North Carolina Newspapers

f 1 t Ml ! me COURIER "J BORO COURI ! S6 COUR.ICH Advertising Columns Bring Results. 2 Leads in Both News and I c Circulation. mtmmmmmmmmm Issued Weekly. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. $1.00 Per Tear4 VOL. XXIX. ASHEBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S, 1904. No. 7. O R COX, President. W J ARMFIELD, V-Prce W J ARMFIELD, Jr., Cannier. The Bank of Randolph, .ia.slj.aVtoore. IT. C (Capital and Surplus, $36,000.00 $150,000.00 Total Asset, over With ample twett, expcrle" nl protection, wa solicit the business of the banking public u.d feel Mte In saying wo are prepared aud willing to oxtend to our iuom every facility and ac commodation consistent with aufe bonking. DIRECTORSi Hugh Parka, Sr., W J Armfleld.W P Wood, P H Morr , C C McAlinter, R M Annnnm, o K vox. K Cape), A m' Rankin, Thoa H Redding, l)r F K Aabury, C J Cox. F. II. Fries, C. L. (iLENN, Cashier. President. WACHOVIA Loan & Trust Company (IIioh Point, N. C. Branch.) PAYS INTEREST ON DEPOSITS. Capital, - - - $600,000.00, Assets, - - $3,445,351.19, Conduct Oeneral Banking and Bnilnp Biulneaa. With tho laageat ametnof anjr bank In North Carolina we aollclt the buinei of the public and offer erery accomodation coiuuteut with aaia mnaiuR. xplaluiag our BIOU POINTBTOCKHOLDKHS. w. H. Kinn. C.C. Mime, A. B. Homey, H. A. Mlllia. J. H. Mlllla, A. J. Owen M. B. Hmitn, tleo A. Matton. "WE "WISH To call the attention of the people of Randolph county to tha lac tnaj we n uuiuincw Jewelry, - T a,tcn.ea tnd. Clocks. Wa have only the beat workmen and can jit to the iulno me ran. ..ivtwj. Our Optical XJepartnaent la complete. We ran duplicate any lenae or hmkai nana. Fine LeDlei fnrnlahed ta order on ihort notice Mall OrdLr receive aperlal attention. Wa carry a flue Una of jiwelry. Write u when you ' need anything In our line. Very truly youra, , 3?. STAiET c BRO. Kiarij. apoia., 2sr. c. TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL. Next session opens. Sept. 7 1904. Thoroughly prepares for college or business. Offers full courses in literature, science mathematics, latin Greek, Oerman, French, Mu sic, Art, Book keeping, Steno graphy and tyewriting. Enrollment last year 38 per cent above the year before and the largest in the history of the institution. The faculty ennui It of wveil thoroughly pre mred experienced teacher. Tuition and board lower than any other action! In the .tate, conaiderlug the work done and Ht.h moral community: unmirpaMOd for heaTthfulnciw, . t . . , , , For catalogue and further Intonmitlon addreiw, J. T. HENRY. Head Mooter Trinity. N.C. Horses & Mules. I have thirty-five head of good Horses ana uauies ma a will offer for sale at my stables on Depot Street court week. I have a number of well broke wagon and farm horses and some excellent drivers. Respectfully, R. R. ROSS, Asheboro, N. O. UNIVERSITY NORTH CAROLINA! flcadetnlc Department, Lau), Medicine, PharrnacyT Free tuition to teachers and to ministers' sons. Scholarships and loans for the needy. c520 Students. 67 Instructor. New Dormitories, Gymnasium, Water Works, Central Heating Sys tem. The Fall term begins Sept. 6: 1904. Address Francis P. Vek able, President, CHAPEL HILL, H. C. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD DIRECT ROUTE T THE ST. LOUIS ETOSITI0y- Two trains daily. la Connection with W. & A. B. B. N. C, St. U. rty irom LT Atlanta t a. . Ar 84. UauaJiWa. . a;ap. aa, : With Through Seeping Can From Georgia, Florid & Tennessee Rout of the Famous "DIXIE FLYEfl" (ferrying tea only aaomtDg ateeplrig ear from u m. Louie. The nur l.na Jaekatm- Till daily, Ba p. Atlanta t:H a. m giving yen the entire day I St. ijNiia aa gee located. ' i fni . Wnlda Va r Uulde Book and KheOulet. keeping mt remnraliona aim lor book ahowtDg Botrla an ataarrtlug Bouaee, ejuoalac taetr raaea, wnm c-nern it Uil I CD rnfcVWftnikun, Travnlln Pan. A runt. fto I N. Prelaw St, ATLANTA. GA Republican Headquarters, Machineville, N C, Sept 10, 04, My Dear Patrick: I've been aimin to rite you for sum time. The politikal campanc is begun, and I want to know if you ar still Democrat. I've turned Republican and I want you to cum over and jine our ranks. We're not quite so rank sence the niggers was disfran chised, but I cant hardly tell no difference. Xou