REIOSV REV L1 VOL. XVII, NO. 100. REIDSVILLE, N. C, FEBRUARY 14, 1905 $1.00 PER YEAR To have a horn a Is gratifying, To have it Insured is satisfying. Francis y' A Fitting Opportunity For Every Good Dresser in Eookingham. To get perfect satisfaction as to Fabric, Fit and Fashion, at no greater cost than that of the ordinary kind, will be offered during the next few days at our GRAND OPENING OF SPRING AND SUMMER TFXTURES. We will show the largest array of smart fabrics for Gentlemen's Apparel ever displayed here, constituting over 600 styles from the great Tailoring House of Schloss Bros. & Co., of Baltimore, wohse " expert cutter and fitter will be here to take your measure, and tell you about the latest things in Gentlemen's Styles, and what partic ular cut and cloth will best suit your "style of beauty." Williamsr HopkM The Gorrels, of FARMER'S Warehouse, Winston, N. C, ....... .. . .. , . ". 7 ,''" -,r:. " " "' ' . Have seld more tebaece from Rockingham County during the past three months, than they ever sold before in any one year from this eounty. We are of course very proud of this record and desire to thank our friends for this immense trade. We will be delighted to add your name to our list, and to sell the balance of your crop. We have with us this year three first-class warehousemen from Rockingham County, Mm f- H. Shaft Robert S. wa M M J. D. Boners, ; and it will be their pleasur to join us in making the most strenous efforts for all who sell tobacco with us. Undoubtedly we can make it pay you to sell at FARMER'S WAREHOUSE. T A. B. Qorrell & Sons, Winston, N. C. ij HERE YOU CAN GET IT! We are prepared, to sell you anything youliwish'Jn'tbe hardware - Una at extremely low prices. - W keep the celebrated Msjestte Bteel RangM, also the Jewel and Colaoob a Ranges, Iron King, Monumental and J4wtlt Cok Stoves, Oil and Gas Stoves and Ranges, All kinds Plows, Hoen, Wagon Material, Belting, Machine Oil, Harness Oii, Harrison's Town and Country Paints, best on tfae market, floor Stains and Varnlbes. Liaald Granite fer floors'. Floor Wax. Tornado cutters, Tise and Bmlth Well Fixtures, Linseed Oil, White I ead, Tin and Slate Roofing, Barb and 8mooth Wire. American Field fence Wire, 'Sash. Doors and Blinds, Disa Barrows. , In fact anything ton need in the Hardware line at the towest prices. ,f ' $ t. & Call on os and get prices before buying. We sell the best Axes, 1 iks and Mattocks, and many other tbiDgs we can't Inumerate. Hodnett-Vass -Watson Co!, 222 Lower Main Street, Womack, The Insurance Mans K tn 1 to ft &fcOD$SD i Danville, Virginia, Ward Liquor Bill Passes Sana te. By a decisive vote the Ward liquor bill, which prohibits the manufacture of whiskey in towns of less than -i.OOO inhabitants with two policemen, passed its third reading in the Senate Satur day. The bill will affect quite a num ber of towns in the State, including Milton, Advance, Williams, Shore and Myrtle. The bill came up on its second read ing Monday, and there was much speech-making for and against the measure. Some of the bitterest words used in the session were brought into play. It developed that Senator Sim mons had drawn the Ward bill, and one Senator served notice on him that he would not hereafter receive the support of his Bection. Another Senator up- raided the party for Josiah William Bailep's connection with the bill, de claring that he was a Republican and was trying to wreck the Democratic party. The vote on the bill on the second reading stood: Those voting in the affirmative were Senators Alexander, Arendell, Boddie, Bragaw, Everett, Foushee, Long of Iredell, Long of Person, Mason of Gas ton, Mason of Northampton, McCul loch, McLean, Moore, Odell, Scales, Stringfield, Thorne, Turner, Turren- tine, Vann, Ward, Whtkins, Webb, Wright and Zollicoffer-25. Those voting in the negative Were Senators Aaron, Bryan, Burton, Coxe, Crisp, Eller, Empie, Flemming, Gilliam, Grady, Miller, Ricks, Sinclair, Somers, Stubbs and Williams 16. The significant thing about the voting is Senator Eller, of Forsyth, Governor Glenn's closest friend in the Senator voting against the bill, which is under stood to also indicate the position of the Governor with reference to the matter. When the bill reached its third read ing Saturday there was also a lot of speech-making, and Senators Gilliam, Stubbs and Fleming gave notice that they desired to be recorded in the min utes of the proceedings as having op posed such legislation. Senator Empie, of New Hanover, d'sclared it was noth ing less than stealing, 1 v The bill has been sent to the House, ann will probably be passed oy tnat body and ratified. The Lower House has voted to abol ish the dispensary at