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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-30
DEATH AT ABINGDON.
Mrs. Nancy Smith Passes Away at
Her Home.

Abingdon, Nov. 2S.-After long
and painful illness, Mrs. Nancy Smith
died at her home near Abingdon, Nov
"a, 1905. Her maiden name was Miss
Muse, and she was born in Fayette
county, Ohio, Sept 20, 1899. She came
with her parents to Abingdon in 1855.
and has resided here ever since. She
was married to Thomas R. Smith july
8, 1866. This union was blessed with
five children, two died in infancy. Her
husband, one son, M D., and two
daughters, Mrs. Martha johnson and
Mrs. Myrtle Walker, remain to mourn
the loss Of devoted and loving wife
and mother. She became a member of
the Christian church at Abingdon
when a-girl and continued so until the
death.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
IT WAS A VICTORY.

Leader Williams could not get all
the Democrats to vote with him
against the spite measure of the
Roosevelt administration directed
against Gen. Miles. but his threat to
resign served to focus public attention
upon the contemplate piece of little
ness proposed and to defeat it, If
Gen. Miles has supported the Repub-
lican administration. nobody would
have thought of taking away his SAL
AIRY when he agreed, to serve on the
staff of .thegnew DemoeraticE Governor
;e,f, Mlssa cliusett .53 Mr. r flliams was.
right in exposing the petty spite
against Gen. Miles because he stood
for the ELECTION of Parker. and his
vigorous denunciation of the malevo-
lent partisanship aroused the resent
ment even of Republicans who did not
dare to execute the petty meanness
marked out for them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
FORWARD ON ALL LINES.
Scotland Neck Has Had a Most Salts
factory Year
Especial to News and Observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Scotland Neck. Jan. 2S.-Scotland
Neck went forward in 1904 and de-
spite the present low price of cotton.
review of the progress of the year
just closed shows gratifying results.
The town installed an up-to-date
electric light plant of its own and the
service has been good, surprising that
of many larger towns in the State.
A new cotton seed oil and ginning.
plant was established. The capacity
is large, the work is good and salts
factory. This is convenient means
for farmers TO dispose of their cotton
seed. exchanging them for meal ana
hullS here at home.
The Scotland Neck cotton mills. al
ready one of the best hosiery mills in
this part of the State, has purchased
considerable amount of new ma
chinery. The building is being en-
larged, and when completed viii
give much more floor space for ma
chimes and for office. The addition is
100 feet front.
During the year the mills put il
complete electric plant OF their own,
and now all the machinery is run by
electricity.
The Crescent Hosiery Mills also en-
larged, putting in complete dye plant
and some new machinery
While there was no very great build
ing activity here during the year, con-
siderable work was done on that line.
Amongst the most attractive new
buildings was the new brick store on
Main street, built by r. G. Joscy and
now occupied by the JOScy Hardware
Company, the second exclusive hard
ware store in the town. MIR. K. e.
Hancock has built a handsome new
residence on Church street,
The graded schools whose first year
closed in June, have been improved;
and while their work has been quite
satisfactory from the beginning il was
better in 1894 than the year before.
One of the most gratifying things to
the most of the people was the OBJ
tanning of complete prohibition
against the liquor traffic. On Deem
Der 21st at . mass meeting the peo-
pie voted 100 for prohibition against
ga for dispensary. In pursuance Ct
work done by a committee appointed
in that meeting. the lower house OF
the General Assembly has passed an
act prohibiting the manufacture and
sale Of liquor in Scotland Neck.
All the farmers OF the community
seemed to do we'll. a good cotton crop
was made and much of the crop was
sold for the good prices that prevailed
in the carly part of the season. Some
have most Of the crop until now. "A
good peanut crop was made, and good
prices have prevailed.
All things considered. the progress
of the town in 1904 was purely salts
factory.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
n DiabolicaI Scheme.
.-Chowan Times.

