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right to acquire land for a National Tor
estry reserve in Western Carolina. In
this connection Senator Gudger said that
the State geological survey was interest
ed and the Legislature of South Caro-
lima would be asked to pass similar
act President Mckinley had recon-
mended an appropriation of $5,OOO,0OO for
the purpose.
SENATE BILLS PASS THIRD READING.
The following Senate bills passed third
reading in the Senate and were sent to
the House for concurrence:
Senate bill for relief of Robert H. Nc
Neill, school teacher in Wilkes county.
Senate bill authorizing the ncorpora
ton Of street railway companies under
the general law.
Senate Bill to incorporate the Bank of
Clinton. minor amendment was made
by the Committee on Banking, and the
bill passed.
Senate Bill to incorporate Eagle Hose
Company No Z. of Greensboro, passed
Senator Mcneil, in regard to this bill,
explained that the tax was not charged
on this corporation because it was purely
benevolent, a fire company.
Senate bill to incorporate Southport
and Northwestern Railroad Company.
Senate bill to incorporate Security Life
and Annuity Company Senator Glenn
said the purpose of the bill was to give
the State life insurance company, and
the act had been carefully drawn by
Judge Shepherd.
Senate bill to amend chapter Sc, laws
of 1887, relation to the public schools of
Durham.
Senate Resolution for improvement Of
the upper Cape Fear River. instructing
our Congressman to secure an amend
ment to the present river and harbor bill
in Congress. The resolution was explain
ed by Senator Mcneil and passed. Sen
ator Morton asked that it be sent with
out engrossment to the House.
Senate bill for the relief of the dan
gerous insane department in the hospital
at Raleigh. This was introduced by Sen
ator Speight and approprates $4,000 to
pay the amount drawn from the treasury,
and $500 for current expenses. Senator
Webb explained that the Legislature of
1899 created the department and failed
to make the appropriation
PASSED SECOND READING.
The following passed second reading on
roll call and went over on tomorrows
calendar
issue bonds, not exceeding 5000, to
establish electric light plant and sewerage
system for the town.
Senate bill to incorporate the town of
East Lumberton, Rqheson county
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BILLS INTRODUCED.

Whitaker, of Forsyth, to require city
and street railway companies to use
vestibule fronts and tenders on their
cars.
Whitaker. Of Forsyth, to amend Chap
ter no., Private Laws of 1891, an act to
revise and consolidate the charter of the
town of Salem.
Carlton, of Duplin, to amend Chapter
1879, Public Laws of 1887, relating to
regulation of he sale of seed cotton and
other farm products.
Weaver, of Ashe. to more effectually
protect the schools and religious gath
erings of Ashe county.
Hayes, of Chatham to place certain
territory in Chatham and Moore coun-
ties under stock law.
Wilson, Of Caswell for the relief of
A. J. Hooper, of Caswell county.
Wright OF Rowan. to repeal Chapter
5 Of the Code, the bastardy act. and
substituting bastardy law giving Su-
perior courts jurisdiction.
Wright, to make tenant guilty of a
misdemeanor for wilfully abandoning
and falling 20 cultivate lands for crop
year he rented.
Wright, to make crop year terminate
on December LIST, of each year, to APP
ply to Rowan county.
Spainhour. OF Burke. to amend Chap
ter 211, of Public Laws of 1899.
Dean, of Macon, to authorize the
commissioners OF Macon county to pur-
chase land upon which to build home
for the aged and infirm. and to levy a
special tax TO pay for same.
Burnett, of Swain, to correct state
grant No. 1876 Of Macon (now SWAIN
county.
Marlborough. of Franklin, to amend
Chapter ISL. Public Laws Of 1899 so far
as it relates TO Franklin county. Placed
on Calendar.
Collins. of Haywood. to create new
township in Haywood county, to be
known as Cecil Township.
Parker, of Halifax to authorize the
commissioners of Halifax county Go use
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TO ENLARGE TOWN LIMITS.
A Railroad From Scotland Neck to Roanoke
River Proposed.
Especial to News and observer)

