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THE BUUiTON
GRADED SCHOOL
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If it were practicable ' fop ; all tbe
citizens of Burlington to tvi9 it ' the
graded school and kSpend c a t day iq
the different grade in observing the
character oi the work: done and the
excellent order and thorough discip
line that prevail in the Various rooms
and on the grounds; -there would be
no occasion for .offering one word of
pxplanation. We .believe that ; we J
do not exaggerate or mketmistatet
men l when we say that a person has
uever yet visked the : schools and
made a careful id vestigatioii of the
work being done, who has not" gone
away endorsing x the system; and
speaking in "warm praise, rn its .be
half. . . , ; . ; - - ; ;.
We feet that the present year will
prove the best, iu many respects jn
uhe histbTV7othe school, v ;
It is conceded by many prominent
educators that we - have one of the
very best graded schools in the State.
The high order of thetwork done,
the system and discipline which pre:
vail, the excellency of the faculty,
the thorough course of study and
the high stand taken by the grad
uates who attended the institutions
of higher learning in this and other
States are all most tavorably. com
mented on by those whose opinion
is valued and esteemed.
An impression seems to exist; m
the minds of some that .the lower
grades are congested and that some
of the lowergrades are so crowdett
1 jliat - good work cannot be done
This is a mistake. By comparing
the attendance in the first four grades
of the Burlinfirton . schools with the
corresponding grades in several ot
the reorlsen tati ve graded scbools of
the State itks been Ascertained th
in none of those schools Js the at
tendance in the llaffer -grades less
than that of the corresponding grades
ef the Burlingtoo schools and in sev
eral instances ltia much larger.
Sa m m itig up the en tire matter .we
eome to the conclusionltbatx Jiurl
wieton has one of theTest and most
sFsteraatically conddcted schools in
the State, that the schools are doing
the best work in thir history, that
by comparison it is found that the
lower grades are no more congested
than are the corresponding grades of
other schools and in several mat
ances not so crowded, that for-tl
present, at least, any change. in the
policy of the school would interfere
with the efficiency of the wjrk be
ing done.
A most cordial invitation is ex
tended to every citizen of Burling
ton to visit the school, observe the
conditions of the different grades,
see the work being done, and then
decide whether or not any change
is needed. This much is due the
school, nothing short of actua
knowledge of the eoudition of affairs
should be accepted and it is simple
ut ce that a through investigation
j-hou'd be made-by all - before an
oDinion is formed or a decision js
made. -"-r -1
More Protection Desired.
A Cleveland minister frequently
called out of the city, had always ar
rautjed tor some one tostaVwith his
wife aiiil little girl duiing his ab
sence Rpcpntlv. however, he was
y 1 . y
al!t tl away so suddenly-that he bad
n opportunity of providing a guar
dian ' - ' .
Tht wite was very brave during
the c-arlv evening, but after dark had
"alien Ik r courage began to fail. ' She
stayed up with her little girl- till
tliere was no excuse for staying any
longer, and then took" her upstairs
to .. -
''Now go to sleep, dearie," Sh 3
fciid. ''Don't be afraid.". God will
"Yes, mother," answered tbe lit
tle girl, "that'll be all right tonight,
ut the next time let's make "better
toj ngemeuts." Cleveland Press.
Every farmer in Alamance'coun
7 should read the Southern Agri
culturist. You can get it one year
h paying a dollar on subscription
to the' State "Dispatch. ;
RETAILING CASE! NOT GUILTY
When VBiFi$h,,:Get Into the Net
There is a Considerable Flatter
f --Mn Buxton's Speech.- ,
TTnion Republican.
Since probibition went Into effect
and old man - John Austin, colored,
was sent to the county roads for two
years as the jfirstV sample' case, the
xiecoraer8 tuouroi uns city nas uau
its fuU;"quotqjoX" dases-for retailing.
The : maiontyl of indictments " ar
against colored people and some are
dismissed some are;fined, and some
are sent to ; the county roads,! and
quite a numberwho are able to em
ploy counsel take an appeal. Oo
casionally aVBig fishgets into the
net, ' The first case of this" Kind was
T. K, Kenigara well knownlwhite
citizen. He was found guilty in the
Recorder's Court and took an ap
peal and the case is still 7 pending,
due to continuances. Th next in
dictment of more than ; ordinary in
terest were Chas. Hplloman, J. K.
