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your: Subscription One Year In Adtanc6 and Got d 50-Cent Pockot Knlfo Free. : jLOOK! tllffi 8 ADVERTISING RATES $ J Trssrient ntos 13 cento per lnrt 5 -Con tract "raw 19 enU jr , liw ' 5 Discount in proportion to ipoo ' and term of contract, j. Tfe Dtt tlMwt t wfcea yoar nHcriyttoa to mU. if torn crt telts. tea la tftt tmooit. A klit t tk wtot 41 uJ reisoflaMc. hi tsfflcletf. m it 2 FpecUI caw glTen aU adrwtten master aooepcea. a r -. -if ublish r y. X ueoda y . .. . ..VI i VOLUME 3. WADESBORO. N. C. DECEMBER 22, 1908. St it e d E e For The Whole Fflffl ilV some arc ony ornamen J tal ; we do not handle the latter kind. If you want useful as well as ornamental you cannot find them so easily and at such mod erate prices as you will at the Hardware Store. A Christmas Present for Your Wife, Mother, Daughter, or Your Best Girl Can be selected from our line of Cut Glass, Rochester Nickled Plated Ware in Coffee. Pots or Tea Kettles, Cream and Sugar Sets. If you want something very elegant, one of our Nickled Plated Serving Dishes is the proper thing. If you want Silver ware, wo have anything in the staple articles that you may need-in ROGERS, CA7 A Woman Owning Even a WiB not be happy until .the has full set of , this beau tiful plated ware. We have a fuQ line in the " A va looiid " FIowerJe-Luce " patterns. JEvery piece of Community Silver u plated heavier than triple and will wear a fifetsnc. DIAMOND v EDGE SILVER. We guarantee the price lower than you can buy elsewhere. We will save you money on a Haviland Dinner Set, or anything in Fancy Vases, Fancy Lamps, Shaving Mugs, Cake Plates, Bon-Bon Dishes, Choco late Sets. Nothing could be nicer or better than a pair of Clauss Scissors or Shears Every pair of these warranted every respect Do you know of some one Nice Carving Set? something to carve the Chmtmast Turky with. A Diamond Edga Stag handle, Sterling Silver Ferrule carving set is the proper thing. The Lisk or Savory Roaster for this sea son also would be very much appreciated as a suitable casket in which to bury the Christmas Turkey. I-, Suppose "The wants to present a nice present, A Clauss Razor ,v or a Keen Kutter Safety " Razor They are guaran)l to pro duce that smooth clean shaven cheek with the velvety softness so much appreciated. A beau- tiful-line of lap robes are also offered for your selection. Our line of pocket cutlery is superb, the stag and pearl handles in and Joseph Rogers. for The we have all kinds of hunting coats and leggins. Breech Loading shot guns at $3.65 Rifles at hard times prices. Toy wagons, Velocipedes and Irish Mails at less prices than anyone. We have a big stock of these and do not wish to car ry over a single one. Try any other store in town on these and see us last. BLALOCK HARDWARE CO. Some Ch risk mas pres ents are or namental and are useful, but Single Piece of copmaNiTy SILVER, to give entire satisfaction in who would Jike to have a Best Girl" would you allow us to suggest we hare beautiful patterns in Miller Bros. Keen Kutter s Boys "TMAS DECORATIONS. (McCalTs Magazine.) "Again at Christmas did we weave The holly round the Christmas hearth." -t-Tennyson Christmas without Christmas green is not half a festival, and the house that does not show some where a' bit of holly or mistletoe, a wreath of ground pine or of laurel, is poor indeed. Christmas cheer and Christmas greens go hand in hand. Without them we should lack the chief in spiration the true Christmas spirit which their presence invari ably brings. And so, as the great festival approaches, let us look well to the matter of, decorating our homes gaily with the beautiful evergreens which bring with them always - the atmosphere of peace and good will. And when you send out your Christmas gifts do not neglect to add a spray of holly poked beneath the red ribbons with which the parcel is tied, as it al ways makes the gift doubly wel come. There are many simple schemes by which the home can be decor ated effectively. By allall means purchase a few holly wreaths for the dining-room