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1 4 r-. P. i 1 j (t l 1 0 have The oiwurver has maae out a case, for Jockson was a native of this Ctate. But In the case of Jacksoa, "Uncle Joe" Cannon, etc., a peculiar v'tralt of Tar Heels is made manifest. Had Andrew Jacksoa remained he would not have been recognized for his' true worth, and Joe Cannon would not have been regarded as a suitable man for Justice of the peace: This, however, applies to all localltltes. Tom Dixon, Jr., was the butt of cheap wits in Cleveland county 20 years ago, and was ridiculed as "Talking Tommie." While In the legislature he was tel yarded as a visionary, an Iconoclast, and was regarded with horror ua- epeakable because he didn't follow a gang of trimmers and- time servers. New, to the Joy of his detractors, he has dropped out of notice, and nobody reads his books or goes to see . his .plays. " . Three years ago about .the same gang were "agin" The Observer. While I didn't agree with Its policy. I could afford to concede to others the right of opinion that I claimed. The num erous array of its patrons can see that this excellent daily Is on Its- last legs and on Its way to the journalistic pot ter's field. , , . - i - As to our cSlebrites, 1 last winter, hadca hard time to hold the lamented Col. Amos Owens, of Cherry mountain, ' as a product of North ' Carolina. A I sent a" cup and write-up of the historic r old? moonshiner po Pennsylvania Grit, which was duly ' .published. In " less ', than two weeks -a lady with a Penn sylvania Dutchman hailing from Wil llamsportr. Pa., wrote v me a letter claiming that 'the" redoubtable colonel was a long lost uncle who ran away ' from WilUamsport about 70 years ago. I crushed Into the breach and told her we claimed Amos, and. meant to .hold him. That every time we worked a nan up till he attracted attention somebody tried to claim him. . . . Upstarts from South Carolina,- Vir ginia, -Tennessee and Pennsylvania have tried to claim Hickory Jackson, James K. Polk and Daniel Boone; and now they stretch ' forth their impious hands and want to take Amos Owens. But If . some Interloper comes here from somewhere else, and gets hung, .why they want to dump him on North Carolina. ,v About 25 : years ago one Daniel Keith, was Justly hung in CRutherford county, of this State. s He hailed from Tennessee, and had made some reputation in Kentucky as horse-thief. It is better to Km nve men in Kentucky than to steal one horse, end hence he was not regarded with special favor. He combined a name less irlme with murder and expiated v his offense on , the gallows. . It wad - pretty hard to prove to any Northern , Journal that ho was not native to the , ;; manor born In Rutherford county.ilt ' '. happens that I remember a chapter In ' Ills " career. About 40 ' years ago, a 1 j description of Daniel -Keith and a '- stolen horse came from 'somewhere in-' Tennessee- to Adair county, Ken n tucky. Toung E. Hurt was then sher iff, and caught Keith on Sunday near i the home of Hawk Fletcher. The V sheriff was' a very powerful man.' and i : alone called on Keith to surrender. Keith pulled his' gun and said, - "not i this evening."- The officer Bnatched l; . the pistol and pulieathe offender from f -i "his tolen horse. The sheriff was 54 f years of age while Keith was about 30, Keith A"'ed to rogaln his pistol, t , but the sheriff downed him. Age be- :. 1 gan to tell on the officer, and Keith ! , came near regaining his feet. Sheriff i s Hurt, thereupon, drew his own pistol placed the muzxle under Keith's nose, i 1 and said: "Keith, I know your desper- ate .character, and don't want to kill . ' you; but if I can't take you alive I'll V have to do it" "Kill and be d d," i was Keith's defiant rejoinder. Here an i -' unforseen incident Occurred In favor 1 of the brave sheriff. Hawk Fletcher hailed from North Carolina and ' brought his nine dogs with him. Be- Ylng Sunday ho was squirrel hunting, k and eight of the ' pack were In the I . chase.