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14. A. LONDON, Editor. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 25. 1913. War with Mexico is as threat ening now as at any time since the overthrow of President Diaz, al though the newspapers do not publish as much about the Mexi can troubles now as they former ly did. They have become an old story. The seriousness of the situation on the Mexican bor der is not fully appreciated in the United States generally. The fighting between the con tending factions in Mexico is fiercer and more bloody than ever and quarter is seldom granted to these captured. There seems to be no better prospect now for a permanent government and the restoration of law than at' any time since President Diaz was forced to leave Mexico. Our troops stationed along the bor der have orders not to allow any of the contending forces to come across the boundary line, and our country may at any time be come involved in war by our sol diers forcibly resisting the at tempt of any Mexicans to seek refuge in our territory. When ever the defeated Mexicans, whether federals or revolution ists, are fired on by our soldiers in trying to come across the bor der we may expect both sides in Mexico to unite in making war on us. It would be like a man attempting to take sides in a quarrel between a husband and wife, and both of them unite in fighting him! The editors of this State have fared very well thus far in the distribution of offices under our new Democratic administration, but not any better than they de served. First in importance is the ap pointment of Hon. Josephus Dan iels, so long the editor of the News and Observer, to the high position of Secretary of the Navy. Next is the appointment of Ma jor Hale, of the Fayetteville Ob server, as Minister to Costa Rica. Then the following have been appointed postmasters: F. M. Williams, editor of the Newton Enterprise; J. D. Bivens, editor of the Albemarle Enterprise; J. D. Whichard, editor of the Green ville Reflector; J. W. Noell, edi tor of the Roxboro Courier. Two other editors have re ceived appointments at Wash ington. They are Howard Banks, editor of the Hickory Democrat, who is private secretary to the Secretary of the Navy, and 0. F. Crowson, editor of the Bur lington News, who has a clerk ship in the Senate document room. Senator Warren, of Wyo ming, has made application for a pension as a soldier in the Union army during the War between the States, although he is a mil lionaire. He says that he will give all his pension money to some charity and not use it for himself. His object, as he says, is to preserve in this way his war record for his posterity. Many thousand ex-Union sol diers are drawing pensions that they do not at all need or deserve. I It is a great pity that our needy and decrepit ex-Confederates cannot receive some part of the millions paid every year to such unworthy pensioners. Currency legislation is great ly needed and men of all parties should approve the efforts of President Wilson to have such legislation enacted by Congress at its present session. On last Monday he read in person to both branches of Congress a special message urging the enactment of this long needed currency legis lation. Our currency system is admit tedly defective and should be im proved. This is specially impor tant now so as to avert the finan c al panic which the "Protected Interests" will try to create as soon as the new Democratic tar iff bill is passed. The Senate finance committee has recommended greater tariff reductions than the House adopt ed. It has followed the general policy of lowering the Under wood bill duties on necessaries, increasing uties on luxuries and extending the free list. 'amending the constitution. 1 We are in receipt from Attor ney General T. W. Bickettofa printed copy of his paper on the classification, segregation and gradation of property for pur- ; poses of taxation,: recently sub- ! mitted by him to the State Con jstitutional Commission now in I . ... ,'Mt 3? A- ii. session. As its title indicates it deals with the difficult problem of taxation as it affects individ uals, communities and the State at large and going thoroughly into this subject it contains much food for thought and many splendid suggestions embodying the author's ideas on the ques tion. Mr. Bickett advocates that our State constitution should be amended by incoiporating there in the following provisions: "1. The power of taxation shall never be suspended, surrendered or contracted away. All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of. subjects within the ter ritorial limits of the authority levying the taxes, and shall be levied and collected under gen eral laws. 2. The General Assembly, may separate for purposes of taxa tion the several kinds and classes of property, and determine upon what subjects State taxes and upon what subjects local taxes may be levied. 