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". v "!T 5 FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. THURSDAY, JAN. 6, 1910. t. J. HALE, Editor and Proprietor. E. J. Halo, Jr, Business Manager. L, B. Halo, City Editor. THE POSTAL "CATCH-PENNY METHODS." ; . DEFICIT AND ' CIRCULATION The Salisbury Post, reviewing the Postmaster-General's report, says: The Postal Deficit. 7 The report of ' Postmaster-General Hitchcock, which was made publio yes terday, is ol unusual Interest in view . of the heavy deficit in this Depart ment ' Among other things the Post- master-General aays: ' "Recent investigations have shown that the two great sources ot loss to (the postal revenues are second class man matter and rural delivery. ' "The loss on second-class mall mat- - ier uas oeen . increasing ior many years, until It now amounts to $64,- 000.000. ' . ' "The loss from rural delivery, a ser vice begun hardly a dozen years ago, ' and of unprecedented growth, reaches ' as high as 128,000,000." ' "The most striking fact disclosed by a recent investigation' the report con tinues "is the tremendous loss on ac count of second class mall While this class ot mall produces a revenue of lit- ' tie more than 1 cent a pound, the cost - to (the government for Its handling and transportation averages 1.23 cents a pound. The annual loss thus incur red, as already stated, la about $64, 000,000. The growth In the quantity of second class matter sent through . the mails has been extraordinary. Since the passage of the act of 1897 prescribing conditions under which publications may be mailed at second- class rates the weight of such matter has increased more than 1,300 per cent Last year it amounted to over 700,000,000 pounds. By the weighing of 1907 second-class matter was ahown to constitute 6J per cent ot all domes tic malL and yet it yielded only about S per cent to the postal revenues. The loss on second-class matter was greater than the profits on all classes of mall combined. It exceeded tke Al tai amount paid the railway for mall ., transportation. Magazines and other periodical pub- : U cations exclusive of daily newspapers comprise about 60 per cent ot second class malL The magazines alone form - .WW JW bl.Uk. nnuuum .Ul UUCI. because of the long average haul, show a cost of more than S cents a pound for transportation, while in the case ot daily newspapers for which the av- erage distance of distribution is much . Jess, the transportation cost is under t cents a pound." Catch-Penny Circulation Methods. ; Our Salisbury contemporary, con tinuing Its discussion of this matter, exposes a sore spot In the claims of sundry publications, including some newspapers, to the privilege of enjoy- lng the second-class rate, in the fol low in ' - .. The Raleigh Times some days since, anticipating the Postmaster General's . report, or rather basing Its comment! upon the President's reference la his - message to Congress to this deficit. uw buuio tci 7 BeuBiuic suggestions. Among others was a proposition that all publications enjoying the second class rate be required to certify under affl . davit to their bona tide circulation list and allow only such matter to be en tered as second-class. That is a rea sonable proposition and should com mend ttaelf to all publishers who desire the advantageous postage rate Intend ed only for the legitimate circulation. The catch penny circulation meth ods of a great many publications that burden the malls are also responsible for a big part of this deficit- We have before us a proposition of renewal to a class publication printed in a West ern city in which the paper lt is more a magazine in point of bulk) Is offer ed tor two years for 3G cents with fifteen holiday post cards thrown in for heaping measure. The card cou'd not be bought for less than a penny each, the subscription price thus being reduced to 10 cents a year. This is but one of many cases of the kind that ; could be cited. In every instance these publications are building up a circulation that in Itself spells a loss ' but holds out an inducement to the advertiser, all at the expense of the general public. :.. Our contemporary might nave gone further and added that while these "catch-penny methods" hold out aa In ducement to the advertiser, the in ducement is largely a false one; for newspaper advertising authorities hold that "circulation" built up by such methods Is evanescent; Is like an over . dose ot stimulants requiring constant - renewals; and results in an advertis ing value but little removed from that supplied by circulars broadcasted and free of cost ,: Bona fide circulation that is, circu lation secured in the legitimate way, by the actual sale ot the publication to those who regard It as worth to them the subscription priceshould be the test ot eligibility to the privil ege ot the second class rate. . That was the Intention of the law, undoubtedly; and not only the government's reve nues but the general public suffer from its perversion in the "catch-penny" way described. . ITI ABOUT FAYETTEVILLE. 