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folk mm Three Cents the Copy. 1NDEPENDENCOlALLjrHINGs-s VOL XV. TAR HEEL CHRONICLES News Notes Gathered From All Parts of the Old North State. BIBLE 300 YEAIwS OLD. Printed in Latin, Greek and Hebrew Equals Present Day Printing. Southern Pines, Special. Dr. H. P. M Knight of Southern Pines has a rare book in the shape of a Latin, Greek and Hebrew Bible, printed just MUO years ago, and still in an excel lent state of preservation. The volume is a large one, substan tially bound in leather, and it is a splendid example of the good work the old printers of Europe turned out. The book was printed in Switzerland in 1609, the date on the title page in Roman numerals being of the old fashioned notation when the letter C turned upside down figured as a char acter. The first "part of the book is print ed in Greek and Latin, the text in the one language following immediately beneath the line in the other lan guage. The Hebrew portion of the volume begins with the last page and reads toward the front until the La tin is met. The typography is perfect. The skill of the old type founders and printers must have been equal to that of the men of the same trades at the present time, and the press work and paper show the highest order of abil ity. Throughout the book are head and tail-piece engravings of the daintiest pattern, and initial letters. The lines of all the engravings are delicate, clear and strong, and suggest some of the lathe work of modern times. The doctor says he would not take $1,000 for the volume, even though he cannot read much of it. It is one of several curious books that he has gathered up, which all together make interesting novelties for the enter tainment of the tourist who is priv ileged to look over the collection. Bitten by a Mad Dog. Mooresville, Special. Four chil dren of Mr. E. W. Kerr, who lives in the Prospect neighborhood of this county, four miles east of Moores ville, were bitten by a pet dog Satur day. Nothing was thought of the in cident until Monday when the ani mal exhibited symptoms of rabies. He was immediately killed and the head sent to Raleigh for examination. A long distance telephone message from the Pasteur Institute stated that the. animal was undoubtedly mad, and Mr. Kerr left Thursday night for Raleigh to place his four children in the in stitute for treatment. It is stated that a mule, cow, pig and a number of chickens were also bitten by the canine and much con cern is felt in the neighborhood over this fact. Mr. Kerr was advised by the State chemist to kill all the ani mals bitten by the dog. Much sympathy is felt here for the distressed parents. A subscription paper was carried around Thursday and a considerable amount secured. Mr. Kerr is a substantial farmer but of moderate means. The youngest of the dog's victims is only 2 years old. Five-Year-Old Boy Smothered to Death in Pilo of Cotton Seed. Greensboro, Special. A special to The Daily News from Goldston says the 5-year-old son of William Fields, living a short distance from that place, was smothered to death Thurs day in a pile of cotton seed. The hoy with several other children had been playing in the seed during the afternoon and was not missed until nearly dark. Later searchers found the dead body in the seed pile. It is supposed the boy had sunk deep into the pile and in efforts to extricate himself threw more of the seed over u" self and finally was suffocated. Bell Telephone Company Secures Franchise For Lumberton. I-nmbcrton, Special. At a meeting of the town commissioners held hero Wednesday night a franchise was granted the Bell Telephone Company tf' (rate a system here. They have pur-!iaso ttio jvotPTTi from to ' 1 V 4 J WW"" White and McLean and will im new fixtures altogether. Attempt to Wreck Train. n, Special. A serious tsenger train No. 139 at !! two miles east of Burlingtou Wreci a poi T UeS(lav iv!,f fl.Qn -tiro a miroii. 