Roanoke-ChoWan Times
Farmers are said to be the most
easily duped of any other class of
people, and relying on the truth Of
this statement the cotton spectators
have formulated a new scheme to get
the cotton now in the hands of the
producers at five cents per pound or
whereabouts and unless the newspapers
warn the people of the scheme many
farmers Will be robbed of the benefits
of the concerted action 20 hold cotton
for 10 cents per pound.
Seeing that the cotton growers are
awfully in earnest in their determine
ton to get fair price for their cotton
or hold it till the cotton gamblers
have all at once affected great
friendship and fellow feeling for the
farmer and now offer to take his cot
ton. every bale of it. and pay five cents
per pound for it. agreeing If cotton ad-
vances before the first day of July 10
pay within so points of the price Of
spot cotton on the New York market
at any time the farmer wishes TO
sell" the farmer to give two days
notice of the time he wishes to close
If the cotton spectators can get hold
Of the cotton in this way they can alb
solutely control the market and nix the
price at any figure they wish.
There is but little doubt that they
have sold. for future delivery, all the
cotton now in the hands of the grow
ers. and il they can get the cotton
shipped to market in such q way that
they can use ii to fill contracts when
it ecomes necessary to do so they can
keep the price down, otherwise they
will have to pay the holders of cotton
such price as may be agreed upon.
Most of the banks will loan money
on cotton. One of the officers of the
bank of Northampton stated TO the
cotton growers meeting in jackson
first Monday in January that that bank
would loan several thousand dollars on
cotton, $500 to the bale. Other local
b;nksswill. doubtless dc .asawell. Many
of the commission houses will advance
money on cotton and hold the cotton
as long as the owner may wish
Unless the movement on the part OF
the spectators is checked they VIII
get hold CT enough cotton at five
cents per pound to control the mar
ket. 1t is the urgent duty of every
newspaper in the South to warn TIC
people of the danger of turning their
cotton over to the New York gamblers
or their agents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Some Legislation Needed.

TO the Editor: Last year 4 carnival
was held in Goldsboro. One feature
was the high drivers'S leap. The leap
imperilled the life of the diver every
time he made it. He expected to be
killed sometime while making it. His
father and brother were both killed in
that way. He made the fatal leap one
night at Goldsboro. He Killed him.
self entertaining the public by hazard
Gus display. Such exhibitions please
only a morbid and barbarous taste.
Many who witnessed it would have pre-
ferred that it had not been given.
There ought TO be law against any
form Of entertainment or exhibition
that constantly imperils the lives of
the actors. There should be enough
moral sentiment in every town against
such as would prevent them; there
probably is. if it could be crystalied.
But no one seems to feel called upon
to take the lead in such things; hence
often they are tolerated, but not APP
proved.
viii not some member of the Legis-
lature take this matter Ill hand and
secure such legislation Us Will hereaf-
ter prevent any exhibition that is
known to be given at the constant
peril of life?
L. j. SWINDF,LL.
Wilson, January y.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Spirit of the Press
The Liquor Problem.
lnnah Morning News.

savannah Morning News.
In a recent issue the Social Science
Quarterly prints Il symposium on the
several solutions of the drink problem
that have been put to the test III Varl-
Gus countries and states. The contrib
utors to the symposium are leading re-
formers, who have made an exhaustive
study of the subject. Some of them.
indeed, have devoted the better part
of their lives to it. Generally speak
ing, the efforts to check or destroy the
drink evil are divided into seven sys-
TENS namely, high license. local op
ton, the Gothenburg system, the Eng
lish public house trust. the South Car
olina dispensarY system prohibition,
and the anti-SalOOn league.
The people of this section are fairly
familiar with the high license and local
option plans, apd they have seen the
Temperance sentiment powerfully
strengthened under the latter. Pretty
nearly the whole State of Georgia, for
instance. has become dry" under the
plan. There are only a few counties
OF the State in which licenses are
granted; and the same thing is true
of a number of other states. The
high license plan is severely attacked
by DR.. Josiah Strong. on the ground
that it affords the strongest possible
motive TO increase the consumption Of
liquor. The sales must be large in or
der to pay the license. and evndors are
not over scrupulous as to the character
of the stuff they sell Their main idea
is to secure the largest profits possible.
Under the English public house
trust system, according to Earl Grey
the drinking of spurious liquors is
discouraged. The keeper of the house
is paid a stated salary. hence it is not
especially to his interest to increase
the sales. In the public houses foods
and notwithstanding drinks are served
at a minimum of cost. On a recent
occasion q committee of temperance
people made an unexpected visit to 81
| typical public house of the trust and
/ found of the number OF workingmen
Icongregated there only one man had z
! spirituous liquor III front of him: the
others were drinking tea. coffee and
cocoa with the warm meals provided
| for them at the cost of n few pennies.
Earl Grey is of the opinion that the
system has been of great benefit to the
working classes. The system is NOT
under government control.
| In the Gothenburg system the sale
| of intoXicantS is taken out of private
hands and run by the local govern
ment. No sales are made on credit
and the profits go to the municipality.
This system obtains iii Norway and
Sweden. No gambling is allowed. and
| the liquors MAY not De collSuHltu oii
the premises. The Bishop of Gothen-
burg says the system has been success
full in that it has decreased intemper-
ance and fitted workingmen to earn
| higher wages.
There are several opinions with re-
spect to the South Carolina dispensary
system. Some of the contributors t.
| the symposium recommend it while
others denOunce it bitterly. For in
stance, John G.. Woolley. national lead
er of the Prohibitionists. SAYS that il
Is cot the corrupt. for the corrupt
and by the corrupt"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
A TWO AND \ HALF CENT RATE.

