PUBLISHED TWICE A. WEEIC
91CO n Yon r, Du tt in
VOL. XXXVII.
CONCORD. N. C THURSDAY. AUGUST 3, 1911. '
NO. 10
13 Sherrill. EcHtorjand. Publisher
fHBt!rARMER INSTITUTE.
mc Farmers rresent many
Also Attend the Institute
t1(. most' largely! attended
i'.tl,l. Farmers'-., institutes
in tin1 city was conducted! at
and the Elks' Home
-lay.
at -the
There were , nearly
court '.house and the
in .of the folks' 1.
ome was
, ,i with ludi from
io'.int V.' DlV: F. Li
ail parts
V r
Stevens,
J MiilVans and Mr. J. P. Kerr
Mr.
ill the incn s meetmgiand Mrs
4) IT aiXl -Ulh. Viiuiiep uciviu-
i . r... M 1,.;. -rVZ
.,.((1 the ladies' meeting;
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Soil Improvement, J
Millsaps talked in' the fore
tin; soil improvement, and
! 'the importance I of rm-
'rj fin tlie 's-oil, if farmers expect! to
I'rt tmjlltahle returns from (their a-
L't
Iwr.
!t-r t!.)
jJoVing
,e subject was discussed un
. following -heads: - Deeper
liberal 'use' of legumes, rota
r.,is, live stock and jdrainage.
tcr of soil , improvement ;by
lowing, Avas emphasized. This
J to nature in enabling the
1 f L X . 1 1 . J I
till!) ULfi
The ii-'i
ace
"is an
un. ai'-, uiu i. vM-tt uuiu
and unite available the rawf elements
ilUr stlri-riial clays, and also makes
!1 i.. 'i.-ii ,aw -. i t . i
a rPSH'voir lo nuiu ntiin. p
lie
r'Mimes are aluable liumus
iiakors: besides uieir ; vaiue
rcn Lraujers.
as nitro-
r Soil Is greatly improved by a sys
tematic I rotation of crops. No plant
feeds tin its own excreta or effete
matter,' but -this may be fertilizer for
sume other crop.. ! -..' I.: ; f .
Drainage is an important factor
ia soil building, as a; wet soil excludes
the air and drowns the soil i bacteria.
No county can become permanently
rich without live stock, and it is a
rule in all civilized countries! that live
stuck increases as the value) of land
M i ,--! j
increases. i . f -I .
In the afternoon Mr. Millsaps xlis
cussed the importance of cultivation.
This should always be thorough and
the farjner should have some definite
' object 'in cultivation. V ; j .
The; (conservation of Soil moisture,
and the making available lof plant
food Should be the main purpose f of
cultivation. This should always I be
level and shallow. In any veathe4 it
siou'd; he more frequent in order
to conserve the moisture, j,.. , j
Intelligent handling of the! soil Ayill
greatly increase' the profits of the
farmer, and year by year e4able him
to put his soil in better condition, and
use unjiye and better machinery. j
Preventable Human Diseases. j
Dr. If. L. SteA-ens, of the A. andjM.
Colleirej and Experiment Station, Ajho
is the conductor om the Institute par
ty, spoke twice before the meeting.
One subject was, ' -Pre vent able Hu
man Diseases." lie spoke principally
of the three diseases, typhoid fever,
tuberculosis and hookworm. The first
two are caused by bacteria, living
thingsMso small that 300 end to end
Teach only a distance equal to lithe
"thickness of paper. They increase so
last that one in twelve hours may
result in many millions. J ,
Typhoid fever is caused only
these Ibacteri-i which breed onlv
by
the iiilestines of a tvphoid -person.
in
The excrement from the sick person
is fuljjof typhoid germs. These seep
into our milk and give typhoid to Oth
ers. AH milk should be protected
from Surface water and seepage, and
all 'excrement, from typhoid patients
shouhj be mixed Avith lime ajrid buried.
Tuberculosis, including consump
tion, is also caused by germs and is
sprea chiefly 'through sputum. Great
care stsould be taken by consumptives
to burn all sputum to prevent sptead
diseases.
