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ER PRISE. llQ v Ji or Vol. XXIX. Some Wonder fui Old People. World's Kventfl. The average American can hardly realize that there are, in iriovs parts of Nortn America, persons whose years mate the so-called "old' man or woman, i f say eighty, seenfa yicrorons ynune person in comparison Xeyertheless there are such: At Tignish, np at the far western end of Prince Edward Island is the Poirier family,; of which five generations are living: preat-prreat-grandfather, great grandfather, grandfather, son. grandson! The Great-great-trrandfather Poirier is over a hundred, yet arises at five each morning, just as he has done for half a century, to go out and tend his fishing nets, split kindling wooa, and potter around anting breakfast. It is un duubtedly the most remarkable fitnily in the world. Near Eiston, Pa., liyes Johann Arnold, the oldest parson in Pennsylvania. He is 103 years old. Arnold was born of German parents near the battle ground of Waterloo, and on his arm is tattooed the date of his birth. Napoleon's troops destroyed the Arnold home, and Arnold as a mere lad saw the battle - of Waterloo and the retreat of the OA Guard. At Unity Corners, New Hanm shire, resides Edward Noyes, lt years old, Noyes was a drummer boy m the war of 1812. The oldest man in Indiana is Alexander Fergussn, who is 118 years old! As his name sug ksts he is of Scottish blood and ?3s a famous Indian,' hunter and trapper, knew Daniel Boone and ;-2u, Geo. Rogers Clark. JTer Kuson attributes his great age t his active out door life, and daclaaesbe feels no older than his youngest sod, who is now r ver Hfty-tive. Oat in ZmesvillP, Ohio, lives .Mrs. Mary Masters who is 105 y. irs old. She came from Al i -ny to Zanesville in a stage i ' icb, long before the days of V, ? railroads, . A .-bort distance from Hot Springs, Texas, resides a man t ( (i saw the coronation of G orge the Third, He is John (i, id who was born in London a ji is now 152 years old, prob- the oldest Derson in all the wi'e world, He has 87 grand c-:,; iren, He is now nearly h i (1. but his intellect is clear ar.fi ie ran still walk about and h -lp himself. i Buffalo N. Y. lives Mrs. Fra ncis Burton who is116 years t.W. She was born in Louisville k', . in 1730. She recalls meet ing and shaking hands with (i i. ire Washington at a recep tion driven in his honor, L ving in East Waco. Texas is S'ik. ten Joice who is 150 years old. Ho was born in Maryland, He '.us a laborer Jm the revolu tionary army. Notwithstanding his remarkable age, which is Hmp'y proven bv registers and dor; a . ents in his posession, Joioiv, clad m the style of a nund.-ed years ago trudges aro'ji d leaning upon a heavy oak staff, ud as far as his strength and stamina are concerned rn'ght easily pass for a man of eighty. In Harrington Maine is thej home of ' Aunt" Louise Ccx who i3 1C7 and was a famous figure in the Ameaican cause in the war of 1812. At Li Grange 111 lives Mrs. Di M. Soberts who is 103 yeers old, S'v? remembers Chicago when it wn of but three houses, and has l:v-.?d all through the period of tlj-: transition of the vast middle west from a wilderness of prairie to a garden of Agricultural and rarnufacturing industry, Wci3i is the secret of life for these wonderful human beings? Probably no alienist could tell Some of them hav"e used moder ?fly On jr and tobacco all their hves, Others have not. Prob ably the; fact of out door life would hi fie very best explanat ion; for it seems that all haye led a Hf i of vary unusual open air opportunities. Newton, N. C Thursday, August 29, 1907. No. 28. A Recipe For A Good Road. Good Roais MaRaz'ne. Claudius Appius had a vision Whiskey Brings $2.15. Dharlotte Observer. What .Tnrlrl Alhrrrhf. oi a road that would DemetnatA u " I HUHCIIJ LLLUU JCSUC L U(J WIS his name, and his dream was a. n. Ttha Wn sn realizid, but bevonri that. ro , . . - .ugnavo uj( wmsirey was sola in wuai,. Ane monument of a tyrant who compelled thousands to work for naught and a lasting example of how not to build a road; The Appian Way, famous in picture and story, is avoided over a greater Dortinn nf it.a length by every traveler who is in a hurry to reach his journey's end, , The old Roman idea of a deep foundation has lived after him, but no experienced road builder adopts it. It has gone the way of the Roman aqueduct, and like it, has become a monument of unnecessary work. The old Roman fancy that