North Carolina Newspapers

V ' ' . ?? ? - . 1 ? ? ? . tfM OOVlrtY, TH? WATR'THE UNIOy. tOOBBMO, N. C., F?IDAT.?*0BKR8I, 19)8 l. F.JOHNSON. EDITOR AND MANAAIR pfc ? ? rOL. XLIII. SUBSCRIPTION >1.00 p?B YBAB | ' To Our Subscrbers \Reeognlzing the faot that Franklin County's people are entitled to -*? food and up-to-date newspaper u any section in the State or natloo and hav aa our only deeire in this particular, V giro you the beat paper teaaiMe for the money, we decided to increase our capacity and oh September 16th, placed an order (or a linotype, which will be ehipped out from Mew York tomorrow. Ae this is one of the latent machines, for setting type, we will ba in position to handle more news in a more extended manner. We eepec ially Invite all of you, whether subscrib er* or not, to call in and aae the ma chine when it is pat into working shape. As this machine will cost us about 13500 we are going to ask each of you whs are in arrears to let as have the rant and a renewal to assist us with payment. We also want to thank all tho*e who have been so. willing to as sist us in this achievement. I ? Additional Statistics. Director Harris, of the Bureau of the Census, finds that there is greater de mand for the publication at, more fre quent intervals of statistics concentiQff the consumption of cotton seed, it baa been the practice of the Blai'twu of MB* Census to compile statistics f6r this im portant part of the cotton crop only twice during the ginning season. The Unit report for the crop of 1912 .related to the quantity of cotton >eed crushed prior to January 1, 1013. The second report showed the quantity crashed prior to March 1, 1918, with pn estimate o. the quantity remaining to be crushed from the crop. The statistics of cotton seed are ool 1 acted in connection with those for the production of cotton as reported by the ginnera. This is necessary becaaae the quantity of linters is constantly in creasing and forms a much large per centage of the total crop than hereto Mr. Harris belieyes that an additional report showing the quantity, of need crashed and of linters obtained Bhould relate to some date between October 31 and January 1. He Is not certain as to the most desirable date, and is accord ing* corresponding with the farmers cottonseed -oil mills fn 6rdenr to es-' ?.Wish it. It is hoped that all will agree upon a fixed date, so that the work can be inaugurated daring the present sea son. This additional report will bleof great value to. the farmers, as well'tts to the oil mills and public generally. r Tobacco Market Abtty large sales at each of the warehouses every day this Week has been apparent in Louisburg, with prevailing good prices. During the past weeks whole sales have averaged, deluding all grades, 28 cents per peund, with many individual averages of fifty cents. Tobacco has been selling 4a high as 86 cents and the farmers are especially well tickled at ther results. At present the jnarket has Already sold more of the weed than last year and indications are that it will sell a great deal more. Gets Hand Mashed. While operating his cotton gin at Gupton on Thursday of last week Mr. Jv D. Alston had the misfortune of getting, the middle and third fingers on hiB left hand badly mashed in the machinery. Dr. Newell was called in and the band dressed, and we learn. Mjr. Alston is getting along nicely now. We are glad to state that amputation was not nec essaty. Fire. Quite a little excitement was created Friday when a heavy fire was discover ed in Main street opposite the hotel. The fire was caused by someone drean ing the tank ef an automobile and the contqpts running down the streets, and being set afire, unintentionally, bv a cigar stump. The oH had run under the car of Supt. R. 11. White and but for the timely action of Mr. Festus Fuller and Mr. Gardner, it would have suffer ed serious damage. As it was a tire was practically ruined. ? f Bier Sale at Bonn The big land sale by the Atlantic Coast Realty Co., of Greenville, which took place at Bunn, on last Monday waa one of the biggest features that has visited this thriving little village in many years. An exceedingly large crowd attended and although an enor raoui amount of barbecue had been pre pared there wan not ? sufficiency to find the visitors- The land sold at handaotne prioea and did much credit to Mr. T. A. Vfck and Mr. Sandlfn-wko bad charge of the preliminary arrangements. Personals Constable a W. Hudson wool to IU1 eiirk Monday. Ml" Jail* Barrow It visiting reiativea in Ktttnll. Mr. B. J. Bolden ?pact Tuesday in R?telgh oa WgaJ business. Mr. J. B. Oae. of Henderson, wm? ft visitor to IxmUbwv Wedweday. Mis. Kate BUckn.ll. of Kittrail. vta Mad Mfea JuMa Barrow tM past wedd Mr. B. 8. Ford wsnt to Richmond this week to bntr a lot of bona* and mates. Attorney-General T. W. Biakett r? turned to Raleifcfa Monday after spend ing Sunday with bis family here. Mr*. B. r. Whiteside, who has bcaa visiting her