North Carolina Newspapers

HE SEBQRG COURIE PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Tear Issued Weekly. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY JANUARY 14, 1904. VOL. XXIf r )( V n J. I.ColcCitHltr &ht Da-tik of Randlema.n, Randleman N C Capital paid in, Protection to depositor. $20,000 40.000 Dirrotors: S. O. Newlin, A. N. llHa w T. Itrvmit. C. L. Liudsey, N. N. Newlin, J. If. Cole, S. Bryant H 0 Barker and W ft. iiarwen. BRITTAIN & QREGSON, j ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Asheboro, - North Carolina. a-' rMnia i .i !.., XT fitiiiitig t-ountio. In i. Hinu ami rwleral Onurtn. Prompt attention to liurtmwaoi u iinoa. HAMMER & 8PENCE, Attorneys at Law IjH-Tl'-'MinHlltlw C.mrtK. E. MOFFITT, Attorney - at - Law, ASHEBORO, N. C. PRACTU'R in ftj t- S-eial attention Riven toeetlionint-' (tatee. Ofllee n-iCourl Hon-. 'Phone 24. 0.L.8APP, Attorney-at-Law. fraetiee la BtaU and Federal 0y OerftoYttloa, Wti1a1 "4 Pre k R. Cox, President. S. J. Armfltld. YfoProaidank W.J. Armfltld. Jr., Caahlar. $25,000 00 Ws u bow prspered to do general banking bnilaea; and ws soHoit the teooants ol firm, corporation! mod ladividasls of Baadolpa ead adjoining eanHea. Director ; J II Worth, W P Wood, P n MorrU. 0 0 MftAliatw. O J Cos. W F Bod ding, A M lUnkin. W H Vatkioa, Hugh Parka, Boat Moffltt, ORCtl, AWE W Dr F E Aibary, Josei PaiMa, wTimaoid. of iDTentioQ tor Ji report m prmWllt: Jrr fret book, TWDE-WaRKS Ptntt arm jKL wwwiiimi D Tradc Mam tarnSn pnal, rtmthlaCoaimaiilaa-Ur-o, fv-na, (xipAjaal iaL liri'.-Sflf " PatanM an- fa. cnaa i-r l raiiiuinj Pataata taaaa drouk Maaa A Co. NoaiTC Wm aattn. wttboat ofa.-ra. taa A aawlamaalT IIMamtaa marr. lanal eaiaUoa uf an, aotartififi tnaraaL a wi f"r pmtSa, $1. At BTaH awiajalara. I roU Waht" . " LL The Best Laundry Stid Tni LMjnday to Iho OM RaltabU Ch&rlotte Steam Laundry. They are hett.T prejiared to do our work rigbithan any Lanndry n tne S''igC-il do it ngnt, xoo. LeartMrndlca at Wood ft loringV ore Basket --JeaTea mradays and ret urns Fridays. W. A COm N. Afent. WINTER RESORTS SOUTH ! BBACBEO BI SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Tiie flnuthr -m Railway aaBounnra the aaia f rnt-Hj Infe-r Ririiiwm th keta to all the rtsrtnBl WM la ei tim Hoalfe, begrinBinf Octolier i The winter nmti of lofth and RnutfinBMHna. Oaorsia an4 florm Are eapertaMy invKma Ury til eaarch o haatll dr aeaeure. In Uu-a HaMa are auclh laawd raanrta aa Flnelliint, M d, iCawacli.AlhrmanmHiaf.Uig. A. C Chartaami, a t... avtuniMCa. BnnufiK nniiirvlrt, J.A !. la hnit au4 TtumaK.lila, Jackmatlie, m A-f imir. wiKi iJarinm. I"aiia aearb. Kork ; i .pip. m.!M bi Hurt at "-n iiii a I i ami tiwereHnr A art! at. trtnip na, I. mtr'ta -i.at sraia aia i iiuu fkea, ia(d itaaiiiM Mawu p4i c;tw sihi nmw, wain nmim (w ainl aver, imiK U,c nuaaAl a.i4 rasuiii id Iw S Br ytnt. PretWenl i r,jf mm d fond ftc.il. ni or Ho aS 8ho hear the hlnl HlmrihR mid Hinging With only the thorn 111 hla hnwtl Keen Mo Anil hnvei U In the .uuehtue w armlir nf hla hniioM He flwl clnnrv dwelling Where i-hlll the .lilinney Mamlx, Tht' truant' In Clut mmaiifno Wnniiin'of hla liamln! no hack!" we cry, limnrniw. nt ulvc ymir weet eonnnantU; ni.Hi-n.: -I.luhl the tin- thoii i warmln'of my hanit!" The Maa Who Uus the Moaey ol Other People Without Their Coaient I a Crimloil. Kev. P. H. Law In Lumberton Roboaoulati. The best thine it ii thought that can be said of a bank official who haa secretly handled the funds in its keeping for gain and lost them is that there was no intention to do other than replace them. No donbt this is the view tbut is noat credit able to the victim. And it satisfies very ninny, wo dare say, on the ques tion of ins Honesty, i nereiore mere re not a few who think and say hn rather to be pitied than condemned. The fellow is a thief all the same. He is guilty and blameworthy like the fellow who goes into another's bain under the cover of the dark ness of night and takes and carries off and limircmriiites to his own use permanently liis horse. This is no concession of the right by deiiositors of money in banks fur its use in spallation secretly ly individuals among its omcials. Hie taking ana using of money in this way by bank officials is not onlv theft but it is theft with aggravations. It oght to be looked upon as a theft of a high degree of heinousness and pun ished accordingly. The crime has to do with the business wortaiiana the interests of the helpless classes so vitally it behooves public senti ment to hold the guilty to a strict account and brand him as any other equally base criminal. Russell's Letter Produced. A few daw ago, in an interview in Washington, cx-(iovernor D L Rus sell challenged