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ASHEB0R0, N. C, rHURSDA', JANUARY 26th, 190
No 4
DeWitt
MR. JOVNER'S STATEMENT.
DeWItt ll the name to look (or when
Kl ro to butt Witch H.iel Salvo.
Witt'o Witch Hml Salvo la the
pritlnl and only tenulio. In fact
DeWltt .la the only Witch HaielSal.e
tut la mado from Iho unadulterated
Wilch-Hazel
AO other, iro eounterfflt, baae Irri
tation., cheap and wortkleai even
danferou,. DeWm tWltch HuelSalvo
a a apocMIc for Plleii Blind. Bleedlne.
ncntiitani Protruding Pi lea. AlsoCuta,
Buma. Bruise,. Spralne, Laceration!,
Contuatona, Boils. Carbunclea. Eczemai
Tetter. Sail Rheum, and all other Skin
DtsuMs.
SALVH
PREPARED Br
E.C. DeWlttCo.,chici(.
Ask tor the 1Ui5 Kodol Almanac
and 200 year Culendur.
Standard Drug Company,
Asheboro Drug Company.
O B COX, Prenlilent. W J ARMKIKLl), V Pro
W J ARMFIEI.I), Jr., Caxhlcr.
The Bank of Kandolph,
a.BilO'teOiO.TtT. O.
Cupital and Surplus,
Total Assets, over
$30,000.00
150,000.00
i.l pr
With nmiilt1 nsoln, cxiktI.mico n
J "'licit the l.iislntw. ol the bank
loel mlc In MiylnK m' nrc- n-n-l uuil willlhy
oomuiuilaUmi con-lstem Willi safe biuilnnir
DIRECTORS.
HurIi Harks, nr.. W J Armfli-tit.W H Weed, P II
Mot1, C C McAll.ter, KM AmilMil. iiHUii
V. KmMIiik, H.I1J M..I1I11, Tin. J Itrdtlliiir. A
K Cnin'l, A M Kan km. Thou II Kiilillna, lr K t
Anbury. C J Cux.
S. Bryant, President J. II. Cole, Cashier
-J5he
Ba.uk of Randlemsxn.
Randleman, N. C.
Capital $1Z000. Surplus, $2,000.
Accounts received nn favorable
terms. Interest paid on savings de
posits.
Director W K Hurlscll, A N
Bulla, S G Ni'wlin, W T Bryant, (.'
L Lindsay, N N Kcwlin, S Bryant,
a U Murker ami J JI Colo. '
work, and other evidences of progress in the school term for theyeav 1903'
! without number show (lint this ex-; '04 over the year li)02-'03, although
He Corrects Some Wrong Statements ' P1"" ' 8oniet'n! to lie proud of lif. the school fund for 1003-'04 was
Ahout the Educational Work ol the st'''111 of hvwS tne subject of criti- larger by $315,01 5.1 6 than in 1902
Stale. jciiin. , j '03, and desires to know where this
Iii Sunday's News ami Observer' Again, in 1898. the school cencus increase went. What has been said
was printed an article from the Win-! cost uot,li"g- Then ft was taken already fully answers Mr Butler's
ton Republican by Representative I uvcry ttt0 J""41"8 lu k"'l Uesul- inquiry
lory way. mere was umun inacctir- mo soman iunu on which lie
acy in the school census and much based his calculations was not the
injustice done in the distribution of rural school fund of l!i()3-'04, as any
the school funds. In 1901 the Leg- one who takes the trouble to read the
islatu re provided that two cents a-above explanation will understand.
Butler, of Sampson county, criticis
ing the educational policy of the
State in certain particulars.
With reference to that article, '-y
request. State Superintendent Joy
in-r has made the following Btate
nieut:
sin. jovxer'h statement.
I wish, first of all, to make the
following statement or exhibit of the
public school funds of North Caro
lina for the year bcgiouing July 1,
19n3, and ending June 30, 1904:
BECEIPTS.
Reported balance on
hand Julv 1, 1903, S 214.6G2 62
General poll tax, 353,904 69
General property tax, 700,849 02
Special property tax
(local acts), 34,197 29
pecial poll tax (local
acts),
Fines and pi-unities,
iquor licenses,
Dispensaries,
.o in fund,
'orpoiatious, etc.