fellers haint got no ranks; yore party is all white men A lot of us fellers went to a nigger meetiu tother night, and when they begun to shout, and the sweat begun to bile, the preacher cam around aid says, "fellers, this reminds me of do conventiont that nominated Jemes Young for Congress, de niggers a doin de talkin, and de white folks a Iistenin. Patrick, we've got the best man for president that has lived sence JNero died. He s two or three men in one. One of him is Congress, another one of him is the president, and the other one is the uitshional convenshnu. He's f niart. He call ed his self together er lit Slieuogo last Joon, and nominated Mm self for president. Then li- i;liipjn-d hi hands and cheared fot an hour anu eighty-one minits. But thats not all. He got up two spe.icbes. The part of him thats Congress went away off somewhere to tell the purt of him tbats president that he want ed him to be president agin. He told him that it wag big dutv to accept, and he wanted him to do it. I knowed he was a goin to nominate him. Some time ago the man who boss es the Republican party down here in the South went up to the nah- ional capital to see him. 1 think this man's name was Hooker, or 1 Washintown, or some such a name. They talked about polyticks, aud about what was best for the poor white folks down hern iu the South. Finally Mister Washintown said he must went but Mister Rusevelt (thats onr president's name)took him by the aim aud told him thev had to eat together before he left for the howlin wilderness or Alauamy, anu they sot down and eat a sqare meal together, and just to show how much they loved each other they eat soop from the same bole with" the very same spoon. The teller who ioia me this said that the president asked Mister Washintown if he might give the first and second class postoffices to the colored jentleman and let the white Republicans have the balance. Mister Washintown said it wood be best in order to keep the white Re publicans in line, and that just a ittle peace of pie wood make em ork like tigers. You no the president is a cowboy dont no just how much of him is boybut thats what he was when lie was a fitiu Spanyards dowu yon der in Cuby, and he haint changed nary bit. He loves war. lie says the Quakers is no account because they want peace. He says they'er no good because they wont fite. But my' dont a president change things. It uste to be that a man wasn't counted much if he had a fite, but now sence the president is a liter its the stile for large people to carrj a big stick and fite little people. Of course, you mustn t tacKie a man that can thrasn you. imsicr aiusc velt dont do that. He dont care so much about fitin unless he's dead sure he can whin the other feller. He just wants to boss, ana it ne cant boss be'll fite. A few days ago he got to wantm to fite awful bad, and he went awav down yonder in South Ameriky and got holt ot old Miss UOlomDia s nair anu puueu iw uu she said he might have panamaw. Some neonle said it was rong the way he done, but he said he wanted to dig a ditch through ranamaw, ana old Miss Colombia asked him to pay for the land. He told her he had to borry the money to pay for dig frin the ditch, and that was enough Mister J P Morgan loans him money to di? ditches. Sav Pat. Mister Rusevelt had a littl trouble with a man up at the nashional capital the other day. lbe man's name was Nocks, and he was some kind of a jeneral not one of them that fites, but think he was a turney jeneral. They have things nn North that they call trusts. We ve got some ol em nere, mu not so many as they nave up .norm. I dont know what they are, but when the Republicans pass protective taritl laws the things just get thick all over the country. Tho poor folks dont like em, but the presiaent aom care. He's no poor man's president. Nocks is just like the little nee aog we uste to have always a barkin at somethin and Mister Rusevelt sick ed him on one of these trusts just to tickle the poor people and make em vote for him next fall, but the trusts cot mad as the dickens, and said they would't give onr fsllers a cent of cam pane money. You ought to have seed Ulster ttusevelt go lor that man Nocks. He kicked him out of his cabanet and landed him in the Senate at one kick. Then he went to them