The'Asneboro Courier
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Wm. C. HAMMER, Editor.
A REPUBLICAN EDITOR ON
THE RATE QUESTION.
While this arrangement is
termed a campromise, it is a
complete victory for the State
over the Sou tern and Coast
Line railways, which positively
refused to obey the laws of the
State and sought Federal aid in
their efforts to comtinue to vio
late the laws enacted by the
Legislators who came direct
from the people. It was a short
but pretty fight, with Judge
Pritchard standing by the rail
roads, while the State authorities
were determined to enforce the
law as it appears upon the stat
ute books.
At one time it looked as if
the railroads would fight to the
bitter end, but when Govenor
Glenn threatened to call the
Legislature in extra session,
which might have meant the an
nullment of the lease of the
North Caio';na road, and the
authorities arrested the presi
dent of the Southern road, it
surrendered to the powers that
should have been recognized
at first.
We did not believe that pas
senger rates should have been
reduced at this time and we
still believe that the law will
work a hardship upon the roads,
but the action of our State of
ficers is to be commended, for a
corporation should obey the law
as well as an individual, and in
their actions in this particular
case demonstrates that the rich
corporations must bow to the
law, which is the will of the
people. Mt. Airy Ledger.
The foregoing is from an editorial
by Jack Albright a member of the
legislature which enacted the rate
law. Mr. Albright is unlike most
Republican leaders in the State, he
believes- irr standing by the state
when it is right.
A TALK TO BEGINNERS ON
ROAD-BUILDING.
That is a fine book on road build
ing written by John W. Hayes,
Petersburg, Va. It will be sent by
the author for a two cent Btanip for
the asking. It is needed in this sec
tion, and in fact, everywhere. The
Progressive Farmer editorial refers
to this little book:
He wrote it because he want
ed new and inexperienced road
commissions to know and profit
by the mistakes of others in
stead of going along and repeat
ing those mistakes. They who
pay the money as Mr. Hayes well
observes, will soon forget the
cost if the road is a good one,
but they will never forget a bad
job. For ' those who want to
know how to start the road
building business right and keep
it right, this little talk-book by
practical road-builder has
more real juicy meat in it than
anything of the kind we've seen
in many a day. In a note on
the subject, the author says:
In reply to your inquiry re
garding my "Little Road Talk,"
'will say that it gives me pleasure
to mail it without charge to
anyone who may be interested
in the subject. The prepara
tion of the paper was prompt,
ed largely by the faulty road
work T have more than
once Been in North Carolina,
nd by my desire to say, if pos
sible, something which will tend
to restrain new road boards
from repeating the mistakes of
others. I refer chiefly to the
want of proper location for the
new roads, and the too frequent
tendency to confine new and ex
pensive improvement work to
the old cow-trail locations. I
seek no other return from this
paper than the public good.
That which I say may not hold
the attention of road authorities
at this time, but I will gladly
place it in the hands of anyone
sufficiently interested in the
subject to read my recommend
ations. By such" repeated ad
monition, and especially by the
citing of mistakes patent to
everyone, the public may be
educated to demand good work
in the roads hereafter to be un
dertaken. The State Convention of the Su
perior Court Clerks of North Caro
lina will be held in the assembly
hall of the McAdoo Hotel in Greens
boro August 14-15th. We remem
ber once upon a time the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Wake called
the clerks of the State together.
The purpose of the meeting in Wake
was to devise means by which larger
bills ot costs . could be made and
more fees charged. The result was
that in many counties clerks soon
after the Wake meeting began charg
ing illegal fees and padding the bills
of costs. The clerk in Wake died
in disgrace and was, we believe, in
dicted for malfeasance in office.
The clerks of the Superior Court
in this State are honest men, so far
as we know, but we sincerely hope
that the purpose of their meeting at
Greeusboro is a social gathering to
gether, for now is cot the time to
devise means by which to enlarge
fees. The tendency should be in
the direction of reducing fees if any
thing is done.
