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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-09

for older children The attendance at
each session under this arrangement is
about as large as formerly, when all the
children attended one session together.
One of the evils of our present system
is too many rural school houses, too
many school districts, too much division
of the school fund. Consolidation is
needed. There should be fewer school
houses, but larger and better, each with
several grades and teachers The school
district should be larger, including more
children. Such consolidation would
mean better grading and teaching, more
progress, interest and enthusiasm, in
creasing Willingness on the part of the
people TO pay school taxes. 1t would
mean, in short, transferring TO the coun-
try the graded school system which we
now have in our cities and towns. Good
roads are essential to this movement.
Consolidation is impossible with our
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present bad roads.

present bad roads.
But good schools are not the only
means of education in the country. The
church. the newspaper, the rural library
and social gatherings are equally i'm
portant. All these depend upon good
roads. Rural free delivery cannot be Sc
cured where the roads are bad. The far
mers of New York, New Jersey and
England with their good roads, have
more rural free delivery routes than the
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GOOD ROADS and EDUCATION
GOOD ROADS COUNTRY TO TOWN AND THE
TOWN COUNTRY.

BY President Winston.

Good roads are almost as essential to
rural education as good schools. Child
rem will stay at home in bad weather, If
they must travel three miles over rough,
muddy roads. No wonder the attendance
in our rural schools is only half what it
should be. In Buncombe county the
country schools have two sessions a
year; one in summer, when the roads
are good for younger children, and the
other in winter, when the roads are bad,
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ROADS IN DUPLIN.

I. No tax and no improvement.
2. Roads are poor
g. People not generally in favor of a
road tax.
| heartily agree with all that has been
written and said about the Importance
and value of good roads and after the
educational question believe the matter
of good roads the most vital to the up
building and advancement OF our glorious
Old North State.
w. R. NEWBERY.
Magnolia, n. c., Feb. 4.
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ROADS IN GREENE.

/. think in 1898 We had special road
tax. but was refunded. There have
been no improvements on public roads
in Greene county in twenty years
2. Very bad condition.
3. Yes, / think so.
4. l think with good roads North
Carolina would be second to no State in
the Union Why not work the convicts
on the public roads? think they would
make better road builders than they do
farmers. With coed roads we could save
& good deal Of money that goes West
for horses and mules.
WILLIS DIXON.
ormondsvilla, N. c., Feb. 4.
To the Editor: No special tax, eonse-
cuently no improvements.
2. Bad.
3. Yes, II rightly applied.
A. My views are these: The convicts
should all be put on the public roads in
my county, ard worked under proper
management and under man that
knows how TO make a pubiic road.
H. II. BECK.
Shine, n. c., Feb. 4.
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whole South.
Good roads and good schools are the
twin sisters of progress in our rural
life. Every good school should be the
nucleus of the intellectual life of the
district around it, a place for lectures,
farmers Institutes, rural libraries and
even social gatherings. Every good
road will double the attendance upon
schools and churches, and will bring TO
the farmers door daily the news from
the world, its best thoughts and best
knowledge, scientific, industrial, relig-
ious and political. 1t will, in short, go
a long ways toward carrying out into
the country the advantages of town life
without impairing in any degree the joys
and pleasures of rural life. Good roads
will bring the town to the country and
the country TO the town.
GEORGE r. WINSTON.
A. and NJ. College, Raleigh, n. c.
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ROADS IN GRANVILLE.

/. The Legislature of 1901 authorized
and directed the commissioners TO issue
bonds not 10 exceed $40, 600 per annum
for four years, bearing interest not to
exceed per cent the proceeds to be used
in repairing and matchmaking the pub
lie roads. So far nothing has been done
except to appoint committee to look
after issuing and disposing of the bonds
2. Condition of cur public roads could
hardly be worse than at present
3. The sentiment of the people as ex
pressed by the grand jury is in favor Of
issuing the bonds and working the roads.
4. 1t would take several columns to
express my opinion in full on the subject
Of good roads and the benefit resulting
therefrom TO the people at large. In my
opinion n system of good highways, well
maintained, will do as much good, posi-
bly, more, to community than a line of
railroad.
Being a tobacco county our farmers
have a great deal of travelling to do upon
the public roads and know of no class
CT citizens who would be more benefited
by good roads. l admire your position on
the subject and congratulate you on the
good work you)are doing along that line
FOR our State
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There has been no special tax levied
for road Improvement in Granville coun-
ty. The roads are still worked in the old
fashioned way by forced labor, and the
roads now are in wretehed condition.
This system very rarely results in good
roads, as a large portion of the work is
more injurious than beneficial. / think
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ROADS IN GATES.

