Established 1899
; real JHJDBBCI
IN DRESS, SONG AND DANCE
-WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
The following editorial from
the Greensboro Daily News i.» so
pertinent that we reprint it en-
The Literary Digest recently
presented a symposium on the
Lbiect of "Carnality in Song,
Dance and Dress*" *'Consider
ing the trend of political morals
toward betterment," says the
Digest, "many observers are eith
er puzzled or critical about th»»
backward tendency they note in
social morals, as indicated in the
kind of song, dress and dance
now most popular."
Where formerly, we are told, songs
peasant and healthy, whether seuti
uienul. patriotic, or humorous, were
heard i" tl> e parlor, concert hall, or
theater, now we have in a tyranny of
"laDtiine" an offensive and gross pros
tiiution of all sentiments tliat eusto
nurily f«»mi the basis or the popular
isong." As long ago as May 24, it was
recorded in these pages that a plan
had been suggested for the censorship
of such songs hut, although no such
censorship has been legally effected,
the private censorship of the pres>.
secular and religious, is continuous.
Likewise there is abundance of stric
ture on what is being gradually fixed i
in the mind of the reading public as |
the immodesty of woman's dress and
the peril of the new dances whose pe
culiar steps are more or less loosely
recognized l>v such names as fhe Tan
go, the Turkey Trot, and half a doz- j
en more.
A writer in the New YoikMus
• lcai Observer presents this pie-,
ture:
- Is it not pitiful to look upon a tittle
girl, perhaps seven or eight years old,
snapping her tinkers, swaying from,
side to side, and lustily singing as if |
her very heart were in every note,
' Ev'rvbodv's doin' it* doiir it." Sl»e
hears her big sister sing it: her big
sister hears it at a "show", and her I
IK au buys it for her. Glance at the
sheet music displayed on the piano in
the "front parloi" of nearly every
' home in the country. Do you see any
songs like "Annie Lautie," "Ben
bolt," or "The Last Rose of Summer?"
No: vou see ' The Devil's Ball,'* "The
l'ippv Rag," "The Baboon Baby
Dance," and "The Tango Twist," each
one with a title-page picturing confor
tioned dancers partly clothed, and the
primed word 9, "The reigning suc
cess oi the day." And the woist of it j
ail is that these songs apj)eal not only !
totlie !o$ and vipioys- minded, but the,
great majority of cur ehurchgoing,
pious-minded people pay out their
money to attend theaters in order to
hear and applaud them.
George Hamlin, the tenor, says
that "good songs are produced
in a country where the people
know and uudorstand good poet
ry," and upon this text the Chi
cago Dailv News comments that
"the average American song is
drivel, if not something worse.
This could not be true if it were
not for the fact that both com
posers and the purchasing public
will consent to accept drivel. The
young people of this country
should be familiarized with good
poetry. If better songs are to be
the by-product of culture, hasten
the day!"
Therein may be found a sug
gestion valuable to parents ot
young children anxious to guard
them against not only the influ
ence of silly vicious songs, but
against baseness in general. A
love of good poetry is easily in
culcated in children.
Upon women's dress, the Di
gest quotes the Wesleyan Meth
odist of Syracuse, N. Y.:
If girls had a faint idea of the dis
gusting sight they presented, or could
hear some of the unmanly, dissolute
remarks made about them as they pass
along the streets clad in transparent
waists, or one of those short, out
landish, tight gripping hobble skirts,
they would feel so ashamed that if
they had a spark of virtue left in them
they would go to their rooms or get
' out of sight (somewhere till Uiey hada
sensible dress to put on. How can they
expect people to distinguish them from
the Jow and coriupt if they dress ex
actly like tliem?
A Chatolic priest puts it thus:
Never in history were the models so
abhorrently indecent as iliey are to
day. One may make the closest study
oi costumes through the prints anu
drawings and sculptures ol ove thous
and years and tind nothing to equal
the shameless styles worn unabashed
the crowded streets and summer re
sorts by hundreds of thousands of ap
parently respectable girls.