windows. Fill the vases on the mantel with sprigs of holly and above each picture stick branches of holly, pine or laurel. But if the home should be decorated, how much more impor tant is it that the house of God the church should be tastefully decorated for its great festival. Although there has been a great advance in late years in the ideas that govern church decoration, yet there'is a limit that must always be respected; certain devices which may or may not be used, certain rules which must not be infringed, and only certain colors which are to be used at each special festiyal. Because of t'liis, many churches are decorated under the superin tendence of a man of experience one who knows what to use and what to- avoid in the decoration; work. But tbej-e are also many churches dependent upon loving and willing help rendered to make the place of God worthy of Christ- J inas that Birthday of birthdays. Most of us are glad to give some simple tribute to this festival or render some aid in decorating the church. A very useful idea where there are large plain walls to be decorat ed is to make a very open trellis work of plain wooden laths, tacked together, and cover it with holly or, if this is too expensive, with ropes of ground pine. Other de vices suitable for a church are tha Greek cross (for, of couree, Len ten cross is out of place at Christ mas), stars, crowns and wreaths. Combination of the trefoil and triangle are usual, but shields, crowns and the harp are more un- common. ire circles, crosses and triangles, as well as cut-out letters for texts, may be bought very cheaply and save a deal of labor. "Immortelles are cheap, and almost invaluable in church decor ations. Trelliswork should be painted green before the foliage is put on, and designs should be covered first in crimson twill, otherwise the plain wood will show in a most undesirable way through the spaces between the leaves. Holly with many scarlet berries becomes more searce year by year, seemingly, and for these there is a cheap artificial substitute n a home-made artificial berry, made by steeping dried marrowfat peas overnight, threading them and passing the string through melted red sealing wax. The peas must be well covered and the strings hung up where they will not be touched for a while. The final hint is to be careful that a harmo nious effect is gained by keeping to one idea throughout, and avoid frivolous or too profuse decoration. The evergreen pine, with its de corative clusters of cones, is very much used for massing and forms a desirable background for other Idecorations where detail is not considered. The bittersweet ber ry, with its trails of orange and red fruit, also the everlasting I flower, when dyed abrilliant red, are both used where a dash of color is desired. An effective green is the long-leaved or Southern pine, with its long, drooping needles of vivid green, sometimes more than a foot long. The young tree, when cut, is about a foot in height, and is then a veritable plume. As has been well said, the tying of the Christmas greens and the weaving of the wreaths and-the yards of green used in the decora tions of our churches, before the invasion of machinery for that purpose, was largely a labor of love and the scene of many a jovial gathering among the young people during holiday time. It used to be jjiven out regularly by the minister, a week before Christmas, that a meeting would be held at the church to tie greens" upon a certain evening of the coming week, This gathering was always looked forward to eagerly by all interested, and a party was usually made up to go into the deep woods inquest of tm, necessary greens. Fingers tingling with cold tugged bravely in the snow-covered moss for the feathery sprigs of princess pine, while the men gather the hemlock boughs and laurel. Then, with wagons piled high, they drove to the church, and in the evening everyone who could get away gathered to tie greens." ' PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MAD Puts a Number of Newspaper Hen ia tbe' AnnUs CIob-Hot Reply From Joseph