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OliSKKVEIi. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. TIimtSDAY, . JAN. 2, 1908. . E. J. HALE, Editor and Proprietor. E. J. HALE, Jr., Business Manager. THE SPECIAL TAX 60ND8 RE AP PEARANCE OF J, a CARLISLE, THE APOSTATE.1 " 3'? A New York telegram of Saturday' data saya; , ; f :iS'fi J? '"''''"' uovernor nouert u. uienn, oi norm Carolina, In a letter received to-day, replying to a communication from Ed ward L. Andrews, who represents hold ers of $11,000,000 of special tax bonds of the State of North Carolina, which matured three "years ago, and were nover paid, declared that the legisla ture has twice repudiated the bonds and that the State would not pay one cent for them. Governor Glenn declares that North Carolina has acted fairly with its creditors but that it would not pay for bonds 'conceived in sin and brought forth In iniquity.' , "Mr. Andrews urged that a settle ment be effected, stating that arrange ments . were being made . to donate 13.000,000 ot the bonds to a foreign government Tor the purpose or a suit, since, under the law, individuals can not sue a State. ' The question of pay ment of the bonds has been the sub ject matter of interminable litigation. The payment of the bonds was de clined because it was urged that the agent who disposed of the bonds fail ed to make proper return to tne State. '; ..-4 a MV 1 i's A Raleigh telegram of the same date ayitr iff Xil "The bonds referred to In the New Tork dispatch are known in North Carolina as "special tax bonds," and were made during the reconstruction period the State getting nothing. Many of those have been collected by Mew York parties represented by John O. Carlisle, Henry M. Melville and L. E. Whicher and offers .to donate large amounts have been made to various States by these bondholders, so as to have suits brought again at North Caro lina but have been rejected. Edward L. ' Andrews wrote Governor Glenn to pre- MAn V. . in a,4m n.dit. tlAA H,nle to a possible extra session ot the ueg- Mature with the request for a con sttutlonal amendment election to let the people vote on paying the bonds, threatening, unless . this is done, to give three millions of the bonds to a foreign nation so as to have suit brought, as no individual can sue State. The bonds were considered as fraudulent and twice the Legislature has declined .to pay them while once the people in a constitutional election 1 repudiated them. , Governor , Glenn wrote v Mr. Andrewsdeclining to do - anything but to resist- any action - brought, that the bonds were "con ceived In sin and brought forth in ini quity" that he does not believe any State or Nation will harrass North Carolina about them and that Mr. An drews need not write' any more, as his threats of suits will avail nothing. . "-. A noteworthy Item . In these tele grams Is the circumstance that the apostate John G. Carlisle, whom Mr. Cleveland seduced from the Democratic faith in .1892 and rewarded with the place of Secretary of the Treasury, appears at the bead of the attorneys who are engaged in the vile business . described in the telegrams. This bus ' lness is the collecting the carpet bag "special taxT bond for the purpose of donating them to .various States, for eign as well as American, In return for their entering suit for their pay ment against the State of North Caro lina. Carlisle, before his fall under Mr. ' Cleveland's influence, was one of the renowned statesmen of the 8outh. He was a faithful Democrat,' who elo quently and cogently - expounded the Democracy's honest doctrine of hard money, the silver and gold prescribed by the Constitution, and denounced the Republican heresy of flat "money" that is "money"iade ont of worthless Tajer, T igenerally 1 called greenbacks. He never recovereiniii'Arice which his apostasy brought upon him, but sought congenial company among the thimble-rigging lawyer who carry on . business in the' shadow ot Wall street and earn big fees from the bond and Btock gamblers there. . 4 Vance said that Mr. Cleveland was not a Democrat, and predicted that he . would' disrupt .the" Democratic party by using his great office as President in behalf of some Republican measure or policy. . But a, short time elapsed before Vance' prediction came true. ' Mr. Cleveland bottled up the Issue of revenue tariff, upon which the Democ racy elected him President, and, by purchasing; Senators and Representa tives with the enormous patronage at his disposal, forced through Congress the Republican doctrine of the gold standard By this means the country was Induced to suffer the continuance in existence of the 250 'millions' of "rag money" the Intrinsically worth less greenbacks, which' remain to-day as a standing reproach against our hon esty. Kxcept for Mr, Cleveland's heretical act, the orthodox Democratic doctrine of hard money ; would be the law to-J day, and the dishonest 250 millions of "rag money," which now give us an evil distinction among the nations, would long since have been retired. The effect ot Mr. Cleveland's apos tasy was the fact that, in the ensuing elections of 1894, every Democratic State at the North went Republican, mid nothing but the transcendent ge nius ot Bryan and his rigid adherence to orthodox Democracy could havs pull ed Uie party .together In 1896 and en n'lli'd it to recover much of the ground f H'ft'itod by Mr. Cleveland.--; U ' Tlia re-apiiearance of the apostate Carlisle In. his now congenial role of litonioy for the corrupt holders if !. rnrnnl hug bonds of S State of 'a own section. Is not only notewor v l ut It come opportunely as a re ' r to true Democrats that they 1 to he on guard when the approach hIku opens, lest the "rag (i. ..-trine of the Republicans 1.