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FRANKLIN TIMES. - -Li- v -LL - JJL i i JAS. A. THOMAS, Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXI aVari-hi COU-N'X'iT, STATE. TSIE3 TJTIOlSr. r::::-:i: :i.C3 Fir tut. sjti iimiu LOUISBURG, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCII 8, 1001. XCHBEILJ. CHURCH DIRECTORY METHODIST. ' .. Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. . . , . Gbo. S. Baker, Sopt. Preaching at 11 A. M., and 8 P. If. every Sunday. v M. T. Pltlee. Pastor. ' -BAPTIST. ' Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. Thos. B. Wilder, Supt -Preaching at 11 A. M., and- 8 P. 1L, every Sanday. . . Prayer m-eting' Thursday night. -. . - ... Forrest1 Smith. Pastor. v EPISCOPAL, ' ' Sunday School at 9:30. -Services, morning and nighty on 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays. Evening Prayer, Friday afternoon. . Albar Gbeaves. Rector., , D B. S.P.BURT, : -y PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Louisburg, N. C. Office In the Ford Building, corner-Main and Nash streets.; Up stairs front. ... B, R. F..TARBOROUGH, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,; LOUISBUR8, N. C. ' ( Office 2nd floor Neaf building, pbone 89. Night calls answered from T. W. Biekett's residence, phone 74. . ; B. MASSENBUROr, ATTORNEY AT LAW. LOUISBUB. W. a Will practice in all the Courts of the State Office In Court House. 0. U. OOOKB & SOI, ATTORNEYS- AT-LAW, . LOUISBUB8. ir. a ' . Will attend the courts of Nash, Franklin, Granville, Warren and Wake counties, also the Supreme court or JNortn Carolina, ana me u 8. Circuit and District Courts. DR. B. 8. Fobtir. Dr. J. B. MAiova .RS. FOSTER fc MALONB. PRACTICING PHYSICIANS ft SUBCrBONS. ... y. Louisburg, N. C. Office over Aycocke Drag C u pany. HAYWOOD RUFFIN. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, . LOUISBOB. K. O. Will practice in all the Courts of Frapklin and adjoining counties, also in the-Supreme Court, and in the United States District and Circuit Courts. . Office in Cooper and Clifton Building. rpHOS. B. WILDES, ; ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, LOmSBUBS, . o, Office on Main street, over Jones at Cooper's tore. S. SPRUILL. , . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ' LOUI8BURO, IT. C. Will attend the eourts of Franklin, Vance Granville. Warren and Wake counties, also the Supreme - Court of - North Carolina. Prompt attention given to collections. . - Office over Egerton's Store. r W.BICKETT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. IfOUISBURO ir. o. . ' Prompt and painstaking attention given to orery matter Intrusted to his hands. Refers to Chief Justice Shepherd, Hon. John Manninir. Hon. Robt. W. Winston. Hon. J. C. Buxton, Pres. First National Bank of Win ston. Glenn As Manlr. Winston. Peoples Bank Of Monroe, Chas. E. Taylor, Pres. Wake Forv st college, Hon. JS. W. TimDeriasze. . Office in .Court House, opposite Sheriff's. M. PERSON, ATTORNEY AT-LAW, ' LotnsBuae, . a ..... ..... Practices In all courts. - Office Building. .-... In Neal W. H YARBOROUQH, JB. ATI OBNEY AT LA W , LOUISBURQ. N. C. Office In Opera House building. Court street All legal business intrusted to him will receive prompt and careful attention JR. R. E. KXNQ, DENTIST, LOUISBCBa, N. c. . ..... r - OFl OVER ATCOCEK DXUO COMPANY. With an experience" of twenty -live years a sufficient guarantee ot my worK .in au Che up-to-date lines oT the roiession. HOTELS. FRANKLINTON HOTEL FRANKLLNTON, n.c. SAM' L MERRILL, Frfr, Good accomodation for the. traveling public ..- 7 .' '- Good Livery Attached. "' - MISSENBURG HOTEL J P 3aiss3eiitmir Propr hendebs1)n;.n. c. ' ' 4 .' ' . . Good aooommodationi. Good fare: Fo Ht and attentive servants NORWOOD HOUSE atrrentdn. x Korth Carolina W. j. NorwouD, Proprietor. Patronage of Commercial traveling PubUc Solicited, v Tourists and t94 Sample Room, WW itfi Republican Bellwether to the Resque. BABCOCK LEADS TRUST WAfi Enters Into the Vineyard at the Eleventh Hour. - WOULD PUT STEEL OH PEEE LIST. - - . Remarkable Chasge of Opinion Since Last Summer Tardy ' Reformer's Sincerity . In Donbt - Democrat! Have Long Advocated Plan He Pro poses Dabcock Was Mate When He Might Have Done Good-Cage Pre- clpltates a Tariff War a Sample of Republican Logic A Billion a Tear. Special Washington Letter. , Babcock to the rescue Hon. Joseph Weeks Babeock of Necetlah.x Wis., Re publican bellwether, chairman of the houfee comhiittee on the District of Co lumbia and chairman of the Republic- an congressional campaign committee! The Hon. 