trusts and told em he was just a ioakin, and that his ad- miniatrashun would not ran amuck. I dont no what that means, but I think its when he cant get money to by rotes with. Some of yore fellers dont like it because Mister Ruserelt spenus so much money, but we like it He pays ns for votin the Sepnblicai: ticker; an mat 3nc get onus get the mney. The Democrats wont a ane vmucjt. aue ltouwihi avut rv man nothin for votin.. They say he ought to lore his ooantry food enough to do it for nothin lister Rusevelt spends lots of mon- ey over in the Fillapine Hands. You remember that I have said he was part bov, and thats his playhouse. He'd die if he couldent have some titin a goin on. The Quakers dideiit like his fitin bizness, and he had to move it away over there m the Oshun, Then he made what tbey call a news censorship. I dont no just what that is, but I think its a place where the Dad news is worked over, aud when it comes out of the mashien its all good news, no fitin in it then Aint that a masheen, though! Mister ituscvelt made it to fool the (Juakers with, because they dont like fitin, and he dont want to lose Pensel venya. I dont know just how he gets these good old Quakers to vote for him when they're dead down on litin, and no he's a titer; but nearly every on of em does. He's the lit inest president that ever lived, but some how or othei he makes them believe he dont fite. Pat, did you ever see a Republican in your life that wasn't talkin about prosperity;' They talked it all the time, loudont konw what pro sperity is Pat. I dident till I jined the .Republicans. Its not the kind of prosperity you see in tho dio shuneries that I'm talkin about. Its a masheen that the Republicans use to carry the elecshuns with. They named it that to fool the people. It loes everything. In order that the fr.'iini might bo strong enough to h everything inplace they made itu.i. of trusts, but the funiest thinej i the wheels. Mister J P Morgun ' i the big wheel, and Mister K use veil is the next one. Then they got the mzh out of Mister Riise- elt s Cabiui", the next from Con gress, and so i ilowti to the cross roads pulitisU.ii. It altijis there. They dont use anybody in the nias- i'n unless he 8 a uulitishuu of onr l,:i, t.V- The mashe. ii spends all the """J- mucu 111 t;'" wk tour years a old Cleve- and and the Democrats spent in four j ours when they had the oftises. If th money in the nashional treas ury gives out Mister Morgan, the big wheel, uses some of his'u till the government money comes in agin. This money is ulways put back into the big whtel, and the rest of the masheen lets In in have more than they got of him. 1 dont no what thats for, but the bosses say that its to keep up interest. This masheen collects lots of money through it protective tariff laws, but it gives some of it back to the Republicans. 1 art or it is used for bounties to pay Democrats who betray their party and jine the Republicans. If they can give the trator an oflise he dont get any money. They have saved lots of money by niakiu new oinses for these renegade Democrats. Yours in earnest, Michael Dooginshield Burjlary la High Point. Monday night of this week the store of Mr J A Armfield in High roint was entered and about $10 iu cash, together with articles of merchandise were taken. The theif is supposed to be a young negro boy by the name of Baker, who is sup posed to live in or about Mt Gilead, Montgomery county. Baker has been draying for Mr Armueld and he secured the bunch of keys Mon day afternoon and took from the ring a key belongiug to the store. Mr W F Smith who is clerking for Mr Armfield was in Asheboro Tues day looking for the negro who is thought to be in Randolph county. It is thought that the negro had an other fellow with him when he enter ed the store. The store door was standing wide open the next morn ing aud the cash drawer had been relieved of its contents anion u ting to the above. Randolph Man Robbed. The Patriot. A Randolph man named Robbins, who came here Monday to make some purchases, was found unconscious in the Southern Railway yards several hundred yards cast of the depot yes terday morning about two o'clock, his jaw having been broken and numerous other injuries intucted in a manner that is vet unexplained. One theory is that he was