DR. ALEXANDER IS
MID PRESIDENT
MECKLENBURG MAN It ELECTED
TO HEAD FARMERS' COOPERA
TIVE UNION.
* .
PUNNED MANY REFORMS
Th* Legislation That Was Recom
' mended 1a Most Advanced Evsr Ad
vocated in the History of the Organ
ization—Many Attend Meeting.
Charlotte.—Dr. H. Q. Alexander, of
Mecklenburg, president of the North
Carolina division of the Farmers' Ed
ucational and Cooperative Union, was
elected president of the national or
ganisation at ita annual meeting held
In Chattanooga, Tenn. In addition to
this last honor which the members
of this organisation heaped upon the
North Carolina citizen, Dr. Alexander
was chairman of the leglalatlve com
mittee of the organisation, one of its
most important, and was instrument
al In getting the endorsement of the
contention of vital legislative pro
gram which he recommended.
Included in this far-reaching pro
gram of proposed reforms are the di
rect election of the president of the
United States, of Supreme Court
ludgea and of senators by the people;
the reclamation of natural resources,
coal, water and power, by the gov
ernment, restricted Immigration, In
itiative and many other of the newer
policiea which have within recent
years come to be urged by prominent
men of the nation.
Since taking np the administration
of the affairs of the farmers' union
in North Carolina, Dr. Alexander has
been urging a number of these re
forms particularly those relating to
the election of aenators. Although
contending all along that the organ
ization would not allow Itself to get
over into polities. Dr. Alexander fur
ther contended that it is possible for
the union to use its influences in
bringing about certain needed changes
in methods ot, government without
seeping Itself In politics. To this end
he has been agitating both in the
county, state and national conven
tions the reforms which have been
in Judgment most pressing.
Politic* In Buncombs County.
There seems to be quite a little un
certainty as to the future movements
of the supporters of Theodore Roose
velt in Buncombe county. Until this
time there has been no organized Pro
gressive party, even though the ma
jority of the Roosevelt men may have
been Progressives in reality. They
called themselves Roosevelt Republi
cans. Since the Roosevelt Republi
cans were left out in the cold at
Charlotte, however, many of the Col
onel's supporters In this section seem
to feel that they have so far pursued
the wrong course and deplore the fact
that they did not come out flat-footed
for the Progressive party in name as
well as in fact.
Order of Corporation Commission.
An order was Issued by the corpora
ation commission as state tax com
mission directing Mecklenburg coun- 1
ty board of equalization to meet Sep
tember 23 to review tax assessments
on the property of the Southern Rall
. way Company in Charlotte. The or
der is on complaint of the City of
Charlotte, claiming that the Southern
has about a million dollars worth of
property in Charlotte with only a tax
valuation listed aggregating f112,000.
Hunting Bite for Tobacco Test Farm.
Major W. A. Graham, of the de
partment of agriculture, is away with
the committee appointed to select a
site for the tobacco test farm, and Is
looking over the bids for that farm.
Surry, Stokes, Granville, Forsyth, Dur
ham and perhaps other counties have
made offers. The farm is to be con
ducted by the two governments, state
and national, and there has been a
strong pull by the several counties
for the demonstration work.
Catawba Cotton Crop Deteriorated.
Reports from every part of the
county agree that the cotton crop haa
deteriorated greatly during the last
four weeka of dry, hot weather. Last
year, In aplte of a drought that waa
particularly aevere, nearly 10,000 bales
were produced. This year, because of
the superabundance of rain early In
the seaaon, the crop haa been injured,
perhaps, more than last year, and,
/nnleas a good stiff price comes to
their rescue, the formers believe they
will have nothing to brag about on
cotton this foil.
Randolph Democratic "Convention.
The Democrats of Randolph met in
convention at Asheboro and nominat
ed a county and leglalatlve ticket The
invention waa presided over by Col.
W. P. Wood, state auditor. The fol
lowing were named for the several
offlcea; Senate, W . H. Watklns;
house, R. R. Roes; sheriff, J. W. Burk
head; register of deeds, George T.
Murdock; treasurer, J. P. Phillips;
coroner, T. R. Fox; surveyor, J. D.
Welch; commissioners, W. T. Fou
shee, I. E. Weathers and H. A. Tom-
TWO PARDONS ARE GRANTED
One Manalaughter Case and the Oth
er In Whiakey gelling—Both Are
Conditional.