it is necessary to build a deep foundation for a road crops out here and there, even at the piesent time, and is exploited as the best, and, in fact the only true way to build a road. It was not until road builders learned that thoroughly drained earth was the only sure foun dation for any kind of road covering that a great advance was made in road construction. The road improvement is an expensive luxury, something nice to have but too costly for those who have to work for a living is the fancy of some, but it is not borne out by experience, In New Jersy every dollar expended for road improvements has added tens and hundreds of dollars to our SUte's wealth. The first roads I built was sixteen inches deep, composed of ten inches of telford bottom and six inches compacted two andone-half inch and one and one-half inch crushed stone, and finished with coarse stone screenings. That the foundation of this kind of road lasts is true, but the top wears off much more quickly, and when that is gone every driver avoids the telford road in good weather. To build a good stone road, first grade your hill down to 5 per cent or les3 if possible; fill up your ll ts so that you have a minimun grade of at least one half per cent; second, by underdrains cut off all water that may threaten the road ; third give your road a crown of three quarters of an inch per foot; fourth, cut out your sub grade, being careful to give it the same curvature as the finished road; fitb, roll the an 1 -grade until it is hard and smooth, carefully removing any spongy or vege table earth that lha rolling may disclose: sixth spread your bottom course evecly, then roll and add a little binder and continue the rolling until the stones cease to sink or creep in your second course and roll it with the addition of binder and water until the whole surface is hard and smooth, carefully filling with stone any depressions that may appear, then finish the whole with a course of thiee- fourths inch stone and screen ings. This must be soaked with water and rolled until a wave of mud is formed in front of the roller, .being careful to examine the rolling at the sides and gradually work toward the centre; by so doing you will preserve the crown of the road. If this work is well and thoroughly done, will have a road that is smooth, hard and convenient for travel at all seasons of the year, Charlotte that many went down into the basement of the post office just to see what North Carolina corn looks like. Before the appointed hour rolled round on-lookers were thick about on the ground. Two police officers were there to keep down violent bidding and to see that two or three smaller city ordiances were not broken, 'This is 80 proof whiskey" said the auctioneer "and we have 20 gallons of it on hand. Who will give a bid." Tongues began to loll and dry mouths to water. "Come on down with your bids its good stuff and all that's in the city," The bidding was quick, sharp and vigorous. Eighty proof stuff brought $2.15 a gallon, that being $1.05 more than the same grade eyer brought before in this section of the country. "That's eagerness for you' 3aid a voice from the crowd when the last -gallon was bid in: Them fellows is anxious. " The Penalty of .Mirth. Youth's Companion. The First Church of Lynn, one of the oldest organizations in the country, has lately celebrrted its one hundred and seventy-fifth loathe Cotton Belt Charlotte Chronicle, How has the weather of the past week affected the cotton crop in the lower section of the Belt? Favorably in general, with anniversary, Accounts of the exception of the big cotton services, however interesting, ' State of Texas, from which comes contain nothing of so exciting a, reports of suffering from dry nature as do those of a former celebration. The occurences marking the dedication of the "Old Tunnel Meeting House," in 1682, are recorded by an eyewitness and quoted in "Obadiah OldpathV, "Lin." After the formal ceremony of dedication a feast was held. Ye dinner was in ye greate barneof Mr. Hood. While we were at table a rooster flew to ye beam over our heads. tIr. Richardson, y e Newbury minister in a very loud voice and stately mein proclaimed that tho j ye house was a noble temple it yet was but a fit cascet for ye godly jewel of Cin. Whereupon a most lusty crow was set up by ye old cock on ye beam, and he flapped his wings sending ye dust down onto ye table, Ye companie hurled apples at ye misbehaving fowle, but not being of good aim did not hit, ' a miiVl o xnkiv.mfv w,siicr. l V i. t - ' to ye ground as if in disgust. The Old New England Sabbath. 