing made miserable by HIVES, PRICKLY HEAT, RASHES OR BCZEMA, or if you are worried by pimples, black heads, sun burn or skin trouble of any kind, we want you to try ZEMO and ZRMO Soap. We are so anxious to have you use ZDMO and ZEMO Soap that we ofter you a generous sample of each and our 32-page booklet, “How to preserve the Skin,” if you will send, five 2c. stamps to BE. Wi Rose Medicine Oompany, 2032 Oliv. Street, St. Louis, Md, to pa. postage or get them today from the Statesville Drug Store, who in- dorse and récommendZEMO and ZR MO Soap for all skin troubtes, whether it be on infant or-grown person. We know you will be pleased with results from the use of ZEMO and ZBMO Soap. The Statesville Drug Store. Lt eee 5 - Pierce’s. Favorite rescription is @ positive oure for weakness and disease of the feminine organiam. IT MAKES WEAK WOLIEN STRONG, SICK WOMEN WELL. Ie allays inflammation, heals ulceration and soothes pain. It tones and builds up the nerves. It fits for wifehood . on motherhood. Honest medicine dealers sell it, end ve nothing to urge upon you as ‘‘just as good.’* non-secret, non-alooholic and has record of forty years of cures, Your Neionsors. ly know of some of its many cures, about woman's diseases, and how to cure * 21 one-cent stamps to Dr. Pierce to pay cost ot ‘mailing mo Medea neem copy of his great thousand-page illustrated c t—revised, up-to date edition, in covers. handsome cloth-binding, 31 stamps. Address Dr. R.V. Pierce, BuBalo, N.Y. rOR SALE. _ Three small farms nicely located for trucking and dairy farm- ine, red land, level and productive; healthy location, neigh- rhood, near school and churches, on the macadamized road, six miles from Statesville: No. 1. 48 acres, six-room two-story preking large barn and out buildings; fine spring and spring house; 40 acres in cultiva- tion and meadow, good orchard. No. 2. 87 acres, 45 acres in cultivation, balance in woodland. No 3. 98 acres. Four-room house, 50 acres in cultivation, balance in woodland. Prices right, terms easy. A fine opportunity to secure a most desirable farm. Call on or write, ERNEST G. GAITHER, - Statesville, N. C., OFFICE NO. 1, MILLS BUILDING. Hammocks AT EXTRA GOOD PRICES. NOTICE WINDOW. Few Evans-White Hardware Co. 'PHONE 68. Mowers and Plows We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. That you cannot see in any other store. Patterns that are exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. ‘ou cannot fail to be pleased and our moderate prices ‘ Will please you still more. Full line church Carpets. Statesville Housefurnishing -Comp’y. . O. DEITZ, Manager. (THE LANDMARK FRIDAY, ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. Mrs. Belle A. Mansfield, 65 years old, said to be the first woman ever admitted to the practice of law in the United States, died last week at Auroa, Il. She secured license in Iowa in 1868. She was widely known as an educator and at the time of her death was the dean of the college of arts at Depauw University, Green Castle, Ind. Senator Percy, of Mississippi, who was elected by the Legislature to fill out the unexpired term of Senator McLaurin, and who has near two years to serve, proposes to resign when the Legislature meets in January and let Gov. Vardaman have the unexpired term as well as the full term, seeing the ae are so over- whelmingly for Vardaman. Ten thousand men passed through Montreal, Canada, Sunday and Mon- day on their way to the wheat fields of the Canadiaifi West. Among them was a party of 400 New ar fang Seven hundred were from Nova Sco- tia. Many are land seekers, but all are pledged to work through the har- vesting season. They are traveling on special trains and hundreds of them have their wives with them. Mourning for Phillip Brissel, whose body lay in a coffin before the altar of St. John’s Evangelical church; West Bend, Wis., Mrs. Henry Conrad was struck dead and four other women rendered unconscious when a bolt of lightning pierced the house of wor- ip Sunday. Rev. John Frank had) just started the sermon when a vivid | h of flame and deafening crash | seemed to paralyze the entire congre-) not expected to live long. gation. Near Penland, Mitchell county, earl As the result of a terrific storm | Monday morning, John McCarthy, S which threw a huge trée across }engineer on the Carolina, Clinchfield railroad tracks, the southbound pas-|and Ohio railroad, met instant death senger train on the Georgia, Fl {and Fireman Able sustained a broken and Alabama railroad was wr |rib, sprained foot and severe bruises. just north of Colquitt, Ga, Monday | They were in charge of a big 200-ton night. B. B. Binion, white fireman, | engine hauling seven or eight freight was instantly killed, and the engineer | cars and the trucks of the engine re- and postal clerk were seriously hurt. |fused to take the curve. Before Mc- Most of the coaches were turned on | Carthy, who formerly lived in Lynch- their sides and the passengers were | burg, Va., could reverse the engine, badly shaken up. lit had turned over and down the em- “Politics is not a woman’s ”’ bankment into the river below, Mc- = This is the decision of Mrs. Ella Wil-| Carthy, being pinned under it. Able son, mayor of Hunnewell, Kan., who,; was hurled into the stream and was .| since her inauguration, had a con- | able to wade out. tinuous fight with the male city coun- | SS sel They have not confirmed her) Good Seasons in Alexander—News apomimen for city marshal or city | of York Institate. \c. erk and she has not signed any Of | Correspondence of The Landmark. ;\the ordinances they passed. Mrs.; York Institute, Aug. 7—Wearehav- Wilson, for the first time, has admit-|ing a lot of rain. Corn and tobacco ted she would quit if she could, sayitig | looking fine. politics is not the place for a woman.) Mr. i . - aK , te PIANOS AND ORGANS! § $150 to f $50 to $25 to $100. The attempt to cry the recall on the Wilmington commissioners has been dropped. Writing to the Raleigh News and Observer, S. W. H. Smith says ‘‘the progressive Democrats of Guilford will bring forward Hon. E. J. Justice for Governor next year.”’ The Lincoln County News says the 16-months-old child of Mr. Frank Leonhardt, who lives in the vical at Lincolnton, fell in a tub of water last week and was drowned. On petition of 700 voters, the com- missioners of Cumberland county have ordered an election on the question pf voting $200,000 for public road im- provement. The election will be held the second Tuesday in November. In behalf of Chas. Barnett, 12 years old, suit has been brought against Solomon and Whitlock Lipinsky, of Asheville, for $10,000 damages The Lipinsky automobile, driven by Whitlock Lip- insky, ran into the Barnett boy in Oc- tober, 1909, and severely injured him. Newton News: One of the best wheat crops harvested in the coun is that on the farm of Mr. Q. A. Wil- fong and sons, Messrs. Jay and Gor- don Wilfong. From 60 acres they secured 1,331 bushels, an average of over 22 bushels to the acre. Parts of the wheat would have ranged around 35 bushels to the acre. L. M. Sandlin, a white man who was convicted in New Hanover Supe- rior Court last week of the murder of his wife, was sentenced to die October 13. In the same court Will Stepney, a negro who had killed his wife, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 21 years in prison. He is a victim of tuberculosis and is -~-— August 11, 1912. A Suggestion To Travelers. New Pianos from Second-hand Pianos from New Parlor Organs from Second-hand Parlor Organs from $20 to $40. New Church Organs from $50 to $600. _ One beautiful second-hand Chicago Cottage Organ, in good order, for $40. Price when new $90. ne good Weser Piano slightly scarred for $175. Call and see the Weiss ‘‘Fluta,’’ a new style instru- ment, easily played,’ price $1.50. J. S. Leonard, Music Dealer, 512 Center Street, Whole Wheat Flour We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. Pure Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran, $1.60. Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. City Roller Mills, R. A. MELLER, Manager. When you start on that summer vacation don’t for- get to have an extra pair of lenses for your spectacles or eye glasses in case of accident. SAVES TEMPER, SAVES MONEY! SAVES TIME. We also have the proper smoked glasses for sight- seeing. Better takea pair. R. F.f Henry, Optician. BRICK! Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile. Orders solicited from surrounding towns. STATESVILLE} BRICK CO. _ panes er rea NRE ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. as adminiatrator of the estate The ideal Health, Rest and Pleasure Resort. Crowded each season. Not wo pam 1160 ft.), pleasant days and ts. No m toes. Unsurpassed Se raat or e, electric hts. Splendid fare and service. h-class Orchestra of four. Bowling, skating, tennis, boating, bath- ing, etc. Tel connection at Statesville. Bell phone. Two through trains from Charlotte. Special low rates for June and Sep- . oie para ay = August, $8 to $1 week. pecia rates to families Hag! ministers. Open June ist to October Ist, 1911. Write for booklet to DAVIS BROS. @woers and Proprietors. Hiddenite, N.C. physician, Real Estate For Sale Two acres, north Statesville, well 106 acres ove mile west. $100 per ere. ; STOCKS — Local mil] stocks bought and sold. - One lot 756x200, Oak street, $300. Twenty lots inside city limits, south Statesville, $75 to $100. Five tracts, 20 acres each, one mile west of Statesville, $80 to~$100 per aere. 200 acres three miles east, $25 per acre. 211 acres five miles north, $25 per 7 acres within one mile of court A Strong, Progressive - National Bank! Is an asset of real worth to any communi- ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial is seeking your business. A number of desirable pousiness ing properties. ISIDORE WALLACE, ‘PHONE #40. 1 ROBBINS ROW. Frasier a Useful Man. *PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can put it up to stay. If you || are in need of any stove pice I have pee of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. My place is headquarters for tter and spout. .For sale in shop or put up on the house. I have Valley n and Ridge Boll. Also Tin Shingles at a that will save you money. *t fo! that I makes spe eialty of Tin Roofing, and if you want Sheet Metal of any kind or size I have it. Don't forget that I make and sell the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for wholesale and retail. Thanking you for past favors, I remain, Yours respectfully, RG: ) . R. R. McLaughlin. Atty. * \day. At Santuc, a b July 21, 1911. SALE OF REAL ESTATE. contai children was struck b railway engine. Mrs. the court MONDAY. AUGUST 21. 1911. at 12 o'clock, m , the following real estate situated in eee of Statesville, and bounded as follows, to~ . Beginning at a ditch 190 feet from Bel] street side of Highland Avenue, | road. other two being injured. was killed and the buggy demolished. “‘Bud’’ Lipsey, cotton mill operative, said to have T. W. Frazier. BLANK BOOKS! - Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose: Leaf Ledgers—the bestmade. Seeme before you buy. Office Stationery, Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The,Printer. TheGladstone Hotel Black Mountain, N. C. Rubber Offers Special Accommodations to Summer Visitors. Write for rates to MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Black Mountain, N. C. oe W. R.MILLS, Proprietor, Statesville, N. C. May 12. h north 66 degrees west 100 feet to the grad- ed school property line; thence south 24 degrees east 60 feet to a ditch; thence with said an y direction about north 66 degrees east | 100 feet to Highland Avenue, the ner. For further description see Steele and wife to the said V. B Moore | J.¥. BARRETT, Extr. of R. G, Barrett. Mortgagee. | ROB McLaughlin. Atty. R. A. COOPER, July 21, 1911. _ Assignee. SALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY | emergency brakes and, leaving the | ¥ yan wis ai Pog plunged down an embankment. Be ae ity and directiore|The train stopped with a jerk that | the late Mra, M, C Coon, the execu threw the passengers from their seats dort at the court house door i Statesville, N- Con | Out remained sc on the tracks. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1911, | The fireman jumped and was severel | at 120'elock, m. the late residence of the anid | pat The, engineer stuck to his cab ra. M. C. Coon in the city of Statesvil |and was uninjured. ‘oto wi . . a ee ctae ya oe Over strenuous Republican opposi- beginning cor jengine and tender broke from the poseunies ee eee of ana db he t t street, formerly the S. Goodson | tion, and by a party vote, the House . Laugenour's: th ? | deg meant with bis Tne ab feet to nak bie of conarars ney approved the corner on the Eliason line; ce degrees | ‘findings of fact’? in the committee stake. . Gir | corner: toence north 34 degrece west, with ithe | report ha ad State Department Day | Gill line 255 feet toa stake on the south side of | portrait voucher case and sent it to dr pelea Sy prenpaprongindb aim iggheaiwed ang resident Taft with the recommenda- | test conversed on the eastern side of said lot to/ tion that he “‘take appropriate action | Terms of sale (cede cash. one-third in six | touching oe age The committee, and one-third in twelve months. jin its conclusions, charged W. H Mi- oo we chael, formerly chief clerk of the ee Atty, Executor. (State Department and now United ———— States consul general at Calcutta, with Commissioner’s Sale of Valuable Land | misappropriation of funds, and Thos. , W. Morrison, disbursing clerk of the ORTH CAROLINA. | State Deparment, with participation .|in the alleged misappropriation either ‘| by incompetence or connivance. heirs-at-law defendants. Under and by virtue of an order and decree of the Superior Court of lredell county. made in the special proceeding as entitled above, the under- signed comraissioner will on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2D, 1911, Home For Sick Nurses. Bulletin State Board of Health At the last meeting of the North Carolina Nurses’ Association it was decided to undertake to build and equip a home for sick nurses. The initial step in this undertaking was the appointment of a contmittee on ways and means, consisting of Miss Birdie Dunn, of Raleigh, Miss Annie Fer- uson, of Statesville, and Miss Marie | Allen, of Morganton. The committee has already secured a suitable site in the mountains of western North Carolina, near a large sanatorium, which has practically agreed to fur- ijnish light and water for the pro- reed: nosed home. The committee is now lic auction, on the highest bidder, at 12 0’clock. noon, the following described tracts of land, to-wit: First Tract: Beginning at a stake on the east side of the Wilkesboro public read, Mrs. N. A. *s corner, and rune with her line north east 36 poles toa stake in the branch, up said branch north 10 de- toa stake in said branch on street; thence with DR. T. D. WEBB, DENTIST. Offies im Mille Building overSloan Clothing Oo. Offiee hours 8.20 te 40'clack. "PHONE 378. August 9, 1910, “OLDEST. BEST. QUALITY HIGHER, PRICES LOWER, C, E, RITCHIE. Plumber. QUICKEST. CHEAPEST, undertaking to raise the sum of $4,000 to build and equip the home Each »|doctor in the State Medical Socie * | will be communicated with and ask to contribute the sum of $1 to this worthy cause. As many of the nurses contract the disease as a result of the lowered resi#tance and constant ex- ure to infection incident to their urdensome service to their profes- sion, this appeal should call fotth a ready response from the doctors of :|the State. A Well known Des Moines woman af- i }ter suffering miserably fer two days from bowel complaint, wae cured by one dose of Chambertain’s Colle, Cholera an Diarrheea Remedy. Fer sale by all Tule 28. 1911, deniers § o n deaf, was run over |and killed while walking on the rail- One hundred and twenty-five pas- sengers on the Pennsylvania 18-hour ditch in| train were frightened but uninjured ‘| when the engine, tender and baggage deed from J. C.|car jumped the track, while going at |full speed between Indiana Harbor jand Buffington, Ind, Sunday. The train when the engineer applied the A. Walden is treating his new Four persons were killed on rail-| dwelling to a coat of paint. roads in Union county, S. C., Satur-| Dr. E. S. King took Mrs Cora | Mitchell to Statesville this morning to Mrs. R. G. A. Jetter and four of ber | enter Dr. Long’s Sanatorium for treat- a Southern ment. : etter and tw nd | children, aged five years and six months, respectively, were killed, the The horse] fy. wo The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Hur- Mbert Lackey, which has been sick for about two months, is improving slow- Mr. H. N. Patterson and two chil- dren, who have been visiting relatives here, have returned to their home at Fort Mill, S. C. Alexander was visited by the blind peddier, led by two dogs, last week, and would be mighty glad if Iredell would keep him, as one visit will do for us. [He doesn’t belong in Iredell, but from all about.—The Landmark. } Mrs. Delia Smith, of Charlotte, while visiting relatives here, was taken suddenly ill at the home of her broth- er, Mr H. N. Shar Dr. Leeper will take her to the Charlotte sanatori- um this week. Changes in the Diplomatic Service. A shake-up in the diplomatic serv- ice was made Tuesday ey the nomi- nation of John G. A Leishman, of Pittsburg, now ambassador at Rome, to be ambassador toGermany; Thom- as J. O’Brien, of Grand Rapids, now ambassador to Japan, to be ambassa- dor to Italy; Charles Page Bryan, of Chicago, minister to Belgium, to be ambassador to Japan; Lars Anderson, of Ohio, formerly attached to the em- bassy in London, to be minister to Belgium; John Ridgely Carter, of Baltimore, now minister to the Balkan States, to the Argentine Republic; John B. Jackson, of Newark, now mtnister to Cuba, to be minister to Balkan States; Arthur M. Beaupre, of Aurora, lL, now minister to the Netherlands, to be minister to Cuba; Lloyd, Bryce, of New York, former Congressman, to be minister to the Netherlands. : Plenty and to Spare in Watang Capital : : : : Surplus and Profits $100,000.00 28,000.00 Commercial National Bank, Statesville, N. C. START WITH THE 50TH SERIES. have already been taken. gret it. L. Harrill, 75 acres of land, 4-room house and other valuable improvements at $750 cash. 50-barrel water power roller, mill, 162 acres of land, 8-reom two-sto dwelling, splendid. barn and out- buildings, $6,000. 5 Shares Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- al Bank. 10 Shares Stock Imperial Cotton Oil Co. JOHN M. SHARPE, REAL ESTATE “Our Specials.” Boone Democrat, 34. Splendid showers of rain in Wa- tauga this week, the first we have had in this section for quite a long time. The corn crop in the main is promising; the cabbage crop will be small, owing to the scarcity of plants at the time of setting; plenty of fruit for home consumption; Irish potatoes enough with some to spare; beans in abundance and a_ huge yield of blackberries is about what the people have in store for them in Watauga. Yet, unthankful man continues to grumble and fret over the weather conditions, the same as if we had done something to mer- it more from the hand of Omnipo- Nene! Belden Hancock and Edgar Young, two birds of passage who tried some weeks ago to work the “badger game’’ on a Reidsville phy- siclan through the wife of Young, and who treated the doctor outrage- ously according to the newspaper réports, were convicted of attempt- ed blackmail in Rockingham Supe- rior Court last week and sentenced to six months each on the roads. The woman was discharged. The men have beenin jail sinoe they were first arrested. The cases were appealed and bonds placed at $10@ each. Gold Medal Coffee, Simon Pure Lard, Water Ground Meal, Mason Jarsand Rubbers, Carno Hen Feed, Hollybrook Chick Feed. ’Phone 89 when you want anything in Gro- ceries. Eagle & Milholland. My Machine Shop {s complete and I am prepared to do any kind of repair work. ENGINE AND BOILER WORK A SPECIALTY ——"""" Also carry.a’full line of Steam Fit- ‘ings up to 8inghes. ene Lu- oricators, Oil Caps and Jet Pumps’ Pipe and Shafting. Cc. H. TURNER Depot Street. Dealer im Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series Take the step, you'll never re- The First Building & Loan Association. - Secretary. Repaired. J. U. LAMPRECHT, 109 East!Front Street. A Complete Store I have added a line of Dry Goods and fyou {can find almost anything you ‘are looking for at my store. Big lot of Cultivator Points. W.H. KIMBALL e . Stylish Livery. My livery is the best epee and most up-to-date in the c' Nr. I have every kind of vebi necessary for a city livery. Horses and mules bought and sold. Have some mules now on hand. Cash or time to suit, S. J. Holland. "Phone 8. Day or Night. POR RENT, Eee eh wae June ILMAN, 120 Fifth etreet, 4 Awe. i.-®. 4 YG sere 2 « i Washington Dispatch, 8th. Complaining that the cotton inter- ests had been given no time for the presentation of their case, Stuart Cra- mer, of Charlotte, N. C., representing tariff committee of the American Manufacturers’ Association, told the Senate finance committee to- day that he could only file an “em- tie protest the drastic re- ee proposed in the Underwood bill.” was the first and only arbre ce the cotton tariff reyision Mr. Cramer said the cotton manu- had. been allowed no oral F fore the committee they might give them to Chairman Underwood. ‘ed by Senator LaFollette as to the ef- fect of the high tariff on machinery in the cotton industry, Mr. Cramer declared that if he were given a cot- ton mill under present conditions he could not operate it at a profit. a I , of Charlotte, protested against any reduction in the tariff on mercerized goods. He said imports of this fabric had steadily increased under the Payne-Aldrich even with the protection now given, half of the mills in his line were idle. Chairman Penrose, of the commit- tee, stated that he had been approach-| day and thanked the members for his| His deceased comrade was Paschal ed by a representative of New Eng- land cotton manufacturers, who pro- tested against the Underwood bill and said that in the short time given for hearings he would be unable to sent the claims of his interests in full. The three resolutions of the Amer- ican Cotton Manufacturers’ Associa- tion were presented to the finance committee by Mr. Cramer, of Char- lotte, and made a part of the records. J. L. Patterson, of Roanoke Rapids, addressed the committee with par- ticular reference todamask. He said conditions in the textile world were not at all satisfactory; that the cotton mills in all countries were overstock- ed to the exterit of about $265,000,000 and the American mill interests feared that a reduction of the tariff at this time would permit these accumulated stocks of goods held abroad to be im- rted into this country and further ress the market for American- made goods. A statement to be prepared later by W. A. Erwin, manager of the Duke mills, containing some important facts will be sent to the committee and in- cluded in the records. Some of the mill men in private conversation expressed the opinion that if President Taft should veto the cotton bill after it was sent to him by a coalition of insurgent Republicans and Democrats, it would make him tremendously in North Caro- lina. Such action might make it dif- ficult for the Democrats to the State next year in the presidential elections. Senator Simmons has prepared an amendment to the cotton bill which he will introduce on Thursday pro- viding for the admission into the United States, free of duty, of cotton machinery of all kinds, including ma- chines for carding, roving, slubbing, weaving and knitting. If the cotton mill industry is to subjected to competition from abroad, he thinks they should be compensated in some way by having free machinery. eee ~ Gen. Geo. W. Gordon Dead. Memphis Dispatch, 9th. Gen. W. Gordon, command- er-in-chief of the United Confederate | Veterans, and member of Co: died at his home here at 4 o’clotk this afternoon. His illness dated from his last political campaign, when he was ‘ re-elécted to thé national House of Representatives, the last general of the Ce rarrery tos serve in fat body George ington ion was born in Giles county, Tenn Oc- tober 5, 1836. In his early boyhood his removed to Texas and la- but as a youth he ennessee and entered the Western Military Academy, from which he was graduated in 1859. His first activity was as a civil engineer. Served through the warand was made igadier general. Studied law, was railroad commissioner and in the Indian service under President Cleveland. Had been elected to Con- gress three times. Gen. C. Irvine Walker, of Charles- ton, succeeds him:as commander of the veterans. Weatlier Favorabip in Cotton Belt. Mostly favorable weather prevailed throughout the cotton growing Sthtes during:the week whic ended Mon- oy according to the national weekly etin of the bureau. Good rains fell over North Corolina and portions of South Carolina, great- . ly relieving one of the most severe roughts ever known in portions of those States. Showers occurred over the remainder of the cotton belt east of the Mississippi, being quite heavy over the northern portions and too frequent in portions of Alabama, where drier weather and sunshine are pony needed. est of the Mississippi the weather was mostly favorable in Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma, and local showers occurred in northern and eastern Texas, but over the central and southern portions of that State there was fernty no rain, and at the end of the week high tempera- tures were again prevailing. —————_—_—_—_ Gov. Kitchin’s,/mother is seriously ill at home at Scotland Neck and en, ee le her bedside. ’ . vorably James Lee Finney, an American actor, perished Wednesda The committee of the United States Senate, which has been investigating the charges against Senator Lorimer, of Illinois, has adjourned to meet in Chicago October 10. Mrs. Willa A. Leonard, after 47 ears in the service of the Treas partment as chief of the counterfeit detective division, has resigned on ac- count of her health. She is 71 years & a It is estimated that 62 passengers, mostly Moroccans, and 24 aeaeans of the crew of the French steamer Emir were drowned Wednesday when that vessel foundered five miles east of Tarifa, Spain, in the Strait Gibraltar. John W. Gates, a prominent Amer- ican financier and millionaire, died k-| Tuesday night in Paris, after a long illness. His home was in New York. tes was born in Illinois in 1855 and began his business career as proprie- tor of a hardware store. A total of 12,238 bales of cotton had been ginned in Texas this year up to August 1, according to the monthly cotton ginners’ report, made public by the Department of Agriculture ednesday. On August 1 of last w and that/year only 2,572 bales had been gin-|his life-long friend and civil war com- ned. Admiral Count T. paid a formal visit to both houses of Congress Tues- cordial reception in this country. In both the Senate and the House he was en iastically areeoe each cham- ber’ recessing to allow the members to shake his hand. Mrs. Jessie Stewart Gardner, aged 60 years, of Chicago, had worn her wedding ring since the day she became a bride. Her finger enlarged and the ring pressed into the flesh until it af- fected the circulation. The ring was filed off but poisoning developed and caused Mrs Gardner’s death. Two young men, Keene Brownand Clarence Driggers, were drowned in Ridgewood e, Columbia, S. C., Monday by the swamping of a boat. Keene Brown, who was a son of Mrs. Scott Brown, of Columbia, was a na- tive of Thomasville, this State, and his remains were brought to Thomasville for burial. The congressional committee inves- tigating the United States Steeb.Cor- poration asked Geo. W. Perkins, a director of the corporation, about contributions made to campaign funds. Perkins declined to answer and was threatened with contempt proceed- ings, but later the committee decided not to press this phase of the investi- gation. Mr. J. Lee Watson, a North Caro- linian, was found dead in his room in Atlanta Wednesday morning. He was shot near the heart and his auto- matic pistel lay near him. The coro- ner’s jury found that the shooting was accidental. Mr. Watson lived in the apartments of Mr. W. B. Carlton, a Statesville man. The remains were brought to Raleigh for burial Lady Hibernia, a homing pigeon, own x James M. Brooks, of Bal- timore, flew from New Orleans to Baltimore in 11 days, 11 hours and 8 minutes, peony previous record of 26 1-2 days. i ht birds be- longing to members of the Baltimore Concourse Association were liberated in New Orleans on July 26 at 11.30 a. m, Lady Hibernia reached her home loft at 7.05 a, m. Tuesday. A tremendous decline in the condi- tion of crops generally throughout the country and traceable to drought and intense heat, occurred during last month, as indicated by official and estimates made Wednesday in the monthly crop report of the rt- ment of Agriculture. Wednesday’s report was the worst, as to general crop conditions, that the department oe for any single month since Captain James Watson, in charge of the United States army recruitin office at Indianapolis, Ind., has ask for a warrant for the arrest of Private ag Peters, of the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Coast Artillery, said to be stationed at Fort Totten, N. Y., on the ground that he is an Austrian spy commissioned to get plans of American coast defenses. The alleg- ed exposure of Peters came throug his sweetheart. Still Dry at Turnersburg—News Items, Correspondence of The Landmark. Turnersburg, August 8—We still continue to have oe weather; crops about burnt up. There will not more than a third of a crop made around here this year, if we would have ever so much rain from now on. A good many people from around here attended court at Statesville; they were anxious to hear the Combs case. Mr. Bob Keller was very sick on last Sunday but.is able to be out now. Mr. L. T. Stimpson has been very sick but is better at this writing. Mr. Clarence Stimpson is visittng home people here. Mr. M. K. Steele is having his beau- tiful home re-inclosed with an iron fence. Mr. Jeff Wallace has the con- tract of 7 it up Rev. Mae. avis filled his regular ent here on last Sabbath. very large attendance and much in- terest is taken in making it a better one. Thomas Settle rae the 23-year- old son of Mr. and Mrs B. C. Sharpe, of Greensboro, was injured whil coupling cars at’Rural Hall Wednes- day afternoon and died about an hour later in a hospital at Winston-Salem. tina fire which destroyed a ho pated |Back 8 e have a good Sabbath school, a| STATE News. Winston has voted $350,000 of bonds for additional school build water and sewerage and street ° ments. The campmeeting pail the famous pring camp gro’ yes- terday and will be in progress through Sunday. A negro named Harrell shat and killed Oscar Hill, colored, on an ex- cursion train in Beaufort countya few days ago. Harrell jumped from the train and escaped. Reports from Raleigh and Charlotte state that the rats are about to take these cities. Monster rats run about the streets at night and are so numer- ous and bold as to alarm the natives. The Post learns that Mr J. M. Maupin, eet of Salisbury, has pure! 30, acres of land, in- cluding the site of the Round Knob hotel on the Western North Carolina railroad, and that he will form a com- ny, rebuild the hotel and re-estab- ish the fountain. : Newton Enterprise: Mr. John Bar- ringer, perhapsthe biggest sweet pota- to raiser in the county, says the potatoes stood the droughtin great shape and are just in the right condition tohump themselves during August and Se tember. He has 27 acres planted this = and expects to make about 5,000 ushels. While taking part in the funeral of rade in Harnett county, J. J. Butts, aged 70 years, was stricken with pa- ralysis and died within two hours. Hockaday, aged 77. They were born on adjoining farms, went through the war together and had been close neighbors and friends since the war. Suits have been begun in Durham inst the Virginia-Carolina Chemical ompany, alleging damages to health and property on account of its east Durham plant. The number either in actual inning or begun, is be- tween six and ten and they a te about $25,000 in claims. e com- plaint against the fertilizer factory is that the fumes from nitric and sul- phuric acids are undermining the com- munity’s health and hurting vegetation. NEWS ‘OF LORAY OOMMUNITY. Picnic at Loray—Visitors—Thank- ful For the Rain. Correspondence of The Landmark. Loray, ae 9.— Not very many eo le attended the picnic at Loray riday. Those who did attend were served a splendid dinner and spent a very pleasant a isses Mary Waugh and Lois Con- nelly, of Statesville, were guests of Misses Sudie and Willard Vickery last week Miss Nell Ketchie, of Mooresville, Correspondence of The Landmark. Jennings, Aug. 9—-This community had a’ good ‘last Frida t which was bad] needed Corn infor ing w e! weather, lire ft has been well eee Cotton very well, too. Let. eve: Bape on the date —the 18th of August—to clean off the cemetery at Zion. \ at Zion will The protracted meeting conven the third Sunday in Septem- ., Messrs. Ernest O’Daniel and T. E. Burgiss went to Statesville Wednes- day to see Mr ‘T. R. Parks, who is low with typhoid fever. Taxation of the Railroads. Chatham Record. The tax valuations of the railroads in this State have been greatly in- creased by the recent assessment made by the corporation commission The increase is nearly 40 per cent. over the last assessment, the new valuation amounting to $115,229,634. If all the property in-the State was valued for taxation as near its true valuation as railroads are there would be almost a revolution or rebellion among the tax- payers. The Southern Railroad Com- Items From Jennings Cosimunity. | pany pays more taxes in this State P-|than any other railroad or any other | corporation. Al the local news and all the other news you want to know. Get THE | LANDMARK. 1 Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.—No. 50 We have some new things to show you in these NO LADY’S OUTFIT is quite complete with- out a Silver Purse. There is that same dis- tinction in the kind that comes from our store as there is in every ar- ticle we sell. Things of this kind must be of the right kind or there is no satisfaction in them. esh Bags. Prices f:om 75c. to $12.50. R. H. RICKERT & SON. If you want to buy a good Watch see me. If you want your Watch cleaned right see me. te your Watch see me. If you can’t re If you want a Kodak just see me. H-. B- WOODWARD Jeweler. THE BIG SALE Ts NOW OVER. visited Miss Cleora Harris last week. been the guest of Mrs. H. L. Morrison! for several days. Mrs. C. W. Cook, accompanied by| her little daughter, Eloise, is here to} spend a week with her aunt, Mrs. L. | . Hedrick. Mr. Cook is in Waynes-| ville, but will return the first of the! week and accompany his family to) their home in Charlotte Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stevenson and children, of Lexington, are visiting at | Mr. Lewis Stevenson’s. | Messrs. Ernest and Ralph Sharpe, | accompanied by their nieces, are at! Mr. A C. Sharpe’s. There are now| four of the ‘Sharpe boys,” all of | Montgomery, Ala., here to spend their | vacation with their parents. Mrs. Abernathy, of Cool Spring, who spent some time here with her daughter, Mrs. T. R. Osborne, has returned home. As we have so often complained of the drought, we should like to say through the columns of this grand old paper, that we are thankful for the refreshing rain of last week. Much success to The Landmark, the best poe in the best town in North Carolina. THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of it. How the merit of a good thing stands out in that time—or the worth- lessness of a bad one. So there’s no guesswork in this evidence of Thos, Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: “I have used Dr. King’s New Discovery for 30 years, and it's the best cough and cold cure I ever used.’’ Once it finds entrance in a home you can’t pry it. out. Many families have used it for 40 years. It’s the most infallible throat and lung medicine on earth. Unequaled for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, Price 60c., $1.- quinsy or sore lungs. Guaranteed by 00. ‘Trial bottle free. W. F. Hall. mmm Mrs. Sallie McKee, of Winston, hasfy But sale prices will be continued with some extra cuts on | Rema eeeN the folowng hes: All Men’s Suits. Extra Pants, Straw Hats, Low Cut Shoes, Millinery, Ladies’ Ready-to- Wears, All Goods in Basement. These goods are moving fast and it will pay you to call early if there is anything in these lines that you want. Very Respectfully, These lines are not reduced as we would like to see them. Therefore the sale will be continued as regards these lines until further notice. THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. o Ask anybody the best place to buy traveling necessities and they will tell you aut Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company. Wagugs THE WOOL BILL AGREED TO. Also the Campaign Publicity Bill— Faee List Bill Still Pendng. The House and Senate conference committees on the wool bill reach- ed an agreement Saturday and it was cxpected that the conference report would be adopted in both houses yesterday. The agreement grades all raw wools under a single classification, as urged by Chairman Underwood, of the House, and fixes a compro- mise rate of 229 per cent. ad valorem on raw wools. The bill as it pass- ed the House carried 20 per cent. The original La Follette rates were 40, 35 and 10 per cent. on Taw woo) wnder three classifications. The re- vised La Follette substitute which the Senate passed on July 27 through a Democratic-insurgent co- alition, proposed rates of 35, 30 and 10 per cent. for the three clas- sifications. The halfway point between the original Underwood and La Fol- lette measures would have been 30 per cent., so that the agreement reached fixes the rate at 1 per cent. below the mean. Chairman Underwood tried to get the rate on the raw product down to 27% per cent. Senator La Fol- lette stood firm for 30 per cent. Senator Bailey said be was not wil- ling to wrangle over 2% per cent. “The country,” he said, “will con- Gider it-a grotesque absurdity if the two branches fail to get to gether when separated by a margin of only 2% per cent.” Then Chairman Underwood - said the House conferees would agree to 29 per cent. if Senator La Fol- lette and the Senate conferees would accept the Underwood classi- ficationandthe bargain was struck. This bridged the most difficult chasm in the negotiations, because the rate on the raw product must mecessarily serve as the basis for the rates to be given the manufac- tured products. Noils and al} wastes were given the 29 per cent. rate to conform to the rate on the raw product. Combed wool on tops got a 34 per cent. Yarns were fixed et 39 per cent. for the reason that both the original bills had them 10 per cent. higher than the Tew product. The average equivalent ad valo- rem of the rates collected on manu- facturés of Wool ynder the present lawn 1910 was 90.10 per cent., on raw wool 44.31 per cent. Chairman Underwood estimated that the average rate of duty car- tied by the Underwood House Dill would have been 42.55 per ocent. on manufactures of wool and 20 per cent. on raw wool. Senator La Follette estimated that the average rate of duty pro- posed by his original amendment would have been 56.02 per cent. on manufactures of wool and 25.25 per cent. on raw wool, and the duties carried in the first compromise bill were 5 per cent. lower all along the line than in his original propo- sition, except on second-class wool, where the compromise proposed a rate of 10 per cent. The original bills were to become effective Janu- ary 1, 1912. The conference bill changes the date to October 1, -oiie The conference committees on the campaign publicity bill also reached agreement and that measur: was reported to both houses yes- terday. The measure as amended by the Senafe provides that the treasurer of every political commit- tee acting for a party candidate in a general election,or every person who is a candidate for a nomination or election to the House or Senate, shall file with the clerk ofthe House of Representatives or secretary of the Senate within a stipulated time before such election an itemized Btatement of campaign expenses. Candidates also are required to state what positions of profit, if any, they have promised in an effort to obtain votes. An amendment which provided that candidates shall Not spend more than ten cents for each voter in bis State or district, the sum expended by a candidate for the Senate not to exceed $10,- 000 or $5.000 by a candidate for the House, was eliminated on the Sround that it would give too much apparent authority for the use of money in campaigns. As a result of the failure of the oonference on the direct election of Senators amendment, there will be mo action on that subject until De- ecember. The House has refused to accept the Bristow iment, €x-~ tending Federal control over State elections. Their objection to the amendment is emphasized by the fact that a similar provision was decisively beaten in the House and the Bristow amendment was car- ried in the Senate by a majority of but one vote, the Vice President’s. The free list Bill was disagreed to on its two thief amendments, the singleHouse amendment adding lemons to the free list and the KernSenate amendment limiting fre« ment and cereal products to those from countries with which the United States has reciprocal trade arrangements. All its other amend- ments were accepted. This disa- greement was to have been report- ed to both houses Monday with a view to another vote in the Sen- ate on the Kern amendment ana in the House on the lemon amend- ment. ee A well Known Des Moines womah af- ter suffering miserably for two days from bowel complaint, was cured by one dose-6f Chambertain’s Colic, Cholera an Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all dealers, STATESVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY, ANGUST 15, 1911. A LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION. One Organized For Iredeii to Pro- mote Improved Stock. About 20 farmers and others in- terested in improved live stock and poultry, met at the court house Saturday afternoon in the. interest of a live stock association for the county. The meeting was called to order by Supt. F. T. Meacham, of the State Farm, and Mr. W. C. Wooten, of Bethany township, was elected chairman and Mr. John Arey, of Elmwood, secretary and treasurer. The meeting was addressed by Mr W. H. Eaton, State dairyman, and Dr. EP: Wood, assistant State veterinarian, who discuesed the ad- vantages of Vive stock organiza- tions, telling of the great benefit derived through them in 9ther coun-| ties in maintaining high grade stock, securing State aid in time of dis- ease, etc. The accomplishments of the Catawba county association were used as an example of the g00d which comes through such as- sociations. A call for members for the pro- posed Iredell association was made and fourteen names were enrolled. The chairman and secretary and treasurer of the meeting were made permanent and it was agreed to hold another meeting the first Mon- day in September to complete the orgamization. Attendants at the Farmers’ Institute at the @6tate Farm tomorrow, who may desire to join the organization, can do so through Mr. Arey, who will be on the grounds. Church News. Rev. J. Meek White, the pastor, began a week's meeting at New Perth church last night. After today he will be assisted by Rev. J. R. Hooten, of Clinton, 3. O. Serv- lees cach day at 11 a. m and 8.- 30 p.m Sacrament at Sunday morning service. Public cordially savited to attend all services. Rey. T. E. P. Woods preached at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning and will preach ie oon next Sunday morning. . oods until recently principal of a Ecol conducted un- der the auspices of his Church at Mast, Watauga county, and is now. principal of Westminster School, in Rutherford county. He is gots nilssfoner> to China, as The Landmark miistakenty stated last week. At Race Street church Sunday morning the pastor, Rev. B. F. Hargett, told his congregation that if the drought was a judgment sent on the people it was no use to pray for rain until the cause for the judgment was removed, and in consequence a special serv- ice was held at Race Street Sun- day night to “remove the cause.” The Western District Sunday Schoo! Convention of Yadkin Presbytery (colored), wtll be in session at Tradd Street Presbyte- rian church from Thursday through Sunday. Am address of welcome is to be made by Mayor Caldwell. The Landmark is asked to say that the public is inyited to attend the sessions of the convention. The second of the August union services was held at the Firat Bap- tist church Sunday evening. Rev. W. A. Ilutz had charge of the service and Rev. W. 8. Haddon preached. The attendance was good. The service next Sunday evening will be held at the First Associate Re- formed church. Road Work to Begin This Week. The work of grading the portion of the Wilkesboro road between Morrison's mill, at the end of the Macadam, and Trinity church, a distance of three and a half miles, which was recently surveyed and staked off by -Emgineer Fallis, will probably begin. the latter part of this week. The county has pur- chased enough road machinery —plows, scrapers, etc—to work two forces of 20 to 25 head of stock each, and ane of these out- fits will be put into commission on the Wilkesbero road under the Management of Mr. J. O. Gaither, while Mr. Fallis will have general oversight of the work. The idea is to hire teams from the farmers living in the vicinity of the road work and thus give them employment and a chance at some of the money expended for road improvement. The cost of the work under this plan will be figured up when it is completed and compared with the cost of sim- ilar work to be done by contract, for the purpose of finding the best and least expensive method. Kt hag not yet beem decided where the other road machinery will be used. Severe Storm at Hamptonville. According to 70-year-old residents the severest storm of their Hves for that section was the one that visited the Hamptonville, Yadkin county, community Saturday. The storm covered a territory a mile wide and six miles long. The wind was especially severe. Considerable dam- age resulted to Williams & Reece’s store at Hamptonville. The barn of F. L. Jeffrey, near Hamptonville, was struck by lightning and set afire. A mule in the barn was kill- ed but the fire was put out before it destroyed the building. Several other persons suffered damage to houses and vehicles. Trees were blown down altogether or their tops were blown off. A heavy rain accompanied the storm and hail did considerable dymage in that netgh- borhood, SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LANDMARK, THE LAYMEN’S OONVENTION. Preparations For the September Event and the Plans. The meeting held at the First Baptist church Friday night in the interest of the Iredell County Lay- men’s Missionary Convention was not so largely attended, but he laymen present gave evidence of their interest in the success of the convention, which will be held in Statesville September 8th, 9th and 10th. and the reports of the committees having in charge the various phases of the movement. showed that effective work in the interest of the movement is under way. More than $100 has been subscrtb- ed to the expense fund and th finance committee will canvass the town this week to complete the fund. The laymen of the city charches will bear the expense of the convention and every church, in the county will be asked to send delegates to its sessions to hear the addresses of the promi- uent speakers to be here, and gain missionary inspiration to be im parted to their churches on their return home. It was decidedFriday night to ask the ladies of the missionary socie- ties of the town to take charge of the supper to be served the first evening of the convention. The idea is to serve the supper ia some vacant store room or hall and niake it an informal social oe- casion, at which the laymen may Miingle and get better acquainted. A plate fee large enough to pay the actual cost of the supper is to be charged. Thig has been the custom a* similar events held in the State and the plan has worked well. The laymen of the churches throughout the county should bear in mind that the convention is to be an interdenominational county affair and that every layman in the county who is tnterested in missions is expected to take an in- terest in it. The fact that the convention is to be held in States ville and the Statesville laymen are working it up does not mean:. that it is Statesville’s convention. M is the coumty’s convention and is as ‘much yours ae mine.”’ A Dog Case in Court. k, L. Church and Clark Smith, tesidents of Turnersburg township, were given a hearing before Justice Turner Saturday a oon 8=6on charges of cruelty and the needless 7 EE ALL FOR TAXES IN 42 YEARS.|TO BUILD A So NEW CHURCH. Me. bk. G. Gilmer Fixes the Day of | Jurors For Alexander Court—Farm- Doom and Tries to Warn The ers’ Institute—Deaths in the Lanciwark Editor, Who Refus-| ‘ Country—Taylorsville News. ed to Get Excited. Mr. }} tion all one’s possessions will coneuined in taxes in 42 years. When he G. Gilmer bas figured out | that at the present rate of taxa- | lowing be |dr@wn for the fall term of court, sprung the proposi- | | Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville, Aug. 14—The fol named are the jurors |which convenes September 18th First week—H. M. Harris, tion on The Landmark editor, the|M. Stikeleather, A. Y. Burke, A. Newspa) er excited. On the contrary he tracted comfort from the situation, |S. for, figuring that in the natural course of events he would not live 42 years, s death he was pleased to find | Bradspaw, that the date of confiscation of his/C, @ll for taxes would fall after his | Woodward, man refused to become | A. Bolick, Jr, J\ L. Lackey, J. W. ex-|Moore, J. B. Orren, L. B. Barnes, | E. Lippard, | Bowman, E. L | York, Vi Ww. J Johnson, Lee Pope, M. L. Bebber, K. W. Teague, J. 5S. Walter Bentley, J. David Reed, C. T. Q. W. Adams, F. Sharpe, Sr., E. M. | Boston, RK Mr. Gilmer then tried further to|Harrington, W. T. Webster, J. W. cast the shadow of gloom on the | Barnbill , D. M. W. Wittenberg, RewSpeper man by telling him that/J. L. Sharpe, W. B. Beston, J. P. half he had would go for taxes if | Kerley, Anderson Mitchell, the |Bumgarner, Wiliam P, Mays, W. B. of |Goodnight, J. A. Mays, Henry M. be lived 21 years. But for time the editor had the spirit Pp. L. Mark Tapley, and he insisted that | Wilson, E. V. Bumgarner. if te could manage to stay out- at the county home—especially a county home as Iredell has orrtmptil he is put under the sod— whether that sod be a high-priced lot in Oakwood or a free burying grognd, he had cause to thank God and take courage. ‘Despairing of making the editor gee his impending doom, Mr. Gil- mer went out’ to try the proposi- o on some leas optimistic individ- Blomicide Near Raleigh—Four Un- der Arrest. Raleigh Dispatch, 13th, to lotte Observer. Wiliam R. Yerby, saleaman in the Globe clothing store, his wife, Mrs. Ada Austin Yerby, L. J. Nor- Tis and Haywood Penny, a negro Rackman, are held in jail by the po lice here pending investigation of the killing of J. B. Bissett, whose body was found one and a half miles east of the city last midnight With a bullet wound in the chest that ranged toward the heart and severed an artery. Mrs. Yerby admits that she and t and Norris were driving ‘the hack last night and that, af- ter Norris left them because they eonld find no “company” for him, She and Bissett drove to the , Where Bissett’s body was . fhe says she had told we men that her d was é drunk. She stil! © Insiste was and that he did not dec Char- killing of a dog, the complaint bein; made by J. W. Summers, of the | same neighborhood. After hearing | much evidence and argument of | cofinsel for both sides, the court | required the defendants to give $25 | bond each for their appearance at | Superior Court. the shooting. The outer garments of both Bissett and Mrs. Yerby were found in the bushes close by the bedy of Bissett. And Mrs. Yerby ‘says that when a_ stout Mao, Whom she didn’t know, wbo wore a black coat or shirt, home. Second week-—-Wade Boston, B. J. Matlock, G. S. Beckham, C. Co- lumbus Lackey, Ohas. 8S. Stine, J. C. Gilreath, ae J. Lowe, J. W. Deal, ©. K. Sipe, H. C. Stikeleather, J. A. Sharpe, W. Mack Sharpe, J. M. Stikeleather, M. J. Earp, J. D. Smith, D. P. Waugh, F. H. Wike, W. O. Burgess. There will be a Farmers’ Insti- tute here on the 16th and every farmer in Alexander is tnvited to eome and bring his family. Mrs. C. M. Hudson and probably other la- dies will talk to the farmers’ wives oa cooking, etc. A class of 14 orphans from the Odd Fellows’ orphanage, Goldsboro, will give a conoert at the court house Friday evening, 18th, at 8.30 o'clock. Admigsion 10 cents. Mr. Horace Lackey, son of Mr. Watt Lackey, died Wednesday at his home in the Vashti community. He was about 19 years old and his father, four sisters and one broth- er survive. Deceased was a mem- ber ‘of Linney Grove Baptist church and the funeral and interment were there Thursday, Rev. W. E. Linney conducting the service. Mr. Lack- ey was a nephew of our towtisman, Mr. J. L. Gwaltney. Mr. Gwaltney was caHed to his bedside Tuesday morning and remained with him un- til the end came. Mr. James Drake, of BDllendale township, died Thursday,and was buried Friday at. Three Forke Bap- fist church. “Mt. Drake”went to the war with the 17-year-old boys aud was about 65 years old. At a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday a pee committee was appointed and { to secure plans for a new church. The tollowing named are on the committee: W. B. Matheson, J. H. |rushbed upon them and shot Bis-| Burke, H. P. Feimster, J. N. Smith, Mr. H. P. Feimster left Saturday According’ to the evidence a dog |*¢tt- She ran tg the hack and drove /and H. T. Kelly, belouging to Summers was caught | in a steel trap which had been set | by Church in his spring house, and | ou fiuding the dog in “the trap Church and Smith proceeded to put | it out of business with a shot gun Summers, who claimed that his dog had been shut up for some days pri- | or to the night it was caught in the trap, brought action against Church and Smith in Justice King’s court, but the case was removed to Mr. Turner's court. At the hearing Attorneya Weatherman and | Thompscn ‘BPpeared for the prosecu-} tion, while Messrs. Caldwell and Turner represented the defendants Broke Collar Bomq While Pulking | on Shoe. Mr. J. M. Shook, an aged citizen, | suffered a painful injury in a very | peculiar manner Sunday morning at | his home on Caldwell street. In | his strenuous efforts to pull on a | shoe—the kind whiich has elastic | on the sides and are sometimes| hard to pull on—his collar bone was | snapped entirely in two on the left | side. When’ the bone broke it popped loud enough to be heard outside the house and Mr. Shook was naturally badly frightened by the noise and the pain combined, he not knowing just what had hap- pened until he placed his hand to his shoulder amd felt the broken | bone. Physicians who were called to attend the injury say that it is the first case of which they have knowledge in which the collar bone was broken in that manner. Mr. | Snook’s age, the weakened condi- tion of the bones, and his position at the time he pulled at the shoe probably all had something to do | with it. Death of Mrs. Lee Cloer. Mrs. Lee Cloer, of the Oak For- | est community, died Sunday evening | at Billingsley hospital, death re- sulting from tuberculosis. The re- | Tains were taken to Gay’s chapel | yesterday afternoon for interment. Mrs. Cloer, who was between 40 and 50 years old, first married a Mr, Walden, of this county, and af- ter’ his death married Mr. Cloer. The family moved to a Western State a few years ago and recently Mrs. Cloer’s health became so bad that she retu.ned to her old home in the Oak Forest community. Mr. Cloer joined her a short time ago ane she was plaved in the hospital for treatment, but her case was beyond human aid. Surviving are her husband, three children and three stepchildren. ACCUSED OF STEALING! BE. BE. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me., boldly accuses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve of stealing—the sting from burns” or scealds—the pain from sores of all kinds -the distress from bolls or Piles. ‘‘It robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injuries of their terror,’’ he says, “as a healing remedy its equal doesn’t _ ist. Only 26e. at W. F Halle | ignited The finding of Bisgett's body was reported to the police by Norris, of the killing until the found, |who insists that he knew nothing |moruing for Baltimore to buy goods body was Mrs. f. E. Tatum and children and He also found a revolver | Miss for Charlotte, Sunday He where he spent leaves there this Marguérite Burke went to near the scene and delivered that to) Mooresvilie Saturday to visit rela- the police. Yerby stoutly insists that he kmew/of Charlotte, }nothing of the whole affair until /at the | Officers came to take his wife into | eson. custody. tives and friends Miss Aline Butt, is spending awhile home of Mr. D. Mc. Math- Rev. and Mrs. L. L. Moore and daughter, Eliza, Mr. J. W. Moore and Miss Lula Matheson, Pennsylvania Mob Burned Negro. | wil] spend Monday and Tuesday at Coatesville, Pa., Dispatch, 13th. Zachariah Walker, a negro perado, was carried on a cot from the hospital here tonight and burn- ed to a crisp by a frenzied mob of men and boys on a fire which they about a half-mile from town. The negro, who had _ hilled Bdgar Rice, a policeman of the the Worth iron mills, last night, was first dragged to the scene of the shooting begging piteously for mercy. He had been arrested by a posse late this afternoon after a search which had_ stirred the couutryside, When the posse finally, jlocated him he was found hiding in a ahe@rry tree and with the last bul- let in his revolver shot himself in the mouth, falling from the tree He was removed to the hospital and placed under police guard When the mob reached the hos pital they found the negro strap- ped to the cot to prevent his escape. Picking up the cot they carried the megro out of tow, built a fire on the cot and burned the man alive. The Drought of 1845. ‘orrespondence of The Landmark. As to the drought which prevailec the year 1845. The writer wes thon ten years old No rain in Ire- delk Gr the vicinity from April let uutit 26th of August. A number of large slave owners who lived in fecklenburg, in the vicinity of Davidson College—Andrew Springs, Brevard Davidson and others, in- cluding the McNeelys, from Mt. Mourne section—eent their wagons to the Finley farms on the Yadkin river, néar Wilkesboro, for corn— “PDgypt,”” as then called. The streams were dry. David- son's creek, crossed near Cres- well’g Mineral Springs, was dry for several weeks; no signs of water until a few days prior to rain. The writer accompanied his fa- ther to the Nantz Mills, on the Ca- tawba river, where numerous wagons were assembled, awaiting the grinding of their grain G. F. SHEPHERD Elmwood, August 12, 1911 A KING WHO LEFT HOME Set the world to talking, but Paul Mathulka, ;of Buffalo, N. Y., says ~he always KEEPS AT HOME the King of all @xatives—Dr, King’s New Life Pillse-and that they're a biessing to all hig family. Cure constipation, head ache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only 25c., at W. F. Hah’a | ! Sparkling Catawba Gprings and des- | Hickory. At a meeting of the Alexander Improvement Association Friday night a committee was appointed to secure right of way for the new road through the county. Fell in a Weil and Killed. Winston Dispatch ,11th. While Harvey Slater, a young man of West Bend, Yadkin coun- ty.was being hauled fromthe bottom of a 56-foot well Wednesday after- noon at 2 o'clock, he fell out of the bucket and landed on top of WilHam Dalton. » As a result Slater is dead and Dalton has not recover- ed from the effects of the blow. ~ The well was being dug on Mr. Dalton’s place and Mr. Slater was helping in the’ work It is thought that the air in the well was foul, for Mr. Slater became suddenly jill and asked to be hauled out. When he was within 15 feet of the top he fell out of the bucket,and ‘landed squarely across the neck of Mr Dalton. A bolt which had been in the bucket followed Slater down and struck him on the head, in- flicting an ugly wound. Both men were rendered unscon- scious by the fall. It was about half an hou: before they were taken from the well. Mr. Slater never regained consciousness and died Wednesday night about 11 o'clock. Mr. Dalton recovered hia senses in about half an hour and it is not thought he will suffer any last- ing harm from his injurtes. Mr. Slater was 28 years old and is survived by his wife and three children. Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., who is charged with killing his wife on the public road near Richmond, was indicted yesterday at Chesterfield Court House, Va. THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of it. How the ‘merit of a goed thing stands gut in that time—or the worth- lessness of a bad one. So there’s no guesswork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: ‘'l have used Dr. King’s New Discovery for 30 years, and it’s the best cough and cold cure I ever used.’’ Once it finds entrance ina home you can’t pry it out. Mary families have useti it for 40 years. It's the most infallible throat and lung medicihe on earth. Unequated for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, quinsy or sore lungs. Price 50c., §$1.- 00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by W. F. Bal, R. | c. L.} BRIEF ITEMS OF LOOAL NEWS. *—/The opening of the graded |school is set for the first Monday in September—the 4th. —Mr. C. W. Hoover, of Bar- |ringer township, sent The Land- |@ark Friday the first open cotton | boll of the season. —-Mr. E. L. Craddock, of Reids- |ville, has taken charge of the sew- i\ing machine 4d of the | Crawford-Bunch FurnitureCo. | Farmers report that cottom ‘is }shedding much recently. The past |few weeks of drought has wrought ‘great damage to crops in the viciu- \ity of Statesville. —dOity Letter Carrier Dayvault has been at Billingsley hospital for sev- eral days, suffering from an attack |of fever. Mr. Clayton Troutman ia }subbing for him. —All pe.scns interested in the Troutman Historical Association are usked to meet In~the Troutman ., Graveyard school houseFriday morn- ing at 9 o'clock, on the day of the Troutman reunion. ~—Rainp have fallen in the vi- cinity of Statesville the past few days end our turn will come later. A good rain fell- Sunday afternoon in the Rast Monbo section and as near Statesville as Bufola there was a shower. ——The Irede'l Blues returned Fri- day afternoon from the encamp- ment at Morehead. They report a pleasant stay on the coast but a tiresome trip heme, their train be- ing held several uours at Selma on account of a wreck. —About 16 wembers of the local colored fire company, including President F. F. Chambers, Capt. J. P. Chambers and Secretary John Gray, left jesterday afternoon for Elizabeth City to attend the tournament of colored fire panies. A special car was provided for the company and their ap- paratus. ~—Mr. W. W. Cooper's autemobile came in collision with Mr. Alfred Meyers’ apple wagon Saturday eve- ning and wrecked a wheel of the Wagon. Mr. Cooper was backing his machine from in front of the fire house and run into the Mey- ers’ outfit’ which was in the street. He paid for the damage and Mr. Meyers was satisfied. ; —Mr. R, P. Washam, who for a time subbed for Mr. W. B. Crowson @s operator for the Postal Déiegraph Compary and for the past two weeks was in the ticket. office at the depot while Capt. J. E. Deitz was at the encampment, will leave today for Oornelius to visit his home people before taking up regular work with the Southern in South Carolina. —Mr. A. J. Beaver, of Iredéll, who has been operating a saw mill in the vicinity of Cleveland, Rowan county, lost his mill by fire about 5 o’clock Thursday morning. The fire, which is supposed to have orig- inated from the engine, was making g00d headway when Mr. Beaver went to the mill to go to work. No lumber was lost and the engine and belt were saved, but the bab ance,of the machinery was burned, causing a loss of about $150. —The old McElwee tobacco facto- Ty near the depot, which was gut- te” by fire, several weeks ago, is to be converted into a small com- mercial hotel. A force of workmen are now employed in repairing the burned baillding anda 20- foot extension is being added at rear. Mr. J. H. McElwee, the own- er, says he will have a new and attractive front placed in the build- ing and when all the work is com- Dieted will have a nice 18-room hotel. : —Miss Estelle Heath and Mr. Lem W. Gaither, of Harmony, were married Sunday afternoon while sitting in a buggy at the home of Rev. J. M. Gibbs, on Stockton street, Mr. Gibbs officiating. mediately after the ceremony the couple drove to the railway station and left om No. 12 for Thomasville, where Mr. Gaither has a position. The bride is a daughter of Mr. Ju- lius Heath and the groom a_ son of Mr. Frank Galther, all of Har- mony. —A newe dispatch fromAlbemarle which appears in another column of today’s Landmark, tells of Mr. BD. M. Purdy’s election as secretary, treasurer and ,general manager of Albemarle Furniture & Manufactur- ing Co., and states that he will make his bome there. While he will be in Albemarle in> the dis- charge of his duties, Mr. Purdy wilh in fact retain his home in Statesville and Mrs. Purdy will re- main at their residence on Bim street. eee Improving Rural Cemeteries. Those interested are asked to meet at Bethany church ‘Friday morning, biing tools and help clean off graveyard. The graveyard at Union Grove will be cleaned off Saturday. All Interested are requested to be on hand and take tools. All persons interested in Snow Creek graveyard are request- ed to meet there tomorrowAhe 16th, to heip clean the grounds. Ol Fields of Toe Will Be County Seat of Avery. Boone Democrat. At an election held on the firet instant in Avery couuty, upon the location of a county seat, the Old Fielda- of Toe won by a good ma- jority. The name of the count seat will be Newland, in honor o Lieutenant Governor W. ©. ./New= Jand ,of Lenoir. k THE TUBSDAY, — - A PITIABLE SPECTACLE. A few days ago D. W. Holtslaw, a former State Senator in the Il- Mnois Legislature, 62 years old, 4 banker and prominent churchman, appeared before the Lorimer inves- tigating committee and told of be- fng paid for voting for Lorimer for Senator. Incidentally he told of asking and of being promised $1, 500 ‘for buying furniture for the Btate from a certain firm. Holts- law, eyes the report of his testi- mony, was asked many humiliating questions. He was required to tell ef being called before the grand jury in Sangamon county, Il., on ’is way back from a church conven~- tion in Baltimore, Md., to which he was a delegate. He was led by counse] into all the details of his demand to be paid by the furniture men before he bought furniture for the State. Following are a part of the interrogations and answers be- fore the committee: “You were looking out for the best interests of the State when you demanded $1,500?” asked Senator Ken August 16, 1911. yon. felt honestly that I was not taking anything from the State, but was getting part of the agent’s commission.” “You were worth $100,900, and did not need the money?” . I didn’t need it.” 7 you intend to turn it over te some charity fund?” suggested Attorney Marble. “Oh, no;' I intended to every cent of it.” He did not get the money be- cause he told the grand jury about it, he said. He declared that it was mostly to get immunity for his part in the furniture deal ‘that he told the grand jury of receiving money for having voted for Lorimer. Holtelaw told of gis alleged con- versation with State Senator John Broderick the night before Lorimer was elected. “He said to me, mer will be elected tomorrow, gaid Holtslaw. ‘ ‘Yes,’ I replied, *I am going to vote for him.’ After a second he said: ‘If you do there is $2,500 in it for you.’ I didn’t say anything.” Holtslaw also told of going to Broderick’s saloon in Chicago and of Broderick handing him $2,500. Holtsiaw said Broderick remarked that “there would be more.” “Did you think you ought to have more?’ asked a member. of the committee. “No, I thought I ought to have had none.” keep ‘Senator Lori- an COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS| Stacesville didm’t offer Charlotte any water dufing the recent short- age of this necessity in that city, for the simple reason that we had noone to spare; hence we have no cause to complain now that our courtesy was not properly appreci- ated. s s es Just at this time North Carolina should be able to understand why the iron industry of Pennsylvania, the sugar industry of Louisiana and the wheat and grain industry in the West feel that they should be protected.—Durham Herald. Not’ exactly. That ts the other fellow. We can understand how the tariff should be reduced on his products,but when it comes to our own, why that is another matter en- tirely. . Farmer Kluttz, of the Charlotte Observer, insists that life on the farm is not “one continued round of merriment and pleasure, unmixed with toil, vexations and disappoint- ments.” From reading the Ob server's estimates of profits in the dairy and truck business The Landmark had concluded that these rural pastimes at least are a joy forever, especially when water- melons sell from 40 cents to a dollar apiece. The cotton mill business is at a standstill. Yet a Democratic House would pass a free trade cotton bill and thus further impair this much depressed business.—Winston Re- publican. But how wasthe cotton mill busi- ness impaired before the attempted passage of this so-called “free trade cotton bill’? The cotton mill business had been at as much of a standstill the past three years as it was when this bill was in- troduced. If it was not prosperous under a high tariff, why not? s s s . Members of the British Parlia- ment receive no salary, the Idea being that this public service should be gratuitous. Last week a resolu- tiom passed,by a vote of 256 to 159, to pay members of the House of Commons $2,000 per annum. Da- vid Lloyd-George, the chancellor, who offered the motion, said that Great Britain was the only country in the world that did not pay mem- bers for their work in Parliament, which nowadays was so . strenuous “Why did you take it, “I really do not know.” That is a pitiable spectacle. Here is an old man, prominent and wealthy, a leader in church affairs, and doubtless highly respected be- fore he was exposed, a common grafter. He not only accepted bribes but solicited them shameless- ly, and notwithstanding his relig- fous prominence he went to a s8a- loon to get his purchase money. He didn’t need the money for his own use; he had plenty; and to his eoredit be it said, he didn’t pre- tend that he wanted the money for charitable or religious purposes He was actuated by greed and it js probable that he had seen 50 much grafting and had participat- ed in it until his conscience was dulled and he did not realize the enormity of his offence until he was exposed. Then, with character | hopelessly wrecked, he says he real- ly doesn’t know why he took the money. He can see no excuse for it now. It is pitiable. then?” Geo.: W. Perkins;-of the United Btates Steel Corporation, alias the steel trusi, on the witness stand be- fore a congressional investigating committee the other day, made Bome observations about corpora- tions, among others the following: That great corporations,grown up under demands of existing oondi- tions, could no longer suocessfully exist under the Sherman antitrust law as now rigidly enforced. That the government’s dissolution of the Standard Oil Company serv- ed ag a waving of a “red flag’ of warning to every corporation in the United States . That something of 4 constructive uature must be done by the govern- meat with reference to the control of corporations, and rather than for Present conditions to continue, it would be better to go to the limit of permitting government regulation of prices. It ie comforting to learn that the great corporations can no long- er “pucceasfully exist,’’ ive: do business as they have been do- ing, under the Sherman anti-trust law as now rigidly enforced. ‘That ig exactly the condition that -hte peo- Ple of this country want brought about, for as the great corporations have been conducted they are a menace to the people and to free that the members had little time to attend to anything else. This is a departure about as noteworthy as that made by the Society of Friends (Quakers) at their Yearly Meeting at Guilford College the other day, when they voted to place all pas- tors of churches on salariés, some- thing they have not done hereto- fore. Mt. Airy Postoffice Row—S. E. Marshall's Character Attacked. Washington Dispatch to Oharlotte Observer. STATE NEWS. A picnic will be held at Davidson Thursday, 24th, and Goy. Kitchin has an appointment to speak on t at occasion. C. A. Houeycutt proprietor of a grocery business at Mooresville, as- signed last week. Stock invento- ried $750 and Habilities estimated at $1,100. Notwithstanding some opposition was offerei, the Senate has con- firmed the nomination of D. F. Conrad, appointed postmaster at Lexington. The store of the Bobbitt-Wynne Drug Company in Releigh, which was closed last Wednesday on ac- count of a strike of the acting manager and his force, was reopen- ed next day, a new manager having been secured. ThurmanWise was tried inBurke Superior Court last week for kill- wal ‘ne Tarner Vance and was acquit- ted. The homicide ocetirred§ in Burke some weeks ago and Wise was put under bond by a magistrate who heard the case. State Insurance Commissioner Young, who last week inspected the State Hospita] at Morganton -as to fire protection and escapes, dée- clares this property by far the finest that the State owns and that {t is in admirable condition. Dr. W. P. Few, president of Trinity College, and Miss Mary Reamy Thomas, daughter of Mr. anc Mrs. L. 8. Thomas, of Martins- ville, Va., wit be married next Thursday, 17th. Miss Thomas is a graduate of Trinity College, class of 1906. N. B. McCanless, of Salisbury, vice president of the company which proposes to build a railroad from Salisbury to Monfoe, says the survey has been completed to Monrce and that after a few slight changesare madetbe grading will begin and the road will be complet- ed and in operation by 1914. Tbe general store of S. A. Ed- wards, at Hilgirt, four miles from Hendersonville, in which the post- office was kept, and a newly-erected The Old Spring and Iie Memories. Moonroe Bnquirer. ‘|. went to the spring where I used oe water when I was a litfle boy,’’ said an old man to us afew days ago, after he had paid a visit to. the home of his boyhood after spending many years in a distant State. That is one thing that any man who goes back to i home, after a long ab- sence, does, goes to the old spring or to the well—the place where he got his cool water when a boy—and there is not in all the world water quite so good as that from the old spring or well “back home.’’ We are fated to forget many things, but there are some things we can never forget, and among them is the old spring or the old well where before we knew there was such a thing as microbes or ba- cilli or a. ~ other veg past apa . pci tering place, we drank and dra until we could drink no more, The boy who goes to a faucet and gets his rent-paid water from an iron pipe misses a whole lot and we are sorry for him. Itdoesn’t matter if the State chemist has certified that the ‘‘city water is pure,” we are sorry,for the boy who gets his drinking water from any such source, for he can never know how good it feels to go to the old spring, hot, tired out, with his throat dry enough to ‘‘sizzle,’’ get a gourd and sit there under the shade of the trees and just drink until he proves. that the fellow who wrote in the school peyecey that the human stomach will hold only three pints is a liar—and then stretch his tired body |out on the grass and pillow his head on the root of a tree and just naturall rest. Every man who ever went bac to the home of his boyhood and there was a spring there will tell you: ‘“‘I went to the old spring, where I used to drink when I was a little boy.”’ An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, as a rule, be cured by a single dose of Chamberlain’s Colic ,Cholera and Diar- rhoea Remedy. This remedy has no 8u- perior for bowel complaints. For sale by all dealera. store building near by, were burned | Thursday morning. The estimated | loss is $9,000. The engineer of a passing train saw the flames and | aroused the inhabitants by persist- ently blowing his whistle. Hon. Francie D. Winston, presi- | dent of the State Bar Assoolation, | announces that he has appointed | a committee composed of Chief Jus- | tice Walter Clark, Judge H. G. Connor, John W. Graham, Frank Nash avd E. J. Justice to make ar- rangemerts for havinga monument erected in Raleigh to the memory of the Iate Chief JusticeThomas Ruffin Mr. F. R. Cooper, a prominent lawyer and citizen of Clinton, Samp son county, died im the court room at Clinton Thursday. Mr. Cooper, seated in the bar,leaned his head on the table. When a companion spoke to him he was found uncon- scious and when physicians were called he was dead. Apoplexy. He was 59 years old and is survived by bis wife and son. MATTERS OF NEWS. Henry W. Murphy, a ship’s car- penter, was killed by Mghtning Thursday at St. Petersburg, Fla., within 15 feet ofMr. andMrs.Mann and their sleeping baby, none of them feeling the shock. The baby A terrible stew has been creat-| ed over the nomination ofS.E.Mar- shall as postmaster at Mt. Airy, | aud several affidavits charging Mr. | Marshall with subornation of perju- | ry, general bad character and un- | fitness, have been thrown under | the pot.to keep things boiling. | One citizen,J. A. Jackson,makes affidavit that Marshall promised | to divide the proceeds of the office with him last time when a candi- date for the office against R. T. Joyce Jackson said he was prom- ised the position of assistant post- master if Marshall was successful. A companion affidavit is that of R. L. Haymore, who testifies toJack- son's good character. Rev.J.D.Draughn comes forward with an affidavit to the effect that Marshall had offered $25 to a wit- ness jn a cage brought at White Plains, near Mt. Airy, against a kinsman of Marshal. To show that he was all right, Rev. Mr. Draugho appends affidavits from Samuel G. Pace and T. M. ‘Brown teetifying to his own good charac- ter. Neal Davis makes affidavit Ross Collins told him Marshall fered him $25 to testify falsely in bebalf of Fox Marshall, a son of the postmaster in a case brought against John and Fox Marshall for illegally operating an automobile. T. B. McCarger, a justice of the peace of Surry county, alleges that Boss Collins is a credible witness. Boss Collins himself comes for- ward end testifies that he-was ap- proached by S. E. Marshall and of- fered $25 to give false testimony to clear Fox Marshall. ©. F. Taylor, T. G. Sanmuel A. Morris testify as to 8. E. Shall’s bad character. Tre above affidavits have been filed with Chairman Bourne, of the Senate committee on postoffices aud postroads, and will be ‘given attention. (Mr. Marshall is a prominent Re- | publican politician of Surry. He has | represented his county in the Leg- | islature and was a member of the| House of the last Legislature. ] | that of- and Mar- government. Moreover, the great corporations have not ‘grown up ander demands of existing ¢condi- tlone.” They have grown up be- cause thome who promoted them gaw ander existing conditions an op- portunity to fleece the public, collect unwarranted tol from the masses. It is the possibility that this condition may be changed and that no longer will ft be possi We to reap profits beyond the @reams of avarice and to build up eolosaa! fortunes, that is disturbing Mr. Perkins and hie kind, to | Principal For the School at Scott's. | Newton News | Mr. A. C. Sherrill has been elected principal of Scott's High | {School, in Iredell county, and wilh| |begin teaching there October 2. The | |term is eight months. Mr. Sher- | rill will keep his home at thisa| | place ~ | | Jobn Goins, colored, who shot ase killed W. H. Lowery, white, a sec | \tion master, in Moore county sever- | jal weeks ago, surrendered to the | | Sheriff of Moore tast week and | } Was taken to the State prison for safe-Keeping. : | | | | had just stepped upon the veran- lot Agriculture finds that the aver- was not even awakened. Mu?phy da of the Mann home when he was struck. With the exception of potatoes, the price of which has almost doubled, the national Department age price of farm products on Au- gust 1 this year was 2.9 per cent lower than last year on the same Gate. The principal reductions is on corn, oats, cotton, wheat, chick- ens, butter and eggs. Potatoes, hav, barley, buckwheat and rye are higher. ‘ The resolution passed by theGeor- gia Senate calling on the Congress of the United States to abrogate the treaty of 1839 with Russia, be- cause of alleged discrimination agaiust American citizens of the Jew- ish race, was )}#esed in the House of the Georgia Legislature Thurs day. Representatives of Georgia in Congress are urged to vote for the joint resolution introduced in that body by Representatives Goldfogel, Sulzer and Harrison, hav- ing for its object the abrogation of the treaty, At Asbury Park, N. J., Thurs- day, 14 members of the Democratic State committee of New Jersey voted to declare vacant the chair- manship of the organization occu- pied by James R. Nugent, who was recently asked to resign because of his alleged references toGovernor Woodrow Wilson as ‘‘an ingrate” and in other opprobrious terms. Their action followed rioting which the ‘police were called upon to quel! and was taken after Nugent aud a supporter had left the room and the quorum had been re-estab- lished by other members of the com- mittee. Cotton, lemong, oranges and rice were the only crops which on Au- gust 1 showed a growing condition above the average of recent years. All other crops fell below the aver- age condition, while the combined condition of all crops was 14.6 per cent. below the average, according to the announcement of the Depart- ment of Agriculture. On July 1 conditions were 10.7 per cent. be- low the average and on Jnne 1 they were 2.8 per cent. below. The severe drought over a wide area of the country Was the principal cause of the unusually low crop conditions, the report states Seemed to Give Him a New Stomach. “T suffered intensely after eating and no medicine or treatment I tried seem- edto do any good,” writesH.M.Young- | peters ,editor of The Sun, Lake View, Ohio. “The first few doses of Cham- berlain’s Stomach ‘and Liver Tablets gave me surprising relief and the sec- ond bottle seemed to give me a new PILES! PILES! PILES! Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind- Bleeding and Itching Piles. It absorbs the tu mors, allays itching at once, acts as a poultice, gives instant relief. Williams’ Indian Pile Oint- ment is prepared for Piles and itching of the pri- vate Drugsiets. mail %« and $1.00. Williams M fg. Co, , Cleveland, O. Sold only by STIMSON & SON, Druggists. Your eyes burn and smart. You feel like digging them out with your fists; you can not imagine what is wrong. Better see my eye-spe- cialist. It’s likely a pair of my glasses will give you ease and relief. I almost make the blind Bee. HENRY’‘S For Good Glasses. ee naam aA FOR BREW LC. see cee toey caetiecs Coe oo Fone Co. SEWING. necoebic pricen od goat work. MRS. Ww. a . A.W. PERKIN» and MRS. STEELMAN, 120 Fifth street. “Phone 2206. Aug. 8.—8t. Hawkes’ StrawHatCleaner Makes Old Hats Look New. The Polk Gray Drug Co., Prescription Specialists. On the Square. ‘Phones 109 and 410. sensor cwthnnnniennnnss There is One Form of Investment Which ig absolately safe for every one. It never slumps in value; It’s returns are certain; Principal always available. It is a Savings Account at The Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Statesville, “The Bank tor Your Saving.” seseese IT’S A SURE THING that whatever you like in base- ball desirables is here—same, as well, as to tennis, the much ma- ligned but altogether likeable croquet, fishing, boating, hunt- ing. Briefly put, everything you'd think worth buying in 4 sporting goods is to be found u ait R. P. ALLISON'S, BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. &oS8SSCS ROE Closing-Out Sale! v6 Now in Progress. While you are getting the good things in summer goods at closing out prices there is opportunity for supplying your fall-needs a‘ wholesale prices. 66 inch Ashland Sackings, all colors, 39c. yard. 36 inch Storm Serge, all colors, 390. yard. Cotton Suitings, Linenette, Percales, fine Ginghams, 8c, yard. Good time:to buy for school dresses. Many lines of Fall Goods bought early had already cone in when this sale was decided upon, so they have to be disposed of. $1.50 Men’s Auto Gloves $1.19 pair. $1.00 Men’s Heavy Gloves 75c. pair. 75c. Men’s Heavy Gloves 55c. pair. 50c. Men's Heavy Gloves 39s. pair. Be fair to your purse and price us before you buy. Oak Ridge Institute. FOR BOYS. 60TH YEAR. Prepares for College, for Business, for Life. A healthfuj atmosphere pervades gr reer Strong Shietien influences. Ideal p! al environment. “God's Country”—in the foot- hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. High rds of scholarship. Honor system and hood tilled. s . Athletics encouraged. Ynvestigate this school before deciding where tosend your boy. Non-denominational. For catalogue, write J. A. and M. H. HOLT, Principals, Box 24, Oak Ridge, N. C. THE NORTH CAROINA College of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts. The State's Industrial College Four-year courses in Agriculture; in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; in Industrial Chemis- try; in Cotton Manufacturing and Dyeing. Two-year courses in Me- chanic Arts and in Textile Arts. One-year course in Agriculture. These courses are both practical and scientific. Examinations for admission are held at all county seats on July 13. For Catalogue address The Registrar, West Raleigh, N. C. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE Maintained by the State for the Women of North Carolina. Five regular Courses leading to De- grees, Special Courses for teachers. Free tul- thon to those who agree to beeome teachers in the State. Fall Session begins September 18, 1911. For Ostalogue and oth information address JULIUS 1. OUST, _ Presiden stomach and perfectly good health.” For sale by all dealers. ident, Greemeboro, N. C. ‘ W.H. ALLISON. NO LADY’S OUTFIT is quite complete with- out a Silver Purse. There is that same dis- tinction in the kind that comes from our store as there is in every 4r- ticle we sell. Things of this kind must be of the right kind or there I is no lasting satisfaction Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co:—Na@ % i, possessing them. We have some new things to show you in these Mesh Bags. Prices from 75c. to $12.50. R. H. RICKERT & SON. HAVE YOU SEEN NS TET AT ELEGANT LINE HAIR BRUSHES. AT: Drug Store. Hall's en ) ee a ee a) ee ee gg a ge ee Se building and equipments- " Real Estate For Sale Only a short distance from Cool Baring. wherp good school is es- tablished. we have for sale 100acre farm with 6-room house and the usual out-buildings. One half of this tract of land is in timber. Can be sold at a reasonable price andon reasonable terms. Another farm containing 118 acres, in Sharpesburg township, with 7-room house, cribs, barn, sheds, etc. Twenty-five acres in right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, 65x237. Jenkins & Wagner, REAL ESTATE DEALERS, Statesville, N. C. Office: 129 Water street. "PHONE: 282. | [Flowers for Funerals want extra ie rt de- ill get it us. Oure signers up for you. We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, = WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS They have ‘been careful- ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Mortisen Produce & Provision Ce, Home Electric Co. TUBSDAY, ~— - Arrival and Train No. Train No. Train No. 35, west-bound, due 10.22 p.m Train No. 26, Train No. 22, Train No. ase east-hbound, due 6.45 p. m. Train No. 16 ar. 9.50, leaves 11.00 a.m Train No. Train No. 23 ar. 10.10, .eaves 11.00 a.m Train No. 1. arr €.20. leaves 6.45 p, m. sale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news by The Landmark carrier and at The Landmark office, Broad street. cao fenced with chestnutrails. |/ Vint Punishment in This ¢ ree acres in orchard. Prices a farmer living near Hickory ,discov- ered thieves in his an* fired to frighten thieves returned the fire and a ball wok effect in Mr Inch below the heart. \thought Mr. Fry would die, |e now getting well. ; a Through the efforts of officers | to Statesville February 16, August 15,. 1911. LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE, arture of Traine at tesvilie. : WWSTERN ROAD. ll, west-bound, due 10.20 a. x 21, west-bound, due 3.26 p.m. ‘east-bound,due 11.00 am easi-bound, due 1.20 p. m. B AND TAYLORSVILLE. |. From Charlotte. 24 ar. 8.26, leaves 3.36 p.m From Taylorsville. ON SALE—The Landmark is on dealer; 120 west Three cents the copy. Some weeks ago Mr. Julian Fry, melon patch never found and for a time it Rutherford College Fall Term Begins August 22d. A good place for good, earnest | young men to get a good pre- paratory education at a good rate. For information address M. 1. HINSHAW, President, RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, N. C. Aug. 11.—4t **A Welcome Chance to Those Who Suffer.”* Coming to Statesville, N. C., on FRIDAY, AUGUST 18TH. To stay at Hotel Iredell. Dr. Francis §. Packard, Of Greensboro, N. C. Consultation and Examination Confi- dential, Invited and FREE. ONE DAY ONLY. * General Electrical | Contractors Estimates Furnished | All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC 00. A.D. COOPER, Manager. COOL SPRING ACADEMY. A HIGH TYPS of Preparatory School for both Bstablished 1898. Quiet country lo- ‘ell trained and experienced teachers, course Term @ . very reasonable. 11, 1911. address Ses JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N, C., RB. F. D. No, 2. August 1, 1911, | WOOD SAW. Ready to saw wood. Why not let me saw yours? I also have stove wood for sale at all times. J.J. BRAWLEY. August 1—16t. _'Phone 1136. JOHN C. -DYE, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in}Mills Building. Office hours 9 to 12 a m., 2. to 5 p. m. From a Late Snapsbet 3 ‘o see all of his regular Patients and such ew Cases, as may wish to consult him. . Packard enjoysa state wide reputation, ong the profession and the Public of Jorth Carolina, where for more than 25 ears he has devoted his entire time to the | Study. Treatment and Cure of Chronic Diseases. The Doctor has had wonderful | success in his chosen work, that of curing | chronic sufferers, Men, Women and Chil- BY P7 8 | dren. The Patients he has restored to | Health after they had given up all hope | of being Cured are numbered by the | Thousands. <= He is a kind, generous, democratic gentleman to meet, of high scholarly attainments, and dignified per- sonality. Coupled with a Brotherly inter- est, in all who seek his advice. He does not take a Patient for Treatment unless he can foresee a Cure of the Case. ~The most commendable feature of his work, and one that to the ordinary sick person, is the fact of his charges being so reasonable and as to make it within the reach of even the very poor. more than $7.00 a month or about $1.50 a week, -He gives his own medicines, and there are no extra Charges. It takes him never more than from four to six Months to Cure a Case under Treatment. All Cases, even those who have been up as Incurable or ae by ee ee ae wo methods he employs, 9 If you want to meet him and have him examine you, to see him, and talk the matter over with him. It will cost you nothing if he does not put you under treatment. If he takes your case, it will cost you a very small sum to get e end come early. - $300 R } Cotton Gin, Press, Wagon Scales, Cot- 23 ton Suck, Steam, Engine, Corn Mill, Phones: Office 458; Residence 1133. AN the lecal sews and aM the other news. you Want to know. Get THE LANDMARK, 0 feet of Shafting, Belting, ete. All for $100; worth ; G. W. TEMPLETON, them. The forms of investment and he states ay Robert Beaver Joyner, Son ofWil- | that will put on the market att Fry's body a0jji,m and Mary Bidson Joyner, was) 0 distant day all of his land in| The ball W@E\rern December 2, 1826, in OCamp- this section. His father’s estate | WaS |bheli county, Va. He left there at embraced some five or six thousand but he lthe age of nine years and located |acres and Mr.. Reid years azo, | t Clin, Iredell county. He moved|When he was devoting himself alto- | 1876.|gether to agricultural pursuits, was 'down the MR. REID'S ROCK QUARRY. Mr. J. H. Reid Thinks He Has Val- aable Deposits of Stone on His South Iiedell Farm. Davidson Correspondence Charlotte Observer. The drought presents contra- dictory elements everywhere one drives. The Obsrever correspond- ent accompanied Mr. John Reid this aftersoon on a drive qut in the Mt, Mourne section and over a_ large farmilg terr:cary controlled by him and his immediate family, Some fields of cotton lcoked surprisingly well aid, save for the somewhat gmal! size of the plant, will proba- bly make heavy yields, the plants being finely fruited and yet green and vigorous. The same is in a Measure true of corn. The latter crop his suffered fearfully, and yet fields here and there tilled and cultivated steadily will give good returns. Mr Reid has béen @ucing his holdimgs in lands gome years, turning the proceeds | of sales into mercantile and other | | well | gradually re- | ROBERT BEAVER JOYNER. |the crime was fixed on Fred. Sides|1, 1879 he was appointed jailer | Manasing for himself, sisters and | land Marvin Turner, young white |by gheriff Watts and held that po-}|Mother, about 2,400 acres. These, | men, and they were fined $50 each |gition for 16 years. In the fall |of course, kept him busy and he | in the recorder’s court in Hickory. |¢ 1895 he moved to the coun-|was in the saddle practically all Both appealed. It is to be hoped |iry pear Bloomfield, lived there|day. riding from one plantation to the appeal will go before a Superior) inree years and moved back to auother and overseeing his immense | Court judge who will impose propeT | ctatesville, where he has since acreage in cultivation. But the) punishment, ff there is a conviC-|ijyeq , difficulties connected with secur-| tion. The penalty imposed by the| December 7, 1850, Mr. Joyner | ing satisfactory 4%-cent cotton la- recorder would probably be sufficient] ,arried Mrs. T. L. Perkins, of bor, changing conditions generally if robbing the melon patch Wa@8/Caidwell county, who lived two and an only son, Rufus Reid, not the only offence. But when the years after marriage. July 7, 1856, |electing the rural life, but choos- shooting, and near manslaughter at|}¢ married Miss Elizabeth Long, of |Img medicine as his profession, all that, is added, the penalty by 20|gaiisbury, who died July 16, 1879. {conspired to make Mr. Reid turn means fits the crime. July 7, 1881, he married Mrs. N.|to the town and city and to decide [iBT OE M. Walker, of Statesville. finally to sell all of bis land. He makes an exception in regard to one spot, his rock quarry in prospectu. Here he reserves about 60 acres, 20 of which he is sure Mr. Joyner enlisted in the Con- federate army in April, 1861, in Company H, Fourth regiment, and served through the war as second sergeant. represent immense granite depos- —=—=—=—__SeEEeer its This quarry awaiting devel- Boy's Leg Broken—Hometess, He |opment lies about 100 or 150 yards from the railroad, almost opposite the 25th mile-post, and is east of Center church a few hundred yards. Mr. Reid hopes at an early date to begin to develop this quarry and drifted into town Monday afternoon |j¢ ;; “pans out,” as specimens of and made a canvass of the streets, . ‘ a it issaid,begging money to take him a ee _— pre fier to Alexander county, succeeding in|, Reid has a fortune in store for securing the amount. While walt-|nimseit and heir. Competent judges, ing for the evening train to com@|,... wno have had a great deal of in, he rented a bicycle from JobM | eyicrience in testing and handling Smith and proceceded to take in granite, assure Mr. Reid that the sights of town. He eee the stone, a gray granite, will be grade from McNeely S$) ene pluilding material. Examina- livery stable to No. 1 cotton mill tion shows that where the rock when the coaster brake failed |¢o1< out eastward and nearest the ro work ae caught his right tay railroad, that the surface soil is in the wi ae oe ee ers about two feet deep and that the ten feet. ee Ceo . bet stone northwestward and where it above _ ankle, Lo bones ng approaches at the bottom of a de ee ee ehatler ns His maser cline, a running stream is about Net ressed by Drs. Carpenter an@/¢., reet under ground. The esti- Gilmore and the boy was taken im mate is that if the quarry is open- by oa A. M. Townsend. ed at this latter point a solid wall all states that his parents are 20 to 40 feet can be counted dead and that he hasnohome. He om A track can be easily run bas been drifting about over this ; _- from the nearby track of the South- section of the country for some time Stall tol thell western ict) Where lt ety tiered Ce ie le rock runs out of the ground at Mr. Townsend spent Tuesday in ‘ts mearest approach to the railroad Statesville, where he made arrange- one notes that some stone has a ments with the county commission- ready been quarried. It was from | ers to place the boy in Billingsley here that the granite was taken | hospital, where he will receive treat- ; the building of the Chambers | ment at the county’s expense. He buiMing. Mr. Scofield, the father | was taken to Statesville last night. |) Mr. S. C. Scofield, of Davidson, | % having the contract and doing the | It was learned that the boy’s fath ; i er is living near Elkin, but unable work. Foote’s sketches, so report has it, states that here on this in- Was Brought to Billingsley Hos- pital . Mooresville Enterprise, 10th. PaulHall,a 16-year-old white boy, to do anything for him. teresting ‘‘spread of level granite, . reas a surface of say 30 or 40 feet| Catawba Farmer Coming to Iredell square, was born the first child} —Good Roads and Drainage. Newton News. that ever saw the light of day on American soil between the Catawba Mr. T. D. Shuford, of Jacob's and Yadkin rivers. This rock will Fork, has sold his 85-acre farm, be an interesting object to the excepting his dwelling and store North Carolina Synod, which, at property, to Mr. R. L. Shuford its meeting in Charlotte this and has brought 150 acres of land fall, will take an outing, so it is {OT | a @Remember the Dato - from Mr. R. V. Brawley, real es tate agent of Statesville, two miles from that town. In the fall he will move to his new possessions. ‘If you don’t quit advertising Braw- ley’s farms in theNews,” said Mr Shuford, ‘‘they are all going over to Iredell. I left three or four Catawba farmers there when | came back.’’ The deal was closed Tuesday and Wednesday the trade between the Messrs. Shuford was clinched. Good roads and drain age is what attracted Mr. Shuford to Iredell. His farm is in a drainage district and on a good road Mark what we tell you, Ir dall county’s $400,000 worth of good rvads, voted by the progress tve farmers of that county, is £0 ing to draw a fine class of cil) zens from every direction, and the bad roads counties are going to los¢ some of the'r best oitizens. Good roads and drainage are the two great needs of the time in this State. Mr. Purdy Goes With a Furniture Oompany at Albemarte. Albemarle Dispatch, 10th, to Char- lotte Observer. Yesterday afternoon the stock- holders of the Albemarle Furniture At no time do the charges amount to/& Manufacturing Company met and reorganized in the office of the old president, Mr. R. A. Crowell. The resignation of Mr. Crowell as president was accepted) and the stockholders elected in his stead Mr A. P. Harris, clerk of the Supe E Hopeless, have and restored to perfect Mor Court of this place. Mr. BP M. Purdy, formerly of Statesville, was elected and general treasurer Purdy secretary, manager. Mr. goes without aaying that the com- pany will thrive under his manage- ment. He has already moved here, where his future home will be. The capital stock, which has been $10,000, was raised to $25,000. The old buildings will be repaired and new ones built. New machinery will also be installed Cuts and bruises may be -healed in about one-third the time required by the usual treatment bv applying Cham berlain’s Liniment. It is an_ antiseptic and causes sun iniwiirer te heal with out maturation. This liniment also re Meves soreness of the muscles and rheu Aug. 1, Troutman, R, F. D. No. 2. matic pains. For sale by all dealers. has had more than 25 years in the} manufacture of furniture and it| proposed, and visit Center church, where a memorial tablet will proba- bly be unveiled as marking the meeting here of the first Synod of the Carolinas. Kansas Resideftt Remembers the Homeland. To the Editor of The Landmark: Spring Hill , Kans, Aug 8—lI feel that once in a while I would like to be among you all, as States- ville is my native place I see many names mentioned in your paper that I very well know I was very sorry indeed to learn that Mr. J. K.Morrison and Mr. Wé)- liam Phifer had passed to the un- known world. Both of them I have known for many years I have of- ten traded in both of their places of business. I am glad to say we are having nice rains now. Most of the farm- ers are almost ready to sow their next crop of wheat. T. L. Barkley,, of Paola started the 7th for a month's visit with his son, Alex. Harkley, of Pasadena, Cal. The weather has been fine and pleasant all through the month of July, but the last two days of Au- |guat have been very warm. Ther- memeter averaged 98 in the shade. | Miss Ella C. Boyd, late of Stony Point, but now of Spring Hil, Kan- |gas, sends her best regards to all ole acquaintances jn North Oaroli- na. She likes Kansas fine. We extend to you a hearty invi- tation to Kansas, to eat melons aud fruit.’ No sickness here except among some old people. MRS. K. Ll. | John Follett in a Scrap in Wilks. Wilkesboro Patriot. Because of some dispute doubtless | arising from a horse trade, John |Follett used up Sid Lael pretty bad- jly with the heavy end of a buggy |whip Tuesday night. Both are horse traders. “Doan's Ointment qured me of eczema that had annoyed me a long time, The }cure was permanent.'’’—Hon 8. W. Matthews’ Commissioner Labor Statis- | thes, Augusta, Me. Regulates the bowels, promotes easy natura] movements, curés constipation- Doan’s Regulets. Ask your druggist for them. 25c. a box. TRY OUR Moe a BEEF, IRON AND WINE. A valuable tonic prepared from Extract of Beef, Citrate of Iron and Sherry Wine. It isa prompt and efficient remedy in all cases of General Debility and Exhaustion, and is unexcelled as a restorative for convalescents. Pleasant to take. Full directions on bottle. Let us send you a pint bottle for a half dollar. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Ph. G., Telephone 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave. with the water that has passed,” for the old mill has had its day of usefulness. It can no longer compete 4 with the modern mill which is equipped with up-to- 4 date machinery forshandling grain economically. 4 CRYSTAL FLOUR is the highest prodact of modernmilling. This Flour “4 is clean. It makes bread that suitsevery taste. Try it. % STATESVILLE FLOUR MILLCOMPANY em FARMERS We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the market, and you must have first class tools to be a first class farm- er. Itis a waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. The farmers who made the big crops of wheat this year plowed their land with the genuine Oliver Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow your land with this kind of plow. The time to buy isnow. The place, you all know. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware (Co. July 11, 1911. ' Clothing, Clothing! § If you are ‘interested in saving some money just come and see what a big saving we will give you on all Suits, Coats and Pants a and Odd Pants. Good stock to 4 sclect from. Just received a 2 new lot of Negligee Shirts. Big value for $1.00. Come to sceus. Sloan Clothing Go. 1 2 Of Re oe we Oo) RED OPE | rR Ashoviite, &, ©,, bas prepared BOYS fot College and for BINGHAM, 2areditivensnip tortis years, and ALONE in the U. S. ane FREE ROUND TRIP TIOKET trom anywhere within 4600 miles to any parent wee, on in. evection, is not convinced that its re of ONE ry brick rooms, seperat o FIRE WALL, are the @&ST for esha. Sern Cocaaen and aafet eriost rae : 1703 Gend for Catalogue or come and ae. TOL R MINCHAB, Supt. RP. D. Re 108 oe . @PURLIRED TURSDAY AND FRIDAY. = @ & CLARK, EDITOR AND OWNER @FFICE: 120 WEST BROAD STREET. “SUB: ““WION PRICE: August 15, 1911. COMPROMISE VERDICT. The opportunity given juries to return verdicts of murder in the Becond degree has saved many crim- imals from the death penalty in North Carolina. Such was the re- suit in the Combs case, cncluded in Iredell Superior Court last week; and Reuben Combs, the 17 %-year-old murderer of his 16- year-old bride, has Judge Daniels to thank for his escape from death. It was not expected until the charge was delivered to the jury, that a verdict of second degree mur- der was possible in a poisoning case, as the very nature of the case implied premeditation. Judge Daniela said that he had serious doubt whether he should charge that a verdict of second degree murder could be returned, but finally concluded that it was proper forhim to do so. Having instructed the jury that such a verdict was possible, the action of the jury ‘was the natural one. In a capital case the defence practically selects the jury, and the average jury is not disposed to return a verdict which will carry the death penalty. It is an easy matter to raize a doubt in the minds of jurors—doubts real and doubts imaginary— and feeling that the defendant should be given the benefit of ev- ery doubt, it is natural to return @ verdict for a lesser offence when opportunity offers. If the jurors feel, as some of them doubtless do at such times, that justi¢e may require the extreme penalty, they comfort themselves with the re- flection that the punishment for the lesser offence may answer an: that if they err it is better to err on the side of mercy. Nine juries out of ten would have re- turned the verdict in the Combs case, under the same circum- stances, as that returned last week. This, therefore, ia not a criticism of the jury; neither is it a criticism of the judge. He did what he thought was right; other judges might have pursued a dif- ferent course. But on a calm consideration of the facts it will be generally ad- mitted that this youth was guilty of cold-blooded premeditated mur- der and that he escaped his just deserts, just as others have sca p- ed before him and others wil] es- cape after him. The only possible excuse for him was that he was ‘weak-minded, too simple to be _re- Bponsible; and the only evidence | worth considering a moment in Bupport of this contention was that of Dr. Taylor, of Morganton, who! after one examination gave it as | his opinion that Combe was an im- becile; that his mind was not ma- ture. While Dr. Taylor’s ability is )Sence. wot questioned it is a well known fact that experts of equal ability will often give directly opposite | Opinions about the same case. Therefore Dr. Taylor's evidence is by no means f‘nal. ‘Thé evidence offered in suport was ridiculous. It was in substance that the pris- oper would throw the reins on a horse's neck and run the horse at high speed; throw down the lines and let his team go fast. The boy or youth who has net done that Bame at some time can hardly be found. Went to sleep in Sunday Bchool. If sleeping in church is ev- idence of a weak mind a half doz- en or 80 imbeciles can be found in almost every congregation. Didn't know when he was being ridiou!- ed. This class of people is nu- merous and can be found in every community. Many peeple whose san- fty would never be Questioned are So constituted that they will mis- take ridicule for Praise. Didn't learn well at school. This would take in 25 to 50 per cent. of the schoolboys and some of the dull boys in school make the brightest and most successful men. Killed dogs and laughed about it. Evi- dence of the brntality which lead him to kill ais wife. Left his horses standing “™ the field while he went for water. This would take in about 99 per cent. of the | Offering | Charlotte’s water troubles might be jin remembrance of the poor girl who was done to death, nor the feeling that justice sould prevail. Physicians say Combs is in. poor health and will not live long. If his health. fails, as it probably will, appeal for a pardon will come next and ‘n the natural course of things he will get one. The News sent from Newton to the daily papers last week left the impression that the Catawba commissioners had adopted only the road from Mooresville bridge to Newton as the*Central Highway route. A (Catawba citizen writes The Landmark that both the route from the Mooresville bridge and Buffalo Shoals were adopted and that an appropriation of $50 the mille was made to both routes; and further, the Catawba commission- ers agreed to make a new road from the site of the bridge at Buffalo Shoals to the point where it will intersect with the Catawba road, a distance of about one and @ quarter miles. ———EEE:E:E==!> The Greensboro News shows that the American Book Company, which does business in this State, was convicted of violating the State anti-trust law in Texas and driven |®4 Out of the State. What boots it? Other trusts that were driven out of Texas do business in North Car- Olina. Our antitrust law is either ineffective or no effort is made. to ed enforce it; that’s all there is to ft. Amd if the Democrats in this State say anything about trusts next year The Landmark fs going to Say that, judging the future by the past, they are not in earnest about it. We've had buncombe trust talk enough. ——__...... In electing Mr. Vardaman %* fs Supposed that Mississippi got what she wanted, unless she did it to spite somebody.—Durham Herald. Possibly Mississippi is following the custom which used to prevail— and may yet on occasion—in Cabar- rus county, North Carolina, which was to elect a man to office as a joke. However, if Mississippi elected Vardaman as a joke the joke may be on Mississippd, just as it was on Cabarrus county. . ajamttcinosanammmnasancemees The Statesville Landmark is pat On notice that the watermelon has not brought along yet for which we would give a dollar of our own earning. We are willing, though, to let a friend spend his money that way.—Charilotte Ob server. In the language of the small boy, we “kuowed it.’ But if watermel- ons the size of a half-sack of flour don’t appeal to you at $1 each you Should revise your estimates of the Profits to be made in trucking. —_—_—_—_= { The Landmark is paimed to note that in the list of books selected for use in the public schools, that noble took, Webster’s Blueback Speller, is conspiouous by its ab- This means that another generation of North Carolina chil- dren will be deficient in spelling. If his ability is to be measured by the amount of free advice he is on the subject, all of the of promptly settled by turning whole situation into the hands Mr. Fred. Oliver. A George Junior Republic in Mont- gomery County. Roxboro Courier. Mr. J. W. Bailey, who has just returned from Jackson Springs, told about aGeorge Junior Republic North Oarolina, the organiza- tion of which is now being perfect- ed. it will be located at Mt. GAi- ead in Montgomery county. This has been made possible by a gift of 700 acres of land, the greater part of the donor's estate, by Rev. Dr. Oscar Haywood, in mMemcry of his father. Dr. Hay- wood is a North Qarolinian, now residing in New York. An endow- ment is also being raised, a number of philanthropists in the North taking pari. The George Junior Republic in Montgomery county will be associat- ed with the other republics {n the United States and like them will be a slef-governing community, where the boys in residence wilh learn industry, self-control, and a social way of living. hen the cottage dormitories now being ar- ranged for are ready the founder of the republic, Mr. George, will assign a hundred boys, all of them under 16, Among the trustees are Martin W. Littleton, the cebebrated -New York lawyer, and President W. L. Poteat, of Wake Forest College. farmers and farm laborers. Would téik, then walk off and come back and ask what he was talking about. If absent-mindedness and lack of memory is evidence of weak-minded ness, at least 50 per cent of Population would fail on this The evidence that some of his re)- atives were insane Might been worth something if had been the plea, but it was im- becility, something entirely differ nt from ineanity. The Landmark has absolutely no feeling in this case. From the hamanitarian standpoint it sympa- thized “With the poor wretch: put ®ympathy for him did not eliminate have insanity { } Oouphe Married Themselves. Floyd Kisner and Miss ‘Maude Johnson married themselves in the court house at Tunkhannock, Pa., be week, by formally proclaiming that they considered themselves as the |Man and wife. test. | They got a marnage license jthe advice of the marnage iicense clerk that they have a magistrate or a minister perform the ceremony |they said they preferred to marry | thetagelves. Kisner toid Miss Johnnson that he aecepted her ag his loving and dutiful wife, while Miss Johnson re- plied by stating that She was de- lighted to take Kisner as her law- ful husband | They had witnesses sign the dec laration and d« parted happily, as | the law requires and then, declining| Da i t THE TEXTBOOKS ADOPTED. The Book the Ohildnen Win Study - in the Public Schools, Raleigh Dispatch to Greensboro News: ’,1 lth. The progressives won the vwictory tonight in the adoption of textbooks for the first seven.gradeg of the North Carolina public, schools, when the five-year contract, dating from September 1, 1911, was an- nounced by the textbook commission and subcommission. It is estimated thiat at least 76 per cent. of the books are changed, including the sweeping tothe rear ofMaury’s geog- raphy. y No satisfactory history . being found, a committee, composed of J. Bryan Grimes, J. Y. Joyner ‘and N. W. Walker, was appointed to investi- gate and report by January, 1912, and in the meanwhile the present book of United States hilstory is to be used. The arithmetic selec- tion is held up until arrangements are made for prices, but it ig umder- stood that the board hms practical- ly adopted Milne’s arithmetics, by theAmerican Book Company,replac- ing Colaw and Powers by the B. ‘F. Johnson Publishing Company, Im only two instances, one a slight deviation in grammars, the other in readers, was the majority report of the subcommission over- ruled, a notable change ‘over five years ago, when the committee's Teport was muchiy averruled. The following books were adopt- Spelling—Reed’s primary speller and Reed's world lessons, Charles Merrill Company; Foust and Grif- fin’s speller, re-adopted. Defining—Webster’s dictionary, American Book Oompany, re-adopt- Reading—Howell primer, Howell & Company; Haliburton primer, D. C. Heath & Company; Howell’s first reader, Howell & Company; graded classics book, one, two ,three, re- adopted, B. F. Johnson Company ; Barker Carpenter language readers, four and five, McMillan Company. Writing—Old North State copy- book, E. D. Berry & Company (only the vertical system of writing adopt- ed.) Drawing—Progressive lessons in art, education, the Prang Educa- tional Company. ; THE LAWYERS AND Wrr' asses. Mr. Sharpe Has Something to Bay About the Methods of Lawyers in Examining Wituesags. Correspondence of The Landmark... Iam glad I live in the State of North Carolina and am a eitizen of Stony Point. I believe in-a gov- erument in which all citizens are | on an equality. I am glad that there is truth written in- the character of men. I am rejoiced that men choose different profes- sions in life. I love the farmer, the merchant, the smith, the preacher, the lawyer, ete. lam gladthatthere are men ‘whc will go through fire for what they call truth. The farmer may teach truth, the preacher may proclaim it, but the lawyer must draw it out. The question now is how? Let me say that under the practice of some lawyers it is a farce to obtain the facts in any case that is intrusted to them. : First, they have the witness to tale an oath that he will tell the truth, the whole’truth and nothing but the truth and call on God to bear witness. The witness, beging to tell it as it is; and if he happens to tell a little on the other side of the case up jumps a great, big, digmified lawyer, saying, “Yer honor, I ob ject. He is about to tell a little truth on the other aide and he must: not tell that.” The lawyer looks wise, sticks his glasses a Aittle higher on his nose, shakes him- self as Samson did, looks vicious as a Jersey buil, scares his witness so bad that he listens for his hon- or to order him into the custody of the high sheriff of the county; or the lawyer throws out an insult at the witness that mekes the wit- ness want to mash his face. Now how do you expect to eet the whole truth out of a man teady to rum or fight? Some lawyers begin as if they expect the witness to swear noth- ing but lies, and tf they fail to get him to swear a lie they feel that they have not acted smart and will lose their case. The uext witness comes on the stand and the lawyen runs his fing- ers through his hair, twists his face upside dowm, clinches his fist, Strikes the table and Says, “And Language and grammar—Hyde's lessons in English, book 22, D. G | Heath & Company, re-adopted; | grammar and composition, book 3,| by Robbins & Rowe, published by | Rowe, Peterson & Company; mod: | ern grammar, by Buchier, re-adopt- | ed, for use én grades above the | seventh, Newson & Company. North (Carolina History— Hill's} Young People’s History of North | Carolina, D. H. Hill, publisher, _ re- | adopted; Connor’s Markey of North Carolina History, recommend- ed for supplementary work in pri- teary grades. . Physiology and Hygiene—Ritchie-| Caldwell Primer of Hygtene; Ritch- fe’‘s Primer of Sanitation, World Book Company; Oullers’ physiology, book 3, for use in grades above the seventh. * he Otvil government—Peele’s Oivil Government of North Carolina and United States, B. F. Johnson Pub- lishing Company, re-adopted. Agriculture—Agriculture for Be- ginners, Burkett, Stevens and Hill, Ginn & Com paney_re-adopted. (The arithmetic adoption, left open, has since been s@ttled by the adoption of Mills’ arithmetic, pub- lished by the American Book Qom- Pany, which takes the place of Colaw and Elwood and Colaw and Duke's arithmetics, published ke B. F. Johnson, which have been in | use for the past flive years. } | | STATE NEWS. | Salisbury Post: Electric cars are to be in operation between Salis- bury and Concord by February 22, at least that is what is promised by the gentlemen now operating | the lines in these two cities. Cards have been issued for the Marriage of Miss Ella McLendell Simmons, daughter of Senator F. M. Simmons, and Mr. Wade Mead- ows, which will take place in Christ church, New Berne, August 24. Mit. Airy News: Most men agree that the corn crop of the county is as good as the average year and some think {t above the average. It is conceded that the dry weather has out the tobacco crop short, some Say half and gome say one-third. Lenoir News: Most of the reporte coming to us from this county in- dicate that we will have a bumper corn crop in Caldwell) this year. All the crops on lowlands are unu- sually good, and there are any acres of fine corn on uplauds in va- rious parts of the county. Salisbury Post, lith: The Asitevilie~-Goldsboro east-bound pas senger train, the Mme one which met with a senou& wreck at Ma- jolica, wes derailed a short dis- tance west of Oary at 7.15 yester- day, the tender of the engine, express car and baggage car leav- ing the rails, but not turning over. Considerable track was torn up, No One was injured. Job P. Wyatt, head of the big Mercantile firm of Job P. Wyatt, Sons & Oo., of Raleigh, attempted to take his life early Friday morn- ing by cutting his throat with a ra- zor, He has been unwell for a week, bis trouble bordering op nervous prostration, and in a fit of de- spondency he got out of bed about 4 o'clock and inflicted two deep, long gashes in the left side of his throat. He was expected to re- cover but died later. At Spencer Friday Mrs H. G. Sherrilh attacked Mr... Geo L. Webb with a horsewhip and struck hint several blows, alleging that Webb had made disparaging remarks }about her, which remarks are said |to have beens made to the woman's jhusband. Mir. Sherrill was present }but took no part in the attack and | Webb offered no resistante He \is about 60 years old, a man of family and an employe of the Spen- ycu are from Stony Point, too? Now, did vou ever see a cow gO along the road?” If the witness does not answer Promptly the great, dignified, mo- gul of human wisdom wants a reason for the slowness of apeech. The law profeesion is low down when it allows men to sit behind the bar who will deal in anything to gain his case that will injure a witness who has been dragged be- fore the courts to testify in a case. Truth is too pure and clean for such a man to even look upon. I think the time has come when the folks will book with disguat upon a lawyer who will try to ruin a dozen good, law-abiding citizens to clear one man even of equal goodness. A. F. SHARPE. Stony Point, N. C. = Mrs. Heilig, wife of Mr. John G. Heilig, of Salisbury, died Friday night. Her husband and two chil- dren survive. Segre ees Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic ,Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer- tain to be needed before the summer is over. This remedy has no superior. For slae by all dealers. Asthma 1Asthma! POPHAM’S ASTHMA REMEDY | gives instant relief and an absolute cure in all cases of Asthma, Bronchitis, and Hay Fever. Sold by druggists; mail on receipt of price, $1.00. Trial package by mail 10 cents. Williams Mfg. Co., Props., Cleveland. O. Sold only by STIMSON & SON. Drugsista. COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND Nor CAROLINA, { -\ IRED®'.L COUNTY { Ellen C. Boyd va Frank Boyd, Robert Barkley, Thomas Barkley, Henry Barkley, Mrs. Kate Lack. ey and Mr Lackey, her busband, Wrs N, A. Mur- dock and “r. J. F. Murdock. her husband, Mrs. Matilda Rrown end John Brown, her husbend. Robert Watts and one child, a son of John Watts. deceased, whose address is unknown, and any other heirs-at-law of Margaret A. Boyd, deceas- ed, whoa names are unknown. Under and by virtue of an order and decree of the Superior Court of Iredeft county, made in the special proceedings entitled above, the undersign- ed commissioner will on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1911, sell at the court house door in Statesville, at pub- lic auction. on the terms herein stated, to the highest bidder. at 12 o'clock. m , the following de- scribed tract of land. to-wit: Bounded remaining one third in six months, The deacribed land is known as the Robert Boyd land and is situated about one quarter of a mile of pee anna eo eo — — and they are preparing to a ehurch. L. C. CALDWELL, Ang. 16, 1911. Commissioner. | Wood's Fall Seed Catalogue just issued—tells what crops you can put in to make the quickest grazing, or hay, to help out the short feed crops. Also tells about both Vegetable and Farm Seeds that can be planted in the fall to advantage and profit. Every Farmer, Market Grower and Gardener should have a eopy of this catalog. It is the best and most com- plete fall seed catalog issued. Mailed free. Write for it. : T. W. WOOD & SONS, jcer railroad shops. Mrs, Sherrill j Submitted in the mayor's court and | wus taxed with the coste. Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. vd o a seve } RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON 00. Trunks and Bags! We have studied the Trunk wants of the people and have made pur- chases from the best makers so we are enabled to furnish you with best styles and sizes to suit the different needs. Look through our extensive display and you will be convinced that we can deliver- the goods. Gentlemen’s Trunks. \ Made special for the use of men who want service as well as du- rability. Roller Tray Trunks. The most convenient as well as the most compact Trunk for the use of the Ladies. All grades and sizes. Bags and Suit Cases. Almost anything from the small- est Hand Bag to the spacious Suit Case. A Bag, Suit Case or Trunk For Every Need. Visit our Coat Suit and Shoe Department and inspect the new arrivals. Mail orders filled the day re- ceived. RAMSEY - BOWLES - MORRISON CO. THE STORE OF QUALITY. RN NRE Sal ROCKERS! We have them. Good ones and better ones. We havea good oak frame Porch Rocker , with double cane seat and ‘} back for only $1.50. It will pay you to trade with us. We are agents for the STANDARD SEW- ING MACHINES. Come in and see them. ios Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, UNDERT AKERS. EMBALMERS. Day ’Phone 400. Night ’Phone 1258. € FOR SALE. Six colored tenant dwellings and lots and three vacant lots well located. Paying good interest on investment. _ Fifty-five acres four miles from Statesville near railroad and public road; rour-room house, barn and orchard. Thirty-five acres in cultivation, balance in wood. a Eighty-seven acres on macadamized road six miles from States- ville. Forty acres in cultination and meadow, balance in wood- d. : : aNinety-cight acres with four-room house, six miles from States- ville on macadamized road. Fifty acres in cultivation balance in woodland. A fine opportunity to secure desirable investments. For terms ( GATT apply to States ville, N. C, RANCE, STOCKiS.AND REAL ESTATE. NS UN PFICE NO. 1, MILLS BUILDING. MORTGAGE SALE. MORTGAGE SALE. Y VIRTUE of the powers contained in a mortgage execu f M. J. Plott, duly recorded in the office of ‘PQY VIRTURB of the powers contained in a executed by James B. Kestier to Mew, Mi, EB. Mientonn, duly soverees In the office of | ef Deeds of Iredell county, N.C. Bock of Mort. of toe. No. ” Page 458, default having | 36% a &, page 164, the undersigned as mortgagee been made in the payment . the andersign- SATURJAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1911. a ,, “ wa SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 16, 1911, oe ™.. at the court house door, ’ eloe! expose to the highest bidder for | gage, ann mee house door, the see ee de- scribed land or lot; Lot No. 12, in Block 24 of the maa ‘ le Development Co., a gen-| 7, and runs 52 degrees east 27 al uen oe UD ot fee in said county, | corner of lot No. 7; thence south 69 degrees west nerix of Mire ME, Flarigs the vend acu Gagrem Gant Tiicociastee sane M. E, nm D ie S00 eas . re A. F. HENLEY, corner of lots Nos. 6,6 and 7; south 86 degrees east’ Aug. 15, 1911 Assignee of said Mortgage. | 96 poles toa stake In Atwell s line, corner of lot ‘Coa No. 6; thence with Atwell's line north 4 —ROOMS FOR light house-| east 40 poles to a pine stump; thence north 85 Je- FOR ENT. keeping. MISS LAURA | grees west 35 poles topoat oak, Atwell’s corner; LAZENBY, Btatesville, N. & Avg. 1i~2t, | thence north 21 degrees west 40 poles toa stake, - | corner of the home lot No. 8; thence south 45 de- FOR SALE —HEREFORD ee og went 66 poles te the beginning, containing » old. Entitled to Tra- | acres more or lesa, tion. Weigh about 800 pounds, ITY, | MRS. BELLE M, BILL, Harmony, N.C. Mortgagee. w. . BA Aug. 1i—4t, Aug. 15, 1911, | _ £ PUBLISHED TUBSDAY AND FRIDAY. TUWSDAY, - - August 15, 1911. A. F. & A. M. STATESVILLE Lodge No. 487 A., F. & A. M. meets tonight at 8.00 o’clock in Mason- icHall. Allmem- bers requested to be present and visiting brethren cordially in- vited. Regular meeting. Work in the third degree. LE “A MILLINERY OPENING.” Two Social Events at the Hartiess Home—Other Affairs. Twenty-two littie folks were taken on a straw ride to the State Farm Thureday night by Mr, J. H. Hoffmann, and . the f they enjoyed a feast of we- taeda Mrs. W.-M. Barringer and Miss Nina Lowenstein chap eroned the party and the chape- rones, host and guesta, all enjoyed the evening. Misses Mattie Lee, Maude and Willie Nicholson were hostesses at the function given at their home on west Front street Friday morn- ing in honor of Miss Perkins, of Morganton, and Miss Griffith, of Thomasville, who are guests of Miss Willie Nicholson. Hearts was the game of the occasion and Miss Nell Armfield won the” prize, a bottle of violet water. White a{lk stockings were presented to the guests of honor. A salad course was served. The Greensboro News of Sunday contained the following: “An announcement of much in- terest to friends of the popular young couple in Statesville and throughout the State was con- tained in cards sent. out by Mrs. Marthe ©. Turner, of Statesville, during the past week carrying the announcemént-of her daughter, Su- die, to J. Paul Leonard. The wed- ding will take place Wednesday, August 23, in the First church, Statesville “The prominemce of cCipals of the above announce- ment, coupled with their popularity, makes the event one of the most important and eagerly awa'‘ted of the month's social calen- dar Miss Turner, the brideto-be, is a young woman of unusual per- sonality and her lovable disposition has won for her a host of admiring friends in her home town. Mr Leonaid is a well known newspaper man of Statesville, being identified the prin- with The Landmark and the lead- | ing State dailies in the capacity of special correspondent. He is a young man of fine parts hig friends of the fraternity throug- out the State will rejoice with him in his latest and most splendic ‘scoop.’” Reported For The Landmark Tuesday, Pitable and beautiful suburban home of Mr. J. A. Hartness the scene of much joy and merry- making. Miss Linda Hartness was at home to twenty-five of her friends from 4.30 to 7 pm The guests met at the residence of Mr. R. E. Armfield, where conveyances were in waiting to carry them out to “Coney Island,’’ where Miss Linda had wisely chosen to enter- tain her friends This lovely grove is familiar to the young peo- ple and they had a right to expect whet they assuredly most delightful afternoon, under the shade of the beautiful oaks, where all manner of amusement had been provided. Refreshments were served in true Picnic style, though in quite a novel manner, all being neatly tied in boxes and paper bags and = sus- pended from the limbs, the chil- dren searching for them and carry- ing them to an improvised table, where packages were untied and revealed all manner of good things to eat, which were fully enjoyed All too soon the time to leave had come er was scarcely hushed when abput wide | { } Baptist | | | and | aor Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. Mrs. J. W. Vickery, of Bethany township, is. visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bradshaw, at Relief, Mitchell county. Mr. Clifton Munday spent from Saturday to yesterday at Hender- sonville. Misses Annie Moore and Jessie Knox went to Asheville Saturday to md a week or ten days. se Blandine Alexander, of Char- lotte, spent Friday in Statesville with Mrs. 8. H. Garrison. She had been at Connelly Springs. Dr. R. 8. McElwee was {fn Ashe- ville Saturday and Sunday. Shelby Star: Mr. W. A. Davis, of Turnersburg, Iredell county, was here several days this week visit- ing relatives in the county. He is a former resident, having lived at Belwood wntil three years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bagle, and Mrs. Eagile’s sister, Mrs. Baity,. of Anderson. S. C., and Mr.R.R. Ba- gle, of New Berne, are visiting @t the home of the Mesers. Ea- gle’a parents, Mr. and Mm. W. 8. Bagle, on the Wilkeboro road. Mr. Holland Thompeon will ar- rive tomorrow from New York to viedt his parents, Supt. and Mre. D. Matt. Thompson. Rev. Dr. R. G. Miller, of Meck- lenburg, was a guest at the home of his brother, Mr. T. D. Miller, the past few days. Mra B. T. Steele, of Cool Spring, fs visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. lL. Troutman, on Bell street. Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Richards, of Davidson, left last week for the North to apend a vacation of about three weeks. They will visit. Niagara and Montreal and will then go to Northfield, Mass., to at- tend a conference of Olbristian workers. The Richards children are at Mr. RB. W. Orr's, in States- ville, while their parents are away. Miss Eulalia Turner will return to Thomasville today after a visit to her home people here. Mrs. Judith Dougias, of Rich- mond, Va., is the guest of Mrs. Annie Murdock. Mrs. J. 9. Patterson and daugh- ter, Miss Margaret, have returned from a visit to Saluda, Asheville and Connelly Springs. Mrs. A. F. Heath and children, of Greensboro, are visiting Mrs. Heath's mother, Mrs. Swann, on Euclid avenug, Miss Lena Swann is at home from Greensboro. Miss Winona Howard, of Atlanta, | who spent a portion of her vacation at Blowing Rock, has been at the home of her father, Mr. D. M Howard, near town, the past few days. Miss Susie Cox, of Durham, ar- rived in Statesville yesterday from Blowing Rock to spend awhile with Mrs. J. O. Purnelll. Miss Bessie Milholland, of Betha- townghip,weut jast week toLake where’ she will teach ay Toxaway, school. Mfss Minnie Eagle has returned ifrom a visit to Spencer. | } | was /evening for Lovell, } | Misses Margaret Ivey, of Ral- eigh, and Estelle Flowers, of Dyr- ham, are guests of Mise Kather- August 8th, the hos- iue White. Miss Elizabeth Allison leaves this Maine, where she will spend several weeks as the guest of frends. Miss Nina Lowenstein, of Brook- lyn, N. Y., who has been here sev- eral days, wilt leave today (for Waynesville Mr N. B. Mills, chairman of the ooard of cuuvnts commissioners, left |yesterday for Black Mountain, from realized, aj whence he will go to Ahseville to attend the State meeting of county commissicnerz. Mr T. b, core left yesterday for|J. M. Pharr, of Charlotte, is spending Staunton, Ve.. to take a position as business manager of the Staun- ton Dispatch-News Mrs Thes. O’Berry, of Golds boro, is the guest of Miss Marie ‘Long Mr F. C. Barnes, of Jackson- ville, Fla., who has beén in States- ville since yesterday morning, will go to Atexander county today to visit relatives He will return here in a few days, Mrs. Wm. Nesbit and little daugh ter, who were guests at the home of Capt J. M. Parks, left yesterday |for their heme in Charlotte. The jOyeus sound of their laugh-! thirty youths and maidens respond- | “You the ed to the following cards: are cordially invited to attend early fall opening of Miss Plizabeth Hartness, Tuesday, August 8, 1911 Full line of fall millinery. Luncheon will be served our pa- trons. Méet the wagons at Miss Mary Armfield’s at 8 o’clock.” The pen fails in an effort to describe the delightful evening. The beautiful home was thrown open to the young people that they might revel in the joyous abandon of youth. In the parlors, library and spacious porch there were games, but the crowning event was the opening. [In the library hats of styles ancient and modern, trim- mings galore, threaded needles and thimbles, were provided for the boys to trim a hat for each girl, Such taste and skill is not often witnessed! Mr. Leonard White bore off the first prize, a sterl- ing silver box, and Mr. John Mar- tin Barringer the booby, which was a small bottle of catchup. After such hard work it was necessary to refresh them. So each boy was blindfolded and bid- den to catch the girl he was to take to supper. If in some cases there was a bit of disappointment at not catching the right one. When they were bidden to the diningroom, which was a scene of beauty and elegance, all gathered around.a table ladened with a va- riety of delicious refreshments. In the diningroom Miss Elva Hartness was ably assisted im serving by Mr. Oscar Marvin. The clock sounded the midnight Hour, the wagons call- ed, the gullant youths and a bevy of sweet young rosebuds reluctantly said good night, assuring the Mias- es Hartnees that they had. most successfully borne out the record of the hospitality of the Hartness home avd “Coney Island.” ; }her wiilinery business. {Keim has |Barnett, went to Graham Little M'sses Iris and Daphne Ruth reiurued yesterday from a Stay at Millbridge, Rowan county. Mrs. N. M Keim leaves’ today for New Ycrk in the interest of Miss Myrtle returfied from Black Meuntain. Mrs. W. N. Smithson returned yesterday from Asheville, where she spelt a few days with Mr. Smithson. Mr. J. H. Morrison, of San Jose, Cal., is here on a visit to his mother, Mrs. C. C. Morrison. Miss Sallie White,» of Hickory Grove, 8. C., is the guest of her brother, Rev. J. Meek White, at New Stirling manse, Shiloh town- ship. Mr. J. W. Atwell, of Elmwood community, has returned from a visit to his sister, Miss Ellen At- well, and other relatives at Swan- nanoa. Mr. W. G. Culbreth, Coal- gate, Okla., has joined Mrs* Cul- breth here. Mrs. B. H. Adams and little son, yesterday to visit Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Long. Mr. Wm. Wallace will return to- day from a trip through Watauga and Mitchell counties He visited Blowing Rock, Linville and other points. Rev. and Mrs: S. ©. Hodgens, of Amniston, Ala., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Long. Mrs. A. B.,lAneberger and chil- dren returned last evening from a visit to Mrs. ry. Mrs. R. A. Gaither and -ohildren have returned from a visit to Mrs. Gaither’s people at Asheville. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Oraig and children and Miss Oorr¢é Copeland returned yesterday afternoon from a stay at Valle Crucis. They were accompanied by Misses Mary Neill and Sana Mellon, of Charlotte, who will remain here 4 few days. F. B. Gwyn in Hicko-' Offiee. of Ohief ef Police nad Tax Collector Combined — Personal Items. Correspondence of The Landmark, “Mooresville, Aug. 14.—-At a meet- ing of the town commissioners Thurs- day night the tax levy was made for the year, which was 50 cents on the $100. Mr. W. A. Brown, the chief of police, was made tax collector, the two offices having been combined. This is done in order to make a sav- ing of several hundred dollars per year to the town. Last week Mr. Robert Johnston drew the lucky number in the Henry and Creat ai sale and received $15 in isses Mary Neel, Tula Moose .and Lake Templeton and Marvin have returned home from Virginia Beach. Mrs. Frank M. Craven was also one of the Ea Mrs. Z. W. Miriam and Lillian, of Conco! Clyde H. Turner, of Atlanta, Cc. B. Barkley, of Salisbury, and Miss Stella Cateonte of Charlotte, who have been the guests of L S. Hender- son, returned to their homes M ° Mrs. Morris and children will go Toxaway. fe concert wil be giveh at tee eet ed school auditorium Thursday August 17th, by a class of orphans from the Odd Feliows’ orphanage at Goldsboro. The entertainment will be held under the auspices ef the lo- lodge. . A number of Mooresville ee went to Rock Spring camp Sunday. Miss Annie Land, of Greensboro, who has been the guest of Mrs. A. E. Bell, left Saturday for Hamlet to visit relatives. Mrs. Bell accompanied her to Charlotte. Miss Willie Johnston went to Mt. Ula Saturday to visit her mother. Dr. Fred Rankin, of Balti- more, is expected here this week to visit his mother, Mrs. W. W. Rankin. Mr. Jim Deaton returned to Lynch- burg Friday, after a visit of a few days here with relatives. Mr. David- son Pharr left Friday for Tate Springs, Tenn., wherehe will spend some time. Mrs. T. Patterson has returned from Statesville, where she spent several days visiting relatives. Miss June Deaton returned home Friday from Winston, where she visited friends for a few days i | Jr., will leave the first of Septembe |for Pineville, where he will i cipal of the graded school. Mrs. J. W. Kistler returned to Char- lotte Saturday, after spending several weeks here with relatives. Mrs. M. F. Nesbit and daughter, Mrs. Robt. Johnston, and two children, went to Charlotte Friday to visit Mrs. Nesbit’s sister, Mrs. Porter. ers is spending some time with rela- tives at Morven. Miss Carey Wilson has gone to Chapel Hill to spend ten days. Mr. James Rogers returned Hop from a week’s visit to i oint the Dixie Spindle and Flyer Co., of Charlotte, has gone to Hickory for a two weeks’ stay. Mr. David Cres- well has accepted a position with the Building Loan Trust Co. Miss Mary Melvhor returned home Friday night from Charlotte, where she attended a house party. Miss Ro- salee Clark accompanied Miss Melchor home, and will be here for a week. |Dr. R. R. Morrison returned Frida |from a ten days’ encampment with |the First regiment at-Morehead. Mr. |a week kere with his father, Dr. W. | W-Pharr.. The Messrs. Turlington, of |Mt. Airy, are spending a week here | with their uncle, Mr. Z. VY. Turlington. |Mrs. A. E. Bell has gone to Whitaker, | where she will spend some time visit- ing her mother, Mrs. Mann. Miss Blanche Creswell has gone to Ocean View to spend some time. She was joined at Salisbury by Miss Mattie Mae Ballew, of Lenoir. Mrs. Mamie Mull, of Newton, is visiting relatives here. Mr..and Mrs. E. Os- car Randolph have returned home from Boone and Hickory, where they spent some time visiting relatives. Mrs. Alice McAuley and daughter, Mrs. John Wilson, Clinton, S. C., who have been visiting Mrs. S. M. Furr, went to Davidson Friday to vis- it relatives. Mrs. R. O. Kincaid and son have returned to Lowesville after a week’s visit here with Mrs. Lock Edminston. Miss Alva Belle Brum- ley, of Concord, is the guest of Miss Annie Johnston. Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Miller have returned home from Mis- souri, where they have been visiting for some time. iss Nadine Brawley returned home today from Waxhaw, where she attended a house party given by Miss Margaret Hudson. Evangelist William Black, of Char- lotte, is conducting a protracted meet- ing at Prospect church. The meet- ing is very largely attended. Meeting Iredell County Farmers’ U I hereby call an extra session of the Farmers’ Union of Iredell county, to meet in Statesville, Wednesday, Au- gust 23d, at 11 o’clock a.m. Elect delegates Saturday. If any local ails to have a meeting the president of the local can appoint delegates. This meeting is one of vital impor- tance to our organization and means much to all its members. Therefore we appeal to all of our members to come to this meeting. Atthis leisure time I am sure it will pay you to be present. If any one fails to come, I want to say now, it will be your own fault, and you will be sure to regret it. We expect to see thela attend- ance a{.this meeting we have ever had, and it should be Let the test bade Remember the Se Anges 1911, lly, B. GIBSON, - Lettie Kerr, Messrs. Allen Brown, | B Brown a ters, | $2.65, Mrs. Notices of New -Advertisements. One form of investment that is safe. —Merchants and Farmers’ Bank. Straw hat cleaner that makes old hats look new.——Polk Gray Drug Co. Don’t rub your eyes.—Henry. ’ Beef, iron and ea iY. Deitz, druggist. Sporting goods.—R. P. Allison. _ Early fall cotton fabrics at a reduc- tion.—Mills & Poston. Manufacturers’ clean-up sale. —The Ladies’ Furnishing Store. New offerings. — Poston - Wasson oO. Rockers; agents for Standard Sew- ing Machines. —Crawford-Bunch Fur- niture Co. Farm and city property.—E. G. Gaither. Checking accounts. —First National ank. { Trunks, and suit cases.—Ram- sey-Bowles-Morrison Co. Excursion to Asheville August 28. Fare for round trip from Statesville oil pin lost. Reward for re- turn to J. B. Cooper. Blue print of concrete bridge lost. Return : Isidore Wallace. Notice to creditors —-R. V. Braw- ley, administrator. Land sale September 16.—A. F. Henley, assignee of mortgagee. Belle M. Hill, rtgagee lle ill, mo . Land sale September 18.—L. C. Caldwell, commissioner. House for rent.—J. E. Heinzerling, Statesville Flour Mills. Mr. Wade Shuford, of Hickory, spent yesterday in town. OBITUARY. Mr. Moses 4) prin- | r. W. M. Creswell, who is with |fert | On Thursday | the soal of Mrs. Sam. {the vale into the homeland. She had been ill | about two weeks but her condition was not con- sidered serious and ; Shock to her friends and loved ones. | King in His ity, majesty and wisdom i his own, an | with light and love sped down from | land that is very far . and the | was broken and its | their long-imprisoned fragrance”; and the soul of lone ee home to inhabit that mansion not made wi hands, eternal in the heavens. Her beautiful life, “* as chrismal vest- ments of lillies just unfolded to the light, will ever send forth itsaroma. Kind, gentle, sympathetic, | Self-sacrificing, noble and pure, her thoughts like walk with Him in white "’ and call ber blessed. “Her husband b i g i n t i ! | warfare ° of sword | dumb unuttered misty, wet [Love's vision that | heroes are not counted e T Miss Bess Flaw- (37° noe po its one whom his mother cossfortseh. so will lort you.”” “And the bittervess of grief in fied, knowing a new saint walks in Paradise. with 1 heart and quiet in her eyes. And this at shal) com- Z me.I said. Hut oh, thie song she sang. book she knew, this littie pillow, must I brave them, too?" LOST —BLUE PRINT af concrete bridge. « Return to ISIDORE WALLACE. August 15. LOST —K A. FRATERNITY Pin set with *opals. Suitable reward and no ques- tions asked if returned to J. B. COOPER. Aug. 15—2t. FOR RE T —NINE-ROOM house on * east Bell street, modern im- ts. ADply to J. E, HEINZERLING, Btatesville Flour Mills or at residence. Ang. 15—2t WANTED srruty siven” Address Be care The Landmark. Aug. 11—8t. FOR SALE ~FIRST-class yoke of oxen. * Will weigh 2,300 pounds. Also some pigs six to nine weeks old, DEWEY L. RAYMER, Statesville, N. C.. or JOHN RAY- MER, Eofola. Aug. 11—3t, . GO, PARM FOR RENT. wu‘jfane formerly known as Luther Arey farm, 107 acres, the upland well adapted for cotton and corn; houre ; fine meadow. For full information in- vole pone J. CONGER, Statesville. N, C. ug, 8.—3t. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of Dora Woods, deceased, late of Iredell county, N. C., ‘this ig to notify all persons having claims against the te af said deceared to exhibit them to the on or before August 15, 1912, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All indebted to said estate will please make ite payment. R. V. BRAWLEY, H. Burke, Atty. Administrator. Aug. 16, 1911. Popular Excursion to Asheville Monday. August 28, 1911. Southern Railway will operate last Mountain Excursion of the season to Asheville, N. C., on Monday, August 28th. Special train will leave Wins- ton-Salem, N. C., at 8.30 a. m., leave Mocksville 9.28 a. m , leave Cooleemee Junction 9.40 a m. and Statesville at 11 a. m., and arrive at Asheville 3.10 p.m. Tickets will be good going on the special train and returning will be a ‘on any regular train leaving heviile up to and including trains ne eee Thursday, August 31st. ree days in the Land of the Sky, ample time to visit the man ints of interest in Western Nort arolina. Following low round tri rates will apply from stations aia Winton-Salem $3.50 Statesville Mocksvil le 8.25 Tayloraville 2.60 Cooleemee Jct. 3.15 Mooresville 2.55 Barber 2.96 Hiddenite 2,50 Low round trip rates from all other points covered by thistrain Passen- gers from branch line points will use lar trains connecting with special’ train at Statesville. For any further information see any ot Southern railway or write to A. FISHER, _ R. H. DeBUTTS, Winston-Salem, N.C. Trav, Pass. Agen te Charlotte, N. C. South Yadkin Mills Will give 39 Ibs. No. 1 Flour, one |b. Middlings and 13° Ibs. of Bran for a Bushel of Wheat. South Yadkin Mills, Pres. Iredell Co. Farmers’ Union. Successor to I. N, Sharpe. Alexander Co, sale September 16.—Mrs. | CHECKING ACCOUNTS a Every individual who handles money ng should have a checking account with a strong bank. This bank welcomes such accounts, whether large or small, and endeavors to encourage and help its customers in every consistent way. The strength and utation of this bank behind pod. OPEN THAT ACCOUNT NOW. The First National Bank, Of Statesville, N. C, Capital - - $100,000. Surplus and Profits - 30,000. Total Assets . . = 625,000. Creat Upton Piano Contest! Last Special Sale Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, August 16, 17 and 18. 100,000 Votes With Every Cash Purchase of $1.0== Come Buy and Boost Your Candidate. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS. Contest Closes Night September 15, 1911. F anulaclues Clean-Up Sale. We have just received per express a lot of Lingerie Dresses for Ladies, Miases and Juniors. These dresses sold throughout the season at $5.00, $6.00, $7.50and $8.00. Onur price on this lot $3.98. We have also an assortment of light-weight printed Lawn Dresses which formerly sold for $2 50 to $5 00. Our price on this lot is $1.75 to $2.50. These dresses are all in per- fect condition and made on the very latest lines with Ki- mona Sleeves, with high and low neck. We urge those who are intereéted in such \ dresses tocome at once before the sizes are broken. THE LADIES’ FURNISHING STORE. § W. W. WALTON, Manager. : eR RR sR . If you want to buy a good Watch see me. If you want your Watch cleaned right see me. If you can’t regulate your Watch see me. If you want a Kodak just see me: H. B- WOODWARD Jeweler, the Cottoa Belt Route— the direct, quick line from Mem- phis, through Ark- ansas, to the Southwest —operating two splendid trains daily, with corona sleepers, chair cars and parlor~ cafe cars. Trains from all — of the Southeast connect in Mem- his with these Cotton Belt trains Cihewa! c N nor mone: should ae en aking this STpOrCUMMRy trip, for it won't take much of esther to gO via _Cagten Belt Route fare excursion On the Ist and 8rd Tuesdays of each month ex- cursion tickets are sold via Ootton Belt Route to ints in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma, with 28 day return limit and stop-overs free. The great chances ce ST eee be grabbed—jet the acxt Cotton Belt excursion take rou. Send today for complete schedule and cost of ticket from your home town—I will also give you our oppor tanity kiets, brimful of pictures and you'll to see—they’re free. . H. H. SUTTON, District Passenger Agent H. E. ALLEN, Passenger Agent 109 W. 9th St., Chattanooga, Tenn. WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your home you'll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. If you are not in- sured have uswrite youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. Statesville Realty and Investment Company. en's Summer Underwear! You won't mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of Underwear. We have a fnll stock of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette and Gauze. Can give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to match, $1.25 to $2.00. See us for the best. * S., M. & H. Shoe Company, Beginning May Ist we close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays. TRS se a laid — can be laid wood shing les if necessary — Feproot —Stormpron! Laat ae leg as the building and never repairs. For further detailed information apply to Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville, N. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS! $150 to $500. New Pianos from Second-hand Pianos from New Parlor Organs from Second-hand Parlor Organs from New Church Organs from One beautiful second-hand Chicago Cottage Organ, in good order, for $40. Price when new $90. e good Weser Piano slightly scarred for $175. Call and see the Weiss ‘‘Fluta,’’ a new style instru- ment, easily played, price $1.50. J. S. Leonard, Music Dealer, 512 Center Street. 7 | 60006 TRINITY COLLEGE. 1859 1892 1910-1911 ‘Three memerable dates: The Grariting of the Charter for Trinity College: Removal of the growing and prosperous Olty of Durham: oe bakes af as New .and Mamnificent new buildings with new equi: tand enlarged facilities. Comfortable hygienic dormitories and beautiful pleasant surroundings. Five its: Academic; Mechanical; Civil and Electrical Engineering; Law; Bdu- For catalogue and other information. address R. L. FLOWERS, Secretary, Durham, N.C. TRINITY PARK SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 1898 noroats Drery. gymnast and athletic elds of Trinity College. Bpecisl ete ee A in each dormitory looks after the living conditions af Facalty of Oollage Graduates. Most modern methods of instruction. Fall term opens September 13. For illustrated catalogue, address W.W. PEELE, Headmaster, Durham,N. C. The Usurer Who Built a Monument For Himself—How the Heathen Try to Bring ples Changed to Churches—A Blind Evangelist—A Widow's Trouble With Relatives—Horrible Oondi- tions in Famine Districts. Correspondence of The Landmark. Laichowfu, Shangtung Province, China, July 19, 1911—While on a visit to Pingtu, a walled city 30 miles south of Laichowfu, I made some notes which may be of interest to readers of The Landmark. Out to the south of Pingtu about a half-mile’ is a beautiful monu- ment built of white marble brought from Laichowfu and erected by .a wealthy man of Pingtu, who is sti living. During the Boxer troublés this man invited the people to leave their money with him for safe-keep- ing. Much money was put in his eharge and he required such large interest for keeping the money that he became very rich. When he had the monument made to put it up in his own honor it was his pur- pose to place it on the principal street of the city, but the people would not allow this because he had charged so much of the people in their time of extremity. There @re many such ‘‘bai fangs’’ (monv- ments) in the city, large and beautiful as this one. One of the missionaries was tell- ing me of a custom of the people in times of drought. After repeated worship of the idols, burning of in- cense, etc., and the placing of wil- low limbs above the doors of the houses, if the rain still fails to come it is decided that the spirit | of some man has a grudge against the people. To ascertain whose spirit it is, groups of people carry torches to the hundreds of graves Scattered over the fields so that when a torch gets to the right grave it may divide into three parts. When the people have de- cided on the grave the body is tak- en up and beaten into pieces. The people then return to their villages, carrying small pieces of the body with them to each village. This procedure is supposed to force the spirit to allow the rains to come This custom is only one of the hun- dreds of evidences of the great su- perstition and spiritual darkness of the people. Upon one of the mountains near) Pipgtu can be seen a large heath- en temple surrounded bya beautiful grove. At this temple during the Boxer troubles (in 1900) sixty men were surrounded by soldiers and killed. Afterwards when the peo- ple found that the missionaries were seeking a suitable place for the boys’ school they offered the/| temple for this purpose. All people concerned in the temple were ask- ed to sign an agreement to let the | temple go and all sigmed except | two men. It was feared, however, | that these might cause trouble, 50 | the school was locatéd in the aity of} Pingtu. | Two churches of Pingtu have} their congregations called together | by the ringing of temple bells. | In one of the villages there was only one temple. It was on the! best site for a church. There were | some Christians there who wanted \3 church, so an agreement was |made by them with the remaining heathen to the effect that the} | ChrisUians take the temple and the jheathen divide among themselves |the farming land connected with the | jtemple. The heathen sold the land jand divided the money among them-| jselves. The Christians tore down | jthe temple and built of the brick and wood a church in which to wor- ship the true God. The old tem- ple bell calls the people to wor- ship ists a’ Pingtu has an interesting history. For twenty years he sought peace from heathen priests and gods. He spent so much of his father’s estate in this cause hat his brothers demanded a di- vision of the property. Finally, a Bible fell into his hands and in reading it he noticed in the gospel of John where Ohrist says, “Peace I give unto you.” This was what he had been looking for, so he crav- ed some one to “introduce him to the Lerd,”’ as he said. He came to the church atPingtu and heard the missionary explain John 3:16. Af- ter the service he ran to the mis- sionary and put his arms around him, ervying: “I have it! I have it!’ He was later received into, the church and since then has done much good work, but in the mean- time lost his sight. After his bap- tism he was putincharge of coun- try Christian school, but left the school and was found vilkage preaching Christ to his people. A number of his family were converted as a result of his preaching, and now he is a regu- lar evangelist. When a missionary revetitly returned from furlough the old iomn said: “I have lost the sight of my eyes but there is sun- light in miy goul.”’ One of the en- couraging things connected with mission work isthe evidence of hap- piness brought into lives hitherto filled with heathen darkness. Mrs. J. C. Owen was telling a few days ago of a man whom she saw in one of the temples here last New Year’s, who had been in the temple 36 hours praying before the ido.s for the restoration to health of his mother and father. In order to get what he thought would be a hearing from the idols, the poor man had gouged out both his eyes. He was a pitia- ble sight. The devil is a hard taskmaster A Chimese widow who lives in the country near Pingtu had a law suit eight years ago, at the time of her husband’s death, on account of her rebatives trying to get pos- session of the widow’s property. The suit was won by the woman but ‘a relative safd that as soon as she buried hér husband he would tear down the house. In order to serve her home widow kept her dead hu in his’ cotfin for has years, and but none 60 | {the |midst of so mach suffering; |that is only for a little while, Ose of the two blind evangel- | in his own | pre- in the house whén she was inPingtu recently she stated that the body is still there inher home. This same woman re- ceatly gave a piece of land to mis- sion work and ‘there is now a church: aud a boys’ school on the land. Conditions in the famine region continue very bad. Following ie from a letter received from Miss Oittie T. Bostick, of North Oaroli- na, who.1s one of the missiona- ries in the Pochow famine field: “This morning as I stood at our gate an® watched the passerby for a few moments, my attention was attracted by a food-eller calling, “Sweet potato leaves for sale!” and | knew it was Lhe dried leaves that had been gathered from the vines of last autumr. It seems to me one would have to be very hun- gry to relish such, yet it is being much used now, as is also the ‘cake made from ‘“sesame,’’. seed ‘from which all the oil has been press- hed. The cake is dried in the sun jand is generally used only to fer- \ijlize land, but it is now the main |food of many. It is often eaten just as they buy it, with no fresh |cooking, or even sunning, which \is the only cooking it had to be- {gin with. But the most awful food I havé heard of these starving ones eating is the flesh of the fellow beings who tad already perished from hnuger and were placed in |their last resting place, the grave |being robbed to appease the terri- |ple gnawing of that wolf-hunger. “Dreadful as it is here, 70 miles }east it is worse. Trees have already |been stripped of their bark to furnish food for the hungry. It ts |there that one of the distributors of help saw the grave being rob- | bed and the victim being used for jfood. We have had one of the |} hardest, coldest winters known in these parts, and the cold weather has held on late. Only a week ago we had sleet all day and quite a fall of snow at night. Many of these poor, hungry ones are 60 thinly: clad that one could scarcely say they were properly clad for mild, summer weather. “Words cannot picture the suffer- ing around -us,and there is no prob ability of its being exaggerated by any one, for it must be witnessed |with the eye to know the horrible- ness of it, and to one who is in midst of it and must see ‘80 much, the feeling sometimes comes that we must shut our eyes and stop our ears and run from the but and we turn with longings to help these poor, starving ones, both for the present and for the future. “The siege is yet a Bng one, for even if there fs a good wheat crop, there are many who will not be able to get over the days for |months to come, and next winter will find many with no clothing at all, so we beg your continued in- terest in this great need of over 2,- |000,000 people.” CHAS. A. LBONARD. Annual Meeting Stockholders Atlan- tic and North Carolina Railroad. With the exception of one change in the directorate, there were no unusual developments at the annu- al meeting of the stockholders and directors of the Atlantic & North Carolina railroad held at Morehead City last week. Twenty- nine stockholders, representing 1, 035 shares of stock, attended the meeting, which was held in the as- sembly room of the Atlantic hote?. The one change in the board of di- rectors was the substitution of kx. L. Harris for Henry W. Bagley. The by-laws were amended to} make the finance and proxy com-| mittee consist of five members each. | Three members of the finance com- | mittee are named by the private} | stockholders and two by the State, | |while the personnel of the proxy | committee is fixed by the private stockholders. | | The only breeze of the meeting |oceurred when President Tapp, who lis Governor Kitchin’s appointee on lthe directorate for the State, ob- | jected to the private stockholders “hogging” the proxy committee and intimated that somebody was playing | politics. Mr. E. C. Duncan resent- ed President Tapp’s remarks and in au impassioned rejoinder, the stockholders applauded, explained a tangled situation that has exist- ed on an unimportant point for sev- eral years and emphatically disclaim- ed taving mixed politics with busi- ness. | Immediately after adjournment of j the stockholders’ meeting the direc- |\tors met and_ re-elected the old | officers of the road: President, L. |p. Tarp, of Kinston; secretary and jtreasurer, D. J. Broadhurst; attor- iney, 3. M. Brinson; auditor, W. L. | Arrington. The State’s proxy, who is appcinted by, the Governor, is T. |C. Whitaker, and Corsets to Go? Minneapolis, Minn., Dispatch. The recent decree from Paris banishing corsets is a long step toward better health for wo- men,acoording to Miss Anna M-But- Te bead -of the Department of *hysical Culture, at the University of Minnesota. ¥# : “"«r am glad to see false hair go -—J am gladder still to see fashion outlaw corsets. There can be no doubt as to the injurious effects of corsets. Women who do not wear them are healthier than women who do Nature never intended that womew should be boxed up and aqueezea together at the loins,” said Miss Butner. Valse Hair BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA- TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- cles should never be used except on pre- scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten-fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- ed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken in- ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system: In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken tn- ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Bold by Druggists. Price, per bottle. Take Hall's tion. 160. Family Pilis for constipa- which | STILE LEFT YET! Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Cow Peas; also Cane Seed, Milletand Kaffir Corn; Crimson Olover, Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer sowing. See me for prices. Whole Wheat Flour We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. Pure Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran, $1.60. Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. City Roller Mills, R. A. MILLER, Manager. Few Hammocks Few Hai . EXTRA GOOD PRICES. NOTICE WINDOW. Evans-White Hardware Co. ‘PHONE 68. Ww ee Mowers and Plows We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. That you cannot see in any other store. Patterns thatare exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. kod cannot fail to be pleased and our moderate prices will please you still more. Full line church Carpets. — Statesville Hlousefurnishing Comp’y.. R. O. DEITZ, Manager. THE LANDMARK AUTOMOBILES IN THE BIBLE. The Prophets Talked About Char The ideal Health, Rest and Pleasure Resort. Crowded each season. Not too high (1100 ft.), pleasant days and eights. No mosquitoes. Unsurp: mineral water. Resident physician. Room for 200 guests. Sewerage, baths, zlectric lights. Splendid fare and service. igh- Orchestra of four. Bowling, skating, tennis, boating, bath- ing, etc. Telegraph Bell a Charlotte. ial low rates for June and. Sep- ye r, ¢ sO Non a nd ane ugust, to per week. peci rates to families and ministers. . Open June 1st to October Ist, 1911. Write for booklet to DAVIS BROS. connection at Statesville. Two through trains from TUESDAY, — - Intense Excitement at Ohatham Jail Chatham Record. the Court Jas. L. Griffin was walking|Nabum says: “The chariots near the jail he heard sounds coming |rage 19 the streets, they shall jos- from within as if a file or saw was tle one against the other in the being used. He reported the matter broad ways; they shall seem like to Sheriff Lane and both went to the eee Same Bear sell ~ jail to listen. There were the same|is". round tires, like the moon.” sounds still going on that Mr Griffin had heard. Taylor, was he came with rushing speed. had been summoned, asit was thought the prisoners, crazy ni wa tense. that met the eyes of the intensely worked up crowd will not be forgot- jots That Were Autos or Near Autos and There Was Something Similar in Shakespeaje’s Time. Kansas City Journal. The word “automobile” does not appear in the Bible,yet the prophet shall August 15, 1911. and How It Collapsed. Last Thursday morning as Clerk of To those who have trouble with the magneto the words of Job are ap propriate, “The spark of his fire shall not shine,” and again, “for the spark faileth and flieth away and lo, it is not.” ‘Behold,’ says Isa- lah, “they shall come with speed swiftly,” and with “the noise of the rattling of the wheels and of the jumpirg chariots.” These ref- erences to the motor cat are fitly supplemented by the realistic de- scription of the chauffeur in Sec- ond Kivgs: “His driving is like the criving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi, for he driveth furiously’; and the chauffeur seems to be sing- It was an intense moment. The county jailer, Mr. Harlowe astily summoned and In the meantime several citizens three white men and a ro, were trying to saw their to liberty. e moment was getting more in- The door was opened and the sight Owners and Proprietors. Hiddesite, N.C. |ten soon. Instead of trying to saw led out ir: Acts, “We let her their way out the crazy negro had an One ba ita ampeare — = , espeare, old gutta rcha comb and was draw many-sided, myriad-minded, we find Real Estate For Sale Two acres, north Statesville, well 106 acres one mile west. $100 per ing it back and forth across the iron bars of his cage trying to play a tune. te collapsed. Companion Piece For the States- that his vision was no less etrik- ing than that of the prophets of old. For example, in speaking of | the mania for fast driving, so com- | mon now, the poet is most explic- it. Philip iu “King John,” after an | Then the intenseness of the moment acre. ville Incident. arduous eudurance run, thus cries Boece ae mill © stockS| Lenoir News. out, “O, I am scalded with my vio- | bought and sold. Last week at Statesville, during the lent motion and spleeny speed.” | - One lot 756x200, Oak street, $300. ‘ ? ng Another character exclaims, “‘it ) trial of Reuben Combs, and while the| nal) be «peeded well’; while still | Twenty lots inside city limits, south Statesville, $75 to $100. Five tracts, 20 acres each, one mile west of Statesville, $80 to $100 per acre. 200 acres three miles east, $25 per acre. 211 acres five miles north, $25 per 75 acres within one mile of court A ptinber of desirable ousiness court house was crowded with peo- ple, a man deliberately took the top off the water cooler and spit in the another, beut on having a “joy ride,” says gleefully, “thus we set ou, the swifter speed the better,” | vessel. Whether he thought the ves- sel was a cuspidore or was so absorb- ed in the court proceedings that he | forgot himself, is not known. is calls to mind an incident of | similar kind that happened in Lenoir | several years ago. A prominent member of the Lenoir bar was intent- | rties. ISIDORE WALLACE, ‘PHONE 240. 1 ROBBINS ROW. Frazier a Usefol Man. *PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can put it up to stay. If yqu are in need of any stove pipe I have Peay of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. My place is headquarters for tter and spout. : = in shop or put up on the house. I have Valley in and Ridge Roll. Also Tin Shingles at a that will save you money. ’s forget that I make a spe eialty of Tin Roofing, and if you want Sheet Metal of any kind or size I have it. Don’t forget that I make and sell the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for wholesale and retail. Thanking you for past favors, I remain, Yours respectfully, T. W. Frazier. BLANK? BOOKS! Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. en Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the best made. Seeme before you buy. Office Stationery,! Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The Printer. Rubber ly arguing the admission of certain testimony being given by a witness, eee was standing near the witness) stand. The cap of the witness was lying on the floor by the side of his \chair, and the attorney, either think- |ing the cap a cuspidore or heing so | absorbed in his argument that he for- igot himself, deliberately squirted a mouthful of ambeer into the upturned \cap. The incident created much mer- riment and disconcerted the attorney only to say lacer: ‘‘For the which he did arrest me with an officer,” good evidence that he exceeded the speed limit I: connection with “Joy rides,’ the Dromio of Cyra- cuse seems to have been purveyor of supplies for such festal occasions, as in one instance he reported that he had “‘bought the oil and the aquavitae.” In “Henry the Fourth” Travers, describing an ef- fort to break a record, says of the man at the wheel: “In start- ing he s-emed to devour the way,” | an expression equivalent, in modern lslang. to ‘“‘burning up the road.” |This-sugges.s one of Lord Olif- ford’s cuntemptuous criticism of a new machine: “Thy car never had scorched the earth.” A recent «mandation of a well, , known clause in “King John” read If It’s the News You Want v goods. THE LANDMARK delivers the Concise and accurate in statement: conservative in views. Twice aWeek. Eight Pages. Twelve months Six months Three months $2.00 1.00 50c. | thus: \“‘My lord, they say five cars were seen tonight, Four szalled, the fifth did whirl very much. Impure blood runs you down—makes you an easy victim for oganic diseases. Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the blood | —cures the cause—builds you up. | about The other four in wondrous mo- croup if you apply Dr. Thomas’ Eclec- tion.” Baby won't suffer five minutes with) | } This crew and interesting version |is by a chauffeur of some eminenee j}who has made a careful study of veer |what the Man of Avon wrote. sh Here’s Some Important News For |throws a flood of light upon an o Men Who Are Growing Bald. scure passage which has ola People who have taken our word | heated discussion among some of the for it that Parisian Sage is the |famous commentators. real hair grower, beautifier and| There are some, mostly dandruff cure, have never digappointed. a person who took our word. killed today?” “I have been using Parisian |the automobile. Sage about a year. When I began | — lon it I had only a light ‘“‘fuzz’’|South Carolina Executive Presents tie Oll at once. It acts like magic. IT GROWS HAIR! ‘‘knock- on my head. Now I have a good, | Usual Spectacle. lthick growth, and it is growing | S. C., Dispatch | thicker and longer right abong. ee Seon |Many people don’t believe it can be | |done, but I know from my own ex-| [perience with Parisian Sage that it) Columbia, 10th ments, with sworn affidavits, that Gov. Cole L.Blease had been rude to Miss Mary J. Rogers, railway j}ment, saying in part. | “Il have canceled the | lente . A sions of the three notaries public villa People Have Absolute taxing part in this dirty transaction Proof of Deeds at Home. jand some other people will hear It's not words, but deeds |from it later. Every one who has . : |known me from my childhood up prove true merit. | will certify to the fact that I have The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills,|at all times and on aloo one |been pclite and courteous to every- For Statesville kidney eufferers,| body, and particularly so to ladies; Have made their local reputation. | aoe Dees that my friends 0 no eve th i spect- Proof lies in the testimony Of ful on this SaseMtn oe —— Statesville people who have been | cured to stay cured. | Gatton DEEDS, NOT WORDS! commis- that Revision Bill Would Destroy Fine Yarn Business. | Washington Dispatch, 10th, to TheGladstoneHotel Black Mountain, N. C. Offers Special Accommodations to Sammer Visitors. Write for rates to BRS ¢. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, ‘ Black Mountain, N. C. ———OR: W. R MULLIS, Proprietor, Statesville, N. C. May 12. Mrs. M. L. Moose, Meeting street Statesville, N. C., says: "I suffered intensely from weak kidneys for several years and there was much soreness and | weakness through my loins. I had diz- headaches and could not sleep well. Charlotte Observer. The coiton bilk came up in the Senate todayy but Senator Overman The kidney secretions wer natural | objected aparece . B e unl ral, | ‘ and I felt all run down. Doan’s Kidney make the measure the unfinished Fiils, whicn I procured at W. F. Hall's | business. The North Carolina Sen- Drug Store, i iy | soeuition Tin St0r had iuserted in the Congres- every way and were so satisfactory that j “ I advise other kidney sufferers ome sional Record a letter from Ll. F. them.” (Statement given January 1%,|Groves, the secretary and traesur- 908.) ler of the Flint Manufacturing A LASTING EFFECT. . P ° On February 4, 1911, when Mrs. Moose Company ,ci Gastonia, in which he was interviewed, she said: ‘“‘The benefit | protested against the, passage of the I received from Doan's Kidney Pills three, bill. He said it would destroy the fine yarn business of the South, years ago has been permanent. It gives me pleasure to re-endorse this reme- be which last year amounted to eight | million dollars. 7 a Groves asserte that the South can compete with the world foster-Milburn Co., Buf-|in the uacractags of coarse cotton goods, but he points out that the situation is different with refer- ence to the finer grades. For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. talo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan’s— | Second Pullman to Run to Worth Wilkesboro. and take no othe! Wilkesboro Fatriot. ° DR T. D. WEBB, DENTIST. Office im Mills Building over Sloan Clothing Oo. Offies hours 6.20 to 4 o'clock. "PHONE 3878. The excursion train which left here last week for Norfolk had at- tached to it a Pullman sleeper, for the benefit of those who cared to take advantage of the additional accommodation it afforded. None of. the spectators about the depot Stylish Livery. My livery is the best PRICES LOWER. C. E. RITCHIE. Plumber. QUICKEST. CHEAPEST, Avaost 9, 1910. — . and most up-to-date in the city. that evening cver having seen One® = I have every kind of vehicle __ before, the ‘agent, Mr. — necessary for a city livery. ents, was asked if it were not the OLDEST. - BEST. Horses 2 muller brags oad first one that was ever rua to QUALITY HIGHER, sold. Have some mules now NorthWilkesboro. He replied that it was the Second one; that the on-hand. Cash or time to suit, S. J. Holland. ’Phone 3. Day or Night. firet one was ruu here some years ago at the instance and expense of former Solicitor -M, L. Mott, for the besiefit of Mra. Mott, who was brought home very U2 : been | ers,” who say that Prince Henry's Ase Here’s the word of|grim question,““How many hast thou s arhene send refers. directly to }SATURDAY, noon, the fol before that time: $1.50. Newspaper publication of state-| Church. AUCTION SALE OF OPEN ACCOUNTS. for the w merchants auction for for sale at p court house door SEPTEMBER 2. at 12 o'clock. lowing accounts unless they are paid The R. M. Knox Co.—Miss Bessie Justice, s ; Miss Maggie — C., $5.20; Thomas Patterson, ville. $30 87; John A. Walker. Statesville, Hardware Co.—R. L. , $3.08; Thos, Lee Fox, Har- a Ge 06: Rev. J. M. Gibbs, Statesville, $15.80; DH Due Lazenby-Mon loupe, Statesville No. 2, $7.30: R.P. Revis, Wilkesboro. N. C., $4.65. Due 8S. B. Miller,—Rev. J. M Gibbs, Statesville, ean: I can recommend it in the} ‘ awa ; @.D. _ Statesville, $1700; S, W. fullest oonfidence.—Gainse Brown, | ticket an ee . Belton .S. C., was oe C. $4.25. PD. Cline, States- | 708 North Fillmore St., Maryville. |, we y the revocation by th@} ville No: 1 $11.25; W. 5. Matheson, Statesville. $4 Mo. Governor of the commissions as no- pee Mills . a. — Thos. 8S. Patterson. | ‘The above statement was made tary of J. R. Alexander, who made Statowrie Fe Shoe Co.—Dave Alexander, lito Dr. C. D. Koch, of the Koch one of the affidavits that the Gov-/g§ $2.00; Wiley Blackburn, Statesville, |Pharmacy, Maryville, Mo. April ernor was impolite, and of J. A. |$19: RJ Beaver. Statesville No «80 oe }29, 1911 Large bottle 50 cents, Horton and J. A. Merritt, before Mex villa, $3.50; RK. Gregory Statesville, $3.50; lat the Statesville Drug Store and | Shom =a Lee al of Mr. Alex- D ‘Lard Lalen Chariotie. 4.35 3, Motte #200. | druggists everywhere. ander an iss Rogers were made. | Statesville, ; I, Whitaker, . druggists everywhere. Governor Blease issued @ state Due Sogn Clothing CoS. N- Lapinh States Due J B. Gill—J. H Bowlin, Statesville, $2.90; W. 8. Matheson, Statesville. $9 89. above accounts will be advertised on bill boards in Statesville and other towns before day of sale. WEATHERMAN & VAN HOY. Aug. 4, 1911. Attorneys. A FEW INVESTMENTS: 75 acres of land, 4-room house and other valuable improvements at h. 60-barrel water power roller mill, 102 acres of land, 8-room two-story splendid barn and out- buildings, $6,000. 5 Bhicce Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- al Bank. . 10 Shares Stock Imperial Cotton Oil Co. JOHN M. SHARPE. REAL ESTATE ——$—$—$———858 Sewing Machines Repaired. J. U. LAMPRECHT, 109 EastiFront Street. ’Phone 61. BRICK! ———s ee Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile. Orders solicited from surrounding towns. STATESVILLE | BRICK (0. Le TAKE A TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION FOR THREE MONTHS. gret it. L. Harrill, Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. Take the step, you'll never re- The First Building & Loan Association. -_ A Strong, Progressive National Bank! - Secretary: e e Capital Is an asset of real worth to any communi- ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial is seeking your business. Surplus and Profits 28,000. 00 $100,000.00 ‘Qu Specials.” Gold Medal Coffee, Simon Pure Lard, Water Ground Meal, Mason Jarsand Rubbers, Carno Hen Feed, Hollybrook Chick Feed. *Phone 89 when you want anything in Gro- ceries. Eagle & Milholland. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. | ne ese all creditors that the partner- ship known as the Matheson Grosery On., formerly composed of 3 veal and L. A. Ervin, been dissolved. The sald lL, A. Ervin ia no longer a member of Awe. 4 L. A. BRYVIN. Commercial National Bank, Statesville, N. C. A Complete Store I have added a line of Dry Goods and fyou {ean find almost anything you ‘are looking {for at my store. Big lot of Cultivator Points. W.H. KIMBALL My Machine Shop recente oo {= complete and I am prepared to do wny kind of repair work. ENGINE AND BOILERIWORE “4 A SPECIALTY ———"""” 4 Also carry a full line of Steam Fit- ? ‘ings up to Binohes. In, i. Oil Caps and Jet Pumps BELONGS TO SENATOR OVERMAN He is Entitled to the Oredit For Es- tablishing the Weather Station at Blowing Rock. Washington Correspondence Char- lotte Chronicle. There seems to be some misunder- standing as to whom’ ¢redit should be given for the esta ent of the weather station at Blowing Rock. One editor thinks that resentative Yates Webb in asking the weather THE LANDMARK \ FuwsDAY, — - Augest 15, 1911. FIGHT ON THE COTTON BILL. Southern Democrats Will Priqvent a Vote. Washington Dispatch, 12th, to Char lotte Observer. The fight of Southern Democratic Senators to defer action on the cotton bill until further hearings and discus- yer 5000 Yards Early Fall Cotton Fabrics, sion can be had will be the most ab- feature of next week’s session Ton bacen, The date of adjournment depends oo the agreement reached on this 4 Mr, LaFollette ani followers are demanding a vote on the cotton bill and the amendments they have introduced touching met- “als, sugar and rubber ‘regular Republicans and Southern Democrats are just as determined that the bill shall not come toa vote at this session. The bill was this afternoon made the unfinished business of the Senate. tt will be taken up daily following the i ] Monday of the Cummings to abolish the national monetary com- mission and at 20’'clock each afternoon somebody must be prepared to talk upon it, or a vote on the bill or a mo- tion to adjourn sine die will be in or- der. Senators Overman and. Simmons have been receiving letters and tele- daily from cotton mill men — the State, thanking them for their determined efforts to pre- vent hasty and ill-considered legisla- tion. Mr. Overman today introduced an amendment to the chemical schedule, ae iding for horizontal reductions in uties of 30 per cent. and the substi- ‘tution of ad ee for the present specific and ai lorem impo- sitions of the present law. If the du- ties on cotton goods are to be made jJower, Mr. Overman is determined that the ee which rere ae manufacture of cotton shall made lower. Both the North Carolina.Senators feel confident there will be no vote on cotton bill. Mr. Overman willad- the Senate next week in rept the measure and will clai en, sweeping reductions for are not in accordance historic Democratic doctrine demand in the last national platform. Gradual reductions to a revenue basis, which would permit i time to readjust itself to the conditions, he declared, is i different thing from abrupt to the revenue point. Neither Mr Bryan nor the platform Southern Dem- da called for that, say the ocrats. In addition to the North Carolina Senators, Mr. Smith, of South Caro- lina, Mr. Foster, of Louisiana, and Mr. Watson, of W the most lige amma cataataianes enceeeemerrereereee MATTERS OF NEWS. A negro who had attacked and shot a white woman was shot to death by an Oklahoma mob Sunday and his body burned. Abloody riot occurred in Liverpool, England,Sunday between strikers and police. One policeman was killed and many persons were injured. Love for a woman resulted ina free for all gun fight at Indiana, Pa.,; Sun- day, in which three men were shot to death, another was mortally wounded and the woman involved was severely ‘wounded. The people involved were Italians. Four persons were killed and 30 injured. when the Pennsylvania 18- hour train, en route from Chicago to New. York, jumped the track on the western outskirts of Fort Wayne, Ind., Sunday evening, while running at the rate of 50 miles the hour. A boom for Co ssman O. W. Underwood for President was former- ly launched Saturday at a conference Birmingham, Ala., citizens, at which a ee committee was appoint- ed to take the matter in charge. It is expected to enlarge the committee un- til it covers the entire country, Disregarding a telegraphed request from President Taft for a contrary course, the Senate committee on for- eign relations Saturday agreed upon an amendment to the British and French arbitration treaties, eliminat- ing the provision conferring special powers on the proposed joint high commissigp. In this form the treaties were reported to the Senate. Commodore Jones, a negro who used insulting language, addressing a young white woman over the tele- phone, was hanged by a mobat Farm- ville, Texas, Friday night. A crowd of 75 men and boys forced anentrance to the negro’s cell and marched him to the n’s outskirts and compelled him to climb a telephone he was tied around his neck. Ensign Robert S Young, Jr., of Concord, who eer r disa _ peared from his ship in the ue until rrived in Morganton several ‘days la mental trouble, is now in Norfolk, Va., where he was ordered by the Navy Department for an examination into his mentaland physical condition. Another eae of a senatgrial election,a full-fledged leg- islative ing into the alleged irreg- ularities in election of United States Senator Isaac Stephenson, of Wisconsin, was directed in a resolu- _ tion adopted Saturday by the Senate. This action was in accordance with the recent request of the Wisconsin Legislature which has already probed into the same matter through commit- tees, one of which found against Mr. Stephenson. and his insurgent A number of ooklyn mavy yard several weeks ago and whose whereabouts was unknown to enter a sanitarium for bureau here in connection with the establishment of the station was get- ting into Representative Doughton’s territory. In asking the weather bu- reau about the Blowing Rock affair Representative Webb did so at the suggestion of the writer, who called his attention to an editorial in the a ,which suggested that he As a matter of fact Senator Over- man is responsible-for the station be- ing éstablished. The junior Senator personally took the matter up with the weather bureau the early part of May. Prof. Willis Moore then told Mr. Overman that he would not estab- bij! | lish a station at Blowing Rock because there were other stations near by which would serve the goverument’s purpose. Then Mr. Overman told Prof. Moore that if a station wasestablised it would be of invaluable service not only to North Carolina but to the entire coun- try, as the weather conditions at the North Carolina town were so entirely different from any other point in the State. Mr. Moore made an investiga- tion and later wrote Senator Overman that he had found what he said to be true and that the station would be es- tablished and that the material for the establishment of the station had al- ready been shipped. (The Landmark is the paper that called attention to the fact that Blow- ing Rock was in Congressman Dough- ton’s district, and it did this for the reason that on two occasions recently essman Webb had been given much credit for looking after matters in Congressman oe ton’s district. Mr. Webb did this by request and we're not criticising him, but we sub- mit that it is not fair to Mr. Doughton. Mr. Webb is an able man and having been in Congress for several terms he knows the ropes better than Mr Doughton, but that is no reason why the latter should be ignored about matters in his own district, for he isa capable and industrious public serv- ant. ] STATE NEWS. Ex-Gov. Aycock spoke ata farmers’ reunion and picnic a Charlotte Fri- y. G. W. Bishop, charged with pro- moting a concern in Georgia by which citizens lost $2, was ar- in Greensboro Saturday. Jerry King, 25 old and un- ied, attem; to boarda passing freight train at Flat Rock, Henderson | ee: Saturday and was instantly During an electrical storm at Rock- ingham Wednesday Lea Presslar, 35 years old, and Jasper Denson, a boy of 12, were killed by lightning which struck a house in which they were sitting. Mrs. Susan Holder died Friday night at her home in Salisbury, aged 63. She was the mother of H. A. Holder, of Blackstock, S. C., who was with her when she died. Death re- sulted from a stroke of paralysis. Near Raleigh Friday evening the crownsheet of a freight engine on the Seaboard Air Line blew out and the engineer, the colored fireman and the conductor were pres pened oF es- caping steam. Thecondquctor, Walter Finch, died next m ng of his in- juries. The others are expected to recover. Real Estate Sale—Stony Point News. Correspondence of The Landmark. Stony Point, Aug. 14—Mr. R. S. Moore ack fifty acres of land near this place some time ago, which he has since improved by building a nice dwelling and a barn, and last week he sold the property to Mr. W. F. Baker, of Charlotte, for $2,700. Mr. J. M. Miller lost a valuable cow last week. While driving the animal up one evening he carelessly threw a rock at it, which struck one of its legs and broke it, and as a result the cow had to be killed. The foe roads fever has struck Alexander and we may have at least one good road through the county in the near future. A new jail is alsoto be built. While the old one has had but few inmates of late years, it is a back number and modern improve- ments demand a more sightly struc- ture. Mrs. Lulu B. Nail, of Fort Worth, Texas, who arrived three weeks ago le, where | a visit to relatives, and who. spent to jump with the rope|4, part of her time with her sister, Mrs. P. F. Somers, has returned to Rowan county and will leave this week for her home. Mrs. Nail has been in Texas 14 years and this is her second visit to North Carolina, her first visit being eleven years ago. Mrs. Mary Simms and little son, Roland, of Statesville, are on a visit to her sisier, Mrs. H. M. Harris Mr. T. B. Rufty and two daughters, of Hot Spri are on a visit to his sister, Mrs Monroe Moose. Miss Zora Lentz, of Cooleemee, is visiting her home folks, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Lentz. Miss Janie Miller, of Statesville, is visiting Miss Zulu Harris. —_—_—_ Advertised Letters. Following is a list of letters remaining in the postoffice at Statesville, N.C.. for the week end- ing August 9, 191!: T. F, Davia, Davie Chimes, Mise Maggie Houzer, Tom Hudeon, Herry Jackson, Mins Ennise Kim- ball, Simei Morer, B. C. Sherell./ E. W, Smith, Miss Blanchie Watson, F, O. Williston, Persons calling for any of the above will please vertised a call for ‘‘ad tere. DEWEY L. RAYMER, P. M. a scheme to defraud stock buyers. 5 Sienna (Galatea Cloths, We have just received from Southern Mills over Five Thousand Yards, comprising light and dark Outings, Flannelettes, Staple Check Ginghams, Flannels, Cheviots, Bleached and Brown Sheetzngs> Percales, etc. Bundle Outings at less than 4c. per yard. A great many of these goods run in desirable shortlengths suitable for home consumption, and will be sold during the remaining days of August from 10 to 20 per cent. less than regular price. Don’t fail to attend this grand sale of “August” Bargains. We have never before offered such a display of Cotton Fabrics, such as you will need during the coming winter, at such low prices. Yours ? Le ITEMS OF ALL SORTS. A check for $42,395.69 was re- ceived by the Department of Jus- tice last week from the Standard Oil Company in payment” of the costs in the dissolution suit brought by the government under the Sher- man anti-trust law. The Rev. D. P. Tate, a former insurance, rental and real estate man of Danville, Va., and at one time a minister in the Western North Carolina Methodist Confer- ence, was brought back to Danville last week by Chief of Police J R. Bell from Knoxville, Tenn., where he was arrested recently on many charges brought against him by citizens of Danville. He is charged with having taken advantage of his ministerial title to clean up thous- ands of dollars. The armored cruiser North Caro- lina was declared victor Thursday in the engineering contest in the mavy, an honor coveted by every vessel of the battleship cless which participated in the competi- thon. The competition, which ex- tended from October 1, 1910, to Jady 1, 1911, included steaming ef ficiency at cruising and high speeds, taking into consideration the im portant factor of economy of coal, oil and water. The vessel will be presented with a bronze trophy, which was last year won by the Ne- braska. Christopher C. Wilson, sometimes called Colonel Wilson, must go to the Federal peniteritiary im Atlan- ta uee he swindled investors while he was president of the United Wireless Telegraph Compa- ny. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals has decided against him and two of his convict- ed associates. Francis X. Butler, lawyer and director, and W. W. Tompkins, head of the New York selling agency, are the two others named inthe adverse decision. Their conviction, like Wilson's, followed indictments for using the mails in Bill to Construct Seven Highways From Washington. Washington Correspondence eigh News and Observer. If a bill introduced in the Senate éy Senator Cullom, of Illinois, be- comes a law, seven great high- ways, all originating in Washing- ton and radiating to the various sec- tions of the country, will be con- structed by the Federal govern- ment. These seven roads would pass through all but six States. North Caroljna would be favored by securing two of the great yhigh- ways, should the bill pass Con-| gress. The Monroe National Inter-) State Highway would extend from Washington to Austin, Texas, via! New Orleans. It is stipulated that this road should go by way of | Charlottesville, Va., through North | Carolina to Atlanta. The Lee Na-| tbonal Inter-State Highway is an- | other of the proposed roads, which | would extend from Washington to} Jacksonville and Miami, Florida. Ral- MILLS & POSTON, The bill provides that this road shall extend by the most direct | route through Virginia via Rich- | mond, North Carolina via Wilnfing- | ton ,South Carolina via Charleston, | me to Savannah and Jackson- | 2. Mr. Smathers is After the South- | . ern. The Southern railway will of‘ course have to pay héavy damages | on account of the recent wreck’ at | Majolica, near Salisbury, in which | a score or more of persons were iujured, some seriously, and one, a boy, died of his injuries. [he Salisbury Post says: “Geo. H. Smathers, a prominent lawyer of Waynesville, who was \so seriously injured in the Majollica wreck on last Friday, and who is still coufined at the Whitehead- | Stokes sanatorium, in this city, | has employed A. H. Price, Eaq., | to represent him in his claime| against -the railroad, and Mr. Price | is making a thorough investiga | tion of the wreck.” | | ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs | like tigers. But often germs multiply | 80 fast the little fighters are overcome. | Then see pimples, boil® eczema, salt | rheum and sores multiply and strength | and appetite fail. This condition de- | mands Electric Bitters to regulate stom- | ach, liver and kidneys and to expel | poisons from the blood, ‘They are the | best blood purifier,"’ writes C. T. Bud- | j abn, of Tracy, Calif., “I have ever found." “They make rich, red blood, | strong nerves and build up your health, Try them, 60c. at W. F ‘ts | THE BIG SALE Is NOW OVER. But sale prices will be continued with some extra cuts on Se loving nes: a All Men’s ‘Suits. Extra Pants, Straw Hats, Low Cut Shoes, Millinery, Ladies’ Ready-to- Wears, All Goods in Basement. These lines are not reduced as we would like to see them. ‘Therefore the sale will be continued as regards these lines until further notice. These goods are moving fast and it will pay you to call early if there is anything in these lines that you want. Very Respectfully, THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. ——oeemeamee ms nena te ne nrc j NEW OFFERINGS At the One Price Cash Store. The latest in Dress Silks—40 inch Side Band, in one pattern only of a color. Colors: Black, Navy, Receda. Copenhagen + and Brown. Price $8,49 per pattern. 27 Inch Flouncings. Special values for 39c. and 49c. the yard. All in new patterns. Compare our cash prices. You will always find them less. Truly. STATESVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. The musical faculty of the Col- lege will consist of feur experi- enced and able teachers: Miss Mary C. Scott. Miss Margaret E. Boardman, Miss Margaret A. Williams and Miss Grace Stulting. The subjects taught will be pi- ano, voice, pipe-organ, violin and stringed instruments, and the theoretical branches. The equip- ment of the music department will be splendid. Dr. Scott bas disposed of all the pianos that were in the college and has re- placed them with 10 brand new uprights, and a Knabe Concert Grand Piano Withits finemusic faculty and with this perfect piano equipment Statesville Female College presents ra-e opportuni- ties tostudents of any branch of music, For further information write to the President of College. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C. o g Poston - Wasson Co., SUBSCRIBED FOR THE i - Killed By a Log Him. Master Raymond Sweetzy, day afternoon. The child, with two other little boys, was in the woods near home of his uncle, where a negro was loading a wagon with logs. The negro had rolled a heavy log almost to the top of the skids when he logt control of ‘t und it rolled back to the ground, knocking little boy dowm and crushing ekuil so badly that he died almost instantly. The other little were not struck by the log and es caped imjury. The body of the child was pared for burial Wednesday night and was brought to Statesville terday morning and taken to coln county on the morning t for interment in a burying ground in the old home neighborhood of the family. A large party of tives and friends accompanied remains to Lincoln. . Best moved to Iredelt from Ldncoln county a year or so ago and his widowed sister, Mrs. Sweezy, the mother of the boy, joined him some The mother’s distress on account of her child’s tragic death dime ago. was heart-rending. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN BETHANY. Two Negroes Meddied With a Third _ and He Returned With Bullets. As the result of a shooting scrape Monday “Fons” Howard, in Bethany township late night Esly and LITTLE BOY CRUSHED TO DEATE Nine-Year-Old Raymond Sweezy Rolling nine- year-old son of Mrs, Kate Sweezy, who hes been making her home with her brother, Dr. C. M. Best, in Olin township, was crushed to death beuerta a heavy log Wednes- the the his boys pre- yes- Lin- rain, rela- the {of the eye does Thrown From a Wagon in a Run- away and Sustained Painful In- jurtes. Mr. R..K. Murdock was painful- ly hurt about the face in a runa- way on West End avenue late Tues- day afterrioon. Fry & Fry’s deliv- ery wagon had delivered a bill of goods at the home of Mr. Murdock on West Bnd avenue and Mr. Mur- dock got in. the wagon to ride down. town. Just as the horse started Mr. Murdock opened his um brella. This frightened the ant mal and caused it to run. In his efforts to stop the horse Master John Moose, the driver, pulled it on the sidewalk and ran it into the fence of the Mitchell proper- ty, corner West End avenue and Mulberry street. When the wagon struck the fence the horse tried to get over the fence and turned the wagon over, throwing both Mr Murdcck and the driver to the ground. Young Moose escaped injury, but Mr. Murdock was thrown between the wagon and the fence and sustained severe flesh wounds about the face. He managed free himself from the wreck and was taken to his home by persons who witnessed the acci- dent. Dr. Cloaninger, who was called, placed Mr. Murdock in his auto and took him to Billingsley hespital, where his injuries were dressed. It was found that all the soft tissues around his left eye were torn loose and there were gashes on his cheek and forehead and a bruise on his nose. Twelve or fifteen stitches were required in DEATH OF MR. WM. L, HILL, -IXST! a Former Citizen of Statesville Died |A Large Crowd and a Profithble day morning, Tuesday, morning after The Land- ing «of mark had gone to press. The Lip- colnton News of Tuesday contains | the following account of Mr. Hill's death: liam. LL. Hill, of passed away at the came as a shock Zon church. affected and the cousidered injuries are not necessarily youug negroes, are suffering from | pistol shot wounds Bailey, alao colored, who fired shots, is in jail awaiting a ing. Esly. Howard has a bulle hig abdomen and “Fons” has a_ ilacerated Tip hand, the work of a bullet passed through the hang and and Sanford the hear- t in his brother and which | lip. | The wounds of neither are consider- ed necessarily dangerous. The negroes had attended servi- ces at a little church on the versburg road, four Statesville, and were on théir Tur- miles from way heme when the shooting occurred. Accordimg to the story told the of- ficers Sanford Balley was with a woman and when the Howard boys passed them they “hunched’’ Bailey and said something. a row opening fire on the Howards his pistol. After the shooting his companion Bailey This started which resulted in Bailey with took on to her home, while friends of the Howard negroe: gave their wounds immediate atten- tion, called physicians and notified officers. Deputy, Sheriffs Gilbert and Ward began search for Bailey as s00n as they were called and continued until up in the day Tues- day without success. Other depu- ties thrgughout north Iredell were notified and Wednesday morning Deputy Sheriff Brown, of Sharpes burg, mmde the arrest, the negro having gone to brother place. the home of a living on Mr. Brown's Krider-McNeely Marriage 'Weines- day Night. Miss Carrie E. Krider and Mr. Robert Y. McNeely were married Wednesday night at 9 the homeof the o’cloc k at bride’s mother, Mrs. M. A. Krider, on west Front street, Rev. W. M. Walsh perform- ing the ceremony. was a very quiet affair and relatives of the couple w the ceremony. The bride wo white embroidered dress. The marriage only re a Immedi- ately after the ceremony the couple drove to the home of Mr. McNeely, on Drake street, live. wedding gifts. Mr. McNeely is shipping for the Statesville Flour Mill where they will They received many, valuable clerk ’ a man of good qualities who is appre- clated by his employers and fri The bride has spent most of life in Statesville. moved away some years ago returned about a year ago, when she has been with brother, Mr. D. B. Krider, in store of D. B. Krider& Co. ends. her The family and since her the She and Mr. McNeely were sweethearts when children. They have the best wishes of their friends for much happiness in their new relation. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Torrence and Mr. Claude Mayhew, of Moores- ville; Mr. H. Meacham, of Spencer, and Mr. were here for the marriage. Cases Before Mayor . Caldwell. Wednesday Lizzie Matheson Seott Krider, of: Rowan, was fined $50 and cost for keeping an improper house in south Statesville. She appealed the case. Mamie Campbell and Mary John- son, both colored, were before the mayor Tuesday for using loud and profane language. The Johnson wo- man was fined $5 and cost and the Campbell woman $25 and cost. THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of it. How the merit of a good thing stands out in that time—or the worth< lesaness of a bad one. guesswork in this So there’ evidence of s no Thos, Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: ‘I have used Dr, King’s New Discovery for 30 years, and it’s the beet cough and cold cure I ever used.’’ Once it finds entrance in a Home you can it out. Many families have used 't pry it for It's ¢he most infallihle throat 40-years. and lung medicine on earth, Unequaled for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, qui or sore lungs, Price 50c., Selena bottle free. Guaranteed, evcr, and Mr. Murdock’s face will likely be slightly disfigured per- menently The runaway horse was unable to free himself from the fence and struggling which resulted in se- vere injury to his Kmbs. The wag- on was badly wrecked Mr. Murdock was taken from the | ojder 4 hospital to his home soon after hi8|jy” En, located in Statesville in ig-always 2 big crowd and wounds weré dressed An Hour at the Railway Station. Knockabout was at the station Wednesday morning to see what he could “‘pick up’ im the way of news but there was nothing unusual hap pening. There was about the usual erowd in and around the station. There wss Wiley Blackburn crying his papers, conveyers of ‘all the latest what's doin’’’ from Key West to Vancouver Island. There was also Mr. Powell, perading before the sweltering public his fig-etem aud fig-bowl pipes, cigar and cigar- ette holders. All thus far was at the front of the station. On the back side was the man w.th his little ‘“nubbin’’ peaches They were of the smal) kind but of the old variety. He was selling some but not many. What he d‘d sell resulted from hick and not from pure salesmanship. He was not a good salesman. ‘‘Want some nice peac¥es?”’ he would ask. “Don't knéw, what do you ask for them?” “Don't know; how many you want?” “That de- pends on how you _ sell them.” “Well, I will let you have.. twenty for twenty cents.”’ The extra hungry would probably stand through all this and buy -a nickel’s worth in the windup, but the other fellow would conclude that if the man didnt’ know what he asked for his peaches _he didn’t have time to wait until mar- ket reports came im. ‘May be I will see you again before I go,” one fellow was heard to remark. Stand around five minutes and you would learn from the fellow’s own mouth that he had a couple of sons running a _ livery stable. in Hickory and that he has been in- tending to go up there for several days but the trains are always so crowded. But there was nothing unusual going on. Mr. C. B. Webb was there to go off somewhere and Mr. J. L. Gwaltney came in from Tay- lorsville en route somewhere; and there were some of the fellows who like to see what the other fellow's express package contains. The Gospet of Health—Church News. The pastor of Race Street church will preach next Sunday morning on the subject, “The gospel of the laws of life and health.” We are under natural law as well as spiritual, and all violated law must be met with a penalty. God has created us with a desire for life and yet we often throw it away. God is not responsible for prema- ture deaths. The reckless sanitary conditions of our towns and cities are largely responsible for most of our typhoid fever and tuberculo- sis—the two most to be dreaded and destructive of the germ dis- eases, City officials and the doc- tors are invited to criticise this discourse. PASTOR, Rev. Edward 8S. Reeves, ofHonea- Puth,§.C.,will preach Sunday morn- ing at the First Baptist church,of which he was at one time pastor. A meeting to be conducted by Rev W. M. Walsh will begin at Elmwood tresbyterian church Mon- day night i Set the world to talking, but Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo,” N. Y., *ays he always KEEPS AT HOME the King of all Laxatives-—Dr. King’s New Alife Pills—and that they’re a bleassin to all his family. Cure constipation; Hewda- by | ach: ©, indigestion, dyspe « Only 26c., at W. F. Hal's - y Mr. Jo. Cobb in |wagon and did much kicking and 7c), churchyard today at 4 o'clock, Mr. Hill, who was best known to | grates, Statesville residents as 1878. For 11 years prior Hill, Morrison & Co. House, years he had salesman. Mr. Hill's daughter of Summers, of first wife buried here. Miss Coite, Wm. Wallace, eelling Winston. Mr. late Capt. for years dents of E. E. Pressly, her old home in Lincoln to live with his son. and was buried there. Since July. a shock to his of his illness. publicans. his own interests, Senator Smoot denied knowledged that he woolen stock and that the over. slae by all dealers. at Lincolnton Sunday Morning. News of the death of Mr. Wil- liam L. Hill, of -Winston,a former well known resident of Statesville, which occurred at Lificolnton. Suf- ', reached - Statesville |the scene of another great gather- “A ead death occurred here on Sunday morning, when Mr” Wil- Winston-Salem, Lincolnton hos- pital. Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Hill came here on last Thurs- that day from Connelly Springs. He had Dot been in good health oe ee other time, but those near and r to : him hardly realized that he, year the facilities for taking care approaching the end and his death on Sunday mere from gastritis | eating was “Mr. Hill was 64 yeate of forlihe eerth’”’ postoffice. Later in life he became a traveling sales- serfous.| man and was also a successful mer- The wounds are very painful, how- | “Bi)- time he was a traveling salesman for a Philadelphia dry goods house Mr. Hill began business in States- ville as a member.of the firm of |, The firm af- terward became W. L. Hill & Co.}y4 end in 1882 he began business on ‘yj; his own account in the store, cor- nt ner Broad and Meeting streets, now ee ee ee cccupied by the Williams Furniture |; showtime inthe most forceful man-|%00d breeds, their care, etc. The where he continued he moved to Winston in the latter part of 1890 or in the year 1891 and Winston bes since been “he home. For several years he was in ;.n¢ business in Winsten but in recent +,-mer and the one thing on which geen a traveling until who the |. Statesville | and lived in the house on Frout street, now occupéed by Rev. | Mrs. Hill died here and her remains were buried county. Capt. Hill, who was a Confederate veteran, went to Gainesville, Fila., He died there he had been a taveling | salesman Mr. Hill frequently visit- | €d Statesville amd when here caH- | ed on his old friends. His visit’ here was about the first last The news of his death was Statesville ac- quaintanceses few of them knew The Wool Bill Finally Passed . Monday the House of Congress, by a vote of 206 to 90, without Democrat breaking the party align-|parts of the soil, so crops must be ment, adopted the conference neport |roiated to help build up the soil ou the wool tariff revision bill. . Tuesday night the Senate passed food in the soil. the bill by a vote of 38 to 28. The |i; is the vote came after a vigorous five-hour that makes the crop. No debate on the merits of the Dill. | wiy to build up the soil than natur- It was 2 victory for the combined jal fertilization by turning under le- Democratic and insurgentRepublican | ¢uminous crops. forces as against the regular -Re-||cyume hay there is $10 During the Senate de-| fertilizer. bute on wool, Senator LaFollette, of there is $8 worth of nitrogen, and Wisoonsin, accused Senator Smoot,|/you pay more of Utah, of being personally inter-|\hen you buy it in commercial fer- ested in the schedule under discus- |{j|izers. sion and insinuated strongly the Mormon Church was imterested | giscassion of that “It is time,’ | press his he asserted, “that the Senate adopt |that they must know their a rule that no man be permitted to|farms; that there are hundreds of that Mormon Church had a dollar any woolen miJl, although he owned some Church Day— Excellent Addresses By Messrs. Newman, Parker and Jet- frey and Mrs. Hollowell—The ‘“Latter’s Fine Talk” on Home- Moking. Wednesday the State Farm was farmers, ‘farmers’ wives, eons .nd daughters and others, the event being the ‘annual institute coniucted by the State, and an event that has for the past few years attracted hundreds from all parts of the couhty and some from ig #1” ideal place for such an event, eonsidcred from almost every stand- point, and the institute people say they are always greeted by a larger crowd here than at any place 9 the State. This of the crowd were better than ev- er, a large open building with a capacity of 1,000 having been built in a grove, for the age. | men's meeti nvas-cov- He was the eon of Capt. John FF. | eieg a nanatee:, Vole 6 cane. Hill and was a native of LAncoln county, having been born in How-len. underbrush had been cbeared ard’s creek township, near the old ‘sar the ehsee at a groves about the pace, the war between the States, when the Confederacy = calling : more men to replenish her thin- coyer« ning ranks, Mr. Hilt volunteered sleplc. ee eee and went to the front with the “17 boys,” joining Capt. Haynes’ company in the eleventh regiment. i After the surrender of Lee at Ap ei oe sep Dba pomattox, Mr. Hill came to Lineoln- . ton and for some time clerked for ’ : the building sewing up the wounds. The sight) which stood upon the lt now oc- other not seem to be | cupied by the migetiug place for the ladies. Aijl plenty of hdtching room, and Wednesday the ‘whole face of in that vicinity was Mr. F. T. Meacham, the Uiar superintendent of the farm, eps the place in an admirable On these occasions he andMrs. Meacham always spread ay excellent dinner for the speak- ers, .cwspaper representatives and special guests, which is s ly appreciated. The tcrenoon session of the in- stitute ‘“.r the men was called to chant in Statesvitle and Winston=|oeger «port 10.30 o'clock by Supt. Salem. Mr Hill was marriediygeachim, who welcomed the au- twice, his last wife being Mis$|dience and introduced Prof. ©. L. Coite, of Philadelphia, who with |Newmau, professor of agriculture at jone son survives him. the A é M. @ollege at Raleigh, The body will be interred atignho mude an excellent address on nS soil improvement. In beginning, |Rev. W. R. Dye officiating. Pret Cowes said that it was al- Ways 2 jleasure to conduct the lle institute because there much inter<cst manifested in modern meth- to that /ode of furmicg; agd the accom- meuts of many of the Iredell ers during the past few years vidense that their interest In ss ‘how” is not without e severe drought whith now passing through,” said wman, is teaching us_ les- worth thou- sandg of dollars in the future. It ner jast what deep plowing and the plowing into the soil of plenty of humus mat‘er means to the farmer. The most vita: and the most impor- question confronitng the all others depend, is soil improve- nent. Plants which may be grown was a n th il are the best material the late Chas ; 20 parton’ © Statesville, a sister ,, of Dr. C. L. Summers, of Winston. 4/17, Ue°4 She died in Statesville and for fertilizing the soil when prop- Under the natural con- ;diuions, before our lands were was (cle ts, th nts He afterward marriéd cleared of the forests, the pia of Philadelphia, was a resident of Statesville the time, and built the residence on Water street now owned by Mr. |. .rty held the water and conserved the place’: until needed. to Mr. Wallace when hé fMidved to Hill's parents, d Mrs. J. F. Hill, were} gave baek to the soil each year just aS Touch plant food as was at taken out, and the mulch which was formed on the surface of the Now where our lan’ ag left bare and is plowed the sume depth—an average of four |iiches—-every year, no moisture is {held tut instead our farms are ‘be- west |i1¢ washed into the Atlantic and the guvefument is spending thour suids clearing the harbors of the best land from our farms. Water is the most essential soil food we have; no matter what conditions at pare your ‘arms so as to con- serve the rainfall until it is ueeded. The water must be con- trolled so that it will not run off and take your farms with it. The louse eoil is the storage for plant food aud the reservoir for water. The more ground pulverized and |the more vegetable matter turned juuder for humus the larger the | supply of natural fertilizer to draw on and the larger the water reservoir Deep plowing and pul- ve rization are not all, however, be- @/cause different plants use different of land while making a crop conserve Remember that treatment of the soil better In eyery ton of worth of In a ton of peavine hay than that for it Mr. Newman was followed by a in woolen mills and then vigorously!) Mr. T F. Parker, of the State declared no Senator had a moral |jicpartment of Agriculture. Mr. right to vote on any law affecting | pirker said that he wanted to-. im- nearers with the fact own the | what we put in the soil and should in| krow why when it is otherwise. In ac |\the matter of fertilizers we have | ibeen depending on the dealers, who | properly know nothing about our individual andDiarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer- , d not be so much sneer- tain to be needed before the summer its there shoul This remedy has no superior, For about farming. \ formation Nl le Beil J . li ld kit TUTE DAY AT STATE FARM | bulletins issued free to the farm- prevail, water must be had, so pre~- of chickene and that they ing at printed instructions and in- |ers’ mothers, The ers are the written experiences of those who have had success, and there is no reason why opinions on |paper should hurt the opinions. We jtust experiment with fertilizer {on jour individual farms to find out | what is needed in the soll. In the/on Davie first | Shepherd. second le- | | matter of ferthizing soil, (sour deep plowing: gumés plowed under; third, green |cover crops; fourth, stable manure, and last. commercial fertilizer. Commercial fertilizers will pay if properly used but the other means of fertilization all come first. In going into a detailed discus- adjoining counties. The State Farm/siou of the various cheniicals used in commercial fertilizers, their use, ete., Mr. Parker ased charts show- ing results in experiments made to find out what various soils need- ed, and in explaining how farmers Muy mix their own fertilizers, which is recommended, a demonstra- tio: of mixing was given and the 6aving in cost shown. The apptlica- tion of the fertilizers at different jutervals during the growth of the crop was advocated. While Mr. Newman apd Mr. Par- ker were holding forth in the aud- itorlum, Mrs. Sue V. Hollowell, of Goldsboro, widely known as an in- stitute lecturer, and Mr. J. 8. Jef- frey, who has charge of the State pcultry experimental station at the A. & M. College, were speaking to the Isdies at their meeting piace) Mrs Hollowell talked on the care of the infant and emphasized the fact that the f:rst five years of a child’s Hfe detcrmines what it will he during <he remainder of its life, both physically and mentally. For ttis reason mothers should hav: knowlecge of the oare of infants. A mother’s Juve is not all-sufficient lin the care of the child; she |Should rreprre for motherhood and |} Know what\she is about. The 275 |mothers jresent were asked if |they took a mother’s magazine and it was round that only three are |now doing so. Mrs. Holowell then pointed out that almost every farm- er in the other audience js taking some farm magazine and: showed how .nuch more important it was |that a mother have knowledge of jthe care of her children than it jis that the farmer have knowledge of the care of his live stock, etc. The mothers were also urged to train their children as helpers in ithe home from their youth up. Mr, Jeffrey talked the, ladies. about thelr poultry, teling “then how they may get best results trom their feed, the best methods lot dressing their poultry for mar- ket; the importance of keeping hegessity of keeping down lHce |und mites and the determining by {experiments of what ration in addi- tion tothe natural feeding resources jot the farm are necessdry to get ;good results were emphasized. | In the afternoon Mrs. Hollowell |\spoke to the ladies for a short time on bread-making and the nu- jtritive value of food, while Mr. Newman talked to the men about ;corn culture and the selection of |Seed corn, going into details with regard to the latter and explain- jing the importance of selecting the seed while the corn is still in the |fieldete. The men and women then held a joint meeting which was addressed by Mrs. Holloweltl and Mr. Jeffrey. At this meeting Mr. |John Arey, of Elmwdod, also made a short talk in the interest of the Iredell Live Stock Association. In his address Mr. Jeffrey gave much valuable information about poultry reising on the farm, espe- clally the care of the flock. It was shown that it always pays best to keep some good pure breed must be properly housed and fed before the industry is a profitable one. By proper care diseases may be avoided and by proper feeding eggs may be had in abundance the year round. Mrs. Hollowell’s address to the audience of both sexes was on “The Farmer’s Wife,”’ or ‘‘Woman on the Farm,” and it was a master- ful discourse and one heard with keen interest. Mrs. Hollowell is a very entertaining speaker and her personality adds to what she says. I believe it is just as im- portant, satd she, to convert woman to the principle of being good home- keepers as it is to convert man to the principles of good farming. The men are striving to make mon- ey for their wives and children and wives should know how to spend the money. In North Carolina to- day we have more money than we get good results from and much of this is due to ignorance on the part of home-keepers. Every girl should be taught how to cook. It is what is spoiled in cooking that finds its way to the hog pen and is thus wasted. Our women have commercial fertilize:;|mnot been taught to cook because it is a relict of slavery and we are inclined to look upon ft as some- thing for the negro to do. The cook is truly the custodian of the Health of the family and this cus- todian shoukd be a well-trained vote on any question when he {6 ways ‘n which thev aan improve | housewife and not some filthy ne- directly or indirectly interested tyeir farms by studying them Welgro woman picked upon the pecuntarily in that question.” should €apect good returns from |street and placed in the kitchen. |No man can have a sweet disposi- |tion and a sour stomach and this is |what he has when his food is not prepared. But the men |do not realize that there are just had owned some years ago. farms, to tell us what to put in jas many problems inside the house The bill now goes to the Presi-|o.; goils. Rach farmer’ should jas out dent and he is expected to veto it |crudy his farm, read up on fertili- |boreaving machines to help him in promptly. Se eee zation, Make tests and in this way | his work, while the women go Buy tt now. Now is the time to buy |ask his farm what it needs jalong in the old rut and follow the a bottle of Chamberiain’s Colic ,Cholera |‘ Book farming” is all right and | customs which have been followed lby their mothers and théir moth- |e. of Trees ae The men take pa- (Continued on eighth page.) —About 15 Statesville people at- temded the Confederate reunion at Newton yesterday. —Mr. J. H. MeHargue has sold | hie stock of groceries and fixtures avenue to Mr. J. L. | —Newton* News: The Woman's | Foreign Missionary Society of the | Statesville district will -meet im |the Methodist church here Septem- ber 5th and 6th. | -—Concord Tribune: Misa ‘Susie | Williams, who has been teaching im |the Statesville graded schools, will teach the coming session m- the Rockingham schools. —On the front porch of a States- ville residence, yesterday afternoom at 3 o’clock, the mercury stood at 100. At 7 o'clock it marked 92. No, it wasn’t in the sunshine; the house fronts east. —Mrs. B. B. Boyd, who was un- der treatment at the Samatorium, returned to her home near Barium Wednesday. Her aister, Misa Cleon Hobbs, who was here with her, returned to Dunham last night. — Mr. Joseph C. Saunders and Miss Rosa Neill White were united in marriage Wednesday night at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. White, on Race street, Rev. T. S. Crutchfield of- ficiating. -—Some weeks ago The Landmark tolé about Mr. John W. Reavis, an aged citizen of Houstonville, buying & monument in Statesville to be placed dt his grave at death. Yes- terday Mrs. Reavis was in and gave an crder tor her monument. —Dr. Mebane, of Mt. Airy, will build a home near that of his fa- therin-law,at Mt.Mourne. He will practice his profession in the neigh- burbood but will give special at- tenuon to a obicken farm, egg | production being the main object. —Rev. W. A. Lutz performed a double marriage ceremony at hia home Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. The contracting couples were Mr. Robt. A. Brawley and Miss Jessie Reavis and Mr. E. E. Mills and Miss Julia E. Boovey, -all of St. Paul neighborhood. —Little Miss Elizabeth Bowles turned her pony too short while crossing the square late Wed evening and the buggy was tu over; throwing Mivs Bowles and Miss Margaret Ivey, who was with © her, out on the ground. Neither of the httle girls was hurt and there was po damage to the turnout. —Mr. L. B. Bristol’s new cotton gin was set in motion yeserdaty to test the machinery,which was found to be in fine shape. The machin- ery was put in by an expert and the plant, which is modern and up- to-date in alf respects, is now ready for the fall business. —Mr. W. M. Barringer received this week from his farm in Meck- lenburg county two of the mas- ter watermelons of the season. One tipped the scales at 88 pounds and the other weighed 92. Mr. Barringer invited a number of his friends to share the melons with him. —-‘Tell the folks who have young trees to water them,” said Mr. R. B. McLaughlin to The Landmark yesterday. “Don't wait until the ttrees begin to die. In times of drought po tree that has been transplanted is safe until it is be- yond the third summer. Wgtér them before they, begin to die.” —Mrs. Peacock, who lived near Harmony, was brought to States- ville Monday and taken to the State Hospital at Morganton Tuesday ulght. Mrs. Peacock became men- tally deranged a week ago and on the day she was taken to Morgan- ton she was quite wiolent. The trou- ble is said to be dye to religious excitement. -—Mr. John Watts, who lives in the vicinity of Huntersville, is yis- ‘ting with his family at his old home in Shiloh township. Mr. Watte tells The Landmark that the drought is very severe in his sec- tion; that only one rain guffielent to lay the dust has fallen since planting time. As a result the crop will be very short. ; Death of Mrs. Kitchin, Mother of the Governor. Mrs. Maria Arrington Kitchin, mother of Gov. Kitchin, died at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning at her, home near Scotland Neck. was the _ result paralysis. : Mrs. Kitchin was born at 1848, making her stay on earth 63 years, 7 months and 3 days. She was the daughter ofWilliam Wal- ton and Annie Maria Alaton - Ar- rington. She married the late W. H. Kitchin January 6, 1864, He died February 2, 1901. Eleven chil- dren, nine sons and two daughters, survive, and all were.at her - The oldest song are the Governor, Congressman Claude Kitchin and Mr. A. P. Kitchin, the latter a member of the General Assembly. ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! ' In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germa like tigers, But often germs multiply 80 fast the little fighters are overcome, Then see pimples, boils, eczema, salt- and appetite fail. This condition de- mands Klectric Bitters to regulate stom- ach, liver and kidneys and to isons from the biocd, “They are. the st blood purifier,” Ln Cc. T. Bua- Man has all the modern la-|"heum and sores multiply and s' found.” They strong nerves and. Try them. ae, eee of 6” airoke, Saat? leyville, Halifax county, January 9, i ai t ae ? xen Twe THE LANDMARK August 18, 1911. VRIDAY, - — GREAT BRITAIN'S PARLIAMEN- VARY CHANGE. Ths House of Lords of “he British Parliament last week acept- ed and passed what is known as the veto bill, which has the follow- ing provisions among others: Money bills shall become without the assent of the lords. Any bill other aS money a passed mmons three Sean sessions shall become an act of tbimuecly piaeg vo the > ee rre tae” House of Lords has rejected it. Five years instead of seven shall be the maximum duration of a Parliament. The passage of this bill marks a very great change in the meth- ods of British government. The following interesting history on the subject is from the Baitimore Sun: he Parliament of Great Britain: has existed as a bicameral, or two- house, Parliament, for a thousand years. It was the pattern, in that reepect, for the Congress of the United States, and for the parlia- mente of all countries in modern umes. It is now practically reduced to a single house, for the power now remaining to the upper house is so limited \that it is reduced almost to an official echo of the popular branch. When the bill first came to the lords it was amended by making provision for a joint committee to decide what are money bills, the bill as it came from the Commons leaving that to the Speaker; by provisions that a budget to which other legislation is attached is not a money bill; that any bill which affects the existence of the Crown or the Prote&tant succession, or which establishes a national Parliament in Ireland, Scotland, Wales or England, or which raises an issue of great gravity, shall be submitted to the vote of the peo- ple. All these amendments were rejected by the Commons and the Dill was returned in’ its original foim. It was then for the House of Lords to accept it in that form. If it had been rejected, the gov- ernment announced that the King would create a sufficient number of Liberal peers to pass it over the heads of the Conservative or Un- ionist Lords, who were in great ma- jority. Under this threat there was uothing for the Lords but sub- mission, The Archbishop of Can- terbury in voting for the bill said that its rejection and the creation of 500 peers would make England law Telling more about the hogs down on the coast that live exclu® | ively on fish, and whose flesh eannot be eaten for that reason, Major Bob Phillips thus contin- ues in the Greensboro News: We had it in mind to tell some- thing more about those hogs. In disposing of a morning's catch of fish, removing the heads and back- bones from a large quantity of mackerel, the offal was, thrown overboard from the Spartan. the boat being anchored near the shore in the “hook” of the cape. The refuse pieces sank to the bottom and some of them were washed ashore. The hogs watched for ey- ery particle and were quick to grab them, often swimming out some distance and actually diving out of sight to secure pieces on the bottom. 7A four-foot long green gar. was tossed on shore, when instantly a hog seized and bit it in two and made a hearty meal on it. I tossed a piece of corn bread to one of those hogs and the fish-eater merely smelled it, grunt- ed and passed on as if it had been a dry clam shell! The Protection Fetich and One of Its Devotees. Baltimore Sun. The protection fetich plays peculiar tricks upon the minds and charac- ters of its devotees. A few days ago Senator Dixon, of Montana, deliv- ered {n the United States Semate an exhaustive speech, in which he proved that the sheep men of the country were not receiving the bene- fit of the 11 cents protection which the Payne-Aldrich law is supposed te give them, but that because of the “joker” contained in the “skirt- ing clause’ the duty amounts to only from five to seven and a frac- lion cents. Fe saic under the pres ent law the sheep business was decreasing, and quoted Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, whom he con- siders the highest authority in the country on the wool tariff, to the effect that the Payne-Aldrich law is the best for the manufactur- er the country has ever had and the worst for the sheep man, except the Wilson law. He declared he represented the State wherein were grown more sheep than in any other State in the Union, and that he was in favor of giving the sheep herder a chance. He told the La Follette substitute, which he said offered the sheep man just about the same protection he now has, and of the Smoot amend- ment, then pending, that put the tariff on wookat nine cents «* pound, without any “joker,” and then reached the remarkable con- clusion that there should be no tariff legislation at the special ses- sion of Congress. It isa peculiar school of political economy which teaches a man that, the laughing stock of the domin- fons beyoud the sea and of foreign countries. The Duke of Devon shire seid that if there was any effective way by which the passage ef the bill could be prevented he would be the first to advocate it. But there was none. The British constitution by the passage of this bill has undergone a radical change, and the Parlia- meut has been in effect reduced to a single body. The chief ad- vantage of two houses is that while a bill which originates in one is going ihroigh the other there is time for sober second thought. It was the sober second thought that defeated the force bill in 1890 in the United States Senate after it had passed the House. The upper _ house ot Congress has been liken- ed to the saucer into which hot coffee is poured from the cup to cool it. The House of Lords has not in a long time possessed the power of the United States Sen- ate, and it is only at long inter- vals tiat it has ventured to ject a bill passed by the Commons, although it has maintained its right to do so. The attempt. to exercise this power nearly two years ago by the rejection of the budget of David Lloyd-George, chan- cellor of the exchequer, was the direct cause of the present revolu- tion. It {fe true that the House of Lords can still act in a limited way as a brake on a wheel. If it rejects a bill, it must be passed by the Commons at three success- ive sfss'ons before it can become effective without the consent of the Lords. This will at least give the Commons time for a second thought. There will still be force left in the House of Lords, Lord Rosebery said, ‘‘to oppose the dan- gerov_s measures of the govern- ment, and Europe and the empire will be spared the sight of a scandal which would go far to weaken the hold of the centre of the empire upon its component Parts.”’ It will still exist, too, as the highest court of law in the empire. ; Before the Reform act of 1832 the Crown and the House of Lords together had almost absolute con- trol of the House of Commons through the,existence of ‘pocket boroughs,” or “rotten bor- oughe,”’ as they were called—places which had the right to elect members,but hadfew residents. In this way many members of the House of Lords in practice ap- pointed and controlled two or more members of the House These pocket boroughs were abolished by the Reform bill, and since then the House has been independent and almost omnipotent in the gOv- ernment. By its power, through the prime minister, to have an un- limited number of peers created it ; As mercury will Surely destroy the a re kept the upper house in | sense of smell and completely derange jection. | the whole system when entering it = = | through the mucous surfaces. Such artj}- Gecrge Willard, aged 40 years | cles should never be used except on pre- wan killed (nalanels i 1 vel | 8¢ riptions from reputable physicians, as : Sat 4 ft J } £ the damage they will do is ten-fold to ning Saturday afternoon, wuiile git-|the good you can possibly derive from oe cee the front porch of his |them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- rother’s home at Mt. Airy, a |®d by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. M ; ss sae . | contains no meftury, and is taker : r. Chappel, who was at the ternally, acting directly upon the eal house, was ee shocked but |and mucous surfaces of the system Tf was revived after some time |buying Hall's Gatarrh Cure be s | ° sure The plant of the Bureka Lamber |you get the genuine It is taken in- Company at Washin ; (N Sar Delly, and made itn Toledo, Ohio, by . gtor I J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. .) was Lurned early Monday morn-| Sold by Druggiste. Price, 7c. per ing. about balf covered by insurance. re- | Less estimated at $35,0°00, | Pottle although a certain law is the worst for his constituents that the country ever had, it is a thing 80 inviolate that it must not be touch- ed; that the policy of protection is of higher sanctity than the welfare of the people; that as between wiping from the statute books a vicious and destructive law and wiping out a great industry the law must stand and the industry fall. Yet that is exactly the conclusion that Senator Dixon reached, as judged by his argument and his plainly de |clared conclusion. | ee ene caers camcam eos Ppesident Working Campaign Fer Renomination. According to information publish- ed in Chicago, there has been brought to light an . extensive movement conducted from the White House and other Federal offices in Washington in behalf of President Taft’s candidacy for re-election in 1912. Charles D. Hifles, secretary to President Taft, and George C. Rankin, who js a national bank re- ceiver, are said to have sent out a@ large number of confidential let- ters in the nature of inquiries con- cerning popular sentiment upon the President and his administation. Bach letter sent out by Mr. Hilles upon White House stationery has enclosed another communication, which in detail sets out allof the claims of achievement and benefits under President Taft’s administra- tion. The enclosure is a type- written copy “of a letter sent by the President’s secretary some time ago to Frank P. MacLennan, of Topeka, Kansas. Where the Automobile is Banned. People who wish to find a place where automobiles are not will be interested to know that the ma- chines are not permitted in Ber- muda. Mr. J. B. Hand, a former citizen of Asheville, who bas lived in Hamilton, Bermuda, for 11 years, tells the Clitzen some interesting things about that country. That paper Baye: One ‘of the most striking things he related about the island is that automobiles are not allowed there. About five years ago the government bought up all the au- tomobileg on the island and ship- ped them away and since that time has allowed none to be imported. There were about 25 machines «at that time. The reasons for the action are that the roads are nar row and thé people are accustomed to driving, as the roads are almost perfect, being of coral formation. Mr. Hand stated that the embargo on automobiles no doubt keeps some people away but that others come on this account. treme: |BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR Ca. | TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, MATTEKS OF NEWS, Out of the tenement district of STATE NEWS. A check flasher who signed his name as D. A. Thomes worked Philadelphia 200 Jewish families ar< soon to go into the high altitude of Utah and become farmers, Ar- rangenients have been fou the purchase of a tract of 8,000 acres in the Sevier valley,in Utah, on which they will build a town. Winston business people Saturday for $104.85. : Will Allen, of Amson county, who was charged with shooting at an automobille containing the family A QUEER AND VALUABLE PIANO autMor Clarence Key, of federate Home at Pikesville, tary, of the Chinese legation Mexico City. ; imprisoned in the of the gangway. only two intermediate stops, hours lieves he has set a will result in his establishing and Boston. As it is he ord for a single day flight. to Baltimore on July 10, 1911. Made Lots of Honey This —Bee Oulture Profitable Folks Who Know How. Mt. Alry News. Reports that come in bee. The idea that the 76 years old, @ grandson of Francis Scott. Key, “The Star Spangled Banner,” died Monday at the Con- Md. Mr. Key fought throughout the civ- il war in the Texas cavalry. He was for many yeara foreign secre- in After working without cessation for 48 hours, two of the three men Bast Holmes gangway of the Bast Colliery at Big Mine Run, near Ashland, Pa., were rescued aliveSunday afternoon. The rescued miners are John Dolan, of Big Mine Run, and Anthony Tam- ashitos, of Girardsville. The third man, Peter Zemonski, was huried be neath the fallen rock which had im- prisoned the three men at the face He is dead. The others were not injured, although they were imprisoned in the mine and in an actual flying time of five and forty-three minutes, Harry N. Atwood, of Boston, be- pace which a new record on his flight by aero- plane from St. Louis to New York appears to have broken the American rec- The best previous American record was made by Atwood himself when he flew 148 miles from Atlantic City GOUD YEAR FOR HONEY BEES. Year For from the rural districts indicate thmt this has been a good year for the honey seasons of J. B. Martin, was acquitted by a jury in the recorder’s court at Wadesboro a few days ago. Alien fired his gun but it could not be proved to the satisfaction of the jury that he fired at the automo- bile. In Haywood county Sunday night, Fred. Morehead, colored, was shot and killed while he stood in the house of Jeff Lackey, colored, by some one who fired through the window’ with a shot gun. Taylor Love, colored, who had had trouble withMorehead and had made threats is suspected of the shooting. He has disappeared. ‘ L. J. Norris has been committed to jail.in Raleigh to answer for the murder of J. B. Bissett, whose dead body was found in the woods near Raleigh Sunday morn- ing. W. R. Yerby, the husband of Ada Yerby, the woman who accom- panied J. B. Bissett on that fatal night drive’ out of Raleigh, was 50 hours. ere as there was no evidence By flying the 286 miles from |@selnet bim. Ada Yerby, the wo St. Louis to Chicago Monday, with|™80 in the case, and Haywood Penny, the colored hack driver who took the Yerby woman and Bissett on the ride, were held as witness- es. eo To Make All First Olass Postof- fices Postal Savings Banks. Encouraged by' the’ successful trial for two weeks of postal sav- ings systems in ‘the great postof- fices of New York, Chicago, Ss. Louis and Boston, Postmaster Gen- eral Hitchcock has decided to ex- tend the system rapidly to all ‘the large cittes of the country, and has designated as postal savings de- pesit+njes Pittsburg, Detroit, Buf- filce,Samn Franelisco,Cinc’nnati, Kan- sas City, Seattle, Inddanapolis, Den- ver and Portland, Oregon. The deposits in New York, Chi- cago, St. Louis and Boston for the first five days of operation amounted to $110,000,at which rate the annual deposits for the four citi2g would amount to ubout $7,- 000,000. have changed so that bees can no more be kept for profit, has long prevailed, but as one lady express- ed it, the old way was to let the bees have what they made to live over on, but now the people watch them and.as sooh as they have made a little honey they take it aud leave the poor creatures’ to starve. If bees were treated in the cld way—we mean bees that are kept in the old box hives— it is probable that they would yet be profitable as in the days of the fathers. Ags it-is there are almost no bees in the coumtry. Mrs. Emma Shugart, of Elkin, who has for years kept as much as 100 colonies with satisfactory protit this year made 8,600 pounds.“" She is selling it at 20 cents per pound and it is no-trouble to find buyers Mr. J. H. Thompson, of Devotion, in this county, began the business a few years ago in a small way and this year made 1,000 pounds. Mr. J. ¢ Bags, of Rusk, also made a satisfactory yield from his yard of something like 25 colonies. The final coun: of ye editor’s yard show- ed that 110 colcnies made 7,300 pounds. And now everyone you meet is thinking of going into the bee bus- iness. About the first question one is asked is if they sting when kept in tae new way. Bet your life they sting. A bee-keeper who is aceustomed to working several houre in a yard of 100 colonies some days misses getting a single sting, but if he gets a dozen in a period of ten minutes he is not surprised and thinks little of it. One becomes immune to the poison and there no swelling from the stings, but the painis there just the same,and it is sharp and one of the severest tests on one’s religion that can be found. But the pain lasts not so long with one who is immune to the poison as with one who is not. Extracts From Supt. Thompson's Report. The following extracts are from the report of the superintendent of Statesville public schools for the past year: ! There were in the _ Statesville public schools (white) for the year 1910-11 teachers, 14—-one male and thirteen females. Pupils enrolled, boys 360; girls 383; total, 743. Three departments, primary, termediate and high school. Primary department, six teachers aud 384 pupils. Intermediate de partment, five teachers and 26 pu- pils. High school department, three teachers and 90 pupils. An aver- age number Of pupils to each teach- er of more than 55. The average daily attendance was 597. Average daily attendance to each teucher over 42. The average daily attendance was more than 80 per cent. of the enrollment. : Up to the time of an epidemic of mumps, the average daily attend- ance was near 90 per cent. The entire number of tardies was 136—-leses than one per day. The sixth grade made one tardy, the ninth two. Superintendent Thompson report- ed, in many respects, the best year ip the history, of the school. in- North Carolina Woman Shot in Washingtun Ada Haynes, 26 | years whose home is Mt. Airy, was shot and fatally wounded in Washington City Monday by Wm. H. Sabin, aged 27, a private in the regular army. The Haynes girl lived in the red Nght district and was shot by Sabin, who has just returned from the Texas maneuvers,when she Iin- formed him that she wes going to New York to marry another. The girl had been infatuated with the man who took her life. At one time she purchased his release from of age, N. C., Acne Hall's Family Pille for constipa- There are altogether 426 large city postoffices of the first clase, and it is the purpose to have all designated as postal savings depos- itories before the first of the year. With few exceptions the postof- fices of the second class, of which there are about 1,600, already have been designated, and very shortly the designation of third~<lass will begin. offiees y to WAL- June 3%. Don’t Rub "Em Your eyes burn and smart. You feel like digging them out with your fists; you can not imagine what is wrong. Better see my eye-spe- cialist. It’s likely a pair of my glasses will give you ease and relief. I almost make the blind HENRY’S For Good Glassés. BRICK! Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile. Orders solicited from surrounding towns. STATESVILLE BRICK C0. DR_ T. D. WEBB, DENTIST. Office in Mille Building over Sloan Clothing Os. Office hours 8.20 to 4e'clock. "PHONE 378. August 9, 1910, There is a Piano at the Statesville Drug Co’,s store that can be played by hand, as other pianos. It can be played with the feet, and any person can play it without any knowledge of music, and if you drop a nickel.in its mouth it will play a piece of music, then swallow the nickel and make ready for another. It is for sale at low figures to intro- duce its kind. Apply to S. Leonard, Music Dealer, J. 512 Center Street. FOR SALE. Six colored tenant dwellings and lots and three vacant lots well located. Paying good interest on investment. Fifty-five acres four miles from Statesville near railroad and public road; rour-room house, barn and orchard. Thirty-five acres in cultivation, balance in wood. ; _Eighty-seven acres on macadamized road six miles from. States- ot orty acres in cultination and meadow, balance in wood- Ninety-eight acres with four-room house, six miles from States- ville on macadamized road. Fifty acres in cultivation balance in woodland. A fine opportunity to secure desirable investments. For terms and prices apply to ERNEST G. GAITHER, - tesville, N. C., INSURANCE, STOCKiS AND REAL ESTATE. OFFICE NO. 1, MILLS BUILDING. NEW OFFERINGS} At the One Price Cash Store. The latest in Dress Silks—40 inch Side Band, in one pattern only of a color. Colors: Black, Navy, Receda. Copenhagen and Brown. Price $8,49 per pattern. 27 Inch Flouncings. Special values for 39c. and 49c. the yard. All in new patterns. Compare our cash prices. You will always find them less. Truly. Poston- Wasson Co., ae 2 eee ME a GDS MO RRRRTNI a [ Hawkes’ StrawHatCleaner Makes Old Hats Look New. The Polk Gray Drug Co., Prescription Specialists. On the Square. *Phones 109 and 410. enc There is One Form of Investment Which is absolutely safe for every one. It never slumpsin value; It’s returns are certain; Principal always available. {tis a Savings Account at The Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Statesville, “The Bank tor Your Saving.” OLDEST. BEST. QUALITY HIGHER, PRICES LOWER. C. E. RITCHIE. Plumber. CHEAPEST, QUICKEST. Stylish Livery. My livery is the best equipped and most up-to-date in the city. I have every kind of vehicle necessary for a city livery. Horses and mules bought and sold. Have some mules now on band. Cash or time to suit, S. J. Holland. 'Phone 3. Day or Night. the army. Sabin was arrested. NO LADY’S OUTFIT is quite complete with- out a Silver Purse. There is that same dis- tinction in the kind that comes from our store as there is in every ar- ticle we sell. Things of this kind must be of the right kind or there is no lasting satisfaction in possessing them. We have some new things to show you in these Mesh Bags. Prices from 75c. to $12.50. R. H. RICKERT & SON. PURSES Coprright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.—No. 50 Real EstateFor Sale Only a short distance from Cool ich , where good school is es- ished. we have for sale 100 acre farm with 6-room house and the usual out-buildings. One half of this tract of land is in timber. Can be sold at a reasonable price andon reasonable terms, Another farm containing 118 acres, in Sharpesburg township, with 7-room house; cribs, barn, sheds, etc. Twenty-five acres in re, fenced with chestnut rails. acres in orchard. Prices right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, 65x237. Jenkins & Wagner, a eras eae Office: 129 Water street. "PHONE: 282. Flowers for Funerals 5 When you want =} 9 something extra #;, ™ nice, something i ES § ‘‘different,’’ call on Sus. Our expert de- <my signers wilt vet it up for you. cy | J. Van Lindley Co Greensboro, N. C. : et Drug Co. i FRIDAY, — — August 18, 1911. LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. Arrival end Departure of Trains sat Statesville. WESTERN ROAD. Train Train Train N . 11, west-bound, due 10.20 . 1, west-bound, due 8.26 . 86, west-bound, due 10.22 (Train . $6, east-bound,due 11.00 Train . 22, east-bound, due 1.20 p. m Train No, 13, east-bound, due 6.45 p, m. CHARLOTTE. AND TAYLORSVILLE. From Charlotte. Train No. 16 ar. 9.50, leaves 11.00 a.m / Train No. 2 ar. 8.26, leaves 8.35 p.m | From Taylorsville. | Train No. 23 ar. 10.10, .eaves 11.00 a.m |Train No. li arz 6.20, leaves 6.45 p. m. an p.m p.m am ON SALE.——The Landmark ig on Sale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; by The Landmark carrier and at The .Jandmark office, 120 west Broad street. Three cents the copy. | Officer’s Salary Passed On in the | Federal Court. 1 The case of the United States | against Herman Gudger was heard | Monday in the United States Dis- trict Court, says the Asheville Citi- zen, ‘The case was brought by | the government forthe collection of | $235 from Mr. Gudger. It was) shown that Mr. Gudger, while act- | ing as collector of revenue in Pan- ama in 1905,was given a leave of | abseuce, during which time he was | paid $235. ‘Something was said| about the payment being illegal and! Mr. Gudger returned the money. | The auditor for the War Depart- | ment held that {ft was due Mfr. Gudger and returned it to him. The Comptroller of the Treasury | again demanded the money, at/ which time Mr. Gudger decided | that he would let the matter be | settled in court. The verdict waa | in favor of Mr. Gudger. | | Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., the | young Virginian charged with shoot- ing his wife, will be put on trial | at Chesterfield Court House, Va., | next Monday. His counsel asked | for a postponement until September, | but this was refused. | THE CAUSE OF ECZEMA | is germ Hfe that burrows under} and feeds on the skin. The way | to oure ECZEMA is to remove the | cause by washing away with a clean, penetrating Mquid, the geri | life and poisons that cause the! trouble. We have a preparation that will | do this. The first application wifl | stop the itching and give prompt relief to an frritated, itching or in- flamed skin. If you are a suffer er from skin or scalp eruption in any form, try one bottle of this clean, scientific preparation. We are confident you will be pleased | with the results from the use of this standard preparation for eczema. | Good for infants as well as grown | Persons. At the Statesville Drug Store. } We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS. They have ‘been careful- ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Wosrison Produce & Provision Ce, Home Electric, Co. General Electrical Contractors Estimates Furnished All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC CO., A. D. COOPER, Manager. COOL SPRING ACADEMY. HIGH TYPE of Preparatory School for both sexes. Eatablished 1898. Quiet country cation. Well trained and experienced teachers, Good building and equipments. Therough course of Pome pense td reasonable. Fall Term Te eaten ree JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N. C., R, F. D. No, 2. August 1, 1911, WOOD SAW. Ready to saw wood. Why not let me saw yours? I also have stove wood for sale at all times. J.J. BRAWLEY. August 1—16t. ’Phone 1136. JOHN C. DYE, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in Mills Building. Office hours 9 to 12 a. m., 2. to 5 p. m. Phones: Office 458; Residence 1133. AK the neowa you want LANDMARK, loca] news and all the other to kaow. Get THE IW cit of tt ia Al ae ty Rutherford College Fall Term Begins August 22d. A good place for good, earnest young men to get a good pre- paratory education at a good rate. For information address M. 7, HINSHAW, President, RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, N. C. Aug. 11.—4t. 3800_ FOR $100 ! ton Suck, Steam Engine, Corn Mill, 60 feet of Shafting, Belting, etc. All for $100; worth $300. G. W. TEMPLETON, Aug. |. Troutman, R. F. D. No 2. TheGladstone Hotel Black Mountain, N. C. Offers Special Accommodations to Summer Visitors. Write for rates to MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Black Mountain, N. C. W. R. MILLS, — Proprietor, Statesville, N. C. May 12. EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. Having qualified as executor of the last will and testament of William M. vault, deceased, late of Iredell county, N. C,, this is to notify all per- them to the undersigned 1912, or this notice will be piead in bar of their : All persons indebted to said estate will tlement. Zeb, A. 8. DAYVAUL*, Aug. 8, 1911. Executor, Sewing Machines Repaired. J. U. LAMPRECHT, 109 East Front Street. |}now best known, ¢| leads to Salisbury. WILLIAM H. H. GREGORY. Wi'lam Henry Harrison Gregory was boro on his father’s plantation at Drewry’s Bluff, Va., May 14, 1844. His father was Dr. Wm. W. Gregory and his mother Miss Elizabeth Randolph Taylor, a daughter of Col. Thos. P. Taylor, a lawyer of Richmond. She died 6oon after the birth of her son and Dr. Gregory afterward mar- ried Miss Ellen Upsher, of Norfolk, Va., a grvvddaughter of Abel _ P. Upsher, of the United States navy, who was killed by an explosion on the steamer Princeton. Under the direction of his step- mother young Gregory, was edutat- ed ip a military way and received an appointment to Annapolis Naval Academy through Congress- man John Casky, of Richmond. This was about the time of the John Brown raid on Harper's Fer- Ty and Capt. Gregory, as he is was at the time a Member of Company F, a Rich- mond military company. At the request of Gov. Wise this com- pany was ordered to escort him to Harper's Ferry to quell the in- surrection After John Brown was removed to Charleston this com- pany was ordered back to aid in the execution, as threats had been made to release Brown. In 1858, when President Monroe's remains were removed from New York to Richmond, escorted by the Seventh New York regiment, a grandson of Alexander Hamilton, a member of the regiment, was draqwned and was not missed until the regiment reached Washington The remains were recovered and the Governor of Virginia hired | steamer and sent the remains back to New York at the expense of the State of Virginia. A detail of two was sent from each compa- ny of Virginia troops as an escort and Capt. Gregory was a member of the escort. Soon after the John Brown cution Capt. Gregory moved with his father and brother to Charlotte, N. C. The civth war began. and he was ordéred to report to Camp Lee as a drill master. He was sent to drill the Petersburg troops and also to Craney Ieland. Gov Ellis issued a proclamation calling for troops and Capt. Gregory en- listed, assisted in organizing the Forty-second regiment and was elect- ed adjutant. Served through war and was wounded at Port Wal- thall Junction by the explosion of a shell while he was charging the enemy. Capt. Gregory returned to Char- lotte and in 1866 married Miss Dora Brown, of Wilmington. She died and he afterward came to Statesville and engaged in cotton business. In 1880 he mar- ried Miss Mittie L. Ramsey, of Co- lumbus, Mise. After Gen. J S. Carr was elect- ed to command the Confederate vet- erans of North Carolina he appoint- ed Capt. Gregory inspector gener al with the rank of lieutenant colo nel, which position he now holds ecesiaaidiaarirenaaainciliindcncaaaing er A Good Roads Advocate in Davie Offers to Make a Good Road . A correspondent of the daily pa pers tells of a good roads meeting in Jerusalem township, Davie coun- ty. Saturday. Mr. W. R. Craig, a gentleman of wealth from New York city, it is stated, has leased the home place of the late S. J Tatum at Jerusalem and is now re- pairing the houses, putting on paint. building kennels and lots for his dogs and has already waked up the village and aroused the people of the entire township to the importanoe of good roads Mr. Craig is leasing the land of nearly everybody in Jerusalem township, paying the State and county taxes for the privilege of hunting quail. Saturday Mr. Craig met with the citizens of Jerusalem township and made a most liberal and generous offer His proposition briefly was this: It is three milés from the village of Jerusalem to South River—the Rowan: county line—and Mr. Craig Proposed to pay $1,500 to build a .eand-clay road to the river, or half of the cost of construction connect ing with the Rowan road, which He did not stop at that, but proposed to get some Toad machinery and allow it to be used in building good roads any- where in Jerusalem township, and more: He offered to give enough money to give @ach public school in the township a termi of eight months, with the exception of the school at Cooleemee, which already has an eight-months’ term. company composed of Boston capital- ists has purchased several thousand agres of land along the Yadkin, six miles east of Albemarle, and willl de- velop the water power It is under- stood that it is their plan to build a dam, just below Swift Island ferry, which will be 1,000 feet long and ‘ feet high. ..The dam will be of gran- ite, on the order of the Whitney dam the | the | ee DROUGHT OF 1845. Dr, Stevenson Tells What He Has Heard About It—The Ohanged Oonditions and the Lessons. Correspondence of The Landmark. I know nothing of the drought of 1845 except from hearsay, but as we had ‘no railroads then and all supplics had to be made at home, the local effects of the drought were ‘ecessarily much more em- barnassing than swoh conditions| would now. The bread stuffs | of the country had to be ground on | mills run by water, the streams} got’ so low that many of these mills stood {dle much of the time | and flour and corn meal were made | very scarce when wheat and corn were or less plentiful. H. |’. Davis some years ago gave} Mme « ilem of his experience at | that time He said that he was 14 years old and was living in| the «ige of Virginia with a Mr. | Morehead, the late Turner More-| head's father, and that Mr. More-| head sent his colored teamster | and Divis with two wagons loaded | with xrain to.the Nantz mill on | the Catawba river, in Mecklenburg | oeounty, and that they camped two weeks in the woods waiting for their flour and meal. I have heard some of the old people say that Many of the tenant class of white people moved from Iredell county to cast Tennessee in the fail and winter of 1845-6 in order to obtain food for man and beast and be came permanent residents, which caused lredell county to lose many usefu! and worthy citizens. No such emergencies can arise now. Healthy, progressive civiliza- tion has brought us railroads, steam mills, mail facilities and has brought every community in this broad land of ours into commercial touch with each other to such an extent that local droughts need produce no terrors A healthy, progressive civilization makes liv- ing casier, without fostering folly Or extravagance. Railroads, steam mills, good school houses, comfort- able churches, express companies, telegraph lines and good roads are the nalural products of a healthy, progressive civilization. These have all come since 1845. When this drought commenced and when it ended I have no weans of knowing (the Catawba man says from April um August) but it must have been longer and Wore severe than that of 1881, and worse than the present one has been up to this date The dry year i845 caused the farmers to commence draining swamp land for orn cukture. Kk ig to be hoped this drought will give re- newed impetus to the dredging and reclaiming of the swamp lands } ef today It is also to be hoped that we as a people will realize the great convenience of the com- mon carriers of our country and forget some of the rant with which blased men have painted their gins for the past 20 years. Anotber lesson that this drought should teach us is that economy, frugality and careful financiering @fe necessary to prosperity, and that gambling in futures and run- | ning in debt in order to indulge in “get-rich-quick’’ schemes, is al menece to the prosperity of any country or community. ' } 8. W. STEVENSON | Mooresville, Aug. 12, 1911. | be more |The Marriage of Children and the | Combs Case. | Salisbury Post. | There is no more striking ex- ample of the folly and shame of chil- dren marriages nor of the crime and absolute lack of a moral sense of duty of ministers and others who are vested with authority to per- form the marriage ceremony, than the Combs murder case of Iredell county. The husband and murder- | er is 18 years old, his murdered | |wife was 16, and they had been married six months The couple ran away and were married in | South Oarolina. Some minister or | esquire officiated, giving them the right to live together legally. The union was not peaceful—there were , duarrels, The young wife wanted to visit her parents, the husband objected. There was a conflict, the woMan was murdered, choked to jeath lying across the knees of the man-pbrute, Was there ever a darker picture—and all because a ninister or justice of the peace | sronounced the words which miade (hem man and wife? The State, the law, the custom, all conspired to bring about the| murder. A clearer sense of -respon- | ibility on the-part of the ministry | ind others having the right to narry couples is needed, and until | ‘uese have come to understand (heir full moral duty iv the matter children will continue to marry ind tragedies will multiply aud in- creage. (Combe was but 17 at the time of ‘tis marriage and he killed his wife in less than four months after iis Marriage —The Landmark. ] Colorado Not a Land of Writing The Landmark Brighton,.Ccl., Mr. Geo. 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THE LANDMARK| ar TUBSDAY AND FRIDAY. ——— os = @ & CLARK, EDITOR AND OWNER OFFICE: 120 WEST BROAD STREET. ““ION PRICE: “116t ‘Bt wasuy — — ‘Avaread Just one dripping melody from the succalent heartstrings of a Steele Creek melon molifies and gatisfies a Oharlottean until he would be willing to hug his bitter- est enemy.—Charlotte Observer. If it affects him that way he ghould be willing to pay a doller for a melon and feel kindly toward the man who sold it to him. eee ecemaeete The Senate and House conferees ow the bill for the admission of Ari- mona and New Mexico as States have agreed to amend the bill by elimi- mating the recall provision of the Arizona constitution and to make the New Mexico constitution easi- er to amend. In this shape the measure will be acceptable to the President and will probably pass both houses. President Taft is entirely right iu the matter of the recall as applied to judges, and as he viewed it he is entirely right in vetoing the Statehood bill. After Arizona is admitted to the Union its people can adopt such a constitution as they see properindependent of Con- gress or the President, but as the President could not give his approv- al to the Statehood bill without endorsing, in a measure at least, the recall provision,his only course was the veto. ° Sentences are often so construct- @d that the meaning is very dif- ferent from that intended by the writer. Witness the following writ- ten by a correspondent. of~a daily paper: Dr.J.Y. Joyner madea fine speech on why we should have a farm-life a@chool at the court house Saturday. Dr. Joymer of course spoke at the court house, Saturday, in advo- cacy of a farm life school. He did- z2't, as the language would imply, urge the people to meet at the eourt house Saturday and establish a farm life school at the cour: house. The Landmark is simply cit ing this as an instance and is not Playing the part of a critic, for @ven in this compendium of acour- ate information and correct English wentences sometimes go awry. . “Prominent” People Squabble For Possession, of Children. Ralvigh Diapatch, 15th. Sensational habeas corpus pro- ceedings were brought today before Chief Justice Walter Clark by: Mrs. Percy B. Fleming, who was Miss Crouch, of Washington, D. C., against her husband, Percy. B. fFieming, formerly a teller in the State Treasury here, for the ous- ftody of their two little children, Yeepectively four and three years old The petition shows that Mr. and Mrs.Fleming separated July 14 and that Mr. Fleming took the children on that date from a nurse in the Streets of Raleigh and sent them to dis brother, Dr. Fleming, at Louis- burg. Mre. Fleming charges her hus- band with excessive drinking and the use of. dope and states that two treatments in a sanatorium in Greensboro had failed to cure him aod tur.b.r caarges him with being excessivel¥excitableand jealousand with manifesting insanity at times. Hearing was postponed to 11 o'clock Wednesday on account of mdsunderstanding as to the date for the hearing. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming were mar- ried in 1906, and Mrs. Fleming has been quite prominent socially here. She is a talented vocalist. Two Aviators Meet Death. Chicago Dispatch, 15th. operative of Durham, took laudanun tu relieve toothache and died from the effects. Forty-four. years old and leaves a wife and children. M. J. Keener, a citizen of Lin- eoln county, has.shown the Lincoln- ton News a pumpkin which he has kept for more than a year and it is in a perfect state of preservation, J. C. Brooks, Charley Sloan and Jack Campbell, three white men of Jonesboro, were arrested Tues- day charged with setting a_ fire which recently destroyed a large part of the business section of Jonesboro. Newton Enterprise: Mrs. Frank A. Smith was buried in Newton last Friday at\12 o’clook, Rev. B. W. Fox conducting the services. She died Wednesday night at the man, at Long Island. Two lawyers, T. D. Maness and H.- 8. - Wiliams, -“fout”” in the clerk’s office in Coneord Tuesday. The tawyers are sure belligerent. There were fights among the legal fraternity at Wilmington and Went- worth recently. Let ’em fight. Monroe Journal: To show how the price of mules has advanced in recent years, a man tells the fact that he knew a man who bought a pair of mules and worked them 21 years, and lately sold them for more than he originally gave for them. Dr. S$. HH. Lyle, of Macon coun- ty,was in Raleigh 4 few days ago and told the News andObserver that beyond the Blue Ridge the farm- ers have the best crops ever known,the seasons have been fine and the rains came just\ when needed. ; Mrs. Jennie Brown Boyden, wife of Nathaniel N. Boyden, both na- tives of Salisbury, died Wednesday | afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn., where Mr. Boyden is master mechanic in the Southern Railway shops. The rentains were interred in Salisbury yesterday. Passenger train No. 11, from Salisbury to Knoxville, was derailed Wednesday at Murphy Junction, just west of the French Broad riv- er at Asheville, the engine turning half-over »und the baggage and two day coaches leaving the rails, The engineer and fireman jumped. No one was injured. Mrs. William Young was feund dead in her, home near Forest City Tuesday morning. She was appar- ently in good health and was engag- wd in household duties when last seen alive, members of the family being away. A little later her young grandson found her lying across the kitchen table -dead. Mocksville Record: The drought in this section continues unabated. Not more than half a crop of up- land corn will be made, even if we have seasonable rains from this time on. Cotton is looking fairly well. A large number of wells are going dry and branches, creeks and rivers are very low. Mr. R. C. Wilson, father of the boy who died of injuries sustained in the wreck of No. 22, near Salis- bury two weeks ago, has retained Salisbury attorneys to bring suit against the Southern. The boy's ae and grandfather, who were hurt ‘© the wreck, have also re- ained attorneys to bring suit. Mocksville Ss W. Sprv, of Cooleemee, was shot through jthe arm with a 38-caliber pistol, on |the picnic grounds Thursday, by an ;}unknown party, who fH geems was jtrying to kill another man and ;}woman. Dr. Martin dressed Spry’s wound, which was not dangerous. {It is supposed that whiskey was |the cause of it all. | The Concord Tribune learns that ;during a storm in No. 7 township, Cabarrus county, Monday afternoon, |lightning struck and burned two straw stacks and killed two pigs, all lat aifferent points. At one place |where a straw stack was burned a |barn was saved with difficulty. At janoth«r place a house was struck and damaged and a young woman | Was stunned. | fhe Wilkesboro Chronicle learns ithat during « thunderstorm in Mul- ‘berry township, Wilkes county, Sat- jurday, I'ghtning killed a Jersey heifer on Mr. H. A. Cranor’s ‘place. The barn of Mrs. Frank Hutchinson was struck. a man was stunned, Record: av ox killed and another ox stun- | ned A steer belonging to George Brown was staked on. the creek and Geo. T. Laquire,-a cotton mill. bome of her brother, Mr. John Sig- Washington Dispatch, 15th, ~ President Taft's first. important veto message disapproving the joint resolution providing for the admis- sion inté the Unipn of & a and New Mexico, was sent to House of Representatives today. The Presidert’s disapproval is directed only at Arizona, in whose constitu- tion there is a clause providing for the recall of all elective officers, including judges,butNew Mexico suf- fers alao, for both Territories are coupled together in.the resolution. The President already has approv- ed the constitution of New Mexico but further legislation will be nec- essary to have either Territory, ad- mitted. The President devotes his whole message to a discussion of recall! of judges. Himeelf a judge for many years, he speaks with evident feeling of 4 proposal which he re- gards with unconcealed disappro- bation. ; “If I sign this joint resolution,” | he says, “I do not see how I can escape responsibility for the judi- cial recall of the Arizona consti- tution. This provision of the Ari-| zona constitution, in its appHcation to county and State judges, seems to me so pernicious in its effect, ap destructive of independence in the judiciary, so likely to subject the right of the individual to the possible tyranny of a popular ma- jority, and, therefore, to be so in- jurious to the cause of free gov- ernment that I must disapprove a constitution containing it.” Explaining the recall as written in the Arizona constitution, the President declares that eix months after election all judges, county and State, may be forced;to go before the people at a new election when a petition asking for the recall | lic opinion, no matter how ‘safe-' guarded and surrounded they may be. “Im treating of courts,” says he, “we are dealing with a hu- man machine, Heble like all the inventions of man to err, but we are dealing with a human institu- tion because it seeks and pre- serves justice. It hasbeen the corneretone of our gloriously free government.” SS Senate Democrats Will Hold On. Washington Dispatch, 16th. Plans of the Senate, leaders for an adjournment of Congress by next Tuesday at the latest, which were progressing finely this morning, were knocked higher than a , kite by the agreement finally reached in a Gaucus ofthe Senate Democrats late this evening. The earliest date of adjournment any one is now willing to predict is September 1. After a conference which lasted the greater part of the day, the Senate Democrats agreed to the fatiowing schedule: » Adopt the Huuge ‘cotton revision bill; vote on the Camming DIN revising the iron and steel schedule as an amend- ment to the cotton bill (a8 a means to expedite the passage of the steel hill, the . House ways and means committee is now framing a com- promise agreement on-this schedule will be worked out in caucus); re- vise the chemiical schedule as proposed in an amendment offered by Senator Overman, of North Caro- lina. No ~ection wastaken on the amendments offered byBristow, of Kansas,touching sugar;rubber, lead and zine. The members of the cau- cus reached no conclusion on these ainendments, and it is un- derstogd they will not be pressed by their author. The Senvte Democrats adopied the course they did, both from pub- lic policy and for fear of being put in the wrong light by the Republi- cai-~=Ss progressives of the Senate. has been signed by electors equal | Had they supported a motion to ad- to 25 per cent. of the total number |journ this week, and left a num- the office at the previous~: general election. Within five days after | the filing of the petition the offi- | cia] may reaign. Whether he does or does not resign, an election in | which his name figures, is to be held The petitioners may print on the ballots two hundred words | showing why they disapprove of the | official and he may also defend him- | self within the same limits. If he receives the highest number of votes, be is retained in office. If not, he is removed and he who did receive the highest number is put in his place “The power conferred on the ju- diciary in our form of government,” says the President, ‘‘is unique in |the history of governments and its operation has attracted and de- served the admiration and commen- dation c* the world. It gives to our judiciary a position § higher, stronger and more respon | sible than that of the judiciary, of any other country, and more effec- | |tively secures adherence to the fun- |damental will of the people.’ Speaking of his course or argu-!| ment against the recall once more, | jthe President asks, ‘Could there) be a system more ingeniously devis- | lea to subject judges to momentary | gusts of popular passion than this? | iNo period of @elay is interposed | jfor the abatement of popular feel- ing The recall ie devised to en- \courage quick action, and to lead the people to strike while the iron is hot.” | On the instant of an unpopular |ruling, the President explains, while the spirit of protest has not had |} | time to cool, the judge is to be| \‘‘hailed before the ébectorate as | |a tribunal, with no judicial hearing, evidence or defence, and thrown {out of office and disgraced for life, because he failed in a single de- cision, it may be, to satisfy the popular demand. “Think of the opportunity such a system would give to unscrupulous political bosses in control, as they have been in control, not only of j}conventions, but elections. Think ‘of the enormous power that would be given to the sensational, muck- raking portion of the press in rous- ing prejudice against a just judge by false charges and insinuations, \the effect of which in the short period of an election by recall, it | would be impossible for him to meet jand offset.” j | Speaking of the contention that | |Judicial recall would’ bring the | judges closer to the people and Two aviators, William R. Badger, | the water rose so rapidly that the |more in sympathy with the popular of Pittsburg, and St. Croix John- atoue, of Chicago, both yourfg men, Jost their hives at the international aviation mect here today. In dy- ing both revealed the frailty of eviators were curving and gliding about the air, with scarcely, unexplained accidents, probably the results of unsuspected defects in the mechanism of the machine and was in mo way caused by care- leseness nor. lack ‘of responaibility | of the drivers. Badger, a wealthy young man, careened to his death in a pit in the aviation field. There had been a flaw in one of the wings of the propeller of chine he drove Centrifugal force broke the propeller, upset the deli- cate equilibrium of the machine and Badger dashed 100 feet.to the Hottom of the pit, his neck being Droken Johnstone fell 600 under bis engine and was drowned as the result of an equally unsus- | pected defect. Plane, he was carried deep lake Michigan and his body not brought to the surface until an hour later. [Two or three other had rarrow escapes Wednesday Que fell in the lake but was ros «ued before he was drowned } Rowan county Farmers’ this week pasetd resolutions criti their refusal to give the people ai Opportun’'« to vote on Mehmeont of a farm ife school feet | the estab- \Steer was drowned. | W. R. White, chief of police of | Williamston, Martin county, was |shot twice in the back by a negro will and progress, the President | jSays that in the long run their | |judgments must be colored by¥ pub- ;named Grant Bagley, Tuesday night, the craft in whitch two-score more jin Wili'amston, and died one Bour jafter the shooting. The negro was being inad because tine officer had secured his arrest :.nd conviction. |How Jeffries Davis Put the Laugh ‘on Lodge. | Eton inond Times-Dispatch. | Among the amendments offered .to \the Farmers’ Free List Bill the day it | sed the Senate was the following the Baldwin ma- by Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts: “To add to the free list bill the fol- |lowing: ; ‘Rice, cleaned; uncleaned |rice, or rice free of the outer hull and | still having the inner cuticle on; rice! flour, rice meal, and broken rice; pad-| |dy or rice having the outer hull on.’”’ “To add to the free list bill: ed, s also codfish, seine fresh or served in calls.’’’ _ That is the cleverest thing Jeffries Union Davis-ever did, and it was worthy of | |4 better We didn’t know any- | eising theRowan commissioners for |thing like that was in him, and he praised for the way in| which he squelched the hean-eating | a better man. 1 |should be statesman from Nahant. ‘Immediately,.the Hon. Jeffries Da-| Caught under the | VS; Senator from Arkansas, offered | heavy engine of the Moisant mono- | the following as a fair stand-off to the into amendment of the Senator from Mas- | was | sachusetts: | ! ‘Bos- ton baked beans, black beans, string | aviators beans, raw, dri ed: lit or parched; | or unskinned, of votes cast for all candidates for |ber of turiff bills hanging high and dry, they would have been subject to the severest criticism Gomg Down the Oatewba in a Boat. Taylorsville Special, 16th, to Char- lotte Observer. Ernest A. Seeman, of Durham, and E. S. McIntosh, of Chapel Hill, left here today by canoe on the Catawba river from Oxford’s Ford for Charles- ton, S.C. They expect to make the trip in about three weeks Mr. See- man and Mr McIntosh had intended starting at Old Fort, but had to change their plan at the last minute on ac- count of low water. Their route will be by the Catawba river to the Wa- teree, to the Santee and by canal to the Cooper river, which leads into Charleston. Their first stop, except for nearby county postoffices, will be Camden, S. C., from where they will go directly to their final destination Bryan Will Say Something at the Naming. Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch, 14th. ‘I intend to devote all my time be- tween now and the nomination to os out things about the candi- dates for the Democratic nomination for President,’’ Wm. Jennings Bryan said to a large crowd here today. ‘‘I ‘know all of the leading men of the +party, those who have hindered and| | those who have helped it. When the 'time comes to name the man for the candidacy, I will not be silent.’’ Mr. Bryan was the guest of the Jef- ferson clubata big rally and barbecue. “Dur Sperials,” Gold Medal Coffee, Simon Pure Lard, Water Ground Meal, Mason Jarsand Rubbers, Carno Hen Feed, Hollybrook Chick Feed. ’Phone 89 when you want anything in Gro- ceries. 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You will need a good Trunk. Come for any new style merchandise wanted. New goods arriving daily. Yours to Please, The White Company. 104 West Broad Strect. THE LANDMARK , PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND PRIDAY: OFFICE: WEST BROAD 8T J UT RLEPHONE NO. 4. ——————————————————— FRIDAY, ~— — August 18, 1911. ee MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE ponent Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. Migzes Winnie and Clyde Jen- nings, Miss Maude Howard and Mr. Claude Howard and Mr. Bmery Windsor, of Jennings; Misses Nellie Fowler and Mary Lee Aus- tin, and Mr. Alex. Sharpe, of States- ville, and Mr. Buren Jurney, of Olin, left Wednesday for Mars Hill, Madison county, to enter Mars Hill school. : Mr. and Mre. A. P. Steele and little daughter, Lila, left Tuesday in their automobile to visit sever- al points in the western part of the State. Mrs &. $8 Neill, who visited rel- atives in this section,returned Wed- nesday to her home in Fort Worth, Tex. Mr. Jno. A. Locke, of Barber Junction, returned with her. Mise Rachel Coe is visiting in G reensboro. Miss Effie Barker, of Apex, spent a few days with Mrs: J. i. Wilson this week. Ghe was en route home from Bluemont. - Miss Azile Davidson is in Mt. Airy. Mr. and Mre. F. T. Meacham @re visiting relatives in Norfolk, Va., and little Julia and Earl Meacham are visitiig at the home of their grandmother in Raleigh. Miss Florence MacKesson, of Morganton, is spending awhile with her brother, Mr. L. W. MacKes- aon. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Sherrill have returned from a satay et Waynes- ville. Mr. W. D. Clark and Miss Eti- sor Clark went to Lenoir yester- day for a brief stay. Mr. Charlie Dale is spending a few deys with his parents at Ma- rion. Mr. is{dore Waliace left yester- dey for his annual outing at Waynesville and Tate Springs, Tenp Miss Ruth Ivey, of Raleigh, who has been at Davis Springs for some time, spent yesterday in Statesville aa a guest of Miss Kath- erine White. Mr. J. DeWitt Ramsey returned yesterday from a visit to points in South Carolina and Georgia. Mr. F. B. Biftch leaves today for a visit to bis old home in Tennessee Mrs. Thos.Dixon and litthe son, Edwin, of Charlotte, are guests of Mrs. J. L. Sloan. Mise Lillie Paxton, who has been studying in the Cincinnati Conserva tory of Music since June ist, has returned home. Miss NeHie Hagaman, of Pensa- cola, Fla., and Master C. R. Cos- tello, Jr., of New Orleans, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John A. White. ” Dr. Franc Carkton, of Atlanta, is here on a visit to his father, Capt. P. © Carita, Mrs. C. C. Davis and children, of Richmond, were guests at the home of Mrs. Davis’ sister, Mrs. B. E. Arey, of Elmwood, the past week. Judge Coble is in Asheville this week. Miss Lois H. Reitzel, of Bur- lington, arrived last night to spend some time with Mrs. A. L. Coble Dr L. Harrill and grandsons, George Ives and James and Albert Wood, the two latter of Asheville, visiting will return today from a trip to | ;}mer and make trouble and there is jun2uimous demand and hope that | jthis will result in clearing them Springs. She Jout for all time. Dr. Harrill’s farm in Wilkes coun- ty Miss Helen Anderson is visitng relatives at Catawba + REVENUE OFFICERS IN BATTLE. Wilkes Blockaders Wound One Of- ficer and Kill Two Horpes. BREET | North Wilkesboro Dispatch, 16th, to Charlotte Observer. Revenue Officer R. F. Henry was fired on and seriously wounded in Brushy Mountains, 9 miles from here, yesterday last’ pight_ and is at the Bluemont hotel. He is not considered to be ina dangerous condition unkesa un- »foreséen eomplicationg set in. ‘The wound was from a 22 repeating Winchester rifle, fired at close range, the bullet striking him just above the heart, but at such apn angle that it did not reach the cav- ity. b's condition was made worse by delay in reaching town and lack of medical attention, as a resulk of ed. Since the last term of Federal court here it had been the general county was a thing of the past and the revenue officers have been in the mountains of Virginia and Ten- nessee until a few days ago, when gitives from justice who have been hunted for to this county. Yesterday Henry, neighborhood under suspicion, in tions of the mountains, to a point near the home of Ben Nance. Two of the officers were in @ buggy and the other on horseback. They tied the horses and proceeded on foot, as the paths were practi- time the blockaders were aroused and apparently proceeded in a de- termined pian to kill all three offi- Snot dead and the saddle on the other was cut to pieces. Then the firing began on the men. The of- ficers responded vigorously when the firing commenced and drove off their assailants, but not before Henry was shot, and then the at- tention of the other two was turn- ed to him. As soon as news could be tele phoned to the court house, Sheriff P. E. Brown, with three deputies, weut at once to the scene of ac- tion, arriving about dark, and tLey were met with a fusilade of shots and a second battle wason. None of the officers was injured ty escaped, except Ben Nance and his granddaughter, who are now in the county jail. The other men are known to the officers and it. is believed will be captured, though they are undoubtedly making a bee line to cross the State boundary. The woman captured is about % years old. With a double-barrel shotgun she attempted to shoot one of the deputies. Another seiz- ed her gun and prevented her be- ing shot by a third and said to her, would have been a dead woman.” She replied, ‘Yes, and if my, gun been a dead man here, too.” Superior Court is in session in Wilkesboro; a large crowd is in attendance and the double battle waz commoy talk today. There was tion of blockaders and blockading, and the refugees had no sympathiz- ers The sentiment of the people generally is strongly for law and order, but there are a few of these determined characters who do not Mve here who come in every sum- will go from there to Ldncolnton to | LQo4a5, EVENTS OF THE WEEK. visit Dienth of Mrs. Spann—Farmers’ Union Picnic. Correspondence of The Landmark. Harmony, Aug. 16—-Mrs. Robert Spann died at her home in Bagile Mills township, near Bagle Mills, Saturday morning about 5 o'clock, of heart trouble. The remains were laid to rest in the cemétery at Eagle Mills church Sunday mory- ing. The deceased was a devoted wife, a loving mother and a_ good neighbor. She leaves a husband, two children, a_ sister and four brothers. The Warmers’ Union annual pic- nic will be held at Union Grove |Gathesings in Honor of Visitors the Fcnture. ‘Miss Elmina Mills entertained at |hearts Tuesday morning at her home on Center street complimen- |}tary to Mrs. T. D. Webb. In re- }8pouse to pretty little heart-shap- jed invitations quite a number of ;guests gathered and engaged in |the game of hearts Miss Perry |Griffith, of Thomasville, won first | prize, a piece of chinaware, and |Mrs. Webb was awarded a pair of }pink silk hose as a guest-of-honor | prize Following the game a salad an encounter with blockaders in the afternoon, The ; wounded man was brought here late|of cuff buttons, was cut by Miss killing of the officers’ horses before the officera themselves were attack- impression that blockading in this it was learned that a number of fu- years, had returned Ashworth and Shepherd went to the cne of the wildest and roughest sec- cally impassable for horses. Mean- clals. First two of the horses were in this encounter and the other par- “If I hadn't got your gun, your hadn't snapped there would have no division in unqualified condemna- THE NEWS OF MOORESVILER. | Seuator ee on Ontos —_—_— ie. Social Event and Pereoudl Items. |, : on on i he _ W tio 16th, to Char ooresville, . 17—Miss Melchor Senator Lee S. Overman made a seryele home ~ acre hon- thoughtful and interesting analysis-of or of Miss a e ane con ee the cotton revision bill in the Senate street = ully ey tables {2/8 Morning, and entered a strong ferns a cut flowers 8 x plea for the kind of tariff revision were oe or anus J provided for in the last two national hearts prize, @ Deautiill, pair: : mocratic platforms, which called Mile and Dr. fei Mc ‘ 2 ‘gradual reductions’’ to the reve- J ing the lucky winner presen! He said that while he favored re- edit to the guest of honor, Miss Clark, vision, he wanted the industry affect- of Clarkton.- Delicious ices were|eq ty be afforded an opportunity to served \ : . : present its case, and did not want the Miss Ella Cornelius has returned /t.-iff rates under which it had been home from Huntersville, where she | oy¢/tj : ; ng slashed to pieces at once. ativeded s house party a et Time should be afforded, he said, to RCS, | MATB. ithe meet the changed conditions. While guests, Misses Ruby and Myrl Culp, |hich protection was an unjust policy, of Oklahoma, returned home Monday | ;, Fad been the legal policy for years from Montreat and Black’ Mountain ; . past and the change to a different plan Miss Mary McNeely hasreturned home) ¢h.5u1d be made carefully and with a from a visit to her brother, S. S. Me- : Neely, in Charlotte, Mr. Boyd Mul- ee oe ee eee be ee eee errseht Wither. | Senator Overman paid a high trib- e w an Wi *” {ute to the men of industry and courage spoon went to Statesville who had built up a great industrial 2 ae 5 a days with her a system in the South from the ashes of Rerke. of T ad Miss th of} “2! times. He was listened to with Mi C tile eee is Me guest Of | lose attention and was not once in- iss Lucile Williamson. Mr. George|terrupted, nor any statement he made Morrow will leave today for challenged. Va., to attend a house party. ’ (ee Ruth Potts, of Winston, is the’ of} An Entertainment at Troutman on her cousin, Mrs. R. B. Temp the 26th. Mrs. Emma Sloan, of Texas, is vis-) Correspondence of The Landmark. iting her mother, Mrs. Shulenberger./| An entertainment will be given at Miss Bleeka Neill, of Amity isspend-|the Troutman auditorium Saturday ing a week with Mrs. Will Chester. night, August 26, consisting of recita- Mr. Rob Porter, of Charlotte, spent|tions, duets, quartettes, etc., and two several days here this week, the guest} plays, entitl ‘Matrimonial Bliss’’ of friends. Mrs. C. E. Hawthorn left jand ‘‘Hazel Adams.’’ Tuesday for Asheville, where she will} Hazel Adams, cast of characters— end a week with Mrs. C. S. Stone.|John Adatns, a rich Southerner, r. and Mrs. Chal Cook, of Charlotte, | Brooks Setzer; Basil Northcote, a vil- arrived today from Waynesville and|lain in search of a fortune, Z. B. are the guests of Mrs. D. A. Sloop.| Brown; Hazel’s lover and a detective Miss Eunice Sloop went to Loray|—John Esterbrook, George Beatty— Thursday to visit relatives. Mr. F; Lynn Wagner; Jo., a colored loafer Brawley arrived home today from|hunting work, John Hawn; Mose, a Rock , where he held a position | bootblack and a friend of Jo’.s, Ed- as clerk at Hotel Rockingham. gar Wagner; Mrs. Adams, John Ad- _ Mrs. R B. Templeton is entertain-|ams’ wife, Cora Houltshouser; Hazel ing tee embroidery circle today. Adams, an adopted daughter, Mattte _Miss Rena Potts, of Davidson, is|Sherrill; Chloe, a colored servant of visiting her sigter, Mrs. Jo. White. |the family, Blanche Kyles. Miss Juanita Starrette will leave this} Admission 15 cents; week for Baltimore where she will] benefit of Troutman buy millinery for a local firm. sured. You will not regret your time and money. Music eee by Lowrance, Correspondence of The Landmark. On Wednesday evening at 40’clock, Troutman Cornet Band. |at the elegant country home of the \bride, five miles south of Catawba, Three men, one of whom the au- Miss Lula Ervin, daughter of Mr. John thorities assert was a leader of the T Ervin, became the wife of Mr. H |™0b, have been arrested at Coates- W. Lowrance, of Columbia, S. C. | Ville, Pa., charged with murder in The event is of interest to the many connection with the burning of Zack friends of the bride in this section of|5- Walker, who was dragged on his the State and elsewhere. The bed from the Coatesville hospital on groom is also well known here, being an old |5Unday night and cremated. Those Catawba boy. arrested were Joseph Schofield, mas- Rev. J. F: Mitchiner, formerly of|teT mechanic of the Conestogo Trac- this place, performed the ceremony.4 tion Company, Norman Price, a mill Miss Cora Ee Ervin, a sister of hand, and George Stoll, who was em- bride, was maid of honor and Mr.{Paoyed with Price in the iron mills. Fred Lowrance, the groom’s brother, una Dacia acted as best man. nae The wedding party entered to the strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding march, played by Miss Edna Ervin, another sister of the bride. During} the ceremony Nevin’s Love Song was | call for “ appropriately rendered. ~Miss Marry McNeely, Mrs. Clod .O, White, Rufes White. e«dling for any of the above will please Goa vo | DEWEY L. RAYMER, P. M e sisters of the bride wore white | ana ; : i | —GOOD CARPENTER to so- chiffon over blue satin, while the; WANTED pew tad sete ear asa bride was daintily gowned in em-| ime of dwelting house at Elmwood. D. A. WHITE, broidered batiste and carried a show- | “ttt Seuthern Railway Co. Ree mee: Waran, | CHECKING ACCOUNTS Every individual who handles money should have a account with a strong bank. This bank welcomes such accounts, whether large or small, and endeavors to encourage and help its customers in every co nt way. The strength and reputation of: this bank is behind you. = OPEN THAT ACCOUNT. NOW. The First National Bank, Of Statesville, N. C, Capital - - - - $100,000. Surplus and Profits - 30,000. Total Assets - - - 625,000. & roceeds for ret Band Exercises begin strictly at 8.30. Pretty Wedding ini bea—Ervine| Everybody come. ts of fun as- MLADIES’# ored Suits an We have just recezved an early shipment of Ladies’ Fall. Suits and Skirts which we are offering at special prices. Yours Truly, er bouquet of bride’s roses. Con- |gratulations were received inthe par- or, which was attractively decorated —_——— in ferns and white roses, after which OCTAGON SOAP POWDER the guests repaired tothe diningroom, | aa {where the same color scheme was eer ee icleverly carried out. | The bride and groom, accompanied by a large number of guests, then drove to the station, where they boarded the train for Statesville. Mr. and Mrs. Lowrance leave today qn for a brief stay in Asheville and sur- calling for one package rounding resorts after which they will be at home in Columbia, S. C. OCTAGON SOAP POWDER FREE. ple. Present the coupon to your Correspondence of The Landmark. groce man and get the Pow- er. A deli j icnic was ou will find the pow- given ele Jettie Woedacre’ ie der to be the best on the mar- Redeemed in any retail gro- cery store in the city. We are having distributed in every home in Statesville a coupon side at her 5 Following is a list of letters remaining in the at Statesville. N.C.. for the week end- August 15, 1911: B. Brawiey, annie B, Digarhart, Mrs. Lalar | ILLS & POSTON. LAST DAY! $1.00 Cash Purchase Gets 100,000 Votes . ~ “a es ist : TODAY. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS. course was served, The out-of- ore near oo Friday evening. ket. town guests present were Misses |Games were played and a splendid COLGATE C0 ANY t . . Mei it te seen eG a |Perry Griffith, of Thomasville; luncheon was served picnic style & MP speak during the day. All Locale | Pep eee Morganton; Bliza- ihe boat oe departure came all too : ' th thers, Charlotte; Mary |quickly and the guests told their! ————————_ ——— and the public in general are in- es . . . q : g , 0 ne —BLUE PRINT of rete vited to attend and bring’ well-filled Mellon, Charlotte; Mrs. Sylvan | hostess goodnight, declaring the eve- LOST. Return te 1: DORE wactace ngust 15. |Stephany, Baltimore; Miss Brown, | pj a - {of Winston, and Mrs. Thos. ae te Hedrick cae Notices of New Advertisements. | ('Berry, of Goldsboro. tained a nemiber of theirs ue 4 T FOR SALLE: c. . . — Pair hard to beat—plows eomin’| MissMargaret Armfield was hos- day evening in hon of their s ue Also some pigs six to nine weeks old. DEWEY and goin’—Evans-White Hardware | t@s8 to a party of friends Tues- | d gz or O eir guests, L. RAYM K, Statesville, N. C., or JOHN BAT- C |day night at her home on Tradd |Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cook, of Char-|MER, Bufola N.C. Avg. t. my street in honor of her guest, Miss |lotte. A feature of the evening was! : | A queer and valuable piano.—J.S.'piizabeth Withere, of Churlotte. |the piano and violin duets by Mr. and August 26. The State organizer Leonard. | Hearts were played at a number |Mrs. Cook. Delicious refreshments To make good bread.—Statesville Flour Mill Co. Fall opening 21st, 22d and 23d. of tables arranged on the porch jand in the hall and parbor and Mr. | Pressly Love won the prize, a pic- were served by Misses Jessie and STA Eulalia McLelland and the evening FEMALE COLLEGE. was indeed a pleasant one for ail, Sales prices on certain lines.—The R.|ture painted by the hostess. The present. M. Knox Co. guest-of-honor prize presented ¢0]" Rey, E. D. Brown is spending a . . a, Ladies tailored suits and skirts.—| Miss Withers was a box of sta-|few days at Montreat. Mrs E = ‘| The musical faculty of the Col- > Mills & Poston. tlouery. All during the evening | Hodrick of Ta lorsville, visited Mrs. | lege will consist of four experi- Last day.—Statesville Drug Co. Miss Elizabeth Brawley served at Hedrick x enced and able teachers: Miss punch from a beautifully decorated last week. Mary C. Scott. Miss Margaret &. Mutt and Jeff.—Crescent theater. : Carl Sh: : bow] and after the game ice arl Sharpe, little son of Mr. Lee ue © creditors.~-Eugene Mor-| 63m and cake were sarved. a |Sharpe, who was injured by athresh-|} Boardman, Miss Margaret A. rison, Dorman Thompson, executors. | unser of out-of-town guests |ing machine a few weeks ago, is now | Williams and MissGrace -tulting Octagon soap powder coupons.—! were present, quite sick of typhoid fever. The subjects taught will be pi- Colgate & Co. | Mrs. L. Harrill entertainéd The ladies of Scott’s will serve || 820, voice, ‘pipe organ, violin and Good carpenter wanted.—D. A.| Wednesday afternoon from 5 to 7 |cream at Scott’s school building Sat-\| stringed instruments, and the White ; o'clock in honor of Dr. and Mrs, urday evening from 6 to 10 Pro-| theoretical branches. Theequip Two Iredell Ladies Take First |‘! ©. Cowles, of New York, and | ceeds for the benefit of the school.|| ment of the music department Ride on a Train. ee pci or ee This is a worthy cause and all are in-|} Will be splendid. Dr S>.tt has Mocksville Record. Fruits, ice cream, cake and melon |Vited to attend. || disposed of all the pianos that Misses Mary and Bmily : , Miss Eunice Sloop, of Mooresville, |] Were in the college and has re- Cammp-| were served. ‘ 7 . . y bell, of Turneraburg township, Ire- About 15 couples of young peo- | Will arrive Friday to visit the Misses | placed them with 10 brand new dell county, spent last week with | ple participated in a dance given in | McLelland. | uprights, and a Knabe Concert Messrs. G. E. and L. G@. Horn, in/|the armory Wednesday night in} Mr. Will Reynolds, who has been | Grand Piano With its fine music this city. They went to Advance | honor of visiting young ladies. quite sick, is thought tobe improving || faculty and with this perfect piano Saturday to spend the day with Mr. | aaa een a ‘ Loray, Aug. 17 equipment: Statesville Female and Mrs. Alex. Kimbrough. The). As the result of a street fight in » eb igeceetlcannty presente ra e opportuni- At Gibson, Scotland . county, afew |} ties tostudents of any branch of Misses Campbell are 838 and 88 Greensboro Tuesday night between years old, respectively, and this | Willie Busick and Frank Hudson, two|days ago, Randolph Rachels, whowas|| music. For further information write to the President of College. was their first time to ride on a |16-year-ald boys, Hudson lies criti- coos, sront & gin house, fell from a J. A. SCOTT, train. cally wounded in St. Leo’s hospital and was killed. weeedour Statesville, N C. Closing-Out Sale! Now in Progress. While you are getting the good things in summer goods at closing out prices there is opportunity for supplying your fall needs a1 wholesale prices. 4 56 inch Ashland sackings, all colors, 39c, yard. 36 inch Storm Serge, all colors, 39c. yard. Cotton Suitings, Linenette, Percales, fine Ginghams, 8c, yard. Good time to buy for school dresses, Many lines of Fall Goods bought early bad al-eady cooe in when this sale was decided upon, so they baveto be disposed of. $1.50 Men's Auto G.oves $1.19 pair $1.00 Men's Heavy Gloves Tho. puir. 75c. Men's Heavy 9.oves Be. pair Sic. Men's Heavy G oves 392. pair. Be fair to your purse and price us before you buy. Ladi f Pressl Memoria} |and Busick is locked up in ié old lea : EER 3] abun Will sores a a <i out bail, awai the of Hed dacs William ye be WW. H ° A i L I SO N e church lawn tomorrow évening |80n’s injuries. udson was severe- 3 —_ from 7 to 10 o’clock,-—-ad. ly stabbed and may not recover. . ery, of birthday fy THE FRIDAY, August 18, 1911. ANKLETS COMING INTO FASHION Society Women Wear Them — Wi Jowelexys Hope the Fad Grow. New York Dispatch to Baltimore Sua, No,'she isn’t .losing anything: That gleam of gold and jewels just above her ‘dapper little pump is right where it ‘belongs. Her own dainty hands, or those of her maid, clasped it about the ‘contours of the. black silk stocking, for that’s the place it was made for. Anklets are coming into fashion. Already they flash over the waxen fleors- of town and country ' bali- rooms, and it won’t be long, if one may believe prophetic jewelers, be- fore one can get a glimpse of gold and’ jewels about my lady’s ankle as she climbs out of her automo- bile on the afternoon shopping tour. Of course Cleopatra wore ‘them. Who knows but that particular en- hancement of her charms was the final-touch that made Marc Antony throw the world away, at Actium? They still wear anklets in the Kast, behind the lattices of harems, but they are not so common in Hurope and they are still rare this side of the! Atlantic. It was only a week or two ago that a fair dancer appeared at Man- hattan Beach with a band of gem- incrusted gold clasping her open- work stockings. She created a sensation. But so swiftly was she whined hither and thither to the lively music of a two-step that onlookers could not tell ‘whether opals or emeralds or rubies had the honor of shining there. A-day or two since Mrs. Louise Winterfeldt, wife of the banker, caused heads to turn as she left the Ritz-Carlton early in the eve- ning. For she wore, as the fortun- ate ones who saw it say, a diamond anklet that could not be worth less than $25,000. Some made it $50,- 000. : Fifth avenue jewelers are begin- ning to sit up and take motice, for each of the new trinkets worn means a fat order for one of them. They hope the fashion will grow. The anklet is made in one or two pieces, according to the pref- erence of the wearer. But the prime requisite is that it fits perfectly. Because of the movement of the ankle in walking, it requires a master of the jeweler’s art 80 to shape the gold or sibver band that it will set closely and at the same time allow perfect freedom of movement The less expensive anklete are made with an opening, usually at the back, but the ones that are studded with didmonds or other pre- cious gems are cunningly fashioned so that their circumference expands or contracts as the owner walks. The joints are placed at the sides. Whether the new form of feminine Here’s an individual among drinks— a beverage that fairly snaps with deli- cious goodness and refreshing whole- i, i ad has‘more to it than mere wetness and sweetness—it’s vigorous, full of life. You'll enjoy it from the first sip to the last drop and afterwards. D li es R f, I ° THE COCA-COLA CO.