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OLDEST MAN IN -'AMERICA
STORE TO BE ENLARGED
Tells How
He Escaped the Terrors of Many Winters
by Using. Pe-ru-na.
Mr, Brocks L 1311
Age is 115
"Afar a mu hti lived la the wVrid ?
as long ae I biw, he agat tofhave,
(From The Sua of Thursday.)
I lis or about the first of March Sal-
n -
will nave another mercantile
i ae enterprising arm 01 uor-
ift Crreen. wao already nave one
e finest stores in North Carolina
v carry a stock of jewelry, silver-
cut glass, etc.. seldom found in i
ty the size of Salisbury, will open
addition the same size as their
STRINGENT FEATURES
OF CHILD LABOR
Ifiry
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Col. " Cunnjim, Measure Cottalns
Educatfstiz? Qualifications as Well
as Age UmH Also Provides for
Factory WmpUon. x -.
MS. ISAAC BROCK, BORN IN BUIVCOMBC CO., IM. C, MARCH I, 1788.
tils age Is IIS years, vouched for by authentic record, fie says: ' attribute
my extreme old age to the use of Peruna.'
Born before the United States
was formed
Saw 22 Presidents elected.
Pe-ru-na has protected him from
all sudden changes.
Veteran of four wars.
Shod a horse when 99 years old.
Always conquered the grip with
Peruna. 1
Witness In a land suit at the axe
of 110 years.
Believes Peruna the greatest
remedy of the age for catarrhal
diseases.
ISAAC BROCK, a citizen of McLen-
nan county, Texas, ha lived for 115
yearn. For many yoars he resided at
Jtoaqne Falls, eighteen miles' west xf
j iico, tit now liviSswith his son-in-law
' up
front the grave of General Andrew
Jackson, which has been carried by him
erer tfince. Mr. Brock is a dignified old
gentleman, showing few signs of de
crepitude. His family Bible is still pre
sejvod, and it shows that the date of hi.
birth was written 115 years ago.
Surely a few words from this remarka
ble old gentleman, who has had ll.r
years of experience to draw from, would
be interesting as well as profitable. A
lengthy biographical sketch is given of
this remarkable old man in the Waco
Times-Herald, December 4, A still
more pretentious biography of this, the
oldest living man, illustrated uiith
a double column portrait, was given the
,v-"' vi me iuiias morning .eTs
dated December 11, 1S9S, and also
Chicago-Times Herald of same dL
found out a great bust tfakiEs nv ex-
pw-lMiM. I think I have dene 6. 'riseat place of business, giving them
"One ot the things have found fcble tlicir floor space now in ns'
nmrMn nmti.-J- L Z 5 Mr. Swicegood will soon be vaca
h ft, D, I0!1' tbtare I 4 Mr. Swicegood finding another
due directly to the effects ot the ' Ation, and Gorman & Green will
Climate, For IIS VCarS I h.tvm tiT fhit nort nf t0 fetiilritncr far o
withstood the changeable climate sAroom for the finest grades of
of the United States, cilia, making a specialty of full din-
-I hare alwavs bdn ,fl.hL . &4 sets, as well as single pieces, toi
man, but of course rfubct to the little j
affection; which $re due to Pu4K!a '
changes in the climate and tern rn-ra tun.
During my long life 1 have known a
great many remedies for coughs, colds
and diarrhoea. .
"As fcr Dr. ff art man's remedy
Peruna, I have found it to be the
best, If not the only, reliable rem
edy for these affections. It has
been my standby for many years,
and I attribute my good health and
extreme old age to this remedy,
"It exactly ii.eet3 all my require
ments. It protects, me from the evil
effects of sudden changes: it keep?
in good appetite; It gives me snvnzth:
it kevpft my blood In good circulation.
l Nave come to .rely upon It almost en
tirely for the many little things for
which I need medicine.
'When ep5dernscs of la grippe first
began to make their appearance in thia
country I was a sufferer from this n;-ease.
