Wadesboro in the Running.
The Observer last night re
ceived the following paid tele
gram from the manager of the
Wadesboro baseball team:
"On July 20th, 21st and 22d
the Wadesboro team played
Hickory three games in the town
of Hicko-y, the Wadesboro team
having been paid by the Hickory
team the sum of $5O and enter
ment. Since that time we have
been trying to get Hic to
give us three games on our home
grounds. About ten days ago
we wrote Hickory that we would
give tnem $95 and entertainment
if they would give us three games
here which they were due us.
Not getting any reply to this let
ter, I wired the manager of the
Hickory team on thejeth as fol
lows:
"Wire by noon tomorrow if
you accept proposition per letter
to play in Wadesboro between
next Wednesday and September
Ist."
"This telegram was not answer-'
ed by Hickory and this afternoon
1 again wired the manager as
follows:
" 'Will give you 175 and en
tertainment for three game here
the last three days of next week.
Answer Immediately.'
"I have just received a tele
gram from Hickory's manager
as follows:
" 'lmpossible to play vou.
Want to close season at home.'
"Since Hickory and Fayetce
ville are both claiming the cham
pionship of the State, I wish to
say that Fayetteville also owes
us three return games, which
they have declined to give. Un
less each of these teams plays
Wadesboro three games on our
grounds, we fail to see how eith
er team can claim the champion
ship of the State. We are sorry
indeed to see that Hickory as
well as Fayetteville has cold feet
In regard to this matter. We
are ready, willing and anxious to
play both of these teams. If
these teams do not care to play
us separately, we are willing to
play a team composed of the
picked players of both teams.
"Since we have given each of
these teams a series of three,
games on their home grounds,
and in each of the series win
ning one of the games and in
each series losing another game
by the narrow margin of one
score, one of these with Hickory
being a fourteen-inning game,
we do not see how either team
can claim the championship, and
unless they are willing to give us
return games we wish they would
hereafter keep quiet.
"Since Wn teams seem to
doubt their ability to cope with
us separately, if they want to
combine and play us, please ac
cept this challenge through the
columns of this paper in next is
sue, the games t® be played be
fore September Ist. —Charlotte
Observer.
"WORTHAM WYATT, Mgr.
"Wadesboro Baseball Team."
Paine Accepted Devoe's Offer.
Good yam; How Devoe got an agent
at Delhi, N. Y.
Gladstone & Paine were agents for
— : : ; we musn't tell names.
Devoe wanted 'em. Paine was paint
ing his big Colonial house. Said it
took 10 gallons of white for the trim.
Devoe sent him 10 gallons and said:
if you get it all on, no pay; if you have
any left return it and pay for the rest.
Agreed.
He returned four gallons and took
the agency. Four or five years ago
He knows now that this old paint was
•and is adulterated; that's why it took
ten gallons to equal six of Devoe.
Go by the name, theie is but one
name to go by; Devoe lead-and-zinc
F. B. Ingold. 3
Graded Schools.
The graded schools will open
Monday Aug. 31. It is very
necessary that all pupils be pre
sent on the day of opening, ir
order that the work may start
off without any delay.
MEYSKIDMYCORE
Makes Kidneys and Bladder Rfah*
It is a curious fact that the r a
tions having the greatest wealth
have likewise the most pa ipers.
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General News, p
9 -JOOODOOOOOOO JOOODOOCDOOOS
Lincoln—Mr. Bryan says he
will reply to Van Cleave in one
of his later speeches.
St. Paul.—The National Ed
itorial Association is holding its
convention here.
New York. —Monday was ob
served as tha fiftieth Annivesary
of the laying of the Atlantic Ca
ble.
Eureka, Cal. —Two sharp earth
quake shocks were felt here
Tuesday morning. Little dam
age was done.
New York. —Richard Croker,
of Ireland, and former leader of
Tammany is coming to America to
help alect Bryan.
Jackson, Ly., Aug. 17.—The
trial of Beech flargis, who slew
his father, Judge Hargis, is set
for the term of court which be
gan here today. The case will
be called August 24th for trial.
