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The Randolph Bulletin. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY PRICE ONE DOLLAR A YEAR of March 3rd 187!. Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem, Entered as second-class matter June j an(j 0f te Nativity at Bethlehem 2nd 1905 at the nost office at Ashe- j . . Imro. N. C. under tne aci 01 tuug". ! & i order to sweep, designating where the Latin, Greek and Armenian sects are to sweep, must come from the Sultan. The Sultan is under a constant fear of an uprising. To keep his subjects from doing this is his great concern. His methods, however, are peculiar. When President McKinley was assassi nated, he would not allow Turk ish newspapers to publish that the President was murdered, out the press censors required all newspapers to print that Mr, Chapel of the Nativity in Bethle-j everybody. The government hem, my attention was called to j furnishes the people salt and a a small patch on the edge of the j tax is laid on every member of tapestry on the wall. That a iamily. JLms must be paid patching could not be done un- whether the salt is gotten or not. til permission to do so was first No one is allowed to fish without j obtained from Constantinople, j a license to do so. One-third in U. S. HAYES, Editor and Publisher, j Once a year the churches of the j value of all that is caught goes to the s-overnment. There are ; no big fioh stoi'ies in this country. ! ' Real estate is taxed about 1 per cent, of its assessed value. There is no tax on real estate within the walls of Jerusalem, t-ecause it is a holy city. All Mohammedan males of a certain age are liable to military duty. Young fellows are march ed away in droves for service in remote provinces, while their mothers follow them weeping to the station or steamship. Christ ians are not required to serve in the army or navy, but must pay a substitution tax. Th'"s exemp tion trom service is not on account of love for christians, but from fear that they might not he loval fighters for the Sul- The Annual Catalogue of Trin ity College for the year 1906-1907 has just come from the press. It makes a volume of 172 pages well executed from a typograph ical standpoint, and setting forth fully the educational work oi the college. The fifteen departments of the college now offer 103 full ye ,r courses, and in addition, the school of law offers 23 courses. The professors, instructors, and administrative officers of Trinity Ullege are 6t in numoer, ana , McKinley died a natural death the lnmty rarK scnooi employs but y(?rv suddenly- No telegraph five masters, makmsr a total ot 42. There are enrolled in Trin ity College 270 students, and in the Trinity Park School 186 making a total of students on the Trinity Campus 456. OUR FOREIGN LETTER. By A. M. STACK. No. 17. (Copyrighted. li'Oti, by R. F. Btisky) Palestine is a land without monuments. The Jews were religiously opposed to the making of images, and. consequently, developed no sculptors, painters or architects. The Arabs, who constitute threefourths of th present population, are by naturt destructive and not constructive. They can tear down and destroy but are not builders. They are, and have been, vandals of tin worst type. There are, there fore, practically no ruins in the Lund of Promise outside of th land itself. The country itsel is one vast ruin. Once a 'an flowing with milk and honey now one of gloom and desolation. Many writers have pronouncec the land under a curse. That is not true. No country on earth can excel it in variety of cli mate, soil and productions. The soil, even in the mountainous sections, is exceedingly fertile and will produce almost any thing. The finest cereals, fruits and vegetables will grow in abundance, and one may see in every direction its flocks and herds its cattle on a thousand hills. But no one can visit it without seeing at a glance that something is wrong. And, in s certain sense, it may be said tc be under a curse: that is to syj cursed with a sorry population, a pernicious religion and shab by government. But not mor so than other countries whic are under the blighting influenc of the Turk and Mohammedan ism. As is well known, th Holy Land is a part