Seaboard, and a bill has passed permitting the places in Johnston county which hive dispen saries to vote on the proposition to sub stitute prohibition for them. Representative Humphreys' kill to prevent the sale of cigarettes within two miles of Sharp Institute passed. Senator Foushee has presented to the Senate petitions from Caswell county against the removal of the distilleries from Milton. The bill to amend the charter of the American Warehouse Co. at Spray has passed the third reading in the Lower House, wh'ch allows the capital stock of the concern to be $5,000,000. Balilsr-BlAtr. . The spacious parlors in the parsonage of the M. E. church, near Madison ave- nue, Baltimore, was tne scene oi a quiet, pretty wedding on February 8th. when Miss Nellie R. Balsley, daughter of Mr. Charle3 T. Balsley, became the bride of Mr. James Benjamin Blair, an official of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road. Rev. E V Register, pastorj of the church, performed the ceremony in a most impressive manner. The bride looked regal in a tailor-made brown broadcloth gown, with hat and gloves to match. The groom wore the conven tional black. Mr. Claude DeCoase acted as best man and the attendants were the three sisters of the bride, Misses Ola, Mae and Caroline Baisley, Mrs. B. H. Lambert, of Alexandria, Va., an aunt of the bride. Mr. Allen and Miss Stephens of SykesviUe, Maryland, were the out-of-town guests. . As Mr. and Mrs. Blair passed in a glow of sunshine from the marble steps of theporsonage to the carriage await ing to convey them to the B. & O. sta tion all gave wishes for health and hap piness. Mr. and Mrs. Blair will visit Phiadelphia, New York, and other Nor thern cities and return to make Balti more their home. Correspondence of Charlotte Observer, Feb. 10 A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away. Mr W W Baker, of Plainview. Neb. writes: "My wife had lung trouble for over 15 years. We tried a number of doctors and spent over $1,000 without any reuei. She was very low and irreat edy, it saved her life. She is stronger and enjoys better health than she has ever known in 10 years. We shall never be without Foley's Honey and Tar and would ask those afflicted to try it. "-Geo W Brittam, Druggist There's a pretty girl in an Alpine hat, A sweeter eirl with a sailor brim. , But the handsomest girl you'll ever see,- is the sensible girl who uses Kocky Mountain tea. capp, uruggist. lost ail nope, when a friend suggested trying Foley's Honey and Tar, which I did: and thanks be to this great rem- 5i MR. RATLIFFE TO THEIR AID; Feels Agrleved at Oar lutouipliiuentarr References to His Adopted State, Which ... He Refers to. Editor Reidsville : REViEw:-Re-roembering your past treatment of communications that express a differ ence of opinion from those entertained by yourself, I have refrained from no ticing the little thrusts made by you at the good name of my adopted State. I have noticed these from time to time in the columns of your paper, but have always been at a loss to understand upon what basis of fact you predicated your insinuations. From the viewpoint of an outsider, it would appear that only the reckless desperation of a hope less cause could actuate the wilful and malicious garbling and misrepresenta tion of facts and conditions. Your ex treme zeal for and loyalty to the liquor element of your town and county cer tainly is no excuse for your persistent maligning and traducing the fair name of a section of the country that is fast recovering from the desolation wrought 40 years ago by the torch and sword of cruel war. We are too busy to deny the wicked stories daily invented against us by a jealous section in the far North and East, for the more intelligent people whose friendship we are craving and cultivating no longer believe us to be a race of blood and thunder fire-eaters. But it does concern us most deeply that such cormorants as your esteemed self, claiming to be flesh of our flesh and a citizen of our common Southland, should lend your influence to such base ends as to traduce your own brothers of the sail simply to serve the behests of a few I So much in explanation of my deign- ing to notice your uttie innuendoes. Your readers will, I am sure, accept my apology without further multiplica tion of words. - The object of this letter is to ask you to look un the criminal record of South Carolina before holding her up to the business world as an example of unre constructed vice and crime, then com pare it with the record of your own State. The last offense by you along this lire and the one which prompts me to write this letter is the following editorial of the 3rd inst.: The January term