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frm. H. 8TEWAfeT, . .Ed. and Prop,
LOUIS I FvpTJLETTt assistant.
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vsry 19. 1SC3, at the pose office at China
Grove, K 0 under the aot.of March 8
fiUBSOaiPTIOir PRICE,
papers per week cash ia advance, -fl,00
per year ; six months, 60e.
'PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY,
Ohcca Qbove, N. C. Jan. 20, 1911
A million dollar bond issue and
million dollar state building, un
necessary as they: are in these
times of peace, would be hand
some large olubs with which - the
Republicans might beat down the
Demooratio votes and olimb into
office in 1912.
Up to the present, so-far as our
observation goes, there has been
only one statesmanlike bill offer
ed in the legislature. We refer
to the bill by Woolen of Lenoir,
making it a misdemeanor to
"lobby" among the members of
.the general assembly. There are
, men who make it their bnsineBs
during the sessions of the legis
lature to hang around, instruct,
advise, beseeoh, threaten and
orme snon members as they may
to vote for .some measure, some
scheme or trick that they are in
teres ted in. or anma onrnnrntinn
in whose employ they may be.
Jor instance our ex-member of
the legislature, Murphy, is now
in Raleigh nursing the legislature,
presumably in the interest of the
whiskey dealers, club bars near
beer joints, etc. Wooten's bill is
a very worthy measure and. the
legislature owes it to itself to pass
it and see that it is enf oroed.
The appointment of a Bill Nye
day in the public schools of the
State when an effort is to be made
to mulct from the innocent school
children money with which to
build a Bill Nye memorial, is an
outrageous piece of presumption
and the use, if not the' usurpa
tion, of such authority should not
be tolerated a minute. The pub
lic schools, it seems, are coming
to be made to bear the brunt of
every little money-raising scheme
that is put J afoot. If this thing
is to continue the "public soeools
will suffer considerably, both di
rectly and indirectly. It is all
very i well for the teachers and
superintendents of public instruc
tion to have their ideals, but it
is not right for them to foroe such
ideals upon the defenseless chil
dren 'in their charge, and they
should not be permitted tp do so,
to say nothing of the glorifying
of penal institutions. It is no
more right or proper to permit
such eohemes to be worked
through the public sohools than
.......
it is to teacn some particular re
ligion or political faith. If the
schools are to become branohes of
a collecting bureau and thus their
true functions as educational
institutions be diverted it is time
the friends of the sohools should
set up and take notice. Proper
education of the youth is the
thins needed and that for whioh
we pay tax.
but hope for something more sub
stantial in the way of advertising
patronage from the business folk.
As to the success of the paper
as a business venture, we -freely
admit that it has been -quite ex
pensive. It was our original ' in
tention to set up a printing plant
here, but it was spon noticed that
such a step was not warranted by
thB average volume of advertising
that could be secured by the most
persistent drumming. It. Is not
the purpose in this artiole to com
plain, .we are not complaining,
but we direct the attention of the
intelligent to one sound business
principle, i. e.. If a clerk does
not prove by the quality, of his
service that he is worth higher
wages, he will not likely be able
to secure an increase. We tried
the field and could not get the
necessary business to justify the
setting up of a plant. However
we have continued the publican
tion, have offered the use of these
columns to any who wished to dis
cuss measures of general or local
interest in a genteel manner, or
in other words, the paper has
been as fully at the beck and call
of the citizens of China Grove as
is the town well. We can't foroe
any one to advertise, to write en
tertainingly on popular subjects,
to subscribe, to read or assist in pro
moting it or the town, nor would
we if we could. If it is not ms.de
use of we feel that our responBi
bility is at end Those who re
fuse to patronize it new because
it is not printed in : the town,
would, should a plant be set up
here, soon fiod some other excuse,
or pretense, to withhold their
patronage. It is all folly to ex
pect a newspaper to be conducted
on suoh lines as will please every
body and it takes an exceeding
narrow mind to expect as much.