Lincoln.—W. J. Bryan has
turned in more than $5OOO to the
campaign committee. The
amount was received in subscrip
tion to the Commoner last month.
Knox ville.—Race riots have
broken out at Jellieo here. ' i
Springfield—A race riot broke
out here Saturday resulting in
the death of several men of both
colors.
Utira- Sherman was notified
o'his Vice-Presidental nomina
tion to-day.
Seattle —The cruiser Colorado
which ran a ground at Double
Bluff has been floated.
Washington—"Fighting Bob"
Evans retired from active service
Tuesdav.
Chicago. Aug. 18 E. W.
Chafin was notified of his nomin-!
ation for President by the Pro
hibitionist. Mr. Chafin in ac
cepting stated that both old
parties were protectors of rum.
I
Two Killed and Two Injured; j
One Seriously.
Special to Democrat.
Draco, N. G*, Aug. 17.—The
boiler at Reid's mill exploded to
day at 11 o'clock, killing two,
Henry Gilbert 4 years old and
Fred Jackson age 21 and serious
ly injured Wm. Reid. Hugh
Reid was burned and bruised
considerably. Mr. Gilbert was
hit by broken parts of the en
gine and killed instantly. Mr.
Jackson was hit by the boiler
only, cutting his right leg
off above the knee, and breaking
the other leg in three pieces. He
died at 6 p. m.
Those two had come to the
grist mill and were killed 25
yards from the boiler and nearly
50 yards apart. Hugh Reid was
standing by the boiler and ad
justing the engine when the ex
plosion occurred. His injuries
are slight. Wm. Reid, the pro
prietor, was in the path of the
engine, which lay across his
breast for almost 30 minutes be
fore being removed. There is
nothing definite as to the cause
of the explosion. Drs. Kent,
Wilson and Moore, of Lenoir,
were called immediately.
The Weston Sale.
The Sale of the personal pro
perty of the late Rev. Weston
took place on Union Square Satur
lay -afternoon. A large crowd
was p -esent and fairly good prices
were paid for things bought.
The books fcund ready buyers
and many of the town people in
vested. A merchant was seen
carrying off ten volumes of
church History. „ -
Among the books were a num
ber of volumes on Napoleon and
a multitude of religions works.
Editor Click was said to hav€
invested in a number of militarj
books and one volume of the
"Tactics of Napoleon" I'helattei
it is supposed was for use in the
conning campaign.
A large audience enjoyed the
singing of Prof. D'Anna's choir
at the Reformed church la3t Sun
day.
! The Great Piedmont Fair.
Judging from the way the
| Winston-Salem folks are talking,
there is going to be the greatest
Agricultural and Industrial Fair
held in that city this fall, begin
ning October 6th, ever held in
the State.
To this end great preparation
j are being made. The new fair
grounds will be located within
the borders of the city, with
electric cars and two railroads
ruining direct to the gates. The
grounds will be equipped with
modern buildings conveniences,
i Tljere will be a grand stand 210
feet long that will acoommodate
3,000 peoele. A building 160 by
60, two 3tories, is now being
erected. Stalls, barns, poultry
and machinery buildings will be
built, and the gronnds will be
lighted at night with electricity.
| Water will be found in all parts
of the park.
The fair that will be held in
Winston-Salem will be of a high
order, free from gambling and
other objectionable features.
Everything will be done to give
amusement and pleasure to the
people, and at the same time it
will be the aim of the manage
ment to make them of value to
the farmers as well as to others.
All counties in Piedmont Carolina
are invited to take part in the
Piedmont Fair.
Fa mers are invited to bring
their products and to compete for
premiums. Ladies and chiidr n
are invited to bring their hand
work.
G. R. Webb, secretary, will
send catalogs on application.
The Morganton Herald of last
week contains a description of
the marriage of Miss Zele Mull
to Mr. Jack Hedrick of Newport
Tenn. The wedding topk p!a"e
at the home of the bride's par
ents Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Mull of
Drexel. Mr. Mull is an old
friend of the Democrat and we
extend congratulations to the
young people.
Mrs. J. A. Caldwell died at her
home at Monntain Creek this
county, and was buried Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at Bethel
church. Interment in Bethel
cemetery. She leaves seven chil
dren and two brothers, Messrs.
