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YOMJUB VIII.-
L3 H 0 IRf H 0 RTH C ARO LIS A, FRIDAY, OCTOBSR 27. 1905.
HO. 16.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
J.C HALL & GON.
LENOIR,
N.C
Wilson's Barber Shop,
South Mala St., opposite Com
' mercUl Bank, Lenoir, N. 0. r
Sharp Razors and Clean Towels.
I am tsreoared to cover
m . .
2 and repair all kinds ot um-
rH,MMm"M,M,Mi
, m w mm a- a-v 1 A " X
; brellas. Mice lot ot imcw i
I Coven Just received. I
I; P. M. Keever,
Hamilton Building,
LENOIR. - - N.
C.
45
C Bank McNalry. M. D
OFFICE OVER SHELL'S
DRUG STORE.
Calls left at Shell's Drug Store
nr tnv residence will receive
prompt attention.
P. K. ANDERSON
LEAD1NQ BARBER.
Commercial -Hotel Building, Le
noir, N. C.
You can ret vour suits
cleaned, pressed and repaired
Phone 67.
W. LEE EZZELL,
DENTIST.
Prepared to do all kinds of
Dental work. Prompt attention
tn natrons. Efficiency of work
cuaranteed. Office over Post-
office.
J 8ejf, Whitener
& WHISNANT
LAWYERS
PRA.OTICK IN A LI
mW COUHTS
THE
J BPKCIA.L ATTENTION GIVKN m
5 TO COIjLKCTIONS.
OKFICE IT THE
t MATHKSON MUIIDINO
Dental Notice.
I wish to say to the people of
Lenoir and surrounding country
that I have located in Lenoir for
the purpose of practicing Denis
try in all its branches, All wish
ing Dental Work done will do
well to call on me in the Mathe
son building opposite the new
court hsuse. First class work
, and terms reasonable.
E.W. MOOSE, D.D.S.
ROM NIAGARA TO" QUEBEC
An Interesting Letter From a
Vs ; Caldwell Boy .
After leaving Niagara Falls on July
23, 1 bad a pleasant ride around the
Western end of Lake Ontario to the
thriving city of Toronto.,
Toronto bai a population of nearly
800,000 people as estimated by the
Railroad llapi and it second in (lie
toUontreaL ., f. .'
It in a nice, ap-to-date Canadian
elty and haa a large business both
over the Lake and by numerous
Railways. From Nlagra Falls to To
ronto la OS miles via Grand Trunk
By., batty boat from Lewistori, N
or Qneenstown, Ont. it Is about
miles, just across Lake Ontario.
From the Falls to Lewlston or
Queenstown' la 7 miles by Electric
line. The roots via of Electric ear b
the boats of the N. N. Co. is nicer
cheaper than by rsJL However the
boats ran daring daylight duly and
when going by rail you may go to
sleep at Viagra and awake in Toron
to and not lose any time. Excursions
are running several days of every
week.
Hamilton, Ont near the months of
the Nlagra River and Wetland Canal
ituated on a bluff at the extreme
western end of the Lake.
It is reached by a special line of
steamers from Toronto, a distance of
SO miles. While in Toronto I looked
over the eity generally and bad
very enjoyable time.
King and Tooge streets are the
busiest streets of the eity. The pas
senger docks are at the foot of Tonge
St.
I also looked into the immense
store of T. Eaton Co. It is the
largest general store in Canada ex
oeptlng Hudson's Bay Co. store front
lag on 4 streets and being 6 stories
high. Tbey do an immense business
and have branch houses In Winnipeg,
AtS p. ni. on Monday, July 84th,
took passage on the steamer 'Toron
to" which runs across the lake and
down the St. Lawrence as far as
Prosoott, Ont. After getting on
board at Toronto we had a pleasant
trip going diagonally across the lake
in a South-Easterdly eouree for
miles when we come the city
Charlotte, N. T., which is the port
Rochester.
Rochester Is reached from Char
lotte by electric ccr and is seven
miles South. After spending some
teme in Charlotte we started again
across the Lake to the Canadian aide
at Kingston. Kingston has some 20,
000 inhabitants and is a fortified cl
ty third in strength to Quebec in this
part of Canada,
The canal connecting the lake
with a river running north east, at
this point connects Kingston with
Ottawa, the capital.
Kingston is a very pretty city and
appears almost dauling In the early
morning sunlight. The houses are
built of native limestone. From
Charlotte to Kingston is a distance of
90 miles.
