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fHt FLOWERS COLttCTIOiS 1 11 5 all br4 DEVOTED TO. THE INTERESTS OF LABOR, COMMERCE AND EDUCATION. 4J SPENCER; WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12. 1908. NO 2Q, if i ii TN-.

ii i -ymr 1 ii horsepower: sf advertising HE ATE ROTTEN OYSTERS COMMUTES, NAMED JKjlTO OTHEE TOLD OP HUIIANi BPPORT IS SO 1HJ0H MOIJBT FIRED INTO A TRAIN Striking Miners in Alabama At tack Load of Strike Breakers SPENT -AS IN, SPEEADIHa-BUSINESS .4: A JJUJULAtta A XttAtt. 1 iJ fc4 Ty Ltiofavt Usxim 6 Ya Woarinnr MjiwmC Nw YoWcitt. 4 it 1, 5, 1 1 4 1 1 1 HAT 4vertisinsr Li the greatest "forc in the indna trial life of -nation amply proved by -the that largcf amount of ia iureated rn'it annually1 than in "any; other, fid4, of effort. thousand mijlion dollars' appear 14 eipeiided in a THREE KlUED; ELEVEN HURT 41 f. Ambushing a Special Carrying- Non-Union Men to 'Alabamal -Mines, Strikers Pour a Murderous "art Into the Car PRESIDENT TAPS BLAME Announces That He is Responsible For the Discharge.

of 'the Negro Troops U.BrowpsviIl9VT.af v- Had do With the Matter'' Oyster Bay, N. Y.i Sepcial. President Roosevelt in a statement issued late Friday made'dt clear, that the entire responsibility was his for this issuance of the original order discharging the 'battalion of negro soldiers for alleged participation in the Brownsville, rioting and the re-. fusal to permit a suspension of that order. The President was shown an interview, which was had in Washington with General' Corbin, S.

retired, in which General Corbin stated that no credit or blame in the matter rested with Taft. After reading the interview the President through his assistant private secretary, Rudolph Foster, gave out the PENITENTIARY' PROSPERS The Directors Esolutions of Eegret a the Death of E. Gross W. Ererett "in. His Stead.

Raleigh, Special.r-'The penitentiary 'directors adopted resolutions expressive- of their deep regret at the death of one of their number, W. E. Crossland, Capt. W. I.

Everett, of Richmond County, who becomes director in his stead was sworn in. The directors stated' that the penitentiary was in very finer shape, financially, -having a "balance in its of about $45,000, and having no debts. Everything atv the penitentiary farm on the Roanoke river is as fine as can be. At this farm there are i about 1,400 acres' in corn; 2,000 in cotton and 800 iiDpeanuts. The 'crops there; Were never betteri No brick-making is now going on at the penitentiary, because no sales canv be made.

There are 'almost a million brick on Of the State convicts 75 are at work on the Elkin Railway 75 on the Washington Vandemere and 75, on the railway, in Hyde county; another 75 being employed on another road, making a total of 300 under contract for this yean Very rapid work is being done on the road in-JHyde. county and over half of its 70 miles ha3 been graded. The length of this 'road depends upon whether its terminus is Washington or Belhaven. About 45 miles of it have been graded and it will be finished next year. The work on the road in the mountains is, of course, heavy and is much slower.

Birmingham, Spocial.Three men were instantly killed and eleven in jured, two of whom probably die, when Striking miners red into a passenger train on the- Birmingham Mineral Railroad at Blocton Sunday morning, about 2 o'clock. The dead are: 1 5 Conductor Joe CoIUris. Willard HoweU, non-union miner. .1 The injured: rj Major F. H.

Dodge, superintendent of safety, Tenaessee Coa wounded in hand. and leg. E. E. Cox, superintendent of mines, v.

Coal slightly wounded in knee. A. E. Cross, thief superintendent 's office, wounded in arm and knee. J.

C. deputy sheriff, slightly wounded in A. Bryant, deputy slight-; ly wounded in J. B. Cornett deputy sheriff woujid- ed in back.

