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It 1 ' t ' OEABLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, FEBRUARY 18, 1006 it y- AYOfeK'OF'flEflBET SERVICE lXJLLOWSVILPOERS I4U5 FATE HoV Chief WHWC Mm' Aliont - Their Work nd Why the Pth of - ti e CmnV"-Wtrr ta n.H.rd Ito.rt , to Trtvt4V Dk-es In Making Money Have Made Counterfeiters' !::.. U'ork Unprofitable. - Correspondence of The Observer. . Washington. V. C Feb. 23-The path - , ot the couterfelter Is hard. His Kmj tnay be fascinating while his ehrew1 and during ojterations go on unnetert- 4, but the hand of retributive juslltr " deal- to him an awful fate when th ' searchlight of the Seoret Service . thrown upon his treacherous method. ' The persistent oiteratlons of thl par- ticular class of criminals H ihieflv r - iponslple for milking the l'nite.1 St.ne t Secret Serlie one of the inM' nuely devlsrd svhlems in the wnhl s. - thoroughly euulirped had it he. o.n . and so extenMve in it mope it Hfin.it Alone as a model foi hh1iimiI. nuth Jswds and effect I venew. , ComparHtlel few pf t m.iis i . ..gnlye ' itf ' the great value of tlic Secret m-m i -;fel Bvtem as it l now orcaiil.-l .m-l 3 '-operated. It Ih one of the ul .-opt. ' 1 in the government ma him-tv . nuiu- - :''erfeitlng is an Interesting hram-h f 'criminology, and from its larry some V-vK vt Ihe most cleverly .-onreived ! dastartil pl..it in histn.j lnv Let ii r.-V'iutarthd. Thev are Iiioiik'oi to light ?i;-' y the alert and keen 'v.d let-.-tl ,j, 'V, Whoe heroic work is seldom Known ;'"V? "outside the innr nmriH of tht- St - " ret KervN-e Huivau mm. The Secret sen tee no. an old 1 " chlirein In n on " "" ' etwf of oilier bureaus, lis glowing , ImpoiUlne how ".ii N shiwn iciuu oak a..h in iirriiis war. when Coti- "mf: res votes it i'rteral appropriations. iff-' 'fhf appropriations made for .lie m.iln-tCT-nce of this buresiu are iikk'o ,m-tl-i'Pibly for tho j iifwose of protecthu the Oovernnien! from losses liy eoun frfelting. Tills, however, could not U e said to have been Ihe original purpose of lis rganl.iition. Countcr- - " felling money is an old uffinise. but V ' dn.l not even seem to have boi-unie so v widespread until after 'he eivll war. V "When the (Im.-i nmeiu hei;,i issuing juper mone. States and iminii-tpjtli- t y t f prior to that time ".' dealt with the offense under local siatiJes. end 1 l'Ot unli! ISt.H. when the crime war ' VHerly widening in its dangerous pro- jiortiotir, did a lill appropriating 110. 100 f r Its suppression pass both liouses of Congress This sum was ex- , punlcd under the direction of the Sec rflary of (he Treasury, who paid the money out in private rewards to priv , ;te detectives, municipal officers and ilhr,r Instrumental in the (iiiture and ;l nlshrnfiit of hogi's nionev-maUers. '.nigress appropriated JPtCOnO In 1804 for iitaugratlng a methodical system for running down inveterate eoiinter- fellers. 1'pon the of the Treas ury w-as placed the supervision of this ivork. When John Sherman came Into office as the Se, retary of I he Treasury , lie favored the organization or a sep- W(n HPnt,,lu.e waH passed on Jacobs urate bureau for .-becking 'be output (U (,(v ..om,,,, wun: -,t was ten of spurious ciii'i-ucv. millions or ten years, and we took OPKHATK N TDK Ql'lKT. , t Bllmh(-rs chance." The general public never becomes' All the men associated with Jacobs aware of the peisoinud and method ofiaie serving out their time In liltTerent ' cpeialions of lh Secret Service, and I eastern prisons, including a l'niled all information of u h h i h.iracler I Stutes attorney who tried to bribe a is can.fully withlieid, and iT it I ven out ' Secret Service operative to let the et all. Is censored with the itreatest i prisoners go. In the case referred degree of scrutiny. The different See-1 1.1. the Secret Service man's fearless ret Service districts throuxnout the'ness and honesty of purpose was fnited States and the nun at their ! rewarded by the Chief Executive later liead is a prof u nd secret nod Is nev- er given