'Joseph has just opened up a war a reclhot war on trusts by intro ducing ;a ;' bill-to put certain articles of steel and iron on the .free list in order to "circumwent" the steel trust, as the elder Weller would have put it. Broth-, er Babcock is rather late. He is an eleventh "liour comer into the vineyard. But better late than never. ; Still one may, not be considered guilty, of leze majesty if it be inquired how putting articles on the free list in February happens to be a patriotic performance when it was denounced as idiocy and treason last summer and before-that. I do net say absolutely that I origi nated 'the idea of free listing articles as a means of breaking down the trusts, but I do say that as early as May, 1899, at the great antitrust banquet held in St. Louis I did-propose two remedies for the trusts, 'one of which was "to place every article made, used,-handled and sold by a trust absolutely on the free list." I repeated the same idea in an article on trusts in the magazine Success in June, 1900. For that speech and that article I was denounced as an idiot and traitor by all the protection organs which noticed them at all. Now comes Mr. Babcock and poses as a pio neer reformer by proposing a fragment of that plan, confining his" reform" to certain articles of steel and iron. I am not complaining. I am rejoicing, or, rather, I would rejoice if the cir cumstances warranted- the conclusion that-Mr. Babcock uieans business in' his small crusade. But will he please inform an ', eager s and startled world how he happened to postpone his reme dial legislation to such a late date that he must know It has no sort of chance to become a law? His explanation, if full, categorical and complete, would make what Horace Greeley called mighty rich reading." - : Another question: When in January, 1900,' I undertook to strangle a giant trust by introducing a bill "to place wood pulp, white, print paper and all the ingredients used In making the same" on the. free list, why did not Brother Babcock come to my aid and assistance? : y When Babcock Waa Silent. . Still another query: When Hon. James D. 'Richardson, Democratic .leader of the house,- off ered a batch of similar bills, including the very Items named by Babcock, why was the latter silent as the voiceless grave? . .- These (things happened at the long session, when we had plenty of time, or, as "Uncle Joe" Cannon would say, "time to throw at the birds." Every Democrat, Populist and free silyerite was for my bill and for Richardson's bills. It only required seven Republic ans voting with us to carry them. If Mr. Babcock had the same - opinion then .that he trumpets forth now, when he knows beyond a perad venture-that his bill will sleep In committee till this congress dies on the 4tb of March, if he has not seen a brand new light, as did Saul of Tarsus on a celebrated journey from Jerusalem down to Da mascus, why did he not come to our rescue then,; when it would have avail ed something? He' is not seven- Re publicans, it is true, but he is one, and a big one at that. He could probably have found six other righteous men in the Republican'' Sodom. But Brother Bab held his peace. ' A Plan Suggested. ' If he means business and is not mere ly a poseur, here is a plan which will work like a charm : - ,He is a member of the committee on ways and -meansy haying his bill Jn charje. Every Democrat on that com mittee will cheerfully vote to "report his bill favorably. It only Requires two Republican votel In that committee to secure a favorable report, a consumma tion devoutly to be wished. If Mr, Babcock cannot get his own vote and one more, it is persuasive evidence at least that his bill Is.ft fake and is only Intended as a bait to catch gudgeons. , m If he can get a favorable report on his bill from the ways and means coin-; mittee,-it at once becomes a privileged matter, which he can call up at any time, whether -the committee on rules so desires or not. ; - w " Clearly' this is Brer Babcock's golden opportunity, for i the nest congress .the-Republican majority Is about 50, "which will render any reform measure on any subject under heaven difficult of passage. ' : - " X; . - Now, I would hot misrepresent Mr Babcock, so I will let him speak for liimfeelfT' He understands the English language fairly .well. He never slops Conseauently what he says la a carefully prepared interview may be taken as his sentiments. a.e says. It is certainly wisdom on the part of congress to afford such relief as it to able to do by the repeal t.x I., offprtincr schedules where monster U L IMIU " " " o . , organizations 1 have been organized to regulate competition-flchedules which practically produce but little revenue, but which are sufficiently high to prevent the importation of foreign inaterUl or manufactures. " . .. . .. . . I d not claim that my bill ib perfect, but that iv. c invnlvpd is. There may be adai- tional sections, such as iron ore and fan, that should be repealed, and possibly there may be f material that should remain on .k. jf;aua Me that are included, but if there be any of this kind they will be a rery smaH per. oanfa rif tht whole, i ' '" ' 'V I hope to get early consideration of this meas ure at, the pest session ot cor.zress. -''"' luunc sentiment will demand prompt action by congress. In the statement, "I believe public sentiment will demand prompt action by congress," lfiay be found the reason for Brother Babcock's sudden conver sion to Democratic Ideas. But he' does not stand alone, as did Alexander Selkirk on his' island. There Is another Republican Daniel to come to Judgment Hon. Charles B. Landis of Indiana. , Landis Is a leading light in the Republican synagogue since he madehis. famous speech in favor of ousting Brigham H. Roberts of Utah. Landis is not too old to learn. Last summer he thought a' stake and rider high tariff among our choicest bless ings.", " , - - Purloined From Democrats. ' ' ' The day after Brother Babcock in troduced his great reform measure, purloined bodily from ' Democrats, Brother LandisL in an interview in the Washington Post, said:" "" I am heartily In favor of Mr. Babcock's bill t remove the duty from steel and iron and kindred products, and tbe commendation that bill will re ceive from every nook and corner of the country will surprise some gentlemen, especially the mag nates who, boldly and in defiance of public senti ment, have organized the most gigantic industrial combination in history. - - . " There can be but one object in this consolida tion and the elimination of competition. The .'va rious industries amalgamated by this billion and a quarter capitalization were nourished from their birth by patriotic people giving .support to the principle or protection. 