baathar, Mr. F. N. Bear ton, returned to her home ia Wilson Wednesday. " * Messrs. J. A. Turner and J. W. Maim returned Mooday from Galveston, Tex as, wharf they had been to attend a Convention of tha American National Ufa Insurance Co. Mr. Wo. B. Ruffin left Monday for ElixabetMown, Bladen County, where ha ia engaged in a big timber deal. Ha will be away several days, but wllj ra ta* ia time to be present at the No isakar term of Court. ' Mr. Will Meadows and Miss Fannie Hardlran, of Kocky Mount, and Mlas Butb Meadows, Mr. Boyd Meadows and Mf- Ralph English, of Mt . Olive, spent Thursday night with relatives and friends in Louisburg. .1 Cotton Th^ cotton market has been a little on the up grade the past week, hav ing reached 14 1-8 cents per pound. The prevailing prices yesterday was 18 7-g cents. Many bales were received eaoto day. Cotton seed is holding steady at 40 cents. *=?- ? Doomed The appearance o( the above word around our Streets Sunday caused much cariosity, which was only satisfied in the announcement the next day of the UsaSk?aaflall|hea at Joseph N. Barney's Bargain Store, which is being conducted by f?r. O. F. Clark. See their advertisement in another column. They are offering many bargains and from the crowds visiting there the sale iB proving very popular. t ? ?Jsas To Farmers. There will be a meeting of the county organisation of the Farmers Education al and Cooperative Union in the court house in Louisburg on Saturday, Nov ember 1st, at 2 o'clock p. m. All locals are requested to send delegates and all others who can do so are urged to be present. T. J. Harris, Pres. T. H. Sledge. Sec'y. ...Good Roads Proclamation. Whereas, the Governor of North Car olina has set apart Wednesday, the 5th day of Nov., and Thursday, the 0th day of November, one thousand niM hun dred and thirteen, as GOOD ROADS DAYS for North Carolina. Now, therefore, recognizing the sen ? timent for GOOD ROADS and the great benefit that has already resulted for the beginning in this town and county, I, James A. Turner, Mayor of tljeTown of Louisburg, do set apart the above dates, "5th and 6th of November, ah GOOD ROADS DAYS for our litttt city, and call upon every patriotic cit izen?the merchant, the lawyer, the doctor and the minister -to refrain from all other occupation on the above date;, and to enlist as volunteers to work our roads and streets. . I call upon all the women, especially the Civic' League, to see that their hus bands, sons and sweethearts participate in this great movement. Let every citizen do his duty, and these dates will long be remembered for GOOD ROADS AND STREETS in out little city. . Jamks A. TcbNer. Mayor of Louisburg. A. W. Alston, Clerk. ' List of Letters Remaining in the post office at Louis bnrg uncalled for, Oct. 81, 1913. Epie Baker, Uennie Barham, Willie Barham, John Britton, H. Van Dyne, L. N. Harris, Etta Higs, James Hop kins, Walter Lynch, J. R. Parry, Mary Vick. Persona calling for. any of the abova letters will please say they sa w them ad vertised. M. W. Varboroi gh, P., M. A till to be Bntltl.d an aot to | Amend the Conatltutlon of The Stale of north Carolina. Tim QaKSaaL AaantBLT or North I Cabouxa do EXACT: Aertionl. That the Constitution of; tilt State of North Carolina be aad the tame la hereby amended is meaner and Ml tH^alu word*, "insurrection or ro tabut the United States," and >, to In ?m not the following ofd?: the War Between tha.Stataa. IV. Bf striking oat taction twenty sight of article two. aad substitute* la lieu thereof the fallowing: Baa 28. The mambert of the General Ateamblr for the term tor wUoh they thai] have been elected, shall receive at compensation for their services the sum of tlx dollars par day. They shall also be entitled to, receive five centa per mile, both while coming to the seat of the Government and while returning borne, the said diitaaee to be computed by the oseteat line or route cV public travel Should an extra session of the General Assembly be called, the members and' pmskHBg officers shall receive a like rate of mileage, both while coming to the seat of Government and while re taining home, the said distance to be computed aa aforesaid, not exceeding 90 days. ?. By adding at the end of article J two a new a action, to- wit: S?c. 29. The Qeeerel Assembly shall I not pass any local, private, or special | act or resolution ; Relating to health, sanitation, aad | abatement of I Changing the aames of eitiee, towns, | and townships; Authorizing the laying oat, opening, altering, maintaining, or diacontinutog highways, streets, or alleys, when said highways shall extend Into two or mors counties. Relating to faeries or bridges; Relating to gaow or hunting; Relating to non-navigable ttreams; Relating to i srsa township lines, or the lines of school districts; . , . . '? Remitting fines, penalties, and for feitures. or refunding moneys legally paid into the public treasury; " Regulating labor, tr'de, mining, or manufacturing; Extending