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A REPUBLiCAN NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE UPBUILDING OF AMERICAN HOMES AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIES.
VOL. III.
BURLINGTON. N. C., NOVEMBER 9, 1810.
NO, 26
THE mST AKD HOW
THE VOTE STANDS
Burlington.
M '^s Lois A. Workman, 15,325
■' Swannie Patterson. 14,75-5
" Myrtle Isley, 3,350
“ Myrtle Tate, 1,000
'■ Lillian Turner, 925
Burlington R. F. D’s.
Jrnnie Whitsell, R. 4, 3,725
■■ Emma Overman R. 1, 2,625
'■ Annie Matlock, R. 2, 400
“ Oilie Ecior, Route 2, 200
Rosa Crouse, Route 4, 200
Snow Camp.
M iss Stout, 16,300
S';'ring- Graded School, 500
Sylvan Graded School, 200
Mebane.
Miss Grace A.mick, 300
Haw River, No. L
Miss Carrie Albright, 15,750
Elon College, K. C.
Miss Mollie Baldwin, 7,200
Union Ridge, No. 1.
Miss Lottie Terrell, 450
THEUNIVERSnyiEnEH Xhe CnntPSf
From our Heiruiar CorresDoadetit. XJ.V/ V/O V
Parents and the Teacher.
The average parent is quick to
resemble what may seem to be
vindue authority by a school teac
her over a child; quick to main
tain that the school has no
right to usurp the functions of
the home. But one the other
hand, too many parents uncons-
eioiisly leave for the school to do
precisely v/hat they hold it shall
not do, what they claim to be
the exclusive province of the
home. In other words, many
parents of easygoing dispositions
neglect their duties in training
their children and leave them to
be performed by the teacher, if
they are performed tit all,- Such
oeglect of course, throws bux’-
dens upon the teacher which mo^
ral and civil laws never intended
she should bear. It is wrong to
the child, for in time it will come
understand the situation and take
advantage of it.
The old adage of ‘'spare the
ro5 and spoil the child” is not so
popular today as it used to be
because moral suasion seems to
hsve the upper hand just now as
the proper system of child cul
ture. But nevertheless, the old
ide^ cannot safely be entirely re
legated, and here again arises a
gross injustice where parents
are too lenient or indifferent and
leave their v/ork to be done b}
the teachers.
Low Prices for Meats.
iJilH'aukee-\Vi.eoQKin.
Patrick Budahy has demonstrat
ed the capacity to tell far in ad
vance the direction which will be
taken by the jjrices of provisions.
He predicted the late upward
movement at a time when others
were of opinion that prices had
risen as high as they could^ and
v/ould either recede or remain at
a sta.ndstil]. Now that he says
they will go lower it is safe to
accept his judgement on the
subject as correct, especially in
view of the circumstance that it
is accompanied by the reason on
which he bases it.
The factor upon which Mr.
Cudahy depends for lower prices
of beef and pork in this country
is the low prices of wheat and
corn. Last year grain prices were
soaring. It did not pay farmers
to keep their stock, for the stock
would “eat its head off^’. Sheep
and hogs and cattle were sold
because it did not pay so well to
keep and fatten them as to sell
them and also sell the high pric
ed grain which they would have
consumed if kept on the farms.
Nov/ that, for the time being
Russian vv^heat has taken the
place of American wheat in the
markets of Western Europe there
is a reduction of grain prices in
the American market, which will
make it more profitable to >the
American' fanner to convert
much of his surplus grain into
moat and sell it in that form than
to dispose of it directly.
Messrs. Jno., R. Hoffman and
Jno. M. Cook spent I'^riday at
Greensboro on business.
