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Vol. 16. No. 51
Salisbury, N. Oil Aprils 3, 1903
Established 1887,
60SSIPFR0U 60LD KNOB.
WATERS P0URIH8 SWIFTLY.
Bartletfe Talks of Yarlons Matters Occam Efforts to Close Hplla Grerasse Ueet
: ring la Ills Territory.
The farmers are plowing and
getting ready for their summer
crops. p '
Mrs. P. M. Phillips, who has
been quite sick, is improving. We
wish her a speedy recovery.
School at x Gold Knob closed
last Friday,-' quite a largo crowd
being present. Rev. R. L. Brown
addressed the crowd in the mom
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mg aud gave some good advice to
all. Rev. Lyerly. of Crescent.
-delivered a splendid address after
dinner. Prof. Caldwell made a
short speech at the closing of. the
day's enjoyment. A sumptuous
dinner was spread and every one
did it justice We did, ditto Bro.
Loo. .
Mrs. S. E. Kluttz has been ill
lor some time with a very bad present efforts.
carbuncle, but is improving. We miles arouud is
hope she will recover at an early
date. . -
We had an elopement", in onr
community a few days ago, the
eloping couplo being Sidney A.
Treler and Mi83 Nettie Trexler.
'rho couplo 'left here Saturday
morning last, and were supposed
to have gone to the picnic at
Uniph church school, but they
lyl not go there. We ire inform
ed they went on to Salisbury and
boarded a train for South Caroli
na. Guess thuy went," to Fort
Mill.' This occurrence was quite
n surprise to all. We wish the
young couple a long and happy,
as well as a prosperous life. Mr.
Troxlor is an enterprising young
man, ii &iui.i3f.().,ifl.L-pjirprnsper
oua f armerfl, T. " J. (57 frexler.
The c6uple will live with Mr.
Trexler's parents for awhile.
The much talked of rat killing
took place at C. W. Misenheim
er's a few days ago, quite a crowd
being preseut. Nearly one hun
drocMsrge rats were killed, Thos.
Barger being tho champion.1 We
did kill ono and cripple another,
so we got the gizzard -of the chick
en we mean. AH present enjoy
ed a fine dinner after the slaugh
ter of rats,
Biltmore-Gold Knob baseball
team played the Crescent team,
score 22 to 23 in favor of Cres
cent. Bro. Lee umpired the game
and how he' spread himself. In
calling the different points in the
game, he would squeal in his'
doleful voice, and make all sorts
of blunders. Me must nave neen
badly hacked or "skeert."
Wo wish to say to Bro. Dodger,
please get things a little more
correct when you write about Bro.
Leo. We know he did not pass a
certain haunted place, his horse
did not ehy, nor, did Bro. Lee
have to be prized out of the mud.
Bro. Leo says the only thing Jie
has seen that resembles a "hanf,
is Bro. Dodger, and his name
tells tho secret. He
. sure.
With n 0 Success.
New Orleans, March 80. -Discouraging
news comes today from
the Hymlia break. During the
early morning more of the crib
bing was swept away by the ter
rific current that is running
through the broken bvee, and the
ends afe caving with greater rap
idity than ever; Large forces are
at the scene aud lumber, is arriv
ing in abundance, but the cre
vssse is beyond control.-
Senator Brady, in charge at one
end, says the break has now reach
ed a width of 600 feet, and that
while the work will continue, the
outlook for closing it is less prom
ising than it has been. A con
ference of all the agencies nt-work
has been called to determine if it
is advisable to go on with" the
The land for
a vast sheet of
water, and the tracks of the Tex
as Pacific are now completely cov
ered, while th Southern Pacific
is constantly in danger from
breakwater.
If the crevasse is abandoned the
break will doubtless prove one of
tne worst Bince tne uavis cre
vasse in 1884. The levee is built
of river sand, and unless the ends
can be held it will crumble with
great rapidity.
Greenville; Miss., March 80. -
There is little change in the flood
situation here this morning. The
water is on a stand, still covering
nearly all the city. Many ne-
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gro refugees are arriving and dif
ficul ty. is being experienced in
providing for their immediate
flts.Uut ineie uas uceu uu iem
suffering! Relief boats continue
to scour the overflowed district
south of here, and are taking all
who desire to leave their homes.
Trains on the north end of the
Yazoo and Mississippi railroad
are running, but owing to the L-v
Grange crevasse, traffic has been
suspended on that end of the line.
PEELINGS FROU PEELER.
Indications cf the Approach cf Spring
Farnsrs.aH Bosj. f-
Everything indicates the ap
proach of spring. Peach trees
are in full bloom, and the leaves
on the apple trees are coming out
fast. ' '
The farmers areturning their
land and preparing to plant corn J
There was a debate at Rowan
Academy last Friday night, iw
large crowd 'was present,1 amontj
them Bro. Crab, of Biltmore;
Come on Bro. Crab, 'we are glad
to have you with us. ' - .. .$
The people say that wheat IooIb'
UEDAL EEIO UP;
for a crest
the time of year. .
