North Carolina Newspapers

CONCORD TIMES, Has twioe the Circulation of any Paper Ever Published in the County. Cornea ry wice Every Wwk and theories) is Only One Dollar OF Join B. SherriU, Editor and Owner. PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK. $1.00 a Tear, In Advance. a Tear." Volume XXII. Concord, N. C, October 21, 1904. Number 33. ' THE V Si CITY LOTS For Sale ! Each. is 70x200 Feet. We offer for sale 51 large lots In South I'pn oord. adjoining the ralrvlew property, llils Is a anetapportunlty either or Investment or for persons wishing to buy home sites. Nearly halt of these lots are Inside the cor porate limits We offer: Lots i. 1. ft, ft, IS, 12, 14. IV and 18, on South V nlon street, at $150 each. Lou SO, 22, 24. W, 28, 80, 33. St, 31, and 38 on East Bide Soring street, at HUU each. Lots 40, 42, 44, HI, 48, 50, 63. 54, 68 and 58 on West Bide Spring steet, at f So each. Lots 80, ft!, 4, 88. 88, 70, 73, 74, 78, 78, and 80 on East Hide Fred street at 15 each. Lots 82 to KB on West Side Fred street, at f25each. We have also 30 acres adjoining the prop erty of J. F. Day vault at Vn per acre, 10 acres adjoining the above at t")i per acre. Jno. K. Patterson & Co. A Splendid Little Farm .at a Bargain. 32 acre, of land 2H miles west of Con cord on macadamized Poplar Tent road, in high state of cultivation with good four-room dwelling, splendid frame barn 30x50 feet, well finished up with stalls and bin at a cost of $300. Splendid young bearing orchard, well, 2 sprngs, 6 acres timber, 4 acres pasture, crop of 1904 67 bushels oats and rye, 150 bush els corn and 10 bales cotton. Jno. K. Patterson Co. CONCORD, N. C. for sale, one-half pine, l2 oak, six miles from Con cord on Mt. Pleasant road. Apply to Jno. K. Patterson & Co. CHILLS DENGUE, AGUE, LAGRIPPE, BUIauM Fever end ell other Malarial Ills. SOcZZ PROFESSIONAL CARDS. DR. H. C. HERRING. DENTIST. Is now on the ground floor of the Lltaker Building. OOJTOOBS. H. O. DR. W. C. HOUSTON Surgeon Gnr Dentist, OOirOOltD, H. 0. la prepared to dp all kinds of dental work in the most approved manner. Office over Johnson's Drug Store. Residence 'Phone 11 Office 'Phone 42. L. T. HARTSELL, Ittornej-at-Law, C OWCOKP, WOITH CAROLINA. . Prompt attention given to all business. Office In Morris building, opposite the court house. DRS. LIB.Y & WALKER, .. offer their professional services to the cltl aens of Concord and surrounding country. Calls promptly atteuded day or night. W I. afOmaOsTSHt. I. LBSOBOWBLf . MOITGOIERT & CROWELL, . Attorneys and Connselors-at-Lai, oonooKD, h. o. As partners, will practice law In Cabarrus, Stanly and adjoining counties. In the f-u lie nor and Supreme -lurte o I the 8ta and in the Federal Courts. Office in court nnuaa. Parties desiring to lend money can leave It with us or place it in Concord National Hank for us, and we will lend It on good real es tate security free of charge to the depositor. We make thorough examination of title to lands offered as security for loans. Mortgages foreclosed without expense to owners or same. Henry B. Adams. Thos. J. Jerome. Fraak Arm field. TouVb. Manesa. Llmt tee, irnM & Km, Attornejs ud Counsellors it Lit, t ONCORD, N. C. Praetleo In all the State and V. S. Courts. Prompt attention given to collections and feneral laSJiraoUca. Persons Interested in he settlement af tata, administrators, executors, and guardians are especially in vited to call on us, as we repnasent one of the tersest bonding companies. Vsi America; In fact wa will go any kind of a bond cheaper than any one else. rarsies aennng tv imu biuuvt caa It with us or deposit It In Concord fiat tonal Rnk. and wa wlU lend it on approved secu rity rree orcnarge w me lenuer. Continued and painstaking attention will be given, at a reasonable price, to all legal bosineas. omea In new Morris Building opposite TrlBUDMSIea. S3 0 W O fiuaranteed Closing Out Cash-Sale la order to convert our entire stock of goods into the cash we will selr -A.T COST from now until our stock of goods is entirely dis- rtrkcorl tf W liav. a o-ftnrl f. m line ot SHOES .. also a general line of and Fancy Groceries. Store fixtures incfuded in this sale. Now is your chance to get some rare Dargains. rvveryuiing ...Strictly Gasb on Delivery... If you you owe us anything please let as have it at once. Respectfully, Biggers Brothers. Oct. 7-lru. too BUSHELS SEED RYE $1.00 Per BUSHEL... 20 Bushels 8eed GrayVirginiaOats 65 Cents per Bushel F. B. McKINNE Dr. Davis' Chill Killer The original Chill Killer of Dr. Davis is guaran teed to kill chills or mon ey refunded. This is not an experiment, but a certainty. At least a hundred chill victims in and around Con cord (people) you know) have been cured As a tonic nothing in the market is superior. Try it. Gibson Drug SM TO THE ties We want to buy your produce and will give you 20c per dozen for eggs. 10c to 25c for chickens. 65 to 80 cents for Irish Pota toes. 50 to 60 cents for sweet pota toes. 1 to IVic per pound for cab bage. 10 to 15c per pound tor butter. 