struck by a train and another is that he was beaten and robbed of several dollars. his assailants leaving him by the track in order to avert suspicion. Dr Brodanax, the railroad surgeon at this point, dressed the man's wounds and he was later sent to the Greensboro hospital. Mr Walter Bandy aud sister. Mrs Will Carr, are building a nice nine- room residence on West Gaston street, opposite Mr George Donnel's home. ITot 11 a Uraven, who was a mem ber of the faculty of Greensboro Fe male College last year, was here yes terday on his way to Wilson to be come principal of the graded school in that place. He and his family have been spending the summer at Black Mountain. The latter are now visiting relatives at Trinity, Kandoipn county. New Fire Compasy. At a meeting of some of the busi ness men of Greensboro last Monday evening at the Benbow Hotel a new insurance company was organized and will have a capital stock of one hundred thousand dollars and a sur plus of twenty-five thousand dollars. Capt J H Walsh. W C Bain. Col W S Thomson, U E Holton, P D Oold and A L Brook4are among some of the men connected with this institu tion which will be erganized at onoa. COTTON ROOT BARK. State Biologist Gerald McCarthy Issues an Interesting Circular on the Subject State Biologist Gerald McCarthy has issued the following: On August 10, 1904, cotton root bark was selling iu the New York market for 40 cents per pound. Cot ton root bark is largely nsed in the manufacture of medicine both in this country and Europe. For some yt,irs past, owing to the very low price of cotton lint, the price paid for the bark by manufacturing druggists has been so low that there was little incentive lor gathering. The supply in the hands of the druggists is at present about ex- hausted, and the price has gone up in consequence. At present prices of farm labor and the known value of planting fall sown crops, no cotton-grower can afford to gather cotton root bark for less than 10 cents per pound, delivered at the nearest railroad station. If growers will stand to gether and refuse to sell for less than 10 cents they can easily secure that price. For early deliveries from 10 cents to 25 cents can be secured. The method for preparing cotton root bark for market is as follows: 1. Only the bark of the roet below the ground is wanted. This may be collected at any time after the lint is gathered until early spring, or until such time as the bark when peeled shows black streaks on the inner side. 2. Cotton root bark must be strip- ped from the loot while fresh. The tresh bark peels very easily and should be removed as whole as pos sible. Before peeling wash the roots frer from saud aud clay. Dry the peeled bark under a shed or other water-tight cover. Turn the bark every day until as dry as hay. Dry ing takes about week. 3. The dry bark may be packed in clean aacks, barrels or boxes. Druggists will not buy loss than oue hundred pounds. Most of the larger manufacturing druggists will buy good bark in lots of one ton or more. There is a considerable export de mand. 4. To secure sale for cotton root bark growers should first collect a small lot of ten pounds or so and dry it carefully. Then mail sam ples of about 4 ounces to each of the "ouses named below, stating how much bark can be supplied. We especially recommend the Baltimore houses for North Carolina growers . 5. We advise that the bark be sdol f. o. b. at the nearest depot and that no offer of less than 10 cents per pound be accepted. If no satisfac tory offer is received rrom samples sent do not collect the bark. 6. All the firms named below buy cotton root bark. We believe all to be trustworthy, but do not guaran tee this: Shame & Dohme. Baltimore, Md.; Muth Bros. & Co., Baltimore, Md.; Higgins & Waloors, Baltimore, Md.; Davi & Davis. Baltimore, Md.; Lehn & Fink. New York; Dodge, Olcott & Co., New York; J L Hop kins & Co., New York; McKesson & Robbins, New York; Schifhn Uo., New York; Parke, Davis & Co., Detroit Mich.; Frederick Dterne ft Co., Detroit, Mich. The' following are foreign purchas ers; J Fritzliu, Amsterdam, Holland; E Fassbender, Rotterdam, Holland; R Schultz & Co., Trieste, Austria; SchulU & Co., Hamburg, Germany. Desperado Captured. A special from Durham says that Knapp Horner has been caught. He is a