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TIJUIiSDAY, r'EB, 17. 1910. THURSDAY, FEB. 10, 1910. E. J. HALE, Editor and Proprietor. K. J. Halo, Jr, Business Manager. LB, Hsls, City Editor. THE PROMOTION AND FINANCING OF THE UPPER CAPE FEAR PRO- Tbt following; article appeared the Obeerver of January 28: In How the Upper Cape Fear Project haa 5.'. ::.' '", .Promoted. , . Yesterday's Greensboro News con tained the following: "One of the finest example of keep ing everlastingly at H la the way the Fayettevllle Observer la fighting for improvement of the upper Cape Fear." The scheme for canalising the Cape Fear so as to give continuous deep water navigation to Fsyetteville was launched by the Obaerver In 1811; and, except for the unlimited use of the v Obeerver la the way In which it has . been need, all effort of every descrip tion would have been fruitless, so powerful have been the - opposing forces. It i worth while, in passing, to re peat what haa been said before, vis: that the strength and persistence of the opposition to the Upper Cape Fear gateway project Is the evidence of its value to the people. There haa been no opposition to any other water way proposition in North Carolina; and yet this modest proposal for feet of water to Fayettevllle has ex cited the most powerful and adroitly directed antagonism. Why is thta? It la because Fayettevllle is 100 mile nearer to two millions of people de pendent on cheap freight rates than any other port; and, for that reason, will be a made a "basing point for freight rates" (or "gateway," as it to now called) as soon as it has 8 feet of water for continuous navigation. Beaufort, South port and Wilmington have had more than 8 feet for over a century, and more than 20 feet for a number of years; yet neither la a basing point for freight rates. The Financing of the Project As 81r Leader Williams, engineer of the Manchester Ship CanaL said to the writer in 1888, "yon can build a railroad to the moon if yon have the money.'' Bo all these things are com mercial propositions, resting on the answer to the question, "will it payr But, in order to convince the powers- tnat-be that a proposition to meritor- ions and "will pay," Immense labor and "keeping everlastingly at it." our Greensboro contemporary says, to necessary, besides more or less of ready cash to "pay as you go." In the case of the Manchester Canal this "ready cash" amounted ' to . huge , sum before the opposition of Liverpool and the railroads could be overcome and an act of Parlia ment secured authorizing Manchester to spend 75 millions of Its own money in constructing the canaL Several of our Middle West waterway associa tions have expended from forty to fifty thousand dollars each in behalf of the promotion of their respective projects; and the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, actinc as attorney for all meritorious projects throughout the country, haa expended a hundred thousand dollars since MM. . Considering these things, our Far ettevllle project has reached Its pres ent stage of practical success at a trill log expense to the general public Following are Fayetteville's contri butions to the National Rivers . i Harbors Congress: Fayetteville's Contributions to the Na tional Rivers and Harbors Con gress. -''''-:::',''''"v" 'a.''.V'.:':;' Armfleld, J. F. L. $ 25.00 Atkinson. R C.,. 2.00 Anderson, J. H. 12.00 Ashley-Bailey Co. 25.00 B. Broadfoot, C. W. .... .... 20.00 Bullard, V. C. . L00 Bevlll k Vanatory 10.00 Blount, W. F. .... 10.00 Culbreth, J. a ft Co. 25.00 Cooper. C. J. ................ 25.00 Cooper, 80L W. ....... .... 26.00 Clark, Dr. Franklin 8 20O0 Commerce, Chamber of ... . . . 25.00 Carolina Groc Co. . .... .... 5.00 Cook, a L. ., ......... . 10.OO Cumberland, County of . . 200.0P D. Ellington, J. O. 15.00 F. Folb, Mike .. ........ ... Fayettevllle Ice ft Mfg. Co. Fayettevllie, City of ...V ,, 6.00 20.00 200.00 Gruon, W. J. C.Mirsla Pine Turpentine Co 10.00 2040 H. , K. J. ........ . ' ii, J. F KJw. House , h Ilros '". a & Sons 116.00 25.00 25.00 IM 35.00 .oo 8.00 35.00 30.00 6.00 1.00 K. Lilly, Dr. H. W, ... Lamb, J. M. A Sona 45.00 5.00 McKethan, E. R. . . '. ; 4.00 MacKethun, A. 25.00 McNeill, W. D. '., .... Murchlson, I. A. , Martln-McKethan Co. . . McDiarmld, W. J. Co, McNeill, Dr. J. W. .. . McMillan Bros. Matthews. M. McL .... 5.00 6.00 6.00 20.00 5.00 10.00 6 McCaaklU, A. L. 5.00 6.00 " J.00 HcAllster, C. C. .. ... McKethan.' Dr. D. S." N. Nlmocks, Q, a 6.00 6.00 Newton, J. Sprunt .... O. Oates, J. A. .... .... Observer Linotype DpL 5.00 5.00 Prior, Warren A Sons Prior, Maj. J. N. .... 5.00 6.50 Poe, E. A. . . 6.00 Rose, F. a .... .... '.. 85.00 Ray, D. a .... 25.00 RusseL C. 8. .. .... 10.00 Robinson, a McD. ... 10.00 Rankin, A. E. ft Co. 15.00 Smith, W.F. .... 25.00 Sinclair, N. A. 15.00 Stedman, F. H. ... ... ...... 25.00 Shuford-Rogers ft Co. 10.00 Sed berry, a S. 6.00 Sheets' s Sons . 5.00 Bonders' Pharmacy 5.00 Shaw, J. O. 5.00 8mith, Hunter O. .... 6.00 SUte Realty ft Ins. Co. .. .. 