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SENTENCED TO HANG. Jury in Massey Case nod the Defendant Guilty of Rape. The case of the negro, Sam Mas sey, charged with the crime of rape upon the person of a negro woman named Lucy Houser, was concluded last Thursday evening, the jury bringing in a verdict of guilty. On Friday afternoon Massay was brought before the bar and was sentenced by Judge Webb to be hanged on November 13th be tween the hours of 11 a. m. and 1 p. m. Massey was very ably defended by a trio of lawyers, Messrs. R. Lee Wright, T. G.. Furr and M. F. . Hatcher. The prisoner contended that he never saw the Houser wb man until confronted by her at the city hall after his arrest. The State, however, made out a case against him and the evidence was satisfactory to the jury. The prosecuting witness is a negress of quiet, unassuming demeanor is very intelligent and told her story in detail in a convincing way which tore all the marks of plain truth According to her testimony the crime was a most brutal one, and if Massey is really the guilty man, as the jury has pronounced it to be, he richly deserves the rope. The prisoner has figured somewhat extensively in the po lice records here, but this is the first time he has been charged with anything of a very serious nature. It is said that he is not at all bright, while entirely responsible for his actions. It is rumored that an effort may be made to have his sentence commuted to imprisonment for life. EELS 60T THE MILK. Interesting Yarn Told at a Recent Gather ing of North Carolina Farmers. The Raleigh Times r f late date contained the following story, which may be accepted by-our readears aB trae or otherwise : Col. H. 0. Dockery, of Rock ingham, who is here attending theJFarmers' Convention, broke up the meeting yesterday afternoon with one of his Munchausen nar ratives.' Col. Dockery started off by ask ing how many of the farmers pres ent had ever had black snakes to relieve their cows of the milk On receiving several answers to his question, he related his pecu liar experiuce. He had noticed his cows coming in every after noon without any milk, This mysterious disappearance of the milk continued for several days and no explanation could be given by the boy attending the cows. The boy was given a Bhotgun and told to shoot the first man or beast that even looked croos-eyed at his cattle. But that afternoon the cows came in dry as on pre vious afternoons. Mr. Dockery became alarmed by the state of affairs and deter mined to find for himself the cause of the lack of milk. Iu ac cordance with his dermination, he himself went to the pasture stayed with the cows all day and nothing happened to arouse his suspicion until the cows went into the river to take their afternoon draught. When they went into the water their bags -were full, and when they came out the milk had disappeared. He remember ed seeing quite a russle in the water when the cows waded in, bo he had an idea what was happen ing. Next day he hung some fish hooks to each of the cow's bags and sat down by the river to await results. The cows waded in, the usual russle accompanying their entrance, and when they had finished drinking it was with great difficulty that they came out of the water. To , the surprise of everybody around, about a dozen huge eels were hanging to each cow. The convention stampeded and a motion to adjourn was pass ed by acclamation. Sick Chiid Helped by Prayer. - In West Hiokory a child had spasms, several days. The doc tors could not understand it ex actly and could not give imme diate relief. The parents sent for some praying people who believe God is able to relieve the sick. They went and prayed over it. The parents gave themselves over to the Lord and the child has been growing better ever since. Hick ory, N. C, Mercury. ROWAN'S WEALTH; Some Interesting Figures From Tax Books of the County. The Watchman stated last week that the tax books for 1908 had been turned over to the sher iff and the township tax collector. The tax books, with their array of figures, tell some interesting things and things most citizen b and tax payers would like to know "something about. The books show the assessed valuation of real and personal property in the county to be $9,955,422, $5,020,836 of which is credited to Salisbury township. The total taxes assessed against this valua tion is $127,468.08. Salisbury pays $72,341.63 of tbis sum. The county contains 4,807 white polls and 1,118 colored, making a total of 5,925. There are 314,075 acres of land with a valuation of $2,590,094 and 572 acres of timber and min eral land assessed at $8,960. There are 7,513 town lots in the county, 6,800 of them being in Sailsbury township. 4,429 houses have been listed at $255,022. 