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14.j?l53ESSEMEK CITY, -N. C.". FRIDAY, 'AUGUST-211912Miif;C:: C.KQ.2&!i Ifcp - :
"The Charlotte Observer,
iturnjf rtSptanbli
where they speat several rvveeks
on business for the Piedmont &
Northern Lines.; When the rep:
resehtati yes of ' thevp6paiiylejt
Spartanburg it ' was annourfced
that they thad 'irchalsereS
;lpta on MorganSqn are, f a -portion
of tho old Spartan Inn property:
Thei object t&0iim7f
the erection ofahlhteruriban
station on them. : ; The lots. We
;in the ceniKof He d
a total area 6f . 75180 fek&f
For the present, Spartanburg
is . the northern jter minus of "the
Greenville 'Spartanburor & An
derson Railway Company - It is
understood tnat fthere Vilibe-a
meeting of he directors of the
interurban shdrtly for the pur
pose of 'determining whether the
gap between Gastonia and Spar
tanburg shalt be constructed at
an early date and itsToute. It is
r generally un'derstood vthat the
line will be extended Via Shelby
and that it will include Gaffney
dn its itinerary. : r " Ji
Cbiumbi'a; S. . C., . July '30.
Few; departments v 6i . science
liave shown greater "develop
ment and attracted wider public
attention in recent years than
the breeding of plants and ani
mals. The American Breeders'
Association is V "composed of
scientists andpictical breeders
V who are working1 - along these
lines, t for the improvement of
' plant and animal life. This as.
.SOCiaidOU Will : uum i ibo , ouuuai
meeting at Columbia; January
-2425v and 27, 191S, inconnecv
tion with the Fifth National
Corn Exposition. .y
The National Corn Exposition
has assigned -a booth- to the
American Breeders ' Association
for its exhibits and headquar
ters during the exposition. In
"this booth will be "exhibits and
literature relating to the sub
jects of plant breeding, animal
breeding and eugenics. ,
-Since the organization of . the
Breeders' Association the presi
dent has been Hon. James Wil-
ison, the famous Secretary of
. Agripul ture. The secretary is
Prof . W. M. Hays, the Assistant,
.Secretary of Agriculture. IBrbf .
Hays is taking -a. g'real; ideal of
interest in the preparation of
the program, to which he is -giving
-h is .personal iattenBion.
v . Among -the 'prominent members
'nctive in' the association is Dr.
. JI. J. Webber, who, developed
!the celebrated . Webber -cotton
He is in charge of of' theplant
breeding department of the as
sociation.
A n exchange says: Small
'men with' small purposes do not
help to make a town lively and
Trnrressive. The man. who
X CD
inever contributes to : publte en
terprise or voluntarily -assists in.
supporting any of the - public en
terprises is . not? .worth coaxing
to remain in a town, and should
he decide to move- out . it is al
ways a, matter:of jepngratulation.
It's units and iiot mereciphers
that counts for. somethinarV Be
a unit." ' '; - - V 1 " .
-1 7 . Flying Hen . Fall
victims'to stomach, liver -and , kidne
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troubles iust like other- people, wit
like results in loss of appetite, back
ache, nervousness, headache.iahd tirtfd,
listless run down feelinfir. - But there's
no need to feel like that as T. D. Pee
bles, Henry, ;Tenn., proved. "Six bot
tles.of ;Electric .Bitters'Mhe "writes,
did more o srive me new strength and
good appetite than all other stomach
remedies I used. " So they help every
body. Its foly to suffer when this
great remedy will help - you from the
urst aose. xry n. Kjmy uu. cents, tt- .
, Is fTJhe Universe Rational?
.It as Ibiig been ffijl &yt mind
of couebrlCuldn
tii j u i uu uuuxyi us pep tea, fe nor
lead-any one- to -suppose -' that : I
i hthe least- doubt-any one one of
the major, ,orminorirbhliets?
nbrWQuldri jijiS If 6r!tfie olisnSe
pleasui of denying the comfort
able doctrine 6f "eternal-fire v arid
tirimstonejnan credit
at th e g rocer ( wli o is senior
deacon of ouf- church) r move
the grain merchants ; tvlfe ;( who
is president of the JLadies' ' : Aid)
to:drop m.v wife from Ker bridge
club. Not for me the; boVd and
fiery ridges of heretical courage.
Let the young .bloods ; play the
devil ; I Rvalue my neighbors good
will too.much .to attempt . his re
formation.
