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THE TAB HEEL; .FRIDAY "
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, , buffers disaster.
The Carolinian office -waft nearly
destroyed by fire on Monday night
, The fire originated in an old eloset
under the, steps, in . the editorial
office, where a pile of old papers
had been thrown. The . cause of
the blaze was evidently - due to a
. xat, and a match. The .flames
i gained considerable headway, and
the work of putting' 'out, the fire
? "was- Tather difficult as it was quite
. hard to locate the exact position
v' of the flames. As. the smoke flew
f and eked its way through the eves
of - the house, it was thought "at
"jurst that the fire was in the music
loom upstairs,-where Miss vJoyner
' conducts a music school.. One of
- the pianos was damaged by falling
timber, but the other of the two in
the music room was, takan into the
"' Albeniarle laundry next door.
. . The firemen did excellent work
and jbut for their united efforts
great damage might have resulted.
A large crowd gathered at the
Bound of the alarm and as the
smoke was quie dense it looked as
though a big blaze was likely.
' -. The Carolinian subscription
books, advertising - books and con
tracts were all saved, and though
the paper will miss the issue of the
present week, the editor Mr. Mit-
vv hell, informed - a" reporter that the
paper would in no-wise c&ase pub-
- ligation; but- on the other hand
would be the equal if not the su
perior of its old - self. The Caroli
nian carried sufficient insurance to
cover its losses, which are under
$300, according to . Mr. Mitchell. -
j The type suffered a drenching,
which may damage it to some ex
tent, and the general havoc, possi-
Wy lost a portion of the type. The
type cases and office furniture,
books etc., were considerably da
maged. The building was owned by the
Dr. Paleman John estate, and the
loss, at a guess, must be $500. The
,-: music school property was also
damaged considerably. However
everything was fairly well insured.
Perhaps the Carolinian suffered
- the greatest inconvenience, and the
editor was no little disturbed, 'as
every preperation had been made
to leave the citj on the early
- morning train on an important,
Washington trip. The fire prevent
ed Mr. Mitchell from leaving, and
C it w?H give the compositors no lit-
it i
ue trouble re-arranging the typel
wJuch was thrown into confusion
bv the. hose stream;
, Sundays Raleigh tos$ pr5het
- iicaUy refered to the editor as the
boy on the burning deck, refering
V to editorial utterances, but 1 the
i
thing came true literally, and the
"burning deck possibly prevented a
i;. column or two of Mr. Mitchell's
, - Boose velt opposition paragraphs
from making an appearance this
-week.
- The Tar Heel extends its sympa
' - thy to its co-laborer in the jour-
nalistic field.
-. me voncora xriDune taees a
vigorous fall out of Charlotte'siatest
trial - thus: "We believe that if a
canvass of the State were made nine
hundred and ninety-nine .people
out of every thousand would hoot
at .the idea that Bishop got one
half what he sould have had. We
have yet to hear an 'expression
other than one of disgust over the
result of the trial. If the object
of t the trial was to convict and
punish the slayer-of Wilson, then
it was cTear akin to a farce; if it
was to free Bishop regardless, then
it came about as near being a suc
cess as could be expected."
XJuder the caption "The pass
ing of the Gallows" the Greenville
-..Reflector " laments in this funeral
manner:
What's the matter with North
v. Carolina juries? Is hanging going
out of fashion? ; Is aneye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth lapsing
into disuse? WhaKis the law of
the land coming to, when murder
ers need no longer.fear death &6 a
, pnnishment for their crime? J The
JJbrth Carolinian of today mat well
sMi himself these questions, for it
seems that a man can . no longer
cpmmit a hanging Crime in this
State." We either turn our mur
derers loose or; take, care of them
for a few years, or in the severest
instance imprison them for 15 or 20
years or" for life. It is too. often
the case that a murderer s money
or his friends 4 and influence save
his neck. Of course it isTight that
jurisprudence should recognize de
grees in murder as in every thing
else,, but if we can't convict a man
of murder in the first degree, we
ought to repeal our law which au
thorizes hanging. Tt is our opin
ion that in Several instances of late
happening far i from' exact justice
has been executed in the imprison
ment men whom almost all peo
ple believe to be guilty of nothing
less than murder." '
Says the Greensboro Record
"Dr. Alexander. of Mecklen
burg, ha3 introduced a bill in the
House to close all barrooms at eight
in the evening. The oommittee
voted to report it favorably. They
are a long time about it, but the
pace set by Greensboro long, years'
ago is being emulated, though Dr.
