THE ANSONIAN, OCT. 27, 1908, The Ansonian W. C. BIVENS, BtfBor asi Firtttoc. Cntared m eoond-cUa ntter July 3 190C, at the postofBoe at Wadesboro, N. C. under the Act of Con- i of Marca s, ibv. TUESDAY, OCT. 27, 1908 Put up your little hammer and -quit knocking. The world likes a "booster' much better. Prospects were never brighter for a Democratic landslide and every loyal citizen should be on hand next Tuesday and cast his ballot. Last week the Republican offi cials were discovered sending out campaign literature in the official penalty envelopes with pension warrants. What next? In today's issue is an article contributed by "F. B. H." in which it is maintained that Taft does not deny the divinity of Jesus Christ. We sincerely hope that "F. B. H." is correct, and we very much regret that a candidate for so high an office has regarded the charges to the contrary as too light and frivolous to require a statement from him. Mayor Brock, who has just re turned from New York State, where he spent ten days assisting in the campaign speaking, says that it is a common sight to see signs reading "This factory closed. Will open on full time Nov. 4th if Taft is elected." One employee of a big manufacturing establishment told Mayor Brock that as much as he wished to vote the Democratic ticket, it had become a question of meat and bread for him since his ' employer had stated that only those who voted with the Taft party would be given employment. How long will such a condition of affairs exist in this land when the party in power shall resort to such unlawful and base methods of per petuating itself ? Surely we stand sorely in need of another "Dec laration of Independence," inde pendence from a political party grown so corrupt as to feel that it is powferful enough to resort to the lowest and most, dangerous methods of gagging public opinion In this, our last appeal to the voters of Anson county to cast their ballots for Bryan, let us re mind you again that if you fail to vote or vote gainst him, you are not helping to elect to office the statesman with the cleanest habits and purest character that has yet come before the American people. A man who has honestly earned all the bread he has eaten since his early boyhood and who owes to no man's exertions, save his alone, the almost phenominal success he has attained. Without wealth or political patronage to aid him, he has received three nominations to the Presidency from the Demo cratic party. If elected President, he would step into that great of fice under obligations to no man or set ot men but free to apply the great moral principles, he so resolutely believes should be ap plied, to all public issues. Such a man cannot possibly be a dan gerous president and no sane, well informed man believes W. J. Bry an would be unsafe to any right? eous cause. Whether elected or not, many days will not dawn on this fair Republic before Truth, if she is not dead, will point with pride to his record and declare that there was the man of all men who deserved the high office to which he aspired. Shooting and Cutting Affair in An sonville Township. Two negroes, Allen Davis, who lives on Mr. S. M. Clarke's plan tation, and Vick Smith not far away on Mr.W. D. Howell's place, quarrelled about a girl Sunday night with whom each wanted to walk. They were on the public road near Warftown when the al tercation began and both are badly hurt Davis, it seems, shot Smith through the thigh with a pistol and the wounded man drew his knife and began carving Davis in a dan gerous manner. He cut him about the breast and back, making in all nine wounds. Breaking the knife blade, the carving ended. Dr. Carpenter dressed the wounded negroes yesterday morning and both will probably get well. Mr. H. S. McLendon was in town yesterday and reports the crops most all in. COMITY CORRESPONDENCE BURNSVILLE ITEMS. Mrs. Fanny 'and Miss Ellen Edwards spent two days last ween visiting Mr. J. C. Goodman's fam ily of Polkton. Mr. M. Li. Ross and family spent Monday in Marshville. Mrs. M. W. Hyatt of Anson ville spent a day or two last week with her mother, Mrs. F. E. Burns. Mr. M. W. Goodman spent one day last week in Wades boro. Mrs. J. R. Beachom and son Fisher are taking in the fair at Charlotte this week. Mr. J. A. Burns and family spent Saturday and Sunday at Mr. S. W. Birmingham's of near ron ton. Nettie, the little daughter of Mr. Fulton Thomas, is right sick at this writing. Mrs. W. H. Bivens and daugh ter Miss Lilly, of Stanly are spending a day or two with Airs. F. E. Burns. Jessie, the little daughter of Mr. Alexander Allen, is right sick at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Austin of Union connty were visiting at Mr. Wilson Baucom's last week. Miss Delia Thomas visited friends and relatives in Charlotte last week. PEE DEE RIPPLES. Saturday was "pay-day" at Blewett Falls and many hearts were made glad. Mr. Samuel Lawrence, superin tendent of the dam force at the Falls, spent Sunday with his family at Hamlet. On account of a break-down of one of the steam shovels, the work at the