1 he various infanta nave grown to giants, and the giants have now Joined to prey upon the people, to whose liberality and generosity tbey owe their existence. The people will expect this congress to teach these ungrateful beneficiaries of their bounty a lesson, and if tbe next session of congress does not do it the people wm. send one here that will. : . These trust formers and competition destroyers appear to forget that this national institution of ours rests on the ballot. The ballot is still in the hands of the individual, and the individual still has a fair idea of bis rights. If I had my way about it, the Babcock bill would pass at this ses sion. By the time we come together azain we would know how effective such legislation was. and if satisfactory as a trust destroyer the good wutt ivuiu gu on, not in nate nor in malice no in naste, out in wisdom to tbe end that the in dividual be protected in his right a I believe cap ital should have walled about it every security and safeguard, but there is a point beyond which capital should not go. An anarchist is not neces sarily a poor man. A trust that destroys legiti mate, competition by brutal,- arbitrary power is Just as much of an anarchist as the fellow who destroys a building With a bomb. I am against both of them.. That's good, strong Democratic doc trine. 1 cordially "welcome Brother Landis to the fold. He is my lecture partner, and I am particularly fond of him, but clearly, if he Is correctly re ported' in The Post,; we can't debate trusts," for he has come over to my side. y A Tariff War. In endeavoring to aid" his friends of the sugar trust Hon. Lyman J. Gage, secretary, of the treasury, appears to have got his foot in it and stirred up a hornet's nest of huge proportions. Ly man levied discriminating tariff on Russian sugar to keep it from compet ing with the great American . sugar trust,, whereupon the czar of Russia clapped a discriminating tariff of 30 per cent upon American agricultural implements and other American Imple ments. That unexpected caper of the Muscovite entails a loss of .$20,000,000 a year on Chicago manufacturers, and they squeal louder than all the hogs ever butchered by the Big" Four. A she bear robbed" of her cubs is In a heavenly frame of mind when com pared with a beneficiary of bur high tariff system when his pap is taken 4 away; hence the ear splitting squeal of the Chlcagoese nanufacturers. They thought It a fine thing to charge an American farmer at the factory door 50 per cent more for. an agricultural implement than they charged his Rus sian, Australian or South American ri val after shipping it across the ocean. And it was a fine thing for the Chicago manufacturer, but death to the Ameri can farmer. Lyman had no Idea of cut ting off the luscious and multitudinous pap of the Chicagoese manufacturers. He. was bent on the superfluous work of greasing a fat hog by increasing the profits of the sugar trust. He never dreamed that the latest successor to Peter the Great would put in force the lex talionis and raise him at his own game, but nevertheless such is the fact of history. Young Nicholas did not propose, that his sugar should be dis criminated against, so he took his pen in hand and wrote the ukase which has. set the Chicagoese wild.-'.They are not mealy mouthed, about .expressing an opinion.- Secretary John M. Glenn of the Manufacturers' association aaldr . The members of our association were- informed some time ago by their salesmen of tbe threat of Russia that, it Secretary' Gage levied a discrim inating duty against Russian sugar in favor of th ,sugax millionaires of the United States, something serious inight be expected in the way of retalia tion fronv the Russian government. We immedi ately sent in a request asking for a liberal inter pretation of the Russian sugar law and also set to work to satisfy ourselves whether or not the con tention of our government was right. We found that a remission of the excise tax to Russian sugai growers was in no sense s bounty. In' the meantime we received advance informa tion that retaliatory measures were being prepared by M. de WHte, which would be announced as soon as an adverse decision by Secretary Gage was made. We warned Mr. Gage ot this.' Secre tary Gage has seen fit to listen to the so called exports in -the treasury department and decided against the Russian sugar growers last Thursday.