- 1 A J to the substitution Of nut ,:i find adherents In the guise of Democrats. The legalizing of "rag money" by the Republican party was the Pando ra's Dot out Of which have Bprung all the evils of our rotten, currency sys tem. Those who are Ignorant of the his tory of the demonetization of silver the most infamous chapter In the na tion's record-wlll now begin to see the evolution of the ultimate purpose of the conspirators who conceived it. The aggrandizement of wealth, result ing in the colossal fortunes which are menacing the republic,; is recognized now ' as an unmitigated evlL. But, while that ) was the Immediate result which the demonetisation ot silver was designed to effect, the ultimate purpose ot the, conspirators was still more radical: they secured the reten tion ot the "rag money" principle as part of our governmental system. The "rag money" principle represents the extreme limit of paternalism; and pa ternalism is the basis ot all our money troubles including .the partnership between Wall Street and the United States Treasury. "WHY THE PANIC WAS BRIEF." Under the above caption Leslie's Weekly contains an article which we append. Its recapitulation' of the items that go to make np the One showing which It , presents of ; our abounding prosperity is interesting but all of them pale into Insignificance before the refulgence ot the "gold' output and the "per capita" increase in money circulation. In these two items is to be found explanation ot the enormous values attached to the other Items, which values rise and fall with the "per capita of real money, And because the gold supply has Increased so largely the values of products which are measured by It have Increased In like degree. And bcause'Oie products are produced throughout taaseuntry and not in Wall street, wealth has been diffused since the inflation of gold set in. And because wealth has been diffused the "rag mony" system of finance,, which, concentrates the government's : money power in Wall street, finds now but a limited field for its evil operation. , There would be no panics if busi ness were done by cash payments on ly. It is abuse of the credit system which makes panics possible. The his tory ot the recent panic discloses the gratifying fact that the abuse of credit which caused ft has been con fined al most entirely to Wall street ; Says. Leslie's Weekly: ' As compared with the most recent Of the panics, that in Cleveland's sec ond term, our situation at all points has been vastly improved. The treas ury deficit ot 1893 makes a sorry showing beside the large surplus o1 1907. The tl8.009.00O ot an adverse balance in our foreign trade in the former year is replaced by a favor able balance of $447,000,000 in the lat ter year. While Cleveland could not keen our Treasury gold stock up to the $100,000,000 mark, even by his suc cessive bond sales amounting to 1262,- 000,000 In the segregate, Roosevelt has a large excess of, gold over the laO, 000.000 redemption fund. Our mines, which produced fla.OOO.OOO of gold in 1893. turned out over ioo.ooo.ow in 1907. The money trade in channel has Increased so much faster tbac population that the $23 per capita circulation then has expanded to $34 now. Bank clearing and railroad earning; which are an accurate index ot the volume of our great activities, have, since 1893. increased in a ratio sev eral times as great as our population Savings bank deposits have, between those two years, expanded in a far larger proportion than has the number of the working people or tne country These register the great increase In wages which has taken place in the interval , and reflect the advance in the ceneral level of prosperity which has taken place in the same- period. The value of the products of the coun try's farms, which was $2,500,000,000 In 1893, was. according to thejnspo1 or tnegcrg-jryi .gfggriculture, over fTOOO.OOO.OOO In 1907. .The United States has expanded so rapidly in re cent years that while we have only 5 per cent of the world s population we produce 20 per cent of the world's wheat, 25 per cent ot its gold, 33 per cent of its coal. 35 per cent of its manufactures. 38 per cent of its sliver, 40 per cent of Its Iron. 42 per cent of Its steel. 52 per cent of its petro leum, 55 per cent of its copper, 75 per cent of its cotton, and 80 per cent of its corn. ' These things tell why we are able to get $90,000,000 of gold from the out lsde world during the recent flurry, although the big government banks of Europe raised their discount rates u the attempt to diminish the stream which we drew to us. These things also tell why it Is that the monetary scare through which we are now pass ing will be short and mud comparea with the financial disasters which of ten In the past precipitated themselves upon the country. , WALL STREET SPECULATION CAUSED THE PANIC . In an interview at Connellsville Mr. Bryan, said: As to the present financial condi tion, I believe the cause is to De icuno in Wall street speculation. InvesU rations have shown fictitious charac ter of some of the stock and misman agement which has characterized some of the lareer corporations. When the public became aware of the character of the stock tney naa Been Duymg thev began to dispose of their noid lugs and the resulting shrinkage in values affected some of the New York banks - and trust companies - closely Identified with speculative transac tions. " ' "Runs on these banks frightened other depositors and New Tork banks finally found themselves unable to re turn the reserves that had been de posited by outside banks. These Out side banks not being able to withdraw their funds have In some cases found It necessary to limit the withdrawals from the funds which they had hand. I believe the banks throughout the country are for the most part per fectly sound, and there is no reason why the depositors should be afraid to leave their money in them, THE SUBSIDIZED PRESS. Now that the campaign of 1908 Is at hand, It will be well for the Democrat ic voters to take note of those papers which call themselves Democratic and claim the right to advlss Democrats and yet advocate the principle of the Republican party. When y tariff Issue is paramount and Denkcracy comes into possession ot President. Senate and House, as in 1893, these Republicans in the guise of Democrats set the party by Ihe ears over the money question.