- Atlanta, Ga. la «@ th Whenever see an fice think (ot Coca-Cola WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your home you'll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. If you are not in- sured have us write youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows, Statesville Realty and Investment Company. that 10 and 25 cent stores will add them to their stock of jewelry is a matter for speculation. It fs quite easy to imagine such a condition. Babe in the Woods—Three-Year- Old Wandered Twenty-Four Hours. Greensboro Dispatch to Raleigh New3 and Observer. A thiesyearws girl, daughter of Mrs. Emma Blackwell, living a mile north of the city, went with her mother to visit a neighbor Saturday morning. About 10 o'clock Missed and could not Search was made for her all afternoon and night, but no of her could be found, and it thonght she must have have been kidnapped, so completely had the little one vanished, Sunday morn- ing the police were notified, and geeveral of them, joined by Sheriff Jones, assisted by many neighbor: began a systematic search for the child im the woods of the vicinity. About 1 o’clock Sunday, Dep uty Sheriff George Lane, who lives three miles from the place where the child was missed, heard a chat- tering alongside his yard fence. In- vestigation showed it to proceed ens Summer Underwear! You won’t mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of Underwear. We have a fnll stock of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette and Gauze. Can give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to match, $1.25 to $2.00. See us for the best. S.. M. & H. Shoe Company, Beginning May ist we close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays, the child was be found. that trace was from a little tot, who was 80 badly sunburned, blistered and TRY OUR scratched, it could not be seen whéther it was a black or a white child except for its hair. The Httle one was taken in, bathed and fed, and soon told its name. It was nearly famished, very weak and had a high fever. “T lost my mama,” “I want my ma- ma,’”’ were its first words. The searching party were at once nc- BEEF, IRON AND WINE. A valuable tonic prepared from Extract of Beef, Citrate of Iron and Sherry Wine- It isa prompt and efficient tified and it was a happy reunion . os ; of mother and child. The little . remedy in all cases of General Debility and Exhaustion, girl is a beautiful child, and its sufferings in that hot sun, wan- dering in the woods and briars for a day and night without food or water, must have been fearful. and. is unexcelled as a restorative for convalescents. Pleasant-to take.-..Full.directions on bottle. Let. us send you a pint bottle for a half dollar. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Ph. G., “Telephorio 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave. Depends on Whose Ox is Gored. Durham Herald. If protection is a good thing for the industries of the’ South,* we tannot understand why. it 8 not fa good‘thing for the industries of ty to the contrary notwithstanding. We are not saying that protection has not been a goed thing for the cotton industry in the Seuth. And Trotection has also been a good thing for other industries that have been getting a rake-off. Those who are telling how SPOCSHCOHOSOHCCOS HAVE YOU SEEN THAT the NEWS OF THE OLIN OOUNTRY. The Meeting at Harmony and Oth- er Protracted Meetings—Personal Correspondence of The Landmark. continues dry and h passiug around; perhaps ours will come next Some of our neighbors have a lot of nice melons and we who haven’t any enjoy their hospitality. ; the good meeting at Harmony, con- ducted by Rev. Mr. Gwainey and ond we think a great deal of good yesterday. ¢ couple of weeks visiting in series of meetings at scenery is grand and it is worth a decoration will become so common:}mion other sections, the Democratic par- | items. Olin, R-1, Aug. 14--The weather ot. Showers are Late corn will be a faflure unless we havea rain soon. Some of our pepple attended Rev. Sherley Stikeleather. All who went seemed to enjoy the meeting done. The meeting closed Rev. J, P. Davis and family have returned home after spending a the Mr. Davis conducted a Macedonia jlast week and did some excellent preaching. The protracted meet- ing commenced at Moss church’ yes- terday and will continue for a few days. Most everybody around here has planned to attend the insti- tute at Eupeptic Springs Tuesday. Those of us who went on the ex- cursion to Asheville had a pleas- ant time. It certainly 4s a beau- tiful place to go to. The mountair was mountaing: great deal to one who has never been to visit the parks. Miss Sallie Messick and aister, Mrs. 8. A. Trivette, and chil- dren, went to Winston last week to spend awhile with their sister, Mrs. J. A. Bewles. Mrs. J. 8. Moore and Mrs. 8. J. Marlin are visiting their pa- rents, Mr ang Mrs. J. E. Sloan, Mrs. Minnie Hundley spent a few days in Oijin last week en route to her homeat Thomasville. She hac veen visiting relatives in Spuow Creck neighborhood for some time. Miss Bertie Stack is at home from Greensboro on a visit to rel- atives and friends, Miss Ozelle Campbell returned to Greensboro last week after spending a_ short time with home folks. Mrs. W. H. Weisner spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. T. D. Moore, at Olin. | Mrs. Chattig Sheek, of Wiuston-Salem, is expected ina few days to visit friends in this vicinity. Misses Kitz and Mina Hayes will go to Newton this week to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Guy. Mr. Will Buxton, of Branon, visiting his cousin, Mr. W. B Campbell. Mr. Campbell is suf- fering with carbuncles this summer. Some time ago the editor spoke of The Landmark having a swéet tooth. Certainly, and we believe there are others who have one from the amount of honey one young man ate some time ago. There are no marriages to report at this writing, but we hope to have some shortly, if the persim- mon crop is not a complete fail- ure. The Farmers’ Union picnic at Grove will be August 26. Everybody is cordially invited to at- tend au? bring well-filled baskets. We wish The Landmark many more successful years, for we en- joy its contents, at home or abroad M. More Trouble For Standard Oil Oom- pany. An important decision under the Elkins rebate law hy which fines aggregating $75,000, imposed upon the Standard Oil Company, the Pennsylvania and New York Cen- tral railroads, may be increased to $4,000,000 against the first-named corporation, was handed down by Judge Hazel in the United States court at Buffalo, N. Y., Friday. The fines already imposed were for giving and receiving rebates on shipments of oil from Olean and Bellews Falls, Vt. The Standard | O!1 Company was convicted and fined $20,000, the conviction being affirmed upon appeal. The rail- roads pleaded guilty and were fin- e@ $55,000, finally disposing of the case so far as they were con- cerned. When United States Attorney O’Brien and S. Wallace Dempsey, | special attorney, moved the _ trial of another indictment against the Standard Oil Company, based upon the same series of alleged rebates, a “pbea at bar’’ was entered, It was argued that the act of paying the rebate was the essential part of the offense and as the alleged offense in the pending indictment was covered by a payment for which the company already had beer fined, it should not again be placed in jeopardy. The govern- ment took the position that each shipment constituted a separate of- fense. JudgeHazel’s decision upheld this contention,the “plea at bar’ is dis- missed and the defendant company is required to plead to the indict- ment at the next regular term of court. There are two untried in- dictments against the Standard con- taining abput 200 counts each of which is punishable by a fine of $20,000. Homicide in Johnston County Hel : ' Justifiabhe. InPleasant Grove township,John- ston county, Sunday, Geo. Stephen- son killed Ed. Jones. It ig said there had been strained relations between the two men for some time this being due to the alkegd fact that Jones had circulated slanderous reports about Stephenson’s wife. The shooting Occurred at Stephen- House cotton schedule would ruin the industry in the South are ELEGANT LINE preacning some mighty good Re- publican doctrine. In fact it is the very thing the Republicang hiave —_- —() .§—_——— been telling us all along and we tried to pretend that we «wid not beliéve it HAIR BRUSHES. Seemed to Give Him a New Stomach. “I suffered intensely after eating and For sale by all dealers. son’s house,Jones,who was a ten- ant on his plantation, having gone |there und started a row by throw- \ing a cbair at Mrs. Stephenson. It is said that Jones, when he had chased Stephenson about the house, | reached tor a gun that was near- | by. but that Stephenson got pos- session of it and shot him. After lan inquest the coroner’s jury de- cided that the shooting was justifia- : AT; 28 te den any good aritesth a Veena, [ble and Stevherson was released, a peters ,editor of The Sun, Lake View, | SSS 9 Ohio. “The first few doses of Cham.| An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, as a S ru Store beriain’'s Stomach and Liver Tablets|@ rule, be cured by a single dose of e gave me surprising relief and the sec- | Chamberlain’s Cot#te ,Cholera and Diar- ond bottle seemed to give me a new |rhoea Remedy. This remedy has no su- stomach and perfectly good health,” | perior for bowel complaints. For sale by all dealers. . % "= Te was one of these experimental farmers, who put green spectacles on his cow and fed her shavings. is was that it didn’t matter what the cow ate so as was fed. The questions of digestion and nourishment had not entered into his calculations. It’e only a ‘‘tenderfoot’’ farmer that would try such en experiment with a cow. But many a farmer feeds bim- self regardiess of digestion and nutrition. He might almost as well eat shay- ings for all the good he gets out of his food. . The result is that the stomeck 3 i To m the stomach, restore the activity of the ore ans of digestion and nutrition and brace ap the nerves, use Dr. Plerce’sa Golden Medical Discovery. It is an ume falling remedy, and has the confidence of physicians as well as the praise of thousands healed by Its use. In the strictest sense ‘‘Golden Medical Discovery’’ is a temperance medi- eine. It contains neither intoxicants nor narcotics, and is as free trom alcohol as from opium, cocaine and other dangerous drugs. All ingredients printed oa its outside wrapper. Dog’t let a dealer delude you for his own profit. There is a0 medicine for stomach, liver and blood ‘‘just as good’? as ‘‘Golden Medical Discovery.’’ STILL LEFT YET! Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Cow Peas; also Cane Seed, Millet and Kaffir Corn; Crimson Olover,. Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer sowing. See me for prices. Whole Wheat Flour We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. Pure Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran, $1.60. % Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. City Roller Miaills, R. A. MILLER, Manager. 1 Mowers and Plows We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. That you cannot eee in any other store. Patterns thatare exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. ‘ou cannot fail to be pleased and our moderate prices will please you still more. Fall line church Carpets. Statesville Housefurnishing Comp’y. R. O. DEITZ, .Manager. N Twice IF IT’S THE NEWS YOU WANT!A - THE LANDMARK delivers the goods. Concise and accurate in statement; con- servative in views. a Week. Twelve months Six months Three months Fight $2.00 1.00 -00 ake a Trial Subscription for Three Months. Pages Frasier a Usefo) Man. "PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can put it up to stay. If you are in need of any stove pipe I have ey of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. My place is headquarters for gutter and spout. For sale in the shop or put up on the house. I have Valley in and Ridge Roll. Also Tin Shingles at a Bon that will save you money. he + that I make a spe in Roofing, and if ae oT NY shoot Metal of any kin size I have it. Don’t forget that I make and sell the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for wholesale and retail. Thanking you for past favors, I remain, Yours respectfully, Commissioner's Sale of Valuable Land) THE, LANDMARK | NS CAROLINA, | Iredell County. { Zeb V. Long, deceased, William Butler, Mary Hunt) Batier, James A. Butler, Jr, and John Butler, heirs-at-law defendants. Under and by virtue of ar order and decree of the Superior af Ytredell county, made in the special procenting 26 a ae eee the under- signed comrsissioner wil SATURDAY. aan ae 1911, First Tract: Heginning | side of the Wilkesboro public road, Mrs. N. |Saieen eres or is Sees bon stake in said ee green wantiW0 nates toe 2 on} | the south side of Bingham street: street; thence with | Bingham street street north 46 degrees east 5 pales and | stake. corner of the Margaret Long oe ee te eee 12) Jot on the south Air Line | north 4 de- old road; the eor- by Nesaed T. W. Frazier. BLANK BOOKS! Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, ‘BILL REGISTERS. Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the bestmade. Seeme before you buy. , Office Stationery,! Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The Printer. Rubber | 46 degrees 39 poles to a stake on another street; thence south 41 degrees east to the beginning, esuteiing 2 ocres neu poles more or less. The will he sold on following terms: One-third one-third in six months and one- third in 12 months. and is known as the James A. Butler tract of land. in about one-half mile of the public square. ZEB. V. LONG, July 28, 1911. missioner. SALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY J Y VIRTUE of the authority and directions contained in the last will and testament of the late Mra, M, C Coon, the undeasigned execu- tors will sell at public auction to the highest bid- der, at the court house door in Statesville, N. C.,on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2D, 1911, at 12o0'clock, m, the late residence of the said Mrs. M. C. Coon in the city of Statesville describ- ed and defined as follows, to-wit. Beginning at a stake on the south side of west Front street, formerly the S. Walter Goodson corner, now Dr. Laugenour’s; thence south 24 degrees east with his line 255 feet to a stake, his corner on the Eliason line; thence north 66 degrees | _ 100 feet to a stake. formerly Jobn B. Gill's corner; thence north 24 degrees west with the Gil line 255 feet toa stake on the south side of Real Estate For Sale’ Two acres, north Statesville, well, 105 acres one mile west. $100 per | acre. STOOKS — Local mill bought and sold. One lot 75x200, Oak street, $300. Twenty lots inside city limits, south Statesville, $75 to $100. Five tracts, 20 acres each, one mile west of Statesville, $80 to $100 per gore. 200 acres three miles east, $25 per acre. 211 acres five miles north, $25 per 7% acres within one mile of court A number of desirable ousiness properties. ISIDORE WALLACE, "PHONE 246. 1 ROBBINS ROW. A FEW INVESTMENTS: 75 acres of land, 4-room house and oF valuable improvements at $750 cash. 60-barrel water power roller mill, 102 acres of land, 8-room two-story dwelling, splendid barn and out- buildings, $6,000, 6 Shares Stock First National Bank. ae Stock Commercial Nation- 10 Shares Stock Imperial Cotton Oil Co. JOHN M. SHARPE, REAL: ESTATE WANTED, arent cmon", Rive Be ag. 11—-St, stocks | | Front street; thence south 66 degrees west with | said street 100 feet to the beginning, excepting 4 feet conveyed on the eastern side of said lot jee Cambor ‘erms of sale one-third aa one-third in six | faa one-third in twelve months GEO. B, NICHOLSON. CHARLES, | w. H. | R.B McLaughlin, Atty, August 1, 1911, SALE OF REAL, ESTATE. B: VIRTUE the pow Executors. of the powers contained in : deed Care by E. J. Teague and 1 will sell at public avc- ler for cash, at court C., on MONDAY, AUGUBT 21, 1911, | at 12 o'clock. m., the f. Teal es- | | tate situated in the southeastérn suburbs of | Statesville, N. C,, to-wit: Lot No.9in Block No. ee ee een c cenaa ia cae eel | m: wi of the = of deeds of raid county. The above Extr, of J, R. B. McLaughlin, Atty, July 21, 1911. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. as administrator of the estate leceased, late of cabins than os the unaersk 28, 1912, or this notice will their : Dewey L. mer, Atty. July 28, 1911. Qak Ridge Institute. FOR BOYS. 60TH YEAR. Prepares for College, for Business, for Life. A healthfu) sina intse —— ge a Strong eee influences. oe) pees’ *—in foot- environ: God's Country” hills of ea Blue Ridge Mountains, High anne of scholarship. Honor system and ptinciples of American manhood Gad. Athletics encourared. this — before where tovend your comlagen write 1 et EMD in -|good and the rye is growing , | ndcely, to : ing, Auguat 18, 1911. || FRIDAY. RECLAIMING POOR | | For a will | Value From $5 to $40 the Acre. |J. lL. Burgess, North Carolina De partment of Agriculture. We do not advise the use of ,/@ny leguminous crop in the treat- jment of these poor lands the first season. You will do well to get {|@ good growth of rye on the lend and in order to do this you may have to use one or two |pounds of some good grade of com- mercial fertilizer. Begin in the }fall. If the land is rather heavy, \break it as deeply as your teams ‘ean pull it but do not sub-séél. | Sow a bushel and a half of rye | per acre and use home-grown see se nil if you can possibly get it. At any jrate, get seed grown in North Car- olina. In the spring, if the season is off it might be well to clip when it first comes into head, |in order to let it make a_ second growth.- Your main object now is to secure a large amount of vege- jtable matter to be planted under | Therefore leave thé clippings on ‘the ground while the rye makes! its second growth. When the second growth begins to bloom, run a heavy roller over the ground; fol- ,low this roller with a good, sharp disc harrow, and‘ disc the land until the rye is cut into bits. Then turm it under as deeply as your teams can pull it, pmovided = th land is not too wet. The plowing should be about eight inches deep. After plowing, set the disc harrow at a slight angle and run over it another time in order to break clods and _ pmiverize the surface. Let the land lie about a month and sced it to cowpeas, using, if neces- Sary, about 100 pounds of acid phosphate to the acre. When the -eas have made their growth, roll | and run the dise harrow over them about twice; cut them to pieces and plow them under deeply a! let the iand We wiitil it is timé to sow rye again. Sow rye and crimson clover after the peas. | The following spring treat the re as you did before—clipping, roi!- ing, discing, plowing. You should ‘clip just before-the crimson clover comes into head, or, be sure not to clip the clover when you clip the rye. The second growth is likely to come off when the clover | is ready to turn under.’ Then roll, e disc and plow as above directed. | |Now, wait for a good rain and rt disc the surface twice and prepare \to plant corn. You have now worked ‘this one year without getting a crop |—-that is, you began last fall a year ago, planted it to crops this }\summer and fall, plowed them ali Junder and: this spring you are growing corn on a piece gf land land ect) which perhaps has not been farmed in teo years, and you are going to g@& more corn off of it this year, in all ‘probability, than you have been getting off of | your best acres on other parts of the _|farm, and you will have done it all by deep plowing amd green manur- with the addition of a little cheap commercial fertilizer. Your land is now brought up. The val- ue has changed from say $5 an acre tu $40 an acre! for actual farming purposes. | Next week we shall continue this discussion of’ rye as a green ma- |Dure, and hope to bring before you some interesting facts which we have not been able to brig out in the above discussion. The Formation of the Earth and the Study of Geology. Correspondence of The Lahdmark. Having noticed the assertion of the Objicago professor as to the for mation of the earth, as printed in The Landmark from the Richmond Times-Diepatch, I want, with your Permission, to offer a few thoughts. I believe the Chicago professor, LANDS. | Deep Plowing and Green Manuring Season Increase id | from his theorizing, would HMke to have us believe that everything evolves by tural laws, and in case of the ’s formation, from a m.shap of those natural laws, much Jike some other noted writ- ers of whom Huxley, Ingersoll and Darwin are examples. That idea of his is one I should like to help resent. That pfain Statement which we find near the beginning of that Wonderful Book aS to the garly stage of the earth, and the setting in motion of the machinery of the universe,while wonderful, can easily be believed. It took creative power; and it took crealive |«Wwer to cause grass and traes to grow out of tne earth, and this latter is no less wonderful than the Speakirg of a world into ex- istenoe. Part of the object of ‘this arti- cle is to call attention to the fact that we may learn something of early stages of our phanet, and try to induce some one to study and appreciate the long period in which tie earth was being prepar- ed forhuman habitation. This pre- Paratory period is believed to have covered more than fifteen million years. If so, it is wonderful be- |yond our imagination that all of jthat long period found-the earth j{n constant preparation for the ‘introduction cf that crowning pro- |duct of creative power—man—who was made a little bower than the angels : Proofs im geology are taken \from the crust of the earth, |\do not contradict any fact jin the Bible jall geologists quote from | ble to show that their proofs ooin- | cide. | Relaiz'ng that no jharmed by pursuing this study, al- |low me to suggest to the readers of The Landm who have reached the fifth jin their studies should be provided ; with a copy of a geology. teresting and without harmful |fects. Both Hooker's and Dana’s | works are good, with preference for | |Dana. If interested call on your local book dealer. pee given Ss. —— |Young Girl Makes a | Swimming | | Record. | | { New York Dispatch, 13th Rose Pitonof, the 16-year- | old Swimmer of Boston, succeeded |today in her attempt to swim from | Bast 26th street, Manhattan, to ee Island. Last year she had to abandon a similar effort because ;of adverse tides but today, ab \though forced at times 'to swin |@0 far out of her course that she is estimated to have covered some 21 miles in making the distance of 18 actually sprinting .as she the goal. Miss Pitonof was in the water seight hours and seven minutes. She took no stimulants or food of any kind on -the long trip. Most of the way she used the breast stroke jbut for two stretches she resorted to the speedier overhand. The young woman's feat of today had not before been accomplished. Sev+ral swimmers have made the trip from the battery to Coney Isl- and, but none from a point so far up-the Bast! river. neared THe Electric Trust Ready to Dis- solve. been notified that the lawyers for the ready to go before the United States courts and enter a judgment to dissolve {#24 the combination of which the govern- |ment complains in a suit now pend- ing. he agreement has been reached with the Department of Justice, after much negofiation, which is expected | to give to the government a complete victory without trial. The Depart- ment of Justice has been informed that the electrical ls all over the country, against which it was about to proceed, have been dissolved. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LANDMARK. and | one will be | ark that all students | grade | It is in- | ef-| miles, she finished strong, | on Attorney General Wickersham has|”" so-called ‘‘electrical trust’’ are about | to wi If you can’t r If you want to buy a good Watch see me. If you want your Watch cleaned right see me. te your Watch see me. If you want a Kodak just see me. H. B- WOODWARD Jeweler. START WITH THE 50TH SERIES. Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. gret it. L. Harrill, Take the step, you'll never re- The First Building & Loan Association. - Secretary. A Strong, Progressive National Ban On the contrary, | the Bi- | Is an asset of real worth to any communi: good business man. | e ° Capital | Surplus and Profits ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a The Commercial is seeking your business. $100,000.00 28,000.00 Commercial : National Bank, SALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY URSUANT to a —— of the Superior Court of Iredell coun aes L, Morrow and of Statesville, N. C. jA Complete Store others, the undersigned Sol at peut auction to the Mean Mdder cash at the court house door in Statesville, N. MONDAY, AUGUST 2ist, 1911, at 12 o'clock, m,, Pp lesen aint “rape real es- tate in the of Statesville, to~ Beginning at L. Sloan's corner ‘on the north side of Broad street and running in a northerly direction 250 feet to a stake, R. ae in an easterly direction Broad ctréet 70 fest to = stale, the ner; thence in a southerly direction i Lag ese SE eet oS ees eee roan street; thence in a eee tion with Broad street 70 feet to the beeinning, and being the residence of the said W. EB, 5) har yr B NICHOLSON, R. R. MeLaughiin, A I have added a line of Dry Goods and fyou {can find almost anything you are looking for at my store. Big lot of Cultivator Points. W.H. KIMBALL __July 21, 1911. SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Y VIRTUE of the powers con’ deed executed by V. B. ' Moore and wife to Rev R.G. Barrett, the undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at the court house door in Statesville, N. O., MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911, At 12 o'clock, m., the following real estate situated in a of Statesville, and bounded as follows, Beginning ata ditch 190 feet from Bell street on the west side of Highland Avenue, ranning north 24 degrees west 60 feet to the cor- ner of a work shop 130 feet from Bell street; thence north 66 degrees west 110 feet to the grad- ed school property line: thence south 24 degrees east 60 feet to a ditch; thence with said ditch in an easterly direction about north 66 degrees —_ My Machine Shop (s complete and I am prepared to do aay kind of repair work. ENGINE AND BOILER WORK A SPECIALTY" Also 4 full line of Steam Fit- ‘mgs up to Binches. Injectors, Lu- yricators, Oil Caps and Jet Pumps‘ Pipe and Shafting. Cc. H. TURNER Depot Street. Dealer in Machinery. 100 feet to Highland Avenue, the begii ‘ner. For further description see deed from re. Cc. | Steele and wife to the — Me B Moore F. BARRETT, Extr. of R. G, creed: Mort, R,B McLaugblin, Atty. R.A, __ daly 21, 1, 1911, ER, Assignee. W, PE« KIN» and MRS. A MRS. J. W. STEELMAN, 10 Fifth street. ‘Phone 2296. Ang. 8.—#. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LANDMARK. | SEWING. sis tete,ent.attens | NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Ha qualities as afeteeweer of the estate et Ailes iiyte, Gecensed. late of Inedell coupe North Carolina, this is to s re ‘at pereona bar: ing claims against r te Co ange pee al Bas J ‘C.. R. F. D, No 5, on or before the 18th day July, 19.2. or this notice will 1S a er Ree = Se a feel oe PAGE ‘Fripay, ~— — August 18, 1911. INSTITUTE DAY AT STATE FARM ——————— = pers to find out how to care for their live stock and grow _ their crops and the mother should take papers to tell her how to do her ‘work aud rear her children. A mis- take made in the rearing of @ child cannot be undone. The reas- on whw the old saying that a wo- man’s work isnever done is true is because she has nothing to do her. work with. She should have the best labor-saving machines in the home, just as the man has them outside, and save her energy to be used in rearing her children, and giving them proper food. When we are properly fed we ward off -d@isease. It is gratifying to see the great movement now on in North Carolina for the con- servation of health; to know that the hookworm and the dangerous housefly must go. The women sliduld read the bulletins obtainable from the State and national depart- ments of agricultureand the preach- ers should preach more about sani- tation. There is a tragic side to this matter of girls not knowing how to cook and keep house eco- nomically. Many of the divorces of tuday have their origin in the fact tat our girls have not been train- ed in home-making. There should be bread-«making contests as well as corn club contests: and domestic science should be taught in the schools. I believe it will take three or four hundred years’ to briag woman’s work as a home- maker to perfection; for her to get to the place where she can make the home what her Maker intended it to ‘be, said the speaker in con- cluding. The award of the three $1 prizes ended the final session. Mr. W. H. Blaylock had the best pigs on‘exhi- bition; Mr. V. C. Montgomery won the corn prize and Miss Lillie Bos- tain was awared the prize for the best bréad on exhibition. Frem Gita For Home For Nurses. Raleigh News and Observer, 17th. A telegram was received yester- day by Mise Birdie Dunn donating a site for the Home for Invalid Nurses, which the State Association proposes to build soon. The gift is from Dr. I. J. Archer, of Cragmont Sanatorium, at Black Mountain. The plot is on the beautiful Cragmont estate at Black Moun- tain, which embraces several hun- cred acres in the very heart of tnese splendid mountains. The home wi'! be in close proximity to Crag- moni, sharing its pure and abundant water supply, which is furnished by gravity, freé. Dr. Archer has also generously offered to give his services to the institution. Miss Anne Furguson, of Dr. Long’s Sanatorium, Statesville, had volunieered the site, but this gift will turn her contribution to the houee. It is the purpose of the State Association to begin building in the spring. Poysicians, nurses, patients laymen bave contributed to this movement. A touching incident, which goes to prove the interest and good will for the undertaking, was the voluntary gift of two pa- tients ‘n a Western sanatorium, the contribution of the two amount- ing to $1.50. is is just one of the many cvidences of appreciation felt for the nursing profession by the public. The buiffing fund is slowly but Surely growing, Friends of the nurses desir:ug information as to the Home aud wishing to contribute to the cause will kindly communicate with. Miss Birdie Dunn, chairman ways and means committee. The Meeting at Damascus—News of Sweet Home Community. Correspendence of The Landmark. Sweet Home, Aug. 15—The dry, bot weather is still unbroken in this community. Crops of all kinds are suffering at this time worse than at any, time this season. Cot- ton is beginning to shed and corn is firing. The protracted meeting at Da- mascus closed Friday at the wa- ter, where the ordinance of bap- tism was administered to 14 candi- dates. There was some powerful Preaching by Rev. Messrs. L. P. Gwaltney and J. W. Watts. The crowd was large every day and there was much interest throughout the week. Mr. J. P. Stout, who has been laid up ‘with a sore foot for five weeks, is still on his crutches, but is improving slowly. Mr. N. E. Goodin is erecting house on the farm of Mr. J. Stout and expects to manage farm for him another year. Mr. J. B. Stout, of Johnson City, Tenn., visited his relatives in this community the past week. There iis a bright prospect of a wedding in this community in the near future, but all sigms fail in dry weather. Hope it will rain. Mr, R. I. Sloan returned homie the. llth inst. from the United States army, where he has been for three years. He says he will not enlist again right soon. We @re glad to have him back with us. a P, the en The Value of Our Cotton Mill Pro- ducts, The value of the cotton pro : o* the mills of North Gaeute 1s over $72,000,000 annually on a ca ital investment of nearly $100,000,- 000, according to a preliminary statement issued Tuesday byDifector of the Census Durand, based the thirteenth census. The amnouncement shows that in five years the value of the cot- ton goods manufactures of the State increased $25,426,000, or 54 per cent. ACCUSED OF STEALING! E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, boldly accuses Bucklep’s Arnica of stealing-—-the sting from scalds- ~—the distress from boils or Piles. Jobs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains injuries of tieir terror,’ he says, on Me burns @ healing remedy its equal doesn’t ex- tat, Only 260, at W. F. Hall’a * E LANDMARK MK. GILMER STILL GLOOMY. He Wrestled With Dr. ry Over the Tax Proposiotion Insists That a Heartless Editor is Nog Concerned About the Fu- ture of His Ohildren. To the Hditor of The Landmark: The 42-year tax financial doom referred to in your issue of August 15th appears to have at least dis- turbed the mind of the courteous, genial and good-natured Dr. Thos. BH. Anderson. This morning he ran over me on the sidewalk and with his low, sweet and soft voice, yet a troubled look upon his face, and with tears almost in his eyes, said to me: “Is there no way on earth by which you can extend this 42-year financial tax doom that is hanging over me?” ; This is no joke. The doctor meant every word of it and it only took me about two minutes to point him to the only and final relief. I said, “Yes, docter, there is only ‘one remedy known to man- kind. These tax germs and high val- ue inereases are abroad in the land. They are floaging on the breezes all over the State of Nerth Carolina and more especially in Iredell county, and our own city to be sure is full of them. We have two sets of physicians that make a specialty of treating these awful and dreaded diseases, to-wit: Our honorable board of county commis- sioneis and our patient and faithful city fathers, and if you can only en- list in your behalf the sympathy and good will of these gentlemen and convince them that this tax germ and high value wicrobe is un- dermining your very financial health, and plead with them for your rétlief, and every time you can get a reduction of 3 cents on the $100 vabuation, I will give to you one more year of abode in this country of the free and the brave.‘ Otherwise. doctor, when the 42 years will have come to an end, you must be ‘busted.’”’ The editor of The Landmark I have known quite awhile and when he says I failed to excite him, when advised that under the present tax rate his all would be consumed in 42 years,would indicate to strangers that I didn’t know his genial make- up. He truly is a man of nerve— a feariess editor and wields a fhu- ent peu; able at all times and un- der auy circumstances to take care of himself; amd I wish to further say my acquaintance with the ed- itor has taught me to’know that he is fair, just and impartial when he takes his pen in hand to handle any question; and what he had to say of our conversation, in his last issue, on the tax proposition, is all well and good. But Brother Clark must admit that he left out a var! of that conversation and with his permission I desire to give ihe readers of his valuable Dr. John Wilson McConnell drove yesterday to Cox’s mill, in Cabar- rus, and he reporis that the pond is dry save for a puddle of waiter about 50 feet long and a few feet wide. Rocky river, its supply, has ceased to run except in the early morning, after the night’s moisture has collected a Mttle water. The river bed is merely, a succession of pools. Mr. Cox told Dr. MeCon- nell that he had a record extending back to 1845 and that in the fgmous drought then the river only #hriv- eled into a small, tiny stream. Mr. Frank Johnston, of Charlotte, here today from his farm two miles northeast’ of town, says that he un- derstood from a_ reliable source that much the same situation devel- oped in the drought of 1881. Mr. J. H. Reid reports that he found today in his drive through the country a Httle southeast of Mooresville, that the crops in that section have probably suffered the most of any seen by him; also that Davidson creek, which formerly was a stream large enough to turn a mill wheel and taking its name from General Davidson’s home. and plantation in that section of terri- tory lying north and west of Cen- |; ter church, is practically dry. {In the last issue of The Land- mark G. F. Shepherd, Esq., of Elm- wood, stated that Davidson creek was dry in 1845.] | Colored Citizen of Statesville Not Impressed With Charlottte. Charlotte Chronicle. A negro excursion came _ into Charlotte Monday with all of its attendant glories. The excursion- ists had wandered here and there, everywhere, looking at the sights to be seen when one comes from the little town off yonder to view the sights of a large city. But one there was in that crowd of brunettes from the capital of Iredell who saw not through the magnifying glass. After roaming about until be had seen it all, one, to paraphrase a familiar saying, among a grove of blacks, blacker than they all, drew up in front of the skyacrap- er and looking for the nonce at its towering frame, said with the air of one who had given the matter deep thought: “Shucks, ef it wan’t fur dat air skyscraper. Statesvilbe’s evuh bit as big’ as Charlotte.”’ Mr. Rufus C. Lentz, a well-known citizen, is critically fll at his home at Mooresville } Pla conto ele Monday. August 28, 19114 Southern Railway will operate last | paper the benefit of the most im- portant part. When Fditor Clark downed me on the troposition that 42 years from this date, according to natur- al events, he would not be living, aud in 21 years Iredell would have a better poor house, I thought I would try him one more time and did so, and this last effort, left out of the conversation, is what I complain of. I said, ‘Well, Mr. Clark, no man liveth unto himself and for himself alone and in 42 years, if you and I should be dead and gone, we have children and 4 and natural events of things we must leave behind, coming on to take our Places, and is it your idea that the best legacy we could leave them would be high values, heavy and burdensome taxes and one bonded indebtedness upon another? The younger of the present generation, Brother Clark, must be consider : by all conservative and thinking people. In other words, the fu- ture condition of your children and mine.” At this point the thoughtful, painstaking, honest editor’s shoul- ders went forward, his head bowed and his eyes firmly fixed upon the floor. A more ease man you would hardly ever and I felt sure in my own mind that I had at last gotten the best of him. I coul€@ not imagine how he expect- ed to get around this sound and logical reasoning, but before I had time to think more than a mo- ment, my friend raised up, straight-} ened back in his soft and easy office chair, his eyes flashing with the brightuess of $1,000 diamonds and his countenance opened up as bright aud clear as a marechal niel rose. As quick as lightning an idea nad seized the editor and he said to me: “By Jo! They will have to do as I have been and am still doing, look out for themeslves.”’ Every reader of The Landmark well knows that no man could meet an argument like this onesol! said, “Brother Clark, goodbye; I'll see you again.” , E. G. GILMER. Statesville, Aug. 16. . (That answer was an inspira- tion, if we do say it as shouldn't. lt promptly and effectively dispe]l- ed the gloom that Mr. Gilmer tried to cast over thé editor. If the editor had remained under that ehadow five minutes longer he would have been infected, inocu- lated with Mr. Gilmer’s germ of misery, and would have been mis- erable ever after.] Wilkes Boys Arrested For Fratri- cide, Wilkesboro Chronicle. Cleve and Carr Huffman, of Lewis Fork, were arrested last week, charged with murdering their broth. er, Lindsay Huffman, about three years ago. The case was continued and the boys gave bond for $1,000 each. The difficulty occurred, some three years ago. The boys had been to an exhibition, as we |Temember, and returning home, the: | ot into a scuffle over a pistol, and Pele pistol went off, inflicting a | wound on Lindsay Huffman which Salve |C2used his death in a short time or me a a the pain from sores of all kinds | ‘It and | The Mr ton, :3-months-old daughter of and Mrs._J. O. Fulp, of Wins- fell in a slop bucket in the back yard and was dead when she was found loved ones which according to the} Mountain Excursion of the season to! Asheville, N. C., on Monday, are 28th. Special train will leave ins-| ton-Salem, N. C., at 8.30 a. m., leave Mocksville 9.28 a. m , leave Cooleemee Junction 9.40a m and Statesville at 11 a. m., and arrive at Asheville 3.10) FALL OPENING ISAAC HAMBURGER & COMPANY AT THE R. M. KNOX CO‘S On August 21st, 22d, and 23d. Over 500 patterns of the very newest, nobbiest and best woolens made. Make your selection, havé your measure taken and let your Suit come out when you need it! And if it doesn't fit we will be the first to say so, for we posi- tively will not turn outa misfit. Prices 15 to 20 per cent. lower than you can get same goods from other first class Tailors. In the meantime sale prices are still on our entire stock of Ready-made Clothing, Oxfords and sll Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions in basement. Ladies, watch this space for some- thing that will be interesting to you in a week or so. Very Respectfully, THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. p.m. Tickets will be good going on} the special train and returning will be} good on any r. train leaving| Asheville up to and including trains} leaving Asheville Thursday, August} 31st. Three days in the Land of the| Sky, ample time to visit the many | points of interest in Western North | Carolina. Following low round trip rates will apply from stations named: | Winton-Salem $3.50 Statesville $2 65 | Mockavilie 3.25 Taylorsville 260} Cooleemee Jct. 3.15 Mooresville Barber 2.9% Hiddenite 2.60 —— EXECUTORS’ NOTICE. | Having qualified as executors of the last will | aad testament of J. K Morrison ! tredell county, this is to notify all persons having claims agvinst the estate of fon to exhibit them to the undersigned at “tates- | ville, on or before the 18th day of August, 1912, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. | All persons indebted make immediate paymen’. 2 55 | Executors of the willof J. K. Morrison, | PAD te. 2 ‘August 18, 1911, r RN’: express alot F vanutacless Clean-Up Sale. We have just received per of Lingerie . deceased, late of | { the said J. K. Morri-| to said estate will please| FUGENE MORRISON. | DORMAN THOMPSON. deceased | Low round trip rates from all other points covered by thistrain Passen- gers from branch line points will use} regular traing connecting with special train at Statesville. For any further information see any | en Southern railway or write to A. FISHER, R. H. DeBUTTS, Winston-Salem,N.C. Trav. Pass. meet [South Yadkin Mills Successor to L. N, Sharpe. ROCKERS! Dresses for Ladies, Misses and Juniors. ‘Phese dresses sold throughont the ssason at $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 and $8.00 Our price on this lot $3.98. Will give 39 lbs. No. 1 Flour, one lb. Middlings and 13 Ibs. of Bran for a Bushel of Wheat. South Yadkin Mills, Alexander Co. We have them. and better ones, with us. good oak frame Porch Rocker , with double cane seat and back for only $1.50. It will pay you to trade We are agents for the STANDARD SEW- ING MACHINES. Come in and see them. Good ones We havea UNDERTAKERS. Day ’Phone 400. Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, EMB8BALMERS. Night ’Phone 1258. Straw Hats at HalfPrice. These dresses are all in per- fect condition and made on the very latest lines with Ki- ball desirables is heree-same, as well, as to tennis, the much ma- ligned but altogether likeable $3.00 Styles Reduced to $2 50 Styles Reduced to $2.00 Styles Reduced to $1.50 Styles Reduced to These are new goods and the styles are the latest. We haveelso an assortment of light-weight printed Lawn - mona Sleeves, with high and low neck. We urge those who are interested in such dresses. tocome at once before the sizes are broken. 9 IES FURNISHING STORE. . WALTON, Manager. croquet, fishing, boating, hunt- $1.50 ing. Briefly put, everything 1 25 you’d think worth buying in C sporting goods is to be found Ca —AT— 9 R. P. ALLISON’S, BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. 1.00 075 S. B. MILLER, Dresses which formerly sold CHORE COTA SERS & OEOHDOBCO for $2 50 to $5 00. Onur price FOR SALE. oii? inettien waa | LOST. on this lot is $1.75 to $2.50. IT’S A SURE THING that whatever you like in base- tion. oe pounds. “joe. — ee THE SHOE MAN. - - ~—K, A. FRATERNITY. Pin set with Suitable reward and no ques- returned to J. B, COOPER, 99 ne me STATESVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY, ANGUST 1911. Bs a DEATHS IN ALEXANDER. Aged People Pass—Visitors at —Owing to cértain conditions Taylorsville and Those Who Go/the graded school will nof opem Elsewhere. { untH Monday, September [1. Correspondence of The Landmark. | ~—Master Percy Grier fell from a Taylorsville, Aug. 21—Mrs. Sarah | bicycle Thursday and the bone of IREDELL NEGRO IN ALAMANCE.!| FIRE AT BARBER JUNCTION, and Postoffice Burned Wriday Morning. The following is from the Bur-| Salisbury Post, 18th. lington News of last week: Mr. E. A. Barber, of Unless some unforeseen condi- “Deputy Sheriff Moser, of Gra-|who was in the chty today, IDENT’S VETOES STAND. ats Coukin't Muster Two- Third, Majority—Free List Bill | Meets Fate of Weol BilL ashingten Dispatch, 18th. In a psucceaston of Democratic eT ENSUE DREDGE BOAT ON THIRD CREEK) Work of Construction Began and Boat May Be in Operation By October ist—Drainage on Fourt! Oreek Next. } } | + ‘Barber, tells revent, actual drain-| ham, shot Jim Waddell, a negro wee St ia oek methods wilt | desperado, through the leg in have begun, in the now acknowledg-|Graham on last Saturday night. ed progressive. county of Iredell, by “It seems that the negro was October Ist. drunk and raising a rough house Saturday three car loadsof lumber/at a negro entertainment in Gra- to. be used in the construction of|ham, and was threatening the dredge boat for Third creek was|shoot everybody in sight. Sheriff unloaded at a point on the Tay-|Cook wag went for and he and lorsville road near-the State Farm | Deputy Moser went up to arrest and teams were put into commisesion|the fellow. When they got there at once hauling the lumber to the} he was in charge of everything and oldWatts mill place onThird creek,| had his gun in his hand. Ag the in Shileh township, where the/jsheriff and deputy came up drainage work will begin. Yester- | leveled “his gun at them, slamming day Mr. J. A. Orndorf, a dredge |the- door in their faces. Moser expert from the factory of the | pulled away at him with his gun Marion Steam Shovel Company, fror, and shot him through the door, He whom the dredging outfit was pur-/is not seriously hurt, but very pain- chased, took a force of workmen fully.”’ out to the point onthe creek Waddell is an Iredell negro and bank where the boat is to be built |some who know him think he de and began its construction. The|served more than he got. He has _boat will be 19% feet wide and 70 | been in trouble here and a year or |store by Mr he | the Post of a big fire which occur- red at that place this morning at Z o'clock, destroying the big. thwo- siory frame building occupled ag a J. T. Barber, and in pertoffice was } which the to |The building was one of the larg~ in the place and was formerly hotel. It stood near est usted ap a jand on the north side of the rail- |road, just at the junction where the road from Winston crosses the Western road. Everythimg in the building was burned, all being a complete ios» --®8tock of goods, postoffice fix- tures and supplies, together with the furniture on the second floor, which was used as lodging quar ters. The fire is supposed to have had its origin from rats and match- es and started on the first floor in a rear room which was used by the rural mail carriers for assorting efents aud free list bills over the Presi- €@ to wuster enough insurgent Re- legislation -head. stitring incidents. debate on the motion of Mr. Under- er of the House the Democratic House of Prceentatives today met defeat in i® supreme effort to pass the wool | Christopher, wife of Mr. Michael |Swim, died Thursday at her home in Little River township. Deceased was 70 years old and. is survived |by a husband, three etepdaughters, Mesdames Calvin Herman, Thomas with a great demonstration of en- Deal and A. L. Watts, and three thusizsm, marehaicd its ranks for/brothers and five sisters. the great -battle to override the|brothers, Messrs. Thomas Ohristo- Hresident and went down with fly- igg’ colors. The party leaders fail- dpnt’s vetoes. fhe Demogpetic House majority, |topher, of Eufola, were called to her bedside several weeks ago and |were with her when she died. The fumeral and interment were at Mac- }edonia Baptist church, Mrs. Swim's Failure of the attempt of the /|home church, Rev. J. A. Wihite con- Democratic House to override the {ducting the services. Mr. and Mrs. vetoes came in a day filled with A. L. Watts, of Stony Point, at- The close of the |tended the funeral. Mr. Peter Childers, of Wood to pass the wool hill over the | River township, died Monday and veto found Champ Clark, the Speak-/was buried at Three Forks Bap- and an aspirant |tist church Tuesday morning. Rev. for the presidency, pleading the | L. P. Gwaltney preached the fu- Ppoblican support to pasw the taniff over the President’s ell Tw | pher,of Statesvilleand David Chris- | his right wrist was fractured. License has been issued for the marriage of Miss Emily Mitch- and Mr. Herbert O. Hender- son. -——Mr. R. Hy. Sprinkle, of Summere township , Wilkes county, reports an open boll of cotton on his |place August 12th. —Picnic at New Salem Methodist church, .-Chambersburg township, next Saturday. Rev. W. A. Lats and Rev. Mr. Hipps, the new pastor of Statesville circuit, will speak. —The Presbyterian churches of Charlotte and Mecklenburg county jwill run an excursion to Bartum | Springs September 8. The object of Little | t2e excursion is to visit the or | phanage. | -~—-It was H. H. Blayleck, of | Houstonville, not W. H. Blaylock, | who received the prize for the | best pig exhibited at the Farmers” their mails Mr. J T ed the store postmaster, feet longand about three weeks will|so ago his old father, Jim Gillespie, be required to build it. Nearly |atiags Waddell, who lives at Bel- 4,000 feet of lumber will be used | mont, the colored settlament near in the boat's construction and guch | Statesville, mortgaged bis place to choice and heavy pieces of timber | fidl a bond of $50 for his son’s re- ere to be used that it was with |leage from jail. As soon ag be difficulty that the drainage com-| got out the ingrate went away and missioners found a lumber firm that) thie old man had to pay the for- 5 } ’ could supply the timber, which | feited bond. | Saving any of bis goods or oe was finally seoured from a Moores- About last May court the son | the mail ras postoffice supplics. ville concern. The largest piecet| returned to Statesville, was’ arrest, | The s:ructure was rapidly consum- to be used are 14x14 inches and |ed for tie former affence and when Jed by the flames. 34 feet long. The boat will have | arrested a pietol was found on him. | It was only by the hardest work a roof and will Uterally be a float- |” hike he was sporty and well dress. | of the fire-fighters that the tert ing house. jed he didn’t bave the coin to pay (eee eee just ‘across the oe Before the work on the dredge |out and again his old father cathe | Toad tracks from the burned bufld- boat is completed the dredging |to his relicf, putting another mort |!Ng, was saved ; machinery which it is to oarry|gage on his Place for about $75 | The Post learns that the loss on witt have arrived and only about a | to get his son free from the toils | the contents of the building ia week will be required to install | of the law | about $2,500 and a ike amount on the machinery. The boat will be Notwithstanding the old man's the building Mr. Barber carrted built on the bank of the creek | gacrifice to belp the worthless son, | $1,506 insuram ce _~ vise apa gs o amases je Seas Ge with the The Statehood Bill Passed. nto the creek, which w ug | facts, who ves The Landmark | ee out and water dammed to float |this imformation, says the son has ae un ee tte the boat. After the boat is on the | done nothing # hetp the old man teeta. toch Kose of Goneress lave water and the machinery installed | bear the burden imposed hy Oe | and a resolution admitting Ast and put in operation, the massive | son's Meannhess; and in addition the izona and New Mexico into the Da- “mud-nover’’ will start on iia jour-| latter has a wife and child here | : 4 cause of his fellow-Democrate from | neral. Deceased Was a Confeder- the floor surrounded by a throng of |ate veteran and was about 70 years hds- colleagues, who cheered him }old. Surviving are his wife, four vigorously. The galleries were |daughters and five sons, all of filled to overflowing and the!|Alexander. He was one of a fam- Speaker, as he conchudedi, was lily of nine brothers, two of whom given a demonstration that for sev- os living | Institute at the State Farm last | Wednesday. —Mesers. J. C. Morrison, 6. P. Eagle and J. B. Reece will repre- sent the local Juniom at the meet- ing of theState Council of theJun- ior Order, in session at Asheville today and tomorrow. Other States- | Vidle Juniors may attend. —Miss Laura Rowe, daughter of Dr. J. C. Rowe, ded yesterday morn- ing at the home of her brother, Rev. G. T. Rowe, in Charlotte, after a lingering illness. Miss Rowe lived in Statesville when she was a little girl, during her father’s pastorate here. —The little daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. C, Cowles suffered an at- tack of diptheria a few days ago at the home of her grandparents, Col. and Mrs. H. C. Cowles. The attack was anticipated and .anti- toxin administered and the little one has about recovered. ~—At the court house yesterday | the W. BD. Sloan property, on east and | Broad street, was sold for Geo. Barber, who conduct- and who is also the was asicep the building ane was awakened by the cracking of the fire He ped a harrow escape from burning to death and bad no time to devote to @¥al minuies delayed the roli-call. Dr. A. M. Herman, of Cleveland, On the motion to pass the wool |Chio, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Her- Measure over the veto, there were | man, of Wichita, Kans., are visiting 227 affirmative votes, 22 of them their mother, Mrs. L. Herman. Hon. insurgent Republicans and one} Francis Sttvenson, of Cheraw, S. C., independent Republican, while the | formerly of Iredell, and his sister, megative votes ere 129. The motion| Miss Matilda Steyenson, of Loray, to override the veto on the free.jspent Saturday with their uncle, Mae failed of a two-thirds majority |Mr. B. M. Stevenson. Mr. Steven- algo, the vote being 226 to 127. son was en route to Montreat. During “the three hours of de-|Mrs. G. G. White, of Statesviile, bate on the wool bill,the corridors |is visiting her parents, Mr. and Of the capitol reverberated time |Mrs. L. D. Robinette. Mr. and end again with shouts of approval | Mrs.Locke Sloope and baby,of Char- and derision from tbe floor. |lotte, are visiting Mrs. Sloope’s fa- Spirited discussicns between mem-/|ther, Mr. J. L. Sloope. Mr. and | were frequent. Republican | Mrs. D. B. Hultck, of Cha rlotte, | Leader Mann and Representative| Who spent several days here with Clay, of Alabama, had a wordy en- relatives, returned to Charlotte counter which for a moment had /|last week. Misses Ella and Nentie a UHhreatening aspect. The incident | Deal and Myrtle Houston, of David- Was precipitated when the minority |60n, are wisiting relatives ney down the creek, the big steam shovel scooping up the dirt in front of the boat, which will float down the channel as it is opened. The channel will be cut in accordance with the specifications of the gov- erumént engineers who surveyed ft, and will vary in width from 20 to 45 feet. The channel will be opened from the Watts mill place to the Rowan county line, a dis tance of 15 miles, and when the work is completed hundreds of acres of fine bottom lands will have been reclaimed. The dredge will move 12 cwbhic yards or more in a ten-hour day and running at this rate it should cut an average of a mle a month It is probabie, though, that the machine will be kept running night and day, es is the case where other dredges are at work. The Third creek drainage com- missioners—Messerg. L. O. White, M. C. Williams and P. P. Dulin— expect to get their outfit in work- ing order at a cost of $10,000. The dredging machinery cost $8,000 and it is believed the boat can be built at a total cost of $2,000. The commissioners of Fourth creek, which will also be drained, ere now figuring with the dredge people and it is believed that~ as #00n as the work on Third creek is under way the machine for Fourth creek will be purchased and put into commission. The landown- ers on Davidson and other creeks are also organized and are working out the preliminaries with a view to getting down to business in the near future, and it is safe to say that within the next 12 months drainage work will be in progress ‘on a large scale in Iredell. With her creeks drained and her roads improved, Iredell will stand with the foremost counties of the State. c Magee Operated om For Appendi- Rev. J. R. Hooten, of Clinton, 8. C., who was assisting Rev. J. Meek White in a meeting at Perth church, was seized with an attack of appendicitis Thursday at the home of Mr. Thos. Smith, where the ministers were stopping, and was brought to the Sanatorium Friday. « An operation was perform- ed Saturday. While Mr, Hooten’s condition was critical for a time, he is now get- ting along as well as could. be expected. A number of relatives have been here with Mr. Hooten, among them being his father and brother, Mesars. W. H. and § P. Hooten, of McDonough, Ga., and his wife and baby from Clinton. Tostakl Savings Department Ready. The postal savifigs department of th. Statesville postoffice opened for deposits yesterday. Postmaster Raymer has designated Assistant Postmaster Sherrill to be in charge of the new department regularly, and Stamp Clerk Harbin will aseist him. Deposits of ten cents’ and up- wards—not exceeding $100 4 month will be received, and the deposits will draw 2 per cent. interest and are €xempt from taxation. Faull in- formation as to the operation of the department may be had for the asking at the office. A KING WHO LEFT HOME Set the woPld to talking, but Paul Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y., says he alwege KEEPS AT HOME the King of all Laxatives—Dr. /King’s New Life Pitis—and that they're a blessing to alt hia family. Cure constipation, head- ache, indigestion, dyspepsia, Only 250., at W. F. Hall's, he thas abandoned. It is hoped the Alamance author- idea will have the record of Wad- dell's past before them when they get ready to deal with him for ie will | for | last offence amd that they add something to his sentence inderest. ee Destroyed Distillery tn Stanly. It was not umtil last Sunday thatDeputy CollectorDavis was able to put his hands on an illicit dis- tillery in Stanly county, although he knew distilleries were being op erated in that county Whenever the officer appeared at Albemarle ‘phone messages would be sent to the rural districts and as a result he would find still sites but no stills. Finding that ‘phones in Stanly observed Sunday, Mr. Davis ap- Peared at Albemarie last Sunday and in company with ,Deputy Sher- iff A. W. Greene and Chief of Po- lice J. D. Love, of Albemarle, he made a trip of 13 miles into the country and destroyed an illicit distillery. The distillery was locat- ed near the premises of a man who has the reputation of being a blockader and was probably on his land, although the man_ said he didn’t know who owned the land Mr. Davis made him get an axe and help destroy the still, but he manifested no zeal in the work. Compliment For An Iredfeil Lady. The Highlander of Shelby has thie in fits issue of last week: “Just now I want to say a word about Miss Minnie L. Jamison, the efficient director of domestic science at the State Normal and Indusrial College at Greensboro, who was with the Agricultural De- partment’s demonstration car at Shelby and Ellenboro this week. She is not only a thorough master of the science of cooking and home sanitation, but she has the happy faculty of expressing herself with remarkable clearness. and’ force and of commnnicatitg her enthusi- asm to her hearers. The domestic sciénuce number of the Normal Bul- letin is a credit not only to her but to her native State—old North Carolina.” . It ts a pleasure to reproduce the above. Miss Jamison is an Irede]l lady, was born and reared in the vicinity of Mooresville. Fired. at Notse and Killed Mulo. -While a party of men from south Statesville were fishing on the banks of the Catawba’ river one night last week one Mr. Ghristo- pher, a member of the party, heard a noise in the bushes and fired in that direction with a small rifle. Christopher, who is a cripple, was alone at the time but the noise of the gun brought his companions and an Investigation showed that the bullet from the rifle had pierced and fatally wounded a mule which had been driven to the river by its Owner, one Mr. Kirkman. It {gs understood that the damage is to be settled by arbitration. ATTACK LIKE TIGERS: In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs multiply #0 fast the little fighters are overcome. Then see pimples, boils, etzema, sait- rheum and sores multiply and strength and appetite fail. This condition de- mands Blectric Bitters to regulate stom- ach, liver and kidneys and to expel prisons from the blood, ‘They’ are the est blood purifier,” writes C, T. Bud- abn, of ey, Calif., ‘Il have ever found.” They make~rich, ted blood, strong nerves and build up uir health, Try at W. F. Hall’ | President |days thereafter, must prociaim the sort of citizen to run the “gation ion with the judiciary reeall fea- ture of the Arizona constitution eliminated to meet the objection which caused President Taft to ve- to the original Statchood bill. The resolution passed the Sen- ate Friday and the House Saturday. It provides for sion with the constitution adopted by the convention in June 20, 1910, and later ratified by the Arizona voters, upon the “funda- damental condition” that article & of the constitution relating to the recall of public officers shall be held and construed not to apply to judicial officials and that the Ari- Zona people shall give their as sen* to that construction. The is required within 30 Gays after approval of the meas- ure to certify the fact to the Gov- ernor of Arizona, who, within 30 an election to be held between 60 and 90 daye after the proclamation, to vote upon article 8 and to vote for State and other officers. The result of the election must be certi- fied to the President, “and if the proposed congtruction of article 8” has been adopted, the President will issue a proclamation, whereup- on Arizona will become a State The resolution admits New Mexi- co with provisions making its con- stitution easier of amendment. Ohiange In the Evans-White Co. Mr. A. J. Evans yesterday ten- dered his resignation as president of the Evans-White Hardware Co., | his | which was accepted, and sold Share of stock in the company to the other members of the firm. The five shares of stock owned by Mr. C. D. €vans in the company was al- 80 transferred by the sale. For the present the business will be contin- ued inthe name of theBvans-White Hardware Co. At a meeting held yesterday af- ternoon the number of directors was reduced from seven to five and they are: Messrs. J. H. White, R. R. Reid, T. A.. J. W. and C. M. Sum- mers. Mr. Reid was elected pres- ident and Mr: J. W. Summers vice president. Messrs. Reid and White will be in active charge of the bus- iness. : +e Mr. Evans has not announced his Plans for the future. The Hotel at Barium Springs. The Barium Lodge, the hote] at Barium Springs, has had a good patronage this season. The Ghron- icle says that Mr. John KE. Pharr, of Charlotte, who recently gpent some time there, is ‘enthusiastic over the quiet and unpretentious but very home-like Iredell county health and retreation resort.” Mr. Pharr says: “The Lodge is a delightfully rus- tic place of about 25 rooms, and. Proprietor A. L. Sharpe is just place and make the guests feel at home and comfortable. The water, which is strong with arsenic, is a quick cure for many ailments and is a | fine tonic.’’ Church News. Rey. DB. PD. Brown, of Loray, preached the sermon at the union services held at’ the First j0- ciate Reformed Presbyterian church Sunday evening and a large congre- heard his digCourse, The service next Sunday evening will be held at the First Presbyterian church, A ‘series of meetings will be held at Bethany church, - beginning Friday night. Preaching by Rev.C. A. Monroe. Arfzona’s admis-{ an isgue that will rage with unabated | which tmpelled me to decline |s‘gn the wool bill, control me jmaterial and the machinery with cussion led by Mr. Payne and Mr. thirds majority. did of fet feader objected to the Alabama {friends in town. Member's request to have a news-|eT, of Mooresville, accompanied Miss Peper editorial printed in the Oon-/|Merguerite Burke home last week greesional, Record. oe will spend some time here with Speaker Clark was given an ova-|her aunt, Mrs. R. R Burke. Mrs. thon from. twth sides of the House | Lento Lyons, of Statesville, is the be Jett the chair and took | guest of Mre. J. B. Robinette. Miss mon to end the discussion. |fla Bolick, of Langley, & C., spent The elimax of his address reachéd when he said: “The President has a right veto this bill if he wants to. am not quarreling with him. |! am | lamenting his lack of wisdom, as} his perwonal] friend. He has raised wag | Thursday and Friday with her pa- }Tents ,.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bolick. to | She went to All Healing Springs j |Saturday to spend a week. Mrs. Annie, of Statesville, spént Friday night at the home of Mr. J. L. Gwaltney. They were en route to Wilkesboro to visit relatives. Law- yer L. C. Caldwell, of Statesville, Was here Friday on business. Mr. Harold Yount, of Statesville, waa a Sunday visitor here. Mr. H. M. Wilson spent Saturday in Charlotte. Miss Cora Vail went to Charlotte Saturday. Mrs. R. M. Matheson and children, who spent some time here with relatives, have returned }to their home in McColl.S.c. Mr. taining order. When the roll was|Chas. Kulp, of Statesville, spent culled 22 Republican insurgents | Sunday here with friends. Mra. Stoc@ on their former record and | Mary Connolly and daughter, Miss voted to pass the woo) bill over|Bina, and Mr. Hardy Turner, of the President’s veto. Eight insur |Lencir, are guests of Mrs. Connol- gents who had voted for the con-|ly¥s’ daughter, Mrs. J. Wilson Watts. fercnee report deserted and sup-|_ Mrs. M. Moore and Mrs. R. K. porced the President | Moose attended the funeral of Mrs. . |Moore’s stepmother, Mrs. Frank been |Downs, of Hickory, Sunday at mecl | Friendship Lutheran church. Mrs. H. W. Lindsey, of Kerners- H. fury, until] the close of the polls ia November, 1912.” This was ibe signal for such an outburst as seldom has bcen known in the .halls of Congress. Again and again as he proceeded, the Demo- crats applauded, cheered and pounded their desks until Democrat- ic Leader Underwood, who occu pied the chatr for the first time this session, almost despaired of main- No sooner had the result announced than the assistant retary from the White House arriv- | ed with the President's veto of | Ville, is visiting her son, Mr. the free list bill. D. Lindsey. In his message President Taft de- > clares that the same reasons! The Weather Prophets Prophtksy. to| Mr. Robt. V. Tharpe, who afore- in | time has gained fame as a weather this case.” The President summa-/|Pprognosticator, felt the spirit of |rizes his objections to the bill in |Prophesy upon him Thursday even- these terms: ing and forthwith announced that “First because it should net be }within 48 hours more rain would cousidéred until the tariff board |fall than had fallen in three months shall make report upon the sched- Thereupon was hope revived and ules it affects; second, because the |those who heard felt of good cheer. bill 1s 80 loosely drawh as to in-|But alas for the prophet and those volve the government ia endless lit- who hoped for the showers that did igition and to leave the commer-|not come. Forty-eight heures and cial community in disastrous doubt; |twice 48 have passed &nd not a third, because it places the finish- drop of rain. Mr. Tharpe’s pre- ed Product on the free list but re-|diotioné slipped a cog somewhere. tains on the dutiable list the raw Not deterred by Mr. Tharpe's fail- ure, Col. Jim King yesterday pre- dicted rain within 28 hours. Shall see what we shall see, which such fimtshed product fe made, and thus puts at a needlesa lisadvantage our American manu- fecturers; and fourth, that wihile purporting, by putting agricultural implements, meat and flour on the free List, to reduce their price to cousumers, it does not do so, but only gives to Canada valuable con- cessions which might be used by the Executive to expand reciprocity with that country in accordance with the direction of Congress.”’ After the message had been read Mr. Underwood moved that it be passed, notwithstanding the veto, and following 20 minutes’ dis- but their predictions are coming to pass before they are to free with them. In times of distress the temper of jthing might |hopes are raised only to be dash- ed. Young Girl a Suicide—Disapointed in Love. Miss Wertie Holmes, the 17-year- old drughterof Mr. John B. Holmes, ;}committed suicide Saturday after- jnoon by drinking one and one-half |Ounces o* carbolic acid at her home in Keuson, Johnston county. It is sald that she was to have Underwood, the roll was called, the vote being 226 ayes to 127 nays, | much less than the necessary ywo- | by her lover, who married another \girl &*few days ago |. Sooh after the murriage she at- {tempted to end her life, by drink- ing \vudeanum, but the dose was {not sufficient. She admitted her jattempt to take her own life and told why she wished to die She . was watched closely by her parents stealing—-the sting from burns or | Gressed in the gown in whéth she scilds—the pain from sores of all kinds! Was to have been married, put Piles, “It!on her wedding ring and other jew- On the free lest bill four Re publicans voted to overrule the ve- to who did not s0 vote on the wool bill, while two who voted to over- rule the President on the wool bill _ not go vote on the free lis bill. ACCUSED OF. STEALING! —the distress from boils or robs .cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and eir the {ft of her lover drank injuries of their terror,’ he says; y. Spit ‘ 2 op : a healing remedy its equal doesn't ex-|the acid’ dnd was dead in less than Only 2he at W. F. Halla half an hour. Mise Hattie -Coop- { Harvey Bingham and daughter, Miss ' We those prophets had better make sure been | j|mharried this month, but was jilted | B. Nicholson, commissioner, to Mr- Geo. A. Grimsley, of Greensboro, for $3,650, and the Carl Teague property in gouthwest Statesville wes sold by Dr. M. R)\ Adama, mort~ gagee, to Mr. A. J. Evans for $375. ~—Deputy Collector Davig and Sheriff Adams, the latter of Alex- ander county, destroyed an illicit distillery Friday Marvin church, Alexander county. Three fellows were at work at the plant when the officers discovered it but they got away. —Seven negroes—three - ups and four children—eall piled ia & buggy drawn by a small omle, at- tracted a tion on the streeta Saturday. “They came from toward the station and in addition to the seven negroes there was aleo some baggage, which was tied to the rear of the buggy. , —The board of aldermen will filt the vacancy on the schoo) board created by the death of Mr. J. K. Morrison—will elect a member to fill out the unexpired term. Wheth- er the vacancy will be filled at the next regular meeting of the board or later is a mattter for the al- aldermen to determine. —There is to be a gathering of Mr. J. 8. Leonard’s former classes in vocal muéic, at Troutman on the second Saturday of Septem- ber, and all his former puptls, old and young, are requested to be present and participate in a social day, and sing the old and new songr they have sung together. —While- there is a general shortage this year of almost every- thing growm in this locality, the fox grape crop is said to be abun- dant. Fox grapes galore have been offered on the Statesville market, but notwithstanding the crop is 60 abundant the price remains steady at $1 the bushel. —The Landmark has received an invitation to the Fourth Annual in- ter-State Golf Tournament, on the Eseeola links at Linville, August 80-31, September 1-2. The event is under the Hseeola Golf club. The Keeeola Inn, which is one of the Most delightful resorts in the country, managed by Mr. Jas. P. Vining, whom North Carolina news- paper men know es a fine gen- tleman and a splendid host, will be open until October Ipt. —Rev, D. Vance Price, of Mt. township, the populace is uncertain and some-| airy gaid to be ome of the Seems happen if too oftem | : most preachers in the Western North Carolina Methodist Confer- ence, will lecture in the court¢iouse next Monday night for the benefit of Race Street church. Mr. Price is a relative of the late Senator Vance, is a wit and an eloquent speaker who never fails to draw large crowds and to please his hearers. The admission will be 25 and 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for children under 16. —Mr. Dan Donohue, of Rowan county, was thrown from his wagon yesterday afternoon near Mr. D. Li Webb’s, a few miles east of town, and was painfully hurt. He had been to town with a load of wood and was going home. His mules became frightened, ran and threw him out. He was badly bruised on back, shoulders and head. He was taken to Mr. Beaver's, near where the accident occurred, and Dr. ¢ W. Bast, of Statesville, was called and dressed his wounds, Mr. a, T. Foy White | fa im the Northern markets in the interest of the White Company, THE LANDMARK THE TRUST LAW AGAIN. This from the Greensboro Rec- ord: We infer from what the States- ville Landmark says that hereafter it is going to be certain of the uext platform before it votes for - the candidates. Ah, brother, they’l fool you to death, as thby have been doing. A platform can be made to read seventeen different ways. The way to cure the trou- dle is to be sure of your man. Make him come out and say what he fa- yors. He may go back on it at @ome time or other, but you can have the satisfaction of catching him. By the way, we want to join The Landmark in its stand on dogs. It has said, we believe, it is not going to vote for any man for the Legislature unless he favors a dog law. Pui us down, brother; we may be in a fearful minority, but we will be there when the bell rings. The Record hos The Landmark's view somewhat mixed. This pa- per has said that inasmuch as the Democrats, who have controlled ev- ery Legisiature iu this State for 12 years, haye failed to pass an ef- fective anti-trust law for the State, er if one bas been passed it has mot been euforced, that it didn’t want to bear any more talk about @ State anti-trust law; and that if it heard such talk in the next cam- paign it wou'd make bold to say that, judging the future by the past, the tulk was not sincere— that it was “for buncombe.’”’ In other words, The Landmark will have no part in any make-believe Dusiness. It believes the majority of the Democrats in the State are wincerely in favor of an effective anti-trust law, and some of them have honestly tried to secure the enactment of such a law. But there has always been influence in the Legislature strong enough to Prevent the passage of an effective law; or if any of the laws passed are effective they have not been enforced. Anyway, the trusts ‘: North Carolina have done practical- Ty as they pleased, without let or hindrance. Therefore The Land- mark is not going to pretend to believe that something will be doue to restrain them when it has no idea that anything will be done. So far as this paper is concerned, it le going todeal honestly and can- @idly with the people, as it has al- ~ COMMENT Referring to The Landmark's statement that our State anti-trust law is either ineffective or is not enforced, the Greensboro News says: ; Can Bditor Clark conceive how a man can be sincere and earnest in advocating the adoption of the Tex- as anti-trust law into the organic law of this State, and then favor allowing a trust that has been run out of Texas under that same lew to do business in this State? That fe the thing we are driving at. And that is the situation that ex- ists, It is ngt a made-up or imag- inary case. The facts have been given to the public and mo man has dared to deny them. As The Landmark views such matters, it is free to say that it is opposed to having anything to do with a trust which it regards gs‘an outlaw, or had advocated put- ling out of business. But to be fair, it will say that different peo- ple view these matters differently. One may advocate a law to change certain conditions but so long a8 the law is not passed he may ar- gue that while the conditions ar pérmitted to exist it isn’t worth while to try to do something with- out a law to aid. In other words, while he believes certain things should be made unlawful, so long as they are lawful they must be permitted to go on. That isn't The Landmark’s idea, but it knows that others see things in that light. es .@ s In Greensboro the other day a citizen who was haled before a justice of the peace for an offence preferred to take his chances be- fore another justice; and when he made known, as was his right, that he wanted to move the case, the justice not only ‘‘cussed’’ the defendant but tried to assault him with a chair. These facts are gathered from the Record and they remind The Landmark of a story told by the late Reuben Reid, of Rockingham, about a justice in his county. On one occasion when a cause was brought before this Rock- ingham justice the plaintiff asked for removal. The justice wanted to know why he wanted the case re- moved and the plaintiff didn’t kno any better than to state his reas-’ ous plainly. He said in effect because the justice loafed about a barroom owned by the defendant and drank the defendant’s liquor, ways tried to do. Im saying this at docs not profess superior virtue aor is it making charges againat anybody. It is simply stating facts as it sees them—as it be- lieves them to exist. The Record is right, however, in | waying that the thing to do is to| go after the candidate—‘be sure ef your man.” If the people of this State want an effective anti- trust law they can secure it by | putting all candidates on record: thea watch them and if they fail to do what they promised—and they should be pledged on the Wump—why the people can deal with them accordingly—can try new mes next time. The people can get what they want in the way of legis- fation—can make their public serv- ents do what they want them to @o—whenever they put this method im force and not before. The Landmark hasn't exactly @waid that it wouldn’t vote for a @andidate for the Legislature who doesn’t favor a dog law—it was the Charlotte Chronicle who said that —but it feela very much that way. What The Landmark is trying to @o is to get the people in Iredell who favor a dog law and salaries for county officers to do just what ia suggested above—pledge the eandidates on these questions. If the people really want these things and will say so, the candi- dates will come out strong for them—s#o strong that one will think they have always favored them. The skeptics and scoffers who Go not believe in praying for rain will please take note of the Scrip- ture quoted by Rev. I. W.Thomas 4m another column. If theLord is the Game yesterday, today and forever —and He is—it is reasonable to believe that He can and does with- hold or send rain, according to aod under the circumstances he was afraid the court would natural- ly incline to side with the -de- fence. When the plaintiff had fin- ished the justice indignantly ask- ed: “Do you mean to say that I loa’ about this defendant’s bar- room and drink his liquor?” “Yes, sir,” answered the plain- tiff. “You're a blanked liar,’’ said the justice in his wrath, “and I fine you $5 for contempt of court.” The Greensboro justice should have fined his man for contempt in- stead of ‘“‘cussing’’ him and trying to use a chair on him. Road Work Not Abolished For « Year. The Mooresville Bays: “The Iredell county road tax has been reduced from 23 1-3 to 23 cents on the $100. The old sys- tem of ‘swearing in’ road hands has been abolished, and every man be tween the ages of 21 and 50 yeays is required to pay a poll tax of 69 cents for road purposes.’”’ The old system of ‘swearing in’’ hands to work the roads will con- tine for another year in Iredell. Under the law the system is abol- ished September ist, 1912. It is probe ble. however, that litthe road work of this character will be done, notwithstanding the law stands. However, it will make little differ- euce. for generally speaking, the work cf this Kind has been of lit- tle worth. Enterprise Stoud a Poor Chance to Go . the Day of Judgment. A missionary who was making his way through the backwoods region, came upon an old woman sitting outside a cabin. He entered upon a religious talk and finally asked her if she didn’t know there was a judgment day coming. “Why, no,” said the old “T hadn't heerd o’ that. thar be mor’n one day?’ ’ “No, my friend; only one was the reply. “Well, then,’ she mused, ‘I don't reckon I kin git to go, fur we've only gut gone mule, and John to lady. Won't day,” His pleasure,as He did inthe days ef the prophets. Moreover, Landmark is inclined to the simple faith as set down by Rev. J. O. Ervin, which is that the Mighty Ruler of the Universe directs all things according to His will: and | that He is at the same time a Loving Father who afflicts His children only for their for ‘“‘Like as a children, so the that fear Him.” own d, pitieth his pitieth them father Lord The first bale of new crop North Carolina cotton was sold at Wadesboro Thursday. It was grown en John 8. Watkins’ farm, near Wadesboro, and the price paid was 12% cente the pound The Tomlinson Chair Manufac turing Company and the Globe Home Furniture Company, both farce High Point concerns, have @ecided to consolidate their busi- meses December ist, The | always has to go every where ' first.” | Live Stock Association Evidence of Progress. Raleigh News and Observer. | The best evidence of deeper in- terest in having better stock by, our ‘farmers, is the organization’ in Iredell county of a live stock asso- ;clation No such association could jhave existed until tlre people were Sreaily intereeted in improving their stock. We are going forward in North Carolina, beloved, on the farm more than anywhere else, and we are no slouch at progress” in North Carolina, either in town. or tu the country The Democrat says Agriculture Wilson will speak the Hickory street fair, is to be held November 8-9-10 hat Secretary of at Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic »Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer- tain to be needed before the summer ie This remedy has ne supertor, For siae by all dealerg i ae over ON VARIOUS MATTERS WM) entered that he wanted the case removed | ton Tariff Bill With Amendmynte —Insurgents Charge Treaphery. Washington Dispatch, 17th. A shrewd. move by the regular Republicans, as unexpected as it was effective, today suddenly threw th Democrats into complete con- trol of the ‘Senate in their own right and forced them absolutely to abandon their coalition with the progressive Republicans. Out of the chaos and the uproar came a bill to revise the cotton schedule of the Peyue-Aldrich tar- iff law. It was the bill ag passed by the House, but saddled with amendments to revise the iron and steel, the cotton machinery and enemical schedules of the tariff law, coupled with a provision for reciprocal free trade in -bitumincus coal across the Canadian border. Democratic :votes alone were cast ‘n favor of the bill. The regular Republicans deliberately absented themselves from the chamber and thus left their progressive col- leagues in a hopeless and helplesd minority. The bill as amended will go back to the House and probably willl be sent to conference. If it emerges from this ordeal and goes to the White House, it unquestionably will meet the fate of the wool re- vision bill, which was vetoed today by President Taft. The insurgents, taken complete- ly by surprise, were thrown into a rage. Alternately they denounced what they termed the treachery of the Democrats with whom they had been in alliance, and inveighed against the regular Republicans for the part they had played in the new combination which had brought about a revolution in thc Senate as startling and sensatiou- al as the coalition which earlier had robbed the regular Republicans of their supremacy in the upper house of Congress. In vain the insurgents invoked all-but-forgotten rules of the Sen- ate to compel the regulars to at- tend and to cast their votes. Sen- atorial courtesy, so long revered and jealously defended, was tossed to the winds. The ineurgents charged that the Democrats had broken faith, although in caucus last night the latter had determin- ed to carry through an insurgent- Democratic programme on the cot- teu bill, which would have includ- ed the adoption of a LaFeHette substitute for the House measure They insisted the Democrats had into an agreement or un- dcrstanding with the regulars’ to leave the progressives in the lurch Neither the regular Republicans nor the Democrais would admit tbat such an understanding existed, but Senator Bristow, of Kansas, which | boldly declared that he had over- |heard a conversation between Sen- jator Johnson, of Alabama, and Sen- ‘ator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, the \regular Republican leader, that jleft. no doubt in his mind. f | Despite the drastic rules in- voked, many of the regular Repub- jlicans still insisted upon their | right to decline to vote and when | Serious consequences threatened |they resorted to motions to be ex- jcused, which in several cases were learr'ed by safe majorities. The |}Democrats sought to relieve their |\new-found allfes with a blanket n tion of excuse from voiing but this | play failed. | Whatever the agreement, what- lever the understanding, the results |accomplished were both definite japd decisive. The Democrats found |themselves in a position where for the sake of party consistency they had to disregard completely their |previous arrangement with the insurgents. This arrangement was based upon the belief that theDem- ocratic House bill first would be defeated and that then the Demo- crats and insurents would combine to pass a LaFollette compromise measure, just as was done with the wool schedule. When the vot- ing began, however, there came a ;sudden realization that the Demo- cratic bill would pass without the aid of the insurgents, enough reg- ular Republicans having walked out of the chamber to give the Denwcrats a clear majority, and still maintain: the necessary quo- rum. Amazement of ingurgents at unexpected development changed to a fighting spirit that lusted until the last roll<all was taken They insisted that the Vice President send out of the chamber for Republicans who. had left, the room, but Mr. Sherman declined to interpret the rules as giving ye tnat authority. The regular eublicans made no attempt to ccn- ceal their delight at having put the insurgents in a position where they wre compelled to vote against cotton revision at this time. Sen- ator Cumming rallied his insurgent | colleagues to vote against his own jemendment for an fron and ateel {tariff rev'sion, when that amend- |ment was offered by Senator Bacon. |Senator Bristow helped to defeat | his own amendment for a revision of the segar schedule when it was of- ferec in his absence by Senator | Jones, of Washington. The cotton revision bill, «a8 amended, was passed by a vote of 29 to 24. The amendments adopted were: By Mr and stecl 26; Clapp, the today Bacon to tevise the fron schedule, adopted 28 to Minnesota, and Works, )}California. Republican insurgerts., jand Jcnes, of Washington, who has jat times voted with the insurgents, all voting with the Democrats By Mr. Simmons, North (Caroli- na, reducing the tariff on cotton machinery to 10 per cent., adopted 36 to 22. progressive Republicans voting solidly with the Democrats By Mr. Overman, North Caroll- Ina, revising chemical! schedule, adopted 27 to 22, progressive Re- publicarns #1] voting against it. By Mr. Watson,West Virginia,for reciprocal admission of hituminous coal across Canadian line, adopted {without division. Baby won't suffer five minutes with croup if yow apply Dr. Thomas’ lclee- te O at once, It acts Mke magic DEMOORATS OONTROL SENATE. THK WOOL BILL VETOED. Tha President Not Satisfied ‘With the Bill—Democrate ‘Try to Pass it Over His Veto. Washington Dispatch, 17th. Republican applause which greet- ed Preeident Taft's veto of the wool tariff bill as it was read in the Hous+ tate today, was followed by an outburst of Democratic cheers when Majority Leader Un- derwood announced that he would call up the bill tomorrow and move its passage over the veto. The President’s veto measure reached tle House while the roll was being called on Mr. Under- wood's motion to concur in the Senate amendments to the free list bull. When the conference report ou that bill, its final legislative stage, was announced, the reading of the President’s message was be- gun, each member following the President's words from printed copies of the veto, which had been distributed When the reading was concluded, Mr. Underwood arose. . “Mr. Speaker,” be said, “J do not desire to ask that this mes- sage from the President be re ferred to the committee on ways and nreans. I ask that it He on the Speaker’s table and give notice that I will call up the bill tomor- row, immediately after the reading of the icurnal, and move to pass it over the President's veto.” Cheere and shouts from the Dem- ocratic members greeted the an- nouncement. ; In explauation of his course, the President said the bill was not in harmony with the platform on which he was elected. Further- more, he declared that the Ameri- can people are “deeply impressed with the cunviction’’ that the in- terest of the consuming public can be properly guarded only by revis- ing the tar'ff one schedule at a time and then upon ‘‘accurate and scientifically acquired informa- ion.” That there is a widespread belief that many wo the rates in the wool sch«dule are too high and in excessof any needed protection for the woul gruwer and manufacturer, ig admitted by President Taft and he says he slares thie belief. As- serting that December was the time fixed by both the Republican and Demecret.c¢ parties in the last Cougress for -he submission of ad- «yuare informalicu upon schedule K with a view to ‘ts umetdment, the resident says there is no pubdite exigency ‘regaiviog revision in August without adequate informa- tion.”’ After declaring that the busi- ness of the ccuntry rests on a pro- tectives besis, and ensphasizing the nee? ef a reltable source of in- formatien for legislative action, the Presiden? promises that the tariff | board wil! be ready to report in De-| cember and argues that the fatlure of the present bill should not be regarded, therefore, as taking away the only chance for reduction by this Congress. Ever After Some New Thing. Charlotte Observer. “This means,” comments the Statesville Landmark upon the ab- sence of Webster’s blue-back spell- er from the list of books selected for the State's public schools, “that another generation of North Qarolina children will be deficient in spelling.’ It doubtless does. In school textbooks these days the Main emphasis seems to be upon getting the very latest model, whether the latest model is any good or not. Any book tried, tested and approved by long expe- rience is virtually condemned in advance. OLDEST. QUALITY HIGHER, PRICES LOWER. C. E. RITCHIE. Plumber. QUICKEST. CHEAPEST, Wood’s Fall Seed Catalogue just issued—tells what crops you can put in to make the quickest grazing, or hay, to help out the short feed crops. Also tells about both Vegetable and Farm Seeds that can be planted in the fall to advantage and profit. Every Farmer, Market Grower and Gardener should have a copy of this catalog. : It is the best and most com- plete fall seed catalog issued. 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Chocolate Covered Maraschino Cherries, 40c. the box. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Ph. G., Telephone 9. . PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave, A QUEER AND VALUABLE PIANO There is a Piano at the Statesville Drug Co’.s store that can be played by hand, as other pianos. It can be played with the feet, and any person can play it without any knowledge of music, and if you drop a nickel in its mouth it will play a piece of music, then swallow the nickel and make ready for another. It is for sale at low figures to intro- duce its kind. Apply to J. S. Leonard, Music Dealer, 512 Center Street. FOR SALE. ERNEST G. GAITHER, - Six colored tenant dwellings and lots and three vacant lots well located. Paying good interest on investment Fifty-five acres four miles from Statesville near railroad and public road; rour-room house, barn and orchard. Thirty-five acres in cultivation, balance in wood. . Eighty-seven acres on macadamized road six miles from States- shea orty acres in cultination and meadow, balance in wood- lan Ninety-eight acres with four-room house, six miles from States- ville on macadamized road. Fifty acres in cultivation balance in woodland. A fine opportunity to secure desirable investments. For terms and prices apply to . Statesville, N. C., INSURANCE, STOCKiS AND REAL ESTATE. OFFICE NO. 1, MILLS BUILDING. A Strong, Progressive ational Ban Is an asset of real worth to any communi- ty, and the opportunity to do business with snch a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial is seeking your business. Capital : : : : Surplus and Profits $100,000.00 28,000.00 Commerciat National Bank, Statesville, N. C. [ Hawkes’ Straw HatCleaner The Makes Old Hats Look New. Polk Gray Drug Co., Prescription Specialists. On the Square. *Phones 109 and 410. There is One Form of Investment Which is absolutely safe for every one. It never sluampsin value; It’s returns are certain ; Principal always available. It is a Savings Account at The Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Statesville, “The Bank tor Your Saving.” RealEstateForSale Only a short distance from Cool Spring, where good school is es- tablished. we have for sale 100acre farm with 6-room house and the usual) out-buildings. One half of this tract of land is in timber. Can ‘be sold at a reasonable price and on reasonable terms. Another farm containing 118 acres, in Sharpesburg township, rwith 7-room house, cribs, barn, sheds, etc. Twenty-five acres in — fenced with chestnut rails. ree acres in orchard. Prices right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, @6x237. ‘ Jenkins & Wagner, spilt Office: 129 Water street. "PHONE: 282. [Flowers for Funerals When you want® ke something Pam nice, something $ pm ‘‘different,’’ call on us. Our expert de- # i the Editor of The Landmar« TUESDAY, August 22, 1911. LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE, Arrival and Departure of Traine at Statesville. WESTEKN ROAD. Il, west-bound, due 10.20 21, west-bound, due 3.26 36, west-bound, due 10.22 86, east-bound,due 11 90 Trati No. 22, ea#et-bound, due 1.20 p. m Train No. 12, east-hbound, due 6.46 p. m. CHARLOTTE AND TAYLORS /LLUb, From Charlotte. No. 16 ar. 9.50, leaves 11.00 a.m No, 24 ar. 8.26, leaves 8.35 p.m From Taylorsville. No No No No. No. Train Train Train Train No Train Train °3 ar. 10.10, aves 11.00 am 1% ei> 6.20, leaves 6.45 p. m. Train Tram ON SALE.—The Landmark ig on sale at Hotel] Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; by The Landmark carrier and at The Landmark office, 120 west Broad street. Three cents the copy. Fatal Wreck on the Seaboard. Two Pullman cars of Seaboard passenger train No. 40, from Char- lotte to Wilmington, were derail- ed at Allenton, a small station five miles east of Lumberton,Thurs- day afternoon at 1.56 Miss Bes- sie Jones, of Montgomery, Ala., was killed jnstantly, and 15 other passengers réceived minor. injuries. G. Brown, the porter on one of the Pullmans, said Miss Jones was at- tempting to climb through the window after the jolt of the car on the ties had been felt, and just as she had projected her jbody half-way through, the car toppled over and she waa caught underneath it. The wreck, says the Lumberton correspondent of the Charlotte Ob- server, was undoubtedly caused by spreading rails, this probably be- ing dwe to expansion and bad crogs- ties, aS Many ties were seen to be in bad condiion The passen- gers felt the awful jolt as the Pulimans ljeft the rails and they {were carnied over one hundred yards, thrown off the track and turned ovér. Only heavy construc- tion of the cars prevented a great loss of life, | Mr. Sharpe Thanked For Going Af- { ter the Lawyers. A zy: Point, wit- |} The writer read Mr |Sharpe’s letter from Stony lentitled “The lawyers and @signers will get it up for you. J. Van Lindley Co.,| Greensboro, N. C. 4 Polk Gray, Drag C4, ‘ "Phone 109. We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS. “They have ‘been_careful-_ “Ty cleaned and we guaran- “tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Morrison Produce & Provision Ce, Home Electric Co. General Electrical Contractors Estimates Furnished All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC CO., A.D. COOPER, Manager. COOL SPRING ACADEMY. HIGH TYPE of Preparatory School for both sexes. Established 1898. Quiet country lo- eation. Well trained and experienced teachers, Good building and equipments. Thorough course ef study, Ex very reasonable. Fall Term penses 5 bey Sieptember 11, 1911. or particulars, address JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N. C,, K. F. D. No, 2. August 1, 1911, D ; Ready to saw wood. Why not let me saw yours? I also have stove wood for sale at all times. J.J. BRAWLEY. August 1—16t. ’Phone 1136. JOHN C. DYE, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in’ Mills Building. Office hours 9 to 12 a. m., 2. to 5 p. m, |thanks for writing that letter and hearty and for voicing the sentiment of south \Iredel] and the whole county (we hope.) SOUTH IREDELL THAT | nesses,”’ with gredt pleasure, \I extend to him my most v BACKACHE (Cured by Lydia E. Pinkoam’s Vegetable Compound Morton’s Gap, Kentucky.—‘T suf- fered two years with female disorders, continual backache rawhich was simply Faawful. I could not stand on my feet long enough to cook a meal’s victuals | qwithout my back nearly killing me, and would have such dragging sen- sations I could hardly bear it. I ad soreness in each side, could not stand tight clothing, and was irregular. |1 was completely run down. On ad- | vice 1 took Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege- |table Compound and Liver Pills and jam enjoying good health. It is now {more than two years and I have not |had an ache or pain since J doall my own work, washing and everything, | and never have the backache any more. I think your medicine is grand and I raise it to all my neighbors. If you hink my testimony will help others ou may publish it.”’—Mrs. OLLIE OODALL, Morton’s Gap, Kentucky. Backache is a symptom of organic weakness or derangement. If you have backache don’t neglect it. To t permanent relielf you must reach the root of the trouble. Nothing we know of will do this so surely as Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound. Write to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass., for special advice, Your letter will be absolutely confidential, and the advice free, Rutherford College Fall Term Begins August 22d. A good place for good, earnest young men to get a good pre- paratory education at a good | rate. For information address M, 1, HINSHAW, President, RUTHERFORD COLLEGE, N. C. Aug. 11.—4t. $3800 FOR $100 ! Cotton Gin, Press, Wagon Seales, Cot- ton Suck, Steam Engine, Corn Mill 60 feet of Shafting, Belting, ete. All for $100; worth $300, Phenes: Office 458; Residence 1133. nows and all the other wo kaow. Get WH AM the leoal news you want LANDMARK, G. W. TEMPLETON, Aug. |, Troutman, R. F. D. N6, 2. Correspondence af The Landmark. } JOSEPH COWAN IRVIN Joseph Cowan Irvin, president of the First National Bank of States ville, ig the son of John Irvin and Ann Cowan Irvin.and was born on his father’s farm near Third Creek church,Rowan county,June 3, 1838. He was educated in the common schools and at Ebenezer Academy at Bewnany, where he attended one year — 1853-'54—-under Hugh R. Hall. In 1856 Mr. Irvin began his business career as a salesman in a mercantile establishment in Salis- bury, with Murphy, McRorie & Co. He continued in that capacity until May, 1861, when he volunteered for service in the Confederate army a3 a member of the Rowan Rifle- guards, which was .made Company K, Fourth North Carolina regt ment. He served through the war and was'wounded in the battles of Sharpesburg, Gettysburg and Win- chester, the latter Scptember, 1864. After the battle of Sharpesburg he was promoted and appointed lientenant- of Company K , Fifth North Carolina regiment. He con- tinued in thds position in the army and was often in command of his own and other companies. On the retreat from Petersburg he was cap tured and imprisoned at Johnston's Island, where he remained until the latter part of June, 1865. On his return home he reachedSalisbury July 4, 1865. After the close of vice Mr. Irvin went back to work as a salesman in Salisbury and continued until 1867,when he began business on his own account at Mt. Vernon, Rowan county Early {fu 1871 he sold the busines® and moved to Statesville March 7, 1871. He-first began business in the old wooden building on what is now the First National Bank corner, April 1, 1871, (this building was burned in 1882), and in September of that year moved from thereé to the store now occupied by Sherrill & Reece: When the lateW.C. Miller built the | } his army 6er- Company and continued there as loug as be was in the mercantile business. The firm was J. C, | vin & Co When the firm disco: linurc Duginess about 1885, Mr viu awa Mr. C. L. Poston crgecei In tnitu'vcturing tooacoo and °o.1 tinued to that businegas 18 or 2) years Mr. Irvin has long been promi nent imStatesville’s business affairs and is identified with many of its industries. He was elected vice president of the First National Bank when it was organized in 1887 and continued in that capacity un- til four years ago, when he was e.ected president. He was elected president of th First Building and Loan Association, when it was or ganized in 1887, which position he yet holds. He ip also president of the Statesville Flour Mill Company and is identified as and director with other corporations. November 3, 1869, Mr. Irvin mar tied Miss Kate Foard, of Rowan county. {r business Story of Ben Graham-——White Man Hung For Stealing’ Him. At the last term of Iredell Supe rior Court Ben Graham, an aged colored citizen of south Iredell, was convicted of retailing and fin- ed $50 and cost. Mr. J. C. Neel, of Mooresville, gives the Moores ville Enterprise an interesting statement about Graham. Mr. Neel Says “He [Ben Graham] belonged to a Man Named Oehler, who Hved in the upper part of Cabarrus county When Ben Graham was six or sev- en years old he was stolen and car- ried away, beyond the Catlawba riv er, some two days’ journey, and was kept concealed in some man’s house for some time. It developed that the parties who stole him be- came uneasy and brought the boy back, leaving him near his mas ter’s home. Warrants were issued for several men for being impli- cated in the crime, and one Jim Salermore was tried , convicted and hung for stéaling Ben Graham and one o1 two others about the same timc. I have heard my fa ther and others say that Salermore Ought not to have been hung, as he was only the tool used by the real rascals. 