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TA FT ON THE PRESIDENCY Ex-President Taft, professaor of law at Yale University, delivered a speech in "ultimore recently ander Ihe auspices of the city club, on ' lhe Presidency, Its Powers, It's Functions and It's Responsibility." Mr. Taft went back to the begin ning of the office, and the discussion as to whether there should be a plural executive or an executive committee with limited powers, or a single exec utive with broad powers who would hold office for life, as advocated by Hamilton. "The Constitutional convention,' he eaid, "reached what is sometimes rare a reasonable conclusion, by providing for a single executive who should serve a four year term with very broad powers. I have often thought that it would have been better to have made the term six or seven years with ineligibility for re-election, How Power Is Exercised. "In my comings and goings about the country when I was President I have made a good many addresses and some times I have been introduced as 'the greatest ruler on earth.' The only difficulty about that is that it was not true. The President of the United States has not as much power as the ruler under an absolute monarchy, and in some cases he has not as much power as a king, who reigns but does not rule, under a constitutional mon archy. And in such a government there is always one man who has more power than the President, and that is the premier. In such a government the premier is responsible not to the people, but to a majority of the pop ular house." Mr. Taft then discussed the differ ences between this government and that of a country like that of Eng land and then passed to the functions of the Presidency, which, he said, were twofold, legislative and executive, and he maintained that the power of the President to veto was a legislative function. All but four Presidents, he eaid. had vetoed laws passed by Con gress, these being Washington, Ad ams, Jefferson, and John Quincy Ad ams, but he asserted that their re fraining from using the veto power was not because they did not believe they had the power to veto. "As there are more ways of killing a cat besides choking him with but ter, so there are ways of defeating a bill passed by Congress without veto ing it. If you are on 'friendly terms with the heads of the powerful com mittees, the suggestion that an ob jectionalble measure needs more con sideration is just as effective and it osually results in such measures re maining securely in the committee pigeon-holes and they need never reach the President at all." "Congress can make it pretty un comfortable for a President by at taching riders to appropriation bills eo that if the President vetoes them he will tie up the government, and it it has been suggested as a remedy for this that the President be given au thority to veto separate items in bills without affecting the remainder. I think it better to let such Congress men as resort to this species of legis lative blackmail be left to the mer cies of the people rather than put this great power in the hands of the Pres ident. If he could pick out items in appropriation and other bills and veto them, it would put in his hands a power that it would be hard to over estimate." Cabinet Not In Constitution From the authority given the Presi dent to ask the oninions of heads of departments, Mr. Taft said.had grown the Cab'net. There is, he said, noth ing in the Constitution providing for a Cabir.et, and a Cabinet is not rec ognized bv the Constitution. The meetings of the Cabinet are entirely informal, and no minutes or other rec ords of such meetings are kepi. In the Cabinet things go on that arc never reported. Even the executive office is not an office of records. If the Presi rlent acts as a matter of record, he acts cither by. giving a direction in writing to a Cabinet officer, or a head of a department, or an act under the Great Seal of which the Secretary of State is the cutodian. And all rec-j ords of the Presidency except orders to heads of departments arc kept by th Secretary of State. All correspon dence of the President's office is his own. It belongs to him personally and he takes it away with him when he goes away. And (another chuckle) I guess it's a pretty good thing that he does." Liked Washington's Profanity Going back to the beginning of things he told of the old practice of the President going down to the Cap itol to talk things over with Senaators and Representatives. Washington did it. "One day he went down there with his Secretary of War, Knox, with a treaty with some Indians. Knox