The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-06-20
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD BY THE GOLD
LEAFS CORRESPONDENT.
The New Revenue Law Again-Teach.
ers' Assembly, New :Officers-The
Summer Girl Arrives-A North Car
lima Lawyers Observation-Disclosures
Insane in AsyIums-News Notes.
CFrom Our Regular Correspondent

(FrOm Our Regular Correspondent
RALEIGH, n C.. June Il, 1901.
They're after the new revenue law
again-the business interests especially
and the people in general.
The average tax-paying citizen. some
time yclept the common people" may
join the procession before his taxes for
1901 are listed and paid
Indeed the Governor is formally re-
quested by the Fayetteville Chamber OF
Commerce to call an extra session of the
Legislature to repeal the Willard law,
and the desire to '.do something" along
that line is-very generally shared all over
North Carolina.
These letters have heretofore explained,
on several occasions, the manifestations
of dsapprOval of this law-frOm the time
it was fought SO hard in the Legislature
land rid OF some q couple of dozen or so,
of its most Objectionable features by the
Senate in committee OF the whOle) and
embracing the questioning of the legality
of the passage of the bill later on. down
to now
The latest outburst OF disapproval
grows out of the fact that for two weeks
the dear people have been put through
the Willard law ''inquisition' in giving
in their taxes and required to answer
questions and pay taxes the like o which
they never knew before.
But there'll hardly be an extra session.
even if every Chamber of Commerce in
North Carolina acts upon the request OF
the Fayetteville chamber and ask 1t.
While the agitation may have good
effect two years hence, we will probably
ape after the Pennsylvania method OF
giving in taxes. while we disclaim to the
lister the suggestion that we are thieves
or liars and accentuate by our replies to
his questions that we have no real lnten-
ton OF becoming such.
TEACHERS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OFFICERS.
One of the most important events to
note is the meeting OF the Teachers AS
sembly, which was in session all of last
week at Wrightsvile Beach. near vii
mington, and which was addressed by
| cock and long list of our leading educa
| tors.
| The new officers elected are: President
| Edward Mimms. of Trinity College; Secre
tary. W. ID. Carmichael, Principal Of The
| Durham Graded Schools; Vice Presidents
f. W Sykes, Wake Forest College; Wash
ington Catett. Cape Fear Academy, Viii
mingtOn; Ernest Mangum, Wilson Graded
Schools; X. l.. Madison, Cullowhee High
School. Jackson; J. A. Holmes, Stat,
University; =. p. Claxton, Greensboro
/ Normal: Miss Halliburton. ASheville Cit,
Schools; +. d. Bratton. st. Mary,s. Raj
eigh.
THE SUMMER GIRL ARRIVES.
The beauties of the summer girl, as seel
in the surf, on the seashOre and in tn
ballroom, will begin to charm US all t,
Morehead nOw-the opening ball at TIL
Atlantic Hotel there being pulled off to
night. and to be followed by q season O
gaiety and enjoyment which only thos
| who have spent a season at the Atlanti
can fully realize The hotel is agai
under the excellent management OF Sec
vile Brothers, OF the Aragon, OF Atlanta
and other hostelries. and Morehead ha
never offered finer attractions than thi
season 4 half-dozen and more State
are represented by the patrons of this re
sort, and some of them coming hundred
of miles. The next two or three week
will furnish the finest of fishing, which a
all times is Il remarkable and attractiv
feature.
NORTH cARoLIAN LAWYERS LUCK
There are few of us who would obie,
to happening to a piece OF unexpecte
good fortune like this-eXplained in a
account from Concord on the 14th-tF
correctness of which being vouched TO
Mr.. NJ H. H. Caldwell. attorney &c
Mr. Dillon Brown, of New York who
now in North Carolina living near tt
Narrows on Yadkin River, and engage
in Harvesting the water-power of th5
river, has had an experience which Ala'
din was wont to enjoy on rubbing h
: lamp. Last night there arrived at NJ
, Caldwel's home in South Concord, SCI
10y Mr.. Brown as a present to his lawye
a pair OF matched bay horses, the harnes
hitch them to, $50 worth OF grass seed,
fine cooking range and six Jersey cattl
No fairy tale, this, but solid fact
''NoN-INDIGENT'' INSANE IN AsYLUMs
1t Will be remembered that during tt
last session of the Legislature the matt
of the support OF insane persons in Il
State Hospitals who possessed means
their own or whose relatives charge
, with their care We're able to suppo
them, caused much discussion and final
: legislative action.
: During the last few days the Directo
for the Asylum at MOrgantOn have hf
the matter up, and among other thin|
decided was:
"WHEREAs, The Attorney General h;
declined to furnish the Board heinform
ton requested of him concerning tt
ability of the present inmates of the He
: pital to pay for their maintenance. ct,
and the Board is forced to act upon SUI
a information as they nOwpossess and CO
, obtain;
''Resolved. That the committee recon
mend that all on-indigent patients, ma
, and female. who are able to work al
, whose labor is worth as much as t
cost to the State for their care and mai
tenance, be kept free of charge.