SOUTHERN OPPORTUNITIES.
JURY DON'T AGREE.
Something Concerning the Prosperity and
Resources of the south.
,The prosperity of the South
rests on a bedrock of natural re
sources. In every State are lands
Buffioient in area to furnish good
homes for all the people that can
be employed in their development,
and soils as fertile as any in
America. The hcme-builder may
be familiar with the garden spots
of the earth, but there are sur
prises for him in all parts of the
South, He will find there are
more agricultural products and
mineral resources in the South
than elsewhere in any equal ter
ritorial division of the United
States.
The South is the land of cotton,
com, wheat, rice, sugar, tobacco
and all kinds of fruits, vegetables
and grains. It has large forests
of merchantable timber, vast de
posits of coal and iron ore, great
quarries of marble and building
stone, extensive beds of valuable
clays and cement materials and
extensive water-powers.
Live stock can be produced
cheaply in every section. Green
feed is possible . all the year in
many localities. There are fine
openings near, all the manufactur
ing centers for dairying, poultry
raising and trucking. .Land is
still very cheap when all the ad
vantages are to be considered.
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instances can oe given in every
State where the value of a single
crop has exceeded the original
cost of the land.
The South is a three-storied
business proposition. First there
is the underground wealth in
minerals, metals, Btones, clays,
oil, gas, salt, etc., then comes the
soil on the surface, in which all
the grains,- grasses, roots and
bulbs of the temperate zone can
be. produced, and, lastly, the for-
STATE NEWS.
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No Verdict in Thaw Case and He Will be
Placed on Trial Again.
New York, April 12. -Hopeless
ly divided, seven for a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first de
gree and five for acquittal on the
ground of i. sanity, the jury which
since the 23ri of last January -had
ben trying Harry K. Thaw re
ported today after 47 hours and
eight minutes of deliberation that
it could not agree upon a verdict.
Fhe 12 men were promptly dis
charged by Justice Fitzgerald,
who declared that he, to, believed
their task was hopeless. Thaw
was remanded to Tombs without
bail to await a second trial on
the charge of having mujdered
Stanford White, the noted archi
tect.
When this new trial would take
no one. connected witn tne casw
could tonight express an opinion.
District Attorney Jerome declared
that there are many other persons
accused, of homiv ido awaiting tria
and Thaw would have to take hi
t urn with the rest. As to a pos-
ible change of veaua, both the
district attorney and counsel for
rhaw declared they would make
no 6uoh move. Thaw s attorneys
wiil have a confere ce tomorrow
vith the prisoner to decide upon
their next step. They may make
an early application for bail. Mr.
Jprome said he would strenuously
oppose it. He added the belie'
that as seven of the jurors had
votod for "guilty his opposition
probably would be successful. In
that event Thaw has another long
summer bf foie him in the city
prison, for his case on the already
crowded criminal calei dar cannot
possibly be reached until some
time next fall.
A Medley of Events Which Hue Occurred
; ; Th oujh North Carolina,
A moonshinef whowaB arrested
in Jones county ttweekT was
making rum out of molasses.
The board of aldermen, of High
Point, at the' request of business
men of the town, have refused to
allow a carnival to exhibit in that
town. . - ' i : ' :
Duncan Southerland, a farmer
of Robeson county, 63 years oleK
j iea suddenly last wees wnil-
sitting in his chair after partake
iug of a hearty meal..:
Will G. Matthews,, a white bay
16 years old, ho killed J. T Ra
uey in Northampton oouuty some
months ago, was1 convicted last
week of murder in the second de
gree and was sent to the.peniten
tiary tor 30 years. "
At Hall's Cross Roads, on the
line of Franklin and Wake coun
ties, a man named Pullen walked
into the store of W. H. Perry and
shot him, killing him instantly.
The tragedy is said to have re
sulted from a controversy ovi;r
some machinery.
The Concord Tribune says that
John P. Yount, of Newton, has
sold the Isale cotton mill near
Concord, to some Gaston county
mill men.
It has been estimated that the
recent cold snap has injured the
strawberry crop ot the State from
ten to twenty per cent, The crop
this year is estimated at 1,800 car
loads, while that of last year was
2,300. The falling off is" said to
be largely due to the decreased
acreage.
"Preventics ' will prom p 1 1 y
check a cold or the j Grippe when
takn veaxly or at the -sneeze
stag'." Preventics- cure seated
colds as well, Preventics are lit
tle candy cold cure tablets, and
Dr.k Shoop, Racine,- Wis., mil
glaclly mail you sampleB and
book on Colds v free, ff yon -will
write him. The samples will
prove their merit. Checkearly
Colds with- Preventics and stop
Pneumonia, v Sold in 5c and 25c
boxes by Grimes Drug Store.