- When regulation of trusts and railroads Is the Issue they seek to divert attention by crying aloud for reform ot the tariff. Press them tor reply to the question if they believe in the Democratic doctrine on the tariff that It can be levied for revenue only and you get an evasive answer.,-And so on. , 5 ; The current issue ot The Commoner contains an article on the subject which la applicable to less populous places than New York and Chicago, and Is as follows: " ; '' The Subsidized Press. 'When at Richmond. Va, last Octo ber. Mr. Bryan referred to the sub sidized press and said that some of our metropolitan newspaper were being conducted not a newspaper enter prises but aa adjuncts ot exploiting en terprises and that the owners of the papers employ brilliant editors to chloroform the readers while said own ers picked the pockets ot the readers. The New Tork World demanded proof. In a speech In New York Mr. Bryan re plied to the World's demand and said that It was not necessary to rurnisn nroof in support of a self-evident truth and that he did not care to enter Into a personal controversy with newspa pers. It is a well-known met mat a number of the metropolitan papers are owned by men who are Interested in various kinds of exploitation, ana Mr. Bryan has felt complimented by the fact that all ot these papers nave oeen his bitter and continuous opponents. He has not expected fairness from them, and their opposition has bene fitted rather than injured him. But while the ownership ot some oi these papers Is known to a few, the evidence of their ownership Is not easily obtainable. One paper, tor in stance, is controlled by the Morgan combine, another is controlled by the Louisville ft Nashville railroad, an other by the Santa Fe, etc etc. Other papers are controlled : by franchise- holding corporations and used to de fend anything that such corporations da In North Carolina recently a lawsuit de veloped the fact that a paper had been subsidized by the Southern Railway, and If the expense account of the lead- ins railroads could be examined, a great many editorials could oe ex amined. ! It takes a lawsuit to bring out the facts, and the prosecution of John R. Walsh, has brought out a very inter esting fact In connection with his pa per. On December 17 tne press dis patches reporting his trial say that "John H. Bradshaw, formerly editor of the Chicago Chronicle, testified that the paper was operated at a loss from the time it was founded until October, 1904, at which time he said the deficit was aDDroxuiiatelT one million and r half." The resort adds: "It is contended bv the nrosecution that from that time until the suspension of the paper It was run at a loss of twenty thousand dot tars a month." It will be remembered that this was ene of the Democratic dailies which left the party in 1896 and supported the Republican ticket It was so in terested In the national honor and in an honest dollar that-it deserted the party after the adoption of the Chicago platform. Tne testimony in the Walsh case shows how consistent the owner of -the paper was in his effort to defend honesty and honor. Prior to the convention of 1904 the Chronicle insisted upon' the -nomination of a conservative Democrat and demanded the repudiation of 'Bryan ism. After the convention it became a straight-out Republican paper and so continued until its suspension. The Democratic party was very much re lieved by its desertion, for Its edi torials were an Injury to any party it pretended to support, but the testi mony of Mr. Bradshaw Is lnerestlng as showing the manner in which the pa per was run. Mr. Walsh could not have afforded to sink a million and a half in the paper or to run it at a loss of twenty thousand a month simply as a business enterprise, but he thought it worth that much to him for the defense of the enterprises in which he was engaged. He could sandbag anyone who dared to take the side of the people, and he could praise every man who could be bought QfJ miuuHuimi iuw .VHUjiLl OI a pUD- X -tKSrFlrS ''Chronicle was not a business enterprise; it was an adjunct to Mr. Walsh's . various business en terprises if the word business can be used to describe an enterprise con ducted as Mr. Walsh conducted his enterprises. . The Chronicle Is cited as an illus tration of the subsidized paper, and there are a number of them in the United States.' As a rule they do not have a large elrculalon their editorial policy does sot appeal to the conft dence of people, but they can be used to abuse, denounce, misrepresent and libel such public servants as carry conscience Into their work or seek to be faithful to their constituents, it is fortunate that the Inside history of the Chronicle Is being made public, for it furnishes an explanation of a good deal that Is going on tn the news paper field. The Chronicle might have been a valuable paper and a money maker but for the fact that Its edi torial policy alienated all except those who were venal enough to approve of It, or stupid enough to be deceived by it, and it is complimentary to Chicago and Illinois that the venal and the stupid were not numerous enough to make the paper self-supporting. ' . ' Victory Items. - - '-''--"Dec. 28, 