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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14

rest of The civilized world a study OF
state Of society for the analogue OF
which, in England, one would have to
60 back to the time of Henry VII.
when England was passing away from
the old system of feudalism into a
brighter and higher life. 1t is almost
precisely the same condition which
existed in Germany after the Thirty
Years war, and it presents the same
picture Of standardization as did
France during the years that preceded
the French revolution.
The Malta is probably of very an
cient origin. 1t is more than 900
years old. Just exactly wnen or how
1t sprang into existence is not exactly
known. Some historians say that the
Italians love for intrigue and mystery
prompted the organization, but the
writer's who cling to the romances Of
history tell pretty story, which
shows that the society sprang into
existence from an inspiration of pa
triotism, but its very birth was herald
ed by a libation Of blood. These
writers have its origin at the revolt Of
Palmero, which took place during an
Easter ceremonial in the suburbs of
that city in the year 1882. A beauti-
full young girl and her betrothed, in
accordance with the quaint customs of
that people, approached the church of
the Holy Ghost to be united in mar
riage at the altar, and while the lover
sought the padre in the little room at
the rear Of the building. his bride
waited in the threshold. AS she stood
there a drunken sergeant of the
French garrison came along, threw his
arm about her waist and kissed her.
She tore herself from his grasp and
turned to fly, but as she did so the
heel of her slipper caught in the
coping of the pavement and she fell,
striking her head against a sharp pro.
lection of the cornice.
At that instant the returning lovers
eyes fell upon her PROSTATE form and
with the fury of wild beast he threw
himself upon the French sergeant,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14
Lessons of the Fiscal Year.

The figures of imports and exports
for the fiscal year are not yet at hand,
but it is believed the imports will
be about one billion and twenty mil.
lion dollars, while the exports will
foot up one billion four hundred and
twenty million dollars, showing an ex.
cess in our favor OF about four hun.
dred million dollars. Such favorable
balance of trade is very creditable and
very satisfactory, and also much need.
ed, for between tourists and freight
money it is quickly dissipated, and
there is not much gold coming to us.
It, however, prevents the shipment
of gold, thus enabling us to retain to a
great extent what We dig out of the
earth.
It is of course regrettable that Ding
leyism is operating to lessen steadily
the balance of trade in our favor. The
excess of exports over imports has
fallen from about seven hundred mil.
lions to four hundred millions, and the
tendency is to still lower figures. A
bad crop year under the crippling
trade effects of the Dingley tariff may
yet give us an unfavorable balance of
trade. This will assuredly be the
result unless Dingleyism is repealed,
and our manufacturers are enabled to
seek wider trade in all parts of the
world.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14
TRUST CRAZE TO END.
NATURAL LIMIT HAS ALMOST
BEEN REACHED.
with the Destruction Of the lnIqui-
eous Tarin Laws Under Which They
Thrive, Common Sense VIII Return
and the Danger Be Past

Al 40 time have we been inclined to
despair In view Of the multiplication
Of trusts and their apparently grow
Ing power.
The most Of them derive their DOW.
er for evil from the tariff, which shell
ters them while they wiring unearned
millions from the American public
All that Is necessary in order to break
their power for evil Is to divest them
OF the power to extort with which
congress has invested them by law.
Aside from this there is limit to
the magnitude Of an undertaking
which can be successfully carried for
ward under a single management. In
dications are multiplying that in more
than one instance the limit has been
passed already. The great steel cor
'poration and the great shipping COM
bine may be mentioned especially as
instances.
The recent course of the stock mar
'ket goes to show as to combines in
general that the public has lost faith
in this ability, even with the powerful
aid of a monopoly tariff to extort
from consumers enough to enable
them to make satisfactory dividends
on double the capital of their constit-
uent companies.
1t indicates general perception of
the limitations upon the power of sin
gle combines and a general recogni-
ton of the force of the law OF COM
petition, to which, after all, monopoly
must bow.
The collapse in industrials probably
marks the end of implicit faith in
the omnipotence of combines both on
the part of investors and spectators
who hoped to profit by the supposed
omnipotence, and on the part of those
who were in mortal fear of being con-
sumed by the trust dragon.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14