of th-. Ottoman Empire and under th rule of the Sublime Porte. It government has some resem blance to the way the Roman? ruled the country. But Turkey does very few things like any other nation on earth, past oi present. It is the most auto cratic of any on the globe ant all power is centered in the Sul tan. His will is the supreme law. All countries under hi: control are ruled (or misruled) entirely and absolutely from Constantinople. There is hardly the semblance of local self-government. The local officials get their appointments and orders from Constantinople. No local improvement can be undertaken without an order from the city on the Bosphorus. Even th city affairs of Jerusalem, Bethle hem, etc., are regulated and controlled at Constantinople. Not even a public road or street can be laid out or improv ed without permission from the capital, often more than 1,200 miles away. When so ordered to be made or improved, a tax therefor is levied and collected. An order for this tax must come from the Sultan. And a Turk ish statesman has lop-sided ideas of taxation. A road tax is usually (and properly) called a "donkey tax." That is, a tax lines are allowed except those belonging to the government and used exclusively for governmen tal purposes. Private companies 3V corporations are not permitted to erect and own telegraph lines. Telegraph lines, he believes, would enable the people to have concert of action and plan a simultaneous uprising in various localities. For the same reason, telephones are absolutely for bidden. He is also opposed to good roads, as they would facilitate the invasion of a hos tile army or enable his own sub jects to concentrate their forces This the more readily. The Sultan's postal system is a uriosity. He has granted con cessions to the French, German, Russian and Austrian govern ments to have and to operate their own postal service in this There were four defendants, two. men and two women. It was a case of circumstantial evidence, j wont ov; r . -.il -i aom.3 six montns ago a man anaspacnc-.. woman were murdered at a i ivs i ,-. lc Catholic convent in Jerusalem, i bition of They were ostensibly man and !tvuiic, an. wife and had been staying at ! w vd i d ..- the convent for some time. One ; d iv -morning both of them were; stale. Id; found dead on the street at the ; s-M.-. i convent. A rope and other evi-1 his i rue c- dence indicated that they had j on that a: been lowered to the pavement j to cmis'i lo from a window in the convent. was li ce tl Suspicion pointed to the de- j were gun fendants, who lived in the con- j triiit th: y ; vent. One of them is a Catholic j p.-.ssco3 d priest. When arrested the him younger male defendant made a the confession and implicated his; the-'. co-defendants. The caee was j He? Y.dd complicated with international ! ,:d..;- "; features. The dead man was a n;;;a th Russian citizen, and the Russia;: . a "stand p consul general was represented j of movi; .;; by his kavass. The murdered :sa-ikiug d; woman was a Greek, and a rep-; car. form i resentative of Greece va.s on j whore this hand. The accused priest wasitii WT WWHgMgfcBH.!IUi, UHLaggaE WHO IS HE? There' H n inn.:'! in N. C all-CCi . Who : th.2 d. d ml'tinj? I 1 I ' :-, tern.) -'ranee,- claim-- f I II & n .r.vor of the proh:- 1 JR dfeV II If ,..Ji the accursed liquor I I i" J if "H toiU the ' - ' i- .--.i-.-s thatld the : -A. in the land, r.r.d . i , ...... ...... rod i-:.ry listened to oc.-kkd to not t&ekie , . .J. !;.. vo.ro sure; t . . .. - iooo Who is AINO men vl and v.-:! When The tii. oi' groa tan's government. This sub stitution tax is levied on ail males, even on a boy six months old. An infant's father or guardian must pay it once levied it continues. A man or a boy liable to it can't move to another country without first providing for the payments be ing made after he is gone. There is one exception in the case of a Mohammedan liable to military service. If he marr.es an orphan girl that exempts him from liability to do service. puts orphan girls at a premium. The poorest orphan girl can easily marry the richest young man, no matter how ugly she may be. Turkey has no legislative body except the Sultan. He is parlia ment or legislature