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Wm. h: Stewart, Edit
Vol, ll. No.-20.
Salisbury, N; Ct, Wednesday, 1906,:
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IMMIGRANTS FOR THE SOUTH.
The Right of the South to Insist Upon Hir
ing None Sa?6 the Best.
Robert De C. Ward In the Tradesman, July
t- 15th, 1905.
No-plan A or further selecting
immigration has had mdre general
support than the illiteracy test.
This requires that adult immi
grants with exceptions in favor
of wives, minor children "and
parents shall b? able'toreada few
lines in their 6wn language. This
'teat has had the united support of
the great majority of students of
the immigration problem, not be
cause illiteracy necessarily means
that an immigrant-will be a bad
citizen, but because the measure
willbe practical inkeeping out some
of-those aliens who are generally
undesirable because of ignorance,
lack of occupation and of resources,
tendency to crowd into slums and J
the like. As Commissioner-General
Sargent has said:
"This requirement, whatever
arguments or illustrations m,ay be
used to establish the contrary posi
tion will furnish alien residents
of a character less likely to be
come burdens on public or private
charity. Otherwise it mustfollowj
that rudimentary education is a
' handicap in the struggle for exis
tence." An illiteracy test is in harmony
with American ideas of education
and citizenship. It is objected
that such a test would not keep
out anarchists and criminals, but
it must be rememberered that an
archists and criminals are already
excluded by law, and this test is
not to replace existing grounds f 3r
exclusion; it is an addition to
them. - A criminal would be de
barred under the present law, even
if he could pass the illiteracy test.
No one has ever claimed that the
abilitv to. read is a. test of moral
. character, but such a test would
certainly lessen the burden upon
" out schools, and upon our charit
able institutions.. Every nation
should care for its own insane and
its own paupers. We have declar
ed against the admission of the
insane, rrd the criminals and
the paupers of other countries.
It is time. for us to stop shoulder
ing the burden of European and
Asiatic illiteracy. Our own nat
: ional. burden of white, and negro
illiteracy is heavy enough. We
are daily adding to it by the ad
mission of thousands: of alien il
literates. Nothing ' that . the
United States can do for universal
common school education would
he so effective as the adoption of
an illiteracy test for immigrants
, Thus a recent writer who is well
informed regarding the conditions
oi Italian immigration says : 'An
educational test for immigrants
might' be an effective means ap
plying a stimulus to popular edu
' cation in Italy, and might really
assist the government materially
in its effects to get children to the
common schools. " The United
: States industrial commission said :
"If compulsory education is de
sirable as a preparation for AmerH
lean citizenship and a s a pro tec
': tion to the citizens themselves, iW
ib: equally desirable - for immi-
; grants wny are prospective ciu
' zens." Our immigration ; laws
should have for a
: the protection of j
leading f object
American
'"zenship.' It is
aoauraiv ' mcon-
V sistent to s
vast sums
money in the ed uoatioh of . Ameri
can children and then open our
gates freely" to thousands of aliens
who have- not been required to ob-
;tain similiar education, y
feThere is no! danger that; the ex?
Elusion of' illiterates would cause
Va Bcafcityiof lab in this country.
If there is a demand, the supply
will be forthcoming from Europe.
If the' steamship . companies ; can
MOCKSYILLE AND DAYIE COUNTY,
Umbrellas Disappearing Farmers Get
ting Along Well With Their Work.--
Mockayllle Courier, May 3rd. -
'Our attention has been called to
the fact that some, party or par
ties carried 6ff.' some-: umbrellai
from the vestibule of the Metho-
dist church Sundav niglit, that
did not belong to them. Now, if
this was done by mistake the nm
brellas will be - returned. - If oth
erwise, the one who did it -ought
to be prosecuted and sent to the
county roads. One of the um
brellas belonged to a gentleman
who prizes it very highly, as it
was the property of his wife, who
iff now dead. It does seem to ua
that it is a heartless wretch who
would keep this umbrella after
Irnnwincr this. ThlB ia not the
first time this thing has happened
and it must be stoppetl.
