I r ' f f . . : : . :
i
(i t C T1
pakdoxino rr.
C:. inters ;riiwd the Vllot Mountain
lotion :.:; Company and tho I'ain-lic-o
lu iulriU Company Many
lire Throughout fctto4iovernor
Glenn ltctuni 1'Vom Wilmington
- Superintendent of lubllo Instruction
1'kwM-d Wlttj Report 1oiu Colum
bus and the Great IncMwo In Free
Libraries and Rural FubUo Schools
Trustees Elected' for lilt Caro
lina Teachert' Training School
Iter. G. V. Blanrhard Will Assume
Uiorge Biblical Recorder May 1. '
, , ' .;',; " ' Observer Buresu,
' Ly The Hollaman Building. "
;.s.. . Raleigh,' March 2.
' Governor Glenn . calls the council
1 of State to meet : to-morrow morn
ing to hear argument lor and against
pardoning the White brothers ot Ca
borrus. Attorney's and citiaens are
already' her, for both sides. Several
Rowan men came this afternoon and
ear they will fight against .pardoning,
to the lat , .
A charter la granted the Pilot
Mountain Cotton Mllla Company, of
1 that town to spin and weave, capi
tal stock $100,000. Lee H. Battle, of
Greensboro, and F. H. Chamberlain,
Pilot Mountain, being the chief stock-
holders.
- Charters are granted .the Pamlico
- Chemical Company at Washington,
capital $115,000, to make fertilizer,
R. R. Fleming and others stock
holders. To-day trains resumed their run
, across th long trestle between More
bad City and Beaufort, a draw hav-
Ing given way and fallen Into the
stream 10 days ago because of the
breaking of a bolt
The Fireman's Insurance Company,
of Newark, N. J., filed its papers to
day, asking admission to this State,
April 1. and will be licensed.
Insurance Commissioner Young
says many fires are now occurlng in
the State, but no large ones. At
Dunn a trial Is in progress of two
whits men, charged with burning a
stors over 2 years ago, evidence
against them having "recently been
worked out At Wilson to-day a
negro was arrested on the charge of
burning a barn. These cases are be-
.' ing pushed by Deputy Commissioner
Scott
GOVERNOR GLENN RETURNS.
Governor Glenn, who returned from
his trip to Wilmington and Char
lotte yesterday, was a delighted spec
tator at the Cornell-A. Sc. M. baseball
gains yesterday afternoon. He is a
devotee sf that sport. With him was
Btate Auditor Dixon and a number
of the other State officials.
The Stats Superintendent of Pub
lic' Instruotlon is very much pleased
at a, report made by county superin
tendent F. P. Wooten, or Columbus,
telling of educational progress there.
, The school district of Bolton voted
solidly for local taxutlon. There will
, be another election at Arteslo, which
la certain to be carried and t other
elections are ordered in school du
trtcts which are 'also safe. There are
plans for 7 new school buildings.
The Superintendent huh speaking
about great increase in the number of
free libraries and rural public
schools and said that Wilkes county
led with ti, of which It took 4 4 tnit
year; Wayne being next with 61, of
which i'S were Uiittn this year.
Wake took 17 this year, 13 of these
being under the special provision of
' law whicn allow counties, at the close
of the fiscal year to take as many ot
these as they feel able, to, In order to
use up the appropriations. Bun
combe has 21 libraries, and Mecklen
burg 18, the lutter county having
tftK.cn noue this year. Every county
In the btate now has libraries and the
total number lias reached the high
figure of l.t'ii, the number of volumes
being l8,4u, and the cunt 1152,382.
Secretary liruncr, ot tnu Agricul
tural department, who Is acting
btate Labor Coinmlsaloner, bus a
very interesting letter from Mr. Ed
ward Bailey, who is his representa
tive at iuuiliui tfli, Scotland. It Is
Mr. Bailey who nus sent over a num
ber of Scotch boys and a lot more of
tucsu tine yuungMltra urc yet to comu.
TRUSTEES ELECTED.
