TANLY
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J. O. BIVIMS, OWNEH ANO PUBLISHER.
ESTABLISHED 1880.
St.OO A YEAH, IN ADVANCE.
VOL. XV.
ALIJEMAI1LE, N. C, MAY J, 1907.
NO. 21).
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SHORT TALKS BY
L. T. COOPER.
RURAL MAIL SERVICE.
, at foulard counter of a loading- house i
and look over the tempting disnlav. 1
Tiny dots in "all over" patterns are j Washington, D. C.
held in high esteem hv dressmakers, branch of the nuhlic
NERVOUSNESS.
Nervousness makes people miserable,
blue, and unhappy. They think something
terrible is going to
happen. At night
they toss and worry
and are not rested.
They tire easily and
havn't much en
ergy. They think
many things are the
matter with them
Consumption, Kid
pey trouble, or
twenty other dis
eases. 1 1 ' Just
stomach trouble,
lfRS. W. I. SCMAtTBKB. ll lllC
world. Twn h i.r r I.-u
of Cooper s New Discovery will put the ! the skirts and waists in very full
stomach in shape in three weeks. I know surplice fashion, with handsome lace
..... oceans i ve seen it tried a thousand ; yokes and sleeves. A facing- of color
, -". m i aisap- ; e(1 sk ,s usw
ywim . riiiw tnis urn, Decause 1 ve seen
it happen a thousand times. Merc's a let
ter I jt the other day:
"My syslem was badiy run down and
my stomach and nerves in an aw hil shape.
I couiJ not digest my food, was always
lired and would often feel faint and dizzy. "
"i had heard so much of your New
Discovery medicine that I bcan taking it.
Kelicf end strength and happiness were
lound in the very first bottle and thehenc
6t 1 have received from it hus becu truly
wonderful. I am.no longer nervous, my
appetite and digestion are good and I eut
everything and sleep well." Mrs. W. J.
Schaurer, 220 Guthrie St., Louisville, Ky.
Mach 4. -No
service is of
: then again small dots from very large more interest to the rural population
j dot?, stries or squares. Coin spots of the country than the rural de
I on cluster stripes are favorites, and livery of mail matter. It has had a
I tiny springs come in for their share phenomenal development, and care
: of approval Brown, blue and com- f ul administration and efficient man
i binations of black and white are agement has brought with it in
j particularly attractive, and in the creased responsibilities for the rural
latter, shaded black and white spots : carrier. These employees are re
! of varied sizes on a satiny surface, Quired to perform service in a suit-
enarm the experienced shoppers by , able conveyance which they must
the delicacy of the design. furnish themselves. The post office
cmcsrauiL-im. ! department having these facts in
STM.r.h IN MAKINCi. i, su(.cewiwl d(Jring the ,ast
For morning wear, foulards are session of Congress in securing sub
made in jumper style, or on the well J stantial recognition for this class of
known shirt-waist model, always j employees through an increase of
with a double, plaited frill down the j upwards of six millions of dollars in
front, and usually quite a plain skirt, the appropriation for the next fiscal
more ornate dresses have three tucks year.
The calculations incident to a pro
portiorate distribution of the
amount appropriated under au-
n a sum ice rront. thontv or Congress to increase the
with a belt and sleeve trimmings to i maximum salaries of rural carriers
match. I to not exceeding $900 per annum
LINEN Sl'ITS. necessarily required most careful
1 consideration. This work has been
We sell Cooper's New Discovery. It
makes tired, worn out, nervous people
happy.
Red Cross Pharmacy.
SPRIFG WEDDINGS IN NEW YORK.
The bridal gown is as much a
matter of individual taste as ever,
and the admirers of satin may in
cdulge that fancy and yet be in the
foremost rank of fashion. Heavy
Costumes of linen and lace continue
their fascinations, in which the latter
element enters even more largely
than during the past Summer. A
very pretty dress on this order, has
a skirt of "all over" lace arranged
in panels (over a blue lining) the
panels divided by a blue lining hand
edged (both sides) w ith narrow lace.
The skirt has a broad blue linen fac
ing, and the waist is a rather long
basque, the skirt slashed and border
ed with lace. There is white lace V
at the neck, and three-quarter sleeves
with cape over sleeves all trimmed
in harmony. Verona Claim;.