Horace Frost, of Felix,
died at his
home early Saturday
morning, at 5:80, . aged 29. Mr.
Frost leaves a father, two broth
ers and two sisters to mogrn his
death. He was laid to rest Sun
day at Bear Creek. Funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. T;-
A. Caudle. ,
Thomas Dison and wif e, o f
Indiana, visited relatives in North
Carolina and was a welcome visit
or in this neighborhood. This is
Mr. Dison 'a first visit to North
Carolina in fifteen years, and he
says he can see a great improve
ment in this section of the coun
try in different ways.
Mrs. l)r. A, Wisema, of Je
rusalem, fell in the back yard of
her home last Sunday evening,
from which- she has suffered a
good deal since.
Frank Wooten i s s u ff e r i n g
with a sore side, caused by his team
of voune mules ( ruunine awav
with-him, throwing him out of
the wagon and running over him,
last Wednesday.
Our farmers are nearly done
planting their crops, and we un
derstand that Bill Davis . who
lives on the Bently f arm, Js plow
ing his corn, and has cotton up in
plenty ready for the hoe.
not bring illiterates, they will fill
Ltheir steerage with more desirable
aliens who can read. And with
the stimulus thus put upon educa
tion, the illiteracy in many of the
countries of Europe would show a
not ible decline. There is plenty
of labor now in our cities which
would be better off in the country,
where there isa great need of farm
"help " But the cities attract,
and the farmer waits for his help.
So it would be under the illiteracy
test. . . ' - ' ' ' ...j - " ;
We need intelligent distribution
from our congested districts of
physically fit aliens over the
country ' districts where these
aliens are wanted and where they
will be given work which ihey are
physically and mentally qualified
to perform. We need a higher
head-tax ; a restriction - of the
privilege .of "assisting"" immi
grants to come here ; a physical
test; an illiteracy test. - None of
these alone is enough. All of
them together would not be too
much. -
I- The south may take to heart the
lesson which the. north - has been
learning . regarding undesirable
immigration. The north would
be glad to have many of its, city
slums emptied into the south, and
would .rejoTce, selfishly; if the
south would take its share of the
incoming tide 61 aliens whorare'of
poor physique; illiterates who
P.nn n Dnr. rtotr rhaic nmn .noaaonaa
who" are unfitted to .do a good
day's work. Oue of the
ana
nam day
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leading southern newspapers has
recently said 5 ' We want no such
immigrants artave crowded. the
east side-of New -York and the
factories.?! New England" r
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LEXW8T0M AND DAYrDSON COUNTY.V
L!rs. Paryear Gets $8,000. , An Interest-y-
log Relic of the Clill War.--
Lexington Dispatch, May 2nd. -
v. Twenty odd casses were cleaned
up at- he civil term of r court
held lastieeek, which -leaves -the
civil docket 'in excellent shape.
The moat important case was that
0 jjr8 M., M. Puryear va. the
Southern" rail way , on account of
the killings of hei ' hnsband, Engi
neer RV O. Puryear,' who was kill
ed between the Yadkin- river and
Spencer in Jauuary, 1905, by be
ing struck with a mail crane.
The suit was for $80,000, We
understand that the railroad offer
ed to compromise for $5,000.
The jury awarded $8,000.
Senator S, E," Williamg recently
into poBsesBioff an r.
esting old relic of what we think
must have been the civil war. It
is a shell of perhaps ten pounds in
weight, and has never been explod
ed. It was found on the railroad
bridge over the Yadkin ; river, on
the Davidson side. The double
tracking force discovered it while
scraping away the dirt from rock,
and it was buried but a few inches,
as the earth over the rook is not
more than a foot in depth. At
the same time a minie ball was
found. On inquiry, it was told
the Senator that there was a bat
tery at the spot where the ball
was found just at the close of the
war in 1865.. The Yankees ap
peared on the Rowan side of the
Yadkin and there was some firing
done. That night Salisbury was
set on fire. Therefore it is
supposed that - this old 'imple
ment" of war was left where it
was found, something more than a
week ago. It is also thought
that, as Gen. Greene crossed -the
Yadkin not a great way from this
place, and as he fought the British
at every fording he made, that thai
bomb has come down from Revo
lutionary times. We dp not know
if shells were in use at that time,
and the reference books at hand
fail to tell us when they were. first
used.
