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HV (Chatham icrnrri H. A. LONDON, Editor. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1911. A NOTABLE ANNIY iRSARY. Today is the fiftieth anniver sary cf the firing on Fort Sum ter, which is regarded as the be ginning of the War between the States, the greatest war -of mod ern times. The surrender of iLhatfori caused President Lin coln to dssue his famous procla mation on the 15th of April, 1861, .calling for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the so-called "rebel lion' and in turn this caused the South to become solid, and a bloody war ensued. Fort Sumter was and is still situated in the harbor at Charles ton, South Carolina, and com mands the approach to that city by the sea. In April, 1861, it was garrisoned by soldiers of the United States army commanded by Major Robert Anderson. Its surrender was demanded by Gen. P. T. Beauregard, who was in command of the Confederate forces at and near Charleston, and was refused by Major An derson. Finally at 3:20 o'clock on the morning of the 12th of April, 1861, Gen. Beauregard no tified Major Anderson that his batteries would begin firing on Fort Sumter in one hour if not surrendered. Accordingly, as the fort was nok surrendered then, firing began by the Confederate batteries and the guns of the fort did not begin answering until 7 o'clock. Firing was kept up all that day (the 12th) and during the following night the Confed erates fired shells every ten or fifteen minutes, and at daybreak the next morning (the 13th) the firing was renewed with increas ed vigor and accuracy. By noon on the 13th flames were seen is suing from the fort, and Gen. Beauregard at once sent, under a flag of truce, officers to the fort offering aid in subduing the flames and again demanding the surrender of the fort- This last demand was acceded to by Major Anderson because the fort was in ruins, could no longer be defended, and the gar tson had no provisions. The for mal Surrender and evacuation were made on the 14th, the gar rison being allowed to march out with all the honors of war with drums beating and saluting the United States flag, and all the garrison were put on a warship, outside the harbor, and carried North. Strange to say, not a man on either side was killed in all that terrific bombardment, the only man killed being a United States soldier who was accident ally Killed when firing the salute to the flag after the surrender. We are pleased to mention an incident that showed the chival ric feeling that animated the Southern soldiers. When the steamer, carrying the surrender ed garrison, passed a Confeder ate battery all the soldiers there stood with uncovered heads in token of their respect for their captured foes. At the time Fort Sumter was fired on the Southern Confeder acy consisted of only seven States, South Carolina, Georgia, rlorida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. Our State and Virginia had not then se ceded, and did not secede until the next month, although both States, as soon as Lincoln called for troops, began to prepare for war and thousands of their sons volunteered. While the firing on Fort Sumter "fired the Northern heart," the call for troops by Lincoln thoroughly aroused and united the South, and for four terrible years a bloody war was waged. The. present generation cannot imagine the intense excitement that prevailed throughout the North and the South when the startling news flashed over the wires that Fort Sumter had fall en and that Lincoln had called for 75,000 troops. Men seemed to have lost their reason, women were wild with enthusiasm and even the children clamored for war. The best and the bravest both North and South promptly volunteered and the whole coun try assumed the appearance of an armed camp, the young sol diers daily drilling, brass bands and the drum, and the fife dis coursing martial music, the wo men making uniforms for their husbands, sons and sweethearts, and the wildest enthusiasm pre vailing everywhere. Many of the hotheaded were afraid the war would he. over before they cauld get to it and none seemed to think of the bloody battles and terrible sufferings that would follow. Oh, what stirring days they were fifty years ago this month! Fifty years ago! What a long time, and yet bow rapidly it has passed! All, or nearly all, the prominent actors in that sad drama, the firing on Fort Sum ter, have passed away, and the children of that long ago are now old men and women ! In this connection it may be of interest to some of our readers to know the subsequent fate or history of Fort Sumter. After its surrender to the Confeder ates it was rebuilt by them and made stronger than ever before, and successfully resisted for nearly four years all the efforts of the Union army and navy to capture it. It was subjected to almost constant bombardment by the Union fleet and batteries, and all in