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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08

The dog looked at him. growing low, as If to say: Beware; not too far. sirr But Tom. not understanding dog g-tongue, went along to the top of the manager. looking square Into the face of the tenant All the time his tail, bushy and fierce of as- pect, stood pointing towards the ceiling; and his back was in the shape of the half moon. And as he walked along on the narrow parapet. or enemy's rampant he spat nfrequently at the object of his hatred and fear. But the old dog was too lazy to rouse himself to action or too much afraid of the agility and sharp claws of the queer little intruder to show fight, and remained lying in his bed, watching the maneuver of the enemy.
 Thus the day passed in the barn, Tom making frequent visits to the edge of the manager where the ole dog lay And the old dog at last made up his mind that he had nothing to fear from the visitor and would quietly sleep with one eye while with the other he kept tab on the doings of Tom. And as the day waned Tom himself became less suspicious of the great dog. and found himself going about the barn with his little tail and back in normal condition.
 And so a week went by, Tom feeding himself from the dogs dish, or from fine juicy bone. the dog making no ob- jection after the first two or three days. And then came a day when the boy who came to feed the dog saw Tom. But in vain, he coaxed and cosxed. Tom had his suspicious of him and would not let
 
 But as the boy was such n regular caller at the barn, remaining sometimes n long time to chat and play with the old dog whose name was Nemo-Tom at last al- lowed him to stroke his back one day. Then confidence existed between them. and before long the three fellows. the boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08
LETTER ENIGMA.

My first is in chapter. but not in book: My second Is in hear. but not in look: My third is fin river, but not In bed; My fourth Is in brain, but not in head; My fifth Is in sing. but not in cry; My sixth Is fin death, but not in die. My seventh Is in meat, but not In cook; My eighth is in shake. but not in shook; My ninth Is in sorrow, but not In weep: My tenth Is in running, but not in creep; My eleventh Is in ivory, but not In stone; My twelfth Is in fnt. but not in bone: My thirteenth is in time but not in clock: My fourteenth Is in ship. but not in dock:
 My whole arc two words
 With a meaning most dear
 To expectant little ones
 At thii time of year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08

tiles, etc, the pellets being inclosed each in q skin of rubber-like consistency. While feeding the female the male clings to the bark of the tree. or sits on a branch con venientiy near. and jerks these pellets into the gaping beak of the hen Usual ly four pellets make n meal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08

The number of chiidren's pltysrounds l. increasing rapidly In many cities. Re cent statistics covering 24 cities between 2S,O0O and SO0.O0O population show there has been In two years an increase of O. per cent In school playgrounds, s per cent. in park and municipal playgrounds, and q total increase of all kinds of play. grounds of 54 per cent. in that period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08
SKATING SONG.
HE BROKE THEM.

Willie Wise-Yes. wealthy men often donate memorial windows.
 Wi1ie Sinart--Well. there are two win dows donated this winter that will al- ways bring up memories.
 Willie Wise-MemcrieS of what?
 Willie su1art-The snowfall season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08
Johnny Lazy-Bones.

Little Johnny Laxy-Bones Was walked up in his bed: Johnny looked about him, Then wagged his sleepy head:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-08
Fun.
HE KNEW,

HE KNEW. Teacher (to grammar class)-Now tai.e the sentence The scholar loves his teacher" What is that2 Tommy-SaPcasm.
 SKATING SONG. Oh. little children, now we fear It 10 about that time of year When on the Ice you darling creatures Will fall and bust your little features.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11

for state taxation ard leave n "o
margin fo- local schools and r"aa Ha-
rrovements Referring - the fast 'na'
the assessors there are 81 "orA. ~
uaNtan correspondent SAYS
II thev keep abreast o. Paoa1
ortnIon something - going 20 re ceihs
= ,ha- rorrecttau Mastons progTfS-
.Fx.ue@s ~a~not ca otherwise th1h
erure ~ her advantage IN that feSaoEt
as we'll as otherwise
Maxtor has progressed steadily -
have most other North Carolina towns
The need in North Carolina IN me
matter - assessment IS that al s.
SCISSORS shall, do their dutH hnt the
assessors in Raleigh have no right f.
fail 70 Increase assessments where
property has appreciated 81 the
ground thst the Rhamkatte assessors
piIl make no Increase Eacs assessor
must obey his cath Then - - the
sworn duty Of the proper ofhciais e.
make inv estlgation and II there Is IN
LIBERALIZATION in certain townships i
is their duty - AXE legal steps u
pei higher assessments
North Carohna's wonderful progress
OF the past four years should be seen
on the tax books.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
4 GOOD SHOWING.