was an expert on Indians. Well, the Sen ators just tore that treaty to pieces, and the longsr he stayed there, the more angry Washington got Finally, -when he went away, taking with him his mangled treaty, he said: 'Knox, IH he d d if I ever come here THE KNOCKER'S CREED . I believe that nothing is right. I bilieve that everything is wrong. I believe that I alone h:ive the right idea. Th town is wrong, ths editor is wrong, the teachers are wror.f,", the people are wrong, the things they are doing are wrcng ar.d they are doing- them in the wrorg w;iy anyhow. I believe I cculd fix things if they would let me. If they don't, I will get a M of other fellows like my self and we will have a law passed to make others do things the way WE want them done. I do not believe that the town ought to grow. It is too big now. I believe in fighting every public improvement and in spoiling everybody's pleas ure. 1 am always to the front in opposing thir.gs and never yet have I advanced an idea or supported a movement that would make pe-.ple happier cr add to the pleasure of man, wo man, of child. I am opposed to man, or child. I am opposed to eral. I believe in starting re forms that will take all the joy out of life. It's a s?d world, and I am glad of it. Amen. again.' "Now, I am not an advocate cf profanity, but when I read that about Washington, I felt nearer to him than I had ever felt before. I had more of a filial affection for him, for I had a Knox in my own Cabinet, and I had sent him down to the Senate with a bunch of treaties, and those treaties too were mangled." Glad Wilson Did It Jefferson, who was a poor speech- maker, Mr. Taft said, abandoned the practice of going before Congress to deliver his messages and after that it was not resumed until President Wil son took it up. "I am glad he did," said Mr. Taft, for I think it is a good thing and it centres the attention of Congress and of the country on what the President has to say. But I have often wonder ed (another iuckle) what would have happened if either Mr. Roosevelt or had undertaken to revive that an ient custom. I can even now hear John Sharp Williams and Ollie James raising their voices into a roar over royal ceremony' and 'the speech from the throne.' " Patronage Source of Power The President was not much con cerned about his great powers, Mr. Ta'.ft said: he was move often thinking of his limitations and lack of power to do things he thought ought to be done for the good of the nation. There was nothing in the theory that the Piesident could not leave the country; there was nothing against it in the Constitution and both Mr. Roosevelt velt and he had done it. Of the attendance of secret service men upon the President Mr. Taft thought it was a good thing, and if secret service men had been as expert as they are now he felt that the trage dy at Buffalo in which President Mc Kinley lost his life would not have happened. The great power of the President, he said.was the power to make appoint ments to office, "a power that wanes as the term wanes." He announced as his belief that practically all the of fices ought to be in the classified serv ice, and pointed out that in the last analysis it was the Senators and Con gressmen who really made the ap pointments and not the President. This could not be done, however, be cause the politicians would not allow it, though history shewed that the man who uses patronage to build up political power usually ends his political life by his mistaken appoint ments. Then he stated that the efficiency board, of which Dr. Goodman now was the head, had showed that the govern ment could save at least $4,500,000.00 a year by putting the appointments in the classified service, that most of the chiefs could be dispensed with, that salaries could be increased 20 per cent, and all the departments could be run more efficiently. "I was appointed a political collect or of internal revenue," he remarked, with another long-drawn-out chuckle, "and I know who ran that office." And his audience laughed heartily with him. "Why," he continued, "should Pres ident Wilson's nerves be strained hy wrangling over the question of who shall be the postmistress of Devil's Lake, N. D. T What in the world does he know about it? Do you not sup pose that the postal officials know far better? So why should a quarrel over such a thing as that, the only effect of which can be Its effect on the political fortunes of some Congressman, be permitted to bother the President? Duty in Many Forms. Mr. Taft discussed the President's duty of seeing that the laws were en forced and