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The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08

features of the act to render it effective,
are:
Il. That any contract IN violation OF
It's provisions is absolutely void.
''2. Any corporation, company, firm, as
sCciation Or individual olating any of
he provisions OF the act tortets one hun
dred dollars per day for each day during
the continuance of the violation, recov-
cradle in the name of the State at the
relation Of the solicitor, payable into the
revenue fund of the county III which the
action accrucs.
''3. Any corporation created under the
laws of this State which violates any Of
the provisions of the act forfeits its cor
porate rights and existence.
81 In any Indictment, or information
OF any ofense named in the act, it is
sufficient TO state the purposes and eff
fects of the trust or combination and
that the accused was a member of, acted
with, or in pursuance CT 1t, without CIV
ing its name. description or how or
where 1t was created.
.'5 At the trial it is sufficient to prove
that trust or ombination defined in
the act exists, and that the defendants
belonged to it. or acted for. or in con
nection with it. without proving all the
members belonging to it, or proving any
articles of agreement, or written lnstru
ment, on which it may have been based:
Sc A preponderance of evdence-and
not evidence to satisfy beyond a reason
able doubt-authorizes verdict and judg
ment for The State.
-. In suits to forfeit charters where
Judgment of forfeiture is obtained, and
there is no appeal. the court shall allow
the Solicitor not less than one hundred
dollars. nor more than five hundred dol
lars for his services, payable out of the
assets of the wrong doer, and where sucl
Judgment is affirmed on appeal to the Su
preme Court, the fees are equally divisi
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
A Healthy Revolution.
buckingham Anglo SaxonD

buckingham Anglo o-SaxonD
Quite a robust and praiscworthy revo-
luticn is going on III the judicial system
OF North Carolina
In the first place our Judges are
little more vigorous In the dispatch of
business than formerly and are more dis
posed to ignore the fimsy and technical
excuses for continuance and delay OF
trials This is progress indeed for
real live ''delayer' has been known to
cause many Il case TO die on the docket.
And while this IS not a blood thirsty
a &c at all the public conscience is reach
Ing a degree of keenness and most everJ
community wants to get rid OF It's law
breakers They not only curse but cost
a community.
And another good sign. and there q
still room for Improvement, Is the better
ment in the personnel Of jurors. Good and
intelligent men should willingly serve on
our 1uries, though the service cost them
something. If they are not patriotic
enough to make the little sacrifice Of
selfish interest, they should be forced to
serve anyhow. Then we will have bet
ter verdicts and the cause OF justice sit
safer.
Crime is no longer profitable and pun
ishment is becoming surer and surer. We
are making fair progress in North Caro-
lima court houses.
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08

and II found you should sn1lct them.
that they nay be hryush; % the bar Il
the court
Il : frequently c.ainel tha; this aci
IS violated by some of the common ear
rers traasactlng business la tais Stats
i there any common Garner og~ratiux su
tbs State which has by unhxsui eorab
nation IN ilxing frci eht rate. dsssrIm.s.st
81 against certain towns and communities
ia this State and thereby attempted 10
fix or regulate TIE pr ce ~ any ar-lrlc 81
commerce or flxes NJ l.n.,s~. ,he amount
= such article Is bc produced soll suauu-
featured or mined N this state II such
.- the case IL officers agents and tras
tees have violated the provisions oi fhs,
act ami they can be brought before the
court 70 answer Tor The SANE II S1-h
ehargeS are true i Impose duty upsa
the towns cities and communities vi. S
claim 70 have suffered the n5ure~ III
bring u bear upon this question the.r
combined intelligence 70 collect the facts
and present them TO the court III such
tangible Way - IL assist tie officers ot
the law in having offenders u answer
1t is said that such combinations 10
exist, that notorious violations OF this
law are repeatedly gong On. bu, never
IN any instance - far a. | have heard
have they been prosecuted in this state
il IS ~ald that this is IN part CIV ng to
the difficulty there has been IN defining
! and proving such offenscS. ia part, 10
The lenient and indulgent temper 81 the
! people Who have been disposed - suffer
| themselves to be imposed upon ami cheat
| cd rather than take the risks oi prose
cutions; in part. because the sufferers
arc dlsunitcd separated. and are without
! organization to conveniently act IN con
| cert, whereas the offenders are ottentlmc~
+ non residents. their resources concentrated,
and their ways past finding out There
are those moreover who find fault with
4 the courts for not finding the offenders
and Furnishing them. This last complaint
is without merit | have no doubt that
/ the courts are ready and willing to offer
any relief which the proofs and the law
of the land at any time justify. IL is your
! duty to cooperate with the Solicitor,
: and you are at liberty to have the pro
cess of this court to enable YOU TO find
! out if any persons have violated either of
these statutes of 1889 or 1899 and il the
proofs justify It, to indict the offenders
; 1T can be seen that the laW-makinG &
power has encountered difficulties III
framing laws to furnish remedy; that
the courts have difficulty in clearly
analyzing and constituting the laws or
this subject: but perhaps the most scrl
Gus difficulty has been in furnishing the
courts the facts to sustain a charge o
| this nature The courts cannot suppl,
the facts The burden of doing this is
upon the complainants The court mus
rely upon their vigilance, intelligence anC
readiness to furnish the facts sustaining
the charge to enable it to apply the
remedy Whenever you have credible III
formation of such violations of the law
and such information IS furnished yol
through the regular channels as hereto
fore instructed as to other criminal OF
fenses-it is your duty to present or lndlc
any one against whom the charge IS sus
tanned"
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
ANTITRUST LAWS
\ o( NORTH CAROLINA
,.Joe Long Discusses This
Important Subject.
1g9 STATUES ANALYZEO
o...o. Charge 10 a Grand Ja:y He Poin's
na aH'~'"
oa,bs R m dies for the Restriction
and Abatement of the