" had several loner sieves u . ft
the grip. At first I did not know
that Peruna was a remedy for
m m aa '
ims disease. When I heard that
la grippe was epidemic catarrh, I
tried Peruna for la' grippe and
found it to be Just the thing. '
In a later letter dated January 31, 1903,
Mr. Brock writes:
"I am well and feeling as-srell a3 I
have for years. The only thing that
bothers me is my sight. If I could see
better I could walk all over the farm
and it would dq me good. 1 would not
be without Peruna."
Yours truly,
For a free book on catarrh, address
'The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus,-O.
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pIft&Sd tf gl vfr ypn; ,h t. 7 n.a K 1a
nfrire that do so much to beautify
ttffe home.
i addition to the finer grades, such
afLimoges. Haviland. and the other
fatous makes, the ctock will also
r to the tastes of those whose
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pta- es are not so wea nnea.
e enlarged store promises to be
of Exceptional beauty. The two sides
wii be connected by an archway: to-
wari the front and toward the rear
th4r will be uninterrupted passage
roqc around a horseshoe counter. Mr.
Gorr-an said this morning that he ex
pecf: his partner, Mr. Green, to reach
Sal: jury Saturday and more detailed
pla', ; will then be adopted and con
tra' f let for the renovation and en
larv nent, which will transform the
twe -t ires into one spacious and beau-tiftjlcstabiishment.
CHINA GROVE NEWS
Misi
Cll:
Ketd
Etta Ketchie Becomes Wife of
Charles Lyerly
na. UTOve. jan.ii miss itta
ie and Charley Lyerly. both of
Chii$. Grove, were spited in marri
age Sunday, afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the tome of the bride's parents. The
Rev, C. B. Miller, pastor of the Luth
eran church performed the ceremony.
The &appy couple will live with the
bride's people, Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Ketchie, for the present.
Jarrs Gaither has left China Grove
for Rockdale, Texas, where he will
enter a mercantile establishment with
his brothers, John and Ed. Gaither.
Mrs. Gaither will not leave much be
fo'ye spring to' join Mr. Gaither.
Tha Concord telephone company is
up its poles, and within a few
e business portion, and quite
er of houses will be supplied
telephone exchange.
A short time ago, by requot, Uncie
I.iac cim to Waco and sat "for his pic-
oTCTr-ri a rianT
s air-Bfueni irienoor
Peruna, having used, it many years.
In speaking of his od h:i'.ih add
t'ne. In lit hana he held a sin k cut j extreme old age, Mr. Brock says :
vice gratis. '
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus,
Ohio. .
CtAMONDS OF BRAZIL BEST
Wo. th Fifty er Cent. More Than the
r,T Stones From the Cape
The U oiai- Ond districts of Bra
.II are ,; 'iainf more and more at
ten; ion i ; is e untry as well- as in
Ku rope. i sa but recently that a
lr ilgin; . . iai y was organized in
Ntv ch. tl.e purpose of exploit-
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iiii; dian...'.
IrU ts a.-ot-A.s
the a
it a tin to. .
protnine.t
America.
Diaman '-'A
do .Ian'iM i l
of H,(ttH . )"'h
tn liccotno
KImberley i
last rears i
..'n s in the famous dis-
1 1 c'ty bf Diamantina.
i this town indicates,
;(. .; centre of the most
tl fields in South
gold panning, but U requires even
greater skill on account of the dan
ger of losing diamonds. At the end
of the process the diamonnds are sim
ply picked out by rand from the re
maining minerals. The native Dia
mantina miners knov no better meth
'o miles from Rio
s now a population
he city is destined
ar future a' second
. w j founded in the
venteenth century
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as a gold mu camp, anu a& ai
back as 172J diamonds were taken
from the ground
Four distinct kinds of diamond min
ing are practiced in the Diamantina
district. The first is the most anoient
and simplest. Near the top of the
ierra the small streams are step la
their descent and have precipitous
rocky sides. Their beds are filled with
bowlders, and in th Interstices th
d-heftrlnc crovel is found.
'This gravel is called the "formacao,
and Ir easily recognized by an ex
perienced miner, for the reason that
it rnntnlns certain minerals whose
presence indicates the diamond.