Scotland Neck, n. c., Jan. 17.-Notice
has been given that application will be
made to the Legislature to change the
charter of Scotland Neck 1t is probable
that the corporate limits of the town
will be enlarged so as to take in East
Scotland Neck. the pretty suburb that
has sprung up during the past year
Steps will be taken to secure a charter
to build railroad from Scotland Neck to
some point on the Roanoke River The
business men feel the need of road to
connect with water transportation to &C.
cure cheaper freight rates. =
There have been many changes in busi-
ness here since the new year opened
The latest important one is the principal
hotel in the town. Hotel Lawrence, as
it has been known for several years, has
changed hands. Mr. C. T. Lawrence, the
proprietor for several years, has retired,
and Mr.. 2. A. Rosbery is proprietor now.
Chairs have been placed in Futrells
new opera house, and Scotland Neck, for
the first time. has a first class hall.
The farmers in this community are
raising a vigorous protest against the
States peanuts on its farms on Roanoke
River. The counties of Halifax, Edge
connie, Martin, BERTHE and Northampton
cover almost an exclusive territory in
which peanuts are raised in abundance
The farmers think that the State ought
to raise cotton, corn, field peas and the
like in which there would be no unequal
competition as between the farmers here
and in other sections of the State. A
merchant here who is all the time posted
on the peanut interest, said that but for
the sixty thousand bushels of peanuts the
State has on hand farmers would be get
ting dollar a bushel for their peanuts
here now, instead Of seventy and seventy
five ce-ts.
There is an unusually large amount Of
stock being brought here for sale this
season.
The community loses valuable citizen
and a most excellent family in the re-
,lnaayal Of Or. J. r. Pope to Cory, Pa.
| DR.. Pope has been one of the prominent
practicing physicians of this community
| for many years, and his services here will
! be greatly missed His daughters have
| been students in the Baptist Female
University.
Persons who attended Governor Ay-
cocks inauguration from this place, were
greatly pleased with the entire proceed
| ings.
Sympathy for the loss of Buie's Creek
| Academy has taken shape here in the
form of donations to the school. Mrs.
sdmondson, this week. has sent So to
principal j. A. Campbell and perhaps
other donations will be made.
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A REVISION OF OLD LAWS
Amendment to Benefit Certain Glasses
Of Postal Employees.
NO INCREASE IN CARRIERS SALARIES
Debate on This Section Between MessrS Smith
.G-sof Michigan, Maddox, Of Georgia ard
NI,oud, Of California. Goes Over
N Point Of no Quorum.
n Point of no Quorum.
(By theN Associated Press. J

Washington, Jac. 17.-This was an ex-
ceedlngly dull dayN.in the House. The
entire day was spent. upon the bill to
revise and ccdify the postal laws, which
is to be the continuing ofler, not how
ever. to interfere with appropriation bills
or conference reports, until disposed Of
1t is a bill of 221 pages and is simply
a revision of existing laws. Some dis
position was manifested to inject lato
the measure some amendments TO present
law in the interest of certain classes Of
mail employees but such attempts were
successfully resisted. Just before the
House adjourned, when no quorum was
preeent, Mr., William Alden Smith (Mich.),
offered an amendment to increase the pay
of letter carriers, Of the first. second
third and fourth classes respectively TO
81, eco, 81 GOO, $500 and 5000. The
ment was defeated on a rising vote 30
to SO, but Mr.. Smith made the o.nt ~
no quorum and final action on the
ment went over. Ninety-three pEc ~
the bill were completed today
During the discussion, Mr.. MaHl"x
(Ga.). observed that the elerkt se
postofnces who worked Narder Hla m
some cases longEF 3hsE ether csses
emploes should receive cobeidcra ir4.
They alone of the employees. ere Hof
importuning Congress to inercase he
pay aud decrease their hours.
Mr. Loud controvortcd this and said zoe
postcfice employees OF every class arc
constantly importunlng the Postotf
committee
Mr. Hepburn Qowa), moved t. riee
out the provision requiring that th oHa
Assistant Postmasters General 81 5ula 5e
confirmed by the Senate. The motion
was lost
At 5:45 p. m. the House adjourned.
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SECRETARY ROOT HAS GRIP.
Has Not Yet Acted on Report Of Pooz Invests
eating Committee.
(By the Associated Press.