W. H. McAuiy, slight in- juries. M. A.

Pearson, soldier, wounded in -left shoulder. vast wlych iiper eent. of the entire' wealth of the nation 'and approximates the value of the country. This enormous amount is spent for space in newspapers, and in the many "other through which, he, news 0 the business world is bront befoto 'i the JIhi great inveetmerit of capital' sells over worth of v' ho products of nation' indnstriallefforts. Last year there were ap- vV proximately 220,000 manufacturers in the eountry, with a total-ieapitaliza-tkmfitt round number? of $14,000,000,000.

The sales resulting from the oapaigns of, manufacturers produced Compared with the fexpehsea incurred by the producers to reach the consumers which is slightly in excess Of eost of accomplishing the sale of the vast amount of produced mates. In no other field of human effort ia there so much money spent as ik advertising. That it productive of satisfactory results is proved by the fact, that from year to year the amount of money spent to spread business news uicreased by about 2f per cent, to 3 per cent. Without' the Use of 1 advertising, the commercial life of the nation would be practically at a stannVstill. It Is the channel through which the" manufacturer nrcpt reach the consumer and -without which he would have to limit his sales to the immediate neighborhood sot his ctory.

I jWhflt is this magic forte which we call advertising In the first placej, and above all things, it isf the in fact only practicable line between manufacturer and (It is the news -which the industries of the country publish to the great buying public Without the publi would remain in ignorance' of the' existence of the goods produced. Advertising represents a composite of all trades, professions and occupations. All -the professions will in A few years, advertise, The liv i minister does advertise now The banker is" one of the' most successful advertisers of today, yet. a feTfcyears back vthe idea that the dignified banker should eyer have to advertise would have seemed, ridiculous. The Creative Power of Advertising.

De Weese says, "Advertising makestwO blades of grass giW in the business world where only one grew before." It is a business-builder "with a potency that goes beyond human desire, and creates wants. J. Walter Thompson said in Appleton'a Magazine, (i In modern times advertising has become one of the mainstays and, in many lines, the principal creative force for business, and yet the wonder is Jsmany men having a good business reputation fail utterly to grasp its possibilities or the necessity for continuous advertising. i 'The human mind is like a fertile Aid. Sow the seed and let it taka.

root; and grow, and in due time the harvest comes. But the man who ex- pecte the harvest the Jay or month after' thCsOwihOf thelMed" would be looked upon as deficient in common sense." "iThe successful advertiser knows that be had to stiek to itxrebehiBd Z. C. Martin, wounded in head, baek and arm. A.

J. Myer, laborer, wonndad in leg. Robert Sigmon, wounded in arm and breast. The train was a special bearing non-union men to the Blocton mines under guard of soldiers and deputies. On the outskirts of the town the engineer suddenly saw a log across the tjfick and at once a fusilade was fired into the train.

The engineer did not stop, but let thef coal catcher throw the log from the track and put on full spead. The place where the attack was made was in a cut, the ground being on a level with the lower part of the windows. The.as- 1 il. 1 i 1 oounui uciijiiu i lie rocKS sdqvr no ir- edpanerou rieer. Practically every window in the train was broken and shots struck all parts of the engine and cab.

The train proceeded to Blocton fl: it, abd push before(ipiS roplthuh jpbwerM the public makes the demand. He knows his motto is "The sticker is the winner." "There may be nothing in a name; until it is advertised, then it may become a household wrdj.and be worth millions of dollars, fi god example ofthiiiai the National Biscuit Company's: advertising. Progress of Inland Waterways. Raleigh, Special. -That progress is being made in the preliminary work for the inland water way along the North Carolina coast is evidenced by orders just made by Judge Thomas Purnell, in the Federal Court here for the assessment of damages on property along the North Carolina sounds for the right of Beaufort.

The orders were on motion of Cot Harry Skinner, United States district attorney, on whom the duty Of looking after these legal interests for the government devolves: There were also orders naming guardians for a number of minors interested in these swamp and sound lands' thus condemned by the government under the right of United States Dis- jspeaKTOg-priiTiropessOf work preliminary to the constrtf of the that seven ordirs for condemnation of lands and assessvi ment of damages complete the right of way-from Pamlico Sound to Beaj fort a distance of sixtcin miles and that work will begin this section within a few weeks. frf fact that the contracts for the coif-, stuction of this section of the watcik way hqg already been awarded an the. contractors are all ready tfi start up the work. State News Items. The Winston-Salem Athletic Asso4 ciation is chartered to take in habdi the Carolina Tdha bnll tn nf tvt etion I it a suggestive name.

