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lis "Carolina Wateii
JHE ROWERS COUKTION
A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of the Peopie .and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs.
Vol. IX Ho. 19
Salisbury, N. 0., Wednesday, April 23d, 1913.
WM, H. STtWART, EDITCn
nr.
if
Mr-
WALTER H. WOODSON MAYOR.
List
Friday's Pflmin Teimlnates
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Surprise to all.
Last Friday what might Le
called a citizens primary ncder
the anepicei of the Democratic
Executive Committee was held in
Salisbury for the purpose of se
lecting a candidate for mayor and
aldermen. We say "citizens" be
cause it was agreed to allow re
publican residents the privilege to
lesister and vote. This was
agreed to by both factions, but of
course the Negro was not consid
ered , at least not by the Gaskill
forces.
The candidates for mayor were
David L. Gaskill and Walter H.
Woodson, both upright and high
ly esteemed citizens. The candi
date for aldermen were as fol
lows: North Ward, 0. J. Nor.
man, R. W. Tiernan and Geo. A.
Fisher; East Ward, D W. Julian,
H. E. Rufty and E. M. Cauble;
West Ward, Dr. W. L Crump, S.
W. Harry and T. J. Rabe, and
the South Ward, J. D. Norwood,
J. F. Ludwick and J. W. Ride
outte. The Australian ballot system
was used, it being a new system
for Salisbury and in many par
ticulars an improvement over the
old style. The balloting was very
quietly proceeded with, it being
eonceeded on all sides that Mr.
Gaskill was in the lead and would
be the nominee for mayor, evei.
Mr. Woodson had to prepare 1m
speech of acceptance after the
vote was counted . The yote was
as follows:
North Ward: Wocdson 141,
Gaskill 113, Tiernan 102, Norman
178, Fisher 185 Total vote 25?,
South Ward: Woodson 112,
Gaskill 180, Norwood 175, Lad
wiok 121, Rnleoatte 152. Total
-Tofce350 . . .. -. .
SsSiS; AVcodson M1Q.
Gaskill 147, Julian 183, Rufty
224. Cauble 155. Total vote 819
WeBt Ward: Woodson 119,
Gaskill 135, Crump 156, Harry
150, Raba 136. Total vote 254.
The nominations therefore are
as follows:
Mayor, Walter H. Woodson;
Aldermen: South Ward, J. D
Norwood, J. W. Rideoutte ; North
Ward, G. A Fisher, C. J. Nor
man; East Ward, H. E. Rufty,
D. W. Julian ; West Ward, 8. W.
Harry, W. L. Crump.
This result came as a surprise
to the GaskiU forces and some of
the . Woodson followers. The
wards had been thoroughly can
vassed and the outoome was quite
different from that expected, es
pecially so in the North, West
and Scuth wards. The change in
conditions in the West and South
wardB is said to be due to the vot
ing of about fifty negroes for Mr.
Woodson, whose majority over
Gaskill is only 17.
A meeting was then held at the
court bouse, the nominees were
ratified and the candidates were
called on for talks.
Mr. Gaskill oame forward and
thanked his friends for their sup
port and said he was exceedingly
nrnnd of the men who voted for
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him. He said he had not beeD
treated fairly, that the Democrat
io machine and especially the
chairman had worked and ruled
against him aud that with 90 per
cent, of the union labor vote, 90
of the merchants. 901
per cent, of the physicians, al
the ministers, with one possible
exception, and 50 per cent, of th
lawyers, he would not consent to
tha nomination of his friend and
opponent, Mr. Woodson. Mr Gas
till was loudv applauded and
quite a number of gentlemen of
fared sums of money to have the
matter contested or settled in
court. Mr. Gaskill does not favor
uch a course and the matter wi
likely be dropped, exoepting the
" proseoution , of several illegal
er8' . . . ,
Mr. Woodson was in his office
preparing a "different speech from
what he expected," was brought
in and made some remarks that
greatly pleased the registra and
one cf the judges in the North
Ward, a carpetbagger, and several
others. Mr. Woodson stated that
CONFERENCE OF LAYMEN.
Leaders Gather at 6arrJea City to Plan for
Concerted Action by Protestantism.