Stale Treasurer,
Other sou ice.,
2,359 34
58,781 30
07.880 52
l!i,657 33
83,700 00
12,044 .VJ
187,034 5 SI
41,980 H2
Total available school
fund exclusive of
local taxes, $1,777,624 73
llnt.-KSKMEJs-TS.
Installment and inler-
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GIVE Vlf.1
and denim for work
AUit a clear brain.
bright eyes and tweet breath.
MAKE LIFE WORTH WHILE
GIVE VIGOR
hf majtteallj' cwmrtln liver.
They Induce the tminral Bleep
and apputito vt jrmtth.
GIVE VITALITY
br cleanstng all diaonlora from
ino oyairni..
MervoiuutMo.
For Sale by All Druggists
loc and SOo PER BOX
JAl
WANTED STAVKS-I pny for n limited lime
lor iU,vn (i.ll. mi.:
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1 " ocmvo " , 1.50
Inapeotion days ovcry Saturday.
FARMERS,
YOUR ATTENTION
PLEASE!
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 sell
yon good goods at reason
able prices and pay you
Fowl prices for your pro
duce. ....
E. O. YORK STORE CO.
CENTRAL FALL3, N. C.
L. M. FOX, M. D.
ASHEBORO, N. C.
Often but profesaiooAl arnrh-e to the
ciUaona of Aalteboro an J aurmuttrtlrig
onAaaunltf. Oflhfwt Central Hdl.
Asheboro
Real Estate
ale!
For
i of South FarerteviUe and tlx I! wharrle road
1 FtMir-rtiou dwetllita;. ourid tvell and- into and
l'ntM:iKhth acraa nf land on rrauklluvllle rood
aubuuttMouaner miieeawor omtr, hcilae.
i Sovan.raom dwelling, rtabte. aiid well ou
FthnMiiartaraife lot adlAlniit. IiImomb Viinl.
t, ture Co. on lita ratlruwl coawA and hubad-
!: man atreet. , ., ,
Two hall acre lntaoti Ballabnry Mreet wt and
1 dklntnc Demley aaiauii, ironfing railroad.
f m acre. arlktlulna; larwlK of Kli Ha ner. Jamea
rre and other known a ttie Lindy Mcpnweli
. Onod .prtUK ami Vtat koaao under nsualr
1 AocotlUnf Knt oa all. Anily in
JAf Bank BtilMtnjr, aecvud story, luar oUmja.
Norao b.i Mh. lav,.
I est on loan fund, $ 5.407 00
Whito teachers, 759,700 67
Colored teacher, 234,025 59
llotifi'S ami sites
( hi tel. 109,457 59
Houses innl sites '
Ctilored;, 10,221 79
County hiiperinteu-
dents, 48,020 90
Institutes (white), 3,817 52
Institutes (colored), 003 00
County treasurer's
commissions, 29,145 81
Vlilengi' and per tliem
county boards, , 9,702 39
Kxpenses county
boards, 8,310 22
City schools (appor
tionment), 137.043 80
Taking census, 8,070 89
Other purposes, 88,881 20
Total disbur.enieut8 $1,515,440 49
Balance on hand July
1st, 19U4, $ 202,180 8C
Total, $1,777,024 73
1. The eighty-five days Bchool term
lor r.)03-'0t is the rurul school term.
I'hu 100 days term of the cities is
lot included in the average of eighty-
live dayd for the rural schools.
2. 'The city schools apportionment
f $137,043.80 from the general
land is to be deducted in fiuding the
i mount actually spent on the rural
schools for 1903 '04.
3. The reported unexpended bal
ance of $202,180.80 in the hands of
the county treasurers on July 1st,
,1904, should also bo deducted from
ihe general fund in ascertaining the
amount actually spent on the eighty-
live days rural school term, for
1903-'04.
Observing the above, tho 19O3-'04
ural school fund expended for the
eighty-five days L-rm will stand as
follows:
rotal school fund, $1,777,624.73
Deduct:
City apportionment, $ 137,043 80
Balance July 1, 1904, 262,180 86
Total to be deducted,! 397,824 72
Amouut actually spent
on rural schools
1903-'04, $1,377,800 01
COST OF SCHOOLS FEB PAY 1903-'04.
