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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
ALAMANCE IS AT THE HEAD.

Alamance is alphabetically the first in
way first in the development of the cotton
milling industry and has retained a place
among the first counties in the textile in
dustry that has grown to such large pro-
other respects. This week it's county
commissioner issued $50, 900 of five per
cent bonds which commanded a premium
of five per cent. This shows the excel
lent credit Of the county.
On Monday nine townhips in Ala
nance county held elections on a proposi-
ton to levy a special tax to establish
graded schools. The election resulted
favorably in seven and will succeed in
the others at another election to be held
this year. This election puts Ala
nance at the head in the number of
towns and districts that levy a special tax
for graded schools. The good results
that will follow from these schools will
be SO marked that it is a question of
only a few years when every district in
Will have it's special tax and
its graded school, in the rural districts,
as well as in its towns and mill villages.
In Sylvan township, in which only five
votes were east against the graded school
tax, Miss Eula Dixon. of Snow Camp. is
to be one Of the members of the school
She is the second largest tax
payer in the county, succeeding as the
active manager of her fathers large
business upon his death two years ago.
She is a successful and progressive farm
eT, last year graduating in the special
course in dairying at the A.. and NJ. Col
lege, and she is president of the Snow
Camp Wooden Mills. Miss Dixon takes
deep interest in public education and was
In ever proper way active in securing
the adoption of the school tax. It is
against her will that she was put on the
school board, but she Will serve. There
Is nc reason why women should not
serve on every school board in the State
They are better fitted for this most i'm
portant work than men and would make
better school officials. There is hardly
a school district in North Carolina where
a sensible and progressive woman would
not serEe if called upon to do SO, ana
with benefit to the schools. AIamance
has led n this school reform. LET other
COUNTIES 'oillow,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

50 3ss.1es. The average mileage OF
the road operated which produced thas
income was 5.Si4.e3 miles. That ncome,
therefore. amounted 10 about S.Soo per
mile OF road for that year. Ii Is almost
exactly 1 per cent. On a valuation OF
sso.o 900 per mile.
There is much other testimony TO
the same effect by officials OF the
Southern Railway. all of them
agreeing that $4,000 per mile is
the minimum value of the Southern
Railway property. And yet, when
this and other apcrs, demand that
this property be assessed at n ex-
act minimum value its officers
swear it is worth. the Southern
RaA.way organ in Raleigh gets red
in the face and says such demands
are made by demagogues who are
trying to run capital ont OF the
State. The hired Aowls of the Or
gan deceive nobody.
This paper wishes all property
individual and corporate-to be as
sessed at Its true value in money"
Inc Legislature has directed the
local tax assessors to assess all
property at Its true value in
money" 1t has directed the Cor
~poration Commission to assess all
quasi-public corporations for taxa
ton at the value the public pays
for such property, which, of course,
is its proved true value in
money" Fortunately in the
case of the Southern Railway
property, the Commission has the
sworn tetimony of the secretary of
the that $4,000 PER
MILE WOULD BE A MINIMUM
FIGURE FOR AN ESTIMATE OR
JUDGMENT. IT WOULD PRO-
BADLY EXCEED $4,000 RATH-
Err THAN GO UNDER THAT
AMOUNT"
If the Corporation Commission
assesses this property at the min
imum figures given by its secretary,
the Southern Railway would have
to pay tax upon such assessment,
or go into the courts to break down
the sworn testimony of its own Sec
retary-its own official summoned
by its attorneys to place an esti-
mate upon the value of the prop
erty.
IF such testimony can be had as
to the other railroads, the Corpora
ton Commission has an easy task.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
MADE YOUNG AGAIM

zone of DR.. Kings New Lit t
each night for two weeks has pnt '-
my teens again. writes n. II. i..-
OF DempseytoWn, Pa. They're th" h'..
the world for Liver. Stomach and "'-
Purely vegetable. Never griPc. on.
at all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
QUICK ARREST.

}. A. Gullhge OF Verbena. Ala. was
twice In the hospital from a severe case
OF piles causing "a tumors. After doc
TORS II all remedies failed. Buck,en,s
Arnlca Salve quickly arrested farther
md cured him. It con-
quers aches aid kills pain. 25c. at al,
druggists. "
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
NEARLY ALL THE SAINTS.