1907. Xmas passed off very quietly here. The people were all quiet and orderly, which speaks well for our tittle village. Mr. Van Johnson, who has been sick for some, time. Is improving slowly, we are glad to note. . Rev. W. M. Page and family, of Fal con, N. C, have recently moved to their new home sear here. - We gladly wel come them among us. Miss Bettle Jordon, of this place, has gone to Lyon, Ga., to spend the holi days with her brother. - She was ac companied by her father, Mr; Samuel Jordon, of Stedman. . Mr. and Mrs. Dan Henderson and Miss Lacy Johnson,, of Hope Mills, spent Xmas with relatives here. Mr. Kennie Oates , of Bute Creek, Spent the holidays with his parents here. - Miss Mary B. Dalrimple, of Alaba ma is visiting her mother Mrs. Scott of this place. Mis Rosella Godwin visited friends at Hope Mills Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Nancy Oates, who ha been visiting her daughter at Jonesboro re turned home last Sunday. .Mr. and Mrs. Archie Craven are visiting relatives at Hlghfall, N. C. I wish the Observer and its read er a happy New Tear. . - . LESSIE. Take DeWltt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They promptly relieve backache and weak back. Bold by Armfleld ft Greenwood, - - t, WASHINGTON LETTER. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, D. C, Dec. 28, 1907. Ex-Senator Bluckburn, now Governor ot Panama, Ib In Washington on leave and brings back a radiant account ot the progress being made on the lath- mua. "Col.- Ooethals, the Chief Engi neer and the Chairman ot the Isthmian Canal Commission, la making wonder ful progress with the construction ot the Canal", said Senator Blackburn, to-day. . "It is perfectly amazing the rate at which they are digging the big ditch and the satisfaction and con tentment ot everyone connected with the work. Colonel Goethals is an ideal man to have charge of a big project He is always perfectly cool and in absolute command of the sit uation. Secretary Tatt is a most sat isfactory man to have general super vision ot the work. He has the ca pacity ot selecting the best men and then allowing them a tree hand to push the project His trips to the Isthmus have done good, for big Bill has a smile that won't come off and his handshake is an Inspiration to every man on the lob. Asked how living on the Canal Zone compared with living In Kentucky, the Senator said, that apart from . the friends he had to leave behind, life on the Isthmus was decidedly pleas ant "a delightful climate, a pleasant circle of people and the satisfaction ot knowing that one Is connected with one of the greatest undertakings of the tge, and an enterprise which la going to benefit the Southern States incal culably." - . - Politics are seething in Washington just now but It Is chiefly Republican certainty whatever as to who was going politics. Four years ago there was no to be the Democratic candidate while the Republican selection was all cut and dried. Now the situation is en tirely reversed. Mr. Bryan Is gen erally conceded to be the choice ot his party, while the question ot a Repub lican presidential candidate Ib still In the air, although during the last week the progress has been all one way and Taft looks to-day like the almost cer tain candidate of the Republicans. However, there are plenty ot Repub licans, especially among the politi cians, who have their scalplng-knives sharpened for Taft and it they can catch the big Secretary with his back turned they will scalp him a sure as fate. .... ; : The President has just precipitated a pretty row in the Navy Department by his order that a naval surgeon snail Command the hospital ship Relief. The line of officers of the navy are violent. ty opposed to permitting a doctor com mand a ship. They say that whenever the navigating officer reports a squall tn the offing the Captain-doctor will order calomel and consult his anato mical charts. Senator Hale, chairman of the committee on Naval Affairs, in sists that no doctor should command a ship and threatens to introduce bill prohibiting It The army officers are greatly rejoiced because they have to stand no end of chaffing-over the army surgeons who have received pre ferment For Instance, Major General Alnsworth was a doctor and la said to have received his first promotion be cause of his skill at keeping the feet of the tnfantrvmen tn good shape. Then there is General Leonard Wood who secured a regiment and special promotion over 'the heads of hundreds of o'rer officers because he was Mrs. McKi'iley's family physician and Pres ident McKlnlev never could refuse an favor asked by his wife. , Now the rrmy officers are addressing every n val officer as "Doctor' and every Na val surgeon as "Admiral. 8urreon General Klxey, who puts hl name In the telephone book as "Admiral" Ril ey, although he has been forbidden to nse the title of admiral, and who is family physician to the President's family is responsible for the Presi dent' decision In the present case. 7 Frank H. Hitchcock. First Assistant Postmaster General, who was the loud est. Cortely on shouter in the Republi cans , -less than two weeks ago, is now shouting for Taft and applied re cently for the position of Taft cam paign manager. The insignificance In to which the Cortelyou - presidential boom has shrunken is enough to make the unfortunate Secretary weep. In his connection a story has been going the rounds to the effect that Hitchcock was to succeed . Vorys, Taft's Ohio manager. Of course there is no truth m the story. VoiyOaadone too good Jr4-tnet!93rhave anyoheTltesed over him by the astute Secretary, but the. story served to worry Vorys and that Is what It was printed for. ' : The Philippine - Government : re cently . sent to .. .Washington van order for -the ? smallest .dud yet