-..as charge to the grand jury,
~ long. OF Statesyillc, Superior
5' ...,r. ., the Tenth Judicial district.
.. lclgth trusts and the rene
- ,e... restriction and abatement
-s' .. .aa action of the tobacco trust
V'-7 -:7,..r.,. down the price OF tobacco be
.I. .o-t Of production. the trust
y. ,.-..rularIy acute in North Caro-
z" .- NOW. and we therefore print
"-1 '- ,u. charge Of Judge Long on this
..rorraut subject. He SAID:
~ors. Ieeusls at common law akin to
I'rr % trusts seem to have been fore
-'r., .rgro~~ing and monopoles. Fore
s'-lrg uls committed when a man, by
~, news. or by any kind of deception.
.oto his hands a controlling amount
or, enc article OF merchandise and
sl- If for am undue profit And when
,sn TO put things out OF joint and
t.rn an undue profit, purchased large
..srt.,ts 0f merchandise, and held It,.
W, for Iair rise, but to compel buy
-. to pay more than can be regularly
..,,.red in the market he was guilty
!, ,le oncusc OF cngrosslng. Parliament
..,i acts modifying or altering these
a.snee,. or the remedies therefor, as often
=, sx times. one eminent law writer
5,. observed. The common law against
t.a oaensc5 of ForestaIling. Engrossing
Ind 1lonopoe4, has borne the test of ages
rl has been wise and useful. The fault
has not been in the law in the United
safes. bu, in the non execution of it. Its
Notorious violations have often Ibeen com
-ancl Of but scarcely in any instanc.
rosccated.
Another law writer has said in sub
stance that the common law of our
states has not adopted these offcnses in
TENS as defined in the Acts of Parlia-
nant, yet under notifications, they are.
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08

bic between the Solicitor and the Attor-
ney General.
IS. The act is not applicable to wholesale
or retail merchants, jobbers doing
business in this State who not par
ties to, nor interested in a trust, and who
are not agents of trust, nor to persons
engaged III the fishing, trucking can
ming industries.
THE gist of the offense, is combina-
ton or agreement either to fix, or regu-
late the price of any article of merchan-
disc, or to fix. or to limit the amount of
any article of merchandise to be pro-
duced, or sold, or mined or manufacture
ed in this State
The act undertakes to reach any and
all persons individual and corporate, who
violate the provisions OF the Act in per-
son, or by agents, officers, employees, or
trustees. 1t is claimed that this Act has
time and again been violated in North
Carolina by companies organized outside
the State but operating by agents IN the
State. It is within your power and it
IS your duty to inquire whether any indi-
vidual or domestic or foreign corpora
ton. ASSOCIATION or company, conducting
business IN this State bs lis Agents, trus-
tees or employees has entered into any
such unlawful combination to fix and reg
ulate the price of. or to fix and limit the
amount of. any article Of commerce pro-
duced sold manufactured mined in
4 this State, whether it be tobacco, corn,
cotton the necessaries of life, other
products of the soil or the products of
the factory or the mine If there is such
] unlawful combinations in our midst open
! ly defylng the law arbitrarily determin-
| ing the value of the labor of other men.
and arrogantly declaring what and how
much the earth and the lawful industries
therein shall yield to mankind, such wrong
doers can be reached under this statute,
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
Hester's Cotton Statement.
fBy the Associated Press }