0,lRV awrted. A erosstie had been apt,fl across the track by a malicious hand Tu but ' "nine struck the obstacle the tunatey knocked it between rt 1 and passed partly over it :"" it r,n - . ti . t -'-nous results. Jut ior me Of fiat tl lis point was at the too thP , ' grade and the speed of a 1; wreck would have occurred. COLUMBUS, SUCCESSFUL STATE FAIR. Movement to Erect New Buildings and Afford More Accommodations. Raleigh, Special. There never was as great satisfaction with a fair here as with the one held this week. It was a success in every way and this success means a great deal for Ral eigh and for the State. In all prob ability at the first meeting of the exe cutive committee the question of erecting new buildings and of utiliz ing all the space within the grounds will be Jtaken up. The State poultry farm occupies 14 acres of the grounds, having done this many years; first when it was the experiment farm of the A. & M. College, under the aus pices of the State Department of Ag riculture. It is found that there is much unused space in the grounds, which only needs improvement to make it all available. A large area is required for the teams of the coun try visitors who come to the fair by thousands now. The vehicles and stock from the country tell the story of prosperity as plainly as do the peo ple themselves, for this is the farm ers' year. Southern Power Company Reaches Hickory. Hickory, Special Mr. C. C. Moore has been in the county for some weeks in the interest of the Southern Power Company, has completed the work of securing the right-of-way for the transmission line from Newton to Hickory. The property-owners on the line are much pleased with the busi ness-like manner in which Mr. Moore dealt with them. He is regarded as a very fair and impartial adjuster of right-of-way matters. The station ! which the power company is building ' is almost ready for the installation of the electrical apparatus to be used for delivering the current to the Brook- j ford and Ivey eotton mills and to tho I Hickory Lighting Company. Several carloads of poles, copper wire, insula- j tors and other materials have arrived and are bein; unloaded. Norfolk & Western Work Train De stroyed by Fire. Mayodan, Special. A most unusu al fire occurred here Wednesday night, three cars of a work train own ed by the Norfolk & Western Railway being consumed. The train was on a siding near the station and the fire, which was discovered about 10 o'clock, originated in the commissary car. Its origin is unknown. The railway station in Mayordan is situat ed at the foot of a small mountain of steep bluff on the ast side, the same being covered at this time with bril liant autumn foilage, and the glare of the fire against the side of this moun tain afforded a rare and remarkable spectacle. Run Down By Train. Durham, Special. Cyrus Parham, an old man of 73, was killed Fridav morning about 6:40 by an eastbound freight on the Southern main line. The old man, who was soon to have been sent to the county home, was without relatives of any kind to care for him and had been long afflicted with Bright 's disease and could not have lived more than thirty days, the physicians say. He was deaf in ad dition to destitution and it is suppos ed that he was straggling about the railway when he stepped upon the track. The train was not running rapidly, but the engineer did not see him in time to stop his train. Barn Burned by Lightning. Salisbury, Special A rather severe storm passed over the city Saturday afternoon during which lightning set fire to the big barn and stable on the farm of Mr. T. A. Coughenour, at the old Fraley race track, near the city, the bolt striking a large tree a few feet off and running to the barn. Tragedy in Southbound Railroad Camp. Winston-Salem, Special. Follow ing a quarrel early Saturday evening at construction camp No. 1 on the new Southbound Railroad, Frank Wilson was shot and killed by Joe Cotton. Both were members of the construction force. Following the shooting Cotton drew his wages and disappeared: Flagman Horribly Mangled. Wilmington, Special. Raymond Ellis, 20 years of age, son of Alder man and Mayor Pro Tem Ellis of this city, was fatally injured Friday after noon at & v'eloek si Haffebjora nar Chadbourn; while coupling cars on a Wilmington-bound freight tram of which he was flagman, having recent ly left the general offices of the com pany to learn the transportation end of the business. He was fearfully mangled in the stomach and one lag was cut off. He lived until shortlv before 8 o'clock as the special tram bringing him to the city was neanng the depot