One
. One
losis.f:
person in ten has typhoid.
person in ten dies of tubercu-
. One
person in four has tubercu-
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"losis.
jCollowinc the cause ofl1 action in
dicated by our knowledge ! these j dis
eases' lean be checked and eventually
stopped. - i
r, Stevens also spoke ot the more
furious of plant diseases, felling (how
to prevent them. Grapes, apples) and
otbcij fruits should be sprayed with
time-sulphur wash. Oat smut can be
topped by formalies as lean also
ttheat smut. . . I '
m large class of soil diseases
erd; also discussed. j
Poultry on the Tarm.
D J- P. Kerr spoke on1 Poultry'
the Farm." ns follows: I
arm," as follows':
Tl.is
an age of prdgress,- and
1 . t ' l , . O- I iO
l"ou2atlul men predict that he great
development in this great country
,L !;Urs durimr the next decade will
f l Southern States!' Our suc
jesiul future -jn- the Piedmonl sec-
lorij ;will not come from any one crop
;stO;m, nor from a tAvo cron system,
Vfucccss will come to us Avhen Ave
in"! aiversinea i.aiui-
?! embracing one or more branches
;.x hve stock. Iflwe accept as a fact
in v JSSons of experience either of
a'lmduals or nations Ave knoAV that
permanently successful system of
Vpulutre has pvpr nicf ; kvhic.h
illf 0ck lmsbandry did hot play an
?Portant part. Take Relriiim. lor
fiance wlii - - a
half i uiiginauv u paT
a i-oarren waste hnt Wnrl Ifnrm-
ing with roultr- raising and the srrow
ing of other live stock has deveiore'I
into one of the richest soils in Eu
rope. Growing live stock has made
Denmark rich and has kept the farm
ers of Holland prosperous and con
tented. The United States now leads
tlie Avorld in the profitable produc
tion ol poultry in Iarg quantities. In
recent years no industry has shown
such amazing growth and such in
crease in values as poultry. In a re
cent report Secretary Wilson of the
says the larmer here has become a
worthy companion of his cow and that
the value of poultry and eggs is just
about equal to the cotton and wheat
crops. "Uncle Sam's hens now lay
twenty billions of eggs a year, which
placed end to end would make a belt
around the earth at the Equator thir
ty eggs wide with enough eggs left
oA-er to make a line from the North
Pole to the South Pole. These eggs
loaded in railroad cars, 12,000 dozen
to the car 400 crates each contain
ing 30 dozen,. allowing 43 lineal feet
track to the car would make a solid
train of cars reaching from Concord
to New York.
It has been said that he people of
the Old North State are the most
conservatiA'e people in the Union, and
North Carolina has often been called
the Rip Van Winkle State. We can
no longer succeed by goinsr on in the
old Avay, but must adopt new up-to-date
methods. If the people of this
country, had been satisfied to go on
in the same old way as their forefath
ers we should now be plowinsr onr
land with wooden sticks and cutting
our Avheat Avith reap hooks and would
be: -..
Who does the best he kindo,
He sticks to his . cast from first to
last.
And for trousers makes his skin do."
I would say come let us reason to
gether for a little while, about some
of the little things on the farm. Our
Savior, when he had fed the 5,000
said to his disciples "Gather up the
fragments." Nature says "gather up
the fragments. ' ' In Nature 's house
hold there is no waste. The decay
or rocks from the soil for, plants. The
decay of plants form the mould,' in
which future ..plan.tswiil.fctgr,oWjjThje j
water dissipated in the air becomes:
clouds and rain. The brilliant hues
of floAvers and plants are not mere
adornments, but they serA-e to attract
bees that fertilize the plants by car
rying the pollen from floAver to flow
er. The carbonic acid we breathe out
is breathed in by the trees and plants
to form their woody stems.