desperate character and killed Deputy Sheriff Joe Nichols in Orange couuty last Friday. A posse of men surrounded bis home ana wnen ne attempted to escape to the woods near by the men opened nre ana snot him in the neck, side and arms. The shots served to disable him so that his escape was impossible, though not of a serious nature. rphy Bank Robbed. On the nieht of September 9th, robbers dynamited the safe of the Bank of Murphy and took f 4,500. No clue as to the robbers. The bank was fully insured against the loss. Consumption The only kind of consump tion to fear is "neglected consumption. PeoDle are learn:ne that con- . tr. j: sumption is a curauie aiscasc It is neglected consumption that is so otten lncuraDie. At the faintest susoicion of consumption get a bottle of bcott s emulsion ana Dcgm regular doses. The use of Scott's Emulsion at once, has, in thousands of cases, turned the balance in favor of health. Neglected consumption does not exist where tcott s tmui sion is. Prompt use of Scott's Emul ,ion checks the disease while it can be checked. SCOTT BOWMC Mil rear! Street, KeTar aat-aadSiaataiiimlati A COMPARISON. Division of School Fund. Daring the adminstration of Gov ernor Russell (1897-1901) the total amount of expenditures for building public school houses in North Caro lina amounted to the total of $199,- 122.90. During the presnt administration of Governor Aycock (which has four months yet to run) there has been spent for the same purpose (for the building oi new public school houses alone, and does Lot mclde any repairs at all) a total, so far, of And tins amount does net include the five counties of Iredell. Orange, Madison, Haywood and Forsyth, which have not yet sent in their re ports tor lWi. These expenditures have been di yided as follows: In 1897 For whites $30,663.63 in 197 f or blacks 16,507.61 Total for 1897 $47,171.24 $41,823.34 In 1898 For whites In 1898 For blacks 12,117.26 Total $53,940.60 In 1899 For whites $42,237.58 15,061.94 In 1899 For blacks Total $57,299.52 In 1900 For whites $31,217.96 In 1900 For blacks 9,493.58 Total $10,711.54 lotal for the four years (Russell administration), $199,122.90. Wow see the contrast: In 1901 For whites $43,514.26 In 1901 For blacks 12,693.34 Total $56,207.10 $77,269.68 13,274.55 $89,544.23 $126,537.82 13,957.65 $140,495.47 $166,922.45 9,116.38 In 1902 For whites In 1902 For blacks Total n 1903 For whites n 1903 For blacks Total n 1904 For whites n 1904 For blacks Total $176,039.38 (With five counties for this year yet to be heard from, which will con siderably increase the above amount.) The loans from the State fund for that purpose began twelve months ago, and add greatly to the figures for 1903 and 1904. The county superintendents of education were not required to report the number of school houses built each year until 1902, and therefore no accourate statement can be made for the years prior to that date. During the year 190' there were a total of 329 new school houses erect- In 1903 there were 347 new build- ngs. In 1904 there have been 332 re ported to date, with others to hear from, which will bring the number np to 350 or more. The value of these buildings ot late years has increased proportion ately the buildings being better and costlier than formerly. In 1899, the total value of all the school property in the State was $1,- 097,564. In 1903 the total value had in creased to $1,629,803 an increase of $532,239 or an average annual in crease of $177,413. The total now probably approaches, $1,750,000. Burglars at Ysdkioville. Burglars blew open the safe of county Treasurer J A Logan, in Yadkinville Sept. 7th and secured about $9000. Also the post office was robbed of between $300 aud $400 in cash besides stamps etc. The burglars have not been caught Editors With Judge Parker. About 500 democratic editors at tended the banquet at the Waldrof Astoria in New York City last week and afterwards called on Judge Parker at his home. About twenty- five editors from North Carolina were present Many speeches were made, Col Henry natterson, of the Louis ville Courier Journal being the prin cipal speaker. 