davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-19
DIR. j. ERNEST JUDD,
DENTIST,
Crown aud Bridge Work Specialist.
OFFIcE STREET.
d LOCAL. MENTION.

LOCAL. MENTION.
Banquet tickets at the Piney. Woods
Inn Monday evening will be rs cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Geyer ar
rived from New York yesterd ay, MIR.
y Geyer coming down to recuperate
fre III a short. spell d. sickness.
$3.50 will buy, for home OF in
vestment, pleasant we'll furnished Z
room cottage, center Of town. Ad-
dress T. O. Box II3, Southern Pines.
"A very pleasant. call Monday from
Mr.. H. l.. Thurston, former citizen
here. He is now located in Culpep-
per, Va.
We failed to note the fact last week
that Miss May Heizman entertained
the Ladies Euchre Club on Wednes-
day. Prize winners were: Mrs. ST.,
John, first; Mrs. Wilson, second; Mrs.
Bacon, third; Mrs. Butler, BOBBY
Mrs. H. c. Flint and Mrs. F. H.
Weaver entertained the Ladies Eu.
chre Club at Mrs, Flint's Monday af-
ternoon. The first prize was won by
Mrs. Otto, of Pinehurst, Mrs. Erson
second prize, Mrs. Thompson third,
and Mrs. Stratfnan the consolation.
Governor Charles B Aycock and
staff will arrive at Southern Pines
next NJ onday evening at s o'clock and
will Be rendered reception at Piney
Woods Inn from 7 to 8, after which
an elaborate banquet will be rendered
by the citizens Of Southern Pines. 1t
is expected that delegations from
Aberdeen, Carthage, and Sanford will
be on hand, and the Governor and his
staff may rest assured that our citi-
gems will do him proper honor.
February 2ad is postponed until
next Tuesday. Therefore, The George
Washington entertainment will be
given next Tuesday evening at the
Opera House. At the conclusion of
the entertainment on the stage George
and Martha Washington, assisted by
quite number of other Colonial char
acters. will hold a reception, follow
ing which Washington pie and ice
cream will be served to all, An effort
is being made to make this the social
event of the season. All who assist,
numbering more than fifty, will be in
Colonial costume. Rehearsal Satur-
day evening, 7.3o. Dress rehearsal
Monday evening,
In talking with Commissioner Lea
witt this morning we were informed
that an Immediate remedy for the
shortness of our water supply was at
hand and would be effected by laying
a pipe from near spring to the pump
ing station. A combination of diff
culties has prevented securing enough
water, and this temporary arrange
ment will last until connection can
be made with the fine springs given
the town by DR.. B Won Hertf.
IF you don't believe we are we'll
stocked with mineral waters, look
in our window-Sadelson & Flint's
Pines Pharmacy.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-19
The Masquerade Ball.

The Annual Masquerade Ball at the
Southern Pines Hotel last Monday evening
was attended by large numhef of peo-
pie. and was splendid success. The
masks were appropriate and attractive.
and furnished much amusement. Prizes
were won as follows Miss Prudence Giles
as Queen of Hearts took first Fancy Prize.
and Miss L. sylvester, as the "Old Apple
Woman" took the prize for the comical la
dies costume. DR.. Blair as Drum Major"
took gentleman's first prize. while Mr.. j.
Fl Ferris. in Happy Hooligan' won the
honor for the most comical.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-19
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE.

Having qualified as Administrative. with
the will annexed of the estate Of Geo. w.
P, Jerrard, deceased general notice is
hereby given all persons having claims
against said estate to present them to the
undersigned duly authenticated on or be-
fore the 18th day of December 1904. or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their re-
coyerv. All persons indebted said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This Dec Is 1903.
GATHERINGS S GERARD
Administrative.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-19
FOR SALE

500 acres level land. Fine water
power on it, within four miles OF
Southern Pines, at The low plice
of $4,000. Title good
Apply to j. E. BUCHAN,
Manly, N. G
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1904-02-19

