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The News Printery 11 equipped to do joar next order of Job Prtnln promptly Don t teed your work oat of VtB-w wiu do It to suit yoa. LET US COXVXXCE YOU The Lenoir News. 1U th very bt AdTerliMn MrviiQQL, UttDM tt i tJ tt Lrt N amber of tL people of CaIJ veil Coant r. : ONLY ttl.OO THEYFiH ! i . -rr?r 5 ' ! . H. C. ZVIARTTN", EDITOR AND Prop. I PSBUSHEO TCES3ATS 113 FRJ2ATS. PRICE SI .00 THE YEAR. VOLUMPXI. LENOIR, X.C., AUGUST HI, 1909. NO. 80 News Items. Mrs. Ellen UolU)n, of Statesville, while visiting in Morganton last week, fell on the street and broke her arm. She alleges that the bad condition of the streets was the cause of her fall and has sued the town for damages. A desperate negro weut wild last week iu the town of Monroe, Louis ana, and with a shot gun wounded 2$ people before he was killed. He bought the gun and a box of shells and began shooting at everybody in sight, three of the wounded per tons are negroes. A young man named Ben Mor ris killed a man named Joe Cappa in Bunoombe county- last week. When young Morris went to his home, Gapps who seems to have been drinking, was found rum mag inin the house and when told to leave, refused to do so and in con sequence was shot. George P. Turner, an express messenger, is in jail at Salisbury charged with stealing a package of money amounting to $1,320. It is said that the young man threw the money out of the express car and afterwards went to the place and got it. He is from Cleveland coun ty and the evidence against him is strong. Mr. J. A.Thomas, editor of the Louisburg Times, died at his home in that place last Tuesday night alter an illness of several months. Mr. Thomas was a prominent man of his county, having held a num ber of positions 01 trust and respon sibility iu the county and town He was president of the North Car olina Press Association last year, ilmt unable to attend the last meet ing of the Association at Hender souville, in June, on account of ill ness. Younf Wife Wept At Jury Ver dict. charlotte Chronicle. A scene that is enacted often in the courts, but which neverthe less never looses its human side, and its touching effect, was enacted in criminal court yesterday, when the handsome young woman who stood by John T. Reach, charged with embezzlement ever since last Monday morning a week ago when court convened, knelt by her hus band's side and wept bitterly, though silently to herself, as the jury brought in the verdict of "guilty" in the case of the young husband. That shows who is the real sufferer in these cases," remarked a lawyer, who noted the heart broken expression and the tears of the young woman's fair face, as she clung to the side of her hus band, and looked fondly at him, while he maintained a stoical an appearance as passible, though his efforts to do so were not altogether successful. The outcome of the trial has evi dently hurt the young woman more than it has hurt her husband. She has clung to his side every day in the court house for a week or more waiting for the case to be called, and yesterday morning it was taken up by the solicitor and soon dispos ed of, with the .result mentioned. If the defendentis sent to the roads for a year, or for two years, nobody perhaps will knew what sorrow it will bring to that fail faced young woman whose life seems to bo wrapped up complete Jy in that of her husband's. Spanish Steamer Sunk. Cherbourg, Aug. 23 The Spau ish steamer Seirak has been wreck ed near Ushant and it is believed that the crew of -6 have perished. Answers the Last RoU Call While at Reunion. Mr. J. L. Wiggius, one of th'e visiting veterans to thecity of Char lotte, died .suddenly last night at S o'clock at the home of his sou, Mr. J. L. Wiggins, Jr., on the comer of Pine and Svveuth streets. Mr. Wiggins arrived in the city Tues day morning at 11 o'clock to at tend the reunion exercises and ap peared to be in his accustomed health and spirits. After supper he was playing with his grand children when, without a moment's warning he expired. The remai is were taken this morning to Whiteville, where in terment was made today. Mr. Wiggins was 62 years of age and was a valient soldier. "There will be many more of the grand old men that will answer to the last roll call between now and toe' uext reunion. ' Some of us Caldwell men will more than like, ly be called. Are we readyl" Pallagra Causes a Alabama. Panic in The Time. Montgomery, Ala. With five deaths from pellagra iu Butler county, three others dying and three cases under observation, there is almost a panic in that sec tion. The state health department has been importuned to send help, but cannot now as Dr. Mason, the only expert of this kind in the ser vice of the state, is investigating in Clark county, where more than 100 cases are reported. Nothing can be done either to suppress or control it. County health officers have been instruct ed to isolate all cases and watch them to determine whether they are infectious. The victims pass away in great agony, the pain be ing like pouring boiling water on wounds already scaled. Th? State Fair at Raleigh. The managtment of the State Fair, which is to be held at Hal eigh, October 18 23, is sending out its annual premium list, one of which has been received at this of fice. Anyone who desires one of these premium lisis can get it by writing Secretary Pogue, at iial eigh. From an inspection of the premium list t apppears that the list has been pretty generally re vised and brought up to date, no tably in the departme t of pantry supplies and ladies' fancy work. In the ladies handiwork, the revL ion is particularly