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THE COMORO DAILY TRIBUNE JOHN B. SHE&RILI Editor and Proprietor, Phone 78. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. One Year $4.80 Six Months $2.40 Three Months $1.20 One Month .40 PUBLISHER'S ANNOUNCEMENT Advertising rate can be had at the otlioe. Copy for ohanges must he in by 10 o'clock a. m. Cards of Thanks Resolutions of Respect, and similar articles are charged 'at the rate of 5 Cents per line Cash in all cases. Entered as second class mail matter April 2ti, 1910. at the post office at Concord. N. C. under tke act of March 3, 1879. Out of the city and by mail the fol lowing prices on the Evening Trib une will prevail: ne Month .25 jiii Months $1.50 Twelve Months .$3.00 JOHN M. OGLESBY, City Editor. Concord, N. C, May ii, 1910. The price of bnd roads is almost iu caleuaMe. We talk about the liiirh tariff and other burdens, but two mil lion uiiles of unimproved mads is a heavier burden on the ultimate con sumer than an excessive tariff. Every pound t' farm products brought from the farm to the market bears an in flated price (the producer is not ben efitted! on aeonnt of the fact that it is hauled over bad mails and costs too much for transportation. If there ever existed any work calculated to fill the provei'bial "lonsr felt want," that work is the systematic and per manent improvement of the mads of the country. The editors are looking forward to one of the greatest meetings they have ever attended at Wrightsville Reach. June 8-10. The people of Wilming ton are much interested in the com ing meeting, and are going to give the editors a delightful time. The board of aldermen of the city have appropriated $500 for their entertain ment during their stay. The city of Wilmington is noted for its hospital ity, ami the editors will enjoy a full share of it. Piedmont Company Takes Over the Salisbury Spencer Line. It was announced in Salisbury Tues day afternoon, though unofficially that the Piedmont Railway Company had taken over the properties of the Salisbury-Spencer Railway Company. The officers of the company refused to make a statement, but it is known that the deal has. been on foot for a week or more, says the Salisbury corres pondent of the Charlotte Observer. The Piedmont Company, headed bv W. F. Snider, T. H. Vanderford, T. j. Jerome, M. L. Jackson and others, built and has operated the line of street railway from the court house to the fair grounds, a distance of three miles. The Salisbury-Spencer . Company is the first street railway company ever organized in the city . and has for a number of vears suc cessfully operated the line from here to the Southern Katlwav town. It is rumored on the streets that the Southern Power Company is be iMrind the deal and that the line is to .he made a link in the interurban line rrom Charlotte to ureensboro. It is f believed that the new company has :! nnder contemplation an overhauling :of the present system, besides build ' ing of other line in the city. ' For More Than Three Decades Foley's Honey end Tar has been a (-household favorite for all' ailments of lithe threat, ebeet and tongs. For in afansnmd ehildren it is -beat and sal tiest as it contains no opiates and no i4iarninl drugs. None genuine but 'Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow !4sekage. Refuse substitutes. Ca- Ljbamis Drag Co. Think before yon speak, while von rjspeak.5 after yon speak and whether '..Jrou speak or not. mia cured ec e to 14 days ' PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to are any Itching, Blind, Bleeding -Fi-Hrading Piles in 6 to 14 dun or s-aeney.4muao.ea. ovc j rn.ir.i ..,.- Some people are eon tent to build 'air castles, because they eannot build -joo4eyt maney tnu. are anusepue, toois and restoratiTS and prompt orreetive of all urinary irregnlations. Cabarrus Drug Co.: - V . 'fHad dyspepsia'Sr indigestion for years. No appetite, mai what I did eat distressed ma terribly. " Burdock Blood Bitters eured me." J. H. Wal ker, Sunbnry, Ohio. All draggists. f" ." ' ' ' . It ) an easy matter toaea the good is .-everything 4iea there is enough good in yon.. . . - EDWARD VII, LATE Character Study of the Distinguished Sovereign Who Was Europe's First Diplomat and Head of the Greatest Empire In History of the World. By JAMES A. EDCERTON. P EltllAPS the chief trait of King Edward VII. was tact He was the master of form, of fash ion, of etiquette. He was an embodiment of that much misused word "gentleman," an Incarnation of the conventional and the correct He was high priest of the gospel of cus tom With him courtesy was a fine art and usage was the highest authori ty. While his life knew many scan dals, they were so decorous that they were forgiven. He was the gentleman even in his vices. As Trlnce of Wales his role was a difficult one difficult In the sense that, while he wa"s next to the throne and often called upon to represent the throne, yet he must never overstep the bounds and assume any of the prerogatives of the crown. The universal testimony Is that he was let ter perfect In the role. As king he showed another aspect of the same quality. He was his own foreign min ister, the first diplomat of Europe. Here be was In a larger field of form, the etiquette of nations. It was the one field which by habit and training he was best fitted to till. His nice observance of the proprieties extend ed to Internal affairs. 