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AN EDITOR THREATENED.
Ia Warned By Anonymous Letters
That He Is LoaiaJ Friends Be
cause He Favors Prohibitien.
Wilkesboro Chroniole.
The editor has reoeived a few
anonymous letters warning us
that we are losing friends by ad
vocating prohibition. We do not
know the writers, and should re
gret to loee their friendship, but
as we see it we cannot do other
wise than we are doing. The tem
perance queation is entirely non
partisan and purely a matter with
the individual's own conscience
and sense of right and duty. This
editor has a right to act in this
matter as he sees his duty and is
responsible alone to himself, his
family, his country and his (rod.
Every other citizen has the ssme j
right and the same responsibility, |
and this paper has not and will
not impngn the motives of those
differ from it. Brethren, you
are not responsible to this editor
for the way you vote, nor is he re
sponsible to you. You must face
your God with your ballot and
your decision with Him is not a
subject of criticism on the part of
nor is this editor's de
cision on the matter a proper sub
jectjfor your criticism.
Under the present State temper
ance laws many changes for the
better, in our opinion, have been
accomplished in our own county
of Wilkes. It is a fact that 200
licensed still shacks have given
place to new and modern style
school houses in our oounty. Two
hundred government store-keeper
politicians who exchanged "proof
vials" for political influence have
been supplanted by intelligent,
patriotic teaoher* who are train
ing the youth to nobler and better
oitizensbip. Instead of the riotous
night brawls at distilleries, we
have the deoently conducted en
tertainment and box supper for
the benefit of schools, libraries
and charitable purposes. In place
of the 200 licensed places for boys
to Gil their stomachs with liquor,
we have near a hundred free rural
libraries filled with the best of
books upon which the minds of
the young and old can peacefully
feast and rightfully develop. We
are aware that since the vanishing
of the lioensed distilleries under
onr present liws the value of tax
able property in Wilkes county
has increased nearly one million
dollars, and we are expending
from $12,000 to slf>,ooo for educa
tion instead of some $5,000, as for
merly. The present conditions in
Wilkes are preferable to us to the
former conditions, and we will
vote favorable to present condi
tions with the attached hope of
further improvement.
There is a pretty little story
told of a fisherman who with his
J. L. HARRISON. R. L. GEORGE.
to Too Visit tit. Airy
Don't fail to call and see our immense
stock of
Sprinu Dress Goods, Millinery,
Shoes, Slippers, Etc.
Our buyers spent two weeks on the northern market
where they purchased the largest stock of General Mer
chandise ever offered to the people of tbis country.
We secured the services of one of the best Milliners
that money ooald get; one who is capable of trimming a
hat to suit anyone.
Mr. Robt. L. George, of Francisco, Stokes county, is
connected with this firm and will be pleased to see his old
friends and neighbors and will guarantee to sell you good
goods as low and lower than they can be bought anywhere.
We carry a complete line of Ladies Beady-made Goods.
Fine Voile and Panama Skirts, NetSilttand White Lawn
Waists, ail the newest styles at prices within reach of all.
We can dress you up in first class style from head to foot.
We also oarry a full and oomplete line of Staple Gro
ceries. Don't fail to call on us when iu Mt. Airy.
Very truly your friends,
J. L HARRISON & COMPANY,
, Main Street. Mt. Airy, N. C.
wife and daughter lived in a little
oot in a protected nook on the
coast of Norway. The ooast wai
ruggedjand dangerous, 'save this
little nook. Late one evening the
father and out i some
distance at sea, in their fishing
bjat, were caught in a raging
storm which so darkenod the ele
ments that they could not see
whither to steer their boat, and
the billows at every moment
threatened them. The at
the little oot anxious&for r~the
safety of her loved ones, carried
the lamp to the attic window over
looking the sea, and knelt beside
it in fervent prayer. The dis
tressed loved ones caught a gleam
of the light across the billows and
following its guide they steered
safely into the protected nook and
were soon within the cottage
I again.
The mother, hearing them en
ter, rushed down from the attic
and amid kisses and embraces
asked: '"How did you escape
death in the awful storm?" The
daughter replied: "We steered
by mother's lamp." In this great
question, mothers have placed
their lamps at the attio window of
cottage haven by the protected
nook of the harbor and are pray
ing beside them. The rest of the
coast may be dangerous. For our
part, in this contest, "we will steer
by mother's lamp," let others do
as they choose.
HON. C B. WATSON'S LETTER.
Circulated Or«r the State by The
Brewers' Assodatioa.
