BETTERING OF TOWNS
TO START
WOMAN TELLS HOW
THE WORK.
Practical uacsrestlons About the Be
ginning" of a CI Tic Beauty Motc
ntent Firat Stepa Simple How to
Slake Firat Meeting Successful.
Mrs. Francis Copley Seavey, an ac
tive member of the American Civic as
sociation, recently contributed an arti
cle to a Chicago paper on the way to
organize a clvle Improvement associa
tion. Tortions of Mrs. Seavey's article,
"the whole of which was "Leave the
World a Tleasanter Tlaee Than You
Found It," are herewith reproduced.
Mrs. Seavey said: 'Tleasautor is In
this application equivalent to better.
Environment is coming more and more
to be considered a pronounced factor of
education the education that makes
for character. If towns, villages and
Individual homes have an unkempt,
6hiftless, down at the heel air the pass
erby Is justified in setting down the In
habitants as shiftless, and the genera
tion that grows up amid such surround
ings is more than likely to bear their
characteristic imprint. Then, too, there
Is a material side to the question. The
value of real estate increases in direct
proportion to its possibilities for home
making. And every local business and
calling as well as all churches and
schools thrive as the ratio of desirable
population Increases.
"When n few members of a commu
nity feel that an Improvement society
is needed let them learn the feeling of
the better class of residents by a per
sonal canvass or by circulating printed
slips similar to the following, which is
a copy of one issued by the promoters
of an eastern organization:
"To Our Fellow Citizens of :
"The board of directors of the village
Improvement association earnestly invite
your co-operation in the work of beauti
fying: our town a work in which all are
mutually interested. To this end we re
quest you to Join the society by giving"
your name to the bearer of this note and
paj'Jns at your earliest convenience either
to said bearer or to the treasurer
cents, which is the entire expense of
membership for the year.
"We further Invite your assistance in
creating a public sentiment that will se
cure tidiness on all public and private
property In the village.
"BOARD OP DIRECTORS,
' "Improvement Association.
"Or let a meeting be called without
such, preliminaries. This meeting will
often prove more successful if made
attractive by a short and appropriate
programme. Probably the most effec
tive Incentive, both to attendance and
to membership, is a short, pointed talk
on tho possibilities of Improvement bo
cltles, Illustrated by the stereoptlcon
with lantern slides made from 'before'
and 'after' views of door yards that
have been 'treated.' A good lantern
slide of a barren back yard, littered
with tin cans, ash barrels, etc., fol
lowed by another showing the same
yard carpeted with grass, lined with
vines and outlined by tasteful bordered
planting, speaks for itself and for the
cause tis no tongue can speak. Tho fol
lowing copy of the constitution of a
prominent society gives an Idea of what
is needed;
"1. This association shall bo called the
Improvement association.
"2. The objects of this association shall
be to cultivate public sentiment in favor
of Improving and beautifying the homes,
streets and surroundings of und to
endeavor to promote In every legitimate
manner the best development of the whole
community.
"3. The payment of shall constitute
membership during the then current year
of the association.
"i. A board of directors of three from
each ward shall be elected by ballot at
this meeting and at each annual meeting
thereafter. They shall constitute an exec
utive committee, who shall have the gen
eral control und management of the af
fairs of the association. They shall elect
by ballot a president, three vice presi
dents, a secretary and a treasurer, and
the appointment of all committees by the
president shall be subject to their ap
proval. The president, vice president, sec
retary and treasurer shall be ex officio
members of the board of directors.
"6. No debt shall be contracted by the
board of directors beyond the amount of
available means within their control, and
no member of the association shall be
liable for any debt of the association be
yond the amount of his or her subscrip
tion. "C. This section specifies the date of the
annunl meeting, rules for called meetings
and of quorums.