here. u POLK COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28. ,909. NICARAGUAN TROOPS DEFEATED Revolutionists Win Over the National Troops a Decisive Victory, liluefields, Nicarauga, (By wireless telegraph via Colon) The tug Blanca which has arrived here from Grey town, brings news of the first impor tant battel of tho revolution. General Chamorro's forces fought an engage ment on Friday with 1,000 of Presi dent Zelay's troops at a point below Boca San Carlos, on the San Juan river. The revolutionists won a de cisive victory, one hundred of the government troops being killed and three hundred wounded. General Chamorro's losses were slight. The insurgents captured two Krupp siege guns and four hundred rifles. This defeat for President Zelaya will .doubtless have a determined ef fect upon recruiting for the govern ment service at Managua and is like ly also to bring allitional reinforce ments to the standards of he insur gents. General Chamorro is now ad vancing slowly. The steamer Yulu, belonging to the Emery Company, also has l u nal here with the details of the capij by the revolutionists of Cape Grac. i-a-Dois. The port was easily i i. not more than five or six men i ; killed and a small number wou This gives the revolutionists a t of the entire Atlantic coast. Bank Officials Arrested. Nashville, Tenn., Special. Moreau P. Estes, vice president of the City Savings bank, which failed to opei; its doors Saturday morning, was ar rested Saturday afternoon. The ar rest was made on a warrant charging th$t Estes had accepted a deposit af ter he knew the bank was insolvent. W. T. Ottley of Burksville, Ky., is prosecutor. He sets forth in his affi davit that on September 11 he depos ited $1,380 in the City Savings bank, charging that at that time Estes knew the bank was insolvent and that in acepting the deposit he violated a sec tion of the Tennessee law making such action a felony. Estes was arraigned before a mag istrate who held him to the grand jury in $5,000 bond, which was promptly furnished. Col. James Fannin Dead. Savannah, Ga., Special- Col. James H. Fannin, who was a close friend o Capt. Henry Wirz at his trial, died suddenly of heart failure on a street ear here Saturday morning. Colonel Fannin commanded the first regiment, Georgia reserves, C. S. A., during the civil war. Colonel Fannin in 1863 was com mandant of the post at Andersonville. Ga., and while holding that command saved Father Whelan of Macon from death in the stockade and received the thanks of the Pope through Bish op Verot for his timely aid to a Cath olic' priest. He fought in the battle of West Point, Ga., was taken prisoner and ordered put in irons but escaped through the intervention of General LaGrange of the Union army. Kills Himself After Shooting Wife. Washington, Special. Enraged be cause his chorus girl wife preferred a life on the stage to his companionship William H. Short of New York City shot and perhaps fatally wounded her in the west portico of the union sta tion here Sunday and then sent a bul let crashing through his temple. He died an hour later at Casualty hos pital. The tragedy followed a series of quarrels between the couple. Mrs. Short had just alighted from a cab, which was also occupied by her hus band and Miss Caldwell, a girl friend, and was hurrying' to catch a train to, Pittsburg, when Short, without warn ing, whipped a revolved from hi porket and fired three bullets into his wife's back. Justice Peckham Dead. Albany, N. y Special.Fufus W. Peckham, associate justice of tho United States Supreme Court, died at 8:15 o'clock Sunday night at Cool more, his summer home at Altamont. Albany county. Death was due to a complication of diseases, heart troub le, Bright 's disease and hardening of the arteries contributing. WiR Prosecute Standard Oil Co. Columbia, S. C, Special. Attor ney General Lyon is gathering affida vits in support of the prosecution he will bring Against the Standard Oil Company in behalf of the People's Oil Company of North Augusta, which has branch businesses in Co lumbia, Charleston, Greenville, Spar tanburg, Anderson, Denmark and Edgefield, in South Carolina and At lanta in Georgia, under the statute forbidding discrimination by charg ing different prices in different com munities for the same