Chapel Hill, N. C,, Nov. 6, 1910
—The Alamance County Club in
nrieeting, assembled last Friday
night, furthered its historic fea
ture, by the reading of a paper,
‘'Honor to Honor is Due,” by
Mr. L C. Moser. Mr. Moser
told how we, of historic Ala
mance tend to teach our children
that great deeds of historic note
happen yonder and ajar, but
slight the importance of the
great things of note in history
which our ancestors wrought
“Only one monument,” said he,
stands to commemorate our hon
ored dead, who gave their all at
Alamance. Wheat, corn and
weeds grow above the spot,
“Where sleep our Ancertrial
Heroes. ” ‘ ‘Theirs he concluded,
“is true honor, and to them we
shoiild turn our minds more fre
quently, /
The club laid plans for a
banquet at an early date, and
adjourned after a pleasant hour.
During the past v;eek Dr. Bat
tle made a series of talks in the
Chapel, on the revival of the
University after the War.
Dr, Battle knows and perhaps
loves the University better than
any man in the State. It was
under his guidance that this re
vival of the University took place
after the suspension caused by
the Civil War. He has written
the history of the Univei’sity, the
last volume of which will appear
at an early date. Today in his
old age, Emeritus Professor of
History, his figure is a welcome
sight upon the campus, which he
has known for so long a time,
and the large number of students
who habitually take their Sunday
afternoon walk in Battle's Park^
have a pleasant feeling for the
owner of these beautiful grounds.
Rev. R. W, Hogue, pastor of
the Episcopal Church in Chapel
Hill, made a talk in |}ie Y. M. C.
A- building, Tuesday night on
“The Coward.” He knew of
five sorts of cowards, and warned
his student audience against it
in each of these phases. The
first and most inexcusable form
of cowardice is that caused by
temporary failure. Another and
scarcely less despicable sort; of
coward is the man w^ho is so
completely the subject of public
opinion that he lacks the courage
to take a dare. Three^ other
kinds of cowardice which he
pictured with striking illustra
tions, were lack of self control,
inability to conquer pride or pre
judice, and intellectual cowar
dice.
The Elisha Mitchell Scientific
Society held the first regular
meeting of the year in the Chem
istry Hall, Tuesday night.
President Venable, who befere
he became president, was ;
head of the department of
Chemistry, read a papea on the,
formation on the meteor crater
in Arizona. Dr. Bell, the new j
professor of physical chemistry, |
presented a geometric method of |
determining the composition ofi
solid materials, inseperable in
any other way. During the dis-1
cussion which ensued Dr. Herty, i
Dean of the Scientific School re-
, marked that in one case he had
worked two years on the problem
of the composition of a compound
which by the use of this princi
ple would have been quickly
shown not to have been in exis
tence.
The footboli game Thursday
between the teams of the Fresh
man and Senior classes w'^as a
hard fought contest which result
ed in 3-0, victory for the first
year men. The superior train-
ing of the Freshmen showed
itself in the second half when
they 'completely outplay the
Seniors. The‘ score came in the
last three minutes of play, when
Captain Worth of the Freshmen
kicked a dropkick from, the
twenty yard line.
An inmate of the poorhouse at
Trieste Austria, died the other
died the other ,day at the age of
70. An investigation of the effects
of this supposed pauper, an Alban
ian called Sterio revealed the
fa6t that he owned over $250,000
in investments and bank deposits
He had made a fortune in B^ypt
beford the British occupation and
' added to it by living at public ex-
penser , ^ .. .
On next Tuesday Nov.
15th at 12 M. The STATE
DISPATCH will close one
of the most popular vot
ing Contests ever h;cM in
Alamance County, at
which time the various
valuable prizes will be
awarded.
Those who are in the
CONTEST should put
forth every effort during
the closing days, as the
prizes are all valuable and
well worth s triving for.
In the Burlington Sunday Schoob
Sunday, Nov. 6th 1910.
Sunday School Total?.
Attendance. Collectionf
M. E. ; 207
Baptist . 218
Presbyterian 116
Christian. 185
M. P. 204
Webb Avenue 90
$10.57
12.01
3.42
7,44
3.85
2.55
Total 1020 $39.84
MEN'S BIBLE AND BARACA
CLiVSSES TOTALS.
