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Concord, N. C, Sept. 16.
THAT DIFFICULT SOLUTION.
The Morning Post advances
the very correct idea that the
great trial at Judge Simonton's
court in Asheville, however the
decision may go, will be apt to
inspire a new effort at the solu
tion of that knotty problem, the
uniform valuation of property
for taxation.
It is far from a one-sided
question. Indeed it is hard to
see yist wbat is right.
We hardly think that anybody
can claim that ordinary property
in the State is returned at its
full value. There is a kind of
understanding that most proper -ty
is returnable at two-thirds of
its real value. Yet this allow
ance is necessary if we follow the
idea of returning property at
what it would surely bring at
public or private sale. The allow
ance seems none too great, as
there is much uncertainty about
what property will bring at
forced sale.
There seems some inequality
m the fact that money is always
returned at par though the prop
erty received in exchange for it
is always returned at less than
the amount paid for it.
The question arises with which
railroad property comes most
nearly ranking, with property
whose proceeds at public or pri
vate sale is somewhat uncertain,
or with money which has but
one value.
While railroad stocks and
bonds have a daily quoted and
realizable value it may lack very
much of being the case with the
bed and rolling stock.
It would seem that such prop
erty might have as good claim to
the two third rule as land and
other property. '
It is claimed by those agreeing
more nearly with the Corporation
Commission, that the valuation
of the roads is not real value but
is the lower, safe estimate that
will insure such amount if put
up at sale.
The railroads 'claim, however,
that the assessment is based on
the full value. If a plan for im
provement should be sought and
would follow this contest rather
than a tirade of crimination the
litigation might yet be profitable
to all. i
A THO USAND TONGUES
Could not express the rapture of
Annie E. bprmger, of 1125 Howard st
-Philadelphia. Pa., when she found that
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consum
ption had completely cured her hackkg
cough that for made years had made
life a burden. All other remedies and
doctors could giye her no help, but she
8aysof this Royal Cure "it.soon re
moved the pain in my chest and I can
now sleep soundly, something I can
scarcely remember doiug before. I
reel tike sounding its praises through-
wiio trios Dr. King's New Discovery
for anv trouble of the Thronf. r?hQf
Lungs. Fiice 50c. and $1.00. Trial
bottles free at FetzerV Drug Store
eyery bottle guaranteed. . '
Letter From Hoilo.
The following letter from Mr,
Henry Sater to Capt. W. B.
Wright of Raleigh is well worth
the reading. :' r
"Boilo, P. I., July 24, 1899.
"I guess you will be surprised
to get a letter from me. I have
been here two or three weeks.
I went from Raleigh to Columbia.
I was there about a month and
was sent to San Francisco. I
was there a month and left there
the 22nd of May for Manila on
the transport Sherman. We
went by the way of Honolulu and
were there three days. We had
a pleasant trip across and no bad
weather, and reached Manila
Bay the 20th of June. We could
see what Dewey did to the Span
ish fleet as we went in the Bay.
I could just see the tops of the
sunken Spanish boats at a dis
tance. I was in Manila one week
and then went to my Regiment,
the 18th United State Infantry
Band. They are on Pamy Is
land, 300 miles from Manila in
the town of Hoilo. They have
three towns in possession here
Hoilo, Jara and Molo. We
are quartered in the finest build
ings in the town. We never had
such fine quarters before. When
the Filipinos left their places
they went running and they did
not have time to carry their
household furniture, so we are
getting the benefit of it now. All
the large buildings were furn
ished well with some very fine
furniture; pianos in every one.
All the companies have pianos
and lots of other instruments, so
we have plenty of music. Our
quarters are very nice. We have
a fruit grove around us and all
kinds of fruits, cocoanuts, pine
apples, bananas, oranges, lem
ons, chickeores, mangoes and
several other kinds I don't know
the name of yet. Our quarters
are something like a music
school and we have every kind
of instruments from a mouth
harp to a piano in it. We have
a set of Spanish band instrun
ments that they captured in
Manila, so we are well fixed for
music.
' We havn't done any scraping
lately, but will pretty soon, I
think. They , will take Santa
barbor next, a town about 12
miles from here. . The boys are
doing provost guard here now
around the town. They have a
little shooting every evening.
The natives will slip up and fire
at our post and then chase off,
but some time the fellows cret
one. There is a high tower
here. We can go upon it and
see the Filipinos working on
their trenches. They are about
two or three miles fron the
town. The soldiers are"building
A MOTHER TELLS HO W SHE
SAVED DAUGHTERS LIFE.
I am the mother of eight child
ren und have had a great deal of
experience with medicines. L ist
summer my Jittle daughter had
the dysentery in its worst form.
We thought she would die. I
tried everything I could think of.