Miss Mary C Darby, Wilmington s postmaster, to prove that Bhc had paid his expenses to Washington. On ihnrsday of last week Miss Parbv, in answer to the challenge, showed the following let ter, in the former uovernors own band-writtiug: Miss Mary: 1 will go to Wash ington Thursday night. Robinson will go with me. 1 lease send me $100 and send by Mr Sawyer. "irulv, "I.L. RrssKLL." The above was received December lltli, 1903. The cx-Coternor left the next (lav. The Money, it is stat ed, was sent to him by Mrs Sawyer, bis niece. Miss Parhv says from that dav to this she has not Been (lovemor Russell, or heard a word from him, nd yet he was supposed to have gone to Washington m the interest of her re-appointment as postmaster. Last August, it is al leged, he receded another $100 from Miss Darby, when he went to Wash ington to look nfU-r the case. MONTGOMERY HEWS. Proin the Kxamlner. Married on the 20th inst., at the residence of Taylor Blake. William Roberson and Nancy Wright, C T Green officiating. I Key II M Ingram has resigned pastorship of Holly Mount church and Rev W M Bostick has been called to fill the place. Masters J nine and Reid rage, re turned to Biscoe Tuesday from a visit to congressman Robert N Page's family, to Washington city. Mr Ucv Ballard of Mt Gilead. and Miss Belle Monroe, of Biscoe, wire married in the church, Decern bcr 22nd, by Rev G A Oglesby. Mr and Mrs Ballard will make Mt Gil ead their future home. Miss Alice Bruton re-opened her school near Swift Island Monday. . iu r ma Haaiwi wiu has been with his people at Carthagir tor several weeks is with as again. Miss Bertha Hurley left for the Loiiisburg Female College Monday. Hisses Ina and Alice bmitherman visited in Sntnptcr, 8. C, during the holidays. Alias Alice tvnitnerman returned to her school near Star Monday. Miss Ina Pool of Rockingham pent Sunday in town on her way to her school near Mt Gilead. The Troy Supply Co haa opened np a general line of merchandise in the old W W Mills stand. Mr C A Cochran, who is attending school at the University spent a few days in town last week. Mtas Delia Ilea ton, the accom plished daughter of Mr J M Deaton formerly of Troy bnt now of Ruby, 8. C, was married to a Mr Huntley on the 20th ult The following girls who are at tending acnool away spent the hou- dayi at borne: Miss Zola Bruton, of the Greensboro Normal, Misses Heater Alien and Maggie Wright, of the Baptist FemaU University, Mist LaMa Snulhena. of Raudolnh Maooo. and Miaa Summie Sbuney, of the uoaKoarf jretntM college, . At Boeky Cwk on Dec 24. 1001. Mr Joah EoUimoij sad Misa Kelli Hiewkinawer t!i.id in the noiy ixinas ox wedlock, i.rry ft, V Homer officiating. WASHINGTON LETTER. Democrats Solid for Caaal Difference of Uolnloa as ta Nlcarataa r Psna ata Routes Redactiol . ol Wifes gad Hard Thaes for Alt Classes Ap' pareat. Sievlal Correaiiondcnoe Courier. Washington, I). C, Jan 6,1004 The' consensus -of opinion here re garding the building of an isthmian canal is universal in favor of the canal among all sorts of public men, bnt they, differ radically when it conies to the route and the method! adopted Jy the republican adminis tration in making the Panama route the only one over which the canal can be bnllt The democrats in Congress are a nnit in favor of the canal; but they do not intend 'to let the skull-duggery of the present ad- miniistration prevail if they can help it, and I think they can. They are not satisfied with the message of the President which he sent to the Senate on the sMbjeet of ,Pauama, and they ' think that he has evaded the main questions asked him,and they will not stand for it, He has not cleared np the mystery surrounding the movements of this government just previous to the announcement that the I'anama republic was born, and they either will have the facts or the f anaina treaty will not be ratineu, all the talk of the republican leaders to the contrary notwithstanding, The democrats want a canal, but thev want it with honor. They know that the Panama route is not the only one that there is in that section of the world, and that the Nicaragua route is better than the Panama; that not so many people will die of fever while the canal is being built, and that there is a law unrepealed on the statute- books of the nation authorizing tne President of the United btatcs to negotiate with the republics of Nica ragua and Costa Rica for the right of way for fuch a caual. Further more, they know that the money nas been appropriated for the Nicaragua route, and lias not liccn appiotiriated for the Panama route. They do not like the antics of the adminis tration in this matter, and, notwitu- stun.ling the instructions given to some southern Senators