M. ny.more religious papers are
oiiUpuKen in condemnation ol
"the model of today," as, tor in
stance, the Kansas City Catholic
Kegisier. which says, **Tnere is
no artistic excuse for some oi toe
costumes to be seen in puolic
places," and classifies certain
torments as "designed to compel
instant attention tu their inde
cehcy;" while of tne secular
press, the New York Times,
commenting on a dispatch from
its Paris correspondent tnat wo
nv. n's dress models this summer
aie "the most audacious since
tiie Directoire," is at a loss lor an
explanation:
Tlie Directoire audacity is under"
st amiable. France had beeu having a
debauch in the name of freedom, re
ligion hail been insulted, anarchy had
ju.it been quelled, and in the slgw pro
cess of restoration «f Jaw and order old
conventions had been nearly obliter*
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
ated, morals were at a tow ebb, and the
social condition was exactly expressed
In Ihe dress of the women Hut that
social condition surely does not exist
now. . . Therefore fashions, to ex
press the i.ew sense of the alarmine
development of evil and the need of
suppressing it, should becjme more
formal ana modest, nor take on the
aspect of the bacchanalia. There Is no
accounting for the extravagance of the
prevailing Parisian mode.
"Immodest dress is responsi
ble for many a young girl's down
fall andruin," writes Dr. Edwin
B. Lewis in American Medicine:
("every medical man of large
practice and experience knows I
only too wed the fires kindled by
tl** present dress of young fe
males. M
It is pointed out that the
modern dances are vigorously de
fended; by some professing
Christians, and ev« n
psychologists; vet police, schoo
and church authorities are grave
ly concerned about them....
The Baptist Examiner, of New
York, declares, **the whole tend
ency of these outrageous pe»
formances is toward the ind*-
cent, the immoral, the putrid."
Are these things in harmony
iwith their t'mes? Most men
who discuss them seem to feel
that they are not; that they
should be resisted. Som* wo
j men take an equally crave v ew;
other women take the view that
woman's dress, at least, is we
i man's business, and men aie im
pertinent in their futiie med
dling. Some think that as all
these things are matters o£ fash
ion they will won give place, and
[ that another extreme will soon
be presented. The whole prob
lem is essentially a feminine one.
We do not believe that the re
sort to laws and ordinances can
have any appreciable effect, es
pecially as laws are still in a
targe sence reflections of the
ma culine view.
( COMMENT -
"NEAR HICKORY"
Hickory is spreadine herself
some. A head 4ine in the tir» en?-
boro News states "Carl Taylor
was killed near Hickory." We
are aware that Hickory *u> grow
ing and we "rejoice in her growth
but we did not know that a point
that used to be 12 miles from
Hickory is now "near Hickory.''
Catawba County News.
What is hurting you, brother,
Newton is only a surburb. The
news item referred to should
have been sent in from vour
town. —Hickory Democrat
1 IN SOCIAL CIRCLES ~\
The Travellers Clpb met Miss
Mary Geitner Aug. 19 at 4:30. The
study for the incoming yearis Florence,
the city of flower*, especially during
those glorious three hundred years
when the beauty of her art blossomed
fadeless forth for all time. Miss Geit
ner, the president, has prepared a re
markable fine program, an epitome of
Florentine history and art, a study, as
Hawthorn says, of "statesmen, heroes,
artuts, men of letters and of song whom
the world claims as its chief ornament
though Italy produced them all," The
Club's first meeting will be Oct. 2nd,
at Miss Geitner's
ATTUC ATTENTIOR
OF RffILEMES
On last Saturday afternoon
Fred Salvo, delivery boy for JBost
& Newton, killed a rattlesnake
on Sixteenth street just in front
of the home of Mr. J. S. Setzer,
The snake measured three feet
and five inches in length and had
seven rattles and a button. Ac
cording to Mr. J. F. Allen this is
proof that the snake was seven
years old.
This is something out of the or*
dinary.for Hickory. We knew
the little city was progressive,
and that numbers of good citi
-2 ins were coming here to live
but we did not know that -we
were attracting" the Utention of
rattlesnakes.