publicity, except Intt It be a case of arrest of some dai-ing counter feiter coming under Ihe eyes of a ketn-wltted reporter In which event the matter Is published In the news Its pers. An Interesting person Is it t the head f.f the Secret Service In this country. , He is John B. Wllkle. Me Is not onlv th horn detective that he looks, hut lie Is a systematic organizer and a : of the best and most aristocratic ram thorough discpllnartan. His memory j Hies in the country who at some time of men and events of the least lm- engaged In this crime, but who finally portance Is most remarkable. Once he; Tell Into Ihe direful ditch of humllla ees or meets a man. he never forgets1 lion and disgrace and are serving time him. Chief Wllkle has mainiKcd Ihe Secret Service since lv.i.1. when he was appointed by President MrKlnley to succeed Chief Hazen. He biur.in his '4reer on one of the large Chiciign dallies as police court reporter. The field was Ideal for a thorough study of human nature and Its onesldoduess and John K. Wllkle was the man to grasp the opportunity He lurv a won derful nose for criminal Invest I km t Ion. afld In the detection of counterfeit money Is ieg.irde.1 as one ol the b'-st experts In the fulled Stales Mr. Wllkle has an able assWlent In M' W. H. Moran. who has been in the1 Service for many years, and lo whom : Is referred all money tihoiu which here Is tin- slightest duubt of It genuineness ; 'Tin- l'niled stolen la divided tnl.i thirty Secret Service districts Kach one of these ilist.lctw Is in charge of nil operative who U' tion as manv assist ii s ai- tne sei-v let- iteuiands When - oUutctrcttihK "iiei.tt Ions are in progress and tin a. tivilies of ihe sil VDlton liematid art eulaige.l for-, e. re tUlilioli I- m.idi- t.p- .ol.lll loll ll de tectives from vaii.iiix dlslrlciN. aid thev are ,,-nleied io ihe (., ,,Ver whlch hangr Mipi. Ion Th. "p'rMiive In en. 1 1 disirh i m-miIh i. ihe limeau in Wiishingion .1 n-port '.ivciinn ,,p. eratlon-.'for nn i n hours. TALKS i if INTKJi'.ri: Tales of Intrigue and cspioirtgc. and etorles vh.i arc faKclnatlng In the xtreme are ..ven iuio itn-se n pio is. ' Til.se repolln al- 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 e , I !h the Hn-alest care hv I lie half n dozen iletks In the office of Ihe Hni. in In the TrcHctiry I tip;, 1 1 ,,c nt . The et tilion system ot im i im im in x Is In Vogue as uell as i In , ,T , Bysl. ni 'I he two are absolutelv i.,ire, cuuti- In "Very detail So complete are Ihey I hat ultnoin I lie name of : the criminal. hl name and reioni ,.u, be obtained if I In- nieawiiri-meiits hp forw -tinted. A Visit to i h ap.ufnienlv oi . upicd by Chief Wilkie ami his uxHistants pre sents to Ihe eye an lnerestlnK scene. JtSIiglng on the w ;. IIh are the iihoto- graphs of evety known counterfeiter 111 this country lasslfl.il In a revolv- 1 parinient. e Ing case. Arnang the.. thousands of; .More than a million J-ceht pieces' Jtlctures ar.' th'- fa.es uf some of the 'were sorted out In the sub-Treasury most daring i1es rad' the world has ever known, who were finally captured and brought to ihe h.u- ,,r lusUce in rough ute am of tho secret ..rvlce . Among the faces which reel the eye t i- " mr nui oriiwn coutiicii.in. c. B nf TVUIItun K. lirockawaj, li,e vetet u. ' Y 4 ot sll counterfeiters, who was fX Just re-enily released from the Tren--r ' ton, N. J prison after wi vIhk a lout; ;j;nnc; Kml,"e Xlnger, the noled . ' penman, who could Hthogrsph a hunk j : lot almost beyond the detection ' Prt, and Taylor and I'redell, , - who, next, to Brorkaway. huld the , i Cleverest counterfeiting record In th r', f. country's history. The wall and racks f are ftUed with hundreds of others who '-have at some t.iJii irttn lm,. i, o-ra vi iir iaw. Among them are 1 found many desperate charac Lis . s:mhumMtVnknimyfI M! ciuicnes or the law. MHiimii nit who tire name ease they would employ in muk Ing paper trill or a silver coin. tA ;noted coi'ntkhfkitkkh. - On of the must noted rases of coun terfeiting that ever occured in this untr,wft