The Courier has a way of sending
out bills and sending them out often
to delinquents. Uur rule is cash in
advauce and nine-tenths of our sub
scribers pay in advance. Every
time we send out a statement we
offer a present or premium to all who
ay up and pay in advance. We
ave no names on our books except
subscribers, and do not send the
Courier to any one except those who
subscribe. There is a class of papers
of small circulation that send out
papers to all the names and address
es they can get and after a few years
tney send duns and if payment is
not made the so called delinquents
are sent to a blackmailing collecting
ageucy for collection. We collect
our bills ourselves aud colleet usual
ly in advance. Our patrons have
been kind to us and we have put all
the money paid us into improving
our plant and in an effort to make a
better paper.
To School Committeemen.
Some who were appointed public
school committeemen at the last reg
ular meeting or the County Board
of Education have not qualified.
lbe patrons of tne public schools
are requested, in such casts, to iec-
on m "lid suitable persons for ommit-
teemen on or before the first Monday
in September. It is hoped that
mote of those already appointed will
qualify and send in their cards at
OGce, but it is necessary to have a
full committee in each district,iand
unless those appointed qualify at
once the pi trons of the schools
where such vacancies exist should
recommend names of suitable persons
for committeemen at once.
The census has been mailed to
all districts. The law requires the
census to be taken during the month
of August, and when this is done the
committee is entitled to draw two
cents per name for the census. How
ever, unless the census is sent in on
or before the first Monday in Sep
tember they cannot draw pay for
taking it. Graded schools operat
ing under special acts of the Gener
al Assembly are required to obey the
Ueneral benool .Law with reference
to taking the cchool census, but they
are to pay for same ont of their own
treasury.
All of the above matters should be
attended to now. Those districts in
whichj the committeemen are slow
to qualify and to meet and organize
will be just that much behind in the
selection of teachers. A little later
on many of them will be crying out
for teachers when teachers will be
3carce. There were not a half doz
en schools where the committeemen
began in time last year that did not
secure teachers on time.
The graded schools have already
employed all their teachers, many of
them having done so two or three
months ago. If those who have
charge of the rnral schools would
act as promptly in securing teachers
as do those who nave charge of the
schools in the towns and the cities
they would soon find that it will be
much easier to secure such teach
ers as they would like to em
ploy, leachers are now looking
for employment. We hope that
each district will get to looking for
teachers at once.
If as manv as ten teachers or com-
mitteeuen will write me at once
requesting a public examination on
the secoud Thursdav in Septeuibi-r
I will call one for that date. But
unless there is some assurance that
more teachers will attend a public
examination in September than usu
ally attend the July examinations it
is a waste of time to call one. No
private examinations will be conduct
ed until all the public examinations
for the year have been held.
J. M. Way, Co. Supt. of Schools.
Randleman Defeats Mlllboro.
In a verv excitinar and interest
icg game Randleman defeated Mill-
boro at Randleman Saturday after
noon by a score of 4 to 3.
The features of the game were the
batting of Mayes and the steady
pitching of Dennis for Randleman
Batteries: Randleman Hapes,
Dennis and Nelson; Millboro
Wood and Wood.
A charter has been issued for a
match factory for Greensboro with
30,00u paid in capital.
OLD BUT RACY.
A letter Which Ex-Judge Roblnsoa, of
GoMsboro, Wrote Republican State
Chairman Adam.
Raleigh News and Obserrer.
The Hickorv Mercury Prints a
rather belated letter from ex-Judge
W. S. O B. Kobinsou to Spencer B.
Adams, Republican State chairman,
that is another interesting chapter
in the Butler-Adams war if the
war is still on. Evidently Adams
did not give the letter to the public.
Perhaps he wished it suppressed,
but though old, it is racy, and. here
it is.
Law Office of
W. S. O'B. Robinson,
GoWsIkko, N. C.
May 14th. 1907.
"Freeze, freeze, thou winter sky
Thou dost not bite so nigh
As benefits forgot
Though thou the waters wrap.
Thy sting is not so sharp
As friend remembered not."
Judge Spencer B. Adams,
Greeusboro, N. C,
Dear Judge I had written you ere
now, but that I am at a loss to know
just what to say a predicament that
1 have more than once been in before
perhaps the best thing to do is to
tell the truth.