1 have heard it sald that it wus. generally believed the thieves helonged to the famous John Murrell clan, who were such a terror to the good people of some of the Southern States at that tinre “Ll feel sorry for the old negro Ben Graham had always’ behaved himself, as far as I know, and has | done a great deal of hard work.” | Few of the younger gencration | Know that it was a capital offence to steal slaves, but it ' Slaves were vaiuable prop:rty the laws Of the slave Sta.es made to Siringently guard rights the slaye-owner was and we the of A well known Des Moines woman af ter suffering miser for two days from bowel complaint, was cured by one | dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera an |Diarrhoen Remedy. For sale dealers, ably AT TAYLORSVILLE. Pook & Oo: Sell Their Stock— Taylorsville Personals, Correspondence of The Landmark. | Taylorsville, Aug. 17—O. F. Pool & Co. have so’1 their stock of goods | to Messrs Charlie and Hall’ Watts. | The Messrs. Watts will handle gentlemen's furnishings only. Mr. ©. A. Payne, of Denver,Col., | aud his sister, Miss Minnie Payne, of Caldwell, visited their nine ers, Messre A and H. Payne, this Mrs. R. E.| Young and family, of Charlotte, | Who have been spending the sum- | mér ire, have gone to All Heai- | ing Springs to spend awhile Capt. Tom Rowland has purchas- | ed from Mr. R. L. Matheson the | vacant lot between. tha resi- | demces of Mr. R. L. Matheson and | Mr. J. (. Connolly and will erect a Modern six-room cottage on it. Miss; Eva and Bessie Gladden, | who ‘;+nt some time here with réfati returned to Chester, S. C., Wednesday. Thetr aunt, Mrs. AM Matheson, accompanied them | to Btalesville. Miss Cora Vail re | turned Wednesday from an extend- | ed trip to New Mexico, California | and other Staces. Mr. J. w. | Tate 1 ¢aughter, Mise Ruth} Tate, of Burlington, will arrive to- day to visit Mr. Tate’s aunt, Mre. W. B. Matheson. Rev. Samuel W. Moore. of Bluefield, Va., is visit- ing his father, Mr. J. W. Moore, He preached an able germon at. the Presb) terian church Wednesday night Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Sample and children, of Fort Pierce, Fla., who ure spending the summer at Catawba Springs, will spend a week with Mrs Sample’s father and brother, Mr. J. W. Moore and Rev. L. L. Moore, Mra. N. @. Moore and children, of Mooresville, are guests of Mr. Moore Mr. Moore's son, Dr. N. G. Moore, of Moonres- ville, is expected tonight Mr. William Marshall, of Raleigh, was the guest of Rev. T. C€. White Wednesday Mr White accompa- nied him to Davis White Sulphur Springs Wednesday evening. Mesers. W. iH. Carson and Hall Watts spent Wednesday in Statesville | on business Mr H. M Wilson | spent several days in Charlotte | on business } The above letter, which was in- tended for last Friday's issue of | The Landmark, and which was post-| Marked at Taylorsville Thursday, | 17th, did not reach the Statesville | office til 10 o’clock Friday morn- ing, after The Landmark had deen | printed | Craig Cc. C. | week. 68 Sé is a Southerncr Who Made a Fortune in New York. The Salisbury Post gives this} information about Mr. Craig, the | New York man who recently ac quired interests in Jerusalem | towns! Davie county, and who is offeriig to give money for good roads and schools in Jerusalem | township “Mr Craig is a member of) the cotton firm of Craig & Jenks, | D, |reared on the large plantation stockholder |-|: \ters for their trainers and keepers, \take nis horses, that he could not by all | ome of the biggest concerns of the | Miiler block Mr. Irvin moved {into | Mind in New York, and that means the store now occupied by theWhite|in the world wealthy and gefitleman, a is a typical] Southern | native of Mississippi, | of hig father, near Vicksburg He went to New York some years ago | and there amassed an independent fortune. He desired to acquire an | estate at some place other than in| the North, but did not care to go| is far South as his native State | friend of his, who is also a] friend of Col]. A. H. Boyden, wrote | to the latter and requested that he| get in correspondence with Mr Craig, informing him of his de/| sire Colonel Boyden did so and Craig came to Salisbury inMay He was the guest of Col. Boyden ‘hie here and was driven in an automobile over Rowan, Irede!), Da- vie and Davidson, wjth the result 1t be took a fancy to that sec- yn Of the country around and nea | rusalem, in Davie, and South | River, in Rowan, and begun to ac- | quire lands in both counties and some in Davidson, and the end is ot yet ip sight, although he now controls 26,000 acres in the terri- tory named. He is at present erecting build- ingS for his dogs, of which there are Over 40 in number, and quar- | { He is immensely | | \ Mir A magnificent winter mansion ie to be built, either on the Davidson or Rowan side of the river, and Mr. Craig will spend his winters in this section, making Safisbury his city headquarters.”’ Scarcity of Foed—Practical RFiffiect of Drought in South Lredell. Mooresville Enterprise. Feed stuffs are going to be the hardest proposition that our farm- ers are up against on account of the drought. One man called on a merchant this week and told him to feed them and had no crops to.sell to pay for the goode already con- sumed. He stated that he did not kvow what to do, whether to sell his horses and work crop for some fellow and let the landlord furnish the stock. or to brave the atiug- zle that faces him. Even the hay crop is practically nothing and tle ground has been so very -dry (hat peas will not grow, thereby culting short the peavine hay. Another farmer who has a_ herd of 14 or more cattle, was endearv- oring to get some responsible mea take his cows and keep them over the winter for thelr feed. Phere has been practically no green siuff since the last of May, except spots, and then the blade ia very short and wilted. It will be a pfoblem for some of the smaller formerg to keep their stock and cattle during the winter, but “where there is a will there is . wHy,’’ said one of the bravea, While ddscussing the situation e Seemed to Give Him a New Stomach. I suffered intensely after and » Medicine or treatment I tried seem- }to do any good,” writesH.M.Young eters ,editor of The Sun, Lake View, Onto. “The first few deses ef Cham- berlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets wave me surpriaing relief and the see- ond bottle seemed to gtve me a new stomach and perfectly good health," For sale by all dealers. eating That will bring forth praise from those who try it, both care and experience are necessary, bat greatest of a\l it is imperative to have The Best of Flour and that is where our CRYSTAL Brand comes in. Bread made from ii is as light as air, tempting to the appetite, and is the pride of the baker. STATESVILLE FLOUR MILL COMPANY - A PAIR HARD TO BEAT. ..” Land Breakers, ‘‘Plows a Comin’ anda Goin’. Crop Makers. If it’s a Chattanooga it’s right. NOW SOLD BY NOW Evans-White Hardware Co. TO THE FARMERS We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the market, and you must have first class tools to be a first class farm- er. Itis a waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. The farmers who made the big crops of wheat this year plowed their land with the genuine Oliver Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow your land with this kind of plow. The time to buy isnow. The place, you all know. ‘ Lavenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. July 11, 1911. START WITH THE 50TH SERIES. Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. Take the step, you'll never re- gret it. The First Building & Loan Association. L. Harrill, - Secretary. -_= - im @ North Carolina, for instance, TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. ——————— & & CLARK, EDITOR AND OWNER GFFICE: 120 WEST BROAD STREET. ~“"ION PRICE: August 22, 1911. The extra session of Congress, which met Apri] 4, will adjourn to- day. : Some time before his death Sen- ator Frye, of Maine, resigned 48 president pro tem. of the Senate on account of feeble health. The regular Republicans wanted to elect Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire, but the insurgents re- fused to support him. Last week it: became necessary to elect some- body to relieve Vice President Sherman, and by agreement Sena- tor Bacon, of Georgia, Democrat, ‘was <lected to fill the vacancy tem- porariiy --until the Republicans can agree on a man, if they ever can. The -Charlotte Chronicle says that Providence township, Meck- Jenburg county, is one of the few eections in Mecklenburg where the reinfal] has been normal and ample this season, and Mr. A. J. Blakeney, of that township, who @old the first bale of new crop eotton on the Charlotte market. Fri- day, tella the Chronicle that they prayed for rain and got it. Barly im the summer the Providence peo- ple—who true to the name of their ®ownship seem to believe in Prov- Sdence—held meetings to pray for rain and services wére held in the churches early this month to pray for rain. In fact, the extravagance of wa- terméions at a dollar a head nev- er struck us 80 forcibly until we realized that the Statesville Land- mark cculd be had twice a week for a@ix mouths at the same amount.— Charlotte Observer. Stating the case that way does muake 1: appéar rather extravagant, for the 52 copies of this Album of Song-—as Ool. Ah Fairbrother used to call iis publication—which the g@ubscriber receives in six months are easily worth twice the amount asked. But we have known some Rewspap:'s to give a whole year’s @ubecriptioa for one watermelon. For instance the Observer, a few years. ago, was cent a whole year—365 eopi 8, price $8—to a Steel Creek Man for one big melon. With this Precedent we are still more mysti- fied at complaint when melons are priced at from 40 cents to $1. ‘Two papers—theGreensboro News and the Raleigh News and Observ- er—qublish a story given an Ok- dahoma “newspaper by “Judge” W. W. Hyams, a North Carolinian. The scene of the story is located in Mitchell county and it is somewhat @n the etyle of Miss Holman’s sto- ries—<dwelling on the poverty and Ignorance of the North Carolina mountaineers. Both the Greensbor and the Raleigh papers express ‘in- d@ignation that a native of the State should make public an exag- @erated story about his own people. Thie fellow fiyams, who is simply a United States commissioner in Oklahoma, is the seame—if The Landmark is not mistaken—who “ gent out a blood and thunder story from Bakersville several years ago, which was widely published, and _ which proved to be without foun- dation in fact. .If he is the same ——~and we do know that a man of the same name was the author of the Babkereville fake story—the mewspapers can well afford to ig- more anything he says. While the drought of 1911 will “go down in history,” it is diffi- cult to estimate, on account of the irregularity of the drought, what the average of crops will be. In the reports indicate fair crops——in some instances extra good cropse—in most of the eastern seciion; while the “latter rains” give promise of an abundant corn crop in much of the mountain section. It ie in the piedmont section that the drought ie most severe, but in spots in this section there will be a fair crop yield. On lowlands , unless there is a freshet/ to destroy it, corn crop is generally good. “Miesioner of Agriculture who ought to @aye that taking the “the outlook is for yield in most crops.” statement Com- Graham, be well informed, State over, an average While thet seems strange to us in this drought-stricken region, we must rememter that other ties have been favored te good" worst this seciion for stock feeding Jands with One “fair the drought in of fecd Mary farmers hive bs cattle build These caitle on the market becaus here will De no feed for them next winter in fact it will be difficult in many enses to procure Sufficine: fed for work stock and cattle mary for domestic use. seasons of the of features the is seoarcily en to up their are biing put neccs the | locali- 4 The following was sent the Char- lotte Observer from Washington under date of the 19th: The presence on the floor of the House yesterday of four cabi- net officers during the efforts to override President Taft’s veto caused considerable comment. it was charged that Postmaster Gen- eral Hitchcock promised not a few postmaster’s places to Republican, members, who were wavering, a8 the price of their support of the President. As the roll-call pro- gressed several members were sum- moned to the cloak room and were engaged in earnest conversation by the Postmaster Genera]. Invariably these same Members voted a loud 2 ” when their names were reached. Other members of the President's cabinet who were lob- bying in behalf of hia veto mes- Sage were Attorney General Wick- ersham, Secretary of War Stimson and Secretary Nagel, of the De- partment of Commerce and Labor. If it be true that members of the cabinet lobby on the floor of Congress a way should be found to exclude them from the floor; and if they actually wert on the floor and bought votes with promises of patronage, impeachment proceed- ings would be in order. The very live news item, to-wit, that Governor Drummond, the first Governor of the State, was hung by Governor Berkeley, in Virgin- ia,/has been going the round of the State papers. The Statesville Landmark ;deserves the palm _ for finding the truth about Drummond in Mrs. Spencer’s First Steps in North Carolina History. A certain young lady, in order|to have some- thing to talk about to her doting lover, read {up on English history. Her lover came, but conversation lagged. During onejof the awkward pauses the girl in a most vivacious manner broke|out with “John, have you heard the sad news about poor Mary Queen of Scots?”” John want- ed to know what had happened to the/old lady. His sweetheart in a most satisfied manner replied, “Why the poor old lady had her head cut off.’’ But this joke! is a “chestnut.’’ Apologies to The Landmark. Nothing new under the sun.—Albemarle Enterprise. The story of the hanging of Gov. Drummond was a live news item by reason of the fact that it was news to 75 per cent. of the people of the State. At beast that many didn’t know it. The Cand- mark was prompted to print it by reason of the many Inquiries fol- lowing the publication of Mr.Lin- ney’s address, in which reference was made to an ex-Governor who was hanged. The Landmark didn’t know who the ex-Governor was and it was news to a large per cent. of the editors to whom Mr. Lin- ney talked to tell them that an ex- Governor of the State had been hang- ed; and to show that The Land- mark Drummond story was news it has been printed in nearly all the State papers. Honest, Bro. Bivins, did you know an ex-Governor of the State was hanged and did you know, without looking it up, who the man was? ficer Henry. Asheville Citizen, 19th. Uniled States Marshal W. E. Lo- gan yesterday received authority fromUnited States AttorneyGeneral Wickersham to offer Liberal re- wards for those who are a@ileged to have shot Deputy Collector R. F. Henry through the left lung last Monday while making a raid on al- leged moonshiners near Gilreath, a few miles from Wilkesboro, when two horses in possession of the of- ficers were killed by the assailants. Revenue Agent RB. B. Sams stated yesterday that he had seven/ men working on the case in conjunction with one or moge deputy marshals. Two arresis hhve been made and three other suspects are wanted and every effort will be made to cap- ture them. Regarding the rewards offered and for whom they were offered, Mr. Sams yesterday gave out the following statement: “It. is now known through the officers working on the case against the defendants for shooting Deputy |Collector R. F. Henry and killing two horses, that Code Lane, Wil- burn Nance and Zonia Nance were the ones who shot Deputy Collector |Henry. The Attorney General has ;authorized a reward, for the ar- jTest and delivery tothe United | States marshal, of $500 each for |Code Lame and Wilburn Nance,and {$200 for the arrest and delivery of |Zonia Nance. Ben F. Nance and | Hattie Nance have already been ar- j rested in this case.’’ {Tom and Bob Lane have also ‘been arrested. They are charged jwih being implicated in the shoot- ing.) | KBusign Young Found Mentally he responsible, . Washington Dispatch. | Ensign R. 8. Young, Jr.,%f Con- toord, N. C., who révently disap- |Ppeared from the dcstroyer Pérkins, leaving a note that he contem- plated suicide and was later found by his father in New York city, has been declared by a navel med- ical board of survey at Norfolk, Va., to be mentally irresponsible for his act The Navy Department hes dered the young officer to =he gov- ernment hospital for the insane Washington fcr observation and treatment Previovs ¢to his pearance Ensign Young was or under orders for court martial on charges! of absence without leave He was examined by naval siclangs to determine should e pros cuted. on these Cnarzes When found by his fath- er ne wes taken to a North Caro- lina sena'orium and removed from there to Norfolk tion phy- whether he at | disap- | In Durham Thursday nigtit Book- er Malong shot and ‘Killed Eden Powell... Both colored. Gelfdetence alleged. Taylor Love, the negro who kill- ed I’red Morehead in Haywood county recently, has been arrest- ed.and is in jail. @Ganford Express: Mr. J. R. John- son, who lives near | thie place, raised this year 1% bushels of cu- cumbers on one|vine. The first bale of Cabarrus pew crop cotton, grown on the farm of A. B. Pounds in No. 11 township, wus sold in Concord Friday for 12 cents. Gome weeks ago a young man named John Inscore engaged in a fight near Mt. Airy with two neigh bor boys, Ernest and Marshall Lynch. During the fight Imscore was killed and one of the Lynch boys was shot in the arm. The laynchs ran away and a reward was offered for their arrest. A few | days ago they were arrested. | The State Association of county commissioners, in session at Ashe-| ville | last week, elected D. P. McEachern, of Wilmington, pres-| tdent, and W./M. Long, of Char- lotte, vice presidentt. P. B. Beard, of Salisbury, is vice president} for | this district and N. B. Mills, | of Statesville, is aj/member of the | executive committee for{the district. | Mr. J. A.Blakeney,of Providence | township, Mecklenburg county, who| has for years sold the first bale of | new crop cotton on the Charlotte | market, sold the first bale of this | season’s crop Friday. This is the} | earliest sale known on that mar- ket, Heretofore the date has been | from August 20 to 25. The bale weighed 470 pounds and the price was 13 cents. Mrs. Stephen Boyden, who was) Miss Maggie Council, died Thurs: | day night at her home in Hickory. | She was about 50 years old and is! survived) by two sons and two. daughters. The remains were in- terred tn Salisbury Saturday. Mrs. Nat; Boyden, a sister of Mrs. Ste- | phen Boyden, died in Knoxville. Tenn., Wednesday, and was buried in Sakisbury Thursday. The Chatham Record has enter- ed upon its 34th year. It was founded in 1878 by Major H. A London, who has continued at the helm since. A conservative and tuoroughly dependable newspaper, | the Record and its editor have rendered valuable service to Chat- ham and the State. The Landmark hopes that Major London may be Spared Many years and that _his| last days will be his best. | W. R. Sikes, of Wadesboro, .was | sentenced to 12 months on the roads last week for assaulting his | sick wife. The woman has pella-| gra and is unable to sit up. Going home underthe influence of Liquor, Sikes offered hie wife some pea-| nuts and bananas. She didmot want| to eat them and he tried to force | her to eat them, striking her with | his hand. He also caught her by | the hatr and threatened to cut ber throat, saying the sooner she | was laid away in a box the bet-/| ter. Barnum & Bailey’s circus is coming to Raleigh Friday of fair week, the last Legislature having omitted a little bit of machinery | calculated to bar tented shows from jthe various towns of the State }when fairs are in progress. A rep- | resentative of the show people call- jed on the sheriff of Wake toe jlicense. He took the ‘ a mattewe@tp | with Attorney General Bickett, who, jafter searching the laws, failed to jfind anything to bar such shows. |The Hcense fee of |$700 was paid jto the sheriff and the show was jpxcomed for Friday, October /|21. | Rev. D. P. Tate, the minister | who was brought from Tennessee to Danville, Va., last week to be tried on several charges of fraud, has been released on bond. Marlia Washington Candies! Big Strike fo England Called Off. A great strike of railway em- ployes in England, which affected the main lines of transportation in the United Kingdom, was ended Saturday by agreement to submit the matter in dispute to arbitra- tion, and the strikers returned to work at. \ The S Bengiieb government, the London board of trade and others used all efforts to end the strike, which promised to demorelize all business, While it continued it was fierce, there was much rioting, a number of people were killed and injured and the chief cities of England were transformed into armed camps of soldiers and police. A strike of dock laborers at Liverpool ‘has been in progress for several weeks and has affected the shipping industry. Ba More than fifty persons were in- jured, only one of whom may die, when Big Four train No. 46, the Ciacinnati-New York special, was wrecked just weet of Columbus, Ohio, Friday. The Seaboard railroad shops at Savannah, Ga., were burned Fri- day night. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Four hundred. men were employed. — That suit you've been planniny to buy, the one that will fit, wear well and not cost too much. Come in and say SHIELD BRAND clothing to us and we'll ft you out to a “T” inthe clothes you want to buy at the price you want to pay. The Watt-White Co,, Stony Point, N. C. Ls — ~ ae Se.) ae Wet A a) Tan ee me Fresh Shipment Today by Express. 50 CENTS THE POUND. THE STORE OF QUALITY Statesville Drug Co., PRESCR:PTIONISTS. ~~ - ROCKERS! back for only $ It will pay with us. Woe are agents for the ING MACHINES. We have them. and better ones. We havea good oak frame Porch Rocker with donble cane seat and Jome in and gee them. Good ones 1.50. you to trade STANDARD | UNDERTAKERS. Day ’Phone 400. Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, mee EMBALMERS. Night ‘Phone 1258. for the examina- ¢ Bristol's New Gin Plant| r Ready For Business. - It is the best and latest outfit money‘can buy, complete and convenient in arrangement and location, being within 300 yards of the business section of the town. YOU WILL BE ABSOLUTELY PROTECTED FROM FIRE LOSS INSURANCE WITHOUT COST TO YOURSELF. Will pay highest price for seed cotton, cotton seed or will gin for usual toll if preferred. Cotton will be moved free of cnerze lf desired or can be-sold right on. the in- ners weight. Cotton meal and hulls will be excha’ for seed and a full supply will be kept on hand Business will be handled correctly and quickly, All roads lead to Bristol’s gin. Give me a trial. Mr. Hal A. Gill, of Olin, one of the best farmers of the county, will have charge of the plant. L. B. Bristol, Statesville, N. C. } NEW OFFERINGS | At the One Price Cash Store. The latest in Dress Siiks—40 inch Side Baad, in one pattern only of a color. Colors: Black, Navy, Receda. Copenhagen and Brown. Price $8,49 per pattern. 27 Inch Flouncings. Special values for 39c. and 49:. the yard. Allin new patterns. Compare our cash prices. You will always fiad them Jess, Truly. + ; g Poston- Wasson Co., Ft Ce arene EET RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. Trunks and Bags! A Bag, Suit Case or Trunk For Every Need. We have studied the Trunk wants of the people and have made pur- chases from the best makers so we are enabled to furnish you with best styles and sizes to suit the different needs. Look through our extensive display and you will be convinced that we can deliver the goods. Gentlemen's Trunks. Made special for the use of men who want service as well as du- rability. Roller Tray Trunks. The most convenient as well as the moSt compact Trunk for the use of the Ladies. All grades and sizes. Bags and Suit Cases. Almost anything from the small- est Hand Bag to the spacious Suit Case. Visit our Goat Suit and Shoe Department. and inspect the new arrivals. .’ Mail orders filled the day re- ceived. RAMSEY - BOWLES - MORRISON CO. South Yadkin Will one lb. Midd¥ings and 13 Ibs. of South Yadkin Mills, Successor to I. N, Sharpe. THE STORE OF QUALITY. @ OTD...f GOA GREET LR CATA OEE 0 POR SALE. of? Sinncea or Registra tion. Weigh about 800 pounds. W. L BAITY, Harmony, N.C. Aug. 11—4t SEWING — FOR Ladies and children, Reasonable prices and good work. MRS. A.W PEKIN» and MRS. J. W. STEELMAN, 120 Fifth street. ‘Phone 2296, Aug, 8.—8t. Mills ive 39 lbs No. 1 Flour, Bran for a Bushel of Wheat. ander Co. || NTP N —ac RPI a! WANTED com are ee All the local news and all the other néwse you want LAND. ing of dwelling house at Elmwood, D. A. WHITER, agent Southern Railway Co. ‘ Aug. 18—2t. Get THE tpt ras ae a ec pope aa SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LANDMARK, to know. ‘ ei PUBLISHED TUESDAY AND. FRIDAY. ———— OFFICE: 120 WEST BROAD STREET sin TELEPHONE NO. 14. _—— < TUESDAY, — —- August 22, 1911. Ne STATESVILLE COUNCIL No. 523 ROYAL ARCANUM will meet tonight at 8 o'clock. All mem- bers invited to be present. J.A BRADY, Secretary. eee MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. Miss Evie Lewis, of Anderson, 8. C., ie a guest at the home of. Mrs. W. G. Lewis. Mr. Chas. E. Mills spent Sunday at Alkalithia Springs. Mise Mary Bell, of Ronda, was a guest of Miss Clara Foard last week. Misses Louise and Elizabeth Sher-|dal. The source of mformation was rilb and Katherine White will re- turn today from a brief visit to Mooresville. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Montgomery are spending a few days atMontreat Dr. L. White spent Saturday and Sunday at Black Mountain. Mies Pauline Harris, of New Lon- don, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. T. Cc. Burgess. Mr. W. A. Knox, Mr..L. W. THE PUZZLER OF THE M. D'S. Talk About Scandal, the Police Court News and the Newspaper. -Knockabout doesn’t want to be impertinent but he would like to know “how come” a doctor in’ reg- ietering his name at a hotel al- ways affixes “M. D.”’ to it, as “Dr. Blank, M. DD.” They do this as a rule but Mke all other rules there are exceptions, doubtless, al- though Knockabout has not seen them. Thgre are commercial trav- elers who register their name and what they represent and this is done to advertise themselves and their line of business and ig not a bad idea. It helps them and their business and this is sufficient reas- on for their doing it. With a physician there must be some other reason for he doesn’t advertise; to do so is unethical. So, what is the reason? Of course this extra in- formation could be added so that if any ong in the hotel were to be- come ill they would know where to land a doctor quickly. But of course such information would be adver- tising. How come this vagary of the doc- tors, anyhow? In his meanderings Knockabout heard from the Lips of one person three ‘“pieces’’ of real, live scan- not of rumor but “straight.” The informant was concerned in two of A Prenuptial Event ‘im Honor of ' Miss Turner. Reported for The Landmark. On Saturday afternoon a delight- ful prenuptial entertainment was given by Mise Sarah Ramsey in honor of Miss Sudie Turner and her bridesmaids. The guests were met on the ve- randa and given hand-painted cards decorated with daisies. In the pro- gressive games that followed, Clara Suite, of Greensboro) scoring highest, was presented with an ivo- ry-mounted fan, and the gnest-of- honor prize, a pearl bandeau, was given to Miss Turner. After the games the guests were conducted into the diningroom, where the colors, white and ‘gold, were everywhere in evidence. Pot- ted plants and vases of golden glow were placed about the room and in the centre stood the bride’s table draped in white, with streamers of yellow falling from the with tiny bouquets. Just beneath this chandelier was plated a vase of trailing clematis that fell ‘in graceful sprays over an exquis- ftely embroidered centre piece, and tiny hearts, signiftcant of the oc casion, were festooned about table, chandelier and draperies. Salad and cream courses bearing out the color scheme were served by little Misses Bride Alexander and Frances Pressly. them and was not on terms suffi- ciently intimate with Knockabout to tell him the harrowing details of something that he had no right to know. Knockabout can keep a secret inviolably and will keep this The hostess then led the party |\into the parlor, where they were \entertained with a name contest in |Which Miss K’Lee Steele was the successful contestant, receiving a jeweled belt buckle. Juet at one, He only refers to it to ask if the place has been reached where private affairs cannot be kept pri- Warren and Mr. Bondsman, all of|vete affaire with sacred secrecy? DeLaud, Fla., are visiting at Mr. There are those who love to hear W. H. Warren's, in Chambersburg | every morsel of scandal and someg@f township. Messrs. Harper and Frank Brady and Thos. Anderson have returned from the vicinity of Buford, Ga., where they were employed in rail- way construction work by Summer: & Ruesell, Statesvilie contractors. these it may not degrade, but all, they are, are more or less influ- enced by such things to have less abbding confidence in humankind. Recital of scandals of private life is not elevating to any one and is Misees Maggie Montgomery and |®bameful. , Amnie Moore have returned from a stay in Asheville, Mr. A. J. Evans is at home af- One of the commonest problems the newspaper has to deal with is the fellow who falls afoul of the ter a visit to Salem and Lynchburg, |jaw and then wants his name left Va. Misses Charlye Frye and Delette pout of the paper because it will | wound the feelings of some of his Weedon left last evening for Wash- | relatives when they read that he ington, Baltimore and other pointe|hag been up in court. Nothing of interest. Mise Frye will accompe@-| gould be more natural than for one ny Miss Weedon to her home in Corinth, Miss., and will make her an extended visit before to Statesville Mias Lina Woodward left yester- day for Fruitland Institute, near Hendersonville Mise Lillie Mae Tomlin has re- turned from a visit of a month to points in Tennessee Mesers. J. F. and W. L. Harbin and Mise Lottie Harbin left yester- | day for Columbia, S. C., to visit the Mesers. Hardin's daughtérs Mr. C. B. Webb is attending the returning jin anyway Ito want to avoid hurting the feeling lof any one related or dear to him What puzzles the aver- age newspaper man _ is the fact that this magnanimous thought for ;dear one’s feelings doesn’t mani- fes: itself until after the deed that brings disgrace has already been j;committed andthe knowledge of it becomes public property. A stitch in time saves nine applies here as | contemptuous, though, is the f-i jlow who runs afoul the law and de- |mands that his name be left out meeting of the State Council of of the paper because he himpelf the Junior Order in Asheville. Mies Stella Mize, who is milliner | “prominent” is a “gentleman” and his family are people This, they for a Lenoir firm,left yesterday for .cem to think, is sufficient justifi- Baltimore in the interest of the firm. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Parlier and children, who visited Mr. and Mrs Jobn M. Sharpe, left yesterday for | newspapers their home in Wilkesboro. Mrs jcation for the crime they commit. |}There is more crime and nore scandal committed, ye, several tim 6 communi.jes where thé suppress such mews {more, ib than where they publish it. Public- ; Robt. L.. Jenkins, of Norfolk, Va.,/jity given those guilty of minor of- ie visiting her parents ,Mr. and Mrs Sharpe. fences save them from a more hor- rible crime Mrs. T. B. Henry, of Wadesboro, It is probably sare when a news- who had been at Bluemont and g@topped over in Statesville a few days with Mrs. E. R. Simons, left yesterday for Charlotte Misses Helen Patterson and Fern Johneon, Mrs. Mary Sims and Mrs paper ublisher delights in giv- ing to the public news of crime but when such news becomes public property it is the duty of all con- | scieniious newspapers to give the subscriber the iuformation. It is Short leave tonight for Baltimore |,,, obligation such a paper takes to study the new styles in hats and lon ‘tcelf—to give all the news of buy goods for the millinery depart- | public interest—-when it takes the ments of the firms represented Miss Kate Knox, of Cleveland, is visiting her Mrs. J. B Sloop. Mrs. Laura 8S. Raymer, of Shiloh sister, subs«riber’s money Natices of New Advertisements. | Bell Mead sweets Ralph Y. township, has gone to Memphis, Deit2 Tenn., to spend two weeks with her) daughter, Mrs. Herbert Deal. RevaudMrs. Edward S. Reeves, | Next session at college opens September, 7 Trespass notice.—L. B. Bristol. of Honeapath, 8S. C., were guests | Farms for rent.—R. L. Poston. of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Turner from; U. C. Smith typewriter for sale. @aturday to yesterday, from here to Davis Springs. returning |——Steele Hosiery Mills. Rev. | Job as office boy or valet want- Mr. Reeves, a former pastor,preach- | ¢d.—Mack Osborne. ed at the First Baptist church Sun- |} day morning. S. Cc. t& Henry Hall. the guest of Mrs. Mrs. Z. A. Smith, of re ageon shipment Martha Misses Clara Suit and Okla Dees; Mr. F.C. are | business. here | marriage | Henry. of Greensboro, and Barnes, of Jacksonville, Fla., among the out-of-town people for the Turner-Leonard which takes place tomorrow eve-| ning. ed from a visit to her people in High Point. Mrs. D. J. MissEthel Montsinger has return- | Kimball and Miss<* Rubber+tire Babcock surrey and harness for sale-——J. M. Deaton. Wash- ton candies.—Statesville Drug | Tennis outfit—R. P. Allison. Bristol's new gin plant ready for School time and glassea.—R. F. Shield brand clothing.—TheWatt- | White Co., Stony Point. Two thousand acres of land in |Moore county for sale—J. W. ;|Graham, Aberdeen. Nine-room hovse on Western ave- Lucile Kimball. and Margaret Click nue for rent.—B. O. Deaton. returned yesterday afternoon from a brief stay at Davis Springs. | Oonveyances to Ball’s Creek | campground from Catawba 24th to Mr. 8. B. Miller returned yester- | 29th.— W. L. Sherrill, Catawba. day from a stay of a few weeks | at Sparta, Mr. W. M. Miss Willie, of Spring Hill, Tenn., | ere guests of Mr.and Mrs. A. W Bunch. Mrs. Bunch. - Mr. Davis is the father of | Williams ,P. P. Dulin Man wanted to estimate standing ;timber and manage mill to cut Davis and. daughter, hardwood.—-J. B. Foster Oarpenters wanted to work on idredge boat.—-L. O. White M. C. Gave peach seed. Price will be Mr. W. H. Morrison left: last eve- | high. ‘Cash paid for any quanti- ning ‘for NewYork in the interest ;ty—Morrison Produce and Provis- | of the Ramsey-Bowles-Morrison Co. Race Troubles in Georgia. ion Co. | The regular meeting night of the Royal Arcanum has been Chang- Three negroes, members of a par-'ed from Monday night to Tuesday ty of blacks who barricaded them- night welves in a house and fired upon @ party of whites, were killed nt Jakin, Earle county, Ga., Friday af. | What a County Home Should Pe. -|Baone Democrat ternoon and further clashes are! The commischoners of Iredell? feared ; county will, as soon as possible, The race riot of serious propor-!bulid a new county home and we tions has followed the killing of | wish it could be said of our board Marehal Newberry last night at Jakin. Thoroughly arousec over the murder of tle officer, peo ple have burned ‘a number of noe- gro lodge buildings, school and churches Business at Tuesday ‘for our hous 3|\ be merely a place to stay, Jakin }an ordinary Mving is doled out by county Every coumy 1 in our gramd old State should have -\a Lome for her poor that none could ifeel ashamed of It ought not to where is suspended and white families are the lowest bidder for the job, but remaining in their homes, fearin, }it ought to be a cheery, comforta- further trouble, [At last account. ble place for.thosee who must g0 the trouble seemed to be over.] Regulates the bowels, promotes easy | | there. rts Impure blood runs you down—makes natiral movements, cures constipation— | you an easy victim for oganic diseases, Dean's Lerulets. Ask your druggist fo them, “thew a box, r! Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the blood —eures the cause—bullds you up. no matter how strong in the faith | well as in other things. Even more | the close of the contest, little Gor- don Parkinson, as Cupid, entered and presented to Miss Turner a |large basket ladened with packages |bearing the good wishes of. her | friends. } Turnersburg Items . Correspondence of The Landmark. Turnersburg, Aug. 21—6till dry |weather and crops suffering. Hope |we will have a rain so a body }can sow a turnip patch, for some- thing to eat the coming winter is |\sure going to be scarce. Wé have no Irish potatoes, beans or cabbage, or anything of the kind, to put jaway for winter consunption. Fruit is scarce also | Mr. and Mrs L. T. Stimpson j ‘Taylorsville. Mr. Stimpson’s health |has been bad for some time. Miss Mittie Steller has been vis- iting relatives at Davidson, return- ing home Saturday Mr. Gus. Harris had a little fire at his saw mill plant last Friday night. The damage was about $25 The whole plant would have been burned but they found it out in time to save the mill There was a public singing 84 4.) to take a job with Thompson Fairmount church last Sunday ev® ning. The chain gang is moving along inicely, making a good road. We hope how soon they will commence working on the Turnersburg hill, as this is the worst piece of road in the county——not so steep but- 80 rocky and rough se A Scandalous Oase in Raleigh. The hearing in the case before Chief Justice Clark in Raleigh, in which Mrs. Nellie Fleming sought to secure possession of her two young children, who had been placed by her husband, Pp B. Fleming, with hig brother, Dr. Fleming, at Louisburg, was ended {Saturday and Judge Clark ordered that the children remain with Dr Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Fleming, who were married in 1906, the latter being Miss Crouch, of Washington, D. C had separated some weeks ago. Mrs. Fleming eharged that her husband was a drunkard and 4a doper and cruelly treated her. He admitted the drinking but denied the balance. Im return he charged and put on evidence to prove that his wife neglected her children, |used profane language and was un- {faithful to him. Two or more citi- zens of Raleigh had their names brought into the matter as being entirely too friendly with Mrs. Fleming. The evidence on both = sides showed that the Fleming home was something of a hell for a year or two. It was a scandalous mess. ‘The Old Folks’ Singing’ at Stony Point. ‘NCorrespendence of The Landmark. We beg room in your paper ‘0 announce that the old “people's fa- sol-la singing will tbe held fere next Friday, August 25th. We want to have a few short addresses ‘from some good speakers. Dr |Moore, of Taylorsville, has kindly |consented to make a short address fur us, and we want to get some others, | The two churches will furnish {all the refreshments. Every one |cordially invited to come and bring | grandpa and grandma: | Now, dear aged people, we espe- {cially invite you to come. It is {your day and we will do all in our power to make ‘you enjoy it so | let this be a personal inviiation to you and to every one that reads lit A. L. Watts, H. M. Harpis, A. |W. White, A. F. Sharpe, J. W \Sims, committee. ° | Publicity Bill Now Law. | The House and Senate last week | passed the conference report on the | campaign publicity bill. It was isigned by~the President. and is now law. | Ag. finally adopted, the bill ‘stands practically as it was amended by the Senate. It requires that all candidates for the Senate |or House, either in general elec- tions, primaries or nominating con vacucue, shall file statements of |their expenees not more than |» |nor less than 10 days befcre the | election or nomination. Expens¢s iof candidates for the Senate are limited to $10,000 and those of candidates for the House to $5,000, anid candidates are required to say what positions or honors they have promised in an effort to influence votes, Personal traveling expenses and official fees do not have to be listed. chandelier above and caught back | have gone to the springs above | Wet Fall Predicted—Ootton Fast—Shinsville News, To the Editor of The Landmark: - Shinsville, Aug. 19-—Mrs. Clara Finger, of Hickory, —— last week here with relatives. Mr J. T. Hag- ler, of Concord, was a visitor here this week. Miss Florence and Mr. Frank McCorkle, after spending sev- eral days here with relatives, have re- turned to their home at China Grove. Master Charlie Carrigan, of Hunters- ville, is spending several days here with his mother, Mrs. Jos Hobbs. Mr. J. C. Shinn, ‘accompanied by his daughter, Miss Lillian, spent sev- eral days last week in the Mitlb idge section of Rowan county, with rela- tives. Mr. Shinn reports that crops are better there than here. We are still very dry but our local weather prophet says that beginning | with Septe r we will have rain in ‘abundance and have a very wet fall. | Mr. Jo. Overcash has moved a saw jmill on his farm near Wesle chapel ‘and is having lumber sawed for an up- | to-date house. | Cotton is ae opey right jalong and it will not be many daystill | picking will begin. |Mr. Cook's Birthday Oclebrated. | Correspondence of The Landmark. | Troutman, R-2, Aug..18—Anenjoy- |able event was that atthe home of Mr. | Andy Cook Thursday, the 17th, in hon- or of his eighty-eighth birthday. A picnic of this kind has been an annual occurrence for some time, but this |year proved to bethe best. There was | good. string music and about 12.30 a| |sumptuous dinner was prepared on} the long table which had been erected | for the occasion. To look at the heav- ily-laden table one would think the drought had so far had little effect on things. Rev. R. A. Goodman, who is to be one of the faculty of Mt. Pleasant Collegiate Institute this com- ing year, was present and asked the blessing. All persons ate to their entire satisfaction and much was gath- ered up. After having several selections of music the afternoon was spent in a general picnic. Truly the event was a delightful one and at the same time the aged was honored. V. R. BRAWLEY. Three men, alleged to have been members of the mob which recently took Zack Walker, colored, from a hospital at Coatesville, Pa., and burn- ed him to death, are in jail to answer for the murder. Other arrests are expected The Hustler says that Mr. Adol- phus Kelly, of Mooresville, who ar rived in North Wilkesboro Tues lrcs., was taken ill with typhoid fever and returned home Wednes day FOR 8A LE, srveatisatn Moore oonnty. N.C. J W. GRAHAM, Aberdeen, N. C, Ang. 22 ee __| FOR SALE — NINE-ROOM house on » Western avenue; desirable location. Terms easy, B. C. DEATON, 356 Western Avenue. Aug. 22—4t. | WANTED. crincting stending timber. | managing and running mill cutting hardwood. J B FOSTER, Statesville. N ©. Aug. 22 FOR SALE sano Serrey and harness Cash or on time J M. DEATON, Aug 2 FOR SALE. siictspewstter . will eellat (Seti STEELE HOSIERY MILLS. | —A JOB asoffice bry or vaiet. WANTED. MACK OSBURNE ug. —————— FOR RENT. vectors tovnehip, trode! county One with 153 acres; one with 75 ares. For particulars see K. L. PO=-TON, Statesville, MN. Avg. 22. WANTE —AT ONCE a number of car- » penters and laborers to build | dredge boat. 4 miles west of Statesville. Apply eres U. WHITE, M. C. WILLIAms, P. P. 1'U- STATESVILLE a FEMALE COLLEGE. The Next Session Will Begin September 7th, 1911. Courses of Study: In- termediate, Colleviate, Business, Piano, Voice, Violin, Pipe-Organ, Klocntion, Art. A faculty of 12 thor- oughly trained teach- ers. Prices very nod: erate = Fer catalogue and information app'y to the President J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N ©. OCTAGON SAP FOWDER = ours Redeemed in any retail gro- cery store in the city. We are having distributed in every home in Statesville a coupon calling for one package OCTAGON SOAP POWDER FE Present the coupon to your groceryman and get the Pow- der. You will find the pow- der to be the best on the mar- ket. COLGATE & COMPANY. || CHECKING ACCOUNTS Every individual who handles money + should have a checking account with a strong bank. This bank welcomes such accounts, whether large or small, and endeavors to encourage and help its customers in every consistent way. The strength and reputation of this bank is behind you. OPEN THAT ACCOUNT NOW. The First National Bank, Of Statesville, N. C, Capital - - - - $100,000. Surplus and Profits - 30,000. Total Assets - - - 625,000. Seay. It’s Not So Easy to find the same quality of Ten- nis outfits that we handle. Our aim is to keep our stock com- plete and up-to-date, and the quality of our godds the best. It will be to your advantage to see our line before buying. / 7 / Seeing is believing. R. P. ALLISON'S, ® BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. O3FFCHSSOG SS ICOTVS SS OBS OS . MLADIES’ #4 Tail Suits an ist We have just recezved an early shipment of Ladies’ Fall Suits and Skirts which we are offering at special prices. Yours Truly, MILLS & POSTON. COU the CD HED II & i Closing-Qut Sale! * Now in Progress. While you are getting the good things in summer goods at closing out prices there is opportunity for supplying your fall needs a: wholesale prices. 66 inch Ashland Sackings, all colors, 39c,. yard, 36 inch Storm Serge, all colors, 39c. yard. Cotton Suitings, Linenette, Percales, fine Ginghams, 8c, yard. Good time to buy for school dresses. Many lines of ¥all Goods bought early had al~eady co ne in when this sale was decided upon, so they have to be disposed of. #1560 Veo's Auto G.oves &1.19 pajr $1.40 Men’s Heavy Gloves Tdc. pair. 750. Mon’s Heavy Gooves BSc. pair Buc. Men’s Heavy G oves 49.2. pair. Be fair to your purse and price us before you buy. Ww. H. ALLISON, - is quite complete with- out a Silver Purse. There is that same dis- tinction in the kind that comes from our store as there is in every ar- ticle we sell. Things of this kind must be of the right kind or there , is no lasting satisfaction Copyright 1909, ty C.F Zimmerman Co.—No. 50 in possessin them. We have some new things to show you in these Mesh Bags. Prices from 75c. to $12.50. R. H. RICKERT & SON. OC OSCHES GOOG60 09 OHO [My If you are ‘interested in saving some money just come and sce what a big saving we will give you on all Suits, Coats and Pants and Odd Pants. Good stock to select from. Just reccived a new lot of Negligee Shirts. Big value for $1.00. Cometosceus Sloan Clothing “Co. _ Will last as long as the building, Roofs put on over twenty years ago are as good as . new today. For further detailed information apply to Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., Statesville, N. C. WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your hdme you'll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. If you are not in- sured have uswrite youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. Statesville Realty and Investment Company. ens Summer Underwear! You won’t mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of Underwear. We have a fnil stock of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette and Gauze. Can give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to match, $1.25 to $2.00. See us for the best. S.,. M. & H. Shoe Company, Beginning May Ist we close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays. SSOCCCTOOSSLOR® HAVE YOU SEEN THAT “ELEGANT LINE So) HAIR BRUSHES. Hall's Drug Store. eee nrtnt a —~ ~~ wi NGHAM, Asheoritie. tC. las r-varet Rove for Cottege ar 5 tian Citizenehiptor iia y 5 ni) ALONE FREE ROUND TRIP TICKET from anywher hin 9800 i spection, is not convinced thatils pairs of OWE BTORY },, re Cnrie. im the U. S., « , On If, J \ Parapet Ventiletion and safety against _ Ls r ’ COL. R. MUNGMAM, Sup. R.F. D. No. 100 jose ce kk kK poous any parent wi separated fy K WALL, are the BEST (or Health, Sanitation, oa Send for Catalogue or come and see flers a | THE LANDMARK WE SHOULD PRAY FOR RAIN, Rev. J. O. Ervin Holds to the Sim- ple. Faith That God - Directs Al Things—Rev. I. W.. Them. as Shows the Scripture Author. ty. Correspondence of The Landmark, I have no time to argue, neither do | desire to disturb the cool and tranquil minds of those who deem it unwise, if not even foolish, to pray for rain. But give me space to say that it grieves me to see men im a God-fearing land write 60 flippantly and lightly, as tothe reasonableness of praying for rain, as one of Mt. Airy and one to the {Spartanburg Journal has recently done, The first thinks it more sane to get an engine down on the feeble Streams and attempt to water the broad acres, than to call upon Him who holds the seven stars in His right hand, and who rolls all the Planets in their course; He who by the thunder of His power in times past has broken up the foun- tains of the great deep and opened the windows of heaven. We seem to forget that He who takes notice of the sparrow’s fall is also aware of the needs of His children. Some are inclined to speak as if our Creator and Loving Father has just cast out this old ball and drop ped us on it and left us in the care of the winds. I want to be nhumbered among those who have lithe enough sense to believe -that the Great and Mighty God, as a Wind and merciful father, has His hand upon this entire business yet; that he yet gives an attentive ear to the cries of His people; and that sometimes He withholds His blessings in order to teach us how to call and to what source to look for help. Engines are good and not to be despised, but when they are far out of reach and streams are very feeble, and famine looks man and beast in the face, we think it meet and right to look up, and if you can’t pray just cry The first and only good rain Which has fallen in this immedi- jate section until recent days, came }not according to the knowledge of | weather bureaus or to. the local | prognosticators, for they were jwailing for some change in _ the } moon Meantime, at least two per- s0ns were praying for rain, and ;one man who is neither a crank | nor a minister of the gospel, told jme that he regarded that rain }as a direct answer to prayer | Nay, He does not change the }laws of nature, for the laws of na- ture are God's laws and they are all | His will that the Yea, time according to We are glad to believe | through all the reverses, changes, | )evolutions and revolutions of men and nations since the days of El- jah, that God’s laws (the laws of nature) have had no change. It is gratifying to learn, too, that Elijah was simply a man subject to like passions as we are. And he lived on the same old ball and called up- on the same God whom we in North Carolina profess to ‘serve; and when he called God heard and the rain came, just as it has Many times since and does yet when men call to Him in like faith. That little, well-worn and thread bare argument that men will not agree and one will call for rg while another wants clear weath er to haul in his hay—I say that all falls out when there is a real drought as in the time of Elijah and in 1911, when cattle are being fed on shipped feed and the mead- Ows are dry enough to burn, and in some places in this section actual- ly have burned. Yes, all this is cut out, for there is at such times no conflicting prayers to disturb the mind of a Great Providence |All are ready to say send it down, Bless€d Lord; let it come full and plenty. | are not to pray for any but spirit- ua] bblesssings, I have only time to gay that his Bible ig not the King James version nor his experience like unto this writer. All such ,argument makes us to remember the Scripture, ‘“‘When the Son of Man cometh shall He find faith on the earth?” Yours for prayer in all things, J. O. ERVIN. Burnsville, N. C. Some Scriptures Relative to Pray- ing For Rain. To the Editor of The Landmark: I am’reading with interest all that is said in your paper about Praying for rain, and am sending you some passages of Scripture bearing on the subject. Zechariah, 10:1: Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the lat- ter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them show ers of raid; to every one grasa in the field. : In the Margin for the- word “bright,” we have lightnings: . ~"Firet Sam., 12:17-18: Ie it wheat harvest today? I will unto the Lord and He shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wicked- ness ig great, which ye have done in the eight of the Lord, in asking you a king. not call and the Lord sent thurffier and rain that day: aid all the people great- ly feared the Lord and Samuel First Kings, 8:35-36: When heaven is shut up, and there ts no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name and turn from their ain, when thou afflictest them: Then hear thou {n heaven, and forgive the Sin of thy servants and of thy people Israel, that thow teach them the good way wherein they }8hould walk, and give rain upon jthy land, which thou hast given to ithy people for an inheritance James, 5:17-18: Elias was a man Subject to Hke passione ae we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and tt rained Now as to our friend who says | in the Spartanburg Journal that we | So Samuel called unto the Lord; | not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. “And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her frutt. p The above’ arecall that bear directly on rain, and it appears to me not only justify us in praying for rain, but make it our duty. The firet quotation is a command. I believe in praying for everything we need. The Saviour said, Ask and ye shall receive. The Psalmist said, 34th Psalm: The eyés of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open to their artes. I. W. THOMAS. Lenoir, N. C., Aug. 18, “Prayer Changes Things.” Hickory Democrat. “Prayer changes things.”’ If it doesn’t it may as well be cut out of human Iife. Hezekiah on his deathbed prayed for life and got 15 years extra. Hannah prayed for a boy and got a whole family. Uzaziah prayed for delverance from Babylonian captivity and got his throne back. The Ninevites prayed for pardon and were saved from the doom of Sodom. Elijah prayed for rain and got a freshet. The shortage of rain is no doubt connected with the ghortage of Drayer. We had a big crop and fruit year last year and we thought we did tt with our scientific farm- ing, our deep plowing, our legume crops, and our etc. We are the People. Our agricultural progress ig all right, but we have got to have the early and the latter rains and the only arm that can open the windows of heaven from the @arth side ts the arm of prayer. the passages praying far they A Message in French Balked the House of Congress. Washington Dispatch, 14th. They're not all linguists in Con- |} Gress, which explains a little side- [Sonning that convulsed the House today. On Speaker Clark’s desk | lay a communication in French from the president of the French chamber of deputies. The Speaker | Slanced at it, frowned and passed jit to ene of the reading clerks at his desk. The clerk grew nervous jand handed it to another, who | gazed on it despairingly. Then the jregular business was suspended |while the Speaker explained that jneither he nor the reading clerks |read French fluently. | Representative Estopinal ofLouis-| jla a, from a bayou district where} French is commonly spoken, finally | j was selected to enlighten theHouse. | )He read the document in French | whiie members chaffed. | “Louder,” cried some. And as} the member from the St. Bernard } parish concluded theHouse chamber Taog with epplause. From a desk jin the rear one member shouted: Well, whats it all about?” it means,’ anpaounced the | Speaker amid laughter, “that theyre going send us some | books.”’ ;Oivil and Criminal Liability \ Starting Forest Fires. The North Carolina laws for the protection of forests as amended by the last Legislature provide both criminal] and civi] lMabélity for the starting of fires that through carelessness develop into forest fires Commissioner of Insurance James R. Young is sending to the sheriffs and clerks of the courts in all the counties copies of the law. and big posters to be put up throughout the counties to get be- | fore the people just what is ex-| pected of them to protect the for- |} esta and prevent fireg and what | the punishment is for those guilty | of either careless or malicious start- | ing of such fires. The forest | fire losses in the United States | the past year amounted to $25,009,- 000, and North Carakina’s share of this was far more, the commission- er says, ‘han there is the least excuse for its having been. ic For The Boy Got the Girl After AIL | Monroe Enquirer. You probably remember seeing in the last iseue of the Enquirer [and itwas also in The Landmark] an account of the flogging of a young man, Columbus Spradley, near Ai- ken, S. C., by the relatives of a young woman, named Holstein, to whom Spradley was engaged to be married. If you recall the article you will remember that Mrs. Ben Spradiey died of nervous fright because of the flogging given the boy and her husband. We call attention to that matter just now to say that a day or two after the Holsteins who took part in it were safe in Aiken county jail, that Columbus Spradley and the Hol- stein girl slipped off and were married. All of which goes to show that when a4 boy and a girl |take a notion to get married, they jare going to get married. Wants Unanimous Suprema Oourt Decisions. A bill requiring that decisions by the Supreme Court of the Unit- }ed States on questions affecting the constititionality of any provision of a Federal or State law must be. Junantmous, has been introduced |by Senator Bourne, of Oregon. It was attacked by Senator Hey- lburn, of Idaho, as an “oddity” or |“fad” of the day, which attempts |to imerease the power of minori- ties. Senator Bourn explained that his bill was designed to preventt a bare |majority of the court from overrul- ing the desire of Congress and ithe people. Senator Heyburn objected to a |}eecond reading of the bill, thus de- | feating ite reference to the judiciary |committee, as Senator Bourne re- |quested. | ''Doan’s Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me a long time. The cure was permanent.'’—Hon 8 Ww. Matthews’ Commissioner Labor Statis- pbs Augusta, Me. IWHEN YOU FEEL Scere } Ww ed, corfus- p ervous, tired, worried or despondent, it is a lee sign you need MOTI'S NEKVERINE PILLS. They renew the normal vigor and make life worth living, Be sure and_ask for MOTT’S NERVERINE PILLS. Price $1 00 by droggiets. Williams Mfg. Oo. Propa., Cleveland, O. Sold only by Stimsen & Son, Draggiats, + TRINITY COLLEGE. 1859 1892 1910-1911 memorable dates; The Granting of the " to the growing and prosperous Clty’ of sidan ok tae et ity, with new equipment and en} wr a clasped facilities. Electrical Engineering; Law; B4te- fer Trini ; the ita; Academic; Mechanical; Civil and catalogue and other information. addresa R.'L. FLOWERS, Secretary, Durham, N.C. TRINITY PARK SCHOOL. ESTABLISHED 1898 Location ideal: Bqitpment unsurpassed. Students have use of library, eee and stbletic re ee ee fields of Trinitv College. Speotal in each dormitory loots after the living ecenditions of s under his care — alty of College Graduates. Most modern methods of instruction. Fall term opens September 13. For illustrated catalogue, addrese W.W. PEELE, Headmaster, Durham, N. C. STILL LEFT YET! Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Cow Peas; also Cane Seed, Millet and Kaffir Corn; Crimson Olover, Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer sowing. See me for prices. ole Wheat Flour We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. Pure Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran, $1 60. Exchange desired. Will give as mach as any mill. City Roller Mills kk. A. MILLER, Manager. We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake,~ The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. That you cannot see in any other store. Patterns thatare exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. ‘ou cannot fail to be pleased and our moderate prices will please you still more. Faull line church Carpets. | Statesville Housefurnishing Comp’y. R. O. DEITZ, Manager. THE LANDMARK delivers the goods. Concise and accurate in statement; con- servative in views. Twice a Week. Twelve months Six months Three months Fight Pages $2.00 1.00 .00 Take a Trial Subscription for Three Months. —." Frazier a Usefol Man. "PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falis down, I can putit up to stay. If you are in need of any stove pipe! have plenty of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. My place is beadquarters fcr gutter and spout. For sale in the shop or put up on the house. I have Valley Tin and Ridge Roll. Also Tin Shingles at a rice that wil] save you money. n't forget that | make a spe cialty of Tin Roofing, and if you want Sheet Metal of any kind or size I have it. Don’t forget that { make and sel] the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for # bolesale and retail. Thankiog you for past favors, I remain, Yours respectfully, ! 1 | T. W. Frazier. | BLANK BOOKS! Double and singe entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the bestmace. Seeme before you buy. Office Stationery, Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The Printer.) Rubber WOMEN’S WOES. Statesville Women Are Finding Re Hef at Last. anime a rama on the Senatotia) Race It does seem that women have more than @ fair share of the aches | ...:,2:0n Dispatch to Charlotte Come out of their pockets they would and pains that afflict humanity; they must ‘‘keep up,’’ must attend | to duties in spite of constantly ach- | ing backs, dizzy spells, bearing-down pains; they must stoop over, when | to stoop means torture. They must walk and bend and work with rack- ing pains-and many aches from kid- ney ills fering than any other organ of the | body., Keep the kidneys well and| health is maintained. Read of a THE LANDMARK August 22, 1911 TUESDAY, —- — Via Washingtor. Chronide E. B. Lewis, of Kinston, sovereign manager of the Woodmen of the World, who stopped over in Wash- ington for a few days, says that Gov- ernor Kitchin will surely be the next United States Senator from North Car- olina. He says he has traveled ex- tensively in the State and he is con- Kidneys cause more suf-|vinced that the Governor will win % Mr. Lewis thinks k will run rnor and over all contestants. that former Governor Aycoc a close second to the Gove Throwing Thousands Away. Monroe Journal. If the people of this country could ever once get the fact into their heads that every dollar use essly expended by the government must ultimately call a halt to the exfravagance ina voice so loud that it would be heard. | But unfortunately there is a general | opinion that whatever is gotten out of | the government is so much made, whether it is for a pension steal or for | a useless government building. In| Wyoming there is a town of less than | 2,000 population that has a $157,000) overnment building with mail enough | for a good sized rural route. This} extravagance helps the special inter- | ests to levy more taxes on the people | and the people think it isa good thing. | a If you want to buy a good Watch see me. @ If you want your Watch cleaned right see me.' If you can’t regulate your Watch see me. If you want a Kodak just see me. H. B- WOODWARD Jeweler. A Complete Store I have added a line of Dry__ Goods andfyou can find ithe kidneys and is endorsed by peo- ‘ple you know fimv kidneys were !! Since remedy for kidneys only that helps |that it may be hecessary to hold a second primary in order to decide the contest. . Mres | H. Baker, West End Ave., ‘There were several other visitors in Statesville, N. C., says: ‘About a year Washington today who are equally as | ago 1 used two boxes ofboan’s Kidney ‘confident of Senator Simmons’ success} Pills and the results were highly satis- a are : ’ factory At that ume I was suffering a | 4S Mr. Lewis is of the Governor’s. great deal frum a pain in my bac k and One man sized the situation up thusly: also disorderec« KO ‘ . . | Doan's Kidney Pills on a friend's advice | ‘There are some strong shots being | and they helped me so much from. the fired at both Kitchin and Simmons by firat that [ procured a further supply s . Aes , then Ihave had litte cause to the leading Democratic organ. I worry about my kidneys.’ think Simmons has the strongest Price working ‘organization in the State—| For sale vy all dealers 50 cents. fogter-Milbura Co., Buf-|more compact and one that will stand | t the last. Kitchin’s organi- by him to zation is being pretty well built, but not in as good shape as the senior Senator. The popular movement in general is for Aycock. He is the man who is generally well spoken of by all. But it must:be admitted that Aycock has stood for a number of issues that Sen- falo, New Ycrk, sole agenta fof the Luited States the name—Doan’s— and take no other Remember GUARANTEED PILE CURE. Backe'} By Your Leading Druggist ; : If you have any kind of Piles, g¢@ aera cee been aes oe a box of Dr. Leonhardt’s Hem-Roid ; lieve this campaign OTA SEnas at the Statesville Drug Co.’s and tor will be, by far, the most bitter the druggists everywhere on the money- State has ever seen. I believe that bdex plan the candidate who has the largest Hem-Roid is made from Dr. Leon- number of second choice votes will go hardt’s owu prescription—a tabl® to the United States Senate. I donot remedy, taken internally, and cure@ believe that it wil] be possible fora thoroughly by removing the intet- choice to be made in the first primary.”’ ual aire of rg something tite The man who expressed this opin- pups tor es, ointments or cutting ion has traveled from one end of the operations will not do Stat thavath He i a $1 for large bottle which lasts 2& e Gee Peat that Le is days. Ur Leonhardt Co., Station B tisan. | t not decided for whom he will vote. When the Democratic House began a yearly salary list in the House alone of $188,090 that was being paid to people whose positions were not only | wholly useless, but in some cases had been abolished entirely. ,to investigate last spring they found | almost| anything 7you are looking for at my store. Big lot of Cultivator Points. W.H. KIMBALL G ————. | Davis Sulphur Springs | The ideal Health, Rest and Pieaeare| Resort. Crowded each season. Not} too high (1100 ft.), pleasant days and_| aights. No mosquitoes. Unsurpassed | mineral water. Resident physician. In 1908 the Republican Senate ap-' Room for 200 guests. Sewerage, baths, | sion, th less employes. been junketing about over this coun- try and Europe for three years, has B spent $230,000 and has never even so ¢ mgich as made a report. Senator Cummins, of Iowa, a Republican in- surgent, exposed the thing on the August, $8 to $10 per week. floor ot the Senate one day last week. | rates to families and ministers. It has bought $4,000 worth of books and paid a man who was already drawing a government salary $4,000 to take care of them. in itemized bills. These are only-samples of the way that the money that is wrung from the working people of this country is be- ing spent, and these samples are only the little dribs. Will the people ever open their eyes? Warmers’ Union Picnic at Union Grove. Correspondence of The Landmark. There will be a Farmers’ Union Mocksville 9.28a. m , leave Cooleemee It drew out} money from the Treasury at its own | Owners and Proprietors. Hiddenite, N.C. | sweet will and never even had to turn! See { pointed a so-called monetary commis- | electric at has given fat picking touse- | service. : " The commission has Bowling, skating, tennis, lights. Splendid fare and High-class Orc ra of four. | THE NORTH CAROLINA ing, bath- | STATE NORMAL AND Special low rates for June and Sep- | INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE tember, $6 to $8 per week; July and| Special | Maintained by the State for the Women of North |Carolina. Five regular Courses leading to De- \grees, Special Courves for teachers. Free tal- tion to those who agree to become teachers in the State. Fall Session begins September 13, 191}. For O=talogue and other information address JULIUS I. FOUST, __ President, | Greensboro, N. C. BRICK! Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile, Orders’ solicited from ing, etc. Telegraph connection at Statesville. | ell phone. Two through trains from | harlotte. - | Open June Ist to October Ist, 1911. Write for booklet to DAVIS BROS. | Popular txcursion to Ashevil Monday. August 28, 1911. Southern Railway will operate last Mountain Excursion of the season to Asheville, N. C., on Monday, August 28th. Special train will leave Wins- ton-Salem, N. C., at 8.30 a. m., leave | Buffalo, N. Y. Write for booklet. rer s . ; eens Eien ain a picnic at Union Grove Saturday, Au- Junction 9.40 a m and Statesville at Real Estate For Sale| — Two acres, north Statesville, well | loeated. | 106 acres oue mile west. $100 per | acre. | STOCKS — Local mill stocks tought and sold. | One lot 75x200, Oak street, $300. | Twenty lots inside city limits, | south Statesville, $75 to $100. | Five tracts, 20 acreseach, one mile | west of Statesville, $80 to $100 per | nore. 200 acres three miles east, $25) per acre. | 211 acres acre. ; 7 acres within one mile of court) A number of desirable ousiness | properties. ISIDORE WALLACE, |= "PHONE 240. 1 ROBBINS ROW. A FEW INVESTMENTS: | 75 acres of land, 4-room house and | other valuable improvements at $750 | h. 50-barrel water power roller mill, | 102 acres of land, 8-room two-story | *, splendid barn and out-| buildings, $6,000. 5 Shares Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- al Bank. 10 Shares Stock Imperial Cotton Co. JOHN M. SHARPE, REAL ESTATE Cre sre ie 4) ‘ vs ii La tale if five miles north, $25 per| 4 The Gladstone Hotel Black Mountain, N. C. Offers Special Accommodations to Summer Visitors. Write for rates to MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Black Mountain, N. C. ae (;) Fe eer ’W. R. MILLS,”* Proprieter, Repaired. J” U. LAMPRECHT, 109 EastiFront Street. ’Phone 61. aS NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. ruse 0S pasty 08 eratnase Cent Be eee. A. ship known a0 the eal ha A. Wa, and Rusa ia " a of the kee. tL. A. ERVIN. | Out maturation. Wealthy Blind Tiger in Jail. |Rockingham Post. Mr J. R. Henderson, of Hamlet, who was convicted at last term of |court of having whiskey in his posses- ;sion, and is the famous Happy Hooli-| \gan man, came to town on Monday} jand informed the sheriff that he had) ‘arranged for the $1,000 forfeited bond , ,and $600 cost in the two cases, and) was ready to go to jail to serve out his | eight months’ sentence. He is now, jbuilding two large brick stores .in| }Hamlet and is said to have many} thousands in the banks around. We| | presume the next move on the board! | will be bad health and a petition for |pardon. Thousands of dollars made} | violating the law, all the costs paid by | this money. The judge saidall whis- key blind tiger coons looked alike to} him, but we think—without any re- flection—that if this man had been a} rman ora negro, he would have | | een spading dirt on the Columbus| county roahalor two years. Whatex-| tenuating circumstances in this case | that called for anything less than the | jextreme penalty, weare unable to see. | | Our law-abiding citizens will tire of | trying to enforcethe law and with} |such difficulty convict such big crim-| |inals and then have them get off so! | light. Cuts and bruises may be healed In} about one-third the time required by{ the usual treatment bv applying Cham- berlain's Liniment. It is an antiseptie | and caurgen sult insurer te heal with- This Jiniment also re- | Neves soreness of the muscles and rheu-}| matic pains. For sale by ai desiers. An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, any & rule, be cured by a single dose of | Chambertain’s Cotic ,Cholera and iar | thoea Remedy. This remedy has no *- perior for bowel complaints, For sale dealera. |hy an | Baptist %! gust 26th. Quite a number of locals 1] a. m., and arrive at Asheville 3.10 will take part and the publicisinvited. p.m. Tickets will be good going on The speakers of the occasion will be the special train and returning wil be State Organizer J. Z Greene and Dr. good on any regular train leaving J. M. Templeton. Music will be fur- Asheville up to and including trains nished by the Mechanics’ Band of leaving Asheville Thursday, August Statesville and a Union parade led by 3tst. Three days in the Land of the the band will start from E. E. Robert- Sky, ample time to visit the man son’s store and also from Jennings’ ' points of interest in Western Nort store, at 10 o'clock, and willmarch to Carolina. Following low round tri the picnic grounds. The UnionGrove rates will apply from stations rane ae requests all locals in thé county | winton-Salem $3.50 Statesville $2.65 surrounding towns STATESVILLE BRICK CO. to be represented. COM eee ts eee aaa = Barber 2.95 Hiddenite Mrs.Sadie Maddry Boone, widow: [Low round trip rates from all other! of Rev. J. Ps Boone, a well known points covered by thistrain Passen- aati freee eaaen ae rae gers from branch line points will use asville orphanage, died last week stg gular Sean with special | he in } dersonvill : an A ieces \ a rea eee | For any further information see any , agent Southern railway or write to G. A. FISHER, R. H. DeBUTTS, Winston-Salem.N ©. Trav Pasa Agent Charlotte, N. C. a Be = « BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA- TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- | cles should never be used except on pie scriptions from reputable physicians, as} the damage they wil) do is ten-fold to the good you can possibly derive from them Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- ed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, ©., contrins no mercury, and is taken fn ternally, acting directly upon the blood In sure { — College of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts. The State's Industrial College Four-year courses in Agriculture; in Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; in Industrial Chemis- try; in Cotton Manufacturing and Dyeing. Two-year courses in Me- chanic Arts and in Textile Arts. One-year course in Agriculture. These courses are both practical and scientific. Examinations for admission are held at all cotinty seats on July 13. For Catalogue address The Registrar, West Raleigh, N. C. and mucous surfaces of the system buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be you get the genuine It ts ternally and made in Tol F. J. Cheney & Co. Test Sold by Druggists bottle ake Hali's Family Pills for constina- tion Have you overworked your rervous syatem avd \ caused trouble with your kidneys and blac'er?| Have you pains | joinn, side, bac! snd badd rv{ Have you a flabby appearace of the face, and un- der the eyes? A frequent desire to pane ori? If so. Willlame’ Kidney Hille will eure you - trug- git, Price Sr. Mfg. Co., Prope., “leveland, 0. | | ings up to 3inches. My livery is the best equippec and most up-to-date soueper T have every kind of vehic necessary for a city livery. Horses and mules bought and sold. Have some mules. now on band. Cash or time to suit. S..]. Holland. ’Phone 8. Day or Night. © My Machine Shop « complete and I am prepared to do | say kind of repair work. ENGINE AND BOILER WORK A SPECIALTY“ Also carry a full line of Steam Pit- Injectors, Lu- ricators, Oil Caps and Jet Pumps‘ ‘ipe und Shalting. Cc. H. TURNER Depot Street. Dealer in Machinery. DR_T_D. WFBB, DENTIST. Office in Mille Batlding over Sloan Clothing Oe, Office hours §.20 te 4 o'clock, “PRUNE I, August ® 1928, Seld only by Stimeon & Son. Drurgivts. The Crop will be LIGHT this year and PRICES HIGH. Take them to your nearest store or bring them to us. WILL PAY CASH. Large or small quantities. 4 Morrison Produce & Provision Company, THE LANDMARK August 22, 1911. TUESDAY, MR. RUFUS ©. LENTZ DEAD. Aged amd Prominent Citizen of Moosesville Passes—A Coming Marriage—Social and Personal leems. Correspondence of The Landmark. Mooresville, Aug. 21S—Mr. Rufus | C. Lentz, one of Mooresville’s oldest | and most highly respected citizens, | died at his home here Sunday after- noon at 40’clock. The deceased had been ill for many weeks with Bright’s Rev. Dr. Scott, of Statesville, | preached at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning and évening. White Bros., who have been doing a successful business here for the past several years in the general mer- chandise line, will go to Cornelius to open up a new business on October the first. The singing class from the Odd Fellows’ orphanage at Goldsboro, gave aconcert in the graded school auditorium Thursday night. A neat little sum.was realized. from the officers. Misses Sallie and Bettie Lafferty; John D. Byrd, a farmer living near have returned to Davidsonafterafew !Benson, Johnston county, while STATE NEWS. Chas. L Latham, of North Carolina, was last week appointed consul to Punta Arenas, Chile. The first of the new tobacco crop, sold on the Durham market last week, brought 15 cents the pound. At Wilmington Saturday night, Jas. Bennett and Fred. Brown, both col- ored, disputed about tencents Ben- nett is dead from a pistol shot fired by Brown and the latter is fleeing disease and his death was not unex- ed. Mr. Lentz has been a ruling) elder of the Presbyterian church since | its organization here. He will be missed by the entire commu- | nity. The funeral will take place this ' afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presby- | terian church, conducted by his pas-| ~ tor, Rev. W. S. Wilson, and the in-| terment will take place in the city ce . Two sons survive him—| Mr. Will Lentz, of this place, and Rev. | Robert Lentz, of Texas. Mr. Lentz! moved from the Amity section to) Mooresville about 1876 He was a| mechanic and an industrious man. He was a zealous churchman and well informed on the doctrines and the history of hisChurch. His wife, who} was Miss McNeely, died many years| “oir. and Mrs. Julius C. Carpenter, of Chester, S. C , have issued. invita- tions for the mariage of their are ter, Miss Addria, and Dr. Claude Ulric Voils, of Mooresville. Theceremony will take place at the Carpenter home, 166 York street, Chester, S. C., on the evening of September 6 at 7.30. j | | | j | | Miss Clara Mills was the hostess at | a porch party Thursday morning from 9.30 to 11.30 at her beautiful home on} Broad street. The large porch was | made attractive with ferns, sofa pil-| lows and swings. An_interesting| game of progressive hearts was play- Si end Mie Ch | highest score, was given a silver nail file. Dainty ices were served, after which Miss Lucile Williamson render- ed several selections on the piano. Mrs. R. B. Templeton delightfully entertained the Embroidery circle Fri- ry Gey raben ep from 4.30 to 6 o’clock, at lovely suburban home. After an hour spent in fancy work and pleasant conversation the hostess, as- sisted by the Misses Templeton, serv- ed delicious ices. | Miss Lucile Morrow returned home | Monday from Mt. Ulla where she vis- | ited relatives.” Miss Lenora Smith is| visiting her home folks at China Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Cook and two children, Fred and Annie | | | | | | was out of the ground.’’ , who made the | '$§ days’ visit with Mrs. Jo. White. Mr. |drunk, Saturday night, took a dose of Shepherd Pitman, of Winston, is vis-|carbolic acid and died in about 30 iting Mrs. C. H. Williamson. minutes. He was about 30 years old and leaves a family. | While at work .at Pickett Cotton) Mills, High Point, Saturday, Ed. Neill and J. M. McFarland fell from ascaf- fold, a distance of 40-feet. Neill’sin- juries are not dangerous but McFar- nd’s skull was crushed and heisex- pected to die. At Fayetteville Friday night Jim | Townsend was killed and Clay John- Another Protest Against Govern- ment Crop HKeport. Washington Dispatch. . Renewed protests against the issu- ing of preliminary cotton estimates by the Agricultural Department were} made in the Senate by Senator Smith | of South Carolina He presented tel-| egrams from agricultural commission- ers of eight cotton growing States de- t | FALL OPENING! OF ISAAC HAMBURGER & COMPANY AT THE R. M. KNOX CO’.S Qn August 21st, 22d, and 23d. |son was ane noe nee two and - i was not| Adam Smith, all colored, were engag- | sn po oe °"\ed ina fight. Smith wasarrested and | Senator Smith introduced a new|Johnsondisappeared. -Itis not known | resolution calling upon the Secretary | which is responsible for Townsend’s | of Agriculture to make an immediate | death. oo. investigation and report conditions of At the close of a farmers’ institute | the cotton crop. Senator Smith de-|at Star, Montgomery county, last | clared that the cotton market dropped | week, an exhibition of stump ae ree $29 a bale on the strength of the gov-| WS eT and a piece of stump struck | ernment’s report of a 3,000,000- |\Mr. Neill Maness, a farmer, on the| increase in this year’s crop. \head, killing him instantly. Mr. Ma-| “This estimate was made June 28, »»/ ness is survived by a widow and nine he declared, ‘‘before part of the crop | children. I. Matsumura and S. Moni, of Tokio, He said he protested to Secretary|Japan, were in Wilson last week Wilson and was informed that the} making arrangements for the pur- Secretary did not know the prelimi-| chase of tobacco for the Japanese gov- | nary report had been issued, and that | ernment, which controls the tobacco | it would not occur in. But on/trade in Japan. They will visit the} August 2, Senator Smith said, anoth-|tobacco markets in this and other) er glowing preliminary report was/ States for the same purpose. | claring the government estimate of a ued. . Fire at-Kinston early Sunday morn-| “I should hate to draw in the Sen-| ing destroyed the large buggy manu-| ate of the United States,’’ Senator) facturing plant of the Ellis Carriage| Smith added, “the conclusion that 1) Works, the farmers’ warehouse for | feel might be drawn from this re-| the sale of leaftobacco, a large storage markable report of the Agricultural warhouse and three residences before Department. Either the commission- | it could be checked, entailing aloss of ers of all the cotton States, men right! over $100,000. The loss is partiflly | on the ground familiar with condi-| covered by insurance. Fire possibly | tions, are utterly mistaken, or else! incendiary. the Agricultural Departmentis wrong) 4 fellow who called himself C. G. in its deductions that there will be a) andrews appeared at Asheville last record crop this years | June, boned Po an apple expert andas News of Olin Vicinity. cor interested in western North Correspondence of The Landmark. | Carolina as an apple-growing s¢ction. Olin, R-1, Aug. 18 — Miss Zelda| He got a check cashed—amount not! | Parks, of Olin, has gone to Baltimore |to engage in millinery work. Mrs. L. | A. E. Stikeleather left recently to visit |stated—and disappeared. A secret |service agent on trail of the crook | finds that he is one Farnsworth who | Over 500 patterns of the very newest, nobbiest and best woolens made. Make your selection, have your measure taken and let your Suit come out when you need it. And if it doesn't fit we will be the first to say so, for we posi- tively will not turn outa misfit. Prices 15 to 20 per cent. lower than you can get same goods from other first class Tailorss In the meantime sale prices are still on our entire stock of Ready-made Clothing, Oxfords and sl! Dry Goods, Shoes and Notions in basement. Ladies, watch this space for some- thing that will be interesting to you in a week or so, Very Respectfully, in Buncombe ‘county. Mrs. Mattie) has worked similar games in all parts | Bell, of Concord, arrived here Sunday to visit Mrs. Geo. Coone. Mr. A. M. Shulenberger, of Keene, Texas, is visiting his brother here. Miss Mary White returned home from Den- ver, where she visited relatives. Mr. Z. V. Turlington and family are spend- ing two weeks at Montreat. Miss| Nora Tomlinson has returned from Rowan county, after a few days’ vis- it with her sister, Mrs. Mai Tomlinson Freeze. Miss Rosa Lee Clark, of Clarkton, who has been the guest of Miss Mary Melchor, went to Pineville Friday to visit Miss May Query. Misses Katherine White, Louise and Elizabeth Sherrill, of Statesville, who have been the guests of their aunt, Mrs. N. G. Moore, will return home today. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clem- mons and two children, of Augusta, | Ga., and Mrs. Fred. Walters and child, of Savannah, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Walters. Misses Ruth and Reba Brawley went to Davidson Saturday to visit their ndmother, Mrs. James Johnston. r. and Mrs. W E. Deal, of China ’ Grove, are guests of Mrs. W.-S. Shulenbérger.. Misses Ruth and-Lu- b Aaemnde a returned home Satur- day from Mocksville, where they vis- ited relatives. They were joined at Barber Junction by Miss Wharton, of Greensboro, who will be their guest for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. | Lowrance yeturned home Friday from | Greensboro, where they visited rela- tives. Miss Lizzie Lipe, Mrs. W. H. Horton and Mr. James Stewart are| visiting Mr. Pres. Lipe at Asheville. | Mayor J. E. Brown has gone to Niag- | ‘ara Falls and points inCanada. Mrs. | E c miphaoe oe ae is visit- | er r, Mrs. Arthur Parks. | Mics Sallie Davidson arrived here this week from Philadelphia to visit Mrs. Parks. Misa Ruth Jones and brother, Master Geo. Jones, are vis- iting their ndmother at Newton. Mrs. Mack Morrow and brother, Mr. Geo. Deaton, of -Texas, are visiting relatives at Taylorsville. Mr. an Mrs Watt Deaton ahd little son, Neill, have returned to their — at Pueblo, Colo., after six weeks here with rela-| tives Mr. Deaton is a brother of Sheriff Deaton, of Statesville. # Current, of Greensboro, who recently | f the country. | visited relatives at Olin, has returned) Chas. Noell, a white man, who} home. Miss Bertie Stack is at home! with his wife had enticed two young | from Greensboro \girls—aged 13 and 14—from Lexing- | Miss Beriha Holmes spent a few ton to.Charlottefor immoral purposes, | days recently with Miss Mina Hayes. | was convicted in Davidson Superior | Miss Sallie Messick, of Williamsburg, | Court last week and-given the limit of | went to Winston last week to spend a|the law—15 years in tate prison. | few days with her sister, Mrs. Minnie | Noell’s wife, who was released on | Bowles. Master Johnny Lindley, of|bond when the two were arrested, | Statesville, is visiting relatives in this|has disappeared. The girls were res- | community. Mr. Cody, whose illness | cued soon after they were taken to} at Eupeptic =pribes was mentioned in! | The Landmark, has returned home. | The series of meetings conducted | last week at Macedonia church by the pastor, Rev. J. P. Davis, closed Fri- day night of that week. -Last Sunday Mr. Jo. Sloan acciden- tally cut Mr. Willie Jacks with a pocketknife. They were at Harmony to attend the Holiness services at the Charlotte. W. G. Beattie, in a Wright biplane, | beat the world’s record for duration | | while carrying a passenger at the in-| a aviation meet in Chicago | |Saturday. Beattie and his passenger | | were in the air at the opening gun at | |3.30 and remained up until 7.08 p. m., | aoe of three ey and 38 ee | campground there and whileat dinner |14¢ former record was made by Mr. Soak, who happened to have his|A™erigo at Mulhausen, Germany, | knife open in his hand, madea playful December 11, 1910, when he carried strike toward Mr.°Jacks and the lat-|# Passenger three hours, 19 minutes! ter, not knowing the knife was there, |2"4 37 seconds." | President Taft is arranging to start, | threw up-his hand and the knife struck him, making a deep and painfulcutgn September 17, on a trip to the West | eects jand the Pacific coast that will cover President Taft walked to church in six weeks or more. a Washington Sunday and wenttothree | — churches before he found one in which | é ® ) services were being held. Most| f Washington churches cut out the day | lif PC la 5 service in the summer months. | 6 Admiral Togo, of Japan, who was | wined ene _ ee hustled from | one point to another, during his visit | to the United States, anal he was Gold Medal Coffee, physically exhausted, has leftus. He Simon Pure Lard | ’ Water Ground Meal, Maron Jarsand Rubbers, Carno Hen Feed, Hollybrook Chick Feed. ’Phone 89 when you want anything in Gro- ceries, went to Canada Sunday. Eagle & Milholland. — -- - _ | THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of it. How the merit of a good thing Stands out in that time—or the worth- lessness of a bad one. So there’s no Suesswork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Concerd, Mich., who writes: ‘I | have used Dr.. King’s Mew Discovery or 30 years, and it’s the best cough and cold cure I ever used."’ Once jit finds entrance in a home you can’t prs it out Many families have used {tt for 4Q years. It's the most infallible throat and lung medicine on earth Unequaied for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, quinsy or sore lungs, Price 50c., $1.- 00 Trial bottle free Guaranteed ‘by | W. F. Hall. | | | is Any THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. 2 carmen sos eam eR: F Wanfactues Clean-Up vale We have just received per express a lot of Lingerie Dresses for Ladies, Misses and Juniors. These dresses sold throughout the season at $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 and $8.00. Our price on this lot - $3.98. We have also an assortment of light-weight printed Lawn Dresses which formerly sold for $2 50 to $5.00. Our price on this lot is $1.75 to $2.50. These dresses are all in per- fect condition and made on the very latest lines with Ki- mona Sleeves, with high and low neck. We urge those who are interested in such dresses tocome at once before the sizes are broken. LADIES’ FURNISHING STORE. . W. WALTON, Manager. 2 ORE CURRIER? 7 DR GD SCHOOL-TIME Is Almost Here. You have thought about your children’s books, and prepared them with proper clothing, but have you thought it important to see about their eyes? Do you know whether their eyes . will stand-the work that is .expected of them? We take pleasure in starting Young America inthe right way, if they need glasses— and if not we tell them so. R. F. Henry, Children’s Eyes Our Specialty. TRESPASS NOTICE OYS or others who have no business are for- bidden to loaf on my gin premises, Any such ca’ t there will be punished by law, Boys will further take notice that no smoking on the baseball ground near my gin. caught smoking thereon will be refused per- L. B. BRISTOL, mngoen o> Diy these agen. veneer 0 BALL'S OREEK. Y Surreys and Hacks will meet all trains at Catawba from August 24th to 29th to carry to aod from Ball’s Creek Camp W. L. SHERRILL, Oatawba. M Ground. Aug.22-2t. SUBSCRIBE FOR THH LANDMARK, be - VOL. XXXVIIL. MYERS IN TROUBLE AGAIN. “Caught at His Old Trade of Selling Liquor, He Now Rests in Jail— Plaintiff in a Civil Action. Late Tuesday afternoon, in Hen- kel’s back lot, Policeman Thos. Kerr arrested “Old Man” Alfred Myers on a charge of retailing liq- wor. After hearing the evidence of a couple of witnesses, Mayor Cald- swell required of him a $150 justi- fied bond and in default thereof the old man was committed to jail and will doubtless remain -there until Superior Court. Myers rightfully belongs in Wilkes county but he seems to have adopt- ed Iredell county as a market wherein to dispense his wares— brandy, cherries, apples, home-made cheese and other Juxuries. The old man ts a cripple and is 67 years old. Some wag asked him how he became crippled and he replied that he stole some man’s mill and had gone back after the dam and the owner shot him in the back. Any- how, the old man ts as peart as a cricket and asemart ag a rat trap. His most loyal friend is Bob, an eight-year-old ox that he has owned from a calf, and ie a_ fine specimen of this kind of beast. In the epring of 1909 Myers, trav- elng in bis ox-cart, began to be noticed’ as a part of the life of the community hereabouts. The of- ficers began to watch hia move- ments and suspected him of retail- ing. He usually pretended to sel) cherries or other fruits. Some of | 4 | Crowson’s the officers found a few gallons of brandy in hiscart oneday and from that minute his fate was sealed. But it was June 22, 1909, that Sheriff Deaton had a ‘phone message that Myers was headed towards Statesville with a supply of the real thing. The sheriff and another officer met him a few miles from town, escorted him in and took charge of his Hquor and equipment for dispensing it. He went to jail and remained there until court in August, when he was convicted and sentenced to six months in jail ment it was agreed that Myers could work his ox and cart on the road and serve only 3% #$=months. This he did. But the call back to the flicit trade was foo strong and he an- Swered it again in leas than two years. A few weeks ago Myers showed up in town, driving his faithful old ox to a hack. Beside bim he carried the same old long- fire gun that he had when he peddled around here more than two years ago and the whole outfit had something of the old appear- ance. Myers and his team would follow the shade from one part of the street to the other. In the more dense parte of town he would take a turn at preaching or public speaking. Nothing real suspicious was noticeable for severa) days Finaliy, Tuesday afternoon, he fell into the arms of the law and wi!! doubtless get his job back on the gang when court meets again In the case related above Myers is defendant. In another case tried by ‘Squire W.W. Turner Wed- nesday afternoon he was plaintiff fin a civil action in which he was asking$200 from Mrs. Martha Myers for services for hire since he left the chain gang. He lost thie case but from the evidence brought out at the hearing we get something of his whereabouts since he left the gang. When released from the Iredell chain gang Myers and his ox headed back towards his former beat. He came first to the home of Mrs. Martha Myers in north Ire- dell and asked to tarry there for shelter for the night. The hostess had had ideas that one coming from the gang 80 goon would be infected with vermin or infectious diseases and she hesitated to receive him. An aged inmate of the Myers home interceded in the ex-convict’s behalf and it wae agreed that he should spend the night. Having found her guest cleaner than she had imagined the hostess suggested the next morning that Myers might remain there for a few days and do certain turns about the place that she wanted done. And Bo it was. Mrs. Myers gave him some old clothes of her dead husband and ¢ Myers and: his ox. In the course of time Myers moved fur- ther on up the road and happened back by Mrs. Myers’ about the time some extra help was needed in the crop of a renter and he again came in handy to work. Mr. My- ers alleged that at this time Mrs. Myers made a contract with him for Mfe, on condition that she would feed him and his ox for what service they could render. Mrs. Myers says the understanding was that she would not object to him staying around there so long as they got along peaceable. She thought then that if he died when he ought to he would not live long. Although he lived longer than she had anticipated and he and his ox had eaten much, she bore with him until he began to abuse those who lived there. Then she recalled the terms of contract and told him he must move. For being displaced before death he wae asking the court to give him $200 damages. Plaintiff testified that he and his ox worked for Mrs. Myers for 18 montha and that both = got “short rations.” He said he had been promised a living chance by Mrs. Myers but that he had got only a “‘dog’s’’ chance the first year and a “buzzard’s’’ thé sec- ond, He sali that if he had been given the chance be could £ ¥ wt oho, il }the Statesville 3 nge By a later arrang A iadion, MRS. SARAH MAYBERRY DEAD. at’ Taylorsville—So cial and Pervgonal Items. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsville, Aug. 24—Mrs. Eliza- bethRobinette wasat home to more than forty of her friends Tuesday evening from 8.30 till 11 o'clock. The lawn was beautifully lighted with Japanese lanterns and the time was most pleasantly spent Playing outdoor games, after which delicious ice cream was served. Mrs. Sarah Mayberry, widow of the late Dalton Mayberry, died of tuberculogis Tuesday at the home of Mr. John Bowles, in Gwaltney’s township. Deceased was about 60 years old. Mr. D. Mc. Matheson left Tues day evening for Washingtdn to re- sume his duties as special po- Mceman at the capitol. Mr. Howell Hedrick, who has a position in Nashville, Tenn., is spending his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. BE. L. Hedrick. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Miller left Wednesday af- ternoon for a mountain trip. Mr. J. H. Burke is attending court at Lenoir this week. Mr. L. H. Lyon, of Statesville, is visiting friends here. Mr. J. C. Connolly has added a @tory to his residence on east Main street and made several other improvements. Dr. 8. T. Crowson is residence on east Main m ed. Dr. and Mrs who are now living parents, Mr. and Mrs W. D. Deal, will go to housekeep- ing as soon as the work is com- pleted on their home. Mrs.L.C Stevenson and Miss Bu- @enia Waugh,of Loray, are guests of Mrs. Stevenson's sister, Mrs. Em- ma Stikeleather. Mr. H. M. Wil- son left Tuesday morning for Rich- mond and other points in the inter est of the Taylorsville Cotton Mil! having his street re- Crowson, Destroyed the Bad Debt Bulletin Board. Mr. R. L. Poston, president of Retail Merchants’ yesterday afternoon Swore Out a warrant before ’*Squire Wi W. Turner againat Frank Gdbbs, charging him~with obliterating a bulletin board of the association. He was fined $5 and taxed with the costs. Recently the local merchasts’ association placed some old ac- counts in the hands of their at- tarneys, Messrs. Weatherman & Van Hoy, to collect. The attorneys first publish the names in the newspapers and then post them on a bulletin board, which they place on the corner of the town square. The board was set out Wednesday On the board, among others, was the name of Rev. J. M. Gibbs, fa- ther of Frank Gibbs. When the lat- ter discovered it he picked the board up, loaded it in his wagon and carried it home. The matter was reported to Sheriff Deaton and he gave the boy until noon yesterday to return the board to ite place {n as good shape as he had found it. The boy failed to do it and the issuance of the warrant | followed The truth is, he had destroyed the board after taking it home _ Mr. Rankin Goes to Missouri. Rev. J. D. Rankin, for a year and a half pastor of Statesville cir- cuit, leaves this week for Ruther- ford College to join his family, who are visiting relatives there, and on the 3ist they will leave for Morrisville, Mo., where they will live. Some months ago Mr. Rankin was elected a member of the fac- ulty of Scarritt-Morrisville Col- lege, at Morrisville, and will have onane of the department of Eng- Mr. Rankin was engaged in edu- cational work prior to becoming pastor of Statesville circuit’ He has been popular on his charge, both as a man and a minister, has done good woek and his friends here wish him success in his new field. Mr. Rankin is succeeded by Rev. J. P. Hipps, who was recently engaged in ministerial work. in Oregon, going there from North Carolina, and Mr. Hipps has taken charge of the pastorate. He and his family are occupying the cir- cuit parsonage, commer Meeting and Bell streets, Church News. Rev. H. K. Boyer will preach at Broad Street Methpdist church Sunday morning: ° Mass at St. PhilNp’s Catholic ohurch Sunday at 10.30, sermon at 4 p.m. and mass Monday morning at 7.30. All are welcome. Today Rev. E. D. Brown, of La- ray, will begin a meeting at Hous- tonville Presbyterian church which will continue through Sunday, with communion service on that day. Presiding Bider Bain and Rev. B. KF. Hargett left yesterday for Ball’s Creek campmeoeting. Mr. Hargett will return tomorrow night to conduct services at Race Street Sunday. have sold ehough Niquor to keep him a home on the chain gang for- ever. Hon. W. D. Turner appeared for Mr. Myers and Messrs, Weather- man & Van Hoy for Mrs. Myers. The court decided that the board of Myers and the board of his ox were sufficient pay for the serv- ice that he rendered and the case was dismissed. in dismissing the case ‘Squire Turner said the coast wouki have to be paid by some- body and asked Myers if he could pay some of it. “No,” he said, “I am done paid out.” / with Mrs. | TURNER-LEONARD MARRIAGE. A Pretty Ceremony at the First Baptist Church Witnessed By a Large Company—Other Marriages At the First Baptist church Wednesday evening at 8.45, Miss Sudie Turner and Mr. J. Paul Leonard said the vows that made them one. The ceremony, old as the race but ever néw and al- Ways interesting, beautiful in its simplicity, was performed by Rev. J. Clyde Turner, of Greensboro, a cousin of the bride, and was wit- nessed by a company that filled the auditorium and the ®@unday school room of the church. The pulpit platform was banked with ferns and clematis, the wed- ding colors being white and greei‘ At 8.30 Mrs. S. D. Swaim, of Lex- ington, sister of the groom; Miss Simons, of Statesville, and Mr. Floyd Barnes,of Jacksonville, MPla., eppeared on the platform. Miss Simons and Mr. Barnes sang “O Beauteous Night,”’ and then Mg. Barnes eang a solo, ‘“Schubert’s Serenade,’’ and Miss Simous sang “Because,’’ Mrs. Swaim accompany- ing them on the piano. The vocal programme ended, to the strains of the wedding march from Lohen- grin, the wedding party entered the church. The officiating min- ister came first from a_ side en- trance and when he had taken his position in front of the platform the members of the party entered as follows: | Ushers — Mr 5 Clyde jand Mr. Carlton ‘Andrews; Mr. Ben | Ramsey and Mr. Owen. Leonard. |Groomsmen and bridesmaids— Mr. Floyd Barnes and Mr. Baril White; Miss Okla Dees, of Grants- |}boro, and Mise Ducie Swann; Mr. |DeWitt Ramsey and Mr Robert | Rickert; Miss Clara Suit, Greens- |boro, and Miss Mayme Wilson. | These entered by the center aisle ,;and took positions on either side lof the officiating minister. Then |}down the center aisle came the |flower maid, little Miss Katherine |Brawley, followed by the bride jand the maid of honor, Miss Sarah ;Ramsey. At the same time the |groom and his brother and best man, Mr. John B. Leonard, came from the side entrance and the principals met in front of the minister. During the ceremony Mrs. Swaim played softly of Leve,"’ and the bridal party left the church to the music of the fa- mous Mendelssohn march. The bride wore cream silk mar- quisette over messaline, trimmed with duchess lace and pearls, a veil of tulle caught up with or- ange blossoms and carrieda bouquet of bride's roses tied with maline and showered with sweet peus. The bridesmaids were attired i point d’esprit and white sashes, wore hair bands of white sweet peas and carried bouquets of white roses and asparagua fern The Alexander a prit over sateen, and tulle veil, and carried a large bouquet of clematis. From the church the bridal par- ty drove to the home of the __ bride on Davie avenue and a little later to the railway station, leaving on No. 35 at 10.22 for the mountains They will spend ten days or two weeks at various points in the western part of the State. The bride is the second daugh- ter of Mrs. Martha Turmer and the late William P. Turner, and is an attractive and worthy young woman She and the young man who has won her have been sweethearts almost since childhood and the Marriage Wednesday evening was the culmination of a hove match of long standing. Mr. Leonard, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Leonard, of States- vilie. is a part of The Landmark's family and the establishment feels much interest in this, the hap- piest event of hig life. Beginning in the office by carrying papers when a_ boy, he has been with The Landmark, with the excep- tion of one period, almost ever Since. Five years ago he was taken from the mechanical depart- ment and set to work as a reporter pacity his workon the paper shows In additio: to his work on Landmark he is correspondent several of the State dailies for and Per writer who does good Loyal to The Landmark and faith- ful, always good-natuied and agree- able, this worthy young man de- serves the prize he has won; The Landmark . sincerely wishes for them. both that. they may .