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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
Publicity Doesn't Stop 1t.
columbia State.)


The Springfield Republican said one day
this week: THE Standard Oil Company
has increased the price of its product
to jobbers by 315 cents a gallon since the
beginning of the coal strike. One cent
of this advance is just being announced
to the trade. At the same time the
company declares a dividend of 10 per
cent in September, of 10 per cent. in June
and 20 per cent. in March of this year
making total distribution of 45 per cent.
for 1902 capital in the competitive
markets has to be content with 3 to s
per cent Is the Standard Oil Company,
then, a good trust or a bad one? What
says the president and ali the rest who
are talking about trusts as being good
or bad? Here also is publicity. How
effective i it in preventing extortion
Does the fact that Mr.. Rockefeller gives
a small part of his oil monopoly gains to
education make the trust a good one,
when otherwise it would be bad? Or if
it is a good trust anyway, where can
be found an example of a bad trust?"
The day after this inquiry was made it
was announced that Mr.. Rockefeller had
given his usual Christmas present of
one million dollars to the University of
to contribute one million a year to the
general education boards work was pub
liShed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21

In Charge of Headquarters of Hon. Lee
S. Overman, Candidate for the Senate.
server reporter called on him yesterday.
The purpose of Mr. Hayes being here,
it was understood, was in the interest of
the candidacy Of Hon. Lee S. Overman.
of Rowan for the United States Senate,
to be settled in the Democratic caucus
at the coming General Assembly. Mr..
Hayes confirmed this and stated that he
had opened headquarters here for Mr..
Overman and would remain until the
Senatorial contest is decided
Mr.. Hayes is and has been for num-
Der of years an ardent supporter of Mr..
Overman, and being asked as to his opin-
ion of the strength of Mr.. Overman and
whether or not he thought he would be
successful, replied:
Eyes, believe that Mr.. Overman ought
to be and will be elected. l have no fight
to make on the other gentlemen who as
pire to this high office. They are gentle
men and l like them, but think Mr.. Ov-
erman is the most available candidate,
and that he is the proper man to fill the
high position once held by the late Sena-
tor Vance"
after the great fight in 1898 was talk
ing with a party of friends at my home in
Pittsboro, and told them then that
wanted to see Aycock Governor, Simmons
in the Senate from the East and Lee
Overman from the West.
81 have seen thirds of my predic-
tions fulfilled, and unless all signs fail
will see it complete when the Democratic
caucus passes upon the claims of the gen.
tlemen who are candidates in January.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
PROHIBITION IN EARNETT.
The People Determined to Be Bid Of pemora-
LIKING Distilleries.

The Little River Record devotes al
ost all it's space this week to letters from
prominent citizens in Harnett county
declaring themselves in favor OF legis-
lation prohibiting the sale and manu-,
facture OF liquor in Harnett county.
There are nc saloons in the county, but
the number of little stills has increased
since they were driven out OF Cumber-
land, Sampson and Duplin counties. They
have demoraliZed, to greater or less
extent, every community they infest. The
following statement by Mr.. j. c. Cliff
ford, county attorney and chairman of
the Democratic county executive COM
mittee, is about in line with the general
public sentiment of the best thought OF
the county:
81 favor an act prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of intoXicants in our
county at once, for the reason that my
observation is that each whiskey still in
our county is a cess pool of immortality
and vice which ought not to be tolerated
by a Christian community: second, be-
cause find those in Harnett county have
become political institutions of intoler-
able corruption and yet possessing dan
gerous power.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
Splendid Company and Splendid Cap
tain.
(Louisburg Times.)

Franklinton, N. c., Dec. 19.-Captain
w. L. McGhee prizes the Franklin Guards
more than the Lieut. Colonelcy. At the
election of field officers of the 3rd N. c..
S. G., at Durham last week, Capt. w. L.
McGhee was unanimously elected lieu
tenant-colonel, but declined, as his COM
pany had just elected him captain for the
fifth term. Captain McGhee has a great
attachment for the Franklin Guard and
believes he can be of more value to the
State Guard as their captain than by ac-
cepting promotion. Gen. Royter compli-
mented him very highly on his choice
stating the Guard needed it's best men for
captains At the annual inspection last
month Inspector General Balm, gave the
Franklin Guard 100 all round. They
were inspected in school of the soldier,
school lof the company, extended order,
battle formation, defence and attack
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
Daily Hm Both N@v@ and Generalization