commodity. LIBERAL fVliNiSTRY SUCCEEDS 1M SPAIN Maura and Clericals Resign ee cause of Bitter Attacks. MORET PREMIER SECOND TIME Powerful Opposition Kef used to Dis cuss Kven the Most Important Mea.su res Re. I jrna t i ns Caused Uproar in Chamber of Deputies. Madrid, Spain. The Spanish Cab inet, which was formed January "a, 19Q7, nder the Premiership of Anto nio Maura, resigned as a result of tho hitter attacks made against the Gov ernment by the former Premier Moret y Prendergast, representing a power ful opposition. At a conference with King Alfonso Premier Maura told the King that in the face of Senor Moret's statement that the opposition would refuse to discuss even the most urgent meas ures, he had no option but to resign. He asked, however, the members of the majority -o support the new Min istry. Upon the receipt of the resignation of the Premier and his Ministers, Mo ret y Prendergast undertook to form a new Ministry, himself assuming the post of Premier and Minister of the Interior. The new Ministers, who took the oath of office, are as follows: Premier and Minister of the Inte rior Moret y Prendergast. MinistPr of Foreign Affairs rerez Caballero. Minister of Finance Senor Alva rado. Minister of War Lieutenant-Gen-eral De Lnque. Minister of Marine Rear-Admiral Conras. - Minister of Public Works Senor Gasser. Minister of Public Instruction Se nor Rarroso. Minister of Justice Marlinez del Campo. When the president f the Cham ber of Deputies nude the announce ment of the Cabinet's resignation it was received with such an ear-splitting uproar that he was forced to ad journ the sitting. Prior to the formation of Spnor Maura's Cabinet in 1907 there bad lieen no Jess than five Liberal Minis tries in eighteen months. The relig ious teoi'e had been the rock on which these Ministries were wrecked, and the accession to power of Senor Mau ra, who had held the Premiership he fore, was regarded rs a sweeping vic tory for the Clericals, and one likely to arouse a revolutionary spirit. This proved to be the cae, the opposition finally uniting against the Govern ment's conduct and furtherance of the war in Morocco. The stern mepiures taken to nut down the recent anti-war demonstra tions In Spain tended to inflame the opposition, and th extent ion of Pro fessor Ferrer at Barcelona, fallowed by popular demonstrations of disap proval, brought matters to a, crisis. When Parliament reonened the Lib erals, Republicans and Socialists bit terly assailed the Government, but the Cabinet showed a disposition to tight for its life and lost. The Cab inet resignations followed. TOWN GIVKS WOMAN SUFFRAGE. Cinter, a Suburb of Richmond, First Place in the South to Do It. Richmond, Yn. The people of Cinter Park, the most fashionable and wealthiest suburb of Richmond, have formally extended the suffrage to women. . At a meeting of the Citizens Asso ciation, the governing body of the suburb, a constitution and hy-laws were adopted, one provis'on of whjch Is that, "all males and females, white and over twenty-one years of age. owning property ;"d Jiving in GinJei Park, and subscribing to (he constitu tion and by-laws, have a right to vcte." The Richmond suburb fs the fir?t rommunity in the South to take tbij step. MIX AWARDFD CALLOOX CUP. American Officially Replaced Winner in Contest fir Switzerland. Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss Zero Cinb has officially declared Kd gar W. Mh-, of Columbus, Ohio, the winner of the GorrTon Rennett Ouri in the Inf ernational balloon race which took place over two weks ago. Mr Mix was the only Americar' entry, and be piloted the balloon America II. The official distance recorded was 69 G miles. Th French ballon lie de France was awarded eeeoa si place, with 507; nines. The Aero fuT trwwrteea tho re ports that Mix lauded in Bohemia un founded. LOXCKR LIFJ7 IV RAY STATE. Thrr-FntrrfTis ef ffr DeafTis fcf Tu berculosis Could Re Prevented. Roston, Mass. In a document is sued, by the Committee of One Hun dred on Health, prenared by Profes sor Irving Fisher, it is sown that Iff is lengthening fast in Massaehuset's now, the gain being fourteen years in a century. Three-fourths of Ihe tuberculosis ffinld bp prevented and fifteen years added to the aver?sr humpn life by preventing diseases, it is said. 2i