The State Board of Education to
day elected the following trustees of
the newly-creuted Eaot Carollnu
Teachers' Training School, which has
Hot yet been located. Thumas J. Jar
vis, Greenville; J. B. Leigh, ElUub th
City; C. W. Vinton. Scotland Neck;
Y. T. Ormand, Klnslon; John C.
Parker, Trenton; J. it. Bannermun,
Bannerman; Ira T. Turlington. Smith
fleld; T. II Buttle. Hocky Mount. J. O.
Karr. Wilmington. Then are to
serve 2, 4 and 8 ymirs, n-HpectlvHy.
The Corporation CommlMalon calls
on the Stato "iivlnc and private
banks for a gtatnient up to the clone
of bunttK'M March 22.
Your correspondent paid n visit to
the office of Th" lilhlli it licordr to
day and found Itev (3. W lli:inhiirl
there, who In to take chaw May I.
when Editor J. W. Jlullcy will rt-tlre
and will begin the study of law,
hoping to get llcnn next Hprlng. us
he has ben studying f ir mmp tim
He ha 2 ngag mentH to tipiak In
May one rm the 10th before tho
Southern Haptlct c nvnt)'n, thr oth
er on th- 2ith at l.nulsvlllo. the bac
calaureate artrtre tiif ire the South
ern Theological Kcmlnnry
Governor Glenn left for Dunn lute
this afternoon Me will peak there
to-night and rnturna arly In the
morning
No opinions were filed by Supreme
Court to-day.
MR. J. II. HOLLAND AKIt I;N'I71.
Charged With Burning More to Ob.
tain Insurance Money To Atli-nd
Dltri1 Conference Burglar at
Work.
Pjeln to Thfl Observer.
Dunn, March 26 Mr J B. Hoi
land, sn ex-revenu eollnetor iind ivm-
, . fnuuuoner, was Arraigned
before the
court to-rtsy, charged with having
burned his storn at Turlington niout
.., t years ago. He. wa merchandising
; and the charge U (he burned It for ths
- Insurance, which wns llO.OOO. Mr.
Holland Is a farmer iind u prominent
'Republican He was n candidate for
the posloffW. against Mr A II Wi.
V eon last year. Ho ha held svernl
' good 'positions wlrh his pnrty It Is
eaJ4 thathl son-in-law, Mr John W.
Atkln, fell out with him end has mad.
these complaints and rauaed the ln-
surancs comrnHwrioner to have the ln
. , vestlgatlon. Alkln has been in the
courts and eerved a term on tha coun
, If roads of Wake.
, V Iter, J. A. Lee and Congreaman H.
: ' h. Godwin left Monday for JonelHro
' ' io attend the District Conference,
"..! , which convenes on Tuesday and holds
till Friday.
' ; Monday night thieve broke In the
't' itore of the Hand Company and took
";'f several guns and other goods. No clue
to the guilty p riles,
FOOD COMMIKSIONEH'B REPORT.
The Minnesota Dairy and Food Com.
, mission's analysis shows that Kannody't
, J atl llonsr nd Tar an-r Bes s Ui
tw Hooy ss4 Tar contain! opiates
rut preton OIL Opiates r poisons sn4
' cf oton oil Is a vloUnt poisonous purgs
ttv. Refuse e auecpt any but Foley's
IfMiey sn4 Tar In s yellow pseksge.
' Fitiy's Itoner a4 Tmr contain! na
Vpi or ssnreroos rugs and is 'the
Ut veusb and cold cure. . - .
LOVING tti TO LI. VI LAND.
Tim Create! Private Citizen In tlio
World the Itcclplint of a Haiul
wimo, Token of ltwin by tlio
I'iidr-'raduntcs iff ITlncHoi-
; Mr. Clovclnud Touched .f by the
Ceremony,., ,; ('.
; Princeton, N. J., March 26. The
entire under-graduato body of Prince
ton University paraded to the home
of Former President Cleveland, on
Bayard Lane, to-day and presented
him with a loving cup. The cup was
to,havs been given. to Mr. Cleveland
on his 70th birthday. March U, but
he was In the : South at the time.
The cup, which Is of sliver, stands
more than 1 8 a Inches . high on an
ebony' base and bears the inscrip
tion: "To the Honorable Grove
Cleveland. A slight token of the
Love and Esteem of the Under
graduates of Princeton University,
presented this 18th day of March,
1907, his 70th birthday."