Science as well as Nature says
"gather up the fragments." The for
mer refuse in making kerosene oil it
self. The waste of logs is made into
paper. In the United States mint in
Philadelphia by putting m a grated
floor over the other floor $80,000
worth of gold was saved in one year.
The New York branch of the Walth-
am Watch Co., when they were vacat
ing a building a building in which
hey had been melting gold for nine
een years burned the floors and real
ized $67,000 from the ashes.
I come not to advocate large poul
try plants nor o I wish the hen to
become a supplanter , or any ot the
other sources of the farm but I do
claim for her a place in the farm and
state without fear of contradiction
that he is the most profitable little an
imal around the farm to gather up
the fragments and convert them in
to palatable food in the way of meat
and eggs.
The Woman's Institute.
The Woman's Institue opened with
an interested audience of eighty peo
ple. Mrs. Orr, of Charlotte, was the
first on the programme, and gave a
most instructive talk on food and
dieteties. She told of the effect of
the different foods upon the body.
How protein must be taken in proper
proportions to build up tne tissues
and from what foods we received this.
Why starches and fats are necessary,
and why the man witn a wen Daianu
ed rashion must add to his bill of
fare the vegetables and fruits which
he so freouentlv denies himself. The
proper feeding of children and why
the Adults diet diners irom iuai ui
the child. The absolute necessity for
ArlMrw more mater and godd re
sults that accrue from the properly
nnVe1 food.
She was followed by Mrs. Charles
McKimmon, of Raleigh, who first
gave a talk on how to mate gooa
bread and Hollowed it oy a uemuix
ctt-ntinn nf nuick rolls.
Mrs. McKimmon 's demonstration
Avas an eye opener even to experienc
ed bread makers. In a very graphic
way she shoAved how the yeast is a
rlant. how- it multiplies, how it feeds
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on the food provided and the neces
ditions for its growth. She
the reason bread must be
worked or kneaded why we often find
a loaf of bread, otherwise good, full
of large holes. i
Trt her own inimitable Avay, in the
presence of the audience, she made up
o Web of dousrh for quick rolls. Part
vf this batch was made af once into
a pan of what proved to be really
quick rolls for the entire process, in
cluding the rising and baking requir
ed not quite two hours. The other
part of the batch was set aside for a
second kneading. Thereby Mrs- Mc
Kimmon demonstrated the fact that
the second rising gives a bread of fin
er and more beautiful texture. This
she demonstrated in the afternoon ses
sion at which time the rolls of the
first batch were passed around, hot,
to be sampled by the audience.
Mrs. Orr's talk on the "Moral
Training of Our Children" is some
thing that every mother who has a
child to rear should hear. She speaks
out of a full heartland her wide ex
perience and sound j judgment.
Successful institutes were held also
at Mt.' Pleasant oil Wednesday and
Harrisburg today It is most gratify
ing to knoAv that he attendance on all
these institutes Avas large. .
Prof. McLeod Elected to Succeed
Prof. McLain.
At a meeting of the School Board
held Tuesday, Profassor Hinton Me-
Ieod, of Red Springs, N. C, was
elected principal of Central Graded
School in place of, Mr. J. Lacy Mc
Lain, resigned. .
Mr. McLeod is an honor graduate
of Davidson College and has had four
years experience as a teacher. He
comes very highly recommended, as
the folloAving will show, and the Board
considers itself very fortunate in se
curing his services.
" Covington, Ga., June 1st, 1910.
"To AVhom It May Concern:
"Prof. Hinton McLeod was elected
assistant superintendent of the Cov
ington Public High School for the
session -1909-'10, and has filled .that
position to the entire satisfaction of
the School Board and of the patrons.
"He was unanimously re-elected to
the position for next session but vol
untarily declined to accept.
"Prot. McLeod is an exceptionally
strong instructor, thoroughly quali
fied in evyery way to render efficient
service as a teacher; is of most exem
plary character, greatly beloved by
all the pupils under him and exerts
a splendid influence for good over his
pupils.
The Board desires to commend
him most heartily to any communtiy
desiring a first class capable teacher
and regrets that he could not see his
way. clear to accept the position - to..
