Mebane Laeder
J, O. POf, Siitor and Owner
Entwrsd second claas matter Feb*
ruaiyS, 1909, at the Post Office at
N. Cm under the act of March
1807.
Ifflued Every Thursday Morning,
SUBSCRIPTION;
One Year, - - - $1-00
cJix Months, - - - .50
Three Months, - •
0T PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
fend C\irrency, Postal Money Order
or Stamps.
CORRESPONDENCE
We wish correspondents in all the
nearby post offices. Write at oiw**.
Hiursday. March 30 1911
UNADULTERATED GALL.
For down right unadulterated
gall the protected interest of
this country can compare, hands
down, with any class of people
on earth. The phrase soulless |
corporation, has grown common i
place, but it is none the less
apt, and appropriate to day than
when it originated.
The men interested in main
taining the high prices on wool
en goods are threating to march
in a body on Washington at the
bogining of the special session
of Congress. It will go under
the guise of the Western Wool
Growers Association, but the
thing was evidently inspired by
the manufacture, in order to
work up a special interest from
which they hope to maintain
present prices on wool clothing.
Chairman Underwood says “it
is my opinion that they might
just as well make an assault up
on Gibraltar as upon the House.
We know now all the arguments
that win be advanced against
the revision of schedule K, but
th^reisno question about what
the House will do. We will
make our revision and send it to
the Senate, and whether it goes
any further remains to be seen."’
It has been a long time since
there has been any one in the
House of Representative who
would talk this way to this ara-
gant set of pilferers. If they
will only carry out in good faith
their intention to lower the tariff
on the necessities of life, and
there are none more essential
than clothing, then the present
House will receive full credit
for their work,and a long suf
fering public will applaud them
for the relief given. The ex-
tortfonte aprice on clothing for
the past years, with nothing on
earth as an appology, or excuse
for it save the insatiate greed of
of the wool manufacturers, will
ever stand a stigma, upon the
names of the high protectionist
in Washington, who stood for it.
The great honest laboring mas
ses of this Republic will yet
learned to curse the memory of
•uch men as Cannon. Payne,
and Aldrich, the High Priest of
American lagalized brigands—
and tariff pilferers.
ALL SHOULD FEEL ITS IM
PORTANCE.
Every citizen whose home^ is
in Mebane should feel the im
portance of doing what ever is
PQsible to advance the toWtas in-
ter^t, froin» and industrial, and
manufacturing point of view.
Much may be done if there is a
united effort, and it behooves
the leading citizens to do what
is posiple to secure united sup
port of any and all measures
tending to the towns material
uplift. There is plenty of room
in Mebane for the location of
industries, and much labor may
be secured here to operate them.
There is plenty of land for sale
at reasonable prices near here
for farms, raising stock, and the
grasses, and considering the
low prices, the excelent land, the
splendid water, and the health-
full climatic condition there is
no place In North Carolina, that
offers equal advantages. This
section is easily able to main
tain a population of three or four
times the population it now has.
There are a great many things
that could be made helpfull by
those interested in the sale of
real estate in this section.
YOU CAN RELY ABSOLUTE
LY' UPON HIM.
You Wont make any mistake
by putting your money in the
Commercial Farmers Bank of
Mebane, Put in that Bank and
we can assure yoil it will be safe,
we do not know of a more
prudent or .conservative man
engaged in the banking business
than Mr. Sam Morgan, cashier
of this bank, you can rely abso
lutely upon Mr. Morgans,
full discharge of all
imposed upon him.
A Wedding That Was
Qolden Sure Enough.*
What is said to be the most elaborate
fl^lden weddmg anniversary ever cele*
brated anywhere in the wc^ld tookjplace
at PaMdtoa, Cai, 7th oi^ ivtth
Mr. and Mn. Adolphus Bosch, the
central figures.