Alexander's bill beats us; .by two
hours." - 1 -
OUR RALEIGH LETTER:
Ealeigh, March 2. The pay of
the legislators ends with the . close
of this week, but the present session
of the General 'Assembly will not
come to a close before the - middle
or latter part of next week, if all
the business that demands its atten
tion is attended ;to and it will be,
provided a quorum .of the solons
can be kept here on no pay for a
few days. '
The average legislator gts
mighty "home-sick" about the time
his pay stops, : though of course
there are many unselfish and
patriotic of every Legislature who
are willing. to remain as they
arectually needed, which isJiardly
ever exceeding a week after the
expiration of the sixty days, Ab
enormous jamount of work has
been accomplished during the last
two weeks, and this weelr-the
Senate is at work en the
Bp"
bill, as it came from
the House.
The Codei
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passed, and
kmission bill is
. Messrs. Thomas B.
" " of Raleigh, N. T. Gtflley
0 . vVake Forest ind W. B. Rod
man of Washington are
elected. Code Commissioners. The
pay is very meagre only $1,000 a
year each for not exceeding two
years.
The passage of the Watts bill,
by the combined forces of the
Watts and London bills, is being
followed up by considerable local
temper auce legislation. The tem
perance people did not get all
they wanted, but the Watts law is a
great improyement on conditions.
Ihere is a bill just reported
favorable (introduced by Represen
tative Alexander pi Mecklenburg)
providing for a State law to com
pel the, closing of all bar-rooms at
9 o'clock. This law (a municipal
ordinance) obtains at present in
Charlotte, I believe, Dr. Alexan
der's home. There's going to be
the hottesi sort of fight over it in
the House, and in the Senate also
this week, if it passes the HouSe.
"One of the . important measures
of the session passed the Senate
Friday and is now in the House
It provides for a State Literary
.Loan Jb und to build and repair
public schoolhouses in the various
counties where needed. At pre
sent $200,000 (derived chiefly from
the sale of swamp lands belonging
to the educational fund) is locked
in the State Treasury, practically
idle. The object is to : loan this
fund out to such of the county
boards of education as desire to
borrow, or to build school-hocuses.
The principal is to draw four "per
cent, interest and to be paid back1
ten per centfeaclyear. The coun:
ty board and State Board of Edu-,
cation areingide' repojjble cfor
the loans. . -
- Trinity College authorities con
sider themselves very fortunaCeln
being, able' to provide a. very in
teresting programme for next Com
mencement The list of speakers
follows: - . f - ,
Baccalaureate Address, . Presi
dent John C. Kilgo; Baccalaureate
Serman, Rev. S. Parks Cadman', D.
D pastor of Hancock street Con
gregational church, Brooklyn, N.
Y.;. Commencement Address, Mr.
Bliss Perry. Editor of Atlantic
Monthly, Boston, Mass. ; Alumni
Address, Hon. John H. Small,
Member of Congress from "FirBt
Congressional District - of North
Carolina. At the last Commence
ment of Trinity""" the Board of
Trustees .voted to confer the de
gree of Bachelor of Law on Bis
hop Wallace W. Duncan of
Spartanburg, S. C, but the t degree
was not conferred on account of
Bishop Duncan's , absence. The
degree was conferred last ' Satur
day evening by President Kilgo,
this being the first time Bishop
Duncan had been able to visit the
College.
The resolution providing for the
immediate payment of $1000,000
for keeping the public schools
open four months" has passed the
Senate and will pass the House.
Thus far the number of House
bills is 1,541. At the session two
years ago it ran over 2,200.