| of that time, the consequence of whicl
was general tendency on the part O
the Sicilians to do justice for them
selves. One of the principal function
OF the Malta is, indeed, to decide dill
ferences and dispense justice withou
appealing to the decisions of courts O
tribunals.
The Mafists have their so-callet
code of honor. and disregarding socia
law, accept "Omerta" and are guided
by the teachings and by it regulat,
their lives and adjust their relation!
to their fellow men. In the opinion
of the Mafists. the "Omerta" lifts then
above law. According to it, II a mar
appeals to the law against his fellow
man, he is not only fool. but COW
ard.
The "Omerta" the code of ethics Of
the Malta, consists of popular saying.
and proverbs, expressed in the yer
nacular or slang resembling that on
American crooks. Its purport is t.
keep active in the minds OF these
criminals the tendencies which fl
them to be instruments of La Mafis
and to encourage all members to bt
Independent Of law and society. A
Sicilian who has been wounded doei
not betray the assassin to justice ever
though he knows that he is dying. Ac
cording to the teachings of the "Omer
ia, me says, IF die shall be buried
If live shall kill you, meaning
that he intends to avenge himself.
The Malta is properly divided into
two parts. the one existing in Palermo
and the larger cities and the othel
outside in the open country and in the
mountains. Without organization Il,
seems impossible that members of the
society should be capable of recogniz
ing other members. The intercourse
comes about through a cattle fair
which is held every year. and land
owners, and peasants, rich and poor
mingle one with the other
Since 1876 the Malta has been very
quiet in Italy and has been little heart
of elsewhere until 1891. when its bolt
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14
FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
The Republican Factions Divided
Upon the Best Plan to Skin the
PuhIic

The Republican Factions Divided
Upon the Best Plan to Skin the
Public.
WLel doctors disagree, 1t is gen
orally disastrous to the patient. As
the Wall street financial specialists
cannot unite on what financial legis
lation the next congress should enact
it may be disastrous to the overloaded
stomach of the stock market The
Wall street doctors appear to be d.
vided into two camps, those who have
the cash and those who have the un.
digested securities. The cash crowd
are pretty much confined to the Rock
efeller interests and their allied
banks, the opposing faction are known
as the Morgan interests, they hold
| enormous blocks of the watered
stocks of railroads and Industrial or
trust corporations and the banks back
of them have loaned to the limit on
such securities. OF course the Nor
gan crowd are constantly demanding
| that congress initiate the currency by
what is known as the asset plan. The
Rockefeller interests are more con.
sentative and their agent in the
United States Senate, Senator Aldrich,
is preparing bill to meet their views,
which Is to legislate and make per-
manent the present enormous loans
which the treasury department has
made to the banks without interest,
and to make the present plan more adj
vantageous to the banks of issuing
currency based on bonds.
To the great middle class of people
and the farmers and the artisans and
working men, who have no interest
in Wall street or the fluctuations of
stocks and bonds, any of the proposed
legislation will be disastrous. 1t will,
as it is intended to do, give the money
kings more firm hold of the manipu.
lation of the money of the country and
osertax the public to pile up large
surplus for the benefit of the few.
The policy pursued by the present
and last administrations of the retire.
ment of the greenbacks and the re-
funding Of United States bonds with
the large premium paid to the banks,
has about exhausted the resources OF
the United States treasury to aid the
banks Secretary Shaw has indeed
exceeded his lawful powers by &C.
cepting other securities than United
States bonds to secure the loans t0
the banks of the surplus which loans
now exceed $150,000,000 and upon
which enormous sum the people re-
ceive no interest.
The difference of opinion of the Re-
publican factions on the financial
question will probably be harmonized
by the coming congress. but it bodies
i'll for the taxpayer that President
Roosevelt, who is trying to arrange
a program that will be satisfactory, is
taking counsel with George W. Per.
kins of the banking firm of ]. P. Nor.
gan & Co.. and with H. c. Prick of the
steel trust. The recommendations OF
these trust magnates at their late visit
to Oyster Bay are hardly likely to be
for the welfare of the taxpayers. The
only hope for the people is that,
when thieves fall out honest men get
their Dues" but even then they have
to fight for them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14
Labor
NUZZg

