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O THE OBSERVER. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 1908. . J. HACE, Editor and Proprietor, E. J. Hale, Jr Business Manager. "STRAIGHT FROM THE 8HOUL- -'( ' DER." j Hera la something refreshing. : which we find In The Commoner, de scribing on Interview with Mr. Bryan by the New York World, the traitor . oni paper which "brought out" Judge Parker In 1904 and then sold Its col- tunni to the .Republican campaign . committee just before the election: That "Map of Bryanlsm." ' "' While Mr. Bryan was in New Tork the New Tork World sent a represen tative to him to show him the World's "map of Bryanlsm," which Is arrang d for the purpose of making. It ap pear that what the World call "Bry animn" baa brought disaster to the democratic party. As a result of this Interview with Mr. Bryan the World . prints the following dialogue between Mr. Bryan and the reporter: "Have you seen the World's map of Bryanlsmr " 'I have seen it," replied Mr. Bryan, "but have not had time to examine IL The map, however, is absolutely worthless and gives conclusive proof of the deliberate, intentional and ma licious dishonesty ofe the man who prepared it and the paper that pub lished It It begins with 1892 and omits the . congressional election of 184. S In that election of 1894. which was held while Mr. Cleveland was president and while the World had some influence as an advisor in the party, the republican majority on the congressional candidates was larger than it was In either 189 or 1900. and the republican majority in con gress was larger ji I result of that election than It was as a result of 189 and 1900. Now an honest man would not overlook that election in preparing a map. The fact that it is overlooked is conclusive proof that the map was prepared for the purpose of deceiving the readers of the World, the World will not accuse me of be ing the leader of the democratic party at thatUne, and yet the party suffer ed a more disastrous defeat than It suffered in either of the campaigns in which I was a candidate. "I noticed in this morning's World that It accounts for defeat in 1904 by saying: In 1904, with Judge Parker as a candidate, but with you meaning Mr. Bryan still actual leader of the .. party' every populist state, every doubtful state, and several democratic states were carried by Mr. Roosevelt.' "Now, is it fair to charge up the de teat of 1904 to my leadership when the party allowed the World to select the candidate that year, and give him Its boisterous advice each day during the campaign? And if I was the lead er in 1904, In spite of the fact that the world selected the candidate, how . . can the World prevent my being the j leader tills year, even if it is allowed to select the candidate again? How ' can I get oat ot the responsibility . leadership if I could not escape after I was boldly repudiated, according to the World, in 1904? If the World wants to be fair, why doesn't it pub lish a map of the country showing the party vote in 1894 and another map showing the vote in 1904, and thus Inform the public that the party tared better In 1896 and in 1900 than In either the congressional campaign before I ran or the national campaign arter I ran? There is an honest way of fighting political battles, but the World pre- iers ine aisnonest way. It It wants u una a reason lor tne defeat of Judge Parker, why doesn't It say that ue world contributed to his defeat and received money from the repubU- . can campaign committee for dome so At least, I assume that the advertis ing space that the World sold to the national committee- the Sunday be fore the elections was paid for 'and was not frratuitiouslr riven bv the World to the republican party as the worms contnonuon.- , "Don't yon believe that many of your followers failed to rote for Judge Parker because they understood you were not enthusiastic for him?" "A great many people fai'ed to vote for Judge Parker, and I have not had time to consult all of them personally since election to see why: but I did what I could to secure votes lor him. ana ne not only appreciated mv ser vices during the campaign, Trot he : called upon me the first time 1 came to New Tork after the campaign. I was opposed to his nomination for reasons which I gave, but when he was nominated I did all that was with in my power to secure his election, .and there as not enough money in the republican campaign committee to bny one inch of space in The Com moner to use against him, and I shall ' not allow my loyalty in that campaign . to be questioned by a paper that will claim to be the discoverer of a candi date and will ther, for a pecuniary consideration, sell its pages for a cartoon that was as abusive of the candidate as language could have , been."