After leaving Kingston we began
to dodge the outlying Islands of the
"Thousand Isles" and to begin our
entrance to the St, Lawrenoe.
The islands which oompose what
known as the thousand islands are
1002 In number, varying In size from
several miles in circumference to on
ly a few feet.
These Islands form one of the most
popular resorts of this region. Many
rich persons own an island and have
beautifully arranged cottage
90
of
it
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:- LAWYER:
LENOIR, N.
OFFICE OVER KENT'S
DRUG STORE.
Will Sell Surety Bonds
, Reasonable Rates. -
at ;
J. Henry Bush,
; CONTRACTOR FOR
Painting, Paper Hanging,
Kalsomining, Glazing and
Graining, : , Floors Filled
Polished and Roof Painting.
We use and recommend
Harrison's -Town and
Country Paint.
,: 'LENOIR, N. 0. . ' ,
All work Guaranteed. v
and continues until Lake St. Francis
1 entered near Cornwall. , After
changing boats the change from
English to French was very notices!
ble. French was spoken by the crew
and officers to the utire exclnsion f
English. ' The erew was French'
Canadian with the exception of Ca
tain and Two waiters who also
poke French bat were Englishmen.
'The banks along the shore were
very pretty, in some places tbey were
cliffs and at ail places along the shore
the banks were twenty feet in height
and from the top of these table lands
sandbanks as far as the eye could
reach dotted here and there with the
cottages of French-Canadians.
On the way from Montreal from
Presoott two stops are made. The
first is at Cornwall, which in addi
tion to being the Northern end of
New York, Canadian boundary is
celebrated for its part in the rebellion
or Revolution of 1837.
It is situated ou the left band side
of the river and lies just at the
Northern end of the Long Sault Rap
ids.
A canal nine, miles In length, car
ries boats around the rapids.
The sight of a steamer in the Canal
high above the river is very unique
viewed from a steamer on the river.
The boat In the canal seems to be
riding on the prairie. After leaving
Cornwall we enter Lake St. Francis
which Is one of numerous wideniugs
of the . river and for a distance of
thirty miles the river is quiet and we
enjoy the scenery along the rugged
banks with now and then a distant
view far across the table lands of the
blue Mountains.
After passing out of the Lake we
pass beneath the Arches of the Cana
da-Atlantic By. bride and. enter the
Port of Coteaa Loading, Que. , -
The change from the Province of
Ontario to that el Quebec is very per
ceptible along the shores.' The small
white houses and large Catholic
churches for the French are all Cath
olios and even the laborers wear the
beads and cross at all times; tell us
at once that we have entered Lower
or French Canada.
Soon after leaving Cotean we enter
Cotean Rapids which are two miles
long and are very swift in places. Af
terward we run in succussion Cedar,
Split Rook and Cascade rapids.
The Soulanges canal, massively built
of stone and lighted and operated by
eleotrloity, parrellels the river here
for a distance for some ten miles or
entirely around the three Rapids,
part of which contain the swiftest
current of the St. Lawrence River,
Afterward we enter Lake St. Louis
and a trip of 13 miles pass between
the City of Laohine, and the village
of the Caughnawagas or praying
Indians.
I neglected to mention the fact
that we passed the Indian village of
St. Regis, famous in history and Ro
mance while running the Long
Sault Rapids near Cornwall. It is
situated so near that part of the
Rapids known as the "Cellar" that
the tourist has just hod time to catch
his breath after the sensations of
fallinK and sliding downhill. The
village is very quaint and olden.
To be continued next week.
A BOON TO SETTLERS
WHY
QOOO ROADWAYS TEND
DRAW HOME 8EEKERS.
TO
wrckaaea ( Km? Ftae Plant Ib
California Coaatr War Dm to
Lore ExteBf to Hard aad Doatleaa
Ulahwars-
The value of good roads to a commu
nity is thus treated by the Santa Uom
(CaL) Press:
As an abstract proposition most peo
ple are, of course, "in favor of good
roads." Yet as a matter of fact com
paratirety few stop to think how much
well kept thoroughfares -really nieaa
to a community. They not ouly stimu
late travel, popularize the sections
traversed, Increase land values, at
tract new residents and build up trade,
but they also make life more pleasant
and Improve conditions generally.