In an editorial in the Roanoke
News, of Welden, N. C., of April
30th, is the following paragraph,
under the caption "Keep Qniet."
"All is qoiet in old Halifax
oounty. Where are oar speakers?
Is there no help for women and
innocent children T The men
have told us to be quiet and we
have obeyed, and all Halifax
county is quiet. But the biggest
Brewery Association is not quiet,
for they have appropriated
$5,000,000, (hear it men) to send
to our State to ruin our livea and
curse our boys. How much will
Halifax county get? They are
flooding Halifax county with
their literature, most prominently
Cyrus Watson's speech."
TllK \VoltLl>'B IIEBT CLIMATE.
In not entirely tree from disease, on
the high elevations fevers prevail,
while on the lowerer level* malaria
IM encountered to H greater or less
extent, according to altitude. To
overcome climate affections lati
tude, malaria. Jaundice, bllllounness,
fever and argue, debility, the most
effective remedy In Electric Bittern,
the siren t alterative und blood pnri
fler; the antidote for every form of
bodily weaknese, nervousness, and
Insomnia. Sold under guarantee at
nil Druggists. Price 50e.
THE DANBURY REPORTER.
LOCAL NEWSLETS
Mr. Kelly Sisk, of Danbury
Route 1, was here Monday.
Dr. J. W. Neal, of Meadows,
was bere on business Monday.
Mr. J. Ham Mitchell, of Oil
lard, was a visitor here Monday.
Rev. A. R. Bell, of Walnut
Cove, speut Sunday night and
Monday in Danbury.
•J*
Mr. SIM- Sloan, proprietor of
Vade Meeum Springs hotels,
speut Sunday night here
Master Odeil Jones, who bad
been attending school at German
ton for some months, returned
home Friday
Messrs. Joel Robertson and
Joseph Martin, two good citizens
on Danbury Route 1, were here
Monday on tbeir way to Wiuston.
Mrs. C. M. Jones and little I
daughter, Dewey, attended, the
commencement exercises of Ger
roaatoa High School Thursday
and Friday.
Dr. J. W. Slate, of Capella, was
among Danbury's visitor* Mon
day. Dr. Slate told the Reporter
that the farmers in hia section
were going right along with their
tobacoo planting.
Mrs. S. G. Allen and daughters,
Misses Ada and Minnie, of Wins
ton, aocompanied by Mr. Womble,
also of Winston, are at Piedmont
in the Allen oottage. They expect
to spend some weeks there.
Tobacco Plants Plentiful.
Reports from all over the ooun
ty are to the effect that there is an
abandance of tobaooo plants. The
only trouble is that they «ie
rather too forward, lota of them
having been ready to plant some
time. A few farmers have already
transplanted a part of their crop.
Proachin| At Capella.
Rev. W. H. Wilson, of Madieon,
will preaoh at Capella Christian
church on Saturday night before
the fourth Sunday in May, which
is the 23rd inst. Everybody in
vited to come out.
Lecture At Mt. Olive Church.
Dr. J. T. Smith, of Westfield,
will lecture on the subject of pro
hibition at Mt. Olive Baptist
church Saturday night, May 16th.
You are earnestly requested to at
tend and hear Dr. Smith.
Plenty of Fruit In Patrick
Mr. J. G. Moore, of Patrick
county, who was here a few days
since, told the Reporter that the
prospect for an abundant crop of
apples, peaches, etc., in his county
was rarely ever so promising as at
present. A good fruit year in that
county means a great deal to the
people over here.
Pearl Gunter Writes.
Spencer, Va., May 5.
Dear Old Reporter:
As I haven't seen any thing
from Spencer I thought I would
write a few lines for tho first
time. I went to school nearly
every day. Our teacher'* name was
Mis. Bousman. I liked her fine. 1
was sorry when it was out. I
studied geogrsphy, grammar,
dictionary, fourth reader, history,
and arithmetic.
lam twelve years old. I hav
en't any pets except three little
kittens.
PGARL GUNTGR.
IT RGACHED THG SPOT.
Mr. G. Hamphrey, who owns a
large general slore at Omega, 0.,
and is president of the Adams
County Telephone Co., as well as
of twe Home Telephone Co., of
Pike Connty, O, says of Dr.
King's New Discovery: "Itsaved
my life onoe. Tt least 1 t ( hink it
did It seemed toreaoh the spot
—the very seat of my cwugb,—■
when everything eke failer " Dr.
King's New Discovery not only
reaches the cough spot; it heals
the sore spots and the wank *pota
in tbroat, luosp and cheat. Bold
under guarantee at «H druggists,
50c. and fl OO Trial bottle free.
