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The news & observer., 1905-12-14
Education the First Concern.

Chatham Record.
Few persons know how much
money is annually expended on our
public schools, and the amount is in
creasing year after year. The amount
this year is nearly two million dol
lars, exclusive OF the special taxes
paid by many towns and school dis
tricts. The exact amount this year
for public schools, exclusive of the
special school taxes, is $1.902,S50.
This is more than is expended for
carrying on every department of our
State government.
1t will thus be seen that the Demo-
cratic party, which controls our state
and pays most of the taxes. is de-
termiEcd to give every child an op-
portunity of learning to read and
write. If there are any white men
after 1908 who can not vote because
of their il.iteracy it will be their own
fault.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
His Name Ought To be Posted Among
Other ViperS.

dTtGUSUOTD IlcCOTU.
Charlotte is stirred up over the ras-
Cality of some man, name of course
unknown, who ruined the life of Il
young sri up that way. Ills name
unknown? TO be sure. And he
Wnl remain unknown, il he moves in
good Society" even il the whole
bunch knows him. In the meantime,
this Same Society" will shun the girl
as if she were viper and go to
church and pray-or make believe.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
Public Opiuion is Greater Than the
Biggest Executive or judicial
Officer.
Monroe Journal.

Monroe Journal
1t is we believe, unusual for judge
to write an article to the newspapers
justifying his own position in a case
that has been passed upon by his
court. But that is what Justice Brown
of the Supreme Court has done in re-
gard to the famous Gattis- Kilgo case
which has lately been before the court
on appeal from the Superior Court.
This is another evidence of the power
of prsH'ic opinion and the unwilling
ness of even judge of high court
to let go unchallenged a statement
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
Religion of the Right Sort.
Marshville Home.

A few weeks ago the editor of this
paper received a check in payment
of an account which was about six
years old. The young man who owed
it has since entered the ministry and
in his letter he stated that that set
tied the last of his old accounts. A
religion that will make a man pay
his debts is a mighty good kind of
religion, and we don't believe a re-
lig!on that won't make man pay his
debts. if he can, will possibly save
him from eternal damnation after he
shuffles off this earth and has to face
the judgment bar We don't believe
a dead beat has any idea of what
genuine religion is except what he
has heard people say about 1t.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

The time is near at hand for cot
ton farmers to begin to. plan for their
next years crop. The farmers around
Spartanburg have held meeting and
decided next year to plant ten acres
of cotton to the mule This was deem
ed better than any specific percentage
reduction which would not be fair to
the smaller farmers
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
MORNING TONIC.
(EnerSOn.)

The longer we live the more we
must endure the elementary existence
of men and women; and every brave
heart must treat society as chlld,
and never allow it to dictate.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

A woman's idea of heaven is where
she could have half a dozen children
without ever having TO be bothered
with husband.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
LUDDEN & BATES PIANO.

that we give You an instrument that
will compare in tone. action and gem
cral construction with any $400 piano
in your neighborhood-pur else
where.
1--WE warrant this piano "for life
time" and besides we give limited
number of purchasers Free Life In
suranCc. In case Of death your heirs
wife sister or children are handed
a receipt in fHIl for any amount you
may owe on the instrument. Isn't this
a fair and safe proposition-a safe
guard to keep the piano in the home.
This offer holds good only for our
THIRD LUDDEN & BATES
Piano CIub--just forming for one
hundred Ncw Scale $40O Ludden ~
Bates Pianos to one hundred Club
members at $2S7 cash or $2S7 on
terms of SO cash and $S monthly with
interest. Larger payments for quar-
tcrly or yearly terms.
Call at the store or write for MEM
bership blanks, and full particulars
this Club will soon be flied.
Our two Clubs just completed saved
two hundred members in all, $22,0OO
and made us two hundred more
friends We would like your friend
ship also.
Cut out and mail today.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
Spirit of the Press.

"Need Their Hides I.Oosened Up"
MarShville Home.
In Ashe county the other day the
board of education stood by teacher
who had used 81 stick on a bull
headed student. and it did the cor
rect thing, no doubt some students
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

The Democratic party is a very live
institution. Boston elects Demo
cratic mayor.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
Among the First Fruits.

which he feels docs not correctly rep
resent his position or action.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

Mr.. H. S. Lowry has gone to Hen
dcrson and oxford on business trip.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
LUDDEN & BATES S. NJ. ii.