Sunday there was in session in
Garden City, Long Island, a con
ference of about fifty leading lay
men from various parts of the
United States and Canada to eon
sider the features and plan of the
united missionary campaign
which has been organized for the
present year, culminating in an
eyery-member canvass of all the
Protestant churches next Maroh.
The conference opened on the af
ternoon of April 18, and ends on
Sunday. Tne names signed to the
call included George Warren
Brown, Samuel B, Oapen, Wm.
F. Cochran, Henry P. Orowell,
Cleveland H. Dodge, Elijah W.
Halford, J. Edgar Leaycraft, Silas
McBee, William B. Hillar, Eben
E. Oloott, William J. Sohieffelin,
L. H. Severance, Robert E. Speer,
E. B. Sturgees, John Wanamaker,
J . Campbell White, Mornay Wil
liams, S. W. Woodward.
By all odds the greatest relig
ious news of the yaar, and it was
first made publio several weeks
ago by The Religious Ramblerr is
this united missionary campaign.
E?en the ohurch public is only
beginning to realize its magni
tude. It means that all the de
nominations, through their home
and foreign mission boards, have
30t together for a ooncerted effort
to reaoh every last member of the
remotest congregations with a
definite appeal for the support of
the missionary work of the
churoh. The idea of the simulta
neous campaign has already been
tried out successfully in individ
ual denominations. The task is
so huge that it must look to the
government census for a parallel.
he appreciated the loyal support
oHhfeicJohU.ojratao
port and was duly appreciative of
the honor conferred. He said
that if things did not go right
that he would be glad if those
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would come to his office, or noma.
and talk it over with him instead
of talking it on the streets, or
cursing the mayor and aldermen.
He said he would appreciate sug
gestions from any one who had a
grievance.
A new executive committee was
selected, supposedly by the voters
at the polls, but this was not done
in the open and proper manner.
he selections were mostly made
in an ungarded moment and in
every instance by the maohine.
he names given out as members
of this committee are as follows:
East ward, J. 0. Kesler.
South ward, J. M . Steele.
North ward, T. H. Vandeford,
Sr.
West ward, Hayden Clement.
Three of these gentlemen are
said to have met and re-eleoted
Edwin C, Gregory chairman. -
East Spencer Postotflce Open.
Effective Thusday, the newly
established postomce in East
Spencer was thrown open to the
public. Under the direction of
Postmaster W. J. Hatley, reoently
appointed for the new offioe, mail
was received and dispatched for
the first time that day. At pres
ent mail will be exchanged with
train Nos 86 and 88 northbound
and with 87 and 48 southbound.
Inhuman Conditions at Baby Farms.
Chicaeo. April 18. Inhuman
conditions at
U m
"baby farms" in
Chicago, were
revealed today in
the Illinois House Committee's
investigation of maternity homes
and' other institutions where chil
dreri are kent. Thev were such
as to brinK from chairman Thorn-
" tJ 4i.
as uurren tuu ubiuuu
barter of flesh has not ceased and
that dealing in babies is the "most
dastardly business existing.
With 43 pints of the pro-
ducer of devilment incased
within her weatherbeateh
sides, a piano stood quietly
in Wilmington ana Kept u
lent. Wonderful!
AFFAIRS I CHINA GROVE.
Big Fire Sondiy Nigbt. N. G. Classls
to Meet Next Wednesday.
The North
Carolina Clai-
sis of the Re
formed Church
will convene
in Mount Zion
Church, China
Grove, Rv. J.
H. Keller,
pastor, next Wednesday, April
30th, and will remain in session
over Sunday, May 4th. Rev. W.
B. Duttera, 8 . T. D., of Salisbury,
president of the Classis, will pre
side. The program arranged so far is
as follows:
Wednesday, April 30, 11 a. m.
opening sermon, the Rev. W. H.
Causey, of Faith.
Thursday, May 1, 11 a. m., ad
dresiife on missions by Miss Ger
trude Cogan and J. 8. Wise, of
Philadelphia.
Friday, May 2, 11 a. m., servioe
by the orphans.
Saturday, May 8, 11 a. m., the
Heidelberg catechism, by the Rev.
P. M. Trexler
Sunday, May 4, 11 a. m., ser
mon by Rev. M. M. Noacker,
Albema.