by their legislatures, they will refuse to obey them so far as the Panama route is concerned, because they know that is not the ouly chance for a canal, and they will defeat the ratification of the Panama treaty and demand that the law concerning the Nicara gua canal be carried out. W c will then have a canal much nearer the United States, and es pecially the southern states than would be the Panama caual, and they will have rebuked the- totwiWU can administration for its disregard of law and the outrageous conduct iu robbing the United Stutos of Col ombia of one of its states. Unless he President of the United States can mnke a better defense of his po sition in this Panama deal that he has done, the Panama treaty will not be ratified, provided the demo crats stand together as they now say they will do. We will have a canal nd we will swat the republican ad ministration iu the neck. The democrats in the House of Representatives tried mighty hard his week to getZthe republicans to agree to an investigation of the post office scandals, but they failed. The republicans refnse to be investigated. They killed a resolution for the pur pose of calling an investigation of the liristow charges by referring it to a committee by a slim vote of 107 to 111. After it is preferred to the committee it will continue to sleep n the pigeon-hole of the desk of the chairman of the committee. That shouldahow the people of the country where the sincerity of the republican party lies in this niatter. Ihey know full well that I tne investigation is ever pulled on t will pnt more kinds of big repub licans in a bole and soap the sides and pull up the ladder, than any man now dreams of. That is why they will smother the thing in its inception. The people may draw their own conclusions. Some of the reoublican leaders on the floor of the House are repeatedly saying on their feet that there never were more pros porous tiatea in this country than at present, and that tne working; ntmm can - gut all tne work he wants at remunerative wages. This is not true. The working man not only is ffettin? his wages cnt by all the big trusts and corporations in the country, bnt the government itself is cutting wages. The Boston Transcript, a good re publican paper, of December 31st ast, has an item to the effect that the men employed in the Charleston Navy Yard will have thpir wages cnt from $2.00 per day to $1.84 per day, and that there was sore distress over the matter and ranch Indigna tion. i.ne oeginuing of hard times is not only visible among the labor ing men of the country, bat among tne oeinr paid classes of people. That is evidenced by the falling-off in the attendance at the theatres all over the country, and by the number of actors who are stranded and hant- ins for work, there being fully 300 com names disbanded tm the last tnn-tr days, and over 2.000 actors oat of employment. If that Is republican DiosMtitv then the sooner the people get rid of it too occur I or t&em. The dJscnatioa among the men in Congreal who are leading democrats. concerning tho di"aer gives in Mew a org on too roartb instant to the Hon George B McClellan, is to the lffect that the speech of Hon Rich ard Uliiey, of AiJMKachnsetts, in nam ing U rover Cleveland as the man WUO HllOIHU IK llUIlIllintA-u UJ rinmnrrata for the nresidencv. completely eliminated himself flora the running, and injured the chances of Judge Parker, inasmuch as he was considered the residuary legatee of Cleveland. Things here are rapidly narrowing 'down to Gorman and Hearst, with Hearst in the lead Although the republican "Stand Patters" have not budged from their position on tbe tanu-trust question, wmcn is mat it is liiauviKuute to un til rb tho "graft" of tho trusts by lowering . the duties that protect thtm dnnug a presidential campaign and when the "fat-frying" process is the only resort for a big campaign fund, yet, from the way they twist ana squirm, it is evident unit tne position of the "Stand-Patters" is getting very uucomfortable- So great has the pressure for lower duties become that two republican Senatois have actually introduced bills to put important articles on the free list. Senator ixxige nas intro duced a bill to put hides, and Sp.m torWarren ono to put boots and shoes on the free list. Nobody knows better than these two bena tors that revenue .producing or re. ducing bills are out of order iu the Senate, uuless they coiiie from the House; both hare, acted in tins childless way simply and solely to still the voices of the people in Mas sachusetts and Wyoming. Both Senators winked at each other while introducing their buncombe bills. Senator Warren's bill was to offset Lodge's. Senator Warren probably