The weekly card party Tuesday at
the Inn was we'll attended and social
event of note. Those taking the
prizes were
Table No. Capt Clarke and Mrs
Clarke, Mrs. Eli and Mrs. B. H. Butler.
Table No Mrs VIM. Geyer and Miss
Butler, Mr. Leon st John and Mr.. Moore
head Table No 3-Mrs Maloney and
Miss Erson, Miss Dennison and Mr.. Jaque
Cohen
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06
METHuSELAHAND THE SPHINX

Come all ye Bryan Democrats.
Your peerless leader sinks:
Come all ye VIoated plutocrats.
Forget your former kinks;
The banners float for and you must vote
for
Methuselah and the sphinx.
Come all ye scattered Democrats
That sulk like frightened minks,
So lean that we can see your stats,
As hungry as the lynx;
The banners float for and you must
vote for
Methuselah and the sphinx.
Come all We hopeless Democrats,
While Parker thinks he thinks.
Climb of the ship like frightened rats,
Before the old thing sinks;
The banners float for and you must
vote for
Methuselah and the sphinx.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

1t has been given out to the forlorr
and dropping Democracy that willie
Hearst is loosening up; that he has
been induced to put in few thousands
to open headquarters for the National
Democratic Clubs. The hungry know
well that this means that Hearst aspires
to be candidate again. but they are not
worrying about 1908 now.
Four years ago Hearst was presi-
dent and footer of bills for the National
Democratic Clubs. The members met
IL memory serves Alright, at Indianapolis
expecting to greet their president. But
be sent one of his hired men to receive
the greetings of his admirers. This
dampened the nrdor OF the crowd, de
spite the fact that their fare back home
was paid. The November election set
tied the whole concern, but 1t seems that
the N. ID. G. is to be resurrected, what
little there is left of its ashes.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

Judge Parkn's letter Of acccptancs
stands pat--on Republican achievements
but coyly admits that its writer wouia
lie a safer man at the National throttls
than President Roosevelt 50 long. as .
Republican Senute sits on the safety
valve. IL the protective tariff Is rob
berry" he is willing to turn sneak thief:
II we bnrglarized Panama he Is willing
10 keep the stolen goods: IL order No. "a
lets down the bars for n pension scandal
he will revoke the order, but let tho
bars remain down just tire same. II 10
a very pretty confession that the Repnb-
iicans have administered the governments
so wisely, diligently and effectively that
they deserve a vacation. while he tries
his prentice hand at running 1t witbout
reversing a single lever.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

These figures present the results OF an
extensive investigation into the wages
and hours of labor in the leading manu-
featuring and mechanical industries Of
the United States during the period nam-
ed. IL has designed to cover thoroughly
tho principal distinctive occupations, and
Mr.. Wright, in submitting 1t tsee Bulle-
tin Of the Bureau of Labor. No. 30, July.
1901 says: at Is believed that the
data presented are more comprehensive
and representative SO far as the manu-
featuring and mechanical industries are
concerned than any that have been here,
totore published"
The figures MS TO income and expen-
diture are summarized from data gath
cred from 2.56T families, in 33 States,
whose average income from all sources
was 1927 a year, whose average expen-
diturs was s7GS, aud whose average
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

during the year 1923 more than 10 per
cent. greater than during the year 1896
1897. Moreover, 1t is a notorious fact
that these averages do not begin to rep
resent the increase In the earnings OF
railway employees during the summer Of
1903. when tho rate OF pay of certain
classes was raised from 10 to Is per cent.
In that year. too. there were 227 .912
more persons employed In the six classes
named than in 1897. and according to the
Interstate Commerce Commission they
were receiving the increased daily aver
age pay where they received nothing in
the year last named.
Finally, returns gathered from the an
nnal reports for the year ending June
Both, 1901, OF eight representative rail-
ways in different parts OF the country,
having a total mileage of 1G.5S7 miles,
indicate that the compensation OF their
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06
Why Jnstice Ha. Not Been Done
BEFORE.

