A Home Newspaper Published in the' Interest pf the P?opjte and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs
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Salisbury N. G.epnesJ; August 10th, 1910.
Vol. VI No. 34.
WmH. Stewart, Editor.
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INFORMATION ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS.
Tbe Railroad Bill. Gore and Honest Ser
' lint, and Other Things ot Interest.
By Clyde H. Tavenner, Staff
Washington correspondent for this
newspaper.
Washington, Aug. 8. All over
the land the regular Republican
candidates for Congress , are pie
paring to ask for election or re
election on the record of President
Taft and the last Congress
Aside from the tariff revision,
with which the public is already
familliar, the predominating feat
ures of the platfoxjn on which the
standpatters vill make" the final
desperate stand are the postal
bank bill and the so called rail
road regulation bill.
The railroad bill as passed was
better than existing law, improve
ments having been foroed by
Democrats and Insurgents. . TbV
original draft was one of the most
vicious pieces of legislation pro
posed in Congress in years. Presi
dent Taft sent this bill to Congress
with his personal endorsement
and asked that it be passed with
out amendment.
It provided for a commerce
oourt which would have destroyed
the usefulness of the interstate
commerce commission, and made
appeal to the higher tribunals im
possible. ' .
It took the railroads from un
der the anti-trust law and would
have permitted them to make what
rates they pleased without any
effeative check.
It legalized existing mergers
between existing hues ; it coat Hik
ed a joke provision to regulate
the issuing of railroad securities.
The Democrats and insurgents
forced some improvements but
were prevented by administration
influence from putting inpro
visions which would have been of
real value to the people, such as
physical valuation 'of the roads as
a basis of-rate rsgulfiion.
Such was the ra .ad bill that
would have become law had Presi
dent Taft had his way.
AS TO THE POSTAL BANKS.
Congress passed the kind of
tavingB bank bill that Mr. Taft
wanted. The effect will be, it iB
thought by those who have given
study to the act as passed, to
drain local communities of the
money deposited in postal savings
banks. Had the Democrats and
insurgents had their way, a postal
bank bill such as was desired by
the people, would have been pass
ed. But through the influence of
the administration. Aldrich was
able to thwart the will of the
people, and to secure the passage
of a kill which will give Wall
street the oontrol of the people's
money as never before.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION.
Still another feature of the
Taft j record is the tariff
commission law, also a gold brick.
It creates a commission without
powers, and gives the special in
terests $250,000 of the people's
money to carry on the campaign
against honest revision of the tar
iff on the basis of equalization of
the cost of production at home and
abroad.
PINCHOT WISE TQ PEOTECTI0N.
Ex-Forester Gifford Pinchot has
ideos on other things beside con-
cervation. At a dinner given re
cently he declared that the nation
had lost confidence in Congress
because it represented special in
terests lather than the people.
Continuing, he said :
"And of this tnere could be no
better illustration than the tariff.
The tar iff,. under the policy of pro-
tectio i, was originally a means to
raise th3 rate wage" . It has been
made a tool to increase the co3t of
living."
"The cotton cloth schedule was
was increased in the face of .the
uncontradictedpublic tistimony of
manufacturers themselves that it
ought to remain unchanged.
"The steell interests by a trick
secured an indfensible increase in
the tariff on structural steel. .
"The sugar trust stole from the
government like r petty thief yet
CongresB, by means of a dishonest
" schedule, continues to protecf it
in bleeding the public." (Repub-
BUTLER 6ETS COLO SHOULDER.
Former Senator's Arrangement of the Ring
Falls on Stony Ground.
Einston, August 6. Ex-United
State&jenator Marion Butler ad
diessedja fair sized crowd in the
court
se today and spoke for
an houl
nd a half, largely upon
the issue
of, ousting the present
organisation:-' of the Republican
partyvEfe divided his attention
betweenjhe present organization
of that party in the State, which
he designated as the "pie brigade,"
and the Democrats, many of whom
were present and received his de
nunciation of them with the same
smile that appeared on their faces
when he dencunced the Republi
cans. His excoriation of the Re
publican Federal office-holders,
whom he charged with being op
posed to a strong Rerublican party
in this Stata, was delivered with
all the force at his command, and,
coming from a fellow-partisan,
was doubtleBS bitter to them, but
so far as the effectiveness in pro
ducing results l is concerned, it ap
pears to have fa0en upon .stony
ground. The Republican conven
tion, which followed soon after,
went right on and named a Dun
pan delegation to, the State Re
publican contention.