can form any idea of the work required
and the time consumed in taking pros
pectors around and listening to their va
rious plans, from those of decided merit
to those whose promoters are willing to
furnish the experience if we will furnish
everything else.
Among other work looking to the adj
vancement and advertisement of Green's
boro l might mention that on two occa-
sions committees were sent to Washing
ton city, which, cooperating with Hon.
Jas. E. Boyd and committees of the Board
OF Aldermen and the Young Mems Bus
mess Association, have at last been sue
cessful in securing the enlargement of
our United States and Postoffice Building.
Committees co-operated with the Board
of Aldermen and the Young Mems Bust
ness Association in securing the Demo-
cratic and Republican Conventions and
the State Press Association
Considerable work was done with the
CO. operation of the Young Mems Business
Association towards the location at this
place of the White Oak Mill, now in
course of construction. This mill will
employ 1900 operatives and will have the
largest output of any colored goods mill
in the South
After negotiations extending over a
year, your executive committee several
months ago concluded arrangements for
the establishment here of a branch fac
tory of the American Cigar Company. In
this we are much indebted to our former
president, Mr.. II. W. Cobb. We are in
formed that this factory will work up to
{ force of 1900, principally girls, who af
ter some experience will earn good wages.
think many of our people do not real
ize what this plant means for Green's
boro but when we understand that once
it is in full operation it means the dis
tribution in wages of about $4,000
week or over 100000 a year, We see
what great benefit it will be to our
entire community.
We have the prospect of an electric line
connecting us with High Point and Win
ston and of possibly two additional rail-
roads.
Our city authorities are working out
the problems of a plentiful supply of
good water and a complete sewer sys-
tenn.
The association has wide field before
it. 1t should continue its efforts for
more manufacturing plants; it should
help in the movements for good roads.
for education, for inducing the govern
ment to make a National PARK OF the
Guilford Battle Ground and in many 9TH
er ways for the improvement and up
building of our city and county.
Respectfully submitted,
]. w. FRY, President.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
The Height of Adam and Eve.
(Cor. Concord Standard.)

An Adventist preacher has occasionally
been giving his views at Rocks Grove
church. He recently surprised his hear
ers by giving the relative size of Adam
and Eve, and comparing their size with
that of men and women OF the present
day. He said that Adams corporal
dimensions were estimated at twelve or
fourteen feet in height and four feet
across the shoulders. while Eve was
comedy little woman nine or ten feet high
and three and half or four feet across
the breast. Like all new adventures
ne has secured a slight following and
one family has quit eating hog meat
keeping Saturday for Sunday instead OF
the day generally observed as Sunday by
the people over the country.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
The Right Sort of Man.
(Hickory Press.)

Mr.. A. A. Shuford, president of the
First National Bank of this city is not
only a public spirited man but kind
and just man, as the sequel shows. About
FIVE weeks ago a workman fell from a
scaffold while assisting in putting in the
rlate glass front of the Shuford Hard
ware Co.'s building and injured his foot
so badly that he has been unable to work
since that time and is still disabled. This
man has a large family to maintain, and
Mr.. Shuford took in the situation and
paid his doctors bill, and from the time
of the injury has paid him $500 week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
THE METHODIST oBPHANoE.
Superintendent jenkins Makes an appeal for
Building Funds and Christmss Boxes.

Our main building is going up rapidA~ ~
More than six-sevenths of the brick are
laid, and the carpenters are keeping up
with the framing. We pay cash for all
our material, and settle with the work
men weekly. We are not going in debt.
The money is going out faster than it is
coming in. We don't want to stop the
work single day until the "cap-stone is
brought forward and put in its place with
shoutings of grace unto-grace unto it."
Will not all persons who subscribed
to the building fund send in their sub
scriptions at once? Will not our wealthy
men and women come to our help?
The cause is exceedingly popular. Thous-
ands are giving, some more, some less,
from a penny to thousands of dollars.
Send it along brothers-sisters. Don't
wait for the agent or the superintend-
emit.
Send all money, except that which the
agent raises, to the superintendent as
is provided for in our bylaws Send by
check or money order or registered let
ter.
Send all Christmas boxes, transporta-
ton prepaid, plainly marked, to the I'M
designed, with valuation marked on the
box.
]. w. JENKINS. Supt.,
Methodist Orphanage,
Raleigh, N. G..
WANTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.
Somewhere to go for the next six or
eight Sundays III the interest of the Or
phanage.
Thirty boxes of Christmas presents for
the orphans.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
TIE RIGHT SORT or WAY.
Splendid Company, Splendid Captain. Rabbi
tology.
(Chapel Fiji News. }