mmseir. Ana clant was required to give name, ; privilege a ountry, and each country has I there is no Supreme Court which j nationality, age, occupation, ; wili en its own postoffiees. These are in tddition to the Turkish postal a citizen of France, and his church and country were assist ing him and he had a lawyer. younger male defendant was a native and had counsel. The female defendants were Russians and they had a lawyer. But a lawyer is of small benefit j men in a Turkish tribunal. About! the the only difference between him j olid and other spectators is, he gets j to t he a little better seat in the court j politics room. So many different nation alities and tongues called for an expert interpreter. Failing to find such a one in the court room an officer was sent out in the city for a linguist. The Russian tongue gave the trouble, but a I they stand. C Russian merchant was found j above all I to,) who filled the pill. Each defen- up to vour resnonsibilities and vote lor men who h law 3 as will give c o rop 1 e to proh ibi- 1" did not do for aii mor. el to the Ho and show v.' nor slip b:; are most . chance to cia:iv ee io iea to take ,ui instead1 ahead and ; The reader ooo.i os to ; stands on j Wo r.eed . convictions ' v them into '., ;: instead v.itli it. The! he hoar is forj ;-.re to enforce I i unice m one press the battle :r..oro of any ;. It is time :: to bo oppos ?aU to wake up they stand and cc.i v.'hen they 1 and have a prove where ureh members can declare his enactments void, j married or single. One female ;0ur old ,-ato He can veto the decision of any j defendant had to make the ; tion. "stand .ystem. The Russian govern- court in the empire. If any one I humiliating admission that she i an ie cotild roll the nent in turn granted its conces- j questions his laws such a one is j was 38 and without a husband, j send .the cats-: vhee; a and! :ion to a Russian navigation com pany and the Russian postal ser vice is conducted by a private orporation. So many different ystems have caused competitior .n the sale of stamps and cut prices may be had. If one wants very many stamps it pays to "try the market". But Turkey- How s no mail to be carried on the railroad except that by the farkish post. The other mails however, usually beat that on the rain. This is always true of the .tails coming to Jerusalem. Competition has extended the jostal service beyrond letters oapers and small matter. Two esidents of Jerusalem recently spent several days in Jaffa on ' business. They received their linners daily from Jerusalem, getting pies preserves and fresh oilk. Another gentleman in 'ormed me that he sent a goat y mail. One may send a jug )f milk, a crate of oranges, coop f chickens, fresh meat, a billy ;oat, bull yearling or even a mall donkey by mail. Seaport ities get a lower rate of postage han inland towns and cities, 'his is to encourage commerce. The old method of farming out he customs and taxes, which oade the Publicans so much lated, still obtains in a modified orm. One tenth of all the farm roducts is due to the govern nent as public revenues. But now it is an estimated rather than an actual tenth. This nethod of assessing was adopted )ecause the tillers would often a.t or sell portions of their crops .vhile green, and thereby defeat the collector of his tenth. An assessor goes upon the lands " of a section and estimates how much the section will produce, values the prospective crop, and then assesses in money one-tenth of the amount on the farmers of j the section or village. The right to collect these taxes is then sold to the highest bidder, who gives bond for their payment. The purchaser proportions to each his share of the tax and there is no control over his action. It is easy to see how readily a Publi can can become also a sinner. The tax collector's execution is a Winchester rifle. Tax collectors like Mormon elders, generally go two together. You may see these tax gatherers galloping . . . . 1 1 i . . ' Ti. 1 t- 4.U .1 .... ,1 mnm ..-.-! 