The Asheboro Cornier
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Wm. C. HAMMER, Editor.
rXnteied at the Post Office at A&heboro a
'econd c.iu Matter.
Alabama's Educational Revival.
Alabama is going forward by
leaps and bounds, not only indus
trially, but educationally. It not
only has great manufacturing estab
lishments, but there is great im
provement of the "manufactories of
men." The recent General Assembly
in that state made an additional ap
propriation of $25,000 dollars a year
to the State University and $100,000
each year for four years to improve
the building. Th's will give the
University the best plant of any
southern university. The Poly
technic Institute receives an appro
priation of $56,000 a ye.tr for four
years for material equipment and
$ 36,000 a year for four years for
maintenance, in addition to the
$567000 "ayear""f romj the United
States government and $3,000 a
year from the Experiment Station.
The industrial school for white
boys gets $20,000 a year for main
tenance and $50,000 a year for
equipment. The industrial school
for white girls receives $36,000 each
year for four years for mnitenance
and $50,000 a year for buildings.
Each of the nine agricultural
schools receives $4,500 a year. The
medical department of the Univer
sity receives $45,000 for material
equipment and $5,000 a year for
maintenance.
The best of all, Alabama did not
neglect her lower schools, the pub
lic schools where the plain people
get their education. The public
school fund was increased $300,000
for this year aud $350,000 for each
year after this for four years.
Eor building aud repairing school
houses $67,000 was appropriated
annually for four years. This is
an average of $1,000 for each county
in the state. This appropriation
will enable Alabama in four years to
have the best rural school houses in
any southern state.
From the above we see that the
state of Alabama has given $1,798,
000 to higher education to be ex
pended during four years, in ad
dition to what the University of the
state is now getting.
But that which more directly
concerns and gives us the benefit to
to the greatest number of the citizens
is the largest appropriation that is
made direct to the public schools.
In addition to the present $3,000,
000 taxes which will add $700,000
tp the public school funds, there is
a direct appropriation of $1,668,000
to be expendtd for a period of four
years for the maintenance of the
public schools. This would be
Dearly $36,000 obtained directly
from the state for each county in
the state. This does not include
the regular school funds nor the in
crease of $700,000.
This is a wonderful educational
revival, indeed. An appropriation
of nearly three and a half million
dollars has been made to be spent
during the next four years for the
benefit of the University. This is
the most splendid contribution ever
given to schools by a southern Btate.
It should excite the emulation of us
all, and it is to be hoped that this
spirit will permeate other states and
will grow until it extends all over
oar South land.
The man who sells umimproved
lots at fancy prices should be will
ing to be taxed on the same basis as
other people and at the true value.
Tne blocks and acres of waste
and idle lands in the towns held
at fancy prices should as a matter
of simple justice be put on the tax
books at the true and proper value.
Let Asheboro and other towns
see that the idle lands belonging to
land capitalists and speculators are
put on the tax books with other
property at their true value. This
act of justice will greatly increase
the funds of the town for much
needed improvement.
The unimproved blocks and
tracks of town property should be
put on the tax books jtkia year at
their true value.
EDITOR H. B. VARNER.
Recently we have seen several ar
ticles in the leading cewspapers of
the country endorsing Hon. H. B
Varner, for the presidency of the
National Editorial Association.
The Charlotte Ntws says:
"It is a great pleasure to The
News to learn that Mr. Varner,
who, in our opinion, is one of
the foremost newspaper men of
the country, has consented to
enter the race for the presiden
cy of the association. We have
cause to believe he will be suc
cessful in his fight, for, as The
Editor and Publisher says: "He
never failed to win out in any
campaign he ever undertook for
anything." The Editor and
Publisher predicts his election
and speaks of him as "A man
who deserves and would wear
worthily the honors of the of
fice."' "For years Mr. Varner has
taken active part in the work of
the association. From 1899 to
1904 he was national commit
teeman from North Caol na.