that of Kendlg and J fob, Kor a long period the two men jtucceeded In counterfeiting revenue tamps. William Kendlg was a prc jcrous tobacco manufacturer In ' '", Pa.,-and in the same' town wag Wf.natn Jacobs, both men highly re f pected tut jtbeir- feuelness abiUty and et&ndlnr a citizens. Both reaiuea that a fortune could be realised " counterfeiting Internal revenue stamp They employed Predell and Taylor, of Philadelphia, two : young engraver to do their work. The counterfeit J"- ued front their establishment were so perfect that the . ordinary buslnese man was unable to detect Its spurious qualities and for a long time the scheme was carried on with puatllng audacity, baffling the officials of the Internal revenue service. It 1s stated that these criminals realised over200, 000 through their methods before be ing detected Seeing tneir success m this undertaking they at once com- monced the counteneuin- 01 mrm-,. h.k. The hills were Issued In large dpnoiT.lna t ions and the- gang engaged in the enterprise were formerly men f unquestionable integrity In their com munity. The secret service placed de tectives on the trail. They followed the scent and discovered their men " ' working out their dastardly scnemea just In the niche of time, for had H continued longer the country would ' have bee,. Hood.d with millions of dol- I lars of counterfeit money. The story , of Ihe detection and the capture of these noted criminals Is an Interesting one. During the latter part of 1898 there appeared in circulation a 1100 certifi cate and also a tM certificate. These bills had passed through banks In Philadelphia and were not detected un til thev reached the Treasury Depart ment In Washington. Then the sec ret serviie got In its work. It secured a list of ongriivers In every city In the country and made an investigation us to what each one was doing. The investigation revealed the fact tht habits .,f I'redell and Taylor nan suu denlv changed and they were at once in possession of plenty of money, the source of their wealth remaining foi awhile a matter of conjecture. 1-or three months the siiiveilance of the detectives and secret service sleuths was of no avail. One day. however, Tavlor and Predell look a train for l,ancaster. The sleuths were quickly on the trail. They followed the men to Jacobs' house where a conference was held The visit of the two men to Jacobs' residence proved somewhat of a puzzle, as Jacobs had always borne l ly reputation of an honorable and highly respected citizen. Jacobs was a respected business man in the community, but the sleuths asked themselves what v.as he doing confer liiiK wkth 'tin lie two young fellows, about whose conduct there hung an overs ha .lowing suspicion. Chief Wllkle got In some brUllant work at this Juncture. He had a friend In Chicago, a wholesale tobac co dealer. He wrote this friend ask ltiK that several different brands of cigars be sent him immediately. The Chief learned that these brands were the product nf Jacobs. Upon the ar rival of thu cigars from Chicago an examination revealed the startling fact that the stamps upon the boxes were spurious. The first clue to the ( t.onHprat(,rs' were Jailed was then made plain ami , by being appointed to high otTlclal po tlt 'on. Not only are revenue stamps coun terfeited, but the postage stamps to the a mount of several thousands of dollars have been engraved and sold sharps. These, however, are more quickly detected and gathered In by Ihe quick wilted sleuths of the bu reau. The records of the bureau will show, it Is staled Ihe names of sons mm In the Federal prisons. Int. resting is lite revelation made that a grest majority of the counter feiters arrested in this country prove to be foreigners. Hermans, French men, Aitslrlans, Italians, and. In fact, representatives of every nationality on the globe are Included In the list. If Is said of the Italians that Ihey make ii i u . 