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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-14
NEW SCHEDULE B. TAXES.
sheriffs Must Make Monthly Payments of State
TaXas.

The following new taxes are levied
under Schedule b. of the new Revenue
Act:
Second hand clothing dealers, $25 a
year.
Junk dealers, graduated according to
population, SIS year for a town of 1000
inhabitants to $40 a year for town
Of over $4,000.
Ship brokers, $40 year.
Stock brokers, graduated according
to population, from $25 to SIS year.
In all towns of more than 10000 inhabi-
tants the tax is SIS.
Agents for packing houses, $1,000 for
each county in which they do business.
Agents for breweries, $50 a year, while
a brewery is taxed 5000.
Oil tank of 500 or more gallons capac-
ity, $40 year.
Dealers in futures, $50 to $500 year,
according to population. The tax for
Raleigh is 5000 a year.
~ Dealers in pistols, SO a year.
Manufacturers of cigarettes, taxed
according to the number manufactured
less than $50, 600, 900 a year, $3.50; over
$50, coo, 900 a year, $500; over 500,0OO,0O0
a year $1,000.
Immigrant agents, $25.
Itinerant oculistS, $25.
Under the new Machinery Act, sher-
ifs and tax collectors will be required
to settle with the State Treasurer much
oftener and more promptly than here
tofore Section IS of the act provides
that all taxes received by these officers
shall be paid to the State Treasurer
within ten days after the first CT each
month.
Heretofore many sheriffs have waited
until they were ready to settle in full
before paying any money into the State
Treasury.
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HEAVY FERTTLlzER SALES.
More Fertilizer Per AGRA Will be Used This
Year Than Ever Before Known,

fertilizer drummer, who has been in
the business for many years. said yes
terday:
II have never known such heavy sales
of fertilizer up to this time and yet /
do not believe, take the whole State over,
that there will be any very great in
crease in cotton acreage"
Then how do you account for the inn
mense increase in the sales?"
"A great deal Of it-more than l have
ever before known-will be used on corn;
and on cotton, more fertilizer per acre
will be used than ever before. This OF
course means an increase in production,
even if there is no increase in acreage. .
A brother of Gov. Aycock, a Wayne
county farmer, was in the city yesterday.
He says there will be little or no in
crease in the cotton acreage in that sec
ton
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ArroRNEY aENERAL 70 pEcrDr.
Who Are INDECENT Insane and Who Must Pay
For Treatment

The superintendent and directors of the
Morganton insane asylum are imposing
on the Attorney General delicate and
difficult duty.
At a recent meeting of a special com.
mittee of the board of directors of the
asylum to consider questions relating to
the non-indigent insane, the superinten-
dent was requested to forward to the
Attorney General a list of the names Of
all the patients now in this institution.
with the request that he obtain for the
use of the board information as to abil-
ity' Of said patients and those legally
liable for their support to pay the ex-
penses of their maintenance
The committee recommended that the
charge for the non-indigent insane be
fixed at the per capita cost allowed by
and that they shall have the same fare
ami treatment as INDECENT patients, but
if extras are demanded $3.50 additional
per month shall be paid. Friends of in
digent patients may secure these extras
for them at the same charge-$1250. In
case a patient is only partially INDECENT
and is able to pay portion of the cost of
maintenance, the executive committee
Is required 10 Tx the amount TO ne pald,
in accordance with the ability to pay
Also, in the event those legally RESPONSE
BILE for the maintenance of a non-in INDECENT
patient shall fail and refuse to pay the
charges made and the same cannot be
collected by legal process, such patient
shall be discharged from the institution.
The above are as yet merely recon-
mendations by the committee to the full
board and are subject to change after a
possible conference On this subject with
similar committee from the asylum at
Raleigh.
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BIG IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE.
Harris Lithia Springs Company Under New
Management

Mr. Frederick L. Speth, of the Harris
Lithia Spring Company, of Harris
Springs, S. c., who was here yesterday,
said that strong company Of Augusta,
Georgia, capitalist had bought the
Springs from Mr.. L. H. Harris, who is
going to invest the $780, GOO he obtained
in Sparanburg, S. c., where he will 80
into the banking business. The new
company will improve the property,
erect a new hotel, put up cottages, beau
tify the park, make tennis court and
lay off golf links among other things.
The main distributing office for the
water will be in Augusta, Ca, and agen-
cies will be established in New Orleans,
New York and Philadelphia.
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$3.50 REWARD.

