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The Tupelo journal., 1903-04-17
! HELEN'S LEGACY
By A.. r. Brownlee.

WHEN Helen StOckwell had re-
w fused to marry Winfield Bar
ton without his fathers consent, the
young man had said: why, Helen,
you don't know my father. He al
ways refuses everything at first. It's
his way. 1t isn't because it's you. If
we were nee married, he wouldn't
care anything more about it."
To which she replied: 1T seems to
me, Win, that if you approached him
rightly, and told him that we didn't
wish to marry without his consent
and blessing, and that we would pa
tiently wait, it would not be long
before he would yield. 1t seems dread
full to marry with father or mother
against US. The memory of it would
last forever. 1t never could be made
right"
He had angrily replied, in his
wounded vanity, that he guessed she
didn't are much about him, or she
would proudly marry him if all the
world objected. And when he found
her still unyielding, had left her and
never gone back, getting consolation,
in due time, from the companionship
of pretty Retta Lowe, whom he mar
ried. His father had objected, but
when it vas over, forgaye him, as
Win had said he would. Helen often
met Wiz and his pretty, stylishly-
dressed wife, riding in their fine
team.
1t was not long after Wins mar
rage when Helen was left a legacy of
S 1900 by a great uncle on her fathers
side, whom she had not heard from
for a long time. 1t seemed at first as
if fate had meant this good fortune
as a kind of salve to ease her sore
heart, and she was as joyful as a poor
girl a be who supports herself and
her mother by her own hands.
When, however, Helen Stockwell
looked more closely in the matter of
her Inheritance, she had a long strug-
gle with herself, then refused to ac-
cept it. She would have resented the
idea of being called a goody-goody
girl. She prided herself on her broad
mindedness and her tolerance of
other peoples beliefs,even when they
differed widely from her own. She
didn't say to herself that her uncle
had obtained his money in, morally,
a questionable tanner. She would
not have criticised anyone else for
accepting such money. She could
only judge what was right for her
own self. And she was quite sure
that. so far as she herself was con-
cerned, it was not right for her to
accept the money, in spite of her
mothers quite different way of look
ing at the subject.
Mamma" said Helen, sadly, 81
want the best that life can give me,
but If / accept this money, ! would
only be taking second or third best,
for it will have no blessing with it."
She thought she would be more
lonely and sad than ever when she
gave the money up. But she was sur
nrised to find that she wasn't SO lone
iy and unhappy as she had thought
she would be. When you give up
something of your own accord, you
feel a sense of power, as Helen did,
while the sky seemed to look bluer,
The birds sing sweeter, and peoples
faces to look more kind. Still there
were moments of despair and discour-
noement, when everything seemed to
he going wrong-when the household
debts would never get quite paid up,
and her health never be quite what
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b Greatest Number.

Lord Russell once asked Mr.. Hume:
"Mr. Hume, what do you consider
the object of legislationY
"The greatest good to the great
est number"
"And what do you consider the
greatest number?"
mo. l." was Nj. Hume's reply
Green Bag.
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t. of enacting a law that will subserve
the ends of justice and please the whole
people The Smith bill is fair and it is
just. But above all it is founded upon
the very basic principles of true demo-
crazy. Mr.. Smith believes that the peo-
pie should have a voice in this matter.
Whatever may be his scruples on this
question (and l am prepared to say that
there is not a soberer man in North
Carolina), he is willing to sacrifice his
personal desires for the privilege of as
sorting his conviction that the opinion
of the individual is subordinate to the
will of the people, and that their rights,
guaranteed by our Constitution, should
be upheld.
/ wish a copy of the Smith Bill could
enter every home in the State. Let us
hope that the General Assembly may
centre upon this bill.
JAMES r. MITCHELL.
Windsor, N. c., Feb. 10, 1908.
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Whitehead, n. c.
The Dispensary Better Than the Bar