Avhich her was elected for another
school session.
"Unanimously adopted by the
School Board at its meeting May 31st,
1910.
"T. G. GALLOWAY,
. " Chairman. ' '
Mr. Weddington Finds Hidden Check.
Mr. W. J. Weddington was the man
"tailed the fox" in the hunt for The
Tribune 's Hidden Check. There were
numerous others who were close on
the trail and deserve special men
tion but as special mention cannot be
endorsed and anything realized on it
at the bank, we refrain from publish
ing the names of the near- successful.5
"Under the fifth step of the left hand
stairway at the court house, ' 7 was the
sesame that led to the treasure and
a number of the hunters came near
finding the secret.' The search was
participated in by more Tribune read
ers than any previous contest and in
terest was more intense.
Mr. Blackwelder and Son Improving.
Parties in the city Tuesday from No.
7 township report that Mr. George
P. Blackwelder and his son, who were
so badly hurt in the sawmill explosion
last Thursday, are now considerably
better, and it is hoped they will get
well. Mr. Blackwelder is able to
leave his bed.
Miss Tina, aged 12, who died Fri
day, and Miss Lizora, aged 16, who
died Saturday morning were buried in
one grave at Bear Cieek Saturday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
A trained nurse from Chariot .e is
now attending Mr. Blackwelder and
his son.
Meeting of Lyceum Committee Friday
Night.
A meeting: of the committee to ar
range for the Lyceum course here will
be held Friday night. Mr. S. H.
Bryan, the representative of the
Alkahest Lyceum, of Atlanta, will be
in Concord next Monday morning to
make the canvass of the city tor sea
son tickets. The following compose
the committee:
C. P. McLaughlin, chairman; Prof.
A. S. Webb, secretary; Chas. B. Wag
oner, treasurer; J. W. Cannon, Jr.,
Frank Smith, Rev. S. N. Watson. T
D. Maness, M. B. Stickley, J. H. Rut
ledge and J. B. Sherrill.
To Discuss Eailroad Rates.
St. Louis,, Mo., August, 3. A con
ference of attorneys general from ten
States is to be held in this city to
morrow for the discussion of the 2-.
cent fare dispute and other pending
railroad rate litigation. The states
to be represented, are Oregon, Ken
tucky, South Dakota, Arkansas, Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnes
ota and Missouri, v
'Mr. J, W. Cannon, Jr., left this
morning for Asheville.
HT. PLEASANT NEWS.
Marriaf e This Afternoon Mr. BUck
elder and Son Still inproTir.
Personals.' j
A wedding of interest to ML. Pleas
ant a ill be txdexnnized this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home of the bride
parents. Mr. and 3 Irs. John 1L Fil,
when their daughter, MUs Katie,
will be married to Mr. McTyeire
Richardson. The ceremony' will be
performed by the groom's father.
Rev. N. R. Richardson. It is
announced as a quiet bonie wedding.
The bridal party will ) leave for
Greensboro immediately following the
ceremony. The bride "is One of Mt.
Pleasant s mot popular and attrac
tive young ladies and her presence
will be missed in social circles. The
groom is a son of one of Mt. Pleas
ant's popular pastors, but is now lo
cated in Greensboro, having a respon
sible position with the Southern Rail
way Company at that place. The
young couple have a wide circle of
fast friends who wish them' jov in
life 's journey. They w ill make Greens
boro their future home, j
Mrs. M. A. Foil is attending the
Classical Missionary convention of
the Reformed church at Hickory. She
represents the society of St. James
Reformed church here.
Misses Mary and Bessie Heilig re
turned from Jefferson, SL C. jester
day where they haA'e been on an ex
tended visit. j
Prof. A. W. Fisher has gone to Wil
mington for a few days recuperation
on the seashore. I
Prof. J. S. Bucheit, of Catawba
College, made an educational and mis
sionary address in the Reformed
church Tuesday night, j
Mrs. Luther Lentz has gone to
Black Mountain to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Lee Barnhardt. j
Mr. W. B. Beaver spent yesterday
in Greensboro. i
Miss Ora Fisher is visiting in China
Grove. I
Mr. J. Y. McEachern is pending
part of a short vacation. at Norfolk.