WHICH
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remedies, will you con
tinue to suffer through
false pride?
Don't be Foolish
Represented Eye Head
aches sap one's vitality
and bring about a gen
eral nervousness break
down.
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the Cause.
Save your Eyes and ner
vous energy.
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Jeweler and Optician,
128 N. Main St., 8allbury. N. O.
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We assume all risk and staud
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Our guarantee has more than
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paying you 6 all the time.
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ance, Salisbury, N. C.
Strange Stoiy From South Carolina.
W. J. Odom, who lives in the
est and orchard trees, falling the Early's cnss road section, claims;
landscape with beauty and yield- that at the residence of his son, j
ing timber for every known use, Willie Odo n, a curious freak oc-j
and fruits and nuts of every sort, curred from 8 to 1 o'clock Mon-j
No other region in America is so day night, and from 9 to 12 ;
richly endowed, Southern Field, o'clock Tuesday morning. Look- :
ing glasses, water buckets, fruit
jars, etc., danced and pranced
about in a manner as if possessed
with life. A water bucket half
filled with water jumped from
its shelf in the room and emptied
its contents. It was picked up
and replaced, when it jumped
gain.. A bottle of cough syrup
leaped from the table a distance
of ten or twelve feet, struck the
cbimney and broke; glassware,
fruit jars and demijohns cut pe
culiar antics, fell about in pro
fusion and-were broken; one emp
ty jar fell to pieces without mov
ing from its place. The people
in the house carried the bottles,
one containing turpentine, out of
loorg, and these vials returned
mysteriously to the room and fell
upon the floor. A mirror about
18 inches long, sitting on a table,
bounded from the table about
eleven feet to the middle of the
floor and was smashed to smith
ereens. Mr. Odom is dumbfound
ed over the phenomena. A num
ber of the people in the neighbor
hood collected and all are mysti-
fiei. The whole commuity be
came interested and seme thirty
five or forty people gathered at
the house. Mr. Odom is rel'able
and is not superstitious. He call
ed at the Press - office yesterday,
J. M. Gray, of this city, was at
the place Tuesday evening and
saw the brokenpieces of glass
We give the above as told us by
Mr. Odom, wno seeks an explana
tion as well as advice as to what
aln uld be done.' Darlington, S.
C, Press.
How it Feels to be Electrocuted.
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xxe waited a second, or an.age,
tnen suddenly it nseemed as if he
must leap from the chair, hie
body was swelling to some mon
strous, impossible, inhuman
shape; his muscles were stretch
ed, millions of hot and dreadful
needles were piercing and prick
uiui, a stupendous roaring
was in his ears, then a million
colors, colors he had never seen
or imagined, colors, bbyond the
range of the spectrum, new, un-
uwwvwbu, Bummonea oy some
mysterious agency fronT distant
corners of the universe, played
before his eyes. Suddenly they
were shattered by a terrific explo-
sion in nig brain then darkness
xuii uu, tuere was still sensa
tion; a dull, purple color spread
before him, gradually grew light
er, expanded, and with a mighty
pain he struggled, groping his
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nay m burmre ana torment over
fearful obstacles from some fat
distance, remote as black stare
in the cold abyss of the universe ;
he struggled back to life then
u appaning coniusion, a grasp
oi consciousness; he heard the
ticking of the two watches then
through his brain there trickled a
thread of thought . that squirmed
uu giuwea use a wmte not wire
A faint groan escaped the pale
hps below the black leather mask,
a tremor ran through the form in
the chair, then it relaxed and was
still,
It's all
lifting his
wrist, tried
Over. . The doctor.
fingers from Archie'B
to smile, and wiped
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tne perspiration from his face
with a handkerchie f, B rand
Whitlock's "The Turn of the Bal
ance."
Wants to be Hanged.
Los Angeles, Cal April 11.
A man about 45 year? of age,
travel-strained and weary, claim
ing to be George W. Bundrick, ap
peared in Downey, Gal., near here,
today, and surrendered to the au
thorities, asserting that he had
killed John Shroeder at Rains
Dooley county, Georgia, in 1902.
He said that he had been arrested
in.Georgia,rtried, convicted and
eentencedto hang, but had es
caped from jail at Americus by
overpowering the guards. He
said he was weary pf being pur
sued and wanted to be taken back
Fearless of Criticism.