Taking $1,377,800.01 as the cost
of the rural schools for 1903-'04 it
will bo seen that each day of the 65
days term cost $16,209.41 in com
parison with about $14,000 a day in
1898.
But this increase can be accounted
for without any statistical legerde
main. In 1898, the year with which
Mr Butler chooses to compare 1004,
the county superintendents were paid
$21,283.08. In 1903-'04 tbey were
paid $48,636.90, an increase of $27,
353.82. But no one is apologizing
for that increase. On tho other hand
the fact has gotten into the papers
that North Carolina no longer stands
at the foot of the list in the salaries
she pays her county superintendents,
though sue stands In 1904 next to
foot, Tennesse occupying that posi
tion. For this increase in salary
inline should be paid one of the
school committeemen for taking an
annual census of the school children
of each school district. This ex
penso wus $8,670.89 for 1903-'04.
Still again. In 1895-'96 and 196
'97 the Fusion Legislature abolished
the comity institute work. This
work was revived in 1898-'99. It
cost that year $2,244.43. This work
cost, in 1903-'04, $4,480.58. And
all thinking people believe that this
work should be still better organized
as the only none of bettering the
rural schools and training the
teacher to do more effective work
for some years to come. For the
meagre salaries now paid teachers
preclude the possibility of naming
tin- great muss of the children's
tcacners in any other way than bv a
letter form ol roi.niv institute. And
lis will take nitiru money than has
In-let, iforv been spent for institutes.
in IS1I8, Hie ion nly treasurers
were paid $ls,07t.00 for disbursing
thesehin.l funds. In 19o3-'04 liley
were paid $211,115 81. The law fix
these roiinuissioiis. This diffeience
rtMiilis from the incfeasv in tin
funds disbursed and not from gafi
lliese tees it' treasurtis were not
changed by the Legislature of which
Mr Butler had the honor to be u
member. Thooe treasurers' com
missions have steadily increased since
1884, when our reports begiu. In
1895 these commissions were only
$15,970.42. But tho school fiiml
then was only $825,988.84.
Iu 1898, the mileage and perdietn
and the expenses of the county boards
of education weie $9,789.74. These
expenses now aggregate $18 018.01.
But u little calculation will show
that no larger per cent of the funds
of 1903-'O4 were spent for tuvavttux-
poses tuuu m inub. 2,yery one
knows that there must be larger
necessary expenses for school admin
istration now thau six years ago.
1'hesu 'joards must meet ot teller now
than ever before. For instance, all
school houce are uow built under
the direction of thesu bourtls. The
larger duties imposed on tnu county
buards under the laws of 1901 anu
1903 account for the iucieuse in this
item of expense. If the present edu
cational progress is worth while,
some of it may be attributed to these
boards. They, in uo event, could be
expected to work for nothing. They
must uow meet oftener; in muuy
counties several times oftener than
iu 1898. These expenses have beeu
increased, to., because of the work
the county superintendents are doiug
lu .1898, mauy of the 8it)erinteudentB
bad uo otlices. Now most of them
have o(lices. Very little postage was
needed in 1898. Sow an effort is
beiug made to reach the teachers and
others in hundreds of .ways, through
printed matter and circular letters,
and 'all this takes money, lu the
face of the progress we are making
this small increase iu the expendi
tures and for the reasons stated above
ought not unduly to agitate any
political or educational reformer yet
awhile.