That Mr. Cleveland was touched
by the ceremony was apparent "by
the broken delivery of his response
to the presentation speech. He said:
"I am sure you do not fully realize
all the satisfaction which this oc
casion affords me. It Is of " course
within your expectations that from
a heart stirred to Us depths by a
sense of thankfulness, I should at
tempt to give expression to the, de
light which accompanies the re
ception of your beautiful birthday
gift but you cannot know and ap
preciate the opportunity desired and'
here given to me to acknowledge to
the students of Princeton themselves
what has dally and hourly come to
me through even a limited associa
tion with their university life. I
feel young at 70, because I have
here aspiring young manhood. You
have created this atmosphere and
through the providence of God. It
has been given to me to breathe In
these latter days this healing, stimu
lating Influence. My thanks, though
limitless, can merely pay the price
of the freshness and vigor of the
air I breathe at 70. Nor can I ever
feel myself acquitted of the delight
ful debt this day Incurred. I can only
promise that during all the time
awaiting me I shall make partial
payments by an Increasing love for
you and all undnr-graduates of
Princeton, and by an Increasing de
votion to the badge of Princeton
wherever I find It."
ON TOUR OP INSPECTION'.
Rev. .1. II. Morton Better Funeral
of ltobcrt A. Banner Mcrs.
Monnljoy and Kastrllng on Regu
lar Round.
Special to Tho Observer.
Wlnaton-Salem, .March 26. priv
ate train containing 3 cars and bear
ing General Manager Mahcr, ineral
Superintendent Needles and Chief
Engineer Churchill, of pe Norfolk
& Western Railway, arrived In the
city this morning from Moakone,
leaving a short whllo later for Dur
ham. The officials are making a
regular tour of Inspection. The train
wax In charge of the congerjol con
ductor, Captain S. Johnson and En
gineer Brown.
The funeral of Hngineer Kobert
A. Mauser, of the Norfolk & Western,
whh conducted from the home of the
HlHtcr-ln-law of the deceased, Mrs. M.
E. Crouch, on South Liberty street, at
3 o'clock thin ufttrnoon by Dr. H.
A. Brown The Interment whs with
Masonic honors In trie Salem Ceme
tery. The deceased was killed In a
rear end colllHlon lnsctead of a wreck,
as wuh first reported. Mr. Mauser
whs the .engineer of the second sec
tion of h freight truln which left
Portsmouth, OhlO Frldny night. Fail
ure of the a lr brakes to operate was
responsible for the death of the engi
neer and fireman.
Rev. Ancell, the Episcopal mission
ary to China, who delivered an ad
dress at the Lenton service ut St.
haul's church yesterrtny. loft this
morning. They Inspected the
China to resume his work.
Messrs. Mountjoy and C W. Eafttr-
llng, of the board of examiners of the
DeDiirtment of Justice. who are
spending some time in this section of
the State on their regular round,
were In the city yesterday and this
morning They were Inspected the
office of District Attorney Holton
yesterduy.
TO TAX NEBRASKA RAILROADS.
IKlslature Inscs s Bill Which Ends
a Six Year Fight.
Omaha. Neb. March 26. The pas
sage hy the .NobrusKu legislature to
day of the bill for taxation of tho
railroad property In cities and vil
lage,) for local purposes on tho same
hn-ls on which other property Is
taxed, mfirkM the end of a fight that
begun In the Legislature In 1901.
The bill will Increase the annual
taxation of rullronde In Nebraska up
ward of j'.on.ono, about lioo, nn of
which will ko Into the city treasury
:it Om.ihii
The bill provides that the franchise
value of rails shall be Included In the
property subject to this taxntion, ex
cept that the valuation shull be dis
tributed through the State, Instead
of taxed In bulk In each community
us Ih done with tangible property
The bill went to the tiovernor to
il, i v.
HF.filX I'INM, COXKI'HEXCE.
Managers of Western Railroads and
KcprcKontJillYCM of Hallway Men
Strive to Id-ach Settlement.