-be “happy ever after.” The Miller-Armour Marriage. Correspondence of The Landmark. A wedding, tasteful in its ap- pointments and attractive in its aimplicity, was solemnized Wednes- day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. K. UL. Miller, on Armfield street, when their sister, Mrs. Carrie Miller, plighted her troth to Mr. Arthur Armour, of David- son. The parlor- was decorated with potted plants, over which the lamplight shed a soft radiance. As the notes of the wedding march, played by Mise Annie Hargett, sounded, the officiating minister, Rev. B. F. rgett, entered the parlor from a side door and, was met by the contracting parties. Immediately after the ceremony My. and Mra. Armour left for a stay of some length in the mountiins of North Caftolina. The groom is a Young business man of Davidson, of heating address and sterling character. Mré. Armour has lived there the greater part of her life e . ™ “A Melody |©@, Homicide in Asheville—Uncle Kills Nephew. Asheville Citizen, 23d. Four pistol shots rang sharply on the midnight airand a mother’s wild shriek as she saw her first- born fail, pierced with four bullets, fired by her own brother’s hand, preseced the death of Allen Triv- ett, familiarly known as “Buck” Trivett, last night at the home of bis uncle, W. Pitt Ballew, who shot him at 12.30 this morning, at 174 Park avenue. Trivett died two hours later, while his slayer, a@ freight engineer on the Southern railway, was being taken to the Police station by the police. No tragedy in local history ev- er had a more dramatic setting. The shooting occurred in a sick room of the Ballew home, on the first floor, where lay Mrs. Martha Ballew, grandmother of the dead boy and mother of his slayer. Sit- ting in a rocking chair near the door was Mrs. Laura Trivett, While near the sick woman's’ bed Stooi Miss Sallie Stines, a nurse who has had charge of Mrs. Bal- lew for several weeks. The prin- eipais in the midnight tragedy, Ballew and Trivett, the latter Mrs. Laura Trivett’s sop, were facing each other when the fatal shots, four jn all, were fired. Ballew, it is said, was sitting, while Trivett was standing. {Young Trivett, who bore a bad reputatior, persisted in staying at the Bailew home while his moth- er was there. Ballew had ordered him to stay away bat he gave no heed to the order. Tuesday night when he appeared the two began quarreling, with the result stated. After the shooting Ballew stated that Trivett had imposed on him and he could stand ;« it: no longer. Ballew was released on. $1,500 bond | jto pase the bili Going Across the Sea to Have Boy’s Hair Cut. The Salisbury Post tells that | two families of Syrians, residents | of Salisbury, left last week on 4 trip to the old country, and Bays: | “The trip is made to the old country mainly to visit the sacred demple of the Syrians to have the THE Formal Adjournment Tuesday Af- ternoon With the Veto of the Cotton Revision Bill. Washington Dispatch, 22d. The first seesion of the Sixty- second Congress ended today and immediately the exodus of mem- bers began President Taft joined with several hundred tired leg- islators in» the hegira and to- might official Washington, compara- | tively, was deserted. Every outgo- | ing train bore Senators arid Repre- sentatives on their homeward journey after an extraordinary session that stretched over 121 days and set the liveliest pace of any legislative session in years. The adjournment was feature- less, despite the strenuous activity that had gone before. The Presi- dent vetoed the cotton-tariff re- vision bill, just as he had vetoed its two revision predecessors, the wool and free list bills. The veto went only to the House in accord- ance with custom and there its reception was marked by Democrat- ic laughter and Republican ap- plause. Democratic Leader Underwood, amid a Democratic demonstration, formally thanked the few Republi- can embers who voted with the Democrats to pass the tariff -re- vision bills. Democrats ran across the aisles to shake hands with the Republican insurgents. The cheering and pounding of desks on the Democratic side was pro- longed. As soon as he could be heard, Mr. Underwood announced that as the Democrats did not have the two-thirds majority necessary over the Presi- dent's veto, he would merely move | the printing of the veto and = ac-| companying papers and their ref- ereice to the ways and means com- EXTRA SESSION ENDS. mittee of which he was the chair- man. The House agreed to this | fixed course with the committee, | the matter will rest until the | whole subject of tariff revision | legislation is renewed at the regu- | lar seseion of Congtess, which | will convene at noon on Monday, December 4. President Taft spent half an BRIEF ITEMS OF LOOAL NEWs. —The Royal Arcanum Wednes- day paid to the heirs of the late J. K. Morrison $3,000 insurance. ——Miss Rae Gill, who taught last year at Graham, wil) teach Latin in the Shelby High School next session. —Mr. J. D. Dayvault, one of the city mail carriers,has- recovered from a spell of Bfckness end haa left Billingsley hospital. —A singing class of the Oxford orphanage will give an entertain- ment at the court house here Thursday night, September 7. —W. F. Jarrett, of Newton, is wanted by. the Iredell officers for passing a worthiess check on Mr. W. 8. Klowers, of Mooresville, May 16th. —Mr. Harold Yount, agent for the Maxwell automobiles, has sold machines to Dr. M. R. Adams, of Statesville, and Mr. Setzer, of Newton. — License have been issued for the marriage of Mr. Rufus Greg- ory and Miss Pearl Messick; Mr. Buchard Tutterow and Mias Alice Van Hoy. —The Philathea class of Western Avenue Baptist church will sell ice cream tonight, corner of Race street and Western avenue, for the ben- efit of the class. —Mr. J. L. Cloaninger, of Bar- ringer township, sold the first bale of Iredell grown cotton this season on the Mooresville market Wednesday afternoon, the price per pound being 12 cents. —Messrs. J. B. and J. B. Douth- it, of Clemmonsville, who recently bought a lot in the vicinity of the glass factory for the erection of @ machine shop, have begun work on the building for the shop. —Still no rain, despite all the prophecies of the weather proph- ets. The next prophet who prom- ises rain in a specified time had better be sure he can deliver the goods. Being often deceived, thea folks might “start something.’’ ~—Mr. Billy Leinster, stenog- rapher for Senator Simmons, is at home from Washington. After a religious rite of cutting the hair |hour at the capitol, making it a/rest here he will join the Senator Of the little boy, George, perform- the chihd’s hair not having been cut since birth Other rellg- fites, it i¢ preaumed, will be } |Syrigm order in this section of the (drifted over }meet him. { | with sateen sash | it is not possible to Gbeerve here, there being no temples amd no bishops of the country.” The Post says these Syrians | came to America 13 years ago) and first traveled as pack ped- | @iers. They have lived in Salis-| bury @even years and the Post says | they are industrious and law-abid- | ing citizens. | Lumbermen Urged to Help Senator | Simmons. | Kinston Dispatch | There has been talk some weeks | that the lumber interests of the | State were organizing for the pur- | pose of aiding Senator Simmons in} ‘is fight for re-election to the | Senate. He has been criticised for | |his attitude with reference to the { | | | | | | | That he has made good in that ca- | verified. The jin | is now well Known as a newspa- |needed, we’re mighty anxious work.|showers in Statesville and environs. and | feel gure that thés-is but an augury lumber tariff, and some of the | lumber people are seeking to show | their appreciation of the stand he} took for them. To this end Mr. W G. Underwood, vice president and secretary of the Underwood Lumber Conipany, has sent out a circular letter to lumber men throughout the State in the interest of Sena- torSimmong but without his knowl- edge. The Wehther Forecast. Nearly every day the weath- er forecast—telegraphed from Washington to The Landmark and posted on The Landmark's bulle- tin board—eays ‘local showers.” While the showers don’t fall here, that doesn’t mean the forecast is wrong. The forecast is for the whole State and when it says ‘“‘lo- cal Showers in the west portion,” if it rains anywhere in western North Qarolina the forecast is & Recently showers have fallen this vicinity—some in _ this county—and while we are all glad to hear of rain falling where it is for y: circumstances and those who know of her fidelit to'duty under all of Tenewed happiness in the life which she now epters' upon. _ ; The couple received many useful and@ handsome presents. The following out-of-town were here for the marriage: Mr. and Mrs. Holt Armour, Mr. and Mrs, Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hobbs, Miss Nora Thompson, Miss- es Sue and Julia Armour, Dr. J. K. Justice, Mooresville; Mr. and Mrs. J. WH. Troutman, Longford. Mr, H. M. Hartness, son of the late R. 8S. Hartness, and Miss Ma- ry Norris, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Thos. Norris, who live two miles north of town, were married Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock at the Methodist parsonage on Bell street, Rev. J. P. Hipps officiating, A Minaway affair, it is under- stood. ACCUSED OF STEALING! E. EB. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me., boldly accuses Bucklep’s Arnica Salve of stealing—the sting ffom burns or scalds—the pain from sores of ail kinds —the distress from botis or Piles. “‘it robs cuts, corns, bruises, sprains and injurfes of their terror,’’ he says, ‘‘as a healing remedy its equal doesn't ex- guests ist, Only 260, at W. F, Hall's social affair as well as a business one. Occupying the presidential room in the rear of the Senate chamber, he was given an enthusi- astic ovation by Senators of all shades of political complexion, as well as by Representatives who from the House to Vice President Sher- Man was among them and one of the first to shake hands. The President later busied himself with the task of signing the eleventh hour measures, approving al] that were presented. Mr. Underwood, of Alabama,Dem- ocratic leader of the House, shared with Speaker Clark congrat- ulations over the party’s achieve- ments in the first Democratic | House in 16 years. Republican Leader Mann and others beamed with good will. The last measure introduced in the House was a resolution hark- ing back to King Louisa XVI. It provided for the erection of a tab- let in the rotunda of the capitol in Washington in commemoration of King Louis’ intervention in be- half of this country. The resolu- tion, lixe a host of others, went over to the regular session for consideration. ? Both Vice President Sherman and Speaker Clark delivered vale- dictories, expressing appreciation, extending congratulations on good wilt shown in a strenuous session, and bespeaking healthand happiness during the recess. Then official- ly at 3 o’clock, but actually two minutes later, in each house the eXtra session of Congress was de- clared adjourned. of The session record of measures introduced is 14,038 bills and 484 resolutions in the House, and 3,296 bills and 58 resolutiong in the Senate. Only a few of these were passed. The Senate djourned without filling the office of pres- ident pro tem. to take the place of Vice President Sherman in tem- porary absences from the city. As in the case of the wool and free list bills, President Taft, iu his veto message, bases objections to the cotton bill largely on the fuct that the tariff board had not as yet had time to submit a report on the schedule. He also declared that the cotton bill was adopted without any inv@&Stigation or infor- Mation of a satisfactory character as to its effert upon the cotton in- dustry. The President objected es- pecially to the attempt by Con- gress to add a revision of the iron and steel and- chemicals sohedules to the cotton bill as amendments. ~——Mooresville Enterprise, 24th: W. F. Swygert, for five years a resident of Mooresville, died at his home on Main street this morning at 9 45 o'clock after a continuous trouble for 18 months. Mr. Swyg- ert was gative of Germany and 43 years of age. His wife survives. THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of it. How the merit of a g00d thing stands out in that time—or the worth- lessness of a bad one. So there’s no guesswork in this evidence of Thos. Ariss, Coneprd, Mich., who writes: “] have used Dr. King’s New Discovery for 30 years, and it's the best cough and cold ttre I ever used.’’ Once it finds entrance in a home you can’t pry it ont. Many families have used it. for 40 years. It’s the most infallible throat and tung medicine on earth. Unequaled for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, quin or sore lungs. Price 50c., $1.- 00. fal bottle free. Guaranteed by in New Berne. Mr. A. D. Watts, of Statesville, Senator Simmons’ secretary, is giving ‘hie time to looking after the Senator's inter- est in the State. —‘‘I want to gtve notice The Landmark,” said Mr. RR. L. Poston, when he called at the of- fice yesterday, “that 1 have no more farms for rent.” Mr. Poston put a small ad. in the paper Tues- day offering two farms for rent. In 24 hours he had six applications and still they come. —Mr. W. D. Clarke, who has re- turned from a trip to Watauga, says they have had frequent show- ers in the mountains and crops are good, the only shortage being the hay and cabbage crops, which werecut by droughtsin the spring. Irish potatoes are bringing $1.50 the bushel and apples are plentiful. Hon. W. T. Crawford, of Waynesviile, former member of Congress fromthe Asheville- Waynesville distriet, was in town this week, having brought his little daughter to the Sanatorium for examination. Mr. Maynard, of Maxton, brought Mrs. Maynard to the Sanatorium this week for ex- amination. -—Messrs. J. C. Burgess-and J. H. Hubbard, who are in charge of the pumping station at the city water works, killed 35 snakes of the copperhead variety Wednesday forenoon. One, the “mammy snake,”’ was full grown. The others were young ones. The snakes were cast into the furnace and cremated. '_— ~The report has been going the rounds that Mr. John Follett, the well known horse tradef of Iredell, had Killed a man. in Wilkes county. Mr. Follett assault- ed a man named Lail, with a bug- gy whip, during the recent term of Wilkes court, and inflicted se- vere injuries. Lail didn’t die but is recovering. —Mr. H. M. Yount, of Conover, who plays ball on the Anderson, S. C., team, was painfully hurt in a game in Charlotte Wednesday afternoon. He was struck on the head by a ball. He came to States- ville Wednesday night and is now with his brother, Dr. EB. M. Yount. He is getting along all. right and is expected to be well in a> f€w- days. ~- ot > ‘ -—The @ebate which was sched- uled to take place here tomorrow night ok representatives of the Epwotth leagues of Tryon Street Methodist church, Ohar- lotte, and Broad Street Methodist church, Statesville, has been post- poned till. September 9, when it will be held in the court house here. The Broad Street debaters are Mesers. James Bain and Fired. Deaton. —Mr. Wesley M. Nicholson has been missing a good many of his chickens recently and has elimi- nated the cause—a oat: The cat had never been suspected, as in the daytime it would mingle with the chickens with the greatest of devotion and intimacy. The cat apparently ate enough to barely live, they thought, but kept unu- sually fat. The reason was diatov~ ered Wednesday morning when Mr. Nicholson went out to feed earlier than usual and discovered the © cat killing and eating the chickens” The cat has been very cunning in in W. F. Hall. his depredations on the poultry. 4 ——— THE LANDMAR FRIDAY, - — August 25, 1911. COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS Says the Watauga Democ ralt: Jorn H Bingham, of Creek, marketed a load of poatoes last week, recerved $1.50 per bushel. — ordinary conditions there is sale for potatoes ait this season the year. : With Irish potatoes gelling @ $1.50 the bushel now, in a market es far away from railroad connection ae Watauga, it hard to figure what the price will be in this part of the country a few months hence. s s s Cove Under no of Rev. R. G. Pearson, D. D., long ' a noted evangelist, will take the position of professor of English Bible in the Columbia (s. C.) The- ological Seminary at the opening of the fall term. More than 20 years ago Mr. Pearson held many revival meetings in this part of the State. One of these was in Statesville, the meeting being held in the basement of the old brick tobacco warehouse building, corner Meeting and Walnut streets. He is a very able man and there was nothing of the sensational in his method of conducting a meeting. s s s Former President Theodore Roosevelt, in a letter to Alexan- der P. Moore, editor of the Pitts burg (Pa.) Leader, which has been made public, says: “I must ask not only you,but -ev- ery friend I have, to see to it that no movement whatever is made to bring me forward for the nomi- nation in 1912. I should esteem at a genuine calamity if such a Movement were undertaken.” The Leader has been advocating the nomination of Mr. Roosevelt for President. in 1912 It might be said that a good many other folks would ‘esteem it a genuine calamity” if any serious attempt were made to nominate Mr. Roosevelt for President s s s This from the Raleigh corres- pondence of the Greensboro News: Is the anti-trust law really a toothless law? Or has the efforts of some of the champions of a real antitrust law created in the public mind the belief that the law is really a “pink tea effect?” Only two prosecutions have ever been at- tempted under it: one a police eourt case in Raleigh against the Standard Oil Company; the other @ case brought -in New Hanover county, but never tried because the indictment was found to be defective Hage this test demonstrated that the law is toothless? One of the ablest corporation lawyers in this State—he does mot represent the AmericanTobacco Company, either—stated a day or @o ago that since this controversy as to an antitrust law arose, he has especially examined the law as it now exists and says that in his opinion as a lawyer, the law can be enforced and that it has teeth. While The Landmark knows no- thing about it from the legal standpoint, it has believed all along that the proper thing to do was to enforce the law we have—give at a trial. If it is inefficient that fact will be developed; or if> it “has teeth’ that will be shown, and in either event the matter will be settled. No matter how strong the law, it is worthless if no at- tempt is made to enforce it. s ° s The Statesville Landmark does mot object to the praying for rain but believes there is more sense in farmers learning how to make good crops, rain or no rain. The above item is going the rounds of the papers. It was writ- tern by some editor—-we first saw it in the Albemarle Enterprise— who read The Landmark so care- lessiy that he confused what it @Bafd with what it copied from the Mt. Airy News, which paper is responsible for the statement quot- ed. The above paragraph misrep- resents The Landmark in a sense, for it leaves the impression that this paper believes that it is bet- ter to work than to pray. It be- lieves in both. It believes in prayer and belicves that prayers are an- Bwered; that prayers for rain are Proper und that these prayers are answered, as other prayers are answered, 'n the Lord’s own way and in His own time. But The Landmark does not believe that ®ne who folds his hands and sits Gown will have things sent to him im answer to prayer, That is not the teaching of the Scripture uM fs right to ask the Lord, for all power is in His hands and He can Bave or destroy as He Spite of all man can do. But when we have asked the Lord's it is our bus:ness to go ahead and do things to obtain the favor Farms should be so cultivated as to conserve moisture and guard against Seasons of drought We our share to guard against and to proper wills, in favor must do help the ourselves and it is at ask Same time to that we have and are Him and we are entirely dependent on His favor preaching anybody on which 4 sermon or religion—a task for it is entirely wnfitted—but ——— Irish |well be and all sorts of charges for which b9l/ere being made. | Glass, it doesn’t fancy being put in the light in which this floating para- graph places it, hence this state- ment of its views. se es s The senatorial cathpaign in Vir- ginia is about as’warm a8 it can Congressman of the Lynchburg district, charges that Senator Swanson, while a member of the House and a member of the waye and means committee, owned stock in the American Tobacco Co.—alias the tobacco trust. Mr. Swanson in- dignantly denies the charge. He says he never owned any stock in the tobacco trust but that he speculated in the stock. In The Landmark’s opinion the answer puts Senator Swanson in a worse light than the original charge. If he bought tobacco trust stock for speculation he was as much con- cerned about the market price a8 if he actually owned the stock; and in buying the stock for speculation he patronized bucket shops. Con- gress is supposed to have tried to legislate bucket shope out of €x- istence and to regulate such giant corporations as the American To- bacco Company. How, then, could a member of Congress pass on these matters disinterestedly when he was a patron of the bucket shops and dealing in the stock of one of these corporations? It is by reason of the fact that so0 many of our socalled statesmen become interested, directly or indirectly, in the trusts or in other things that should be regulated or de- stroyed, that so little progress is made in eliminating these evils. Mr. LaFollette, of Wisconsin, was right when he said that no Oon- gressman should be allowed to vote on matters in which he is di- rectly or indirectly interested. MATTERS OF NEWS. President Taft signed the joint resolution for the admission of New Mexico and Arizona into the Un- ion Monday afternoon. Senator Pen- rose, Representative Weeks, of Massachusetts, and Barchfield, of Pennsylvania, the delegates of the two Territories, and a number of citizens from New Mexico and Arizona, witnessed the signing. There was but one resolution, 80 that tha President used three dif- ferent pens in order that some of the relic hunters might be satisfied. A month to ai day before she would have taken the veil and be- come a nun, Roma Romaine, 18 years old, climbed over the high wall of the Notre Dame Convent at Marshall ,Mo., and joined Dr. Beck- er B. Baldwin, of Elkhorn, Neb. The couple were married in Omaha. All the throbs of romance were crowd- ed into the gtrl’e courtship and marriage. Sixty days ago Baldwin, who was Vieiting in Marshall, w cabbed to attend her for a slight in- dispositbon. Under the guise of professional visits he carried on the courtahip and the plans for elopement. Warren 8S. Reese, United States district attorney, has begun suit in the United ‘States District Court at Montgomery, Ala, to recover 100,000 acres of land which prior to 1832 belonged to the Creek Indians. kt is the con- tention of the government that the Creek Indians disposed of this land in violation of the treaty of March 24, 1832, which was for- bidden without the express con- sent of the President. Followimg this approval patents had to be is sued, and it is claimed that these lands had never been patented. It is estimated that the total value of the lands is $800,000. Pretending Not to Understand Eng- lish Part of the Game. Washington Correspondence Provi- dence Journal. Admiral Togo is a man of very few words. Japanese statesmen and military personages are reti- cent men as a rule, but Admiral Togo is especially so. It is a mis- take, however, to suppose that he does not speak and understand the Onglish language. It is a habit of diplomats, especially Orientals, to assume a lack of knowledge of English. So when Admiral Togo was pre- sented to President Taft and to the heads of the departments, about all he was heard to say was ‘‘ugh,”’ but when the unofficial calls were made he conversed in fairly good English with his callers on all sorts of ordinary topics. He spoke at the Presg Club in fairly good English, too. The silence and pre- tence of inability to converse is a part of the diplomatic game. Judge Long Pleased the Folks. Morganton Herald. Judge B. F. Long is a judge af- Burke trouble | comes from | The Landmark isn't | ;a lecturing ch j;would have to scratch {for Judge Long jare {court ter our own heart, and in saying #0 we are also voicing the sentiment of the majority of our cbtizens, mary of whom we have heard ex- press themselves In fact, one leading RépuDligan was heard to say that if opportunity offered he his” ticket These expressions | by the manner in which Judge Long conducts his | He is absolutely fatr and | ;courteous and nothing is neglected, | yet hg does not allow any unneces- prompted INVESTIGATING THERMAL BELT. Through the Efforts of Congress man Doughton the Weather Bu- reaun Hlas Investiguted the Ther- mal Belts in the Mountain Sec- tion and Will Make Obsenyations to Locate the Best. Fruit Grow- ing Sections. The Hon.R. L. Doughton, mem- ber of Congress from the eighth district, hasn’t made a big noise sinee he has been in Washington and he hasn’t been exploited by the Washington correspondents, but he has been buky in the inter- ests of his constituents and the peo ple of the State, as those who know the man expected. For some months Mr. Doughton has been urging the weather /bureau to in- vestigate and locate the thermal belts in the mountain section of this State, and a letter from the chief of the weather bureau to Mr. Doughton shows what has been accomplished. This investigation will not only be of vast benefit to the fruit growers of western North Carolina, but will be used for the location of orchards throughout the country where similar climatic con- ditions prevail. The letter, un- der date of Auguet 17, follows: Hon. R. L. Doughton, M. C., Wash- ington, D. C.: My Dear Sir: You will remember that last April I discussed with you and Mr. W. N. Hutt, the State horticulturist of North Car- olina, the matter of inaugurating an investigation of certain thermal belts of that State, with special ref- erence to discovering their suitability for the cultivation of fruits. You strongly endorsed Mr. Hutt’s sug- gestion that the bureau should be- gin this line of inquiry. In accord- auce with your request, Prof. H J. Cox, of Chicago, one of the best men in the government service for the prosecution of such an inquiry, was ordered to North Carolina. He, in company with Mr. Hutt and Mr Denson, the latter the section di- rector of the weather bureau for the State, made a detailed survey of a considerable portion of the mountain region. Among other places they visited Swannanoa and Blantyre, where are located State Test Farms. They also explored the region about Asheville, Hen- |dersoaville, Flat Rock, Saluda, Try- on, Toxaway, Waynesville, Alta Pass, Gorge, Edgemont, Linville, Blowing Rock and Mt. Airy. The elevation of these places varied from 1,000 to 4,200 feet above sea level. On many of the mountain slopes it is claimed that frost never 0oc- curs, and that in certain sections there is a thermal belt of higher temperature between the summit and the base of the mountain, or atsome elevation considerably above the base. In some places it has been found that on a mountain 1,- 000 fet above the surrounding plain tbe favorable thermal belt begins at about 400 feet above the base and extends about 300 feet higher. The belt is saf@’‘ to be well marked in spring and fall, wher the vegetation within it is fresh und green, in strong contrast with the conditions above and be low. Professor Cox is of the opinion that although the elevation at Waynesville is considerable that region is protected from severe cold by the Great Smoky mountains which lie tothe west and northwest; that the position of a place relative tc the mountain ranges is most important; that secondary moun- tain ranges lying to the east of the main renge are favored with higher temperature because of protection by the latter; that orchards - in the mountain districts are not usu- ally so situated that fruit can be protected by firing, as is done on the level floors of certain Rocky mountain valleys; and that a spe- cial frost-warning service would nBt be as effective in North Car- ol'na as in the Rocky mountains. What you and Mr. Hutt desire igs that observations be made in the verious sections of the State so that ultimately the department of horticulture can intelligently advis prospective purchasers where they can mest successfully raise fruit. Data to be of value in elucidating these problems can only be secur- ed by locating thermographs at six or seven specially selected sta- tions und having their readings sup- plemented by readings from a num- ber of sets of maximum and mini- mum thermometers. Thermographs are necesasry for such purpose, a8 the summits of the mountaing can only be reached with difficulty, 560 that automatically-recording instru- ments must be used. As a result of the preliminary in- spection by Mesers. Cox, Hutt and Denson, it was decided that it would be necessary, in order to carry on the inquiry, that special stations be established at the State Test Farm at Blantyre, and in the orchards of Chas. A. Webb at Asheville, of W. T. Lindsay at Tryov, of Bowling W. Hall at Waynesville, of..Mra. Aaron Oone at Blowing Rock, and’ of J. ‘B. Sparger, at Mt. Airy. These places range in elevation from 1,000 to 4,- 200 fect, and advantageously situat- ed. Readings should be continued for at .east two years. I have gone considerably into de- tail with regard to this matter be- cause of your personal interest in it. By letter of August 8th I gave you a brief outline of what it was proposed to do, but informed you that bcciuse of the considerable expense veecesary to be incurned, the mattcr wad been indefinitely post- poned Yowever, aS a result of our conference of yesterday, arrange- ments have ceen made to transfer to our instrument fund $3,000, which is the amount that will be necessary for the equipment of the stations and to pay a small sary time to be consumed. And with Judge Long there must be order jand cléahlinéss In the court room | greater respect for the fewer congested dockets eourts and An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, as rule, be cured by a single dose of amberlain’s Colic ,Cholera. and Diar- rhoea Remedy. This remedy has no su |perior for bowel een a rem plaints, by all dealers. rer ” yo $s, | desire, the Lord's help, for.in the end al) |All judges like him,there would be | jfor (he apparatus and as soon compensation to the various observ- ers, who, in accordance with your will be those in whose orchards the stations are estab- lished. Orders will once as they arrive Mr. Denson will be authorized to visit the various places, inetall the instruments and instruct the observers, and to Make an occasional ingpection to be placed at eee that the readings .are being made in accordance with that pre- cision’ which is nece@#ary in a successful prosecution of such an inquiry, Prof, Cox will be authoriz- ed to Make one or two inspections a year, and at the end of two years to group data, make a thor- ough study of the facts that are presented and ‘prepare a_ special report for publication. A similar HMne of inquiry was made with regard to the thermal conditions under which frost forms in the cranberry marshes, and in- formation was secured that has largely enhanced the value of the product. In many of the fruit valleys of the West inquiries have been made with regard to gaining protection from frost, but in this instance it is proposed to prose- cute an investigation that may be taken as a criterion for the loca- tion of orchards not only in North Carolina but in other parts of the United States where the topograph- ical features are analogous. The Secretary of Agriculture is anxious that we should do everything we can with the means at our com- mand to help your people and to make known the splendid possibili- ties of the State of North Carolt- na, because of its favorable climat- ic and topographical conditions. I wish you to know that if we have not kept pace with your de- sires with regard to this work it bas been due to the many demands that are made upon the bureau for extensions of the service, or for the prosecution of inquiries re- garding the varioue industries where weather or climate is a predominat- ing factor, and to lLmitations of men and means, not because a lack of desire on our part to do all that you wish to have accomplished. However, I am pleased to inform you that our way now seems clear for the beginning of the work. Very truly yours, (Signed) WILLIS L. MOORE, Chief U. 8. Weather Bureau Cuts and bruises may be healed in|! about one-third the time required by the usual treatment by applving Cham- berlain’s Liniment. lt is an antiseptic and causes san intuer te heal with- out maturation. This liniment also re- lieves soreness of the muscles and rheu- matic pains. For sale by all dealers. AUCTION SALE OF OPEN ACCOUNTS. | 8 attorneys for the undersigned merchants we will offer for sale at public avction for cash at the court hovse door in Statesville on | SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 2. at 12 o'clock noon, the following accounts unless they are paid before that time: TheR M. Knox Co—Viss Bessie Justice. Chapel Hill N. C., $642: Miss Mazgie Justice, Chapel Hill. N. C, $620; Thomas Patterron, ieee John A. Walker, Statesvile, Due Lazenby-Montgomery HardwareCo.—Thos, Lee Fox, Harmony, $1406: Rev. J. M. Gibbs, Statesville, $15.80;D “4 Houpe, Statesville No. 2, 97.30; R P. Revis, Wilkesboro. N. C.. $4.66. DueS. B Miller,—Rev J. M Gibbs, Statesville, $735; A.D Walker. Statesville, $1700; S, W. Jenkins, Clayton. N. C.. $4.25, P. D. Cline, States- ville No. 1. $11.26; W. S, Mathes n, 4. & Poston. — Thos 8. Patterson. $3.50; Lales. 25; J. M. Woodward, Statesville, $3 65; I. Whitaker, Charlotte, $4 00. Due Stoan Clothing Co,—8. N. Lapish. 8 ville, $18 25 Due J B. GUlL—J. H Bowlin, Statesville, 82.90; W.s. Matheson. Statesville. $9 £9. The above accounts «ill be advertised on bill boards in Statesville and other towne before day of sale WEATHERMAN & VAN HOY. Aug. 4. (911. Attorneys. — OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY } BX VIRTUE of the authority and directions | contained in the last wil! and testament of | *he late Mra. M,C Coon, the padommenee execu- tors will sell at public auction to the highest bid- | der, at the court house door in Statesville, N. C..on | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2°, 1911. | at 120’clock, m. the late residence of the said | Mre. M, C. Coon in the clty of Statesville describ- | ed and defined.as follows, to-wit. beginning at a stake on the south side of west Fronc street. formerly the 8. Walier Gocdson corner. now Dr. Laugenour’s; thence south 24 derees east with his line 255 feet to a stake, his | corner on the Eliason line; thence north 66 degrees Veaul 100 feet to a stake. formeriy John B. Gill's | corner; thence north 24 dewrees west with the Gill line 255 feet to a stake on the south side of | Fron: street: thence south 64 degrees west with | said street 100 feet to the beginning. excepting 4 feet conveyed on the eastern side of said Dr Lavgenour. A | Terme of sale one third cash. one-third in six and one-third in twelve months Gto BK, NICHOLSON, w. H. CHARLES, R. B McLauehlin, Atty, Executors. August | 1931 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of H. W. Stewart, deceesed, late of Iredell county, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons hav- ing claims sgainst the estate of said d to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before July 28, 1912, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. A.C STEWART. Dewey L. Raymer, Atty. Administrator. July 28. 1911. EXECUTORS’ NOTICE. Having qualified as executors of the last wil and testament of J. K. Morrison, deceased, late of Iredell county, this is to notify all persous having claims agninst the estate of the said J. K. Morri- Son to exhibit them to the undersigned at “tates- ville, en or before the |8th day of August, 1912, or this notice ill be pleaded in of their reagvery. All perrons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment, FUGENE MORRISON, DORMAN THOMPSON, Executors of the willof J. K. Morrison, deceased. August 18, 1911, EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. Having qualified as executor of the lest will and testament of William M. Dayvault, deceased, late of Iredell county, N. C., this is to notify all per- sons having claims againat, paid estate to p t them to the uridersigped of ar before August }2, 1912, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make prompt ent. Zab, V. . Atty. A. 8. DAYVAULT. Aug. 8, 1911. Executor, COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF LAND ORTH CAROLINA, 4N IREDE'.L COUNTY } Ellen C. Boyd ve Frank Boyd, Robert Barkley, Thomas Barkley. Henry Barkley, Mrs. Kate Lack- ey and Mr Lackey, her husband. Vrs N. A. Mur- dock and Mr J. F. Murdock. her husband, Mrs. Matilda Rrown and Johr Brown, her husband. Robert Watts and one child, a son of tohn Watts. deceased, whose address is unknown, and any other heirs-at-law of Margaret A. HKoyd, 4 . ed, whose names are unknown. Under and by virtue of an order and decree of the Supertor Court of Iredell county, made in the lot to ed commissioner will on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th, 1911, sell at the court house door in Statesville, at pub- He auction, on the terms herein stated, to the highest bidder. at 12 o'clock, m , the foliowing de- | scribed tract of land. to-wit: | Bounded on the north by the lands of Will Rey- 8. on the west by the lends of Jim Feimster, | il} Bobbett and the old Caroline Morrison ee- tate; on the south by the lands of W. P. Morrison and J. B. Adams; on the east by the lands of Bob Murdock, containing 80 acres more or leas, being part of the old Robert Boyd estate The above property will be so'd on the following terms: (ne-third eash, one-third in 90 dys and the remaining one third in aix months, The above deacribed land is known as the. Robert Boyd land and is situated about one quarter of a mile of Bcot?’s, N.C, where there is a fine State school and they are preparing te build a fine choreh. Aug. 16, 1911, One 25c. box of Alfred Wright’s Talcum Powder with every one dollar Cash purchase of anything in our line. BONE WEEK ONLY. & Quick delivery to all parts of the town. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Ph. G., Telephone 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave, Your Prescriptions! Have them filled with materials OF QUALITY.& You Know, Your Physician Knows, Ask Him. THE STORE OF QUALITY. Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS. Bristol's New Gin Plant " Ready For Business. It is the best and latest outfit money can buy, complete and convenient in arrangement and location, being within 300 yards of the business section of the town. YOU WILL BE ABSOLUTELY PROTECTED FROM FIRE LOSS INSURANCE WITHOUT COST TO YOURSELF. Will pay pe. ere price for seed cotton, cotton seed or will gin for usual toll if preferred. Cotton will be moved free of charge if desired or can be sold right on the ground by gin- ners weight. Cotton meal and hulls will be exchanged for seed and a full supply will be kept on hand. Business will be handled co: ly and quickly. All roads lead to Bristol's Fi. Mr. A. Gill, of Olin, one of the county, will have charge of the plant. L. B. Bristol, Statesville, N. C. Give me a trial best, farmers of the of music, then swallow the nickel and make ready for another. It is for sale at low figures to intro- Eighty-seven acres on macadamized road six miles from States- ville. Forty acres in cultination and meadow, balance in wood- A QUEER AND ° There is a Piano at the Statesville Drug Co’.s store that can be played by hand, as other pianos. It can be played with the feet, and any person can play it without any knowledge of music, and if you drop a nickel in its mouth it will play a piece duce its kind. Apply to J. S. Leonard, Music Dealer, 2 512 Center Street. FOR SALE. Six colored tenant dwellings and lots and three vacant lots well located. Paying good interest on investment. Fifty-five acres four miles from Statesville near railroad and public road; rour-room house, barn and orchard. Thirty-five acres in cultivation, balance in wood. 5 land. oo Ninety-eight acres with four-room house, six miles from States- ville on macadamized road. Fifty acres in cultivation balance in woodland. A fine opportunity to secure desirable investments. -. For terms and prices apply to : . -ERNEST G. GAITHER, - Statesville,-N. C., INSURANCE, STOCKiS AND REAL ESTATE%- OFFICE NO. 1, MILLS BUILDING. special proceedings entitled abeve, the undersign- | There is One Form of Investment Which is absolutely safe for every one. It never slumpsin value; It’s returns are certain; Principal always available. It is a Savings Account at The - Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of Statesville, “The Bank tor Your Saving.” = The Next Session Will Begin September 7th, 1911. Courses of Study: In- termediate, Collegiate, Basineas, Piano, Voice, Violin, Pipe-Organ, Elocution, Art, A faculty of 12 thor- oughly trained teach- ers. Prices very mod- erate. For catalogue and information apply to the President. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C. Real EstateFor Sale Only a short distance from Cool Spring, where good school is es- tablished. we have for sale 100acre farm with 6-room house and the usual out-buildings. One half of this tract of land is in timber. Can be sold at a reasonable price andon reasonable terms. Another farm containing 118 acres, in Sharpesburg township, with 7-room house, cribs, barn, sheds, etc. Twenty-five acres in ture, fenced with chestnut rails. ree acres in orchard. Prices right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, 665x237. Jenkins & Wagner, REAL ESTATE DEALERS, Statesville, N. C. Office: 129 Water street. ’PHONE: 282. FRIDAY, August 25, 1911. LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. Arrival and Oeparture of Traine at Statesvitic. WESTEKN ROAD, No, 11, west-bound, due 10.20 a. o No. 21, west-bound, due 3.26 p.o No. 86, west-bound, due 10.22 p.m No. 86, east-bound,due 11.00 am Train No. 22, east-bound, due 1.20 p. m. Tyrnia No. 12, east-hbvund, due 6.45 p. m. CHARLOTTE AND TAYLORSVILLE. From Charlotte. No. 16 ar. 9.50, leaves 11.00 a.m No. 24 @r. 8.25, leaves 8.35 p.m From Taylorsville. No, 23 ar. 10.10, .eaves 11.00 a.m No. 16 atr ¢.20. leaves 6.45 p. m. -_—- Train Train Traio Train Train Train Train Train ON SALE.—The Landmark ig on sale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; by The Landmark carrier and at The Landmark office, 120 west Broad street. Three cents the copy. os High-Bred Sheep and Poultry in Wilkes. North Wilkesboro Hustler A bewmutiful specimen of high- bred eheep and a demonstration of what can be done jn Wilkes in the sheep-raising industry, was a fine Shropshire ram crated im the ex- MR. CALDWELI’S OONDITION. He Rests Quietly at Morganton, Reads and Enjoys His Friends. Charlotte Chronicle. Mr. J. P. Caldwell’s friends will be interested to know that he is happy and contened with Dr, John McCampbell in Morganton, where he has been for almost two years. During the past month. Mr. Caldwell’s condition has been exX- cellent and he looks well Al- though unable to leave his chair, he finds diversion in the newspa- pers of .the State, many of which are sent him, and in his hands is found constantly one of his favor- ites. Mr. Caldwellcontendsa that he is unable to ke€p up with the times and affairs of the day as satisfactorily as is his wont, but on almoe@t any topic of public mo- ment he is conversant and well posted. In reading he is handi- capped to some extent, but in speech be has improved to a gratifying degree. His chief in- teresta lie entirely with his friends and their affairs, however, and nothing gives him more pleasure than visits from them and anec- dotes and news from them His mind is as clear and his press office here Tuesday, being shipped by Mr. J. E. German, of| Boomer township, to Kelford, N. ©. The handsome price of $25 was paic| Mr. German for this thoroughbred and is an example of what Wilkes can produce. Included in the same shipment from Woodside Stock; Farm was a pen of the single comb | Rhode Island Reds valued at $20. | This t an illustration of tbe prof- it and value in well-bred stock an: ig a materia) encouragement in the | better slock the county Mr. German has a_ herd of nine head of the Shropshires | which are bred for wooland mut-| ton direction of in The. Democratic members of the} House in caucus Monday night dis- | cussed the plan of Democratic | Leader Underwood to open to the} pr-ss the party caucuses of the} future. The result was the ap- | pointment of a committee to re-| port to a Democratic caucus early in the coming regular session en | PEAS. We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS They have ‘been careful- ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Worrlson Produce & Prevision Co, a Home Electric Co. General Electrical Contractors Estimates Furnished All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELECTRIC CO., ~ Ae Dy, GOOPER, Manager. SAW Ready to saw wood. Why not let me saw yours? lalso have stove wood for sale at all times. J.J. BRAWLEY. August 1—16. 'Phone 1136. MORTGAGE SALE. Y VIRTUE of the powers contained in a mortgage executed by James B. .Kestler to _M. E. Flanigan, duly recorded in the office of of Deeds of Iredell county, N ce Book ortenges No, 26, Page 4538. defaylt having made in the payment thereof, the andérsign- will on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1911, "clock. m., expose to the highest bidder for pod oy ~onprhane house door, the Sehowing de- scribed land or lot; Lot No. 12, in Block 24 of the dane ot od which is of record fr ee ot wir. NOLIE R iy eer Maecu trix of Mra. M- Le : Ang. 16, 1911. Ansignes of said Mortaage. (SCHOOL-TIME Is Almost Here. You have thought about | your children’s books, and prepared them with proper clothing, but have you | thought it important to see | about their eyes? Do you know whether their eyes will stand the work that is expected of them? We take cleasure in starting Young America inthe right way, if they need glasses— and if not we tell them so. R. F. Henry, Children’s Eyes Our Specialty. STOP THAT DANDRUFF Before it killg your hafr. You | know dandruff is a germ discase| and it leads slowly and surely to) baldness and there is only one way | to oure dandruff and that {ts to} kiN the germ that causes the trouble. | Greasy salves will never do this. | ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP kills the germ and are guaranteed to cure| | |} dandruff, itching scalp and al) other | germ diseases of the skin and scalp. | ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP are the! true scientific remedies for these | afflictions. To show our faith in|} ZEMO and ZEMO SOAP,we have in- structed the druggist selling them to refund your money if you are not satisfied with the resuits from the very first bottle and the first cake of soap. We can afford to make this offer because one bottle of Zemo and one cake of soap are sufficient to show their healing qualities and if used according to directions, they will effect a permanent cure. Sold by druggists everywhere and {in Qtatesville by the Statesville Drug Co. COOL SPRING ACADEMY. HIGH TYPE of Preparatory School for both sexes. Established 1898. Quiet country lo- cation. Well trained and experienced teachers, Good buiid'ng and equipments. Thorough course of bay Altea omer) very reasonable. Term ns tember 11, 1911. ‘or particulars, address JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N. C., R. F. D. Na, 2. August 1, 1911, + ¢ ‘LSadVaAHS ‘LSAMOINO _dequinid “ATHO.LIY “AD © MAMOT SAO ‘MAHOIH ALITWNO “LSaa ‘LSaato $800 FOR $1001! Cette buon inetne, Corn Mil 60 feet Of Shafting, Belting, etc. All for $100; worth $300. G. W. TEMPLETON, Aug. |. Troutman, R. F. D. No. 2. JOHN C. DYE, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in‘ Mills Building. Office hours 9 t 12 a. m., 2. to 5 p. m. Phones: Office 458; Residence 1133. Lpeckion perception as keen as in the days of old and he is cheerful always and uncomplaining, having perfect- ly adjusted himself to the divine will. The editor of The Landmark bas seen much of Mr. Caldwell since he was afflicted, especially during the past year, and his cheer- fulness in his affliction is a mat- ter for wonder and admiration. We hear it said sometimes of people that they bore their afflictions pa- tiently and without a murmur. But how many cases have you known in which this was literally true? Very few, if any, a moment's re- will show But the writer has yet to hear a word of com- plaint pase Mr Caldwell’s lips. He is not deceived about his con- dition, either; he knows his work is finished and that, as he often says, “he is just marking time.” But he waits patiently and una- fraid. An idea of what that cheerfulness means under the circumstances, is gained when we reflect that a SLrong man, one widely known, Oc- cupying a prominent piace in the public eye, with hosta of admiring and loyal friends, a hard worker and one who enjoyed his work, is Stricken and his activities stop. Later another stroke and he _ is helpless—unable to walk a step; and yet through it all patient and uncomplaining, accepting the afflic tion without murmuring. Always loving and loyal to his friends, Mr. Caldwell enjoys noth- ing more than visits from his old friends. These visits cheer and @re events in his loneliness. He marks each one and remembers it. Always sunny4tempered and jovial, fis good nature has never desert- ed him and enables him to accept |the fate that is his uncomplain- ingly — STATE NEWS. J. M. McFarland, who tally hurt by falling from fold at High Point Saturday, Sunday. At Selma, Johnston county, the night of the 16th, Jo. Whitley Killed W. P. Blackman and escap- ed The killing took place at Blackman’s house, where Whitley and a companion had gone with lig wor and all were drinking. A correspondent of the Wadesboro Messenger suggests Mr. J A Lockhart, of Anson, for the Demo- cratic nomination for Congress in the seventh district, now represent- ed by Hon. R N. Page The names of Editor Archibald Johnsor of Charity and Ohildren, and Editor R. F. Beasley, of the Monroe Jour nal, are also mentioned in connection. Mrs. Noel], whose husband was convicted in Davidson Superio! Court last week of abducting two young girls for immoral purpos:s and sentenced to 15 years in tht State prison, was arrested in Spar tanburg, 8S. C., Monday She was implicated with her husband i the case—probably the = guiltier of the two—but was released 0! bond at the preliminary hearing, on account of her condition, and ran away. M. C. Hales, a farmer of the Black Creek section of Wilson coun ty, tells it that he and his son have killed, thus far this season 200 snakes—some long and some short—-which On an average will measure four feet to the “wris- gler,’ which would mé@asure, for the 200, 800 feet of snakes All of these squirmers were killed on one acre of land bordering on Black creek, saye a veracious chronicler, writing from Wilson Fortythree of the 200 snakes were killed in one day. Variety not stated. was fa a soaf- died this Young Man Shot Too Quick—May Get in Trouble. At Goldsboro the other day the sheriff flushed a covey of crap shooters, three whites and a ne gro, The negro ran and the of ficer gave chase, shooting in the ground .to frighten- the fleeing man, Young Burke Privett, a drug clerk, eaw the negro running and the officer in pursuit, and in bis excitement supposed a dangerous criminal was about to escape Seizing a pistol he joined in the chase and firing on the negro dan gerously wounded him. Young Privett thought he was doing the right thing but he may get in serious trouble, as he bad not been deputized and his act was a violation of law. Big Oorn Crop Expected From One Farm. Yadkinville Ripple. The Conrad farm, whiich is on the Yadkin river, 14 miles east of hére, and owned by Messrs. A Dinkins and George Steelman, is in fine condition. It is estimated that the 300 acres which are in corn | this year will make from 12,000 to} 16,000 bushels of corn, which will bread Yadkin county one year. eed | on A’ VISIT TO IREDELL COUNTY, The Landmark in the Homes— Services in the Churches—The | Drought, the Cause For It and Praying For Rain. | To the tditor of The Landmark: Since tast Thursday, 17th, it | has been our privilege as well as plessufe to vist rela‘ ives and fine fn your progressive county, visiting | the homes of R. D. H. Mayes,U.S. | Bdwards and ,others. No more} clever or kinder Deople can be found | anywhere | Im every home we found The, Landmark. Whether Demoerat or| Republican, they appreciate their | county paper and have confidence | in dts editor, as a safe and sound leader of public thought and the progressive spirit of this age and counts It shows your people ap | ‘late a good thing when they; eee | They, as well as yourself, | are, to be congratulated. | Prof. J. F. Heath is teaching a/| large and interesting singing school | at New Salem church. The young} people have not only had a good time socially, but are learning how | to sing with the spirit and in har-} mony with the science of music. | It wus our pleasure in the homes | and atthe church to hear them Bing | —~all of which shows they have - teacher of whom they need not be ashamed | Sunday it was our pleasure | lear their new supply-pastor,Mr. | Hipps It was his first visit to | New Salem. The people generally were very favorably impressed with him in every way. He has a good, clear voice and preaches a plain, Practical sermon. Though young, yet he knows how to begin, how to preach the sermon and above all how to quit when he has preached it. He doesn’t destroy his més- @age by continuing until his con- gregation is tired. Pastor Wilcox, of Mooresville, is holding a protracted meeting at Gay's Chapel this week He be- gan it Sunday Rev. Mr. Huff is assisting him. He came Monday. It was our privilege to hear Mr. Wilcox Sunday morning His was a very timely sermon for the be- ginni: of a revival meeting. It was intensely spiritual anil made a deep impression on the church and congregation, generally. If the game spirit pervades every service, they will have a good meeting from this start This is a good farming section Heretofore they have always had fine cotton and coru crops. But it fs not so this year It igs not be- cause they did not prepare the Jand properly, planted their cropa with care and cultivated them well; but the short crops are due to the drought, which seems worse in} this section than in some others we have seen The truth is, the drought generally so far as we have Seen is worse, and these crops will be shorter than is generally hoped for. The corn and hay ctops will be short and the cotton crop will be much less than some farm- | ers even now think “Short crops and rain’ ig the leading topic. Un- less rain comes soon, not only will ecrope continue to be mamt.. wells and branches will g0 dry and the people exeprience a water famine Wells are falling | fast. Some discuss the cause of this drought and the remedy Most of the people believe the Lord sent, or permitted the drought, as a |puniahment, or warning, to | g people. Some think it is done to ;check the people in their extrav- agant living Some think the peo- ple have become s0 prosperous that | they have left God out of thelr | business They think God sent | the drought as a just punishment | avd that the surest ani quickest | relief is :epentance and fervent prayer. This is the general view of all good people. But a few people do not believe this, or say they do not They | deny that God sends or withholds rain. Mhey say it is all the re- sult of the law, or laws, of nature Hence, they say one should not) pray to God for rain. Our opinion | is that these few are wrong. If they are right then the Bible is wrong. God evidently sent the flood. He put the bow in the cloud as a_=reminder that He would not destroy the world by a flood again. (Gen., 7:4, 10, 12, 17, 24; Gen., 9:8-17). The rain was sent by God as a plague in Lgypt—Ex., 9:22-26, 33, 34. Elijah prayed for rain; he knew God had something to do with it. It is sent by God-——Deut., 11:13, 14. I¢ is withheld as a judgment—-Deut,, 11:17. Many other passages could be cited. But enough. Jt F. C. | { | | Secord Murder in a Week—Color ed Man Shot Dead. Williamston Dispatch to Raleigh News and Observer The 6econd murder within a week in Williamston occurred Sun- day night about 10 o’clock, when Osborne Rogers, a highly respect- |ed colored man of considerable prorp- \erty, was shot near the front gate of his residence During the pest winter Osborne was shot at several times and his store was burned during the early spring No one has as yet been suspected, though tracks ‘were found and they were tracks of a man who had bagging wrapped around his feet, one piece of the bagging being found ina field near the scene of the shooting It is understood that the do- mestic relations of Rogers have not. been of the pleasantest dur- ing the past, and it i8 a very Strange fact that Rogers’ wife heard the shot at. her gate during the night but did not go out to in- vestigate it, and the body of her dead husband lay near the gate until the early hours of Monday morning when it was found by a erby. (The other murder at Williams- ton was that of the chief of police, who was shot by a negro blind ti ger whom he had prosecuted. ] Buy it now. Now !s the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic ,Cholera andDiarrhoea ‘Remedy. It is almost cer- tain to be needed before the summer 1s over. This remedy has no superior. For slae by all dealers. cut shorter, | A Great Pleasure POO FE GG1910 Gillette AACo For the little ones is Bakiog Day. You can share this pleasure tooif you do not have to worry about the outcome of your efforts. There is no reason why your bread should not alway be light and sweet and white when you use CRYSTAL FLOUR It is uniform in quality. You can depend on the good results. STATESVILLE FLOUR MILL COMPANY aT eA De A PAIR HARD TO BEAT. ‘‘Plows a Comin’ anda Goin’.” Land Breakers, Crop Makers. If it’s a Chattanooga it’s right. NOW SOLD BY NOW Evans-White Hardware Co. SOeeeeer TO THE FARMERS We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the market, and you must have first class tools to be a first class farm- er. Itis a waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. The farmers who made the big crops of wheat this year plowed their land with the genuine Oliver Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow your land with this kind of plow. The time to buy isnow. The place, you all know. Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. July 11, 1911. START WITH THE 50TH SERIES. Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. Take the step, you'll never re gret it. The First Building & Loan Association. L. Harrill, - - - Secretary. one Soeeeeeee es Seeeeces “ue OOUE chat sec ceeceesecesss i FHREE MONSHB ......+2--+-- 0-0 50 FRIDAY, - —. August.25, 1911 TRUST LAW AGAIN. The Landmark remarked, a few days aga, that the Democrats, con- troliing the Legislature continu- had ously for the past 12 years, either failed to enact an effective an- titrust law, or if one was enacted it is not enforced; and that this paper will take the pains to say, af the anti-trust talk looms uD atrong next summer, that, judging the future by the past, the talk is not sincere. To keep matters wtraight, to prevent any misunder- standing or misinterpretation, and for no other reason, we take oc- easion to say that these remarks were leveled at no particular in- dividual. The Democratic party of the State must bear the responsibil- ity and the blame, if blame attach- es. Gov. Kitchin has been fiercely assailed on the ground that he talk- ed strong against trusts but since he became Governor he has done Nittle or nothing to secure the en- actment of an antitrust law. Wheth- er the Governor's promises were greater than his performances is @ matter of dispute. The Govern- or says his record ie clear on that point, and he is abundantly able to take care of himeelif. But howsver that may be, the blame for the failure to enact or enforce an eff-ctive anti-trust law eanuct be laid on one man. Gov- ernor Kitchin ien’t the Legislature and the Legislature could have passed an effective anti-truet law if it had wanted. Be it remem- tered also that Gov. Aycock and Gov.Glenn have talked some against trusts and they had Democratic Legislatures prior to Gov. Kitch- in’s time. If blame be attached for the failure of effective anti- trast legislation, these Legislatures and these Governors muet take their. share. Or if it be a matter of failure to enforce, similar blame attaches, for prior to the last Legislature there was practically mo machinery to enforce the law then on the statute books. Gov. Kitchin recommended to the last Legislature that he be given au- thority to employ special counsel to assist in the enforcement of the ifaw, and probably recommended oth- er legislation in this connection, but, if our memory serves us, little er nothing was done in this direc- tion. The truth is, enough corpora- thon attorneys, or attorneys or oth- ers interested directly or indirect- ly in corporations, mamage to get into each State Senate to defeat effective trust legislation. The ery is raised that industrial con- ditions will be disturbed and business will be hurt. A large majority of the Democrata in @ach Legislature have favored a @trong antitrust law. A law re- warded as effective did pass the jast Legislature but two Demo- cratic Senators, when they saw it had passed, changed their votes and defeated it. The trouble has always been in the Senate. If you favor a strong antitrust law, Watch your candidate for the Sen- ate. Does any faugh at Republican sneer or this criticism? Then hear this: While a few Democrats in the Legislature defeated the passage of anti-trust laws consid- @red effective, they were able to @efeat them only by the support of the solid Republican vote. Demo-/| crats profess to be against trusts and the great majority are consist- ent in that respect. But the Re- publicans can nearly always be de- pended on to vote solidly for “The | Interests.”’ Therefore, whatever the shortcomings of the Democrats, it lies not in the mouth of any Re- publican to jeer in this case. Raterence {is made in another col-; wmn to the case of Senator Swan- gon, of Virginia, who while a mem- | ber of Congress and a“ member of the ways and means committee, SBpeculated in stocks of the Ameri- ean Tobacco Company This is Swanson'’s own confession and ke declares he is unable to see that he did anything wrong. One who has noclearer moral perception than! that is unfit to represent the peo- ple. The Richmond Tim es-Dis- patch, the leading paper in Vir- @itia, says that by his-own confes- gion Mr. Swanson, “while a mem- ber of the ways and means com mittee of Congress, the conrmittee whose principal duty is to fram the tax laws of the Uniled States, | and whose acticn vitally affects the prices of stocks of corpora tiens, was speculating in thc btock of theAmerican Tobacco Company On this showing the Times-Dispatch the « deriares that “Swanson has “betray ed a public trust; he has destroy- ed his usefulness “a8 a representa- tive of the people; he should not be elected.” Glory to the Times- Dispatch! and may Virginia hear and heed. The man who dabbles ‘jin the stocks of a corporation, wh0 |p) oreburg, W. Va. eervee it as attorney, or who has a connection direct or indirect with a corporation upon whose interests he may be called to pass as @ public eervant, has no business in the public service; and if he is 60 brazen as to pretend that he sees no impropriety in such conduct, the sooner the people rid themselves of him the better Mrs, Cornelia Faison, mother- in-law of ex-Genator Marion Butler, died Wednesday at her home at Elliott, Sampeon county. The water famine in Charlotte, temporarily. relieved recently, again became so grave a few days ago that hauling water from the Cataw- ba river has been resumed. Blam Hatley, a farmer who lived near Big Lick, Stanly-county, com-+ mitted suicide Monday by shooting himself. He ‘had been in poor health and was mentally unbalanc- ed. \ The Dall Cotton Mills, locat- ed at Dallas, Gaston county, have been placed in the hands of a re- ceiver. The mill has 7,000 spin- dles and 100 looms. Liabilities estimated at $60,000. The name of the Southern Bap- tist Assembly grounds near Black Mountain has been changed from Bluemont to Skymont. A large ho- tel will be built there and water and sewer systems put in. Mrs. Nellie Fleming, who last week failed to secure the custody of her children, who were placed in the custody of her husband's brother, has brought suit for di- vorce against her husband, P. B. Fleming, of Raleigh. Tom Lead, a mulatto 18 years old, was arrested in Rockingham this week charged with criminally assaulting Mrs. M. E. Beck, an aged white woman, in that town on the might of July 16. He was taken before his victim, who thinks he is the right man. Preston Hanna, the 15-year-old boy who recently shot and killed Jas. Eddings, a middle-aged man, ln Anton county, was :<leased on a bond of $200. It is admitted that the shooting was accidental but a charge of criminal] negligence is made against him. The Mocksville Record says the Methodists at Advance will begin next week the erection of a $2,- 500 addition to their church. The Present building will be cut up into rooms and used by the Sun- day school, while the new part will be used as an auditorium. ae G. Bartow, a mining en- gin formerly of Bethania, For- syth county, was killed in the State of Obihuahua, Mexico, last Friday. Beyond the fact that Bartow was killed while riding on a railroad construction train, the circum- stances of his death are unknown. A Hickory man, writing the New- ton News, figures that the severe droughts come every 30 years, or thereabouts. His father told him of a severe drought in 1815. Just 30 years later wae the drought of 1845, 36 years later the drought of 1881, while the drought of 1911 falls just 30 yeare after 1881. Postmasters of the second, third and fourth classes in the State of North Carolina are grant- ed leave of absence for as many days, not exceeding five, as may be necessary to enable them to attend the annual convention of the North Carolina State League of Postmasters, to be held at Ashe- ville September 19, 20 and 21. Walking with two friends on the railway trestle that connects the sound with Wrightsville beach, at midnight Wednesday might, M. R. Walker, 27 years old, of Burgaw, a lumber mil] super- intendent, shot himself with suici- dal intent. The body fell into the sound and had not been recov- ered at an early hour Thursday morning. Disappointment over a love affair is said to have been the cause of the suicide. =o American Students Stranded Abroad Boston Dispatch, 23d. Scores of American students are |selling post cards in the streets of Paris and performing other humble duties in the big cities of Europe to get a few cents a day with which to uy soup until their families cable them funds, according to five men who are in Boston today, after beating their a back from Europe as cattle- men. e five are Joseph Nichols, J. J. Murphy and G. A. Eckhardt, of the University of Pennsylvania; Gil- mer Siler, of Trinity College, N. C., pag A, Smyth, of St. Iganisus Col- e, Cal. They declare that the ex- us of en students to the ox was unusually large this summer arid add that a he proportion of those that went abroad are now stranded in | various foreign cities. There are scores of students who will be absent when the roll is called ce fall in American colleges,’’ said |Siler. ‘‘We found a number of them jin Paris willing to do anything in or- | der to earn a few cents. There are| more in London, Rotterdam, Antwerp | and in the cities along the Rhine. | | Many of them are living on charity | while waiting to hear from friends or relatives on thisside.’’ ITEMS OF ALL sonts, Three res persons wat were killed, one fatally injured and several . others slightly hurt, Wednesday, as a re- sult of a fire and explosion which damaged the Chancellor hotel at Greenville, 8. ©., Dispatch, 224. 6. <A. . Pruett, of Hendersonville, N. ©., is dead and three women and a man who refused to give their names to the coroner or the sheriff of this county, are more or less injured, as the result of an automobile wreck, en route from Asheville, N. C., to Spartan- burg, & C., the car turning tur- tle 17 miles from Greenville, at 8 o’clock this morning. The party left Asheville some time Monday night for Henderson- ville. Here they changed automo- biles and continued their journey toward Spartanburg this morning. While traveling along the road Arrangements have been perfected by the Postoffice Department whereby second-clase matter, con- sisting of magazines and periodi- cals, which heretofore have been transported in railway p cars, may be carried by fast ght, beginning September 1. ‘Dr. W. E. Hinds, State entomol- ogist of Alabama, predicta that the caterpillar or cotton worm will curtail the cotton crop in that |near Greer’s, 8S. C., the driver, State from 30 to 50 per cent. and | Pruett, ran the machine into a that within the next few weeks oth-|ditch. One of the women suffered erStates east of the Mississippi riv- er will feel the full force of this pest. a bruised knee and another had her back sprained, but not serious- ly. She and one of the other wo- Texas is to present a lIlfe-eized |men in the party are confined to portrait of Gen. Sam Houston, hero |their room in a farm house near of the battle of San, Jacinto and eke scene of the accident. twice president of the republie of Texas, to Virginia, Houston’s native | A dispatch from Hendersonville State. The painting now hangs |*#¥6 the names of the occupants of in the Senate chamber at Austin, |the car are Mre. Rodgers, of Ma- Ga., a wealthy widow; Mrs. Texas. It will be transferred with | eanly, of Richmond, Va; Mra. fitting ceremonies at the Virginia Bla M i N State capitol. |Hegaman, of ck ountain, ' Ic. and GC. P. Barnett, of Lake That a newspaper is in contempt City, Fla. of court when it publishes an in-|ed at the Lake View hotel at Hen- dictment before the indictment is |dersonville with the exception of served, was held by Judge Klinkead | Barnett. The party left Monday in the criminal court at Oolumbus, night in a machine for Asheville. O., when he fined the Cleveland They returned to Hendersonville Leader $400. The case grew out about 4 o’clock Tuesday morning. of the publication of indictments ini The driver of the public service car They were all register- cgnnection with alleged ‘bribery at;they had been using declined tc the last session of the Ohio Leg-j|carry them to Spartanburg. They islature. then summoned Pruett’s machine /and about 5 g’clock left for Spar- |tanburg. Pruett, who owned the |car, is 43 years old and leaves a family at Hendersonville. It is said the car got beyond his control. The Senate Monday confirmed | the nomination of John Biddle, ap-| pointed collector of the port of Pamlico, N.C. The confirmation was made by error,without commit-| tee report. When this fact was | called to the Senate's attention| taRRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY, Tuesday, out of deference to the! 4s mercury wi! surely destroy the committee the action was rescind-| sense of smell and completely derange ed and the Biddle appointment goes the whole system when entering it sessi | through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- over until the regular on: cles should never be used except on pre- A dispatch from Colorado | scriptions from reputable Lag domaine as Ski |the damage they will do is ten-fold to Springs, Col., says Wao varie: the good you can possibly derive from and wife, of Dallas, As. were \ them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- frozen to death near the summit (eq by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., of Pike’s Peak Tuesday morning. ona Bo een one ‘ts eee ered ternally, acting directly upon e Their recor oe bo Rone oe |and mucous surfaces of the system. In hig eat BEpis ote NMon buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure ernoon. co rted = day for a walk to the top of the BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR CA- you get the genuine. It is taken in- ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, .by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials tree. peak. Monday night a snowstorm Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per proke on the peak, and as the noite: couple wore light covering they. were, Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipa- overcome with the cold. tion eo Cakes -9 eae FINE TOILET oe -: For 25Cents. :- DLO) ee The Polk Gray Drug Co., Prescription Specialists. On the Square. *Phones 109 and 410. esata ee ‘Karly Fall Merchandise For School Dresses. | Poston- Wasson Co., 8 The One Price Cash Store. 0 oe ) Ae REED SRD eo a a B aero es Fall Clothing and Hats. ° We invite you to inspect the | advance styles in Clothing for | the coming season. If your boy Just reccived a case of that pop- ular Anderson Zephyr Ginghams, 32 inches wide, absolutely fast colors, price 14c. the yard. In beautiful assorted patterns, Just the thing for girls’ school outfits— small or large ones. Trily, | is going away to school we can fix him up before he leaves. The newest in fashion’s decree and {Mr Siler is a son of Rev. Frank’ . : cl former pastor of the First Meth- | prices low. Have received Stet- odist church of Statesville. . son’s Fall Stiff Hats. Come to Concord Tribune: Parties coming into Concord tell us there is nota drop eee Ue of water in Cold Water creek, Buffalo creek, Three mile branch, Adams | — . creek and several other streams, the | hke of which cannot be recalled by | ‘oldest inhabitant.’’ Little Cold Water creek sill has enough water to| “keep moving.”’ q Sloan Clothing Co. + GD GERD CIROSENE SS OS CIPD CHES GUD Y THE WHITE CO. All Ladies Are Cordially Invit- ed to Call in and Take aLook at Our New Tailored Coat Suits which are daily arriving. We want you to see these and get our prices. Youwill doubtless be interested in an carly Suit. Also we call your attention to beautiful New Bordered Silks just arrived. You cannot re- sist buying these when you sce them. Don’t forget we are carrying the biggest and best line of good Trunks and Traveling Bags in Statesville. You will find prices interesting here, and we want you to call in before leav- : ing for school or taking your summer trip. You will need a good Trunk. Come for any new style merchandise wanted. New goods arriving daily. Yours to Please, The White Company. 104 West Broad Strect. a and Bags! RAMSEY-BOWLES-MORRISON CO. We have studied the Trunk wants of the people and have made pur- chases from the best makers so, we are enabled to furnish you with best styles and sizes to suit the different needs. Look through our extensive display and you will be convinced that we can deliver the goods. -Gentlemen’‘s Trunks. Made special for the use of men who want service as well as du- rability. Roller Tray Trunks. The most convenient as well as the most compact Trunk for the use of the Ladies. All grades and sizes. Bags and Suit Cases. Almost anything from the small- est Hand Bag to the spacious Suit Case. A Bag, Suit Case or Trunk For Every Need. Visit our Coat Suit and Shoe Department and inspect the new arrivals. ; Mai! orders filled the day re- ceived. RAMSEY - BOWLES - MORRISON THE STORE OF QUALITY. | aI ————————— FRIDAY, - — August 25, 1911. HE Mr. W. Ben Goodwin, Great Chief of Records of Great Council of North Caro- lina Improved Order of Red Men, will visit Neoskaleta Tribe No. 120, Statesville, to- night for the purpose of rais- ing chiefs. All members of the tribe are requested to be in attendance. Aug. 25. a MINOR MATTERS. —Fire Wednesday night destroy- ed the power plant of Black Moun- tain hotel, Black Mountain. —Mrs. R,. W. Orr, of States- ville, is with one of the farmers’ institute parties assisting in hotd- ing farmers’ institutes. Mrs. Orr and Mrs. W.N. Hutt talked to the ladies at the farmers’ institute in Wilkesboro Monday. —@heriff J. M. Deaton yesterday received a telegram notifying him of the death of an aunt, Mrs. Ed. Deaton, at her home in Lynchburg, Va., Wednesday night. She was about 70 years old and had been paralyzed for several years —The laymen of the different churobes who are arranging for the laymen’s missionary meeting in Statesville next month, are asked to meet at the First Presbyterian ebhurch this evening at 8 o'clock. All persons interested are urged to be present this evening —The Landmark is asked to say that the Mechanics’ Band of Statesville, which was announced to furnish music at the Farmers’ Union picnic at Union Grove to- morrow, will not attend, the com- Mittee having failed to meet the conditions laid down by the band. —Prof. A. T. Allen passed through Stateaville Wednesday en route to his home in Salisbury from Alexander county, where he visited his father, who has been in a serious condition for some time. Mr. Allen is about 87 years old and suffered a stroke of paralysis last year. His condition does not improve. ' —Mr. Otis Christopher, who shot Mr. W. F. Kirkman’se mule while on a fishing trip on the Ca- tawba river some nights ago, has paid to Mr. Kirkman $50 in settle ee today ment of the matter Mr Kirk- rot in the party, the cat iussue of Mr. J. C. Plyler mau was Slated iu Lanimark as The had hired his mule for ite trip | is —Among those from here whc« took advantage of the Southern’s excursion rates to Atlantic City Tuesday evening were Messrs. Johm McLain, J. At Conner, L. W. MacKesson, T. Foy White, R. P. Allison, James Miiis, Geo. Lentz, Dr. °C. W. Bast: Most of these took advantage of the low rates to visit the Northern markets. Dick Woods, colored, also took advantage! of the : [Mr part of the State. Jennings Community. | News of Correapendence of The Landmark. Jennings, Aug. 23.—Mr. Smith Tutterrow and family, from Indiana, | are in on a visit to his father, Mr. D. | S. Tutterrow. It seems that nearly | all Tar Heels like to visit the Old! North State once in a while. | Mrs. Lou Comer is visiting her} daughter, Mrs. C. C. Cash. | ster Walter pave came very) near being killed by lightning a few | days ago. four feet of him as he was drivi along the road and threw dirt an dust all over him and the horse and buggy, hiding him for a few seconds | from his grandpa, whe was just be- hind Walter was deaf and almost | senseless for a time. There was a large crowd at Zion Friday and they put the cemete tip-top shape. The pastor at being absént, Rev. W. A. Myers) preached Saturday and Rev. E. N. Gwyn Sunday. rs. W. A. Brandon contines very flow. Miss Winnie Hoots, daughter | of Mr. J. A. Hoots, has diphtheria. | Mr. Blaine Tutterrow is very feeble with lung trouble. There was quite a crowd gathered t Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Reed’s last unday to celebrate the golden wed- ding of Mr. and Mrs. Reed. This scribe is walking on three legs now, the result of trespassing upon an upturned nail which penetrated his foot between the heel and the tip of the great toe. It has caused con- siderable swelling and some little grunting so far. The dronght is hurting this com- munity now—the worst it has yet— and still no rain. The Democrats Were Economical. Ohairman Fitzgerald, of the House appropriations committee, in reviewing the work of the extra session of Congress stated that the eppropriations of Congress during the extra session aggregaated $301,- 052. He declared that no session of Congress has ever run for 80 long a period and appropriated so little. Mr Fitzgerald declared that morg than $200,000 had been sav- ed during this sessionby abolish- ing sinecures and. cutting off grat- udties heretofore granted congres- sional employes and that further retrenchment was planned for the next session. Former Speaker Cannon accused the Democrats of being niggardly, saying that in order to effect a petty saving the Democrats’ had made it impossible to keep clean the quarters occupied by represen- tatives. Avocado, the salad ‘fruit of the tropics. A crate from / southern Florida. A relish for the fancy trade. To introduce, will be gold at ony Try it. W. W. Foushee. —-ad. iahe |R. It struck a tree in about |™* a in ion | MOVEMENTS OF THE PEROPLE Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. Rev. BE. N. Orr, of St. Louis, .. Spent Tuesday here with frien Mr. W. C. Stikeleather, who spent a few weeks visiting réla- tives in the county, returned Tues- day to Charlotte to take up his duties with the Long-Tate Clothing Co. Mr. Stikeleather has been with the Little-Long Co. for sev- eral years. Mr. and Mrs. A. & Henley, who spent some time with relatives here and in the county, returned Tuesday to their home at Benton, Ark. Mr, L. W. MacKeseon left Tues- day evening for New York, ‘via At- lanticCity, where he will spend ten days or two weeks in the markets. Mr. Barnet Gracey, of Covington, Tenn., arrived Wediesday to visit hia sister, Mrs. J. R. B. Adams, and other relatives for several weeks. Misses Ruth and Dorothy Gill went to Charlotte Wednesday, where they will spend ten days with Mrs. Walter Torrence. : Mre. FEftlen Morrison and Mrs. J.-D. Stocker and daughter went to Black Mountain Wednesday to speud the balance of the week. Mre. J. H. Hoffmann and daugh- ter, Miss Carrie Hoffmann, re turned Wednesday from Waynes- ville, where they spent several weeks. Mr. Minor Adams has from visiting relatives in burg county. Mr. H. M. Boshamer spent Sun- day here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boshamer, and his brother, Cary, returned with him to Gastdnia tp spend a week. Mrs. Augusta Gregory, of Greens- boro, who was the guest of Mrs G. W. Boshamer, has gone to Winston. Mrs. Geo. R. McNeill and little daughter, of Birmingham, Ala., are visiting in Statesvilie. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Click, of Hickory, who had been visiting rel- atives in Davie and Iredell] coun- Ues,came toStatesville Tuesday and spent the night with relatives, go- ing to Hickory Wedmesday. Mrs. L. L. Crowson and Miss Nell Patterton have gone to Co- lumbia to visit Mrs. Crowson’s sis- ter, Mrs. H. L. Steele. Master Andrew Scroggs, of Mor- ganton, has been visiting rela- lives in Statesville this week. He spent yesterday with his grand- |mother, Mrs. Sallie Tatum, in Olin, jand will return to his home {nMor- retuned Mecklen- Rev. J. Meek White, of New Stirling community, has gone to South Carolina to spend two weeks. Mrs. T. W. Thrash, of Tarboro, expected here today to visit Mrs. Lioyd Neely. Miss Marie Harrison yesterday from Northern where she visited relatives friends. Mrs. S. C. Miller, who visited her son, Mr 98. B. Miller, return- ed Wednesday to her home at Mt. Ulla, Rowan county Mr. Isidore Wallace has return- ed from a pleasure trip in the retummed cities, and Mre. Parks Kirkpatrick, of Char- lotte, Mrs. J. M. Barret and daugh- ter, Miss Sadie Barret, of Mat- thews, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. M Gray. Mr. Kirkpatrick event a few days here but has re- turned home. Mr. Thos. Clark, who visited rel- atives :u the county, returned yes- terday to his home at Oklahoma City, Okla Mise Novin Setzer, who spent some time here with relatives, has returned iu her home tn Tex- Mrs. 3 C Fowler and children went to South River, Rowar coun- ty, vesterdey, to spend days Mrs.Ollie Cox and children, who Vielied Mr. J. B. Parks and fam- ily at River Hill, returned yester- day to their home at High Point. Miss Sarah May Watts went to Davidson College yesterday to |spend several days. Miss Rebecca Stimson is visiting iu Concord. | Mr. and Mrs. L. }turned yesterday from Springs to ; nersburg. iMr. C. E. Mills |for the Northern markets in interest of the firm of Mills Poston Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Troutman went to Bufola yesterday, where they will visit for several days. Rev. Harold Turner, pastor of Broad Street church, is spending bis vacation on the Jersey coasts. Judge and Mrs. W. R. Allen, of oe are guests at Hotel Ire- dell. MF. and Mrs. E. L. Cline, Miami, Fla., are visiting at home of Mr. Cline’s parents, T. Stimpson re- Alkalithia their home in Tur- leaves tonight the & the Mr. street. for Columbus, Cline’s mother. one time in Southern railway at Statesville. He now holds an important posi- tion in the railroad service in Flor- \ida. Fishing in the Catawba—Weils Failing—Farmers Outting Corn. Correspondence of The Landmark. New Stirling, Aug. 23-——M Ab. Jobson and a number of hers nave been fishing in the Catawba much recently. One _pight they caught about 200 fish.- The wa- ter is so low many of the fish are jcaught with hand—by ‘‘grabbing.”’ Many wells have failed and |}new wells are being dug and old ;ones sunk deeper | Some farmers are now cutting | corn and stacking {tf in the field. |Later it will be shredded. A Beth- any township farmer is cutting the |corn in his field on which there are no ears and curing it for feed. The drought corn that there are many that have no ears. Messis. Ross Stevenson and Will Massey have the contract to build an” addition to Bigin school house. They will leave tomorrow Ohio, Mr to visit Mrs. Cline was at stalks several | of | has cut off so much | SATUVNIKIISUd SOVIGUVAN SAL hie Sucthl Events in Honor of the | Turner-Leonard’ Marriage. Among the several receptions in honor of Mies Sudie Turner prior to her marriage to Mr. J. Paul Leonard, was that given by Miss Mayme Wilson at her home on Broad street Monday afternoon. About 20 of the bride’s young friends were present. Among the out-of-town guesis were Misses Clara Suit and Okla Dees. Punch was served at the beginning. After pro- gressive games the guests entered the diningroom, which was festoon- ed in pink and green and lighted with candles. Here cream and cake were pbountifully served. The prize, won by Miss Mary Bettie Feild, was a box of paper. The guest-of-honuor was presented with a handsome picture. True to the “weather forecast’’ made by the prophet hostess, there was a “light shower of handkerchiefs, followed by sunshine and continued fair weather.’’ In the evening of the same day Mr. Paul Leonard entertained the gentlemen of the bridal party at a “squab supper’ at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Leonard, on Stockton street. Those present were Messrs. Ben. Ram- sey, Robert Rickert, Earl White, ton Andrews, Clyde Alexander, J. B. and Owen Leonard. A meat and salad course and cfeam and cake were served. Tuesday evening Miss Sudie Tur- ner gave an informa! entertainment to the members of her bridal party and a few friends. The guests were met at the door by Misses Turner, Dees, Suit and Mr. J. Paul Leonard. Each was presented by Miss Margaret Brawley with a couplet card decor- ated with gold hearts, by means of which partners were found for the games _hat followed. They were then ushered to the spacious ve- randa, which was most artistically decorated with Japanese lanterns and potted plants, which carried out the color” scheme of white and green In this game, a pro- gressive romance, Miss Eva Dot- son, scoring highest, won the yrize, a beautiful Christy pieture. At the close of this game refresh- ments, consisting of ice cream, cake, minte and grapes, were served by Misses Mary Belle Hill and Margaret Brawley The members of the bridal par- ty and the guests were then shown in to the room where was displayed the many elegant presents received by the bridal couple and eaeh was asked to sign in the bridal book. In a vinedraped bower on the fide of the veranda stood a large punch bowl, beautifully decorated with grapes and clematis, from which Mra. O. L. Turner die- pensed the delicious heverage throughout the evening. As the guests departed each was given a monogram box containing wed- ding cake. Noticeable among the many handsome presents was an el- egant mahogany piano, the gift the groom's parents Notices of New Advertisements. W. Ben Goodwin, great chief of records of the Order of Red Men, will visit Statesville tonight. Early fall merchandise for school dresses. —Poston-Wasson Co. Fresh milch cow wanted.—L. B. Patterson. Nine cakes extra fine soap for 25 cents.—Polk Gray Drug Co. Office supplies. —R. P. Allison. New line boys’ clothing at whole- sale cost.—W. H. Allison. Fal] clothing and _hats.—Sloan Clothing Co. “What you can save’’—the goods and the prices. ~The R. M. Knox Co. Sale city property September 25. A. B. Parker, commissioner. $2,500 wanted.—Address W., @@& The Landmark. Farm of 100 acres on Catawba river for sgle.—G. H. Shook, Eufola. Cut flowers for fall weddings. —J Van Lindley Nursery. Prescriptions fill of quality.’’—Statesville Drug Co reat pleasure in baking if you have oe our.—Statesville Flour Mill | . “If you would buy or sell,’’ put an jad. in The Landmark. | Cedar chests dirt cheap —Piedmont | Red Cedar Chest Co. | Girls wanted to work in office.— Piedmont Red Cedar Chest Co. Mr. A. J.Evans’ office is at the store of the Empire Music Company and those owing the Evans rdware |Company are urged to call at once. | | Obstreperous Negro Escaped From Lockup. | Mooresville Enterprise. | The Mooresville lockup or city and Mrs.R. F. Cline, on west Front / prison is an easy mark for the vi- | Last Sunday a| olators of the law. jnegro giving his name as Mitchell the employ of the | Steele, hailing from Winston, board- | ed Capt. Morrison's train at Da- |vidson College, but had no ticket | amd refused to pay ‘his fare. He jcarried a_ pistol {threats about using it. Captain | Morrison ejected the negro from the | train justthis side of Mount Mourne |He notified Chief of Police Brown, |who went tomeet the negro and | brought him in. He had a pistol, }a watch and $6.90 in money. All ;of thiswas taken over bythe chief |of police and the man was- placed in durancevile. He ate his break jfast at 7 o’clook Monday morning ;and was content,apparently, with |his lot. However, when the chief |returned to the prison an hour la \ter to take the negro to trial, he jhadflown. He left without his bx longings and will probably never jeall for them. Steele jigs the sixth prisoner to escapefrom this prison A KING WHO LEFT HOME Set the world to talking, but Paul ;Mathulka, of Buffalo, N, Y., says he jalways KEEPS AT HOME the King of ‘all Laxatives—Dr. King’s | Pille~and that they're a blessing /all his family. Cure constipation, head- ‘ache, indigestion, dyspepsia. Only 25c., at W. F. Galt’s Floyd Barnes, DeWitt Ramsey, Carl- with ‘materials | and made some | New Life | to | Stanly County. Mb. Pleasant Correspondence Con- cord Tribune, 234. One of the most horrible stories of attempted murder reached here last night. Sunday night, an old negro woman, Hannah Jones, or Hannah ‘almer, as she was known by some, and her son were on their way home from preaching at Morni tar, in the vicinity of Mi nheimer’s Springs. About 12 o’clock that night, when they were in the neighborhood of Mil- lingport, they were attacked by some parties, the identity of whom not yet been fully established. The old negro woman was thrown into an un used well about 40 feet deep, with 10 or 15 feet of water in it. She was thrown in head first, so she relates, but turned in the fall and caught at the top of the water, on some logs that had been thrown in some time before, and was saved from drown- ing. The villains attempted to throw her son into the well but he proved too strong and made his escape. In order to make their job complete they threw in logs and stumps as large as the diameter of the well would per- mit, rocks weighing 150 pounds, old stoves and irons, until the well was almost filled, but none of them hitthe negro woman or caused her to sink beneath the water, though she was very nearly submerged. Monday af- ternoon, about 3 o’clock, a Mr. Eudy chanced to pass by. Hearing sounds from the depth of the old well he went for witnesses to the ghost, as he be- lieved it was, and returned. The old woman recognized his voice and call- ed him by name. Immediately they set to the rescue, which was accom- plished about| two hours later, with the old woman more dead than alive. She knows the parties but perhaps as much from fear as wel] asfrom phys- ical exhaustion, she had not ata late hour yesterday named the men, so far as we could leaf. Her son isa half-witted, idiotic boy, with but ve few words of English at his Coninead. He tried to tell the names of the men but could not do so with sufficient clearness to fasten the guilt with any degree of oe It was reported here last night that one arrest had been made and atleast another would. The old negro woman is the possessor of some property, and it is said to be an act to secure her property by mak- ing way with her and her heir. Senator Overman and the citizens of Wilmington have won a victory over the rtment of Commerce and Labor in having the new lightship, which is now ready to be located, sta- tioned at the ines near Wilming- ton, instead of some 14 miles at sea, as was desired by the department. Advertised Letters. Following is a list of letters remaining in the toffies at Statesville, N.C.. for the week end- August 20, 191! for DEWEY L. RAYMER. P. M. FOR SALE, <eAcne Fane on Co- Eufola. tawbe river, 2% miles from Improvements on ply to G. KR. SHOOK. Evf. lace. For details ap- \WANTED —TO BORROW $2,500, best The Landmark N.C sectrity offered. Address W.. care bs 'WANTE , | gallona milk perday. L. B. PATTERSOw, | senby-Montgomery Hardware Co, Aug, 25. smart (CEDAR CHESTS akcem" naire and large sizes. Can be bought dirt cheap at our office and examine, PIEDMONT R CEDAR CHEST CO. Avg (WANTED. 38's to work in offi Apply to PIEDMONT KE CEDAR CHEST Co, sug 2, Y Ok NOTICE! M~ OFFICE :s at the store of the Empire a: Music (‘ompany, where al! persons indebted to the Evans Hardware Company can find nie. After September ist books wi'l be closed and turned over to Weatherman & Van Hov. So eal] A. J. EVANS. "a e s = | | Pliers: | Pee ied i on f Polk Grey, is X By "Phone Drog Co. fe gents. 109 SEW NG — FOR Lad'es and children easonable prices and good work, MRS. A W PEKIN» and MRS. J. W. STEELMAN, 120 Fifth street. "Phone 2:96. Ang. 8.—8t. FOR SALE - NINE-ROOM house on +» Western avenue; desirable location. Terms easy, B. C. DEATON, 356 Western Avenue. Aug. 22—4t. |WANTED. maneging and running mi)! cutting hardwood. J.B, POSTER, Statesville, N.C. Aug. 2%. WANTED —AT ONCE a number of car- | penters and laborers to build } dredge boat, 4 miles weat of statesville. Apply toL &. WHITE, M. C. WILLIAMS, P. P. | U- LIN Ave 22 Q ‘ NC TRESPASS NOTICE I OYS or others who have no business are for- bidden to loaf on my gin premises. Any such caught there will be pumshed by jaw Boys will further take notice that no smoking is allowed on the baseball} ground rear my vin Any caught smoking thereon will be ref: sed per- miasion to play thereagain. L.B BRISTOL, Aug, 22. estimating standing timber, Y Surreys and Hacks wi'l meet el) trains at a Catawba from Angust 24th to 29:h to carry pasee to and from Bali's (reek “amp Grou W. L. SHERAILL, Catawba. Avg. 22--2t. —AT ONCE, man capable of | | ¥ CHECKING ACCOUNTS Every individual who handles money should have a checking account with a strong bank. This bank welcomes such accounts, whether large or small, and endeavors to encourage and help its customers in every consistent way. The strength and reputation of this bank is behind you. OPEN THAT ACCOUNT NOW. The First National Bank, Of Statesville, N.C, $100,000. 30,000. - 625,000. Capital : Surplus and Profits Total Assets | f | } | | ‘ New Line Boys’ Clothing. These were bought several monthsago and made up especially for us, 80 could not stop shipment wifen we decided to close out. Now is the time to fit the boys out for school with a new Suit or Overcoat at wholesale cost. Don’t wait till you need them and pay the profit. Dress Goods, Shoes and Hats on same basis. Try the CLOSING OUT SALE on every purchase you have to make or you will lose money. Respectfully, Ww. H. ALLISON. FI DEO SS 6HOOOCS CECE OFFICE SUPPLIES of every description, including blank books, stationery—every essential for | bookkeepers, clerks, stenographers; letter files and presses—are here in well selected variety. If you have any question as to the ex- cellence of our stock, or the fairness of our prices, give us the smallest trial order and you will see how well we will suit you. We will be pleased to call and submit estimates and samples. A -R. P. ALLISON'S, BOOK AND STATIQNERY STORE. =) AL DD) DY) , eS ES MLADIES' # Tai ored Suits and Skirts shipment of Ladies’ Fall Suits and Skirts which we are offering at special prices. Yours Truly, MILLS & POSTON’ ‘ NO LADY’S OUTFIT is quite complete with- out a Silver Purse. There is that same dis- tinction in the kind that comes from our store as there is in every ar- ticle we sell. Things of this kind must be of the right kind or there is no lasting satisfaction Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.—No. 0 jn possessin: them. We have some new things to show you in these esh Bags. Prices from 75c. to $12.50. R. H. RICKERT & SON. Come—follow the arrow ’til you join the merry throng of palate pleased men and women who have quit seeking for the one best beverage use they’ve found it— . s, Real satisfaction in every glass—snap and sparkle—vim and go. Quenches the thirst—cools like a breeze. Delicious—Refreshing— Wholesome 5c Everywhere THE COCA-COLA CO. Whenever you sec an Arrow think of Coca-Cola Send for a ourinterest- “QR ing booklet, “The Truth About Coca-Cola” WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your home you'll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. sured have uswrite youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have occasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. Statesville Realty and Investment Company. If you are not in- ens Summer Underwear! You won’t mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of Underwear. We have a fnll stock of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette and Gauze. Can give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to match, $1.25 to $2.00. See us for the best. S., M. & H. Shoe Company, Beginning May 1st we close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays. HAVE YOU SEEN THAT ELEGANT LINE Ok HAIR BRUSHES. AT: Hall's Drug Store: A Strong, Progressive National Ban Is an asset of real worth to any communi: ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial is seeking your business. Capital : : : : Surplus and Profits $100,000.00 _28,000.00 Commercial National Bank, Statesville, N. C. »| typhoid fever. THE LANDMARK FRIDAY, - — August 26, 1911. —_—_—X——_E~—~—E_— THE REUNION AT MR. COOK'S. Gathering) In Honor of Mr. Cook's Birthday—Death of Mrs. Holder jand Mrs. Lentz, Former Amity Residents. Correspondence of The Landmark. Thursday, 17th, Mr. Andrew W. | Cook, of Amity, was’ 88 years old | and the occasion was celebrated.