1 Mr- Gerrish was in a merrie mood. Not having his thots A description of the old Newi.hnilt him ha onio England Sabbath is calculated to; dangerous performance of gaping mage restless children of the present day and possibly some of their elders thankful thev were not born two centuries' ago. The Sabbath began Saturday afternoon with the going down of the sun. Sunday morning a horn was loudly blown to announce the hour of worship. Service began at 9 o'clock and lasted for eight hours, with an intermission of one hour for dinner and con- and laughing at ye same time Id doing so he set his jiws open in such a wise that it was beyond his power to bring them back again. His agonie was very greate and his joyful laugh was soon turned to greviovs groan ing. We did our utmost to stay the anguish of Mr- Gerrish, but could make out but little till Mr. Rogers, who knowteh something of anatomie. did bid ye sufferer to sit down on ye floor, and versation. Tn the earliest days taking his head between b'- Isgs, weather. In its weekly summary of the weather and the crops, The New Orleans Picayune says that Texas, however, has not been rainless, as showers have been reported from a number of places ha that State, and there have beac not lacking indica tions that the drought is nearing its end. There are pessimistic people, however, who contend that the Texas crop is now damaged beyond repair, and that the rain would do more harm than good. That is merely an opinion, however, which is not generally shared. In Louisiana and Mississippi, where some complaint was heard a week ago of excessive heat and insufficient moisture, good rains have fallen during the past week and temperatures have been normal. As a result the crops, particularly cotton, have resum ed a healthy appearance. Cotton is said to be fruiting and matur ing rapidly, but picking in those States is not expected to become general before the middle of September although some few new bales have beeh reported. In the eastern portion of the cotton belt as well as in northern portion, the weather has been entirely favorable to cotton and the crop Is now making very good progress indeed, although probably still backward com pared with last year. One hears less of the crop's back wardness than formerly, and the calamity howlers are now looking anxiously foward to the hurri cane reason, due usually during September. Living Out of Doors. Home and Farm. A recent writer for an Eastern magazine says that he has been in forty-six States of this country, and he thinks the people of Texas have found the best way to adapt their houses to their climate. In Texas, he says, you see a great many houses built, so to speak, in two pieces. These pieces are twenty or thirty feet apart. Oae roof covers the two houses and the open space between. It is easy enough t arrange matting or sau-cloth which will cut off any Children Refused Her Mother's Caress. Charlotte Observer 19tb. Diyerceti The ludge gave the father the untoward blast of air. Then you ! custoay oi me cnua, wno was ay a floor over the space between . with him to his home in he houses and you have a third Uaatoma- Almost immediately nousa in open air. xou can cLmjic Kiaureu. swing a hammock at night there" Mrs Glenn married Thomas B. ... . Wtnr t V.;. .nil or you can do whatever you ' lw,u Wi "i0 please in that open air space. In 1 Irene stopted over in Charlotte The galley was extricated from Texas, he says, because of the ! yesterday with an uncle and j the tight as soon as possible and climate, you can spend three-'aunt, on their way to Columbia, j the captains o! the others the congregation sat on rude benches, their seats being assigned them at town meeting. The service consisted of several parts, which chronicled in an ancient diary as follows: Preliminary prayer o r invocation; chapter of Bible read and expounded; psalm in meter, read out line by line by Deacon S.; long prayer on various matters, one hour and a half; sermon of 100 to 250 pages; at close of service, baptism; sinners put on trial, confessed before congregaaion- Minister u. bowed right and left, no person stirring till he had passed down and out of the meeting house." I will mail yon free, lo prove merit, samples of my Dr. Snoop s Restoratva, and my Book on either Dyspepsia, The