40 to 60c per bushel for apples. 75 to 90c for Onions. We have recently added a line of Dry Goods and Notions and can give you most anything you want in exchange for your pro duce. D. J. BOST tt CO. Q.O. Richmond. Thos. W. Smith. G. G. RICHMOND & CO. 1882 1904. GENERAL ilffi OFFICE. Carrying all lines of business. Companies all sound after Bal timore fire. We thank you for past favors, and ask a continuance of your business. Rear room City Hall. ROYAL , IPoultrv Mixture PrheDest in the World It keeps poultry healthy and makes them lay. FOR BA L T J. A. Honejcatt 4 Company, oinaoit MILL. a itwti, nMtrit au ruts. 1 r L J Best Cvu b bjrruik. TaMa GwA. Dm I I fl hitim. gold by drmtsTt-U. J 1 C - W TBHIPEBANCE LECINLtTION aCTKD BV BUnotHtTS. THE WATTS ACT. The Watts set forbids the sale or manufacture of intoxicating liquors within the State of North Carolina ex cept in incorporated cities or towns. To this limitation there are certain exceptions, namely : (1) Such liquors may be sold by druggists, in town or country, upon proper prescription. (2) Wine or cRler manufactured from grapes, berries or fruits raised on the landssof the person so matiufac turing, or purchased by the manufac turer from growers thereof, are excepted from the application of this act. (3) "This act shall not apply to brandy manufactured from fruit or grapes and sold in original packages of not less than five galeons." N. B. Observe the protection vouch safed the farmer. TOWNS AND CITIES In the second place the Watts act provides that towns and cities may vote on the drink questions upon peti tion of one third of the qualified voters, and that in such elections the will of the majority shall hold. The vote may be on the following questions: "For Distilleries," "Against Distil leries;" "For Saloon," "AgainBt Sa loon;" "For Dispensaries," "Against Dispensaries." This is nothing more or less than a fair and square local option law, en abling our towns and cities to take such measures to govern the traffic in intoxicating liquors as may seem best. THK ENACTMENT OF THE WATTS ACT. It is shown that the Watts act pro vided for the exclusion of barrooms and commercial distilleries from the rural nr nnnnlinpri rlistrinta: and for Itmal option as to the several methods of treating the drink problem in the mu nicipalities, or policed districts. How logical this step was will appear when one perceives how it fiis in with and adjusts itself to the actual condi tions in our commonwealth: (1) By natural action the barrooms had already passed out of the rural dis tricts of North Carolina. This had been brought about by the schools and churches and the improvement in the standards of the people. The Watts act simply made complete the move ment that the churches and school houses bad practically swept North Car olina with. v (2) While there were few country barrooms there were many distilleries of the baser sort hidden deep in the woods, centers of lawlessness, a menace to peace and order, and most of them constantly defrauding the government. The Watts act had the effect of bring ing the legitimate distilleries into the light of quenching out the illegitimate distilleries; in each case conferring a boon upon the rural districts for' which they had been preparing for many years. In evidence of this the fact may be cited that every general assembly for twenty years has been called upon to incorporate an increased number of school houses and churches for the single purpose of forbidding the manu facture or sale of intoxicating liquors within from two to five miles of them. The general assembly of 1901 thus in corporated about 900 such institutions located in all parts of the State. (3) Under the process, under the op eration of the former local option law, and under the law giving county com missioners discretion in granting licenses to sell intoxicating liquors, North Carolina had become by 1908 largely prohibition territory, as the fol lowing statements will show: In sixty counties out of ninety-seven the manufacture and sale of intoxi cating liquors was forbidden. In the other thirty seven, counties the incorporation of churches and school houses had greatly restricted the liquor traffic. The cross-roads barroom had already reachedthe vanishing point. So, therefore, the Watts act is not only radical, but is simply a step in the direction in which North Carolina has been moving for s generation; s recog nition by the Democratic party of the well-matured convictions of the people and a response to these convictions worthy of a party that is truly demo cratic. THE WATTS ACT AND THE FARjKR, . The Watts act is considerate cif the farmer Under it he can manufac'.ure and sell brandy and wine, produced from bis fruior grapes or berries, or produced by "hers and purchased by him. On the other band, this act pro tects the farmer's home. It banishes from the cross-road and the highway the country bar, which was so apt to send along the highways men intoxi cated and in condition to disturb the peace and happiness