First No tax has been levied in this
county for road Improvement. Not a
mile of road has been improved.
2 The condition of the public roads in
this county is bad. The bitches OH the
sides OF the roads are in very bad con-
dition--the main drain is generally in the
middle of the road--that being the lowest
part.
3. | think the sentiment of the people
is gradually growing towards the system
OF working the roads by taxation.
4. Good roads will be of inestimable
benefit to our people; they would be a
blessing 10 man and beast. I believe that
good roads will make better citizens, and
will encourage and stimulate our people
as nothing else will. Good roads will
make better farmers. Do not strangers
TO some extent, form an opinion of the
people of a State, county or community,
from the condition of the roads over
which the stranger travels? We will
justly feel prouder of North Carolina
when we have good roads North Caro-
lima is the equal, and in many respects,
the superior of any State under the sun.
Development is what we need Good
roads will greatly aid in that direction
May your earnest efforts be for good
roads.
LYCURGUs HOFLER.
Gatesville, n. c., Feb. 4, 1902.
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There was a special tax for this (Per-
SOM county levied at the last session OF
the Legislature for the Improvement OF
the public roads, but it didn't go into ef-
feet until the first of January, conse-
Quently there has been bat very little
done.
There is considerable dissatisfaction in
regard to the tax, but 1t is from those
who pay but little taxes.
The roads of Person county have al
wavs been bad in wet weather l do not
think good roads can be too highly
valued.
G. G. MOORE.
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We have no special tax for roads. The
condition of roads of PalnlicO county Is
very bad. believe the sentiment OF our
neonle is for special road tax. believe
his to be a matter second to none other;
that should be considered by every citi-
zen who desires TO see his neighborhoOd
benefited.
Thanking you for any Improvement
that our people may receive ON this I'M
portant question.
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ROADS IN PERSON.

Our county has levied a special tax in
Roxboro township of IS cents on the pol
and on property 10 cents. The balance
as | understand it, IS Il cents on prop
erty and ~ cents on the poll. The roads
are in a bad condition. l do not think
the people are in favor Of the law. as
il now stands, as in addition to the above
tax they require four days work per
hand. They kick at that. l think it is
the proper thing TO tax the people to
work the roads.
W. c. PULLIAM.
IHoodhurn " G. Feh 2 1902
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The Food EmuI
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the Ozojell Cure
for Catarrh by 9TH
ers still, and all
four, or any three
or two, or any one.
may be used singly
or in combination,
according 10 the
needs of the case.
Full instructions
with each set Of
four free remedies
represented in this
illustration. Also
6s-page My Doctor
Book.
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think the majority OF the people arr
in favor of taxation.
WM CARAWAY.
Hookerton, y. c., Feb 5.
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Oxford, N. C.. Feb. I.

There was a special tax levied about
twelve years ago for the benefit OF the
roads, but it caused so much dissatisfac-
lion the next Legislature repealed the
law. The last Legislature passed a law
instructing the commissioners of this
county to issue bonds to build roads in
this county, but it has not been done.
The condition of the roads in this
county in dry weather is common and in
wet weather very bad, but l think the
roads have been worked better for the
past few years than formerly.
The people in this county are very
much divided on the question OF road
tax There was great deal OF opposi-
ton to the bond issue.
l am in favor of better roads. was
in favor of the commissioners issuing
the bonds in this county to build some
permanent roads | think it is the most
important question before the people just
now and is the only thing l would be
willing for my county to issue bonds for,
and | think that is the only way county
can get funds enough on hand at one
time to do much building roads.
G. L. ALLEN.
Wilton, n c., Feb A. 1902.
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fesh-b building, nerve and tissue renewing
food medicine.
Many people get the complete system
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1t Is good for weak, thin, dyspeptic, ner-
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The third preparation is medicinal
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Bayboro, y. c., Feb. Z, 1902.