K A SI. dli. Prizca Ito, of Tokio, arrlv R-airin. The Su'.inn cl Z.Iorocco lias sold tho Riff mines to a German company. Four strong earth sh r':s were felt damage was rt Messina, but little Cone. The stock o the Weils Fargo E: press Company reached a new high i level of 450. Commands? Frederic!: C. Bieg, IT. aged fifty-three. Politics in England are still in a chaotic state. A general election is expected in January. President Taft in Jimre, Mer.ico. was the Mexican Executive's guest at a $300,000 banquet. Police at Hong-Kong bave re vealed a plot to kill Liang-Tun-Yen, President of the Wai-Wu-Pu. K. A. Stevens was found dead In his rcjm in the Hotel du Nord soma hours after ordering a lunch of milk and raw eggs. Ten thousand men soldiers, uni formed police and Russian and Italian detectives protected the Czar on his visit to the King of Italy. Physicians and charity organiza tions urged the Ecard of Estimate, in New York City, to grant an increased appropriation to fight tuberculosis. 1 Anth E. Nilsen, a pulp manufac turer, of Norway, said there was no chance of cheaper paper until a sub- j stitute for wood pulp should be dis covered. J. Eads How. "millionaire hobo," i just bach from Europe, says that the problem of the unemployed would be settled by the international congress in Chicago in January. Captain C ,dy had a miraculous es cape from death at the aviation meet at Doncaster, England, when, in mak ing a turn at great speed, his biplane struck the earth and was wrecked. High Pcint Printer Killed. Greensboro, Special. James Ward, a printer employed by the Kerr Print ing Company of High Point, while as sisting in unloading an imposing stone from a car, was. crushed to death by the stone falling upon him. The horses attached to a wagon upon which the stone was to be placed, sud denly moved forward, as the stone was midway between tbs car and the wagon, causing the heavy mass to fail between them. Twin City Tvill Enforce Autcrnobilo Ordinance. Winston-Salem, Special. The au tomobile ordinance will be enforced here. The fiat has gone forth. Po licemen will clock drivers, using stop watches, and it is expected that the speed limit will be duly regarded. Eight miles an hour is allowed in the business portion and 12 miles else where in the city. The streets bavr been measured in various instances to give the policemen accurate data up on which to time cars passing over a given distance. Big Fire at James City. Newbern, Special. Fire broke out in James City, a negro town across the river from Newbern, about 7 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Ten bouses were burned before it was finally checked. The Newbern fire engine and hose wagon were sent over to help but arrivd too late to do any thing. The damage amounts to $2, 500 or $3,000. STUBS MEBW ot on cm mm cf unm, lUKutn uuffioaaag ana bicycles, old patterns and PRICES and wonderful Ml direct to rider with no middlemen's profits. WSlSWP Ott APPROVAL without a otrU deposit. Pay the Treight and allow IO Itera E'ree Trial and mate other liberal urais which no other bouse ia the world will do. Yoa will learn everythiDt and get much vaht i;; .my mm in m aoic Hpwi :y suupiy We need a JHdbf Anmot in every town and can offer an opportunity to make money to suitable young men who apply at once. .50 PS3NGTURE .80 To InttoducG Wo Will SelMmYZKS You a Samgsie MP Sort let Pair tor Only m wm the mb ? (cash with on OCR $4.SS) NO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES. Result rf IS years experience in tire matins. Nn rirs0r frnrn THORNS. TUS. PINS. NAILS. TACKS or W$8 R&aSl iierious punctures, like intentional knife cuts, -ua w end "i," also rim strip "Ji be vulcanized like an other tire. MM, to prevent rim catting. Thi Two Hundred Thousand pairs row in aclual use. Over W TkZ w "Ltic0 Seventy-five Thousand pairs sold last year. " kasy kiuing , OEBOtUPTttMt Made in all sizes. It is lively and essy riding, vry durable aud lined ...si with a special qualit? of rubber, which never become porous and which closes up small punctur 1 without allowing the air to escape. We have hundreds of letters f 10m ?iH customers stating that their tires have only been pumped vp once or twice in r whole season. They weigh no more tham an ordinary tire, tne puncture resisting quajiwes oeintf grven Dy several layers ot thin, specially prepared fabric on the tread. That "Holding fc-.ck' ' sensation common Iv felt when riding on asphalt or soft roads is overcome by v'..e patent "Basket Weave" tread which prevents ail air from brW squeezed oat between tires is $8. 