Immediately after the close of
Butler's speech the Republican
county convention was called Ho
order and wrangling immediately
began over the seating of contest
ing delegations. W hil9 the cre
dentials committee was strug
gling with these problems, J. M.
Mewborne, the local census man
entertained the gathering with a
reply jto- the speech that had
juBfc beeagprraluded by Butler. He
took violent lssnewith Mr. Butler
in his dennoJ of the Federal
office-holders, saying that Butlers
the iro4
out was to geigrfy "outs" in to
wapthe crowds eating the pie.
Theconvention finally selected a
solid Duncan delegation to the
State convention. Charlotte Ob
server. lican papers please copy.)
A FRANK ADMISSION.
Representative Chas. E. Little-
field of Maine, admit that the
plank in the last in tbe last Re
publican National platform re
garding injunctions was put there
to placate the labor leaders and
with dd intention of its being car
ried out. He carriea his frankness
to an even greater extent and says
the plank is "perfectly non-com
mittal" and means nothing, being
simply a dishonest 'trick to lure
the unwary working man and de
lude bim with the belief that the
Republican party was his friend.
If the" truth was told it would, no
doubt, reveal that the tariff revi
sion plank was another dishonest
plank, never intended of fulfill
ment, and that the whole platform
was a tissue of falsehood and false
pretense.
SECRET PUBLICITY.
The bill providing for campaign
expenditures and contributions
passed at tbe last session and sign
ed by President Taft is not what
the people have for years been de
manding. Tho house provided for publicity
before election, but the Senate re
fused to pass such a measure and
as a result of a conference public
ity will not be made until after
elections have token place.
What's the nee of publicity after
an election, when what has been
done cannot be undone?
Publicity before an election
would seem to be the only kind of
publicity worth anything ;for then
the voters would be given timely
notice as to which party and can
didates were of, by and for the
trusts and whioh were of, by and
for the people.
. GORE WAS HONEST.
The recent attempt to corrupt
Senator Tom Gore, of Oklahoma,
was accompanied by features most
distressing to the blind statesman.
Gore has felt the stings of poverty
in its bitterest forms . Even now
he has nothing but his salary.
The persons who he said offered
him $25,000 to change his position
-mm ."
on the Indian legislation was a
personal friend of long standing.
This man knew Gore had often
suffered from sheer want. But
Gore was not for sale
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Items of Interest in Various Neighborhoods
Sent m br Our Friends. -
v FAITH.
Aug. Mrs. Cland Shuping
and children have arrived from
Montanna on a visit to her parents
here.
Rev C . B. Heller has gone tp
Pennsylvania where he will visit
several cities to collect funds to
payoff the debt at Catawba Col
lege. The deep well drillers have gone
to Mr. Bernhardt's, our mail . car
rier on route 3, .and are putting
down a well for him.
Several of our people are going
on the excursion to Norfolk on
the 9tm of this month.
The wire for the town park has
arrived. . V - Venus.
GOLD KNOB .
Please make room for an old
delinquent.
Having seen nothing from Gold
Knob for some time we have de
cided to try our hand once again.
If this should escape the waste
basket we will come again.
We are very much in need of
rain.' Will welcome it at any
time
P. M. Phillips leads us all in
wheat and oats this year. Messrs
Goodman and Trexler threshed
out 925 bushels of wheat and oats
in eight hours. That is threshing
some and Mr. PhUlips say's itB
the best job ever .
The five children of Jno. H.
Misenheimer who have been so
tick with typh aid fever i are slow
ly .improving. We trust they
may be out in a short while.