When Oscar Hammerstein, or
York, went up TO Montreal ~recentl,
view the Passion Play on the boatl'
a French theatre for a possible Ne" J. .
production. he had a look around .
business district OF the Canadian III"
polls. With a friend he went out o."
Lawrence street, crossed 81. Jam
street. walked up St. Peter street ''-
on st. Paul street to ST. Gabriel stree
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

that Booth Harrington is rapidly rr.".
ing from the attack Of typhoid L'.
which seemed likely 10 confno him
ing a long summer illness. Mr., TaFa..
ton hopes to be able TO sail for E"F.
early next month as he had p~la1nfi .
fore the illness. 1t is to be hoped '#
he may for, without doubt the -,E
GUS political life which he has boon 81
periencing in the Indiana lcgislaiNT.
responsible for his present physical "
dition. The Gentleman from Indian" r.
poets 70 write a political novel Ter 2
next book.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

pennsylvania has made It a crime 10
sell cocaine except OF a physicians pre-
serlptIon. The cocaine habit has grown
to be a nitional curse. In New Orloane
i has wrought sad havoc among the ne
gIoes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

The "Bellyach Nine" running Raleigh
at present did one good thing: Arranged
to compel city officials to pay their debts.
1t would be better to select men of such
compulsion.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Judge Boyd might build a Waldorf
Astoria hotd in Wilkesboro himself or he
might resign He ought to do one ar the
other unless he will quit his gratuitous
abuse of Wikesboro.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Little Joe's Church, printed else
where is a true story of a short life. 1t
ought to be read to every child in North
Carolina this Sabbath morning.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
The Literary Outlook
lDY HERBERT REEMs--

Mary c. Francis recently h-or-r.
novel. "a Son OF Destiny. N
drew Jackson Is the central e-
critics very unk!ndly tha-r..
Francis with having modelled r.r
her work from Gertrude Attn
ConQueror." Miss Francis IS --.
with proof that she is inna-.-.
giarism. She says;
The idea OF writing a hlz.s-.
with Jackson as tho central e--
form In my mind In the Spr'r- 7-.
mcr OF 1901. and in the early A..--
that year / entered into co~-
with John VI. Bass. Secretary
Tennessee Historical Soc'e'y. ana h..
letter was dated Septeuber -a.. .s
year. My researches previous e..
time had been moro or less H.
but the material now accumul4...
ly, and | was engaged IN cors. -.
on the story until the f~ollovirz
Der, when my manuscript was M
, my publisher. Since The Cn--.-
was published in March. 1902. e.. ..
dent that Mrs. Athcrton was NJ v--.
the Hamilton story at tho same w. .
i was engaged with Jackson
quite certain that | knew noth.--
ever OF Mrs. Atherton's plans. nor
Of mine. our slight acQuaiufan..
limited to one or two social wao.r.
Havana in the winter OF 400 when ....
ature was not mentioned. Further
= engaged In my work in the ea.lu..a- .r
the country. and being utterly aa#a.
in it for months. ! did not find tr.
read The C~onQuerer" until 8tau. t.
August following its publication. W.-
found il sufficiently interesting q,
me from my pen until | had 10 uf.
overtime TO catch UP. But, as nr u
script was sent to my publisher
less than sixty days aftcrwari. 90 sh-1
be obvious, even TO a critic. that T bad
not the time to initiate it. unles- Z v...
a syndicate. which | solcmnly d..'a..
am not. My story. therefore. is es....
sivcly my own, idea. form, style and
else, and | ask Of the critics and .
reading public an impartial iadem
instead of this cminently unfair a...
| ton. which is quite enough 10 ruin q rs.
putation in the making. II ono is not a't
to refute it. l Shall be ablc TO. DO SD. III
any time
Miss Francis may take comfort iu Tier
fact that she is not the only author t#
| assailed. a few days ago some eha.a
Edna Kenton with having literally a
propriated from "A Princess of Tha.a.
by VIM. Black. in her story 'What H#a.
ncr OF Men Miss Kcnton replied ms.
She has never read a Princes 81
Thule" and goes on to say:
"A woman who viii steal viii ln AZ a..
and so whoever Is willing to believe a
a plagiarist would smile incrcluloual. d
any denial | might make"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
Is GREENSBORO" WETTER" THAN
RALEIGH?