Chicago. March 26 Ceni-ral man
agers of the Western railroads and
representatives of the Brotherhood of
Hallway Trainmen, and the Order of
Hallway Conductors, hi.m to-day tho
I filial conference r gar, ling the de
mands for an Increase of p nnd a
working day of nine bourn. The em
ployei to the number of SO, 000 have
voted to strike unless their demands
are compiled with and th committee
represent Ing the men submitted the
r ult of the vote to the general man
agers The meeting was held behind
closed doors, and while nothing oll
fli'lal was given out, It was stated
that no definite basis for a settlement
was n ached Another conference
hits been arranged for to-morrow.
Pittsburg Ksiierlencrs Three Electri
cal Storms.
Pittsburg. March 26. With an In
terval of severs! hours this city and
vicinity to-day experienced three
eleefrlral utorm of extraordinary se
verity. Thousands of dollars worth
of damage was caused by lightning,
but no fatalities were reported.
. DANGER" OK PNEUMONIA
A coll St this Km If nrlcte.l
bU to cans pneumonia which Is so efton
fatsl, and even when the patent hit re
rovaml the lungs are Weakened, making
them peculiarly sutcaptlbi to tha de
velopment of consumption. Foley's
Honty and Tar will stop the cough, heal
and strengthen tha lungs sad prevant
pneumonia. Iji Oiippe roughs yield
quickly to tha wonderful esrsUva quali
ties of Foley's Honey and Tsr, There Is
nothing else . just as. go7 .. U. IL
joraan m
Co.
fcl'ILL 1CX AM IN ING KOMIL2 IS.
l'oriiter Sergeant Major of Twenty-
l Utli Infantry Gives His Testimony
lu tlio Brownsville Affair Wltiieea
Creates Aniuncinent, ;(
Washington, March ' 26. Although
several white officers of the Twenty
fifth infantry, who have Juwt conclud
ed their attendance at the Penrose
court-martial at San Antonio, report
ed to .the 'Senate committee on miliary
affairs to-day the committee contin
ued Us examination of former negro
soldiers. - Thomas. Taylor and Joseph
L. Wilson, i both former members of
Company B, ' whose guns have been
Identified by .experts at the Springfield
arsenal with shells picked up in the
streets , of Brownsville, were .on (l the
stand. ' Their examination' was In
tended to show that .their .guns were
in good condition when Inspected the
morning following the shooting and
that they could not have been used
in the shooting affray, Spotswood W.
Taliaferro, formerly sergeant major of
the Twenty-nfth Infantry,, also, testi
fied concerning Incidents at Fort
Brown on the night of the shooting.
Taliaferro said that on the night
of the shooting he was asleep in the
administration building and, was
awakened by a single shot which he
thought came from the town outside
the garrison wall. He said he put on
part of his clothes and ran out of
the building to find Major Penrose
and heard some one near the garrison
gate say three times In a deep voice:
"I want all of you." The witness said
he was greatly excited, but he ran
to Major Penrose's quarters and then
to the barracks, where he found the
major and reported to him. He se
cured a gun and went back to his post
at the administration building.
Some amusement was .created . by
Tallferro when he told of the con
fusion and excitement. He said he
heard the scavengers cart and mule
coming across the parade grounds
and mistook ' the sourid fbr ' the ap
proach of artillery. . .
MR. W. A. GORE PROMOTED,
Churches Preparing for Eawtrr Ob
servance - Municipal Election
Promises to be a Quiet One and
Such Is the General Desire.
Special to Tlio Observer.
Hamlet, March 26. Mr. W. A.
Gore, who ,has held the position of
trainmaster on the second division of
the Seaboard tor several years, has
been promoted, he being made super
intendent of the third division, with
headquarters at Abbeville, 8. C. Mr.
Gore Is popular with the officials and
employes of the system. He Is con
sidered a first-class railroad man.
Hamlet regrets to part with him
and his family. Mr. C. G. Lane, who
has been chief dispatcher, has been
made trainmaster, and Mr. Hugh
Purvis, formerly chief dispatcher of
the sixth division, has been trans
ferred to the office here.
The churches of the town arc pre
paring for the(r Kalter entertain
ments. The Presbyterian Sunday
school will hold Its service Sunday
afternoon at 3:30. the Methodists
Sunday night at 8, and the Baptists
will go on a picnic Monday.