Raleigh. Governor Kltchln gave
twp pardons, interesting cases, both.
One of them was an exercise of clem
ency for manalaughter, the other for
selling whiskey.
Plate Warlick, of Cleveland county,
la given a conditional commutation
for aelllng whiskey. The reasons that
moved Governor Kltchln are given be
low:
"The recorder who first tried this
case and imposed a sentence of six
months, the private prosecutor who
worked up the case, the Judge who
tried it and many prominent cltlsena
now recommend clemency. I com
mute priaoner'a sentence to a term
of six months on condition that he re
main law abiding and ot good be
havior."
The other is granted Robert John- j
son of Beaufort county, who haa aerv
ed more than three years of a term
for manslaughter. Gov. Kltchln says
this:
"Thia prisoner, a young boy, at
the time of the homicide, was playing
with another child of same age and
pointed a gun at her which waa sup
posed to be unloaded. The gun was
discharged, and under the statute he
was guilty of manslaughter. He has
served about three and one-half years.
The Justice of the peace who bound
the prisoner over, the solicitor who
prosecuted, and many other promi
nent citizens recommend pardon. Tbe
Judge who tried the case interposes
no objection to clemency. I there
fore pardon prlaoner on condition
that he remain law-abiding and ot
good behavior.
Politics In Qaston County.
Gaston Republicans who attended |
the Charlotte convention are not defl- ;
nltely decided as to what course they i
shall take in the matter of uniting on |
a single Republican county ticket or j
whether the two factions of the G.
O. P. will put out separate tlcketa. It
is now generally believed, however,
that there will be but one ticket in '
the county to oppose the Democrats.
But this does not mean that all is
harmony and brotherly love in the
G. O. P. camps. The Taft and Roose
velt factions will fight each other to
the last ditch and no doubt there will
be- some lively scrapping before the
election is over. The county ticket
as named by the Republicans on July
27 is very nearly equally divided
among Taft and Roosevelt followers.
North Csrolina New Enterprisss.
A charter was issued for the Dur
ham Power Company of Durham, cap
ltal $750,000 authorized and SI,OOO
subscribed by B. N. Duke, George L.
Lyon and Jones Fuller, for general
electrical power development, operat
ing electric railways and other pur
poses. Another charter is for the
Coley-McEachern Company of Lum
berton, capital SIO,OOO by J. A. Coley,
D. S. McEachern and others for a
mercantile business. Also there Is a
charter for the Willis Grocery Com
pany of Newbern, capital $26,000 by
W. A. Mcintosh and others. The War
ren Candy Company of Wilmington,
capttal $25,000 authorized and $2,100
subscribed by E. L. Matthews, W. C.
Davis, W. G. Jones and A. G. Warren.
Killed by Seaboard Freight Trsln.
L. M. Hamilton, well-to-do real es- j
tate dealer, who came to Raleigh from j
Norfolk recently, was killed by a Sea
board Air Line freight train near the
switches that turn passanger trains i
into the union station from the main j
lines. His head was terribly crush
ed and both arms broken. He was j
walking between the Seaboard and
Southern tracks in the glare of a pas- j
senger train headlight at the water j
tank a little nearer the union station, j
Hamilton was seen by J. J. Nagwood j
to turn about as the freight train ap- |
proached and he sidestepped toward
the Seaboard track, was knocked down
and Instantly killed.
Henderson County Will Pay Debt.
Fully, determined that Henderson
county shall pay Its debt of $1,200 to j
the Greater Western North Carolina j
Association for advertising purposes,
the Greater Hendersonville Club has j.
set out to collect the money at once. |
Educational Leader* Meet.
The Wake county educational lead- i
era met several daya ago In their fifth '
annual conference at Apex. Tbe au
ditorium of the Apex graded school
was filled to overflowing, tbe audi- l
ence being made up of committee- ;
men, betterment workers and teach- \
era. The Apex people gave a most i
cordial welcome and hospitable recep- !
tlon to the conference. In addition j
to the courtesies of the town, a boun
tiful and well-served barbecue dinner
waa served In the beautiful grove st
Mayor Hughes' home.