~ ~ 9tF''7NNFtINN1NF INI77FT
Washington, Jan. 17.-Secrc;ary Root
is confined to his house today with the
grip.
Secretary Root has not yet acted on the
report of the Brooke Court Of Inquiry
in the cases of ex-Cadets Booz and Broth
and his illness viii still further delay
action in that matter. There is an inn
preston at the Department that the Sec
rotary desires to act before the Con-
gressional committee concludes it's in-
vestigation of the same matter There is
every reason to believe that he Will con-
denim the practice OF hnzng in unmeas-
ured terms, and instruct the authorities
at the military academy to adopt radical
and extreme measures from It's complete
eradication from the academy.
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ELECTRIC I1oHrs NECESSARY.
But Naval Board May Yield to Constructors on
Minor Points.
(By the Associated Press


Washington, Jan. 17.--Thc Board on
Naval Construction today took up for con
sideration the proposition submitted to
the Department by the Newport News
and Bath companies for the excelsior from
the specifications for the sheathed battle
ships of certain items with a view to
bringing the cost of the ships within the
ability of the companies to accept. The
board showed a disposition to yield to
the contractors on number of minor
points, mainly relating to the hull of the
ships, but insisted on the retention Of the
electric lighting plants which items ag-
gregate about $40, 900 and were tho par
ticular subjects Of attack by the contrac-
tors. If the Secretary approves the ac-
tion of the board in this matter. II will
be necessary to again submit a proposal
to the contractors based on this find
ing, and If they cannot accept tho propo-
sition, then e-advertisement on amend
ed plans may be necessary.
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AGAINST CIGARETTES
Favorable Report For Senator
Browns Bill.
Committee Unanimously Asks Sena'e o Pass
the Bill Prohibiting Sale Of Cigarettes
in North Carolina.

The Senate Committee on Propositions
and Grievances at its session last after
noon decided unanimously to report favor
ably the bill introduced by Senator Brown,
of Columbus, to prohibit the sale of cigar
cites in North Carolina.
This important committee is composed
of Senators Brown. chairman. Ward,
Broughton, Miller, of Pamlico, Arlington,
Springfield, Mcneil. Bobeson and Mar
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shall, and they resolved without dis
senting vote to report the anti-cigarette
bill today with the recommendation that
that the same do pass. A majority of the
committee was present.
The following is copy of the bill:
An Act to forbid the sale of cigarettes
in North Carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina
do enact:
Section l. That it shall be misdemean-
or for any person, firm or corporation to
sell. offer to sell. or bring into the State
for the purpose of selling, giving away,
or otherwise disposing Of any cigarettes,
cigarette paper or substitute for the same
and violation of this act shall be punish
able by a fine or Imprisonment or both,
at the discretion of the court.
Sec. g That this act shall be in force
from and after July 1st, 1901.
Senator Brown. the introducer of this
bill. served in the Senate of 1899 with
signal ability and was chairman of the
penitentiary investigating committee. The
anti-cigarette bill that he is now urging
is copy OF the present law in Tennessee
and the introducer is confident that it will
pass the Senate of North Carolina. His
bill. as is noted from its text does not in
terfere with the manufacture of cigarettes
in North Carolina but only prevents their
sale.
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MUCH WORK, LITTLE TALK
A Big Calendar Disposed of and Forty
Four New Bills introduced.
TO CARE FOR THE DANGEROUS INSANE
Senate Resolution For The Improvement Of The
Upper Cape Fear River IS Adopted. Bill
Passed to Make First Monday ia
September Labor Day.