Henhing, and jothers, .well knowirj
white citizens who took out near
beer license. They were jarraigned
on the" charge of retailing, found
guilty by tneKecorder and sentenc
ed to the county roads. They took
an appeal and the cases of Hollo-
man and Henning were tried in the
Superior Court the past weekjwhile
the others in tbe same establishment
were continued. Both Holloman
and Henning were found not guilt
by the jury. Police Officer H. W.
Stanford worked up the cases. In
his speech to the jury Mr. J. C. Bux
ton, who appeared for the defend
ants did some plain and emphatic
talking by paying his respects to the
Recorders Court in not very favor
able terms, gave his reason why Rer
corder Griffith lost his job and "Lit
tle-Gut Hastings was elected to
succeed, which was because Recorder
Griffith would not pile on the pen
alties, etc. Took exception to the
City Aldermen . and. appointing , a.
man like Stanford bn the police force
and last bur not least ne read Umcer
Sidford's . title clear in "a
many particulars. In factsMr." Bux
ton a speech was freely commented
upon, and -was a source of consider
able-talk - and interest. The above
and other cases impress us with the
fact that 4history repeats itself.
During the period of local pronibi
tion years ago, those who advocated
and voted for prohibition were the
last to practically lend a hand to its
enforcement. It seems to be about
the same condition now. Attend
ease of retailing in the Recorders
Court or upon a"& appeal to the Sup
erior Court and watch the evidence
and the above assertions will clearly
prove themselves. From the evid
ence introduced the wonder is that
as many are found guilty as the re
cord show.
No Longer Praises Them.
."Cortlandt Field Bish(m,"the au
tomobilist afid aeronaut, Beridsfrom.
i Paris a -r fuuuy
said a member" of the
Aero Club of
New York.
,"An American tourist, the story
goes, went to Germany in his car to
see the last army maneuvers. He
was impressed with what he saw
and especially with the brigade of
motor ambulances, motor baggage
wagons and so forth.
"As the tojirist watched the man
euvers from a seat under a tree the
axle of a motor ambulance broke.!
Instantly the man leaped out, ran
into the village, returned in a jiffy
with a new axle, fixed it irr place
witKwonderfu! mechanical skill, and
teuf-teuffed .of? again -almost as goM
as new.
" There's efficiency,-said the Am
erican tourist. There's G erm an , ef
ficiency for you.- No matter what
breaks, there s a stock at hand to
supply the needed part trom.
"Ami praising the Remarkable ex
ample of German efficiency be had
iust vvitnessea, ine lounsi rexuiueu
to the village rand ordered up, his
car.' to find he-could n't use it,' as, an
axle was
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SUPREME COURT . Z
JUSTICE DEAD
Rnfns W. Pecldiam Passss Away
' r b Albany Appointed tyv
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Albany, N. Yf Oct. 24J- Rufos
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W. Pecithamf associate i TOstK of the.
Injured States Supreme : Court, died
at 8;1 5 o'clock tight Coolmore
bsi AiimmpT hnnif at A ltamnnt? Al-
hbanV county. : i)eath was dneta a
complication of Disease arid harden
ing of thearteries contributing;. :'
J ustice Peckham had' been m ill
health' for - sometmiej but hiscpridi
tion was not considered " serious un-.
til recently. Following adjournment
of the May term of the United States
Supreme, Court, ho. came -on from
Washington with Mrs Peckham jto
spend tbe summer at Altamont, ex-
pectmg to return for the beginning!
of, the October term. A tew days
ago his condition became snch that
his physicians said he was likely to
die at any time, or mighf linger for
several months. - '
Up to a few" days , ago Justice
Peckham exhibited j considerable
strenjgth and was able to be about
the house. The circulatory disturb
ance, which contributed tp bis death
was first noticed about six years ago.
Civilizing the Indian.
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Our brother in red is not a strik
ing proof of the theory thatciviliza
tion tends i to race suicide. The In-
dian is multiplying under the influ
ence of civilization, as he gets it.
The more civilization, the more In
dians in, the West. - If this process
could be carried on to what some
people mav claim to be its logical
results, the results might be the re
turn of the Indian, thriving under
civilization, to the possession of the
land- if .the theory of white race
suicide was more tenable than it is.
None of the presenT generation,- of
either'Wiutes "or redaean4iope to see
it carried as far as that. :
The official figures are interesting
none the less. The Indianpopula
tion of the United States has increas
ed about 40,000 'during the last 20
years. Within that time approxima
tely $100,000,000 has been expend!
ed'by the government in works de
signed to give the Indians the op
portunities and the necessary means
and appliances for learning how to
work, which is about the best means
of civilizing anybody.