3. The General Assembly may classify property for the purpose of levying graded or progressive taxes." The Attorney General points out that in the amendments pro posed there is no suggestion of compulsion but they are only per missive in character and simply clothe the General Assembly with the power to classify, to segregate and to grade property for purposes of taxation. In giv ing expression to his condemna tion of the present uniform ad valorem rule of taxation he well says that no system of tax ation will be successful that does not get the property on the books and it is simply impossible to get intangible property (such as insol vent credits) on the books when the tax is more than a fair per centage of the income from the property. As is well known, the tax rate in many of the towns and cities of this State (includ ing State, county and city taxes) amounts to about two and a half per cent or about 40 per cent of the income derived from the property taxed. We copy the following extracts from this ar ticle explaining the separation of State and local revenue: "I am profoundly convinced that a separation of State and lo cal revenues will bring about an era of good feeling between the several counties, and- between the counties and the State, and will further enable the State to go forward with its proper work without the handicap of a per manent deficit in the treasury. Much has been said in recent years about equalization, but there can be no equalization with out segregation. All attempts at equalizing values between the counties have miserably failed, and will continue to fail under the present system. This failure is grounded on the law of self- preservation. Cherokee cannot be made to believe that Curri tuck is listing property at its true value, and concludes that it will be worse than folly for Cherokee to do so. Currituck entertains exactly the same view with re spect to Cherokee. It is impos sible to prove to either county that the other is not listing its property at the lowest possible figures. But once you segregate the sources of State and local revenue, and Cherokee is no longer concerned about Curri tuck. If Currituck sees fit to list its lands at 50 cents an acre. it is simply a bad advertisement for that county, and no other county in the State has to pay a cent more of taxes by reason of that undervaluation. When Cher okee comes to value its property, it will be confronted with the necessity of raising a certain sum of money, a sum sufficient to pay : its own local expenses. JNot a dollar will go outside of that county. It will then be for the people in the caunty to determine for themselves whether they will meet these necessary expenses by a true value and a low rate of taxation, or by a low valuation and a high rate of taxation. In other words, they will be called on to determine whether they prefer to advertise to the world that their county is a very poor county with a high rate of taxa tion, or is a rich county with a low rate. Here the law of self preservation will compel a true valuation. Wherever this plan has been tried, it has proved a success." The Gettysburg Reunion. Gettysburg, Pa., July 212. The hills of Gettysburg, where the armies of Meade and Lee pitch ed their tents 50 years ago, are flecked today with canvas, har bingers of the tented city which will soon arise on the battlefield. The army of the civil war veter ans from the North and the South 40,000 of them are com ing, some few in thread worn uniforms and all without their muskets, to hold a jubilee re union on the fiftieth anniversary of the battle. Pennsylvania has been plan ning for the celebration of the battle for more than four years. She has appropriated $415,000 as her share of the expense. Con gress has appropriated $150,000 to defray the expense of the gov ernment's participation, and named a commission to help car ry out the plans. Every State and Territory also accepted the general invitation to participate and nearly all of them appropri ated money to transport veter ans and commissions. The big camp is pitched on that part of the battlefield which lies southwest of Gettysburg. On nearly "300 acres of contiguous ground 7,000 tents and more are going up under the supervision of the War Department. Five thousand tents have been erected for the exclusive use of the veterans. The camp has been laid out like a city. Each street and each tent has a num ber, so it will be easy for any veteran to look up a former com rade or foe. In the center of the camp will be the headquarters of the chief quartermaster. The veterans will be encamped ac cording to States. Although each tent is designed to accommodate 12 men, it has been planned to assign only eight veterans to each, so as to make them as comfortable as possible. Each veteran will have a sepa rate cot, blankets and a mess kit, which will contain a plate,v cup, knife, fork and spoon and will become his personal proper ty when he breaks camp. Each tent also will have two hand ba sins, a water bucket, candles