A. Dughi, the Raleigh caterer, offers
a reward of $3.50 (two hundred and Gfiy
dollars) to any man, not only in Raleigh,
but in Europe, Baltimore, New York,
Philadelphia, Paris or London, who can
make a bar of ice cream with the letters
of the alphabet running through the bar
so that every slice you cut contains these
letters. Dughi does this, and nobody else
does. This offer is made to any manufac-
turer in North Carolina or in any OF the
places mentioned. 1t holds good for -four
days, including today
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-14
SIX ORPHANS JOIN THE CHURCH
Eleven Children at the Methodist 0rphanage
Plans For New Building.

On Friday night at the Brooklyn
Church, where Rev. NJ NJ Mcfarland
is conducting a series Of meetings, six
of the children Of the Methodist Or
phahage joined the church, three being
boys and three girls. There are now
eleven children at the Orphanage. The
trustees met Thursday to arrange plans
for a large new building, which is to
be four and a half stories high.
Another meeting win be held this week
and details determined upon.
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REDUCED RATES GIVEN.

Henderson, N. c., April 10, 1901.
Mr.. Editor: Please announce that
reduced rates on all railroads have been
secured to the annual convention Of the
North Carolina Branch of the Inter-
national Kings Daughters and Sons
to be held at GreenyilIe, N. c., on April
2Oth May 1st and End, and oblige.
Very respectfully yours,
MRS. HENRY PERRY,
State SeCretary.
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DRUG STORE FOR SALE IN ONE OF
the most thriving towns in Middle
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SALESMAN WANTED-TO CALL ON
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PAID ONE SALESMAN, WHO RE
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WANTED NIANAGER IN EVERY
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ED.-RELIABLE MAN For
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THE FINEST LOCATED BRICK HOTEL
in this city, of sixty rooms, for rent
cheap. Great inducement to right party
Apply early. Respectfully, f. M.
Lowry, Elizabeth City, N. G.
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De Wits Little Early Risers cleanse the
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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-26

tain UP stairs TO one of the main cham.
DerS In the center OF the house, then
conducted nc through a hall to Il wing
and ushrrcd me Into the apartment in
tended for me.
there is Il bank ~
"Ccrtainly, Sir, with pleasure. No
trouble at ALL" And. pulling out thick
roll Of Confederate bills, he tossed them
over to me.
"Captain," l said, pushing back the
bills, Il don't need money. l only
wanted to see IL 1t were possible for Il
man to order another out to be shot in
the afternoon and do him Il favor in the
evening"
"My dear sir" he replied. "permit
me to apologize for my liasty action. |
give go the word OF Il Gcowgia gentle
man that had not that delightful crca
turc intrrposrd should now deeply
regret the execution of my ORDER"
You mean my CXrcution.'
"Io' very good health. sir. ana that
Of the little lah%."
The drrantrr WAS empty. Ginger. the
ma i"r demo. appeared. assisted the cap.
k.. TO BE CONrlNUED.I E.,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-26

ready for him whenever he chose to
occupy It, She also Informed him that
| could have q room.
"CaptaiE." | said, IL have no rcnscu
to got away from you. Indeed,
wouldn't leave your guardianship just
now for Il plantation. The man who
has accused me is in league viii.
others who are Interested in getting Hiu
| out OF the way. Now, If you'll permit
me to 20 to bed without Il guard II:
give YOU my word of honor not tC
leave this house till after the watch has
been resumed tomorrow"
"Now. captain." put in Jaquclinc be.
fore the Office" could reply, "lct the poo
man go to bed"
go yo' SHkc?' lie asked, looking ut
her with an expression half admiring
half comical.
go my sake, TO yo' sake, fo' every
hnhv'S sake"
She went up in front Of him and, put
ting her little oval face within few
Inches of his, brought her swapping
eyes to bear on him and stood waiting
for his decision.
"Wcll, | reckon must let yo' have
yo' way. Yo're too pretty to Qua'cl
WITH"
She clapped her hands. 81 knew it
I.ovclicst man | c,nr met! Too sweet
for anything!"
The captain smiled that pleasant, in.
dolcnt smile Of his, looking at me at
the same time, as much as to say,
what n dcliciously odd crcaturc!'
while Jaquelinc disappeared as sud
denly as nh actress who had finished
her part. Ginger came In with de-
cantcr and glasses. which he placed on
the table. The captain sat down be.
fore the wine and invited me to Join
him.
Miss Rutland is ce'tainly dainty
little thing" he said as he took the
stopper from the decanter and filed
our glasses.
"Shc certainly Isl
"Most charming creature ever
saw"
What q soubrcttc she would make"
"Ravishing! Fill yo' glass, sir. Ray
lshing. Do yo know, never saw mo-
graceful dancing Oh the stage"
Nor l."
And what 4 sweet little voice!"
"The notes Of bird.'
BY this time had made up my mind
that 1t would be impossible to get the
: captain on any other subject than
Jaqueline, and he talked of her the rest
Of the evening--indced, till he had fin
ished the dccnntcr. could not but
hn Of hn fro
had wrought in his treatment OF me.
1t occurred to me to test his good ma
turc still further.
"CaptaiI," ] remarked. I'm caught
away from home with thin pocket
book. Could sou let me have hun
dred dollars till / can get to where
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-09-26