did not know that four-fifths of the boot and shoe manufacturers of New England have asked , for free hides, and have expressed a willing ness to have tho duties on boots and shoes taken off, if necessary to obtain free hides. Hence Warren's bill, if enacted with Lodge's, would not spite Massachusetts "a little bit. If both bills could be introduced in the House and could become law, the leather trust would not continue .to sell leather to foreign manufact nrers 10 per cent below what ours have to pay, ami the cost of making boots and shoes here would be re duced about 8 per cent. The charitable societies which are unusu ally busy this year supplying shoes to the poor would appreciate eveu an 8 per cent, iediictiim in the price of shoes. Republicau newspapers are not boasting about the fact that bitumi nous coal will go back to the duti able list on January 15. They don't want the tariff question agitat ed. Neither do the trusts. For the ten months ending last October, during the whole of which period the suspension of the duty was oper ative, the exports of coal from the b lilted states were 5,284,'.)4r tons, compared with 4,66, (H7 for the same portion of 0?, and with 4, '34,324 tons in '01. That is, the exports increased over 750,000 tons in 1903, when the duty was sus pended. The imports of coal into the United States iu the lii'tt ten months of '03 Were 2,887,031 Itons, compared with 1,708,803 iu the first ten months of '02, and 1,071,848 in the corresponding period of '01. All parts of the country have re ceived benefit from free coal, but the Pacific Coast has probably been most benelitcd. the opportunity to bring inward cargoes of coal instead of sailing iu ballast has made it possible for the merchant vessels docking at Pacific ports to cut gram freights eight ami ten cents per bushel, as compared with the rates for 1902. In that way the coming of ships which free coal has invited has, it is calculated, added f 2,000, 000 to the profits of the farmers of the Pacific Northwest, and probably as much to the profits of the lumber men. The greatest good to the greatest number requires thu.t coal remain cn the free list; the welfare of the coal trust requires thac the duty of 07 cents per ton be replaced. This is a trnst Congress and the duty goes back on. Speaking of the coal trust leminds me of the fact that on January 4, the United States Supreme Court advanced the case of the Interstate Commerce Commission vs. David G Bajrd. and set the hearing for March This case was instituted at the instance of W R Hearst, and involves the right of the commission to com pel the anthracite coal-carrying roads to produce centracts with the coal companies, and to enforce re plies to questions. It is not tbe fault of Mr Hearst that this obnox ious trust was not broken last year, and that the people are not now gut ting ooal at competitive and reason able prices. UHAKLiS A. EDWARDS' Youthful Prodigy. stiecial from Ilirh Point mTfi an ulevsa-year-old girl from the country gave a concert in the opera house there Friday night, the proceeds be ing for her education, bhe was a remarkable girl for her showing, this little country girl, who, with a banjo, made out of a cigar box, dis persed pleasing and very creditable selections, bhe also manipulated too old time "riddle" and other instruments, recited, sang and did other pleasing stunts for her audi ence. The audience in turn ap plauded vociferously and the little lady looked happy. It was the crowning period of her life to be soch a large stage with so many Qle looking into her face, Prond- carried out the program and whan the curtain fell for tbe last time sha gaily tripaed to the wagon waiting on the outside for her, where with light heart and big aspirations, ihe sought ac borne in the conn try oear by. urvensboro i'atnot. OUR RALEIOH LETTER. Raleigh, N. C, Jany 11th 1904. In statecraft and politics the com ing year promises to be a most im portant year, in both itate and na tion, and it will be a year in which our people will be -more than ordi narily interested in their favorite newspapers, ton circulation oi wmcn ought to grow proportionately. With fne nomination and the elec tion of a president a governor aud I lent, governor and other state and judicial officers, ten congressman, a new legislative and county officers. there will be plenty doing in the field .of politics aud, judging by the indications, a larger percentage of our people (including not only toe usual quotv ui native --politi cians." bat many business men. chnrchmeu and other classes of citi zens) will take an active part in these matters than in many years. The demand for Qrst-class men to fill the public ofPoei is uumistaka