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THE, NEWS. H. C. MARTIN, Editor and Prop InWMxUttW PvNtofflo t Unolr, N. C, M ' Msona-oluimall matter If voiir naner doe not reaoh you promptly, let orknow bo we can see where the trouble ia. , Anonymous communications w not be minted. ill Advertising rates low and will given on application. be Telephone No. 54. SubHption price $1.00 a year SOcts six months, SOcts. three months. Friday. March 2, 1906. GAMBLING MANIA. We have adverted to the fact that the gambling mania Beenis to perine ate the American people at the pres ent time, to an extent never before known. From the great financiers who manipulate great trusts and rail road systems on down through the the scale of activities to the piea ninics who play craps in the alley, the effort to get something for nothing is so prevalent, that people take all kinds of chances to accomplish that end, The mania is not confined to the worldlings and non -church-mem bers, but persons who stand high in the church often engage in these un fair and questionable schemes and speculations, that are simply gam bling when you see them stripped of the technical names by which they are known in polito society. A great deal of this kind of thing goes on un der the form of company business or the organization, this, however, does not lessen the crime of the persons connected with it. The teachings of the (lolden Rule seem to be entire ly overlooked and the idea of getting the largest amount possible, for the least amount given in return, has taken the place of the teachings of the Master. Now the question that comes to most thinking people is "what are you going to do about it?" A great Crusade against gambling, in all its forms, inaugurated with great demonstration and a flourish of truiiix'ts, is not the way to remedy the evils. Hut a close and searching scrutiny of each individual into his own life and conduct, with the deter mination to correct his own errors, is the way to check this growing and menacing evil. "What doth it profit a man to gain the whole world and loose his own soul'" The pe rsoiiH whoaccmnulate wealth by these unfair means, are not any happier than those who do not, in fact there is a conscious peace and satisfaction that conies to the indi vidual who "provides things honest ly," that is unknown to the gambler and grafter. ( ne way and perhaps the best way, to counteract this gambling tenden cy, is for each individual to strive against the tendency in his own life and to see to it like Joshua of old that "as for me and my house we will scrre the Jxrd." The lnten Hcasou which we are just entering, which commemorates the forty days fasting of the iSavior, is set apart by a large branch of the Christian Church, us a special time for self-ex animation, and those afflicted with this gambling mania will do well to consider it prayerfully during the 1'iiten Heaaori. Competitors say I cannot sell goods as quoted. I say 1 can. J. W. Self. City and Suburban Property. 11 room house, 1-2 acre lot on North Main Street. A nice home $3000 00. 1-2 acre lot near Plant Store. A nice huilnin site $75.00 Broom brick dwelling and store combined on North Main Street, $2000.00. 8 room, two story house and one acre, West Main and Prospects Streets, $1500.00. 12 room house and 1-2 acre, Ridge Street. A nice residence con venient to town, $1750.00 7 room house and one acre, just out of town on Taylorsville road. Cheap at $1000.00. 0 room house and lot 62x455 feet on Vance Street, $1250.00. 32 building- lots in West Lenoir, 4 building lots, extension South Main Street. 1 lot 140x185 feet, Norwood Avenue and Westman Avenue. $300.00. 12 room house and 1-2 acre lot at Granite Falls. Good Hotel, $1000 00 4 room house and 6 acres, barn, well 100 feet deep, just outside of town on extension of North Main Street, $1 1(H) 00 6 building lots Bcall's Hill. 14 acres Beall's Hill 8 room house and acre lot, Ashe Street, $1,500.00 2 nice building lots near Fairfield. I In Mcmorlam. Miss S. T. Rankin. To her to whom all nature's loveliness appealed, What wondrous beauty heaven hath revealed! To her to whom the sunset sky and altar seemed Whence Incense of pure reverence up-streamed. What must the worship of that Holy City be Where beauty in perfection dwells eternally! To those who in rare moments saw behind the veil, That hid her artist soul, what joy it is to feel That human weakness now no longer holds her back Of health and strength in heaven there is no lack, And so by Fancy let me follow her and see What heaven keeps for those who suffer patiently. O. II. Wouldn't Accept Fee. Salisbury, Feb. 28. It is certain that Democratic sentiment is with Congressman Blackburn. While the tendency is to keep hands off, there are not a few Democrats who will re joice to see Mr. Blackburn come out on top. There are others whoexpress the hope that if Blackburn is down ed, the whole business will go. A sur prise was sprung here to-day when W. R. Krider, one of the Asheville witnesses whose testimony brought forth one of the indictments against the Congressman, gave out the fol lowing interview in The Evening Post: "Mr. Blackburn did not accept a fee from me. On the 15th day of March, 1905, a revenue agent seized a wagon and team belonging to me for alleged violation of the revenue laws. I was away from home at the time, but being advised, returned the next day. I called Mr. Blackburn up by the