6.00 Tolar-Hart-Holt Mills Tolar, J. a ...... ... 25.00 10.00 10.00 5.00 Underwood. J. a Underwood, John . . Total .. .81,430.50 Other Expenditures, for Sundry Pur- Chamber of Commerce, some thing over...., .........$ 200.00 City of Fayetteville, 1802 .... 100.00 County of Cumberland, 1802. . 100.00 a J. Hale, in addiUon to 8116.00, above ....... 1,382 95 ' - I1.782.M Add contributions to Rivers ft ' , Harbors Congress. as above .. ....81,430.50 Total Expended by Fayette-- nie 83,213.45 Visit of the Waterways Commission, '. February 1..-,; -'.fx ' Since the above, toe following pendltures have been made: Bill of Hotel Lafayette for ban- - I quet, 63 covers ..8300.00 BiU of Hotel LaFayetto for Gov- ernor and members of the Wa- terways Commission . ... McNeill Bakery Co., Luncheon : for trip on U. 8. 8. "Mercur" Judge Printing Co, Menu Cards ; Including , Flora MacDonald . I vignette and telegrams there- Sundries ,......., Carolina Tel ft TeL Co. Long 16.00 mo 11.78 28.60 Distance bill .. ...... 7.75 W. V. Tel bill ... ... . . . .... 7 tso Total for Waterways Commis sion visit .... ......;..... 8383J4 Paid by subscriptions . to Banquet ........ 2238.00 Paid by B. J. Hale ..8144.84 8383.84 A 240-MILE AQUEDUCT. ' Review of Reviews. 1 The CltV Of Idtm Annlo f!al" carrvln r mil Mmhfiu tM .mni. irrigation and power project, which water uoara 01 mat city character tees as "one of rh hnltoar vh.n for providing a municipal water sup ply ever unuenaaen Dy a city." It em braces the construction of 240 miles ol acaueduct at a mat nf t9i snn iwui u. Burt A. Hetnlv nntr1hiita tn iiu vs.. glneering Magazine an interesting ac- cuum 01 me pian or construction, and ourpose ot tne acqueduct, in a note to which the editors of that publication state that, whlle.lt is their "strong belief that it is not m nf h (mu. nons 01 government whether State or municipal." to undertake orotecu or the kind (V private funds are avaU- aoiei, Lne lm aiiimi vh.m, Dears to oe an excAntimial lMtm- owing iu extraordinary success to an exceptional nenmtislltr " Tti oriitnn say lurther than they believe "that to the man, rather than to the system the admirable results achieved must be attributed, and that they deserve mi fe licity as a model and standard to be striven for elsewhere." The man re ferred tO is Mr. WIIIIm Vnlhillant Water Superintendent of Los Angeles! Hr. Helnly write s Fhre years ago scoffers looked upon the project as the nbantaamal schema of WHHam Mulholland a scheme made lmDossIble bv ' th tremAnifan difficulties to be overcome. Today 3,000 men tolling in toe heat of the Mojave Desert, the panting and puff Ins: of a dozen steam shovels and thn Clank Still Rlllff ttnri mrh W nf tnnnal machinery are evidences that the chi mera ui ore years sgp u is si ine pre sent moment very much, of a real ity." . The Drolect was the direct rennlt of Los Angeles' "crying need for a larger domestic water supply. This need led to the discovery of the Owens rtver, 250 mile to the northward, Jn the heart of the Sierra Nevada Moun tains, as the source from which this necessity mught be procurred;" and t.llA Rchpnm WM mnrlA .nncalhl flnati. dally by the opportunities "of Irriga tion and of the development of elec tric power." It is proposed to construct within the nxt five ysrs 240 miles of acqueduPt and to C. liver through Judd, Dr. J. IL this "Into San Fernando Valley, at the mouth of which Los Angeles Is situa ted 280,000,000 gallons or water every 24 hours." For nearly the whole dis tance the route lies Inmni-h an "uharw lute desert which offers no food for man or utast, and little, if any, water." For 60 miles the survey runs through a mountainous district, 300 to 1,200 feet above the floor of the desert, where Nature In her wildest mood has created a tonsv-turvv land nf rorki butlea, needle peaks and canyons sear- eu oy voicanic nres and carved deeply by storms of sand and rain. For five miles the wav leads bennath th Coast Range Mountains. Itefore the city's engineers began their work the stage coach of the days of '49 and the saddle horse formed the only means of conveyance ana communication. 10 ooiain possession of the required water the rllv mimhuaoH wn uiiih miles of territory in the valley through woicu u vwens river sows ;and tne work haa now been two years under way. Of a projected steam railroad 120 miles across the Mojave Desert, 80 miles are In operation; more than 100 mile of well-ballasted road, some of it blasted out of solid rock, hare been built, and 80 miles of pipe lines have been laid to Insure an adequate sup ply Of Dure water Wherever tha anua. duct forces are engaged. To save the manufacturer a profits on cement, of which 1.180.000 barrels will ha ed. the city has gone Into the cement Business, ana is now operating the 'only municipal cement mill in the world." with a canarltr of 1 nnn han. rels a day. Telephone lines connect we various camps with the aqueduct headquarters in Los Angeles. From 3,000 to 5,000 men are employed on the works, and these "are well housed and well fed and are watrhad