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"HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN; UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UJ VOLUMN XIII. MOCKSVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 26. 1911 NUMBER 3 Editors and Good Roads. A resolution adopted at the press convention in Lenoir should be printed in every editorial page of the state, and become the keynote to the coming year's campaign for progress The resolution was in troduced by the Editor of Southern Good Roads, received a chorus of seconds and was adopted by a nn animous vote. It reads as follows Resolved, That it is the sense of this association that the best use that can be made of the state's con victs is in the construction and maintaining of public roads, pro vided their use does not interfere with the present system of working county convicts on the public road 8. Resolved, That we, appreciating the need of engineering assistance to counties in the construction of their public roads, do most thor onghly endorse the furnishing of such engineering assistance to the counties. T?esolved, That we most heartily endorse federal aid to the states in pnblic road construction and do herewith urge our senators and members of congress to give their earnest and serious consideration to legislation, such as the Simmons bill, looking toward federa1 aid to states in the construction and main tenance of the pnblic highways. Resolved, That it is the sense of this association that the state should appropriate out of the gene ral treasury for the construction and maintenance of the public highways of the state the sum of $1,000,000 annually. The loregoing contains the germ of genuine reform. The people will have to speak in loud tones before the legislators can hear them. We believe a vast majority of those who have studied the situation will favor putting the state's convicts on the public roads instead of work ing them on farms in competition with honest labor; and we believe the returns would be far greater to the state in the end. The politician and most of the office seekers will tell you that the state penitentiary should not be molested in its farming operations that it is a paying proposition, making a neat balance every year that goes into the treasury and that to that extent, the taxpayers are relieved. But we believe that, if the state convicts were put to work constructing public highways through the counties, the results in actual cash would soon be far great er than the net, or gross, earnings from the state farms. - There is nothing that creates and stimulates property values equal to good roads. Then the value and importance of having competent engineering assistance in laying cut roads in their construction is too apparent to admit of argument among men who have had experience in build ing roads. The question of federal aid is be ginning to loom quite large, but it is in the future. It can not be ex pected until the state is doing something substantial in the way of helping itself. We hearHly favor the appropri ation of as large a sum as is pos sible, by the state, for the construc tion of good roads, and the levying of a special tax for the purpose, believing that no other investment can bring as large and quick re turns. We hope to see our breath -ren of the press get busy and push all along the ; line. Greensboro Daily News. A Peek Into His Pocket would show the box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve that E. S. Loper, a carpenter, of Marilla, N. Y. always carries." I have never had a cut. wound, bruise, or sore it would not soon heal." he writes. Greatest healer of bums, boils, scalds, chapped hands and lips, fever-sores, skin-eruptions eczema, corns, and piles. 25c. at C. C. Sanford'f. Trundling a Wheelbarrow From ' Atlanta to New York. Union Republican. Frank Orr, of Charlotte, who is rolling a wheelbarrow from Atlan ta to New York on a big wager, spent a night in the city, the past week, stopping at the Zinzendorf. Up to this time he has averaged a little more than 20 miles per day. With fair weather he hopes to in crease his speed to 25 or 30 . miles per day. If he reaches New York within the time limit he is to re ceive a bunch of money and the Atlanta man who put up the wager is also to roll the wheelbarrow back to Atlanta. Mr. Orr is traveling over the National Highway. He left here for Madison, N. G. Speaking of Mr. Orr and his journey, the Monroe Enquirer thus soliloquises and with a good deal of truth. "Mr. Frank Orr, of Charlotte, is pushing a wheelbarrow. That's a news item in the Charlotte Chron icle. Thousands of other men all over the land are pushing wheel barrows, some of them steady on the job and others now and then. To get your name in the papers in connection with wheelbarrow push ing yen must not take one of them out in the barn and use it, haul dirt in it Or do any of ttose ordi nary useful stunts with it. But if you will do like Mr, F. Orr, of Charlotte, is doing you will get your name in the papers for he left Charlotte for New York City last Monday afternoon pushing a wheel barrow and he is under contract to push it all the way. By doing that stunt Mr. Orr will get his name in the papers all along the route. Somehow or other we have a more friendly feeling for the fellow who is between the handles of a wheel barrow pushing it in and out of the barn or rolling dirt in it than we have for the cross country wheel barrow pusher. Perhaps it is be cause we have played the part of the home barrow pusher so much that makes us have