- M. de WJtte's .measures have already been made known, gnd the interests involved axe even greater than we at first thought. Does anybody believe that these Chi cago' implement manufacturers will lose that $20,000,000? If he so believes, he Is an idiot. No such thing will hap pen.' .They will simply charge the American farmer that much morel They will mark up the price of Imple- lients, while Lyman enables the sugar trust to mark . up the price of sugar. and the American farmers are to be caught going and coming to be ground betwixt the uppecand the nether mill stone. - It'a a fine game the American farmer bucks against. He has but one remedy, and that is to cast the Repub-: -lican freebooters into that outer dark ness where therewill be weeping, wail1 Ing and gnashing of teeth.. .The farmer ha the game la his own bands, if he will only play it. If be does not rlst in his might and hurl those who are despoiling him from power, he has him self to blame. Republican Logic. Since' the good day when: Gutenberg invented moyable types no. such argu ment was eTer printed in favor of any subject whatsoever as that of the Phil adelphia Inquirer in justification of the wanton and wicked waste of the pres ent congress. It says: . We wonder if Senator Hale and the other gen tlemen who have been making speeches and warn ing congress that the people are becoming alarm ed over the immense appropriationa would really like to turn back to tbe days when appropriationa were small. We "rather think that if they had to go to Europe in slow moving jwooden vessels de pendent upon the wind their trips would be few and far between, nor do we believe that they would enjoy Journeying to and from the capital in stagecoaches or eveu in the earlier passenger coaches of the first railroads. A stagecoach costs a few dollars; a Pullman car costs into the thousands.-We wonder what our grandfathers would have thought of a f2.000.000 ocean greyhound: What difference does It make as to what our grandfathers would have thought, of a $2,000,000 greyhound? That's not the question. The matter at issue is whether or not the appro priations of congress in recent years have been larger than they should be, Senator Eugene Hale Is sot a Demo crat or a Populist. He does not come from the, south or. from the wild and woolly west. He is a New England Republican, and things - Republican must be extremely bad when he lifts up his voice In protest. The Philadel phia Inquirer thinks it necessary to read him a lecture for joining the re formers and economists even tempora rily. - Repsblleaa Eitravagasee. The other day Hon. Charles Fremont Cochran of Missouri made some vigor ous remarks In tbe house aa to Repub lican extravagance, during which he quoted" from "The "lnquirer'a most bat ed rival, the Philadelphia North Amer ican, Wanamaker organ. Of course that was adding Insult to Injury in the estimation of The Inquirer,, and it jumped on Cochran with both feet and danced a war jig npon him. , After de nouncing him as "a behind the timet congressman" it proceeds as follows And right here we would Ilka to ask Mr. Coch ran a question. Whea be draws a check, h ptfyt a t cent tax. . That goes to the gonraiBeat. Caa be tell in what other manner he contributes to the income of the govcrnmentf Be helps ia aa Indirect way, bo doubt, but does he know it wbra he does so? Is h ground down with taxation to help support the government t Be may pay we hope that be is prosperous enough to do so taxes to his city and state. It is this local tax that he and the taxpayer feel, not the govern m tal tax. A billion dollars a year would not deplete Mr. Cochran's pocket book, but it would build ships. open up rivers and harbors, irrigate desert land. lay the foundations for a vastly increased general trade and put tens' of thousands of men at work. That ia what a billion dollar congress would ssean. and it would frighten no one except a gressmen and others who ara not up to date, who delve in the figures of the musty past and discover that we are spending more money now than we ever have done in -the past and are therefore plunging headlong into ruin. wny. just listen to nr. coenraa whea he says that we are actually appropriating mor money now than we did in 18641 Let us see. how many years ago waa that T Something like 17, ia it nott And we are actually requiring more money in the year 1901 -than we expended la the year " 18641 What kind of an argument Is that to nas to frighten people with t . s-t m . . . . , ut course, aiter receiving auch a withering rebuke as that there la but one thing for poor. Ignorant Cochran to do, and that It to resign! Cochran doesn't pay. any federal taxes except when he, draws a check, doesn't he? I suppose The Inquirer thinks Cochran goes stark naked and neither eats nor drinks, for if he wears any clothing I wnatsoever ne pays tribute not only to I the United States government, but also to some bloated beneficiary of the tar iff system; for under that, ingenious and complicated system of robbery ev ery time a citizen of the republic pays $1 to uncle Sam he Is compelled to pay $4 to a tariff baron. A Billion a Tear. The Inquirer 'saplently remarks that '.'a billion dollars a year would not de plete Mr. Cochran's pocketbook. but it would "build ships," etc "But suppose that, according to The Inquirer's theo rywhich isn't true Cochran hasn't sense or information enough to figure out how much tax he pays the federal government, how does that establish the righteousness of appropriating al most a billion dollars in one year? Isn't every dollar appropriated a tax on some American citizen somewhere? Or does The