The thing to do, as we see it, is
to help what we have and, if the
business will justify the plaoing
of a plant here, it will not be long
in coming. Thoie who can't, or
refuse to understand such loeio
might try feeding ahor. on air
and see how long he will need a
stable. x
However the new year is at
band, it is an appropriate time to
make resolutions to do better and
olimb higher. Providence has
been merciful jand kind to us,
crops have, been good and there is
no reason why we .all should not
look forward to a prosperous and
happy year. Bnch being true,
lets go forward on such lines as
may spread gladness, sunshine,
success and better conditions gen
erally for all with whom we come
in contact. The Record expects
to continue to make its weekly
visits and hopes to do whatever it
may in the moral!, patriotic and
material advancement cf its read
ers, it oraves the good win and
continued kindnesses of those who
see fit to bestow them. It has
opinions and convictions and will
be true to them, but at the same
time it has no quarrel with any
who honestly differ from it.
All together for 1911 !
Stick to ttte Stiple Crops.
I .continually- get letters
from farmers m the bouth
asking for information in re
gard to growing, sunflowers
and broomcom and ginseng,
and what not. These letters
are almost : invariably! f rom
men who have, been growing
cotton onlyj and whose meth
ods have not proved success
ful, and instead of endeavor
ing to improve with the drops
thef are f amaliar with, they
want to try some that they
know nothing about;jand the
success of which with them
would be problematical. I do
not believe in single cropping
of any sort, whether of 50
ton in. th oputh or corn or
wheat in the North, but I do
believe-in specialized farming.
That is, to have a crop sis a
rnnnarr rnn finf. ia fan lf.fi t,r
vour conditions; and then so f
arrange your farming as to
give that crop the best pos
sible chance in your rotation.
In the Cotton Belt there is no
crop that can compete with
cotton as a money crop if the
farmer farms and does not
merely plant cotton year after
year on did dead soil with the
aid of a little low -gracle fer
tifizer. He should associate
his farming the legumes
.- Mini jus of Bottles fv
of Dr.: Bel I's Piue-Tur-Honey
used unnually is good . evidence
that it is a good remedy for La
Grippe, ccughs, colds, and all
throat and bronchial troubles.
Look for the Bell' on. the Bottle.
Sold every where.
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With this issue The Rowan
Reoobd enters its third volume.
Tins, in some respects, is a re
markable statement. Suoh i
thing has never happened in Chi
na Grove before. But while this
is true, its existence has been
quite different from what we
hoped for, and, to say it has ex
lstea, so lar as its nnanciai suc
cess is concerned . ia saying about
all the conditions will permit of.
uut tnis is not tne only view we
taken of the matter, we 'have ob
tained some pleasure by its con
duct, we have learned to know
China Grove, her good people, her
truly enterprising, patriotic, gen
erous. wholesouled people, her
able and consecrated ministers,
and though not least, some of her
obarming ' women . Those we
have met on our reunds and ocea
sionaL visits have been good to us.
Tney nave renaerea mucn aid in
news gathering and in other ways
that makes one truly appreciative
of- their cordiality, sympathy,
: friendship and assistance render
ed. To ay this in our own be
half is also, to wish that our la
bors have returned, in a -measure
at least, some of the good will and
consideration so generously ex
tended. We earnestly wish a con
tinuance of the pleasant relations,
LODGE DIRECTORY.
Eureka Lodge, 283, A. F. of A.
M., meets every first Monday
night of each month in the Ma
sonic .Hall.
Woodmen of World, Maple
Camp, No. 85, meets every second
and third Tuesday nights. H. J
Eddleman, Council Commander,
L. W. Safrit, Clerk.
Hero Council, No. .65. Jr. O
U. A. M., meets every Wednes
day night. J. F. Cooper, Conn
cilor; W. R. Bostian, Recording
Seoretary.
Patriotio Sons of America,
meets. every Thursday nigfit H.
I Eddleman, President; i3. G.
Setzer, Secretary.
China Grove Lodge, No. 102,
Knights of Pythias, meets every
Friday night. J. L, Sifferd,
Chanbellor Commander; W. 0.
Sifferd, keeper of Records and
Seals.
in
for forage and feeding and
corn and oats as auxiliary
crops, and if he farms with
these in a good rotation and
makes manure, he will soon
find that these auxiliary
crops are not merely "supN
plies, " but are profitable crops
to crow for sale. The South
-m J J J
is rapidly getting into tne
CornJBelt, for Louisiana and
Mississippi' have corn to sell,
and when this takes place all
over the South the feeding of
farm animals will naturally
follow, and bigger cotton
crops will "be made on less
land. W, F. Massey, in Ral
eigh (N. C.) Progressive Far
mer.