1 1 one of Col Old's recent letters Raleigh occur the following Items t nre concerned more or lees with fi'viHe and Cumberland! Ho eiuit of Raleigh, on a farm, remains of what used to be (, race-track Raleigh had. n i Hi; htaway, a quarter of a In those days there were only running horses, and r-df a ni!!o dash", com !.." (Ii'n aa the quarter- it fV: !i!oii. There was hi country racing In pud awhile there i, I i 's as to what r i t -''!, and a i I I a large i i !! trotter .". I ! k In ; , I hut ; i - a OK. very large drink of the finest French brandy, gave him another when half way back to Kalclgh and the third when he reached here. The sheriff aid the horse was as game as ever the next day. The writer heard him tell the story to a very Jolly company and Mayor Basil C. Manly, who was present said every word ot it was true. The distance Is 125 miles and the road sandy much of the way. light sulkle was the vehicle used. Mention has been made ot the re markable increase In value ot city and rural property in Cumberland county, as set out by Sheriff Nell Wat son; the value In Fayetteville being doubled at least and in 'the county trebled and even quadrupled in five years. Reports from various other sections of the State show . a like amazing increase, as evidenced by property sales. No doubt when the next assessment la made the State will be put In a much better position In point ot tax receipts than at present Despite low valuation and hence small receipts of taxes by this State It has contrived to do a really wonderful great number ot things, and It has avoided bond Issues for improvements except in two cases; one for the insane and the other for the State farm; In both cases the Investments being abso lutely needed. The State farm has proved a great money-maker and the improvements of the Institutions for the insane put these on such a foot ing that an Immense strain is taken from the State and the disgrace of having this clasa of neoDle In countv homes and Jails comes to an end. Gen tlemen from other States who have been here lately were frank In . ex pressing their astonishment at what North Carolina had contrived to do. It Is very certain that considering all its lines of effort, no State in all the South is ahead of It today. Geor gia coming nearest Here Is something partaking a little more ot the wide scope of history than the foregoing. The writer of this ar ticle, however, is at fault, when he speaks ot Johnston's army wintering at Fayetteville.' Johnston succeeded Bragg In command of the Army ot Tennessee. He was superseded by Hood for failing to prevent the Invas ion of Georgia. It was the army from Charleston and fragments of other shattered armies, including Hardee's which. In the early days ot March 1865, were retreating towards Fayette ville. Johnston -was again called up on, in this' emergency; was ordered to Fayetteville to take command of these armies on their arrival; and ac tually did arrive in Fayetteville but a few days before Hardee, Hampton, But ler and the others came up from the South. " , - , ' ' Says Mr. J. E. Edwards, the writer referred to above, in the Boston Her ald: V- - When General Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman's great opponent both before and after he had reached Atlanta, was In Congress in the seventies and early eighties, representing the Rich mond, Vs., district. It was my very good fortune to become well ac quainted with him. In the conversa tions Between us, ne told me many' interesting war stories, but the one that has stayed by me best related to the earthworks that General John ston had forgotten that he had ever built r . "General." I said to him one day, have hut returned from a trio to Fayetteville, N. C While there I had to travel along a road, that took me iirectly through some elaborate earthworks thrown up Just outside of the town. From their very elaborate ness. I Judged that they had been planned la anticipation of fighting there a decisive battler and- when . I isked who had built them I was told that you had done so." 