Attendance, Collection.
M. E.
31
$4.60
Baptist
64
6.50
Presbyterian '
15
L54
Christian , .
26
1.67
M. P.
42
L80
Webb Avenue
16
.71
Total today
194
$16:32
T. D.
Dupuy,
Pres.
JOHN H. Vernon, Sec.
“As Yoar Eyes” My Dear.
That gives you a dreadful
headache. When you have .a
constant hieadache and cannot
find its course, best see us, likely
to be eye trouble, and we stop
eye trouble, and we guarantee
our work after a careful exami
nation with proper glasses.
Dr. N. Rosenstein Eye specia
list will be at Burlington stopp
ing at the- Burlington Drug Co,,
Tuesday and Wednesday Nove m
ber 15th, and 16th. For two d;ay8
only. Consultation Free.
Taft and the Canal.
VVafihinfTfcon Post.
In his forthcoming visit to
Panama, President Taft no doubt
will gather evidence to support
his recommendation Congress
for a Sufficient appropriation to
fortify the canal. It has already
been announced that the Piesi-
dent like all others who have the
welfare of the nation at heart,
is in favor of fortifications in go
ing to Panama Mr. Taft is taking
the most practical method of be
ing prepared for the fight he will
have on his hands when the riiat-
ter come before Congress.
There will be plenty of opptosi-
lion to the proposal for fortilica--
tions on the ground that th^^
treaties with other countries pre
clude such action. There is no^
treaty, however, which prevents
the United States to protect the
eaiaal as it is to built it.
There are a number of other
important matters in connec;tion
with the canal that demand a
decision from the President. One
of these is the question of charges
to bei made against ships u^ing
the .canal, Mr. Taft naturally,, is
anxious to have these charges
arranged on an equitable basis,
low enough to be attractiye and
high enough ..to pay, the interest
on the hipbey thit has be^n eS-
pended. ;
Future of Moter Cars.
I'hiladelpibia Record.
No other industry has gro^n
so rapidly in the United States
in the past ten years as the motor
car industry. The capital investr
.«d has increased ftom $6,200,000
to $450,000,000. The number of
persons employed in’making the
automobiles and in accessory
occupations has increased from
2,000 to 278,000. Thus far motor
cars have been mainly made for
touring and pleauring purpose.
They have been a luxury of the
well-to-do rather than a con
venience and advantage for the
mass. As capacity of production
increases and supply has measur
ably overtaken demand the motor
car makers are beginning to turn
their attention to a wider develop
ment of their business.
. The great field for motors in
the future will be as carriers of
freight. There is vast waste in
all forms of initial transportation,
wl|.ich way be largelyj' saved by
mbtor trucking. ’ Motors will be
m4de to run between the farms
and the rails, carrying twice the
load at twice the speed of wagon^
pulled by horses. Motors will
bridge and shorten and facilitate
all present distance between the
shop and the customer. They
wi(li make rural free delivery of
mails rural fast delivery of both
mails and parcels. They will furn
ish cheap competition for dear
expresses,
A Wife's Eights.
Ciiicago Trilnine.
Less than a century ago Mr.
Justice Bullar handed down his
learned decision that the common
law empowered a husband to ad
minister reasonable correction to
his wife with a stick not thicker
than his thumb. In these humane
or feminized days all physical
correction of a wife by her hus
band is held unieasonable. ~ If he
lay his hand upon her twice other
wise than in the way of kindness
it is cause for divorce in niost
states. If he maul her he may
sent to the bridewell. -
We have departed so far from
the common law theory that
husband and wife are one as to
allow her to sue in her own be
half in her own naiiie. But a
wife in the District of Coluhibi^
has discoveres that thel'e is an
exception to the emahcipatioh
act. She can prosecute her hus-
iaand criminally for an assault,
but she cannot bring a civil suit
for daniages. This wife had brood
ed over seven beating for two
years and then asked for damag
es.