Chapel Hill News)
Alamance county is trying to put
Chatham county to shame in the rabbit
line Burlington News tells US that some
men went out the other day and in few
hours killed So rabbits on one acre of
land and to substantiate the fact a boy
said he had just set a trap under one
tree on the same acre of land just after
the men left and caught even rabbits.
Chatham county has a better way of sub
Stimulating things than that. Just wait
a while and you will see and hear some
thing about rabbits in Chatham, for there
is no county in the State that can down
her in the rabbit business. We have seen
wagon loads of rabbits pass here from
Chatham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
The Latest Strike.
presbyterian Standard.)

Have you heard of the latest strike
A Sunday school teacher gave the mem
bers of her class a penny each for being
on time. One Sunday they all stayed
away, having struck for two pennies.
That is a parallel case of the boycott
ting of an Episcopal Clergyman because
he did not belong to the union" the
said clergyman having held aloof from
the Ministerial Union of his city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21

In our editorial mention of the 10-hour
system by the Aurora Cotton Mills, of
Burlington, we stated that it was the
first mill to adopt 10-hour day. We
were in error. and hasten to credit the
Spencer Mountain Mills. of, Lowell, CASTOR
county, with working on the 10-hour basis
before it was inaugurated by the Aurora
Mills Let the good work go on.-The
Harbinger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
OVERMAN CAMPAIGN
The Raleigh Headquarters In
Charge of R. h. Hayes,
Says He Feels Cent? lent That Hon. Lee S
0vefman Is to Be The Next United
States Senators,

Mr.. R. II. Hayes of Chatham, has been
in the city some days. and learning that
he was here in the discharge of import
ant political interests, a News and OBJ
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21

During the three Sundays in Novem-
Der when the count was made more than
900 people in New York city did not
attend any church. 1t is stated that there
are not sittings in all the churches for
half million of the population of that
great city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21
Cphiladelnhia Recnrd !

Ethel-What is more aggravating than
a man who tells you of his love and
never mentions matrimony?
Edith-Oh, man who tells you of his
money and never mentions matrimony.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21

The tax rate. as above stated was per cent.
of net profit in 1860, and no county, city or town
tax was added The tax rate in 1900 was -
cents on the hundred dollars value, and county,
CITY or town taxes were added, which, in many
cases, made the combined rate as high as $40 on
the hundred dollars value.
An income tax will be within the ability OF
the TAXPAYER There will be no necessity for
levving an exorbitant tax in order to raise the
necessary revenue, and General Assembly viii
ever pass an oppressive income tax law; it will
be uniform and equal all individuals and cor
porations 1t will stimulate industry and enter
prise 1t is not a tax upon industry aad enter
prise unless they succeed and are able to pay
and then they should be willing to pay. There
may be some difficulty in working out at trst
satisfactory details for the assessment and col
lection of this tax but it can be done
Tt has been said by another of the income tax:
at is the fairest tax ever devised; it pa ID
heavy burden when and where there is strength
to bear it. and lightens the load in case OF tenn
porary or permanent weakness. Large property
does not always imply ability to pay taxes, as
taxes should come from income; even when as
sessed on property, it is only an indirect device
for estimating income. An income tax spares
the business man in season of distress and helps
him to weather the storm, but asks return for
the consideration shown in days of increasing
PROSPERITY.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-21

fixed, a rate we'll within the ability OF
the tax payer.
What was the highest income tax rate
ever imposed in England?
Ten per cent. on net incomes on ex-
cess over exemptions. A member of the
British Parliament declared that ten
per cent. was the natural limit of the
income tax" 1t has never been higher.
By net income is meant what one has
for expenditure from all sources-prop-
erty, buiness and profession.
CONCENTRATIONS IN DETAIL. /.
The following extract from the report
OF the Corporation Commission contains
the recommendations:
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-06-05