'In Fayetteville, N. C" mused the general for a moment Then a smile or recognition spread ever his face. "Why, I declare, I bad forgotten all toout tnoee rortlncations. he con fessed. "But now I can recall them vividly, and they are especially Inter esting to me, Illustrating, as they do, one of the things I had in mind when I was waiting for Sherman to move north from Savannah. I reached Fayetteville fairly early En the winter and decided to go into winter quarters there, I knew that Sherman would not start north before late winter or early spring, and I al io knew that it would be a very bad thing for my army to spend Its days tn complete Idleness at Fayetteville, tor Idleness la very demoralizing to an army much mora so than it Is unong civilians. So, in order to keen my boys busy while they and I were awaiting the arrival of Sherman, I planned what I think was as perfect a system of earthwork defense as I built during the entire war. Tnese - earthworks . commanded both aides of the road running from FayeUeriDe to Raleigh. With equal armies' and equal generalship oppos ing, a great and, possibly a decisive battle could have been -fought tn and before them. But they were not plan ned with such a possible contingency In mind they were erected, as I have said, solely as a means of keeping my army busy and I was the only one who knew that they would be aban doned without a shot fired from them when the time came for me to move north. For, you know, my own pur pose In the last year of the war was to delay and embarrass the enemy as much as possible with as little shed ding of blood as I could manage. I realized in my heart that the war was nearly decided, and it seemed to me to be a waste of blood to shed any more of It .. ., : . "Ton say those old earthworks, af ter all these 18 years, are in a good state of preservation? I should sure ly like to see them again. Perhaps I shall run down there some time in the summer after Congress adjourns, and maybe General Sherman would like to go along with me; although strange as It may seem, he and I, since we have become warm friends, do not talk much about the civil war. We are both of us at this time a great deal more Interested in questions af fecting the immediate welfare of the country." ' . . . . ; f ' We have the bound files of the Ob server up to and Including the last Is sue before January 1, 1865. When the writer went to England In 1885, be left these files to be deposited in the Bank of Fayetteville, where they were cared for. Upon getting ' thera out again, the bound files, as described above, were there, or In reach, but the "sheets," unbound, for January, Feb ruary and the part of March, 18C5, up to March 11, the Last issue which was banded out to the Confcdorate armies as tbc-y passed the office cheering, were not to be found. It Is probable that the persons -who had been in structed to remove these files to the Bank overlooked those unbound shoets. We believe that Col. Hamilton McMil lan, of Red Springs, has a complete file of the Observer from 1817 up to and including March 11, 1865. The ex act date of General Johnston's arrival la Fayetteville would be given In these papers. But, however "that may be, the writ er recalls receiving a letter In the Petersburg trenches shortly before the retreat, from his mother saying that "General Johnston has Just ar rived to take command ot Hardee's, Hampton's and the other troops re treating before Sherman; he called to see your father, who asked me to send him some flowers at the hotel the old Fayetteville hotel Just across the street from the Observer office, standing where, the Lafayette is now; I sent him a splendid bouquet, and have this beautiful letter in acknowledgment' If that letter was not burned In the tire at the present office, January 25, 1908, or In the fire at the writer's resi dence among the same papers,'' Sep tember 4, 190S, it is probably still ex tant In the things brought back from Appomattox. , v; - " There were no troops In ; Fayette ville In the winter of '64-5 except the "armory Guard," about a thousand men, chiefly the drilled and organized mechanics at the Arsenal HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF IN A MEASURE. The excellent Gastonia Gazette pub lishes the following: Doubtful Economy In the Use of the People's Money, The Gazette Is not a "periodical of protest" it is not a muckrakers sheet nor a yellow scandal purveyor. It does not spend its energy In look ing ior something to kick and raise an sternal howl about It does, However, endeavor to keep the peo ple of the county, who look to It for their Information. ' posted on everr- hing that transpires in the county that Is worth chronlcallng. From time to time it publishes full reports 91 tne matters of business transacted a the courts and by the county com missioners. Every - tax-payer and jltlzea has a right to know, tor one ning, what the county officers are lolng with the counters money. This is right and proper and the law-makers of the 8tate realized this fact when they Incorporated in the acts of the General Assembly a section re quiring that the board of county commissioners of each and every county in the State cause to be printed, at the close ot each fiscal year. In some paper published in the county, a full exhibit of the receipts ana disbursements for the year. - it is about this annual statement that we wish to say a word Just now. Last year, and this year also, num bers of people have enquired