I saw by an advertisement in our
paper that Chamberlain' Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was highly recommended and
sent aud got a bottle at once. It
rrovpd to be one of the very West
medicines we ever had -in the
house. It saved my little daught
er's life. I am anxious for every
mother to know what an excellent
medicine it is. Had I known it at
first it would :. have saved me a
great dftal of anxietv and my
little daughter much tiuffering.
Yours truly, Mrs. Geo. F. Bur
dick, Liberty, it. I. For Sale by
! M. L. Marsh & Co., Druggist.
a bridge now across the Jara.
river, so they can get the guns
and teams ..across. The , Ifilip
inos destroyed . the, old bridge
that was there." i So I think by
doing this we will go to Santa
barbor soon.
4 'It is not so warm here now.
I don't think it is as warm as it
is in North Carolina. We are
having the rainy season and it
rains every day; We don't have
to play very many concerts it
rains so much. -
A WIM Haas Parm. PH
Ringling. Br others, the circus
men, have purchased three of the
smaller Florida Keys, which they
will put to a novel use. They will
stock them with wild beast from
all parts of the world. Each di
vision of this wild beast farm
contains about 6,000 acres. Parts
of them are wooded, and there
are thick undergrbwths like
jungles. The beasts will be di
vided into three classes; accord
ing to their ability to get along
together, each class having an
island to itself. They will be
brought from Asia; Africa and
South America, and will be in
charge of experienced keepers.
The reasons 'for this novel en
terprise are that wild; beasts are
becoming scarcer every year,
and that their capture is very
difficult and expensive.
An animal hospital will be es
tablished, where animals sick
and worn out irom travel, con
finement and a season s exhibi
tion will be cared for. Daily Re
porter.
No Party Responsible. .
We belive that everybody ad
mits that the management of the
penitentiary under the 1897 fil
sion arrangement was a stupen
duous failure worse than a fail
ure; The Legislature this year
attempted to put its management
in the hands of Democrats, but
the Supreme Court decided that
the fusion officers were entitled
to hold on, Mr. Justice Clark
writing an able dissenting opin
ion. Since che Supreme Court
decision we have had a Demo
cratic Republican Populist fu
sion management, neither party
having full control, the responsi
bility being much divided. This
fusidn arrangement is not work
ing well; it is not ; giving satis
faction. It has seemed to us that
if the Democratic members of the
board of control cannot direct the
management of affairs and cor
rect abuses they should resign.
Patron-Gleaner.
CURE A COliD fN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druEists refund money if it fails to
cure. 2.5c. The genuin has Jj. B. Q
n each tablet. :
NOTICE.
All persons are hereby notified
not to haul sand off the lands of
R. W. Allison, dee'd. Those hav
ing hauled heretofore,' without
permission, will be prosecuted
for trespass, if they do not report
and settle for wlu- they have
taken. This notice covers old
Mill street,. how Cedar street, as
that is private property. "
; Jno. P. Allison.
Notice to Tax Payers.
The. tax books for 1899 have
been -placed in my hands for
collection and all tax-payers are
requested to come forward and
pay their taxes a once.
S. J. Ervin,
City Tax Collector.
Cotton Seed Wanted.
' The Concord Cotton Seed JDil
mill will pay 15 cents per bushel
for good seed delivered at the
mill Win. A. Smith,
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yard, worth 10c.
Printed Marsailles at 12c.
Duck, Plain White, solid col
ored and. Printed.
Calico 3c up. V
Yard wide Percale at 20 and 25
cents per pound.
Light colored Outing 5 & 7c."
Bargains in Towels.
Bone DrBS Stays 3L e ,
Hooks and Ps 10c box. k,
2c per dozen, Brass Pin
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Shields 10o, Mourning Pina l H S
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paper and 25o per pound T,
Hosiery.
Two job lots of Samples of Gent's
fine box, lot No.l, plaiivand fancy
colors, at 15c worth 20 to 25c.
. Fancy ; colored and black Lisle
at 18c worth 25 to 50c.
The best line of Men's and La
dies' Hosiery on the market for
10 cents.
Notions.
Crochet Cotton, 4o per spool,
Silk (short measure; at 5c. Turk
ey Red Cotton, 20o per dozen
spools. Eoi broidery Silks, filo,
outlining, rope and twisted at 3c
per skein, worth 5 cents. Also
gold embroidery thread at 3c per
skein. Embroidery Hoops 5c.
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rompadour 10c, coarse and fin '
tooth Dreesine: Combs 4 to 25e
Stationary.
Jobs in Box Paper at less tfoa
cott to produce. 25c boxes f0r
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Paper at 10c per pound. -Pencil
Erasers lc, Typewriter do5c. Car.
bon Paper for typewriter use 3
sheets lor 5c, Typewriter paper
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Paper for Lamp Shades 6c Dp
Toilet Paper 2 rolls for 10c. 1$
and Mucilage 3c, Shoe Blacking
lc up, Tan do. 5c, Black Dressing
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Genfs ' Furnishings,
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Supporters 3c per pair, Silk
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