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MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1008
NO. 17
Olliclal Vote Ol Surry County.
President.
Taft 287
Bryan 1709
Tafts majority 1101
Governor.
Cox 2781
Kitchin ' 1820
Cox majority 901
Congress.
Morehead 2799
Brooks 1798
Morehcads majority 1001.
'senate.
Reynolds 2717
Badgette 1908
Reynolds majority 809
Legislature.
Havmore 0
McDowell 1911
Haymorcs majority TIG
Sheriff.
Ilavncs 2;;:u
Davis 2250
Ilaynes majority 75.
Morchead's election Sure.
Greensboro, Nov. 5. the lat
est returns show that John M.
Morehead, Republican, has boon
elected to Congress from the fifth
district over A. L. R rooks, Demo
crat, by a majority of about .'!"(.
It appears that Mor -head car
ries the fallowing counties by the
majorities named: Surry 1,001;
Forsyth 312; Orange 01; Ala
mance 37; Stokes 08-1; Person 183;
Rockingham 217.
The following counties go for
Brooks: Caswell 509; Granville
1.00G; Guilford 615; Durham 20.
ft hrTfn rarriro th dlstrii't bv
about 2,ffc0, - induction jI aUw.t i
3,000 from the Democratic ma
jority two years ago.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Counties Brooks Morehead
Surry 100
Forsyth 312
Orange 01
Alamance 37
Stokes 081
Person 18:?
Rockingham 217
Caswell 509
Granville 1000
Guilford 015
Durham 20
Totals 2150
Morehead's majority 3-13.
2198
Statement From Mr. Brook.
Mr. Brooks issued the follow
ing statement last Friday.
To the Democracy:
I desire to express my pro
found gratitude to the loyal and
sincere Democracy of this district
for their devotion and untiring
energies in my behalf, no man
ever had truer or better friends,
and my defeat for Congress is re
gretted more on their account
than my own. In addition to the
general landslide throughout this
section and local disaffections,
we had the Republican forces of
the State centered in this District
with unlimited money at their
command. Notwithstanding Dem
ocracy's terrible defeat in the
Nation and in this and two other
districts of the State. I believe
that the principled set forth in
the Denver platform are absolut
ely essential to the Nations well
being, and it is unfortunate for
the State that men should be sent
to represent us in Washington
who will oppose all these meas
ures and reforms. While victory
is always sweet, there are many
things worse than defeat, and I
am proud of the fact, that when
the Republican hosts and their
Kodol contain! the same digestive
iuices that are found in an ordinary
ealthv atomach. and there in. there
fore, no question but what any form of
atomach trouble, Indigestion or Nerv-
ous Dyspepsia, will yield readily yet
naturally to short treatment of Ko
dol. Try h today on our guarantee. 1
Take it far a little while, as that is all
yea will seed U take, . Kodol digest
what rou eat and makes the stomach
awaet It U sold by i. H. Gwyn.
allies overran our breast works
that they found me bearing aloft
the Democratic banner and every
friend of mine standing behind
Democratic guns.
"Let those who have failed take
courage;
Though the enemy seem3 to have
won,
Tho' his ranks are strong if he be
in the wrong
The battle ii not yet done;
For, sure as the morning follows
The darkest hour of the night,
No question is ever settled
Until ic is settled right."
Mr. BRYAN IN DEFEAT.
Charlotte Obai-rvor.
The case of Hon. William Jen
nings Bryan is one full of pathos.
From whatever motive, whether
selfish ambition as his enemies
assert, or, an unselfish desire as
he claims, to be in a position to
serve the interests of the people,
there is no doubt that he was
keenly anxious to be elected Pres
ident -never so anxious as this
year r.o:' so confident as in the
campaign just ended. His dis
appointment, therefore, in the
result of yesterday's election
must approach anguish of mind,
and be the keener by reason of
tho fact which must be perfectly
apparent to him that his last op
portune y to be President has
passed. Men have run for this
office throe limes but none four,
and Mr. Rryan's name will now
be dropped, no doubt at hit own
instance, from the list of the a
vailable candidates of the future.
Clearly in the moments of the
campaign he realized that his
stav-wHvsWjt to s-W rread-
mg li;:; 'pt.ci itT .try.ivlnc, i
Kan., Monday night, could detect
between the lines that he had
seen the finger of fate. Every
man with a heart in him must
feel very sorry for this man whose
hope of twelve years has been
dashed.