State Auditor Dixon, who is, with com
mendable zeal, pressing upon the county
commissioners the Importance of securing
a proper return of the purchase tax by
liquor dealers, says that at Greensboro
one saloon keeper admitted that he did
from SO, 900 to $12, 900 business a year.
He gave in only $500 as purchases. DR..
Dixon thinks in Greensboro the liquor
dealers will pay on about $66 900 pur-
chases instead of the s24, 900 originally
given in.
With twenty saloons only s12, 900 is the
total amount of purchase tax given in
for the past six months by all the liquor
dealers in Raleigh, or $4,000 a year
against $50, 600 for the year by Green's
boro dealers. In Greensboro that much
"wettcr" than Raleigh?
The Wake commissioners ought to in
vestigate thoroughly the amount Of the
sales and in that way they will ascer-
tain the amount Of the purchases which
should be returned from the tax Of 90
on the dollar Of gross purchases. They
can order the production of books, bills,
and everything necessary to go to the
bottom. Nothing else will be doing their
full duty. Will they DO it?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Cardinal Gibbons, in a recent newspa-
per article, declares that the growing dis
regard of the Christian religion and its
duties is the most fruitful cause of Gil
vorce, and that '"the reckless facility with
which divorce is procured is an evil
scarcely less deplorable than Mormonism;
indeed it is in some respects more dan
gerous than the latter, for divorce has
the sanction of the law, which Mormon
ism has not"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Elliot Flower, whose recent success #
the book and magazine fields gives h#.
authority to speak, says there is 100 50
Of telling when and where an author mas
sell a piece Of work.
LAS a matter OF fact" he writes In f|a
current Critic, mo one can tell what ##
be acceptable to a certain editor. and a..
one who assume that he can is aH inn
poster. | have disposed OF manus"ru'
where | least expected, and | have f0'
to sell where | thought it was a certainty
Furthermore, | have discovered thai oE
tors themselves, who presumably f."
careful watch of what other editors ..a
doing, know 10 moro about it than De-
| have had manuscripts returned 90
with the kindly suggestion that ] subs.
it to such-and-such a periodical, #
which it seems especially suited, but F
have yet to dispose Of an article hy '.
lowing this well-meant advice. l agur
ciate the courtesy that prompts be. h#.
the editors invariably have 'gu@a"
wrong" in these instances. tn" only
thing to do is to use ones best judgmoa.
and keep the article doing II il rs r'
onably good-or oven only fair, il is rI..
tically a sure thing that some oH.'a
wants it, the problem being TO find e#.
which one, and that can be done only
experimenting. do not moan TO say 'h#
manuscripts should be sent out hapNaE@
to any one. Judgment and cXpcricuc"
of value, but their value is distrcss.nt
uncertain, and even the most eXpcrlcu
err with great frequency. When ] 1
started in, a friend whose literary ""t
had made him independent undcrtopa
help nc with his advice, but l found i0.
he guessed wrong about as often
did. He had acquired a reputation f..
and there is no gainsayinG that Iead'e
ton is a wonderful help-but mine had
go solely on their merits"
Mr.. Flowers conclusion does not aEf
with his main statement. He tells OF
friend who had acquired a reputation III.
helped him dispose of manuscri1ts .
surely this expierenced writer Would ""
venture to send a Smart Set story 10
North American Review. The
principle or judgment carried 10 q ta
point of distinction must inevitably |'
OF assistance and the element Of n1#.
is not so great at Mr.. Flower would ht.
US believe. One of the element or
cess in writing is q knowledge Of t."
periodicals. A careful study oi
needs and limitations of each ma2aH
Will surely be OF assistance to the "r"
At the same time he must. not loo
of the necessity of writing better r'".
than the average.
, 1903-03-19
SEVERE ATTACK OF GRIP.
Cured by One Bottle Of chambcrIain's
Cough Remedy.

when l had an attack of the grip
last winter (the second one) l actu-
ally cured myself with one bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy" says
Frank W. Perry, Editor of the Enter
prise, Sh%ortsville, N. Y. This is the
honest truth. l at times kept from
coughing myself to pieces by taking a
teaspoonful Of this remedy and when
the coughing spell would come on at
night I would take a dose and it SEEM
ed that in the briefest interval the
cough would pass of and would 90 to
sleep perfectly free from cough and its
accompanying pains. To say that the
remedy acted as a most agreeable sur
prise is putting it very mildly. l had
no idea that 1t would or could knock
out the grip, simply because I had new
er tried it for such a purpose, but it
did, and it seemed with the second at
tack of coughing the remedy caused it
to not only be of less duration, but the
pains were far less severe, and I had
not used the contents Of one bottle be-
fore Mr.. Grip had bid me adieu." For
sale by F. H. Eggleston, druggist.
, 1903-03-19
MAY BE GIVEN PENSION.
Veterans of the Civil War Who Were
Former Confederates.