ballast pit was stopped a day or two last week, but everything is in fine shape this morning. Some of our friends went over to Rockingham last week to see the hanging, but the hanging did not happen. Mr. C. C. Brown of Wingate, ever faithful to his duty as flag man, while tying the handbrakes on a car at Blewett Falls, had the misfortune of breaking his arm. The airbrakes coming in contact with him, suddenly reversed the wheel he was managing. He was compelled to jump, and as the brake was on the end of the car he lumped in front of the car, and if it had not stopped almost instantly it would have killed him. The Helper. - McFARLAN NEWS Mrs. Stacky and children of Lake City are visiting their cou sin, Mrs. W. A. Pegues. Mr. J. W. Odom of Wadesboro is down on business this week. Miss Jennie O." Pegues, after spending several days in Cheraw with friends and relatives, has re turned home. A good many of the people here are expecting to attend the State Fair at Columbia Thursday. The Atlantic Coast Line will run a special train on this road T1iu:m1;.v. October 29th leaving for Colum bia at 5.05 o'clock in the after noon. Mr. S. T. Timmons has picked already from one half acrvof hru!. thirteen hundred pounds oi hted cotton. Miss Fanny Moore is improving we are glad to note. Mr. James Yates of Hoffman is over doing some building on his plantation here. Mr. A. W. Britt and W. A. Steagall spent part of. last week in Robeson county. - MORVEN NEWS. A very successful meeting clos ed at the Methodist chureh Friday night. Dr. Siler came down Fri day and preached Friday and Fri day night. Over half a hundred professions during the meeting. About twenty have already joined the Methodist church. Several will join the other two churches here. Rev John P. Boyd came over from Polkton last week and bousrht about 3 acres of land from Mr. D. A. Liles on Wadesboro street. Mr. Boyd will soon erect a hand some dwelling in front of the res idence of Mr. E. L. Griggs. We will gladly welcome Mr. Bo vd and wife and their Dansrhter Elizabeth Simmons, to our town. There is room for others. Prof. R. B. Hardison of Bir mingham, Ala., is expected home tomorrow to rest a few days. He will be located in North Carolina after Nov. 1st. Mrs. D. A. Tedder of Charlotte is spending some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mc Queen. Miss Viola Ratliff spent yester day with her parents, Mr. and Airs. C. S. Ratliff of Anson ville. She was accompanied by her friend, Mr. Lester Johnson. Mr. J. E. Moore returned Satur day from Pee Dee Association which was held at Launnburg last week. He reports a good time. Messrs. Joe Capel and J. H. Bivens of Wadesboro were in town Sunday. Our genial friend. Mr. "Jack" Gathings, of Wadesboro spent Saturday here in the R. H. Gath ings store, the senior member of which firm is sick. Mr. J. S. Liles paid the Liles Underselling Store a call last week. Miss Lilly Niven, who has spent sometime with her sister, Mrs. C. M. Funk, at Florence, 8. C, re turned home a few days ago. Mrs. Lou Crump is visiting her cousin, Mr; W. S. Ingram, at Mt Gilead. This writer is indebted to Prof. Key for Singing this appropriate song last night, the mother say ing to her dear boy. Do not stay out late tonight." This touching, song gave us this thought: The law makers regulate the' hours for em ployees on railroads - and many manufacturing establishments which is a righteous method. But when it comes to the merchants, as a rule, the clerks, young and old, are kept in the stores at such late hours, especially in the fall and winter seasons, that, the wife and children at home scarcely know them only as homo-comers to sleep a few hours. Thus depriving the whole family from the social and religious influences of the home. Now if our store and shops could be closed at regular hours, tit 8 o'clock, each night then we would see our Sunday school scholars come in on Sunday morn ings with bright faces and good lessons, and the church would prosper and the morals of our young people especially, would be improved to a large degree by be ing at home with their parents after dark. There is a certain amount of trade for our mer chants and if it was understood that there could be no purchasing after a stated hour, then they would sell just the same amount of goods during the year and save many dollars in wood, oil etc., besides do away with- a great amount of stealing during business hours at night. We trust the late hours in business will some day be a thing of the past. PEACH LAND NEWS Rev. Mr. Cordell tilled his regu lar appointment at the Baptist church Sunday night. Mr. W. W. Faulkner has pur chased land in the Southern part of town and will erect a residence in the near future. An infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. 'Carpenter died last week. Miss Estelle Barrett of White Store has entered school here. Mrs. George Carpenter and Miss Annie Carpenter spent Sun day at Diamond Hill. Miss Etta Belle Culbertson has returned to her home at Cameron after spending several weeks with her sister Mrs. J. S. Walker. Mr. Benjamin Barrett is very sick at this writing. Miss Mattie Greene of Marsh ville is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. T. Niven. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Martin of Polkton spent a few days last week in town. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moore spent Sunday with the former's brother, Mr. B. F. Moore of Union county. Miss Enola Lowery of White Store spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Julia Billingsley has moved to Monroe. Miss Mattie Phifer spent a few days last week in Marshville. , Mr. ' and Mrs. M. L. Home spent Saturday and Sunday at Diamond Hill. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McRae of Marshville were in town Saturday. Mr. Ed Barrett and family of White Store spent Saturday at Mr. James Crowder's. PUELLA. WHITE STORE NEWS Ram in abundance. Farmers are busy gathering corn and sow ing small grain. The death of Mrs. A. K. Watts, an account of which appeared in last week's paper, was a great shock to this community. A large number of sincere friends attend ed the funeral service and deeply sympathize with the bereaved family. Mrs. Eugene Faulkner has re turned to her home in Wadesboro after a visit to relatives here. Mrs. Jesse Burch of White Plains, S. C. spent last week here with Mrs. C. H. Rivers. Miss Hattie Barrett of Marsh ville spent last Sunday here with relatives. Miss Thelma Rivers, who has been quite sick, is improving. She has suffered a case of malarial fe ver and has been under the care of Miss Jennie Donovan, a trained nurse of Charlotte. Rev. Mr. McGhee of the Morven circuit filled his appointments Sunday at Long Pine and Union, preaching two excellent sermons. Mr. CP. Griffin, Sr., one of our oldest citizens who has been quite unwell for sometime, is much im proved, we are glad to note. Our popular rural carrier, Mr. W. D. Gulledge, is erectinsr a new dwelling which will add greatly to the appearance of our little vil lage. POLKTON NEWS. Mr. D. A. Goodman of Salis bury arrived here Sunday and will work at the tannery for awhile. Rev. W. N. Thompson of near Liles ville preached in the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Miss Louisa Edwards attended an association near Wilson last week and visited the family of El der P. D. Gold. Miss Ollie Stegall of Rocking ham is visiting relatives here. Mrs. R. M. Flake is right sick of tonsilitis. Mr. W. A. Gaddy spent Satur day and Sunday at Hamlet with his son, Mr. W. D. Gaddy. Mrs. Dan and Mrs. Dave Car ter visited their grandmother at Newells last week and saw the Charlotte fair while away. Mrs. J. W. Davis left Sunday night for Rockingham where she will visit her son after which she will return to her home at Thom asville, Ga. , Mr. Jinks Goodman bas entered Cary High School. Colored Editor Scores President . Roosevelt Recently President Roosevelt re fused to endorse the National Afro- American Civic League and the following extracts are taken from a letter written him by Editor T. T. Henry of the Wadesboro En terprise, and widely circulated in Northern papers:. t : You have shown by your acts that you do not wan to help the Negroes by not only refusing to write a simple letter, but, rather hold him up in a dis creditable light before the whole world. We especially refer to your part in the Brownsville affair. As a Negro we speak thus plain ly to you, realizing that the Ne groes have nothing to lose oy plain speaking. We have voted for you and your followers for years and years. What have you given us? Nothing, except slights. We are not permitted to go into a "Lily White" Republican Con vention in the Southern States. The Democrats of the South have given us more than your party throughout the entire United States. We have been true, staunch followers of the Republican party, and what has the Negro received at your hands? For a term of five full years the Republican party gave to our race less than One Million Dollars for education. The Democratic Party of the Southern States alone, whom our race has always voted against, are giving our children, during the same period, more than rif teen Million Dollars, being Fif teen Dollars for every Dollar the Republican party gave us. If the Democrats whom we have year by year worked against, and who have not professed to be our polit ical friends, would give us Fifteen Dollars when the Republican Par ty has given us One Dollar, we wonder what they would have done had the Negroes stood by them as loyally as we have stood by you and the Republican party! You have owned us body and soul. politically speaking. Don't you know the natural impression would be that they would have done even better than Fifteen to One? It seems to us you are not sym pathetic. There is no question but what you are energetic and agressive. You do not hesitate to down any man or woman who stands in your way. When Senator Foraker tried to probe into the causes which led to the discharge of the Negro troops at Brownsville, Texas, he inyited political death and was a doomed man politically. It made no