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VOLUME XI. , JLENOIR, N.C., SEPTEMBER 17, 1909. NO. 91
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Peary Losing Favor.
Charlotte Chronicle.
Commander Peary has undoubt
ebly lost in public estimation by
his vicious attacks ou Explorer
Cook. As developments unfold
themselves, this loss becomes the
more serious. The Washington
Herald voices popular opinion
when it says that "there was glo
ry enough to go around. ' The coun
try hailed Peary as it hailed Cook
perhaps with greater warmth. But
his precipitate denuncation of Cook,
his eager haste to appropriate all
the glory, and his obvious laJk of
that quality of self control ot which
heroes are made, pained the wait
ing public and has diverted atten
tion from the achievement itself to
the bitter rivalry for personal re
nown which it involves." Now
comes the apparently well authen
ticated story of the arbitrary con
fiscation of Dr. Cooke's "cache"
by order of Peary, and no doubt
other matters to the discredit of
Roosevelt's commander are to come
to light. It is a very great pity
that Peary has placed himself in
the attitude of the dog in the man
ger. Meantime there is all admi
ration for the manner in which Dr.
Cook has carried himself, so far in
the controversy.
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Quick Work.
(ireensboro Dally Newg.
Manager Horry, of the postal,
yesterday showed the Daily News
reporter a particularly fast piece of
work. It was that of a telegram
filed at the local office at 10:14 a.
m. for transmission to Ban Francis
co. It took exactly twenty nine
.minutes from the time the tele
gram was filed to get it in the
hands of the Californiao. When
one considers the distance, and the
immense crush of other telegrams
for and to all parts of the world
constantly being handled by the
company, it is indeed a remark -Y
able piece of quickness of commu
nication, and one that wiil be hard
to beat. Mr. Horry says that the
instance noted is merely one of
many he has handled, and added:
"With our direct means of comma
nication to all parts of the world
I do not consider it so very remark
able after all.
Must Not Mix Work and Politics.
Exchange.
WiKHiN;TON, Sept. 13. By di
rection of President Taft and Sec
retary Naogel, Director of the Cen
sus Durand has withheld from de
livery all census supervisors' com
missions and has sent them letters
aakirg if they have severe all polit
ical affiliation they may have had,
and requesting proof of this before
the commissions aje delivered.
With tbe letter is enclosed a copy
of the President's order to the ef
fect that the supervisors must total
ly separate work from politics.
Messrs. Hugh and Donald Mac
Rae. of Wilmineton. have made
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the 8tate very much their debtoj
by presenting Graudfatner Mount
ain as a gift. This great peak,
towering out boldly from and above
its snrroundines. affords one of
the finest views anywhere. The
Yonahlossee turnpike, built by the
Messrs Macftae. runs alone the
mountainside, and other cireum
stances conspire to render Graud-
father comparativley accessible.
Go With A Roth.
Th demand for that wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney care Xr.
King's New .JJf e Pille le aatonndlng
ay they sever aw the like. It be-
ni they never fall to core Boar
Stomaefc, CosetipatioB, Indigestion
BilliouMew, Jauadlee, Blck HeaeV
.k. nhilla aad Malaria. OaJv Sec
Wilson's Low Tax Rate.
Wilson Time. .
Wilson enjoys probably the low
est tax rate in the State for a city
of its size, and certainly the lowest
in the State when the large amount
of public improvements are consid
ered. Wilson has-4aved streets and
sidewalks and owns her water
works, electric lights and sewerage,
and yet our rates are only $1 on
the $100 valuation for all purposes.
We have before us the rate of an
o flier city the size of Wilson in
eastern North Carolina and find
their rate 11.27, which includes
the rate for interest on bonds and
for school purposes.
The Wilson rate is $1, divided
as follows: 75 cents for general ex
pense and 25 cent., for school.
The low rate is not only due to
the conservative and able manage
ment of our municipal affairs, but
also to the fact that we own our
public utilities.
(We are pleased to learn their is
one town in the state, that is not
strieeline under a load of debt
caused by misspent money.
We recall noting the fact, pub
lished at the time the work was
done, that Wilson paid only a
fraction over 90 cents per square
yard for concrete sidewalks, while
others towns paid for the same kind
of work f 1.40 to $1.50 per square
yard.
It would be money well spent,
for any town trying to make im
provments ot the kind mentioned
above, to send a committee to Wil
son, to learn how these good peo
pie have been so successful.
Proper foresight and attention
we Judge is the secert. )
Cone and Harriman.
Charlotte Chronicle.