10y the
New Orleans, La, Sept. 4.-oecrcldls
I1estor's statement of the worlds visible
o44 ;.e,oa ,od,v shows the
'uppi' ,oo
'o'al VlSiDic - y
ia last week, l,3o',49' lasl year ~ 'ii''
the total of American cotton IS AL 64b,
;,g+ 400 IA last weck 500 497 last year
90 of al otbor kinds including Egypt,
p,a,I India etc Gal 600 against $50
600 las+ ,,eoly and 900 OOO last wear.
of +bo 1xorld,s visible supply of cotton
+hcro i now afoat and held in Great Brit
nd Continental Europc 533 600,
e,,;-,+ 7oo nno last vear. IN Eavrt 1000,
;t "a ooo lac+ vear. in India 381 OOO
ae'.;nst 21s ooo last wear. and in the Uni
.oa states 100 O0O against OF 900 last
..a.,,,,4 cor4o,,tor IN
oo'1oi clop
AZ ~ >o,,. Orleans cot :
.et,,t ;s,,o1 dpring
to'l .e1a,, s,,,o,.e tho amount
tor 49,, fr.t fonr davs
Ia -
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08

IN legal principle, criminal misdcmcanors
With Us, and he proceeds further to say,
L men, TO enrich themselves by losses
suherlngs which they contemplate
Jnngng upon others, knowing that an
article Of commerce, especially one per
U1mg TO the neccssaries of life, Is In
sufficient supply, buy in large quantities
and hoard the article for a higher price
Stimulating therefore production unduly,
and compelling consumers to pay, While
Ie oumuIant Il on, too much Tor IT.
they do a wrong alike to producer and
Consumer, and to the honest retail trader
WHO IS Obliged to keep it in stock for
olslomcrs He who uses the power which
money OF credit gives him to play a
Eanh like tins upon the community IS
Oh enemy to the race, and as deserving
@ punishment as the thief or robbcr.
A Monopoly IS where "a person or as
socIduon Of persons operate under a grant
VI franchise for the purpose of engross
~ any article of general necessity, or
",aIy monopohzng any branch of manu-
azure, trade or busincss-buyl and
N"Ao making, working or using any
uAg whatsoever whereby the citizen IN
s.acIaI Is restrained from that liberty
u manufacturing or trade which he had
ya'fe Ia other words, the giving to one
5''SoE or set OF persons of a trade,
.'1VAt winch another of the same trade
1-9' lol get also, is a Monopoly and the
..Sou so operating Is guilty of Il mlsde-
-.'Hof The Constitution of our State
l'FIes~-y dcnounces Monopolies IN this
-50ase PcrpetuitIes and Monopolles
s-' contrary 10 the genius of free State
~-1 ought not to be allowed
l1e first step taken by our State Leg
,,a.uie to restrict the so-called trusts in
''N carolina, and to punish persons
.'~e-te1 lh"rcWIth was by an act passed
rt "e nth Oh March, 1889, Claws of 1889,
s"@r'sf otJ in which the Legislature
f'@ AL combinations and trusts de-
"y 'he act unlawful, dangerous to
or ''s." and forbidden to be formed
N.'-''d on in this State; it denounces
".I' public or private agreements
q, 's' io increase or reduce the price
','I'7 @. stock In any company or cor
t,r'4. or Of any class Of products, ma
H., ''' .. manufactured articles, beyond
man,, 5l'ge h%ed by natural supply or de
be-. -- makes 1t a misdcmoanor for any
t. f". persons, company or corporation
tA -. 'l attempt to form. trust in
tar. '4'' or for any agent, or represen-
On trust in any state, to carry
ia. BUSINESS I'm this State. and sub
tm. 81 wrong docr to Denalty Of
r- D''~tnd dollars ($1O ,o0O), and i'm
dgor., '' not exceeding ten years in the
Ird,.,..r '' me court; it also makes it
cnrrc... ''f any person, company OF
no, '.oa 10 enter into any agreement
rae.,,-, "'. manufacture, buy, sell OF
anrr., more than a certain specified
s,an.. any goods or products within
for ar.m oIae; 1T also makes it crime
OF da.f. .' i'iaht, broker, manufacturer
or -A..- a ra" materials of any kind
class g., .-'lds, TO sell any particular
tacgr.5 '"''' raw materials, or manu-
for tI GOODS for less than actual cost
let,rors PURPOSE of breaking down com
Almost ..,..,,.
simultaneously with the pas
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST HIM.

Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such,
In brief was the condition OF an old sol
der by name of j. j. Havens, Versailles,
O. For years he was troubled with KID
ney disease and neither doctors nor medl-
cines gave him relief. At length he tired
Electric BItterS. 1t put HIM on his 1eet
in short order and now he testIfes, ID
on the road to complete recovery Best
on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles
and all forms of Stomach and Bowel Com
plants. Only SOC. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
A Natural Born Artist.
(ROanoke NeWs.) }

At Halifax court Monday We were
shown some drawings made by Mr. Mar
shall Gary, son of Mr.. S NJ. Gary, which
would indicate that young Gary ls ma
trral born artist, he having never taken
lesson in art in his life. He can look
at any picture and in a few minutes he
can produce perfect copy, bringing out
the fine outlines and expressions TO per
fectlOn.
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
MOVEMENT OF COTTON

New York, Sept. 4-Ihc foilpwlhg sld
tistics on the movement OF cotton Tor the
week ending Friday, September an, were
compiled by the New York Cotton TX
CHANGE:
The farmer and mechanic., 1903-09-08
COMPARATIVE COTTON s.
COTTON RECEIPTS

New York, Sept. 4.-The following ar
the total net receipts Of cotton at ~
ports since September list: Galveston
953; New Orleans 23S; Mobile 229; Sayan
nah 2 1856; Charleston 1872; Wilmington 81
Norfolk "a; Baltimore 10; Boston IL
philadeIphia 100. Total .231 bales
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-05

Judge the two propositions by their
fruits we cannot but decide in favor of
Tuskegee and industrialism and against
the higher education and razors flying
in the air.
The discouraging feature of the bus
mess, as was pointed out in the begin
ming. is the obvious inability of the ne
groes to conduct themselves %decorously
among themselves. With that unfor-
tunate fact in view it is hrrdly possible
that there shall be any marked inn
provement in the conduct of the negro
to disarm the not wholly unfounded
prejudice which is growing up against
him IN the North as it has long existed
Ia the South.
People who do not respect themselves
can scarcely expect other people to re
spect them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-05
EDUCATION VS.. RAZoRs.

With negro orators all the country,
say the Chicago Chronicle, protesting
against the laWless outrsges to which
members Of their race have been sub
jected it is not encouraging to read Of
the riotious reception which was ac-
corded to Booker T. Washington in the
city OF Boston, moi by a mob of white
men, but by an assemblsge of negroes.
If the negroes of this country cannot
understand that Washington is the
most powerful and respected advocate
they have then, there is small hope for
an a~melioration of the race question.
It is not disputed that there was q
concerted movement to howl Washing
ton down. The negroes who opposed
him did 80 because he favors industrial
rather than classical education for the
American negro.
The negroes who differ from him-and
who enforced their opposition at the
Boston meeting by that typically radi'
cal weapon, the razoF-believe or aheci
to believe that the negrO's mission il
higher, that he should aim at enterinl
the professions and other callings which
do not involve manual labor.
Opinions may honestly differ on sucl
8 proposition, but there can be no dis
pute as to the actual results Of the twI
plans. The graduates Of the TuskegeI
Institution are dispersed throughout the
South. earning the respect Of thei
white neighbOrs and providing for thei
families In comfort.
The opponents Of industrialism, a
we have just seen. are welding razor
and being locked up IN Boston polio
stations as the result Of their ambiHO.
for higher negro culture. II We are 3
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-05
tie scholar, warm friend, brave soldier.
lover of God and man. Exchange.
lie VIcE-PREsIpENoY.