- t., ,. ,;;. ;j: wm ao yon wins; ot the avaiia- ota, as the democratic candidate for 4 president?" "The. greatest objection " t have heard tb him Is that the World con siders hint a fit man, Hind I think that 1U support is an unfair reflection up on mm. , - , . "Outside of the World's support, wnat do you tnink of himr "I will not discuss him. lust as 1 have not discussed the availability of , otner candidates suggested." uiin., . -. -. . vruM. piiBwer nave- yuu 10 mane to the World's Question: 'What states can you carry in 1908 that yon failed to carry in 1896?" : ; -.. . '1 am not discussing my candidacy and am under no obligation to name the states that might be carried by a democratic candidate. - Let the World deal with the facts and give some evidence to convince the country it is wiser now man when it picked out 'a candidate in 1904. The World is as serting that it knows how the party can win. it asserted that in 1904. Unless it has proof that it has the greater wisdom now or greater Inter est In the party than it had when It sold Its pages to the republicans, It ought not to expect democrats to give its opinions much weight s : j ' . "And now you may add a question from me: The World telegraphed me and asked me to name the special in terests which It represented. I an swered. Baking the World to state edl t.irliilly what financial Interest If any, Mr.' Pulitzer of the World had in tho mocks and bunds of railroads or In the corporations generally known aa tmsta. This information would en- w to answMr its question more I ;ilv. The question had not been an I :,-t,.i wliwi I 1U.I homo. When the World advises the democratic party the party ought to be in a position to know Just what pecuniary Interests the world or its owner has in the questions which World discusses.' "Would ownership of railroad stocks or bonds disqualify any one from advising public questions r' "His ownership of stocks and bonds of railroads or predatory corporations would not disqualify him tor discus sing questions, but If the public knows Just what his financial interests are. It can better Judge what weight to rive to his editorials." "Can you account for the discrep ancy between the democratic strength In 189S and 1907?" , . "If you will commence with 1894 yon will find that we hare a gain to account for and not a loss. In reply to the question as to wheth er he considered business conditions satisfactory Mr. Bryan replied that he did not think business conditions suited any one the present time. Asked if be expected an inwrovement U the democrats carried the election this fall he replied in the affirmative. Asked to give his reasons, Mr. Bryan said: "I think there will be a restoration of confidence, because there will be a return to honest government and to legislation in behalf of the whole country and not lo behalf of the far vored few. The republican party, he said, bad destroyed confidence. "It sold the government to the high est bidder and has been delivering the goods, and the result la that the exploiting enterprises were carried so far that they broke down of tneir own weight Our present panic, which came in the midst of plenty, started in Wall Street and spread through out the country. It began with the Boating ot watered stock and contin ued because the republican leaders have so tied the country to Wall Street that your gambling transac tions on the stock exchange and board of trade affect ttPa whole country. CURRENT COMMENT. If the chain of newspapers in this State, which have been seeking to prevent Bryan's nomination, continue the expressions of their hostility to Mr. K itch in, which has broken oat afresh, they will elect him Governor with a whoop. DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WAYS. WATER- We append a very interesting arti cle on this subject taken from the At lanta Journal. It used to be one of thr schoolboys' catch questions o ask wh. all big towns had rivers running by them. Of course the answer was the rivers ex- isted before the towns, aid the towns had sprung up because o' the rivers. The overworking of the railroad idea In the orst half century has long since laid that old Joke away in the limbo of forgotten things. The recollection of it is revived now by the Journal ip the sentence: "Transportation by wa ter courses has always been the con trolling principle of development. In the last analyst " The showing nade by the Journal, in elaboration of the statement of President Plumbe, of, the Chicago As sociation of Commerce, is interesting and, because so little thought of, re markable. The ore half of the cone lies of New York which have navigable water courses and canals, contain 82 per Cent of the State's population and 90 per cent of its wealth. The same Is true ot Ohio and Illinois, and, as the Journal says, the same would prove true of the other States if the subject were pursued. "Freight rates,", says the Journal, "have not been made with any view to developing and enriching Georgia.' That, as our people have lately learn ed, has been the case with North Car olina ever since the North-and-Sonth-going railways, evolved by the exigen cies of the war of 1861-5, have made us tributary to Virginia. This fact was first brought oat by the Observe-, In 1899. Afterwards, by the Chairman of our Citizens' . Committee on Im provement of the Cape Fear before Congress, in 