; progressing under the immediate
i supervisorship of the 4th Assistant
j Postmaster General and the Superin
j tendant of Rural Delivery, and will
I soon be completed. It is estimated
j that the greater appropriation will
enable the increase in salaries of car
I riers, heretofore inadequately paid,
: of from nine to twenty-fourper cent.
or possibly more. The arrangement
of salaries will be fixed upon a basis
of the mileage traversed as shown
by the records of the Department,
carriers on the standard routes of ! ..
satin has been the preferred mate
rial for early Spring weddings, some
times made up quite plain, then
again trimed with lace, appliques, or i
embroidery. ieed pearls, outlining
lace sprays are a beautiful addition,
and at one very notable wedding,
silver embroidery and seed pearls
were combined. Chiffon cloth,
chiffon, Liberty satin, white silk or
messaline are all in the category of
materials, and the bride-to-be of
moderate means will choose a fabric
which she can wear on other occa
sions. STYLISH IN MAKING.
So far, the Princess shape has been
universal, with or without an Kmpire
effect at the back. A lace yoke or
lace V is indispensable with sleeves
trimmed to match and an illusion
veil of any desired length attached
to the hair by orange blossoms
throws its own indefinable charm
over, the entire costume. For a
Church wedding, a long satin train
is very effective, but for a home
wedding, a train of moderate length
is in more correct taste. The bride's
t.ouquet may be of white lilacs, white
rosebuds, or lilles-of-the valley, or
a handsome Prayer Hook is often
preferred to flowers.
Deaths On Railways-
Washington, May .''.The three
months ended December .'11, last
was, with on? except ion, the worst
in the history of railroading as far
as deaths from accidents were con
cerned, 180 passengers being killed
in that quarter.
Three wrecks were responsible for
143 of the deaths, of which the collis
ion at Terra Cotta, near Washing
ton, between a passenger train and a
train of empty coaches contributed
43 deaths and 03 injured.
The total of 474 passengers and
railway employees killed in accidents
was an increase of 207 over those of
proceeding quarter, while including
deaths and injuries, which aggre
gate 20,'.)44, the increase was 1,094.
The collision involving 391 pass
engers anu i, !).;: ireignt trains, and
derailments of 190 and 1,54!), respec
tively .destroyed and injured engines,
cars, or roadbed to the extent of
3,0!)9,22S.
The statistics given do not include
deaths of employees killed in coup
ling cars, which numbered eighty-four.
The above design is by the McCall
Co. of ' New York," Publishers of
Fashion and Manufacturers of Mc
Call Patterns.
GRADUATING DRESSES.
Any special costume for graduat
ing, seems to be passing out of style,
or perhaps absorbed by the lingerie
dress, which worn over a white or
colored slip alternately, seems ever
new and fresh. The beautiful batiste
trimmings which are easily put to
gether and so effective, are one great
reason for the continued popularity
of the lingerie dress. Braiding, in
cotton soutache is new and a change
from rufflps or lace, and within the !
reach of all industrious girls who
desire a fashionable Summer cos
tume. Mull is the fabric generally
selected for cotton braiding, but
any sherr stuff will answer the pur
pose. FOULARD SILKS.
Foulards were never in greater
demand and really no othep nipterial
is so generally useul. So many pat
terns originate from dots and stripes
that it is interesting to lounge awhile
Letter toB. W. N. Simms.
Albemarle X. C.
Dear Sir: We should like to ask
your advice on a certain thing done:
was it right or wrong? VVe shall
have to state it, including the names.
I). F. Dreicorn is a painter in
Holyoke, Mass. John J. Donohue is
an architect, Springfield, near-by.
Donohue was bui'ding, at Holyoke,
the Holy Institute, letting the work
by bids, as usual. Dreicorn got the
paint job; the paint was to be lead-and-oil.
Hut Dreicorn said to himself: "lead-and-oil
isn't half as good as Devoe
and it costs more money, w hat shall
I do? He painted Devo; and, atter
the work was done, told Donohue,
saying: "if that isn't better than any
lead-and-oil job I'll make it so."