Mrs. S. H. Long, of Charlotte, is
'isiting her mother, Mrsi Welsh.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Johnson, of
Mecklenburg, are visiting Mrs. John
son's father, Capt. Jonas Cook. .
Mrs. J. B, McAllister, j of Concord,
spent Sunday-here. :j ,
Mr. W. S. Hartsell is: spending,, a
A-acation in Rowan. f
Miss Ella Moose has returned from
an extended visit to friends and Rel
atives in Charlotte. f
News was received here Sunday
morning of the death of the infant
of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. jNussman at
Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Nuss-
man, Misses Nina and Lillie Nussman
and Mrs. Sallie Misenheimer and
daughter, Miss Rubie, attended the
funeral Sunday afternoon.
Mr. George P. Blackwelder and
son, Martin, who were injured in a
boiler explosion a week ago, are now
supposed to be on the road to recovery-
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Mt. Pleasant, N. C, Aug. d, laii.
Musical at Forest Hill.
The Younar People's Mission Band
of the First Baptist-Chuixh will have
a Musical at the residence of Mr. A.
W. Morgan, Forest Hill, Friday right,
August 4. The public jcormauy in
vited. A silver off eringj will betaken
at. the-'door and refreshments will be
served free. The- following ..'is the
programme :
Instrumental JNlusic-ivaiie iee
Raef ord. I
Recitation Shelby Howell.
Vocal solo Miss Stella MeGhee.
Instrumental Music-4Mrs. Hutch-
ins.
Recitation
" Tangled Locks"
Lelia Burton. ,
Vocal duet Misses CMorgan and
Lentz. '
Instrumental music Lena Biggers.
Recitation, rThe Girl jWho Smiles"
Lelia Howell. j
VnPfll snln Mr. Hut chins.
( Cornet and Piano) Messrs.
Hurt and xisner anu i.ua ic
Morgan.. 1
President of Farmers Union Asks
Prayers for Rain.
flnlnmhia. 'S. C August 2. E. B.
of the South Caro-
Hn Tflrmm' nnion. has issued a call
to "all ministers of the gospel and
officers of all churches and devout;
men nnd women" in the: state request-;
tino. that next Sunday be set aside as
tinthat next Sunday be set aside as
a dnv of nraver for rain, as lniorma
tion from many sections of the state
tllo sP nrovit ili no- drousrht. which
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in some localities is as
bad as the
drought of 1881.
Barn Destroyed by Fire.
A ham belonsring to Mr. C O
Hill, of Glass, was destroyed by Srj
yesterday afternoon about 6 o'clock..
thA fire is unknown
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anil rhpn discovered it had gained
such headway that Mr. Hill and his
neighbors were powerless to cope with
it. A small onantitv of grain and
feed stnff and three hozs were burn
ed. A cow, two (horses and several
vehicles were saved. The loss is esti
mated at $200 with no insurance.
EDUCATIONAL EALLY
AT ST. JOHN'S.
Ultztstizz Dy Aec&st 10 ta Btixlf
of Edacatioa.
The ri will l'u eJuiratioRal rallv
at
bt. John M-hVi.4' fcUM .a Tturw
ay. Au?ut 10, and etrntl in 1 t
nz dose to make tli an nrriuftn f
in
great value to th rau of education.
to
umc AllJ t tumithed by the Mt.
eaxant band, whirh ' a i
cown, is one of ihe Ut landii anr
rhere. Th 'folluwin? will be the
prcgranime :
Music by the band.
Prayer Rer. J. J. Lon.
Music by the band.
Address of welcome Rer. J. J
IX)Ug.
Music by the band.
Addressl-Rev. Cba. P. MeUncb
in. Subject, "Education aa Regard?
he Church."
Music by the band.
Intermission for dinner.
