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VOLUME XT. . JEISTOIR, yr. C, OCTOBER 3 2, 1909. ' 1STO. 98
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About The Eskquimos.
New fork Press.
TheEsquimos are the filthiest
people in the world.' They never
wash, not even their face and hands
The smell of their far clothing and
secretions from the skin causes a
stink about their person and espec
ially in their Ingloos and tents, that
is unbearable to tenderfeet.
Living in huts of stone or ice in
winter,in sealskin tents in summer.
Efiquimoes never marry in the sense
we use the word, but mate like an
imals. Swapping of mates for an
indefinite time is common. Furs
are used for the common family bed
and everyboody from father to babe
strips naked before retiring-
Esquimos are all children, con
tented, peaceable, honest and hos
pitable, without rules and without
ambition for fame of power. They
live almost entirely on raw animal
food, and this explains the absence
of a number of diseases which are
common to civilization. Salt water
contains iodin, and all sea auimals
as well as all who eat them nncook
ed absorbs more or less ol this pick
le chemical substance.
Scurvy, so common and so deadly
among early Polar explorers, is to
tally unkown amoug Esquimos who
eat raw meat. This idolized raw
food also explains the absence of
enlarged tonsils, glands andgoiter
Their perfect, splendid teeth and
strong lower jaws mark them com
pletely carnivorous. The exclusion
of vegatable food has shortened
their intestines and indigestion is
unknown. One would suppose their
pure flesh diet would cause bilious
news, etc., but the large percentage
of oil in their food acts as a gentle
laxative and protects against all
harm. Thev eat with relish old
rotten rubber that would stagger a
buzzard.
Their skin, though covered with
filth ana vermin, is smooth as satin
and. free of disease or blemish
The very fact that these people
fear and hate washing in water
account for their fine "'Arctic"
skins. Exposure oi hair to mid
night sun for three months of the
year favors hair growth. Baldness
is unknown, and even time seldom
bleaches the hair to gray, and at
(JO it is still real black. Their spec
ial senses are very keen and eye
sight seems undiminished with age
Consumption is unknown, nor 1
there any skin or lone form of tu
berculosis. Hut when brought to
the I'nited States they contract
consumption in most virulent form
Of six brought to New York al
contracted the disease in less than
six months. One who returned to
his Arctic home made a qnick cure
It is well known that the long
Arctic winter, with its depressing
effects on body andmind, often up
sets the best balanced nervous sys
tern, even the native. Hut this
hysteria vanishes with the summer
Kxnlorcrs have sufferer the same
way, and they have committed sui
cide. In summer Ksquimos get so
full of blood that nose bleeing is
very common.
AH degenerate diseases that cause
so much suffeiing and death in civ
ilization are absent from the Esqui
mos. The pure,-sterlin Arctic air
contains no germs, but Esquimos
invariadly takea bad "ship cold"
when they go aboard a whiteman's
ship.
More Ksquimos are killed every
year hunting the walrus than die of
natural causes. Theae people have
no doctors and none ot the remedi
that are common among civilized
people are known. 1
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Good Forest Work on Vanderbilt
Estate.
In point of variety and scops the
forest work done on the Baltmore
estate, in North Carolina, is re
markable. The forests, which
covers 130,000 acres,are made pro
ductive of various forms of materi
al.
Four million feet of lumber, 5,-
000 cords of tan nicacid wood and
fuel, a thousand cords of tan bark,
aud several hundred cords of pulp
wood are cut every year. At the
same time the forest through wise
management is bettered and is
steadily increasing in value. Work
men employed along (he boundaries
of the forest do duty as fire guards.
Thus fire protection is secured at
least throughout all the accessible
parts of the tract.
In connection with all lumbering
operations permanent logging roads
are built. These minimize the
present cost of transportation, and
will greatly reduce the cost of
marketing future crops. Thus the
extension of the roads is steadily
adding to the investment value of
the forest. Moreover, they serve
as a network of fire lines. Forest
planting is practiced where fire
will not threaten its success.
The experimental work in silvi
culture which is done at Biltmore
is certain to make important addi
tions to the science and practice of
fortwtry.
Fatal Electric Storm.
By Th A SHociatfd Press.
Waycross, Oa., Oct. 0 A. P.
Perham, Jr., editor of the Way
cross Herald, was instantly killed
in an electric storm of violence that
swept over this place today, de
stroyiDg telephone and telegraph
wires aud throwing live wiresabout
the streets.
