Statesville Record and Landmark from Statesville, North Carolina • 2

THE LANDMARK of 4 I MOi TakeThisfflelhnd 10 Day Sale 1 Spiiig Academy 'ft fl 124 and 126 West Broad St The Mills Allison Company 4' I he a' 1 iark wishes its readers prosperous New Year to 'apers Business and Editorial office No 14 I ree use of the 'Phone Is urged on persons alio can furnish any Item of news or who have any sort of business with the paper Your The label on your paper shows the date to hicb your subscrip tion has been paid Watch the label A meeting oL Republicans was held in Asheville Saturday to pro test against a reappointment of pres ent officeholders and a resolution was adopted asking State Chairman Rollins not to recommend as a gen eral policy any officeholder for re appointment who has held office as Of thanking our many 1 friends and customers for WOODWARD BROS 546 Center Street Now than ever to furnish you with the best the mar kets of this great country afford and it shall be ours Chairman Rol for the control the control of While it is not Hh interest that asKrritory is extendedmna advertise sore conspicuous struggle Arthur seems over It is well The siege ena costly one in blood andHire to besieged and besiegers RHWall of ort Arthur will have an adverse effect on the Russian cause which has suffered from the begin ning of the war but it by no means settles the war nent Illi That Object tl of Mr ml ire mdenee or The landmark remains of Burton Boyd i ep irted elsewhere paper I were brought here liuu vu funeral service NOTICE a vi4 nr hi trm 11 Karclerin iboincrv busi Jewelers TATESVILLE The name of Hon Linney of Alexander was not observed in the list of those who participated in the organization of Congressman Black club atGreensboroSaturday rom this we assume that Mr Lin ney is one of the outs who was not invited V'fniWW 1 The Morally Stunted of Grevns boroand Charlotte now know how it is They are in the same class with Statesville the sowpaw business jMiRalisbury is abouf half way be The Kalelgh The Slayer Escaped The Landmark mentioned briefly in its last issue the shooting of Mr i II Afford of Raleigh by hisbusi ness partner I) Bynum Alford died Thursday night and at last ac count Bynum had not beenarrested The shooting occurred in the job printing office in which Alford and Bynum were interested Thursday morning other men being in the office Notwithstanding the publicity Bynum walked out and walked away and the officers have not been able to get trace of him Alford was a highly esteemed citi zen and his cruel murder has excit ed indignation NEWS ROM HARMONY SECTION Attempted Robbery A Marriage and Oth er Events Correspondence of The Landmark Two negro boys John and Clar ence Smith made an attempt to break into store at River Hill Saturday night 24th They were frightened away Mr il i tg along Mr Parks was noiified and came imme nel He in the direction they had gone They caught one but the other is still at large There have been several depredations' in this community and every effort should be made to bring the guilty ones to justice Tom Parker' and Aliss Mary or Turncrsburg were Tried while sitting ina buggy I HEER st door above Old St Charles Hotel a Constipation and plies are twins They kill people meh by inch sup lite away every day Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will positively cure you No cure no pay 35 cents Tea or Tablets Statesville Drug Co Center St An Officer Killed In a Charlotte Suburb Charlotte Observer 2d Rural Officer Cole of Bel mont' Park was killed yesterday afternoon at half past 5 by a negro Will Springs The homicide was committed at the railroad cross ing near Sugar Creek church and within 200 yards of Zion negro church Mr Cole son in law Mr Nabors a machinist at Lid was there and was shot also How seriously he was wounded does not yet appear it seems though that lie is not much hurt VZhilc services were at Zion church Will Springs went out and mounted Bob wheel Bob came out later and re quested Springs toget off Springs' refused to do so drew his pistol on Brennen abused and cursed him and threatened to kill him Bren nen did the sensible thing when he left for Belmont to get ah officer Mr Cole asked Air Nabors to go with him and the two white men and Brennen set out for Zion three miles away When Cole and Nabors found Springs and the negro Brennen had identified him Cole covered him with a pistol and told him to