and two lanterns. With the prepar ation of meals the .veterans wilr have nothing to do. These will be wholesome and substantial and will be served at the ends of the company streets. "Only veterans of the civil war may be provided food, shelter and entertainment within the great camp around the battle field, "reads the announcement of the commission. "Therefore, no woman or child or any man not a veteran will be given food, shelter or entertainment. No veteran should bring to Gettys burg any member of his family or other person for whom he will have, to obtain food and quarters outside the camp unless all ar rangements therefor have first been made for them before he or they come to Gettysburg." . No veteran will be permitted to bring a trunk into camp, his baggage being restricted to that which he can easily carry him self. The care of it will rest with him. The camp will be opened on Sunday evening, June 29, the first meal to be served at supper time. Twenty meals will be served to each veteran during the week, if he is in camp that long and the camp will come to an end after breakfast on Sun day, July 6. Veterans have planned to visit historic places in and about the great area where the battle was fought and where skirmishes oc curred that led up to it, and to hold reunions. The great cele bration will be in full swing on the morning of July 1, exactly 50 years to the day from the time the battle opened to the west of the town. bog Fights Snake to Save Master. Clearfield. Pa.. June 21.-Tin- py. a little monerrel doc saved the life of his master Frank G. Harris, one time county treasu rer, yesterday while the latter was on a fishing trio to Moose creek near here, by "attacking a big rattlesnake that was about to strike Harris in the face. Mr. Harris desiriner to reach the other side of the stream, started to crawl over, on a slippery log. Just as he reached the far end of the log a big rattler raised his head directly in front of his face and drew back to strike. "Tippy," who had swum the creek darted at the snake and obtained a hold just back of the head. His keen teeth made short work of the rattler. Negro Killed in Pistol Duel. Monroe, June 21. Frank Per ry, a negro hack driver, who was shot in a pistol duel here yester day by W. L. Dockery, died to day. Dockery is a negro mail clerk running between Ruther fordton and Charlotte, and yes terday was administered poison in sweet milk. When he reached Charlotte he was found in his car in an unconscious condition, but prompt action of physicians saved his life. Returning to Monroe he met Perry, accused him of giving him the poison, a duel ensued with the above result. Sleeping in Hot Weatber. From the N. C. Health ItuUctin.' I Nothing ivj fortifies 'one against i attacks of hot weather as a good night's sleep, and for lots of ' people nothing is harder to get. : If you haven't taken a reasonable amount of exercise, perhaps you don't deserve much sleep. If you are trout led. with indigestion eat a light fruit supper, or omit supper entirely. If your room or your bed is hot, or if you are too warm to go to sleep quickly on a hot night, take a cool bath just before-retiring. . A tub bath is excellent, but a cold rub 'down with a cloth or sponge is almost las good. After thus becoming thoroughly cleansed and cooled by such a bath, it is compara tively easy to get a good night's sleep in spite of the hot weather Most Children Have Worms. Many mothers think their children are suffering from indicestion, head acne, nervousness, weakness, costive ness when- they are victims of that most common of all children's ail ments worms. Pet-vish, ill-tempered, fretful children, who toss and grind their.teethi with bad breath and colicky pains, have all the symptoms of having' worms, and should be given Kickapoo Woim Killer, a. pleasant candy lozenge, which expels worms, regulates the bowels, tones up the sys tem and makes children wlland hap py. Kickapoo Worm Killer is guar anteed. All druggisfs, or by mail. Price 25c. Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis, adv . Dream of Death Comes True. Smithfield, June 19: Mr. Huel L. Johnson died at his home here last night at 12 o'clock, after be ing confined to his bed about a week, though he had been in de clining health for the past two years. Tuesday morning of last week at the breakfast table Mr. Johnson told his wife and chil dren that he had . a dream the night before that was troubling him which was to the effect that within eight days he would be a corpse. On Thursday he became worse and was put to bed and died last night within the 8 days. Mr. Johnson left a widow and seven sons and one daughter. He was a Confederate veteran and would have been 78 years old to morrow. A Take Plenty of Time to Eat. There is a saying thut "Rapid eat ing is slow suiciue." If you have forc ed the habit of eating too rapily you are most likely suffering from indiges tion or constipation, which will result eventually