TJneeda Biscuit. hmd! the namef aad made everybody acqnainted with it." "Within -a few months whenever one wanted a cracker, one instinctively thought of TJneeda JBiscmt. i am. tola tnat idea for tms name was. suggested, oy a parrot -a "PoUy wantCa'cjraeker Aolevra4vertising man simplychahged the phrase to tJneedaBiscUit 111 Il'l? and the dead and injured were re- turned to Birmingham.

Dogs, were hurried to the scene and took trails through the woods directly to the I union quarters. Eight negroes were Educational Value r. Chairman Nlack Getting forces Organized for fcernpgn" MEN ON FINANCE AND SPEAKERS Before Leaviaj Buffalj For Chairman Ms-ck Axmounces the Appointment of Finance and Speak ersY Committees. Buffalo, N. Chairman Norman E.

MaekCel)em6eratie national committee; aihounced be-, foria his departure for Qiieago the apr eommitteo for he Democratic Vampaign with Moses C. Louis, as chairman, and John Osborne, of Wyoming, as vice 1 chaiknan, and a speakers twith John' H. Atwpodj of. Kansas, as Chairman and Champ of Missouri, as vjee chairman. ThcfinaneeJ committee is made, up of twentyrnnie members, and the speakers' comiaittee is com posed of.

twenty-ven: members. Announcement was also made bv Chairman Mack that' Senator Charges A. Culberson, of Texasiad been appointed to succeed DavTd Francis, of Missouri, as chairmati of the ad- visory commirtee. xn raafang Known the change Mack 'said 4 Former Governor Fi tncis acceptance of a place on tLfe committee was assured. I did lot anticipate that he contemplated pj stay of any length abroad, but wked him.

He answers that 'he willibi absent so much of the campafgn' iliaf he ought not to be chairman, but would be pleased to be a -member! of the committee. Senator Culberson was asked to accept the chairmanship and has accepted. Finance Committee. The finance committee appointed by Chairman Mack is follows: Finance. Committee--MoSes C.

Wet-more, chairman, Missouri; John E. Osborne, vice chairman Wyoming; N. Haskell, Oklahoma; W. A. Clark, Montana Thomas L.

Johnson, Ohio Lewis New York; Alva Adams, Colorado; D. J. Campau, Michigan Fratieis G. New- lands, Nevada; Williard- Saulsbury, Delaware; Alexanden-Troup, Corinee- Tnckerr- V.rkansa's Ore- fron iibert Connecticut; MassachU-sctJs "Joliiih4. Marvel, Delaware -W, S.

Jonnyis, Florida W.VR." O'Brien, InJian; Ir. Illinois; cbHsinr-Isasa Reese, Ten rfessee J. Taylor Virginia Thomas Brown; Vermont W. E. Chiltoni -West.

Virginia; Blair Lee, Marland and Eugene E. Reed, New Hampshire. V'fe Speaker's Oonuaittee. The speakers' committee is as fol lows trjfohn H. Atwood, chairman, Kansas; Champ Clark, vice chairman, Glenn, North Carolina; B.

R. Tillman, Carolina; R. E. Lee, Mountcastle, Tennessee; John H. LentzJOhio; Augustus Thomas, New YorkjT.

H. Alexander, Colorado; Jeremiah Black, Pennsylvania; Henry Warren, Indiana T. P. Hudson, Minnesota; W. H.

Dunphjv Washington; Haldeman, Kentucky; Thomas Dowd, New York Guy Bi Tucker, Arkansas T. A. Jennings, Florida; Donnelly, Idaho L. Jones, iMarvland; John SunderlandNevadaf William Collins, North Dakota; W. jBrady.

Oklahoma; M. A. Miller, Ore." K. Nebeker, J. iL Burke, Vermont.

1 chairman of the two com-lpittees will probably make their headquarters in Chicago. Chairman Mack left here for Chicago; at 8:20 o'clock. Biz Corner in Cotton. New York, Special. The entire cotton supply available for delivery on contract, said 'to have by J.