Rut he made a mugnifient fight.
He spoke splendidly with fine
ability, with imperturbable good
temper, and under such physical
strain as no other man could have
endured. From Fast to West he
traveled in whirlwind fashion,
making speech after speech daily,
his physical energy unabated, his
superb nerve unshaken, lie went
down but went with his face to
the foe and his flag (lying. So
then
"The harder you're thrown, why, tl.s
higher you bounce;
Be proud of your blackened vyc
It isn't the fact that you're licked that
counts:
It's how did you fifhl and why?
"And though you be done the death,
what then?
If you battled the beat you could,
1 you played your part in the world of
men.
Why, the critic will call it good.
Death comes with a crawl, or comes
with a pounce,
And whether he's slow or spry,
It isn't the fact that yoa're dend that
counts,
But only how did you die?"
Built Fire Under Baby Carriage.
Galena, Wis., Friday. 6.
While its mother was absent
from the room the three-year old
son of Mrs. Henry lUpp, built a
fire under a baby carriage in
which his eight-months-old broth
er was sleeping. The infant was
so badly burned that it died ear
bv this morning. The child ex
plained its act by saying that he
wanted to get baby warm.
Celde and Creup n Chldr n.
"Mv little jrirl is subject to colds,"
says Mrs. Won. H. Seng, No. 41 Fifth
St., Wheeling W. Va. "Last winter
she bad a serere spell ad a terrible
cough, but I cured her with Chamber
lain Cough Remedy without the aid of
a doctor, and my little boy has been
presented many times from having the
croup by the timely use of this svrup.
As soon as he shows any signs of croup
I give hiro Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy for three or four days, which pre
vent the attack." This remedy is for
sale by Gwyn Drug Ce,
Why It Happened aa It Did.
Charlotte Observer.
hvery Democrat, and every
Republican as well, of course has
a theory as to why the election
of Tuesday resulted so crushing
ly to. Mr. Rryan. There is no
unanimity of agreement and one
man's opinion is as good as an
other's. Our own is clear cut
and fixed and we should like to
be acquitted of any purpose to
be unkind in expression of it.
Mr. Rryan has been a candi
date for President for more than
twelve years -from the time of
his first nomination in the sum
mer of 1800 until sunset Tues
day f this week. We have re
membrance in saying thi of the
ill-fated candidacy of Judge Par
ker in 1!H)1, but during the peri
od between 1000 and 1004 Mr.
Bryan's candidacy only abated
it did not cease. He has there
fore been before the people con
tinuously for a long time and has
kept himself at the very front of
the stage, fnir'y dividing atten
tion for the first four years of
the twelve with Mr. McKinley
and for the last .-ight witli Mr.
Roosevelt, the three having been
undoubtedly, during the twelve
years the throe m st conspicu
ous American citizens. In this
time Mr, Rryan Las said much
and written much and from time
to time has attach "d hiras"lf to
or originated a r.umber of pro
positions which the people hrve
shown that they regard as hate
ful, impracticable or dangerous
as for instance; the free coinage
of silver; the government owner
ship of railroads; the initative
and reffeT?T)udm; instant with
ura Sal ' Tf otii 'ZXnn TZi&tf'rjiA
leaving these people to their f aw
the election of United States
Senators and United States jud
ges by popular vote, the control
of child labor by Federal laws,
and things not necessary to enu
merate. In view of these policies and
in fear of what others he might
project, the people have enrne to
regard him as a theorist, a drea
mer, rm idealist, and have dis
trust him. He is not considered
a practical man or one to whom
the chief executive office of the
nation could be safely committed
This impression has grown upon
them, so that at each appear
ance before them as a candidate
he has been rejected more de
cisively than at the last. Per
haps nobody questions the integ
rity of his purposes or lacks in
personal respect for him. The
body of the people are afraid of
him and that is all. He has ac
cepted so many strange doctrin
es, argued them with surpassing
eloquence and abandoned them
under the force of the logic of
events or when he realized that
they did not "take," that confi
dence in his judgement is lack
ing and there was the apprehen
sion that if he were President he
might embrace any new fad, put
it into execution and work much
injury to the country. Thought
ful people hare not overlooked
the fact, either, that five a majority--of
tht Justices of the
Supreme Court of the United
States are above seventy years
of age and eligible for retirement
and that in all human probability
this court will be re-organized
during the next presidential
term, by reason of the death or
retirement of a majority of its
members. Such persons have
enquired of themselves, what
type of lawyers Mr. Bryan
would appoint to these vacancies
and found themselves unable to
Braises, scratches, sores and burns
that other things have failed to cure
will heal qnickly and completely -when
you um le Witt's Carboliaed Witch
Hasel Salv. It is especial good for
pile. Sold by J. II. Gwyn. 4
trust him with this great power
and responsibility.