1901 and 190i But the Virginia influence has suc ceeded in locking our wheels, notwith standing two Governors and three Legislatures of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Democratic delegation In Congress In 1902, sitting in caucus, have unanimously endorsed our pro ject as North Carolina's first and most Important river and harbor improve ment undertaking. This Virginia in fluence, however would not have suc ceeded had It not been for some sur prising aid given to ft in unexpected quarters nearer home '; As the matter of freight discrimi nation In favor of Virginia has become at last one of the burning issues In oar State, the result most be the com pletion of our ; Upper Cape Tear scheme at the earliest moment: for. except approach be had to Middle and Western North Carolina via Fay ettevllle, North Carolina cannot enjc freight rates on equal terms with her neighbors." The 20-foot channel from Wilmington lo The sea Is a supplement to the canalization of the Upper Cape Fear of the highest Importance, and must be pressed also with all our en ergies. les; that, In fact the great cities bad built the railroads, and were them selves located and developed with re gard to the advantages afforded by water transportation. Transportation by water courses has always been the controlling prin ciple of development In the last an alysis. , ' The same speaker pointed out that the water-borne commerce of the Uni ted States la now two and a halt times greater, measund by the ton mile, than tbet of ul the railroads In the country, the tonnage on the great lakes alone belo'. one-fourth as much as that cf kll the railroads. The lat ter have never been and are not now anything more than a supplementary agency, though they have created arti ficial conditions which give them a great advantage. - "- But to apply these broad principles ot water transportation to the story of American development, under modern conditions, which, as we have said, presents a story of absorbing interest, conveys -a lesson which is absolutely conclusive. Mr. Plumbe tells us that out of the sixty-one counties In the State of New York, one-halt have nav igable water courses and canals, and this one-half contains eighty-two per cent of tbjs population and ninety per cent, of the wealth of the State. . The logic la Irresistible. ' But thia condition is not confined to the State of New York, where the conditions might be regarded aa pe culiar. Forty-two per cent of the counties in Ohio have aanala and this forty-two per cent have seventy five per cent of the population and eighty per cent of the wealth. One half ot the . counties In Illinois have the benefits of water courses, and this fifty per cent have seventy-five per cent ot the population and eighty-five per cent ot the wealth of the State. It would be easy to go on indefinite ly showing the direct results of water transportation apon the growth and prosperity ot the various states in the union. ' ...... The most important fact for as to bear in mind is that according to the statement made by Mr. Plumbe a surprise to most of ns Georgia, with one exception, has moia miles ot navi gable Inland water courses than any state in the anion, and aa a natural consequence she should occupy a com manding position in the commerce of the country. It is far from true that she holds such a poVtlon now, for the artificial restraints which ' the rail roads have thrown about our com merce, for their own selfish Interest have prevented the natural and order ly development of commert ?. Frelgit rates have not been made with any view to developing and enriching Georgia. '- ; j-. But that day will have passed as soon as theproject which is now on fcot to establish the Afar Lie and Great Western canal assumes definite pre port Ions. : The possibilities which lie before ns nnder a system like that by which it Is proposed to connect the Mississippi and its tributaries with the Atlantic seaboard, by way ot the Tennessee river and the water courses of Georgia, are enough to das- t'.e the Imagination, and yet they have been demonstrated to be entirely prac ticable. The feasibility of the plan was recognized a hundred years ago, I dj ine expert engineers ul we iime, and there have been numerous reports in favor of such a plan in later years. There Is no great work to which we eon Id turn out attention which would mean more to the future of the south than thia system of inland wa terways, and it is the sunreme patriot ic doty of every citizen ot Georgia and the south to speed the day. The sentimcut of the country Is rap- Idly crystalUlng in favor of a system atic and comprehensive plan for our waterways, with adequate and contin uing appropriations, to supplant the old, fragmentary projects, which were nothing more than sops to local con stituents. The people and their rep resentatives in congress are beginning to realize that we have reached point where there must be some defl nite plan and persistent purpose the development of oar waterways. Our of the old confusion will come united and harmonious scheme, wor thy of a great country and a great phase of its economic progress. The success of the enterprise lies at the very foundation of our indus trial and commercial greatness in the future. ' " "..