The funeral of the late E. H
Harriman was iu many respects
similar to that of the late Moses H
Cone. Harriman was buried on
hillside of his mountain estate over
looking his magnificent home. Cone
rests on a loty spot on Flat Top
overlooked the fine mansion he
built and the great estate which he
brought up to the finest art in
londscape in the South, .through
the lavish use of money. At Mr
Harriman 's funeral those most
conspicuously in attendance were
the men in his employ and his
mountain neighbors. AtMr. Cone's
funeral mountaineers from twelve
and fifteen miles gathered to pay
their respect to the dead. There
were wagon loads of cut flowers
from the hothouses of Greensboro
Charlotte, Baltimore and other
places, but tbe simple flower"
brought by the men, women and
children of the mountains, carried
more fragrance these flowers that
cost nothing more than ' the labor
of love in gathering them than
did the flowers that cost hundjeds
of dollars. The devotion of Har
riman's neighbors was expressed
in the same beautiful way as the
devotion of Cone's neighbors, and
most eloquently attested the place
that these two men held in the
hearts of the people who knew
them best.
Mrs. M. J.Sherrill, of Cornelius
tells the News that about two and
a half years ago she lost a gold
fine and a day or two later her
cow died from injuries received ' in
a fight with another cow. Time
passed and, nothing was left of the
dead cow but the bones. Then a
passerby saw something shiny on
the dead cows tooth, and there the
gold ring was found. It was los
in the feed and wedged on the
coir's tooth before she saet ner
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The American Hired Man.
Washington Post.
William Allen White has return
ed from Europe to Emporia, Kans.
and says that his greatest joy is to
get back to a land where the work
ingman looks him squarely in the
eye as an equal. Mr. White aid
not find it so in Europe. Wherev
er he went he found the workmen
with their caps constantly in their
hands in humility whenevei they
encountered the man or manikin
disporting a white shirt front.
In this Mr. White has put his
finger ou one of the points of great
divergence between the countries of
Europe and America. Incidental
y he has pointed out tbe evidence
of an upstanding independence on
the part of the American people.
Tbe American, high and low has a
wholesome respect for the man in
overalls. This workman is the
equal of the best over here, while
in Europe he is a mere menial, de
serving no consideration.
A physician, graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, a man
of professional reputation, recent
ly went to New York and obtained
work as an electrician's assistant
at IS a week. All day he went
about the streete with his pliers,
clad in overalls and jumper, mak
ing repairs on electric light wites
On the streets, in the cars, and
while doing his work, he found
that his overalls were an "open se
same'' to more of kindliness and
consideration than he had met in
all the years of his practice of a dig
nified and learned profession. So
much more enviable did he find
the attitude of the world as a la
borer that he declared himself
tempted to give up his profession
and don the overalls for all time
With this spirit abroad in the
land there is no wonder that the
best man takes pride in the labor
of his bands, and consequently
that the working people are the
most intelligent, able and prosper
ous in the world. There is plenty
of willingness to honor them, be
cause they deserve it.
"ine writer once nearu wen
M. W. Ilansom remark that th
people in the mountains of West
em North Carolina were the most
independent people he ever met
and among the best people he ever
met. That they would look you
square in the eye and give you to
understand that they were as good
as anybody. The General seemed
to admire their independence. He
said a man without independence
was not much account."
H alley's Comet Due.
Exchange.
Scientists have their teleseopesio
readiness for observing Halley'
comet which is now about due to be
come visible and which is the most
reuouned of all phenomena. This
comet was observed first nearly
2,000 years ago when a sword of
flame was observed in the heavens
before the birth of Christ and filled
a superstitions world with dread
and expectations of evil visitations
Since that time this comet is said
to have been visible at intervals of
about 75 years and was last seen
in 1835. Its reapperance is, there
fore, not far off.
This comet is now said to be ap
proaching the earth from the other
side of the sun and the finely sensi
tired instruments of modern science
may any day detect its presence in
tbe heavens. And then a little lat
ex any who wish to cast their eyes
toward the constellation of Orion
shortly before daylight will be abe
to witness the spectacle. The near
est approach of this comet to the
earth is mid to be 13,000,000
miles, and the distance it has trr
tied Is ever fevr thousand million
miles.
Grand Jury Report.
North Carolina,
Caldwell County.
To Hon. W. B. Council, Judge
presiding.
We, the Grand Jurors for this
term of court, beg to submit the
following report:
1st. We have examined and
passed on all bills brought to us by
the Solicitor.
2nd. We have made present
ments of all cases against the dig
nity of the State coming to our
knowledge.
3rd. We have sent a committee
of three to the County Home pro
vided for the aged and in infirm
They report some needed repairs
on the building as follows: All the
houses should have a coat of paint
as they are decaying very fast, al
so two new pillars should be placed
under one of the buildings, and the
roofs should be repaired on all the
buildings: some of the windows
have several panes out and should
be replaced at once; we also sug
gest the fireplaces be repaired. We
questioned the inmates and they re
port that they are well treated and
have plenty of substantial food,
the rooms and beds are clean aud
well kept. We also suggest that
some improvements be made on
the faim as it is growing up in
small underbrush and run down
very badly; this committee sug
gests that in the future uo manure
be hauled away from the farm as
has been the custom heretofore,
but used to improve the farm.
