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D:'-y J oaoat, M eeni. One Tew, VMr'.y Oal Ttu, On Dollar. B.Mrt I it tht Daitkjn PosMffiM u tsconS d4M Bill mnwt, tat tnt-cIftM wUS D40CrUt -M politics, coBrrUT U poUcj ul tor botn U Ink. 4nicaf rktef made know o pplico - U sutt, PhoB . Bell "Paa tf-Ckuci of kdMrtlMieeaH b fcd 4 IB tj U O'ClOClt OB flJ 01 pUtUCBttOB to llir lMrtlOm- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24. Democratic State Ticket. For Chief Justice of the Supreme Court- WALT KBCLAKK ,of Wke. r... . .i.t lnsticeof the bupreme Court twmitae Xast HESKY UBUVEi hlWIlR nf WllsOlL. For A isociat justly ofthe Sucre ourt from Jie West-P'-ATT D. ft ALKEU, . of Meculenbu g. For Superintendent of PWrc Iustructlon- For Corporation Commissioner ELUkHls. u VBEDDINGFIELD, of Wnlte. Tor Congress, Fifth District. WILLIAM W. KITCH1S, of Person. For Solicitor, Ninth District. AUBREY'. LBROOKS, of Guilford. Legislative Ticket. tv ct snte-W. N. Pritchard. of Orange; K.L. Walker, of Caswell. For House of KepresentatWes-Joues Fuller, of Durham. County Ticket. For Sherlff-Fellx D. Markham. For Oletk Superior Court Caleb B. Ureen. For Treasurer Paschal 1 Lunsford. .For Register of Deeds-John E. Sultt. For Coroner J. Frank Haddry. L'n. un.wni-E. fl- Relvtn. For County Commissioners John W. Pope, U. &. rrOCWT, x. nauipwu. iuvu ha Jnhn Vi. A Hep. vnr Panathia. Durham Township -Ed. T Lea. TO TUE VOTERS AND TAX PAYERS OF THE COUNTY OF DURHAM. Recognizing the principle that than who hold Dublic office are the f servants of the people and that the tax payers of the county nave right to know bow the money paid bv them for taxei is expended, and in view of the charges made against tV. Democratic Dartv for Us ad ministration of the county affairs, beg to submit, as one of the steward of the people, an account ot my stewardship. I state that the financial condition of the county ia better than it ever has been. I state that more is being done for the permanent improve -mftnt of the county than has ever i a n T of a to t hat, ihn nhari mrcu uuuvi s. " . table institutions of the county ,are in better condition than they ever have been. I state that the taxes paid by the people of the county are more economically expended than tbey ever have bee. In support of these statements. I submit the fo lowing facts: Bf the disastrous freshets of 1901 t twelve or thirteen bridges in the county were carried away. All those bridges have been rebuilt and rebuilt by the convict foroe of the countv under the superintendance and management cf the best bridge builder we could find. The mate rial used in these bridges was bought as cheap as any individual could buy it and by this system of rebuilding the bridges, several thousand dollars were saved to the tax pavers of the county, a'nd we ! have now new bridges and the bent constructed bridges we have ever had in the Q " . county, and all paid for. In the matter of publio road build ing. We are macadamizing a mile of road per month and in the paBt twelve months we have macadamized nearly ten miles of publio road, not beinerableto work in the winter months full time. This has been done by the convict foroe of the countv. The convict force are now at work on and will complete within two weeks the macadamizing of the road leading South from the city of Durham as far as the road is graded and we will then have macadamized near two aud a half miles of that road. We have nearly completed the grading of the publio road lead ing North to Cox and Christian's mill and we have macadamized more than mile of that road. You will understand that the convict force varies and is irregular in . number and we cannot push this work as fast as we desire to do. We are paying 40 cent per ton for rock deliverel on the yard to be crushed, costing $638 per mile or $3 63 per running yard or $1 09 per square yard. This rock is purchased from the farmers who live within reach of the public road' being macadamized and the money is paid direct to them. Ve have bought, paid for, crushed and laid 2,500 tons of rock for use on the publio road South from the city of Durham, and we now have bought and paid for on the road leading North to Eno River 3,500 tons of rock. -We have graded and completed the road leading from the corporate limits from the city of Durham through East Durham' east to near the Wake county line, about 6 miles. We have completed . and macadamized the roadJeading west through West Durham and running nearly to the Orange .county line. We have done this without increas ing; the taxes. Ia rcpri to tie care cf lbs c:n ',.'