Washington, March 19.-The inter
ior department has decided hat the
bar to allow a pension to the soldiers
who served in the Union army during
the civil war and who had previously
served in the confederate army, is re-
moved by section / of the joint resolu-
ton of July l., 1902, relating to the pen:
sionable status of such soldier, and it
is heldto be unnecessary for such claim
ants to file a new application for pen
sion subsequent to July l, 1902.
The application of these veterans
filed previous to taht date, it is held.
gives them a legal status as pension
claimants The decision was the last
one signed by Assistant Secretary
Campbell before relinquishing the Of
fee Of assistant secretary.
The department holds hat claim
ants who had been pensioned and af-
terward dropped from the roll books
of such service are entitled to restora-
ton, and that those who had claims
pending which were ratified under a
department decision in 1894 are enti-
tied to have their claims adjudicated on
their merits, Notwithstanding previous
Confederate service.
, 1903-03-19
BRIBERY IN
Special Grand Jury Called to Probe the
Charges.

Jefferson City. Mo-, March 19.-The
work Of securing jurors for the special
grand jury that Judge Hazell of the
circuit court has called for next Mon
day to investigate charges of bribery
in the legislature is being pushed by
Sheriff G. A. Smith. He has selected
seven of the twelve men, as follows:
L. V. Dix of Jefferson City. Judge
Simon N. Schell Of st. Thomas, Frank
Otke of Teal. Frank Pierce Of Taos,
William H. Leach of Marion, I. M.
George Of Russellville and Judge w.
H. Plummer Of Bass. The remainder
will be selected from Jefferson City.
, 1903-03-19
pArEhr

A man that compounds or invents
that is just q little better
than the next best thing. is certainly
entitled to the best share Of the pro
ft to be derived from the sale OF the
article. So he patents or copyrights
protect his interests. Patented
goods are good goods. poor goods are
never patented. We have 20 years OF
trial behind US to give us the assur-
ance that we have the best medicine
compounded for the cure Of Dyspepsia.
SIck-head-ache, B%iliousness. Indiges.
ton. and all Stomach disorders. We
protect the public as we'll as ourselves
by keeping the formula . secret. Al
long a. We make It ourselves we knoW
II IL made right and It cures these
diseases. Druggists tell us that It IL
one medicine that the sale Is eve on
the increase. To get the best remedy
for dyspepsia or indigestion ask the
druggist for Dr.. Gums Improved Ltv
or Pills. Price Is cts. per box. only
ono for . dose. We will send q trial
boz tree BY mail, or q full box on 70
ceipt OF 3Bc. Address DR.. Bosanko Co.
Philadelphia, Pa. For sale by Frank H
Nggleston and A. H. Cordiner. drug
gists. Laramie. Wyo.
, 1903-03-19
TELLER VOTES NO"
COLORADO SENATOR ONE OF FIVE
AGAINST PANAMA CANAL
TREATY.
Measure Passes Senate on Vote Of
Ratification With Small Opposi-
tion-Aii Senators Announce
Themselves as Gratitied at Ter.
mination Of the Long Contest.

