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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21
RIGHT TO SELL FOR TAXES.

hI1h III IoIlIII EOIG Il AALS.
Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
Section 81 of the Revenue Act passed
by the last General Assembly of North
Carolina, reads as follows:
Whenever the taxes shall be due
and unpaid, the sheriff shall imme-
diately proceed to collect them as
follows: LIST. If the party charged
have personal property of the value
equal to the taxes charged against
him, the sheriff shall seize and sell
the same as he is required to sell 9th
er property under execution"
Now, under this act there is no rea-
son why almost every mans taxes
should not be collected. If man will
pay his taxes when called upon to do
so all the better; but if he will not then
there are only two things to consider.
First, has he enough property of any
kind to pay the taxes? Secondly, will
the tax collector force the collection?
If this law is followed strictly there
will be a shorter insolvent tax list from
the various townships.
A strong, healthy man who can earn
his daily bread in any way, whether he
has property of any kind or not, ought
to be ashamed to have his name appear
on the delinquent tax list; and tax col
lectors ought not to feel called upon to
show such people favors above others.
The Commonwealth has no person
al reference to any one, but simply
means to emphasize the fact that mas
much as every citizen in free State
like North Carolina has an equal show
ing before the law and is equally pro
tected in his person and property under
the law, so every man who possibly can
do so, rich or poor, ought to pay his
Just taxes. And no stone should be
left unturned until the taxes are col
lected. The tax collectors have the
right to sell personal property of any
kind, and it is their duty to the State
to do it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21
SIT STEADY IN THE BOAT.

Atlanta Constitution.
The market report gives indication
that another bear" movement is in
formation, and that the discredited Mr..
NELL will attempt to retrieve himself
Our advice to the farmers of the
country is 'sit steady in the boat" The
world needs our cotton and should pay
for ii and no raid of mere cotton gam
blers should stampede the owners of
the product. But the other day it
was printed that one cotton buyer had
made $4,000 off small purchase
which he had made in the early part
of September. Thus it has been all
over the country. Those farmers wlro
permitted themselves to be in such con
dition that they were forced into an
unfavorable market have lost in the az
gregate millions of dollars. Now that
the price has been rushed up to some
thing like its proper proportion, those
who were wise enough to hide their
time are making the profit. Hence the
desperation of German spinners to break
prices with the aid of their friend,
Mr.. Neill, and to get cotton ut Il ruin
Gus figure.
ii is timely, therefore. to warn those
concerned that the raid is in course
of incubation, and to be ready for it
and not be misled by men whose only
purpose is to smash the market for per-
sonal gain.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21

Mark Hanna says that 1.-THE trust IS
but the result of an evolution in bust
ness" When a preacher loses his re-
hgion and wishes to keep his salary,
lie substitutes evolution for the Bible,
and when politician wants big cam
paim contributions he leans on the trusts
instead of the people. Both prove NOR
al decadence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21
WILL COTTON BRING 10 CENTS

Carthage Blade.
About week ago it was predicted
that cotton would go to cents. 1t has
already reached 7Ac and to our mind
lit will go to 8 or even 10 cents. We
would not like for the farmers to rely
on our Judgment but the indications are
in favor of a greater increase i'll the
price of cotton and we hope to see those
who held their cotton receiving 10 cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21
"THE LOSS OF GOLD IS GREAT;

The loss of health is more" Health is
lost by neglecting to keep the blood pure,
but it is regained by purifying, enrich
ing and vitalizing the blood with the
great health restorer, Hoods Sar-
saparilla Thousands who thought health
had been permanently lost have been
made perfectly we'll by taking this great
medicine. Your experience may be the
same.
Hoods Pills are gentle, yet always
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21

There were two Fusion supervisors OF
the penitentiary on Tuesday Reinhardt
and SummereIl. The board kicked out
ReinhArdt, who has been most efficient
and humane. and kept Summerell, charg-
ed with brutality that led to manning
and death The Legislative Committee
last month specially commended Mr..
Reinhardt i'll an open letter. He is
made to get out and Summerell re-
tanned. There is a day of reckoning
ahead
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21

The penitentiary directors discharged
Bradshaw and McIver, Democratic
supervisors, and against whom no
charges have been made, and retained
Summerell. Fusionist, who is charged
with inhuman cruelty to convicts. Both
Bradshaw and McIyer are acknowledged
to be among the most efficient men who
have ever served the penitentiary.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21
Spirit of the Press.
FALLING INTO BAD HANDS.