Washed When Ralna Come
The "formacao is prospected tor in
the dry season, and as soon as found
is dug out and pl'd near by the
water. When the rains interrupt the
digging the miners work up the grav
el. The operation Is simple. The
gravel Is first washed In .a "bacu." an
excavation a yard wide and a yard
and a half long on the Wnk of a pond
or a stream. Its lip Is a few inches
above the surface of the water and it
deepens slightly to he rear. A cubic
foot or more of the gravel is placed In
the back end and th workmen dashes
water against it out of a large con
cave wooden plate, giving it a pe
culiar rotary fling. This rapidly sep
arates the lighter and larger stones
from the smaller nd heavier ones.
When concentration by this rough
and easy method It as complete as
possible the gravel is worked with the i
"bat ear .
This unique instrument Is a wooden
dish about thirty lrchea In diameter,
with a sort of a pit at the bottom.
Filling the "batea" with the concen
trate and water, the workman agitates
Sent Mostly to Europe
The rough diamonds are usually
sold by the small miners to buyers
from Diamantina, who freqquent the
hamles and camps near the mines.The
prices of thes diamonds differ much.
Seventy milrels ($10) a carat is an
approximate average. Practically all
the stones which "do not remain in
Brazil are sent to London. Paris and j
Amsterdam. Although the United .
States is the greates diamond-con- :
suming market inthe world, taking ';
about one-half of the south African
production, few Brazilian stdnee are
Imported directly, und yet, Brazilian
diamond are worth, on an average,
nearly 50 pr cent more than the
Cape stones, being, as a rule, mueh
whiter. riS&J.e
Until about thirty years ago Ulece
was no diamond-cutting in the dis
trict. It ie now carried on eatea
sireiy in Diamantina and the neigh
boring village. The quaint little mtlU
are supplied with power by oversbtt
water wheels. The prooeas of eutting
does not differ from that employed
in Europe. The machinery is all im
ported from Amsterdam.
Product Falls Off Greatly.
Previous to 1869 Brazilian mines
produced nine-tenths of all the dia
monds in the world. Up to 1871 1 the
output of diamond' in Brazil aver
aged 164,000 carates per annum. From
17S0 to 1S96 the Stateof Minas Ger-
aces (the State of Mines V yielded
$390,000,000 worth of diamonds and
gold. In 1S72 the slaves were freed
and following upon this most of the
mlnee were abandoned. Thus for
years no work was done in Brazil
and in the meantime the De Beers
mines were opened nd exploited.
Brazil has not yet produced many
large diamonds: among the paragons
one may cite the Star of the South.
weighing 2555 carats rough and 125
when cut. which was found at Bag-
agem in 1S53, and the Dresden dia
mond, discovered In the same locality
in 1S57. Both stones belong at pree:
ent to an Indian prirce and were sold,
the first for $200,00 and the second
for $100,000. Last year Brazil ex
ported diamonds to the value of over
1,000.000. Carbonates, or black dia
monds, are also found in large quan
tities around the city of Diamantina.
They are used fpr diamond rock drills.
The largest carbonate or black dia
mond ever seen was found in 1S93 in
a mine near Bahia: it weighed 3,130
! carats and was at first sold for $16,000
and a little later again for $25,00.
Taken to Paris it was broken into
small pieces and used for industrial
purposes.
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FIRST VISIT IN 27 YEARS
D. F. Webb Comes Back to North Car
olina. First Time Since 1877
THE RAINY DAY
day Des rain away,
Ie green grass come ter:
he
(Frem Tae tan of Friday.)