1 1 1 1 v of good money and follow It up with a larger amount of bad monev In I his the unsuspecting victim dis covers bis loss too late. The average Italian makes a desperate fight when n i r ested, and will use the dagger or stllletto readily. IIKATIIKN CIIINKE" HI'SY The seemingly dull und lint less ' Heathen i 'hi nee" Is said to he one of the cleverest artisans In the work of converting MexicRii sliver dollars, I worth iH cents. Into a good dollar ol j nor mniirk' 'Phltt f imPHrfl f.i tin ve ' been profitable, as large sums of coim teifelt of excellent quality have been brought Into the fnited Slates from the Philippines and dumped off in Cali fornia Another veiy clever deception In conn lerf ell lug Is "raised hills." The work orinecleil with the making oi raised bills Is very skillful and le . . Ives I r i it 1 1 close und discriminating i.liKer v ri s. In some Instances the bill is uplli In half and In no way altered, and In others very adroitly raised from Jl ot 10 and successfully bunded The statement has been made that a i one Mine and another counterfeit -dull, us and half-dollars have lieeti 'br.r.iK'bt into the l'nted Slates in K i .a I i inanities. In some cases the . .mulct fell of this Mexican money Is not dele ted until ll reaches the Trea sury I tcparlment and conies la-fore t lie ey. s .if tile expert ( 'oil ll terfel t bills i nf .11 dcriuiiiliiiit Inns ',, $10 and $.'0 ihe nest i.erfeel specimens ever seen' by the ( Inyerniiicni . have passed' ilii.'UKli the national banks all over ' ihe ciiiiiilrv. Its spurious tiualily es- ciping the notice of Ihe cashiers and' presidents, it i nt ate undetected until I th.-y reach the experienced eve of the: j women detectives In the Treusury le- New York lust your .Sevcntl women i are employed In New York, as well 1 as the other subt reamirle:, vv hose sole , duty it is to count and assort pennies Kach counter by an aversgn record. -in assort 60.000 a day, und in the act r co.mtliiK them thousands or bad ones arc thrown out dally. I'lTS HIM OITT fK Ht'HI KrfH. The development of modem process es of photo-lithography, photo-urn vure : und etching has revolut Ionised the note . oinilerfell Ing Industry, and dar ing machinations of the counterfeiter und bis confederates of a few years UK", h.-.s now been reduced : mini- . ilium. Hecret Hervles official adml. thai these modern processes will ulll- I finitely become so perfect that the , . . . . - l "rim" "f , ""e'feltlng In any form will W well nigh Imprat tlcable. The! otwratiMiis of the Hecret Cervlce men are i onflned by law to the suppression of counterfeiting and the Investigation of back pay and bounty eases. B Strict letier of (he luw this Is all that Is expected of the Hecret Kervlce, That the law muy not openly be violated, however, the Mcrt tkurvkie oprrstors assigned to do other work' are practi cally taken off the Hecret Service rolls, and- the department employing them la required -to pay thirir salary and eg. pensee, , A I! the departments at Wash Inglott now recognise tne special 0t -. , ' ness "and 'exceptional skill of tn Be-' eret Service detective ana xouow m custom v of making 'requisition upon the bureau when they, ara wanted, . r The Department' of iustke has used a great number of the -onr4tors in the- last few years in tracln flown different kinds of conspiracies. The Posoffice Department now has Its own system of Inspectors who investi gate the violations of the postal laws. The plan of pitting specialist agamst specialist or "Greek against Greek" Is an admirable one and In the course of time, It Is predicted by the govern ment officials, this will become so gen eral that the government will build up great criminal bureau, one mat will - . supply officers for the Investigation of any crime. W. J. SHOWALTER OBSERVATIONS. Written fnr The Observer. All millionaires haven t got the in- .,l, .wHf to the con-i '."" vr - - tiary. , The suspicious ma n t un less that , .his business, should himself be sus-, picioned. , .rw aL nr.iMi.i imiiu sorrowrul attitude, ana a gioom-sei- with a grain of salt and at third (lP(J ()Ver tne p)oUg audience. While hand with a spoonful. tearg