North Carolina Newspapers

Thb Enterprise The Enterprise office prints to please the dol lar is essential yet a secondary mat ter. Anything printed, from a visiting card to a 6-foot circular, and we do it well Work Solicited. is read twice each! week by nine- tenths of the peo- ble of High Poind 4V and by several thousand in the surrounding terri tory. A wise ad- lyertiser will read' lily see the point AX Vol. XXVI. Banquet The manufacturers will give a a Banquet at the El wood tonight complimentary to visiting retail fur niture dealers in the city. The Primaries. The Democratic Primaries will be held to-night and it is expected that the attendance will be larger than was ever known before. Bach of the candidates have their friends and the voting will be lively. Let every voter attend. ; New Clerk.; . Mr. W. H. Plummef who was with Mr. Cobb at the Guilford Hotel for sometime, has accepted the position as clerk at the El wood, Pleased to have him. Great ImorovemenL The Enterprise went over this week to look at Mr. E. H. C. Field's houses on Willow Brook and Grenn streets that he Is having overhauled and attractively paint ed. He has eight about ready for accusants all of which are very de sirable houses. The houses have not only been made attractive but the side walks in front have been graded and ballasted. A Handsome Donation. Mr. E. M. Armfield, cashier National Bank of Hieh Point, has given $5,000 to the University to endow a chair there. This is a very handsome gift on Mr. Arm- field's part. Here Is a Record. As the business of the town prows tha six tracks across Main Street over which the shifting is done will give us greater annoy ance. We understand pertectly well that the tracks across Main street are there by agreement with the Board ot Aldermen ana cannot now he molested but it is verv ap- rrnrent that the Dttblio must soon nave relief in anotner airecuon. Several years ago the Enterprise advocated stronelv a bridge at 77 . . .. Hamilton street crossing and while the embankment on one side has been cut away, the bridge can yet be constructed by changing the direction of the street only a few feet. Tust look at this record and see if we do not need a bridge: One day last week the local freight train crossed Main street 47 times while shifting. It gets worse every day and it is encumbent upon the Board of Aldermen and tne soutnern Railway to get together and talk bridge, tunnel or something else. Contract Let Mr. W. I. , Montgomery was awarded the contract for the new First Baptist church and will begin The Candidates. The candidates lor county officers made their last rounds yesterday. Mr. McNairy, Capt. McKinney and their mends were nere ail day. The friends of Messrs. Jordan and Whitt were also on hand. FIRST BAPTIST NOTES. The New Building. Work has begun on , the new building and things are moving this week on the old lot. The trees are being cut out of the way and by next Sunday the old house will be rolled back on Mr. Lindsay's lot, where it will stand until the new house is ready for use. It will be used in the meantime as a place of worship for the .First Baptist .: con gregation. v ' - ii The contract for the brick work has been given to a gentleman in Charlotte' Mr.; Montgomery has been engaged to superintend - the construction of the . entire building from ' foundation to finish, -The congregation hopes to ; occupy the Sunday School room by Christmas. NOW FOR THE MONEY. t . .. J' .. A ... ... Ail suDScriDers are earnestly so licted to be ready for the collectors when they call, which will be this and next week. x 1 The First Gun. ' The Republicans fired their first gun in this neighborhood Saturday night, when Lt.-Gov. ; Reynolds spoke at Poors school house. , Those who heard him say that he made a good speech. ., ' ? HIGH The Price of an Aristocracy. If there is one thing '. that has been demonstrated by the whole course of history it is that absolu tism does not pay in any' nation. Every day we may see that old les sod repeated for our instruction in the progress of the war in the East. Absolutism is only a shell with out a heart. That is the reason why when Russia, an absolutism, is confronted by a nation one-fifth her size, but with something to fight for and with a measure of democracy, the absolutism goes down. Fighting is not a matter of big and glittering armies. All