hold up his hands The negro held up his right hand and with his left drew a pistol and shot Nabors first then shooting Cole The latter grappled with him and the negro shot him the second time killing him Nabors recover ed sufficiently to shoot at the negro several times as he ran away but whether he hit him is not known share of your future busi ness Entrust our orders with us and we will take care of them With the compliments of the season Yours Old Drug: Consolidate A Wealthy Uomau Retires Philadelphia Dispatch Dec 31 Powers Weightman and Rosen garten Sons two of the oldestand largest chemical manufacturingcon cerns in the United States and both of this city today completed the ar rangements for consolidation and 'will in the future be known as the Powers Weightman Rosengarten Company the merger Airs An na Al Walker sole heir and ex part ner of the late William Weightman who has conducted the affairs of the concern since his death retires to day from active business Mrs Walker is regarded the wealthiest woman in the United States her for tune being estimated at $60000000 stowed upon us the past year and to assure th ra of our appreciation of the same i At Walnut Cove Stokes county a few nights ago three men assaulted Policeman 0 Rayborn and beat him so badly that he was confined to bed assailants wereag grieved because he had arrested one of them Mr Unity Suffers a Painful Injury Correspondence of The Landmark Afr'W Baity of Williamsburg suffered a very painful accident while moving a steel range He was riding on top the range and fell off breaking a bone in his right elbow The writer was" present when Dr Journey and Miss Lillian Wyche came to dress the arm Mr Baity was suffering so that it was necessary to use chloroform before an examination was made They did the work exceedingly well Mr Lonnie Tharpe of Milton is visiting his parents Mr and Mis no Tharpe at Harmony Net Jan 2 11)05 rm liowi ul Ij Prick I I I last Monday Gaiflier Esq YOU WELL A LI OVER" Remarkable Result Wrought by the Won derful Kheumaclde At last a remedy has been discovered that absolutely cures Rheumatism Catarrh Indi gestion Constipation Liver and Kidney Trou bles und Contagious Blood Poison It accom plishes this by cleansing the blood of all germs that cause the diseases toning up the Stomach and Liver and building up the entire system Here is a typical letter taken from hundreds that bear similar testimony: Baltimoiie Md eb 1st ift Bobbitt Chemical Company Proprietors Kheu tnaeide Baltimore Md: Three years ago I tras strick en with Inflammatory rheumatism Luring that lime I suffered excruciating pain principally in my lower body My joints were stiff swollen and inflamed I could not straighten my limbs Your wonderful cure HHEUMACIDE was recommended to me and I began to take it ac cording to directions In a short time I began to experience thegreatest relief The soreness and stiffness was soon gone and 1 certainly feel thankful Rheumacidc has done me more good than all the medicines and doctor's prescrip tions which 1 tried I found that Rheumaeide acted well on the Kidneys and Bowels and 1 believe it will cure any case of Rheumatism or blood disease I now have perfect use ot my self can work and walk as well as ever and I attribute my cure entirely to the use of Kbeu maefde My friends and neighbors marvel at the change in my condition I send you this testimonial of my own accord without solicitation and will cheerfully rec ommend your medicine to all whomay write or call on me concerning this letter und the bene fit have received 1 am a widow and reside at the address given below Yours thankfully MAltV BATES 'WEBB No 407 Saratoga St Baltimore Md or sale by Logan Stimson Son Druggists Durham has been dry for a year and according to the report of the chief of police who inspected the books four drug stores which sold liquor in that town during th6 year abotit 6000 prescriptions for the medicine This report does not include whiskey mixed with other drugs but just the plain article This was considerable business in that time and the Herald says it does not count they have done on the this being an intimation I that a icord of all the sales is not in 1 sight karmers are holding meetingsbhout this and other States to perfect plans to secureKprices for the cotton on hand an agreement to re Mreage next season Many held riday and Sat Mne oi Statos A meeting of all the farmers redell who are