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Vol. 16. No. 48
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Salisbury, N. C, ivi
RCH 24; 1903.
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Established 1887.
IN AND AROUND ROCKWELL.
Old Dick Seeds In Some Hewsj Items
, Frca his Nelgbbcrliood.; '
v James lVexler hasi moved into
our town. Glad to bae him with
. -Mrs.. A. A Trexler had a big
quilting today Thursday. They
had a nice time. Old Dick was
there aud enjoyed the fun.
Miss Flora Brown vifitediher
eiwter, Mrs. J. V. Linker, one day
this week.
"STTat on Bro,,Zeke, I think you
are all O. K , in wifaFTyou say.
Give it to V,m. '
Tho Rockwell school will con
tinue one month yet. They have
decided to have their entertain
ment at the close of school. -
Charlie Linker, and sister Katie
of Concord, 'were visiting in our
town la3t week. .
Bro. Bartlette seems to think
Bro. Leo has taken his place. Now
Bros, we are glad to hear from
both of you. Hope Bart wil) tend
iu news more regularly. j
Bro. Leo was over on. this side
of tho world one djy last week, to
have his wool clipped for Easter.
I wonder what is. up?.
George Lyerly. formerly ol
'Faith, is in cur town for a few
months.
W. G. .Newman and Miss Sadi
Jenkins, cf Gold Hill, visited our
town this week. They were the
guests of J. V. Baringer;
Mrs, T; J. Palmer, who has been
ntllio sanitorium for some time,
has ro! iirned.hu trie very much im
, proved.
i OLTlTCX7
WESTWARD HO!
A Large Party of Eaigrasfs Leau Asiie
tille for the West, :
Asheville, March 20. The big
gest emigrant party that ever left
this section of the country at one
time, departed from Asheville
thi3 afternoon. There was about
200 persons in the party. Most
of them" will go to Idaho and
Washington. The average price
paid for a ticket by the emi
grants was $50. The outlay for
expenditure. Railroad passenger
agens from all over the west were
hereNye9terday and today solicit
ing their share of the patronage.
The depot platform represented
an interesting spectacle as the
crowds surged back and forth as
they waited the time of departure.
Old men, aspiring aud ambitious
.youths,, women with babies in
their arms all were awaiting
with anxious faces -the departure
of the special trajn ,that would
bear them on their journey to the
"new country." Special to Ral-,
eigh Po&t.
Vg are
weather.
Dutch Creek.
having some warm
Symbol of the Easter Egg.
Wlfen the nations of the West,
or Europe, were converted to
Christianity, tho sentiment of the
ogg was universally accepted as a
suggestive symbol of their faith n
.the risen Saviour, and it has ever
since remained the most favored
liguroof .the eastern festivities all
over the continent. The children
who rule heart and home of man
kind, are doubtless responsible for
the keeping alive of this old cus
tom, f jr they love and demand the
visit of the rabbit, with his nest,
of beautiful eggs, on the glad
The Jjest thing that has happen
ed for the county, as well as the
the State, 'is that the legislature
has adjourned, and State bonds
are for sale. We guess it' will be'
county bonds next. What is the
country coming ,to any how? If
tl ey keep on we will have tq ap
P' int a receiver for the State.
T ie Watts bill is a farce, and the
Morgan township thing is a myth.
lsiature and it will look
cents with a hole punched through
it
FROU GOLD KN03:
Lee Cones to the Front Yit, a Batch c!
Interesting Items.
- The' farmers are plowing tor
corn and cotton, and getting in
shape to plant potatoes.
Peach trees are blooming, but
it is feared that the cold weather
will hurt them.
The health of the community
is generally good.
Lewis M.
Aener," of Craven-
Ti:ac::EDSECTioji.
f rj fib t:s Zui ReacheJ the
rciahlj Oier. ,
Today's reports from the flood
ed sections of Arkansas are more
favorable,ancTfor this reason the
failure of the passage tfirough the
crevasse of the relief tug, was' not
taken with much disappointment.
TBo Frisco railroad succeeded iu
running a relief train today to
JlMarion, - from the west, but ner-
v ' 1 -declined to leave their
nomes, aa tney taketnu r
night.
Henry jWilhelm and and Miss
Edith Cauble visited Henry Mor
gan Saturday night.
Tho Gold Knob base ball team
will soon reorganize and elect new
officers. , '
CALLS LEE COWM.
AFOUL UURDER."
hope Old Josh and his an
tagonist will soon fiehtoutthe
liquor question.
t)r. Hood is fixing up a reply
to a statement that was made
about him some time ago, to the
effect that he could carry 450
pounds of flour 8 miles through
rain and mud. He says he can
can carry 200 pounds a mile bet
ter. Thai is more than I thought.
Iiee Bart and Lee are chewing
the rag, so' to speak. Both are
good rag chewers, hard .? old cases.