50 per pair, i of only ff So per pair. All orders shipped mne the tire and the road thus overcoming all faction. The regular price of titmt jot for advertising purposes we are making a special factory price to the rider You 00 not pay a cent nam yoa nave cTaraiacn ana lomna tnern stixary as represented. We will allow a c-aah. discount of 5 per cent (thereby making the prio4.Sa per pair) if yon send FULL. CASH WITH OSDBB and enclose this Kvertufcunent. We will also send one nickel plated brass hand pump and two Sampson metal puncturt. closers m fall paid orders ( these metal puncture closers to be used in case of intentional knife cuts or heavy gajhes). Tires to be returned at OUR expense if for any reason they are not satisfactory ci examination. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to us is as safe as in a bank. Ask ycur Postmaster Banker, Express or Freight Agent or the Editor of this paper about b. 2f yon order a paifo these tires, you will find that they will ride easier. run l ister, wear better, last longer ad look Kner than any tire you have ever used or.aeen at any price. fe know that you will be so well pleased that when yon want a bicycle von will give as --our ordci. We want jm to send as a small trial oraer at outre, nencc unn iohihdn j re one MASTER-BRAKES, iLT dees chanted by dealers a ti renair men. Write for our war A DO NOT WAIT h?.1 u a aw twj m ww j-tt m otcyde or a pa- 01 wonderful offers wo-are making. It only cost a IEaCc CYCLE C01P4MY. NO. 25. pro:ii:ext roPLi:. William Dean Howellr, the author, withhls daughter, Mild.eL, vent to CatjSUsrd. lanies B. Angell retire a from the presidency ot tne Uni.i:lty of Michigan. Professor Felin Adler rczuied hia talks to the Ethical Caitaro Society, New York City. William I. Buchanar's death in London, the autopsy sc. was due to heart disease. Prince Tsai Heun, head" e! China's naval administration, laic Shanghai lor a tear oZ Europe. Theodore Roosevelt saved from the fury of a charging elephant by a timely shot from Mr. Canninliame's rifle. Dr. F. A. Cook went be'erc a spe cial co:nmitt23 of tho Enolo.vrs' Club to tell about his aacL.n c" Zleunt Mc Illnley. At Rio Janeiro, General Carlos Eu genio resigned as Minister of War and was replaced by General La.jaidino Eormann. Isaac Untcrm; cr, who has j?en en joying a Continental tour, finris a strong centralizing tendency ia Euro pean governments. The whole east side of New York City mourned the accidental death by poison of Dr. Albert Kohn, who uni ted charity with his prescriptions. Governor Campbell, of Tenac, de clined to accompany President Taft from El Paso to San Antonio because accommodations v.er not provided for his staff. Messrs. W. II. Vanderhlit. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and William C. Brown, president of the New York Central, were in the third section of the Atlantic express when it was wrecked on the Central, at Rhlnecliff. Receivers to be Paid. Norfolk, Va., Special. Judge Wad dill late Saturday entered an order di recting immediate payment by the Norfolk & Southern Railwav reviv ers cf $36,408.60 for larer and mate rial furnished the Norfolk & Sou! hern which a period of six months pri r to the receivership. The lareast of these individual accounts are $18,800. The Court's action followed the report ot Special Master Stephenson. Are a Necessity in the Country Home. The farther you are removed from town to railroad station, the more the telephone will save m time and horse flesh. No man has a rizht to compel one cf the familv to lie in agony for hours while he drives to town for the doctor. Tel-1 ephone and save half the suffering, f Our Free Book tells hov to or ganize, build and operate tele phone lines and systems. Instruments sold on thirty days' trial to responsible parties. THE CADIZ ELECTRIC CO., 201 CCC BuHding, Cadiz, Ohio, I IS ILL IT WILL COST YOU i SB IH H 10 write for our big FREE BICYCLE catalogue WEB! 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