The bill of Representative Laugh
inghouse, of Pitt, tie make single
rate of two and a half cents on all
short Independent lines, is one that
ought to pass For some years the
railroads have wished to do away with
two fares and two sets of cars. and
the public will approve an act permit
ting the abolition OF the second class
car provided it does not involve in
creasing the fare charged TO the poorer
people who travel. But they will not
permit the increase of the rate from
"a cents to cents per mile. even
dictate a single passenger rate of
three cents.
The time has ccme when the travel
ing public should have a reduction in
passenger rates. Ten years ago the
income of the railroads after de-
Quoting operating expenses was 3d.
126,222.4S OH 1852 miles of road. In
{ 1904 stlle:income, after deducting .oper-
atinS expensts. + had grown to $7.539.s
= =. - q e. =
oil on 33s.SOS miles OF road. Whitman
Increased net Income Of over s., GEO.
600 in ten years, is it not clear that the
passenger fare should be reduced. It
will leave the railroads large profits.
The increase in travel is steady and
would grow under reduction of the
rate
The people of North Carolina be-
lieve that railroad rates should be so
regulated as TO give a fair return on
the money invested. but when, the in
come of the roads more than doubles
in ten years with an snconsiderable
increase in the mileage and invest
ment. there is every reason for re-
duction in passenger rates.
Pass Mr.. Laughinghouse's bill.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
EFFECTIVE LAW OR NOTHING.

The House acted wisely yesterday
morning il, postponing the consider
alton of the Stewart bill against
bucket shops That law would not
reach the evil. though it would strike
at so-called bucket shops. But II
does not go far enough. Mr.. Stewart
should include most of the provisions
of his bill and add to it sections that
will make il effective against the
gambling that is doing North Carolina
more injury than all the bears III
America. Gambling i'm futures, wheth-
er in a bucket shop or in big COM
mercial shop. is gambling. pure and
simple.
If the legislature wishes to legislate
against this species of gambling, as
we'll as all others, it can be done Dy
adding to the Stewart law certain mat
tiers as to evidence. prepared by an
eminent jurist. and printed in these
columns some months ago. If
Mr. Stewart will add them to his bill
and fix it so as TO catch the big Gamb-
lers as we'll as the little ones. lie Will
have a law that fits the case. Ii is a
waste of time to pass the Stewart bill
unless 1t has teeth and unless it pro-
vides a certain way for securing EVIL
dence.
Withdraw Your present bill, MIR.
Stewart, and add to it the features
suggested yesterday by Mr.. Woodland,
some of which are incorporated in the
Hollowell and Cover bills. and then
you'll have bill that will correct the
evil.
Let US have State law that Will be
like the Reidsyille law or none at All.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

break down papers they could not
control by buying or establishing pa
pers. Judge Mason calls attention TO
the fact (showing how quickly the
public got on to the game'O that Gov.
LaFollette was elected with every lead
ing paper but one against him. The
same was true of Gov. Pingree and
Jones was overwhelmingly elected
mayor of Cleveland with every paper
against him. An honest. independent
press is a power. but a railroad or
gan" is at once Spotted" and any
thing or man it advocates should at
once be downed by public opinion.
The effort to control the people
through corporation ownership OF the
press has failed utterly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
WHAT SULPHUR DOES.
Tor the Human Body in Health and
Disease.