- . this true when some ot that third seem to be more In sympathy with Mr. Aldrlch than with .their colleag ues on the Democratic side of the chamber. The political situation In the ReDub- lican party becomes dally roller, while in the Democratic ranks order and discipline are steadily Increasing. Kv evry'now and again the newspapers make much ot some anti-Bryan move ment but the large majority of Demo crats In Congress, at least are con vinced that Mr. Bryan will be the Democratic nominee and are prepared to support him loyally and enthuslas tlcally. Ot course it would not hi campaign year It there were no' ' ";n urns to time, sensational stories re garding Democratic dlsaffectiona, but the most farseelng men In the Democ racy essure me that there need be r.o apprehension regarding the outcome of the convention at Denver or the unanimity wiih which the party will support Its former leader ones, the convention Is over. The movement to elect Rep. Ryan chairman of the Dem ocratic Congressional Committee was an anti-Bryan movement but it "died aborning." The Republicans, on the other hand, were never more widely split asunder. The Roosevelt-Taft faction Is working strenuously, of course, to secure the nomination ot Mr. Tart and the contin uance of the Roosevelt policies, i peclally those dealing with corpora tions. The genuine "old line Repub licans," headed by Crane of Massachu setts, Speaker Cannon, and Senator Foraker have adopted a role or ruin policy and are willing to go any lengths to prevent the nomination ot Taft and the continuance of those pol icies which are so objectionable to the interests which have always been the foundation and support of the Re publican party. The latest proposi tion, and it Is seriously considered and promoted by the Crane-Foraker- Cannon faction, is to steal the nation al convention by the election of what are known as "rotten borough" dele gations from the Southern States where a handful ot negroes may be bought for a box of cigars and a song and sent to the convention aa a con testing delegation. Of coarse,' this movement may not succeed. That all depends on the willingness of the Re publican National Committee to be party to the fraud. Bat whether It succeeds or not. it will Inevitably leave the Republican party so badly disor ganized that the chances for Demo cratic success will -be brighter than they have been for years. If Taft Is nominated, there will be no fat cam paign contributions from the railways, the Harrtmana et aL, and from the protected interests on which the Re publicans have hitherto always relied for support BAD COMPANY FOR JOHN30N. Bays an exchange: : The wilder the president becomes, observes the Nashville American, "the more democratic they say he Is." Not all "say he is." Have Grover Cleve land, Judge Gray, or Johnson, said Mr. Roosevelt was democratic? , Here Is the Journal's Interesting ar ticle: - - Development of Our Waterways. The importance of water transDOrta- uon in tne development and extension of the world's commerce and civillza- tlin has been established for so many thousands of years that It would seem to be unnecessary to argue the question at any consiaeranie lenein. Transpor tation is itself tne very life-blood of growth and advancement among a civ ilized people who are necessarily In terdependent, the world over, in their relation, and the natural highways. which belong In common to all mankind, the Inland waterways which flow Into seven seas, are the great, regulative forces which keep the laws ot trans portation in equilibrium. ; The interest in the suMect becomes little less than fascinating when we take these economic laws, which are older than Egypt's sculptured kings," test them by modern conditions, and observe the unerring precision with which they operate. .' A speaker at the recent 'dinner of thechamber of commerce President George- E. Plumbe, of the Chicago as sociation of commerce took the posi tion that It was erroneous tossy that the railroads bad built pur great cll- WA8HINGTON LETTER. (From Our Regular Correspondent) Washington, D. C Feb. 15. One of the most brilliant speeches to which the House of Representatives has lis tened In recent years was that which Rep. Champ Clark, of Missouri, de livered this week. There was no mal ice In Mr. Clark's remarks, bnt they fairly sclntllated with wit and the House almost shrieked with laughter, so that many times Mr. Clark was compelled tc suspend. . Mr Clark dis cussed the President and said: "He cannot express his views upon 'any question nnder the sun, even upon subject so prosaic and threadbare as the weather, without precipitating , nls extreme adherents swearing that there never has been such a wea ther prophet on earth since Adam and Eve were driven from the Garden of Eden with flaming swords, and his extreme enemies vociferating that he knows no more about the weather than a ground