4th. We visited the jail in a
body and find that the building is
well looked after, is kept clean and
neat inside, also the prisoners are
well cared for. We suggest, that
window paues be put in some of
tbe windows, also some of the
doors need repairs. We suggest
that the vines be trimmed around
the windows so that plenty of air
and sunshine can get in and that
the wood work on the outside be re
paired and painted. We would
suggest that the jail lot be cleaned
up and the rubbish carried away.
5th. We have inspected the
Court House and find that some
repairs on the building should be
looked after, that the plaster is
falling off aid should l)e replaced,
that seats in court room be repair
ed and railings around bar be fixed;
also that windew panes be replaced
and the doors need some repairs.
Also more spittoons should be
placed over the building. We sug
gest that new carpet be placed in
the bar, and that a new table be
gotten for the solicitor. We find
that one of the rooms opening from
the court room is full of papers
and rubbish and should be removed
at once.
We have visited the offices of the
Sheriff, Register of Deeds, and
Clerk and find them in good condi
tion and well kept.
Tbe porches need repainting and
sanding, and the windows of the
toilet room should be painted or
frosted. We suggest that closet
be set aside for tbe colored people.
Also suggest that the Court House
lot should be cleaned up and kept
so, that the closet in the Court
House yard be removed or kept in
a sanitary condition. We suggest
that the roof aud all guttering be
looked after at once.
6th, We find that there is a great
deal of complaint of the condition
of the roads over the County, and
suggest that the County Commissi
oners look after them and require
the overseers to put in the time re
quired by la w . Also that the road
Supervisors be required to ro over
them and report the condition of
same according to law.
Kespectf ally submitted,
B. H. Pipes, Foreman.
A true copy,
J. W. CUBTIK,
Clark Baperior Court.
have heard
so, many years.
eight interlacing Ostermoor sheets, which after
being hand-laid and sewed within the tick is
ready for you to sleep on for the rest of your life
arid then bequeath to your heirs. There is one
record of three generations sleeping on the
same Ostermoor. It has been in satisfactory
use for fifty-two years and that is a pretty good
record for durabilitv isn't it?
Come in and let us show
you the Ostp-rnocr
and explain why it is proof aeain-i v. i t, moisture, and vermin
and never needs any renovation sun bath. Our stock
will enable you to examine and tes; i cfore you buy.
OUR COLLARS ARE
Cheaper than any "Just as good"
Better than any "Just as cheap"
Made from homegrown cattle, home
tanned leather and made by home
made men.
"WHEN IN DOUBT, BUY OF PRICE!"
A New Plan for Raising the
Pastors Salary.
Concord Time.
The constitution of the St. John's
Lutheran Church, in this county,
contains the following paragraph
showing the method of raising the
pastor's salary, which is a capital
one, it seems to us:
"Every member is duty bound to
contribute of his means, according
to his utmost ability, for the main
tenance of the congregation and the
general work of the church. The
pastor's salary shall be raised in
the followings ways: (a) Each
member is expected to make a year
ly per capita contribution, the
minimum of which shall be, for
males $1.50, for females 11.00; (b)
all persons owning real estate, per
sonal property, stocks, notes and
bonds, are also expected to con
tribute, in addition to the per
capita contribution, each year an
amonnt equal to an assessment of
not lesss than 25 cents and not
more than 50 cents on each bund
red dollars' worth of property own
ed. The basis for this assessment
shall be the county tax books in
the hands of the sheriff, and every
two years the deacons shall ex
amiat these books and make their
lists correspond with the tax-book
records."
(How do this strike the differ
ent hnrehS in Lenoir and Cald
well County.)
Yes, this is the
Ostermoor Mattress you
of and seen advertised
The one that's built of
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Bride of a Few Weeks is Sent to
Jail.
Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 14. The
sending of Mrs. James Disher, 20
years of age, and a bride of only a
few weeks, to jail at Abingdon,
Va., reveals a sensational scandal
and case of infanticide. According
to Mrs. Disher's own story, told at
a preliminary investigation, she
threw her infant into a neighbor's
hogpen, presumably to be devoured
by hogs. She denies having killed
the child, but a string about its
neck caused the examining phys
icians to conclude that the child
had been strangled betore being
consigned to the hogpen.
Save The Editor.
Times Mercury.
Here is a minister who appre
ciates the editor. At a recent ed
itoral convention he gave the fol
lowing advice:
"To save an editor from starva
tion, take his paper and pay him
promptly. To save him from
bankruptcy, advertise in his paper
liberally, To saye him from de
spair, send him every item of news
jaa can get hold.of. To save, .him
from profanity, write your corresp
ondence plainly on one side of the
sheet and send it as early as possi
ble. To save him from mistakes
boxy him. Dead people art ta
the ouly ones who never wuk.
mistakes." 1
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