Just . Reminder.
Could a man but be a baby
For little while each day.
Could he say when comes the cleaning
II have had enough Of play
Fake me, arms OF her who bore me.
Soothe the worries all away;
Tuck me in and
Groom above me
Words that prove you'll
Always love me.
Hold my restless play-worn fingers
In your own so restful, strong.
While your lips breathe forth the cadence
or some old. sweet evens0ng."
Could a man discard his burden
For a while each busy day,
And be once again the little
One aweary OF his play
Starved for mother arms so tender
That would fright his cares away
Should some soft voice
Groom above him
Proving faithful
Hearts still love him.
Could his weary hands find resting
In another. big and strong,
All his life would then be brighter
And his lips would bear song.
Brother. you may drop your burden
At the closing of the day:
In the Fathers eyes your ,labors
Are but prattling babies play:
Ard he longs to show His mercy
And to soothe your cares away.
Hear that soft voice
Groom above you:
Peace, my careworn
Child. | love YOU
Then the arms called Everlasting
Slip beneath you-tender. strong.
And your tired heart ceases signing
While your lips send forth a song.
Baltimore American.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14

driving his stilleto into his heart and
crying "Morte ala Francia!" Death to
the French. The maddened cry be-
came the roar of Infatuated thousands.
1t swelled and deepened; it took on
deeper meaning and became nation
allied and then burst forth: "Morte
ala Francia Italia anelea!" death to
the French is Italy's cry.) For sew
enty-two hours armed bands, headed
by the father and betrothed of the girl
hunted down the hapless French. In
dread of the vengeance of the French
nation these unhappy people formed.
themselves into secret organization
with the password and name Of the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14
THE DREADED MALTA.
Accounts Of the Origin of This Ancient and
Sicilan Order Differ-The Revolt Of
Palermo in 1882.
Especial Correspondence

Modern Sicily is little known to the
world to-day, but the little that is
known includes the outward workings
Of the great crime-stained society, La
Mafia." When the rest of the world
was moving on, Sicily seems to have
stood still and in the shadows Of the
Malta Of to-day she presents to the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14

society made up with the initial let
tiers of the words which compose that
fateful death cry, thus forming Mafia.
But setting aside the possible an.
cient origin Of the society, its present
development seems due to the great
corruption which existed under the
Bourbons and especially in the police
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14
pIatt,s Smooth Work.

Senator Tom Plat has decided to
make Senator Allison Of the House of
Rockefeller vice-president. Plat is
our Warwick. Mr.. Roosevelt being one
of his productions by indirection and
mistake.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14

operations in New Orleans and the as
sassination of Chief Hennesy of thai
city, so aroused the better elements
of New Orleans that the citizens pro
ceeded to the Jail and shot or hanged
eleven of the Italian criminals con
fined there who had been implicated
in the murder. Since then the Malta
has not dared to raise its head in the
United States, though no doubt there
still exists organization among the
lower classes.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1903-08-14
Beet Sugar.

Beet Sugar.
Two-thirds of the worlds sugar Ii
made from beets
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28

field Of competition in that section OF
North Carolina. The population OF New
Bern has practically doubled during the
life of the Farmers and Merchants Bank
The condition of the people in both the
county and city is decidedly improved
and those who so to New Bern note the
most radical changes for the betterment
Of the community Money is easier and
freer than in many years; every bank has
done well and this is due in a great meas
ure to the fact that the varied interests
distribute business through the entire
year.
Mr. William B. Blades, who is at the
head OF important lumber interests at
New Bern. is Vice President of the Bank.
and one OF the most active of the direc-
torate. H
Mr.. r. w. Dewey, the Cashier. is one
of the most experienced banking men IN
the entire State. He has the reputation
OF being one of the most popular bank Of
ficers in the South, and IN the State As
ISOLATION and American Bankers Associa-
ton, he is well known and highly esteem
cd Mr.. Dewey first began banking with
the Bank of Wayne. with which institu-
ton he remained for twelve years. leay-
ing that bank after serving as Teller and
Chief Book Keeper. For number OF
years he was treasurer Of the city OF
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counts in many cases.
Miss Hanks had for some time the dis
tinetion of being the only lady teller IN
the State.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank aids
all legitimate home enterprises in every
reliable undertaking for the increase of
business and the progress of the city
Every line OF industry receives its sup
port and its object has been attained in
that 1t has given to the community an
other safe medium of commerce and has
fostered every legitimate enterprise in the
section with this in view rather than to
grow fat upon the necessity of its fell
lcwmen.
The deposits subject to check have pass
ed the northumberland fty-thousand-dol-
lar mark, and the popularity of this in
stitution continues to grow with the peo-
pie of New Bern and surrounding coun-
try The directorate is co~~r0 - Of such
men as inspire confidence everyn here. the
list including President L. II. Cutler.
President Of the L. H. Cutler Hardware
Co; William b. Blades, President of the
Elades Lumber Co; John Suter. dealer
III furniture; p. H. Peletier. attorney and
president of the Southern Hosiery Mills
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NATIONAL BANK OF NEW BERN