King of Externals
Is Security; J6$'ju.
laved onesJJElnical
pliysiciaits siy Cow
ans . is the Best. ; .It
positively Cures all
ills arismg from In
flammation or - Con
gestion such asTPneu
mOniai Croup, Colds.
Have ffi ven Govrana Preparation
& thorough test, it is th BEST
preparation on the market for the
l'eli&f of fjieiiwomn. Croup, Colds,
Coughs- J. iS. P. SMITH, M.D.,
Augnsta, Georgia,
BUY TO-DAY! HAVE IT IN tK HOME
All Draiss ' SI. 50 -, 25o. v
GOWAM MEDICAL CO.. DUSHAM, N, C.
GaifiniaaiJ. t4 maucf r-.faaij t V-wr Dru j!st
Gray Veneer
CTanel-Co
Is
Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Hondy
a house-hold word in every
state in the anion as we1! as in
several foreign countries. For
Grippe, Coughs, Colds. Asthma
and throat troubles it is thebest.
Sold eyory -where. Look for the
Bell-on the Bottle.
Will buy, standing on the
stump, those large old White
Oa trees of yours.
Call and get prices
' GRAY VENEER AMD
PANEL CO.
Cnina Grove, N. C.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
' Reformed Churches, Rev. Mil-
on M. Noaker, pastor.
"Mt. Zion Reformed Church':
Sunday school every Sunday at
10 a. m. . . ' '
Preaching service every 1st and
3rd Sundays at 11-a. m. -
Junior catechetical and mission
ary services every Saturday af ter-
noon at 2;80;p. m.
St. Paul's Reformed Church:
Sunday school every Sunday at
9:80 a. m. i
PieachiDs services every 2nd
and 4th Sundays at 11 a . m.
Ch$na Grove, Services held in
the Town Hall : Sunday school
every Sunday at 8 p. m .
Preaching service every 1st and
3rd and 4th Sunday nights at
7:80. .' ' ' 7
Landis : preaching service 2nd
Snnday night- at 7 :80. -and 4th
Sunday at 4:80 p. m. :
.M.
J.
E.
J.
China Grove Circuit
Church, South, Rev..
Eads, pastor ip charge.
The. China; Grove Methodist
Sunday School meets every Sun
day morning at 10 o'clock.
- The Braca Class- meets in the
China Grove Methodist church ey
ery Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
1st Sunday 11 a. m,, China
Grove. 8 p. m , Harris Chapel
7 :30 p. m, Landis.
2nd Sunday,-11 a. m ., China
Grove. 7 :30 p. m ., Chfna Grove
. 3rd Sunday, 11 a. m., Harris
Chapel., 4 p. m., Landis. 7:30
China Grove.
4th Sunday. 11 a m. China
Grove, 7:30 p m., China Grove.
JOB FBIiTIICr.
I use this method to inform
the public that I am now able
to do all kinds of commercial,
card, tag, and figure and rule
work. .
' My plant is well equipped
for doing good, neat printing,
and I solicit your patronage.
D. I. OFFMAN,
China Grove, N. C
Dr. H. Hendrix
DENTIST.
China Grove every day except
Thursday, Thursdays at Kaunap-
ipolis. MrSl-81y
Solves A Deep Mystery.
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almost -.helpless sufferer for ten
years. . It suited my case as
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and to rid the' system of Kidney
poisons that cause rheumatism,
Electrio Bitters has ao . equal.
Try them. Every bottle is gaur
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SPECTACLES
AND EYE GLASSES
That are properly fitted not only give perfect vis
ion but comfort , Why not enjoy the bleisings of
youth by wearing "a pair of bur scientifically fitted
glasses. We can satisfactorily fit any eye that'
can be fitted the more difficult, the better. We
"make a specialty of fitting eyes that other people
have failed to fit. Give us a trial, yre will do you
good. -
We duplicate all broken lenses. Nothing made in
lenses that we cannot duplicate. It makes no dif
f erence where it comes from, bring it to us and
we will duplicate same " '
tHl- L
MA
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The Optometrist Ta is Not Being Led,
128 Um Haln St.,
Salisbury, N. G.
ft? V
TYPEWRITERS AT SPECIAL PRICEST
MACHINES FROM $12.50 UP.