The school committee at the
Barger's school will hold their
meeting 4on Saturuday evening
AagUBt 20th, at 7 o'clock. Thoa'
who wish to apply for the school
will please write the secretary,
Jno, M. Brady, Salisbury, No. 6.
Miss Annie Barger is confined
to her bed at this writing.
The members of St. Peter's
church ot busy and placed curb
ing in front of the church and
filled in the low places with dirt
which adds much to the appear
ance of the church.
The congregations of the St.
Peter's charge aie looking forward
to the coming of the Rev. W. C.
Buck, of the North Western Vir-
T V.
gima oynod. ttev. duck colubb
highly recommended and there is
hoping that he
will make us a
"good shepherd
Mrs. Henry C. Park, of Atlan
ta, Ga., is visiting relatives near
Rockwell.
" Ula, the little girl of G. W.
Park, is quite sick, we are pained
to note.
The people of our section are
still hauling in rock preparatory
to macadamizing the Stokes Fer
ry road and, we trust, the County
Commissioners will honor us
enough to send the gang to our
rescue at the nearest possible
time. We have only been getting
the promises, but are looking for
ward to some of these promises t
be fulfilled, aB we are very much
in need of the improvement of
this road. ' Lee.
' ORGAN CHURCH.
Augusts Here comes Old Hap
py again to report the happen
ings of this community.
The people of this community
are surely cognizant of the fact
that cider can be made. Daniel
Barger seems to hold the record
so far . He has made about 225
gallons. It is estimated by this
correspondent that from the ap
ples that went to watte and those
down now, Mr . Barger oould have
realized eaeilv 800 gallons This
would make : over 500 gallons
Who can beet this record? L';t's
hear.
The summer school that is be
ing conducted by Miss Nora Foutz
at Kluttz's school house is pro
gressing nicely.
On Sunday two, mow couples
were nnit& iri the bonds of mat
rimouv. add fdur more hearts We-
came onliwcf when Julius Beav?
efand Mi Sake Patterson, and
Paul Claris and! Miss Kate Barger
vowed to ye always. .vJxiay iney
never ceasfyto IoVe one. another.
Our best Mvishes follow them in
their new paradise. V
Sophia DoTnmn, aged ea, on
last Tuesd& morning was found
in bedt dealt Sfte was' a v
of Organ Bp L. .phurchor a- num
ber of veare Ahe inner ai exer
cises were feldjin Organ church
Wednesda norning oonduoted by
the pastor, pevi H. H, Trexler.
The MiesCpary exercises of the
W. H. an..M;; S., of Organ
were held l?t Sunday. Quite a
large crowdfrerel present. A num
ber of visiters were in attendance.
The day waga great -success. Rev.
R. A. Goodman preached a fine
sermon at la..m. . Thi was en-
I joyed by. a. The women had
their exercise inthe evening fol
lowed by arfaddress by Geo. H.
Park. I ' f "
Miss Coi
corned visits
The write!
Keener 'was a wel
pf Organ Sunday.
has recently return
ed from a trj) to popresville and
Barium Swings. A-. very fine
time is repod. .
Martin Shite has returned from
a trip to thMjpreBville picnic.
He reports ane' time .
Cadet I. LHoffner is .thinking
of buying a rse
Mack Wiielm npw has his
boy plowing and he sits on Ihe
porch with a rin from ear to ear.
It's a girl. $ . r
"As Septemr Approaches, the
young people jre thinking of go
ing to school. H A good many from
around here will go next year.
Best rtuccesifto Watchman.
4- t Oil) Happy.
Stagers Ske
That a cl
compound HI
Bucklen's Arnica
Salve will instlintl v relieve a bad
burn, cut. scald, wound or piles,
staggers skepts. -But great cures
prove its a wcgtder healer of the
worst sores, utters, ; boils, felons.
eczema, sxin eruptions, as also
chftppf d handM sprains and corns.
Try,it. 25c agalLdruggists.
;2ii !;
Socialism a(; laBt' what is often
called Socialise, is I subversive of
the Scripturaji rule of life, yea
more, m us !iuma$e analysis.