; Nevei'thel ess, w i thdiit any im
plications of crime or wanting
to run away with my neighbors
wife, or eyenliis hat, I wish to
CDmplain of this world, as I said
for example, , to i wit: 5
Prinzess Irene, bound from New
York to : Italy and standing
upon the deck observing the
waters ancLskies , I saw a storm,
a little storm, arise and .pass; a
huge cloud came by and 6ut of it
ran a million little streams,
sprinkling :the-sea. . '
Now, I have been most care
fully brought up by godly par
ents, and the ;truth of the design
in the cosmos has been instilled
into my mind by conscientious
and. wfellpaid1achers Ihaye
been taught to wonder and adore
how the birds wing fits the air,'
hthe fin, thesea and the eye the
light; jilso How. 'insects fertilize
fldwefs, how birds migrate, ants
ay jiptheir stbres, 'storks have
ongtlegs .wherewith to. wade af
ter frogs, and; frogs ,have strong
egs wherewith to -escape the
storks, wherewith also fitly : to
furnish foreh the Frenchman's
breakfast, thus showing ( econo
my as well as purpose in nature.
But, I put it to you, as man to
man, what would you think of a
gardener who would take his
watering pot down to the lake,
fiill it thereat, and -then proceed
to sprinkle the lake!
What in the world is the use
of iraising water from the ocean,
gathering it'TO to Clouds, shoving
these clciudsabut by winds,
the water
iack
again into the ralready infinitely
wet sea?
And while I Tim - about it, let
me ;ease my mind thoroughly
and ask why some other absurd
things are so. Why is there im
planted in the bosom of every
fat person a desire to be slim,
and in all little folk the wish to
be plump, and Nwhy do. blondes
and brunettes each" wish they
were the other, why could not
people have been made to long
for what they have instead ;of
what they have not?
And, deepest of wonders, why
does a man lack sense when he
is young and.needs it, and get
sense only "when he is old and
toothless, -and does not need ' 'it?
Why doeslie never learn how to
live until he is Teady to die ? v :
.Still, in spite of these and a
few Othe"r .holes, .much remains
of the argu ment of -Tdesi gn; ; 'My
brethefn, '' s"aid the Presbyterian
clergyman, "I invite your atien
tion. to :the wise provision where
by d eath is made to occur -at the
end of life dnstead of at the be
ginning', Jin -order that I- we ima
-have time to prepare f orat ;prop
erly."T-Dr. FrankI-Crane in The
Atlanta Journal.
The flag looks best erfra house
to find ;i aujft wi tfcr; uniyers :fNow
:l am going 1jty do il Vantly,
that is in good rair.
'WBU Y IT ' AT HO ME"
TO THl OUT HT !
5yrr UlHfeiTHt
Docs Health Work Pay?
These are days of great "health
movements." We hear lots about
war against the White' Plague,
crusades against this disease and
campaigns against that disease
But of whatireal value is all this
commotion? - Is anybody being
benefited? Is the averaged life
being lengthened? . Just how
many lives are laeing ;saved an
nually in our own state, in our
own country? And -after all,: is it I
all worth while? . There .is just
one wav to settle such questions,
and that is bv means of vital sta
tistics: Whe'rf North Carolina
registers all her. births and
deaths we will be "able to deter
mine the; severity ; or fatality of
each particular disease in every
county, town and community.
Then the public will have some
definite check on the work of the
State Board of Health, as well
as 'every other health officer in
the -state. ' Then if the State
Board of Health does not pay
dividends in lives ;saved why a
State vBoard of .Health? Then if
healtfiLOlfiGeriB.can.prevent more
deaths than health officer A ac
cording toithefStetistioQ, -B may
e"ypect;tO;holdLhie Jb rand per
haps jgethisahB6- Qt:
ing.definite, ttherdlo,' cmi te;
accomplished linltesaiith ?WBdkiun-j
til we sget JSometiinttD wm!k
frpni-ia basia totaarjominriiB,
that basis .is stateless
Statistics.
: A"town is lilce'a plant. TEt'irrery
grow anyway; but it will 'jrow
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faster if it i,s cultivated,
lKow K:Ty womt
&6t ftBtfc. Tp Rtiti-f fr;
1 CArftKC f)8W IN'
With THt C otM I tAVti
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The easiest money man ac-
kqmres comes "from the increasing!
value of his home. Therefore,
the most important work he does
is helping .the community to;
grow
The v-alue Qfyeach nrari?s ;prop
erty 'is enhanced by ttiie tvalue of;
the property around it It is not
enough to build a good -house;
we must help to. 'make. ;a ;good
town. ... -
, The seed from which ; springs
this community s prosperity -is
the -money; that is unvested 'here
at home. It will never bear fruit
for us if it is planLedr somewhere
else. .