Quite a good-sized calendar was dis
posed of in the House yesterday, and A
new bills were introduced in a short ses-
sion of barely three hours. There was
practically do discussion or debate it was
solid saving of wood the whole time.
The Senate bill to grant to the United
States power to acquire what lands may
be necessary for the establishment of a
National Forestry Reserve in Western
North Carolina was not recommended for
passage by the Committee on the Judi
ciary, but substitute was offered, which
the committee thought provides with
more justice than the original bill for
the exemptions from the proposed con-
demnation of property. In all other re-
spects, the substitute is practically the
same as the bill first drawn. and is said
by Mr. Hayes to carry out entirely the
original purpose of the measure
joint resolution was also adopted in
favor of the establishment of the Reserve
and urging North Cardinals representa-
tives in Congress to support the bill now
before that body for the purchase of
lands for this purpose.
The Senate bill appropriating 5000 for
the immediate necus of the State Hospital
at Raleigh in caring for it's dangerous
insane was promptly passed This bill
also provides for repaying to the State
the maintenance of the criminal insane.
the maintenance of the cvriminal insane.
The House also passed the Senate resolu-
tion for the Improvement of the upper
Cape Fear River.
Hereafter the first Monday in Septem-
Der will be Labor Day.
The House was opened at II o'clock
with prayer by the Rev. A. A. Butler,
pastor of the Fayetteville Street Baptist
church. this city.
The following petitions and memorials
were presented:
By Mr.. Speaker, petition from citizens
of Swain county to put j. S. Barnes on the
pension roll.
BY Mr. Hoey, of Cleveland, petition to
incorporate Prospect Baptist church, No
Township, Cleveland county, and pre-
vent the sale of liquor within two miles
of said church.
By Mr.. Ebbs, of Madison, petition OF
Madison citizens for the prohibition OF
the manufacture and sale of LIQUOR in
certain localities of Madison county.
The chair added MIR. Robinson. of An
son, to the Committee on Insurance. and
Messrs Stewart and Wilson to the Com
mittee on Corporations.
The Committee on Rules, through its
chairman, Judge II. S. Connor, submitted
report in which it asked that two hun
dred copies of the bills introduced tc
facilitate the business of the General AS
sembly be printed and distributed among
the members of the House. The report
was adopted.
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Leads North Carolina DaiesinN lewis Circulation

of age as applied to appoint
ments of officers in the regular army.
Without proceeding further with the
Army Bill, tie Senate held a brief ex-
executive session at which an effort to
secure confirmation of j. II. Harlan, as
Attorney General of Porto Rico proved
and at sos the Senate adj
iourned.
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TIE DANGEROUS INSANE
$1,000 For That Department by Sena-
tor Speight's Bill.
TAX ENACTED ION CORPORATION BILLS
Senate Passed Bill Allowing Street Railway
Companies to be incorporated Under
General Law. For Appa-
Iachrin Park.

The Senate is keeping its calendar clear
and when the hour for adjournment ar
rives the bills reported from committees
have all been acted on. The custom has
been in past sessions for reports of COM
mittees to lie over until next day and
come up on the calendar then, but this
Senate is keeping squarely up with its
work.
The most important measure offered
yesterday was the bill by Senator Aycock:
ITO provide for the creation OF a text
book commission and to procure for use
in public free schools a uniform series
of text books The Senate ordered 100
copies of the bill printed. The bill APP
pears elsewhere in this paper.
The Senate adopted the House substi
tute for the bill to promote the establish
ment of national forestry reserve or
Appalachian Park in Western North
Carolina Senator Gudger has been spe-
cially interested in this matter.
The Senate also passed Senator Hen
derson's bill permitting street railway
companies to be Incorporated under the
general law He explained that this re-
CURED the consent of the municipality
where the line would be established, but
did not make the company file a map of
it's route since that would be a matter for
the town or city.
Senator McNell had his resolution
passed urging Congress to include the
upper Cape Fear in the Congressional
River and Harbor Bill. The Chambers
of Commerce of both Fayetteville and
Wilmington are interested and have ex-
pended money in surveys.
Senator Morton offered bill to exempt
train dispatchers from jury duty. which
went to the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Henderson stated to the Sen
ate that he had a conference with Mr.
Rountree of the House, and that it was
his opinion that every bill to incorporate
a company, or an amendment so enlarging
the powers of corporation as to make
it new company or rechartering COM
pany should pay the tax provided by
law. OF course, where the company s
name is merely changed or its capital
stock increased without enlarging its
powers the tax would not be required.
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The more blunders man makes the
more expert he becomes in framing
apologies.
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Beers Massing at Carolina
(By the Associated Prcss.)

London. Jan. 17.-General Kitchener.
tclcgraphing from Pretoria. under date
of Wednesday, January 18th. says tho con
centration Of three thousand Beers at
Carolina (TransvaaD Is reported He
adds that Colvilles mobile column was
engaged near Van Tond's Hook The Boers
we're driven off with heavy loss. Three
hundred Beers entered Aberdeen yestcr-
day looted the stores and retired on
the arrival Of hundred British in
fantry
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Shoes that are exactly alike make an
illfitting pair. This is a straight tip for
these who are about to marry.
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Schooner Emma G. Knowles from
Charleston. via Norfolk. for New York,
which ~-'- here Yesterday. leaking.
has tho leak under control, and me
schooner viii be towcd TO New YORK az
soon as weather permits.
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THE SESSION.

