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VOLUME XI. J ' ' LENOIR, N.C., JULY 9, 1909. XO. 71
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Progressive Farmer.
And since we are discussing,
"what's the news!" we can hardly
do.better than to say a word about
oar schools, the country schools
that are opening now and the high
schools'that are soon to open; This
is news of far more importance to
us than the murders of Elsie Bigel
and.Edlth WoodiH with all their
filthy details "which have had first
place in lh 'dallies'' and their
rehashed weeklies i and aem)-weeklies
for so w&i days. ) it agrjaal
tare is to gets square deal from
the powers that be, 'If tt 1s to attain
the dignity and prestige we hope
for it, it tt ls fe correct the tenden
cy of government to discriminate
against Us continuing "since, the
ibwaiwl wVhs''fioaB;'ttpire,1'
this can only be brought about by
the thoroh(e4acati0o of tiiirm''
er-boyl and girls. Take an inter
est in your, school therefore, u n
is not adequately supported, start
a campaign for local taxation and
for consolidation of districts. Ag
riculture for the boys and domes
tie science for the girls should hava
a place in its teaching: do not
cease fighting till this result is ac
complished. In selecting a high
school or academy for your boy or
girl this fall, moreover urge upon
the principal that you wish indus
trial features introduced. If pa
rents will insist upon this we shall
see a much needed revolution in the
sort of teaching given our children.
And there is yet another reason
why we must redouble our efforts
for better rural schools in the South
and for education that will interest
the children in farm life, and that
in. that onlv in this way can we
save the rural South to the white
v ,
man. And this important to both
races.
Limi'ile Items.
The 4th was a beautiful day
ost of the Linville people spent
e 4th on the Grandfather moun
tain.
Miss Dora Gauss has returned to
her home at Vilas N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Knox-
uille, have returned to their home
after spending a week in Linville.
'Miss Docia Coffey, of this place,
has pone to Boone. N. C. to attend
the training school.
Prof. W. W.Collins has just re
turned from a visit to Coffey's
Gap. Mr. Collins is talking of mov
ing back to his farm on account of
his health.
Mr. Charley Stewart, of this
place has been very ill, but seems
to be improving at this writing.
,The young and old people are
having a jolly time playing golf.
RlXEY.
The Air Blast Gin.
Laurinburg Exchange.
.The Laurinburg Oil Company
has just insiaifedlght new eighty -saw
air blast gins, thus increasing
its ginning capacity about 50 per
cen. The, ar of. blast ( gin is the
newest thing out in cotton gins,
and it is claimed that this . system
of handling cotton gives a much
hettermtbfcfl theWd style of
orusn gins, rnese gins nave no
brushes", the cotton ' being1 taken
from the saws by a current of air
under very high pressure from a
specially constructed fan.
; Tortured On a Horse.
'For ten,' years I couldn't ride a
hone without being in tortoure from
pile," writes L. S. Napier, of Rug
less, Ky., "when all doctort and other
remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica
8alv cured me." Infallible for Piles,
Burnt, Scalds, Outs, Bolls, Fever-
Sored, Ecxema, Bait Rheum, Corns.
Mc Guaranteed by J. E. Shell,
Protect the Living.
Detroit, Mich., June 27 Dr.
Henry Franklin 8taples of Cleve
land, made a strong plea for the
cremation of the dead in place of
inhumation, before the members of
the American Institute of Home
opathy yesterday in a paper on
"Pubic Health,'? and he also told
the physicians that one of the
greatest needs in this county is a
school where prospective health
officers may e taught and trained
in the profession of sanitation .
'VSaninr sai4br. Staples,
"has don much in ' the; las? 'few'
years to' project the' nealhty person
from the sick but it has done little
or nothing to stiield him from the
dead; in fact we hare retrograded
in this, respect Many, of the anci
cot races tMk better care of thr
dead, to prevent the spreading of
distse, than .we doln thif enlight
enedage. fye are "still burying
our ; dead in superficial graves,
where they may spread disease to
all mankind.
"Cremation is a far better mode
of disposal of the dead than inhum
ation. It prevents the spread of
contagious diseases by the destruc
tion of the germ. It is far better
from an ecenomic point of view,
the cost being less, and it is better
from an aesthetic point of view.
Intimation is a Slow and cremation
a rapid process of oxidization. 'It
is a clean process by rosy heat in
stead of festering corruption, which
through the wells and springs, may
bring disease to the living."
The Uneducated Man.
8elected.
It is now known, bv a study of
exact data, that to day the un
educated man in America fails
utterly to become noteworthy be
yound the meager limits of con
tracted community life. Among
the ten thousand worthies, noted
in a Standard national biography,
not one uneducated man finds a
place, and only twenty-four self-
taught men. The boy with only a
common school education has only
one chance of success in nine
thousand; a high school training
multiplies this chance twenty-two
times; a college education multi
plies this chance two hundred
times. Without an education he
loses his heritage in the achieve
ments aud enjoyments of the race
"The ignorant pearl diver does
not wear the oearl he wins: the
diamond digger is not ornamented
by the jewel he finds; the ignorant
toiler in the most luxuriant soil is
not filled by the harvest he gath
era. The choicest productions of
the world, whether mineral or veg '
etable, wherever found or where
ever gathered, will inevitably by
some secret and resistless attrac
tion make their way into the hands
of tbe most intelligent. Let who
ever will sow the seed or gather
the fruit,' intellinence consumes
the banquet.