gave a dissertation of the various laws, among which he includ ed treaties, and gave a number of ANOTHER OLD SOLDIER GONE Here is another one of my neigh bor boys who has crossed over the riv er and is waiting for me. David Wright, who volunteered in the spring of 1861, and served in my rompany cndsvtnt through all of the battles my regiment was in under Lee and Jack son in Virginia, and answered to his name at Appomattox, the 9th day of Apri!, 1S65, went to his lost resting plac the 5th instant, at old Sandy Creek cemetery. I will say for Mr. Wright, as a "iti- zen and soldier, he was anions the best of each. I cannot say too mvVh concerning hirri, for I had ail chances to know him. We were ra'SJ'l near each other and lived near together all of our live up 1o the timt the war broke out between the state, when both volunteered and went off in the same company f.ic over four years, and then lived as f-ighbors till near the t;me of his d.ath, when I left that neighborhood I am salisf.ed Mr. Wright lived r.s he old before 1 left Hiote parts. He was a son of Abraham Wright, a Primitive Baptist minister. David follew his father 'in that respect, ex cept he was not a preacher. I am sat isfied he has gone well. He was wounded four times: first, at Malvern Hill; second, at Spotts sylvania Courthouse, Virginia; third, at Shepherd Town, Maryland; and fourth, at Manassas; but at no time badly enough for a furlough. He stayed with his company and was al ways ready to answer to his name for duty, let come what would. He was ready to do his part and more if he could. I could write a great deal more about Mr. Wright as a good Confederate sol dier; but he is gone, and it will do him no good now. JOHN T. TURNER, Co. M, 22nd Reg. N. C. Troops. ARE YOU RHEUMATIC? TRY SLOAN'S If you want quick and real relief from Rheumatism, do what so many thousand other people are doing whenever an attack comes on, bathe the sore muscle or joint with Sloan's Liniment. No need to rub it in just apply the Liniment to the surface. It is wonderfully penetrating. It goes to the seat of trouble and draws the pain almost immediately. Get a bot tle of Sloan's Liniment for. 25c. of any druggist and have it in the house against Colds, Sore and Swollen Joints, Lumbago, Sciatica and like ailments. Your money back if not satisfied, but it does give almost in stant relief. ITEMS FROM GRANT A large crowd attended the birth- lay dinner given Mrs. B. ilcPherson last Sunday. Memorial services will be held at Union Grove, next Sunday. Claude Ingold and family visited at Isaac Brown's last Sunday. Mrs. C. R. Winningham and sis ter, Miss Sudie Brown, spent Monday in Asheboro, shopping. D. A. Henley and family visited the home of A. S. Pugh last Sunday. Miss Adeline Ragsdale is spending a few days with friends at Why Not Mrs. and Mrs. S. G. Spoon spent Saturday night with their daughter, Mrs. Fletcher Humble. Little Miss Gracie Brown visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brown, last Sunday night Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Craven and lit tle son visited at Claude Craven's a few days last week. Fletcher Brown spent Sunday in Asheboro. MR. JONES SURPRISED On Sunday, May 2nd, the friends and relatives of Mr. James M. Jones, of near Climax, gave him a surprise birthday dinner, the day being his 62d birthday anniversary. It was a total surprise to him when his neighbors began to arrive with baskets. Buggies and automobiles began to arrive and after Sunday school at Gray's Chapel and the crowd ascended to Mr. Jones', about two hundred visitors had arriv ed on his grassy lawn. A long table was set in the yard and loaded with nice things to eat. After a short talk and blessings asked by Mr. W. C. Routh, the crowd helped themselves to the good edibles. The evening was spent in social, conversation. A hap py evening indeed it was and a day well spent it seemed by all present Mr. Jones has five children living and three grandchildren, all .of whom were present on this happy occasion. AH! THE INVIGORATING WHIFF OF THE PINE FOREST! How it clears the throat and head of its mucous ailments, it is this spirit of Newness and Vigor from the health-giving nney f orests orougni back bv Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. Antiseptic and healing. Buy a bot tle today. . All Druggist, 25c very interesting illustrations. With these he drew his lecture to a close. He said he wanted to discuss thedut ies of the President as Commander-in Chief of the army and navy, his power to pardon, his connection with foreign relations and a few other things, but