1 considered in reneinon 10 uuu. i u seems mat we umu man auu crave it a s , . , . -i 1 Li.. n .L . : UrA . In Turkisn jurisprudence mere 1 me oamuiic piiesu iwu . pesn .on ot murder. j: ui is a curious mixture of the! secular and the religious. It is j difficult to tell where the secular ends and where the religious be gins. If there is any law on a subject in the Koran, that con trols. Civil matters are often regulated by religious laws. For instance, marriage is simply a religious ceremony, and a divorce is obtained from the church or ministei. Even the courts are organized on religious lines. In small matters three judges try the issues and two of them must be Mohammedans and one a christian. In serious crimes the trial court is composed of five judges, two christians and three Moslems. A minority verdict vvill control. If three judges vote for conviction and two for 1 ii: th trouble prior to tne murder. , for The murdered female was "thera,--,( -; woman in the case." The gov-;on . ernment's first witness was the j for jt defendant who had confessed, j hirnsolf Now, he denied all knowledge of i am j ?x or participation in the crime, i w:-,0 j and said the police had beaten j,-.. ,rp. him until he made a confession, i He was risrorouslv cross-examin ed by one judge, who admonish-1 ly, at tne i ed him not to lie about the mat- i the next ter but tell the truth. But he ; of t r x stood his ground and protested his innocence. Finally the judge said to him, "Again the presi dent of the court warns you not to lie but to tell the truth." All the defendants were cross examined at length by the court. the manner ot cross-examina tor ward, but by taking the j lo such a man 1 it ion in fact or only in j h ; true and tried will j ca-.-ions speak and act j M 1 mail rosy '.veil ass where j 1 1 v oooe is on r - pure &r : DeiYioe rat. Pi-ogresr. Ds?.fi c" Artioroied ne ana . . i r.e one tr.oc guesses i e 5i.il gets t he most votes counted correct election will be Ibition ' Governor for prohibition A stand pat daughter tion showing that their minds j of Reuben and Iviary Brown died were already made up. Aprii 15th, 1907 aje 16 years I --!. '11 . 11 . liut space win not anow me io;2 months &M li o- ? give the details of a most in-! i' 'o f.,; w V, !roth-r i torpstititr tn-fll nppnrd np-tn Turk- bne le?c- It'.i.j-.i a..a U.OU..I, : I only wish that every ioui wuu.-. a:r.: w-i sisw. man in our country could witness j and a host of frends to mourn Qrn.iitt.l ..-'f. .spfl stands acquitted. If the defendant has ; the money or a religious pun, , a trial in court over here. He ; her lo?s. The fanuly in their two members of the court can would have more respect for his j bereavement have the r-ymoathv easily7 oe nxeo. ii ne nasjuwii ms au uic uuuiuw ! of the neither, he had as well plead uuulua i;-uu" guilty. If a defendant absconds, ! he is tried anyway. If convicted j COIO-V :nity. sick but a lavs. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT. few Growers Chapel Sunday School. : oli.o nv,:w:v -0 .1 -i -II- J-V. ..Vi he is outlawed ana nis property i whoroaa 11lQO an j All-wise Father to remove fromiMondav of one cent is collected out of I about the country any day, every loaded donkey that passes j the road or street for a certain period of time. Another method is by a "house tax." Whenever a person builds a new house, a small levy is made on every mule camel or donkey load of lime, hair, rock, ashes, dirt or lumber that is brought to the building for use in its erection. Some- There is also a tax on all fruit trees. This tax is very odious and many owners cut down their trees and sell them. The olive wood commands a good price and is made into souvenirs. The roots are dug up and sold for fuel. Fire wood is sold by weight. All stock, cattle, camels, sheep and goats are taxed so much per confiscated. The judges get $10,00 per month and bribes are perquisites of the office. Cor ruption is bare-faced. These things I learned from a man who was formerly one of the judges and who resigned on account of the corruption he saw practiced by officers and even members of the court. By invitation I spent an even ing at the home of Mr. Faidy El-Alami, President of the Municipality of Jerusalem (as he styles himself on his card). He was for a long time a judge and is well versed in the laws of his country. His ancestors came to Jerusalem with the allconquer ing Saladin. He is an