1 be affair eras arranged under the auspices of the Democratic national committee, Mr Josepbns Daniels, member from Worth Uarolina being chairman of the committee on arrangements. The editors were well pleased with their trip and their conference with Judge Parker was of a most encouraging and satisfactory nature. At the home of Judge Parker, Editor Daniels pre sented the delegation of editors. Liberty Item. Mr John Dunlan, of Elise, brought three boys here last Mon day evening and put them in school Two of them being his sons and the other a neighbor's boy. L H smith, 2ji., has moved here from his country home and is oc cupying the house lately vacated by Mr E D Patterson. We are glad to have snch good men come and make tbeir homes with us. The Esquire has a few small boys, six in number and their ages ranging from 20 to 30 years old that he wants to put in school. He also has foor daughters who will enter school. All snch good people are always welcomed to this town. Mrs Flora Col train and son, John are building a nice cottage in South west Liberty. Miss Lilhe Hurley, who was been spending two weeks in Liberty and Kimetrflle, left on the 5th for Km- seur to spend a few days there with her many friends, who like us are always glad to hay her come and are always sorry to see her go away. We hope she will have a nice time wherever she goes and come again. The last seen of her she was going at a 40 mile gait she was on the train. Henry Coble, wife and a crowd of children, of Pittsboro, spent Sunday and a part of Monday here visiting Mrs Coble's brother, Tavey Hatch. Brother Hatch couldn't go to the train to meet them. Some time ago while driving over those pretty roads in western Randolph he lost his coat and Sunday one at that. So he stay ed at the house, We are sorry to note that the Mt. Pleasant Mfg Co., who has been re ceiving its freight here for more than 18 years will move its shipping place on account of the roads being so bad. They say the roads in Guilford couuty are worked and kept in munh better condition than those in Liberty township. They want to get their freight as near the Guilford line as possible. Now what if poor old r rank Bowman, who died some two years ago, could come back and see that no work has been done bv the couutv road force since he had that 2 miles worked 6 years ago. Dont you think ho would say, well done thou good and faithful commissioners; you have done your duty by the western part of the ountyi" Major Watlington has been spend ing a few days here buying chickens and getting acquainted with our onng ladies, the Major is well ;nown all over this broad land of ours, lie says he is the man that built High Point and other good towns in the Stale. He is in for a good time wherever he goes. He knows everything and the price of it This is the same Major Watlington that was siuio near the railroad between Sitndtord mid (Jury fishing and the train came along at a high rate of speed end just as it was pass ing him it hit it bull calf and the calf hit the M:ijor and knocked him iu the creek ami he brought suit for .Iamuge8 and thev say he did get some hash money. Any Wny he paid cash for the chickenj he bought I notice iu Sunday's Charlotte Observer that a gentleman was want- ng a razor-buck hog. Randolph hus been out of them for quite a long time until last week, our friend lop Smith who don't want any thing but the very best, ordered him a pair from Siler City, in the good old county of Chatham. They came O. K. loppy took them home aud pnt them in a pen, he says eight feet high, any way when he went to feed them the first time they were gone, but after an exciting chase for two or three days they were captured in the northern part of the btate and brought back aud the pen made two feet higher and they were put in it and again they escaped jumppino; right over the top. The last heard of them they were going North. So if the gentleman wants these for his New York frit-vl he can get them for my friend Smith aud his neigh bors haven't been heard of in two days. The last tine hoard from they were in Kockinghain county. P. ts. bince Truing the above his brother telegranhl back that they have caught the hojjs and Toppy the owner has gone to see if he cant sell them to those cannibals from Africa. M. J. R. MONTGOMERY NEWS. The Kxamincr. Mrs Gemima Seaberry, of Onvil, died September tho 3rd in the lS2nd year of her age. A mother iu Israel has fallen: Miss Susie McDonald