| by a family reunion, joined by his | friends and neighbors for miles | around. Several hundred people | gathered there and they brought | baskets of dinner and lots of It. | A long table was prepared in the | yard and loaded with good things. | After a blessing was asked every- | body was bountifully served and there was enough left to fill a good crowd. A string band from | Mt., Ulla, headed by Mr. Jas. Mc- Neely, and also the famous Braw- ley string band of Shinaville, dis- pensed music the livelong day. Your scribe read the family reéc- | ord. Mr. Cook has living 10 | great grandchildren. His youngest son, Mr. Charles Cook, and live with Mr. Cook at the home place. Esq. Brown made an ad-| dress of welcome. James and Geo. | Overcash sold refreshments, the | young people had a lawn party at} night. The event was greatly en- juyed by all. | wife, children, 42 grandchildren and “J | The serious sickness of Mr. Wal- | ter Leutz and the absence of Mr. | Lentz and his estimable wife was | a disappointment to many of us, who have met with them on many | happy occasions like this. Mr. | Cook made mention of three of his| old friends who used to meet with him and who have ‘‘crossed | over the river’ since last year— Mr. A. GO. Overcash, Mr. Frank Owen and Mr. Mack Morrow We hope Mr. Cook will live to see more reunions like this. AS 80 many were shaking his hand | and giving him good wishes, the tears rolled down his cheeks and he seemed overjoyed at the glad | reunion, and sajd that ‘if this is a foretaste of what awaits us, what will the future be?” It is a/| blessed thing for a man to so live that in his declining years his neighbors so honor him that they grther in and spend a whole day with him. These reunions are a blessed thing anyway. They keep us acquainted with each ‘other und make us love each other:more. The death of Mrs. Susan, Smith Holder in Salisbury on August 11th removes one more of the old resi- dents of Amity, where she and her husband, the late A. G. Holder, lived and reared a large family }She was a good woman and leaves a lot of friends in the old neigh- borhood, where she lived so long. | At the time of her death she was making her home with her widow- | ed daughter,Mrs. Ida Kerr,of Salis- | bury, and was buried in Salisbury. She was a_ lifelong Presbyterian. | She was 76 years and five months | old. Three so0ns—Messrs.Henry and} Eugene Holder, of Blackstock, -°. / C., and Mr. Roy Holder, a soldier from Fort Sheridan, Il]., and Mrs. Kerr were with her when she died Mr. Roy probably arrived just after she died. Besides these she leaves a daughter, Mrs. L. C. Sides, who lives at Loray. Sunday at 4.15 Mr. Rufus C Lentz died at his home in Moores- | ville, aged 76 years, six months | {and six days. His wife died in| 11898. He leaves one sister, Mrs. {Mary Holder, of this place, and jtwo sons, Mr. W. M. Lentz, of | this Place, and Rev. R. E. Lentz, | \of Bangs, Texas. Another son, ) Prof. J. D. Lentz, died in Concord | la year ago. He had been an elder} in the Presbyterian church here | |for about 30 years and was a good Christian character. He |moved to Mooresville from Amity |34 years ago last January. He was | jreared at Amity and has many | |\friends and relatives there. He is | an uncle of Mr. J. W. Lentz, of | Amity, who is critically ill with } | | J. A. B. GOODMAN. Modresville, N. C., Aug. 22. Good For Gov. Smith! Atlanta, Ga., Dispatch. Thomas Edgar Stripling, former Danviile, Va., chief of police, now serving a life-sentence in the Geor- gia penitentiary for the murder of W. J. Cornett 14 years ago, may expect no clemency from Gov. Hoke Smith. hile the Governor has not as- sumed the attitude of prejudicng Stripling’s case in advance of the filing of any application for par- don, it is etated with authority that he has given no encourage- ment to friends of Stripling who have approached him with reference to the mse and they have gone away convimced that the filing of an application for clemency would be a waste of time. [Good for Gov. Smith! There ig no basis for the Stripling pardon save sentiment, which po often de- feats justice. When Gov. Brown refused to pardon Stripling the latter's friends were prompt to de- clare that they would get the par- don from Gov. Smith. It is well that Gov. Smith shows them that he is not an easy mark.—The Land- mark.] Customs Appraisers Swamped With Oases. With 170,000 cases pending before the general board of appraisers, some restriction that will prevent the filing of trivial protests against customs oollections is ab- solutely necessary, according to Agsigtamt Secretary of the Treas ury James F. Curtia. Mr. Cyrtis, explaining his plea of customs reorganization to the House Treasury Department expend- itures committee, urged the passage of a bill imposing a fee of not less than $1 on each protest. No fee is charged now, and protests are filed on the slightest pretext. Con- sequently, Mr. Ourtis gaid, the ap- praisere are hopelesaly swamped, though 66,000 cases were disposed |ses of both rye and the manures ja ton Of fresh horse or cow Dsa- lag a manure for any crop you wish | |rye crop is hard to handle ap 2, ja good jand early winter and plowed under |planted. Treated in this trouble in| : | necessary to |cutting it to small bits, plow it un- Jash. Now do VALUE OF RYE AS MANURS. Worth More as Manwie Than as Feed For Stock-—Necessity of) Organic Matter in thie Soil. J. L. Burgess, N. C. Department of Agriculture. But should not this rye and clov- er and peas be fed to cattle and the manure put on the land rather than plow them under green’? By no means, till your land can spare them. Always feed the hungrier creature first. If the land is more in need of fertility than the cattle of forage, feed the land first and continue to feed it until it gains sufficient strength to produce a forage crop for the cattle, then market your forage and feed through live stock. But is green rye worth anything as manure before feeding it to stock? I am going to let you an- swer the question for yourself. Be- low you will find a table showing the manurial value of green rye as compared with that of fresh cow and horse Manure. Examine this table carefully because there is 4 great deal in it. TABLE SHOWING COMPARATIVE FERTILIZER Neen OF GREBN RYE AND FRES {i HORSE AND COW MANURE. PUUNDS PER TON. Nitregen Phosphate Potash Green Rye 10.6 6.0 14.2 Fresh Cow Manure 1.6 16 738 Fresh Horse Manure &.7 1.9 13 The above table represente an average of a large number of analy- The analysis of the manures in the above table refers only to the solid excrement and does not have reference to the liquid manure which on 90 farms out of 100 goes to waste. You may be surprised to note that a ton of green rye is worth more as a fertilizer than nure. You may consider it from every point of view. The rye has nearly a third more nitrogen per ton, nearly three times ae much phosphate and twice a8 much pot- ash, as either of these manures. You can, therefore, see the im- portance of the use of green ryé| to grow. We recommend the use of rye preceding a corn crop in case the growth of rye is rather large. The | green manure preceding the coiton | crop unless the rye is sown early | in the fall and allowed to make growth during the fall a month before the cotton is to be | way, | there should be no i the use of rye as a green manuré preceding cotton. It will be only roll the rye and disc it two or three times, thus der, six or eight inches deep, and disc the land once or twice more in order to thoroughly incorporate it with the soil. After this the cotton land may be prepared in the usual way. An acre of rye that will make one ton of cured rye hay will, if plowed under, add to the soil about 45 lbs. of available nitro- gen; 20 Ibs.of available phosphoric acid; and 56 lbs. of available pot- not get the idea that rye ‘ia a legume and collects nitrogen from the air because such is not the case, but the growing rye does build into its Ctissucs large amounts of nitrogen already in the soil which would be lost by leeching during the fall, winter and spring months, and hence rye is seen to be a real conservator of nitrogen, The phosphate and pot- ash are not really added to th: soil but the rye builds these ele- ments also into its tissues and con- serves them against loss by leech- ing in the form of a nitrate. To get this much nitrogen you The stomach is a larger.factor in “‘ life, liberty and the per- suit of happiness’’ than most people are aware. Patriotism can withstand hunger but not dyspepsia. peptic ‘‘is fit for treason, stratagems and spoils.’’ The confirmed dys The man who goes to the front for his country with a weak stomach will be a weak soldier and a fault finder. A sound stomach makes for good citizenship as well as for health and happiness Diseases of the stomech and other organs of digestion and nutrition ere promptly and permanently cured by the use ef Dr. PIERCE’S GOLDEN MEDICAL DISCOVERY. it builds up the body with sound flesh aad solid muscle. The dealer who offers a substitute for the ‘‘ Discovery ’’ is only seeking to make the little more profit realized on the sale of less meritorious preparations. Dr, Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser is seat free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. 21 one-cent stamps for the paper covered book, or 31 stamps for the cloth bound. , Association, R. V. Pierce, M. D., President, Buffalo, N. ¥ STILL LEFT YET! Few bushels each of Soja Beans and Cow Peas; also Cane Seed, Millet and Kaffir Corn; Crimson Olover, Vetch and Rape Seed for late summer-sowing. See me for prices. Whole Wheat Flour We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. Pure Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran. $1 60. Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. City Roller Miuills, R. A. MILLER, Manager. Address World’s Dispensary Medical — will have to use about six tons of horse manure or seven tons of | cOw manure or over one ton of 8-2-2 commercial fertilizer. In or- der to get this amount of phos phate you would have to use about 10 tons of horse or about’ 13 tons of cow Manure. To get this amount of available potash you would have to use about 7% tons of either horse or cow manure. The chief advantage of stable manure Over green manuring crops lies in its being decomposed and ready for use and in the large number of bacteria it carries into the soil with it. This advantage is only temporary, however, because as soon as the green manuring crops preak down they are found quite as advantageous to plant growth as the stable or barnyard manure and when plowed in while green and succulent, the processes of de- caying go on quite rapidly. In our further discussion of this subject we will frequently have occasion to compare green manure with stable manure. This compar- ison will not be made with a view to discourage the use of stable ma- nure, which evefy one knows to be the standard of perfection in fer tilizer, but we will make compari- son in order to bring out the value of green manure nfdbre prominently than it has been brought out here- tofore. Perhaps the greatest drawback to the use of any green manuring. crop is the old idea that land may be “soured’’ thereby and ren- dered infertile for a number of years. Next week we hope to dis- pose of this erroneous theory by explaining what really happens when a large crop. of vegetable matter is turned into the soil in the ordinary manner. Big Oorn Crop in Caldwell. Lenoir News. We have talked with several of our cbtizens recently who have seen the corn crop on the Yadkin 1iver valley and all agree that a finer crop of com has never been grown in the valley. It is sémply immense, and ao it is on all bot- tom land in the county, and a great deal of the upland ie first-class. There will be more oorn gathered in Caldwell county this year than was ever gathered before in one year. With a fine wheat crop and a bumper corn crop Caldwell coun- of last year. ty’s bread supply look» bright. Mowers and Plows We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. That you cannot see in any other store. Patterns thatare exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. kou cannot fail to be pleased and our moderate prices will please you still more. Fall line church Carpets. Statesville Housefurnishing Comp’y. R. O. DEITZ, Manager. er er SA R SA R ee St a Le el i e ee ee ee e on e na e a ee Ni e NB Dn 8S ae a ee | | > OT NT E TA T AR ST A house or farm for rent; or if you want to rent a house or farm: if you want'a job or a man for a job! have a horse, cow, pigs, poultry, or anything for sale; or want to buy any- thing, let the public know through THE LANDMARK. You can’t make it public ‘tby word of mouth.” AIF YOU WOULD BUY OR SELL'A Let the People Know Through The Landmark Try a WANT AD. in THE LANDMARK. Three Lines 25 Cents. = Frazier a Usefol Man. "PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can putit up to stay. If you are in need of any stove pipe I have plenty of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. My place is headquarters for guier and spout. r sale in shop or a tp up on the house. I have Valley Tin and Ridge Roll. Also Tin Shingles at a -S that will save you money. * t+ that I make a spe cialty of Tin Roofing, and if 7 want Sheet Metal of any kind or gise I have it. Don’t forget that I make and sel] the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for wholesale and retail. Thanking you for past favors, I remain, ours respectfully, T. W. Frazier. The ideal Health, Rest and Pleasure | Resort. Crowded each season. Not | too high (1100 ft.), pleasant days and aights. No mosquitoes. Unsurpassed mineral water. Resident physician. | Room for 200 guests. Sewerage, baths, | electric lights. Splendid fare and | service. - Orchestra of four. Bowling, skating, tennis, boating, bath- ing, ete. Tel ph connection at Statesville. Bell phone. Two through trains from Chariotte. Special low rates for June and Sep- tember, $6 to $8 per week; July and August, $8 to $10 per week. Special | rates to families and ministers. Open June Ist to October Ist, 1911. Write for booklet to DAVIS BROS. Owners and Proprieters. Hiddesite, ¥. C = = | | | | | BLANK BOOKS! Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. ee emtemmmemmt Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the bestmade. Seeme before you buy. Office Stationery, Rubber Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The Printer. | \YORTH CAROLINA. | aN Lredeli County ‘ Zeb V. Long, administrator of James A. Butler. William . Mary Hant | Batler, James A Butler, Jr, and John Botler, Under and by virtue of an order and decree signed comreissioner wil! on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2D. 1911, described tracts of land. to-wit: sell at the court house door in Statesville, at paub- lie auction, on the terms herein stated, to the highest bidder, at !2e'clock noon, the following '§5 and increased the amount derived THE LANDMARK 1911 FRIDAY, - — August 25, TOBACUO-LIQUOR CONSUMPTION. Internal Revenue Collectons Indi- qate Increase. the United States has increased to an enormous extent in the past year, ac- cording to the report of the Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue. The re- port is a preliminary one. The ordinary internal reyenue col- lections for the fiscal year endéd June 30, 1911, were $289,014, 733 27, an in- crease of more than $20,000,000 over the ordinary collections of the pre- ceding year. Taxes collected from corporations totaled $33,511,536.46, representing an increase in this branch of more than $12,500,000 over the year before.’ The Aggregate collections were $322, - pores .73, or an increase of $32,569, - Spirits alone contributed revenue to the amount of $155,279, 858.25, which is an increase of more than $7,000,000 over the collections for the fiscal year 1910. A decrease, however, was not- ed in the tax from manufacturers of | increase. | Tobacco, comprising snuff, cigars|per cent. above those of land cigarettes, showed a consistent| 1908, | March, ot increase. The total tax collected was ; higher than in 1897 the Superior Court of lredei] county. made in the | $67,005,950.56, an increase of nearly special proceeding as entitled above, the under-| $9 (1) 000 over the preceding year. such as ale, | | Fermented liquors, brought in a revenue of $64,367,777.-| Tobacco and liquor consumption in » stills and in stamps fordistilled spirits| Mined ®t very nearly the same Commissioner’s Sale of Valuable Land intended for exporting. All other| 'branches of the industry showed an, ee ee Prices Continue to A dav ee soane| Comparisons. Without attempting any’elaborate explanation of the causes that have forced up the cost of living, the Bureau of Labor has made public a report on the increases in whole- sgle prices during the last 20 ars. The report shows that the average of wholesale prices in 1910, as measured by the prices of the 25% articles included in the inves- tigatien was 4 per cent. h:gher than the average of 1909, which latter exceeded the high average for 1907 by 1.6 per cent. Tue idvance in 1910 over 1900 was not less than 19.1 per cent., 46.7 per cent. over 1897, the year of MeKinley’s inauguration and of lowes prices in the 21-year period from i890 to 1910. They were 16.6 per cent. higher than in 1890, and 31.6 per cent. above the average price for the 10 yeare from 1890 to 1899. The highest point reached in 1907 was in October, with which month came a general decline until August, 1908. Begin- ning with September, 1908, whole- sale prices increased without a break in any month up to March, 1910. In April, May 1910, prices declined slightly, from June to December prices re- | Wholesale prices in March, 1910, | were higher than at any excess 7.5 per cent. in cent. | 1909, and 49.2 per The per cent. of increase in avér- age prices for 1910, with the average prices for 1909, etc., 3.2, clothes and clothing att i Monday. August 28, 1911. a time | Mountain Excursion of the season to jin the preceding 2i years and 10.2 ' Asheville, N. C., on Monday, August | pee \28th. Special train will leave ins- | ton-Salem, N. C., at 8.30 a. m., leave Mocksville 9.28a. m , leave Cooleemee Junction 9.40 a m. and Statesville at! ag compared |11 a. m., and are Asheville 3.10} is|p. m. Tickets will be good going on} lager beer, beer, porterand such ike, | given by the Bureau of Labor ,as ‘he special train and returning wi be! follows: Farm products 7.5, food,| good on any Ify If you want your If you can’t re SCHU v Popular Fxcursion to ————— : Southern Railway will operate last regular train leaving | heville up to and including trains) grees west 10 pokes toa stake in said branch on lasses, miscellaneous 5.7. Following low round tri the cesta sfde of Bingtam street: thenes wits |Oleomargarine in its various ¢ ae Carolina eee ee ce of td Maen ee filled cheese, mixed flour, adulterated | : ill ly f tati x lot; thence with said lot south 35 degrees east 12| butter, process butter, banks and bank Members Poultry ‘Trust Sent to rates will apply from s ons named: poles and 20 Hinks tocarner of ead eile AirLine circulation, opium and playing cards ail: | inton-Selem $3.40 Steere 280 Raitroad; tee — said recnirag — A sharp ecline in revenue was, Baltimore Sun. — Jet. a | pod tng eS ae eee ye ae alsa Che car, noted in oleomargarine, a total of $1,-| Judge Rosalsky, of the New York low round trip rates from all other | ner of N, B. Mills’ land: thence with his line and 000,214.79 being collected, which is| Court of General Sessions, on Wed- bas Ki , up Kelly branch 84 pales to the Wilkesboro roed: | ¢98 988.05 less than the amount col-|nesday fined thirteen members | points covered by this train Passen- Real Estate For Sale |e gum).Mrs N. A, Bingham’s corn: (elas wo a | decrease shows in mixed flour, the| ee a Two acres, north Statesville, we located. 105 acres one mile west. $100 per | west '7 poles and 10 links to the beginning. con- nore. STOCKS — Local mill bought and sold. One lot 76x20, ubedtcing tq | poles i in the old road; th th |the year. Process butter tz fell off | : $ , | to 8n fron peg in the ol 3, thenee north | * ss butter taxes feilo Twenty lots inside city limits, | 41 degrees west *8 poles to a stake in the edwe of $19 603.05, the total collected bein land muiton and veal trade and | - south Statesville, $75 to $100. the old road, near a colored charch; thence south | 97-4 051 oF otal collected being) the price of each of those || Black Mountain N.C Five tracts, 20 acreseach, one mile | dearses $9 roves to 8 stake, Of apether street: | $101,961.98. articles are walking “abroad, free | ——— oe t ith 4 east to t ing. i c : - Ac are Ve 1g , west of Statesville, $80 to $100 per raenr ing acres and 101 poles more oF teas. | Figures are also incomplete On| ang * untrammeled of the law, | acre. lores property will be sold = following torme: ‘opium, but playing cards produced a\gnow their contempt of which | omnmodations 200. acres three miles east, $25) third in y een aad oe ee ee revenue. The sum of $581,640.78) they now and again put up the | = rome oe . per acre. | hr in ae Pot land. in about one-half mile of the | Was Collected from this source, an in-| price of the commodities they con- to Summer Visitors. eruere. {trol on the one hand, the while | 211 acres-five miles north, $25 per | Jon 28, 1911, acre. 75 acres within one mile of cou | A number of desirable business | properties. ISIDORE WALLACE, 1 ROBBINS ROW. *PHONE 240. Second stocks branch on the north west side of Bingham street aaa Grea tea athe (a test seatheaat of lected on the product in 1910. A like} of the “Poultry Trust” $500 each | gers from branch line points will use ri 1 land gent them to prison for three | regular trains Sonne with special § een es | ; : . The men were on Tues | train at Statesville. eee ee ae ak cae meee cee on filled cheese being incom=| qay convicted of conspiracy in re-| For any further information see any 1] | thence with her line south 46 degrees west 30 woke |Plete. The total tax on mixed flour) straint of trade. The verdict was | agent Southern railway or write to Tram este the, Winer rm | Was $2,764.14, a decrease of $237.99. |nc cout weil found, the judement GA. FISHER, | R R. DeBUTTS £17 poles and t con | More adulterated butter is beingjof the court welh merited and * Winston Galem.N.C. Trav. Pass. Agent: taining 16 acres more or | made, according to the report. Some- proper. But it sounds strange to| Charlotte, N.C. Tract: Beginning at 2 stake in the | thing like $48,000 was collected in in-| hear of sending men to jail for ‘and rune with saidstrest :north 46 degrees east 2| ternal revenue taxes on this product, | restrairrg the chicken trade and take; thence north 40 désreee west 4/ an increase of more than $10,000 for | putting up the price of pullets when ee ranean h rth 46 degree t TO a eee erin the’ See those who control the beef and pork ZEB. V. LONG, Coramissiover. |crease of $16,116.44. -- _ Among the States the fifth collec- (thay bear ttt price“ of meat ‘on the | |tion district of Illinois holds first place | hoof on the other | |in aero collection, with $29,998, - | — 092.39. Write:for rates Tt MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Black Mountain, N. C. rt) MORTGAGE SALE. Y VIRTUE of the powers contained in a} i . | Seas cients by R. J. Plott and wife. | The seventh Indiana district | Fovest Reserve Land Purchases - By | M_ J. Plott, duly recorded in the office of Register| ig second, with collections of $20,035,- January 1. ! deed .N.C., Hook of - , s O80, = | renee See ee inters aawases aa fifth Kentucky district third, | Washington Dispatch. wee with $17,611,155.66, while the first) 4 : : ; bie please : gents for the forestry service who| Ohio district is fourth, with $14,519,-| have been inspecting lands offered to| ———OR —— W. R. MILLS, Proprietor, A FEW INVESTMENTS: 75 acres of land, 4-room house and ether valuable improvements at $7: 60-barrel water power roller mill, 102 acres of land, 8-room two-story) grees west 35 poles to post oak. Atwell's corner; | splendid barn and out- dwelling, buildings, $6,000. 6 Shares Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- al Ban k. elt Shares Stock Imperial Cotton Co. JOHN M. SHARPE, REAL ESTA’ SATURVAY, SEPTEMBFR 16, 1911, 330.85 in taxes. These amounts ra.|the government for the establishment | atl2 o'clock, m. at the court house door, expose | | to the highest bidder foccead any ee mort- gage, defuult having m mac n payment | 2 : | thereot. Sane tocieg described land: Beginning | clude internal revenue and corpora-|of the Appalachian forest reserve, Ste teecillen NG ; ae » N.C. | will complete the work of examining | May 12 Oe ence ree cael ek during the year before by nearly #4,-|fvel and lighting 3.0, metals and Jeaving Asheville Thursday August | Bingham’s corner, and runs with her line north 000, 000. |implements 3.0, lumber and building 31st hree da sin the Land of the| 41 degrees cast 36 polse tn ¢ stake in the, beomse: | Among the other products taxed|materials 10.7, drugs and chet Sky, ample Assn to visit the man corner; ce uD under the inte > AWS : cals 4.1, housefurnishing goods 0.1,|*"?? : ; ' rnal revenue laws are, . points of interest in Western Nort ou want to buy a good Watch see me. Watch cleaned right see me.j te your Watch see me. If you want a Kodak just see me. H. B- WOODWARD SCHUFIELD ENGINES #2 BOILERS “Have Stood the Test of Time” They have no superior in point of DURABILITY and are Best Adapted for Saw Mills, Oll Mills, Cetton Gins; in fact, where Heavy Duty is required. Write for prices on Saw Mills, Shingle Mills, etc. BOILERS. We carry for immediate shipment the Best Constructed Boilers, ranging from 12 H. P. to 150. H. P. Write today for our illustrated catalog. g! 1 $. SCHOFIELD’S SONS CO, Works and Head Office, MACON, GA. Branch Office, 307 West Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C. a Asheville A Complete Store | at astone. corner of lot No. 8. in the line of lot No | tion tax. 7, and rune 62 degrees east 27 poles to 8 ators.| The Philippine Islands made the |the lands already offered about Octo- smallest aggregate collection, with|per 1 and. will probably have their | | corner of lot No 7; thence south 69 degrees west 38 poles to a stake in the public road; thence with $95,471.01, of which slightly more| gata ready for the commission charg- 5O the rand sooth § dazrass ont ti ms angvees enw corne? of lota Nos. 5,6 and 7; south 86 degrees east 96 poles ton stake in Atwell s line, corner of lot than $100 w i - . . Noe: thence with Atwell’s line north 4 $100 dened poration tax ed with carrying out the terms of the | east 40 poles to a pine stump; thence north 85 Je | geemeq to Give Him a New Stomach. Weeks act by January 1. This is the| “L suffered intensely after eating and opinion of William L. Hall, of the thence north 21 degrees west 40 poles 10 @ stake, corner of the homejot No 8; thence svuth 45 de- west 56 poles to the beginning, containing no medicine or treatiment 1 tried seem- |forest service, in charge of the work writcsH.M.Young- | of examining the lands. good,” Lake View, edto do any peters ,editor of The Sun, About 130,009 acres have already | 26% acres mo! or ones a ws, WILE . mt - BELLE &. “, |Ohto. * irst f Cham- i Aug. 15, 1911. Mortgages. Shee, the fet “ind Liver Tablets | been ene For Ce ae Repaired. ADMINISTRATOR’SeNOTICE. | S2ve me, surprising relief and the see~ | says Mr. , prices ranging from ond bottle seemed to give me os He lan acre for cut over up to about $20| “Having qualified as -administrator of h.”” Woods, Tocssent, late of isvine Sin N. stomach and -perfectly good healt an acre for heavily timber ed -proper-| For sale by all dealers. J. U. LAMPRECHT, ited ls % ‘ mre fou it i ial ad i en REN SS ae ae thie is to * agrainat ee , the evtate pete them to the| 4 well, known Des Moines woman af- ties have been asked. on or A 15, 1912. or thie | ». tforing miserably fi days |, Much progresinge says, bas already East Front Street noties wil by pga in bar at from bowel complaint, Y serured by one | been made in the Work in the South- 100 ae - in oie Seen RV ee, |e me . , Remedy. For sale by all Marrhoes dealers. ern Sta from which offers of more than a million acres have come. Avs. 4 pd eh is kaa ty rai celal al, Jeweler. I have added a line of Dry _ Goods and,ityou can tind almost| anything “you are looking for at my store. Big lot of Cultivator Points. W.H. KIMBALL BRICK! Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile. Orders solicited from surrounding towns. STATESVILLE BRICK CO. Stylish Livery. My livery is the best tes ag and most up-to-date in he i I have every kind of vehi necessary for a city livery. Horses and mules bought and sold. Have some mules now on band. Cash or time to suit, S. i. Holland, ’Phone 3. . Day or Night. ’ ‘a complete and I am prepared to de any kind of repair work. | ings up to | | Pipe and Shafting. my Machine Shop ENGINE AND BOILER wORK A SPECIALTY —"""” a fall line of Steam Fit- inches. Injectors, Lu- ricators, Oil Caps and Jet Pumps‘ Also car Cc. H. TURNER Depot Street. _Desler ie Machinery. DR T. D. WEB DENTIST. Office tm Mite’ Building over Sloan Clothing Os, Office hous 2.20 to de'elock. "PHONE S78. A ngrent & 1916, THE LANDMARK yripay, - — August 25, 1911. THE TROUTMAN REUNION. A Large Gathering and a Ptleas- ant Day. Correspondence of The Landmark. Warly last Friday morning the Troutmans were gathering at the old Troutman graveyard, which is surrounded by a massive rock wall that was planned and built by the great-great-great and great-great grandparents of those who assem- bled there on that beautiful morn- ing for a grand reunion of the Troutman family. In addition to the walled cemetery, there has been erected a splendid modern school building, which shows that those of the present generation are mak- ing an effort to bring up _ their children that they may be able to cope with others who have the op- portunities of the present day. At 10 o’clock the bell was souné ed, the crowd packed the large gchoo] house to its utmost capaci- ty and there were people enough on the outside to have filled it again. The exercises were opened by the reading of a chapter from God’s blessed Book and prayer by Rev. H. W. Jeffcoat. “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name’’ was then sung with deep feeling, after which the Troutman Historical Associa- tion was called to order by J. Claud Troutman, temporary chairman, M. F. P. Troutman, president, being absent. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved and this being the year for the election of officers the old officers were re-elected, viz: M. F. P. Troutman, president, C. O. Trout- man, vice president, and Paul W. Troutman, secretary. The associa- tion was then adjourned subject to the action of the president. At this juncture a song was Sung and the audience heard a very able address on ‘“‘The Moral and Religious Influence of the TroutmansUpon theCommunity,’’ by Rev. H. W. Jeffooat. Then anoth- er song and an address on “The Future Hope of the Troutman Fam- ily,”” by Rev. Reuben Goodman. A song followed and an intermission of a few hours was given, in which time the bounties of good things to eat, which had been pre- pared by the good ladies of the family and others not in the fam- ily, were spread on a table more than 100 feet long in the shape of the letter T, that had been ar- range? in the grove. After a few hours of, mingling together, shaking hands of loved ones and talking of the by-gone days of childhood, in which we once did ramble over. the hills, walk- dng cn stilts, climbing trees and sometimes visited a melon patch and from there to the swimming hole to cool our heated bodies; and the girls enjoyed their sports as well as we did ours. After that we again assembled in the school house to sing some more songs and talk about the duties that rest upon each of us. Among those who talked were J. Claud Troutman, Dr. Paul Ww. Troutman and Roy Troutman. We then scparated with the hope of seeing each other next year and many others who were not with us at this time. It was indeed a grand day and we are proud that we can meet together year by year and see our kindred and friends and try to build up a better and stronger in- fluence for~ good over our commu- nit and with those with whom we come in contact. Let us live bet- ter and try to be more obedient to those who have borne the toils and cares of life; and now as the threads of silver mingle with those of a darker hue, let us strive at all times to make their lives hap- py, putting flowers in their path- way and sunshine in their lives; and then when we have reached this stage in life we will be glad of she things which we have tried to do for those so near and dear to us. And now as a parting word I wish to say to those of our great and large family, let us try to do all that we can for the upbuilding of our name and have something to offer in some way for its benefit when we meet again next year. Aug 23. M. LLOYD TROUTMAN. Condemned Man Brok Electric Ctiair. When Oliver Locke, a negro wife murderer, was paying the penalty for his crime at the pen- itentiary at Eddyville, Ky., Tues- day, the condemned man, through whose body 2,000 volts of electric- ity were believed to be coursing, struggled for 28 minutes with su- perhuman strength and finally broke the leather straps that bound his arms and legs to the death chair. After breaking the straps the ne- gro toppled to the floor and appar- ently succumbed, but an examina- tion by the prison physician re- geld es a that he was slow- ‘ ng. is body was in strapped to the chair and 2600 volta of electricity turned on. Sev- eral minutes elapsed before life was extinct. —_—XXX_____ An Old School Teacher Dead. Raleigh News and Observer. Many people in North Carolina will read = with regret of the Geath in his Florida home of Ma- jor William Bingham Lynch, who for a long time was one of the first teachers in North . Carolina. He was educated at the famoua Biagham School and graduated from the University of North Car- olima with the highest honors. He was professor of Greek at Davidson College, served in the Confederate army with distinction, and at the flose of ‘the war was for 16 years co-principal with Major Robert Bingham at Bingham School, put moyed to Florida in the eighties, where he has since resided He was the highest type of the old a@chool teacher. All the local news and all the other news you want to know. Get THE LANDMARK, Out of HAVE FULFILLED PROMISES. Speaker Clark “Points With Pride” to the Record of the Democrats in Congress—D: ted Their Friends and Dumb’ Their Enemies. Washington Dispatch. Champ } er of the House of resentatives, in a re- view of the work of the first ses- sion of theSixty-secondCongress, de- clared that the Democratic party set a good example for Democrats everywhere and that the party had redeemed every promise it made in the campaign of 1910 when Dem- ocrats wrested control of the House from the Republicans. “At this session the Democrats have made a record which has sur- prised our friends and dumbfound- ‘ed our enemies,’ said Speaker Clark. “It has put heart and hope intoDemocrats everywhere. The ex- tra session was extraordinary not only in the sense of being a special session called by the President, but also in the amount and quality of the work done in the House by the combined Democrats and in- surgents, and the combined Demo- crats and Republican insurgents in the Senate, and especially by the unanimity of action developed by the House Democrats. \ . “It was predicted freely, en- thusiastically, vociferously and con- fidently, by the ‘standpat’ prese and orators that we would go to pieces. On that account and by reason of that hope they rejoiced that the extra session of Congress was called, so that we might go to pieces at the earliest possible date. But we have sorely disappointed all their expectations. They even set the date when we would go to pieces, which was the day of the Democratic caucus on January 19, but unfortunately for them in that caucus everything was done unanimously. They then said sure- ly we would go to pieces as soon as we reached the tariff question, but again they were doomed to disap- pointment, and we did not go to pieces at all. We are more thor- oughly united in the House at the end of the session, if possible, than at the beginning. “We have set a good example to Democrats everywhere. Sneered at for years as a party of mere negation and as being utterly lack- ing in ability for constructive statesmanship, we passed through the House more constructive legisla- tion. and better, than has passed through any House in the same length of time, in 20 years. We have set the pace in that for future houses. “We redeemed every promise made im order to carry the elec- tions in 1910. We have economiz- ed; we passed the reciprocity bill, the wool tariff bill, the free list bill, the cotton bill with the Sen- ate amendments, which included the iron and steel schedule and the chemical schedule; we submit- ted for ratification a constitution- al amendment providing for popular election of Senators of the Unit- ed States; we passed a bill for the publication of before the election; the rules, elective by the House; we passed a resolution to admit New Mexico and Arizona, and we passed a large number of other bills of more or less importance. It is a record of which we may well be proud and on which we will sweep the country in (1912. “To show how completely the ‘standpat’ Republicans are demor- alized, it is only necessary to quote the newspaper statement that there was great rejoicing and congratula- tion at the White House, because we failed by a scratch to get the two-thirds majority to over-ride the President’s veto, although we have only 63 majority in the House. To this coinplexion has it come at last, that the President, who rode into power by a huge majority, is glad to escape the humiliation of having his vetoes over-ridden in a House containing a majority of only 63. Small favors are thankfully receiv- ed by the administration. “Notwithstanding the fact that four cabinet members were on the floor of the House lobbying in fa- vor of the veto with all their pow- er, allurements and patronage of the administration to help them influence votes, 22 insurgent Re- publicans had the courage and manhood to override the President’s vetoes. What’s writ is writ, and whatever the future may have in store, the honor of having perfect unanimity among the Democrats and of achieving an extraordina- Ty amount of constructive etates- Mmanship at this extraordinary ges- 80n can never be taken away from us. Every Democrat in the House and every insurgentRepublican who stood up to the rack is entitled to his full share of credit. ‘We honestly and persistently endeavored to relieve the people of some of their burden of taxation but the President would not have it. To use a sporting phrase, ‘he blocked the game.’ On these is- Sues, We appeal to the country, feeling absolutely certain that as we have stood manfully for the best interests of the people, the people will stand by us.” we liberalized A New Matron at Barium. Our Fatherless Ones. We extend a cordial welcome to qMiss Mary Mebane, formerly a mis- sionary to Japan, who has taken u the duties of matron at Rumple Hall Already she has organized the girls there for the study of missions. iss Allie Arey, who was temporary matron for several weeks, has returned to her home near Elmwood. ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs multiply so fast the little fighters are overcome. Then see pimples, boils, eczema, salt- rheum and sores multiply and strength Tpolsons from the blood, and appetite fail. This condition de- ;mands Bilectric Bitters to regulate stom- ach, liver and kidneys and to expel “They are the best blood purifier,” writes C. T. Bud- ahn, of Tracy, Calif., “I have ever found.” They make rich, red blood, Mrs. Harriet Baity, who lived five miles from Yadkinville, died Satur- day. She celebrated her 101st birth- day last June, Will Busick, a boy who oe and dangerously w another in Greensboro a few days ago, has fren released from jail on bail. _ The in- jured boy fs recovering The State Council of the Junior Or- der, in session at Asheville this week, elected officers asfollows: State coun- cilor, U. M. Gilligan, Goldsboro; vice councilor, N. L. Cruse, Greensboro; reba t S. F. Vance, Winston-Sa- em. Chas. _-T. Pinkston, ra‘lway postal clerk whose run is from inston to Roanoke, Va., died in a hospital in Roanoke ae ne me rane in apparent ea! ut was en with Caras nals Roanoke. He was 49 years old and a wife and six children, who live at Winston, survive. Buford Miles, who had left his fam- ily in Chesterfield county, Va., and eloped with Sarah Bowles, 19 years old, was arrested at Goldsboro Tues- day, when he arrived there with the girl, and pe in jail. Then he attempt- is ed to cut his throat witha pocketknife and his injuries are serious. The girl was returned to her home. MATTERS OF NEWS. The jury in the noted Beattie | wife murder® case, on trial at) Chesterfield Court House, Va., was secured Wednesday and the taking | of testimony began yesterday. | “Hold your cotton for 13 cents’ is | the advice to be formally given to) farmers’ organizations bya committee | consisting of Senators Williams, of Mississippi, and Owen, of Oklahoma, and Representative Burleson, of Tex- as, representing a conference of Sen- ators and Representatives from seven | cotton growing States. A committee) will urge the State banking associa- | tions to co-operate against ‘‘the bear-| ish movement of the speculators.”” | SALE OF CITY PROPERTY. Y VIRTUE of a judgment of the fuperior | | | | | WHAT YOU CAN SAVE Crop prospécts for the past two months have put us to thinking, where and how we could maintain our volaome of business. This we feel sure we have overcome and at the same time help the consumer economise and still meet his or her usual demands with at least 25 per cent, less cost, by converting our entire basement department into a Mill End and Sample Store To this end we have spent much time in get- ting together Mill Ends in almost every class of merchandise by the case. We can save you from 2c. to 5c yard on all staple cotton fabrics. Jast what all of you will need most of for fall and winter. When we' say we can and will save you 24c. to 5c. yard we knowthat we areright. . We have made comparisons by testing every line of Mill Euds we are runnivg by weight and ark any one who may doubt this saving to kind- ly seléct same class of merchandise from regular stock aud make the test. Kindly read and note the following savings on just what you will be forced to buy during the next 30 days, and if you like come prepared to make the comparison by weight, and we assure you every item will figure jost the saving we claim over same class of merchandise from goods bought from fall bolts: From Full Bolts. From Mill Ends. 10 yards Striped Chambray, 8 1-2c. 10 yards Apron Check Ginghams, 8c. 10 yards Outing, ass’d col. and patt’ns, 10c. 10 yards And in Bleach, 10c. 10 yards Bleached Canton (heavy), 10c 10 yards Bleached Canton, extra heavy, 15c. 10 yards Denham Blue for Overalls, 18c. 10 yards 32 in. fine Gingham, fast colors, full case to select from, 15c. 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 15c. 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 10c. 10 yards fast color Prints, 6 1-2c. 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery, 10c. 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery, 15c. 10 yards Val and Cost from full bolts orchon Lace to close, 10c. regard s making the committees N Court of Iredell county. rend cial proceeding wherein A. B, Parker, ad ker and others are defendants. the highest bidder, at the ville, North Carolina, at 12 o'clock, =: the following described and lot in the city of Statesville. to-wit: Begintling R B. McLaugblin, Atty. August 25, 1911. Having qualified as campaign expenses | Worth a oe ene emcees Per ana W.A. Bristol. Att'y. ered in the spe- tor of Alice A. Parker. is plaintiff and Frank Par- undersigned commissioner will sell at public auction to the court house door in States- on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 1911, NOTICE TO CREDITORS. thetr recovery. All persons indebted to said VIN, Administrator of Alice Irvin. July 18, 1911. What you save at average cost for fall. fall. terest you. for fa)l stock. $3. 50. “Dur Specials,” Gold Medal Coffee, Simon Pure Lard, Water Ground Meal, Carno Hen Feed, ceries. Mason Jarsand Rubbers, Hollybrook Chick Feed. ’Phone 89 when you want anything in Gro- Eagle & Milholland. $ 10 yards Striped Chambray, 6 1-2c. $ 10 yards Apron Check Ginghams, 5c. 10 yards Outing (same), 7 1-2c. 10 yards Androsc n Bleach, 8 1-2c. 10 yards Bleached Canton (heavy), 8 1-3c 10 yards Bleached Canton (extra heavy), 124c. 10 yards Blue Denham for Overalls, 12jc. 10 yards 32 in. Gingham, fast colors, full case to select from, 10c. 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 10c. 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 7 1-2c. 10 yards fast color Prints, 5c. : 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery to close, 5c. .50 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery to close, 7$c. .75 10 yards Valand Torchon Lace to close, 34c. / Gost from Mill Ends — me pt et SY S R S S B ZU S S g u r BU B B RR B A R w A R et et et te t — oe — ° ) y, Try it and test by weight and see where we are right. Eight-cent Gingham pnt upin bundles one half to 2-yard lengths, sold by bundle only. at less than 4c. yard. 98c. bundle, less than 4c. yard. Two thousand pair Shoes for men women and children in basement , 10c. Outing put up in bundles, Here is your place to buy fall Shoes. Boys’ and Men’s Clothing in basement at prices to suit hard times. Children’s Tub Dresses in basement, half price. Just what you need Two-piece Wash Suits for Ladies, just what you want for early Choice $2.00. Some of these suita sold regular for $7.50. One hundred Ladies’ fine Wvolen Tailored Suits for fall and winter, half price. See them and save. You will find something that will in- Two hundred men’s fine Suits, some medium weights, mostly weights that can be worn the year‘round, at less than cost. Must make room Oxfords going at and below cost. All %5 Oxfords being closed at Ask to see our $3.00 line now selling at $2.50. Basement will be stacked to its fallest capacity all through the fall in Mill Ends and Samples. Make it a point to always visit this de- partment while in the city. the Northern markets studying fall styles in Millinery. Always glad to see you. Mrs. McKee and Miss Fowler are both on Very truly, THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. cee ene Successor to I. N, Sharpe. 650 cents. trial subscription. Mo et Gt: Manufacturers’ Clean-Up Sale: We have just received per express a lot of Lingerie Dresses for Ladies, Miases and Juniors. These dresses sold throughout the season at $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 and $8.00. Onr price on this lot $3.98. We have also an assortment of light-weight printed Lawn Dresses which formerly sold for $2.50 to $5.00. Our price on this lot is $1.75 to $2.50. These dresses are all in per- fect condition and made on the very latest lines with Ki- mona Sleeves, with high and low neck. We urge those who are interested in such dresses tocome at once before the sizes are broken. strong nerves and build up your Health. Try them, We. at W. F. Hall's. IES’ FURNISHING STORE. . W. WALTON, Manager. A I ee a IN TS NG \ SS South Yadkin Mills Will give 39 lbs. No. 1 Flour, one iB. Middlings and 13 Ibs. - of Bran for a Bushel of Wheat. South Yadkin Mills, Alexander Co. “Give THE LANDMARK three months’ Straw Hats at Half rice. $3.00 Styles Reduced to $2 50 Styles Reduced to $2.00 Styles Redaced to $1.50 Styles Reduced to These are new goods and thestyles are the latest. THE SHOE S. B. MILLER, - MAN. all $1.50 1 25 1.00 75 - ROCKERS! We have them. Good ones and better ones. We havea good oak frame Porch Rocker " with double cane seat and < 4, back for only $1.50. It will pay you to trade with us. We are agents for the STANDARD SEW- IN@ MACHINES. Come in and gee them. u Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, UNDERTAKERS. EMBALMERS. Day ’Phone 400. Night Phone 1258. MAN TO FIRE AND FELL DEAD. Y H Harrison Ran to the oung Hyman ae From Over-Exertion. Hyman Harrison, 15-year-old .6on of Mr. and Mrs. N. Harrison, be- came overheated running to the fire of the Statesville Lumber Com pany Saturday and died from the effects. Young Harrison was up town when the fire alarm was turned in about 11 o’elock. He ran all the way to the depot, a little over a half mile. A little boy saw Harri- son run into the freight depot and fall. The boy called Dr. J. F. Carlton, who was passing. Dr. Carlton saw at once that Harrison was in a critical condition from be- ing overheated and began trying to revive him. Other doctors were summoned and reached there in @ few minutes. For nearly ap hour all worked hard and fast but noth- ing could be done to eave the boy. he opinion prevails that he was ead a few minutes after he fell and that nothing could have saved him. jany fear of the flour mill proper-|he will hardly live unless he - The news that the young fellow |ty ;proves; and it may be that be had jes stricken spread rapidly | The fire apparatus of the flour|really wanted to go but lacked the and hundreds gathered and silently | mill was resorted to when the fire | nerve. watched the faithful fight of physicians to bring him back life. Mr. N. Harrison, father He the family to arrive. affected when he away. The doctors gave up and nounced the boy dead a few min- utes before 12 o'clock and the body was transferred to the home on Walnut street pro- Deceased is survived by his parents, a sister and four broth- eva. Dr. Harry Harrison, a broth- er, lives in Norfolk, Va @uneral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the residence on Walnut by Dr. Meyerburg, of Goldsboro, and the interment was in Oakwood cemetery See eens Death of Mr. J. Walter Aged Woman Dead. Lentz— Mr. J. Walter Lentz died Satur- | ville’s early industries, and his} lata; day night 10 o'clock at bome in Cha reburg township, a 51 years and some months. had been fl! five weeks with typhoid fever. Mr. Lentz was a prominent man dent, B. R. Thurman secretary and that |treasurer and manager. in his neighborhocd and one will be very much missed. church. Surviving are his three sons, Messrs. A. E., William and John Lentz, and one daugh- ter, Miss Mary Lentz. The funeral was conducted Sun-|sume business as soon as they can day afternoon at 4 o'clock by Rev. | get ready. L. H. Query and the interment was | decided upon. Setzer, | Cofored Boy’s Big Haul—Robbed the at Bethesda church. Mrs. Barbara Delinger widow of Henry Setzer, died Friday at her home in Shiloh township, aged 91 years, 11 months and two diys. Mrs. Setzer was a member of Sharon Lutheran church and the remains were interred there Saturday with funeral services by Rev. W. A Lutz, of Statesville. Deceased was the mother of five children and four survive, viz.: Mrs. W. A. Rhyne, of Statesville; Mrs. BD. M. Young, of Chase City, Va.; Mr. James Setzer, of Hickory, and Wm. Setzer, of this county. Charch News. Rev. Chas. E .Maddry returned last week from his vacation and con. ducted services at the First Bap- tist Mhurch Sunday morning. Rev. Dr. Scott preached at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning ani the last of the Sunday evening union services was held at this ch.irch Sunday evening, con- ducted by Rev. W. M. Walsh. At a meeting Friday evening of the laymen who are arranging for the county convention of the Lay- men’s Missionary Movement, which will be held in Broad or Meth- odist church September 8-10, it was decided to abandon the plan of giv- ing the delegates to the conven- tion a supper, as previously an- nounced. Instead the visitors to the convention will be entertained during their stay in town. A meeting will begin at Eligy, Chambersburg township, Friday. Services Friday, Saturday and Sun- day at 11 o’clgek. -* : Miss Sherrill and Mr. Slaine Married in Pennsylvania. Miss Zelma Sherrill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sherrill, who Hve on the Taylorsville road, two and a half miles west of town, and Mr. Fred. Slaine, of Statesville, were married last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the WBpiscopal church at Lewistown, Pa. MiseSher- rill was visiting ber sister, Mrs. T. B. Walker, inLewistown, andMr. Slaine joined her there. They are now visiting Mr. Slaine’s rela- tives at Grafton, W. Va. They will return to Statesville in about two weeks and will go to housekeep- ing in Mrs. Burke’s cottage, on Mulberry street. Mr. Silaine is connected with the Siaine Glass Company. The marriage was a general eur- prise to home people, as the young people had kept their plans secret. ACCUSED OF STEALING! EB. .B. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Me., idly accuses Bucklep's Arnica Salve stealing—the sting from burns or scalde—the pain from sores of kinds —the distress im Bruises, or “Tt and Vas ox- the | first started but had to | nothing of|ment arrived 1 the boy, was the first member of |t6 be doneinthe way of extinguish-|, 4, , His : wan soltng the fire and the efforts of the |!d at the county home today realized the/jfiremen were directed towards sav- hopeless condition of his son that | {ng surrounding property and in he fainted and had to be carried ;this way lots of lumber was saved jhad the fire started a few minutes jlater there would have been prac- 4 o'clock at} street, | | ¥ RK. STATESVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1911. LUMBER ©O, PLANT BURNED.|HAD PREPARED FOR SUIOIDE. Fire Saturday Destroyed the Plant | Am Inmate) of the County Home of the Statesville Lumber Oo. Made Preparation For Self De —Loss Probably $3,000 Above struction—Has Since Died. Insuragce. Will Brown, an inmate of th Fire which started in the boil-|county home, “professed a desire er room of the Statesville Lumber }|to end his earthly career and made Company Saturday morning about)a bluff at suicide Friday afternoon 11 0’ k completely destroyed the/about 5 o’clock, plant and considerable lumber! Brown is about 40 years old and | stacked on the yard. The damage jin poor health. He was committed is estimated at $8,000 to $9,000 /|to the home about the first of the and there was $600 insurance | month from the northern section of on the property. ‘the county. Friday he told one of The boiler room of the States- | the inmates that he wanted to use® ville Lumber Company was on the/a rope he saw about the place to west side of the plant and not | hang himself,but he was not taken many feet from the warehouse of |seriously. Friday afternoon he got the Statesville Flour Mills. When|the rope, climbed a tree and had the fire first started there was ajtied the rope about his neck when fairly strong breeze that drove/a colored woman saw him and noti- the flames eastward into the other | fied Keeper Thompson. Brown came connecting departments of the jum-;down out of the tree without urg~ ber plant. From these the flames'|ing when he saw he was discover- spread to piles of stacked lumber/|ed and his lack of zeal in’ the on the yards. Later the breeze |matter has caused doubt of his se- changed around and blew the rious intentions. flames toward the flour mill ware- But who knows? It is said that house but they were kept back and/he has never been any account; at no time did there seem to be/|that his, health is such now that accomplished when the city fire depart- There was nothing | Brown died yesterday about 11.30 from the effects of disease from which he suffered and will be bur- ‘father lives in the West somewhere and he has some brothers and sis- ters in the county. HEALTH REGULATIONS. Cases of Contagious Diseases Must It 1s interesting to note that | HBED tically no water available to fight| Be Reportfd—The Heplth Law. | fire with. Plumbers were at work : | Dr. Arch. Campbell, the county | fn the Salisbury branch cutting in em } | two the large water pipe when Pre Fe ate ree ot | the alarm stopped them Probably } . Tt fe 2 the | two minutes more and the water eit re eee thie {would have been shut off from that) oe eee ae ‘ hick. she | pipe. jcourty. The care with whic The lumber plant was located report is ue out is commended near the depot on the property ae ue etter says, among other jof Mr. L. C. Wagner. Mr. Wag-|- ....- a= yeas ner’s loss in buildings will amount} | soe ee Oe to geveral hundred dollars and he|W@ Nove that yo : tad no ‘usufance. The ette was |°5¢ of meusles to report and tha occupied years ago by the spoke | YOu state that there {s considerable | | He was/ress was an elder in Bethesda Presbytertan}gene and Will Morrison, Mr. Sher- wife, | rill, | | ae: ,, 60 odd Ifollars in’ sliver and several checks |!mmediately give notice thereof to —and jumped out the back door. the quarantine officer or deputy He was discovered too late to|@arantine officer. }whooping cough in Statesville but jthat none Las been reported to you. |We would like to ask if it is mop possible for you to secure better enforcements of sections 17 and 11 States- was used by Mr. Wagner ag a cooperage establishment. The officers of the lumber and haudle works, one of com- hapter 62.” . pany are Eugene Morrison — presi- = ‘ dent, A. R. Sherrill vice presi- Sections 17 and 18, to whic Dr. Campbell desires that atten- _|Uon be directed, are as follows: bite ao “Section 17. If a househoulder ~~ |Knows that a person within his family is sick with smallpox, diph- theria, scarlet fever, measles, whoop- ing cough, yellow fever, typhus fe- ver, cholera or bubonic plague, he Shall immediately give notice thereof to the quarantine officer or deputy quarantine officer “Section 18. If a physician sus | Pects that a person whom he is} Cash Drawer—Other Court Items. |¢called to visit is infected with | ismallpox,diphtheria,measles, whoop-| owned by Messrs. Mr. Thurman and Mr Will Alexander, of Charlotte, The Statesville Lumber Co. has ordered new machinery and will fre- A location has not been Marvin Clark, colored, 12 or 13 : _| years old, early Saturday morn- |! Sansome ae ing stole between $140 amd $150//0T) YO OW Teves, Caer by em. from the store of Mr. John A.|0nlc Plague, he on , 5 ; lit- | powered and authorized to quaran-| Hoes qated ace eee tine the individual of the house- | when the clerk’s eyes were turn- hold according to the quarantine | the ed and he cleaned out the money ae ak Rar ernie ns shall Violations’ of these acts are misdemeanor, subject to a fine of not tess than $10 nor more than $50 or imprisonment for 30 days, and the person who violates them is also liable to a penalty of $25, catch him bnt it was later learned who he was and Policeman Kerr and Deputy Gheriff Ward caught him. The boy piloted the officers to where he had hid the checks under the house, and to where he had thrown the bag of silver in meee to any person who shall sue a gully. He kept the currency in Hocechalders ane phyectana his pocket and had it there when arrested. The boy admitted the crime and was committed to jail by ‘Squire King. Clark {s the same negro who, with others, broke into the Sunday school room of the First Presbyte- rian ohurch about Christm and stole pennies from the missionary box. Bud Lackey and Minor Belt, two will take notice of the requirements of the law and. observe them. It is not only proper to obey the law but it is a duty to one’s. neigh- bors and the public to report these contagious and infectious diseases Some time ago complaint was made that many families gave no notice of whooping ceugh and thus chil- dren of the neighborhood were al- lowed to come in contact with the disease. The law makes this a mis- little negroes, were fined $2.50 each : by the mayor for assaulting John |denteanor. Stamps, another little negro. Attempted Murder in Oaldwell— Henry Kestler, colored, was fined $5 and cost by the mayor for dis- orderly conduct. ‘Boy Killed Bald Eagle. The proudest boy in the coun- ty Saturday without doubt was John Orawford, of Loray, a boy about 15 years old, who killed an eagle that morning. John, Adger Morrison and Clifton Bass ‘were out squirrel hunting a mile south of Loray about 9 o'clock and were watching for squirrels when a bald eagle soared and hovered above the tree tops, and John shot and brought the bird down. He did not kill him dead.but gathered him up and brought him to town part- ly alive and put him on display at the store of the Polk Gray Drug Co. Hundreds of people visited the store Saturday to see the eagle. He measured 6 feet and 10% inch- es, from tip of one wing to the, tip of the other and weighed over Former Resident of Statesville. A special to the Charlotte Ob- 6erver says that on Thursday night, about 9.39, W. A. Elliott, who lives two miles from Lenoir on the Henkel farm and is manager of the @loverfesf cairy, was sitting in his home when he was fired on from the outside by a man who ran away Later some one was heard walking about the yard and Mr Elliott took his pistol in hand and went out to see who the intru- der was. Tne man ran again. Mr. Elliott called to him to halt or he would Kill hiti,whereupon the man stopped and stooped down. When Elliott came up within a few feet of the man crouched upon the ground, the intruder shot at El- liott and the bullet passed through Elliott’s hat and singed the hair on top of his head, but otherwise he was unhurt. His assailant fled and has not been captured. aoe re ee = Mr. Elliott formerly lived on the The bald eagle is rare around |MenBel farm on the eastern limits of Statesville. He came to States- ville from Qooleemee, lived here about four years and moved to Le- noir about four years ago. ee ennennnEnEnnEIEInRanTEEEEnEiieeeemeeeeeteeet A KING WHO: LEFT HOME Set the world to talking, but Paul Mathu! of Buffalo, N. Y., says he always KEMPS AT MOM the: Ming of ives—Dr. . New a here but several have been killed. in different parts of the State this year. The bald eagle, or white- headed sea eagle, as it is sometimes called, is not uncommon throughout the North American continent and ie especially abundant in Plortda. They live on different Kinds of _ Miss ‘Gu; , 4;m from 1858 to 1867. DR. DANIEL MceGILVARY DEAD. Veteran Missionary Passed Away in Siam on the 22d—Father of Mrs. K. W. Orr, of Statesville —Native of North Carolina and For Fifty-Three Years Missionary in Siam. . A cablegram to his daughter, Mrs R. W. Orr, received in States- Ville Friday, evnounced the death of Rev. Daniel MeGilvary, D. D., Which oceurred at Chieng Mai, Si- am, last Tuesday, the 22d, after a brief illness. Dr McGilvary had been a mission worker in Siam for 63 years. It was his desire that he might 2ie in the harness and be buried in Slam, where he had 80 long lived and labored, and his wish was granted. Although 83 yeurs old he was strong and active up to his last illness, which the ecanlegram says was brief. With hiin at the end was his wife, who has been his co-worker almost since the beginning of his missionary ca- reer One daughter, Mrs. William Harris (Miss Nellie McGilvary) is in Siam and it is supposed she, too, Was with her father. Another daughter, Mrs. (Miss Allie McGilvary), also a mission worker in Siam, and who with her husband visited in Statesville last winter and spring, ls now in Scotland visiting Mr. Gillies’ relatives. The other chil- dren live in this country. They are Mrs. R. W. Orr, of Statesville; Dr. Evander McGilvary, head of the Cepartment of philosophy in the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.; and Mr. Norwood McGilvary, Who {s an artist in New York. Al! the children were born in Siam. Dr. McGilvary was born in Moore county, N. C,, in 1828 and was ed- vcated at Bingham School and at Princeton Seminary In 1858 he went to Siam as a missionary of the Presbyterian Church. In 1860 he married in Siam Miss Sophia Bradley, the daughter of a mis- Siouary When the Presbyterian Church separated into Northern and Southern divisions during the ftrieggle of the 60s, the mission work in Siam was continued by the Northern Church, the Southern Church having no representatives there, and Dr M.cGilvary continued in the work under the Northern Ciuureh. He labored in lower Si- ‘ That year wént 500 miles into the inte rior—into northern Siam, known as the Laos country. He was the plonecr missionary in that part of the courtry, he and his family were the first white people to go there and for a year they lived there with no white people nearer than 500 miles In the Lacs country Dr. McGil- vary has laboured ever since. Now there are many mission stations and many nutive Christians, the result of his lubors begun in 1867. There were ;¢u:s of persecution, years when the lives of Dr. McGil- vary and his family were in great dange:, but opposition passed and his work prospered unhindered. For a time Dr. MecGilvary was not al- lowed to own or rent a house in which to live. During that period he lived in what was known as a “rest house,” with few comforts. So devoted was he to his work, Dr. McGilvary made but four vis- its to the home land in the 53 years. He was entitled to a fur- lough every six years, but the har- vest was plenteous and the labor- ers few, and he rested little. Dur- ing his visits to this country Dr. McGilvary spent much time in Statesville. His daughters were educated here and after the mar- riage of his oldest daughter, ‘Mrs. Orr, in Statesville, he visited in her home. In this way he was well known to many. Statesville people. His last visit here was in 1906. Mrs. McGilvary came here in 1905 and was taken ill. For a long time her condition was very serious. Dr. McGilvary joined her, her condition improved and they returned to Siam together. Last fall Dr. and Mrs. McGilvary celebrated their golden wedding in Siam. The native Christians, of their own volition, in appreciation of what Dr. McGilvary and Mrs. MecGilvary had done for them, gave them on that occasion a solid ham- mered silver tray, of native work- manship, appropriately ingeribed. On this tray is a picture of the bamboo “rest house’? in which Dr. and Mrs. McGilvary lived in the days of the persecution and' a pic- ture of the bamboo bridge across the river; and by contrast is also Pictures of the comfortable home in which the missionaries now live and the steel bridge that has taken the place of the bamboo bridge. Notwithstanding his advanced age Dr. McGilvary was vigorous Last year he traveled 240 miles—120 euch way—to the annual meeting of the missionaries, riding a pony be- ing the means of travel. His only cémplaint was that he had to hold his horse in check to keep’ pace with the ladies of the party. The last three years Dr. McGil- vary had been engaged in writing the story of his Kife work in Siam. He took up this work reluctantly because of the time it would take from his evangelistic labors, but he did it at the urgent insistence of the mission board. Dr. McGilvary ia related to the MelIvers in Moore county and also has relatives in Texas. His death Was the -first in his family circle. All his children and grandchildren aro Hving. -~A good number from here went on the Southern’s excursion to Asheville yesterday. ( Rei bk |of Statesville, spent Sunday Miss Lucy Thurston } Roderick Gillies! who is| | Statesville, GOOD RAINS AT TAYLORSVILLE. Social and Personal Items— Miss Overcash to Teach in Tay- lorsville. Correspondence of The Landmark. Taylorsviile,Aug. 28——Taylorsville was blessed with a good rain Fri- day evening and another shower Saturday afternoon. It is the firet rain we have had since Au- gust 6th. Mrs. J. B. Barnes’ entertained a number of young people Friday evening, complimentary to her | guests, Misses Nentie Deal and} Myrtle Houston, of Davidson. De- | spite the rain there were 23 pres- | } ent. Interesting games were en- joyed ard ice cream and cake were | served. Mr. James D. Dorsett, of | Spencer, spent the week-end here | with friends. Mr. Charles Fulp, | here | with friends. will go to Charlotte tomorrow to/| visit her friend, Mrs. Fred. H. | White. Dr. A. M. Herman, of | Cleveland, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kans., who have been visiting their | #4? mother, Mrs. L. Herman, will leave | this morning. Miss Margaret spent tit! Monday here. from Thursday BRIEF ITEMS OF LOCAL NEWS, —Those who attended Balle Creek campmeeting from here, and there were several, report a large crowd and well behaved. The water supply of the spring held out well. —wWith the tumult and the shout- ing at the bex ball alley.2cross the way, the place is fast developing into a near-nuisance. In fact to call it the whole thing wouldn't be far wrong. x —Mr. P. P. Purnell, who recent- ly moved to Charlotte to work for the Southern Cotton Oil Co., Fri- day moved his family to Charlotte, His mother-in-law, Mrs. Deal, wilh live with them in Charlotte. — Esue Turner, colored, about 16 years old, presumably beating @ ride ou a freight train Sunday morning, fell off west of the depot and his left foot fell under the car and was so badly cut that part of it had to be amputated. —Mrs. Fred. H. White (who was Miss Ethel Stevenson, of Moores- vilie), who was recently seriously Herman, of Wichita, |i9Jured in an automobile accident Hendersonville, ber home in Charlotte was taken te Saturday. {She is slowly but steadily recovering Overcash, of | from her injuries. —Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Culbreth, | We are glad to | who were visiting here, left yes- say Miss Overcash will teach music|terday for Blackfoot, Idaho, where here this year, of September. beginning the 1st | Mr. Culbreth was offered a position as assistant cashier in a bank. Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Gibson, of |they hed been living in Coalgate, Baltimore, are visiting Dr. ees and intended to return there aunt, Mrs. Sarah Feimster, and his cousin, Mrs. M. G. Campbell. | Dr. Gibson is the son of Mr. W. B. Gibson,of Statesville, reared in Lredell. ‘Mises Cora Moore, of until the Idaho offer came. —Mr. Ralph Graves Bryant, of Providence, Meckler.burg county, and waSiand Miss Wair Wolfe, of Pleasant Valley, ‘S. C., were married Satur- States-|day at the home of Rev. Dr. A. A. ville, spent Sunday here with her |McGeachy, in Charlotte. Mrg.ry- cousin, Mrs..G. W. Patterson. Mr./ant is the youngest brother Of Mr; Addison Smith and _ sister, Miss | Lura, of North Wilkesboro, came over Saturday and spent the night with their father, Mr. J. D. Smith. | Miss Ruby Deal accompanied them | home yesterday and will spend Bev | eral days with them. Mr. C. P. Burke, who has. been traveling this summer ,for the Aluminum Company of América, came home last, week and will spend the re- mainder of his vacation with his| parents, Mr. and Mys. R. B. Burke. Mr. and Mre. Thomas Henkel, of Hickory, are in town. Miss Sarah Burke will go to Statesville’ to- morrow to spend a week. Mise Hat- tie Cooper, of Mooresville, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. R. B. Burke, for some time, will leave tomorrow. Mr. Clarence Patterson, of Statesville, was a Sunday visitor here. Mrs. W. T. Woodruff, of Raleigh, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. T. Kelly. Mrs. Katherine Litthe and daught- er, Mrs. O. L. Hollar, and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinette attended the funeral of Mrs.* Little’s brother-in- law, Mr. Charlie Little, at St. Pe ter’as church, Catawba county, Fri- day afternoon. Mrs. Katherine Little and Mr. El- bert Chatman went to Asheville to- day and will be married there to- night. Mrs. W. A. Robinette, of Hamlet, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. La D. Rob- inette. Mrs. G G. White, who spent some time here with relatives, re- turned to Statesville this evening. hilled in a Panic. Canonsburg, Pa., Dispatch, 27th. Twenty-six dead from suffocation, 25 seriously injured, 30 suffering from minor hurts, is the human toll exacted last night during an inex- cusable panic at a moving picture show in theCanoveburg opera house. The moving picture machine devel- oped a slight defect. A small boy shouted ‘Fire!’ at the same time starting for the narrow exit. Bolus Dubrowski, a foreign miner, one of the dead, a giant in proportions, jumped from his seat and ran wild- ly for the same exit. In a moment there was a fighting, struggling Mass after him. At the head of a narrow stairway, which led to the street, the foreigner tripped. As he rolled down the stairs he swept others before him who were waiting their turn to enter the theater and soon there was an in- describable pilé-of "human beings at the foot fo the steps, battling like mad. With the exception of three persons all of the dead are logal people. It was all over within a short time. Volunteer firemen, several policemen and a few level-headed citizens untangled the human mass. The unhurt and those slightly in- Twenty-Six Semscless sured were fulled from the top of the pile. As they gained the Street they ran screaming like maniacs to all parts of the small town. Next came the more serious- ly injured, and these were sent home or taken to nearby houses whlic a few were rushed, uncon- scious, to the hospitals. Then the rescuers came to the silent forms of those who had reach- ed the fatal stairway first. One af- ter another, the victims, many of them women and small children, were carried to tho sidewalk. All had been suffecated and the faces showed terror. ATTACK LIKE TIGERS! In fighting to keep the blood pure the white corpuscles attack disease germs like tigers. But often germs multiply so fast the little fighters are overcome, Then see pimples, boils, eczema, salt- rheum and sores multiply and strength and a ite fail. This condition de- mands Blectric Bitters to regulate stom- ach, liver and kidneys and to isons from the b it blood purifier,” ahn, of Tracy, Calif., found.” They make P. A. Bryant, of The Landmark. —Mr. R. F. Henry, the revenue officer who was so badly shat in Wilkes county some weeks ago by blockaders, passed through here Saturday on his way home. He has about recovered. Another one of the blockaders, Zonia Nance, sur- rendered at Wilkesboro Friday. -—Milas Hall, colored, left bis sick horse in the sun in the back let on Court street Friday. The of- ficers found it out and gave Milas his ehoice of killing the horse to end its suffering or take a turn at the chain gang for cruelty to ani- —Mr. William Earl Hidden, of Newark, N. J., passed through here Sunday en route to Henderson county to look after some mining property. Mr. Hidden was long en- gaged in mining Hiddenite inAlex- ander county and is known to many people here. He is spending some time in the State. —At a full meeting of the board of aldermen Saturday night, Police~ man T. B. Hargett was exonerated immoral conduct in July. Pending the hearing he had been suspend- ed from the force and no décision has been announced as to whether he will be reinstated. —wWhile asleep at Atwell’s cafe at the depot Saturday. night, H. D. Ballard, a Southern engineer, was rele of $15 in cash, three passes and some receipts. He put hits .pocketbook under his pillow and after taking out the contenta the burglar put the purse back un- der the pillow. . No clue as yet. —The Newton News says that Mr. Henry T. Setzer, who last week bought a $600 automobile from Mr. Harold Yount, of ~ Statesville, is the first farmer in - Catawba county to own an automobile. It is said that many Mecklenburg farmers own machines. Is there an Iredell farmer—a real farmer —who owns one? —Just exactly five weeks ago yes- terday—July 24—a good shower of rain fell in Statesville. Since then tnere has been a sprinkle on two or three occasions, not enough to lay the dust until yesterday, when another good shower fell. More rain fell last night, praise be, and today~ there is mud where for so long has been dust, and never was mud more welcome. , —Dr. J. M. Templeton, of Cary, Wake county, was in town a short time Friday, on his way to Union Grove, .where he made a speech at a Farmers’ Union picni¢ Sat- urday. Dr. Templeton spent a part of his boyhood days in south fre- dell, where his father, Rufus Tem- pleton, was native, and early after the war spent part of his time. én Statesville, his father being in bupi- ness here. ~-Freight train No, 74 was wrecked at the foot of the moun- tain Sunday morning, at Denver, and ten cars were turned over. The track was blocked until late in the afternoon. ‘the firet eastbound passenger train to get through wae No. 22, due in Statesville at 1.20 p. m, which arrived at 8 p. m. No. 12 reached here after 9_ o'clock the same night. No. 36, due here at 11 a. m., was annulled for the day. : —Mesers. R. H. Rickert, R, At Montgomery, C. M. Steele and Robt. Rickert went to Fifth Creek churehy, in Cool Spring bevy Sunday afternoon, where Mr. * H. Rickert spoke in behalf of the Laymen's Missionary Movement and the meeting of laymen to be held in Statesville next month. “Mr. Rickert, not only made a fine talk —-@ very fine talk”’—eaye Mr. Montgomery, “but we heand some atrong nerves and build up fry thom. lec. at W. FF. . pieves.”” of the finest music I ever 1 It beats the fiddling music all ta es mals, and Milas Killed the horse. . of a charge of having engaged in , - a FUBSDAY, —— August 29, 1911. GIVE NOTICE PROMPTLY. Bubecribers who fail to receive The Landmark at the proper time will confer a favor by notifying the effice. It is supposed the paper fs properly delivered until ¢here is faformation to the contrary. If motice is given promptly the fault will be found and corrected. The publisher is as ao for ae paper to be delivere regu and promptly as the subscriber ean be, for he knows a ao petron is a permanent patron. Remember, however, that all the papers cannot be delivered at one and the same time. Delivery is begun as. 5000 48 the press starts Tuesday and Friday mornings, and fs completed as soon as possible. Bach route is served in turn. It would be a pleasure to sérve ev- ery subscriber simultaneously, but eas thatis impossible, the next best thing is done—the paper is put in the hande of the subscriber at the earliest possible moment. COMMENT ON VARIOUS MATTERS For some years Wilmington has Been noted as a place where the lawiess element seemed to have the upper hand; offences against the criminal law were many and eouvictions few. Some months ago Jadge Peebles was presiding in New Hanover Superior Court when a jury returned a verdict of ac quittal in a murder case. Feeling that the verdict was entirely con- trary to the weight of the testimo- ny, Judge Peebles denounced it and stated that he would not try another capital case in New Han- over, where it seemed to be easy to pack a jury to acquit. In view of this reputation of Wilmington and New Hanover, it is a pleasure ta prim the following paragraph, which has reference to a recent term of SuperiorCourt inWilming- ton: | That there is a decided change | of sentiment in this. community | with regard to the enforcement of the law, is amply reflected in the mumber of convictions secured in| Superior Court. There were 30 criminal cases considered, incilud- ing submissions, and of the num- ber there were 24 convictions, four acquittala and one mistrial. This ig considered a good showing for eny county, especially New Han- ever giving a thought to the fact that such concessions are violating the very bed-rock principle on which the government is founded. For in- stance, it is not uncommon for churches to ask of municipali- ties special rates on lights and water and often the special rate is permitted. If request should be made that an appropriation be made direct from the public treasury to aby particular church or churches, it would hardly be granted; or tf granted it would likely oreate & disturbance. But to grant special privileges which in effect take the money of the people—as in the case of special rates where the wa- ter or light plant is owned by the municipality—is the same thing. The Protestant churches are all the time charging the Catholics with obtaining special coucessions from the government and making it a point to get their people in effice for this purpose. But any one who has taken note of these things will find Proestant denom!- nations not a few who persistently and insistently work the same ame. 6 s s proposition being made to grade certain residence streets in Ohanlotte, which would mean the destruction of many fine shade trees, has naturally caused pro- test. Writing on the subject, the Observer says editorially: Gome trees must certainly be cut down, but not one should go where preservation is possible by a rational and feasible sacrifice of absolute uniformity in grade or other change which the pavement requires. As cities grow larger and increasingly alive to the vatue of shade trees, such sacrifice [a rational sacrifice in grade] is more and more cheerfully made; it is usually the over-pretentious town, eager to become city-like by un- necessary slaughter, that plays the vandal without restraint. There should be careful thought upon com- promise between opposing consid- erations before any valuable tree is doomed. * * * A naked Charlotte, poor in shade trees along its most conspicuous resi- dence streets, would not be a Gharlotte of which any one eould feel truly proud. That is sensible. When our towns and cities were straggling villages trees were planted pro- miscuously. In the march ° A The Lexington aldermen were elected on a platform that promis- ed the abolition of blind tigers in the municipality, but the chief dif- fieulty found in the way of carrying ut that promise has been to se @ure policemen who could deliver the goods. Two or three changes @mve been made in the police force. test week two new men @lected and in enumerating their qualifications the fact is made Prominent that one of them is a member of the choir of the First Methodist church and the other f a member of the choir of th First Baptist church. As their Proficiency in song is made promi- ment, it is supposed these police- men will charm the blind tigers with a concord of sweet sounds andtherehy the beasts will become @asy prey; that when the lair of the tiger is found the officers, in- stead of making a raid by force and arms, will line up and sing a @ong,whereupon the tiger will vol- untarily come out and deliver him- melf up. If this plan succeeds in Lexington other municipalities, where the sightless beast | trouble will of course @dopt it, and in case there were want to | should | be any difficulty in securing sing- | ing policemen, The Landmark | makes haste to say that Alexan- | der county can furnish aboundant material. Alexander is a veritable land of song and practically ™an in the county can “sing ao lO! every by e se s Recently Justice Hughes, of the Supreme Court of the United Sates, as head of the commission | to inquire why the representatives of the publishing houses agninet proposed increases of Postal rate on advertising mat- ter in magazines, heard the argu- ment of E.R.Graham, who appear- ed to plead the cause of the Meth- odtat Book Concern, and argued that the propused rate increase would necessitate the suspension of many Church publications, the prof its of which go to superannuated ministers and th alate their widows and “Well,” the Suggested Chairman Hughes, after some leading ques- tions, “do you i Peraonuated Brace erane Cae eat Church should be supported wy the United States?” It a8 not on record that any an- Swer was made to this question, for it could not well be answered. The Church representative thappen- ed to be a Methodist in this case but his att!iude was representative of practicaity all the denomin It ls very common for represen tatives of churches to ask for spe celal concessions frur State, coun(y and municipal, they seem io think it {s al) ana proper to d@®mand the @lon because it is for the church Very often the concession is grant- od thoughtleagly, Or by politicians Who desire 1 gal favor, without ations ZOvernmen.sg and right conces ‘ Be ol cil rN i gives | ang so hag never learned to love protest | progress it becomes necessary to remove some of them; but wherev- er possible a point should be strained to save a tree. Many peo- ple become possessed of the non- sensical idea that it te not city- like to have trees in streets; they would cut them all down and leave barren, sun-baked streets; or they take up the idea that all streets must be brought to a cer- tain grade, an impossibility in @ hill town without imposing unnec essary hardship and damage on many property owners, Who have built to the grades as they ex- isted. There is a proper course to pursue about these matters. It ig not necessary and it does not add to the attractiveness of a town to bring all streets to a centain grade; and wherever possible the grade should be made to save trees. This from the Bulletin of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey is worthy of being kept in mind: “Ah, bare must be the shadeless ways, and bleak the path must be, Of him, who, having open eyes, has never learned to see, the beauty of a tree. Who loves a tree, he loves the life that springs in star and clod, loves the life that gilds the clouds and greens the April | He sod; loves the Wide Beneficence: his soul takes hold on God.” | He | Negro Borned By An Mob. Dispatch, 24th. Men, women Oklahoma | | Purpell, Oxkla., | While 3,000 children stood shouting their ap Peter Carter, a negro who had been captured by three members of his own race and iden- tified as the man who last night attacked Mrs. Minnie Spraggine, wife of a farmer, was burned to death on a brush pile fn the main street of Purcell at 5 O'clock this afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under Sheriff Farris, who at- jtempted to rescue the negro .from |\the crowd, were overpowered and | locked in the court house. ; Mrs. Spraggins was aceaulted |while alone in her home one mile jsouth of Purcell. After the deed |the negro set fire to the Sprag- | gins home. Mrs. Spraggins’ hus band saw the flames while working jin the fields and rushed into the ‘house in time to rescue his wife. She said that Carter. who former and | proval, OB NOT? In In- OASE OF SUICIDE Man Shot Himself and to thre Water—Had Big Life surance, Wilmington Special, Greensboro Daily News. Standing on the trestle, midway Banks channel, between the Ham- mocks and Wrightsville beach at last midnight, M. R. Walker, 27 years old, superintendent of the sawmill interests of his brother- in-law, J. A. Rowe, sent a bullet crashing through his body and fell limp into the stream below and was most likely washed out to sea, as the tide was rapidly receding at the time. Aside from the brief announce ment of the suicide made last night 24th, to patch to the Deily News yesterday morning, details of today go to Bhow that an unhappy love affair is believed to have been at the bot- tom of the affairas a note to this effect was given toMr.Rowe a few weconds before the tragedy. Mr. Rowe was standing a feet away under an electric light, whither .e had just gone to read the note, which had been handed bim by Walker, who said that it was a business letter. Hearing the report of the pistol, Mr. Rowe looked around just in time to see Mr. Walker’s body tumble into the water below. L. Turner, a_ friend of Walker, was sitting near him, but was looking in some other di- rection when the latter pulled his pistol and fired. The note was to the effect that the writer (Walker) was tired of life and preferred death to the life he had been living. And then there was some mention of a love affair which had not terminated as it should. It {is understood that Walker had been heard to remark that a certain girl with whom he had been keeping company was too good for him, and the person hear- ing the remark thought that he had promised to arry her. Mr. Walker arrived here Tues- day to spend a few days with Mr Rowe at his cottage on the Ham- mocks, which is just across Banks channel from Wrightsville Beach Turner came yeaterday. Along about midnight last night the trio went out on the trestle, giving as their reason that they destred to cool off. As soon as they realized what had occurred, Mr. Rowe walked across the trestle to Wrightsville Sound, a distance of a mile or more, and from there was brought to the city in an automobile. He went early this morning to Burgaw to inform the young man’s mother and other relatives. of his tragic death. It is feared that the body has been swept out to sea and will never be recovered. few gays it develops that Walker had his life insured for $30,000 or $40,- 000, made payable to his and later as@igned to his er-in-law,J. A. Rowe,who was with him atthetime of the tragedy. Ap- plication had been made for least $40,000 more was not issued, as the companies thought it not a safe risk. To just what extent the insurance feature figures in ed suicide—for there are many who do not believe Walker is dead— is not quite clear. Talked About the Drought Fought. Monroe Enquirer. In this good State the folks are getting together here and there and praying for rain. Down in South Carolina, it seems,:hey fight. over the dry weather. Says a dis- | and carried in a Wilmington dis-|the following rule will show: | | } | t A later report from Wilmington | by one of the boats. | | | Burdock Blood Bitters purifies the blood broth- |—cures the cause—builds you up. at | Doan’s Regulets. Ask your druggist for insurance, but|them. 25c. a box. | the suicide, or suDpO’ | POPHAM’S ASTHMA REMEDY | | | | } | | | Souther Railway's New Baggage Regulations. - The Southern railway has posted important notices in its passenger stations in regard to checking bag- gage... The..notices contain recent rulings,which will govern the bag- gage department of the road in the future, and read as follows: If passengera value their baggage at more than $100, on and after Sep- tember 1, 1911, before baggage will be ehecked the value thereof must be declaredto the agent and tar- iff charges paid om euch value in excess of $100. Baggage exceed- ing $250 in value will not be accepted from any one passenger for transportation in the baggage car. The size of the piece of baggage to be accepted is to be Nmitedas Up to and including June 30, 1912, u0 single piece of baggage exceeding 40 cubic feet in size will be ac- cepted for transportation. Com- mencing July 1, 1912, for any piece of baggage, except immigrant bag- gage checked at port of landiug the greatest dimension of which ex- ceeds 45 inches, there will be an additional charge for each addition- al inch equal to the charge for 10 pounds of excess baggage. Commencing July 1, 1912, no piece of baggage the greatest di- mension of which exceeds 70 inches, excepting immigrant bag- gage checked at pert of landing, will be transported in baggage cars Hippo Sneezed Man New York Dispatch. Perhaps a thousand or more passengers on board the Hamburg- American Line steamship Preai- dent Grant, which arrived Wednes- day, saw the erew figure in a | thrilling rescue in midocean when | the vessel was two days from this | port. A lesser number witnessed | the peculiar mishap that caused | the sudden cry of ‘‘mau overboard” | and sent two lifeboats rowing about} in the wake of the ship | On the open deck forward, say the chroniclers—the aforesaid less | er number of passengers—was a hippopotamus housed in a big box. Max Harvest, one of the cooke on | board, finding his quarters below rather hot last Monday, came out on the open deck and incautiously seated himself on the rail near, the hippo’s box for a breath of ai Overboard. r All at once, the passengers say, | the animal gave a mighty sneeze, | the force, or surprise, of which caused Harvest to topple into the; Almoet instantly a life preserver | was thrown overboard and two boats | were lowered as the steamship slackened her speed. Harvest, be- ing a good swimmer, reached the life preserver and clung on. Af-| ter 15 minutes he was picked up| Impure blood runs you down—makes you an easy victim for oganic diseases. Regulates the bowels, promotes easy natural movements, cures constipation— Asthma! Asthma! gives i-stant relief and an absolute cure in all cases of Asthma, Bronchitis, and Hay Fever. Sold by drugzisis; mail on receipt of price, $1.00. Trial package mail 10 canta’ = WEALTH OF HAIR. The Statesville Drug Co. has thé Preparaton That Grows Hair, Stops Dandruff and Makes Hair patch from SpaPtanburg: “Thompson! & Dillard’e store, on Morgan square! Gloriously Radiant. one of the largest in the city, was | Momey back says the Statesville the scene this afternoon of a fight | DrugOo. tfParteianSage doesn’t erad- between Magistrate T. O. Fowler, | icate all dandruff stop eplitting hair, of Reidsville, and Robert G. Gibbs, | falling hair and scalp fttch, and put a farmer of Switzer, in the course | life and lustre into the hair of any of which, after the men had bat-| man, woman or child. tered’ each other’s faces with their And Parisian Sage is so pleasant fists and been separated, Magis-jang refreshing. No cheap per trate Fowler drew a revolver and|tymery odor to carsy around ail fired four times, missing Gibbs/but day, no disagreeable concoction wounding Mrs. Jones F. Thompson, |tnat disgusts the sexsesbut a dain- a saleslady, and breaking a show | 44) perfumed pane that ae case and a plate glass window. The | Aces the firet tim ee it quarrel started inan argument over) Balan Gan an fateh ects beh the effect of the drought on crops. | 4. .o0a by Ps un apni: Parisian An ordinary case of diarrhoea can, as Sage kills the germs and causes a rule, be cured by a single dose of |the hair to grow abundantly. Chamberlain's Colic ,Cholera and Diar- Large bottle for 60 cents at the rhoea Remedy. This remedy has no 8u- Statesville Drug Co. and druggists perior for bowel complaints. For sale by all dealern everywhere. There is One Form of lnvestment Which is absolutely safe for every one. It never slumpsin value; It’s returns are certain; Principal always available. It is a Savings Account at The Merchants & Farmers’ Bank of + Statesville, “The Bank tor Your Saving.” ly worked on the Spraggins farm, |had assaulted her. Carter was found | and taken into custody but on the} wayto jail escaped. He was after- ward found by three colored men | and taken to the main street | of the town, where the mob seiz- | ed him | Monroe Inquirer: Col. H. G. Hotchkiss, of Buford township, cele- heated his 80th birthday a few days| ago by cutting a big load of hay with a mowing blade and hauling in two loads of hay he had cut the two days previous. One of his neighbors says that there is not |Man in the world, age considered, ;Who can mow’ more hay in a day than Col. Hotchkiss. ay biotite) a Be == “SHIELD D” ING, thats our way oO illing your clothes all to the letter. > >; ; - wont at BINGHAM *REK ROUND TRIP (793 You Say-S%Zez, here isnt a clothes uestion which SHIELD RAND” CLOTHING answer. + One 25c. box of Alfred Wright’s Violet Talcum Powder with every one dollar Cash purchase of anything in our line. GONE WEEK ONLY. Quick delivery to all parte of the town. RALPH Y. DEITZ, Ph. G., Telephone 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. 340 Western Ave. Your Prescriptions ! Have them filled with materials 2-OF QUALITY.& You Know, Your Physician Knows, Ask Him. THE STORE OF QUALITY. = Statesville Drug Co., PRESCRIPTIONISTS. Bristol's New Gin Plant Is Ready For Business. It is the best and latest outfit money can buy, complete and convenient in arrangement and location, being within 300 yards of the business section of the town. YOU WILL BE ABSOLUTELY PROTECTED FROM FIRE LOSS INSURANCE WITHOUT COST TO YOURSELF. Will pay oe price for seed cotton, cotton seed or will gim for usual toll if preferred. Cotton will be moved free of charge if desired or can be sold right on the ground by gin- ners weight. Cotton meal and hulls will be exchanged for seed and a full supply will be kept on hand. Business will be handled piers and quickly All roads lead to Bristol's gin. Give me a trial. Mr. Hal A. Gill, of Olin, one of the best farmers of the county, will have charge of the plant. L. B. Bristol, Statesville, N. C. BY POCROEE TOOTS TOT OR OD A QUEER AND VALUABLE PIANO There is a Piano at the Statesville Drug Co’.s store that can be played by hand, as other pianos. It can be played with the feet, and any person can play it without any knowledge of music, and if you drop a nickel in its mouth it will play a piece of music, then swallow the nickel and make ready for another. It is for sale at low figures to intro- duce its kind. Apply to . J. S. Leonard, Music Dealer, & 512 Center Street. SSR GCHSCCCEEOOOO FOR SALE. Six colored tenant dwellings and lots and three vacant lots well located. Paying good interest on investment. _ Fifty-five acres four miles from Statesville near railroad and public road; rour-room house, barn and orchard. Thirty-five acres in cultivation, balance in wood. oo an eee acres on macadamized road six miles from States- ville. Forty acres in cultination and meadow, balance in wood- land. Ninety-eight acres with four-room house, six miles from States- ville on macadamized road. Fifty acres-in cultivation balance in woodland. A fine opportunity to secure desirable investments. For terms and prices apply to . . ERNEST G. GAITHER, - Statesville, N. C., - INSURANCE, STOCKiS AND REAL ESTATE. OFFICE NO. 1, MILLS BUILDING. Asheviite, N. C., has prepared BOYS for Cotlege and for Chrie. 9 tian Citizenship {or 118 years, and ALONE in the U, S., offers a TICKET from anywhere within 1600 miles to any parent who, on in, ction, is not convinced that its pairs of OM@ STORY brick rooms separated by a parapet RE WALL, are the BEST for Health, Sar::ation, Ventilation and safety against P° RE, Send for Catalorue or come avd’ 7 OLD. RINGHAM Sap... R. F. D. No. 100 1902 {ome in, let us show ou SHIELD BRAND” CLOTHING the clothes you want to buy at the price you want to pay. t + +. to i el ‘ THE WATT-WHITE COMPANY, Stony Point, N.C. FEMALE COLLEGE. The Next Session Will Begin September 7th, 1911. Courses of Study: In- termediate, Collegiate, Business, Piano, Voice, Violin, Pipe-Organ, Elocution, Art. A faculty of 12 thor- oughly trained teach- ers. Prices very mod- erate. For catalogue and information apply to the President. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C. s& s Real EstateFor Sale Only a short distance from Cool Spring, where good school is es- tablished. we have for sale 100acre farm with 6-room house and the One half of this tract of land is in timber. Can be sold at a reasonable price andon usual out-buildings. reasonable terms. Another farm containing with 7-room house, sheds, etc. hree acres in orchard. right, terms easy. House and lot on Walnut street. Splendidly situated. Lot on north Mulberry street, 656x237 Jenkins & Wagner, REAL ESTATE DEALERS, Statesville, N. C. Office: 129 Water street. "PHONE: 282. TUESDAY, LOCAL RAILROAD SCHEOULE. -—-— August 29, 1911. Arrival and arture of Traine at teaviile. WESTERN ROAD. Train No, 11, west-bound, due 10.20 a. a Train No, 21, west-bound, due 3,26 p.m Train No, 35, west-bound, due 10.22 p.m Train No, 36, east-bound,due 11.00 am Train No. 22, enst-bound, due 1.26 p. Train No. 12, east-buund, due 6,45 p. CHARLOTTE AND TAYLORSVILL: From Charlotte. Train No. 16 ar. 9.60, leaves 11.00 a Train No. 24 ar. 8.26, leaves 8.36 p. From Taylorsville. Train No. 23 ar. 10.10, .eaves 11.00 a.m Train No. lf 2 ON SALE.—The Landmark ig on sale at Hotel Iredell News Stand; by Wiley Blackburn, news dealer; by The Landmark earrier and at The Landmark office, 120 west Broad street. Three certs the copy. m. m. Bb. Forest Commission Buying land. It was practically decided at a | meeting of theAppalachian National | Forest Commission, held in Wash- | ington last week,to purchase 75,000 acres of cut-over lands in Tennes- see in the Big Smoky mountains. This is what is known as the Townsend tract. The price approx- imates $3.50 an acre. Full details jof the purchase will not be |jeompleted until the commission ;}meets again in the autumn. | This is the second purchase ap- proved by the commission under the Appalachian Forest Reserve law The first was the Genrett tract of 31,377 acres in North Georgia, the average price of which was $6.62 an acre. The Department of Jus- 118 acres, in Sharpesburg township, cribs, barn, Twenty-five acres in sture, fenced with chestnut rails. Prices Se ee - 1 aa a , PP RE a A PEAS. We have in our warehouse a good stock of PEAS. MIXED, CLAY, BLOCK, WHIPPOORWILL, COF- FEE, NEW ERAS, They have ‘been carefub ly cleaned and we guaran- tee them to be absolutely free from dust, dirt or hulls. Sowing time is here and you want to get your stock before they are all cleaned up. See us before you buy. Yours truly, Morrison Produce & Provision Ce, MOLALLA A TR Pe e ee Home Electric Co. General Electrical Contractors Estimates Furnished All Kinds Electrical Supplies. HOME ELEOCTRIO CO., A.D. COOPER, Manager. te s ao 7A J. Van Lindley Co.,be Greensboro, N.C. f Polk Gray Drug Co. joa "Phone 109. rd i 54 BE S T “I a LN ea e oS |tice has not yet completed passing lon the title to the Gennett tract. a a PILES! PILES! PILES! ° e e | Wiliams’ Indian Pile Ointment will cure Blind- {Bleeding and Itching Pilds. It abeorbs the tu { mors, allays itching at once, acts as a pouitice, | gives instant relief. Williams’ Indian Pile Oint- ment is prepared for Piles and itching of the pri- | vate parts. Drugwists. mail 6c and $1.00. Williams M fg. Co. Props. Cleveland, O. Sold only by STIMSON & SON, Drugxists. WOOD SAW. Ready to saw wood. Why not let || me saw yours? | also have stove wood for sale at all times. J.J. BRAWLEY. August 1—16t. ’Phone 1136. = 4 SCHOOL-TIME Is Almost Here. | You have thought about your children’s books, and prepared them with proper clothing, but. have you thought it important to see about their eyes? Do you know whether their eyes will stand the work that is expected of them? We take pleasure in starting Young America inthe right way, if they need glasses— and if not we tell them so. R. F. Henry, Children’s Eyes Our Specialty. COOL SPRING ACADEMY. HIGH TYPE of Preparatory School for both sexes. Established 1898. Quiet country lo- eation. Well trained and experienced teachers. Good building and equipments. h course of study, Expenses very reasonable. Fal Term begins September 11. 