Abo Items.
.Me Editor:
I am juBt home from the celebra
tion at Lenoir and; am not feeling
very well!' The oid 'womau says 1
took tod much prohibition, but I
don't think I did, as I only drank
about one rallon on the trip, and
that is not enotigh to hurt any one
The boys were very much pleased
with their trip and the celebration.
Well, Lenoir certainly did have
a nice time; everything carried ou
as advertised and everybody
pleased.
We are having fine weather now
and the farmers are taking advan
tage of it. Qye harvesting is on
and the cron is rood. Corn is look
ing well and the farmers are put
ting out the largest cabbage crop
for years. Success to The news.
8. L. G.
Given Separation and $36,000 An
nual Alimony.
New York Dispatch, 25th.
After a trial which lasted nearly
three weeks Katberine Clemmons
Gould obtained a legal separation
from her husband, Howard Gould,
third son of the late Jay Gould, by
a decision of Justice Dowling in the
Supreme Court today. With the
exception of alimony her victory
was complete, but in this phase of
the case the court decided that 36-
000 a year was sufficient, although
In her suit Mrs. Gould asked for
$250,000. She has beep receiving
125,000 ft year from Mr. Gould, so
that the amount fixed by the court
is but slight increase compared
with the amount sued for.
A stay of execution was granted
for 30 days Mis. Gould, who was
an actress when Gould, married
her, was suing for 1250,000 per
year, me pair nave been separat
ed for seme time. Gould did not
resist the suit for separation but
was trying to escape payment' of
alimony. Witnesses at the trial
gave the woman a bad reputation,
alleging that she constantly drank
to excess, was much in the com
pany of other men, notably one
Farnum, an actor, and was very
extravagant She stated on the
stand that she required 140,000 a
year ior clothes and that it was
"bad form" to wear the same dress
twice. Altogether the evidence
disclosed, what mauy people al
ready knew, that the high-flyers,
or many of them, live in a moral
atmosphere that would put to
shame the most ignorant denizen
of the backwoods.! Statesville
Landmark.
kelsey Items.
Everything is looking good on
the Bine Ridge since the rain is
over.
Mr. Blaine Coffey has just re
turned from the uorthern part of
West yirginia., where he has been
for the past winter. Mr. Coffey is
one of the most prominent young
men of this community and tbe peo
pie gave him a hearty welcome.
Prof. W. W. Collins, of Linville,
N. C, was at this place last week
attending to some business in cou
nection with the postofnee here
We learn that he has appointed
Miss Vera Coffey as his assistant
postmaster.
Hr. J. F. Gragg is expecting his
son, Kuby, nome in a lew aays
from North Wilkesboro, where he
has been engaged in business for
some time.
The Methodist are having a real
good Sunday School at White
Springs this summer.
Miss Sallie Sudderth is coming in
today to spend the summer. She
has been in Ohio for some time.
Mrs. Sadie Sherril, of West Vir
ginia, is here spending the summer
with her mother, Mrs. C. C. Sims.
Nancy.
July 6th, 1909.
The commissioners of Gaston
county have ordered the building
of a new court house and jail. The
cost of the court "house not to 'ex
ceed 145,000 and the cost of the jail
not to' exceed $16,000. There will
be an election held in August to de
cide whether county seat shall re
main at Dallas or be moved to Gas
tonia. A great fight over this ques
tion is being made and large
amounts are being offered the coun
to by the two towns. Gastonia of
fers $43,000 if they will move the
county seat to that place. Dallas
puts up $21,000 to have it remain
where it is.
The sweetest grapes hang high,
est Spanish,
Famous Educator Honored.
Statue of John Weatberspoon
dedicated in Washington, May
the 20th, 1909.
A statue of John Weatherspoon
a great-grand-father of Messrs.
A. TuttK Col. T. J. Dula, Jno.
W. Do la, Sidney Dula and Dr.
Felix Dula, of Caldwell County.
The noted Scotch Presbyterian
Clergyman, once President of
Princton UnWersityt signer of
the Declaration of Independence
and member of the Continental
Congress, was dedicated here on
Thursday the 20th day of May,
1909. ' Tbe statue which is lo
cated in front of tbe Church of
the Covenant, represents a man
of tall, pose and striking face,
wearing the garb of a Clergyman
of the Revolutionary period, hold
ing a book in Jijs band. It, was
designed by William Cooper, of
New York City.
It was through tbe efforts of
tbe late Rev. Tenuis S. Hamlin
for 20 years pastor of tbe
Church of the Covenant, that the
statue has been made a reality.