Heart or The Kidaevs. Troubles of the Stomach, Heart or Kidneys, are merely symptoocs of a deeper ailment. Don't mane the common error of treating symptoms only. Symptom treatment is treatinjr the result of yonr ailment, and not the cause. Weak Soraach nerves the inside nerves mean Stomach weak ness. always. And the Heart, and Kidneys as well, have their cont rolling or inside nerves. Weaken these neryes, and yon inevitably have weak vital organs.' Here is where Dr. Shoop's Restorative has made its faire No other remedy even claims to treat the "inside nerves." Also for bloating, bllhousness, bad breath or comDlcxioD, use Dr. Shoop's Restorative. Write me to-day for sample and free Book. Dr. Shoop. Racine Wis. The Restorative is eold by R. P. Freeze. turning ye face upward as much as possible, gaye a powerful blow and sudden press which brought ye jiws again into working order. But Mr. Gerrish did not gape nor laugh much more, neitner did he talk much, for that matter. Piles gt quick and certain relie from Dr. Shopp's Magic Ointment. Its action is positive and certain. Itching painful, protruding or blind piles disap pear like magic by its use. I arge nickel-rapped glass jars 30 cents. Sold by R. P. Freeze. Regular as the Sun"' is an expression us old as the race. No doubt the rising and setting of the sun is the most regular performance in the universe, unless it is the action of the liver and bowels when regulated with Dr. Kirg's New lafe Piles. Guarnteed by T. it. Abernethy druggist. 25c Keen the pores open and the skin earn whsn you have a cut, burn, bruise or scratch, DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve penetrates tne pores ana heals quickly. Sold by T, R. Abernethy and K. P. rreeze; "They say his wife has money. 'Well, that sn't fault, They've been married only a time," London Opinion. short "Wd n' Vf.r repent of eating too little, vt n.ie oi t he ten rules of life of Thomal J ff-THin, psident of the United States unil thp rule applies to every one without Dtiim iluring tLU hot weather, be-rt-isH ih hr for food even in small l mMit)- to lw diisted when theblood i nf ' i, li t-i.-;pcratDK. At this season w Mti-,.:i t ..,t sparingly and properly. nVmiM nii i help the stomach as imif li iMil,i by the use of a little K- i,, i ,.t i jtBiioa and Dyspepia, wi.iWi will r.'st the utomack by digesting 1 Ik; f io.i i ,,.) f. Sold by T. R. Abernethy noil R p. Frw z Get a free sample of Dr. Shoop's "Health Coffee" at our store. If real coffee disturbs your Stomach, your Hfflrt or Kidneys, then try this clever Coffee imitation. Dr. Shoop has closely mntr-hed Old Java and Mocha Cofiee in flavor and taste, yet it has not a single irrain of real Coffee in it. Dr, bhop s Health Coffee Imitation is made from pure toasted grains or sereals. with Malt Nuts, et. Made in a minute. No tedious wait. You will surely like it. Sold by J. F. Sony re Paragraphs From .The Durham Her ald. If the South cannot furnish a man big enough for the place we do not know where you can go to look for one. Now if the other States will do their part the exposition can easily be made a success They are after Mr., Overman's job, but his friends had rather see him lose it than to resort to playing to the galleries. We hope that the Governor will be able to do something in the matter of discriminating Ireight rates, but as the Legislature failed to pass a law we do not see how he is going to do it. Good Cotton Scarce. Charlotte Chronicle. The great O. N. T. thread mills of the Clarks, at Newark and Kearney, will close down to-day. it is said, "in order to give the thousands of employes a vaca tion " The vacation is rather a long one. In explanation, it is stated that "the Newark mill will remain closed until Septem ber 3, while the Kearny mill has shut down until September 10. The reason given is that requests for yacatioas have become so numerous that to shut down the plants is tne best way to satisfy the demands of the employes. The Clark mills are among the largest of their kind in the world." Manufacturing estab lishments, as a rule, are not in tne nabit or. snuttmg down m order to give their employes such a protracted vacation. There is a better reason behind it. The thread factories use the finest grade of cotton and the shutting down of these mills may ba taken to indicate that jist now there is a scarcity of fine grade cotton on the market. The farmers who are fortunate enough to be holding that class of cotten may yet get fifteen or better by still holding to it. The present situation, too, ought to encourage the farmers to aim for a general improvement of the grade of cotton. It pays to raise the best in cotton as it does the best in everything else. The Laziest Boy Found in Salisbury, Salisba ry Post. A. B, Saleeby has in his em ploy at his candy and fruit store a 17 year old negro boy who is without doubt the laziest human being. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Saleeby was seen to nush him as he started on an errand and when a friend remonstrated the genial Syrian with! a troubled countenance said: "You see, brother, it like this That the laziest boy on earth, I send him to Jackson's meat market half a block away for ten pounds ice. I wait and wait some more, and he no come, call Jackson. "Hello, 71. That you? Yes? Saleeby 's boy came for some ice? Been gone half an hour, you say? "1 goes to the door and watch es and wait some for that boy, After I wait some he come, but no ice. I say to him 'Where the ice?' He looked down at the s trine the ice was tied to and is gene, All melted while he bring it from ice house. Lord help that boy," The Limit of Life. The most eminent medical scientists are unanimous in the conclusion that the ffenerally accepted limitation of human life is many years below the at tainment possible with the advanced knowledge of which the race is now possessed. The critical period that de termines its duration, seems to be be. tween 50 and 60, the proper care of the bodv durinsr his decade cannot be too strongly urged; careless then being fatal to longevity. Nature's best helper after i0 is Electric Bitters, the scientific tonic medicine that revitalizes every orcran of the bady. Guaranteed by T, R. Abernethy, Druggist. 50c. She (turning from the piano) There! How do you like that refrain? He Splendid! And the more you refrain the better like it Pick-MeUp. "No, I don't love you, kiss me any more." This was the unchildlike statement made by little Irene Glenn, the 9 jear old daughter of Mrs, Thomas B, Young, to her mother at the Southern station yesterday morning. It was the climax of a long separation of mother and Snakes as War Weapons. , When Hannibal the great ! Carthaginian, was fighting don't! Eumenes ol Perc?&moa with a fleet of very inierior strength he hit upon an artifice which would scarcely be sanctioned by the laws ol what we are pleased to call civilized warfare. He discov ered by means of a bogus message under a tl ig of trace on which ship the king was. He then uauKuter. oeverai montns ago .caused prisonous snakea to be Mrs, Glenn was divorced from J inclosed in earthen jars. This he her husband, P. N, Glenn, in distributed mong several ships Mecklenburg Seperior Court, i and ordered the ti to olo nn on the King's galley. In the melee that followed the jars were flung on to the deck, the curious tomb8 weie greeted at first with ridicule, which soon changed to panic when the nature of their contents made itself manifest. fourths of the time in the open air between January 1st and December 31st. lis CASTORIA Tor Infanta and Children. S, C, Mrs. Young also happened j believing that the king had to be at the station. Upon 'taken flight, followed suit, with sight of the little girl the mother ! the result that Hannibal gained The disposition to live out of . rusnea w ner, caressed ner in(i:lulut"clD utiuij. doors increases. Tae people oeggea lor a kis3. 'ine daugbier( iva indoors because thev are 1 screamed into the maternal ears more comfortable there. If they . inat sne no longer nad tne natur-' can comfort and outdoor air they al love of child for mother. The will taJra it in ever-increasmcr i aunt came to the assistance ofi numbers. The air we breathe er niece and the mother walked j "fija Khld YOU EaT8 AIW3S BOSgul has as much influence urjon the away, tne objact of. pity irom a; condition of the body as the food crowd of bystanders who had of t&JCjfrfggZ w Pat. Tho air of everv house witnessed tne unusual incident. is more or less impaired. There was a time when we all tried to shut night air out of our houses, but nigbt air is the only air we can get at night, so we had just as well open our windows to it under ordinary conditions. If we live in Texas, as the writer quoted says, we can get outdoor air most of the time, if not in the houses, then by living out of doors, The house described is much ike some