No one appreciates the value of good
reads more than the real estate man.
who makes It his business to sbotr
prospective home seekers about, point
out the beauties and advantages of tbe
country and locate as many desirable
residents in his territory" as possible.
When he starts out over a but. dusty
road be knows that the enanees in
against him to begin with. The way
seems long, the country uninviting,
and his customer will nlno times out of
ten become disgusted nu;l got out of
the notion of buying before the ob
jective point Is reached. The trip Is
therefore a failure, and unless the
agent is fortunate enough to locate bis
man elsewhere be leaves the country
with an unfavorable Impression and
carries this opinion with blm to be lm
parted later to his mends and ac
quaintances In other places, not only to
the Injury of the real estate business.
but to the detriment of the community
as a whole.
On the other hand, when bowling
along behind a spanking team and ever
a fine road, well sprinkled and free
from dust, ten or twenty miles are
reeled eff before any aste realties It
the good points noted ea roots are dis
cussed and properly considered, aad
the prospective customer Is very apt to
And himself favorably Impressed with
the whole country and Is sure to reach
the place he started for In a frame of
sia
ROADS AND MOTOR CARS.
KMemt of OmI Htaawars aa Rc 7
Am AatoaaMUat.
Whatever the reputation for reck
lessness and disregard for the rights
of the road which many automobile
drivers or chauffeurs bare acquired.
the advent of the big enr is undoubted
ly exerting a strong influence favor
able to good roads, an Increasing Intiu
ence which may be exerted powerfully
when the time becomes ripe for legis
lative assistance, says the Auto-Ad
vocate and Country Roads. An Inter
esting experience is related of roads
and country ways by Whitman Osgood
of Washington, who with his wife, two
children and a chauffeur made a round
trip to 8t Louis In his Oldsmobllc.
They went by the famous old national
. l r -
babd votobiso oa a bad bo ad.
road, passing through Hagerstown, Md ;
Bedford, Pa.; Pittsburg. Zanesvllle, Co
luuibus, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, etc.
"The roads In Maryland were very
good." said Mr. Osgood, "even In the
mountains. In Pennsylvania they were
bad and In West lrglnla they were
bad. In Ohio the roads got better,
especially around Columbus, where for
seventy miles they are as level and
smooth as a floor. In Indiana they
were fab, but In Illinois and Missouri
well, the next time I go over those
roads It will be with a flying machine.
Tbev were simply fearful. We bad
HO bad weather.
"I never knew before what an excel
lent Index te the character of people
the roads which cut through the coun
try are. Where there were good roads
there were jooe farms; where the
roads were poor the farms were poor,
and the rartwrt looked shiftless aad
devoid of energy and ambition. : We
found.it difficult to get proper food la
some of the country districts, the farm
ers seudlng all their products Imme
diately to the market."
PLBASAHT
IMPRESSIONS
ROAD.
FROM A GOOD
tawuetc. Most of thenrown launches
of their own but if not, numbers of
canoes and row boats can be had. A
few sail boats are to be seen and two
or more excursion boats run between
the different ports.
The middle or tbe Bt. LAwrenoe
forms the boundary between New
York State and Ontario from Kings
ton to Cornwall, a distance of 130
miles after which the St. Lawrenoe
runs through Canadian territory
There are three Channels through
the Islands by whtoh ships may pass.
As most of the Watering places or
resorts are on the New York aide we
went through the American channel
and called at towns or stations as
follows: Clayton, Round Island,
100 Is. IPark and Alexandria Bay,
All of these belong to New York and
are on the Mainland except 1000 Is.
Park which la n the 1000 Is. in Can.
Alexandria Bay seems to be a favorite
resort, A hundred passengers dlsem
barked and quite a number at the
other places mentioned.
The vovajre through these Islands
is most Interesting and Is delightful,
After leaving Alexandria Bay we
crossed again to the Canadian shore
andoalled at Brockvllle and soon af
ter at Presoott. j ,
t At Presoott ' passengers transfer
from the Toronto to the River Steam
er Presoott whioh is much smaller
and is used the Rapids. : The change
ia made . without landing. From
Pressoot to Montreal the trip la made
entirely by daylight as the'seven
different Rapids to be crossed are
dangerous and eould not be crossed
at night. The distance is 198 mllea,
" The River la about a mile wide here
A Daredevil Bee.
often ends In a sad accident. To heal
accidental injuries, use Buoklen's
Arnica Salve. "A deep wound in my
foot from an accident," writes Theo
dore ' Sohuele, of Columbus, O.,
"caused me great pain. Physicians
were helpless, but Buckllns Arnica
Salve quickly healed it." Soothes and
heais burns like inaeio. 200 ai j. &.