78 dogs are valued at $3,062, Salisbury township haviug 21 of these animals listed at $100 each Only 700 sheep at $846, while 78 goats are placed at $244, 9,294 hogs are supposed to be worth $35,174 and 9,509 head of cattle at $118,034. The mule population is given as 2,599 at a valuation of $152,989. This is something over $51.00 each, which will strike one as quite a low price for a good mule, and something like this ratio of valuation will no doubt be found to generally pre vail, if any of our readers choose to figure it out. Farming implements are placed at $63,325 and mechanics' tools at $12,773. Firearms, $10,9 ',3; jewelry owned by citizens $27,397; musical instruments $75,018; liquors $11,44C; cctton $52,690 Household and other furm ture, $233,286; provisions of al kinds $36,355. The cashon hand in the county when the lists were made, was $166,239 and the ridiculously small sum of $4,622 of this amount has been listed iu Salisbury township This would show on its face that the town folks are much worse off than the country people in the matter of actual cash on hand. In addition to the above the Southern Railway Company, North Carolina Midland, theYad kin, Southern Bell Telephone Company, Pullman Company, Southern Express Company, W. T. Telegraph and Postal com panies, with other corporations, pay taxes on a large property val uation. We have not the figures at hand to give the increase in valuation over that of the previous year. In Hard Luck. W. J. Bumgarner, of Alexan der county, seems to be a perse cuted citizen. Recently he found it necessary to publish a card in the Taylorsville Scout denying a report that he had used missionary money to buy a cow. Last week he had a card iu the Scout deny ing that he has mixed sugar with the honey he is selling. With ref erence to this last report Mr. Bum garner says: "I call God to wit ness that it is and infamous and slanderous falsehood." States ville Landmark. TIME TO ACT. Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages of Kidney Illness. Profit by Salisbury People's Experience. Occasional attacks of backache, ir regular urination, headaches and diz zy spells are common early symptoms of kidney disorders. It's an error to neglect these ills. The attacks may pass off for a time but return With greater intensity. If there are symp toms of dropsy puffy swellings be tween the eyes, bloating of limbs and ankles, or any part of the body, don't delay a minute. Begin taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and keep up the treat ment until the kidneys are well, when your old time health and vigor -will re turn. Cures in Salisbury j,rove the ef fectiveness of this great kidney remedy. M. L. Helms, 412 W. Council St., Salisbury, N. C, says : I give Doan's Kidney Pills the credit for curing me of kidney trouble and I heartily recom them. . For quite awhile I had pains in the small of my back and I was annoyed considerably by the irregular action of the kidneys. Upon learning of Doan's Kidney Pills, I procured a box from the Salisbury Drug Company and they soon proved to be the remedy I needed, disposing of the pains in my back and correcting the kidney difficulty." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New Yoik, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. - Continued from first page. to the most popular issue if as is anticipated the Republicans cf Nebraska also endorse it. He must accept ' the attitude of the nominee for President and the ut terances of the national platform as authoritative on all matters touched upon by either. In an article published in a prominent Republican paper of Chicago, the Record-Herald, Walter Wellman, a well known political writer, declares that in his judgment this issue of the guarantee of bank deposits is be coming the chief one of the cam paign. Mr. Wellman is a Dohti cal writer who so far as the natu ral tendency of every man to sympathize with one side or the other will permit, has been non partisan in nis worfc. Ana it is for this reason that we find it worth while to quote somewhat from his letter to the Republican Record-Herald : "In the West they tell me great majority of farmers have money in bank. When the money panic started in New York last October and caused a wave of more or Jess needloss alarm to run tnrognouL the country, many farmers took thei automc biles, their carriages or wagons, went to town, withdrew their mt ney from tii3 DanKB ana ma it at nome in stockings, or truuks, or between floors, or out in the the barn. At any rate, farmers who did not do this, as well as farmers who did, were set thinking. And their thoughts, I am told by men who live among them, ran this way: " 'When the federal govern ment deposits money in bank it demands security. States and cities do the same thing. Why shouldn t we have security too? ' '.National banks are create and controlled by the government o are tne postnmces. it we go to the latter and buy a money or rirr tlm ;nri rn im ijjii i n ni i i n t pay the money to the Trrrmii wnose ravoi it is drawn or to re turn to it to us. Why shouldn' we have the same guarantee from the national bank? As it is now instead of depositing with the bank with a guarantee of return whenvever wanted, our deposits are loans to the bunk, which may or may not be returned on de mand. " 'If wo Bhip money or jowelry or other valuables by an express company it is responsible to us It guarantees the value. Even a railway company guarantees t c value of g-'od entrusted to it Why shouldn't a bank do tin same thing?' ' Of course there are many other arguments which appeal to thj farmer. Ho can e -e that wi h guarantee of deposits tin re will be more money in bank, which means iu use in the channe's ol trade, and lees in hiding in trunks and stockings He can see foi our average farmer of today is a reading, thinking, well-infornied' man mat witn aenypit-guaran tee, if a panic threatens, there will be far less lear, less alarm, less hysteria, less withdrawal ol funds, fewer bank runs