in serious illness unless corrected. Digestion begins in the mouth. Food should le thoroughly masticated and insalivated. Then when you have a fullness of the stom ach or feel duU and stupid after eat ing, take one of Chamberlain's Tab lets. Many severe cases f stomach trouble and constipation have been cured by the use of these tablets. Toey are easy to take and most agteeable in effect. For sale by all dealers, advt Killed by Lightning. Little Rock, Ark-, June 22 R. C. Hawley was struck by lightning and killed and five per sons were injured here late to day when the bolt came in con tact with an electric light wire and traveled into a tent where sev eral hundred persons were at tending a revival meeting. Three residences in the immediate vi cinity of the tent were also struck by lightning and damaged. All of those injured will recover. Guaranteed Eczema Remedy. The constant itching, burning, red ness, rash aud disagreeable effects of eczema, tetter, itch, piles and itritat ing skin eruptions can be readily cured and the skin made ciear and smooth with Dr. Hobson's Eczema O.ntment. Mr. J. C Eveland, of Bath, 111., says: "I had eczema twentj'-tive years and had trid everything. All failed. When I found Dr. Hobson's Eczema Oint ment I found a cure." This ointment is the formula of a physician and has been in use lor yeais not an experi ment. That. IS WllV W fan trim Ta ntoa it- All druggists, or by mail. Price aw. rreiuer jnemicai uo., r-niiaael-phia and St. Louis. Russians Burn Women. St. Petersburg, June 19 Eight women were burned to death by villagers enraged at the importa tion of cheap girl labor to work on the sugar, estate in the iiis trict of Piriatin, in the Province of Poltava, Southern Russia, ' Best Laxative for the Aged. Old men and women feel tli nprl of a laxative more than young folks, but it must be safe and harmless ana one which will not cause pain. Dr. King's New Life Pills aieespciaily good for the aged,f, r they act prompt ly ana easny. rnce o.. KPcommend ed by G. R. Pilkington. advt The three-year-old son of H.C. Ipock, a Lenoir county farmer, was attacked by an infuriated hog when he stumbled into her litter of pigs and was frightfully injured. The boy's face was lace rated and one eye was torn out. Some women rescued him and he was rushed to a hospital and will probably recover. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy, " Every famil without exception should keep this preparation at hand , during the hoi weamcr ot i he shimmer months. Chamber! nin's rnJ. ohm era and Diarrhoea Remedy is worth many times its cost whn neo is almost certain to be needed before the summer is over.. It has no supe rior for the purpose for which it is in- tended. Buy it now. For sale by all dealers, advt ' . 1 n Top CHATHAM OIL fl FERTILIZER CO PITTSBORO, N. C, It is generally supposed that the use of millstones is becoming less and less each year because of the introduction of other grind ing machinery, but on the con trary, according to figures made public by the United State Geo logical Survey, the value of the production of millstones, burr stones, chasers, and drag stones in this country in 1912, amount ing to $71,414, was the largest since 1888. Can't Keep.it Secret. The sp endid work of Chamberlain's Tablets is daily becoming more widelj known. No such grand remedy for stomach and liver troubles has ever been known. For sale bv all dealers, advt West Virginia is rapidly in creasing in importance as a pottery-producing State, according to the United States Geological Survey, its products of this class being valued at $3,365,166 in 1912, nearly 10 per cent of the total for the United States. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy tbe sense ot smell and completely di-rance the whole system when entering It through the mucous surlaces. tuch articles should never be used except on prescrip tions from reputable physicians, as the damasre they will do Is ten fold to the good you con possibly de rive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &. Co.. Toledo. O.. contains no mei cury, and Is taken Internally, actinic directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. u buylnc Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you got h genuine. It Is taken Internally, and made In Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. - Sold by Druecists. Price. 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. EXECUTORS' NOTICE. -Hav-ing qualified as executois of the last will and testament of J. II. Burke, deceased, we hereby notifv all Dersons holding claims against said decedent to exhibit the same to us on or before the 18rh day of Junp, 1914. This 18th day of .June, 1913. J. EDGAR BURKE, W. Ii. BURKE. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified as administra tor c.t a.of A.LhJenkins. dee'd, I here by notify all persons holding1 claims against said decedent to exhibit thtm to me on or before the 14th day of May, 1914. This 14th May, 1913. W. E. BYRD. Hayes & Bynum Attorneys. PXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Hav- ing qualified as executor of the last will and testament of Job Perry, deceased, I hereby notify all per sons holding claims against said dece dent to exhibit the same to me on or before the 11th day of June, 1914. This June 11, 1913. ALFRED N. PERRY. Wood's Seeds. Late Seed Potatoes June and early i n July is the best time for planting for the fall crop for winter use. Our stocks are specially selected Seed Potatoes, put in cold storage early in the season, so as to keep in first class, vigorous condition. Book your orders early, to be sure of getting the varieties you desire. Write for "Wood's Crop Special" giving prices, and timely informa. . tion about all Seasonable Seeds. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. We are headquarters for Cow Peas, German Millet, Soja Beans, Crimson Clover and all Farm Seeds. Write for prices. No. Six-Sixty-Six This is a pi ascription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. Five or eix doses will break any case, end if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver beVer than Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c YOUR YIELDS BY USING Di A test will convince MANUFACTURED" BY O- THE Beautiful Chimney Rock Gap, REACHED VIA SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. Chimney Rock Gap has been for years famed for its beauty in both song and story. Why not spend your vaca tion at one of the comfort able hotels beautifully situ ted in this lovely valley? Hotel Rates Remarkable cheap $5 to $IG per wtek. Homelike service. Good Roads, Fine livery, good fishing. The Seaboard's new sched ules make it easy to get to Chimney Rock, Rulhtrford ton and surrounding moun tains. Write today for book let. II. S. LEARD, D. P. A.. Raleurh, N. C. JAMES KER, JR., T. T. A., Charlotte, N. C. O. (Correct dbzytsi O(ou to use Josephine Turck Baker, Editor. A MONTHLY MAGAZINE For Progressive Men and Women, Business and Club-Women. Teachers, Students, Ministers, Doctors, Lawers, Stenographers - And all who wish to speak and write correct English. PARTIAL LIST OF CONTENTS: Your Every-Day Vocabulary: How to enlarge it. Words, Their Meanings and Their Uses. Pronunciations with illustra tive sentences. Helps for Sneakers. ' Helps for Writers. Helps for Teachers. Business English for the Busines Man. Correct English for the Beginner. 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Extremely low fares to Gettysburg, Pa., and return via Southern Kail way account fiftieth anniversary battle of Gettysburg and reunion of the Blue and Gray, July 1-4, 191:?. Tickets for this occasion will on sale June 28, 29 and 30 and July 1st. with final return limit July 10th, prior to - i - - i- - r i i . - . iuiuuigiiL oi wmcn aaie reium trip must be completed. Following round trip fares will ap ply from stations named: Charlotte, 113.45 Mount Airy, f 11.65 Salisbury, 11.40 ninston, 0.05 Greensboro, 10.05 Morganton, 14.15 Kates from all other points on same basis. Special train will be operated from Charlotte Sunday, June 29th, leaving about 9:00 p.m., via Washington, ar riving at Gettysburg about noon June 30th. This train will consist of both day coaches and Pullman sleeping cars, and passengers from branch line points can use regular trains, connect ing with special train at junction points. Reservations should be made in advance. Stop overs will be allowed at Wash ington and Baltimore and also at all points on Southern Railway whw there are agents on either going or turn trip or both, within final limit ol ticket. For further information apply to any agent Southern Railway or R. II. DeBUTT, D. P. A., Charlotte. X. C. GREATLY REDUCED WEEK END Sunday Excursion Fares to Jackson Springs, N. C.,-VIA R. C. & S. RAILWAY, FROM Aberdeen Pinehurst Carthage, Candor, Ellerbe, . Biscoe, Star, Troy, Mt. Gilead, Gulf, Colon, Asheboro, WK END SUN 75 50 &0 50 95 50 ' 30 50 - $1 00 90 63 1 05 '5 1.30 93 1 85 1 40 2 40 1 " 2 70 2 1 Ml J 50 First date of sale May 30, 1913. Week end tickets sold Friday Sat urday and Sunday, good until Monday lollowing dat of sale. ! Sunday tickets sold Sunday only. Good to return on date of sale only I Get complete information from any i ticket agent R. C. A S. Railway. W. W. CKOXTON, " G. P. A., Norfolk, Va. CUT FLOWERS. WEDDING BOUQUETS. FUNERAL DESIGNS. PALMS. FERNS. BLOOM ING PLANTS. CABBACE AND TOMATO PLANTS All orders given prompt atten- - tion. M J. MCPHAIL, phon No, 94. Florist, Sanford. N. CP NEW PARLOR CAR LINE HAS Been Inaugurated VIA Seaboard Air IJnc Ry BETWEEN Charlotte and Raleigh ON TIE NEW SEABOARD TRAIN. A M. P.M. Lv Raleigh - 8:00 A r Charlotte 2:40 Lv Charlotte 10:It) Ar Raleigh 4:48 This train runs solid between Ral eigh and Rutl erfordtoo. Parlor car Is operated between Raleigh and c moot, JN. C, "in the heart of tne mountains." Write for schedules JAMESTKER, JR , H 8. LEAKl), T.P.A.Charlotte. D.P.A.IUW'