interested will be1 in Statesville Saturdays "th A large attendance isKcted and desired Another Lluuor Cage at Mooresville Mooresvuie Correspondence Chanoite Obser ver Dec Wes Little the neuro brought bacKbero from Greensboro wanted on a warrant charging him with sell ing liq sg ui minary hearing yesterday morning and was put under a bond of $100 for his appearance at court It developed on trial that the negro was selling or delivering the liquor to other people for one A Christenbury a white man who was then living at this place A warrant was issued and forwarded to Mecklenburg charging Christenbury with con spiracy in the business Mr Mellon went on bond graded school for Mooresville A Movei ot tl Tr nS i iaynignt TELL WHO THEY ARE Until thefusion Legislature inaug urated the scheme of giving the po sitions of page to sons of the mem bers it bad been the custom to name the sons of widows or other deserv ing boys who needed places paid During that horrid nightmare of fusion rule the legis lators grabbed everything in sight for themselves and their sons And since then some Democrats have fol lowed the bad example There are not many places in the gift of the very few in fact These should not be monopolized by the families of legislators If any mem ber of the General Assembly of 1905 has thought of to have bis son made a page our advice is Give the boy something else and let these positions be given to sons of widowsand boys whoneed the Raleigh News and Ob server The abcfve is' timely' The Land mark has urged this same matter on every Legislature for seve our years ago it a prominent Stai ing tho effort his son appoii islature Th stop to this every membe hiskinsfol' If the the grj facts tieir constituents will al rfthern It is uptotheRaleigb fc give the facts or if any reliablewy will furnish them toTiiELAND it will print them SEW YEAR GREETING I NEW LEM ENTS TXT A aw clerk Have xxlN had two Address care 'J HE LANDMARK Dec 30 1UU4 i nnnr spent a daB)r two islAa MatheBift organization of a State Repub lican club at Greensboro through the influence of Mr Spencer Black burn evidently means that there will be a fight between Blackburn and his friends and lies and his friends of affairs especially the ederal offices exactly an alignment of the outs against the ins it seems to be prac tically that Those who think Mr Blackburn will control will go along with his club and those whose hopes depend on State Chairman Rollins will stay out unless there is a turn But from the present outlook Presi dent Roosevelt will probably have a strenuous time in the near tling the differences among North Carolina Reoublicans TUESDAY 1905 Taylorsville Tt Correspondence nf Tbe Land MrWado II week moved into we Linney Esq the latterrserving a part of the building A Gillian's has charge of Mr Tirnpboii'K store and business wbdlr Camp bell attends the session 1 the Leg islature Mr WilliamsTo sistPrs are here to attend schol will board with him I Postmaster Deal and falijy visit ed Mr Deal father neaKjQQppg ville Saturday and 'turnmester oay Mr Matheson Mooresville here the past week A i lather Mr vV other relatives Mr and Mrs to Statesville last Mr father fives Miss Victoria Patterson Dr hospital at DavidAeame up last week to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Miss Maud Bogle returndy ester 1 day to the Greensboro Nisjtnal and Industrial College A Burke county depub United States marshal was in Aexander county last week and arreitcd Mr Jas Hammer and carried him to Statesville before a Unitei States commissioner and lodged in jail to await trial A The county boards of eomnWision ers and education were in Assion yesterday The former boarillrew the jury for next month the Superior Court but a list coul not be had in time for mail 4 I Tw daughters of Mr )eal of Dealville visited their sster Mrs JL Brown last week I Mr Teague of Statc ple was here yesterday looking 'fter building material Mr Willie Daniels relurnq to Oak Ridge school yesterday Taylorsville Jan 3196 Jn Bleached Domestics we present the best values in this line ever shown on a basis of J'0111 ine one yard wide Bleached Domestics no starch but soft finished for the needle at 6c and 8jc the yard Spring sewing is now in order so come along and let us supply ydm goous appreciate Bargains in Hats and Cloaks MATTERS NEWS Gen Porter American ambassa dor to Paris has resigned ire in Chicago Saturday destroy ed property