Indians are now not only farmers
though farming is the work to which
most of them naturally have turned.
They are drifting into the trades
and the professions, and their skill
in athletics has'just had illustration
in the defeat of the St. Louis cracks
at football, by the red players of
Haskell Institute. It is even pos
sible that the Indians may, erelong,
be -civilized enough to raise up a
man who will, knock out Jack John
son as the champion of the world.
Dr. Hale's Saint
Dr. Hale and the late - Bishop
Huntington of New York were fast
friends. The latter had been a Uni
tarian and his shift caused a sensa
tion. -
The Episcopalians have saints as
signed to the various days in the
year. When an Episcopal minister
writes a letter on any day for which
there is a saint he always writes the
name of the saint at the close; of the
letter insteatr-of the date.
Bishop Huntington learned all
these thing quickly, and began to
practice thein at once.; The first
time he had occasion to yrtte to his
old friend. Dr Hale after joining
the church he placed "St. .Michael's
Day" after his signature.
. A reply from the doctor came,
and after hisHaifne he had written
in a full round habd, " Wash Day."
Christian Register. : r; ;
Free Silver and Free Music and
valuable Lots at your own price at
the auction sale on Thursday Nov.
4th it 10 o'clock Terms easy cash
balance in 6 and 12 months. -'?
" ' Central Loan and Trust Co.
SAWIGS OFcURSr-SOLOllION.
Being the Confession! of the Seven
Hnndreilh Vr if e Translated
: h p . Helen Rowland.
Waehiton Herald,- " ; -
v0 jtnaniiear now. the supplication
oi woman J : " " , . w -
- h$t'X am meek,-: My patience is
lorignduring r ask! but little of
thee here below: for i know : how
iittlei.shall "get! : Even : the; odd
moments: of thy: t1 me and . a. third of
thy salarVryea and pfe steak -the
toughest portion h
L WJiich.one' ainong vye ' hatb .. not
ecieved ' . me ' and been ? forgiven?
Which .one among ye hath ; broken
his word and 'hath not received 'my
mercy T'joir , a rv little: lie?told for
Tove ia
r than a bitter truth told
formalicel T ; -r-
Ifet'I pray thee when thou -dost
ofier me an excuse, make a good one
xea wneciiifiou aosi iea meiWiin
falsehoods she that they, be con vinc
ing elen ingnious! Spare me the
old ' Jairylales,, and suffer me not
to bow mine head in shame that
thou thirikest me too easy.
uo urop iniue asnes upon tay
carpets ,nd rnii my curtains witn
smoke despoil my sofa pillows and
covers my divan with mud -of thy
boots But tell me not how thou
lovest thywife and then invite ine
unto luncheon; for thou' shalt be
tram
upon!
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Make roe to suffer and to sigh,
xnakejme to want and-to wait make
me to Curl ray hair in vain for' thy ,
coiiiiug uui uo uot uiajy ujc uuiuu-
lous!. Forthou shalt feel the sting
of my scorn! -Yea thou shalt be
cast out into utter oblivion. ' Thou
shalt; be cut from my list!
Kiss, me to-day and desert me to
morrow; love me and leave me! But
I charge thee do not leave me for a
strawberry blonde neither for a cho-
rus girl; for I cannot abide it!
; Oh, crush ' out my hopes and
break" thy dates with me shatter my
best tea' cups, and burn my- drape
ries wtttr thy cigarettes walk upon
my riaffies' and tread upon my lieart
but spare my vanity! belahl
Mexico and United States.
Chicago Record-Herald.
- The ceremonies at El Paso and
Juarez may not mark the beginning
of a new epoch, but they are inter
esting as a first effort at strengthen
ing the bonds after the European
fashion. -Possibly, too, they may
have an influence upon the senti
ments of Mexicans and Americans,
and a friendlier feeling along the bor
der has certainly been desirable. Not
that there, was danger of hostilities,
but border estimates have led to
greatdealof misrepresentation, which
has had its effect both in this coun
trv and in Mexico. Because of it
there has been a tendency to judge
the mass of the people by a tew un
pleasant specimens. As all Anieri
cans are not blatant, discourteous,
aggressive and greedy, so all Mexi
cans cannot be roughly classed as
'greasjrs.,,'Much as President Diaz
himself has accomplished, he could
not have made his record unaided
by men of the highest character and
intelligence, and the claims of the
United States to consideration do not
rest entirely upon profanity, -push-
fulness and the shooting iron Ther
should be great sympathy between
the two republics because, .in spite
of everv noticeable difference, they
proclaim allegiance to the same poll
tical principles and because they
have thbest of business reasons for
being good friends
A Bargain for the Ladies.