Suffered Eczema Fifty Years —
Now Well-
Seems a long time to endure the
awful burning, itching, smarting, t*in
disease known as ' tetter" —another
name for Eczema. Seems good to
realize, also, that DR. HOBSON'S
ECZEMA OINTMEN i has proven a
perfect cure.
Mrs. D. L Kenney writes: — I
cannot sufficiently exoress my thanks
to you for your Dr. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. It has cured my tetter,
which has tioubled me for over fifty
years." Moser & Lutz, or by mail, 50c.
PFEIFFER CHEMICAL CO.
St. Louis, Mo. Philadelphia Pa.
- adv.
HICKORY, N. C.,THURSDAY. AUGUST 28, 1913
PREMIUMUSI BIG;
Live Stock Show Will Be Fea
ture of National Conser-
H vation Exposition x
514,000 IN PRIZES OFFERED
*
Object of Manager of Live Stock De
partment It To Make Display Abso
lutely Clean and Stimulate Breeding
•f Better Class of Animals In South %
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Some of the objects of the Lire
Stock Show to be held In connection
with the Nstional Conservation Ex
position in Knoxville, as set forth by
thb director of that department, John
i A. Jones, are:
To show to the farmer and live
stock man how much mere economical,
how much better, it is for blm to
breed a good animal than a scrub
animal.
To show that successful farming de
pends, not only on the man behind the
plow, but also on the weight of the
team in front of the plow.
To show that agriculture and live
stock breeding are closely related and
car not be separated.
To provo that great opportunities—
opportunities as great as exist any
where—for the raising and breeding
ot lire stock are being neglected and
are going to waste in the South.
To prove by actual demonstration
! the advantages to be gained by the
breeding and raising of swine -and j
sheep in the South.
To make the show absolutely clean'
land high class.
To do everything possible to foster
th breeding interests of the Southern
I country.
Fine Displays at Show.
The Live Stock Show that will be j
I held at the big National Conservation
I Exposition, in Knoxville, from Septem
ber 1 to November 1, of the present j
year, will be the greatest event of its
MIBB JULIA C. LATHROP,
One of country's noted women and
head of Child Welfare Department
of National Conservation Exposition.
kind probably ever held in the South.
As the object of the National Exposi
tion is to teach the 'esson of the neces
sity of conserving the natural re
sources of the country, so, too, will the
object of the Live Stock Show to teach
a lesson —the lesson of conservation.
By displays and exhibits of finely
bred animals —horses, cattle, sheep
and swine—and also by comparisons
between these well-bred beasts with
B«ubs will the lessons of the Live
Stock Show be taught. Noted men of
the live stock world will deliver lec
tures from time to time. There will
be other features forming a part of the
■how that will be new and novel and
a character never seen at a similar
show in the South before.
The premium list is large. The "total
amount offered in premiums in all de
partments of the show is $14,000, and
these premiums are so arranged that
e x ery owner of a well-bred animal will
have a chance of being declared a win
ctr in some of the classes.
Many Other Big Prlxaa.
There is a stake of SI,OOO offered
for the best saddle horse to be shown
in the ring at the Night Horse Show.
There is an offer of an SBOO award
for the best pair of heavy brood mares
to be shown. This offer, It Is expected,
▼•ill result in a better class of heavy
draft aninlals being raised in the
South. ...
There is also a special prise of
i',ooo for the best exhibit of live stock
from any county in any Southern state.
This is the first time that such a pre
una has been offered for an event of
tfcU kind. The total premium list in
connection with this one event alone
foots up to $2,700.
A commodious, well-ventilated build
in-; will house the live stock exhibits
at 'the Conservation Exposition. The
ring in which the animals will be
shewn b*B been pronounced to be one
of the best in the country. A Night
Horse Show will be held, and this will
he made, much of It is expected to
attract large crowds and also *
ling of exhibits.