Easter morn, just as they love and I'm sorry for Bart that Lee gob-
long for the coming of dear old
Santa on Christmas ov. Petts
burg dispatch.
The Lesson Taught bj Congress.
Tho FiftV'8eveuth congress, in
spite of "failure in tho perform
ance of duty, has, nevertheless,
indirectly served tho people. Its
record proves that a change in the
majority control of congress is
imperative if the people's will is to
prevail. Voters have been taught
- tt.r ttry-trtirtP TIHTTMTnO TeptlTT-
. lican party. Anti-trust legisla
tion, tariff, revision and a wise
and profitable reciprocity must
come through democratic success
at the polls. The effect of this
teaching should exercise a com
pelling influence in next year's
electiou: St. Louis Republic.
A Boy's Wild Ride for Life.
With family around him. ex
pectiug him to die, and a son rid
ing for life, 18 miles, to get Dr.
King's New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds, W.
II. Brown, of Leesville, Irid., en-
bled up his news. Poor fellow,
he is in A; critical condition, and
abonj to go to "construction," as
one of the debaters said the other
night.
Charlie Misenheimer will have
a rat killing at his residence the
first rainy day, 'and I hope he will
have good luck. He brought 4
.bushels of corn to the mill that
the rots had shelled for him.
Lawson Poole has made his or
chard prohibition by trimming it
oui jusl a iiLiiu hu iu win uang on
better. i
Ivy Morgan will plant corn next
week if it don't mow.
n Since the township is dry peo
ple j are hunting "for roo beer.
I expect the next legislature will
have to do a little to regulate the
the root beer.
:" ZKK.
There will be a rat killing at
C. Misenheimer's on Good
Friday, April 10th. The public
is invited to come. Please bring
your cats. - .
There was an old time chop
pinat J. H. Misenheimer's last
Saturday evening.
There was a mistake in our last
communication, about the picnic
at the Gold Knob schoolhouse.J
It was afterwards postponed till a
later date. Next time we will
wait until the picnic is over, and
then write about it. ' -""-"'
There is a lot of talk about
good roads and issuing bond.
The - only bond issue we favor is
that of matrimonial bonds, to
take effect about Easter, then we
will vote, . i
Bro. Bartlette' has, as he savs,
got his dates mixed, or h
had any. It. nas been several
months since be wrote for the
Truth-Index, and now he wants
to bring in and write the news
from that time pri. Now our
i brother is talking about fighting
a duel. Bro, we doo't need any
duel. All that will , be done will
be two blows passed, I hit you,
and you nit tna grouna. tie says
furthermore that Gold Knob is
not my native home. It is not
the city of my birth, but it has
been my home for the past years
aud I truly hope that it may be
in the future. Yes, I know where
my native home is, but I didn't
come here writing a history of my
life free gratis, and will not go
away thus. He is also quoted as
saying-that he can keep out of
the way of an ordinary foe, but
that Lee rides in the ships that
pass in the night, and has no bea
con light to warn him of his ap
proach. This of course, might
be true, but when we ride the
ships at night and reach ourdes-
tination, we ' enter by the front
door and not n tne window, nor
do we take up our abode in tho
tool house. How 'bout dat Hon
ey? Noj?r brother, Coe the mark
and think twice before speaking
once. ' i
they are in no danger fori L- pr
Sent. It is also reported tv ? ?.)
live stoSk there is being Well car-1
ed for 51 Yt ffftl lfl fill PRn tan f : . ,
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passengers from the water bound
trains across the river were taken
over to the city today. No re
pairs have been made in the wash
ed outtracksand no forecast can
be
Reader Braaci Ccrrespc:ient Ttlshlie AaEIierlj Citlzea St:t C:ra b tiscn5
R:a tjiRcir. .
A dastardly murder wag coin
mitted near this place last night,
A respectable old white gentle- -
man by the name of Sidney Blair,
aged about CO, and his neice,"Miss
Salhe Walker; aged about CO,
were quietly eating their supper,
when a negro man, who has sev
eral names. Glenn.4 Broadnnx.
Courts, etc., stepped in and epoke
to them. He drew a pistol and
8hot therom-uiBU-ueauruua uivu
hot the lady twice. She fell to
the floor and was quiet supposed
is est Accurate
The wheat is looking fine in this
neighborhood. : -
, Farmers have not been able to
do much plowing yet. - rr
There was great excitement in
this neighborhood last Wednes
day when the old man returned
from Salisbury without his wo
mau. Everybody expected a free
Some hid cot blow
Hnxius unuuumB,
ethers tt'is butall were fooled.