"7. This constitution may be amended
at any meeting of the association, pro
vided said amendment shall have been In
cluded in the published call for the meet
ing. "The question of membership fees is
one for local settlement. Some of the
societies charge none, relying for sup
port on subscriptions, entertainments,
etc. The majority of organizations
beard from, however, report fees rang
ing from 25 cents to $2. In every case
members may work out the fee if they
choose. A fee should be charged if
possible, for some money is essential,
and this is a simple and legitimate way
to secure it. The officers, directors and
executive committee should include
capable, influential, tactful and taste
ful people, for on them will largely de
pend the success or failure of the un
dertaking. "As to objects, it Is wise to begin
modestly, then, as strength and num
bers increase, gradually widen the
cope and extend the work. At no
time undertake too much. What is
' done should be well done. The aims of
established organizations range from
having weeds rut to having water
works built and parks made. They
paint telephone poles and protect nat
ural scenery and wild birds. 1 They
erect drinking fountains for dogs,
horses and men. They form children's
street cleaning leagues, distribute flow
er seeds, improve cemeteries and rail
way station grounds, transform local
damping grounds into bits of refresh
ing greenery, establish free libraries
and, in short, tackle anything their
bands find to do and do it with win."
I ANNUAL EXHIBIT STOCK LAW.
Auuual Statement of receipts and
disbursements of Stock Law Terri
tories of Randolph County from 1st
Monday in December 1904, to the
1st Monday in December 1905.
BACK CREEK TERRITORY.
Wood & Morlng lnt on Judgment
W H Barker
Reg of Heeds 1st & Slid Copy Taxes
The Courier l'ub Anmiul Kxhlbit
W D Kitrlow Tux Refunded
J C Fuller on Judgment
Moses Hill Tax Kefuudud
L A Kiuch List Taker
83 51
II. '.9
II Ik)
i;so
Ttt
com
1 00
sum
Bui Indebtedness Dec 11W4
CR.
By Taxes Levied woa
Bui Indebtedness Dee. 11W3
LONH BRANCH.
Reg of Deeds 1st & 2nd Copy Tuxes
The Courier l'ub Exhibit
Bui Indebtedness December W4
7:
mis so
!
31U35
By l uxes Levied im'5
Bnl Indebtedness 1)D
PARKS X ROADS.
Keg of Deeds 1st A Slid Copy Tuxes
J K Fin ks KuilsA: Work
The Courier l'ub Exhibit
Bui Indebtedness 1004
CR.
By Tuxes Levied W05
Kill Indebtedness lee VMS
DAVIS MT.
The Courier Pub Exhibit
Kill Indebtedness Ic 1904
til IT
!U 13
si us
MT PLEASANT.
The Courier Pub Annual Exhibit
Amt Tuxes Levied 190b
Bui on Hand Dec 1905
RANDOLPH.
The Courier Pub Exhibit
M A Cuiile SlI'sSL Com'r
Bal on nand Dec 1U04
1U05
WEST BROWER TERRITORY.
XV M Asbill Rail for Fence
Ke of Deeds 1st & and Copy Taxes
The Courier Pub Annual Exhibit
E B Leuoh List Taker
Bu' Indebtedness 1MM
CR.
Tuxes Levied 1(105
Bal Indebtedness 1905
RICHLAND.
lies of Deeds 1st A Snd Copy Taxes
Tho Courier Pub Exhibit
E B Leueh List Taker
Indebtedness 1904
ri0
50 37
4u s7
irj
4 SO
0 30
1 50
sou
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Sao s
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1VW
mo'.hi:
CR.
Amt Taxes Levied 1005
Bid Indebtedness Dec 1905
BRUSH CREEK TERRITORY.
Re of Deeds 1st & Slid Copy Taxes
11 B I.uiiiluTt Work Ac
The Courier Pub Annuul Exhibit
I, H Brady BuildhiK Fences
C " t'uveness Wire for Fence
L K Cox W ork oil Fence
B U Indebtedness VM
1 00
11 00
Sfi 00
4 50
CR.
ed HI 1905
Amt Taxes Lei
Indebtedness 1!HI5
CEDAR GROVE TERRITORY.
Rck of Deeds 1st & 2nd Copy Taxes
The Courier pub Annual Exhibit
Bui on Hand Dec 1904
Indebtedness IKnTjws
DEEP RIVER TERRITORY.
Res of Deeds 1st & 2nd Copy Tuxes
l'lie Courier Pub Annual Exhibit
E B Leach List Taker
Amt Tuxes Levied 1986 M
Bal on Hand Dec 1905 4 94
SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX 1005.
FRAN KLIN" VILLE DISTRICT NO 6.