Finally, '"Other Expenses" in 1898
were $49,501.18. In 1903 '04 the
same, item was $88,881.20. lu 1898
there were very . few rural schools
with decent desks, and none had
libraries. These two items, school
furniture and libraries, account
largely for this increase. The in
crease is still farther accounted for
by the fact that there are fewer
schools " now than- six years ago,
which can get along withou a win
ter wood bi'l. Then the Woman's
Association has done much toward
increasing this item. In mawy coui
munties more interest iu the little
but important things about school
houses is taken. A cake of soup,
brooms, wash pans, a new towel, all
repairs on houses, a woodshed, an
outhouse, a decent well are now
necessities at hundreds of schools
They were not in 1898. In Pitt
county, for illustration, two years
ago the county board had a pmnp
and a driven well provided for each
whito and colored school in the
county. In Bowau the county board
spent $150 last year for a county
Finally, it should be clearly under
stood that the ity school fund is not
included i: the above calculations,
nor was that fund included in the
fund on which Mr Butler Insed his
calculations for 1898-'99. The re
ports of lcceipts of city schools were
first included in the State Superin
tendent's report 1901-'02, uud hence
tho longer terms of the city schools
were not included in the school term
of 1898-'99. And, then it should
be remembered that the growth in
the number of public school children
to be taught, the increase of teachers
necessary to tench the larger number
of children now attending the
schools, the increased salaries necej
sary to it growing school system, the
increase in necessary expenses for ad
ministration of a larger fund, the
increased cost of building, enlarging,
repairing and equipping school
houses commensurate with the dig
nity of childhood aud the growth of
the State in wealth and prosperity,
while not as large as they should be
to make th-ui etlicient. have been due
to higher ideals und a desire for bet
ter things for the children and can
not be attributed to extravagance."
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The following excellent letter
from the ellicient chairman of the
County Board of Education of Guil
ford county emphasizes the explana
tion of the increased expenditures
for schools set forth in his answer to
Mr Butler's article:
Hon J Y Joyner, Raleigh, N. C.
Don Sir: Referring to the stric
tures of Mr Geo E Butler in the Un
ion Republican, I may sy thai one
cause of the failure to increase the
ength of term in Guilford county
lias been the fact that the people
have deinauded u belter crude of
nteTlt?fS",TiTifriT' rn' Ventured more
noiiey to tret them. In fact it has 1
iceu hard to pr"t:ure them at the ad
vanced prices even. Iu addition to
ibis a great deal of money is being
pent to improve school proper y in
i bib county. Whole townships in
Guilford county have had new school
houses built ami while formerly $300
would have bought all the four or
five school houses there have hee
buildings erected uveragiug $500
each aud souro rural school houses
have been built since consolidation
costing $1,000 to $1,500.
Very truly yours,
J. Ai.i.kn Ilm.r.
there is more educational work now map of the school districts, etj., a
being done in all the counties than : thing which will soon be a necessity
ia 1898 or ever before. The inoreas-: everywhere. These are only a few of
ed number of local tax districts, the the reasons for the large increase in
interest in better schoel houses, the Mother expenses" in six years,
gradation and better organisation of Mr Butler also calls attention to
the rural schools, the rural librvy increase of only one and a half days
Howe Approves Counts Against Swayne
-Mlinority Lesder Williams Creates a
Sir by Calling a Democratic Caucus
Meting Other Matters.
From dr ow n Corrouniidcnt.
Wellington, D. C, January 23.
1 bo louse approved all twelvo
thectiints against Judge Swayne,
uud tx; seven managers have bee
appointed, and it is now thong
thut Ue Senate will be-in his tria
this M'ck.
IIi W .1 llryai.' has been
Wusliiigtou for tw or three day
and tis visit has been the occasion
of audi comment, lie fcavs th
visithus uo special political signili
canci but that he is just renowin
acquiintances uud keeping in touch
with the democratic leaders. Fl
inty ve spent n little while in the
Ilouii of Representatives, and
wusieceived with un enthusiasm al
mosteqiiul to that be was aecorde
duritg the nays of his acknowledgi
leudelship. He called at the While
Hon and was, we are informed, re
ceivei very coidially by the Presi
dent. Mr Bryan took occasion to
congratulate .Mr Roosevelt upon hi
attitude upon the regulation of rail
wat intes. Sunday afternoon M
Ir; in 'uiid l eased a great Y Jl C A
Mettiiur in the Lafayette theater.
hvery where he iias been greeted
with u)i enthusiasm that indicates
that hj still maintains a very l.iryi
hold imii the affections of the peo
ple. Mo goes Irom here to New
York and elsewhere in the East, and
will return here the latter part ot
the wtjL-k. Whatever may be tin
Nebiaska Commoner's desires ami
uesigtis politically, it lias been very
clear ever siuce the St Louis con
veiition, and even more so siuce tin
.November deluge, that Mr Bryan n
a l.ictur thut mint be reckoned with
iu all democratic calculations.