vain, for it was never cap tured but was evacuated only when the Confederates evacu ated Charleston in February, 1805. Its long and successful re sistance to so terrible a bombard ment is one of the wonders of the war and reflects great crdit upon the Confederates who were defending it. After Charleston was evacu ated, because Sherman's army in its march from Savannah had cut off that city, there was noth ing else to do but to evacuate Fort Sumter, and on the 22nd of February, 1865, a national salute was fired at every fort, arsenal and army headquarters in the United States in honor .of the restoration of the flag of the Union upon Fort Sumter. And on the 14th of April, 1865, there was a grand celebration at Fort Sumter, that day being the fourth anniversary of its surren der to the Confederates- A large party of prominent officials, both civil and military, came from Washington City to join in the celebration. A notable address was made by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and with impressive military ceremonies the Union flag was formally raised on the fort by Major Anderson, who had surrendered it four years be fore to the Confederates, and who was now a general in the Union army. Since the war with Spain Fort Sumter has been entirely rebuilt and armed with the most formid able gun3 in use, and is now gar risoned by United States soldiers, some of whom are the sons and grandsons of Confederate sol diers, who are as true to the "stars and stripes" as their fathers were to the ' 'stars and bars." During the recent campaign in Charlotte for the Democratic nomination for mayor the candi dates paid for the notices in the daily papers of that city advo cating their respective claims. That example or precedent is be ing followed now in Raleigh, where quite an animated cam paign is being conducted by the candidates for the Democratic nomination for mayor and alder men. Both of - the Raleigh daily newspapers publish every day long advertisements discussing the merits and demerits of the candidates. This is all right. In a cam paign between Democrats for the nomination it is all right and proper for the aspirants to pay, as advertising matter, for what ever they wish the voters to know. BRYAN'S CANDIDACY. The Washington City corres pondents say that Hon. William Jennings Bryan is a candidate for the Democratic nomination WASHINGTON LETTER. from our Regular Onrreepondeiu Washington, D. C. April 7 Tbe extra session of Congress was opened with no remarkable or spectacular accompaniment. for President next year. He The introductory ' speech of the went to Washington as soon as new Sneaker lacked the terse Congress met and his presence Ipess and dignity of Speaker Car- would seem to confirm the report of his candidacy. We sincerely hope that this re port is not true. We earnestly hope that Col Bryan will not for the fourth time be a candidate for President. In the old ball game (as played before the war) the rule was "Three tips and out;" that is, if a boy missed hitting the ball three times he was put out. Col. Bryan has run for President three times, hav ing been disastrously defeated every time, and he ought not again to lead the party to anoth er defeat. We will not here discuss Col. Bryan's policies, whether they be right or wrong, but simply on the question of availibility he should not again be a candidate. Although he may be the favorite of q majority of the Democrats in the United States who are de- siih votedly attached to him, yet there jects relevant and irrelevant, and it was not remarkably below the forensic efforts of some of his predecessors. From his language it was evident that Speaker Clark imagined himself the ghosen of ninety-two millions of Americans instead of the incidental nominee of a majority of the lower house of which he was - by a freak of politics a nominal leader. President Taft's message to Congress is very brief and to the point on reciprocity. It was for this he called an extra session, and he is not exploiting other is sues, however much he may be called on to consider them before the end of the extra session. That the Democrats of the new Congress consider the extra ses sion a happy opportunity to make political pabulum for the presi detial election next year is evi dent. My. Bryan is, on hand and he is more conspicuous in the hotel lobbies and at the capitol than any. Democrat among them. Gov. Harmon, of Ohio, is also in Washington. Speaker Clark, the new presidential aspirant, is making himself heard on is a large and lntiuential minor ity bitterly opposed to hirn and party harmony and success ought to induce him to prefer that to his own personal ambition. Raleigh is now in the throes of an exciting campaign preced ing the primary next Monday, when the candidates for the mu nicipal offices will be nominated by both parties. Although it is a primary for both parties, there is no interest in the nomination of the