Pelitlce in Catawba County. -''
The news of the action of the Re
publicans in Charlotte was received
with keen interest by the Republicana
of this Bull Moose county. There Is
no telling bow they will vote on the
state tickets, but it Is to be presumed
that they will vote the ticket named
by the court house convention, for,
with few exceptiona, the Republicana
In Catawba are enthusiastic Roosevelt
adherents. Here and there a Taft man
like Whltener of Hickory and Osborn
Brown of the Long Island cotton allla |
stands out
NEW FRUIT SECTION
BEING DEVELOPED IN THK
COUNTIES OF SURRY, WILKES
AND YADKIN.
ORCHARDS BEING SET OUT
•» .
The Farms Can be Bought at a Vary
Low Price and Many Persona Are
Taking Advantage of Thla Op
portunity.
Elkln. —We often hear of the won
ders of the fruit grown in the famoua
j Hood River valley of the United
j States but we have a place equally
wonderful for ita fine fruit nearer
home.
There ia a section in North Caro-
I Una that lies in Surry, Wilkes and
I Yadkin countiea, that has been found
!to have the climate and soil prop-
I erties, capable of producing fruit of
i every description and the very finest
1 kinds.
The new Elkln and Alleghany Rail
| road runs through the center of this
marvelous belt of fruit growing land.
1 The farms are now selling very
j cheaply, from |lO to S6O an acre, and
buyers are Just beginning to realise
I the great opportunities that await
them. Very little of the land has
been developed. In fact, there are
only a few Instances where fruit grow
ing has been done scientifically, but
that with the most wonderful results.
R. M. Chatham of Elkln Is the pio
neer of Ibis section in this business.
| He flrst realised the adaptability of
the land for soientlflc fruit culture,
and has fully demonstrated the pos
sibilities at his farm "Klondike"
which lies four miles north of Elkln
j on the railroad.
On approaching the farm one does,
{ not think that It occupies such an
! elevated position, where it is free
j from dangerous frosts. But when one
stands in the orchard and looks at
j the great elevation, the beauty of the
' country can be realised. On the north
it is bounded by the Blue Ridge moun
tains and on the south by thf
Brushies.
Farmers Depend Upon High Price.
Charlotte. —Upon an Inflated price
for the staple the farmers of Meck
lenburg are depending for their well
being during the coming cotton year.
It Is evident that the output is going
to be shorter than they anticipated
and much shorter than the figures giv
en by the government authorities
would Indicate. It has been an ex
ceedingly poor cotton year. From the
time of planting to the time of har
vesting conditions have not been fav
orable for an average production.
Lateness In planting, a period of ex
cessive rains followed by a period of
excessive drought, aided in some sec
tions by the prevalence of a peculiar
cotton pest, have resulted in giving
the fields a poor prospect.
Board of Elections Conoludsd Work.
Raleigh.—The Wake county board
of elections has concluded its work
of canvassing the returns of the pri
j mary last Saturday. The vote was
: very light, probably the smallest cast
In recent years. According to the re
turns as completed Joseph H. Sears as
sheriff, led the entire ticket with a
j total of 2,294, being exactly sevei>
j votes more than Register of Deeds
C. H. Anderson's total, which was 2,-
287. The totals of the other officers
| were: Norwood, 2,268; Holding, 2,-
196; Separk, 2,186; Massey, 2,223. The
total vote of the candidates for com
missioners was: Mills, 2,020; Bed
dingfleld, 1,878; Mitchell, 836. For
constable the total vote was: Conrad,
j 470; Byrum, 397; Fann, 170.
Officers Capture Blockade Still.
Raleigh.—One of a very few block
ade distilleries found by revenue offi
cers for several months past was cap
tured by W. K. Merrltt, deputy collec
tor, and a posse of aides In Moore
county, eight miles from Carthage.
The still was In operation with three
gallons of whiskey Just run off and
quantities of beer and other material.
It was being run by Will Ooln, color
ed, who was captured also.
Orders Bpsclal Term of Court.
Raleigh.—One of the most remark
able orders on record for the holding
of a special term of court for the trial
of a criminal is that Just made by
Governor Kltchln for the trial of Mil
ton Hobgood, the prominently con
nected man in Granville county, who
shot to death Commissioner W. P.
Wllkejson as the latter was on his
way to Oxford to attend a session of
the commissioners. The commission
ers, in session, called up Governor
Kltchln and made verbal request for
a court to be ordered.