Lieut.. Gov. Turner called the Senate to
order at eleven o'clock and Rev. NJ. w.
Butler, of the Christian Church, offered
prayer. The journal of yesterday was
read and approved.
Petition was presented by Senator
Ward from certain citizens against the
extension of the limits of the town Of
Beaufort.
Mr.. Broughton asked that 100 copies
OF the Reform School bill be printed; so
ordered.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

After reports of committees bills were
introduced IS follows. and referred to
committees:
Mr. vann To create stock law in
Chowan county.
Mr.. Crisp: To place Frank NJ Medlin
on the pension roll; to place Angelina
Owcnby on the pension roll; to place
Nancy b. Crisp on the pension roll
Mr.. Dula: To put Thomas Hester on
the pension roll; to place Peter Eller on
the pension roll.
Mr.. Mcneil: Resolution for improve
mcnt of the upper Cape Fear River.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
MIR. Morton: To exempt train dispatch
ers from jury duty.
Mr.. Woodland: To amend chapter 109,
laws 1897, regarding trials in civil ac-
tions.
Mr.. Arlington: To appoint G. H. Harris
u Justice of the peace.
Mr.. Mcintyre: For the relief of the
Clerk of tho Superior Court Of Robson
Mr. Michael: For relief OF +. Fl. Nc
Ncill, school tccher of Wilkes county
Mr. Justice: To amend chapter 81, pri-
vate laws of 1899.
Mr.. Aycock: TO create State text
book commission and to provide uniform
text books throughout the State. The
Senate ordered 100 copies printed.
MIR. Wocdard: To allow the commits
siopers of Wilson county to issue bonds
for court house.
Mr. Mcintyre: To incorporate the
Bank OF Red Springs.
FINAL READINGS.
The following bills passed final read
ings and were enrolled for ratification.
House Bill. to allow the commissioners
OF IredclI to levy a special tax to pay in
dcbtodness for building a court house.
House bill to abolish February term
Of Mitchell Superior Court.
House resolution urging North Carolina
Congressman to use their best efforts
for the establishment of the Appalachian
Park or forestry reserve.
A substitute from the House for the
Senate bill giving the United States the
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-01-22

The report of the work OF the dead
letter office for the last year shows one
branch Of the government service of
which 1t is no longer feasible to center
all the business in Washington. 1t
was found that the despatch of dead
letter matter from the Philippine is
lands to Washington not only involv-
ed great delay, but on account of the
difficulties of language. prevented the
handling of 1t to the best advantage.
So dead letter Office has been estab-
fished in Manila, and business between
this country and the islands is con-
Quoted in the same manner as between
the United States and any other coun-
try of the Universal Postal union.
The same is true of Porto Rioo. The
dead letter Office first established there
was abandoned, but has since been re-
yived
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-01-22

In 1900 our country was a plucky
fledgling, healthy. vigorous, ardent in
hope, high on resolve. Our total popu-
lation was less than 5,500,000. Ger
many and Britain each had four times
our number, Spain twice as many, and
even little Portugal had as big fam
lily of sons and daughters as Uncle
Sam. West of the Mississippi all was
wilderness. We had 13 little states
and few cities of prominence, except
Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore.
Boston and Charleston. The entire
revenue of the United States govern
ment under our first administration
was only s450O,O0O, while it now costs
annually s9S,1OO, ,413.33 to defray the
expenses of the government of Greater
New York. Washington was then a
new settlement, with only few thou
sand population; and had been only
lately made the capital.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-01-22

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1890, saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell, and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date of
March, 1899, the mother writes again
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter OF all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-01-22

For more than thirty years Hiram
Baxter has been postmaster at LIE
Suens, Mimi, and mas given entire sat
tsfaction to the community. although
during nearly all that time he has
been blind. When mail is distributed
into the 120 boxes Mrs. Baxter calls OF
the names and her husbands wonder
full memory can be depended upon TO
recollect every letter or newspaper.
an inn.