I THE N2WS
THE NEWS v&
Twice a Week gives
J all the news while it ia
. fresh.
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fie the leading paper ir
this part of the State
Issued Tuesday and
X Friday. Try it.
I. O. MARTIN, Editor, and Prop.
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
PRICE 81.00 THE YEAR.
VOLUME IX.
LENOIR, 1ST. C, MARCH 1, 1907.
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- 10, 000 000 Are Starving.
, ; Unless immediate succor be sent
to the Chinese famine sufferesr in
the district north of the Yenytse
river the lives of 10,000,000 starv
ing Chinese farmers will besnuffed
-out within a few weeks.
A communication to this effect
was received in New Ydrk by E.
E. Johnson, of the Christian Her-
Boone Items. N
The Boone baseball , team will
cross bats with Gordon today.
The term students of A. T.S.
gave a team song at Chapel Thurs
day morning. -
We gather this from A. T. 8.
There are 195 enrolled in the ad-
Trees Mine From Missouri River Wilkes Men Scrap.
B2nK. Ralegh, Feb. 26. This afernoon
A new industry and a thriving while the House committee on
onen mining timber from the Clues and towns -were hearing a
banks of the Missouri river; Bev- discussion on a bill providing for
eral men who have engaged in the a bridge across the Yadkin river in
work say it is very profitble. Wilkes county, which Congress-
With each spaihg flood the Mis- man-elect R. N. Hackett, of the
souri uproots hundreds of cotton- eighth district was pressing and
wood trees and after carrying them Kepresenative Bryan of Wilkes was
alone for ten or twenty miles leaves opposing, the latter stated that
O.W.F. HARPER, Prei. J.H. BEAU, Culler. WJL SHELL, A-Cashler. C.E. RABB, Teller.
vanced grades and forty in the
aid last week from a prominent preparatory
.civic society in China which Jias l Kev. J. M. Parsons, of Altamont, them on the banks half buried in Mr. Hackett had been inaccurate
- Vbeen soliciting aid for the famine Mitchell county, has secured the sand and mud. in his presentation of the facts
Sufferers from the nations of the twenty-five names as charter mem- Perhaps a year or two later an- Hackett asked Bryant if he meant
world. Immediate steps will be bers of the Jr. Lodge. He will other flood will washout these to call him a liar. The latter not
taken by charitable institutions of return soon to organize the lodge, trees and rivermen quickly fish directly disclaiming such an impu
this city to send relief to the suf
ferers. The famine in North China is the
There are three good schools in
Cove Creek township; Walnut
Grove Institute. Cove Creek Aca
i. A. !L1. iU - r I
must icmuie m uie msun j 01 d Mas(.
I J .1 lf T 1 VnJ- I
school teaches as high as the eigh-
them out and haul them to the tation, Hackett proceeded to pum
mills. Frequently it pays to go
mel him, striking him several
world. -said Mr. Johnson. Not
even the famines of India can com
pare with it. It covers an area of
more than 40,000 square miles,
with a population of 10,000,000.
It is inevitable that this whole pop
ulation will be wiped out unless
relief be sent at once
th grade.
People seem to be very much in
terested in the Appalachian Park,
but know very little about it. We
understand that Hon. R. Z. Lin-
to the trouble of excavating a
buried tree.
ihe lumber cut lrom the logs is
seasoned and finds a ready sale of
a higher price than ordinary green
will
timber. Occasionally the men
find a walnut tree worth as n
as 40.
blows, the two clinching, and be
ing seperated by members of the
committee. .
Later, as Dr. Bryant went a-
round towards where Hackett was
standing Hackett made another as-
How many people keep valuable papers in unsafe plaeest How
many go away from home for a few days leaving valuables hidden in
their houses! How much valuable property is destroyed or stolen
each year on account of such careless practice? Does it pay to take
such risks when to $2.50 to $4.00 will entitle you to the use of one of
our Safe Deposit Boxes for a year! These lx)xt are of the latest style
and the best made. They are in A lire and bnrgular proof vault.
Whatever is placed in one of these boxes rests in absolute security un
til taken out by the owner no one elsecan open the box. We will
be glad to show yoy our Safe Deposit Boxes and have you make use of
them. We want your general banking business too, and in return
offer you every facility of modern banking and courteous treatment.