Republican candidates as there is no chance for any of them to be elected after being nominated. There is, however, intense interest in the nomina tion of the Democratic candi dates, and the contest between them is decidedly warm and ex citing. Our capitol city contin ues to be a storm centre and seems always to have some sensation. The Massachusetts Senate, by a vote of 22 to 13, rejected last week the bill to provide for a statue to Gen. B. F. Butler. Such action wa3 most commendable and shows that even Massachu setts seems to regard Butler now in the same light that he has long been regarded in the South. So infamous and odious did he become during the war that he was fittingly called. "Beast" But ler. As a general in the Union army he was a dismal failure and his outrageous conduct while in command at New Orleans will never be forgotten or forgiv en by the decent people of the South. Among the officers of the Na tional Guard detailed to be with the army on the Mexican border is the colored colonel of an Illi nois regiment, and his presence has caused much embarrassment among the white officers with whom he is associated- We copy from last week's isaue of the Army and Navy Journal the fol lowing: "Col. John R. Marshall, the negro commanding officer of the 8th infantry, Illinois National Guard who has been assigned to the 18th Infantry, is to have as a companion militiaman, Colonel Gardner, of North Carolina. The colored officer has his meals sent to his tent, while the North Car olina colonel and the other white officers assigned to the regiment mess with the Regular officers. The negro keeps to himself most of the time." Bridal Couple Hide. Special to the (Greensboro News. Spencer, April 8. A mau hunt was indulged in in Spencer on a large scale vesterdav when it was learned that Charles MPenniug- ton, a well known younsr man here, had just returned from Asbfi- ville and other points with his bride. The young couple landed here and made an effort to eRcanfi their friends, who assembled in large numbers. They were chased over town from house to hnnsp and finally the hunt was given tip. A snort time afterwards the bride and bridegroom were found under a house, where they had taken refuge to elude their friends and to ecarm the sorenade which was attempted. bids fair to submersre himself in remarks and explanations. It is probable that the Lorimer case will be again brought up. in the Senate and much more thor oughly investigated than during the last session. Startling reve lation have been brought out by a committee of the Illinois State Senate. The editor of the Rec ord-Herald in Chicago has told of receiving intelligence that a hun dred thousand dollar fund was used to elect Lorimer, and while he refused to reveal his inform ant, the informant has revealed himself with names and dates making very strong evidence. It is rumored that some ad venturous women are going to insurge against Dame Fashion, and it is said that Dame Fashion has been discovered to be a man a manufacturer, and Jthat it is to his interest to change fashions three or four times a year in or der to make the beautiful things mat women wear obsolete so that they will purchase more and more of his fabrics. This is news that everybody knew. There is no doubt whatever but that the sex could array themselves as beautifully . and distractingly as they do on one-fourth the pres ent expenditure if it were not for the interest of manufacturers, modistes and milliners in rapid rrotean changes for the promo uon or cneir ousiness. j.ne rea son why men dress at only a fraction of the outlay of women is because they resist the Sarto rial changes which tailors would like to impose and which they do to some extent enect. A man s dress suit, swallow tail or tuxe do, will last him from two to five years, and it is more or less the case with regard to his other clothes and hats. But the fash ion journals and the weeklies and dailies, including the patent insides all over the country, flare with fashion plates, and every body, including the colored la dies, has to follow them, and there is where the money goes. It Cleaner Than Carpet. laint your floor around the border of the room with L. i M. Floor Paint. Costs about f0 cents. It gives a bright varnished finish. : Cover the center of the room with your home made carpet rugs. Looks splendid. Get it from. W. li. London & Son. A Voman was elected mayor of tbe town of Hannewell, Kansas, last week. She at once announced that she was going to clean up the town and shut up all disor derly places. V Mr. James W. Teague suffered serious internal injury as a result of an encounter with an infuri ated bull at his home near Bur lington, on last Sunday. - The animal knocked him down and rolled him about the barn yard for several minutes, until his daughter, attracted by the groans of her father, came to his rescue with dogs. A destructive fire befell the city of Tokio, in- Japan, on last Sunday." About four square miles of that city were swept by the flames, more than 1,000 persons were injured and many thous and were made homeless. There were two terrible coal mine explosions last week. One was near Littleton, Alabama, on last Saturday, when about 150 men were killed. The other was last Friday in Pennsylvania when about 75 were killed. Saved His Mother's Life. "four doctors had given me up," writes Mrs.Latira tlaines.of Avoea,La "and 'my children arid all mv friends were looking for me to die, when my son insisted that I use Electric Hitters. 