To the Editor: Just a few words to say
that our people are very much in earnest
about the liquor question and nothing
less than the London bill will satisfy
them. We have here in Warrenton a Gis-
rensary and it is very much better than
the bars l have been mayor of the town
since May, 1899, and have just taken the
trouble to go over the records Cor that
time. l find that the number of arrests
made in town since the opening of the
dispensary have been, for the same length
Of time, just 80 per cent of what they
were wien we had open saloons. While,
under these improved conditions, the
order of the town has been so much bet
ter and the arrests for all causes have
averaged only one and a half per month,
and even now 50 per cent of the arrests
are for drunkenness or disorderly con-
duct, resulting from drunkenness, and %
per cent more breaches of the peace
were the direct result of drink.
Ca1 we get stronger argument for
prohibition than these facts taken from
the records? l think not
Very truly,
w. A. BURWELL Mayor.
Warrenton, N. c.. Feb. 10, 1903.
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Effective Temperance Legislation is
Wanted.

To the Editor. Such strokes as your
Sundays edition illustrating the feats OF
tho liquor traffic is a force of untold
volume for the uplifting of the State III
every way-morally, financially and, N
fact along all lines.
I posted the illustration on the post
office door and Radicals, drunkards ana
all admired it.
Could you hear the prayers and praise
ascending for you from the despairing
mothers of the State for your courage in
taking hold of this question with the
iron hand that you have, you, too, would
rejoice. We know you are going to win
and we say, Amen! for your moral cour-
age. and the good people will reward
you nobly for it. The people of all char
actors trust such men.
We have a strong and noble man in the
House and we trust him to free Allie
ghany from this vile traffic. He has the
power and we believe he has the courage.
The cry by the people of strength OF
character from the mountains to the sea
is for strong and effective legislation on
temperance.
Every legislators vote and words are
watched as never before on any question
The people of North Carolina has decided
that they want men to represent them
and not weddings.
You are fighting for a righteous cause
You'll win. Keep at it.
j. T. FENDER.
XNhifahna1
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Temperance Sentiment.
Charlotte News.)


One of the most encouraging signs or
the times is the wonderful growth in
temperance sentiment throughout tne
State. Since the agitation began meet
ings have been held in almost every
town in the State and temperance reso-
lutions adopted.
Strong pressure has been brought to
bear upon the Legislature and it will
certainly enact a law that will be long
stride in the direction of temperance.
Some compromise between the London
bill and the Watts bill will likely be
agreed upon.
The prime cause of this great upris-
ing among the people is desire to cur
tail the evils of intemperancc. The
blighting influences of liquor drinking
are more fully realized on all sides, and
no stone should be left unturned to re-
duce this evil to a minimum. Some Of
it will be drunk no matter what laws
are passed, but stringent laws and a
healthy moral sentiment will certainly
tend to reduce its Incorporate use.
There is another reason for this great
uprising of the people, of a political
nature, and Of much political significance.
L. has been charged, and we believe not
denied, that distilleries, in addition to
being corruptors of public morals. have
been recruiting stations for the Repub-
lican party, and this gives another rea-
son for their abolition.
And then, too, the people of the State
are tired of the efforts of the saloon
| to control in State, county, and municipal
politics. 1t will not down but as long
as it has life and power, it uses all it's
energies to control the government
whether it be of the city. county or
State, so that the people have come to
feel that they must, as a matter Of cx-
pcdiency and protection, abolish the
power of the aloon, and there seems but
one way to do this and that is by abol-
| ishng the saloon itself. The people are
not going to tolerate any further eff
| forts on its part to control govern
mental affairs. And what we are saying
applies TO municipal and county affairs
as we'll as to State matters. Nor would
we do the saloon men any harm. We
would like to see them rescued from
| the business Of destroying their fellow
| men, and engaged in some business that
would not be hurtful to their neighbors,
and that would bring to themselves hap
piness and prosperity.
| This temperance agitation Will bear
coed fruit TO the upbuilding of our
State,
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Favor the Murphy Bill.