This ' has bee iv tho calmest
March we have had
many years.
Mrs. M. F. Cauble - had a quirt
ing last Monday.
Rev. J .M.. L
an interesting sermon at
Luke's Reformed church Sunday;
Sunday school was also organized
and it will commence the firs
A Urate cij Urn to Wzit fir u
Act Cf CC22TESS.
Washington, March 81. John
Kyan, coal passer, United States
navy, was. recently awarded a sil
yer medal; by King Edward of
England, for his services as . a
member of the Canadian scouts in
the Transvaal, Orang Free State
and Cape Colony campaigns. The
medal, ornamented : with' the pic
ture of Queen ' Victoria and sus
pended frjom three bars, each con
taining the name of a campaign,
was forwarded from London by
Ambassador Choate. The navy
department was about to send it
better than they ever saw it fori to Ryan, who was serving on the
Monitor Puritan in Chesapeake
Bay, when somebody raised the
question as to his right to receive
it without the authority of an act
of Congress. The juge advocate
general of the navy has therefore
been called upon to determine
Lyerly, preached whether this provision of the fed
eral constitution applies to enlist
ed men of the navy. "No person
nolding any omce ol proht or
trust under them, shall, without
Sunday in April. -the consent of Congress, accept of
,tT ..... S j, , , "4 any present, emolument, of any
We notice that Ladder has been , . J
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scattering some walnuts for the . . . ' - ,, J 6
correspondents to
TfiJIDinaFORJTCfiCS.
crack.
makes a little dog wag his "tail
Because nothing will do it for hinij;
Alex, feeler aud family, als
Geo. D. Peeler and family, visited
at H. C. Peeler-8 Sunday.
I). T. Peeler and family were
visiting at Faith Saturday night
and Sunday.
WM Pnnce or foreign state.
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it may, turn out, nowover, that
the judge advocate general's
opinion will not be rendered.
Uonef Saied by Good Roads.
An Indiana engineer-has made
calculation in regard to the
money saved by good roads. He
estimates' that the cost of moving
Come on Bro. Tar Heel, glad o jone ton by horse power over one
6c3f Prices fcr Ual i Fl!aforVs::s
to PccfjrCnr.
Sam has come again after a
short vacation.
Tho farmers of this section "will
be late getting their crops plant
ed, on account of the rainy season.
i J, B. Leonard purchased a feW
acres of land in thia com muni tv,
last week, and paid $30 per acre,
so we learn. It looks like land
around here will get as high as
the stars if it keeps on at this
rate.
A What has become of Old Josh?
Has he got drunkvor' has be gone
to Stanly to get a jug full? We
seem to think he is about right.
If we are to have prohibition let
tho town people hav it too, or
let us have a dram if they can
have it.
It seems that Venus is trying
every way that he can, to get the
people to raise money for roads,
but somehow his plans wont work
to suit him. Venus has struck a
very good plan to put his curiosi
ties on exhibition, that everybody
in tne uniiea states may see
them for the small sum of ten
cents. But the ' trouble is he has
not got the car 'yet. Sam would
like to be the chap to go with him,
but he fears he will never get the
chance. My idea is that the best
thing Venus can do is to get him
atant and put his exhibits up at
Salisbury, and try it there awhi
Then he can take the fund
collects, buy a car and start ou
haVft VOn WlMvna Kn f. .... ha nit rnfif H rt i 1 a nf r xr r
COHYICT CJLII? SGGHED. v
Se:sitl::il Chrs liif s tf n:J J:rj
cr Eti En:nr.
Wilmington, N. C, March DO.
Sensational statement concern 4
ng the sanitary condition of the-
sleeping quartera at the conrict ;
camp at Castle II ay no were made
by the grand jury for the term of
court lust ended. It 11 stated
hat the place in which the pnt-
oners are confined at night if Tery
filthy and not fit for human habi
tation; the Bod clpthing dirty,
damp and filled with vermin; the
white prisoners sleep in the same
quarters Iwitli , the . negroes, v The
grand jury recommended that all
the. bed clothing be burned, the
p1ac) cleaned new bed clothing
and separate quarters be provided
for the two races. The renort
fell like a bomb shell among the
county : officials. They, declare
the facta' in the case do not , war
rant the charges and deny that the
camp is unsanitary,, contending
tHat the very small - amount of
sickness is' proof that 'the state
ments made in the report are not
true? Developments may be in
teresting, t
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Not to ts 6oTentcr.
Washington, March 81. Itwaa
stated at the war department to
day that General Wood is not to
become governor general of the
Philippines as a successor of Gov
ernor Taft, even should the ill-
m-a v w
euunn 3ur
Ut. Vernon.