of the early houses of Kentucky: First, a square house of logs, then at a little distance another square house of logs, then a porch or roof connecting the two. but the climate of Kentucky in the winter at times makes this intervening space of little yalue except on bright days. But it is a mighty comfortable kind of house anywhere, and we are glad to see that it lmoressed the visitors to Texas- our baby, rosy, on her neck and Everybody loves sweet and warm, With kissy places dimples on hr arms. Once she was so thin and cross, used to cry with pain Mother gave her Lascaweef, now she's well again. Sold by T. R. Abern ethy and R. P, Freeze, The Texas Cotton Crop. Charlotte Observer, Mr. George Miller, a prominent cotton merchant oi Corsicana, Texas, is spending several days in the city with his brother, Mr. Jasper Miller. In discussing the cotton prospects oi the Lone Star State, Mr. Miller declared that the yield would not be much more than 3, 000,000 bale?. The crop he said was spotted and far behind in many localities Bertie Well, mother, I don t care what you say, I think she's a regular brick, Mother Very likely. She certainly seems to be throwing herself at some body's head. Punch. The Judge Uses Forceful Language. Judge W, B. Simmons of Fincastle Ta., told the reporter that L. fc M. Paint was used on his residence in 1S82. and held its color well for 21 years; he furthermore said that 3 years aro he wis induced to use another paint and is sorry he did. because the other paint didn't make (rood. The iudgo will now always use L, & M., because he know if any defect exists m L. & M. Paint the house will be repainted for nothing. The L. & M. Zinc hardens the L. & M White Lead and makes L. & M. Paint were like iron for 10 to 15 years. Actual cost of L, & M. about $1.20 per gallon. Donations of L. & M. made to chnrch- ea. Sold by Rhyne Hardware Company. "What do they mean by a chi merical issue in politici, any way?" "Why, that's an issue which seriously proposes that something actually should be done about some matter which somebody is really interested in, "-Puck, Your -Shadow J-24 Women's troubles throw a cloud over their lives, vhich neglect may cause to become permanent Make yours Into a passing shadow by taking a medicine that acts directly on your womanly organs, the dis-" order of which has caused your womanly troubles. The right remedy for you. when you have headachs. backache, nervous spells, dragging pains. Irregular functions eta, Is 111 , Oil Mrs.' R. H. Lawson, of Sproti, Ala writes: I suffered with female troubles for l2 years; tried 4 doctors; they did no good, so I took Wine of CarduL I have taken 18 bottfcs,:feel greatly relieved and am better than In 20 years." Sold by all reliable druggists, la $1.00 bottles. Try It , 1 1 till L, UJ 1 LL11L.II "TV.. ITLtZ t ri Sudda Co. Chitnn.T - - LdlllTl fMI'MwJ - trac- One second hand 13 horse power Peerless tion engine. It is in good running Terms cash, good note or mortgage, furnish cotton gins on short notice. get the very best goods at the most reasonable prices and terms. condition. Also can See us and under 14 post- All Mir goods are sold tive guarantee. Call on or write, E. L. Bellinger & Co. Newton, N, C How Do You Spend Your Money? Are you doing it in a way to receive substantial benefit? Are you laying aside something for a RAINY DA I? If not, you will never have a better Unit 4o begin than now. To get quickly started begin the easiest way; come to The Shuford National Bank an&jopen an ac count in their Savings department Do not wait for a large sum, for it may never come; fust deposit whatever joio yove tolspare-, no matter how small the amount. We will gladly assist you in getting started. We pay vercent inter est and compound it quarterly in this department. Ca and let us tell you 7ww we do it. A. A. Shuford Pies.. J. a Smith Vice Pres. and JA, .H, CrowelV Cashier. The Farmer's and Merchants Bank, Dr. J. H. Yount, President, Capital, NEWTON, N. C. E. P, Shrum, Vice President. DIRECTORS: DR J. H. YOUNT, I ALECK YOUNT D. J. CARPENTER, CHAS. B. RUFTY, GEO. W. SHIPP, L. H. Phillips, Cashier. $35,000.00. F. P. SHRUM. M. M. SMYRE, ' Dr. T. W. LONG. J. W POPE, F. C. BOYLES, L. H. PHILLIPS. Will open for business, Monday, April 1st. Your business respectfully so licited. Every courtesy and accommodation extended consistent with safe banking. L. H. PHILLIPS, Cashier.
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