A n umber of horses, some of them
fine animals, met instant death in
coming in contact with the wires,
while danger was everywhere
That no one met death except Mr.
Perham is regarded as surprising
Mr. Perham was on the street
near the ollice of the Southern Ex
press company, when a wire dang
ling from a pole struck him. He
dropped to the street dead. Mr
Perham was one of the best known
men of this section, having feen in
the newspaper business here for
wars.
State Department of Education
Has Prepared the Questions.
Exchange.
In accordance with section 4162
of the Public School Law, and in
answer to the request of a large
number of the County Superiuten-
dants at the Heudersonville meet
ing, the State Departmen of Edu
cation has issued a complete set of
uniform questions for the ensuing
October examination!. The ques
tions hav been sent to all the
County Superinteudants. These
directions are the same as were sent
with the examination for Five-Year
State Certificates.
The County Superintendants are
to do the grading. Joyner says,
"that the grading of papers con
form to something of a standard
throughout the State. A first
grade certificate in one county
ought to meau the same as in an
other county. So let the auswers
be graded with uniform accuracy.
After the examination is over and
the papers are graded each County
Supintendent is requested to send
at least three complete sets of pa
pers to this office for a comparative
study of the system of grading.
It is by no means certain that the
State Department will furnish ques
tions for every examination. It is
perhaps not desireable. But it is
a good thing occasionally to give a
uniform stondard examination and
bring about, as far as possible, uni
formity in the grading of papers.
Inmistakeable Sign.
"His wife is coming home.',
"How do you know!"
1 saw him carrying a lot of
empty bottles down cellar this
morning."
Miss Carter Wins First Prize,
Morgnnton-NWB Herald.
The Wheeli. g Publishing Co.,
of Chicago, offered 19 prizes to the
superintendents and fiist grade
teachers in the graded schools for
the best essay on Wheeler' , Primer,
provided they had used the pjimer
for nine months. The object of the
essay was to set forth a forcible
criticism of the look for basie use
in the schools. The author of the
book is a Miss (iail Cahnerton,
teacher in the graded schools of
Chicago, and reported one of the
best first grade teachers in Arori
ca. The 19 prizes ranged from
100 to $5. With pardonable pride
and 'high appreciation of the worth
and splendid equipments of Miss
Corrie Carter, the first grade teach
er in the Morganton school, we
gladly announce that her essay
won the 1100 prize. All honor to
this fine young women. Mr. Lon
nie Kerly, also of Bnrke, superin
tendentofthe Mooresville school
won a 125.00 prize.
Go With A Rush.
The demand for that wonderful
Stemach, Liver and Kidney cure, Dr,
King's New Life rills, is astounding
Bay they
never saw the like. It's because they
never fall to cure Sour Stomach, Con
stipation, IndigestiOn, BUionuoess
Jaundice, Sick Headache, Chills aud
jiaUria, Only 25o at J. E. Shell's
OCTOBER EXAMINATIONS.
The Good Roads Congress Ends.
Asheville, Oct. 7. The South
ern Appalachian good roads con
gress closed this afternoon and all
the delegates have departed.
Mr. Pratt was satisfied with the
results. Mr. Bristou Adams gave
a very interesting illustrated lec
ture on roads today. He spoke on
the subject of a relocation of good
raads and forestry. Lieut. Gover
nor W. C. Xewland delivered a few
remarks in behalf of good roads.
Several delegates spoke. It is le
lieved that much good will come
from the Asheville meeting.
Invitations lor the 1910 meeting
were received from Chattanooga,
Knoxville, Winston Salem, Coluni
bia and Asheville, but no action
was taken as to the next meeting
place. Piesident Pratt expressed
an opinion to the effect that the
1910 convention should U held in
some State other than North Caro
lina. The matter of the selection
was left to the executive committee
which will report later.
H. K. Bryant.
Joseph Stephens Sentenced to
Electrocution.
Wilmington, Oct S. In the Su
perior Court this morning Judge
Oliver II. Allen sentenced Joseph
Stephens, convicted yesterday of
murder in the first degree for kill
ing F. U. Shields on the 8th of
July last, to suffer penalty of death
by electrocution in the penetentia
ry at Raleigh, Decemlwr 1, after he
had overruled a motion ot Hon.
John D. Bellamy and Herbert
McClammy, Esq., defendant's coun
sel for a new trial.
Notice of an appeal to the Su
Drerne Court was given. The court
room was crowded with spectators
Terrific Storm Tore Down Lines
' and Many Horses Were
Killed on Street
Waycross, Gaa., Oct. 6. A. P.