.!. Vt"e are now payicj cecis ir yarJ far the mverisl cat cf which the clothes for tte convicts are made, because we bay direct roa the manufacturer, loe price the county formerly paid for tcia material was 62 cents and tnis was bought frorr an agent, therefore, we gave to the tax payer 34 cent per yard in the purchase of this mate rial. In regard to the county home. We bes to call the attention of the tai payer to the report of the grand ary at the August term ot tne coun which report was made after a care ful ahd full examination and inves tigation by the members of the grand jury. The report is as fol- ows: "Wenodtbe Home in good condition and the inmates express themselves as well cared for. , We find the cattle and stock in good or der and the crops are well cultiva ted and as good as the season would permit." No labor is hired at the county home or work house. The work on the farm, wasting, patch ing for the road force and tne in mates of the home, scouring, clean ing and cooking for the inmates of the county home and work house is done by the women sent out from the Superior Court, from the courts of the juBtioe of the peace and tne mayor, assisted by some of tne boy convicts and the sickly men not able to work on the roads. For merly the county hired hands for a part of this work, but we nave dig continued this and the crops are made and the work done by the con victs. At the request of the minis ters of the gospel we have built at the county home a little chapel to provide a place for the inmates of the county home to worship God in. We have invited aod do invite the tax payers of the coupty of Durham to visit tin county home and con vict, camp and every public iostitu tion of the couaty and observe for themselves the management and work done at these several places. We have endeavored in every way possible to administer the affairs of tbe county witn eoonomy ana to ex pend the money of the county paid by the tax payers as we would our own money. We have carefully scrutinized all expenses. We have endeavored to buy for the county the best at the lowest prices. Accounts presented to tte Board ol Commissioners lor payment we require to be in the same shape as every business man requires ao counts presented to him tor payment shall be. This method of transact in? business has created some dis satisfaction, but it ii the method used by every business man in his own affairs and we ennot see why in administering tbe county affairs we should not adopt the method Ed end approved by every busi s man in the management of his ividual affairs. We have en deavored to supervise all accounts presented to u, as we are required to do by tbe law, and to pay only those accounts which are presented in proper form and for which the oounty has received value either in material or in work. The taxable property for the oounty for the tax year 1902 is as follows: Durham Township, real and personal proper ty $10,804,383 All other Townships.. 833,800 Total real and personal property, Durham County $11,638,183 For 1901, total valua tion $ 9,601,599 Increase over 1901 .... .$ 2,036,584 Durham Township pays taxes. ....... ;.....$ 94,328,00 Other Townships pay. . Corporations pay. . . . .. Taxes on bank stock, . 8,920.92 3,950.05 : 359.02 non-residents. Total to be collected by ' the Sheriff, . . ....... $107,599.00 Collected by the Sheriff r for 1901........... 90,435.32 Increase of .$ 17,123 68 The taxes for the oounty for the 31 1 HIS year ivuz is divided as iouows: tor all county purposes $ 28,369.00 tor schools.. ........ 22,874.71 For publio roads, spe cial...,..;. Interest on Railroad bonds....... ...... Taxable polls listed for the ysar 1902.,.,.,, 12,695.02 ,5,076 99 '4,013 00 He Kept His Lesr. Twelve years ago J. W. Sullivan. of Hartford, Conn , scratched hie leg wiin a rusty wire, mnamation and blood petitioning set in. For two rears he Buffered intensely. Then the best doctors urged amputatiod, "but," he writes, "I used one bottle of Electric Bitters end U boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve and my lez was sound and well as ever." Por Kruptions, Eczema, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Sores and all blood disorders Electric Bitters has do rival on earth. Try them.' It. Blacknall & Bon will guarantee satisfaction or refund money. Only 50 cents. , i land in D-rLira County, 132, S 33. ai value 1,712,S: own loU, 2,C42. Value 3,192,535 We point with pride to the rapid building of macadin reads, and to the public schools of the county which furnish to the children of the county education and which give them on an average eight months of school in tbe year. If there is any county in the State that can show a better record tban the county of Durham, we have not been able to find it, nor do the published rec ords of the State officers show such county. The Independent speakers and candidates charge that the Demo cratic Board of Commissioners have been paid more ' for their services rendered in tbe management of the county affairs than was paid previous boards of pommissioners. On ex amination of the amounts received year by year by the several boards of commissioners show an increase in tbe amount paid as compensation to the members of the board of com missioners. The law fixes the com pensation per diem at $3 00. The Democratic board of commissioners have charged no more than this amount for their services, but the amount of work that they have done and the amount of work which tbe law baa. required them to do has been greatly in excess of tbe amount of work done by the former board of commissioners. When the macadamizing of the publio roads began in the county of Durham tbe work was under tbe supervision ot tne justices oi me peace of tbe respective townsbips and tne oniy woric done men was in Durham township and was under tbe supervision of tbe justices ot tne peace of that township. Since tbat time the law has been (hanged and the building of the publio roads has been put upon the board of county commissioners, l be board ot oounty commissioners have, in