Let us prove that we can do as we'll
for you. We guarantee in our New
Scale $400
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
HENDERsoN's PROGRESS 1885 TO 1905.

was all aglow to receive the great
man for whom the county was named
Henderson had about LOO people ana
was dependent almost wholly upon to-
bacco. 1t was full of hope and con-
fidence that as a tobacco manufacture
ing town it would one day rival Dur
ham, and but for the organization of
the tobacco trust and the destruction
of competition that followed, Hender-
son would have grown to be a big to-
bacco manufacturing town. At one
time it had several promising tobacco
factories but it's capitalists saw the
hand writing on the wall. The few
factories that started failed or their
owners gradually withdrew their
money and turned it into other chan
nels. For a time then it looked like
Henderson had attained it's full growth
and, with the passing of the hope OF
becoming a great manufacturing to-
bacco town, many came to believe that
Henderson must be content to be the
ordinary county town, with no great
enterprise except it's big tobacco ware
houses But its leading spirits were
not content with that slow pace, and,
seeing no hope for success in manufac-
turing tobacco in competition with the
destructive trust, they turned to
other industries not controlled by mo-
nopoly. AS a result of their wisdom
they have built cotton mills that give
employment to 1000 people. carriage
and buggy factories that employ 200
skilled men, a knitting mill that en-
ploys 100, a cotton seed oil mill and
other smaller industries that have been
instrumental in adding to Henderson
population so that since the visit OF
Vance in December, 1885. to the visit
of Glenn in 1905 the population has
increased from 1900 to 1000. These
industries have been managed with
the best business judgment and in
good times and bad alike they have
made money. The same is true of the
big buggy factories, the knitting mill
and other industries. The manufactur-
ing. banking and business interests of
Henderson are upon a sound and solid
basis. and they are steadily growing
| AS a tobacco market, though Hen
derson long ago quit depending solely
| on tobacco, it has no superior in the
State. Some towns sell more tobacco
than Henderson, but there is not a
better tobacco market in the State. 1t
has the largest. oldest, and most sue
cessful tobacco warehouse in the State,
| has four large stemmeries, and this
| is the main town where the japanese
government buys its tobacco. There
are large tobacco and cotton storage
warehouses, for Henderson is great
| tobacco market. 1t is fortunately sit
uated. To the West is the fine tobacco
lands in the original old Granville belt
| (for most of Vance county was taken
| from Granville) and on the East there
is fine cotton land, so that neither the
farmers nor the town is dependent
either upon cotton or tobacco, and IL
| one fails, the other keeps the pot
boiling
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

in North Carolina. 1t exists only in
judicial imagination.
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
FREE LIFE INSURANCE.

During the past thirty-five years ov-
er one-hundrcd thousand discTimna-
ting customers. many of whom could
not be suited elsewhere. found COM
plete and lasting satisfaction and a
solution of the piano question by
purchasing of the
The news & observer., 1905-12-14
Record of q Year.