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t6 FARMERS WIVES i
mans
In most of the Western States the!
farmers wives in dmexmt counties
have organized Demostic Science Clubs
and fanners wives meet at-tiie court
houses onoe a month, and roid an In
stitute and have demonstration, days
jin cooking, caring fat children, mak
[ ing the home profitable, running- the
home on a business basis, pin money
for the farm girl and bow she may
i earn It, solving the pioJslem ol the
farm boys' social life and the needs of
! the rural school and tlie needs of the
community at large.
Now every woman In Catawba coun
ty is just as bright as ine woman in the
west* sp,
why not, organize & domestic Science
Club in Catawba county and we farm
ers wives and daughters get together
and learn why we cook such good'
things to eat, for nobody in the whole
world can beat us cooking? And we
are known as the famous Dutch cooks,
and that is a reputation to be as proud
of as to be known as a famous musi
cian or an eminent physician. But
how many of us know the scientific
principles of cooking and what our
good cakes and fried chickens' are go
ing to do for our boy's and girls' stom
achs when they.eat them. There is a
reason why we should know these
tilings and we have never had the
chance to learn what certain foods do
for our bodies, even though \»e be
considered well educated, because the
school is m fault and the day, 1 hope,
is near when the public schoo) girl
will be required to take a course in
Domestic Science, and if we do not
want to have to learn it from our girls
we must get to work, and we can learn
so much more working together than
we can studying separately. And it
will be more interesting and Oh, lad
ies, you know how we have talked over
and over about that trip we dread to
town, because there is nowhere to take
baby and rest and how we have read
ot Western towns providingrestrooms
for couutry mothers, and 1 know New
tou people will be very glad to see that
we have a room for country mothers,
exclusively, and good accommodations,
for they are the oest town people in
the world Just as we are the best
country people in the world. And we
are all the good old Dutch and are
proud of It because yon can depend on
our thrift, integrity and honesty, so
let us think about keeping our reputa
tion as cooks. And if one lady who
reads this is interested, I not only ask
her to write me a card at once, but
write her opinion to the county papers
so the other ninety-nine may read it
too. And if there is one woman who
does not go to town four or six or
twelve times a year she will be inter
ested in this 1 know, and this would
be a wonderful good excuse because
>ou know when a woman sets her head
—and you men may get good roads a
little sooner if we wotgpit nave to go to
town oftener.
• MRS. GORDON WILFONG,
R-l. Newton, N. C.
DR. ROLLER TO ROVE
TO HICKORY
Dr. 0. L. Holler of Taylorsville,
was here Monday and after looking
over the city, has decided to move
here in the near future and will prac
tice medicine.
Dr. Holler is one of Alexander coun
' ty's most prominent physicians and
citirens, and we gladly welcome him
and his family to our city.
Claremont College.
Claremont College will open
Sept. 3 at 10 o'clock.
Five weeks work on the inter
ior of the .building has placed
everything in fine shape for the
opening.
Some of the new teachers are
already on the ground arranging
the schedule of work so that
there will be no delay.
Boarding students are expect
ed to arrive on Sept. 2. Town
students should be present at the
opening exercises.
Prospects for a fine opening
are encouraging.
' J. L. MURPHY,
President.
Lutheran Church at Granite Falls to
be Dedicated.
The new Lutheran church at
Granite Falls, will be dedicated
tne first Sunday in September.
Rev. J. H. Wannemacher, pastor
of Holy Trinity Lutheran church.
Hickory, preaching the dedica
tory sermon. Services to begin
at 10:30 a. m.
At 2:30 p. m., Rev. Prof. R. L.
Fritz, president of Lenoir Col
lege, will also preach for us.
Everybody is cordially invited to
attend these services.
How's This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in ill
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood aud mucous surfaces of the sys
tem. Testimonials sent free. Price
75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti
pation.
Mrs. Beard's School to Open.
The fall term of Mrs. James B.
Beard's school will open on Mon
day. Sept. 1» 1913. adv,
I A SOUTH CAROLINA HERO
The Spartanburg Sheriff Who Stood
Off a Mob When the Governor
Had Refused Help.
At Spartanburg one nigbt last week
a deed was done that ought to give im
mortality to the man that did it.