this enormous military strength of Rus sia melts away because of the in herent weakness of her form of government. This it the only rea son, and that is reason enough. It has always been so. A cen tury ago the armies of republican France were sweeping everything before them. The best trained troops of Europe, in enormously preponderating numbers, were as nothing before the fierce valor of the raw levies that were fighting the battle of common men. Np achievements in military history parallel the victories of those ar mies in the days of the first repub lic. But when nineteen years of absolutism under Napolean III. had sapped the strength of the country the armies of France were cut up like eggshells. In absolutism thieves invariable steal the inside out of the military organization. In an absolutism bureaucracy comes in and paraly zes energy and efficiency. In an absolutism nobody really cares. Officials having no concern in the common good and no incentive to patriotism have mind only upon their own advancement and profit. This is the inevitable penalty for the huge crime of governing with out the consent of the governed. For in an absolutism every man with a particle of intelligence knows that the foim of govern ment is absorb and contrary to the trend of human process. He knows that present conditions in monar chy cannot last. He knows that the whole thing is doomed, and us ually he proeeeds upon the basis of getting what he can for himself while the chance remains. Citizen solidery, as the late Gov- vernor Altgeld pointed out in his admirable book, "The cost of Something for Nothing," has al ways defeated hired men in the field. The untrained colonists of North America beat the best troops of England and the mercenaries of Hesse. Jackson's rangers over whelmed the soldiers that had bea ten Napolean. Hofer's mountain eers crushed the Bavarians and French. And in our own time the farmers of South Africa, fighting for home and liberty, routed the pet regiments of England, repeat edly defeated armies of five and six times their size of their own and brought about the pernament ruin of the English military reputation Democracy is the only safety for nations. Democracy is the only source of strength and progress. In proportion that democracy prevails nations advance and are prosper ous and happy. Absolutism, aris tocracy, caste and class are the foxes that eat out the national heart There is no strength, there is no wisdom, there is no hope or future for any nation outside 01 its common people. - The wisdom of thfi rich and the eminent is foolish ness compared with the common sense and steady faith of the peo ple. In no nation has statecraft been more highly developed, than in England went to pieces before 25,000 Sou thl African farmers arm ed in defense of their homes. . Whether it be aristocracy of rank and title, or the aristocracy of wealth and trusts, aristocracy means national death.'' ? We in this country think that sucn a condition of national weak ness and exhaustion as Russia dis plays would be impossible for us, we can oe pertecuy sure tnat it we never reach it our safeguard will be that we do not allow the ancient standards of popular government perfect equality to be weakened by the ' encroachments of organized capital and the aristocracy of wealth. J " We can well apply the exper ience of Russia to certain tendency and manifestations in our own proud land; to . Colorado, for - in stance, and to the Philipines, and, above all, to, the increasing control of American politics by the corpor ations, for these are not signs of national health. N. Y. World. POINT, GUILFORD COTHSTTY 3S". C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1904. Goode and Parker Pardoned. Two happy men came to High Point Friday and took the train for the North. They had served 19 months on the roads of Guilford county for breaking in two stores in High Point. Their names were Goode and Parker and they hailed from the North. While working in the neighbothood of Deep River, Mrs. W. J. Armfield became inter: ested in them, A month or so ago after being :, convinced that they had suffered enough for the crime committed and also on account of their health, this eood lady circu lated a petition for their release and our citizens generally signed it, including the proprietors of the stores which they