Thinks the wife, to have the wedding ring
slip from the finger. "Something is going
TO happen"
Something is happening. That ring
could hardly be pulled from the finger
when 1t was put there few years ago.
Now 1t slips of by It's own weight. How
pnn the fingers have grown And the
fingers don't grow thin alone. How thin
the fneo is and how thin the once plump
form Almost rnconsciously the wife
has been fading and wasting away. The
strength given to children has never been
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CHAPTER VT
AN AMATEUR soUBRErTE.

W HAVE seen men dlsarmed in vor,-
GUS ways, by argument, fear.
q fofce, but never have l seen one so
quickly vaDquished rs he who wns
about to rush mo off to execution. HE
intended net was most unwarrantod
and had he been induced to refrain nv
logical arguments l should not bovc
been surprised. But Jaqueline knew
nothing Of logic or the merits of the
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and more animated, keeping time by
patting her foot on the floor. l glanced
at the captain. lie was looking at her
the charm enhanced ut
hearing war song dear to every Con.
federate soldier given with so much
spirit by such an attractive creature.
Suddenly the music stopped.
Don't you like music?" asked Jaque-
line Of the captain. IL do; love It,"
81 like ii when warblcd by such at.
truc'ivc lips" replied the officer.
Then TIE banjoist without played a
Spanish Caucr. Jaquelines body be-
gan 20 vibrate; but, though alive In ev-
",y li".D, she did not dance. There
as something tantalizing IN a prom
II treat that was not realized.
Dance! cried the captain, IN ex-
tant Look in his handsome eyes.
Shall l"
DO. lease" put In.
As Il bird that has been soaring slow
ly in It's expected course, Jaqueline
passed from comparative rest to mo-
tia. In another moment she was NOV
in;, about the hall with improvised
s;,. A* though dancing was, to use
ID +. D'!DXical expression, her normal
"'',....t.rn of rest. She floatcd, dropped,
....1", rested, Keeping time with her
i.s !. II arms, E~r whole body. For
g. i was 50 delighted that forgot
It the dance, and when I be-
myself to look at the captain
.; r.. y TO Gee that the thrall JaQuc-
DCcn weaving about him was
e.. e"
=: :ilcy Lad entered the hall
:" st., looking ut her severely.
,;..' .s g. oppcd as suddenly rs If
:" 80 moved by electricity and
t. ....' ! been turned Off.
j il.., ed ut yo," said the lady
g acquaintance Of these
; y this afternoon, and
.' .!ancing befo' them as If
.iDrettc in Il thcater."
..ladam." interposed, "you
u Of the pleasure she has
She would be n grand sue
,uy stage"
90 think soW Querled JaQueline
.Aphantly. "pd love to dance on
,Ae stage"
"Jauuellnew again cried Miss Pink
ley.
"What's the harm, auntie2 I'm not
OH the stage"
eyes, but yeu want to be. TO think
Of a Rutland on the stage! Yo' pa
would be mawtitied to DEATH"
She passed up stairs, and Jaquellne
began again to rattle on In her singular
way Suddenly 1t struck her that she
wanted Ginger's banjo, and, calling
| Cynthia, she sent her for it. Then
after testing the strings, she began tC
| play and sing. The music was light
but sweet, being composed chiefly of
those unique negro melodies born under
the slave system as delicate plants
aometimas spring up among poisonous
weeds.
| Without warning She put the banjo
Down and began to talk again, skipping
from eGs&seubjeet to another, astonIsll-
Ing US by her cunfidcnces, sometimes
asking questions, but seldom waiting
for an answer. Presently l spoke of
my stay with the Stanforths.
| Ihe StahforthS:' she cried. do
you KNOW EN- =
| es. DO you!
| ou8ht 10; They're my cousins. Did
you see Minervu?"
NO. Who's MiHrvnT
her real name IS lielcn. we called
her MlherVa at school. went to school
with her two years. She's older than
Evening star., 1901-12-28