The test ef Ue bill introduced in
the heuee ky Col. Cmnningham to pro
scribe mi ilia edaeatlonal qualifica
tion and esaer regnlaiions fir ehll
dreo wocaCai ia manalaetaring es
tabli&hmemm ie ae follows, omitting
SaoCon i, vrhiaa is mersfy the form
for the as end eehooRng eertificate:
"The geaeml awtmbly of North
Carolina deveaaot:
-That Chapter 473 of the public
laws of be, and the same is here
by, amended eo as to read as follows:
"Section 1. That no male child un
der twelve years of age and no female
child under fourteen years of age,
shall be employed or work in any fac
tory or manufacturing establishment;
and no child under sixteen years of
age shall be employed or work in
mines in this state. - 1
"Sec. 2. No male child under four
teen years of age shall be employed,
permitted or suffered to work in any
factory or, manufacturing establish
ment unless he can read and write
as hereinafter prescribed, and unless
the person or corporation employing
him procures and keeps on file and
accessible to the commissioner of
labor af.d printing and to thecounty
superintendent of - schools, an approv
ed age and schooling certificate a5
hereinafter pr?cribrd. and keeps two
lin- of all such cLiltiren employed
therein, one on S!e and one conspic
uously posted near the principal en
trance of the b'Uil V.nq in which such
'children are employed, and furnishes
a third list to the county superin
tendent of schools.
Sec. 3. The age and schooling cer
tificate required by Section 2 of this
act may be approved only by the su
perintendent of schools of the county
wherein the factory or manufactur
ing establishment in which the child
is tKbe employed is situated, or by
the principal of some school in said
county appointed for this purpose by
such superintendent; amd the said su
perintendent of schols (or his appoin
tee, as aforesaid,) shall have the au
thority to administer' the oath neces
sary for said certificate, but no fee
shall be charged therefor.
"Sec. 4. No age and schooling
certificate shall be approved unless
satisfactory evidence is. furnished by
the last school census, the duly at
teested transcript of the certificate' of
birth or baptism of the child, or other
religious record, or by such other spe
cific facts as tie said county superin
tendent or hlsiaDDointee as aforesaid
s discr
turing establishment, who ahall know
ingly or wilfully violate the provisions
of this act shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon, conviction shall be
punished at the discretion of the court
and the employing In the factor or
manufacturing establishment if any
male child under the age of twelve, or
any female child under the age of
fiurteen, or the employing in mines of
any child under the age of sixteen,
shall be prima facie evidence of guilt
under this act. .
"Sec S. The commissioner of labor
and printing shall have the power and
it shall be his duty, to make periodi
cal inspection, either personally or bj
his duly authorized agent, of the fac
tories and manufacturing establish
ments within the state, with a view
to ascertaining the age of the em
ployes to be found therein, and shall
make a biennial report of the factor
ies inspected, and. if in any case he
should reasonably Relieve that there
has been a violatica of this act. it
shall be his duty to bring such case to
the attention of the solicitor of' the
judicial district In which the case
arises.
Sec. 10. This act shall be In force
from and after September 1. 1905."
A HORRIBLE DEATH
A Colored Man Meets His Death While
Out Hunting
er ain's no itfte ter growl;"
say,
he makes de green grass come
ter hay:
rainy day,
in away.
De Ainy day don't ease my pain,
KazeTde'liT boy's out dar in de rain.
Ande Chris'mus come but de white
folks -see
Dat.de HIT boy dont come ter me.
Oh. de rainy day
He rain away.
You reckon de Lawd up dar win know
Bout de 11T boy in de col' col' snow?
An how, w'en deChris'mus come-once
mo'
He knock at my heart so ol' en po'?
Oh, ie rainy day
It rain away. Exchange.
From The Sun of Thursday.) i
The telephone message to this city
yesterday afternoon which conveyed
the Intelligence of Sherman Hood's
horrible death was erified by Walter
Squires of Providence, who was inter-
viewed by a representatice of the
News. Hood had gone to the planta
tion of Frank McGinnis with -some of
his companions to spend the day In
hunting. The party came to a dead
tree in the woods where they scented
game. A pole was leaned against a
tree and Hood was deputized to as
cend. In some way the pole "slipped
from its place and the negro fell to
the ground With terrific force. His
body struck a stump with a sharp l
point, which penetrated the man's
side, killing hfm almost Instantly. The
unfortunate gro was about 30
years old andjr survived by. a wife
and child. Clarlotte News.
(From Tile Sun of Friday.)
IN A NEW ROLE
Engineer Brown Writes Ads for The
Sun While the Engine Waits
(From T
Rev. Tom
Old paper
opposite of
no reson why
win bio dem
: (From The Sun of Friday.)