. rtt of all was that the
jucuer had been summoned to
.. .. . exhibition. Si
'uvulw u J. i ... ..
perform the ceremony, land he WUK wiuie tne negro
was fooled also. Alas! the old w. . , nons collecting
man has been sick ever since.
made as to when ; traffic mav I a severe attack of heart tmnhln.
be resumed to the west. The Ya
zoo and Mississippi Valley railroad
Lhas resumed throueh onerations
- .
over its own line to New Orleans
from Lake-View, a transfer boat
having "been put in service bo
nis booty, she crent nnl of .. ha
dining room and quietly alarmed
the neighborhood. . Soon a party
was on the scene and the brntAl
negro was captured, and carried
There was quartely conference t jail at Wentworth by Deputy
at Liberty M. E. church Saturday Sheriff FaucetCe, who was in the
Joseph Eagle has been on the
sick list the past week, " with
and Sunday.
party. - There
ment but the
was much excite-
Bro. Lee seems to shoot wide meut ouine Ppie were daied
of the mark when he says that 01 v 1 iae Deneia and did cot
t.wAfln.-t.Mon;f. Weslpy Moreland was com int? im " OUUiUlttlJr proceedings, .19
There were no startling develop- the road b-v wav of Reader Branch, element is growing today, ho c-
ments in the flood situation in the gent Bro. Lee refers to must , V?4 "uciaij 01
r,.u:- ti. . A j ii I hfivfl hPAn Rrn Ta k moo f V '"'"Ki wajiwu il IS OODCQ Will
aia cuiums tciiituiy louav. ana an i "i . . . ,
conditions cenerallv are assnmim neyer heard of any other fellow "uu uo uuuo uow governor .
a favorable attitude, except along gating intosuch a predicament b&8' 01 "lU tc.a11 special term of
the levses in Arkansas, north of
the break at. Trice's
Memphis dispatch.
Landing.
; ' Whj the Patrlachs Ured so Long. .
The oldpatriachs had no duns
pr notes coming due, or taxes.
They were, not concerned with
lawyers or doctors or society mat-
i t ....
?ip ur puiiuca. ADDarfinc v r.nav
lad no small vices and no trouble
as he Gescribes. but wa did hor coun Ior 1018 case. Ine knowl-
that Bro. Lee, was going along edge ? ihi m7 quiet the people.
and as he was nassimz a certain nis oruusn negro had worked
haunted nlace hia horsa h anfl for Mr- BIair hia object was rob-
-refused to pass, and as he prefer- bry' and the deed was committed
red death to passing, and backed s UKJ U4,uct PurPw. ue.wai..
I A m m A A m
into a mud hole and was smother- cauSu.BO qaieuy mat wnat mon
cated. Lee "escaped, without seri- 67 he had 8ecared found and
ous ihjury, but the neighbors had .gotten awav from him
to prize him out of the mud. The GoTernor ha placed the
in keeping their large ones out of
the newspaper. They did not
have to contend with the freight yentories about $3,000.
departments of railroads for their for selling, other business.
thn sheriff ' urMnli will Ka notw3 !n
FORSALE: Retail shoe business, L. . . , ,
well established trade. Stock in- " T o l8ft.
Reason I tiou.-tteidsville special to Greens
boro Record.
Ad-
daily bread, and were in no danger
of losing their jobs cr having their
business destroyed by a' truBt or
ruined by a shrewder rival. . They
did not have to resist insurance
agents, labor to keep customers
in good humor, study the servant
girl problem, or trouble about the
condition of the road. No wonder,
they were willing to live to be
nine hundred years old .and did
it. Richmond News Leader.
dress Box 79, Salisbury, N. C. 8t.
Notes for Beekeepers.
' Basswood stands next to clover
'as a honey producer.
Foundation for the brood combs
may be made of the darkest wax. day returned
Charged Yitli Harder;
Wynne, Ark., March 19. The
coroner's jury which has been in
vestigating the recent killing of
John H. Brown of Memphis, to-
a verdict charging
A Thing tliat Went Wrong;
George and Cyrus Hardcastle,
the sons of an honest and indus
trious harness maker in Allen-
If a hive becomes daubed with eight men with murder in the first
propolis lilt oat the frames and degree. The eight will beheld'
place them in a new hive. without bond to await the action
nives snouiu do maae bo tnavioi me grana jury, r itteen ar-
theycan be opened without jar- rests were made immediately af t-
nng, as sudden jars are very lrri-lerthe killing, and of the eight
tating to bees. ' Hmen connected with the crime
Under ordinary conditions bees six are-brothers.
will make more honey inordinary
frames than they will' in section
town, Pa. began life with equal Lboxes.
nrosnecta for Bnccess. ( There is nothing in the world
A ST ' .
hen they had completed their that will kesp worms from getting
course at the public schools their into bee hives except the kind of
father, sent them to college, bees that will keep them out.
George was studious and pains Pollen is gathered by bees for
taking, and after 'finishing his the purpose of feeding their young
eollege course decided to enter the broods, and is carried to the hivo
ministry. J on their legs.