the time for the- assess ment or collection of taxes or otherwise relieving any collector of taxes from the di^e performance of his official du ties or his sureties from liability. Giving effect to informal wills and deeds. Nor shall the General Assembly enact any such local, private or special act by the partial repeal of a general law; but the General Assembly may at any time repeal local, private, or special laws, enacted by it Any local, private, or special act xor resolution passed in violation of the pro visions of this section shall be void. The General Assembly shall have power to pass generil laws regulating the matters set out in this section. VI. By striking out the words "first day of," in section one of article three, and inserting in lieu the words: second Wednesday after the first Monday in. % VII. By stiiking out the words "four ysars," in section eleven of article four, and inserting in lieu thereof th-> words one year; and by adding at the end of rtaid section the following: I I "The General Assembly Bhall groupil the Superior Court districts into not lesq than five divisions, and may limit the respective circuits.?! judges of the Su- 1 pcrior C ourt to the division in which j their districts are, respectfully group ed." / VIII. Ity. adding sft the end of sec- 1 tion eleven of article four the follow- 1 Hig: "And the General Assembly may, by j gennral law, provide for tlio selection ' of special or emergency judges to hold the Superior Courts of any county or district, when the judge assigned there-. j to, by reason of sickness, disability or other cause, is unable to attend and hold said courts, and when no other ! judge is available to hold the same. Such special or emergency judges shall haye the powers and authority of regu lar judges of the Snperiot Courts, in the courts which they are "so appointed to hold; and the General Assembly shall provide for their reasonable compensa tion." X. By striking out sections twenty, twenty-#!*, and thirty-three of artiole four. XI. By abrogating and striking oat all the sections of article lira aad sec tion nine of Article seven, and inserting' in Ilea of tald article five the following: . HARTICLK V. E?t*NUE and Taxation. Section Taxes shall be imposed onjjr tor pJhic purpoi&s by and with the content of the people or their rep reseateMHln the Genoral Assembly. U4e. (Hm General Assembly may, cooairtMttB'ith natural justice and equity. ^Bplfy subjects of taxation; and tt'tM shall be uniform upon the same olaafif property within the terri torial faM of the authority levying the tut: <6v1deil, that no income aitall be tasad Wan the property from which the incom At derived is taxed; and, con sistent natural justice and equity, the GeosdM Assembly may separate subjects ^ taxation for State aad local See. & R the subjects of taxation be Separated for State and local pnr poeea, iy affl*"""- not allowed by law ImmedlaWSuB'lor to the adoption o? this atnssri Bant, no part of the ad vot er* m tax e? real estate, except the real estate of Mlnblic-service corporations, ohall be spiled to State purposes. See; 4. ^P>e power to tax shall not be nrnMllpI, suspended, or contrac ted awagr, tj^t property belonging to the State, ?. county. or a municipality shall be exSKpt from taxation, and the General Aaaatublv may exempt cemeter ies, property held and used for educa tional, seisntific, literary, charitable, or religions p?pos 6s; and also personal proper*? ? natural person of a value not exoaad|W three hundred dollars. See, & The ad valorem taxes on real estate or pessonal property shall not exceed far ai State and county purpos es 66 2-t cants per annnm on the one hundred 4#Uars assessed valuation of such prop^ty, unless a greater rate be approved p^a majority of those who ?hall votMihp election held thereon. The ad vatarem taxes collected on real eateta ant personal property by cities and towat ri>all not exceed, for all pur pose*, savqptv Ave cents per annum on the one hqgilred dollars assessed valua tion, unktm ? greater rate be approved by a majority of those who shall vote at an alaotian held thereon; Provided, that these Km itations on the rate of tauUop shall not apply to taxes neces *ary to paf debts contracted prior to tfcn adoption of this amendment, nor to ITf authorized by vote of the people. Sec. & The General Assembly shall provide for a capitation tax on every male inhabitant of the State over twen ty-one and under fifty years of age, but not ex<?eding two dollars per annum for all purposes. The General Assem bly mav also provide, by general law, for the exemption from payment of said capitation tax in apecial cases on ac count o( poverty and infirmity. Sec. 7. The General Assembly shall have no power to contract any new debt of pecuniary obligation in behalf of the State, except to supply a casual deficit, or fftr suppressing invasions or insur rections, unless it shall in the same bill levy a special tax to pay interest annual