that fellow-feel ing for the plain, stay-at-home ma nipulator of the unfrilled farm wheel barrow." Good Roads. Notwithstanding the new inter est manifested in good roads there are comparatively few people who realize what a tremendous advan tage a system of good roads gives over bad roads. Director Page of the United States Public Roads Office calculates that if every state would improve its main highways to the highest point of efficiency it would result in the saving of be tween 500,000,000 and $1,000,000 000 annually in the United States. It is estimated that this enormous saving could be affected if only twenty per cent of the existing roads were thoroughly improved. There are no-v about 2,150,000 miles of road. Two hundred thousand, or about nine per cent are improved in some manner. To bring the number of miles up to twenty per cent it will be necessary to improve about 250,000 more miles. While this task may seem stupendous it is estimated that it can be accom plished by a probable average ex penditure of 87,C00 a mile, or $1, 750,000,000 for a fairly complete system. When it comes to the improve ment of roads, there should not be neglected the importance of main taining the roads in good order, and in this matter attention should be given to the regulation of the tires of vehicles. Narrow ties cut up a road and for tha better pro tection of roads it would be well to do with the wheels as with the roadbed. Right in your busiest season when you have the least time to spare you are most likely to take diarrhoea and lose several days time, unless you have Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand and take a dose on . the first ap pearance of the disease. For sale by all dealers. - Pointed Paragraphs. Raleigh Caucasian. Since they have stopped the sale of near-beer some may feel cons trained to drink the real article. Now, who is in control of Dem ocracy? Bryan has shown his teeth and Kern has shown his whiskers. The Kalemh Evenmer Times is j-, w trying to boost the Harmon boom in this State. But the boom won't boost. It might prove interesting read ing if the Democratic politicians would explain why all the Democ ratic counties are in debt. An exchange is advertising for a Democrat who has never been known to kick. Our contemporary is wasting some valuable advertis ing space. One of the editors of the Cataw ba County News claims to have eat en eighteen slices of pie at one sit ting. But it will be remembered that the aforesaid editor is a Dem ocrat. William J. Bryan says the De mocratic House is giving the people only a half a loaf. If the Demo crats should get control of the Sen ate also, many of the people would not get any bread at all. The Democratic politicians are trying to hit the farmer "going and coming." Tbey would pass laws that would reduce the price" he would receive for his products, and at the same time are raising his taxes to take from him still more of his money. Webster's Weekly says that the seventeen -jTear locusts have a 44 W" on their wings this year, which, being interpreted, means "Wood row Wilson." Well, one good fea ture about the pest is, that it will leave us again this fall and will be dormant for another seventeen years. Back to the South. . Nothing illustrates the enterprise of the South more thau that activi ty of its boards of trade, its railway industrial bureaus and other such organizations created to show the enormous business advantages that are open in thai part of the Union. It is well known that no other part of civilization has made greater progress in the last 20 years than that which in a generally way call ed the South. The revelaticn of its wealth and resources, the experience of its us uul delightful climate, the variety of Eoil, the treasures of iron and coal as well as of other minerals, have become known, to the effect that by the coldest of figures, the South has made greater gain than any other equal area of territory in the range of civilization. The special points made by many of the articles seat out is that Sou thern people who have been else where are coming back South be cause they find there attractions which long lay unnoticed and they are also bringing back with them many others from all parts of the country,introducing a greatly need ed capital and labor to develop the measureless resources of that splen did land. Buffalo (N. Y.) News. Barn and Wheat Crop Burned. The barn of Mrs. M. E. Gaither, of the Harmony community, was totally destroyed by fire Saturday night and about 350 bushels of grain stored in the barn was burn ed along with it. The loss is about $800 with no insurance. The fire was discovered about 9 o'clock by Mrs. Gaither, who immediately gave the alarm and the men about the place reached the building in time to save the live stock and ve hicles. The fire is supposed to have been caused by spontaneous com bustion. The teamsters had just finished hauling the wheat and oats from the fields and at the point where the fire started wheat had been stored in a stable from the crronnd to the roof of the building. Landmark, lXth. Farmer's Union Hymn. There is a fountain filled with blood, Drawn from poor labor's veins. Farmers plunge beneatn that flood, Lose all their labor gains. The thieving trusts rejoice to see Their union in its day, And there may I, though vile as he, Unite to make it pay. Dear toiling lambs, your precious blood Shall never cease to flow. Till all the robbed that hop the clod, Unite their power to show. Then in a nobler, sweeter strain We'll sing their power to save, When he that