When you were the clerk of a lit
tle county court in far away Caswell
county, just ou the "outsquirts of
the state and adjoining the "rhu
barbs" of Viiginia, Senator Butler
marshalled his forces with such
consummate skill and gave battle
o the Deniocrotic party, vthxh
had been so thorougly enthroned
that vou were enabled through his
efforts to quit the clerkship and go
iiDon the Superior court bench of
oar State. Before he came to our
rescue we did not have a sufficient
number of m mbers in our legisla
ture to call for the yeas and nays
under section 2G of the Constitution.
In the legislature succeeding this,
we sent Senator Pritchard aa senator
to succeed Senator Vance; to the
next Congress we sent Mai ion Butler,
himself. We electe 1 a governor and
all our Stale officers; a Supreme
court and put six Superior oourt
jadges on the bench.
In your recent contest for the chair
manship of our executive committee,
you had failed to get into your county
convention from the ward in which
you live, aud your county voted its
entire strength against you. I was
opioid to you for chairman, and
yet 1 took the twenty four delegates
from this county and went to tne
convention and fought for you at
the request of this same outler, to
whom I am not indebted except that
I happened to be one of those whom
he lifted from obscurity and seated
with careless ease upon the bnch,
though I had been more than a clerk
before he found me, and bad mad.'
some little noise in the State. Now
you charge this man with duplicity,
and so far as you can try to read
him cut of the party and brand him
as a tailor who blights in his wake.
1 really would rather undertake to
solve the problem, "How old is Ann,"
or "Who struck Billy Patterson,"
than to try to assign a reason
why you did this. It looks to me
that I have better judgment than
has Butler, for I told him that you
would go back on us and that the
reputation you bore was that of an
ingrate. If it were not that it is a
hurt to the party in the State and does
much to bring us into contempt and
disrepute beyond the borders ef the
State, I would be inclined to rejoice
in being able to inform Butler that
"I told him so.
Butler is the man that made me
withdraw from the contest for re
election on the national committee
in favor of Duncan, and I expect to
be able to prove to him that he
maue a misiaae in mac instance,
too. I have always found Butler an
earnest, ardent advocate of the cause
he espouses. I have disagreed with
him as in the instance of your elec
tion, and that of Duncan, but have
always accorded him the mode of
sincerity.
The Democrats hate him as they
do the devil, but they have cause.
Surely we should not join them in
denouncing him fcr saving us in
"sweeping the State" in twodiffernt
elections.
Suppose you train your guns on
the enemy; it will give more satis
faction to the party in this "neck of
the woods," and you know it was
the boys in this section that saved
your bacon.
Sincerely yours,
W. S. O'B. Robiksok.
Protracted Meeting.
Rev. J. W. Ingle closed an 8
days revival meeting at Farmer
Sunday last. The meetings were
most successful. Besides scores of
conversions there were twenty-one
additions to the church Sunday
morning.
Mr. Ingle is spending this week
at Jamestown, a member of the
Courier party, and upon his return
he will begin a meeting at Oak
Grove.
THE TAR BABY
Born Aad Bred Is A Brier Patch
Unrle Remus
There was once a farmer who had
a spring of very clear water. Every
morning, befoie he went to work,
he would go down to the spring to
get a drink of this water.
One morning, however, he found
that some one had been there ahead
of him and muddied the water. It
was so muddy that be could not
drink it.
The next morning he went down
to the spring bright and early.
Again he found the water muddy. He
went to work quarreling because be
could not drink it.
The third morning, when be
found that some one had muddied
the water, he was mad. He began to
look around to see who could have
done such a thing. In the soft
ground near the spring be saw some
rabbit tracks. So he concluded that
it was Brer Rabbit who had mud
died his spring.
All day long, while at work, the
farmer was thinking of some way to
catch Brer Robbit. At last he hit
upon a plan: he would try a Tar
Babv.
when he returned home, he mixed
some tar and turpentine together
and made a Tar Baby. He set Tar
Baby near the spring.
Now, Brer Rabbit had been going
to the spring every morning for sev
eral days to wash his face. By the
time be was through washing, the
water was quite muddy.
One cold frosty morning he found
a queer-looking object sitting near
the spring. He did not like the looks
of it, but he thought he would be
polite; so he said, " Good morning."