of Wake Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases ad journed yesterday at noon. The docket was one of the heaviest that the county has had in a good long time. . The fact that the docket - was exhausted on Fri diy of the second week shows the tre mendous amount of work that Judge Moore and Solicitor Jones have done during the term. The above is from the "Old Reliable, " the News and Observer, the father of the great reform institution, the Ral eigh dupsnsary, which, we believe, is doing the only legalized business in Wake county. Indeed, it 13 making for its county a regular South Carolina reputation. Unless you are master of the art of irony the last clause of the above edi torial is a very neat compliment to Wake county, for a South Carolina rep utation means quite a good deal as can be seen by the following clipping from a local paper regarding the decrease of crime in this county: REMARKABLE DECREASE IN CRIME. Smaller Amount of Business in the ..;;; Criminal Courts Last Year Than in Any Year Since Civil War, The record of crime in Anderson county during 1904 , was smaller than in any year since the Civil War. For weeks at a time the county jail has stood empty, being without a single prisoner The population of the county ismore than 65,000. The record is such a remarkable one that it has been commented on by the press of the State, and by the different circuit judges presiding over the coutt3 here and elsewhere. In his charge to the grand jury in opening the spring term gf the court of general sessions Judge J. C Klugh paid a very high tribute to Anderson county. He said: "I hold before me, gentlemen, the list of prisoners now in the jail who are to be tried at this term of the court, and I have been Impressed by the very small number. Taking the usual per- cent., of the out on bond tho,. who win oe presented py your ooay auring this tcrmof courti.it appears that there has been very little crime in Anderson county since the last term of the court -so little, in fact.'that it is worthy of comment. "I was surprised at first, but perhaps there is nothing surprising in it after all Anderson has a reputation extend ing beyond the bmits of the State, for the thrift and industry and prosperity of her citizens. Anderson is known to a great many as 'The Banner County;' it is known far and near that Anderson people are busy; that they are develop ing their commercial and manufacturing and agricultural interests, and when you come to think of it, it will follow as a most natural result that in a com munity where the people are busy there will be very little crime. ' 'So the condition in regard to your jail and the small amount of crime is not surprising; it simply bears out what ha3 been clamed for the county, that it is prosperous, that its citizens are busy and prospering. It is a splendid state of affairs, and I congratulate you most heartily." Each successive grand jury, meeting to inquire into the condition of the county, has been moved, in its pride and gratification at the decrease of crime, to emphasize the idea advanced by Judge Klugh that people who are busy are never criminals. They : at tribute the continued peace and good order of the continued peace and good order of the county to the fact that the large and constantly increasing popula tion of the county is employed; that there are few if any idle people in the county, and that all who work are re- ceivinir satisfactory compensation for their labor. The presentment handed in by the grand jury at the February terra is, in this respect, one of the most important made by an Anderson county grand jury in vears. It says in part: "We have passed on all bills handed to us and are glad to note that there are not many. We think it is a matter worthy of no tice that notwithstanding the rapid in crease in the population of our county, the influx of people from other counties and other States, and the congregation of so many at the places of the indus trial enterprises located in our midst, yet crime seems to be decreasing. It is an evidence of contentment on the part of the people and that employ ment is a preventative of crime. The people generally seem, to be prosperous and contented. ' v The presentment for the June term is of the same optimistic tenor. "We have passed upon all bids sub mitted to us with the exception of one, which has been carried over until next court, and are pleasad to note that the condition of our county for peace and order, . and for its law-abiding citizen ship, to which we called especial atten tion in our general presentment at the last term of court, is still maintained. That we have been able to perform our duty at this