L. Livermore a young brjSce. In the last two weeks cot-tonhis advanced on this market per. bale and shorts are bordering 4n a Believing thatr there woiid' be a big crop, contracts sold shor(t, and prices were depressed. Consequently the stock was bought and shipped 'away, making the avail able supply 'the, lowest in years.

Livermore Said to have acquired every bale not under'5 contract 'te spinners. Cleveland Memorial Committee. iNew -York, SpeciaL Mayor George B. McClellan announced names of the men he1" has asked to serve on the; Grover 'Cleveland memorial committee "The committee is headed by Francis Lynde Stetson, and its office. wilL.be arranged for a memorial meeting or other public tribute to the late statesman and former president.

Father Kills Son. Special Henry Van Arnum', who was just released from alreformatory, he served a term for robbery, was shot and kill- edby his father when he went home, He had been with his father-only a iioia Turner, ashington Jartirf Elhson Young Man Dies at East JDnrham of Ptomaine Poisoning. Durham, Special W. Jaekson, a young man 22 years of age, is dead in East Durham as the result of ptomaine poisoning. He had been ill since Monday evening.

On Mon- day the young man ate a can of oysters and soon afterwards was taken violently ill, lapsing into unconsciousness. Physicians were summoned but he remafnid nnconscious most of the time up to his death and seemed sto suffer, great- pain. The oysters were evidently spoiled and this set up the poison that resulted in his death. Making Much Raleigh, Special-Internal revenue officers here say that there has not been! for twenty years so much apple brandy distilling in North Carolina as at the present time. Throughout the? apple-growing sections of the State, distilleries s-are operation and others are being bonded.

In Wilkes county alone there are 115 apple bonded distilleries. "There arc forty in Surry and large numbers of them in other apple counties. The officers say there seems to be a general desire among all who have ever in the past operated brandy stills, to have one more pass at the undertaking before State prohibition goes into effect next January. There can be no more bonded brandy distilleries in the State after this season as long as the prohibition law is in force. The Golden Weed at Wilson.

Wilson, Special The Wilson to-baeco market re-operied for the season of 1908-1909 this week, and the golden weed is selling well for the quality offered. Only the lowest grades are now being marketed, and the -prices are over adollar a hundred, higher than last "year's. The Wilson tobacco board of trade held -itst annual meeting for the election of officers and the following were elected Mr. W. Boykin; president Capt.

J. G. Roney, viee president, and Mr. R. M.

"McFarland, supervisor of sales. This market a strong and large corps of buyers and the erojpsfjhwecnare Acquired Real Estate at Franklin. Franklin, SpeciaL The United Land Company, a corporation of Georgia, has recently aequired a large, and -valuable tract of land here, and is spending a large amount of money in the work of developriient. It is proposed to make, this one of the most desirable residence sections of the town. A force of more than hands has been at work for some time, and a public sale of lots will be had on the 27th of this month.

The company offered a reward of $10 to the person suggesting the best name for the property, which was won by Miss Mary Siler, "Bonny Crest" being the name suggested and selected. Tar Heel Notes. Reports leoming to Washington from farmers. in the county state that the damage done the crops by the recent storm that swept this section is not as bad as first thought and if weather conditions are fayorable a good crop will be realized yet. The- ontlook for forming a fetock company of $100,000 for a cotton mill is good.heMessrs.

Mulis who have the matter in charge nave $65,000 of the amount, an hand. It is felt that such a diversion in the industries is needed there. Crops in Surry county have never been, better than the present and the yield of corn from present indications will be the largest that has been raised in this country for many years. Whole Family Killei by Lightning. "Sparta, N.

Special. Frank Murphy, a respected farmer living at Edmonds, Sparta, Mrs. Murphy and their litle child were struck by lightning and instantly killed Wednesday The three were in the field stacking rye when a violent storm came up and were stricken down while they were seeking shelter. Charged With Abduction, Durham, Special-Charged with abducting little Bennie Ashby, of Greensboro, four white people, Ken Surratt, Walter Ashby, Beck Rober-son and' Jermie Taylor are under arrest here. An officer will take them to Greensboro.