telephone and conversed with him about the case. A compromise had been offered by which I was to pay 1 100. This amount I placed in his hands and tendered him a few dollars for services rendered me. "No I can't accept a fee, Bob," he said. "Mr. Blackburn had frequently given me legal advice during the campaign preceding his election, for which I had not paid him a cent and later I pressed upon him f5!i0 for these services' which he accepted. This was not considered in connec tion with his friendly service in mv Federal Court case." Charlotte ! server. Pushing South and Western. Kutherfordton. Feb. 25. -The South & Western Railway people are quite active in this vicinity now and are busily engaged in pushing the work with a view of loca'ing the line so that the construction work can le begun in the early spring. They have three engineering corps in the held -one at this point, one south of town and the other north, locating the line by this place and making the Henboard Air line con nection. That the line will now come by Ruthefordton is almost a fore gone conclusion. Division ngmeer Daniels is here in charge of t lie work and will remain until the route is fi nally and permanently locnted I al so learn from a most reliable source thatlthe Seaboard Air Line will at an early date lcgiu great improvements on tneir line between this point and Wilmington, preparatory to making this important connection with the South & Western. One authority says that this company will put in new and heavier iron bridges, and straighten the line. This work will all be done hv the time the South & Western reaches this place. Char lotte Observer. WANTKI) FOR CASH -20 Locust Posts b feet long and not less than 4 inches in diameter at small end. H. C. Martin. Carpenters, Steel Spuarcs. The large steol iquares used by car penters are such ft common tool that perhaps few know when and where they were first made, and how they came to be used, or even give the matter a thought. The making of theinia a great industry now, but when the last century came in there was not one In use. . - k- The inventor was a-poor Vermont blacksmith, Silas Howes, who lived in South Shaftsbury. One dull, rainy day a peddler of tin ware called at his shop to have the blacksmith fasten a shoe on his horse. These peddlers traveled up and down the country calling at every farmhouse buying everything in the way of barter. This one had a num ber of worn out steel saws that he had picked up in various places, Howes bargained for them shoeing the peddler's horse and receiving the saws in payment, and each thought he had an excellent' trade. His idea was to polish and weld two saws together, at right angles, and thus make a rule or measure su perior to anything then in use. Af ter a few attempts he succeeded in making a square, marked it off into inches and fractions of inches and found that it answered every purpose that he intended it for. In the course of a few weeks he made quite a number during his spare hours. These he sent out by the peddlers, who found every car penter eager to buy one. Soon he found orders coming in faster than be could supply the demand. One of his steel '"squares" would sell for $5 or $6, which was Ave times as much as it cost hiin. He applied for and obtained a pat ent on his invention so that no one else could deprive hiin of the profit it gave him. It was just after the war of 1H12, and money was scarce and difficult to get. But he worked early and late, and as he earned money he bought iron, and hired men to help him. In a few years he was able to erect a large factory and put in ma chinery for the making of squares, which by this time had found their way all over the country and had made their inventor famous. Such was the small beginning of a large and important industry. Peo pie came miles to see the wonderful forges, the showers of sparks flying from beneath the heavy hammers, and listen to the din of the thousaud workmen. Silas Howes lived to be a million aire, and be did a great deal of good with his money. Squares are still made on the spot where the first one was made more than ninety-live years ago. New York Sun. Kvery time a man wo know gets shaved bis wife wants to know if he is going somewhere and looks at him as much as the people look at a man coming out of nn alley. A Favorite Remedy for Babies. Its pleasant taste and prompt cures have made Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a favorite with the mothers of small children. It quickly cures their coughs and colds and prevents any danger of pneumonia or other se rious consequences. It not only cures croup, but when given as soon as the croupy cough appears will prevent the attack. For sale by J. K. Shell, Dr. Kent and (iranite Falls Drug Co. A newly married man acts as if he were afraid n little sunshine would fade bis bride, but in two months he is willing for her to go out in the colli and bring in the coal. If sealskin sucks could be plucked from the fir trees tho average hus band would have to squnder his coin on some other things to match It. Just because a man is all right to day it isn't a safe bet that he will not be all wrong tomorrow. It's an easy matter for a woman to manage a husbaud if she has tears to shed and knows when to shed them. In several instances people have bought proper ty from us and resold within 60 days for an ad vance of 25 to 100 per cent Look these over care fully and