To the Editor: There is more Demo-
crazy in the bill introduced by Mr. Muir
phey last Friday than all the liquor bills
that have been introduced in the present
Assembly. If majority of the qualified
voters of any town or county say by
their ballots they want prohibition or
dispensary they ought to have it. but it
is wrong to force it on any county with
out their consent. The way to kill an
enemy is to hit him with kindness instead
of trying to shake him to death. The
dispensary is the most effective prohibi-
ton we can get; it puts liquor in reach
of the people, but does away with the
social drinking and bad influence of the
saloon. 1t is fair enough on the country
distiller to stop him from retailing,
he has his capital invested under the
laws of the land (and some their alb,
and it is wrong to break them and no
one in town wants a distillery at his
door There can, be more done towards
temperance by learning how to drink than
by trying to prevent drinking. Adam
and Eve were the first to do that which
they Were fobidden, and their descend
ants have never forgotten it. AS TO the
anti-jug law it's wrong in principle and
worthless in practice, it is wrong to tax
a railroad and then try to tell him what
he may and may not haul, and you may
put Mr.. London and Mr.. Watts both on
guard at the railroad and express Of
flee and | can get all the liquor | want
through it. l would say to our law
makers tread careful. / have known
many victories lost by stopping to plum
der. / think it would be q good idea
to abolish the word lobby and insert leg
islative advisors and require a license
tax of five dollars a day to practice
the profession. The legislature would do
more work and sleep better by it for |
would about as soon have the measles
as to encounter professional lobbyist.
L am not writing for an answer.
JESSE BRAKE.
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TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING.
Strong Resolutions Adopted---A Committee
Selected to go to Raleigh.
Louisburg, n. G..
North Wilkesboro Hustler.)

North Wilkesboro Hustler.)
Pursuant to call a mass meeting was
held in New Era Hall Wednesday night
by the citizens of this community for the
purpose of drafting resolutions to go to
Raleigh to work for the purpose of get
ting prohibitory law for this county.
A. A. Finley was called to the chair
and Fl. w. Horton was secretary.
A committee consisting of w. r. Brad
shaw, A. NJ Church and ]. r. Caffey was
appointed to draft resolutions.
While they We're doing this Rev. M.
Mcneil made a rousing speech for the
cause of temperance
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed to go in Raleigh and work for the
bill: w. r. Bradshaw, NJ. Mcneil, A.
M. Church. J. L. Hemphll, A. a. Finley,
and j. r. Caffev
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That in as much as our
members in the House refused to offer
our Wilkes county prohibition bill and
one of said members Vilely slandered
the good citizens of Wilkes county by
saying they had forged the names of
many on their petitions, and the other
has taken an active stand against it, we
tender our sincere thanks to Hon. Kins-
land of Haywood. for his kindness in
offering said bill, also thanks to the hon.
orable committee for their favorable re-
port on same, truly hoping that said bill
will pass the House next Tuesday.
Resolved, That we, in mass meeting
assembled, earnestly ask all members of
the Legislature to assist us in this great
move, remembering at the same time that
our county has very little to say in
making laws, etc, but We are true
to our colors and need help, as we have
none from our own county, and we pay
the highest tax rate of any county in
the State-$1.2S on the one hundred, and
still in debt between $4,000 and $4,000
over and above the 100000 bonded debt
we owe (These figures are taken from
the record)
Resolved, That we have been under the
influence of liquor and liquor men since
1868, which VIC believe is worse than ne
gro rule in the east. Therefore, we ask
you eastern men to come to our aid in
this graf work.
"Resolved, That in our candid opinion it
will not injure the great Democratic par
ty. but in our opinion it will materially
increase the vote of the Democratic par
ty.
Resolved, That we denounce any law
yer who will accept fee from the liquor
men and use his influence in the party to
defeat the wishes of the best people in
Wilkes county"
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The People are Behind the Temperance
Movement.

To the Edtor:-These words of IA
nous Georgian: | think appropriately
apnlicable to you, who saves his coun-
try. saves himself And all things saved
will bless him. Who let's his country
die. let's all things die. And all things
dying curse him"
Your paper was Tie first newspaper L
ever read. and it is the last one l have
read and / must say it makes me proud
to think that we have such man and
such a paper in this good old State.
Though the liquor element, Belzebub,
the arch-enemy, Satan, and all the inf
mite hosts of hell should array them
selves against you and your paper, re-
member that there is a conservative ele-
"have no axe to grind" and who are
laboring as church workers, school work
ers, and filling every humble station IN
life These do not cut any figure in the
public eve, but they are the mon who
"haye no are to grind" and who arc
srending and being spent for the high
est development of their native state
morally, Intellectually and spiritually.
This element is Democratic, and they
are aroused today as never before IN our
history. They are not EXTREMIST, put
have respect for the opposition. yet, they
ask nothing but what is Just and right;
and if tho great Democratic Legislature
fals TO meet their wishes it will seal
it's own fate.
Our prayers, our hearts, our hopes, our
selves, are all with thee.
Yours truly.
r. H. BURNS
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Favors Smith or Murphy Bill.