The most beautiful and costly of the
presents was the diadem presented ‘to
Mrs. Busch by her husband. It is a
crowtrof gold studded With dianibnds
and pearls, and valued at $200!|000. It
was made in Frankfort, Gern^iny. At
the wedding feast tonight at'the Busch
mansion Mrs. Busch was crotvn^ and
given a seat beside her husband on a
miniature throne.
The presents received by the couple
are valued at more than $500,000. The
children presented the piirenta with a
dozen full-sized dinner plates made of
solid gold and valued at $25,000. A
solid gold flower basket valued at$16,-
000 was received from thegaandchildren.
President Taft sent a $20 gold coin
of the new St- Gaudens design in an
ivory case. Theodore RooFevelt sent a
solid-gold loving cup, and there was a
gold loving cup from Emperor Wjlliam.
A magnificent loving cup was received
from citizens of Pasadena.
The wedding feast took place tonight
at the Blossoms, the Bisch winter
home. The floral decoraion^ were
valued at $50,000.
faith-
duties
Tightening The Money
Trust.
It is announced that high and active
representatives of the National City
and First National Banks will soon be
chosen upon the diroctiorate of the
National Bank of Commerce, which
will form a closer bond of union be
tween the Standard Oil and Blorgan
banking *‘groups." The actual con*
solidation of the three institutions has
been mooted but was rejected as diffi
cult or undesireble. Their virtual
union by interlocking directorates will
mass a banking capital of $60,000,000,
a surplus of $70,000,000, deposits of
nearly $550,000,000. - New York World.
THE ATLANTIC HOTEL
MOREHEAD CITY.
The Atlantic Hotel at More-
head City, will be under the
management of Mr. T. Alex
Batter, a native of Ridgeway,
N. C. Mr. Baxter bears the re
putation of a first class hotel
man having been connected with
a number of resort hotels of
prominance.
Mr. Baxter will reach Mote-
head City by or before the first
of April, and will proceed at
once to make such changes, and
secure such improvements ad
will be conducive to the com
fort, and delight of visiting
guest at the Atlantic during the
coming season.
A number of North Carolina
Conventions have indicated there
desire to be held at the Atlantie
Hotel next summer, among these
North Carolina Dental Assodilh
tion, June 28th, and the North
Carolina Pharmacutical Associa
tion, will hold its Annual Con
vention at the Atlantic Hotel
during the month of July. An
especial effort is being made this
Year to have a number of inter
esting Asssociations meet at
Morehead, and preperations hftte
been made look to their entef-
lainment.
False And Pernicious
Teaching.
If the authorites of Roanoke College
permit the continued use by the
instructors of a text-book which from
cover to cover is slanderous of the
Southern people, their political record,
their social institations and their moral
character; then the sooner the South
ern people withdraw their children
from the false and pernicious teachings
of Roanoke College, and leave it to
rely for patronage on that limited class
of Northerners who still cherish as
truths the fictions born of malignant
passion and nutured as adjuncts of an
unholy propaganda, the best for all
arties concerned. Certainly the
parents and guardians of Virginia youths
should refuse countenance and support
to a school which lends its influences
to the perpetuation of falsehoods
defamatory of their ancestors and
therefore insulting to themselves. To
rear in our midst a generation embued
with hatred of all that their progeni
tors held holy is not the task committed
by the South to its educators. The
schools that have the mission of raising
John Brown to the pedestal of a
martyred hero, and of according to
Robert Lee the bad eminence of a
traitor, have no place on Southern soil
and no claim on Southern tolerance
Roanoke College should promptly rid
itself both of the Professors who have
abused their opportunities and of tl 9
instrumentality they have employed to
that end. No less should be demanded;
no less should be accepted by a justly
indignant public. Even then there
would remain ground for righteous
complaint that the cause for such 4
di^and should ever have arisen!' Peda-
g(^ical excuses can not figure in cases
like this. The offence offered to the
entire South cannot be atoned fcr
except by repudiation of the o^enders
Distances.
Oh, the blue distances.
Beckoning, luridng.