Arab, a Mohammedan in .religion, and most affable gentlemen. His hospitality was truly Oriental. Turkish cigarettes were first passed around. To have declin- i ed one would have embarrassed my host. Everybody smokes over here and the refusal of such aluxury cannot be understood by a native. Knowing this, I lit i bundr.y evening! o be better, but; the enrlv -aawn ; morning the Death , us our esteemed sister, Aarte- i angel led ha- gently away from mitia Brown be it resolved, that her loved ones ir.to the silent while we mourn the absence of i land beyond. She will be missed one we prized we bow in humble i in the Sun. lay school, and in the ; submission to the power oi one home, f ;r she was a good girl, j who "Doeth all things well. kma ana ooeel' and loved by I Resolved, that the sincere and ; all who knew her. The funeral heartfelt sympathies of the mem-: services were conducted by Rev. bers of this Sunday school are I Alson Humble, and was attend-j extended to the bereaved family, j ed by a large number of people, ! whose loss we with them, deeply ! showing the esteem in which j mourn. i she was held in the community.! Resolved that a copy of these j The body was laid to rest in j resolutions be sent to Mr. and j Browors Cemetery. It is sad to j Mrs. Reuben Brown and to each j see one no young and fair taken of our county papers, and the j away just do the bloom of youth j same be retained by the secre- j and in the first Hush of young j the world held i tary of our Sunday school. Miss Ida J. Henley, I Miss Nettie Smith, j M. J. Henley, Com. J. R. Clark, J. M. Trogdon, i ; womanhood wht and j times road money is raised by a ! head, fat or lean toll on every carriage that pass es for a limited period. Many of the most trivial af fairs cannot be transacted with out a license from his Maj esty (.'). When I was in the! Death of Solomon F. Hodgin, The neighborhood near Liberty was shocked by the sudden death of Solomon F. Hodgin which occured April 12th 1907. He was following his usual vocation when suddenly he complained of a pain in his breast, saying he would have to sit down and expired instantly. At his death demanded a disregard of Arabic: he lacked only a few months etiquette. Turkish delight, or j0f being 70 years old, and had "angel's food," was also served been a member of the Friends then Moca coffee. Cigarettes j church ever since his boyhood, came again, and again I puffed i His remains were laid to rest in away like an American aude. i the cemetery at Rocky River my cigarette and puffed away like some of our American dudes. After cigarettes came cocoa-jam It was so sweet that my appetite The income tax is novel. Every man must annually pay three days of his salary to the government. If he has no in come he must pay fifty cents Smoking Turkish cigarettes and at the same time discussing Turkish laws with an Arab judge was an experience that will be come a pleasant reminiscence. On the next day, accompanied by an officer sent by Mr. El- J Alami, I attended court to wit ness a noted murder trial. Mr. Jacob Eliahu of the American colony, who speaks six languages - , . I tne soiu mnerai services. I out so manv enchantments promises for the future. Butj we must bow to the will of Him j who doeth all things well. She! left us in the spring time of life ! ;and in the spring of the Seasons, j i when all nnture was reanimated ! j with life. She loved the spring time, the vdld scenes of nature, the birds the flowers, the deep shadows of the forest and all the j display of the God of nature in j its mamioifi beauties, no more will she wonder with her little s'sters who wore her constant j care ar.d pluck the wild flowers and wreathe them ir garlanr'p. She is gone from the scenes I of her home and her youth to i dwell by the river of Life when 1 the flowers never fade and the of the Lord is the feast of anyway. The "salt tax" bits-fluently, interpreted for me He is survived by one son, one ! daughter and seven grand j children. Do they miss him at home, do they miss him? 