Pulitzer. Referring to the Panama Canal purchase which certain members of the Senate think should be in vestigated and about which there have been intimations of fraud among high . officials, President Roosevel last week administered a severe rebuke to Joseph Pulitzer, Editor of the New York World and other newspaper men who have appeared to think there was something rotten about the Canal purchase. In defense of the deal, the President transmitted a long message to Congress in which he goes into the details of the Canal purchase and has the following to say concerning the stories charg ing fraud : These stories were first brought to my attention as published in a paper in Indianapolis, called the News, edited by Mr. Delavan Smith. The stories were scurril ous and libelous in character and false, in every essential particular. Mr. Smith shelters himself behind the excuse that he merely accepted the statements which had appeared in a paper published inNfew York, the World, owned by Mr. Joseph Pulitzer. It is idle to say that the known character of Mr. Pulitzer and his newspaper are such that the statements in that paper will be believed by nobody; unfortu nately, thousands of persous are ill-informed in this respect and be lieve the statements they see in print, even though they appear in a newspaper published by Mr. Pulitzer. These statements sometimes appeared in the editorials, some times in the news columns, some times in the shape of contribu tions from individuals either un known or known to be of bad character. They are false in every particular from beginning to end.. The wickedness of the slanders is only surpassed by their fatuity. So utterly baseless are the stories that apparently they represent in part merely material collected for the campaicn purposes and in part stories originally concocted with a view of possible blackmail. Now, these stories as a matter of fact need no investigation what ever. No shadow of proof has been, or can be, produced in be half of any of them. They con sist simply of a string of infamous libels. In form, they are m part libels upon individuals, upon Mr. Taft and Mr. Robinson for in stance. But they are in fact whol ly, and in form partly, a libel up on the United States Government. I do not believe we should concern ourselves with the particular indi viduals who wrote the lying and liblous editorials, articles from correspondents, or articles in the news columns. The real offender is Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, editor and proprietor of the World. While the criminal offense of which Mr. Pulitzer has been guilty is in form a libel upon individuals, the great injury done is in blackmailing the good name of the American peo ple. It should not be left to a private citizen to sue Mr. Pulitzer for libel. He should be prosecuted for libel by the Governmental au thorites. In point of encourage ment of iniquity, in point of in famy, of wrongdoing, there is nothing to choose between a pub lic servant who betrays his trust! a public servant who is guilty of blackmail, or theft, or financial dishonesty of any kind, and a man guilty as Mr. Joseph Pulitzer has been guilty in this instance: It is therefore a high national duty to bring to justice this vilifier of the American people, this , man who wantonly and wicked lyr-and with out one shadow ,of justification, seeks to blacken the character of reputable private 'citizens and to convict "the " Government ' tof ' his own country in the eyes vof th& civilized world of wrprigd ofng off the basest and touiestKmd, wnne he has not one shadow of. justifies tion of any sort or description for the charge he has made. fTheAt-torney-General has . under consid eration the form in which the pro ceedings against Mr. Pulitzer shall be brought. Mr. PntHtzer'8. Reptr. v Mr. Roosevelt is-raistaken. . He cannot- muzzle The World. : While no amount of .Billingsgate on his part can alter our. determin ation to treat him With 'judicial impartiality and scrupulous fair ness, we repeat wK'a we hVve. a ready said, that the : Congress, of the U