t.naged themselves down his Ro lfs queer how the "hayseed un-imilll noBe ne declared that the Sun ports the ponderous earth. day school, which had been the apple If a man is slow a girl will soon find ; of nlg eye and tne Joy ot nl8 heart, it out. , must go out of business. It must be force of habit that makes -Tno fact ia bretherlng," he declar a woman kiss her deadliest foe. ' ed. "me an' all my folks Is got the t'eopte are Dy ineir aiiecinnm u mrj i are by other vaiuaDies; iney uimi "Like the wind that bloweth whar It like to let them out unless they areillRU,tn we t.a.t tel, whence it cometh returned. nor whither it goeth. An', bretherlng, Some enterprising printer ought to, the more you trj to doctor It the wuss Invent a period and comma that could ; )t w'e've tried brimstone, hog be written. ard, red percipltate, but each holds 1 ti.a lu tint uIul'iivh found. In the vine v. i rnffia aon c covered cottage. : ,or, an he charged me two dollars for It s funny that when a man wants ; telling me I needed soap wuss than ' to get up in the world he has to dig'anvthing else Bretherlng. you all I dow u ' know me to be a man of regular hab- ! Some ieople rise early In the morn- its. Four limes everv summer 1 go in ! Ing the econd day In boasting of It. swlmmin', an' if that ain't tryln' to j It. mix cleanliness and godliness, your The man who believes in nothing Isf,,,., pPter don., knf)W wnat l8. rA apt to have something taught him. like to hear from others." Where one person finds a dollar arc- Here a red-eyed, tallow-faced, ex-I other is sure to l.tok in the same place ' blockader. who had been "called" to for more. exhort, rose, blew his nose, wiped" It ! laziness Is sometimes taken for that ,,n his coat-sleeve, and also struck an rare virtue-patience. attitude. He said that "each" was a ; At any rate the more irons a man judgment the Lord sent upon the dls- has In the fire the less Is he liable Obedient children of men on account to ennui. of being puffed-up. unseemly. Here- j Somehow or other the most of the up0n Uncle Peter rose with flashing Jokesmlths manage to get blood out of ' eves, and his Iron-gniv mane stand- . a turnip. ' Ing up like the fretful quills of the j It is hard to get a man to admit porcupine. He declared that he was 62 that he's afraid of anything when, he years old, had fit into the war, and is In the presence of his best girl. never had itch before. That if it was j The man who despises the sight of a Judgbent the red-nosed, red-eyed. ! a notice uniform should have one con- tnllriw-faceri hod v-ann teher. who had! ,..v ... ..... 'j'' - .- - stantly near him. A glib tongue ought to be harnessed by Its owner and put to some use. An Immature mind Is fond of bom- bast. The man who rests on his hands will find It comfortable sleeping. Tl. , ,1... ..... ,., n mnn i lir i canuil .link nr i uniiiir n iiian with wheels In his head in Ihe asylum is probabl v because we don't want hi-n to roll around too much. Most of us who are tediously care- fit! hit ant to relax at the wrong mo- ment sometimes. The man who is patient with a mule ought to make a model husband. The roriHefiuence wnuld be amiiRlng. to say the least, If we all went early matter, anyway, as it caused people to to avoid the rush. ' want good roads, and some even ap- There wouldn't be so much kicking posed dogs and preferred sheep. aK.-tiriHt certain church singers If they That they had decided, by a rising would carry the same tune that the vote, that dogs, bad roads and ignor cholr Is trying to slug. , ance were better than itch, sheep, good A man ought to he sure that he's not ; roads and education. The teacher ar talklng to himself when he feels called gued that a certain amount of scratch to perform a piece of work. Ing was promotive of health and When a man climbs on the "water energy. The committee admitted this, wagon" he will usually find himself , but said that with an average of ten among decent passengers. : doirs to the. family the fleas would A person Is never so happy as when furnish all the scratching necessary. sound asleep. The contentment that comes with the pipe and mug Is not of a sound, i-ty. MY WIFE. Trord y. dusky, v Iv d, true. With ..yes nf K"ld and In :i ttihlc dew, HI. el tin" und blue HtralKhl, The Krent Artificer Mode my fate. Il.inor, nner. valor, tire: A love that life could nc -r tire, li.