- But he had a yellow flee of the " most pronounced bench legged varle , ty. He saw the struggle and, flee" like, wanted to take a hand. For a ; wonder he nailed" the hind"' leg"" of Keith Instead of the officer. . With ' this advantage, the prisoner was again thrown down nd hand-cuffed. At this juncture up came Hawk Fletcher, with Vila eight dogsra string of squirrels, : ft double-triggered rifle and a con science void of offense toward God and "man by reason ;of keeping holy , the Sabbath. "Hawk," Bald -the sher iff, "get me rope to tie this man on jf the .horse". Hawk went to his cab- , in and returned with a fragment of rotten grass rope about three feet J, long. "Get a longer, better piece than that. Hawk,", expostulated the sheriff. "Ain't got nothing etes but a bed cord," said Hawk. "What do you plow j with?','; "Steers, be God," said Hawk, "and they don't nesi lines. '"Ef they did I'll peel bark.'' "Well" said Mr. Hurt, "you'll have sto bring me about .12 reet or your bea cora v ana rii pay for it This Hawk cheerfully did, and-then got' some hickory bark and J'pltcea" his bed cord. This Is a pretty voluminous 'notice of Daniel Keith, but I will say that Mr. Hurt put him In Columbia jail where he was held for requisition pa pers from Tennessee. When the of ficers from that State took him In ' charge he got sway and worked his . devilment in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina-till he : was hung In 1882. ' 'tx ,. , Your readers may be laboring im . der impression that, nothing la golig on , In the classic region of Grassy Branch, but lo! , you shall, be disillusioned. 1 True , I ' .-.have been '.too busy In my crop 7 to z sit up and take notice, But - things are happening. The latest was a fight Not a dog nor a chicken dispute, but a pair, of female women, ; Neither were -widow In law, but both nearly so In fact. ' One had been a very desolate widow, but had captured a husband of 77 years, who wore simply whiskers. She bought, him a "aapsucker" ' coat - worth 40 cents, gingham pants worth '25 cents, a hat worth 15 cents, for his bridal trouweau. She bought no shoes, ;l for,; she said that- In summer tlme shoos -belonged to the vain pomp end glory of the world. They fell out and he marched Ojver to the house of ,Ws son, a Grassy Branch .capitalist. He pulled off his trouseeau,' handed !t '. to his daugbter-ln-liwi told her to put Jt under lock and key, and let him -go to bed and die with his whisker on. She ald that his raiment should Will -Stay For pain IrS back or chest. King's. '.Anti-Pain '.Plaster touches the spot Tis especially good , to protect the lungs with ore of these On front ftnd 'bark.Thy-sr -!5 -cents snd -their euratlte and promotive power Is very Ifreat. Sold by Burwell-Dunn Re- tall Etors. i i .1 ;-!. i he f.iiJ ho hud t 1 t. bo; 3 her in her own house, c 1 ! 1 worn away clothes she had j alii for, and sho wanted them. The daughter-in-law eaid the old man had gone to bed to die and she asked him to let her get a preacher. (He said in a general way he feared death forhe was a sinful man. But under present conditions he'd feel better In perdition than with such a "helllan". as his wife Then the fur flew, but the daughter inJaw won out. The olo man now wants to live. CORN CRACKER. THE -DEATH RECORD. Body of Mrs. It. G. Trezevant Laid to Rest, Special to The Observer. Durham, July 15. The body of R. G. Treswant, of Georgia, who- dfed at Tampa, FIa., buried here tills after noon. The funeral was conducted from the residance of Mrs. Ar.nle- C. Brldgors, winter of the decaned. Mrs. Treaevant was a daughter of the late J. F. Cain, of this county, ,- Mrs.VS. Q. Sarratt of GaiTney, S. C. Correspondence of Ths Observer. : Gaffne. S. C, July 14. Mrs- Mol lie Sarratt, wife of Mr. S. Q. Sarratt died Friday and was burled at Provi dence church-yard Saturday. - . Mrs. Sarratt had been an invalid for several years, and her death did not dome as a surprise - to her relatives and friends.- She leaves a husband and eight children to mourn her loss. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. P. Hamrlck. Mr. Charles E. SfcQucen, of Maxton Special to The Observer. Maxton, July 15. Mr.' Charles Ed ward McQueen a native of this sec tion, died at his home one mile south of this place this morning at 11 o'clock after a two-week illness. He was the oldest son of the late James S. Mc Queen, who was also a native of this place, and was tn his 6 0th year. H e leaves a wife and one .son about 15 years old. His sisters, Mrs. J. B. Ma Collum and Mrs, J. P. Wiggins, , who have been away from home for some months, the former' at Asheville and the latter at Chapel Hill with htr husband, who is taking a law course there, Arrived Jthls morning after the end came. The Interment will be to morrowi Ths bereaved wife has