'While he was king In fact ns well ns name, he never went beyond the close limits that free England had set about his office. To put it in a word, he never made breaks. Despite his punctilious regard for the formalities, It is said that the late THE LATE KINO king personally disliked fuss and feathers. If so he managed to conceal the fact most effectually. He prob ably had more fuss and feathers than any other man on earth, except the kaiser. If he did not enjoy that sort of thing he was both a great martyr and a great actor. It does seem rather amusing tkat modern up to date na tions rig out their kings In plumes and glitter and ribbons like a schoolgirl or a butler, but perhaps it Is no more amusing than the fact that they have kings at all. Maybe the two things go together and are in keeping. But it Is not surprising that the gorge of a fall grown man should rise at It So If Edward'dld not like fnss and feath ers tna fact Is much to his credit ' His Genial Popularity. , Another thing Is to lie said In bis faTor. Aside from his office, he was popular - as a man. This was true when he as Prince of Wales and true when be was king. Jt was fre quently stated that if Great Britain were a republic and plain Albert Ed ward Wettln. offered himself as an In dependent candidate for the presiden cy he would hSTe been elected by an immense majority. . An amusing though BawwiBiiwi?jjm'SiiUji 1,11 mm mm mi mm , mmn. ami i . ;.. wwu.im ' (jrtfvV.$Hft touching illustration of his generatTWr asked the- Duke of 7elIinirton popularity come to uuno. au Aus tralian gentleman was once In London and, observing a carriage -with two mounted policemen In front, asked his own bus driver as to what personage was Inside the-closed carriage,.; ;. "What! Her' was the reply. D6nt cber know? TBat's 'is most gryshnsr "Whatl Tbeklngr - ' " -. . Tubs; that's im, right enaugn.. v . Surprise was expressed that the s" eort was se small, now were these two policemen to protect the king In case of a row? .The driver laughed. . "Why, 'oo's goin' tourt Mm, mlstert There ain't no' one in London 'nd touch 'air of Ms 'ead, 'E's a good bloke, 'e This expressed 'the : feeling of the man in the street,' who in the cue of Hanger would bare feeea hJs soTer- KING OF ENGLAND An Eminently Safe Man With Sound Principles and Attractive Human i Qualities Beloved by the British Masses A States manlike Peacemaker. sign's volunteer bodyguard. It was the conviction that -Edward was "a good bloke," which was felt not only throughout Great Britain and her colo nies, but In practically all lands, that gave him his hold on the heart of the world. His efforts to end the Boor war and magnanimous treatment of the burghers, his friendship for peace nd diplomatic alliances with other Eu ropean nations looking to a prevention of war, his aloofuess from factlonistn and party, his personal leaning toward democracy, also toward advancement and humanitarian measures, his kind ly attitude to Irelnnd ami furtherance of liberal concessions in her behalf, his gentlemanly and considerate bear ing, his exploits as a hunter of big game, his success as a farmer aud raiser of prize stock, his popularity among the tenants on his estates, his social qualities nnd reputation as a good fellow and sport, his model quali ties as a husband and father, his. com mon sense and tactful deportment, the universal good will left htm as a leg acy' by his mother all these, coupled with the fact that he was Bead of the greatest empire in history, combined to give Edward VII. an enviable place In the world's esteem. The World's First Gentleman. He was not a great man perhaps, not a genius In any sense of the word, not a mighty captain, not a reformer or a leader of new departures, but au EDWARD VII. eminently Bafe man, with sound prin ciples, good impulses and attractive human qualities. He will probably not occupy a large place in the world's history, but will be remembered as a likable man in spite of his crown. So long as there must be kings it is a pity there are not more of his type. Perhaps the best thing about him was that be could efface himself, knew his place and kept it, was never afflicted with that disease sometimes observed among rulers a swelled head. He bud enough poise to refrain from making himself a laughingstock. He never took himself too seriously. He was sane, wise and comfortable, an en larged edition of a good nafured Eng lish squire. While he was not a mere figurehead, neither did he make nlm self a nuisance. - He did not meddle with things: that did not concern him, arolded the-ridiculous attitude of -trying to pose-ai a universal overseer. Even before be became king he was generally . acclaimed as the world's Brat gentleman, end It was his per sonal quality quite as muctt" as 'his heirship to the throne that gave Mm this primacy. -' V , . Edward VIL was bora In Bucking ham palace.Nov. Bl 1841. "Is it a of the nurse. ."It's m prince, tout grace," answered ;. the " Indignant .wo man.; It was a distinction that weqld be appreciated by a toady. The world Is thankful for the fact that It was a boy as weir-as a prince end that he grew np to be t msn as well as a king, i In the home circle the future king was called Bertie..' He showed no startling originality either In youth Or afterward, in all bis long life he Said j uouiuuj 'inar ma worm consiaerea worth quoting or remembering. While he bad titles," offices and distinctions by the score,", the only things he ever actually achieved by his own efforts were -the winning of the Derby end tbe many prizes be took for blooded stock reared on bis estate at Sandr1"T- lieasured from the Intellect ...il side, bis lire was sufficiently comioa ..foWii's 11 ' place. Tet he was finely educated, bad ! the most distinguished private tutors : and flnlsbed his university course at , Oxford. He spoke