of our country communities. Fall openings in chestnut burrs will soon be announced. COLLIER'S WEEKLY, A GHBAT . NOBTHKHN JOL'MNAL, FLAYS HOOSKVIELT'S DOI'THKHN fOLICV. Collier's Weekly is a high grade in dependent sleekly that discusses politi cal matters from a perfectly independ ent standpoint. In a late issue it compares Boosevelt's behavior toward the traditions or it might say preju dices of the South to the policies of Lincoln and McKinley, as follows : "Although it is a coarse exaggeration to trace any one act of violence, whether by negroes or avenging mobs, to Mr. Koosevelt, it is the dreadful truth that his behavior has increased the depravity of the negroes and the unreason of the whites. In a situation requiring tact and patience virtues brought to this task by Lincoln and McKinley Mr. Roosevelt has used that narrow, one-sided inter gity with which- presidents and their advisers have cursed the South, from Andrew Johnson to Henry Cabot Lodge. One of Mr. Boosevelt's virtues, however, is his ability to learn. He spoke useful words recently in refusing to pardon a negro criminal, and we hope that, if he is re elected, he will, during his second term, be a better president of the South." The last hope has no base to stand upon. There is no doubt that bis pledge to carry out the policies of Mr. McKinley has restrained Mr. Eooeevelt somewhat. The declaration in the Re publican national platform inquiries with a view to cutting down the con gressional representation of the South ern States shows that, if the people elect bim president, Mr. Roosevelt will drift further and further away from the virtues and patience of McKinley and Lincoln, and rather make Ben Wade and Thad Stevens his models. Mr. Roosevelt's letter of acceptance would seem to indicate that he will not stop at cutting off Southern representa tion, but will Philippinize the South, for he says : "In our several commonwealths here in the United States, we, as a people, now face the complex problem ol securing fair treatment to each man regardless of his race or color. We do so only if we approach the problem in the spirit of courage, common sense, and high-minded devotion to the right, which has enabled Governor Taft, Governor Wright and their associates to do so noble a work in giving to the Philippine people the benefit of the true principles of American liberty." If this does not mean another era of s shade better reconstruction with Taft in place of Cinby and Wright in place of Sickles, what does it mean T Parmer. SUM Complaining That Char lotte market la Too Low. Charlotte News. Farmers still continue to kick against the Charlotte cotton market. A gentle man from Shopton, who was here this morning said that 23 bales were taken from bis'immediate neighborhood Sat urday to the Tuckasege Mills and that they received 10 cents for it, aggregat ing over $1,300. They tried to sell this cotton in Charlotte all the day before and also Saturday morning but were offered only 9 G5 for if. They claim that the difference more than pays for hauling it a little further. This gentleman says that much other cotton from his section is also going to different points, several bales going to McAdenville Saturday. These are unpleasant facts for Char lotte merchants to consider but they are puliahed in the hope that a reme dy may be found. It may be said that the mills, buying direct from the fields can afford to pay more than the man who buys to sell, but the complaint is made that the buyers in other towns are payiDg more for the staple than is paid in Charlotte. Monument to Gen. Baasom. Raleigh,' N. C, Oct. 19. A move ment bns begun here which has the ardent support of the State officers, for the erection of a statue of the late United States Senior, Matt W. Ransom, the purpose being to place this in the capitol square in which there is already a statue of the late Z. B. Vance. It is stated that the funds could be quickly raised for this purpose. It is declared that Rarsjm did more for bis Slate while in Congress than every otlsy man it has ever had to re present it there. Better Tbaai Ptlla. The question has been asked in what way are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Liver Tablets superior to the ordi nary cathartic and liver pills? Oar an swer is they are easier and more pleas ant to take and their effect is so gentle and so agreeable that one hardly realize. that it is produced by a medicine. Then they not only move the bowels bnt im prove the appetite and aid the digestion. For sale at 35 cents per bottle at M. L. Marsh. FOR VOIIMU KRNERS. . SO I T II- Soulhern Farm MasazAe. Now the lost opportunities of this army of young men in the South con sist of their failure to secure work on their own account; to be masters of themselves and of their business; to be able to act in accordance with their convictions of duty and to be proud and lordly-landed proprietors. Wiry should not each of these young men strive to secure a nest-egg for the future in buying and paying for a piece