The business sessions will be
held during the afternoons and
evenings when a number of mat
ters of importance will be con
sidered, Tne many friends in China
Grove of Rev. M. M. Noacker will
ue giaa so Know ne is to be pres
ent. Rev, Noacker was the
former pastor of Mt. Zion.
Just aB the people were gather
ing for services Punday. evening
in the several churches cf the
town the alarm of fire was sound
ed and it was found that the drug
store of PeWjtt - 0.-JSwaringen waa.
wesrfl9"newojriro
. o . . . I
many volunteer nre ngnters the I
store and bigger portion of the
contents were destroyed. The
fire spread to the adjoining build-
inir nnnnnmrl na a ff an Aral a torn ha
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I H n ahnnaasi Ar MiftaVi a rifi this a I an I
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was aesiroyea.
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Tne brick store building oo
cupied by the China Grove Hard
ware Company and Templeton &
Yoit were also damasred. tha class
in the windows of the hardware
concern being broken by the in-
tense heat.
J. E. Cline's
restaurant across
also damaged by
the street was
the fire.
China Grove is without fire pro.
section but the fire department of
the Patterson Manufacturing
Company, who operate a large
cotton mill, was brought into
service and did some good work
in saving other endangered build
ings.
Mr. Swaringen's loss is almost
complete and will amount to be-
tween $4,000 and $6,000. Some
gocds were saved from the Btore
of Holshouser & Sifferd but their
loss will amount to something like
$8,000. Both concerns carried
iDBuranse but the policiei ai well
as their books were locked in a
safe in the burned buildings and
at this time it is impossible to
tell the amount carried.
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The fire originated In the loft
of Swaringen's store and its origin
is unknown.
Thomas L. Reed died Friday
afternoon at 5 o'clok at his home
about one mile from Landis after
an illness of only a few
duration of pneumonia.
days'
Mr.
Reed was 78 years of age and was who is moderator of the Presby
one of the best known and moBt tery which will remain in session
highly respected citisens of his
community. He was aConfeder -
ate veteran and served throughout
the war, being wounded three
times. He is survived by his wife
and one son. ine tunerai was
held at Oak Grove Methodist
Ohuroh, of which the deceased
had been a member for a number
of years, Bunoay morning at 11
o'clock.
Th a little fonr-vnar-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wilhelm, who
liva nnrthvait of China Qrnva
riiAd last Fridav m3rnin2 from tha
affanfcs of nnenmonia The fnner
al was held from U-raoe chnroh
Saturday morning, -?Bev.. 0. A.
Brown officiating.
What Hakes a City Great. ?
What makes a city great and strong?
Not architecture's graceful strength,
Not factories' extends! length;
But men wno see the civic wrong
And give their lives to make it right
And turn its' drkne88 into light.
What makes a ;ity full of power?
Not wealth's display or titled fame, i
Not fashion's loudly boasted claim ;
But women rich in virtue's dower,
Whoee homes, though humble, still are
great, "
Because of service to the State,
What makes a city men can love?
Not things that charm the outward
sense, ' '
Not gross display of opulence ;
But right that wrong ca,n not remove
And truth that faces civic fraud
And smites it in the name of God.
This is a city that shall stand,
A lijrht upon a nations hill,
A Voice that evil cattaot stHl,
A source of Blessing to the land ;
Its strength not brick, aor stone, nor
wood ,
But Justice, Love, and Brotherhood-
Lowell.
The Ordinaiy Mao.
He's an ordinary person
You can see on any day,
Who treads the path of life in just
An ordinary way ;
An unobtrusive unit
In an ordinary town.
Who's labeled at the office
As a Smith, perhaps, or Brown.
But follow him one evening ,
As an undiscovered guest,
To a small suburban villa '
That the fellow calls his" nest."
Then comes a metamorphosis
Explain it if you can
But Smith (or Brown) becomes a most
Extraordinaey man.
A little kng, whose presence makes
A little kingdom glad ;
Was ever there to those concerned
A greater man than "Dad?"
So ye who hitherto despised
Proceed to make amends,
For 'tis on people sulf as this
The very world depends. A nawera.
Flag Raising at BlUraon Scbo&l R3se.