Was Dreicorn right or wrong in
painting a. lead-and-oil job Devoe?
You ask how it turned out. This
was six years ago. Now Donohue
has another job there, a big addition
to the Catholic Hospital; and he
doesn't ask bids for the painting,
but says to Dreicorn: "Go ahead
Dreicorn and give me as good a job
as you did on the Institute. That's
the best paint job I ever saw."
The question is "Was Dreicorn
right in painting Devoe when he had
agreed to paint lead-and-oil?"
That isn't quite all. Lead-and-oil
is expected to last three years. If
Dreicorn had used lead-and-oil,
there would have been another job
for him or somebody else three years
ago.
Was he right n loosing mat joo
for himself or somebody-ele three
years ago:
The institute iook arv gamms
Devoe and cost f 1,000; the paint has
worn six years, when Donohue says
"it's the best paint job he ever saw "
If he had used lead-and-oil, it would
have cost about $2200 for. the two
Daint jobs (six and three years ago)
and be hungry for paint again.
Dreicorn lost $1200 of business
and took the risk of making Dono
hue mad and losing his business, for
ever: all to save the Holy Family
Institute $1200 besides the fuss of a
paint job.
Was Dreicorn right or wrong as a
painter; and which would you paint
your church, lead-and oil or Devoe?
Yours truly
26 F. W. DFV0E&C0
Morrow Bros and Heath Co. sell our
paint.
NOTICE TO OIK CI STOMERS.
We are pleased to announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds lung troubles is not effected by
the National Pure Food and Drug
law as it contains no opiates or other
harmful dm irs. as we recommend it
as a safe remedy for children andi
adults. Red Cross Pharmacy. I
twenty-four or more miles being en
titled to the maximum compensation.
Postmaster General Meyer has ap
proved the detailed adjustment sub
mitted by Mr. DeGraw and the new
schedule, which will become effect-
ive July 1, 1007, will make a graded
increase in the compensation of car
riers of from nine to twenty-five ner
cent , based upon the number of
miles traversed by carriers as shown
by the records of the Department.
The readjustment adopted will in
volve an expenditure for rural ser
vice during the next fiscal year of
nearly thirty-five millions of dollars.
The schedule is as follows:
Routes. Per annum:
24 or more miles $000.
22 to 24 miles 804.
20 to 22 miles 810.
IS to 20 miles 720.
It! to IS miles 630.
14 to Hi miles 540.
12 to 14 miles 504.
10 to 12 miles 4(58.
5 to 10 miles 432.
6 to 8 miles 3.
Will Ask for Receiver of Railroad.
Salisbury Poat.
When court meets here next week
there will be a most interesting
move in the realm of litigation, says
V. Thos. Host in his correspondence.
In August of 1906 Harvey Smiley,
fit ing on the Yadkin was scalded to
death in a turnover out two miles
from Salisbury. Suit was instituted
against the Yadkin Railway Com
pany in the sum of $35,000. The
congested condition of the Rowan
docket has allowed nothing to come
of this case and in a recent answer
to the complainant's.cause the Yad
kin Company denies that it is leased
to the Southern Railway Company,
which corporation is really the one
that would have been held respon
sible for the young fireman's death.
G. W. Garland, of this city repre
sents Mrs. Smiley, and at the open
ing of the civil term of court he will
ask Judge Moore for a receivership
for the Yadkin Company. What
the springing of this surprise w'll
amount to cannot be guessed now,
but it has interest to Salisbury, to
sav the least.
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
The county commissioners met in
regular session Monday, all members
present.
The Register of Deeds and Treas
urer made their monthly reports,
which were approved.
Claims were allowed as follows:
Harrell Printing House, 95c.
Walker, Evans & Cogswell, $79,
record books, etc., for county offices.
Albemarle Water Works Co. $4.20,
water rents for jail and court-house
for April.
Albemarle Drug Co., f 7.60, medi
cine for county home and jail.
A. W. Green, keeper of jail, 28.56,
for April.
W.J. Underwood, keeper of county
home, $44.36, for April.
Dr. J. N. Anderson, county physi
cian, $16, services for March.
Morrow Bros. & Heath Co., $5.20,
material for granery at county home.