The Tar Baby didn't say a word.
Again Brer Rabbit said, "Good
morning," and still the Tar Baby
didn't Bay a word.
Now Brer Ra' bit began to get an
gry. "You had better answer me
whtn I speak to you. If jou don't
tell me 'Good morning' I'll smack
you over."
Still the Tar Baby didn't say a
word.
"I'll teach you some manners,"
said Brer Rabbit. With that he
drew back one of his fore feet and
smacked the Tar Baby an hard as
be could. Ilia foot stuck fant in the
tar.
"If yon dont turn me loose. I'll
knock you into the spring," said
Brer Rabbit, getting more and more
angry. He drew back his other fore
foot and hit the Tar Baby with all
his might. This foot stuck fast.
Then he kicked the Tar Baby
with both his hind feet, and these
stuck fast.
"If you don't turn me loose, I'll
bust the life out of you." with that
he drew back his head and butted
the Tar Baby iu the face. His head
stuck fast.
It w.ts not long before the farmer
came along to see how his plan had
worked. He saw Brer Rabbit tiwst
ing and turning, trying to get loose.
"So you are the one that has
been muddying the water in my
spring, are you? said the farmer.
"I've caught you now and I'm go
ing to boil you for my dinner."
"Please, sir, turn me loose." bez-
ged Brer Rabbit; "I wont muddy
yon.' spring again if yon will let me
go this time." But the farmer
wouldn't listen to him. He took
Brer Rabbit by the hind legs and
started home with him.
Brer Rabbit began to get uneasy.
The nearer the farmer came to his
home, the more uneasy Brer Rabbit
became, lie stopped begging the
farmer and put ou his thinking cap.
Now, Brer Rabbit knew that near
the farmer's home there was a brier
patch. As the farmer was passing
tnis place, lirer Kabbit began to
twist and tarn as if he were afraid of
it.
"Please, sir," said he, don't
throw me into the brier patch.
Burn met Roast me! Skin me alivel
Do anything with me; but please
don't throw me into the brier patch
this cold, frosty morning!'
Brer Rabbit begged bo hard that
the farmer thought the best way to
get even with him would be to
throw him into the brier patch.
So he threw him out among the
briers as far as he could send him.
Now, this was just what Brer
Kabbit wished him to do. As soon
as he touched the ground he kicked
up bis heels and laughed and laugh
ed. He ran off, crying, "I was born
and bred in a brier patch! Born and
bred in a brier patch" -
The Greensboro police have dis
covered a negro man supposed to be
afflicted with leprosy, soon af
ter he became ill his body became
covered with white spots, his teeth
dropped out and his hair is coming
out in patches. The health author
ities are investigating the case.
The east bound Passenger train
from Raleigh collided with a freight
at Anburn Tuesday night killing
; i j .
jsingmeer xars.er auu two iiremen.
Many passenger! were injured.
HIS ODD AD.
The Collar That Gavo Plwnloy
end ttari In Business.
"Nothing succeeds Ilka persever
ance," said Mark Twnlu at a dinner.
"When the lack see ins most against
us, then we should work and bops
hardest of all. In moments of dis
couragement let us remember my Old
friend Henry Plumley of Virginia City.
"Henry I'lumley ran a collar factory.
Times were reported to be bard with
him. When bis factory, whlcti was
very heavily insured, burned down,
there was every indication that be
bad, set the place on fine himself In
order to pet the insurance money. Vir
ginia Cit.v was the soul of honor In
tljesedays. Shocked" beyond words, It
rose en mute, seized Henry Plumley,
put a halter round bis neck and lynch
ed aim.
"Bat be did not die. Xbe sheriff ar
rived and cnt him down In time. He
was tried and found guilty, and be
nerved a term In Jail.
"On bis release you wouldn't have
thought that be'd return to Virginia
City again, eh? He did, though. He
came back, reopened Bis collar factory
and prospered.
"What gave him his start was the
odd advertisement with which he- an
nounced bis return to business among
ns. Preceded by a brass band, Henry,
In J great gilt chariot burst upon our
sweets. He sat On a kind of golden
throne, and be held on a crimson cush
ion in his lap an old, old collar. Abort
tkja dollar on a crimson banner Waved
this inscription in huge letters of gold:
"This is the collar we wore when
we were lynched. It saved our life.