Reference was made in these col
umEs yesterday 70 the fact that the
commissioners If Franklin county had
levied A tax for public schools that
contravened the Barksdale decision.
Most Of the lawyers and many others
Will be glad that the present supreme
Court Will be given an opportunity 70
pass upon that question which was
decided By a divided court twenty
years ago and We congratulate the
officials of Franklin county upon
taking the initiative in this matter
That decision has stood in the way OF
the best educational progress and mas
made it almost impossible for some OF
the weaker counties to maintain q
four months school in ell the districts
Franklin can we'll afford TO maze
the contest. for its county aHairs are
in such excellent shape that at the iast
meeting its commissioners MADE Z
decrease If 13 1-3 cents in the tax
rate to be collected this year. There
fore the additional one cent Tor
schools, necessary TO give the tour
months school in most sparseiy
settled districts in the county W;ll not
bear heavily upon anybody. com
menting upon the action OF the BOARD
the Franklin Times y
w understand that the court VIII
be asked to pass upon the mater -
that the action of the commissioners
may be sustained and the interests u
the county protected n also 10 eS-
tabIish once for all the principle. y
is in this last phase that the matter
becomes 50 important and 1t IS prop
able that old Franklin COUNT VIII be
found again in the lead ana the &C
ton of the commissioners Will be the
most valuable step in the educational
progress of the state in recent years.
1T should be said also regarding
the schools of Franklin county that
we have been having practically a
four months term, but this has been
accomplished only through aid from
what is known as the State approprl-
alton of the second $1,000 0 This
appropriation IS growing more n
more insufficient. The increased
cost of living, the growing demand
for teachers, and educational pro
gress in general have caused larger
demands from all the counties till ali
quests have to be scaled down.
"Of course in view of the amount
it is a small matter, so far as concerns
Franklin county, since the tax of one
cent is as small as could be levied,
but looking at the Importance of the
principle involved and of what it
means to the whole State. We are
glad that Franklin county should be
the one TO lead the way"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
4 RICH

The News and Observer IN Its long
life he's had many struggles. endured
poverty. lived from hand 10 mouth
and today has a mort1ge on II lnGurr-
ed to build and put in modern eGuin-
ment. This TO show that. while The
paper is growing and has passed the
period of hand-to-mouth living. It,
force stu have TO keep everlasttngly
at it" TO make expenses and a little
more. But. though not rich. as bank
ers count wealth, this week has shown
that The News and Observer Is rich
beyond its highest drcam Of averIee
in the possession of friends of the
sort that make the tru,st and most
lasting wealth. We have alrea1 ~
printed letters from farmers and M
chanics. business ncn aud nanufac-
turers. preachers, educators and 9th
er professional men, bishops and pub
lie officials giving expression 70 their
view Of the best service this paper has
rendered to North Carolina. Below
are others from friends equally a. in
fuential. whose cheer and comne0la-
ton is most gratifying.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
FRANKLIN COUNTY STARTS An
IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