J. E. Williamson paid a visit
to the scene of operations on the
Southbound railway near Winston
last Thursday, to see for himself
with his own eyes what was being
done. Friday he came into the
office with a large amount cf en
thusiasm and a big clod of red
dirt, saying that all donbring
Thomases may go way back and
sit down. The Southbound was a
reality. He says that a Targe
number of men are busily engaged
making a cut and fill at the Win
ston end ot tne line, mere are
two forces, one on each side of Sa
lem creek. Sixty mules are being
used! " It was very evident to Mr.
Williamson that business is meant
by the men behind this work. He
himself is thoroughly convinced
that we shall soon be . speeding
along on the Southbound cars.
One ".-day last week Rowan
Woosley, a citizen of the Fried
burg community, disappeared
from his home and has not been
heard ofsince. It was thought at
first that he m igh t h a ve comm it
ted suicide, as he complained some
beforehe went to his work. His
steps were followed to a pond
some distance from his home and
the pond-dredged without result.
Later it seems generally supposed
thai heleft deliberately and noth
mg has happened to him. He
took with him $250 in cash. -Mr.
wiA ';.i A-'tT
M?ck, of this county, and he is
a son ofRev. Wooseley, of Fried-
I ,,. . o -
burg.
a . ,
:T S. Eanes,: the contractor, re
quests us totate tnat the. rumor
that the contract' for. paving the
l ONCORD AND cXbABRUS COUMTfT :
A Picturesque Cemeterf. Sone Interest-1
Ing TIgures.on the Cotton Crop.-
Concord times, May 1st. , j
There Was a marriage of two
populaV Concord youugpeople at
Mfei Pleasaut Sunday night which
was a surprise to their friends 1
here. Rev. S. W. . Beck",' pastor of
Trinity Reformed church', and
Miss ' Daisv Barrier, -youngest r
daughier of Mrs. M. E. Barrier,
were in. Alt.
Pleaeant attending
the Church -Workers' Convention
of the Reformed Church, when
they decided to unite their for-
tunes.: Th& ceremony was1 per
formed about 9:80 o'clock, after
church service, -by Rev.. Paul Bar-
rineer." Mr. and Mrs. Beck rev
turned to Concord fter, the cere
mony and Monday morning were
busy, receiving the congratulations
of their many friends , They will
boardfor a while, after which
they will Vccupy the Reformed
parsonage.
Concord can certainly boast of
a
picturesque cemetery. Keeper
Sides can be honestly commended
for his artistic and horticultural
efforts. There have- been too
many : decided improvements in
that sad enclosure to
enumerate singly, but, generally
speaking, our cemetery has indeed
been; looked after carefully and
studiously. It must be a source of
consolation for those who have
occasion to visit that pretty flat,
for whatever Concord has not, she
has a well groomed cemetery that
compares favorably with any in
the State.
The regular meeting of the Ca
barrus Cotton Growers' Associa
tion was. held in the court house
last Saturday. Tnere was an in-
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temting discussion on the ques
tion of reduction ot atsrease, and
tne uanarrus tarmers win certain-
ly do their duty in tne general
movement ior a reduction, jno.
F. Allison made an interesting
taiK, m wnicn ne quoted some
figures which were eye openers,
He said that according to esti-
mates oi tne oest mrormea people,
a ten million bale crop will bring
luuin uiuunj vuau '"wu um.
lion naie crop, ne ngureu as 101-
owb:
A 18,UUO,UUU bale crop at 7 cents
would amount to $44571)00,000.
A 12,000,000 bale crop at 8
cents, $480,000,000.