of the value of $6000(10 Near Oldtown Cumberland coun ty 'Md last week five per sons were: burned to death by the explosion of gasoline John 11 Hall United States dis trict attorney for Oregon has been removed from office on accountofthe land fraud cases which the govern ment is prosecuting inOregon Sen ator Mitchell of Oregon and Con gressman Herman of thesameStatc have been indicted bjr the ederal grand jury for complicity inthe land frauds South Carolina some time ago passed a law prohibiting the ship ment or transportation of shad fish beyond the limits of the State A case was carried to the United States Court and Judge Brawley has decided that inasmuch as theaerdid not confine its mandates to fish aught in South Carolina waters it is in opposition ter the inter State com merce law and therefore void have a lot of Oranges Apples MalagaGrapes Pears Raisins Nuts igs Candies etc left over that I will close out tor abouii half price for the next ten days Don't fail to see the Bargains I offer But there is a new one Your OhiWatcli is Dead Put we can furnish you a new one or ijke the old one run like new We do the very best jotvly every one We are just right up to date with Good nd Prices NowRwent riday visit and otfSiVcla I Old Yeai is Dead! Corresp Thewho in thi rida was conducted Saturday afternoon from the Methodist church conducted by Rev Rogers and Dr Wharey The interment was in the Mooresville cemetery The deceased "was 61 years old and is survived by a wid ow io Al Cl arles and Sdw i 1 1 of pie an i thre di glreis Vi ti of th spin Mrs rs fGreens boro and Mrs Ennis Toxas A al A as SvS and nine new members were inmat cd alter which the hall was op the mcmoers socianv to iiwuu i advent of the New Year Refresh ments were served and tho occasion much enjoyed Messrs A Brown and A Colson presented the members with a large stickof candy weighing 50 pounds and the divid ing of it into parts equal to the num ber present furnished some amuse ment The Zeb Vance lodge Knights of Pythias will install officers tonight An entertainment was given in Academy Hall riday night bv local talent entitled Awful A large crowd was present and was well entertained each character be ing well taken The play was given under the auspices of the Aid Society of the Methodist church Mr Mrs Shepherd ei tertained a number of guests last Thursday evening at a year party in honor of their sister Miss Nannie Sentelie of Waynesville: Rev Nat Smith of Bradley is here visiting relatives and preached at the A churc last night Airs Thompson of Thomas ville is here visiting her mother Airs Sloop Mr Ed McKey and sister Aliss Eugenia spent the holidays in Greensboro with friends Air Paul Grierson who has a po sition in the ship yards at Newport News Va is here on a visit to his mother Airs Al Grierson The condition of Dr AIcLel land is very much improved Dr Brawley of Salisbury spent a part of the holidays here with his mother Rev urr of Helena Ark is here visiting his parents Air and Mrs urr Air urr preached at the Presbyterian church last night The kitchen adjoining the house of Mr I Henderson was destroyed by fire last" Thursday about 11 and the main residence nar rowly escaped The fire originated from the stove flue The prompt response of the citizens prevented a serious lire The burning kitchen was torn down and dragged from the main building Air 'Turlington left this morning for Raleigh where he will be a member of the Legislature Notice has been given that an ap plication will be made to the next General Assembly for a special act to include the whole school district wherein Mooresville is situated so as to allow all citizens embraced in said territory to vote upon the prop osition of a graded school Al Mooresville Jan 2 1905 Death of Mr Gatton an Old Confed erate Soldier Correspondence of The Landmark Air II Gatton who had been ill for some time died riday "YOth A wife and several childrensurvive Air Gatton was born October 4th 1844 and was married to Aliss Mar garet Carter Alay 27th '1870 He was an old soldier was in the war two years or more and belonged to the 42d regiment Co Capt company The deceased was a good husband and father a good neighbor and died by the hope His sufferings were very great for several weeks before the end came but he bore them all witli heroic fortitude His remains were buried yester day 1st at Holly Springs The funeral services were conducted by Rev