Under the laws OF Louisiana. the far
mer WHO purchases either commercial
fertilizers for maturing his lands or Par
is green for DESTROYING the nOXious in
sects which consume his growing crops
is amply protected. Bulletin No. 65 of
he state agricultural experiment sta
Ilpn has neen received by the PIcavune.
The bulletin not only furnishes great
MANY valuable hints as to what kinds of
fertilizers are peculiarly adopted TO the
er basis upon which ne can lpteIIi.
gently make his purchases TO meet his
particular wants, but it gives full list
of the different samples analyzed by the
station chemis Is during the past year.
While the sta lion is not required under
the law to work for private person. vet
all samples sent in BY individual citi-
zens are analvzed free OF charge, pro-
'ided the means of the station will per-
NIT and that in the discretion of the d.
rector such analyses will be conducive
- 49, p"oIlC NcIdIcs luG IHGMcF Is
thus nut IN opposition to know exactly
whether his purchases are what tlTev
are repreSe nted to be BY the seller or
manufacturer; id other words, that he
l. not being swindled by having some
inferior article palned off on HIM. How
much the farmers of the state aDp.eC9.
ale this privilege is shown bv The fact |
mat no less than 2,5l0 samples of fer
IlllzerS passed TIL ough the laboratories
turing the past year. and in addition
ONE l4O samples of Paris green we're
BASED on by the chemists. THIS is
great amount of work to BIZ done within
he space of Il single year. but it is only
me OF many which the station is en-.
aged in. New lines of research are
eing taken mp year by wear by DIR.
tnbDs and his able corps of assistants: .
e'parch which means for the farmers :
Inc slate IN the war of placing them
4 position. not only to work their
ropS irtclligently, but TO get the maxi
luln return fora minimum expenditure. !
he days of farming by rule of thumb |
re past, and the farmer who MAY still !
lex 10 the old groove is bound TO 90 to :
he wall. The great factor which has {
rOnSht about the changeis undoubied.
The state experiment station. 1t has
luated theory with practice, and by SO
DING much of tue uncertainty which
'ilowed in the wake Of old conditions e
as been eliminated. =
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-06-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST From
CORRESPONDENTS.
Vowell's MIL, La.

Editor Enterprise, Natchltoches, La.
According to promise | will write Won
y lew lines we had a fine rain last night
when was much needed. Prospects for
corn Is fine, cotton is not all up vet. the
low cloddy lands was to dry Cotton on
our sandy lands is up and some are
chopped out, and looks well.
q. ", Tynes, wife and 3 little children
OF sabine, were visitors in this commune
" 10 relatives last Saturday and Sunday.
>: II. Montgomery of Beliwood. were
WIN us on Sunday. he states that corn Is
looking fine in his section.
we attended the Masonic Funeral az
Joseph 7. Cobb, there WAS 40 Wasons in
procession to pay the last tribute Of yOs-
pect, Bro. John Franklin of Orange.
preached the funeral.
u III. Candy of Conleyyille, Sabine
parish, paid us visit last week he states
1t Is very dry in his neighborhood.
Dr. candy of Victoria, says that the
people in his beat are in good health.
we are informed by DIR. Moore OF Prov
encal, that DIR. W. E. Addison of Proven.
CAL was very badly Ii .rt by his horse
some days ago, but is now improving.
Wmle trying TO write to-day MIR. p. J.
o0ok Oh yne, Sabine parish, rode up. he |
told me the fioodgates were opened last
night about O'clock, and the water
poured down in great q.iaftlties1 with |
some wind, he says crops look promising |
around Tyne. '1.iT.'s1
we are reliably Informed that Win.
Cobb Of Bellwood, who has been sicl.
ever since last Christmas. and has been
confined to the house, is now i,nnrovinD
and is able to walk about.
we would be glad to hear from othcrf
portions of the Parish.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-06-05

The railroad commission at Baton
Rouge last Thursday heard arguments
from railroad men on a schedule of fuel
or rates 1t proposes to establish in This
state. 1t is proposed to have Temporal
ry rate and later on ADOPT a scale pat
termed after that Of the Texas railroad
Commission. This scale will not affect
interstate commerce rates, but refers
only to oil produced or stored in Lou
isana and then moved by railroads to
points in this state.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-06-05

BY virtue Of the authority vested in me-
and in pursuance Of the election held in lIi.
parish BY authority ON ". 5. Frazce,
Auditor of the state ana to me directed
|. Edward Phillips, Treasurer of the par
ish OF Natcht0CheS. will offer for sale at
public auction before the 60 rtlor~r door
IN the town Of NatchtcchcS on the 18th
day of July, 1902, to the highest bidder
III der sections 1914 and 1916 and OF the
Revised Statutes of this State in rianli-
ties Of mt less than 10 acres nor more
than $50 acres, subj ct to apprai>rncnt as
required by law, the following described
property: SEC. II, I, ;, y. u. S. ".
Terms Of Salc-'rcn per cent cash and
the balance i'll nine annual miscellaneous
the interest to be paid on the whole
amount annually at the rate of 5 per cent
per annum, notes to be secure by So
ciai mortgage on the land sold and per
sonal security in solido until final payInrut
Of principal and interest and in event of
purchaser neglecting or refusing 10 roy
any Of these instailmcntS or interest 1T
maturity. the mortgage shall be forrcIo.r
7d. Property must bring full amount uf
lppraiSement.
y. .'-..'''. EpW,D. PHILLIPS,
J'!the ''-9"|' TREASURED
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-06-05

