THE EVENING MASCOT
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Entered at the Postoffic in St&tccvtil
S, O., aa eoond-dass mall natter -
Oct l&r&mzSiaeti, TdspboasiS3:
VANCDvByWJOD - Publisher.
RAT, PIT SLOAN,. - - City Editor
Setofrtloa Erice, - $4.00 a Year
Weather Forecast3. .
TO3gtoiiIElG For
NortttiCoUirasifEiii andmarmer
tonight. Wednesday increasing
cloudiness.
THE SOLID SOUTH.
Instead of"; breaking the solid
souh we had better, maintain, it as
a rallying; point and nucleus for
conservatism, and. real. democracy
Instead: of going- over to the- Re
publicans we should bring, the. lie-
publicans and the great Demo
cratic masses of the country to us.
In a movement of this kind Vir
ginia can take the lead - She has
ions witH the strength and brains
and gifts, but under the influence
of forty years of repression and
following.meekly the- leadership of
others they have beeome thnid.
Almost ;in any .condition.. and. in
any department jo endeavor the
bold, policy isthe.-best and the ad
vantageis withthe attack. "We
would like to sea some- Virginians
go right to the front and announce
that the south . intends to take
charge of the. Democratic party $ to
invigorate it back to strength and
purpose. "We think that' to make
the aim- of . such movement the
nomination-of a southern man for
president or. vice-president ' would
be to belittle it to mere, politics
ana squaDDies. rracycaiiy in
1912.it will make no. difference
where the Democratic nominees
hail from. "Warprejudices have
disappeared. With the increasing
intelligence s and breadth of the
people; even local and-state pride
has disappeared as a political fac
tor. Nebraska eight -: -years ago
voted 'against : Mr. Bryan her fore
most-citizen, and this year -Mr.
Taft had to 'show Ohio-better Tea
sons than - his mere birth and resi
dencein thestate,' before he could
carry -it even by a much' reduced
majority.
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THE BEST PEOTEE.
There has never been a phrase
more tfadlpabused than the abov.
Among? certain element "the best
people?' "imeans the people' who
know least about life s real-mean-
ing and, who contribute least olall
to the f public : good. "The best
people, -in the society, sense, are
too trifling to make a living-and
too ignarant, to. discuss a current
question with. the smallest degree
of intellignce-.They are those who
sleep late,, advertise their weak
ness in the loudness of their
clothes, who are skillful in the use
of cards, who adore. the dance and j
who emphasize the.light things of
life and jgnore the real things.
Thejr grasp at the shadow and
lose the, -substance, v They float
like 15oanv on the -billows and
sprawl on the - .8hore when the
strong waves-they- rode rebound
Into the deep. , Thy.are the chaff
of human society-and glory in the
fact tiiey ; are noi the solid grain.
They imagine they . . are holding
the earth; together, but the only
respect of consideration they gain
or hold is that of those like them
selves Jwfio hope to reach, their
realm. rt is a pitifully small' soul
.that can tmas idle the days away
on things that are not of the least
consequence in the . world to a
human being. ThV best people
are the sensible people of a- com
munity, uTtiey 'arethosdrwho -are
neither s&aid'nor ashamed of hon
est labor?: whb8ddr their part to
e-aeaaei tiltitotttaujtatttaaitailati
the fttrength'of thestate ; who hon
or a man rather than , his money
and who fear God and love their
fellows;17e 1 are- glad that the
froth psssearfor-just about itsrtrue
worth in North Carolina; and that
the light weights who imagine they
are so importantua; factor in our
society? amounttto little mare:than
a hilllof tbeansr-JCfcarity anoTChil-
dren.
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THE SOUTH 'S GREATEST ER
RORS.
The following is an extract frora
a speech by EditorrPoe of vibe-Pro
gressive Farmers
"Of all the errors our greatest
has been, the failure to recognize
the fact i that :the prosperity of
every-man 4 depends upon the pros
perity of the average-man and in
many eases- the-.actualr acceptance
of the doctrine that the state is
benefited by having cheap, un
trained tlabor.-. We have seen on
the contraryiUhafcsuch-labor is-a
curse..