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t Tivo Dead:
Two are dead and? three oth
ers are low -with ;typhoid , fever
as-a result of a polluted "spring
at the old. Union Camp ground
six miles north of 'Shelby . Pour
cases-were in the family, of W.
TPoweil. His wife oed. Tues
day night and while he- was" in
town Wednesday;.mqrning mak
ing the - funeral arrangements,
he received the : telephone -'message
tli at his :206 year old -son
Stonewall. Crowv .Mauney, ;had
iMcs. Lowell was 54 years old.
(Shieflaugllter and one son are
itill fill feUtjare recovering. The
'hpiirtg Twater which they had
rbSBn nismg was -analyzed and
ilffnnna ito icontam the bacteria
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wHicdhccuused :the sickness .and
doiit'bs. ChaV Observer. ;
IJCohf derate: R euhib'n
r . The citizens of Winston-Salem
with- characteristic civic pride
and with T3 nbounded admiration
for. the men who wOre the gray,
are making extensive and elab
orate preparations .for the 'an
nual meeting of the; North' Caro
Una division of the United Con
federate Veterans' on the ,7 th and
8th of " August. It is a well
known fact - that ' the people bf
Wintpn-Salem never? do things
in a halfway style. Wha
is undertaken is well done or not
done at all, and intue prepara
tions 'that are "being; made to
care for and entertain , the two
Of
thousand and more v.old, soldiers
that are expected to attend this
reunion, everything possible is
bfeirig done to ?mako , our ;ever
welcome visitors .i comfortable
and happy.; : ; i
; It will Tdo .remembered Ithat
Winston-alem entertained : ) the
Veterans four years - aerO, 'and
th& bOjs went ' , home delighted
with their rebeptioh and enter?
taihment. ' The ' invitation ': to
again visit Witiston-Salem as
extended in thatspirit of . loyalty
to the Veterans -which has - ever
chacterizeel the people," and ndw
hatr the in vitatiohMi as been ac-
been issued, the btys:' of 61- will
be received with open arms and
glad hearts by menwotnen and
childre'n.v , ' y ; V ; ,:.
- Committees are at 1 teork pre-
rparing comfortable ;slebping.
quarters, as. well as places where
good things to eat afid drink
may be found in abuUdance.
There will be something doing
all' the time, v Addressed byi dis-
''Veter-
ans will be aifeaturej qtthejn
vention" s The -program' will' be
interesting from start, to finish.
Reduced rates on the railroads
as usuil have been applied for
and: the exact fare can be learn
ed from any station by enquiring
of the local agent. - v
This is no formal invitation
which Winston-Salem extends
to the leaves of the fast thinning
line. It js a -hearty and sincere
expression of the. love and ;- ad
miration that we have for brave
men who knew no fear in the
days that tried men's souls. We
consider ourselves fortunate and
hondred in having you among
us. We want to know" ,you and
ha!ke. your hand, and we. want
our children and our- children's
children to know what manner
of men have made the South
land thesmndest place fin this
glorioueountry of ouf si ' Don't
deprive us of the- pleasure : of
being at your service once more.
Effdrt of Brother to Save Lik of Sister
"Washington, rJuly 28. The
transfusion of bloody from- her
brother's veins intc4ier own were
used by 'surgeons today in a fu
tile efiort tot save the life of Miss
' Jean Seairles of Vicksburg, Miss, y
secretary to Representative Gor-
,don Lee of Georgia, ,
Miss Searles was taken ill a
week ago, and during this ttirhe
ihad lost a large quantity ' bf
blood The surgeons determined
two daysrago that she would be
unable ,to live -without a -fresh
supply of blood.. , -.
Her brother, 'Thomas Searles,
volunteered sand permitted ;the
surgeons rto open his own veins.
i The effect was only !temporary,
however, - and was offset by re
peated hemorrhages. She died
a few hours , later. .. .
. The Trials of , a Traveler
- "I am vatraveling salesman," writes
E. E. Youngs, E. Berkshire, Vt., ,"and
was often troubled with constipation
and indisrestion till I began to ruse -Dr.