1911. For particulars, address JOHN F. MITCHELL, Principal, Cleveland, N. C.. R. F. D. No, 2. August 1, 1911, OLDEST. BEST. QUALITY HIGHER, PRICES LOWER. C. E. RITCHIE. Plumber. QUICKEST. CHEAPEST, $300 FOR $100! Cotten Gin, Press, Wagon Scales, Cot- ton Suck, Steam Engine, Corn Mill, 60 feet of Shafting, Belting, etc. All for $100; worth $300. G. W. TEMPLETON, Aug. |, Troutman, R. F. D. No. £. Wood’s Fall Seed Catalogue just issued—tells what crops you can put in to make the quickest grazing, or hay, to help out the short feed crops. Also tells about both Vegetable and Farm Seeds that can be planted in the fall to advantage and profit. Every Farmer, Market Grower and Gardener should have a eopy of this catalog. It is the best and most com- plete fall seed catalog issued. Mailed free. Write for it. T.W. WOOD & SONS, jin which Ola Woman Deat-—Her Grandsén Arrested. Concord Tribune, 24th. Our correspondent at Richfield, Stanly county, writes us that Han- nahJones,the old negro woman who was 80 brutally assaulted last, Sun- day night while on her way, home from chureh, near Millingport, in Stanly county, died Tuesday? morn- ing and was buried Wednesday at Morning Star church. Her son, whe was ‘with her, and who escaped from the villains who are guilty of talking this old woman’s life,ie de mented, besides being a deaf mute, and therefore can tell nothing at all about what occurred. The per- sons making the assault, thinking they had killed the woman, went to her homeand ransacked it,tak- ing everything they could find that would be of any eervice to them. Sam Walker, a grandson, has been arrested for the crime, and ia now in jail at Albemarle. He had been heard to gay that he was going to have the old woman's land, and this, together with other circumstantial evidence, points strongly to him as a member of the gang. The white people in the communi- will leave nothing undone to ascer- tain the facts in the case and bring the guilty oues to justice. {The etory of the assault on this old woman—she was seized, thrown in an old well and ai sorts of debris piled in on top of her——-was told in the last jseue of The Landmark. She was discov- ered in the well Monday afternoon and taken out alive, but died from the effects of the shock. Han- nah Palmer, alias Hannah Jones, was a alave in the family of. the late Col. Palmer and was the “black Mammy” of Mrs. J. B. Glov- er, of Statesville. She lived with the Palmer family after they moved to Statesville for some years—untél near the time of the death of Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Glover's mother. The old woman's ‘‘white folks’ thought highly of her and were very sorry to leara of her tragic death.] Paint the Houses—Beautify Home Sarroundings. Progressive Farmer It is a fact that it pays to paint even if no consideration is taken of the beauty and dignity added to farm life by the work. Let the houses of a neighborhood all be painted. and there will sure ly follow, greener lawns, more flow- ers and ehrubbery, better fences, neater out-buildings-—a general ren- ovation and ‘‘emartening up,” in fact. Set the example in your neighborhood jf your buildings ne: Painting, and gee if others do not imitate it Some belleve the farmer should do his own painting; some eay to hire a painter. Aguip, some are well pleased with certain cheap paints; others eay they are no good. We do not feel competent to decide thege questions, if indeed they need deciding. It seems to us that if one can do good work painting, and can do this work at odd times, it will certainly pay him to do it him- self. It will even pay him to spend some time working on tke back- yard fence and the back side of MUST REMOVE THE OAUSE. Pastor Hargett Says if the Drought is a Judgment, There Must Be To the Editor of The Landmark: In your last issue two preachers and yourself raised the question as to the right to pray for rain. Several Scriptural references were given Certainly we have a right to pray for anything, but all of God's promises are conditional. If this drourht is a judgment sent on this | me!, where the people fell on their | faces the barn learning just how to han- dle a paint-brush. as this never comes amiss. Whe one does not feel, however, that bh ean do the work as it should be done, he should by all means hire a competent painter to do the job It is far better to pay a little ex tra and have the work well done than to gave morey by sacrificing good looks and the satisfaction they bring When it oomes to the kind of paint te use, the question is sti!! harder to decide. If one can get good results from a cheap paint, a!! good and well; but it should be remembered that the extra cost of good paint is a very small matter if it gives a coat that will last eight or ten years where the cheap paint last only three or four Former Resident Pleased With the Sketches in The Landmark. To the Editor of The Landmark A friend recently sent me. pev- eral copies of your valuable paper, were faces and sketches of seme of the most prominent business men of Statesville, who for ‘many years have labored for the upbuilding of the community in which they live. It was with great pleasure and interest I read those sketches and looked upon those faces, #o ‘familiar in the past while etill among you. I congratulate you upon the hap Dy idea of bringing before your people those who have served and well. If we have a good word to speak of another, let us speak it now, not wait until they have passed over the river. I have Many new mountain home, the old ones. Wishing you success aad ecriptiona by the hundreds, Siucerely your friend, | MRS. M. L. POTTS. Biltmore, N. C. friends,in my but never forget sub |Itms From Snow Oreek Oommuni- ty. Correspondence of The Landmark. | Snow Creek, Aug. 25—The meet- jing has been in progress at Snow |Creek cburch this week. The pas- tor has done some able preaching and much good has been accom Plished. Quite a number of Stony Point people were down Sunday. Mr. Talmage Linney, of Vashti, visited relatives here Sunday and Monday. Mr. Lester Weber, of Cool Spring visited friends and relatives this week. Mr. T. J. Weber, of Charlotte, visited his brother, Mr. M. L. Web- er,this week and helped wonderful- Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. e in our singing during the meet- ng Miss Janie Summers, of States- | Ville, who spent several weeks with her aunt, Miss Callie Campbell, has returned home. Miss Mabel | Dunlap, of Bethuny, visited Miss Mary wawrence thie week. | Buy it now. Now is the time to buy a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic ,Cholera andDiarrhoea Remedy. It is almost cer- tain to be needed before the summer !s over. This remedy has no superter. For siae by all dealers. Such krowledge tite vegetation stock was suffering for grass and/| long sultry. In began and to dry in some places for water. People| began praying for fain. Finally| {there was a call by the mintsters | for the for special rain before sumed. This was on the June, people to all vegetation was con- 24th people 25th, and made fun, yet the kept praying Sunday, the while the people were at church and at home, they kept praying. Soon the beautiful clouds could be seen gathering on the weStern ho- rizon and the low, muttering thun- ier was heard in the distance, re- minding us of the power and ma- jesty of the Great Divine By o'clock the heavens were darken- ed by the heavy clouds that hung thiek and low, the thunder begame ww loud and the lightnings flashed. With this exception all nature was hushed as still as death. Pregently the beautiful rain began to descend and for two hours it fell in torrents, and there was great rejoicing throughout the land ,whdle the critics said it would have rained anyhow | Bmt the good people had the sat- isfaction of knowing that they |had done their duty. “If ye shall |ask anything in my name, I will do 1it.’—John, 14:14. Aug. 28. y Presidemt Too Amiable—Woodrow Wilson. \ «Monroe Journal. President Taft haa been describ- ed ag an amiable gentleman gur- rounded by men who know exactly what they want. That definition \explains his administration. He jis looking to the standpatters of his party for renomination. The }standpatters are the special inter- |esta who know exactly what they |want and are able to defeat any reform in behalf of the masses of the people. He ‘is not approved of lpy the reform elements in his own party, not even, we believe, by the man who made him President |--Theodore Roosevelt. | If Woodrow Wilson goes to the |Whdte House we shall have a Pres- j:dent who is oot an amigble gen- lleéman surrounded by men who know exactly what they want, but a strong-minded man, who knows what the people want and need, and who cannot be standpatted nor sandbagged into the service of special interests. Seemed to Give Him a New Stomach. “I. puffered intensely after eating and no medicine or treatment I tried seem- jedto do any good,” writesH.M. Young- peters ,editor of The Sun, Lake View, Ohio. “The first few doses of Cham- | bertatin’s Stomach and Li@ér Tablets gave me surprising relief and the sec- ond bottle seemed to give me a new ;stomach and perfectly good health.”’ |For sale by all dealers. | A well known Des Moines woman af- ter suffering miserably for two days from bowel complaint, was eured by one dose of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera an Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by all dealers, === SEA Great Pleasure) — pation and it is nation-wide—-| then turely there is a cause for | it, acd in all history where. God | sent . judgment on his people it | was {vr their sins; and their pray- | eTS Were never answered until the | Cause for the judgment was se ed. The quotation of Bro. Thom- as, from I Kings, 18th chapter, shows conclusively that Elijah did | not jray for rain until lerael’s sin | of idvlatry bad been removed in} that reat convocation on Mt. Car-| and proclaimed Jehovah to} | For the little ones is Baking Day. You eam share this pleasure tooif you do not have te worry about the outcome of your efforta. There is no reason why your bread should not.alway be light and sweet and white whem you use CRYSTAL FLOUR. It is uniform in quality. You can depend on the good results. STATESVILLE FLOUR MILL COMPANY be th true God. Alu the other quotatioa from I Ki:ses, 3:35-36, “when the heav- en ““S shut up and there ig no) raln i~cause ‘they have sinned | agai: thee; if they pray toward this , ace and confess thy name and iirn away from théeirein * * then hear thou im heaven, forgi.s thou the sin of thy people °* * * and give rain upon thy land which thou hast given to thy peo)'«."" Shows again that a con- feesicn of sin must precede the prayer Now if this drought is a judg- ment, there is no promise of rain in answer to prayer without confes- sion aud turning away from what- ever uational sin we have fallen into For a few people to get togeth- @r aid pray for rain on their own Uttle patch of this great land of ours pure, unadulteratéd selfish- nes God can humble men by touc! the bread question per- haps better than in any other way. New God should remove’ the droucht and give us abundant show ers, thout our repentance and confi*esion of sin, does auy One belis\e that there would be any Praist—mecetings in any of the eburches of this country? Nay, ver! B. F. HARGETT S'atesville, N. C., Aug. 23. When Prayer For Rain Was An- swered. To tte Editor of The Landmark: Although a stranger in your fair city 1 looking over a copy of your} waluable paper, with .your permis sion | would be pleased to add My approval to the views of two of your interesting correspondents —one at Burnsville, the other at Leuoir; also an extract from the Hickory Democrat. I fully endorse al! they say on prayer for rain. The Scriptures fully bear them out in what they say. My home| fs in middle Tennessee. From} @bout the 18th of May to the} 25th of June we were extremely this short | up, | gather together | and earnest prayer for} of | While the worldly folks scoffed NOW A PAIR HARD TO BEAT. _—_— ‘‘Plows a Comin’ anda Goin’.” Land Breakers, Crop Makers. If it’s a Chattanooga it’s right. SOLD BY NOW Evans-White Hardware Co. | START WITH THE 50TH SERIES. T0 THE FARMERS We furnish you opportunity to buy the best farm tools on the market, and you must have first class tools to be a first class farm- er. Itisa waste of energy to use cheap, inferior worn out tools. ~ The farmers who made the big crops of wheat this year plowed their land with the genuine Oliver Chilled Plows, and you can do likewise if you will plow your land with this kind of plow. The time to buy isnow. The place, you all know. A Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. July 11, 1911. Our books are now open for the 50th Series. Series dates from AUGUST 5th but a number of shares on the the series have already been taken. Take the step, you'll never re- gret it. The First Building & Loan Association. L. Harrill, - - - Secretary. TURSDAY AND FRIDAY. i & CLARK, EDITOR AND OWNER Orrice: 120 WEST BROA! SUB BROAD . STREET. ION PRICE: August 29, 1911. '- Referring to the published report that Senators Williams, of Missis- sippi, and Owen, of Oklahoma, and Representative Burleson, of Tex- as, representing a committee of Senators and Representatives from weven cotton growing States, have advised farmers to hold cotton Yor 13 cents, the Salisbury Post Baye: . This sounds good, for if the farm er has plenty of money the mer- chant and the banker come in for a liberal share, but how about the mills—the great manufacturing industries of the South? And what about the millions of consum- ers of cotton goods? Many of the mills have been on the verge of closing on account of the low price ef their product. If cotton is to go up higher, how will they be able to operate? Salesmen on the road declare that it is distressingly hard to sell mill goods now. With a higber price for the raw material the mills will have to raise the price of the manufactured article. if the salesmen'’s statement is to be believed, and we have no reas- on to doubt it, how will they be able to sell goods when the price ip advanced? Some one will say the farmer will have more money. This is true, but the cotton farm- er does not represent half the great body of agricultural work- ere. Then there are millions of the other classes of laborers to be provided with clothing. If a preconcerted effort is being | made, principally through the in- etrumentality of the speculative! element of the New York Cotton Exchange, to break down the price of cotton is true, as stated, there ais indeed some cause for holding the cotton for 13 cents, but this és a matter for Congress to stamp out. The Republican party, it is ernor, Mr. Carr and a member of the Alliance. Af- ter having done that element of But we wonder if the farmers’ tobacco pool is in full accord and fellowship with the Sherman anti- trust law?—Charlotte Chronicle. They can doubtless fix it #0 it will come within “the rule of reason” laid down by the Supreme Court. The proposed pool is sim- e ply an effort of the tobacco grow- ers to have a say about the price of their product. Under existing conditions they put tobacco on the warehouse floore ‘and take what is offered. The American Tobacco Company fixes the price— gives what it chooses—and then fixes the price on the manufactured product; and it of course buys the raw product at the lowest price and sells the finished product at the highest. Dr. W. P. Exum died recently “at his country home néar Snow Hill,” it is stated in a dispatch from Goldsboro. In 1892 the Al- Nance element in the Democratic party forced the nomination of Elias Carr, of Bdgecombe, for Gov- being a farmer Padical which the the Alliance, became the Populist party, under the leadership of Marion -Butler called another State convention and nominated a State ticket headed by Dr. Exum, of Wayne county, for Governor. At the time he was nominated Exum was unknown out- side his neighborhood. Judge Fur- ches, of Statesville, was the Repub lican candidate for Governor that year. Mr. Carr was elected but at the next gubernatorial election the Republicans and Populists com- bined and elected Judge Russell Governor. Young Men Wanted For Army Of- ficers. Washington Dispatch. *‘Wanted—-High-schcol ates and college men, American citizens, between the ages of 21 gradu- geen, cannot and will not curb the trusts and combinations.The Demo- | cratic party has declared in stronu¢ terms against these evils. | Instead of the farmers endeavor- | dng to fight the combinations by! working harm to all classes, why) mot make a determined effort to destroy them by sweeping the coun- ary for Democracy? Certainly no right-thinking indi- Vidual wants to harm the cotton wills, or any other legitimate manu-| facturing industry, but the farmers @oubtiess think they should have the same rights and privileges as other folks, which is to get all they ean for their products. Nobody familiar with the conditions will weontend that 13 cents is an un- reasonable price for cotton. A de- termined effort is being made to Deat down the price by reporting a Dumper crop. Suppose the price falls to 8 cents, say, will the mills @r anybody pay more than the market price? and yet the farmer 4s asked to play philanthropist to help somebody. The farmer doubt- Jess thinks he bas been doing that | long enough. Recently he has @hown a disposition to take care | of himself, just as the other folks | do, for it is evident that if he| waits for other folks to take care | of him he will go uneared for. j As to the hardship on the con- | Bumer by en increased price for | cotton goods, a bill was recently | passed by Congress making a re- | uction on the tariff on cotton | goods. The protests from the| South .against that bill were many and strong and the President’s ve- to of the measure seems to have given general satisfaction in the South; for it is contended that | the reduction would seriously | damage the cotton mills. Last | year the farmer got around 15 | eents for cotton. If he stands! for only 13 cents this year, that ts a reduction which it would seem | is a reasonable contribution to the ' Receseities of the situation. | The Landmark is opposed to trusia and combines which exist for the | purpose of securing unreasonable profite, But certainly the agrical- | tural classes, who of all others have | suffered most at the hands of | these combinations, cannot be blam-| ed for making an effort to do} what the Manufacturing and other | classes do-—eecure the best posst- | ble price for their products. | } Mrs. A. M. Fry, of Bryson City, | Swain county, is one of the appli- | cants for law license before the) State Supreme Court this week, te | will be news to Many people to} know there is nothing in our State | constitution or laws to prohibit wo- | men prac..wing law, but so far as | known only one woman has obtain- | @d license to practice law in this State un to this time. She was) Mies Holton, now déad, a sister of | District Attorney Holton, who tained law license in 1878 Mrs Fry is the wife of A.M. Fry, well known lawyer and a nativ. thig vicinity, and is a daughter of ob a Methodist minister Bhe says she does not expect to appear {in the courts but will do office practice adopted. and 27, of good character, with references, to fill appointments as second lieutenants in the army; Salary, from $1,800 to $2,000 annu- ally to begin; opportunity for good men to become leading figures in the next war (if any) and to be the generals of the future. Ad- dress Chief of Staff, U. S. A., War Department, Washington, D, C.” While the above has not actu- ally been published as an adver- tisement, it expresses exactly the way General Wood feels about the matter of obtaining capable young men to be officers in the army. There are about 174 vacancies from June 30 last, and so far there have been less than 200 ap plicants, with but 160 of these designated to take the examination to be conducted September 5. The entrance list will close on Septem- ber 1, 80 prospective candidates have but one week in which to ob- tain the designations for the exami- nation. General Wood has been surprised by the large per centage of the young men applying who indicate their qualifications to take the examination. Most of those who are not designated have been unable to give satisfactory references as to their character and education. This is the first examination held inthe military service of which ev- ery Americatn citizen betweer the ages of 21 nd 27 is available for designation without any political as- sistance, provided he has a good, common school education, but more preferably a high school or college education. Virginia and North Carcinia Tobacco Growers Will Pool Crop. At a secret session of 600 farm- ers and tobacco-growers of Nor:h Qarolina and Virginia in Greens- boro Friday, a report of the resolu- tion committee favoring the pooling of the 1911 crop and holding for better prices was unanimously Details of the plan have been worked out. This is an im- portant step for the tobacco- growers of the bright tobacco belt of Virginia and North Carolina, and is the first time such a pool has ever been undertaken in this sec- The tobacco district of the States of Virginia and North Carolina, which comprise the northern cen- tral counties of this State and the adjoining counties of southern Virginia, supply the world with mil- ions of pounds of tobacco of an exclusive grade, being called by to- bacco-growers the “bright leaf,” and a tobacco very necessary to Manufacturers of the weed. The growers in this territory have be- come dissatisfied with the meth- ods of making sales on the market floors of warehouses. that the prices received are too small, the charges too high and the system antiquated and cumber- some. They seek to evolve a plan by which they can sell with less expense for warehouses. They lieve that a sufficiently large num- ber of the growers can be brought into such\an organizaiton that a majority of the crop will be pooled. If those liying in this no reason for anticipating trouble from sellers in other territory, for no other State or country raises what is known as bright tobacco. Miss Mary Rankin, a daueh'’: of Mr. John Rankin, of Cabarrus county, was operated on for pendicitis at the Sanatorium terday. Her brother, Dr Rankin, secretary the Ww of State ‘ng the operation At the meeting of the State Council of the Junior Order {n Ashe: | ville lest week Mr. 8. Batesville, was elected the State council. P Savanneh Dispatch, 27th. Oharleston, Beaufort and other emaller South Carolina coast points are completely cut off from con munication with the outside world as the result of a severe storm wnich broke over this section ear- ly tonight. The wind here reached a velocity of 60 miles an hour and did considerable damage to property. So far as is known no lives have been lost, Complete de- tails will be delayed on account of the destruction of all wire commu- nication. South of Savannah there is slight damage to wires, the storm’s op- erations being confined to this city and the region north of here. Bar- ly tonight the local wireless sta- tion was in communication with a number of ships at sea. The Clyde liner Apache from New York was off the Charleston*harbor un- able to go into Charleston on ac- count of the storm. The Mo- hawk of the same liné was unable to leave Charleston. The Mer- Capt. T. B. Parker, director of the farmers’ institute work carried on by the North Qarolina Depart- ment of Agriculture, closed up last week a series of 150 institutes held the past two months in prac- tically every section and almost every county in the State. He and his institute workers have had special oppertunity to. observe tne crop conditions. Captain Par- ker estimates that there will be at least*an average crop of cot- tou, but that the prospect is for less than normal yield of corn, this being due to’ drought conditions in some sections. He eaye that in the counties beyond the mountains the yield of corn will be the biggest on record, but that this side of the mountains coming eastward,es- pecially between Morganton and Salisbury, a stretch of 75 miles, the drought i8 very severe. He doubts if the yield of cotton or corn in ths territory will be more than 25 per cent. He found cot- ton already opening as far west as Hickory. The eastern and the mid- dle piedmont counties have much more favorable crop prospects, a chants. and Miners’ Transportation Company’s steamer Cretan, due | here tonight, will not be here un- til tomorrow on account of rough | seas. The storm came as a_ sudden | surprise to the shipping. It was) born at sea and struck almost witb- | out warning.’ Blazing rockets were | Sent far into the murky sky above Savannah tonight, warning inhabi- | tants. of exposed islands along the | Georgia coast. According to the government | weather bureau, the storm which has cut South Carolina and Georgia coast pointsoff from communication with the outside world moved up from the South Atlantic ocean and was central tonight between Suvannah and Oharles‘on, with a barometer reading of 29.52 inches at the latter place. Northerly gules were reported from all along the coast as far north as Wilming- ton, N. C. Aviator Awrood New York Dispatch, 25th. Sailing serensly over New York's water crafts, ocean linérs and fer- ries, Harry N. Atwood, the Boston aviator, arrived in New York on his aeroplane today, the first man in history to travel as far as from St. Louis to New York by way of Chicago, in a heavier-than-air ma- chine. Atwood’s safe landing on Govern- ors’ Island, after flying down from Nyack, N. Y, above the Hudson river, through a fog which made, him only dimly visible to the mil- lion eyes that watched him, was a notable incident in the annals of aeronautics. He not only’ broke the world’s record, covering 1,265 |/holding one bushel each, are now "eq, | MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND number of the localities in these sections ‘having really. ‘bumper crops” assured. 6,000 Busheis of Apples From ‘Ketate. Cone Watauga Democrat. While the crop of apples on the Cone estate at Blowing Rock is light, taken as a whole, the yield {is roughly estimated at 6,000 bush- els. Crates in large numbers, being prepared for the shipment of the crop. Each apple wiil be wrap- ped. in paper, each paper bear- ing the name of the apple and the orchard from which it was gathered. Fine mountain apples so nicely handled are, {t eeems to us, bound to bring a fancy price, especially when the crop is light throughout the country, as is the case this year. Twenty-five persons were injur- none fatally, when a shifting engine crashed into an excursion train on the Pitteburg & Lake Erie railroad at Pittsburg, Pa., Fri- Gay night. | We have just received two cars | of marble from the Vermont quar-| ries, consisting of monuments, tomb} stones, etc., of very best grede of | granite and blue marble. Calt and} see me, and see ad. in next iseue | of The Landmark. Statesville Mar- ble & Granite Co, C. B Webb, | proprictor.—ad. | t ] Y VIRTUE of the powers contained in a mert- | d- ed executed to the undersigned by J. B Kestler, L, B._ Brandon and Msy Brandon on the 17th day of January. 19:0. and default baving been made in payment, I will sei] at public auction | ta the highe«t bia.ter, for cash, at the court house They contend, be- | eee Sh et ee: or paren nt GATORDAY. SEPTEMBUR 20 1911 100 more miles wfth his detours, | the real estate described in suid mortgage as fol- but he flew all the way in the sam lows: Lot No 12 in B ock No. % in the lanis of the biplaneand with no important mige: } elopment Com . & genera! haps. Atwood’s flight is comparatle’ opvnth bof reond in tho ethos of the Razlacee jonly to that. made by fast train eee eco being the in- ' 7 . bh for he covered the distance in en |TV O27 in Block No, 102 in the lends of the actual flying time of 28 hours and | Statesville Development Co., map of 31 minutes. which is of record in said county. This jot is the d L Brandon, is 50x14 Race street and a recorded a al Register Deeds D. F. JENKINS, Mortgagee. “Doan’s Ointment cured me of eczema fe that had annoyed me a long time. The| gew cure was permanent.’—Hon. 8. W. | ip the office Matthews’ Commissioner Labor Statis- | county. tics, Augusta, Me. | Aug. 29. 1911. Any Lady or Gentleman WHO USES FINE STATIONERY CAN BE SUPPLIED T Hall’s Drug Store. ‘ Manufacturers’ Clean-Up Sale. We have just received per exprees a lot of Lingerie Dresses for Ladies, Misses and Juniors. These dresses sold throughout the season at- $5.00, $6.00, $7.50 and $8.00. Our price on this lot $3.98. We have also an assortment of light-weight printed Lawn Dresses which formerly sold for $2 50 to $5.00. Our price on this lot is $1.75 to $2.50. territory | jcan be brought together, they have ap-} yes- } 8. / Kagie, of | warden of | These dresses are all in per- > O®. fect condition and made on $e. the very latest lines with Ki- | 0, ap mona Sleeves, with high and | ORE ES low neck. We urge those im § who are interested in euch hea, ¢4 dresses tocome at once before the sizes are broken. steer iho vetoc Ht THE LADIES’ FURNISHING STORE. Rev.Dr. J. GO Rowe,the well known | @ W. W. WALTON, Manager. oo \FOR SALE. FOR MEN. We are glad to announce to the trade that we are now agents for the celebrated Edwin Clapp & Son Shoes for men for the city of States- ville, and that we have gotten in our new fall styles. We are show- ing the Edwin Clapp in the follow- ing leathers: Patent Vici Kid, Vici Kid, Tan Calf and Gun Metals, in both Button and Lace. Widths, B, C, Dand E. Heywood’s For Men. We have also received our fall line ot this celebrated line of $4 Shoes. Thts is undoubtedly the best shoe oa the market to retail for $4. We have them in Patent Colt and Kid, Tans and Gun Metals, both Button and Lace; C, D and E widths. J. E. Tilt. This Kkne needs no introduction. We have them in Vici Kid, Gun Metal and Velour Calf and Tan. RAMSEY - BOWLES - MORRISON CO. THE STORE OF QUALITY. JUST RECEIVED: Another shipment of nice BED LOUNGES. Our goods and prices will be sure to interest you. Come to see us. We are always glad to show you through our big store. eee OO 0. ene ne Se nn eaten Crawford-Bunch Furniture Company, UNDERTAKERS. EMBALMERS. Day ‘Phone 400. Night Phone 1258. ‘Early Fall “Merchandise § For School Dresses. Just reccived a case of that pop- ular Anderson Zephyr Ginghams, 32 inches wide, absolutely fast colors, price 14c. the yard. In beautiful assorted patterns. Just the thing for girls’ school outfits— small or large ones. Truly, Poston- Wasson Co., The One Price Cash Store. ee ee ne oe) SSS weet Beaten com | WANT EDs sit ere, tr pare te Bye tz on place. For details ap- | gallons milk perday. L. iN, La- Putoka, nec Aug. 25, | zenby-Montgomery Hardware Oo, Aug. 2%. fola. Improvemen ~ to G, H. SHOOK; THE LANDMARK OBLISHED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. —————————————— OFFICE: WEST BROAD STREET MT ELEPHOND NO. 14. TUESDAY, ~— August 29, 1911. MOVEMENTS OF THK PEOPLE Personal Mention of Folks Who Are Coming and Going. Miss Fannie Cranor, who has been spending the summér here, went to Davidson Saturday to visit Miss Withers. Miss. Evalyn Browa, who was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R.:B. Flake at Hote) Iredell for some time, re turned Saturday to her home in Winston. Mrs. Fake accompanied her to Winston on a visit. Mrs. R. V. Brawley and children are at Davis Springs to spend two weeks. Miss Janie Caldwell came up from Salisbury Friday to spend wome time at her home here. Mise Elva Blown, of Spencer, spent Sunday here with Miss Blanche Dotson. Migs Marie Long will return to- morrow from Lexington, where whe spent a few days. . Mrs. KF J. Honeycutt and chial- dren, of Albemarle, are gucsis of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Glover. Mrs. 8. A. Tomlinson and chil- dren, of Gulport, Miss., are the guesta of Mrs. Emma Guy and Mrs. C. S. Tomlin. Mr.Tomlinson is expected here today. Mrs. J. W. Steelman and chil- dren and Mrs. A. W. Perkins are visiting home folks at Yadkinville They will return in a few days. Mrs. R. W. Orr returned Friday from a tour with a farmers’ insti- tute party. Mre. H. O. Morrison and little son, of Cornelius, who had been at Mr. Walter Mayhew’'s six weeks, returned home yesterday. The little boy had diphtheria and was here for treatment. Mrs. F. F. Steele and Mics Ethel Boozer are awhile at Alkalithia. Mr. and Mre ‘7. B. Walker, who moved from Lenoir to Lewistown, Pa., some weeks ago, have decided to return to Statesville to live. Mra. Walker and children arrived Saturday night. Mr. Walker, ,-who wentto New York, is expected here today. Mr D H. Anderson, of Charlotte, visited Statesville relatives Sun- Gay and yesterday. Mr. Eugene Culbreth, of Ral- eigh. speot Sunday with hie pa- rents, Mr. an Mrs E Mre. E. S. Pegram and children have returned from Connelly Springs, where they spent time. Misses Maude and Mattie Lee Nicholeon returned Friday night from Salisbury, where they visited for some time Mr. M. A. Vickery and family re- turned to their former home at Loray yesterday from Sussex, Wyo., where they went to live some months ago. They will probably pot return to Wyoming. Master Thos. Nicholson is visit- ing im Charlotte and Masters Hen- ry Nicholson and Vinton Reid, who visited Master Andrew Scroggs in Morganton, returned home yester- day. Mies Laura Lazenhy has returned from a stay at Bluemont. Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Raynal re turned yesterday from Black Moun- tain, where they spent some weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Rose and Mr James Rose, who visited rela- tives here, returned to their home at Raleigh yesterday. The Misses DeCamp, of Gaff- ney, S. C., are guests at Mr G W. Tuylor'’s Messrs. John A. Conner, Geo. H Lentz and John McLain have re- child and spending turned from Atlantic City, N. J. where they spent a few days Mr. and Mrs. W are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. R Thurman, will return this week to their home in Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Juno. Marshall and daughter have returned from a month's vis- it in the western part of the State “Capt. P. C. Carlton attended the reunion of veterans and the lay- ‘ng of the cornerstone of the Con- federate monument in Morganton Thursday. Mr. J. W. Scroggs, who was atthe home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs M. J. Scroggs, near town, during the summer, returned last week to Mint Hill, Mecklenburg county, to resume his schocl work. His school opened yesterday. Steel Trap Set cers? Wineton-Salem Journal, 24th Two revenue officers had a nar- row escape from getting caught in a big steel trap last night in Ire- dell county, near the Davie line. The trap had been set by alleged ‘“‘moonshiners.”” Last week these same officers destroy ‘an illicit distillery at or near the same spot they: visited last night. Uncle Sam’s men concluded there was an- other plant'in operation in the same neighborhood and they went out to investigate. While roaming around on the branch looking for a plant the officers discovered the trap, and they admit that they only missed stepping into it by a few feet. (The above is not far from wrong. Some time ago, in Davie county, not Iredell, Deputy Collector Davis | and others destroyed a still, Then they went to a man’s house, pulled up a plank of the floor and found some liquor. Last week they went back there and investigated the same place in the same floor. that, a 6mall steel trap had been placed under the plank and sur- rounded by rubbish and bat for the care of the officers they might have got their hands caught. The officers do mot know it was done to catch them; it might have been for rate._-The Landmark. ] blockade Octagon soap powder coupons re- deemed at Eagle & Milhbolland’s.—— ad. ed) Baby won't suffer five minutes with croup if you apply Dr. Thomas’ Eclec- tie Ot at efcs, “ octe-Mke magte: ee ie W. OCulbreth. | For Revenue Offi- | It was discovered then | SINGING . AT STONY POINT. A-CGood Crowd and a Good Day— Personal Items—Other News, Correspondence ct The Landmark. Stony Point, Aug. 28-The old- time singing on Friday was. well attended. Several hundred people were on the ground; the church was crowded to overflowing, and a large crowd remained outdoors. In the forenoon Mr. J. L. Gwaltney, of Taylorsville, made an address ap- propriate to the occasion. Old and young were there and apparently the crowd showed ample respect to the occasion, as good order prevail- ed throughout the day. ~ ' The singing was first-class and barring the dust the day was pleas- antly spent. Six years to a day had passed since the last singing of this kind had taken place with us; and several of our older peo- ple during this time have passed to the great beyond. Under the new organization there seems to be a brighter future than ever before, and the next singing was aunounc- ed for the last Friday in August next year. Rev. T. B. Johnson left Friday evening to join his family, who are visiting in the mountains. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Beckham will return today from Catawba county, where they went last week on a visit to relatives and to attend the camp- meeting at Ball’s Creek. Misses Zula and Estelle Harris left Satur- day on a visit to friends at Vash- ti Misses Myrtle and Nellie Saw- yer, of Davidson, who were on a visit to the family of Mr. G. B Hallyburton, have returned home. Miss Annie Somers, who was on a visit to her. home people, returned to Salisbury Friday. Mrs. T. L. Lackey has been sick several days with pleurisy The Watt-Whiite Co. have moved into their new brick store Messrs. T. A. Miller & Son are building an addition of 30 feet to their store house. Crop conditions with us are be- youd redemption and the outlook for a time is by no means encour- aging Mr. Tredway has moved his jemithshop to a lot im rear of the | bank. | Mrs. Lula B. Nall, who left Statesville August 16th on No. 11, was in the wreck beyond Asheville and was temporarily sent back to ; Asheville Her destination was |Fort Worth, Texas | |Near Two Score Killed in a \ Wreck. | Manchester, N. AW., Dispatch, 25th Speeding eastward behind time, some Lehigh Valley passenger train No. | guests of Mrs. John A. Craven. |4 ran into a spread rail on a tres- tle near here today and two day coaches from the rear section of the jtrain plunged downward 40 feet, |striking the east embankment like ja pair of projectiles. In the aw- ful plunge and crash at least . persons are tonight believed to have been killed and more than 60 jinjured. The injuries of several are so serious that it is feared they will die. The wreck was the worst in the | history of the Lehigh Valley line jin this State and one of the most | disastrous ever recorded on the sy# }tem. Crowded with passengers, | many of whom were war veterans jand excursionists from the G, A. |R. encampment at Rochester, the jtrain was made up of 14 cars, j\drawn by two big mogul engines, (was 40 minutes late when it reach- Jed Rochester Junction, and from |there sped eastward to miake jtime before reaching Geneva | Both cars were filled with pas- j@engers. In a few nfoments the (cars lay, a mass of crumbled wood, |metal and glass, under which a |/hundred men, women and children, >}many of whom were kilted instantly, were buried The greatest destruc- 237 anda dozen persons were taken later dead from the second da) coach, which, after following the first over the trestle, snapped its rear coupling and thus saved the rest of the train from being drag- | ged along. | The second day coach struck on the bottom and stood end-up, the rear end projecting a few feet above the top of the trestle. | All of the passengers in. this «ar were piléd in a tangled mass of broken seats at the bottom of the \car. {At last account 30 persons were |dead. as a result of the wreck and |others of the 73 injured may die.) Two Accidents in Asheville. | Asheville Citizen. | Andy F. Smith, Biltmore, had both of his legs bro- a carpenter, of suffering from injuries in the back asaresult of the sudden fallingFri- day morning of the elevator being; installed in the old Berkeley hotel building. turned on nor safety devices install- ed when the accident occurred. Lafayette Bradley, an employe of the Southern, was rather badly hurt on the local yards Thursday after- noon shortly after 3 o'clock, when his feet were crushed with the re- sult that the right one vaas ampu- tated. Mr. Bradley is employed as coach-cleaner and according to re- ports stepped from a moving car. He claims that his foot struck a |watermelon rind and he_ slipped, both feet striking the rail just in front of the rear truck of the oar from which he had alighed. He is 35 years old and married Social Item. Miss Charley Tomlin entertained a number of her young friends at her home on Davie avenue last luesday evening The rooms |were attractively decorated with |potted plants Hearts was the lgame of the evening and the first prize, a box of stationery, was won |\by Mr. Pressly Love; the consola- ltion, a picture labeled, ‘Don't | wear youn heart on your sleeve,” fell to Mr. Ralph Gill. Miss Eliza- beth Brawley served punch and Misses Elizabeth Sherrill and Eva- lyn Shgpperd served cream lonke. 3 * but «4 ! . ot ice sedate a acres ken, and Will Davenport, colored, is|#fter a few days’ visit here with Mrs. The current had not been|ley returned home Saturday night ead ope pane ot os apna , BROWN clal and Personal Items. Correspondence of The Landmark. Mooresville, Aug. 29-+Mr. Clint M. Brown died Saturday night at 10 o’clock at the home of h —— Mr. Will Brown, at Landi wan county He was the son of the late John A. Brown, of Mooresville, and was a resident here for many years, after which he went to Bainbridge, papi His health failed a year ago. e was 49 years of age anda life-long member of the Mooresville Methodist church. The funeral service took place at Prospect church Sanday +e ternoon, conducted by Rev. J. E. Thompson, and the interment was in the Prospect cemetery. Surviving the deceased are two sis- ters, Mrs. Mary Deaton, of Landis, and Mrs.. Clark Patterson, of this place. Quite a number of Moores- ville people attended the funeral Mr. George Morrow made an inter- esting address on ‘‘Strength of Char- acter,’’ Friday at a Children’s Day, near Prospect. The Misses Steele entertained a number of friends both afternoon and evening at their home a few miles from town Tuesday. The affair was ay in honor of their sister-in-law, rs. Steele, of Mt. Olive. Delicious refreshments were served and about sixty guests were present to meet the Misses Steele and their charming sis- ter-in-law. Miss May McLelland left Saturday for Newton to visit her aunt Miss Bessie McConnell, of Asheville, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Maggie McCon- nel. isses Carrie Thompson, of Mt Mourne, and Mary Bradley, of Char- lotte, are guests of Mrs. Tom Thomp- son Mrs. C. E. Hawthorn is spend- ing two weeks in Asheville with Mrs. C. S. Stone. Miss Whitley Connelly returned to Statesville Saturday night after a few days visit here wit rs. |M. S. Ozment. | Mr. Paul Fleming and family, who +have been spending some time here | with relatives, have returned to their |Some at Fort Collins, Colo. Mr. and |Mrs. G. L. McKnight and children re- jturned home Friday from Winston, | where they ,spent several days with |Mrs. IraKennerly. The trip was made jin Mr. McKnight’s machine. Mr. Ed- gar White, of Statesville, was also a ; member of the party. Mrs. Thomas |Gresham, of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Oliver Gluyas, of Charlotte, are the Miss Fern Johnston, of Statesville, will be with the W W. Rankin Co. i this coming season as milliner. | Mrs. J. D. Lentz has returned to Concord. She was here to attend the funeral of Mr. Rufus Lentz, her fath- er-in-law. tS: Rev J. E. Thompson and daughter, Miss Ellen Thompson, have returned from a visit to High Poéint and Bur- lington. Mr. Clarence Furr and Dr. Ga., where he resided for the last 13}/ Mrs. W. M. Neal and daughter, Eliz-| jabeth, are in Asheville and Hender- | |sonville to spend two weeks. | Rev. A. T. Lindsay, of Linwood |College, preached at the A. RP. church Sunday night. Rev. Dr. Hard- ing, of Davidson, preached at the | First Presbyterian church Sunday | morning. | Miss Maud Patterson left Monday |for New York. Miss Lavinia Ozment went to Statesville Saturday to visit |her cousin, Miss Lois Connelly. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kerley and children j;are visiting relatives at Asheville. Mr. J. B. Roberson and family, of M. Allen, WhO \tjon occurred in the day coach No. |Sanford, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. |W. P. Drew. Miss Maud Lentz has ‘returned home from Kinston, where |she visited her aunt for some time. |Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Deaton, of Lin- coln county, are guests at the home jof Mr. Robert Deaton. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Miller are spending ten days in the mountains. Miss Coe Young is) | visiting friends atSalisbury. Mrs J. | W. Brawley returned home Saturday | (night from Charlotte, where she spent | ja week with Mrs. J. H. Ham. Mr. | and Mrs. J W. Zimmerman, of Char- | lotte, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. | |W. L. Matheson Miss Margie Murr, | of Rock Hill, S. C., is expected here | | this week to visit Miss Grace Rankin. | |Misses Jessie and Eulalia McLelland, | of Loray, are ee Eunice | Sloop. Mrs. J. W. Idsmith and children returned to Winston Sunday | Goldsmith’s mother, Mrs. Geo. Coone. They were accompanied home b Miss Annie Bell Cook, of Concon. Misses Nadine, Ruth and Reba Braw- from Davidson, where they visited their gra r, Mrs. James John- ston. Mr. G. W. Dearman, of Dra- r, is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. V. The Kelly-D ff e Kelly-Duffeld Handle Company, inc., of Charleston, W. Va., is moan ing a manufacturing plant in this city, having secured ground from the Mooresville Furniture Company, and will occupy space along the side of the furniture company’s side tracks. Mr. Tee, general manager of the con- cern, has arrived here and he says he will soon be ready to receive hickory |timbers on the yards. Three families |have come in from Virginia to oper- ate the machinery. THIRTY YEARS TOGETHER. Thirty years of association—think of J. D: Gilmore went to Atlantic City+ last week. Mrs. R. W. Culbertson; is visiting relatives at Greensboro. | | it. How the merit of a good thing stands out in that time—or the worth- lessness of a bad one So there’s no guesswork in this Ariss, Concord, Mich., who writes: ‘I have used Dr. King’s New Discovery for 30 years, and it's the best jand cold cure I ever used.’ Once it finds entrance in a home you can’t pry }'t out. Many families have used tt for }49 years. It's the most infallible throat |and Jung medicine on earth. Unequaled {for lagrippe, asthma, hay fever, croup, {quinsy or sore lungs. Price 50c., $1.- 0. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by W. F. Ball. OS ka aan i i aCe evidence of Thos. | cough | Notices of New Advertisemen Favorite stoves and ranges.—Wil- liams Furniture House. Fine stationery. —Hall’s Drug Store. Octagon soap powder coupons re- deemed.—Eagle & Milholland. Six-room cottage for sale or rent. — J. O. Purnell. Slacked lime for sale.—Evans- White Hardware Co. Miss Annabel Mills will teach mu- sic. 250 West End avenue. Want to renta farm. Address A., care The Landmark. . Rooms for light housekeeping want- ed.—Mrs J. S. Simons. The president of the college will be in his office this week to meet those who desire to be enrolledas students Mortgage sale of land September 30.—D. F Jenkins. Advisory board asked to meet with commissioners. —N. B. Mills, chair- man. Fine mare and colt for sale.— ’Phone 1279. New fall shoes for men.—Ramsey- Bowles-Morrison Co. Best drill on market; clover, rape and vetch seed.—J. E. Sloop. Another shipment of bed lounges. Crawford-Bunch Furniture Co. Senator-elect Vardaman, of Mis- sissippi, was a visitor in Henderson- ville last week. Card of Thanks. We wish to sincerely thank all who were so teind and considerate of asduring our recent sed bereavement. This kindne+s was very much ap- preciated N. HARRISON AND FAMILY. SE FOR SALE OR RENT. 3 RgOn ce tric 'ights and water works, Te:ms right. Ap- ply toJ.O PURNELL. Aug 22. SLACKED LIME FOR SALE. 2n95 otc ed time for 40c. per hondre4 in bulk at our ware- EVAN--WBHITE HARDWARE CO, Aug 2). —2t. WILL TEACH MISS ANNABELL Piano. Stadio 258 West End Avenue, Statesville, N C. Bug 29 WANTED. adress heare Tre Land- mark Aug 2, WA NTED —TWO or three rooms suita- : * ble for light house eeping Apply toMRS, J, 8. SIMONS, corner Race and ‘alnut street. Aug. 29, POR SALE. cosets ™ Aug. 29.—2t. GENAR CHESTS ati. tut Can be bousht for about half price, Call at office and examine. PIEDMONT RED CEDAR CHEST co. Aug. 29, ~ ADVISORY BOARD. N EMBERS of the Advisory Board elected to a confer with the county commissioners with reference to road matters. ere asked to meet with the board Monday. September 4 N. B. MILLS, Aug. 29. Chairman. BRING US YOUR OCTAGON SOAP POWDER ==) UPON And let us redeem them for you. Call on us when you want any kind of Washing Compounds. A large can of Light House Cleanser for 5cents. Try one can and you will buy no other. ——'PHONE 89.—— Eagle & Milholland. STATESVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. The President will be in his office this week to meet with those who desire to be en- rolled as students for the coming session. The departments of study are Intermedi- ate, Collegiate, Busi- ness, Art, Elocution, Piano, Voice and Vio- lin. J. A. SCOTT, Statesville, N. C. NOTICE! Y OFFICE ts at the store of the Empire AVA. Music Company, where all persons indebted to the Evans Hardware Company can find me, a Ist books will be closed and ti OLSON & So call at ones, . A. J. EVANS, Aug. 25. SEWING — FOR Ladies and children. * Reasonable prices and good work, MRS. A.W. PERKIN> MRS. J. W. STEELMAN, 120 Fifth street, ’ Aug. 8.—8t. TRESPASS NOTICE ‘YS or others who have no business sre for- to loaf on my gin premises. Any such ‘ht there will be punished by Jaw. Bays will further take notice that no smoking is on the baseball ground new my “in Any «aught smoking thereon will be refused per- Se L.B BRISTOL, ug, South Yadkin Mills |; Will give 39 Ibs. No. 1 Flour, one Ib. Middlings and 13 Ibs of Bran for a Bushel of Wheat. South Yadkin Miils, Suecessor te I. N, Sharpe. Alexander Co. B ee e THD. LANDMARK ie $2 per year. CHECKING ACCOUNTS Every individual who handles money should have a checking account with a strong bank. This bank welcomes such accounts, whether large or small, and endeavors to encourage and help its customers in every consistent way. The strength and reputation of this bank is behind you. OPEN THAT ACCOUNT NOW.’ The First National Bank, Of Statesville, N. C, Capital - - - - $100,000. Surplus and Profits - 30,000. Total Assets - - - 625,000. Farmers’ Favorite Drill. Best on the market. Guaranteed to sow any kind of Oats or Fertilizer. Some Drills won’t do this. Crimson Clover. Rape and Vetch seed. Best quality. JT. E. SLOOP. August 29, 2911. New Line Boys’ Clothing. - These were bought several months ago and made up especially for us, so could not stop shipment when we decided to close out. Now is the time to fit the boys out for school with a new Suit or Overcoat at wholesale cost. Don’t wait till you need them and pay the profit. Dress Goods, Shoes and Hats on same basis. Try the CLOSING OUT SALE on every purchase you have to make or you will lose money. Reepectfully, W.H: ALLISON. Canina 1 MLADIES'# Tailored Suis an ist We have just rece’ved an early shipment of Ladies’ Fall Suits | and Skirts which we are offering | | at special prices. | Yours Truly, | | ' 4 MILLS & POSTON. This Mark on Stoves andRanges- is a Guarantee that they were made The Favorite Way. , ‘ are of stove-making crane tee hock of THE FAVORITE WAY. —— The builders of Favorites began making stoves and ranges away back in 1848—before most of you were born. *t know nearly as much about stove-making as ae et they Sey Ateriitvett to learn the Favorite way. Each year new and better ways and means to makea better stove were diseovered which have since been adopted by the leading stove and . range makers of the country—proof that the Favorite is the best way. During all these years they have never sent out a stove or j tly built—that did not give entire range that was not solidly and honestly — bets cmaitty Theyarestill doing business that way. Every stove and range that goes out of their plant is backed up bya guarantee that it is what it is represented to be—a real Favorite—all that its name implies in cooking and heating efficiency. satisfaction to the purchaser. This pre-eminent throughout the land. And they are keeping up their reputation asoriginators of new and practical features in stoves and ranges —features that really help. Come and see our Favorites. When you have learned how good they are, and have com- them with other makes they will be your Favorites too. s 1°» Buildings covered over tw Brea star co goed es ew and have mever needed repairs. Fireproof — Stormproof — Hand- some — Inexpensive. For further detailed information apply to Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co., statesville,N C. ee ————— WHEN THE WALLS FALL IN And you look upon the ruins of your home you'll most fully realize the value of a fire insur- ance policy. sured have us write youa policy in a first-class company. Putit off and you may have oceasion to regret bitterly your delay all the rest of your life. Today is yours; tomorrow, who knows. Statesville Realty and Investment Company. If you are not in- ens Summer Underwear! You won't mind the hot summer weather nearly so much if you get the right sort of Underwear. We have a fnil stock of Union Suits, B. V. Ds., Mercerette and Gauze. (Can give you your size. Prices Per Suit 50c. to $2.00, Shirts with soft collars to match, $1.25 to $2.00 See us for the best. S., M. & H. Shoe Company, Beginning May 1st we close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays. “ _. A Strong, Progressive National Ban Is an asset of real worth to any communi: ty, and the opportunity to do business with such a Bank should appeal to a good business man. The Commercial ig seeking your business. Capital : : : : Surplus and Profits $100,000.00 28,000.00 Commercial National Bank, Statesville, N. C. @\:: Dr. Charles D. THE LANDMARK ugust 29, 1911. Farmers of the United States needlessly threw away 8,896,000 bushels of winter wheat this year, not to mention an 6hormous § loss in other farm products, simply be- cause they failed to prepare against drought by taking steps to keep moisture In the soil. This is the declaration of Secretary John T. Burns, of the International Dry Farming Congress, who is now pre- paring to conduct the sixth con- gress, which meets in this city next October. Mr. Byrns had just read the re port of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture for August, showing the loss under the 1911 crop. Béfore him lay a sheaf of wheat raised by J. M. Bradshaw, of Peyton, Col., wko has just thresh- ed an average of 20 bushels per acre from 100 acres, patches of which ran as high as 67 bushels. On the Bradshaw land only four inches of moisture fell from the time this wheat was planted, Sep- tember 2, to the day it was cut, July 15, and there is not a live stream in 25 miles. This land war summer-tilled, that is carefully cul- tivated and the weeds Kept the summer before it was planted. This is one of the tenants of sci- entific dry-farming astaught by the congress. It is aplicable to every part of the land, says Mr. Burns. The average of all wheat in the United States, according to the government, is only and the quality is 92 as against 92.6 past year So there is no- thing wrong with the 1911 wheat but lack of moisture. “Every farmer in the land could Lave done as Mr. Bradshaw did with his little four inches of rain- fall, had he been intelligent enoug” to study dry-farming Methods and willing to do the nec- essary work,’’ declares Mr. Buras. “Some day they will meet drought as they do all adverse phenomena of nature, | overcome it, too.” other and | Bronze Tablet, Busts and Statues | Placed in Raleigh. Raleigh Dispatch The latest addition decided upon \in the way of memorials for the4 rotunda of the State House ig a/| bronze tablet by the Daughters jof theRevolution,in memory of the | Halifax Resolves, April 12,. 1775, which is established as the first jcall to American independence, having been issued by the repre- sentatives of the North Carolina |colonies. This date was: made a | holiday in this State by a special act of the 1909 Legislature,through ‘the special efforts of Mr. E. L. | Travis, now corporation commission- er. It is learned from Secretary R. D. W. Connor, of the State Histor- ical Commission, that good progress jis being made on the busts of Gov- ernor Morehead and Governor Johnston, which are to be unveiled Some time the coming winter in giches of the rotunda of the- State House; also the bust of Calvin H.|ed last Wiley is to ve completed the next few months. within However, down | 14.5 bushels, | prepare te | of Tariff Reduction Bills. Baltimore Sun. » te The failure of the Democrats to pass ‘the wool bill, the cotton bill and the ‘farmers’ free Ust" over the President's veto is no “setback"’ for their party, as some of the Re- publican organs joyfully assert, In fact, it more clearly fixes the re sponsibility for the failure to re- duce the tariff. ‘Congress has accomplished little,’’ is the asser- tion of the James Martins and John Dalzells. But the reason it did not accomplish more wasthe killing of its most important, legislation by the presidential veto. Mr. Taft, in his special messag- es, certainly must have given the strongest arguments he could mus ter in support of his action, but his excuses have not been accepted by the millions of consumers whom he has deprived of the ben- efits of cheaper clothing, farm ma- chinery- and household necessities. The final votes in the House in- dicate that his arguments failed to convince more than a. handful of the Republicans who had voted for the original measures. Take the wool bill, for example. The original bill passed the House on June 20 | by 221 to 100. The conference re- | port on the amended bill was adopt- led, 206 to 90. These votes——321 land 296—indicate a large number |of abs@ntees, while every member |possible was called in for the | final vote on passing the bill over |the President’s veto, and the num- ber required to make the necessary |two-thirds was correspondingly in- lcreased. More votes were cast |227—to pass the bill over the |President’s veto than were cast |for the original measure—-221— jor for the conference report—-206. jEvery influence of the administra- ltien and the party was exerted tc secure support for the President, |and still 23 Republicans voted in ;coudemnation of his action He | command the support j}could not even of hisown party in theHouse Ine opinion of the country in jregard to the Payne-Aldrich tariff | Was expressed aonmistakably at the election lust fall, when the Repub- jlicans lost control of the House land were swept out of power in half a dozen States. The wool jschedule is the most obnoxious |feature of that tariff,and thePresi- dent himself had admitted that it is “indefensible.’’ Can he _ believe {that the people will accept his iplea that ‘‘we must wait for the |report of the tariff board’’ as an excuse for the defeat of tariff leg- islation? Mr. Taft does not prom- ise reduction, though he compels delay He has marked himself as an obstructionist, and as one who sympathizes with special interests |rather than with the people. | MATTERS OF NEWS. { | The corner-stone of the Confeder- ate monument at Morganton was \laid Thursday and a reunion of | Confederate veterans was a feature of the day. Gen. J. S. Carr made the address of the occasion. j ~ James McNeal, a negro employe ef the G. W. Isenhour brickyard in Eagt Spencer, was instantly kill- Wednesday. While dig- |ging near a high bank several tens lof earth caved in on him, break- this is to have a place in the De jing his neck. | partment of Education quarters in the proposed State administration building, as will also the statue of former Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin, of the Supreme Court, this jto be set up in the Supreme Court |Quarters. This is being provided by the members of theNorth Caro- lina Bar Association. The purpose fat first was to put in a bust, but jenough and more money than neéed- fed for this is already in hand and the lawyers have determined to raise enough fora (full statue The work is’ also under way on a heroic bronze statue of the lament- Mclver,president of the State Normal and Industrial College. This is to be set up within the next year. ————— = Come to See Government—Not An- other Indian. Washington Dispatch. From time to time numbers of Indians who are dissatisfied with their treatment at the hands of Uncle Sam come to Washington to air their grievances and to se cure balm for their troubles. There are Choctaws, Seminoles, Cherokees and others of the onte brave but lawless warriors of the plains. A few days ago a band of Choctaws, regaled with red blankets, real In- dian feathers and moccasins, and a generous e#upply of face paint, landed at the national capital. In charge of an interpreter, they biundered into the office of QOon- gressmau Edwards, of Georgia, They began to splutter Choctaw at the Georgian, but as he knowe nothing about the Indian language, he was unable to reply to thefh. Finally Mr. Edwards was able to get the statement from theinterpreter that they had come here on a asight- seeing trip. He told them that they had better go to gee Con- gressman Charles D. Carter, of Oklahoma, who is seven-sixteenths Chickasaw and Cherokee Indian; that he would take them in hand and ehow them the sights. To this the interpréter replied: ‘We come to see government; Charley Carter nothing but d— In him- self.”’ 8 RE OF OINTMENTS F : ee THAT CONTAIN “MERCURY As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such arti- cles should never be used except On pre- scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten-fold to the good you ¢an possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactur- }jed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, ©O., contains no mercury, and is taken in- ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It its ta In- ternally and made in Toledo, Ont6, F. J, Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75e. per bottle. — Hall's Family Pills for constipa- m. Following bad feeling which had |lasted for a week, Bob Thompson and Jo. Tate fought near Murphy, Cherokee county, last week, and | Tate shot Thompson, from the ef- |fects of which the latter died two \day@ later. Tate ctcaped. | At the meeting of the } Central | Valley Christian Conference, at |Leaksville, Page county, Va., last | |week, a feature was the report) jot the committee of moral reform, in which State-wide prohibition was| | championed and the use of tobac- ico, especially cigarettes, was | couraged Rev. J. Li. Foster, | Elon College, North Carolina, jnounced hobble and harem skirts, |big hats and what he described as the almost invisible hose After evading officers for nine years, Zach Marks was arrested in Santa Rosa county, Fla., where he had once served as deputy sheriff, on the charge of killing Charles Ellen in Harnett county, N. C., Oc- tober 22,1902. Marks, who has been brought to North Carolina for trial, alleges that he killed Ellen in self- defense. The officers who effect- ed bis capture were furnished with the information by his wife, who charges recent brutal treatment. Burlington Druggiste So Much Alcohol. Three Burlington druggists were surprised last week when they learned through a representative of Uncle Sam’s revenue department that they were charged with viola- tion of a Federal statute in dis- pensing alcohol in quantities not in conformity with the rules of the department. The druggists were in each case required to pay a penalty and take out whiskey li- cense for one year. It has been the cugtom of Bur- I’ngton physicians to prescribe for extprnal use of fever patients a compound of alcohol, witchhazel and other ingredients. In these cases the fever patients were located aud the medicine bottles bearing the druggist’s name and prescrip- tion number noted, when the drug- gists’ prescription files were ex- amined and the per centage of al- cohol uséd in the mixture was as- certained In each case the drug- gist was unaware that he had vio- lated the law. SS Whose Light Oannot Be Hid. Charlotte Observer. What with good roads, drainage, progressive farming, etc., Iredell these days is a whole county set upon a hill. re Too and bruises may be healed in oo one-third the time required by the usual treatment by applying Cham- berlain’s Liniment. It is an antiseptic ana causes bub injuries tc heal with- out maturation. This liniment also re- Neves soreness of the muéclies and rheu- matic For sale by all dealers. 9- Cakes -9 EXTRA FINE TOILET SOAP. :-: For 25 Cents. :-: AT The Polk Gray Drug Co.; Prescription Specialists. On the Square. "Phones 109 and 410. NO LADY’S OUTFIT is quite complete with- out a Silver Purse. There is that same dis- tinction inthe kind that comes from our store as there is in every ar- ticle we sell. Things of this kind must be of the right kind or there is no lasting satisfaction in possessing them. We have some new things to show you in these Mesh Bags. Prices from 75c. to $12.50. R. H. RICKERT & SON. Whole Wheat Flour We sell for cash at mill door our best Whole Wheat (White) Flour at $2.40 per 100 pounds. Nice Graham Flour, $2.35. Pore Wheat Shorts, $1.80. Pure Wheat Bran, $1.60. Exchange desired. Will give as much as any mill. City Roller Mills, k. A. MILLER, Manager. f. 3 DUR Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.—No. 90 Mowers and Plows We Sell the Deering Mower and Rake, The Syracuse Chilled Plows, The John Deere Steele Plows. These goods are Guaranteed. See us before you buy. Statesville Hardware & Harness Co. That you cannot see in any other store. Patterns thatare exclusive with us and will delight your housewifely heart. Take a look at these exquisite new floor coverings and test their quality. ‘ou cannot fail to be pleased and our moderate prices will please you still more. Full line church Carpets. Statesville Housefurnishing Comp’y. R. O. DEITZ, Manager. Ri e Pa a S OT ae ty ea t we e pr s Pa n s nr er oe fr SN ‘NIF YOU WOULD BUY OR SELL!AT A house or farm for rent; or if you want to rent a house or farm: if you want a job or a man for a job: have a horse, cow, pigs, poultry, or anything for sale; or want to buy any- thing, let the public know through THE LANDMARK. You can’t make it public ‘“‘by word of mouth.” Let the People Know Through The Landmark "PHONE 63 When your stove pipe falls down, I can put it up to stay. If you are in need of any stove pipe! |, have pay of the best. If your roof leaks I can stop it. | My place is headquarters for guvter and spout. r sale in || shop or spe up on the house. || I have Valley Tin and Ridge Roll. Also Tin Shingles at a ce that will save you money. "t fo that I make a spe cialty of Roofing, and if T want Sheet Metal of any kind or size I have it. Don’t forget that I make and sel] the best Well Bucket to be found anywhere, for wholesale and retail. Thanking an for past favors, || I remain, Yours respectfully, T.°W. Frazier. BLANK BOOKS! | | } Double and single entry LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY BOOKS, CASH BOOKS, BILL REGISTERS. Loose Leaf Ledgers. I sell the Twinlock Loose Leaf Ledgers—the bestmade. Seeme || before you buy. Office Stationery,! Rubber Stamps, Filing Cases. PRINTING. BRADY, - The'Printer. Real Estate For Sale Two acres, north Statesville, well located. 106 acres one mile west. $100 per acre. STOCKS — Local mill stocks ought and sold. One lot 75x200, Oak street, $300. Twenty lots inside city limits, south Statesville, $75 to $100. Five tracts, 20 acreseach, one mile west of Statesville, $80 to $100 per 200 acres three miles east, $25 per acre. 211 acres five miles north, $25 per acre. 7 acres within one mile of court A number of desirable ousiness propertics. ISIDORE WALLACE, "PHONE 240. 1 ROBBINS ROW. A FEW INVESTMENTS: 7 acres of land, 4-room house and other valuable improvements at $750 50-barrel water power roller mill, 102 acres of land, 8-room two-story dwelling, splendid barn and out- buildings, $6,000. 5 Shares Stock First National Bank. 9 Shares Stock Commercial Nation- al Bank. 10 Shares Stock Imperial Cotton OI Co... . JOHN M. SHARPE, _ REAL ESTATE ~BRIOK Meeting Se i Math nthe | few years I suffered severely from Not an organ in the whole body so delicately constructed. Not one so important to health. J rpri discus- The kidneys are the filters of the| Deer oe Se a - blood lsiug the different views of tariff When they fail the blood becomes| revision held by Democrats, gives fou! and poisonous. lthe following clear and concise There can be no health where gstement of the different views: | Views of the Different Democratic | Schools of Thought. there is poisoned blood. 7 Hackache is one of the first indi- But Senators Williams and cattons of kidney trouble. Bailey, the two Democrate who It is the kidneys’ cry for help have locked horns the oftenest, | Heed it “lagreed on this one oe eee | 5 That the time-honored policy of See Kidney Pille are what is the Democratic party is to levy) ; . the lowest rate of tariff duties | Dae oun ee Kidneys| nat will yield sufficient revenue | ‘hey strengthen and invigor- - pee tar py = See ate the kidneye; help them to do y edm A sover> ‘ hy thelr’ work , further agreed that the Walker . bill of 1845, which is generally tak- Read the proof of their efficien- cy from a Statesville citizen. Mrs. W. A. McLellan, R. F. D. No. 6, Statesville, N. C., says: “For the ee id- My back became very had dizzy spelis en as the model Democratic tariff bill, levied duties on all kinds of raw material ae well as on all the finished productsa of the fac tories, the theory being to make ney complaint. everything coming iuto the coun- pore and weak and I and headaches. Finally I began taking order to from the United States in the past year, and for the past decade the ag- gregate amounts to more than 50 mil- lion dollars. These figures, as com- piled from the official. records of the bureau of statistics, Department of Commerce and Labor, include only that class of exports designated as ‘“‘medicines, patent and proprietary,’’ of which the exports in 1911 ware 783,000 to foreign countries and more than a quarter of a million dollars’ worth to the non-contiguous Territo- ries of the United States, and do not include the numerous articles export- ed-for use in the preparation of medi- cines, such as ginseng, which amounts to more than a million dollars annual- ly, roots, barks and herbs, and other articles of this character. The popularity of American medi- cines seems to have grown with their use. Fifteen years ago the value of the exports of “‘patent or proprietary | ; : medicines’ amounted to less than $2,- | 2ectric The ideal Health, Rest and Pleasure Resort. Crowded too high (1100 ft.), pleasant days and) sights. No mosquitoes. Unsurpassed | mineral water. Resident physician. | Room for 200 guests. Sew e, baths, t lights. Splendid fare and service. Try a WANT AD. in THE LANDMARK. Three Lines 25 Cents. _ ‘ | OBYING FOR HELP! ITHE LANDMARK Exports oo ee Run ; Rragier & Usefol Mam. | voce oe x la semi, ut Bally |FCHSDAY, — = howust 38,107 Washington Dispatch, If you want to buy a good Watch see me. 7 the ne New| DIVISIONS ON THE TARIFF 0 Von tonedicines” were exported If you want your Watch cleaned right see me.' \ If you can’t regulate your Watch see me. If you want a Kodak just see me. H. B- WOODWARD season. Not | Jeweler. Doan’s Kidney Pills and they helped me so much that I can strongly recommend them.”’ For by all dealers. Price 50 cents. foster-Milburn Co., Buf- falo, New York, sole agents for the United States. sale Remember the name—Doan’s— and take no othe! SALE OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY B* VIRTUE of the authority and directions ene eee last will and testament of t te Mrs, M,C Coon, the u - tors will sell at pablic auction or ane laabeor Got der, at the court house door in Statesville, N. C.,on SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1911, at 12o'elock, m. the late residence of the said Mrs. M, C. Coon in the city af Statesville describ- ed and defined as follows, to-wit. Beginning at a stake on the south side of west Pront street, formerly the S. Walter Goodson | corner, now Dr. Laugenour’s; thence south 74 | degrees east with his line 255 feet to a stake, his | corner on the Eliason line; thence north 66 degrees east 100 feet to a stake, formerly John B. Gill's | corner; thence north 24 dearees west with the | Géil line 266 feet to a stake on the south side of | Front street: thence south 66 degrees west with said street 100 feet to the beginning. excepting 4 | teat convenes on the eastern side of said lot to | Termsof sale onethird cash, one-third in six | and one-third in twelve months. | GtO. B, NICHOLSON, \ WwW. H. CHARLES, | R.B McLaugblin, Atty, Executors. August 1.2011, ‘Commissioner’s Sale of Valuable Land ' \YORTH CAROLINA, | AN Iredell County ‘ Zeb V. Long, administrator of James A. Butler, | deceased, against William Butler. Mary Hunt | Batler, James A. Butler, Jr. and John Butler, heirs-at-law defendants. Under and by virtue of an order and decree of | the Superior rt of iredell county. made in the | special proceeding as entitled above, the under- | signed comraissioner will on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2D, 1911, | sell at the court house door in Statesville, at pub- | He auction, on the terms herein stated, to the h bidder, at 120’clock. noon, the following seseron tracts of land. to-wit: t Tract: Beginning et a stake on the east | side of the Wilkesbory public road, Mra, N. A. am's corner, and runs with her line north | 47 degrees east 36 poles to a stake in the branch, her eorner; thence up said branch Dorth 10 de- west 10 poles toa stake in said branch on | the south side of Bingham street; Bingham street north 46 degrees east 5 | 8 inks to a stake. corner of the Margaret Long | lot; thence with said Jot south 38 degrees east 12 | poles and 20 links tocorner of said lot on the south side of the right of way of the Statesville Air Line! 44, ot4on of their selling prices on | Raitroad; thence with said railroed north de- | green east 36 poles to a stake in an old road; | thence south 45 oegrees east 3314 poles to the cor- | ner of N. B. Milis’ land; thence with his line and | up Kelly branch 84 poles to the Wilkesboro road; h with said road north 35 degrees west 11 poles and 17 links toa stake (42 feet southesat of agum).Mrs N. A.Bingham’s corner; thence with her corner north 59 degrees east %3% poles to a branch, ber corner; thence up said branch north demwrees west 10 poles toa corner in the branch taining 16 acres more or Recoud Tract: Beginning at a stake and rons with eaid street north 46 poles to a stake; 40 dewrees west 4 poles to a stake; thence north 46 degrees east 14 poles to an iron in the 41 west %3 poles toa stale in , neer a colored church; thence south street; e on . 2 thencesouth 41 degrees east to the heginaing,| of liquor. Sense lo CS oe Te. ZEB. V. b aie ' Fahl a i at ia an PN try pay some duty in avoid high rates on other articles. “They further agreed that after the war the Democratic party be- gan to lean to the theory of admit- 000,000 per annum. In 1900 the total was but $3,000,000; in 1905, $5,000,- 000; and in 1911, practically $7,000, - 000, the total for that year being larger c h-class Orchestra of four. Bowling, skating, tennis, boating, bath- ing, etc. Telegraph connection at Statesville. Bell phone. Two through trains from A Complete Store hi Oa rates; the Democratic party took | American freakishness, has beencall-|] Four-year courses in Agriculture; thence withthe side of the consumers nd jing for them himself. Crops are suf-| in Civil, Electrical and Mechanica] andi advocated a lowering of the hish |fering severely; the water sup ly of | Engineering; in Industrial Chemis; | protective rates, But to compen-|many cities is running low, and Ger-|] try; in Cotton Manufacturing and jaate the manufacturers for the T¢- | many’s scientific administration of for-|] Dyeing. Two-year courses in Me- 1 | cratic party. It was a_ logical |sidered a certainty and the coronation | For Catalogue address :| proposition at that time, as it was |durbar which King George and Queen | trust |Mary were to have held at Delhi_will| _| before the organization of west 17 poles and 10 links to the beginning, con- | in the} Manufacturers of the same lin€s of | : acedente branch on the north west side of Bingham street | goods.” from the well-nigh unprecedented old road; thence north the edge of to feturn to the legalized ican eg i : . 2.05pm Alabama had State-wide ce by President Roosevelt, y | ' "I probtbition for a short time but |the way—+will be held at Spring) Phones: Office 458; Residence 1133 one- A.| result a local option law took its of the! place, Under that law ting raw materials free of duty than that of any other year. Charlotte. af an ae Tagen algae All the world, it seems, takes| Special low rates for June and Sep- collecting the sewenues as ae) ae American medicines, forthe countries, tember, $6 to $8 per week; July | and colonies to which the $7,000,000; August, $8 to $10 per week. Special | possible from manufactures. , , | of we | “But from this point Democrats rates to families and ministers. worth of ‘‘medicines, patent and pro-| lare not in eccord. Some hold [Saiz .”’ were sent last year num-| Open June Ist to October Ist, 1911. lthat the free raw material theory | bered 80, scattered over every grand | Write for booklet to lis best and others that it is not. | division and eT the islands of | DAVIS BROS. |Both make very strong and piausi-|thesea. One would, perhaps, scarce-| ble arguments. Both have Demo-/ly expect to see a large demand in| Owners aad Proprietors. Hiddenite, N.C. cratic precedents in support of | Burope for this class of merchandise, | = I have added a line of Dry__ looking for at my store. Big lot of Cultivator ‘@ Points. i W.H. KIMBALL [ekg raise eka oe |during the past three years, while | ‘opinion of the other as these emi- | smaller values went to other European nentiihenator larol (towards cach | countries, many of them being com-| other. Democrats of \their contentions and both are sin-| yet the exports to England alone av-| cere tariff reformers People who | eraged $2,900,000 worth per Cnt Black Mountain, N. C. neither |munities in which the chemical in-| ischool are protectionists and both | dustry has attained a high degree of | lare aiming towards the same end, | development,such as Germany, France of reforming and equalizing the /and Austria. \ |tariff duties. | ' “For a long period before the : i |war the Democrats were ip full Keisoad Heat and the Drought Workd charge of all departments of the| —— |government. Tariff duties were Charlotte Observer. |wery low, were levied solely for} Not only have drought and prolong- |revenue purposes, impartially «8/ed heat characterized this summer }to manufactured goods, agricultural / throughout the United States, a few | ieeecnes and raw material. N° (localities somehow excepted, but Eu-} etc erg teed mh & oe, ope and Ax aeemingy the entire | ern hemisphere—have suffe | During the war, under the Repub- We mentioned pe llican party, in order to increase |more or less. ithe revenues to meet war expenses, time ago the fact that London’s ther-| lthe rates were abnormally raised. ;mometer had reached the sensational | These high ratee served to make |mark of 85. It is a further fact that) |manufacturing very profitable, en-|latterly all Europe has been expe-| abling manufacturere to make |riencing ‘‘almost an American con ithe home consumers pay much more mer.’’ Stories of heat prostrations in | |tor all kinds of goods than WS | Berlin read as if they hada New York, | |paid for the same class of goods !" | Boston or Chicago origin. Paris has| ‘any - peeney as war the Re ae, Rome has become almost} publican party took the side of uninhabitable; the European, instead | of continuing to regard iced drinks | lthe manufacturers and advocated I C maintaining the high protective and electric fans as evidences of Offers Special Accommodations to Summer Visitors. Write for rates to MRS. G. C. SPRAGUE, Manager, Black Mountain, N. C. ——OR W. R. MILLS, Proprietor, Statesville, N. C. May 12. THE NORTH CAROINA College of Agriculture And Mechanic Arts. The State’s Industrial College chanic Arts and in Textile Arts. One-year course in Agriculture. These courses are both practical and scientific. Examinations for admission are held at all county seats on July 13. Line as eae he tariff, the lests is taxed to the utmost to restrict of reducing the tariff, © ‘forest fires From various parts of |Democrats promised to put raw ma-| Qo; ; lterials, many of which the manu- Asia stories of drought and heat also | facturers used. on the free list. ;come. In India the drought has kill- | the |ed nearly all the food crops over wide /This was the beginning of J : raw Material theory in the Demo- |areas, insomuch that famine is con-! The Registrar, West Raleigh, N. C. , and when there lalmost certainly be postponed. Even| | was some competition of separate |the cotton ae is in grave danger JOHN.C. DYF, M. D. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT. Office in Mills Building. Otfiée hours 9 tu lJ am, | drought. Jefferson county, Ala., in. which Birmingham is located, has voted pee a’ majority of. 2,000 or more sale The anaudl conferenee of theGov- | érnors of the States of the Unton | —an organization brought into ex-} |\lmke, N. J., on the 12th of Sep- | “OF om E tember, and Gov. Wileon, of New | F R BAL — NIN®-ROOM house on . West ‘i Jersey, will deliver the address! oucn a eae tn EATON tes of welcome. | Weatern Avenue, it was muoh in polities and as~a Jeffereon } county has yoted for saloons. Be ky is i or atic ‘ es tas i Rial aR ila ik oe xi ; < : * ai ag ate a? a ie ie ee sah ae sa dalle Ave. 22~4t. eee am BRICK! | | Common building Brick and Select Red Face Brick. Drain Tile, Orders solicited from surrounding towns. STATESVILLE BRICK CO. Stylish Livery. My livery is the best payee and most up-to-date uae ty. I have every kind. of vehicle . necessary for a city. livery. Horses and mules bought and sold. Have some mules how on hand. Cash or time to suit. S. J. Holland. ’ ’Phone 3. Day or Night. my Machine Shop + complete and I am prepared to do wny kind of repair work. “ENGINE AND BOILER WORK A SPECIALTY ——""""" Also carry a full line ofSteam Fit- | ings up to Binches. Injectors, Lu- | srieators, Oi] Caps and Jet Pumps‘ . Dealer in Machinery. } DENTIST, ~ Office in Mlle Building over Siloam Clothing Os. Office hours 8. wic'cbek ‘PRONE #2. Avgost % 1810, “ASAVE ALL THE PEACH SEED &— § The Crop will be LIGHT this year and PRIGES HIGH. : Take them to your nearest store or bring them to us. WILL PAY CASH. Large or small quantities. Morrison Produce & Provision Company. THE LANDMARK TUESDAY, ==> August 29, 1911. STATE NEWS. The fall term of the Supreme Court opened in Raleigh yesterday. Track-laying is in progress on the Elkin and Alleghany railroad and the Elkin Times says it will be pushed until 12 miles of the road already graded are equipped with ties and iron. : L. J. Norris, charged with kill- ing J. B Dizsett in the vicinity of Raleigh some weeks ago, was given a prelimmary hearing in Raleigh last week and held for the Superior Court without bond. One night some weeks ago Mrs. GéeoF.Seitler,_of Wilmington, sat in her bedroom window, in the second story of her home. It supposed she fell asleep; in any event. she fell from the window and receivéd injuries from which | she died last week. The Boone correspondent of the Hickory Democrat Says that JM: Gmith, a Watauga farmer, lost nine head of cattle by lightning on | a recent Sunday. The cattle had) gathered under, an ash tree dur- | ing a storm. Lightning struck | the tree and killed them all. They) were valued at $350. | Senator Overman has been in-| formed by the War Department | that Captain Landers, of the coast | artillery corps, stationed at MATTEKS OF NEWS. The Southern States Commission- ers of Agriculture, officials and members of theFarmers’Union, far- mers generally, bankers, business men and representatives of South- ern commercial organizations, will meet at Montgomery, Ala., Septem- ber 6 to consider the gradual mar- keting of the 1911 crop of cotton and to currect an alleged erroneous impression as to the volume of jthe crop. | |day night, Mr. and Mrs. Richard jLee and their 17-year-old. son, |Clarence, were killéd in their beds jand the house set on fire. When {the fire was discovered firemen {broke iuto tue house and found |that the skulls of the father and |mather had been crushed and the [boy shot. Robbery ts believed to be is (the motive. An older son, Wil- liam Lee, is charged with the lcrime and js in jail. He was to jhave been married the day he was ‘arrested. He has simce confessed the crime. | Sonera epeenncnege ae At Boonville, Ind., last Wednes- | MATTERS OF NEWS. The prosecution is still putting on evidence in the Beattie trial-in Vir- ginia and is making a strong case of circumstantial evidence against Beat- e. John W. Gates, who died in Paris'| lrecently and whose remains were | |brought to New York last week for | burial, left an estate estimated at $30, - 000,000 to $40,000,000. | Sixty persons were injured Sunday inight, eight of them seriously, when \an express train on the Valley divis- lion of the New York, New ven & Hartford Railroad was wrecked by| | spreading of the rails. | A dispatch from New Castle, Eng-! j\land, says a large motor car, carrying | (38 persons, ran away on a hill, Safur-| \day, the brakes failing to work. The }machine collided with a tree and ten 'of the occupants, six of them women, | | were killed. ' Atthe automobile races at Elgin, |Ill., Saturday, a car, while going at} ithe rate of 64 miles an hour, threw a | WHAT YOU CAN SAVE Crop prospects for the pa where and how we’could maintain our volume of business. This we feel sure we have overcome economise and still meet his or her usual demands with at Jeast 25 per cent, less cost, by converting our entire basement department into a Mill To this end we have speut much time in get- tfog together Mill Ends in almost every class of merchandise by the case. Wecan save you from 2¢c: to 5c yard on all staple cotton fabrics. Jost what all of yon will need most of for fall and winter. gay we can and will save you 2$¢. to 5c. yard we know that we areright. End and Sample Store. We have made comparisons running by weight and ask any one who may doubt this saving to kind- st two months have put us to thinking, and at the same time help the consumer When we by testing every line of Mill End? we are Mrs. Rumple Stricken—Mr. Halti-|tire and turned over, killing the occu-} wanger—Rain. | pente—Dave Buck and Sam Jacobs. | Correspondence of The Landmark. | The same day a portion of the grand Statesville, .R.-3, Aug. 28—The stand at the race track collapsed and | Fase tise was visited by a very re- a large number of people were hurt. | freshing shower reeray, evening. | The vicinity of Etowah, Tenn., is, Mrs. Jasper Rumple, who was par-/ greatly excited over the discovery of alyzed last Friday night, is still in a|the mutilated body of J. L. Miller, | very critical condition. ; aged 65, a well-to-do farmer who re- | r. Carl Lippard, who spent his-va-| sided within two miles of that place. | ly select same class of merchandise from regular stock aud make the test. Kindly read and note the following savings on just what you will be forced to buy daring the next 30 days, and if you like come prepared to make the comparison by weight, and we assure you every item wil! figure just the saving we claim over same class of merchandise from goods bought from full bolts: Fort | cation in Indiana canvassing in the/Miller’s son Roscoe, Thomas nter Caswell, North Carolina, who arrest |interest of the Home Educational|and G. W. Rose and wife, the lasttwo | ed a countryman for selling water- | Company, is expected home today to| tenants on one of Miller’s farms, are melons at the fort, has, upon plaint made by Senator Overman, been ordered to report back to the fort from leave of absence and will be brought before a géneral court 5 martial for his act. H. F. Starr, of Salisbury, awarded $2,800 damages against the Bell Telephone Company in Guilford Superior Court last week. When Starr lived in Greensboro lightning ran into his house over a telephone wire, which he claimed ‘he had ordered removed, and Starr was injured. He sued for $20,000. The first trial of the case result- ed in a verdict against the company but the Supreme Court ordered a new trial. W.-W. Strain, 35 years old, was arrested in Wilmington Friday night on a telegram from the sheriff of Macon county, Georgia, etating that he is wanted there for a felony. Strain, who was taken into custody at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Anna D. Dud- ley, recestly romantically married Miss Jane Dudley, of .Wilmington, a great granddaughter of ex-Govern or Dudley, of North Carolina, while the latter was on a brief visit in Georgia. Early, the Supposed Leper, Still Living. Washington Dispatch. John R. Barly, the alleged lep- er whose case caused health author- ities here much trouble several years ago and created a dispute over the diagnosis of his disease bet ween various New York and Washington physicians, has applied for a re- newal of his pension for services in the Spanish-American war. Early is on the Pacific coast, living under an assumed name. The pension auhtorities have ordered his examination by physicians who as yet are unaware of the _ real identity of Early or his supposed malady. . “He will be given a fair examina- tion,” said Commissioner of Pen- sions Davenport, “by doctors who in my opinion are competent to tell whether it is really leprosy or mere- ly some harmless skin disease fpem which Barly is suffering.’’ {Barly, who is a North Carolin- jian,was living inPolk county when he went to Washington and devel- oped a skin disease which the doc- tors pronounced leprosy. He was kept, isolated in a tent in Wash- ington a long time and was _ later sent to New York, where special- ists decided his trouble was not leprosy. The mam has had to change his location many times, however for wherever it became known that he was the leprous suspect he was made so uncomfortable that he had to move.—The Landmark. ] Mire Than 3,000 Automobiles in thia State. The Secretary of State will issue very s00n now a complete list of the licensed automobiles in’ the State for the current year to date, including new TKicense and renew- als to June 30, 1912. Im round mumbeérsit willshow 3,300 machines in the State with something like 309 Ucense cancelled at the end of this license year ending June 30 for failure to renew, New license ie issued almost every day and of- temtimes there are several in a wingle day, go fast is the spread of the us¢.of machines in North * i ) com- was | visit his parents before resuming his |5th. Mr. Roy Troutman also expects (e care school at Lenoir College the Mr. W. D. Haltiwanger, who sup- | plied the Iredell ee ee of St, Martin’s, Mt. He and Sha- |ron Lutheran churches, will soon re- |turn to the seminary to complete his | theological course. He is a bright jroung man and an exgellent speaker |and a promising future. Mr. | Haltiwanger will preach his last ser- |mon at St. Martin’s Sunday. | Code Lane’s Bank Account. Attach- | . |North Wilkesboro .Hustier, 25th. | The money of Code Lane, who {ts charged with the shooting of | Officer Henry and generally believ- jed to be the man, was attached jin the Bank of North Wilkesboro }last Saturday by Mr. J. D. Hall, | iveryman, for the shooting of two horses. Code sent a check down to town from the mountains at first but failed to change the name of the blank check of a Statesville bank to that of the North Wikes- boro bank and hence it was sent back. Before the check was sent back gorrected the second time, Mr. Hall ha’ attached his account. He had an account of several hundred in the bank which he deposited on oe from the West, it is said. A Shooting in Ashville. Alice Ramsay, a young white wo- man of Mitchell county, was shot through the chest in Asheville Sun- day night with a 38-caliber pistol and as a result of the wound wi» Probably die. Jim Moody, a white Mian aged 22 years, employed as brakeman on the Southern railroad, was arrested, charged with the crime, he having been with the woman in her room at the time of the shooting. He declares’ that he did not shoot her and she main- tains that she fired the bullet into her chest. Both, it ig said, were drinking. Big Crowds in the Mountains, Asheville Citizen. According to careful estimates made ‘by the Southern railway peo- ple, the number of visitors in this mountain section now is from 40,- 000 to 50,000. Asheville and vicin- ity are credited with 14,000; Hen- dersonville and vicinity, 10,000; Waynesville and vicinity, 5,000; Sa- luda and vicinity, 3,000; Brevard and vicinity, 2,000. This beats all previous records. Weather ~ ‘Man Promises General Rain. Rains within the next 48 hours over the greater part of the coun- try from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast and in the South- west were predicted yesterday in a bulletin of the weather bureau. <aaaaasenansstsnaniveipa alesse —Two trains of six coaches each, loaded with men of the United States navy, passed through States- ville early Sunday morning. ‘They were being transferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Among them was Mr. Odell Boyles, as of Mr. W. J. Boyles, of States- ville, ——— All the local news and all the other news you want to know. Get LANDMARK, THE |P. | aor H | under arrest charged with the murder. | | studies in Lenoir College September | Both itical parties in Maryland | | will hold their State ee today | for the nomination of candidates for | the State offices to be filled at the au~; tumn election. Interest centers chiefly jin the spirited contest for the Demo- cratic gubernational nomination be- tween State Senator Arthur P. Gor- man and State Senator Blair Lee. Phillipps Lee Goldsborough will re- ceive the Republican nomination for Governor without opposition. STATE NEWS. A company with $250,000 capital has been organized at Henderson to build an automobile factory. | Fire at Rocky Mount Saturday night destroyed a large sash and blind fac- tory. The plantwas valued at $45,000 andemployed60workmen Insurance $12,000. Jo. Crockett, 14 years old and col- ored, was killed by lightning in the vicinity of Charlotte Saturday after- noon. He was standing undera hick- ory tree when the tree was struck by lightning, Horace Gentry, in jail at Durham for stabbing Walter Stanbury, cut his throat with a razor while aviod himself in his cell Saturday night. It. is believed he intended suicide but didn’t have the nerve to finish the job. Injury not dangerous, W. C. Powell, a farmer who lived near Aurelian Springs, Halifax coun- , was found dead in the road Satur- y night a week ago. He was en route home from Littleton and when last seen was under the influence of liquor, which may have caused his death. The case is being investigat- Rev. Dr. Geo. H. Cox, a prominent Lutheran minister, for several terms president of the North Carolina Synod and at present pastor of St. Enoch and Trinity congregations in Rowan, has resigned his pastorates, effective September 30, and will retire from the ministry. He will make hishome with his son, Rev. C. Brown Cox, who is a pastor in Norfolk. Barns Burned. The Salisbury Post says the livery stable of Efird & Moody, at Albemarle, was burned Friday night. All the horses and other live stock were sav- ed, but nearly all the vehicles were destroyed. A car load ofhay just put in was destroyed. This stable was horses were burned. Both the fires occurred on Friday night. The same paper says that Friday night the barn of J. R. Wright, near Landis, Rowan county, was burned and two mules, a lot. of feed, wagon ,and farming implements and about 30) ¥730; 8- Gayton. N.C. $4.25: ° ville No, 1. $11.25; W. 8, Lit ose weaseovilio’ BL Due Mills & Poston. |bushels of wheat were burned with the building. The origin of the fire isa eT einai / Card of Thanks, To the Editor of The Landmark: We desire through your paper to extend our sincere thanks to every lone who in any way assisted in pro- |tecting our plant from the fire Setar | day. Having been the victims of one fire we'know all the better how to ap- reciate this help. Very trul From Full Bolts. From Mill Ends. 10 yards Striped Chambray, 8 1-2c. $ .85 10 yards Striped Chambray, 6 1-2c. $ .6 10 yards Apron Check Ginghams, 8c .80 10 yards Apron Check Ginghams, 5c. -50 10 yards Outing, ass’d col. and patt’ns, 10c. 1.00 10 yards Outing (same), 7 1-2c. .75 10 yards seeeeoge Bleach, 10c. 1.00 10 yards peaked Bleach, 8 1-2c. .85 10 yards Bleached Canton (heavy), 10c 1.00 10 yards Bleached Canton (heavy), 8 1-3c .83 10 yards Bleached Canton, extra heavy, 15c. 1.50 10 yards Bleached Canton (extra heavy), 12}c. 1.25 10 yards Denham Blue for Overalls, 18c. 1.80 10 yards Blue Denham for Overalls, 124c. 1.25 10 yards 32 in. fine Gingham, fast colors, 10 yards 32_in. Gingham, fast colors, full case to select from, 15c. 1.50 full case to select from, 10c. 1.00 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 15c. 1.50 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 10c. 1.00 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 10c. 1.00 10 yards 36 in. Percales, 7 1-2c. -75 10 yards fast color Prints, 6 1-2c. .65 10 yards fast color Prints, 5c. 50 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery, 10c. 1.00 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery to close, 5c. .50 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery, 15c. 1:50 10 yards fine Baby Embroidery to close, 7ic. .75 10 yards Val and Torchon Lace to close, 10c. 1.00 10 yards Valand Torchon Lace to close, 34c.. .35 Cost from full bolts $16.10 Cost from Mill Ends $10.93 What you save 5.17 Try itand test by weight Kight-cent Gingham put upin bundles one half to 2-yard lengths, sold by bundle only, at less than 4c. yard. 98c. bundle, less than 4c, yard. Two thousand pair Shoes at average cost for fall. fall. Choice $2.00.. Some One hundred Ladies’ fine half price. See them and save. Yon will find something that will in- : terest you. Two hundred men’s fine Suits, some medium weights, mostly weights that can be worn the year round, at less than cost. Must make room for fa)l stock. Oxfords going at and below cost. All $5 Oxfords being closed at Ask to see our $3.00 line now selling at $2.50. $3.50. Basement will be stacked in Mill Ends and Samples. partment while in the city. the Northern markets studying fall styles in Millinery. Always glad to see you. Here is your place to buy fall Shoes. Boys’ and Men’s Clothing in basement at prices to suit hard times. Children’s Tub Dresses in basement, half price. Just what you need Two-piece Wash Suits for Ladies, just what you want for early and see where we are right. 10c. Outing put up in bundles, for men women and children in basement of these suits sold regular for $7.50. Woolen Tailored Suits for fall and winter, to its fullest capacity all through the fall Make it a point to always visit this de- Mrs. McKee and Miss Fowler are both on Very truly, THE R. M. KNOX COMPANY. destroyed by fire last year and 15 vet “STATESVILLE FLOUR MILL Co. yUCTION SALE OF OPEN ACCOUNTS. time: M. Knox Co.—Miss Bessie Justice, ‘ustice, 50. Due Lazenby-Montgomery Hardware Co. — Lee Fox, Beowiay, > Statesville, $15.80; Houpe, Statesville No. 2, $7.30; R. P, Revis, Wilk 1.90; RB. L. Beaver, Statesville No 4. $3.00; Clyde Mew Smyrna. Fila,, #00; R. K, 5 Due Sioan Clothing Co,--8. N. Lapish, States. Gil.—J. H Bowlin, Statesville, 82,90; 99.89, ‘Thos, 406; Rev. J. M, Gibbs, esboro, N. C. : s . — Thos. 8. Pattersen, a eee tatesville, $1 60. e te e pleased to call a cco har wiles Seccthore, Seoncnvte, submit estimates and samples. Sia iomerwon ® R, P, ALLISON'S, attorneys for the Aten Sone acre OFFICE SUPPLIES = SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, at 12 o'clock, : ; . noon, the following sccounta unless they are paid of every description, including blank books, stationery—every Qhavel Hill, N.C, 8% a Mie Massie J essential \ for \ bookkeepers, Statesville, $25 87; John A. Walker, Statesville, clerks, stenographers; letter files and presses—are here in well selected variety. If you have any question as to the ex- cellence. of our stock, or the fairness of our prices, give us the smallest trial order and you os, ven LG TBD ALL EID) cD 1) }))) BOOK AND STATIONERY STORE. @06000600