The Finance 'Committees think
the new Revenue Act will raise
annually $150,000 more than that
of 1901.
An anti-jug law is now before
the Committee on Propositions
and Grievances.
The substitute bill of tha Senate
committee for the "registered
nurses" bill ' passed the Senate
Friday night and is now awaiting
action by the Housed It in no
way interferes with any nurse,
".trained" or untrained, who does
not care to stand the examination
for "R. N."
The bills proposing to lax the
property of whites and blacks
separately, for the maintenance of
the schools of each, go by the
board, as usual.
Pembroke is 'giving Lumberton
a stiff fight forthe county-seafc of
Robeson county. The bill passed j
seCona readm Saturday afternoon j
in the Senate t'ne voie of 21 to
nd is made a special order
for Tuesday. It will meet with
stronger opposition on final read
ing, and some predict its defeat.
Authority is given to issue $40,000
in bonds for new .court-house and
jail if Pemabroke wins at the
election. Senator McBryde of
RobesOn tells me that Lumberton
will probably win (if the bill pass
ed) at the election, but he voted
for the bill because he thinks the
people should be allowed to vote
on the question.
lhe trustees of the University
ox worm v;arouna were elected in
joint session of the Senate and
House at noon Saturday.
. There are no new developments
in the recent horrible Haywood
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ojunner irageay nere. ino one
except Ernest Haywood and his
counsel know the real reason why
Haywood killed Ludlow Skinner.
inai promises to oe a "cause
celebre," and many of the most
eminent lawyess of the State have
been engaged to defend and prose
cute. V
MORAL RIGHTS.
Should Men Engage in Business Which
They Should Hide From
Their Wives.
To the Editor: We have it in
our opinion that no man: has any
moral right to engage in any busi
ness in which his bosom companion
might not assist him side by. side
and not defile her moral character.
A farmer, a grocerman, a confec
tioneryman, a clothier, a f ancy
goodsmtna carpenter, a mason, a
smith, a factoryman, yes, and many
other honorable pursuits of life in
which manv is engaged that his
wife and his daughter of the high
est refinement mayrgo .wiith, him
side by : side and . Jet her noral
character., is unblemishedllBat is
there a man of : character in all
this broad land of ours who would
be willing, fdr his wife or I his ten
der daughter to stand .with him
behind the4iquof counter and dis
tribute his' goods to his customers?
Is there one who would be willing
to meet his wife or bis daughter in
the rabbles of the bucket shop?
simply because the man Jias no
moral rights to be engaged in such
a business. -. -; i-
Is there a man )who would be
willing for his wife or his daughter
to go with him side by side ; to the
liauoiTeounter and when he calls
for his drink for her to call for
hers and the two to drink to each
others' health in such a place? If
Simply because he has no moral
right to visit such a place. But
some one may say that custom has
made it creditable for man' to do
those things' and for no women
but these of very low character to
do them. That is true in the eyes
of those1 who Wish to excuse them
selves own morality, but will that
that same man feel willing for us
to say that his character must be
measured up by that very " low
class of women whose social equal
he has made himself by his own
visits to their social resorts? Think
of it gentlemen and if you - wish to
reply, tho editor will doubtless give
you space. .
Can a young mau feel that he
has an moral right to visit a - place
and engage in a practice where' he
would not feel justifiable in public
ly taking his best girl or his own
dear sister, and in visiting her to
partake with him? We say that it
is a violation of every principle of
real manhood to do such things,
and yet if young men in our. day
were to see their best girl
visiting places which they frequent
and engaging in practices in
which they engage they would
discountenance them forever.
Why should the character of
woman be more tender and pure
than the character of man? Is
there a woman who stands on
djgnity of a good moral character
who would be willing to enter into
a covenant for 'life with a man
whose character ' is degraded so
low as to make him the common
associate of drunkards and harlots;
If so, let that lady answer through
Jhe columns of this paper.
pha.se so. 4.
Has any man a moral right to
buy goods whfich injuries him in
using them and impoverishes his
family, taking from that IRkich'
they have every reason to expect
at his hand? If not, has any n;a&
a moral right to -sell any such
goods to the man whose physical
health isthus injured and whose
family is 1 thus1 impoverished?