Roanoke Chowan Times.
We see that one Grover Cleveland,
the man who betrayed his party while
occupying the highest office in the gift
of the people, is now in some way con-
nected with Princeton College. Verify
some of the colleges are falling into
bad hands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21

Soft Shell Crabs at Giersch's.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-21

Hoods Pills are gentle, yet always
effective.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
A LAKE PILOTS LEG.

How - solved the Mystery of the
Wreck of steam Propeller.
I'VE are never amazed when vessels
go aground aud are wrecked ON Lake
Erie during the gales that are common
on that trencherous water, for wa ex
pect such things then" said lake
skipper, but when one is grounded on
clear day and wrecked on a course rs
clear as the day in the hands of pilot
that knows the ground like book we
naturally wonder little and want to
know the why's and wberefores Suoh
was the case of the propeller Susan f
Peck that went aground near Bar point
and was lost with $50, 900 cargo
THE captain of the Susan + had
sailed successfully hundreds of times
between Point Pelee and Bar point and
IN all kinds Of weather, and this tine
he had wheeman who was known
from one end of the lake TO the other hs
one of the most expert uavtgntOrs in
tho lake business He had been lying
up long time. for the very good reason
thnt owing to an accident to one of his
legs that leg had to be amputated to
save his life. The lost member wns re,
placed by an artificial leg, aud then the
pilot was ready to take his post at the
wheel again His first service after his
misfortune was this trip of the Susan
L. Peck. aud he ran her aground
"The puzzle to every body was how
it was possible for the propeller. han
dled by man of such skill and expert.
ence, ON straight course only 40 miles
,.,lx
favorable to leave her course. The pilot
was the most puzzled and astounded
person of all He soon got another ves
sci, and this one he ran in such an er
ratio manner, but fortunately with no
disastrous result, that he was compelled
to give her up, and his usefulness MS
pilot was gone. He and others Went to
Investigating to see if they could dis
cover what was wrong with his sea
manship,
after awhile they discovered what
they believed was the trouble, In the
pilots artificial leg great deal of steel
had been used in the joints and other
places Sitting close to the hinnaole, as
he did " hile steering, this steel dernng
ed the compass so that 1t threw the
wheelmau way off his reckoning and
led to the wrong plotting that had
wrecked the Susan e. Peck and endau
gered the other vessel that the wheel
man navigated subsequently. This was
what they argued and to demonstrate
the correctness of the theory the pilot
took charge of "A vessel without wear
ing his false leg Everything worked to
charm The mystery of the Susan Il
Peck was solved. and the pilot was re.
stored to his old place in the confidence
of Lake Erie shippers and vessel own
ers New York Sun.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
nnnk ImrertIncnce.

The Philadelphia Record tells of an
old Pennsylvania farmer who recently
came into possession of a check for
5000. 1t caused him great deal of anx-
iety, and for u long time he could not
muster up the courage to have it cashed.
Finally. while on trip to town. he
summoned up nerve enough and, stroll
ing iuto the bank, presented the check.
The teller glanced at it hastily, and
then, after the fashion of his kind,
brusquely asked, What denomina-
tioni''
Lutheran, gol durn it! But what's 8
thet got tew do with it," as brusquely
replied the old farmer, to the great as
tonishmeut of the bank official
1t required several minutes explana-
ton before the teller could get the old
man to understand his question, and
then the latter took his money and de-
parted, with sundry growls derogatory
to banks in general.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
rrug
Scene-A railway carriage,

Scene-A railway carriage.
First Artist-Children don't seem to
me to sell now ss they used
Second Artist Tin hoarse whisper }
Well, | was at Stodge's yesterday
He had Just knocked off three little
girls heads, horrid raw things, when a
dealer came in, sir, bought EN- direct
ly, took 'em away wet as they we're on
the stretcher and wanted Stodge to let
him have some more next week.
Old Lady quitting her head ont of
the window and shrieking) - Guard,
stop the train and let me out, or I'll be
murdered l-London Tit Bits
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
Maori Women.