The vice presidency of the United
States seems to have lost all attractions
for ambitious men. Even men Of or
binary attainments turn up their roses
with a sheer when suggested for the
position by some overland newspaper
or friend. There is little in our history
to justify this sighting Of the vice.
presidency. The ablest men Of the ma.
ton sought the place and felt honored
to receive it. Eight vice. presidents
have succeeded to the presidency-fve
by the death Of the incumbent and 3
by popular election. OF the twenty six,
presidents, eight wers previously vice
president, or over 30 per cent of the
tire number.
The disfavor with which the place is
viewed, therefore. is rather peculiar.
No other position is so certainly a step
ping stone to the chief magistracy. Il
is r that it is not a place Of activity.
The vice president in the public mind
needs no other qualification than to be
amiable and digniRed. This impression
has c~rystallized several times in the
! election Of thoroughly respectable but
obscure gentlemen.
II It had not been for the v~ice-presi-
dency it Is probable that Mr.. Roose-
Yelt would never have been president
By the time another election had rolled
around the enthusiasm aroused by ju-
dicious~ advertising Of rough rider ship
would have subsidized any one or half a
dozen Republicans would have been
considered more available,
It Is advisable, therefore, FOR gentle
men with aspirations to consider well
before sneering ct the vice-presidency.
Both BY tradition and opportunity Il Is
3 most desirable ofhce.-Ex.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-05
r. V. RACHFORK, PRESIDENT.
E. E.. FRANTZ, SECRETARY.
MEMORIAL.

The Boston Herald calls attention to
the incident of the recent Harvard
commencement that ought not to pass
without the emphasis of all who desire
to assist in bringing to an end the last
remaining animosities Of the civil war.
Especially does 1t deserve to be given
publicity by the press Of this region,
which was the home of the man to
who ) honor is paid. The subject Of
the Hsrald's remarks was a resolution
passed by Harvard class Of 1869 in re-
gard to Billy Ker. one Of its members,
who left it to join the Confederate
army his home was Natchez, Miss.
He died there some years ago. The fol-
lowing are extracts from the memorial;
'Ia our memories Of freshman year,
one Of the most charming personalities
is that Of Billy Ker. He was frank and
open hearted. honest and brave. His
sunny nature drew everybody toward
him. For an open and afectionate
character and a brave heart, how few
men ever equal him In the prosaiC
qualities Of the class room he was not
to be despised but in the college rooms
and On the river be was our idol"
Because he followed where bis owl
conscience led, he did us honor and
dignifed the name Of scholar" A ties.
timony Of appreciation and honor o.
classmates whose names are "engraY-
ed on the marble Of Memorial Hal,'
and Of the others OF the Union army
swho fought by their side and brought
as home an honorable peace, " leads tC
this conclusion. "But a generation hal
passed since the war was ended, and haI
softened our hearts, 50 that we can re.
cord today our sincere admiration FOL
all who followed their sense Of duty a
they understood II. n this pre-emi
nentlY stands William II. Ker, our gen
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-05

Vixen Sandow poses and the muscles
ridge his back and knot his arms, we
think we have before as the very secret
Of strength in those magnificent muscles
But we haven't. Starve Sandow, or,
what is practically the same thing, LET
him be dyspeptic, and his muscle would
soon fail. Strength is made from food
properly digested and assimilated, and
no man Is stronger than his stomach, be-
cause when the stomach Is diseased di-
Restion and assimilation are imperfect.
DR.. Pierce's.G Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
2 Of digestion and nutrition. Il
enables the perfect digestion and assim-
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ished into perfect health and strength.
NJ had what my physician called indigestion;
He rave me medicine for the trouble but . dio
me no good,B writes Mr.. W. u. Wells OF w,
lard, NJ C. II wrote to Dr. fsres ~ ~ ~
gienic rules. ] carried out these as best eolla
bought six bottles Of his Golden Medical Us
covery' aud commenced taking Il. Anew cay.
later / noticed a great change. Felt hke ancN
man. Before / began the use Of the SolosI
Medical Discovery ] suffered greatly win PalL
IN stomach. my nerves seemed Al mn,aoM
Iwaav very thin In hesh, but now can eat hearty
and sleep good ct nights
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Adviser is sent free on receipt Of stamp.
70 pay expense Of mailing only. SenS
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