This article is already too long, but
must briefly give the following state
ment. furnished at my request by
prominent citizen, of the record of the
closing year-a record that tells the
story of great progress that has been
made as follows:
National Bank, $4,000 capital to
start with.
Corbitt Surry and Carriage Factory
$50, 900.
New Electric Light Plant costing
$500
Guano Factory.
Each of the cotton mills increased
their capacity 5000 spindles.
Corbitt Buggy Factory increased
capital from $50, 900 to 100000.
Building and Loan Association just
starting.
Henderson Realty and Loan Com
pany.
Wholesale Hardware Company do
ing good business.
Two new wholesale grocery COM
panies doing fine business.
Two new drug companies just or
ganized.
Buckhorn Lithia Water Company,
$50, 900 capital, doing a big business.
Big steam mill for meal.
Forty thousand dollar sewerage sys-
tenn just completed.
will be direct line from the coal
fields of Tennessee. to the deep water
of coast of Carolina.
Twenty thousand dollar graded
school for whites and $4,000 graded
school for colored children.
Macadam streets.
Granolithic cutters and sidewalks.
Bought lot preparatory to building
a nice market and municipal building.
Store and houses being built so much
SO that every contractor, carpenter,
mason, painter and paper hanger with
enough work ahead TO last till spring
Such an era of good feeling that the
lookup has been torn down. Real es-
tate rapidly advancing and the farm
crs thought the surrounding coun-
ties with plenty of hog and hominy
and right fat rolls on their hip pock-
| cts.
Henderson voted out saloons two
years ago and voted in money for it's
| splendid graded school system. mag
nificent modern structure is now in
process of construction. Well man
aged. the Henderson graded school is
| the pride of the town and its busi-
ness and professional men nave more
enthusiasm in talking about its good
work than about their business. The
| town that loves to make money. but
does not let it interfere with the culti-
vation of the mind, is the town that
will attract the best population and
The news & observer., 1905-12-14

Twenty years ago. when this town
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Cut Out the Prizes.

AS a matter of fact games OF
cards in which no money at all is
staked yield quite as much
amusement and recreation as
those enlivened with stakes,
which however small, still appeal
to the avarice of some of the
players and tend to nourish the
poison of the gambling spirit.
would be we'll, therefore, if pub
lie sentiment was less tolerant
of the milder forms Of gambling
which prevail in the polite
society which does so much to
fix the moral standards of the
community. If playing for
stakes in any form, including
the prizes in progressive euchre,
ceased to be tolerated by public
sentiment it would be much less
lenient in it's attitude toward the
professional gambler.-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Til. Evening Times.

We ein receipt of the pros
pectus of the Evening Times, the
newspaper started. in Grand
Forks. The prospectus says, in
part;
In politics the Times will be
thoroughly Republican sustain
ing the principles of the
party in full accord with the adj
vanced policies of the federal and
state administrations. The voice
Of the people as expressed
through the lawful machinery
of the state, in convention and at
the polls will be the controlling
factor in the conduct of the
Times. It will bow to no politi-
can or other power except the
duly declared power of the
majority, and will studiously
avoid the dangerous assumption
that it's editors are superior be-
ings, especially endowed to lead
an inferior people. Such an as
sumption is in direct antagonism
with the democratic principles
underlying our republican form
of Government.
The Times will not indulge in
personalities save under the law
of self defence. It will aim to
live at peace with peaceable peo-
pie, and to perform it's functions
as a genuine newspaper in a way
that will bring no regrets or
heart aches. It will discuss
principles, not individuals; will
strive to build up not to tear
down. Seeking prosperity and
advancement for itself, it hopes
for prosperity and advancement
for others. Its motto will be to
tell the truth and give every
man square deal"
The Times being supplied with
the latest and most improved
equipment, will be prepared to
do all kinds of printing and bind
ing, but its travelling agents will
be specially instructed not to
solicit any orders for those class
es of printing which can and
should be done in the local week
ly newspaper Offices. Terms:
The Evening Times, postpaid, 81
per year in advance. The Week.
'ly Times 81 per year in advance.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
THE KAIsER's TIP.

The kaiser is popularity supposed
to be economical. 1t is not gen.
,rally known that he pushes his
principles of economy to absolute
niggardliness.
It will be remembered that he
visited Constantinople some time
back and was received with unexam-
pied magnifcence and inundated
with handsome presents. During
his stay in the Ottoman capital the
emperor's aid-de-camp was instruct
ed by his imperial master to distrib-
ute such gifts as were usual among
the servants attached to his person.
He offered a dollar to the head
coachman. The latter without a
moments hesitation returned it.
"Thanks," he said, 81 am not
thirsty."-London Taller.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
The United State. Army.