he would have mercy on his audience and refrain. HINTS ON GARDENING Some Crops That Should Be Grown In Every Southern Garden From Office of Information, U. S. De partment of Agriculture. Parsley Parlsey is used mainly for garnish ing meats, but can be used for flavor ing soups and other foods. Sow the seed thickly in a drill or sow broad cast and cover lightly, either in au tumn or early spring. A space a yard square will be sufficient for parsley. Varieties recommended: Plain leav ed and Double Curled. Eggplant The plants for this crop should be started in a hotbed or in a box in the house about two months before time for planting in the field. The plants should not be set in the field until all danger of frost has passed and theJ, ground has become quite warm. Sev the plants 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 3 feet apart, and give clean, shallow cultivation to keep the' plants growing rapidly. A dozen good, healthy plants will supply enough fruit 'for the average-sized family throughout the season. Eggplants may be used in several ways, one of which is the following. Peel and cut into slices one-fourth to one-half inch thick and soak in salt water for an hour; boi until tender; then coat with cracker crumbs or flour and fry in butter or fat Another method is to steam or bake the egg plant whole, the pulp being eaten from the shell with salt, pepper, and butter. Varieties recommended: New York Improved Purple, Black Beauty, and Florida High Bush. Parsnip Sow parsnip seed in the spring as soon as danger of hard frost is over, in drills 14 inches to 16 inches apart. Thin the plants to stand three inches apart in the rows. The cultivation of parsnips should be about the same as for beets and carrots. A crop may be planted in late summer for winter use, and the roots may be left in the ground through the winter or until needed, as freezing is believed to im prove the flavor of parsnips. If it is desired to plow the garden before the parsnips are disposed of, they may be dug and stored in a cool place or buried in banks or pits. Parsnips may be boiled and eaten w ith butter, or parboiled and baked with meats the same as potatoes. Varieties recommended: Hollow Crown and Sugar. Mustard Mustard is used for greens and can be grown in early spring and late au tumn, accordinf to the United States Department of Agricultures new Farmers Bulletin No. 647. The seed for the spring crop should be sown as soon as the soil can b? put into ren dition. For t'ne fall crop, sow the seeds ir late summer or early autumn in drills about one foot apart. As the plants require but a short time in which to reach edible maturity, fre quent sowings should be made. Varieties recommended: Giant Os trich Plume and Large-leaved Curled. Okra or Gumbo Sow seeds of okra in the open after danger of frost is over and the soil becomes quite warm. The rows should be three to four feet apart for dwarf varieties and four to five feet for the tall kinds. Sow the seed a few inches apart in the row and thins the plants to 18 inches to two feet apart. Give frequent shallow cultivation until the plants ere nearly grown. The pods are the part of the plant used for food and should be gathered while still crisp and tender. If the pods are removed so as to allow none to ripen, the plants will continue to bear until killed by frost. Varieties recommended: White Vel vet, Dwarf Green Proline, rerions Mammoth, Long-Podded, and Lady Finger. For further information on okra, read Farmers' Bulletin 232, entitled, Okra: Its Culture and Uses," which mav be had free on application to the United States Department of Agricul ture, at Washington, D. C. Cauliflower. Cauliflower thrives best on a rich moist soil. The culture of this crop is about the same as for cabbage, but it will not withstand as much frost. In order to secure bleached heads it is necessary to protect them from the sun. The usual practice is to tie the leaves together over the heads. Cauliflower is often prepared for the table in the same way as cabbage. One of the best methods of preparing cauliflower is to boil the whole head in salt water (1 teaspoonful of salt to 1 quart of water) until it is tender, Drain off the water, place the cauli flower in a baking dish, and pour over it i white sauce made as follows: Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter and rub into it two tablespoonfuls of flour, add one cup of cold milk; stir until smooth; boil the milk with the flour and buter until thick. Pour the white sauce over the cauliflower, sprinkle with two tablespoonfuls each of grat ed cheese and