the most expensive : shipment that the Government has ever been called upon to make. ; Its order was for one thousandth of a gram of ra dium and the price paid tor it was $3,000. The Insular Bureau, which has charge of the shipment is wondering how it can send the tiny fragment of mineral without 'danger of its being lost- The Philippine Bureau of Sci ence wishes to use the radium in aeries of experiments it is conducting. And the poor Filipinos pay the shot Rep. Hobson, who is always a hust ler and constantly springing some new idea, has hit upon a novel one. ' It consists of a bill providing for the weekly publication of an official jour nal which is to give briefly the tan- portant events in every department of the government, the important official acta of the president and the pro ceedings of Congress not in full. is the case with the Congressional Rec ord, but summarized for busy readers. There is grave question if Mr. Hob son' bill can become a law, but he is in deadly earnest, ha published sample copy of bis proposed sheet and believes, that great good could be accomplished by Its publication and distribution by postmaster throughout the country. His idea is, of course, to circulate it free. Incidentally, he would have the paper contain a guide for the use of people who visit Wash ington.' ; ' ' ':",- "". V -; ' The chief engineer of the Panama Canal has decided that two locks near est the Pacific shall 'be placed four miles further from the sea than was originally intended. This will save 110,000.000 and Incidentally will re move the locks further from danger of an enemjr fleet . -,- , ; A tickling cough, from anyrcause, Is quickly stopped by Dr. Bhoqp s Cough Cure. And it Is so thoroughly harm less and safe, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers everywhere to give it without hesitation even to very young babes, The wholesome green leaves and ten der stems of alung-heallngmountalnous shrub, furnish the curative properties to Dr. Snoop's Cough Cure. It calms the cough, and heals the sore and sen sitive bronchial membrane. No opi um, no choloform,' Nothing harsh used to injure or uppre Simply a resi nous plant extract, t.iat helps to beal aching lungs. The Spaniards call this shrub which the Doctor uses, "The Sacred herb". Always demand Dr, Snoop' Cough Cure. , B. E. Sedberry'i Son, - COAL MINE FATALITIES IN U, 8.1 VASTLY GREATER THAN IN . EUROPE. A Washington telegram says. The coal mines of the United States are killing three times aa many men per 1,000 employed as those of most European countries. In the last sev enteen years 23,840 men have given up their lives In the mines ot this country. As many violent deaths have occurred tn the mines during the last six years as during the preceding elev en years. The number ot fatal acci dents each year Is now double that ot the year 1895. . v .. These terrible fact have been gleaned by government experts act ing under orders from Secretary Gar field ot the interior department The conclusions of the expert are found In a bulletin Issued to-day on "Coal Mine Accidents; ,. Their Causes and Preventions." ' ., .' ' The statement in the bulletin that increase in the number and in the seriousness of n.ine explosions may be expected to continue has already proven fateful, for since the words were written the country has been startled with the news of hree mine explosions, costing nearly 500 lives. The first explosion occurred in Penn sylvania - in the early part of De cember and cost 32 lives. ; Then fol lowed the Monongah mine disaster in West Virginia,, with a loss of nearly 400 lives, and the explosion in Ala bama the other day, with $1 Uvea lost.. -.' ' ..;.',".' - Joseph H. Holmes; chief ; of the technologic branch, I In summing np the situation says: The figures given in this report In dicate tha, during the year 1906 near ly 7.000 men were killed or Injured In the coal mines ot this country, and mat tne number 'ot these accidents caused directly of indirectly by mine explosions has been steadily Increas ing. It is also indicated that this in crease has been due In part to the lack ot proper and enforceable mine regulations; in part to the lack of reliable information concerning 'the explosives used in mining and the conditions tinder which they can be used safely in the presence ot the gas and dust encountered In the mines, and In part to the fact that in the development of coal mining not only is the number of miners increasing, but many areas from which coal is being taken are either. . deeper or farther from the entrance where good ventilation Is more difficult and the dangerous accumulations ot explosive gas more frequent The Increase both in the number and seriousness of mine explosions during the - past few years may be expected to continue unless, .through investigations, such as have proved effective in . other coal producing countries, information can be : ob tained and published concerning; the explosives used, the conditions under which they may be used safely' and the general conditions which make for health and safety. Such infor mation may serve aa an Intelligent basis both for legislative enactment and for agreements among persons associated with mining operations. The bulletins show that In all Eu ropean coal producing countries the output of coal has Increased greatly during the last ten years, but the number of deaths per 1,000 instead of Increasing as In this country has undergone a marked decrease. ' This . decrease has been due, the bulletin says, to the effect of mining legisla tion in those countries for the pro tection of lives of the workmen and has been made possible by government astlon in establishing testing stations tor the study of the problems relative to the safety In mlnipg, r. !. -LAW80N'8 IDLE PROPOSITION. Raleigh News and Observer. : v; : Tom Lawson wishes ' also to run noli tics. No other man. is so desir ous to have a hand in every pie. ex cept Roosevelt Now Lawson wants the national ticket to be . Theodore Roosevelt for President and "John A Johnson for Vice President The Birmingham - Age-Herald . has -, this pertinent comment: "Johnson has al ready bolted the ticket, for he Is an active aunnorter of William J. Brvan It might nave added that Roosevelt has also bolted by declaring that he would not run again. .. - . v' FIRST PRINCIPLES OF. CIVICS.' nrUffff&ra E. Chancellor. The firatmdTa!