Iu 1904, at the St. Louis meet
ing, he was elected third vice
president of the association.
Again, the year following, he
was elected second vice-president
and last year at Indianapolis he
was elected first vice-president
of the association, which ofllce
he now holds.
"Mr. Varner has been presi
dent of the North Carolina Press
Association and otherwise prom
inently connected in the news
paper circles of his State and
the country at large."
Mr. Varner has truly made The
Dispatch, published at his home
town, Lexington, not only one of
the largest and most widely circu
lated, but one of the best papers pub
lished in the country. We sincerely
hope Mr. Varner will be elected
president of the N. E. A. at the
Jamestown Exposition in June.
The appointment of tax assessors
recalls the fact that the assessments
of real estate are made every four
years and that often theie is gross
inadequacy as to valuation. There
is often much kicking and it usually
comes from those most able to pay
This is not only true in Asheboro but
it is the same in most other places
It is not right that town lots which
the owner refuses to sell for less
than $15 a front foot should le
assessed at less than 15 cents a front
foot. Let these vacant lots be
assessed at their true value. It
takes some nerve but we hope the
assessors are equal to the occasion
and that the vacant lots now assess
ed at one tenth of their value
will help contribute to the enlarge
ment of the town and county treas
ury.
Marion Butler said in his Clinton
Caucasian a few years ago that un
less we co't Id get free aud unlimited
coinage of silver at 16 to 1, we could
never realize more than 5 r G cents
for cotton. We did not get free
coinage of silver, but got the
gold standard, although there was a
great increase in the world's produc
tion of gold, let Butler went up
and down the btate last fall declar
ing that his course had been con'
sistent, when he ought to know that
there is not a decent man in the
State but that knows that Butler
ha3 deserted every principle he has
ever advocated.
The Salisbury Post calls on the
Union Republican for information
as to the position of the Republican
party on the reduction of passenger
and freight rates. The representa
tives from Wilkes and Sampson
heartily favored the reduction, while
Harshaw, of Caldwell, and Grant, of
Davie, contented themselves with
making partizan speeches, when the
matter of rates was under consider
ation, says Editor Julian, in the
Post. Editor Julian, probably, is
not aware that the last two are rail
road attorneys.
TO STOCK RAISERS.
Our celebrated Spanish
Jack, Charlie, will be at our
stables, six miles south of
Asheboro, during the season.
Charlie is a direct cross be
tween Ex-Gov. Holt's Imper
ial Spanish Jack and Dr.
Armfield's Jennett He is 7
years old and a very , fine
animal. The service fee is
reasonable.
HUMBLE BROS., RALPH, N. C.
Truth Id Poetry.
Let hiui who loves his town now tell
Why down home-folks to please the Bell.
Khali our 'phone wires be turned to rust,
And home-folks downed to help a trust?
The man who runs a store or mill
Should help home-people up the hill.
And he who 'phons for meat and flour
Should help home-folks with all his power.
Shall we who nerer spend a ceut
For 'phones, except to pay the rent,
Turn on our friends with ugly frown,
And help a trust to hurt our town?
The lawyers and the doctors, too,
Should help our home-folks safely through,
For when it comes to 'cash or bust'
We get no favors from a trust.
My brother, you should never teach
Unless you practice what you preach.
If you should want OUR folks destroyed
It's make your business null and void.
Pray tell us who can be so sore
To always slam the open door
On our own folks who build up home
While they're inviting trusts to come?
Stand for home.folks; keep out the Bell,
And we will get along as well.
To our own people let's be just.
And help them whip that greedy trust.
This scrile ne'er owned a cent of stock
With that Bell trust or our home flock
But when a trust makes big demand
We alwa.-s with our home-fo ks stind.
Why should we not use our own,
And tell that trust ' From us begone"?
Is there a man so over grown
That he's too big to help his town?
We're told on Southern right-of-way
The Hell may come to us to stay.
But be who helps to drag it "through
Might hurt his business badly, too.