buttered crumbs, and brown in an oven. Varieties recommended: Early Snowball and Dwarf Erfurt are the TIMOTHY COX The Holly Springs' church and com munity were shocked and saddened on Tuesday morning, when it was an nounced that Timothy Cox was dead. Pneumonia was the cause of his death, and his sickness was for only a f sw days. He was born December 12, 1850, and had lived 64 years, 4 months, and 15 days. He married Mary F. Macon April 4, 1873. They had five children. Those living are Mrs. Josie Smith, Liberty; Mrs. W. H. Campbell, Ramseur, and Mrs. Rufus Brown. These with his companion, nine grandchildren, one brother, Elwood Cox, are sorely be reaved and have the sympathy of his many friends, who also have sustained a loss in his death. As a citizen, he was quiet, truthful, honest and upright; as a neighbor and friend, kind and obliging, as husband and father, full of tenderness, love and devotion, and as a Christian, he endeavored to imitate Christ and be like Him. These characteristics mr.de him one of the most useful men in his church and community, and won for him the respect of r.U who knew him. His life was auiet unassuming, and full of service to others, and his end was peaceful and triumphant He profesed faith in Christ when young, joined the Society of Friends, did his duty faithfully as he saw fit, and approached his grave like "one who wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to "pleasant dreams." His funeral was conducted at Holly Springs and was largely attended. A number of his intimate friends, who had known him long and well, paid loving tributes to his memory in fit ting words. The interment was in the cemetery at Holly Springs, and his grave was covered with beautiful flowers. Correspondent How Mrs. Harrod Got Rid of Her Stomach Trouble. "I suffered with stomach trouble for years and tried everything I heard of, but the only relief I got was tempo rary until last spring I w Chamber lain's Tablets advertised and procured a bottle of them at our drug store. I got immediate relief from that dread ful heaviness after ea'dng and from pain in the stomach," writes Mrs. Lin da Harrod, Fort Wayne, Ind. For sale by all dealers. The name of Spartanburg Junction. South Carolina, is to be changed to Hayne" in honor of Hon. Robert Y. Hayne, of South Carolina, for railroad Eervices. varieties of cauliflower most common ly grown in the South. Celery In the lower South celery is grown as a fall crop, as it will not mature during hot weather. Tha seed is sown in a cool, shady place in lato summer and the plants set out in the autumn as soon as the soil beccmes moist. The seed shculd be sown in rows and cov ered lightly (not more than one-eighth of an inch ) or own broadcast and cov ered with burlap, or some other mate rial, to prevent the loss of moisture while the seed is germinating. It will be necessary to water the seed bed often during dry weather. In the upper South celery may be grown in the spring or in the autumn. As a spring crop, the seed should be started in a hotbed during the winter so that the plants may mature before midsummer. Celery does not bleach well in hot weather, but rots when banked cr boarded for bleaching. Set the celery plants six inches apart in rows three feet apart for horse cul tivation, or 18 to 24 inches apart when hand cultivation is to be employed, Celery requires a deep, rich, moist soil and frequent shallow cultivation. When grown as a fall crop, celery may be planted after seme other crop, such peas, beans, lettuce or radishes. When the celery plants are nearly grown a little soil should be drawn around the base to hold the plants in place. About two weeks before they are wanted for the table the bleaching should begin. Soil, boards, or paper may be used for bleaching, but soil should be employed only when the weather is cool. When soil is to be used for bleaching, the rows should be four feet apart. . Some quick-matur ing cropcould be grown between the rows of celery to make use of the space up to the time for bleaching, Varieties recommended: Golden Self Blanching, 'Columbia, and Giant Pascal. For further information on celery growing, read Farmers' Bulletin 282, entitled, "Celery," which is sent free to those who apply to the U. S. De partment of Agriculture, Washington D. C. Collarda A group of non-heading cabbages differing slightly from kale, but with- standing summer heat better than either cabbage or kale, is extensively grown throughout the South under the name of Georgia collards. Collardo do not make a true head, but form a ro sette of leaves, which are very tender, The culture and uses of this plant are the same as those of cabbage and kale. EARLY TUBERCULOSIS How to Know If You Have the Disease Aeroplanes have nrovoH nf ji...t able benefit to the French and Germn armies in giving prompt information me wnereaDOUts of the enemy. ! discovered quickly enough can'oft be destroyed. So it is with tuberculosis, the worst all germ diseases to whirh t of subject If it can be diagnosed early " ue ureu. .every one should now the most important Rio-no t disease, not that thev ar t cause of terror, but that they may be wrong signals 10 suggest treatment. The records of Bellevue Hnen.toi .