thorough. Many of the old obsoltte articles are stricken out and things of modern utility and facility substituted. The ladies would do well to exam ine carefully the premium list in both these department?. Attention is called to the corn contest, which is a new feature at Raleigh. This ought to greatly in terest the farmers' boys. Premiums in horticulture and apples are also increased. The liberal premiums for apples should insure the lanrefit display of the tine apples grown iu the western section of our State ever seen any where. Inmates 'of Poor House Wed. Sandersville, Ga., Aug. 22 Miss Sarah Hartley, aged 74, and K. G. Joener. aged 25, both in mates of Washington county poor house, were married here to-day More a throng of spectators. Justice it. M. Brown balked at first when the aged spinster and the youngster were ranged lefore him but finally agreed to tie the knot. After the ceremony the uewly-weds returned to their home the poor house. The bride at her wedding wore a thick veil to hide her wrinkles. TheSouth's Savings. Charlotte Observer. A positive proof that the people of the South are prospering is tne large amount of the deposits in the : bunks ot tbis section of the coun trv. It shows not onlv that the Southern people are making money but that they are saving it as well. ; That they are doing both is shown by tne last report ol tne Uomptrol j lerof the Currency, which gives the compiled conditions of the na tional banks on June 23 last. In I the call for this report a request was made for a statement oi the savings deposits held by the nation al banks. "The reports by 8tates," says the Southern Banker, ''shows Alabama nationai banks to hold 12,284,941, Florida 12,668,901, Georgia 14,188,735, Kentucky $1, 864,166, Louisana $2,163,219, Miss issippi $247,352, North Carolina $1'224,653, Sooth Cirolina $5,033, 716, Tennessee $3,964,387, Virgin ia $13 ;359,339, West Virginia $2, 369,820, Texas $2,343, 137 and Ar kansas $386,089, a total of $44,048 395." Savings held by State and pri vate banks would greatly increase this amount and woald demonstrate further the rapid growth in wealth the South has made The fact that, the people of the South are saving money and keeping it at home is of more importance than the in creased capacity for making it, be cause this condition more fully rep resents the increase of wealth than would the mere capacity for turn ing resources into cash. Growing Seed Corn. Just as in buying a brood sow; a farmer, "if he is onto his job," will not buy corn aftersimply look ing at it. He will want to know its merits, its record, etc. Some corn is good and some is bad. It will re quire a test to tell the good from t.ie bad, and it is especially neces sary with seed corn. In my breeding plot row 21 and 22. erowintr side bv side, has equal chances, and yet one pro duced at the rate 61 bushels asd the other 123 bushels to the acre. No man would suspect that differ ence between the seed cars lrom looking at them. After knowing what the ears have done, you would not plant a grain ol ear 21 and yon would plant ear 22, nubs and all, lecause you could see how much corn ear 22 is capable of growing and how small a yield ear 21 grew when it had equal chance with the other. I made similar experiments with similar results. Cannot Reach Other Planets. Williams Bay, Aug. 25. Com munications with other planets is by no means likely, according to a resolution unanimously abopt ed by the Astronomical and Astro physicial Society of America, in session at ' he Yerkees Observatory on Lake Geneva. The resolution says: As the public, through misrepre sentation of the view of certain as tronorners, has formed the impres sion that communication with oth er planets is at present possible the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America desires to ex press its belief that all such propas als fall outside the range of sober, contemporary science. When industry goes out of t ie window, poverty breaks down the door. Powitts Little Early Risers, the pleasaut, wife, sure, easy little pill. A naive you may always depend up on In any case wrier you need salve, in DeWItt Carboll.ed Witch Haxel naive especially ood for Piles. Sold by J. K. Shell, Lenoir Pru Co. and Granite Falls Drug- Co. What a $100,000 Bond issue; Would Do for Your County. I By Jo,h HjAr Pratt state i!o ght. Chapel Hill. X. c. iSj uuiversali iu thtir operation are the beneficial effects of good 1 niflili thr if i imrvwihlt tn fun fine thdr t)enetitsto anv injividval ine of Emv inhabiUnt of g cominnnityt from the highest to the lowest ta payer, will re ceive direct or indirect benefit from the existence of the onblie road. Pro ,ynnh . i,.u of means or ther cause, possess no stxrk which travels over the road, he is yet benefited by the construction of the improv ed road, iu the general increase in values, in the general increase in the lessened cost of hauling pro ducts or purchases, that never fail to fallow in the wake of public road improvement, in the increase in trade, and in the general up lifted tone of the community. I.ABOK SYSTEM JETB NOW H EKE- NO IMPROVEMENT. The old method of obtaining re venue for the coustruction of roads was by levying a lobor tax, which required all able bodied male resi dents of a State, between certain 4 ' ages, to work on the public high ways within their respective town ships for a certain number of days per annum; but iu lieu of this labor they could pay a cer tain amount for each day that they were required to work. While thousands of miles of public roads have been built by this means, there are but few miles of graded or improved