and fail ures. What might be called the broader aspect? of the question are net lost upon him. But, like every one else, his clearest, u:osi vivid view is of his 'personal rela tions to the bank whvhis de posit iu the bank at the county seat should be guaranteed by something better and stronger than the promise of that individ ual bank to re repay." Finally it is-wbrth noting that in the enormous j volume of mail which to comes into the Demo cratic National Headauarters J, from farmers, editors of country newspapers, sma'll store keepers and other residents of the smallnr towns and villages, threre is one note sounding throughout. All say that this issue of protesting the people's savings by a guaran tee of bank deposits is in their judgment a political task ranking in importance with the reform of the tariff and exceeding in immediate value almost any other issue of this campaign. Willis J. Abbot. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney fov he last 15 years, and belisve him perfect ly honorable in all business trans actions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, W holesale Druggists, To ledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Ctire is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists 1 Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Subscribe for The Watchman $1. HOW A PRESIDENT FEELS. Some of the Late Mr. Cleveland's Views on Tbis Subject. i .I .. . . i a. sensitive man is nou nappy as President," said he. "It is fight, fight, fight all the time. He is the target of every kind of calumy. Everything he does is open to ' misconstruction. His enemies are incessant. It is im possible for him, if he is con scientious, to keep his friends. I looked forward to the close of my term as a happy release from care. But I am not sure that I wasn't moreuuhappy out of office than in. A term in the presidency accus toms a man to great duties. He gets used to handling tremendous enterprises, to organizing forces that may affect at once and directly the welfare of the world. After the long exercises of power, the ordinary affairs of life seem petty and commonplace. An ex President practising law or going into business is like a locomotive hauling a delivery wagon. He has a sense of proportion. The concerns of other people and even affairs seem too small to be worth bothering about. I thought I was glad when Mr. MeKinley came to Washington to be inau gurated, and I took a drink of rye whiskey with him in the White House and shook hands with him and put my hat on my head and walked out a private citizen. But I miss the. strain, the spur of con stant thinking, the consciousness of power, the knowledge that I wub noting for seventy million people daily.". The Interpre ter," in The American Magazine. GLOOMY DESPONDENT THINKING OF THE SU1QIDE STUNT AND FORGET IT SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR Stirs tire Liver to Healthy Action' and MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING. Designing Engraving Printing Publishing Plain and Colored Postal Card Publishing V SITING CARDS, Fine Stationery Business, Social and Wedding. Write R. AMBROSE MILLER AD-WRITING AD-SETTING PLATES 209 East Forty-Second St., NewYork, U.S.A. Special For 54 cents we will ma!! 100 Fine Calling i.jlnameotiiyjin neat box. Send f.O. Money Order no stamps. Send 64c if registration is desired ATTENTION! SOUTPI LAND Belle Shoes All Leathers and Styles. Your choice at $1.50 the pair These Shoes are made, by us and Guaranteed be all Sol id Leather. tare POPULAR PRICE FOOT WEAR ) TERMS STRICTIY CASH FOR SALE. A well established wholesale and retail liquor business in Florida. Will sell either stock and fixtures together or will sell fixtures and lease without stock. The business will be closed at the end of the fiscal year which is the last day of September. Reasons for selling is the owners,are going into tim ber business in Alabama. Add ress FERNANDINA LIQUOR CO., 7-28 8t pd. Fernandina, Fla. 1 . J 1 " "'T 5V 1 ounrY"" I OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH THE . FIRST NATION A L BANK, SALISBURY, N. C. W. C. Coughenour, President, T. C. Linn, Vice-President, W. H. White, Cashier. Capital - - $50,000.00 Surplus, - - $40,000.00 Directors : John S. Henderson, D. A. Atwell, T. C. Linn, H, N. Woodson, Burton Craige, W. S. Blackmer, Walter H. Woodson, W. B. Strachan, A. H. Price, W. C. Coughenour. Every accommodation extended con sistent with safe banking. W. H. WHITE, Cashier. Where to Go to Buy When in need of good, reliable, single or double wagon or buggy Home-made Harness don't fail to hunt .up our place on the corner of In nis and Lee Sreets. We also do flret-class repairing on short notice and at reasonable prices. Our line of Saddles, Collars, Bridles, Halters, Whips, Brushes, Combs, Robes, Harness Oil and other horse supplies is always complete and ready for inspec tion. We solicit a portion of your patronage and invite you to call and see our stock. If your horse is injured in any way get a bottle of our Horse Liniment. Ino cure, no pay. Hartline & Go. Phone 433, ISO East Inniss St. Real Estate Loans from $100 up If you have Guardian money in any amounts; or money of your own to invest, dpposit it with us t i be loaned ou real estate mort We'll lend it for ytu, taking the note and mortgage in your name, and in addition give you th written guarantee of our