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Vol. XI. MOCKSVILLE. N. C. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 14.1909. No.10,
Fashion in Headgear.
Baltimore Sun.
Tbe ''peach -basket" hat is dead.
The fashion bells of Paris are toll
ing, and it is being borne to its
last resting place in the discard
where are buried the "Merry Wid
ow" and the sheath skirt. They
tell us, furthermore that many of
the myriads of "rats," "puffs,"
"rolls," and all kinds of lalse hair
fixings will be laid up to rest in
the near future, and women will
oaee more appear somewhat in the
form in which she was created.
Full many a pretty face has been
blooming unseen beneath the peach
basket. Many a smiling counten
ance has been buried in its depths.
It was a monstrous mass of straw,
fruits, vegetablas, and other fun
ny things. Paris must have in
vented it as a joke and laughed in
its sleeve when the women of the
world toofe. it seriously. Mere man
could see in it no element of beau
ty, no line of grace, and nothing on
earth to commend it. But lovely
woman bore the burden without a
murmur.
"Better be dead than out of fash
ion," seems to be the motto of
many of the ladies. For whatever
the fashion makers decree, the wo
men adopt. Theirs not to question
why; theirs but to go and buy.
They bought the "Merry Widow"
by the acre, and in time learned to
sail them around like experts; to
tack, jibe and navigate them in any
wind. When the peach-basket was
brought forth the ladies dived in
and even convinced themselves that
there was somethibg beautiful in
the queer monstrosities they were
required to carry around on their
heads-.
Now, having had their little joke
on the women of the world, the cre
ators of fashion have prepared a
new exhibition. According to ad
vices from the centre of interest,
they have decreed that all the hats
now in use or heretofore bought
and paid for must be discarded.
They have changed the fashion so
completely that papa will have the
privilege of buying headgear for all
the family the coming season. The
edict has gone forth: "Next seas
on the turban and the toque" not
the dainty, gentle little hat the
men would like to see. but a huge
creation that will stand a foot and
a half high, and will make the
wearer look as martial as a Rus
nn drum-major. The fur hat it
eel 1 1 una up a story or two, and
the tower-and-minaret effect is ad
del by an "aigrette" whatever
that may be that stick up like a
young tree. It is not stated wheth
er the prices will be as high as the
' 'aigrettes," but after his experi
ences with the "Merry Widow,"
and the "peach-basket," father
feais the worst.
Not a minute should be lost when a
cnUd shows symptoms of croup.
Chamberlain's Cougfh Remedy given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse,
or even after the croupy cough ap
pears, will preveut the attack. Sold
by C. C. Sanford Sons Co.
, Had no Faith in Banks.
f Walter J. Hicks, a young hucks
I er of Norfolk early Thursday morn
f ing was held up by two negroes
and robbed of $678, which he car
fried in his pocket in preference to
Iputting it in a bank.
He was walking home with his
Siucle, John Hicks, when the high
waymen, flashing a pistol in their
faces, ordered them to hold up
their hands. Walter obeyed, but
his uncle ran to his home a block
iway, to get a pistol, but before he
returned they had tbe huckster's
fuoney and disappeared Ex.
A Hurry Up Call.
Ouick! Mr. Druffffist Quick! A box
Rucklen's Arnica Salve Here's a
luarter For the love of Moses, hur-
. . i i T r M l
Baby s ournea nimseu, terrioiy
ohnnie cut his f oat with the axe
mie's scalded fa can,t waiKtrom
Billie has boils and my corns
She got it and soon cured all
ily. it's the greatest neaier
sola oy v t, aniora.
Returning Prosperity.
Based upon the prospect for un
usually good crops this fall, and
the recent adjustment of the tariff
questioj, the inevitable wave of
prosperity has been set in motion,
the stimulating and revivifying ef
fects of which are now very per
ceptible throughout the country.
In our immediate vicinity the lum
ber business is becoming more ac
tive, the factories of all kinds aie
finding an increased demand for
their products, the railroads are
doing a better business and our
farmers are generally optimistic
over the outlook for crops. We
confidently believe that the de
pression that has brooded over the
country during the past two yeais
is practically at an end, and this
fall and winter we may expectgood
business in every line. Exchange
Law-Making Mad.
Salisbury Post.