1 did so, and they have done raea world of good. I will always praise them." Electric Bitters is a priceless blessing to women troubled with fainting and dizzy spells, backache, headache.weak ness, debility, constipation or kidney disorders.' Use them. Gain new health, strength and vigor. They're guaran teed to satisfy or money refunded. Only EOc at Q. 11. Pjlkington'a. , Sentenced to School. From the Sanford Express. A well dressed younj man was before the court upon tbf charge of carrviner a pistol. Upon quen-tioning- hi in the judge discovered' that he could neittter read nor write. Tbe judge, in sentenciujr dim, rufc him uuder bond with tins understa.aliar that In would attend & free ebol four nKths between dj and Nowtribereoert, and that fee filtould uot take a drink of wKiakey. Is to appear at -court, and showr that he can read and write. Judge Allen thinks that he can accomplish much prood by lecturing1 voting1 criminals him. when brougrht befoie Beauty of Color Painting. Nice shades of color like L. fc M. Tuxedo Yellow or Silver Gray, and sol id trim of Olive or Shaker Green, both ornament and wear.'when used by add ding .'5-4 of a gallon of oil to each gallon of the L. & M. colors as produced at factory. r- Then the paint costs only about H. CO per gallon because the user himself makes about half the paint used, and reduces cost by adding the oil. Thirty-five years use in N. A. & S. A Longman & Martinez, manufactu rers the L. & M. Paints, Varnishes and Vaints. Fer sale by W. L. London & Son. 2 -2 -S3" r Only a Few More Days Boy KSled His .Brother. Special to the Charlotte Observer. Asheboro April 7 Barl Hoover, the ear-old son of Brtles Hoover, living 7 miles from Asheboro, was ac cidentally shot yesterday afternoon by his brntiier, Hal Hoover. .The boys were on their father's farm huatiog and a shotgun in the hands of Hai Hoover was accidentally dis charged, resulting in a serious wound on Earl Hoover, from which he died iu about au hour. In cases of rheumatism relief from pain makes sleep and rest possible. This may be obtained by applying Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers. It is said that the Oxford Orphan Asylum will get $4,000 from the es tate of Mr. Gaston Careather, who died recently at Mebane. Every Family at Every Season of tbe year neds one or more ot ft iy .1 i- toe i&mouH itatKins' itfmeaiea, Extracts, Spice, Toilet Articles, Soaps, Perfumes, etc. Over 2, 000,000 customers are now enjoy ing tbeV benefits offered by 2,000 t ravelin gr saleAm-ea in every part of the United States and Can ada. Just now we want an en ergetic, reliable younr man to sell our products to the people of Chatham connty Address The J. It. Watkius Company, 113 South Gay street, Baltimore, Maryland. ErHblisbed 18(J8. Capital over $2,000,000. Plant contains 10 acres floor space. The Rockinvha-n Railroad Com pany will, at early d it, have com pleted its lines extending from Rock ingham in Richmond county to Gib son, in Scotland county. Lame shoulder is nearly always due to rheumatism of the muscles, and quickly yields to the free application of Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers. Gov. Kitchin has appointed Mr Frank Carter, of Ashe ville, judge of the fifteenth district to succeed Judge J. S. Adams, wo died on the 2nd of this month. Kicked br a Mad Horse. Samuel llirch, of Jteetown, Wis., had a most narrow escape from losing his leg, as no doctor could heal the fright ful sore that developed, but at last Huklen's Arnica Salve cured it com pletely. It's the greatest healer of ul cers, burns, boils, eczema, scalds, cuts, corns, cold-sores, bruizes and piles on earth. Try it. 25e at G. R.Pilkington's. Mr. .John Brown, a farmer near Hillsboro. was killed last week by a tree falling on him that he was cut ting down. Constipation brings many ailments in its train and is the primary cause of much sickness. Keep your bowels reg ular, madam, and you will escape many of the ailments to which women are subject. Constipation is a very simple thing, but like many simple things, it may lead to serious consequences. Na ture often needs a little assistance and when Chamberlain's Tablets are given at the first indication, much" distress .3 im ana buuermg may be avoided.