hog." Parenthetically, there Is a story which Mr.' Clark Is telling of the President to illustrate his supreme- self-confidence, which seems to me worth re peating here. It appears that when Mr. Roosevelt was a very mall boy bis" father approached hlmone day and said, "Theodore, I am gclnn away, on a long railroad Journey. I expect you to be a very good boy and to take good care of mother - That night as the little Teddy was about to retire he" knelt by his bed. repeating his nightly prayer to his' mother, and In conclusion be added, "And dear God take care of papa, for he has gone on a long railroad Journey. Never mind about Mama, I'm taking care of her.' To return to Mr. Clark's speech. however, he pointed out how the Re publican .majority had been reduced from 114 In the last Congress to 65 In this and declared that the next election would witness a sweeping sway of the Republican majority al together, and a return of a good work ing Democratic majority with a Demo cratic President In the White House. Mr. Clark pictures Speaker Cannon surveying his reduced majority In the House and "repeating the sad exclam ation of Pyrrhus, King of Epiras, when surveying a hard won field, 'An other such victory and we are un done.'" .. - An extrordlnary spectacle is being presented in tne senate where Mr. Aldrlch Is crowding through his finan cial bllL . Almost no Republican Is saying a word. Everything Is being left to Aldrlch and It Is freely admit ted on the Republican side that the SenatonYrom Rhode Island is the onlr man who really understands the finan cial question. Democratic Senators are dally attacking the bill but of course with a membership of only ons, third of the Senate they can ac- compllab, nothing, sud eepuulullr If OYSTER CULTURE IN, PAMLICO r. , ....... ..... ., SOUND. .. ., . tain legislation Is secossary to Insure such a tltlo and It Is to be hoped that at the legislature of 1909 such laws can be enacted as will give those who desire to cultivate the oyster an In contestable title to any grant for oys ter bottoms that ie may wish to take ud. Suggestions for such legislation have been made after careful consid eration ot the conditions existing In North Carolina and It Is believed that If a hill hi framed embodying these suggestions and passed by the legis lature In 1909. that It will result In thousands of acresc of oyster bottoms being taken up for the cultivation ot tho oyster, uuen an moustry snoum and .would mean many thousands ot dollars Income to the State and the ryefr industry will not only pay the o p.nses of the Oyster Commission, but would also bring a considerable revenue Into the Treasury of the State. '- The bulletin is fully illustrated with maps and plates showing the location of plantings, method . ot planting, growth ot oysters, etc Copies of this can be obtained by addressing the State Geologist, Chapel Hill. N. C, and enclosing 10 cents for postage. - Items from otedman. ' Mrs. Lizzie Johnson and Miss Josie Alexander, who visited at Mr1. J. D. Sessoms'a a few days, left the first of this week to visit relatives In Louls- burg. . " 1 -" Miss Kate C. Sessoms returned home yesterday accompanied by Mrs. Anna Dunham, of Wilmington, who will spend some time with Mrs. J. D, Sessoms. ' Mr. Frank Rawlins Is visiting In Stedman this week, ' Little Frances Evans Holmes, who has been quite sick for two weeks, Is thought to be improving. . Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Holmes came down to see the baby last Sunday, The death of Mr. Andrew Horne, who had been suffering several days with pneumonia, occurred on Thurs day evening at seven o'clock. His re mains were interred at the Bennett Horne graveyard on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The burial service was conducted by Rev. N. M. McDonald. NEW3 OF INTEREST. In Congress the Senate confirmed the nomination of Colonel , W. W. Wltherapoon to be Brigadier General. The House discussed the removal of Incapacitated employes from office. Tho jury In the famous Snell 12,000, 000 will case could not agree and were discharged; the case had many sen sational .features. " , " The Interstate Commerce Commis sion has denied the request of the Georgia, Southern and Florida rail road for ad extension of time In put ting Into effect the nine-hour law, 'At Statesboro, Ga two negroes at- tempted a criminal assault on Mrs. Matthew Howard! one was shot wounded and carried to Jail and the other Is being pursued. ; Senator Latimer of Son b Carolina Is dangerously Ul in. Uj3 Tr vldence Hospital at Washington: Inn been. operated upon for a twlil of the bow els. --I',;. W:,, -" : Twenty-eight miners aro entombed In the Mld-VaVUey Colliery near Mt. Carmel, Pa.; a great dam of water gave way and a rush of mud filled the gangway. - Beach Hargls Is to have a speedy trial for the murder of his father, Judge James Hargis and has $50,000 to pay the costs of his defense. New York markets, money on call easy 1 1-2 to 2 per cent, ruling rate I 1 3-4 closing bid 1 1-2, offered at 2; flour quiet barely steady; corn meal dull, spot wheat