That's a pretty howdy-do out in
the State of Washington . The leg
islature of that commonwealth, it
will be recalled, passed laws touch
ing practically everything under
the sun and now comes word that
the State officials, sworn to uphold
these laws, are treating them with
contempt. The governer, among
others was discovered tipping a
waiter, in spite of the fact that an
anti-tipping law was enacted,
while one of the Supreme court
justices smokes cigarettes regularly
just as though the legislature had
not "thou shalt not " The gover
nor defends himself by declaring
that the anti-tipping law is uncon
stitutional, leaving one to infer
that every man may be his own
judge of the constitutionality of a
given statute and obey or violate it
at pleasure.
The case of Washington but em
phasizes the fact that the nation,
or at least a very considerable part
of it, has gone law making mad
Your complexion as well as your
temper is rendered miserable by a
disordered liver. By taking Cham
berlain's Stomach and L.iver Tablets
you can improve both. Sold by C. C.
Sanford Sons Co.
A Mania For Sears and Roebuck.
It is passing strange how such a
house as Sears and Roebuck can
get such a hold on people as they
do. These catalogue houses send
out thousands of their books into
the homes and have fancy pictures
of their goods and glowing de
scriptions. The strange part about it is, by
the time the postage and express
is paid on most, if not all of the
articles, that they cost as much if
not more than the same goods
would cost if bought from the home
merchant.
Sears and Roebuck have no in
terest in our people. They do not
pay any taxes for us. They do not
help us to build our sehool houses
and courches. They will not give
a cent to aid one of our sick people,
not one cent, to replace a poor
man's home which may be burned.
In short they have no interest in
us except for the money they can
get out of us.
Our home merchants are a part
of us. They pay taxes, they sup
port our churches and schools,
they will aid those in distress,
they will feed our poor and hun
gry and wait for their pay, a
reasonable time.
One of the meanest things a man
can do is to buy goods of his home
merchant on a credit and when he
gets ten dollars to spend, instead
of buying the ten dollar article of
the man who has helped him, and
will sell the goods as cheap, still
he will send that ten dollars off to
a catalogue house.
Our home merchants are worthy
of the home trade of our people
and ought to have it, so long as
they furnish the goods at prices
equal to any of the catalogue houses
when the quality is taken into con
sideration as well as the cost Ex.
Fifteen Hundred Enumerators.
Wash. Special to News and Observer.
Announcement is made at the
census office that 1,500 census en
umerators are to be apportioned to
North Carolina for the purpose of
taking the new census. In 1890
the number of enumerators engag
ed in taking the census was 1,238.
The increase of 242 enumerators to
be assigned the State is attributable
to two reasons. In the first place
a natural increase of ten per cent
in population, based on the previ
ous census is expected, An eqnal-
jly important reason for increasing
the number of men who will can
vass the citizenship of the State
results from the fact that the en
umerators will work only eight
hours a day next year, whereas
they worked ten hours a day ten
years ago.
The feature of interest in connec
tion with the taking of the new
census is the effect it will have on
the congressional representation in
the various States. To North Caro
linians the question of greatest im
portance is, will the State gain a
new Congressman, hold her present
membership of ten members, or
suffer the humiliation of losiug a
member? There is little hope that
the Statehas made sufficient gain
in population to entitle her to an
additional member in the House of
.Representatives. A new member
was gained ten years ago upon a
fraction of the unit of representa
tion. The apportionment in 1890
allowed one representative to each
194,182 people. The total popula
tion of North Carolina by this unit
was 1,893, 810, which gave nine j
Congressmen and 146,172 over.
This was more than one-half the
apportionment unit, and conse- i
quently secured an additional Con
gressman for the State, although
the district was shy 48,010, the re
quisite, number of people according
to the apportionment unit. In or
der to gain another Congressman
the State would have to show a
much larger increase in population
than ten per cent., which is ap
proximately the increased ratio of
gain in the estimation of the census
people.
Estimates of gains in population
is largely a matter of guess work.
The census people are governed
largely by the ratio of gains at the
previous cei sus in making their
estimates for preliminary work.