All this movement in creeds, says the
Brooklyn Eagle, is toward love, mercy
and tenderness, and away from vengeance
fancor, revenge and tyranny. The desire
% le9uce damnation in creeds comedies
win the effort to abolish capital punisb.
ment IN law. The kinshiD of these nro-
positions Is undeniable by intelligent men
whether they approve of one or fhe otLn,
or neither OF them. And at the time tba
Presbyterian Assemblies were denopnrI
ing the idea OF infant damnation and nro-
claiming against fetichism or fatalism IL
the ways mentioned, the young King Of
SPAN was saying that he would like 10
bring bull fighting to an end, and for Il
substitute horse racing, cricket and base
ball in his kingdom. Churches shv nj
danlnatiOn. Governments shy at canitaI
punishment. Kings shy at barbaric feats
Of blood and cruelty. Slaughter house
theology, slaughter house law and slauoht-
er house sports are waning. The world
moves and an honest creed's the noblest
work of man.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-06-05

Alexandria had phenomena in the
shape of a shower of ashes on Sunday
afternoon. that lasted fully two hours,
and many believe that 1t came from the
volcanic eruption. Specimens were col
lected, that look like burnt leaves, half
an inch long, OF gravlsh sIlvery color,
lntprsper-ed with dark spots, incrusted
with minerals. These are being pre-
served as great curiosities.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1902-06-05

Marian johnson ana Thompson, warI .,
No "a.
0O acres Of land OIL right bank of Game
river. bounded above by VIM. John,on,
peioW by Heirs OF Grimmpr. State 3 60,
PARISH . 20. interest 45c. notice 25c. cost
OF advertiseHeEt to be added.
| lanes Rilry. nonresident. ware. No 81
y a4E err SEA Of NWL. SE1 of SWI,
see 20 F .. state ! s.. narIsh 90
Interest Joe. notice 25r. cost of adyer.
'lseMen' to be added.
JOS. NJ Rachal S4c., ward 10. No ~.
~ acre' Of land on right bank Of Lit
I've aver bounded ab"ve by j I.arour,
Driow by v BenOlst. State To- par
In %. interest 25c, notice 25r. cost Of
advertisement TO be added,
Louis Ca>rmu RACIAL. ward 10. No
SO acres of land on east side of Game
River. bounded above by Baptis.e Pan
falcon. below by succession of \ Mari
novirh. State y, parish s 20. poll / 90
interest DOC, notice 25c. cost Of adypr-
tiscment to be added.
Mr.. Pani Racial. ward 10. No IS.
II 0O 100 acres of land on RIGHT bank
OF titTle Rivef, part nf the Louis La
c0nr tract. State 36c. parish SOC. INFER.
est -, notice 25c, cost of advertisement
10 be added.
l. { Srrs. ward 10, NoI4.
l6 acres OF land in SCI, see 5G. T7R
8. State I a, parish . 40. interest ice
notice 25c. cost of advertisement to be
added
EDWARD Th0massee. ward 10. No !.
~ acres Of land on left bank of IittIe
Riyer, bounded above by CIav Bertrand
below bv Harris simon strte ". bar.
SD ~. poll OO, Interest lie, notice 4lG
;OSt OF advertisement TO be added
eliza Paulette, nonresident. war,lIO.
No So
26O2 7l-lO0 acres, all sec .. ~, Of SEA
ma NV sec Il; We of NWI1 see ~:
~ NV of s. . sec II; all sec y: All
ec 70; " q of VIZ; NEl sec 81. T6R
. State 81 O6, parish 50 10 interest / 20
Oticc Poe, Cost OF advertisements 10 he
dded.
lara Sweden, nonresident, warI 10.
No 40.
ll3 acIrH one fourth interrs, in 400
crts on right bank of Cane River
oundcd above by ID II Carroll. below
y pr. Gond State rs. parish , 81. in
crest zoe. ngii G 35c:
Confined on page g.