Thomas M. Shelion and Zeb. B.
Shelton, both of Charlotte. Mr.
Caldwall, who was a former
postmaster at Newton, died not
quite a year ago.
i . *
Trip Cross Country to Hick
ory.
Dr. J. P. Munroe, accompani
ed by Mr. Walter Cowles, return
ed yesterday from Hickory,
where he went last Friday in his
new Franklin runabout. The
journey up was made without
mishap, in spite of the bad roads
and the oppressive weather.
After spending Saturday and
Sunday and yesterday morning
n Hickory, Dr. Munroe and
Mr. Cowles left about noon, ar
riving in Charlotte in time for
supper. The trip from first to
last was a most enjoyable ai.d
satisfactory one. —Observer.
Abernethy the Winner.
The sideboard that has been on
exhibition at the Hatcher Fur.
Co., was won by Fred A. Aber
nethy of this city,
Mr. Hatcher sent out several
hundred keys to different peo
ple wiih an invitation attached
to bring the key and fit it in the
sideboard and if it unlocked to
take the sideboard for their
pains. N
The contest has been on for
several weeks and has excited a
great deal of interest.
Library Receives Donation.
Dr. W. H. Nickleson, who pur
chased the collection of French
books, at the Weston sale has
donated the entire collection to
the Hickory Library This is the
largest donation the Library has
received for some time and the
officials ye much pleased.
OABTOHIA.
Beam the K' nd You Have Always Bought
Miles Darden, the Giant.
Miles Darden, the giant, was born
and raised in North Carolina. He was
seven feet six inches high and in 1845
weighed 871 pounds.' He was born in
1798 and died in Tennessee Jan. 23,
1857. Until 1853 he was able to go
about his work in an active manner,
but his weight increased so fast that
after that year when he wanted to
move about he had to be hauled in a
two horse wagon. In 1839 it is chron
icled that his coat was buttoned around
three men. each weighing more than
200 pounds, who walked together in it
down the streets in Lexington. At his
death be is said to have weighed not
less than 1.000 pounds. His coffin was
8 feet long. 3& iuches deep, 32 inches
across the breast, 18 inches across the
head and 14 inches across the feet.
These measurements were taken at
i the time and are matters of historical
record.
Did Away With Passes.
In one of his messages Governor
Johnson Said: "If the public officers
are not adequately compensated now
for their services, fix the compensation
to such an extent as to make it reason
able compensation and do away with
the possibility of any officer becoming
a beneficiary of the favor of corpora
tions and by reason of gratuities being
placed under some obligation to the
corporation which extends the courtesy.
* * * And urge most earnestly the early
enactment of a law which will forever
abolish the system in Minnesota." And
It was done.
I Very Serious I
.It Is a very serious matter to ask I
for one medicine and have the I
wrong one given you. For this I
reason we urge you in buying I
to be careful to get the genuine—
BLACK-DRAUGHT
I Liver Medicine -
The reputation of this old, relia- I
ble medicine, for constipation, in- H
digestion and liver trouble, is firtn- I
ly established. It does not imitate I
other medicines. It is better than I
others, or it would not be the fa- I
vorite liver powder, with a larger I
sale than all others combined.
SOLD IN TOWN F2
tGtet the Most Money
Out of Your Lands """fSgp/
making them yield the biggest possible crops.
iin must get the nourishment that makes it -
S * grow out of the soil —and the more plant food there , /#2SF
is in the soil, the quicker and bigger and more
f plentifully the grain will grow. But you must first
put the food into the soil by liberally using .^SSiC^
, Virginia-Carolina ifp
JHtsv Fertilizers
jLv Then a big bumper crop is as-
sured, because these fertilizers -
contain the necessary elements ''
Tj&pT jjiiiJwsfy required by the soil to prop
erly and fully mature the
„grain. Farmers invariably
» xsv A.Wv find that the more Virginia
.v Carolina Fertilizer they
ji jgi bigger is the crop, and SL m
the greater their profit. MB .