Cvrus cared little for studvl Tie U Worker oees are . n ate bed in
da voted himself to
Writing ca Wood.
Some persons are of the opini-v
on that the first writing was on..
thin pieces of wood? From their
convenience this seems probable.
Such boards were used at an ear-
ly period by the Greeks and Rom-'
ana, and were frequently covered
with wax, which was of course
more easily written upon than the
-1 tmTO"V-ood r "Vh e ra wax' was used
nrhlf l-4-mymn t-f m n n T tva fnm tha fimn
-wib9:dm iu4.t, iKa youugl,,. ........ ,At - .7 , - , , .. , - errors wero readily erased bv rub
black colt-.owneby-Bartiett the eggs are deposited : queens in hZtJ
i :n iu A. no.i r' I.,-, K-eoWnii fQm r,i ArnnAa ;n "IDR WIt" tne blunt endofthi
time iii April, es- Georce is now pastor of a laree four days.
f t
congregation in' Philadelphia at a j It is better at this time to unite
salary of $o,00Q a year and Cyrus I weak colonies than to try to
Created i Sensaticn.
Paris, March 20. A sensation
was created in the theatre by Sar
dured death s agonies from asth- ah Bernhardt last night at the
ma; out tins wonuerini medicine
cavo iustant relief and soon cured
him. Ho writes: 44I now sleep
soundly vf?ry night-"" Like mar
velous , cures of Consumption,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs
Colds and Grip prov;e its match-
loss merit for all Throat aud
Lung troubles. Guaranteed bot
tles 60c aud $1.00. Trial bottles hospital and is suffering from
free at all druggists. effects of the poison.
end of the performance "Werth
er," when Paule De Martigry. the
authoress, attempted to : swallow
laudanum and then shot herself
in her box. Her daughter had
previously substituted blank car
tridges in the revolver. The au
thoress was removed to Hotel Dieu
be
1
versary some
caped from hr room and paid a
visit to a near neighbor's" house.
In the rreautime Bartlette was
coining to. after Arriving, blow
ing like the exhaust from a loco
motive. Between blows of an
enormous size he asked "where is
my Darty?" and after submit
ting a few remarks he succeeded
m catching her, and after beating
the stars oat of her head he re
turned home. i '
Tha large bear that Bro. Bart
lette 6poke about has been cap-t
red and the prize was awarded
last Sunday evening. Guess who
got the prize. Now you keep
your hve dollars for other use,
you lead -footed dead beat.
Zeke, your walnuts nad hard
shells, and we coald'nt get the
seeds out, uulesa they are your
photos you have been taking.
Watch your peach trees, the
birds are destroying the bloom.
Lxs.
makes his living by working in a
livery Btatjle with an occasional
lift from G;eorge.
Sometimes it turns out that
way. Chicago Tribune. -
EVERY CHURCH or institution sup
ported by voluntary contribution
will be given a liberal quantity
of the .Longman & Martinez Pure
paints whenever they paint.
. Norfi: Have done sp for twenty
seven years, "sales: lens ot
millions of gallons; painted near
ly two millions houses under guar
antee to Tepaint. if not eatisfac-
cory : The paint wears for periods
up to eignteen years, ljinaeea
oil must be added to the paint.
(dne in two mmutes). Actual
tost theit about $1.25 a gallon
Sample free. - Sold by our Agents,
Kowan Hardware Co. 2-8 2m.
strengthen them by drawing
moderately strong ones.
on
the
piece of metal which served for a
pen To make the writing more
visible it appears that some black
substance was smeared over tha
surface of the white wax and re
mained in the scratched marks.
The Stczaeli Is the Uai.
A weak stomach weakens the
the man. because it cannot trans
form the food he eats into uour
ishment. Health and strength
cannot be restored to any sick t
YflatlsUte?
In the last analyiis nobody
knows, but we do know that it U
under strict law. Abuse that law
even slizhtlr. nain retnlti. Tr.
W m W m w mm mm
living means derange-
tL. . l
restoring health and strength to tiniSn irV. f"111"?? ln
.f.h a .v ..fJfm.'., Constipation, Headache or LiTer
ttdiBe.t'enongh food to feed V5??iVtI' !
uukiu, yet mo
at all druggists.
andrnn down limbs and orns u". Dgn.. unjy V
B
of the body. Kodol Dyspepsia
Care cleanses, purifies, sweetens
and strengthens the glands and The worst form of Indigestion is
membranes of the stomach, and generally relieved by taking one-
cures inaigesiioo, ayspepsia ana nan teaspoon! ul ot LiiaLid Elec-
an Bvumasu wuuuies. waa. x ium-iiricity in nail ft gUsa of water ft
mer. I lew minutes after eating.
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