The above arc the causes, one
operating with another, that, in
our judgement, brought about
the undoing of Mr. Bryan Tues
day. He it was, not the Demo
cratic party, that was defeated;
but unhappily, in pulliny down
the pillars of the temple he pull
ed down the structure on a great
many other men candidates for
Governor and Congress instates
and on down, through the coun
ties to the end of the list. It is
as true in politics as in other re
lations of life that no man liveth
to himself and no man dieth to
himself.
President's License To Hunt.
President Roosevelt not hav
ing signified his intention of ask
ing special privileges for his
hunting trip in British Fist Af
rica through diplomatic channels
it is supposed that he take out
an ordinary f0 pound license
from the Colonial Office. Fven
this, however, has not yet ben
applied for, although it is al
ways usual to solicit such license
several months in advance.
Under them each hunter is li
mited to ; ixty animals, except in
the cases of lions, leopards and
crocdiles, of which lie may shoot
as many as he wishes. As set
forth in the r. nv licenses, the
President may kill "two ele
phants, two rhicheri. ten hippo
potami, twenty-one antilcies,
two buffaloes, two earth hogs,
two earth wolves, ten chevro-
tains, two monkeys, two mara
bou storks, two ostriches, two
egrets and one chimpanzee."
birds and a number of other
species are forbidden to any hun
ter not endowed with special
privileges.
President Roosevelt will be re
quired to set forth in his own
handwriting the animals he in
tends to kill, as well as the locali
ty where he will hunt: Before
leaving Africa he will be requir
ed to declare what animals and
how manv he lias shot-
One of the organizers of the
trip, an American interested in
the development of Nairobi said
to-day that he did not believe the
President would ask for diplo
matic privileges, but he had an
idea that a unique special license
would be presented to him.
The President will be delight
ed." said this man. "when he
hears that he can shoot any kind
of game he wants literally from
the car windows. I have seen
droves of buffaloes and dozens
of lions and tigers wandering in
the woods while the railway in
Nairobi was being built. They
would rush up to the very rails
to see what was going on and
then would take to their heels.
"Now they are getting very
timid, but I think President
Roosevelt will have every bit of
sport he expects."
About Laughter.
There is no more beneficial
tonic than good, hearty laughter.
It inflates the lungs and has a
magic effect upon the system.
Giggling is not laughing, and it
is a habit that brings wrinkles
and soon spjils even a pretty
face.
Why not laugh? It improves
the appetite and make one popu
lar. There is nothing to be glum
over, and, if there is, being glum
will not help it. Be happy and j
bright and every one will wish
to help you.
The girl who wants to be beau
tiful must sleep with fresh air, j
plenty of it, in her room. She '
must go out and revel in the sun-!
shine. She must find plenty of '
laughter in her daily life. That .
is the only true way to live and
the only way capable of bringing ,
beauty. j
THE TWO CREAT DELUSIONS.
Politics and the Chicken Business
Leave off the First and Touch the
Second Lightly.
Fairbrother's Everything.
The man who leaves politics
and goes into the chicken busi
ness is the happy man. He
should go no further in the chick
en business, however, than to
dream out what he expects to
do. The chicken business has
allured a million men to bank
ruptcy. A dozen hens that live
off the lot will make a good return-but
the man who buys
three dozen and then purchases
food for the n and bothers with
them pays $1G for each egg laid
ond $27 for each egg chicken
brought to maturity. Rut to
dream of doing nothing but rais
ing chickens is a delightful pas
time. You can figure it out that
it is the most profitable business
in tho world but you musn't go
into it, or you will go broke.