A negro had been arrested because
he was suspected of a crime against a
white woman. The crime was not
proven; the suspect bad not even been
presented to his supposed victim for
identification, but about 8 o'clock the
usual mob began to gather. . -
The sheriff saw the danger mount
ing and wired for help. But Blease
rules in South Carolina, and all the
officer got was an ironic offer to call a
special term of court for the trial of,
the September 1
Within the jail were the wife of the
sheriff and his two sick children; out
side was a murderous mob howling
for blood. They attacked the great
gate of the jail yard, and it crumpled
and gave way under the assault. Tliey
hurled dynamite over the wall. They
knew that they were under the pro
tection of the Governor of the State,
therefore they were absolutely reck
less of the lives within the jail. 1/ ever
a sheriff was justified in surrendering,
this was the man. .
But when he took office this man
had sworn an oath to uphold the laws;
and being a man he regarded his oath
above all else. So, as the gale went
down and the first surge of the blood
thirsty mob swept toward the open
ing, he stepped into the breach with
his gun in his hand and swore anoth
er.
"Gentlemen," said he, "I hate to do
it, but, so help me God, I am going to
kill the first man that enters that
gate!"
This was a new and unexpected de
velopment, and the mob, always most
careful ot its own skin, saused. Then
came a voice, exclaiming, "He means'
It. boys!" And not a man entered.
That is all there is to the story. But
in our opinion that short tale tells, of i
a deed that is sublime. William J.\
White was tested in those few minutes
with every acid that might corrode
the character of a man, but he came
out unscarred. Merely to face the)
mob took courage, even with the pow
er of the State behind him; but White
stood alone, while the Governor, on
whom he should have been able to
count for help, lolled in his easy chair
at Columbia and laughed at his extre
mity. It took courage far rarer than
mere physical bravery to defy public
opinion by choking off a lynching in
South Carolina. White knew in
ad probability'he was signing his own
1 political deaih warrant when he halt
ed that m But most fearful of ail
was to know, when the dynamite was
raining, and the gate was creaking oa
its hinges, that those most dear to
him were directly in the path of the
living death. Tw6 sick children!
' Could man have been subjected to a
more frightful test?
South Carolina must bow her iiead
in shame over many of her sons, but
she can !iff It high when this man is
named.—Greensboro News.
Base Ball Championship.
To decide who is entitled to
the pennant as Amateur Base
ball Champions of North Caro
lina, Red Springs, champions
from the east, and Morganton,
from the west, will meet in a se
ries of games to be played on
the League Grounds, at Char
lotte, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, August 28th, 29th and
30th.
These games will be hotly con
tested, as pitchers representing
both teams have refused offers
from practically every club in
the North Carolina League this
season*
It is predicted that the largest
crowds ever admitted to the
League grounds in Charlotte
will witness the games—especial
ly the opener, as Jaynes, of Mor
ganton, and Covington, of Red
Springs, will be pitted against
each other. Arrangements are
being made for special rates
over the different railroads enter
ing Charlotte and side attractions
are planned for the visitors.
Motor Cycle Record Smashed. I
Columbus, 0., Aug. 24. —What
is said to be the world's record
for 100 miles on a dirt track for
a motorcycle was made this after
noon by Harry Goudy of Chicago
when he rounded the local mile
track 100 times in 92 minutes
flat The previous record for
100 miles on a dirt track was 95
minutes.
Daniels' Sister-In-Law Given Splen
did Place.
Washington, Aug. 24. —Miss
Ethel Bagley, sister-in-law of
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels and for 15 years a clerk
in the government service, has
been appointed a clerk in the
navy library at a salary of 11,-
600 per year.
Remarkable Cure of Dysen
tery.
"I was attacked ~ with dysentery
about July 15th, and used the doctor's
medicine and other remedies with no
relief, only getting woree all the time.
I was unable to do anything and my
weight dropped from 145 to 125
pounds. I suffered for about twc
months when I was advised to use
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. I used two bottles
of it and it gave me permanent relief,''
writes B. W. Hill of Stjow Hill, N, C,
For sale by Moser & Lutx and Grimes
Drug Co.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
SREATESTJF ALL
Land Show at Conservation
Exposition W ill Set a
New Mark
WHAT A BUSINESS MAN SAID
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Nothing Like Display in Thic Depart
ment of Big National Exposition
Ever Has Been Attempted in the
Country Before—Lessons for Farm
era.