A. F. Biles, $400, building bridges
over Big and Little Mountain creeks.
Dr. J. F. Lay ton, $1.00, services
as member county board of elections.
U.S. Trott, 2, for holding elec
tion in Harris township, 1906.
Road claims: D. P. Kirk, $31.25;
J. W. Earnhardt, $9.75; H. C. Riden
hour $1065; J. C. Efird, $7.01; R. T.
Hlalock, $13.85; C. H. Brooks, 110.55;
L. Austin, 34.10; E. L. Kirk, 19.35;
Z. T. Russell, $8.25.
Horace Armfield was appointed
tax assessor for South Albemarle
township, in place of G. R, McClain.
Orderd, that bond bidders be al-!
lowed to deposit 1,IHHI in place of
10,000, as advertised.
H. C. I vey is appointed tax assessor
READ AND YOU W ILL LEARN
That the loading medical writers and
taachers of all the several schools of
practice endorse and recommend, in the
strongest terms possible, each and every
ingredient entering Into the comxsitlon
of l)r. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
for the cure of weak stomach, dyspepsia,
catarrh of stomach, "liver complaint,"
torpid liver, or biliousness, chronic bowel
affections, and all catarrhal diseases of
wliatever region, name or nature. It i
also a specific remedy for all s-;ch chronic
or Ions standing cases of catarrhal affec
tions and their resultants, as bronchial,
throa t and limit diseases (except consump
tion) accompanied with severe coughs. It
is not so good for acute colds and coughs,
but for lingering, or chronic cases it Is
especially llieacious in producing per
foct cures. It contains Mack Cherry bark,
(iolden Seal root, Bloodroot, Stone root.
Mandrake root and Queen's root all of
which are highly praised as remedies for
all the above mentioned affections by such
eminent medical writers and teachers as
I'rof. Itartholow, of Jefferson Med. Col
lege; l'rof. Hare, of the Univ. of Pa.;
Prof. Finlev Ellingwood, M. !., of Ben
nett Med. College, Chicago; Prof. John
King, M. D., late of Cincinnati ; Prof.
John M. Scudder, M. D.. late of Cincin
nati ; Prof. Edwin M. Hale. M. D., of
Hahnemann Med. College, Chicago, and
scores of others equally eminent in their
several schools of practice
The "(Iolden Medical Discovery" Is the
only medicine put up for sale through
druggists for like purposes, that has anv
such pnifaitttomnl endorsement worth
more than any nnmber of ordinary testi
monials. Open publicity of its formula
on the bottle wrapper is the best possible
guaranty of Its merits. A glance at this
published formula will show that "Golden
Medical Discovery " contains no poison
ous or harmful agents and no alcohol
chemically pure, triple-refined glycerine
being used instead. Glycerine is entirely
unobjectionable and besides is a most
useful Ingredient in the cure of all stom-
n Harris township, in place of W.
J. Ross.
A. P. Moose submitted his bond of
$200 as standard keeper for term of
two years.
Ordered, that the Register of
Deeds purchase a State flag not to
cost over 10, in accordance with
sections l,2,3,and 4 of Public Laws,
1907.
The matter of the proposed nublic
road from Hatley's bridge to Bethes- i
da church is continued until next
meeting of board. I
Petition for new road from Free-'
dom church to George Russell's was :
rejected.
Ordered, that R. L. Smith, county
attorney, be authorized to see the
T;A. Gillespie Company and the
Whitney Company and make definite
arrangements in regard to employes
working the public roads of this
county.
There were three candidates before
the board for the appointment of
county physician, and the matter has
been deferred until May 20.
The board continued in session
through Tuesday and Wednesday,
making settlement with ex-Sheriff
Green. The settlement has not been
concluded in time for report in our
issue of this week.
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TO GUARD "SHIPS against the unseen dangers at tea,
the United States Government maintains lighthouses.
To guard your home against the un
seen dangers of food products, the Govern
ment has enacted a pure food law. The
law compels the manufacturers of baking
powder to print the ingredients on the
label of each can.
The Government has made the label your protection
so that you can avoid alum read it carefully, if it does not
say pure cream of tartar hand it back and
Say plainly-
ROYAL is a pure, cream of tartar baking powder a pure
product of grapes aids the digestion adds to the health
fulness of food.