difference what means were to be used to down him. He was a friend of the Negro. He had the manhood to stand up in behalf of the Negro. But when he did this for the honor of our race he was doomed; and the people realize what kind of weapon was used. , We are going to follow your ex ample by giving this letter to the public. We are not going to ap peal to the Negroes to condemn you in your unsympathetic course toward the Negro population of the country, but we will say that if the Negroes in the states of New York and Ohio were to vote solidly against your candidate, Mr. Taft, they would be showing to you and the world that the Negroes of the United States were worthy of American manhood; that they knew how to biae their time and resent the great wrong they feel you did their race when you heaped dishonor upon the Negro troops who had faced the dangers of war for the love they had for their country. In closing I will introduce my self to you as the Secretary of the National Afro-American Civic League, recently chartered by the State of North Carolina, the pur pose of which is to provide play grounds for Negro children, parks for grown up Negroes, good hotel accommodations for our- race, the beautifying of the Negro homes, the bettering of the condition of the Negro farmers, etc. etc. hardly need to tell you this be cause our President, Mr. Beverly, wrote you about it all in his letter which called forth your very ique reply. I am a lawyer by profession, a newspaper editor and am every inch a Negro, and one of those who desires to be allowed to work for the upbuilding of his race, and the glory of the American people. Respectfully yours, T. T. HFlNRY, Secretary. Disagrees With Taft's Critics A man usually "cets all that's cominsr to him" at thefhands of an over-vegilant public; whenever he asays to run for oihee, he may hitherto have been a. master of dextrous performances, a circus star, with a talent for the trapeze, the ring, a contortionist of the highest grade, but never will he have, ieilized what pecular and awful shapes his physical and moral person can be marie to as sume until he steps before the pub lic to make a bid for the popu lar vote. So variable and peculiar have been the caricatures of Mr. Taft since his entrance upon pub lic life, that it would not be at all strange if the public had Inst ab solutely, the sense of his identity. do many at all events, are there who know him only bv his carica tures to the public prints, that it may not be out of order to say that while he is considerably rWa the average man in height, there is no appearance whatever of that Superfluous fat in which rm is sn humorously overdrawn by his po'itical critics. Verv mnch to the contrary, his body carries the impression of muscle and hardness as of a man who uses himself. The face is intellectual and fine. the forehead massive, the eyes! clear and penetrating, the features rehned, .indicating resources of culture and high breeding. Al together, Mr. Taft, carries the air of one who is ever about some thing and who knows what he is about. Compaign mud-throwing, how ever, has recently taken a novel turn. His critics say now that his doctrinal position in the Chris tian Church is not sound, that he is a heretic New sponsors of his personal faith have sudden arisen who claim that he 4 'denies the Divinity of our Lord," and there fore can not be safely trusted with the destiny of a great Christian nation. But before making too much out of Mr. Taft's views in the above particular, would'nt it be well to find out just what those views are? Most men claim the right to speak for themselves in affairs of this kind, and there is no indication that Mr. Taft has forfeited this right. This last charge of Mr. Taft's critics is solely the fruit of the fact that he holds his membership in a Unitarian church. As a Bap tist, Methodist or presbyterian, no unfortunate spot in his record hitherto could have been found for his critics to weep over, but just now it suits political cant to assume a pious turn, affect reli gious solemnity, and impale Mr. Taft's religious respectibility upon Unitarian points of doctrine. I would not wish to be sponser for the Unitarians in this matter, nor. for the Baptists, nor Metho dists, nor any religious body. It can, however, be safely claimed that no large circle of Unitarians ever abrogated the faith of the church in Jesus' Divinity. Dr. Wm. Ellery Channing, the lead ing Unitarian divine of his day and in some ways the most power ful pulpit figure the Unitarians ever had, was especially pronoun ced in his recognition of our Lord supernatural claims. Among all of the sermons of the church, none burn with more passionate devo tion to our Lord's truly regal char acter. But these new religious opponents of Mr. Taft's candidacy need not go back to ChanniDg to assure themselves of the genu inences of Unitarian attachment to the person of Jesus. They might inquire of such men as Dr. Edward Everett Hale, or Presi dent Elliot, or Dr. Francis Pea body, all Unitarian notables of the present day, and find