-J New York City, show that out of 980 patients treated during the years of 1910, 1911 and 1912. 75 n the early cases of tuberculosis admit ted were discharged cured or improv- i, ana oniy f. per cent died. Of the loderately advanced cases, kk a. cent were discharged cured or improv ed, and 4 per cent died. Of th advanced cases, only 33 per cent were discharged improved, and 14 per cent died. The questions a man should not himself if he wishes to detect and de feat the enemy , tuberculosis, should ' run somewhat as follows: Do I find that work that wan n easy to do now seems hard ? Is my appetite poorer than it for. merly was? Am I flat-chested ? Do I take cold eosily ? When I have taken cold. ririM if drag on for weeks with a cough that's worse in the morning? Is the matter that I couch UD flfVfi- sionally blood-streaked ? Have I a persistent catarrh ? Am I pale and anaemic lookinc with flushed cheeks and feverish feelintrs in late afternoon? Am I losing weight ? Do I experience a feeling of dis comfort in my chest, not especially painful, but something that I am con scious of day after day ? A many who finds he must answer Yes" to one or more of these Ques tions should recognize the warning of the enemy's approach. Especially is this true if relatives or others with whom he has lived have died of tub erculosis. He should go at once to a canable physician and have his lungs evamin- ed while there is good hope of a cure. The man who nuts off miner to a doe- tor for fear he has tuberculosis is making a fatal mistake. Knowledge is not to be feared. The natent medicines advertised for symptoms like those described above never do any real good in cases of consumption. They may make voir feel better for a while if they have a tonic effect, and they may relieve tte cough, but they do not cure, and the disease continues slowly to extend. Go to a physician and if possible to a sanitorium, not to a bottle of "dope." FORMER RANDOLPH MAN VISITS CHILDHOOD SCENES Greensboro, May 12 Prof. T. A. Futrall, of Marianna, Ark., arrived in the city last week. Prof. Futrall, who has been in the West for some time, is visiting friends in Randolph, Guilford, Chatham and Alamance counties. He' is a native of Randolph county, and1 will be remembered as the last com mander of company G, 46th North Carolina regiment. Prof. O. W. Carr was the first commander of that com pany of splendid soldiers. Prof. Fu trall was the first man to join the company, and had the honor of being its last commander. William Bain, of this city, and Prof. John Lee Davis, of Burlington, were members of compa ny G. Only about five of the original members are now living. Prof. Fu trall is chief paymaster of the Arkan sas division of the United Confederate Veterans, and will attend the reunion in Richmond on June 1, 2, and i. - has reared a large family of splendi . ly educated girls and boys, his oili est son, Dr. John C. Futrall. is presi dent of the University of Arkansas.- TAFT COMMENDS WILSON President Wilson's neutrality policy was commended by ex-President Taft, in an address to the Wisconsin Wg'S- lature, recently. "We are in a state of anxious ex pectancy, a state of sorrow," said Mr. Taft "For a time we are enjoying . feverish activity in many branches of industry. We must take care that we are not overjoyful and misled that all of this is real prosperity. When peace comes some of this activity wi'l be suddenly cut off. In our to1 affairs we must prepare for that, change. "We nave been criticised for sale of arms and ammunition pe11" ted under the international rules. The rule has always been that neutrJ could furnish arms and foodstuffs, , AK a nation we should not place ourselves at a disadvantage and take an oppT site view of this question. We sre al ways unprepared for war. We aw alway. expect aid from neutrals case of war.- It would be an unwise policy in my judgment, for us w change this view." - ' i
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