of us why the Gazette did not publish the statement saying tnat . they never It in print These are all tax payers and citizens of the county. T6 these inquiries we have vouchsafed the information that the county com missioners had let the. contract to another paper in the county to pub- Bsh It because forsooth, by doing; so there was a supposed saving of Ave or ten dollars. ,. For the Information of The Ga zette's readers we give the following facts. First:' The law which, renders It compulsory upon the board to pub- uan tnis statement allows It to pay therefor fifty cents per 100 words, a most reasonable , charge when the difficulty ot . composition is taken into consideration. -."', Second: ; The Gazette last year made a bid for the statement at 40 cents per hundred words (the low est figure, so far as the present own ers know, that this. paper has ever taken it at The Cherryville Eagle kid, if we are not mistaken, 37 1-2 cents and got it Result: Very few people outside of Cherryville town and Cherryville township ever saw the statement We believe we are safe tn making the assertion that less than 100 copies of the Eagle containing the statement came into Gastonia township wmcb nays more taxes doubtless than any two of the otner five townships. .,.;.. . Third: This year The Gazette had decided not to make any bid for the statement at all but, upon , request put in a written bid at 40yeents, the same figure as last year The Cher ryville Eagle, according to authori tative Information bid' the same. 40 cents. Sometime later, however, for some cause unknown to us, The Ea gle was allowed tolredo.ee its bid to 37 1-2 cents per hundred words and was again given the statement It ap peared in the Issue - ot that paper December 22nd. . Result: : Same as noted in the paragraph above ex cept worse. To our positive knowl edge less than 25 copies of this pa per came to the Gastonia postofflce several of those being tree copies to non-subscribers who nossiblv never noticed what it contained.. By actual count this years annual statement including the treasurer's report the school board's report the road de partment's report the clerk of the court's report and the general coun ty fund report consisting, according to actual count of 23.754 words. blch, at 37 1-2 cents- yer 100 words, ill, as any one can easily ascertain. cost the, county $8107. In The Ga zette at 40 cents ner 100 words it would have cost the county $95.02 or $5.5 more. These figures are cor rect If The Gazette knows how to count works but evidently The Ea gle's accounting department has The Gazette s "skinned a block" when it comes to counting as is evidenced by ue iaci mat last year that paper ob tained from the county for publish ing these reports at 37 1-2 cents the sum of $138.75. Don't take our word for it but take this year's statement as It appears In the issue of The Eagle ef December 22nd and add together three items, viz: Jan. 4, paid to Cherryville Eagle, part printing statement, $90; Feb. 1, paid to Cherryville Eagle balance print ing county statement $37.60; Men. 1st, paid Cherryville Eagle, printing road report, $11.25. In the year 1907 The Gazette published the treasurer's and the clerk's reports, the . two largest items In the mt. ment at a total cost of $64.23, the rate being 40 cents. In this connec tion it Is pertinent to say that the combined reports occupy the same amount of space practically every year. - - -, Both last year and this the Inonn of The Eagle containing the annual exhibits was actually printed outside of the county because the paper In question was not equipped to ban die it in Its own office. In view of the facts recited above we respectlfully submit: 1st: That it Is the dutv of the commissioners to publish their an nual report In the county paper that goes Into the hands of the largest number of taxpayers regardless of cost as long as it Is kept within the amount allowed by law. 2nd: That, from figures above quoted, It appears 4 bat publishing the statement in The Gazette actual ly costs the county less In dollars and cents at 40 cents than it does In The Eagle as 37 1-3 cents. 3rd: That very probably one- third of the 40,000 people la Gaston county live In Gastonia township. 4th: That Gastonia township pays by far more taxes than any other two townships in the county combin ed and that it is the taxpayer's mon ey that pays for the publishing this report - . : . 6th: That The Gazette bears no ill will toward the board of county commissioners as Individuals or as body but that it Is simply seeking to secure for the taxpayers their Just and lawful dues. , .. 6th: That The Gazette, from purely financial view-point, has found that the statement is not prof itable as advertising and could de rive more net revenue by using 'the same space for private advertising. 