In the slow twilights
Of whisper and dream—
Callii^ me, calling.
So that I follow
. Into the silence.
Into the dusk'
Here, while the winter
Falters and lingers,
Cometh the promise,
The impulse, the vision,
Prawing my footsteps
Down tiie old roadway
To the dear haunts
Where the violets ire waiting.
All the bewitchments
Of past and of futtu«
Blend in the blueness
That draws and consoles me;
So that I pass
In a dream from the city.
Down the old roadway
Into the nightfall.
Forth to the {mystical
Hope that allures me.
To the blue distances
Beckoning, calling.
—Pall Mall Gazette.
Life Span in Man and
Animals.
The problem of longlevity is being
studied not only from the morality
records of human life, but similar rec
ords are now being kept of animals in
captivity, in order that the conditions
for keeping them alive may become
better understood. Various life spans
were lately reviewed by Dr. P. Chal
mers Mitchell at the London Royal
Institute.
The classic example of extreme age
in roan is Thomas Parr, or “Old Parr,"
who died ih L6ndon in 1635 at the 're-
p«^ted age of 152 years, atid two or
three others have been credited with
reaehin^ 140 years or morer While
figures are questioned, persons
are certainly known t6 five considera
bly more than 100 years the nutnb^
now on the increase.
Man's nearest relatives—the Chim
as well as of the text from they panzee, orangotttang and gorilla-probab
drew their poison. Re|>aratf(^ for this
pait is unfortunately impossible. The
jhoung minds already parvetted to 'dis
torted views of their own section and
kindred may never escape the dominion
of false beliefs. But for the prMent
and the future the pollution and its
sources must be banished. Else th^
college should be shunned by Southern
patrons as a fountain of pestilence.
-Va Pilot.
The Power of Dreams.
(From Exchange.)
An Irishman and a Scotchman once
went traveling through « Western'
praire. It happened that one af ter-^noon
fch6y shot a single quail, which would
do for breakfast for one of them on
the following morning. Knowing that
the bird was not enough for two, they
agreed to have it eaten by the one
who should have the best dream during
the night.
When they woke early in the morn
ing the Irishman said to the Scotch
man, “An, phwat did you dr-ream,'
Sandy?"
“Well,” answered the Scot,
dreamed that I saw a beautiful, basket
descend from heaven, and then 1 got.
into it and was bomu up in para
dise.”
‘‘An’ I dr-reamed,” said the Irish
man, “that I saw you goin^^up, lUtif
thought you wouldn’t cotne back, an’
so I got up and ate the quail.”
WILKINSON’S FOR QUALITY!
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LISTEN L
Just A Moment Of Your Time
We will pay your railroad fair from Ha^' Kiver, Me
bane, Efland or Hillsboro to Durham and return to
any one who perchases goods at our store to the a-
mount of $15,00, or more for your self, or neighbor
in one day. Or we will mail you a complete line of
samples with prices of any class of dress goods, and
upon the receipt of your cash order will forward
same to you free of express charges when the amount
of perchase is $5 or more.
An elaborate line of all styles of ladies dress goods
and ready to wear garments.
Ellis, Stone & Co.
Durham. N. C.
For Guaranteed Tailoring—For Real Satisfaction
Giving Garments. Place your order with us.
Yours for business,
H. £. WILKINSON, CO.
“The Store For Quality”
BROWN-BELK CO.
Offers foulard silks, a soft clinging textile,
in exquisits colors, and shades, nothing so nice,
and then we have the Taffetas, the Tussah silks
the satin foulards, and striped Messalines, all
in the latest, and most catchy colors, and be
sides them, we have a wealth of Organdies,
Chiffons, and the brightest shades of light
weight spring frabrics. Anjrthing you may
wish that a lady wears.
Write for samples, and we will forward them
at once.