A good deal of anxiety has been
fell in democratic circles since Fri
day over the rumor that John Sliarpe
Williams was contemplating rescu
ing us minority leader. The trouuli
grew out ot Mr VViHiunis' opposition
to u measure in the Army appropria
tion bill regulating the saluiy of rc-
"Ulcers. Mr Williams ci
t tilled Hie Item to be u llmg al Gen
eral .Miles, who has been placed in
command ot the military forces ol
the State of Massachusetts by the
new democratic governor, and ho at
tempted to line up tlie democrats iu
uu effort to cut this item out vt the
bill. - But a great many, in fact u
large majority, thought it justiliubU
because it looked to reducing expeu
Ses, so they bucked uud wouldn't
follow. Mr Williams was worried,
to express it mildly, and when he it
sued a cull for a democratic caucus
Good Health
to the
Children
Children especially are fond of dainties,
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
As good cake can be made only with
good eggs, so also a cake that is health
ful as well as dainty must be raised with
a pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder is indispensable
in the preparation of the highest quality
of food. It imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and flavor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, etc.,
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
rOVl 8AKINQ POWDfH C?
INDIGESTION !
The hovering "death angel" of millins gets
its wings clipped when you use
Kellum's Sure Cure for Indigestion
First bottle is Free.
- . Sold by
STANDARD DRUG COMPANY, Asheboro, N. O.
W. A. UNDERWOOD, Randleman, N. O.
for to-night (Monday), u great many
jumped to the conclusion that he
was going to resign, and members
fell over one another trying to stop
the caucus. It now seems that th
caucus is to discuss other matters,
and it is doubtful if there will be
anything more heard of the resigna
tion.
The interesting, though not un
expected tiews, is given out from the
Department of State that the repub
lic of San Domingo has gone into
the hands of u receiver, and that Un
cle Sam is the receiver. The island
lepublic has beeu hopelessly involved
for a number of years, and the Mon
roe doctrine ulone has kept European
nations for a long time from pounc
ing down upon her to collect their
debts, and the coiruption and inca
pacity of its ollicials have made mat
ters worse every day. At last the
L nited States has consented to take
charge of all their ports and collect
their custom dnties, turiiing over
45 per cent, to the Dominican gov
ernment, and applying the remainder
to their debts. The understanding
is that this receivership is to be dis
solved as soon us the outstanding ob-
igutions of the lslaud can be settled,
but I fear this is like Hawa'i, Porto
iicn, and the Philippines an other
ar baby into which we have stuck
our paw and are fastened for all
to come. I presume we now
have the first scete in the lust act the
nice performance which the history
f the Republic of San Domingo
as been, only furnishing new proof
of the negro s utter luck of govern
mental capacity.
A remarkable illustration of the
horoiighness of modern detective
methods was furnished lust week by
le arrest of the crunk who nttemp -
d recently to blow up the statue of
Fredrick the Great, which was ac-
pted by our Government lust year
is a gift from Germany. It will be
called that there was great npposi
)it to the acceptance of this statue
o be placed iu one of our public
arks, because Fredrick's history aud
deas Were so opposed to our demo-
ttic theories. This semi-patriotic
ilea kept rattling around in the nar-
ow head of some intense American,
prevent the bad results of contami
nation with hardened criminals, is
being strongly urged before this
legislature. A meeting of its sup
porters was held Friday evening at
the Capitol, aud men and women
from ull parts of the State were prc-
0UR RALEIGH LETTER.
Whiskey Legislation The Anti-Jug Law
Made Special Order for Thursday A
Number of Important Matters.
Comniioniltint to Tin; (.'ourk-r.
Raleirh. Jiinniii-v 9:! One of the
most important measures to receive 'sent.
the attention of the present General A proposition tbut is causing sonic
Assembly will be taken up in the diseussiuu is that to establish an im-
Seuitte Tuesday, January 31st, as the initiation bureau, under the terms
special order for that day, to-wit., f a bill thai bus been prepared,
the bill of Senator Long, of Iredell, One of the ablest and best men in the
designed to prevent the ni'tiiufacture Senate, Senator Eller, of Forsyth, is
or sale of liquors iu towns with lea in charge of the measure. A simi-
than two bundled inhabitants. The i hir bureau lias recently Wn eatnli.
ished in South Carolina aud it is
discussion of tins measure promises
to be un animated one. The meas
ure will be fought by some of the
ablest Senators, but it is probuble
that the bill muy pass. This is not
an assured fact, however, although
it has a favorable report.