nitexxijlates. should make . a thorough investigation i-of-" the. whole Panama transaction, that the full truth may be known to the American people. ' The eWorld, fully appreciates the compliment paid to it by "Mr. Roosevelt ii) making it the subject of a special message to the Con gress of the United States. The World likewise appreciates the importance and significance of Mr. Roosevelt's statement when he declares to Congress that the pro prietor of The World "should be prosecuted for libel by the govern ment authorities," ndhathe Attorney rGerieral has under con sideration the form S under which the proceedings against 'Mr. Put litzer shall be brought."' - r This is .the first time a President ever asserted. the doctrine, of lese Woaia Foully Assaulted la Her Hoc V it t Heir Al&emirle. '(Spencer Special, 15th. to Charlotte Observer) . - Criminally assaulted in her own home this afternoon at Moss' sid ing, near Whitney. Stanly county. Mrs; James R. Moss, a highly re spected lady of that place, is to- uiKi" iu a precarious condition on account of an attack made upon her by Henry Young, colored. aged about 25 years, who was late this afternoon landed in jail at Albemarle charged with the crime. Mrs. Moss, who is-about 40 years old, is the wife of Mr. J. R. Moss. . well-known ; merchant at Moss siding. Together with a number of farm hands, Mr. Moss left home at 1 o'clock this after noon, leaving with his wife only two small children, aged 2 and 4 years. Twenty minutes after the party had left. Young was seen seated on a railroad track near the Moss home. As soon as he learned that the men were all out of sight he slipped up to the rear door of the house and made an effort to enter. Passing around the house he tried Another door which had been lock ed by Mrs. Moss when she dis covered that the negro was trying to enter the house. Finding him self locked out, Young broke open a window, bounded into the room where he had seen Mrs. Moss, threw his arms around her and at tempted to do his diabolical work. The screams of the wife and mother were heard by the husband one-half mile distant, who ran to the house, finding that George Leffer, another citizen of the vil lage, had also been attracted by the screams and was fighting for his life with the negro. The negro showed fight from .the start and it was necessary for Mr. Leffer to break down a door to get into the room. Fighting with their fists, it required a terrible effort on the part of both Mr." Moss and Mr. Leffer to drag the negro, heels first, -from the home into the yard, where he was securely tied and held until Sheriff Green, of Stanly county, arrived, two hours later, nd with the assistance of several deputies started with his prisoner to Albemarle jail, reaching there at a late hour this afternoon. Mr. Leffer lost a finger, which was bitten off by the negro in the fight raajeste, or proposed, in the ab- sence or specihe legislation, the criminal prosecution by the Gov ernment of citizens who criticised the conduct of the Government or the conduct of individuals who may have had business dealings with the Government. Neither the king of Great Britain or the German emperor would venture to arrogate such power to himself. John Adams' attempt to enforce the sedition law destroyed the Federal party im America. Yet Mr. Roosevelt, in the absence of law, officially proposes to use all the' power of the greatest govern ment on earth to cripple the free dom of the press on the pretext that the Government itself has been libeled and he is the govern ment. It is true that The World print ed the public reports concerning the Panama canal affair which re sulted from William Nelson Crom well's appeal to the District Attor ney's office during the recent cam paign to prevent the publication of a story which was said to be in the hands of the Democratic National Committee. It was Mr. Cromwell's action which raised the issue in the campaigw. It is true also that when Mr. Roosevelt made his attack upon Delavan Smith the World called attention to certain statements which Mr. Roosevelt must have