And our second i great - error
has; beeriflike " unto it-the belief
that even if prosperity' of - every
man does depend upon the pros
perity of the average man;-we: are
top poor to: train; him, ; The truth
is, that we are -too poor not-tondo
so. ine xuiiest ana. tree s training
of the average mamisrthe one: and
only positive guarantees of south
ern (prosperity and by his Lmean
the prosperity, notonlyv of our sec
tion and of our institutionsandof
society.- as a whole but the- pros
perity' of - everydndividual every
farmer, every- laborer every mer
chant; every manufacturer, every
professional man, every inhabitant
as I have said from the- boy who
blacks boots to the master-mind
that builds your railroad4 systems
or governs your1 state. And hav
ing once accepted ' this doctrine
concerning the average man and
the averageman in the south be
ing a farmer we shall not be slow
to put into effect that large and
comprehensive program of rural
development which earnest men
and women, working in many dif
ferent lines have gradually
irought into shape a program
which looks to the ultimate doub
ling! of the output and" the more
rthan quadrupling of the profits of
that occupation which engages the
attention of more, people in the
South than all other occupations
combined." ...
WheTBBillletsewr
- David Parker, ofFayette, N.
J;, a: -veteran ofthe civil1--war,
who lost a f dotBt Gettysburg,
says, - "ThegooiElectricBittersi
have done is worth-morethanr five
hundred -dbliarsto me. I;,spnti
much raoney doctoring for a bad
case o stomach trotibley ta little
purpose. I then tried: 3$l&stfrib-Bitters-
and ? they ' cured' me. : I
now i take' - thenvas a- tonie, and
.they : keep me strong and- welL?
50c. sat- Statesvillev Drug -o.'s
store.
TO DUAL TTITHTEDDT.
But fBothfHjsr? Williery
InUnTOm Adjoom Their
AnteiOhristxaajf ; V Session 'jJhis
Week.
Washington, -December H4:-Both
houses, of eongress aimt o xronclui '
the anteGhristmasi) holiday worfc
of thersession durrngftbe jpresent
week. It is expected that bothJ
houses-will ideal 'duringi the' week
with . the secret servieeoseetidnof
the president's jmessage. Jt is? not
anticipated -that ithe uestwrnwill
oe discussed otany considerable
extentas? thermemb era: f eel .that a
dignified-course ishouldn be purt
sued. (
Senator Carter will press his-
postal savingsbanktbillinthe up
per house.
Tf you harea't ther ttaar? Ux exercise
regularly Doan's Eefftileta iwill? iffo
vent constipation. JJIhbj. .lndnca a.
mild, t easy, healthful" action of the
bowefcr-itfthont Wtftng: " Ask your
drugglst3ffor:thea.i 25c.
The thing that canimake aman
appreciate, a fat-girl ishow. nice
andwarm sheisftoibe closer? to on
arcoldsleightiride. , : -
fother. do you . hear-thai. rat
tling in yonr. babies throaU fBut
a little lthers'by on itand stqp
it' at once.
Itesis From Faith.
3Ir. John; KuykendalT has re?
tnmedfwith his bride from Ashe
ville where ithey have been for two
weeks.
-Mr.: T. P.-; Gantriiasmoveob to
Faith.
P. Alex Peeler got the. contract
to build Boyden Lefler's new res
idence and has a force at work on
it! this week.
W. S. Earnhart received the con
tract to . finish up Charles Mc-
Combs? new residence and is at
work on it.
Rev. C. B. Heller has an extra
fine strawberry patch coming on,
in his garden.
Peeler, Bame & Co., shipped
their granite vault to High Point,
N. C Dec: 12th.
Milas;Bame moved on the old
Enoch Phillips farm to raise cotton
next year for Peeler Bros., who
own the farm now.
Mr.-and "Mrs. C. R. Shuping
from Barron's, Ga., are visiting at
Mr J. L. Shuping.
' There will be a lot of painting
done here in the near future.
' Mr.'H.'W. Cauble is having his
residence painted.
M The Christmas tree at the Luth-
teran church-here will be on Thurs
day, Christmas eve at 1:30 p. m.
The building stone for. the new
statae building at Raleigh is being
loaded, on the cars today, Decern
ber 14th from the Phillips irnoun
tain) quarries.
J.' T. Wyatt, Faith, N. C, wants
the address of some orphan chil
dren so he can direct Santy Claus
to go see them.
The free school here is the larg
est in . the county.
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Would Mortgage The Farm.
A farmer, on Rural Route No. 2,
Empire, - Gai, "W. A. Ioyd by
name, ;says : "Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, cured . the two. worst sores
I ever, saw; one on my hand and
one on my leg. It is worth more
than: its weight, in gold. I would
not be.withonttit if I had to mort
gage the. farm; to get it." . Only
25c. : at. Statesville Drug Co. 's
Statesvilles model hostesses,
store.