nnr h a COTDS of nhvalclana" Mr Halnlv v.. the following particulars concerning me aqueo.ua system: "Five large reservoirs are to be con- Btructed. one 3S milea ahnvo tha In. take to impound flood waters, another w mites oeiow me intake lor clarify ing and etorinc the seasonal diarharm a third at the foot of the Coast Range in the Antelope Valley for regulation when the power plants are in opera tion, and two in tha San Varnaniln Vl. ley for impounding and distribution purposes, xms system or reservoirs will have an aggregate capacity of 376.256.000.000 rallons Tha flrat 23 miles is a canal EO feet wide and 10 feet deep. The slxe and shape for the remaining dlstanraa ana datarmln. ed by the natural conditions The average size is lz leet wide and 10 feet deep, of monolithic concrete con- uxueuon. coverea lor tun mainr Ala. tance with slightly curved top of rein forced concrete heavily rlrdad Than, are 22 miles of eana.1. 1&2 miica nf la ment-lined conduit, 29 miles of tunnels inrouga roct ana earth, 14 miles of steel syphons, 8 to 10 feet in diameter, and 2 miles of flnmea a rk. elevation at the intake Is 3,800 feet ax UN Angeles less than 300 feet - The water may therefore ha rarril hv a gravity Bow the entire distance to points wnere it Is to be used for ir rigation or domestic nurnrauML" To meet the cost, tha p.lHr n( ! Angeles has Issued bonds, taxing Its- en at 900 per capita. Tne city was called upon to defend In the courts its right to do its own work. - a " As the daily capacity of the conduit 18 to De Zgll.UUO.UOO arsil nna and tha domestio consumption nf thn eftv la only 35,000,000 a large quantity will be available for Irrigation i- purposes and for the supply of cities in the im mediate vicinity nf Vjia Anroloa Tha date set for the completion of the aque- auci is tne spring ot 1913. SENATOR OVERMAN'S POOR MAN'S BILL. Washington Correspondent Charlotte uuaerver.j : 1 r- ,-; a senator uverman a bin aiinvim, a poor man to prosecute writs of error ana appeals irom tne circuit and dis trict courts of the . United States to the court of miwili withnnt ivin bond and being required to advance tees or pay cost passed the Senate to day, mis D was dahaiml at anm. lengui last week, there being somt opposition 10 it, out it passed this af ternoon without terinn nnnoatt-nn - Heretofore nlaintJffa hv miHn. tu proper affidavita were allowed to sue in the trial courts of the United States, but were not alinwad tn rims a. cure writs 01 error and appeals. This biU, it Is said, will pass the House ua Become a law. IMPORTS OF COFFEE, TEA AND uilifeH BEVERAGES INTO THE UNITED STATE 8. Tea. Coffee and caran imnarli Intn tne united State in inno imnmiiij to 117 million dollars, against 73 mil lion collars in 1899. Ten Im. DortS In 1909 amountnl In i l-z million dollars., against 11 million in 1899; coffee imports 86 l-z million, asainat fR miiiinn in teas. and cacao Imnorta. it mfilfnn anmt 8 million dollars In Tha titles imported in 1909 were: tea, 104 1-2 million nounda amlnat 17 1 mil. . c . w, . uiir ' vu i.uu, ag. ainst 878 million In 1SQ anrf ,. non in i!i9! vmtm 1 iin miinn , wis vw, cmd 121 1 million pounds, against a &-9 muuon in 1899. TM fltrure of 14 million dollars 'nf tmns.. in vnv ItuyVllS) ILT eludes all material brought in under the general tariff classification of "ca. cos, or cacao, crude, and leaves snd shells of," 213,358,534; the further ciass, cocoa or cacao, nrenar- ed or mannfactnrad tint ni ua .cnocoiate nreoarsd. or man. ,. Tvvv,VV-K ufactured. 2.114.1HZ Tha large proportion of the tea, coffee snd cacao and its products Imported into the country is fnr uaa In ih n... -. j 1 1 a- tlon of beverages and to these may oo aaaea otner imports .or beverages In 1909: wines 'is X-t tnltlfnn aKamsi i minion in ixns anirita t u million, aganst 8 1-2 million in 1839 wan liquors, t i t mition, aganst 1 1-2 muiion. against 1 1-2 million in m ginger ale- $38358, against 8268,987 In 1899 and mineral waters, 1 1-8 mil- non, against 1 million dollars In 1899 makina- a crand total fnr cacao and ts products, wines. solriU. mail uquors, mineral waters, and gin ger ale, of 148 million dollars, against 86 million In 1869. Coffee showed in ions (lit Imnrwla. uuu vi mw muiion pounds, against 1.113 million In 1A(U i Mt rMiiifnM i- taut ana v raiilon in 1899. -t m UIH1VU IU 80 1-2 ml lion dollars 1 slightly less than that for 1904, 87 1-2 million: ' hiTy i upinta, wines, snd malt liauors a a whole made their hiehmt rwnM in 1909, their value having aeererated 26 2-4 million dnflara acalnat than 19 million In 1908 and 12 1-4 mil lion In 1899. , Distilled spirits have In creased from 3 1-2 million dollars In 1899 to 8 3-4 million in 1 ina win from 7 minion to 14 3-4 million: and' malt liquors, from 1 1-2 million to 3 1-3 million dollars, , , Tea Imnorta show llrtla amnrfh value Imported in 1909, 16 i-2 million upiiBrs. Deing less than that of 1903, 1904. or 1907: thotieh the nimntltv lm. ported, 104 1-3 million pounds, Is only exceeded by the 105 J-4 million pounds Imported In 