The eldest bank in the city of New
Bern was organized in 1865 with capital
from the immediate section. and continues
to do business today as one of the most
popular hanks In Eastern Carolina, and
as one of the biggest. broadcast and most
progressive institutions in the State This
is the National Bank of New Bern. of
which Mr. James A. Bryan. President of
the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad.
is President; j. H. blackburn, Vice-Presl-
dent, and G. H. Roberts, Cashier. The
directorate includes the names of the of
ficers and of CHARLES s. Bryan, capitalist
and dealer in stocks and bonds: l.. Har-
yey, one of the leading cotton men of the
state: John Dunn, grocer. and E. X
Bishop. wholesale grocer.
The capital stock of the National Bank
of New Bern is s1O0O00.00; the profits less
expenses have passed the eighty dve-thou-
sand dollar mark. and the deposits are lar
beyond $3.50 100000.
President James A. Bryan is one OF the
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II. A. GREEN,

Green and Foy, is well known through
out Eastern Carolina, and he has been
identified with many of the most import
ont movements of a progressive nature IN
New Bern. He is one of the most prom
inent Methodsts in the State and il
chairman Of the Board of Stewards of
his church in New Bern.
The chief relations of the Citizens Bank
of New Bern are, the National Park
Bank, OF New York the Merchants Ma
tional Bank, of Norfolk, Va; the Ma
tional Bank of Raleigh OF Raleigh. and
the Atlantic National Bank. OF Whining
ton.
This Bank has an erviable reputation
among banks generally for its almost in
credible promptness in renting collec-
tions. A speciality is made of this feature
and The Citizens makes success of this
as it has of every undertaking.
Mr.. Green is one of the most progressive
and influential citizens of New Bern as
well as one Of its wisest and most sue
cessful bankers. He has spent his whole
life in New Bern. He has built his for
tune in this community by industry, in
tegrity and business sagacity. He has not
tried to get rich in hurry. lie has
sought success in ways justified by
honor"
Mr.. Green has been one OF the most
progressive men in his section, and as a
man and as a banker he has been influen-
tial in promoting the recent development
and progress of his town.
There is no better town in North Caro-
Ina than New Bern. 1t has the richest
lands adapted to truck, tobacco. cotton,
and varied agriculture. 1t is situate at
the junction of the Neuse and Trent
rivers and enjoys magnificent transpor-
tation facilities both by water and by
rail The Atlantic and North Carolina
Railroad and the Atlantic Coast Line.
with whole fleet Of steamers offer rapid
and competitive transportation facilities.
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Citizens Bank OF New
Bern
One of New Bern'S Chief
Banking Institutions.