burglarized. The petition was submitted to the Governor last week and he granted the pardon. ,The Enterprise learns that these men are thoroughly repentent and have resolved to lead a better life. Parker lives in New England and will go home after working for a while. Goode claimed until the last that he had never revealed his right name and would not do so. He will work in Washington until he gets shaped up and then go home. He claims that opium eat ing was the cause of all of his trouble. He was a man of consid erable education and wrote well as our readers will remember when a letter from him appeared In the Enterprise a few weeks ago. Both of these men went home with a very different idea of the South than they had when they came down here. Col. Phillips Here. .Col. J. H. Phillips, the great Beal Estate specialist, who spent some time with us last fall and winter . .and put a lot in the reach ot all of our working people is here. - He has not told us that he would sell lots again but if he does, there will be bargains for somebody. Ryder Wagon Company. While at Thomasville yesterday, the editor of the Enterprise met with Capt. W. B. Ryder, one of the State's best men in every res pect. He and his son are at the head of the Ryder Wagon Co., now one of the most successful manu facturing plants in the state. We went over the plant with Capt. Ry der and were surprised at the equipment and the enormous out put of the plant. The capacity is abof' 7.000 wagons a year and al though the plant is not a year old, it has built up a good busi ness. If we mistake not Capt. Ryder said that the shipments late ly had amounted to $20,000. We feel proud of the plant and Capt. Ryder being so near us. Of course we had rather have him and his plant in High Point but as long as it was not so decreed we must be satisfied to look in on him now and then. Capt. Ryder promised us a visit soon. He knows many of our bus iness men. New Market Wheat Mr. Sidney Beeson raised 586 bushels of wheat this year on 27 lA acres of land. This will amount to almost as much as he paid for the land a few years ago. Deep River Items. Mr. D. E. Hammer, of Mechan- lcsville, passed this vicinity Satur day. Mr. Eugene Armfield, of your city, visited his parents at Sapona- side Sunday. Misses Hattie and Mabel Rush, of this . place, visited friends in your city last week.- 'r Miss Estelle ; . Williams went to Spencer Saturday for a short visit to her brother, Mr. Brocton Will iams. -" .;. . Miss Mamie Kennedy and Miss Emma Jordon visited ; the latter's brother, Mr. B. A. Jordon, Friday and Saturday. 4 Albion and Alice Ledbetter re turned to their home in Greensboro the last ot the week. - Mr. Gattis Forster, who has been spending the spring and summer with friends And relatives 'n Sum merfield, returned home last Sun day week. Mrs. William Wiley, Jr., of Jamestown, and Miss Delia Rich ardson, of Greensboro, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. :' A Richardson. Miss Delia will re main at home till school , opens at the Normal. . 1 - 1 ' . Fauisx GiKIm JAPANESE WIN SIGNAL VICTORY. Port of Vladivostok Fleet Sunk "Banzai" is the Word of the - japs now. ': Tokio, Aug. 14, 4. p. m. Vice Admiral Kamimura encountered th Russian Vladivostock squad ron at dawn to-day, north of Tsu Island, in the Strait of Korea, and attacked the enemy at once. The battle lasted for five hours and re- suiiea m complete Japanese vic tory. The Russian cruiser Rurik was sunk and the cruisers Rossis? and Gromobol fled to the north ward after having sustained seri ous damage. Admiral Kamimura cables the Navy Department that the injuries inflicted upon his vessels were slight. - The fate of the crew nf tti T?nr ik is not known. It is nresumeH that many of them were killed or drowned. The strength of the neei unaer vice Admiral Kamim ura is not known, but it is nresum ed that he had the Adsuma, Id sumo, Iwate, Takashiho and other lignt cruisers. Tokio, Aug. 14, 8 p. m. Flags are living, lanterns are cHmmerinir and cries of "Canzai!" are ringing in tne streets ot Tokio to-night in honor of the victories gained at sea 1 At . - Dy Aamirai rogo and vice Admir al Kamimura. Underneath the jollity of the populace lies a feeling of deep sat isfaction and gratification at the disposal of a desperately serious problem of the war. The Russian squaaron wmcn con iron ted Admir