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0 7noNrtt The News Prlntory 111 equipped to do your next order of Job PrlnMng promptly Dod t send your work out of town we will do It to mit you.' JLB5T US OON VINOH YOV ; The Lenoir News; IU the Tery beat Adrertlsing edlnu, because it U read by the Largest Jfamber of the people of Caldwell County. , : ONLY tl.OO THKYKAH . . :T . - . : H. C. MABTXN, EDITOR AND PROP. ' ' PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AMD FRIDAYS. PRICE $1.00 THE YEAR. VOLUME XI. JESrOIR, 3ST.C, SEPTEMBER 14, 1909. TO. 00 Turnpike Committee. The uudersiijued committee ap pointed by you to inspect the Ma cadam roads of Gaston, Mecklen burg and Iredell counties beg leave to report as follows: . After discussing the possibil ities of gaining the desired iuform ation at each I place, we decided to visit Mecklenburg first and then ! be guided by circumstances. It was our good fortune to meet Mr. Spoon in Hickory and ride with him to Btatesville. Laying aside our usual modesty, we plied him with questions all the way and he gave us a great deal of in formation about engineers, contrac tors and road builders in general. The general principles laid down by him we found to be iu full ac cord with those of Captain Stowe, the Civil Ergineer who has been in charge of all the work done in Mecklenburg and Gaston counties. We called on Captain Stowe Mon day afternoon and as soon as he learned our business, he dropped his work and devoted himself to us until we started home Tuesday night. We wish to say right here that it has never been our pleasure to meet a more courteous and oblig ing gentleman than ('apt. Stowe. On Tuesday morning an automo bile was secured and he showed us about 75 miles of the famous "Meek lenburg Roads,'' bridges and cul verts, and we can say very truth fully that "the half had not been told." The progress in macadam road building was very clearly shown by comparisons, side by side, of the first work done, twelve years ago, with that finished this Rummer. Ivoads finished at various times during this period were seen, ami the amount aim cost oi repairs in each instance fully discussed. To show what ('apt. Stowe and the Cuiinty Commissioners of Mccklen P'urg think of this comparison we have only to say they have plowed up and rebuilt some of their roads, and are preparing to abandon en. (irely some others and re-locate them. This is not done for looks, or lie cause they think they have more money than they need, but simply because they figure a saving of dol lars and cents in repairs. Kxpe rience has taught them that, while the first cost of building right is greater, it is cheaper in the long run, besides giving better service to traffic. Before going to Charlotte this Committee had an idea, which is no doubt held by a great many who have not investigated the matter, that a road twenty feet wide giv ing a dirt track ten feet, would lie all that is necessary in your under taking. We are now fir-nly con vinced that this idea is wrong, and that it would be a fatal mistake (or this company to build a road of that width. For a double track road Cap! 8towe is building nothing less than 35 feet, and he showed us conclu sively that a single track Macadam road should not be less that 24 feet. Of this width 12 feet is Ma cauain, aim iwu iw iui mwn. The 12 feet of Macadam is abso lutely necessary iu order to allow the traffic to shift and prevent cut ting ruts. This is one of things we would not believe until we saw one of their oldest roads with Macadam PeWitfs Little Early Risers, the safe, sure, '.easy, gentle little liver pill. The original Carballzed Witch Haiel Salve Is DeWitt's. The name is plainly itauiped on every box. It ie good for cuts, burns, bruises, sores, bolls and sunburn but It is especial ly good for Plies. Sold by J. E. Shell, Lenoir Drug Co.. and Granite Falls Drug Co. only ten feet wide. Some of the fixed and unvarying rules observed by Capt. Stowe in building the Mecklenburg roads are as follows: 1. Road to be properly located, with respect to the contour of the country through which it is to pass, by a competent experienced Engi neer, with no grade over 5 per cent, preferably not over 3 or' 4 per cent. 2. No stone larger than will pass through a 21 or 3 inch ring to be used at all. 3. No water whatever to be al lowed on the road except what falls on the roadbed proper, and this water to be confined to the side ditches and disposed of at the first opportunity. All with whom iwe talked agreed that a road of the kind you pro pose to build, will be the biggest advertisement and result in great er benefit to this whole section of country than anything else we could undertake. The committee realizes fully that this report is incomplete in many respects, and fails to convey to you all the impressions received while on the ground. We hope therefore that you will ask any questions you wish and we will endeavor to answer to the best of our ability. In conclusion we wish to thank you for a trip wbic' was one of un mingled pleasure, from beginning to end, to us, aud we hope will re suit in some good to the Lenoir & Bl iwiug liock Turnpike which we fully expect to use nextsumnier. Respectfully submitted, (J. F. IIaki'KK, K. L. Gwvn, J. T. Mi u. Kit. Committee. Lenoir, X. C. September 10, 'Oil. Southern Baptist Convention. Baltimore Sun. Maptists iu this city say that the next convention of Baptists, to lie held at the Lyric, this city next May, with", 000 delegates, represen ting 2,000,000 white Baptists liv ing iu the southorrn states, will be the largest ever held. Arrangements