The men and woman claim to -be married and deny the kidnapping, saying that the boy, a brpther of Ashby under arrest, followed them from Greensboro. The party tramped all the way here. The boy is being held and says he cariie of his own- accord. A Charge of Horse Stealing. Wadesboro, Special.

A young white man, Lee S. Smith, was taken from here to Yorkville, S. Cf, by Deputy Sheriff Fred Quinn. Smith is cnargea wun sieaimg a nurssts Yorkvlle on the day of June, 1908, an(J, nothirig had been heard from I arrested this atternoon and other ar- -m NEWS, BEACHUTQ 1 Then they put money and brains be- of Advertising. store's tnaerchandise, and impressing If -u ZZZ vAZZZZZZ iA nu muc luvic.

o.i uvea uui I Mr. Roosevelt's interests, mapped out a- ii. 1 nAf.n TJC-m tnis aispiay 01 personality tnan wouw a 1: 't-iiTa p. 4 s0 'ft. News in advertising keeps the nation informed.of the new things for wear, articles for domestic convenience, in This is one of the reasons why women read the fashion magazines so closely to -get the news and styles of fashions in advance.

A whole nation can.be made aware at' one time of a new product by "news" advertising appearing simultaneously in papers, all pyer jtheouijtI)epar remarkable success simpljr because their advertisements are store "news and it is now a recognized fact that Women read this class of advertising news with keener interest than the regular news columns. John Wanamaker sees and has pointed out the educational value of advertising: "Advertising plays a part in the world of trade that does not upon superficial reading. True, there is much advertising that conUi nothing beyond screams of allg54 bargains and rhetorical rhodomontade. But there is advertising with a deeper purpose, whieh, while written with the expectation of sufBciently remunerative immediate response, also serves a deeper and broader usefulness vto the: store that xpts it, as weU broad public good. Yon probably think of advertising as confining its ef-, Twin City, the capital stock C- A- Towiie, of New York; following: General Corbin 's statement is absolutely correct, and it was entirely proper that-he should." make it.

The substance of the message' from the President which he quoted was 'made pubHc -long ago. In the Brownsville matter the entire responsibility for issuing the original order and for declining to allow its suspension was the President -s:" In his interview General Corbin stated in substance that Mr. Taft was in no way responsible, for the order discharging the bataliotf of-the Twenty-fifth Infantry! and that in doing so the then Secretary of War had obeyed the direct order of the President. General Corbin then recounted the circumstances as they occurred and were published following the Brownsville PRESS COMMITTEE. Chairman Henry Watterson Announces Members of the Democratic Press Committee New York, Special Henry Watterson, editor of The Louisville Courier-Journal, who is chairman of the newspaper committee of the Democratic national campaign committee, made public the names of the Dem ocratic press committee of advisement, among them being the following Southern men Alabama Birminghan Age Herald, E.

W. Barrett; Montgomery, Advertiser, W. Screws, F. P. Glass.

Arakansas Little Rock- Democrat, Georgia Atlanta Constitution, Clark Howell. Kentucky -Lexington Herald, Desha Breckenridge. Louisiana New Orleans Picayune," Thomas E. -Davis New Orleans Tiines-pemocrat, Page H. Parker.

Miss-issippi Jackson Clarion Ledger, H. R. Henry. North Carolina Charlotte Observer, J. P.

Caldwell. South Carolina-r-Cokimbia State W. E. Gonzales Charleston News and Courier, J. C.

Hemphill. Tennessee Chattanooga News, J. C. Rice; Knoxville Sentinel, G- F. Milton Nashville American, Charles Slack.

Galveston, John R. Hedges, Virginia Richmond Times Dispatch, Joseph Bryan. Governor Smith Urges Action on Important Bills. Atlanta, Special Governor Hoke Smith snt a special message to the Legislature urging action on several measures which he considers of vital importance and stating' his readiness to call an extra session of the legislature if necessary, at which the convict question can be disposed of. The measures which Governor Smith mentions as being of primary importance are the anti-lobbying bill, lawfixing' the time for holdine State 'primaries not earlier than 60 days before the date of election, a new registration law and provision of a fund for the maintenance of the State agricultural schools.