addition to this, in order to save money to the tax payers of the county, built all bridges with tbe convict forces, This has. of course, imposed more more work on the board of commis sioners as tbey had to buy the mate rial and supervise the construction of the bridges. TEe board of oounty commissioners is also beld respon sible for the condition of the county home, work house and convict camp and they have, to look after these three institutions. The present board has made it a rule to visit the county home, work house, and con vict camp at least onoe a month and have endeavored to carefully exam ine the condition of these institutions to make any and all needed improve ments in them. In addition to this work, since the present board of commissioners have been in office, we had almost an epidemic of small pox in the county. This, of course, imposed upon the county commissioners additiona work and additional responsibility and during this threatened epidemic the sanitary board recommended advised and insisted upon compul eory vaocination throughout the county of Durham. . The board o county commissioners did not think this wise or necessary and to deter mine this matter, required of tbe board much time, labor and invest! gation. After suoh investigation the board refused to order compul sory vaccination because it was un willing, exoept in cases of absolute and apparent necessity, to impose compulsory vaooination npon the people of Durham county with its attendant cost and suffering. In addition to the labors alove referred to, the board has given much time to tbe looking up o property for taxation tbat was not placed upon the tax' books of tbe county and bad not paid its part o the burden of taxation. The result Do Good-It Paya, A Chicago man has observed that " Grood deeds are better than real es tae deeds some of the latter are worthless. Act kindly and gently show sympathy and lend a helping hand. Yor cannot possibly lose by it." Most, men appi-eciate a kind word and encouragement more than substantial help. . There are persons in tins community who mignt truth fully say:. "My good friend, cheer up. A few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will rid you of your cold, and tnere.uno danger wbatev er trom pneumonia wnen you use that medicine. It always cures. know it for it has helped me out many a time." Bold by W. M "Searby'a drug store. "She said she'd never marry a man who couldn't make both ends meet." "Well, did she get one who could?" "Certainly; she married a I contortionist." RHEUMATISM .CURED Hi DAT. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures In i to 3 days. Its action npon the sys tem is remarkable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease Immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Hackney ' Bros.', Druggists! Durham, .iiiL.U iili ii ivJIil Li i-i . J. Vjt i r r . J uiUbl.i Rheuir.atijtn does not treat alike. Some surler torture from the very t-i.rin-ning, tlie BtUt.k beiiig so suJden, sharp aad disastrous that they are made help less cripples in a few days, while others feel only occasional twitches of pain in the knees, ankles, elbows and wrists, ot the muscles of the legs, arms, back ot neck ; but this treacherous disease is only traveling by slower stages. The acid poisons are "all the while accumulating in the blood, and muscles and joints are filling with corroding, acrid matter, and when the disease tightens iu grip and o strikes with full force, no constitu tion is strong enough to withstand its fear ful blows, and its vic tims are crippled and deformed, or literally worn out by constant pain. Rheumatism ia caused by Uric Acid or some other irri THE BLOOD AND SYSTEM RULED BY ACID. tating poison in the blood, and this ia the cause of ersry va riety and form of this dread disease. Ex ternal remedies do not reach tbe blood,' consequently do no lasting good. . 5. S. S. goes airecuy into ine circula tion and attacks the disease itself. The acid poisons that cause the inflammation, soreness and swelling are neutralized and the blood purified and cleansed of all irri tating matter, and nothing ia left in the circulation to pro duce other attacks. S, & S. being a vege table remedy does not impair the diges tion or general health like alkali and potash remedies, but builds up and invigorates tne entire system, ana at the same time makes a thorough and permanent cure of Rheumatism. .... r i 1 y , W aue I or our i ree duuk uu -ucuma.jiaiu. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., -Atlanta, Gs, of this particular labor was to put np on tbe tax books one half million dol lars of property that was not upon tbe tax books and they, io addition, put upon the tax books $100 000 of bank stock that had not paid taxe to the county. It has also been charged, that statement required by law to be pub lished of tbe county receipts and ex panses has not been published. This is untrue. The statement required by law, itemized showing the re' ceipts and disbursements have been posted at tbe court house door ol tbe countv of Durham each; montu as required by law for thirty days. an itemized ai.nual statement is now in the Treasurer's office and can be examined by and one wishing to do so. A condensed statemejt ot amounts of money expended for dif ferent purposes was published in our papers.. ... John