will be soon started for the eveut. The Southern Baptist Convent ion is a missionary body, which holds annual meetings for the pur pose of discussing topics relative to mission work both in this coun try and abroad. The last conven tion was held at Louisville, Ky. Following the arguments on the principal work of the church con vention the Laymen's Missiuary Movement idea will be discussed. President Taft has expressed himself as interested in the lay men's movement, which is a part of the effort to ''preach the Gospel to every creature within the next twenty-five years. ''Those in the movement have divided the coun try into sixty five districts, in each of which there is a large city as a center of operations- A convention will le held in Washington in the near future, opening with a banquet on Nov eralier lJtth. A group of Northern investors, represented by Peck, Shjeids & Clarke, of Philadelphia, have re cently purchased 51,000 acres of timber laud in Jackson couty, North Carolina, on which there is a fine body of oak, poplar, chest nut and other woods. Take care of your stomach. Let Kodol digest all the food you eat, for that Is what Kodol does. Every tablespoonfnl of Kodol digests 81 pounds of food. Try it today. It is guaranteed to relieve you or your money back. Sold by J. E. Shell. Lenoir Drug Co., and Granite Falls Drug Co. A Convention With an Object Charlotte Chronicle. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, State Geologist, has issued a circular giving details of the Southern Ap palachian Good Roads convention, to be held in Asheville, on October 5th to 7th. This convention, it seems, is to follow up the work of the Highway Division of the North Carolina Geological and Economic 8urvey, which for the past six weeks, has been holding a series of good roads meetings throughout the various counties in western North Carolina. At the Appalach ian meeting an address will be made by Governor Kitchen. Gov ernor M. F. Ansel, of 8outh Caro lina, by Governor Malcolm R. Pat terson, of Tennessee, by Congress man John S. Grant; by Hon. P. St. J. Wilson, State Highway Com missioner of Virginia. Hon. E.J. Watson, Commissioner oi Agricul ture of South Carolina, Hon. W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agricul ture of North Carolina. How good roads will build up the country will be discussed by Hon. Logan Waller Page, Director of the Uni ted States Office of Public Roads, or some member from that office. The construction of sand clay and gravel roads will be thoroughly discussed by Mr. W. L. Spoon, Highway Engineer of North Caro lina. Other speakers, among them Mr. James Wilson, Secretary of Agri culture, are expected. Dr. Pratt says that on Tuesday, the work of the convention will deal especially with roads construction in the var ious counties and an attempt will be made to provide ways and means to make it possible to have surveyed out the system of roads that is advocated by the conven tion. It is expected that the county and road commissioners will thoroughly discuss the road -itutatiou in their counties, with the result that it will be possible for the counties to take a united action in the const ruction of this system of good roads; so that in stead ol having isolated pieces ol good roads, we will have the good roads iu one county connected with those in another. And this is a very desirable end to work for. The corstruction of 200 to ;i00 miles of such improved roads, says Dr. Pratt, is not an idle dream. and by united action of the differ ent counties, it can Ucome, within a very short time, an assured fact. Not only are the specially appoint ed delegates invited to thisconven tijn, but any and everyone who may lie interested in good roads is cordially invited to attend. Charlotte and the County Roads. Spartanburg Journal. Look at the conditions in Charlotte- One account of the fine roads of Mecklenburg county is that the people of that county have free and unrestricted access to Charlotte every day iu the year. One of the results of this is that Charlotte is one of the best retail poiuts iu the South. There is a never ceasing de mand for merchandise there that has built up many large and pros perous buisness houses. The tax that the business men pay for good roads is a mere bagatelle compared with the immense benefits they de rive from it. The value of good roads has been demoustraed to the business men of Charlotte. Go With A Rush. The demand for that wonderful Stomach, Liver aud Kidney cure. Dr. King New Life Pills is astounding say they never saw the like. Its be cause they never fail to cure Sour Stomi.eh, Constipation, Indigestion, Billloanuees, Jaundice, Sick Head ache, Crtills and Malaria. Only 25c J. E. Shrll. Announcement ' Foot Hills Sanatorium. We take pleasure in announcing to the medical profession and the public in general that we will open Sept. 10, 1909, the Foot Hills San atorium in the town of Lenoir for the treatment of all diseases save tuberculosis. The medical staff consists of the physicians of the town of Lenoir who will treat diseases in which they are specialized, and will con stitnte the consulting staff, assist ing each other in their special work. We offer the institution to the medical profession and laymen of Caldwell County and sirrounding country to bring their patients to treat, or have them treated, as they desire. We have made arraugements with several leading surgeons in and out of the State so that any patient may have the surgeon of his choice. The hospital will be in charge of a special trained nurse and a corps of assistants, who will have exclu sive