of Rocking ham arrived Wt Friday. She re sumes her position as assistant in Tro High bohool. Mr B T Wade, returned Monday , &fjSTi w m. wii. lino-ora , The new dejot at Uiscoe is now complete. This is the nicest depot anywhere in this section of country and is quite an addition to the grow ing town of BLwoe. Last Monday night about ten o'clock, Mr E II Needham, discov ered that his mnle was missing. Mr J B Allen, immediately started out and tracked the mule to Troy. Later it was discovered that a negro riding j a mnle was making his way toward Rockingham. Sheriff McKenziei followed at once ana captured uoin mule and negro, rne male was sure enough Mr Needhams. The negro was placed in jail to await his trial. Mrs. Fred Olds Dead. Mrs Fred Olds, president of the North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confeder acy, died at her home in Raleigh last Thursday. Mrs Olds was prominently connected with many charitable organizations. Sue was twice mar ried, her rirst luistmnd, Mr Jno u Primroe, living only a few years. Strike Over. The strike of the butchers, which had demoralized the meat packing industry throughout the country for the last two mouths, was officially declared off last week by President Michael J Donnelly, of the Amal gamated Meat Cutters' and Butcher Workmen of America. Mr. J. S. Spencer Dead. Mr Jesse S Spencer, died in his home in Charlotte last Friday after brief illness. Mr Spencer was one of the State's most progressive busi ness men for many years having suc cessfully managed large cotton mills andbankinr intern is. Mr Spencer was connected with cotton mills in this and Montgo mery counties. The man who is idle or who is working on half time when he has a chance, and who has to pay higher prices then ever before for what he eats, cannot be fooled by any ac ademic argument about the value of the high tariff or by any assurance that he is prosperous. He knows perfectly well that he is not well off, and orators cannot convince him to the contrary against the weight of his own experience, An important part of Secretary Tatts .Philippine exhibit at St. Louis is in revolt. Twenty-five of the little brown youths who have been dragooned into attending the "model school" have refused to attend the classes any longer. The self respect of the boys and girls has been wounded and their feelings out raged by the allusion to them in the government folder as "little savages" This advertisement has been dis tributed all over the country. How the Secretary will cope with the in subordination remains to be seen. General Fred Funston, will suc ceed General Fred Grant, in com mand of the Department of the Lakes, headquarters at Chicago. The only legitimate purpose of tariff is the raising of needed revenue, but when this requires a heavy im port duty, incidental protection to manufactures will result. But why should the schedule not be so adjusted that farmers will get some ot the benclitr There seems to be an overwhelm ing demand for speeches from Bryan in all the pivotal states. Very well; he ought to make the circuit He is a brilliant and eloquent speak er, now entirely in harmony with the purposes of the party, and sure to edify and instruct as well as en tertain wherever he goes. There are something like 335 Congressional districts which are put down as safo to one party or the other in November. This leaves a large residue of doubtful members, some in every large northern state. in Wisconsin the single Democratic Congressman is likely to be a good deal less lonesome after November, Five of the ten Republican members are lighting desperately to retain their seats. In West Virginia the Republicans will have to fight very hard foi four out of five of the dis tricts which they now control. In Indiana Democrats hope to carry three districts, and in Ohio, four. In Pennsylvania they are putting up a vigorous fight and expect to carry live districts now held by Repub licans. For the first time in half a cen tury there is not a single orator in the Cabinet. There are three or four men who make a few remarks on occasions when they are cornered, but there is not a single man among them who is what Wattcrson, calls "a thrillei". Mr Roosevelt keeps a poet, but allows no rival orator near the throne. State Superintendent Joyner