several languages ' with ease and In. his' day wa perhaps the best royal linguist . in Europe. . The gift of many tongues Is a social, ac complishment, and In anything that pertained to social life be was at home. The . first really Important event In Edward's life was his visit to the United States and' Canada in 1800. While In Washington be stayed with President Buchanan at the White House. On-a visit to Mount Vernon he planted a chestnut tree by the side of the grave of Washington,. -the man who had whipped the prince's royal ancestor, George III. There Is evi dence that Albert Edward did not care much for King George, however, since he was Inordinately fond of Thackeray, who lnshed the four Georges with a whip as cutting as that of Junius. It la not on record that this trip to the United States had anything tflo with Queen Victoria's" friendship or the north during the civil war, yet it Is by no means Impossible that her mind was unconsciously Influenced by talks with her eldest son and prospective successor. The very fact that be had been here and knew the situation at first hand would cause her to seek light from him. Americans may there fore owe the dead king more than they know. Loyal to His Friends. One of the most admirable traits of the king was bis, loyalty to bis friends. It mattered not what fate overtook them, his hand was open to them still. There is the well known case of the officer in the Boer war who came home practically disgraced, but who found no change In his former crony and then royal master. As Prince of Wales Edward bad not access to state se crets, but this was' more than made up to b!m by his freedom to form friendships with leading men all over Europe. One of the strangest and closest of these associations was with Gambetta, the republican leader of France. It was one of the most con spicuous intimacies of the prince's life, but was by no means the only Indica tion of bis liberal tendencies. There must have been a peculiar charm about the person and manners of this king that gave him such sus tained popularity throughout life, a popularity that euabled him to set the fashions for the English speaking world. So universal was the liking for hlni that even the scandals blasoned abroad were unable to shake It To day about all the world remembers of the most notorious one of these epi sodes Is the phrase coined concerning his efforts to protect the name of a woman, "He perjured himself like a gentleman." Another charming trait of his char acter was his loyalty to bis mother. Before bis accession he uniformly for bade the drinking of his health stand ing, remarking that he was only a subject. He went often to the theater, but refused to have his coming or go ing noticed or announced. He also in sisted on paying for his boxes and or dered that If he were late the play should not wait for him. The same tbouglrtfulness for others was shown In other ways. Lord Savlle, who often entertained the king, was once asked about his royal guest "My dear sir," he replied, "you would never know that he Is other than an ordinary guest He has the utmost consideration for every one, down to the servants, and nothing an noys him more than to think he has put any one out of the way. He falls in with any suggestions made for his entertainment, and I have In my time had many guests who occasioned me considerably more trouble." His Marriage a love Match. The marriage of the Prince of Wales to Alexandra of Denmark was due to a love match. One of the incidents still remembered was the presentation of a ring to the bride, the setting of Which was made of precious stones whose Initial letters spelled tils home name, "Bertie." 'They were a beryl, a,n emerald, a ruby, a turquoise, a Ja cinth and a second emerald. In bis public treatment of his wife, and sons the king always showed the same nice observance of the. proprieties and-con-ventions that marked all the other -affairs of his life. ; . : -v V That this .courtesy was -natural and not assumed: Is ; revealed by an old story of a fire and. a reporter. The Prince of Wales one day . went to a Are with the Duke of Sutherland.' Want ing to know the derails, he asked them of a newspaper man. j At tbe end of the interview be banded the scribe a cigar. - Tearing a- sheet out of bis note book, the reporter carefully wrapped this up and put it in bis pocket "Don't you smoke f. asked the prince. "Ob. yea, your royal, highness," .answered the reporter, -"but I am not likely ever to get another cigar from the Prince of Wales.' .The prince laughed and, once more producing bis cigar case, . Mid. "You had betterc have another ene this time to smoke." v v 1 -:-: King- Edward' was abcer, Ave feet eight inches fall and weighed in tbe neighborhood of 20Q pounds. He -was not especially devoted to athletics ot exercise, but did. more or less bunting and spent as much time as possible on bis. farm at Sandrlnghanw.He was an Inveterate smoker, wss fnd of mid- night dinners and liked the pleasures ura couuons vi uls.. In the field of statesmanship bis most conspicuous activity was In the line of composing difficulties. .Be was ever patching up quarrels among bls friends and after he came to the throne fenletged his pacific efforts to the courts ot Europe. In future, there fore, be will probably be best remem bered as the peacemaker. Absolaieljr, Roys! Daktna Powder m . liesiSihfatnssa 4 of the Thsro la Only One That la .1 ;--t:: V.-Vfl i .axative Bsomo Quinine USED THE mRLD OVER TO OUR A CO UO IN ONE OAT.' Always remember the full name. for this signature on every hex. 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