Escaped Convict Has Been Arrested.
Henderson. —C. F. Bingleton, who
In July shot and killed John Ellington
near Dabney, Vance county, and later
broker Jail and escaped, has been ar
rested in Jacksonville, Florida. He
had changed his name to "Jenkins"
and at flrst denied bis real Identity,
but later admitted he was the man
wanted and agreed to return without
requisition papers. Sheriff Royster
leaves at once for Jacksonville to
bring Singleton oack to stand trial
next month. There iriks 4 reward of
|l6O offered for Singleton.
VERY WELCOME NEWS.
Testis—Mr. Bore said one good
thing at leaat last night.
Jessie—What was that?
Tessle—He said he had to go early.
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE
ftor red, rough, chapped and bleed
tng hands, dry, fissured, Itching, burn
ing pslms, and painful finger-ends,
with shapeless nails, a one-night Cut!-
cura treatment works wonders. Di
rection!: Soak the hands, on retir
ing, in hot water and Cutlcura Soap.
Dry, anoint with Cutlcura Ointment,
■ and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night These pure,
■weet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, roughness
and chapping, and Impart In a single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to In
jure the hands, Cutlcura Soap and Cu
tlcura Ointmsnt are wonderful.
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with BS-p. Skin Book. Address
post-card "Cutlcura, Dept. L, Boston."
Eleotrlo Fans In India.
Although it oosts but 6 cents a day
In India for men to wave fans to keep
the air circulating In houaes, they are
gradually being replaced by electric
fans as cheaper and nw'P reliable.
Regular practicing buj uuu, recommend
and proscribe OXIDINK for Malaria, beoause
itia a proven remedy by years of experience.
Keen a bottle in the mwllcine cheat and
admlnliiter at flrst sign of Chill* aad Fever.
Cuba Market for Cansda Stons.
Cuba Imports most of its stone from
Canada.
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Kra Wlnalow'a Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, aoftrna the fume, rednrea Inflamma
tion, allaya pain, curca wind colic-, Be a bottle.
But a really clever woman Is too
clever to show It
Don't Poison Baby.
FORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her must have
PAREGORIC) or laudanum to make it sleep. These drugs will produce
Bleep, and A FEW DROPS TOO MANY will produce the SLEEP FROM WHICH
'l'H KRT! IS NO WAKTN"G, Many are the children who have been killed or
whose health has been mined for life by paregorio, laudanum and morphine,
of which is a narcotio product of opium. Druggists are prohibited from selling
either of the narcotics named to children at all, or to anybody without labelling
them poison." The definition of narcotio" is« "A medicine which relieves pain
and produces sleep, but which in poisonous doses produces stupor, coma, convul
sions and death." The taste and smell of medicines containing opium are disguised,
and sold under the names of "Drops," "Cordials," "Soothing Syrups," etc. You
should not permit any medicine to be givon to your children without you or
your physician know of what it is composed. OASTORIA DOES NOT CON
TAIN NARCOTICS, if it bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher.
I Letters from Prominent Physicians
addressed to Chas. H. Fletcher.
Dr. J. W. Dlnsdale, of Chicago, 111., Bays: "I use your Castorla and
advise its use In all families where there are children."
Dr. Alexander E. Mlntle, of Cleveland, Ohio, says: "I have frequently
prescribed your Castorla and have found it a reliable and pleasant rem-
Dr. Agnoa V. Swetland, of Omaha, Nebr., says: "Your Castorla is
the best remedy in the world for children and the only one I use and
Dr. J. A McClellan, of Buffalo, N. Y., says: "I have frequently prescribed
your Castorla for children and always got good results. In fact I use
Castorla for my own children."
Dr. J. W. Allen, of St. Louis, Ma, Bays: "I heartily endorse your Cas
torla. I have frequently prescribed it In my modlcal practice, and have
always found it to do all that is claimed for it"
Dr. C. IL Qlldden, of St. Paul, Minn., says: "My experience as a prao*
titioner with your Castorla has been highly satisfactory, and I consider 16
an excellent remedy for the young."
Dr. IL D. Benner, of Philadelphia, says: "I have used your Cas
toria as a purgative in the cases of children for years past with the most
happy effect, and fully'endorse it as a safe remedy."