Johnson of Olin A large congregation was present among the number Air Leander Barnard an old soldier comrade of Air and exactly his age to the very day The old soldiers are passing away and it be long till there will scarcely be a corpor guard of them left A Stikeleatiier Olin Jan 2 1905 WOOD lWOOpp W00D! IB AVE another car of dry oak and trickery wood Cut in stove and heater lonirths De livered am where in town at $1 per load Phone 13s Dei 30 ONE YEAR J2 SIX MONTIIS 100 THREE MONTHS 01) A THAT REPUBLICAN CLUB 1 Was Organized atGreensboroSaturday N'luht But Starts Off With riction Mention is made elsewhere in The Landmark of the organization of the Tar Heel club at Greensboro Satur day The club is composed of Re publicans and will be political and social livid the organization was en gineered by Al Spencer Blackburn The meeting was attended by many Republicans 129 enrolling their names as members ew ederal officeholders were present The idea seems to have gone abroad that the club is organized by Blackburn to fight Chairman Rollins and theState organization with a view to giving Blackburn complete control This Blackburn denies It is said Rollins disapproved of the club idea and those who expect things through Rollins are generally speaking steering clear of it while those who base their hopes on Blackburn are with him in the idea 7 Mr Wagner of Statesville attended the meeting at Greensboro and was elected a director of the club Tho board of directors is composed of six members from Guil ford county and six from ot her parts of the State The members of the board aro Ragan ra zier Bradshaw AV Bynum Jr Elwood Cox Nicholson Harris Jones Hicks White and Wagner The first six named arc from Guilford county The president is a member ex officio and chairman of the board After the meeting adjourned the board of directors met and elected the following officers: President cypencer Blackburn vice president T' i ir fl I 1 itu IO Ot VI 1 KJCUHJ Shaw assistant secretary A ace: treasurer IL JNichol me of District Attorney ppeared among the mcor of the club but the district got frightened and drew uiTe says' he approved of the idea originally with the understand ing that it was approved by the State organization inding later that this was not true be refused to have anything to do with the club and is opposing it In reply to Hol ton Blackburn gave out the follow ing: first man to whom I talked about the club was A Holton in the lobby of the Benbow Hotel a da j' or so after I received my certif icate of election to Congress from my district Holton not only approved of the plan but authorized me to draw on him for $50 to $100 to make the movement What has changed his mind so suddenly I do not know The suggestion tbattheorganizatibn of a Republican club is for the pur pose of demoralizing the party organ ization and of alligning the outs against the ins is without foundation and contemptibly false Since my name has been prominently coupled with the organizationof theTarfleel club desire to say that the ques tion of outs against ins was never thought o'f by me or suggested by any one who has declared a desire against such organization 1 want a Republican majority party in North Carolina and if any present ederal official so far loses sight of the wel fare of his party to oppose the or ganization of a State Republican club his business not mine Al any of the best men he aiaie have signified their desire to be members of such a club and the or ganization will go KlBHBSHarger of Stokes county MbMf hunting a fmvdayago dovn a tree to get a sriii m'ol The 'tree fell on him and killed Troutman Peronftl8 Lato Vlcir A Coming Marrlagn I Corrcspundenee of The Laodmurk There have been numerous litti happenings of interest through tl holidays but your humble serva has bad it in the neck or rathcnll over and report But nw i that it is all past just let down into unwrittenhistory uskiri the pardon of those who were kiiil enough to tender us news Christmas down here wasn't duh There were lots of folks and alwajl somethingdoing Only threedrunl ards and they were negroes Tl) New Year came in gloriously yestei day i Miss Eva Kerley of Charlotte rived here Saturday to spend som timn rrrUk llifl MicCAC Pavin AVING botifdit the interest of Cta Cavin vho io wniJ KarcLerin the liierv busiDv of Kerr was called to Conover Satuiday Kurcu uii miKiitu the am imn i TZilare ntt'bed that all accounts must