During the past week the liipior
question has caused more discussion
the Legislature than uny one
thing else, and it looks like it is to
be kept up for some time to come,
off and on.
The Watts-law stand-patters are
being ridden over already, and the
giving of an ubsolute prohibition law
to Richmond county last Friday (by
a practically unanimous vote in the
House), was one of the instances.
Phere will be others.
In the House on Thursday of this '
:ek the bill providiii": for the re
peal of the anti-jug law will come
up us the special order. It will be
remembered that this law is upon the
statute books (in its general applica
tion, except to a few counties to
which it was intended to apply by
its author) because of the ruling of
the Supreme Court, the "mistake"
made iu the use of lan-i.i;!.' in diall
ing the bill being responsible for the
fact thut the "place of delivery is
mude the place of sale' iu all coun
ties. Tho legislators are having their
lirst experience with Raleigh us a dis
pensary town and it has been amus
ing to obsu ve tint experience.
During the first day or two the
gentlemen who take a little for their
stomachs' sake were aUirnied lest
their throats should pet force be kept
ng uud placed uu infernal umchii.e
ear the statue, uud then mude his
scape without being detected by the
nce. 1 he machine failed to work,
However, uud the public lost sight of
the stranger, und thought the police
had. i tli ouly the lucomolete des-
ription of a cab driver to begin
th us a clue to the fellow's ideuti-
V, the detectives tracked him buck
to Ins home somewhere in Peunsyl-
ania aud arrested him, and induced
un to confess to the whole truusuc-
ion.
Twice the past week I happened
bu iu the Senate galary when two
parate senators were concluding
trefully written speeches; and in
ucii instance the grave senator be
lli his closing purugraph with the
viiiark, "I have already detaineu
the Srnute longer thau I inteuded."
Contributions to the inaugural
ud already aggregate more thun
$00,000 aad more funds are Mug
lOlicited. The glories of these
otlem ti i.es do cost monev.
C. R.
Fire at Hamlet.
Hamlet, N. C, Jan. 21. Fire
broke out here this morning at about
one o'clock uud could not be check-
uutil it hud destroyed fifteen or
enty thousand dollars worth ot
property in a number of buildings.
liisuruncu less than $3,500.
Ti e fire is said to have originated
the rear of Hamlet Whiskey Co.'s
tore. 1 he following buildings were
butucd: M T llinsons & Bros., stable
d three store buildings; T F Boyds'
stores occupied by B & E Auuian'e
ii; Spotcs' grocery store and Haut-
le hiskey Co.; rred O h Lackey,
o buildings, restaurant acd bar;
Brown's meat market, uud J B
Goodwin's three stores.
More Stomach Trouble.
All stomach trouble is removed by
the use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It
es the stomach perfect rest by
gesliug what you eat without the
omach's acid. The food builds up
the body, the rest restores the stom-
h to health. You don't have to
et yourself when taking Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, J D Erskiue, of
lleuville, Mica., say, "I suffered
heartburn and stomach trouble for
some time. My sister-in-law has had
the same troubles and was not able
eat for six weeks. She lived en
tirely on warm water. After taking
two bottles of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
she was entirely cured, bhe now
eats heartily and is in good health.
am glad to say Kodol gave me
instant relief. bold by the (stand
ard Drug Oo. and Asheboro Drug
Co,
accordingly were very careful to
keep a buttle itheud. It was not
long, however, before they discover
ed thut this as an entirely necessary
precaution.
To say that liquor Hows freely
would perhaps be an exaggeration.
There are no "open saloons" (li
censed), it is true, but the hot tie es
tablishments arc us numerous us the
leaves Were iu Vulaiubrosa or some
other seaport.
A gentleman walks in, hangs up
his ht uud has his bottle set aside.
He may lelurn as often as the con
tents of the latter lasts and wet his
whistle. The gentleman brought
the bottle with his hut, of course.
But the iiiuui'ipulitv of Raleigh
and the county of Wake are get tint;
rich. So why should ai y one care.
udeed!
Time was (and with some is yet)
when the "dispensary" was thought
to be the biggest sort of "success."
