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Newton, N. C, Thursday Ncmber 1907.yr---7 ;2y 'T,
No. 37.
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L ACCEPT NOMINATION. PROCLAMATION OF THANKS,
AGRICULTURAL WORK.
yr. Bryan
Answers the Oft-Repeated
Question.
Issued by Governor Glenn.
Governor Glenn's Thanksfciy-
Work in North Carolina Will be in
,,,,,, Xeb-, Nov. 14 Wil l governor Glenn's Thanksgiy- Chare of Mr. Hudson.
, 1 try an ill accept themg proclamation, issued this The co-operative demonstra
, ,,au- nomination for Pres-, evening, ls a long one. . In part tion work among the farmers of
ia ioos, buthe will neither it says: th(? gtate ig thug described in a
nrlko a tight for it. He io me this Isa jnost beautiful recent issue of the Progressive
-r-irvt Via Jinn nAllvflll nnotmn . .
to.";i.i ui '"".w -r - """i, ia a warmer of Kaleitrh:
frf
vear or more he , ana Helpful custom, for if
,.n prossod to answer me an mammal will only -We announced a week or two
win .v... - wicoaiUKa aco tnai Mr. T. K. Harkpr sw.-
with their few ills each will find retary-treasurer of the prgress
that the good bestowed is far in ive farmer company, is to begin
excess of the evil and, therefore, agricultural demonstration work
a matter for prof randest re- under the direction of the North
voicing. While since the last Carolina Department ofgricu
proclamation some things have ture. Now we are glad toarn
occurred in the State that are to the U. S. Department of Agricul-
be regretted and some feelings ture is making arrangements to
engendered that may have left a start co-operative demonstration
sting, still, when these disturb-' work in North Carolina, with
ances and excitements are for- Mr. C. R. Hudson. Special aeent
' -A. O
gotten, or only remembered as of Dr. S. A, Knapp, in charge
having taughtlessons of pi- and in South Carolina with an
triotism and wisdom, the peace, agent whom Dr. D. N. Barrow
plenty and blessing of the past is now selecting in charge,
year will be remembered as "The object of this work is to
cause for expression of our show that by better methods of
deepest gratitude to the author preparation and cultivation, a
of all gcod. J more judicial use of home-made
"No pestilence or great epi- f an( onamercial fertilizers and
demic of sickness has visited better varieties of seed to plant
the average farmer can make
jThanksgivinf Day Orphans' Day.
The .work of the orphanas'
homes of North Carolina appeals
strongly to our judgment and
to our sympathies. It merits
our heartiest support.
In helping .to provide for home-
i less, orphan children a home, at
tender care, and. an opportunity
to obtain training for life, we
perform a service the value of
j :lt'ionr" und he believes
, i:)ik- is entitled to an ans
0 , r :uHo know the position he
The question that
, t to weigh most, he says, is
his nomination will
.. ..i.n the Demncratic party
than the nomination of
; y,1.' ''. one else. Not only will he
" , , . k or ask for the nomina
iK:t he will not assume to
( l. the question of availabili
' . . Ai if the prize falls to another
i'.'xu.l neither be disappointed
,iigruntled. At the same
. iu denies that he has wait
.his long in a desire to see
v,l v:i the Republicans are likely
,. .vnmate. or to oscertain the
: ; , s of victory.
i .-. rrvan s:ys:
Now. that the election of 1907
,, t and plans are being made
ui next years campaign, Mr.
II ;. ;i feels that a statement is
,.: to the public. Those who
, vi r another candidate are en-
;, ,iioknov his position and
i who favor his nomination
j p. ,- a right to demand an ans-
the question so otten put
accept a nomination.'
! refusal to answer the ques
t has led to the circulation of
ci.v false reports and unfriend
i . r.'lly newspapers have taken
a jvaiitage of his silence to mis-
r. ;.;--sent the attitude.
Wii.I. NOT SEEK NOMINATION.