There has been no special tax levied
for road improvement in this county, and
consequently no Improvement.
Within my observation the roads are III
horrible condition.
Personally l am decidedly in favor OF
special tax being levied. or convicts
used. AS the roads are now being work
ed. it seems to me a monumental farce.
And yet with proper draining we could
have fine and dry roads all the time.
There is an immense amount OF business
done in this the southwest section OF the
county. The heavy teams keep the roads
cut up all the time, ruts or mud. And
vet we have an object lesson before our
eyes. all the time, in the condition OF
the old r. and G. plank road. That Is
drained and thrown up and good travelling
all the time.
The Importance and value of good
roads can not be over valued, and | SIN
cereIy hope much from the congress soon
To meet.
DIR SAM'L MERRILL.
Farmville. N. c., Feb. 8. 1902.
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II gives me pleasure to write you III
reference to our good roads movement III
this county. The sentiment for gooo
roads Is fast growing. We hope to do
great deal of road building during this
year Our county has authorized the
ievying Of % per cent for road purposes
but have called for only 10 per cent as
vet. The condition of our county roads
IS generally bad at this season OF the
wear 1t is hard to estimate the value OF
good roads. ! consider this the coming
issue and will be one of the most impor-
tant within the next two years. Our COM
nissioners are as follows: A. c. Whaf-
ton. CIemmonsville, A. f. Shore, seward,
p II. Hanes, chairman, Winston we
rave a complete outfit of the latest I'M
proved machinery for building ROADS.
,citb a CAPACITY of about one hundred
Yards per day when we have a good
force with rock convenient and the
,oadbed graded We have about forty
convicts at work on the roads all the
time and have excellent quarters lot
their comfort. We have preaching AT
camp every Sunday when the weather
will hermit. the preachers of Winston
Salem taking ii turn about. Our camp IS
two and a half miles from Winston
II there is any other information that
Won wish ! will be glad to give 1t to
you JUN no lIi',
Winston Salem. ~ c.. Feb. 6.
FORSYTH has levied n special road tax
of n cents on the 500 and - cents on the
poll, ,+
. The public roads have been bad, but
are being improved rapidly.
2. The sentiment of the people is de-
cidedly in favor of a special tax for better
roads.
4. Nothing is more important 70 us
now than better roads. The meeting az
Raleigh and such meetings as we had at
Winston Salem will help wonderfully.
". A. BLAIR.
xy;prtop " u Feb e.
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ton, from the fact that under the present
system of working the public roads no
one takes any interest, as / have said
above, except to go through them occa-
sionally, and in many respects, the little
work that is done Is of no advantage;
and in many respects the roads are in
far worse condition after working them
than before.
JAMES r. CONGLETONI
Congleton n c. Feb 4 1902
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1. There has been no special tax for
roads that / know Of
2. The roads in this section OF the
county are in fairly good condition for
The time of year considering the wealth
er
8. / think 80 per cent Of the people in
this section Of the county are opposed to
q special tax for the betterment OF the
roads.
We are thinly settled in this part OF
the county and have a good many roads
and to tax the people TO put the roads
in the condition that / have heard spoken
Of would bankrupt us.
Yours truly,
J. P. sTovALL.
Big Rock. n c., Feb. 3.
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o. majority Of the people favor working
the public roads with convict labor and
taxation sufficient TO make 1t success.
We will never have any better roads as
long as they are worked by the old bys-
TEN, forced labor. This is plain TO every
observer. We must have the work done
by taxation and use all the convicts suit
able in each county to help out in the
matter. 1t would make our homes more
attractive. 1t would increase the yalua-
tion Of our farms, as we'll as indicating
some degree of civilization.
/ hope something Will be done by the
Good Roads Congress that will have
some effect upon our county officers, as
they seem 10 he dead TO road improve
ment.
Hoping you will have full meeting
and much good be accomplished.
w. w. COZART NJ. D.
Dutchville, n. c., Feb. 4.
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No tax has been levied.
The roads are in bad condition.
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/. No special tax has been levied
g Bad In winter
g. Not able to say.
t. I think there had ought to be some
improvement made on the roads in North
Carolina.
A. F. ROUNTREE.
Hobbsvlle, ~ c., Feb. Z.
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Farmville. N. c., Feb. 8. 1902.

There is no special tax for roads in my
county and very little work done under
the present system OF working public
roads. from the fact that overseers and
hands alike seem TO think there is moth
ing 10 do but to run through the roads,
in some instances only working from four
to six hours a day and one or two days to
the year.
.. The condition of public roads in my
county is generally very bad and in some
places almost impossible.
3. Every person in the county is in
favor OF or would like to have better
roads. AS to their views on special tax,
could not say. Some would, and OF
course some would not. In speaking for
myself. / would be willing to submit to
almost anything in preference to tray-
cling the roads as I find them generally.
In my view there is nothing so i'm
portant to any community as good roads.
In my immediate section farmers gen
orally have to haul their produce and
fertilizer from one to six miles, and in
many sections in my knowledge from ten
to twelve miles, and it is very clearly
seen that the better the roads the less
hardship on team and master.
served as supervisor of roads for
twenty years and have always advocated
Improvement In the public roads, but ii
always so happened that there was a
majority against me that seemed TO think
that all the law required was TO keep
the roads passable, and for the last
fifteen years l have been in favor and
advocated repairing the roads by taxa
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ROADS IN PAMLICo.