Accident Report.
"Washington, Dec. .14. Between
30,000 and- 35,000 people yearly
are killed m accidents in this
-country, according to a report by
he bureau of , labor ikued today.
In the anthracite mines of Penn
sylvania therevis an average i an
nually, of . 3.18: fatal t accidents for
'every 1000' meni employed.
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I Builds you up physically and
mentally, keeps your digestion or
gans? in condition, regulates the
bowels, . cleanses the blood, gives
you- perfect health. Hollister 's
BockyAIountain Tea or Tablets,
3 cents. Statesville Drug Co.
4 40
j i Men concentrate- their minds so
much on their stomachs they have
no -thought left for i;heir souls.
Writing Paper
For Christmas.
i If. there ever was a.delecateatten
.tionJn the way of aristmas pres
ent; it is a box of .that remarkably
fihewtithigpapeirat
aus
ore;
.-Every-time therreciiJlent: Whether
wife, sistervdaughter prfsweetheart;
u rug;
vpvust ine dox, sue is going to re
member you, and -naturally she -will
write some of her letters to yoa upon
thepaper. See our stock.
W. F. HALL,:
PrescTtphonisL
MEANS OF IDENTIFICATION
Mrs; Brady's Helpful Hint to Her
Faithful "Micky."
The Brady's used to drive sev-
eral miles amass every Sunday in
"the little thrap" with th' ould j
gray mare." Micky, "the boy," a-
eino- of many summers, wnom tus
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torn and a conservative tradition
had, in spite of his uncertain years
always treated as the possessor of
perpetual ' bd.lei ce, drov.. Next
him sat Mrs. Brady, decorus in
black, while scattered about the
straw in the body of the vehicle,
was a large assortment of "the
childer" Bradys of all ages, sex
es and sizes, bare-legged and other
wjse each exuberant and articu
late. It remains to this day a disputed
point among the Bradys as to what
memory of earlier and more frisky
days induced " th' old gray mare 9 1
to behave as she did on this par
ticular Sunday.
Rounding a corner, she swerved
into the ditch, and before Micky,
the boy, could cope with the situa
tion, a pile of Bradys, vertical and
horrizontal, had had been dumped
into the ditch, with the little trap
turned over and resting on top of
the struggling heap.
Then, high above the babel of
cries came Mrs. Brady's voice.
"Pull 'me out Micky, for the love
o ' hivin ! The black legs is mine ! ' '
Cleveland-Leader.
M. P. Alexan
der & Bro.
HEADQUARTERS FOR
ALL KINDS
Mim
ALSO-
Meat
Don't Forget to 'Phone
No. 241.
LEADER IN
CANDIES
and
FRUITS
Oysters for- retail and serving.
Quail on Toast.
PHONE NO. 323
W..W. GAITHER Proprietor.
STATES VILIiE
Opera House Building
.Open from 3 to 5
. and 8 to 10 p. m.
No; Children Admitted to
Floor at Night Sessions.
i Chas. Brincefield will ap
ply tor a pardon Dec. 18.
THE IREDELL CAFF
iiiiiii
wood Sawed!
See R. O, Harbin or Phone 132
or 46. 11-lm.
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ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT.
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Aperfect Remedy fbrCOTsjN
Worms jConvmsKmsjevensa-
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In a sharp contest nothing but ''quality" and appearance
BEST" Black are.the goods of. Quality; i After all has
inaTactUatUr pur8ua8ive argument 6xfiautd; it is
"QUALITY" IS THE ONLY TEST OFVALU E
h0af e8Kreultf y have the best of everything
a ,Kt.c-olor8' best machine8 and best help, with
a mablnw"ln yu can produce the best of what you
THE BRADFORD
THE STATESVILLE LOAN AND TRUST CO.
5 Of Statesville, N..C.
AcconL. 1 transact branches ol banking. I
na? wht ,C,ted from firm8' corporations and indiv -
Te'beit teSsrelUtP0RConrt?8 consideration and the I
methods nr Mr Lt nn818nt eod bankin8 5
OM P6' v1 Paid on tune and savings deposits
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OFFICERS
SteC4nt,K Morrison, Vico-Prcs, D M. Ausloy, Soo
na Treasurer. C. E. rninirrr i.. .
For Infantsand Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Jought
Bears the
Signature
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KWITTINCT R1ILL.
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840.000.00
Pkorts 530,000.00 I
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