I have Just been taking inventory and am cleaning
up odds and ends. This is your opportunity.
iBflPIRE BUILDING.
Salisbury, N. C.
St, Mark's Luthkban Church
Sunday school 9 :45 a. m. Morm
ing worship 11 a. m. Evening
worship 7 :S0.
Lutheran Chapel. Rev. C. A
Brown, pastor.
- Preaching every 2nd and 4th
Sunday at 11 A. M.
Sunday "school every Sunday
9:46 A.M.'
CiJnter Grove, Rev. C. A
Brown, pastor.
-Preaching every 1st and 8rd
Sundays at 11 A. M.
a
. Baptist Church. Rev. J. M
McEenzie, pastor. "Preaching 2nd
and 4th Sunday at 11 a. m. and
2 :45 p. m. Sunday school each
Sunday at 10 a . m, .
We will have at our barn on
71
TUESDAY;
JANUARY
MULES.
31, 191 1
Fifty Head of - ,
I HORSES. MARES AND
M. All well broken and as cheaD as is"
VI . ....
possible for them to be sold.-
71 iSfift what we have betore buvinsr.
Terms,: Cash or good paper. "
Harper Livery & Sale Co.
J. P.' HARPER, manager.
v
TheOnly One That Will Do it.
The New Empire Grain Drill
is theuonly drill that will sow.
all kinds : of small grain
through the same runs and
drill the same quantity per
acre without change. If you
have it set to sow one bushel
of wheat , to the aore it is
ready for one bushel of oats,
peas or any other small grain
We have nine 4 Bar Sumpter Telephones comp'ete with r
receivers, transmitters and batters at f 10.60. These phones
are brand new. We bought them for a party and through
misunderstanding they were left on our hands. Regular price
$11,25 ajjd freight added. ' "
We still sell. Sharpies cream separators, the best yet. If
its anything in hardware, a good buggy or a wagon we have it.
China Grove Hardware
Company I
IS , uu LEd 13d u UULbLbn
GOOD $100 RUBBER TIRE
$40 ST A1J BARD
BUGGY AHO A
TilAGHirJE.
0
HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU
THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN and THE ROWAN
RECORD, according to custom,: again dffers a. high
class, rubber-tire, top buggy, as a first prize, and a splendid
Standard Sewing Machine as a second prize, to the party
securing votes as noted by the rules given below. These
prizes are the very best that can be had for the money and
are fully worth any bpdyV lime necessary to secure them.
No. 1. The contest is open "to auj.
' white person, man, woman, boy or gkl,
except such as are in the employ of The
Watchman or Rkcpbd.
No. 2, Votes will be given i i exchange
for subecriptions to Thk Watchman and
Recobd, when acCompauidd by the actual
cash, at the' following rates : 100 votes
for every ten cwnts paid in oa either pa
per, or both; v 1000 votes for one,(l)
year's subscription to " either paper, if
paid in advance ) and 2000 votes for one
."(I) '.year's', subscription to: both "Tsg
Watchman and Recobd paid in advance .
: No. 8. Paid in advance shall .be in
- terpreted to mean that a . subscriber is
either square cn our bock's at the date of
' payment, or pays up ' to such time, and
then makes payment in cash for the year
to follow.
,No 4. The subBcriber has th9 light to
: cast bis vot& for whomsoever he may
vwi9h and may seek the vot8 of others
No. 5.
The
party receiving the larg
est number of votes according to the rules
of the contest, will be awarded the first
priser or buggy, and he. who receives the
second largest number of votes will be
awarded the second prize, or sewing ma
chine. . . -
-No. 6. All votes mutt he deposited at
The Watchman office in Salisbury within
15 days after the date of issuance, or they
wiil not be counted. . '. 1
No. 7. Should the contestants desire
a committee to make the final count of
votes they can select one consisting of
three or five members,, as follows: The
Watchman will select one of ,.three, or
two of five, the contestant! the same, and -thesd
shall select the third, or fifth mem
ber. "
No. 8- The contest will open , Mtnday
morning, January 15th, and close at 4 p.
m., Saturday, Mav 6th, 1911. . ?
For further information, lists, receipt books, etc., write to or call on,'
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J Editoi- aiid Proprietor, ;
120 West Innes St., -' ' ' Salisbury, N. X).
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