-JstpJJb Btte .Is to give security to life, t ilbertyY-Wm to property. The second moral law for the State I to secure the ablest men for the conduct of its affairs. - A third moral law of the State is to so exercise Its powers and perform Its functions as to promote the welfare of society. Prom these moral laws for the State follow two for the individual as citizen. ' In a democracy no man can be a good man who Is not ready to be a public man. This is a hard doc trine. ( No other can preserve the re public. It may be no other can now redeem the republic The second mor al law for the citizen Is never- to de sire the government to serve his pri vate interests, whether . with, or, -without the detriment of others. This law Involves the most far-reaching and the most searching criticism of things as they are. .. , " . FROM THE PINE WOODS Hyomei's Aromatic Air is Guaranteed - - to Cure Catarrh. ." When using the Hyomef treatment for the core of. catarrh, the . air yon breathe is like that on the mountains hizh above the sea level, where the pine woods fill the' air with aromatic healing; that fives health and strength to those suffering; from disease of the respiratory org-ans. The healiog balsams of Hyomei reach the most remote air cells of the throat, nose and lung;, destroying all catarrhal germ and giving; quick relief and cure.. . ',; -.. , .. : .-" ; . : Hyomei has performed almost mir aculous ceres of catarrh, often 'restor ing health in chronic case that -tad given up all hope of recovery. At the first symptom of catarrhal trouble use Hyomei and. see how quickly you get relief and cure. The complete outfit costs but one. dollar, and i sold by Sedberry's Pharmacy under a guarantee to refund the money if it does not give satisfaction Rank Foolishness. 1 "When attacked by a cough or cold, or when your throat Is sore, It is rank foolishness to tak any other medicine than Dr. King's New Discov ery," say C. O. Eldrldge, of Empire, Ga. I have used New Discovery sev en years and I know it 1 the best remedy on earth for coughs and colds' croup, and all throat and lung trou ble. My children are subject to croup, but New Discovery quickly cures every attack. Known the world over as a the King of throat and lung remedies. Sold under guarantee at B. E. Sedberry's 8on's drug store. 60c, and f 1.00. Trlitl bottle free, ; ,, BRYAN A3 A "RUBBER 8TAMP." Says an exchange; To the New York Sun's question: Is the Democratic National party on ly a stamp?" Mr. Jennings, of Phila delphia, replies; . It Ib quite likely that after March 1000, the Democratic party will be- a rubber stamp, and large enough to blot out all remembrance ot the party of special privilege, the party of a rotten tariff, the party of preda tory monopolies, together with the Big Stick and sundry other tiresome things that now infest the places of power. v -. , "The race or the rubber stamp win be the face ot Bryan." PANIC8. Springfield (Mass.) Republican. - "Some lesson of value, therefore, are to be learned, and among them are these: The belief has been deeply cul tivated that a money system strongly resting on gold make panic impossi ble. It is a false notion. The belief has had wide acceptance that a high pro tective tariff protects from panic which come only under low tariffs. That is quite as false as the other. The belief prevails to a greater or less extent that a particular political party possesses the exclusive power .of governing the country in freedom from financial disaster and Industrial re lapses. - That Is even more false than either of the other beliefs. Panics or financial crises are made possible only by the existence of the credit system. and the credit system exists under the gold standard aa under any other money standard, and tt is In operation whether tariffB are high or low. or whether the Republican party is In power or not" . - - , . NOBILITY'S DE8CENDENT8. Salisbury Post ' :i The St Louis Globe-Democrat dis cusses titles, nobility and fiunkeyism with so much good sense that we com. mend Its observations for careful pe rusal. It hits the bull's eye in -.this language: " ' ..'' 1 "A to titles of nobility, there are perhaps a dozen families in this coun try who are able to show a descent. under geneologlcal forms,, from.cor oneted houses. It Is a strange fact, or St least it must strike snobs and flun keys as strange,, that these families have never asserted their claims, nev er had their pedigree printed, never 'have spread . the branches of their family trees in the newspapers, and never will. This is due to combina tion of high qualltes, each one of which marks them as noble, 'with or without the titles they might, claim. First, it showB the fine pride ot dis daining to mourn, in public, what the world would call a departed- glory. Next It Is the expression of the con tempt of proud and Independent spir its of the gaudy baubles wnicn only cravens and. footmen worship. And lastly, since all of these families run back to the , Revolutionary days, and all of them in. that day were Whigs, it is the survival of a fine and splendid American patriotism, higher, perhaps, because Its earliest ancestors - here were published .In