The West has been for years insist
ing that some legislation should be in
augurated by Congress looking to the re-
clamation of the arid public lands owned
by the government and constituting in
some States % per cent of the area. One
reason this agitation has progressed slow
ly has been that the portion of the coun-
try most interested in the question is
scantiiy settled and has not the influ-
ence in national councils which numbers
give.
Another reason was that II was difl-
cult for those living In humid States to
form any proper conception of the irri-
cation question, and the senators and
Representatives from States having no
direct interest in the question have been
slow to acquire the information neces-
sary to bring them 10 a full realization
of its Importance. 1t Is not specially
strange that SO many American citizens
should be unfamiliar with this subject
II is one that does not present itself in
practical way in the portion of our
country which contains nine-tenths of
our entire population. While the arid
region is of vast extent. it Is but thiniy
settled. II is estimated that under the
National Irrigation Act the West will
be capable of sustaining S0,000,O00 peo-
ple.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

The Democratic depression OF 1915
and 1891, to which the campaign book
Inadvertently directs attention, was
marked by n falling of in deposits of
over $37.000,0Oo in one year. Between
1893 and 1908 the average due each
depositor increased from 500 to SALT.
More significant than the increase In
deposits is the fact that in 1903 there
were 2.4T4.G29 absolutely new savings
hank depositors in the United States,
marking an increase Of nearly 90 per
cent. during a period when the total
population only increased "A per cent.
Col. wriRht's Summary.
Turning now to the direct comparison
of the advance in wages and cost of liv-
ing during the period under review, the
Democrats affect the greatest contempt
for the government statistics, which,
under the able. conscientious and I'M
biased direction of Carroll d. Wright.
present the following Instructive sum
mary:
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

Nothing could better Illustrate the In
fnite capacity OF the Jemocratic party
Tor doing the wrong thing al the right
moment than Its attempt to OUTAGE
acknowledged Industrial conditions with
the bald statement OF Its campaign text
book-"that business depression of this
year is greater than was that OF 1913 and
1891"
As there are as many million Ameri
can voters as there are millions engaged
in Industrial pursuits whose experience
spans the decade, and who know this
to be most fortunately false. there is no
need TO waste time In refuting 1t. The
Democratic depression that prevailed
from 1898 to 1897 paralyzed industry in
every section OF the United States, and
its pinch was felt in every home. The
business depression of LIS year" Is SO
largely a Pigment of Democratic imagi-
nation that II requires magnifying
glass to be seen. and what there is OF
it is rapidly fading from sight as the
prospects OF great Republican victory
become more certain.
But the Democratic campaign book IL
not satisfied with this grotcsque generali-
cation, 50 1t attempts to controvert the
Republican claim of prosperous times in
farm, office and workshop with the as
sertion that no one Is better OF by rea-
son OF increased incomes, because the
cost OF living has increased dispropor-
tionRtely.
How utterly and irrationally absurd II
this contention is proved by the fact that
" prices were advancing more rapidly
than the earnings OF the great mass of
the people. the great mass of the people
| would soon be irretrievably insolvent or
their purchases wou.- be so curtailed
that the volume of business would be
| enormously reduced.
There is no possibility OF making n
scientific comparison of tne relative in
crease in wages and the cost of living.
because they are controlled by different
factors. The rate of wages is controlled
| by Industrial conditions; the cost of liy-
ing is controlled by the individual. No
man can fix his income at will; any man
can limit his expenditures. Let condi-
tons provide sufficient wages to the
workingman, and 1t rests with him to
say by what margin he will live within
his income. The larger that income the
larger his possible surplus. IL better
wnges breeds extravaganza. the result.
in the language of Mica wber, Is misery
IL they are expended with economy, the
result is an accumulation of wealth and
happiness
Convincing Testimony.
Good times under Republican admin
istration has provided the better wnges.
and the economy of the American peo-
pie has piled up the means of content
inent and happiness, as is evidenced by
the following statement of the number
Of depositors and deposits in the savings
banks of the United States for the eleven
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

Democracy can always be depended
on to blunder. The nomination of Judge
Parker was r blunder, because he re-
ceived his early political training from
d. b. Hill, one Of the most notorious
wire-pullers and workers in devious ways
New York has produced. The nomina-
ton of ID. Cady Herrick for Governor
of New York, also was a blunder. be-
cause he was boss" of the Democratic
machine" at Albany before his election
to the bench. The Albany machine"
has a reputation as unenviable as Tam
many's.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06
An Ideal AmerIcnn.