The Citizens Bank of New Bern was
Incorporated in 1891, succeeding the pri-
yate banking establishment Of Green.
Foy and Company, which had begun a
banking business in New Bern in 1885.
and had met with remarkable success.
Mr.. T. A. Green was President under the
reorganization and Mr.. G. e. Foy was
the first Cashier Mr. Foy left the Bank
in 1895 and went into the fertilizer bust
ness and was succeeded as Cashier by
Mr.. II. M. Groves, who had entered the
flank in 1889 as Teller.
Mr.. Groves was originally from vii.
nlington, where he had been associated
with the Atlantic Coast Line, leaving that
read to connect himself with the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad at New
Bern, from which position he entered
banking.
The Teller is Mr.. A. T. Dill, and Mr..
s. H. Haywood is Chief Book Keeper. The
directorate includes the names Of g. H
Meadows, President of the e. H. & J. A
Meadows Co., manufacturers OF fertil
izers; E. W. Smallwood, hardware mer
chant; Ferdinand Ulrich, grocer; ]. w
Granger, Of Kinston, fertilizers and ma.
cI.inery; j. A. Meadows, of the Meadows
Co; Dr. Charles Duffy, physician; Mark
Disoway, furniture dealer; w. F. Crock
cit, trucker; S. w. Ipock, of Grifton
trucker and farmer; James Redmond
capitalist; George N. Ives, wholesale fish
dealer; Mayer Hahn, livery; c. E. Foy
OF the Virginia Carolina Chemical Co.; G.
H. Fowler, of Stonewall. merchant. and
T. A. Green, President.
The capital stock paid in is $4,000 90
and the surplus and undivided profits ac
count has passed the twenty -fve-thou-
sand dollar mark, while the deposits have
gene beyond $3.50 100000. During the past
year the Bank paid dividend of 6 pei
cent in October and an extra dividend OF
per cent on December 1st. The CHIEF
business of the Bank is from truck. fish
and lumber interests.
President Green has long been identified
with the Banking interests of Eastern
Carolina, and is one of the ablest fnancieri
in that section His management of the
Citizens Bank and previous connection
with the private banking company o
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-28

The Farmers and Merchants Bank. OF
New Bern, is managed and controlled by
men who have always been identified with
the city of New Bern. 1t was established
IN 1891 with a capital of $75,000.00, and
1t has already an undivided profit ac-
count amounting to $13,O0O.00.
Mr.. l.. H. Cutler, President OF the
Farmers and Merchants Bank, was born
in New Bern aud has always been a lead
ing dealer in agricultural implements and
hardware, being at the head OF the I'M
portant concern bearing the name of the
L. H. Cutler Hardware Company. The
comparative condition of the town of New
Bern before the establishment of this
bank and at the present date shows the
most progressive era in the history OF
the city. The chief interests of the city
have always received the aid of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank, and every
endeavor has been made to upbuild every
legitimate concern which has entered the
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New Bcrn'S Banking Houses
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK

Mr.. Dewey is a believer in the employ
nlent of women. and at his suggestion
Miss Brownie Hanks, of Laurinburg, be-
came both Paying and Receiving Teller
of this Bank. Mr.. Dewey is of the opinion
that women might occupy all subordinate
positions in banks, and if the record made
by Miss Hanks may be used as an ex
ample, this is already established as a
fact.
Miss Hanks is one of the most active
and efficient bank officers in the entire
State She is a young woman of rare
beauty and Of exceptional business quail
fcations. She is one of the most popular
officials connected with the business life
of the city of New Bern. and holds the
confidence of the entire city. She believes
that banking is the most desirable busl-
ness into which young women with busi
aess qualifications can engage, and her
e. perlence has been that it attracts con-
fdence in the handling of individual ac-
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Goldsboro, was United States Commits
slcner for two years, and has held nearly
every position of trust. and has passed
to the highest degrees of Odd Fellowship,
Masonry and Knights of Pythlas. In Ira
ternal orders Mr. Dewey has wonderful
reputation for popularity, and is known
to have made the fastest record ever
made in his lodge of Masons, which Is one
ter his initiation he was commander IN
the military branch and past master OF
the local lodge. He is a director IN the
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad and
has the personal management OF some
Of the most important guardian estates in
Eastern Carolina.
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ca. w. S. Chadwick, president of the
BANK Of Beaufort; M. NJ. Marks, Jr.. mem
her II a wholesale dry goods establish
ment Thomas G. Lyman, Sr,, member of
the Hyman Supply Co., and Thomas w.
Dewey. Cashier of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank.
President Cutler is President of the
RuiIaine and Loan. Association which has
done go much for the improvement of the
civ and was for seven years a director OF
the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
under the Chadwick administration.
This Bank solicits the correspondence
or those interested IN Eastern North Caro-
ana. and is one Of the most important and
uon,,lar institutions in the entire South.