barely steady; spot corn, steady; spot oats firm; - rosin firm; turpentine,. easy. . . THE CAPITAL AND SURPLUS AND STOCK- . HOLDERS' LIABILITY OF A BANK STAND ' BETWEEN THE DEPOSITOR AND POSSIBLE LOSS. $100,000.00 Capital. ' 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 f compounded quarterly In our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Fourth National Bank . (Opposite Hotel LaFayette.) ' - , , H. W. LILLY, President. JOHN 0. ELLINGTON, V. P. ud Cashier. JOHN H. HIGHTOWER, Assistant Cashier. . Farmers and Others Who contemplate running on a cash basis this year should price our goods before spending their money. Retrenchment ' and economy Is consumer as well aa dealer.. We shall the programme for this season, for meet the situation, and do a prao- tlcally cash business, and shall there. fore offer the trade the benefit of the rock bottom prices on Groceries of all kinds, Farming Utensils and Supplies, General Merchandise. Hoes, Shovels, Pitchforks, ' There has recently been Issued bv the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey a bulletin the re sults of experiments -that have been carried on for the past four years ro tating to oyster culture In Pamlico Bound. North Carolina, by Dr. U. E. Coker. It can be no exaggeration to state that the most argent problem confronting North Carolina in rela tion to the development of her fisher ies la that of the building np of the Industry of oyster culture. There are Immense areas of bottom In Pamlico 8ound and the coves and bays tribu tary to It that are covered by water ot a density suitable for the growth of oysters. In this sand there are large areas of natural rocks, many of which yield oysters of most excellent quali ty. Other large areas which have practically the same . conditions that characterise those of the - natural rock are practically barren of oysters. The experiments conducted have been with the idea in view , of determining definitely whether these barren areas could be adapted to the cultivation of tne oyster. 1 There were many Ques tions to be taken np and answered SUCh as. ;.'. '-;;'...--w. 1. Is the character of the bottom of the various parts of the Sound favor able to the growth of oysters, for it may be found that the bottom is so soft that it will not suDoort the eight of a shell; or It may be of such consistency as to .prevent the oyster from completely "mnddlng," but still will allow It to settle on the bottom and thus in its growth one di mension will be out of proportion to tne otner; tnen again, the bottom may be of sand of such a- nature that the action of the waves and currents will cause "sanding." The 8ound does pre sent a wide variety of bottoms, many portions oi wnich are suitable for the planting of oysters, If other conditions are favorable. : 1 If shells and oysters are planted on tnese bottoms, will the tides and currents bring a suitable amount of cnltch to be deposited on the shells? 3. Will the water be of the rizht density : and contain a sufficient amount of food for the growth of the oysters t For the portions of Pamlico Bound that have been tested, these questions can be answered satisfactorl'r. but of course do not answer for the whole of Pamlico 8ound. ,. tr Experimental : plants have been made In live of six distinct portions of the Bound, as at the Harbor Isl and region including experimental plants on Harbor Island and at Chain Shot 8hoal; those of Wyesocklrig Bay on the western shore of . Pamlico 8ound; those of. Pains Bay on tho north Shore, all Mima hatnv In. k. bays and coves but not off-shore in ramiico bound, A number of nlants however, were made off-shore In Pam lico Bound, as those at Cunning Har bor, Long. Shoal and Blefat of Rnvni Shoal. These plants gave a variety of bottoms aa well as a great variety pf cunuiuuua relating to tides and cur rents, food, culteh, etc. These plants have been examined and tested fur neany tour years and the informatfnn and data obtained have been publish- w in me ouiietin referred to. lho experimental plants, have been sue- cessiui aunnc the four tm ih.t these have been made and to some ex tent cultivated and Judicata that fh-o are large area In Pnmlico found that are suiuoie for the eulllvjt'on of th wyu!r ana inai u can be cultivated profitably. The method emniovMi i making the plantings haw been de- cnoea m ue graatest detail In ordsr that the resulu obtained mV Ctobly used by tboae who vU'i to take up me cuuivBii! ot the oyster. k is nopea find expected that ti l. report will be the means of awaken new Interest In oyster culture in North Carolina and result in ! areas of the bottom of Pamlico Sound being entered for this nurooie. it la however, necessary that the cultivator of the oyster be given an Incontesta ble title to the bottom upon which he wisiioi cultlrstt tlje crtter.er. LABOR AND PROTECTION. Norfolk Vlrglnlan. -' The manufacturers of steel and Iron have already determined that there shall.be no reduction In the domestic prices of their products. This la made possible only by the tariff which gives them a monopoly of the home