The United States army now COM
prises Is regiments of cavalry, $50
officers and 1860 enlisted men, so
batteries of field artillery and 1876
companies of coast artillery, 651
officers and 1919 enlisted men, 80
regiments of infantry, 1900 officers
and 25,345 enlisted men, 3 battal-
ions of engineers, 1888 enlisted
men, commanded by officers detail.
ed from the corps of engineers; staff
corps, Indian scouts, ETC., 2,877 en-
listed men; 1 Porto Rican regiment,
81 officers and 554 enlisted men; SO
companies of Filipino scouts, 100
officers and 5000 men. The full
strength of the entire establishment
is about 1881 officers and 59,s6G
enlisted men.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Moi.xs Desert N.w.p.p.r..

Randolph r. Freeman printed the
first newspaper issued below the lev
Ell of the sea. It comes out at Indio,
a station in the Mojave desert, on
the Southern Pacific railroad. He
calls it the Submarine. He once
described his journal as "the low
downdest newspaper on earth" He
uses paper of a Submarine tint
and announces that his Office els To-
Gated PIP feet from below" His
editorial departments are called
"Along the Coral Strand" and ssThe
Undertow," and his funny depart
ment is dedicated to McGinty. An
other Mojave desert journal is pub
lished at The Needles and is called
The Needles Eye.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
wa,hinaton Elm pxina.

Age has SO weakened and decayed
the tree under which Washington
took command Of the American ar
my on July 3, 1875, that its life is
believed to be nearly ended.
The Washington elm, long vener-
ated as the site of Indian councils as
well as Of Washington's assumption
of command, has received expert
treatment in order that it might be
maintained, but the best that could
be done has not prevented gradual
wasting away. Recently large limb
had to be removed, and it is feared
that others soon must be treated in
like manner.
The tree is estimated, to be more
than 900 years old.-Philadelphia
INQUIRER.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Now Works. Broadway.

Since the Boulevard was added to
Broadway, as it properly should be,
Broadway is now the longest street
contained in city limits and actually
populated. Halsted street, in Chi
cago, is theoretically longer than
our fourteen mile Broadway, but the
street both begins and ends in the
farming district within the Chicago
city limits, while there are houses
on Broadway up to the city line. No
street abroad compares in length
with Broadway. The London streets,
although the metropolitan dis
trict" covers much more territory,
seldom retain their name for any
length, some of them being known
by as many as three or four titles
New York Herald.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Corn Prize.

l offer three prizes for a bnsh-
Ell of corn raised in the state of
North Dakota during the year
1905 and delivered at Bismarck.
n. D., on or before December 81,
1905. These prizes will be as
follows:
First prize for best bushel.
$500.
Second prize for second best
bushel $3.50.
Third prize for third best bush
Ell, $1,000.
Each competitor for these sew
era. prizes must furnish a state
ment giving name of corn, where
raised, by whom, date planted,
when gathered and yield per
acre. w. G.. Gilbreath
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Bismarck, N. D., Nov. "a.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
School Notes.

Fred Graft returned to school
Monday.
Mrs. Syverson and Mrs. But
Ter visited the school Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. j. L. Houghton and Mrs.
NJ. Jones were visitors in the
high school Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Hodgman was a visitor
in the grammar department
and intermediate grades Mon
day.
One of the high school literary
societies gave very good pro-
gram last Friday afternoon.
The essays. recitation and cur
rent events were excellent. The
debate was especially worthy of
mention. The subject, "Resolved
that women should have the right
of suffrage was argued in
heated discussion. Clara Ham
mer and Don Teal were on the
affirmative side, Lillian Black
well and DeForest Payne on the
negative. They all did except
ionally we'll. The judges decid-
ed in favor of the affirmative.
The fortnight Flickertail's"
first edition appeared in publ
cation Friday afternoon. We'll
soon be able to compare it with
the Courier" and other well
known newspapers of the day.
This good literary work ought to
be encouraged by the presence
of more of the parents.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Furlu. Fighting.

"For seven years." writes Geo. w.
Hoffman, of Harper, WASH, II had
a bitter battle, with chronic stomach
and liver trouble, but at last I won,
and cured my disease, by the use Of
Electric Bitters. I unhesitatingly
recommended them to all, and don't
intend in the future to be without
them in the house. They are GER
tainly a wonderful medicine, to have
cured such a bad case as mine" Sold
,nnder guarantee to do the same for
you, by II. H. Bateman, druggist, at
SOC a bottle. Try them today.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
A Byron House.