Atheism. Wenust iudge a tree
by its fruits, gfhe leaching pr
mulgated by it orators upon the
hustings, the governmental and
social rules S contended for
under its ijame' in this
oountryand Epe warrant the
interpretaion put upon its car
dinal principlegandits ultimate
ends. Like alMrro it betimes
has a champion who . injects into
it really Christian tent. It could
sea reel find a patient hearing or
hope for that grwthjland life but
for that ruse. V isfieasy to see
that whatever o Christian virtue
it may lay claifa to the funda
mental falsity M its system, if it
may be said to tgAve any system,
remains unaffected by its pre
tences. t& -
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. Deafness Cabt hi Cored
by local applications, as they can
not reach the diased portion of
the ear. There ll lohly one way
to cure deaf nesB,;y&nd that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an Imflamed condi
tion of mucous l&ting: of the Eus
tachian Tube. When! this tube is
inflamed you
a rumbling
sound or imper
hearing, and
when it is entire!;
is the result, an
ffamatiOn can bi
olosed, deafness
:f unless the in-
! taken out and
this tube restori
to Uts normal
condition, hearinSwill be destroy
ed iorever; nine i&Bes que oi ten
are caused by Cparrh, which is
nothing but an inmimed condition
of 4he mucous surfaces .
We will, give OipHindred Dol
lars for jiny caap1 of Deafness
(caused by catarrpjf .that cannot
be cured by Hall'Jatarrh Cure.
Send for circulars jQfree;. .
F. J. Cheney &!)o,! Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggislll 73c.
Take Hall's Fiily ; Pills
for
constipation.
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CHOCTAW CHIEF TESTIFIES.
Offered One Fourth Profits of Deal if
he
Would Remote Opposition of Tribe.
Muskogee, Okla., Aug. 6. Not
only Jake L. Hamon but J. F.
McMurray waB named as a would-
be briber in the investigation of
the $30,000,000 Oklahoma Indian
land deal before the special con
gressional committee to-day.
Mr. McMurray is the holder of
the contracts with the Choctaw
and Chiokasaw Indians, to pro
mote whioh in Congress, Senator
Thomas P. Gore charged , he was
was offered a bribeV
D. C. McCurtain, a Choctaw
Indian and a delegate to Wash
ington for his territory ,"charged
that McMurray in 1906 offered
him a bribe of $25,O0Cf to with
draw opposition to the old tribal
McMurray contracts, which subse
quently were disapproved by Pres
ident Roosevelt
Green McCurtain, chief of 18,-
000 Choctaw? and a venerable In
dian of 62 years, then took the
stand and told the committee that
one George W. Scott, whom he
believed acted ip the interest of
McMurray, had offered him one
fourth of the "profits" to be rea
lised from the land deal, provided
he induced the tribe to withdraw
all opposition to the deal. This
offer referred to new contracts
held by McMurray, which are the
cause of the investigation.
The amount of the bribe men
tioned by D. 0. McCurtain, who
is a son of the ohief, is the same
as that which Senator Gore alleges
was offered him on May 6 last by
Jake Hamon to put through the
pending contracts which, accord
ing to Senator Gore, would result
in the selling of 450,000 acres of
coal, asphalt and timber lands,
owned by tb.6 Indians to a New
York syndicate on a basis that
would give McMurray and his as
sociates an "attorney's fee" of 10
per 'cent or $3,000,000. --
The presentation of the charges
against McMurray followed anoth
day of sensational testimony dur.
ing which Senator Charles Curtis
of Kansas and Congressman B. S.
McGnire of Oklahoma appeared
op the stand to refute statements
that they were "interested" in
the deal.
The name of Vioe President Sher
man again was mentioned and
conferences, held by President
Taft over the McMurray contracts,
were referred to.
Both President Taft and Vice
President Sherman, according to
Senator Curtis, had declared that
the 10 per cent, attorney's fee ask
ed for was excessive. The opinion
was unanimous at the President's
conference, he said, that in the
sale of the land no attorney's as
sistance was needed and the gov
ernment by treaty already had
stipmlated to sell the land on its
own responsibility.
The Best Hour of Life
is when yon do some great deed or
discover some wonderful fact.