Company: lat, That the title to the proper ty on which we lend your money is good ; 2nd, That tax '8 will be kept, paid on the property while the loans runs ; Bid, That the borrower will carry (ire insurance for protection cf lender ; 4th, That 3 interest will be paid to you every six months, at our office, on the day it falls due; 5th, That shou'd the property liavn to be sold to collect the note and mortgage, itwill bring enough to pay the mortgage and interest together with all costs. You ae put to no troub'e and take no neks. In addition to the real estate mortgage which you hold in your name you have the written guarantee of our Company which is worth ($30,000) thirty thousand dollars. This is the safest and most con veuient method of investment on earth netting as much as G per Cent interest. We ask for your patronago. McCubbins & Harrison Go, CAPITAL AND SUBl'LUS 30.0e0,00. REAL ESTATE, LOANS, INSURANCE, SALISBURY, N. C. WATER SUPPLY. Hydaulic Rams are Cheapest and Most Satisfactory. Probably the cheapest and best method of obtaining a constant and abundant supply of good water for the household, Btock, yard, garden and fire purposes, and at the same time that which needs the least attention is the hydraulic ram. You can have your water delivered right to vour house from any nearby spring or branch without no further atten tion after the installation of a ram. The best r m on the mar ket is sold and installed by T. A. P. Roseman, Route 8, Salisbury N. C. Write for particulars. 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks . Designs Copyrights &c . Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly cor.Sdential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive sptcial notice, without "harge, in the Scientific American. handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest eir. ion of any scientific journal. Terms. $3 a . .vir ; four months, $1. So id. by all newsdealers. MM & Co.36,Broadw New York Qrancb Office. 625 F 8t Wanhinstoo. IX C. . AM TLj .... jtk tOPYlirSfjr T. E. WITHERSPOON & COMPANY EMPIRE BLOCK, SALISBURY, N. C. 0 SAI,1LBURY, N. C. Does a General Banking Business. We pay 4 per cent on time de posits. Interest pavable every three months. Prompt attention given to any business entrusted to us. Your business solicited. Peoples' National Ban! D. R. Julian, J. D. Norwood, President. Cashier. P. H. Thompson, J. A. Peeler, V.-President. Teller. PEOPLES MIA 1 J. 0. WHITE & C Carriage and Wagon Builders. FARM AND DRAY WAGON. DELIVERY WAGONS, OPEN AND TOP, BEST QUALITY AND i Yi.. We sell the celebrated Geo. E. Nissen & Co'o Farm and Log Wagons, fully warranted. Old Carriages and Buggies' repaired, painted and made as good as new. New Tops made and old Tops repaired. New Cushions furnished and old Cushions repaired. New Dashes furnished and Old Frames Re-covered. Rubber Tires a Specialty : steel tired wheels changed to Rubber Tires. Old rubber tires-repaired. All kinds o? Wood and Iron Work done at short notice. We have skilled workmen in each department. Surreys, Buggies and Wagons for Sale. Harness of all kinds made and repaired. Call and get prices. J. O. Summersett Undertaking Co Are Fully equipped with the latest Hearses, Church Truck and all supplies necessary for con ducting funerals, and have-a complete stock of all grades of "Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes. Their Mr. R. M. Davis and Mr. T. W. Summer sett can be reached by phone at all times, night or day. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCOOOOGOOCO o O For Gifts of O GO TO O 8 Q. W. WRIGHT'S, o 2 HEADQUARTERS FOR ALL KINDS OF 2 O 8 o Household and Kitchen Furnishings. Look over this List and Consider their usefulness. See them and Consider their Cheapness and Beauty. Art Squares, Book Racks and Cases, Beds wood, iron and brass, Baby Carriages, Curtains, Carpets. Clothes Baskets, Chiffonier, Cot?, Chairs of all kinds, " for children, " fcr office, Desks for office and ladies, Dining room furniture, Dining Tables, Dinner and Tea Sets, Eazles, Go-Cart8, Hall Racks, Hat Racks, . Kitcheu.Cabinet8, o o o Remember the Substantial gifts of the best and most Q lasting and also remember that you are invited to trade at q West Innes Street. - - - - Salisbury, N, 07 O o o OOOOOOOOQOOOOtOOOOOOOOOOOOO COMFORTS OF HOME that make a happy couple. We hare contributed in no email de gree to the comfort of many a household. And expect to con tiuueto do so. Our stock of furniture is more extensive than ever, and we're selling it at marked down prices. Hand some and serviceable parlor suits $10. Durable and ele gant lounges, couches and easy chairs at half real value. As tonishing bargains. Do You Want to Help Make Good Times ? Then put your money in our bank. We 'will put it into Circulation and pay you 4 PER CENT INTEREST This will mafke prosperity and everybody will be benefited. I The State's Strongest Banking Institution. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J WHITE & CO. THE o Value and Merit Q Kitchen Safes, Lamps for Table and Hall, LeatherFnrniture, Lounges, Linoleum, Mission Furniture, Mission Clocks, Mirrors, Mattings, Mattresses, Odd Pieces of all Kinds, Pictures and Picture Frames Parlor Suits, ' .Rockers all kinds and sizes Rugs, Sideboards. Toilet Sets, Umbrella Stands, Wardrobes, Wicker Furniture. Bin IIS 0 0 0
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