Perham jr., editor of The Way
cross Herald, was instantly killed
today, during a terrific storm which
raged here, destroying telephone
and telegraph wires and throwing
live wires about the streets.
A number of horses, some of
them fine animals met instant
death in coming in contact with
the wires, while danger was every
where. That no one met death except
Mr. Perham, is regarded as sur
prising. Mr. Perham was on the street
near the office of the Southern Ex
press company when a wire dangl
ing from a pole struck him. He
dropped to the street dead. He
was one of the best known men in
this section having been in the
newspaper business for a number
of years.
Edward Hammett Killed In The
Greer Oil Mill.
Spartanburg, S. C, Oct.
Edward Hammett, aged 4." years,
was killed at the Greer oi mill yes
terday afternoon alout 2 o'clock.
His death was ahorrible one. He
was caught in a !elt and leaten to
death between the floor and the
ceiling. His legs were torn off, his
arms broken and his head crushed
Mr. Hammett was a native of Greer
His wife is seriously ill aud has been
for some time. It could not be
learned just how Mr. Hammett be
came entangled in the belt, but it
is supposed he must have been oil
ing up the machinery.
Saws Head off.
The Time.
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 9
George Moseley, a prisoner in the
county jail, committed suicide to
day. He placed himself on the
car which feeds the buz saw in the
furniture factory of the jail, start
ed the saw, and had his head cut
off. He had been in the jail three
weeks, serving a short sentence.
Robber Got $1,000 from
office.
Post
Winston Salem, Oct. 8. The
postoffice at Kemersville was bur
glarized between 2 and 3 o'clock
this morning and over $1,000 worth
of stamps were stolen from the safe
which was cracked by the use of a
railroad pinch bar.
The postmaster had doposited al
of his money in the bank, located
in an adjoining building, therefore
the burglars failed to secure any
cash.
Detectives are at work on th
case but they have very little hopes
of capturing the roblers.
Niht Riders Break Out Ajain.
Lexington, Ky., Oct. 7. Night
riders are breaking out in the to
bacco districts in this state again
A raid was made on Claysyille
Bracken county by a gang of at
least f0 armed men who ordered
the citizens of that tow n to put
out their lights and go to led
About 100 shotswere hreu but no
IhhI.v was injured as order was
hastily complied with. The identi
ty of riders is unknown.
Several fanners have Ihhmi re
cently warned to sign their tobacco
crops over to the pool.
Telephone Man is Electrocuted.
Greenville, S. C, Oct. 7. At
noon to-day while Lineman L. E.
Livingston of the Bell Telephone
Company was working on a main
street cable he was electrocuted,
falling from the top of 70 foot pole
to the pavement below. Livings
ton came here from Asheville.
The Beautiful Snow Fell.
Delhart, Texas, Oct. 8. Snow is
falling in this section today. It is
the earliest snowfall the panhandle
has ever experienced and is now
five inches deep. The downfall
continues late this afternoon.
Good
Paint
Buy the paint that
looks well longest, gives
most years of good ser
vice and is positively the
most economical. It is
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49 COLORS AND ALL GOOD
There is no question
that it is right. If there
were a better paint made,
it would be sold at this
Store.
Write or sk for
"A Book for
House-Owners."
It is free.
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WE MIGHT take up a lot of your time telling
you what styles of work we carry and what
prices we are asking for them, and you
might not lie much wiser than before. At any
rate you would nttuntlly want to come in and do
some pretty close inspecting that i if yon thought
ol buying a set of harness. And you would be quite
right, too.
It's poor business policy to buy anything lefore
ou have had a chance to find out something about
it especially when the article is a set of harness.
People who buy harness they have never seen, of
houses they don't know generally get stung. We
want you to come to our shop, we want you to ex
amine the goods, and find out all alout them. We
are not trying to get you to deal with us on specula
tion .
The only way to satisfy a buyer is to let him
thoroughly inspwt !i iiarness first. Then he knows
what he is doing.
We have a splendid line of the lest harness in the
country. Call when you like, and
"WHEN IN DOUBT. BUY OF PRICE!"
New Blacksmith and General
Repair Shop
We are opening a New Shop atT. L. Holder's stable, back
of the Graded School, where all kinds of Repairing, Horse
shoeing and General Smith Work will be promptly attended
to. We invite all our friends and customers to come and see
us when in need of anything in our line.
Respectfully,
A. J. CONLEY
HENRY E. COBB
Oct. 13, '09.