Work Train Wrecked. Roanoke, Speeial--The work train on a narrow gauge road run. ning from Roanoke, left the rails and rolled down a high embankment on the mountainside. A number of men riding on the train were caught tinder the: engine and cars. Three were killed and several more seriously injured.

Contracts For Army ciothing. Chicago, Manufacturers ia. the West are rseyereiy criticising the methods employed- in the War Department in awarding contracts for army clothing. In constituting a special board to pass on all bids it was ordered that special sample of twenty yards of cloth be used for uniforms be furnished. Manufacturers in an informal protest declare that this virtually creates a monopoly as the cost to manufacture a special sample is prohibitive for small dealers.

Woman Dies From Cat's Bite. New York, Speial Mrs Jane Trumbell died last week from hydrophobia. She was bitten a month ago by a pet cat. NoK treatment was taken and the diease developed twp weeks aeo. Her sufferings have been but her composure was re markable.

fcner tacea oeam aimwt as camly as did Mr. Marsh, who died from the bite of a pet dog a few forts to vanning your interest in the, ju tr tibiux ljjc uguei auxi uuu ai ovu educates desire dneftt.es desiralH' a 4A The Saturday Evening Post, which knows something about thesubject, recently had a leading editorial on "Educational Advertising' in which it says "Advertising is one of the greatest of educational forces? 'Education means rousing the spirit of The easy. and the sensible way to rouse this spirit in any human being is to tell him; of something which he does not know and which it will be clearly to his advantage to know. The man -with something good to sell ia therefore in a position to increase the sum of human comfort and happiness, and the more he benefits himself the more does he increase that; Advertising in Politics. Managers of political campaigns have Just begun to appreciate the value of publicity that through variety mediums.

Kearly every! man seeking an office of any prominence today has in his employ a press agent to further his interests. i The newspapers, magazines, billboards, and other mediums are used ex-tensivelv bv oolitieians. In "the last residential campaiirn, George B. rests are expected. The Results in Illinois.

Chicago, Special Illinois Democratic ticket: Endorsed for United Rtatas Sena tor, Lawrence B. Stringer. for Governor, Adlai E. Stevenson. Lieutenant Governor, E.

A. Perry. Secretary of State, X. F. Beidler.

Auditor, Ralph Jeffris. Treasurer, J. B. Mount Attorney General, R. C.

Hall. Republican State ticket. Endorsed for United States Sena tor, Albert J. Hobkins. or G-eorsre R.

Foss. Governor. Charles S. Denser, re turns incomplete.) Lieutenant Governor. J.

G. Oa-leshr or F. L. Smith: Secretary of State, James A. Rose.

Auditor, J. S. McCullough. Treasurer, Andrew Russell. Attorney General William TT.

Stead. The of Saturdav's nrimnrv election as far as it is accuratelv known in regard to the State officers is given in the foregoing list. A York Sunday Tragedy. Near York. Soecial.

Mrs. Bertha Hoofl, 32 years old, was. shot and instantly! killed at her home in Brooklyn Sunday nifht by Ernest Seitz, 24 yearstold, of Seitz also shot and seriously wounded the-year- -arid-a-half-ohi daughter of Mrs. Hood, and then': turned the revolver on him self, inflicting a probably -'fatal wound, Aeroplane Makes Good. Lemans, France, By CableWilbur Wright, of Dayton, made a flight variously computed at -from 2 L-2 to 31-2 kilometres wjth his aeroplane here, in one ininute and 46 seconds.

Throughout the flight Wright had perfect control of the machine. -No attempt was made for a record, the object of the flight being" to try out the aeroplane. While flying through the air Wright demonstrated or so it appeared to the spectators, that he was ahsdntev masterbjf the airship, first soaring then shooting gracefully downward arid then mounting again at will' until after completing two he came dom To Settle Bate Question. Washington, Special During the next month or six week it is probable that the inter-State comerce comniission will 'decide upon -the question of the reasonableness of the proposed increase, of freight rates in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida and portions of Southland North Carolina in" the Southeastern terri- tory, and in Texas, in the Southwest-' Corteyou, that shrewd manager of L' Ji. -ii 4.

-fi '1 $25,000 authorized and $950 Daid in bv L. OJBrieni T. W. Watson, H. Y.