To the Editor: My attention has been
called to bill on temperance legislation
recently introduced in the House by Mr.
Murphey, of Rowan. In substance, this
bill is on all tours with bill introduced
some time ago by Hon. l.. l.. Smith, of
Gates. Either of these measures, if
adopted, will meet with the appreciation
of the conservative, thinking people of
the State.
With due regard for the opinion of
those who, differ with me and favor rigid
legislation upon the liquor question, men
of foresight and conservative mind do
not agree with the advocates of the Lon
don or Watts bills that this Legislature
can afford to take the steps proposed in
either of these measures as presently
constituted. And no better reason exists
in support of the position taken by the
opponents of the London bill than that
a vast majority of the constituency of
the members of our General Assembly
oppose extreme legislation upon the Ii
quor question.
North Carolina is not ready for pro-
hibition. Her people have not been
taught and educated to believe that legis-
lation, at this juncture which has for it's
purpose the enactment of laws in total
restraint of the sale of whiskey-and the
London or Watts bill approXimates alb
stinency or tetotalism-will result for
good to the State
If the members of the General AS
sembly are doubt as to how they
should vote upon this question, let each
of them ask himself the question, How
would my constituents vote if the Lon
don or Watts bill were submitted to a
vote of the people?"
But, Mr.. Editor. we have a solution
of this problem. The minds of those in
terested in the liquor question need no
longer be perplexed. In the Smith bill
the General Assembly has the opportuni-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-15
The Lutheran Church Resolution OF
Temperance.

Rev. w. p Cline, of Hickory, sends in
the following action taken by the Luth-
eran ministers of Catawba:
Whereas, the friends of temperance
throughout the State have now before
the General Assembly several bills to
restrain the liquor traffic within the
bounds Of the State; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the Lutheran Min
iSterial Association of Catawba county,
in connection with the Evangelical Luth-
eran Tennessee Synod. do earnestly re-
quest our representatives in the Legis-
lature to aid and assist in every effort
made to abolish the present nefarious
and ruinous liquor traffic, which is so
destructive to all good morals and good
citizenship in the State.
J. A. YOUNT, Secretary.
J. C. MOSER, Chairman.
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For Triumph of Right Over Wrong
biblical Recorder.)

Editor of the Recorder our COM
ments on the words of Senator Mitchell,
Of BERTHE, were greatly enjoyed by me-
They are good, far beyond and above
the ordinary and Senator Mitchell de-
serves every word of praise given in
your article and much more. He is every
inch a man. This is fight for moral
supremacy, and for the triumph of right
over wrong and decency over debauchery.
The men who stood for white supremacy
are going to stand-are now standing
for moral supremacy and Will fight for
the victory until the finish comes and
the battle is won. The time has
come, ard the battle is on. 1t can not
be otherwise than victory for the
n oral forces, and the victory cannot be
much longer delayed. We are I'm for
the war" is the sentiment among the
good people in this section. The sooner
this is known the better The folks in
this fight will not have sham put off
en- them Let those who have the decis-
ion of this matter in hand note this and
act accordingly.
The white folks leading this fight want
a direct and positive answer to this ap-
peal. Let it be an emphatic YES" if
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Temperance Legislation.
CONTINUED from Ninth Page)