Be wise in time and use no other. At
all retailers, 10 cents apiece, three for
a -quarter.', Indianapolis Btar.
OM Glory Humiliated.
One instance Is known in which Old
Glory's shame Is the crown of a fam
ily's prestige. At the battle of Bla
densburg the American troops were
defeated by the British under the com
mand of an Irish officer named Ross.
In recognition of bis services In whi
ning this victory his sovereign granted
him the title of Ross of Bladensburg,
and to bis crest was added an Amer
ican flag, reversed, with the shaft
broken. The title is hereditary. In
our generation the possessor Is a colo
nel of the Irish fuslleers. And this
Ross of Bladensburg uses as bis crest
today our stars and stripes turned up
side down aad with the shaft broken
la. tWO.-HkajtftRecprd-.HerafcJ.
MMallte Mssaphors.
"It Is most amazing," said a metal
largist, "how the world relies on met
akv far. lis metapbora. and almilejL
Tus, an orator Is silver tongued or
guklon mouthed. An explorer Is
broiiisj by African suns. A resolute
chap has nn h-oa wtll. A sluggard
moves with leaden, feet An ostrich
has a copper Ikied stomach. A million
aire has tla. A swindler is as slippery
ma quicksilver. A borrower has brass."
New Orleaas Times-Democrat ;
SHORT STORIES.
The Southern has stopped all
double tracking in the city pending
settlement of rate legislatir-.
J. D. McAnulty, who is charred
with the murder of the keeper of the
Rowan pest house, has been released
on a bond of $500.
Mrs. J. W. Shepherd, of Winstpri-
Salem, died Moaday night. The
remains were interred at Moores-
ville. The deceased was 65 years of
age.
Contract has been closed with the
Southern Power Co. to furnish light
and power far the town of Concord.
Three cotton mills and other indus
tries will also use this power.
Alex Davis, a negro, was killed by
a train at Salisbury Monday while
attempting to cross the track in
front of passenger train No. 86, on
the main line of the Southern.
Rev. J. Q. Wertz died at China
Grove Sunday and the funeral con
ducted Monday was attended by
2,000 people, lie bad been a Luth
eran minister in the North Carolina
Synod for 18 years.
A stock company, consisting of
Messrs. E. L. Gaither, J. L. Sheek,
T. I. Byerly and others, has been or
ganized in Mocksville with a view to
building a $50'000 cotton mill at
Mocksville. The mill seems to be a
certainty, half the desired amount
having already been subscribed.
Caraway News.
Mrs. Frank Uorney and children,
of High Point, have returned home
after spending a week with her sis
ter, Mrs. E. N. Farlow.
W. R. Ash worth, of Holly, spent
Saturday night and Sunday at J. F.
Jarrell's. .
The protracted meeting at Mt.
View began Sunday and will con
tinue for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Craven, of
Level Plains, spent Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dougan.
Misses Ida and Gertrude Jarrell
have returned home after spending
a week with friends at Troy ana
other points South.
E. N. Farlow returned to Car
thage last week after spendiag a
few days with his family nere.
" TWO CHEERFUL LIARS."
A Queer Cherry Tree and a Baok As
tion Cannon Ball.
Mr. Flnlayson, town clerk of Stirling
In the latter part of the seventeenth
century, was noted for the marvelous
In conversation. He was on a visit to
the Earl of Montelth and Alrth In bis
castle of Taha, on the loch of Mon
telth, and was about taking leave
when be was asked by the earl wheth
er be had seen the sailing cherry tree.
"No," said Flnlayson. "What sort of
a thing is It?"
"It is,", replied the earl, "a tree that
has grown out of a goose's mouth from
a stone the bird bad swallowed and
which she bears about with her in
voyages round the loch, ft is just at
present In full fruit of the most exqui
site flavor. Now, Flnlayson," be add
ed, "can you, with all your powers of
memory and fancy, match the story of
the cherry tree 7"
"Perhaps I can" said Flnlayson,
clearing his throat, adding, "When Oli
ver Cromwell was at Alth one of the
canuon sent a ball to Stirling and
lodged It In the mouth of a trumpet
which one of the troops in the castlo
was In the act of sounding."