\ SVwln Have you gotten the latest Vir- wk\ «. y
* \* /\ Iff if ginia-Carolina Year Book or Al- Wk jP I
manac, the most useful and valuable ws/l B
lYl\\ 'limiM book any farmer or grower can read? VLT\ If
iiMll !/MijjjfJ Get a copy from your fertilizer dealer, AIJA Ij (
vVi/l*wffis l / or write to our nearest sales office and YwWl/f// | j
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Low Rates to TexaSj^jak
and the Southwest £
On the first and third Tuesdays of TJ
each month exceptionally
round-trip tickets will be sold
the Cotton Belt Route to point%
ico. Return limit 25 58 J*
i direct line from Memphis
days and stop-overs to the Southwest. The
lowed both- going Cotton Belt is the only Baa
, operating two daily trains, cany
and. returning. ing through cars without change—
the only line with a through sleeper
Memphis to Dallas. Equipment m
eludes sleepers, chair cars and parlor cafe
cars. Trains from all parts of the Southeast
HB * make direct connection at Memphis with Cott:
MjKttßk Belt Southwest.
Ask the ticket agent to sell you a ticket via Memphis
&EB& MHi and the Cotton Belt.
8B Write (or Texrs or Arkansas book whichever lection ron are
interested in. These books are jost off the press, «nd are full of
facts and examples of whtt is actually being done by farmers, truck
f irdeners and fruit raisers in this highly-favored section. A fire,
color map is inserted in each book Free upon request.
' H. H. Sutton, District Passenger Agent,
109k W. Nintk StrMl.
Tin
Women as Well as Men Are lade
miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Tronble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
| discourages and lessens ambition; beauty,
vigor and cheerful
** j Jrx ness 80011 disappear
Xrvrfa+JytfO - when the kidneys are
-jffiiifuA, JaM T —" out order or dis
; Kidney trouble has
U b ecome so prevalent
r/i - L-' tkat it is not uncom
mon * or a c *"ld to be
W& % born afflicted with
i ~.' weak kidneys. If the
child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wet
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diffi
culty is kidney trouble, and the first
step'should be towards the treatment of
.these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made raiser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy,
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a Home of Swamp-Soot
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and mention
tills paper. Don't make any mistake,
,but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghamton, N. .Y., on every
bottle.
No Tears Nor Hills.
In the days when Rowley Hill was
bishop of the Isle of Man one of his
clergymen bearing the name of Tears
came to say adieu to bis bishop on
getting preferment The parson said:
"Goodby, my lord. I hope we may
meet again, but If not here in some
better place."
The bishop replied, "I fear the latter
Is unlikely, as there are no Tears in
heaven."
"No doubt," wittily answered the par
son, "you are right that our chance of
meeting is small, as one reads of the
plains of paradise, but never of any
Hills there."—Loudon Queen.
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THE BIGGEST! BEST! GRANDEST SHOW ON EARTH!
Nearly a Century Under One Management
Requiring 60 Special Built 60 Toot Gars
Hickory, Wednesday, August 26th I
John Robinson's
'
10 Big Shows in One
Expense Daily, $3,500.00. $lO,OOO in New Features apd Animals
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300 Circus Acts 300 Circus Artists
10 Male Riders - 10 Female Riders
20 Sensational Acts 20 Female Feature Acts
12 Manege Actt 20 Trained Horses
10 Brother Acts Flying & Horizontal Bar Acts
High Divers 30 Tumbling & Leaping Acts
Host of High Wife and Sensational Acts
3—Enormous Menageries in One—3
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Hanging Horse Thief—Stage Coach Robbery—so Cow Boys and Indians.
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- Elephauts. The best trained Sea Lions
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——riders. 300 daring gymnasts, nimble
acrobats and talented aerialists, the
pick of all arenic celebrities. 40 Mer
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$300,000 Free Street Parade
300 Horses —100 Ronies—so Cages and Dens—l 9 Tableau Wagons
2 Steam Calliopes—Steam Organ—Drove of Camels—4 Brass Bands
Wild West—Company ex-U. S. Soldiers.
Robinson's Celebrated Band.—so Soloists—Gives one Hour's
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