On AseensioiVd'ayMay
I T ? 1 1 i.4.SjNn V.4-
aim riuio yrescuiauuu a
LBiltrjiore school House Dear
Christianna church by the
Jr, Q. U. A. M. Gouncils in
xt a
lUO.viuiuny, tu wit.
Granite
y Ji
uaarrv. Kaitn. urescem ana
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Rockwell, and members of
the order generally are in
vited to be present. There
will be severaljspeeches, then
dinner, (Wing your DasKei,;
then more speeches, base ball,
and at night an entertain
ment. The entertainment
will consist of dialogues,
speeches, recitations, etc., by
the young people. Come out
and have a good time.
Pern's Flagship Raised Atter Many Years.
The wreck of the brig "Niag
ara," Commodore Oliver Hazard
Perry's flagship, in the naval bat-
tie of Lake Erie, fought off Put-
in-Bay on September 10, lSld,
was raised on March 6 1918, from
the bottom of Misery Bay, in the
harbor of Brie, fa., and is being
restored to its original lorm ioi
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exhibition in connection with the
the centennial oelebrathion of
Perry's victorv over the British
fleet on the Great Lakes. A num-
ber of views in the May Popular
Meohanios Maganne show the
work of raising in progress.
Coocord Presbytery.
Concord Presbytery met inreg-
ular session at Lenoir Tuesday,
April 2nd. The opening sermon
was preached by Rev, J. E. Sum-
mere, of Cabarrus county, who
until Saturday, the 26th . It is
-
1 expected the attendance will be
large.
Coughs and Consumption.
I Coughs and colds, when neglect
La nlnravn lead to flArinnfl trnnhln
Qf the lungs. The wisest thing to
do when you have a cold that
Uronhlea von is to eet a bottle of
m. TCinir'a New Diaooverv. Yon
will get relief from the first dose,
I ar.d ftr.allv the con?hs will diaan
naar. O.H.Brown, of Mnsoa
- din. Ala,, writes; "Mv wife was
down in bed with an obstinate
I cough, and I honestly believe had
lit not
been for Dr. King's New
THE HALF-INCH HOOKWORM.
Where
be is Bom and Raised and How
he Lives.
The plain or garden variety
of hookworm is a cousin of
the bug which causes the
sleeping sickness and nephew
to the microbe that produces
the tired feeling. When the
hookworm hooks on to the I
bowels of a poor man the ef
feet is laziness. But if by
accident it attacks the en
trails of a Piute, the result is
called- ufatigue."
The female half sin ch hook
worm lays eggs, but does not
cackle. As soon as a setting
is accumulated it is deposited
on the ground and is Hatched
out by anybody who happens
along.
When the young half-inch
hookworm is big enough to
start in business on his own
hook, he throws his hook in
to the bare heel of a cotton
picker and starts to work his
way up in life. If he gets as
far as the stomach his fortune
is made. He is now safe to
marry and assume the re
sponsibility of raising a large
family. Occupying a strate
gic position, so to say, every
thing has to come his way.
Whatever the cotton picker
puts in hid mouth, masticates,
swallows and digests, ie ex
amined ! by the ' half -inch
hookwortqV After sorting out
the tidbita,he absorbs them
greedily.
Oil account of the fact that
hookworms make a living
without any useful labor,
they belong to the better
clae. Che Nat. RiD-Sa -
cubs iftf luaituau- aii men
long and about as thick as"
No. 40 sewing cotton. He
was brought here from Africa
along with the darkies. The
darkies have associated with
hookworms so many thous
and 8 of years that they are
immune against the misery
that the hookworms cause
among the whites.
The hookworm thrives
where the barn lot takes the
place of sewers, White
people, especially white chiU
dren, catch the hookworm by
running around barefoot.
The hookworm bores itaelf
up through the soles of the
feet, and then on into the
intestines, State Bulletin.
Mr. S nnaton's Remains Well Presened
After 37 Years.
The remains of Robt F. Simon
ton, who died in 1876, 37 years
ago, were yesterday transfered
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(.. lki a H namntarn tn o (TPOVQ in
uuiuj." ' -
J knnUn (Vint nf
"woou '"""""J
Mrs. oimoni,on, wno u,u .
over two weeks ago. Mr. Simon-
ton had been buried m a metalic
caBket and his body waB m a good
state of preservation. 4mte
number of persons who knew him
went to the cemetery to seethe
body and were muoh surprised to
find it in such stood condition.