The executive committee of the
town met last night and called a pri
mary to be held on the 23rd of April
for the purpose of nominating a
municipal ticket. Messrs. M. C.
Freeman, H K. Gibbons and Neal
McDonald were named as poll
holders. The committee consists of
Messrs. E. A. Lackey, M. C. Free
man, W. R. Lund J. A. Duncan, O.
T. Goodwin. .1. A. Williams and J.
M. Jamison Everything Is harmoni
ous and there Is no Indication that
there is to be any rupture among the
people on a ticket. The desire of
every one Is to elect good men, who
will have the Interest and upbuilding
of the town at heart and It Is confi
dently believed that this will bo
done.
The Importance of Iletter Schools for
Charlotte.
To the Editor of The Observer:
Now Is the time for the citizens of
Chnrlotte to select school commission
ers and If they want better schools,
and there Is not anything that is need
ed that will compare In Importance
to this. Even muddy aqd dusty streets
are not so bad for a city as to have
the children of the city to suffer for
want of a practical education which
would fit them for positions In whlchi
they could rnirn a living, and such a'!
fVHtem can be had at the snme cnstK
ns our present antedated one, but not
under the same superintendent we
have now. Therefore it behooves us to
find out how tho candidates for
school commissioners stand on this
Important question before we go Into
tho primaries, and not wait until after
the election and then kick ourselves
for not Hctlng at the proper time, as
has been the case for a long term of
years.
LONG SCFFEWNO CITIEZN.
Want President to Afldre Peace
Congress.
Washington, March 26. A delega
tion representing the national arbi
tration and pence congress nrrlved
here from New York to-night and
they will call on the l'rosldent at
noon to-morrow to urge him to ad
dress the congress nt the Cnrnegl
Hnll meeting April 17. Secretaries
ltoct and h;t rails havo accepted Invi
tations to address the meeting. An
drew Cnrnegle arrived to-day from
Florida and will Join the New York
delegation when they see the Presi
dent to-morrow. Ijter he will lunch
with the President.
Killed In Antomobllc. Accident.
New York, March 26 Col. James
M. Varnum, formerly surrogate of
New York county, and once a mem- 1
ber of the assembly, was fatally In- i
Jured to-night when his automobile.
In which ha, with his wife and Miss I
Mary Krlnk, a relative, were being '
driven to the theatro, collided with a
Hromiwny surface car. Colonel Var
num suffered a fractur of the skull.
He was hurried to a hospital and
died shortly after arriving. The
women were not seriously Injured.
General I'cnnlooa'a Forces IWcatcil.
Caracas. Veneiuels, March 23. via
Wlllemstad, Island of Curacao, March
26. It was officlall admitted to-day
that Gen. Juan Pablo Pennlosa Invad
ed the VenetueUn province of Tach
Ira, March IS, from Columbia with
about 400 men and cut the telegraph
wire Gen. Celestlna Castro, brother
of the President, and Governor of
Tarhlra, was sent with a large body
of troops to engage IVnalosa'e force.
The forces of Ponalosa were encount
ered at the village of El Zumbador
end were dispersed In a demoralised
condition. Their leader Is now a fu
gitive. Willi walled end Wtnnl whaaaad,
while Wintry wlnts whlnad weirdly.
Willie wrlssIM while Winnie whvesed
wrstchedty. Wisdom whispers, wlntae
risde work whaa. Wharfor e
write, "Ilea Knniy's Lstatlve Couth
Srei." Net bin etee ta good. l4 by
llawiey's Pharmacy. ,
no ror-.tut m 'in.
Elliiil Citizen Aro EiitliuHlttstlc Over
J'r)jsctl i;ml to Spartan and on
to tho Virli.ii Line Southern
Hallway Olla iIx Have Consulted
With I'ronioteiM A Jlrlght Future
For a ProHjKHUve Community.
Special to The Observer.