'Twould be an assurance most 1 dear to know that this moment j some loved one were saying! "I wish he were here" ' inere is no death! The stars go ; down. To rise upon aoms fairer shore; And bright in heaven's jewelled crown They shiao forevermore. And ever near us, though unseen, The dear immortal i.plrits tread: For all the boundless universe Is life. There are no dead! A Friend. Our Stock omew Dress Goods, bilk and White Goods, which excel anything we have ever shown in Ramseur We cordially invite you to call and examine our line be fore making your purchases of Spring and Summer Goods. We have the right goods at the right prices. CLOTHING. Our stock of Clothing is fuller and more com; .ae than ever before and we add the new styles as they vor.io out. We keep abreast of the times and are in r .--sit on to please the most fastidious. SHOES. ffggwegg3S Most of our stock of Shoes and Oxfords have been re ceived. A new lot of Ladies,' Misses' and Child ::i's Ox fords just received and we can fit the least to the greatest. notion: We want to show you our stock of Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neckwear, Underwear, Hosiery, Corsets, Belts, Gloves, Umbrellas, Parasols, Curtains, Rugs, Matting, etc. etc. LLINER 002iJil22iSSS5SSEtririSi3 Our Line of Millinery is the largest we have ever had and is in charge of MISS BERTHA BATTLE, of Mor ganton. an accomplished young lady and up-to-date Mil liner. She has had experience in the Millinery business and is just from Baltimore where she spent about six weeks preparing for the Spring Trade. Be sore to call and see her before purchasing your Spring ilat.. SILKS. Our Silk Department was never in better shape. Nice yard wide Taffetas and Peau de soie from 50cts to $1.25 per yard. STEREOSCOPES. We are giving one Stereoscope free to every family that TRADES $5.00 CASH at one time and then sell them all the views they want at 3 cents each. Think of it, only 3 cents each, when not long ago the price was 25 cents each. ' -.-' - ATTORNEY -AT-LAW . . ,-n tVie State and Fed Will Ictice in th Jntioa pVe to eral courts. Jg settlement of es LtOffice: Nrth side court Kou,. THAW. . FlSUREE, ATTORNE Y-ATL AW. ASHEBORO, - - N.C. All matters attended to with eare ancjS attention given to collections anddsettlement of estates. (1:21:7) JameT. Morehead. Oscar L. S. MOREHEAD & SAPP ATTORNEYS AT LAW r.Monchoro. " N. C. VII ' nract ce as nereioiore ... " 1,1 I . county, rrin tion with a" parts of Randolph eounty. tice as unc'v..v. -r- "principal office in Greensboro. office ana in rommuiiiui- JNO. V. HUNTER, M. I). ASHEBORO, N. C. A cordial welcome awaits you at this store. ore calls Day answered from AoKElORO DRUu COmrAP i. Nijrht calls from CEN1 KAL HOTfcL DR. D. K. LOCKHART, DENTIST, Asheboro, - - - N. C. Offce: OVER THE BANK HOURS: a a U 1 9 m N. P. COX ASHKI ORO, N. C. W. 13. Stkdman f Co DEALER IN HIGH GRADE GROCERIES, Depot St. West side railroad 'Phone 66. Our Easter Display of MILLINERY! j March 28 and 29. 1 On the above date we will ; place on exhibition a number of i SPRING STYLES in TRIMMED j and READY TO WEAR HaTS, ; a selection which will please you. I Will be glad to have friends and patrons call and inspect. MRS. E. T. BLAIR, Asheboro, N. C. Little money BUT BIG MONEY. j You v. ill save money by pay- mg cash for what you buy, and will avoid paying for goods you I havent bought to call on J. L. NORMAN I i and buy cheap, where you will j not be bothered with book ac I counts. A nice line of Grocer- ies, Notions, Overalls, Suspen ders, Pants, Shirts, etc. JONES OLD STAND north side Depot st. Asheboro. RAMSEUR, N. C urn n I F For BARGAINS In Shoes, Groceries, AND General Merchandise GO TO W. W. JONES, On Depot Street. E. WINSLOW Fresh Meats OF ALL KINDS. Fish in Season Ross building:, Depot St. j The undersigned begs to announc j that he has opened a first-claes Undertaking Establishment and is now ready to serve those in need of anything in his line. ! His stock is new and complete and his prices are reasonable, j NEW HEARSE. GENTLE STOCK I AND CAREFUL DRIVERS. i A share of your patronage is solicited. JOHN W. JOLLY, Opposite Lt'wis-Winslow Hdw. Co. Asheboro, N. C TYPEWRITER NOTICE. Those wishing to ?jurchase a . 11 eliable typewriter should can W. B. Webster, agent for the ebrated Oliver Typewriter. He eps them in stock, both new rebuilt.
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