Just 88 a clear conscience ; in a
man generates a certain fearless
uess of public opinion, so we are
fearless of criticism on the Weay
er Piano, knowing the integrity of
its construction throughout in
the hidden parts as well aB the
parts that are vieible. Examine
the piano carefully at your first
opportunity inside and outside,
technically and professionally,
musically and mechanically ; put
on the X-Rays if you please'; use
a microscope if you will. As a
result you will beSome an enthu
siastic admirer of the Weaver
rPiano and after that you will
never., be quite satisfied with any
other. We would not think of
advertising the piano as we do if
we were not absolutely certain as
to the merits of the instrument.
Ask for catalogue and become
more thoroughly acquainted with
the Weaver Piano. x
Wbaveb OfiflAN & Piano Co.,
SHOES
at less th.an Maniafac-
tiaiers Gost..
BUY NOW
and save 25cts to
S1.00 on the Pair.
We must close out some lines of Staple SHOES at
much less than they are worth to make room for our
recent purchases.
If you don't need Shoes now it will pay you to take
Advantage of these prices and lay them away till you
do need them. Special Prices on Big Lots to mers
chants.
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POPULAR PRICE FOOt WEAR
TERMS STRI?TIY CASH
ill M. G. McCURDY, Manager,
111 Worth Main Street. Salisbury, N. C.
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ERESH DRUGS, ACCURATE COMPOUND
ING AND PROMPT SERVICE. .
The Chestnut Hill Drug Store is the place to have your pre
scriptions filled for the follcwiu" good rtaBons;
e haudle none but pure freeh drugs'. . '
Wo have a prescription ist of 22 years experience who aecu-
.vj rately and promptly compounds all prescriptions sent us.
Our service cannot be equalled tor promptness and general
satisfactson.
We carry a nice line of toilet articles, perfumeries, soaps,
patent medicines, etc.
We have just installed a handsome soda fountain and will
disp mse all kinds of soft drinks made from pure fruit syrups.
Your patronage is respectfully solicited.
CHESTNUT HILL DRUG CO.,
vjj C. M. HIGGINS, Druggist. T. A. DENNISS, Mgr.
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Charles W. Woodson, M. D,,
Medicine and Surgery.
Offers his Professional Services
to the Public. Phone 836.
OFFICE: Wachovia Bank Building.
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Now is the time to buy .a new
set of harness. We have them
ior all purposes and at all prices.
Light driving from $8.50 to $25
Carriage or Surry harness from
$15 to $25. Team Wagon Har
ness, best in town for the money.
We have a job lot of harness
which we will close out at a very
close price. Now is the time to
get a bargain.
Repairing of all kinds'; neatl)
and promptly done at ' lowest
prices.
Cut this ad, out v and bring it
with you and for every $1 pur
chase, or more, we will give a nice
buggy whip,
Hartline & Co.
Phone 433, 130 East Inniss St.
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Bargains! Bargains! Bargains I
I wish' to call your attention to the fact that I am
now in better position to give you the value of your
money than ever before.
Lot withstanding the great advance in the markets
on all lines, yet I am still offering you goods at the
old prices and in some cases have gone through the
stock and reduced the goods in price even below that
which you could have bought 60 days ago.
I have arranged on some counters a lot of
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and ligh weight materials at a great reduction in
I rice, this I have dohe in order to clean up and make
room for the great stock which I expect to put in this
next season.
On those counters you will find a lot of Lawns worth from
7 to 10 cents, now the price ,y 4e j
Lot 2, wortn irom izt to 10 cenis now tne price jc
Lot 3, worth from 15 to 20 cents, now .11c
Lot 4, worth from 20 to 30 cents, now the price . IQc,
- Youwill find it to your interest to give us a call
before you buy.
A Coupon given you with each purchase which
from One Dollars's worth up will entitle you to a
nice piece of china.
Your time will be well spent to come in and give
us a look through the different lines.
Yours respectfully,
A. W. WW
Always Res&esaJfer the Full Name
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ie Most Acceptable Gifts
Are Things that may be of.
Probably a Gift of this Kind would
be more Appreciated. At any Tate
be "sure to come in and look over the
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pets, Rugsr Household and Office
Furnishings, 0 Chinaware,
' Lamps, Toilet Sets,
etc., carried by me.
We have a large and varied Assortment in Quali
ties and Prices. You are cordially invited
to give me a call. Very respectfully ,
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for
Men, Women and
Children.
Full Line of
Queen Quality
& ReginaOxfords
for the Ladies.
The Styles this Season
are simply Beautiful
You Get them at
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and hanged for his crime.
J Manufacturers. York, Pa.