the, sympathy of the entire community. :' KRRIAOES. . . Taylor-Keels, at ayetteville. Correspondence pf Ths Observer.1 Fayettevllle, July 12. Mr. Paul Taylor and Miss Kate Keels were mar ried Wednesday evening at the rest- A Art n a. a Ins lof f&v'a rtaMriTt TLf W . an A Irs. W. T. Keels, Rev. W M. Fairley, pastor of the Presbyterian church per forming th ceremony, Immediately after which they left for Wrlghtsville Beach. The marriage was a surprise to their friends. . Marsh-Adams, at Washington, X. C. Correspondence of Tire ' Observer. Washington. N C, - July 14. Mr. E. C. Marsh, of South Crefek, and Miss Christine Adams, of thin city, were happily married July 10th. by Rev. A. B. Cunnlngtam, pastor of the Christian church. The marriage was quite a surprise to their meftjy friends in the city. Before her marriage Miss Adams resided with Mrs. S. F. Wilson, on Second street She has a large number of friends In this city who extend ; best . wishes and congratula tions. ! PANIC AT CHURCH. Lightning Strikes in a Church Grove, Killing a Dozen Anininls, and the Net-rocs Inside Go Wild Circuit Court Judfre Sends Out Messengers lo Bring the . Lawyers Into His Presence. , " Observer Bureau, 1209 Main Street, ' Columbia, S, C.,- July 15. While the Rev. Adams was preach ing fervidly to a colored congrega lUon at Benevolent hurch In tho lower portion of the county yesterday panic Seized the congregation by rea son of bolts of lightning striking three pines In the grove outside where some fifty teams were hitched, killing twelve horses and mules. None of the negroes was Injured but the loss of the animals falls heavily on the 'nard-working farmer-owners. In the city a 'bolt descended a chim ney at the residence of Mr. Stephen S. Alexander, severely shocking his daughter in an adjoining room. When Judge Dantsler fcj-ened cir cuit eourt to-day he . found & heavy docket, including fort damage suits against the Southern. He sent out runnera after alt the members of the, oar '! do reacnea ana uia una .as sembled bar that it must provide cases to try or he would adjourn the court It . was discovered that he lawyers had agreed to enter into ...no Jury cases after Wednesday. ,- . - STEMMER COMPANY ORGANIZED Mr. M. D. Bailey, Jr., of Winston , Snlein, Vice President of the Big Corporation Manufaeture ' of the t Great labor-Saving Machine to Be gin at Once. Special to The Observer. ' " . Winston-Salem, ; July IB. A "special to The Journal to-nightV from Wash ington, D. C says: 1 The Southern Stemming Machine and Manufaatur ing Company was organized here this afternoon toy' the election of the fol lowing officers: President; J. 0. Mor ris, of Washington, D. C vice presi dents M. D. Baileyt Jr., of Winston SaJfem,5 secretary and treasrer, J C. Smith of Alexandria, Va. The follow ing directors were - elected: - f S. It. Smith and T. C. Smith, Alexandria, Va.; J. O. Morris. G. M. Winship, and C. Knogman, Washington, D. C; W. A. .Blair 4 and M. D, Bailey, Jr, Winston-Salem'. ' , , f . The company has" for Its deject the Wanufacture and sale of tobac'd stein mlnc machine, It has a capital, stock of 1300,000, all hut 1120,000 of which has been paid In. The balance or me stock will be offered at 1150 a .&re. The shops and principal efflccj of the Concern will be in Washington, D. C. It Is the purpose of the company to begin at once the manufacture i the stemmer. The machine which promises to revolutlonlae the tobacco, manufac turing bu.slncfis was invented by Mr. J. O. Morris, of Washington. Oklahoma Election September 7.V Guthrie, Okla., -July IB.- The con stitutional, convention to-day adopted the electron ordinance calling the State election for September" 7th, when State officers, as wey as . ths constitution, will be voted ' upon. Governor Fran ta, will issue an elec tion proclamatlon"at an early date." . . . , LONG UVE THJB KING . Is the popular cry thr.iRhout European countrl: while, in America, the cry of the prewsnt day .Is "l.ong live Dr, Kim's New llicov.ry. King, of Threat and Lung Renllist',' ot which Mrs. JulU Hder Pair, i Tmro, . Mass., says. 'it tievr fails to give immediate relief nnl t quickly rure .