beeiUed nurse apatientsick of typuouivvciiprQu ipy cation me amis tve trouble Wo are requested to correct soiihKlkr pec so iw4 slight errors in The Lmndmark coi vrppiu eerning the death of Air Li it xla5 1 Jul Troutman He left three living sisH I want a let of Charcoal ters and was one of 10 stalwart re Tinner sourceiui oromers oi inat ciuss make circumstances safe tc savthis man was one of the most tA universally liked young men in trim Aniinftr nnd in hia dofUh th(A rnm AV LX VJ 1XA HIM vva munity sustained an irreparable LOSS Mr Elma HoltsWiser and Aliss annie to be married! Wednesday evekiljjfat the I home VM0 Troutman Jan 2 1905 ting A protracted meeting has been go 1 on at Harmony tins week con cud by Rev Tl Weaver The urch has been strengthened und much good done in the name of the Alaster i Air Wesley Baity of near Net" killed two hogs that weighed 352 and 330 Mr Wright of Iowa is visiting relatives in this community' Mr and Mrs Lola Brannon of Statesville spent tho holidays visit ing relatives in this community Mr red Pool and Ago Edwards who went to Indiana some twoyears ago came homo to spend the holi days Mr Jay Campbell' who is teach ing ra the southern part of the coun ty came home to spend the holidays Mrs God bey is teaching the public school at Gum Grove Hi itei Mas Godbey is an ef ticient teacner On Christmas eve she gave the school a nice treat to we delight ot the children 1 tl cr md Tom Stroud to te rCsaw mill in this community in the near future 1 he holidays passed off very quiet ly in this in fact were it not for a little more shooting than usual you would hardly know it was Christmas It was once customary to take a rest but in this fast age one or two days is all that is ta ken With best wishes to The Land mark and its editorial staff for a happy New Year 1 am as ever astrong admirer of The Landmark elix Harmony No 4 Dec 30 1904 STATE NEWS In Stanly county the other day somebody with malice aforethought blew theboilerof Mr saw mill to smash with dynamite Mr A Tompkins was thrown from a carriage by a runaway horse in Charlotte Saturday night and re ceived painful bruises No bones were broken Mr II Kronheimer who has been editing the Winston Sentinel has retired and is succeeded by Air II Dwirc who has been on the staff of the paper forseveral months Beginning with tfielstthree large towns of the State Charlotte Greensboro and New Berne be came dry At New Berne Saturday some of the bar men sold whiskey at auction to close out their stock Tom Love an old negro who en tered the room of Mrs Rogers at Waynesville last summer for which offence ha was convicted of burglary and sentenced to death died in Buncombe county jail last week where he he'd been removed for safe keeping Death was apparently due to heart failure An effort was being made to have sentence commuted to life imprisonment I NOTICE ANINCEB La e' nppointed col II DX MKvnt rtlw Robinson Com wuSll those indebted to the company will taka lee that be sill call on them and they In readiness to settle their uee hint RUBIN sON CO Card of ThhnkM To the Editor The Landmark Will you please give me space' in your valuable paper to return thanks in the name of the inmates of the Ire dell county homo to tho people of Troutman and Barium Springs for the dinner they gave on Christmas Day and also to the ladies of States ville who gave the inmates adinner on Thursday following? I assure each one who contributed to the cause that no Christmas gift was given to any person whoappreciated it more or felt more thankful than did the inmates of the county homo Respectfully AV Perry Keeper County Home Barium Dec 31 1901 The board of aidermen of Ashe ville five weeks ago refused to renew the license of the distilleries operat ing hi that town Tw ice applica tion for license was renewed and twice refused But last Saturday a special meeting was held and a majotity of the board voted for tho license to run six months Drug Stores Do a Big Whiskey Business tn Durham Durham Dispatch Dec 31st This year the four drug stores that handle whiskey on prescription did a great business Day before yesterday an inspection of the pre scription books by Chief of Police Woodall showed at that time a total of 5899 prescriptions for whiskey had been tilled In this list is not included those that were for whiskey and other things mixed those just for plain whiskey Since then many prescriptions have been filled mak ing a