. Mrs. J. C. Lyerly, of Mt. Vern
on, who has beefi very sick for
some time, is reported better.
Dr. Jas. Heathman, of Wood
leaf, will move to Winston in a
few davs. The people of Rowai
county have become attached to
and don't stick fast.
I see in the last, issue of the
Truth-Index that J T. Wyatt
ot Faith, proposes that if ' the
county will furnish a car, that he
will travel and exhibit his curi
osities, charge ten cents admis
sion, and give half to the county.
Well, I think that there is small
hope of the county getting any
thing from such a deal.
Billy Boy.
Insist on Tbeir Demands.
Colorado Springs, March 81. be handled
At the conference between presi- available Newsp ap e r
dent Moybr and other officers of Roads Circular.
iflrv Pfl.n'xr rofifl ?o ( ranf o
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over wet sand, &z cenia; over ruts
and mud, 39 cents ; over broken
stone ruts, 26 cents; over an earth
road that is dry and hard, 18
cents; over a broken stone road
in good condition. 8 cents; over a
compact gravel road, 8.8 cents;
over stone paving, 5.83 cents;
over asphalt, 2.7 cents. The en
gineer argues that if wagon trans
portation at a cost of 5 cents a
mile per ton" could be general,
many millions of dollars would,
be Bayed, and millions of tons of
merchandise, ffhich cannot ribw
at a profit, would be
Good
hot striking,
Remember Sam when yon star "j rdiflbjo
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Wonderful Looking Glass.
Pueblo, Colo., March
Sherman Hobson. a Sell
railroad man
an appliance
lessen tne number ot raiiroaa cq
lisions. The appliance is a so
I k GREEN,
ibttfJKStlo Opticians, J
of looking glass to be hung
each side of an engine to euab
the engineer and nreman to 84
the road bed for bix miles both
front and in the rear. The chM
value of the invention is that
does not make any difference
the road is curved or straight.
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7 Y S Y,,jrJ
bf Buying one? If
the Western Federation of min
era, ana tne executive committee
Prltcbard Appointed Associate Justice.
Chief Justice Bingham, of the
District of Columbia Supreme
tendered today his -resig-
tue yuuugiiuuiur aim icgiuu vcij of Miners' Union of Cripple
much to give him up. Creek di8tricfc which Ia8ted uukil
Well widows, don't get out of 3 o'oclock this morning, it was
Vicinif. orr? fViifilr vnir npnnt. efftf. I ilanirlorl fVif. fViA nricrinftl rlpmanil I Court,
married. Old man Lint will take of Moyer be adhered to. Mover nanon .to ia euec.
one in a few days who has'seven goes before the meeting attended Associate Justice Henry H, Cla-
children. The boys of Kappa, by the governor's commission baugh was promoted to be Chief
DaviA roVintv. can eet ud thir orenared to announce the federa-HU8ttUUBe"awi- "
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Andrew . Barger, an aged andj
highly eaieemed citizen of this
place, has been complainiug of
pains in his chest, but says he is
not sick, nor does he say what is
responsible for tha pains. His
frieods think something has hap
pened to the old gentleman, but
can't tell exactly what. We all
bells and old irons and be ready,
for old man Joe. McDaniel, a con-
is a dodger firmed cripple, and old Aunt Bet
ty Williams, will marry in a few
days. Both are 70 years old.
They do not -need to be in a hur-
ry, as notn are living on norrow
be taken back.
finn'a inaistance that all smallers ard was appointed Associate Jus
tice, the appointment to become
effective with Justice Bingham's
retirement. The salary of Jus
tice Pritchard is $0,000 a year for
life. He will' qualify May 1st.
A Ulssonrl Hold-Up.
St. Louis, March 31. Several
indictments
Ti o Big stnaes w umcago. j This
Chicago, April 1. Two lard ? V
strikes went into effect todajT ORGAN always High-
Three thousand tenners quit MPtsrate and for 86 YEARS
cause of the refusal of the en )Shi !,9ral1
ployers to grant nine hours a d ILR SALISBURY at
a ten per cent increase in wagl Iy to order an organ of un-
and recoguitio of the tanners' anj
carriers' union. Lake traffic ON 12 MONTHS' TIME.
tied up because marine firemen,
oilers and water tenders are fight-
ing the Lake Carriers Association
on the. scale. ' ,
near
of
a sensational Thft annomlment WAS ureed y
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ed time. Anything " that is bor- character are predicted, ltissaia, cpnftti0r3 Renreaentatives and
rowed or bought on credit, is ,gen- in connecticn wit a ge that K di lawver8 and citizens of
nrn 1 1 it Vv lonttT " ." , I llnnnrA T . TahBOW ' nffloirtont. AT thai
k J I I O . - J ' . . tkn Tl inr.int anH mvoa - n nivoraa I
M. D. St. Louis Transfer Companv, had uo
been "held-uo" by, the combine satisfaction.
