In
•nd honorable nun* i
ihottld remain in the poai
holda. Ho nhould mlfn.
THE CASE OF A WIDOW
A United State* Senator told oar
natiensi legislative body last week
about the predicament of a widow,
and those who hare robbed her will
now answer to the government. The
story is that in a western city a man
died and left his wife and two little
(iris. He alio left them 19000 in
money. One day not long ago the wo
man received giow/ng descriptions of
rich and valuable land down on the
Bio Grande river on the border be
tween this country and Mexico. So
impressive was the description of the
fortune In store for her. if she would
only invest in some of this rich land,
that she sent her all and rot a deed
to what she thought to be the rich
spot of the earth. Her holdings prov
ed to be a desert spot of sandy land
with no water and no vegetation and
absolutely worthless.
Her case got to the ears of the Sen
ator along with thousands of others
and now the land companies down
there will he prosecuted for fraudu
lently using the mails. This story
goes that there are twelve of these
land companies in operation and that
they have sold land in two counties'
down there to the amount of thirty
million dollars and that the land is
worthless. They are also charged with '
being able to influence courts in that
part of the country and hush up all
^ prosecution.
Part of the story is that North Ca
rolina Is one of their favorite hunt
ing grounds and that many citisens
of this state have been caught in the
net of the land frauds.
But why will a widow risk bar all
in this way T She is waiting In a res
tursnt and receiving $12.50 per week
on which salary she is barely able to
support herself and,her two little
daughters Her <9000 is gone, and
plenty of others will fall to profit by
her example and go and do likewise.
A UIVUAUV A
Governor lforrlaon did t wiaa and
humane act a few daya ago whan W
pamitvad • pri»oner 'n tha peniUjf
tiarr to raturn home and be <r..h hi*
wtfe in her laat iltoeaa. tlw i. ■ u waa
aarriin- • tern of eewr-il i * nth and
Ma wtfe lay dyta« at hi. hoaae. The
Oorernor permitted hia. to take a
eaaa^on of tkirty daya ta be with
har. She pawed to hit reward and
tkhkhf (Ma li a aeMe aat m the part
The objection to the Mellon Ml il
that it (Iitm the rtry rich to* much.
Another bill has bean introduced that
la now being eonaidarad and a md
political fight la boing waged in Con
gress over the la—a.
In thia country there are a few
eery rich man. Secretary Mellon geti
credit for controlling the aluminum
supply for years and piling up a for
tune of fWe million dollar*. Rocke
fel low got contra] of the oil of tlx
country and made hlmaelf the richaai
of men. And others have done like
wise. Every one know* of the Dukes
Reynolds. Carn agios.
Now then are men who are expert!
in taxation and they contend that tin
nation 4n self protection should de
mand and collect from theae very rid
men as ranch aa one third of their an
nual income, in the way of taxes. II
thia ia> not done in time all the wealtl
of the nation will be in the hands oi
a few men to that extant that the)
can control the buamaap of the coun
try.
Secretary Mellon la Ming in thii
fight in Congress aqd hp has man]
vary rich m?n with him. Ha weak
make the rata what his opponent!
call low for the rich man. It is ovei
thia foint that the contaat is waged
How much shall the man with a mil
lion pay? i»the question. Democrat!
are asking for a much lower rate ei
the small tax pwyt-r and a much high
er rate on the big tax payer than h
provided for in the Mellon bill. It ma]
be weehs before the issue is settled.
THE LENGTH OF A MAN'S
LEGS
On Tuesday, Fab. 12th the tame be
ing the birthday of Abraham Lincoln
ConfrMi paused for a short tiome U
do honor to hi* memory. A membei
made a abort speech in whic hhe re
railed many of the traits of rharactei
of the famous man. He told hoi
Lincoln had spent his life in the back
woods of the west and how he wai
frowned upon by the society folk ol
the eastern cities when he becama
prominent.
On one occasion the kifh browi
planned to humiliate him. He wai
the truest at a dinner at which man]
notable persons were present. On tlx
opposite side of the table from Lin
coin sat a lady who undertook to hum
iliate the backwoods statesman. Hei
method was to ask him an emhamaa
inr question. "Mr. Lincoln," she sak
"How Ion* should a man's legs he?'