Wington. \. C.. Feb. 6.
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ROADS IN FORSYTH.

Big Rock, N. c., Feb. 3.
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woodburn, y. G., Feb. 3, 1902.
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ROADS IN CATAWBA.

surl, y. c., Feb. 4.
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ROADS IN FENDER.

Falkland, n. c., Feb. 4.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-09-25
A JUICY PROSPECT.

Mister 'Possum gittin' fatter, en- he
wink his shiny eye,
En- laugh ter see me gwine long, en-
climb up mighty high;
But tell i'm: Keep yo' counsel, kaze
I'll git yo' by en- by
oh, Mister 'Possum, in de mawnin'!
He laugh bekaze he KNOWN watermil-
lion gwine out,
En- de col win in de medders is a-pro-
Jlckin' about;
But I tell i'm dat III git i'm, en- he
needn't have no doubt
Oh, Mister 'Possum, in de mawnin'.
! tell i'm: Never min, sub: kaze de
summer mos is throo';
En- you good enough fer pie, sub, en-
you juicy in a stew;
Oars fire des a-blazin', en- a griddle
on fer you
Oh, Mister 'Possum, in de mawnin',
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PEN AND SCISSORS.

The death of ex-Judge Amos Briggs,
a few days ago, recalls the most ex-
citing judicial election that Philadel-
phia has witnessed since politics was
eliminated from the bench. Judge
Briggs, who had been active in politics
for ten years previous, was appointed
to the bench by Governor Geary in
1872, Judge Briggs was brusque and
many called him irritable He had a
way of reducing the eloquence of talk
alive lawyers and with the younger
members of the bar he became heartily
disliked. In the fall of 1882 he was re-
nominated by the republicans, but was
opposed by the then Committee of One
Hundred and large section of the
bar. 1t was the hottest and most ex-
citing campaign ever waged in Phila-
delphia. Although feeling ran high,
there was none of that personalism
and bitterness which has prevailed
since the Wanamakers made the North
American the vehicle for political
smut and personal grievances. A
mans political acts were attacked
then, not his personal character, nor
was his family affairs logged into the
fray The result of the campaign of
1882 was the defeat of Judge Briggs,
Michael Arnold, the democratic can
didate, who was supported by the Com
mittee of One Hundred being chosen.
In 1886 ex-Judge Briggs was again
nominated for the judiciary by the re-
publicans, but was defeated b. James
Gay Gordon. The sensational career
OF the latter upon the bench is too well
known to need REPETITION at this time
A Kansas preacher undertook to
give his hearers a vivid conception of
eternity. This is the way he did it:
IF little sparrow were to dip its bill
in the Atlantic Ocean and take one
drop of water, and then take one hop a
day across the country, and put that
drop in the Pacific Ocean and then hop
back to the Atlantic, one hop a day.
until the Atlantic was dry as a bone,
it wouldn't be sun-up in hell
Thomas O'Day, of Switzerland
County, Ind, is one of the few sur
vivors of the famous charge of the
English Light Brigade at Balaklava,
on September 20, 1854. In that con-
fiict, immortalized by Tennyson, Mr..
O'Day was in the thickest of the fight,
but he escaped with only few slight
wounds. After the battle the brigade
was reorganized, and when peace was
declared it was transported to Gibral
tar, and then to Quebec, Canada
where Mr.. O'Day was honorably dis
charged.
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rangements are likely to be perfected
soon.
Already the supply of Christmas
delicacies has been thought of by the
hotel keepers and the restauranteurs.
They have found that Chicago's food
supply for the holiday season is some
thing which must be arranged for far
in advance. They leave nothing to
chance.
Neither does any one else who can
profit by the Christmas holidays, and
that is why Chicago takes Santa Claus
as well as time by the forelock, and
by beginning now gets security that
the Christmas of 1902 viii, be every
whit as enjoyable, if not more en-
joyable, than any of it's predecessors.
Chicago Tribune.