The management of the State
Dispatclrbas made arrangements by
which we are enabled to give a years
subscription " to .McCalls magazine
together with auy fifteen cent pat
tern, vour " own selection frcVu the
magazine, and a years subscription
to the Dispatch, all for One DoRar
This, beyond a doubt . is the bes
proposition ever offered by pair
newspaper and one that "should ap
peal to every lady in Burlington and
the surroundingt30ubtry. . .Bring,
fiend us the dollar and we will do
the rest. . .''
PEDESTRIAN r AND DRIVER
Incorrect . Theory" of Right of ; Way
. . Causes Jlany Accidents. "
KaasaaCity Jotrraal. " v-";; 1
V Careful driving is a flexible 4erm
often construed one way by the pedes
traiii and another way, by-the chaf
feur. . Thechaffeur r willroll do wn
a street at a sharp clip which he feel
is saie ana reasqnaDie. a manpr
wonian happens-io : walk: in front Of
his machine the chaffeur' will tboi
his : horn ... in warning, and, having
done : this,' he will- assu me, , in too
many instances, mat ne nas renevea
himself of ;responsibUity.' .In v his
View, the individual, should at once
6prihg to 'safety iririle thef machine '
passes along; without slacking speedy
But: this theory' is fundamentally j
wrong, ihe 'pedestram is just as i
much withm tuV fights m walking
across a'Slreet at a pfOperdesigna ted
place as tne cnaunectr is in running
his ' machine on the same stsseet
There is no more obligation; upOn
he pedestrain to run for safety than
upon the chauffeur to check his ma
chine. The tooting of i. horn is oh-
y a part of the duty of the chauf-
eur. His other - obligation ;is to
slow down and co-operate with the
pedestrain in avoding an accident.
There are man transfer points, in
Kansas City where, a a rule, quite
a number of Deonle eet on and off
cars at the same time. This forms
small crowds in the streets Do the
drivers of automobiles slow up and
wait .for these crowds -to' disperse or
drive with extream care through
them? Some do, but many do not
The chauffeurs toot their - horns or
blow their sirens and gcrright on
with, the cool and aggravating" as
sumption that if the people jUf not
get out 6ftt the way tiovfn
fault They do the sane t&jqgynen
a street car stops to discharge pas
sengers. If the reckless chauffeur
comes up behind these alighting pas-
sengers he plunges ngnt aneau re
gardless of the dangerand'discom
fitnre be causes. He tpots his horn.
The peopWiniWswayj usdo tbe
rest. -Not that the chautteur etrects
to do anybody harm; lie expects
the pedestrain to jump or scamper
out of the way, and this he usually
does, but not until he is startled and
given a nervous shock.
It is this unreasonable attitude ot
many chauffeurs, which smacks of
both impubence aud bravado, that
keeps alive the unfortanate prejudice
in the public mind against automo
biles. The auto car is not respon
sible for this sentiment nor are the
hundred ot drivers and owners of
machines who are careful and con
siderate of other people, (J ufortu n-
atelv a mich?vous minority of
chauffeur!) ihgs odium uX)nall, and
until the average automobile driver
is as decently cons'derate of other
people's rights asthe average truck
driver there will be apopular fe'el-
;g that stricter regulations., art
needed. ' .
Just an Indiscretion.
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Prom the Brooklyn Eagle.
Rev. Dr. J. E. Stairs:, president
of the Presbyterian college at Annis-
ton, Ala., said to a guardian of the
peace: N "I thought all policemen
were walking encyclopedias of infor
mation;" "and was promptly arrested
The charge so, customary in New
York- police courts: "He called me
uut of my name,"., was amplified in
to an accustion of being drunk, and
disorderly, as it is often amplified in
the North. : But President Stgg
was quickly, released, and the record
of his arrest was expiinged from the
blotter. The : policeman, who had
himself been drinking", confessed that
he thougnt fancyclopedia was some
sort of a-wild animal, and felt that
he had been insulted. He has been
suspended. ' -
The late Daniel O'Cannelf was
wise enough to selectman unofficial
fish-woman as his victim -when he
slun round freely such , epithets as
"rectangular parallelopipedon ,Tf
he had directed such language at al
policeman he would have .invited the
arrest that Dr. Stagg experienced.