An Englishman, Sir J. G. T. Sin
clair, is SO enthusiastic an admirer
of Byron that he has built in Lon
don, in Fleet street, Byron house
in the poets honor. There is a me-
dallion of Byron over the door, sur
rounded by a wreath of laurels in
statuary marble, and another inside,
while several hundreds of lines of
his poetry are engraved on marble
tablets on the walls of the entrance
lobby and staircase.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Tho Missouri Mule.

In an address at the Missouri
state fair Congressman w. D. Van
diver declared the Missouri mule
had made his state famous the world
over. He concluded his address by
saying: 81 take off my hat to the
Missouri mule and stand at a re-
spectful distance. The only animal
with no ancestors of his own type,
he maintains his Importance in wal
and agriculture and demands hia
price wherever men struggle for su.
premacy, whether in peace or wal"
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Tho Old White Beaver.

The cumbersome old white bea-
yer hat" is not yet wholly obsolete
It is still worn by member of the
house of commons, Sir Edward Dur
ning-Lawrence, who relates that he
bought the beaver hat in Paris up
ward of thirty years ago; that he
has worn it every summer since;
that it is as good as ever and would,
owing to the scarcity of beavers
which are all but extinct-fetch now
at least ten times it's original price.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
The Ia.urgsnt..

The so-called insurgents of the
republican party of this state
met in Fargo last week and elect
ed the following executive com
mittee: B. F. Spalding, Fargo;
P. L. Norton. Devils Lake; A. T..
Kraabel, Clifford; Geo. B. Win.
ship, Grand Forks; j. ]. N!er
ling, jamestown. The following
resolutions were adopted:
The republican party having
been founded and established on
the principles of a government
of the people, by the people and
for the people, adherence to this
principle being essential to the
preservation of the sacred rights
of suffrage and to the preserva-
ton of the republican party it.
self:
"The republican party in this
state having for many years been
dominated and controlled by a
few bosses who have usurped
the right of the people to nomin-
ate and elect their officers:
''Our public offices not having
been administered in the inter-
est of the whole people, no suffi-
Gent safeguard having been
maintained for the preservation
and safe keeping of the public
funds, whereby it has been, pos
sible for the moneys of the state
to be used for selfish and i'm
proper purposes.
believing that the beneficent
principles of the republican par
ty should not be lost or abandon
ed and that the people should re-
sumo their right to nominate and
elect all public officers:
"To secure through them an
unselfish and patriotic admins
tration of public affairs and en-.
forcement of the laws, we do or.
game this Republican Good Gov.
eminent League.
Therefore, be it resolved, that
we Immediately organize the
voters of the party into good
government leagues throughout
the state, in every subdivion
thereof:
'"That we enlist the voters and
the press of the party for a
square deal in every department
of our political government and
it's administration;
'That we insist upon com
prehensive primary law, which
shall include county, state, judi
ciai, legislative and COMPRESSION.
al officers and u. S. senator's.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Ii Mad. Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after
health, from one extreme of faddism
to another, when, If they would only
eat good food, and keey their bowels
regular with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, their troubles would all pass
away. Prompt relief and quick cure
for liver and stomach trouble. Csc at
drug store; guaranteed.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
International Live Stock Expesl.
tlsn, Chicago, Dec. 1922 'o5.

For above occasion N. P. Ry.
will sell tickets to Chicago and
return at one fare plus two dol
lars on sale Dec. Is to 19-return
limit, leave Chicago not later
than Dec. "a. 1905.
w. J. PAYNE, ACT.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
Room. for Rent.

In State Bank Building suit.
able for Office and sleeping
rooms. JOHN SYvERSoN.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14

There will be a meeting at the
Modern Woodmen of America
tonight at 7:3O p. m. Every
neiehbor should make an effort
to be present as business of i'm
portance is to be transacted.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-12-14
For tho Trl.stats Grain Z Stock
Growers Assn.
Fargo, 4. D., Jan. Is, 'os.

N. P. Ry. will sell tickets at
first class fair for the round
trip, Jan. Is & 10Th. final limit
Jan. Goth, 1905.
W. J. PAYNE, Agt.