Miss Annie Scott is visitng relat ves in
Chatham County.
Miss Blanche Covington loft last week to
spent some time at Rowland .
II C. 1'crreo went to ( ;reenO to last
week to have his eye tivavj by Dr. Han
uer, a specialist.
The Sept. of the Winston S.i'.cm Division
of the Southern Railway, spent one nilit in
Ramseur last week to sch about enlarging
the track so as to Ik- able 1 1 hun ilf th large
amount of freight tliut is lieing shipped from
this place.
W. N. Campbell, of Clarkton, visited his
daughter Mrs. Dr. Tate the past week.
It. T. Melutyre who has been upending
some time in Cumberland County returned
home last Friday.
Rev. II. II. Jordan, -Lenoir, assisted Rev.
C. A. Wood in a most interesting revival at
the M. E. Church the past week.
Most excellent sermons were pieachod and
as a result a number joined the church on
Sundav.
II. fl, Marley is erecting two very con
reuient houses on Flint Street.
J. E. Brady has recently enlarged and
leautiiitd his house until he has one of the
handsomest residences in town.
Trinity Commencement Program.
The following is the program for
the high school commencement:
Sunday May 20th Bacoaluermate Ser
mon by Rev. E. L. McLarty, Salisbury
Monday May 27 Concert by Music Class.
Tuesday A. M. Literary Address bv Edwin
Minis Ph. D. Durham N. O.
Tuetday P. M. Edu' a'ional Address by Gov
ernor Glenn.
Tuesday Evening Essayists Coolest by
Young Ladies, High School Dept..
Wednesday 20 10:00 A. M. to 8.0U P.
M. Declaimers Contest by Young
Men, Iligh School Dept.
Wednesday Evening Reception 1.
Tit. Glleail News.
Miss Grace Del)erry left last Tuesday for
Charlotte, where she will make that her home
for a while.
Miss Sullie Tyson is very sick with la
grippe. Mrs, Bud Roberson, of near Mt. Gilead, is
very ill.
Will Tom Steward is confined to his room
with measles.
Dave Harris Conductor on the Southern
Railroad from High Point to Greensboro,
spent Sunday with his brother Edmund
Harris
Dr. Fitzgerald, of Albemarle, was iu
town a few days last week doing dental
work.
L. P. Byrd is having his house on the
farm occupied by T. H. Graham, painted.
Death at Blscoe.
liiseoe March 15 Mr, J. G. Burt died at
bis home in Biscoe on Friday Itioriilnc Apri
12th, and was interred in the Biscoe Ceme
tery Saturday 13 at 10:00 o'clock, cause of
bis death being heart failure. Mr. Burt
was one of our most respected citizens, and
was one of the old Confederate veterans.
having served in the civil war. He was a
member of the M. E. Church and his pastor
Kev. u. s. Uaviness performed the burial
rites. Mr. Burt leaves three sons and one
daughter, Messrs. E. It , A. W. and T. li.
Burt, and Mrs. J. B. Yates, all of whom
live here.
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Atkins inserted tooth saw,"
50 ft 6 ply 10" belting, High
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ASHEBORO DEPARTMENT STORE
Asheboro, - - N. C.
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Especially Adapted for Use in
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Don't forget to stop at ' Randolph Hardware
Company when in Rand le man and see what they
have. They carry the Imperial Plows, Pariod
Roofing, intact everything you can call for in a
first-class hardware store.
RANDOLPH HARDWARE CO..
Opposite G. W. Elliott's New Store,
Randleman, N, C.
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FOR MARCH, 1907.
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THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. GRASP IT.
You want to save money on your Spring pur
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will you heed it?
WE WILL OFFER ANY PURCHASER
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the month of March. This does not include fer
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Not onl will you save 5 per cent, on your
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It is said that "money taiks;" well that is true,
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DEALER IN
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HOUGH LUMBER AND
PLASTERING LATHS.
ASHEBORO, - - N. C.