What this country wants now Is men
not few OF them, but a multitude
vast majority of her citizens who shall
be just such men as Theodore Roosevelt.
OF strong and rugged physique. Sinking
no labor. however hard, able to stand
the strain OF sturdy integrity, guided by
high civic ideals. standing inflexible and
inexorably for the truth mud the right.
His own words from his address, The
Strenuous Life" may be taken as the
very basis and foundation for a new
source of philosophy and national policy
which will guard against all social dam
gers IL the people of this country will
but heed them:
In the last analysis. n healthy state can
exist only when the men and women who
make IL up lead clean. vigorous, healthy
lives; when the children are so trained that
they shall endeayor not to shlrk difficulties
but to overcome them, not TO seek ease but
to know how to wrest triumph from toll
and risk. The man must he glad to do a
mans work, to dare aud endure and 10
labor. to keep himself and to keep those
dependent upon him The woman must be
the housewife. the helpmeet of the home.
maker. the Wise and zealous mother OF
many healthy children.
Here is a remedy that goes to the
foundation. The words are those of a
leader aud carry with them warning
and an admouition. Theodore Roosevelt
has coined word that we should take
as a national watchword and set 1t up
as beacon light on every hilltop
throughout the nation: "Homemaker."
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

The New York Times. one Of the
Democratic newspapers which has been
denouncing President Roosevelt's Philip
pine policy. recently printed an editorial
leader on the settlement Of the FriarS
land question. The article eoncIn.iesi
at Is creditabie both to the intelligence
and the humanity Of the government
II the Times was less partisan ii could
truthfully shy that every act OF the
Roosevelt administration in dealing with
the Philippine question was ereiitabis
to the United States.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

employees ha. Increased more than 10 Per
cent. over thu year previous. while the
number of their enipfnyes has reinaine1
practically stationary. as ix shown in the
following tai,ics
Number and compensation u enpioyex OF
eight representative railways.
June 90 No. employees. lion
1Ma .lVi.3A Sc. spp. GIT
lvud .-...-........... lWdssi "u2ss.oW
Increase ..........- ~ o.2ia,s'o
Increase per cent. " lv3
Here at last we see truly reflected the
effect Of the horizontal raise in the wages
OF raiiway employees made as the. resa.t
OF the widespread labor agitation In the
summer OF 1903. The advance was
yariousiy estimated ut the time ~ from
u to 10 per cent. and any statistics
that fail to show Il must be distorted
by the introduction OF some factor. such
as disproportion Of low price labor
tending to reduce the average.
In connection with the above proof
of the 10 per cent advance IN railway
wages in one year. II should be rcfncrn-
bcred that the decline in prices begun
In 1903 continues.
II the Democrats are willing to ac-
cept the pay OF railway labor us the most
accurate barometer of wages. the Re
publican party can call TO the witness
stand i.312.337 railway employees TO
testify to the fact that, ncasurcd by
what 1t will buy, their income of 1904
is higher than 1t was In 1897, and near
~ half a million OF them can fruthfully
affirm that they received no compen~a-
ton wha fever In 1897 where. ac,.nrslhig
to tile above system OF average compen.
satiou. they now divide some S3To,o00.
600 among them. or about s3GS apiece,
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

1--WE do NOT have to guess mt our coz
victious, and then correct the Euess II
Il seems unpopular. The priuciries
which we profess are those in which
we believe with heart and soul and
strength. Men may differ from usI
but they cannot accuse us of sh 1T incss
or insincerity."-R cosevelt's letter Of ac-
mt
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

The last few years of Republican ad-
ministration have added untold millions
to the agricultural wealth of the country
by opening new markets for farm pro
ducts at constantly improving prices. The
beauty Of the Republican policy of pro
lection is that it develops manufaetur-
ing and agricultural interests on paraI-
lei lines.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