Hig feature8 were distinct and hia
collar and tie were in place
Mrs.
Simonton provided in her will for.
the removal of her husband's
body. Statesville Landmark.
Pains In the Stomach.
If you continually complain of
pains in the stomach, ycur liver
or your kidneys is out of order.
Negleot may lead to dropsy, kid
ney trouble, diabetes or B right's
disease. Thousands recommend
I Electric Bitters as the very best
I stomach and Kidney medicine
made. H. T. Alston, of Raleigh,
N. C, who suffered with pain in
the stomach and baok, writes:
"Mv kidnevs were deraneed and
my liver did not work right, l
- I anffared much, but Electric Ult-
- Iters was recommended, limprov
ed from the first dose. I now feel
like a new man." it win im
prove you, too
Only 60o and $1.
Recommended by all druggists,
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SOME MORE OLD
Traiel Before the Railroads, A yilliaen Shop In Hoop Skirt Tines, Etc;
The completion of the North Carolina Railroad to Salisbury oc
curred in 1855, prior to that time traveling to and from the place was
usuany ny stage coach, or private conveyance. There are a number
of roads about here that were at one time known as stage routes. As
the county was settled m 1720, and Salisbury established February
10th, 1855, the stage coach paw something like one hundred years
service in theBe parts.- It would be no easy matter to give the name
of the first man who drove a stage and four into the Rowan pararie,
for such it was in those days, but the last of the real drivers is still a
prominent business man of Salisbury, and is no less than Geo. W.
Whitlock, of the firm of Whitlock & Rainey. Mr. Whitlock's route
was between Salisbury and Gold Hill and his advertisement in Thi
Watchman was to the effect that he would make trips on certain days
of each week. The illustration herewith is probably one of the ear
lier variety, but no doubt gives a fair idea of the real Salisburyarti-cle.
THE KISD OF VEHICLE IS WHICH OUR GBK AT-GRAND PARENTS TRAVELLED.
Your ILjole Sam was not always his present size. He whipped
Great Brittain before he had any idea of how muoh cloth would be
needed to make him a pair of breeches, and beside keeping up a con
tinual sorap with the indians, John Bull came in for a second thrash
ing iu 1812. He smarted out with only thirteen stars in his flag, and
since the flg in tha illustration below contains only fifteen stars, the
picture presents an imagiuary scene probably about 1792. The mili
tary muster grounds were quite common up to the oivil war. The
Morgan muster grounds in Morgan Township, this county, maintains
its identity to this day.
.(This cut was broken and njf&ttffii&gQ
it was in tne early seventies
and was cast aside for some other
hoopskirt.
A MILLINER 8 SHOP
Tfae bet we caQ for thQ
-
above cut is that it was a vehicle.
I
We Bay this to throw any suapicion
ftg Q Ug being gQ iDBtrument of
torture or an ocean wave imita-
iQf It BeemB to have been a oroB8
between a calaBh, a clarence or a
coach. Its popularity was con
spicuously limited
A gig, given
way to the sul
ky. Old style bonnet
Big lipped pitch
er with fancy
handle.
For Burns, Bruises and Sores.
The quickest and surest cure
for burns, bruises, boils, sores,
inflammation and all skin diseas
es in Bucklen's Arnica Salve. In
four days it cured L. H. Haflin,
of Iredell, Tex., of a sore on bis
ankle which pained him bo he
oould hadly walk
should be in
i every house. Only 25o. Reoom
mended by all druggists.
TIME ILLUSTRATIONS.
T'
when the hoopskirf lost its charm
fancy. Here is a lady wearing a
IN HOOP-SKIRT TIME.
An assorted lot cf antiquities
for the scrap heap. ' They have
served their time, seen better days
and bow farewell.
Drives Headaches Away.
Sick headaches, sour gassy
stomach, indigestion, biliousness
disappear quickly, after you take
Dr. King's New Life Pills. They
purify the blood aud put new life
and vigor in the system. Try
them and you will be well satis
fled. Every pill helps; every box
guaranteed. Price 25o. Reoom
mended by all druggists.
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