Inquirer think that the gov ernment possesses an inexhaustible hoard of money which it did not get by taxation? And suppose that Cochran went naked and by some miraculous arrangement could live without eating or drinking or in any way using any thing from which the government de rives taxes, would he even then be stopped from lifting np his lusty voice In protest against the wicked waste of the public money? The Inquirer and other organs of that Ilk would do well to carefully peruse the Landis Interview quoted herein, es pecially that part which declares that "If the next session of congress doea not do it" that is, cut down the trust fostering tariff "the people will send1 one here that wilL" . Signs which The Inquirer . falls to see accumulate. to show that the people are. becoming restive Tinder exorbitant taxation and outrageous expenditures. The tariff will be reformed by its friends or Its enemies. Its friends are at the bat. They would act wisely to use it..- Night Was Her Terror. I would congh nearly all night long," writes Mrs. Unas. Applegate. of Alex andria, Ind.. "and could hardly get any sleep. I had consumption so bad that if I walked a block I wonldeoueh trie htfollv and spit blood, bat, whea all other medi cine failed. -three $1.00 bottle of Dr. KiDgB New Discovery wholly eured me and I gained 63 pounds." It'a absolute ly guaranteed to en re Congb, Colds La Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and Long- Trouble. Price 50o and $1.00. Trial bottles free at W. Q. Thomae' drug store. . Money gry heart. rill not bay food for a bun- - A Good. . Gourd. Medicine for Children. ' I have no hesitancy ia recommend ing unamDeriain'a uongn Kemedy," says F. P. Moraa. a well known and popular baker, of Petersburg, Va, "We have given it to onr children wben troubled with bad coughs, also whooping eongh. ana u nas always given perfect satisfac tion. It waa recommended - to me by a druggist aa tbe best eongh medicine ' for children aa it ' contained no . opium or other harmful drug." Sold by W. G. j. nomas. A true "man scorns pleasure that gives' others pain. Remarkable Cures ot Xiheuniatiora. From the Vindicator, Katherford ton. N. C. . The editor of. the Vindicator has had occasion to test tbe etaoacy of Chamber, lain'a Pain Balm twice with the most re markable resolts in -each case. First, with rheumatism in the shoulder from which he suffered excruciating pain for ten daya, which waa relieved with two applicationa of Paia Balm, robbing the parte afflicted and realuing instant bene fit and entire relief in a very short time. Second, In rheumatism, In thlh joint, al most prostrating him with severe pain. wnicn was relieved Dy two applications, robbing with th liniment on retiring at night, and getting np free from pain. For sal by W. G, TLomas. - . A Wild Rid. "Whea I waa younger than I wl3 ever be train," said tbe professor with a three story head and eyeglasses of the telescopic order, "I waa the Tlctim f auch Intense mental abstraction that I removed myself entirely from me wona or practical affair. I was in the bocndlesa realma of thought and paid put fleeting attention to the active field of human action. It waa oeces aary to notify me when I should attend my classes, eat jny meala and even when I should retire. ' . I was at one time requested to lec ture ia a New England .village and agreed to do so. The theme -was one that had received my best -thoughts, and the mere prospect of delivering it waa a phyalcal pleasure. When I ar rived at the depot, my thoughts were concentrated upon the prepared ad- dreaa.-J realized that my -train waa an hour late and that I must hurry, but beyond the mere fact of hurrying I did not grasp a detalL 'Drive faatr I ahouted to the driver of a dingy looking vehicle as I sprang In and handed him a $5 bUL Spare neither horse nor whip.' Away we went with a plunge. The carriage rolled like a ship In tbe trough of the sea. Street ligbts seemed a torchlight "procession moving rapidly by the other way. Constables shouted. dog barked, small boys chased na and business ceased that people mlgbt stand on the sidewalks and gaze. Up one street and down another ' we dashed madly. We took corners on two wheels, grazed telegraph poles and knocked over such movables as ash barrels and dry goods boxes. - "After half an hour of this bewilder ing experience I stuck my head out of the window and shouted, 'Are we near ly there? "Where did yex want to go. s!rT came the edifying answer." Washing ton Star. Tht Dado and the Artist. Faria is laughing over how an artist rot even with a dude who. having sat for his picture, was so. dissatisfied with the result that he refused to pay for 1L The Count de X. recently had a crayon picture of himself made, which he afterward pretended to find fault with. "It does not bear tbe slightest resem blance to me." he said, "and I will not take It" The artist protested, but all to no avail "All right, monsieur." be remarked finally, "if It is not at all like pect to get paid for IL" . After the count had gone the painter added to the portrait a magnificent pair of ass ears and exhibited it to tbe gaze of the curious public It bad not been long o exposed when the count broke into the artist's studio in a towering rage and. finding that threats availed him nothing, at last ottered to buy it at a considerable advance upon the original price. 