of land or a farm in the country? Such a possession would elevate their charac ters, increase their patriotism, stimulate their ambition, and give them, which is above all price, a feeling of security against the whims and caprices of em ployers. Everyone knows that com petent employes are often dismissed to make place for some favorite or to in crease the influence of the appointing power. No amount of faithful work will avert this danger to the employe. He Bbould therefore provide s place into which he may retire and be sure of a competency. Productive lands are now low in price throughout the South ern States. A few dollars per month saved and invested in land will be the safest of all investments, and in time make profitable returns. The growing of fruits and vegetables in almost every part of the South opens a rich field for the employment of capable young men. Nor is this all. Every agricultural product of the United States, if not of the whole earth, may be grown success fully in the Southern States. The most valuable of all crops, such as cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco and. the tropical fruits, find .suitable soils and climate for their growth, with markets that are open to them cr a part of them in all civilized and Bemi-civilized coun tries. The young men of the South should embrace the opportunity thus offered while it is yet in their power. Nothing else is safer, nothing else is more healthful, and, if rightly con ducted, nothing else is more profitable than the growing of the standard crops of the South, as well as fruits, melons and vegetables. From the Stanly Enterprise. Mr. James E. Harvell, who has been serving at a post in the Philippine ! land, is off on a brief furlough, and i spending it with relatives and friends in Western Stanly. He was a pleasant caller in our office Monday. He is a fine looking young man and loots every inch a soldier. He is a postal clerk in the orlice at Manila. The condition of Mr. and Mrs. R, A. Crowell continues critical. Their sys tems were so charged with the poison that the healing orocess is but slow at the best. Now and then the patients have a good day until the poison seems to nestle in some vital organ, when, the fever run high and the heart and pulse beats become lower. An Int-reaae In Pen.lona. In an interview with State Audito Dixon, who has charge of pension mat ters, he was asked about the number of pensions on the new list and replied that there were of the first-class 94, who will receive f60 a year; of the sec ond-class, 293, who will receive f 15; of the third class, 551, who get 135; fourth- class, 7,428, whose annual allowance is 14. There are 4,950 widows, who re ceive $14. The total number of pen sions is 13,316, an increase of 1,348 over last year. The largest increase in any one year was in 1902, when the new law went into effect, and it was over 2,500. Last year the increase was only 745. Father and Son Both Veterans. Salisbury Sum - Capt. Thomas B. Beall's inquiry with reference to the surviving fathers of living ex Confederates appears to have started an endless chain. A remarkable case, however, is that of Mr. John Pethel and his son, Mr. A. J. Pethel, of Landis China Grove township. Both father and son were brave Con federate soldiers. Another question is now raised, viz: How many Rowan faUlers who with their sons did service for the Confederacy are surviving T Another case of a surviving father of a veteran is found in the person of Mr. W. A. Karriker, father 6? Mr. J. W. Karri ker. A Thonchtfnl Ulan. M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., knew what to do in the hoar of need. His wife had such an nnnsnal case of stomach and liverTronble, physicians could npt help her. He thoaghtcf said tried Dr. KiFK s Kew Lire fills SteTd she got relief at once and was finally cared. Only 25c, at all druggist. Probably the two best known guber natorial cadidates in the United States fltre George W. Peck, of Wisconsin, the author of "Peck's Bad Boy," and W. Douglas, the $3 shoe man, of Mas achusetts. Both are Democrats. CHANCES THK FA R.I BBS' ALLIANCE. Charlotte News. If there is one class of pjeople in this country that is s helpless prey to all the sharks it is the farmers. By the very nature of their business it is very hard for them to co-operate for protec tion of their interests, snd hence they fall an easy prey to trusts snd illegal combinations. Some years ago they succeeded in effecting a very strong organization, and one that gave promise of doing much for the betterment of their con dition, and one that did much toward bringing the farmers together, improv ing social conditions in the country, and installing better business methods in the conduct of the farm. Unfortunately for all concerned this organization was wrecked by s few de signing politicians, who joined the alliance to further their selfish ambi tions. Their conduct not only wrecked the organization, but also engendered a prejudice in the minds of many people that it will