charge of the building. Any one euteriDg the hospital will in form the head nurse who will as sign him to his room and call the physician desired. All charges are payable weekly, in advance to the head nurse. location . Foot-Hills Sanatorium is located in the beautiful little town of Le noir. Lenoir is situated among the foot hills of the Blue Ridge, and is the Northern terminus of the Carolina & North Western Kail way, and is also the iSoutheru ter minus of the Caldwell & Northern. It is in the heart of one of the most beautiful sections of Western North Carolina. It has an elevation of twelve hundred feet and a popula tion of four thousand. The Sanatorium building and grounds occupy an area of nearly j eight acres in extent, aud ire dis Unit only one Ira If mile east of the square iu the coporate Ismits. The site is an elevated one. hum which maybe seen Mt. Hibritcn, '."' feet aU ve .-ea level, (iiandlather. ! Table Hock, Hawk's Hill and other beautiful peaks which alo ind in j this section. The Sanator urn building is a solid brick structure, two stories high. Weil lighted by electricity and heated by hot water and has large and commodious rooms for patients. Besides it is provided with all necessities and conveniences required by a lirst class hospital retreat. It is an ideal place for rest and r cupera tion. The climate is remarkably cool and bracing. In fact it is not surpassed by any of its kind in North Carolina. l. vim. in hktaktm knt. We have set aside a number of rooms as a lying-in department, where ladies may have the benefit of beautiful mountain scenery and shady lawns, which are very qniet and free from public view . At the same ti mo they have the constant attention of the head nurse and house physician before confine meut and physician of choice at that time. For particulars ' and terms, address institution. MEDICAL STAFF. W. P. Ivv, M. D. A. A. Kent, M. I). A B. Goodman, M. D. L. H. Coffkv, M.D. L. G. Keid, D. D. S. J. H. Hhvfokd, M. D. Hickory, N. C. C. L. Wilson, M. I J. Claud Moore, M. D. C. Banks Mcnairy, M. D. A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning. a M TV " 1 R t rw i k it Y-Z have heard r - w - so many years. eight interlacing Oserrnocr sheets, which after being hcr.d-lald and seued within the tick is ready for you to jleep on for the rest of your life and then bequeath to your heirs. There is one record cf three generations sleeping on the same Ostermoor. It has been in satisfactory use for fifry-rwc years and that is a pretty good record for durability isn't it? Come in and let us show you the Ostermoor and explain why it is proof aeainst dust, moisture, and vermin and never needs any renovation but a sun bath. Our stock will enable you to examine and test before you buy. 1 QUR COLLARS ARE 'hea per thiin any ".lost ;is ,'( d" Met ter th;ui any "Jn-t a cheap"' Ma'le I nun home jjiow n cuttle, home '.fined le.ithei and made by home made in'M . "WHES IN DOUBT. BUY OF PRICE!" o What Dropping Water Can Do. One of the "hine.se modes of pun ishineiit is to place the culprit where a drop of water will fall on his head lor hours, or even for days if he can htand it so long. The tor ture thus inflictl is proved by an experience that Col. Fred Murnaby had in Vienna several vears airo.A school teacher liet him that he; lvuuld not be able to let a pint of j water, drop by drop, fall on hiair. mon nas mane several vis head. Murnaby laughed at the very idea of his not U-ing able to stand it. and the test began. Although the strong man talked and jested gaily at first, it was not long before he began to show signs of distress. At about the two hun dredth drop for the school teach er kept tally an expression of pain crossed his face. When the third hundred had been entered his hand began to sw ell and grow red. Then the skin burst and the pain grew more and more excruciating. Finaly, at the 420th drop, Bnrnaby gave up and acknowledged him beaten. Do We see Our Wives as Others se 'Em?. First Straphanger (in a whis per) "Why did you give that woman your seat! She isn't bundle laden, tired, or pretty, or even polite." 8econd Straphanger "Well er' you see she is my wife." We Sell It Yes, this is the (Xtermoor Mattress you of and seen advertised l t m 1 he one mat s built or Fire Caused by Sun's Rays. (i reensboro Record. It is the opinion of Inspector Milton that the fire at the Cooper boarding house a week ago was caused by the sun's rays through a pane of glass in a window. It started in the garret, where there was no air and whereat alwut it o'clock in the morning the sun pours through for an hour or more. ils U) th P1'1 aiul il llis convic j tion that the rays of the sun did j lle work. As confirming the prob j ability ot this it may be cited that last summer the work room in the Southern Bell Telephone office was set on lire in exactly this way. A can of waste oil was left in a South window on Sunday afternoon; in an hour or two a blaze started and at once set the window frame on fire. There was no doubt about this, for one or two parties saw the waste blazing from the street. Do not be deceived by unnerup ulous imitators who would have you belieee that imitation pills are good aDeWitt'8 Kidney and Bladder Pills. There isn't anything just as good as these wonderful pillgor the relief of Backache' Weak Back, Inflammation of the bladder, urinary disorders aud all kidney complaints. Any one can take DeWitl s Kidney ami Bladder Pills as directed Id perfect confidence of good results. Sold by J. E. Shell, Lenoir Drug Co., and (Jranlte Falls Drag Co.
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