This hour came to J. R. Pitt, of
Rocky Mt., N. C, when he was
suffering intensely, as he says,
"from the worst cold I ever had,
I then proved to my great satis
faction, what a wonderful cold
and cough cure Dr. King's New
Discovery is. For, after taking
one bottle, I was entirely cured.
You can't say anything too good
of a medicine like that." Its the
surest and best remedy for dis
eased lungs, hemorrhages, la
grippe, asthma, hay fever, any
throat or lung trouble. 50c, $1.00.
Trial bottle free . Guaranteed by
all druggists.
Mrs. D. L . Parker, of Spencer,
who has been sick for several
weeks, is improving.
Life on Panama Canal
has had one frightful drawback-
malaria trouble that has brought
Buffering and death to thousands.
Thd germs cause chills, fever and
ague, biliousness, jaundice, lassi
tude, weakness and general debil
ity. But Electric Bitters never
fail to destroy them and cui9 ma
laria troubles "Three bottles
completely cured me of a very se
vere attack of malaria," writes
Wm. A. Fretwell, of Lucama, N.
C, "and I've had' good health
ever since." Cure stomach, liver
and kidney troubles, and; prevent
typhoid. 50o. Guar n teed by all
druggists.
UEXICO'S RELIGIOUS CONDITION.
Dr. Presslj Tells of Mission Work There.
Roman Catholic Church im Mexico
Noff-thristian.
Rev. Dr. Neill Pressly,4 whohas
served as a missionary of the As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian
Church in Mexico for more than
30 years, being the pioneer mis
sionary of that denomination in
Mexico, delivered an interesting
and instructive address at the
First Associate Reformed church
here Sunday evening on the Cath
olic Church in Mexico. Having
labored in Mexico so many years
Dr. Pressly is thoroughly familiar
with and well informed as to con
ditions there, and his address was
unusually interesting. He is an
entertaining speaker and the large
congregation which heard him
gave close attention.
In beginning his discourse the
missionary declared that "Roman
Catholicism in Mexioo is non
Christian." and that he had no
apologies to make for the state
ment. He then proceeded to show
why the Catholics in Mexico, as
in the Latin Amerioan countries,
Italy and Spain, should be term
ed non-Christians. In the first
place they worship idols, there
being images of worship in every
Catholic home in Mexico, both
rich and poor. They serve the
creature rather than the creator,
and are very earnest in their re
ligious ceremonies. They have
no conception of God, His love
and His worshp. They have been
taught that God is a God of wrath
and vengeance, but they know
nothing of their responsibility to
God and know nothing of repen
tance and turning to God. They
have no conception of sin and its
consequsnces., The Bible is not
known to the Catholics of Mexico
and there are no Bibles there ex
cept those taken there by mission
aries and through the instrumen
tality of the1 Protestatirchurches.
The Catholics are guilty of burn
ing Bibles.
Th Catholics of Mexioo are not
Christians because there is no Sab
bath day. no Lord's day there,
Sunday is the great market and
pleasure day with them. In the
fore noon of that day whioh we are
commanded to keep holy the Mexi
cans engage in buying and selling,
in the afternoon they throng to
gether to see bull fights, cock
fights, ball games, etc,, and to
engage in gambling, drunkenness.
Some of the Catholic priests go to
see the cock fights, etc, At night
the theatre is the center of at
traction. They have no Sabbath
schools and the children are not
taught of God, Their religeon is
purely one of Idolatry, superstition
and ignorance . The Holy Spirit is
not known in the Catholic church,
and how can a church, whioh
never preaches of the Holy Spirit,
be a Christian church?
Before concluding his address
Dr. Pressley told of the work
which has been done in Mexico by
the missionaries of the Associate
Reformed church since they en
tered the field more than thirty
years ago. This denomination
now has a number of churches,
schools and hospitals there and
the work is encouraging. Many
of the natives have been converted
into Christianity and when they
have joined the church they be
come consistent Christians. The
native preaohers are doing very
effective work. The speaker made
a strong pie for the work to which
he has given his life.