The mention of sulphur will recall
to many of us the early days when
our mothers and grand-mothers gave
US our daily dose of suIphus and mo-
lasses every spring and fall.
1t as the universal spring and fall
"blood purifier tonic and cure all,
and mind you, this old fashioned
remedy was not without merit.
The idea was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and a
large quantity had to be taken to
get any effect.
Nowadays We get all the beneficial
effects of sulphur in a palatable,
concentrated form, so that single
grain is far more effective than a
tablespoonful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years research and eX-
pertinent have proven that the best
sulphur for medicinal use is that oh
tanned from Calcium calcium Sui
phide) and sold in drug stores under
the name of Stuart'S Calcium Waters.
They are small chocolate coated pei
let's and contain the active medicinal
principle of sulphur in a highly con-
centrated, effective form.
Few people are aware of the value
of this form of sulphur in restoring
and maintaining bodily vigor and
health, sulphur acts directly OH the
liver. and excretory organs and purl-
prompt elimination of waste material.
our grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and mo-
lasses every spring and fall, but the
crudity and impurity of ordinary
flowers of sulphur were often worse
than the disease, and cannot COM
pare with the modern concentrated
preparations of Sulphur, of which
Stuarts Calcium Waters is undoubt-
edly the best and most widely used.
They are the natural antidote for
liver and kidney troubles and cure
constitution and purify the blood in %
way that often surprises patient and
physician alike.
DR.. r.. NJ. Wilkins while expert
menting with sulphur remedies soon
found that the sulphur from Calcium
was superior TO any other form. He
saws: ''For liver, Kidney and blood
from constipation or malarit, j have
been surprised at the results obs
tanned from Stuart's Calcium Waferss
In patients suffering trom Dohs aid
Dimples and even deep-seatcd car
buncIes, have repeatedly seen them
dry up and disappear in four or tive
days, leaving the skin clear and
smooth. Although Stuarts Calcium
Waters is a proprietary article ana
sold by druggists and for that reason
tabooed by many physicians yet
know of nothing so safe and reliable
for constipation, liver and kidney
troubles and especially in all forms OF
skin diseases as this remedy.
At any rate people who are tireu
of pills, cathartics and so-caped blood
purifiers" will find in Stuart's Cal
cium Waters, d far safer, more pala-
table and effective preparation
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
THE IOWA RESOLUTION.

The following is the Iowa resolution:
1--WE demand such legislation as
will make railroad management rs
impartial as the post office: that viii
restrict these corporations to the bus
mess of a public carrier, and will limit
the amount which they may collect
from the public to such an amount rs
may be necessary to pay interest on
all capital invested and operating eX-
penseS."
Judge James w. Mason. of West
Virginia. in a well-considered article
in Freight" the shippers or"an, sug-
gests that the President should ask
Congress for a commission TO investi-
gate the subject and report to consist
of Grover Cleveland. William j. Bryan.
Gov. LaFollette. of Wisconsin, Gov.
Folk, of Missouri Chief Justice Clark,
of North Carolina. and Judge Gross
cup. of Illinois. The commission he
suggests is all right but the p resident
is not enough in earnest to appoint
such men. Besides we prefer plain.
simple act to confer the additional
power needed upon the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Our State
Corporation Commission already hav
ing the power to regulate might. in
view of the enormous profits North
Carolina railroads are making. we'll
consider the propriety of reducing pas
senger and freight rates, which are
now higher in North Carolina than
they ought to be.
The railroads and trusts have
sought to control public opinion and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
ELECTRIC ROAD TO DURHaM.