ble, and our pa j will this year noniinau its "it ana strongest avaiiaoie men. it seems to oe a foregone conclusion that the tem perance question will figure more largely in the campaign than hereto fore, for the sentiment of sobriety has grown rapidly and largely of late and the anti-liquor element is stronger and more aggressive than formerly more so than some seem to be aware. The State Democratic party, through legislative action, is already committed to reform along this line, and if it has an opposition at the polls it will be largely. backed and supported by the liquor and the open saloon interests. .Local option being nidorseu, the party is not committed iu local and municipal contentions of this char acter when the demand for prohibi tion or dispensaries is not backed np by the public scouuient of the com munity for it was long ago found to be worse than impracticable to force such matters upon an unwill ing and protesting majority. Never theless, the state democratic party of North Carolina is the friend and advocate of temperance reform. The passage of the Watts law a year ago by the Democrats of the ueueral Assembly is a witness to this fact, and the party's correctness in this great question will doubtless be cx- mplilied in future legislatives. Of course there are many Demo crats, and some of the party's lead ers in the years agone and of recent years, who do not fully subscribe to tuo views ut tut) majority, xueue may make a fight in the next state convention over the planks of the platform than to be adopted, and they may prefer certain candidates for nomination to public offices other than those which the convention may nominate. But the opposition of the great, bnlk of these gentlemen will cease with the adjournment of the convention, and they will not, to any large extent or considerable number, wonder off into the fold of any anti -Democratic organization that may be formed (as has already been predicted and threatened iu certain quaiters) because of the liquor question. It will require a greater and a higher moral issue than the advo cates ot whiskey and saloons can turn up to support their cause, to split and successfully divide the Democratic party of North Carolina and the South. And no opposition party can hope to succeed unless it can split, almost in twain, the present Democratic alignment of Southern white voters. A wise and fore seeing public man said to me, when the constitutional amendment passed the legislature, for submission to the people, that its adoption aud the practical elimination of the un lettered negro vote would soon break the hold of the distillers and whis key dealers and saloon interests in state politics, the basis of whose in fluence in politics be alleged to be the 75,000 or moro negro votes which they conld command or buy. And yet there are many good men, many of whom are sober men and some w lion re practically "tetotalers," who do not believe in "sumptuary laws" aud who have voted for years and will again vote as often as occa- ioii prevents against prohibition or further restriction of the liquor traffic. Most of tbese have never personally examined the curse of strong drink." LLKWXAM. A Sweet Scented Set With Lusk and Blaokburn saying tliat Robinson ought to resign on 1'ie National Committee if he can n t eat with its members; with Miss lUrbv saving that she naid Russell's expenses to Washington to help her keep tbe post office which be bagged for his own wife, with Russell's friends saying that Miss Darby di vided her salary as postmaster at Wilmington withuuzard trench, of "Fraud Book" fame; with Boyd's enemies wanting to have him im peached with soch incidents, crimi nations and recriminations, tbe minority party presents a beautiful Eicture of harmony, and a restful aven to those "independents" who are longing for chance to help de feat the Democrats. That "decent and respectable Reoublican nartv in Noith Carolina,'' so long advertised aa about to make its appearance seems to be scheduled to arrive only when the old Republican leaders die off. About the time they seem to be getting out of tne suds, some new stink fill tho air, and compels de cant folks to hold their note. From Tbe Raleigh News and Oboeaver. W commend the above- to tbe Randolph Argus as a campaign issue. SAM JONES' LETTER. Atlanta Journal. I returned home from mv eastern and northern tour last Saturday night, with gratitude to God, and general good will toward mankind, for notlnug fosters gratitude more in tho human heart than to feel "that through many dangers, toils and Snares we have already come. That it was grace which brought us thus far, and grace will take us home." My highest conception of heaven is that