Yet it is not difficult to reach the
conclusion that the States that have
shared most largely in the great
flood of foreign immigration during
the past ten years will show the
greatest gains in population. North
Carolina has shared very little in
this influx of new population, and
cannot be expected to keep the
pace of Eastern and Middle West
ern States. Also the fact must not
be overlooked that a considerable
number of negroes have left tbe
State during tne past ten years for
cities in the East and West. At
the same time, there has unques
tionably been a healthy increase in
the population of the State, but
hardly sufficient to keep pace with
those States that have profited as
the result os onr large foreign im
migration. More important in its effect on
congressional representation than
the mere gain in population will
be the accion of Congress in fixing
the new unit of apportionment.
This will not be done until next
year, after the census is taken and
the population figures consolidated.
The preset membership of the
House is entirely too large, and it
is generally believed that the new
unit of apportionment will be in
creased for the purpose of decreas
ing the membership of Congress.
The membership would have been
decreased in this way ten years
ago but for the influence of the
Maine delegation, which opposed
any increase in the unit of appor
tionment for the reason that such
action would have decreased the
representation of that State in the
j House. The gain in the popula
tion of the country by the new cen
sns will make an increase in the
unit of apportionment an absolute
necessity. It increased to 200,000
North Carolina will likely hold her
ten members of the House, but if
the unit is increased to 225,000 as
is being suggested in some quart
ers, the representation of the State
may be cut to the old representa
tion ol nine membors.
The ceLSus bureau has reached
no decision as to the division of the
1,500 enumerators to be assigned
to North Carolina. There will be
approximately 150 to a district,
though the industrial districts will
get much the larger number of en
umerators. Ten years ago the en
umerators were engaged on an
average of 20 days in taking the
census. In towns of 5.000 or more
the work must be completed in two
weeks. In rural districts and small
towns 30 days is the limit allowed
for taking the census.
Go With a Rush.
The demand for that wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney Cure, Dr.
King's New Life Pills--is astounding-.
C. C. Sanford Sous Co., say they nev
er saw the like. Its because they nev
er fail to cure Sour Stomach, Consti
pation, lndigestion,Biliousness, Jaun
dice, Sick Headache, Chills and Ma
laria. Only 25c.
No Now-And-Thens For Taft
Politicians and members of Taft
reception committees must bear in
mind that frock coats and silk hats
will not be worn by those who of
ficate at the functions along the
President's tour of the South and
Southwest this fall. The announc
ment of this fact gave much satis
faction to a number of those who
wished personally to do honor to
the president, but did not know
how they could get through with
their duties in a dress so new to
them. The adoption of this rule
will make Mr. Taft's reception at
many of the points he will visit
much less formal and put those
who iutertain him more at their
ease, and consequently, render the ;
receptions pleasanter and apparent- j MtwM y Prevent the possibility of an atti.-l: on the rvi
ly more cordial. Xo man can "do j dent of ihe United States.
the hospitalities" on any occasion
to his own satisfaction if he is
dressed in a style which makes
him feel awkward or think that he
is attracting attention by his unac
customed dress. It is well that
such rule has been made and an
nounced beforehand. The less for
mality about the receptions the
better will the President see the
Southern people they are.
Charlotte Observer.
Wants No Subterfuges.
Durham Sun.
Durham now drops int) line and
licenses near beer $250. It is be
ing done a1! over the State, yet the
the State voted for prohibition.
The Sun takes the position that if
we are to have prohibition, let's
have it, and not tamper with sub
terfuges and make shifts. If yon
are going to begin licensing near
stuffs, it would be better to do a
way with prohibition and license
the pure article. It will not do
the damage that subterfuges will.
$100 REWARD, $100.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at
least one dreaded disease that sci
ence has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Hall's !
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being, a con
stitutional disease, requires a con-
stitntional treatment. Hall's CJr-
tarrh Cure is taken inteijially, act -
ing directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation
if the disease, and giviug the pa
tient strength by build:ig up the
constitution and assi? nature
in doing its work. JJnil4pV'
tors have so pneh'fcp etrts
tive powers.? -VmSei
fm iKtproprie-
cura-
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testimonials.,
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Dick Maples and R. Don Fail to Show Up.
We published an article a week or two ago, saying that Col. Dick Ma
ples, a socialist, and R. Don Laws, the Pwepublican editor of the Yellow
Jacket, wonld meet in joint debate at Spencer on September 6th, Labor
Day, but they didn't. The Salisbury Post explains why in the two letters
which appear below. They are something fierce:
Moravian Falls, N. C, August 30, 1900.