By Taxes Levied 1903 701 TO
PROVIDENCE DISTRICT.
By Taxes Levied 1905 181 87
I. -i P Boroughs, lieu of Deeds and ex-
officio clerk to Board of. County Commission
ers ot Randolph County, do hereby certify
the foregoing to be a true exhibit ot the re
ceipts and (lisburBements ot the Stock I.aw
Funds of the various Stock Law Territories,
and the receipts of the Special School Tax
Hinds for the year ending Uec I, IUUO.
J F UuROCGDS,
Clk to B'd Co Coinmrs.
Reduced Rates.
The SEA HOARD begs to announce that
on account of the oecatuonB mentioned below
the rates and conditions named will apply.
l'ensacola, Ha; ew Orleans, La; Mobile,
Ala. Account Mardi Graa, February 22nd
27th, one fare plus 25c round tiip; tickets
sold February 24th-20th inclusive, final limit
March 3rd. Tickets ran he extended until
March 17th.
Louisville, Ky: Account Department of
Superintendent's National Educational As
sociation, February 27th-March 1st, one fare
plus 25c round trip; tickets sold february
24th-25th-2Cth, final limit March 4th.
Chattanooffa, Tenn: Southern Baptist
Convention and Auxiliary Societies.May 10th-
I5th,-1UIH. Rate, one brst class tare plus
25c for the round trip, (minimum rate) 60
cents, tickets sold Way 8th, Uth and 10th,
final limit ten day in addition to date of
eale. Tickets may be extended.
Fer further information as to rates from
any point or schedules apply to your nearest
Agent or address the undersigned.
U H Uattis
Traveling Passenger Agent,
Raleigh, N C.
Thev never gripe or sicken, but
cleanse and strengthen the stomach,
liver and bowels. This is the uni
versal verdict of the many thou
sands who use De Witt's Little Early
Risers. These famous little pills
relieve headache, constipation,
billioasnesB, jaundice, torpid liver,
sallow complexion, etc Try Little
Montgomery Newt.
From the Montgomerian.
Among those who are burning tai
kilns in lower Montgomery, W D
Thomas takes tho lead in obtaining
the greatest number of barrels from
kiln. He has collected 32 barrels
from a single kiln.
Dr W P Lewis of Miss, made a
business trip here last week. His bro
ther Stimback joined him at Ashe-
boro. These successtul sons, as well
as the Ewiugs, do not forget their
imrenta. Mnnr.tromprv count.? shnnlil
i- J .
feel very proud of them, not only
I because they have grown wealthy,
I but because of their tine qualities
' Can we not induce them to invest
their money hen.? There are only a
i very few out of a hundred who sue-
I ceed, as these men have.
1 On We(Wsh.v. .Tunmirv 10 i oiii;
Mr John Jenkins and Miss Sarah
I Bennet were married at the bride's
j home in lower Montgomery, Rev. W
i A Jenkins otlicia in
MrOnro-o a Mniinffo o.ii Midland, iauuiii to notice a uarueu wire
Maggie McCaskill weir married tit
the home of the bride's parents, Mr
and Mrs W F McCaskill, ou Feb. 14,
idfifi 'Koiiiro I V. K.iiiiulra nfliniut.
ing. JMr McUufliie is a son ot sir
Maloni Me Puttie, of Moore county,
and Mrs McDuflie is a daughter of
Mr W F McCaskill of Troy.
Messrs A M Vainer and J C Hur
ley returned lst weeiv from the West
where i hey went to purchase stock.
Mr Hurley savs the price of mules
''' I there is as high as in North Carolina.
wiMjMr Varuer purchased a car load,
ibit Mr Hurley returned without
making any purchases
Mr E A Holt, who has been over
50 seer in the carding and spinning
1 room of the Smitherman Cotton
1 Mill for the past three years has
1 accepted a better paying positiou
with a mill at Kockinghara.
75 i Mr L R Lisk, superintendent of
1 the Iroy lelephone Company s
lines, has had a force of hands at
j work in town this week arranging
to equip the system with several
additional pnones in the near
future. Wires will be erected to
reach those points where the new
'phones aie to be located. The
i Troy system in connection with
the Mt Gilead and the general out
3(Mr!let systems, renders it possible to
reacu nearly every place ot Dromin
"lencein the county, and a large
number of private houses.