plants and reaps the grain No more shall be a slave. Come, farmers all, let us unite To form one solid band, Among our selves no more to fight There's union in the land. Let's brothers be, together pull; In union we are strong. Our bins, our barns, our dens are full; Don't sell them for a song. As business men we'll fix the price On what we have to sell; " Get what we earn; won't that be nice? Let gamblers go to h 1. Co-operation is the theme That sounds our slogan cry; Co operation is my theme, And shalLbe till I die. Swiped. Murder Unpunished. Union Republican. The United States is becoming notable in an uneviable way on ac count of extreme disregard of hu man life. Out of scores of honr! cides, the extreme penalty is paid once. In the other cases, the pro secution, none too vigorous at best is worn out and discouraged by de lays, reversals, etc., all over pat ty and immaterial, technicalities. And, he who take the life of his fellowmen emerges from the trial, poorer in purse, bnt otherwise un hurt. Uplift. TTfslhe same old story. Legal technicalities keeps many a fellow from getting justice and especially if the criminal has influence and money sufficient to employ counsel ft doesn't take long for a poor white man or negro to get his dues. And while it is deserving it is no more so than with his more favored part ner in crime. Two Drastic Liquor Bills in Con gress. Two bills aimed at the traffic in intoxications into "dry" States from other States were introduced in Congress Friday by Representa tive Roddenberry, of Georgia. One of them would prohibit the use of the "mails for the purpose of ad versale intoxicating liquors in com munities where State or local laws forbid the sale of such liquors. " The other bill would make it un lawful "to collect or receipt for a special tax for carrying on whole sale or retail liquor business in States where the laws forbid the sale of intoxicants." Ex, Turnpike From Black Mountain to Mt. Mitchell. The Black Mountain and Mount Mitchell Turnpike Development Co. of Black Mountain, Buncombe couuty, is chartered with $50,000 capital for constructing a turnpike from Black Mountain and Montreat along the top of Walkertown ridge to Greybeard pinnacle and as near the top of Potato top as practical, up Clingman's peak and thence on to Mitchell's peak in Yancey coun ty. The company has the power to operate a variety of development schemes as well as to charge toll and operate automobile and car riage lines. Ex. Young Man Violently Insane. Hugh Barnard, son of Mr. J. A. Barnard, of Eagle Mills township, aged about 20 years, was taken to Morganton Saturday night by She riff Deaton. He had been despe rately insane since Wednesday and at the request of his people Sheriff Deaton brought him to Statesviile in his automobile Saturday evening and jtaok him on to Morganton that night. Statesviile Landmaik. X "Same F rice to All. TT WINSTON-SALEM, WEAVERVILLE COLLEGE, WEAVER VILLE. N. C. FOR YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN. Beautiful Scenery. Superb Climate. Pure Water. Fine Air. Splendid Moral and Religious Atmosphere. Quiet Community. No Pitfalls or Dens of Vice. Excellent Foculty. Strong Course of Study. Moderate Charges. Firm but Kind Discipline. Pretty Catalog Free. Electric Car Line to Asheville. Fall Session Opens Auguct 16, 1911. O. S. DEAN, President, TRINITY COLLEGE 1859 1S92 1910-1911 Three memorable dates: The granting of the Charter for Trinity College: the Removal of the College to the growing and prosperous City of Durham; the Building of the New and Greater Trinity. Magnificent new buildings with new equipment and enlarged facilities. Comfortable hygienic dormitories and beautiful pleasant surroundings. Five departments: Academic; Mechanical, Civil, and Electrical Engineering; Law; Education; Graduate. For catalogue and other information, address R. L. FLOWERS, Secretary, Durham, N. C. REASONS Why you should buy your LUMBER, DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, and BUILDING MATERIAL from THE GRAF DAVIS COLLETT CO., SALISBURY, N. C We are the nearest first class shop to you. The freight rate from here would be less, you would savetime in transit. Our grades are up to the standard at all times, Our prices are always in line. Should you have to make a change in your order, phono us our stock is complete and ment. Send us a list of what or your Blue Prints. We make a specialty in gettin. Interior Trim in either Pine If you need Screens for your THE GRAF DAVIS C0I Salisbury. iHE EDISON PHONOGRAPH If yon think y-.u do n t cam K.r Ma'fcipg naehlnea," lt'a ieauecy u h;ivnt heard the riew meVl Ed s - P 0!oi'aih. Itl-c9 no; have that harsh, irraiing iiois fo jfid in most machines. The E.titon produc 8 ir.us1c with a sweetness that ctheia cunnut approach. It la the best entertainer. It rt-lieve the :no-iotony, shorten l-tup evening, amnses i!.e children and your friends. It is ever rc:.dy to cheer, console, amure cr enthusn you cic ording to your mood. Shipped any where. Wrire for'oatal"poe, iv J. BUWEN & BRO.. Wlr.ston-Salcm. N. C, IT IS AI WAYS 1U BUY KfcLIM . . On the above motto we have ness in the State. Our store is one long1, entrance on Main and Tnird ; Soda Fountains, So when you FROM A DRU Remember the Old Reliable, straight and honest. Drugs, Ice Cream, Etc. OWENS DR n WINSTON-SALEM THE PLACE WHERE VALUES IN U and Furnishings o ockton Co., 418 Trade Street N. C. Weaverville, N. C. we can make prompt shlp oil hi No o Of Stc hat Wi t- built wan whe Medi( EVE
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