take years to overcome. We are glad to note, however, that the Farmers' Alliance is again coming to the front. We note that it has been reorganized in this county and that good and true men have been elected as its officers. We extend to them our best wishes, and we desire to assure them that it will be the pleasure of both the News and Times-Democrat to co operate with them in any effort they may make for the advancement of the interests of the farmers of this county and State. y This organization, properly conduct ed, can be made very helpful to our farmers, and helping them it will help all of 38 who are engaged in legitimate enterprises. Let the organization go forward, and we commend it to our' farmers, and urge them to join it and help to make it useful. Rio Ur.ode Bltea Off Chunk of I lilted State. Confirmation is had of the reports that the Rio Grande, on its recent un precedented rise, changed its channel from the old bed that has always mark' ed the boundary between the United States and Mexico from its mouth to s point about sixty miles inland, to the gulch which is known as Arroyo, Colo rado. The flow of water in Arroyo, Colorado, is greater than that which is now passing down the old course of the river, and it is evident that the change is to be permanent unless diverted to its old channel by artificial means. More than 600,000 acres of land are cut off from the United States by this change in the river, should it be held that new course is the legal boundary between the two countries. . The ques tion will be referred to the United States-Mexico International Water Boundary Commission for determina tion, It is thought to be improbable that the new course of the river will be held to be the boundary. Brownsville, which has a population of 10,000, is now south of the river. World-Wide Eramsellstlc Movement la Arranged. 'The Christian ministers of Chicago and scores from other parts of the country, have fixed January 8, 1905, as the date on which to inaugurate the greatest world-wide evangelistic move ment ever started by the church. Speakers were appointed to secure the best speakers for the occasion and evangelistic music. Darning ma.tere Fl(ht Bear Hug ging; Fashion. A society for reforming the present style of dancing has been organized in Baltimore by the leading dancing mas ters of the city? "We propose," they announce, "to abolish this bear hug fashion of danc ing and romping. We don't approve of dancing a sort of two-step to the waltz and shall teach our classes to dance to the music." sfahea a Clean Sweep. There's nothing like doing a thing thoroughly. Of 111 the salves yon ever heard of, Backlen's Arnica Salve is the beet. It sweeps away and cores Barns, Sores, Bruises, Cats, Boils, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's only 21aV and guaranteed to give iatisfaction by all druggist. Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago, who has just been in conference with Judge Parker at Ewpus, gives it as his opinion that the Democrats have an excellent chance to carry Illinois. And Harrison is too careful a man, and jeal ous of bis political prestige, to use his hat for a megaphone in publishing ideas which he does not believe. He has a basis for his belief. If troubled with a weak digestion try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will do yon good. For sale by M. L. Marsh. No, Maud, dear; s political heeler cannot curs himself. . 1 tiuinuiiiiiiiiiiriiiutiHiiiiiiiiiiiiinttiitiiiiiiiiiii.iinnuiiiiiiiiriiiiittnitri arrnrnrtnj I GENUINE PERUVIAN is highly recommended by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture Every ton of PERUVIAN contains more than SIX HUNDRED POUNDS OF PLANT FOOD If you use PERUVIAN once, you will want no more manufactured chemical fertilizers, which do your lapd no PERMANENT GOOD For additional information, write to SMITH-DAVIS CO., IMPORTERS WILMINGTON, N. C. FOR I CANNON & FETZEH CO., Concord, IT. 0.' 4 II til IMIIiill J 111 III 1 1 1 1 U J IU I IJIJ 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 tl 1 1 1 1 1 It GOOK STOVES It saves time an hour a day. It saves labor. . It saves fuel, to say nothing of the worry and annoyance it saves. See our big line of Buck's Stoves and Ranges. Get our Prices .... Craven Brothers DO YOU THE WORTH OF YOUR :CALL BELL & HARRIS Furniture Store... We have the completest line of Heaters and Cook Stoves ever shown in Concord. Heaters $1.50 to $20.00. Ranges and Cook Stoves $7.50 to GOOO. Take a look and be convinced. Yours to please, Bell & Harris Furniture Co. Store 'Phone 12. Residence 'Phone 90. TIRES SHRUNK WHILE YOU WAIT. I have the best Cold Tire Shrinker in the country, and can shrink your tires for you while to my shop in rear of the new 3 : A IV 1 i B s i s 3 an 5 SALE BV 1 ri 1 1 1 J I II II I II l:U!l I Ull 1 1 Ml iassF j fv.af" Saves I ! a and that's but one of the great features about a BACK'S STOVE FORMTURE AID DHDER TAKIHG C01PAHT WANT AT THE you eat your dinner. Come Morris building. JAMES "WILKINSON. -