Sheltoh and others. The "Push Rockingham Forward is chartered without capitol stock for promoting the social interest of members and the advancement nam Richmond county. A. S. Dock prv tit tt i tt W.

B. Cole, are among tne incorporators. There is also a charter for the uinn Furniture Company, of Elizabeth City, capital $10,000, by C. W. Quinn and others.

Cashier R. B. Roberts of Internal Revenue Collector Brown's office, at Statesville, reports that the total collections for July, 1908, amounted to $188,340.48, an increase over the collections for July, 1907, of $6,009.29. The postoffice receipts for the Wilson office for the, month of July amounted to $115.81. The receipts for July last year amounted to The site for the public building for which an appropriation was made at the last session of Congress, has riot vet, been decided, upon.

Several sites have been offered the government, and there is a great difference of opinion among the people here as to the proper one. Fayettevffle Negro Shoots His Girl Fayetteville, Specials-Frank Council a young hegrcof bad reputation; last week shot his sweetheart, Hat-tie thoagh not seriously, because she choe theTescort of another preference himself. After a negro performance, Council offered to take his girl home, when she refused' and walked off with another, "man. Council followed Until they reached the of-the Confederate monumeht on St. James Square, when he fired two shots at the woman, one taking effect in the right knee and one in the left Farmers' Union in Eowan County.

Special. The Farmers' Union is establishing a firm foothold in Rowan. At a meeting at Harris'-school house a county organization was effected and George F. Houeh one of the largest planters in the county was chosen president-' Theo4 dore D. Brown, a prominent jroung farmer and fraternity' man and strong speaker, was elected lectnrer.

He will make a campaign for the organization. puDiicity course mat aiiracua wiae mwumui wiuiiww jo. Cortelyou decided to purchase space in leading publications and employed a elever press agent secure free press notiees. Then he contracted for a rlumber of pages in Tarious magazines, which he utilized to excellent advantage in getting the' issues3 of thV campaign and the personality of Roosevelt before the voters. It was, the first departure of its kind, from the old -campaign methods that 1 have flioticed," and how effectively it worked is an old story pow In lnanyipttblicationSiJMr.

Roosevelt's picture wa used with a clever wnte-ojp of the man and his views. In most instance it was plain tha the article pnre but tna detracted hut Kttle. from its value. 4 This paid 'advertising did riot prevent 'the magazines from using the usual interesting contributions in its reading either, but rather did it increase such contributions. The idea itself bTOSghtrOutrmicheoTmnen as Mr; Cortelyou 's plan of campaign wis new and business-like and brought results.

The manner in which it carried out stamped Mr. Cortelyou as on advertiser confident that advertising brings results. This year 's political campaign, goes tor prove more than ever before the efficiency of proper publicity, and emphasizes? the statement made long agov by the writer, to the'effect that "there itonyilinesitof arid prof essions not using publicity; wjiich can do so first in each of 'these lines to realize this faef will' reap a harvest in Advert Thomas W. Lawsori saidi 'fMy most effective force, my most powerful weapon is It is the irresistible instrument, by the use of which I am enabled to strike, and by means of which it is possible for me to arouse peopif 10 action. It is by no means necessary tnat personality, as an aa verviser, tuiuuiu consist of the acaintancetwith.

tnose wnose: custom ne solicits: "Acauaintance bv. reputation" is For instance, take the conspicuous ease of the ex-Governor of Massachusetts, In his methods he has riveted the attention of the public to perspn- -'ality. 1 1t has been impossible lor manv years past to tane up a newspaper; anywhere that the portrait of W. TJouglasy did not meet the eye at the ii head of the advertisement. It is impossible to estimate how much greater iew- minutes, ueu M11" 1 him until Monday, wnen ne was 10- He struck at his father with a chair cated at Blewitt Falls, sixteen miles and the, father shot thrice, killing 1 from nere He was promptly arrest-his son instantly with the last bullet.

eaand put in jail to await the arrival He claims self-defense. officers from Yorkville. his sales have been as a result 01 have resulted without it- 1 -u "'--ji 'a." 1 1 4 1 45 it 4 A 'fit- iht 3 ii )t si.