Washington, March 19.-The Pan
anna canal treaty was ratified by the
senate Tuesday afternoon by the vote
of 73 to 5 without the slightest amend
ment. The $40. 900, 900 that 1t vas
agreed should be given to the French
Panama Canal company will now be
paid and as soon as Colombia shall also
have ratified, bonds will be issued and
work be actively initiated by the Unit
ed States government.
All of the senators announced them
selves as gratified at the termination
Of the long contest. The final day was
given up almost entirely to general de-
bate on the treaty. In addition to the
set speeches under the general agree
ment by Senators Morgan and Cullom,
there were many short addresses and a
rather long speech by Senator Daniel
of Virginia.
The only party vote was taken on
the substitute for Article 4, agreed up
on by the democratic caucus declaring
against the acquisition of territory in
Central and South America by the
United States. There were a number
of speeches on this amendment but it
was voted down nv the vote of 81 to
"a.
Mr.. Morgan made the closing speech
in opposition. He spoke for an hour
from manuscript. Mr.. Cullom also
spoke from manuscript for about forty
five minutes.
The hands of the ancient clock in
the rear of the senate chamber indicat-
ed ten minutes of eleven when the roll
call began. All the senators in the
city occupied their seats. and all were
prompt in responding when their names
were called. The vote resulted in the
ratification Of the treaty by 70 to 5.
The result was no surprise, for all had
predicted that when the offered amend
ments had been disposed of the treaty
would be approved by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The first opposition vote
was that of Mr.. Daniel Of Virginia. Mr..
Martin, also of Virginia, followed, and
after them came the two Alabama sen-
ators, Messrs. Morgan and Pettus. Mr..
Teller of Colorado cast the last vote
in opposition.
The treaty was signed at Washing
ton Jan. %, 1908. 1t was negotiated
by Secretary Hay on the part of the
United States, and Thomas Herran,
charge d'affairs, on the part of Colon
bia. Jan. 90 it was sent to the president
and by him to the senate on the same
date. 1t was referred to the commit
tee or foreign relations on the same
day and reported back Feb. 3. The
treaty was discussed at some length
during the last congress. March 5 the
special session of the senate convened
and the treaty was again referred to the
committee on foreign relations. March
9 it was again reported to the senate.
Neither in committee or by the senate
was the treaty amended, and it was
ratified as first negotiated.
, 1903-03-19
Remarkable case,

One Of the most remarkable cases OF
a cold d~eep-seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, IL that Of Mrs. Gertrude e.
Fenner, Marion, Ind. who was entire
ly cured by the use of One Minute
Cough Cure. She says: 1.-THE cough
ing and straining 80 weakened me that
l run down in weight from 14S to 90
pounds. I tried a number of remedies
to no avail until l used One Minute
Cough Cure. Four bottles of this won
derful remedy cured me entirely of the
cough, strengthened my lungs and re-
stored me to my normal weight, health
and strength" For sale by Laramie
Drug Co.
, 1903-03-19
RIGHTEOUS
Sent to Prison for Using I'm
proper Language on Street.

New York, March 1.-Two women
have been sentenced in the court of
sessions In Brooklyn to serve
ten months in the penitentiary for
using improper language on the
streets. In pronouncing sentence
Judge Ready said:
Il am determined to prevent such
occurrences as this in the future. II
this thing Is to be tolerated, how will
1t be possible for respectable women
walk in the streets without having
their ears and sensibilities shocked?
II you come here again l shall punish
you to have full extent of the law"
, 1903-03-19
one-way colonist Excursions.

Commencing February is and con.
.inuing daily to and including April so,
1903. one-way, second class, colonist
excursion rates will be in effect from
Laramie, Wyo., IS follows:
To Butte. Anaconda and Helena.
To Spokane, Wash, including in
termediate o. r. & N. branch
lines ...... ......... ...... %. 50
To all points on Great Northern
railway. Spokane to Wen
atchee, inclusive. via Hunting
ton and Spokane ............ "a. sc
To all points on Great Northern
railway. west Of Wenatchee,
via Huntington and Spokane. 5.0t
To Portland. Ore. and Tacoma
and Seattle, Wash, via Port
land ,..... ...... .......... SOC
Ito Southern Pacific main line
and branch line points, Port
land to Ashland, inclusive, via
Portland 5000. ...... ...... zo.Vl
Ito nearly all California points. Is OK
For furthe- Information "a to stop
over privileges. etc, apply to b. R
!Breisch. agent, Union Pacific railroad
company. Laramie. Wyo.
, 1903-03-19
Would Smash the Club.

II members Of the "Hay Fever AS
would use DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, the club
would go to pieces. for it always cures
this malady and Asthma, the kind that
ba6ies the doctors-it wholly drives
from the system. Thousands Of once
hopeless sufferers from Consumption.
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, owe their lives
and health to 1t. 1t conquers Grip.
saves little ones from Group and Whoop-
ing Cough and ID positively guaranteed
for all Throat and Lung troubles. soc
and 11.oo. Trial bottles fire. at Charles
N. 6ettele's
The best pill meath the stars and
stripes;
II clsanses the system and never
gripcs.
Little Marty Risers Of worldly repute
Ash for Dewitt's and take ND substi-
tnte.
4 amal1 pin, easy to buy. easy to
take ard easy 70 act, but never failing
h results. DsNFltt.s Little Early Risers
aruase he sscrsuons and act ~ :
Etoa3c . the liver, caring permanently.
~ LAzanis Drug %.