-a cough or coM." , Mr. Psinfi's opinion tt shored tty s majriy of th hihslti tants Cf this country, New DIscovnry eur? w.lk hincs anl sore throntu ftpr fcll othee remedies have failed;" nnd for -oiih und cold it's the proven remedy. Guarantee! by all drussiists. S0a. snd L Trial bottle free. The Small Buyer of Paint who iakes care that the Dutch Boy trade mark, shown below, appears on ' every keg of white lead he boys, is perfectly, pro tected; as perfectly as if he were a railroad oflScial buying hundreds of tons, and with a corps, of chemists at his back' to see that no adulterant is rpalmed off on him. Lewis' . Pure White Lead -. and Pure Linseed Oil are abso lutely1 necessary to good painting SEND FOR BOOK " A Talk tm Ptlnt," te talmbl tnfor mstlim oa th pilot "" tf MB load pnettd M ? opon requert. WtMnMMaMrt.' JOHN T. LfiWIS ft BROS. CO. . t3t 8, Frost St Philadelphia, Fa. For Sale by all Dealers THIS DAY IN HISTORY. 1640. Cornelius , van Tlonhovcn, soc ; retary of the New .Ntherlnls' at ' the head of onu hundred men trade an attack upon the Harttans wno lived at a small river five . miles from Staten Island; the sol diers committed excesses which ' the Indians resented ths follow - ing year. ., , H&t. Treaty of peace between "ha . Kmperor of Moracco and tho United SUtes. 1790. Congress decides to fix the scat of government at Philadelphia for io years and afterwards jterman- Gently at -some point on the Po- tomac river. 183$. Corner stone of New York University laid. 1852. Louis Kossuth, the Hungarian revolutionist left New York in the steamship Africa for Liverpool under the assumed name of Alex ander Smith. 1861 Skirmishes at MUlville, Mo. and at Barboursvllle. f i Va.. Tilgham,1 a negro killed threo ef a Confederate prize crew on the S. J. Warring and brought the vessel Into W-sw York. 186S. Captain McDonough, of t.ho 4 United States ship, Wyomlng.vde i feated the Japanese at . Shimon , oseki, jinking ; three ships, arid Killing loo Japanese. , , t , i864.--Sherman's nny " cnoalses tha Chattaoochee in pursuit of John- ' eton. Johnston la. superseded by uen. jonn a. Hooa. 1866. The Freedmen's-Bureau bill vetoed by acting President John son. 1868. Admiral Farragut and officers entertained by the Queen of Eng land. 1883. The Pendleton Civil Service Act passed by the FortVrSeventh congress went into luJJ operation. the President approving thi rules drawn iup by the oommisslonors to be applied to all subordinate appointments 'n tho clvtl service. 1889. Millet's "Angelus"' bought 'by tne American Art Association. 1898. Battle of Santiago. 1003. The Cuban Senate ratified ths treaty granting the United-States naval and coaling stations in the island. . ' 1004. Body of F. Kant Loomls, bro ther of Assistant -Secretary of State, washed ashore in Blgbury Bay, nearDevonshlre: ,v,. , . 1905. Gen. W. W. Blackmar, "commander-in-chief of the Grand Ar r : my of the Republic, died at Boise, 1 - Idaho. . - i 1006. John D. Rockefeller offered San Francisco Y. M. C. A.'talO, 000 with which to rebuild. . Do Rich Men Need Life Insurance? , - No. l. . - . 'It is popularly believed "that (a) it Is hot difficult toyget money, but to keep it; s (by wealthy men have ready money, . and ; (c) they can al ways command money, None of these beliefs "Is" correct. Few people get money; fewer keep it. while wealthy men; with rare exceptions. borrow money and have little ready ' cash. Thoughtless people ask why John Wanamaker carries, million and a half of Life insurance. H is shrewd enough to carry both Life and jrire, insurance commensurate with his heeds. -The idea that . because 1800 of Fire Insurance la Sufficient (or a $1,000 building, It 1 not neces' sary to , insure ; a $.000,000-building in the same proportion Is, ot course, absurd. Many people look at the amount of Life Insurance to be car ried from the point ' of view of the convenience of paying the premium, and not how much r Insurance is needed. - What , man , decides tha amount of Fire Insurance by the premium to be paid instead of the amount needed if the building burns uown t . it men 1 win approach the question 'of Life Insurance by con sidering now mucn will be needed by their families, creditors and es tates when they d!, t will be more reasonable, and more Insurance will A man will succeed, . fail or die. If he succeeds, the comparatively small amount of premiums Invested In Life Insurance will not: be missed; If he falls, Life ' Insurance is either the only salvage for the family or Is lost equally with other property; when death comes and , It surely comes Life Insurance often ' saves the whole estate,, , : h ' . - . MORAL Insure In the ' Equitable Lire. '. No company fn the . world offers greater certainty of payment than The Equitable. This is the first con sideration in Life Insurance. No company: can furnish safe Life, In surance at a permanently lower cost than. The "Equitable, For informa tion concerning the NEW YORK STATE STANDARD LIFE -POLICY, call on or address I W. J. ItODDEY, Hock Hill, 0. 