known to be false or misleading, and appealed to Congress to end all scandal by a full and impartial investigation. ; If this be treason jet4Mr. Roosevelt make the most of it. , ; ' - " Mr. Roosevelt's lamentable hab it of inaccurate statements makes it impossible " to accept either his judgements or Tiis conclusions. In his. message he does hot state cor rectly ;eveh sxr simple a matter as the preCended causes of his griev ance. v A'v.'' If the World has libeled any body, tte hope'itf will be punished but we dVhot intend to be intimi dated by Mr. "Ilobsevelt's threats, or. by Mr?1 Roosevelt's denuncia tion, or by Mr;;Kbosevelt's power. No .other living man ever so grossly libeled the United States as does this President, who be smirched Congress, bulldozes iudffes assails the integrity of courts, slanders private citizens, and who has sliown himself the most reckless; unscrupulous dem agogue whom tue American peo ple ever entrusted -with great pow er and authority.. . . ; . We sjiy this notin anger, but in sincere sorrow; The World " has immeasurably , more respect for the office of President of the United States . than Theodore Roosevelt has ever shown during the years in which he has main tained a reign of terror and vilified the,- honor and -honesty of both public officials and private citizens who opposed, his policies or thwart ed him in his purposes. So far as the World is concern ed,, its proprietor may, go to jail if Mr.' Roosevelt succeeds, as the threatens; but even - in- jail the World will not cease to be a fear less champion of -free, speech, a free press and a free people. . ' Sunday School Department Cead acted fcy Special Editor. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27 Quarterly Review. Read Prov erbs 4. Golden Text. "Keep thy heart with all diligence: for out of it are the issues of life." Proverbs K:23. Bible Search. Here are three questions on each lesson. The answers can Le found in the scrip ture passages. . 1. David Brings The Ark To Jerusalem. 1. What had become of the ark and the tabernacle after the de struction of Shiloh? (1 Kings 8:4; 2 Chron. 1:3) 2. What had been the state of David's mind before the ark was found ?(Ps. 132) 3. How should the ark have been carried? (Num. 4: 15; 7:9) II. God's Promise to David 1. What friend besides Nathan had David often consulted ?(1 Sam. 23: 9) 2. How did Nathan later show great moral courage? (2 Sam. 12) 3. How would God discipline the family of David ?(2 Sam. 7:14)v III. David's Kindness to Jona than's Son. 1. What had become of Ish bosheth? (2 Sam. 4) 2. What had become of the sev en other sons of Saul? (2 Sam. 21) 3. How was Ziba later punish ed? (2 Sam. 19: 16-30) IV. The Joy of Forgivness 1. Why was public confession for sin necessary? (Lev. 5:5; 26:40) 2. What other experience did David have during his time of waiting?(Ps. 51) 3. How did pardon come to another confessed sinner? (Luke 18:9-14) V. Absalom Rebels Against David 1. What judgment rested on David even after his forgivness? (2 Sam 12:10) 2. How had A bsalom been born ? (2 Sam. 3:3) 3. What reputation did Ahitho phel have? (2 Sara. 16:23) VI. David Grievs for Absalom 1. Why was David not permitt ed to go into battle? (2 Sam- 18: 3-4) 2. What had Ahimaaz already done for David? (4 Sara. 17:16-22) 3. How did David at last receive his soldiers? (2 Sara. 19:8) VII. The Lord Our Shepherd 1. In what way is God the shep herd of the nation? (Ps. 78) 2. How does Jesus sneak of himself as shepherd ?(John 10) 3. In what way is Jesus our shepherd? (Phil. 4: 13-19) VIII. Solomon Anointed King 1. What kind of oil was used for the anointing (Exod. 30:23-32) 2. Who was Benaiah? (2 Sam. 23:20 f.) 3. Tell something about the horns of the altar. (Exod. 27:2; 30:10) IX. World's Temperance Sun day 1. What did the people of that time think of Samaria? (Amos 3: 9-15) 2. What other prophet was scorned because he offered knowl edge? (Jer. 6:10) 3. What did Paul say about strange tongues? (1 Cor. 14:21) X Solomon Chooses Wisdom 1. What charge had David given Solomon? (1 Chron. 