an nounces that he will fix a date a little before Christmas holidays for the observance of "North' Carolina" day in the public schools. Grand Secretary Drewry, of the Grand Lodge of Masons, says that only $10, 000 yet remain uncollected of the building fund for the Masonic temple in Raleigh. It is not the purpose to begin work until spring, as the number of minor details are being arranged. The Durham Hoisery Mill is try ing the experiment of working color- .ri.i a Ko. k.. "V, . , " .' V; Tu" "tj .bemgocenpied, and negroes are doing the work. The experiment mill began work Satur day. If successful this will be the only hoisery mill in the United States in which colored help will do all the work In the Rowan Superior Court Wednesday morning Capt J D Philips, who hs been in jail for several weeks, charged with larceny, submitted to tour indictments and vras sentenced by judge Cooke to four years in the penitentiary. When he was first arrested, there were but two charges against him, but later facts revealed larceny on a grand scale. Capt Phillips has hitherto borne a good reputation and his arrest was sensational. The Atlantic Hotel will be remov ed from Morchead City to Beaufort The How land Improvement Comp any will erect a new modern all-the- year-rou nd hotel, Democratic County Convention. The d emocratic convention of Ran dolph county is hereby called to con vene at ten o'clock a m on Saturday 17th day of September, 1904, in the court house in Asheboro to nominate a candidate for the senate, and two candidates for the house of represen tatives of the general assembly of North Carolina, and the different candidates for the various county offices and to transact such other business as it may in its wisdom see proper. The precinct primaries are also called to meet at their respective Tot ing places on Saturday, September 10th, at three o'clock p m. the said primaries are called in accordance wit'j the plan of organizotion of the democratic party. Done by the order of the County Democratic Executive Committee held in Asheboro Saturday August 6th. w. o. bcarboeo, uhrsa. E. Moffitt, Secy. S. Bryiag, President J. I. Cole, Cathier UAe Ba.nk of R.andlema.n. R&ndleman, N. C afBEOAN BUSIKISS IN 1900.1 Capital $12,000, Surplus, $20M. Growth or Dbposits Sihcb Ok- oaicizatioit: August 1900, $ 7,513.62 August 1901, 14,410.82 August 1902, 20,602.32 August 1908. - 34,608.34 August 1904, 34,087,70 Interest paid on Savings De posits. L. M. FOX, M. D. ASHEBORO, N.C. Often hii profeaaiooal arnica to tha elUieoa of jAibeboro and lurroaadlnf commanlir. ottcea: Central Hotel. WE HAVE A line of Fresh Groceries and Country Produce kn hand all the time. We want yonr Jtrade and if living prices and fair treatment will get it we are going to have it. For anything to eat come to us. SPOON & REDDING, Grocerymen. Pianos and Organs Wholesale and Retail, A. D. Jones & Co. 8 u thorn Factory Dletrtbutara , far tha WeiU Faxmotia KIMBALL j W NT Irian vnu fha tmofi... - buy them. WE give free trials. WE pay the freight. WE save you 25 per cent. vv a ouu numing vt vie prin cipal when sold on Write for onr lates Piano and Organ catalogue and for full par ticulars. A. D. Jones & Co,, 208 South Elm St., Greensboro, N. C. SPOT CA8H Will pay spot cash f. o. b. your depot for Green and Dry Hides, Beeswax, Tallow, Eggs, Wool (washed or un-washed) I also carry a fall line of Fruits ana Vegetables, Ba nanas, Oranges, Lemons, Peanuts at market prices. Write for prices, A. C. FORSYTH, 112 Lewis Street Greensboro, N. C. It You Want The Best Laundry Saal Ysxir Laxjrtdnr to tha OMRetUfeW Charlotte Steam Laundry. They are bettor prepared to do your work right than any Lanndry in me outie; ana ao it ngnt, too. Leave your bundles at Wood & Moring's store. Baskets leaves Tuesdays and returns Fridays. W. A COFFIN. A,ent. FARMERS, your;attention P LEASE! Heavy and Fancy Groceries. Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Drugs, Glassware, Crockery, Tinware, Trunks, and Gen eral Merchandise at our store Our prices are right. Come to see us. Bring your produce, eggs chickens, etc, to exchange them for goods. We tell yon good goods at reason able prices and pay you rood prices for your pro , cVioa . ' E. O. YOfmSTCSSCO. 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