1904. Comparing 1909 with 1S!)9. tea imnftrta ti from 87 1-2 million pounds, valued at 11 million dollars In 1809 to 104 1-2 million pounds, valued at 16 1-2 mil- Hon dollars In 1501 Cocoa Imports have grown rapidly during the decade, those of 1909 having been the largest on record. In 1899 cocoa showed a total Importation of 38 3-8 million pounds, valued at 6 1-2 million dollars; In 1907 86 1-2 million Dounds. valued at IS million and In 1909, 121 1-3 million pounds valued at 13 1-3 million dollars the slightly low er value in 1909 compared with 1907 belne due to a fall In nrlra from n 1.1 cents per pound in 1907, to 11 cents in Summarising the above figures of the bureau of Statistics of the Depart- ment of Commerce and Labor, the growth in Imports In tha period from 1899 to 1909 haa been in the rasa nf coffee, 30 1-2 million dollars, or 65 per cent; tea, 5 1-2 million dollars, or 50 per cent; wines, 7 3-4 million dollars, or 105 per cent; malt liquors t s-6 muuon dollars or 111 ner cent: distilled spirits, 5 14 million dollars, or 150 per cent; and cocoa and cacao, 9 muuon aonars, or 133 per cent. .The average Import prices ot the articles under review show divergent fluctuations - durlns tha decade, nt cocoa and cacao, crude, the average iiuoorx once naa aecreased from 15 7 enta per pound in 1899 to 11 cents per DOUnd In 1909: and still wtnaa In raaka from 68.9 cents per gallon to 47.6 cents. un tne otner nand. the Import price o couee nas increased from 8.4 cents per pound In 1899 to 7.6 cents In 1909; 01 aisuiiea spirits, from 31.37 ner gaiion to 81.76 ; of champagne, from 814.42 ner dnian nnarta tn 119R ' 1 . v yxv.w, vuu that ot tea from 12.5 cents per pound m iava 10 o.s cents in 1U. America Bunnllfta ih hulk n tha coffee and cacao. Asia mnar nf tha taa ana isurope most of the wines and li quors imported into tne united. states. In 1909 Brazil furnlahmt 81 tur rant ot the coffee imports; Central Ameri ca s 1-3 per cent, Mexico 2 3-4 per cent, and the East Indies less than 10 per Cent. - Of the earan Imnnrta a lOno the British West Indlaa annnllaA IS per cent; otner west Indies, 14 1-2 per cant! Rraail la nor Aant. Mtftaa o F ., mm VU1QI DUUU, America, 20 1-2 per cent; Portugal, 13 per cent; ana tne uast indies direct, 1 per cent Japan furnished 42 per cent of the rear's imnorta af tna Phlna 32 1-2 per cent; the East Indes 8 1-2 per cent, ana tne United Kingdom, 11 3-4. ur tne imnorta nf MaHHul spirits, 34 per cent came - from the united Kingdom, and 29 per cent from t ranee, ana s per cent from Canada. Nearly all the Imnnrtnl (96 per cent) came from France and out 4 per cent rrom other European countries. Of the still wines imported Into the United States, Germany is credited With 25 ner cent. FVnnra a per cent, Itally 23 3-4 per cent, other uuroDe 21 per cent and Jannn & nor cent -"!.-: ::.'..':"::',"!. Of coffee, the UnHed States is the worms largest consumer. . Germany, Netherlands. PrancA. Ralarinm anil Austria-Hungary being next in the or- uer iuuueo. ui tea, tne umted King dom is the world's lars-ent rnntmmar Russia being second in rank, the Unt wo states intra, and Australia and Ca, naaa also lmnortant conanmr The ner canita cnnanmntlnn nf Kx in the United States is steadily in creasing, wniie mat ot tea remains al most stationary. In 1889 the consump- uou 01 conee was s.i6 pounds per inpita, ana in l09, 11.74 pounds. In 1889 the per capita consumption of tea in the United Stt w.. 190 pounds, and in 1909, 19 pounds, the some as mat or twenty years ago. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- I UHE, BUREAU OF 80IL8. ' FVom John R. Bowie. f Washington, D. C. Feb. 14. A con ference has been arranged between Dr. B. W. Kllgore, Chemist of the North Carolina Department of Agri culture, ana Mr. w. a Heam, of the Bureau nf flnlla TT a n.n...i . w. w. wMiuimu ii Agriculture, who has charge of the co- uperauve son survey - work in the SUte Of North Carolina. Hr Huni will proceed to Raleigh at an early owe in oraer to discuss with Dr. Kll gore the location nf adHltinnol nlA UG1U experiments upon the most Important oll tvoes which hara haon ihnvn' Ku the soil survey to exist in the. differ? em poruons of Norm Carolina. The soil conditions In various counties will be discussed and Mr ttoam wilt der every assistance possible in the se- ecuon ot additional areas for field experiments with different classes of teruniers in the production of the most lmnortant atania vrnn, r-AnA 1 v-wgn, yiuvllWI ui uie ainerent sections of the State. ' Soon after the first nf itah tt, wil survey work will be resumed in mecKienDurg and Granville counties, T . L. r. it .... ' win arouna, ana it is anUcipated that the field work nf tha anil Tnt. iT II a . ' of these two areas will be completed ouuui. juij isu . . - arrnngemems nave Desn . made whereby it is anUcipated that an ad-1 dltlnnal nartv will A i , . t- -"v"a inaiu yy au uta Biio.i t'.sa 111 nun r uarolna after the 11 nf i.,w ..1 - r - va Ma throutth thla arranapmf.nt in A.'tiiM. additional counties can be begun about mat uam. 11 is prooanie that one of the parties will be assigned to Cab- arras , county - and that one of tne other narties will be lnnat ba in ih eastern central portion if the State. r With the additional fnr-iiir-o. it t. probable that about 2,000 square miles can oe covered Dy the soli survey work uunug in iv. . . , 11 . 