ly. and provide therein for the levying of lux for the payment of the principal by the date such debt matures. The General Assembly shall not have power to give or lend the credit of the State in aid of any person, association, or cor poration, unless the subject be submit ted to a direct vote of the people of the State and be approved by a majority of those who shall vote thereon. XII. By striking out the word "re bellion," in section thirteen of article seven, and inserting in lieu thereof the words. War Between the States. XIII. By striking out section one of article eight and substituting tirereTor the following: j Section 1. No corporation shall be created nor shall its charter be extend ed, altered, or amended by special act. corporations for charitable, educational, penal, or reformatory purposes that are to be and remain under the patronage and control of the State; but the Gen ! eral Assembly shall provide by general ' laws for the chartering and organiza [ tion of all corporations, and for amend- 1 | fng, extending and forfeiture of all , ' charters, except those above permitted by special act. All such general laws .and special acts may be altered from : time to time or repealed; and. the Gen eral Assembly may at any time by spec ial act repeal the charter of any cor poration. XIV. By striking out the' words "four months," in section three of article nine, and inserting in stead thereof the words, six months. . Sec. t. That the several amendments to the Constitution hereinbefore set forth as "numbered from I to XIV, in clusive, respectfully, shall be and are hereby submitted to the qualified voters of the whole State at ths next general ?lectlbn as separate amendments to the Constitution, all amendment tfropOsed antler each o amber respectively being 'regarded as one amendment Sec. 3. That the said several propos ed amendments shall be designated on one ballot by their anpropriate article and (action numbers, and also by their appropriate descriptive titles, and as so designated on said ballot shall be con secutively numbered in the manner and form hereinafter sat forth. Sec- 4. That the adoption of any amendment by itsjitle, by marking the" said ballot at hereinafter indietated shall have the effeot of adopting the amendment in fdll as agreed upon by this General Assembly; and the rejec tion of any amendment by its title, by marking the said ballot as hereinafter indicated, shall have the effect of re jecting said amendment as a whole, but shall not affect any other amendment* Hps., Martha No well. ? The subject of this sketch departed this life Oct. 18th, 1913, being ninety years, one month and nine days old. She lived ? long beautifully filled life. The Master called, the summon came, she was ready. She loved her church she was a good woman her trials were many, her lot in life seemed hard. Her husband having died while her children were small. She toiled early and late, reared her children to be useful men and women, seven of whom survive lier. She was* always cheerful, it was a great joy of hers to lend a helping hand to those in need or distress, like so many of God's faithful ones. She had a very bumble estimate ot her own merits in christian graces bbt was ever ready to assert her faith in and love for her savior. We will never see her face again on earth, yet, "Some day we hope to meet her. And join hei in song of praise Of Jesus her great Redeemer, Throughout the endless ages." ? She had been almost an invalid for a number of years, and for several weeks a great suffer, til rough it all she learn ed to wait on Him who washer strength and shield. The devotion of her son with whom she resided was beautiful indeed, be never tired ministering to his mother. Everything that children, grand chil dren, kind neighbors and friends could do was done. She seemed to realize the end was near humbly thanking all for their kindness, she calmly folded her hands and peacefully fell asleep from which none evor waked to weep. Her last audible words were a prayer. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. 'fey loving hands she was tenderly laid to rest in the cemeterv at Rock Spring church. The pall bearers were Messrs. C. 1). Jeffreys, A. C. Carter, B. S. Alford, M. J. Howell, J. T. Loyd, Tink Moye. A Friend. Pleased With the Class JIall of Franklin Lodge, No. 241, I. O. 0. F. Dear Brother Editor:? If you will kindlr allow us a small portion of your space, we would like to tell you and the brethren how well .we enjoyed the visit of the Singing Class. Owing to circum stances over which we had no control, and which we exceedingly regretted, we had to cancel the date for Youngsville, so they came to us from Siler City, Monday, September 9th, and were giv en homes here until Tuesday, when they left for Louisburg, where they gave the concert Tuesday night, under the direction of our Lodge, there being u? Lodge in Louisburg, to a very appre ciative audience. Receipts, $57.05. T1 