al Togo refused battle. Itwasstron ger than Admiral Togo's smiari ron in battleships and armored cruisers, and had it elected to fight, the result initrht have altered the fortunes of war. The strength of-the SOUadron which nnnnsed Admiral Togo compelled him to araw vessels irom the squadron under Vice Admiral Kamimura, and this left the Taoanese navv powerless to operate against the .Russian Vladivostock squadron and unable to prevent the raids of tnese vessels. The raid conducted by the Viadi vostock squadron in Tulv was ex tremelv exoensive to the Tnnanps- and not only was retaliation tempt ing, duc it was demanded by com mercial interests. The navy, how ever, grimly refused to make a version and stuck to Port Arthur. It was confident that the harbor soon would be untenable for the Russian warships, that it eventual ly would get a fair fight in the open sea away irom tne Russian land batteries, and that the Taoa nese would win. These calcula tions of the navy were correct, and the Russians; with the chances even, have been hopelessly defeat ed. Charlotte Observer. Sent On for Burglary. A young man, Clifton Curtis, was sent on to court Saturday for burglarizing a room at the Jarrell hotel and taking a watch. The trial took an entire evening in the Mayor's office Saturday. The young man is of good address and hails from Winston. He has work ed here for a month or so in one of the factories. $10,000 Fire at Carthage. Carthage, August 13. Fire broke out here this morning at 1 o clock in ohe of the most active business blocks of the town and de stroyed property to the amount of $10,000. The burned block is right .in the centre of the business portion of town and was construct ed altogether of wood. The build ings were all old and constituted what had been known about town for years as a "fire trap." It is the general opinion that the fire was of incendiary origin and this was the fourth attempt to burn this block Since the first of the present year.;tThe fire originated in the shoe repair shop of W. T. Hun- sucker, and in one hour was under control. The recent wet weather and the heavy fog aided greatly in confining the flames to the arena named.-; The furniture of the Carthage Hotel was pretty badly damaged while being removed from the building, but it is fully covered by insurance. Mr. Z. T WoIbm- of T.ATlnotnn was here this morning. Get it Right. There seems to be some mis understanding about the North Side Company and its work at the fire Thursday night When the alarm was sounded the boys made quick work of getting out the reel. On Main street they got stuck in the mud just about the time the people were coming back and said that the fire was out. They took it easy until the second alarm was given when they doubled quick to the scene and those who were there can testify to the good work done by them. They made their way otUhe inside of the building and did much toward putting out , the fire. Tne Enterprise feels callea on to say this much ' in justice to the boys who have been misrepres ented. But we would also advise them to never listen to people com ing back, but go ahead until they know the fire is out. We saw no excuse for stopping the alarm Thursday night. WILMINGTON NEGROES FLEE In Terror Over Dire Prophecy. Wilmington, Aug. 14. There was a wholesale exodus of negroes from the city to-day in a fear of the fulfilment of the prophecy of the begro fanatic, Geo. W. liichard son, o' Newborn, who has done considerable missionary work among the ignorant colored popu lation here and who proclaims himself "Prince George III, Ruler of the Universe." The negro held meetings and made a general pro phecy about a year ago that Wil mington would be totally destroy ed by fire on August 15th, which is tomorrow. The Newspapers here have considerable prominence during the dull summer months of the utterance of the negro, little dreaming that the most ignorant would take the matter seriously. "Prince George' himself liberally covered the city with spread-eagle circulars distributed gratuitously and proclaiming the dire visitation. The effect has been wonderful and has demonistrated beyond perad- venture that superstition is the ruling passion with the inferior race. Rummage Sale. The ladies of Washington St. Methodist church will have a rum mage sale on Friday and Saturday Aug. 26th and 27th, 1904. in the