SITE SELECTED FOR METHODIST
ORPHANAGE.
The Dwire Farm of 165 Acres, West
of Winston-Salem, Chosen, the
Price Beinf SIOO Per Acre—Work
on Bnildinfs Will Begin at an
Early Date.
Winston, May B.—The oommif.
tee on selection of a site for the
Methodist orphanage decided this
afternoon to purchase the G. F.
Dwire farm of 165 acres, west of
the city, the prion being SIOO per
acre. Work of construction of the
buildings will be begun at an
early date.
The committee decided not to
accept Mr. Dwire's offer of $2,000
for the timber on the property.
The three farms offered for the
site were the R. J. Reynolds farm,
just east of the city; the George
Dwire farm, near the Davis
School property, west of town,
and the Mickey farm, just north
east of the city, owned by Smoak
& McCreary.
The committee is composed of
Dr. G. H. Detwiler, of Greens
boro, who is to be acting superin
tendent of the institution; S. L.
Rogers, of Raleigh; J. A. Glenn,
of Concord, and Chas. H. Ireland,
of Greensboro. The four last
named arrived in the city this
morning and accompanied by Mr.
Rogers, who came in yesterday
afternoon from his home at Le
noir, visited the three farms above
before dinner, under the escort of
one or two representative citizens.
The propoeition made by the
owners of the three farms was
practically the same and generally
regarded very liberal. Each own
er asked SIOO per acre, the com
mittee to take as many acres ss
desired.
LUTHER A. MEYERS IS DROWN
ED IN A LAKE
Division Manafer For R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co. With Headquarters
At Macon, Ga.
Winston-Salem, N. C, May b.
—A private telegram received
bere tonight states that Luther
A. Meyers, division manager of
salesmen for the R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, of this city,
was drowned today in a natural
lake at a park eight miles from
Macon, Ga. The message states
that Mr. Meyers, who had his
headquarters at Macon, was out
picnicking with a party of friends.
He and several young men were
in the lake bathing, when Mr.
Meyers was attacked with cramp
and went down and was dead
when his body was recovered.
The remains will arrive here to
moirow night. The interment
will be in Yadkin county, the na
tive home of the deceased.
Samuel Fnlton, of High Point.
High Point, May 7.- Mr. Sam
uel Fulton, who conducted a store
in the eastern part of the city,
died yesterday afternoon after a
brief illness, aged 40 years. He
leaves a wife and three children.
The funeral services were held
this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the house, conducted by Rev.
Thomas Carrick.
v Wanted-A Wife.
• I have reoeived a large number
of letters answering my advertise
mont in the Reporter, tome of
I which were foolish, showing the
writers to be of the idea that I am
not in earnest. But the majority
of the replies were sensible appli
cations, yet I have not yet found
the one that I think I cotfld be
real happy with. Regarding the
raustaohe that I mentioned, I find
that most of the women who are
willing to talk about marriage,
object to a mustache. To these I
would say that I have reoently out
off my mustache, thus removing
one impediment to the matoh.
To thoee who write foolish let
ters, inolined tq be fanny, I would
My that I will not answer tbem. I
mean business, and only thoee
who mean bnsinees need apply.
Box B„
Danbury, V. 0.
ADDRESS OF HON. R. D. REID.
Depending Alone On
Fifth District—The
Are Against Him.
Hon. R. D. Reid addressed a
large crowd of Stokes county peo
ple in the oourt house here on
Tuesday of last week, regarding
hie candidacy for Congress. Mr.
Reid said that he had never held
an office in his life except one
term in the legislature, which was
made at a considerable sacrifice
of bis law practice and other
business affairs. He asked of
the people of Stokes county that
they send him to congress, and in
return for the honor he would do
his best to repay tbem in stand
ing for their interests and rights
against predatory wealth.
He had seen independent to
bacco factories in Rockingham
county, in Stokes county, in Sur
ry county and in Forsyth and
other oounties of State at
work doing an honest and legit
imate business, a blessing to the
country and a good investment to
the men who were behind tbem.
He had watched the American
Tobacco Company go after them.
He had seen the factories one at
a time close their doors and go
out of business beoause the Trust
invaded their territory, gave
away tobacco, and in other ways
drove them from the field.
"When I see the farmer at
work toiling in his field, with his
wife and children, often timee
improperly clothed, and his wife
and children denied the advan
tages of education, and the other
luxuries and pleasures of life, while
the trust magnates are piling up
their untold wealth year after
year, profiting off the honest toil
of the people of the soil, God
knows I will not stand for it,
"When I waa at work in Ral
eigh, fighting for your interests,
and trying to get a law passed
that would protect you and your
wifes and ohildren in yonr privi
leges and rights, I expected that
you would get up petitions, or
come yourselves and help me, but
not one word did I hear from you.