1
Short Sentimental Sermonetts.
Great truths are often told m
fewest words.
Sublimest eloquence is some
times couched in simplest language,
signs and tears will never pay
arrears tor neglected duties.
We find ieal joy in thinking well
and kindly of others.
A pleaseut tone and a sweet
smile costs nothing, and oh what
brightness they scatter.
The saddest thing in all this
world is tkat heart which is incapa
ble of nursing feelings of saduess.
Many who wear upon earth a
crown of thorns, will wear in Heav
en a radiant crown of eternal glory.
A smile in sleep is the noiseless
ripple in the peaceful current of
a pleasant dream.
Love is the golden key which
opens the door to the temple of the
purest raptures and most thrilling
ecstacies we find ou eurth.
Respect for woman is the golden
and attractive badge of a true
gentleman. Reveals that chivalry
and gallanlry which gires to man
hood its highest Lobility.and kindli
est royalty.
The most winning smiles are
those which play around a glisten
ing eye. and tells of sorrowing
thoughts beneath; and the saddest
face sometimes wears a gleam of
fondly remembered joys which
plays amid the shaddows that
darken the inner courts of the
scul.
We sleep, but the loom of life
never stops, and the pattern we
are weaving when we went to sleep
will be weaving when we awake
in the morning, and all the blurs
and olemishes made will be seen in
eternity.
The ministry of a pure, good
woman is like a blessing from
Heaven. It angelizes humanity,
and shows that God in his goodness
placed in woman a germ of the
higher and purer and sweetest life
to draw our thoughts to Heaven.
Wifehood is woman's noblest
realm of glory and of witchery, of
splendor and enchantment; and
motherhood is the sacred throne
upon which she reigns most royally,
and shows the richest and purest
and sweetsst treasures of her heart.
All prayers however sincere and
earnest are not auswerd. We know
what we want, God knows what we
need, and in his wisdom and good
ness he gives as that which will
prove a comfort and a blessing, an.
not a hnrt and a curse. 80 let us
trust Him implicitly, and rely upon
His wisdom and His mercv, and
then all will be well, for in His
gifts the sweetest blessings dwell.
The glory of love is like the
glory of the snn, and both are
ever gushing ' fountains of enter
and beauty and splendor. What
the sunbeams re to inanimate
creation love is to the human, for
as the former gilds the earth with
ulorv and with brightness, the
latter tills with beauty and with
fragiance, and makes every land
scape a picture of enchantment and
every sound a poem of rapture.
And when this love reigns in our
home circle there is Heaven upon
earth with all of its glories and it's
beauties, its flowers and its odors,
its songs and its harmonies, its joys
and its raptures, for love is Heaven
i ii ....;.. : l
a,m ",cu 10
Henry ISLOL'sr
j - js fhe Timo t0 subscrib..
i
I A man who was too economical to
subscribe for his home paper sent his
little boy to borrow the copy taken
i by ins neignoor. m nasie me uuv
ran over a $4 stand of bees and in
ten minutes looked hke a warty
summer squash. His cries reached
his father, who ran to his assistance,
- fenc-, rati into it, breaking it down,
cutting a handful of flesh from his
anatomy and ruining a $5 pair of
trousers. The old cow took ad-
vantage of the gap in the fence and
trot into the cornfield and killed
ln-i'M-lf eating green corn. Heariug
the racket the wife ran, upset a
four-gallon churn of rich cream
into a basket of kittens, drowning
tlie whole ilock. In her hurry she
dropped a $25 set of false teeth.
The baby, left alone, crawled
through the spilled cream and into
the parlor, ruining a $2 carpet.
During the excitement the oldest
daughter ran away with the hired
man, the dog broke np eleven set
ting hens, and the calves got out
and chewed the tails off four fine
shirts, Kansas City Journ il.
Just a little Kf'ol after meals
will relieve that fulness, belching,
gas on stomach, and all other sym
ton.s of indigestion. Kodol digests
what you eat, and enables the
stomach and digestive organs to
perform their functions naturally.
Methusala was all right, you bet
For a good old soul was h",
They say he would be living yet,
Had he taken Rocrkv Mountain
Tea. Asheboro Drug Com
pany. Reflections of a Bachelor.