David Franklin Webb, a Rowan
j county man now living in Guadalupe
county, Texas, is here for the first
visit since he left North Carolina in
1877. Mr. Webb came here Satur
day before Christmas and will return
to Luling, his. home, next Sunday.
Like many other North Carolinians
who left v the state years ago, Mr.
Webb has made his fortune and has
great stock interests in Texas and is
one of the most prominent men in his
section of the atate. He is too mod
est to speak of his success, but his
standing in the community is known
to be high and his interests are large.
Speaking of 'North Carolinians who
are now migrating to Texas, Mr. Webb
ays they have much rougher sailing
now than they did ia his days. It
takes money to make a start there
now.
Mr. Webb says he is still wedded
to North Carolina. In that respect he
is much like so many others who have
had to gain a divorce on the grounds
of incompatibility and non-support.
ARRESTED FOR ARSON
Suffolk, Va.. Jan.- 12 Accused of
arson in Onslow county, N. C. an
aged white man, Furney Jarman, was
arrested here Wednesday afternoon.
Shortly after Jarman's arrival at a
local hotel, he was followed .by two
detectives, hut Police Chief- Brank
ley preceded them with an arrest.
Sheriff Middleton of Onslow county
wired Brinkley to hold Jarman, say-
ing triere- was iu u,
capiure .and conviction. Jarman toia
tne local police that .he ned ior tear
of lynching. '
thin?s nnri
cate is of the age stated by said certi
ficate and upon the approval of
every such ceoiificate, the superinten
dent -(or his) appointee) approving,
shall take a 'duplicate thereof, and
said duplicate shall be filed in the
office of said superintendent of schools
"Sec. 6. That not. exceeding sixty
six hours shall constitute a week's
work in all factories and manufac
turing establishments of the state,and
no person under eighteen years of
age shall be Teqquired to Work In
such factories or establishments a
longer period than sixty-six hours in
one week; and no person under four
teen years of age shall be allowed to
work in such factories or establissh
ments between the hours of seven p.
m.. and five a. m.: Provided, that this
section shall not apply to engineers.
firemen, machinists, superintendents,
overseers, section and yard hands,
office men watchmen or repairers of
breakdowns.
Sec. 7. Any parent or person'
standing in the relation of parent to
any child or children that may be em
ployed by any factory or manufactur
ing establishment, who shall wilfully
misstate the age of such child or
children In the age and schooling cer
tificate above provided for, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished at the
discretion of the court. Any mill own
er, superintendent or other person act
ing in behalf of a factory or man u fac
ie Sun of Friday.)
IBrown, who fires The
Sun's engine, vwhen he Isn't running
from it. appearjs In a new role. Smart
ing under the dharge that he fled from
danger, he evidently tried to even up
uggledtthis advertise-,
pers. veulakejt
.5
n
thev
NOTICE
sell at The Sun office.
court house. Dar am
e coi roiK shod let de
ut er de house when
dar am plenty lf paper here to berry
yo an all of yu kind folk at a low
price
FRANCE WILL SEEK PEACE
But Does so inj Quiet Manner Will
be no intervention
Birmingham, E:fcland, Jan. 12 The
Post hears thai fhe French govern
ment recently ?cnt Russia a state
ment having a mo?t important bear
ing on pTaoe in the far east. The
statement was considered at Mon--
aay's meeting of the Russian state
council and a long reply. was sent to
Paris. Though France !s not consider
ing the intervention of the French,
ambassador at St. Petersburg will ex
r rt all his powers in a- quiet manner
for peace.
ENFORCE THE EXISTING LAWS
'Pittsburg Dispatch)
Seaotars and congressmen still stick
to the theory that a new bill will cure
anything. Does it never occur to them
that it is not the mustard plaster a
man makes, but ,theone he puts on.
that cures him?