vv. Aixkx, Ch'm Board Commissioners., Jellico coal advances $1 a.ton at tbe mines, and t e operators decline all orders for future delivery on ao count of the orders already on band which cannot be failed at present. Ran a Ten Penny Nail Through Ela Band. , While opening a box, J. C. Mu'int of Threi Mile Bay, N. Y., ran a ten penny nail through the fleshy part ot his hand . ' 'I the ught at once of all the pa-n and soreness this wonlo cause me." he says, "and immediate ly applied Chamber iin'a Pain Balm and occasionally afterwards. T my surprise it removed all pain and sorenees and the injured parts wen soon healed." For sale at W." M Yearbyls drug store. . Mob of negroes apply the, lash to the naked back of one of their race at Anderson, S. C. , for attempt'as sault on a colored girl. " A. Max is retiring from business and bis goods must go. They are going at prices that will make you feel bappy wben you purchase. A GOOD TIOTO TIE TO for security is a policy in a solid Fire Insurance Co. We will in sure you against loss in a strong company, and we will help you get your money in case of accident. Don't procrastinate on this impor tant duty, but insure your property and give your mind a chance to rebt easy. . ' V ";"'' James Southgate & Son's, Insurance Agency. Pbone 48, Office ot Morehead Banking Co A. Max's retiring sale gives tbe people unheard of before bargains in shoes for all size feet. Come a- running and see what a turn of goods you can get for a little money. Thk WXSKI.T 8on, i per year. r Q 7 And when you smoke, srneke sotnetbirg Rood. Ve tare seve-a! bra: that racnot bt beat far giving you ecjoyiaent and salisractioa. U . o O ' 'DEAD SHOT' Is a splenJid io cent Cigar. None Better. -O O t is in everybody's montb; so are its praises. Ask your dealers and druggists for these brands. When you try them once, you will want them again. All made of good goods, Garrinfon's Giar Company, auglS-lm B. N. DUKE, President THE FIDELITY BfNK ' DURHAM, N. C. . Ganital $100,000.00 ...... Surplus $.100000.00 Deposits $800,000.00. SiLTTINGs DEPARTMENT. This branch of our business has gradually grown until we have iwnifd ' - "' 1,950 SAVINGS BOOKS. Z- " t In order to enco&j-age thrift and economy among our Deonle we reoire 'rom $1.00 up and allow interest thereon. . Safety Deposit Boxes for rent. . ; - ' This Bank is authorised by itacharter to act w Guardian. Executor. Ad- ninistrator. Trustee, Agent, etc. PflEHEP BTOIHG COPfiHY, DURHAM. N. C. CAPITAL AND PROFITS $1 55,000 00 p. B. RAWL8, President. O. O. TAYLOR, Vice-President. B. C. MURRAY, Caehier. We solicit the accounts of Merchants, Manufacturers, Firms and Tndi viduals, and all business entrusted to us will receive prompt ard accu rate attention, snd every facility and accommodation in keeping with the, account will be extended. W corfiJly invite a personal interview )an5-6m or correspondence. Many Reasons WHY DURHAM IS THE CITY TO LIVE IN AND DO BUSINESS IN. Concise and Forcible Ar guments inhe Shape of Facts Which Must Be Conceded. DURHAM HAS A beautiful park. - ' Four cigar factories. A paper box factory. - - A well filled Public Ubrary. . A population of some 18,000. ' Churches of all . denominations. All of the leading secretsocieties. Beautiful homes and comfortable dwellings; ; . . ' . - Eight miles of electric car lines, with extension soon. " 1 " " Two daily papers evening ' and morning ; and three weeklies . , One of the largest tobacco manu facturing plants in the world. Five cotton mills one large hosiery mills and a bag factory. Four railroads centering . here, and eighteen passenger trains arriv ing here and departing daily. A splendid system of water works, electric lights electric cars, gas and sewerage now under construction, Trinity College, Southern Con servatory of , Mu id, and a nigh grade preparatory school . and six SPORTING GLUB' 13 a daUy Eve cent siacke. ' JOHN F. WILY, Cashier ' janJ5-Rr THIS IS. THE "STOVE YOU NEED. CALL . And place your ORDEB I - Before the rush.. We have a large stock. Prices low, LLOYD'S HflRDim STORE- city graded schools. - ; Real and personal property as sessed for 1902 at more than $9, 5ooo. :; Durham has macadamized streets and vitrified brick sidewalks and macadamized .. roads lead into the city from all parts of the conntry. Two first-class Hospitals one ' for whites and one for colored. Dm ham will soon have a mag nificent municipal building -now under construction -and a credi table government building. An active Chamber of Commerce anil a Rttetnca Um'i AcavtlatlnM Two telephone systems, and -two telegraph lines. Large dry goods houses, and four wholesale firms. ' : a spienaiu noiei, ana many well kept public and private boarding houses.; , A tobacco market second to none . in tlje State for prices. A large flouring and grist mill.' . A death rate lower than any other city it size. VMUUl J 1 a,rr t WCltAACIgV MUI boggy works.- . A Snuff Factory, a Pants Fac tory, a Furniture Factory, a Mat- tress Factory, and other important industries, " Two military companies, a city armory, three fire companies,' and two fire bouses. Industries that employ more than five thousand operatives and pay weekly wages In cash aggregating - more than $25,000 00. The Daii.y Sun is $3 a year. 01 25 cents a month. . 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