heaven is an ideal home. I am still holding my vast crop, not so much for higher prices, as for a bulwark against my creditors. I know I am safe nntil I sell. My creditors meet me with a smile now, but when I sell my cotton I am a fraid they will meet me with a frown. It seems to me to be a phil osophical proposition that if a man's cotton won't pay him out, he had better keep bis cotton. There is nothing like the fueling of protection and nothing will beat keeping your creditors in a good humor. I have a neighbor who has eight bales of cot ton. He and I made a compact the other day that we would not both sell on the same day for fear we might bear the market on neavy re ceipts. Fu-ely tbe southern farmer is on top one time, and he shows it. He is not only independent now, but be is beginning to be a little sassy. They will tell you they hava got corn for sale, but they will wait for a better price, when heretofore the corn was rolling into town oy wagon loads during November aud Decem ber of each year. I was talking with some Georgia friends the other day who had spent three weeks in South ern Texas. They said that tney had seen fields of cotton a hundred acres, and the stalks as high as a man's head, aud not a balejof cotton in the hundred acre field this year. The boll weevil had done the work. And they said Texas, is ail agog on how to get rid of the Don weevil. It is said that a man had pnt a boll weevil between two blocks of ice, and kept him there four days and took ; him out and let him in tbe yard in the sunshine, n a few mo ments he began to wiggle, and life was apparent. In an hour he was clean gone. They have tried all remedies. One fellow reported that lie built a big brush fire over a dozen boll weevils, set the brush on fire, and as soon as the boll weevils get red hot they flew out of the Ore and lit on his barn, set it oil fire, and burnt it up. The boll weevil is do ing up the cotton fields of Texas nearly as bad as suits for damages and taxes and so on are doing up the Atlauta street railway company. Heal ly the only wny out for the company seems to be the method the old Jew suggested,' when he was met down the street by a brother Ism-lite who said. "Brother Jacob, did you hear about that operation on Isaac." "No, he says "what operation.' lie replied. "He had that appeudacetic, and thev took him over to the hos pital, laid him on the table, and took his aiincndics ritrht awar from him. and he is doing well." To which the other replied," "Did they take his appendics away from him?" "Yes," said the other, "they did." "Well, Isaac was a fool, the other repliec, "for if lie had only pnt this ap pendics in his wife's name, they could not hare taken it away from bun to save their lives. If I was the Atlanta street car company, I would put the whole business in my wife's name, then they could not take money on damages away from them. And it does Took like some times railroads and street cars and every individual who has anything will have to putjt in his wife's name, or they will take it away from him. I toll you, when a man hat anything and takes out leakage, and ratage, and stealage aud taxes, and life in surance, and pays for the fool mis takes which the average fellow makes the cash he has on hand the first day of January would hardly pay a negroe's fine in Judge Briles court. But all in all, I believe today, the south is Ihe most prosperous section of the whole world. I know of no state or country where every body and all classes are doing so wen-as they are in ihe south, uotton at lit and 14 cents. The gold fluids of Alaska. Colorado and California; the diamond fields of the Transvaal; the thrift, sprightliiies and economy of Yan kee Uoodle am t in it with us. A Thrifty Yaaaf Ocatlmaa. One day last week, a well-dressed young man approached a Lumberton grocer and said, "see here; I don't known yon nor do yon know me, but I don't mind telling yon I am strap ped, and I want yon to credit me with ten cents' worth of goods." "All right; certainly," said the sym pathizing merchant. "What wil you haver" "Give me a bar of that soap," said the young man, and he bought a long, yellow bar of laundry soap, and, taking his knife, deliber ately cut it into small pieces, re marking that tbe people liked to be humbugged, and that he would gratify them. He then asked for some tinfoil that had come off tobac co, ueatly wrapiied np his soap, and went out. Twice he returned and bough t more soap, paying for the first bar, of ooarse, and before the evening train, he came and showed the grocer a handful of change, re marking that be could now leave town, bnt fanny part is, when the grocer went homo he learned that bis wife had bought two