The Maori women of Australasia have
their rights-tlourishiu ones, General
ly they have little voice or choice in the
selection of their first husbands but
they may and frequently do, change
them. y woman may trade her husband
without SO much as n comment from
the public, without the slightest smudge
on her good name, aud it is nothing to
his disoredit either. Courtship is always
brief and does not often preface mar
rage Tho Muoris, however, love to re.
peat oriental love tales and sing love
songs, Maori widows not ihfrequently
commit suicide ON the graves of their
husbands and are honored for doing so,
ms i'll China Divorce is simple; it needs
no revenue, employs no officers He
turns her ont of doors, and both are free
to remarry. This is all Girls are often
betrothed irrevocubly from infancy
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
SUMMONS.

state Of Colorado County Of Pr
In the County Court.
lose I.ozaso. plaintiff, vs.. Nicola.
defendant.
The People Of the state Of CoIorsso :,
Lozaso' tho defendant, abovs,i
tireetinE;
Nou aru hereby required to spr.s,
tion brlnght against yuu by the ah.,s
plaintiff, in the county Court of Frs5''
state OF Colorado, and answer the -
therein within thirty days after ~
hereof, " served within the state n Z, n
or 10y publication or, II served out az Il 4
OF Colorado, within fifty days after ~
hereof, Exclusive uf The day pf Srrvios
action may be regularly set for trial M
though such app arsnce had been -
issue had been joined on such comI,lai-.
The said action l. brought by plRfrf5s
tam decree nt divorce, dissolyiue ~
" mairinony now existing bctWeen 4
and defendant, on the ground that
marriage ~ plaintiff and defendant n
defendant has wilfully, and without =
provocstion deserted and abseute,l 4
'rom plaintiff for the space Of mon II.
whole year last past, and upon ths 4
ground that for the space Of more ~
whole year last past defendant has M
make reasonable provision for the m
plaintiff, he, the defendant heiu, X
bodily health during all Of said time ~
able to provide for and support plai5.;s
70 lfffNtt 'ffSl-s hitu lht Et'nffNl relief =
more fully appear from complaint In y.
tion to which reference Is here made All
nf which is hereto attached.
And you are hereby notified that II =.
to appear, and tu answer the said conn,
above required. the said plaintiff will r.,
the Court for the relief therein demsndsj
Given undor my hand and the seal .
Court, at Canon City, in said County. tbs
DAY of December, A. D., lS9s.
(Senl.l JAS. l.. CoOPFs
7-wl Judge and Acting r..
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
NO STOVES IN KOREA.
Instcnd Fiu"~ Are Laid Under the
Floors. which Are Thus Heated.

IuStcnd FIuc- Are Laid Under the
Floors, which Are Thus Heated.
Stoves are not used to any extent by
thv lntits Koreans The Korean meth
ud Of heating is exoellently adapted to
their resources and conditions In build
ing tE-lr houses they lay down sys.
TEN of cues where the floor is to be
These tiues begin Mt fireplace, which
is usually placed in an outer shed or
connecting closed alleyway,
From this fireplace the fines extend
in more or less curved direction, like
the ribs NJ round fan, to trench AT
the rear of the room. which in turn
upsns iuto chimney, which is usually
placed some distance from the house
Flat flngstunes are then placed carefully
over these tiues and the whole is ce.
meuted over aud finally covered with a
thick oil paper, for which the country
is noted. This paper keeps smoke from
entering the room. and little straw or
hrushwood, used in the fireplace for
cooking tho rice, serves to heat the
stone floor and gives an agreeable
warmth, which lasts Till the time of the
next meal =
Two beatiugs daily tend to give the
people nice warm floor, upon which
they sit in the daytime and sleep at
night BY leaving their shoes at the
door the inmates preserve the paper
floor which from constant polishing
takes on "a rich brown color. New
York Press
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
EqunIto the Occasion.

In 1910 great convention was held
in Baltimore by the young men of what
was then known as the Whig party for
the purpose of ratifying the nomination
of General William Henry Harrison
for the presidency. There was no hall
IN the city large enough TO hold the
crowd of delegates who attended. The
convention accordingly met on the Can
ton race track, and when the great
Wing orator of this state, who was
chairman of the Young Mems national
committee. arose to call the meeting to
order he was so impressed by the vast
ness of the assemblage before him that
instead of the usual formula he ex-
claimed, THE nation will please come
TO order Baltimore Sun.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
Ck5Y's PHOTOGRAPH.
IN synarPI- ~ what the Man of the
Camera Endure..