Music by band.
Address Rev. Plato Parhar.i Sub-tect,-4'
Education as Regards the
lome."
Music by band.
Address Prof. G. F. McAlibter.
Subject, "Education as Regard the
Community."
Evenbodv is eordiallv inritpd nn.1
Urged to come. Refreshment will
be served, and the proceed will go
to the school. All are asked to bring
well filled baskets of dinner.
The Concord Lyceum Course.
As has been previously announced.
Concord is to have a Lyceum Course
this season, the best that money can
buy. Six attractions have been se
cured. The Hon. Frank J. Hanly, of
Indiana, has no peer on the lecture
platform today. A finished scholar,
a broad-minded statesman, a polished
prat or he comes to Concord for his
initial appearance with a message
hat all should hear. Ralph Parlette,
he editor of "Lyceumite and Tal
ent," is a humorous philosopher, who
ells an old-fashioned story in his
own inimitable way. A "chalk-talk-
tst," a male quartet, a concert com
pany, and Edwin eeks company of
Specialty artists,, constitute the rest
pi the course. All the story of the
merit of these attractions cannot be
jtoldfire, JEyeryone who Is intercst
ed in the best things for Concbrd is
jexpected to help this good work along
by the purchase of one or more sea
son tickets at the absurdly Ioav price
of $2.00 for a single course ticket.
Albemarleans Enthusiastic Over Out
look For New Railroad.
Albemarle, Aug. 1. The incorpora
tors in Albemarle of the Raleigh,
Charlotte & Southern Railway return
ed from the meeting at Greensboro
Very enthusiastic on the subject.
They say that there is now no doubt
that the road will be built in the
next two years. With the comple
tion of this road, Albemarle will have
as good or better railroad facilities
as any town in the State, and will be
midway on a line' connecting tAvo of
the best towns in the State.
- The Excursion to Norfolk.
Many Concord and Cabarrus teo-
ple will go on the Southern's big ex-
cursion to iSortolt on luesaay, Aug
ust 8. The train -will leae Concord
at 6 o'clock p. m. on that day, and
arrive in Norfolk at 6:30 o'clock
Wednesday morninir. This special
train will consist of day coaches and
Pullman sleeping cars. Two days and
one night will be spent at the sea
shore. The round trip rate from Con
cord will be only $4.50. See big ad.
in The Times today.
A Reunion.
We are requested to publish the fol
lowing:
There will be a reunion at trie
Grandma Little old homestead, in No.
10, August 18. We hope the grand
children and great-grandchildren and
all the friends will be there. Every-
body is cordially invited ana to onng
a full basket. Hope every ooay wiu
understand the place, about two miles
from Bost lilL
D, IL McLART Y.
Mills Start Up. r
The, Cannon mills will start opera
tion in the morning, after being closed
down for seAeral days on account of
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the poAver beuxz off. Ihe part ot tne
Cabarrus mill that uses primary power
is now in operation. lne uioson
mill resumed work today at noon and
it is probably that the Lock mills
will start up in the morning.
Had Not Been to Concord For Sixty
Years.
Mrs. Bennett and daughter, Miss
Laura Bennett, of Camilla, Ga., are
visiting relatives in the county. Mrs.
Bennett "was in Concord yesterday for
the first time since seven years before
the war between the States, and, as
might be expected, she expressed her
self as amazed at its growth and de
velopment,
Use oux Penny Column it pays.
tTDEEWOOD nUJlLS
THE LIE AT HEYA&
Deracsctrrst of Uric Ltsitr tt
WIo Slo4 ca CUirt A&4 lla&y
YtZLtd as4 Wand.