' Mr. Bryan will not ask for or
a nomination and he will
r.-.t assume to decide the ques
ta -i of his availability. He has
tv . :: o amply recomhensed by
his -. uty for what he has done
I-.-. .' IV; v.liat he has endeavored
.. ,., that he cannot claim a
nomination as a reward; neither
,M his ambition be consider
ed, for he has had honors
. nojgh from his party to satisfy
any reasonable ambition. The
only question that ought to
"weigh with the party is whether
th- party can be strengthened
and aided more by his nomina
tion of some one else. If he can
-rve the party by being its
vndilatp. be will accept the
commission and make the best
,i,r i... i-.tn Tf. however, the
vl o e falls upon another,
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which ia at present great and, mum, I Here will not enougn be
in the future, will be multiplied ma& make this a fair price
bevond mpa?nrp i unaer normal conaiuons, out ine
The Thankescivim? season Pnancial troubles through wincii
has been set apart by the goodLtbe ntlT 15 now passin
neon I p. nf this State as a f11
Viil vnu
our people, but unusual health
and freedom from disease have
bien enjoyed throuhout the en
tire State. The dPma
moire stuff per acre,
quently more profit,
now making. Dr.
and conse
than he is
Knapp, as
laborers in every department of OUr reers know- has had this
worK m xne souin.ior several
time of special effort for and aid
to our orphanages.
This is a beautiful and prac
icable expression of the
of gratitude and is, we are sure,
pleasing jbo the great ajid loving
ather of the fatherless,
The thank-offerings at Thanks
giving are a real factor in the
maintenance and improvement
of our orphans' homes.
We bespeak for this most
worthy work even the greater
ove of a people who are
signally blessed of God, a people
who have abundant cause , for
gratitude. We believe the offer
ings will be made gladly and
that they will be trully large
and liberal.
business has been so great that
good wages for reasonable
years. The records he keeps
he
not be disappointed or dis-
ru !i it led. His availability is a
ni . vtion to be decided not by
1. ins. not by a few leaders, not
by the leading newspapers
tint call themselves Democratic,
), " by the voters of the party
;;!:' to them, ho entrusts the
; i-ion of the question they
;o" the Supreme Court in all
untters conceroing candidates,
as t! iey are in all matters con
i suing the platform.
PAUTY Mt'ST DEPEND UPON ITS
MERITS.
"He assumes that they
hours have been given all who snow conclusiveiy that farmers
toil; and there has been no ex. . no have help from the depart
cuse for anv able-bodied rW ment through its agents and
eatinir the broad nf - literature are making from 10 to
being dependent on charitv. 50 cent, and in exceptional
Peace and good will have xist- cases 100 Pr cent' more than
edbPtwpen naniw iv, formerly. Taken by counties or
and employers and employes lar?er areas' the.fiSures show a
have enioved closer relations iiu m prouueuon
than even miiM: Among other things, good
w
of railroad have even been built; SW1US Ui lvldUUU 01 ai
more factories of evprv Wr.Tv ! advocated, This includes a
tion erected; more looms, spin-1 liberal PlantinS of leguminous
dies, planes, saws ad furnaces croPs d the. iorporation of
vegeuioie uitiier wiin uie son.
As far as limited supply of
t highly-bredcorn and cottonseed
' will allow, these will be intro
duced into various counties
i
" A loner with this; "work "wrill bft
Our farm products have . , t ,,1 of ant-
commanded higher prices than hrppdinff and the imnmvPmpnt
neretoiore, wmcn, wnne emau- cf farm crops by the careful se-
ing more expense on me con- lection of seed.
i j j j j : a.
sumer, uas aaaeu greater gain to ..-por thft present work in
tne proaacer, mus maimaimng N th Carolina will confined
theparity of wealth. Money has to . ht Qr ten counties but may
been obtainable on easy terms extended later if results show
and not even the stringency of as th have elsewhere.
wan streex nas aneciea 10 any . Mr c R Hudson, whom we
great extent our financial conai- have mentioned as the Specia
tion. mvestmants nave aeciar- Agent of the Department in this
ed good dividends and fine re- wk wiU probably have head
turns have been made on every quarters at Raleigh. In each
class of work, both in the agri- county where the work is estab-
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cultural ana luausiriai neiu. lished a -good, reliable farmer
Never before in the history of 11 be selected to assist in the
the State has there been such WQrk From time to time he
put in operation, until the year j
our hist?ry in material develop
ment and in progriss upbuild
ing. " , "
Mills in Good Shape.