abun dant assurance that the cause of sane evangelism is being cared for among present-day circles in Uni tarianism, as within the connec tions of orthodoxy. Personaly I do not know what Mr. Taft's religious views are, nor do I care. He represents a type of religion that will go to the limit of endurance and personal strength in the effort to do his fullest duty to the people, whom he promises to serve. F. B. H. taJs-filF I nr ill tat mJ BY THIS A urn yi x ii m i i (Tho Sign of Quality) YOU KNOW THEM BATTLE AXE Shoes represent the HIGHEST STANDARD OP PERFECTION in the art of Shoe making. QUALITY first, vith Style, Beauty and Comfort following, puts BATTLE AXE in the Front Rank of the Best American Made Shoes. We carry a Full Line of these Celebrated Shoes, and can fit the feet of Every Member of Every Family. r A trial will convince you that every good word said about RATTLE AXF, Sh AAA is m n rf a nnnrt " Kir J. L. Little &. Co. Don't keep your Jmoney Pinkston a few years since reau and it was stolen. money stolen from Anson Send the check you get Bank and pay your debts Go see Messrs. Morton when you go to Wadesboro. Wto. "2 e e c g E IL. IU Llvery.aiinidl Brapoujl In addition -g j JSjSp -to my live ry business ' igjgg: I will run two wagons all the time and come anywhere to haul anything you want moved. Will furnish you wagons equipped with good help so that your dray age can be done with certainty and with the least trouble to you. " Call me when you need a team or some dray ing done.. Yoors for Quick Business, . Just phone 25 D. Business Locals Advertisements under this head in? will be inserted for 5 cents a line fur the first insertion and 3 c?nt a line for each subsequent insertion. - FOR SALE Pair well broken bulls. Ap ply to W. V. Walter, Anson ville, N. C. 10-20-2t-pd. LUMBER WANTED Fin heart weather-boarding. Will pay highest market price delivered at Mrs. T. A. Home's new residence on Camden road i mile from Wadesboro. S. W. Birmingham. 10-27-tf. FOR RENT Two cottages opposite the residence of James Plunkett. Apply to James Plunkett. 10-13-tf. HELP WANTED -At Wadesboro Cot ton Mills several families can find em ploymont by applying to J. F. Lockey, Wadesboro, N, C. WAGON BODIES OR BEDS Made al ready. If you want them for less than factory prices, see Clay Saylor. 9-6-1-09 SHOP WORK And all kinds of bu repairing done on short notice, ror wagon and buggy wood stock, Clay Savior. . 9-6-1-09 HEEP YOUR MONEY In the Southern Savings Bank. When you go there ask Mr. Morton or Led better for a Farmers' Guide. LAUNDRY WANTED TODAY Send or phone No. 32. Dying and dry cleaning a specialty. Julian Allen, Agent. YOUNG MEN! If you want to know why you should become telegraph op erators and what school to attend, write to SOUTHERN SCHOOL OF TELEG RAPHY, Newnan, Ga., for free Cata log "A." EVERY BOY should read it. Positions postively guaranteed. SORROW Ploughs deep when we re: gret. There is no regret when you have in the home a bottle of Gowan's Prepa ration which prevents and Cures all ailments where in flammation is the seat of the trouble. External. 25c; 50c; $1.00. All druggists. Croup, Pneumonia you know what it is be prepared. Valuable Land for Sale A part of the estate of the late J. H Thomas, 83 acres on the waters of Crib's creek will be sold on easy terms. Has prood tenant house, well, timber and fine low lands. Excellent one horse farm in cultivation. (Miss) DELLA THOMAS, Polkton, N, C, Rural Route No. 3. n? 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Every dollar you save and deposit in our bank is not only advancing your own welfare, but it is encouraging and assisting home industry. Besides the material benefit you derive from a bank account, we offer you every courtesy and facility-in handling your business. and Hoir JFoir Wc find in our mammoth stables more wagons, buggies and horses than we care to keep on hand, and in order to close out a part of these, we will sell at a bargain to those who come during the next few days. This is no catch scheme, but a straight-forward business proposition. !iodlsJboio Stoolc Co. f r P. S. Lot of second-hand wag ons and buggies that must be sold for what cash they will bring ,:,p; ' ' V j "J sS::W;i--' i1 "Mi.?- ft SOPti kittle: HEALTH VERY POOR- RESTORED BY PE RU IMA. Catarrh Twenty-five Years Had a Bad Cough. Miss SophUElttlesen, Eranston, 111., writes: "I bare ben troubled with catarrh for nearly twenty-flve years and have tried many cures for it, but obtained ery Jlttle help. "Then my brother advised me to try Peruni, and I did. "My health was very poor at the time I began taking Peruna. My throat w ery sore and I had a bad coughs 'Peruna haa cured me. The chronic catarrh Is gone and my health is very much Improved. . I recommend Peruna to all my friends who are troubled as I wan." PERUNA TABLETS: Some people pre fer tablets, rather than medicine in a fluid form. Such people can obtain I'cru na tablets, which ropretent tho medici nal Ingredients of Peruna. Each tahlut qnals one average dose of Peruna. Man-alin the Ideal Laxative. Sale