to designate the school to which this
extra tax is to go This would remedy
the evil, and if it could be made into
law there would be a great many more
graded schools.
There are a great many people who
are willing for the negroes to have their
part of the school fund as it is, but are
not willing to put this extra tax on
themselves for the negro schools. They
feel as if it is too near like saying TO
the white man, you shall not send your
son to college even if you pay his ex-
penses, unless you send a negro boy to
college also. / see no injustice in pass
ing law allowing the extra tax to go
to the race voting it and wish it could be
done.
Mr.. Bailey asks the people to keep
writing to their representatives on the
temperance question. 1t seems to me
that almost the whole Static has eX-
pressed itself in favor of temperance,
and there has been no go back. The peo-
pie are thoroughly aroused on the sub
ject, and they want the committee to
take all the bills that have been intro
duced and make one good one out or
them, upon which all can agree.
The Watts bill does not go far enough,
and that alone will not satisfy the peo-
pie We must have the anti-jug law and
good many other provisions, not pos
sessed by the Watts bill.
am glad to see. Mr.. Editor, that your
stand on the question is SO highly praised
by both the press and the people.
Respectfully yours,
+. N. EGERTON.
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those in charge of the decision mean
that Let it be an emphatic No" If
they mean that. Then the issue for the
future will be squareiy drawn.
Let it be known and recognized by
aIl men that the white men and women
who are contending for moral supremacy
in North Carolina in this fight will not
cease until their voice shall be heard
and needed and the liquor traffic shall
be swept from the Borders Of our State.
This question stands along side of the
great question of education. Both must
he settled, and settled right by the white
folks and their representatives.
You and Editor Daniels are making
= glorious fight. We are with you.
Your friend,
JOHN c. SCARBOROUGH.
Murfreesboro, N. c., Feb 6, 1908.
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the lives of the people, and not for the
benefit of the doctors.
"a single step into the wrong has given
His name a doubt to all the winds of
heaven"
w. G. STAFFORD, NJ. d.
Burlington, N. c., Feb 13.
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q Fine Report,

Solicitor Lyon is authority for the
statement that only 315 gallons of whis-
key was shipped to Elizabethtown during
thirty days including the Christmas
holidays. That is a fine report Most
any one of Roberson's thirty express Of
fees beats that in one day, we jude.
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Castalia, N. c., Feb. Is.
Evening journal., 1903-07-16
FIVE W0RRMEN HURT
IN ELEVATORS FALL
Car in New Hotel Stratford
Philadelphia, Plunges
Eight sStories

Philadelphia. July l6.-The psr,ns
OF a cable caused large elevator in
the new Hotel Stratford. in course Of
construction at Broad and Walnut
streets. to fall from the eighth to the
first floor Upon the lift at the time it
took its flight We're five workmen and
a heavy load of building material.
The men, all of whom We're seriously
injured, were: James Quinn. Martin
Finn, George Cavanaugh, John King
and Hugh Cantrell.
number of men who were working
on the first floor were startled by sew
eral loud shrieks, and almost stimuli
taneously the heavy elevator struck
the first floor with force that seemed
to shake the immense structure. The
platform rebounded. dropped again
with a second loud noise and scattered
its living freight around the elevator
shaft. The material on the car flew in
all directions, nearly adding to the list
of the injured.
Finn died Of his injuries and Cava-
naugh cannot recover. The latter sus-
tanned a fracture at the base Of the
spine. Quinn was badly cut about the
head, but was able to leave the hos
pital
Evening journal., 1903-07-16

Maher partly doubled up and was hopping
on one foot and he appeared TO be in
great agony. lie was saved from falling
by Referee Bert Crowhurt, and as he was
going to his chair his seconds helped him
to the seat. The fact that Maher grasped
or tried to grasp his belt and pull N
away from his body TO get his breath Jed
many Of the spectators to think he had
been struck ln the solar plexus, and not
In the groin. The bout was stopped and
Dr. OConnOr, who has charge OF the
physical condition of the boxers, ex-
amined M9her, and ne stated that Peter
had been struck low and was suffering
from The shock Mahers seconds applied
lce ana rubbed him well, and In q lltte
while he left the ring.
Grim was almost as much surprised as
Maher. and he shook hands with Peter
and told him that he had not intended tC
foul him. There was no need Of any fou
tactics by Grim. who was doing nicely
and would probably have gone the sis
rounds, as Maher aid not appear any more
able 10 take the Italians measure thar
any Of the other boxers who have triet
to stop him in this city.