Think of it, gentlemen, and an
swer. PHASE NO. 3.
Has the government in which
we live a moral right -to legatfze
any kind of business by which its
own citizens are injured and im
poverished? .
l?he above questions are all VpenH
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nun Huujeuii iaj mo Bt-nciesti criti
cism. Consider them well and
answer who will.
L. H. Haedy, ,
Reidsville, N. C.
Bits of Storm News.
During the storm of ten days
ago a cohered man who fives in
Camden County had his house
blown down on him and was forced
to remain under the -debris all
night.
A white man living near Lilly
being annoyed by the fright mani
fest by wife and chiidren during the
storm, took to the bam; but the
wind came to administer punish
ment, and tore the roof' from the
barn forcing the gentleman to
seek the family racket; again., :
Mr. Joseph Pritchard our
"house doctor" has been touring
around the track of the cyclone.
His first mission: : was in upper
Camden County near Lilly. He has
repaired and placed in good shape
Mr.. Timothy Abbotts house? This
house was blown from its pillows
turned partially around: and much
damaged. He also placed m" good
shape Mr; David Pritchards 'buiid-
Doctor Pritchards next mission
vas at Moyock. Mr.- W. Hr.Creek
moore's new house waahis ? first
patient then Mr. W; P. Creekmoore
furnished him three C patients.
Mr. Prrtchard will have work at
Moyock for some time .'yet. V Our
friend Thos. L. Jarvis is badly
torn up. -' - ' i..
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. Y. M. C. A. Notes.
At the "T. M. C. A; Sunday after
noon Rev. J. W. Porter. D. D. of
the First Baptist Churchf xNew-
port, JNews. , addressed the young
men o the pity on the subject
"Thou art the man. "''A fnll au
dience was present The singing
was unusually good. Mrs. L. L
Winder saner two solo's V which
were greatly enjoyed.
Next Sundav Rev. Mr. Duke, of
The First Baptist Church will be
srin a series of three lectures at
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the afternoon Y. M. C. A. service.
The first of these lectures will be
"Cain-The Jeaulous Young Man
the second "Daniel-the Tempted
young man" and the third "The
moral young man." r
The Basket Ball games continue
in interest, Friday night marked
another signal success for the
"dry goods team which defeated the
Hardware team in a score of 23 to
26.
The twenty seventh annual con
vention meets' in Salem, March 7th,
to 10th. inclusive. Elizabeth
City will be represented at this
convention. -
Was Not Signed.
A cominuniation -from Jacocks
N. C. was. omitted from the Tar
Heel this week as the writer failed
to sign same. All news letters
and communications sent in un
signed will invaribly be treated
thus.
Postoffice Improvements.
Beginning with the first of the
month, the postoffice department
of this place will become a deposi
tory for money orders. Since Mr.
Meekins took charge of the office,
the outlook seems brighter for the
department than for years. Al
ready a free delivery is assured
and the uniform mail carrier will
not be long forthcoming; jad 'in-
rom nresent indications.
Notice
administra
tion.
H&V& qualified as Administrator of the late
3Si6y Brite I, hereby give notice to all persona
Indebted, to her estate to come forward and
make immediate settlement and those holding
claims against the same to present them for
payment within twelve months from the date
of this notice, or it will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
H. W. BRITE,
Administrator.
Feb. 7th, 1903.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR
"If so, look into 'our window any
time and youxwill see reflected
therein the latest styles in shoe
dom. Take forinstance the
Stetson Shoe made up in all
leathers and on the newest toes,
we are selling for $5.00. You
could not find a'prettier shoe if
you look the town over, we are
also. receiving our spring styles
in Oxfords. -
If you are looking for new
and up-to-date shoes our store
is the place to come, as we . are
the only exclusive shoe store in
the town. '"When here, be sure
to visit our store. " r
Shoe Co.
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RkilroaB Ties!' ' '
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City extension, between Elizabeth " City and Buckford.
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