pieces of tbe soap. Lutnbertoo urgus. It it stated that two per cent, of i habit nal drinkers become habitual drunkards. Bombay Items. Christmas and New Years have come and gone which found our vOuiiiiiuii.y enjoying uue hcoitu ceptthe wife of Thoj L Russell, who is suffering from an abeess on her ankle which does- not seem to lm prove. During Christmas time one mar riage took place, one Mr Hoover, of Concord township, to Miss Mollie Uranford, of JNew Hope, J (J Kkean Esq., of Davidson county officiated. Professor S T Lassiter and Miss Dora Lassiter, of Bombay Institute, had a most delightful entertainment on tbe night of December 22nd 1 here was lots of fun for both young and old. They have a fine nourish ing school. The spring session bids fair to be much better than tho fall session. On the evening of the 24th the New Hope Sunday school gave an en lovable entertainment and a nice Christmas , tree which was greatly enjoyed by the little ones. At the close of the entertainment Revs J W Strider, S T Lassiter and Mr J F Lyndon made some fine talks, very appropriate for the occasion. The saw mills are playing havoc with the tine timber in the com munity. Johnson & Lassiter, W D Lolliu & Co., Alex Steed & Co. and Thomas Sykes are all in New Hope township. Trusting your most valuable pa per will have a prosperous year. We will stop for this time. Trinity Locals. The spring term of Trinity High School opened Tuesday morning, January 6th, with a good attendance. Although some of tbe old students did not return new ones have taken their place. Prof J T Ueury spent Monday m Asheboro on business. Miss Eva Hcitman returned Mon day to Greensboro after spending the holidays at borne with ber parents, Miss Indie Young returned Satur day to Now Salem to resume her place as teacher. Prof J b Lues spent a day or two here last week after spending the holidays at his home in iarboro. Prot. Liles has accepted a positioa as principal of the Randleman High School and left for that place Satur day. Prof D C Johnson and Miss Kuima Johnson left Monday for Kearns ville after visiting relatives here. It ib learned that the t ree Kural Delivery Uonte from Trinity to Fullers will be installed about the 15th of January. The Uhnstmas and new year holi days were very quiet here. Mr and Airs W & jwe have moved into 'Squire W N Elder's house on Main Street. Glad to wel come them to our town. Mr T J Andrews has moved his fami'y to High Point. We extend our sympathies to Key. and Mrs C II Caviuess iu the death of their infant child which was in terred in tho cemetery at Hopewell. Mrs, Eugene 11 Albea and child ren, of Winston-Salem, visited rela tive in town last week. Miss Bessie Diinlap returned Satur day to resume her place as teacher in tbe school here alter spending the . mas holidays at her borne in An- sonville. Mr II F Harris, of this place, has accepted a position as fireman on the Southern Railway. Mr Herbert Ballance a young travelling man spent Christmas here with his father, Mr J W Ballance. Miss Cornnna Kearns, of Win- ston-Salcm, is visiting her grand mother, Mrs Emily Heitman. Mr J 11 n bite. oMlieensboro, was in town this week. A great deal of complaint is heard here caused by the bad schedule on the railroad which is hoped will not last long. Mrs O W Carr returned baturday from a short visit to relatives in Greensboro. Miss Eflie White and Master Spjir- geon have been visiting at homedur- iuk inriBtmas. Fraakliavllle liens. Rev C A Wood preached an ex cellent missionary seamon in the M E church Sunday morning, and Key J r? Allied filled the same pulpit Sunday night. Mr aud Mrs J 1 R Craveu return ed to their home at High Point Mon day after spending tbe holidays in our community. Mrs Isham Jones, who has beeu ill for a few weeks, is improving. Messis J W Tippett and Pete All- red have swapped biisines houses on K R Avenue. Mr Allred now owns the Fox building where he will run a first class shoe shop, aud Mr Tip pett the Allred building which is much larger than his former one and will continue in the grocery bus iness on an enlarged scale. Mr Sidney Maner, of Thomasville, visited relatives in tbe city Saturday nd Sunday. mere win oe prayer meeting- at the M E church every Wednesday night Everybody is invited. The first quarterly conference ot the M E church of Ramseur and Franklinville charge will be held at Ramseur Monday night Jcnnary 11. So inst look out for the stewards with your fat pocket book and be good and see what a nice pile of money you can tnrn over to wood. Every woman in the United States will want to rea l Bertha Domai is Knobe's article on "The United States Daughters of 1812," which is published in the January Woman's Home Companiou. It