The' Alabama clergyman and educa
ton was; guilty of an indiscretion,
nothing worse.
STIltTDEUNDOEPROUISE:
plerelafid Plain Dealer.
That America is- ?till looked nn
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on as a T land of promise.bV?Hihe peo-- :
pie of foreign countries is weJL illas; :
trated by tb desertion of some 2Q0 :kj
rae from the British warships wliich ...
t! 'ilJ .VT l-;r. LM?., iL Is tT.-i.l"- y-wr
visueuiew xorK jot uie riuuson
Fulton . celebration. The United ...
States is still - the -lure" of I Europe; i
The Eldorado is yet west of the At- J
lantic. 1 - " j - " v I ; - '
IThe1 experience f 4he English -fleet
is but . a repetition of what has
been . met many times before by fleets :
visiting- the-American coast.' There"
iffJhiys'theiemptationfor the visits " ;
ing tar to. come ashore and forget' tohi
return'erhaps. they have f elativejB
in this conntry ready to shield ;them -
and snve 'them a home " and a start
ifl XT' TT tt A T l il V A
have s merely absorbed the1 current ,V
European opinion "that the .-way to ,N
fortune , and comfort lies through -the .
gates of NewYork.' j
;;A stnking contrast is oliered be-
tr6n the expenenceof theAmeri- ;:;
Ajj..- . .- - - . . - rut'.-- - 1
canneet on its recent world tour
and the usual experience of the, fleets '
visiting rfiis country .,-Jt was one of " .
the boasts vof the returning Ameri-w'
can ships thatthe -men . aboard and "
ashore had conducted themselves ' '
with almost perfect decorum ; ;that " " -
none had deserted,thougb opportuni-- ; i
ties to do sa had been many. This"
is not to j. argue that v American tars
are any- better grade of. men than
those of other navies though wfr-arev-pleased
-to believe they' are but":-
mrely indicates tbeird liferent point r
Ol'View.
Germany and Peace! -.v."
Indianapolis Star. ' , ,
: ;Mi;ch has been heard of England's
fear ot war-and of the convictionifi'tV
its. public men that German: is lying- ; x
in wait. for a favorable opportunity
for' opening hostilities, but' on Jhis
side of the water the ' eauie of this -v
feeling in ' regard to Germany has 'r
never -been made very clear. .", Ger-'
tinany'sEmperor, it is true, is a dom- .
Germany, has .a stmng-afmy and has ? '
been building np a; great navyj but --l
it docs not seem necessarily to fol- V t
low that it' therefore means to. en- ;
gage "in 'war- with a neighboring. ""?
power. It is admitted by all mod - -:
efn statesmen that; preparedness for'
war is the strongest influence tor- "
peace. It is not assumed by any- 4,
one that the United States means to- -
be otherwise - than ' peaceful, except
in self-defense, yet the United States
as iv ell as Germany .is increasing its -.
navy and keeping its small army at,
a high state of efficiency , - - - T VJ,
Germany is a great com m erciat Z
country, just as England and- the j f
United States are, aud to'the disin
terested observer it would seemHo ;I
be asnuch to the interest of its com-
merce and prosperity that peaceTul.
relations with oth?K natioM& should .- v
conii hue as it isr to-1 be " interest of;
other countries. J While mnchlhasrr
been said by the British on this sub- -
ject, Germany as 8 rule has kept sil-1-j
ent-a fact that has perhaps seemed X'-'
ominous to the British, ,but which
may have meant onJ a rather ma I i- '
cious, but not unnatural enjoyment
of the British state of alam. : ' ' " r-"
; Kemp- Sisters. N 3
s The Kemp Sisters who trave their 4
show ier '.Saturday X evening " and -night
.' was" vgi ted by a large, crowd;C
the tent being filled at botbr perform
mances.; , The show is a typic.vl -Wild
West S.cene and "every , person . who ;
admires to ee :tfeedw&TUiWw'V
the lasso was well ehtertained.--s-ljre':1
genuine Indians and their war hoop
cry was something rare foour . peo- 7
pie and was historical as. wefLsTin
teresting, and especially" so to theV :
school boys and girls who are sfudy-':-ing
tHe. Indiaii traits and character, t -The
"sho"w camevhere from Greens-,,
boro;herethey baVlbeenduring the"
past we and weptto Raleigh s
spend this week fo be viewed by'the ;
t housands" who 4 v isi t - the.. Stafe ;'Fair ';
this week. - . '
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Grain Smoking Tobacco"; for -tfive -
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