E D. Stratton, land and industrial
agent ot the Cincinnati, New Orleans
■k. Texas Pacific and the Ala baa a
Gieat Southern railroads., paid his flrsi
visit a few days ago to the grounds
upon which the big National Conserva
tion Exposition will he held in Knox
viale from September 1 to November 1
of the present year. He went to Knox
ville with a party of other railroad
men. After his visit to the grounds
after he saw what had been done and
I what was being done in preparation
for the exposition, he expressed hini
self in this wise:
"To say that I was moat favorably
impressed would be to put it mildly.
I had oo idea that such a site for an.
e?:position could be found anywhere In
this country. I bad no idea of tbe ex
tent and character of tbe buildings a:
ready up, and I was delighted to see
•uch good progress being made in the
election of the big new building?:.**
"Will your roads be represented by
j a land exhibit?" he was asked.
I "They will," he replied, positively
"lhey could not afford to be uarepro
sented."
| This was a hard-headed man of busi
'new speaking. He had seen. That
v/as enough for htm. His decision was
made.
Greatest of All Land Shows.
At this early date this statement can
be made positively and without Lear o.
coLtradJction:
THE LAND SHOW AT THE NA
TIONAL CONSERVATION EXPOSI
TJON IS GOING TO BE, NOT ONLY
THE GREATEST LAND SHOW EVER
SEEN IN THE SOUTH. BUT THL
GREATEST LAND SHOW EV&R
BF:EN ANYWHERE IN THE UNITEI
STATES.
Land primarily is the basis of al)
wealth. Much has been learned abon
land in recent years, many "lessons of
incalculable benefit to the tillers o,
th? soil have been taught. Many lea
sens remain to be learned; there if
still much In the land and in the meth
oc». cf Its best cultivation still to b«
taught. Land shows are, compara
tlvely speaking, a new institution
They have done much to educate th'
people.
The conservation of the soil of the
United States is one of the greatest
projects undertaken In this twenties
century of progress.
And the Land Show at the National
Conservation is going to exemplify tht
most advanced thought along these
lines.
Building Is All Ready.
The new Land Building on the beau
tiful exposition grounds of the Na
t'.onal Conservation Exposition is com
pleted. It stands on a terrace; it is
beautiful in design, beautiful In execu
tlon. In the rear of the building is an
auditorium that will seat 3,000 per
sons. The building Is spacious and
f.aa constructed especially for the
Land Show and all that goes with It
On the lower floor of the big white
building the land companies and the
land departments of the various rail
roads will have their displays. On the
upper floors will be the educational
exhibits, and these will include the ex
hit.ts of the different experiment sta
tions of the United States Department
of Agriculture In tbe Southern states.
Mr. Farmer, here are a few of the
things that are going to interest you
when you pay your visit to the Na
tional Conservation Exposition and the
Land Show in the Fall:
You are going to be shown in a most
striking and convincing manner how
best to maintain and increase the pro
duction of your land.
Lessons of the Show.
•
You are going to get ideas on how
to improve the grade and yields of
plant and animal products.
You are going to sea the soil of the
Southern country, and so arranged to
teach you many valuable lessons.
You will see exhibits that have to
do with the impoverishment of the soil.
You are going to see the best and
most modern methods of crop rotation
Illustrated.
You are going to see actual demon
stiations of the way in which yon can
pltnt and raise little known products
and thus increase the earning oapaclty
of your lands.
You are going to see—
What is the use of going farther?
The sentiment that the Land Show at
tl*f National Conservation Exposition
will be the biggest and best ever held
•till stands.
The railroads are preparing to make
very extensive exhibits —the most ex
tensive they ever have made at a
Southern show.
EXPOSITION THOUGHT.
The expositions of the past were aa
tongs of achievement at the end of a
good day's work. The National Con
servation Exposition will be a living
and tangible promise of a still more
glorious to-morrow foreordained by the
wise action of to-day.