1 t EVERGREEN NOTES. Correspondence of the 'Obierver.1 ! The public school st Evergreen, wuicu is oeing taugat by Miss Mary i-Bge, win close Fe&ntary 25th. . The Sunday School which was or- canized In Decpmhor l iu uia iuictcti in me worn has not oiea ounng the cold w titer Hay. Tha Ladlaa' Mu.lnn. ai. .......... j wvjcvjt VI ,,crSrTOu.iuurca is aomg good work, and exDecta tn aya aa Mtaa.f.mMi at the church on Saturday night Feb urj .oil, - The church save Rev. Lovit inhnann a nice lltfla nminilfnff a. u. ta n Grahams' the fourth Saturday nlirht ' Mr. D. R. nraham want mil tinntiM. for S short tlma v wraiuvuu rv cently and brought in two nice wild turaeya, -J - , . Mlns Mnrv Psa-o vanl ia aAjM.. Baturday and spent the night with her raier, airs. w. a. iltnnn rl. Mrs. Hoaea ftraham anil ut.. If wiro uitklj oaiemourg eaturaay and Sunday. SOMETHING ABOUT NICARAGUA. A description of Nicarania. Its nea. pie, and towns and Its ruler, as given by one of the syndicate writers, will be interesting now; If there ha a natural aaHki. ..mji.. , . ... ... , j iiaiauiaa in the western hemisphere It is Nica ragua, me iiirmiient central American republic, which Is now the center of wioeiiDreaa nubile inlaraar wi.. . ur irouDies wun tne united States. rticaragiia is a land which needs only a stable and Just government to mane it a most desirable place of resi dence. It is a land of purple bills and fertile valleys. Over all is spread a inani e or rmrnotmii rran r-M .a nungr are unknown there. Even the oreaa revers tnat lurk In the mlama of the tropical Junslet fly before the strone. steady breathing of the north east trades. It Is as fertile a lund as any on earth. Luscious fruits of the tropics and the products of the temper ate sone spring spontaneously from the soil. No one need work for a liv ing It he does not wish to. For six long months each year the land la bathed In sunshine. During the other six months the mornings are clear, but about midday the clouda gather and .ha rain rnara dnwn RuL tha navt day always dawns bright and smiling. Cursed by Despotlo Rule. , Nlcararua waa Ions am) named "Ma homet's Paradise." By nature It de serves ' Its name, but one . political despot after another, careless ot hu man lifn haa knnt tha rnnntrv em broiled almost continually In civil war ever since tne days wnen the people revolted against the Spanish viceroys, sent them back across the water and declared their "republic." The Span iard enslaved them, but it is a ques tion whether tha common nannli. farad any worse in those days than they nave since under rulers that have pre tended to be of their own choosing. 80 now for many years Nicaragua has been a paradise accursed. As nearly as can be guessed, the DOnulatlon of thin flantral Amarlnan 8tate la less than 600,000. If it were not ior tne avarice and ambition of a few men who aspire to the control of the country, the Nlcaraguans would con tentedly dream the years away. The mass- 01 people nave no traditions of the oast and no ambitions fnr tha fn. ture, A hammock In .e shade when ine sun snines, a thached roof when It rains, food that may be had for the gatherinK and clothlne- annnah tn make only a consesslon to the claims of decency, la all that they want Tet during the twoscore years prior to Ze- a.s s - election- in 18!3 mere was an Insurrection or revolution every 12 weeks on the average. In each one of these there waa anma flsrhtlnir nftn only a few natives would be killed; oc- asioQsiiy were wouiq De many. The Oldiers were all connortnta and had tn fiehf whether they wanted tn nr nnt If they did not show the proper spirit ;neir omcers snot them down. If they were taken nriflnnara hv tho ntho oM they were drafted into that army so is was a iatai onsiness for them no matter who won. How Zelaya Reached power. President Zelava' "elentfnn" In isq? 'me abont in thla wav tta n Mnm. mander-in-Chlef of the army and had been sent out to subdue the quarterly attempt at revolution. Returning vic torious ne appeared Deiore the Presi dent and his cabinet ministers to re ceive their thanks. He strode In, with sword In hand and dressed in hta full regimentals.- Thn Praaldant homin tn lormatiy express his gratitude when aeiaya interrupted Dim. . '.;. wnat 1 have done was for Nicara gua and not for vmi " aald 7ulva "The army desires It and upon your immediate resignation, Mr. President, a new election will be held." A new election was aeld: Zelaya. was elected and tne curse of hla rain hmn over the country yet. " Whoever la. In nnvr mlu h f... and the revolutions have to be started across tne Border in some neighboring ouiie. oecause rne vnyammont tiaa.i means of communication, including the uiiegrapns, teiepnones, postal service and the newspapers absolutely under ftnnlml - T n .. nn nl . 