Elkln, March 26.-The last legislature
charfered tho Elkln end Allegheny Rail
road, : a proposed road 'i from Blkln to
Sparta,' in Alleghany county, on to the
Virginia Jlne to connect with the Nor
folk and. Western at Marian, Vs. This1
charter carries State aid with 'it in the
snap ot convict labor. - This railroad
proposition has been on foot in this sec
tion ior me past year or mors, rromi
nent parties here, in Alleghany nd else
where, have been working quietly and
now that the charter and State aid is
secured the "bud will soon open and
bloom." This is no hot-air scheme, but
a reality. Influential, men! with money
are behind It and in t years there will
be a road from Klkln up ths Blus Ridge,
and one of the best -sections In North
Carolina will awake from her slumbers
and set In the procession of activity. It
is already understood that Wkln and
Alleghany will tw asked to Issue bonds
for this road and there will be very Ut
ile opposition. It Is also known that
one of the great railroad systems has
pledged itself to nut rails and rolling
stock on this line. For some time Wins-
ton-Baiem and Statesville have . been
working for a line from their towns by
Elkln Into Virginia.' several townships
In Yadkin and Iredell counties already
having held elections and voted bonds.
The last Legislature granted a charter
for a road from Blkln southbound. This
charter having no State aid, it now re
mains ior either . these towns soutn oi
us to get busy and secure tills south-
bounds - . -
Southern Railway officials were In El
kln last week In consultation with the
promoters, and we understand they make
the proposition to take the light rone
from the Wllkesboro and Winston-Salem
branch and nut on the Alleghany
line and take active management of the
new una, using it as a ieeaer ior meir
lines; but what Elkln wants Is a through
line from the mountains to the coast, It
Is working and in a very short time defl
nate plans will be made and things put
In motion. This section of North Caro
lina will be heard from within the next
few years. This mountain section still
has her virgin forests ot the best of
hardwoods. This alone, not considering
the abundance of rults and produce to
bo marketed and the coal and various
kinds of freight that will come over this
new railroad, will make It the most
prosperous line in the State.
Gov. R. A. Doughton was Influential
In getting this railroad bill through the
Legislature and Klkln cltlsens showed
him their appreciation by meeting hlrn
at the station with our brass band and
an escort up town when he passed
through going to his home at Sparta.
Klkln does not create excitement, oui
crows eraduallv without Dooming, we
UjaBt of having tha safest and most sub
stantial town in the State and amongst
the best people to be found anywhere
good, moral and healthy. Our gates are
open and the latch string bangs on the
outside.
DRUMHEAD COURTS-MARTIAL.
Lower House of the Douma Adopts a
Preliminary Resolution Looking To
ward Abolishment,
St. Petersburg, March 26 At the
close of two days' debate the lower
house of Parliament to-day adopted
the preliminary resolution providing
for the abolition of drumhead courta
martlal and instructing the committee
to draw up and present a bill to this
ffect with as little delay as possible.
The vote was almost unanimous, only
2 2 extreme reactionists voting In the
negative.
After the vote had been taken Pre
mier Stolypin, who had Just had an
hour and a hlf's conference with
Emperor Nicholas, announced the
Kovernment's position, stating that so
long as "the bloody miasma of Ter
rorism overshadowed the land," It did
not feel Justified in withdrawing en
tirely such unfortunate repressive
measures, but that orders had been
given that drumhead courts martial
be hereafter employed only In caaes
of extreme and vital necessity. The
government expected the lower house
to do Its part in bringing about the
tranqutllzatlon of the country, which
would enable the ministers to dis
pense entfc-ely with such a measure.
Singer Sewing Machine Company Sties
for S20,000,OOO.
Newark, N. J . March 26 -r-Suit to
recover $20,000,100 from the trustees
of the estate of the late Isabella E.
Schege, widow of Isaac M. Singer,
who organized the Singer 8ewtng
Machine Company, was begun In this
city to-day by Paul C. W. Schege, of
Paris. Mf Schege was the third
husband of the
Joseph I. Ryan
former Mrs. Singer,
of Jersey City, wis
a co-compiainini in the case, witicn
came up before Vice Chancellor Pit
ney on a question whether the New
Jersey courts possessed Jurisdiction.
Mr. Schege demands J20.000.000, un
der the will of his wife, and alleges
that amount has accrued from the In
come of the estate but that the trus
tees havo been handling It as part of
the principal The trustees declare
that the New Jersey courts have no
Jurisdiction.
Killed by Lightning.