Dr. J. A. Boarman, of Kansas City, Mo., says: "Your Castorla Is a splen
did remedy for children, known tha world over. I use it In my practice
and have no hesitancy In recommending It for the complaints of infants
Dr. J. J. Mackey, of Brooklyn, N. Y, says: "I consider your Castorla an
•xoellent preparation for children, being composed of reliable medicines
and pleasant to the taste, A good remedy for all disturbances of th«
digestive organs.'
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
The Kind You fiaye Always Bought
bimx copy of wvapM. in Use For Over 30 Years.
iw •msoi niNiiT, n «mn,
Unfailing Stimulant.
Men have tried many things, but
still they ask for stimulant—the stim
ulant In use but requires the use of
more. Men try to drown the floating
dead of their own soula in the wine
cup, but the corpses will rise. We see
their faces in the bubbles. The in
toxication of drink sets the world
whirling again, and the pulses playing
music, and the thoughts galloping, but
the fast clock runs down sooner, and
the unnatural stimulation only leavea
the house it fills with revelry—more
silent, more sad, more deserted, more
dead. There is only one stimulant
that never fails, and yet never intoxi
cates —Duty. Duty puts a blue sky
over every man—up In his heart may
be—into which the skylark, happiness,
nlways goes singing.—George D. Pen
tlce.
Instead of liquid antiseptics, tablets
and peroxide, for toilet and medicinal
uses, many people prefer Paxtlne,
which is cheaper and better. At drug
gists, 26c a box or sent postpaid on re
ceipt of price by The Paxlon Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass.
Irrigation In Australia.
Australia is irrigating more than
two million acres of gracing lands
with artesian wells.
If your appetite Is not what it should be
perhapt Malaria Is developing. It affects
the whole syitem. OXIDINE will clear
away the germi, i rid you of Malaria and gen
erally improve your aundltlon.
The ciar of Russia has 102 vast pal
acea, employing a staff of 32,000 serv
anta, with an annual payroll of $4,-
000,000.
emu. TONIC. Tun know what you are taking.
The formula li plainly print*.d on every botUe,
{bowleg It I* limply Quinine and Iron In a iaatoleaa
form, and the moat effectual form, rut grown
people and children, U oenla.
Nine times out of ten when a lover
tells his betrothed that he's not half
good enough for her he speaks only
half the truth. . _
For RCMMIR HBADACHKS
Blcka' CAPUDINE la the beat remedy—no
matter what cauaea them—whether from the
beat, alttlng In draughta, feverlah condition,
ate. 100., 80. and Mo. per bottle at medicine
stores.
Three Is a crowd, but not in the
eyes of the man who must pay the
prima donna's salary.—Judge's Li
brary.
Ai a summer tonto there In DO medietas
that quite oomparei with OXIDINE. It not
only builds up the syiteui, but taken reg
ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taate
less formula at Druggists.
Ancient Idsa of Dancing.
Dancing was originally a means of
expressing religious feeling.
A baseball player may be sluggish
without being a slugger.
Bast Book* for Children.
Eugene Field, asked for the beat
ten books for young people under alx
teen years of age, is said to have
given this list: "Pilgrim's Progress,"
"Robinson Crusoe," Anderson's Fairy
Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales, "Scottish
Chiefs," "Black Beauty," "The Ara
bian Nights," "Swiss Family Robin
son," "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "Tom
Brown's School Days," for boys, or for
girls, "Little Women."
DOES TOUR HEAD ACHE T
Try Hlcus- CAPUDINE. It's liquid—plea»
ant to take—effects Immediate—jrood to prevent
Blck Headaches and Nervous Headache* tlio.
Your money bock If not aatlafled. 10c., Uc. and
80c. at mediclna atorea.
More Grazing Ground Required.
It Is computed that It takes twelve
acres of land to grate one head of
cattle on Texas land.
A great majority of summer Hit are
due to Miliaria la suppressed form. Las
situde and headaches are but two symp
toms. OXIDINE eradicates the Malaria
germ and tones up the entire system.
It's well enough to hope, but don't
loaf on the job while doing it.
Time!-
On* of the Principal Advantage# of a
It is that you have a pea that YL
If will elwaye respond Immediately 11
II wherever you want to write. The 11
■1 Spoon Peed refulatea an even and II
1% steady flow and prevents overflow. IS
VL Gold Pena to suit every hand, it
"The Use"
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