-ath .iiench. or cv Jl stir-. The 1 1 1 i k 1 1 ' Musli r liave to her. Teacher, tender, comrade, wife. A fell.iw-fnrer true throiinh life, Heart-whole and soul-free, The n uK-tlut Father (iave to Hie, IIOBKUT I.Ol'lS 8TKVKNHOJN. in. iw oTiiovn Mirtnrr'i wra Many people suffer for years from rheu- malic pains, and prefer to .In ho rather .... 1 ii..; ii.. Irian tase inc ikiioilK mumucui.-i uiuauy ,. k. ii.... i,,.n,i.r n,.i Klk.'ll HM I llT-ll lll, l ir.ni, nii"nn,K tlicv .,. ilck relief from pain may I.- had simply by applying t iiHiniieriiiin s r-ntn mom mid without taking any medicine in- ternally. for stile By It. it. joroan Co. The New . vi . . i Mm IIV - trOBB'-OKifOHN CBACKEB QXW1 TBKADS OX OTHER'S HEELS The fieB-Yer ftcli jDrmoralisefl ' Sabbath and Two PubUe ek-hools Committee flavors Ig, Bad Roads . , and Ignorance In PreferenceEda-. cation and Religion Two . Things Not Regulated by the law of Sup ply and Demand. To the Editor of Tho Observer; J; i It stJII seems that one woe treadeth upon the heels of another. v Bad colds and quitting tobacco are, hardships In their way, but another Richmond Is in the field, whose march Is as Irresilble as the steady tramp of the potato bug. This Is seven-year Itch. It has chased an evergreen Sun day school into winter quarters and I demoralised two public schools. The u ui h- nrs Hkn the " "Z. preen Day tree,, ana juvenuw galed with stories of Jonah, Daniel, avM sotomon and other ancient , orlhle8- But one no)y Sabbath day tne ancient superintendent struck a Pat.n mi i. i VVCTUl. l. . 1 IV " l ci e-e k just occupied the floor, was a living and peripatetic witness, for he had proven his being 21 years of age, the first vote he cast, by proving he had been a victim of "seven-year-each." three times. This brought on hostilities, and numiK iiit-ii iinu nik- i, iwiiifai.ciiiK,: HtrmiR men held tne two comoatants apart; while the women and children I hurried home. The next day the bearded and long- green tobacco-chewing sc hool commit- lee called on the young school marm. She was informed that "each" had laid its blighting touch on their commu - tifly. and school must be suspended. That "book learning" was The committee had their own way, ' and the school was closed, indefinitely. - i f)n the line or scnoots, it Decomes more 'and more evident that education and I religion are two things not regulated by supply and demand. The less of either people have, the less they want. Ten years ago the school lasted three months. All the ancient wiseacres de- cl.ired that was enough, as it was all they couid spare their "chaps." Now. the schools lust four months. and the same gang thinks they could not end another day. ui.jtliti,.o Imwever nrove that In progressive counties like Mecklenburg. Injrhnm, Wake, etc., they have from seven to nine months, do better farm ing, pay teachers better salaries, 'and more general prosperity prevails. Also, thai tho rnndH are better and neonle ' ate nroud .f -" - ' - vlde"rice of pro- 1 f.rV'' and civilization. lllzation. in uieveiann miim-ic" " " .ni a. Ii lu nn I r urhrwvl tnrhfkrfl 1n and other IIHi'KW M tin ' ruvuiir., c ...... rti anmiithinrr la HICriCkLf llininiin.. v" ri.m. ." . ' dolie of course some improvement . , made, and for It the school ; . . -. ,hQv Howover '7"" n the tTUSSf.l Ml lllil),"!. I'l n IkWlWll"; 1 kM- i Keely Leader for Spring, Five sizes and lenpths in stock and mail orders will be filled same day received. Keely . Kff ;...... .r.