Rural Carriers to Meet.
Newton, Aug. 23.- The Rural
Carriers of the Ninth Congress
ional District are hereby called
to meet in the City of Gastonia,
IS, C. Monday September the
first 1913. This call is made for
the purpose of discussing sub
jects pertaining to the service,
and take steps to more thorough
ly organize the carriers of the
District. The organization is
based on fraternal principals.it
lis for the study and adoption of
the best methods of performing
the duties of the rural service,
for the betterment of the condi
tion of all its members, and to
co-operate with the department
for the advancement of the rural
service. We desire a large at
tendance therefore every carrier
and substitutes whether members
of the Association or not are
urgantty requested to attend we
owe it to the service, we owe it
to the department officials, we
owe it to ourselves to attend
these conventions whenever and
wherever opportunities andcir
cumct inces will permit. -
Tane a day off my brother,
and mef tus at Gastonia and let
us get at quainted, and exchange
idea*, thereby enjoy the day to
gether.
fraternally and faithfully yours,
J. M. BALLARD.
1 District Organizer
Telegraph Operator is Killed at His
Post.
Scottsvttle, Va., Aug. 24.
Richard W. Harrison, telegraph
operator in the Chesapeake &
Ohio railway station here was
| ihot and instantly killed while
on duty early today. The train
sheets showed that he had copied
I a train order at 2;23 a. m. and at
\% o'clock when a freight con
ductor went to the office he found
Harrison lying on the floor dead
with an automatic revolver in
his hand. The bullet entered
the right shoulder and glanced
downward and there was noth
ing to indicate that the weapon
Had been discharged, especially
when no empty shell could be
found. Nothing in the office
was stolen.
Posse is Searching tor Lewis Phillips
Tajlorsville, Ky., -A
oosse tonight searching the
Ohio river bottoms for Lewis
Phillips, who is accused of the
cold-blooded and unexplained
murder of William Zurelbry,
committed only a short time
after Zurelbry had saved Phillips
from drowning.
Phillips and several other men
were pitched into the Ohio late
last night when their skiff over
turned. Zurelbry, an aged man,
vho witnessed the accident,
swam in and rescued Phillips,
who could not swim. Not long
afterward, it is said, Phillips
went to Zurelbry'a home armed
with a rifle, entered the house
and asked whether Zurelbry
were his rescuer. Upon receiv
ing an affirmative answer
Phillips is said to have shot the
old man through the heart.
Phillips, though fired upon by
a posse which quickly formed
escaped across the river. Late
tonight he had not been captur
ed.
Primitive People of Panama.
Thirty miles north of the Panama
canal, almost within sight and hearing
of the industrious army busily engaged
in bisecting a hemisphere for Uncle
Sam, the natives are wild, though not
savage, says National Waterways, these
people posses a very retiring disposi
tion, and can only be seen by coming
upon them by surprise. The women
and chilli en never leave their own
settlement, and the men seldom ven
ture more than a few miles from their
home to the local trading posts along
the Chagres river, where they dispose
of the few pigs and bananas which they
raise for a living. An occasional horse
may be found in their settlements.
Th*y dwell in tobanks, a thatched hue
in which the living room is under the
roof. On the first floor of the hut is a
fireplace consisting of four stones on
on which rests the proverbial kettle,
and the only piece of furniture, if it
may be called such, consists of two
crooked sticks formed into a crude lad
der reaching to the parlor and living
room, under the thatched roof of the
house. —Glen Mills Daily.
Lawyer Convicted of Retailing.
Fayettevllle, Aug. 25.—James H.
Johnson of Hope Mills, a member of
the Cumberland county bar, was today
found guilty of retailing by a Superior
Court jury and entered a plea of nolo
contendere to three additional indict
ments. Solicitor Sinclair accepted a
nol pros hi another case and refused to
ask for a verdict in a sixth because the
witness to whom Johnson was alleged
to have sold a glass of wine testified
that he was too drunk at the time to
know whether the defendant sold or
gave him the beverage.
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The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
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