In 1885 the Commissioners OF SamD-
son county levied a special tax for
maintaining a four months public
school in excess Of the Constitutional
limit of IS 2-3 cents on the Sloo' as
directed by Section 3, Article 3 OF the
State Constitution and by special act
of the General Assembly. brought for
ward in Revisal Of 1905 as sectlon
Alp. section requires the Faln-
tenance of a four months school IN
every district, and makes the commits
sioners indictable for failure to com
ply with the requirement to maintain
a four months school Section one of
Article 5 prevents an increase OF
the tax beyond So 2-3 cents. These
two provisions seemed to be in con-
flict. The Sampson commissioners,
following the legislative act. levied a
special tax IN excess of this amount
They We're enjoined by Barksdale and
the Supreme Court held, b. a vote Of
2 to /, that the Legislature could au-
thorize such 4 tax only for necessary
expenses" public schools could not
be regard as a necessary expense"
The late Judge Merrinon, afterwards
chief Justice, filed a very strong dis
senting oninion holding that public
schools were a necessary expense
as necessary as constructing n re
pairing bridges. making public roads,
building court houses. jails, &c. Tor
which the court admitted a special tax
could be levied in excess Of the con-
stitutionaI limit.
For years many of the best lawyers
in the State have felt that the dissent
ing opinion of Judge Nerrimon was
the correct Interpretation Of the Con
stitution and the law. But no steps
Rad been taken to reverse the decision
until his week when the progressive
board of education demanded that the
commissioners levy a special tax SUI
fcient to supply the deficit necessary
to provide four months school in every
school district in the county. The
county commissioners, therefore. levied
the tax. The collection OF it viii pro
baby be enjoined, the party resisting
relying upon the Barkzdalc decision.
The county and STATE board Of Edu-
cation will be represented by able
counsel and the matter viii be passed
upon at the Fall term Of the Supreme
Court
1t is we'll to have his PRINCIPLE set
tied The upholding % the action
taken III Franklin COUNTY VIII mean
much for public education in North
Carolina. Twenty years ago. when the
Barksdale decision was rendered, the
people were much poorer than they
are now, public sentiment for educa-
ton was nothing like so strong as it is
row Besides. we had not then pass
ed the suffrage constitutional amend
ment and had not so solemnly pledged
ourselves to give every child an oppor-
1unity 10 qualify himself to vote by
education.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
HARBOR.

The Improvement of Beaufort 4ar-
Dor by the United States was begun in
1886. Congress made an appropri-
alton of $1,000 for it. After this was
expended, little or nothing seems to
have been done until 1850, when five
short squire jetties of loose stone We're
built to the east and south Of Fort
Macon for security Of the site of that
fortihcation. These subseryed their
purpose for many years. preventing
further ming up Of the bar Two Of
them are still intact, two have settled
and one has disappeared from sight.
1t Was not. however, until more
recent years that Congress took m in
earnest the work of improving and
maintaining his harbor. on tho 18th
of August, 1879. q disastrous storm
swept the Atlantic Coast, doing grear
damage to Beaufort town and harbor
While it did not lessen the capacfrv
of the bar channel. it washed Shack1e-
ford and Fort Macon points and seri-
ously affected the channels and bars
inside h harbor. Bulkhead Chan
mel Geadirg toward Beaufort was
slightly shoaled. the eastern entrance
TO Town Channel (going up to Beau
fort wharD was stopped up so that in
was n~avigable only for causes ana
small sail boats, and that only
on the early ebb and late hood tides
Also, a bar formed at the entrance Of
'lSddlhs away
from to Newport River
The year followir, this storm Isae>
directed a survey of the har.
Dor, and next year appropriated $40 :
600 for its Improvement. In Iss3
$4,000 was appropriated: in 1ssz
$4,000; in 1886, $4,000, and in fSas
$4,000. Since hat date. no large,
appropriation than $4,000. roa
amount appropriated in 18s0). hae
been made for Beaufort Harbor n
fac., the amount has gradually dwin-
$4,000 in 1895, when the project ~
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
THE RAILROADS AND THE
PEOPLE.