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BRITISH STEAMER AGROUND
Ship Loaded With Sugar Runs Ashore
Bad Storm Brewing
CASTOR I A
Ter Infanta and CMldrcx
the contents, whirling and shaking j C3 RC1 TC3 113T3 AlXTEJI CC-
them, meanwhile pouring and scrap
ing the lighter garel from the' top
as fast as he separates it. The opera
tion is similar to the old-fashioned
Bears tke
Cicaatmre of
New York. Jan. 12 During a dense
fog this morning the British steamer
Indus, from. Cardenas bound for New
York, ran ashore on the Fire Island
bar. a short distance from where the
Drumel Isler met with disaster a few
weeks ago. She has a cargo of sugar.
A strong wind is blowing from the
southeast and it looks as if a bad
storm were brewing. The Indus isa
vessel of twenty-one hundred and ten
tons.
Six years ago I became afflicted with a
severe sore leg which continued to grow
worse, gradually, until the entire leg
from the knee to the foot was one solid
sore, which was very offensive. I spent
over $ i ,000.00 on two trips to Hot Springs,
and various local physicians treated me to so purpose, I had
about come to the conclusion to have xav Ie amputated when
a friend induced me to try S. S. S. sayng if I would take it
constantly for a year and it did not benefit me he would pay
for the medicine. I began to take your medicine, and in the
short space of seven months it completely and thoroughly
cured me. I considers. S. S. the grandest medicine the world
has ever known. My leg is a witness today as to what S. S. S.
will do when taken regularly.
Box 245, Winona, Miss. J. B. TaxbeT.
Vaxj03TA, Ga., September, 1900.
Swift Specific Co. , Atlanta, Ga.
Dexk Sirs I want to tell yon about
my case and the good S. S. S. has done
me. Something like a rising came on
my instep, very small at first, not at all
painful, and I could wear my shoe with-
MONUMENT TO POWHATAN
Norfolk, Vs., Jan. 13 A well de
fined movement has ben inaugurated
by the Order of Red Men at Peters
burg, Va for the erection of a suit
able monument to Chief Powhatan,
the great Indian and his noble daugh
ter, Princess Pocahontas.
out any trouble. But as it grew larger and began to pain mm
I consulted a doctor, but in spite of all be could do the sore
got worse and began to discharge; then other sores came until
the whole top of my foot was one large mass of sores and I
could not walk. Then tny husband, who had been cured of
Scrofula by the use of S. S. S.t said he believed it would curt
me I began tskingjt and eight botUes cured me: tny foot
healed ut nicely. I believe I would have been a cripple for
life but for S. S. S. Mas, C. H. King.
A great running sore, or deep offensive ulcer may develop from a slight scratch, bruise or pimple a harm
less looking little boil or slightly swollen gland may soon be an ulcerating mass that will develop into a cancerous
ulcer, dangerous and destructive. Middle-aged and old people are the most frequent sufferers from old sores and
chronic ulcers, but the young, even children, who have inherited weak constitutions or had theni contaminated
and tainted by Malaria, or other sickness, are dieted in the s-z:e way. These chronic sores and ulcers are a
constant drain on the system, sapping the vitality and strength. They depress the energy with their foul pollu
tion, and are sure signs that the Wood is charged with poisonous matters which in its weak, sluggish condition it
is unable to throw on Salves, washes, powders, etc., can never be of any permanent service in the treatment rf
sora ana ukiis, ocaiue we xrouDie is noi on ice outside, but in the blood
and as long as it circulates through the body in its impoverished and "poisoned
condition the trouble will grow worse. The need is a remedy that will cleanse the
blood of all poisons and impurities, build it up from its weakened state increase
its vigor and strengthen. the whole system. S. S. S. docs this, and is" the onlv
blood purifier that does. Rich blood is carried to the diseased parts which forms
new tissues and allows the sore or ulcer to heal. It worki with ntr w.
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Its vegetable proprrues, anu iodcs up every organ wane cucwog mc cure, it onngs a sale as well ms a permanent
cure, and is guaranteed entirely vegetable. Send for our Special book on Sores and Ulcer, and write for any advice
you wish. Wc make no charge for this. QVIVrT CPZCfrlO COZ7PAJ7Y. ATLAtJTAm GAm
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