28: 9) What was the character of Solo mon's wisdom? (1 Kings 3: 28; 4: 29-34) 3. Who had alreadv commended Solomon's natural wisdom ?(lKings 2:6) XI. Solomon Dedicates the Tem ple. 1. Where had David put up the tent to hold the ark? (2 Sam. 6:17) 2. What about the cloud that had once hovered over the taber nacle? (Exod. 40:34) . 3. What was the theme of the music of the choir? (2 Chron. 5: 11T14) XII. Christmas Lesson 1. What can you tell about the visit of the wise men? (Matt. 2) 2. Tell the prophecy of the Prince of Peace. (Isa. 9:1-7) 3. Whv did his parents take Jesus to Egypt?(Matt. 2:13-23). Real Farming (Monroe Journal) - VFve got some of last year's cotton that couldn't be bought at ten cents, and I don't care if mules go to $500 a piece," said Mr. T. E. D.Starnes of Jackson town ship. ' Mr; Starnes said he never bought a pound of meat nor a bushel of corn but one time, and that a year when he was unable to work. Mr. Starnes pays no mule tax, as he has the mother and grandmother of all the stock he works, and he pays no smoke house tax, and he says the next thing he is going to cut out is the guano tax. Of the 21 bales of cotton made on his place this year one-third, he finds, goes for fertili zer tax. But he is ordering his work so that , hereafter jthis tax witl be largely abolished. THE JOYS OF ' CHRISTMAS PRESENTS A RE FULLER and longer drawn out if you buy aome v thing of some intrinsic value an article with enduring qualities and one that will be constantly used by the penon receiving it. I have built up a reputation for reliable deal ings in SILVER and GOLD JEWELRY. I aim to fully inform you as to what you are buying, and you are thus ; saved - embarassments that sometimes come when you buy of a cheap mail order house or unreliable firm. Below I men tion some appropriate articles for presents; in gold, gold plate, silver Etc. i IIV STERLING SILVER mim I I FOR MEN Hat Brushes $1.50 to 1.75 Cloth Brushes. . 1.95 to 4.75 Whisk Brooms 1.95 Military Brushes 4.00 to 6.50 Brush and Comb Sets $3.25 to 5.75 Shaving Sets 5.00 Bag Tags 1.75 Match Boxes. . .$1.00 to 2.65 Cuff Buttons 50c Scarf Pins 25c IlV Cuff Buttons.. $1.75 to 10.00 Scarf Pins 75c to 8.00 Signet Rings.. 2.50 to 7.25 Watches ,. .3.50 to 60.00 Fobs 2.50 to 8.05 Watch Chains. . 1.20 to 13.00 Tie Clasps.- 7. . .1.75 FOR THE LITTLE FOLKS SOLID GOLD Chains and Hearts ..$2.15 Rings... 74c to $2.00 STERLING Sewing Sets.. . 1.50 Brush and Comb Sets 1.25to3.00 Napkin Rings 75c to 3.00 Child's Table Sets . . 2.25 to 3.50 Separate Spoons. .7oc to 1.25 Baby Spoons. . . 1.25 to 1.50 GOLD FILLED Scarf Pins.. 35c to 75c Cuff Buttons.. ..1.25 to i.7 Brooches 50c to 1 . 50 Veil Pins 30c to 1 .00 Cuff Pins ...25c to 1.00 Lockets , , . , i".25 to 5.00 Jewel Boxes .75c to 1.25 - R. L BOWMAN Buying Christmas Presents Is easy here. Prices right and assortment complete in many lines. We have tried to make it; a pleasure to come here and scf lect what you want Below we give a list that will help you select . what you think somebody else would hke: , For Your Lady Friend Pretty line of jewel cases, Leather Goods, Fine Stationery in pretty boxes, Christmas Candies in Fan cy packages, Classic Books in best bindings, Cut Glass, Fancy China, Toilet articles, Souvenir Postcards. Buy Your Gentleman Friend Some of these: Collar and CufFBox es, Shaving Set, Purses, Smoking Set, Cigar . Cases, Pipes, High Grade Pocket Knives, Books Etc. Come and see what FOR LADIES Bonnet Brushes $1.75 to 2.00 Buffers 75c to 1.75 Puff Jars ...... 1.50 to $2.25 Toilet Sets 6.75 to 82.00 Manacure Sets. .2.25 to 6.75 Card Cases 10.00 Mesh Bags. .. . .$4.50 to 6.50 Jewel Cases, 1.50 to 7.00 Teaspoons (set). .4.00 to 5.50 Call Bells 50c to 1.00 Scissors 75o to 1.00 Emerys 25o Nail Tiles, Nail Brushes, and Tooth Brushes 50c to 75o Hat Pins 25c to 75c Brooches 85c to 60c GOLD Bracelets $3.25 Cuff Pins 65c Veil Pins 1.25 Brooches 1.40 Lockets ..... 2.25 Chains 2.25 Watches 16.50 Fobs... 1.25 Rings 1.90 Crosses.: 1.75 Hat Pins 1.75 to 12.00 to 3.00 to 3.00 to 9.00 to 10.00 to 9.40 to 35.00 to 5.00 to 8.00 to 5.00 to 2.25 we have before you buy. 7