Shell, druggist.
FRANCE'S FINE ROADS.
Good Thinfs to Know.
That "It is less pain to learn in
vouth than to go ignorant in old
age."
that to make long lived friendships
one must be slow in making them
That the man or woman who gains
a trifle meanly is meaner than the
trifle.
That it takes two to prolong a fain
II y quarrel; one can therefore always
terminate it.
That if we thought all we said we'd
be wise, but if we said all we
thought we'd be foolish.
That if she oonnot throw bright
ness over her home It le best not to
throw a wet blanket over It.
Thatfilling a house with bargains
keens a couple from owning tbe
house in whioh they place them.
That nroud people very seldom
have friends. In prosperity they
know nobody, and in adversity no
body knows them. Woman's life.
Nellies la Fear.
Mother need have no hesitancy in
continuing to give Chauiberlin s
Congh Remedy to their little ones,
aa It contains absolutely nothlug
injurious. This remedy Is not ouly
perfeotly safe to give to small child
ren, but Is a medicine of great worth
and merit. It haa a world wide
potation for Its enree of coughs,
oolds and oronp and oan always be
relied upon. For sale by I. E. Shell
and Dr. Kent's Drag Stores. Granite
Falls Drag Co., Granite Falls. . i
mind where he will at least give the
arguments presented by his guide due
consideration and attention.
As an Indication of what tills means
let us look at the Kenwood and Qlen
Ellen country, In Sonoma county, Cali
fornia, where the sprinkling of roads
with oil was first Inaugurated. Many
of the roads in that vicinity had been
neglected for a long time. Aroused to
the necessity for action, the residents
and property owners of that section
organized a "good roads club." A
"good ronds convention" was even held
there, with delegates from many dls
tant points, and, in short, the matter
was agitated to every possible way
The natural result followed.
During the past few years more real
estate has changed hands In that vl
clnlty and more desirable new resi
dents ltsve been brought in than In
any similar period before. Thejinprov
ed condition of the roads alone may
not have brought about this result, it
Is true, but it has, beyond doubt, con
tributed very materially to It. The
Henry Dolle place, for Instance, has
been purchased by Warren English;
the Jewett estate has a new owner In
the person of Rudolph Spreckels, who
Is ranking It oue of the show places of
California; ex-Senator Kerens, the
Utah multimillionaire, has bought the
great Los Gulltcos ranch, for so many
years the property of William Hood;
Judge Carroll Cook Is now the pos
sessor of the Tarrant ranch, where be
makes bis summer home; the Olnella
ranch has been bought by W. D. Rey
nolds; several small tracts have been
anM off the old Behler property; the
Clark place Is now owned by 1 u.
Sly; the Ross property, purchased long
ago by Mrs. Smith, has again changed
hands, the new purchaser being Mr.
Schubert; Louis Kunde recently bought
the old Sbaw place; the beautiful home
of Mrs. Yost also changed hands not
long- since, the new owners being W,
TL Stearns and M. F. Johnson; the old
Warfleld ranch la now the home of
Will U Ashe.
These are only a few of the more im
portant real estate changes that have
taken place in the Kenwood and Olen
Ellen country during the time referred
to, but they serve to Illustrate fully the
truth of the assertions made at the
beginning of this article.
Mlllloaa mt Dollar Spent bT tbe Got.
raaiaat loarljr For Iltsawarn.
There are sonic things In the old
world from which America should
draw instruction and wisdom, says the
Kansas City Star. France has the
best roads on earth, divided Into four
classes: First, national; second, de
partmental; third, military, and fourth.
communal. National roads are built
and kept up by the national treasury;
department roads are a charge upon
tbe departments through which they
pass; the military roads are usually
kept by the government, but some
times the government Is aided in this
work by the departments through
which the roads pass. Tbe communal
ronds, like our civil district and town
ship roads, are kept up by the com
munes, but even these receive assist
ance from tbe government when they
pass through thinly populated regions.
The departmental roads are thirty-nine
feet wide and the other ronds vary In
width.