7th: That to show - our good raitn in the matter, we make this proposition: It 100 bona fids tax payers of Gaston county, will, col lectively or Individually, make writ ten request to us on or before Janu ary 10th, we will reprint from The Eagle of December 22nd the entire statement without the cost of one cent to the county and at our own ex pense. ' We submit finally that we believe that the great majority of the tax payers of the county will agree with us In toe statement that the board has for the past two years exercised a doubtful economy in the manner In which it has handled the county's an nual statement ; ITEMS FROM HOPE MILLS. Correspondence ot the Observer. , Hope Mills, N. C Jan. 3rd. Rev. Mr. Curtis will preach In the Presbyterian church next Sunday. The Hope Mills Graded and High School was opened this morning with a largo enrolement '!.'..- J The Young Men's Christian - Union win meet In the Presbyterian church next Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock and the subject selected for discussion is sowing and reaping. ..-,.,' ' r Mrs. Rufus Johnson, aged eighty-six years, died In her home tn Hope Mills yesterday" afternoon at 6 o'clock and -he funeral services were conducted this afternoon from the residence by Rev. P. T. Britt The burial took place n the Guinea cemetary near this place. Mrs. Johnson, for more than half a century has been a faithful member of the Baptist church, and is survived by her husband, Rufus Johnson, and three sons, as follows: Phillip and Joseph Johnson, of Cotton, N.. C, and Orin Johnson, of Wilmington, N. C. The be- reared family have the sympathy of host of friends. - PARKTON NEWS. Correspondence of the Observer. nu-tton, n.: C, Jan. 3. New Tear dawned most beautifully and every body seemed to be tn the spirit of Joy. A good many changes have tak en place since our last writing. Some nave married and some hare died.' i On Sunday night, Mrs. J. T. Webb. wife of our townsman and blacksmith. died. The funeral will be condnrtmi tomorrow at 12 o'clock, bl, by Rev. D. Pegram, and the Interment will be at Parkton cemetery. Our town was made sad yesterday. wnen the news reached us that Dr. J. H. Marsh, brother of our townsman, Mr. D. W. Marsh, wss dead. - The news reached us this morning that Dr. H. W. McNatt was dead. Dr. McNatt was a brother of Mrs. J. B. Mc Cormlck, and he also has a great many relatives In Parkton and -surrounding community. He had many friends here and was beloved by alL We ex tend our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family. - - V,- Tbere Is a brand new store in town. which will be occupied by Capt J. D. Cable, formerly with the Parkton Mere. Co.. -r ,. -. .,.. f ...... Mr. A. C. McCormick has accepted a position with the Parkton Merc. Co., for this year. Postmaster Mr. A. PtuUam has mov ed his family to his new home. We gladly welcome this good family to our town. Mr-' ...;--- .,;. ,v' Also Mr. A. A. McDonald and family. of Mars Bluff, 8. C, and Mr. Robert Monroe and family of Georgia, have moved to our town ; to live. Many more would come if houses could be obtained. Mr. Evander McNair, formerly of Lumber Bridger ha charge ' of the large hotel and livery stables, and pro poses doing a rushing business, and he will too. v,- , .. . . Misses Alma Baker, and Ethel Wit Damson returned to the Greensboro State Normal today, after spending the holidays with home folks. We feel that we have lost one of our best families and neighbors when Rev. R. N. Cashwell moved to Laurln- uurg on last week. """:""- -- - Mrs. Sallle Johnson has sold her house and lot in Lumber Bridge and moved to our-town, where she expects to make her future heme. The school win open up here tomor row, . . '.-..v. , ... ,v. We are glad to note that Miss Annie McMillan has recovered from a severe spell of sickness, and is able to re sume her duties as music teacher. ; Messrs. Murphy McMillan and Frank Underwood went up to Fayetteville on business today. Mr. Robert Welch and family of Ash. boro, Is visiting his father and mother here. ' ' ) Mr. Carl Ray, of Bingham School Is visiting relatives in town, Mr. Norman Perry returned to Bute's Creek today. CUMBERLAND ITEMS. Correspondence of the Observer. Mr. W. J. Robinson of this place and Mr Daniel Johnston, formerly of this place, now of Rowland, shlppod six mules to Florence, S. C Saturn, and Mr. Willie Robinson and Mr, Canton Johnson left this week for Floroiic to engage In the lumber business. The mules are very fine ones and cost $1, 690. They Intend to work about hands. We wish them success. Mr. Chap Harris ot 71st township bought the Jones place near Hope Mills and moved there last - week, and Messrs, Sam and Mo.