"Was the trumpeter killed?" said the
earl.
"No, my lord," said Flnlayson. "He
blew the ball back and killed the artil
Very man who bad fired it r Pearson's
Weekly.
ALEXANDRIAN LIBRARY!
The Greets Literary Troaaure That
th World Has Lest.
Perhaps the largest and most valu
able of Hterary treasures' tbe world
has lost was the Alexandrian library.
This collection, tbe moBt remarkable
of the ancient world, is said to have
contained In Its most flourishing period
400,000 or, according to others, 700,
000 manuscripts. Its royal founder
collected from all nations their choic
est compositions. We are told that one
of bis successors went so far as to re
fuse to supply the Athenians with
wheat until they had given him the
original manuscripts of JEschylus.
Sophocles and Euripides. When Ju
lius Caesar laid siege to tbe city the
greater portion of this library was de
stroyed by fire. It was later replaced
by the collection presented to Queen
Cleopatra by Mark Antony. Bat it
was not destined to endure long.
When the Emperor Theodoslus the
Great In 301 A. D. ordered the destruc
tion of an heathen temples within the
Roman empire, the Christians, led' by
the Archbishop TbeopbUus, (JJd not
spare that of Jupiter, in which' were
kept the literary .treasures. From this
general destruction about 4,000 manu
scripts escaicd, only to be burned in
640 by Saracens under the Caliph
Omar. Argonaut.
A Pretty Fast Cleek.
He wai standing in front of tbe cir
cular elevator indicator In one of tbe
office buildings, watch In band. It was
the morning after, and I suppose that
he bad forgotten to concern himself
with the frivolous detail of winding
his timepiece the previous) evening.
His equilibrium was far from stable,
and his eyes, unsteadily following the
Indicator hand, blinked with efforts at
oomprebensloa as be tried to set his
watch.
" 'Dkruloos clqck (blc very 'musing
hke very fast pace we lire (blc)
tbeeh days (hie) psetty fast fer my
ole timer (hIcV-Mlculous can't seem
t oateh It (blc wboal there you are
gone again (hie). PshwwV-'dlculeuB
clock."
I left him still trying to get his
watch into conformity with fb speed
ma; Indicator. Boston Traveler.
Hi a Bias Jump.
It is said that a flea leaps 200 timet
Its height, and while it usually does
land on Ks feet, ft often falls, especial
ly when it falls on a perfectly smooth
surface, where tbe elawi can get only
a slight held. A flea has six legs,
whose great length and bulk make
them so heavy that they must be a
great help In keeping thehr owner right
side up when ft makes one of those
gigantic Jumps, and when It lands up
side down or In some other way Its
ability to kick to so great that not more
than one wriggle Is needed to set things
right A flea's wings are mere scales
ad of no use. Bat small and worth
less as they are, they tell the entomolo
gist something about tbe proper classi
fication of the Insect To the flea Itself
they have no value. St Nicholas.
Polishing Small ArtloUo.-
It lsjald that a hjgh polish may be
obtained after nickel plating on small
steel articles, such as screws, by tum
bling them with leather and dry rouge.
The articles are placed In a tumbling
barrel with leather scraps. Some dry
rouge Is put lato tbe barrel along with
the screws and leather and tbe whole
tumbled for some time. Tbe rouge
eoats the surface of tbe leather and
canses It to act like a polishing wheel.
Canvas scraps may be used In place of
leather.
Polltsnoss.
Lady (to Irish gardener, who
"obliges" by the day) Well, Dan, and,
what do I owe you for today? Dan
Sure,1 ma'am, I'd sooner be taking tbe
half crown you'd be offering me than
the 2 shillings I'd be asking of you.
Punch.
Birds and Feathers,
Mistress Mary, have you any rooted
objections to using a feather duster?
This room looks as if you bad. Maid
Yes, mum, I have. I belongs to the
Audubon society. Harper's Weakly.
It Is eaBter to suppress tbe first de
sire than It Is to satisfy all that follow
It Franklin.