A 11,000,000 bale crop at 10
cents, $550,000,000.
A 1U,UU0,UUU bale crop at 12
cents, $660,000,000.
From this it would be seen that
a ten million bale crop would be
actually worth $155,000,000 more
than "a thirteen million bale crop.
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Concord Times; May 4th
Dr, V CJ B, Means, who was in
tne navai nospitai at oan ;-x ran-
Cisco auringDue eartnquaKe, writes
that he is all right, and his many
irienas nere are giaa xo near ic
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A mule belonging to Mr. Day-
vaun was driven into an open
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sewernear tne corner qi uormn
and Union st-eets Wednesday '
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night. With rthe assistance of
umcer sappenneia ana some
nfty-odd citizen instructors the
muie was wweu to tne eartn s sur-
face without any apparent damage.
Louis D. Brown evidently has
streets within the new limits t of
Lexington has: been - suspended;
was unfounded. Orders have beer
made by tha board of commission-
ers to pave all the voters are will-
has been held : up for some time
was because of a lack of . brick.
Mr 'EanflR nw hm thfl bnVV
and the board orders him to push
- ruou
the work through as rapidly as
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ALBEUARLE : ANDSTANLY COUNTY.
Charge of lnconpet?ncyer Worse Against
Reponiican-onicais, i-
Stanly Enterprise, May 3rd. -
; Robt, Sibley is carrying his
left'arm;in'':8ling.HeT:-'got.:-no
of his fingers caught m machinery.
at the Efird mill machinshop a
few days - ago, ." badly- lacerating
the first joint and losing tha - nail
tBeref rom . - - :
The Sriusas lumber plant caught
fire aBouf8 o'clock Tuesday even-;
ing, and but forthevchancediscov-
ery by one of thejhands jwho was
passing the 7 shop a large loss
would have resulted.
The death of J. W. Reeves, who
was about 73 years of age, occurred
last Thursday at his home near
Lane's Chapel, in Montgomery
county,' He was a brother of
Messrs. F. E. and Dayid H. Reeves,
of this county. He was a good
man and an esteemed citizen.
W. Alma Smith, who had it
within his grasp to accept anom-
lnauo.n t0 tne position oi ciers
8aPenor courior acaniy.was pro-
moiea Iew aav8 aS to a incra-
1 PD81wou 1D tne omces oi tne
Wiscassett mill. Alma is fine
young man, wnn pronouncea m-
telligerKse, and his friends rejoice J
nn nim m nis Sooa lortune.
Rev. J, M. Arnette is assisting
the pastor of Chestnut Hill Bap
tist church in a series of meetings'.
Mrs. Arnette is visiting in the
meantime at Statesville. Rev.
Dr. J. N, Stallings, of Salisbury
willbe hare Sunday to fill vthe
Baptist pulpit both morning and
evening. f
This is just the right , size
town to settle down in and . enioy
life. Everything for the comfort
Httla faith in thft nld ada abont
lightning never striking twica in
the 8ame place. He said yester
day: "I wonder whose theory that
for i knOW Qf one tree on our
property that was struck twelve
times and of a fenceHhat has long
rsiUGQ taken on sorry expression,
owing to the persistency of the
lightning." And then he added,
"i Know oi a uouse tnat was
struck by lightning and later
twisted completely around in a
f thunder storm,
Should the court house follow
the example of the Central church
we are wandering what would be
the answer. "By a very little ef
fort the Central church is rapidly
converting its grove in front into
a most picturesque one. With as
little trouble Concord have a
pretty park out in front of that
hall of j ustice if certain parties
would- but interest themselves.
It is a; big plot and particularly
inviting, and if we Borne day have
a great bjg public park with elec
tric car attachments the court
house park would lose none of its
attractiveness or. Dublic natron
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age.