"Twelve million bales is a
high estimate to make of the
season's cotton crop," declared a
prominent . North Carolina mill
man,' who was in the city yester
day to attend the spinners meet
ing, v "The general condition of
the country, howevei', will, in
my estimation, hold the price
down toJl2 1-2 cents as the maxi
will
'"The mills of the State, so far
as I know, are in good condition.
Yarns are down to the extent of
spirit I eight cents less than we were
receiving same months ago, but
the mills are well supported.
They will not suffer much except
such loss as comes through clos
ed doors. It may be necessary
to shut down for awhile owing
to the over-supply of the market
to curtail production but aside
from this, the textile situation
will not be seriously disadvan
taged by the present, money
situation "
i Charlotte Observer
I Fall
and Winter
HA
We want to buy your
T
b
Our Fall and Winter Hats
will be ready for sale after
KILLthe cough
and CURE ths LUNCOj
WITH
Br- ling's
Hon OisGoucry
October llth. 1907
We would be pleased to re
ceive jour patronage.
Very respectfully,
Misses C. & E. Younl
fig Conover, N. C. p
To Our
Many-Customers
Who have boufht their hats.
We thank you for your trade:
For those who have not
bought we have something
of interest for you.
See what we are
offering now.
ad
we pay cash for peanuts. Pork season is here and
we want your hogs. See us for best prices. We also
want your cattle and hides. You will find us next
door to the postoffice, phone 43. Don't fail to see us,
we are your friends.
Newton Grocery Co,
Fna doyens
PRICK
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rOLDS Trial BttS Ffttl
AK9 ALL THROAT AND L0N6TR0UBLES.
GUARANTEED SAXISFACXO&l
HOITKT HiUfUXJDSD.
OB
Yours truly,
P. L. Shuford
FALL AMD WINTER OPEKIftC
A Notable Acquisition.
ine uoserver this morning
carries the announcement that
Rev. Plato T. Durham has been
added to its staff.. and this an
nouncement, simple in itself,
will be of more than State-wide
interest. While not speakine
by authority, we feel safe in the
conclusien that Mr. Durham's!
intention is to devote practically
all of his time to the pursuit of
his new profession, such duties
of a religious character as he
may retain to be of a quasi
nature. In the joining of his
fortunes and the devotion of his FRIDAY Sept 27, cllld SATURDAY
has taken a step in the direction! S Dt. 2S.
or tne advancement of his f er I
low-men. The pulpit loses, vet I I will have my regular SemU Annual ex
hihisofPaJl andl Winter Millinerr, All
are cordially incited to be present.
Very truly,
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it will not lose, for he will have
each day in the year
a congregation a thousand fold
greater than he has heretofore
reached but once a week. It
means a broadening of his
sphere of usefulness, both
secularly and and spiritually, for
the writings of a man of hi:
mind could not but be of the
the right sort of inspiration,
whatever the subject discussed
The acquisition of a man of Mr,
Durham's stamp to the press of
the State, is a matter for con
gratulation. The press will be
infinitely the better for it follows
that this benefit will be shared by
the reading public. The thought
of Mr. Durham and the follow
M Sa A f a
ng 01 n up 10 iruiuon, is an
admirable exhibition, of the ss
gacity of the genius that gun. &
the course of the Obuserver.-
MRS. IDA TRoLLlJVGER.