1 . . . j vuusyiratur IB caugm the most diabolical ingenuity is some- uuies orougnt to near in torturing mm 10 ueaio, : news or this rarely reaches the outside world nnless the man Is a forelrnnr. whIMi nt n The story of how So-and-So was done to death is whlsnerad imnnf ' hla friends. Sometimes a living prisoner uaa ueen iorn asunder Dy galloping norses harnessed to his limbs. Some times he has been hnnnd In rn : . p.iu muc and left exposed to the sun. 'These uiaes sarin- quickly, dry and slowly ruou itiui 10 aeam. r- Its Chief Cities. The cities of Nicaraima sir a Innnnnn. qenUaL The principal seaport on the eastern side of Nicaragua is Greytown. whose harbor, once ample and safe, Is now filled with mud until it is only' a ShallOW lagOOn. The fav thnnaana pie who dwell in it are chiefly native iMcamguans ana .Mosquito Indians, wiiu a iew ioreian merchant . Half way between flravtnm -a Lake Nlcararua la Pontine ,i , " vmuhuu, vu uia conunentai amae.. inere is sn old Spanish fort from which the nlana la named. Its one street runs along the river bank. All the houses drain into the stream and tha raanit t- . .11 ' mm ailUi;, wuouajre morougniare . encumbered who pigs, cntcKens and naked child ren. - I i-axe Nicaragua Is connetced witb I Laka Manamia h- )h. -t Lake Nicaragua Is connetced with I Ke western end of the lake is the 1 great volcano of Momotombo. I un ine southern shore of the lake of "e same name la Managua, the capita) I nf M.. . . ' u w ay icai dkiih. - a. n u at m nAmiintina - - - a-a w UVUUiaLJUU III snout 10,000 and ia substantially built for that part of the world. It is the terminus of the railroad that runs inence to uranada, at the western end Of Lake Nlcarajma Tha,. i. . street car line. The equipment consists m one prenistoinc car, one horse and one driver. It runs every little while. A favorite amuaamant nf tha . ur3UVI.fHI and drunken Anglo-Saxon Is to charter this car for an entire day .lock himuif In It. and rlda - T .W)fB W Caslonallv te aWtan nr In J,.. uimaa orougot irora convenient van- uuas siong tne two-mile line. Cor- into, tne narbnr on f ha n.i i- - w -o. vuwb ia built on a sandy island and Is squalid and straggling. Granada, on the west ern shore of Lake Nicaragua is a town ui one-sionea aaooe nouses. WASHINGTON LETTER, From our regular correspondent.! t waauingion, u.-fj, Feb. 12. There has been a lull alt tha ..w. .v. t... - w IU U1C JDttl- linger Investigation, but the investlga- i w resumea in a lew days with. Vigor and maUer of Importance and It Is said, nf a uniinii.i .1... jier win De spread before the people. . , - .vudhwviuu vuar " mi uouot nut tnere was a ueeu laia n ot tn unm n.in.t . coal lands of a,tmnt in..in,.Ki by the Guggenhelms, one of whom, 1- wen mown, it in the Senate Of the llhllwd Htarsa rMn. That mere wealth without education, learning, statesmanship, reputation or 5"" wvii can secure a place In thfl hlfi-hMit 1aff1ala,lva U J j . .. . - " -vB.a.nM,v uuur IU llUm nemispnere, has made many doubt mo emciency or permanency of popu "."joniment and it Is perhaps not without reason (hot anma .. - . "v are ,umB wwara socialism and others harking back to monarchy in . their auu uesperation. then WAS a MtltaMn,. a. ,u . nftn. House lant ya.v tw. .v. . . .7 .....ecu uiw 1 resi dent nf tha TTnltnl b..,.. ... ... . - "i"a auu ine DORS yi uijDenaw, Mr. Aldrich of Rhode tsiana, and It is expected that other conferences will h. k a i .v- 1 Mu.u iu near ulUre reiauve to the possible conse alienees, noiitir-oi in,..,.i., ... . - . , ; ' ..."uotjiai auu II a- TT.,a b. . --i-"iy vuurv 01 me k1b 11,9 011 an(1 "ao in. a 11 vam ' now await- The8(8ndardOayB.hvnTa": j st urvxniiiu in inn narnia a 4 v. . n . ceo to March 14th. The main subject discuss between the President and Mr, Aldrich tO the narf.(." . the amendmeuta relating to the Inter state commerce law. Legislation In thla particular la awaiting the su preme Court declslsons In these two Important cases. The President's speech at the Lincoln's birthday din ner at the New fork Republican Club, about the several party pledges and now tnev enouia oe Kept, wanes it hiw thaw AltmiM ha bAtif ninlrua II niain that ha haa not changed his de- termination to Investigate the conduct nt all tpii ui. BnH tnat Mimnra nf An,n. iA tnat Mimnr nf An,n. clal crises In Wall Street will In no wise deter him. - Information comes from the high est place In the state Department that secretary n.nox is not pieasea witn tne merely ornamental characteristics ot a large number of our diplomatic es- tabllshments abroad. -He wants those J.k.n.1, n..n- tollnn.. mA nM fat. uuuuuaii jvuub lv tij n d nui4 uiu Inv, tn ha dnlno- nmnthlna .inofiil nr to have them come home in order that a safe and speedy recovery. be may appoint practical and progres-There will be a public debate In slve men In their places. The average the Graded School Building on the diplomat scorns commercialism and evening ot the 25tn Inst The