you can do the same. A food trade makes you as happy as a cat. Real Estate and Fire Insurance. The President and Our Schools. That our public school system is too deeply rooted in the American heart for any power to successfully overthrow is, we think, beyond ques tion. We must not thluk, however, that it li safe beyond assault, for never , will that time oomo until Rome and her Jesuit be unmasked and driven from our borders. Borne is now, and will ever be; the mortal eneroy of our free school system abd she hesitates not to consign her devotees to the Area of eternal per dition should they send their chil dren to the American school. How ever, it Is refreshing to hear our President speak out so like the man he ia In behalf of our publio school. On December 18th Washington cele brated the oentenniol of the publio S in the District of Columbia. During the celebration a reception was tend ered at the White House to those organizations interested In educa tional affairs, at which the President said. It has been my good fortune that all of my children have received, or receiving, a portion of their educa tion in the public schools of this Dis trict, in this city; and I feel that the advantage to them is incalculable. I certainly do not underrate the importance of the higher education. It would be the greatest misfortune if we ever permitted such a warped and twisted view of democracy to obtain as would be implied in a den ial of the advantage that comes to the whole nation from the high edu cation of the few who are able to take advantage of the opportunity to obtain it. But while fully admitting this, it remains true that the most important of all is the education of the common school. The public schools are not merely the educational centers for the mass of our people, but they are the fac tories of American citizenship. In cidentally to its other work, the pub lic school does more than any other institution of any kind, sort or de scription to Americanize the ehild of foreign-born parents, who( comes here when young, or are born here. Nothing else counts for as much in welding together into one compact mass of citizenship the different race stocks which here are being fusediutoa new nationality American. Jacksonville. Jacksonville has one institution which it iB claimed lacks a duplicate a trolley line owned and operated solely by negroes. The lines extend through "'Spotless Town," where the majority of the ten or fifteen negroes live. The men on the cars are ne groes, and each car bears a sign over three seats at one end of the car, "for whites". When I saw this the idea struck me that here was an effective answer to the negro's claim of dis crimination by the operation of the so-called Jim Crow car law when some two or three or whatever num ber of seats is necessary iB designated "for negroes" on the ordinary cars. If a is discriiunatiou against the ne gro to keep him to himself on the white man's cars it certainly is dis crimination against the whites to keep them to themselves on the ne gro lines. I never, however, heard of a white passenger complaining be cause he eould not sit among the colored passengers. There Is apparently a great num ber of saloons in this city, but I was told that this only seemed to be the cose because they were confined to one street. However this may be, one can hardly get out of sight of the whiskey shops. On Saturday nights there is one joint at least, which holds an auction sale just as second hand furniture, etc., used to bo sold in front of tho old court house. The bidding as a rule was pretty lively up to within a dime or two of the regular price of the stuff. J. C. A. in Charlotte Observer. A woman never gets the water so hot for boiling potatoes as she does for soaking her husband's feet when he has a bad cold. This & mm TKE OLD QELI.1GLE rS ' POWDER ABSOLUTELY PURE The greatest of modern-time helps to perfect cocking Used In the best fam ilies the world over OVU HUM rowMN 0.. M TOM- Russel H. Conwell. Conwell's is a life full of thrilling Incidents. A lonely runaway boy pioked up on the streets of Boston by a kind hearted Sunday-school worker. Subsisting on oatmeal aud milk at Wilbraham Academy while strug gling for an education. . Left all n ''ght on a battle-field for dead. Running to his burning home wheu the wounds received in the army broke out afresh as he fought the cruel flames that were destroying his library, furniture and wedding pres ents. Lying in a hospital in Paris, hear ing the physicians say 'You have on ly a few days to live.' Working on a Boston Paper for 5 a week, while living on one meal of bread a day and carrying bread and milk home to his loved ones. Barely escaping murder at the hands of gamblers in New Orleans, whose precincts he had invaded for news. Visiting Babylon, Jerusalem, Home, Paris and Waterloo, where his vivid imagination peopled those scenes with the historic personages whose memories are iiuiierishable. Siek and nigh unto death with fe ver in a hotel in Rome. Standing by the grave of a loving wife, feeling that every earthly hope was buried beneath the sod. Singing 'Nearer My God, to Thee,' on a water soaked vessel during a dreadful storm, when the captain said ,We cannot survive an hour.' Undertaking large Christian enter prises with no money, sustained by a heroic faith. Turning at last from long cherish ed ambition to lay his life on the al tar of sacrifice and