interest taken in public eduaetion wi1 hold farraers meetings and,
while a temperance wave nas togetber with other competent
swept over the entire common- men make talks upon various
wealth, showing that, while oux farm topics. ,
people have millions for invest- "In Souta Carolina Dr. Barrow
ment, improvements and educa- gect one state agent and a
tion, they are tired of seeing distrif.t ae-ent. These will select
money squandered for strong about six SUD-agents in different Charlotte Chronicle
drink that only brings ruin ana counties of the state who will
shame, for they have ascertained keep accurate records of the
that the true worth of a nation work done and its results,
or state is not always to be "This co-otjerative farm work
gauged by the amount of its fin- cts the farmer nothing, while
l.-ct him unless they desire " - ne gets tne oenenii 01 me Knox-
firht for or tne vaiue 01 iuj piwu, and experience ot tne
-n - . - 1 "a j
ik' an aggressive
;uili-ation of Democratic
1-nnciples to pnvstMit conditions,
it for errant ed
of the
the organization
1 by tne cnaracrer 01 iws uieu department. The expense 01
women. Isaiah said: I will make tnjg work runs up into millions
a man more precious than fine 0f dollars, but is largely borne
In the hour of our great hv tho General Educational
the
well as progressive men, for cuiture. Every farmer who has
. - I rvMVsnont.T milSt nOt iOnret We T- J 4-V.-nr.nrrV
:n 1... : 1 ,r xr-ifh ! I'wowvii.j - DUaiU V Ui iviiiii uuuuau
I. ! I Will IXJ HI 1U11IJHJ11J' . , . 1t, 00 ...
M,. nh.tfnnn and will be com-!are moral beings with souls as Natio?al Department of Agri-
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of men who see political j
i -u-.-ds and will invite confidence
.::-.! give assurance mat vicv
iy. if won. will not be a barren
V!Hry.
"Tin' Republicans must nomi
either a reformer, a stand
1mM-i-or one whose position on
it,!
soundness of heart and purity 01 tne opportunity should avail
life are the State's greatest himself of the assistance thus
bulwark of safety. Law and offered."
order have been maintained and
no awful mobs assembled, but With Doctor,
the people have been quiet and Jf an makes a
given up to aeeas 01 iuuuSUJ he hag w apologize for it, but if
and thrift, I a doctor makes a mistake he
"While trying to do full jus- buries it. If an editor makes one
tice to all and protecting" every there is a lawsuit, swearing and
class, high and low, during the the smell of sulphur, but if a : Throughout the long contests of
j year, the State has maintained doctor makes one there is a fun-the free coinage question the
that it, is SuDreme and that all, eral. cut flowens and a smell otj existence of this motto was
!i: questions is unknown, and
th- course of the Democratic
i 'yy should be the same no
1tcr which element controls
lieoublican convention. The
i ' !!.)( ratio party must make the
!ig'it for wh-it it believes. "While
ii i' '.ay take advantage of Repub
liea n mistakes, it must depend
i:;o!i its own merits for success
fnii not upon the error of its
Mlonents.
"Ths action of the Republican
onvemionmay have its influence
m the letei mining of the relr.
t v- availability of Democratic
initiates, but it oug
h;i v" any influence in determin
hvj; the (question whether the
on" chosen by the Democrats
sl if in ll 'i ft ,ri f V , vh--it-i no finn
1 1 I 11 V 11 111L UUllllllU UAV.. , m
H the rank. md tile of the Demo- duty to magnify the name 01
ivtie party desire M-. Bryan to Him wto has thus given us the
;n;iki. the race, he will make it .
"In God We Trust" Will Stay Of;
the Coins Unless Congress Inter
feres. . "In God We Trust" will not
be upon any United States coin
designed in the future if Presi
dent Roosevelt can prevent it.
He has written a vigorous fetter
on the subject, copies of which
are mailed to all correspondents
who send him protests " against
the absence of the words from
the new gold pieces. In his
letter he says he doesn't approve
of the motto on the coinage. To
use it is irreverence dangerous
ly near to sacrilegious. It is
eminently unwise to cheapen
such a motto by its use on coin.
"All my life I never heard any
human being speak reverently
of the motto on tne coins.
t a rri . . .