18 1
Chamberlain's Couirh Remedy
Both Agreeable and Effective.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
no superior lor coughs, colds and
ney greatly opposes it while many
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Last October and November it uPie usue B 1U "sp
rained in the district for 40 days The "Old Maids Convention"
without cessation. Every crop given by the Euterpean Literary croup, and the fact that it is pleasaDt
wns ntterW rninwl. The Chinese Snrietv of A . T. S. on the eveninff to take and contains nothing In any
of that section rely for food entire
ly upon what they raise. They are quite a success. A large crowd Sfc ShZi
mostly small lancuoras or tenants, was m attendance anu every one oeaiain's Jough Remedy has been
The whole country was covered present seemed to enjoy the play
much sault, but his blow was a glancing
one. Bryant claimed he was only
going after his hat, which had been
knocked off in the first assault.
There was much excitement in the
hall of the House, but neither the
congressman or legislator were ar
rested.
B. G.
with water, and, as there were no
crops, there was no seed for a new
planting. In December 1,000,000
of the 10,000,000 inhabitants were
destitute and thousands had died.
By February 1, the whole popula
tion was starving and the suffering
was terrible. Men stripped trees
of their bark for food. Women
threw their children into the river
ratheY than see them starve. Sui
cides were counted by the thou- Miss Zora Bush, who has been
sand. visiting her sister, Mrs. J. G. Sher-
Mothers sold their bovs and rill, of this place, returned home
girls for a dollar apiece, used the Monday.
money thus obtained to provide
ist remedy for all throat
For Catarrh, let me send you free,
iust to prove merit, a Trial size box
of Dr. Shoop's Catarrh Remedy. It
is a snow wulte, creamy, healing an
tiseptic balm that gives instant re
lief to Catarrh of the nose and throat
Make the free test and see. Address
Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis. Large jars
50 cents. Sold by J. E. Shell.
Granite Items.
to Mr. T. H. Vaderford, chairman
of the Democratic executive com
Mr. Horace Bush, who has been mittee of this district, and did able
very sick with pneumonia, is im- service. Mr. Horah's appoinment
proving at this writing. will not mecessitate his going to
The News No Pure Drug Cough
Cure Laws would be needed, if all
Cough Oures were like Dr. Shoop's
Cough Cure is and has been for 20
years. Ihe National Law now re
quires that if any poisons enter into
a cough mixture, it must be printed
on the label or package. For this
reason mothers, and others, should
insist on having Dr. Shoop's Cough
Cure. No poison-marks on Dr.
Shoop's labels and none in the me
dicine, else it must by law be on the
label. Aud it's not only safe, but it
is said to be by those that know it
best, a truly remarkable cough rem
edy. Take no chance, particularly
Insist on hay-
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I- u ir 1. f iuk ur.oMuuumjuu Vure. vuui-
u ymuucu o-iuca xi. m the Dr. Shoop package
this city, his private secretary. The with others and see. No poison marks
. . v.. ; - mere: xou can always oe on tne
UUUU1 "u,c u""" " gafe 8ide by demanding Dr. Shoop's
iust one. Mr. Horah was secretary Cough Cure. Simply refuse to ao-
boiu oy j. &. sneu
my leadins
troubles. It is especially succesful
in cases of croup. Children like it I
and my customers who have used it
will not take any other." For sale by
J. E. 8hell, Dr. Kent and Granite
Falls Drug Co.
Mr. Horah. Will be Congressman
Hackett's Private Secretary.
Salisbury Dispatch.
Congressman Richard N. Hackett with your children.
cept any other.
Elkins. W. Va.. 19. Because
A new industry for our town- Washington or W llktsboro, and h . , , . f th v . . .
The Granite Cordage Co.-was or- m wntinue his practice of law in who waa nQt would
iranW recently, with a capital of "uuour3r- xie wm nave an iro to hell, the Rev. S. M. West.
125,000, they will make sash, cord ant who w'm with Mr- Hacbett pastor of the Chrastian Church at
and braided rope, and will employ wh,n he isin MaWilkesboro home WmJ. Wetzd wto ftt thft
about 15 to 20 hands. or in Washington. conclusion of services last Sunday
Th wnrknnth. Dndlv Bhod-L. S".,"" ? '."TT badly ed up by the mmben of
the children with food, and - then
kill themselves. Older children
wam ur1s fnf ilavaMr nn1 iwwan
nuv oviu Atiw oa f vi J a uva. w v rrvj
so that the money they brought
might be used to feed their little
brothers and Bisters.