Why didn't you comeV You
should organize. Once organized
the farmers of this country would
be such a power that no one
would dare to invade tbeir
rights."
Mr. Reid told of bow the Trust
spent thousands of dollars to de
feat bis bill in the legislature, and
said that tbey would spend thou
sand to defeat his nomination and
election to congress, and called
on the farmers to stand by him,
as tbeir help was all be had to
depend on.
Ha spoke for an hour and a
half, and his audience listened
spellbcund at times to bis earnest
ness, and many parsons at the
close promised him that h£ would
receive their support, as tbey be
lieved him to bo the true friend
of the farming classes.
Mr. Reid will without a doubt
get a large majority of the vote of
this county in the convention. He
may get the entire vote, as he ia
very strong in every section of
the county. He made many new
friends while here.
To Examine "Soft" Drink*.
»» «.
It ia announced that the United
States Revenue Department will
investigate the "aoft" drinka that
are being aold in the South, espe
cially in prohibition territory. It
is said that auch drinks will be
examined by a representative of
the Internal Revenue Department,
and that if they contain a per
oentage of alcohol in exoeaa of
that allowed in aoft drinks, which
do not require a Federal lioenae,
the parties will be given opportu
nity to aeoure the lioenee, and in
the event they get the license,
the State or municipal officer*
can arreat tbem under the prohi.
bition laws.
Mr. W. J, Martin, of Winston,
spent a day or two here the
weak.
the Farmers Of the
Trusts and Railroads
How Much For Your Vote.
Rocently a reputable citizen
waa approached by another who
aaked him to aaaiat in making
their town dry. The good oitizsn
replied that wbile be admitted
there was no moral ground for
permitting the liquor traffic, it
paid $200.00 toward the taxes and
that aum waa ao item worth con
sidering. The following dia
logue then took place:
"What will you take for your
vote?"
' You insult me, air. I would
not sell my vote for any money.
I have tx> high an opinion of my
own honor and value of oitizen
ship to acoept a bribe."
"Yes, that Bounds alright, but
they say that every man has hia
price."
"You anger me by oontinaiog
the insult. You are deoeived by
classing me with those who would
barter as sacred a trust as I con
sider my vote to be."
The no-license advocate deftly
turned the conversation to another
topio until it was apparently for
gotteo, than said: "How much
actual benefit do yoa get from th«
$2,000 paid by the liquor traffio in
this town? Will it lower your
taxes, all things being equal, one
dollar?"
After a rapid oalonlation the re
spectable citizen said that prob
ably it wonld not make more than
75 cent* difference with him per
sonally, bnt the $2,000 was a large
sum to oome back to the town.
Then said the no-lioense advocate:
"You wonld not sell yoor vote for
any money, but in thia other way
you do vote for lioense to save
yourself just 25 oacti. You are a
cheap one."
The good oitizen: "By jingo!
I never thought of it like that."
My friend, "How mnoh will you
take for yoor vote ?" If you in
sist upon selling it, your neighbor
might afford, from a money point
of view, to pay you 75 cents and
keep temptation away from bin
boy.
Triple Tragedy in Henry County,
Virginia.
Roanoke, Va., May fi.—News
reached here to-day of a triple
tiagedy which waa enacted last
evening on Bowling Creek, in
Henry county, in which Bamnel
Shelton, Charles Dodson and
James Mnssey were shot and
killed. Shereff Davia went to the
scene of the killing last night and
took charge of the dead bodies.
He also succeeded in arresting
Hertford Spencer, Thomas Spen
cer, William Massey and Grovor
Massy, all of them alleged to have
been participants in the duel. It
is paid that the dead men bought
ammunition yesterday and that
they made threats against some
of the men engaged in the fight.
Tbe tragedy is said to have been
the outcome of an old family
grudge.
Where
Your Hair?
InyoufcombF Why so? Is
not the head « much better place
for it P Better keep what ia left
where it belongal Ayer'aHalr
Vigor, new improved formula,
quickly stops falling hair.
about it. We apeak very poai
tively about thia, for we know.
ckanf* iht ctkt tf Un JWr.
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flyers -gu,
Indaad, fbaoMfcrcat Uadiag fatten at
g£&ffis&S2
wafwtag tba bair ani aealp to a baaito '
condition. Aak far " tha u* W«d7^
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