follow- Industrialism and the suggestion that Ing subject will be discussed; "Resolr. he shall do something for the promo- ed. that North Carolina should have motion of American commerce and a Compulsory System of Education." trade abroad ia wormwood to his spor- The following young men from ' St' ty to his aesthetic disposition. Of Psul's High School will represent the course, our American consuls are not. affirmative side of this question: diplomatists in the old Matternlch or Messrs. D. M. Johnson, J. M. Hester Tallerand sense, in fact no such dtp- and Ervln Howard. The negative side lomatlsts longer exist Steam and eleo will be represented by Messrs. Ken tricity have put the old style diplomacy - neth and Graham McDonald and Prit- out of business. There are other means chard Fisher, of the Hope Mills Graded of communication nowadays than by and High School. Tue public is cot- couriers on horseback. But there are dlally invited. " amraa nf Annaillar atatlnnB thmilO-h- ,m,,,' out Europe, Asia, Atria and South Am erica, wnere tne consuls nave quasi- dlnlomatlc functions althnnc-h Ihalr usefullnes la largely as commercial '' agents. However, as man I a social animal, social functions and oppor tunities at these consular posts have an effect to seduce the ordinary young fellow seqt abroad to sybarltlnh habits. Thev are diseased to annnd hut fan hours at office and to give the day and night to pleasure. - The United States Is a great corporation .with hundrpda nf thnnaanda nf aorvanta in . fact a far greater number than It can adequately watcn ana then every tour years or so a new boss is elected and almost before he can become acquaint ed with the shop, his term of service Is up. Of course, it is very Import-, ant that our consuls shall keep our manufacturers advised with reference .0 trade ODDortunltles. ' Our Corel im ommence has sreatlv incraaimd and we are neUinff- A tramndniiB nmnnnt of .stuff abroad for a less price than we .ell to our own people at home. Sew- n&? machinea. tvnAarritora ahnna on1 even food stuffs exported from Ameri ca are sold in England, France and uermany ior less than they can be bought in the United States. Tha Denartmnnt nf r!nmmtva ana Liabor is the Seenc.v whloh datArmlnna and reports upon the wprk that a con sul nas unaercasen to do. . These re ports go tO the StatA Ttonartmant ' where is kept a ratine of tha i-nnanla' work. Those that are found ; defi cient in activity are marked or demer ged very much aa a hnn at - onhnni Those that are not up to the standard are ponteiy reprimanded and those consuls who spend their time playing bridge and poker and in other less venial dissipations are likely to hear irom the Department in Washington in a way to Causa them tn nnato. If not to pack and come home. PARKTON ITEMS. I Correspondence of the Observer. Parkton, N. C, Feb. 14. Preachtna- at the Baptist church here Sunday by Hev. 1. p. Hedgepeth, and at the Pres byterian church by Rev. Mr. Harris. A most enjoyable, occasion was a valentine party given this afternoon by little Miss Beatrice Monroa anrl Annie Williamson, given at the tatter's home. In honor of the sixth' grade,' which numbered 20. their teachnra' Miss Mary Stuart, and Miss Iris Cash- well, primary teacher, and Miss Annie McMillan, music teacher, flaba anil confections were served. . In a like manner tonight St Vaieru. tine night a crand nart.y at : un Louis Lancaster's. A good "many of the town folks have gone over to enjoy themselves. . A good time ia In an for them. - : ' ; ; - Prof. D. Waurburton.'of Rockineham came up today and will start Instruct, ing the members of the band tomor row. The band seems" to be progress ing nicely. A number ot 18 have aim ed up and the prospects are good tor . an excellent concert band. The wedding bells will soon ha ring ing. - We acknowleilra an (ni.lt., 1 tothefollow.nmaft w:; .follows, - Mr. and Mrs! Francis Marlon Wornar -.,. . requesu the pleasure of your company si we marriage of their daughter - Ida to 5 I a 'w.s. .. .. vJ.. . J. ' .. - twenty-third nineteen hundred and ten at half nast elrht nVl.v M. X.mtm. residence Troy, North Carolina . Mr. H.' B. Underwood and Mi.a n. nelia Jones were married la.t t... -- A UCO- - , day the 8th. Congratulatlona tn im. . happy young couple, . . . ' Mr. L. L, Greenwood waa a nia.... - caller with our merchants today. , 1 ine sore eyes have caused several ; of the school children to drnn nut n9 . school-' - '-- Postmaster, Mr. A. Parham .nt .... to Fayettevllle today. Miss Rachel Culbreth. la Wends at Manchester.' The farmor. "' Union had a large meeting here Sat urday morning. ; Much, business was " transacted end several new members were Initiated. ITEMS FROM HOPE MILLS. Correspondence of the Observer. Hone Mllla M n pk . , ia,. u. jura. V. M. Johnson Is vlaltlmr ho, u D, . - O ,1X1, . A. Johnson, of Dillon, S. C. this Week, ' : . . .... ' ... Hev. P.. T. nntt m - ,. 