WEARENOW
Receivins^ Daily
Invoices of a large stock of our spring
^ purchases selected under special care of
a member of our firm just returned from
the North, including figured and colored
Organdies, white Linens, something very
pretty, and an immence line of the pret
ties of all spring weaves, and colors A
big stock of ladies white goods, and silk
dresses. Some of the latest tailored
Spring Suits for ladies. A full line of
Oxford for ladies, children and Misses,
The prettiest and latest low-cuts*
Brown-BeUc, Co.
COR SOUTH ELM AND WASiUNOTON ST.
GREENSBORO.
J. D. & L B. WHITTED,
BURLINGTON,
ly live sixty or seventy years, although
Uie smaller apes do not exceed twenty-,
five years. Lions, tigers and bearis
may reach forty-five or fifty. Of other
Ufe possibilities, as near u can be d^
termined, that of the elephant is 100
years; rhinoceros, fifty or ^ty; horse,
forty; deer, forty or more; cattle and
sheep, domestic cat, and squirrel,
twenty; eagle, over 100; owl, eighty;'
panrot, '^er 100; ifaven and'^ crow,
seventy; ostrich, under forty itodae
imd duck, over thirty; canary md somie
small singing birds, twenty t6 thirty. - J
MenV whales, eagles and par^ts are
the only''aniiinals exc^dfng lo6 years.
Few animals how^erV readh the
g^etttest ptossible age,'^as the' average
lenitte of Hfe depends upon enemiei,
M^dents, disease, tod living conditio^
NEW GOOPS!
Invoices of new spring prints
Percales, Organdies, La^s, Lin-
nenS, and a NUMBER of other
pretty and attractive weaves
just received. Notions, trimings
etc. A nice line of the BEST
makes of SHOES. Wfe will do
our best to please you.
Meb^e Store Co.
Mebane, N. C
A Fierce Night Alarm.
the hoare, startling cough of a child
suddenly attacked by crotip. Often' it
aroused Lewis Chamblin of Manchester
0., (R. R. ^o. 2) for their four c^ild^n
were gr^tfy subject fo croup^ "''Soift^
times in s^isre attilcks,^'he w^te
“we were afraid they would die, but
since we proved what a certain remedy
Dr. King’s New Discovery is, we haVe
no fear. We rely on it’ for croup and
for coughs, colds or any throat or lung
troublel So do' t^usands of bther^
"o may youl Asthma, Hay f*oven’
lAp.rippe,, .pooping iTongli,' Hemorr
hage fiy jfefore ""i£.'^ 50c ‘and |i.^.
Trial bottle free.
Co.
Sold by Met>ahe1
A nice line of the l^t makes of sft6es,hats etc.
DRY GOODS, notions^Constantiy on hand a
full line of pure fresh groceries.
Don't fail to see our 5 and lOra fe^^ter it will
interest you.
Highest prices paid for allcouiit]^ produce. We
make special effort to please botJi in prices, and
quality of goods.
J. p. HUNT,
Warehouse St li^lbane, ^.C
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A Car Load
Of Cutaway and peg tooth Harrows
A full line of wire fenceing, all kinds
of farm implements. Prices right at
Tyson-Malone, Hdw. Co.
MEBANE, N. C.
Exclusively
rOR LADIES
My trimming and ready to wear garm
ents is new being constantly augmented
with spring purchases of the latest de
signs in fashionable fabrics.
Don't forget when in Greensboro to
call on us
C. H. Dorsett,
Greensboro.
A SOUVENIR FOR YOU
To any one writing for our new catalogue at the same
time stating that they are now, or will be, during the
year in the m^arket for a monument or head-stone, will
receive a beautiful souvenior FREE.
T. 0. SHARP, MARBLE a GRANITE CO.
Durham, N. C.
COURTESY AND CONSIDERATION THE
WATCHWORD
in this bank for commercial con
venience. We watch and safeguard
your business and personal interests
every way possible, give you the
security and receipt of a checking
account, collect debts for you in distant
places, loan money on'desirable security
and rfo a general banking business on
fair terms.
Commercial & Farmers Bank.
Mebane N. C.