RATES TO RICHMOND.
$6.95
6.35
5.90
5.50
5.05
ach as well as bronchial, throat and lung
affections. There la the highest medical
authority for iu use in all such cases.
Round Trip Rate of (5.05 From Salis
bury is Given.
For the Confederate Veterans re
union at Richmond, Va., May 30
June 2d, the Southern Railwav will
sell tickets to Richmond, Va., and
return at rates named below:
Shelby
Gastonia
Charlotte
Concord
Salisbury
Statesville 5.50
Hickory..... 5.13
Greensboro 4.05
i.'inston-Salem 4 60
Durham 3.35
Raleigh 3.40
Oxford 2.25
Approximately low rates from other
points. Tickets on sale May 26th to
June 2nd, inclusive, with final limit
June 11th, 1907. The original pur
chaser may secure an extension of
limit until July 6th, 1907, by deposit
ing ticket with special agent at Rich
mond, Va., on or before June 11th,
and paying fee of 50 cents.
The return portion of tickets sold
from points west and south of Dan
ville will be honored from Richmond
or Norfolk, Va., at the option of
passengers. When honored from
Norfolk they must be validated at
Norfolk by special validated agent,
L. A. Shipman, No. 4, Grandy St.,
and must be used leaving Norfolk
defore June the 11th, unless exten
sion of limit is desired in which case
tickets should de deposited with Mr.
L A. Shipman, special agent, Nor
folk, and a fee of fifty cents paid.
Southern Railway will operate
three 'Annual Confederate Veteran's
Special" cosisting of first class day
coaches and Pullman cars to be
handled through to Richmond with
out change.
This special will leave Charlotte at
7 a. m., Wednesday, May 29th, and
is scheduled to arrive at Richmond
I about 5 p. m., same date, giving a
davlight run. Veterans, their
freinds and the general public may
use this train. Excellent service on
regular trains to" and from Rich
mond and Norfolk.
Rare opportunity to visit the
Jamestown Exposition at small cost.
Ask your agent for rates from your
station.
For futher information and Pull
man reservations write,
R. L. VERNON, T. P. A.
Charlotte N. C.
The " Discover is a concentrated glyc
eric extract of native, medicinal roots
and is safe and reliable.
A booklet of extracts from eminent,
medical authorities, endorsing its inirre
d rents mailed fret on request. Address
Dr. B. V. t'iarce, Buffalo, N. Y.
reiErisKiriiinrCDKs
BUkM Ktdswr BUMMr igo
It's too-bad tosee people who go
from day to day suffering from phys
ical weakness when Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea would make them well.
The greatest tonic known. 35 cents.
Tea or Tablets. Albemarle Drug
Co. and Hart Drug Co. Norwood, N.
C.
Graded School Honor Roll.
First grade: Average scholarship
91; per cent of attendance 95; tardies
4.
Honor roll: Carrie Burleyson,
Maude Harward, Kate Moss, Edith
Neal, Morsel Thompson, Worth For
rest, Ewing Norris, Pearson Trout
man, Spain Littleton, Tommie Jones.
Distinction roll: Estelle Klird,
Bessie Huckabee, Elizabeth Harry,
Vera Efird, Sallie Lowder, Ifertha
May Randall, Mildred WinecofT,
Dwight Crowell, William Randall,
Ida Leonard, Arlie Biles.
Second grade: Average scholar
ship 94; per cent of attendance 95;
tardies 0.
Honor roll: Ida Baucom, Erdene
Denning, Jennie Grace Efird, Sara
Harry, Blanche King, Guelia Kirk,
Dannie Morris, Addie Morton, Mary
Wyehe, Dalton Cooper, Laurie Gooile.
Distinction roll: Ray Dry, Hazel
Morrow. Helune Dry, William Baker,
Elsie Teeter, Elizabeth Austin,
Evelvn Jones, Susie Baucom.
Third grade: Average scholarship
90; per cent oi attendance!).;; taruies
2.
Honor roll: Theresa Forrest, 11a
Harward, Earle Agle, Grady Black
welder, Lindsay Cooper.