-Jones moved to the Bluff. Mr. Ben Autry and Byron and Eu nice Tillman returned Sunday from a visit to relatives at Godwin, N. C, Mr. Tom Butler has returned from Fayetteville where he clerked the past two months. Mrs. Gibson ot Hope Mills visited her sister, Miss Hesper Ann Pattlshall Sunday. Mr. John Starling and some of his family and Mr. Bedsole ot Fayette ville, visited relatives at Dumas Brew ers last Sunday. , . Mr. John L, Smith went on a hunt ing trip last week and killed some ducks and a wild goose, which weigh- ea over eigni pounds. There were fifteen geese In the flock flying about seventy yards overhead and he got one the third shot The flesh was deli cious. ;- '.. , : '- D. R. Mclver returned Saturday ev- enlng from a holiday vacation with Home folks in Lee county near Broad way. He was at a Christmas enter tainment at Concord Methodist i-hnroh Christmas day, helped in the exercises. and addressed the Sunday School. Addle Atkinson is visiting her uncle at Homer, S. C. Rer. P. T. Britt preached a fine Christmas sermon Dec. 26 at Union Springs Baptist church. He recom mended as a song book for the Sab bath School, "Windows of Heaven1 and a lot of them were ordered last week. !-We hope this Sunday School will now take on new life as the at tendance has been quite small lately Rev. J. D. Pegram preached a good sermon Sunday night from two main points. The Lord's need of us, and our need of the Lord. ' He recommend' ed that collections be taken every ser vice and that the money be used for Incidental expenses and the orphan age. ', - '. The Methodist Sunday School had a Christmas tree Dec. 24, p. m, and a fine treat of over $57 worth of mixed nuts, candles, oranges, 2 barrels of ap- pies, etc, besides nice individual pres ents. The programme rendered was most; excellent and; very.; suitable. Some say It was the best they ever heard. It was lengthy and of great variety. Bertha Smith's recitation, "Annie and Willie's Prayer" contained one hundred and thirty eight lines, about fourteen hundred words, and was one of the best; Blanche Biggs, Myrtle Phillips Raymond Wade, Paul Wade and Elmer Phillips sang a love ly song very well, and were highly praised. They all did well and they and the committee who trained them. the choir leader, organist, manager of entertainments and fund and all who contributed time and money, deserve credit and favorable mention. L, M. Culbreth made his report Sunday and thanked all for timely aid. The Sec retary made his annual, report Sun day showing $56,77 collected and $51.55 disbursed as follows: sexton 12 2 an literature 21.10, oil 3.35, claasbooka and envelopes 1.50, broom and matches 4ua, t-nnstmaa tree donation 2.00, lampburners 1.00, leaving a balance of $5.22. Conference appointed Mr. Ben Autry euyotiuicuueut. i m. uuioretn was re-elected assistant superintendent and Albert Wade, was re-elected Secretary and Treasurer. The folowlng were elected teachers: "D. R, Mclver, Miss Bettie Wade, Mrs. Hattle West, Mrs. Maria Smith, B. A. McKlnnon, Mrs Barren Worrell, u M. Culbreth and David Guiton. Present 132; collection $1.10. r T - Mr. Urin Dean's child was badlv burned last week but is reported bet ter. She was blistered, but the flesh was. not baked. " V-Vi" ' J "1: We regret to bear of tie death of Dr. H. Marsh and VrL H. W. McNatt who had many friends here. . ' Mr. Tom Pattlshall was quite sick last week, but is better. .' , , Fairly Gibson of Fayetteville visit ed here Sunday.. Four new students entered the Graded 8chool Monday.'' s Mr. Sherman Hales recentlv moved here from Campbelton. He bad mov ed away from here only a few weeks ago, but returned because he liked this place. - Mr. E. H. WoodalL recently bought two ot the Thomes horses and sold one to our postmaster and merchant Mr. John Arch Smith, whose crocerv business Is Increasing, and he needed an extra horse for the delivery of goods to bis numerous customers.- Mr. James Driver and others from Hope Mills visited here Saturday night He is always welcome as he was mill boss here several years and was yery popular ' l ; ; ' : Mr. ana Mrs, Len Matthews moved to Raleigh Sunday, where they for merly lived. Mrs. Matthews has been an Invalid over a year. As she bade her father, Daniel West, aged 81 good ny, sne said she never expected to see him again. She is slowly Improving, but cannot walk yet - The Graded School has a 46 volume suplementary library on the way here. Among the Interesting books are: Grand Father's Tales of N. C.- His tory by Creecy; Old Time Btories of the Old North State, by McCarkle; North Carolina History stories by Al len; Story of he 13 Colonies; Ameri- can Naval Heroes; Story of Columbus; ' we iy of Bruce; Great Ameri- cans; Ivanboe; Sketch Book; Lady of the Lake ; Shakespeare ; Carpen- ters N. A.; Story of the Romans; For Love of Country; Black Hock; Swiss Family Robinson; Oliver Twist; Wil liam the Conqueror; Margory's Three Gifts, etc. The regular library has some excellent books, and was eutab llahfid about eight years ago. It ban done much good,
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