President Taft Issues The Foimal
Annual Proclamation—-Year of
Great Prosperity.
Washington, Nov. 6. —The vig-
ous growth and progress of the
country is reflected by the records
of, population and harvests and
the general conditions of inter
national peace are things for
which thanksgiving is especially
due for the year 1910, according
to the annual Thanksgiving I)ay
proclamation issued by President
Tait today. The proclamation is
as follows:
‘ ‘This year of 1910 is drawihg
to a close. The records M popu
lation and harvests, which are
the index of progress, show vig
orous n^iphal growth and the
health an^ prosperous welLbeing
of our communities throughout
this land and in our possessions
beyond the seas. These blessings
have not descended upon us in
restricted measures, but overflow
and abound. They; are the bless
ings, and bounty God. ,
We continue to . be, at peace
with the rest of the world. In
all , essential matters bur^ relations
with other people are hairoonious;
with an ever growing! reality of
friendlii^ess and depth of recogni
tion of mutual dependencies. It
is espeially to be noted that dur
ing the past'year, great progress
has_ been, achieved iij the, caluse of
arbitration and the peaceful set
tlement of international disputes.
‘ ‘Now, ; therefore;: ;I William
Howard Taft, i Presideiit of the
United States of; America,: in ac
cordance, with the wise; custom of
the Civil Magistrate since: the
first settlements in this land and
with the rule established fromi
the foundation of this govern
ment, do appoint Thufsday, No
vember 24, 1910, as a day of na
tional thanksgiving, and prayer,
enjoining the people upon that
day to meet in their churches foi*
the praise of Almighty 5od and
to return thanks to Him for all
His goodness and loving kind
ness. r' . ..
' ‘In witnessthereof,: I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States to
“Done at the city of WaiSliih^
ton^ this fifth day uOf Npviembei|
jn the^ year of our Lord^one^thoi^
sand nine-huridriBi^ and ten, 4^d
of thevin(|ependeE^e ^t|ie Uni^^
Stated the onfe Mndr^ifl and tl^^
ty^fifth.
Attadrtiaj; Roosev^t
TheattadEBtipoB Mr. Roosevelt
have never been more bitter than
during the past ifew weeks. Yet-
these attacks are not truthful in
the statemehtB they mak«, nor
do they seem to be sincere, ffee
newspaper men of New York
orous trrowth and n’f whp have had a part in it act as
mnntrv is JIt they Were personally ashamed
‘WiLLUM Howard TaIpt. I ;
“By the President*, i
‘'Alvey a. :A.DEE, ; ; ■
Acting Secretariif of Stdte.;”
Reply to No. 8. /
Editor of The State Dispatch:
Sir:—Please print the following
as we have noticed in your colums
of the State Dispatch about the
mob of carpenters at J. W. Sum
mers, we wish to say that there
are two experinced hungers
Lutterloah and Hayden of long
life but we will say we have
caught several nice opossum^
and had a good dinner after, but
we know we don-1 have to hunt
to get something to eat as Mr.
Summers has something. Two
hundred nice chickens to feed
his boarders on, but as the writ
er of this mob says we have
caught Grorge L. Simpsons cat,
and Mr. Simpson says some one
has lied it will be remembered
this story that has been written j generation ago.
to have the honoiSable profession
of j ournalism thus cheapened and
degraded. Mr. Roosevelt has
not made any assults upon the
courts; and his criticism of cer^
tain decisions have been mild and
gentle compared With the driti- ;
cisms that other judges and lead
ing lawyers have themselves
made upon thesis same decisions:
Nor has Mr. ROoBeVelt proposed
any innovations under the term
“the- new riMionalism’' that io
the slightest degree could disturfe
the constitutional between nation
and States. Mr. Roosevelt has
spent: his( life working in a hard,
practical schooi of political r^
form. He Has tried to make the
Civil Service betted, and to ira-
improve administrative «ondi-
tions. He has tried to get corrup
tion and graft out of our political
life. He has never had time to
indulge in Utopain dBeams, , and
his mind does not work in that,
fashion. As we have remarked
before, Mri' Roosevelt’s mind is
not nearly as radical a mind as
Mr. Taft's'. The attempt, therfe-
fore, to make it out that Mr.