A Lots Letter
no interest
has returned to her home
Trading Ford.
Eli Wyatt and daughter Mary,
passed here Tast Tuesday on -their
way home from Mrs McMiller'f ,
where they had been visiting, '
Alex Weaver, of the Garfield
day fiih-
last week.
FOR SALE: Retail shoe business,
well established trade. Stock in
ventories about $3,000. Reason
for selline. othr business. Ad-
Rrr Loo hiia BAid hAWAR in fav- dress Box 79. balisburv. ri. U. ot.
or of bonds, and that he would
hone it is nothing serious, and
that he will soonrecover his usu
al good health.
in the present House and compell
ed to pay $1,000 for the privilege
of a bridge between two depart
ments of the transfer company's
buildings.
well.
it
vote after Easter. We are of the
opinion he will, for he went some
where near Rockwell to get his
raven locks trimmed, and he has
been getting out sawlogs for anew
dwelling house. He will be 21
Doe Notice Is Sened.
EVERY CHURGH or institution sup
ported by voluntary contribution
will le given a liberal quantity
f the Lonzman & Martinez Pure
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The ReTOIstioa Spreading.
St. Petersburg, March 81. Rus
sian Consul Uskub, of European
Turkey, confirmed the reports
of the dangerous spread of tne
revolutionary agitation, and adds
Would noti interest you if
vou're looking for a guaranteed I
Salve for Sores. Burns or riles. neignDornood. spent &
Otto Dodd. of Ponder, Mo., writes : iDg alone the Yadkin
I suffered with anogly ore for He the fish "didn't bite to
a year, but a boxot liactlen's Ar
nica Salve cured me." It f the
best Salve on earth. 15c at all
druggists.
Saies Tf s Frea Deal).
Kei Stinrcck Is Svift.
I "Our little daughter had an al
Gourock. Scotland, March 81. most fatal attack of whooping
Old Dock.
Due notice is hereby served on the
nublic pftnerallv that DeWltt's
Witch Hazel Salve is tno. only J raints wnenever mey paiu.
salve on the market that is made Note: Have done so for twenty
years of age Easter Mouday, and from the pure unadulterated witch j seven years. Sales: Tens of
he is oh. so lonely, lie is sucn hazel. DeWitVa Witch JJazel I millions ol gallons; pa in tea near-
a fine fellow," and how he loves Salve has cured thousands of cases ly two millions houses under guar-
some rosv coee&eu iiiri. n mo n nues mai won a not viem w i uw w icuaiui. i uu oawmi
iu the movement.
The Shamrock III hd a tnal mncrh and bronchitis writes
the beliet is that Russia is siding 8pin tbay and showed herself n-Mrg W- lUvahnd, of Armonk.
per.or 7" "" " N; Y "but when all other rem,
points of uilug : on which .he
was testea. -1 no yaicuw were uuw -
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nve nours, ana expert expnicu ut. mu iw v.
the opinion that the new boat de-1 niece, who had consumption in an
mnnBtr&ted that in nne weather advancea iwee. aiso nsea tnia
readers of the Trutii-Ixdex could aay other treatment, and this cory : The paint wears for periods
only see him, they would all say, fact has brought out many worth- up to eighteen years. Linseed
"ain't he cute and handsome." legs counterfeits. Those persons oil must be. added to the paint.
'We sincerely and honestly believe I who get the genuine DeWitts I (dune iu two minutes). Actual
rhe meausto get him a better half . Witch Hazel Salve are never dis- tost then about $1.25 a gallon.
! Watch him brothers and see. I appointed, because it cures.' Jas. 1 Samplefffree. Sold by our Agents,
TUnTfRTTK. Plummer. I Kowan Maraware Uo. s-o 2m.
Por liver trouble and constipation
Thra not htnjr better in creation '
Than Little Earlj KImii, t&e famoo utile
Theyalvayt effect a care and ut doctor
will
Little Early Risers are different she is by far the fastest challen- wonderful medicine and touay she
f mm aii otner diiis. iney ao out i trer vei sent out. xna w n vcucvut woi. ct
weaken the system, but act as a I entirely in light winds and smooth 1 throat and lung diseases yield Jo
tonic to the tissues by arousing I water, but under these conditions Dr. King's New Discovery as to do
the aecretions and restoring the the conditions the challenger neat other medicine on earth. In fab
l!ror tn the full oerformanca of I the Shamrock I as the Utter nev- lible for -Coarbt and Colds. G0c
its . functions naturally, Jas. er before was beaten on either and $100 bottles guaranteed by
Plummer. side of the Atlantic. . all druggists. Trial bottles frea.