markets. They are now using their Influence to maintain the present price of ores. even urging a heavy curtailment of the output to that end. In the mean time and largely due to this policy. Pittsburg,' the centre of the iron and steel Industries ot the connry, is fast becoming, according to the Post, a city ot. mills and shops "with silent walls and smokeless chimneys," while the Idle and unemployed throng the streets clamoring for employment In the hardest kind of work." The ob ject 'lesson Is valuable, and one that should not be lost upon the laboring classes. No claim In behalf of a pro tective tariff system has been put forth more vigorously and Insistently than that, In protecting the Industry and the manufacturer, it also protect ed labor and the. laborer. The Iron and steel worker is to-day learning from hard and bitter experience the absolute fallacy of'Jhat claim. There is no' doubt about the protection af forded the manufacturer. But where does the protection of labor and the laboror come In? This is a question that Uie men who voted for a full dinner pall, steady work and good wages but now find themselves with empty pails and no work, may well ask and demand to have answered. If protection protects them why Is It not protecting them now? One of these days the skilled labor of the United States will discover, and we hope that the discovery will not come too late that its Interests . are bidlssolnbly bound up with those of the great body of consumers. ; ; : ' ... A dispatch from Indianapolis, Ind., of tast night says: ''William Jennings Pryan has won what Is considered to be the greatest personal triumph ever won In this city by a man in private life. Mr. Bryan 'addressed a " great meeting of Christian ministers here this morning. Afterwards he address ed the students at Short Ridge High SchooL Later this afternoon a recep tion was held at the Grand Hotel for Indiana Democrats and a great throng of people collected to pay their re-1 spects to the Commoner. To-night he will address the Democrats of the city at a-mass-meeting and afterwards will I be' lha guest of honor of the .Indiana Democratic Club at a . banquet, where the last speech of his visit here will be made. FAYETTEVILLE MARKETS RBVISRD OAILVi COTTON. Reported by Charles Halgh. Good Middling .. .. ,....,.. ..11 Strict Middling..... ........7.11 Middling . T;;;7;..v;"..ui4 Strict Low Middling ..,,.,.11 Everything needed on .the farm, . almost PIowb, Castings, Harness, Etc. Fertilizers. We shall not push the sale of fertilizers at-the prevailing high prices, but can supply all good customers with fertilizers at a reasonable profit, for cash or on time with approved security. Courteous treatment asd square dealing to alL A. P. JOHNSON, Manager, Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Bo,107Hav 8treeL Favettevllle. N. 0 Phone 66. NOTICE The last few months of the old fMr VtMaiMAasi on a strictly cash basis, and we find the system is satisfactory, not only from our potnt of view, but from our customers, and we intend to adhere to the i vou-ui uuuug cuBuiug year, now ,. . . A WORD ABOUT OUR WORK: . . . We have made bur laundry and pressing departments biirrer and bet- Heportea ny a. h. siocomb. r wan ever we wish to call your attention to the pressing department Spirits ....48 pecWly. Men's Suite, Overcoats, and Udies' Suite, Coate, Skirts, Et?. Common Rosin ...13.00 look " new. when they from the skillful hands of our Dresner wc remain, xours Truly, ... NAVAL 8TORES. Reported by A. H. 8locomb. Dip Yellow Scrape ... Gum Thus 3.00 I 2.00 S.E0 PRAISE WORTHILY BESTOWED. The Maxton Scottish Chief publish es the subjoined correspondence, in which praise Is gtven to a most wor thy man, Capt J. C. Everett, and to a most worthy firm, Messrs. Sprunt, of Wilmington, for their splendid work in connection with; the exportation of cotton. - ti ..... . . Our Worthy Townsman Commended for v Zeal and Discretion by His House.' And Capt W. E. Kyle, for Hfa Valuable Letter in the Chief. Exporters Saved the 8outh from Panic. ' -" Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 4, '08, Mr. J. C. Everett, Maxton, N. C. Dear 81r; - . Tour favor of the 3rd received en- Closing letter from Major Kyle at Fayettevllle, - which Is' highly appre ciated and returned .herewith. It is very pleasing to us to have 'these marks of recognition on the. part of intelligent and discriminating people. We have also to thank you for the zeal and discretion which you' have shown in the management of your Im portant agency throughout this sea son. . i yours truly, ALEX. SPRUNT ft SON. Fayettevllle, N. C, Feb. 1, 08. Capt,. J, C, Everett Maxton, N. C. My Dear" Captain: - . " " I called at your office yesterday to thank you personally for the Scottish Chief of Dec. 20,, '07, and regretted very much to learn that you were not feeling very welt I have . certainly enjoyed reading your valuable letter on the cotton crop. Its value, etc., and I am afraid It would make you vain to tell you about the-nice speeches that I have heard about your letter in my territory Everywhere