And politics is the same way,
You can figure out how you can
get the nomination and slide in
to a fat office and how much
money you can save and how
mu:h prominence it will give
you, and then after you try it
rt l.t . f .1 '11
you lind tnat tne tnmg is agiid-
d lie. You seek the nomination
and commence to sliell out. 1 ou
find your fences down in more
places than one and you go to
rep tiring tnem. 1 ou learn tnac
you are assailed oy men wno
were your friends; you hear
whispers about your character;
you learn of the deep duplicity
and the dirty work of men who
claim to be decent; you find that
i vv costing hundreds . where you
tiioi&ta te'a:- or V&'i wt
the stunt; you work like t
vil and you work alone, ana fin
ally find that you have paid too
dearly for what you got-and of
ten you get nothing.
The thing to do is to dream a-
bout it. Figure all the time
what you will do when you get
a fat ofi'ee; figure what you will
do when an admiring constitu
ency demands that you run; fig
ure what you will do when the
golden stream comes your way
from the public crib but never
try to cash it on that dream for
you will finally go broke as sure
as your name is what it is.
The chicken business an 1 poli
tics are the two Great Delusions
of all ages. They get hold of a
man and he dreams on until he
tries them and then he awak
ens too late. We have never
yet been in politics; we have
nevero-vneda dozen hens and
a rooster but we have seen
some mighty good citizens who
have tried them both and the
bitterness of their souls reached
to us. We have watched thefn
go down and never com up.
We have seen them ruined, and
this year of grace will witness
many a well intentioned man
stranded for life and practical y
ruined because he figured out in
his conceit and vanity that he :
was a fellofaheller-when the
mob didn't think that way at all. i
If you want to do the world a 1
good chore, buy a barrel of prun-1
es and dole them out a few at a
time but don't insist that any J
friend of yours go in the chick- ;
en business or into politics.
100 PIGS.
One hundred fine pigs on hand. Or
der before they arc picked over.
JOHN
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TAFT HEALTHY BUT TIRED
. Hia Message To The Peeple.
Cincinnati, O., Nov. 4. Early
today William H. Taft gave hear
ty expression to the gratifications
he felt on his election as Presi
dent of the United States. Busi
ness, labor and agriculture, he
declared, had supported him.
His success, he said, should be
also the success of the country if
his ability and could make it so.
"Please say that I am perfect
ly healthy but tired," was the.
message Judge Taft wished utter
for him tonight. With Mrs. Taft
he has enjoyed the pleasant house
hold of the C. P. Taft family man
sion to-day, going forth only once,
and then to receive the plaudits
of thousands of his fellow towns
men as they lined the streets and
filled the windows for blocks in
the line of march of the parade
of the Woodward High School
pupils, faculty and trustees. Mr.
Taft made the principal address
at the corner-stone laying of the
new building of this school, from
whioh he graduated when a boy.
The function gave the city an op
portunity to pay its first daylight
tribute to the Preside it-elect.
Judge Taft did not r e f e r to
p 0 1 i tics in bis address, but con
fined himself to tho history of
the school, which held for him
many fond memories.
to make speech TO-DAY.
A speech to the Womens For
eign Mission Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, in annual
session here, to-morrow morning,
and a banquet of the Cincinnati
Commercial Club to-morrow night
constitute the public functions
'T am going away for a com
plete rest of at least two weeks,"
s'dd Judge Taft to-night. "No,
I am not going to hold political 1
conferences; neither am I going
to consider Cabinet construction
nor political appointments during
this time. It is to be a period of
as near absolute rest and quiet as
I can make it."
MAY CO TO ASHEVILLE.
After Hot Springs the Taft
family is considering a number of
places for reside nee during the
months that will intervene before
inauguration. Among these is
Asheville, N. C, which hassome
objections because of cold, and
Atlanta, Ga., the considerations
of which are now being brought
forward. The decision will be
the one important work of the
Hot Springs sojourn.
While there the Taft family
will occupy a cottage and it has
been stated that the festivities
of the resort will be eschewed.
Three thousand or more tele
grams of congratulation have
been delivered to Judge Taft to
day. They include messages from
Catfhet officers, Senators, Rep
resentatives, ambassadors, poli
ticians, residents of the Philip-
pine islands and the far Last, and
personal friends and admirers
of Judge Taft. Many telegrams
came from business orgamzations
and labor societies throughout the
country. ,
reiigant7ure, easy, FafcTTittle liver
Pills, are IVWitt's Little Early Risers.
by J. H. Gwym
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A. YOUNG,
Creensboro, N. C
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