Kings New Life Pills, which I ;have
found an excellent remedy J . For all
ftemach, liver and kidney troubles they
are unequaled. Only 25 qents at y,
At' all druggists . -
A smack for the mouth of ' the
river: -s i w.v . . ,i
collalt
: A brooch for the breast of; a ; :
amomiy ; '4 ? MJ H -ft v- fe"
A passion for- the ' heart of .a."'--,v'-.--
flower.- &v
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Boots- for the feet of destiny v t '
A coin for the palm of victory,' - v
A ' taste for ; the tongue of
flame.
A jewel for the ear of the peo- I-
' Clothing for; the , legs of the rj
furniture.
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A drink for the thrdat of th
fchimney.
.' A little padding for ; th e -bones"
Of contention; '. ; v " :A XS- lk
Awig for vthe baldness of . a' r
statement. - ; - v v-
X tonic for the !blo6d Of." the1
nation. .C-4'-S v-tf -. Aj. i ' :
Phlebotomy for the arteries of '
trat 7 M M -:y V-M
, A wrinkle remover or ; .toe -" "
frown bn the face of detinjv ; ..
-Perfume of the breath of; theS ' l;'
night wind.
Editor DePxiest Nearly Drown ;ty , t r! V
: Morehead City July 27 WhileA;,'
a party was ou t talng a bath 'iti'-";' ? '
the surf Thursday evening . Edi-r T ; .
tor B, H. DePriest; of the High-- "J ;
lander, Shelby, came very . rieair:
being drowjned. It was through: ;
the struggling efforts - of Bruce 1
CarrVwayof Kinston, and T. M;J -
Washingthn, of Wilson, that the : V
editor was rescued and ; landed ' -. .
on the beach'. -:' '
i.Had it not i been for the. daring;. .; '
elffbrts of Mr. Carraway ' there is
ho doubt . he would have been : ;
drowned, because th e undertow , ' ' v
was very strong at this point. ;f
F Mr.-Carra way became strangl
ed to the extent that he was . y
compelled to rest for a time pn. f
the shore before he could make
ttietriplto the bath" housed. j-; ''.w'tt
.v ;' Are Ever at War. B:t ; w..
There are" two thipgs everlastingly -at-vy-.. (
war, jo v and piles, But Bucklen Ar- . ..
riica Salve will banish piles in any form; V
It soon stibdues the itching, irritation; yfe; M -
lnnamation.or swelling, it gives com
fort, invites joy. Greatest healer s of
burns, boils, ulcers, cuts, bruises,, ecfce-rl
ma, , scalds, pimples, . skin . eruptions. ; y
Only 25 cts at . y'";'':. .vy;":;l'' yiyr
Sold by all druggists.
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This town that is our residence .
today is our children's recollec-
tion for a lifetime. What shall ; -
they remember ?-Good ; stores, vV
clean streets, comfortable homes ".
or something else? , ':'"', :
. The development of this cbm yy ?
muhity is not a matter of , Fenti-;'.' 1"
ment; it is a matter of . "common ..
sense. It returns not only a re-; :: -ward
in contentment but a profit
in property valuation. ; c Hi y
Indian Killed on the Track : f;
Near Rochelle, 111., ri Indian' went to fc?
sleep on a railroad track and was killed ;'.
by the fast express. He paid -for his'- -carelessness
with v his life. Often ' itsl i
that wav when people - neglect coughs - r
and colds. Don't risk your life when
trouble;
completely cured me, In a jshort time,
severe attack of Grip," writess J. R.,r;
Watts, Floydada; Tex. 'and I regain-1
ed 15 pounds in weight; that I had lost' '
Quick, safe, reliable and guaranteed.;
50c.. and . $1.00. - Trial bottle, free, at
AH druggists .
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Do you want to hold your jobr y '
Well; j loolc ' after your , health v
Wlieh your ; health is gone your; v :
job i gone.
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W. O. Ruddock, expert: watchmaker
and Jeweler, of Kings Mountain, will be ,
in Bessemer City very Tuesday atthe-
. 1 ' ..!,: : i.i 4 . '-f--X- 1 -i""'1:
Detter Drug- Uo. v Bring' your work .
there. No charge forexamination. ' All' ' :
work . guaranteed. . Orders taken ' for-; " '
anything in tiie;Jewelryiine.;:y:V,;r ; ';;A..: ,
.. "Vr.rV " .V ' . r i-l : t :
'j?or. . Sale Small ' and' larger ;t
farms,- good 4 locations, goocL; : '
terms: John J. Gebrge; . - -V -C y, ;
Real. Estate Agents
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All druggists V ' '
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