01 I "r " ' I" "am at Duaron next Sunday at 11 a. m., and nope aims at 7:30 p. m. !S un next Hnnrlav Pa I will preach in Hope Mills vuuiueriana ' at 3; 30 D. ton at 7:30 n m . Mar er h. Annnm, i u- j u T . v jiujit; alius, and Miss Fannie West, of HoltMorgan were hanniw i.nii.4 .v. t-.Y 8f'i t , ' ""'v ' '"0 noiy oonas Of matrimony laat Iuhj.. mM. . C: "uuunj auernoon ofllcatjng.' .John Smith, Esq., un each Thursday night during Lent preachJn servlcaa win ha r dUCtfli a u . r Service on next Thursday at 7-30 n , - " o m.. ana Bundnv at 5 t.- .i r ..i " v "'-i vy me cas I cordially Invited. . J. M. nans preaviicu au la the Presbyterian church to a large Harls preached an excellent sermon ana attentive uugrBguuuu. body was delighted with the visit of this distinguished minister. On the 3rd Inst. Mr. W. J. Tyson hannAllflrl to a Very BBriUUB U1 happened to a very serious accident While engaged In covering a house, Mr. Tyson fell ome ten or twelve feet whlnh roaiiltan In tireaKinff niB arm which resulted In auu acvoiai .ive. -. brought home yesterday morning and we are glad to report that he Is Improv ing. : - --; Mr. John 0. Ray, a prominent young man living near Hope Mills, happened 1 . .nnllant Saturday Whil ..... t .tk. Vf r Tvann ' waa riding on mule-back, his mule became frightened and ran away which result d in hrAftklny Mf. RSV'S rm Ud IV mt H1.VU, um.u.vh. riding on mule-back, his mule became frightened and ran away which result ed in breaking Mr. Ray's arm and w . , leveral libs. It ll hODed DO Will haVC 100 Bushels Corn Perre You can build up " your farm to produce ; 100 ? bushels of corn per acre, and even a bigger yield by systematic rotation, careful seed selection and good plowing w'th good implements, proper cultivation, and By Using Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers i liberally. .Accept no substitute. If your dealer is out of these fertilizers, write us and we will tell you where to get them. Write fora free copy of our 1910 Farmers' j Year Book or Almanac. It will tell you how to get a big yield of corn. ' SALES OmCESi llckams. v. anffola, Va.- s Mali till Cmtea ViaonnA Caaoinu Cauucu. Coawaay. fanant1 Tat Sof taw af com. . .. Colasbli. Dtitaa, K. C ' Wlim4iJem,S.e. CUrl.Mot, I C , EiWanf, Ui, CBlnmbm, Ci. Mooijomert, Ala. leaahlt, Tna, . lrmport,U, ., ,M... Tawa, STATEMENT FOURTH NATIONAL BANK : Or FAYETTE VILLE N n . : . , ... , ' ; AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS JANUARY 81st, 1910. ' ; RE80URCE8: - " LOANS AND BONDS . OVERDRAFTS . o,0d.0d BUILDINQ. AND FIXTURES,,.'.V.'.",",".".'.,. ""V ' '""" " DEMAND LOANS - ' "'OO0 U CASH AND DUE FROM BANKS . ,3.3, LIABIL CAPITAL STOCK ..... CIRCULATION r SURPLUS AND PROFITS DEPOSITS 0. 8. BOND ACCOUNT . ....1. . " - IU20.614.ll" H. W. LILLY, Prcsident;JON O. ELLINGTON, V.-Pres. and Cashr; ' ' J'.H HIGWTOWER, Assistant Cashier.' ' WE INVITE YOUR BUSINESS. " ' OLDEST FURHIfURE SUPPLY HOUSE More Than 40 Tears: U. A.2 . . . 1 "lcncuwe Supply Saftio Section, C.T?T?VTTT7fl CTirfT T VaWMj QrJVliai. HilJIir.F TTTfTTTC ( Oar LINR in r . irom ju tch D. lli o. onjLjirz E.A.P0E BRICK COMPMIY FAYETTEVILLE N.G 'PhoneMn oa one rsio. 0 OLIIIAyilACniUE' CO., ; -ss " rrop r, raycitcvinc, N. t. MANUFACTURE TRUCK WHEELS vvltli A7,ic3 nna . Coxes for AW MILLS, PLANING MILLS, DftYKILNS AND TRAM ROACS. Spare the Birds, r -ya. One of FayotlnvUio'a utodt charm Ing'and cultured v-mn. n, a lover of Fayettevllle, Us beuuty, and all It con. tains, lends UI tho following; , The attention of the town authori ties la called to the ruthless destruc tion ot the birds, which Is dally going on In our midst , - The shootng ot fire-arms is prohibit ed within the city limits, yet boys and young men, armed with guns, rifles and Juvembers shoot openly In the shade trees on our streets and alto 1q the private grounds of citizens. Not only is this reckless shooting a menace to the safety ot children and others, but on of, the chief charms of Fayettevllle her wealth of song birds Is being destroyed. ; - ' Senator Tillman Must Qlv Up Grind Children. '..;('''"'' ;': : - By telegraph to Observer. Columbia, & C, Feb. 15. The 8 tale Supreme Court today handed down a declsslon In the Tillman habeas cor pus case, taking from Senator Tillman the custody of his grand children, and awarding them to their mother, the wife of B. R, Tillman, Jr. . ahum, Oa. . .. ; a . rtm 1C . CONDITION fl.220.81Ul .1 100,000.00 . 100.000.00 . ' (U5S.82 - ITIE8: S0U54.2S : 65,000.00 ' In the same business ' In the same place ' V Under tha urn, a,,.... . """, Interruption uuL.... " . 7 "'"'-u"iii. House in th-r.n.tr. and Are J a. T ' " . . rnrDT Tmy vvmrjuaia EN to PARLOR . Monej.s & S0TTi 19 hay w. C0RTRIGHT t.. . V-ChemfcaJy I NTH tttJT I SHnjGLES Ca!!!. r.!?enU f0r ih Ce'brated Saurl" ,.!h,nBlM' nd Wou,d ,lk flour, with any on. who wl.he. . Ooodroof, on. that will b. .. fl00d th. day It . put on. Th. prlc.wlll b v.ry reasonable ' LIME, CEMENT, WOOD FIBER AND CEMfnt . PLA8TER, sewer p.pe, FIRe brick and CLV, AND BRICK, BRICK AND MORS BRICK. , a v tor, nov, n, c, Duncan. Tha M1i, , i WLt TCC! C- Fir Ai'O FITT1N&
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