To make matters worse, smallpox
aud typhoid fever broke out in the'
famine camps and thousands died!
of this diseases. The cities were,
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surrounuea Dy tnousanas oi coram mm is progressing "i bury man would fall heir to this
shadow-like men and women from they are building two dams across plaoe The startling fact in tne a.
tne country districts, l hey were wwe xwver anu win msuw a wm- ifi that the luck man didn,t
almost starved to death and many plete electrical plant ana run tneir ask for thft job
of them could hardly walk. Death Mill by electricity
camps were instituted, to which
the dying crawled to breathe their
last.
Every possible effort is being
to have h.Uahd his family
Correlation Whips Hell-Fire
Preacher.
made by the Chinese Government
to relieve the suffering. Food is
being brought from the southern
cities and from other countries
Mr. C. C. Musgrave, who recent
ly moved ihere from Lenoir, has
j opened up a first-class hotel here,
and is doCg: ai hiee' business. Glad
his family with
us.
Do Not Crowd the Season.
The first warm days of spring bring
with them a desire to get out and en
joy the exhilirating air and sunshine.
Cliiiuren tnat nave oeeu nouseu up th iiulictment for fortveight mem
oil uMtittii u re hrniitrnt. nt nnn van I
K A VSIV' V fmtM V IIUU TVU
wonder where they all come from.
his congregation. Mrs Abby Post-
lethwaite, whose deceased brother
had not been baptir.ed, confronted
the pastor as he left the church
and slapped him in the face a nam
ber of times. Other memlers also
attacted the minister.
The Kev. Mr. West appeared be
fore th grand jury and proeuretl
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Little fldCules of sunshine that
Th T?.wl Crivta HnniptT hns rsnond- drive tho4jlouds away. DeWitt'
, , ... . . Z Little Early Rleera will scatter the
ea W) tne cry 01 tne lamme sunerers iOOUi of eick-headache and bilious
and is conveying money and pro ness. They do not gripe or sioRen
. Recommended and sold by J. E. Shell
Visions 10 Unina. Dr. Kent and Granite Falls Drug Co.
Dr. Lewis Klopsch, of the Chris
j t W a A. fi
nan tieraia, nas aireaay sent wo,- Men whose work them
uw to tne sunerers ana nas prom- to the m. to work in a - ""n"
weu w seiiu fou,ww a uiuuw iur every now and then
4llA M .V MMtlhd n fl r 1 0 1 I . ... a i .
wituciMuui uiuiniw, viiBuvu.1 m.vhawn sTTAIfrtlUnlnor cnAm-1 1 x i nn.J .;.
1 v o o 1 a iruiL n learner wuium wiwi
fitAm A tMAMAan till oarA Antt I 1 I
, , JZ! : , selves uptoitmga wngaeep oreatu French cruiser Kleber in
llr talk flklnB VM A MVAlp AM i I 1 lAn 1 . .... ' '
iuwvmuiwrwCT. I nt ii it anrl InWtncr nn toward the j i j ... r x-.
i o r i misHiseuppt itrer in uvuu wi non
niuiuiriBuuucvD-. skies. Thus their bodies are prea- nMa wnMaW nt,ht n
erved in health and in erectness in 8unk Eieht Persons on the steamer,
noaoi aieests wnai you eat ana anlfonf thPir wort. if. however n 1 a .1
nnlnk1voYnmslndiirestlon. which T . . ".. nu Bmpiuyw, weiv uiywum
ii a forerunner of Dyspepsia. It ! they never straighten up, they soon
1 r t nA olv Are vou tired, faarirea out, nervous.
iKy m
I. L. The heavy winterclothinir is thrown
abide and many shed their flannels.
Then a cold wave comes and people
say that grip is epidemic. Colds at
this season are even more dangerous
than 111 mid-winter, as there is much
more danger of pneumonia. Take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, how
ever, and you will have nothing to
fear. It always cures, and we have
never known a cold to result In pneu
monia when it was used, it is pleas
ant and safe to take. Children like
it. For sale by J. E. Shell, Dr. Kent
X
ASSETS AND RESPONSIBILITY OVER $300,000.
Most every day we are receiving our Spring and
Summer Goods. We will name a few.
White Waist Goods, 8 1 II to 3fc the yard.
Lots of Patterns in Madras 15 to 25c the yard.