Wa!.itt44j ' Jivtg. 2,5lafed4t cp
oa rhairm atr.: kaii4lrfT !.; an4
JeUin? at tl Un t tWir i
lW-mcrmtte rrprrejjiath'r tly ae
elaiae,! U-preentaUtr Oiear V '.' fa.
derwii4. cf AUUaca, lVrali
leatJer 4f the ha. l ea . Lrrl ft
veHal brnadti4e at Willjan-Je&aicpi
Hraa for riliftMr. Ku fwit0a ia
exte.aid-n tt the tarifT rtiio jr.
gram. It a the tml rtttAtikUlm
eeti ia the 11oUm aicee the bTa.
ninir of the extra ejioa if C
Exeoriatini: the thrre time randt
date of ht Iemeritic arty fr
prridentul Lthtix leader ChdeT
ttumi deauunee4 Mr. BranV attitude
&f to reriit.n of the irm and t eel
tariiT K-leduhr, and aaid that Uryaa
had placed ujn eiery IVnjifatio
member implication unfounded
fare. He ralle.1 .n hu lenitratio
Colleague of the nay and n.eans
eonimittee for cjrrbration of til
attitude in the eomnuittee acd in lh
caucus.
Mr.. Undemocnl wat barked up in
a similarly triking jweeb by IfepreH.
tentative Kitrhin, of North Cart-Una,
long a devoted friend of Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Kitrhin expressed urriM that
any Democrat should o malign Mr.
UndenroHl and the party.
If Underwitod'a attack wat remark
able for its bitternetui and iorf it
was not more so than the general ap
plause which greeted hi ftareastio
references to the Nebraska leader,
and his pecific and complete denials
of the charges made by Bryan.
Mr. Kit chin referred to Mr. Under
wood's frank statement about his
iron company holding and aid ha
had expected that it might be made
an occasion by our opponents to
fdander and libel the Alabamian and
the jxisition of this Democratic House,
but I never dreamed that any Demo
crat in this country would attempt
to malign Mr. Underwood or the Dem
ocratic party.".
The Concord Veteran Choir at Greens
boro. "The Orcenboro Record of Auruat
1 has the following: ,
The special train for Confederato
veterans run from Charlotte to Wil
mington passed through Greensboro
this morning at 11 o'clock. About 35
members of the . Guilford Camp
boarded the special train for the sea
shore reunion. The train consisted
of six coaches and was well loaded
with the vets.
White at the station the squad from
Camp No. 212, of Concord, cot off and,
forming on the platform, sang several
songs to the delight of the large
crowd which gathered about the aged
warriors. These old men sang in
voices grown mellow and sweet with
age, and d spite the influence of tho
years they were yet strong and true.
"Tenting on b Old Camp
Ground," "Dixie" and other favor
ites .followed each other in beautiful
harmony. . Confederate war sougi
were Rung and one telling of he roe
and of battles, sung to the tune of
"Ye Old Time Religion? seemed es
pecially like an eeho from a trium
phant battle field and the utannch.
true, life and de"otion of the camp,
when these men once young and brve.
followed Lee and Jackon to the can
non 's mouth. .
A young 3fiss, about 12 year of
age, was with the Concord delegation
as mascot and she assisted in the im
promptu entertainment at the stat'on
by reciting a story of bero:e daya
and deeds. The Concord bunch will
find ready hearers wherever they fir
if they sing as they sang here.
Another, Great Famine U Expected is
China.
New York, Aug. 2. The Christian
Herald announces that it has receiv
ed the following cable message from
Shanghai. China:
"All Yangtse flooded. Awful de
struction and death. Terrible fam
ine this autumn. '
(Signed) "DEALS,
. "Wuhu, Chinaf
It is said by those who have made
the message public that it would seem
to indicate that the relief wnich the
spring crops was expected to bring
to the famine stricken districts of
China has been dissipated by. another
inundation of the country in the dis
tricts where the famine has raged
for the last few months. It is assert
ed that if the condition is as severe
as the cable message intimates, it
would seem that the suffering during
the coming fall and winter will1 bo
even greater than that of last sea
son. Cotton Crop Report.
Washington, Aug. 2. Special cot
ton crop reports issued by the Bu
reau of Statistics, Agricultural De
partment, estimates the condition of
the crop July 25 was 89.1 per cent,
of normal, compared with 79.4 aver-
I age ten years on that date.