Not less than I7.000.CXX) Is annually
expended by the French government In
making new roads and repairing old
ones. This work gives' employment to
35,000 persons, and the total length of
the roads Is something over 350.000
mllee. Tbe roads are so well con
structed that one single man can keep
ten miles In repair If furnished with
piles of broken stone, placed at Inter
vals along the road, and n cart for dis
tributing the stone. Every rut and
bole as fast as made Is filled.
Proooaoa Btehwar AUast the Hedaoa
There has recently been considerable
talk of building a state road from New
York city to Albany and from Albany
to Buffalo, a distance of about 600.
mllea. A part of the distance will con
sist of a tunnel under the Storm King
mountain. The route up the Hudson It
Is proposed to make a part of tbe Pah-
sadea driveway. '
Conviction Follows Trial
When buying loose coffee or anything your grocer happen
to have in hia bin, hOW do YOU kflOW What VOU tr
getting ? Soma queer stories about coffee that ia sold in bulk,
could be told, if the people who handle it (grocers), cared to
speak ont.
Could an j amount of mere talk have persnaded millions of
housekeepers to use
lion Coffee,
the leader of all package coffees for over a quarter
of a century, if they had not found it superior to aD other brands in
Purity, Strength, Flavor and Uniformity?
Thia 1ar ema t UON COFFEE
eaahei
la mm atraaair Mot el
mmty to Sahara mtrU. TSwtw
Wr prmat
If the verdict of MILLIONS OP
HOUSEKEETEBS docs not convince
yon ol tbe merits of LION COFFEE.
It easts yosi bat trifle to bay
package. It Is tbe easiest way to
eonrtnee yourself, awd to make
yov a PERMANENT PURCHASER.
UON COrVIS m told only In 1 lb. mled packa,
sa4 nadbca jroa at pan lad deao aa wba U laft oat
lactory.
Uoa-bead on awry package,
8av theac Uoa-ondt t at T&hubl pnmhnBf
SOLD BY GROCERS
EVERYWHERE
E5S50ras?
Broader I'ae ol Soil Sarvera.
For several years past the depart
ment of agriculture has been operating
soli surveys In various parts of the
United States for the purpose of deter
mining the value of ie.-lnl crops.
More than (50.000 square miles have al
ready been mapped, and records of the
surface and Bubsoil constituents and of
drainage have been made. Beyond the
value to agriculture the Importance of
the Information thus gathered Is being
appreciated by the war department In
nnawRRlnir data for military roads in
case of necessity, says the Good Roads
Magaslne, Such Information at the
time of the Spanish war would nave
prevented the selection of a pestilential
camp like that established at Chick-
amauga. These surveys will doubtless
prove of great value, too. In determin
ing highways for the many uses of
peaceful life, and the scope of the un
dertaking may well be broadened to
meet the demand for good roads, both
In do(lnlng the most favorable location
and In discovering the best materials
at hand,
Baral Fro DallTerr Not.
There Is a close watch kept over the
rural route carriers to see that tbey
strlcty observe the orders of the de
partment relative to matter placed In
rural delivery boxes with postage
stamps not affixed. All articles found
that have not the postage prepaid must
be carried to the distributing office
and held there until the proper amount
due la paid. Some of tbe carriers have
discovered such- unmallable matter as
beefsteak, bottles of medicine and the
like. One farmer Instructed a peddler
of coffee to leave a pound package for
him In the box once a week. One of
the oackam was carried to the post-
office, and the farmer In order to get
his pound of twenty cent coffee had to
pay 10 cents postage..
Make Your
Foot Prints on
The Sands of Time
WELL ABOVE HIGH WATER.
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When you buy paint that is claimed to be
equal to Harrison's Town and Country
Paint you buy a substitute. You will be
constantly reminded of this fact when you
compare the appearance of your house
to that of your neighbor, who bought
Town'and Country Paint - because it was
perfectly pure paint made by Harrison Bros.
& Co., who have had over one hundred
years experience in the manufacture of
paint. And when the cost of Town and
Country Paint is compared with other
paints the' balance is in favor of Town and
Country Paint, because of its wonderful
covering capacity. Ask us for color card.
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ami ready for ihc trade, a full line of new goods for
Fall wear. Dress Goods Notions Clothing Shoes
Gents' Furnishings Etc. Etc. all of the latest
Styles and Patterns. We
have just received a new line
of Ladies' Skirls of the lat
est Styles which will be sold
close. Wc are marking all
our goods at very low prices
and cordially invite you to
give us a call. Respectfully
VJ. A. VIATSOt).
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