Though the speech of President
Cannon, of the Norfolk & Southern
Railway, at Beaufort yesterday. con
sumed barely ten minutes, yet in
that brief time he gave utterance to
sentiments worthy of note.
R~eiterating his faith in Eastern
North Carolina and its future, he gave
his personal assurance, that the pol
icy Of the Norfolk & Southern Rail-
way Will be to work absolutely for the
benefit of the region it serves, comply
with the spirit of it's laws and avoid
technicality and friction" He ana
his associates have wisely recognized
that as the only course to pursue to
insure final success in the development
of their property. He added:
w are here for the development
of this country of magnificent re-
sources and possibilities. That devel-
opment is our reward, for in its results
we must have our share as YOU must
have yours. Our interests are mutual:
our work must be cooperative. That
understood by the people and the rail
roads alike, we've gone q long way
in h solution of some of our pres
ent day problems"
Contrasted with the "~lectureso we
have been accustomed to receive from
certain railroad presidents. this from
Mr.. Cannon is refreshing and reassur-
ing. He, at least, recognizes the fact
that there are some obligations resting
upon railroads in relation to the peo-
pie they are intended to serve. The
principle he lays down is sound. The
interests of a railroad and the people
OF It's territory are mutual. A rail
road is a great benefit and convenience
to them, and therein they owe it the
same duty of protection and friendly
cooperation that is accorded any other
great public service corporation or
public utility. A railroad, on the other
hand, is dependent on the people it
serves for its business. AS they pros
per, so it prospers, and in the proper
ton they contribute to It's prosperity.
IN at proportion facilities for their
accommodation should BE- provided
Recognition Of this principle by rail-
roads and people alike would, as Mr..
Cannon suggests, go a long way to-
ward solving at least one Of our pres
ent economic problems. For that rea-
son Mr.. G~annon's remarks at Beau
fort yesterday are worthy of note and
commentator.
The state Of North Carolina as a
state, and the people Of North Caro-
lima as individuals, have always been
fair and just and generous in deal
in with public service corporations
Its laws are based upon justice alike
To the men who put their money in
railroad construction and to the shin
pers and patrons of these railroads.
If any public official should favor laws
that put unjust burdens upon rail-
roads, the people would repudiate
such an official. They stand for Justice
alike to the corporation and to the
individual. They will not permit the
law makers u deal u~njustly with pub
lie service corporations. and by the
same token they viii require these cor
porations to deal with impartial Just
ice with shippers and with the travel
ling public.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11

way of nations the ships of the world
(Where Fort Macon is now situated.)
This was built in 17s6 and g~arrisoned
by 40 men. 1t was called Fort Dobbs.
Governor Dobhs also visited Cape
Lookout and desired a fort to be con
structe there to guard the harbor.
For this he made a personal survey
and drew plans for a square fort in
tended to accommodate 900 men III
time of peace and 500 in time of war
The fort, however, was never built.
although in 177S. during the ReYolu-
at Cape Lookout, called Fort Han
cock, under the direction of lie
Chevaiier De Cambray. a F~renchman.
De Can1bray in a petition to the Legi-
stature in 1880, states that in going
to Cape Lookout to establish a forl
be broke a chaise Of n Mrs. Bartho-
lomew, of Beaufort. and was afraid
thai if he paid for the chaise he would
offend the inhabitants Of The State and
that he would refer the matter to tha
Assembly for them to dc what they
would With it. History is silent az
TO whether Mrs. Bartholomew re-
ciyed pay for the chaise.
The people Of the own of Beaufort
and surrounding country took an ac-
tive part in both the Revolutionary
and Civil wars. During these con
ficts Warships constantly lowered
around its harbo.. The story of the
blockade of the harbor by the Federal
feet in the early days Of our Civil
conflicts and TIE fall of Fort Macon
Is familiar to all. It may be unfami-
liar history though that Beaufort rails
cd two companies called minute
men) who took part in the Revolution
One of the English lighters losdcI
with ammunition was sunk in Adams
creek while q vessel belonging IL our
colony. loaded With salt. was run
ashore and destroyed. During the
revolution the Province estabIishe1
salt works in this country. one At
Galiants Point and another at core
sound. These supplied the Province
with salt during the war
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING At 1T.

a few years when a Greensboro
citizen was urging the Republican
to hold the State Conyen-
ton in that growing city, he made an
appeal to Greensboro's partisansaip
by saying hat Greensboro is he
metropolis of the state. Every
thing is coming our way. Before
long we are going to move the capitol
from Raleigh and everything at Raj
eigh will be brought with it except
the insane asylum, the penitentiarv
n The News and Observer" That
vas just after the red-hot campaign
when the Republicans didn't have the
grace to see that this paper was
chastising them for their own good
and the good of the state, and that
speech got Greensboro the Convention
There is another view of Raleigh's
most important institutions. as the fol-
lowing from the Apex Journal shows:
The News ana Observer has re-
Gently moved into Ia magnificent build
ing erected especially for its plant. and
is no doubt the most imposing news
paper building In North Carolina.
Some one has saia: Take the State
house 4 the News and Observer oat
of Raleigh and there wouldn't be much
TO attract ones attention there This
Is getting near TO the truth"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11