W r. HAVR pxiliirnwi nnr buildina so as to
j y a m-m.. & w J
enable us to buy Furniture in large quanities and
iiereby get better freight rates and discounts. We
propose that our customers shall share in this reduc
tion. When in need of anything in
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
it will be to your interest to call and examine our
stock. We guarantee satisfaction.
Respectfully, M. J, ROWE & CO.
Phone 2Jj
both great and small, must obey varnish. A doctor can use a
its law. word a yard long without know-
"The mercies thus shown us ing what it means, but if an edi
by a bountiful Creator have tor uses it he has to spell it.
been so prodigious and the per- Any old college can make a doc
centage of increase agricurtur- tor. You can't make an editor;
all, , industrially, educationally he has to : be born.-Success
ht not to and morally so wonderful that
it has attracted not only tne
notice of our jiation, but of the
entire world, and made it our
A. A. Shuford, Pres. J. C. Smith.
rlow Do You Spend lour money
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
Tt3 Iti Yea Fain Ali2s E::jli
r"' matter who n.ay
ie iMiV'i.MU nominee.
be the increase.
Bears ths
Etgnntaro of
a
constent source of jest and rid
icule, and this is unavoidable
If Congress directs me to re
place on the coins the sentence
in question the direction will be
immediately put into effect, but
I earnestly trust the, relig
ious sentiment and spirit of rev
erence of the country wiU pre
vent such action being taken."
B-tk. Kind Yan Hffl tow;
8iguta
SBBQght
Are you doing it in a way to receive
substantial benefit? Are you laving aside
something for a rainy day? If not you
will never have, a better time to begin
than now. To get quickly started, begin
the easiest way. Come to the Shuford
National Bank and open an account in
the savings department. Do not wait for
a large sum, for it may never come; just
deposit whatever you have to spare, no
matter how small the amount . We will
gladly .assist you in getting started. We
pay 4 per cent interest and compound it
quarterly in this department. Call and
let us tell you how we do it
A. H. CROWELL, Cashier. $l
!M
RIGHT THIS WAY TO GET !
Your Furniture !
of all kinds. We have a
good line ot
BED ROOM SUITS. ODD BEDS and DRESSERS
HALL-RACKS.
SIDE-BOARDS, ROCKERS, CENTER TABLES,
DINING TABLES, PICTURES, ETC.
1 jr Mpis
'or Floor Cjvenna: have a crood assortment of "Art
Squares or Rdga. We have
AXillNSTER EUUS,
fTAPESTRY RUGS,
BRUSSELS RUGS
INGRAIN RUGS.
We also ha ye a good assortment of
Mattings which we are selling for lees
money than it can be bought for on
the market today. .
pome our way and get what you need
Respectfully,
J. F. HERMAN & SON1
Many men have to consider
comfort first of all in buying a
shoe. For those who suffer
from corns, bunions, sore or tender feet, we
recommend our Antikorn, the finest shoe
f its kind in the wc-'i. Made from Hack
Vici Kid, the softest and nest leather
FOR TENDER FEET
and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Price, S-SO.
It has a broad " common sense ioe and hecj.saa
is made on a last padded just tcr fhe bigoe
idnt would come. A shoe f cr all who suffer, from
the foot troubles above mentioned.
KEITH KONQUEROR ; SHOES
grow in popularity each year. . Models for every occasion.
Sod by
RHYNE BROS.
fhe Farmer's and Alerchants' Bank,
NEWTON, N. C
)r J. H. Youat,
President,
Capital.
E. P, Shrum,
Vice President.
DIRECTORS:
DRJ. H. YOUNT.
I ALECK YOUNT
D. J. CARPENTER,
CHAS. B. RUFTY,
GEO. W. SHIPP,
L. H. Phillips,
Cashier.
$35,ooaoo.
E P. SHRUM.
M. M. SMYRE, "
Dr. T. W. LONG,
J. W POPE,
F. a BOYLES,
L. H. PHILLIPS.
Will open for business, Monday, April 1st. Your business respectfully sol
icited. Every courtesy and accommodation extended consistent with safe
banking. "
Ia. a. vniiAArs, uasmer.
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