Distinction roll: Mary Belk, Alma
Grant, John Frank Biles, William
Jenkins, Dee Lowder, Grace Jenkins.
Fourth grade: Average scholar
ship 83; per cent of attendance 91;
tardies 2.
Honor roll: Emmie Brown, Ilattio
Baker.
Distinction roll: Myrna Crowell,
Mary Biles, Rosa Gulledge, Rose Bud
Hearne, Marv Ross Little, Lena Neal,
Craven Almond, Hix Cherry, Thomas
Wolfe.
Fifth grade: Average scholarship
88; per cent of attendance 95; tardies
2.
Honor roll: Mattie Baucom, llattie
Moose, Mary Morris, Sallie Morris.
Distinction roll: Alice Baucom,
Mabel Cherry, Lillian Gaddy, Myrtle
Hancock, Annie Hartsell, Bertha
Harward, Sallie Hamilton, Julia
Milton, It road us Morris. Ethel Saun
ders. Sixth grade: Average scholarship
83; per centof attendance 95; tardies
3.
Honor roll: Annie Baker, Leon
Goode.
Distinction roll: Wade Denning,
David Morrow, Charlie Parker, Ode
Parker.
Seventh grade: Average scholar
ship 88; per cent of attendance 90;
tardies 2.
Honor rr 11: Ruth Hearne, Alice
Plyler, Sarah Watkins, Louise Whit
ley, Mary Wolfe.
Distinction roll: Grace Huckabee,
Sallie MeAulay, Ramelle Smith.
Eighth grade: Average scholarship
85; per cent of attendance 95; tardies
8.
Honor roll: Etta Belle Stevens,
Baird Efird, Loy Gulledge.
Distinction roll: Sallie Baker,
Howard Dry, Velma Morrow, Percy
Duckworth.
Ninth grade: Average scholarship
91; per cent of attendance 100; tard
ies 8.
Honor roll: Grace Dry, Sallie
Marks, Pauline Whitley.
Distinction roll: Ellen Andrews,
Sarah Blalock, Helen Hearne, Esther
Lentz, Donar Moose.
WISCASSETT-EFIRD SCHOOL.
First grade: Average scholarship
83; per cent of attendance 84; tardies
7.
Honor roll: Homer Thomas.
Distinction roll: Bertha Hudson,
Sallie Love, Ada Parker, Etta Russell.
Second Grade: Average scholar
ship 89; per cent of attendance 86;
Tardies 4.
Honor roll: Victoria Hudson.
Distinction roll: Lillie Lowder,
Delie Smith, Archie Blalock, Postel
Lowder, Pruit Morgan.
Third grade: Average scholarship
85; per cent of attendance 90: tardies
10.
Honor roll: Lola Ussery, Garret
Tucker.
Distinction roll: Willie Sanders,
Claude Ramseur, Brack Simpson.
Fourth grade: Avererage scholar
ship 77; per cent of attendance 87;
tardies ti.
Honor roll: None.
Distinction Roll: Wilma Crisco,
Bertha Lowder. Etta Smith.
Fifth grade: Average scholarship
91; per cent of attendance 89; tardies
0.
Honor roll: Alice Locke.
Distinction roll: Hattie Griffin,
Gladys Parker, Nellie Parker.
Sixth grade: Average scholarship
87; per cent of attendance 91: tardies'
0-
Honor roll: Cordie Parker, Robert
1 ticker.
Distinction roll: Cordie Lowder.
Ina Parker, Helen Rus.-ell.
REV. J. M. LOWDER WRITES.
April Marriages. '
Pierce F. Almond and At tie Hatley.
John W. Austin and Dora A.
Ritchie.
iV. Jason Efird and Mary Harward.
Robert B. Furr and Elizabeth
Harward.
Henry J. Fesperman and Annie B.
Forrest.
Binghan Helms and Manda Morton.
Whit D. MeSwain and Ada Fesper
man. i
Johnson A. Tavlor and Carrie
Lefier.
William F. Thomas and Hattie
Lee.
Eb. L. Whitley and Carriney Me
Swain. Horace Meggs and Dora Denkins.
Edward C. Miller and Lucy Edna
Arey.
coixiREn.
Sam Burrisand Daisy Hancock.