\ wang photographer, when asked
VIII sort IT subjects presented the
greatest difficulties to him, replied
wi'i'tnt a moments hesitation, "Be-
bies "
For instance, be continued, II
tcch photographs OF a little l0-months-
Old fellov the other day in six different
p-siiicrs Yesterday sent proofs to
his mother. and today she brought them
in
- IN sorry she said. without any
obvious grief, but none of these mega
tiyes will do.
Not one Of the six?' | inquired,
thcrah was prepared for what was to
tCilow
M. she said, I'm afraid not
You sre, | like this one very we'll
though. of course, it doesn't do baby
Justice. bnt his Aunt Ellen says it's an
alsalu,s caricature of the dear little
fellow The one she likes | don't care
FOR at all, and his papa says he should
never know for whom il was intended
it looks 80 cross, and baby is such SUE
shiny child
The one he likes. this smiling one,
| shouldn't consider for moment for
it makes hniy's mouth look so much
large than it really is,
His grandmother chose that one,
but as Cousin Fanny said, there's a
very queer look to the child's eyes in it
-yery queer! However, she likes that
one where hes almost crying, that so
ber one You ought to have beard ba
by's grandfather when she said she
liked it
He really decided the thing, for
hat he snid seemed so sensible He
asked Ine why didn't have some more
taken aud see il there wouldn't be at
least one that would really look like
baby Now, when can he sit again? It's
hard for me to spare the time but you
seu it is the only thing to be done!' -
Glasgow Herald
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
CROSSED" MONEY ORDERS.
Safeguards Employed In England In
MakinE Small UemIttance-.

Nai.inG small hemittnnce-.
Americans who are buying books in
small gpHntities or are remitting dues
TO the trensurers Of English societies of
which they happen to be members Occa-
sionally receive u printed or written re-
quest TO use a crossed order when
sending money At first they are likely
To be mystiiied by the phrase. Even if
inquiry is made at the postotfioe in this
country it is quite possible that no sat.
isfactory explanation will be obtaInable
The renitting party will ascertain,
though. that American postofiices do not
issue "crus sed" orders
The teriu in question refers TO two
lines drawn with pen from the top to
the bottom of postal order on its face
near the middle aud an inch or two
aTart. That treatment of money order
viii prevent payment of 1t to any one
hut banker. aud il, as is sometimes
Gone. the name of some particular bank
Is written In the space between the
lines the order will be paid only to that
Institution II is not necessary to use
any w4rds in addition to the name of
the bank, No explicit prohibition is re.
quired. The mere crossing of the order
is well understood signal to the Brit
ish postal authorities, for, while the
custom is comparatively unfamiliar to
people on this side of the Atlantic. it is
common enough i'll the United King
dom
When an American RENTS money in
this manner, he crosses his order him
self, Int in several foreign countries the
prstotiioe does not give the order to the
sender, bat transmits it directly to the
paving office The person who RENTS
merely sends notice to the right person
10 go to the posfoflice and apply for the
muncy Where this usage prevails the
pos office issues crossed order because
tue sender cannot cross the order him
self Such is the practice, for instance,
in Germany, Belgium, Austria and
Italy, ,-Eew York Tribune
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
STROKES OF A RAZOR.
How Many 10 You suppo.. IL Take.
to shave n Mani

How Many 70 You suppose 1t Takes
to shave Mani
"Now that you've finished shaving
me, how many strokes of the razor did
it requiIe?" asked the man in the chair
as h9 Strengthened up to have his hair
com ned.
That's pretty hard TO tell, said the
barber
"Of course it is. But you've been in
the business how long,"
Fifteen years.
You ought to know by this time
about how many strokes of the razor il
requires to shave n man. s1pposin2 that
you 30 over his face second time.
81 might make II guess at it. "
"All right What's your euess2 Re
member that have hard beard
We'll, should say about l25."
You re good guesser, | don't
think. Some time ago l got into the
habit of counting the strokes of razor
every time | was being shaved. It's
good way to employ your mind. In
shaving me YOU just made 732 strokes
with the razor. -
81 wouldn't have believed it. &"
mo nan believes it until he takes
the trouble 10 oouut. In my case never
knew the uumGer to fall below 500,
aud II has gone more than 500 at times.
| call 1t "A stroke every time the razor
is brouc ht forward and then drawn
back. | should judge that there are no
fewer than 500 strokes in first class
shave You remember that. and proba
bly, You can win few bets. New
York World
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
ON The OPEN TRAIL