AT the ninth annual convention of the
National Association of Agricultural I'm
plen,ent and Vehicle Manufacturers, held
at Minneapolis Oct. 10 to II. 1902. the
COMMITTEES on resolutions reported as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That we congrn tulate the coun-
Try on the passage of the National Irrign-
tion Act and express our profound uppre-
citation of the aid and co cooperation Of Pres
idenf Roosevelt, and all friends Of that
measure In the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatlves. In securing the passage Of that
act. We believe this action by Congress
marked the conception of one Of the great
sst projects ever undertaken by any gov
ernncnt. and that 1t inauEurates new era
In the progress of this nation aud the de-
velopmrnt Of its internal trade and com.
merce and the enlargement of the nome
market for all manufactures; that the
irrlgnble arld lands, which are estimated
to comprise area Of over 100, Oh. Oyo
acres. can ard should be reclaimed Just AZ
rapidly ny settlers will take them and re-
pay the cost To the government of irriru.
tfsn works built for their reclamation.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

terror should be empowered to withdraw
from entry all lands proposed to be irri-
gated. instead OF only those required for
reservoirs and bitches as provided in the
bill; that no water should be sold or de-
ANcren except to bona hide settlers. ac-
tually living on the and to which the
water was apphed-which was not in
the Newlands blii-and that the words:
but State and territory laws shall gov
ern aud control the Appropriation, use
and distribution of the waters rendered
available under this sct," should be strick-
en- out as virtually snbjecting the control
OF Federal work to State Legislatures.
some OF which he doubtless believed. but
ulu not say 80, to be unfit to exercise
such trust. and as certainly exposing
Inc settlers to the dangers of endless
and rninous litigation. At the Presi-
ueht express requirement the biii was
an'endeu III these respects anu became
'"e ha" Us II STANDS to-day
Unprecedented Force.
There had been attempts for many
years to get the government to go into
the irrigation business. but all failed un-
til President Roosevelt took hold of the
project. In his first annual message to
Congress in 1901 he called attention to
the necessity of providing water for the
arid lands and said: The object OF the
government is to dispose of the Land to
settlers who will build homes upon 1t.
To accomplish this object water must be
brought within their reach"
The national governments policy, he
pointed out. should be to aid irrigation
in the several States and territories in
snch manner as will enable the people
in the local communities to help them
selves and MS will stimulate needed re-
forms in the State laws and regulations
governing irrigation. He likewise re-
minded the East, which was against this
policy at the time. that the reclamation
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

"The es penditnres of the Nation have
been managed In a spirit of economy
as far removed from wnste ms frors
niggardiinesst and In the futnre every
effort will be continued TO secure mrs
economy n. strict as IL consistent with
ehiciuncy."-R ootsyeits letter Of scceptanes.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

whaE the Figures Prove.
1t will be observed that these six dis
tinctiyc classes OF railway employees. EN-
braclng almost half OF all the railway
employees In the United States CJ91 .4IJ
in 1908 against 3G3, 5G3 In 1S97J were
receiving an average daiiy compensation
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

In leading editorial in Maxwsil's
Talisman, George Ii. Maxwell. one of
the best informed men on irrigation in
the United States says:
And those of this generation who will en-
Joy these benefits and advantages and the
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

Untold and countless millions who will In
the years and In the generations TO come In
habit those lands and live In the homes
which will be there created, Will owe tho
great boon which will be theirs to the clear
sighted courage and infexlbility of purpose
Of President Roosevelt. II is not possible
TO explain I'm such way as to be under
stood by anyone not familiar with every
detail Of the situation how much the friends
Of the national irrigation movement owe to
President Roosevelt for his aid In bringing
about the amendments to the Irrigation bill
In this session Of Congress. Without his
interest aud friendly interpretation II Is
doubtful whether the amendments OF the
bill could have been accomplished. Had y
not been for the President, the friends OF
the national irrigation moycInen Mt who stand
for home making as against land specuia-
tlon. would hare had to night and defeat
the compromise committee bin and then be
gin all over again. gather their forces ana
make new start In the next Congress A
Il In now, the work of the last three years
has been preserved by the action Of the
President and the bill Is now In such shnpe
that every friend Of the home-mnker can
heartily support II.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-10-06

employment labor