court circulars, peerages, and other Inane publications in which the royalty and nobility ot that day, as, of this, made themselves ridiculous. . . r - What a sermon for the snobs and make-believe gentility of this repub- llc.where we profess to despise royal ty and proclaim personal worth the only .real test or manhood! , - r CAN THI8 BE TRUEf Marshville Home. - i : It now seems the policy of aspiring politicians in the South, and especial ly In North Carolina, to make a stren uous campaign in the interest or the morals of their constituents. Design- ing politicians always keep themselves In harmony, with public opinion, 'and they change -just as often as public opinion changes, and no oftener. The pioneer ' temperance workers in wis State the men who had the courage to stand for prohibition when public sentiment was against prohibition,- are the men who deserve the credit and honor, but they are not the ones who are making the biggest noise in favor of temperance now It's the place hunting politicians that are using the temperance - question moet. It s mighty popular theme, and the politi cians are using it for all It is worth- after real temperance workers got in sight of victory and after there was no doubt as to where public opinion would be. - - - .'.from Judson. "" : : "" Christmas Is v about, over. Every thing passed off nicely oveftEi3 "wajC only a' few had their hands burned with fireworks. - " ' : December Is still giving us some rainy weather, " The roads are getting pretty sloppy. ' The streets in Payette- vllle are the worst I ever saw them. The people dread to travel on the street from the Clarendon bridge to and throug the city. . i The New Year will soon be upon us. -Everyone ought to thank God for the many blessings during 'the past year and thank Him that we are spar ed to start out through another year. Now, lets turn over a new leaf, for the New Year, and see how close we can live to God. i ; . rThe public school teachers are go ing back to their schools after spend ing Xmas at home. - ' - Miss Leola Giles, the Judson school teacher went up home near Raleigh to spend Xmas. She 'will be back Thurs day night " .- " "- . Mr. E. S. Sanders, from Georgia, was over to see us a few days ago. Mr, Ed. Harris and Mr. Craven, ot Montgomery county, near Mt' Gllead, have been visiting in this section in the past few days. 1 THE LATE MR. I. D. BLACK, , Mr. Isham Douglas Black, whose re cent death was-briefly noted in these columns, was a native of Pender coun ty, having been born there on the 19th of January; 1851.. '-..- - ' He was a son of Rev. Duncan- B, Black, an alumnus of the old Donald son Academy and an honored member of the Synod ot North Carolina, most of his ministerial work being in Dup lin anl Pender counties. - ; Mr. Black is survived by five broth ers, Mr. H. C. ' Black, of Gulfport, Miss.: Rev. J. S. Black, of Newport, Tenn.;' Mr. Stuart Black, of Pender county! Mr.' Dan Black, of Simpson Texas, and Dr. Thomas Black, of Knoxvllle,' Tenn.! two sisters. Miss Mary S. Black and Mrs. J. Q. Stokes, of Burgaw, N. C; bis wife and four daughters, Misses Mary, Janle, Emmie and Louise, all of whom reside in Fay- ettevllie. Mr. , Black was possessed of ' the "kindly heart and large hand" which gave htm a rich heritage of friends among all classes of people. No one ever appealed In vain to him for help or accommodation -Indeed, he was generous to a fault. He bore a long period of failing health with such fortitude and pa tience that few ot his friend realized that the end wa so near. ' We trust that after life's fitful fever he deep well. , , SCOTCH LASSIB, CORRUPTION IN THE EXECUTION OP THE LAW INSPIRES DIS RESPECT FOR IT. The costliest and most tedious case which has occupied the criminal courts of the country within these twenty years 'or more haa wound Its slow length along until it has finally reach ed tha supreme court of the United States and the justloe ot the fine and imprisonment Imposed upon Greene and Gaynor, charged with conspiracy to defraud the government, has been confirmed by .that high tribunal. - It Is earnestly hoped that the re sources ot the law have now been exhausted and that the men who were found guilty of robbing the govern ment of millions pt dollar will pass from' public view. , . - The morals ot the oouniry nave re ceived no benefit from this illustra tion of the power of wealth to employ the machinery ot the law and the tal ent ot the lawyers in defeating the ends of justice. The trial ot Captain Oberlln M. Carter, who was convicted ot participating in the conspiracy and sharing the ill-gotten gams, was teat ous enough, In all conscience, and yet he has not only served the sentence to which he was condemned, but has been released so long ago that he has almost forgotten, his Leavenworth ex periences. . , - T- -f And yet the men who were associat ed with him in the contract work at Savannah have continued to take ad vantage of every technicality known to the law. enjoying in the meantime an unusual degree of liberty, while their case was taken to the very privy coun cil of the king of England on that side of the water and to the supreme court nf tha nnnntrv on this side. ? Accenting as true the verdict of the lower court that Greene and Gaynor profitted by their conspiracy to de fraud the government, the conclusion Is lrreslstable that they have been en abled by those frauds, Involving mil- lions ot dollars, ' to hold the law in 'abeyance for all these years, while malefactors of less wealth nave had to take their punishment It is in stance like these which Irritate the mind of- the laymen and undermine that wholesome respect for the law which is the bed-rock of every organ ized government , - - ' , - ' ; Just why these convicted criminals Should be treated more leniently than another has never been apparent The proverbial way of the transgressor has not been as hard as the circumstances demanded. The nature and extent of their, punishment has served to arouse a cynical sneer at the law rather than to enforce Its wholesome lessons; and it is earnestly hoped, now - that the supreme court of the United States has passed ' upon the case "and has confirmed the verdict of the trial court, that we shall hear no more of this cause celebre .and that the merit ed punishment will be carried out in the letter and the spirit of the law. - - THE CAPITAL AND SURPLUS AND STOCK i : HOLDERS' LIABILITY OF A BANK STAND BETWEEN THE DEPOSITOR AND ' POSSIBLE LOSS. - , 1 SIOOjOO.OO' Capital. V". 