term in two days is of itself an evidence of this fact. The uninterrupted reign of pea:e and order was referred to again in the pre sentment filed at, the September term, which exoressed pleasure in that the county's fair reputation for prosperity and order was still maintained. , This, I take it, will be sufficient proof to an unbiased mind that we are not the lawless community you so much delight to paint us. Would it be asking too much to beg that you change your spots and deal honestly with your con stituents by disseminating the truth re gardless of whom it may hurt" You insult their intelligence by any other procedure. I presume you will not seriously ob ject to giving me space for this letter; as it will, in a measure, atone for the injustice done a good and great people. Yours very truly, Teos. A. Ratliffb, Jr. ; Anderson, S. C, Feb. 6, 1905. Fraud Exposed. A f p.w counterfeiters have latelv been ' making and trying to sell imitations of Dr. Kincr'aNew Diacoverv for consumn- i tion, cough3 and colds, and other medi ' cines, thereby defrauding the , public. This is to warn you to beware of such people, who seek to profit, though steal ing the reputation of remedies which have been successfully curing diseases ; for over 35 years. A sure protection to you is our name on the wrapper. Look for it. on all Dr. King's or Bucklen's remedies, as all others are mere imita tions. -H E Bucklen & Co., Chicago, 111., and Windsor, Canada. Ourreme- dies are Bold at Allen's and Sapp's. Kidney . complaint kills more people than any other disease. This is due to the disease being so insidious that it gets a good hold on the system before , it is recognized. Foley's Kidney Cure , will prevent the development of fatal diseases if taken in time.-Geo W ! Brittain, Druggist. Winter coughs are ant . to result in consumption if neglected. They can be ' ff fi&SKfKjgPr Foley 1 loney-and Tarcures. the couch caused bv attack of la grippe. It heals the lungs. -Geo W Brittain, lr ... ...... . ill I 4 lbs nice Prunes, 25c. 8 lbs. best grits or hominv, 25c. 5 lbs. broken grain rice, 25c. 3 p'kages Rolled Oats, 25c. 3 p'kages Vigor 25c. 2 p'kages Force, 25c. 2 p'kages Cream of Wheat, 25c. 3 cans Best Tomatoes, 25c. 3 cans Best Corn, 25c. Nice Salmon, 10c per can. Hulled Hominy, 10c per can. Elegant Sauer Crout, 10c can. Best Susrar-cured hams, 12 l-2c. Best pickled pigs feet, 6 l-4c lb. Six p'kages Gail & Ax snuff, 25c. Best string beans, 10c per can. IN CLOTHING Boys knee paets at 20c, 25c, 40c and 60c per pair. Seventeen suits at from 75c to $2.00 per suit. Men's frock coats worth $6.00 for$2.00. Men's suits at $3.50 to $6.00 per suit. Shoes lower than ever before. Mens' and Boys' shirts at cost. Piece goods lower than ever. And everything at bottom fig ures for case. Come and see. Guaao for pladt beds, plant bed muslins, etc., full stock. C. J. MATHEWS & CO. 1 Schedule in effect January 22, 1905. DURHAM DIVISION -DAILY EX. SUNDAn. P M A M P M A M 6:15 7:30 Lv Durham Ar 9:00 9:05 11:47 ; 11:59 Ar Lynch'g Lv 4:30 9:05 WESTBOUND LEAVE LYNCHBURG 2:20 a m for Norton, Columbus and intermediate points. Pullman sleeper and Cafe car to Columbus. 3:25 a m The Washington and Chat tanooga Limited, for Roanoke and Rad ford and all points south and west. Solid vestibule train to Chattanooga and Memphis. Pullman sleepers to Mem phis and New Orleans, and cafe car. Z:5unm ihe at. Louis express for Bluefield, Pocahontis, Cincinnatti. India napolis, St Louis, Kansas City, Colum bus and Chicago. Pullman sleeper to Columbus, and Bluefield to Cincinnatti. Cafe car. 7:00 a m, for Roanoke Radford. Bris tol, Bluefield, Norton, Pocahontas, Welch. ' .....v-:-.'.f. 5:40 n m. daily for Roanoke and intermediate stations. Trains arrive at Lynchburg daily from the west at 1:25 a m; 1:45 a m: 9:00 a m, 3:85 p m, and 10 p m. EAST-BOUND LEAVE LYNCHBURG 3:50 d m.. dailv for Farmville. Rich mond, Petersburg and Norfolk; arriving Petersburg at 7:55 p m; arriving at Richmond at 9:05 p m; arrive at Nor folk at 10:30 p m. Parlor car. 1:55 am, for Petersbursr. Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman sleeper between Lvnchburer. Richmond and Norfolk. Tnis car will be ready at Lynchburg at 10 p m for reception of passengers. 9:0a for t armvuie, retersbursr. Nor folk and Richmond. WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION. Daily except Sunday. . AM 1 P M P M 8:00 Lv Winston Ar 10:00 2:00 P M 2:50 3:28 8:43 9:18 Walnut ove 9:20 1:21 3:59 Madison - 8:5112:48 7:25 1:00 Ar Roanoke, Lv 5:15 9:15 All enquiries as to routes, rates, etc., promptly answered. W B Bevill, G P A, M F Brago, TP A Roanoke, Virginia. 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