0. ' All of tlu; City's Killi liavc been O. K.'d and arc now ready for payment. Collectors will please call in person and receive check for same. ' ; CITY OF CHARLOTTE, J. A. Anderson. Treas. V!lHHil!i'flMlilli A Poor, weak, flat imf- ' tation Ginger Ale V wiU CAUSE indi- pestion, thereby defeat ' ing the very purpose for ' which it should be taken. : The value of purity and quality cannot be too ' 6trongly - urged, there fore youshould always ask for Red Rock; a real ' GINGER ALE which stands oat among all ;' other brands, domestic ' and Imported, as the ACME OF PERFECTION IN COMBINED. PURITY AND . - QUALITY AND HEALTH . GIVING RESULT. BEDROCK Csx SIRUP HAS BEEN sss WITHDRAWN it From all founts and bottling , coneama. It l now manufeo- : tured and bottled exrlunimlv I k by THE RED ROCK CO., nd ohi oniy in pins ana quart . . bottloi or E oanu a glass from V onsnai pacKagea. for Rad Rock and identify tha bottia crown or label before you drink. - Manufactured by THE RED ROCK CO. Atlanta, Georgia is J. G. COTHRAH. 60X1 l Yr?J.-;Uf OIL W, L. liand A Co. fao. 2d. Scott & Co. AN OLD MELLOW NORTH CAROLINA COPPER DISTILLED WHISKEY. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your fjf Monet refunded. 4 QUARTS SHIPPED IN PLAIN. NEAT PACKAGES PREPAID 4)Z The COUSINS SUPPLY CO. Richmond; va. Oft. 8 " ' "--, " v.1 " rrr Sr 'MM 7 1HBACLE "FeeJng A FEW BOTTLES of Pinnacle Malt 4a. Extract will make you your former self. This splendid tonic is made from Barley, Malt and Imported Bohemian Hops, as scientifically and carefully as a prescriptionist would compound medicine for his own baby. Pinnacle Malt Extract Is prescribed regularly for invalids and convalescents by the medical profession. Order a case INSIST!!! When you step up place where bottled you want Coca-Cola. Close your ears to the "just as good" argument because there is nothing just as good as Coca-Cola. INSIST You have asked fc Coca-Cola because you are convinced that , what you want don't let your judgement. If the man insists go to a place where they give their customers what they ask . for. Imitations are made to deceive you, not to pleasc you.' : . . THR REASON Cnrn-f!nt.i nnt nnUnnrh ' .. thirst and pleases , fatigue, andis . has vim :t. 5c.-EVERYWHERE-5c. - Caaraotefd sailer Jnn.10. ther" Representative, 405 Trust LM Tr,- "' i O. woman's hapfi. , I J7T)vr7'TT) Fl'i) Y ' "ess can be complets J.J KlJ.UUUC-iUU without children; it . is her nature to love rvn tl ' fl The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass, however, is so fraught with dread, pain, suffering and danger, that tha ; very thought .of it nils her with apprehension and horror. There is no necessity Tor the reproduction of life to be either painful or dangerous. The use of Mother's Friend so prepares the system for the coming event , thafit is safely passed without any danger. This great and wonderful remedy is always ap plied externally, and has carried thousands of women through the trying crisis without suffering.; : v Rend for'frea Voak eontaialas tnfomaUoa sf prtcaleca value to all expectant mothers. . . - r Tie Bradfleld Rojulatsr Co., Atlaatt, Ga Going TO Build ? DON'T DO IT. ,TJnttl you have communicated with and received prleei from Hutton' h Bourbonnals, who manufacture comp lets House BlUa, Rough and Drewed Lumber, Sash, Doors. Interior Wood Work of all; kinds." Bottle Boxes' and Packing Cases a specialty. Dltect from the torest to the consumer, f Hutton & Bourbohnais, Hickory, N. e. Ml 9 $0 sent to your borne. In doing this, you cannot o wrong. At all druggists, or sent by express direct by us. THE NEW SOUTH BREWERY 6 ICE CO., tacorpor.1,4 MIDDLESBORO, KY. to a fountain or Into a drinlcs are sold tell the man a'smooth - toncued salesman the palate, but it relieve the only beverage that and go to it. ' ibe Far Food tad Drag, Act, 1906. Serial ITo. SU4. i ... . - , CIL1T.LOI xZ7 IT. 0. ' and want them U UUCZdLJ UZj tp lova the beau. 'v-",rl-. tifui and pure. IKEfHiBDdil rule N 1 nr.
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