Our line of All Linen Goods is very strong.
All Linen White, great for waist 20 to 50c the yd.
All Linen, Brown 12 12 to 25cente the yard.
5H) iuch All Linen Sheeting 85 to 1 .00 the yd.
4000 yards good Ginghams tc the yard.
500 yards good Ginghams, 12c grade, 10c the yard.
600 yards good Ginghams, strictly 12 l-2c the yard.
36 inch China Silks 50c the yard.
36 inch Fancy Silks 00 the yard.
A strong line of Black Silks 75c to l.lNAfee yard.
Long Silk Gloves, the very latest. Looking for a
fine line of Muslin Underwer, wait for it. Lots of
beautiful Spring Goods no mentioned. Come Early.
Very truly yours,
J. W. SELF,
Cheapest Store in Lenoir.-
bers of the congregation . The judge
of the Circuit Court fined a nnm
ber of them ?25 each and sent
them to jail for one hour.
4'ou should be very careful of your
bowels when you have a cold. Near
ly all other cough syrups are consti
pating, especially those containing
opiates. Kennedy's Laxative Cough
(syrup moves tne bowels contains
no opiates. . Conforms to National
Pure Food and Drug iaw. tseart
the endorsement Of mothers every
where. Children like Its pleasant
taste. Sold by J. E. Shell, Dr. Kent
and Granite Falls Drug Co.
r r" c a r? rx u ... 4
t.. vampvcii. . r. iicMcr, vj. tu nainuy
Campbell, Hester & Co.
Contractors and Builders.
All kinds ot Brick and Wood Contract Work given
prompt attention. Estimates cheerfully furnished. Plumb
ing and Repairing specialties.
t3f Office in Harshaw Building Mulberry Street.
iff
la aold on a aruarantee relief plan
Sold by J. E. Shell. Dr. Kent and
Granite Falls Drug Co. '
Next to the wlte beater comes
the horse beater and it is to be re
gretted that we have one or two in
this community. A horse is the
most noble and faithful of animals
and the man who would abuse his
d i i m x .U 1.1 I it i ii . i.
toil or hnrden. men should train "T ??n5"n . . 'i,""'? noree nas sometning lacking in nis
Price Harness
1 'Call a spade, M advises Plutarch
Itdosesn'tgot off that easy when of heaven's puro sweet air Thus
... I fVinw will Iroon tfiAir annla ororf nn.
one is caught to a heart flush.
nerves, aids diarestion. brintrs refresh-
themselves to look often upward, ins sleeD. 85 cents, Tea or Tablets at
to stand erect and get a glimpse of cent's ana uramte ans irug
th stv nf Gnd'a lnv. and a breath
manhood. Ex.
they will keep their souls erect un
der the heaviest load of work dr
care. Concord Tims.
Next to Kansas North Carolina
The winds of March have no terror
to the user of DeWitt'i Carbolized
Witch Hazel Salve. It quiokly heals
ehapped and cracked skin. Good
too, for bolls and burns, and undoubt
- edlv the best relief for Piles. Sold by
j. E. Shell, Dr. Kent and Granite
Fall! Drug Co. ;
Faster and faster the pace Is set,
By people of action, vim and get,
So if at the finish you would be
Take Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea. Sold by Dr. Kentnd Gran
ite Falls Drug co. '
Does Coffee disagree with youT
Probably it does! Then try Dr.
8hoop Health Coffee. "Health
Onfffw" is a nlnver combination of
has more laws than any state. I parched cereals and nuts. Not a
gram or real Coffee, remember, inw,
Snoop's Health Coffee, yet its flavor
Mary Dark oiroles under the eyes and taste matches old Java and
Indlnata a ultiffeinh circulation, tor- Mocha Coffee. If your stomach,
nld liver and kidnevs. Exercise and I heart, or kidneys can't stand Coffee
Hollister's Rockv Mountain Tea Will drlnkW. try Health Coffee. - It is
e von well and 'beautiful. 85 1 wholesome, nourishing, ana satisfy
cents, Tea or Tablet! at Dr. Kent's Ing. It's nloe even for the youngest
I and Granite f ails Drug co. cnna. csoia oy narrison uo.
We have bought the Tannery of Mr. P.
E. Cline. This enables us to ship Collars
and Harness to all markets of the world.
From "Calf to Collar" meets all competi
tion. When in Doubt Buy of Price.
Price Harness Co.
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