Roosevelt has embraced some
wild doctrine of centralizatioB
that would reduce the States te
nonentities, is so ■ ches^ and .
silly that it naust make honest
man disgusted with the ^ishohesr
ty~of those who are nnaking such
assertions; Mr. Rooseyelt has
had his period as Pre^^ and,
it is to be hoped that he has be
fore him a long period of useful
ness as a citizen and aleader,
W% have jplenty o| men in
country, in both parties,
could be trusted to rise to- fh'e
responsibilities of the Presidency
if they were to be tested in 0afe
way. The Deniioc^ts naV^
ral such irtieh|m^t^
Re|)ijblieans ^ havfe %) loOJt
very sharply to their conduct as
a party if they expect to win in
the great contest of 1912. —Fr6)n
‘‘The Pro^&a of th%Worlds’fia
the. American iR«view of
for November. J v \
Abolishing t||ie Spoils Systenif
Clevelaod IMain Dealer.
Jtist; th^l otlier the ar»~
hoilricemeht made that Prea^
ideiit Taft would ask Congress
place, second and thi^’d-^^
mastei« uhd^r civilseryiee. Now
it is added that he wHItt also jpro-
pose that customs and' internrai
revenue collectors be likewise veh
moved from politics^ Hhe pro
ject improves. The plan shoViw
go still further, to include first-
class postinksters and feder^S
marshals.
The snatching of second arjtS
third-class postmasters from thf
hands of the politician would be
an attack they would resist if
they dared. The further exten
sion of the plan as suggested
would deal the spoils system it*
death blow. The time is ripe for
just this action.
The federal service has to»
many years been used for the
promotion of political careers.
There is scorcely a city that has
not i^een the evil effects of a sys
tem that Congress and the Presi
dent should have abolished a
Now, at a time
Albeit F. Avery of Lynn Mass
who is 64 years oW and a cripple
has made a ,patchwork quilt con
taining 2^1,000 pieces tfiree quart
ers of ail inch square. This is ilie
second quilt of the kind he has
made and he is h0v^ ait w«rkj on a
third one. ' ' ,'
was by one who is not faithful
to his God. But the mob of
carpenters want to say we did
tree an oppossum up a fine tree
and didn’^t want to cut it but
thought of a good, climer Mr. Jno
Long and sent to the house after
him as it was cold we lay down
to wait till day and all went to
sleep and let the opposum get
away but John Long kept the
fire burning while we slept and
when day broke the opposum was
gone, but the man on R. F. D;
No 8 came to Mr. Summers the
other morning with an excuse to
warm but we think it was to
when voters are aligning thsm-
selves upon new questions, whew
political differences are being
merged and new ones developed’
it would be-a favorable time for
the go^ornnieijt to take a stej^
that enlightened public sentiment
would heartily approve.
Don't Take Things for Gramed.
; Espeei^lly glasses. , If we cotiid
not glive a scientific examinati^^
and fit your eyes properly Wouldf:
not be in business today.
Doing what, we advertise ik
why we do much. We give
breakfast as he came out with a
toothpick in his mouth. ■
One of the Mob.-
Cobles Alright^
Cobles township alone stood the
storm. Oh, Cobles, Gdbles,
only art safe and sane.
Eye Specialist, will be at Burli»#r
ton at the Buriington Drug
Tuesday and Wednesday Nov, iSfc
and 16th to fit^our glasses, ~ i
Consulati'Oii Free. . - ' ■
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