-j' credit That doesn't matter, though. ef we get .results. Some 01 us remem ber when a man who has tha sand to say that schools should be longer, that a tax should be "voted, and teachers paid ' living , remunedation; .ra re garded as a crank and a busybodys especially If lie let the water In on some snivelling - sky-pilot,. But some of the same hot ; and cold blowing "statesmen" now see that the teacher Is a hard-worked, poorly-paid . mor tal,'' and schools should be longer,, In ten more years, the ; same. gang are liable to take a stand for good roads. By that time all the counties near us will have them, and these d d dema gogues will Jump and pose as pioneers. At present the roads In Cleveland county, generally speaking, are well night Impassible. But all the selfish cusses who Inherited the land on either side of them, raise a row If anybody suggests putting a road In the right place. Because they lacked energy to leave here, these back number hill billies have stayed where they were born till progressive men made ad vances on educational, agricultural and other progressive lines; till their land has been enhanced In value. They have been "agin" every Improve ment, but when an Improvement was potent to all and here to stay, they have unblushlngly swore they were originators and promoters. Then the peanut politician has been a harper on the, "me too," string. Now the same class of men who boldly blazed the way for every im provement ever made, want the roads built and graded In the proper place. The barnacle-like foe of progress is "again" it, and the cringing and sea vile peanut politician is likewise agin" it, till the "people get reaay " . . U- for It." it win oe reniem. every man who ever hud a gooa mea, was given to waiting tM he was tne pet of the groundlings. C'ohimbus wm a case in point. Every sKy-piiot inai wore a short coat and a hlgn iiat. said the world was flat and ationarj The inventor of the steam engine, the steam boat, the McCormlcK reaPer- and aobut everything else wortn nav- ing. were opposed by the rlff-rafr. To curry favor with the reuben and the hill-billie, a man must be agin taxation. No matter how good the re- turn nor how beneflcient the measure. he must be like Dr. Mclvers man D the show man's snake. The old ret- low killed every snake he saw, ana regarded the same as an injunction or Scripture. On seeing the pet anaconda, he got a pole and laid him out. The showman said: wny aia you kill my snake? He cost me 1'y. "It don t matter lr he cost 1U,W)U. said Uncle Rube. "I kills 'em wherever I finds 'em. be O -. ' i some very learned men are fight- ing good roads, on the ground that it ; has been a failure In Meckienuurg. Kvervbodv that has brains enough to grease a gimtei iiu nwi , i " f 1,1 ' C: J , . , , , . prouaer oi m "'" Vi,- ! Let all opponents of good roads take notice that we are In lor four year as during the war. till we get good ! roads. CORN LKALHtK. ' 1 It Is somewhat consoling to remeniDer ; ! that the earthly- tax m" "nd ' It Is somewhat consoling: to remember smanlrficult to prove his title to a mansion hit i iriA eanniv lax auuKtr niuy mm in the skleB. Don't forget that a flatterer always has ax to grind' OPEN THE DOOR. British Weekly. Open the door, let in the air; The winds are sweet and the flowers are fair, ' Joy- Is abroad in the world to-day; If our door Is wide it may come this way, 1 Open the door ! , Open je domr,', fL evei one" ' H h ,, made of the raindrops gold and I ' gems, He may change your fears to diadems. Open the door. j : r. . , . ,h ,.,. ... ,,, j Ht'r(nK pure thoughts which will banish; gjn; They will grow and bloom with grace! ! divine Ai.d their fn.lt : shall be sweeter than, thnl oneti the door j i Open the door of the heart: let In nvnmnthv sweet for stranger and kin. I It Wilt niase trie nan wi iiic iit-nii o'i fair ! That unuels may enter unaware. Open the door ! Agonizing Burns are instantly relieved, and perfectly healed, by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. j p THvnnhark. Jr.. or iNorroiK, va.. ,ritoi- Writes. v.' ' - " " I burnt my knee dreadfully; . t,loroH nil nvr ' that it bllsterea an over. 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 18, 1906, edition 1
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