Opiuion seems to be changing. A
man well balanced, an obecrvuut
citizen, said:
I fear it has come to be a case of
drinks instead of a drink. You've
goUto buy a bottle to get a drink.
Either the purchaser of the original
package, or eome one else, takes Un
balance.
"No man questions the. fact that
liquor-drinking, especially to excess,
is an evil; nor will he deny that it is
an evil which it seems to be hard to
suppress.
Prohibition wus tried in Raleigh
some years ago and was the worst
kind of fuilure.
"Suppose wo try high license next
time'f"
Then this gentleman went on to
make what appealed to be a strong
,trg"ment for the high-license propo
sition.
That is the way a number of peo
ple hereabouts are talking of lute.
This writer merely records it us mut
ter of news.
Senator Williams, of Davidson,
has introduced a resolution for a
commission to study the status of
outstanding bonds of the class known
as the South Dakota bonds uud re
port a plan for settling the South
Dakota judgment: It is understood
that this resolution hud been sul
mitted to Governor Glenn aud met
bis approbation This commission
is to oousist of two Senators, two
Representatives aud a fifth member
to be named by the Governor.
An attorney for the bondholders,
Mr A G Ricaud, is here, and it is
said that he is seeking a compromise.
' The proposition to establish a re
formatory for youthful offenders
against the statute law, in order to
said to bo working satisfactorily. Of
course great cure chould be exercised
to induce and secure only tho desir
able classes of "immigrants." They
need not necessarily be foreigners,
but of course would be to some ex
tent. We do not ncd nor ought we
to raise u hand to invite the unde
sirable class of foreign immigrants
to this the most homogenioug State
in the American Uniou toduy.
Rev Dr J C Kilgo, tho able and
eloquent president of Trinity Col
lege, yesterday delivered two particu
larly line sermons in Ruleigh in Cen
tral Methodist church. Dr Kilgo
preached in this church two years
ago, and theie was yesterday a lavse
number of the members of the Gen
eral Assembly turned out to hear
him. Their comments were compli
ments of which any man might be
honored to elicit.
Speaking of home industries, visi
tors to Ruleigh ought to call and se
King's Business College while in tho
city. It is one of the best institu
tions of its kind iu the South, and
one that the entire State is proud to
claim us one of its home products.
No necessity of sending your boys or
"iris outside of North Carolina when
there is such a tine business college
hero lit home.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.
There is a disease prevailing hi this
country most dan gcrous because so decep-
TrJ ttk CJ EPS death's are caused
uy it heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowed to advance
tlic kidney-poisoned
blood will at
tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
llladder troubles almost always result
from a derangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking Ir.' Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, aud over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is noon realized.
it stauns tnc Highest lor its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases,
Swainp-Koot is pleasant to take aud is
sold bv all druggists iu fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and a book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil
mer & Co., Iiiiighamtoii, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
ofTer in this paper. Ion't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swam j
Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the
address, Ilillgbamtol', N. Y., on every
bottle.
A C McALISTER & CO.
Asheboro, N. C.
Fire, Life and Accident Insurance.
The Ijesl couipanir-H represented,
er lite Hunk of Randolph.
Are You Willing
To profit by the experience of
others ?
"After taking your Con
centrated Iron and Alum
Wuter myself, and using it
iu my family with fine re
sults, 1 do not hesitate to
ret oniuieiid it as one of the
best medicines to be fonnd.
We use it as a tonic, for
Dyspepsia, and Bladder
trouble and regard it as in
valuable." J. J. LAWSON, Cashier
Bunk of South Boston,
South Boston, 'a.
"It gives me pleasure to
state that I have used your
Concentrated Water and
And it one of the best tonics
on the market, anu can
highly recommend it to any
one desiring a good appe
tite, good health and good
feeling."
J. P. LEWIS, Photographer,
Pilot Mountain, N. C.
Kveu if your trouble is Chronic,
it will cost very little to make a com
plete cure, so do not fail to get a
supply at ouos. 8ot bottles 60 cts.,
18os bottles f 1.0".
For sale bj Standard
Drng Co. and Ashe
boro Drug Co., Ashe
boro. N. C.
ECHOLS COMPANY,
LYNCIIBUHO, Va.
J. M.