Dick Maples, Nashville, Tenn. Sir: Will not be at Salisbury. Nobody
but a fool would think of traveling 140 miles in dog days to get to butt
into a gas factory when he can sit in the shade at home and talk to half a
million people. R. DON LAWS.
Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 2, 190'.)
My Dear Laws: I suppose that had you known that I had been para
lyzed on the 27th of last month, and would be unable to reach Salisbury,
you would have been in a position to rear back on your haunches and
raise hell in the columns of the Yellow Jacket about me refusing to meet
you, but you didn't know it, did you "Donnie?" And you made another
donkey of yourself. At 1 o'clock on the 27th of last month, Laws, I had a
paralytic stroke, and while I am alive, I am not very extra alive, and away
down in my heart I am glad you didn't accept the challenge made you by
my friends, but you missed the opportunity of your life by not accept
ing it. Yours truly, DICK MAPLES.
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Greensboro Makes a Move For State Capitol.
Greensboro, Seyt. 7. Greensboro has renewed its efforts to secure the
state capitol. Gapt. J. W. Fry presented figures at the regular meeting
of the chamber of commerce tonight showing that a majority of 1-1,000
voters would naturally favor this city as the capital of-the state, basing
his conclusion on the estimate that the western end of North Carolina
that portion to which Greensboro is more accessible would naturally fa
vor this city as the capitol. The matter was thoroughli discussed by the
members present and the legislative committee wa3 asked to look further
into the matter. If the proposition for removal is favorably reported, a
mass meeting will be held to see what can be done. Assurances of sup
port have come from many quarters, it is said.
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President Receives Threatening Letters.
Chicago, Sept.. 7. Two let tors threatening the life of I'ltidml 'la ft.
I during his visit to Chicago, now in the
cret, service, have stirred up the latter and police official:-; of the ciiy with
the result that efforts will be made to make the chief executive of the na
tion the most guarded president that ever came to Chicago. Captain Put ter
was inclined to belittle the threats, although he bepaii making mxim-
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Commander Peary on His Way Home.
Robert E. Peary, having "nailed the Stars and Stripes to the Pole" on
April 6, 1909, as told in his series of messages flashed by wireless Tuesday
from the coast of Labrador, was figuratively lost to the world Tuesday
night, homeward bound on his ship the Doosevelt.
At Gopenhagen, Denmark, royalty continues to pay homage to Mr.
Frederick A. Cook, the Brooklyn explorer, who announced six days ago in
a manner not unsimilar to Commander Peary's that he had unfurled the
flag of his country at the Pole on April 21, 1908. Neither saw indications
of the other's achievements; both will be in the United States before the
close of the present month. Commander Peary on the Roosevelt, accord -ding
to best reckoning, was in the vicinity of the straic of Belle Isle, be
tween Newfoundland and the province of Quebec, Tuesday night. But it
is uncertain at what port he will touch first to amplify the meagre news
of Monday. Inadequate telegraphic facilities on the Labrador coast and
the northwest coast of Newfoundland may move him to decide to proceed
on southward to North Sydney, Novia Scotia, before he gives to the world
details of his triumph in the far North.
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Ex-Postmaster Kapp Arrested.
Dobson, Sept. 7. Eugene C. Kapp, lately postmaster at Mt. Airy, was
arrested at that place yesterday charged with violating the postal laws
and was tried here today before United States Commissioner Jack sen.
After a hearing the case was continued to September 1G. at the defend
ant's request. The charges against Mr. Kapp are that while he was post
master at Mt. Airy he induced certain employes of the offices there to
sign pay vouchers in blank, afterwards filling out the vouchors to suit
himself, charging the government with a larger amount than h:vl nftu-
! all-v b'n Paia out for xpensea
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Rats Eat Up $100,000,000 a Year.
One of the most serious problem the Department of Agriculture Ins to
meet is ridding the country of the millions of rats with which it is inft t
ed, and which are especially the foes of the farmer. It s estimated tl a
the rat pest costs the United State3 $100,000,000 yearly in grain destroy"
alone. The rat also pollutes a great
eat, kills poutry and steals
hands of Captain Porter of the se
quantity c d products vh"
eggs. T
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