storeroom next door to C. M. Chase. All donations requested to be sent in before Friday noon. The Chattawka Dance. The Chattawka Club gave an in formal reception. Friday night at the club rooms, Stanton-Welch building complimentary to the visiting young ladies which proved one of the most enjoyable occasions of the season. Dancing was the main feature of the evening and with a splendid floor and good music, furnished by an able orches tra, almost all that were present in dulged. Much was added to the pleasure of the evening by the sweet vocal and instrumental music rendered by the Misses Ship lett of Richmo id. In addition to the elegant fruit punch delightful refreshments were served. The dancing lasted until a late hour. The following were present: Miss Louise Breeden, Bennetts ville, S. C; Miss Iuna Thompson, Salisbury, N. C; Miss Toney, Johnston, S. C; Miss Josie Griffin, Woodland, N. C. ; Miss Georgie Lowe, Charlotte, N. C. ; Miss Car rie Joice, Detroit, Mich. ; Miss El mer Shiplett, Miss Mary Shiplett, Richmond, Va.; Miss Barbee, Dur ham, N. C: Miss Hardie, Raleigh, N. C; Misses Helen? Snow, Win nie Snow, Lilly Sher rod, Debbie Sherrod, Rhett Leach, LiU Hast ings, Kate Ingram, Ashlyn Lowe, Messrs. H. A. Millis, A. S. Cald well, Jr., C. A. Ring, Fred Ingram, Charles T. Ingram, Will Charles, Bascom Hoskins, P. Ward Eshel- man, C. M. Crawford, J. S. Griffin, E. Millis, H. E. Field, June Burton, C. V. Craigen, Frank Og- burn, Lawrence White, Oscar Mof fit, Claud. Sheltonv Dr. Wm. A. Hayes, Charles D. Newman, Chat tanooga, Tenn. Chaperones: Mr. and - Mrs. Jo seph P. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Staubus, Mr. S. J. Lowe. Ready for Work. t erected in the "Y" neat Piedmont Table Co. and will be teady for work this week. No. 24 DEMOCRATIC VIEW. How the Battlefield for Electoral Votes Appears. James Creelman in N. Y. World. The following table of figures shows at a glance the national bat tlefield from the standpoint of the Democratic leaders. The solid South is automatically Democratic. With a conservative candidate and program, acctively supported, by Grover Cleveland.the Democrats confidently claim New York, New Jersy and Conneticut The nomination of Henry G. Da vis for vioe president is said to in sure the vote of Maryland and West Virginia, not to speak of the race issue. Mr. Roosevelt's rec ognition of Addicks and his meth ods is supposed to have alienated enough conservative Democrats to make Delaware safe for Parker. Rhode Island has elected a Dem ocratic governor in the last two State elections. soud south. Alabama j t Arkansas "" 0 Florida c Georgia Kentucky Louisiana .0 Mississippi .!". io Missouri !!!!!" 18 North Carolina 12 South Carolina .'.Q Tennessee .....12 Texas 18 Virginia 12 Total 7 DEBATABLE SOUTH. Maryland 3 Delaware "", West Virginia ..".!.' .7 DBBATABI.B NORTHEAST. New York ,g New Jersey 12 Conneticut " 7 Rhode Island 4 Total SUMMARY. Solid South .. - I5I Debatable South 18 Debatable Northeast . . . . . . 62 Total ,"77 With this total assured to the Democratic ticket Judge Parker would need only 8 votes more to make his election certai.1 Th.. fi lowing are the States in which the fight for these eight votes is to be pressed. DEBATABLE WEST. Idaho , Indiana Tr Montana , Nevada , Illinois 2 Washington e Colorado c Michigan JA Oregon -,-- - Utah Wisconsin 1 T Total . Mr. Wilborn Held Up While Mr. T. W. WJIh nrtl nra a riding along the road near A. A. Gordon's place Saturday night about ioiio o'rWt- emerged from the darkness "aid waiKingup to the horse yelled wnoar "Get away from hat said Mr WilKnrn ' i m going to ride" rtnri..J the man with an oath. "No you are not.' "I'll bed if X dftnt woe t Via man's reply. About this time Mr. yanked out a large Smith & Wesson pisioi ana wnen the intruder look ed down the barrel of this, he broke and ran like a deer. Program Farmers Institute. The following 18 f tin fwAnwiM. - - -- O - v. plagium Ul Farmers Institute tn h h.u .1.. Battle Ground, Tuesday, August SUBJECTS POR DISCttSSKW Soil Improvement By Prof. H. H. Hume, State Horticulturist. Varieties of Cotton and Corn and weir improvement byiSeed Se- lprtlnn O n TTTiiii ------- u, w. VV UJlHIIllf. Farm Datrying-by J. C. Kendall. Fertilizers for Cotton, Corn and other Cropsby C. B. Will- ... lama.'.,'. The Farm Fruit Garden, by H. H. Feeding and Care of Fardt Work-