'It was not atrange that yon failed to recognize your resemblance, to the picture at first," aaid the painter, de termined to be revenged for the alight put upon his work. "Bat I knew you would notice the likeness as soon as I added those ears." 9o Waa Sanoratltloaa. He waa a big. hearty worklngman. and when a spare, thin little man en tered the tram car, stumbled and aat npon him be aaid in reply to the little man'a apologies: - "Don't trouble, air; It'a all right There's no 'arm done." When we aaw the big man a week later, we were shocked at the change In him. ne seemed to have shrunk to half his former bulk. "Why,' whatevers the matter?" we exclaimed. "Ton remember that little man wot tat on me In the train last week, air?" "Tea." "Well, It'a all through Mm I'm wastin away like thla!" 'Preserve ua!" we cried. "How? Why?" The shrunken giant wrung his hands in despair. "I found out next day." he groaned. "that e waa the coroner. An 'e sat on mel I'm shuperstlsbus. an It's look In ahead I am. Oh. Lor" r London Mall Bow Ike Settled the Question. The question of precedence at dinner and at social functions at Washington la a weighty one In official circles, but once npon a time there was a western senator whose wife thought very light ly on this subject She wit In Wash ington for a good time, and sbe re solved to have It without bothering about precedence.'' Thla fearless little woman gave a dinner on one occasion, and when It waa time to get her guests from the drawing room Into tbe dining room sbe aaid: "There la some precedence about all thla. but I don't know what It Is. Just ahoo out to dinner, every one of you. and alt down anywhere yoa please." Thla itroke of western diplomacy worked perfectly. Exchange.- A-Good Basstr. - eHo. hello! Is this tbe gas corn- pan y's office?" "Tea; what ia It?" "When do the entries for the next race open?" "We don't know anything about the races. This la the gaa office." "Correct; but I thought yoa could tell me." "Why, what do yoa want to know for?" "Oh, nothing particular. I hare 4 gaa meter I would like to enter, that's all." Tit-Bit. Trlaanpn of Thrift. ' "The old man seem mighty pleased with - himself." said Mr. Grindner coachman. , . ' -Sure." aaid the cook- "He's been saving all hla bnrned matches for tlx months, and this morning be foond he had enough for me to start the kitchen fire with." Indianapolis Pre. Strike A Rich Flud, ! waa troubled for several year with chronic indigestion and Devon debility. write . J. tren: or Lancaster- N. II.. "No remedy helped m until I began uaing Electric Bitters, which did me moreeood than all tbe medicines I used. Ther bave also kept me wife In excellent health for year. She says Electric Bitters ar Jost splendid for fe male troubles; that tbey are a grand too ls and invbrorator for weak, ron dowo women. No other medicine caa tak its place ia onr family." Try tbem. Oolv 60c Satisfaction guaranteed by W. G. Thomas Subscribe to tbe Times. The te.nl re aa4 the Boanaalaa Caw At a lawyers dlnnerMa Buffalo one cf the best stories told waa of Squire Murray, who weighed 300 pouada and who waa bora la Ireland, was la the whisky bn nines here and held tls court on the Terrace. The courtroom was like a courtroom la Ireland. The bench waa five feet from the floor. with a chair whose back reached to the celling. . The trimming of the room were all green. Mr. Lock wood and Judge IWkwith were trying out a case before the tquire. There waa no Jury. At the close the aqutre paused. Do yoa wUb to sum upT he asked. I leave It aU with your honor " said Mr. Lockwood, who advise youag law yer with a ticklish cause aod friendly race on the bench to do likewise. "Ill sum op." said JoJse Beckwtta. "Very well." rer!!! tu'r Murray. "While you're "at U 111 down la Murray Pro.' and have a drink with Lockwood. But I'll be back before yoa finish." The squire and Mr. Lockwood went out. The squire was in search ef tbe spirit of tbe law at tbe root of the law. Mr. Lockwood thinks tbey tad a drink. On the stair, half way bark to the courtroom, with the echo of Beckwlth'a voice Bounding ia their ears, the squire Stopped. Lockwood." said he, "you've won your case." Then they went la and heard TVeck- wlth finish summing op. Buffalo Ex press. Methodical rnaetnatlon. Speaking of W. IL ("CoUO IIrvy. a Chicago roan aalJ: 'An amusing Incident took place while Harvey waa editor of Cola, a pa per which he published la Chicago. Harvey, In talking to one of hi part ners, took exception to the want of punctuation la the paper. There Un't enough punctuation. he complained. and Coin doesn't look right without It There ought to be a comma once in so often, tben so often a colon, and all the rest. Don't yoa think oT he wound op.arpcilns'T. "I do, indeed,' heartily replied the partner, who waa not wholly devoid of humor. That's a great Idea of yours, Harvey. If I were yon.' he suggested, I'd draw up a rule to that effect.' 