Among the prominent persons
who contributed substantially
towards the erection of the mon
ument are Mrs. John Hay, wid
ow of Sec. of State, Mrs. Stephen
B, Elkin, wife of the Senator
from West Virginia, Representa
tive William B. McKinley, of
Illinois, Mrs. Andrew Cornegie,
of Philadelphia, former Sec. of
State J. W. Foster, John V. For
well, of Chicago, Morris K.
Jesup, John S. Kennedy and
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Parson,
all of New York.
The statue was unveiled by
John Weatherspoon Withers
seven years of age, a direct de
scendant in tbe seventh genera
tion and son of President With
ers, of the Agricultural College
of North Carolina. The princi
pal oration was delivered by
Bro. Woodrow Wilson, President
of Princeton University, James
Bovce. the British ambassador
delivered an address.
Negro Kills Woman and
Suicides.
Then
Stepping into the little cabin of
Etta Faulkner, colored, on 'Squire
W. M. Long's plantation about 5
miles southwest of the city, about
&-.Z0 o'clock this morning, Pink
Hunter, also colored, leveled a
shotgun at the woman's head,
blowing the entire top of the head
off. The negro then turned the
gun to his own forehead, and suc
ceeded in blowing the top of his
head off, thus snuffing out two
lives in less than one minute.
A note was found near the ue
gro's body in which he declared
that the woman was receiving at
tentions from other negroes and he
could not stand it. Hunter was
married and lived iu a cabin with
his family just across the road from
the Faulkner woman's house.
The noise of the shotgun rever
berating through the still country
air, brought a crowd of people run-
nlng to the house, which is located
not far from Lone's store, on the
Yorkville road, and the first to ar
rive, were almost overcome with
the ghastly sight that met their
eyes.
The woman lay prone on the
fioer of her cabin, the. top of her
head gone, and brains and blood
covering the floor all about her.
Not live feet away lay the body
of Hunter, where it had fallen
When he had blown the top of his
own head off with the lemfining
load in the gun, and about his own
head was a pool of bloodC and
brains oozing from a great rant in
the forehead and on the top of the
head. Ex:
Our Carpet and Rug Section
Is Simply Aglow With
Newness
We want you to call and see these new things seeing them
we know that you will want some of them. Of all the beau
tiful, beautiful rugs, dainty patterned carpets, mattings, oil
cloth, etc., that were ever assembled in a carpet department
none could compare with these.
These goods and prices form a combination that proves
irresistable to lovers of the artistic aud good, and all econom
ically inclined. We aim to serve you well may we n t have
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Professional Inquiry.
Medical Student "What did yon operate on that
man fort''
Eminent Surgeon "Two hundred dollars."
Medical Student "I mean, what did he have!"
Eminent Surgeon "Two hundred dollars."
Price wants your money, too, but you must have
value and satisfaction. Price will operate on your
old saddle for two dollars and you get both.
"WHEN IN DGWT. BUY OF PRICE!"
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The Same Everywhere.
This very solemn communication
appeared in the New York Herald
Tuesday:
"The other day I weut in a drug
store to order a glass of soda water
but I happened to see how they
washed their glasses, and the sight
made me leave that place in disgust
Since then closer examination has
made me acquainted with the fact
that many drug stores have no oth
er outfit for this purpose than a
slop pail, which serves as mnch to
wash the hands of the operator as
to rinse the glasses, and which
after awhile assumes a most disgust
ing appearance."
Isn't it the same everywhere!
If you have pains in the back, weak
back, or any other Indication of
a weakened or disordered condition
of the kidneys or bladder, yon should
get DeWitt'B Kidney and Bladder
Pills right away when you experience
the least sign of kidney or bladder
complaints, but be sure that yon get
Dewltt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills. We know what they will do
for you, and If you will send your
name to E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago
you will receive a free trial box of
these kidney and bladder pill. They
are sold here by J. E. Shell, Lenoir
Drag Co., Granite Falls Drug Co.
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A Chance For lode.
Little Mary's uncle is a bachelor
and when sbo asked him why he
had no wife lie laughingly told hex
he couldn't afford one. One day
she saw a newspaper advertisement
announcing the opening night
prices of admission to a local thea
ter, and at once hurried to her un
mated relative with the news.
"Oh, Uncle!" she cried, "there's
going to be a show at the opera
house tonight, and you ought to
go."
"Why sot" he inquired.
"Cause it says 'Ladies Free.'
Maybe if you go you can get a
wife."
Sees Mother Grow Young.
"It would be hard to overstate
the wonderful change in my mother
since she began to use Electric Bit
ters," writes Mrs- W. L. Gilpatrick of
Danforth, Me. "Although past 70 she
seems really to be growing young
again. She suffered untold misery
from dyspepsia for 80 years. At last
sh e could neither eat, drink nor sleep.
Doctors gave her np and all remedies
failed till Electric Bitten worked
such wonders for her health." They
invigorate all vital organs, cure Liv
er and Kidney troubles, induce sleep,
Impart strength and appetite. Only
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