I go It Is generously conceded that our cotton Exporters have saved our. Southern country from a "Very serious panic. There Is no question but what your good friends, the Messrs. Sprunt, are more appreciated by the cotton grow ers' and the business interest gener ally than they have ever been, and I predict that the next, season you will have no trouble In bettering your splendid success of this year. With kind regards,' ' . Tour friend, ' W. E. KYLE. PRODUCE. A. S. Melvln Company. Flour 1st pat, sack. . . , : .13.0003.50 Family Flourstraight .....2.602.75 Meal bolted 49 lbs. per bu.. 901.00 Meat unbolted 43 lbs. per bu. 70078 ' ...V eville Steam Laundry. PHONE 42. J. H. LEDBETTER, Manager. Bacon hog round per lb. tiacon nam..,., Bacon sides .... Bacon shoulders ......... Lard N. C. Cora 66 lbs. per bushel.,., -Oats 32 lbs. per bushol:... Potatoes Irish, per bushel... Honey et rained, per. 9 vuniry nutter ..... Ducks .. Hens per head .... . Broilers Eggs ...... ......... Reosters per head .'. Guineas ...... ...... Geese Feathers new ....... Wool washed ', . . . , . . Hides dry, per lb..: Hides green, per lb. Tallow.. .... ... Shucks .. Fodder ,. Hay . . . . 12014 ..18019 12U013 12U013 ..11012 80090 65070 7O0SO ......708 t ' , - 25 ........50 ....36035 ....2025 ..16017ft ........30 .. .30 1 ....60076 . ..35040 ....16020 ....12013 406 I ....45050 I .1.0001.10 I .... 6075 c. c. c. build with; concrete i ; Use Our Cement Bpng Blocks, '; : - ' SrprTOnite ,nd 'ktatmctabit. - - - with tb .".Biaterials, grows stronge " ""bag, no painting or repairs required. Use Cement Tile For-Sewerage, - f1d.rai?aKe''for culverts, for well curbing, etc 'it will last forever and never need be replaced. . CUMBERLAND CONCRETE CO,, . Hope Mills, N. C. Wood's Grass M Clover Seeds. Beat Qualities Obtainable and or tested uermination. We carry one of the largest and best stocks in this country. Specialties that we offer to ad ' vantage, are - -; "Alfalfar Japan Clover, - " V Tall Meadow Oat Qrasg,: Paspalum Dilatatum, Johnson Qrass, '; : f v : Bermuda Qrass, etc ' M,5?.Stf "J0 fives fbUet deurip. tlooi and Information (boot OrmuL v(uevus ,. T.V. Weed & Sens, .ttosxEl, . Maui, Is. EXECUTOR'S NOTfCE." Having auallfiari a. ,.1" Ti" l u: J: Mrgun, de- it" lv ' Ul uumDenand county. North Carolina, thin 1. t flJ- . fe,rgon having claims against the eg- ueceasea to exhibit them to the underslsnnit at Pnvon..iii lUB " aay of Februarv lli9'?' not" N PleadedTn The Three Great Mistakes Mad dj reachfTg and Other ' V Religious People. - The above is a tin n. .... r oooit -written by Arthur Charlton omiin, or Fayetteville, N. C.r and wprwguuu on me 15th ot October, 1005. The author or writs.- r .i. wroie 11 ana had it published to out me lanure ot the preachers to really convert, the wnni. .i.- them Christians, as they-did - not l preacn me Christian religion as Christ taught it, and consequently their doctrine is smirinna ..J 1 Christian doctrine, . There are nearly aoo different Protnitanf , uvuuuiiujl. tione, and about 50 different kinds of oapiiBu ana tne Koman r.n,.n all of them preach false doctrines. People Everywhere Tiring of Re1i- .v ,. gion. Berlin, Nov. 21 Gen. TWt. s an address' to the Salvation Army here, said that Uie oeonle fmlto be tiring of religion. He believed there we;e 2,000,000 people wwuwvaa TV ULf npva"! mneal church It was the same in Europe ..mwiM. iau even in hath. tuuuirics, To Break In New 8hoes Always Use Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It pre vents Tignmess ana mistering, cures Swollen, Sweating, Aching feet. ' At au uruggiHts ana shoe stores, '25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address. A. B. The above taken fmm th. iu... Constitution of he 25th of November I have reduced tho nnV nr 1 1. . f -v. WUUJK ? 1?1;00 to. 50 cepte 88 d'l not nuic 11 uj mane mo lee 1 am i 7Qtfl year and cannot nn i-..f. . u,Bir recovery. All nat-am,. i Z , " f "ve waebted to said ,.-.m Tir: " ?e money. ; .- make immediate payment iT deB,nil copy of the book w aay of February 1908. f, 1. MORGAN, Mecutor. THI CHlt na . ' u,jl i '3 L-AXATIVE -r COUCH SYRV?.-- can address me at Pembroke, N C Can send monev bv rxwr nm w. ' order or express moaey order or by registered letter. ' y Arthuk Chabwon -.Smith, . 1 A...1... - ; YOU'LL ADMIRJ3 THE HAT. when It cornea home even mnr w yon 1 did ; when jrou chose tthere. its stylish shape, artistic trimming and swagger style will appeal to you more every-time you look at it. Come and see how absurdly low we are selllnt ' THIS HIGH CLASS MILLINERY a It were the beginning1 of yoo would gladly pay twice what we' ask and think it cheap for hats oi the' character of these. . - MRS. W. H. BAUCOM. ! This la to certifrth.t . ' ', yfr T? an4 'Tar fall to ' your couth or m it . cough, heal. meTnng.,;Vnd7r.Tent rW"I.1U trom a cola- Cures la and consumption. Contains no opiate." .-PmbrokefiN.arr,Z. "tors (0, o. fiouflon, Prop), - - - -
Fayetteville Observer [Weekly, 1880-1919] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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