Every one in business makes bad debts;
but my brother who knew what happened
told me that the bad debts were few and
not enough to break my poor father"
."Oh! There were other reasons, them"
"My lord, girl ought not to expose the
sins of her father. 1t is enough that had
he attended to his business he might have
been by this time a prosperous citizen"
Your sentiments, Alice, do honor to your
heart. And how has your father sup
ported you since the failure?
He goes but every day to look for work
and he comes home in the evening with
out having found it. Pray, my lord, do not
ask more questions about my father
II will not, Alice. Still, your account of
yourself from one of SO much beauty-nay,
never blush-must be interesting. My sis
ter-in-law is fortunate in possessing such
a companion
"My lord. she is an angel
Il rejoice to hear it. Angels are scarce
In these days. She found you; she adopted
you; she placed your mother, 1 have learned
from her, in respectable lodgings-truly this
was good work. Well, Alice, I congratu-
late both her and you. l hope that you
may continue to find my sister-in-law an
angel Thank her, in my name, for the
answer to my letter. Tell her she wants
nothing but wings, which, gilt at the edges,
would become her vastly, in order to be-
Evening star., 1901-12-28

his meditations into words it is not that he
uttered any words at all, but only that his
thoughts took this turn. But there is the
bankrupt-if We let him loose upon the en-
emy-what can he do? He might go to the
house and brawl before the door to be
Knocked down by the lackeys. Or he might
tell the whole story in Finders parlor, and
so the scandal would fly all over the town.
Then, as l said, Isabel might brazen it out
and be very little the worse. Better for
him to keep quiet. Let him have his fill of
rum and port and beer. That swollen neck
will burst before long. If he drinks as
much as he can he will not last a month
or little more. To keep him sient-the
drink is all he wants. How much will Isa-
bel give? The scoundrel Pinder, He will
stand in, will he? We shall see. Isabel
shall give me-to keep him QIfiet-what? :?
The original debt-say 900; something for
the last three years-say f1O0: something
for the future-say another f200 total, 1900
Yes, 600; perhaps she will make it more.
but 900, l shallgive Pinder $50 to cover
the drink bill and all. The greedy scoun-
dreli He would stand in with his master,
would he? The fmpudence of the age is
frightful; they respect nothing, not even
rank and a star
And the mans daughter Is Isabers COM
panion. 1t is Isabel, again, who has found
a respectable lodging for the girls mother
Evening star., 1901-12-28
CHAPTER XII.
What Do You PrODOse?

Il am glad" said Lord Stratherrick, "to
find you at home Isabel and alone. Mostly
you are driving about town from milliner
to dressmaker."
"A body must make herself decent, my
lord. Would you have me go in the rags
and tatters Of last years fashion,"
Or you are cheek by jowl with your
companion, SO that 1t Is impossible to get
speech with you. A mighty pretty girl. 1
wonder she has not been persuaded by
some of the young fellows"
MY lord, pray understand that Alice Is
under my charge"
She could not be In better keepine or
more pleasant You will guard her under
lock and key. 1t is very well known that
you are very dragon. Isabel I come,
however, not to talk to you about Alice.
Importance. How important it is, you will
be yourself the first to acknowledge"
If it refers to your lordship's letter I
have already sent an answer"
Il said important Isabel. Can my hum
BILE wants be important? No. 1t refers to
something far more important-yery far
more important"
His lordship assumed look and a man.
ner which might have been borrowed from
those of mute at a funeral.
Il have already and more than once in
formed you that beyond the allowance and
the lodging and your dress will not go. on
any consideration whatever"
Isabel, you pain me. When assure you
again that have to speak on a matter of
the very highest Importance you talk of
your trumpery allowance. I call 1t trum-
perry In consideration Of my rank and my
position as head OF the family. but what is
that-what is my comfort-compared with
your happiness-nay, your very reputation
as a blameless woman?'
MY existence as a blameless woman?"
Isabel sat upright. stung into interest
In fa1 1lx-
Ing but tell me at once what you mean,
In what way Is my reputation affected or
attackedT
Il have to remind you. Isabel-with great
"Oh. do not trouble about your own pain"
indeed, his face expressed q certain un-