Chicago, March 26. A severe
electrical and rnin storm passed over
the city In the afternoon. John Mul
ler, an employe of a lumber concern,
was struck by lightning and killed.
Nine fires were caused by bolts of
lightning Inside of 20 mlnutos after
tho storm began.
To f; rover Cleveland.
New York World.
Note. Mr. Cleveland's seventieth
birthday was very generally celebrat
ed. Ah, there, Ornvcr!
You're getting over
The limit; but. suy,
The sort of clay
In your make-up Is sound.
And you'll be around
For a long time yet:
And tho older you get
The firmer you'll stand
In tha confidence of the whole land.
There was a time, Grover,
When you weren't In clover,
So to speuk. and your side
Didn't point st you with pride;
Uut, say,
Yon were In the straight way.
And you stood there
For fair;
And you had the stand
In your crew to hand
Out the stuff
That would heat any bluff.
You were not made
To be afraid
The man that didn't stand from
under
Got
What
Was p. d. hot.
You paved the way
For the square deal of to-day.
And you're getting your share
From everywhere.
Your birthday ' ' ,
Was truly gay.
They whooped it up in every Btate,
They new the flag all over, r
And everybody, small Wnd great,
Turned out to honor Grover.
Ths past ts post, whit was Is not,
And now knee-deep in ciorer.
II la seventy years a burden light,
Wades well-contented Grover.
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MEERSCHAUM IX . NEW MEXICO.
Sufffclent In Quantity to Break Turk
. Ish Government Monopoly. ,
Kansas City 8ta: ..y.; ),
Because of the discovery of vast
depolts of meerschaum In the moun
tains of New Mexico it 1 likely that
the monopoly of that mineral here
tofore held by the Turkish govern
ment will be broken and pipes of that
material will be lessened In cost.
Until recently all the meerschaum
used In the ommerce of the world was
produced from a mine in the plains of
Eskihl-sher, Anatoly, Turkey in Asia.
In those mines are employed 10,000
men. The output of the mine was
owned by the Turkish government and
It kept the price up.
It Is said that enough meerschaum
has been discovered In Grant county,
New Mexico, to supply the world's
needs.
There Is a popular belief that meer
schaum is petrified sea fo&m washed
up ages ago and solidified .by some
strange process of nature. Meer
schaum Is a mineral known to scien
tists as "seplolite," It Is composed
principally of silica and magnesium.
It is found In flsBures In the , rock,
where volcanic, action has forced It
up to the surface.
Meersohaum le usednotonly for mak
ing tobacco pipes, but because of Its
unique properties of resisting a high
degree of heat and Its ready absorp
tion of water, it is put to various elec
trical and mechanical uses.
In the mines of New Mexico a solid
block of meerschara weighing forty
two pounds was taken out. It was the
largest block of meerecham ever min
ed. Her Share and His.
Washington Star.
"This proposition," said Rudolph
Boker, of Indianapolis, during a
shareholders' meeting, "'remind, me
of one that a wife made to her hus
band the other day.
" 'James,' she began, 'you know
how I have been scraping and saving
all the year for my Easter'" costume?'
" 'Yes,' said the man, I know.'
" 'Well,' she went on, 'I've decided
on it now. It is an Empire gown of
pale green bradcloth and It Is to cost
J 150. I want to ask you to help me
a little.'
"'How much do you need?' the
husband Inquired.
" 'I've got all but 1125,' she re
plied." L
Sullivan Defeats Palmer In 10 Rounds.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 26. Jack
(Twin) Sullivan, of Boston, defeated
Jock Palmer, of England, here to
night, In the tenth round of a 20
round contest. Palmef claims the
heavyweight championship ,of Eng
land and to-ntsrht's contest was his
first fight In thta country.
Dr. EL Nye tauthlsoa
J. 9. Hutchison.
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the famous .. "White Stone
Lined,' ' as well as metal
lined refrigerators, ready
for your inspection, and
most cordially invite you to
call and let us explain their
unexceptional qualities. -
J. N. JllcCausland &Co.
Stove Dealers, Roofing Contractors,
221 & Tryon Street.
Let us show you the Universal Per
colating Coffee Machine. Makes Cof
fee quicker aid better than any
other machine on the market
Nlckle Plated, Copper Lined. Now
on exhibition In our north window.