The people are anxious to see work
begin on the electric road to Durham.
According to Cnauncey NJ. Depew. who
? is regarded as authority upon railroad
matters, the present century is to see
great development in electrical rail-
reading. Speaking to the Transporta-
ton Club Mr.. Depew said:
Il predict that ten years from to-
night the steam locomotive will be In
the museums. while VIC will be carried
along. clipping the seconds off seventy
FIVE miles an hour by electric locomo-
tives"
We are moving on. Several import
ant electric lines have been chartered.
III less than twenty years every town
between Raleigh and Charlotte. In
Guiding Winston Salem. will be con
nected by electric roads.
On to Durham!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Farmers should Buy Cotton.
lrn MeSSengcr.


II October and November cotton is
only selling for from six to six and
nalf cents, when cotton planting time
comes. the best thing farmers can 40
will be 10 buy contracts and plant
their lands In grain and hay crops.
Cotton, on the average, under present
conditions, cannot be grown for Tess
than from seven and nan 10 eis , ~
cents therefore it does seem that the
sensible thing TO do. if we must nave
cotton, is to buy it instead of produc-
ing it at a loss. Besides, if $4,000 farm
ers. instead of planting cotton were
to buy contracts for October deliV-
cry they would make it necessary for
the persons who sold the contracts 10
get 2,500.000 bales of cotton from
somewhere during that month, and the
result would be that the price OF the
staple would inevitably run into the
teens again.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Should Open The Eyes.

Norfolk Virgirian-Pilot.
The railroads during the last quar-
ter have succeeded in breaking the
records both in the number OF dlsas-
ters and the numbers killed in such
disasters. There have been 1850 acct
dents in which 1929 people were
killed or injured. These disasters have
caused a loss Of $2,439,073 in property.
BY the time the railroads get through
paving damages for this enormous
slaughter, they may possibly open
their eyes to the necessity of such
safety appliances as railroads in Eng
land have adopted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Fifteen Cent Cotton.

10 the Editor: Kindly allow me
space in your paper to make this
friendly suggestion to the farmers and
to their co-working friends.
II the farmers will hold their cotton
until June 30th. 1905 and in the mean
time plant half he number OF acres
they planted last year, the remaining
crop of 1904 and the crop of 1905 will
sell for fifteen cents per pound.
To do this is wise, to do less than
this is unwise.
Yours, friendly.
ISAAC w. SMITH.
New Bern. \, c., Jan. rs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
IS THIS THE ANSWER

Uu to date the only action taken or
divorce by the legislature is for the
Judiciary Committee to vote to add
two. new causes for divorce. Three
hundred and seventy-iive thousand
people have petitioned the legislature
to repeal all the recent additional
causes. Is the answer of the Judi
ciary Committee to be to add two new
causes? When the Christian people
of this State ask for bread are they to
be given a stone?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Provide for the Unron. Inmates.
Wilmington Messenger.

Wilmington Messenger.
Before a single dollar is appropriate
ed for any other cause, enough money
should be appropriated to take every
insane. person out of Jail and make GER
tain that no more shall De incarcer-
atcd Everything else is of secondary
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Observer.
We hope the Legislature will take
he above sound and sensible advice
Of The News and observer. Tine UNI
fortunate and afflicted people among
us should be looked after by the law
making body Of the state. Providing
for tdeSa people is not work of
charity. 1t IS u Christian duty. Their
wants should be looked after. They
have 4 right to demand il Of the
state. II is a disgrace that there
should be so many insane confined in
our jails aud held in restraint at their
homes where they cannot receive prop
or care and medical treatment Two
classes of our citizens cry aloud to
the State for aid and protection
those affected by loss of mental facul-
ties and some of the physical senses
and the infirm veterans of the War
Between the States. The first duty Of
our legislators is to provide for the
care and comfort Of these people As
we said above they are not objects
OF charity. They do not seek this aid
Of the State as gift. 1t is q duty
the State owes to them to provide for
their wants and TO give them comfort
able homes. This legislation should
come before any provision for public
buildings or statues and memorials to
any Of our distinguished dead We
want to see the, State erect monu-
ment to the memory Of our ,liStin :
gr1ished Ransom but if there is to be d
choice between this monument and the
erection of additional State buildings