Dr. Pressley has apparently
fared well in Mexico. He is a
perfect picture of health. He is
a son of the late Rev: Dr.
John E, Pressley, so well
remembered by older resi
dents in this county as a strenuous
preacher. Dr. Pressly engaged in
mission work in Tampico soon
soon after he entered the minis
try. Tampico is still the center
of his work, which- has greatly
enlarged in the 31 years and six
months he has spent thete.-States-yille
Landmark.
A Clean Salre
Is desirable. Dr. Bell's Anti
septic Salve is a creamy snow
white ointment and guaranteed
for all skin diseases, such as eo-
I zema, salt rheum, chaps, etc 25c.
HOW TO MAKE GRAPE JUICE.
Any Housekeeper can Prepare This De
licious and'Healtbful Drink.
-Writing in the Progressive
Farmer, A. M. Lantham says:
"There is no kind of fruit jnioe
that is so easily and cheaply made
aB that from well matured grapes.
If the best quality of juice is to be
made, the grapes must be of a
good quality and well ripened.
They should be clean and sound.
If one has a hand cider mill and
press to use in the work, so Jmuch
the better, but the cutting and
pressing can be done by hand. If
light colored juice is desired, put
the crushed grapes in a oleanly
washed cloth, and when folded
in, with an assistant, proceed to
twist each end until the greater
part of the juice is forced out.
"The juice should then be
placed in a stone jar and slowly
heated to a temperature of not
less than 180 and not more than
200 degrees . This jar should be
set in a dishpan of water before
heating, in order to prevent the
scorching of the juice.' Hold to
the above heat about ten minutes
but do not allow it to come to a
boil. This done, pour it into a
glass or enameled vessel and -let
it settle for 24 hours ; then care
fully dram the clear juice from
the sediment and run it through a
flannel filter. It is now ready
for bottling, but be sure that the
bottles are thoroughly sterilized
before filling. Common glass
fruit jars would do in the absence
of bottles. Do not fill quite full
as room must be allowed for the
second heatings expansion. Fit
a thin board in the bottom of a
common wash boiler, set the filled
bottles on this, fill boiler with
water to nearly the height of juice
in the bottles and heat again as
above, not allowing it to come to
a boil. Then take the bottles out
and seal or oork tightly immedia
tely. - It ia aoodJeSuojia.
the precaution of sealing (e
corks over with parafin cr sealing
wax to. prevent the germs of mold
from entering through the cork.
"Should a red juice be desired,
crush and heat tbe fruit, then
drain instead of pressing, and
proceed as with the white juice.
With the white we pressed out
the juice before heating. The
bottles should now be set away
in a cool place, and in an upright
position and if the work has been
properly done, this unfermented
juice will keep for an indefinite
period.
"The uses of grape juioe are
many. Until recently it has
been restricted to medicinal or
sacramental purposes, through a
lack of knowledge of the princi
ples underlying its manufacture
The housewife who can make a
success of her fruit canning can
also make a success of furnishing
to her family this product of the
grape in a perfect and fresh state.
It is food and drink, refreshment
and nourishment, all in one."
6odwin and Clark Factions Satisfied With
Committee Appointed bi Chairman Eller.
Wilmington, August 6. The.
friends of both O. L. Clark and1
H. L. Godwin, are highly pleased
with the personnel of the commit
tee of five named by Chairman
Eller to investigate and make rec
ommendations as to what should
be done in regard to the diffenoes
arising out of the Wrightsville
Beach congressioal convention.
There are many who now believo
that it will end in the State ex
ecutive committee declaring that
the delegates should reassemble
and hold another convention and
let the delegates have it out as it
was expected would be the case
when the former convention met
and until the former ruling was
made by Chairman Bellamy than
caused-the split Charlotte Ob
server. Struck a Rich Mine.
S. W. Bends, of Coal City, Ala ,
says he struok a perfect mine c r
health in Dr. King's New Lif
pills for they cured him of liver and
kidney trouble after 12 years of
suffering. They are the beat pills
on earth for constipation, mala
ria, headache, dyspepsia, debility,
25c at all druggists.
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