'Harvey thought It over, and the thought commended Itself. The next day. therefore, a rule reading some what as follow waa posted In the of fice of Coin: 'Hereafter It la the rule of this office that articles appearing In the columns of this paper must be punctu ated aa follows: Every 12 words shall carry a comma; every three line a semicolon ; every four lines a colon; ev ery five lines a period; exclamation and question marka may be used as hereto fore. JTho employee of this paper will please observe thla order.' "New York Tribune. A Falter tat Coo perl a-. A certain man who waa. once prominent Kentucky politician more a demagogue than a statesman, lie waa. according to Short Stories, la the habit of boasting that Lis father waa a cooper la an obscure town la the state that he was "one of the people" aod didn't belong to the. "kid gloved aristocracy." The "general's- great falling being hla fondness for liquor, it will surprise no one to be told that the more he drank the more loudly he declaimed hi political sentiments and tbe prouder of being the son of a cooper he became. During a political campaign, where LLs opponent waa the southern orator. Too MarshatL he had been unusually noisy and offensive In bla boasting regarding hla obscure origin. In replying. Mar shall aaid, looking hard at the general: "Fellow citizens, my opponent's father may hare been a very good cooper. I don't deny that; bet I do aay. gentlemen, that be pot a mighty poor head Into that whisky barrel." Real Sleo Batatas. It may be doubted If a tub bath ta Jamaica la a luxury. The bathhouse make a brave ahow in a row of low brick building in the rear of the ho tels, each little bouse with a big stone tank for a bathtub. 1 went out to see the baths on my first day in Kingston and waa surpris ed to see a sign nailed against the wall bearing the words: "Gentlemen Are Requested Not to Use Soap In the Datta." "Why are gentlemen requested not to use soap In tbe baths?" I asked the ho tel clerk, a dignified young woman of dark complexion. "Because It soil the water and make It unpleasant for the next bather." she aaid. "But do your guetta aU bathe In the aame water?" I asked. "Oh, yea," ahe replied. "Ton see, the tanks arc so large and the pipe are small. It take all night to dl the tanks, and tbe water haa to last ail day." . A Vtaaa'i Is. "Learn to say no, my daughter," ad vised the wise mamma. "But why?" Inquired tbe coy debu tante. - "Because It Is more fua to keep the men guessing for awhile." Thus we see that woman's "no" means "guess in stea J or -yc. a the proverb would have us belie re. Baltimore American. Of Ilia Akaadaaeo. "Tour neighbor haa Just given me aa old coat," said the tramp. "Caa yoa give aonrethlng?" "Te," replied tbe clergyman. "I will go through tbe collection box and find some buttons to match tbe coat" Philadelphia Eecord. "From Manila to Australia la "like go ing down a river,' for one la out of eight f iand only two daye." Tbe voyare lasts 21 days, but tbe course It through tbe soctb sea Island, which account for Its resemblance to river navigation. Working 21 floor a Day. Ther' no rest for thc-e tirele-e little worker-Dr. King New Lif Pilla. Millions ore alasys bosy. curio: torpid liver, jaondie. billtooeoea. fever d tgu. Tbey banish sick headache, driv oat malaria. Nevvr grip or weak. Small, taste aiee, work wonder. Try them. 2ie at W. G. Thoma Conscience roaket thin it does cowards. i more t!uTcrt TCbeo yon ar bilious n thro famous liltie pills known aa l v. uf uu; tar ly Kiaers to e!aii! th liver and bowel. Itey never Crir- Tl.;ia' d.'-j ', .ra. Wr-jt Boh.lo. General Dvbeat&e was a j:1;-5UV-td rreoch wteraa. a'aia ty tho rrasv t'.an afire the rout of VVatrrtoo. Ue waa full of resource and ba great m aad preoetxw of cs'&4. Al IVsrara. when be was ta great daarer. a larje fortrese la f root ar4 a aavar lssr rectloa la tls rear, tls oa rocssoa rase saved tlm. "Who com en and at rtecaraT" te aiked a sMr. There are two." "What Is the trade of Ue ttiif la comma ad 7 "Xbrigadr grseraL" "Tils nairnf "De nrtranjsrjVort." "UU title?" . "A marq-a'.," "II is axeT -Abotstta." - - - "la be well prrorrved? Doe te kee? tla color?" "IleU Itla and paHil." "la bis role rtri sad raaalyTT "It Is wek aad daa." "Ia be lively, gay r "Neither the ooe nor the otter" "What doe te wear oa tU bead?" "He la powdered, and Lis talr Is doe la locka." "Haa te boota and apcr? "No; be wear a3k stockist, shoe and great bocklea." "Great bocklesT cried Dshee. "Bring cp the guns and bejf-a firiag! The place la miner An BtrsM Foe a rar4e. When the stem Duke cf WtlUartoa waa prime minister aader Ceorr IV. te managed the cJd cocarch raaHy e&ovgh, bet whea t atfrtap44 the aame tactic wiia the yoosg Qwa Victoria te met Lis match. St xo- stantly outwitted Lia. One cf tls earliest oSUrlal acta was to trtag be fore ter a court toarUal death acateace wtich he expected ter to a-'ga aa a matter of coarse. A aoUler waa to te executed for desertion, aad aa the dtb warraat waa placed before the qoeen by the duke ate raised ter rye. full of tear, to bis face, saying: "Uav joo Dotting to aay la behalf of this poor cuoT" "Nothing." aaid the duke, ataatog at attention l.k ooe of tia own private; "te taa deserted three time." "Oh, ycor grace, thick again." (lead ed the qoeca aa If ate were asking fr the life of her dearest friend. "Well, yon; majesty, te certain" y la a bad soldier, but there waa aocaebody who spoke for Lis rood character. He may te a tolerably good fellow ta cirQ life." "Oh, thank yoa." aaid the qoeeo ta heartfelt tone, and before the aston ished doke could utter a word ef pro test she tad written aero the taper the word "rardooed." rtrsaltUtlif Ceot DaJrtea. There are a cocpl of Earopea