e class made a very favorable impressu n on the people of Louisburg. and Broth* r Walker told us they were not treat* d better at any place they had visited. They returned here Wednesday ar.d j gave the concert Wednesday night to a packed. Receipts here, $70.20. The class were well trained and reflected ; credit on the noble institution they rep | resen!. Their concert and their pres ence among us was greatly enjoyed.' i They were with us longer this time than usual and seemed to have made friends everywhere. We hatel very much to part with them and are look ing forward to their next visit with -pleasure. They did the cause o / Odd Fellowship good bv their visit. Fraternally yr?rs, J. E NICU OLSON, N, G. E, M. EDWARDS, Secy Frank I in ton, N. C., Sept. 15, 1913. Cotton Report. .Th? report of the United States De partment through special agent, Ur. W. K. Maaaenburg shows that there ware 4, 186 bales opeutton, counting round as half bales, ginned in Franklin Count; .from file crop of 1913 prior to October 18, a* compared with 6,647 bales ginned prior to On 18, 1912. 5* * - ? ?- ? w; .v -;\ w ? For the Living. ? If you like a brother here ? Tell him id; If vou hold his friendship dear, Let him know; All the roees that you spread On fiia bier when he is dead Are not worth one kind word said Years ago. You can help a brother now If you will Smooth the furrow from bis brow. You can kill The despair that's in his heart With a word, and ease his heart .So, why stand you now apart. Keeping still? You can help a brother when He is here; He would hold your promise then Very dear. But assuredly you stay And withhold what you would say That would cheer him on his way For' bis bier. . / v A What. I wonder, if the dead Saw -and heard What is done and what is said .Afterward. Would they utter in reply, Would they smile and ask us why. When the time to help is nigh, No one stirred? "Keep your roses for the living," They would say, "Waste no time in praises giving Us todav; Strew Borne living brother's way so. It you like another say so, ' For the thing that now you praise so Is but clay." ?The Arrington property at Msplft ville, one of the best lodatsd pieces of property in the State, as will be seen from their advertisement in anather column, is to be sold. This is a fine op portunity for some one to get an excel lent country home. V . 5 ? -"Beautiful" the faithful ttacket store cat died one day last week. The >&>c?lnent for the cat on the part of those who wire employed at the Racket had become very strong and her pres ence will be sadly jnisaed. She had been a daily rompnrtB* ?t 'the Racket Tor about ten years. ? The.young woman who keeps her hands white at the expense of her mother, who performs the househo'd duties, is never likely to astonish peo ple with her order and cleanliness when rhe gets a borne of her own. Neith<* is the young man who depends on his father for the accessaries of life and the good clothes which he wears, apt "to set a very large portion of the world afire. ? Mr. Gaiter Inscoe, of Cedar Rock township, while hauling a bale of cotton home from the gin, had the misfortune of being thrown from his wagon by hit horse running away and was knocked senseless for some time. It is thought his collar bone was broken. The acci> dent occurred near Cedar Rock church on Thursday, October 16th. The liorae became frightened at k bicycle. ? Don't wait until a man gets into trouble before lending him a helping hand; don't wait until he gets sick to extend him your sympathy, don't wait until he is dead to speak in eulogy of him. Strive to make him happy as he walks down the pathway of life, then you will have done some good, but if you wait until he dies, your helping your sympathy and your eulogies will avail him nothing as he plunges into the Great Unknown. ?Some stormy evening when the whole family is gathered about the fire, take up and discuss the feasibility of modern conveniences in the home. The kitchen sink with hot and cold wate^ the bath room, hot air, steam or h^c water heat, are as much of a necessity for convenience and comfort in th^ country as in the city, and may be h^d as cheaply. Every farmer's family mav and should know the fact regarding these desirable improvements. j-The only way to live happily is !?? size up one's means, and live within them. Going in debt for things that one can do without, trying to make a $2,01)0 salary do the work of $5,000 is what ruins tempers and brings gray hairs about the temples, fills suicide's graves, and breaks up homes. The tendency of the times is toward infla tion, happiness lies in the other direct tion, and' the woman of the honse can have a wholesome influence In the right direction,' Jf -tney but exert ( selves. ? .Many a man is aUjrtad wrong path by the demands of, a i wife for more than be can . 1 furnlrti Her jp the way of the ho ... personal adornments. No map will r> very far wrong whose wite exert I tbe right influeoee oyer him.