,,-,o-x, o. fc rdit,r&al san q III" News and oAecTF"- Written fer
"rnneF q ~ Horsr-w ARsING.
win apologies . sweet .noe. Zen nat)
Oh. don't YOU remember the OLD Gays, marSe Joe,
BEFORE we cot famous and rich
When we used to get pay for subscriptions and ads
In whetstones and chips and all slch!
When we worked sixteen hours a day . get news,
And waited for proofs halt the night,
And thought it a pretty dull day when we had
AS little as one lively hght
oh don't YOU remember the old fusion days,
When the Pops and the RAIDS swept the State;
When we roasted the gang every morning that came,
And shelled the woods early and late
When we gained a damage suit most every cay,
From some of the gang we had hit;
And went to the courts on our regular rounds,
Never mining it one little bit?
Oh. don't YOU remember the tall : Hoola- Boom,
The cyclone from old Cherokee;
Not to mention the preacher who got tul each day,
And their partner, the Little Billee p
Arendell went hunting a caucus each night,
While Christian ran Pops up the trees;
There on tit first page each morning we'd print
Their secrets as plain as could be {
When you sat up nights in the old office chair,
And jabbed your pen into the gang;
While Norman Jennett fired red hot cartoons,
And the paper went off with a " bang.
Subscribers, they tell, used to sit up all night,
To see what the paper would say
From Merritt's bold head lines clear down to the ads,
They read the whole thing every day.
Now you have reaped in good time the reward,
That you have SO richly deserved;
With honors heaped high from the people you've led
And the State you have faithfully served.
We who fought with you then do rejoice with you nov"
Bringing with us good wishes and cheers;
Here's long life and prosperity, riches and health
To you through the lengthening years.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
\ GOOD

Trinity College is - be congratulate
ed upon the election Of Prof. Eugene
c. Brooks to the new chair of History
of Education. He graduated at that
institution and has held important pp-
sitions in the public school work Of
the State, having been superintendent
Of the public schools at NonrOe and
Goldsbero, as well as holding for two
years a position of usefulness in the
state Department of Education. He =
now superintendent of the graded
school at Goldsboro and editor Of the
North Carolina Educational Journal.
This is a new chair and has the
promise of large usefulness,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
All For$1.7O.

There has never been offered
in North Carolina so mucn
good readlngtor so little money
as we are offering under the
following proposition: For
1.7O we will send the follow
ing for one year:
The North Carolinian,
an 8-page Democratic weekly
newspaper:
The Commoner, the able
weekly journal published by
Hon. William Jennings Bryan.
The Farmer and Me
chanic, an 8 page North Caro-
lima home and farm weekly
journal:
Thus for One Dollar and
Seventy Cents you can get
I'll these papers one year.
ror particulars, address
DANIELS,
Raleigh, n. {.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11

county loses n of its best
men in the death of Mr.. Allen K.
Smith. Shortly after he reached his
majority Mr.. Smith was chosen Regis
ter of Deeds and afterwards was elect
ed TO the State Senate. He went into
business, becoming presidAnt of he
Bank of Smithfeld, was connected
with the SmithfeId cotton mill and
was a leader in every progressive
movement His death in his prime is a
great loss to his county and State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
SHOULD SHOW ON TAX BOOKS.

The tax assessors are nov, at work
in every township making assessment
of real estate for taxation. In the
main capable men have been chosen.
They are sworn to assess property at
its true value in money. If they all do
this. the increase will be large. and the
next Legislature can decrease the rate
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11

The New Bern Journal devotes a
column to a description of the new
motel The CASTOR" which is being
erected IN that city by Mr.. ]. B. Blades
and viii be under the management of
Col Frank p. Morton. The Journal
says 1T will without doubt be the peer
of any hotel in the South This i
only one Of many evidences Of New
Bern's progress.