- Soldi ey an dealers. The North Carolina Granite Com pany, of Mount Airy, are now engag ed in cutting stone for the cornice work of the municipal building of New .York. It is said that the work will agreate $200, 00 Never Out of Work. The busiest little things ever made. arc Dr. King's Ne Life Pill. Every pill is a sugar-coated globule of health, that changes weakness into strength, languor into energy, brain-fag into mental power; curing constipation,, headache, chills, dyspepsia, malaria. ! Only 25c at G. R. 1 PilkingU n's. ; Two members of the last Lee:-' lature have tendered their resier- nations to Gov. Kitchin, J. D. Livingstone, representative f torn rolk, and H. T. Norman, repre sentative from Mitchell. Mr. Livingstone becomes treasurer of Mitchell county and Mr. Nor- i man treasurer of the new ccunty of Avery.. Advice to the Aged. Age brings infirmities, such as sfog- 5ish bowels, weak kidneys and blalU er and TORPID LIVER. And Easter wiil be here. Are you ready? If not, we can make your Easter garment supply complete in a few minutes. Our enormous stock f Mii'm WneuV ami Children's Head y-to- Wear maken this poHnible. Glen's Suits 6.o to $18.00 Boys' Suits , ... 98c to 7.50 Xadics' Ilresses ; . ....... Sc to 25.00 Children's Ilresscs. . . . 48c to 5.00 Every garment we sell bears a mark of superiority and is easily distinguished from the goods us ually sold at the price. More tone, more class, more distinction, yet jthey cost you less. Williams-Belk Co., Sanford, N. C. Jfc Are You S3 Wondering Where to Buy YOUR SPRING GOODS? w ii have our stock complete, and price are risrht and our groods ate risrht. The biggest stock of Clothing ever carried in this section, aud we cau tit t The Long, the Large, the Stout, and the Regular Built Man at prices that are low for the quality, from $5 to $22 pr suit. ALSO NNJE LISE OP BOYS' SUITS AND PANTS A FULL LINE OP SHOES. Queen Quality for Women, Douglas Shoes for Men and Boyn. IN DRESS GOODS we can furnish you GINGHAMS from ! rc to 25c CALICOS .5c and up SUITINGS 10c to 25c SILKS fiom per yard, 50c to $1.50 Also a full line of Ladies Underwear. Wilkins, Ricks & Company, SANFORD, J. C. A Typewriter That Means Something. Blindfold yourself Have ten typewriters, of dilTerent make, placed in a row a Monarch some where among them. Try each key board in turn. The machine with the holiest touch will be the Monarch xi and you can locate it every time, no matter how its position be changed. Just as the proper tools produce the best work, so does a responsive key action increase the efficiency of a stenographer. MONTHLY PAYMENTS Monarch Machines may be purchased on the Monthly Payment Plan. Send for. Monarch literature. Learn the many reasons for Monarch superiority. A postcard will bring full information. DURHAM BOOK. AND STATIONERY -COMPANY, 112 West Main Street, Durham, N. C. f 32 The denartmentof agriculture. fc - - J in a report issued last Monday, makes the condition of winter wheat April 1st, 83.3; on normal against 80.8 on April 1, 1910- Deafness Cannot De Cured by local applications, as they cannot reach the dis eased poruoa of the ear. There Is only one way t cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an iu flamed condition ol the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is Inflamed you have a rumblluic sound or Im perfect hearinir, and when It is entirely closed. Ieaf ness is the result, and uuless the lntUamatiou cr.n o? taken out and this tube restored to In normal condi tion, bearing will be destroyed torever: nine cases out of tea are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition ot th; mucous surfaces. - We will give One Hundred Dollars for any casa of ijcat ness ten used ny catarrh) that cannot De cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend for circulars, free. h J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O. roia Dy iJi-uceisu. 7 sc. Take Hall's iamlly Pills for constipation. I TiWs A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Havmg qualified as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of T. VV. Segroves, deceased, this i to rotify all persons having claims a;aia8t the estate of naid decettsed lo exhibit them to tbe undf-rsigned on or before the 6th day of April, 1912. This 5lh of April, 101. M. T. WILLIAMS, Administrator (J. T. A. 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Notice is hereby iriven that, in pur- suHr.ce of an order paed by the Hoard of Commissioners of the town ot Pitt bo ro, in regular session n Saturday, April 1st, sealed bids will te received and opened at the nvhor's t-ffiee in said town at 2 o'er ck p. mc Fr:d n , May 5th, for ?o, 000 of 5 per cent. year street-imDrovemr e' bonds. Hii for any or all of sld bonds will be re ceived, but no bids below par will b" considered, lionds will be issued in denominations to euit bidders, llitfhl reserved to reject any and all bids. This April 5th, 19 11. ' B NOOE, iiuyor. P. C. WnxuLMa, CIrrk.
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