Instantly the famous man made ans
wer. "Madame," said he. "It has al
ways been my opinion that a man'i
legs should be long enough to read
from his body to the ground." Fron
that /day no one tried to get smar
at Jflnioln's expense.
»ry K». Burn. Second lO
' Ed Inraan's dry kiln at his chat
factory was completely Jestiojod bj
a Are that was discovered about mid
night Saturday. This Is the secern
fire In this kiln, the first one betel
about two months ass. Ws tiaei
the kiln, which was of lumber oo»
struction and MM with ternsd ehaii
stock, was a total loss. The ether
nre owiroyw only um cormru mm
Inman was ahle to repair it He wfl
new build aJdtaj^hrkiL Ths to*
Miss jkor Undcrhm. Mnetor •
CngUsh at M..C. C. W, Owsriskin
gave a rery entertaining reading «
"LUicas" befers the Woman's CM a
the hetol test Friday.
! Miss Dadwhfll la a turlaiW^
ton ef the play, as she rsads It
A HLAiED UHI1UAKT.
It is net always possible to learn oi
the important now* items that develop
about In the county. We have Jul
leaned of the death of two citixeni
who for many years were subscriber!
to The News. Even at this late date
lone after their paaainr. we are mak
ing this notice.
J. S. Emmerson, of the Dobeon sec
tion of the county, died at an advanced
a (re. He waa a genial, friendly old
man when we knew him and alwayi
had a kind work and a warm hand
shake. He never tired of telling of
his civil war experiences, and he tn>lj
had something to tell. One of his
stories was about the time he lay or
the battleAeld with a minne ball
through his body. No one expected
him to live and for three years th«
weftnd refused to heal. Bat he recov
ered and lived to toll the tale many I
time. He moat have keen aa much ai
90 years of age at hia passing.
Nancy Anthony was a pour woman
as the saying goes, and lived tlx
humble life.. She never knew the lift
of luxury, but was a toiler who en
joyed life and lived far beyond thi
age of the average old person. Sh«
never tired of telling how she becaau
a subscribed to The News. She wook
take your time often to toll how om
day her little grandchild that had
come to her home to be in her can
learned her ABC's and learned to read
with no other text book but an old
worn copy of The News. In soom
way the child got in possession of I
<-opy of the paper and Mrs. Anthoaj
Ivlared that she learned with m
>ne to assist her until she was j&le U
read the new testament. When Un
, fsmily found that the 'ittle girl could
read the paper they promptly sub
scribed and for many years continued
j to nave 41 come to tneir nomc.
THE TURK AND HIS WIVES
It will be ■ »orry day whan Um
world can no longer abate the^Turk
Now they an telling how a ihortap
of women in Turkey is bringing abod
a refo-mation in the marriage circle*
The Koran the Turk's bible, permiti
aa many as four wives. In actoa
'j fact but few Turks hare mora thai
I one wife. The very rich men taka U
| themselves many of the fair sex, and
the very poor do likewise, for tin
reason that the mors wives the pool
man has the mora help ha has in hit
1 farm work. But there is bow a short
age of women and the government k
taking steps to cut out the plura]
wivea.
The Turk long ago leaned that ti
a man takes more than one wife the*
Vit la necessary that ha have three 0)
' Vur, for they say two women evei
iff Turkey are Unable to got along t»
gather. Bat make it three or foot
1 and then suppose one woman goee oc
' a tear the others line up against bar
1 and so, in the life of the Tnk, whan
a household has mora than one wo>
' man, ft k the custom to no three m
' four, la this way la the road to te
I Uy haimoay.
Daufbvrty'i IUM«aatiw»
i Wednesday's daily paper* carry
the information from Washington
that Atorvy General Dangkerty,
under fir* in the oil scandal, is ex
pected to resign at any time. On
Tuesday he conferred with the
President for two hours. It is
feared his resignation under Are
wilt embarrass other members of
the cabinet
•r
L.
cattle own
heartily. In fact not only dairymen
bat farmers as well soem plssssj of
the opportunity to ascertain whether
their herds are <
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