GARIBALDI, BRUNS
& DIXON
1E. 0. L. ALEXANDER
DENTIST.
carson BTJiLDnra
Southeast Corner
ruUUTB AXD TRTOW STREETai
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NO VACATION. ENTER ANT TIME,
it a noncadad fact, known everywhere In North Carolina b those
who are informed, that KINO'S ts THE BCOOtr-TUB RIGHT 8CHOOU
viewed from every standpoint of merit and worthiness. The best faouU .
ty, best equipment,' ths largest Mere graduates In "-positions than all
other business schools. In the Stats, Bo get the BEST. It Is ths cheapest.
Writs to-day for our SPECIAL OFFERS. NEW uaiaujuub and luu in
formation. Address
KING'S BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Charlotte, N. a Raleigh, N. C
WMWrVnWMTi
Case Lots
rts at Lowest. Prices
For Ubte, medicinal or cooking- purposes, ar
oflfermg the very best values In pure) liquors and Im
ported cordials, at twmarkablf low price, ,
The demand for com lota of high-grade whiskies,
baa forced me to put op a number of 4-quart eases;
notably among these, are ; . ,
Yadkin JUm -6 par Id cor. $30
Jtlbrmarl Rf, agd Im wood, $3.00
Another wc-ptlonal off 'to to euaxt' easea of
MononjrhelU?XXXX. Thia la the finest rye whiske,
ever produced at the price. Six fall quarta, H&0.
XMm Prteete) Issclaais) Eressnsres
Mail ordera are filled the daVrecelredV
and forwarded on firat trataa. Write
for price list. ; .r
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- . ' Hotel , it
THE BUfORD
Special attention - given to
Table Service, making It un
equalled in tbev8outb. This Is
feature of Ths Buford that
Is claiming the attentloa of
ths Traveling Publte.
Clean, Comfortable Beds, AN
tenttv Servants,
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C I HOOPER
Manager
I have movecf my offices
to 5th floor, Trust Building.
L. L. HUNTER,
ARCHITECT
Thone 376.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS,
The County Commissioners ol
Rockingham county. North Carolina,
Invite sealed proposals for the erec
tion and completion of a new county
court house at Wentworth, N. C, ac
cording to the plans and specification!
prepared by Architects Frank P.
Mllburn & Co., Washington, D. C.
Bald plans and specifications will be
on file on and after March 18th, 1907,
with the register of deeds and at ths
architects' office. All contractors ere.
requested to file their bids on or be.
fore 12 o'clock noon, April 1st, 1907,
with the register of deeds. Each
contractor shall file with hta bid 'a
certificate cbeck for S500, on some
well-known bank, made peyable to
the chairman of board of county
commissioners of Rockingham coun
ty as evidence of good faith on their
part, and If their bid ts accepted that
they will at once enter into contract
and give an acceptable guarantee
company's bond in the sum of 50 pel
cent, of their contract price for the
faithful performance of the contract
Contractors . will be paid 80 per
cent as the work progresses.
The commissioners reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
C. H. DALTON,
Chairman Board of County Commis
sioners of Rockingham County,
N. C.
Through Trains Dally, Ctiarlotts to
Kosmoks. ys
Schedule in effect Nov. 25, 1901
eiiM am Mr Charlotte, t. Ry At pm
iS am Ar Wlnalon. So. RrT L I I pal
iM pa L Wtoston, N. W- Ar I:W pm
X0 Din Lv Martins vilh, Lv U.vim
r pa Lv Reeky Mount. Lv 10: j
V5 tm At Koaooke. L : an
Conneet at Roanoks yto beaejadoaa
eaUev Route for Natural Brtdsa, JUu-,
utitntown, and sdl palnie In Peonsyl
Tsola end New York Pulimaa sJap,(
Roanoke and PhlUdelphls.
Thro us li coach, Ckariotte and Roanoke.
Additional train leaves Winston 7;
. ni dally except Sunday, for outl.
west'Vlrgfnla and WgJJJUs,
points. Tr. Pass. AceeL
V. B. BrTILU Oe'l. Pose. Agent.
J? HOANOiii VA,
:: , 5 $30,000.03