roads constructed, and it is practically impossible to construct a system of good roads in this way. Public roads are public necessi ties and are the common property of all the people,and all the people have the right and privilege to use them, therefore why should not all the DeoDle bear some of the ex- 4 1 penset Bonds Distribute theEo.l'ai.i.y To carry out his work to the quickest and to the best advantage the counties and townships should issue bonds in order to secure the necessary funds. Many of the counties and town shins throughout the South have issued bonds for the construction of macadam or other form of im proved roads. The result has been more thoroughly developed and become much more prosperous than those which have been contented with poor roads. The issuing of bonds by a country will mean but a very small increase in taxes, which as the years go on, will be more thau counterbalanced by the increase in thelvalue of lands and of other taxable property. It is a fair and equitable arrangement that future generations should pay for a portion of the improvements of our public roads, as they derive as great a benefit as the present generation. SIX. FACTS TO KEEP IN MIND. Too many have an idea that to bond their county will mean a very large increase in their taxes, without their derivingany material benefit from their expenditures, overlooking several important facts. ( 1 ) The increase in the value ot property, and the decrease in the cost of the maintenance of the roads, and the wear and tear on horses, wagons and harness is so much money saved. (2) The issuing of bonds makes available funds in sufficient quauti ty to render possible the accom plishment of definite aud desirable results. 3. They give us almost immedi ately the benefit of good roads, while the payment for them is de- lil. aT - J'. iW Ml' 1 Have a Gym of Your Own! Won't cost you much if you buy the goods of Bemhardt Seagle, Hardware & Furniture Co., and what an immense amount of pleasure and good healthful exercise you will de" from it's use. Indian Clubs Dumb Bells Punching Bags Gloves etc. A line of these goods is complete to the last detail the prices cannot be duplicated elsewhere eioept in Bernhardt Seagle's Hdw. & Fnrn. Co's store. L t us supply yonr Gym wants. Once a Turtle Beat a Hare-Once ! It never happened again; it never will; and while the race became a classic, no one refers to it as a proof that a turtle has speed. Doing a thing well once, or even occasionally, is not proof of its excellence. In horse collars good workman ship and uniform well tanned leather is vital. These qualifications must not only be good once but good all the time. Occasional goodness is not enough; averages do not count. The uniform quality of Pi ices' collars is one of their virtues. When you boy collars, buy Prices'. Always "WHEN IN DOUBT, BUY OF PRICE!" ferred for many years, until the county has progressed in material wealth to enable it to pay the bonds without unnecessary incon venience. (4) They obviate the necessity for a high road tax while accom plished the results for which such a tax would be levied. (5) They give us good roads uow, and make the best sort of an ar.ument for the extension of this progressive movement. 6) Proof is in trial, and it is a significant fact and one worthy of considerati n, that not a single county thathas Ijegun the construc tion of macadam or other improved roads, has been willing to call a halt in their construction. what a $100,000 BOND ISSUE WOULD COST. Let us consider briefly what a $100,000 bond issue would cost an ordinary Southern county: In the first place, I believe the bonds eon Id be sold as bearing 4i per cvi.t interest. This will mean that th interest on the issue of $100, 00O will be $4,500 per annum. It will also be necessary to put by a sinking fund to take care ot these bonds on maturity. Such a sum as is necessary can le put by each year at 5 per cent interest, and at the end of forty years will cover the bond issue. The amount that it will be necessary to put uside each year for this purpose will te $933, this makes a total of $5,433 that a county will have to raise each year to take care of this bond issue. This amount will not be as much as it would be necessary to raise by a high tax, 35 cents to 50 cents, which some counties have levied in providing the money for road construction. Suppose the assessed property valuation is $800,000, a tax of only 15 cents on the $100 would yield $12,000 annuelly, which would be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds, create a sinking fund, and leave enough money, $6,500, to keep in repair the balauce of the roads in the county that are not being permanently improved. 1 believe that it is to the advant age of the county or township to issue bonds for good road work, even though the work is to be con fined to the re-location, grading, and construction of earth roads. For sellinf Cocaine. Iu Davidson Superior Court, the past week, Mr. Chas. K. Thomas, a Thomasville druggist, plead guilty of selling cocaine illicitly and was fined $50 in one caso ajfl $10 in another with the costs in both, lie was also put under a $1,000 bond to appear at February term of court to show that he has complied with the law since his conviction. THE CRIME OF IDLENESS. Idleness means trouble for any one. Its the sme with a lazy liver. It caus es constipation, lieadauhe, jaundice, sallow complexion, pimples and blo tches, loss of appetite, nausea, but Dr. King's New Life Tills soon ban ish liver troubles and build up your health. 25. at J. E. Shell.
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