tells of the patriotic work carried on by tbe women of this society. Rsmtciir Locals. The holidays are over and the visitors have returned home. Among thoso visaing were: Hia CcrU Melton and Mr and Mrs B A Scott, High Point. Miss Judith Ross and Messrs A R and E F Chisholm, of Sanford. Mrs A G Burgess and children and Miss Agnes McLead, of Greensboro. Miss Julia Wood, of Randleman. Mr E E Maynard, of Hamlet Messrs M H and O F York, of Johnson City, Tenn. Miss Maggie Bowden, of Greensboro. J' R Whitehead, of Thomasville. Mr and Mrs Preston Covington, of Red . Springs and Miss Eugenia Harris, of Greensboro. The entertainments at the Metho dist and Baptist churches Christmas eve wore good and were greatly en joyed by the older people as well as the young. We notice several of the Frank- linville boys in our town every Sun day night. Wonder what they are after? Oh, well it doesn't matter, only we don't want the "Panther" to get you. Hon Wm C Hammer and Prof J M Way, of Asheboro, were in town last week. Prof and Mrs Jno T Cobb spent the holidays with friends at Elon College. Mr and Mrs Thos A Momtt and children visited it) Liberty lost week. Mr O T Leonard will leave this week for Grand Rapids, Mich., to at tend the "Furniture exhibition." He will go by way of Chicago, spend ing a day or two in the city and re turn via Niagara Falls. He will be gone about a week; We were glad to see the Mt Gilead correspondent in town Xtuas and looked like he had been fed well. There must be 'possums down his way. Miss Bertha Burgess, of Burling ton aud Mr Herbert Burgess, of High Point, spent Xmas with their parents Mr and Mrs J If Burgess. Mrs r L Jrogdon and family spent the holidays with her daughter. Mrs Steven Willet, of Chatham county. All Thomas left Monday morn ing for an extended trip in the inter est of the Ramsenr Broom Works. Mrs Francis Elliott is visiting her daughter, Curtis iu Greensboro. Rev M E Hammer filled his ap pointment here Sunday morning. Messrs Raleigh Caglc and W W Beady were ordained deacons and the Lord's Supper was admintered. There was no service Sunday night Mr h E league, of (Jhapel Hill, spent Christmas with hit aunt Mrs L A Pierce. Miss Flora Yoik. of Stalev. visited Mrs H B Carter during the holidays. Mr royd lien ley, of Ooncord, was ii town X mas and a certain young lady was all smiles. Mr John Thomas and daughter Mollie, of Reeves Chapel visited Mr Nat Thomas last week. Miss Sallie Thomas and Mr M E Johnson made a flying visit to Ran dleman last week. Wishing the editor and subscribers prosperous and happy new year. Mlllboro Items. The factory branch road has put on a new dress in way of an extra passenger coach and we learn we will have another train on the road in the near future. Mr. John Glass is teaching at Grays' Chapel with success and has fair attendance but we are sorry to see some parents neglect to send their children. This should not be A decided improvement under the Watts law was noticable in our com munity during holidays bnt were little dim ring, no fighting and no one hatt. Miss Virgie Linelierry is visiting her brother Charlie Linelierry at Winston. David Nixon is ahead on large porkers in this community; his lar gest weighing 450 lbs. Jerry Evans has moved to tne residence of the late Hiram Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pugh and his mother Kiziuli l'ugh took dinner with W. S. Linobcrry s family A mas. Mrs. l'ugh is the wife of the late Jesse Pugh and sister of the late Wm. A. Linebrry and the only sur viver of that family living in this country. She is 82 years old, is the mother of six living children, l here are 34 grand children aud 39 great grand children and can walk a mile as quick as a girl. lick v ickery and Jim Lar.euerry took in the nunsttel at Ramseur Saturday night after Xmas. They say Ramseur has lots of pretty girls. 1 guess they will want to go again. Great Improvement. Iu this county the democratic ad ministration spent list year nine thousand dollars less than the fus iouest did the year before tnd count ing road tax and all other taxes com bined the tax rate has actually been decreased three cents on the poll and one cent on the hundred dollars worth of pn-ity. Chatham Ob seiver. Survey lor Doable Track. The News learns today that tbe engineers at work on the double track have aiieady finished the sur veys as far south as Greensboro, says the Charlotte News. They are now at work between Greensboro and Salisbury. It is learned that when tbe double track in finished to Rapidan, Va it is more than probable that large force of hands will be put to work bnilding the extra trackage between Charlotte and Greensboro. This will be about the first of Jane or July.