The simple life is the kind no
body wants to lead because it has
such a good reputation.
When a woman suspects some one
she knows of leading a double, she
has more fun than if she was sure
of it.
Women as Well as Men Are Made
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the tniml.
discourages and lessensambition; beauty,
vigor and clieertul
licss soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased. Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncom
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. If the
child urinatestoooften, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, 11 is yei uuui.-i.cu wuu ucu-wci-tin
p. derjend upon it, the cause of the di ffi-
culty is kidnev trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder aud not to a
uabit a9 most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamo-Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in nfty-
uze bottles. You mav i;-r$W
have a sample bottle
by mail free, also a Home of Swamp-Rocc
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi
monial letters received front sufferers
cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghaniton, N. Y., be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, Binghaniton, N. Y.- on every
bot.
THE IMPLEMENT GO.
RICHMOND, VA,
ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR
Fencing,
ftoofinst.
Barb Wire,
Poultry Netting.
Write for prices and catalogue.
We carry one of the largest and
beat stocks of
Farm Implements
in the South, and can aave yon
money on your purchases. What
ever yon need, get our prices be
fore purchasing.
Special bargains in Farm Wafons
and Buggies. Eest makes.
Low Prices.
The Implement Co.,
1312 laia SI., Richmond, It.
. mT If IL ifVuS.','.Ea
n
It Pays Others;
I 1 A 1 1
The roads will soon be in conition for driving either long . or
short distances. A buggy will soon be in demand. Why not J
secure the best?
Rock Hill Buggies.
Sold by
McCraLry Redding Hrdwre
Company.
Publishers
and-
We Manufacture the
Type
Brass Rule in Strips
Brass Labor Saving Rule
Brass Column Rules
Brass Circles
Brass Leaders
Brass Round Corners
Brass Leads and Slugs
Old Column Rules refaced and made as good as new at a small
cost.
Please remember that we are not in any Trust or Combination
and are sure that we can make it greatly to your advantage to deal
with us.
. A copy of our Catalogue will be cheerfully furnished on application.
Philadcphia' Printers' Sjpply Co.
Manufacturer of
Type a.nd High Grade Printing Materia
Proprietors 391 North Ninth Sereet
PENN TYPE FOUNDRY PHILADELPHIA
Oapt. J. W.'Fry, Pres.
E. Caldwell, Jr., Secy.
The Greensboro Life Insurance
Company.
Organized 1905. (Legal Reserve)
$100,000 Paid Capital. $25,000 Surplus.
Writes all ordinary forms of contracts. Each
policy is registered and secured by Treas. Dcpt of State.
.A J AAA .-v-k
4,uuu,uuu reacn irees
Tennessee Wholesale Nurseries. June Buds a Specialty.
No agents traveled, but sell direct to planters
at wholesale prices. Absolutely free from dis
ease and true to name. Write for catalogue and
prices before placing your order elsewhere. We
guarantee our stock to be true to name. Largest
Peach Nursery in the World. Address
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njroi
Tarittitifl of Fruit,
Send fiOrts. for book (post-paid)
Iwmk hv mail within 60 davs and
TtoV.t. ih tl"1 nriW fnr
payment on your order and yoa keep
ttt f- weekly fcd want 6re home and traveling salesmen. UUTFTT
W6 Lay VaSIlreEE. SurkBrolOllSIANXII,JUlastlt,lws,fyrttfville,Aia
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; wny not toil
rinters.
Very Highest Grade of
Brass Galleys
Metal Borders
L S Metal Furniture
Leads and Slugs
Metal Leaders
Spaces and Quads
6 to 48 point
Metal Quoins, etc.
R. R. King, Vice. Pres.
r IT
TEQOK
itxiz uu-.hm: na?es inowuuc in natural coion
x 12 inch
with concise description and season of ripen-
arh:U h-f tona views of Nurseries. Orchards, Paokinff Houses, etc.
sad Rebate Ticket permitting return of
we refund the 609. Or, mail as within 1 year.
nnroerr stock and we will credit 11.00 in part
thb book free. WE PAY THE FREIGHT.!
Fu-'v Uisers.
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