grand total of about 6000 for the year If tho physicians all charged the regular price for pre scriptions the business for the year netted the doctors $6000 In a short while the druggists who sell whiskey will have to get new license It is understood that at least two of those who now handle whiskey on prescription will not apply for license They say they are tired of the business and will not sell in any shape Airs Lockhart wife of cx Con gressman Jas A Lockhart and daughter of the late Judge Thos Ashe died tit her home in Wades boro riday Keith collector of customs at Wilmington has smallpox and is quarantined at home The irreak Ht system renovator vi tality regHlmen the kidneys Uvernndstoniaoli It IMHsters Roi ky Mountain Tea fulls to eure Itei your money buck That fair 35 cenw Teaor Tablets atatesville Drug Vo Center SI PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND HilDAYS OALDWEtZ tei'ARK ORT ARTHUR TO SURRENDER The Russian Coni niander Negotiating With the Japanese 1 Tokio Japan Dispatch 2d General Nogi reports that he lias received a letter fromGeneralStoes scl relating to the surrender of Port Arthur The news that the Russian forces at Port Arthur have been reduced to such a st rait that at lastthehcroic commander has been forced to pro pose surrender follows upon a month of reverses The siege began almost with the firing of the first gun in the war now nearly 11 months ago and when perhaps the greatest stronghold in the world was garri soned by 40000 Russian soldiers supported by a formidable squadron of modern battleships cruisers and torpedo boats These warshipshave been destroyed or dispersed until but a few torpedo boats remain in the harbor The garrison at latest accounts had been reduced to about 5000 men On December 4 High (203 Metre) Hill was captured by the Japanese On December 19 the ast Keek wan fort was taken by them and the Rihlung fort fell on December 29 of the fall of East Keekwan events seemed to bo hastening toward the culmina tion for on December 31 Sungstiu Mountain fell into the hands of the besiegers and onfy a few hours later the fort another strong posi tion was captured The report that ffon combatants of Port Arthur had been accorded asy lum behind Liao Tie Mountain may have been an indication that the Japanese commander foresaw that the surrender of the Russians with in a brief time was assured HONORED AT HOME Rev Parker Holmes of the 1st Church South Hickory says: have used Rydale's Stomach Tablets fur indigestion and regard them as perfect remedy for this disease I take pleasure iu recommending them to all sufferers from indigestion Use Stomach Tablets tor our stomach trouble and you will join Dr Holmes in this strong endorse ment These tablets will digest the food your weak stomach cannot and thus nourish the body and prevent the partial starvation from which all dyspeptics suffer and which causes the loss in tlesh and strength all dyspeptics experience These tablets relieve all disagreeable sy mp toms at once They will increase your strength and flesh almost from the first day's use and will restore you to perfect health Statesville Drug Co LOST HIS GRIP When a man has lost his grip on the affiilrsef lite feels ineapurieof erforniing ilie ordinary duties that business requires Body languid brain dull Hisliveris out of order Liver Tablets are what he needs One dose usually will two always will restore normal condition of body and inInd and lit a man for the duties und pleasures of life again Liver Tablets are easy to lake pleasant iu ef fect satisfactory in results economical 50 chocolate coated tablets in a convenient box 25c Statesville Drug Co (ERS the best advantages at a small st Gives thorough Iristrucliop Looks arv he best interests of its pupils Adminis ter: own discipline Depe uis only upon met strives to fit students for usefulness Seifrlsiind boys to leading colleges bull tenr liestjn the history of the school A Unit number of new students can I uccom me during the spring term Our Boarding Hal tangement is proving highly satisfacto ry jod board given at almost actual cost Stilts who wish to secure beard In private furl or afr buurdmg bull should apply at tl music instrumental rnusle and elocu tioiUgtn bv ci mpetent Instructor JN 1 MIKH1LL Pjesident De) 1001 8W Cool Spring 7 n' on i I He Are Better Prepared sr Gill llglWIMiliiriimiirr III mil II imir Ma UM fir a 8M SW sggg I) Si 4 vW' Pji1 wli Mbs.