100,000.00 Stockholders' Liability. . 50,000.00 Surplus.' Total - $250,000.00 SURPLUS Security to Depositors. : Assets Over One Million Dollars. We invite accounts regardless of size, and allow 4 ft compounded quartrrly v .... . , , .. .. ;.- in our' SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.' - - - , V'.,, . f:':'s-iy" .;. t.(.-t- - ,;v-.y':ir-.-!''( ' i J, vV'' y,'''''i v l'r v:' ', j: " . v,w 4-' .- v ',.i't,'v - -' :.- f ,. : v i . ,...--.,.: - Fourth National Bank ' , (Opposite Hotel LaFayette.) , " " ' E, W. LILLY, President. ' JOHN 0. ELLINGTON, V, P. and Cashier., SPEND YOUR MONEY : . ,r ;- . . ;., . :; . .,, ,., y-- . i v ;--.,.:-- lt v, . -- ,- - v. . with us, Mr. Cash Buyer, and we will give you value received,, every time. " . " The New Year reminds us to thank our hundreds of customers who nave favored" ns with their patronage for the past year, and to bespeak their ,. continued patronage and good will. A happy and prosperous New Year to all. - .... We shall endeaver to supply the trade, as heretofore, with all things needed in the line of - --; -Groceries and General Merchandise ' 1 ; r -' r - - - - - . at prices that will justify your continued patronage. ' Special inducements' ltd cash, buyers, - whose number will increase on account of the temporary stringency "in money matters. It's a good thing to retrench and economize in such times; and we'll help you out with - V "., ' - . , Extra Close Prices on Cash OrSers. I 4 ' ' We'll do our best to keep you supplied with PERFECTION, which, it goes without saying, will continue to be the ; BEST and CHEAPEST Flour : sold in Fayetteville, Courteous treatment and square dealing to everybody in 1908, as heretofore. " - A. P. JOHNSON, Manager, , Wholesale and Retail Grocer,. No. 107 Hst Street, FettvHI. V.O': ' Phone 66 Ci BUILD WITH Use Our Cement Building ... , . . which are fire-proof, sanitary and indestructable' ' .. i and cheaper than other materials, grows stronger . , , . . with age, no painting or repairs required. Use Cement Tile For Sewerage - : ' . ,; (!-, ! :. v - for drainage, for culverts, lot well curbing, etc. It will last forever and never need be replaced, v CUMBERLAND CONCRETE CO., ' . Hope Mills, NYC. - J. D. RICHARDSON. Sanitary Plumbing and Gas Filling . Estimates Cheerfully Furnished On All Construction Work. - Supplies Kept In Stock. Fayetteville, N. C, Maxwell Street, Next to Steam Laundry. Phone Manchester Items. Mout-Vlow. Mr. Editor; . It Is but due the school at Man chester to say that It Is In the moHt 1 prosperous condition it bus ever beon. This term marks a decided advance. The average attendance Is about 30 scholars and the enrollment about 60. The present high efficiency and suc cess of this school 1b entirely due to Miss Clarke's untiring efforts coup led with those of the patrons. She la thorougly in sympathy with the cause of education and Is devoted to her ' work. She Is a graduate of Red - Dn.lnnfi Vam.U Intl.m,. n., n .v, excellent musical scholar and takes a ',' great pride in training the children -to sing. - She is organist of the Pres-. byterlan churoh, at Manchester, If; was mainly through her efforts that -the "Old North State" float was got ten up and exhibited at the Cumber land fair, which was the admiration of bo many and was a close second to' Eastover for the first prize offered by the Cumberland County Agricultural society, and, In fact, It was expressed 1 by good judges that the Old North" ' State had it beat, but the awarding . qommlttee seemed to th)nk otherwise, i We hope to have special tax In this district by another year, so we can have at least a six month school and ' ampiy uasisiaui ueip. - - i The management of Manchester cot ton mill has put In' some new ma qhlnery of the latest pattern and con- . template replacing all the old machi nery at aft early date. This mill is said to Bend some very One yarns to the Northen markets. Mr. Robertson and son are practical mill men and know how to get all out of machin- ery there is in' it- We welcome these -enterprising men among us and hope for them great success. . -, i The sporting season is sow oh, and . Buckthorne Lodge is a lively scene of hunters and dogs. We learn they are- having good success catching foxes and bagging game.- Mr. Jordon is an enthusiasts sportsman and said to be one of the best shots in the State. It is rarely the case a bird escapes his .-, aim. ; He seems to enjoy hunting great- The Croatan Lodge Is still doing business at the old stand. Gen. Gill, the . principal - of the company was , down to the lodge recently. He Is a , whole-sole old gentleman and seems to take well to the plney woods oua hills. -'" .: :, v. - -'-.- v, f Mr. Wadlington is & clever and con genial gentleman and has made many friends here. , He Is a Guilford man. . : With best, wishes to the Observer -and its readers, - . . SCRIB0. t DeWltt's Little Early Risers are the best pills known. Sold by Armfleld & Greenwood. .. '-' C. C." CONCRETE I Blocks, No. 03,
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