dai ries la Atheaa whoa proprietors cow, but they ce basis mostly wf.a the foreigners and with ttooe Greek who ape foreign manner. Tosr genuine Athenian believe the gtaU to te the proper mSk producing animal, and te regards the cow ta this cooaectioa about the aame aa Americas do the mare. The m!lk ma a take tls a alma la with tlm. Jangling their bell and aoeezisg. "GalaT te shouts, with a qsk-k, star tling cry, with a "g" wtooe re Mural quality ta unattainable by adoit learn er and Usual! tn perceived ty them. When a customer come to the door, te atrip the desired quantity Into the proffered receptacle before ter vigCa&t eyes, selecting one of the goat and paying no attention to the other, wto understand the business aa well at te doe. Patiently they stand aboct. chew ing the cod or resting oa coattgnou doorstep. When their matler move en. they arise and follow, more faithful ttaa dgv--ficTTboer Maratlne. A Horrible Oat break "Of Urge tore oa tar liitl etur bead developed lalo a rased seal ted writ a D. IstUlof KorrssLc. Tea bat Heckle A rale galve eocpletely erd ter. It a raareateed trw for Kraema, TsUee, Salt lib am. Plea pi-, gore, fleer fad Pile. Oaly S3 ttr at W. G. Thorn. A woman' cariosity will ro tt Wait three llmrs at far as ter pta moeey. Aa llooea Medicine fbe La GriptMS. George W. Wiu. ct 8oia Gardlaer. say: tav tad the worst eoegh. enld. cbUla aad grip aad tat takes of trash of ao eeot bat profit to the vendor. CtasberUla'a Cogt Benvoir U th oaly ttiag that ktdo as gooa ebatever. I has eard o&e touie U It ad the cblll. cold and grip tavetU left rae. I ecgratalate th maaafartarvrs eft boeemt tBedkia. For tale ty W. U. Thoma. U tbe 'ent pos.ble words when yoa tare anjthiag fotav. Like Oliver Twtet. cblidre ak tot more wtea give OaBtlt Co'Ts Car Mother eadorw it highly for rop. It qatckly core all eots e4 ec Vis and every thmat aad loss: troetle. It Is a peeifl for grtppo ai astaava a! ta koag tea a wU aaowa rtt&ody for whoopiag eoeg a. Ignorance occasionally borrow garment and poart at wisdom. Tbi0saaa eooirol the tttttUoi Ten no art teari v aj ateo r thoe who eaa eat d d! rUty of food. Kodot prvpepeU Cerw J a what yo vat ted al'.ow yo Ueat l the good food yo waot. If yoa ts'er f roos 1- dlxeUos. betnbar. telehleg or at other rtocaseo IrrvobU. this prrratk caa't help tat do yo cued- The nvt iU atoasach aa take it. The, drag store. Tbe roaa who isn't Irae world isn't true to himself. to the Frof. IvUo. of Loaaooelsg. Kl.. suf fered terribly froca eecraig t of th stomach asi l3'.ea foe thtrUv rears aad af ir the doctor faiwd to ear tia they fed tta e morrhla. A fneJ adviard the c( K'lc4 irp-p.a Car aad after taklag a fee tottU of H h i y. "It haaervd taatlrly. 1 raa't ' nay toosaach for Kodwi Dyotl Cre. It digest a what yo eat. Thorn drag torn. SoUce All persoaa who ttv ear oil aal act toy la on rroca as, wui $ r tor caa ?cjca PUaa do at let at tat to ai f.r them. nespeCfiTr. T.:n L C rr .3, cm: Tocrt ivid la t-v- A cTvaa Frrty I'ur t-t, of New York, X lrv' h;rttj CotnpAay la tbe world devc '.l . elusive? to rsaraiteelrr li e t l-r ci persota toJi.r; r ..-- d j ccaiary trctt, aai ajrt.r aa rrviy oabot..UacJ cslftiAl.:cv !"'i ntel ty ti.e U cf Norti C.rt.'. t a s-;ft asretr ca l.r.!s ail cntfertaairr cl evrrv Cr-f :t.t or raW-s, ad!ree t' ja--?-'.-ia Scretj Co.. ICO Tor-! af, ,er inrk. cr "y to w.u. laaaorutca. J All t. YALUA51E Will FECFEKTT FOr. F.KUL I lav la tar tea it ter ta! It valoaV, dtat'.e HawkUt' Ur lloos oa rash Strttt tt caa l- tooghtea rtasoeai. Urn; t, at 1 If net told. r. te rttiUi f.r 1?jX Also two 5oJ 1 3 lid it a let j Not; Mr t, aJJslaltf Ut f JJrm. assis iliailll. I also Lav fcrtal tie Col. Je Totaeea Wrtco atd tie lani connected Herewith iae'edits It table and tt ttaa&et t&attoa Mala K'aeet. All ile above prcperiyccatala of tai!4itrt U tit t; ua rer cent, on tie asoabl aikej for it properly. Cose quick if jca wittta luy. J. A.TuOMAf, Lealitarf, !. C Feed Sale 5 Livery STABLE. HAYES i FUUEH. Pt:;r:t::n LOUISOURQ N. C. GOOD TEAMS AND roLm; drivers. nSPITlAL ATTENTION TO . Tiuvmxa mu.- A Furores o auaacaife ta err alva ft os bi&. W always keep oo4 tcrset for aaJt, al vtrr reaectabl I rteea. PEERLESS STEAM COOKER This It Its timsof all tlaes svery toostlec rer stoall Uo have every conves'ste rosit!. Tit greatest conTttUce cf all It tb PtklXt! Ertsat CKZIX. It save TIME, LADOU, FUEL ad.FOOD. Aoj q-aolity ef fire; list nV.l keep two qisrU cf water t-o;'lc rill with tt etc cf a Pttxix SnAM Coos. ix, cook a ratal. MKS.J. A. THOMAS. cx)mmiSkiom:r-5 kale. Ey virta ef aa rt f rwua? ! i ne Crt ( I .- . i t'aUiaa. '. U. t-i.i 4 l:n at la e4 J.T. '-. m-I, tf-tn. tie 4rt-ra4 l e k4.. t f Apr.i l:i. at le Crt i Lsnf. X. C . .'.i. lrJ tr, I the I (IhI t4ir Mnii.lt f-.i nru, tie Uta j 4 .i t Itt i V Lsad, to-vtC I' in TrMt-Tail Imi ef Ua4 k a th Kie trwt 4 t--i 4 aat arnbe4 f Tee rut. t.ri 4 Laa4 Ktaaie la -4 e-at. -m a Ue 14 tirmtt'.t kxlax-t.g Jw4 te. ari, a MJt h-. 4 te I ran. K1 UaJ el e'.lers a4 -- f i;;ec iW( Tti( at i 1 aa 1- , fW-ah, ljjri twrMf, fco-t .fc I dff. Mt 'i r-. Lata Sea ti aav4 a-watera. Si.w I u take 4 tok f in lie '.. . aorr h J H f--. 1 1 Utlt reek ia tovVa teaaxh. branch as tt ev.4r T J l t4e (taef. vMUttf UdlMam,MM e 1m Te4Ar Lrt a - . f t a aa4 trwf. the l4 ef Jla a . 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