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nn norf. Tnon aran;n ft,a
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will be a marriage in Concord
L-WSk. w'ni -w
Uany friends of the contracting
naaB ii . c
Uhat- evening at 8 o'clock. L: S
gloop a prominent f armer near
Gla88j will be arriedto Miss
I Mamie Pharr, who fori several
years has had charge of the mill in
ery. department at. the ; Cannon &
Fetzer Co. The cerembny will be
PerformedbyRev- Geo, "H. Cor
nelson at the .residence of C. A.
Pitts, in the' presence' of a few
I friends and relatives. Miss Pharr
is exceedingly popular in. Concord,
and wiU be missed by' a. host of
friends, who teuder toMr-Sloop
Wdvan(? hearty congratuliona
nn - winnincr hflr fnr hiH- hridft
Mr. and Mrs7 Sloop will hve.at
Home near tfiass.' .
of ljfean-bevb6ught hera and $10
wilf go asfar as$25-will in largar
cities. ' When yott want to leave
the.f arm. come ta" our iown and
build a nice comf orble-home aijd
be among, the best people in the j
worl.'r r A:; good, live Building
and Loan Association offers' a fine
oppqrtunity f or any one who : de
sires,to; build.-. - .
-Mrs. -J. Ephraim Treece, who
lived 2 miles north of AlbemaTle,
died Suddenly on Wednesday even
ing of last week.:- She wasattack
ed in the'afternoon "about 8 o'clock
with a violent case of cramp colic,
and despite the utmost efforts to
gain; relief she "died five hours
afterwards. She is survived by a
husband and several children.
She was a daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. T. A.- Lowder and was a
noble Christian wOman. Mr.
Treece is one of the county's best
citizens andhe has the sympathy
of everyone. -
We have treated them no
worse than they treated us." a
Republican office holdor in high-
standing was heard to say. This
was in reference to the, sheriff and
his unsworn deputies" keeping the
tax hooks away from Democrats. .
The statement won't hold . water.
and it is but a confession of
the wrongs being perpetrated upon
our country . folk, and shows to
what extremities the enemy is
placed, : There are some interest
ing facts yet to be brought out.
A check for $S8pr more was Bent
to the sheriff to pay taxes for three
men of Center township. The
check was tossed in a drawer hold
ing papers and rubbish and it re
mained there for twelve days, and
was then brought forth because,
a lawyer was lequested to go to
him and demand it. This is an
uncpntrpvettable fact. Is this
administration being run entirely
for the Republican - party?. If
not, then there is a charge of gross
caielessness or incompetency
against all acts of this kind.
The f ertilizer warehouses of this
town have .been heavily rushed
this season. The Yadkin freight
line-can not deliver the goods fast
enough to supply the demands.
It is nothing to see fifty and one
hundred wagons around the depot
awaiting turns. Eive car loads of
fertilizers are entirelytaken up in
a half day, and the farmers have
waited over a night and day rath
er than go home empty handed.
The freight service is deplorable;
but the heavy buying indicates
that the commercial article is
being used more extensively this
season than the past.
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Rev. Dr. Shaw, of Charlotte,
delivered the literary address in
the court house . on Wednesday
evening of last week to the class
of young ladies of the Englewood
boarding - school; j The address
was masterly and well received,
A change of hour from evening to
afternoon kept many away, as it
was not generally known. The past
year of this excellent school' has
been one of the best in its history.
k Year of Blood.
The year 1903 will Jong be re-
l-membered in the home of F. N.
Tack"et,tof Alliance Ky., as a year
blood) which flowed so copiously
from Mr. Tacket's lungs that
death, seemed very near. He
writes : "Severe bleeding from the
lungs. and a frightful - cough had
broght me at death's door,, when:
LI began taking. Dr. King's New;
Discovery-for Consumption, with
the astonishing result that after
taking four bottles .1 was ; com
pletely . restored rand as time has
pro 9 en? permantly cured, Guar-
anteedr forj Sore "Lungff, Coughs
and Colds, at all drugstores. .' Price -50c
and $lr Trirl bottle" free.
Now : is the time" to' get ojie of -;
the best weekly papers inthe State';
for 50c; " Read proposition; No, 8
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