T. C. Dunlap and Celie Wall.
Robert Myers and Esther Wall.
Jule Turner and Rosa Roberson.
Ervin Watkins and Annie Allen.
Mere News From The New England States.
If anv one has any doubt as to the
virtue of Foley's Kidney Cure, they
need only to refer to Mr. Alvin H.
Stimpson, of Willimantic, Conn., who
after almost losing hope of recovery,
on account of the failure of so many
remedies, fina'.y tried Foley's kieney
cure, which he says was "just the
thing" for him, as four bottles cured
him completely. He is now entirely
well and free from all the suffering
incident to acute kidney troubles.
Red Cross Pharmacy.
Third Cotton Planting.
New Orleans, La., May 3. A third
planting of cotton will be nessary in
Lincoln fansh, La., on account of
the unseasonable weather. Over
flows caused by heavy rains are the
cause of the latest disaster to the
J crop. The farmers' one ray of hope
in the situation is that the weather
has in some measure destroyed the
boll weevil. Gloster, Miss., also re
ports that new planting of cotton
will be necessary. In both sections
complaints are made that seed is very
scarce and high priced.
Artists have no trouble in securing
models. The .famous beauties have
discarded corsets and have become
models in face and form since taking
Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea. 35
cents. Tea and Tablets. Albemarle
Drug Co. and Hart Drug Co. Nor
wood, N. C.
Mr. Editor: Having occasion to visit
Stanly, my native county, sometime
ago, I boarded the train at Wash
ingtonlittle Washington, as the
people up the country say, and
moved along quietly without any
thing disagreeble happening except
a belated train in arriving in Ral
eigh sometime after midnight. Our
train was crowded with the solons
of our commonwealth. The Legis
lature having adjourned the day be
fore, the members were making for
home. Naturally, I found myself
drawn into conversation with some
of them. I found them a set of geni
al fellows; yet I found a disposition
on the part of at least one of them to
discredit the Holy Scriptures. How
careful we ought to be about whom
we choose to legislate for us! In
this progressive age; yea. this gol
den age, as some seem to think it to
be, and, indeed it is a desirable age to
live in, we have an octopus of huge
proportions confronting us in these
modern times. Educated men; yea,
wise men after the manner of world
ly wisdom are discarding divine
truth. In place of simple faith, they
become skeptical about the miracu
lous in God's word. It has been
said, truthfully no doubt, that the
great battle for Christianity will cen
te? around the divinity of our Lord
Jeusus Christ. The Lord wants to
work out a great salvation for the
world through the Christian Nations
of this earth. This is especially true
of our great United States. Our
statistics say we have in the United
States about thirty millions of
church members in a population of
about eighty millions! How is that
for a Christian nation?
Ijet us take heed lest we, as a
nation, have the terrible fate of
Rome, and other great nations of
the past. Let us, as a nation, look to
our bearings, and not drift into the
whirlpool of infidelity and skepti-
seism.
My stay in Stanly was pleasant; it is
always a pleasure to meet old friends
and relatives. Many whom 1 once
knew and loved are gone to that
bourne from whence no traveler re
turns. "All that are born must die,"
yet we hope to meet them again,
beyond the River.
I was glad to see so much substan
tial improvement is Stanly; improve
ments on every hand. I fear however
that the interest in farming is not
keeping pace with other interests.
1 come to the close. My letter has
grown rather long, and if this
passes, 1 will redeem my promise
to your readers and tell some
thing of Eastern Carolina.
J. M. Lowder.
Bath, N. C.
Lutheran Synod.
The North Carolina Lutheran
Synod in annual session at Salem,
Kowan county, last week had a large
attendance. Nearly every clergy
man in the synod was present and
great interest was taken in the busi
ness before the body. The reports
show that the church has made fine
progress in North Carolina during
the past year. There were a num
ber of prominent visitors in attendance.
Mrs. S. Joyce. 180 Sullivan St.,
Claremont, N. II., writes: "About
a year ago I bought two bottles of
roley 8 Kidney Cure. It cured me
of a severe case of Kidney trouble of
several years' standing. It certainly
is a grand, good medicine, and I
heartily recommend it." Red Cross
rharmacy.
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