service. Praying all night in The Temple when in extreme need of money to carry on building enterprises, when notes were on the verge of protest, and having his prayers answered in ways beyond human understanding. Waiting by the penitent's side be fore heaven's open door until he hears the echo of rejoicng in the presence of the angels of God" Women may be able to make cake according to direction, but they can not in annge husbands that way. You cannot always tell from a young lady's company manners how she will act when there isn't anybody around but homefolks. FOR SALE A lot of perusonal property, consisting of Household and Kitchen Furniture, one wagon and Farming Tools, also several head of cattle, two good cows, Grain, Corn, Wheat and Rye Straw, Fodder and Pea Vine Hay. All the above named property not sold privately will be sold at auction on Thursday March 8th, 1900. A. B. PRESTWOOD. R. F. D. 8, Lenoir," N. C. is Lenoir's Gat, ran Mattocks t OTMIIOillu . AT SELF'S. We cleaned up the old foods and now you . -will find our store full of all the newest wearables that are to be used this season. Our Spring Line of Clothing is Beautiful. Our line of Ladles and Men's Oxfords the swellest ever shown in Lenoir. As to our White Goods everyone knows that we lead in Patterns, Quality and always the'rijht price, We have hundreds of new things to show you when you come. We are rapidly aininj the reputation of bein; the cheapest store in Lenoir and believe that we are entitled to the same. We Sell You New Goods, We Sell You Good Goods. The best of all we save you money. If you value money, see us by all means before buying. J. W. SELF. THE CHEAPEST The Blue And The Gray. Southern Pines, Feb. 24. The first attempt of the people of North Car olina to have a reunion of the men who fought in both armies of the civil war culminated to-day in one of the most satisfactory gatherings that Southern Pines ever witnessed. Gov. R. B. Glenn delivered the prin cipal address of the oecasion. Gen. J. S. Carr, of Durham, also occupied a conspicuous place on the pro gramme. The occasion was one long to be remembered. Charlotte Ob server. Sleeplessness. Disorders of the stomach' produce a nervous condition and often pre vent sleep. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets stimulate the di gestive organs, restore the system to a healthy oondltlon and raake sleep possible. For sale by J. E. Shell, Dr. Kent and Granite Falls Drug Co. Gambler, 0., Feb. 24. Three are dead and nine seriously injured and several others more or less hurt as a result of a Ore at Kenyon College and Military Academy, whioh destroyed M liner hall, the military academy, Delano and North halls and North annex, early today. Charlotte Ob server. Keep the little ones healthy and happy. Their tender, sensitive bod ies require gentle, healing remedies. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will keep them strong and well. 85 cents, Tea or tablets. At Dr. Kents Drug Store. Farm Property. 75 acres, 30 in cultivation, 7 room house, 5 miles from Lenoir, $2,ooo.oo, 16 acres, 4 room house, near Plant, $1 ,000.00. 64 acres, 30 cleared. x room house and good barn. Good Fruit and well watered. 5 miles of Lenoir, $1250.00. 450 acre Farm at Blackstone. A Nice Residence. Good bottom land. About 1,000,000 feet of timber, $8750.00. 200 acres, 7 room bouse, 6 miles from Lenoir on Yadkin. Valley,' $3500.00. 170 acre farm 7 miles from Lenoir on Lower Creek, $3000.00. 26 acre farm, 2 miles from Lenoir, 4 room house and good barn, $800.00. ,110 acres and four room house on Catawba River. Near Amhtrst Academy. 4 room house. 80,000 feet of timber $1250. 60 acres on Hibriten road, 3 miles from town' $600.00. 25 acresrlS bottom, 2 miles N. B. of town, $1250.00. 263 acre, good faam and premises, million of timber, on Smoky Creek, $4000.00. 127 acres 1 mile from town, 43 acres bottom, $40.0o per jacre. If none of these meet your approval we have others. Just come to headquarters and inquire and we will please you like-we have done hundreds of others. REMEMBER- "Wo Soli tli EaxtH- TnYTTTiT) Ili I I II I I I I i i uJ STORE IN TOWN BUSINESS LOCALS. Our 13.00 and 13.00 Hats are guar anteed Newland. You ean get some rare bargains at Watson's. WANTED Men in each state to travel, poet signs, advertise and leave samples of our goods. Salary $75.00 per month. $8.00 per day for expense. KUHLMAN CO., Dept S. ATLAS BLOCK, CHICAGO. Shoes at old prices at Watson's. GET PAY-Whlle you are sick or hurt. See J. W. Long, Agent South ern Benevolent Association, Lenoir, North Carolina. A lot of New Spring Goods at Wat son's. Ladies Skirts, Furs, Faslnators, Capes and Jackets at your own price at Watson's. A few $10.00 salts for $5.00 at Wat son's. Don't fall to see the bargains at Watson's. Watson will almost give you a suit of elotbes. See him before you buy. New Silks at Watson's. You ean save money trading with Watson. WANTED 10 or 15 Wood Chop pers to put up cord wood at 60c per eord. E. F. Wakefield. 8TRATED One Roan or Gray Mare about 13 years old, with white spot near root of tail. The above mare eame to J. W. Suddreth'i, 4 miles west of Lenoir on Morranton and Lenoir road, on 15th of Febru ary, 1906, and is there now. Owner Is hereby notified to call and take up said stray mare or same will be sold for charges at the end of 80 days. J. L. Millbb, Ralnger Caldwell Co. 9
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