this paItry earth and the low hung sky.
Like litic tent around II.
Too uranpcd I ind 10 feel at home,
Too cramped I always found IT,
since was ever yagtnund.
a VHyrguIt-foot and rost.
oil Eiye mt tAc width cf ihl skies 20 -oarn
When my earthly DAYS H-e over
Let me out where worlds the milesgOnes
are
whore the unrcsting stars '~nlk my way
out. out where man h"s lhow room
To travel his Old time highway
And when the journey H done God grant
That one lone Inn hnd H1r
Where ? NAV enter and greet hut her
And riuSe thu ,;oor behind rir'
Ar 4ur J. s,rng'r 10 Aiuslee's Maga
zine
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
L HrnIecIinn.

Nephew tfrom the oityl-Why do
you haye tbuse lightning rods ON your
house and barn, Uncle Joshi Don t you
know the theory that they afford pro.
lection has long since been eNplodedg
Uncle Josh Waal, | kin tell you
thoy dew act as porteokters. the'ry or
no the'ry.
Nephew Do you mean to tell me
you believe they protect you from light
uing2
Uncle Josh Mebby not young un,
mehby not, but they perteokt me frum
them pesky lightnin rJd peddlers.
Chicago News
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
An Insult.

A Caribou (Me.) man lately wan
dered into a remote hotel that doesn 1,
keep dictionary. and on coming down
in the morning was asked by the land
lord how he rested.
"Oh," replied the gentleman, II
suffered nearly all night with insom-
nia"
The landlord took offense at this and
roared, I'm bet you SO there amt one
in my house "-ENchauge.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
GNyfntilRd

Mrs Smarte says her husband is the
worst man that ever was to go shop
plug He's almost sure to get swindled
every time Why" she says. sit was
only t'other day that he bought flute,
and when it came home, if you'll be-
lieve it, twas full of holes. boston
Transcript.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
,rec.iing untcI HcIn.

The first work done in the Waldorf
Astoria, New York, each day is the
of breakfast for 1900 EN-
ployees The last of these meals is
served usually before the earliest rising
guest sleepily orders his eggs and cot
fee, thinking himself almost hero to
be breakfasting at such an hour
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
Wisdom In n Nutshell.

Human life is like game at dice
wnere we ought not to throw for what
is most commodious to us. but to be
content with our Gusts, let them be
never SO unfortunate. -Plsto
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21

A German historian directs attention
to the fact that iii the middle ages the
Mediterranean was connected by a
canal with the Red sea, and that in
1855 the Mohammedan powers had a
project of rebuilding this predecessor Of
the Suez canal.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
In Extreruis.

Husbaud-My darling, when | am
gone, how will You ever be able to pay
the doctors bill?
Wife-Don't worry about that, dear
II the worst comes to the worst, will
marry the doctor Medical Record
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
TOWN TOPICS.
SOS P1ph Avenue. New Work.

eI-iE SALE OF 4 SOUL. py c. ". s. Met.nin.
IL IE COUSIN OF TIE KING BY A. s Vinwe,tru.
1sl< MONTHS IN HADEs BY Cisrse l. cnneham,
"Tnn SKIRTS OF cHANCE. by Captain Alfred
Thompson.
--hSIhoNn KENT BY Charlie. Stokes Wayne. 4
IAN hCLIPSE OF VIRTUE. BY Champion Bisssli.'
n-AN uSSPEAKABLB SIREN. BY John Cililat.
p-1HhT DREADFUL WOMAN. BY Harold K. vyuss
~ DEAL IN DENVER. by Giimer Mektndtee
3-wHG, SAYS GLADYS by David Christie Msr,y
te-A VERY REMARKABLE GIRL BY L. BitsforA
rr-A MARRIAGE FOR HkTE. BY Hatold Vynas-.
"-ouI OF IHE SULPHUR. sY 7. c. D. lso.-
~-IHE WRONG MAN. by Champion Bisseu.
s-ThE HUNT FOR HAPPINESS. By AsiA vi-sss
ChArtres.
--HrR STRANGE EXPERIMENT. BY Harold r. vs---
o-ON TIE ALTAR ~ -'--- lob
MARTYR
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-02-21
vicks Monthly Magazine,
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